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THE CITY HALL MUSEUM.
AMOY.
(Signed by the Consular.Body).)
TIENTSIN.
6th September. The cremes of signing ito Brasilian Treaty took place yesterday at the Tai Ma Mino Thoro ways the usual docorations, lanterns and flowers, in the Entertainment Hall, on the lower floor; á breakfast was provided by Mr. Datring, ODTers were laid for sixteen. Oithe platform above the stage; were various tables and chairs covered with red satin; the Brat tables by the steps lealing up to the platform were, that on the right sido, for the Casters Tactal, and the Tacies of Tientsin, Stau, and Mn Kim Trun; on the other, the Secretary of the Ambassador, this captais of the may-of-war, and the Interpretor who had drawn up this Trosty in the centre of the platform wora twn tables-placed together with thres large
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YESTERDAY'A OTKLAYIN. Aeplember 37tk.
addressed by the Consular Body of Amey to Hia Wo (Avapy Clouette) publish the following letter Excellency the Flossy of Fubkion, and also a translation of bin reply thereto -
Amoy, 23rd August, 1889. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY, PLES),'" The Shangbal papers stata that a quit was filed
SIR,Your correspondent "A.B.C.” onsjman To His Excellency the Viceroy of Fulkien,
Foochor in H.B.M.'s Covet Luere on the 12th inst. against ton of lofty morality and dignified impartiality
SIR-With reference to a point now at issue Mr. Gitse, the British Constit at Amay, in eoc- nection with Mr. Giles's astion in stepping the in writing of the reatters in dispute between IT.. stener Cheung Hock Kian and Aring her owhere the Governor and the City Hall Committee. Tos between H.B. Asting Conant and the Taotni £5,000. The claim is for the return of the partisan fooling has already been displayed of Amoy, submitted by Mr. Giles for munting of in the discussion on thin guastion which bas Consuls on the 20th instant-anmels, whatbor £5,000, and $10,000 as damages.
been procedia of Inte, and it is to bo regretted or not, in matters of offolik business, the Tabtai that your correspondent, in asuming austin tone is at liberty to refer one of our body to the Hat The Iron Duke, 14, Captain Cleveland, Hugship should have allowed its good offoot to be ratiously fang or noy other of bis subordinate officials, wo of Vice-Admiral Coote, B., has had the danego marred by the inconsistencies which he hue por- the undersigned bata the bonour to request Your to her-false bottom thoroughly made good at the mitted to creep into his communication.
Excelloney to instruct the Testai, in this as wail Aberdeen Dock of the Hongkong and Whampo He sets out by announcing that" on personals in all fature nases, to set up to treaty eboluiry, on whiau, to the right of Li Hung? Desk Company. The work on the slip will be grounds be in a warm supporter of the policy of ligations, und vot te attempt to evade responsiohang sat the Ambassador with the Admiral at his side, facing the stage. At II a.m. all nished to-day, and will be afturwards tested. the Cromittee, and, later, he says nothing bility or ourtail our privileges in the muore
had aerised; and the Customs Tantai first read and the vessel will be floated out on the first remains for the Committes but to follow the complained of by Mr. Giles. arilahla tide, probably to-morrow or Monday, advice of Mr. Byrio.and give with a good
the Tresty aloud; by reid it in a distinct tope of veice, but his dielbst being mixed with Can- The Iron Diko will shortly leave hors for an an.
grece. Could any two sottendos be more irra. oboragerete the Lighthouse at Chefoo, at present conflechts True, he gives & reason for his His Breellency Ho, Governor General of Min Cheh tonese, and his being short sighted, caused
to the Foreign Causalar Body at Amoy.
some amiles to irradiate the onuntenances of acupied by the Albatross, &, sorow-sloop Com-opinion, but what a reason He says that"basing |
30th August, 1680
the other Chinese offioille, to the displeasure monder A, J. Errington.
