No. 5582 MAY 12, 1881]
THE CHINA MAIL.
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His Excellency the Chinese Minister, ne companied by a nulto of twelve persons, left Peris on the evening of the Cth inst, on a
the crops in many places entirely destroyed,błów on the mouth with his fat and neces-¡ occurred to me that he wished to take a Stecards, W. CoUTTS, B 1 M. at Hughenden was very largely attended. | visit to Mindrid.
the flooda
eitatod assistance being given to get him into the gaol.
I
of stay in the hospital average month, and at the expiry of the last sen- alluded) took it into his weak hoad that he
His Worship sentoherd the prisoner to be imprisoned for six months with hard labour at the expiry of a formor sentence of one tence to enter into recognisances with two sureties in $30 each to be of good behaviour for twelve, months, in default to be com- mittod
"
heavy and protracted rains, large tracts of quene, and on the Constable refusing to do tion and found the King observing no land wore flooded for a month or more, and so the defendant turned and struck him s with a pleased and interested face. It
glass of wine with me, and accordingly mado him a graceful salutation. But just. as he raised his glass in amiling responsŰ, the gentleman who sat next to me (010, of a certain class to whom I have already was the intended recipient of the honour. So he instantly conjured up a grin that would have done honour to a Cheshire caf, lifted
up his glass, bowed four or five timus, and drank off
his wing, with a confidence se sorene and satisfied, so entirely, un- speakably happy, that a stranger would man was not born and bred in a palace, and had never opened his head to anything under the rank of a monarch in his life But I was not a stranger, and I regarded it a most pitiable and disgusting spectacle
man ao singularly gifted with chic. Let him ponder over that remark, and try to improve himself,
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,
disappointing oue in quality; though the tens are well soonted, they are all more or less deficient in mako, and the outturn of the loaf aftor infusion is hot what could be
SHANGHAI SPRING RACE MEETING. French troops are being sent to repress any
insurrectionary movement
Tho funeral of Lord Beaconsfield to day The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Con The Pope has re-established the office of wished. besides all the Conservative leaders and the of Malta, an office abolished by Brief of in quality, and have attracted little atten- naught, and Prince Leopold were present, Grand Master of tho Order of the Knights Scented Orange Pokoos also prove poor Marquis of Vernon Harcourt on and Sir William Pius VII. after the expulsion of the Ordor tion; a fow small parools of botli "long"
Hrren, Feq., A. MOLEOD, Esq., RINGER, Esq., H. OVERO, Esq., Clerk of the Course-BARNES DALLAS, Esq.
E. G. Low, Esq., J. J. KESWICK, Esq.,
FOURTH DAY,
from the island possessed by them since tho and "short" leaf have found bayers, the News has been received that a Frenchtime of Charles V. The Grand Master former at Tis. 234 20, and the latter at gunboat has bombarded and destroyed the nominated by his Holiness is Baron Caschi, Ts. 15 6 163 per picul Tunisian fort at Tabarca, and afterwards formerly a Balig of this Order. landed troops there.
The following is a sununary of the fort Parliament reassembled yesterday after Commander Lanez Napier, and the Taxed,
The A3, doablo-serow gun-boat, Einut, night's 400 boxes at The 133 27ed
btstress the Easter vacation,
3, double-screw gun-boa, Lieut. Comman picul; Scented Caper 32,000 boxes per Mr Gladstone announced that he will in der W. M.
on the 17th ult., arrived 1,100 boxes at Tls. 16 a 25 per picul.
Export of the various descriptions of Orders have been
given the Datashed Squadron to proceed from the kung, Ca
Canton 22,
to Grent Cape of Goog
of Good Hope to Melbourne, and
Britains ril 22, 8, S. Dionnel, Congou 45, S. 5.
at
ing September and October. These silversmith, were convicted of unlawful jhave found, it difficult to believe that the La fact, we have seldom seen such a largo a fortnight move all address to the Queen the China Station which left Devonport for 13 a 28 por pical; Scented Orange Pekoe
two
The exposure and privation then endured by the inhabitants told badly on them as sommer advanced; and after the planting of the winter rice crops was finished, nu Jnerous
sufoved from to from the districte that had length of from
for each patient was 25 days. With regard to the In-patients the muraber treated at the Dis. pensary at Swatow, was 1,346, an increase of 260 over last year's numbers. This Branch of the work has been almost entirely by the two Senior Assistants; conducted it also shows a corresponding
increase dur months give an average of 46 for each dispensing day; the largest number attend ing on any one day was 117. Soveral trips had been made into the country, and 510 patients were seen and prescribed for and few wall operations performed. As many as 751 female patients are on the books, of which 465 ware in-patients. The report saysThe number of feminie in-patients tlus year is interesting from the fact that it a certain indication of increasing con- fidence in the Hospital on the of the people. There have been 460, sú increase of 178 over last year, and amongst them were a considerable number of young woman," appointed and it is hoped that in
matron, this way a good beginning has been made to supply the want of a few well-trained native nurses which has long been felt. The class of patients varies little from that of former years. à fow Mandarins of the smaller sort, and literary men of various
a
Chan Afat, 26, coolic, and Sin Achi, 38, possession of an opium pipe, value $1, the property of Muk Aling, an opium dealer, on the 11th inst.
