The rioting grows worse in Paris. Troops have been called out, and the mob has had to be driven back repeatedly by cavalry charges.
Tie Daily Pres of the Lith says Telegraphic advice was yesterday received iby Messrs, Douglas Lapruik and Ca, of the death of Mr. C, D. Bottomley, who for many years was a partner in the firm. Mr. Bot-tolley was in one of the best-known men in the colony, prominently identitied with many local ud an ardent supporter of rowing, racing, and other forms of recreation. He came out to the East as a clerk in the firm of Messrs. A. Scott and Ca, in 1863, but in 1865 became a broker on his own account in Queen's Road and Gon: Street. In 1874 he entered into partnership with Mr. W. K. Hughes as an auctioner and broker, but in 1875 joined the firm of Messrs. Douglas Lapraik and Ca. as.aclerk. Two years later he was taken into partnership and in this capacity he was associated with the firm until a few years ago, when owing to ill-health he deemed it best to seek retirement at home. Mr. Bottomley's decease will be much regretted by many old residents in Hongkong who remember him as s familiar figure and an active womber of the commercial community, The Surat brought us Hongkong papers to the 15th inst.—Captain Dick of the Hankow was tined 25 cents.—The Selama Tin Mining Cv., La., is to be wound up. There i ishing the Whampoa barrier in the Cant: 1,800 tons had been discharged from the Kadnorshire at Port Said up to the 10th t., of which only 300 appeared to be damaged.—Mr. John S. Lapraik, who came out to Hongkong originally in 1855, died suddenly at the Peak on Friday Inst.—Mr.
E. Abrahamson has lost his suit for wrongful dismissal against the Chi Borneo Ca., Ld., in the District High Court, Sandak: The Indo-China S, N. Ca., Ld., pays riv dividend for 1892.—The
by the arrival of 31 new recruits and 19 Hongkong Regiment has been augmented At the Hongkong Magistracy on the 12th mat., before Mr. H.E. Wodehouse, Capt. J. Dick, of the Hankow, was charged with having left the waters of the harbour without having a certified second officer on board on the 6th inst. Police Sergeant Ford said that he went on board the steamer just before she left for Canton and saw the defendant leave without having an offic Butter-
1g the day they received a telegram the day in question, to the effect that the man was ill in Swatow and unable to reach Hongkong in time. The case was adjourned until Thureday at 10 o'clock.
The Daily Press saye:—Duting the sitting of Lord Herschell's Committee the Hongkong and Shanghai Chambers of Commerce telegraphed to the home Government urging that the interests of the Chi should not be overdo been time yet for a1 When the reply does on contain rather startling suggestions, the following, which we take from the Rangodn Tines of the 20th ult., a gold standard for the Far East is hinted at An esteemed correspondent at the headquarters of the Government infern opinions in the highest fin circles in India are generally unanimous i believing that the action now being—about to be—taken by the Legislature, in the matter of Indian currency, will probably cause the closing of most of the Jarge silver mines of the world; and that things will eventually right themselves by the diminution of the production of silver. Buta bad time will intervene for all silver-using countries that are without a gold standard. Ceylon and the Mauritius will probably have to follow the example of India at one", and estab order to avoid a upon ial matters in India believe that avine alleviation may possibly be found, for the English residents in the Far Enst, by the establishment of the gold currency in the Treaty Ports, but, in that case, thirteen or fourteen crores of silver will be thrown mainly on the China market. will be still more largely affected follows India in inundation, the market of the world generally with silver, 1 which case the situation in China wil "Brownie" in the China Mail, has the following remarks on the Captain Ashton, whose name is a household word among old residents in Chin That the death of Captain Ashton, although pot unlooked for, is one of those events in g small community which bring general That the career of a veteran skipper like Ashton goes back to the days when sailing in an opium-schooner waa no cilild's play,
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