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POSTMASTER GENERAL'S REPORT The following are the chief items in the
Aro
THE CHINA
MAIL.
ngo,
Those wore inst through no fault of 2016 animal report of the Postmaster-General opened there and conġoli;lated into an Pust. introduced mera than a year Stanhope, said that England now governs eroditable oil and water colour paintings in a stylu befitting the most stylish of Lon-
would seen to have
No. 6448.-Manen 24, 1884.j individual, or a small number of poraonu, voting of all the Chinese Government Bouds loss. All thus corres pourdones on this enb. The Bytow agents het in het little sufficient. General Gordon was prepared to well as shade of tropical anil a good dee! pointed rickshaw (with a wall-sut-up The Toperial fraud by enclosing the letters in envelopes, staploy force to rescue the other garrisons. of temperato vegotation, we found scores of Chinuman) is like?. The importation Pdf are afficted, the Government, generally, do held by the Company to par, at a cost of ject has been published.
Cairo, 7th March.The Sheiks in the comfortablo-looking Chine aynas with man and carringo should not cost so much names after repestal and weary indivisable to write $5000, off the value of newly £14,000 r. year, with arrears from The no thing was once tried from home neighborhood of Suakim are coming into English babies atid rosy-cheeked toildling as it decent carriago-horse ; but the min nothing to assist, or, if it doon help, the $10.978.83 and they have nis thought it Post Ofice in the first instance naked for and the praction was discoutbred as pace hulp my counces altor repeated n made on their share of the S., S. See Full, which February Let, 1880 The Colony is in with short-paid past cards, and defeated the town. Goneral Grolani linas pont a mitos, gasing over the minst fively harbour in zat required unless it would be to show
may be now stands at the low-figure of 83.150.15. labbed to Lead Kimberley and Lord Derby in a similar manner. behalf of the sufferer, whose wants
It will perhaps haril-mesenge to Osman Digna summoning him to view in the world. The Mayor and Al- the Turf how to do it" Day by day, A pressing and Reen as hose undured by.
Directors.Mr Wm, Reinas having for the reduction of this heavy demand ly be believed that there are persone in disperse his forous, but no heed haa boon dermen" of Coliba hava certainly an 1 manevei more and more that Chinamon,
Ching who advises their friends at home paid to the anesango.
immense deal to learn from their neigh-emigrating by thousands Bvery month of the mdutuda. The assistance needed by resigned his seat on leaving the Colony, Mr to 20,000,
M. Greta has been elected in his place and 18. The question of expediting the doli- not to prepay their lettore, as the postage London, Fob. 29The finding of the bours farther East-from Penang erop, a the year with the greatest sungfraid, do not individualer is usually left to be use, I his appointment, together with thint of Mr vory-of the French Mail has again occupied in clarged her not to addresses but to Court-muflial on the recont atmading of the good deal more from Singapore, and most find their way to Cuvine, for, as able- hays over boen pile to understand. These Juss A. das Remodies, who has been invited the attention of the Department, it is satu- thoir employers! The delay which this Troopship "Euphrates" is that the Captain of all from Hongkong. The Executive Gu private effort. Why this should be so,
hostia, novor-idle qualics, a skilled arti factory to be able to report that the time Department has purposely introduced as be dismissed from his ship.
vernment holding the purse-atrings of the main crory possiblu branch, they are thoughts have occurred to mo since reading to join the load, requires confirmation.
London, Feb. 23.-There are symptoms colony might also learn mul in connection unapproachable, at least in Asia. Both the anouncement in your nat issue that Auditors Mr L. Hauschild and recupiel in surting, which had eropt up to an extra penalty on sbutt-paid correspon the Coretament did not intend to indom Thanas Arnold have audited the accounts, carly two hours, has again bean reduced deneo has greatly tonlod to discourago that Russia is preparing to anex Balkh.
with its expondinfo on public building. here and in Shanghai, steamers are conled, nify those of its aaryants who suffered. Joss and the Directors have much pleasure into about an hour and a quartor, the mail this. Every unpaid letter returde the
It is expected that the British Govern- The Columbs Post Office is nut to be mach lowded and unloaded often with greater ox- A ment will by the burning of the Police Chop Al-recommending thou as Auditors for the having ones or taies been sorted in little delivery of the mall in which it is.
tore than an hour. The means of effect-system of universal compulsory prepay- from the cups Kaudzhar if Herat passes tioned in the same breath with the Hong-pedition than could be experienced even in
Ameor.
kong establishment with its spacious London with all the advantages of tho though the mon in this case have not been current yea.