taken their stand on the grennd they hive, it is
GENTLEMENI bave to saknowledge the roof Li Hong-chang Thon the Soerotary of the not now open to them (the members of the Comá From information received Prom Canton yestar. mittes) to advance other reasons, even if theyceipt on the 26th of August of your Represents-Ambasador read the Treaty in a very quick and
Now this refers to a legal fuletion with reference to a point at isame between clear sciar, and it was translated afterwards by mtés.. dar-morning, wo learn that there was no cause } existed.” or Japan, is now in the
for alarm by the foreign rosidents, and the whiol, an Innderstand, was ospecially made for HBM, Acting Consul and the Tastai of Amog, Ma Kìm Taun. After reading and all the copies:motector leche P83.698.0 80.0 VIGHTEENTH YEAR
en hed relapsed into its normal sondition of the purpose of putting atop as much as possible, sabitted by Mr. Giles to a mosting of Consuls were corrost, the Ambassader signed, after him ́in its sistence, and is. Now Reavy for BALsquetudo. A gentleman who arrived hers restar-ta: guibbling that patty vice with which then the 20th instant, namely, whether or not, In Li-Hung-ebaug, and and attached the seal of Surae delay occurred bafora tbe sigting was It has been compiled from the Most ATHEN-ny morning from Cantou, and was prescut at lower ranks of the legal profession. are tradi-matters of offiol busines, the Tucts is at liberty is often to the document
Siames during the seau, states that there wantinually associated), but which is unworthy of at. to refer one of your body to the Haifang or any
The sally concluded, the Customs Thota having "TIO SOURCES, and no poins have been spared to
evor any danger to bo approbanded, and that tentici outside of a court of law, excepting in other of his subordinato officials, &s., &c. render it TSROUGHLY RELIABLE, Buth as a the German missionaries were so little disturbed area of arbitration by third parties. Therefore rtion of the Intendant of the Hsing-Ch'usa forgotton to bring thermal of his othes with him: abeat it that they made no appeal to their Con- consider that this rule is not applicable to this our Circuit in requesting the Consul toppply to when it serived and he had signed cash, took his tho Haitang of Among disset, to fix a data for &apy with him, congratulations were gone Diosatory and as a Work of Reference on Cem-
sal for protection. The rict arose out of a
dispute.
In what cystem of warfare, oulaas the battle. joint investigation into the case of the robbery through, and they proscoded to the beakfast mercial Matters.
fivery trizial matter, the cholies who brought up s
510 ongine arriving too late to be of use, clamoured field he a law gourt and the loaders ba barristers, from the house of a Brilishi uerent, as table, seven Europants rud ning Chinese mat for payment forgood autentions, and ultimately got is it required that, before going into sctice, ali prolaptoù by a desire to hasten proceedings, and down. The Ambasador, at the conclusion of fuvolved in a quarrel with the Hakke workmen, masons of offence and defence be submitted by certainly not by any wish to shirk his duties wife-tainment, asked all to most bin at the Globe Tazara the next day,—Shanghai Mercury Correspondent.
With which is inverporated "Tum GHINA DIRECTORY").
This Work, the ONLY one of the kind in China
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FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMISTS, By Appointment to His Excellenny the VERNOR and his Royal Highness the
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DUKE or EDINBURGH. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGOISTS, PERFUMERS
arty to the examination of his opporeat
The Japan Herald is informed that Monsieur In military, naval, and other systems, matters de Butssow, the Minister of Rasein to Pekingare sulirely diferent, for secresy is one of the "Los vissa formal notice to the Touug-li Yamér most powerful weapons used, which is quite in Gothat Chang How's treaty must be agreed to and seooriance with the dictates of common zenge. ratified in its original integrity by the middle of None the less, Lowever, or that accust does it October, otherwise the settlement of disputes appear to be necessary that the rale in question And what is called execution,' will be given over bonti eontinue to be applied towards sullifying to Admiral Lusufsky, who has an extraoniinary the specini peculiarition developed in our learned commision empowering him to not for the Czar triads by a strictly legal training1 It seems in peace.or in war." Whether this is the nature hardly necessary to state here that those remarks ni tho settlement the Marquis Tseng has arraugad apply to the "lower ranks only. at St. Petersberg, remains tu be noen-The Shanghi Courier learon from Peking, en gaad authority, that the Grand Council, as late as the ABRATED WATER MAKERS,
2nd instaut, were very divided in opinion on the question of making pace with Rusafa, and that SHIPS' MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTEL,her was little prospect then of their coming to
at agreement on the Ruhject.
