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Intimation.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSday, novembER 8 1906.

crue from his reign at Canton. It had been mooted that the new Viceroy had in view the adoption of the principle counciated in the Mackay treaty, but only the most tenta- tive steps had been taken to carry the scheme { into effect. Probably His Excellency felt that it was useless to bring the subject A. S. WATSON & CO., actively before the public while he held position in Liang-Kiang, but now that he is vested with the powers of Viceroy at Canton, where his views and the suggestions of his advisers can be given expression under his own personal supervision, the question has been removed from the sphere of possible legislation and become part and parcel of the practical politics of Southern China. Fortunately, Viceroy Chou Fu comes south at a time when the merchants, gentry and guilds of Canton are eager to advance any CONFECTIONERY scheme which has for its object the better, ment of the country's financial status. Provided the idea is apparently feasible, in practice it will certainly be given a trial, for

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PROGRESSING FAVOURABLY.

The following statement was issued from Government House this morning: "Under the | RAGING FIRE IN CANTON, orders of his medical advisers, lis Excellency the Governor is reluctantly compelled to post. SHAMEEN IN GRAVE DANGER. poneindefinitelythe Ball which was tohave been Tisorening at the Union Church Literary Club held at Government House on November 15th,

OVER & HUNERED HOUSES ALREADY Dr. J. C. Thomson will deliver a lecture on

in honour of His Majesty's birthday, and to * The bites and stings of venomous suimals,”

cancel all his engagements for the present,"

OFFICIAL BULLETIN, The following bulletin was posted at Govern. ment House to-day:—

9.55 a.m. "His Excellency the Governor is progressing favourably had a fair night,

vill not forget it. On Tuesday, a gentleman | THE allowing will represent Hongkong Cricket appeared against a couple of chair-coolics Club in their mate against the "United Ser who bad refused to accept their legal fare. vice on Friday and Saturday, 9th and 10th instant, respectively. Play commerces on each The Magistrate gravely heard the case, found day at 1.45 p.m.:-Messrs. R. Hancock, W. C. the delinquents guilty, and alter much cogi D. Turner, T. F. Pearce, Harry Hancoce, W. lion and scratching of his quill, turning up A. Powell, C. H. Mackny, A. O. Lang, E. A. the law and consulting the authorities, He Fowler, R. A. B. Ponsonby, R. E. O. Bird and imposed a fine of $1 each! The coolics W. Peake, nearly had a fit on the spot; it was the hugest farce in which they had ever parti cipated. Needless to say, there was no hesitation about paying the fine, and the This lecture is to be illustrated by some fine coolies went off to relate their exploits and specimens which have been kindly lent by the City Hall authorities, and it is hoped there will to be regarded as the heroes of the kertbe a large audience present to hear Dr. Thom

Did that fing deter others from sun. Mr. H. Hursthouse will take the chair at stone. following in the footsteps of the first pair ? | 9 p.m. prompt,

Of course not; keen rivalry existed, and there were others who were determined to become men of renown at the expense of the European population. The other day, Mr. A. 1. Remic, one of the leading citizens al Pongkong, decided that it was absurd to be "rooked" day after day by chair coolles.

"J.M. ATKINSON, M.D."

SCOTCH MASON'S DANCE,

A SUCCESSFUL OPENING NIGHT.

SANTRY Inspector Coysh summoned Ying Kee. conservancy contractor, of No. 67. Con. naught Road Central, before Mr. C. A. 1), Mel. bourse, this morning, at the Police Court, for committing a breach of his contract. It wa alleged by the prosecution that defendant-Bongkong" is woefully lacking in amuse- inents in these days, and residents are hard allowed conservancy boat No. 1.026 to lie along side the praya until after six o'clock on the pushed to arrange entertainments which will

pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $0.

DESTROYED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shameen, 8th November, 4.10 p.m.

A disastrous fire is raging opposite tho Shameen.

Over a hundred houses have al- ready been utterly destroyed by the. flames.

A strong wind is blowing, with the

WE have jasi uopacked our New Season's of all the Chinese it is unqucstionable that he had been paying them, 150 per cent evening of the 2nd instant. The defendant lend their thoughts away from the daily grind result that sparks are flying fur and

Confectionery imported from the leading

Londos and Parisian Houses including → ›

CHOCOLATINES, CHOCOLATES.

