No, 7144-June 20, 1888,]
the Captain had sent for the man. This
case, however, was also dismissed.
A FRETTY extenzivo quantity of stolen pre- perty, principally sandal wood, was found
DURING the absence of the Italian Consul at Manila, Sr. D. Enrique Berrotto, Sr. D. Carlos de Hane teenusse, the Consul for Belgium, will act or him.
SANE the Foochens Echa of the 19th instant
THE CHINA MAIL
Author Cash |
the Chinese.
ing now countries, and that we have Ettle end to dread their competition, provided our own authorities do their pori.
carried ou simultaneously with the dis charge of his official duties in the Colonial and Consular Services
late Bir
wix of crew,
Ir is matter of general comment that, while That the Chamber of Commerce enght to her boon an almost continuous resident in three months August to Deck 1881. Fioretary, Signor Morans, has political ren- on Afr Hewlett's return to Europe unsons in readiness to justify the opportune- Mr Gladstone referred sympathetically once
continue the agitation for the effective South China for nearly 42 yours,nally,
On his advent to China ho seems to have tiok leave, he was again directed to take Russ of precautioni. ** rejected by common or twice to Lord Hartington, he carefully
recognition of the Transit Pass system in
botanical (pommended. avoided any reference to the member for
Our readers may remember that investigations, begin obarge of tho Canton Consulate and held the West Birmingham on May 10.
Sunth-Western China, and to protest ning with laborious expeditions in plant acting appointment from 14th July 1883 the samo Signor Morani isnod at the close It is stated that several of Mr Gladstone's supporteromas Bill, with a view of
against the illegal obstruction of trade by hunting in Hongkong and in forming a her until 31st May 1865, during which period, if the soar a report on the last two visit
barium to assist him in his studies. Tuse the Logan and Dias cases occurred, with the tons of cholors in Italy, which was notload arging him to withdraw the yesterday in the possession of ons WongOwing to the heavy rain we have had Trish
studies ho gradually extended to regions plunder and destruction by firo of several in The Lancet of January 9th. Nothing Ka Chun, Wie was charged with this die during list fortnight the natives prognosti. averting the disruption of the Liberal party. That it is hoped our now Minister (Sir far and wido in tho: Chinese Empire, from of the foreign residences, &, by the Chicould be clearer that his exposure of quar at the Police Court this morning, before Mested that unless the weather-changes, the A CORRESPONDENT, signing himself Truth,
John Walsham) will see to the matter of whones traveller and residents have de- nese moh, rendoring his position a very an-antine as worse than andless, Mitcholl-Innos. The evidence Eyeinst nc-price of rice will go up to an enormous ex-writes to the Fockman Echo of the 19th
the most-favoured nation clause in our plan to furnish him with collections of xious and responsible one. During his
These studies rois carried on incumbency it was gratifying to him to PIRACY AND MURDER AT ACHERN. cused was given by Sergeant, Harkins, who ent; at present, wo have been informed instant as follows:-In your last wank's Treaty, in view of that concluded with almost to the day of his death. The coller receive in despatches the approval of Sir
The Straits Times hoareceived the follow- that a rise of fully seventy carts per picul sue, you mentioned that there is no truth
tion Frosty, view of with Bon of deled plants, gradually argumulated Thomas Wade, andto the loto or misaroying telegram from the W. 4. 2. Culon, the maid that yesterday about 8a.in. he found has already been established. As far as in the rumour that cash were to be coined That the Frenes are lacking in most of about 22,000 species artistically mounted H. M. Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
editor of the Penang Gaelta 350 cattien of esiklal wood under some boxes we can toarn, this sudden rise fa attributed st the Arsenal and that it has been pro
Lock Canton and roientifically, nau
named and arranged.
pirated, in defendant's shop at Hung Chung The to the expected flood Tup country which the posed but has got no fart
• FIRE INFLATER. - Allow mo to of the essentials that fit men for develop the immense work which this entailed was leave of absence from 1861 to 1872. BloCulloch, make anyuleb, engin inform you that on ge
Captain Ban.. I was
wounded and accused told him he had bought it for 60 natives think inevitable.