PATENT MEDICINE ENDORS DRUGGISTS' SUNDAYMEN,
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PARBENGER SHIPS SUPPLIED.
Norice.To avoid delay in the execution of THE P. & O. STEAMER" KHIVA" IN
A TYPHOON Orders It is particularly requested that all baxinely communications be addressed, to Fir, A. S. Watson and On,, or
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
BIRTH.
Dr. JAMES STcxwzuk, of a daughter
the
which his “nosteits "wore "amailed."
Site I have roofved your joint roprosents tion. I bave directed the Board (riz; the Fakkien Board of Foreign Affairs] to write to the La tenisnt that in all future cases in which both Chinese and Foreigners may be concorned, be should aot up to Treaty obligations, and not attempt to crade responsibility.
Trosting that ordini relations sy thus permanently seared, I am, a
Translated by (Sigd.) L. C. Hopkins.
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At the mesting of the Legislative Council on
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT AND LAND SALES.
So many questions were touched upon du- ring the extended debate at the caseting of the Legislative Council on Friday that it will be best perhaps tonotice then, as far as possible, in the order in which they wore dealt with in W. bis His Excellency's reply to the Hov.
these Keswor's opening speech. cong
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the question of the tale of Crown land crope up rather corspicuously. Mr. Keswick very practically remarked that land unproductia is lost capital. Land sold as land is sold in Hongkong, which beare a fixed rental, productive and brings into the Colony some- thing toward the revenue. Turthermore that land is by ' upon and the buildings will be subject to
nad also swe apart from the land tar,
revenue of the Colony" Hie Esceilency the GovERNOR, apoaking on the subject, maintained that, though there were many lots of land lying die, the Government had no power to compel
build
the owners to build on the land. He mid:
When the question is raised how is it that house rent is so dent, it is not the Government that is to blame. We have few building sitas in this Colony. The land has passed from the Crown into the bands of private individuals and I bave no power to compel them to houses on the land. They pay a madicum of rent; they comply with the trust of their deeds; and there, as far as we are concerned the matter ends. If for public purposes.
land, I can, under our Ordinances require reclaim it, but I cannot comp
compel any of these gentlemen to build houses." should have thought that Sir JÓRN S fully acquainted with his powers in this re spect, and he may be right but what do the conditions Bay? Do they not impose upon the purchaser the obligation to make certai reclamations and improvements within
ot a înct, we woule stipulated porind ? Is it not a f
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ask the GovEANOR, that at the present momen there are some fifty lots of ground in Celong not built on, all of them facing th
Pray
? The lots were acquired, unless we mistaken, under the conditions that bene should be erected on then and the wall continued in front of them within twelve months from the day of sale. In consequore of these marine lot-holders having failed to other inand lots have also remained idle, the comply with
with the conditions of their leases, owners waiting for the proper reclamations to
marine lots were purchased as speculation be made by the marine holders. Some of the
(31 parte sa follows:-Left Shangbai at 5.30 a.m. on tionlig elastho Museum tó ali cleanly foreigners, not of the proper-motion of the Emperor, but at Cummissioner af Customs, and it is only jus:enefited by the apparently prosperous non-opportunity of roalising at a large probl
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t
Srd September. In my letter of 31st Augast I alfailed to Britiab bietests at this port boing in the greatest peril, and restored to prognosticate that at any mo- ment a rossed with a full cargo might be detained, Jaimply because it was ker misfortune to boo Brilialer. This scomod the probabis vault of Want a calm, judies) enind most A.B.C.'s"
H.D.M. Consel's sealing of Rala XIV. of the be, who cas, for the sake of a paroly legal rule, ad
A member of the Ermur Catholic mission in general port regulations published in 1377: The NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL. vote that the policy ba resigned, which (twenty lives higher) he had warmly supported | And this Kwangsi not long ago expressed a foreboding prophecy has 3 st bon faldled in regard to the
