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No. 7446-JUNE 20, 1887.]
ilk crop in the various districts ia do- THE Glen' line fino now steatoship Gten-| well and most of the warrus hava al-shiel arrived at Nagasaki from Kobe via the
spinning. Two boxes of Inland Ses at 1 cornmenced
P..
on 9th, June after the arya filature (Sanahu) arrived on 14th extraordinarily quick pasonge of 284 heure thi the office of Mr Shibusawa at under most adverse circumstances, which
The Japanese silk fully the Wavented to obtain high figures to esports of her last alany published re. steaming capabilities. kah a price for other silke, but buyers During the whole passage down a strong
d not most them and the goods were head wind and sea, accompanied with
1 rain, uld. It is stated that two boxes of were experienced. The Glenviel was a ak ki filatitre (Koshu) are on their way to od early
the following morning, and after cleaned and painted hans, and they will be probably about being
sheroceeded to same figare, 8670 to 8680,
Amoy on Saturday morning. The Giles passage has, we believo, only been balon
tho norra to the Oak Nippe, Count on one occasion, viz: by sama Co.'s 6. 8.
As has lately sent in a memorial to
28 hours a short time age. The istes of State, containing the following distance, which vessel accomplished the ommendations for the prosperity of his next best on record to the Glen's is a etry. Some jealousy might be excited recent passage of the ridetacher Lloyd to strict earring-out of the first, but the .B. General Werder, which was accomplish
safe, nra very
and go to show thated, under 29 soure. Rising Sun and roling class is as fond of platitudes in Nagasaki Express.
renra
in us in China:---
That natives of Satsuma and Choshiu
in 28
Tre Committee appointed at Yokohama to
ald continue to govern the country as
THE REGIMENTS SWIMMING RACES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The following is the result of the com- petitions held this afternoon :---
Race. -4 Lexonia. Open to Lance.
Im
Corporals and Privates under 4 years' Barvice. First prize, 84; second, 82; third, $1.
8 entered-1st, Cooper; 2nd, Hancock; 3rd, Gibb. Time, 2m. 42sec.
3
He believes that great re-
in gain, in a few years they will surely re- 23. to 1-4d. the maps; and if the flome present possum.
it res ms are brorsary in order to enable us to
Ta
PRINCE CHUN'S POEMS.
they are so keen in porceiving a difference we have soon the standard of glue full from [ -f with the military and naval forces wo at The NU News continues its transla the verses given below the Princu duen not to. If tion of Prince Chup's poems. Judging by cognize the sporiarity of the Japanese Government is right the course
nol made the Chiisene proscribed for us, fay sink to 44. În i trial seem presessed of much poetic sentient.
stead of 1, 4d.. with the Government still may remain in the same condition for han But doubtless it is difiunkt toe to him full deeds, nay thousands of ges: ... The only pleading in an attitude of imbecility You
in an English translation.
stacle for the development and improve posts. It is the cans ignorate of the Filia to Paoyin. His Reply to Alas! the active sword finds little rest in the Mexican dollar for currency. Fa
ment of trade in the cast is the adoption of currency question that prevails in England, Far this owing to this long towing of the subject, roason soup sign must be taken to put an consensue of its statene ani publi I am about to
its Benbait the waves raised aloft end to this cireuiation of the American cists, that is the real occasion of thế mis... | by the moneters of the sea.
2D RACE 4 LENGTH. Open to Lance-I take leave for the time of the Fatico-
Corporals and Privales between 4 and 8 Lbat
the clouds, phreniz years' service. First prize, $4; second, And I proceed afur to ride on whate.back 32; third, 81.
begoni the istes.
3rd, Cux
A mus
We
efond England and India and provide for
expeditary force elsewhere. wine-rich will undoubtedly provide a sufal weaps for the panic-mongers, but s criticisms on our military and naval re- sources are valuable.
THE TETRADE IN INDIA.
ó entered.--ist, Dodd; 2nd, Johnson:Lus that China will at last mjoy ; ing of the for trade, or the rank-hall probably pursue the anbjøet again. Mr R. Lyall, of Munata Marahall,
SRD Reck-- Levoras. Open to Lance- Corporals and Private over 8 years' ser. vica. First prize, 81; second, 82; third, BL.
5 entered. 1st, Phillips; 2ud, Lucas; take steps for the foundation of an Englishrd, Garside. Tine, 9. 6sec.
the blessings of civilization. And that Heaven will not look indifferently
on our troubles.
At the proper time we may open the rigged
road to the south.
But for the moment drop Theebas, and
talk of the General of the day.
To his Brother.
to is mat
uf
In the House of Coamens on the 1/29k largely,
have shown themselves capable of up- public school to be called the Victoria 4TH RACE-4 LENGTHS, For Non-Comunis. Quietly watching the trees, how the imagi- Engla has coined silver rapora for Indis tives of North Borten; whether he had here is :
ading the glory of the Empire.
That the finances should be economi- administered, the experience of the nate being kept in view:
That pohlic entertainments shouldable experionco in school matters,
at take place too frequently.