tatsun wen wilo red that large quantities of 1
prisonera with cente. The value of the wood was $20.50 and
vessel gutted and deserted. are bein
at a place called
An esteemed corpondent sends the at tho close to the City, instead of
as paper the following particulars of the attack on the Hok
the fate of it is far too early in the season to judge of Arsenal as first proposed. Of course, we to wait some time before w, onn are
the officers and their real form, but the first match played is being put into circulation. We by the Australians han undoubtedly verified are informed and verily believe to be the the prognostications of many good judges from Japan to Shanghai, had been sont fact, that some copper, originally brought including same of their owu nombor, that down to this port by the Frye for the or in the batting department they would be press use of the Foochow Government-Mint. found deficient. Certainly, there was more against them than the excellent bowling of
team-notably, the Lord Shefield's
wretch. ad weather, which, though the same of course fer both sides, must naturally have bad a more depressing effect on our visitors than on players inured by long suffering to the unpleasantness of our climate. But. still the batting display was, after making every allowance, ominantly foeblo, and very large improvement will have to be. forthcoming the team is to maintain the
it
he believed the shʊp to be a recolver's HE SAYS Truth of the 20th ultimo ;-Of course, manufactured atun
went and got a search warrant. On return.
ing, however, Bergeant Harkins found only 40 ostion of sdal wood. He found bee sidos, a quantity of goods belonging to the Naval Store. These latter articles were identified by William Cook, storehousemin, Naval Yard, as being Government property The acctised was sentenced to mix months' hard labour.
have 1
'FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That the public of Hongkong have bat little faith in the result of the coming Conference to be held under the Chaloo Convention, and are somewhat suricus as
That we are quite ready to join hands with La Belle France in à percuful and civili sing policy, but that she does not seom in the humour for it, judging by recents events in Saigon and the New Hebrides. That it is to be hoped stops will speedily be taken to develops the capabilities of the great West River, to the advantage of this Colony and the still grenter advantage
of the Chiness, who know what the open- ing of the Yangtzo has dode for them.
a
Dr Hance's chief botanical work was in descriptive and systematic borany; scarcely month has passed for many years without seeing the publication of descriptions of same plants from China which were new to science or notes on other which were no to the country.
Dr. Hauce went to England on one year's
which time he has never visited England.
Ho was twice married, in 1852 and 1875, and leaves at present a sorrowing widow and eight children. Dr Hanes was elected member of the following societies 1 Iup. Acad. Nat. Carios, Belgian 2. Corz. Memb. M. Bot. Sec. Matisbon. 3. Memb. Associe M. Bot. Soc....Belgium. 4. Cor. Mem. Essex Institate, Massachusetts 5. Memb. T. N: Zool. Bat. Sos.....Vienna 7. Fellowof the Royal Linneanson, London.
· Graduated so Ph. Dr., 24th Nov. 1849, De Hance took up the study of Botany on his arrival in China 1844, and during | ga on the West Cosat of Achten, the Hok
The Hot Cunton lastenmor of about 400 tons under Dutes fag, owned by the Batavia Chinese contractors for the Achees Naval forces. She has been running on the Penang Asbeon line for the last two son, a Dano, who is well and
Ban favourably known in thoro.
parts On the 14th instant, when lying off Ri-
In 1871 De Hance published a Supple-6. Memb, T. N. Geology Inst.......Vienna, yuurs, under the command of Captain
ment to the Flors Hongkongensis, which was rouch needed, as there had bean many discoveries in the island subsequent to the publication by Bentha decade before of the Flora Hongkongens.
Flora Sinensis. Contributions under this
The firat ausber in 1878 of the Journat his long residence has contributed papers Canton was attacked by notorious turbulent quently caused trouble. Captai.: Hansen. of Botany, contained a paper from the peso Chinese plants to several London and chief, named Toekoe Comary who has fet of this eminent author entitled 'Spicelogia continental Magazines.
He also wrote the supplement to the and his wife were wounded, and to ines Hongkong Flura. Dr Hance possessed an gather with the second orgiuser and six to the role to be taken up by Sir Köbert / That the death of Dr H, F. Banco removes title have been constantly appeating Herbariumi of 38 oabinots, containing 22,438 natives, they wara, uken our shore by,' one of the oldest Government servants that now and Habitats of Rare or different specimens of plants gathered by the pirates. Le chief engineer and mato word murdered, and the reasol plundered in this past of the world, one of the meat Hitherto Unrecorded Chincas Plants to the several Herbaris in Europe, &c. Those and desorted but she had already arrived
Limself. Hance ter of 633 species, Dr. scholarly got most gevial of men, and the the ked in a quotation from Miguel have all been poisoned, tented in paper safe at Olehlah when the above news left greatest botanical authority in the Far truly my
Bart
high reputation won by its predecessor.That any naked proposal to establish a farms. Their fielding, too, was not by any means
ed Branch of the Chinese Customs in this ap to the mark.
