thumb, in case they may want him again: Thumb things can be done as well as others.
-Honolulu Paper.
THE CHINA MAIL.
No. 6617 JULY 15, 1881.]
A SOMEWHAT mysterious case was tried to
eteres to the Navy. Every armoured cruiser into an expression of conviction on bur part will before the close of the current financial that nothing connected with the Lighthouse day before Me Wodehouse. Ho Asin, a
rear have a complete equipment both of Department of the Imperial Maritime Cas boatman, was charged with being a sumpi-
Whitehead torpedoes, containing their own tome has any importance so far as Hong- cious character. The origin of the case is HEE & Co.'s Weekly Shipping Regust, both for broadside use and to be curricity we have advocated in these columns the propolling power, and of outrigger torpedoes, Kong is concerned. Every render of the hitin by Mail must know how earnestly and repeatedly as follows: On the ovecing of the 31st of
ship's boats to be fired by electricity wo Pagoda Achorage, 2nd July:--- May, a boatman of the name of Lo Kum
Arrivals. During the Week.-June 25, In addition, all dag-ships will at once receive very hoons lights on the Pratas- Shoul, Tai went on shore, leaving his wife in the Emily, from Nowchwang; 26, Glenavon, a set of twelve mines, by means of which and on Pedro, Blanco, light vessels amongst
they can surround themselves with a cordon the mud flats of the Canton River" hoat, which was lying at Praya Woat. On from Shanghai: 26, Europe, front Swatow; of sunken mines electrically conducted with the necessity for which he would almost returning a quarter of an hour afterwards, Almatia, from Amoy 16, Ling F the vessel, and capable of being fired at the endeavour to make us believe, he ind now
Lon Tamani; 28, Hao San, from Shanghai: ho found that his lunt was no longer there, 28, Glaucus, from Shanghai; 28, Lingont of any attacking vessel or torpedo discovered and advocated for the first time.
boat endeavouring to cross the circle. A The urgent need for such guides to mariners
I the
15%
MOORING IN-SHORE KEPORE GUN FIRE.
Eight Chination admitted this charge and were each fined balf-a-dollar.
from the person of Ling Tak Cheong on TREET FROM THE PERSON. Lal Fo Kui was charged with stealing $2 the 14th instant
3
oldest coloniets, and a faithful, if unasam- ing, representative for very many years. - There are ramours of dissensions amongst Ministers, the Colonial Secretary Or Moore), and the Minister of Lande (M
Reilly) being
the t
two nembore who are said to be at loggerheads. As, however, no political principle of importance is in- volved in the dispute, troubles will doubt- is be smoothed over.
CORRESPONDENCE.
REPEAL OF FREE TRADE AS CON- NECTED WITH THE MANNING OF BRITISH MERCHANT SHIP'S To the Editor of the "CHINA MA” · 14th July. Sin, In view of the present agitation in Complainant said that yesterday after England for the repeal of Free Trade, as coon, he, went to the Po Lok Theatre. connected with the manning of British He stood next to the defendant. Witness Merchant Ships, it is as well to bear-in One of the directions in which Sir J. H. felt some one's hand touch his purse; he put mind that England is essentially a Maritime and Lady Lefroy have specially interested. down his hand and snatched that of the Power, and as such, compelled to maintain themselves during their tenancy of Govern defondant, who, however, handed the
sfliciency of which, of course depends upon social distresses. All sorts of bonevolent the class of men with which the ships com- institutions have received warm encourage A Chintaman who accompanied the cna-posing it arounned and from nowhere went from his Excellency, and lady; and plainant to the theatre gave ourroborative can their number be so well or so efficiently the latest result of viceregal effort has been evidence.
recruited na from the Mordhant Service, the establishment at Glenorchy (nese tho Bent to gaol for two months with hard concerning which, and the best means of Launceston, the other day, his Ex-
of Female Refuge. Whilst improving it, there in considerable disous visit sion now going on at home, especially with ellenicy gave his useful assistance towards
view of inducing a the
of a project founding & institution What это "better elsas" of mon of Archdeacon Hing to the morality
the induce to enter it.
in the north. held out to a to join it? or indeed any class of English-in monts
the sealo. of
At first thought his wife might have got Feng, from Sharp Peak; 29, Natous, from ke provision will also shortly be made for were pointed out Vit rent a pen ; whey to another man, why belted. He lay second to none in the world; the ment House has been tho amelioration of a passenger, but though he waited until Hongkong; July 1, E-Von Beauliou, from twenty more of our principal, ocdamgoing our hand oonld wield, as well long before gave the prisoner into custody.
Casela
the Mercury was born as repeatedly a sce Orders have been received on board the We shall be glad to have the Mercury's the flagship Duke of Wellington, at Purts support in still further pressing on the mouth, to make preparations for the hold-authorities the erection of such
box Glaucus, for London; July 1, Namus, for ing of the Dotirel court-martial about the it is really too much of a good tha; but
sampan. Next morning he found the boat hauled up on the beach near the Goa Warka His wife was not in it, and a which he had on board Was
henken
and clothing-were gone. The boards in the inside of the boat were in disorder,
and in the bottom he found his wife's earrings, which she had worn the previous evening. One of the rings he found in the bove and the other at the stern. The man reported the matter to the police, and since that time has found no trace of his wife. He had found two of the jackets abstracted
struggle.