Public School find that suitable buildings can be obtained for a rontal within the es- timate already published. They have pro-
secured as head-master Mr. I visionally
M.A., of Oxford, a gentleman of That one foreign nation should not and whom they boliore to be eminently aroured stove another, and that friend-suited to the position. Assistant-mastora dations with China ought to be cultivat will be obtained as they becouse necessary. School fees proposed are as already The That the former laws and customs of published, viz., 820 par term for boys from Empire should not be altogether lost t of in the desire for innovation.
That learning should be encouraged. Jupes Gazette says -The Hon. Alfred er, Partamster General of Hongkong, es us concerning our recent strictures on the conduct of the postal authorities fovi Kobe in keeping the English mail for
kobania,
forwarded from Hongkong by Abyssin, at their port for about a week er its arrival, although several Japanese aners loft Kobe for Yokohama during time. Mr Lister thinks we were too on the Kobe Post-Office and practically ada meu culpa. Such magnanimity on ingat part of this much-abused official shoold Bo states that the pass unrecorded. e postal authorities in all probability kebarna on board the Abyssinia at all, that the Captain landed his mail for aybe and said nothing about the other
to
8 to 11, and 830 per term for boys from 11 17 yours of age, with a reduction in the event of more than one boy from the seule family. The Committee expect to be in a position to open the School on 1st October, o as to have one term in the current year.
FIRE INSURANCE.
Our Tiantain contemporary (thu Chinese Times) of the 18th June has the following remarks on the competition for the China business offured by the Home Fire Insur ance Offices:
sioned Officers of and above the rank of Corporal ander 7 years' service. priza, 4 second, 82; third, $1.
nation wanders
Firat
this mod and
Aa brethren we need not trunble
about the present
?
Thanks for coming to see the through all
mira.
ourselves
What wo ardently hope is that our sons
t -13 bequal to us.
5 entered-1st, Rosby; 2nd, Eumer ton; rd, Leach. Time, 3m. 41. 6TH RACE 2 LENGTHS For Non-Commis-
!1,
any
L
201
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a company to raise
ini tlacement to sell large back a
A meeting of gentlemen interested in the ein; it may be by the establishment of achievous and absurd amclusion upon which mint by the British Government at Hing the Government is setur rud ar pirpos ten-trade was hold at Calcutta on the 2nd keng or Singapore, or the founding by the is to bring the fact forward one, June to consider measures for developing
the taste of ton amongst the Indian popula Chinese Government of a mint for steikings clear and telling a form as we ons.
coin suitable
Japanese
-Statesman, yen legal curroney.
Lyall and C., we in the chuir, and the Then the Siclă Nichi procieds to cont
attended. meeting sider which of the thron steps
referred
It i
to form a crumeniable, in the fol- THE ZEPHYR'IN NORTH BORNEO,
required gapital in liars of Ets. 10. losing strain With regred to the first May Me W. Corbet asked the First Lord of al, 20 shareholder being authorised to
ot question, that is, the establishment
the Admiralty whether his attention held more than 100 shares. Experiments mint by the British Government, then exiled to the return jast laid au the first to be tried in Bengal and Upper intable relating tes the recent operations of in, and thin that lanit it is proposed auer la anid that, in the abstract gh. Her Majesty's ship Zephyr againat
of English dollars is
establiek agencies every village thought
Ald where ten is to be try standard,
the
of nie, two and four munges notinst the following pasang
11 three, six ang
3 and twelve pice But this an is unavailable for the require of the commandor of the Zedge I trust thro
respectively. t With The shopkeepers will be Hongkong, Canton, ;
à commis. inerta of
paid by a tion in this matter will meet Putsin Shanghai, and Aury Mingapore.
To parapproval and that of the Camanderson on the unmber of packets wall, so as which Mexican dollars are purrent.
in-Chief and whether Her Majesty's to meet the requirements the British Govern. Gevirincat had expressed approval of such The prices of the packets will he
Baat Hong-actions. tre fonti a mint at mont proposed to
on thens in Baglish, Undo, Nagri jul it was the same |
Hamilton: I som nepainted Bengali. Tes of this required quality reason that prompted the Britisk mat lately. I point of fact, how-
ivu a failure from which the has gentlemen correctly end, if the selling price he compat over, much a scheme will
tha 1 • report sa question concludes four zanus will, it is thought, cover work- liberal commision to inaunch as not saly some time is required; es certain extents. He has entred in at twoireannas a pand, the margin of to secure public cret for any new coa but the cost of the stallisient and mate as follows From what I bead at Silan, ing expunees und
consider that any delay would agents. 19 haremyah loss of life, while tenance of the mint will be too heavy to
Mr. Lyall said that the meeting hul beun caused taus coin dollar at samalla vienīgo na fernt the bes an our side is
is, and I led to learn if the tea-traders approved of This is the chief raw for provest.
and webes, a if they worn prepared to gine the pirates a more frightened thashe ang the founding of a win at thongkong. To foreman sporove Com support it; sil, further, to obtain the views and suggestions cof these interested in the Next, referring to the age of 114 silver
matter. He thought they must find a new stint for their tea, and that they had hitherto neglected to large market at their gured a letter from the Tea Association asking him to push en
pared to sport it. Beylon paper
Li
aioned Officers of and shove the rank of ¦ Soon I shall be thousands of li uway so tha: kg 18 years the projectors of a with the clents of the letter in questim | can be bought at eight att as a prund,
Corporal ever 7 years servic prize, 84; second, 82; third, L.
