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Intimation.

LIMITED..

ESTABLISHED A.D). 1841.

CHEMISTS

HY APPOINTMENT

TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

AND, HOUSEHOLD.

ÆRATED

WATERS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY

in addition to inspection by day at all hours." With respect to laundries, the report stated that the Medical Officer of Health was of opinion that these compared favourably with the ordinary English laundries, in connec-

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AUGUST 20, 1907.

CANTON DAY BY DAY."""

DEPARTURE OF SHUM'S PROTEOBS [From Our Own Corrispondant.]-

Canton, 19th August,

he acceptance of H. ' resignation, left here for the North. They number about farty or

fifty

ANTI-OPIUM CRUSADE.

A QUESTION OF COMPENSATION

"ENGINEERS' INSTITUTA SUED,

An interesting case was heard id the Sum mary Jurisdiction of the Bupreme Court, this

morning, belere His Honour Mr. A. G. Wise,

builders of Hongkong for $55, being com-

pensation for room rent for thirteen man ha

Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Messrs. Goldring and. Barlow, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. A C. Holboro, Messus eacon, Iooker and Deacon, for the defendants."

By the Court-That was after he left

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Mr. T. Skinner, chairman of the mai ment committee, said that he was at meeting in May, after which Mr. Les stated that he was pleased that he was to remain in his own quarters, as it would suit him better.

Nothing was said about compentation.

To Mr. Goldring The question & compan

aware until plaintiff, was about to leave and the coittee decided not to give him anything,

Tu Pulsne Judge said there was no doubt that plaintiff intended to take possessión of bis room at the outset, the only question being whether he relinquished the room with or with out competition. The point was never offi claily raised until plaintiff was about to leave and in his opinion plaintiff had waived his right to compensation. Judgment was given for the defendacts with costs.

THE NAVAL YARD BIKE,

ASSISTANCE BY THE TROOPS

COMMODORE'S APPRECIATION.

Orient, in order, that the terms of the Act might be more strictly interpreted when Chinese were concerned. The Commission began its sittings in January last and held twenty meetings, at which the Chinese com S. WATSON & CO., munity was represented by counsel. Twenty-tton with the increase in the number of The diff fent military officials, who have

five years ago, the report states, there were Chinese in Liverpool, he Commission saplarrived it Canton in nticipation of H. Pulsne Judge, la which Mr C. 1. Tyndale: Lee very few Chinese in Liverpool, which is not ently observed that." It is possible that Viceroy Shum's depanure from Shanghai for at all surprising,' ail things considered, but some of the Chinamen may have been born the South to take up his new post, have, since the stitute of Engineers and Sh Psation was not realand as far as Whiness w the number had been gradually increasing, in Hongkong and so be British subjects until in 1906, according to official catimates, It was found that in Liverpool there are there were no fewer than 224 resident and 49 laundries, 13 b. arding houses, and even 137 transient Chinamen In Liverpool, so that shops kept hy Chinese. As to the manner

Al yesterday's meeting of the Canton Central all the pother was around some 356 memin which Chinamen became residentin Active pum Asipciation, Mr. Chan Wal-pu was

Mr. Lee gated that he had lived at Moreton bers of the Middle Kingdom. To the or Liverpool, some canie as passengers in small voted to the chair and the following resolutions dinary person not afflicted with myopia there numbers on board ship and others had desert were adopted That the best method for the Terrace since 1905. In Arril, 1906, he would seem to be something ridiculous ined their ships. With regard to the former the preparation of anti opium pills shout be com entered into an agreement with the defendants municated to all the branch Associations. That to act as their secretary and manager for St5o the idea of appointing a special Commis Commissioners were unanimously of opinion certain ways of preparing Anti-oplum pills and per month and a free, unfurnished room. He sion and, wasting the valuable time of pro- that the Aliens Act needed strengthening by wine be adapted and the methods of preparagave notice to the Land Investment Company fessional and business men in an effort to making the regulations more. stringent, tion forwarded to the branch Associations that be intended to va ate Moreton Terrace discover the character of a handful of aliens though they stated that they wished to avoid That a letter of thanks by forwarded by the house at the end of May and made prepora. among a population of over half a million. in any way taking up an antagonistic atti Association to all these who have so generous-tions for the rairaval of his Tarailure. On But apparently the city fathers of Liverpool tude to Chinamen in particular, as opposedly distributed anti-apium pills or wine free of he first of May he took up his duties did not see it in that light; however, that is to other nationalities. Respecting desceters charge. That early steps be taken to raise the lesiitute, but as Mr. Lennox, the by the The report begins by stating that it was pointed cut that Chinese sailors and subscriptions "for the opening of an industrial retiring secretary, had, not rar oved his pro-

