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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY AUGUST 18 1909.

Foochow, and Tientsin naval sections, Con- cluding its remarks, our London con. temporary observes" If we had separate Admiralties for England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, it would be an obvious advance to combine them under one Board. That is what China is about to do, and until this is done Dreadnoughts must wail,” *

LOCAL AND GENERAL. TUE English mail of the 'roth July was deli- vered in London on the 9th inst.

H.M.S. Waterwitch is engaged in surveying Singanore harbour and neighbouring raters...... THE 1st Battalion of the Buffs (East Kent: Re- giment) at Aldershot has been ordered to prepare a strong reinforcement for the 2nd Battalion at. Hongkong, to embark at the ginning of October.

The

Portuguese Boycott.

SELF-GOVERNMENT SOCIETY'S RE SOLUTION MISINTERPRETED,

WISER COUNSELS PREVAILED,

TROUBLE ON THE "ASHTABULÁS

CHIEF OFFICER DIVEN FORTY-TWO DAYS. In the Marine Court, this morning, before

Lieut. C. W. Beckwith, RN, Acting. Harbour Master, Captain George Harding, Master of the British s.a. Ashtabula, chartered by the S andard Oil Campany, proceeded against Charles Stan cliffs, Second Officer of his ship, for continued wilful disobedience to the lawful commands of the Master on the 11th and 12th instant at Shanghai,

HONGKONG UNiversity punD, strange crimson-leaved tree ban caught a foot-

hold among the luxuriant riot of green. The dense tropical growth runs right down into the clear blue of the bay, for there is no forashart. Hill and valley as far as the eye can reach, little islets, breaking the sapphire surface of turn of the ship's head as she rounds one of the bay, osch a gem in ́itself, thau a sudden

those soft green headlands, and the little settle-

THE SIGNAL, STATION,

CHINESE SUVSCRIPT ONS TWO LAKHS.

in our issue of yester‹ ›y we printed a further list of donations collected by the Chiness sub. committee for the endowment and equipment funds of the proposed Hongkong University That list included a sum of some $30,000 re ceived from the Chinese residing in Saigon and aggregated over $210,000. la the course of men of Sabang opens out, a falry town of yesterday the energetic members of the qualat native houses and wide-roofed bun-

galowe. Chinese sub-committee have succeeded in canvassing for another $8,000 from the

High up at a bluff and almost strangled by

other mall individual subscriptions that have local native community. Added to some palm and tree stands been promised, we understand that only about $5,000 more will be required so as to bring up the local Chinese subscriptions to a round to lakhs of dollars. That was the amount, which was calculated upon as collectable from our Chinese (ellow-citizens in Hongkong when the they fully realized the anat sanguine anticipa schemo was first launched, so that not only have

tigas formed of their co-operation in making the project an accomplished fact, but there is every indication that by the end of the year when the subscription lists will be closed the Chinese share of the endowment fund will leave a fair margin in excess of the amount reckoned upon as their quota towards the carrying out of a scheme which they stand to benefit by more than any other section of the community.

The resolutious adopted at the meeting of the Self-Government Society at Canton, on Friday week last, appear to have undergone

the course of their The master of the dehtabula stated that his some modification in transmission by the respective newspaper ship was in Yokohama and, on the 20th alt, correspondents, in the Southern city. As the Secord Officer (defendant) was allowed readers might have noticed an important shore leave. He came to Wright's Hotel ut difference appeared to the versious as printed about 11 p.m. hopelessly drunk and fell out of in the British press in Hongkong. Whereas bi rickshaw. He was taken in for the night une report credits the Society with an attempt but.made himself a nuisance, going into various at boycotting the Portuguese, others again state bed-rooms and using filthy language. He was bebat foreign firms employing Portugusie as

still drunk next morning and witpess ordered assistants or Clerks would be boycotted,

