ALLEGED EMBEZZEMENT;
"BOY" ACCUSED OF 'SWINDLING MISTRESS,
A house "boy" in the employ of a woman pamed Stella Brumfield, who resides at 49 Hollywood Road, was accused of embezzling a certain sum of money in the Police Court, last Monday. The case was inkon by Mr. J H. Kamp, and the defendant was represented by Mr. Otto Kong Sing
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY DECEMBER 11 1908.
"DROPPED WITH THE LOOT.
WHAT HAPPENED TO A COOLIE AT WANCHAL
It happened at Wanchal in the early hours. of this mursing when those respectable cities worn abed, dreaming, parhapa, of its water supply. As the clocks were chiming three," coolle amarged from side lane, walked quickly up Queen's Road East, and came to a half outside puso No. 84 There was not a
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A NEW ICE÷FACTORY..
ESTABLISHED AT MACAON
INTERPRE7BES FELS
AJUNK MASTER'S GAME,
AN AUSTRALIAN CHINAMAN'S CLAIM.
TIMBER MERCHANT ACCUSED OF Sta-the-Summary=-Jurisdiction Court, last An ice factory, rogistered as "the Him, 50, Mooday, Charles Hing, who was stated to.
UNLAWFUL, POSSESSION. Ice Factory, bas just been started at Mac have been an interpreter, brought an action Shum Iu Nam, a timber merchant, residing The buildings have been complated, and machinery installed. The works are situated artist Chung Kal and four other merchants, at 51, Station Street North, Yan-mat
dl.Wing Lok Street, and Queen's Road West, carrying on business at Chasing-chas, was on the water front in the district of Barm. The to recorar: 3534 for services alleged to have charged in the Police Court, this morning, at buildings cover an area somos 49 metres long "It was alleged that defendant was sent out aliceman insight, and taking it for granted Summer Poplat ma e and has been imported: BUMI.A. Holborrow, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker | unlawful possession of $950 worth of pine the instance of Sergeant Angus, with being in by 15 metres wide. All the machinery is of the been readered that the coast was clear, tha coolie climbed ар from Glasgow
The capital for the con- Metrell, of Messrs. Golisian, Barlow and wood/which imispected to bave been stolen. the waterspout by means of which he succeeded
cern bas been entirely supplied by Cal rail, represented the defaadaatsing about St,coo worth of pins wood, belonging More About fottaighingo, a cargo-boat contains money to him,mistress. · When he was arrested | there he mancavrad himself into the fmniese who......also ́^ matinge, and work the. It was stated & thał - plaintiff, was anuidige to Chan Ka U, another timber merchant; of;
* some days ago to collect from various people,
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ja getting to the first floor varandab. From
money awed on chits. Defendant, it was as: serted, collected 525, but did not tara over the
defendant; said that the reason why he did not room, thence to an adjoining cubicle, wherá factory, no, foreign edginners for maURERE TRA-spooking ChinTRIO, having lived; in Aus Connaught Road Went, Wood
pay the money to complainant was because be had not received his wages, which was exactly $13.
The case was adjourned,
A.
A SOLDIER'S DEATH.
INQUIRY CONCLUDER.
The Coroner's inquiry, into the death of Lance-forpbral T. E. Smith, belonging to the Buffs, who committed suicide on the night of the 27th November, by cutting his throat with akazor, was held at the Magistracy, as we stated in our laxfissue. Mr. J. H. Kemp pie Bided
AS Caroper. The jurors were —ideszra. Sinclair, W. Hardwick and L. W. Long steld, Marsh
stated that on the night of Pic. the 27th November, deceased, anked him to lend him hir, cap”, sometima before nine o'clock, The last words he heard deceased BAY were: Tell Cooper to wait; there is, sheet of foolscap on my table. Witness was in bel at the time. · He had known deceased for five years, during which time, the deceased was on the best of terma: with his comrades, He could not say what led deceased to take his life and in answer to the Coroner's question, said that no one bad any grudge against the deceased.