In the eneral Orders by the Officer. Com- institution.

perty from the room at the Institute, plaintiff the Chinese come to Liverpool in various firemen shipped in Hongkong or any CHEip opium antidotes

could not move in. On the following. day. [manding the Troops to-day, the following lets ABSOLUTE PURITY ways, but it is held as probable that for the other Chinese port are paid 14-dollars per

rained in torrents and again plaintiff waster received from the Commodors is published most part they are members of ships' crews month (in English money 314,6d.) If

delayed and on 3rd. May a Committee meeting for information:- who have deserted, or have come as ordin shipped in Liverpool the Chinese silor got

was held at the Institute when the question of ary, passengers. They chiefly find employ £3 ros: while, a "British sealnan got from

providing a card room for members was raised, ment in the management of boarding-houses £30 to £4 10s. "It will, thus be scen

The upshot of the discussion was that plain. or in laundries. There are also a few shops that there is a great inducement to a mari

tiff's room was utilised as in card room, with "plaintiff's consent, subject to compensatio kept by Chinamen. The evidence given by to desert his ship, if only for the purpose of

being paid for the loss of the room. Some the various witnesses was mainly directed to joining another vessel at the advanced rate of

mooths later plaintiff saw Mr. Crake, in his whole-giving the Commission information upon pay." From beginning to end the report is a

expacity as President of the Institute, and ask the following points: (1) Morality of the vindication of the Chinese in Liverpool, er is found not to te sufficiently spacious swinged him whether it wasn t il re the question of Chinese; (2) bahits and mode of living, (a) both resident and transient, and we can well to the number of prisoners having increased compensation was settled. Ilaintiff suggested in lodging houses, (b) in laundries; and (3) believe that many who read its terms will lately. The site of the old ma azine for moring that $40 per month would be fair compensa-

HIS CAREER AS A CRIMINALƏ: economic aspect, especially having regard to fully endorse the addendum which a minority gunpowder at Ka Tau Hills has now been on; but Mr. Crake thought $15 per month could be added to plintiff'e sal ry:from the

Wang Yau, a well known character, with five follows: "We approve of above report ex

circumstances warranted it another $5 night presenting a presious conviction, becams cept the following paragraph : The Com

be adfed, making the clary Ston per month. entangled with the law, again on Sunday. mission, having considered, carefully the

laintiff thought their ingement a fair one, Wong was banished frain the Colony for five. evidence placed before them, are of opinion.

but he had not received anything. In answer years on the 13th December, 19-6. la return. to Mr. Holbarow, plaintiff said that he baded to Hongkong last week and for a whits lay that the inquiry has been justified."",

to occupy a room on the premises. here was low; not because he as afraid of the policr,

or

AND THE

HIGHEST DEGREE

OM

PERFECTION.

OUR SODA WATER is the most

some daily beverage that can be taken, OUR LEMONADE, ORANGE CHAM- PAGNE, RASPBERRYADE, LEMON SQUASH, &c., possess the true favour of the finest Fresh Fruits..

way.

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The society formed by all the anti-epium pill and wise.compounderi have decided, be side. free distribution of their medicine Canton to distribute a' quantity throughout the inland districts and to sell anti-opium medicine 10 dis rict charitable institutions at reduced

rates.

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PRISONERS AID· SOCIETY,

1 he Industrial Institution in connection with the Police Department for the benefit of prison

selected and work has commenced on the 11th.

it

"I have the honour to tha'k you for the, asi

istance rendered by the troops under your Comm nst a fire which occurred in the Na val Yard this forendan and to request that you will convey to the officers and men present at the fire, my appreciation of their valuable as striance."

A NOTORIOUS CHARACTER.

We would draw special attention to oris the manner of immigration, 'enployment, one fourth of the Commission-signed, as instant with the erection of a building there } beginning of his agreement and that later on ili black marks against his name, each mark rei

LIME FRUL CHAMPAGNE, which has the pleasant characteristics of the, finest Lime Frui

rates of wages of seamen, etc. One of the first things the Commission discovered was that gambling undoubtedly prevailed among OUR DRY GINGER ALE is a beverage of the Chinese, but as Liverpont and its

delightful flavour and aroma.