him on board bis ship at once. He took no The inquiries, which we have pursued, lead notice but stayed in the Bat. Witness went on THE Admiralty annotince the following apas tu believe that the latter of the two versions board his ship at 6p.in.the next day and found pointments:~Lieutenania-C H. Fforde tos mot strictly in accordance with the fact. We the Second Officer away from his place of duty, the Gie (N), D. R. Ritchie to the Cadmus (N) are informed that the more rabid members of the He urged to next marafog. Witness then Eutineer Commander-C F. B. Pendleton to Society.contemplated casbudying in the series cautioned him but did not log him in, as this the Forn, on recommissioning undated. of itsolutions at the meeting in question one was his first offence. On the rath inst. wit to place firm, employing Portuguese subjectsness went ashura at Shanghai, the ship being MR. Frederic Henry Balfour, of Palazzina under the ban. Thanks, however, to the wik alongside the wharf and left the Second Officer CHAM-Castelli, Via San Francisco Poverina, Florence, dom of better counsels prevailing among the in charge of the ship. She was loading ten

Italy, and late of Shanghai, formerly editor of

more influential body of the society's members, and was working at night. Witness returned the Norik Chisa Herald, who died on May it was effectively urged that a sweeping resoluto the ship, at about 1..30 p.in., accompanied It aged 63, left estate in the United Kingdom tion like that suggested would be too fat-reach by his wife and a lady passenger. He found ing and consequently operate like a boomerang the Second Officer very drpak and using filthy and fail in its effect. The meating accordingly language. About midnight, witness went ou adopted the less drastic of the two resolutions.

deck to see how things were going. He So far, as it can be ascertained locally, found the Second Officer with his head,

Ten years ago the very name of Sabang was the Chinese are quite prepared to consider

-gaknown. down a sky-light flashing a hand-lamp on a

Today it is as familiar to the the unfortunate Faishun incident on its own lady who was sleeping below. As soon as be marlder as that of its formidable rival for coal. merits and have no inherent widespread dus saw witness, be cleaned forward. Witnessing honours, Sipgapore. On the extreme like for the Portuguese as a community with theo closed the sky-light and warned the Chiel whom high placed individual members of both. Officer that the Second Mais was drunk. At still maintain, as they have done in the past, the 5 am, next morning, witness went down into same cordial relations both commercially and the saloon and found a lady passenger very socially. There is no danger of the subsisting much frightened, having been constantly an good feelings ever becoming estranged sa long noyed during the night by the Second Gfficer,

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Dox Jaime, the son of the late Don Carlos of Spalo, served in the Russo-Japanese war, before which he had been, at his own request, through the Boxer campaign, and had done so much for the French troops that he was proposed by the French military authorities for the Legion of Honour.

A CHINESE policeman, who was, until yester; day stationed at Tsim-tsu-isui Police Station, and who was charged in the Police Court with

stole the winter uniform of a comrade and pawned it. He was sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour.

REFRESHING. theft, was convicted to-day. The defendant

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AT the Magistracy, to-day, thres men were accused of oblaining the sum of $1,650 from another man by menus of false pretences. As no evidence, was heard particulars, could not be obtained. The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge, and were remanded. They were allowed bail in the sum of $5,000 each. WE regret to announce the death of Mr. Emile Levita, for 37 years on the board of the Cher. tered Bank of India, Australia, and China. Mr. Levita was gifted with an exceptionally pleasant and kindly personality, and måde a wide circle of friends. He was 82 years of age, and had never a day's oers until he had a

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Bix more men were charged in the Police Court, tbls_morning at the instance of los

as both parties wisely, as they do now, abstain from dragging into their amicable relationship

who went into her room twice, Us further abooyed her by Bashing an electric torch

SABANG, OF THE SHIPS.

SINGAPORE'S RIVAL IN THE FAR FAST

north-east point of the Dutch Sumatra Islands, and right in the very gateway of the Far East, Sabaig lies tucked sougly away, protected from every wind, in a deep ljard among the tropical greco-clad headlands of the island of Weh, and right in the track of every vessel trading to the Far East. No wonder Sabang grows in importance every day.

