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MONEY LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.

ŠTHE LEGÁLITY OF THE BUSINESS, ⠀

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY NOVEMBERO

WHONG SAICHED.

(A YOUNG, LADY:H, QUANDARY, 1-

At the Supreme Court; last Monday, In A rallier pretty looking young lady, of between ees

2nd inst

named Hong Sham brought an action against stepped firmly on board ons of the one Lau Kwork, the head of a Chinese Too ferry launches last night, looking quite dis

surroundings. Her face was flushed and her

THE WAYS OF SOME CHINTINGS:

"THE OPIUM; FARMER'S "MENIALS.

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MReginald Harding, appeared for the eyes shona brightly, he appeared to be in school stands in need." [for in a port where thoro ara no customs, be has cher with their respecAngs were especial-' || Anything, can be donesty said, with... pery!

from the defendent as guarantor.. plaintig, Mr. Cito Kong Sing representing the defendant.

Plalatin, Mn Harding stated, was a sob. Cology. The defendant was the head of both associations; and the plaintiff was claiming from the defendzot.

and Lady Jul. The 5

"Chinese" ladies and geallemet." this most. thing"

scriber to two money loao asiociations in the disappolutment that was stamped on her coun. the School Committee. - Mij Wiljon has served, with a low, Malays, and Klingo chinting The ladies had a table of their own; the guests haz). Therefore I and some friends;

Mr.

trouble. Now and again she would dig violently into her saichel; occasionally she would dive into her pocket, but the look of tenance never left it. When the launch drew alongside the pier the young lady rushed down the gang thai, tally, the Adet med one the name or number of which for station, reasons is withheld. Arriving there she ap proached the officer on duty,

Good-night,

Mt. Officer," she said "ri lost a ring

Where have you lost it?" inquired the officer, trying his polliest on.

I can't say, I went out to see some friends

s.mada:

ugo

loanding-You are a member of money could see, and made for the nearest police↑ Mr. Lanning now sees it close in the appoist hanging from bin walit belt. On bis balt: het BOOK foliowe &—Mra, T. Hamed,blequently, and discussing this subject, withi

17-Yes.

How many wo.

How many times have you paid in monty to the first association ?-Eight times.

And into the second one -Thirteen times. What amount did you pay in on each coṭae,

is

and

in the country, and the sea fron! We and Mrs. Murray WarnCK,

THE SHANGRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL.

IVO TING-FANG IN SHANGHAI. I was there also weled to see each other very frequently is the Kemple, where His Ex- The Municipal mingits, A geblish on

COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET AT THE ASTOR callency, the late Clubhang was located another page will be found to contāldi

I remembers. We discuried the queation of deal that is of interest to^all parentă în Shsoz-

BAYHOUSE MA

this International Institute and Phose children

Under the auspices of the interosional In» i: whón: Dr. Reid, proposed this scARTMEL HAVE hal, and especialls to those

So much has the Chint og been in the public stitute a most unique and succeitful fanétion him my most hearty peppar. (Applause.) noticed

At Summary Jurisdiction, Mr. H. H. J. Gqmjene,.|Seaty-one and twenty-five years of age, dressed." attend the Pulle School it will be the dra of late that 1 make no apology för giving a took place at the Astor Housa'inst ayening, re- |Ƒ that time, you must remember, it was all'

that it is proposed to make some change

lew, delsifs of the doings and character of this Puisse Judge, presiding, an aged women in skinz of dark texture and a tinted blow", di organisation of the Committee and in its relation Interesting, personality, Primarily be is ■ Ports the SNangkal Mercury of võib ult, when différent from what it is now, W'At that time it'

to the Council: This is probably the reason.

evenue officer warranted, by Government and complimentary dinner was given in honour itiwas very difficult to move, and in the opinion Association, for the recovery of the sum of tressed She took her soat at the side of the | why such fall information is accordust or just albaid by the Opium and Spirit Farmers, and be of Their Excellencina, Wu Ting-jang (re-ap" | || 05}a:good, many peoplecić (was thought:im47) Stos, being the amount due to the plaptismoking-room, and paid no attention to her prosent, that we may know what has been done Extremely unpleasant task to perform, fui Cheng (the late Shangbai Tñotalandre: thought;} although it was difficulte io, do

painted Chinese Minister to Washington), and practicable to carry out this scheme. But Is under the old-arrangement and of what the

appointed Provincial Judge of Kianges), still was masts make ads effort to do it points dwelt upon, 10 do his best to put down smuggling and to To take up a few of the points Wilson trom the honorary post of Secretary to

see that the duties ar pot evaded, The major,

wives Lady Wa (Loud band clapping from the ladies' tabla.): S. we note first of all the retirement of Mr. A