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·OUK SARSAPARILLA, is not only a deli-

cious drink but a blood purifier as well, OUR STONE GINGER BEER, sjove is introduction, has been steadily growing in popular, favour,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

for the put pare it moving some of the members of the institution to this building.

HELD TRANS M.

With reference to the robbery, committed some time ago in the Pak Ya. Village in the district of Namhoi in which two men were kid- napped, $300,00 are now"demanded by the robbers for their release. A few days ago, one of the men kidnapped escaped form the robbers' | and returned home safely, but the whereabouts

of the other man is at present unknowa.

*HODDERY.

neighbour Manchester are probably the greatest gambling centres in England that? point could not be expected to have had much weight. Moreover, as the Commission found that the only crime resulting from HK German mail of the 17th July was deli gambling which had ever come to the know.vered in London on the 19th inst. ledge of the police occurred in 1904, the A. S. WATSON & CO., question of gambling could scarcely form a MK L. E. Wright, the retiring Ambassador of serious count in any indictment which might the United States, lest Yokohama oni zih inst, LIMITED,

be framed against the Chinese. Then the on his return to America. Commission turned to that old bugbear of FOUR Japanese Vice-Ministers to Korea have the ranter-the evil of opium smoking. Re-been appointed. The appointment of substating that some three hundred robbers membering how England has been over-run ordinate officials to their departments will by a number of people, born' with the gift of follow." the gab, who have railed against the crimi-

CHEMISTS, ÆRATED WATER.

MANUFACTURERS,

&c. &c., &c.

· HONGKONG, CHINA &-MANILA. Hanukong, 17th August, 1907.

BIRTHS..

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On August 14, 1997, at Shanghai, the wife of G. CAULTON, of a son.

On August 14, 19 7, at Shanghai, the wife of A."Hoss, Ichang, of a son...

On August 14, 1907, at Shanghai, the wife of On August 14, 1907, at Weihaiwei, the wife of

T. P. BAPTISTA, of a 100.

Dr. J. W. JACKSON, of a daughter..

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On August 15, 1937, at Shanghai, the wife of CHARLES R. Şiraw of a son.

MARRIAGE.

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The case of robbery committed in the Tai Lik Maskei, in the district of Namhoi on the 14th instant, has been already reported by me. Now the owners of the shops robbed have given particulars of the case to the Authorities attacked the shops and inflicted serious wounds on two of their fokis with the buttend of their

thousand taels of goods and cash and other, valuables have been carried away. In con- sideration of the seriousness of the case, the Namboi Magistrate and the Kwangchow Pra

to make investigations. CHOLERA is increasing in the Japanese Confect have personally proceeded to the scene of

ADMIRAL CHUN ression at Tientsin and the city. The TC..6 The outrage! Koonthing has been quarantined, two of its engineers being down with the epidemic.

no mention of the dy-cussion regarding the Weng, it might as well be told, has on four

card roam on the minutes.

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Mr. Bolborow-Why is that? Pisiatiff-Well. I don't put down everything that takes place, at the meeting. Some were in favour of it; some were agaiṛst,' and they talked and squabbled about it før i dont know ́how long, 1 don't take part in the discus

sinns; I did speak once and was told to shut could give them advice on many things, but up, and I have religiously done en 'ever since. don't. They talked so much about it that got tired of the whole thing, I did not want the room and when they told me. I was not to

occasions been convicted of returning from banishment, but because there were contain things" that required bis attention," Thorn "things" being settled, Wong started out yes- terday shernoon for a walk. While strolling. carelessly past shop No. 51, Bonham Strand East he caught sight of a bundle lying on the crunter. He lounged outside for a white, and

entered the establishment and, "apologising for when the last customer had departed Wong,

leaving my parcel here so long,” picked up the pudence would perhaps have worked, well had bundle and started off. This cost piece of im-

longed to the master of the shop, who saw Wong wa king away with his property, a chaic

Inspector Ritchie arraigned him before Mr. C. A. D Melbourne, yesterday morning, in the followed and the thief was collated.

Polica Court, on two indictments. Wang nd

head. Or the charge of theft he was sentenced 'o one month's imprisonment and six hours' For returning from banishment he received a further term of one year's hard labour.

nality of the Briti.h Government in allowing 1. LIEUTENANT G. A. Luscose, on promotion. rifles. From five of the shops over eight have it I was very pleased; 'I had my own the bundle belonged to a customer. As it be..

