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No. 5586 – JUNE 9, 1881]
whom the grave has just closed, it the local newspapers, which have to depend bacomes something which it is desir upon the mechanical and unimaginative able to characterise. The inference short-hand reporter, who can only reproduce intended to be drawn from the state what takes place,-ouly that and nothing. ment, and its surrounding cloud-of Bus-- representations, is that these 158 disore. After having antioned that the missals were the fruits of Sir Rictar piecqgoods dealers had increased from 78 MacDonnell's licensed gasbling system, in 1876 to 109, and cotton and yarn dealers Now whatever were the demerits of that from. 38 to 58, the Gazette reports the -system-and they were prominently Governor to have said :— : pointed out in these colimus-it certain-
ly dist not produce those sults, thoManchester, Bradford or Leeds; these This is of interest, not merely to whole of the evidence ant experietice Chinose merchants of Hongkong are now.
THE CHINA MAIL
garne of the catate, and also capital bear ascoting within easy distance In this lot is included a right of way over the Cyprus Estato" Let is described as follows
Four sendetached Residencies, Adem, Hongkong, Sarawak and Singapore, unil two Islands, Caylin and Labuan, the whole known as the British colonies in Asin The author is said to be Mr Passmore,
Imprisonment with hard labour for three months.
CRAMAND Five Chimon were charged with steal. The quantity of land from a ship isi harbour, and were remanded until the 14th inst. They had been employed in a lighter, at the ship's nine, arul, had stowed the stalen property on board of their craft, About half a ton of load or spelter was SALES OF HOUSE PROPERTY AND amissing altogether.
LAND IN HONGKONG.
MR.
We have been favoured with the follow-
on their course of action.
*
13
American ship Northern Light, 1,859 tons. American ship H. H. McGivery, 1,329
American ship Lucy A. Nickels 1,395
tone,
The statement that the Sitan had de-is no machinery at the Yokosuka Arsenal | The German schooner Friedrich 295 tons, posed the Boy" of Tunis is not confirmed for the manufacture of rails: The statement proceeds to Amoy under sharter effveted
In the House of Comanous, tought both ng to quality would therefore appear to be elsewhere.. Str Gladstone and Bit Stalford Northcote niana, little gratuitous.
The British barque E. M. Youny, 4tons, Tassed a gulogiam on the late Mr Adam.
Bined the fall in kinsatsu from par to its left for Nagasaki seeking, Paris, Mry 13-The Chamber of De-present depreciation the increase in crime. The British barque Marlen, 397 tons, re- pets to-day posed the bill for a sendin throngliont Japan has been abnost propur-turns to the Colonies under churter ethiod de liste.
tionately large. The Akebono Shinbun states there. The Metallic Conferowe Is been ad- that crime anercised during the year 1879 The following.
ing. vessels proceed to the journed to 3th June in order to enable hil over the previous year as much as thirty por Philippines under charter to the United the Governments represented to deliberato cent, and when the statistice for the year 1880 States, affected at hoing
Constantinople, May 22-Midhat Paska arrived here to-day. Turkhan Boy, the
arrested for complicity in the murder of the ex-Saltair Abdul Aziz.,
Petersbury, May 20General Scobelition to the value of 23,343.99 yen; and May 24,-The Porto has signed the
His Majesty the Mikado in reported to convention with Crogce...
have purchased articles in the national ox- Jeff has been offered the Governorship of the Engress to the value of 6,287.81 you.
A rich erchant in Paris, who deals Lurgoly in Japanese and Chinese curios, is expected to arrive in Japan shortly; and the Choy Shimbun considers that the advent of a wealthy and infential a gentleman will create a ergor business in exports than at presont exists.
aru publisher, we shall doubtless find a fur- ther incrensu. The numerous robberies aro attributed to the high price of the common
tliht these necessaries, are dear because kinsatsu hru choup.
point to an entirely different conclusion.fasilitating an Indian trade with China,ing supplementary list of properties which Before the Ion M. & Tonmochy, Acting Turkish ambassador at Rome, has also been necessaries of life and it may be added
Pulice Magistrate.).
A99AULT.
Cheung Aying was charged with grasping a married woman named Chang Akin
he was sentenced to two ninths' imprison={ Let G-Blue Buildings, Queen's Rondment with hard inhour. and Praya, 8130,000.
Roal East, $31,300.
ment on
Unlicensed gambling was detected by healthier, and with a safer future, than have changed hands since our last list; the Gambling Farmers, as unlicensed the trade in that drag which a few published on the 30th ultimo, was coun- opium-selling is now; and the Police years ago was the only considerable lind less taiat then than they have had China Since 1877, the quantity of] Lot-73-Section, 12 heikos in Queen's, round the waist nt Praya East. For this Turkistan, but has declined the appoint-
commercint link between British India-piled
steadily risen from 21,000 to 61,000, The Boinbay
yarn received in Hongkong has increase in the value of this trade from $1,706,913 in 1877 to 80,251,246 in 1880, has been coincident with an increase in our imports of raw cotton from Bengal and in 1880. Our opiuma teade shows no such Rangoon from 33,000 bales in 1877 to 8 86,000
since on that account. The recent pro- secution of Capt. Denne's servant throws some light on this view of the subject and so far as the Chinese Furce is con- cerned, we have still a very string opinion upon its corruptibility."
