No. 188 JUNE 19, 1886.1
THE CHINA MAIL
To-monrow in the 40th anniversary of the | Ir is a pity that M. Remonyi skoold, hava | The engines of the U.8.8. Marion broke socration of Queen Victoria to the throne pold us a visit at a time when the languor down some ten miles above Wahu last work, and one of the engineers had to go to of Great Britain and Ireland and the be of summer seems to have crept over the re-Shanghai in order to get the damaged piece ginning of the 50th year of her reign. sidenta and to have left not even a relish of machinery repaired. Minister. Denby
for the highest and purest musio. It is had to take passage in a merchant steamer The mother of Mr L, the Mixed Court seldom that we get the chance of such a THB Nawehwang correspondent of the Magistrate of Shough, died on the 12th front as las been provided at the City Hall O'D, Nera says:Meanwhile quantities of Juns at 6 o'clock, and Mr Lo will be obliged
that Mr Tssi Wai-chaug, second manager of the Klangnan Arsenal, has been appoint ed Mr Lo's auccessor.
to give up his post and go into retirement during the last few days, and if encourage the Kungpai having just discharged her for 27 months. The Mercury understandsmont is so moagro it is to be feared the chances will not ingrosso. Of last night's | performance the same story must be told as of the others. The audience was small and the fare the finest that could be wished. It is the perfcet inkomation of his music, the faaltjess expression of the minutest chord, that, even more than the versatility of his
Tan prospectus of the proposed Hongkong Mascuia Clab is published in another co- lumn. The caplial, of the Company has
guns and ammunition continue to arrive,
prdnance. It in ateauge that, although big sumis have bem paid for guna eta, and we the Chinese are being anoed, nearly all the hear continually shout the magnificent way infantry one sees about horo, ara burdened with old absolato muskets, some may be termed hammerless, but very few ara breech-loaders, Business is rathor quiet, shippers complain of having lost thus far. and are not eager to employ steamers; prices however keep up pretty well
vory dry.
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR | That three typhoons should be chasing each other up to the north within a week's time is most unreasonable, and that this sort of thing mudi la scen to. That the officers seat to Juspect our Defen
cos are said to have done their work right speedily, and that, if a tow more experts be sont on to inspect during the next few yoars, the result will be that the ideal Defences will continue for long to buy unfinished *caklon in the sir.' That at the reports that have been in ormulation cannot be true, otherwise the com, lation of the Defenses is a very long way off indeed, tha
That it is neither a convenient nor on honest thing to do, to stop the Dairy Farm coolies on the street, and force them to hand over and take payment for
the
boles of milk intended for other oua- a plan has been put forward by a very high
towars.
BROWNIE.
THE RIOT AND TRIAD SOCIETY
CASES,
proventivo byists to the laxity of the
·been fixed at 88,000, divided into 800 skili and the wide range of his expression, Farmer ask for rain, the country being That some Inmours have it that the whole charged with being connected with the Hoo hood, and not released vati{ } the hands of dist
BAYs the Overland Mail-The Chinese Go- verument are taking steps to make their new Board of Admiralty an important department. Prince Chun, its president, has been authorised to raise the sum of and it is not improbable that the visit of five million tagls, about 14 million sterling, te Marquis Tabor, who is the second Glasgow, and ether places has semie call member of the Board to Manchester, nection with the duties of his new post. After the Marquis Tsong returne from his burg to present his letters of recall at the Russian Court. He will then return to England, and his departure for China will take place about next August.
shares of $10 each, of which 85. must be delight all who listen to the grand flow of har- paid on application and 85 on allotment,"mony that pours from M. Remenyi's violin. Forms of application may be had from Mr The item in last night's programma that was Charles Grant (the Hon Secretary, pro tem, heard with the most rapt attention was at Mesors Kelly and Wahh's.
The Dead March in Baul.' But although the performance was that of a master hand If what the Shanghai Courier hears is true, and every chord of the solemn sabduing Mossre Jarding, Matheson & Co., and the largo Gorman houses, have not obtained all music sont a responsive thrill to the hoart, wa-must confess to an uneasy feeling the plures that China is casting on the markot. From a Chinese sourse it hears when the variations were given. They inspiriting that Messrs Russell and Company have were doubtless grand. and lately negotiated a contract to supply the and perhaps Elting as Chinese government with guns and muni- to the violin, but they are not part of the tions of war to the value of one and a quar-old much-loved numbers which one would ter million taels for the defence of the have fair heard upembellished, Old airs
have a sacredness in memory and even im- WRITIɑ on the 3rd June, the Peking cor- Pescadores, Keelung, &c.
