ment
THE CHINA MALL.
very full and earnest considozation I have. HONGKONG RIFLE ABSOOLATION. determined to omit the clause which has given rise
MONTHLY HANDICAP CHALLENGE OUP., to considerable discussion, namely, that with regard to depositions.in
In spite of the wet weather 15 com- China. Mombers will easily understand politors pot in an apprerance on Saturday At the expiration of the three months that it would ba impolitie in give the whole
bas boon on shore at the Nine Forts for ad to issue it on the ground that passes for power, a present serving on the Chin“ three days. Shanghai Mercury,
that district had never been applied for station, to return to England shortly to be before. The firm in question accordis paid out of commission. The Satellite had to pay barrier dues on their goods on hoisted the pennant at Sheartem on Apri The Peking correspondent of the Shangolaim for the amount paid in excess of that Ju June, 1880, she was allered by th
the way to the port, and on arrival made » 24th for service on the Faoific station, and
PEKING NOTES.
which it is openly said, it will behalf, in all probability he will his bo- put under pressure, The suggestion, how.second time that out Carlyle has wou and scholarships are to be established. German and, and Danish. It would seem service on the Chibs riation; and Wilm
to meet,
publication in the Government Gazette of
ずね
the
first families, and they are thus constantly the Corncil went into reading, and long in consequence of it. The report in-1
Previous winner.
พ.
pay off The cruiser
200 500 Points be built, but it is almost a certainty that the bamboo basicats, and oro piled up in tiers has left and the outellite....
8
6
60
4
01
20 12 20
61
GI
29 20
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-58
68
28. 20 3 26.20 10- 22 21 12
50
00
48 46
24 2
HANKOW
3 +42
32
17th May. The following is a saminary of the first week's tea business, season 1889 13.
Arrivals of tea to date are :-- Kiukiang Tew—)
Ningchow...162,060 1-chests, Keomen.........
Tangelow-fiontain line will be built first,
From Elouan I learn that the Spring freshots, so far, have
been
vory The breacht,
ao been strengthened that
lants
moderate. has
branch
of the trade of the port for the year. The total number of passengere carried to and
2000
and the "Blyanth is now up in Hongkong-En. U
About twelve months ago the Admalty decided, after a full consideration of all the vessels of the cruiser olaas in existence aguinat 10,241 for the previous year and construct two vessels to surpass in arma 7,924 for 1886. Of these 8,338 were dement, protection, coal endurance, and speed,
dosad in our from Singspire and Bingtok was 13,111 building or proposed for foreign navies, to
of it giving way. The breiches at Tang
Ming sion are closed again, and they are busy dlsing, those at Sch Man Kun, so that once more the people in Honan are that this trade will still further increase, is and Blenheim were the outcome of this de 50 partores, and 4,723 arrivals, It is probablo anything hitherto attempted. The Blaks happy it is maid that the crops in Bonan I am fofer.cod det & considerable number cision; and the Army and Noey Gazelle, in are to be plentiful this season The Dutch of natives still, sve for the Straits by its last issue, illustrates one of these ships Syndicato Misaion to Homan, hear, bajunks. The main bulk of the business is not been at all successful.
as types of the naval architecture of fo-day. don by the Guer steamers of the Scottish The now cruiser is a à vory: Handasma ship, Oriental Steamship omgang. Towards and looks capable of really making the THE TRADE OF RAIVAN,
the end of the yurt an attempt was mado to twenty-two knuts, an hour speed which it je Acting Consul Oet. Johnson writes to opon emigration to Deli in Sumatra, but un-estimated that she can steam. For over- the Marquis of Salisbury on the trade of successfully. The sathorities hero ara op- hauling and capturing the enemy's com
marco-destroyera auch-vessels as this should
launched at Chatham before the end of the present year.
Kiungchow for the year 1888 as follows:-posed to the scheme, for varionas long be simply invaluable Tie Bars is to be
The year 1888 was by no means a pro- reason, but Iar in hopes that hafora sperous one for the island of lainan. it will be auctioned. Owing to lack rain all the orops oxcept visit from the Governor-General of Canton, Tho year was rendered memorable by a Besamum, which was rather above lo aver high took place in January: I believe age, wara failures, flie e negence is.)