India to pander to the deplorable habit in dulged in to excess by all sorts and condi- tions of Chinese, how the opium evil was sapping the vitals of the Empire and our ished, a cancerous growth, throughout the Orient, threatening to spread its unholy

bonds over the nations of the West, we can well imagine that the smug reformer turned with complacency, if not avidity, to that see tion of the report dealing with the opium On July 3, 197 at Zurich Switzerland, ALAN habit. They must have opened their eyes WILSON, Chinese Customs Service, second san of John Wilson, Cistle Park; Huntly, ND, so in amazement at the extraordiua'y state HELEN, second dau,hter of Professor J. Dalton,ments made by the Commission which re- late of Dresden. ·

ported that "opium smoking is undoubted On August 15, 19.7. at Shanghai, JAMES, 'ly indulged in, but it is principally amongst TULLOCH, aged 45 years lat

the Chinese seamen that the habit prevails, a. distinguished from the resident China men. As far as the Commission could es

DEATH..

has been reappointed to the goboat Brambe Lieutenant Commander E. G. W, Davidson on the China Station,

THE Korean Emperor has sanctioned the judgment of the Supreme Court which entences the head of the Hague deputation to death and the two other members to penal servitude for life.

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'house.

Did you say to Mr. Crake that the room was of no use o you?-No, I did not.." What |

you pay me the equivalent of it? said was I am quite willing to give it up if Did the Institute 'ever refuse to give you a

A telegram has been received from Shanghai / room?-No. The room was there, but thay. mitied bath very gracefully with a bow.of.the stating that the new Admiral designate of the look it away: province of Kwangtung, Chun Ping-chik, has,

With your consent ?—Yes, with my consent,

whatever else you like to call it. Siço per left that port on the 18th instant on the subject to compensation, remuneration, or Kwangize for the South to take up his new appointment.

month is not much far a man to live on when he has to pay rent.

You have a priva e incoma?-Never mind what I have privately; it does not matter a straw to you or anyone else.

PRISONERS' SENTENCED TO DEATH. ·

THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., THA DES VŒUX ROID MURDER, Ld, announce that the qual output of the Company's three, mines for the week ending August 3rd, 1907 amounted to 25,6·6:30 Long and the sales during the same period to 20,812.50 tons..

The Hongkong Celegraph certain, a large number of the résident MARQUIS Ito in the course of an interview at factory, were found guilty and senienced

⚫ONGKONG, Tursday, AuGUST 20, 1967

THE CHARACTER OF CHINESE

EMIGRANTS, ',

In these days, when a number of peo- ple in Europe and America, educated and illiterate alike, are sincerely convinced that the Chinese and rampant vice are practical- ly synonymous terms it is interesting for once to read the report of an English Commis sion which was specially appointed to in quire into the habits of Chinese living in a particular district. The natural propensity

before

Chinamen are not a the habit of using Shimonoseki contindicis the rumour of his the drug. There has been evidence resignation, and i dels that he will return to brought

of Korea in one month. It has proved a difficult Commission the opiem smoking in certain laundries." matter to effect complete reparation between the 'new and the old Emperor A Customs This is simply flying in the face of pro-usion between Japan and Korea, he stated, is vidence, after all the oceans of ink and not contemplated, typhoons of exhausted oratory that have been lavished upon the horrible effects of opium-smoking to which, as all untravelled persons know full well, every Chinaman is addicted. Not a hint here about the gaunt, haggard faces of the depraved opium fiend who has fallen victim to the embraces of the death-dealing siren not a word about the miseries and torments suffered by all. Indeed

A DISPUTE betw:en a number of labourers at Hunghom yesterday afternoon ended in a free fight, which lasted for neatly half an hour. there were no casualties to report. Sergeent Watt, who is in cha ge of that district, was successful in putting a stop to the engegement, and making nise of the belligerents prisoners. These were paraded before Mr. C. A. D. Mei- bourne, this morning, at the Police Court,

At the criminal sessions today the three Chinese who were committed for trial for the murder of the forem in at Waison's sodą water.

to death. The p isoners were Tam Po, alias Tam Tak Lau caurder; Li- Su Kai, alias Fei Teai Kol; and Wan Hoi Chi, with aiding and abettler. The jurors were-Messrs. W, F. Gardner, 5. G. Fenton, W. C Drew,. E Lammert, H-W. Pagr, J. von. Riegen and W.

S. Brown,

The jury retired at 3.51 pm, and returned at 5 pm. with a unanimnis verdict of "guilty,"

ACCORDING to the present atingement the 8.1. Sicilis will leave Southampion about Oct. 21 with drafts on board for the Far East, and also for Egypt and Ceylon. The drafts will include men for the Royal Artillery Rous Engineers, Middlesex Regiment and the Royal West Kent Regiment, and other details for Hong.

