No. 7186-August 14, 1886.]
Ma Wilfrid Blunt has dutified that hor nounces publicly and absolutely and for over all connexion with the Tories and their. alfish class polític
MB Penton Hill, son of the late Sir Row-
That any discussion où the Silver Question had better begin by a series of accurate definitions, and shat, after these are unti-
THE SUSPECTED LUKONGS.
TEFAL AT THE POLICE COURT.
THE
MAIL.
Jan Hül, in dealing with the question of That although the B.K. and 8. Bank Mackean, at the Police Court. Mr John did not sign the petition. I told the fortune Cantonese rebel, Wo sometimes wandor/a long declined to States who have, for the East American liner. It was to hard a
Postal Reforia at the Congress of Chambers
of Commerce, said the Post Office anthori. ties, when appealed to to redace Colonial postage, pointed out that the cont of the
forthcoming meeting of shareholders.
packet survicu involved a loss of 1000%. & day diver the revenue from letters. They now laid down the principle that the servico should be self-supporting,
losing sight af the
that fund been held long ago principle by Sir O. Wood, the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, that the port of the postal servico opportunity of supplying it.
had taken fight, only fifty answering to was party political, and hohe That the falling off in the Dot profit is their names in Court. The specific diarge chargeable wholly to the Post Office
1000 100 packet service stond to the
the Navy as Volun
men.
.
પ
teurs did to the regular service, and its cust of the capi. ould be regarlod in the liges
grant to the Volunteers. If the packet-service were abolished the Navy finst be increased, and, therefore, if à fair
to
son
bling house
ho
Ула
as arise from
-to-
arrange-
probably not use than was expected, against the men was misconduct as police- neation. Wher then said he had ́ovid the suggestion of Calue to Christianity.ntries wirich exhaust themselves, ini- not only float, bus she would float well, and
Major Dempster and General Gordon had soats on the bench during the trial,
but that the existence of the fund for the equalisation of dividends has been more than justified by the crisis in 9x- changa
that the matter of adjustment of exchange is of small import compared with the
plind for a remand. He had only been in- structed late at night and had not had
+
rights of
the
On the case being called Mr Webber ap- other constable bofers 1 presented the pot of fordiguers to pretical policy. The nuestion has already was to bo a doublo skin, forming a
presented
propagation of
more serious question of the Bank's time to consult his clients:.. Ho therefore ishan. Sunto time agu I want to buy sốnge akent de uppacked. In accretly it passed from the aestimental to tha praeli- nuinber of compartments, all of winch
amount were charged for political reasons the cost of conveying Colonial letters world be found to be clear gain. But if his view were wrong
be still contended that the rutie of the Port Offer that every service should be self-supporting should be act aside. Onaning power. social, political, and tronomical grounds, ha cantanded it would be trap policy to reduce Colonial postage rates (hear, hḥar).
الجديد
---
The petition is dated 10th July, I feeling amongst the Chinese against the lieve may be quite ou the canti, terin of yeara to shipowners inulined to took the petition to the Registrar Gunotal. Viceroy. It hinders commored and causes that European and American proteccatablish a line of vessola of the kind we Two or three days clapsed between the floods, but that of course is nothing; the tion has stimulated or over fo:ood this have
© Baggested. To-day, the trial of the jakonge who are writing of the petition and by presentation Chinese are our subjects is the Viceroy's canntry to Olonial Federation as the More than a year ago Mr William Pearce factorily arranged, simple room for discharged with accepting bribes from a gma fortune teller before. My house is about definite ain in view, we should imagine we indeed have ronson to blase, rather which was in principle a development of
to the Registrar General lave seen the payer-failing reply. If over a Viceroy had aouly mean of self-protection, then shall
designed, wo
wo believe, a model war cruiser, cussion will be Inft.
bling house was commenced, before Mr 100 yards from the Becreation Grouxi, I, Cheung Chi Tung determined to make the than to revile, those
to exch products with
speed of 215 or 22 knots an hour, and a report may be described a somewhat son, Crown Solicitor, instructed by Inspeceived 40 geals throu times a day. After Isaer inomarch over Kwany Tang and Kwong Bat may very passibly supply, at one at roky, the Indios and back at an average speed of 13 say the Police at Taipingshan ro how he would enjoy being absolutes on an equal basts. A British Fe erition coal capacity to steam as far as the West bald, completo explanation may ba oxtor Mathies prosecuted, and Mr Webber tho money paid I told the fortune teller to heur on pretty good authority t' at the double solution of the coxed problems of knots an hour. This high and ondoring ported from its Deputy Chairman at the (of Mr C. Emans) appeared for the defence. voivo às cuita nind the twem on duty 41.40. the paurito cestions of the Charoo Carver all towerful me that which could ar Santa mapost we to be given in conjunction with
Fifty-three men in all were brought before 3 Chinese
grant offensive and staying power. That shareholders should be prepared to Major Dempster, Acting Superintendent of My refused to pay No. 207 and he took mout and have recommented the blocking a confederation of alitas ocuntries under the venol was to be ac designed that she could offce, ohargad him with of the river. Americs and England British flag, would be coonomically soli- be pierced by a hundred abets and yet ask for what further information they Police and were suspended from office. To-ssaulting him and Im him fined Sp0. 1 nothing because everybody wants to baili (supporting and supplying torent all speed: The vitality of tha: ship was i
and, consc saala uso hor- guns or could stoom away at roquin, so that the Board they have an doy it was found that three of the number have never had anything to do with a game that very few railroads will be built in Chi-to, the economical ́vagaries of·ëommunities bo nacured by an elaboration of the inlar
milway. There is an impression abroadquently, independent of, and Mr.Webber tried hard to get him to admit na by foreignera.
