No 7103-JULY 19, 1886.]
Or our fourth page will be found a number of telegrams, taken from our America ex- changes brought on by the Ocranio, had: ac- dounts of an antisinissionary riot at Chang-
Tur new Customs Total or Boppo of Kwantung, Tsing Teen, with an extensive retinuo, arrived hero this morning from Shaughti in the Chino Morchants steamer
THE
are boing openly made to the rich, the Prime Ministor would, in order to enable condidates to stand whose privato men are small, introduce a Bill to accuse to the constituencies full froedem fo the selection! exposes of Parliamentary elections upon the entire community,
CHINA MAIL
Macao (From our Correspondent.)
Macao, 18th July. We have had heavy rain sinco 16th inst.,
damage has been done to houses or to the shipping. Only the streets are cut up in some places,
king. Owing to unusual pressure di our Fuchun, Captain Cinad. The now Taotai is of mndidatos by throwing the necessary and yesterday.very strong wind, but no tien the work will neither bagite the prisoners were not defended. They fendant knew from the very first that bo
space, we are unable to and room for a large number of interesting telegrams on English politics.
!
on
In presence of
of
The wis
On the request of. Iuspector | Fushim, he landed at Government Wharf, That part of Yokohama Harbour which utmost to prevent at laught to as their they may be to-day, are defrayed by Cochie-The winose said he knew the men and wash a boat can go, and yet conie out com-
It
QYON
Tientsin.
bring
He alw
Governor named by the Court of Huo to first changed them with larceny in a dwelling | detained in consequence of the bad take refuge in the territory of the Colony." house, the second with having inflicted weather.
These terms are very vague, but in the certain rounds and bruisce un one of the The Acting Attorney General said he absence of wore complete information, wo inmates of the dwelling house. Io would had seen the document but he did not patoot that he w ory sorry think it justified Further doloy. The de cannot form a fost idea of the situation. If say at the our soldiers have only to repress an
long nor
ware defonded at the Police Court and would be required to-day and ought to have
their
He moved that the surety produced on difficult, the fronte villuaadion to recall behalf, but it appears they have not been be now called upon. The surety was
our com- great dis of evidence
been present. of course a Manchu, as only Manchua... aro
panies on Mr Gladstone replied that he was not
their duty the populations of Binh- able t to obtain Counsel here. The prisoner Leung U Fu, who, however, also failed to oligible for the post of Hoppo, or Saperin-
able under oxisting dire
direnmstances to onter tendcut of Customs. He is at present de inte auch an engagement, although he
thuan and of Khau-hoa The work of the defence was that they were awer near the answer his name. Mr Sangater intitasted corated with a bhie button, one of the avored himself friendly to the principle of The Chinese merchants are very much chiefs of the expedition will then be limited hense, and that this was a false charge that afan had deposited $1000 and given The Court was adjourned till Wednesday, Tus morning, a young man, who gives his insignia of a mandarin of the fourth rank; such a Bill. He added that he thought it alarmed at the new lekin tax, which has to ranging in posts on the frontier the altogether that had brun trumped up against surety for another 3000,
troops sent by the Scorpion and L'Alouette. them. The firet witness he would put in was very hard on the working classes that
But in the countries bordering Cochin the box Lo Alak, would tell the jury that namo as James W. Dundell, but who had but on the assumption of office he will be in a country which was so liberal in providbesu levied by order of the Viceroy of Can-
China agitation mas from one dry to the on the 11th Juns about 6 p. m. while ho
REMARKABLE ESCAPE OF THE been identified by the Police as an entitled to rank as a mandarin of the second ing political pensions for salaried public ton upon every kind of goods, wait a next be transformed into rebellion, and retel in his house he saw these two prisoners
FUSHUN old gaol bird, was changed before My olsas. He in saw a mat of 55 years of age, nation, kaisuring men who desired to of Macas harbour, or near Rongkong. The ties un ne a situation go delicate and large wunbur of men rushed into the house. Towing mishap which bafell the Fightin
oficers, who were often potens of birth by the lekin atations, either at the ontrace
enter along with another min, and chen a
The Cathay Advertiser records the fol Mitcholl-Innes, at the Police Court, with but is still vigorous and acoma to be pos- return a member of their own class should merobants say that it will ta supossible to
the attempting to obtain two balls of opium by nessed of strong common senso. Ho has have to pay the expereen of election, nail carry on trade with such a heavy tax, and so little reflued it is difficult to pronounce The twe prisoners, who wore armed with An accident occurred to the C. M. 5. N.
are thinking about having recourse to strikes an opinion and for the moment we cannot swords, attacked one of the inmates of
her last trip from Hongkong, which, though false prstances, and with attempting to ob- formerly held positions on the six great likewise to support him while sugaged in
discharging Parliamentry duties.