HEDOE & Co.'s Weekly Shipping Report, Pagoda Anchorage, th July :—
consi,
EARRING SNATCHING.
Chun Akwong was charged with stealing a pair of earrings from the person of Lo Sang I, inmate of a licensed brothel.
Complainant said that last night while near the Po Lok Theatre a man snatched her earrings. She turned round and scized
rings at defendant's icet, arrested the defondant, and found the oat
P.C. 204 gave evidence us to the arrest
Arrivals During the Week.-July 3, Edinborch for a cruise in the North Sea to necessarily beneficial to the shipping 10-the deferidant. A constable came up and
Icoin
8,
Our
of
rings.
Thron months with hard labour.
THEFT
A boatworinn of the name of tain; 5, Thales, for Hongkong; 5, Achilles. | Europe and round the world, The Comincipal items contained in a petition prolabour,
Won Anco said that on the night in ques- i for Loudon; 7, Kwang; 9,Europe, for
tion she and a companion were in a boat quite close to Lo Kum Tai's boat. Shortly before he returned she saw two mnou (of whom prisoner was onc) go to the bout and ask to be taken somewhere. She had no doubt of the identity of the prisoner, and she could also identify lus companion if shown him. On the 29th
8, Brisbane, for Shanghai
Shipping in Port.--Argos, Emily, E-Von, Beauliou, Cingalec, Benalder, Chateau- briand, Charley, Jason, Meath.
(Landun de China Express, June 10.)
few
frost-
blog and also a
THEFT OF TWO JACKETS
on
in Launceston is lower than in almost Buy men? Few, if any, do join it, unless part of the Britial dominione; no that it is through force of circumstances, probably to be hoped his Excellency's
sympathy will hence the outery for improvement and a not fall un
jaunes. "better class."
The Japanese warship Rujio has been in totested in the matter make enquiries in Yokohama on Wednesday. The captain and For the rouson of this let any one in the Derwent for a week or so, and left for any of our large seaports, in our Colonies, the chief officers visited the most important. parts of the colony, and received the cus- who tomary attentions from his Excellency. The ticated Englishmen who either have to go without employment at home" on board the Kinjio was very ongage in a aubordinate position in ships largely attended. Things are dull in a social
the British
the number way in Hobart, and the novelty was accept- Ang; though
Settlements
Aring
certificated
of foreigners, notably Germans, who are able; for although we have a round of to be found as Musters and Mates in them wintor partics and halle, we have but few is very large: whereas the laws of all other intercolonial visitors to lend zest to our Western nationa do not allow of an alien entertainments. aailing, at any rate as an officer, certainly The season has been exceedingly wet so not as Master. Even America, with whose far, and sowing operations have been much ople we have the ties of consanguinity retarded. Recently six inches of rain fell in and a common language, does not allow it Launceston in one week; a fact which con- though say one of any country whatsoever veys its own moral of floods and loss of can sail as an officer or in command of an property. English ship, to the consequent detriment of our own sommer and the Merchant Service in general
Quotations, Horaxos, July. b.
OPIUM-Now Patum, cush,...8855
Old
cash,... 640 New Benares, casli,
73
17
Old
27
Amoy. midnight he could neither find wife nort Departures During the Week.-June 27, Ling Feng, for Sharp Peak; 23, Alex. Newton, for Tientsin; 28, Hungarian, for Colonies; 23, Europe, for Shanghai; 30,
to have Inbour. end of this month. Technical evidence OUTTM very youthful contemporary of Hongkong 1, Bengloe, for London.
as the first Shipping in Pt. Canton, Argos, Emaily, to the construction of the ship will be taken the Model Settlement posing
chanyrion of "More
Chinese Light" on the open, and the contents-some jewellery Glenavon, Almatia, Ling Fong, Hae San, ret, and afterwards the whole of the and calling on its contemporaries to
Burvivors will he
exapiined. Lieut. Stokes E-Von Beaulie
and the divers are on their way home. rally round its banner as such. The Mer- The Reserve Squadrca will assemble in cury, we are glad to note, endorses our the Downs on the 13th inat, and will then appreciative remarks as to Captain Mah be taken by Rear-Admiral' the Duke of and Mr. Allen and the cordial relations,
Thales, from Hongkong; 4. Brisbane, from Copenhagen, then along the Russian coast contemporary seems to imagine that our
Heligoland, through the Great Belt to terest, which existed between them. Hongkong; 4, Achilles, from Shanghai in the Baltic.