which permit trade to be absidised at the evetom of
of construction, and the cted: but the witness steadfastly denied any con- effect that the Tsung Li Yumum has adopted be also so strong in tard and military of the posibility of the whole of one side
with
n gambling house, Another report current here to the taxpayers' expense. Such State would ments were to be designed upon the basi
muri Cang Yu Lin,
Viceroy sources that, without
that, without weakening itself, it of the ship being disabled without resulting ence to show that ho
ho was a great
gambler
and the Govenor
would be in at
position to control those in the destruction of the vessel. She would It will perhaps bu and had been convicted of gambling.
remembered that during Witnera (continuing)I know Inapee the French trouble the above-named of induirially and financially, with the dead would still be able to steam at a compar for Mathieson. I dd not seu hint or
Bitly or any
cinta memorialized this Threne
recommend-wefeht of excessive armeusents.
atively high rate of spoed. The vital parts that, as the Treaties recognised There is little doubt that Federation is of the ship were to be contained in water- tition. I
the petition because
rapidly becoming part of the national polts tight compartments, but around these there my son was convicted of gambling in my openly tho house. I never stopt in No 16, Tai-ping. should ho
grent countenanced
with cal stage, Bud this principally because it is
without night fl hars boon several the Memorial the Taung Li Yamun has folt to be a commercial necesity, and, The engines were to be mainly cou paper from that shop.
Binking craved that after formal evidence had been times there. I remember nothing about issued inatrnctions that an man is to rent
therefore, & non-party.
would be atracted idea. It
sted of shoul
and manganese bronze. That the belief that last half-year loans taken the case should be adjourned. gambling there and going to sleep there last or sell ground or shops for purposes of hard to say indeed, which of the two great In consoption they were to be precisely
were orcoptional, gives encouragement
Inaprator Mathieson objected to a re- are not on good forms, florer parabled of the local ruandarin. Since the beginning to the ruderal prisgunt, actively farcurille similar to thong of the Alaska, the Ore- to the hope that futors results will be inend until the evidence of the Chiness wit with him. I informed on him and got him of the Christian ers many attempts have the Federation of the Empire will be attainment would be similar to the set of twit
terms. I never principle. probability gon, and the Umbria, and the
and the arrange more favourable; and that, as public neses who had paid the money was taken. fined for gambling, receiving From Inspector been suade to
stamp out Christianity, but ed as confidenes is stready so far restored, is It was with difficulty that these witnesses Perry $10 for this work. I remember the it still flentishes, and if the Chinese present cult of the Irish question. At engines and twin screws sent to Italy for present, the British constitution is not the Italian vessel the Francesco Morosini, requires but a faw assurances from the had been got to appear, and if the case was of August. It was a Sunday. That Goverment were as wise 28. Constyn, remodelled on that plan. During the | horse power more than any vessel at pre-
drafted on a falem bants; it will have to which were calculated to,
develop 2,000- was the day I went with the Inspecter at they would know that the
attempt to be Deputy Chairman to compistaly ru adjourned they might not be able to get four o'clock in the morning. We mot out-pruss a movement such as that inaugurated interval of time which this alteration will sent in Her Majesty's Navy. For their establish it.
them again.
side the homes of Afut, next door to No. 16. by Christianity is as useless and as danger-occupy, Australia and South Africa will power they were the lightest enginer SFOT I made the arrangnient with Inspector That the shares strengthened on tho ng
This Crown Solicitor said the charge wade Mathieson to rest there on the oth. I had an the onfety valve. The natural result will have to be adopted by the uthur Coloent of each other, nad
ous as to continue ninnufacturing steam fa prababy cumplate the introduction of local built, the engines, boilers, and propellers
and at the
Federation,
Representativo government haing in exact each encased in its wholly indopond- pearance of the roport, and that share-against the primers was under Section 15 been talking about this for some time. In- holden seem disposed to value theic | of Ordinaries 9 of 1862. The first witness Pector Mathieson did not promise to give the natural and legitimate working onl of when the ground work will be ready for sails would be unnecessary, and there would is the boiler bursts The attempt to stop njeg which are still governed from London, own water-tight compartment, The use of ine anything. The interpreter was present shares at a figure considerably over pre-he proposed to call was Cho Altik.