free Port is not likely to be made under the circumstances, as Sir Robert is not altogethor ignorant of diplomatic ways. That if such a proposal be made, it will seal
the fate of the Conference. That the assemblage here of leading officers of the Chiness Imperial Maritime Cus. toms, now and recently, means business
Tas telegram last night announcing that the commander of the British Australian aquadron reports the formal occupation by the French of the New Hebrides must not be taken to mean that this occupation took place after M. Freycinet's doclaration. Official intimations of events, as we all know, most frequently are made some time after private enterprise has discovered and announced them, and we imagine that the incident in connection with the New He brides is no exception to the rule. In all An Englishman in New York' writen :-I probability a British war ship was sent out am ever at a loss to know why our country- to watch the French ships which left Nou- men display an much lack of social courtesy mes, and having found out their intention when visiting foreign countries. Here is waited on torso what course events world & case in point. The other day, a fashion- take, while meantime some tmding vessel able wedding-that of the daughter of the conveyed the news to Australia At least Hon. John Bigelow took place bera. this is the inference we would draw from To the consternation of all present, the the solograms on the subject as being most Duke of Satherland appeared arrayed in a suit of loose-fitting tweede, and wearing an natural. The respective positions of the ill-conditioned felt hat, his appearance thus British and French Governments are very chd, and surrounded by a company of concisely and lucidly set out in a reply smartly-dressed people, being quite appall
ing
I need scarcely say that universal made by Mr Morgan, Under Secretary of resentment was felt by the company at State, to Mr H. Vincent in the House of such an unwarrantable breach of sal amenities, and the general remark was, Commons on the 13th May. He said→→
What shall we do with him ?. One of the There appears to be some misunder-shers (an equivalent to our beat man) standing on this question both here and in was anxious to have his Grace invited to the colonies. The facts are simply these retire, and was only dissuaded from so The French Government leid certain pro- doing by one of the ladies of the party, posile before Her Majesty's Government who remarked, Next time we send out embodying a declaration that they would cards we wil not send any convicte to the Pacific, and a two will put NT in the corner, for the benefit of Englishmen, these lettare content on our part to the French Govern-being interpreted No tramps. ment occupying the New Hebrides. Ber Majesty's Government were of opinion that thin
would put an proposal, which put an end to the question sending any convicts to the Pacino, was worth fall consideration, but that in no case could it be entertained ex- cepting under three auditions(1) that it provided full protection and freedom for trade in the Now Hebri- religion and for
of
in various senя K.
That the anticipated transfer of the British Post-Offices at the various Treaty Porta to the care and management of the Im, perial Maritime Customs staff is probably one item of the said business.
That this long-talked-of change has been almost, if not quite decided upon, and that it is believed it will meet with the general approval of foreign residenta
the various ports:
at
That the Customs may not be so considerate as the Postmaster-General here has bean of the boxes fall of Ubinese letters which -are now transmitted without let or hind-
rance.
It it stupidity, ignorance, or inherent snobbishness which causes such breaches of courtesy ? Would his Graco act in such a That there are ominoza whisperings abrood manner at home? No! Then, I say why does he consider himself entitled to take auch liberties with a people who, as you well know, are much more sensitive than ourselves in matters of outward decorum ?
des, (2) that it was accompanied by the Tax Japan Mail translates the following "CATION OF
the Island of and (3) that of Rapa, Australasian colonies the opinion of
the
to from the Choya Shimbun:-Mr Kim Ok which Her Majesty's Government attached
shonld first be kyung has removed to Yokohama from the greatest importance ascertummod Lord Rosebery informed the Tokyo with the view of taking the advico French Ambassador that it was necessary of certain foreigners as to his personal to consult the Australasian colonies, a afairs, Mr Kim, who temporarily. asrum. that therefore answer could" be
atid
about the limits of the Port of Canton which, it well founded, denote a desire on the part of the Chinese to preserve the incognito of the Barriors officially allegød
to exist, and to limit vessels to Whampoa, or elsewhere, lower down the River. That it is not to be supposed that the Treaty Powers will agree to any such free trun alation of the term an Open Port,' but that the mention of Langkit as the lower limit of the Port of Canton is not with
East
* BROWNIE.
BOAT RACE
A scratch four-cared bost race, for prizas presented by the Chairman of the Victoria Recreation Club, came of this evening on the course off Kowloon shore. The four: boats, the crews of which were chosen about a fortnight ago, all appeared on the course, and the race was witnessed by a goodly. number of spectators. Goodlaďa boat seeni- Tel to be the favourite with those who wore
staking on the result, although Glass' bost was backed by not a few. ME. L. Woodin acted as starter and umpire, and Mr A. K. Travera a judge. The following are the
crows of the four boats --
KOZNELURE (Statică No. 3)-1.
