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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY DECEMBER 22 1906

mont are quoted. While the pamphlet, be submitted that the case cannot proceed

BALKONTEST 25 which is feally sort of commercial because the principal, the all-important wit jeu d'esprit on the Dock Company's news who knows all about the circumstances cheme, is marked by a certain amount of the case, without whom justice cannot be of cloverness, it is not calculated to affect done, has departed for Canton and no inions of those who recognise the expected to return until next week essential virtues of the recently adopted recoure, the Magistrate graciously acquiescen

guse on coD-

is carried out by private enterprise or by the instances of blackmailing, which dleidendi bélag zwurned, two nations mainly concerned 11 mater of tinually. The plan of operation seems to have Whether the Cork | fiseldom, lever, that one houryed the humerous tile moment to the man in the street. The been, angivad of recent years, and le, indeed, polaris that illa" #roject,i effect... K bimorar collar the ventured that nsivas Beeb sofrere, theremely e and form, and vocis

Jassumed, slipe | founded on at the question of the chansel usual, bar been a

principle which isti Bosky to be carried Coins. Ar related by those to have them extremely simple

the specialisza. In detection have had 15 ba

abandoned, the invariable and, of tested that having been discovered, Even the theories of TELEGRAMS. being blank wall. It was suggested that

there was reason to believe that the murder

the work of the Tr

Triad

solution. Nothing is submitted to indicate | in the request for another adjournment and great bond in the past; it scamé probable that Chinkman "arrive/Extremely or may not be a round supparition, but it that the new wharf and godown company will the caso is allowed to stand over: Perkit will be a still bugater, home in the future, tarios of the neighborgkong from Bar Hooded with members of that mischievous

BLEAK QUILUOK FOR STBR- LING PAID REPLOVAS,

*}{arstvDecember-)'.

"been lying idle, earning not a penny for the ed with summons? cases, extradition cases, indication ding, however, and there is zo

the

are

1 Society. That may A well known fact that Hunghom and Vermati

course of time comes in contact with those | dends

provlaces, and in body which originated in evil, and whose

ted in blood invariably swamped

Would roving idlers who ars to be found everywhere i not be well if the police gave their attention in the city. Naturally be in prepared to follow to the members of the Triad on the peninsula? the advica of his ostale friends who of Tifad Society dens; and faarded with :sstisc ads who always "At one time we rend every day of the raids on

game."

HONGKONG TELE

SEE

THE KIANGSU

INSURGENTS STE

KERN IMPERIAL TROC

[From

hanghaiy 15th

fail to compete successfully with the existing by the end of the year the Magistrate's godown concerns, and nothing is put forward patience may.vaporate and the absconding to shake the views of those who all along witnesses caught, but all this procrastination have advocated the disposal of that incubus and, tramped-up excuses--for we fear they on the operations of the Dock Company-the are seldom little better-have simply waste dempinga

'seem to have monay undryui never dream or Le Old Dock. Since the question of reconed the time of the Court, and, consequently: iver began last year it was reserally believed poor belongs and in a short time he in leflate coolles, seeking to part the time by

When the upward tandasey, is the value of his he clan ce, which the paw-

working for it, he had to do when living in on that the Court had dealt with the secused. stracting the Company first arose some years of the community, and preyed upon the that the enhancement was of merely momentary

Dative villag

A qusitions judiciously in a fit and proper manner... Now we hear ago, Hongkong shareholders have consistent-indulgence of a complacent bench. At the interest and that the market would 1005 tetura