He came along with Tospector Mathieson, any system, whether political, ethical or re- the complete intrcduction of Imperial Fe be nothing required abo
above the dook. sent quotations.
Cho Aluk said I am a packer; I résida We went into the house together.
ligions that comes in contact with other and deration. Mr Webber again objected to the pre inferior systems, ie uphilosophical and
purposes of locomotion. A at No. 2 Fuk On Lane. Some time
There ago I sent
two are, however, great points formed, however, part of
It was of Inspector Mathieson in the Court. Pain. Bence of in a petition to the Registrar General.
apart from political and constitutional to be Bonete" of steel, and object in doing so was bemuse I know it be ready to say We are quite willing to
The prosecution for
er their own sake should should like to stato a question which I amendments, in connection with which it the ascout and descent of marines for t
In England we speak of the one and in the Colonies, in the direction, upon paartohave been more than justified, if the gamblers. After I sent in the petition I
saw Inspector Mathieson on the eth; I cams did not pressit because it will be a matter of Home Office, the Freign Offiso; and the of Federation. The first of these is mutual won the Inne military top. The ranius.
of offence, however, were to be comment hereafter. He was now coming Colonial Ofice. Company declare the reported 7 per cent to the station to see him, and we went to to the part of the proovedings where the Boards, the Board of Panishments, the mons. The question of defence and armu ments, were also proposed for placing
In China wo speak of defence and the second commercial develop
op-vided by a couple.
puple of barbettes. Arrange- and 2 per cent bonus; and that, if the the house No. 16 Taipingohan Street,
but another phase of the
the long range guas amidships, while, an el question, as trado te be other eleinent
Attack consisted in the power for the coming half year, the shors The Court interpreter was with us. No. 16 maat material to the isaua. They had 53 hat when we come to the Foroiva depart.
is a paper shop. We remained there till i armigned before His Worship on a meat, we speak only of. Yar
of. Yamun. The ques aboat ons e'cluck in the afternoon. The serious charge by an inspector in their own to have to ask is whether there is a tained by theco-operationof the now separate miralty, we believe, took the trouble-
they de from the gamb
can identify two- to say we will give you every Facility, but designation of the department with which of foreign, and more particularly of Con- clined to construct a vessel of dimensions thirds of them.
The gamblers.
sa Nos. 289, 187, 196, instead of this they were taking every op. they deliberate? Why not call it a Board, tinertal countries, will be usefuliu promoting whi represented a first-class mun-of-war it is refreshing to find some public com- | 134, 252, 193, 146, 211, 201, 200, 151, 140, portanty to gain advantage over the deny the Foreign Board. Is. n woonbar questions. The late efforts of France and immediately afterwards they were compell
a plution of the defence and
nce and commercial with such little armour protection, and 251,
191, 227 213, 298, 311, 200, 229, 24, fence.
Yaum as inuential as a 269, 185, 231, 289, 121, 131, 144,
Mr Johnson--I have no objection to the mensher of one of the Boards, apart from 269, 167
from Germany and over-of 167,
Spain and
and Holland, c ed to charter the Umbria,
the Oregon, 124, 105. I saw all these mon corria up in Inspector going out at this ticio.
any other p
post he may hold is not the Inspector Mathieson-then left the room. the street to collect money. I saw
Taung-l Yamun ̧
es greatly developed the recognition by tho All of theau venae compared very Parliamont; but I say the English Minister That the advent of a German mail line, given to them. 4 boy in the shop Yueng
with a German Band, has been the sub- They each received thres vents: Two other of their hesls. Well thrus went into te that detestable habit of the Chinese for por territorios, A Eseling has also incrmed sagineers would probably not average more to the Kastroma, which is only a fourteen kuot the I am inclined to think is only tostoring the extent and geographient distribution of steamer, and in the hands of Russian ject of no little rejuicitig on the part of wea, Yuon Chak Yan and Cheong Akwong, the house. It was not a gambling fuso, which they have already soffered, siz, their in sirength of late, which indicates the than twelve knots an hour, The Umbria
helped to distribute the money. One 231, got ten cente,
People only gambled in the top loft. while an- man, No.