observation that there was no foundation Cingalec, 5, Europe, from Shanghai; from Hongheng; 6, Benalder, from Shaug
The ordinary postage-stamp may now be for his previous statement that the ship- hai; 6, Kwang Tung, from Hongkong;, used for receipts, and the receipt stamp fur masters trading to Newelwang have address-he prisoner and discovery of the car-bottoms and Dependencies, as to the Chateaubriand, from Hongkong; 6, Charley, postage.. Of course after the present stocked the Foreign Ministers at Peking on the from the boat-one on a hawker's stali the
Shanghai
is exhausted no more receipt stamps will be subject of the details of the depth of water, 8, Jon, from Shanghai
Issued.
de, not being available to them is can Moath, from Hongkong. other being worn by a coolis. The hus
The death is announced "of Commodore tradicted and demolished by his assertion Departures During the Wook-July 2,
Man Ahan, remanded from the 9th, band's opinion was that the earrings insist Ling, Fong, for Tausai: 2, Glenavon, for Nutt, the dwarf who accompanied Tom that he has, since the last wrote, "received charged with, tooling dodat, was today set have been dragged out of his wife's cars in London; 3, Canton, for Colonies: 3, Hau Thumb and two fomale dwarfs, under from a German capta a summary of the tenced to three weeks in gal with hard
San, for Shanghai 5, Almatia, fur Tien-Barzum's management, on a tour through
1 snd signed recently by shipmasters pared Tung, for Colouies; nodore was thirty-seven years of age. that nationality, trading to Nowohwang, for
The death of Mr F. B. Moore, R.N.,submission to the Minister of the Germ eltest aurviving son of Mr H. H. Moore, Empire at Peking." We can scarcely ho Chan Asi was charged with stealing two solicitor, of Lymington, Hants, is an expected to take that view of it ourselves. jackets from Lung Atuk.
Complainant said she was inmate of a vinced The deceased who was forty-Nor, even if the Mercury is correct in his three years of age, held the appointment of last information, not in lus possession when licensed brothel. Defendant stele two of paymaster on board H.M.S. Iron Duke on he first wrote, would that justify what he her jackets from the house last night.
evidence of a but
a disagreeable nature Other the China station;
months since originally wrote,that there was "much he was invalided horas. In London he discontent and dissatisfaction among the against the prisoner was given, and ultimate-
For every facility granted to foreigners The Chinesa Government recently desired obtained the advice of soms eminent physi- commanders of vessels trading to the port ly the defendant was imprisoned for four to enter our Merchant Service as officers is the pilots months with hard labour for the larceny, an inducement the less for one own cians, who, however, were unable to afford of to mark its appreciation of the value of the
relief, and, having taken
to that port.
» With
regard to and fined $25, or a further term of three countrymen to do so, and it the widesprend instruction received by Chinese Naval ofhim much
months for using threatening language in dissatisfaction continues concerning the care of Mesars Hill and Chinnery until the of the lightship in refusing to furnish those by decorating some of the Stiff Permis- passengers, the saw defendant sitting on sion has been given to those selected for 29th all., when he succumbed to the painful entitled to it with the depth of water at the to enter into a personal recognisance in mand our ships when we have more than
Bar, &e, our contemporary nileged grest $200 to be of good behaviour for twolve
augh of our own countrymen who cannot the Praya Walt. She went up to him and this honour to accept the Orders, bat. they scare miler #hich he has been suffering, varieral dissatisfaction, and we protest months.
leaving a surrowing widow and many rola and general
get employment in consequence, instead
d of asked where his friend and the email boat cant, according to the existing regulations tives and friends. The deceased was buried ed, and now again do so, against such su
in force, be worn by the recipients..
on the mere grounde
bette 6 Merchant Service nad n
uf in it, it
meir it wetting *he had engaged were. The prisoner started
BIOTOUS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT, steel vessels for the Chinese with full aval honours in Lymington allegation being made on The two
be anon
will very Ng Anam was charged as above.
means of making a marked Bank, Wire, ... ~..... to ruo," she gave chase, and he was ar Govorumente under construction on the churchyard. The coffin was covered with of any isolated complaint like that, which
P.O. 250 said this morning about 8.30 difference in the anmo, which will be found to be the reverse of improvement should
30 days' sight, rested by another man. On the way to the Tyne are now ready for their preliminary the Union Fack, on which were placed the we had every reason to believe was the sole
trials. Should these prove slisfactory, the officer's sword and hat. Eight coastguards-basis of the growl which appeared in the a.m, ho was on duty in Station Stret.
Mercury
against the lightship and the Ser-
When where he saw a crowd collected of the The latest mail
Merchant Service be made for men; for Credits, The case was remanded until the 22nd of expected that the full contract
speed will be realised.
British in
Columbia.