1st of them are Chinese, Lotions Techy Ally interesting in that there ware present both seriesaces. Thereforeworthy (lage Howar

and Can in this capacity for some time now, and his tonese women for cause The Chinese

may be recognized by bil black bajuand trousers, services have been highly appreciated, especially during the period of traption. Taat period

a gold ring of two and a long, key chain of transition, beginning, with the retirement of ment of Dir. Billing to the subsinative post of

CASTING a much worn brass plate, the sign of bis authority which he exhibits when necessary Principal. This appointment we ard zdro that all who know Mr. Billings's interes

The others wear ordinary clothing. Chintings keenness for the things that exist everywhere, along the wax front, in town his boys,

most beartily endorse: We believe they to them, and his scholastic attainments,

gets the biggest hauls, from passengers' which if they contain no opium ofan contain will also share Mr. Billinge's opinion that the and commercial grip of the language, is of the highest importance, and seeing this is so the Committed would be completely Justified' In in this mercenary age one has to cut one's cost according to one's cloth and, the delay of Budget is further advanced, and the financial, 2 few months, until the preparation of the conditions better known; can only be con- There are two points, dealt with separately in these minutes, which appears to do, to be closely connected ; they are feen and at- tendance. We notice that a revised scale of feel, abolishing some anomalies, is to be com piled for discussion, and we also notice that its school bas never had such a roll-call as it has at present. established itself in the esteem of the public in the way in which the Shanghai Public School has done, and which giver, as it does, an education considerably beyond that of similar schools at home, ought to be does, especially in the higher forms. It is, to able to charge a higher fee than it at present be remembered that the insnution fulbis the double functions of a primary and a secondary.

sion ?-$5 each time.

That makes twenty-one, payments; of 55 chis afternoon and 1 bad it with me. I showed acquiroment of French, a good conversational bundles of unstamped letters and unless the Mr. Alexander McLeod, presided. .⠀⠀⠀ -..

oach.?--Yes.

And Sios is due to you?—Yes, Were these associations carried to their satural end, or were they broken up in the middle?Neither of the associations was car ried through,

Did you apply to the defendant for repay ment of Srog?:

His Lordship-Was he head man of the associations?

Mr.

Harding Yes,

Winess replied that on several occasion she had applied for repayment, but the defendant had put her off from time to time.

Mr. Harding-Did you eventually go an acknowledgment from the defendant in respect Lo two shares?-Ye

Mr. Otto Kong Sing, cross-examining-the defendant was the head of the associations, why did you want an acknowledgment of the two shares?—He did not give me my money.

But

bad .you B book showing you won a subscriber? Yes,

What made you ask for the acknowledgment then -He wrote it for me.

Can you give a reason why these two associations were not carried through?-Hewas afraid of me. (Laughter), Thai's why they were not carried through.

Why were they not carried through? Witness went on to evade giving a direct

it

SSADA BYiEmblay.

to my friends and remember very well replacing it in the case."

What sort of ring was it?" the officer went on; at the same time producing a sheet of í s¤gaging the best teacher they could get, But age of the fire, and where prohibited money.in) mid÷Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen': be advisable for Dr. Réld to establish the 1

paper,

one side of which was printed as, bat which was now being used as scribbling paper, The young damsel gave the description of the "missing" circlet very minutely, even to

Did

mended: you take a chair after loving your friends? interrogated the officer, appearing wise

the number of carats. ·

“No, a ricksha—one of the new ones,” was the reply. you put the case into your hand bag?" he "When you replaced the ring in the caso did pursued.

"No, I did not. I left the house holding the box-it is a small one-you know these ring cases? I was carrying it in my baud."

"Did you take the number of the ricksha?"

how did I know I was going to lose well, you leave me your name and address see what can be done to recover it?" the ficer said thought for a while and looked around the charge room. "I'd rather not," she said. "You see, in a whisper, the ring did not belong to me and was the-er-eng-of a out. I'd sooner buy her another than (bat.".