supposed
over all other nations. growth of what may be called a British can steam ninoteer and a half knots, the Buperiority shortly after we entered and was absens
to see that the e energetic Acting Monos doc
doctrine. Our Colonists naturally
Oregon can t16 dents. If the mo
Alaska the money was vol
Devontein and thres-quarters, and macy of the British nation States of lands within the area which they the Arizona and the America sevantaen inter equality or supremacy Proter were in the front room on
n the ground floor, which looka in Taipingshan stroot. petition tho
in
language ooght and of value only from a lamp in the room and a paper
desirable that mercantilo" will bamine; whilo & Band thrown in is.. 207 was not among the prisoners. If Thor the window. Nobody could see led with our terms of addres
Chinese terms. They are use They
highly HOW proximity, but it hope, thus, by preventing settle war cruisers should be built, and built at ap ket nient of
their te their
foreigners in neighborhood, ones. The Canadian Pacific Service soems not to be despised when considering by times, and some of those now arrested from the outside but by a bar left the turns are then to use? The Acting Regis como in the Intare. They wish to Government if the Govergineni kras-energy
in. the pa. then use own. If they don't, whet to
the devolopment of political
political to us to present a capital opportunity for the
natural onough to tako advsutage of it, sympathise with them
FROM an American standpoint no more cogent argemaut against Mr Gladstone's proposals has appeared than is contained in a latter from Mr Matthew Arnold de alining an invitation to address the Irish Loyal Union. Mr Arnold says Mr. Glad- stone size at a momentary succuss regard. less of the trouble which he will not to seo. His
present success is only obtainable by yielding to Mr Parnell's donands; henco Mr Gladstone is limited, amo the
ng methods of Home Rule, to a scherne for creating an Irish National Parliament. Ho continues:-:
to
'Let Americans ask themselves what they
That apeonintara may find holdera mora
firm now than they fondly expected.
down
at the same to aboro
for wel ge mast
to allow of
tha
would hâre thought of the statesman who That the advance in Dock shares would ap- the constables went to receive money trollow the witness to leave the Court. Tipe will be snazered in the proper paco is possible to advance, at once, both at parpose of working the machine guns placed
assumed that the only way of giving to the Southern States an effective government by Southerners was to create a general South- Richmond. Such a Congress. ave grown into an e-
era Consibly. have
would barrassment of the Washington Congress, however sincerely Southerners might have
We
manner.
Rent is
pro
directors give promise of similar earning got there about four o'clock in the morning, corroboration of the Inspector would be Hoard of Rites, the Board of Revenue erous must be secure, can only be at contemplated torpedo room. The Ad
professed, in first asking Santo Ireland; That business generally being understood police constables all went to get three cents force. The prosecution should he the first ouvert sub to all foreign countries in the component parts of the Easira. The action, look at Mr Pearce'a mudel, Lat
this
the
politics and
for it, that into is it should never grow
ts of the Trial for the very talente of the oratory will inevitably make the Irish Par- ment grow into a power confronting the
Parliament and embarrassing however sincerely the Irish may now that they do not mean their Parliament to row into anything of the kind. I by ne means blame them for asking for such a
it,
*profess
who concedes it may be a dexterous politi. clan and Parliamentary manager, but he
no statesman.'
Mr. Arnold protesta against. Mr Glad-
the principlo of. Home Rato, which Mr.
should advance still further.
to be in anything but a antisfactory stato,
panies doing so well, and others les badly than the general duinese would land one to expect. .........
our German fellow residanta.
money
An
tu
.
to
the
Witness (continuing)- When we went tablished a sort of but to extend their colonial possessions bas Arizona, the America, and the Alaska. off foreign represauta. English race of the necessity for the creation ably with the beat of the Bus rour-
and
I left
Salf
10
store's resumption to have a monopoly of That it may be a question how this mail other ent 20 cents. A Chinese detective an hour I remained in the street during Ravistraz Geporal endeavours to nasert the wish to preclude the occupation by other tan make eighteen and a half the line om advance the prestige of the far-ould arrest or beat the NRR the half hour. The Inspector and the atomi Ho To Things who consider to be ander their natural influence, knots each. This is capital work, of course."
Arnold serta is equally favoured by all Mr Gladstone's best opponents.
THE cricketing corroependent of the All. habad Pioneer gives the following notes in `a lato latter:--fiiffen's bowling in the match, Australiane a. Dorbyshire, has never been aurpassed even by Spofforth. In the whole game he took 16 wickets for 101 fans. Ha style is
peculiar, and not pretty to look at.
man ustion, but that the zoore lines there P.. 207 asked my son to give him money. are the cheaper the passage and transport and because he did not give it he beat him.
neon the lakonga take money many
what Hog.one will travel That the Chinese element in the Police Force should be reduced to the smallest possible, dimensions..........
have seen taking bribes.
those inside could see out. Mr Webber objected to this evidence ruum because it was too hot and gat
the next house No. 14. because tho men were called to answer to what was done on the 8th, and not to
four I went back to other charges.