An enterprising Dutch trading company.

nu palms and papper trees, waves of rolling A white rond "winding up through the cocoa-

above, and the blue water at your feet, and you, green beyond merging into the eastern sky

have your best impression of Sabang, The - Lake scenery of Casada, and a Norwegian picture, reminds one of Scotland, the famous

ship and you will see, twenty feet down in the fjord rolled into one. Look over the side of the

ice clear water, myriads of gorgeoun-hued fish, and probably a shark cruising about with hin ́ faithful satellite the pilot fist a few fest tu front of his nose. Ashore one, wanders. through tracks of palm and shrub, with gintions mares of purple, and scarlet, and yellow filling the eye at every tura. A stroll up to the top of the bluff and one finds the welcome sigo, "Hotel," and after a long spell at sea the invitation it conveys is one impossible to resist. I lunched in a long cool room with straw blinds to keep out the sus (it was 94 in the shade), and half a dzen dusky baratooted Malays in greads and scarlets and blues to wait on me.

THE MALAY AT HOME -

is a picturesque creature in his many-coloured "sarong "and his loose jacket, and the quaint ness of the picture that Sabang offers is bright- ened by the buge-hatted Chioamad carrying bright coloured baskets of fruits or cold drinks slang across his shoulders; by the old-world bative carts drawn by humpbacked oxan; soď by the little native children in all the colours of the rainbow, rolling about under the shade of a tall palm or making sand-pies (ihere is no mud in Sabang) in the middle of the road, for all the

any extraneous matter which is not within the through the port-hole of ber cabin and using copceived the bold idea, ten years back, of World like his small Christian brother at home.

province of their competence to discuss, there being the usual recognized constitutional a thorities to conduct such segotiations, on well- established principles, to the mutual satisfaction of the two countries concerned.

ALLEGED PIRACY.

SEVEN SUSPECTS ARRESTED,. to the Police Court, this morning, seven Chinamen were charged before Mr. J. R. Wood (second police magistrate) with pirating the Sun Fuk Hopjunk some time in July last.

filthy lasguage. At 7 a.in. witness sent the Chief Officer for the defendant. The Chief Ufficer returned and inforord wiluess that

awake.

establishing-,

A COAL DEPOT IN WEH,

I had no opportunity of exploring further, but that panorama of glorious colour, those wooded ́sea-walls, the smiling blue bay, and the setting

rays of pink and purple and gold over all, will

Commercially; as the Dutch bave proved to always be my recollection of Sabang. us, Great Britain lost

the Second Officer was toj uzunk to get bim. fo divert to itself some of the extremely prohl-Eastern suo which, as we felt, was throwing its

Witness then went into his room andable coal business of Singapore--and Singa pore lies but two days' sail to the southward. got him out. He then logged defendant and suspended him from duly, peading the ship's A very heavy outlay was called for by the arrival at Hongkong. As be considered him a

promoters of this speculative scheme, but it was danger to the safe navigation of the ship, wit. pronipily met. Babaug itself formed do. ideal ness look the precaution of reponing the matter. harbour, entirely sheltered from all weathers; when she peded Pula (which means "be isked with an easy entrance, a mile or so wide, good anchorage, and a depth of eight to twenty- five fathoms. Moreover, the climate, very much like that 'af Colombs, was almost

10 the Harbour Master on arrival.-

The Chief Officer stated that on the asth inst., the ship being alongside the wharf, he was re-

of

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Weh to Holland; its coal and ship.repair- ing business is already a highly paying.com. cera, and it promisca to commend the coal

