No. 5179,-FEBRUÁRY 14, 1880.]
THE CHINA MAIL.
be flogged, the official will have to brothers wives, when mutually assisting the next outward French mail, enterod Answer to the Portuguese laws. This each other, and concealing the offences, Saigon river yesterday (Friday) morning. is nothing more than bare Justice to the one of another; and, moreover, slaves She left Balgon for Hongkong this after bative races a measure of Justice which and hired servants assisting their maa- no ressonable, intelligent man, or ters, and concealing their offences; shall aon at 3 o'clock, as we hear later from the civilized government, would ever think not, in any such cases, be punishable M. M. Agant. of withholding from any of the subject for so doing." Curiously enough the
racea.
RACING NOTES.
business is improving and showing signs of general revival, I think we may all look with Saturday Morsing.
a fair amount of confidence for a period of "Now is the winter of our discntent
prosperity
Arnhold seconded the motion for the Mr Red Robin is evidently turning cur made glorious" by the full of our epy through too much work. All the other adoption of the report, which was carried the claim of $7 made in reapoot of regulations governing which will be drawn ponies are going well; and the German unanimously. the meeting Tips in my next
one,"
Mr Belillos proposed, and Mr Hughes Measts Dalrymple and Moiver, to the
and tho
Chinese
boxes short delivered had been with shall be permitted to travel for their drawo, dufondant agreeing to pay for pleasure, or for purposes of trade, to all them and that the price was a fair and parts of the interior, and to enjoy the reasons" ila one." With regard to the 14 right of residence, of buying or renting Cases Bald to bave been more or less houses, of leasing fand heroin, and
protected building Churches, the text adds, "the damaged, the defendant wa them by the clause la the bill of lading up by the plaintiffs could not recover unless they possibility of such conditions being
the other articles naciées; and sithongh the careless action or fault of the Captain by th or those under him, or by bad storage,rticlo X refers only to merchants, the Judgment for defendant. It must be with Vicoroy drage it is, in order to be able to costs, as the points raised wore by no means make some regulations which will harass now and the cases on these questions wore Missionaries, and render their buying or
But it is a vastly differout English exception, the wife, is not The Regulations for the next open com-up bids fair to be the most opan nes of seconded, a motion for the re-election of denying liability for breakage. The Authorities." This last clause admits the
be
thing from the entire abolition of specifically mentioned in Chinces law, petition for the Indian Civil Service, to flogging as a deterrent of crime. The so that she in a sense becomes the held in London next June and Julą, aro Portuguese Government know full well exception the other way," Staunton adds, published in the last Garlic. The rules that it is practically impossible to govern "Nevertheless, none of the provisions of are much the same as usual, with the semi-civilised masses, and certainly un- this law shall be pleaded, or civilised criminals, without the aid of bave any effect, in casos of high treason exception of those relating to the formation the lash. While it is certainly creditable or rebellion." So, in England, a wife of a nor Civil Fund. to the Government of Portugal to attempt may give evidence against her husband thus strenuously to put down all unneces-in cases of treason.
No clearer instance could be quoted sarily severe floggings, as woll as the system of promiscuous use of the lash, in support of the proposition that the it must be borne in mind that Portugal family in China still forms the unit of has not yet solved the difficulty of dealing society which in more (7 or, in this Ratisfactorily with African and Chinese respect, less) civilised countries is re- criminals without the properly-regulated presented by the individual. ... use of the "regulation instrument" out- wardly applied.
Since we spoke of the visit of the Viceroy Lau Kwan-yih to Hongkong and Macso, we have been informed that the visit to the neighbouring Colony was really of some political importance.
The happiness and prosperity of the State is made up of the sum of the happiness and prosperity of each and every individual in it. It may be a question whether the instinct of self- preservation may not wisely be conceded to families as units. For purposes of resistance and darahioness the Chinese these vitites may involve inertness,
WHAT the Calcutta correspondent of the London Times says about the papers which have been brought to light at Cabul, to which we referred in our last night's lead- Ing columns, is "they show that Russian intrigues against Afghanistan were active ne far back as 1873, and afford conclusivə proof of the falsity of the excuse given for the Russian mission to Cabul last year." A section of the Press at home "glamours for the papers," and it is porhapa perti- neatly enough asked why tenderness should be shown for the foolings of the Russian
His Excellency the Viceroy had given system has proved itself the best, thongs Government in this matter. The completo
notice of his intention to visit Macao, and his run into Hongkong was evidently. only a "look-ia" en route. However
mazu, cat, is similar to mass, to plot." The similarity in sound in the first case is only found in one or two dialects, and never means "yellow dog" in colloquial, if elsewhere. In literature (ase Shi-king, No. 78) is occasionally means yellow horse." Max (maas) "a cat," is not even like the sound of mau "to plot' in Cantonese, whilst in other dialects the two sounds are as different as chalk and cheese,
er
OLD THOFIE
"A QUIET "LAY."
