No 1007-JANUARY 13, 1886.]

trotted round in good form; Old Roofer, though his wat is at present rather rough, may entry his ener's colours to the front in a way to surpriza people. I heard

|paratively wodem Imperial legislation upon subjects of the same kind. There was one provision in the bill which he had seen criticised, and it might be convenient for him to point out what it really amounted to Safhaustion of clause 4 provides as fol-

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whisper that the Amoy sea air had agree loration as the printer or publisher who of the Pesos If Kugland wishes to Bank with the cheque produced, which was Calcutta niid made a ludicrous attempt at a cleared space on the bank of a mountain | louked like scoring, when ebe fouled the

so well with Torpedo that he also may put is an appearaner; and these ponies, if they should tum up åt on mace day, may upset calculations and make events rather upon.

There are a mainber of first class ponies here, and more are coming. Among the

thought to be undertaken only by those over in security of 8100 to appear when mon of the day, simply sent out his body so that when they came to the gorge of the standing, Mary Hackett ran in and pushod bocu scratched, the game was reanmod. A who are fond of taking much trouble for onlled upon and De Pike having now mard as bullies. They seized upon likely Shan country there was not more than it far away with her foot Faces having

returned to the Colony, the case has been people anywhere and everywhere, and half of the original three thousand.

uamally made some small squeezes on their Now, however, they were within striking hot by Helen Montgomery was too weak to mining, or those who aspice to the slender reopened by bir Wiss.

William Henry Gaskell, cashier in the own account? high gangs káp og den a distance of a large, han village, perchiodore, and the goalkeeper kicked away; chance of a nomination to a seat in thongkong & Shanghai Bank, deposed that My position was somewhat ticklish The high up on the slope of a hill. The Yar Kate Jackson, who was in great foren, choot- Legislative Council or the bench of Justices he rometubered the defendant coming to the young Oka Princs bad fast sacped from Mingyen encamped his men on a small ing jest urer the cross-bar. Maggie Green shall have made the aforesaid Declaration possess many loyal subjects in her Calonice for $39.37, in writing, but in figures was for rising on the Upper Byron frontion The arrain, and sent parties out to onllect pro-ball; and then the wearers of the red and shall love the Colony temporarily, a De elation from mother. Frinter ce Publisher of the Far East, she must make better pro-, raw by Dr Pike. On closing the Yay-nung men had heard me talking visions. The food-sapply had ben very white mado a desperato offort to score; the balanes the emo day, he found that 850 in Hindostanee to the bazaargirl. If I was precarious for some time; and now nothing opposing goalkeeper having twice to un

The dieque was bitiught brough, All

un in court there was no escape and

escape for better than bamboo-shoots, angle fruit, with the ball behind the goal, whero, how quences: Suppose a Chinese who haa buon to him, and from

19th Sept. he went to Bite Buildings to see thote. naturalized here were to render some defendant, whom he kuni tote a servant The Yay-noung's office

small fish from the streams, was to be had. Carmont, Maggie Green, and Jane Wratt. boneca en prolonged struggle on the left wing, dense undergrowth and the bill-in which Captain Sarah Thoma, whose play him he had been overpaid and naked him to drink shops, one

resident within the Colony skall bo noccoe-visions than these; Look at the conzo, } caeli were at belaarned on the men All right, was going and roots and leaves, varied with some ever, it was cloverly taken from her by T

That was a reproduction of the existing ordinance 2 of 1844, with this alteration, the

50

good way with

Way thither we passed some

former I noticed on the course this morning word temporarily had been inserted before services to the local Government or to bis of Dr. Pike. He saw defendant find told citi On the then kopt by a Chinese sides were almost equally impenetrable, I had so far been disappointing, showed rare Gamester, Ambassador, Oonqueror, Batids.the word declaration,"so that there might ¡ fellow-citizens, and these services involved and the difference of 850 Defendant acquaintance of minn, I had now got the and, moreover, wers full of tigers. A few form by sitting down on the ball, the thin

man, Triumph, Kilmarnock, and Cheapside.as There were others, but they esonpaid mo

2

ha no room for doubt; no question ATÍŠER

him, win often the casa, in some difficulties to what is the meaning of the provision. In the law as stood, in the section of ord.

of 1944, there might aries, he believed in other powerful body of men outside this one case there did arise, some question sa to whether temporary absence was contem. Colony; then he must perforce remain all plated by the actions of the old law. his life in this little nook of the world, The insection of the word temporarily re

with the Chincee Mandarins, or indeed any

The

tho

and

dave taken charge of his Northern trainer moved that doubt; whether it removed it in except perhaps emigrating to other British to defondunt. Ro believed the figure on snd brandy, and waggled my head at him. sort of thing, enlivened by night attacks on game was rodefensivo, and it took

I Work was mainly confined to trotting and occasional cancer: Gastor was full Pr going and looked as if he would like to

Ambassador and a suspicious-looking grey

• griffin powed, and the grey at once round seemed to hold the old pony easily. Merry Monk and a starved-looking grey Subscription Grifin had a pow- together, and the Monk had to pat his best foot for ward to keep his place, I thought. The Major's usually jolly countenanes looked

dicky fashion.