THE HONGKONG ESTIMATES. in spite of his knowledge and experienos that an that the new restrictions upon the holding of steamship Foochors, which arrived, with a certain other good reason does exist for the Committee's storarty in the interior by foreigners direct from quantity of goods, at noon on the 31st alt, but regulation as i stande, for he himself complains natives, only foreran the expulsion of all Catbolic she could not enter at the Customs till Llan the following day, because the usual Consulor of the "prouliar odour of a Chinese crowd by missions frun the interior. We hope that ad report was rofased meanwhile. We bear the the 10th inst. the Estimates for the year 1881
like purpose is oridaneed by the high-handed To my mind, this ame "peculiar odour, outrages chronicled below, apo property of the son assigned by H.B.M's Casnt for such re-were passed. The revance is estimated allied with offensive personal habita, is the most Church mission at Last Tit. We believe the fun in That he was icformed officially by the $1,080,173 and the expenditure at 3956.622 The F. and O. stearor Khiva, Captain T. Al. mitles should keep intact the regulations for thess outrages, to be far from the truth. The pro- not necessary. The responsibility for the de-là gratifsir fact to the public, but there than hold them until they saw a goog patont of all the reasons why the City Hall Com. statement that there is Imporial gauntonance for Commissioner of Castor's such, a document is That reveals a surplus, which is of course by inen who never, probably, intended to a sherton, which arrived here on Thursday night.Chinesa visitors to the Musenn To admit the action accorded foreign missions in Kang-hi'a and Lantion and onsequent demurrage of the storm.
on all days and at all hours would be te pros- Kien-loong's reign was withdrawn in later reigns. ship Foothew lies between H.B.M.'s Consul sud question arises how far they are really or The dition of the revenue.
conditions of sale, if enforend, ure, We havo already Monday, 13th September, in squally weather and are certainly would deter any foreign ladies from the lustigation of arrow and prejudiced man-at the issne should be tried sad settled beyond
the question of a doubt for the sake of those gone at som
at some length into the Estimates and gears to us, quite suficient to prevent shi land jobbery, The Government bas the rain. From 8 pm to midnight barometer 80.15. ever visiting it. A consummation devoutly to darina who flnight to increase their or import who are ah present the icnuesut sufferers. This shown that while under some important to resume session of the land if the A1, Prays East, on the 17th instant, the wife of vind, E.N.E. to H. After mid-ight, the dirty be availed! No clase regulations at presup in We believe the court itself at prezent to bi fa. is one of the largest shipping ports in the East, i beads the expenditure is lower, a large inorsage conditions of male are not carried into effect
ATCA by insisting that he foreigner zaast g appenzaooofthe weather intronsing, bad the ship istos yield on pernicions x colt
si apparent in departments where it cannot en Although 1 believe that HE. the Governor is vourably soough disposed to penosabia foreignere, and it must be a soares of great annagunos to weil sexed; lat. 22.30 N. and long. 123.20 E. fully paranded of the justice of and necessity The first outrage shown referred in took placson shipmasters and aronts to have to contrad agales bo so mitch needed. We do not wish to travel is lying idle
the (to me) extraordinary views aerogated over old ground, se simply propose new to
to the detriment of the Colony The Gorann
ravenue? O Tacaday at 1 aas, the barometer began to for, the charges which he demands, yet I cannot the 25th August, at the village of Ngiang Aon fill, and sontinued to do so rapidly, aut saving but look en bie isbjection as more out of sentitus ieland of Nang Nik, which is about two days livals Business is not so fadrishing as consider what credit is dus to His Excellency growth and that of the raren
of the rement are solely to blame. They are tha COD mout than of true policy, for there is prantically S.B. of Foochow. It appears that the day pro
restituted
ted guardians that, with the wind at E.N.E. to East, the storm
interests, and i of public would ba to the North, and as the course of $.30 which ap pasein donbt who has rear Me.. Pyrie's soldiers arrived at the island for the purpose of detention of steamers, the first being that " a venue, sad how far the has been
thesp no lardship to the Chinese, a state of things ions (Angust 24th), a detachment of about 209 to trude, at here we have two rananus for the the GOVERNOR for the would take the ship scross its path, stood to statement (which bears truth on the face of it) opinring a pirate who, they fannd, had absalonast load after the Customs clearaves judicious and reasonable. The revenge in they permit speculation in land they alone ar They theroupon, in accordanna with bas been meted; the second that a Consular 1976, the last vene of Sir ATAU KENNEDT's responsible. There is so little and now Eastward, by 3 m. it was blowing a heavy gals, but no respectable Chinaman la refused admis. sanded.