The Dow of pathing except gambling raids, when a few ly argued that the directors should get rid of

ed into Tociety of repicallions who

live

Dycenie, are dragged before the Court Haned

It is reported that the the Old Dock so that the property which had present, moment it is a known fact that the to its normal level. The increase has been their wits and from all accounts make a very

register of the principal Magistrate.it: crowd. steadily p

of the Kiangsu insurgents living at the

rer amounts which hardly cover the cost of When the

their removal to the lock up. In view of some seven thousand men. Whauit bas.rouched its bigheat: point. Riven a precies and extensive account of hit and matters of the most pettifogging kind Indeed, the signs are all, the other way and village, thered during the pan, for which if these Triad S

the danger which exists to the community The Imperial troope which have been adjourned, from day to day competent authorities are quite convinced history of the men who have left, and we now might be left alone for time while

have occurred past few years, the

criminals are allowed to The go at large that the white metal will,

ouldsgkeit that the gamblers | been advancing

agains ever case is postponed, it follows that a

Tthe, police to the better within it cost for living in luxury in Hongkong, when in fact he force concesitated its efforts to focating the met with small e

amali auccess on beas pumped dry of

the various insering-placor of the Tiled mambers ; last.. hearing, to the dislocation of ordinary, busi Loxious to interfere with a marcat which is

one extermicates ness. There are instances when, an adhibiting abnormal (eatures, Thare in a steady fournment is desired for 2, perfectly legiti: demand, for allver in America bath by the mate reason, but it should be made Government for coinage purposes and by private absolutely clear to the mind of the Court an evidence of the opinion held by competent Individuals for commercial requirements. As that such an application for adjournment fan-horities in the United States the views of legitimate and not a mere attempt to pro Mr. G., Roberts, one of the directors of the long agony. Time and again. Mr. U.. S. Mint may ba quoted, In en interview is going to reach a Price of 74 cents ar

spring Teveral

at last be made a source of profit and possi- owing to the exactions of counsel; „When; } plats on account of the difficulties, of the to which be baxial cobeo and stamping them nutant

shareholders, and therefore of no value from a dividend-producing point of view, should ble investment. That end has been obtain that it proved acceptable to the majority of shareholders was made manifest by the over whelming number of shares which voted for the adoption of the project.

LLION

force number

ho“ have rebals

ed by the wharf and godown scheme and special.üfternoon has to be set apart, for its situation.apecators in bullied are not at a ready to bagia :opérations::::An: vilj-tongunḍ, 1 tipa, Pinguo. "It is alpo, said that many or set roock continue to be pouring into

JHARBOUR, AMENITIES. With the very best intentions in the world,

his way tha the coolies at the Docks, those of Flakka

known ba

ta, members: of oriental Nibilists and

of bis Infamous groupe kept on their movement watch might avenge the murder of Mr. Craik but the Of county nine of these innovatioUK MELI may lead to the safety of those

a left behind. murderet, was Chinasq employé at the docks we may take it for granted that he has

Will

the city of Pinghsiang” direction of Junan................., the insurgents are retreati

SHANGHAI ELECTRIC AND ASBESTOS 00 LDS

no doubt, to preserve the amenities of the Tustles Wise, has struck a care of the roll . Mr. Roberta said:" "Silver within two years, ong the merchant to offer a fraction of the long since found, shelter, in the depths of TRIAL OF EX-SECRETARY GOODE harbour, the authorities yet succeed at East either because the solicitor for the plaintia and it going to hold that price, I beljave' / zum’asked for, but on the other band' he may, Capton's slums, and bo energy, on the part of

Point in contravening or, at all events, in sanctioning the contravention of the very laws they met out to uphold. Penalties are imposed on those who wilfully dump runs into the harbour, as many a junkmaster knows

the police of crime which, so far as can be [the or the public will ever bring him to

show of reason. If it turns out in the end judged, was committed without the alighest that it was the act of a burglar who being sur item, ted to regain liberty by over-powering his antagonist, and then realising that his efforts had resulted in murder disfigured the

of Chinese gentleman and begs the loan of birth, re aft Chinese anything between Sion and $1,000 in order in for the moment. He represents that are fide over difficulties which are oppressing him clansman of the gaatleman and is prepared to recite his career from his birth, also, the ante: cedente ní his proposed; benefactor. - The plausibility of the rascal may, succeed in in that huvtreds of silver mints throughout the have heard the same story before, only with West, which have been shut down for more be opened again within a year, simply because character of the band to hich he belongs be- than ten years because of the fall in price will money. The stranger départs and the real