In reference to i aptain Desae, it may
Lot 293-Afong's house, Queen's Road Central No. 8, 867,000.
Lut 10-Section, Carlowitz & Co.'s offices Lot 28-Section, 2 slums Na; 79 Jervois Priya Central, No. 1
1, No. 15, $57,000.
In the Aches case to-day the Hon. Ng Choy asked leave to withdraw the summora, which was grantṛul..
ALLOWING A PRISONER TO ESCAPE:
Wong Kuk Tak, remanded from June Izt;}
24-An
and of ill-health, the
* Mould
Taggin kane has been for incorporation of the Tekke Terkonan territory with the Caucasian military district.
Rome, May 19.--General Garibaldi has written a letter declaring the annexation of We hour that the Dutchi barque Teò has Tupia by the French Guvermont,an insalt been disposed of ton Garman firm in Yoko
here be observed that, while we la tendency to increase. In 1880, we import Lot £ hos No. 81 Jervois 'Street, was charged at the instance of Inspector and threat tai Italy, and to considers it hann for the sun of 810,000.-
87,747 chests, as against 88,428 in 1877. Mr F.
F. D. Sassoon tells me that the value
severely criticised that officer's public acts when called upon, it seeuba only fair to him to state that much of the of our total trade with Indis last year was improvement now observable in the $67,772,087, the value of the opium being Police Foreo is due to his efforts. The 868,248,235. Though the trade in ther Captain Superintendent had frequently to landian trade, yet it is so rapidly de- goods opinn is but, one-sixth of the spoken of the questiounile policy of reveloping, that I look forward with con oruiting the European force in the Co-fidence to the time when it will outstrip, lony; while two batches of men from and perhaps, enable the Indian Government Home had actually arrived before Sir to curtail, the trade in opium. Arthur Kennedy appoured on the scene..
Had the Governor been desirous merely
Stroet, and 46 Bonham Strand, $14,000.
and 48 Bonham Strand, $46,000.
Lot 89-BD-2 shops 15 and 17 Winglok Stroot, 812,000.
Tot 291-Now Whirtered Bank, Quiet's -Road,,000,
Let 57-Now Griental Bank; Queen's Road
and Duddell, Street, $65,000,
* Bought by Chineso.
THE TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE
H. M. S. DOTEREL"
Cameron with allowing a prisoner in custody for larceny to escape, war to-day discharged with a cuition. He had emitted to handcuff the man.
ALLEGED' THEFT FROM THE FÈRION,
sy that the tatinn fleet and fifty Bokliers shontà be held in pre- paration to defend Italian interests:
Algiers, May 20-Heavy fighting lina taken place at Sankarba in Tunis, hetwion Arats and French troups, the former op
town of Mater. Subsequently the French occupied the towns of Mater und Beja,
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FOOCHOW GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The annual general meeting of the Foochow General Chamber of Commerce
tous.
American ship Anus Camp, 1,250 tons,
10 vessels, registering 4,618 tons, atcam Amorienn ship C.^B. Curtur', 1,144 tons. The disengaged torunge in port amounts
ers not included.
to
The following are the settlements German barque Carl Ritter, 596, Lo Lon don and Hanfburg, private.
don, private.
German barque Hermann, 486, to Lon-
Danish
barque Therese, 414, to London and Hamburg, private.
American barque 8. S. Ridgway, 870, to New York, private.
American barque Jonathan Chase, 603, to Now York, private,
German batque Christine, 572, Manila to London or Liverpool, private-
British ship Rockhurst, 1400, to San Francisco, $16,000 Gold in full.
British barque Woodville, 202, to Sun
Gold in full.
Wong Afat, remanded from 1st June Dosing the advanco of the latter upon the avas held on the 27th, when Mr W. H. Francisco, Rose M. 360, to San
ONLAWFUL PONNESSION..
tharged with stunling a pair of earrings und fade drops from the person of a woman, was to-day discharged. TOT Chinmen were charged with being said he bought it from the second defend in unlawful pession of a knife. The final art, but the latter, denied the transactum, gaintaining that an Indian sold it to the first dofondant. The second defendant was
fined $2, and the first was discharge)...
SHIP DESERTION.
TRISI'NSK
Harton, je, presided, and thore wero
resort sqme twenty metabors
The report (as published yesterday in our May 21. The Sultan has deposed tho Bey of Tunis. The Bey is upheld by the columns) was adopted on
on the motor Mr
forest French-Government.