Frovements are jarring, Mr Remenyi in respondent of the N... Daily News says: We have to acknowledge with thanks re- the other pieces he played held, as he actually been came to for the removal of It is reported here that an arrangement has csipt of the valuable Roterns of Trade at always dost, his audionco spell-bound, and the Pek-tang Cathedral to another sito the Treaty, Ports (of China) and Trade Re-ho more than dozerved the outbursts of within the Imperial City, and
is ports for the year 1886, issued by the Chi-enthusiastic applauso, the small floral tri-posed that the Abbo Favior bas The t Europe on that business nese Imperial Customs. We have already bates, and the genuine heart-felt adraira bas
boon
managed by
defeice was
LB,
por
pumplative
may-
to
either side of the now nullah, is falling to, from which thorñema who addressed | rate is imposed the Indian Opium will barə hit will not derive much comfort. We already paid Teels 110, and that while away
aro also placed in pouension of what we overy cheat of foreign drug can be traced believe is the chief part of the scheme by from the time it leaves the steamer's elde, which it is intended to lary in Hongkong and can therefore be made to pay the taxaK the scale of duty and lokin arranged under require 1. it is notorious that 70 to 80 por convention of last year. The London cent of the native drag ecades all payment Correspondent of the Japan Mail says
the nature system. authority indeed, and that it umanates 7-It is as legitimate traders that wo from a quarter where there is a right to object mest strongly to this new taxation. devise schemes for dealing with the ques. It is curtain that it will largely encourage tion. The sketch of the plan which he gives nuggling, for it will be very profitable to agrers in its main point with what we have the smugglers even if they lose one out of learned from well-informed China, and every five cheats which they attempt to also with the statements in the letter to Sir pass without paying duty. It is well known The case of Li Afoo, the alleged head-Jahr Walsham referring to the amount of that nativo Opium is amoggled in large man of the Trind Society, was adjourned dent of our contemporary are so suggled in tauch larger quantities when
lokin and duty.
The
London Correspon. quantities into Shanghai oven now, and 'that every both foreign and native Opium will be to-day till Wednesday, to give time for the care of epither ite uitinante destination the new alanan comes into furen. Thus it
eitsting the Hongkong, defence. The oase of the fourteen mebs China, California, Australia, Manila oris to be feared that the respectable mer song itself, shall be put on board charts will be driven out of the tradu aito- of Stonecuttor's Island must be handed Gough Street rict was then proceeded with,
halk
in other thor, in words, gether, and the whole business will fall into over to the military authorities-Laza Dr Ho Kai prosecuting and Mr Wilson de-aid
of disreputable
who will it has paid at the
at the rate of The. reito, Government Powder Depot, Rab- tending. The first witness called for the cheat, that i
rely actin ngenta furthe the Tis. 50 import duty, and glera, and whose actions will be a constant bit Warren, and all.
Tls. 80 compounded lekin, arranged for the marce of trouble and angoyance both Chinese parts under the new opium That others whisper that mother Island
Teang Kam Chin, a dark, to, Messca vention.'. To work this plan the the foreign and astire authorities
8-Thio, lekin farmers here themselves will have to be built for another fort, the
Wotton & Deacon, who said I had oces say that a guild is to form the opium reallow that the new taxation will probably spot this time being between Stonecution to go to the house No. 1 Gough Street. Venue, but this we have no doubt is antire- causa a decrase in the assumption of ter's and Green Islands, as at present I wont there about 7.15 p.m. I heard a Government and some of its own subjects. cent., and they draw this conclusion from Ly sri srrangement between the Chinese Indians Opium of from twenty to thirty per more than one ironclad could easily pasa noise like the sound of the shutting of doors. But it seems like touching the unclean the fact that during the short time that between them, and make things lively I did not hear crackers or anything thing for the English Government to bo- lekin was strictly enforced hers, the con while they did so
Chins, the working of which will be com- proportio memorialists are
mentioned. adaptation provincial tour he will prossed to St. Peters-That the cost of catablishing a new island of the kind. I went to the window and a party to a treaty or convention with simpting of Indian Opium fell off in the
looked below.