ensiom, kurat down his house, and, this done, receipt for the papers (or report) is not necessary.”
it is the duty of the Government to with hurricane squalls of blinding rain aod driftsion on application, whatever the hose. ́---
ture 8902,500, but the deficiency was accounted
loast give notice, to such lot holdere a in the courso of his speech at the meeting of ig spray, and this weather contioned till 19that the City Hall Committee should assent to ecumangki to demelish and burn it also, overruled; that some other, oqually mistaken ons, for by an increase in the exponditure are not complied with the condition Therefore it is in my opinien, undesirable they proceeded to the shayel a few yards distant What gaarantes lo there, if these objections 3 administration, was $395,365, and beexpand available, or purchasaule, for building de Had wind the Legislative Council on the 10th instant an, when squalls wore less bard.
the issuing of regulations which would have the without a word of warning. The entschist who will not prep my guts on a thefallosses works and buildings, roads, bridges, &c. of
to reaum successively D.N.E to E. thea E'S.E. to S.E. relative to the defences of the Colony was put and South, Noo--Barometer still continued to practical affect of exotailing Batupeans; saless, was a short distance away, bastened at once to everything unstent and calls for the fullest over $35,000. Now we find that the revenue of sale of their intention
for the coming year shows as increase over possession unless the ground is tarued t reasstring, His Excellency said Her fall matil at 3 p.m. it reached 29.30, when a full indeed, HB. the Coverans ocu prove that the spot and asked to be allowed to see the Ceil ustigation. Of Daily News Correspondent.
that for 1876 of $194,865. The increased reprofitable account within a certain period Majaty's Government bare informed me took place; heavy son was now on, and baaled the present regulations inflict gross harda ip Mandarin, romacking that the house was a Chris- This I am not aware that tiac obupol. Tho saldiers then, at the instiga. ship found gradually to S.W. the 1 hastalan be natives.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
tal of the Opdam Farm accounts for 972,000 such notice being cendered necessary by the that the colony will be expected to pay a nooit au hohr, and after that time the wind any cue has even attempted to prose, except- tion of the Military Offcare attacked biar
of this, the augmented Land Rovcuus for conditions in the past. It is also the dut failure of the Government to enforce the prepartion of the coat of the works under-me down with tremendous free from the N.W.. ing the Acting: Colonial Treasurer, none of with their spears and injured Lim very much.