less verisimilitudo, and refuse to part

comes evident. The merchant or taipan or And, uitber, let me state, this is no speculative and informing him that unless he hands over or boom market. The price of 71 canis to-day will be better next month, and it will steadily erra on the side of moderation, his days are certain sum which is specified, and never high market, possibly naar Bo cants, will be

copaning of o mines la. the Western States steal it, but he must get it. And the touched. Starting from the premise that the effect that he has not so much money i com- enhanced value of silver will lead to the mand he is abruptly told he can

bottom or merchant conclusion if he believes that silver will Why is no attempt made to discover the Mr Roberts hardly reaches Ingles gets it somehow or another. It may be asked:

at the same rate then remain stendy or even stand whereabouts of the miscreants? The bearer. With an ample supply of the meta the blackmailers surrounded by police. The

21 it stands lo-day.

of the pole could be followed and the abode of and in Mexicait is incredible ibit the advanced scheme, and are quite convinced that if they value of silver should becouse a stallonary fail to accede to the spicious demands of quotation. Many years have passed since the the

thoroughly cowed by the audacity of the mines were closed down as cnprofitable ven: there scoundrels they will be murdered by teras and to reopen them now means the extealth. They do not even call in the aid of ed that to the North of the foreshore there old saying: Let justice be done though a fond certainly could not be accomplish would take speedy revenge. It seems But as they have discover requests and to grant them only on the ndilure of a vast amount of money and powers happened to, be caught the

the

for they argue that if one of about,

to his cost. Every one will agree that suchympathy for the losers in such instances, [the price of the metal will, make it warib while, whatever he may be termed receives a note by prised while practising his nefarious calling.

SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR

GINES

had forgotten to attend the Court, or the most important books bearing on the evid and one other reasons: There can be little ence had been left behind, or for a hundred

for if the Court allows itself to be trifled a regulation la right and proper, but while with and erected into an exaggerated posin, the smaller offenders, they fail to notion By it is not merely lowering, the dignity, and naturally advance'a point-at-à time until 4 numbered. Should a reply be sent to the body with the fury of a monomaniac, we shall: ( the police are busily keeping an eye on

of one of our greatest institutions but it what is happening at the Eastern end of the city. are in course of erection in the vicinity variably ready to open Court its interfering with the claims of Justice

not be surprised..... "Several new buildings There are lawyers in Hongkong who are in, of the Corinthian, Yacht Club, and an Inspector is on the spot to direct the build-xcept, perhaps, on occasions, which aria ing contractors where the rubbish should grounds are presented in support of the ap few and far between, and then sound, solid be deposited. At two points along the foreplication for an adjournment-but, on the ahore there are boards informing, all and other hand, there are lawyers, who, it may, flowing from the numberless lodes in Americe fact seems to be that, the wealthy Chinese are sundry that refuse may not be dumped be because they are harassed by work, are "East of this," Nothing is said as" to'

not always ready to proceed when, the case the, North, with the natural result that is called. It is therefore for the judge on contractors carefully keep within the letier of the law and steer clear of the magistrate to lend an unwilling ear to such preserved area.

grounds of absolute necessity. That And the heavens fall" is all very well in its way, but there is no injustice in penalling a client for his own neglect, apathy or ignorance whether he be the plaintiff or the defendant of the common demands of the Court, who is concerned. If the judges were per has a little less affable and indulgent there would be fewer reasons for declaring that they are suffering from overwork.