L. 2. Conner (bow.)
0. R. LATTE, 2
E-Friedrichs, de
B. Goodied (stroku).
G. Grimble (co
100%,
aa.
M.
Bisoux (Btation No. 2)-2.
***CER
0... Xaw (bw)
&t
4150,
G., C. Master, ......
10. 18.
10st. 18.
27. Giza falzsko).
I pi
W. Stopar (o)
Mba
·A. Denison, 8...
VICTORIA (Station Bu. 1.),
W. Pužit bon).........
H. Arthur,
8.
J. Stewart-Lockhart, &.
G. H. Grace (stroke)......an
Link (Station Nỵ. 15-
E. B. Shepherd, 2........
F. 7. Grimble, 8
J. Semprou (aloko).
Frederitas cox) ................
100% lbs.
But INI. Tibe. 12. 101. Best 0.
BThe.
est. 1etbe. Biba #be.
of
numter
at the
friends and also contributed from
and of this series of conmencement
classed by his own hands, this show- papers thatUn pays sur lequel nosing a vast amount of industry and a love connaisances sont encore trés bornées, of a devotion to the science of Botany. qui, sous le point de vue de la géographie His name is widely known and he was uni- botanique et des
questions qui s'y rapornista of the day.
versally recognised amongst the first bota- tout, mérite touto notre attention.
In addition to strictly scientific and technical work, amongst other things the following papers on subjects of economic and commercial importance were pro duced:
On the Sources of the Chinese Matting
of Commerce."
On the Silkworm-Oaks of Northern
China,
eminent
CORRESPONDENCE.
A DELUSIVE MARKET REPORT. (To the Editor of the 'CHINA Man.")
Hongkong, Juns 26. S-I have lately come areas what seems to me to be a flagrant piece of care
in
with the conducting connection
ridiculed. up in business
Русов
*HONGKONG MARKET:
METALS.
here
Quotations HONGKONG, June 20. OPIUM-Now Patna, qash,.............. 696
Old »
SED BUM, New Benares, cash, 616
cash,... 540/597
1)
014
31
Malva, cash, 520 Allowance, Taela..... 10/32 Old Madwa, casta...... 540/30
9/16 Allowance, Thela.
Persian, Oily, cash. 450/00 Allowance, Tele..... 16,32. Persian, Paper tied... 400/600 Allowance, Thels.
Exchange BoxOKOKO, June 26.
was the Bank, Wire,
Demand,
· 30 days' sight,
months' sight
4
estab Credits,
Arti-
Documentary 4 months sight,
Indin, Wing, Shanghai, demannd,
deninud,
30 days sight, trivale Gold Leaf 991 fine... Sovereigns,
1.P.M...
Di TAXRMOMETRE-9.
Da
Do
Do.
Do.
Do
(Wet bulb) 0.
Do. 1EM. Do. 4 P. Me Maximum e
4.70
3.58 to 8.10
32/48
$6.15
29,800
20.170
-Do-Minimum-svet night—88··
·METEOROLOGICAL RE STER
"On the Source of Radix Galanga of your morning contemporary which to my
Minoris of Pharmacologista,
mind deserves to be On the So-called Olives of South China. When I recently set up in regard to his botanical work, scarcely I was told that the Daily any ons dan tako mp and carry out the only trustworthy and reliable newspaper, precise lines on which Dr Hance has been and that I would have to subscribe to it if for so long
I wanted to obtain correct information on usefully engaged. At the instance of the Kow Authorities all topics of interest to mercantile an enumeration of all known Chinssa lishment in this colotry. How far this enti plants is being compiled. I believe Sir mate was correct will; perhaps, be shown Joseph Booker would have been very glad beat by s simple relation of my experience if Dr. Banco could have been induced to in one branch. There is,a mthor exhaus go to Ker and there undertake the directive but carelessly got up daily market rę. this work. In the report of the port on the fourth page of the paper tion of this
of the Linnear moeting of
Society in London beaded ou April 1st of this gear this
this enumeration is mentioned sa follow-The first part
as reported by Chinese dra.*
Temperature of a communication of a lengthened and When I came to writing my first letters (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, technical
character entitled
Index Florm I thought this would sut admirably for
Queen's Blood.) Sinensis" or
or an enumeration of all the aisting in gising general quotations, my plants known from Chins proper, Formosa, private reporting arrangements not being BARONETER~ 9 AM... and the Liuchiu Islands, together with completed. But to my disgust and sur- Do. their зупопущу and distribution, was in priso, I found on going through the quota
I troduced by the anthors, Mesars Francis tions that every single quotation was wrong, B. Forbes and Wm. B. Hensley. I hap some being fabulously high and others zidi- pened to be present at that meeting, and culously low, while all wore misleading. was very pleased to note the high estim- Here are a few specimens taken from the ation in which Dr. Hance was held by Report, an ruported by Chinese on the The race was a very exciting one, espo-scientific men at home. In this work Dr. 22nd Jung': cially towards the close, Goodlad (Kora Hance could have rendered
services. As it is,
his writings will-Iron, Nal Road, par plu blume) had shot a good distrues in front of be of the greatest service is the althose was from, Hopp, Des Brad
Tron, Hory per picat..... Iron, Wire, per pleni. the others and seemed for a time to have of the Index Florie Sinensis.