as the only way to protest anergetically do better than impress on our rulers the house. They then took one of the boxes in Co.'s steamer Fuzhun, Captain Croad,
The the home out into the street and took aot tain two chests of opium by means of a Boards which manage, the affairs of the
against the suicidal policy of the Canton necessity for the greatest prudence. counterfeit bank cheque from Mr M. Chinese Empire. tm the arrival of the The Japan Mail is zosponsible for the fol authorities. I think that the governments exponess of the expedition, however small away the articles that were in it, very serio, shows how near to a big
lowing:-Time-Independence Day. Scens of
and paratively uninjured. Thisamer left long- Hongkong and Macao
this Lax from baing Chine. The moment it is a question of do- i was able to identify them.
tho insk.; under the command of Apear. Mathieson, who is in charge of the case, where he was received with becoming immediately adjoins the Grand Hotel. In collected near Macao and Hongkong upon feading the frontist of our colony we cannot the how they ran into and be took the Captain Croad, one of the oldest man of but approve entirely of the initiative taken police to this house. Therespon the mor the const. She did very rapid work for the it was further remanded until Wednesday, hovdur, and at once proceeded in state the rear distance is descried the Kiss goods which are sent to or from one of these
just now. But is it known what the future were arrested. The facts would be. Maru gadly dressed with, bunting ; the
went well till hearing the Tai Chow Isands, No event of any importance has taken may reserve to our brave soldiers, who base spokon to by three men who were also first part of her voyage, and everything
get out on a military promenade and who in the louse at the time.
when Drndell's real name is known to be Spen- to pay his resposta to His Excellency of a certain European Power Hanging two foreign oddanias, to another.
it came on foggy. A couro was set car. About four years ago, when he was a the Acting Governor at Gogorament House. the taffrail. *** *Despatch from place ducing the week.
without there may,
Lo Alak and Wong Tez Hack wore then which should have taken her clear of these anything to boy at school, he contrived, with the help salute was also fired out his landing by the Consulate of that Power to United
And themselves called and gave evidence similar in stelands, and as the position of the ship hed make it foreseen today, States Consulate General:-I am given
In presence of bands of rebels and in-rospects to that which was given at the
been verified by a. Right of of confederates, to defraud a large nom-two of the Customs cruisers which had been understand that on a vessel lying, off the
the land when surgents, come from Ainsm or raised up Police Court.
only about 75 miles from the place where ber of storkopers of small quantities of sent down to meet him and which were Grand Hotel, painted (description given),
(From our Correspondent).
by the mandarins of Binh thuan and obey- De Wharry, Surgeon in charge of the she struck, she was kept going full speed Tientsin, July 100- ing instigations of the Court of Hue, Civil Hospital, said he could not believe However, there must have been a current, goods by forging residents name. gaily dressed with bunting. The preces-the flag of my country was displayed ins
subordinate position. I am sure this is a
The excitement which prevailed here at whose devotion to the French cause is, to the story told by Wong Taz Hock with re-
or something unknown to the Captain which was some time before he was found out,sion, as usual, included the ofisial umbrella addent; but it is an act of impoliteness
gard to the In that case will to expenses of such an-him Phe Younds which ware inflicted on | deflected the steamer from her course, for
wannds seemed to have beon but he was altimately convicted on a charge, and several mounted attendants. On lear-which I trust you will cause to ceass the opening of the river has considerably say the very least, problematic.
she struck a rock near Hes Chu Taland. YOUTH, S ****Two var
var veszek lodged by Mr A. Findlay Smith, of Messraing Government House, the Hoppo pro- the insulted flag cutered the harbour toned down. The Syndicates are languish oxpedition he put down to Cochin-China made with some care and with an astro about foar hours after the faul had been
ment with a sharp edge. All the wounda MacEwen, Frickel & Co., and sankonc. | ceeded to the residence of Messrs Brandt Sesterday: various ahips of the Uniteding, and it is difficult to see what they are alono? Have our valors sufficient guarantee of the same natero and were evident sighted. After she struck, she was at onc
& Co., whose guest he sud lús family and States liavo been telegraphed for and are going to do. This is not the country for in land to assure our colony against all our-¡ were with some sharp launent; some dangerous trap she had run.
get all the amefit of the ly expected,evory moment.
have to treat with the Resident General of indeed. The scratches we all the tip-toe of expectation, suc the atmos such organisations. There are a couces expedition or will we after the unqucet wore deep but others were wry superficial vertical sions nor monopolies to be hat, and those Tonkin and accept what is given us after and were confined to the back, and as far as phore is sulphurous.