it no restriction as to dumping, they pro ceed thither and litter the beach with tons of rubbish, which gives forth a by no means Savoury odour. They seem to be immune from interference, otherwise this anomalous state of affairs would not be allowed to cont tinue a day longer. When the tide rises, as it frequently does, the masses of waste build. Ing material; ashes, and other refuse are awept into the harbour, to eddy hither and thither at the will of the water. The result constitutes à perfect public nuisance, and might possibly endanger the safety of the numerous launches which ply in that section of the harbour. The olfactory nerves of the inhabitants in that district are dally offended by the effluvia which arlaes from the piles of ish-wition await removal y the tide, but as they are a patient and long-suffering people in the East_end they

"BORE WITHOUT ABUSE."- At last-mainly is the result of the entist fordials, the project to tunnel the channel something like practical form. For yours between England and France is assuming question of the channel tunnel has been in the the iapis, and for years people have discussed the subject backwards and forwards, engineers hav produced plans, and innumerable schemes

Mr. Roberts with regard to the mines was made

months ja come. The statement at Denver, in the centre of the silver belt, where people think in silver ingots and talk of noth and to balsier, up the theorias enunciated by ug but silver. It may, therefore, be that he

the redoubtable W. G. Bryan. However that was willing to pander 10 a pardonable failing

may be, we have the obvious fact that silver is still on the upward grade and there is uning to show that it will recede for some time to come,

Those who are adversely affected by the advance may not derive much consolation slow paths while siver i wpically when it bringing in its train, as a writer has asserted, shown that while silver is rising gold is falling, he decline walchi has long been apparent in the value of consoli. in New York dealers in prices in per cast, and the rehabilitated metal silver ware have advanced their enialogue is experiencing sa unissual anunt of a qui in Europe. Looking at the matter from a local standpoint the enhanced dollar has

whic are in receipt of the local currency, while it has

the ordinary

seem, natural that mind

is

tolerate what they cannot redress. The whole ending to the same end have been 'evolved; brought increased advantager to tho, not 'who spun a yarn about his relationship, teterred bandkerchief prettily, convert an old skirt, inic

difficulty seems to lle in the too definite order appearing on the board, which is presumably intended to instruct the people to their legal duties. If it were simply laid down that no rubbish must be deposited at any place where it can drift into the harbour then the end desired would be attained. To say explicitly that something cannot be done within certain limits in to induce the belief that the same thing can be done outside those limits, and that is how the building contractors seem to interpres But what about the

law ja not infringed in letter or la spirit? Possibly he is unaware of what is occur

the instructions.

but to no avail,

worked havoc with the There was always that

bogey of a French invasion by way of the

an tunnel. The majority of Englishmen had been brought up to regard the French at their inveterate and hereditary enemies who were always up to some trick to take advantage of their good nature, but that feeling has been washed away principally through the efforts of in the formation of a Channel Tunnel Company Edward the Peacemaker. The result is seen which intends to lay a Bill before Parliament anking at the towers to proceed with the construction papers, the Camcording to the London news marine railway which will be connected at intends to build a sub systems of the South-Eastern

Dover

and.

with the

France and other liner. he

erection of

the

adopt

are

.to

ap

STC

OPENS TO-DAYİSİ

[From Our Own Correspondent.

Shanghai, 17th December,

10,60 dm. F. M. Goode, formerly secretary to the Shanghai Electric, and Asbertom Co., Ld., arrived at Shanghai by the Empress of China on the 18th fa Goode was in the custody of Dhted" tive Cruikshank of the S. M. Tohas.

Court to-day on a charge of alleged Goode was arraigned at the Police

seeding. embezzlement; the trial is pro

AMERICAN COURT, IN CHINA.

مقننت

FIRST SITTING TO-DAY.

JUDGE WILFLEY TO BE HONOURED. [From Our Own Correspondent.

Shanghai, 17th December, 10.50 am. For the first time the American

und in honour of Judge. Willey, the In commemoration of the event

the American Association will hold a first U.S. District Judge in Shanghai,

dinner to-morrow,

ANTI-FOOLBINDING SOCIETY

MASS MEETING AT SHANGHAL [From Our Own Correspondent.]- Shanghai, 17th December,

10.50 a.m.