Lead, WB, per pisal the race all to himself. About 150 yards dence with the principal botanical establish-
Dr Hance kept o
kept up frequent correspon.
have not benefited from his part of the Imperial Authorities at Home rocky pulled up in fine style, and, after which has
whole of these Daily Market Quota to ascertain to what length the long-distancing Grace (Victoria), came almost donations of rare and valuable botanical tigate this matter and have found out that
treasures for herbaria.
это tiona of antedolnyian origin, reprinted When Hongkong, began to think (about day after day without the slighost altera- suffering qualities of Hongkong will alongside Goodled. Both boats passed the
winning post almost together, and for a time quarter of a century ago) of establishing ation and palmed off on a colding puis certainty prevailed as to who had come to the suitability of a site, and it was on at considerable expense and trouble by Public Garden, Dr Hance was consulted as lie as bona fide information gathered daily in Brat. The judge, however, decided that his recommendation that that was
which On
the old.
the paper. portion
of the Botanic Chinase in the pay of the Goodlad had won by three foot. It ie. but right to say that Sampson (Leek),
I have before me a
of the Daily CHINA COAST METEUROLOGICAL copy Gardens
now rests.
Press dated the 5th December 1986 and one Since he gardens begzu, in 1871, to
whole
do not vary by a extensive and high requirements have al cent and apparently have not done so for
long list of Importa Tats Foochow Eche is informed that the is stated to presence in Japan. That we have bedil favoured with a plethora after showing fine form at first, bad to give asseco a scientific character, Dr. Han of the 23rd Jano 1886. and the priocs in the j of promisen, oceans of red tapo excuses, up the race on account of an car anspways been at our disposal and they have the last six months, or goodness knows how
in and any amount of demands for money The time is said to be about 3 minutes been extensively availed of botanical
long before, while market fluctuations have matters, regular and large serrespondence been frequent and important. and threats of further mulots, but as yet The distance was half a mile.
maintained with him in scien having been
If the Dusty Press cannot obtais reliable i but few torpedo-boats, no breech-landing.
tific subjects of mutual interest, which has quotations, it would be far better for it to
work of the Botanical Department.
what cannot prove other than a foare and Dr Hance was ever ready to fornish in-a delcsion to confiding and unsuspecting formation and help without regard
to the
persons like myself. ing visits to his extensive herbarium and trouble it gare himself, and botanista library were sure to meet with the courtesy and hospitality, and to depart
fund of now information. His death makes a gap which will not soon be filled, and many, will feel the acute pangs of grief
giren
Lend, Hole Chopper plan Lond, Lib, per pl$1.59 to 4.0
till the end of April; but he did not dis-ed the office of Premier in the Korean Go-out its meaning. guise from the French Ambassador that in his opinion it was, to say the least, impro. Pernment during the coup d'état of 1884, That there seems to be an intention on the from the finish, however, Glass (Bham ments of the world, and it is for of them Now I have taken the trouble to inves
The
but fled to Japan after having had a narrow
noblanion telegraphic answers escape from death during the subsequent
bable that the colonies would assent to the
are bufavourable, elect from the buy Lhose from New South and Now low Zealand, of which the Governments are in favour of the
plan. M. Waddington has been privately informed by Lord Rosebery of the nature of these answers and of the probable result, but to formal reply has been given, as the correspondence with the ‚colonies is not yet complete.
fighting at Saul, lived till recently in the neighbourhood of Ginza, Tôkyê, and was on intimate terms with the upper classes. The Korean Government regards him as a traitor, and his presenes in Japan is the source constant apprehension to the Soul author itles. They are evidently resolved in gut-
him back to Kores, if possible, and ting punishing him. Japanese statesmen are
troubled equally
by his
to have taken preczu ery measures in the belief that the forward freely and that the rooonstruo laked to kill ka 18ht despatch asIGSHİNG:
Subscriptions raised for the rebuilding of
the Foochow Native Hospital are coming *
tion of the shove charitable institution is certain.
authorities
to
him. He resently adessed three or four influential Japanese
gentlemen, but these declined to entertainhis
stretch.