ER BELILIOS, Chairman, ing this has mainly been an arrusgewtontment is much to be desired. throws out of employment, or n hane, er
The Army and Nowy Gazette announces verandahs and long series of arrangements latest wharf or dock mechanical appliances. with the Coylon Post Odicu, by which the 20. The rule of refusing to make on that das India Office has decided to com- in doors, windows, bures and multifarions Jab China as cabinet-waker and boon deprived of their food, most. of them
twelve or fourtoun bags from Australia,quities for unregistered letters said to have municate with Lord Ripen respecting the contrivances, for the convenisice of the carver is forfained but is his akiɑ us a buillor have in the shape of other and other anticlos, some of the
which is two or three days at Colombo soninised, bas metus, jewelers, 2, and increasing of the frontier garriana and the public. The City Halingin with its roomy and decorater in stone and lime equally absolutely necessary, to their comfort.
waiting for the outward packet for Chim, alleged to be lost in passing through the occupation of Kandahar,
Public Library, Msyon, Art Gallery (a tam-well-known? I have soon in Canton the Sir Charles Dilka, in replying to Mr.porary display by local amateurs of most mansions of English neronta fuished o the contents of which are large mail,
worked woll. Com- loaore; and have heard it stated for a
arranged so as to facilitate sorting horo sa plaints have become infrequent. It will Quetta, controls the Bolan, ia parlaying which I was privileged to sea), ts ung don'a suburbs, and all by Chinese. "But fnot let the greator number of the men
GENERAL POST OFFICE, if they had chosen to neglect their em
An Officer of the ho said that people do not complain when with St. Petersburg respecting blery, and nificent Fabric Hall and commodious I am really forgotting the broad het bare Hongkong, March 21st, 1884nuch as possible. SIR-I have the honour to report on the Colombe Post. Udien is paid an allowance they are told beforehand they will not has given the Ameer further assurances of Theatre, besidus rooms for the Chuber of in upon me by all I have seen and learned ployer? interest and declined to undervour
That is true, but also, support.
Commerce meetings and other purposes, and that is that the Chinese people--apart to save the hulk, could have saved nearly British Postal service in China during 1883 equal to about £50 a year for undertaking he listened to.
ander se circumstances, they avoid it is announeed that Nawab Hassan Ali all under the same roof, is structure from their absurdly antiquated, unprogres every alield of their privato property. Their 2. There is almost nothing of interm. this duty.
13. In a letter from the Chamber of putting themselves in the position of having Khan, Attachd to the Bhiluchistan Agency, worthy of any a European capital: Thesive, corrupt, decaying Government and ro sonso of duty, however, was tan strong to tinent interest upon which to renturk. It 800 (fan this, and what is their is to be pegel the long-deferred entry of the Commerce to the Clonial Nocretary dated a complaint to make. Still there is a great has bean directed to hold himself in readi. Kuropean and Chinese ships as in knepligions or rather superstitions capable permitambo an this and to sheir legi- Australasian Colonies into the Luton is at May 19th 1882, the following remark deal of carelessness is to the contents of ness to join Colonel Stewart on special ing the Chinese quarter proper is most of holding their own with the average
letters. Lovers are received at this Ofice, duty in Northern Pursia.
picturesque, but the houses most substan-European native any day, timate application for compensation! And last to inlu place. A postal congress was
with the
the obviously containing coin, which have not
From Australia Papers, by when By a fellow servant of the same to assemble at Lishan last summer, but
tially built of several stories in height. The Before I leave Hongkong let mo may hint employer the public. I have epokon to nothing has as yet been heard of its pro- Acting Peelmaster General in his state; even been puated, but have been sent loose ment that the mail, whien arrives unsorted on board staames to reach the Post Cice
Zurdon, 11th Feb. The marings from trouts are admirable many of them up both land and harbour or within the several of my fellow citizens on the subject; coudings. and they have, without exception, conf. What should have been the meccas of takes from an hour and forty-five minutes as hest they could! A whole bundle of French and Italian ships of war staand down the hill being paved, while others range of typhoons, and apart from tho tinned at Buakiut having attempted to are chiefly a series of steps eninding ang daming to vegetation and austmies huild-
of Mhita.
the money spent in ioga ashore, on tho water there may (as Who those are, I know not; but they have Agency at Tintin, but it can only be as the experience of most of the memboia gnawed to picas by rats because otto cover, certainly scine to a mest just and illiberal rogarded as a disappointing failure. Sue of the Chamber is that a much longer in the riddle of the handle, contained pointed to the command of that town, hans til
istol orders prohibiting any disembarking, in gardens, forestry, in perposes of ass of property and human fifo, We. conclusion in this
public orbuat no utility in Honghong thank Thoo, O Lord," saght surely to be Their decision cessive Conssis stalloned there had assured period is required for the distribution of bidunak. It is very fard that persons tion from foreign vessels, matter.
the letters by the French Maila
should lose their anxiously expected cor will courage the run, not to continue in this Department that; the Agency oned
ne cry in Colombo in recalling our ex- must be many times in excess of that bo wis paths of duty, bat to adopt the maxim establishest, thorn would be no difficulty over takes much over two hours to and
Now as is matter of fact no French Mail respondence for the sake of such a ustices
stowed on Colombo, widely southarad na one omption from such a risk oven at Mong Man mind thyself, and let the Govern about the courier transit from Chinkisog
of eity here comes the difference: Hongkong in t
magnificent distances may be. Bat intervals. through the Post. A sight of the repulsive
(To be Continued.) quarter, under exceptionally hears and a
Quotations. HONGKONG, March 24. OPIUM-Now Patna, cash,.2090/323
Old
casing... New Benares, ens. G35
OCCUFS
The Committee cannot agree
damual the action of the higher oficials. Į the year was the rutablishment of a Postal ; to two hunta before it is ready fur delivery, 1sttig for Shanghai was found to have beets land, Admiral Hewett, who has becuniline, wstalling and pay- was the ease a few years ago). be a large
dirty practice na is rending bride-cake
Landon and China Express, Febs, Lökli. Official notification is giron of the appoint
mont, the public and its property take caro Tientsi: during the months when the river soit. The longest tine recollosted is two which it is a trial 'eron to 'toach, ment (announod by us last month) of olcay with a very large and most profitable the inalta of the policemen in similar cir. I established, but there a dificulty. The avantageous eircumstances. But this too forcibly sugguata the question whether Captain George D. Morant, late of the trio, cousists of its capital and nothing
of Chelselves.