The suspects were arrested by Detective lieved by the Second Officer at 6 p.m. for night perfect. Fevers were rare, and epidemics trade of the westerly end of the Far East. inspector Hansos, "and were remanded in police duty. At about 11 p.m., the master returned unknowō. Acdéo, Sabang was chosen for the From a residential standpoint, the i-land bide

pector Collell, of Shau-ki-wan - Police Station Sui-Tung; on the West River No sooner for by the master about 8 am, the next morn five huge electric "transporters," or coal tips,

with trespassing in the Sai-wan-ho market, to [28 wit, sleeping on unoccupied stalls. As we stated in our last issue the magistrale"(Mr. F. A. Hazeland) considered this a serious offence, and fined the offenders $15 each, the alternative beleg a month's gaol apiece.

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The Editor will not nudenake to be responsible for any rojacted MB, nor to return any Contribution,

SUBSCRIPTION HATRH (IN, ADVANCH)^^ DAILY-186 per annuin. WEEKLY-813 per annum.

The catan per-quarter sud per mensem, proportional Subscriptions for any period loss than one month ..will be charged as for x fulf mouth, -The-daily-innus-is-delivered.free when the address

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THE Admiralty announce the appointed!

ditional, to date. July 17, and on recommis sioning, additional, undated, Liebenants, CH. Woodward, to the Nightingale M. Hi Wilding, to the Wordick, G. F. A Mulock, to the Woodlark, Engineer Commander.-F. W. Highton, to the Tamar, additional, as chiel engineer, Hooglong Yard, to date July 8. The statement has beed made by friends of Sứ Robert Han that there is oot the slightest probability of this distinguished public servant

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custody for a week, when ihe trial will begin,

The Sun Fuk op junk left Hongkong waters on the morning of the 18th July bound

had she eptered thé river than she was attack. lower hier sails, and then took off the junk and ed by pirates, who competed the crew, to

her cage, which was valued at $15,000. The original crew were landed on a bear by islandy drunk and unfit for duty. and the pirates sailed away with the junk and cargo.

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with his wife and a lady passenger, during which time, he saw the Second Officer and considered him thea fit for duty. He was sent

ing to bring the Second Ufficer to him but could oot get the latter op Witness was in the saloon when the log was read over to the Second. Officer. He considered him at the time stupid

As already stated seven men have been arrested on the charge of piracy, and pleading not guilty, they were remanded.

fair to become con of the principal resorts in the Dear future for those whom business or pleasure calls to the catrance gate of the Far East

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DE FILINGBR," "ASHORE.

ONE HUNDRED PASSENGERS REMAIN ON BOARD,

Details of the mishap to N. D. L. Der flinger on July 10, are to hand.... One report dated the 2101 ult. says:

plucky Dutch venture, To-day there are 1,400 feet of coal wharves fronting the bay, with thirty feet of water under them at low tide, and

each capable of coaling a vessel at the rate of eighty tons an hour, with a sixth building; and THE coal sbede sufficient for storing over 25,000 tons. Only the best Welsh and. Bengal coal is supplied, and the company is bound, by A Jady passenger who was travelling on the contract, to keep its stock up to a minimum of Ashtabula at the time of the incident staled ro,ono ions. There is a floating dry dock, in that she joined the ship at Shanghai at about ti

which vessels of 3,000 tons can be docked; res p.m. on the 11th lust, she saw the Second Offi pairing ships, with a seven-ion steam hammeija cer, who was in a drunken state and,who used dredger, now nearly ready for service; and sa- ¡S.S. "HOI MING."

filthy language. At about niduight, witness relegraphic communication with all parts of the

redtobezcabin. The Second Officer came into EXPECTED TO RESUME RUN IN TWO DAYS. her cabin but seeing ber 'awake webt into the

The West River steamer Hei Ming (Capizio

saloon. Witassa put the light out and locked Evans) which was beached on Lin Tio Island

her door, Dalendant tried the door, but fiod: ing it closed, he went to the sky-light and kept carly on Friday morning last, owing to the un

flashing a light into her cabin. Witness was coupling of her tailshaft, will be ready to resume

in such a frightened condition throughout the her regular trips to Kongmoon and back in a day or so. As we have already said the Hornight, that she dressed and sat up, ..