потег весп
to
Defendants wors in the habit of going to complainant's shop to smoke opium up to the first of
ret of Auril last. On that day com- The King told ine afterwards that he had to exist was the withdrawal of the "Stoople-1 Government, and an acrimonious debate terwards to Sydney, instead of Singapore. 42,108 Ibq.; total 42,498 lbs 20 plainant lost a pipe from his house, and defendants had not been there since. Last night complainant found his pipe in the possession of the second dofondant in an opium house in Becond Street, and the second-defondant said that it had been given him by Chan Afat.
Second defendant was sentenced to be imprisoned for six weeks with hard labour, and first defendant was ordered to find two
The conflict being then nearly over, the ponien, Raise the Wind, ridden by a Well-to as a tribute of respect to Lord Beacons Kirkmich in his 44th year, served in 1,960 Ibs. May 5, S. 80its, Congou
died
Last
,550
season
An intelligent Christian woman has been surotica of $10 each to be of good behaviour for and got off one of the Deafest and o'cluck with the Half-mile Race, which assrs Gladstone and Bright, who both at his residence in the Lower Ward. Wind- Kowkong Silk has arrived, and has been
Saturday, 7th May, 1881. The morning opened bright, and although there were some misgivings as to the races taking place a very fine afternoon brought to the Grand Stand and to the fringe of the Race Course large number of spectators. number present on the fourth day; and it
to erect a nonument to Lord Beaconsfield † at Malta on the 1st on by telegraph for Teas shipped from Canton, Wators (Hong- is ovidens that the 1881 Spring Meeting of in Westminster Abbey. the Shanghai Race Club will hold its own, The house then reamed the debate upon and prove one of the most successful ever the Irish Land Bill. held. The only drawhack that.
Mr Gibson denounced the policy of the appeared
The gunboat Swinger, hougward bound Amazons, Congou 160,178 be, S. Caper chase," which, acially amongst the followed. ladies, is looked forward to with much
from the China station, arrived at Suez on 10,026 A motion for the adjournment of the the 3rd inst
168., total 170,204 Ibe: 28, S. S interest. We understand that one of the House until 9 pm on Tuesday was agrość
Lambardy, Congou 67,889 lbs., total 67,880 Commander George Francis Lyon, of lbs. Gordon Castle Congou $1,160, host arose and proposed the health of his. Imogu jockey, had previously gone over the field.
Dumfricashire, R., who total Majesty, which was drunk with due accla
course;
it very fair going, and
S. Caper 40,412 lbs., total The King responded in a few the circumstances were favourable for the last night Sir Stafford Northcoto intro V.C., in the East Indies and China, froni mente, a total for the season of 709,265 April 27-In the House of Commons the Magicienne, Captain J. E. Commorell, 54,962lbs.-making, with previous ship- appropriate remarks, and proposed the event taking placas Queen, and then the Governor took the
duced a motion that Mr Bradlaugh shonki Nov., 1860, until June, 1861- The racing commenced soon after two not be pornsitied to swear; the motion was
ibs., against 2,301,516 lbs., for Major P. Cahill, Military Knight on the 1880-81- floor
to by 208 against 175 votes.
Royal Foundation, died The Prejudice Plate,
on the 26th it. happiest little speeches it has ever been my Flick wou easily.
SIX-A very small quantity of New for three months, in default to bo com-good fortune to hear. We were terribly presented by the Champion Winners, was took part in the discussion on the motion, sor Castle. The deceased officer served in takon b mitted for fourteen days.
disappointed though, fer here were utter- by Oriole, formerly known as The voted with the minority. Mr Bradlaugh, the 49th Regiment throughout the whole of are not expected for another week; as far ken by natives. Arrivals in any quantity ances of the Governor which we could find Symma. Flick again assorted his supremacy however, peraisted in taking the oath, when the operations in Chins (medal) com as can be learned at present the crop is not no fault with. There WIA nothing that we by winning the Wild Dash Cup, and Mr his artist was ordered, which he resisted mencing with the first taking of Chuaan, likely to be shore an average one na regards could take
up;
turn it hidden
disclosed; we could Presumption. The meas which followed adjournment. pick flaw in it; noman had been person-call for no particular comment.
before Nauking, including the storm and that the first crop will probably not yield The Mr Dillon threatens wholesale armed capture of the heights above Cantor, when 2,000 bales ally insulted; we could'nt see where our following are the results-
resistance against future evictions of tenants he was wounded, the attack and capture of rights had been infringed; we could'nt fiz
1-HALF-MILE RACE.-For China Po-
in Ireland, on that clause, where all the principles .of
Amoy, the second capture of Chusan, the good government were subverted. It was
st. lbs.
The Queen will hold a grand review of attack and capture of heights of Chinhne, Volunteers in Windsor Park on 14th May, the occupation of Ninggo, the repulse of ..10 8...1 objectionable. We sat and shook our heads the language of a gentleman. It was very
John Peel's Cassowary 10 12...
Export of Silk-Export to date: To Constantinople, April 22News is re- the night attack on Ningpo, the attack and London, 1,611 bales to Continent, 3,609 in mute protest. It was the only shadow
do.. Merry Monk 119...ceived that Dervish Pacha at the head of capture of Chapoo, Woosung, Shanghai, balos: to America, 7,404 boxes: to Bom- on an otherwise cloudless day.