thie
unce
reached. London aud
1 This, I imagine, will be Feilue is fruzela The Agency low been camotaces in future, unless this decision, courier service is carried on by the Cus. is counting from the arrival at the Post anybody will have the fortitude to eat their Achilles, to the past of commodore at Hong- mere; while Colombe, eavering much which seems to me to represent a policy of tous, and it has been found
ling pennies and throwing away impossible to got a scaled bag of opened. Of course pounds, in reversed. The mon, perhaps, correspondence through anopend, simply ilid ng more than their duty, but that is no because the sagers of the Transit service Teason why they should entfur unnecessary open all aneh bags for the purpose of ro. Peak gua until extremely deliberate clien: kes! British packet passage ha beon 32: China Station the new Ruska irouclad advantage too as colunista orer our neigh- hardships; and I am quite conüdent that packing the content. Under these cir my vaws of the matter, viz., that the cumstance all check on the safety of men should be indemnified for their loss by Registered Articles vanishes, and this Office the farmhout and that the decision of find itself practically where it was heioru, the higher officials is unjust, will be en- with Registration extending to Shanghai dored by much the greater purtion of
THE PUBLIC.
Falice Intelligence. ¡Before H. E. Wailofuore, Beg.)
Monday, March 24.
THEFT FROM THE PERION,
chargel with stealing a pair of gold earrings, valued at $62, from the pantrou of a widow named Ühan Achan on the 19th instant. Complaint was walking up Bonham Street at 10 so, when defendant came up and watched the earrings from her. She was 16 hart and the earrings wore recovered,
year
Office of the first beg till the windows are battered and rancid contents.
if Department is 21. The maile crcilited by an impatient publie with all the twice reached Hongkong in 2 days. The time that lapace from the firing of the
twice, outward. Taking the whole saunter to the houses or offices of their year, and the passages in both directions, respective employers with the lettera, a the British Packers show an average of 3 longer period will naturally scrus 10 bo days against 596), the average French sil required, but beervation will shew that passage. The following are the averages even this is generally not much over four for the
The time taken up in landing British Packets, Outwanl, 7. Very much larger mails that is forumer the mail varies for consurably bring French Packets, Hureward,
the time French Facket, Outward...........363 Fears base, been forwarded by the direct affected by the tide, the stunners leaving Hankow for Loudon, of day, the amount of obstruction caused British Packets, Homeward, practice used to prevail at this port of send-by samus and cargo beats, and other ing letters on board is to be posted at circumstances Snee. On one occasion, as might have he expected, the whole consignment of letters was gut posted at Snex, but carried round by Gibraltar, a mishap which nuenia
and no further.
Hankow.
8. An Assistant in bally wanted at Amoy, where the business is ut-growing the establishment. The Agent there writes of his difficulties in a strain which recalls the reports of the late Mr Trollope
The Post Office bent is far too small
huur.
Some Commanders will
not allow the mails to be movel cutil the noning is complete, others part their despatch before anything else is done. The occasional delays resulting from these the community at Canton, the eteamer for which place int infrequently leaves after tho mail arrives, but before it is isnded or can be dealt with.
- days.
J
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NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL.
15th Feb.
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Exchange.
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-30 days' sight, 4 months' sight, Nothing can be more delightful than the Credits, lisnate of Hongkong and Sunthem China Dementary 4 lbs Right, 2.81 generally at
at pecsent, daily mortare India Wire,... averaging perlings bunt 60 degrees. T
cental air feuls more invigorating than the puro lok
to
fellow
In summer I have no doubt it can be
220}
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$27.60
... 80.41
Queen's Rorul,} Hoxoxoxo, March 24,
DA.....
1. P.M....
kong, in the room of Captain Cuming.
spaco as the whole of this island, is bot an the opening of the navigation at item in the 24,000 square miles of which Crustadt it is intended to depatol to the Ceylon consists. There lies our rat limir Mumus, the clippers hours in Penang, Singapore and Hongkong. Kreiser aud Digit
There are hills to climb, su-called sanataria, The Portuguese Minister of Muring has 122
16 of local change and so forth; but laid before the Chamber a Bill to authories after all the resident at any one of those the Bastern Extension Telegraph Company ports inust feel cramped and prisonod rom- to connect Macao and Hongkong by a cible. Hader with those who
havo railways The Army out Navy Geeffe has the fel- roads behind them over which they can Bank, Wire, lowing paragraph-A lectura was recently gives at St. Petersburg by Gousral Barabash name, culminating in the plateaux where run up to hills and country westly of the on Russin's power in the Pacific In the Europe and Asi siniles, course of ano interesting rennurka the General pointed out that while Ruania all be shut up in the Balte and Black Sex she had ampla neope for cruiser opi-za- Ligna tassun her base on the Pacific cusat.
