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To-day's Advertisements.

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION."

HAVE This Day handed over charge of the KOWLOON-CUSTOMS 10 MIL W. BRAZIER, Acting Deputy Commissioner.

FL. M. HILLIER, Commissioner of Custouts,

HAVE This Day assumed charge of the KOWLOON CUSTOMS.& STATIONS.

Custom House,

H. W. BRAZIERĮ Acting Deputy Commissioner in charge.

Kowloon, 8th May, 1899,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

ཎཱ་

LIMITED.

FOR AMOY AND TAMSUL "HE Company's Steamship

TH

*HNILOONG?

Captain Robson, will be despatched for the above Parts, TO-MORROW, the oth instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRATK & Co. General Managers, Hongkong, 8th May, 1899.

[6258 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW.

THE Company's Chartered Steamship

"PRONTO."

Captain Grandt, will be despatched, for the above Port, TO-MORHOW, the 9th instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. General Managers, i

Hongkong, 8th May, 1899.

1626a

DOUGLAS, STEAMSTUP COMPANY,,

LIMITED

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY M

1. Today's Advertisements.

FOTICE.

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I-A SPECIAL, Session of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace will be held at the Magistracy, at noon to-morrow to consider an application train Jabes Edwards for, a publican's licence inra bungalow at Tai Wan, under the sign of The Sea View Holel." : "

HAVE This Day taken charge of the ITALIAN CONSULATE The OFFICE AT a committee meeting of St. Patrick's Club transferred to Queen's Road Central, entrance

it was proposed and passed to add cricket and 1, Duddall Street.

Office hours from 10 to 12. A.M. and from football in their other attractions, to be known

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as the St. Patrick's cricket and football club. 7. VOLPICELLI,

Members wishing to participate in these games. Consul for Italy.

to forward their names to the Secretary. 16334 Hongkong, 8th May, 1899. AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM-NAVIGA- The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersule Hospitals begs to acknowledge TION COMPAÑA.

with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals : --

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM KOBE.

THE Steamship

"MARQUIS BACQUEHEM,“ having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Googls are being handed at their rish into the Garlowus of the Hongkong aus Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whened delivery may be obtained.

No Chums will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all claims must be sent in to the Office of the Endersigned before Noon on the rath instant, or they will not be recugaised.

No Fire Insurance has been affertur, and any foods remaining in the findowns after the rat instant, will be subject to rest.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

SANDER, WIELER & Co, Agents.

Josta Hongkong, 8th May, 1899.

Entimation.

A. G. Wise! V. A. 6. IL

Sums under $5.

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A STOKER belonging in H.M.S. Aurora, same Charles Jones,, was brought up to-day at the Magistracy on two charges, one for daniging a rickslus, for which he had-pay 30 cents compensation. The other charge being, an assault on police constable. The said that le did mat remember anything about it. A fine was inposed,

the of Des

A Cory of the Register of Practitioners qualified. surgery in the Colony Gorette The list cont Beede, Carvalho, Cowie, Fowler, Gerlach, Gibson, Gumes, larston, Hartigin, Jordan, Luchan y Rilies, Rennie, Stedman, Swan and Wales,

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the fatcy fights of the imaginative policeman. Moron Tar speeds are becoming attractive to | A man in England has been fined for motoring sworn to by acoustable as five times as fast as the fastest horse he had ever seen, which brings the pace up to 70 or miles an hour, even the assumption that Mr. Policensar tank ever seen a first class hunse. These motor men do, however, travel The secretary of occasionally at a tidy rate. the Yorkshire Motor Co. was fined for motor scorching in the mickle of Bradford. His plea was that he was resting a brake and put in speed to prove whether the brake would pull him up! Experiments of this kind in the centre of a busy town may be very interesting, but they are costly when tines and expenses aie added to the account.

A FOREPT to beat destroyer for Japan was launched on the 15th inst. from Thurnycroft and. Do's yan at Chiswick. This is the fourth vessel of the bad, type now building by Messrs Thionycroft for the Japne e Government. The vessel was launched complete with machinery on board. She is in steam 30 knots and is named Shir àmer (Will's the Wig.) CHYY MAN, an opum brokerst Vainuti,mes summoned this morning at the Magistracy for having two taels of prepared opitia in-his possession without having the required certis thate. Mr. Reere appeared for the defence

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ON the afternoon of Moulay week the Japan ese Viscount Miura was assaulted at Takata. He left the lodging-honse at Takata, to attend a social gathering of the Progressive the Zendoji temples Constitutionalists at They had not gone far wheis a ruffian armed | with a piece of fire-wood stuhlenly dealt z. blow at the Viscount, demolishing his hat and slightly injuring him in the face. Meanwhile several ther roughs joined in the attack, other things at the throwing stones Viscount and his party. Though one of the ply, Mr. Yanada, was stuck on the shoulder, nothing serious resulted, for the police quickly Gume to their rescue and arrested nearly all the assailants. The party finally reached the meeting in satety and the Visammt delivered

and

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO. A. S. WATSON & Co., and untended that the opium way put on the speech before the audience, THE

"HE Company's Chartered Steamship.