Leith, seconded by Mr Cale. The accounts Arabs attacked the French troops in great jalin, on the motion of Mr Sheppard,
neur Chollala, but were repulsed with serundet ry Mr Tatham, were passed. French native troops are described as being wisdom of this Chraber subscribing to the
Toas of 300 killed and wounded, the Mr Cole mised a a question as
to the in a demoralized condition.
Courier, pointing at that the
Foochow
British in full. Fra barque Hammonia, 408, to Ho-
85,000 in full.
to
German
British-barque Albyn's Isle, 149, Hoilo Sydney, privite.
German barque Ta-lec, 342, to Nicolzjeťak, $4,200 in full, 30 lay days.
British brig Otto, 274, Takao to Yoko- German barque Marin, 428, to Quangai, ana, 35 cents per picul, 17 iny days,
service was mere for the benefit of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce than the Foochow
as-came from Shanghai, while all, or early all, telegrams went to that port
The matter
I WAS
left to the Committee as intes.
ORO, ns but very few, if any, telo-day and back, $2,000 in full, 28 lay
r hunter suggested Mr Hunter suggested that the Chamber subscribe for a number
Gerina barque Ferdinand, 415, to Bang-- kok and back, $2,000 in full,
British barque Alex Newton, 388, Foo chow to Tientsin, 28 cents per pioul.
British schooner Lechiel, 210, Whampoa
thirty-five ton gap, two telegrams, gay iwicetical or general to Tientsin nad back to Hongkong via New-
68 cents por pical, 33 lay days. Danish stormer Norden, 778, to New- chwang and back, 32 cents per plant.
British steamer Ach, 920, Newchwing to ·
32 cents per picul. British steamer Vortiger, 876, New. chwang to Swatow, 32 cents per pienl; if
27 cents per picul. from Choo
British steamer, Pernambuco, 64 Now- chwang to Swatow, 32 ounts per picul
British steamer
The puzzling thing about these garbled. to state facts, the erodit due to Cuptuin, Deepa wont have been duly given reports, which, have, frohi tinis to time one few further particulars are the But Captain Define and Captain Thoms appeared in the Gazelle, in this,why are day by the English papers, and in the sett (Harbour Master) are both at pre-not any corrections or additions, which it is tolegrams in the Indian papers as to the gent enveloped in a cloud of guberna-domed proper to mako i the original loas of the Pferd. The telegram from
C. Express, May 6.) torial displeasure which firaishes nuch light upon official matters in these days.port as it appears, tandé honestly? There Montevide, to the Secretary of the Ad-
Three now gun-bonts of the Epsilon type Captain Thomsett, as far back as no reason in the world why the extractairelty was as follows Dotens blown
have been recently constructed pader the May 1872, strongly recommended thre we have given above should not have been April 26-Sandy Point, Straits of deserting from their ship, and the Magie for the Chiace Government, and will pro Frank Taylor and John Fransen admitted superintendence of Sir William Armstrong, substitution of steam-hanaches for row-put as a foot-note; and while for many of Magellar Cause unknown. Lieutenant trate recred them to be put on board by ceud to their destination shortly. They boats in the Water Police service; but the alterations made, in the Daily Press Stokes stays at scene of disaster to ascer, the police.
have been built exactly on the acdel of the His Excellency preferred to take credit
Epsilon, and are armed in the sains fashion, for the initiation of that idea to himself. report, to make it the official report publi- tair case, with divers: Commisuler, pay-
viz.with one THROWING NIGHT NOIL ON THE STREET-
The Chairman suggested that it might be One more word, and we shall then shed in the Gazette we can find no reason master, engineer Walker, carpenter, and Lan- Ko Chung was convicted, on the
nine-pounders, two Gatlings, bracch-loading 1 dismiss this wretched patchwork of mis-at all, for none of the alterations do we zero scamon saved. Survivors returning evidence of the lumpector of Nuisances, of and two Nordenfelt guns to each vessel.ible to obtain telegrains from Shang
the their trial-trit the new gun-boats deve-
Bund way us Shanghai now representation, vindictiveness and per find the only reason that would have justi bine in-mail gleaner Britannia." There this office was sentenced to pay $1 or
three weeks in gaol,
loped a satisfactory turn of speed, half receives them from Foochow sonul vanity Why was the minute of tied the Governor in publishing, as the short was nothing further then this to hand,
knot over the contract rate of ten knots per Sir Arthur Kennedy, made in Executive hand report of one of the local papers, what when the mail left; and there is very little.