The Chinese mulated in this potition which seems to be sup. Witness went in amongst th
tthem, and aliens at July.
labourers struck
against the imposition of in course of signature amongst the German heard some one cry "Police." The prisoner, Merchant Seamen, now that the advisability Stokes, arrived at Portenth, from Hong 2 por e
cont. on each man's wages by malcontents. Thoy
ask(1) that it be who
100 who was within
replied "What of putting a stop to the officering of our kong on the 8th inst, after a abaence
compulsory for the Dentered tho L. & C. Erpress the following figures four months and a half, she having left Chinese foremen, aud, aix humired strong, hwang Lightship to in Plain of the do I care for the Police Witness asked shipa witli foreigners has, though late, beon
amed with crowbare and Vile,
the depth what the atter was, and he answered "I at fast brought forward, the matter should, Jan 22. It was on the outward voyage pickaxes, attacked Onderdonk's ware- of water on the bar to approaching vessels, will tell you
plainly n
He then showed wit and I am glad to think is, receiving serious accident to one of her boats,
the police and injuring or to provide some other rational system to Stoning
loss a piece of paper:
and tell the
polico Trincomalee having turning from
ut that I
I am now telling the rice-pounders have struck work.
Taki and Woosung; (2) a tidepole in Deep here to go up on Tuesday and watch the tis announced
d that his Majusty Kalakaus Hole, for the benefit of outgoing vessols, case at the Magistracy. If the case is de- neward voyage at noon on April 3, She, King of the Sandwich Islands, may be and (3) proper bimys to mark the middlecided justly, well and goud; but if it is de- Left Singapore on April 18; Trincomalce. on the 26th; Colombo, on the 29th: Ailen expected to visit Berlin in the course of the rim on the bar and the position of the cided unjustly, we will rescue the prisoners; So,-There is at present in Wyndla Chinese Ins. Co., $300 per share.
saminer. Prince Henry on May 10 Sues, on the 18th; Port Sait, of the Crown-Prinw, when making a alte man of the river Our contem-
of Prussia, second Pilot Buoy, indicated in the discernible back and tell the inspectors that we intend Street, a most dangerous accumulation of .K. Fire Ins. Co., $900 pur share.
by force at the Magistracy You ou the 19th; Mukta, on the; Gibraltar,
om to do so. We don't care for your telling wood and stones piled up to a great height, China Fire Ins. Co., $295 per share, on Cie 31st; arriving at Plymouth on Juncto years' cruise round the world, was during the last few
and having a most alarguing appearance. H.K. W. Dock, 80% pren., sales. and leaving on the following day for received with great respect by the Sovereign |porary then goes off at a tangent to narrate them." The prisoner added "We are not should any of the somewhat flimsy fasten- H. C, M. S.-bout Co., $30 prea. Portvinth, where she arrived, us already in response to a special invitation of the petition was circulated amongst gentlemen going to work in this Colony, any more ings give way, mething really serious S'hai Steam Nav.. Tls. 3 per s. nominal.
of the Pacific Isles, whose visit to Berlin is during the summer of list year, &
Hang Sing Kun in supporting us. on the 8th. Five deaths these of stated, on
connected with the trails of Shanghai and Witnese said that he must arrest him, and thres men and two women-occurred on the Emperor,
that of Newchirang, (most of them com- homeward passage, which, otherwise, was
When he was ar your wife likes best." Local Steamship Companies,) asking for cor- rested prisoner offered, no resistance;
but all the people cried out tin ipements in connection with the Har of the Lisupe; how, in the spring of the
the Just
at way up, and the crowd became more then in port, the captain of one German Station. Witness was followed by a atm- Newehwang by six captains of British str. quiet. He did not go with witness.to the
of June, while on the Praya looking for cers at the Royal Naval College; Greenwich. dence at Lymington, he remained under the the unjustifiable stubbornness of the captaiuart, and at the oxpiration of his sentence unfairnesa of allowing foreigners to com-
coffin to the grave.
B
the
class
the
Station prisoner said he would atab her official trial will be held soon after. It is Diens bore, the advices confirm the recent vico in general. Our contemporary 1908 early two thousand people. The whole of the necessity for a war arise, and a call on.
À CORRESPONDENT sends from Hongkong to
from 1st Jan. to 13th April, 1881 :-
enah... 085 New Maiwa, credit,... 720 Allowance, Taels......
Old Malwa, credit,... 700 Allowance, Taels, Exchange.
Deniand,
4 months sight,
3,8 3/81
3/0
3/8
3/B
The Tyne, troopship, Commander J. Bat of the serious riot which occurred us some particulars as to the demands for Station Street and Po Yan Street was block. who would then feel faith or confidence in Documentary, 4 months' sight, 3/0
st such s a time! In fairness to our India, Wire, ...
Joveral
and
the
A MASTER MARINER.
which show the emigration from this port that the occurred, three men red severely. All the. Chinese, 20,000 make known the depth of water on the bar,
already recorded, at Mon Women C'dren. lost their fires through the capsizing of the in number, on the Canadian Pacific Rail- similar to those methods in existence this; you may go said "You look at attention in the right quarters.
Brisbane
Cookto
58
+1
1
Destination
Bangkok
2,313 31
Cleveland Bay........
21
Molbourne
168
Now Westminster
...
Port Darwin.........
24
1
Portland, Oregon....
658.