A mass meeting was held here yesterday in connection with the Anti-Footbinding Society:

It is estimated that four thousand

The purpose of the meeting was the transfer of the control of the Society to a Chiness Committee,

ring beyond the boundaries of his juris-ip1ted and worked by eleceye for the incal production, owing to the difficulty of con- despoiled themselves combine to rid the Colony properly that "to make it a success the east FIGHTING AT PINGHBIANG...

There is much to be said in favour of the girls in Hongkong Waile, ample provision proposal to establish a higher grade school for

ments of the preliminary examination of the has been made for the education of boys up to the standard necessary to meet the require unvortis, no effort has been made to provide education for gitle and until the present schems was mooted there was no indi cation that the needs of girls, from: an educa tional point of view, were likely to be mei exist in law-abiding Hongkong, but we speak mothers of Hongkong should have an oppor Everyone will agree that it is quite as essen impossible that such a slats of things should tial in these democratic days that the fatur by the book when we stale that there is sotunity of developing their Intelligence along

one and the field themselves follow College are admirahy equipped for the posi hallucination about the matter. na cou'd educational lines as it is that boys should be understand it in Canton or any Chinese instructed in the higher branches of general Roverned city, where the underlings of the knowledge. Queen's College and St. Joseph's the "get-rich-quick" idea by plundering the tion of training, hoys for entrance, to, the unt it looks not merely absurd but absolutely on completing the r course at the local second-Court in Clina, in percession of mercantile class, but in a British trade centre versities at home, and even if the pupils hal ridiculous. Nevertheless, the police are well ary schools they have stil! acq lied an aware of the existence of these blackmailing tion of the vast fields of power stretching be the old system of Consular Courts, the pe how these ta, interfero, for fure them and may continue their studies rupened (o-dny. regarding their losses. the victimised parties make no complaint private. They are also well fitted to take their The blackmailer levies. | share in the work of the world and to,compete his toll and it is paid with far more promptitudo with those who have had the advantages of har than *l European pays his taxes. A can

case nublic school education in the mother country to which respectable Chinese gentlemen may established schools for the feminine section of occurred the other day which shows the straits Not so with girls. The whole ides of those who

the fatal visit from a well dressed stranger the assumption that if a girl could embroidere

put The shroff of a local offco received the

the community seems to have been based on

to the distinction of being a cleaneman, give AD anti macassar, maka n finger-nail sketches of the old village, and

curacy graceful and retire backwards withi ut breaking her neck, wound up with the usual demand for

then nothing further was necessary. Perhaps it wong paid men. To Happly wanted $1,003. The abroff |

money

dollar the cost of goods would be reduced, in two hours, a note was handed him by a boy, from the drudgery of Incking, after a home, in consequence of value of the

she was taught to sweep a floor and construct milette, but there was always the presump. the contrary, prices for nearly all commodities

the philanthropic role. Thereafter, with- tion that she would marry well and be freed and certainly for everything in the nature of who remained for an answer. The note con leaving such practical work to the servants Christmas luxuries have remained at the same tained some daik threats of a speedy death Of course she was quite able to read a novel rate as they stood at last year and is several complied with. The shroff, who is really

unless the requirements of the writer were in English-of daily with a penny novelette. cases the prices have actually advanced. The

but a

in the newspapers: the foreign telegramo cost of livin is the samay there is no difference poor, man, gathered together bis savings of conveyed nothing to her mind and those who in the rents, although in many cases the land some $100 and managed to get the remainder, discossed affairs of lords are in Europe reaping a reward to which about $700, from his friends and relatives, frumps of bluers of broad, interest were either in exactly the same position to-day so far as they can lay no just claini; and, indeed, we are Now he is in debt and likely to remain

age result of a elementary education in

a purely for some considerable time unless he wins fongkong. Those who could afford sent spending power o of the dollar in concer..ed.