Are convinced mitted by Ching to a guild or an individual I saw, about three also will be x guild in himself. Of course, that a reduction of the proposed taxation and fort in mid-channel would only for hausts distant, a crowd of abont care will be taken that there is no official is absolutely necessary if their business
I noticed No. 6 Gough recognition of a guild, but the thing will be not to be rapidly destroyed, and they re Stroot. The door was being shut
After the real worker of the Customs at Hong-
in into your most serious consideration so sosing this I ran down ataim mad went to kong. And as we to or tome ning spectfully urge you to takethis thoir prayer
an to Avaré the fate which
now impends the front of No. 6. The crowd, with bam-China rapidly destroy every trade on be some
over all the legitimate traders in Indian boos, knocked at the door, evidently at which they fasten, there may
in Hong- force an entry into the house.bope that their
operationa tempting
Opium It appears to
anted is that
your memorialists door kung will have the effect of bringing that what I noticed that the man attacking the Dis the Chinese Gorerament to resson, and amnaat of taxation on Opinm, should
the total be had a stick pinned on to their queus.
is во Hea fairor rate of duty be substituted for fixed. The import duty trict
watchman No. 39 was there,
sirosdy, and What we arrested the Dih p
we conceive that thers h prisoner. 1
would I asked him why that provided for last year.
be nobjec as manifestly tion if it could be arranged that an ad- he did not arrest the men with white sticks. will striks every one
Tools 30 por pioul a radius of ansible that men could enter No. 20. Another on to say, is, that all opium imported into should free the drug within a
lakong was standing near me. He was Hongkong is to pay the full Tle. 110, no twenty or even ten miles of the customs
be consumed in
in British jetties
at the ports, and that in no case whistling. I stayed till the police came. The matter whether it
in Hongkong itself or in
in Aus- should it crowd dispersed about two minutes before territory, as in
pay any further charge anywhere. the police came. They took all the bamboos tralia, and this entirely for the benefit of inland unless the same amount were col- away, leaving one in No. 6. Lo Aluk came the rosegne of China. The answer to this leated there on native: Opions whether it with the police. He pointed out the house given in London is that after all, the had paid any dues elsewhere or
whatever it opium,
is consumed by i it goes,
And your memorialiate, as in duty bound, tatained-I stayed about 10 mi-subjects of the Emperor of China, but this will ever pray, do ontes in No. 1 when I heard the noise. the Correspondent goes on to
attention would The first thing that attracted my slams of establishing a branch of the Chinese Mari the house *Ku Yan, Chinese Club, time Customs ui the Thames to tax goods quarter of a million sterling, at 3/2 ex-men in the street were rushing about; ao end of London, which is rather a far-fetch- I saw the district ed objection to the scheme. The high duty change, will probably be sufficient to set these had a man by the queue and 1 and lakin will undoubtedly d
fighting took place,
do a great deal of Lord Granville and others into official went and sinod nor him. I have never
horm to the Indian opium trade ;' possi beon in the house before the row. I did bly it may bring it to standstill; and bysteries about Hongkong loyalty,
not know the inmates in it. I directed the we should not be antprized if the ra That the qucation of muzzle-loading guns police to break open the door. After the Ufication of the contemplated agreement
with the Governmest of
half and asked them to come the next day
dutiva kill basincas, at a stroke. I did not recognias fa as virovases. any of the rioters and do not know and as po
|
to
amount to about twelve lakhs of dollara. That those who are inclined to look at these matters from a pessimistic point of view, think that the Colony will be called upon to stump up the twelve lakhs, and that the Imperial authorities will do their part by supplying old muscle-lonifera for
araiament,
50 or 60.
To
is
given the summary of the whole trade za tion of the audience. In response to recalls between the Imperial Governmiegotiation That the only alternative open is said to bed he did not know. It was impose. unjust, the writer in the Japan paper gosaditional payment of asy
and the
the
Church the French Legation certainly had compiled by Mr A. B. Drew, the Statisties! ho gave with touching effect The last Rose no band in it.
in it. The diACOTOTY that they Secretary, and one or two other extracts of Summer' and the Marseillaise. The can arrange their affaira batween themselves
on special points from the Commissioners' reports, and we may give some further in- formation from the exhaustive returns later
on,
latter was powerfully and nobly done. Few the Chinese Government and the Holy See will undoubtedly make it easier both for
could listen to such an inspiring inter- henceforth to dispense with the assistance pretation of Rouget de l'Isle's grand con- of France which has led to much trouble to ception without feeling somewhat of the China, among other things the Tongking ardour that thrilled the heroes of the Revo-
war,
Fin
the happy idea, borrowed from the cient times of Confusius, of blocking the channel by means of palisades, with
up
rows of inforual machines as a more mo dern decoration.