"Won by two lengtha. Time, 1ziu 4 socs. Turkish force, han engaged the Albania and Chinking Major Cahill ako mrved bay, 4,273 picuis: Total, 5,210 bales; 2-THE PREJUDICE CUF.-One mile and hours fighting up, and after several in the Crimean campaign of 1654, and was 74nd 4,273 piouls. Of Waste,
insurgents Rear
defeated them.
e; hda. in at the
present at the battle of the Alms, when he 8,721 bales; and Pierced Cocoons, 938 Four of the domestics have con-carried the regimental colours, and at the bales for Europe. fossed The palace
to the murder of the lato Sultan siege of 13.1 Abdul Aziz, some four years ago; their con-
Sebastopol
DRUGS AND SPICES.-Cassia Tagnea, Now Colonel
Prjevalsky, the well-known Rus Look Poo and Loting, are quoted at $7.75, 0...fession implicates several high officials. sian traveller, is about to retire to his in boxes. Sales: 800 picula, Stock: 400
Dervish Pacha has entered Prizeond. The family estate at Smolensk, for the purpose piculs. Old
true has collapsed. Albanian League
French troops have entered Tunisian
boxes. Sales: nil. territory unopposed.
SUPREME COURT.
ranks, have been treated as out-patients, (Before the Hon. Francis Snowden, Acting of Was How we would no Fungus's stablo won the Mafoos Race with until the House agreed to a motion of and terminating with the demonstration quality, and from all sources it is reported.
And
"IN PROBATE JURISDICTION.
Chief Justice.)
Thursday, May 12.
but the great bulk of the patients are villagers,tradesmen and farmers-many of them very poor. Tang Nguan Seng still continues to contribute liberally in rice and cash tickets for the assistance of the poorer deceased. On the petition of Henry Wm. Re the goods of JAMES BRIDGER ENDICOTT, patients. Several cases have received some Davis, as attorney for William Endicott, assistance from the Hospital funds. Great for Probate, Probate was granted as prayed care is taken in the distribution of the rice for
cash tickets in
in ordor that they may not become an inducement for the recipient to stay longer in the Hospital than necessary. of the disorses treated is A tabulated list appended. A A short resume is also given. Some interesting details of the mission work of the Hospital clases the Report. Thanks are awarded to Dr E. J. Scott who has given Resistance thronghout the year, and to the Rev. Mesars Dudus and Gibson for frequent assistance in interpreting, and for help rendered-in many ways.
Police Intelligence. (Before H. B. Wodehouse, Esq., Police Magistrate.) Thursday, May 12th.
KROKLESS CHAIK COULIES,
CORRESPONDENCE,
QUERT.
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL".. Hongkong, May 12. Sm-May I ask through the medium of your columns who directs the Chinese to make the clouds of dust each afternoon in the Queen's Road (under the
•
supposition that they are cleaning the atreets of dirt) and thereby nearly choking any passers by
Yours faithfully,
Li Akai, 23, and three others, chair
China.
BUANGHAL
(Comrier:)
H.
At noon to-day (7th) a swarm of bees
.be
After we were all filled up we went out in that condition and had our photographs taken. We did the photographer in the eyo by this operation, for he had all could us bunched in one picture; but do to get us there we are, and it is not often such a splendid company is
is met together. The picture can be had at the establishment of You have a King, and the eminent artist.
Governor, and our genial host, andin patiars. A few short days ago, His short, modoaty forbids the to go into further Majesty sailed away amidst a roar of guns, his ashes. in the Killarney to Bangkok. Peace ba to
a
nies.
Mr Chouleur's Flick...
a Quarter,
Mr Ten Broeck's Oriole
(late The Symma)..13 1 10 Mr Minor's Eart Tostig...13 2 11 Wight's Fantasia......13 2 11 "Won easily; Time, 2 min. 14 seca
3.--THE WILD DASH CUP.-One Mile. hds. in. at. lbs.
0...3
Mr Choufleur's Flick......13 2 10 11.... 1. Fernando's Ellerslie...13 2 11 0.2 Valiant's Ptarmigan..13 0 10 1.3 "Won easily. Timo, 2 min. 18 secs. 4.THE MARCOT RACE.-Once round. Mr Fungus Presumption
J
hds. in. at. lbs.
Athens, April 23.--The Greek Minister of War has resigned, and M. Baltincs has been appointed in his place.
Algisa, April 26-Owing to heavy rains the oporations of the Fronch forces in Tunis have been suspended.
gho
Re-recla-A small balance of old contracts remains unshipped; the next American mail will probably take this
per picul. Sales: nil. Stock:
of devating himself to a work descriptive of mats, and Lings is quoted at 87.65 in his recent travels. These will include not Stock: 2,400 piculs, Tai Wo ia quoted af only his last attempt to reach Lhasa, and $7.05 in mats, and $8.10 in boxes. Sales: his exploration of the upper course of the nil. Stock 16,750 picul. Old Tai Wo is
but also his journey to River, but
quoted at $7.66 in mata, and $7.90 in boxes. Nur in 1870-77.
Sales: nil. Stock: 1,200 pienls. CHESI Colonol relinquished his appointment as Command-200 picnls.
