No. 4989-MAY 7, 1879.]
and come home ∞ a gentlebau, not as a heathen Chince as a wise man, and not a ➤ fool—as a loyal subject, and not as a die-
loyal.
THE CHINA MAIL.
understand it is the largest number of sesle | Minute by The Acting Colonial Secretary or signatures of Clocae shops or firms that Forwarded to Dr Eitel, was will be has been appended to any document of the pleased to communicate with Mr Gerrard kind in this Colony,
And Mr Tonnochy.
3. I have also the honour to enclose a translation of the Address, which is far more flattering to me than I at all deserve.
position of the place of our domicile for ob- servation, midway between Europe and our own beloved country, to estimate and add to the store of the active deeds of your public life, the valuable service you have THE United States screw steam frigates since rendered by the felicitous manner in Richmond, Captain A. E. K. Benham, from which you have conciliated the good opinion
4. There is no special reason that I New York, with dates to the 11th January, and elicited the expressions of the good- via Polut de Galle, anchored in the Sin will of the European peoples toward our know of why the Chinese subjects of Eler gapore roads on the night of the 28th, and country, especially in your intercourse with Majesty should pay me a compliment, exchanged salutes with Fort Canning next our nearest kinsmen of the United Kingdom. beyond the fact that I have always endear morning. The Bichmond is a ship of 2,700 Thus, you have conspicuously illustrated the oured to hold the balance evenly between tons, carries a crew of 450 men, is armed principles embodied in the Treaty of Wa- the different races and the somewhat con with 14 heavy guns, and is to be the fag. shington, and your visit became the conflicting commercial interests in Hongkong, ship, la place of the Tennesse of Real Ad-plement and seal of an act that refonts This will, perhaps, he admitted by all
parties in coures of time. miral Patterson, commanding the United lasting honor upon your Administration. States squadron on the China and Japan Stations. The Richmond, we learn, would bavo beon here much earlier but for the fact that she got into a sovere storm in the -middle of the Mediterranean, which so in- jured her paddle that she had to put into Naples for repairs, There is a very fine band on board.
THE Burma Herald has devoted about half column to a song in praias of the mur dered Theobaw. His spoor, his riches, his country, and everything that is his come in for the most extravagant praise. And this,
In now assuring your honored self and your Lady of the ligh gratification that we personally feel in welcoming your presence at this distant point from our country, we beg express the hope that your personal observation among the people of Canton, derstandingly in their own homes,--will where the Chinese oan be best studied in-
enable you to correct the misconceptions among our countrymen of the Pacific States which tend to impair the compact of friendly comity to which our Government constrained the ralustant Rulers of China in 1844 and again in 1868.
Trusting that you can afford time for such aid to that end,
I have the honour to be,
Sir.
Your most obedient Servant,
J. POPE HENNESSY. The Right Honourable
Sir Michael Hicks-Besoh, Bart., M.P.,
'U. H. Principal Sexzetary of Sion for the Celeri,
¿0.,
4.
Address from the Chinese Community. (Translation:)
C. MAY, Adding Oolonial Secretary,
30th October, 1878. Report by Dr. E. J. Eitel, M. S. Tonnochy,
Esq., and John Gerrard, Esq. This purports to be the Petition of the Committee of the Wa-t'o Hospital and the merchants and people of the whole Colony of Hongkong. All the signatures have been scrutinised and verified in the most painstaking manner and the respective Occupations of cach signatory ascertained. The results of this scrutiny are as follows: The document bears in the aggregate 2,218 seals or signatures of which 2,010 are those of shops or firms in the town of Victoria, and 200 in the villages of Kowloon and Hongkong.
25 of the sale in Victoria and 8 in the Villages are illegible, the impress of the stamp being imperfect. The Eastern part of the town supplies 271 seals, the central part 1,207, and the Western 417, and, as mentioned bofore, the Villages 205, not counting the 28 seals which are not recog- It may be intororting to know that the Victoria are of every trade and occupation as will be seen by the list endlord.
nisable.