I will

It seems to us, that, a ichool, which has.

an amicable, agreement arrived at the letters and bringer are handed over to the Post Office officials. Os conviction, he get good percent brought in he generally persuades, the passen ger, who is often marely passing through, to going before the magistrate. But there are part with a good portion to save the trouble of besides the official, the unofficial Chintings. These are the, smart gentry who, seeing passengers landing, put themselves forward a. regular officers and proceed to sxamine the boxes of their victims. “A

́answer to the question. "My eyes are bidt” friend of mine, and I would not like it to get that it is still capable of considerable develon: bave all been searched before leaving the different parts of the Empire. Here wo bava

abe answered.

She remained silent for a minute as if in

"Tell her to answer the question," urged thought. Then she produced the satchelsgain Mr. Kong Sing

The question was repeated's third as, for the fiftieth time probably-and laid out ite contents, which, consisted of a half soiled when witness gave as her realon that “she was

handkerchief and a few cents, on the desk. It going home."

was got there. She went through her pocket, Was not the defendant's wife-Chung Lam- now dead, the bead of the Asociations ?Yes,ith equal success, Again she was lost in Though, until the officer geiting uncomfortable .1 handed her my money,

She had offered her a chair, which she took not been seated for half a minute when sho

d up.

Here witness hastened to correct herself. "It was not a woman after all," she said, it was a man named Chung. Lam,"

Do you know that the defendant's wild died recently? Yes.

Do you know that soon after her death the money lose associations stopped?-It was long after.

ferit not a fact that women were the only constituents of these associations? There were some men, too,

found it!" she cried. "it wasn't lost." officer looked relieved, and loquired in what part of her mysterious apparel she had placed it, •

This isn't my satchel at all, Mr. Officer," she said, looking delighted, took the wrong satchel away. My friend and myself," by way of explanation, "bave satchels alike. left my satchel there, and I remember well now placing the ring is my satchel and leaving it on a table. I am sorry for the trouble I gave you. Good-night.

There was no reply, and if there had been any she would not have heard it, for she was out and down the street in record-smashing time..

HVADING RESPONSIBILITY.

SALE OF A DRUGGIETE BUSINESS.

A Chinese druggist while giving evidence in

really liberal-education, on modera-lices, and

with

ina it would

ternational Institute in Shangha, which is the most important place, as I have already explain ed, in the whole Empire of Chips, I am sot sorry we came to that decision. - I'am glad to say has been commenced; and since the schemo that the site has been selected and the building has been partly carried out Dr. Reid has been most energetic in doing the work for which the Institute was intended, and:l:can assure accomplishing a rast amount of good in China. you, from what I know, that this institute is (Loud applause. As I have said- our, people dispositions. But this can be overcome. are diffident, and retiring, in their habits. and. is this Institute, of which Dr. Reid is the Chief and sative, and join in. friendly where, friends can assemble, together, foreign of subjects of common interest and in social intercourse, (Applause) If any cussed there in a friendly way and, to my mind, thing important crops up it can be dis

this Institute in course of time will work

wanders in Chios; and: 1 am sore, although I will

1

now I am told that things are not very flourish

hope the friends of the Institute will come forward to support it liberally, and when

to America will have great pleasure in^- making known the great and good work; that this Institute in doing in China. It is a Kind of missionary work against which no · eril "word"; can be said, and where foreigners, merchants, diplomats, and missionaries, and even our peo plo, officials, scholars, merchants and trades. men, will all be welcome, and they shopid. ali, therefore, most heartily support this Institute, e any longer. I have exbansted, your patience. Ladies-and: gentlement: I will not keep you (Mormor of dissent from the ladies) | But bes fora sitting down, I want to say I wish this: In- stitute the very grantest success) and if it turns. ple in Chios, and especially the foreign.in out to be a great success. I am sure that all pros Shanghai, will have no reason, to, regret, ité (Applause.) In Shanghal.it: will become the medium of causing foreigners, ladies and gent tlemen, and. Chinese, Jadies and gazilantan, in other better and beter. Thus, in future, there come, in contact with, and understand, each need be no more friction between the peoples, we foreignersad Chinese will learn to look. upon each other, not as strangers, but as friends. yes, more than friends, as brothers and sistors, (Prolonged applause);

for

LOCAL TROOPS DEFEATED...