CARAMELS, PRALINES,

DANTS.

FRUIT JELLIES, NOUGAT, TUB-

SWEETS.

CADBURY'S SUGARED ALMONDS,

BURNT ALMONDS.

WALNUTS, MILK CHOCOLATE,

NUTTONA, &c.

the

As

of labour. But while the men oil and moil wide, threatening danger to build-

for the benefit of the landlord and his kind,

their attention is diverted for at least part of the ings in the vicinity.

day, so that they do not know the terrible At one time grave fears wore felt ennus which exists in their homes while they their profits. It is the feminine section of the Shauneen itself on account of the are adding up the spare cash which constitute that the fire would spread to the

community which understands what a weari

YEʊse Po San, a hoarding house keeper, of 45. Des Vieux Road Celtial, wis summoned by Detective-sergeant Grant, before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne. this morning, at the Police Cour, for shipping an emigrant on board the steamer Kuming, on the 2ud instant, by ness of the desh means, which thinks with referocity of the fire and the profusion fraudulent means. According to law an emi- gre; of the windows of Bond Street, or in this of sparks. grant, before he can leave the Colony, musicase, the wonders of Sancehall Street, the remain in-a boarding house for forty-eight Broomieinw and the Cowcaddens. For the

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as to enable him to undergo a medical xation. This accused failed to see done, and he was fined $25.

THE British steamer Victorious, whicis recently palinta Manila in distress, will be repaired at Cavile. Her cano is now being discharged by

Captain Robinson. The forward part of the ship which was injured by striking on a reel.. aruleu Macassar uns has been repaired suffi ciently to enable her to go to sea. The pro peller shaft and propeller are to be repaired at the Varadero at Cahacao. The stern o the ship will be raised high enough out of the water for the workmen to get at the propeller and stern bearings. The work of discharging the large cargo of sugar will be completed in a few days.

none is more open to argument and enlighten above their legal fate, so he resolved in | ed teaching iban the Cantonese. No matter Tature that he would reduce the gratuity to that a multitude of projects are under weigh at 50 per cent. The news that the honorarium, the present moment, that money-Chinese which had come to be regarded by the cou money--is required for many reproductive lies as their rightful due, had been reduced works which are being carried on simultane, spread like, wildfire through the city and FON-ously, the spirit of enterprise is sufficient to when Mr. Rennie tried once again to hire a support any proposal which has for its object | chair the coolies fled from his sight, If he the promotion of Chinese interests. The caught them they were "engaged." So when effect of a national coinage of universal values, he found ten empty chairs all in a row he cor is so apparent that it is hardly necessary, totalled them; one and alt refused to carry discuss' the matter. Under the present him and they were handed over to the police KISH DELIGHT.

systém, it is possibile for a traveller to lose twenty ingu. They appeared at the Cour: PASUALL'S TOFFEE and MIXED half his capital by repeated exchanges in the today, and so far as we can understand there was not the slightest semblance various provinces of the Empire. With a

of a defence. When we say "they ap aniform coinage, the value of his capital-

peared we are in error, for only thir would be equally the same in Kwangtung teen bowed to the bench; the others as in Fukien province. The people who

were seeking fresh fields. would suffer, in any degree, are the bankers, thirteen is an unlucky number, but in whose profitable business of exchange would

this case it was made clear that the old be largely diminished, while the host of superstition which gave birth to that idea is money changers connected with.

a base myth. The Magistrate the same hanks, that is to say, without any draft gentleman who heard the former case list, Packed in the daintiest boxes or in the business--would be practically driven out

ened to the story, once thore solemnly of the money market. But against that, untied over his tomes and pronounced a ser- simplest to sent the taste.

there is the enormous gain to the industrialience čakailated to make the most depraved classes by the just appreciation of their ruflian safle in his shoes--he fined them capital, Which would not then be liable to each! But, it may be asked, what about the arbitrary Buctuations dictated by the the seven who failed in appear. Well, having A. S. WATSON & CO., banking guilds; and the security offered failed to appear, what necessity was there

to traders, both native and foreign, by the for bringing them to justice at all? elimination of speculative dealings in token case was over and done with; why make money. For the present, the new Viceroy so much bother about a trivial matter of has adópeď a festima, lende 'policy, limiting this sout? It would be too ridiculous. So the experment of issuing "Tai Ching" the intelligent wrongdoer who is found out coins to the two Kwang provinces only. will know how to treat the law's commands But there seems little doubt that the experiin future-simply ignore them and go about ment will prove successful, with the result your business. Really, these sentences at the that the other provincial authorities will Magistracy are no more or less than traves- recognise the advisability of following the lies of justice. They will never deter chair lead given by Viceroy Chou Fu. Canton coulies or ricksha-pullers from taking, að- has been the beakptarters of many able vantage of their fares, or violating the terms Surely Europeans are viceroys and its traditions are not likely to of their licence.