Manila. (Translated from our Manila Exchanges)
on the security of the water. On the 2nd elastant defendant returned to the shop
paid for the rings and the repairs to the watch, and then said that a friend of bla With regard to the submarine telegraph wanted a gold chain, gold necklace, and a cable to be laid between Hongkong and gold ting. He selected articles valued at Manila, the Comercio's Madrid correspond- $40 and wanted to take them away; he ent says that the tender of the English was told he must pay for the things there Compaty, The Telegraph Construction and and then, but replied that if his friend Maintenance, and the Eastern Extension, approved of the articles he would get the Australasia and China Telegraph Company, money at once; if not he would bring back was 3000pted. Although the time allowed the articles selected. Defendant was then in the proposition for the laying down of the asked to write his name and address in a cable is eighteen months, the Company are book, and he wrote opium farmer" in doing everything in their power to have the English and Chinese and something else in line inaugurated on the 22nd February 1880, English which complainant could not being exactly one year after the settlement understand. Bo was allowed to take away of the contract. the jewellery on account of his having re- presented himself as connected with the opium farmer. On the dh instant com- plainant tok the address to the opium farmer, but no one could read the name. Complainant then took out a warrant for defendant's arrest. In reply to the de- fendants, complainant said he never told him he could pay when he had money,
This afternoon (April 24th) the several prisoners who took part in the affray at the parish of Tansa, at Malabon, were conveyed from the Bilibid gaol to the scene of their Grime, where they will be put in capilla to- morrow, and suffer the extremo penalty of the law on the 26th,
The importation of refined sugar, from Chira continues ona large sale bére,
remarks the Gazette, is the nonsensical study; and offering our individual personal matter of the general loyal rejoicing of the signatories to the 'Petition la the town of at the opium farmer's, as he had a friend been disallowed. The same result has
trash which a "loyal British subject" thinks it to regalo his readers with from Rangoon, without devoting a single word in his columna te refute its extravagancies. Considering that Theebaw is reported to have failed only this week in raising a triding loan of a lakh of rupees from a native merchant in Rangoon at an extra- vagant rate of interest, the riches of this petty ruler can not be very vant.
IN Rangoon, in 28rd-street, asya the Gasdite, there lives an old Chinese doctor who has cultivated the nails of the second, third and fourth fogers of his left hand with such wonderful cure that they have attained
the extraordinary length of eleven, tan, and niue inches respectively. They have grown sideways to the form of sickles j and how on earth the mau keeps them sufficient ly far from his body at all times to prevent mischief is a mystery.
Woare, with every sentiment of respect and admiration,
Your countrymen, (Signed by all the Américan Residents.) Canton, 5th May, 1879,
Another correspondent writes, (6th May): -At 8 o'clock this morning the U. 8. 6.
Ashucht saluted the Chinese dag, and the saluto was returned by one of the Viceroy's gunboats. Another Chinese gunboat then saluted the American flag, and the salute was returned by the Ashuelot.
The petition of the Committes of the Wa-t'o Hospital and the traders and people of the whole (Colony) of Hongkong, in the
people over the equitable administration of the Government (which led to) the united signing (of the prezent Address) humbly. praying that it bo forwarded to Her Ma jesty the Queen of Great Britain, in order that the feelings of Her subjects bo zai forth-
Sheweth :-
That ever since the Colony of Hongkong one who understood so well the great principles of government as Governor
has been established, there has not been
Mennedy,
18th November, 1878.