Thế N. C. D. News Contains, particular of

an old felt his worn rakishly on one side of his being Madame Wu and her niece, Madame our minds to support this scheme of Dr. Gilbert All italdi the ladies, numbered twenty, Held' mostly strongly; and Dr. Gilbert: Raldo I remember, coming to see me ia. Washingtons Mim

Carison,

kirs. Young, Mrs. J. Allen, Mrs, Howth, the Misses Forbes, Miss me again, but, owing to the intersection of Hyde of New York, Mrs. R. Lemke, Mrs, R. anionasste circumstances over which reliber Calder Marshall; Dr. Patterson, Miss Petersen, hs.sor i nor any man had

Any control the ide Mrs. AW: Ui Pope, Mry, Reid, Mrs. Shorrock, was not carried out to.

out-to-speedily as we could have wished.. Alter my return to China: De The President of the International Institute, Reid came to see me again, and the question the arole, whether afford." The toast of the svecing having been pro- Insitute In Paking it would not be ad

to set it up in Shanghai, We thought the posed and honoured with enthusiasm, received with a hearty round of applause, circumstances then prevalling in China it

H.E. Wy Ting" Fang, whose rising was matter over and decided that, in view of the

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this banquet given in our honour, thank have made regarding me, and I thank you; you, Sir, for the very flattering speech you ladies and gentlemen, for the cordial manner in which you have received it. I appreciate greatly the honour that has been conferred upon me. It is said that prophet is at honoured in his own country. Of course, I do do not wear, diallaguishing uniform, the not applendid banquet given here to-night, to some extraordinary, notion, Chintings claim to be a propbet, but I venture to say, police who may pass by, conclude the official and the cordial and most friendly, way that the is a regular man and allow the barefaced toast has been received in my favour, are robbery of people to go on under their eyes. such that even a prophet should be proud The bad Chintings, and I refer only to ef-(laughter)-and especially in a place like virtuously uninteresting, have many means New York of Chins, or the London of China these now, as the good ones are naturally this, like Shanghal, which, I may say, is the of making money. Thus they are willing to This place is the most importast place in the end themselves out for aufficient considera: Empire of China: Hers we have a large num- simplicity itself. Someone plants a tin, of hers here, om we have a large number of my tion to pay back a grudge. The process is ber of foreigners residing here, and doing bone illelt chandu in his enemy's box or sleeping countrymen coming here to do business with place. He then, informs the Chioting who sees the foreigners; here we have a large shipping, to getting a search warrant. A formidable where goods from all parts of the world come school. We believe that the latter part of the body of police and Chietings proceed on the almost every day and every week: goods which work is of comparatively recent growth, and

quest and naturally find the stuff. As they are distributed from here, throughout all the ment, especially with the recent additions to police station, to Avoid any possibility of their

my countrymen coming and then going off to its staff; and as the years go by and the the stuff in the place they are going to, Peking, or other parts and places of the Em

sent home proportion of youth

to be little cache.

it would seem a clear case when they find the pire and carrying a knowledge of Shanghai educated grows smaller there is the more

So the unfortunate is brought and a knowledge of foreigners along with before the magistrate, and under the beauties need of this development. There is undoubt

the special provision of the opiam law he is

them. Here we have a large seaport where edly need of a thoroughly well equipped

a good many foreignais coming to China, pass secondary school in the East, a school free merely charged with being in possession of through, whether as Consuls, scholars, mis- from any sectarian atmosphere imparting

illicit chandu. It is of course quite impossible sionaries, merchants or travellers. So that; as a charge which would. Is any other case be place is Chise. We all know that this place for him so dirarayabaing.

(in possession," and 1-have said, this is by far the most important- si a reasonable fee. That the upper forms of The Public School form sa admirable framed as "dishonestly receiving and retaining will exercise a great influence in China, in virtue for such a school we are satisfied, and is stolen property" thus becomes proved against fits peculiar position and conditions. Forelas propar encouragement that nucleną should in

him, it will be appreciated that the chances ers coming to China to live, on account of due time become an entity in itself, a separate show that the staff was not in his possession sccount of their customs and habits being of a Chinese coolie or workman being able to their language being different to ours and on institution receiving within its doors only such students ar by previous primary school educare as thin as the thread which suspends Maho. somewhat different to ours, have hitherto met's coffin 'twixt earth and heaven. The fine, had no opportunity of communicating with us tion, could benefit from its higher grade, of instruction. When we plead for a school of imposed and paid, goes to further enrich the freely. Foreign merchants camlog to China, this type free from sectarian influence: we do it