who fancied they had such, under stamp and there is no neel for ut. There are some he could judge he did not believe what the
attention wi
anon which
witnes stated with regard to the way in seal, have probably found them airy nothings, very grave questions
which they were inflicted. If you come to think of it nothing more ab. from the coloniet of Cochin-
This seems the old case of frontier trou- A man who is naid Ito hav ourd was ever conceived than the lies of bles leading to milliary demuestions, shon aural been taken of his evidenor His left when she atrick we should mak
shots and likely At the end of May the barometer was exploiting Chisa by means of Syndicator and annexation. Tre Saiyonnais is honest Lordship said he could not hear him mod Furtunately, sho
ale west clear, with the ox prisoner anid he was ill in
a of a slight graze, it
it being found on falling and rain had set in Rain fell again Large plunder hsa in times, past bom obeanugh to declare its tours as to the final rathor heavily on the 1st June and showery tained through dealings with the Chinese result, and although its opinion is influ- when the police arrested him. His chair docking her, that one of her bilgeskools was
vuced by Balbusy of the nights of was
a
engaged a gambling home and that torn off, but not much more damage was
by and cloudy weather prevailed until the 14th. Government, but quietly, secretly and Ochin-China as against those of Tonkin, was the way he quarrelled with. Le Aluk done. She has boon lucky, to say the least, From this evening of the 14th, to the 24th, obtrusively. To bring up huge combinations the fears it give voice to may likely who so carried a chair. the weather was generally very fine and of capitalists to do the work which the Ger- turn out to bo only too well founded.
and it is to be hoped that she and all other steamer will be as fortunata should they be like her, and get into such a position. dry with a clear atmosphere and bright, hot man Commission Agent bas heretofore sunshine,the 18th being the only excep. done is about as foolish as Mr Macaulay's
LATE TELEGRAMS VIA H.M.S. Swift was to leave Shanghai fortien, when more than half an inch of rain great Mission to. Thibet. It ensures its own defeat, is crushed by its own weight. Purt Hamilton socn after the arrival there
INDIAN From the 26th to the end of the For what have the Syndicate come down of the French wail.
London, June 80.-The British Govern month cloudy and showery weather again to Offering to sell Railway material by tender! Why anybody can do that, who
Chou A Kow was charged with perjury,ment announces its intention of supporting The monthly Original Sessions were beIt was alleged that on the 24 Jnly having the Canadian Government in their policy ploiled, with squalls of wind and ruin has the wit to string a few phrases together
in a telegraph code. Selling rails is no gun this morning. The first case was the
appeared to give evidence in certain cri- regard to the Canadian Fisheries question, from 8.8. W., on the 23th and 30th.
minal proceedings before Mr E. Mackean A grand banquet was given last night by The cacillations of the mercaty shew that more than selling Nail Rod from, and any of 25 with a fair character, and young man
The complainant, Bir Thomas Ide Bow-in which Chun Aluk was charged with pre- the Lord. Mayor at Mansion Hoito to daring the meath there were four perieis an office coolio to carry his lettera and tole- of low atmospheric pressure and three or grams, can do it. You do not need to re-ler, was called, but no response was made. paring and selling prepared opium without Indians and Colonials at which the Friass
greatest Bankers in the world,
Another case was thon called, and in the permit on the 26th June, be wilfully and of Wales was prosent. His Royal High responding periods of high pressure between present the creata with letters of room interval that elapsed for the prisoners to be falsely declared that the ileindant prepared aras, who made a speech, said that the Ta
dian and Colonial Exhibition had shown the then. The times and corrected measuremendation from Prince Bismarck, to do brought into Court, Mr Bowler made his and sold opitzen.
The Acting Attorney Gineral said the English people the real greatasss of the tents of least pressure wore an follows :-
that. Yet so important & mattor do the
prisoner offered himself as an informer to Empire and it would be the prída of hi for 1,500 Syndicatea capsidor contract for
the Opium Farmer and hid information life, if it assisted in rail for the Kaiping Railway tona of
of that their Ministarfrom Pekingto help t
some of his attendants wil bo during the few days of their stay in Hongkong. His retinue consists of over 100 persoas, most of whom are Judged in various parts of the town. A number have, however, gone to Canion in the Fish. The Hoppo will probably proceed to Canton in the Customs cruiser S Kec. His predecessor, Hoi Sui, after two years' incumboney, ban been re- called to Peking.
ed to three months' imprisonment. Tas Criminal Sessions of the Supremo Court were hold to-day. There was an unusual intercat attaching to "somo of the cams and the Court was crowded during the most of the day. The Fraser-Smith Libe: CASE was adjourned till next Saasions. The charge against the sileged Gough Street riot ers was shown to be a tramped-up affair and a verdict of not guilty was returned. The esso which seems to have excited the greatest interest was the charge of perjury against e man who had given false information THE Italian man-of-war Rapido was to against a large Chinese dealer in raw opium ve Shanghai on the 19th instant for
named Chun Alek. This case was tried in the afternoon, whon the Court was densely crowded with the botter class of Chinese rasidents. A verdict of guilty was unani- mously returned. Li & Fan, the lukung, who is said to be head of the Triad Society, failed to be put in an appearance, and his bail of $2,000 was forfeited. Triad Society friends doubtless thought his examination might bring out disagrembio facts.