entitled to some protection against the as a measure for future guidance--by the scandalous extortion of the Hongkong accession of H.E. Chou Fu to thegandolier, bui Europeans are becoining so viceroyalty.

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA HUHDINGS.

elongkring, 26th,Uctober, iyah.

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SUBSCRIPTION HATES OR ADVANCE). DAILY $30 per anurm.

WEEKLY-3 per united.

The ton per qancier ask for mensem, proportionḥ. The daily isque to delivciel fice when the rldresa İs ancosible to inenger. On enflow sent by post he saditional $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage. The postage in the workly inne te any part of the

world to 30 cents per quarter. Single Copips Daily, len cente: Weekly, twenty-

five cents.

be impaired—if we adopt the present reform

The

accustomed to matters of this kind that they simply grin and bear it, adding another

THE CHABRFUL CHAIRCOOLI. stone to the cairn of troubles to which they

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No one will dispute the assertion that European residents and especially strangers endure much at the hands of the gangs of

The Hongkong Celegraph chair-coolies and ricksha-pullers who abound

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1996, ***

·VICEROY CHOO BUS FIRST REFORM.

have to submit when they take up their residence in the Far East.

·LOCAL AND GENERAL.

in Hongkong. It seems to be part of their Tuk German mail of the inth October was creed that the foreigner is fair game to be delivered in London on the 7th inst. † victimised on every possible occasion, and

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arrived at Shanghai at in o'clock this morning,

SERGEANT Loc, No. 2 Police Station, sum- F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court this morn- moned the owner of truck. No. 667 before Mr. ing. The charge against the defendant was that of "asing his truck in Queen's Road East

no the 4th instant, the wheels of which were fitted in such a manner as to allow oscillation erade play." The owner admitted that the truck was a trifle "Shakey" and he was fined $3. Nawthata conviction has been-secured, perhaps our vehicle inspector will take pp the matter and inspect stive of the riękělý rickshas that ply in the Colony, and see that the wheels that are on a few of the rickslas are repaired and the "oscillation" and "side-play" that they now perform are abolished.

MR. A. II, ennie, of No. 2, Chater Road, ap- peated to have been greally inconvenienced by chat coolies of late. At the Police Court this moming he prosecuted the bearers of ten public chais for refusing, to accept hire on the gth instant. Inspector Ritchie, who was present, informed the Court that there were only thirteen, defendants present, instead of twenty, seven of the coolies failing to answer the summons. The complainant said that formerly he was in the habit of giving the coolies much more than what they were en- titled to. This was brought to his antice and he accordingly maca reduction in what he formerly paids the. The result was that no char coolie would accept him. His Worship Ginel the coolies St each. What about the seven missing coolies?

A VERY peculiar case of how stolen property

returned to its rightful owner was told at the Police Court to-day by Inspector Ritchie. business in Square Street, went to Canton to Some weeks ago a shoemaker, carrying on

purchase a quanthy of velvet shoes. On the

the growl of the London catman when he is THE P. and O. Company's mail steamer Malta tendered his legal fair is as a summer zephyr thereby relieving, no doubt, the anxiety, of the when compared with the Red Indian whoops people of the Northern Settlement regarding Although fully three years have elapsed and maledictions of the coolie who has not the vessel. since the ratification of what is known as the been grossly overpaid. To begin with, no Mackay treaty, under which the Chinese European would dare to pay a 'coolie his statu. ONE N.C.O.. 3 sappers, and's sappers (Native way to longkang he discovered that he had portion Royal Engineers, will move isto camp last sixty-two pairs and on landing reported Government agreed to certain commercial tory fare; he invariably disgorges to the extent near the Reservoir on aipoo Road, hew Ter the matter to the police. Days went by and reforms which not only marked an advance of fully 100 per cent. beyond what is actually ritory, on the 19thy instant, for purpose of re-going resulted. Yesterday morning two in Chinese official opinion but also opened due, but even then he is liable to be assailed pairing damaged telephone lines, the door to improved foreige relations, con-with a hurricane, of abuse and a torrent of PEER Bex, as old "offender, was again sum- paratively little has been done to give effect epithets. Fortunately, most Europeans are moned before Str. F. A. Haz-land this morned touching up. The fukt, knowing nothing