Lance-corporsi Barker stated that he lived in the same room as the deceased. At about piss o'clock, he saw deceased go out. Fte, Marah was sitting in bed. Witness turned in at ten o'clock. He did not hear deceased asking for the cap. He could not say why deceased com mitied suicide. Deceased did not have any" quarrel with anyons in the Regiment.
Pte, Dyer gave corroborative evidence and said that deceased in the babit of teiling witness about his private
affairs, Deceased did not mention that he
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Government. that delivery of the entire output a coderstand. Two years ago he returned to Hongkong The signed.. According to the report the cargo- tracted for in Macao, Canton and Fatahan. A
boat mastar instead of obeying his order came Con defendante were all partners in rice shop, to Hongkong what he disposed of the cargo Hongkong Cbjnaman is also interested in the
engaged the plaintiff as so loterpreter and disappeared. It was alleged that part of The agreement was that he should be paid The Him S46 makes the second les factory pa now undertaking in the Poroguess Colony,
between $500 and $1,000 in a lump sum, the word was sold to the defendant, in whose excitement followed. Quietly, in operation at Macao; there in afno a very trusted them and didnot take on who possession: warn' found about 400 logmen
anything
The case was adjournedos d small factory which produces two tons of ice k day for focal consumption only.
in writing, Plaintiff interpreted for them for period of the
three' and a half (months, and claimed N- $10,20 % för fifty-one days work. Hi way'
travelling and hotel expanzer Riso allowed When the work bad bean completed plaintiff asked for payment, but was only offered Syc...
be proceeded to · fuifl. had collected quantity of clothing, which carefully made into a bundle, and was to leave the house when one of the inmates was awakened by hearing a noise, which was caused by the costia. kicking over n.stpol, which canoned off a partition to the Aogr. The
into the room the master of the house discovered the intruder in the act of leaving the now "hot bad." He pursued him around
The room for several minutes, and the coolie getting tired of the sport, tan, to the window and hurled the bundle below. He was making his way out, by the same window to reach the waterspout, when he lost his footing and drop! pad to the roadway, a drop of about twenty feet When the occupier of the house reached the street the coolie was lying in tha gutter, breathing hard. A policeman was summoned and the coolie y'at removed to hospital, suffer ing, it is believed, from a dislocated jaw and a brakes wrist. The bundle of clothing was fogad in the middle of the road and detained by the police.
·JAPAN SUGAR REFINING
COMPANY.
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The defence was that nothing was known`to' them about the plaintiff. - Ko, it was atstad, was engaged by one of the partners to whom he was related; and they were not liable,
The case was adjoumed.
CHINA AND THE POWERS.
VIEWS OF COUNT BAYABHI.
DISCHARGING, COAL..
A
QUESTION OF A WAIVER RAIBED:
An Interesting point of law was raised by Mr. F.Paget Hett (for the defence) in the case which was brought up of
on remand, at the
Supreme Court, yesterday shiemoon, in which, Lan. Pat Wong, a stevedore, of 18, Albany Street, is suing Messrs. Wallem and Company, As agents for the stoumer Christian Dora, to re- cover $1,275,04, fór work done. The plaintiff waived the sum 5278.04 so as to bring the mai- or within the Summary Jarisdiction Court, The claim was for discharging the Christian Dors of a cargo of coal,
THE NEW N. Y. K. BOAT.