That altogether our Defences are again in a transition stage which is eminently cal- culated to call forth another display of the excessive loyalty of the Legislative
to
was
remark,
an argument for
WITH reference to the alleged decumping of Paymaster Markham, of the Espoir,lution. A meed of praise is also due to Signorina Louise Marchetti. Sho has a rich mentioned by a correspondent who cout us some account of the doings of the British voice of wide compass and she rendered treasurer to the Chinese Legation in Lon-That a further vote on account of say Thure were mary men in the house. The specially consumed by Chineas in the east
squadron, and whose Inttar wo published on the 14th instaut, the Shanghai Courier of the 18th instant says It is currently reported that the paymaster of the British gunboat Espoir, which left this port to-day
Sungk
treasurer had embezzled Tls. 4,000 of the
Council,
impact of Hongkong, ra- |
+DV
has been relegated to a sacondary place row I saw some of the neighbours onanced the Bombay merchant
in the face of the report of the experts on the incompleteness of the defensive
worka.
up
DAVID SASSOos, Fans & Co. E. D. SASSOON & CO.
A. E. J. ABRAHAM.
IRAAD EZRA & Co.
B. J. DAVID & CO.
C. PALLANJER & CO.
E. FUBANSI
pp. SHOOKER ABRAHAM & Co., Joseph.
I
Á. EBRAHIN & CO. TATA & Co.
JAIRAZBHOT PALIEHOT & Co
Shanghai, May 25th, 1886.
Copy
Shanghai, May 28th, 1886, Gentlemen, I feel some difficulty in
According to the Shanghai Courier of the 15th instant, a man o med Hoh Ching Choo,
don, has been arrested on a warrant at last night with sweetness and yot with Shangha Rood and taken to the Mixed at a native lodging house No. 12 powerful effect a number of the finest and most difficult piecos.
On the piano M, Court. As far as we can ascertain, the Remenyi was ably supported by Mr Isidore Chinese Government money, while Luckstone, who played with taste and rare London, aud then left there without the effect two or three solos. His 'Faust' Waltz Taong afterwards telegraphed to the Cus
knowledge of the Minister. Marquis Thông has decamped, and that his accounts show was deservedly encored, Mr Lackstone tome Trotai at for the absconder's. that $7,000 are missing. In addition to responding with a delightful minuet,
arrest, but Shanghai The arrest,
was only yesterday that his this it is also rumoured that he had forged only thing that was awanting to make Mixed Court Magistrate immediately com
whereabouts wer foand bot, and the Captain Blicke name for the amount of the entertainment of last night perfect was municated with the Police for his appra- $6,000, the cheque having been cashed at
hension. The prisonor was sont into tho a bumper honBA. Wa fervently bopa M. the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. This Remonyi will face a large audience to-night,
City to be dealt with by the Cho-hsies.
will see that while it will be the easiest which, in your opinion, will be brought rumour having gained considerable eir-whan some atonement may be made for Tus N.-O. D. News hears that the Chinese
thing in the world to put his opium into about by an early application of the opiam the Chinese halk, it
it may be
be a very difficult Clause of
the
Chafoo
of 1870 Agreement of onlation about town, our representative was
Line Tropes very sanguine
thing to get Chinese to pay down is hard You doubtles intend to
to refer to past neglect,
white-coloured is the That the bulk of the ordnance to be supplied Aluk for said-I am a dostor of me- casa such a hoary addition to
the cost of terms of
of terms of the sent this afternoon-to-interview Captain |⠀⠀
u: Additional. Artiole trading. Every the white coin for the fortifications will be efficient brooch Ian Ki Ching a Hicks of the Espoir, but it was found that
covers some of say, going to pay.
of the
most important articles londers, is generally believed; but that decius. I live on the ground floor of 21 the drug. The Chinese oplam destore have the Cause, which was signed by the Gos
richts veramenta of Gro Gough St. A
Great Britain the vassal had just left, her moorings and
of trade the silks, the bulk of cotton man they will be sked out by muzzle-loading coolies. No. 14 was one of the Office has, and may adept what is rather a gotiations, during which it is hardly
porting I havo sublet to chair- not the same respect for the alleged the 18th of July, last, after protracted ne tain and China on of the Chinese Government as our Foreign the steamed away. To what port she has gone-
ufactures, and ayose silver; this leat, in which i
my house As was giving my son losans guns until the new ones are ready. comprised banking, is to come out
I heard crackers and the knocking of bam-favourite method with them of concassing aary fur me to add all details relating to we were unable to ascertain, but pra-
all right, which is a good reason for shares That the question is still not definitely boss frightened that they would their rulers, ne, for instance, at the present the amount of the tax on opite and to the Bumably to look for the missing paymaster.
advancin Other comforting mens are
• shut-time!