First
3 entered.-1st, Corporal Wallace, 2nd Corporal Rove S, Corporal Master Tius, Im. 38sec.
6TH RUNNING HEADER FROM SPRING BOARD, First Prize, $4; second, 82; third. 81. 18 Entered.-1st, Potter; 2ad, Cooper; 3rd, Lieut. Brewin.
7TH-LONG RACE.—Round the Red Bacy
and back. First prize, 87 secund, third, 83; fourth, $2.
15 Entered.--1st, Cooper; 2nd, Han- cock; 3rd, Murph. Time, Gu. 3svc.
1
vcean.
Let us then fill up a thing bowl is this
garden whilet wo oun,'
calculates that my return will be about the
Dragon Boat Festival,
When generous vinds wi grace the board
in company with old wine.
Reply to Paoyin
My dream of visiting the fairy isles is now
boing realised,
And busts of friends crowd to witness my
departure thither, My military destiny will commence with
boat journey
a
at pro-i
being alertaken by the Chinese der Hope' action.
Erpress says It indicates Government, i must be sat that the plan generally the sant of attention that I recommmualde it the abstrac for
Baltais attain in England when it the plain reason that there is no corseny takes pearly twelve months for any interest
in China at present. called," pasperly
very dents, her
And on the 15th I shall be far away on the
deep, I shall
enjoy a consultation with the Grand silver bailion being used for the standard to beaxelted in events occurring Secretary,
of value. But the questions will rise whe-is rearly a year sines H.M.S. Zar the scheme, and stating that they were pro- a fes shells at sotne predatory inhabitants And I shall think when I am away of the ther the Chinese Government will exeente
Sandakan Bay. aul yet we have only Buch»
will, whe- noble
marques j
the scheme, or, if I now sing, these lines in taken of myther they are capable of maintaining the just received Commander He's rep, whilst two questions are asked by members deep affection for you,
uniformity of the rate of any new coin to
in the House of Cormess as though the the wale extent of the Chinese territ
in
rks eel not know that there were any mails for from the attitude of extreme conservatism Governot of the Straits Settlements, to But I feel that I an to ouworthy to Bufli he circulated thressing subject was of most recent origin.
The recent cut-throat competition.smong the Fire Insurance Companies f China business is perhaps the natural re-action which formerly characterised the English For years and decades these companies, companies levied au exorbitant lax on the lyga as Mr remonstrances on the part of Eastern trade, and their directors were are born provided against by the Hong hair victims.
Not only were the rate of ug office enclosing the mails for Yokohama their
restrictions as mada Fenood about by
intolerable: The result was the effort at which the China Merchants made
But but the mail was on board the Abyssinia, fenced a
THE SETTLEMENT OF BORNEO.
1 FREDERICK WELD'S MISSION. The Strests Times thus aumenarises the re- ent of the mission of Sir Frederick Wall, Borneo. It is now a long time ago since the Straits Times first drew attention to the the late Sultan from the time critical state of affairs in North Borneo, portion of the Kingdon of Bransi has been dating
Abdul Mumin's death. Since then a great I
and murder
ciently reciprocate.
Guing on board at Tang-chen,
I fear it will be long before I do much for
the Empire. feel ashamed of the honours done to mo
be the by guards on the bridge,
forgery effectindly,
14
Matter at to
bags for Kobe, or notifying the Kobe office premium extortionato, but the business was a Rebellion, plode other rich And I converse with that officer on aldong oligor of dubbers with all have been flugced to much an extend that
asking them to send it on.. But its nopoly of these old-fashioned offices tricks surrounding the Sultan has been The armies are drawn up in martial array | to an em
Branei proper which
esse Bongkong office that the pioneer shiphishing Fire Thurance Companies quite unable to suppress.
for d
aith Bars that it never occurred to anyone in into
Come the new line, on her first toyage, wOH
Limes at Peking,
end for and are wceiving
members of the Left and certain i
te to ming to make more than the merest call at
fr Listsr regrets that the delay which predictions received a seems sem. verbmnants, and we faust add, the Tise river encircles the temple, but is still; new zoia has Sevis Tepaterfly proposed at a Bill, known as the
the loge not forcaven, but pleads that it is
overything. Contenderosible to think of urged to
the annual report of the Liverpool of the Bumber of Comores there is the follow- upon allusion to the subject of the proposed Pines Postal Service: Letters were
ruled by the good
can picture myself at Tientsin with the
| tal Thorning's
Floating down at night.