hour being attained while steaming
alread Council upon the despatch containing
was certainly not the report of ciller. The ore in all we read in the English papers 7th June, was change with sprivate unter the command of experienced officers Ng Awong, aged 10, reminded from the and nine and a-half knots while travelling the confirmation of the Branding and
Esteru. The vesacia will be despatched Flogging Ordinance, read to the Legis-only justifying reasons would inve bounhan what was published in our colonna Military premises Willian Hall, privato lative Council the other day? If the that the reporter had made a glaring slip, Lon the receipt of the first telegram. Tho of the 27th Jmiskillings, said that while en- in the mercantile mare, Captain · Jolu Me Hunter, that that Committee be ent- ant lack, 211 Adria, 781, to Saigon
aged in
clemist, out the officers billiard Boss being the souior officer. Secretary of State did confirm that or that a choisy phrase of the speaker's might guesses as to the case of the accident form he heard sit one kocking, at the Telegrams from St. Petersburg of the lance with extreuse path and hesi- tation," there is to all honourable mens well be mended, or that a typographical are the same at home as they ware here at deor, which he opened, and found defend 50th ult. report that the extification of the ant, who homediately cleared out, and Russo-Chinese Kuldja Treaty and the recall something repulsive in a Governor thus under had made nonsense of a passage. the the. We read
jumped the railings Several billiard balls of Admiral Lussofsky's squadron from the committing something like a guss In the foport His Excelloney adopts and There is very little information tề hand j been isoil of fatu
Frejte were daily expected. Only a few will remain to protect' Russian in- The gui breach of confidence in order that he changes to suit his ever-changing whim, as to the cause of the disaster. It is cum may crow over the author of that well- we find, so far as we have yet looked through jectured that the nocident most probably janoseteless lad said he was there for the Yes the event of a-war between-China interest, such as the Banka, morchants who charter, 7 months, 84,200 per month,
bat glumittedtertete in
which in Raissian oficial circles were happened in the fore part of the chip, that can purses,
he had ch
Japan, Bech in meant measure, how that the grund old je, none of the three elements present where the men's quarters are placéal. This resided the Bol before. He had kl -
on four occasions..
is regarded as probable. man is dead and gone. The minute, which might have excused the cțion. But
with the theo most?
He was
The mammal meeting of the Anglo-Oriental involved in the welfare of the commerce of THE LAST WORDS OF BRIDGET - fired 85, or une month's inspri
the Port. He threw out the sugges
auggestion thus quoted to cast reflection upon
creditori, that one of the boilers. sonment, the first auf last fourteen days to Society for the Suppression of the Opium the administration of à Dan, whose ine-perhaps the best way for the Governor te burst, and communicated the explosion.to be in solitary confinest, mid to Eud ono Trade will be held in the lower hall at Expo only for the consideration of the Rury. I'm tired of writing to you:
These lies are iny last, they're only a few mory will shine clear long after smaller republish his speech would have been that th
But I'll think of you oft, on yonder dark men have been forgotten, is u private of declaring it "the revised and official thazine situal forward. Yet this surety of $25 to be of goal behaviour for jtés Hall on Tuesday, the 10th inst. Mr J. numbers of the Chamber as the matter was
W. Pense's resolution on the Opt. Peale one that could
Mount before the House of Commons on the 24th jr., W. J. Rabingon, F. Schönfold, and
Messrs H. J. Chambers, W. H. Harton, Like a half-drownded rut under heuvon's
for the casuing year.
..
agrees
wilight
TUBET
اور
Nothing was done in the matter.. The Chartered Bank of ladin, Australia
the port it was agreed, on the motion of anil China was duly admitted as a member of the Cluumber.
Two of the Postal Committee having left
powered to fill up vacancies therein as they
occur.
Mr Duriner, stiggestel the advisability of
to seven, menbers. Ile remarked that
there were other interests hosides the tea
connected with importa, bosiles several Russian houses whose interests were
and the Chefoo Convention were brought special could be dealt with only at a
ult.
cents per picut.
British stemor Wyclfite, 602, to Saigon Geraian steamer North, 669, to Shigen and back, $3,700 in falls und from Saigon to Iloilo, 32 cents per picul, to lay days.
German stoor Atalanta, 784, monthly
and hack, 83,000 in full.
ookl fount.
:
is in contradiction to the fact that six months, document never intended for the public report thing which is done in many any such contingenty as the bursting of-a-
the niaguzeno was
Was well protegled against eye. That, however, matters nothing to colonies, and done every day at home.
bailer; and another supposition is that the Sir John Hennessy; when Bay question Dozens of statesmen in England publish inship may have struck a torpedo one the property of L Tak Ki, 1 fishunger. twin the Governments of Japan and the
Chang Akong was charged with stealing
A treaty for the mutual succour of ship- E. Shevard, were elected the Committee Amidat thunder and lightning, you poor a silver watch and one pair of silk trousers wrecked mariners, recently concluded bo able necessity arises. -
pamphlet form, and in the magazines, ten war. Yet another hyphotlukis has plaustaut sait ho left his house on Clae United Stator, has been ratified by the the meeting.
had been laid down during the recent revised and enlarged reproductions of been venturel. The Doter carried large 7th inst, clofendant and other two men be-Somte of the list gained Power.
quantities of gancotton and
And it is
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
to arrive here on or about the 22nd just, per P. M. S. City of Tokih, which bringt San Francisco dates to the 23rd ulto.
ut 5.20 this evening,
ssible
:
1
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hr.