time in the rice disputer at Swator by romodu of decided, whether the Canton Barriers commit barglary. I asked my son to s
collecting it, wild necessarily Our correspondent fixed the defalcation
cheering the silk deslers. On Sunday last,
រា there was ut £180, and stated that a court of enquiry
the fifth day of the fifth moon, some th
thunder a most lucky thing for alt
knocking who hold silk, both because it happened to that particular day and because it has not has not fifth moon since 1876. a year for ever me
any of the defendants. They might have can foresee to what extent the con- That evidently the blundering has been tried to get in but failed. I told two Europorations for a while. Every one of them 25th instant with reference to the ranks been rioters fur all I know. The Police sumption of Indian opium will be affected, replying to the Mamari-1 which you did
consider it
it prudent to suspend me the honor of addressing to me on the systematic, and the worst of it is that the ropean constables to get in by the other blundering is and will be an inseparable side. I heard breaking of doors at the side door. I did not see that any of the pri- part of the system..
soners had white sticka. I have known Lo
time. He is a head coolio.
master's accounts..
The French man-of-war Primauguet arrived at the Red Buoy at Shanghai from Cheloo on the 11th instant.
Tas Hon. Me Kannady, the new United Elates Consul General, arrived at Shangbai on the 10th instant by the Tokio Maru.
Tus purchaser of the wreck of the Sesso is beginning to get a return for his money, arrived at Shanghai,~N.-C. D. Netos.
·
entertain
of this year's
way is still blocked for Coast steamets
ourse of lawless secret societies.
heard bamboo poles door. After the
of
my room.
and
life.
against
Indian opiam trade,
ja
ran sion of
dorive from the estab
to th
modifying
do or do not balang to the class of 'mythe door. I hand at the fumo time the fusing to do business until they have brought have bad barefully studied by the man w thical monsters,' although the riverine coolie's door opposite then their officials to rosson, We regard the→ These negotiations-having-
the door whe shut I heard as unworkable, and unfair to the and the two. Govezamente befo
which whether
her good or that the Additional Artide should, when had been held to examine the missing payi and some of the things he has salved have thundehundored on the fifth day of the That the Hongkong Government bas at last about five or six men pass in by the bank bad is auctioned I
by treaty and
should be coming into force, retalo its present pro
TE use for the defence of the alleged A GRAVE-STONE in Lancashire bears anmorable for the high prices obtained for the
taken vigorous steps to stamp out the the house. After that I heard whist dealt with reasonably. It is admitted that visions, you will easily understand that it ling and the batering at the door stopped. the isow lekin-duty tax will injure the Indian
which have
bann alrendy rioters in Gough Street was opened this inscription which reads as follows. Here article. And on the strength of this lucky
The men who had rushed into the bouse revenue; it may inflict a carints blow on the bayon ay power to reopen the discus afternoon. The contention is that the men lies an honest lawyer: Nature works a coincidence we are told that criers to bay That as the very essence of those associa- by the back tried to make their way into opium trade; and if it does so the Chinese decided whe
You will, howNDAN AL that by par miraolo sometimes."
my son resisted. They revenue will saffer. The only good which tious lies in their secresy and under, cried out save attacking or baing lishment of a Customs pinm-bulk in is reserved to the two Government
possibly doriva I do not know we could
30-graph 8 of
8 of the Additional Article the right arrested in No. 6 and No. 21 Gough Strest
to adops hand coercion, it is difficult to obtain whether they were alte line dooz. A Hongkong, would be that all the levy there by common consent any modifications of ita had ran there to get shelter and were not
evidence which would weat the demands towards so foroud their way into my house upon opnd thus, strangthen the central be desirable, and in order that Her Majesty's
attacked. They broke the engaged in the attack on No. 20, Lo Aluk's
would flow into the Imperial provisions which experience may show t house. Two witnesses were brought to | 24th ultimo.
our legal of system, and therefore deporta- and went below my bed. Bambous were treasury and thus. tion is a wise TARNJURY.
thrown into my house from support this contentiou, The first was clerk
on might be
be to Chins, and perhaps collaterally knowing the views which, as oplum the men. The man were as quiet as fregs, to foreigners, it is uncertain, wheres it is chants, you entertain as to the probable in this business, and that as many of but one of the police broke a trancheon over certain that in some way or other the man working of the new ayaton those now in the forme are utterly on the man's head and each received a blow darias in the interier, wherever they are to forward to them a copy of your Memorial, the manent from below the bed. Lo Alak ant under the eyes of foreign authorities, and I skoinld be much obliged if you would trustworthy, they should be turned out
Those was a coclic. I do not know if he had will manage to impose squeezes. neck and crop.