E. J. EUTEL M. S. TONNOCHY. JOHN GERBARD,
Defendant denied the charge. He said
The appeal of Dia Guillerme Fresse, mer- he never told the shopkeepers ho bought chant at Sooloo, soliciting the withdrawal of the things for a friend. He lived in the fine of $50 imposed by the Commissioner Lascar Row and told the complainant so, of Customs at that port, for not furnish- but as complainant did not know the ing a manifest of cargo on board the Ger- street, he told him that he could be found man schooner Afina on her departure has there nained Fak Sing. He (defendant) happened with regard to the appeal of Den had promisst to pay for the things in three Osman S. Nichols, Captain of the Ame- or four weeks. He had been to the p:ose- rican barque Afasonic, against the den cutors' shop twice, since he got the things; vision arrived at by the Customs of this the last time prosecutor said he had heard port, inposing upon him a fine of $2200 on he (dofendant) was going to run away and account of 22 onses of petroleum found short that he would apply for Д warrant. in transferring hisoargo on beard the British Defendant heard aubsequently that a barque Mount Lebanon, warrant had been taken out, so gave himself up. He had pawned the jewellery on the 2nd instant, except the ring which he had lost off his finger.
Complainant denied that defandaut said anything about Lascar Row. The case was then remanded till Thursday (to-morrow).
(Before the Hon. O. B. Plunket, dating Magistrate.)
Wednesuny, May 7.
At 11 o'clock General Grant received the following members of the Consular Body in Canta: from the British Consulate, Dr. Hance, Mr Parker and Mr Hosie: from the Gorman Consulate, Baron von Soden and RANGOON news, dated April the 17th, state Mr Frausberg; from the Netherlands' Con. abroad. For occasionally he commuted earthen-ware dealers, 18; ealing house Paure in the stocks, for stealing three
that active warlike preparations are being made at Mandalay, whenou troops are being despatched at night time to Meubla, a short distance beyond the frontier. In the latter direction, the Youhatwoon has been sent
to take the command, At former place, the old Governor has been replaced by oue of a more military character. The King is squeting money from the old and new ministers under various pretexta. The Burmese in Mandalay shortly expect the arrival of two Russians, who are said to be traders. This pleit is supposed to be the result of former attempts to open relations with Russia.
GENERAL GRANT AT CANTON.
6th May,
At a cigar sale on the 28th utimo, 8,600
mils ware offered, and 4,096 sold for a total sum of $52,071,76,
Mr Melohor Ordoñez, the newly appointed Spanish Ambassador to the Court of Annam, with a view to negotiating a treaty of com- meres &c. with that Empire, has left home for Manila. The despatch vessel Marquez del Duero will convoy him to Saigon.
Tho list showing the trade and occupa tions of the signatories to the petition ppended to the above report is as fol Low-Bakers ; bamboo-ware dealers, 32; bankers, 7; barbers, 28; bean curd That, whereas the Imperial Government sellers, 4; betel nut sellers, 2; birds' nest has secured (the services of such) a man, dealers, 9; blacksmiths, 5; boat builders, both traders and people unite in rejicing; bookbinders, 19; braziers, 9 brick and (over the faot), and therefore the whole of tile dealers, 10; building contractor, 1 the (native) population of Hongkong de cake.sellers, 7 carpenters, 70; carvers, 2 Join in this pub lo declaration as follows caulker, 1; chair maker, 1; chandlers, 221; Governor Hennessy alone knows how to cigar makers, 5; coal dealers, 6; copper Ever since his arrival in this Colony th5; coopere, 8; cotton dealers, 19; doctore, extend clemency and how to show meros. itha, li; curie dealers, 1; sotia shop. keeper, 1; coffin. makers, 5; compradores, fame of his excellent admistration spread 10: drapers, 83; draggists, 97; dyers, 6; Bentence of death into imprisonment for life. Justly did he change an old custom koopers, 88; egg dealers, 6; engraver, 1; in Bogging, substituting the thighs for the fancy gooda dealers, 17 Brewood dealers, shoulders. His mind embodies (indeed); are arms dealers, 9; florists, 2; fiab At two o'clock General Grant, together the principles of Heaven and Earth and hmongers, 86; foreign goods dealers, 188 said he did not want to go back to his and will load timber at the province of with Mr Holcombe, the United States Chargé virtuo dwella in the cherishing of life. He fruit sellers, 17; glazier, 1; hat makers, d'Affairs, Mr Linoola, U. 8. Consul at Can- does not give severity of punishment the 23; ivory carvers, 1; japanese-ware dealers, 14; herbalista, 7 ; fron and copper dealers, ton, and several others, started to pay their the oughly spiritual, and his energy and 3 lantern makers, 8; leather sellers, 7 first place, for his methods of reform are 4; jos paper makers, 24; image makers, respects to the Viceroy.