•
A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed.
THE FOUCHOW CHAMBER AND
POSTAL FACILITIES.
wretched dolt
How you're wrother'll miss you, if you're
killed by a bolt; While down here I stroll amongst thou
sands and millions,
With music ao charming, made by th' In-
niskillings.
ផន,
And shortly, I'm told, we'll have amongst Quite a new innovation called Chiarini's
Cirens-
...
$2,000 a-day I've heard they coon ko Pray exhibit yourself, and they'll double
the take.
"Halm's down,
found The next AMERICAN MALL. May be expectaī lectures, ildresses or minorable speeches that this may have ekplotted spontoonsty; the articles mentioned
ing in it. When he came back ho
A telegram reports that 100 Chinese have which they have delivered; and are justified, The Boter was formed of planking the
*rupariini
Vetoris, British Columbia, in and yesterday he order to
arrived at tter to the
The report of the Postal sub-Committee to work us railway ·laborers, of course, in altering the shape of their tached to inm frating, and was in e-
of the Chamber of Commerce contains littlo fr No. 7 Station. | saw
The Queen held a Drawing Room at Thefendant said he admitted. Lasing the Buckingham Padisu yesterday, at which the ado public. Paragraph 5, refers to the information which has not already been deliverance to suit the new audience they devoid of a double-botton and With hole watertight compartments..
thing to pawn, I holwithstanding this are addressing. So night Governor Hen punched out of her button she wound genera admission he was sentenced to be The Diplomatic Circle was attended by the which refusest to join with them in the sentations were about 270 in mumber. aetion of the two Chanthers of Commerce Taz steamer Bengloc went to the Kawloon nosey change his tone, justifiably enough,
to sink.
inyrisated for two months, the first sadanese Minister and Madame Maury. Dock this afternoon.
when, through the face, addressing. The frill and official list of olivers on last fourteen days in solitary conflictment, The Chinese Charge Aftires was absential as fehlgre
"It was with great regret the flowmittes through olicial, or friends in Parliament or Exeter board the steamer at the time the collision and the remander with hard labour.
masoidable causes.
received The delivery of the English Mail was beg Hall in general, from that in which vecurred agrees unpletely with our list
tho of the Hongkong and
refusals Messrs Richardson & Co., of the Tyne, addressed the Cincil and the riders of given on the 20th ult. from the latest Navy
A large mumber of trifling easis were dia- Messta Simanssen & Co. of Flon on curing the reinova) of the most intoler-The last time I saw you was walking ·
are building two steamers to the order of Amy Chambers of Commerce, to aid in abu inconvenience which this wort is etu1+ the focal papers through the reporters List so far as the lint we then gave yasable sul by fingeranging from 25 cents to the five at present ellel to submis to, in subnection with the
largar raming on their Hongkong and Shanghai But perhaps the reason why the Governor to go; but the details now to hand supply
line. They are to be mined the Pekin and present system of nail conuunication, the I won't mention where, though twas near About a dusun cases, in which the de-in June, and the Ndrunter next. are used on, to say the least, very insuffi- Didn't trouble you much or causes you
KEMANUS
the Hongkong. The former will be rundy more especially as the Committee cannot
holy feeling convinced that these refusals The City, its worries, its dealings and shares. fendants were charged with keeping agencios It is notified that
hereto-
night-mares. for the sale of Wai Sing lottery tickets, werefore existing between
Willin
Rushton out gryunda."
In another paragraph of the report in in remanded until Tuesday, the 14th instant.
Adamson and Haury William Carey, der stated that it is the intention of the Com-Tis strange that so quickly you've changed the firm and style of Adamson and Omittee, if continued in Office, to request your sound uind. *: BuilTwo sureties of $100 each.
ally, at
ut Nicholas -lanej luis been dissolved
ved Messrs Odell, H. R. Smith, and Angus, Ah, Rory: I fear you're like the rest of mutual conscal, and that all outstanding tato Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Member transactions will be settled
by Mr W. of Committee of this Chamber, to act as a If ever I went you, beneath Sun or Adamson, It, is also amoanced list of Measty
and Cool Deputation in London to the Post Master I'll make you one mind with your Boll Adamson, and Japan, have established thesolver at also intended to forward copies of the General, in support of the Memorials It is
June 9th, 1881.