Sir John Stokes, R.C.B., having Buds,
$13 ant of the School of Military Engineering, SUNDRIES-Fire Orackors, 72 a 77 conta Chatham, on being appointed Deputy Ad-par box, Vermilion, 830.00 a 831.00 jutant General, Royal Engineora, at the box. Matting, Fine contract, White 44, War office, vice Colonel J. M. Grant, has 114 cents, 5/4, 133 cents, 64, 16 cunts per A: Charko, K.C.MG., G.B., C.I., formerly conte, 6/4, 17 cents, Double Extra Im- been succeeded at Chatham by Colonel Sir yard; Red Check. 4/4, 19 cents, 5/4, 15 Governor of Singapore.
e 474, 143 cents, 4, perial, white
A man-of-war has been ordered to pro- 64, 201 conts, Red Check, 44,
cente,
coolies, wore charged with nsmulting Clan nettled on a tree in Messrs Drysdale, Ringor, to get signatures to an address to bo 5.-THE MAYOOS' CHAMPION RACK.Once return of the number of Chinese criminala eced in search of the Pacific Mail Line 54, 18 centa, 4 cents per varde.
Lin Fak, a painter, on the 7th inst.
Complainant was walking with a a fellow- workman in Gage Street on the afternoon of the 7th inst. when the defendants, who were carrying a chair occupied by a Parase gentleman, struck against him and knocked him down, Complainant got up and re-
rport
it would not"
a grand mandarin visite a locality in his tures of respectable people. But as the ad-
which
round,
9
9
Mr Ten Brueck's Wild Desh,... 9
Bill's Second Cornet... Bill'a Second Fioli in. 45 secs. Won easily by half a length.
Mafons allowed to ride,.
7...1
any re-
IMPORTS.
Stor
monstrated with the defendants, who then official capacity, tho people paint bees with dress dealt in fulsome complimente acw Mr Fernando's Ellerslie10 criminals tried before the Mixed Court at in the Blue book. His Excellency replied { $5.95 a 8000, Hole Chop $6.00 and WB.
put down the chair, the
occupant going into a house, and boat complainant and his companion with their chair poles.
Defendants were fined $1 each, with the alternative
one day's inprisonment.
fondants.
PUBLIC GAMBLING,
to
frou
sen, the
few
9 7...2
Daniel's Johnny Morgan Ayly's Blue Light Won easily, Tune, 2 min. 18 secs.
THE GERMAN-CHINESE TREATY.
The correspondent of the L. &C. Express writes under date Hamburg, April 5, as
He also adds:"Too often at the risk of
of
The directors of the Chartered.
them
with
BRIPPING
Providence has at last seen fit to remove from
rom amongst us his Honor the Chief Jun-
(Dick Turpin).. 13 2 7.1 (London & China Express, April 8:) the learned and the worthy. He has ties,
Bill's Fife (Schumann) 12 3 9 7...2 removed him to England-or somehow per-
Voitel's Bonus (Kaifoo) 13 2 9
In the House of Commons, April 5th, suaded him to ve been in better employ secs.
A certain gentleman "Won by three lengths. Time, main. 61
7.3 Mr Joseph Pease asked the Under Secretary hera who might
of State for Foreign Affairs whether he was colony ondeavour.
able to lay upon this table of the House a ment, went around the ing to presented to
to his honor, the learned and the
st. lbs. who had been tried at the Mixed Court of & Co.'s s compound in the Szochuen Rind worthy on his departure. If the purport
Shanghai during 1870, and the nature of steamer City of New York, from Australia, Cargo Ginger in Syrup, (Chyloong) 33,65. This is considered by the Chinese as a good of the addross land been confined simply to
the nature of which is several days orendue at San Fran- Mandarin $4.20 Young Stem 35.75 7...2 the punishment inflicted upon those who cisco, omen. Be that as the fact is worth
may
wishes for honor's future, and for good
his
...31 had been convieterl and the first time a anfe passage home, provided he stayed
whether
Cargo (Manloong) 83.55, recording, inasuch as it
Time, 2 port on the nature of the punishments from the Marquis Taing to the Becretary of picul.
Young The Friend of China publishes a reply 85.40 per case of 0 jars. Soy, 83.80 por that a swarm of bees has appeared for co-
there the balance of before the signa-6.THE SELLING STAKES-One Mile.in July last year; sed if so, whether he tention to the aggaret lethargy of Prines marie early in the fortnight at $6.10 por
inflicted by that Court had been recoived the Anglo-Oriental Anti-Opiam Society, lonising purposes in the Settlement. When have been so difficult to
from Sir Thomas Wade, as expected by him when the latter called his Excellency's at-
LEAD-A small sale of 100 pigs LB. was st. The. would lay that report upon the table, other representations on wall. The Chi-ware known by everybody who ever
Киль Sir C. Dilkie said the returit of Chinese in the correspondeque recently published and may now be quoted Cargo and L.D. concerning the opium trado, as shown picul, but prices have declinei 10 canta, nese character for "bee" is similar in sound anything about his hooor, the learned and to another charactor which signifies promo the worthy, to have no ground-work of
Shanghai had not been received, but a re-that the Secretary was mistaken, and that 6.10 per pical. tion, the idea being to wish success without truth, it met with a cold reception,
port on the nature of the punishments in he would be pained to think that such ideas writing the character.