the interpreter suggested I
the
gat beside irar General has won his spers in the Chi, profit of our At half past noso langunge and is likely to know what is that we who perience, and it
house and right and
and right and proper. It
per. It ill becomes those in retaining intact the fall value of our co- I should go Mr Mackena said it would be sufflaient to the cock-loft. I did not go, but went anything who faney they have a kolonial enterprise and initiative, and that Skip in the air and brings his hand right / Timt policemen, however gapable they may to know that the witness had seen Jukonge out again.". When I returned I found coolies toman man' or 'fat till their we should waist them in anticipating f. (Paken at Messri Balconer & Co.' Premies,
In the moment of delivery he gives a kind
of
OF
over his hard. He keeps an excellent length, is very straight, and can make the ball brask both ways. During this tour be has proved far more deadly than Fahner.
W. G. Grace, as crampared with other cricketers,
he says Now, I will give my candid opinion. People may talk of Mur- dosh, Stack, A. Lyttelton, W. W. Read, er Shrewsbury. I admiro all these batsmen with a fervour approaching veneration. But when W. G. Grace is
is genuinuly un the Way-
હરીની સામે યુ સ
pash
I believe-no, I am sure--that there never has been any cricketer like him. Nobody gives one the same
amu impression of dreadful and implacable power over the bowler and the fieldama Yes. I know his lator manner, when he plays in a hudd
buddled-
. U* fashion, and it always seuns to be 2 to
be, are worse than usolets when they om ploy their knowledge meroly to enrich their pursue and wink at crime. That crime is as curtain to dourish with a corrupt Police sa water is to find its lovel.
That no godown in the place is now secure withoul its own day and night watchman, and that the nouber of cases of murder and organised robbery that have occurred of late years, in which the Police have
pri.
the interpreter and the inspector in the cock left. Thecock lott has a window locking
I
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Barometer
iti.' Happily, ture trouble. The Calonists are thus ready aking money en furmer occasiors.
we are past the days whon papers were in- and willing to co-operate in an officient HAROMETER Witness (continuing)--The reason why
sad la Singapore declaring such and such scheme of extended defence, and the mo the mar got 10 oonis was because he had out on the street about eight feet above it. Chiaman to bo a British subject and that ther-country should not allow this favvor- bron watching from four o'clock in the left the cock lost again and walked about when he got to any of the Treaty Ports be able feeling to cool or pass away before taki morning till eight
street. It was about seven o'clock was to report himself to the Red Bristleding full advantage of it. Mr Wabbers
erasid he did not
when the constables arrived. I could not Official' resident in the port, interests are again clearly in favour of
Do the commercial question our propose to cro examine the witness. He objected to other point out who care aret. The constables witnessg
Colonial Union, Our trade being called then, as he was no wors not in thaiforsa. I saw No. 251, who But we are not far enough advanced on the developing in a position to cross-examine them, and got 10 cents. I heard him nak Aka for 10 hinc event you, therefore I am glad to with the older States yearly Lases in its are a constable on duty see the Acting Registrar (anoral taking a profit-valus if not in its actual amount. giving their evidence without his doing cents. He said this might prejudice the other witnesses. fram 4 to 8 o'clock.
step in the right direction,
The difficulties and injustices of tariff ex- He thought it was only fair that the Yang Aka said I sin unemployed. The [Our correspondent, in his last parz-clusions become yearly greater. The Colo- soners who were brought up on a serious master of a gambling house Chan Atat gave graph, has evidently made a mistake. Henies for a variety of reasons are disposed to charge should havo overy facility to make money to pay ecustables. I know Chai refers, we presume, to the comments made favour us. Why should we not test this foo Alick. me to sit down in West by me about a fortnight since regarding the commercial treaty with them? We are but
the line uste
ling and carry out & defence.
practical agreement or Mr Johnson said-The Crown would be Strout and pay the money. I was sitting official tons sought by the Act. Registrar much more liable to lose by an adjournment opposite No. 16 Taipingshan strect. Four. Deroral to be adopted towards the leading too disposed to negotiate treaties with small than the defence by the case going on just or five daya before that. I paid constables. Oliness residents: Any Chinaman who countries like Kanmania or Moruces. Why now. It had been with difficulty that porna On the 8th, 1 paid over 200 copper cents, petitions the Government cannot well not as a practical people enter into direct discussion with each independent Colony of the witnessce had been got, and if their one 10 cents, buo 15 cents, one 20 conte, make use of terms that are too full of
The case wea proceding when we went respect; but when a director of a philan as to the best terme ob ninable for a Coni- ovidence was not talien at that time, it was
to press.