Chioning, who scores twice. It is not therefore to trade bave, it is true, dealings wilb our to view of the fact that in this community (bere bad Chinting, grows rich, the number of bis very few of them have access to our homes, a matter of surprise to find that after a time the merchants but except for business purposes, are 10 truly "all sorts and conditions of

men? Tell me the name of one man belonging to

that any institution with a Shibboleth would cut gold rings, increases, he sports a watch and Very few can speak our language, and very

chain, his felt hat becomes new and smart, few of us can speak the association? If you look at the book you

that of int

a very large proportion of those

your language. will and. How do I know?

who would otherwise avall themselves of its be affects blue glass and smokes cigarettes

But as time goes on all this is bound to Mr. Oto Kong. Sing aid that, for the

basefts. The development of the higher forms through an amber holder, and at this stage change. Chios has been opened since the defence, be call. witnesses to prove

of the Public School with this. aim in view he either resigns in favour of shopkeeping or

Treaties with foreign powers have been entered that the defendant was not the head of

seems to be an object worthy of the Committee's adopts, the more lucrative, if slightly risky into for more than half a century; and though these associations, but his wife was. Before

serious consideration; and the growth of an game, of smuggling opium, from Amoy and

it la maid the country has stood still'this in troe doing so, however, he submitted that by the money load associativas' books,

independent Secondary School, housed in a swatow. The procedure in this is simplicity only in a certain a:ors and within certain limita SAZT SMUGGLERS AT QUINGAN: containing

separate establishment, would release a goodly itself and it is what our racing friends would The time is now changed and Chins is on the only twenty-three names, the associations were

number of places in the present School for the call a dead-cost all through. The ships are move; (Hear, hear). The people of this Empire............. illegal under Section 4 of the Companies

rapidly growing number of students seeking inspected at these parts by proper customs

have been awakening and reform's have been in- Ordinance,, and he asked that the plaintiff be

primary education. For is to be remembered officials to see that no illicit sinf is on board, troduced. Laws have been modified or changed non-suited. The defendant therefore was not the guarantor under the meaning of the Batatea case at the Supreme Court, last Monday, that the public provision for the education of but as the customs officers descend the gang and new laws have been promulgated: Reforms the encounter between salt-smugglers and the of Frauds, and he was afraid his friend could gave an illustration under cross-examination foreign children in Shanghai i pat, ex-way of oot is the ship a quantity of in in the system of government, or at least, in xiany local troops, as reported by telegram to as last of how Chinese transact business in certain ceisive. The Public School provides for nocent looking passagers luggage, the pro- of the government departments, have been in

an attendance of about four hundred, and perty of late arrivals, is hauled up on the roduced and thus you seé, ladies and gentle- week. Our Shanghai contemporary of, 30th quarters,

*You

even if it were five hundred-that-would be other side. The ship's officers being busy men men, that Chita is different from what she was all says:-A report from Chinese sources was carried on a drug store business at Wanchai some time ago? queried the sali-only provision for about one thirtieth of and receiving thousands of passengers every before. That bring the case, what thall we do?received in the Sestlement yesterday, afterzogn We the effect that engagements have Just Been the total foreign population. This compared month with their accompraying barang, would We have to face the new state of things. citor for the plaintiff

"Yes, 1-dið," was the reply.

with say bonte citly appears to be hope be attempting a superhuman task if they want must prepare for it. Hitherto there was fought between Chinese gunboats and alt lessly inadequate. Thus, taking the whole of ed to examine all luggage, and inasmuch as good deal of misunderstanding, and, in conse smugglers in the vicinity of Quintas,

pears that Total Tu Yon-tsio has now a

ra flotilla England and Wales we find that with a total only a small percentage carry on smuggling itquence, some difficulties have arises; but, "ar

of only "about 100 native, gunboats; (emali" "A "SLUMP" -IN SHANGHAL Who advertised it. I did not. The people population of thirty-five millions, the places is quite likely that they have no reason we learn to know each other bester, all these. Junks mounting one or two small meals load-

who bought the business, I believe,

provided in primary schools alone number suspect anything wrong. The boxes are hauled difficulties will be removed. The N. C. D. News, of joib uli., saysı-Ondi

ent), whereas, fome few years ago, his com 1.it not a fact that you sold the business in

