MARCH 2, 1882.],

tor is at once the most well. ne most painstaking

there,

He did

had no wood stored thore,

not know how the wood

the public, but to systematize and populariza Pest Ofteo, has inaugurated a new or in postal business hore. Ho goes Homo for a

· THE MONG KOK TSUI BURGLARY,

Singapore. (Timus,)

THE CHINA MAIL.

thought the alarm was given first shortly favoured it at first, is now, it is reported, cf kidnapping is an acknowledgment of

have over shown for dealing with educa Wong Akwai and three others, who were tional questions, 1'e are at a loss to con- after six o'clock. and obliging, hènd of the Post Oficence.road over to him he said he believed tha this seems, cortain-that the Chinese ara/nbly on Chinese communities here and elson found guilty of burglary at Mong Kok coivo. No are not aware for instanos that

After hearing Luspector Thomson's evide against the scheme. Whatever is done rational weakness, which reflects diecredit-

where; and its prevalence, dospite the Tsui, wore next elenged

The Batavia Dagblad the 6th Feb., in a knowledge of general average is The three first

among the Department that, the Colony has ever soon, rattans had fallen from the floor above, but determined to raise the duty, and make one exertions of the authorities, and the mor but the fourth were asked for thercy; qualifications necefsary for the member of noticing the case of the schooner Voor The desire which he has ever avinstcould not say how the fire bugall. it be more affort to free themaulves from what the ptoral antecedents of those who claim to hit was innocent and tint if His largalip | particular rénson Mr Kingan have on it as follows -- There was not tho. leant...

torious efforts of

DE a fow,

shows pretty clearly

Asan, assorted that School Board, nor is it easy to say what trin, contsantod af Singapore for alleged opium snuggling,|| concludes its comments not only to anticipato the requirements of noticed as he left that some sparks of Bra-hay loam, the curse of opium. Ones the to the great bulk of the population: It would ask the Inspector-ho-would learn for insisting upon Mr Morris joining proof of the assertion that the Foorwaarts

there. It

night have dropped down fordign drug is stopped, they wil nake short cortainly throws Borions douut on the ad- that be the prisoner)in by Li Aau, the mur wishing his name to be proposed wo driven the whole grow out of that vcasel har had several false his eliquo. So far indued from that gentle was wont to smuggle. The police he sim were

vieability of consulting Celestial opinion to all forms of knowledge commucted with the Also, but thetelicad's evidence was then work of the native-but no Government the extent desired in this crown colony. Charges brought against

Inspector

apprehended him.

balleys the very roverse was the case. The her. read, and who take to explain the dit could or would exppress the liter, so long Regarding their voios in the maicing of laws ille Isordelig maid to the prisonsre that embers of the Committeo thameclves with hoisted the polices fang-on-ton. Not- ference between that evidenco and his cwn, lett

hey had been found guilty on the clearest seemed astonished to find that surely they evidence of having being concerned elected, they do not look for

bo, for the tlemente short holiday, and will be succoedek teritio covering the front of the verandahs, and foreign article, and qause still more bullion [this respect than their countrymen in their one of those might attacks of whichd, and well they mighty wore Conccleres that the lottor of the law

the Inspector says there won has its only result would be to stimulate the and having their say in other legos ini

whole proceeding struck us as boing most has been infringed and that he cannot inter in Java, 100, à ship in which bamboo blinda, he, the witness, said the still morally à contraband article. Two and early twice as long under British rule, Colony, He was afraid that these attacks par e possible that B Kimomill Inspector must have made a mistake, 4 ure both at eno on this question, but the receive, or expoot highordia is out of perpetrators were severely punished. With venture to nominato, and succoed in carry ation company, have so It has no

who had left the meeting suppimin

upium is smuggled may be confiscated, and the Legislative Assen bly

sovorni vessels of the contract steam navi

bron in centuries of

of regard to Wong Amin, His Lordship susing the election of, a committee of his own danger af undergoing this fato. blem on his own linus. Sir Rutherford alies, hundreds of colleges, and thousands for phers; but that he had committed this would have been enough that he wished cannt, however, do better than recipro

administration, its fener

Bhiver- pected

ted that he had fallen into & trap and choice, they would havo romained, however, gone so far as that here. People Alack has givenus in the Nixeteenth Century fools-all officereal by the elite of the offence there was no doubt. He sontenced certain gentlemen to be upon the committee cally a very brie, poor and old-fashioned articlo ・an "Õpium and Common Bonse." We know leading Britial and Continental universities, them to seven years peual servitude vach, to have made the ratepayers stay and reject | roadstond hora on beard of which tho

confiscate the Pastor. The annual report and Trea- krocked the hang on the Coroner men the history of the trade-its irregularitieate Civil Service the best, by far, of any the firaf and last month to be spent in

every British ship in

in the and ite and calamities-its sanggling, and the been unavoidable from Sir John Pope in the world This brief digression

smallest bit of opium is found: It may on grounds be said that hardly any ship. good ground

Vea hero on board of which contraband

nnot be found.