ed the Macad lottery or falls heir to the estate their daughters to England; butt

-but-thero official who is supposed to see that the Chatham: Companies. The Franch as we occupied this time last year. One is fama, unknown relative, The spoliation miserably few who con neard that Fury now people were' present.

side of the Channel, with Northern of inclined to wonder if there, would be any

of rich or reputedly fichi Chinamen appears adays. It was therefore desirable that funnel

will be change in the position should the doller rise to to be going on all the time and the police secondary education should be provided for and diction, or is disinclined to overstep the to be acquired near the Kent bure and three shillings? Probably it would be difficult

It impotent. is believed that there is a girls in the Colony. The promoter of the new to secure a decrease

ease in the price of articles of secret society at work, but nothing can be Higher Greda chool for Girls is Mrs. Taxford, bounds of his duty. Of course that in a

reserved in the same neighbourhood for the vincing the native labourer that a dollar haz of these scoundrels. That it can be done wesiale, ni course, must be thorough and con

a goperating station, space being

proved and nothing can be done until the who, in a circular just issued, remarks quite very praiseworthy and official attitude to adopt. At the same time it does seem some deposit of the excavated chalk, Provision i

made for the due observance

a fluctuating value what strange that a junkmaster, or a poortions, agreements, or arrangemanis conclude a couple of yeara are. But in the casa and that eight this year are equal to the twelve they received are quite convinced; thi it should be done in scientious

teaching, unham

unhampared by: any sampan woman should be fined say for ed between his Majesty's Government and of articles of foreign, manufacture, there is point. The sooner that these parasitical pests in

so obvious that it is needless to, labour the religious restrictions." Much force dumping a bucketful of refuse into the har the Government of France. So far that looks

the Jast clause, yet in bour, while those of larger growth can like business, and the optimists might

is

91. laid downy that religious at the old figures. Most of the better be for the social sad moral health of the instruction will be one of the features of the or leave it in such a position that it is of a concern which will lead to a vast extensively in foreign products which presum

class Chiness and pearly all Europenas deat

curriculum. It cannot be too strongly em phasised that if a secondary institution for bound eventually to be washed. Into the France, might look forward, to handsome divi ably have been purchased at the present rate

THE KOWLOON TRAGEDY..... girls is to succeed it must be absolutely un

sectarian, Theré

are so many secis represent- much anges for will arrest, that they find

The tardy announcement that the police ed in Hongkong, bolding condiglog vlaws of ation regarding the murderer of Mr. J. R.

history, that it would

prac call Craik, who was engaged at the Kowloon Docks; presumably means an understanding of the tween the Imperial troops and the has been received with a certalo been blamed for waiting until the "hue and cry

Bible according to Jrotestant tents, without Pinghsiang rebels, the former were melancholy satisfaction. The authorities had amount of

the parents and disturbing the ralis gious faith of the pupils. A girl who is old l'entirely successful.

The rebels were routed and scatter. self of the informer, but it appears they had

been well grounded in the faith of ber tude. The question was considered whe ther it

GOODE ON TRIAL school lopy was singing with indigestion at the bat can it be expected, that Roman Catholic

would then be wise at the time the Counselling the child's beliefs. If the

to be run on Protestant lines well atrocious blood-thirstless of the murder-to

INDICTED ON TWELVE CHARGES. concerned in the deed would turn informer and

byllabus is singing. That is surely an unneces

[From Our Own Correspindent;} give King's Evidence in the hape of saving his Cary feature, for if girl le her teens has a neck. The indignation of the public reacted rice at all she should go to a specialiai in like: unanimity among

Shanghai 19th December, on the police

who

determined that if any one singing; if she has a winking 28-a clase

8.80 p.m... in a nues: cry. - What is most likely to remunerative It was onl

seldom, verge in favour of caught he would he made to suffer the extreme militat the fascinating personality;;" of the | 67% Consumer. The rising dollar maybe

crime. besuggested that, through theirown generoalty French engineer depicted in the language of money to Europe tua, mol affects sums of