they would learn something about their un two buffaloes to stray in Austen Road, Kowloon, recorded history that would amaze them on the night of the 3rd instant, Mr. N. Gar- More fortunate still, European ladies have diner, of Mr. 1. D. Thomson's office, appeared 'for the defendant and pleaded guilty pa his not as a rule the slightest notion what the behall. A fine of $5 was imposed: coolie is saying, else their sensibilities would

spare

withdrawn for want of reasonable offers. The

young women walked into the shop during the shoemaker's absence and handesi to his foki six pairs of velvet shoes, which they said want

of his master's loss, told the women that he would attend to the work at once and told

them to call raved in the morning for the

shoes. When the shoemaker returned to his shop he immediately recognised the shines as those he purchased in Canton, and when the young women called this morning they were given in charge. They could not explain how

Fortunately, the direction of the wind changed and the fire was divert" ed to another quarter.

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The Shameen is in no danger now,

In the section which is being devastated by the dames there are many Chinese hongs of exporters bving trade connections with European firms. Among those which may be mentioned are the officer of the China Mer-

chants, Watson's Chinese department, Hing Kee & Co, and the Mutual Stores besides other well-known "lestablishments. may be re membered that this district was not many weeks ago the scene of a serious outbreak of fire which also did considerable damage. Ed., H.A.7.1

THE KING'S BIRTHDAY,

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Scotch ladies are none the less Scotch because they have come to Hongkang awa. Fortun- ately there are some Scotsmen who are no always thinking of 'the bawbees, and chie among these are the members of the Scottish Masonic Quadrille Association. Nul that the Association is composed of Scols nen alone; far from it. Some of them hail from Putney, and there are even Abeidu | nians amongst the Scots. At all events, the Association has arranged a series of lances for the winter season, and the first, took place in St. Andrew's Hall last night. To be quite accurate, they started in St. Andrew's Hall, bui who ever heard of a Scotsman being conteni with what he go? No sooner had the dance started than they annexed St. George's Hall also; they would have flowed into St. David's, routed out St. Patrick's, and commandeered iny other halls dedicated to the saints. The weather

The following Orders have been issued by was delightfully cool, Mr. Machado's band was Colonel C. H. Darling, Chief Engineer, Com. in the flower of form, and the floor. was excel-manding the Troops in South China;- lent. In these circumstances, may be im- agined that the ball was a thorough success from start to finish. The decorations were in admirable taste and there was nothing to mar the enjoyment of the evening. The commit. Lees in charge of the arrangements-and-they The Division will be formed in two lines at, deserve every praise for their efforts were: 40 paces distance with fixed bionets and six Halloon-Messrs. Mel.end and Sibbitt bar, paces interval between units, facing S. W. at Messa. Howell and Hill-Invitation-Messrs..45 a.m. as follows, frem right to left: Bridges, Howell, Fittock, Jillings, Hill, Alles

Ist Line: Mounted Troops H. K. V. Corps.

Royal Garrison Anillery... and Blake. Dr. Jordan was unavoidably ab

Royal Engineers.

rent and Captain Marchant led the opening lancers. Messrs. McLeod and Sibbitt were the M.C. The dance ended in the early hour of the morning, and it is certain that all who participated in the pleasures of last night will look forward with eagerness to the next dance which takes place on the 3rd December. The General Committee appoint

ed from the various lodges is as follows:" District Grand Lodge Scottish Freemasonry ~R, W. Brø, Dr. C. P. Jordan, Dist. Gr. Mr. R. W. Bro, F. Howell, Dep.; R. W. Bro. J. 1 Andrew, S. W.; R. W. Bro. G. Watkins, J. W. Lodge St. John, No. 618 S. C.-War. Bro Bridger, M. afc R.W.M.; Wor. Bro. Tarrant, P.M.; Wor. Bro. Tarrant,, P.M.; Wor. Bio Allan, W. J: W.; Wor. Bro. fillings, S. 'D. | Lodge Naval and Military, No.8g8, S. C.—Bro. A. W. Hill, W. S. W. Bro. J. J. Blake, Secre- tary, Bro. J. Mcleod, Steward, Bra. H. E .Lowther, M. M. 1odge Eastern Scotia, No. 013, 5. C.-Wor Bro. C. Fillock, R. W. M. Wor. Bra. A, Ritchie, W. S. W. Wor. Bro. J. Sibb, Steward.