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Did you ever ask the Chairman at a meeting for compensation ?-Yes But I was always-told Hush Hush¦ Don't say anything about it just now." The Institution was always in an, ex- traordinary financial state,

You a-sisted that financial position No1 My accounts were all up to a cent.

Did you ever pay-Messrs. Lows and Bing- hain's clerks extra money--No. I asked for a little assistance in somimarising and dissecting and was told that if I wanted to be trained as an accountant I would have to pay for it, told them I was not paid for that. I defy any. one in the world to had a red cent wrong with my accounts.

- Mr J 12 Morcison, who was on the manage- meni commillee of the Institute in May last year, sated, he was at the meeting which decided to utilise the secretary's room as a card room, but denied even having expressed his surprise that Mr. Les was hot to be paid compensation,

That closed the plaintiff's case and Mr.

sincks.

SERGEANT INTERPRETER.

CONVICTED.

PLEADED GUILTY TO FORGERY.

Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker 'and Deacon, at the Police Court, yes.. terday, withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty in the case in which Teo. Hun, the sergeant interpreter of the Cen tral Police Stati n, was charged with forging- and uttering, an order for $5.20, in the name of Sergeant Alexander Gordon, Mr. Jootersub mitted that the defendant was merely a boy- only nineteen years, old-and had been em ployed as police interpreter for four and balf years. There was no doubt, he stated, "that defendant endeavoured to obia's the sum of 55. But, Mr. Looker pointed our, previous to this he had borne a good character, The sum defendant attempted to obtain was only a small one, he pursued, and, faking into cen sideration the age of the defendant, he pleared for a light penalty. "If a light punishment

was inflicted," Mr. Looker conciled, "the

Holb row submitted that plaintiff had failed to defendant would be able to realize the enormity of his crime and, at the conclusion of his termi establish his case.

of imprisonment he would probably lead an Mr. Melbourne honest and Industrious life," sent the defendant to gaol for six weeks.

The Puisne Judge-f. think you should call one of your committed at any rate. I do not want to non-sult him at once..

kang, North China, and the Syaita Settlements CHAN MI, master of the licenced coolie-boat the return voyage the Sicil will bring mander Basil R. H. Taylor, K.N, Marine Southampton »bout Jan. 27. No. 120, who was arraigned before Com. home time expired men and details, reaching Magistrate, and Harbour Master, at the THE damage done, by the fire in the Naval

Mr. W, A, Crake, President of the Institute, stance of Sergeant Jackson, of the Water Yard yesterday morning is pat down, approxi- was a lled. In 1906 he was chairman of the Police, on a charge of carrying excess pas: mattis, at 4,00). This amount includes 1500 management committee and corroborated the engers in Victoria Harbour on the thinst for the less of cinibing, etc., the property of agreement between the parties. When it ran and who e case was remanded, was agaiolabourers, who resided in a near-by shed and suggested that a card reom be added to the before h's Worship yesterday. The Sergeant which was destroyed. Up to the present the Institute plaintiff asid he did not want the said he boarded the boat and counted the pas origin of the blate is unknown. We are in-room, but he did not apply officially for com. sengers, when he found there were sine in formed, however, that the fire started in one of pensation until he was about to leave. He had excess of the number allowed by his licence the coolies' sheds. As there was no cooking spoken to witness personally.

Mr. Holbozow-Was he ever promised.com. He had nothing to say, and was fined, Sco with being done in this shed at the time the fire the visual altemátive of "time."

took place, the men being at work, it is sur-pensation hy the management committen? A TERRIBLE fatality occurred at Shanhaikoan mised that, a, spark fra's a passing steam Nn. on August 8, resulting in the deaths of fourteen launch was responsible for the outbreak.