oleverness regarding schemes of good go- leather box maker, 1; merchants, 44; At 3 p.m. a general reception was held. vernment is truly (animated by) a striving masons, 7; marine store keepers, 26; mat charged by Chan Kam Yan another of the Manile from Hongkong on the 30th ulto.
sulate, Mr Levyechn. The interview lasted about twenty minutes.
which was numerously attended.
We hear that the Viceroy will entertain General Grant and a few others at a Chinese déjeûner,
GENERAL GRANT AT SI A'M,
month's hard labour, and one hour's ex- Chan Aking, a coolle, was sent to one
The corn harvest this year at Coba has been an abundant one, so much so that the grain can be sold at a very low price. The Cebu torn is of a special quality, and the natives use it to mix up with ries, forming A most nutritious food.
The British barque Denbighshire arrived at Manila from Hongkong on the 24th ulto.
The American barque Humboldt arrived Marila from Shanghai on the 28th ulto,
Mindoro for Falmouth.
plots of firewood te only one out of gaol yesterday and had been several times convlated. In reply to the magistrate beat
native place he would saquer go to gaol ; he denied stealing the wood.
FEMALE SLAVERY,
The British barque Cheviot is under charter for the Channel, to take dry sugar; and the British schooner Charlotte Grant has been chartered for Melbourne, via Cebu, to load hemp; both at private rates.
The British steamer Crusader arrived at
Singapore. (Timer)
J
As a sign of the growth of the place we may notice the establishment of a of Bogal institutions. Thus
The tempest last night proved of moderate The following speech of the Supreme 4 force; but the slectrient discharges inter-King of Slam at the banquet given to Gen. rupted sleep, and the atmosphere has lack-Grant, at the Royal Palace, April 16th, has ed the elasticity of our regular moonsoon been supplied to us :--- weather, although the plentiful rainfall læst
Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and night and again this afternom and evening. Gentlemen, cow assembled,-I beg you to ever, the fulness of his virtue was turned 15; sulphur dealers, 3; swootmaat sellere, money she earned to the defendant. Last 18.8, the second since its establishment, h
felt in receiving bear the expression of the pleasure we have the United States of America,
Siam bas for many years past derived great advantages from America, whose citizens have introduced to our kingdom many arts and soiences, much medical knowledge, and many valeable books, to the great advantage of the country.
has mitigated the effects of the sultriness considerably; eke our distinguished Guests had experienced no relief from the fatigues of
(Before Mr U. V. Creagh Esq.,)
Young Angan, a protested woman, was
for the truth, (ne treats) Chinese and makers, 18; mat shed builder, 4; mat stated that her father was dead and her anme, for assaulting her Complainant Foreigners as one community, making no distinction whatever of nationality. (The vendors, 69; milk seller, 1; money chan raother lived in Amoy. About six years fact that the people here may) dwell in gera, 13; our makers, 6; oil dealers, 8 ago, her mother sold her to a family as a old clothea dealers, 5; opium dealers, 511 servant, and about three years ago her comfort and rejoice in their property (entirely due to) his influence reaching peppermint oil dealers, 3; piece goods over $100 to be a prostitute. She was in painters, 6; pawnbrokers, 21 pewtersmiths, mistress sold her to a woman in Amoy for both the traders and the common people dealers, 27; pig dealers, É; plumbers, 4; a brothel there for nine mouths, when the number (Truly among (all) the great officere of portrait painter, 1; post office keepers, 6; (with him). Looking up to his peasant Lakers, 2; rattan dealers, 42; rios dealers, Hongkong and serve as a prostitute for her Society, and now a Society bas been formed antiquity, there are few to be compared poniterers, 23; provision sellers, 20; pulley defendant bought her for $150 on the there are two Mesonte Lodges, a branch understanding that she was to come to of the Royal Asiatto Society, a Debating countenance, so full of sympathy (59; roast meat vendors, 16 rope makers; (defendant's) profit for the space of five for the prevention of cruelty to animals. fame) is in the mouth of the people in the sosle makers, 3; schoolmasters, 2; shoe had been here as a prostitute for two years. feels) drawn to him. The memorial (ot his 8; salt dealers, 6xit fish deplers, 19; years. Complainant agreed to this and Another Society also recently formed, public streets.