Henco, should

rarily by Mr. S. Barff, Assistant Post-nas-

ter-Ceneral.

boardá

there wore only Beards up to the exilinga.

Tuz annual_meeting of_the_monibors of

Inspector Whitehead, rolled, positively Union Church was held this afternoon, wore that the verandah was a that he sribed it, and was of option that he under the presidency of the Rev. J. Colville, would be able to find the firemen who.

boarding surer's accounts were rend und approved. It is satisfactory to know from the commis that a larger balance has been oftried for

ward this year than had been done for tone

years past. Attention was directed to the

but it was thought the attendance should bio still larger, considering the number of young men in the colony. Montion was made of the great, improvement which had boon effected in the psalmody of the church. The Sunday School is in a flourishing con. dition, and is attended by European children, soldiers from the Garrison, and

taking!

wide.

Broster

hiter will be allowed to work out the pro-

Enlist sfter the lapan

heroic efforts and sacrificos of the Chinese

but a

nut

EDING

They

not a curse

representation in would not be put down until some of the it to

of

our

LARCENTEN

man scrensel to six months' imprison-

his nominees.

ation

Manila.

At

nt

about

31 at

5 to

was

the Governor of Straits Set-

prat bo'clock yesterday

Fagar

to the bottom of tho

of the. 0. S. S. Co.'s

steamer

won will be able to ruinove neposercise it which could not be more brouny. The prisoner i stolen a pair of and Phraks itt in à huise situated in up his head, which was blusiling profusely, Bofore the boting suparated a proposal below considerally excited. He Pove another and Horse one, or period of trouble in occ field, ahoes from a room in the Central Fire the San Marcelino Street, on the night of and he was then taken to the Hospital.

ALW.

by a number of English-speaking Chinese,

was made to start an endowment schone

The

that there was no other fire, Thera wore three blinds on the verandah and then

the mere renoval of the nuisance from

ono

Occurrence

at

to him, that his policy might be

Blitary confinement. unless he was able to clear up these

Hon- matters, then stated that he forgot to mon-

too well to be caught by such an article. nusay's far-fetched analogios; but with his tion that there was a narrow board running is statements, too, about the native In the meanwhile, we have only but little and six previous convictions.

statements we purpose dealing hereafter,

Lenag was found guilty of larcony

A-Ip upend

ench side.

are quite unreliable, and

luck evi- evi- Inspector Whitehend stated that he pin aro dence, and

zero to add before concluding with our ship in times convicted of various offences, the Naval Commander General announcing

hat hord (Translated from, our Manila Exchange.) the application, of the roigofaw, the remedy and lis belief that it is

in sentencing in said that he hu improved attendance at the church aurvices, pulled the screen down from the end it a blessing to this rinny will not be held / learned friend, Muse Chinese who ran some of then must, sorious, but on the last the establishment of a light-house at Purita afternoon (16th) as Mr Glon, the Chief

The data published a notification from is not far to seck." Ng With t

Choy of those

regard been to the stopping nearest to 152 and saw the whole veranlah

ded up

The centre boards being iret. His oft-repeated argument about a unio, or,

ኪርያ who knows anything of the sub- thereby giving ones for suspicion in sesion he had stolen several things and Saboruce, in Puerto Princess. It is situat Engioer of the steamer Pearl, then in nailed in a frame, although ther might cach country having some Loverage or lic safety instead of trying to assist in sonument,

д critical perlod for

to North Best of Punta Sabo- have boon s aliding-portion.

The owner at purgisted that the luspa elimulant would have some weight if the puplicesfugare, ved his toying tu nasis in scument. His Lordsisip, was afraid that tuo, und dietalt from the paint soun dog Bapjong Engat was standing talk. tor had sundu a mistake, as thure wore chly abandoned Hamishon, tobacco, bitches may have beca in

mt, the windean of repealing any regulations that prisoner would not be cured of this Iubit, metres. In the ordinary state of the at- and another friend, at the edge of the boards at each end about five or six inchieste, but instead

have kept all

even altagh the ion to the contrary, and he would therefore, pass sentence of mosphere it is visible for six pulos, at which Albart Dock, ho in turning round missed distance the light will appear about 4 metres his footing and was precipitated down the | power was abso- ant superinduced opam upon them. Kun On Suia, after admitting that his

four years' ponal servitude. It is intely a dead lotter: Every individual mem-

ance the son level. Its geographical situ stoep granite ked up insonsible, and at all a case of one stimulant applant-berof temmunity)

is

dock. lut. 9:43.43, long, 124.64.30 uf previous statements were, correck, mi

yhan recognized obligations

Aleung sentenced three he went and looked over the verandah another. His argument therefore con- in all eitilized communities the necessity for yours, one will content San Fernando. The light-house is of iron the Surgeon

painted white,

Ajer, who the

was called to nasist him.

bini, bound trouble about your along with the other partner on hearing thins this serious flow. You seen to bei

Sewage. I ery of hire, and saw, the people

without

require than in the

Hour of

of Brigade Station. He dao pled guilty to the 8th February between 10 and 11 o'clock the Sepoy Lines. Ordinarily he must have you do, do not be antialed with calamity. There is nothing new in people we pravions convictions.