14
San Francisco........ 3,805
5
44
168
Sydney................ 2,621
28
(British Columbia) · 240
Straits Settlements.. 9,442 440
Victoria(Van.Island) 204
1k
boat. The The left. Hongkong on hor
totally devoid of incident. We have already given a list of the passengers. The Tyne will remain at Plymouth for a short time, in quality as that supplied
THE NEWCHWANG LIGHT SHIP.
Some remarks we had sension to make
British Adri
but
The
Kun nay go
1:
DANGEROUS ERECTION. To the Editor of the "CHINA MALL."
15th July.
+
AM
domanit, Shanghai, demand,
30 days' sight, private 72 Gold Leaf, 993 fine
528 Sovereigns,
26.48 Shares. Hongkong Bank, 108 % prem. Union Ins. Soc. of C'ton, $1,650 p. share, China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,700 p. share. North Chins Ins. Co., T The. 1,100 per share. Yangtze Ins. Assoc., Tls. 820 per share.
wanders of steamiers belonging to the various Prisoner answered "Take the one whom should order such an unsafe erection to be Hongkong Gas Co., $82 per share..
PASSER HY,
might app. Surely forobotics China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tls. 160 p. share. taken down.
Hongkong Hotel Co., $100 per share. An accident occurred on the spot indi-
China Sugar Ref. Co., $165 p. share, saler.
Do.
Debentures, 3%
prem. nated only a few months ago. Where is Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.
H.K. Ice Co.'s shares, $127) per share, Hangkong Bakery, $10 per share.
Temperature.
order that her coal, which is of the same į a month or so agʊ concerning the or cathedra year preceding a similar pelition, signed at ust then an Indian Constable pasher his the Inspector of Buildings ?-ED. C. M.
19,551
483
325
THE following passengers were booked
for
Hongkong and Shanghai, according to the
dinas-
the Dotere, may be examined, one of the theories which have utterances of the Shenghai Mercury on the bean advanced in explanation of the
the spontano.
lists published in the papers of 10th June to ter to the latter vessel being the subject of matters connected with the New-steamer, and the captain of one colonialer of people, who did nothing until they
hand to-day--
Mr Brumfield, for Shanghai.
Por P. & O, steamer Kaiser-i-Hind from
Hongkong.
Por P. & C. stommer Tanjore, from Venice July 1, Mr F. Bolton for Hongkong.
us ignition of the gts emanating from the chwang light-ship tuny still be fresh in the
The voyage of
pal to Chinese
of
titions
lias T
1878:
; and she has
sailing ship, on the same subject, was also came into Sing
forwarded to the proper authorities through again called out "Street, when they
infor-
tion is brought to a cloau by n pieco Df high-falutii" and a covers aneer to which we are sorry to see him stoop,
but another Indian
wood Road and called out Ta." The
to
Prisoner said that all the rice-pounders had stopped work and were getting their rice in front of Hang Sing Kun (a enclis house in Station Street).
Proven a map data
Canton.
15th July (evoning).
Do..
of 1877,
Justead of a squally monum, craved (Tuken at Mesars Falconer & Co.'s Premises,
Queen's Rodd.) HONOKONG, July 15. DA.....
29.714
Do.
1 P.M....
29.696.
Do.
4P.M.
23.660
B1
Do.
い
1 P.M....
o
Do.
A &P.M....
C
Do.
Do. (Wot bulb) 9 .. Do.
A1
Do.
1 F.M. Do, 4 P.M. 81
ят
་་་
refreshment of the attuosphere derived rom that temperature with a regular monsoon. terday there seuned promise of the motisoon for a few hours; but
morning
..
Do.. Maximum
135
88 Do. Minimum over night 8
Per P. & O. steamer Deccan, from South-pleted is the third the Tit just com- minds of our readers. To our observations the paper channel; which several potitions Constable was there, and he dispersed then on tlie Srd inst., we have experienced the
ar murther contemporary replies at con- have had no affect hitherto: The Mercury for a littlo." Thuy again came up in Holly Easterly gale, and ruin that you report as BAROMETER apton, Mr John B. Delyon for Hongkong. waters since she was first commissioned at siderable length in his issue of the 7th inst.~{ ingenously asks us, where we got our drisoner said. "You needn't call out Ta. Hongkong weather also; the barometer |
Chathau on
in June 18,
mation. We -freù sources we would how completed three years in
in commission. the delay arising, he explains, through his much rather rely in that
on than on the Mercury's Southampton, June 28, Mr Melluish for She will probably be paid off and recommis musicing, actuated by the desire to do full" many eutical and commercial friend" best thing is to tell the rice pounders ranging high and thermometer falling to THERMOMETER
sioned before again visiting Hongkong, which will bo within the present year. The justice to the case, enquiries amongst Our contemporary's rather laboured prodie-urliance there. Station and make a dis- 78°. at night, latterly; but without the dates
former arrivals at Hongkong merous nautical and commercial frienda were June 18, 1879, and Feb. 11, 1880.