Who is there funt does not makers, 78; shroff, 1; silversmitha, 41; 207 She had never been in a brothel, but bad Eurasian it is community, entitled, the Mx- soeme to flourish with vigour, among the rejoico (cvor him)! Unexpectedly, how dealers, 8; stationers, 31; stone outtere, been kept by a Europeas and gave the
tual improvement Society. Its report for tion, when, on account of the distress dealers, 19; tinsmiths, 17; tobacconists, day beforo yesterday abe beard defendant into an occasion for calumny and disaffes 7 tallers, 53; tea dealers, 15; timber Friday her master left the Colony. The just been issued, our guest a President of caused in the inland districts by the 20; umbrella makers, 12; vegetable sellers, talking to another woman; she went up to grain and scarcity of vegetables, robberies 12; washermen, 28; wine dealer, 1; un-sell you for $190." Complainant told her simultaneous advent of both dearth of 16; vermilion dealers, 2; watchmakers, them and defendant said "I am going to and seditious risings flared up wildly, the evil resobing even to the maritime districts intelligiblo, 25. Total, 2,010.
she could not do so; abe could only claim (near Hongkong), When, all of a sudden,
she was willing to go to a brothel or do himself by saying that that port, made-ap her for five years. She (complainant) said a certain burglary inadvertently dcourred, meeting was called, for both Chinese and malicious talk rose up in bubbles, a publis
anything else for the balance of the five Foreigners, but the Chinese were insulted, discussion, they were without provocation aooted, till their assembly was scattered on the spot, which they left restraining every feeling and repressing every utterance. (This whole affair), from first to last, kus (therefore) been (berswith) stated in writing to be sent a distance of) ten thousand miles (in order) to knock at (Her Majesty's jesty, and She was pleased to receive it gate), desiring (not only) that he (the very graciously. Governor) stay his full term of office to spread abroad (here) his merit and worth, but further humbly praying that he stay here a farther term, (by which measur Eler Majesty would be) adding favour to
yesterday's tedious voyage. The interesting events of the day have been the calls of the foreign Consula upon General Grant and of Mombers of the Municipal Council, this raorning; the salutes of gunboats; the calls of a few private individuals; and the visit came here and bencfitted Since then they wore not allowed to take part in the
Even before the two countries were jola ed in treaty alliance, citizen of America our relations have greatly improved and to of General Grant and suite, conducted and the great advantage of Siata; and recently introduced by Mr Consul Lincoln, to the improvement has been still more mark
od. Therefore, it is natural that we should Viceroy at his Yamen in the distant part b exceedingly gratified by the visit paid of the City; the latter being of particular to us by a President of the United States. His Excellency General Grant has a grand importance, of course, and especially in-fans that has reached even to Siam; that teresting because extraordinary preparations has been knows here for several years. had been made by the Authorities, and great We are well aware that, as a true soldier, he fist won glory as a leader in war, and general interest among the Chinees excited thereafter, accepting the offies of President thereby, and by the exceptional circumstan-earned the admirtion of all men as being oes that a prodamation bad been posted a satesman of the highest rank. It laa warning the people to be respectful in their mec.ons thus suinent both in the govern great gratification to us, and to all of us, to demeanor and speech, certain offensive epi- ment of war and of peace. We ase him thets to be altogether inhibited, And it and are charmed by his gracious munnner, and feet are that iris visit will tangurate was estimated that at least 100,000 people friendly relations with the United States of lined the streets and open spaces through America of a sill closer nature than which the Geneml and his cortege passed. The Vivergy exhibited gratification, and we understand that the recipient of his attentions was well-pleased; the visit occupying nearly three hours of absence from the Consulate.