"NANYANG."

Captain Lehmann, will be despatched to the above Ports, TO-MORROW, the 4th in-tant,

at 10 AM.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Manger

Mangkong, 8th May, 1899.

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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI

THE Company's Steamship

ར་ W LCH;;,*

Captain Benson, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the roth instant. For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Agents.

Hongkong 8th May, 1899. -

FOR SINGAPORE, PESANG ANÚ CALCUTTA

HE Steamship

·THE

"CATHERINE APCÂR" Captain J. G Olifent, will be despatched for the abore Ports, on THURSDAY, the 11th instant,

at Noon, instead of as previously advertised,

For Brainly on Hunga

FOR MANHA.

THE Company's Steamship

"CHINGTU."

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED AD 18

IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS

BRANDIES.

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A. Hennessy's Old Pale, Red

- $18.00 Capsule Superior Very Old Cognac

Red Capsule

B.

C. Very Old Liqueur Cognac 24.00 V.O. D. Hennessy's Finest

Very Old Liquors Cognac, 1872 Vintage, Red Cap- sule

30.00

V.V.0.- E.- Finest Very Old

premises without the owner's knowledge by the Excise Officer, but failed to establish this posht, The opium was confiscated and the biokef fined Spe

was discharged.,

of the

Te following returns of the average amoun of Bank holes in .circulation "au) of specie in resise in Hongkong, during the month ended goth April, as critified by the managers | respective Banks, are published :""

Average Specie a Keseme Chanteral Bank of Tuklin,'

bateria and things

Annuni,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

The fourteenth annual ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the above company. was held today at 12 o'clock at the their general offices. Among those present were Messrs, H, Humphries Chainman, G. C. Cox, and W. S. Bamsey, Captains W. E. Clarke and T. Hail, Messrs. E. H. Joseph. R. E. Hungibries, J. A. Tarrant, zund-Å. DÅ. Mancell [Secretary) The Secretary read the untice comvening the meeting.

THE

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Fat Fat Chek soldiers came and thick him to. At the Magistracy this afternoon, before Alt- und dragged him along. About 30 T. Sercombe Smith Wan Hong Chay (60),away a sword, was picked up.. They. Tarmer of Tang-Ab Chung Cheung (70% him on the breast and took him to Luni- farmer of Tain sun; Chung Shu (42), farmer, He was urged to cry bullets to Par Heung. of Tam Tsui ; and Tai Fu, tiesinith, of Tang He had no witnesses, Koung were charged on renland on two counts as follows:-

testly the Government were treating the Al Dennys painted onto His Worship how. men in the matter of allowing the case to be dealt with summarily and also in the way in which the charges had been framed; when they thight well have been charged with tenipted murder.

That they togeiler with divers ober evil disposed persons to the mumber of fifty or more on the 17th day of April, 1899, being then armed with firearms and other offensive weapons, at Pat. Heung Pass, British Kowloon, in this Colony, mlásfully, riotously and routously His Worship pointed out that the evidence did assemble and gather together to dis- for the prosecution was quite sufficient to con- turb the peace, and being so assembled: vict the defendants of the offences with which and gathered together armed, as aforesaid they stood charge. The evidence of the did there and then unlawfully riotously and witnessess for the defence stopped short ber routiusly make a great noise, riot and dister tween noon and 1 pm on the 17th April and bance and did there and then remain and con- there was unthing to show what they tim armed as aforesaid making such noise, were doing, after that, while they were riot and disturbance for the space of an hour taken at about 5 p.n. The prosecution, in and more then next following, to the great dis wishing him to deal summarily with the trance and terror not only of the liege matter, showed no desire to jaict the greatest subjects of our Lady the Queen there possible punishment. Tht there were one or Being, and residing, but of all others two things to be taken into consideration. It the liege subjects of aur sail Lady the would-be very unwise to allow the defendants Queen then passing and re-passing on and to go back to their liomes for some time. The along the Queen's highway there, in contempt new territory would base to be allowedt to of our said Lady the Queen and her laws, to the settle down first. If let off":"lightly a put upon evil example of all other on the like case offen misinterpretation might be

sentence and--he ding and against the peace of our Lady the the leniency of the

therefore, did not think it advisable to indict Queen, her Crown and dignity.