Char Ayau, a voglio, appoarod on reind to have been not without its moral at circumstances aometimes sell heavily against this afternoon with Londoc mails up to the squadron of swift frigate oraisers always it is not her cold enough to brace them Sovereigns,
The 11. M. steamer Natal arrived horo | He therefore urged that that base shouldics of the grape. But this is the Shanghai, demand,... be rendered impregnable, and a powerful weather season, and raany are complaining Gold Leat 90g for... maintained at Vladivostock. Regarding up for the trying ammer weather 1.The Admiralty the Koma, ho declared London, March
to be of vital it
Temperature. report that a eugsgement took place yes importance that the Chinese should not be with, in Canton and other China ports, its 14. The sorting of the French Mail is too terday between the British forco and the allowed to catabliels any fortified port or inay season over sea and exports generally,ficken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, ften carried ou enter difficulties caused rebels, in which the later were defeated renal in the northern part of the peninsula. very hot; but Hongkong is now exceptionally by the pertinacity of intradors, persons who, at every point. The British loss in killed these views were warmly supported by bunitby while typhoid fever was almout BaRomers after anteed themselves per. having been found in possession of the pet for the work it has to do. Mr Travers sistently knocking at every available window and wonded was fifty, and the enemy's
othor speakers.
Do. constantly present in cartier days. This is The Gazette of the 8th inst, contains to accounted for by malari generated or oue thousand Trioner, who denied stealing the car called attention to this after his inspection (where of course they receive no attention)
The following officers were killed in the
following
notification Foreign-office, released through the turning-up of the of the Agency, and from my poral drift round the premises in search of any engagement laat Friday: Lieut, Freeman Jau. 16. The Queen has hes gracional rocky soil, the cutting into Avenyed granite, rings, was sentenced to one year's imprison-perience I can contien all that he is said, unguarded tour where an entrance may be of the 10th Hussars; Major Slade, of the pleased to appoint Colin Mackenzie Ford, very inch like our cabook, in the formation
I went out in the little dingy a few weeks
effected. Eve
uth Bussars; Lacut. Probyn of the 9th Bn., to be out of Her Majesty's Vine- of towns, roads, gardens, etc. Strange age to was of Messrs Hals' steators lying on comunication with the outer world, Bengal Cavalry; and Cunetermaster Wil-Consuls at Shanghai." Mr. Furd is the that cabook hill cutting stould get such Chag Afuk and Chai Aya, coolies, wern in the outer harLour, and the trip was and if any approach, however unlikely, bokins of the 60th Rites.
Registrar of Shipping at Shanghai, and Lisa had name for fever here, while no one only an unpleasant but au unsafe one, I convised of stealing a bag of coal, valued have had much experience in bonting here left unbarred, these people will find it. A telegram received from General Gr. Appointment us. Vive-Consul is in virtue of has comp lainul of our book quarrios or at 50 cents, from a godowat belonging to Mrs rough weather, and enu Baoly is general they only want to ask when am connins the following details of Fri- the rent Oriter in Connell, boring on the Kerfeat Hughes on the 22nd inst., and were that a very little more wind and ser world the mail will be ready 7' or some equallyday's hight reply to the fog of truce, sular Service in 1867, was axinted So
Babject. Mr. Ford entered the China Consultings in Ceylon.
Bai after the harbour which seldom con- each untenced to six weeks' imprisonment have capsized the boal. Perhaps when there is 'n waswer, is already on the antice an advance of the troops was ordered. und Assistant in 1876, and First Assistant (tains less than half a dozen-at present.
foolish question, the answer to which, if Receiving no Chun Afun, was sent to gaol for seven dava Post Chies beatman and a Postal Ageal } tard. That the public service is hindered After three hours' severe fighting, tan ere- |
over 1 do-men-of-war frighton, crvottes (or two) have been drowned, and a lune by the attempt to gratify this sort of any's entrenchments were stored, and
aro roquested to state that the and guntilsand double that number (10) 60 cons, from the Hongkang and Whampoa at may recogaiss the adviability of pro to the Intrucher, who turns up with the the Britists capcuted over, uns besides of which we recently noticed, is not, as besides 30 or 40 sailing ships, the points for extending two piecus of brass, valized at mail lost, Har Majesty's Postmaster Concuriosity or solishness appears to be nothing despite the desperate ternity of the rebels Deutsche Boruco Company, the formation of commercial stormers, launchos, etc., Dock Compasy, Limited, on the same date. vitling a anfur means of conveymce.
It is not quite clear which Fostmaster rattstreniarity whenever the windows arms and ammunition The memy's lassas sen statet in some cuarters, in op- that would strike a stranger in Hongkong General is to be convinced by the Alestri ither an incoming or an outgoing mil trenches. The British loss was killed py
are closed, exon for a few moncats, for was heney, 100 corpses being found in the position to tao British North Borneo Com, the never ceasing bustle over its long Inspetors Croy, Brenner, and Qtion of two postal agents, the universally Even at midnight he seems to think the and 142 wounded.