dustry aro complaining very much shout These exgaged in the German from in- the bad state of trado no far as export is concerned. The numerous trusts and syn-
dicates
which have been formed to
traine
-No. 8237-MAY 27, 1889.1
The Shanghai Courier saya —It is repofted given to the owner. It is not till the that a syndicate is now working alously and of these three months that the land is -in the matter of lootung Wharf Shures to rercat in the Crown and the proceedings gentleman nanda as a letter on the subject, for giving compenestion to the owner or hat we hold it over this evening, none other person interested are to commence Publication. The shares have run prarly a Board is to be constituted. Now I think of my reasons for this. I may further at the third competition to content, the hai Mercury“ Weltes The whole of the leviable by the transit pas. 29alutions. | cruiser. Coriqueit, and despatched to "Honw his atatements being too putes for hasly up to par, and there is no doubt that this the constitution of the Board will command afate that suggestions from a quarter or above cup. Most of the scores were com- replius from the Governors-Geral and The maiter having been referred to the kong, where she was thoroughly overhauled partidalat stack recover more than ordi- itself to your consideration, because in the questors which I have avery reason to piled notually in the rain, which may Goveranza, in regard to the railways have Hoppo at Cauten the local office had to and repaired, and commissioned for hervice naty attention during the last fortnight. Arst place the chairulan is to be one of the respect have been made to ma with regard to It is ruinotired that syndicate is trying to judges of the Supreme Court, a man who the feat created among respectable Chiness account for the fact that they were on, the hy in favor of railways. All grow on the how imparfectly the system is yet cander-off at Shoornods, where die will be brought
come in, and the majority have declared to return the money, but the incident shows on the Chins station. The Siedlite will pa tion of investors is equally determined to Justice of Puisa Jug, will be absolutely that or ad afect them and casse them to be. Carlyle, hoing, the exception. This is the nose. It is proposed that railway school ni. g regularly during the yest, against two has also just completed her second, terus of accomplish great things, while soother see it must be aged, whether he be Chief by this measure, or rather by the feeling whole indifferent, that of the winner, Lieut. o point, sia:That railways ought to stood in this quarter,
be built with Chinese capital, and by Chi- Only one British signor has been forward for another tarni of, gotivo service. the tables on them, and various yarns impartial. This the Governor la Council possibly to
zuu- The Herume, hiátor ahip to the Satelite, are told
about
"short sules" fue June and has power to nominate a
be some still-over, made to me to remedy this was one the en. It would be an advantage if the Some of the head ofleials are of opinion that special steamers for the carrying of corn home to impossible for the partien wanting the ed person,
person, probably the Surveyor General. which it was quite impossible to adopt
that the material for the ways ought shaces to
The position of the On the other band the owner has to namely, that the Ordinance apply to native Committen corld-dovise something better be made by Ollinese with Ukranes, mieru pige wonid-be advisabis un this line. Those cinik, trasford from the Pacids stationida Kerosene oil monopolists, with the large nominato a person on his own bobail and persons who have been-but temporarily by way of mark in wat weather than a H.-I. E Prince Chusi and Flis Ez. Lint present running are atbull, of to com- to take the Heroine, and it is expected the quantities of oil coming, is also much talked no doubt he will nominate a skilled resident hora. This is impossible, boas running bull.
Lmcoast type, and have no special accom. Caroline, Osptain Sir Wilham
WORKED about ná,in also the probability of the male person. Then fourteen days afte
ordinance of the Colony of the property of the Eastern Wasif and
a provision that directly limits the treaty.
often three high. Godown Company to the British Govern the appointment of this Board the arbitra wa were to do it, it would be inslowed. Lieut. Carlyle, RA.-.30 30
yda yds, added tal. naval yard, the **
tion commenced; the owner having At the same time I have thought a great W. C. Murray present Admiral,
Erigration in the most satisfactory 28.26 It is said, fegarding an establishment of the had more than three months, probably deal over the mattor, and I think that the kind-se indispensable to the eficiency of, great deal more than three months, to conatus object may be served in another way. Cam. E. M. Rumsey Lieut. E H. Grant.
28.25 the navy in these parts. All these matters sidor what amount he will glaim, and his propose that whenever any person has Mr K. Mok. Ross
the stock of the Puoting Wharf, and sex and mortgages interested in the been a given time in the Colony, my ong is true, as we believe it is, that three and taken or in rights destroyed having the the her a preted J. M. Forbes Mr E. Robinson pretty big investors not spectators, but had ample time to consider their alaitos, and Magistrato, together with the depositions Mr W. Can Grms--have intely made pretty big purch: to sead in their claims separately. I do not taken, shall be considered by the Governor P.0. W. C. Warneol 25 22 3. ases of alates, there is every likelihood that think I need trouble you with the powers in Conngil with the aid of the Chief Justice My T. MI, Leatherbarro #21 15" 10 the stock has not yet reached its highest of the Board. They are nearly the same as of the Colony before a warrant for extrad Sgt. Major Merion, F.A.29 14 scratch 43 point, and that thero is good reasons for its there given to commissioners appointed to fion is given. I am perfectly sure that those Q.-M. Sergt. Williams 33 17 upward tendency."
make enquiries, Cho intention being that the why have canse for fear, when they know Inspector Quincey decision of the majority ofthe Board la to be that their case after being dealt with by n binding. They are to take everything into magistrate will be dealt with by the Gover THE most easy and expeditious way to the consideration in dealing with the compensa.no
Council, with the assistance of the hand and heart of a colonial heiress is ah tion to be given and they are to give under first legal authority in the Colony, will find appointment as aide-de-camp to his Ex the powers veates in them the fullest com- their fears dispelled. That this measure cellency the Governor. It is the duty-the pongation. I don't think I need trouble has been useful already is shown by a only one, in point of faut of these young you with any of the other sections. I beg report of the Police that perfectly well- officers to keep up a sort of amiable inter-move the second reading of the bill.
known criminala. have already left the Co. course between Government House and the The bill passed the
committee.
forms mo that they intend to return if this thrown into the society of the must bewitch. Mr Keswick pcinted out that an owner
Bill is not passed. We do not know if they ther ing: and aligible young heiresses.