It is said that our literati are arti-foreign. mand wardonblt that strength: The reduction. seven millions. Even allowing for the fact up and those with the biddea tronsure therein that pumbers of children of Shanghai parents go to the charge of a confederate on board. That is not quite correct. Whatever unfriend- of the chief topics of convertation and com- order to avoid responsibility?-No, Sir. ment in this port amongst our "Chinese follow Whom did you sell the business to? I sold it, go to their parents' home lands for education The shore gang then telegraph the joyful newsliness they have shows is mainly, due to their apparently has led to greater strength and

"But to whom?" the solicitor insisted.

the present provision would seem to be, as we residents in the disastrous effects that have

of the despatch with best wishes for a safe not understanding your manners and customs audacity among the smugglers, who have been. active recently deer Quinsan, that the little Witness paused for a while, thinking hard, have said, hopelessly inadequate the lippe-arrival, and in due course the ship comes to and resulted amongst Chinese bosinear man of all

Iways of thinking. In this blame way we

of nineteen boats, which assembled squadron lessness lying partly in the fact that this seems

These coolis ships almost invari Singapore. classes through wild speculations on the rise To my foli" he replied at length.

many instances mi judged by foreigners

to keep order during the recent regatta at in the price of gold, · This sort of speculation

and foreign newspapers. I do not blame them, seemed so esly to the ordinary man in the

vantages on the part of the Shanghai parent: quarantine ground. The receiver are on street that hundreds ventured to get rich by

We are glad to note the views expressed by look-out and after the bealth officer has inspect their standpoint. The thing they ought to try "buying" or "selling" gold, the only things

the Chairman of the Committee qu the subjected and the ship is asleep, except for another to do is to Judge it rightly, to judge us ac of shorthand as a part of a school curriculum. watch a boat quietly guides up under the cording to our education and our views of needed for the purpose being a lead pencil or

They are the views which we should expect shadow of the ship and the passenger on board life and men. You must judge a also ac- fountain pen and a note book. People, many whom may not have Leen a single bar of of

from any cultured mau, and in view of certain quietly lowers away the contreband which cording to our intention if you wish to estim- gold in their lives and were without money,

receat, utterances of a grossly utilitarian and is now in small and convenient pickets. The ate us properly.by our intention. Not from "bought" or "told gold bars by the hundreds

materialistic character we give them special boat makes off to a local steamer due to sail at your standpoint, because we bavebeen educated and thousands on time, speculating on a fall

welcome. Shorthand, though it may have he daylight, and here another confederate receives in a different manner and act in a different of rise, as the case may be, with the result

secondary uses, is really a special part of a the stuff and duly plants it: If all goes well mennels though as a general rule with the that, when settling day came, lesen who

technical education, and as such does not enter the ship sails, and the opiam is very last is best intentions, one should be judged according could not meet their obligations were compell-

into sandy deephere of liberi culture at all. Its somewhere in the F.M.S. ar wherever else, it is to his lights, not according to of

Ao faculty of band, eys, car, or desired. ed to abscond or desiring to keep their good

But the sweetness of the whole other people. To judge correctly it is necessary mind which does not find ample room for scheme comes in if possible danger is scented to consider what the intention of the person is, name, pawned or sold everything that had any marketable value, to pay their debt, leav

activity and development in other studies, and the local boat is detained. In that case and his education. (Applause.) ing themselyss and their families penniless and

We have heard it argued that the teaching of the receiver simply goes on shore and gives

Now is a most important epoch for China, in danger of starvation. Others, again hava.

working in wood, now to geperal, at home, information and a search party going off We are all here, I mean foreigners and barn known to commit suicide, and also, those

and the teaching of shorthand are much on the 10 the local boat finds the stuff and thanks Chinese, for the best, and we should be THE DOINGS OF CHINESE Merchant who had stood as guarantors for them Na-

Total Tu, on hearing of the disaster, ordere dame place. But they are not. They both to the delightful "possession" offence the prepared to face the future with its greatly turally, those who understood such thinge usual-