The sa. Hirano-mars, second of a series of six sister ships building for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Europeau service, has now been put on the berth for Europe, to sail from Yokohama on the 16th December and from Kobe on the 19th idem, being an extra service in addition to the regular fortnightly European servics of the N.V. K. Besides Marseilles, London, and Antwerp, the atual ports of call, she will call at Genos on her way west on this
particular trip. The Hirano-mark was built at the Count Hayashi, Jate Minister for Foreign Mitsu Bishi Dockyard and Engine. Works Affairs and formerly Japanese Ministar at Fek- at. Nagasaki, and is of
double botting, has of late been engaged in giving his com!® throughout,
100 A1 st views on international questions. We make
When the case first came up for trial, it will Her: length is 465 ft. betweed the following extract from some remarks he be remembered that the defendants' compra- Personas, beam 56 'ft, and depth 34 ft. 6 f made on China as given in a Presa interview :—–
dore bad consented to pay $1,000 and no more in, gross tennage being 8,603. She is fitted
The Chinese seem to think it a great shame refused by the plaintif. The point raised by
far the work dons, Thi
·wat, stated;⋅ was, with two sets of triple expansion engines, and to disclose their private affairs to other people Mr. Hett was that as the plaintif had found it. The general meeting of the Japan Sugar Redeveloped a speed of 16.5 knots at the official however intimate their relations may be. It is Tokyn, on Thursday, was characterised by some
ning Company held at the aracterised by some trial. Her passenger accommodation is for 83 not surprising, therefore, that the outside world necessary to waive a portion of bis claim lively proceedings, reports the Jepan Chronicle first-class, 32 second, 13 intermediate, and 140 is not able easily to get at the real truth of the $178.04) in order to bring the matter in the of rat tast. It was known that the means taken steerage passengers. Saloon, stats-room, social recent occorrences in Peking. It is the costom Summary Court, and an the defendants were by the President of the Company, Mr. Sakawa, ball, lounge, smoking-room, and spacious pro of the foreign representatives in the Chinese willing to pay $1,000, the amount now claim to carry at the recent extraordinary meeting the mediade deck are fitted with every modera capital to endeavour to ascertain the real stateofed, the plaintiff could oot go back on bis proposal to purchase the Nagore Sugar fin improvement, electric light and electric flane affairs by various means whenever an event of waiver, and was not entitled to sue for the
Refin
occurs, but the result of their efforts balance. ing Company had offended a section of the Selog used freely all over the ship. Her cargo
situation
Evidence was called to prove the contract shareholders, and that there was some appasi capacity is 10,119 tous, dead-weight capacity is rarely sucessful. The present
rates for discharging cost on board ships, and tion to the proposed appointment of new direc-bit tons The steamer is fitted with no docht be productive of grave.consequences,
the case was further adjourned. tors to represent the interests of the Mitsu six 6-ton and four 10 ton derricks for ordinary bat it would be rash, and premature to think.
there being in additiona ons special der
that it will involve a
disturbance in c
the Powers towards Cbins. It sudy the condition of the internal afsirs of the
EXCITED MEETINO,
my
the
was troubled with any worries: Dacuased did | Bishi, it was therefore expected that some for lifting heavy weights up to 40' tou1| Far East. Before explaining the attitude of
not complain of avat-work, alibough he had to
do a good deal of work.
Pte. Torar stated that deceased asked for the messing to be fand up by the drum major, as deceased im
WAS 'charge of the groceries. Sub- sequently, witness collected deceased's kit.
wound
• Corcher found that death was due to haemoriage caused through
the 2. He said that the evidence showed no throat, reason why deceased should have committed spicide, but everything pointed to suicide. It was possible that decenied had a quarrel with out the Kogiment knowing it. He directed the jury to find a verdict of suicide while of
ansound mind and intimated that they might Add a rider attaching suspicion to anyone.
the das due to haemosthage. There was
dos
police officers were secured to maintais order. The shareholders were not mollified by the fact that the meeting was delayed by about two hours, while the directors and larger share- holders were in conference.
excitement would be shown, and a number of
Tairoducing the report and accounts for the last half-year, Mr. Sakawa, the President, said that the demand for sugar had declined during the period because of a bigh taxation and the general trade depression, especially in China, but the assiduous efforts made by the company to push sales during the season, the disposal at a high profit of stocks of sugar produced before operation, of the Trust for the sale of sugar the increase of the excise, and the successful
She will be under the command of Captain H. Fraser, and will carry a surgeon and a stewar desi-Japan Chronicle.
CHINESE WOMAN DROWNED.
BAD FATALITY AT KOWLOON CITY,
A sad accident, resulting in the death of a Chinese woman, took place at Kowloon City on Wednesday morning.
It was raining at the time the
woman
COMMERCIAL-
WEEKLY, SHARE, REPORT,
Reviewing the share business for, the week, Messm. E. S. Kadoorie & Co. write this afternoon!
Becessary to
country.