services to mercial Dainn? So far we are treated no possible they might not be got
thropic society which rendere, services to again. That the state of matters on the Fraya,
Mr Webber said he must withdraw from
the Governmost answers a commanica- botter than outsiders; if we act at once we between Pedder's Wharf and the P. & 0.the case unless
lest an adjournment
tion, there is no call for grovelling in the cny dnd meas to obtain a firmer and more dust. All that we objected to was the ten-permanent granted. If the Crown had difficulty in
held
Colonial, ex Office, is a disgrace to the Colony.
getting the witnessse to come, ho would have
dency to irritate the
Chinese
changes. of unnecessary
IF That those muzzle-funding guns still con- still greator difficulty in getting them to re.
neglect our opportunities
tinue to arrive, from which fact it may be turn to be cross-engined. homes in the reverts first of our ioner line of defence will ultimately be very hot one.
failed to trace the offenders, speake volumes
1 on the ball. I am referring to what art That recent developments would imply that
oritics would call his
be always had
manner, which Bud has lately widening treated us to with
in- tervals. Luckily the Champion was in his grand maauer in the match of the Gen- tlemen of England against the Australians. He treated the splendid Australian bowling as if it wore mers rubbish. When be blak ed, it was with caroless ense, and when he bit, the ball instantaneously reached the boundary. Bol his late cuts will never be furguiten by any true critic who saw them.. Non euicis contingit to send a ball between point and third man, as if it had been shot not of a catapult. Now I have always no-
there is a lack of supervising power in the Force.
of
wore
After some further discuss on, it was agreed to adjourn the case till four o'clock in aitórnoon.
Me Webber said he bad an application to That even a Major McCallum would have ake. The men wore all secured on their been of no use here, as he would not upon the strength of that security or for entering the force, and he now asked that have been permitted to exercise blether security that they be allowed to leare
the barracks.
common-sense ideas.
ticed that Grace--there have been excaps tions, but rare sucs-gives the standard to bia side. And this ecczaion wes no excep tion. Nobody batted really well except Grace; but inspired by his cxample every-That as Ilaaian events soon to be casting budg,mado a accre.
their shadows before, it would be pleas ent to see the Gomoral back here once
FRAGRANT WATERS MURMUR
That the public are naturally inpatient to know what steps have been taken by the local Government regarding the seizura
of British property on the high soan by tie Chinese Customs agents.
more.
Mr Maokean said he would allow bail of $1000 in addition to their sconrity.
your Worship takes
Court and Aually Mr Webber, on being
Canton
(From our Correspondent)..
Canton, August 19th 1888.
As an illustration of the monstrously ab surd rumours which over and shou are started for the delestation of the people of Canton, fow can serve the purpose botter effect that B.E. the Viceroy desiring to re- than one I hoard the other day, to the
forms, which had become apparent of late wo shall but be
over.
be treated on our merits if we
those
of
in the Registrar General's Department,--find that Colonial tariffs as well de
Humidity
-29.51
Temperature.
87
70
Direction of Wind
Weather:
Forio
"Hongkong Observatory, August 14, 1886,
CHINA COAST-METEOROLOGICAL
the attempt to introduce certain foolish Europe and America are rising against us. Station, roles guiding the friendly semi-official-is- The Congress of Gambers of Commures of torconree with Chinese residente Thess the Empire supplies the means of somig have, we beliore, been decided to be an- the germ of a new Unies, and we trust necessary, and have therefore not, been in that some action may date from the Com Manila..
mercial Congress uf 1888. sisted ou.-F. C. M.J
lieve the distress in the northern provinces AN ANGLO-COLONIAL COMMERCIAL had decided to increase the fare on the
UNION. The Chamber of Commercs Journal of July tessere running between hiers and Hong thus discusses the advantages of a British kung.
A roport is current in Canton that a Ger-
Gommercial Union :-
the
Railway
Haiphong. Hongkong AMOY
or Commercial Unton. The pre-all know-had been under the considera. Nagasaki..
That this matter is of the utmost import- Tust it je to be hoped that the Military for Court, the caso being adjourned til his NOR-SUCCOBS was not due to any lack of trade associations of the entire Empire will but the committes has not as yet reported:
o'clock,
AT
Barometerred.
REGISTER.
4P.M.-AUGUST 13:
Temperature.
Kumbity.
Direction.
29.7 86 02 8
"Testker. :
“Rain during
0.
AT 10 AN.AUGUST 14.