He cones, he comes! The gentle So
A-riding on a pony Adown the turf
(Maskes Wild Turf); We'll back bim with car momy.
HSMALL
ORIGINAL ACROSTICS,
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A correct answer has been rescind from "Kobe Eagle."
ORIGINAL ACROSTIC No. Vl
Inmoral it is, I must sandidly say,
previól Yet most things improper do certainly pay: Some States have no honour, no scruples
When a bankrupt exchequer theft pooketa
osgail.
Board of
mous Virection, which was also unani proved that the breakage wan caused by posed as will render the privileges grat
Mr Molver proposed and Mr Deasonascond od, the reappointment of the Hons. P. Hyris and H. B. Gibb as auditors, which was also passed non. can.
The Chairman intimated that the dividendolcar and decided. warrants would be ready on Monday morn- ing.
There was no other business.
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
Report for presentation to the Share- holders at the Eleventh Ordinary Moving to be held at the Company's Offices, on Friday, the 20th February:
The Directors have the plasare lo submit their Annual Report and Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1870. 1878-Tbo Balance at the Cro-
dit of Working Account, 1878, as per last report was..........$164,354.46
uct Dividend of
Deduct
$12 per Share, paid in 1879,
Deduct Losses and Claims accruing to this year paid in 1879******** Deduct Premia re-
turned on Policies cancelled paid in 1870,.......
$48,000,00
00,817,58
777,80 115,594.83 $ 48,759.68
Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. O. B. Plunket.) Saturday, Feb. 14.
STEALING SUGIÊ-
Joaquim da Shoza, a watchman at the Oriental Bugar Works, was charged with stealing 5 lbs. of sugar. The watchman at the gate noticed the defendant going out this morning at 6 o'clock with something bulky in his pocket. On investigation it turned out to be the sugar now produosd.
The defendant admitted that the sugar was found in his pocket, but insisted that the first witness (Thomas Miranda, another watchman,) had given it to him and told bim to take it home.
Sontenced to two months' imprisonment,
LARGENY OF CLOTHING,
renting ally impossible.
houses, leasing land, or building
On the 25th October, 1860, e pesco Convention between Franco and China was signed at Peking by Baron Gros and Prince Kung on behalf of their respective Dations. In Article VI of this instrument iti
Missionaries
a prosided:~" It is permitted to French rent and purchase land in all the provinces, and to erect buildings thircon al pleasure. No conditions what.
ove soever were attached to this concession, nor was the exercies of the rights thus stricted in any way. Further, this con- granted to Missionaries, limited or re Cossion has boca, and is repeatedly confirmed, by the Chinese Government confir
isening passports to Missionaries in which and proven to be rights are forced
in which the Mandarins are
soy kind in the way of the Missionaries not to pnt any obstacle or hindrance of using the passports. Of these important documents, however, the Viceroy of Canton says not a single word, but, affecting to ignore their existence, coolly attaches conditions of his own to the exercise of the rights granted by the Convention to Missionaries.
Wong Ayung, a coal conilo, was charged with stealing a quantity of clothing from the steamor. Normanby, on the 13th fastans, Low Sam, the second sook on board the Normanby, said that yesterday he eame ashore; on returalng about 4.15
Having foisted into his proclamation m. he found his box open and missed certain articles of clothing, in value about Article X of the Treaty hotween France $20, also a blanket frour his bed worth $4. and Chinn, which has reference only to Defendant admitted having stolen three, morchants, and having thas prepared the pieces of clothing but denied having brukar way for the introduction of regulations asser contemplated by them Treaty as af- open the box.