TRIDAY, 17th Septembar. another $20,000, and the increase in the inof the Government to throw all the land OPIUM...
come from taxes $73,000 more. When it taken for its defence. We bave in the bar with blinding rain ar apvey, and fler an boot whose pamerons native frisuda persistet in ga remarking that they had the command of
order in ing ie the Masenn at the wrong time, and who, the Emperor. This outrage, we may remark, of this weather the wind decreased in severity t
to The quotations of the day are 50278 to 5832 is added that the revenue from Postage possible on the market, bot bour at this moment & most efficient turret hard gaie from the N.W.; then incrassed apparently, could not have been respectable, has rocking to do with the people of the
accommodation and gire increased purposes. The Admiral will not carry her M.N.W. At 1pm. Etrong gale, but ses atatament and Mr. Tonochy's areirreconcileable bays embraced Christianity. We are also as-
decreasing as wo thów away from the storm.
A. B. C. de mercilessly, but not gaite sured that the man to whom the honsa belonged for Benares. Siles of Malwa at $740, with $53,780 in 1876, it will be apparent to all away from us, and if it is necessary for us to and the barometer rose rapidly from 29.50 to tisfactorily of the reason announced by the us connection with the pirate of whom the allowance to one eatty. Thostock of Patoa giran that, with the exception of the increment extension of the town eastward when carpone has annwand in the ordinary course, Way Bay is constructed, and a few aites fo have one or two other ships of the same class, 100. At 11 p.m. a leak in the sky wasi takou City Hall Committee for issuing the offending troops were in parsu. On the 7th instant, at 284) abeja of Benares at 700 sheets, and from the Opium Farm, this increase of the ever the Burner of Rafags at Cause and would bare taken place under the Kennedy Road, if some arrangemen Humpang raaidonou might be obtained aboy alcantage of to obtain star observations to get regulation. Bu sarponert bethit on Thursday. Saptamarind, the sam ship's position. At... breeze, and sho iludies Chinuse and Europene. An ene whe Loly of temps attacked another lions in which ton per eum):
govornor or administration. It might, bow could be come to with the military Autho mas but to S. 30 W: at 8.30 am.. has lived in Hongkong for a year or two must survions are held at a village 5 li distant from
ever, possibly have been greater, undor &
rities ou the Governor who would have allowed the
subject of the drainage, the al Tarnabout Island was passed at 2.10 p.m. comit that such a wondist is as improbable as Ngiang A, and partially demolished and harne Ey Thursday at now 323 wiles had been made anything can be." I have lived in Hongkong for that also. In this caso the mau in charge was suce toon of previete day, with all grave mul& Fest of two (pethaus more) and I say on the on this spa, and, on his routing, the tol. Wonchow, 5th Septembar, took-10 pkea. fira- words, steps have been taken for the defence st; it was still blowing strong from the NE.. oleary that the police reports of asoul cases diers-said they did out care wasther it was a
with ane but hazy weather to Southward and which are constantly being published in the loent ahapel or not; they would baru it. Her Markers, 372 rolls matting, 317 ca chias oil,theless, be bestowel where it is due, and to are indeed scarce, and garder lata unobtain clear to Northward. During the blow there was newspapers do not partait mo te ranke the admis. Jesty's Consul has taken the master up and will, 10 pkgs, tea, 1.300 bags rion (5 lbs. each), 725Sir Joan Porn HENNEST unquestionably able it is therefore the greater shame tha
no doubt, procure redrosa for those unwarranted pkgs, sundries, and 1 box prepared opiam. certain amount of lightning, but no thantor, stan on which he counts so confidently.
outrages.-Herald,
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 18TH. 1880.
Tuzannouncement made by the GOVERNOR
,
ahip, the Wivern; that ship is here for local speed and elispod a course towards Hongkong or respectably dressed. Otherwiso Mr. Byrie's island or village, of whom quits a large number for New Pitna, al 8130 for Old: 3387 to S850 f for 1881 is estimated at $105,000 againsttres rörö, will probably be
I believe they will be efficiently employed in
the lefence of this Colony. As you are aware, forts have also been conto quantity of
torpedoes have been prepared. In other
of this great centre of Eastern trade, and I
POLICE COURT.
17th September.