these names in addition,→ Ass, but clerk,
The debate in Parliament on the Upium Traffic had prcited considerable interest and occupies a large space in the papers to who is placed over un as the pen Chartes S, Inglis, Boatswain W. M. Taylor; land. They arrive, however, at too late ment dues, no one thing in the straight: an hour to allow of our dealing with forward and honest, only for that Assistant Eger Walker (or Garnet) them, even cursorily, to-night.
everybody else in his position doesit in, in We also note that Comander Evans, Lient, TO-DAY (9th) is the 100th anniversary of
that Sir Johp Pope Henessy is Gover. Stokes, Paymaster Colborne, and Asst. Engineer Walker are all slitso reported us George Stephenson's birth. The Analga mated Society of Railway Servants in Eng land has decided to celebrate the occasion by a series of festivals, out of the proceeds of which it will extendite men of carry ing on charitable york,
THE American bafque C. D. Brydut, which
As the subject of the abstraction of valuables saved.
$1.
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH
MAIL.
.
by
they wan
the above address, unter the management Memorial to all Members of Parliament of their partner, Mr Charles Lyall Grant
(in that case Bank notes) attracted some i The following na to the armament attention here a short time ago, and refer the ammunition on board was hot at The P. & D. Co's stunship Nepot, ence was made in these columns to it, the four disposat at the time we wrote:-- Captain 3 S. Murray, with, the London following, which is from a letter addresse Her armament consisted of two 7 in-mail of the 6th May arrived this sitermini, by the Post-naster General of Ceylon to R.ML gus of 90 cwt. cach; four 64-
pounder (fit ewt.) R. M. guns; one 7. Wo give the Indian telegram reproduced in the Editor of the loeal Obsereer, who co-pounder R. 31. L. gun. She also carried a the Straits Times Extra of 3rd June, and a way satisfactory, a'continuous speed of over!
On the 23th ult, the steamship, Bothwell interested in China matters, soliciting their Castle had her trial trip, which was in very support to the Memorial.
arrived bore this afternoon, brings news of Blained of having been charged double ru-i dialling gìn of .45 calibre. The mufow items of lucal juterest from the IEC WRLER den 21.iset 6 inches. Sire has been
served it. A short time before he was dis-
without
Commercial.
June 8
rakani, olerk of the Mitsu Bishi S.'S. Co,'s posted the case before. What you say is corvettes to proceed to Sandy Point, Ma questing a Britishinister at Teheran hour at sea take has not yet been surveyed, to the corresponding period last year.
found, ampunced the death of Mr H. Mu-
agency here." This young gentleman land
was ever
last
has
been here only a year, during which the perfectly true and is reasonable, enough,gellan Straits, to assist in the recovery. of question in the House of Commons. ceeded to the Cape on the 10th of April for 800 chests at the corresponding period laat i
His death was caused by "Hongkong
fever." His funeral took place yesterday, and amongst those taking part in it were
ta
to
a free
China
SHANGHAI.
(N.-C. Daily News).
your.
the
1.
Kowloon town :
mankind,
Moon,
BarDGET MULDOON,
Quotations. HONGKONU, June 9. OPIUM-New Patua, cash, 880
cash,... 570 New Benares, cashy. oli .
cash,....560 670
New Malws, credit, Allowance, Taels 24. Old-Malo, credit,... 740) Allowance, Taels...... 16
Extange.
"1
Demand,
"
30 days' sight,
3/81
3,8
$27.70 $5.39
12 knots, being attained, the draught of tion on board consisted of 100 rounds for the loss of the Captain, who when she was gistration fee and afine of 32 cts. (Ra. 1-
each of the above guns, making in all 800 Express of the 6th May-
built to the order of Messrs Thos. Skinner
Tipon the receipt of the tirst supply of about six days out from Newcastle fall, it is 100 ts.) on a letter which was supposed rounds. The Intered was also vaippod
London May 19-The House of Commid Co., of London and Glasgow, for their supposed, overboard. No particulars can
to contain valuables" and did contain with a torpelo aranacast for but service; inons last night passed the scound realing well known Castle Ling of steamers to New Patmu, the drug has been dealt in to a very fair extcal, and the rate for it has be given of the occurrence as no one ob postage stamps although not of great and would have on board 1,500 lbs. of geni of the Irish Land Bill by a'majority of 176. Chiin. Her engines are of 300-horsepoep steady. In Old alsh a fair business
cotton. value, will be interesting
The Queen hos forwarlot to the First The extreme Home Rule members retired nominal, and indicate an effective power of
The Buttrell Castle has been done, but at slightly declinin 1,000 horses,
The incal demand for Postal Administration throughout the Lord of the Admiralty a letter of condo- covered to be raising he had been in the world unanimously forbid the transmission lence for the willows and orphans of the a Cruservatie kannet last night, stinging for China. The owners have giver Mring a large supply of it, the price for it, has Bauk, Wire,
Marquis of Salisbury, speaking at proceeded to London to complete her load-baronte en culo cabin in company with his wife and of money and valuables in ordinary coitemen who perished in the explosion on board by denounced the Irish Land Bill.