Corea
DEcho de Shanghai states that M. Ulysse Pils, head of the well-known firm which bears his name in Shanghai, has been erent ed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. M. Pila has been long snected with French commerce, and rendered services to hie country in Tongking, where he has established a branch of hist firm.
Yokohama is on
THE WEATHER IN HONGKONG AND METEOROLOGICAL NOTES,
Call,
PUR JUNE 1886.
Tas late second mata of the British steamer Says be N.-C. D. News: Rewards have been given to the crews of the Haeun and Plainmeller, Christian Ustye, had an ups, the vassals engaged in conveying the 4th, 20.71 inchce.
the 15th, 29.54 fortunate but by no misus uncommon ex- Prince Cafun and suite on the recent tour
of impostion. Eight hundred dollara (3) the 26th, 28. 69
(lowest of the month.)
perience on Saturday.tut. Mr Usbya, itched the Puutch, while the chief on the 30th, est pressure wire--
each.
minas from being worked. Dar contem porary understands that another cargo of this coal will arrive shortly.
An Express was circulated in Shanghai on
or
gor
ene
ง
them
of rocom-
their tender accepted. The amount i
priau? Will wo
SUPREME COURT.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before Acting Chief Justics Russell.} Monday, July 19.
BOWLER-SMITH LIBEL CASE-WUKOTI WAS CALLED AS QUEEN 1. FRASER-SMITH,
appearance.
Hig Lordship (to Mr Bowler-Have you got any one appearing for your f
Mr Bowler-Ni
stopped und it was then seen in whät
On one the cliffs of Has Chu were looming up close enough, early, to touch, while on the other was the rock which she hit. She wa at once backed out of her uncomfortable position, and proceeded on her course to Shanghai, arriving here on the 8th inst have sold the bam-Had she been a
been a few gards to the right or
Chang Kun Chn, clerks to Messrs and Deacon, and mine other wit neeses were examined for the defence. The judge then summed up, and the jury. returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty on both counts.
jawwwww PERJURY.
have
case to
agamit Chun Aluk and wai. examined as a brotherhood between Etelor the
Indio kad
s in support of the large. In that the Colonies. Mr Fraser Smith-I appear for myself.
Constantinople, June 29.The Porta His Lordship-Is there any applicatiation he said he entered into the
shop, that he Sa propared opium there bas earnestly urged Prince Alexander to sad measuremedia of £10,000, incinding freight, and everythier to be made with reference to this caso?
and that Chun Alik offered him prepared strictly observe the Roamelian statute, and Me Bowler-1 h a petition for them and he bought and paid for it. This, friofit.
the
Ope
Pirt
have no application.
....
<l
in
kim $39 in silver. It was alleged by the nouncing that the British barque Cyprus |·M The month began with a light air from and to ndicates must fly at higher gaue, Bowler-It was my impression that first for an offer him to candareen of tries, Great Britain and Ireland, and the
This
game
is to ba
| how unch opium he would give for adollar,
the prisoner did not say that if he offered
1 tael
mace
Quotations HONGKONG, July 19. ** OPIUM-Now Patna, cash,...
appears, was paid off two days ago, receivinggineer of the Edena received $150, the The three as part of his wages tea 810 notes. Thess, chief officer $100, second mate and second erresponding
as much as an ordinary Chansoe will
the dangers that will attend in a cantar any morning befo through
Pri beföre Hie with the rest of bis money, he put into his engineer 970 each, third engineer 850, (1) the 7th, 29.91 inches.
(highest of the month.)
Assuming that there in a taon.
earing of the cuss at an early date as the it was contended was, altogether false. He any Bpot cent. hearing
never went there, nor did the man whom St. Petersburg, Jane 29,--The Journal trouser's pocket, and then adjourned to the quartermasters $10 wach, and sailors g) the 20th, 29.97
(3) the 28th,
20.88
commission to be got out of the job, it is prosecutor has some engagement elsewhere.
be charged ever prepare opium or 800 da St. Petersburg publishes an artiole la mean pressure for the month 29.79. canteen of the Sailor's Home, where he had
opium and the prisoner never smoked which it dwells upon the indulgence shown or 0.01 in., only, below the average of the after all a poor crust to stay the burger of (To Mr Fraser-Smith)--I should like to a drink or two. From there he went with Tae steamer Kungpai, Captain Buchanan, preceding 17 years 1809 to 1886.
these great combinations. Their expenses know the nature of your defense.