No might be prepared to put his property in hars committed crime in this Colony, but wonder they
succumb, resign, marry, and good order, and he thought a clanse ought we have every reason to oulieve that they return to England to live as country gentle-to be introduced enabling him to confer are making this Colony a basis for depreda mon for the rest of their natural lives Sir with the authorities before the Crown takes tions on the mainland. I
I need hardly say Henry Lash, Governor of Victoria, has lost over his land. Be maintained also that that that is a state of things which would four of his aides in this delightful fashion the time giren, three months, was not suf- be certain to give
ive trouble,
sad is a years, and now he is bewasting dcient in case of persons who owned pro-lightest degree respectable
scandal, If, without ondangoring in the the loss of his fifth, Captain Alan Stanley,
and live at
Chinese very great distanco.. perty and second son of Mr Sydney Stanley, of Long. They generally had agents, but these agents dents, we can in any way remedy
Hall, Cambridgeshire Captain would have to communicate owners state of things, I
I cannot help thinking Sisnley was married in Belbourne on pofore disposing of the atopeith, the dwars shall have porformed a raiuable service. February 19
anddaughter of the late Irish was not sufficient limo for this, died, buy the said one part had been rume. Anderson, a
His Excellency I did not stop you,
was another grave matter Australian millionaire, the Hon. Henry
urder
at tais that was wanting, that was a guarantee Miller,
• that In prop sing the health of the although it is not quite in
stage. That should have besa puul in the torture would not be used. There wat happy pair, Sir Henry Loch humorously form of an amendment or at the second nothing in the Bill providing snobus protested against this persistent robbery of reading. However I am not sorry on that Tantee being asked. No Consul in China uides, and declared that the real reason of account, because le principle of the pre-would give up poor. "arinals to be tortured his approaching trip to England was to ab- position which is mads has already been and the people of Eng and would not stand tain a fresh supply of aided. All those whom
anggested and has received my con- it. he had brought out previously, and who
sideration. I have got a proviso here on
His Excellency explained that the Bill had so ungratefully and uncatamoniously the subject, which lever I have not bad in no ways altered the present purdition of left lixo in the lords were fair young time to consider fully as regards the word- things. There were standing instructions officers. Now he was going to try the ing of it. It deals with the same mattor from Her Majesty's Government that no- It remains to be seen what will be the experiment of bringing out dark onen, in which the hon. member propos the hope that he would be able to retain ly suppose that, considering what is the dertaking that he is not to be tortured. original-pectation, hacker prisoner should be given up without an un-total of this year's first crop. Cuatrary to their hervices for a reasonable timo.
principal object of this ordinance, These instructions had never boon part of
of large increase in the number of packing' likely to be availed of,
Are the law, but bad always been carried out, honge established in the various fen die There are
Are They certainly considerable difficulties where
could
Bot. pot it
The Patna drug is chilly consumed in in the law, because trists, it is now announced that the crop a block is to be resumed from it was not in the treaty. Was there any will be considerably short of last year's and this dialties, 90 per cent. of the whole in
The P. & O. alummer Rohilla rived yes. number of different owners.
mesus that would not render it absolutely judging by the prices paid, buyers appear port consisting of this kind, while the would cost a certain sum from one owner,
building in
entire block impossible to send away criminals by which inclined to eradit the bones's statements ratinder was Benares and Malwa, theterday with the English mail of 26th April..
toure could be done A bond of heavy
remarkably good and we seem to be having Persian or Turkey opioin was imported, changes cellency Bir G. William Dea Tour, GoTly cost the Goverment very much larger carried on For the last 10 or 15 years no tempted buyers, with the result that fine quantity of native drug consuma
number of different owns it would probab-country like China if the guarantos is not a repetition of 1886 when the good quality and no statistics are available as to the
THE OBEAT STIURE IN WESTPHALIA. ernor Hon. Frederick Stewart, Colonial sac. Still, I don't so why the Govern- prisoner had been given without a direct teas were a drug at home and so gave heavy informed, however, that it is probably
Zurdon, May 9-A strike of coal miners Secretary: Hon. A. J. Leach, Acting At-ment should not form its plan as to what undertaking from the officer of the pro- losses to the shippers. The prices of more than a tenth of the Inding.
has taker place in Westphalia which-kas hususse should be made for the owners if vines that he would not be tortured. It which we give a summary bolow, exhibit Bombay yarn shows 4 disappointing affected upwards of 20,000 of them. torney General; Hon, H. E. Wodehouse, they like to put up the houses in that form, dingly difficult to detine what the highest rouge we can remember, the decrease of 170 000 lbs. It is still, The troops have had to be called out to Acting Colonial Treasurer; Hon, N. G. otherwise having their hard resumed, that tortur meant. In some respects our Irish lowest quotations this your being almost up however, 80,000 lts. in oxcoas of the impostgueil siis occasioned by the strikes, and Mitchell Innes, Acting Registrar General; in what I
for 1886 fellow countrymen who were put into gaul to the top quotations of 1837, andthe range Falingaff is only temporary, and due to the either killed or wounded by the military presume you mean?
is to bo hoped that the a confict at Gladbeck eight strikern ware Hon. P Byrie, Hon. Wong Shing, Hoo.