Dixon an under for a duplicate atomer.
materially
attected. The day's daughter,
Laurens, Snow, from Hamburg for Hong.not been spondence and nowhere is it more necessary H.M.S. Dotarel. This 40unication will
The dy Ners publishes a telegram Kong (general cargo), put into Rio Janeiro/uutations are
for New 8565 for that this rule should be strictly enforced be forwarded without delay inform dated May 8th, stating that all the Merv April 4, having encountered very haft:
to the author from their special correspondence at Merv
Old Patnu,
το 1500
for
Henares
months sight, In our obituary notice yesterday will be than in Ceylon. Nothing I do or the widows-and orplane of Heranjeaty a chiefs have signed and forwarded a pet-weather, and made eight inches water pec
has ties the different porte,
who will infe
faring- receipts for the rauath, so far
Credit the wallest effect in
checking the There are I believe a larger numbast. of letters message. Orders were issued, May 3, by tion to the British
3,847 clasts, against 3,704 cheata Documentary, 4 months' sight,
Da- India, Wire, HOW with bank
notes in them than the Admiralty for the Turquoist and Gurjut
alliance.
Captain Milbank, special agent to the
demand, May 21.- Lord Hartington, in reply to a condemned French barque Pacifique, pro- beet takon by the local consumers, against Shanghai, demand,
to a Clydesdale, and Captain Campus, of the ring the interval, some 1,000 chests have
30 days sight, private but the dialignest sorter or clerk who is in stores, materials, &c, from the wreek. right, said Sir Louis Mallet's
proposal
This, with the exportations,
Gold Leafy 994 fine JAVOR he had shown himself a remarkably pro search of money does not hesitate to change A telegram dated Lisbon, May 24th, the meeting of the Metallic Conferencen it purpose of effanteries, watcols to convey available supply computed at 4,000 Sovereigns,
number of letters mising and clever young man.
on suspicion,
ision, and it is
the 17th instant, the
that India would may both cargo to their destination. He was not only the money lotters which are stolen. reads as follows:
chests, against 3,600 chests at the corre-
Shares: of silver during a period to much respected by all the Japanese here. The difficulty in small vinittances is where
sponding period last year. Of this Jast The survivors of Hor Majesty's ship mintage of silver duri
agreed upon, was in accor
quantity 1,000 chests were Benares, of Hongkong Bank, 90 % pram. (ex div, to draw the line. My chief duty in regard Dotere, have arrived here, and state that dance with instructions received from the
which kind the present stock comprises
Union Ins. Soc. of O'ton, $1,600 per share, to letters is to protect and deliver public two explosions occurred at 10 o'clock in the Government,, but the proposal was solely correspondence, and Iregard the remitier of morning April 25th, whilst the sloop lay conditional upon obtaining a binding agres-
1,100 chests Of Old Patna the stock being China Traders' Ins. Co., 81,700 p. share. -1,800 chests, and of New 1,100 chests. North China Ins. Co., Ts. 1,100 per share, money or valuables in an ordinary letter as anchored off Sandy Point, after which the ment to a similar effect between the Pukers. Mesra, McGregor, Gow & Co.'s steamer
Yangleze Ins. Assoc., TL, 810 p. share, an enemy; at the same time I am anxious vessel was totally destroyed. The cause, The India Office had received a telegram Glentyn, frun Hankow for London, with a
Chinese Ins. Co., 1312 per share, the Japanese Cuniani, Mr Taro Ando; the ford every possible facility for the they say, in involved in mystery, but frou Sir L. Mallot, explaining that the cargo of tea, arrived at the Red-Buoy at MR, R. STEIL's Freight Circular for the HK. Fire Ins. Co., 1,000 per share. Captain of the Company's steamer Takasuge remittance of and if I could make general-mensns opinion among the he had Mars, Captain Young; the Agont of the unity orders and registration cheapers thas the disaster, did mit occur through question of Bi-nisan was purely, per- the Sith, with a similar cargo for the Male 4 fuir muount of business had bent trun. H.K. & W. Dork, &t X prethe
on the abstract Woosung at 0.30 am. yesterday (4th), and Mail of Thursday, 9th June, says
China Fire Ins. Co., 8300 per share, Company at Hongkong, My H. J. Tripp would do so. Just now I am afraid this is the accidental explosion of a torpedo placed soul.
destination, arrived there about half an out of the question"
in the Straits during the recent Peru- the European and Japanese pursers of the
Official despatches have been published hour later. The Cenigon was met be- freights have remained steady, and although Shai Steam Nav., Tla, 3
3 par མ
Chilian war.