201b uit, be 'was drunk in Yokohama. He went to Wright's Hotel but did not see the master on He saw him next day at noon that night. and asked him for thosey to go on board, He was perfectly sober all the time he was Ashore. He went on board at about 5 p.m. hour later he was on duty but, as there was nothing to do, he went and lay down. He was never warned by the, muster. On the athibst, he was on duty from 6 pm. and was sober. Lefendant denied all the the master as to his Laing a nuisance and statements made by the lady passenger and annoying the passengers.

world; while the further tempting balt is held oat to the shipowner of free entry, anchorage, pilot-service, and whoriage. Sabang, more- over, will coal you if you arrive at night, whereas Singapore will not, and she tops her many inducements to the sailor-man by selling him ber coal as a figure considerably below that of her rival Small wonder that the Sabang of

skipper in the Eastern trade, no matter what his flig

accoville manger Peak subscribe.can have returning to Chios, even after the termination Ming was beached, but not long afterwards Defendant-denied that og he sight of "the" "To-day loqms very large-in-the-aye of every captain was then confident that at high tide the

their copies delivered at their residences, without - any, extra chargs. On copios seat by post so.

additi nal $1,80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the

world in 30 cents per quarter. Bing Capiss, Daily, ten cants, Weekly, twenty:

'firs cents (for, cal only).

MARRIAGE.

after she had been pumped out, she came to Hongkong and was beached at Mongkok,

of his extended leave of absence, Bir Robert bas placed himself-unreservedly in the bands af bis medical advisers, and as they'remain | where the repairs were atteöded to. It was ex- obdurate he has decided to abide by their pected that the vessel would continue her usual decision and relinquish his great work in the run to-night, but as certain special alterations East-L & C, Exftrem, **

have to be made it will cot be for at least twa days before the Hai Ming gets under way.

Ta seventy-seventh annual meeting of the British Medical Association was, to be held at

July 15, at West Hampstead, P. W. Sergeant, Belfast from July 23 to July 30. Wherever the to Minnie Bouodford,

|British_flag flies, the 'association has a branch, one of the secretaries stated. Members were

expected from New Zealand, the Cape, Canada,

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THE ICH CASE,

PLAINTIFFS CASE OPENZO.

The action brought by the Pongkong Milling Company, Limited, against Messrs. Arohold,

The Hongkong Celegraph Ladis, and probably from Hongkong, where Katberg and Company to recover the sum of

there is a very fiqurishing branch. The most important matter to be discussed will be the HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1909 manner in which the 'increased medical treat ment of school children, which is sun to follow the recent demand for more medical

inspection, will affect the profession.

SUPPOSED ROBBER ON TRIAL.

THE CHINESE NAVY,

In the opinion of the Full Mall Gudette, China's navy will not seriously, affect the two-Power standard just a present. It is true that, according to the Peking corres pondent of the Timis, there are enthusiaels who want Chinese Breadnoughts and don't want to wait, but, in the absence of officers to man them, money to keep them up, and bases to shelter them, there are obvious difficulties about such a programme. It may very well come some day, however, and the foundations of a serious Chinese atvy are to be laid now. At once, besides the establish ment of efficient naval schools, and general -reorganization, there are to be two importar steps-a genuine stock-taking of the exist ing ships and centralisation of naval control. Four cruisers, sixteen torpedo-boats, and

Stocjogo for alleged breach of warranty, was continued to-day before the Chief Justice (Sir Francis-Piggott) and the Paisne Judge (Mr H. H. J. Gompertz).

Sir Henry Berkeley, KC, and Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. Jobo Hastings, of Massi. Hastings and flastings, ware for the plaintiff while Mr. Duncan McNeill and Mr C. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. H. W. Looker,

peared for the defendants.

