A CONFTRENTAL Critic has been defining the

musical characteristics of the peoples of

to be 13.ft. 2itches from tip to tip. The it will be found that they almost invariably bird was gray white in colour, with a | reddish brown head. To indge from the

then let the albatross go. Before doing during the last few months, or even years, for so, we measted the wings, and found them

is a farce; for the Frenchman a pleasure

accou

ORICKET.

HONKONG 0.2 NAVY.

30 each day. Hongkong & C

Europe, the values in Hongkong are in Emay cases lower after allowance is made A match will be played to-morrow (Thurs for expense of transit; so that neither

prodits during the last six months.

No:7159.––July 14, 1888,]

A sáu Volame about Robert Burns is on the era of publication by Mr. Elliot Stock, which may possibly attract sono attention at the coming centenary celebration.

33 deg. 6 8 40 dog. 14 W., by Am brose Cochan, of American ship Columbu I then pracund a plated label of a wino decanter, will my ship's name on it, and got the carpator to festen it around the bird's apok, with

my name, the date of capture, the stade, and was the facts of

THE CHINA MAIL.

·CONCERNING | TRADE IN HONG bad markets insist upon three or four there, in the suitable cantras of cultivation, BERT HARTE'S CONSULAR tho Society of Friends if we were to alljourn

KONG.

to-morrow. There is a further ronson. I months prompt. The inevitable results of the enterprising foreign firm referred to EXPERIENCES.

A visit to Bristol repaid mo in many gather that on some downs in the neigh- It may not be out of place to note a few this kind of transaction are that stocks aro propose to aract a refinery (or at least cent ways. I captured there a few lines from bourhood of London, called Epson, there points bearing upon the trade of this Colony, doubled, prices are pat partonnently below rifugal machines) at a place in the near the pen of Bret Harte anent one of the is to be a certain contast of hor

#horsam »I un- or rather on some of the commercial dealings homo rates, goods are not cleaned, and what vicinity of Takow, whers they propose to many discomfiting experiences incident to dorstand that it is an annual custom to as related to me by my hold this contest Certain gentlemen in in June 8, for Suda Bay, Creto, with the previous apture, by the captain of the which take place here. If we look at any goods that are sold are not paid for. Of bay all the sugar they can obtain, in ad. I cousulas positi's manifold trials none this Honen take considerable interes Boyal Highness will join the Dreadnought | Coimbra, deply cut into the metal. I of the reports on trade in gencral issuedura, the foreign merchant foses heavily dition to that coming from the various are more weath-proroking than the do- amelioration of the breed of pad to the

Iza Majesty's ironolad Agamemnon sailed, Prince George of Wales on board. Hie

on his arrival at Suda Bay.

a commence with the phrase, business is

consul.

mand

parso edulity

beguiling toy are

not think

in the

and the larger the holder the greater tho

crushing will dotted throughout the dis-otherwise

his upen. his

and sympathy consider that these contests Another blunder may be noted; and it is wrists.

the tramp abread production of better breed of horses, and Some time last year, a thi

pplicant they are anxies to be present I would A merchant, thinking that Homs

This schems for the development of the by the name of Fowler (Fowler at

of pasting the adjourns on rates are low, goes in for a big thing, but

but having many alisses went the rounds that grou

Land Home o purchases by sales hero. Es bringe

Metropolis are ·in the babit of visiting the consul

s to shortly make himself the Epsom Downs on this

making it the They go

or any

TEAMS

Navy.

excessive; while in the interior taarkets there are no stocks worth considering, and

Europe. For Englishmon, he says, music above, the listrass must be a very long depressed, and lower values have been neglects to foresee that he cannot cover his augar industry in Formion also includes an of the consulates in Great Britain. At Brin. ground (laughter): but 7 mladi balkó

or five years old when caught by Captain the trade of Hongkig for several months the position least able to stand the strain, securing of a large crop, lived bird, as it was probably at least four established. The game might be agid of lerce porcel on the market when it is in increased cultivation of the cane, and the tol ho so far worked upon the sympathy of feat a vast concourge of the toilux of the In this con- here of so fines, which wore sent along pretext of a pioner, and they Cochard, whhh would make it fifty-ons

past, and this in the face of repeated hoary so that prices are forced, down simply and neation, the total ananai produce of the the consular caronit as a pote of warning. down in traina and other {years old whe last caught.

solely on

tof the largalocal stock. It is drops in Exchange. Lov su valuos are in a fair presumption that if native boyers are Island has been officially estimated at Upon charteristic comments were sent epot is most alabrions (laughter), and af.

alines reaching Glasgow the fol

Camp out in the

in the open air, which at that extremely reluctant to settle forward, they 3,000,000 piouls a year. But it is assorted lowing char