The authorities, the police and the fire bei-been seriously if not fatally injured by such sed for servico under andelen exi- pressed for

turned they missed when looking out. The verman's door to that of another; try and

I out in strong force, as well as gades

a fall, but, almost miraculously, he appears British Burman Embankment andgencies, The

tha principal, residents, including foreig to have sustained only one or two severe dan was open from end to end except for disinfuct it by artificial or natural means, Eill recently passed by the Council of India the bamboo blinds.

and so remove the danger; and seeing thu is a me in point of enforced Inbour. In (Before the Hon. Francis Anenden, Acting nors, but before any asistance was at hand scalp wounds and some contusions; and we

and Tadin bonds placed before that part of the vera opiumi fara ny bo in some danger-try

village labour is

Bone seven houses were destroyed.

are happy to

this this morning pro The British barque Edward als below the rating, but there were no

the sewage one in its place-the transition or in

instances for the net fourla above that from end to end this from art, or foreign dirt, egoiserience of the recent fatal fire in this

wealth mistaken if the ex--

Cup of H. Richard Burrow,gressing favourably.

The British steamer Ganton, 1996 tone, which arrived here on the Jaque, IN THE MATTEN OF KWOK PAK SHING9th Feb., in ballast; 7 days from Shanghai Cap froni Hongkong, and left yester hearing

White- Wit

Inspector houd's evidence, said that thee in Weiter not very great.

does not demonstrate the s

So S

Was acized by the 24th sinuggled opium ity for ; Mr Mussop appeared for the petitioner,' and lony must have made a nustake as there were no

asked for an extension of time in oor village of Norates.

cer in a Chinese shop in the the existence of sotue beards except before the railings. He was

recently surrenderod. However, we have allow the petitioner an opportunity of Also unable to

to account for the discrepancy

said enough,-suiticient, it is to be hoped, amking out the yearly acenants. between his own evidence and that of In-

to expcao falses. In conclusion, we sin cerely trust that our honorable friend, spector Thomson's.

who has so much to be thankful for to Sir John Pope Hanusay nil his excellent administrativa,may never have the mishrip to fall into the harbour-basin, and to rely up the humanity of his countrymen to extricate him from the difficulty!

by the aid of friends at honie.

proposition was favourably received, and a gentleman was deputed to take charge of the scheine at home.

THE FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD. WEST. The adjourned inpuiry into the cause of the late lire in Queen's Road West was resumed at the Magistracy to-day.

Mr Wotton appeared to-day to watch the case on behalf of the Hongkong Fire, the Alliance Fire, the Transatlantic Fire, and the China Fire, Insurance Companies.

Mr Wotten alled the attention of the

witness

a bet

There wore Баше

me

The first partner after listening to Inspec tor Fleming's evidence, said that there was

in the salesman's conta. The petor said that it could not be son iron the doorway, and he had gone

To further.

Carner to the fact that there were some

The first partner said that the explanation wooden structures on the roof at the back of the boarding might be that the next of the neighbouring houses where the firehouse No. 148 was boarded over. occurred, and he thought this was contrary! Lispector Whitehend said that No. 150, to ordinance, and thought it might be, as which was on fire, was the house he spoke well, to enquire into what steps had been taken to aco whether this was not the close of fires in other cases.

Mr Wodehouse said he was only dealing

The Coroner then stated that after got

THE CHINESE BANQUET.

[BY A CONTRIBUTOK]|

L.

The necessity has once again dovolved upon us to assume the rule of critic in refer ence to Sir John Pope Hemby's public speaking, and other talking connected with the sno

As the exponent of the Chinese community, all that thự Hon. Ng Choy could bring forward in favor of acts mad masures to support their, view of a public benefactor," was ovitiantly adduced. That

ing

contion

Co.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

Chief Jristice. Thursday, March 2.

Uficer Custome as that

TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HONGKONG AND CANTON,

The following interesting document,

inet.

leam,

is

with a ful! cargo and a

F for Panang passengers, ran on a

large An efficial report from Morong, dated reef on this side of St. John's Island, at or

Hia Lordship granted an extension of the 30th January last, says that a desirus three weeks and protection for that period, tive fire occurred in the village of Angono, at the same time cautioning the bankrupt on the 26th, when 330 houses were burned to appear when wanted by the assigned, and not to leave the Colony.

down.

of

Batangas.