Mr Stiobel's is looked upoin as a dark horse,' but there will be

At all there, and let us hope with for better ro-Kong and Shanghai Bank, remembered the And San Gwan raturned with some overal companies while the troops scram- I further score nas más up to half-time..

at the

pe securities it was intended to patient out any definits results. I do not propose

the

And even

nach

іні

the

dis.

many changes before end of next months, thus would see that some provision or other here to discuss this topic, important as it was written by defendant; and witness saw regular Palace suldiaryck, one of the in exchange for foud, the, and that, fixe van exocutod shortly afterwards, by

and I thought Mr Paul Tooked satisfied with the movements of those in his care.-

· SCOUT.

MEETING OF THE LEGIS- LATIVE COUNCIL.

of

of paper was intended to prevent..

and the ordinance was rend a second time.

On the motion of the Attorney General, pre-seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary,

The meuthera of the Legislative Coarcil ot this afternoon.

Thero wero

time

disadvantages. When he goes to the main land opposite, be too carries with him practically no British protection, unless

to his master.

Sous further ovidence as to the discovery

cheque

Ол

he sup

ut the

gent:-H.E, the Officer Administering the the following bills were read a second indeed he should change his ecstumo, cut of the difference of the imonos paid on the ling enough, bat the old man was not useful ia inducing people to take in prang. Captain Sarah Thoms sont in a Government (W. H. Marah), President; 8. A Bill to empower tho Colonial Treasorer of his queue and dress liko a European. Todя, în zeconntant, the Bank, youth off, but objected to all the substitutes story he had got well into his second bottle, cy's goal-keeper, little. I

account of Pay or Allowances to Perhìm ridiculous among his friends, while Watson Pike, surgeon on the provided so that Thah-ol's father was and took no more interest in lottery specula her sister, got the leathered by the

His Honour Sir George Phillippo, Chief Justice: Hon. F. Stewart, Acting Colonial

Secretary; Hon. E. L. O'Malley, Attorney

Hua J. M. Price, Surveyor General; Bon'

P. Ryrie; Hou, W. Koswick: Hon. T Jackson; Hus F. D. Sassoon; Hop. Wong Shing.

6.

MINUTES.

and confirmod.:

THE USUHT LAWS—THE WORK OF THE LAW

to pay otherwise than to Exsenters or This is a heavy price to exact from a Chi- Administrators small Sums due on neso;-one wffich, if given, may render

sons decessed.

Bank-

Defendant

loft

and

THE CHINESE CLAIM TO BURMAN

TERRITORY, AN A correspondent signing Burma writes

gume

Carmont,,

Within

made

a minute the Red and White

tactics they made their first, notch aid loud cheers. Thero were stil! fifteen minutes to play but the game came to an unexpected conclusion owing to the excite encroaching on the players space for some ent of the spectators, who had been

time.

broke through the ropes, and

alle mush, and after a fine display of

said he had only received $39.37 which he measure of my man, sa I suggested that Burtrose Shan villages wore footed, and and Yellow want away with a ruch, ond had handed over to his master. Witness we should go in and have you refresh soms wood-cuttora were caught. Half a Maggie Green beaded the ball through showed laim his writing at the back of the ment. They agreed with an clarity which dosan of these were sent up to the Shan vil posis. An appeal to the ampire was answer cheque in which be acknowledged receipt of showed that they were not good Buddhists. lage to summon it to surrender, and the rest ud in favour of the Blue and Yellow

which Unptain 989-87, but he refused to refund the bal. I told my friend Swee Gwan to show us were crucified to strike terror into the de after a brief interval-dering

home team's work ance Witness did not see the money paid into an inner room, ordered some mild gin fenders. After three or four days of this Rodgers's back hair sulfured somewhat-tho the choque to

to be an 8.and not a 3.