The breath of the night is like the fall of
the autanti,
An uttere
Mle. Egall
{} showing the progress of tes that last, which in another five years. will probably export eighty millions of meds, and said that competition in the Future was likely to be acrers.
1 into a stafts of the greatest politics. I wall remember the father of this gentle,
a who comes to meet me, bare devastated Ju Limbanga
the Government of
Matters have further been complicated by the rivalry of their own, whose rain was complacently to the Satawals and British North Horse predicted by the English companies and
attitude of the Administrator Ecation when in a moment of panic auf Labuan. It will be soen that Sir Fre. I confusion the first China Firo Ofice was
derick Weld's missing in dealing with such in the full tide its directora
was apparently hopele confusion, and such liquidated by of prosperity. The opportunity
of contending interests, e one of the utmost difficulty, and it is promptly seized by other and more resolute currents hands to
the lucrativo fire insurance keep is to gently addressed to this Chamber by business in the possession of local share very greatly to his honour that he ing with the North Borneo question. ine Shanghai General Chamber of Jon holders, and the Hongkong Fire Insurance be carinently successful in den With sails awry pressed by the fores of the able of putting it any amount of coin
fashes of the cars. govorniment which Sir Frederick many have Government proposed to ranke in the
It was the China Fire. The rates of premium planned for the better administration of I sit taking the air on the prow of the heat,
•Hiswert stal System of the Treaty Ports. the Goated by the Chinese Puntal Commissionor were considerably reduced and the restricranei, will have to be sanctioned by the Looking at the mood with more than a
Colonies, but Secretary as to at the Chinese Government had resolved/tions were greatly relaxed, but still the of State for the
lead business has continued highly profitable, is Excellency's views ou such a mattend the Customs Postal Se
de this and in proportion as the local towards the
companies
time on the gunwale, Treaty Porte as a first step tows
tion which they merit, and such as will And humming over song after song of the India requires from 25 sterling purchase se ruperty for £00,000, anĮ regla abhishinent of a National Post Office, gathered strength the hotas offices appear will doubtless receive the careful consider Alas how sweet it ia strumming sway the
greatest of our poets. e Municipal Council at Shanghai bat to have become more and more jealous of ion
e been asked to close the local Post prosperity, until now, throwing ubably lead to their adoption. Briefly he and its agencies. The Fostmaster all restraint, they have declared war d out. the immediate results of His Excellency a
dates its career of almost un-
Oh
how the boat does spend along!
wind,
al of three respecting a change which the Chi. Comp prosperity from the collapse of prestane that any future scheme or Whilst the waves curl under the rapid
to
vico to all
their
trado.
such a matter
difficulties between the Sarawak and
British
mirror's sheen.
Anchoring.
needed.
آرا
The meeting passed a vate heartily op: proving and supporting the schonne, and
work but the details and draw up a pro- mosquently appointed a Committee to
Before the meeting separated. →→Pioneer,
mumber of shares were taken up
וי
Quotations
PL
Hosgrano, June 29 SPIUM-Now Patna, ask 500;501}
cat... beeps Bon Lees, cash,... 470₫to475 CAL
20 10 32 550:600 16:32
In Londen
cants,
Now Malwa, cash,
Allowance, Tanis.. Git Muwa, cult-
Allowansea. Pange. Persia, hy, ash
470-90
Allowarey, Taels...... Nousta 32 Persian, Paper lies.. 490,500 Allowance Tauls.... 32.96
Exchand HOSTRONG, Joe 29.
Bank, Wire,
3.17
On demand,
3.1
31
30 days' night,
* 15
7
4 unutha! sight,
I
Credits. 4
323
Documentary, 1 un baths mehe, 5, 25
*On Paris--
1 by theral al Hongkong and the Government | rause against them, nach to the advantage mission are, the suspension of all territorial The engines stop, and the eninke coaca to into Indis, we lase leavily by the tract with the company proposed be rovision apan had also been naked to makė / of the table nature of fire insurance North Barnes Governments, the cesen Guns and music, Chinese and feroxset loss in we raundi say, but
MIT CRICOssions. The Govertimeuwe may judgu by the reports of the various funderappéenglong and the Japanese Governmentises which we see from time to time. We Brunei natives, and the oral dechration
tif
Of the
and
came out of the funnel,
salute me.
A little army comes to greet me is our gun
Centar),
Credits, 1 inatha' sight,
an New York--
Condenaud, ... Credits, di days" sight,
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES. Le expected from the Chinese Government.
For one years pat a large proportion of at least for the present. Than the question lies in a nutshell. Whether the da
Japanese the companies formed under the Linitial yen, though not current anong a section of Liability Act have been onesie wit the Chinese, is to be duelared legal currency more than doab:ful intent, and the public
their inconvenience and to he
the matter has assured de carrones that
proportions which
official simply because the Chinese are accustomed
It has been felt that the Companies Act of The incnivenlenes, and the employment As the music blazous forth,
panying the Fabaurdity scor
3. which form the basis of the dure, are mo
have droited towed by a steamer.