The German company has been shore line, which is ons continuous ide Bakur Peha. Colonels established to develop a concession of land wharf with jetties at convenient intervals; minister who presides over tho house, No. 32, Gitman's Bazar, Du
intruder is a grey miable to have a 10th Bussars, Major Dalgetty of the 55th aeworing his questions of the twa, the dale of the doth Regiment were severely
whether on the water-tho only home CE Maniin 2000 89.032 ST horneo Territory.
thonsande of boat-owners--on
Hongkong 29,32 66.291 E nisanes than the wounded, and Captain Brabazon of the
the streets, ia
4 by their houses, shops, mason yards,
a car-
I r Amoy... 29.9405.084 NE UT 18 gentleman who is very collection of taaber posts
punters, iron workers, domestic servants Foochow 30 04 61080 SW 1 Regiment, Captain Wauchope and Lieu- No less than 2,000 has been paid tenants Macleod and Gorden of the 42nd
and heat of
of other mapacities; and finally, Nagasaki. 30.02 W 2
Shanghai, 0.03 15.588 NNE od perhaps most prominently to a Ceylones Mr Ferguson, son of the proprietor of colonist, the actor absence from the streets, Westck 30.03 20.6 NE 26
Fungkong Observatory, March 23, 1884. bullock carta, etc. I have only
soner when he was arrested,
met with hard labour,
2.ARCENY.
wish lard labone, and another cordis, named
ANOTHER GAMMING RAID.
In
Post Office must have
in 1880
Wo
cay, made a raid upon agamont in Lendon or his much humblas Peat Office is open for the sole purpoan of Burnaby and Barrow, and Colonel Litily. Which has been granted theru in the North the unwearied industry of the Chines
the Ard instant, and captured twenty representative in Hongkong. If the latter, four engaged the implemented in playing fantan. All he cum ority as though out
9. To provide larger boat is a very the table. A cook und To Aman apparimpte matter, the provision of a larger crow is the difficulty Departmental ex-
by the police, $7.99 cents being found upon
ed to be the manager of the game, and a
twonty two five doller Snes
xaid at
their scape by jumping out of a window
into the street below, a distance of 80 feet. These were all more or less injured.
as of course boon completely outgrow
The expenditure of Hongkong on these
(Before A. G. Wie, Esq.)
THEFT OF CƯỢTHING,
Yam a Choi, eaulie, was convicted of
stoppal by P. C. Chang Lena, 301.
LUITING THEES.
Lai Arat, a coolic, pleaded guilty to being
in posesion of two bundles of newly ent
offaues voro proved against the defendant who was now fined $10, or two maaths bard hbour.
| agencies has been more than doubled since
10. It
It unity
15.
to
ties of the two Colonies onables them to
16.
troops.
resistance from the rebels.
Ostaa Digna is encamped eight miles
i disa micaretermissible here to gunta view to the convenience of Americua re from Stakin, and another battle is ex-
is exchange of China de romittances. If the Padres,
the minuto which was subunitted to
Excellency the Governor on this subjet."
Mr Fawcett's decision. regret,
'I
It
Bidonts in Southern China than to the
A VISITOR'S IMPRESSIONS OF HONGKONG.
waggons,
but
30.106 30.05.
Dn.
4 P.ST....
30.001
BIOMETER-DAM
65
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1.M....
Do. Do
M
(Wet bulb) 0 A.N.
64
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do 1.N. GA
Do 4. 03 Maximum...
05
Do. Minimum over night 65
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER arr. -22ND MARCH.
Wind.
AT TO AISL-23RD ARCH,
Wow her.
b
four pony Hongkong 80 02 67.390 F3143 here! There may be more dagoarts are all I have come across. What Amey..... 29.9764.04 NE 1 of 104 a contrast to Colombo, Aud yet the city Fonchow. 30.02 68.68 NE 21.00 covers a good dent of grond, and the Shanghai. 30.16 44.084 NNE 3 A saburbs extend a long way out and up close Nagasaki, 0.011- to the Peak where is a sanatorium with Westock 27.08.25.7 sete 80 to 40 dwelling-houses and a churcle "Manpower takes the place of horses and
10.05 Hongkong Observatory, March 23, 1884.
AT 4 FM-23RD MARCH.
riak
Nagasaki .120.93
N
N
D
10
10.10
h
A special telegram to the Bombay Gazettes. As seen from the Public Gardens or even by lads with far lessments indicate light NE Breezes:
The Barometer has risen. The Tom- perature has fullon in Shanghai. Humidity is great, at all stations.