Olinamen are very quick of apprehension; the camp by the Shans, the Burmese general was confined to the Kan Yam Tiu, aliroll at the Hong-

an advance, and staged below with them all their time to hold their own, No ordered the sense in which the Council approved Colonies and trying his naturalization again

shu (Chinese rice-spirit) and Eagle* defondant it was of course at present open.

cheque on Septeraber

indiscriminate firing, and finally a rush on Mary Hackett, which was taken by Captain white it was hecary to forore it one sulla Noxt take the case of a Chiness deperabe intende quo for brandys the latter as fiery as a blast.for. bled up the rocky path. Thota, was some Da resursing, foul was given against way or the other. and the provision w** therefore mide clever by the insertion of who was born and bred here: what is he? any particular zum but asked for payment Ono of the two filled a tumbler with the village stockade, which was repulsed. Rodgers She kicked to Helen Mentgo

at intervals of

of four ball, however, going in the wrong. diren- the word tampom. With voters alle hs an Englishman, by nationality? In its pay a preation for them and lie said brandy and sainst u, drank half of it, do. Then the regimental colonels returned for the mary, who made it good shot for goal i toration was a verbal one. With referee other words, has he all the privileges of an he would go and see his master about it, so good before, drunk the rent, and sub- or five days for weeks, and at last the Bur- tion. After an interral for explanations;

must a premium olared that he had never tasted anything operation was to the question that there should exception made in the case of persons leaving Englishsuar? I think so, by the Common He went away and came back and said he sided on the floor. The other confined mese army was reduced to starvation point, Kato Jackson received the ball from Cap- the colony for a short time the Council would Last of England, but there are many who would take the money in notes. Witness himself to brandy, and grew talkative and and ran short of ammunition. Desertion Lain Rodgers and Bung it with great forco

three 10 cent pieces rather glum as his 'Sub," went round in cathor probably see that there is room for a good doubt this, and the discussion is still being gave him surantien 85 notes, four St natosi.fecotiqua about his weak-hoaded com- and death had reduced the force to aix or between the uprights.:. The geing

deal of discussion, but if they looked

•bqt the amount the. He told me a good deal of his any tones, making an arrangement with the moving the umpire from the ground. A

chai Shabs that hostilities stinald general scope of the ordinance, what pur-carried on by advocates of both sides with-889.37, which he believed to be the amo at panion, whom ha kicked from time to seven hundred and they refused to fight allowed, there were a few.munities for re- Boyalista should Maggie Graea was well responded to by tattooed on naived by Aahing for fillitary, Dr Fike: History: He was not, notwithstanding the sch provide,

up arms and settle in the deser the goal-keeper of the Blue and Yellow, Witness himself wrote Payporters or the Alompra

He had ted villages of the plain. The Burmese go who, moistaking her side, fisted imprudently of the same nature would have to be made is: I may do so at some future time. But him write it. in cases of temporary absence. They must what can his birth and foreign education 898.37 and also the date on the back. He only joined the Yay-nonng's gang to save neral, by thrests and promises, succeeded in to Lucy Carmont. The latter broke away. asked the defondant how much he wanted himself from trouble on his return from persuading about fifty men to retreat with in great form under the impression that provide for temporary absence, or directly.

ht The Ya Min-gyeo

geoinformed they admitted all the evils which the whole avail him even in the land of his nativity and he said 839.35, and witness said, no the expedition against the Shans somo him to Mandalay, and they scaped in the she had the ball with her, but, on being

he said all right' and months before. On Thak-oh, for that was widdle of the

night.

by the spectators that this was of the ordinance relating to the registration He in classed in every respect with the it is 889.37, and 1 s.37 and he went his nams, properly belonged to the rural diod of fover on the way, and then this not choceso, judiciously desisted. Jane

witness paid him the

Wynts then made a fine run, centring well Witness afterwards wont to see levies, and was the son of a cultivater at romvant of the three thousand broke up The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded, ether Chinese, and labours under the saING AWAY, who would not say how much Yua Thit-gyos (the big new village), down and reached Mandalay in twos and threes, but Maggie Green failed to breast the ball

defendant, he had received but that he had given it all the river. He had been courting the daugh On Thah-ch made friends with one of the through The Red and White new assum ter of the village hond-man. The girl was Palace guard, got himself enrolled in the ed the aggressive with renewed energy. not. Yay-noang Prince's retinue, and now made the forwards showing excellent judgment contesty, he pot Thali-ca's name on

ratiling good shot. Lucy Ourmont get that booked; was given by Ng the roster for military service and accepted lottery tickets.

Fung Cal all the money

money that was given to buy the By the time my friend had finished his ball; bat, though she was in charge of the votes at

away and, mak- Staff, deposed that on the 18th ruined and Thah-oh himself was carried off tions for that day. Shortly afterwards Lining a beautiful display of dribbling, oo- September Inst he signed the cheque pro to Mandalay in one of the royal steamers, fell asleep. Sweo Gran and I deposited polled the Blue and Yellow to concede a cross-bar, and a scrimmage ensued bo- General; Hon. A. Lister, Colonial Treasurer: 14. A Hill for the better Apportionment of fit, is at variance with all his im-duced fur $39.97 and sent defendant to tho! There he had a helmet and a guts and a pair him after dark in a convenient back garden | corner. Lupy Carmont shot over the