Acta And I spoed along the crest of the waves, of the dollar as a circulating medicine is so great that a plan for superasting them by a
lie Competi Andment and Consolidation Bill, 1857. Hongkong and Singapore. Yet it is stro that the Hongkong
kura Chamber of Commerce with a view to check the abuses of the prin
grown hesitated to introduce the Japanese yen, cisle of litusted liability which have which is of uniform quality and procurable up. Some of the claus in the next Rill at the charge
have a very important hearing. one per cent, an excep-
stand at presion, prospectuses of sumpciber tionally cheap rate, in any quantity, snp-
ate sugu as a at often plody the Daaka mint, which is now caps
very inquorfect the conditions of purchase, and the est clanses of this new tunasure deals striking with this defect. References to untracts prospectuses simply set out that con- THE SILVER QUESTION.
tricts bearing a certain date and between In semua ixing the conclusiona wineli wo
persons named have been entered int have gathered upon the Exchange, or silver or instance, a group of protontera may,
soane nemine, scere a minit through sex been exhausted, which we say has enquiry, -the first conclusion e is that as property for £20,000, the mince enters Hi a entract with another notitve in quest, from the statistical method of
overy year, for the Faytons of her itsbilities in fat presai, and for the gold then the seed naive mazy enter into a imported
for £20,000 The prospac What du rocreased prion of the metal.
silent altogether anet estrael. No. 1, in cannot be | salah of hostilities between the Lambang
less than six mills sterling & year, and which the purcine estler din is only *10 10,000, sul only refers to the 10 lat bu very
As India has to | 299,190
A that property wich has or theere disposed to grant the request of the
e of ha territory either to Sarawak
available that we year, the concinaion Sandies Government, but the view taken have now that of the London and Lanca of the Sultan of Brunei, refusing to cede
Jose heavily by the
of the the price of £800. The new Bill: thereal price
to all this romagnilation, as et prvi tex {x3401-418, Shanghai was that until a National shire Fire Insurance Company, whose any more
British Resident at Brunei. More than I clows the window just as it is meginning This
etal.
The scarcity or otherwise stop Sir
*v!,? April last. Liverpool on the 28th
kat every prospects shall at will be government of China for its own people the
Reggis of every monteret Frederick Weld be congratulated on
thay
And the motion of the boat shes me to has thing to do with this conclusion.
Whatever
the cas rusy be
the appreen hus nevertheless so had not arrived to give up the Foreign company, by no means one of the largest, this could not have been done, and the impartit arrived to resolved, therefore, and as yet very young,
having achieved anch an umple measure of
sleep Comp
less conciliatory and. reso-
thereby, bevis she produces no gold her which will turbully protect the public. -meal phat the Foreign Governments and Cham economised its earnings during its
apital of £10,000, and tas directors i By of Comteores likely to be interested ratively brief existence that the directors Success, where partics of
425,000,000 £9,500,000 of the metal for soul to allmunt if only £5.000, could be informed of this view. Your declare that they are independent of lute negotiater would have met with nothing I was hoping to see some traes of the top of the metal. Iulia have fuavily atement is to he made in prospectuses
further busin
as their investments af but failure and mortification.
No country is more likely to flourish Beton waking I find we have already passed, it has amadly és provide (urchase) it is now, & campusy may ask for a Executimittee, finding that Bras bera trading
her liabilities therein. prošta ary
to provide them with
under the residential system than Brunei,
The second conclusion is, that os luulia even less, is ascribed. Prospetuses will provisiorh China were not prepared to express an a dividend of 12 per cent. for the next ten the Sultan wishes for a resident, and the
for subserije one of the Largest in future have to state wher produces no silver, but By re-
the amount of capital ofered portion of less than privies on the subject, have, a far, not
ton-ench propartit es Any action in the matter beyond years without taking another risk.
world-it must in a direct advantage ta the presenting inquiries
The London Chamber, stricting its dividend to 1 per cent.. thi penple will eagerly welcome the government THE JAPANESE YEN FOR CHINA,
COMMERCE'S ACTION.
her, that the price of thy tad es falles behalf is rejiced as a minimum, 802 That
and d ((Fazette.) the most it being consuited, stated that it had not company practically does nothing with its of the arong putih. With only ordinary exTICISM OF THE ROSURING CHAMBER OF hugers thereof perhaps this largest in th
in case a company ant for £190,000 bang
will revice, the natives will throw
au less than £6,000 the shirectory ld This sweepiten any action, in view of the impro- earnings but add them to its reserves, und good management, the trade of the Lita-
in beying silver interested in
2. ให dity of the Chinese Government being thus iusproves the security of its enstomers. down their arms and once more set to work The Nicki Nichi Shinen pallishes two from 60% to 13. per cance. She is as
This is all very wel
well,
be down but security may
with companies tu collecting produce, while the Chinese who articles commenting on the action of the much mentic life de to carry out its proposal."
most insurance offices, both Fire
and starements of profit and has sheets
that provide and Life, have
-We
accounts; but the new ma on the 10th inat. at H. B.