Ꮕ
W. DOBIRCK, Government Astronomer.
10.09
MAIL STEAMERS AND CRUISERS
Foochow .. The Shipping Gazelle waya:-A question was put by Lord Harroway to the Post Shanghai. 20.63 83
Nagasaki. master-General as to whether any Mr Johnson-I am told that three bare
had been arrived at by Her Majesty's Go- already disappeared, so your Worship aight
decision
WI Postook. 20.78′ 70 | vernment with regard to to make the
the bail heavy.
proposal from Canada for a British mail service from Bolinao....29.75-82 Webber-If That if there should be any repetition of
The weeling of Chambers of Commerce of Liverpool to China, Japan, and India, by Haiphong. 29.09 85 bail, it take time
mau Mission preaching Hall in Kwai Shin the British Empire, which opens on the 6th the renta of the Camulian Pacific to get it. Mr Mackean thought Mr Webber could has been pulled down. It appears that s of July, will supply an unique occasion for Lord Wolverton, who was very inaudiblo, Amoy 20.38 87 60
Hongkong 29.58 85 the scandalous muddle of unpreparedness as the xaen perfectly well at the Police local celebrity had gone to Peking to attend the delegates to consider. ipot to disques, was understood to say that this question, Foochow which ofisted, during the last scare, youured that he would not be disturbed, i kome examinations, but being unsuccessful possthuity of promoting & British which was one of great importance-a e 1.Shanghai.29.67 81 87 will probably be compelled to let out the greed in consult with his clients in the had returned without bin dogreo. Of courassant is the first occasion upon which the tion of an inter-departmental committee, Wl'osteck, 39.69, 72 90 6
Zollverein or whole truth, and shamc-all concerned. other
have been
brought together. No less than While this hady is sitting, and before authorities will be able in time to de-
On the cass resuming at four o'clock, either ability or industry and in the nature 99 Chambers of Commerce, represented by reporis, there may, parha, be time to Hongkong Observatory, Wednesday, Aug. Ik with, the Celestials will resort to further feud our tight little dot of an is-thieson he asked to occupy a place in the the Imperial Examiners failed to sag in this selectod nuthber of topics of generalises to this country it, is expected to be, some neli, aut to the forel af the san in inches, tenth
Mr Webber applied that Inspector Ma- of things he ought to have passed. That some 250 delegates, are meeting to debate a suggest to it that if the Canadian Pacifie Railway to to the great suuree of strength
1. BAROKETED, reduced to 69 degrees Fahren land during the present century, and office instead of in the Court.
The mere fact of the assemblage of aneh a son of Confucius the bright gouins he was that by the time they have done so, that the cutplainant was eattled to be in conscious himself to be, must be due to large number of authorised, commercial attempt should be made, and wade in and hundredths. a small portion of the Island will remain Court. It was entirely a matter for Mr Bome occult reason. Such vecult reason that that suulism the elaun this on the proposed line s number of steamers humidity of sir saturated with moisture being
delegatos, cannot fail to sur
1 Texas, in the shade in degrees, suggest to most of serious earnest, by the Government to permanent organisation tempt shipowners and shipbuilders a to put abranheit, * was found to be in the subtle and all- should be created
Humor, in percentage of saturation, tha Mr Johnson sail he preferred Inspector Pered was too tear the would brought together from all parts of who into armed druisers, It is a more question
*fung shai.
hai. The and the Senior Naval Officer would have That it is tos true, that the Lazaratto in Mathieson to be present as he was instructed anator's residence. The influenees The British Empireder
which could at any coment be converted 100 of the y dear Chapel
World is only commencing t be put up to public, auction, as the Waring wahber-Then I give notice that of the Gospel hall bad overpowered those recognise the unprecedented of subsidy. Lord Wolverton is doing his
4. DIRECTION OF Wryn, to two points. 6. FORCE OF WI cording to Beaufort Department will probably take it over at han obsD You are aware that the to be feared has taken his everlusting it result has boon rather in the die United States Congress is consider haii, I lightning, o ofercent, p passing showers, Mencius, The God of Whatever was the recognised colonial polies of the by the very moment when tabel clouds, didrashing, rain, flogi o' gloomy,
tion.best just now to cut down the cost Sezin of its economic and
and social-pation.
conveyance of maila to "the 6. STATE OF Weirxsz, ð blas sky, don and the Chinese do not think half so That in the pending annoxation of Stone-Police and the complainant are entitled to Bight What a prophecy in contained in disintegration, or, at least, of the establishing a Bill giving a bounty of 50 on
by Her Majesty's Government in the
auce, inasmuch as, if not vigorously dealt
excezes, in order to see can safely go.
+
how far they
That Sir Richard MacDonnell would have|
made short werk of such an incident,
taken a hand in the "Bidainass a few hours
浅
after it had been reported.
That we do things very differently now,
in civilian handa.
Mr. Mackean said Inspector Mathieson as
Johnson
Mr
it was
him in the cuÃO,
of Confucius to his evidence by and by.