His Worship sente paed the prisoner to fecting Missionaries, His Excellency next to misrepresent the Convention entered
into in
Rad Prince Kung. In Minister Barthom labour.
that instramont it was agreed that, "if
The following is the Programme for the There are folk so blind, that they thinks it
To cast away dollars, and find themselves $27,388,63 of this amount, leaving a bul- three months' imprisonment with hardprocess between the Fronch Temperance Hall entertainment of Monday next, at 8.30 p.m.:-
1.-Pianoforte Dust.
Song, "I hear the soft winds sighing." 3.-Resitation," Lookeley Hall." 4-Dust, "All's well."
7
સ
(comic), "She must be handsome."
Banish, O Maiden }" Song, "My lady is so fair." Part 9.-Song (comic), "The Showm 10.-Pianoforte Duet. 11.-Song, Tom Bowling." 12.-Part Song, "A Spring Song,"
19.-Song. 14.-Song.
"atch fun "
"done."
No deception, fair ladics and gentlemen
all,
Pray attention, whilst loudly the anmbers
We call,"
A CLEVER CAPTURE.
The Bonus of 20 per cant to contribut ing Shareholders for 1878 will require ance of profit of $21,371.00, which has been added to Reserve Fund, increasing the
Lo Atto, a Doulie, was charged with any Missionary desires to buy a house, or land for the purpose of building a Church, me to $369,267.00. 1879. The Working Account at the close of this year shows a balance at credit being in possession of burglarious imple-the Dost shall be made to the community This is exclusive of manis and deadly weapons on the evening of that Church." This was all that was of $152,506.20. $14,379.64 returned to insurers in the form of the 18th instant.
Jash Discount of 20 per cent on all
GE
Sergeant
to ou the subject: The Viceroy of Canton, however, not content with this,
Take note, my dear friend, 'ere in this you premia taken since the 1st of July last, bui | about baly said that last night agreed to
you have started
That fools and their hard-gathend evia.are
scon parted.
1.
each
eight o'clock he was In
fore. This clause
and
the
render
past
not to be found in the Convention, of 18 10 it will be borne in mind that this Discount Bridges Steest in company with Acting takes upon himself to add a clause, which of Ladder Street he saw the defendant and which runs as follows: and the Chinese shall be also probibited to sell houses or when the accounta is in lieu of the Bonus of like amouat Cuspector Perry. Passing the end hitherto paid
recognised him as an old offender.
without rofarende he was going. He said, laud to closed. year were
The Directors think it desirable to pay asked him where
to the Theatre," but he was in reality
for Missionaries to bay or the Bonus on Premia received during the
like a knife ront houses or land in the interior for something first uix months of 1879 without further going in an opposite direction. He was it impossible
they alan propose to pay a then searched and
was felt in his pocket. On a more malante Charch purposes, as no Mandarin will give his consent to the selling or letting of at has been in-search at the Charge Room it was found that honses or inrid for such an object, The Fire Engine Account
had secreted on his person two knives, a dividend of $12 per Share as hitherto creased by the cast of au datit of now
answer is, if we understand the miter at Whilst we congratulate our learned all, that it would be impalitle in the that may be, the Viceroy was closeted friend of the Daily Press upon his spintoresis of the public peace to disclose for a considerable time in Government pearance amongst the skirmishers of House, with H. E. Governor Graça and Chinese literature we must gently but these records of what has been done in the Secretary; and judging from the fast firmly protest against such trifling with past, when we are engaged in endeavouring that this circumstance is daly recorded philology as the following: "Similarly to come to terms with Russia as to the long. in the official account of the Vice-stray cats bring no good and should not vexed question of the frontier in Central roy's visit to Macao, considerable im- be kept, but dogs found at large on your Asia. portance is attached to the inter-premises should be secured as they bring ris. It is believed that the subject prosperity. This last superstition pro- of the Portuguesa Treaty with China bably arises from the similarity in sound was the political question under con-between the words for yellow dog, sideration. Of course, what may have song, and prosperity, I wrong. So transpired must have been of an in- formal nature, although much of the preliminaries in such matters are fre quently disposed of at private meetings of parties interested As the Viceroy, Lau Kwan-yib, was shortly going to Peking, it is reasonable to suppose that his visit was undertaken for the purpo e of ascertaining the intentions of the Portuguese Government in regard to the projected Treaty: It will also be re-
Again: "In Canton, in addition membered that Governor Graga has instractions from bis Government either to the regular numerals, there are to obtain the ratification of the old others used by business people, haw. The Straits Times, referring to the telegram Treaty, or to proceed with the negotiakers, &c., just as is the care with our to hand the other day as to Sir Williamı tions for a new one. In this endeavour London costermongers. In the fruit Robinson, taking up the Governorship of it is believed that Portugal will receive market, a set of numerale is used by the Western Australia :—
Tho change means this, that Sir William But if Pm found out, you will think me a Paul and the purchase of a Fired to fall, but as it was dark, and both decided that "those who sell houses or the moral support of the other Treaty above named classes. I have only been
wonder, or Roblason be chosen to retire to his former Powers represented at the Chinese capital. Indeed, it is generally under able to obtain one set of these stood that, in compliance with an ap-secret signs, which may be of interest to inferior post on a salary of £2,500 per plication from Lisbon, the Secretary for students of such books as Tylor's Pri-annum rather than wield sway in this
mitirs Culture, where some interesting olony of the handeame salary of £6,000 I took the finest crew on board with man
of his.