The revolutions in the world that have been most successfully carried out include that accomplished by Peter the Great of Romain and the Japanese revolution of Meiji. The late Emperor of Chica Iaft a Rescript to the people promising the inauguration
Business has coatlauad slack, during the representative government nine years Reck the only activity displayed being in hance, but is realisation must be regarded Raubs as doubtful, le a despotic country like Shanghai Banks have taken place at 3850 at Banks-Fortber chins of Hongkong and China or Russia the appearance of . vareign berside series of brilliant deeds in which rate they are obtainable at the close
The London quotation is onchanged at £83. bat gorengence can only afford epport die internal administration and external policy, hands of a Sovereign of
Marins fesurances-Cantons have been is ordinary intelligence
nothing in the evidence to show that deceasco.. meeting, several members sought an 'explan left ber house. As she was walking sibng It is true that Chlua Hin ato miterwards to be
had a quarrel with payouté gar
MASTER AND SERVANT,
A TEW CIGARETTES CAUSE TROUBLE,..
shareholders became
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Bank T.T. SjapanenBank T.T.
Buying
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
SINGAPORE' has been proclaimed an infitad ki 'port. H.M.S. King Alfred will probably leaveiDE JE Soothem cruise on Sunday. CAPTAIN Jacquemont has been appointed to the French cruiter D'Entrecasionar on the Fatali Eastern Station.
Tux sain of ferns and other plants to the public, from the Botsale Gardens will be discostabed... affer the end of this year."
THE F. and O. E. Hunda, which left London on 7th ult, took the following species—For Blag:- apore, calu silver £82,638, +
IT is reported that there is flouting Ice in the. River Liao at Newchwang, and the port, will be closed to sbipplug this week,,
| THÉ annual prize distribution at St. Josephle
Collegewill take place on Monday, the gestiastų. At 4 pm. H.E. The Governor will preššča: The Kingi exequatur empowering Me P: SĮ Tlademann to be conant for Russia at Hong kong has received His Majesty's signaturang Mx. C. McCanby, of Shesmes DockyarË. bean appolated to Hongkong Vand, forge
us an established second class draughtsman. FOR stealing a bundle of firewood, slaves pa old Wong Ngau Taai was given four mirokés e the birch last Monday. The that took on Sunday,
Fu Sam Mui, thirty-eight years of age, was Early in the morning she went out to attend to pig wash carrier residing in the village, her ordinary duties--one of which was to carry away what food for the pigs, steam launches-unity-for-intrigues and scheming on the part of
men who hanker after political power.
is sending
many men the pier, outside the Kowloon, Gily Felice abmad for education who Station, a strong wind caught her and appointed in the Government service, but eot her into the sea. The woman was the spheres of action available for these men carrying two empty buckets, slung over a bame do not, as a tule, exceed what must be regard.
at S104, and are in further request boo pols, os her shoulder. Naturally, the odas technical, while the real reies of admini
pointed Manager woman clung to one of the buckets, to sava stration are in the rods of men who are can.
servative and whose heads are full of eld fashioned Ideas. long as these men stand at the helm of the ship of State effective reform in the administration can hardly be expected. Now that the Emprest-Dowager and the Em who respectively represented two oppon.
her life, but on this becoming filled it took her below the surface. The accident was seen by the crew of a launch, which was in the vicinity, and steps were taken to rescue the unfortunate woman, but in vain. Her corpse was found
Inter.
CONDITION OF MARITIME TRADE.
--
‚perar,"
ed factions of politiegl ideas, have been remored from the scene of the struggle it is more than, Ilkely (but China will in future witness a | kaleidoscople - change in ber policy of
administration,"
4 BRANCH office of the Taching Bánk (Waridina) Bank of China) has been established at Chepk chan atid Thotal Tang Chung-ya, has been a
of the same:
fair demand, and have found buyers at 3195 His Excellency last Monday aptartal and Rear buy $1971 Unions 650, without brains out Admiral-and-ad" Corper, Canen) and Bärg, buycia prevail at $825, bringing von Wisor and Flag-Lieut." R. Wlaganda, to theras, Yangtszes have receded slightly to $165, but there are buyers at the rate. Neith luncheon at Government Epars China are quoted at Tia 103).