Bret Harta- by

ter a modest repast they return home bruced regard prospects as bad for any rise in with great persisténes, and possibly upon

I'm

and acquainted with affliction chiefly in up reinvigorated increase in consumption. If YnJuca

hughter (ronewod a market were steadily rising and likely

more reliable grounde, that the annual out the form of action, as it's offered up by I believe there are many members of to

House who take on interest in seding thous open door; anid for a wealthy

lthy firm buying largely to piouis, although one year it came very near lief would try to borrow, with various putns Arcadian fashion, without knowing or hold, but never for a weak firm. The For this state of things we must look for charges incurred by Home entes, if this year is, of course, sot down the bast action mendirany from the Helpless Trish down and

all cargo kopt; the

to that figure. The estimated outturn for from sixpence upwards to a pound or more!ecting much about horse-racing ! these

And I think I know a fancy styles of wambers are in the habit of

going a cane. Now, stocks here cannot, under prospect that any

that innocent ordinary circumstances, be considered as of time through which natives can and of any yet shown; but the oxtroma ostimeto salators in Libby. prison in a warj picnic has boir descrihad in other terms.it

say oceura, will be very slight; the length

who mixin

mixed in our country's war | scone. I am quite aware that this ustional

as

tha

at the consel's.

this

witnessing

of

for the Greman, an object of cultúrs ; and for the Italian, a necessity.

THE Marquis Hachisuka, Japanese Ministor in Paris, signed on June 5 at the Swiss Le gation the act of adhesion of Japan to the Convention of Geneva for the protection of the wounded in battle. This is another of

Auil

the atops which are being taken successive day), Friday and Saturday, commencing at topoan nor native merchants have made rise to a high level, something might he turn has never get exceeded one millionkiew all kinds of sorrow that. ro- poor people enjoying themselves in s

ly by Japan to associate herself with the international proceedings of Europe:

The Ottawa Free 'res Grange Lodge authority of the Master of the in Eastern Ontario, saat 30,000 Martini Henry rifles, bought in the United States, hare bosz wont to Ulater by Canadian syn- pathisers with the opposition to Flome. Rule The arms are packed in small cases, and forwarded to privato porous in Ulster by the Allan Line, and all have been already safely landed in Iraland

A LILLIPUTIAN Strike.—A Paris Corres- pondent telegraphs: A profusion of bille was posted up this afternoon in the neigh bourhood of the Rae Bonaparte, announ- oing that a butuber of jngebile telegraph messengers on strike wore

going to hold a The

Br W. Brucelobost-Lieut. Robinson. Mr G. 8. Cons.

B000,

A. K. Tanyere. G. Grim

A: Shepherd.

M. D. Graham.

A..

A. Talogo.

,, F. A. Harris.

A. Do C. Scanian.

0. E. Hdworthy.

* E. Saunders.

Dalton. .Hatham. Routh.

"

De Robock.

years,

Mr Elbe.

Gilpin Brown.

Wonderki!!!

Whitaker.

:

31

A. N. Other.

ARTUL SWINDLING.

varions.

And yot purchases in lines made in the end of 1885 or beginning of 1886, and arrived months

B

TE

Dy

actual

might be brought under cultivation if the

gontie

This

particular point used to have what I may call a Darby manin, for he insisted

ness. I can sure the House from par- soual observation that such is not the case (laughter). I have been there sytlf. have happened to find myself on the Downs on this particular occasion, and I am bound to sy I have never seen single laughter). I take this dissent cheare friend as a compliment de viro

013

And who do abatain from buying when mackota ara is not likely to exceed the one million pi- that wasn't his'n, and I sent back to the this Hono know that my friend Sir against them-sil tead to show culs above stated. It is true that large country that be never saw befuce. anwisdom of such a policy in

Wilfrid Tween, whose absence from the those

days

I tracts of land, which could easily be irri- know that wretched seatman who was House we all regrot (hoar, hear), a man of thero have been none for nearly three telegraphs and miss to mention here that gated by ruoane of the most ordinary pumps. tortured by a demon captain till he fled in great wisdom in other things, somehow on

rapid transit

LACTOS with a large amount of the business of Hongkong

his wages in arrear ; is now transacted for à

And Tre given him saliciont to ship as à modest pront of I er cent. per

dacinating : ago, are in many cases ätill uncleared, that in or say 1 to 2 por cant grosa, natives would only accept the modern ap-an cliciept, and active malofactor with that this was a species of orgie of drinken..

privateer exponses for plisuess which are apparently now offered Landing, storage,

know a wealthy tourist who do.