Further for the abolition of theoll acquainted with the Nowchwang Bar Opium been presented to the and its requirements. At the outset par House of Commons.
contemporary makes the naive adaission CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COM- The German man-of-war Wolf has just that one of the statements we challenged as
PANY, LIMITED. returned to Hamburg, June 1, from a trip
The following is the report of the Disco to the Far East, and the Admiralty has "simply believable," a scateniout which he Yokohaina (ez San Francisco) April 20, issued a report upon her voyage which is of made as coming from himself to the effect tols for presentation to the Shareholders at Shanghai April 23, Foachów April 24, great interest. According to this document that there was a stubborn refusal on the
the Fifteentle Ordinary Meeting to be held the Chinese Governmont had definitely con- Hongkong April 28.
The E.&O. mail, with advices dated as sented to a railway being constructed be part of the Captain of the light ship to give on Saturday, the 30th instant:-- above from China and the Straits Settle-iwan Taku, Tientsin, and Shaghad, and information and signals to these for whose monts, was
as delivered, cis Brindisi, on the another line from Tientsin to Peking is said beet the observations are taken as to the
he also to 8th inat., one day late. The mail went
the topi on
The
Chang,
Tux latest antos received at home previous to the closing of the French mail to hand to-day (London daic, June 10) were us follows-
Governor
Mesers
2
8521,431.01,
people
Handay
We must still wait for the
Inspector Stanton gave evidence as to the there was only a light breeze from the North: The axplanation has come this prisoner
mer being brought to the charge room.P. M. in the telegram from Manila of an Hung Kam Sing, third interpretor at the Magistracy, said the translation of the approaching Typhoon, which is also herald- ed by a fall of the barometer from 29" 65" paper mentioned was as follows: We re- to 20 62; but the premonitions, to yet, spectfully beg to inform the rice pounders are not of local force of wind to curso of our guild that, on account of having a
anxiety. dispate and fight with the brothel in Square The Diretora have now the pleasure to
Street several tens of our men have been solution. lay before the Sharoholders a Statement of arrested by the Folive. We have all now
counts for the year terminated 30th April
decided
the
stop of our guild to work forth with this and to go to the $454,407:50 collected against
Sing Kun and the
there remains a dance
dance of Dated the 19th day of the 6th moon of Working Accounts the 7th year
of Kwong Bul. A respectful
Suciety. |tributed in the following manner :—
A dividend of 20
o'clock, of 20 per cent. on contributions,
payable to all contributors of business, whether shareholders or not, $112,000.00; to be transferred to credit uf Reserve Fund, $40,365.03; to be carried
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. to New forward Account, $91,928.40.
The Reserve Fund-With the above addi-Before His Honour the Acting Preisne Fudge, son, will
J. Russell, Esq.) Ianiorat to fon
the year Messrs
Friday, July 15, Nolson Erdrasin, having left the
Shipping Intelligence.
The following is corrected from the latest, London and Colonial Papers, &
VESSELS TO ARRIVE. AT HONGKONG
Left.
Dec.
from here to Point de Galle by the S. S. General of the Imperial Province of Chili, depth of water, &c.was, he knew at the last. The net prem received mount to Tang in to consult about insiters. Louthard. The Japan advices word re-terviews. Fins already had several time, so incomprehensibly absurd and un ceived, via San Francisco, on the 28th alt.
representative uf reasonable that he did not himself helieve it, doring the previous twelve
elve months, and, es Wing Cheong The Mensageries Maritimes-steauer Octs, Krupp, of Essen, respecting the construe Truly, he now apologises, or rather without will be seen, there re
so, says that he knows he ought to do 313,294.42 at credit with a week's later dates than the above; tion of railway material, and probably are do the Captain of the Newolwang? This sums the Directors recomiend be dis- explanation on the part of the United the Speaker interposed to stop the debate. March arrived at Naples on the 9th June, two this daya carly,
has been signed for the ao, to
of being guilty
necessary
I hear that the Krupp firm has
HCber of locomotivos and wagon or suspecting
thid all rival houses by the very low said, publicly charging him without the 800,000.00; a percent, to almeholders,
him
for one
(we should have
wunt
gone.
;
he
Pirectors. Duri75,000.
Name.
Australian Items. VICTORIA.
3, Laurons, Melbourne, June 10-The Assembly sat Jan. up to an early hour this morning in Com- 17, Creswell, mittes of Supply. During the sitting severni 31, Huguenot, stormy scenes accurred, and on one occasion Feb.
The authority of the Speaker to silence a 11, Elwell, Case remanded to 19th July, at 10 member was contested, and the debate, 15, Denbighshire,
after some time, was allowed to go on. 17, Nearclius,
26. Laurel, Lord Clanwilliam and the officers of the Squadron were entertained at the Mel- 30, India, bourne Club at dinner, The Governor and
30, Flora, Sir Arthur Kennedy were amongst the 30, Kaisow,
April greats
SUPREME COURT.