The children were in the Chinese children. babii of, carrying fand to their parents, and generally took the route running between the railway station and the beach. This morning fourteen of them set out on their journey. As they passed the station & wild beast, said to.ben wolf, sprang on them and killed the entire pany. The throats of the children were terrible torn, Later other Chiness reported at the yamen that their children were missing. Parties have been ranized to trace and kill the brast. It will

of a Commission is to lay bare evils which the Commission found that "a large number | They were fined $1 each-and cautioned. the members have been led to believe of the resident Chinese" never dreamt of actually exist, although they may not be using the drug. If only the infatuated be visible to the untrained eye; and they usually lievers in the wild and whol y unsupported start out joyfully to wallow in 'mire if only assertions of those who claim to speak for to afford reason for their original ap the Chinese could be led to realise that pointment. Some of the members of the that fact is equally applicable to all China Liverpool City Council, egged on, doubtless, there would be less talk about the extinction by local demagogues and labour charlatans, of opium-smoking in the For Fast and fewer came to the conclusion that the Chinese attempts to impose impossible conditions quarter in that city was a veritable hotbed of on those British colonies which derive a crime, immorality and vice generally. Accord. substantial revenue from a perfectly legi ingly a Commission was appointed with intimate trade. On the subject of immorality structions: ""To investigate and report upon, the Commissioners found exactly what they the condition of Chinese settlements in the probably expected to find, that contraven city, arid to invite evidence as tothemo al and tions of the law had occurred and that economic effects of the increased importe- there were those whose passions were not tion of the Chinese into the city." The re- always to be regulated by stereotyped by solution further called the attention of His laws; but they could not brand the Chinese

YESTERDAY afternoon, two street coolies were Majesty's Government to the serious increase community as in any respect worse than

arrested at West Point after they, bad been followed some distance. The men were seen of Chinese in Liverpool, and strongly urged any other section of the

leaving Connaught Road with a sick, which the Home Secretary to rigidly enforce the Regarding the habits and mode of living, the

they carried on a pole. A policeman followed provisions of the recent Act relating to the Commission found that "the lodging houses

the pair into Das Vicx Road and then into immigration of aliens, in the interests of the kept by the Chinese, under the supervision

Falt Fish Lane, whore, he stopped them. The moral welfare of the people and the duty of the Health Authorities, are cleanly, and

sack was opened and found to contain rice, which the State owes to the many unfortun well conducted, and kept in satisfactory

They were unable to explain whence they ste unemployed of our own countrymen," conformity with the by-laws and regulations

got the rice and they were taken 11 No. 7 It will be seen that the Commissioners were in force in the city. The Commission at..be remembered that a few months, age wolver Police Station. The rice is supposed to In reality banded a mandate by the anti- tach great importance to the fact that board made their appearance at Tanghe near Chips have been stolen from some ship discharging Chinese section of the Council to provide ing-houses are regularly inspected without angian, where much damage was causio the cargo in the harbour. At the Police Coor,

cattle. The villagers at that time warping to-day, Mi. Melbourne Aned pach man'.$ reasons and furnish evidence in proof of the warning, by officers of the Health Commiter, fires turning during the nightlls order to the alternative being a fortnight's goal. They 'faiquities committed by the alicas of the between the hours of so p.m. and 1.30 am scare away the bossts, #P. & 7. Zimme={{ entered.

population.

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SHIPPING AND MAILS

Indian (Vamsang) and inst. English (Malta) zand inst., 8 am. Canadien (Tartu) 22nd inst. German (Prins Heinrich) 27th inst, am. Germantring Rigent Lulifold)1ythinst.,pan. American (Chiwa) 28th Inst.

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The Mogul Lite 16) Sikk sailed yesterdayı : Had Mr. Lee wanted it he could have had the room?—Yes, at any time he could have from Singapore, and may arrive here on 24ah

inst:

The H. AL, .. Liberia left Singapore on By Mr Goldring-Did you say that if Mr. | 19th inst., at 6 p.ni, and may be expected here hard it, Lee had not brought this action he would have on 35th inst., a.m.» got compensation? Was it, not the intention of the commitee to give him compensation? With this reservation; I said that if he con- ducted bimitif properly as manager he would gel compensation. At one time it was con- templated to give him compensation.

By the management Commlitea?-No, By some of the members personally,

By Mr. Holborow-What were tho stops First, if the Institats could, afford it, and second, if he gave sailsfaction. When came before the committee it was unaniously decided not to give him anys

The P. M. S. 8. Całe ms, Siberia sailed from

Shanghai and is due to arrive at this port on art ins; at 9 am

The Imperial German Mail an Prine Sietas

may be expected here on dist just, noom.. mand left Manila no 19th inite at 350, and

The C. P. R. Co, va. "Tartar, arrived at Shanghai at 8.30 am, an 19th inst, and leaves again at 5 p.m., same day, for Hongkong, where

The C. P. Cols ss. Empræir of China's she is dus in arrive at 5 p.m., 00 218d Inuvika

arrived at Kobe at 11,90 5.m., on 19th fast, and

where she in due to dņiya at noon, on sand ing,

folt again at 50 pw same day for Shanghai