QUICKSILVER-Present quotations are ficted by that Court had been transmitted aboull be drawn from the correspondence. 858 a $50.25 per picul We fearn from a reliable source that the nities of the circulator, but it was at laat
gentlemen yielded to the importu
by Sir Thomas Wade, and would be laid on mudarin Lung
Pao Hwa, who was sent by found necessary to send it around among
the table, Lum a U, 36, Wong Alung 36, woolies, Li Hung Chang, to the province of Hupel the Parsees and Chinese, and these people
It is
is reported, so far without official con condemned, Governments have boun reluc-steamor, £3.19/ and per sailing vessol, 577- to sanotion that they in reality The rate of Freight to London is, per and fifteen others, were charged with to purchase the polos for the proposed tele swelled the list to something like present-
firmution, that Prince Heinrich of Prussia, tantly compelled to legislate for conditions per ton of forty and fifty Qubic feet, public gambling in home No. 64 Wanchai gesph line from Tientsin to Shanghai, has able dimensions. The fortile brain of the
second son of the Crown Prince of Germany, which they would rath the Chinese rate of Freight to New York, per Road, on the 10th inst
raturned to Shanghai, having successfully
who lately returned from a tour in the Far abolish or ignore. follows:--
The fate Est, is about to be betrothed to the eldest Government has been no creation to this steamer, is £4.17/ and per salling vessel, Inspector Corcoran visited the house on achieved in a remarkably short time hisuthor of this precious document had been a severe strain. Among the many
The the 10th inst., and found a quantity of cash mission to that distant province. Mr Lung noble virtues credited to his honor, the The Imperial Government recently has daughter of the Landgrave Friedrich Wil- and gambling gear on the promises. He Pao Hwa has bought 30,000 polas for the learned and the worthy, were strict injar handed to the Bunderarats (Commissioners lianz of Hosse. The Princess Elisabeth, rate, and the number of instances in which 50 per ton of 40 cubic foot also arrested all the prisoners, but ovidoucene, hanghai to Tientsin, while the rest lality, great ability, profound wisdom, and of tho several Gorman States at Berlin) the WUD was born at Copenhagen, and is there in their own country will provent. upon. -For Londen.-Nore.
one third of which will be sent by son
English statesmen have boon forced to do it
LOADING AND ON THE BETH-At Wham- was only produced against the first six do will he distributed along the line by way of failings leaned to mercy's side. His cru- Commercial Treaty, which was signed at the daughter of the Landgrave Friedrich Governments who have had to to the same." a meek and lamb-like disposition. His additional clause of the German-Chinese fore a year older than Prince Heinrica, is from misinterpreting the motives of other
For New York. Noro, The first and second prisoners wore con
the Canal riu Chiakiang, The foreigners sade victed of being the koopers of a gambling who have had an opportunity to
against the foul crime of domestic Peking on 31st of March, 1880. This addi-Williau of Hesse and his wife Anna, hotse, and were fined respectively 80 aud poles agree that they are excellent speci-Pprenticeship was the act of a large- tional olause consists of ten paragraphs, and daughter of Prince Charles, and sister of Bank of India, London, and China haze For New York Jonathan Chase, Marie, At Hongkong-For London-Hermann, Mercantile
Tencer, str., Corea. In 825, with the alternative of two months mans of telegraph poles and have been very not a cunning scheme to outch the applause of September, 1661. It opens several new Princess Elisabeth is closely skin to her Dec. 31, 1880, of 2 per cent, which,
hearted had disinterested philanthropist, but may be regarded as a revision of the treaty Princess isboth is closely at the declared a dividend for the half-year ended Hayda Brous, and six weeks' imprisonment with hard cheaply purchased.
of Exeter Hall. Ho might have been hasty Chinese ports and rivers to German trade, Presumptive bridegroom, being also a great that paid in Juno last, makes 5 per cent.
For Ban
None Francisco, Jabour. Four others were fined 810 each,
in temper, because he was a man of a war and gives numerous other advantages to graadolid of Frederick William UI and for the year. A want of £10,000 is carried London, None.
DEPARTURES. From Whampon.-Fer and inipulaive nature, but testable to him. If he, on a rare occasion, stipulations may he stated as follows menced the collection of the schedules in the dividend for the year 1850 was 5 per cent.
oruelty was de- Gorman merchants. The main tenor of the Queenth inst the enumerators com- that "fund during 1880, £27,000.
to reserve fund, making the addition to For New York.None. gave a ten years' sentence when the crime Augmentation of the
commercial relations The Hongkong correspondant of the deserved as many
the pri- between the two empires; the improvement why, months,
United Kingdom. It will take some days and during that year £33,000 wer and trade by
were carried shipping
more strict no-to complete the returns as to the population to roserve. (Before the Hon. M. 3. Tommachy, Acting Shanghai Courier, writing on April 30th, er always had a chance to get something of
knocked off for good behaviour. In complishment of the obligations undertaken and the number of inhabited houses. In discourses as follows
In short, Police Magistrate.}
the address would have been simply perfect by China in former the facilities which a number of persona returned in the United mesting on the 20th inst., has been issned,ublio Opinion, that since the beginning of
treaties, as well as by Ireland: alone is a "religions" cen
The report of the Chartered Bank of census to be India, Australia, and China for the year Our social circles have been greatly if the sarcasm had not been s
tride broad. the enlargement of agitated of late by the visit of t. M. King A fairly good summary of his honour's already granted to trade and raure efficient
are taken.