Tant this Malts and Gibraltar of the East
(vide Sir George's published oratione) has been very shabbily treated all along
in the matter of her defences.
a
been
the
dered the keeper of the hotel at which he That as yet nothing, has been done or Telegrams received here last night and tig, Brostly to the advantage of the scien- leave out the whole Report than publish
request. In addition to this police have or- to refuse accommodation to all
As ant of Quomly generosity is to be per. was locky Though he is a “political offen-
Formed by Queen Obristins of pain the foreigners. Th has charged herself with the maintenance ser in the eyes of the Korean Government, and education of the children of those of that cannol touch him as long as he re her subjects who perished during the recent mains in Japan, and the Japanese Gorera- mant is bound to extend proper protection to his person. The fact that he has placed himself in the hands of foreigners anggests that many complicated causes have been at. work.
tornado,
THE Barks correspondent of The Time, in describing a recent wind storm at Frankfort
guns, and hardly say men to work thom. Total Loss of the 8. S. 'Compton.'
attempled on the seath side of the Extand, this morning from Manila announce the while a flying visit from a couple of total loss of the British steamer Compton, experta in said to have revealed the of Messrs W. Millburn & Co.'s lino. One necessity of a much larger expenditure of telegram, received last night, reads: mozey then was previously deemed Crew of steamer Compton have arrived, desirable,
and report that alie ran on a reef and was abandoned.
is as followe
*Compton total loss. Officers and crew
That while we as Britons are ready to act
upon the Bard's advice, and “hold our! Another telegram reosited by Mer own, it is difioult to realise how this is Siemsson & Co., the agents, this morning: to be done. That the date on which the Lasaretto on
Stonecatter's Island is to be completed | saved." is not far off, That the Steam Dredger has made but little impression on our foreshore, as the noxious odours still exhaled, say from Blue Buildings to Jardine's Point at low tide, fully testify.NE PAR
on the Odar, makes me of a somewhat novel sunile. He says one long chimney-stack THE trial of the first New York Alderman was sent dying by the wind as Donald Din- Jashne accused of receiving a bribe in fa nie would sons Highland caber. He also vour of the Broadway Tramway in 1884 has mentions a sad and rather uncommon-in- wident. A child, he says, was killed out resulted in a verdict of guilty. The Jazy right by being lifted off its feet by the wind agreed at one o'clock on the morning after and hurled against a wall.
ilo trial, after long deliberation. "The evidence upon which a conviction was a On account of the success of the volume of eured was that twenty-two aldermen had Letters of the Princess Alice, the Royal received twenty thousand dollars each for archives have been ransacked, and a further their vote favouring the schema. Seventeen collection of naprinted documents has been got together, enough to make another more of these are now under indictment. That the Triad must hitherto have had it volama The manetion of the Queen is
one has confessed and been accepted as a
awaited an to whether it shall be given to witness for the State. Two are dead. One has fled to Europe. The "couriction of the the printers or not, World
first gives the masurance that the others will not decepe. This is the first conviction
will be hard to kijk
The Compton was on her was from Glasgow, and, perhaps, other home porta, for Manila via Singapore, and was to pro wood from Manila direct to Shanghai; and the disaster is believed to have occurred between Singapore and Manila.
The Compton was a well-known steamer in the Far East, and was here last about
a
which follow the loss of a friend.
mak.
The following biographical sketch has also been communicated to us by another
ant
201
and in
Canton. At that
SIMPLETON.
AT 4. 2.2. 10-DAY. Baronietar
Temperature
Humidity
Direction of Wind
Force
Weather
Rain
20.69
66
Hongkong, Obaawalory, June 26, 1886.
Station
Manila..... Haiphong. Hongkong Amoy Foochow Shanghai.. Nagasaki. 29. Wl'ostock, 20,
REGISTER.
ÁT Á PM-JUNE 25.si
8888
Temperature.
Az 10 LAUSE 26.
Bolinao....(29,79||
3. The
land between one Italian sosboard and 100 ba
Winther.
0.13
10:02
bf
Goremum Astronomer.