Fire Insurances-Hongkong Fires are still offering as.3330 China Fires have been enld Shipping. Stocke under this beading have sot attracted attention, and there are no chapges to report, with the exception of Shell Transports which are quoted at 485, silght advance on last week's quotation,
Refineries China Sugars remain steady at Sizi. Perak Sugars are quoted at Tis. 53) in
the north,
Stoj,
batestijo ul THE conditions of sale for any lot of Crowe land to be sold by auction will not in fast be published in the Government Gonelles: Copies of such conditions can be obtained on appar mij? cation at the P. W. D.
ANOTHER gang of deportans, numbering in all 175, arrived in the Colony last Monday from Singapore and Saigon. Detective G. Wadd making the necessary arrangements to " paws them on to pastures now.",
formed among the sugar-refining companies,co- abled the car nagy to distribute a good dividend. When the report and accounts were put to the ion regarding the item "stocksheld or borrowed by the company valued at Y4,906,000, appear. Stat
ear ing in the halance-sheet. Mr. Isomara, men aging director, sefused to give a full explana- Thereupon the tion at the public tently excited. On the Forty-five cents' wonb-of cigarettes.caused advice of Batzo Shibusawa, the managing some trouble ia Bertolone's Café a fow days director, eventually gave some loformation ago. The trouble came to an end in the Supreme concerning the nature of the stocks, and it was Court, this forenoon, when one of the bays then discovered that the scrip in question brought an action against the propritor included debentures and shares of the company Beriolose to recover bis wages, which amount itself. This only increased the excitement of the shareholders, who continued to ply the ed to about Sis
The bother, arose over a castomer refusing managing director with many inconvenient
quantity"
tity of cigarettes which be had questions. A motion was then made to appoint to pay for a received from the "boy." Mt. Bartoloog stated a committee lo investigate the matter, where
upon Baron Shibusawa intervened and said that after the cigarettes had been given to the "boy" the latter returned and said that the that the appointment of a commitles to investi had left without paying for them, gate the position of a company was gent. was told that his wages would trally made when the board of directors has there and then, although it was his time for and the company was to a critical position. He sight duty. To quote Mr. Bartolones. He thought that while the board of directors did not come back that day. He did not come not entirely free from error and the position of back the next. But on the third day he came
the company was not wholly satisfactory, yet has actually set in as yet there are indications Possession of an ica fien por: In the Pacific-at. / position, and re-acted to Tis. 75 cloring THE Regent has ordered the Miplier BRAN Into the shop, with a cigarette in his mouth, and
in very impertinent way, asked for his salary, I told him to come back in the after- soon, I wanted to summon him, but I could 30: get his address. And the next thing I get the summons;
Justice Gompertz asked whether the Mr. matter could oot be settled."
Yoked and he left the premises antissly lost the confidence of the shareholders.
WAL
THE O. 8. 'K.'S 'NEW AMERICAN LINE, Mr. Nakahashi, President of the Osaka Shosen Kaitka, as quoted by the Skimpo, marks that Japan's carrying trade has been experiencing unprecedented dulness for many months past, but there are indications that the osition of work is now over. Although no improvement that things are gradually brightening up and that the advent of a new year will as the reipen, of a better state of affairs. What is most dreaded by shipping people is apt the business depression as much as an excessive surplus of toppage. The insurance companies have now put into force a regulation regarding the age of vessale to be insured, tied resarial many old ships have been left out of the field. the case, more or less activity in
the situation was not eq cetical as to warrant the appointment of a committes as proposed. Baron Shiburawa recommended that the mat- ter should be considered with cool heads, for the reke of the company as well as the share holders and that in the election of new auditors in place of those retiring, which was to be pro- ceeded with, they should vote for gentlemen in whom they bad confidence, and thus leave
Continuing, Couni Hayashi says that the altitude of the Powers towards China now seems to have cindergone a change, political considerations giving way to economie. Russia in order to satisfy the ambitions of certain schemers in the Court, bus made the barren steppes of Sibaris her colony and acquired the enormous cost. But no other European Power would embark on such an adventurous and Weihai-wel and Klacchi, profiler task. bald by England and Germany respectively, are of a comparatively trifling value from commercial.
i pojat al view and these Powars do with their plaised not seem at a The same may be fald regarding the occupa tion of the Philippines by America, inasmuch as there is great opposition in the latter conu-| try Against the possession of the islands.