THB Chinking correspondent of the chen, the Viceroy of Szechuan, died on the Shanghai Mercury reports that Ting Pao
were telegraphed on
on Sunday to t
to the country. What makes these omens almost certainties is that silk bas advanced bere in price, sud reporting that the European eilk crop will that it is said telegrams have been received
not be so large as was expected. When Chinges merchants thus bring zsienos, to
of Mesare Wotton & Deacon, who happened Tas Amoy Gazette, hears that the case of the aid of their trading, what chance, it may That the sleek and silent.Zakong in deen police got in and she window. The government. But advantageous as this Government may have. sa opportunity of
Malcampo e Choa Hee (Lakin) hue been be asked, have foreigners in competition terminated and Mr Malcampo was awarded with them? Tis. 10,000.
to be in the house No. 1, Gough Street, and who said- ho saw the man advancing up Glough Street, and before they resobed the house attacked saw the door of No. 6 THE Foochow Echo now hear that there is no truth in the rumour that cash were to slosed as it by people who dreaded the plans be coined at the Arsenal. It has been pro would be attacked. The second was a don-posed, but has got no farther. tor, or, father, a quack, in whose house five
THE 'HAESHINY SIN NANZING'
COLLISION QASE.
Lith instant by the Court of Arbitration Decision was given at Shanghai on the convened to investigate the circumstances str. Haeshin and the Indo-China Co's str. of the collision between the C.M.S.N. Co.'s
Sin Nazing. The Court consistet of Mr. G. Jamieson, Acting Assistant Judge of H. B. M. Bupreme Court, with Captain Allison, Feilung, and Captain Carozzi, H.E. MONSISTE Cogarden, Frenchs Minis. When We understand that the Sin ter leaves for Frases in the Lemnah. Nanzing was brought in to blame for the Senhor Salcedo, ex Spanish Minister, will collision and decreed to pay all damages, be a passenger by the same vessel.-C. Shanghai Courier.
SAVE the Fouch EchoThe ronent of the men were arrested. He said these heavy rains have caused some fears for the mash made their way into his house and hid crops, and we hear the price of rice has
gone up considerably, below his bost, whence they were dragged out by the police, who maltrested them. His evidence, however, seemed to be of the most confused character, The report of the case will be found in another column, D. News. Tus landing of French troops on the New Hebrides and the hoisting of the French
AMOFOST the passenger who arrived at Shanghai by the sa Koushing from the North on the 14th inst. were Mons, and
flag an theas Islands are nots which directly Madame Cogondan, Messe Colin do Plancy,
violate the distinct assurances which have and A. Viasier. from time to time bena given by the French
Government that the integrity of the New THE 6.3. Sin Nansing, having repaired the Hebrides would be respected, and consti- damage sustained in the late collision with the Harshin, left. Boyd's shears at tate a serious breach of faith. It remains Shanghai on the 14th instant, and anchor- to be sean whether these acts were anthoed in the river..
was
That all Chasse who must be employed
in the Detective Department should be
That the Government will do well to eare-
under mubstantial guarantee.
fully consider the suggestions made by
as he
20
Chair Fet
Jamps
police as they were taking the men ons broke a number of things in my house.
The care was adjourned till Thursday.
Mon
I shall not fail
I remain, Gentlemen,
Buy I feeling towards these cookies. The who have taken part in the proosedings in kindly provide me with a duplicata.
the matter and those who are about to meet in Hongkong know that mnoh
mast break down. They know this, and yet they are Hongkong tinus the farce) out against the new .com.
and unless the
scheine ar
community speak
to polls
vantion, the play will go on, the agreement will come into force in Hongkong, and those who sign it will try to make the world believe that the thing is not a sham
THE OPIUM COMMISSION, The N. C. Daily Neros is of opinion that the Triad Commission and the Chinesonalens the community of Hongkong' speak merobaule, especially the latter, as they out against the now opium convention, know more about the inner workings of this Colony will assuredly be made a cus
of Chinese the Chinese system than any European toms station for the collection can possibly do.
taxes un oplem. While thanking our con
The following Memorial, with Sir John temporary for its good intentions, we take the liberty of saying that we feel convinced Walsham's reply, has been courteously that there is not the slightest chance of its handed the N.-C., D. News for pabl.ca fears being realised. If there were, we hon
That Hogging should be made possible for every returned daportes, especially in the chee of those who are highly denge rous to the peace and good order of the Colony.