That on the 17th day of April, 1899, less than the full punishment. If the defen being unlawfully assembled together and ardants returned in a shorter-tine others might rayed in warlike manner in a certain public be encouraged in du as they lud done. He street and highway situated in British Kowloon therefore sentenced the defendants each to s in this Colony, unlawfully and to the great months hard labour and, in order that the public terror of and disturbance of divers liege subjects might seen how people who behaved in of our Lady the Queen then and there being, such a manner were held up to ridicule, the did make an an attray in contempt of our said defendants would be publicly exposed in the Lady the Queen and her laws to the evil ex stocks for six hours ample of all others in the like case, offending and against the peace of our Lady the Queen, her Crown and dignity,

Mr. 11. .. Dennys appeared for the prosecu tion and Mr. Gedge for the first, second and third defendants.

THE US. ORUISER

CHARLESTON."

At the beginning of the recent war with sive repairs at the Naval Yani, Mare Island, Spain, the Charleston was undergoing exten Calfornia In consequence of the war the Asiatic Squadron had to be strengthened im mediately, and orders were issued by the Secretary of the Navy to commission the Chur feston at the earliest date.

The vessel, was placed in commission. on May 5th 1898, and Captain Henry Glass formally assumed cominand. On May 18th the cruiser proceeded to San Pablu Bay for the purpose of adjusting compasses, and left San Francisco for Honolulu, en route for Manila, on May 2nd. After a pleasant and unevent ful voyage of seven days and five hours she arrived at Honolulu, and walted there the arrival of transports On June 2nd Princes David Kawanakoa and Cupid Kalanianaole and party visited the ship on behalf of the Queen Dowager kapiolai and presented the Charleston with a silk ensign Captain Glass replied, to the presentation speech. The wahayanyamestone | urted from

Honolulu the crew were entertained in the During the brief and pleasant, stay af most hospitable manner, the happy rement-. brances of which will never he forgotten.

On Saturday, May 6th, the crew and officers Cheong Kang Yau, Temple keeper, sworn stated, I know and defendant who is a firmer of the U.S. Charleston celebrated the anniver

and but for a sad accident in the morning, oflam Chun, On the 17th 1 went with huntosary of the first year of the ship's commission, Taipohu. He said he was going to see Mr. May about 9.30, the day was well und agrerably 1 sa serond defendant return to his house at

spent. atau 8.qua.m. I went to speak to him and asked Last night two stakers named Jahu Eniscoll,

where he had feen last night. He said. Woon and John Hayes after having a turn round the

stane men; more than 100- I asked what the different grog-shops in the town, adjoanned to a

W. He said Mr. Mag andered him to engage wages per day were, I heard a noise. I went to brothel at rod Wellington Street where Drill

ree what it was. The people told me more broka up-tīie partitions and did mher damage,

than 1000 men had come with arms and they On the police being called, he ran away,

came to the village while 1 was in the house, The Chairman said - Gentlemen, the R

The men and women of our village fled. The kunking the Chinese tukong dawn, but was)

pot and Statement of Accounts having beru

women handed their jewellery to their husbands arrested by a sergeant of the Sikhs in Ire

before you since the 29th April we will with

and ran for the hills. Some women who had The House Lane. This morning at the Magistracy he

your permission consider them as rendi

na husbands took their jewellery with them, her protits of the Company for 1898 are had to pay $2 in the damage done in Welling.