favour.
and she
Crabapple to her soven sisters, "It's bad "It's bad enough," said the eldest Miss enough for pa to talk about marrying again at his time of life; but when he excuses
The Right Honourable Str Michael Hicks Beach Bart., M.P., to His Excellency Governor Pope Hennessy, O.M.G.
years but would not be gold. The defend-young thing will help us girls out by attrac ant said: "You are getting too saucy," and ting men to the house, it's a little too outra- DOWNING STREET,
beat her with firewood until she was geous to stand, so it is!" And they passed 24th March, 1879,
n resolution to enter a nunnery in a body, tok and blue. She then ran away SIR-I have the honour to acknowledge from the house, The European who kept well known here a quarter of a century ago, GIMON Cook, a Calvin' Baptist preacher. the receipt of your despatah No. 4, of the her gave her $10 a month
was a man very excentric in speech, sven to Queen from the Chinese Shopkeepers of the and clothed her. 19th January, forwarding an Address to the gave all this to the defendant who fed
his last earthly moments. A few hoḍra Colony calogising your action as Governor. did beat the complainant a few blows, previous to his death his brother, also a preacher, came to his bed-side and inquired, would not prevent her mater getting And the reply, sharp and quick, came, becanso she was very proud and lazy, and
Do you think you are dying, Gideon?”
"Don't know-esn't tell-never died yet." --Maine Paper.
I have laid this Address before Her Ma-
I bave the honour to be,
Bir, Your most obedient humble Servant,
M. HWKS-BEACH, Governor HENNESSY, O.M.G.
del, &o.
The signatures have been prepared and appended (with a view) jointly to set forth the feelings of the people, for the wishes of the whole (native) community (formed, s this present document drawn up with dua (Before it were,) one compact city, (as declared tu)
| reverSICE.
SUPREME COURT,
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
Defendant said whe
drank and making a mess about the house. Fined $15 with the alternative of fourteen days' hard labour and ordered to pay $16 amends to the complainant or fourteen days' further imprisonment with bard labour, and to enter into her personal recognizance in $50 to be of good behaviour
for one year.
D. O. Handley, a fireman on the steamer Scotland, was died half a dollar for being drank and Insapable last night in the
His Honor the Chief Justice, Sir Queen's Road.
J. Smale.) Wednesday, May 7th
REGINA V. TSUNG ÅFOO AND OTHS28, Taung Afoo, Wung Akan, and Lau Atti, were charged on four different counts with theft and serious amault: 1, that they did
Anecdotes of the curiosity and excitement of in Stamese and translated by Henry Almay be graciously pleased to forward the feloniously and violently steal two blankets,
the Chinese generally are numerous, and altogether they are making a holiday of sight-seeing,
During the morning, Mre Grant went ont shopping with Mrs Lincoln; and sub. sequently, during the absence of the gentle ma in the city, sovezal American lady residents called at the Consulate, as did alec a few gentlemen,
Therefore I ask you all to join me in before, and of the most enduring character. drinking the health of H.E. General Grant whole (native community of Hongkong) ate The signatures thus appended by the and vishing him every blessing.
herewith respectfully presented, and con The toast was drank with great enthu-jointly submitted to His Excellency the siasm.