Let us

us stippss, there or only partially cleared. Other causes tone, the suurkot for a certain article is to them. Whatever may be said coworn-(through accident the purest) lost his lottere, must therefore be found.for this depression, not strong, and that the laying down costing British interests in Formosa, it is clear watch, and wallet from the cold deck

coming o'er, and there is one for which foreign moris 83.22 One firm rofuses an offer to sail that the Chinese are having most favour-

And I

I heeded that preamble and lent him Two cases were tried in the Police Court chants are entirely accountable and of which at and this bar it passed to as able propositions made: to them in the mnough to gamble til he won back all his drunksri thate (Mr Dillwyn. Oh,

other firm; the market having perhaps yesterday almoon which illustrate in they reap the fosuit. Many local natives weakened very slightly, the second firm agar industry from American sources, and money on a cold dook here ashore.

I have tickets bought for mothers and of my public bingon 31 day 10 years of age, striking tuating the love of John China have now discovered by experience, during closes with the offer. The result is that the that the probabilities are that the natives their babes--that wore another's-and thoir pietala

meeting Sunday.

margin of the first firm has more than va have placed themselves under the leader man for ways that are dark. The first was the last few yours, that no rises in prices has mished, while the second firm has made will largely avail themselves of such offers. husbands, who not always could be claimed and I cannot suppose that everybody ar

of an old cham of theirs, named

rested their drinking when I came there Jachine. Their grievance is the recent ro a complaint by Chan Kwong, supercango, bon maintained, and that any seeming rise what is now regarded as a fair profit. In Whether or not sugar is the best com- as theirg alone: Till I've come

it when I went away (laughter to the conclusion that for and certainly I saw men in face of fair stocks and a slack daard, denimodity for development at the prosent mo- ethical confusion and immoral contribution and son from 10 centiings to 7 of the fee against four sharpers for conspiring, along has invariably been followed, or a mackors here will never buy spot cargo at fasthont, is not perhaps a question to bo cieoid- have little left nakenan. duction

cellent garded for carrying telegrams The

with others not in custody, to cheat the drop to lower valuca than those ruling pre-high a figure as they may have paid for

spirits (much laughter), but they meeting.1. Sneaks among us; Par. plaintiff out of 490 rupees. The defendantsvious to the rise. Thus, the old habit of goods to arrive; so that the first frm has ed by ordinary mortals. The main point endeavour fell into the wicked meshes by I saw persons dat made me envy their following points will be discussed at the

But I mover, nover, never in besofcent went down there to be in excellent spirits. a great deal of in- tiality in oxaminations for promotion; 8. are follower of the famous Tin si Kok the buying heavily when prices were low has to submit to greater loss. It is well if such to note is the extension of commerce in a

the Saxon Fowler spread:

digestible food which operators do so at once Unfair system of compensation for

And seems to me a pistol, used judi- appetites and their digestion; but I do say of boots; 4. Rod tape and despotista. Te Principal characteristic of whose labours been crushed out, and this reluctaned to In ons branch of trade hore, it may he region which has long remained stagnant, legraphic clerks, by whom these shell boys was the washying of Chinawen ariving bay, and tendency to hope for even lower noted that the everloading of the market or nearly so. If our Chinose information canciously at Bristol, would have not too pre-tast, so far from being

of the method be relied upon, the large firm mentioned is Letter to Washington Post.

maturely brought this matter to a head- is almost solely the complain of being bullied, will be allowed from foreign parts and this swindling them ratos, have been strengthened by other in- adopted by several houses of employing a

Boss, there is oxceptionlly little drunken- ness at to Derby (hear. boar) We must remember that we ourselves a short time to present their defence at the meeting. of all their assed wealth by artfully play-duenses. For instanes, a decided shrinkage special native broker (at a salary and a com- endeavouring to obtain concessions and

ago passed at Act to establish Bark: Ho- ing on their supidity. The four prisoners of business took place an soon as it became mission) and oxcluding other brokers from monopolies of uncultivated land, as well as

their offices.

lidays, and there is not specially-rotained

more drunkenness at the Derby thou there is on Bank TEE poor show made by the Parreo team is who appeared in the Police Court seemed I known that the Chinese Government would brokera play into the hands of one or two of the producs of land now being worked. the cricket-fold (says the Overland Mail)