Nobody con blame them of for to the members of the bar, they may them enthusiasm the immense profis, likely to tent those who, like the majority of people, afa It may not tó ex:

saam to be as far as ever at the present moment, and if there ware Present state of affairs. Any struck by the canal: at this day the British Government fer, rit dhe portal, but it most, certainly

the criminal or criming two or thres girls in a family desirous of ab nowe columns must have been struck by the has no better investment than the Ster Can! Taking, is all in all the generality of people does seriously affect the unfortunate ggidite.

Craik was done to death, tal ingia secondary education, even if the fees important that before, the were reduced-for taking a quantity, the idea quite remarkable number of cases, which are

Amid the Tahirch of the moment, of Delane of the Time The prefer to see the dollar at a Azed rate; or at pean and Calnase

the Euror daughte

who could afford $40 could afford to send their Whenever a defendant thinks he has a

writer observes that "it is indeed bardast silver at something like a stationaryvalue, surred up to trace the murderer. Each of using Higher Grade School for Girls tenni On the 17th uit, the Matin announced that

communities bould

to England. The scheme of open ghost of a chance of postponing the verdlať" | ly'

has an interest in this matter, for if it is pos pledged. In this A Fredit is

doubledly a good one, subject to the remarka wa ment in order to-donsult a lawyer. The Channel funnel 3 13 156 dame category, or present fluctuating dollar,

that a miscreant, can, scafe the walls of

results of the experimanis conducted in five Ger If bave made. religious matters be cut out man University surgeries with De Bebring a bench grants the request and a decis say, the Iberian railway: and the Simplon

dockyard and evade the numerous watch powers

and, quother thought given to the spanding wasted.” Then when the case again comiesi tulan

tunas),; Thest-great works can never be ex

man who Are stationed throughout the prer

healthy persons or invalidk in the form (odams- pected to their way in the ordinary

every likelihood that the, on for hearing the lawyer states that he cial sense

school

cutaneous injections without has just beet engaged and consequent feasible If nations believe them to be of sum

setifementy and escape saccead, Mr. Tuxford, the headmistress," is a Their execution..only, ben

1 of the European can happen' will

and proved teacher, whose references hospital for

reaction. Dr ly has not bad time to receive instrup cient national or international advantage to public generally should they become the vice might not be done in houses, bare plish her mission to providing a secondary

under, these condition what are beyond cavil, and we trust the will secam to Dr. Babniers descr tions from his client. Another adjourn warat putting fwdid'nation il fonde, it is 'tims of some adscious ladler. The very Europeans ment, and afternoon wasted, At length to this class of undertakings that the Channel fact that they have attained wealth as the be readily obtained, and have there wit

isolated, where, help could nat education for the girls of Hongkong, rep the case is on the roll for the third tunel, il over carriedient, must probably be result of their own exactions Constitutes noth even to suggest the mud for the act f time, and, daturally, one would think that The question is, to the amount, an offence in the eyes of the wastrels and ranili la no reflection on the 'goergy of the police two Kwang H.R. Shum has either dismissed or in the state of the is sald, that during bis Viceroyalty, lo, the foundi): In woveral there would be no delay on this occasion.piction orned to be necessary for the com.ders them the prey of those who would rather that they have so far falled to hals the crimfani deraded 7,068 omdials of all sekaste hoid cuitation, But that only argiles one unacquainted with which is to be laid before the buds of Commons, the one life of the well-to-do Chikers are seen from the fraz they have bean, we, assure oumber of officials dealt with 'dering any ikes of screme and ophthalm

struction of the tunnel will be shown in the lit steal than work. Now and again, shadows of to justice. They have done their best, but provinces, which is said to be the bighest Highmer was ha uX! had from that may be slimsted the likelihood of "In cases which tome before the Courity: wat is working on nothing, pos #ikhrend of my glue; period,

roll

conven

dump tons of objectionable matter there. I inclined to think that the sharehold goly no reason why prices should re are bounded out of Hongkong the better will labus it

fairway, with absolute impunity. It is cer- tain that the people at last Point would welcome any plan which had for its object the remedying of this administrativa defect.