the last censas, in 1871, the ended Dec. 31, laat, for presentation to the At the
Akun, 93, married woman, were charged pecasionally have an opportunity of bowing the morning of his departure-or at least treaty. The pupecial points of the rovision in the decennial census of 1881. The dition of £8,328 4s, Id. brought forward. attempts have been made on the lives of
Ho Afu, 50, unoinployed, and Wong Kalalaus, of the Sandwich Islands. We career in the Colony, appeared in print on
on protection against
of the existing under Section 20, Ordinanes 10 of 1887, with before a Sprig of Royalty here, but genuine part of it was good-vety good, for it dazed are fue diminution of tonnage dues, in so census of 1871 showed an increase of keeping an unlicensed brothel
Kings rarely come this way, and conse to deal in facts; but then
far as the tonnage the gifted far
for Sovereigns and Presidents of Republics hitherto had to be which
be 2,646,042 persons, and 519,612 inhabited bad debts, and deducting the The first defendant was proved by In quently many of our residents, who have
Houses in
in England; in
dividOf these only nine have succeeded, but in Scotland, 297,724 3 per cent, to June 80, the balance oddly enough the proportion of Presidents
end of 3 could ever had only twice:
improved light- 2 your,' house, and he admitted the charge. The of mixing with that class of
on this rock) about certain ing of the Chinese coasts and rivers and Isle of Man,
Man, 1,101 and 4 La Ireland pecorid defendant appeared to be the mis found themselves face to face with an op- legal aitainments which his honour never the removal of all obstacles to shipping the decrease was 387,501, or 36,608 familie to curry £10,000 to reserve, raising it to Happily the aasassin rarely succeeds, trass of the brothel, but denied having
€200,000, od to declare a further dividend for g to do with it,
From the affectionate native qualities, and so did his best to spoil-
trading in
in China are allowed to visit, with. tions, an increase of 3,280,094 persoria and
The u
Quotations, year. 565,620 inhabited houses as the result of was fined $35, in default tunner in which they immediately took what otherwise would have been a fairly out
additional tan out having to pay to be imprisoned for three months with hold of His Majesty, it was easy to
written sketch. I find it harder to forgive / entire reliet from tonna Kinnago dues, the cops
£5,607 76. of suck dues
HONGKONG, May 12 phim hard labour, and
German vessels as may enter a Chine port Francisco) March 2nd, Shanghai February
The report of the Oriental Bank Corpora OPIUM-New Patus, cash,.....6570 1 to enter into recognisances ceive that they were once more in a congo him for this, than for the somewhat dis Germa
Latest mail advices-Yokohama (tid Santion, for presentation to the meeting, to be dues for
kold
* · Old 25 behaviour for six months, in default to be was very litt
on the 14th inat., says little parade or
tone which I am sure he would mate display, The Layaelf-a tone
23rd, Foochow 22nd, and Hongkang 28th. materials of vessels which have
New The accounts made up to Dec. 31 have committed Second defendant was ordered King did not desire it, simply a spirited not have adopted had he been a little unseaworthy and in consequence need re- to enter inte recognisances, with two suretins reception on board the incoming steamer more experienced. I know the genial pairing, freedom from import duties of raw as above, from China and the Straits Settle- in $25 each, to be of good behaviour for that was all. He came all unarmed, and and gentlemanly editor would have been materials, machinery, and tools used for mente, was delivered, vid Naples, on the expenses, and providing for all bid and
ttle-£77,403 178.,
after defraying all current in default to be committed he came alono, save for the company off the first to point out this fact to him had German docks, the erection of free (bonded Ist instant, three days in advance of its doubtful debts. From this amint a half-|
some of his high officers of state. Only he
warehouses in the inquire, "Stick ne stopped to
The advices from Japan, rides stayed at home to attend to the interests of memorable epistle to David Garrick Like duties on Chinese coals, permission to finstant. The next inward mail left Alex now propose to divide a like suri of £30,000, Bank, Wire, some of them however, the other man tomimes, vagabond," wrote Junits in his to foreigir vessels, reduction of the export San Francisco, were received on the 6th yely dividend of £30,000 has already been
paid in November
last and Lite directora Wong Atain, 23, coolie, was convicted of the islands, lock up the place at night, and my excel
excellent
friend,
was more reigners to work the Chinese coal-pite, under David
andria on the 5th instant, and will probably being at the rate of 4 cutting down a young tres on the hillside to look after the harvesting of the yami proficient in his regular profession than in license granted by the provincial authoreschi London COL 11th
Instant, one day The dividend, free of income-t
of 4 per cent per annum.
Demand, 31 wielding the pett against so formidable an rities, regulation of the transit certificates the hat inward mail there are paid on May 2, and after this payment has -tar, will be
30 days sight,*** The King put up at Government House adversary. A word to the wise is sufficient, for goods sont into the interage three engineore from the arsenal at Foo of $17,403-17 t be carried to the credit Documentary, 4 months sight,
months aight, been provided for there will remain a balance Credits, e forego especially the likin taxes, a better regulation
account. Mr George Arbuthnot, India, Wire,
in default one month's imprisonment with hard labour, and the remainder of the defendants were discharged.
བས་་་
KEEPING AN UNLICENSED RUTHEL,
MAX O'LEARY ON HONGKONG AFFAIRS.