concerning Tunis, in which Earl Granville tween the two Lightships" about half-past arrivals of disengaged vessels are more China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tia 160 p. Share. Takasays Maru, and, we believe, all the Te skit anent the death of "Honor, the
emphatically declares that the British Go- ten o'clock by the C.C.B.N. Co.'s steamer numerous, they have not been sufficient to Hongkong Gas Co., 882 per share. Japanese residents in this Colony. The beloved wife of John Bully" has been fol-
vernment will uit British treaty Toku, and we hear that the Sikh left the most the present requirements Coast Hongkong Hotel Co., B105 por share coffin was carried to the grave in the Pro-It is in the shape of an anotion bill, and
lowed by another satire by the
privileges in Tunis,
freights are lower, and the demand has been China Sugas Ref. Co., 188 bhare. same author.
Red Buoy at 10, 45 ạ,nı,
linifted.
Bebentures & pra The
Do testant Cemetery by six more of the ates announces that Mr W. E. Gladstone will
Hontowurde, freights from the Philip Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal. mer. Every mark of respect was paid to
pines have been somewhat weaker Intely, Do sall by auction, at the Boar's Head Hotel,
of 1877 the whole of the landed
principally on secount of the large amount H.5. Ice Co.'s shares, 81271 per share, nt tonnage chartered at outpurts.” “A fair We have it on the authority of a Russian inquiry has continued for suitable vessale to
Temperature. of his compatriota, Mr Murskami's pre-recent-losses in his Transvaal venture, and from an inmate of the Tung Wali Hospital,gnor Sella hauled to form a new troops stationed at Vladivostock, and the more ting trade has gonerally tennin«!
ano las captain that the twenty-five thousand load here for London
le wanted. decessor was also laid to rest harw, having semprising three kingdoms (unites or other and fined £10, or one month's imprisLord Hartington, replying to a until after the 12th August when the rali- balance of, the squadron, will remain there wise,) one empire, one dominion, forty-eight mont.
stosuera havu found difficulty in ed dall colonies, and one suzerainty, &e." The lots
employment from Saigon or BAROMETER that Sir Donald Stewart and Sir F. Roberts to take place a four hundred, and fifty
and rates, ar aliosé nominal,
Do. our informa
Do. as following is one of the numerous inter- - tion of “ Lot 3, India," magnificent water cool, with stealing 40 cente invice in Afghanistan. He positively denied million roubles, apart from the cosion it sprang up from Nexeteranga
Kwan Aki was charged by Tang Adan, were sath to receive £12,600 for their ser- ant polations made in the Governor's speech us it is reported by himself in the Gazette pire, purchased by the vendor at an silver from his person while outside that Sir F. Roberts had been promised Kuldja
suormous expense, would fornt a most desir the Ko Shing Theatre Defendant felt £20,000. able acquisition to neighbouring owners. some one hand being inserted below Brennan, the Secretary" of the Luild The key of the mansion may be obtained on his jacket and discovered it was the League,has been arrested. application to Mr Abdul Rahman, Kanda prisoners, who ran but was caught and The Right Hourable WP Adans, stalace to the northa est france i handa d'over to the district watch rosu, No Guvernor of Madras, died at Ootagamund
iety the money way Tours on Tune.
estates, goods,
-Police Intelligence. (Before H. E. Wodehouse, Esq, Police Magistrate). Thursday, June 9.
THEFT.
Queen has arrived at Balmoral." Numerous arrests of Land Leaguers have baeri made in Ireland, including Father Shealy, Roman Catholic priest at Kilmallock. The Conservative candidate for Preston
the deceased, showing the high and respect chattels, and effects of John Bull, Esq., whe ed position he had occupied in the minds is retiring from business on secount of Ng kyan, remanded from 2nd June, was has been elected by a large majority in
and ill-heath, induced by convicted of stealing a pair of trousers, room of the deceased member. age
died of conatumption over a year ago,
",
2ft a wead of this passage was ever spoken
in the Chamber by the Governor on the
sequently
the reference does not appear in either of
advancing
a separately described,
the writer's style zdr
que, and the steady
the demean
an
DE
THEFT FROM THE PERSON. -
Гарад.
(Gazette)
YOKOHAMA,
The
51
nominal.
or New York, and (Taken at Messrs Falconer de Co.'s Premise,
question in the House of Commons, said fcation of the treaty with China
is expecte
deinant for wearer has lately
It says, is fixed at
A
and seveal settlements five taken place at Having some donbte as to the reliability 32 cents per picul. The inquire for sailing of the report in the Nicht Nicht hinbun venials for the Nother porte has been weak i
egarding the alleged manufacture of rails and rates have declined s
okusuka for the proposed railway extuni- ThuGorman barque H. Upmann, 420 time, jaions, we have inade enquiry, and find that | proceed to Singapore under charter thence
Queen's Road,) Horaxoro, June 9.
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