The armed men, were strangers and spoke greater than those for 1897 by $14,038,33 Hakka. Tanti and Hok-lo. In about ten 21.03. tom Sures and was fined $3 for the assault on

the policemali, Hayes he was also anested This is mainly due to ang temel pro minutes to inen with weapons had passed

The in Manila, Hongkong and Loudon.

or village, 1 then went out with second des disastrous fire which occurred at our lan-

fndant to a high place to look. When we had kow branch host July necessarily entailed a loss of business, and caused a falling been looking for about an hour we saw oh in the profits of that branch for the Sake rising below and I thought the strangers

But for this we should had burnt our houses. Almont ten minutes after | ggur under review.

sate the armed men running back towards our have had an even better result to put hefore you. You will have noticed that the village and a shon time after the longkong Regiment came and the second defendant. went to them and begged then not to burn our property kon as Remaining Portion Intasial Lot No. 19 and the Buildings there on does bases, think it was between eleven. winner.

bang' put ne'was not there. On the not appear amongst your assets for further on I saw the second defendant be haying whilst your asset of cash in handing pushed in front by the soldiers. It was not

for Sedanas nuogether by and a bankers is increased by $21,05075. Your quite noon them. It might have been after noon. Total......16,766 $6,1 properties standing in the books at a total of the second defendant wore a blue jacket and At S. a.m. on Saturday, June 4th, "ibe no lat. He was taken by the soldiers towards Charleston proceeded to sea, followed by the $234.000 have enhanced in value. This is *Ten-Tientsin - Volunteer Corps went out for 346, 550, 551and with Inland Lot No. 16 and the first defendant belongs to Leung Ab; the third territory in the Easter emisphere. After

especially the case with the Kowloon Taland Lets

Heung: I did not follow with them. transports, on board of which were the first know the second and fourth defendants. The American soldiers destined for the conquest of did some useful work. The imaginary enginy considerably more than the amount at which nothing about the doings of first defendant that Glass opened the sealed orders received at Skirmishing frill on Wednesday last week and Buildings thereon, which could now be sold for

is of the same village as the second. I know being twenty-four hours at sea Captain... was driven beyond the Rifle Bus by skill block on Inland Lot No, to is well let at today. On the 17th I saw the third defendant Honolulu, which directed the vessel to proceed

they appear in the accounts. The whole of the bandling of the supports, which came up with rusd on the left of the lines and apparently the first four months of this year shows an in-

munerative rentals, The volume of business for carrying his wife up a hill before the strangers to the Island of Guan, Ladrong islands, and turned the enemy's right flank, so that when

did not see what he did before or there capture and destroy all Spanish vessels, crease over the corresponding period of last year, the whole line mated at the Year the butts

no reason, if all continues to go

Mr. Denny's had no questions to put fortifications and munition of war their imaginary foes were made short work of equally good results next year. Before priving with Wan Kwong Choy, the first defendly carried on, and target practice with the big

well, why we should not come before you with

From the time of leaving San Francisco, Wan Al Yan, sworn stated, I am a farmer drills and exercising at the guns were assilous In conclusion volleys were fired at the targets feeding to the adoption of the report and state with ball cartridge with fairly good results a forment of accounts; shall he pleased to answer village. The first defendant put on his has know all hands became jubilant at the pro- ant. Leung Ah.. On 17th April 1 was out at guns produced gmtifying results. When the work. A lot of saldiers came to our of drill we should like to see more frequently | any questions referring to them,

contents of the sealed orders were made practised by our heal defenders. Pre Tientsin

As po questions were asked the Chairman and coat and went out to chin chin the spect of meeting, the enemy Tinks.

proposed and Mr. Cux seconded that the report he was pushed to go to front of them this was leaving the convay outside, entered the harbour, soldiers. They were foreign soldiers. Theit-On the morning of 20th June the Charleston, and statement of accounts be adopted.

Carried.

soon after.twelve. did not see him after he of San Luis D'Apm, and an ultimatum, was went away with them. They were pushing sene to the Spanish Governor General demand- him in front of them.

ing the unconditional surrender of the Spanish forces under his jurisdiction. At 245 in the afternoon of the following day the Stars and Cruz and Guam becane American territory, Stripes were doared to the breeze on Fort Santa the first acquired in the war. The Governor on board the City.of Syndey for passage ta General, five, officers, and 54 soldiers were sent Manika

Liqueur Cognac, 1882 Mistego -u-question of age and vintage,

Smaller quantities al sample bottles will be supplied at

propor

Captain Dodd, will be despathed as above, tionate wholesale rates. on FRIDAY, the rath instant

For Freight or Passage, apply t

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents

Hongkong, th May, 1899.

[6342 AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY.

We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be gemine only when Iught direet from us in the Colony or frant our authorised Agents at the Const

STEAM TO SHANGHAI AND KOBE. Ports THE Company's Steamship

*VINDOBONA”

Captain C. ellen, will leave for the above places on SATURDAY, the 13th instant, P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SANDER, WIELER & Co.,

[630

Agents..

THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

LIMITED REGULAR WEEKLY SERVICE TO SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL

Hongkong, 8th May, 1899.