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the town to extend westward, by the sole of latter objecting to allow it to pass throng: land as Belchor's Bay. Credit should, never their ground below the road. Building sits.
belongs the Lador of having raised the reang lots should longer be suffered to lie un
remunerative, ceipts from the Opiam Monopoly $72,000 per aunum. WI
While frankly conceding this,
it must not be forgotten that the revenue
the
know very well my hou, friend would be the
It will be seen that thở ship was taken to the E.. It is matter of history how surely and quickly last to find fault with the steps that have then SB. and South in S., passing round 25 any callisions in which natives are engaged been taken, and I know be will admit that the back or Eastward of a cyclone or revolting, develope and forest. A primarily trivial us. the ratepayers of the Colony who are so prostorm. No damage has boon sustained excopling sanit might easily develope into a conlist.
We mentioned the other day that Mr. O N. Passed several A strikingly pertinoot example comes ready to tected are bound to contribute to these rossele geing North ander reefed oanvŁA.
radder pennants carried away.
my hand in the Chaton riots of Wednesday Denny, United States Consul-Goreral at Shang works." It is true that batteries have been
list, when a paltry quarrel among sume at ne hai, bad left for Tientsin. We hear that he has asons resulted in a fight in which 8,000 ta 7,000 gons in response to au invitation from Li Hang- constructed at various points for the da
men ure said to buve been engaged in the barn-obang, but for what object we lays boon umble fence of tho barbour, most of which have
ing of some hundreds of houses, in the threatened to ascertain. since been dismantled, and that the turret
masmore of all the foreigners on Shameen, and 'An act of plenoy was reported some months ON BODY-Bank, on demend...214 in the king and wounding of many antions by go on the great lake. The Soochow authorities ON CALCUTTA.-Bank, on demand 222į ship mentioned now lies in port ready to be
the age of the Imperial Government. An have since discovered that the eight hundred Os SHANGHAI used, if necessary, for the defence of the naval
sunce of example is worth a ton of precept. dollare said to haȚe been seized: by the pintos establishment. But the GovERNOR adds that
I consider that the City Hall Committee was were rolled into a blanket and dropped over- Fong Akan was charged with being a sogra just and vincere in stating its sole pahlished board, a shaun fight having been got up to alarm Hongkong has not yet contributed anything and vegond aud aiding abetting street gam-reases, and that the offensive word "bogus," the owner of the moner, beyond the paltry sum of $2,400 a year, to-bers on the 16th instant. The priser fare nsed by your sorrespondent, in most ga probrasion as a skin station peat Wala. A warning to a number of gamblərs in the street | misspplied in this connection. I on reality as an Indian coastaldo was approaching. The imagine the Committee considering that one dealer in brooms, who land paid for examption at wisour bimali ran away and before he was good meators was sufficient, and busitating: to the barrier and had in his pocket the certifieste, caught dropped five bad ca éb,
wound the susceptibilities of our Chinese fellow. Woot ashore without first showing it at the sts,
to which I have already alinded
companion 100 blows. It was said they had to 81.400 per skare. A.D.0 mys to suppose that the Com-suffer this punishment simply because they ob- mittos themselves believed in theexistence of the jacted to pay blackmail. danger (of coaliet; would be to suppose that they An amusing report comes to hand from the are not mon of common sense." Such a style of North. A rulour was oironlated that American argument will not, I fear, carry conviction with bavil officers had boon seen drilling Chinese it to the readers of "A.B.C.'" latter. By a very traens The raport causal uneasiness in the slight paraphross the above sentence may be made ainds of the Russian officers, who, it is asta, sem to read to suppose that the Committee them-lamed to Commodore Sshufeldt, who indignantly in any emergener at any of the Treaty parts, re.nl with stealing a clock, the praporty or weslá ba ka angpond that ther (or a majority of Russians, however, asserted that they had man Lai Kau Che ad Chiu Akwai, were charged selves knowingly anamurcot a bogus reseon dehind the trathfaloes of the statetaert. The Er. Werner, bintœasier of the 27th Regiment, I thoĩaj ste unworthy of the positions which they through a fold-glass American offers drilling China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-3250 tuxation, no would not entail additional it was gonerally understood that the new
wards the cost of ber defence,
We venture, with all deference to His Excellency, to dis- pate this assertion. For what purpose in the military contribution of £20,000 per annum. paid! It is possible, of course, that Bir Jony HENNESSY way regard, the military establishment maintained here se designed wore for the protection of Britisk subjects in. Chi than for the defence of Hongkong, but though the troopa may be intended for wee
they are stationed hers parily, at least, to preserve order and protect the Colony against piratical or other descents. The military contribution prosses pretty heavily on the shoulders of the taxpayers in this Colony, who should hardly be called upon to pay
One week's hard labour.