1, John O. Munro,
1, Elinstone, 1, Clara,
2, Ambassador, 4, Don Quixote,
In the abstract report of the meeting of the ice quoted, thus scouring not only the slightest ground of being guilty) "of Northern Telegraph Company of Copen present order but opening up the way to of common cometery. The bardica of the great hagen, among other interesting matter is a
future business transactions. statement to the ellect that the Chinese however, is now thrown over by the decision German skippers for when
All this, grievance our contemporary has, or that some speaks have, Government had requested-the company to of the Chinese not to construct railways at ant then be shifted on to other shoulders
the country between Shanghai and present.
It has not yet transpired what course the Aurvey
and so our contemporary finds," after cro Tientsin with view to the creation of an
Government intend to adopt with regard to The Peking, asteanter for the China ful enquiries made on the subject that
the Reform Bill. overland telegraph service between those trade, has just been launched on the Tyne indeed an order exists, emanating,
A canca meeting of we be- two places. Tiste
Rind
Government supporters is called for Tues- MUITO was by Messrs Wigham Richardson & Co. The leve, from head-quarters at Pering
DAVCOD & COOK (84).---Plaintiff in this day. From the fact of the Government a contract was signed last
Peking is to be fitted with engines of the prohibits the master of the light-ship, on Colony, have resigned their seats at the builders own make "of 200-horsepower, pain of instant dismissal, to communicate Board Blessrs B. Sohacker and J. Thures claimed 4, as wages due to him calling their supporters together it is un- calculated for un avenge speed on service the topth of water on the Bar to anybody." burn have been appointed to fill the vacan-Plaintiff was concerned in a Police Court likely there will be a dissolution. There is somo talk amongst the independent mem- This, in view of the fact that nobody has con, Will not requires confirmation by the case some time ago, and fined for assaulting hers of further negotiations with the Upper of 10 knots,
12, Landseer, The
Shareholders. eport of the Committee on Indian ever heard of any complaints from
boy the service of ship Coast Defoure, of which Admiral Eytheries, masters, Seruan or otherwise, save this L. Poesnecker retire by rotation, and offer Manager of the Chigniopolitar Dock, House, The Appropriation Bill wil be 17, North American,
themselves for re-election.
which the plaintiff was as a watchman. The introduced on Tuesday..
18, Raven, All the prisoners concerned in the Ferret 22, New Era, Auditors. The accounts have been audit-fine was ordered by the Magistrate to he
20, Lucile
-and
between the Government and the company
for the construction of the line, which will
be about 1,000 miles long. The company
will supply engineers to superintend the
work. But the Chinese Government obvi:
'which
ia puz-
extreme.
We believe our con
Mesari M. E. Samoon and
...pela do every nary of State for the volner- temporary is acting in all good faith ined by Mesurs B. Smith and T. Arnold. paid out of the wages due to plaintiff. It case luve been coramitted for trial at tho
has also con-wri
have
election.
but a
Chill, Daniel Barnes, 9, Paul Jones,
29, G. F. Muuta
of Max Prudencia,
by
7 Hope
ously looks forward to a time when it
was President, is now in the hands of that the Mercury makes so much of, ia inanaga its own-telegrapha
It furnishes ling in the the Secretary for the counazy thing else;
the fullest particulars as to
the 29, John Re-Worcester tracted to supply the necessary teachers for able points on the Coasts of India, Aden, tairing up this question in the way he has These gentlemen rotire from office at this appeared that there remained after this 84 next Criminal sittings. Henderson,
and Burmah. The unmittee have done, that he believes there is public ground Meeting, and are recommended for re- due to him. He had left the dock service reputed owner of the vessel, minde an established at Tientsin. All this means --
without notice. R
Wa rule of the Com-attempt on Tuesday morning to get out of eaborate detail, for fair and reasonable complaint; into the megt progress for China, but it is prograss ro and Focommend an expenditure of some the same time we cannot accept as correct
pany that the wages for the month past are sol by filing one of the bars of his window. paid on the 15th of the next month. Plain-On being searched some putty and fles gulated by native authority, not furved on
tiff bad
upon bon, of some part of the money being supplied or the partiality. if those who
gone for his money at the proper were found
The Attorney-General has time, or he would have got it.
given direc granted, the necessity for improvement in have induced him to take the stand he has the defences of many of the positions being done. Our
Judgment was given without costs, as ticns that action be taken against persons contemporary heartily concurs
plaintiff could have got his money without selling sold at auction, ex Glamis Castis, damaged tea. A quantity has re- Ix China they use as a means of identifica | most ably demonstrated.
in the opinion we expressed that the
cently been coming into Court. Light Service of the Chinese Customs has proved an admirably successful and well-
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, ^ those who really
or
the people by eatside pressure. Pall Mall proba£9.000.000, and there is every the information with which he has been
Budget.
tion, the print of a man's thumb. When- M. de Lesseps has left Cairo without
ever a man talia into the hands of any offi- obtaining the consent of the Government
A. McIvre, Chairman.
Police Inteiligence. (Before H. E. Wodehouse, Erg, Police Magistrate.) Friday, July 13.