THE Steamship

"MAIZARU MARU,“ Captain 5. Nagata, will be despatched for the above ports, on SUNDAY, the 14th instapt, at Daylight,

For Freight et Passage, apply to

THE MITSULRUSSAN KAISHA.,

Agents. Hongkong, 8th May, 1899.

[628a

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

· LIMITED.

FOR MANILA?

THE Company's Steamship

CHANGSHA Captain Moore, will be despatched m MONDAY, the,ith instant..

For, Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents. Hongkong, 8th May, 1999. ►

[600

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, -LIMITED.

FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND FORTS SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.

THE Company's Steamship

On

CHANGSHA" Captain Moore, will he despatched MONDAY; theith instant, at 3 P.M.

The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior, Accommodation offered by this Steamer The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage.

A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light. Return Tickets issued by this Com- pany to and froin AUSTRALIA are available for return by the Steainers of the EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN S.S. CO. and vice versa. V.

For Passage, apply to

A. S. WATSON &.Co., Limited, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG,Montav; May 8, 1893.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION.

LONDON, May 5th. The Federal Referendum in South Australia shows from sluters in távour of and 17.000 against Federation."

GREAT BRITAIN AND THE TRANSVAAL.

It is believed that the question of the Dynamite Monopoly in the Transvaal is becom ing acute on account ofMir, Chamberlain viest ing it as a breach of the London Convention,

A Petition, purporting to he signed by you Litlanders, has been presented to the President denying the grievances recited in the British Petition to the Queen.

WEATHER REPORT.

so that we

Clarke seconded, that Mr.'F. Maitland be re- Mr. R. E. Humphries proposed and Capt. glerted as auditor.

Carried

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SHOOTING.

cane. aker that,

. Denny's had no questions. Yan Yee Chun, sworn stated, I am a bowl maker and live at Won Yo village, near Yin, I do not know third defendahrt. I know nothing about the 17th April

FRISCO papers report that a combination of thing five rolling mills, outside the National Steel Company and Amerian Tin Plate Con. į pany, was effected in New York last month

The new combine consists of plaitain Eastern warrants would be ready at 10 am, to-morrow. Taipohu, I know the second defendant, Sun

The chairman announced that dividend Chio, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginja. and will be incorporated, with a capital stock of $20,000,000 unig, the laws of New Jersey. The local mills which will join the new combine are the Mahoning Valley from Company, the Brown from Company and the Andrews Brothers Company. The combine is said to hold options on large ore territory in the Lake Superior region, and will control large ore fields in Pennsylvania.,

"IT is notified in the Gazette that the officers of

On Saturday last teams represanting the Fusiliers and the Volunteers beid a shooting Royal Engineers, the Navy, the Royal Welsh thatch firing at 200, 500, and foo yards. The shooting was exceedingly good, as will be seen from the scores, fourteen points only separat ing first and last. The Volunteers de an excellent second to the Engineers. Following are the cares:

the Post Office cannot undertake either to S. Bowers

"ROYAL ENGINEERS.

100 300

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Chung See, sworn stated, I am a farmer, living at Choy Chek near Taipohu. I know the third defendant who is a farmer. On the with the soldiers and third defendant carried 17th April 1 saw a lot of strangers Aglat his wife out of the house and ran to a hill and then came back to remove his things. When he got to the yard of his house searched him and a small gun was found on he met the soldiers who caught and bim. Several of the soldiers set upon him and beat him. One of the soldiers fired the small 600 Total gun once and then they took third defendant

away. I know nothing more.

By Mr. Dennys-had not a gun Third defendant had brought his gun from the outside. country. He took it out to defend himself from robbers. I don't know if all the villagers have guns. It was between one and two o'clock when i saw third defendant. It was not after

By Mr. Gedge--I saw no other guns among the villagers. I don't know where the strangers

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VOLUNTEER CORPS,

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ali stamps to cuirespondence, or to see that Carpl. Ramsden...... 32 servant purchase or affix the proper amounts, C. Sgt. Maj. Wallace 31 nor ran they undertake to find articles intended Corpl: Leadinglan... 33 for registry, which have been posted as ordinary Sap. Clarke correjândence, without asking for a receipt

King at the time. A footnote to the notification Corp. Turner

Corp. His says: Servants to whom correspondence for Registration is entrusted should be told to ask corally, "for a receipt, and not to give up the article until they have inade it understood that ages in chit-books or on pieces of paper one is required. Nothing else will do, Mess- generally escape intention until it is too late un'attend to them."