A man named Leang Tsup, giving his ad. "drewart, Centre Street, has been tested--of-Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, api

connection with a robbery which was commit a few days ago at 149, Hollywood Road. in this case the suspect was alleged to have enter" ed the cubicle occupied by a woman and, after blinding her with black pepper, removed from her hair four gold ornaments, valued at $55. As he was leaving the house the alarm "was

charged in the Police Court, this afternoon, and raisad-and-the-was-apprehended. He was the case was further adjourned..

"CRIMINAL, SESSIONS,

ADJOURNED UNTIL TO-MORROW,"

Mr. Slade opened the case for the plaintiffs when the Court optoed this morning. He con tinued his address after the tiffie interval, and the case was adjourned.

BAD FISH.

SHUPLEEPER FINED ON TECHNICAL OFFENCE, A Chinaman doing business at 81, Bonham Strand, was charged in the Police Const, this morning, with having in his possession five Casos and two baskets of fish, which was unfit for human consumption,

Oltier evidence was also taken.. hard labour was passed, the Harbour Master Septence of 42 days' imprisonment without

at the same time characterising the Second Officer's conduct 'disgrace'al,

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DISAPPOINTMENT IN LONDON,

THE SETTLEMENT

The North German Lloyd liner 'Dorflinger, of over 9,000 tons, with 100 passengers and a afternoon on the Delphin Single Bank, which in crow of 150 on board, went aground yesterday about two miles from the Needles, and about the same distacce from Totland Bay. Tugs were at Irishman, from Cowes. Shortly after the lift boat once signalled for, the first to arrive being he from Tolland Bay put out but Captain Zechasise declined their assistance. At midnight the vessel's.position had not changed-although-the- vessel would refloat. The passengers remained on board, realising that there was no darger, at present comprises, some fifty whites, Dutch A Daily Chronicle représentative, wiring last to a man, and coil, kindly follows; a Malay night, stated that the liner was on a journey population of eight or nine hundred; and a from Southampton to Yokohams, and her large number of contract-labour coolics. It is passengers were mostly first class. The wes, admirably administered by a Dutch controller ther was beautifully fine and calm when and stoff": Its roads, as good as any in Eng-she went ashore, and there was only a slight jand, are most tastefully laid our; its club, ica breeze from the south-west. The vessel factory, signal station, hospital, hotel, Post had just slowed down to allow the pilot office, Court-house, and pol'co system are well to leave, and it is suggested that she had not up to all requirements; and its private bunga tufficient way on her, and consequently drifted lows, besiting, among clumps of palm, and on to the bank. After the help of the lifeboat pepper trees; aro as invitingly, cool, comfort had been declined the tugs Hector and Hercules arrived from Southampton, and stood able, and picttrorque as any I have seen.

by ready to assist when the tide served. The actual spot where the vessel was stranded" was about two miles from Alum Bay, and three miler from the acons of the Gladia A FORT OF CALL, and there is now a weekly mail service east for disaster. At midnight the vessel.could be and west. Order among a somewhat mixed clearly seen by the large crowd' which had lot of inhabitants is controlled by a company steam was then fully up. At about 9.30 the assembled on the cliff at Totland Bay, Her. of Dutch infantry, and sternly maintained by the company's officers; who-are-quite-prepared-

The Dutch and other mail steamers have se. Cently raised this little gem of a settlement to the dignity of

oil storage plant for vessels using oil fuel is be- ing erected, and attention is being turned, I was

told, to the establishment of canning, factories for the preserving and shipping of pineapple

and other produce of the island,

But there is

Southampton tugs were attached to her by stout

of July 21st, when she was refloated with the assistance of seven togs. She is apparently un