Mr Fraser-Smith-I have got to justify oni Ho would call Ohan Aluk to deny by the Porte towards Prince Alexander, and
Bituation the interents of prisoner. Chan Alak, adds, that the which arrived at Shanghai on the 12th inst.
that quarters. what I said, a friend to the Stag Hotel in a jinricksha
from Tiontain, brought a cargo of Kai-
The maximum tenporature of the month are fabulous. Great Banks and Companies and after paying off the cookies he discovered ping coals from a new vein. These coals ed on the 10th, 21st to the 24th inclusive, 20,000 of secret service monoy: the the business of the Court is such that wo
in the shade was 87° Fahr., and was record- do not go out of their way to equip in ex-
His Lordship-I think that the stato of he would prove, was one of the largest Obi- fraught with danger for the future. pedition to China for such small fry that.
nese dealers in opinn and was a man of
of London, July 1-Thres Conservative
Baron de members, including
Wormus, have with dismay that his ten-dollar notes had (says t
the Shanghai Cnerier), are of excellent
The minimina
I fancy I could most respectable character lavish parchate of pearls and jewels of all cannot take this case now. 71*, was recorded at Kowkon
Chon Aluh, who was camined by Dr been returned for Liverpool without Roy vanished. The master was reported to the quality, being better than the Japanese and on the 27th and 28th,
coala. It is to be hapel that no restric.emperature of the leth, and 73 kinda to be seittered broadcast among the take it this day fortnight, or, if that is not
elrael Davitt opposen Lord wn the zmorning
opiam Bud had sold raw opfam to the Hartington at Rasendals, ir Gladstone Poliso, and Inspector Porry encooaded in tions in the way of duty will prevent these brest tamparatare in Hongong, on the junior officials deserve a richer hirvest, convenient to all, at, next Criminal Se Ho Kai, said he was a large dealer in opposition. Mr Michael Davitt
He sold upwards has addressed a letter to the people of Lo value of $3,200,000. arresting the coolies who had carried Usbys
Mr Fraser-Smith—At ̋a any rate I. intend morning of the 14th. The mean tempore individual, drawing 80,000 francs asions.
of 400-chests
wasan don, la which he appeals to them to redens per month and claim the right to traverse. hure of the month was 81', or 1 ben ne year, and an intense allowance, and other and his friend. One of these non con-
expenses to maloutturnat sales wit of w
match, is not to bo supported to average of the preceding years. dusted himself, in a somewhat suspicious
His Lordship-In that case it had better extensive dealer with foriga merchants. injustice which, has been shown toward of which The resultant direction of the wind form of an has to make ther daily braad. stand over to uext Sessions,
That is a Beaver gave defendant prepared opium Ireland in past, to consolidate their hearths merchants
out of a pot and did not lake him to the in maintaining the union of the two COUR- Laander in the hours where he was
the first two thirds of the months was E,
The
you live gain arrailed, and the Inspector found upon the 14th July by Messrs Frazar & Co., and for the latter part of the month 8. 8.
it will be
Mr. to purious to know what that
ander saction 5 justification was no valid opian to smoke and that the prisoner put immortal strength of the Empire. died away during the
The French are adopting a very sensibla defence, The question simplites itself into down cents. The prismer did not ask coolie that this money belonged to a Friend. would leave there about the 20th instant, the N.R.
a light air from of the Ist, and a taking tea for Port Hody, British Colum-siternoon
lan, which is to buik an Exhibition in libel or not. S.W. ly Bociety, and two books were found in bis, in connection with the Canadian Paci, set in, which gradually veered to S.S.V
which to
His Lordship-At all events I am not and he did not offer him 1 fasl 2 mace, and all the articles of French display
he would tell his master. Io the house which related to the Society's fie Railway. This is the first direct op. on the 3rd, increasing to a moderate manufacture. By means of enolols and to go into that just now. The defendent breeze on that day, still veering haish- skippers in China to
Inot be Dever saw the man till he came pictures, as well as by the exhibition of the is entitled to ask that the case stand ovor subscriptions. As them was no direct evi-Portales of the new routs to the Easterned in a light air from N. W. on the morn-petual articles themselves, they hope to into next Sossions; and at any rate I am not dence against the men, and Usbycedmitted States. The freight is only 1 ponta golding of the 5th. Gentle brooses
afternoon of This is
hare adjdarned it for a fortnight, the stats ment were false. that the money might have dropped out of gross por 1b, against 2 sonts by the erdi followed from the E. until the pair traduce their industries to the Chiness. prepared to go or with it now, and was to with the Excise Officer and all his state-
the 9th. On the 10th a a light air from N.E. Pacific Mail route, a striking instance nary
is a lesson to English manufac onturers which it might be worth their while to prevent, the case being dealt wits Just Chat Alak was master and by a customer the 12th, to a strong, gasty breeze from to take to heart.
I will now.
adjanrn the case
case to this day Nercs. evidence to the above effect at the Police D, Ne
E.N.E. and then E, the wind and sea a few Court this morning, discharged them.