his qualities; appreciation words are wa, one; Lan,
Colonial-Office Governor, but soientious Wáng, three; To, four; hore admitted that he was a good, cum
To this conclusion am I sadly bught their enthusiasm from the honas-tops.
is naught. The general community of this Colony ste gained by Governor Graca at Macso sever; T Ta, eight; Chut or Shat, Tho
an andemonstrative but never- during his short stay in that Colony will
worth, certainly not stand in the way of his obe nine; Shau, ten. The Chinese Cha-ever ready to respect and acknowledge
Leave it alone, and it alone you'll know. taining a fair hearing at Poking. It rantere used in writing these numerals theless not lees earnest manner, but the Aspirate it, and you will get a blow ;
a few not quite disinterested official para-
5. would seem that while his predecessor in are evidently borrowed, but Kua may aystem of wholesale flattery is confined to the administration of the government be connected with Kwa, solitary, for the relse their prerogative with was successful in raising the revenue, and Shaw with Shau bands, as vengeance, and regardless of who their dupe
may be. several of the monopolies granted were found in press somewhat heavily upon the representing ten." poorer classes of natives. Several of these fiscal arrangements have been
It is hinted
So easy and simple I'm sure you
If
+
you cannot guess this, that
res. a
#ne.
must
a
be
Of course now and then one may make
blunder
2.
at the
and
The Vicoroy then repeats at the end of
the pro
preclamation, that in May 1879, it was
land without reference to the local authori
would sek. by who
what right or
bimself ties shall be severely punished." Now, Mandarin arrogates to we would
authority
elected by the Directors to succeed him, of the place where it was supposed some-imposing conditions calenlated WOR communicated with Sir Thomas Wade noter on this subject may be found. The Singaporeans failed to his friends Sinos mankind learned to crom the rolling This gentleman, however, has had also to thing was containing a large auger, 9 impossible the carrying out of the Treas
Foreign Affairs in Downing Street has
on the subject of Portugal's natural
desire; and it is not improbable that
the British Minister at Peking may give
per annum.
that
mast
Pople
Bea
3,
the
Hose for the Company's Steam Fire Engine packet of peppar, and two pawn tlokata. On the way to the station something was at for the use of the Foothow Agency.
the witness and Inspector Ferry had hold Directors.Me H. Lowoock, on leaving the wit the Colony in April last, resigned his seat of the prisoner by the arms, search was
and Mr H.
H. B. Gibb was not then made. Afterwards, on examination Board and
of there was found a dropped, bandkerchief take his departare on account of ill health and the Directors have nominated Mr Low-skeleton keys and 4 common keys.
Acting Inspootor Perry, who was with at cock (who is expected to return in a few witness, fully corroborated Sergeant To days) to
to fill the vaginoy.. Mesars Melver and Dalrymple retire from mey's evidence. He was on the lookout Bill Sergeant Toomey stopped him in the of Association and offer themselves for re- till election.
Three previous convictions were proved Auditors-Mr D. A. J. Crombie having left the Celony, his successor Mr G. O. against the prisoner, the first in 1876, when Scots was elected by the Board to audit the he was awarded three years' imprisonment nesa and conning have been displayed in in a very fair specimen of Chinese xcosants now presented. This gentleman or house braaking; the next in 1878, eix the drawing up of the Viceroy's proclama. Starting with admitting the and Mr James H. Cox offer themselves for months' imprisonment with hard labor for tion
Istoeny, and again in 1879, when he was diploma, is attaches such arbitrary condi fised $50, in default to suffer three months imprisonment with hard labor as a rogue and vagabond.