Chinese
and
is literature war offended, and it
Mr
this little incident. But the general ful
still
found regarding the rights hold by the the wrong person has been made com-filment of the proposal
cost prica, ka
much of us in consequence.
cutter's Taland as difficulty may be
That but for the ultra-cantions attitude new
the Former violation of territory and the
never have been attempted
sesamed by the Hoogkong Executive,
rabbit-shooters. present seizure of British coal would That it is altogether without fundation that the new Lazaretto is to be placed on Gap Roor
ruled.
WAR
will
BOUM
power and im-
carry
squally ruin, z now, z tkander, o visibility, io daw (wol), men tutk
7. Ra-la Inches, tenths and bundredths.
BUN AND TIDE TABLE FOK HONGKONG, (From The Hongkong Almanack) AUQUET,
Mr Webber-I am going to argue that
mant of the Colonies as independent Biates,
STORY milo travelled by steamers than of their is
retention as part of a homogening the American mails Economy False in the
may do plazaart. Esball object to Inspector Mathie-
of China
ceus Federation. The idea of a British Em very well in a trade lite that of the North son's evidence.
not perish Mr Mackean-Your objection is over.
over hence the Kwei Shin meident is not yet from commercial requirements,
truggle pins has coriously enough, oprang rather Atlantic, where compitition is oxoensively and Afroartheken; but in the new line Lord Harrow by flombed. The local mandarina captured Mr Webber-You will note
had let the building to neccemity of efficiently protesting our oocan wishes to soo established--and Which most the landlord mt. protest the land who
trade, than the political situation, os
Lon, or assaradiy will be set ap
before ap by somebo The cross of examination of Chas Aile the German Missionaries and put him from the intelligent foresight of our states the world is a year older-there
then proceeded with.
prison until the whole affair le
is settled. The Witness said I have never been in gaol matter was reported to the Gorman Congal have been considered rather elements of if the British and Ceardian Governments mun. In Government circles our Calonius competition for a long time, to come-never I have never been convicted of gambling Viceroy with characteristic wisdom replied spazo
with the authoritles take note that our local Dock
cominunicated
The Viceroyinancial and Company can turn out gooboats and
of general rule, we are strongly in favour of by him arrested by ---I have always boen sfeel cruisers *able to appear to ad called by the names of Chaa Alick. I
had accessing consumption. Hey is it that, in competition, but in this case it is, wa think, subject of Chi
China, and he, the Consul, had vantage by the side of the best and most cannot read the whole of the petition. try above all countrite, that ought to beag Mr John Bright and Mr Gladstone were Nova Scotia, and Japan;
no right to interfere. Truly this is a couns than ten years, the theories of the old essential to the best interests of the Empire
school, of which, in
there should be catablished between It was read over to me by a fortune teller. bout about benevolenci, righteousness
#tole it for me" on the Rect and justice for if China did not boast of exponents, bars, co to be revers. atesmers capable of being used sta moment
where I asked him to
do the sovereign remedy for all diseases, it tion. I told the forte Friting the net. Auch namen chó would have nothing of which | Wallers that the considerable devolop regen a good deal of money to build, and High water at Whampoa: 2 hm. 20:
teller
That it rather humiliating to And that
British officials seem now.n-days to have That it would be well did the British no power to command respect in auch matters,
That if Sir Robert Hart succeeda in effecting
who
to
of production, and their heads together to prevent it. A
I know constable No. 227. I was never the Consul saying that the landlord was source of strencal weakness, than
who
body spoke to me about
myself last
notice an armed
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the arrangement which he is credited to be making, by which the existing Hoppendern resele constructed in Europe." system will cease, it will prove an unmix- That as milk is now being put forward sa
Ground, was ed blessing to
native as
as well as foreign
will coisa cruisers. Sholemnera traders
to boast, for the name is all she has got ment of foreign competition, more especially they cannot be kept ap at the same rate of onght to be seen to that milkmen do not moon: I forget the date. It was towards#701
that a maniated by tariff exclusions and by cost no Nowcastle collier, but they will sell water for milk; and especially, so as the middle of the sixth moon. There were His Excellency is in want of some piles 64 the building up of industries with State add enormoody to the strength of the grd- good many persons on the Recreation font lung to drive in the river bed and assistance, has done much so open the eyes pire, and therefore we hope that Tord petition wa dictated make the harriar more impregnable. The of British traders to the economic value of Harrowby will succeed in getting the Gor BROWNIE about one
That it will also be a gain to the Peking
anthorities, whatever it may be to ins
dividual Provincial officialı,
wins. later than a Hongkong at the
Barrier 9 hrs 15 mina.; at the Balt Vista 3 hra 30 min. at Shanicen Shrs: 40 mins. Moon-Full Moon, 15d. 2b, 1m. mern»
the detection of auch dilution in so easy. Ground look in the afternoon, blooking of the river in cresang a strong - Bir own Colonies. - If it provey as we be-- Orpment to offer a special contract for sing.