Mr Keswick ammeted.
declared that being pat in prison clothes generally being 30 to 40 per cent, abore Bis-ExcellencyOf course the difficulty and
London, May 11-Farther conflicte have C. P. Chater, Hon. B. Layton, Bop. J. J. is whore houres are dovetailed together to being given ordinary gol fara because (what were thou considered) the-imposible unprosperous state of affairs generally.
they are political pri Kaswiels; and Mr Beth, Clock of the large extent and belang to different people take a diferent sies, urother prices of 1885. To these have to be added There is no sign of a reaction in favour of taken place between the troops and thosy,
native or other manufactured yarn. Austrife in Abeant, Hon. J. Stewart would, I imagine, be a matter of con- might lookery difficult The Chinese agaiùst, £1 to £2 last you
hauda of a foreign local firm, and, indeed, it is the only species of merchandise any considerable portion of the trade in-which ia in forengri hneda, ·
MEETING OF
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
A meeting of the Legislative Council was
eins
to me
scarco.
Where
.Mr
Hobow
laskow Tuas
Oopack... 181,809, Обна....но;
resi- that
Tutal Arrivals...299,068 chesta,
clusive
byores ahow a trat diderably. The and e gus of the old forellenoy the price-of the raw material baTO BUG-
will
of export
bef
und
abor
that there has been a good deal of distress, this is the only size within historical re- and the value of the trade, both export and cord that a Viceroy has visited the island;
his fallen off consider nport,
Were fred decrease of Er,220, honour of the occasion. His about 10 per cons, of the value of last year's arrived at low water, and the transit ceeded so well that no further composition trade, and this
・degrees
he arrived in
in to the town, in the markets of the world is poksibis. due to a
fouled to be from the groomiles; took birs of concen
pug of a distange a falling off in nearly every one of three hora, in echaequence of his host diminish result has beed to so greatly the articles,
both of
export trade, that the different Oggs and
aud, sesamum
Alone
getting continually round on the ahal branches of the industry are now begiating Settlements from 9th to 16th May in alight increase in the former, and kerosine lowe.
On his ratura to Canton le des-to
to bring
the Government to in- preandra 61, matches and ries in the latter
раго patelied a Kuria Eveli Totala."
estimates for the construction of 2 plum the figures show a falling off of veya anda ngineer to make sure duce, then to forbid, the enablishment of Burem
tests. Tho Goremucat quite power- deep water. Kiukiang Teas... 55,00 66,490 103,300 port, bid day is the ground survey wore tunde in bla
The teas, and the only way to meet the difi- Hankor Teas 47,126 30,874 75,000 reported, and paid duty on at the Foreign has cean hoard of, the project mines. It is by which alone the existence of the trasts surveys wore toade in March, but nothing culty is to abolish the high import dution,
82,216 96,364 178,550
is made possible. Fuating Hankew Teas, Teas.
kot
Buyers.
TVIE
Leaving unsuld
stook on mar-161,440 || 63,648° 114,998' Total arrivals of First crop Teas last season were-Hiukisng Tees $10,000, Hankow Teas 510,000, Total 820,000,
In
זי
was.
of
Customs in
this port Probably there' a real decrease in the import owing to the needless to say that the construction of auch distress caused by this bad props above a jetty would be an immense advantage to referred to, but no doubt a large quantity the port, and could probably be made to was smuggled at the different ports on the spaning up of the savage country coast, as was reported last year. There is am10s of ascertaining the amount thus the interior has not made any considerable brought to the island, but I am not aware progres. Timber, brought here for ship- that any stops have yet been taken to patient is allowed to pass free of duty, and stop to the practice, and it is probable, is the only produce that has found its way therefore, that there was as Ienat mach here; do returns of the quantity seat are
reason for the decrease is that the prica of as last year, when 1,200 cheata were sits available, but it is probably not large. peated of having badu muggled. Another the drag in Hongkong was very high.
a
Je-
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL.
held this afternoon, Pressat-His Eit arrangements had to be made with damages could nut-be exacted from on this head. The quality of the crop is former being, preferred to the latter. No We take the following telegrame from ex-]
Cousoil
Lockhart.
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table
Brigide
Committee.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the minutes of the last meeting of Finance
NATURÁLISATION: ORDINANCE.