In regard to the Lekin dißfoulty, which

Holiday Well, Sic, as I have said. if ought not to discourage them, or to cause to have joined their master's trade to take an active part in the troubles in Ton- of their boat native customers, and give

we were asked to adjourn simply for this their gallant attempt to win some laurels is perfection. Their dopes were decoy-quin; and this depression covered a wide formation or make statements in their had caused a complete block in trade, the

native friends. More than one fam Indin with satiro. We thought that they

might object, b on the would have made a bettor fight than

muat

have had reason to regret having let all cargo now in Takow and bought by trusted to their broker's advice. have done, but we believe they

foreigners, to go free, under bond from 1B view

view of the fact that some of the

authorities on finança hare been the foreign merobants to pay if they aro

they

WHAT

Theso

it-

I

ME LABOUCHERE ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

orgie of drunken-

In moving the adjournment of the House of Commons for the Derby Mr Tabonelero rice, I should say that it would be rather buy ve

a strong recognition of

racisig,

to which

tha patire home of cricket to be treatened into a bċise în Lascus.Horw, were hospi« scowin Kwentung, Yunnan, and Krangai tha pean employers to suit the plans of authorities are said to have now agreed to made the following humorous and at the some persert that if we are to have,

In

have no cause to regret their journey.

tably treated, and then there was open. This shrinkage naturally became greater as out to them an artful scheurs the drain of money from the Two Kwang

their

defeat

That

chants cannot

There house ove ring with gold coins. The Forve exorbitant levies of lokin. These Still the

improved play

ulars triumphs. was a generous desire that they should won't do that, wo think they will take: with them a sense of much kindness, and memories of a pleasant, if not in all respects satisfactory, venture.

GWAY

steay

cannot

same time sensible remarks:-

betwiss Esster and Whitsunbide

the other

aucht

that the Prime Minister did not contemit to he

by

dayto

to this ac

#ace, Bome

questions are

is not a

other a holiday Mr Labouchero rosa, amid cheers, to move that the House at its rising should and that, I think, is fully admitted t They belong to a spirited race, and out of whereby thy might, by joining in the for war purposes continued to increase; and greater estimates of exchange, mer-- held liable from Poking. This compromise adjourn until Thursday, The hon. member one in the House-there is no reason they may yet extract. some game of fani, cheat a weathy Californian it was aggravated by the two long and Ong in the well be blamed for losses has boon accepted to some extent, but have given notice to move the adjournment members of the Society of Friends are an

should not have a holidny why we said I need not state that I would not useful lessons, whicb, rightly and pluckily Chinaman who bad just arrived at the fatile efforts made by the Viceroy, to en- arising through of late has been so strong and as stiffnecked--the Chinese can was perfectly in order, and bad I not losent

morrow, simply because, on the one hand, a belief in higher rat appreciated, and balp, thom on the way to

home most of the people remain.contumacious, of the House had I not been aware that vious for that day men are anxious for to be chosen, and, on rand

downwards, the appreciations makes a brilliant campaign. Though theruse succeedal, the game was begun, but viceregal attempts lasted nearly six months, of gold has so long been pointed cut, that do when they are thoroughly roused. I pleta moving it himself. Sir, the tenderos

soma of whom 1. have po instead of the wealthy Californian los aud anded in the ignominious sur merchants could not have done and

that trade is still at of the age is to reduco, as far as possible, simply to sympathise with the enjoyment do better than reduce all risks to mini-The result is

doubt

down to are going ing all his "dollars, he quickly swept into reador of the officials to the deterdo his coffers the money of the duped Chinamined opposition of the

um by covering all business transactiona merchants.

a stand-still, or at the same dead point of the hours of labour of working mot (laugh. at once, and by limiting business to the men, who at hat found out that instead of Well, the Franco-Chinese troubles ended setuulend immediately wants of the markote. staguation as was previously reported: fer). Experience has proved that short not questions of

They had

principle whether we will have a and that those who take holidays do joiningan cheting the Californian, they had early last year, and no sooner had

more work than those who do not. With day this week or Wednesday noxi this object we have lately frequently logis- seems to me ve ought to

it is rather use of

use of social convenience. It

consult the feal lated, and established Bank Holidays. Waing alike of political friends and of politic ows undoubtedly our first duty to those who sent us hero, but having fulfilled that tirely agree with them if we think that any

al opponents, and, though we may not en first duty, we have a second duty which I considerable number of the House do con trust we shall never forgot to ourselves sider that one particular day would be of Ewang (laughter). A Committee of Procedure is ide

mum

hours,

of the output of the Mysore mine last been over-roshed by him and his sonfode this cloud rolled by than all hopes of star on the whole, believe in and the Carisbrooke had to leave Takowproduse more good work than long questions of Weilene

rates in the boarding houza. The historymprovement in local trade were at once of the swinch that came under the cotica dispelled by the news of the widespread

falling

values, as well as in falling almost without darge. This will probably exchange rates.

We may add that there is at the moment continue until the officials give way. svary prospect of good harvests in the urighbouring provinces. There is also good

In

ground for believing that all the tea and silk produce which China has to spare will

the

CHINESE NOTES.