Gunner Tuller........ 33 Sgt. Skelton

Corp: Gow Sgt. Dr. Brown Gunner Stewart Sgt. Hart Capt. Chapman...... 32 Sgt. Mphail......... 29

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ROYAL NAVY.

The Observatory report says: On the 7th at 11.50 ath. Barometig changes are slight, Pressure is high over the X.F. quast of China, and gradients continue moderate with fresh monsoon on the coast. FORECAST : Fresh WE take the following from the "Extract of or laoderate NE. winds; dull, rainy,

Meteorological. Observations for April, as On the 8thar 11.55 am.

Pressure is very published in the Gazette. The highest tem-ig, Cooper R.M.L.. 31 little changed, remaining high over, the Eperature recorded during the mouth was 83 Corp. Brewster coast of China, and relatively low on the S. on the 14th, the lowest being 39,2' on the 7th, Pt. Bland

Read... émist. tiradienis moderate in slight, mainly and the areas 69,9. Rain fell on 9 days but ER.A. Beck

Lt. Strong R,M.L.I...

Pt. Endicost............ 29 Lt. Goodenough .......

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for E. winds, on the gust. FORECATE with the exception of a fall of 2.03 inches on the Moderate E. to S.E. winds; unsettled, some 20th the falls were slight, the total rainfall for thunder sidwers,

the want only amounting to 3.14 inches, or 4.44 inches below the average. The sun was totally obscured by clouds on 8 days, the great

KOVAL WELSH PUSILIERS. - est amount of sunshine, 10.3 hours, belagt. Geiger...

Corp. Sutherland recorded on the 28th, and the total amount of Sgt. Burke: sunshine for the month was 921 hours. The-Col Sgt. Jones prevailing direction of the wind was E. by N., Cherters the greatest velocity recorded being 10:3 miles

Segt. Doolan per hour on the 15th, and the mean 13.4 miles | Pr. Fond-

Col Sgt Ruscoe... per hour.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE semi-final for the championship in the Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament, po Saturday, between Mr. Pinckney and Captain Langhorne, resulted in a victory for the former who won three sets (6-2, 6-2, 6-2) to Captain [Goja | Langhorne's one (6-4)=(\{}}

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, HOPETOWN Agents,

Hongkong, 6th May, 1899.

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o'clock.

came from."

pay on June 30th, the ship dropped anchor off and June, Manila was reached, and at 440 After a voyage of eight days, dating from

Cavite. From the time of her arrival until August 13th the Charleston was engaged in blockade dirty, and on the latter date led the against Manila. After the surrender of the city second section of the feet in the demonstration until February 5th, 1899, the cruiser did patrol. and guard duty,

On December 12th, 1898, Captain Glass left W. H. Whiling, late of the US.S: Monalnos for Anterica, und was succeeded by Capiain

On the night of February 4th, whilst doin blockade duly off Bitas Bar, the general attack on the army by the Filipinos began and the following morning the vessel bombar the entrenchments north of Manila, after steaming ovet to a, position of Forts The shelling of the trenches was commenced at 12:30 and was com at intervals for three hours..

Mr Gedge pointed out to His Worship how. On February foth the Charleston casily the Indians who gave evidence for the in the shelling of Caloocan, and on

ipated prosecution might have been mistaken. How ing day Ure.francties near Malabon. After

follow- their story might he perfectly true as regards date the vessel engaged in patrol duty! facts but that, these men might not be the land, whic the ones referred to. He pointed out 27th, when order

duty continued until they did not all agree up certain loilo to take charge of naval operations at: were received to proces poials and dwelt upon the difficulties of port

how Cross examination when unacquainted with Since being on the

have been-made to and April

the scene of the offence. It had been shown by witnesses for the defence that the defendants,

had been taken away by the soldiers earlier. Dunh in the day than was stated by the witnesses miles to

for the prosecution. These men had not Two deaths cunmitted the acts with which they were char 4th, 1800, ged. It was easy to make up facts to connect died at these men with the acts of others without wilful of pneumon misstatement. The witnessess for the prothe sunl secution might be mistaken. Again, they red at Hong) might have done all that they were reputed to from heart have done and it was only too probable that they several had been forced to it by the strangers who had and fin Invaded their country and that with these men on the one hand and the British soldiers

on the other they were between the devil and the deep sea He also asked His

Worship if fully con the guilt of the defendume to take into con 77sideration the absence of evidence 244225711 proclamations

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