His Majesty's remarks are delivered Governor with the humble prayer that he whole, sending it to Her Majesty's Score- baster, Eng., Court interpreter.
tary of State for the Colonies for presents tion to the Throne, in order that the feelings of (Her Majesty's) subjects may be brought to the notice of the highest (authority) and the whole (native) community of Hong og traders and people, be put under the despest obligation. For all conjointly and unanimously revere and load Eero do grevious bodily harm and 4, Majesty the Queen's happiness, longevity, that they did commit actual bodily harm. benevolence and compassion.
Hon. Mr Russell, Acting Attorney Gen. eral, prosecuted. The following were the gentlemen of the jury: Messrs J. H. Holmes, T. E. Davis, J. B. L. Shroedge, T. G. E. Cotowallia, D. A dos Remedios, L D. Rota, and E. Pereira."
CHINESE ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.
The following documente are published in the Gazette for general information ;---
His Kwoellency Governor Pope Bennuty, GM.G., to The Right Bonourable Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Bard., M.P.
Peter Thronion, seaman, unemployed, was fuod half a dollar, or one day's imprisonment, for being drunk and incap- able.
China TIENTHIN.
The Telegraphic Journal hears that, two quilts and $30 in money; 2, that they did, bolag armed with swords and through the enterprise and wise policy of pear, saule one Wong Yit Hoo, and the Viceroy, His Excellency Li Hung. steal a pair of silver ear-ringe, one pair of chong, telegraph stores have been pur 3, that being armed with swords and spears J. A. Betts (the director of the Imperial bracelets, and several articles of clothing; chased, and that under the direction of Mr they did assault the same zaan with intent Torpedo College, Tientsin), the first tele- graph line for the transmission of public messages will be erected, and will probably be to working order within three or four months from this date. This will be a line of some 40 miles in length, and will no doubt be very rapidly extended. Thus we may expect to find that within the next decide the use of electricity in China will 81st October, 1878. Nou Here follow the names of the 12 and the case was not concluded when the
The evidenca was purely circumstantial be as much a fact as in Europe or Amerios. members of the Warto Hospital Com Court rese, The Chief Justler will sum mitten
ng to-morrow, Next follow the signatures of 1,980 shops of Hongkong.
May Her Majesty bo gradleusly pleased to grant this petition and act accordingly.
Translated by
1.J. EITEL.
Next follow the signatures of 24 shops
Police Intelligence. ·· (Before Mr, C. V. Creagh:) Tuesday, 6th May,
SERIOUS CHARGE: OBTAINİNG GOODS BY
FALSE PRETLENCES,
Japan
YOKOHAMA.
Quotations
HONGKONG, May 7, 1879. OPIUM,-New Patna, cash....$555
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1+
Old
"
21
New Benazes, nah, 380 Uld
cash, New Kalwa, credit, 760. Allowance Tasis,
Old Malwa, credit, 760 Allowance Tools, Exchange.
Bank, Wire,...
21
Credite,
***
30 days' light,
6 months' night,
**
Documentary, 6 months' sight, 3/8
India, Wire,
화
724
731
** 27.90
demand,... « 220 Shangbal, demand,...
30 days sight, Gold Leaf, 99 to ... Sovereigns,...
*** 141
Shares.
5.49
Hongkong Bank, 48 % prew. Union Ind. Society of Canton, $1,450 China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,800 North China Ius Co., Tia, 1,350 ez divi Yaugtase Ins. Asoc., Tls. 730 ox div. Chinese insurance Co., $280 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $750 Chins Fire Ins. Co., $175. H.K & W. Dock Co., 6 % pram. HK O, & M. S-boat Co., 37 dia Shanghal Steam Navigation, Tla. 13 er div. Chic Coast St. Mar. Co. Thi. Ha, ox đ Bongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co,, $08 China Suger Reining Co., $187 Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, 2113
Do.
of 1877, £110 Temperature.