QUARANTINE IN ITALY, Our local authorities ought to take the subjoined article from the Lancet showing the utter worthlessneg of quarantine heart
La Società altana d'Igiene Italian Haiphong. Society of Bygiene), whip ant in in Pied- Hongkong. ment that is, in the most enlightened pro- Foochow
Amoy 29, vince of the
the peninsula held the: Dth gentlemen t
inst, an important and prolonged disqueanghai.. 20.0775.
agasaki., 29. 68 Henry Fletcher Hanco, born at Gloster on the efficacy of quarantine, and Terrace, Old Brompton, London, 4th its conclusions under the following three stock 29.52 61 (100 Be gust, 1827. Educated in Loudon and in heads: 1. Experience of quarantine as on- The fall in the baromotor has continued. Franco
forced during the last two years demonstrates particularly in the north, and there is Arrived at Hongkong in ship Cleopatra, that cholera asses afloat and in quarantino violent and very extensive storm taging in and joined Colonial Office, 2nd Sept.: 1844. stationa are extraordinarily rare when it has the Sea of Japan. The temperature » high, Eftered the service of the Foreign office far been possible le precinds the infection from and the humidity for in the south, and the tendency of Trade (the appointment having by the passengers or by the crow, or from
1851, as 4th Assistant in the Superin-being introduced with soiled articies worn weather is cloudy along the 8. E, coast,
the ship's -borne with": been given him by the Earl of Clarendon), its
Cargo After serving 9
9 years
davas surveillance of persons practised. and 8 months under Assig bor nearly all their oRD way, and that they
the Colonial Government of Hongkong, to by the medical officer on board, and the Hongkong Observatory, Monday, June 20 which
by Sir John Da- rigorous disinfection of soiled articles in the he was nominated by
- 1. Baronarak, reduned to 82 degrees Fahren three or four months ago. She is supposed vis, and cu relinquishing which,
that ship, also practised bim under his
by That Captain Deane bas his far-reaching to have been under the command of Captain / Government expressed to him its sense of responsibility, are Bufficient ab 070 heật, and to the level of the sex in inches, teithe
safeguards »- and hundredths. his zeal and attention during the transmitted from place to place. Homers, in percentage of saturation, the gainst cholera germs being in the way 1. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in degrees. Tax Marquis Tuang (aaya Truth) has kept a for bribery over obtained in this State, and upon them as opportunity offers.
optic on them, and that he will be down Walker.
$riod of service. He rose to
to the post of conditions nowadays
Fahrenheit, She was an iron screw eteszier of Lost Ootuber 1850 was appointed Senior Assist and the manifold means of communication huidity of air saturated with mobstaze bains
and passing toes when he returns to China, he intends to secution, s
sa all the evidence Decessary
in breadth and 2 feet in depth, and her time the disturbances arising
*quarantina who is to prepare it for publication, Thalak of.
Elimit
if its utility could be shown
6. FORCE OF
W my wondeling to Becüdort interest of the Margnis's experiences will marabers of the jury to go to their homes
there he served- been creating alweat as much fuss here built by Messrs W. Richardson & Co. of Parkes, and was present when the first shut engagements make it worth his while to bachari claude, d diseling, rain, flog, proms,
d under the late Bir Harry can be eluded by during the trial, and kept them under
anyone whose commercial 6. BATH OF WHAT. § bits aky;-2 dec guard the entire time. The con
Conviction an
as the larger question of the rattan as a Newcastle, in 1878, and balonged to the was fired against the City and during the pass from one port to another by non-route. A hati, f lightning, or orecasting likely to lead to startling disclosures before
in reached. It is the cod
htcriminal deterrent. the
that quarantine port of London. The steamer herself, we earlier ses of hostility, naturally harassing Hence the fact that is suspected that
to mon hitherto nity are uplating high in the comme That the old rule of putting naughty boys believe, is insured in the association named and trying time. After the destruction by fire itself simply into grave and solve quaily, tai, snow, rundary wall
the bribesed
of the Fersign Factories in December 1838, our commercial activity afloat, with that in the corner might be fallen back upon the Clubs in Newcastle.
most those are likely to be expose worst since
where he lost the greater part of his
disastrous of consequences in times s of and punished
Pr with advantage.