Rents and other periodical Payments. mediate surroundings and associations. Bonk for clean dollars.

witness week's drill from Captain Commotto, the friend in another, some way off. The royal 5. A Bill to amend the Law relating to Before leaving this part of my letter, Iack about 11.50 am and asked came of trousers and a tonic given him, and had on the other side of the strast and put and the post.. Faces having bocu scratch-

the

resumed, Larceny and Embezzlement

dil not hang about the Mandalay milk half a 'yes. Defendant asked him before ho

Bigh Admiral A Bill to hand the Law relating to the should like to quote for the public benefits would do and witness said Italian naval officer and Burreso Lord lottories lost somo money, that day; but red,

drass He had just learned which was the right bazaar any more in Burniess Custody and Infanta,

a portion of that famous Circular, issued what was the amount of the cheque

brought back $39.31. On the 19th ho saw side foremost of his trousers, and how to 7. A Bill to amout the Law relating to Sales by Sir Rutherford Alcock, when he was the shroff and also received a memo. to the form and hold his gun, when the regiment

of Reversions. With reference to the bill relating to lar. Hor Gracious Majesty's Representative in effect that the boy had been overpaid. He was ordered off to fight the Shan hillaen, had killed one of his stepmothere, The minutes of the Inat meeting were rua ceny and embezzlement, the Attorney Ge- China, and dated the 6th October 1808; asked the defendant and he replied that he The Big

bad handed him all he received. Later on a Shan princess; and her father had sworn nemal gaid this bill would supply what had Toally been a serious omission in the Legis. After having briefly stated his reasons for the first witness came to soo him on the to avenge her death. Another Shan chief

tain had been irregular in paying his to the Fangoon Gazette as follows:--- lation of the Colony. Fortunately they such a decision, he continues thus in bus subject. The choque as brought to him on

the morning of the 19th September was not homage at the palace on the appointed

Sir,-My previous letter to you sounded an indescribable anone of confusion exmiad; had not had many occasions for regretting notification: Therefore, by the authority in the same condition sa at present as to

beg-parden days. When laat he came the note of warning mot too soon. Your the players being subjected to rough its non-existence there had only been two and power vested in me by the 86th section the figures 893

893 The upper loop of the down freebow refered to see him and telegrams of yesterday show the intimate

This is not

Tausy skotol of a felo instances in which it was required.

The context has boon trouble football match. would move that the Council go into Com 1865, I do declare and order that all us it did now. He remembered this by did not mend his ways. The chief spat on the man time with the news of

a conversation he had with Dr Beaulat at the ground and swept off to his hills with at Merushack comes the ancoupesment described much as it took place in the British sabjosta of Chinese docent shall the time. The defendant was not then in the intimation that he would return again, that the Chiness wish to get a slice of county of Lanarkshire. I boliove it was the last played by these teams. Others while residing or being in Chiness territory the room. De Readilan was pointing out He kept his vow, and so did the bereaved territory in Burms. The connection is

to hin: with a discard the Chinese costume and adopt a witness cautioned bit to wes tather. They burned and ravaged the plain-England should determine to annex were in contemplation: but the scone with

him to see whole Ava plain almost up to the walls f some other dress or costume whereby they that the pon was dry before he did the

for a joint boundary commission.rities to interiers. punish these rebels:

At that the

present I have credible information may readily be distinguished from the Witness then saw the pen was perfectly dry the Royal City of Gems itself. It was towards for Bai Arango with China altor which this one budel warned the suths- and did not touch the paper at all, at despatched. A roview was held before the that the Chinese have missed 20,000 men a native population. And

that time the upper loop was net joined, column marched. The regiments were on the

the Yunas frontier, no doubt, though close. The figures were certainly formed up in line in the open space a view to this boundary question

England should come to terms with meant for 839.37 and not 889.37, and wit to the east and north of the Prince,

Be was $39.37 now. considered it made his sights quite differently, as could be. for thres hours they remained Chine, who, with Rumin on one side and of an English alliance, be seen from the data of the cheque. Do- on, their knees, ill Theeba made his Francs en unother, both enemies, would

Majesty looked at them for

the wild. en for & couple of fication of the Shan States and the fendant had been 10 his employ for apruce in the Palace steps. Then he only, to glad of an every satisfaction and wittens believed minates through an

an opoca-glas t That be tribes on the frontier would be rendered him to be honest: He had several times ing the end of the review, the re Franco may otherwise come to

new in his keeping.