DWUDIK. To arrange with these owners
WRX
limit was
3
aud it into
DOE
on
Adnotationa
HONGKONG, May 27,
PIUM-Now Patus, osah... 5121/616)
Old Ai
·
شد
Now Bousres, cash, 3073/8062 Old
New Malwa, aush,.. 660 Allowance, Taols... 80/88 Old Mistwa, cash,... 58/600 Allowance, Taals... 64/20 Persian, Oily, cash 25/550 Allowance, Tabl... 16/32 Persian, Papar tied 525/650 Allowance, Tsels... 10/02
Exchange HoNaxose, May 2
Un London--
Bank, Wire,
On démosud,
"
30 days' sight,
4 months' sight,
Oredits, 4
ir
Ju Paria
demand,
view. To draw a hiker, change, and freights £3 to £rgo portion de this trade is now in the again, beut se t'he troops have
matter, of course the cause other fan part of the punishment. It was one
tho
Me L
botera
old ordinance, and it might be as well with- drawn.
FB
We quote→
Teas
Tele 11,600
20,000
the
forger
crense
Documentary, 4 months' siglu,
Crodite, 4 months' sight,
in New York- On demand, Credits, 60 days' sight,
Bombay ----
Wire, Oa demand,
On Calcutta
to fire ou the strikers, killing and wounding several. The striken is extending, though a portion of the strikeis have stand mod their demand for an in- in wages and will adhere to the ar. rangement to work eight hours a day.
London, May 18.-The latest advices from Westphalia state that the masters of the collieries in the Dortmund district offer a Might
ke any reduction. in heure
THE BRAIN OF COURT TOLSTOL
to work on
THE NEW RUSSIAN MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR,
St. Petersburg, May 11-M Dournoto, the Director of Imporior Charitable In stitutions, succeeds Count Tolstoi as Min ister of the Interior
THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN'S CARE,
Wire,
Ou domand,
On Shanghai
Da demand,
30 days sight, private, ld Lost, 100 ... loversique,
Temperature.
3/0
8/01
3.69
·85,50%
(Taken af Mars Falconer de (lo's Premista, Queen's Bond, JAROMSTER Do.
1 PM
Do.
“UKRMOMSTER--? karen
Da
Da
I F.M
29.84
*
89.79 **29,74
76 78
(Wet balb) M. 14
.Do.
1.P.M. 76
Da
Maximu
Do Minimum over gal
·METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
Barometer
Temperature
we considered torturo on what we siderable difficulty. With rog
Ningchowe. Thela 81 · 60---1/4 to 2/4 Karmens... passed now. Ling to provent ainan being verlated but I would
3050-1/32/0 not take
and other thing to get a guarantee advantage of that if the hon. member is taken un- that he would not be tortured.
Oppacks...
2030-01 16: Some a minute by the Governor, recommending awares,
Shantacin..
In other classes of cotton goods there is I am
16.8 10/03 perfectly to reconsider
open to
of the panishments inflicted were part
no important decrease, which, considering that the sum of $1772 be voted for expan the reatter at next meeting, At the the fundamental laws of Chins.
The only steameta in port are the Mo the circumstances, is satisfactory, and may sare time I am not quite sure we are Certain phases of our hanging were une advertised at 24 and the Anchises at warrant an expectation of increase when the ses in contection with the increase of the not running inus dagger even with the torture. He had end of cases where per 13. Neither vessel has a yet commenced ordinary proapoxity returns. Government Fire Brigade staff in neares month. It stins to me that unless some had boon as long as 20 minutes before to load.
The import of kerosene and watch makance in wages, but dealine to- quence of the disbandment of the Volunteer and at the moment, the first nation of did not alter the state of things. The same to the new Russian element which has amunting to nearly three times the St Petersbur:, May 8.The Czar has
We make the Court consider the value of they were dead. This ordinance, however, Tha high prices are generally attributed show a large increase, the resumption is given we may be running undertaking would be obtained as was ub-popped into the trade this year and bought amuu: for 1887. Of matches the largest telegraphed a message of condoleras to the The vote was roforred to the Finance into dangar, que does not know what mishi tained then proposed that the Bill be hand buyers for London, fearfullest all the nearly as good as the fammu 'Säkerhets Now Ministar of the Laierior will consiano
freely regardless of cost. On the other portion are Japanese, some of which Are
widow of Count Tolstoi. It is said that the take place between the ting notice i Me Ryrie
fine loss should go by them, have joined in in and the time at which the relaid on the table this day six months.
He said the worst cramble, and it is reported that Tändstickors' and are much cheaper. Layton seconded. likely to take
Tolstoi. Of exporte pigs are, of course, by docessor, there principles as his pra- Thy of the land is 2 The question
whether a great deal feature of the Bill Lad been taken away by one takes over 20,030 packages to that für the most important article. Tile
THE SUGAR BOUNTIES CONVENTION, A Committe, and moved that the rate of might not be done to the land for which the omission of the clause about depositious, market of taas erating 1s. 8d. ant upwards, figères shoes a falling off of noorly London, May 9-Turkog and Egypt have ES,400 forrepair ofeform damage be passed. enormous compensation. would be asked the feft in the Bill that differed from the tims and the increased sam thus brought are still nearly 10,000 ahead. of 1886.. But with this clause away, there was really. The rote war passed.