THE YUET-HAN RAILWAY,

NEW SUPERINTENDING DIRECTOR.

[From a Correspondent }

Canton, 7th November. It is understood that at last H.E. Tong Shiv

TO-MORROW's parade.

Friday next, the 9th Novembar, being the an-, niversary of the Birthday of His Majesty King Edward VII, the Troups in Garrison, will parade as strong as possible in the Happy Valley.

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zad Q.. Royal West Kent Re- giment.

3rd D..C. O. Middlesex Regiment, and Line: The Hongkong Volunteer Corps will be on the left of the first line. H.K. S. B. R. G. A:

129th Infantry.

139th Baluchis.

The 7.95 Guns will he posted on the Racing..." Track on the right flank of the rat Line,

Band will be massed in the rear of the ceo. tre under the senior Bandmaster.

Dress: Staff-White frocks, blue pantaloons and boots..

Units-Review, order-khaki with puttees. Spectators, Officers will wear Review Order -Khaki (white uniform optional).

Adjutants and Markers will be on the ground at 9.10a.m., but no troops will move on to, or in front of, the alignment until signalled to do so by a Staff Officer.

Troops in the 1st Line will enter the ground by the Golf Club Entrance, ibose in the and Line by the mile track entrance.

The Garrison Folice rid Local Company, Royal Engineers, will keep the ground under the direction of the Carris. Sergeant Major.

The Chief Engineer will strange for the erection of the flagstaff on the ground,

THE ROYAL SALUTE.

Bariery in conformity with the Royal Navy A Royal Salute will be fired from the Salut.

at 12 noon.

The Army Ciénance Department will be closed 10-morrow. All schools will be clored on the gth instant.

Yee has consented to return to Canten. Manying requests were made to him to come and take up the duties of superintending director of the ayhan Railway Co., Ld., but he has constant ly refused. But before leaving Shanghai, H.E. Chow Fu, Viceroy-designate of the two Kwang, sent a telegram to .. Toog Shiu Yee, requesting his return to Canton, and to take up the duties of superintending director of that company. This H.E, Tong, who is now in Peking, has, at length consented to do, and

Saturday, the roth instant, will be observed as a holiday by the Troops in Garrison, and Head Quarter's 'offices will be closed except for business of a pressing nature,

CHESS, as played by the Japanese, is the most

they came in possession of the shoes, simply has stated that he will be in Canton at an early intricate game in the world. The board has

saying that they purchased them

the street

the person who sold it them. The women were therefore charged before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, to-day, with

the other was discharged. unlawful possession. One was fined $5 and

A BIG LOAN,

to the terms of that treaty. The second ignorant of the Chinese language, otherwise ing, at the Police Court, for allowing twenty- article of the treaty provided that China would "take the necessary steps to provide for a uniform national coinage which shall be legal tender in payment of all duties, taxes and other obligations throughout the Empire by the British as well as Chinese be shocked beyond recall. When it is under THE American steamer Frunt, which was 10 subjects." The bugbear of varying values in stood that the coolie is clamoursing for more have been disposed of by public auction, at the different provinces has had a harassing money, the victim usually hands over the noon to-day, by Mr. Geo P. Lammert, was effect on the internal prosperity' of China,

excess simply to get rid of the licensed two lots of land which were to have been offered at forty cents a pair, but enuld not produce data to take up his new duties. and has retarded its development in a variety