A couple of fires have afflicted the people The first occurred on the 6th In the matter of Ng Choy Chick. An Febrity, when one six or seven houses extension of seven days was also granted were destroyed, and the second took place to this barkrept on the application of Mirun the 10th of the same month, when no less Mossop, who stated that the bankrupt had than 70 or 80 houses were reduel to ahos,

sore of which were inhabited by Europeans, heen dotained in prison by a creditor.

of substantial construction. "Mr Johnson appeared for the detaining and were creditor,

and asked his Lordship to unku telegramu was received from Tayabas, an order to have all the hankitt's propisty about 4 o'clock, on the afternoon of the 14th put into the hands of the Official

Assigneo.

stating that o February

and two houses were burned down. occurred in the district of Paghilaus on the

which by urning

one hundred

German barque Hindoo left Manila for tho Channel c

In the 13th February.

the evidence of the two firemen he user which our follow-townsmen are inaking translated from the Native Preas, will be his effect, and also gave permission for the previous bing. knocked the boardings in, the inquiry would so much ado has simply arisen-they ap read the pleasure, as it is the most con- pear to forget-froit the unavoidable e-

with the cause of the fire, and by had zio-ko fincher. thing to do with anything incidentally con- nected with it.

Mr Wotlon said that if during the in- vestigation the Coroner found that there had been wooden structures of this des hoso, and ago found that they wore cription on the roofs of the neighbouring contrary to Ordinance then it might be as well to enquire into the matter, as the same thing might be the cause of fire in other

салев.

of the fire

what the Inspector had soon.

Mr Watton asked if he would take the erslonce of Mr Hughes and the oiler gentlemen with regard to the supposed ex-

construction anul maintenance.

[Translation.]

crediter to be allowed to see the books at His Lordship agreed to issue an order to

the assignee's office under custody.

HARRY AND GOODWIN .. WONG CH.

Mr Mossup appeared for Messrs Harris and Goodwin, and Mr Wotton represented Wong Chi.

Mr Wotton asked the Coroner to ask the partner of the fin

if there were my struc- cessity imposed in the discharge of highly-clusive business form of authenticating the tures on the "of the adjoining house, }

u kop

paid duties, The Boa gentleman considers may ours that have lately been in!..

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. The Coroner refund to ask the witness His Excellency to be a great statesman pirulation about telegraphic communication such a question sa he thought it

between this port and Chintoo. There can (Before flis Honor the Acting Paine Judge, was unfairy examination to much a longth was to give, in our opinion, clever bn unser worked with my degree of tfficiency, it and his only reason for continuing the from which assertion wo lag to disagree, he very little doubt that, if the line bu

J. Bussell, Esq. ) -

March 2. the partners an opportunity of explaining pulous would be the more appropriate ad-will will repay the outlay of capital in its

Thursday,

jectives. However, to proceed seritim- Mr Ny Choy would be all the better for a little further acquaintance with political geography before he undertakes to institute a comparison between Governor Hennessy's administration of Liban, and the supposed subceases achieved there with those mid to have been repeated liere.

We may

inform our readers that Labuen

an ex-Indian with a population if convict Settlement, between 4,000 and 6,000 inhabitants. Its

and

The Coronor: Not now.

PROSPECTUS OF THE CANTON AND HONGKONG, TELKORAPU 00.

The

near

boon

and

nelakang Mati, and was high and dry this morning (16th) when she came off with the flood-tide. The vessel has since bun doaked in the New Harbour Dock, st that it may be ascertained what damage has been caused, if any, The Captain, to whom the vessel belongs, is one of the oldest traders to Singaperry; the vessel la chartered by Meers. Lina Kong Wan Jo. It is hoped that no more damage hua been caused than the

scraping off of some little paint from her bottom.

The Maharajab of Cashmere has sent a fine herse, with saddle and harness made of shawls, and six embroidered British Government. The shawls will, a ugus), be sent to Windsor for the Queen's uac. Her Majesty in in the habit of giving Cashmore aliawl, as a wedding present ta her friends,

SIX

ON HUGive fire gorchiefs, as les nanual tribute to the

The French Opeca Boutte Company at rived here by the Esmeralda on the 12th the public will be made on the 17th, when February, ant their Grst appearance before

Pelit Dire

Dure will be produced, followed by Le jule du Tambour Majer and Le vie Parisienne

the

1.The Company will be styled the Gael and Mr Wotton entered a cross- Thu Ahip Bille, Morse, for Boston,

ton and Hongkong Telegraph Company

2.It is proponed to establish two offies for the transmission of telegraphic messages, oup in Canton and one in Honglong.

3.The special object for which the com

dry

Quotations, Hovorena, March 2. OPIUM-New Patun, cash,...86021

"

**

**

J

Old

*....

New Bonures, cash,... 000

Mush

Old

Now Malwn, credit,... 600 Allowance, Teels................ 48 Old Malwa, sredit,... 705 Allowance, Taola...... 40

Marthe Bank, Wire,

Demand,

21

to the following charters were affected up The German barque 4th February Mebeling, for London, dry sugar, at £2-10; at 4 The American ship Bamar, hemp, at

dry sugar and heroji, private. Mr Moseup stated his client's claim ne for New

for 3621.33.