The jury returned animons verdict Tenders for supply of rails for the Kai-month (To MrBangator) What day of tho of the shop. mites to THE Japon Gazette Isaros with much plea-mile
the east of Hongkong baina ezoood-ning Extension alosed to-day. Mr Ng Choy, week does the 18th fdi on):
of guilty. His Lordship said this was a ingly rough on that day, Light breezes Usbye admitted that he had five or six are that, for the first tima sinos the open-fallowed frora W., and W, N. W. Durin lato of Blongkong, is the Chief Director. Mr Bangster-On a Wednesday.
Fir drinks, and possibly be may now bitterly ing of the ports of Japan to foreign trade the afternoon of the 18th a moderate breeze
Lordship-Then let the case stand serious case. He would enquire into the pri- soner's antecedents and would give sentenos over to the first day of next Sessions. regret that this had something to do with touted by foreigners in the form of a joint from E commenced and increased to a
Mr Fraser-Smith-I think that according afterwards. founded atock
to Sh George Philippo's decision in another company in Japan has met with car-fresh breeze the next morning, but did not From the 2nd dial support and umterial assistance from last throughout the day.
Le Saiqunnais of the 4th July contain: caso in which I was interested, I have to plead first before I am permitted to tra Japanesa investors, many of the leading to the end of the month gentle breezes to
notice of the departure doring the night
at all events men in basking and commerce in the metrolight airs from 8. S. W. prevailed.
Distant thunder was heard on the morn
His Lordship--Yes; but at polit having become shareholders, while
should have adjourned the matter (to Mir the applications for shares in the Japan ing of the 2nd, and lightning was seen after Saigon of two gun-boats, the Scorpion Brerary Company, Limited, continue from sunset on the 3rd, 4th and 20th. No and Alouette, on a military expedition to Sangster). I understand that the defendant
Lhunderstorm, however, came near the Co- the provinces of Binh-thuan and Khan-hoa, is out on bail of 825... many quartets.
Mr Sangster-Yes. Rain fell on 21 days. The total foil for the ostensible object of which is to make a
just behind Me Waton's newly-erected Admiral, accompanied by the French Vico years. The total amount collected during it is feared, is the annexation of the two ches below the average of the preceding 17 Cochin Ohis, but the real object of which, house below the road. There, some thirty Doful at Tientsin, went to Flo-pai (near the month is the guage at Pokfulam, on
and the Chinese troops the
to
BS
This ovidence was corroborated by the
his pocket, Mr Mitchell-Innes, on hearing value of competition to trade.-N.-C. Bot in and, veering slowly, increased on tan costly, but it may pay in the of the business of the Court being anel accountant of the I: Un shop, of which
the loss of his hard-samed money. ...
In addition to the damage caused by the recent rains already reported, there are as veral other accidents from the same crusa
which have not been recorded. A most
axtensive landslip took place on Saturday, on the raw road branching off from Robin-
of
s
the 2nd inst., about 6 o'clock, the French
JOB
and
it
FRESH FRENCH AGGRESSION IN INDO-CHINA.
verso.
I
KIDNAPPINIL
17
Old
5921 onabj....... 500 mom.
5111 cash. 590 620
Now Benarios, caalt... Naw Maiwa, dach
Old
Allowance, Thels..... 16/92 Old Mairs, cash,......
Allowance. TuchiYA
Parsian, Oily, cash ... Allowance, Tsole
540/50
16/32
Persian, Paper tied... 490/500 Allowance, Taels...
Exchange.
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HONGXONG, July 19,
13
Damand,
#2
30 days' right,
Wong Aon was charged with kidnapping Bank, Wire,
on two counts,
4 months' sight,
Documentary, 4 months
..
demand,
Tr
The Acting Attorney General quid the charge against the prisoner was that of Laving taken from the Coloy a boy, first of Credits, all with the felonious intention of depriv-
his father of his possesion, and second India, Wire, Mr Fraser-Suit-I presume that this is with having fraudulently baken him for the
object of salling hi
him. After the jury had Shanghai, demand, heard the evidence it would be for thear, General to sign the notice before the case these were that on the 17th March, about
His Lordship It is
necessary of course for the Attorney
facts of Sovereigns, change they fund provel can corac before the Court
30 days' night,
Bon Road in the direction of Pokfulam, Tun Shea-peo says that on the morning of the month was 9.37 inches, being 4.00 in milltary espedition on the frontiers us preate prosentionely a private ca they found the prisoner guilty, to say which Gold Leaf 994 fine..."
of forty yards of the entire roadway have stafind there. General Wong and some 13.25 inches, including the fall on the
south side of the Island, was provinces.
ap
The
subsided about fifteen feet, the slip carying other military officers received them very afternoon of the 31st May: Man trigontuzis says: "The Scorpion and the Als from the prosecationis, & can claim costs five o'clock, the boy was in the
were put through afantry and Ararstoly measured. It is carious to noto.
ms and both
the
which was not
This is, perhaps, the most serious alin / Gaard were drilled, and the French Admi whole of June this year by 2 inchoative aharp-shooters. The command of
of two kousen collapsed during the night,ng to Ming-kah. Mere Telze & Co. rainfall, as compared with the wain 1
of 17
with
defi-
per acre.