Mandarius, which wore not made by but by the two Governments concerned, which pledged themselves to their due xecation? Is it not, at least, requisite execation Treaties should be first obtained, as is prescribed in Article X concerning mer chast be conceded that extreme shrewd
his aid in this matter. The reputation Sau, five; 1 Tim, six; Fut, few, however, were disposed to proclaim That naught is everything, and everything the Board in conformity with the Artibles for the prisoner, but did not recognise him that the consent of the other party to the
As far as our experience goes, the
Chinese in no province recognise any Tan-Pioneer-dea's thus Barkastically's word as being of one sound with another with the great Globe-trotting M,P.'s recent revised and more than one monopoly for punning purposes unless the tone is letter to the Times on the Loo-choo materially modified; and it is said
in each case the same. The tradesmen's that for these modifications the Viceroy expressed himself in the most fattoring signs in question sro in use at the Cantou quartion
terms
The Dearoe relating to unneces-market known as the
sarily severe and unwarrantable flogging other set are in use at the
Mr E. J. Reed, who lately visited Japan, Au- sad saw a good deal of the quaint politics or of that quaint country, has written a long
letter to logers, and the dam of China and Japan and to a sussrainty over them
has doubtless also favourably impressed Caton "Covent Garden." These are
the Viceroy with the desire on the part
of the Portuguese Government to deal fairly with the Chinese under their rule.
Still, in view of the strong feeling in
CHINESE NOTES.
#65÷RE
་་fThn་
The beforo Throne,
the
4.
Looked for in earth with anxious eyes And when 'tis found 'tis decmal a prize If long, continuous and sound, Though deeply sunk beneath the ground.
6.
There were two Heroes in this mcient tale; Think of the youth, to guess pea cannot fail
7.
A girl deceived here both Bishop and Pope, (She hanged barself, though when she had
enough ropo);
re-election
rosit
P. RYBIE, Chairman.
CORRESPONDENCE.
the
The case stands remando till Wednes day next for further enquiriss to be made respecting certain articles of clothing re ported to be mining, and with which do fondant is supposed to have had something
do
R. C. MISSIONS IN CHINA.
(Catholic Register.).
tions thereto, as would render thom practically of no avail, and this, we fear, will be the final resalt. Our Tresties will remain in force-on paper-but we shall not be able to obtain a single point of
now doing, them, if we allow the Chinose, aniborities to not as they are now
In our last number we gave publicity to the text of a Proclamation, which was pub- listed in the district of Gusi ahing by order Viceroy of Kwangetung. In our
Some years ago there sppeared a very/DE LA Concerning the 3d document Wo
or
And that
Quotations. Hongkong, February 14.
To the Editor of the "CHINA-MAIL,"
Hongkong, Feb. 14. Sta-There is one part in one of the speeches made at St. Joseph's School which should have been noticed ore this,the por
What the object was of such an tion alluding to the Oxford and Cambridge
draw from it is, that he does not care to
right or authority could in his employ, bava well-educated men The history of
but singular document from the Chinese Goaked by allusion I fail to eco. The only inference I
ne plus verament, styled a Memorandum, in which, Mandarin impose conditions calculated to only persons whose education has without interest for the dilet Yet wander of all the truth ome defy the case in not to Looshooan question And pilgrimage make to bolster a lie. tasti student; but the
ultra, and who care not for reast-beef and pudou the pretext of abuses, which had no conder nugatury the carrying out of the
What was
was the use, then, of his "geno existence, alded by false assertions, they Treaties, which were not made by the ding la too abstruse and m
and mixed for the general
DEEPS'S BABY.
our Orator of the present day endeavoured to restrict the rights granted Mandarins, but by the Governments con A Finally:"The character
reader, & volume made up of facts like the
in ostab perkar
of | this sy
holar- by Treaty to Catholic Missiosaries in corned, which pledged themselves to their acknow
now China. The "Memorandum" was publish due execution. We have just heard tha Peking brought to light by the agitation
and the French Consul at Canton end
shige, the vast improvementbout such a HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK-hise, when
press here, criticized, and write to the Viceroy on the subject, fo Portuguese
the local press od In In high circles against Chung How, it plies a curious illustration of the change following will beentertaining
upright
ING CORPORATION.
ledges
it was shown that it was nothing more would be useless to entertain too sanguine going on in the Chinese language, and but very tiresome in the
lads have made since 1862, Dragon Face and the Dragon
for his business in Patan and less than an attempt on the part of the testing against the arrogant pretension of hopes of a speedy and final settlement of this in two ways, viz (1) by popalarining Japanese Ambassador stood
gyetem,
the con- adding conditions walok would render ORDINARY YEABLY GENERAL MEETING.