Bugar and beap, private. The Gerntan After going into the accounts his Lordship Marie, for Liverpool, dry sugar and

German barque. ship non-suited the plaintiff in the counter-boup, private. The claim, and entered gigment for Messrs Brockelmann, for United States; dry sugar Harris and Goodwin, and gave costs in and hemp, privato. the first action.

In the official report from Marbate, dated January 21, we see the news confirmed of Credits, the loss of the Spanish barque Delia. On the afternoon of the 18th of the same, the captain and cruw of the vessel arrived there, Reporting that the vessel had sunk on the previous night some twenty miles from Uni creat

A fireman of the steaner Eny, named Four chair coolies, in the employment of Grisolio, was found by the carabineers to a petition on their behalf to the Mr J. H. dos Remedios were fined-the have fruthioutly discmbarked a revolver

The Coroner said that with the cause of the fire he had nothing to do except in-lusion. cidentally with the death of the man Ander- sott, and it was not his duty, nor his Mr Coxon, who had been in atttendance province to go minutely into the origin all afternoon, said he understood that is Binaces were dept no far as eireian- | Worship was to havre called him, he had divulged which might have some pathuntsolf to great inconvenience in coming

And in this case there, bearing on the case. it so happened that the reason he had to The Coroner than read over the evidence extend the enquiry was that the Inapee of Sergeant Ras and others who had stated

made soine observations, and therefore hu

of official or basines telegrams. The un ing in explosion so far na they know. $35,000 each, per augum while the sun dersigned merchants presented? "the ante

same time he would He said he did not believe that my actually collected in ffongkong thisight at

soveral examine the partics who wore in the house thing would be gained by Toping the $1,500, 128, and disbursements. 3900,000 undertaking, which however was hit gant

year was

for petitions $805,000!

permission to carry on this at the time the fire broke out,

case, as the previous evidenco war Rossplicit, | The

The ridiculus Some further remarks followed, in which and because that he knew that the evidence would be more apparent if we were to enter

ed. Recently, the Coroner said that he could not detain some of the gentlemen present would give into other details auch, for instance, as

of the Tientsin tebe. the jury as it was not their business to in would he conflicting. Even if an explosion Trade Returus, those of Labuan being a Brigade fioneral Pang was good enough to graph, they agun applied. On this occasion while those of Mr. Wa

Hong-present a out that it would be to say witcher the explosion caused the m

f have wholesome to ascertain by what authority death of the depraved or ust, and bensould be Hennessy himself as over asible rule si a favourable reply and acinaria a stated that, on the evemag of the race ball for Singaporu und Liverpool on the 11th the three or three days, Mr Remedios The Britial steamer Larch loft, Manila together of capital

tor had made a visit to that place and in avidenen that there was nothing apprace-revcaule an expenditure average about pany is to be established is the transsion

k

lost.

Anccoast of "Overor, S-10CUDnt of the

Police Intelligence. (Before . E. Wódéhouse,“ Esq.) Thursday, Marchi 2.

DISOBEDĹÉST,CHAJ COOLIES.

quire int these matters, and in which was proved he thought it would be diftient | Kittle over £300,00 by Governor Govenor General and Governor, who gave bend coudio 3 or four days, and the other with 100 cartridges.

Wotton pointed out

set

that

these woddon structures were there, and rather inclined to advice the Jury to return on It is quite possible in a BS were discushed. It is proposed," he told then to be in readiness at the door February with sugar..

referral the Coroner to the ordinance

dealing

an open verdict, such as that the deceased John

Colony

while he was engaged putting ont the five. actually

Hennessy

Save

of whiel

and it is

with theau natters. Mr. Wotton was found deal in the debris in the house is an in the first place, to opou a line from of the hall. Instead of being there they

The Spanish barque Nersion arrived at

with coal, 155 days out.

be able to give material It was cloar that the fire was the primary bable that the tent of Hongkong et profitablo, to extend it to. Lien-chan an outside chair platant land to Lake Manila froui Cardiff on the 7th February,

also stated that there were some gentlemen present

who would evidence with regard to this. The Coroner, however, would not consent to go into the matter at that stare.

Inspector Fleming said he went into the house No 160 immediately before Inspector Thomson. He oxamined the whole of the the smoke hole, which was on a level with the first floor. There was a large bundle of rattatia lying across the sincke

noke hole, and these were just commencing to burn in the one end of the bundle was a piece of wood,

involved in the were too great fo

hom

Congtany which is now

ProHongkong to Cantin, and when this taras went house, and -uf interests rause of the death of the deceased. He expressed bis regret that Mr Coxon had

The naval commander of the Philippinen for His Excellency's narrow) K'ing-oliau (4) Kwong,.

has hoon authorised to purchase in China, treon detained all the afternoon, and said he views and previous experience. This cannot, and perhaps to the coast ports in the North was not aware until then that he was pro- however, holly find Administration of The Company, to save expenditure, No. 1, But Sing Lane on the let inst.

were charged by Japan or Batavin, vessels of amali draught. Twenty-four LING shortcom and South. sout for any other purpose than that of ings and failures of his

Inspector Porry with public gambling at The said official was also authorised to com stract in the Cavite arsenal two iron gun first floor and sia no fire, except at the wavering a case in which he imagined that this Colony; for we find him, (on this syme will employ Chinese only, both for English |

Inspector Perry said that last night about boats according to the Pilar pattern, Mr Coxon was interested.