perty, our foress having been compelled to epidemics to wit, the misery of the ses far-reaching as his and
abandon their position, the Consulate board as his That the Hon P. Ryrie appears to be
was withdrawn to Hongkong. Then he have long bacon. These positions, which been truisms in England and her more indulgent of boys' faults than of
was transferred as Senior
to the Asistant
have finally teen accepted dependencies, sentenced to nine years, and
scientific Italy, but politios interpess to Superintendaney, an appointment entirely by them aside. Beven days in the Peniten
those of boy-beaters. The sentedoe in
Mr O. Ford, Superintendent of the Bousought for by him, the reason assigned set them
quarantine for the nomination being the necessity for must, it seems, be kay body. I suppose Mr Sweltenham is too the full penalty prescribed by law. In
Fulfilled by all whom bers of Gunnsil have awoke to the factical and Afforestation Department bore the post being filled by some person of ex from whatever part of
of the much absorbed in his own importance. pronouncing it, the judge adiressed the
pentacle, to go There is not aron Chingle attendant, while prisoner at some length, saying among
that the Spirit License schedule is not writes to urna follows-
perience and acquaintance with the archives no further have occasion to visit auch
Italian blande
and Sicily, and evan, North Burbeo huu got two
things that
Sardinia Baddest thing the
what they thought it was.
The and rows of the decease at Amoy on of the Department cover Oase was the doubt which
the 21st June of Dr Hanes, H.B. M. Gon. When the superintendency was broken up this because in the forthcoming cleation oh parlad
with Government candidates. many good and honest minds, not of the That the merchants who sell wings and sul at that port, will produos Feakings of in May 1959, he found to his regret that be would
go-hard prisoners guilt, but of his couviction. This spirits formerly bad the pall over the deepest regret amongst those who had the had been given no promotion but had to if the Minister of the Interior failed to
20 of those backward was a relection soon the Integrity of the
scientific world, to which his eminent at March, 1861, Earl Russell appointed him popislation The
Fund
learned and in E.B.M. Vice-Cogeul a Whampoa, recedes high-class Rominn jourasi, finds vent in 6. works, wotanité, made him so well ing the Queen's Cansmission, which portion pedal article, the Canon of what may be i known and respected, his loss will be, the Consul to Amor. On the os demonaden pass
to May 1880, when he was sent inferre fre the following: The coner High water at Winchpok cafe to be the paudus poASIBLE, SYAH DAOTO LAZ ADrost 4th 18ertion of the late Bir Brocka Robertags and that meltangy of the precaution an
Acting
passed by aalence en quarantine,
circumstantial
diary during his residence in England, and, is regarded as agrest triumphi for the That he has not faz to look for some of tons not register, 280 feet in length, 84 feet in EL M. Consulate, from the out another, have this effect that 4. DIEXCTION OF WIs to two palate. leave it in the hands of a friend ja London, of its powers in refusing to allow That the use of the rattan in Schools has engines were of 200 horse-power. She was age on the lurcha Arrow occurred, and fost, even.
be considerably diminated by the fact that all personal illusions are to be struck out People would like matly to have his genuine Impression of all the notable people he has met dumag his stay in this country,
thest, The Court went to the fall
the
A PAITAIN letter from Landon, received in now, The CR
scandal is Tweed's
Bingapore last weak, says, with respect town in ita camifications.
the Colosul Vahihition ́ ́ ́ ́ The Singsporo
court is very tams, There is to Q18 ja
Bis
charge and an foformation to be got out of ther hard
other
About
Bih people hemselves and the virtue of the mary system. The doubt had been that. pound, and the less would increase the Publio faith in the
e of the countr sloper road, and be taken to the Fanteri
consel might have
for stay b
That many mercantile men and some mein.
THE LATE H. F. HANOR, P.H.D., F.LS., a
storokosper, and that the tables are turned good fortuns at his friendship | aid by the return to hia Canton point, Un the 20th humour the Almdiguation of The Distan
by the new Ordinsnes, which comes
foto
De Hinos was born on He entered the Civil Service of Hongkong proceeding home he saimed charge of the demonst int luar year, and not enough to on the ut September 1942, and was trans salon Countilate from March 1878 to Now para us these Varation provision ferred to the Conan Bere and appcent - 1879, and Mr Hewlett 'n arrival to takeover spite of science. In spite of of Vlog Counal at Waterse to 1001: Be the posts. He again offelsted et Consul for. Minister of the Inserter, thro
dew (wol).
7. Ram, in inches, tantis and hundredthaJS
BUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG (From The Hongkong Almanitik) JUKEAJUEYS
HIGH WIZI
Day of Morn Masthe
5.106.79
18
28
431 B.4 5.20
30
7.10861320010
7.62 0.88.30-
Barrier: 3.7
lence, the
MoonLast Charter 24.
izia chipting