4th inst. may come in useful afterwards, true; but Master is heavily figed and the receiver altered conditions and its wider, brighter out-ed the nineteen bouts to make an attack at ly profited whilst those who only w

once. The smuggler mastwhile had been that is not the reason that manual instruction informer gets the fine or a large proportion t Four or five young native sparks started out

look all together. What we have to do in easy

# way to get rich with note book and pencil- on a spree last night. Travelling westwards, is given in schools. Neither such instruc This is not the only way of making a living, order to be able to do this is to leam from each reinforced from eight to twenty-eight boats and found themselves at lost involved in destaction, they landed in a house at 473, Queen's Road ion given with a view to possible assistance for our ingenious friend will get a permait to other, to study each other, and to know each the gunboa found a fight ready and awaiting With a public so easily gulled, offices for en- West, where they ordered dinner and lots of in earning a livelihood. It's real puriose is expoit say ten chests he bas bought. The other. Only from knowledge can sympathy them. According to ope account, the sangt abling it to indulge in this sort of gambling | wine, By two o'clock this morning things be eye, of mind, and muscle, Shortband bas opium is banded over and goés añoat, but it retiring in aur-ways and manner. 18:18 seldom the shore, but all reports agres that they at the development of the co-operation of hand ship's name and destination is recorded, the or appreciation proceed. W Chinese are too glers were ashled by a considerable force on sprang up like mushrooms, and added to mctiousness, Cups, hawls and diferent kinds not even that to be ngid-for itself. Its purpose.

the gan to happen, cheerfulness having changed to

the aggressive and concentrated Dever reaches the ship it is booked for Boms that foreigners dan have access to our families' once sera on

s-gunboats ono_aller.400%Dar To crown all, crediton have issued a fat of crackery were used as gavels when the argu, is purely utilitarian and technical, and its scope weeks later a number of firewood Junki laden houses. In the same

it in very rare their fire the. that accounts must be settled at once, meni got too fierce, and the poor singing girls narrow; and those who wish for it should pay with timber sail clumsily out of port with for *Caldese gentleman to have access The fight continued from anos and refuse to do farther business until had to beat a hasty retreat for warmer for it.

several sacks containing coconuts at the bottom to the house of a foreigner. Your business, darkness was closing in. The smugglers. Aps their demands are satisfied. As the majority

| quan ng

when the crockery took unto them- With the readjustment of relations between

commercial dealings with us, ceeded is capturing all the nineteen boats, the of the boat. The boats are the embodiment of men, engaged of the debtor were comparatively · pesšilass

The mistress of the house the Committee and the Council we scarcely honest trade, and the coconuts are-balls of know us superficially, but beyond that it is officers and crew of which mostly escaped when they began "business," and eves those called for order, and one gentleman in parmed to deal. It is almost entirely a matter of opium. And in these ingenious methods of very rarely we have any intercourse in the way Some were killed and some injured,

in casualises has not been received peasilees by gambling on the rise, or fall of Ha was held down by his less noisy cbums, which tends to put the Council's (patifations Chimings are the cleverest exponents. OLD of things, however, which, I am glad to think, is alleged, however, that a petty officer who wat gold, the panic that has arisen by the dimands who saw trouble looming on the horizon. The more closely in touch with the Cornell SINGAPOREAN in Singapore Free Press.. bound to disappear. (fear, hear). We ought captured had his eyes ganged out and bia

tear, right arm cut off by the robbers. The unfort of the creditors may well be imagined. Those woman picked herself up, and, standing on her should be welcomed. The arrangement pro-

to be prepared to change for the better.

I hope the old order, the bear)

d condition à vale man WAY | Golde who understand the character and mental rights, ordered the crowd to leave instantly, posed, will not add to the work of either Com

as past, and that in future my connirymen and bled to death en brown sbore, where be constitution of the ordinary Chinese need not "Let me give her one only," pleaded her a milies or Council, and the Committee will be

A TELEGRAM from Mukden, to the N. G. 2. foreigners who come to China will mix'more Some excius bosta assisted the Chinese gunt be surprised that suicides and the vanishing sailant, whose bands were held behind his back, more la line with other similar Gommittees act have been the order of the day, while those It will do me good. Everything was done working at the Council's adjutants. In this News, states that Viceroy Hat Shin-chang has freely and hemore friendly towards each other. boats but suffered no severe losses during the - who?. depended upon these men for food and by panses broke away from them, when Council, but we can rinsed a time when the Tis 40,000,000 de condition that it shall be in think intercourse between foreigners and almost entirely on hill arms, of which they but care, the move is from outside towards the been authorised to float a foreign loan of Applause from the ladies.) Next to education engagement. The robbers, it appears, relied maintenance are left to shift for themedves. their prisosar