Mr Coxon thanked the Commer for his

aven o'clock he und a party of police went their machinery, to be obtained from Hong- 5.The Company's prices for the trans-to Kut Sing Lane, and untorod the ground kong. They are to be named Laborde and expression of regret and thought that he

mission of messages will be according to a floor of No. 1, which consisted of one

Alera. was right in saying that it would be re-

lange

A correspondent at Zamboanga wrote 15 opening the caso, to a certain extent it his,

fixed tariff, whether the senders be oficials on, two spaller oues and a cook hous or merchants.

After the party entered the doors were on the 8th February as follows :-"'! Our 6. It is proposed to have a subscribes. dimmetrically opposed to that which had

given.

its appearance hothought the room had never

Mr

cccasion) selfishly alive to his own interests, and Chinoso and (for Tabuau is little else,) in order to in- and actually making capital not of a village ratiate himself with the Chinese emmmunity in his farewell address. But of this more Mr Ng Chay's remarks, we cannot Bee how

wher a striction

can be held

per

interment of

'''''

a.

Exchange.

3/81

3/81

3/83

3/

30 days bight, 4 months' aight, Documentary 4 months' sight, 3/9 Indin, Wire,

210 220

demand, Shanghai, demand,

50 days' sight, private 73 Gold Loaf, 90 fine

827.70 Sovereigns,

$5.30

Shares.

(For Shure Quotations, see Pugs 4.)

Temperature. (Taken at Misara Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Ronil.) "HONGKONG, March 2.; BAROMETER- 9AM

Do. Do.

THERMOMETER

Do.

30.172

30.120

4.P.M.

9 AM 1.P.M.

30.004

#1

61-

Do. 4 P.M.... Dn. (Wet bulb) 0A.M. CO

Do Do. 4.P.M. 01

DK,

Da

Do. Maximum ... 81 Do. Minimum over night 60

Shipping Intelligence.

contre of the one aide of the bandio. Across MCXon's evidence was taken, ny it was anon. To revert the scales of justice Opital of $300,000 in 3,000 shares of Std (closed-On going into thelarge room witress fing in cow holated at Tawi-Tawi by our which at that time had not caught firó. Dy been alread the cause of the fire had to certain in the inside application and allotment: the remaining one of whom was in the act of throwing rs point occupied by the troops was the latest London and Colonial Papera, and

share: 830 per, alare being paid on a mat spread out, or which was a basin, naval forces; under tho. command of the

round which was

a large number of men, intelligent Capt. Rafael de Aragon.. The not yet been ascertained, and he proposed European and other sections of the pepuiz- S8 not to be paid till a further enll be dico, that the material evidence be taken of the tin

Witness rushed forward and seized Bongao, an excellent port where I have tion is not enforced I upon the Chine I witnesses present, such as Mr. Hughes,

been occupied as the walls wore quibo cluan. bundle of the ruttans was wedged in, longthways, between the two walls of the cook house, which was about four or five jaut

to

The following lista are corrected from

is,not the fact of the concession to Celestiale, of which a mouth's notice will be the basin, and with the aid of the polica; been for more than four months during the from other sources. Consignees are invited square. There was no sign of fire in the more wilzesses he would subpoena theim, Prejudice that we, are desirous of drawing full, when the sum will have to be paid in arrested all the defendants. Scattered about erniso which las boen and 18 atili being event of any inaccuracy occurring in this

ceiling of the first floor. The street door was shut but unfastened, and the house entirely empty

shop below appeared

to have been cleared of the property. ash box, the only bor

box he saw ampty. He arrived at the fre

Ran

The Coroner said that if he wished any

DORBLE."

The Coruner said he coflid'invite them to fuita Saitionsentapkewa vez pretenziy the Ho regnabrom-of-the-Company have been ; who were discharged. Five dollar to each Cabrio! wharf to Rosario street in towers tea or iteen minutes after the alarta be present, but it would be at his, Mr Wot-it is nothing unusual in British India fondy framed, a suitable place will be of the informers, and the money found toed 84,100 in alver coins, the

had been given. He saw smoke issuing ton's own request.

from the second floor from Queon's

Road. There was no fire on the ground

fluor. The rattans seemed to him to have

boots laid across the smoke hole, rather than

NOTES FROM PEKING, (By a Correspondent.)...