Ching in the expansion of the commercial
thám
Mining-Raubs have been in general de mand during the week, which quickly sant "P 10 $91, at which rate they are dow offering. They have been the madiums of a fair business at rates between Sol and Sot. Chi- nese Engineerings have risen to Tis, 161 and are in demand.
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to inform him as to the ceremonias, watch he press should observe in the presence of the Emperor.") Whether or act the Regoat will also have to kanel before the Kasparoj, his own son, mansion to be seen,
fatter notices will not in future be published IT is notified that the poste restants and deed the Government Gazette. List o remaining in poste, restante will be eitanla and branch offices,
dollars was nothing to him, but he did not ree. the attainment of their object in trustworthy Such below a natural consequspos | What the Powers aim at accomplishing in 10g.at Ts, to Internationaís-have" improved a heretofore and be placed-at-the Post Of
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Mr. Bartolone said that the matter of a low
why he should pay up.
Mr. Justice Gomper 2-Do you want me to baur tho
Caset Mr. Bertolone-I leave it so the Court to de
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.The "boy" on being called to the witness box, slated that one might lut week a "gentle ma called at the Caf, and ordered some cigaretter. He attended to the customer, pro.
hands.
THE coolle Chen Kl-who wiel{found the ather night loitering on the staircasa of 75. Docks, Wharves and Godowan-Hongkong Queen's Road Central, "bis igitation being to Mana and Kowloon Wharfs are quiet at $44. Hong- commit a felony," was, in the Police Court Sutcán, kong and Whampoa Docks are weak at $91. | last Monday morolog, sent to prison for two donat Shanghat Docks have not maintained their days as a warning.
with soliers.
Shanghai and Hengkew Wharis have declined to Tib. 1374 at which fale they are in demand in the Non
Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Humphreys Ksigtes have changed, hands at Sol and more can be had & this cate. Kowloon Lands have "advxaced to 535, Central Storns have improv. ed to ST4 with buyers. Hongkong Hotel can be placed 80. Shanghai Lands have buy ers at Tix. 117. ** Cotton Mills. - Pasgkong Cottons are offer the trade In reply it was urged that as everything had even without much improvement in the com
to Tis, 60, and Soy Cheek, to Tis. 250. Lao already beeo armaged between the board of mercial situation. directors and the leading shareholders, the new merika Shosen Kaisha, having decided spheres of influence they do not wi h to cola. Kung Bows have sellers at Tia 721. Ewo
have farther improved and sales have been auditors having also basa decided on the sug to inangurate a regular line betwena japan cise & Tail, newieldy country, Inhabited by affected at Tis, 71, gestion, made was merely a way of evading the
and America is now building six steamers to teemlog millions of people. The agitation for
Miscellaneous There are no changes in issue, The minority opposed to
to the board
be placed on the line. It is expected that the the recovery of rights now going on in China would not listen to Baton Shibusawa's advice,
local stocks under this Eeadlog. Sumatran is nothing but an ebollition of an auti-foreign Mice, proposed line will be
year. The steamship line is to be connected spirit, bich will co doubt increase in intensity have improved to Tis. 125 Langkats have with the Chicago-Milwaukee and St. Paul the awakening of China is quickened: it is receded to Tit. 870.