the Yaw Min-gyee, the Minister of state that she may keep shy of the English of a public matters, and openly advocate and

giments marched ciff. At the head, ospe terms so favorable to China ju Tonquin, appointed to the chief command, mounted alliance, or demand a great deal more llian on the subjecte to which they aoveral practise Western civilization and morality; ly related. with such amendments

ats of why sino, though in a free British Cole

on an elephant, and surrounded by out Eugland would be willing to give and thus those laws as appeared suitabl

suitable, as being

riders and miscellaneous tag-rag and hob create a row which will in the future cause tail. Following him came the three regi- trouble

..... in the nature of making them a revised ny, the influenes of Chiness mandarins it

with mento,

China's clear coarse. Is to go in heartily à a couple of light field-pieces edition, erabodying along with the existing sometimes a strongly felt by nearly every

and in the rear came the commissarias and with England. She has everything to gain erdinances such provisions of Imperial Chinese dwelling in this falund, be he a us

orduance polic

COOLICE

So they proceeded and nothing to lose by it, while con- Bank, Legislation upon the

the same..

e aubjects as have

bravely xot hitherto been incorporated with the turalized or bork British subject or a mere the unfortunate queue, and they generally

Chan Hu and Flo Tapi, chair coolies in

river which paseen the old Jaw of the Colony as

for incorpor

terfeld & Swire, were charged with being capital of Amarapura before it an injury w her, to England, and to Barmth. The Commission had endeavoured to think, perfectly plain and intelligible, wearing of European dress.

WOMEN AT FOOTBALL. to confine themselves very closely, in fol. The Chinese require more encouragement & Lastly, those Chincre who do come at large in the public streets without light Irrawaddy. Here there was a grest deal

and passa at 9.45

in the execu- one that preparations wore necessary to

The craze for football, now so prevalent get the army aver. The river was too deep to the lines laid down on their instruc

more encouragement and consideration tion of his duty. tiona. They did not

minend ment. The Chiness here are mostly men ot all recommend

Mana Singh, P.C. 502, saw the defend- to ford, and there were only three or four at Home, seems to have extended itself to as final the ordinances in the shape in which who have come from the various districts from the hands of the Colonial Govern

af 9.45 last night hanging about the ferry-boats. However, after three days were now presented. There were many they were points which they thought it was their duty round about Canton to settle or resido here, ment, The European civilization of Chi-P.&O. corandah, and when he asked them the troops crossed in safety, but in the some of the gentler sex. A writer in the Gold Leaf 90, Fant to incorporate, but it might be desirable in and nearly all of them have family resies here is in its infancy, and must be for their passes they attacked him with meantime their numbers had dwindled St. Jamer's Carette givna a description of a Sovereigns,

considerable violence and he had to call in down from three thousand to abous two game between two tears of women at Glas-

five The rest had ran the mind of the Ucancil to introduce more douces or relatives and friends living at arefully watched oper and underly man the Assistance of a Portuguese to arrest thousand Lath-on-thought it uselesa Is gow, which, if true, shows that age women (Taken at Mfruire Falconer & Co.'s Premier, substantial

Away. question to be considered by

by the Council as their various native village. It is through tured by all true well-wisher and philanth

Defendants were fined $10 each, or six desort. He could bot live in Mandalay, can become as fond of rough sport as their a matter of policy, but such was beyond and by these that they are being constantly thrapists. To those who beliera that

the vindictivo headman wanlä the scope of the duty of the Commission. kept back, and at times unduly influenced England's mission in this world is solely to

and if he went back to his native village more masculinio, linothers. It is gratifying Banchiersen's Road.) in the execution of their duty.

till get hold of

bato think, however, that neither the autho him again. Bat the artillery could not They therefore left man

got over at all. The first gun capsized rities nor public opinion will permit this the ferry-bont and weat to the bottom of degrading innovation to develope. The the river. So the Burmesa commanders came

REVISION COMMITTEE.

The Attorney General moved the second reading of a bill entitled an ordinance to repeal the usury laws and to fix a legal rato of interest. In doing so, he said he stated

and

The Attorney General gore notice that he of the China and Jagan Order in Council first figure did not then join the centro apnounced that he would be deposed if he connection between the two frontiera Baally driven off the field.

mittua on these bills at next meeting,

----APJOURNMENT.

at the list meeting of the Council that this was one of a series of ordinances which were presented to the Onassil upon the re- port of the Commission for preparing and

The Council was adjourned until this drafting a revised edition of the ordinances. He might, perhaps, stats with reference to day wask, at 4 o'clock. this bill what would be equally applicable to

all the others.

scope of

The tone the

the work which Commission

when it was was assigned to appointed on the 19th August 1882 was to prepare and report on drafts for a

drafts for a rovis ed edition of the

the ordinances sand for amond- ments of the same, incorporating the re

Buch

recent Imperial Legislation sults of

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE STATUS OF ANGLO-ORINESE CITIZENS OF HONGKONG.