Ming
this
Temperature
832.45 86.35
Mr Fraser-Smith Then I can
tshortly flis Lordship Yes, The
father, sveit Attorney Ga.
and
that
neral, as I said, merely signs the notice to some time.
father, happened to go up: coqulay lot the case come before the Court.
Mr Bowler-I am at liberty to leave the Sun-ning in the month of April, THERMOMETEK~—) AM
His Lords the Court for a month, boy in
the (Taken at Mosers Falconer & Co.'s Premist, after that he disappeared
Queen's Boad,) seeing nothing more of the boy for
JAM... A woman, a neighbour of the BAROMETER
20.865
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29.874 29,860
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Colony.
THE SUSPECTED TRIAD SOCIETY LEADER.
cat
name,
·
number of oth out the prisoner tro
of these in Evidence was given
support of facts by the father, the boy, the neighbour Mathieson. Tue prisoner in his
(Wet bulb) DAM. T
Do IPK. 76. Do. £ 78 Maximum
Do, Minimum over night. 78
'METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER
- 47 4 P.M. TO-DAY"
Barometer
Temperature Humidity
Direction of Wind
Force
Weather
20.81
BL
Writing under date of 5th July, Le Sui
with it a heavy stone retaining wall, and de-
their manoeuvre, that stroying portions of the walla endosing the the latter firing several volleys of cannon, at rain also fell on 21 days of June last wette left Saigon during the night of Saturday
year, but the fall on one day only t the 12th yards at the back of Mr Watton's house. On the next day, the Viceroy La's Body of that month, exceeded the fall for the and Bunday for Bink-thian with a compa- ny of marins infantry and a company of
knew the boy's father and also tal was also present-Shanghai Courier. The following table, in continuation
certainly The case soner and observed the latter with the
Sur-ding,
She said which has taken place on the land, and
nothing the table of Rainfall published in our.kaue
to them, but when she came back she heard that the father was seeking the it will cost a considerable sum of money to us Shingo of the 19th instant states of the 10th ult, ahews that during the first the expedition is entrusted to Commandant will not come make good the damage. In Tan-mi-ti that telegraph lines will soon be construct months perind of the present year there de Lorine and Messrs Aymonier and Mer-SD DRI
ધો.
Do The case against Li Afuo, formerly a boy and she told him he had seen the pri from Tai-wan-fu to Tai-pei-fa, and from was a deficiency of over 15 inches in the cier accompany it.
sonic and the boy in Son-ing. The father Village, in Temple Street, the Forandahs
The Alouette will come back slope (lukong, who is charged with demanding at there and with the aid of the man- 1870
material to embark
and second money with menaces, was called. The dederit got repossession of his boy. It would hare obtained the contract for building you comment
ciency of about 1600 tons weight pers
who and there are two houses in so shaky a these fiues, and work will be commenced it will be seen that the dricat Jane for that expedition will be limited to this array. 82,000, failed to anney-Gener
bail of :00 B
be proved that the prisoner sold the boy at no distant date. Messrs Russell & Co period was June 1870, but that the present
Company of native sharp-shooters. The fendant however, condition that they are unsafe to live in.
contracted with H. E. Lig have also
The most contradictory rumours are The Acting Attorney-General said there for 8100 and that when the prisonor was fo year is the driest of the first 6 months of At Causeway Bay, also, the embankment Cheen for building a railroad from Keeing the period, the year 1873. being the aflost at Saigon with reference to this ox- was some chance that the defendant might of the boy of the nullah at the eastern end has given to Tamaui and
and Hoomes The cost of
pedition. Some have seen in a dispatch of bo present in the afternoon. Therefore he undertaking is set down at 8400,000 which only to which the present your may be troops to Bish-thuan a military expedition did not now usk his recognisance to be
estreated, det will be advanced by the Government, compared
but
VORENA in the true sense of the word, destined
woman and Inspood the woman WAN afterwards shares will be issued to the RAINFALL 17.0OSOKONG FOR THE FIRST HALF effect the annexation of that provings as THE GOGH STHERT MOTERS.- publlo, and the Company will be under YEAR OF 17 YEAax, 1870 zo 1885 INCLUSIVE
also of Khan-hon by means of the money
a go-between and got some other body to Wo Amuk, Ng Kan and Wo Chuk were mercantile management Shaghai Couver Yes,
Total Toe Bret Bainfall for 1 Total for List | of Cool annexstion of which led on a charge of laroony and malicioasas away the child and then brought
our Colony
profited, since
false charge against him.