Louise.
On the 4th
The
Castle,
were £84,107 1s. Ed. After
the intag for
From Hongkong For London Gordon
str., Bellerophon, str. For New York Gov. Goodwin.
For San-Francisco-Node.
Ir is curious to note, says a writer in
spectar Whitehead to be the master of the been for a long time debarred the plenyoung writer rambled off tuto R but of diz. I paid for every four mouthy henceforth in to and 18,985; in the Channel Islandia and is £47,067 78., aut of which it is proposed killed to Monarchs is us four to Ave.
defendant
endant was
of them
now avoid
BD-op
ortunity, the like of which they had not possessed, and several other equally imagi- augmentation of the ports which resule and 35,541 houses, giving, after the dedug of. 4 por divided profit carried forward
making 7 per cent. for the
is
with two sureties in $25 sach to be of good nial and familiar elament And yet there raging tub which he winded to for repairs, freedom from impos hecome the French mail, with the advices dated been duly audited, and show a balance of
three months, in
for fourteen daya.
CUTTING TREES,
at Aberdeen on the 11th inst. The damage orop done would amount to about 3. Defend
Bonment with hard labour, and also to be
in the stocks for four hours at the
An Akum, 29, shopmian, was charged
with Larceny from the person on the 11th
Henrich Garfgen
young
fick to your pan-
and after Junius had given him the
off
porta which
duo date,
by
Commercial.
be:
: כ*
Old Malwa, credit,... 710
Allowance, Taels...
New Malwa, credit, 680 Allowance, Taels..... 49
32
·3/83
Exchange.
50 days sight, private Gold Last, 901 fine Sovereigns,
ant admitted the charge and was fined $5, during his stay in Hongkong, and one or with the alternative of three weeks impri- two receptions were given there.
He ing timely advice David quit foaling with of the coinage, an improved administration show, accompanied by eight foreman. They of the text visited the Mesonic Lodge, dined out once him, Junius was anewspaper correspondent, of the mixed court in the case of law-suite are intended to control the work of the Mr Whain, Walkinshaw, and Althoug exposed in
or twice, went shopping cousidarably, hat Now that his honour, the learned and the between Europeus and Chinese, effective freind now under construction at Stettin Craigie Oliphant are the directors who retire Shang demand, some of the offence..
did nothing noru extraordinary than these why the last you will over best of him China, and protection of the lives they would proceed to their destinationcoommend them for re-election.
for good, however, this is protection against piracy on the coasts of for the Chinese Gegenment. They left by rutation, and the Court with pleasure. things, that I am aware of. Ho had unfor- from me. In reviewing his official acts, as property of German, subducta in the tenor All three of the engineers were pupils në was and Parts for Berlin on the 2nd inst., whence LARCENY FROM THE FERRON,
tunately fallen in with wine rather diare-from putable aquaintances on the teamer I have been forced us a faithfulcorrespondent of the Chinese empire. The convention is during his e
passage out, and on his arrival to da fun time to time; I have always exceedingly favourable to Gurman traile, the school in Focchow, and two simo be here Thasa goutlamen fastened on him at treated him with the gre
greatest fairness. I and gives a striking evidence of the high langed to the Educational Mission to a seaman belonging to unce, and introduood him to yet other seals on lay that satisfaction to my soul now. I extination in which the German nation is France, presided over by Monsieur the German gunboat Titis, gave evidence to wags of the same stripe. The consequence have never said half what I would have at present held in the Celestial Empire; the effect that about 5 o'clock yesterday was that His Majesty found it difficult to liked to say, but everything that I have aftersioon, he was standing in Hollywood free himself from this crew, and for a time sait has been true. If during my residence Road in front of a barker's stall drinking he aircled around our horizon like a draky I know I bave never failed to state I have ever heard anything to he a bottle of ginger heer. He pulled out his comet, with a somewhat variegated
credit, pures and paid the hawer 10 cents, but But when we came to ahservo The latter pofused to take the 10 cont ceedings, a few of the better class of us
and exactly, and give him the The Carandini Oper Troupe Lave just
these
Blace, saying While arguing with the hawker, witness felt Kings s reception more in accordance some one touch his trousers pocket, and, his axalted position. One of our
Bail
the full
serupt of it.
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL. The P, & O. steamer Khim, with the
this afternoon, after a very smart passage
and have got certificates na naval
MESSES DRAGON & Co's Canton Market
per share.
9251
877.60 $5.38
Shares. Hongkong Bank, 94% prem. Union In Soc. of O'ton, $1,650 p. share. from the authorities at Cherbourg
Raport, dated 10th May, says ---
China Traders' Ins. Co.; $1,650 p, share. By advices
Our last report was dated 20th altimo
North China Ins. Co., fia, 1,100 per share. Majesty the Ka Madrid we hear that his
·∙King of·
pain
bas appointed Congous. There has again been only a Yangtzo Ina, Asson., Tia. 780 [P. BUATEÄ, Señor Don to the Chinese Govern-ttle alteration to notice in the market; Fire Ins Co., $1,000 per sh., Asles. →
Rodriguez to the post moderate business passing, and there is Chinese Ins. Co., 8306 per of Minister of ment p
recently rendered Vacant by the settlements have been made ut
China Fire Ins. Co., 8300 per al., sales. denda, through wccident, at Feking of lower range of prices, but when
:
HXW. Dook, 19.%prom. quality H. C. M.