00

of

Li Atook admitted stealing thirteen razors from one Shu Achoi. Defendat, aid he stole them because he had nothing to eat He had pawned them for 100 cash. He was sentenced to six, wecks imprisonment with hard labour.

China.

SHANGHAI,

importo-

Left.

ing a bundle which contain- carrying a

tion of which is prohibited in these islands.

at first stated that the Sapt: 30, Elise, The Chinamen

been legally drawn from the had Bank, bat suspicion was too strong against Nov. 3, Livingstone, them, as the time they were apprehend. ed, o'clock in the morning, was not a likely time in

time in which any Bank would transact business

any nature whatever. The American barque Charles Stewart, Dec. Captain Powors, arrived at Manila, on the 16th February from Mauritius, 130 daya

out.

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23

Hamburg Cardif

Cardiff

2

10,

Hamburg

12

Brambletyre,

Cardiff

28 Fock Terrace,

Newport

5,

Stillwater,

York

14,

10, F

20, Carlos (8.)

Hamburg Glasgow

The new tug-bost dieta has commenced

her duty to-day (16th) This morning she

13

Bunderland Holl

10 Ritter,

Hamburg

77

18 Marathon,

Londoa

**19, Meifon (n.),

London

Feb: 7, F. 0. Sieben,

Singapore

LEFT

DET DATE OF DEPARTUSE UNKNOWN,

Minute Allen,

London

Lady Bowen,

Melrose,

The British Consul in Malaga, Mr Richard Willineon, has been appointed for the same post at Manila.

31, Jan. 11, Glamis Castle (a), London

Chi-Yuen (8.)

· (a),

communicate with the Editor in thứ the floor were a number of copper cash and made about these 7.-Applications for alards can be made cants, and some other monoy. A box of attention to, but the elastic principles which

The Lieut.-Commander of the 5th Divi information at his command The Editor list as compiled from the papers and other He then adjourned the enquiry until Sa- sometimes guide sectarian opinion under for this present in Canton to Chun Ch'un dominoes was also found.

Bion of the

Guardia Civil Veterana cap-will, at all times, be glad to receive any urday next, at 2:30p.m.

Tin of the Sham-po hok, book-printing Regard

Each defendant fined $5 or one month's tured on the morning of 14th February additions to the list from those who have Mr Wattor said that he would ask the the thy segregation of the Foreign, from the establishment: in Hongkong ta Ho Kwas imprisonment with hari labour, with the three Chinamen who were seen coming later advices, private or otherwise, than his

ing the gentlemen present to appear again on Sa Chinese Community, the history of the shin of the Ou-Eai (Insurance Co.) When exception of the fourth and asthurisoners from? Burday

for such a necessity

VESSELS TO ARRIVE. a separation. Further, definitely

AT HONCRONG. for carrying on the business of the be confiscated.

Name where the advantages of car rale, according Company. All desirous taking whare, to Sir John Pope Bounessy, are unques whether one or many, are requested to tionable, to preclude natives from holding make their applications at an early date, su allotments within certain limits sot apart thas the shares may be allotted in proper for special purposes. On the contrary,

time. that they had fallen there. It struck him

there is as odd that these rattans were in that posi Mr E. C. Baber goes home in Spring,

Promoters of the Company: Canton favor of the practice of tion, and he called Inspector Thamsia's Mr Spence comes to take his place. Mrs separating people of dissimilar lubita, Chan Ch'un Tin, Ha Shan-chi, and sttention to it.

and divergent views, whose interests in Tac U-teng. Hongkong-La Yuk-haug, Warry also leaves for some post early, and some matters of some importance might Li Tak-ch'ung, Fang ki-chau, and Ho Wm. Whitehead, foreman in the Govern

clash, or

or whose contiguity would. ment Fire Brigade, eaid he reached the fire Mr Carlos will take his place. Mrs Hart

Kwan-shin. be highly about an hour after its cosmincement gave a grand drés ball on February 2nd, various other grounds. Furthermore, to

inconvenient to either

or par

Kwong Si, 8th Year, lat Moon, 8th day. to (25th Feb. 1852).. He went up the ladder to the first Hoor of which was a great success. The gentlemen's peak plainly, while there are many notable

(N. C. D. News.) The friends of the Education scheme No. 152. The verandah was filled with a rat-

Ho Shan-ch'i returned to Cantour last winter tans and he saw that the first floor was on costumes were particularly grand and wil-oxoptions, Asiaties generally and Chinese from America with the Chinese Ambassador, in Shangmi may congratulate themselves particularly are made of such combustible firo. At that time the doors of No. 150 hot. Mr Hartleavesior Europe in March; material that an explosion is always immi- both able and intelligent and formerly assisted the thir end of the wedge. The Munici- Chan Leita on, and knows English well. He is upon having at least managed to insert felt in. He then went dow the verandah | after which the Irispector-General is expoct separation on the part of Europeans and This authorities now propose to detain him is investigations into the educational condition to the anchorage.. ladder again

nent in new countries, an sa

an sa to rondor in the management of foreign affairs in Funcles, pality has authorised the institution of of No. 150, but found it boarded up, with ed to takes run of the ports. The winter re others desirable. Anyhow, with a strong Carton to manage the telegraph basiness of the settlement, and