RE-ORGANISATION OF KWANGSI.

be taken by foreigners, and at about pre- sont values. The drain for war purposes The Southern Division

short

&

The Statconion, referring to a statement month, remarks When it is remembered that yield of bat five pennyweights of gold to the for of ore means a profitable return to the working of the mines, the of the Police is best told in the words of disasters of the Kwangtung foods. extraordinary richness of these old Indian the plaintiff in the first case. He said—I many districts both crops of rico were maines ba readily understood. It is some years sines our own study of the sub-am supercsgo to the master of the Bundestroyed, as well as other crops, white

now sitting upstairs. I trust the result of agreeable to them, we ought to fix our holi- pet lod us to the conviction that these Sing shop, Bombain Strand. On the 9th silk orop was seriously damaged. This has all but tensed, while natives are now Si is being re-organized to suit now condi- the deliberations of tant Committee will be thy fine at its with is a more hit Mysore gold fields must be the Ophir of the instant, abot noon, I met the second of result of this was that an oxceedingly heavy paying less for most of their purchases of tions. The road from the Pass to to shortat our hours of labour. We must the House at ring do adjourn till Scriptores, from whiab King Solomon ob the four defendants on Praya Central. He and continuous drain of money has now

foreign goods than they have done for ser- Lung-chow seems the only one practicable not forget that we hold a spored duty from Thursday nox! (cheers). tained those vast supplies of the metal that asked me where I

eral years past. There should, therefore,

ar predecessors to maintain the came from. I said have often been

as fabulous. We regarded

We from Mauritius. He asked rao to go with us on for some nine months for the pur-recommence anon a period of accumulation for trade, and the frontier forces are to be hours of relaxation which we have receiverl are awaiting with considerable interest, we him to his house to get a letter for chase of rice from southern markets. The of savings. Until by ons means or another massed upon this, and a new fuviai station from them, and it is our duty to transmit

of gold

a friend of his in Mauritius. I went people in the flooded districts, instead of the have established a margin of eared at Lang-chow to assist the Commander the good which we have received from our operations both in

ninge

outgoinge, any revival of trade the top floor of a house boing in possession of the usual produce of with two neighbouring provinces of in-Chief with his advice. Twelve camps In these days of change, when institutions

to our successors predecessors

(laughter) in Lower car Row. the first defondant sitting in a sitting their land, or of the proceeds of their China cannot be expected.

+] or rogiments are to be stationed at the the most sacred are maared (laughter), FOOD. The second defendant gave me tes labour on the land, saw early everything axioms for

The following might be laid down as Pass, six on the Taiping road, and four on let us at losst hold firm to something (loud laughter) The man who would temper and spoke to the first defendant telling him

is a crotchety man, or he is a

ur he is a Scotchman The Session now hats (great laughter). The habitually from the commencement of Feb Fusry until the commencement of Septem- time We are in the habit

confess, the develop and With him

for should they finally prove to be pro austive of the metal on euch a scale de present experimente seem to indicats as

There I an

over

probable, we shall have to add India to the and samsha. The third defendant came UP | destroyed, while for the necessaries of life these day local trade of Hongkong the Lung-chow road. Tlx 60,000 a moath is with our holidaya is either a bad man, or he i

for the

great gold-producing countries of the world, and with what economic resulta no one can tall.

fozi

Tas Omrand Mail, in an editorial

that there was man from Califorals who prices rose: they were obliged, in fact, to, That it never pays to hold stucka. the lowest estimate of the expense, and to That this market promptly follows any wards this thekin yield of Kwang Si is of gambling Do you know, fall back upon their post savings in order fall in leying-down cost. howie cheat at fantan. be said

If #0 I

That will

it takes a long-continued rise in expected to confibute Tls, 300,000 a year. Il bring his here, and nota,

we will get

sponding rise in values on this side.

ber.

explains the origin and cause of the Belfast money unt of him by cheating some to pay for the dearer food. For sech proving-down cost to bring about a corre Sa Ch'uan is to continue her annual subsidy Dang

The dace as foreigners purchase, prices fell

Let riots very terely. It ways defendant replied. I know how to cheal owing to the lower valuas in Europe;.80. Belfast during the last few days has been a and showed how it was done. The 3rd that on every band the native of the Two sospoofrideand passionate riot. Itoriginated defendant aid that will do and went

im

tho

to

in

to

that

Quotationa HONGLONG, July 14. OPIUM-Noy Patna, cash,........... 585

Old27

21

cash, 500

Ner Benares, chah,... 518

·Old

Мол

osh,...

Nor Malwa, caah,,

Allowance, Taela.......