The jury the Erst cobay.to inches, the provinces hang to the proteo-wounding, being three of the fourteen men
torate of Toukini: “In there
he eyes of thuse who who were arrested in connection with the the coulle house
of guilty on the Brat constthe charge haye
raised these alarms, on serious attack on the house of the appearances: Chobin Uhing would have keeper in Gough Street, against whom it feloniously taking away the boy to deprive
His Lordship -maid this played with respect to Tonkin the role that was said vengeance was being wreaked for re-his ister of his possession
fusing to
to Triad It It La Fontaine'
.c. would be monkey imposed on Raton lithough the dociety alternad posible class of Canes, aid he want, worst
ordered the Let 2nd and 5th of the 14 men through the ordinances is as if he could Day of Morn. Aft his Bett to be indicted, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd had been order the prisoner to be logged although Amith indicted. The case against the 3rd prisoner be wared there was unfortunately no pre- therefore to be abandoned. The charge visor for inflating this parishment. The of war; but simply of a williary dee had that fentering hertain dwelling house prioner was one of the worst possible fless
that of was the frontier monstration madaon Cochin Ohing and expecially on that of the and stealing various articles and of slew of criminal, und in Chiss his head would
off one Woug district of Bien-ton where zertain hostile Fully and maxidusis wounding
Tee Hooks movements have seemed for some time to
The prisoners denied the char
charge, have a tendency to be produced. The decres
The Acting Attorney General moved, at of the Governor which appeared in the fast following gentlemen were sworn in u à number of the Journal dicit only slides jury Meram H. Camp ell, A. Polster the conclusion of the dust in the after n in the provinces of John Webster, John L. Hazeland, Thomas non, that sa la Afan had failed to answer Throwing agitation in Annam bardaring ou Cochin China in Martin, & Danby, A. M. Humphrey bis are his recognisance be extreated. His consequence of which the literary men have The Acting Attomey General said the Lordship said an affidavit had been lodged
way to the extent of about 35 foot, oaring to the pressure of water collected in the superficial lake inside the breakwater, Unlike me of the slips recorded this ac eideat, wo think, might have boon averted. Sars the Japan Gazette of the 10th July ;--
1870 Attention was called to the fact that this The dead body of a gentleman was dis- embankment was giving way fully a month covered at the font of the Camp Hill early
1872 the morning. On enquiry it was found to be ago by our contributor Brownie, who, in that of Mr Von Fallot, a resident of Tokye.
1873 1874
hia murmurs of the 19th June, and From the appostando of the body, which la
6 months.
1871
37.94
June inckes,
irches B.04 20.57
25.01 17.82 22.15 30.07 J0.81 16.27 97.08 18.10 16.29 22.45
9.62
47.89
60
1875
1876
28.65 30.18
18.40
42.08
7.05 39.23
1878
1879
7880
18.79
23.22 11.32
20.00: 25.25:
121-18.
37
16.36 47.78
84.54
19.31
27.74
31.15 31.15 47.38
5468
That the wall at Craneway Bay, on much grazed and braised, it is surmised that the deceased, a stout heary man, must either side of the new anlagt falling have been coming down the hill in sway."" Under thes gironmstance we an fiziksha and got thrown out à post-mor hardly help thinking that there has been ten examination has been made, when it it the unfortunate guntisman's ww.found tast grave neglect in this mittor, and that the death had been caused by apoplexy, through 1881
2.53. 10.01 community will in sequence be put to a the barling of blood-rousel in the brain
1-83 A search is being made by the police aŭ
55.01 11.77 durities to find out the jinilahe man who 1884 23.64 11.04 It seems to us thao that the work of Elling conveyed the deceased down the hills: **** 188525-79336
1888 12.15 0.17-4-21,81 up the interiors Bay ought to hate aga tõe kille in
heavy expense which it tight bars escaped
Or the Lat June, in the Hour of Com
1982
bien admiplabed long ago, 4wd it been so,
mone, Mr Labezahero, having asked who Average 307 13.88
funds to conduct the next general session tugeve than 10ha tha.
$6.00
We
not have
to
believe that these fante are not well founded, at least not for the moment
moment In East
is not a question of annexation
ComB
the
unshimeasly turned a
LI A PAN'S CASE.
verdict
of
Hongkong Observatory, July 10tby 1888.
SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONGS
From The Hongkong Almanack. ).
JULL
High WATER.
E. M.
0.22 112 6.28 0.4
31
7,48 11.94 6.28 6.44
112 06
23
5.28 6.44 1.39 0.44 5.29 0.4 24 2.15 124 1,29 19 262,58 2.30 5.30 €42
##High, water at Whampoa: 2 turn 30 mins, later than at Hongkong at the Barrier: 3 hrs 15 ming at the falt Flata 3 hrs 30 mins. ; ab Shamrgen ↑ 3.hos 45 mins, MOOD-Fall moon, 16d 10h. 40m, men-
It is more thaw probable this soddant would the, in view of the fact that appeals Em • The Unfalls of théré fodia will be found in out gooupled the country, and rolled the prisoners wore ecotised on two counts. -ths to the effect that I Aan was doubtless ing
not Bare happened,