Missionaries. It
was an looperative the Treatie the question of Portugal's sovereignty it from the original character, com-robed in tight black drams east, pantaloons,
The twenty-ninth ordinary general Benares. The allusion I refer to was die Chiness. Government to retract necktie, and hearing the
have cessions made
B.B over Macao..
preed of sun (akuli) and sam (heart), and where is the phonetic than (2) by ons of the young Mikado of t
the shareholder of the Hong- ingenuous to a degree. He aunrise to
to the Emperor of the middle meeting
less" we shall be our own lawyers. wedge; and as one stop leads to another, The culot polute about Wir kong and shangia Blanca Corporation mal have asid, that when protte herome chart, is pack, to more the this and at the Choperis pathe working of th loss of final, so that sun becomes st kingdom."
When the speaker said he was in "duty had they succeeded on that occasion, they (which is difficult for many to prononace) Reed's letter are his expressed opinions "Every trade has its master hand, and is further changed to a Johnson that China and Japan do not want to fight was held in the City Bat this after-
and what has been now done is simply from time, to evade also the concessions made OPIUM-New Patna, cash....1595
Old
caal, 533 is a Chinese saying
bound," he forget that he did not perform would, no doubt, have tried thair hand in
of the European Powers aantatives
New Banaz, cash, 565 the Company, who presidel, and Measte what may be called the wreck of the status to merchants for trado, &c. The repre-
cash, 650 which seems to mean "no class is laid for unwary feet, and says in effect that Sir Thomas Wade will do his best as a Kon, W. Keswick, MyL-6, Chairman of this duty to his fallow-inhabitants long ago; other directions, and have endeavoured, in absolutely despicable," or "every man that anxiety is from a feld on the heart, peacemaker,
A. Melver, E. R. Belilios, H.L. Dalrymple, to Lord Beaconsfield.
Consistency in a speech is the very mar- Peking doubtless found it necessary,
fore, to strongly eppose the project in ite
New Malwa, sredit, 740 kuowa something which wealth will not
inception, and to nip in the bud any
Old Malwa, credit, 790 A LOVER OF TRUTH. `parchure."
The competition, open to all comers, com-
[Mr Belilios must be judged. by what he attemps of the Chinese Government, to the falfilment of It The Military "Senior Wrangler," Why does sun become eit and not att, menced last Saturday afternoon at the Rifle
in strongly protesting and why is it difficult to pronounce
the Memorandum. against What evidence is there that sun "be Range at Kowloon for a Subscription H. Smith, W. K. Hughs, WeConachie, has done, not by what he may have said would seem that they did so; and France
Georg, Asger, Joost, Cheyn, W. M. Morgan, already suggested, and the result cannot and America joined í
Notwithstanding all this, however, a certain fear has always prevailed, tant, comes" anything at all! People must Challenge Cup, was advanced a stage this Yogel, J. Arnhold, Heerman, Mardfeldt, let others go and do likewise, as we have
C. P. Ckater, have spoken before they had characters afternoon. The conditions are seven rounde à. Newton, Coxon, Grobi, C. C. Cohen, fail to be beneficial-En. O. M.]
sooner or later, the Chinese Government wherewith to represent their speech. at 200, 400, and 600 yards, each day for Sichs, Gregor, G. Holt berjers
the chargo, and, little by would return the meeting advertisement conving the The
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
obtain not little, indirectly if directly
to deny the Besides, sun is only thes pronounced in three days, the highest aggregate soorer to Broadbent, Cook, Cope, az). Mu Cantonese and cognate dialects. How
The which has dready appeared (Before His Hon, the Acting Prime Judge, their ends Not being able did the other Chinese argue the mattor be the winner of the oup. The following having been read by Mr T. Jackson,
are the scores made to-day, the second of
existence of the Treatles, they, from time J.-J. Francis, Esq) was taken read, and in our cohan said,Gatlemen, the 19-
time, attach conditions which render The the contest:
February 14
out of the stipulations practi carrying
tu They axast one thing port I have just read will, I think, be con- The profit is not so
in idered satisfactory.