10/92

Old Malwa, chat, 540/50 Allowanco, Taols. 8/24

Persian, Oily, cash... 150/60 Allowance, Taols

16/32

Persian, Paper tied...: 400/100 Allowance, Taois (

Exchange. HONGKONG, July 14,

adjournment on somevals Bank Wire, dikke

"

Demand,

30 days sight 4 month night, ...

stant Workmen who were leaving the walls and saw some yellow pieces. The thrown upon the already impoverished pro- valuable, measured 18 dollars, than it was with this stipulation and transit-passes, the uteligence and seal with which thew Gold Leaf 994 fine...

man,

Ho aid this

the

Sovereigns

Temperature.

32/48

Do.

Do

be

1 PM 29.720

THERMOMETHI—9 A. M... 84

Do.

Do

1F.M 4 PM

Do.

Wat bulb) DAIN. 80

Do.

Do

Do

Do

4P.M.

Do.

Maximum

Do. Minimum over night

of adjourning t

_twine-unce at

at Buter, aud able they may look, should be promptly to Yun Nan, which also receives Tl, 40,000 thirty or forty years exhausted nature has all purchaset, no m'tter how favour and of Tis 290,000 a year once at Whitsuntide. But within the last That all

on this side. * dispute between a Protestant labourer sway and relined in about ten minutes Kwang found themselves poorer-by taxe

covered by sales on

a month from Bz Ch'uan on other counts, claimed its right, and it had been this habit and some Catholic workmen at a graving with the Callornian (the 4th defendant)tion and draits for war purposes, by the better thau Europeace what quantities are That native merchants generally know

and Tls. 20,000 from Bu Nan, making The day be I used nat cay that while the

to take AR

between those ecoluviestival dook this was followed by a colision be- whom he introduced as the man from Calt) destruction of their crops, by lower values likely to be required.

fornia. The trat dofondant then had a at the shipbuilding for

883,000 (sic) a year subsidy received annually tween the

Orangemen at of Messrs Harland and Wolff and game at fann with this man, the former for their productions, and by the eulianced the last year or two just as much as ex-

That sterling values liare fallen within by Yin Nan; whilst Krong St only asks desirable for you, Sis, and the works of

is desirable for us, it is still more trat-managing game. I de

officials ofonding Catholica. But, un trat fondant Chefalifornia) as the this prices which they had to pay for the neces- change has done, and that the two are likely for a humble subsidy of Tis. 420,000 a year. conseted with the House. You and they Credits, quility as being restored, some County polide who had been drafted into the with fondant the brought out a handkerchief soldiery large bodies of unemployed, than they did when exchange was 3/10, and France that to any other Power considering the length of the hours which Shanghai, demand,

town ailver

to the ist defendant. The fourth da. Baries of life. By the disbanding of the continue to fall very much in unison. In the now Treaty with Frauds, it says that are obliged always so be here. We are soon Documentary, 4 months sigh

That goods cost no more to lay down now the taxation shall be more favourable to times able to anstel an

an hour (laughter), our India, Wire, order, seem to have acted preserve rather unfortunate roughness towards some in which we rolla of something like ceste poverty-stricken and lawless men have been in many cases lay down as less.

counter muffering for our absence. But, demand, thair The coins wens wrapped in paper to the top of

30 days night, That native produce is not now more, so that it is anticipated that, what the oficials work hore during the week, factory. To undemand what followed it

Hecessary to recall two facts. A large reply wasgold coins. Thes

1st defendantsked what he had got, to which vinces. Besides which, money is also ex- formerly; and

4th defend.

that in of the constabulary furse is Rothe

i some important lines

their duties, perform their proportion

it would bo barbarity zan Catholic, and the Ulster Protestants, ent then asked the first to show his

tremely doar, through its boing harded it:

nomical sum of Tia. 300,000 usually col- is valuable money.

which humanity really shudders to de- rightly or wrongly, have been irritated by but the latter said he had no money. The away for safe keeping.

That no one firm, however large, is in the lected in Kwang Si ́will not be attained prive them of this holiday to which they least likely to do all the business of Hong The standing newy of 'green's includes

are accustomed (laughter). the mebacing language wed

weed by Mr Marley Erst defendant then came up to me and said Notwithstanding this somewhat dark out kong, and that any effort to do so will sur 62 710 of all classes by law, but, in 1865-6, than in other years. We have been dis-

The Loliday (Taken at Mens Falconer d'Co.'s Premises, old in the House of Commons. They were

this tale a share in it,

has been all the more your has

Bodfull

Queen's Boad,) therefore in the humour to look with fea maids. I understood that he means we look, many foreign dealers have made they result in loss to affered teveraly there were 10,982 taken off; in 1874-Fanding questions of great importance. / BAROMETER Maya per losty upon the action of the police whe should make bank against the fourth de mistake of thinking that laid-down prices from famines, from the drain of money for 1877 there were 652 addod; so that there