·MEMORIAL FROM THE OPIUM MERCHANTS.
SUICIDE-OF-TWO EUROPEANS IN CHINA, The Shanghai Courier of the 12th instant graphic news has been received from Han saya: We regret to announce that tele
have no doubt the community of Hongkong To His Excellcucy S1 JoN WALSHAM, kow of the suicide at Mr G. S. Piper, who
Bart., H.,M.'s "Envoy Extraordinary and Arister. Plenipotentiary den, dro. 78 an assistant in the firm of Messre That the case of Chang Chi is becoming would speak ont to a man in the most eta-
Oo. Deceased, though monotonous, but as strict law is likely phatic language against a concession which The Humble Memorial of the onder not a long-resident in the East, was well
Merchants and known and highlight Horse, Pele Olub, &c.
importer of being a popular
in this case to aid justion, individually and would not only work irreparable injury to signed Opium Mos member of the Light
internationally, the endurance of the a profitable and legitimate branch of the
That your memorialiais view A telegram has also been received an-
trade of the port, bat which would be sacri- with just slarm the ratification of the Che monotony may not be misplaced. Bonncing the death, by his own hand, of assistants of the I. M. Customs at New- shwong,"
The same paper of the 15th instant saya :- We have received from Hankow par- ticulars of the death of Mr G. S. Piper, Chaasze for Messrs Adamson, Bell &
&00 by the CM. B.
hat decessed was a passenger
from Kiakiang to Hankow, The steamer
on the afternoon the and arrived in Hankow earl the following morning. Deoased had a bath on board
bined,
rised of nut by the Government," If they Tar Ningpa, lately in collision with theMe M. F. Brownlow, one of the indoor That the Hongkong Government have acted ficing our right to be called a Britiali Colt foo Convention of 1876 and the early en were, then Great Britain has been grossly Taki, would probably have her repairs com deosired, and she cannot without further } pleted, and come out of the Old Dook on sorious loss to her reputation, do else than Bunday, the 13th inst. It was found re demand the immediate withdrawal of the cory to replace only two plates on her
starboard side. and lowering of the fog. If they. troops were not, then we imagine the matter will The Japanese who defrauded Mens Scho be easily arranged. We are more inclinscne and Mottu by obtaining advances on false-packed silk, did it on a noble scale
to believe that the latter in the proper view to take of the case. At the same time, we cannot avoid remembering that in Ioast one instance recently troops of a foreign power have been landed on ter ritory apparently contrary to the wishes
K Co.'s steamer Kung-A
wad
of the Government to which they be diguity of Viceroy, with considerable reclining in an easy chair under a mos
mann.
ter himself must be glad of the quiet 'ness thus brought abykit.
Your obedient Borvant, (Signed) Jour WALSHAK Messra Davin Sassoon & Co., Messra. E. D. Bassbon & Cory
and Others.
Quotations HONGKONG, Juni 19. OPIUM-New Patus, cash,
Old New Benaros, enal Old
امدي
640 015565
520
520
16/32
540/80
Persian, Olly, cash
450/60
16/99
Now binlwa, cash, Allowance, Taula Old Malwa, Allowance, Tadie
Allowance, Taels
Pursian, Faper tied .... 500/480 Allowance, Taola (../ 32/48
Exchange.
HONGKONG, June 19.
Bank,
Wire,
Demand,
"
30 days' right,
4 months' right,
נו
sensibly indefining the fairways, but that by. Schemes for the collection of the zetonnent of the Opiam clause of the Dan
2.-The amount some extra regulations are required dar venue on opium, identical in their main pro-
of duty and lekin com. Credita,
Documentary & monthr visions with the one which the Newe now have to pay, being a total of Haiwan demand,
which by that clause importers will India, Wire, ing dark nights. V That the whistling nuisance has been amply says is to be put forward on behalf of the Tacle 114, is nearly thirty per cent. ad Shanghai, domand
calorem Ofe
on the Indian drag.