THEFT ON THE HIGH SEAR
Tang Alang, ualet from the 14th,
SILTA. D. SHEK PURBIN (8145),--Plaintiff Perth,
cer of the law; one of the first things done to make the fresh-water canal from Istiailis conilnetod one, au honk be was again before the Court to-day, and claimed 8143 sa the price of goods bought der of H. M. S. Bacchwists are completed":
is to take & print of his thumb it in smear- to Port Said. The right to make it, he gain a grout benefit from it
ed with lampblack, partially wiped, and maintains, exists in virtue of the original to speak disparagingly of it or of its officers,"
10, Figaro, 10, Nautilus, 11, Belle Morse, 16, Gustav Oscar, 29, Helen Marion, 23, Phoenix,
28, Stonewall Jackson,
From
Hamburg
Liverpool
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Hamburg
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London
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London
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June 10-The repairs to the rud
Dinrich (5.)
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Laverpool
by the defendant, who admitted the debt, and the work of replacing it was commenced
received delivery of the goods,
then pressed down upon a piece of the concessions of 1864 and 1856, granted to remarking that the Mercury a more after some further evidence had been taken but wished a little time. He had not yet | yester fell lest hight and today.
white rice paper. Let say are examine the the Maritime Canal Company. The Gothan once complimented the Inspector was sentenced to six months' imprisonment Tint this thumb taken in this way, and vernment, on the contrary, contend that the General on the high efficiency and brilliancy with hard labour.
the of most lights, especially those constructed by the Napoleon under the
he will find that it presents a curious and original concession has been changed by the of most light
до
of 1553, and
Interesting diagram intricate spirala. arbitration of 1884 | sled by fresh agree Engineerintendence of the present
would round and round
A
Government have
THEFT OF CLOTHING.
The plaintiff was told by the Judge that
if he found security he could have delivery plaintin
ridges or cords convention of
Police Magistrate. ). svowal that thai- is un, be- And no two thumbs in in ze Bates the Hon. At & Tonesty, Zeting of the goods, and gave judgment for the sold to niz when legt hver maintain ve at of quisa, no one would ever have thought that
aid
right the
MUDSINGH. LA ATHO.This action was strong case. it was, judging from the previous article on dealogies with great deal
Wong Alum was charged with stealing raised by a Sikh Constable to recover 810 11. de Lesseps has gone to Paris to consult the subject, which we criticised. In an of an
individual
haa place more confidence in a thumb print, been formed, and the necessary capital ing which we are sorry to see the Mercury Defondent who had been living with com- which had turned out to be made of hard than in the photo of a face as guarantee of subscribed for the preliminary surveying encouraging, our remark that the mast plainant had taken a pair of all trousers wood. The box had been delivered while identity among Chinase physiognomica. and engineering work, but no further steps ter (of the alleged unjustifiable stubbariness and some other articles
plaintiff was in hospital. Two other boxes Our authorities would do well to look into can be taken until the Government con of the captain of the light-ship in refusing Chung Tak said he saw the defendant were delivered at the same time to the this matter. They no doubt understand sents.
to give information to those entitled to wearing the trouser and
morning,
ت
SL, Helicon,
Balle Morse Agamemnon (1.)
9, Lizzie C. Troop, & Deucalion (R)
Glouiffor.
The ship will probably get to men June Splendid rains The comet is
is reported as visible in the Stirling, Brothers, have been committed eastern aky shartly before a visib
for trial at the Supreme Court on a charge of alleged libel on Sir Thomas Campbell.
TASMANIA Hobart, June 4In the political world there is ramarkably little movement, co Delia. aidomitig that Parliament meets next month. An election for the representation of Pem- Asia (6) broke in the Council is proceeding but Judge asid it looked as fendant had tried to palm off this box on Upper House elections, is being conducted Waltikka. plaintiff knowing he was in hospital, He un personal rather than on broad political Adale (6) would either have to put in new boards or grounds. The vacancy is caused by the roturu the Sikh his $10.
decouse of Mr James Lord, one of our Carnarvonshire (s):
vcision the identity advisers. Meanwhile a company boipled and puerile fashion of reason some clothing from Eu Akai, a coolie, which he had paid for a camphor-wood
Chinese
ZUADING POR CHINA AND JAPAN FORIN: At London-Steamers via Seat Canal, Antonio.
Odstello."
Sailing Vessels.
At Liverpool.
At Cardi
by rule of thumb, and appra The advances in the system of torpedo it) is not one of very, great importance to; longed to the defendant which be plaintiff's compablobs.if the de- the contest, an is tually the caes with our Whiteadder.
doing things ciste highly the situation of a man under warfare which is constantly taking place Hongkong, although there has been a con- Tiefendant of course merely borrowed the
3 growing trade which is bound articles. their thumb. But let them take lessons in has greatly occupied the attention of the siderable and themb delineation; when they get their Admiralty, and has led them to resolve to continue, is twisted, or rather the Imprisonment for six weeks with hard thumb on a nun, to be suro and take his upon a large increase in the supply of these Mercury makes a feeble bffort to twist it, labour
The
Telemachus (5)
Zenobia Gustav.
At Glasgow