Altogether the Chinese are having a TEST 8,000) an compared with 1887, but announced their adhesion to the Sugar and which it would be very difficult to re-
Bounties Convention. fuse. It is matter of evidence of course,
into the country should have a good effect The general poverty must again be res on business geuocatiy.
sible for this decrosse, so there is no slacken- The Ordinance for the naturalisation of but those things have to be considered with Li Man Hi otherwise Pokaban was passed.
reference
to the worst part of human nature, regard to this Bill. It was likely to producs Mr Keswick said he felt very strongly with
*18th May. ing in the demand for them. At the be and with reference to the fact that people which very few of them thon ht of. Kiukiang 8,50 chests 1,050.chests,
Sstdementa 1722 May.
ginning of the year the breeder's price was THE CATTLE DISEASES &C ORDINANCE,
English Enyer, Raveau Bupus. Total. will try to get all out of the Government
too high to allow the dealers to make any The Attemey General, in moving the they possibly can. Taking the other view was convinced, that it was not deep-
profit on the sale in Hongkong; subee 9,550 second reading of the bill to amend Ordin- of the hon. member's proposal, I presume dyed criminals that the wandarius of the Hankow
quently, however, the Hongkong buyers azce 17 of 1887 (The Cattle Diseases that every absentee owner of land is eighbouring province wanted, but others,
7,100,, 18,000 were induced to raise the price in propor. London, May 12th.The Court of Arch- Slaughter-houses and Markets Ordinance), bound to have a representative here who who, although they might not be alto-
tion, and the trade is proceeding as usual, bishops bave overruled time Bishop of Lin said that under the second Section of Oracan do all the one could do with reference Esther loan-handed, were fat better
Hitherto the pig business has been entire-coin'e protest, and have decided that the inance 17 of 1897, the Governor in Council to the matter.
than they were represented-cir wh
ly in the hands of Chinese, but in November Archbishop of Canterbury has jurisdiction for thaizaped Mr Ryrie aid every person who colicated bad some political charge against them, Ningshows and Keemens...T. 25 a Tis, Go of the year under review an attempt was THE BRITISH CONSUL-GENERAL IN MEYRED. tion of places whure cattle,
made by a local British hung to embark in Sinks, May 3rd.—Colonel Maclean has were kept, but there was no power under the Rok full Anthurity to deal with the property and Singapure, and were an eyesore to packs and Coats * 20
30 the trade.
A permit to ship twenty pigs made a forical entrance into Meshed, ab Boction for making regulations with respost Mr Layton said aza rule theso agents had the Chinese mandarins because they Shangame.....
.. 10
was applied for and obtained at the Custom Brilial: Cosul-General for the first time in and other raminating animals to submit to the owners any proposal effect had gone to a place where they could Prices vory Era, Inter settlements show House, and they were put into a sampan the history of the Holy City. The British Again in section: 8:
not lovy upon them. If the cases
and started out to the steamer, mg decidedly worse value.
The
Before flag was displayed within the walls. The of slaughtering animals in the colonsaction
before the did n
pure tona is now apparent and renders they had got many yards on their way, howevent was marked by considerable ceremony, not include guats and other raminating His Excellency said the titan would in
authorities it would be
that as a seon. animals, and therefore what this bill did was reality be more than these months altoge. they had not been commen piratos and team. The bulk of London buyers are who boarded the sampan, said they were oven the religious classes acquiencing in the
ex-ther, and he was not quite sure that one circumstances of Hongkong were entirely Moyun has eqmmenced to load and but they said they had nothing
thisves whose rendition was wanted. The holding entirely aloof
lokin runners, and
to see the lekiej innova.jen. cept where otherwise expressed, caltie, ner
-риче. The Customs permit was preduced, ME SAMTAL SMITH'S RESOLUTION, sheep and goats and all other ruminating their absence, as his experience was that the he
to do with
Allahabad, May 3rd.The Pioneer's Lon- animel, and it amended sub-zostion 9 of Courts as a rule stretched their powers
mandarins wirbed section 2 so as to enable the Governor in the utmost extent in favour of absentees dominion oger their countrymen here, auc
to maintain rivad.-N.-C. Daily News
the docament; impounded the boat vernment in bitmed for having allowed it- Council to make regulations for the inspoo and minors in awarding compensation: anything which tended to weaken the bond
pige,t and imprisoned the boatman and self to be defeated upon Mr Samuel Smith's of goats and all other ruminating animals However that was s snutter he was quite which bound these residents to as would
mate. The
swatter was referred to the resolution, which might have been easily TIENTSIN NEWS. The Ordinance went through all its willing to consider; he had no strong o6-be exceedingly dangerous. One Chines
Governor-General, who, after stages and passed
jection to it unlees further con
he knew told him he whom he consideration gentleman
Tiantsin May 19th, 1889. for a long time, has at length sent ngipit are tied by an efficient whip. The feeling Wl'ostosk, 20.61 40
sent a reply, in the House was one showed him there would be a danger in the would not feel-hintself safe if the clause though the prèsdat railway, brigo is being an opon port can be shipped under Castins difference as to any practical result. The Shanghai.. 20, 96
approval of the Tokio 29,61)| It has been definitely settled that, al- which, while stating that pigs purchased at moral aim of the resolution, but showed in Nagasaki.. 29.96 THE POST OFFICE ORDINANDE The Acting Attorney General, in mov-
direction he pointed out before.