0. Hall, to an excessive degree, and it is quite time mer haunts when they know that the Government to coin silver senfor Hong-liability in silver, she is clearly a gainer hyue to their
the the min Consulate,
a shall no longer be optional, but that a why Hongkong Gene- nient, by the whole fall in the value of before J.
Stovin,
that the
public should have their burdene entry is under British protection. All kong. It says:
sfsed the the metal. As Tudia ser necessarily by luled form of blance-shest and b without art, Acting Consul, Lieut.
nud loss count is to bus drawn up 31. S. Constance, and Captain Dick, diminished. The London and Luca this means a very great development of the stand the rear, we are at a late under the fact that this fiability bas diminished
shice's raport shews:Capital subscribed, trade of Singapore, and it is from Sung ral Chamber of Commerce has
that Brunei (a
the deprecia
every stare- gratalatter of the British ship Heria, con-
for Hongkong at the charge of the other hand, she gains by be governed.
una copy transmitted to cognising thin the loss of the British barque £1,852,000; paid-up, £185,200; asscle, its Settlements) todener of the offer of the Japanese Government to win the appreciation of her debt in soleh, so
£634,978 Bs. 2d.
It will be found inconvenient if not im. per cent., if it should receive the niti-tion of her liabilities in silver.
The third conclusion is, or would seem lder, swell as to the Registrar of Joint-
Stock Compare for filing, acrificing which was wrecked on a reef off the
The referenca muda above to the China practicable to have a British Resident at cial recognition of the Hongkong Govern- and of Laianaky, about 800 miles from
quantity of
of both metala in ur pos olulu, sa 31st March last; the captain Fire Office is somewhat calenlated to mais. Brunei and a British Governor or Adminis mont. The brief history is this:--The be, that sa India lohtedly has a very
ady Japanese Consul Hongkong, being aware at Labuan. Thu trator
country is already Ja
imports Icrew having boon brought ou te Zoko-
split up into such a armber of different of the fact that no small inconvenience session, owing to the accumulati 4 of ages, f gold and silver in from Gaam, by the British schooner lead, as there can be no doubt that the
the last 30 or 40 years, shs is a grainer be existing China Fire Company has shared, forms of government as to render any fur- arises from adopting in Hongkong, Singa- and the large The Afton was an iron sailing ship, bark with the Hongkong Fire Insurance Comther complications in this direction highly thel, of 846 tons registered tonnage, built by Governor (wan in 1873 aut belonging to the port pay, the prosperity which has generally.
can CRNVIES
Wired
An densand, an Calcutta---
Se 80tal System had been established by the twenty-fifth annual meeting was held at/or others, and signifying his desire to accept But at my request the eomtalers turn parehas: this large quantity of BURL WYHTY | ally wat £20,61 presses to the yoke at
uate resul
their steels back.
Lo dawn,
ancient city.
south of it.
material
puts a Wire,
The Another
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overdone, and on the plea of giving perfect have been driven from their fertile lauds Hongkong Get.ural Chamber of Commerce in brying piece-groods, or any other import it be able to proceed to allotment. ettled, the NAVAL Conet of Enquiry was held at security been able to tax tho public will not be slow in returning to their fr with regard the offer of the Japanese | elvap. As India owes, moreover, a heary resent it is holders full bilance. !
nghaion
ду,
present
silver
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81
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
Force
writer does but
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
W on or about the 27th Feb.
that it is evident that a
of syste
amikon
centre of a
and
and no doubt is
Construction
9, are mace. 1
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confidence
213
are given, and everything was done to save the
and
if they
the after she struck. The Court,
in
alip
The Holy War in Asta,' is the heading
hrough Anatrist orders that the Master's certibente of just now,
pur-
desirable. Besides, Labuan auder the and c, Mexican Juliars for currency
of her farge stock of silver. We parfait Kington. The off, while Sarawak and British fur the ready of the inertience, j and as clearly her by the dapnemted; Powers for a resign of the paition of ki
1112ll reference to puristin Or of HomArt. It appears from the evidence given attended such business since 1863. It is falli egne showe such a deplorable fadething having been proposent the appreciation of her larg stock of gibi, jalde series of articles at The great Bungears! [ougkung, Chanrvatory, June 29, 1887
at she sailed from the port of Newcastle not quite accurate to state that the fist Borneo are making such rate the enquiry it was elicited that they were estimates, at the present stage of whasingit the truth of the charge that this
bound
was liquidated' insted in the administration of the willing to adeqit the coin, if the Culorial have i say, as it would but all to las cons China Fire Office of
Under anch circumstances Singa- Goverment would only declaro the yen fusion which most minds are plunged, [nexed Brand, but he points act that, C.B
San Diego, California, with a cargo
"a moment of panic and confusion. That island.