To the Editor of the 'China MAIL*

Hongkong, 13th Jannary, 1686. Sim, I have frequently been asked by procedere in the administration of Justics. European friends why the Chinese in this

aw appeared applicable to the circumstances

the Colony, and

and providing for improved

of

that

WUS

the

with

Quotations Horozore, January 13. OPTUM-Now Fetna, cash, 565

Old New Benares, sayo. 1424

•fthene drafts were the results of the work | Col ng do not weare often come forward and Chinose Dominion. (See Government, Ga. Bighteen months and had siven him they lay down on their stomacht White | end with the help of: China, the pas ̧-

Commission in carrying out that in render assistance to the Government in tion. They were drafts in the nature

in the event of their infringing or not observing this order and regulation they shall not be entitled to claim Britisk pro tection or interference on their behalf in any Court of Justice or elsewhere in the

What that distinctive etle, 1868, p. 439.) dress in or should be no definite description has boon given or determined upon, so, like most other things, it is left to every British Consul to prescribe what he thinks best. Most of the Consuls, Iam informed,

have a particular horror of and aversion to

hai large sums of money, belonging to wit The case was then further remanded until 11 s.m. to-morrow, when Dr. Scanlan was to be subpoenaed.

(Before N. G. Mitchell-Innes.)·

DISORDERLY CHAIR ‘QUQLIES.

Commission to be suitabled to the resident. Now, Sir, the reply is, I venture insist upon its renoval in addition to the the employ of Mr J. Hunt, of Messrs But-ge, a small they reached the Myit- trary policy would be produstivo of much !

atinu

P.M

tho

lowing out the duty assigned to them, and protection from the British Govorn-forward and discharge public duties, needssaulting P:0. Mesterday, and with of trouble. It had never occurred to any

amendments.

MANY

provisions of

be

the

law which may appear to the Council to to by the fear of the mandarina, Few, I take open to amendment. As an illustration of it, would care to offend the deities who this be might point out a section in the bill calating

ting to newspapers. The Council would solutely rule their hearths and homes. If such is the one, it may be naked, however, any why many Chinese should not settle hore

see that section of that bill provided 5. Whoever shall prist or publish

weeks' hard labour for puniting the poliso

mass wealth and acquire territories fur

her own special use and beneût, and that

A BURMESE MILITARY EXPEDI- TION.

her sole enjoyment without a corresponding all her great colonies are to contribute to

responsibility and duty on her part, I have

for

newspaper or paper without conforming permanently under direct British protection, nothing to day. If right is might and bered by some of our readers as having dere to wait sboot uutside the capital for softer sex lind sa impression that football

во

the provision in Sections 4, or whoever

ahall print and publish or cause to be or become naturalized. The answer to this

while waiting Mr James G. Scott, who will be remen worth to the conclusion that it was not account in the Cascite rends ——

proper mess

Before the day when I witnessed a stir- of f transport. The artillery officers received ring contest between two teams of the been associated with Mr Colquhoun in the come days, and then get themselves back was too rough a gamle for women. The might is right, the physically weak must ever go to the wall, and the civilized world representation of the Times in Tonquin, with their guns so that nobody should team I saw in coutest (this is una entirely

potion it The Yaw comforted himself contributes to the St. James's Gazetic, under "ORO

with

no most part mill-workers and brawny 1. A Chinos Boldon likes to abandon his is a universe of brute force. But I his well-buowa nom de plume Shway Yee, the reflection that, the Shanshed rooious narrativa) were composed for the

and that if he waited any longer ende cannon.

enonth they looked in knickerbockers and persuaded of better things of this tealy a very interesting description of an incident more of his men would disappour, Blu ile jerseys "The and pleyed not for love great nation. In this belief I think some

arey Bot off for the hills, and the gins played in Spotland one of a serie 2. The noxi is perhaps the more immeans may be devised to encourage and connected with one of his visits to Man went back, The ronte taken was between kut tuare. Sixpence was charge for nitmia

priated or published any newspaper or is :— poper knowing that the said provisions have not been complied with, shall on conviction be liable to a penalty of not exceeding nativo home and friends. This is natural 33,000 and to imprisonment for a term not excabling two years,

The Council would see that this was an The penalty was the penalty and the Commision had not taken it

it upon

enormous

to every man, but especially to him.

portant reason, that is, even if he becomes

the law in the revised before, and be gets no more protection

one of might

their

SEAL

ed with

that as an flustration of the very large scope aware that a poslal Ordinance of natu-

discussion that was open to

to the Council ralization has to cu submitted and pasted in the consideration of these bills, and in by the Legislative Council overy time n order provent any miliciception sa

sa to

or providing an alternative. He only offered bred in this Colony. You are probably

I feel, Sir, that I have transgressed too much on your valuable space in a simple letter, and I must leave much that I wish

for

Birst

TAM BERG PRINS TOP the purpose, in the presence of a good!

to write about concerning my Chinese rushed

thers there some caused baxanr-sheds. My though the artillery had bou

the thoughts and rosainotions of

short

The Rad

Old

caal...