1/8 3/16 on demand. The ! ¡T rate on making preparations for the connection. While forced to seek the partition of Chias, unless Shanghai 15 the ralsidy of railway freightage America such a contingency is deliberately invited by Chios herself. In any case, Japan's interests
Dividends Payable-Ewo Cotton Splening occasioned much surprise in japan, it is not
are boued down in the preservation of China's and Weaving Co. The payable on 115 will be much affected thereby,
"Our company," continued Mr. Nakabasbi, conflagration in the Far East Japan Caro 20 and bonus of PL1oTis, so on 15th Dar directors and auditors in place softhore retiring."recectly dismissed some seventy seamen and soli. Baron Bhibusawa, with the consent of the meat firemen and the number of, men dismissed ing, appointed Mr. Esaki and two other share during the last four years bas
A CLEVER "THIRE reached about holders to nominate the candidates. Mr. Tau- three hundred, but the dismissal of these men The Cale was adjourned to allow the pariter nokawa Shinsuke was nomlasted a director, was necessitated by the discontinuance of some TOKI'S TRICK TO ROB HIS MASTER, to coma to 'a'getijemen'......
and the auditors chosen were
unprofitable so
services. Generally speak Seibel (re-elected), Mayeda
speaking, the WE Pay of saamen has not increased in proportion Inspector Cameron, of Bhau-ki-wan Poliča Imai Shen, the liberty addito da Toshiro (new to that of other workman, Being conplaced, Station, Lacured the arrest last night of a man: of the advantage of keeping down named Was Chun on a charge of stealing seven rof auditors being increased komber of men so far as possible and of; dags of cinnamon, which were yaland at $110,33%|| Consequent Advance in price of salected threads from three or five, We understand that Mr. the Urin represents the interests of the Mitat Bishi increasing the wages of the remainder, the Two other map shmonger and baker and Mr. Ushiods those of the Mitral,
company has effected a reduction of about so were also apprehended,
dav vai a coolia cor Wan Chun, up to yasterday, was a
and it would that shout-
but tumultuously insisted on the appointment intensifying the excite
vided him with what he wanted, and waited for of a committee, thus eventually decided Railroad Company's line, which letter is now not probable, however, that the Powers will be og The Bankal selling rate on Lon-
payment, after pretenting the chit. The cus tomer lighted one of de ciganelles and after a whils complained that the smokes" were no good, and got up and left the bruse, taking wlib him the-cigarelles and the, chit, The boy reported the matter to his master, who Anid that his pay wou'd be cut.. Hejohjected. Mr. Justice Gomper Are the boys" re sponsible for money they receive from cus tomers! ch
Mt. Bartolone Yes
You
GOLF.
The monthly competlilan for the Captain's Cap wit held at Happy Valley between Decem bar-gth and December 15. The following cards were returned.:-
A. M. Paxton F
G. N. Orme
Major Macdonald
M. H. Penfold......
AW.
B.Descon q
ment and disorder. It was
to put the motion to a ballot, when it was lost. The motion was supported by fourteen mem bars, representing only 4,090 shares out of the 125.115 bares represented. *.
The rapan and accounts were then approved, and the meeting passed on to the election of
likely, that the trade between the two countries integrity and in the prevention of a possible Dochmber. : Langkata⋅ fourth Interim of The
cember.
'YARN MARKET,
In their report dated fith instant, Mass, Phitosaha B. Petit & Co, willé :---
Our last circular was 'dated the myth nit. The fortulght under review is featureless, Early during the Interval since our last report exchange rufered a further raat-back with a
Tez daki reports that China has commuted to the Japanese request that stricter modern be taken to prohibit the Japanese? boypott: Ka South China. It is said that talegraphie Ins structions hays bean cent from. Paking 1o,ske Viceroy at Canton, ordering big 40 dissolvanos the Balf-Government Society," It is notified in the Gavarie, that in order to reduce the bulk of the Garaifs and for perpoto of acosomy departmental répára-wilt 3 future be publllbed in the Godérmont Ca Soules of such reports and of the com annual volumes of sessional papers-Che purchased from the Governmant printers. AT 1 o'clock last Monday at Government SEDONA His Excellancy rucnivad the 'Austrini Donati
who conveyed to his Excellency a telegraphic>u!! message received from his GoysraMENÍ EXPENSES ing thanks for his Excellancy's, cordial commas Imperial 94 jasto cation free plant s Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria) an
of from $1 to $a per bals, to which the only affected by the events in Paking cawkiti
THE native money market In Nanking kan budaka re-business transpired has been confined. Walle portad” that several banks net on thạy : The statement regarding the disposal of the par čení, in the numbar of its employds and at calving stolen goods, or, as it is allegos mačket hus:Kamained-dem since with the re-
bankruptcy, H.K. Viceroy Turn Fang covery in exchange, there is no appreciable every effort to improve the situation mad
gustations worthy of mention,
profit for the period adopted by the meeting ibe same time has increased the pay of the imployed in a grocer's shop at 5, Prays, changus de back and meritate to aggronch' feguested-ths Provincial Treasurer at Som
was as follows
Profit. Bonuses to officials and staff M
remainder by 6 per cent. The result has been ¥805,037 var
56,500
are now progressing betw
between eight o'clock Last night, ther the shop was Importer with higher offers 41 4pretios to placa Tie, pooped at the diagonal of thir the. Osake: Shosen Kalshs and the Rasters closed, he invited the other fols to go tor of shock in first bands procsoda agace and ann. Ning Government Bank Bianco............... 740.127 Chinese Railway Company with view to mutual friend's house for chat. This they piles the buoyancy against lowes prices Tax gunboat Helme he be
hands
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875
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cluding, Y150,000 for the fand
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paid at 98---14m54
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Major G D Close 152 87- HIG, Tomlinson.