become the
legal currency in Hongkong The Consul by the leluge of figures which this controjannexed zively declined to annesį M. squadrons and a crew of 19 hands all told. All
of a reported the matter to the Japanese Govern veray has produced. The gores are of rived at Komt well till the morning of 31st March,
(lice was `established in 1864 for a period pore would
magnificent territory, and mistress Hogehip Jude the ship was in about 25 N. latitude of five years, and was wound up on the situation which would warrant the most ment, atud fhe latter being of the opi ion value unless they teach us standing and Pypt, Zunzuar, and the Catersone, and
Elat They Bogid be able
to undertake the prevent object is to ascertain what that site an exstion is that of New and was steering 176 W. Long (magnetic) on deed of settlement. For four years the Borneo hus much greater commercial re-one per cent. to whatever aspinut that the form of simple propri
"At expiration of that term, according to the ambitions dreams of her fature as I work of coining the yen at the charge of they teach us, and to state it clearly nines its been adopted in wele, cie. '
In the opinion of many, N.E. by N
prosperity.
of war betwee 1is
Mail29.77; 01 cuitry an of Sapokon 10.30
The deation that couplicates thef u'clock she suddenly
Rassic ani
Hongkrag 29.78 7 war between nd, and prices about 6, or 7 miles distant from the
29.73 accordingly dad (Liciansky) running to the S. and W., premis collected totalled Taels 451,000; aurces than the Native States, which are might be needed, Mr Aoi Shuza; Vice-
permissible as to the fact despatched a ferter to the British Minister rency of the country, its standard of valne, that s
Now it is clear to our own mind, land is distant, chiefly because Russia will
Er Asistic Emir
29.67 92 67 Poochow the opening th of water on it from 2 to 3 fathoms and its losses during that time, owing to at present the main feeders of our trade, Minister of State for Foreign Affails, question in India, is the fact that the curan accusant of Egypt, and he believes thing. 20 t
In regard to the S7 98 is now about master, Gilmour, whose
certificate
2978 petency is No. 91,589 consid-jiwe or three heavy firee, amounted to Tarls that the pacification of Brunei means the under date of April 3 R1, 1887, intimating is ailver.
Saguski it 820 the har
keep the eme military and aval strength of Englatal the s that the cause of the accident was in- 317,924. But the best proof that could he development of our sup lies of produce and the desire of the government. The Nic that much of the confusion that has been not be able to attack
Thea
Jeg 29-yr 10 a.M. attato macking of his Chart, but the offered that this form of business was not the opening up of new markets for our Nichi gives a translation of the curreapons introduced into the aratroversy, has arisen for some time to Ge
the anthrity of the highest importance and magnitude of the trade of parties concerned in the selec
aspect as a question of legal arrangements, Asuiner,
We have foreign scienzite military opinion, that fais Hotors... made by tits of a different opinion. It appears despaired of, is the immediate formation of manufactures. Fes are aware of the former dence which passed between the several from the failure to
no
29.77
85 Grst time that the scheme for adpts to the standard value. his own teatimony that he had
Ho therefore striven in these wotes fo separate entry might be raced, and that it can folk-
İngilter of forts to 1x directions for the North Pacile the present China Fire Insurance Company, Brunei when it was a great pepper country the journal goes on to say-11 is not the acts of the aestum separate from its writer takes a very alarmist tone. Heck, 20.91 40
two, by comfort and in plenty. The people haveing the ven for currency in dong therefore Had he taken the which, as every one knows, has been work. and supported a swarming population in
tto question are. Infes inle. ampire is 1g his books.
to prevent an invasion. He says that in Hougang 29.79 84 1 about 15 gamars precaution to provide himself with
hangini 21.74 72 05 ENE 3 at about indispensable a guide for the voyage being hand-in-hand with the Blangkong Fire been nearly all driven away, but the coun. kung has been proposed. It was,
Japawa legislation intrudnoes, by acting Powers, presumably either Frames prosecuting he would not have ap- Company here and in China generally in try is still as rich as over, and the popula-ant 1880 that we heard the schen
person and property are once merce, when Mr. Jackson moved that fans burntly altogether of the interference) the case of war with one of the Great Surg. 29.76 84, 87 892 2 South: and he had no sheat charts, but increasing thegifeguards against fire as tion will soon come back again when the proposed at the Hongkong Chamber of Cum coguiaretirat of all, what the ot be certain that the Beet would be abla
Bufety elel sa clogs to Lisiansky Island fron
nese silver yen should be toads legal our that sil contract engagements shall be dismay, it would be possible for an uvaling: Sugak.. 20.74
which proposition was charged in suver, at a fixed and arbitrary force to land is the set of England and c. 20.85 50 5 32
march on
Londen. Sir Charles Dilke en-!