New Malwa, cash, 330640

Howance, Taels.

Old

520

8 0.52

Bialwa, calaure Allowance, Tasly........, 8G 30

Persian, Olly, sash ... 475 © 500- Allowince, Taals.............. 16 033 Persian, Uholly, ........ 610 626 Allowanco, Taciri... 16 @ 92

Exchange. BORAZONG, January 13,

3/3k

Wiro,

Demand,

30 days' sight,

4 months' sight,

Credil, Documentary 4 montka' India, Wire,

demand, Shanghai, demand,

34

90 days sight, private

230.00

8:6.88

Temperatura.

30.210

Do

1PM 0.160

Dou

AP

A30:190

THERMOMETER 60

Do

Do

(Wel bu3) 9 A...

Do.

1 PM 56.

Do.

Do.

Do.. Do Maximum.

4.FM 59 63 ght. 59

Da. Minimum aver night.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

SAT 4. P.M,-TO-DAY.” Barometer Temperature.. Humidity

Direction of Wind Force Weather

30.13

62

03

Hongkong Observatory, Jau, 19, 1886.

Station

REGISTER.

AT 4 F.N.—JANUARY 12.

Weather

dalay

the two rivers which now into the Irasion to see the game, and when the specta waddy hore, and the

day's carol tora broke into the arena and bore the In the autumn of 1880 I was loitering. lead the few struggling ones onward, and

11 fit of same as that provided by the existing Jaw a British satject by naturalization, his nepride corps may be infused into the about the Mandalay milk bazuar, looking at brought the Barmene arany to a village combatants off to the pavilion

had not been burned. It was the manly indignation, they were evidently at bosoms of these who are earnestly seeking the gay turbans and waist-cloths, and at

done. themselves to alter it, but had thought it political atatas remains nearly the same for the advancement of themselves and the half-Burmess, half, Hindoo, girls who annual feast of the local pagoda, so the loss to understand why it was batter to present That

were prosiding at some of the stalls. Meat force stayed to see the fun and to acquire Here follows a report of the proceedings np

Interruption. edition na it stood

tha fairly be raised when from the Government than if he were to crymen, and to become worthy of then are very pretty; but I declare that metit, They attended the pagods in the in the time of members of that fast and mighty Empire, I was a blood, and the

you the fusion of mornings and theatrial performances in the The match came off in a field, kindly lent CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL questions which mig

passed two days. It came on for discussion and consideration, remasina Chinese subject. This is also

and Aryan

Appar

par- evening, and jeand han some member might he prepar true of a Chinese who may be born and the British nation..

ent reault, than on the comeliness of fortably

number of spectators, though the weather individual whatever. Still it wai

When a start was made it was found was not all that could be desired. The a suggestion, reducing the amount,

Pleas

a sloppy but ing study, I don't deny; but it was present that good many mora mau had “de-

interrupted in a very unpleasant way sorted. So the General impromed all standing the inclemtnoy of hot notwith

gripped on both sides and the able-bodied males among the win the game was a very fast one. 1.4 148 sudden out of the arcade into a tors to the pagoda-feast and the and White made their appearance tray it appeared that being followed almost immediately by the the position which the Commission recupied foreigner seeks to join the English nation fallow-citizons hore to some futuro oeca-higgledy-piggledy kind of a space, where lagers. Next morning.sent back, Blue and Yellow. Both teams were loudly.

son, when I trust. I shall be permitted by first

first impression was that I had been seized the ammunition for it had been

by several pounds, but were unfortunately Boligno NESS our good-nature to recoră come mufe of by soms jealous gallant who did was out The Yaw Minister regimen broughton, cheered. The home eleven were the heavier

.9784.055) prebend the study of anthropological freaks surd, and thought he might just as well unable to obtain the service of Mary Mails

the well-known half-back. The Haiphong 90.1168 078 et the commissariat Bridge - A A POOR CHINAMAN, glance at my two captore when we got send back the whole

outarde convinced me, however, that it was depar

was department,

wever, also played a all. They carried visitors however,

woman Hongkong-30,24 60.062 wicker a very different matter, Both of them nothing but pots and

pans, big

Captain Jane Rodgers won the toss, Amoy 30,54 60.044 baskets, rolla

end, ther were naked to the waist, and on the nape bel of supplest but

olay from the north pad. and ghose to play Jackson Kite gun tattooed,

at ten minutes $0.4450.080) dragen of the uk they had

kicked off at in the whole service. They did eutable They were Palace Buldiers. They did not

after past threes well for show parades lu Mandalay If very give me. Ime & testion shem. You but our native service they simply are what ebtained a corner. They failed to scare, and a 10.M.-JANUARY, 13,

enamp's territory the age in the Westock, 30.19-8

and Yellow come and take tickata at the

might have gone to

to the combatants, and a brief altercation ensued between noung Prinos's lottery-oflor, we'll denounce Uhan Aching, as avant, appeared in you as saapp of the Ngoing-Ukey, and did nothing in it. So the troupe gos's few doombes and the wire is al-karpety remand on a charge of stealing 850, the you'll be crucified down by the Bund cooking pot served out to them and soute Face being soraiched, the set was re- Baiphong.