8 to the lapse of time wore adopted. He renerett;, another bridge will shortly be permit, is suficiently indefinite to give Government of India will take no action on Amo... 20,0 ing the second reading of the Bill to there might be certain circumstances in
Me Keswick ssid he could conceive that supported the amendment.
The Acting Attorney General then ex-placed harass the Peiho River, but in plained, that by the Ordinace to be amend that might be obviated.
and the Post Office Urdinarice 1859, ex- which it would be Erkward, but he thought plained at considerable length the improves. moro convenient place, so as not to interfere
ment effected
ted by the ordinance, It
with the junk traffic, defin- ed, the issuing for
a postal purpose or being in
ed what the offences were, expla
The extension of the railway from Tien- possession without lawful excuse of fictitious gest as a proper time?
explained the am- The exte
atating that magistrate shall uzamit in
that it will not cease there, as the Governor of Tai-nan fo, the ospital of
railway shall be extended from Tion which
Tho
badpower to make regulation and wine rent for absenteo pwners in the colony had or men who bad become rich in Penang Hohowa
vilege of alu
of
8,160 28,150 Prices.
18 a 19 20 a
"
+3
necroity
Bug it appeared that the pri- ing the gruperty before they could take any i were examined that had come role the competition for them. unprecedentedly they were stopped by some people, and the aflúr passed off isdet” successfully,
to define the word animals to mas, owners would not derivs an advantage from different from what prevailed elsewhere. Glenariney and Glamorganshire have at the foreign Custom House, refused to re-don correspondent telegraphs that the Go-p
tain to
his
"
Damp Bulb
Direction of Wind 201
Force
Weather Rainfall
29.71 76
"Hongkong Observatory, May 27, 1889.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
tutioti,
"REGISTER.
MAY 26. —
Wind
Huinidity,
82128671S.
221982811
colour to the Troutai in persisting in hia das vote upor Mr Smith's resolution, but Hongkong 20.7 refumit to release them, and the matter will await the Secretary of State's despatch, Haiphong. ia still unsettled, "
which presumably will be aout in the routine Bolinao... 20.84 The tastier is one of great importance course.
Manila. TELE BOMBAY GOVERNMENT AND NE value of more than $700,000, has beeti entirely in the hands of the Chinese, and a
WPosteck, 29.67, 49 London, May 8th.ir Baumann, the Loain Office, has been established Momber for Peckham, has given notice of Nagasaki. 29.94 69 68
Tokio
His Excellency-What would you sug | biguity as to proof of gifser laves, likely will soon begin, but it is Hitherto, the trade, which is of an annual
postage stamps not issued under the Cr Mr.Kosick I should say six months.
the
in.
GRAWFORD.
94 R
wording of the Ordinance limited the month in the case of owners whose domi. the crime had been committed 350 riepan:ful, and from there to Fain- leaving the port. This means an annual Gaverument in respect to the trial of Mr Amoy 29.85 09:30 dinazee was made a misdemeanour, but the His Excellency-We3, make six tigation he would have committed for trial shantung, has petitioned the Theone that is said to lory 0.22 on "OVERY ME motor that the conduct of the Bombay Shanghai. 29.80 67.84
fictitious stampe
His Excellency aid he did not pledgahim-
mittel
not surrendered.
the
tain to
oporation of this provision to stampe isamed cile is outside the colony.
Colony It provided that the fugitive in the Colony, and the present hill was to Mr Keswick said that would meet his be discharged by habeas corpus if within two tang-ph. Prora hat point Lá-Hung-chang levy of about 316,000 which; if the trade Arthur Crawford has been unfair zad vis: Bangkong 29.81 74 93 amend the ordinance so as to embrace all
months he
After com
Co will use his influence to carry it through were to be transferred to the hands of
of Commons. Perhaps the Chinese would make less ONFERENCE ON THE INDIAN WHEAT TRADE difficulty about yielding, if they could be Londen, May 8th-The meeting com satisited that foreign merchants would pas
vened by Lord Oruss of those interested in
The bill was read for the second and self to support that, but simply to considus darse prisoner would have-fifteep hilise
third times and based, mit The lion that was in his mind might tell Iven and the magistrate was to whence jeritos, Anhwoi, to Wubu, foreigners, would vanish into thin air, and calls for the "densare if the Haiphong, 2924:83.
don't
·WEEN
ong
Bolingo... 29.65 91 60
Manila.... emis the Yangtze River.
to do is to a propose His Excellency said to not quit unofficial members thought over the the grant tes centre where all ceas from
hon,” members the
the
1 possible to aute.