Tho
Gra-
met
Chinese junks, lighters, bosta
જવાય પ
Rchool of
W. DOSKECK, Government Adronwales. Hongkong Ubaereobury, March 24, 1884,
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
lat kur called Muk Ayat was collecting can selfiem be reduced again, TheGovern-/Australia. The Chinese in Rangoon have and Captain Koily cf the Artillery word the Ceylon Übserver, and junior clitor oflictels, mai sons, of all liarse flesh, carriages,
penses are continually on the increase, and Chinese on Money Ordura from Regiment, Captain Grean of the deer, the money and charging a commission, ent of Hongkong keeps there allies also discovered the money system wa main- alightly wounded. The ce vas olearly proved and these two the ports open simply and solely to deliver thin with the Indian Pust Office, and ru Ganured Gordon has issuei a proslama- that paper, recently passed through Hung-aco eight horses among 200,00 peoplo / Manila... 30.00 79,870, WNW)}< defendants were fined one hundred dollars the rails for Barope, and to collect to begining to ruit considerable sinus. It tien rebuking the Soulsnose and threaten- cach, with the alternative of three months'
13 various that the
the large Chinese population Avo dollars euch or fourteen days ivorisnite direction. But for this, as far as we Order ayatem seatpely at all, hard hbour, the rest of gamblers being fined to for transmission in the oppo- of the Straits Setzlements are the Money in them with chastisement by the British song on a vorige round the world. He sends to his journal the following account The reason Cairo, id March, 0 p.m.-The following of this Colony and Canton - ment with hard labour. Fifteen noted the are concerned, it would be desirable to robaldy is that the intimate business telogram has just been received hero
out of the close all the aguireios to-morrow. It is dis
HostRoxo, 24th January, were paid onee. Four or five of the men who were in couraging, therefore, to fad the London pectin between the Chinese comuni Tokar has been relieved without factur
The trip to Canton has been mest sus- the dog when the raid was male, effected upon a departmental expenditure whichо arrangements of their own for re- Post Unico indisposed to allow any increase!
Londra, 3rd Blurch. The Quson has cessful and interesting. It would require was settled suventeen years ago, and whichng Boney, and that for some reason telegraphed to General Grahaia congrutu disposal to do justice to my notes, but the hullocks, and transport and locomotion are, Manila 20.87:85.000, SE (216
hours rather than the nintes at my in the cases of British Bannah and theso urrangements cannot so easily be raade lasing him on his victory
F. &0. steamer Khiva" bound for Japen I believe, over a much cheaper, safer, 1ongkos 29, 94 08.2198 Cairn, 2nd March.The British wounded leaves at troon, and, as she lies far out more expeditious, comfortable and con
E Australin.
were progressing favorably. The enemy's.
Augy... 29.07 64.004 NE 1 venient than with pa. I need say nothing Foochow 30.0457.004 NE 2 Proposals to establish a Money Order loss was enormous, upwards of wwu thousand is the harbour I must make'a start 1867, whilst the local revenue of the Pust system have been dressed to the Puat buiug killed.
good time. Otice, which in 1872 exenstod $76,000, bas Dffice of the United States, mure with
of the porterage The deeds of individual Shanghai, 30.12 17.070, N 4 c But first let me in a few words give you Chi eso conties in walking away with leada Nagasaki. 29.80 y impressions of Hongkong Heung on their heads and shoulders, or of pairs in Wostock 2,8831.8- SE 16 Kong-meaning in Chinese god karbour, shoging enormous bulks from their bamboo, stealing three pairs of trousors, of the valve
Hongkong Obsratory, March, 24, 1884. while auther native true signifies or are proverbial. I would rather speak of t
of the of the property of a tailor called Tanga
Madvus, March Erd. The Nizam of sund of fragrant streams. As regards the universality of chairs, each manned by
ST 10 AM.--24TH MARCH, Fing on the 24th inst
pair Chinees who luva orassed the Pacific aval Hyderbad is dangerously ill with cholera former, nothing could be mure appropriato, of coolies-10 cents (5d) per hour or a dollar Manik ...50.02 83.362 SW 2 b themselves of the system as their country-English doctors are Couplainant had hung the garments in really amounts to this, that the postal ser- then in Australia have done, inors assistance Thalisar al curs of this, for the harbour is one of the fines, and most for a whole day and the immense confort Hongkong 30.01 63.498 H question outside his step in Upper Lascar vico on the coast of China is to routin in the Mossy Order brauch of this Depart but the doctors have no doubt that the in its entire extent of ten square miles, with cente per hour, in which you an rin ng Shanghai, 30.00 40.5 82 NNW 7 Polar beautiful in the world, and dotted over, and convenistice of the jinrickshaws, als 10.30.03 49.088 NE 1 Rond to dry and defendant plucked them off absolutely unimprovcil, or is to be i-
Foochow the bamboo and bolted with them, but was proved at the sole cost of the Colony of but this result is not expected.
vint will become unavoidably necessary, linesa is cholera. Disturbance are ex
ce such bayond the Hongkong Besides the fact that it is
17. Now that nu inland Parvel Post hus death. The Resident's guard is buggs of all the principal Wuster and average. Colombo bonds, within days Wostock 29.75 30.7 - WNW:
pected in the events of His Highness's shipping carrying the raval and commercial the level roads viction for larceny, was sentenced to six vilo postal facilities for people at Amoy; it is to he hoped that the much and long readiness for eventualities.