C. S.-boat Co $30 prem. sales. Rodriguez was formerly Chargé d'Affaires buyora haste ant obtained much better value iSteam Nav
led by his panied by First-Secretary, about the is
present month We hear that in
singular beauty, grace, and modesty, of one ~the purso from his pookat. sized hat es here, provided a magnificent enter of the young artists has fired the heart of telegram from the Straits Times Extra and) and of
and gars
The tainment at his spacious and elegant mat- more than one susceptible youth of this
the prese
a rather
the
estimated at about 18,000 boxes, and is
purse contained about shed in Kowloon. About one hundred and colony, and even some of the older and a few paragraphs from the London and Khaos of the reply fắt Mueno maly
w
defendant
Complainants:
lapse was corroborated forty distinguished guests, including B. E viser heads have not disdained to surrender China Jespren Germer, a Seaman belonging to the Governor, sat down to the finest diffin
the ship, who was
ant that I have had the pleasure of participating
s evidenes
wow with Defendant was sentenced to be imprisoned
the same
at
robber complainant of the
the time of
at for many a long day.
themselves esplive to her bow sud spear,
TELEGRAMS,
on
to
small busness is 20-
per a nominal
Grishad, and it been principally for Tmperial Loan of 1874; nominal.
it was only worth Ave cents took the matter in hand and gaan left us for your city, and those who London mail of the 8th April, tired here | Ssfor. D. Varios de Espana Señor of the teas is taken into consideration, Comet St. Nav. Co., Tia. 180 p. share.. sz round, say, the defendant pulling a gentleman equally as well 509wnier, good music baye a treat before them. The fram Singapore. We give the following pan. He will leave Madrid, accou• jar wer muney than previously. The stock Hongkong Gas Co., 882 per share.
composed chiefly of common and fair teas, Hongkong Hotel Co., 880 per share.
China
shara, sales. bina Sugar Raf. Co., 9168 p. given by Lord
Do Debentures, prem. which waited c
his Lordship
Chinese to the whole
Scented Teas.In the first week of the K. Isso Co.'s shares, 8177) per share,
of 1877 expense of the Polak Warial orders. London, April 21 - The Queen has raived being borne by the Straits Baiements, the past fortnight very few compactions in her desire for a public funeral in deference it is in contemplation to
hathe brought before the House of
the matter Capers were recorded, as, owing to to the late Lord Beaconsfäsid's wishes.
Tempersture. · Beanity of scenting Lower, the musters pui (Taken at Her Falconer & Co.'s Frenina, A Convention of a thousand Lend
The following
Forward proved unattractive || latterly Refair business has been done it much the
Queen's Road unless amended,
public on the 6th
to be same prices as were paid for first shipments
HONGKONG, May 19 The Albanians are in open rebellion.
French Commal at Hongkong, M. Billignet Medium teas form the bulk of the settlements, April 24 The Boy of Tunis has dis at Canton, and M. Meyer at Singapore and these have been taken from The 10 a
9A
30, 200 tried
all responsibility for any outbreak
It is notified in the Gate that the ap
per picul; common and fais tens wired
NOT70. ap/20 of fanaticisms against foreigners which may pointments of Mr G. Lavino sa Dutch Con with old feat have a beep in demand take place in his territory
eul in Penang, and of Mr Juan Grant (sic) as from The 15 4 15 per monk Fine teas April 26-Natal advice state that the Peruvian Consal at Hongkong, have been are scare and opinmand full rates. As demeanour of the Beers causes Anxiety approved by the Queen compared with last season, prices may be The Royal Commissioner will semble Mr. Cari Bock, the well-known Barneo said to be, for fair and melum fully shortly
traveller, leaves London for the Fast this ons taal higher, and for finer
Alitary confinement and the
dars to be in
remainder with a
Rober: Sears
In the spring the young man's fancy It was hastily got up, but prinosly hospi
Lightly turns to thonglets of lore. " Inspired verses from unknown goats have would so no further,
Queen's taste. appeared in our papers. They are write - banquat din rucets, champagne Jowed, music played, read anything to equal them
merry
heras and last seven taley and laced with delighted í 100 familiar, I think, but a postry I never League decided to refuse the Bil in 1
hard about
** Germina, lang dage
G., 57, interpreted
The grounds were
In
and
all want
6 a marriage bell At tiffin the King sat at the right of the boat, BARSAULTING TER POLICE, the Governor of his left, and I was estab Chung Wa Hing, 34, unemployed, was lished in a
lace of honor towards the other while in the woention of his duty given we gut our woll
and wired in together manfully taking both hands to it and I'm being taken into the gaol for a time dignified silence reigued. After ming by the Constable named, and a little when we could find time to look Bio) Lokker to reinas Bis hold on his l about us I glanced up strus my ccompas
19th instant
甘
Her fingers shame the ivory keys
They darse so fight along
The bloom upon her parted lipe Is sweeter than the song
Her heart is like an outbound ship
- "That", ut it's anchor swings
A
The murmur of the stranded shelt
Is in the song she sings,
of Commod
Lemaire
The Native Christians of Algeria are wead This tire the scene of his explore the same as were then ruling
cited
and reinforcements of 150,000 Glans will be the interior of Biank
Do. Wet balb) 8