That the country has signs of an alarm, con- fandant. I then went with the second must rise, owing to the heavy drops in war purposes and from the unusual and

The discussion has been a great strain were, on the firet centrated on Belfast. If the Orange defondant the Cheung Fat boarding exchange. These dealers have therefore expected drain for the necessries of life, are now only about half (sic) the number very likely, for sonic time.

upon es, and that strain will continue, men once get

the notion into their house, when I am residing and

got. 270 270

We ought, heads that they are to be coerced it will rupeen, with thich I returned to the house. take a good deal of fighting to suppressThe game wu then started. The second refused to sell goods at local prices, and ad that the evidence available tends to there ought to be. There appear to be, in theretors, to have an off-day; it will

show that the people are less wealthy now addition, 20 regiments of braves draw-laughter), and we shall be enabled to re-

good for

for us both phyiscally and morally have been out out of the market by others than they were to years ago, them. The incident is profoundly du defendant all he would take a 840 share,

ing Tis. 3.2.6 month apiece, and it is now turn ready to renew the discussion with couraging to any policy which would take the first that he would take a 830 share, stepping in and taking the same offers for

proposed to re-organiza the whole upon the great and continuous eloquence (laughter). the presstvation of order in Ireland ont of The third let the hack, I joined the orders. In this way supplies hays been Notes from Formosa, the hands of an Imparial executive

game because I had heard that the frat

1 footing as now arsting in Chih Li. I have looked at the orders of the day for defendant kur how to cheat. The Call increased, the native dealers have got tha

Is would appear, from advices to hand The Viceroy says he positively must detain to-morrow. I find the first three onders fornian (the th defendant), however, won whip hand, and the foreign merchants have from Formosa, that the leading American portion of the 'Peking contingent sab-are Irish Bille. I bays no doubt members The Bingo Nets has this ----The following | all the men.

The first

interested defenda

said had to clear their stocks at still lower rates. house (Mossre Kussell & Co) hare very Kwang Si.

sidy due from Canton, and divert it to ready to come horo and deal with them if

ested in those Bills would

be quite Interesting facts worn lately communicated we have logget some more. went with by Capt Reard, of the Britial ship him to barding hours and got 220 Again and again has this foolish proceeding definits schemes. concerning the develop-

the House wished it. But, such is THE INCOME AND DEFENCE OF FORMOSA Duchess of Argyle When rounding the rupees and z

zurned with him to the house, been repeated during the last few years, ment of that Inland. From Chinesa The total income of Formoss is only Tis. inclined to think that if the House with- for the social sonnoilies (Laughter), E regard in last, in lafitade da 10 som de and, of deg. 3 mc: W., X: loe, fou the fofen and won the bind and are particularly during the present sources we learn that their idea is to 1,000,000. The 35 regiments [there; ad to adjourn they would forego that plas-

more. I got frightened that I would immatise albatross was noticed following be detained and 240

year. Let us take an exemple: Iron we establish European sugar-cane crushing with steamer expenses, cost Tls. 1,00,000 zure-all the more beatite we have now a the "ship, 'huisd feeding upon the refuse defendant folowed me

Faked me to

na which, if it pass, will relegate thrown overboard. One day as it horarid some more me. I said I had no more offers 3.15; and the merchant promptly now stand--c., in the centre of localities 000 a year to make up the defint. The out to those who complain that we are in-

got shuff

I say can be laid down at 2.305 a buyer tells where the ruder native appliances ayon. En Kisi - Contribute 14, 240,00 The cousilaration of those file to

year, and the Foochow Customs Tia 200,- directly over the poop,

poop, Izoticed a circular On Monday I reported the matter to the

The stio Legislature 10 Imisad I will point Governor

of Formosa positively demands banging to

in the hours He gave me back 87. and gets all he wants at 215. Previous sugar cane to the modern mills. In these one large breach-loading guns are being gare ordars to have the big

Sergeant Duncan Macdonald said that merchant then selle a limited quantity at localition the cane submitted will be ground, bought through Mesors Russell & Co, for the any gemt business; but, we should be on- we were to meet we should not do possible. My first mate, Mr.

who on Monday ornoon, shout thro is very handy in such

SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR in such matters,

he went to So. 48 Lower Labar Row 10 to 2.05 and the buyer then offers and the sugar boiled in accordance with caderes; and, as they demand an advance scademic discussion on Irish explosives and defence of the Formosan ports and the Pengaged in an interesting, but somewhat fastened a large book,