#Woman) of Captain's Cupi
76,107 effecting Convenient connection with the did. They remained there" for a while; and uschl only selected threads have chans per negd was moyed up to Shangbat several
Siberian Railway. In the avant of the negotia W, a suddenly remembered that he had soms and all other spinalage-års more or Y825,234 sions being brought to a successful land business to look after. Leaving his foll Is Jected at the moment
the facilities afforded to travellers and for the house, be returned to the shop the master No. aor. Only a few selected threads found is bas been reported for way the transmission of mall matter will be much was absent at the time and removed the buyers at an advance of Stiso Sa per balad want to the Uhlan court berff!! 50,000 the
savers of thaʼdinisare aid'gubl more convenient than at present, The pro clunmay
o 16-Nothing hibition of the
Intended" toʻsand“thom tidigali ke an advasca of 35 per hela pyplinarne thou
Y Placed to the spacial reserva (in-
sistad,
dolog,
for the redemption of debanturss), 200,000 in Americading of Japanese Immigrants;| and, sit, 15 to a houseboat in the baA HOMIRt.-Only ông thrand changed hands at should arise, says a Manila'čöslamý
Distributed among shareholders:
blow on
Japanese malgratas Bohmongersted, selling is to the baker and to People than the deprer Won was found guilty of the theft and be (15 per cent per annum) .............., 50%,500 || sfan of the
;
rican
irada. Carried forward A
as heretofore The allgad & recalcars" were remanded, ben we did not worry much about the tadaction in th
of the embarge on emigration we have ide THE Chinese wives of two British engine na provision for accommodation of emigranta la drivare employed on the Kowloon rallway, who the now vassals to be put on the American Hand arrived at Victoria, B. 0, by the stamp Kue If America la juduced to allows they ending fof, STRE OF CHINA CHAálag defaload for the polla, Japanska labastard a la chars fra ZARRA FAX of: $500, 5 The husbands; att kopnating to) JULI WII SITE to be midd for chilé décem
12,756 the emigrant frame was allowed 4/80 lost mal was santaneed to six months! Imprisonment. Benciad, threadet (etched Si,to $2
Totalcombosis: Y815,334. cargo. As there is no indication of the rejsoval| STEALING 190 towels and a pillow case from
THE death occurred at:
ghajon Saturday:morz
Abe noth tab Con
Nos Expand 64 Ho bežiness reported, * fne-Market closes steady g
Bales000 balas of No. 101, 200 balet of Gykant Avanna, Kowloon, yesterday, was the. No, Tatyana 150 balas of No, sor; in all About 10 tha charge praferady against two coolies-Chan 2,010 beles Osung and Trang Tammio the f'olica Cour, 6 Amrike"-Pari Räämen. josdeyirea ami kalendant along,wat tennd 4 peor from Calcula
'sentence of time and labda (from Bombay) other man was dist. « Tassid: Hom
700
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