OUR OVERWORKED COURTS.

(abth December.)

extension of traffic between

and

however, holds a different opinion. He re dends, The Snance writer of the P.A.G., marks that if the scheme is authorised and the would think, in the present condition of things, the friendly eye with which Parliament regards any enterprise or excursion which is cal culated to cement the good feeling between Eng which the King will give to propógal

of

Colony.

Hos

the

REBELS ROUTED BY, IMPERIAL TROOPS,

[From Our Own Carraspondent.]

Shanghai, 18th December,

8.80 p.m. Reports from Changsha state that

Hora, and there, foreign establishments have authorities were offering a reward for inform-religion to feach religious knowledge, which the fighting which took place be

difference in their monthly accounts. announced reductions but they are in the minority: The fact that the best hotels have reduced the prices of their liquid refreshments by over to per cent, is lastamount to a cone sion that they were abashed at the immense

Much has been heard of late of the work the scheme is authorized, the writer, av public," "If, then, merchants were able to, and solid” reasons for, adopting that should undertake the "grave responsibility`uf| land and France and the undoubted sympathy i profits they were gaining at the expense of the was over before they appealed to the condough to enter a secondary school has alr:ady

the

himself has given vent to an expression-of and may impracticable Starting with tha

of the local Courts, and the Chief Justice

opinion that the bench is overworked. It is.

pióun not only in the Supreme Court that 'there is

the

and

wac

cnnot conceive why any ouldered in every direction.

and,

engineering dification will be considerable rate and continue to sell similar good to-daya

goods three or four years. ago at a

* Settald prove so great at to render the game rate what must their profits be like? It is unfortunate that there.ro.na associ tians expression of opinion the Anancial exper

bluntly: "No serious belief those engaged in separate call Magistrates in the lower Court have also ever be able to pay a dividendi railway wilings in tongwong as here are at home, where Foßer i reward. It was feared that one of those girls will attend?, One of the tem's..an. the * plethora of cases on the register, but the procede to

can be entertained

the various (rides can be dis reson to complain of the lengthy hours, they required. Something of on the capital cussed and regulated and prices lowered of was said whes de Lesseps proposed to coo

similar character raised by general Akrament. Then there

that

the tunnel

are compelled to sit in order to reduce the

nect the Mediterranean with the Red, Sea, calendar. No doubt there is much to be

ald for the hard-working gentlemen who yet there mÍC

few

matters

might be something

which

dispense Justice in Hongkong, but it might proved more undertakings, which, but as it in we have to accept indivi- of those associated with the murder waslitate against the school's specès inthe scale. In the action againgam

whea

flow LA

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and be was enabled to complete the

every

Thord

of his

to offer a reward de ionlar which are Sto a term, each term Goode, formerly secretary of the

or

of the

about three months, Few households

Company, Ltd., the indictment com prises twelve charges of forgery, em- bezzlement and obtaining money by

adjourned from day to day or week to week. / shares which Beacꞌnsfeld bought on the her paid in uliver or in sterling out mater? Whwii orgolies or lost, sight, of {'would be natirely out of the question, Those false pretencBE, ANA ESPA

imely bint

of the Court he pleads for an adjournly kely that anything can be done sales? than to endure the perturbation induced by the

"the intricacies of the law, for it will probably

i

CHINKSE BLACKMAILERS,

De

Imses, commit dawardly crime in the very there Pa Mahdo BYDrage family in Hongkong the Juinde show that it can be easily taken by

of symphy they receive at the bands of the

Dap of the misfortunes of the nch in the lack adolech

R

are.

talent

to of the