HONGKONG, MOME he along with he consplainant At the 2.00 a further lot. Again the merchant Western methods, at the as that

Irish lunatics (laughter), The

(From The Hongkong Almanack) prince of purki to this he atlashud a siout on the rod and escaped

G. Campbell) 2858, fishing live, and let it drift asters. He top floor hi found the rat defendant to the other firm. All hands stand out sély, 7 per cent per 100 piouls, the refine themselves to override the Board's refusal, Why should take this holiday to

JULY naught several other albatrosses with this who was trying to get out of a window this figure, and a week or two passes du remaining of the cane being retained by the CHINESE LOAN VROM KUSSELL & CO.

aud to conclude the contract.

momor | My answer is why should we contrirane, but the one I particularly He also say is fourth defendant, ho ring which John Chineman is as pallant as mill What residue i retained in the

BIGH Wares, Dot?—There are dimoumstances commcted very shy of this

of this not try to espa. The first defendant said

with to-morrow which The Shen Pao says China has borrowed that if we are to

load Coming fure On the third day, however, he had won the money from, the plaintiff & Amb, being bis time. The foreign mor can after crushing is a question which Tis, 6,003,000 from Stesera Russell & Co. between Easter and Whitsuntion, to

me to think Day of Hort Aft. tempting

have our sonual hoilday Mouth M he was booked firmly be the beak, and, The plaintiff janted ent the 1st defenisut hassle, of coume, thi frat in speak, and does not seem to trouble the native mind, for Coast Defences. It is to be repaid over row would be a very convenient day Per after desperate struggle, holated on as one of the men who had

I been discovered that the object but said nothing at the time best the askt for's repetition of the last effer. The partly because the improved crushing interest is to be at the rate of 4 per cent great sad important meeting going on as

seven years by the various Customes, and hapa the Hoose is not aware that there it board.com I had seen hanging from the birds neck fourth defeat. The first d

defendant's was a bras Docker-compas case, fustaned to lie would pay back to the plaintiff bread handly makes a sporting offer of machinery, together with the more effee- The money is to be paid to the Vibros Liepresent Lime. The member for Kirk-

190, and a business has become worse in tal methids of boling adapted, will enable a Tientsin the bird by means of three stroud of thick - left of his shin, namely 87). is then

calfly anys that if this Motion were copper wire Two of the wires

evidence was Ale mambilme, he gasorally carries his the European contractors to produce a

I might next be asking the through, and the third all bat gune given as to the arrest of the other prisoners point. Again-Holder of spot cargo and greater quantity of augne from a given Fenian bomb throuzag mortar in charge is a prayer meeting going on now At the

At Bining in Kan Sub, there is a huge jours for a prayar mectin (la) After some trouble less ***** quarter and a simile charro, is whind another Lion of ferdig. I aucoroded in for Chicaman en doped to the extent of 850,

1.86, and refuses quantity of care or molasses then the work of 200 men. Things now being quies in present season the members of the Society & cars was proved spinst three of the prisoners. I

up to selling of the native mille and bollers could that region, the 200 men have been dis of Friends Bars & prayer meeting bich surped up tance of paper) on which The ira cand reretaken to her, and

charged and the morts, with its equipments, lasts abouka woak, and Wednesday is an wwwrlion in mach its ink, the follow four prisoned were fined $200 each, with

cates possibly do. Besides this offer to put up is left in charge of one or two trustworthy important day of that meeting. We should * Gought May 1st, 1642, in latitude! the option ofix months" hard labour

bay but on the pics of crushing mills and boiling haussa here and ofipers,

be consulting the feelings and the winked of “ing.

object

The second

Bilt

a dome.

about the size of silver dollar, police and the first defendant was arrested / pays no can.' Biyer goes to another firm where the natives will agree to bring the 800,000 to make a start with, Thirty. Sympong with the business of the House.

the bird's nook atoly

procured

DE

a which he

Email, det piece of bobaited with top of the air he sang mày nó 'wanches,' and off the buyer goes charged by the present native milla-name the Viceroy sad Governor have taken upon

A

30 TAD

A GIGANTIC MORTAR

Lo-mor:

Allowed

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER

AT À EM, TO-KAZ..

29.64

81

Barometer

Temperature

Bumidity

Dinantios of Wind Forco Weather Rain

Hongkong Observatory, July 14th 1885

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15

8.291 10,39

16·

9.115

17

9:321139 120 145

18

19

20.1 11,58 5.27 0.46 10.39

mile later han at Hongkon -High water at Whitepon : 9 h 30

Batein 29-ben 15 mins. At the En

8 hrs 45 mins

Moon Fall moon, 10d, 102 4€/morn.

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