The set of $1,100 in silver coins of pro- eritred two litation to lalso the boarding mains oxcessively maild, and the river is pk- Military and Naval force, and a friend (Daily Curcukie).

report is to be upon the subject to the Ratepayers hibited importation was found, on board His Excellency, Police, not pected to open woon. Now with the tele- far-seeing, might well have dispensed with,

some future date, This

the observe any rattans in this verandah graph working, the steamers need not fear and taken credit for, the removal of the

| about as much as could have perhaps, is the Damante by the Caran

been expected Bay. except some which had bulged through

a rather lukewarm community. The Tas following is a list of the emigrants (as the window when the doors fell in He detention, and are likely to come sooner, restriction! The importance of the conces

maner in which the Committee of Inves regards their nationality) brought on by the wood how it was possible for the There is plenty of merchandise waiting for son has, therefore, beep a trio oxag. (Before the Hois, F. Snowden, Acting Chief ontinian, oroits widespread and well. Pori Breton Philippines, & men

tigation was appointed, however, is open to transport Legazpi from the free Colony of ems to have looked down on the street them to take away, Commodore Schufeldt, tion, we gain

gerated. In the mattor of English

Ita- ກ.

ado much as they said they had done, when the ory and Mesars Meany, Dunn, and Maynard nothing. The honorable

founded aversion to self-constituted bodies Tana 5 men, 3 women, and 1 boy: Belgians, was raised. He said that many

le gentleman

of this sort, the names of whose proposed 7 men, 6 women, and 5 boys;

French, 7 Varandahs were barriosdad in the same (French), are all here on a visit. There are he had to fall back upon the impetus given by

really have been hard up for reasons when

members thrust dwindling

J The prisoners found guilty on Monday sells at the moment vid rushed man, Bedish, 4 men: Norwegian, Iman, Bresshire

Women and 1 boy He noticed nothing that could frequent conferences between the foreign our worthy Chief to English Pronunciation last came up for sentence this morning.

through the formality of a vote with & has

1 men; Chilisu, 1 man; Arabian, him solue as to how the fire originated.

German,

Glenorchy.. Hang Luk Shing, one of the owners, said diplomists; and frequent visits by them to Mr. Ng Choy, having visited the United

suggestive of a wish to secure their election 1 min: Chiness, 1 ma

man Total: 33. Kingdom

men, and there

heard that probably

The 14 women, RIGEWAY HORREEY

without proper consideration. For

en, and 7 boyz. Of the former crew Tetuan.

of the Nouvelle and passengers

Bretagne, Latona. saw the people in a state if much of this hai to do with opium-the either perpetrating a joke, ole human calendar months' imprisonment, his Lorites the peculiar fitziesa of some of them for opportunity, there were Philippines, 29 Patrocius (4)

taking

robbery was sentenced to twelve have overy respect; we fail, however, to which Ings. He pulled the bluds up slightly to duty and lokin. You may not get your wo kniss. For he could not but know that ship remarking that the prisoner had been the office they lieve accepted. advantage of the Governor's

Of soli men; French, I man and 1 woman; Taglish, Agamemnon (4) allow him to have a view of the street opium syndicats at Hongkong after all there are bregues in the old country restrict convicted on very clear ovidence. His gentlemon it may be said that He thought the fire had broken out ch the

ad to certain localities, which, while very Lordship also said he was glad to think popular and prominent citizens and well Norwegian, I man

Dutch, 1 man, Swedish, 3 men Orestes (6.) meng they are

Total, 30 men and top of the natured floor. He only entered the saleeman's rooms, or the cock house, about its working and the gonoral effect it other individual ideas as to what consti- violence of the sentence would have been in what sense they are associated with that Colony a grand total of 63 men, 25

pleasant to some ears, are far from approach that the Jary had not found in guilty of deserving of their fellows in every way; but woman. The Legar brught on from Bonaldor. saffaiently to allow of him looking up. He will have, and the Viceroy Id, who rather futes the pure, insular language! The crime more severe,

Education, or what special aptitude they I women, and 7 boys,

Fusanne,

} went ip the

try and enter to

down, which was done.

firemen take

Harding

He

did

of

hre

Manner

ive

the

and

And

over

SUPREME COURT. IN ORIMINAL SESSIONS,

Justice,).- Thursday, March 2.

made

Erro

towed the American barque Cauries Stewart

When he heard the ory of fire he went into the Foreign Office. It would not be strange the best Angush is spoken in Dublin, due in

2 Mak who was found guilty of individual members of this Committee were also brought by the

could see over the rail.

There seems to be a good deal of suspicion

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Australis Australia LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN PORTS, London Steamers via Suez Candle

Antonio. Glanlyon.

Sailing Vessels,

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