aactber, and so another
grasp all little by they obtain wast they could
, is promoted, or rather appointed,
as a matter of course to be an officer of the Guards of the First Rank [頭等侍術]
Tu a recont Peking Gazite appeared a Memorial from a Chinees offer pray ing permission to change his given name, [2] on the ground that a remote ancestor had once borne that name. Among the Chinese the private namne of a person may not be used in cor- respondence. For instance, if a man's name is (as is the case with the Hoppo Cantos) a letter may not commence with the usual form
Mr. Schuyler says, speaking of the Kirghis women One curious thing.
We onco board of a man who had a hedgo
in his eyes fellow-feeling one would think. Bee Radd. 406-7.”
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LONDON, Feb. 13.
THE DOMESTIC SERVITE DE QUESTION IN
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BIFLE COMPETITION FOX OXALLENGE CUE.
H. Hoppius, Va. Reiners, F. D. Saemon, row of it.
W. 8. Young, T. Jackon, R. Deacon,
A. T. Manger, D. MoCuloh, W. Wotton,
report,
82 120 large se we could have wild, but in every
Grant ... Johnson ..
24
14
900, 400, 600 yd. Zotal, Q. r.
98 47 23 10
22
16
23
23
70-129
other
respect
-
52 119
63: 126
Bung Cameron 27 Fleming.. Flannagin Toomey.. McLennan Walkington
Orley
2
A
in that, as a mark of respect in reply to a question, said that he was
Quincey
faryo:-
to their husbands and male relatives, satinded Governor Hennessy would repress Goldsmith they are not allowed to mention their domestle servitude and declined to inter- real names in the presenes of others."
Page.
Angan...
According to English Law, a father
cannot wilfully receive or assist his
child after or, in the commission of s
132
figures in the contrast, most favorably with any statement
SUPREME COURT.
to
METER AND AROR, Jasxs,-$318,83.- This was a suit by Mesurs Mayer & Co. E
st once.
delivery. Mr Johnson, (of Messrs not hitherto presented to the proprietors. The shots, Roller and Johnson) for the plalatin,
Powers at
31
there-
EE
"
Old
"
A little attention to the recent pro
64 128nelope an increase it about 60 and Mr Brereton, (of Messrs Brereton and Į clamation of the Viceroy of Canton, which
bare
Bank, Wire,...
"J
Credits,
Exchange.
Demand, i
30 days' night,
3/9
3/97
4 months' aight, 3/0
32
Documentary, 4 montha'sight, 8/10+ India, Wire,
demand,
Shanghai, demand,
80 days' aight, **
Gold Leaf, 991, fine Sovereignt, *** *** ***
Shares.
wasiness of over be before, and the Wolton) for the defendant. The case was we publieb, will show na the modus, opera Yangtaze Ins. A1800, '
63 118
44
87
insure
81. 123
presentations 47 88 Board
LOUAL AND GENERAL, arrive here on or about the 17th or 18th Daun, with a moora of 10. One of the com
January 17th.
half yearly, st Food
26 shall
the
ethere
satisfactory,
Dook
787
0.91
wind was steady and light; the light was didered most important thit there should be an one of the conditions of prison of the same treaty comes next. It is also Hongkong Hotel Co, $67 buyaru, felony, but s wife may receive her The next AMERICAN MAIL may be expected to varying. The highest score was that of Mr no departure one as to the and contents ding weight messure | husband. A bhild may not receive, of inst. She brings San Francisco dates petitors did not turn up. The three best | Some of our shareholdon may be of opinion master of the vessel that such a quantity Roman Cathollo Missionaries are
Buffé trop, sald by the . brother his brother, a maiter his servant, The next FRENCH MA me to spected to totals for the two days are those of Mestra ) that the presont Bagery; of 14 less of dol was put on this the sapper for the solely with Misionary affairs? The reason
and
nov
Bongkong Bank, 60 % prom. Balen. Union In Society of Oton, $1,425, kugere Chian Traders Ins. Co., $1,452, buyers North China Ins. Co., The 1,200,
725 the past six months and are Larger
Chinese Insurance Co.. $300, 63 129 than they
with the XIII. and IEE: Articles tion begins with th 62128
Bank is sound that or heard yesterday and reported in one of the Chinese Authorities. The proclama
150 solumns
Ubina
Fire Ins Co $215, sellers, a recent improve- 87128 dinarily good trade, aszobás
, Aftur stating the facia, said of the Treaty between France and Chint, H.K. Firs Ins. Co., $825, acliers.