The atometer has fallen slightly and It is evident that the mission of Sir rency in the
regard to the commera ma member value, without pedy turned of a general churt of the North Facific, well as in reuping tho results of a legitimate assured,
Fath If s
in ane god is to be turtains hu the prasibility of cowan
radmits are very gentle. The tempera- new cash, whathed in 1883, on which later emsuds fire business. The writer in the Chinese plore tanimously, akcept by ons
or does he boligun tizat there is a P-ture a high, the fumidity rather high and byulur demand for rehnction of this war
expenditure.
if pect in ad at Foogho and corrections had not been estered Times luis als: fallen into the error into tive of very great good. The interests of who abjected to the plan. Batowing to the value of the metal
The list of reforms in war military system In a chart belonging to one of the
which most people fell at the first mention Borneo have enffered too long for want of Hongkong authorities having refused to derived from the discussion, it will only be
the Freating
ltage two questions wages in canters of the Court. published only a
into execution at that time, though the yen only about
trust that for the future the visits of a later, three important corrections con- of the Home competition that the Home some such mission in times past, and we adopt the plan, we could not see it carried obtamed ve ug cash. Th
the increase of heary arma- oing the spot where the ship was lost.
infrequent. It says touch scheme was proposed for coining new Engwe are in is this-ihel, contrary to what sary is very laney. It includes a new in- extremely
has been done fu all other countries and fantry we in are made acted. The Court is therefore of Others have declared war & outrance against British Governor to North Bornec will not freely circa ated in the colony. Last year a ther separate sud dietinet. Tas pusition which Sir Charles Dilks regarde as vers
bion that the abip was
not provided the Local Offices. Subsequent information be
that is highly ereditable to Earawak and lish dollars and it was repreanted to the
states, 16 proper eburts for the voyage on would doubtless currect that impression, British North Borneo that their respective British Government. The ofe of the Japa in England itself-the Government of India nents at our paling stats, and the 'bet-
of the impending fall in the value of silver, Our military nutrition, will probably bob ake was engaged and that the loss of the fact that negotiations are now Enveranguts have inspired the natives of mere Government to coins the yen for long has been required from the first di-cl-sure ter defence of our pers and ear fortresses it, and to the love: of the ses its fiches, toth
with auch strongly marked kong may likely be the effect of this new
tu accept t
it as inevitable and irremediable, sketching for as clature which implies set be for East whip is primarily due to Captain G
Constaminple
but of
of all attempts to port of disenar
of State foeglect to provide himself with t.. going on here will show that the war-to the country English rule, and it is gratischeme being proposed. At all events it is
which so ananimously resolved forced
"pin the miling directions and charts. In the knife theory was a hasty conclusion frizz to find that the Lappy results of must strange that the very Chamber of Cora The principle of inaction that has been only the abalonment of all effects to re -maily through maintain De Beitrality of Belgos, and formed that, behar respects bis coudnet, as well as
been carefully nuted and thoroughly
Cup Indie The and of
of this country silvur should feuce as authorities of the atticers and crew, was free from made on this side the line.
ciated in Borneo. Sir Frederick Weld has ago, is now opposing the same cheme, for no the andusandluence of Sir fuscon, is this which would is fct emite us to the de
our army. evidently been greatly pleased with much other reason than that the yea is not cur--that althen the alus
**=* There is no holy war just yet, recent mission in Borneo, which we feel province. The Chinese, so conservative value of platinam, there is no remedy for it, view our feet thai: vf
Direction of Wind!
Weather
AT $P.M. TO-DAY, Barometer Temperature. Humidity
29.70
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privately enquired into the sewa of the gress, feading merchants in Hou
wountry is perpetually annexing territory. is true that about two yesus age we ant
and that we have recently
we hare
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and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATON, in the shade, in degrees,
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STATE OF WEAR blue a, de
y notify tree of the powers vested in it by Sec.
that it XXIII of 25 and 26 Vic. C. 63, there of quite a number of newspaper articles that he has seen during the progress of his rent amongst the Chinese in the Cantou sink to the value of copper, of rise to the writer dous not take a much more! Sak Cs secure 2b of Trads, be for the neglect afore- can borrow a few rupeas somewhere with by the people of that country with feelingsauce to the Mexican dollar whch they have its own enactments that like the laws if the the Mediterranea and the Red Sea against i hei fighrain, a averrast. pass. abswetz, Travellers, petency, No. 91,586, issued by the and won't until the Arneer of Afghanistan | confident will be remembered in after days are they, would not use the yea in prefer- bui that India is bound hand and foot by our present fleet, he says, we could do 5009; chel ciou be, of drizzlios, ram, ffos, glowy,
qliy, rain. e suum, i thinker.
Pibility,
huscroft.
of gratitude as the commencement of a ben ac tuned to use; yet it cannot be Medes and Persiana wimit of no change. France, les th Holy as an ally
cision forced upon it The result is that in time of wa, at the Suez route made use ey remain some tuspended for the period of six calen- which to buy several mounds of powder. of gratitudedor and prosperity after many presumed that it is a hopeles task to in-No other country has had a strange a de declares in effet dat Bayit cannot be helt de web!.
years of anarchy and bloodshed. examination maths front this day, and the second Meanwhile he is sick with
Buffalo Courier.
so avoid it in paket sertificate is be returned to him.
alaria:
troduce the yen among then because, as
our policy in the Malay Peninsula have the yen for legal currency a few years the Home Government Incha fay¦ fend
195.
3. flexity, in per entage of saturation, the unity of air started with metare be ug
4 Benentius de Wien, to two pouts