30 daye sight provided for, and that the Harbour Mas- Chinese, have been promulgated before It is impossible that the Indian drug, Gold Leaf 99 fins,
now, and met with the most vigorous re-
in the importation and sale of which your Sovereigns, pulso at the hands of the British officials. memorialista" "busines consists, CRIT stand KO a taxation : already the import of It was a schome such as the one now men: Males Uplom fell of in 1880 to the
extent tioned that Sir Thomas Wade protested of 3,000 cheats. againat with success; and we implicitly-The casa la 1556 some-2,000 chests, and Benares increased in tract the Hon. J. Ranseil, and Mr Brenan, Opiu
this increase beitg mainly
due to the fact to say that the integrity of our island is not that this kind Oplute is chiefly con- bartered away for a mess of pottage. If no sumed in Shanghai where the collection of TAKEMONEZE .... ... other solution of the difficulty can be offered The port in 1886 and during the
That a succesful litigant in right when he praises the tine intelligence of the Hong- kong Jury,
That the King of Violinists, M. Remenyi, is a grand player, and that he deserved a fat better reception that he has obtain ed in musical Hongkong,
of
lakin has been so far successfully resisted,
The establishment and THE R
while they were about it. About 1,500 bricks and twenty-three car-loads of rage and cotton were discovered in the supposed and went ashore to Mewers Adamson, Bell ailk bales.
&Co.'s hong, where he
here he received his mail letters. Soon afterwards a a lond report JEAN Fernandez is said to have been was beard, and it was discovered that leased by the Chilian Government to a Mr Piper had shot himself by firing a Swiss named Bodt. He has assumed the heavy calibre revolver in his mouth, while langed, and after all, that the terris powers. His subjects, consist of English, quite house. It is asid ho previously wrote That the fear of making the 63 foen proos than the ans now said to he-contemplated, sarly part of this yes
this year would have been fory was retained. We hope, however, Franch, Austrians, North and South Amari note addressed to the representative of
dent has frightened paterfamilias zway then the ngestion is likely to remain an murd the Opism in the
shippers in Ludia that mich an underhand proceeding will not as, Swiss, Spaniards, and North Get Messrs Adamson, Bel and Coin
which reference was made to the short timefromthezzenjoyable concerts, and that all solved for ever.
to be repeated. * The excitement indignation
he had been married. Mr Gardner, H.B. parkles concerned are the losers thereby, official recognition of Chinese customs of the new taxation with the remit that would, perhaps, be the better word-of the CHANG, the Chinese Chant, has become, says M.'s Consul, with a jury, held an inquest
station in Hongkong harbour is too out-
there is at the present moment an excesSİYO Australian it daily understood. Though the SF Arjonaut, & citizen of the United on the body the same day, and a verdict That Solomon incured a graver rageous a suggestion to be entertained for about 8,000 chests, the average slook at stock of Oplum in Shanghit amounting to States, in Kansas City, where he intende was rotarved to the affect that the decossed
bility when he wrote the ambiguone moment. Though there is nothing new in the this period of the year befog 5,000 chorium tralia sprang from penal aettlements, bur to make his koms. He will make one more committed suicide while suffering from tem
chests. late now wish her to be free from the visit to Chins, and then return for good. porary insanity. The funeral took place at phrass Spare the rod and spoil the suggestion and arguments advanced by the 6ompetition of native emination of criminals Their indig. His idea is to open a Chinone store. His sight o'clock the following morning, and
News, the article comes ut propos of the sit. and the Fradually gutting tors esvere,
the enforcament
ant of relatives are engaged in tea boniness in was attended by nearly all the foreign vesi-
the O Opin clause
supervision; is far from satisfactory, a beas reproduction! —~
sumption of the antire against the Indian Wo are aware that the clause pro- witones the Prays to the end of the We publishi to-day (10th)aletter which was rides that the same ad valorem rate shell. Bino Baidings.
presented to Sir John Walsham by the be charged on native as on försigs Opium, opious merchants hero and his reply there. I but we cubmit that when this aid caloren
6The
bas
Ing ferrory for tas paspase of stocking it / direct: He admitted to a reporter that he steamers in port Ween lowered won the That road-making, when left to Chinese ting of the Commission, and may therefore will greatly favor the extension of the cos
I protesta against any seisure of sajen. China, and he intends to import to Kansas dants in Hankory while the finge
to balf-mast
with criminals, as Franch politinians have bad matrimonial desigur, and that my no distant day he would take out a conse, but maggested should be dono with the New did not wish to disclose the name of the
Hebrides, are therefore not ungaturel Eappy Kansas balle,
during the day. Devesand was married fast February, and be falled for China three wooks afterwards, uniceocipanted by hin "wife:
That the ball as Catloway Bay, on
491226 $4.13
BAROMETER Do
Temperature. (Taken at Messrs Falconer de Do.'s Premier, Chiesa's Road. J
FLI
İPMAN
29.970 29.975
Da
4. PM
Do.
Do.
Do.
(Wet bulb) 9 AM 16
Do
Do/1R76
Do
Da
Do. Minimum over night. 81
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTERA
Karotator
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erature
Hongkong, Observatory, Jone 19, 1880