There is a report going the rounds that as least expected and flew at the woman, le rapidly increasing work, of the Council must ventsd chiefly in railways and other productive Chinese, officially and socially, is most import evidently had good supply, while the gusboats ***. The loan will be raised shortly. ant to China. Of course, in official life and wasted much time and energy by creating's the creditors find that the laws of Chlon are trying to kick her deparing shadow he placed more and more be delegated to small Com enterprises. unfavourable to any litigation on the batter his foot through a partition and brought it mittee, a principle which obtains in most large The expenditure on the Kird Changchun dealings we often come in contact with each big noise with their deck guns, wh Railway and on the Hainesiotun-Amur Railway of dealings; butil we are to know and appre: Viceroy, and Governor informing them that B

also, do, we in commarcial life

Tactal To Yun-táin hac telegraphed to the and that gambling is an indictable off down with a. catb. Policemen were called clites la Europa-Shanghai Times,

́in, and the imate merchant—for a Connaught ence they are endeavouring to obtain the as sistance of foreigners to squeeze the debtors Road merchant ha removed to the A Young woman named Li Ho, living at March) will be defrayed out of this lean Vice clate esch other better we ought to carry our preparing, a force of over fifty vistels, which such as have something let:

Icftrior, the creditors

to lock-up."

Wait Street, was knocked down by ricksha roy His Shih-chart is fourning to Mukden, Intercourse a little farther. We ought to have squotza. -Ware such thing to take place thera This morning, he was charged before Mr. la, Queen's Road Central last Saturday after and has instructed H.E. Tang Shao-yi and frequent social functions in commen: We bill command personally on peritive Chinese old be brought to exagit be damaging proper, at the Police Court, with poop, and sustained, injuries about his head, other departmental chiefs that the policy of ought to invite each other to our respective capturing the nineteen gunboast offe

do main | homes, the sʊme'ás you and arms. One of her teeth was also the Peking Government is to secure would to a standstill at damaging property and assaulting the lady of Once, 504 a slump lo ons branch would be the house-Chan So. He pleaded guilty and knocked out. The rickibs, coolie Ke Kang tanance of friendly relations with Japan, in We ought not to treat each other a strangers terally affect sil: the other. At last coa Chi was ordered to pay the complainant 55 for the was taken up on a charge of reckless driving reving the taxation with a view, to incream nene merchant who being mot, auctesial is damage done in her house and the Government the Police Count on Monday forenoon, he the reverse of the country, so effect there his legitimala business, ventured tegurichi Sy for assaulting her. This be did without was floed one dollar, and Mr. Malboune out of covery of Chinese sights in. Northern Man the quicker way ? moted above got “buni" and "mormor; andi returned to his business to think his large haart, ordered him to pay a like som churls and to establish official banks throughi

qut the skres Bistem Provinces, Corne the night's doingie con i li paapian 'vered" to the woman as "mediciser mons : {} | now a baskrupt..

not succeed in his case..

Evidence was then taken, mainly showing that a woman was head of besa associations before her death, in August last;

Judgment was entered for the defendant with

Cost1.

extent of the catastrophe.

to

And you sold the business?--Yes, Was the transfer advertised?—Yes..

are in

to the

Abbal Now, I put it to you that you to indicate an indifference to educational ad- | ably strive at night and go straighthe far from it, because they only' júdga: us from Hèn - Lis, was deputed on the asth, Instant --'

transferred the business to your fokit so as not

o pay the debts," pressed Countcl.

I did not, replied witness." sold it to them."

How much did you sell it for?" the solicitor proceeded, not heeding the last reply.

The witness looked very uncomfortable. "1 had a capital of $150 and I lost S250," be an. swered.

"How much, did you sell is for-stock-in trade and good-will?

$451" the witness replied, dejectedly. He was then excused

DISTURBANCE AT SHER-

·FONG-TSIȚI. ·

(the construction of

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to make an ailack. Five boats were first sont on a scouting expedition and came suddenly upon.s party c of imugglers which was numerically stronger than the revenue, force. The officer in charge of the gubbosts was a young man recently appointed and eager to distinguish himself; directing the other boats to support, this officer led the attack by taking his.bost to close quarters where it was attacked on two sides. The other four boats werd en gaged at once and the fight was proceeding Arcely when a large snugglers' boat on the leading gunboat and the crew, saving their fire until they came to close quarters, swept the deck with a fusilade which killed the captain and three of the crew. The gunboat prople then withdrew in all baste.

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