Dendant, who admitted a previous cen. sourcely tits pravines of Houstong to pro has been caiaklished in Ene Unitsa Kimgalom doubled and a string sulatan is held in Far East nations, as well as with flow of kicking, shying, lazy. Lawken-down
picturesque, if sometimes motley, crowd uf
let down
when and where and up months' imprisonment with hard labour. &, the Home Government has desired Parcel Post from China may be
sampas, you please, and carried most away all the surplus revenue ort of which the expenses of such facilities might have been submitted to the London Odice. This advanced on Friday, to the relief of Tokat above the city, the scene is unique, lively ladies going to or from henne established, Proposals effect this have from Trapkitat says that Gonera Grahan other of the numerous vantage points in ar than our average Tamil cooly. hon defrayed,
Department bus always
declined to partici. The rebels were found i Mr Fawcett's suggestion that what is |
stranglynd branches of trees, unlawfully obtained. wanted might be provided at the cost of Pato in any Parcad Post system on which entrenched position, soven riles from ant imposing. The city of Victoria, bailt in their own rickshaw or chairs; paire the side of a bara volcanic Huntain of children going to scho er having an out- Fira previous convictions for a similar the como unities concerned is net, under Prepayment will not frank the parcel ta tha: Triukitat, After sonic prekimaszy range which culminates in 4 prak 1,300 feet ing: business men being, run along from
skir- on door of the arkdressO. There will probably local circumstances, a hopeful one. The
wishing, dghting bogaine general all along above sea level, faces the cur no be difficulty in
in sacaring this.
rising Club course was tried for some years at Hingo
'Change Hall, or residence to office; the finohe enemy fought witli fearless 18. Somu and Nagasaki in Japan, and led to much
points
in the Post Office Or determination and the English troops be above it like another Gibraltar, bait on an naval officers ashore hound to visit conantis Ferdinance 1870 zeedling neudiment, an entire hared splendidly. Too catftuated number the capital of New South Wales. It is Happy Valley," two miss out, or the
extended scale which reminds me of Sydney, olicialdvin
ldvin generally; visitors en reate to inconvenience and complication. are no municipalities at ports like Amos reprint has been submitted for re-enactuent. is twelve thousand lost enemy's, forse) | difficult to say which is the more channing. Gardens, all delighted with and at ease in : DRUSKS. Alexander Fotollier and Pierre Masson, which could voto annual sung, in con-
The point on which an altoration of the law and two thousand Filled. The four Krupp's the city seen at night from the water this most enjoyah
guns and two Gatlings which Baker Pazha
vehicles; and if enter sane belonging to the French man-of-war sequence any expenses would have to be a ospecially desirable was the Section ex-
dotted over Destist, were uned 50 cents each, with the met by subscriptions, or (as in Jupon) by of the Ordinance. No extensive or sweep- verod. Our loss was about forty killed and and houses, or the landlocked bay with its East improvement in a city with roade so Hundity...... with twinkling gas-lights, prising Colombo townsmen do not at once Barometer ...... empting all Chinese letters from the sction
loat when his force was routed were reco- lamps and Ühinese lanterns among trees set ahnt introducing this most desirable Far Temperatate.. alternative of two days hard labour, for charge levied on each lecter. The commu being drunk and disorderly in Lesscar Road nistes rupilly changer; the new couers, how is intences, but it is desirable to have wasty wounded. Lieut. Boyd Carrysford many twinking smiles under the noonday Peculiarly adopted for such lecomntion, I Li'tion of wind last evaring at 7:30 The fines were paid. never hasing experienced the evils the dence is to have
was severely injured. On Saturday General. The hills of the island and the main will think a great deal less of their public Force charges were levied to micet, resent them the power to stop those wholestie evasions Graham entered Tokur after hardly any land opposite are undoubtedly baro, but spirit,
Let Masses. J. Walker & Co., Weather. ighting. na impositions, many refuse to peg, ur de of public dues of a kinda which Chmase
are so ingenious in devising. cline to receive the taxed correspondence, steamer for San F.ancisco clone over £1,000
not unpleasantly so, as any rate at this impart a model "jinrickshaw," any from Bain Cairo, March 4.The British troops are
Hongkong Observatory, March 23, ami a constant irritation is kept up. The following is the Report of the Direc-
The dificulty will be met some day, I letters were found surreptitionsly conveyed returning to Trinitat, where they will conson of the year when the shadows from Penang, the nearcat port, and if the centrate tu-toorrow, cnbark, and it is ex-cloudy sky afford repose from the glare Managing Director of the 0. 0. B. dues
Barometer..... doors in the baggage and about the pursue of pected proceed immediately to Suakira.which probably in deummerisumplessantly not be his way to surrounding his hope, by the Chinese Gorermaeut fat first Chinese passengers. + tors to the thirteenth ordinary Meeting of perhaps as represented by the foreign Cus
Some inhabitants of the garrison of Tabar bright. But those are the far-off and higher with a dosen at least forthwith, it will in Temperature.. 19. The amount of thought Cluness will are arriving at Suakim.
hilis, for in and around the city skill and deed be surprising; while a two-wheeled Humidity Shareholders to be held at the head office tons ataff, avating to acclise of its national bestow on petty frauda of this kind, and
capital have wrought wonders, not merely locomotive, which costs comparetively little Di'tion of wind duties, and
cetallishing on oflictent Post the patienes with which they will pass arrived at Suakin.
Cairy, Muroh b.-General Gratum has
atad in building a Osman Digna still
No wonder grass, paddy or grain from month to month, Rain.....