The ship Yemained fast until the afternoon

The London managers of the Hongkong and

to lay on the leather whip or rattan they carry cables, and strained to shift her from her Shanghai Bank have received a telegram from

in their bood at the first sign of disobedience position. Although from the shore the ship the head office at Hongkong that; subject to

or insubordination. The extraordinary enter appeared to move, the tugs were seen to ceast audit, the directors intend recommending the payment of a dividend of a per share, free of price of this Dutch trading company is far from their cadeavours after a time, and at-midnight- income tax, for the balf year to June 30, 1909, doubled in length, a' considerable amount of caplain is confident täsi his ship will come off exhausted. The wharf frontage is now, being she was standing, perfectly upright. The adding $750,000 to the silver reserve fund, land now covered by shoal water is to be rai

at bigh tide.

The passengeri, as stated, and carrying forward to the next half-year $2,000,000. The reserve funds after this ad claimed for the purpose of coal depots, a large alarmed after being assured that the vesicl remained on board, and were in no way

dilion will stand as follows:-Starling reserve

would shortly redoat. fod, £1,500,000 at 21, equals $15,000,000 silver relive food, $1,150,000; total, $30,350 000. The dividend is at the same rate as year ago, when $500,000 was added to silver Mr. Oito Kong Sing, who appeared for the reserva and $250,000 written off premises ac defence, informed the Court that the fish was count, and the same sum, & now, carried for of more interest to the traveller tbati coal sheds of her cargo into lighters. on commission, but as he had discovered the cation may, therefore, be said to be the same of the island itself. It is one of the loveliest Li Lin, the cook, formerly of 3, Now Street, fish to be bad he kept the stuff in his house last year. The declaration seems to have spots I remember to have seen, and it has been who was arrested yesterday, charged with siblind until the owner arrived in the Colony to turn it which had looked for a larger disinbution, miles by, fire, bat bowaver you take it, it stands gold chain attached, a piece of Jadestone, jal

caused disappointment in several quasters

my good fortune to see many, It is but "sino | stealing'a box, containing a silver watch wit sa bayal. over to him.

That the dividend was retained at the same Dr. Click said that the defendant should rale as last year was looked on unfavourably, on as a gem. The approach to its harjade ear-drop, a Sto, gold piece and a kold”” tor, who would have had the staff destroyed bave reported the matter to a Sanitary Inspec and the quotation for shares has receded. It bour, Sabang, leads through waterways of locket, the total valds being $137, the property tipu

is not easy for outsiders, to pronounce judg the deepest bids, between walls of rolling of his employer (particulars of which we print- gent, but the policy of building up strong ra that a technical offence had been committed, attained would seem to be dictated by prudent an ostrich leather. Here and there a splash' to-day, sentenced to three months' hard lating on thre

The Magistrate (Mr. Wood) was of opinion arves and consolidating the splendid position gayen foliage graceful, as the curves of ad in our last issue) war, in the Police Court, and imposed a flus of $5,

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of bloodied doin the hillside, where some and four hours' stocks,

ANOTHER SIDE TO BAYANG

sundry other vessels are to be counted as this month's Criminal Sessions, and that is one not for sale. His client was selling, the stuff whid. The proposed distribution and allow and catinories, and that is the entrancing' bounty |

This is only a single case on the calendar for in being pending an examination, which is to of murder, for which a man named Wong Yak show how many of them are worth anything. Sheung is being charged. It is unal for the That illustrates rather forcibly the pleasing sessions to be held on the 18th of every month,

• state of things that has prevailed, but it is but owing to the factibat the judges an engaged sound beginning to look facts in the face. in the well-known ice case the sessions could not Meanwhile, a Naval and Military Advisory the Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggot!!) formally be held to day. At half-past ten o'clock:bis day Board has been created, as a preliminary to opened and adjourned the sessions until to a central Admiralty to supersede the im-morrow, when those gentlemen who are sum practicably decentralised Canton, Nadklog, I moned as furymen are requested to attend,

damaged although she docked at Southampton to be overhauled. The vessel discharged some

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