of the property Hongkong and Shanghai It was the

Hongkong 30 2861.063 bome again. Each sol gisen powers to Department went bome

:F4: The King few score of the chief Ministers to open

I die had ps much rice us be could carryly near the home gan

gaol-pat; but

hat stop Shanghai. 80.3330.032 OVE tinction. But the moment he leares Hong September the

the mud from boots,ak may be remembered that this case was offices for the sale of tickets The offs tie-in toth and suspended to one sad of The Ators in moving the kong and goss alaphore, it may be at the hears before bodd thes on the stat last sold test Receta was wast in favotie hingai, bie mat and uniform (they marched the opportunity was full ber bonte, Miguel) 30.61

The barometer is falling along the cost second reading of a bill entitled an ordine call of duty or business, or for a change or and 28th Sept. Inst. The charge against with his Majesty, and the devices to attract in the ordinary country dress) being tied to Wyatt to

A by someone to rest than snice to regulate the pristing of newspapere unliday, he remains a Obiasma and no defendant was that be obtained from the speculators were therefore very namerona. the other to balances and so they went the ice It Had pyszomir gu

It was again set in motim by one of the bus has risen over Luzon: gradients are Hongkong and Shanghai-Bank a sum of The Mapor supplied t

and palm toddy i tea and books and the keeping of printing

a cheque for 1576 given him and tobacco fros. One of the Governors of Thus the march continued for several furwards, who Iraded it splendidly behind therefore decreasing. The temperature is ance reproduced the existing ordinances Britials nationality or protection, so that is his emplos, De Bike, to cathy and the Palace gades gave a-contingal segles-of-days more They oumped in the force, and her hood. A beautiful ron by Liste Jack rather low, the humidity moderne fresses within the Colony, said the ordin- more He does not carry with him his 189,37 on

only paid his master the $30.27. Owing ballets and theatridal performandos.

made themselves lean-to tents of bamboos son took it once more well into the enemy's weather fine, of the Caouu or t this malo petvisions his becoming an English subject, though to the departure of The Pike to Anuiratia on Chancelot of the Frobegner returned and the branches of trees and whsuever territory when a sand cornor was blain- of them, each were suitable and attended with much solemnity and core the 20th Sept, the defendant, when brought quarter of a farthing on every ticket. But they cano le a village they cleaned to outed. The sick was entrusted to Captain Incorporated, woold he sAMOL the margiani mobes, some providinar of com- I'mony, 131 Czerplete turco, and as sunk wiri ep on remand on the 28th Septy was hound the Xay noung, ons of the most rallong All the time the army, yan melting away. Rodgers; bet, cwing to nome mirander-

with reference to the bills. The Revision and that this ordinance invariably providas, Commission did not take upon itself to recommend any of their provisions but soong other talaga, that hoeball anjoy with merely said they had put the law together in this Colony, but notelschere, all the righte exactly as it stood along with the cognato and advantages and privileges of a British

applicable to this 0.0

them in opan for the Council to Committee and consider how far they deed for a Chiness to become a British might require amendinant or improvement, subject! While he remains in Hongkong, With reference to this particular ordinanes ho is a British subject and shares exactly be did not think it was necessary to say the same laws and privileges, and is placed

It provided merely for the co- Buything. ping of the laws against usury which under the same disabilities, and restrictions Joy prevailed.

es his brethren who have not obtained ar

Eaglish Law which subject. This is a great indusament in

Police Intelligence

· (Before A. U. Wise, Asg.)

- Wednesday, Jan, 13.

THE CHARGE AGAINET DE PIKE'S 'BOY,

of

had

and

Dolino 90.0882.003 Matila.

The Loting Colonial Secretary seconded, perhaps are lath to obtain the same dis Ranking Corporation, on the 18th of Mand the height of the lottery craza inceping-mate, and then the Commissarlat med Brea pretty piece. Of deze Andy 6. 42 52.020.

and the hill was read a second time.:

NEWSPAPER LAW

Hubbard

brought

violently luto

20.24

W DOBERCE Government Astronomerizat Bengkong Observatory January 13

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