Afterwards, the whole american dom- munity, including the ladies, were son- vened there, preparatory to the reading
Government House, and delivery of the Address, of which the
Hongkong, 19th January, 1879. following is a copy'--
Bir-in my despatch No. 100 of the 18th of October, 1878, enclosing the resolutions Address of the American Community of passed at a public meeting presided over by
The Gazette gives a report of a grand Canton, to His Excellency GENERAL Mr H. B. Giob, I mentioned (para. 2) that
banquet given on the 10th instant to Mr ULYSSES GRANT, Ex-President of the the Chinese community had applied to me of Stanley, of 74 shops of Aberdeen, and of
E. J. Reed, M.P., in the Town Hall of United States, &c., &...., &a. for the usual authority to bold a public 168 shops of Yau-ma-ti, making a total of
Yokohama, by order, as it says, of the E-We, your Countrymen assembled meeting to consider and discuss those re. 2,289 signatures, of which 2,197 are the
authorities, by the merchants of Yokohome. to greet your arrival at this the Southern solutions, but that I had asked them to signatures of shopi.]-E. J. E
The contribution of each host was fired at gate of the most ancient of Empires, proudly abandon that idea. They were good.
the moderate figure of twenty yen. In a rejoice that the name erst heralded with enough to take my advices but they have
later edition, the Gazette says, "The friend Victory from scenes of civil strife and then embodied their flows in the form of an
-Minute by His Excellenwy The Governor. James Philippe Le Marquand, described who furnished us with the report of the inscribed in history, is now echoed from Address, in Chinese, to Elor Majesty the Empire to Expire and shors to shore linked Quees, which, at their request, I have the banded to me by a deputation of the obtaining a gold necklace, gold chain, and the Town Hall appears to have been mis-
Queen's Road). This address to Her Majesty has been as an ex police contable, was charged with banquet given to Mr Reed and his son at (Takes at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premtiui,
Bonexoxe, May 7, 1879, with the undying aspiration of fraternal honour to lay before you for presentation Chinese residents. It is eigood, I under gold ring valued at $45 from the Lichoo taken as to the amount payable by the mer- affection uttered at Appomattox Le à to the Queen. Aste Pedge "
stand, by more than two thousand shop. jewellers' shop, 145 Queen's Road Central: chants who had to give the entertainment. 2. On the receipt of this Address, I keepers.
The accused was arrested by virtue of a A native contemporary states that the cost That such are the attributes of your called for the report which it is customary
Before transmitting to the Secretary Warrant granted on the information of the amounted to a thousand yen, which had to tams,that, having exhausted the glory of to make on native documents. The report of State, I should be glad if Dr Eltel, inger of the shop (Chan Afai
be paid by thirteen merabants only. This The compisinkat stated that he was the sun-with the 100 gold yon required for War, it is your happy fortune to hear it was made by the Auting Chinese Secretary, concert with the doting Registrar General heiled as the harbinger of Peaos,-Europe Dr. Lital, the Asting Registrar General; (Me Gerrard) and the late Acting Registrar manager of the Idohoo jewellers shot, 145 the clever confuring trios Conversion has declared in a chorus of sulogy,
Mr Gerrard, and the late Aring Registrar General (Mr Tonnonhy) would favour me Queen's Road Central On the 28th of exhibited by one of the principal guests, An appreciation of a career so suspicions General, Mr Tonnechy. These genetlemen with a report such as it is customary to last mooth the defendant took a watch to sad which was so much admired-mast sad se renowned, our feeble voices may well appear to have verified the penis or sigan make on documents of this kind.
the shop to be repaired, and at a same time hers swollen the contributions of erch of be hushed in silent homage. But it may be tuzes, which, they say, amount to we
J. Por HENNESSY,
took away two gold rings worth $9.50. Wit the entertainers to considerably more than permitted to us bero, in the advantageous thou and two hundred and eighteen. I 29th October, 1974.
| mess pilorad kun je lake away the rings | the 10 yon mentioned by ou reporter,
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