usurer. But there are a few who take thei; for sale this afternoonby Mr. Lammert, by order of directions, but none has appreciated its courage in both hands and secure the ser of the mortgagees, were also withdrawn tem- inconvenience more completely than the vices of the police to bring the necessary poratly, pending negotiations for settlement. foreign merchant with cusport agencies.nuisances to justice. Few have the time to Tux following team has been selected to repre- Now, there is a ray of hope that this anoma- to attend the police court, while the sent the Civil Service club in a friendly match lous condition of affairs is to be remedied majority of people have as much repugnance against the R. G. A. Sergeants' Mess to-morrow; by the introduction of a uniform system of to the Magistracy as Satan has to holy water play to start at 2 p.m. sharp on the Civil Ser. national coinage throughout the Empire. When the courageous individual representing vice Club's ground: Messrs. W. H. Kelly And it is some satisfaction that we finte not merely himself but the community at large Brett, A. J. Jordan, G. Hoggarth, F. T. Robins, (Capt.), P. R. Adams, P. T. Lambic, L. E. Canton has been selected to lead the way in seeks the aid of the law in an effort to keep F, Bacon, A. Tucker, Mr. Gast and E. W. making evident the advantages of a universal these rapaçallions within bounds he patur Siedman, coin value within the Middle Kingdom ally expects that punishment will be meted His Excellency Chou Fu, who is expected out to them in such measure that they will at Hongkong to-day en route to assume his refrain for the future from pestering passen duties as. Viceroy of the two Kwang progers. They have the community at their vinces, is responsible for the innovation, and back, those who prosecute the insulting his proposal that the provincial coinage will coolies, and the community awaits to see be suppressed at the Canton mint in favour how the Court will deal with them, so that of Tai Ching "or national-coins affords they and their like may be taught such

hippy augury of the bereits likely to ac- tesson on the subject of honesty that they

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51xTY undesirables from Saigon arrived in the Colony this forennon on board the steamship Shahjahan. Iminediately on arrival the bunch were taken charge of by Lance-segeant Winter, of the Water Police, and removed to the Central Police Station, a few being carried in chairs. From there, after a description of them had been taken, the undesirables were shipped to their homes.

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THE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkang Observatory: fallen slightly at all stations.

On the 8th at 12.45 p.-The barometer has Pressure remains low over the Pacific to the E. and N.E. Luzon. The highest pressure is over Central China,

trong monsoon will continue in the For- noia Channel and the N. part of the China

FORECAST.

moderate; cloudy, some light rain.

-Hongkong and neighbourhood, N. winds,

HE. Tong Shiu Yee is negotiating for a big toan with a British Bank in Peking for the Yu-ban Railway Co, Ld. The loan is for £3,00,00, to bear interest at £9.35%, and to be repayable by instalments to complete the repayment of the load in 12 years. Of this amount it is proposed that £700,000 shall re- main in Londen, for the purpose of paying for the purchasing of railway material as required by the Company, the Bank to charge another 3 per cent. as commission on disbursements tar such purposes, but the Bark is holding out for more, hence the delay in the negotiations.

DISGRUNTLED DIRECTORS,

Chang To Chai, president of this branch of the railway, has tried time and time again to resign from the Board of Directors, bet on each eccalon H.E. Viceroy. Shum has refused to permit it. On the other hand, it is curious to -Formosa Channel, N.E. winds, strong,

note, as soon as long King Tong, the late vicepresident, tendered his resignation of that and Lamocks, N.E. winds, freat.

-South coast of China between Hongkongsian, and of his seat on the Board of Direc 4-South coast of China between Hongkong tare, it was at once accepted by H.E. Viceroy

Shum, without any demur. and Hainan, sams as No. 1.,

eighty-one squares, twenty pieces are used, and the pieces change their value when they arrive at a certain position on the board.

SHIPPING AND MAILS,

MAILS DUE.

Indian (Lighting) 11th inst. French (Ernest Simons) 12th inst. American Nippon Maru) 12th inst. Indian (Kultang) 15th inst. Canadian (Athenian) 15th inst, Canadian (Empress of Jafan) 18th insti

The M. M. Co.'s 5.5. Ernest Simons, with the next Freach mail, will leave Saigon on oth inst., at 6'a.m., for this port.

The O. & U. S. S. Co's 8.8. Doric will sail ;

from Yokohama on gth inst, and will be due to arrive at Hongkong on 19th inst.

The Imperial German Mails. Willehad left Nagasaki on 7th inst., at 4 pm, and may be expected here on 11th inst., et 4 p.m.

The C. P. R. Co.'s a. Athenfar arrived at.

Nagasaki at 7.30 am., on 8th Inst., and leaves again at a p.m., same day, for Shanghai, where the is due to arrive at 6 pm, on roth last

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