Jand is but so rade documivE, SO TESUDA Mr Layton said even if it
the Brab
place
of the
by
quot
by the Govezave
to be followed
once
bill by
In
the Governortin.
by, why
ay be met by a class in the ordinance.
has
to take
Weather
Hain during
JU-11| || | ||||| previousəlir
The barometer is falling and gradionta
no pigs in this way but what were bond the Indis wheat trade assembled at the ers slight Cloudy cool and dawon fide foreign property; but past experience India Unico to day, and was attended by weather provails, except in Lazon, where it has shown how difficult it is to prevent the principal officials and a large number of is fine, quscrupalous traders from leading their these in the trade. The conseraus. of
to covor purely Chinese-owned goods ning of shippers and millers was in favor
two ner
W. Dosizes, Government Astronomer Hongkong Observatory, May 25, 1889,
1. BAROMETAR, reduced to 85 degree Fahren- haud to the jared of the bon dá lanzen, bunthe and hundredths.
3. TanEATUR, (a tha thude m degrees Fahrenheit
him he might take out a writ of THE CROWN LANDE BESUMPTION VEDINANOS, be perfectly baseless, but while reading
kabeas corpus. The Magistrate eS NOW.
The Chinese in Feking and Tiantain all the ordinance the Best time it struck him bound to report to the Governor Bay
and
this is the course the railway will take, the second reading if this important bill 1
The Adios Atorney General In moping there might be something even if the thy give certain details with regard to the and that a branch line is to bo ran from
propoes to take up the time of the mouths in the direction indicated,
prisoner's character.
Wahu to Shanghai, Mr Tayton said that having once go
Li is sure to benefit bir native Couupl. guing through the bbienfa and policy of the bill because your Krceilleus of course put up new buildings
potice of resumption the owner would not Gond reading was carried by a majority of he owns largs tea fields in Anbwei, through que te oors
A division was then taken, when the be cat, and it will also been Provi has already done that. WhALT
Elis Excellency and he was sure which the fine will ran, and Wahu will be for a consideration.
The next imperant article of export of limiting the admixture of impurities
of the London Corn Association advo a so it coulà | matter they would see that the pre Hankow, Kinking, and Foochow will be sugar, and it is the desjers and growers often cut, whereas the Indian Cöm
sent Ordinance as amended increased hought and d shipped by steamers from that this that has suffered most from the bad dated nice-interference. No resolution was His Excellency said if they took a longer rather than
port
season. The flyotes show a falling off of proposed. Lord Cross mid he was 'con- sarions enllision took place a few miles 2,800 tons, and the export is the mallast winced that good would come from the period than three months be thought the tion given to Chinssa esidents and wads válas to be considered by the Court should their rendition even more cult than from Tientsin on the night of the 18th bare the year 831. It was further - Present discussion and lead to the adoption. Husmores, in percentage of saturation, the tween the Skinahong steamer, and an iron fortunate that it had to compete in I Hong of any feasible methods of cleaning Indian bamidity of air saturated with morare beling lighter of the Taku Tugant Lighter Com- kong with a good crup from Java. se he did not think there would be oblation to the time. He would leave the
pany. The starboard bow of the lighter Some difficulties have occurred in oct- the power contained in the Ordinance had prepared as next weaking ined, by recent investigations is rury law. | the water paroda collision with the Home bave only bean applied for, for the Chéng-Dockyard, posted by the promotion of LAX | ;nched sina is, 3 Arixsing, rain, flose; I giongro
billén committee and bring up the clause he
Tas tampersture of the ocean, as deter. me completely oruaked in from the desk to motion with the transit system Hitherto (I de China Eroress, 26th April.):
The post of courtractor at Hongkong Seale Ta loe-pold at the botto le rury low the rater Not many days ago the Kramnit passes to bring down datire process THE ESTELDITION ORDINANCE. Equator, but on the face, rithin the Chiding star belonging to the IT His ExcellenceBefore we procsdd to tropics there is a relatively thin film of L. Co. It is and abs will three months notice in writing shall be announcement with regard to 31. After to 845 Fahrenheit.
Council In the first place, what
place is negotiation. The Goyer he value on the data of notice, in which | before:
his officers will negotiate with the
and if there is than a Failure
to
the proposals of the Governor in Cuza
The weain there is a postponement
will
of the weber oqming inbe operation of the Ordinance far Afarther period of thre
any
diminished the protes.
A
wheat.
200,
• Dinnoyson or Win, to two palate.
6. FOR TID, sogonting to Facalers
6. STATE OF WHATKKE, › bise akyse o
thend out,
& mat, Baian, and Wanchang districts, but W. Jus, has been given to Be What I lightpina veroast, passing showers
pass bring sugar bow from Tanchow, The Admiralty hayo ed instructionadow (was)
squally, to is, and,' thunder, W thibility When strange to say,
the authorities refas for the Satellite (8), 1,420 tonu, 1400-horva T. Bam, to inches, tuwibe an ? kundreliang
moniis, because the ordinance provides that this Bill, I desire to make an important; warm water wilki w temporataro af frpur 707 1,000 to repair/lame coat over Main April last, a foreign frm applied for a Gowinga, of the Purismouth Stall