Co102 prem. buyata. & W. ales which concern the of, along wanted to mant gives
Hully examined the cases which I signed at Tientsin on the 29th June, 1858
G. M. 8. bost Co., pm, buy std. H.K. O.
TL 10 balaste shests. Re- hs bad
walch Roman Catholle
and it is quite bave bean forwarded to the bad bean cited to him and he could some These two ion and its Mission
Cosat Bl. Ne, 107 number of shareholders in to no other conclusion than that for which
tee a renos stop h 45 favour of increased dividends, and with the Air Brorston had cortandad. The stato a leasire to read them. But, unigy ment of the weight of the iron in
stop here. Artiole & tunately we
bat 16
Chins Sugar Refining Co., $100, It was a splendid day for shooting; the views advanced the Dieurs to a great ox
tent agre
but for the present it is con- bill of lading, hen
of bipment
very satisfactory as far as i
BOOK whatever to do with Mission Chinese Imperial Loan of 197 nominal
Do
of 1577, same bill of l the pastion of
was not to be 63. has nothing
merchants, sidered
Temperature. as containing a representation by the axies. It merely relates to have reached
$2,500,000.
board, but they wers to be read merebante. One may ask why it has been
a proclamation
Intended to deal (Taken at Mera Falconer & Os.'s Pechizet, serial inserted in a
Queen's Road) simply in lare is sufficient, but we have seen so many
Horakosa, February 16 Eastern Barking during the last reveres in Beissmer dve, which left Singapors Fleming, Dean and Molendan, who have
put on board, but I do not pretend or under same conditions which would render it desirable in the on the 11th, She brings Landon dates to the respectable figures of 135, and (the two ten years that the Diretora consider it is purpose of freight to weigh so much, has been is obvious. The Viceroy wanted to attach
perament interests of January 9th
latter) 129 opposite their names. The sup principle of morality, but on the fast
by the two first mentioned ted. on board. The plaintiffs had failed to avail themselves of the privileges granted -indicated. Just The Directors
the of die mast, however, desire show what quantity was put on board t slave and had no individual will, or at We are informed by the Agents (Movers has to be won yet, however, as Walkington the Corporation to costane adding to the take to say that that quality has been put impossible, or diffent, for Missionaries to BABOXKIE 8.1X
to limit the periodical ridends to the pre- They simply Bent rate until the Rerve shall be com- which contained no representado ng artication which is raised now la tho short delivery. aries buying or renting ground for building DINER at a fashionable restaurant, calling pleted; and they trust fit profits will before on the Oaptain. It was impossible for the province of Kwangtang, is that of blission the waiter's attention to his piste: "What long admit of an incased return to the Court to say there was sir that's best soup," Diner: "Well, I through some years d almost unequalled that was brought on board. That part of articles referred to, no obstacle is inter- do you call this stuff?" Waiter: That, shareholders. We has passed, gentlemen, The Captain swore that he delivered a Churchos in the interior. In the firet twe steadily earned fair prits, and, now that to the glass, the question as to the five chapts, after declaring that French subjecta don't want to know what it has been, but commercial depression and yet the Bank has the case therefore failed. With regard posed; but in Article X, concerning mer what it is now."
assist his father, a husband his wife, a
or a servant his master. Thus the wife
is the only exception based on ne
that the wife was ones a chattel or s
arrive here on er set the 18th, by the
most that she forms one with her hus Holliday, Wise & Co.), that the steamer. Más 128. band. In China, according to Staunton, Cairnsmuir left Slugapore for Hongkong "all relations connected in the 1st and this (Saturday) morningy 2nd degree, and living under the samt roof, maternal grandparents and their grandchildren, fathers and mothers-is. We learn through the courtesy of the Agent fam, sons and daughters-in-law, grand- ofthe . E. &, and C. Telegraph Company, children's wives, husbands brothers and that the M. M. ateamor Ava, which brings
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Do. Maximum
B0,000 30012