Weather...... the 29th March 1881, at 12 o'clock noun. perhaps hardly ripe for that as yet, and I
though
Lady Robinson, nourly twenty and a mere trifle for upkeep, will very The Directors have now to eubralt to the do not think we can take the initiative, strata by a system which they worked troops have started from Trinkitat and will th
tie between Singapore and Swaton. Chinese diseinbark south wards of Suakim. Admiral Shareholders the thirteenth annual Report Honghong has been requested to
and our Feradenly Gardens us Law Courts, Ulub, Galle Face House, รมช care of pore without any attempt as propayment,
yment special mission to King John of Abyssinia. atarred, after the imposing architectural in many private residences, take the place Tacast prerais carnod during the year, Rest Ofice in China. It is not to pleasant At Smtow they were of course charged if is expected that Miasovals will be mato nites in City Hall, Government House, of the palanquin and horse, the Zersekeeper less riusurances and return premia, toge as might be wished to have the service double postage. But they had been fo'dad
public and meresutile utices
ulices and banks, finding his place ore long between a free port. ther with interest and gain in kabange, sterotyped against all Improvement, but with the ends opon, and when tho ad
Two other amounts to $219,104, 86, after deducting our position world soon to be simply a
Aden, March 6-4 revalt has taken with magnificent suburban uusione and a shawshafts as the manpower. dressee had read the contents he declined expanses and losses for the current year, ministerial uno, There is nothing for
botanical it
place of the Bedouins at Jeddah.
garden, limited in extent, it is passengers and myself went over thres or but which with its truo Cuiro, March 6.The British troops Invo
I walks, pared
ter foar miles and depreciation of bands, the working ac bot to make the best of it, sud unt to to receive the letters or pay the suas due
of around on the afternoon of Tacos, fountains and admirably tended cel our arrival with one stoppage midway to seunt shows a credit balaton of 835,165.20, wander from the allotted fell outil we *Sue, literally, in a letter from a time ratened to Sih 35th Begint has lection of plants looks like a dualbiustis visit the quatry, and as fight and oasily humidity of air saturated with moistory Lung which amount the Directora propune t
been ordered to poss
brophile. What he meant to say was that
of a part of the Crystal Palado ground
dad's ant ran are these at ong to the credit of reserve fund.
Bome friendly trives haro defeated a
big 11. The disappearance of revenus alluded
that 100, perambulators" To the debit of same account have been to above has been completed during the he was very desirous of forming a colles thousand followers of the Mahdi zorth of of Kew Garden The Cematery hora, the drivers were almost as fresh as
tion of timbres poste
situated alongside the taceongresiranga when we started. Two Obeid
Chinese are often passed the losses for previous years paid year under review by the receipt of
and suggestive association-in what is neon carried in one jiarickshaw, and a during 1883, including the balance at dabit directions from home to contribute a sam
London, 7th Marchford Hartington known as the Happy Valley, is in itself reasonable amount of bagange can alwasa of Working account 1882, mouating in all of £5,000 a year towards the expedien of
asked Parliament for a supplementary credit veritable totanical garden; and, indeed, I be carried with a passenger. Of course, I te $71843.75, making the balance at credit the P. & contract, in place of the sent
half-a-million for the Soudan. He said that had imagined I had passed through the make allowance for the temperature here: of Reserve Fun & $63.970.50, against which of about £3,000 which we were paying be
General Grahaca bad been authoriad to at Pubile Gardens there until the doumin so hut Penang and and Singapore are even thers known Losses of about $15.000, fore. For the first time therefore in the
tack Osman Digua when the littoral of the admiraly, presided over by Mr. Ford was Colombo, and these jinriolshaws are fat up to date.
Red Sea was accured. A weak garrison at afterwards Visited, where, with fountains lacreasing Who will be first to show the "The Directors have written down the
Suakim under these circumstances would be playing, birds singing and all the show as little world in Galle Face what a nicely.
THE CHINESE INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.
Or one
Station,
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20.12
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of the Company at Hongkong, on Saturday office in every open port The time sea and land to carry them out are woll maintains a helliooss attitude. The Britis, planting and coltivati bat in forest to begin with, and absolutely nothing in Force
is
of the Company to the 91st December, 1883, the Imperial Govoriment of the letters for Sw-tow were posted at Singa-Howett in the "Speedy" has gone on a placegarded Colombo nɛa mean look-apeedily, at the Wharf, in the Fort the
all
T
are relieved of war touli there.'
Further seizures wero ga followe
City of Fexing, a 2,359 letiora. Arabic....... 2,457 Greznic,........14,301 More than 25,000 of these letters Favo history of the Colony is may be considered been received back from San Francisco as that the Post Office is being worked at a paclaimed,
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the "ridk
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W. DODERCK,
Government Astronomer.
Hongkong Observatory, March 24,
1. BanoNets, reduced to 93 degrees Julica. it, and to the level of the sea in fuches, feathe
invadba.
2. TEMPERATURE, In the phede in degrees, Dand tenths, Valent
B. Hemistry, in percontugs of saturation, dre
4. DIRECTION OF Wish, to two podata. 5: Force or Win, acording to Beaukert Beale,
6: STATE OF WELTER Line sky, c. de faced clouds, dristling rain, log, a gloomy, hail, lightning, o evercast, passing showers, equally, sains mow, I thunder, o vhibility- cate any increase over the average of their to dow (wet). The letters: we repeated to isli, signification
7. Rám, la lashes, truths and hundrediks.