FIGHTING.
Lo Kam Nuo sul Tsang Alin were fined 5s. ob, in default three days' imprisonment, for gating. bair quarrel was about money.
STREET GANDLINÜ.
Chun Asing was sentenced to thres woulbe" hard labour for gara bling in the street and causing
an obstruction,
STEALING A CLOCK.
at Taim Sa Tsui, on the 13th instru
with
Wher
ard
the amount of mone)
residents by the publication of the farther reasoution, for which he received 20: blows, and his China Trador Insuranos: Company'e Shares is aut lapossibio that some othar port may hey thrown away in connection with thị
North China Insurance Th, 1,075 per share, Cangtze Cnsurance Association--Tia. 730 per Chinees Insurance Company-$300 per share,
share.
m
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited Tg. 138 | venue of the Colony which my expenditure property which formerly cavored the sit
per share.
THE CENTRAL SCHOOL. from the above source is by no means certain beyond the term of three years for which the There is no doubt that the Survey Depart Farm is lot. The recent case at the Supreme ment was very heavily worked until lately Court
has opened & view behind the scenes but we can hardly accept that as a suficien
up & in connection with this monopoly. Although excuse for the repeated postponement of thị there is the possibility of great promit, there erection of the now Central School. Nor cus is also the risk of
great Ings. The loss ch
on we quite join in His Excellency's complacen the first year's tapancy hy tias been stated at $16hono Combina.ark that, after all, he did not regret th
present Farmer
that have taken place, breanse a
& diffor tion with 2 section of the old Arms
arment scheme is likely to bethe result of the Com may enable him to retrieve this loss and permission just appointed. We can understan bapa lave s bandsome strpins on the three the GOVERNOR not being in any particula Jongong and Shanghai Bank Shares-60 per whether the same price can be obtained for the as is for wore bent on developing fresh The Shen-pao gives an account of a case of ap-
years'
such risks it is doubtful hurry to see the instition better housed whose, bat GeDt. premium..
plan Farm again. Hongkong is certainly by far the For the promotion of education according Union fashrine Society of Canton-$1,400 per best place for boiling and preparing opitem for ais own ideas. But the taxpayers hate t
shage.
the California and Australian markets, but consider tire question
expense, come to reckon ap be found without the drawbacks of Maran, Fulla in which case Hongkong could not look for Central
School daring Sir Joan Porn HEN the continuance of a large à revenue from East's administration, they must be excused this source.
It bohores
795 tis, consequently, to for seriously and deeply regretting the delay keep a
a watchful oye on the substantial re. that have taken place in the arection
be reckoned the new buildinga. When the vajurbl on with
and to restrict certainty. Hongkong Firs Insurance Company's Sharus within such bounds that a decrease in the cleared for the Central School was demolished
993 por share..
opium revenue
expenditure for 1981 ie esti Sobool was to erected forthwith. That wa * par share.
mated $996,824 as against $902,500 in the intention of the hate Governor. He woul Hongkong and Whampos Dosk Company's 1876. When it is considered that the outlay surely never have boon guilty of such a flag
res- per cent premism.
oo public works, roads, and buildings in 1876 ran act of folly, such a place of reckless er amounted
$190,954, as compared with travagance as to destroy a large rent-pro Cosmopolitan Dock Company-Par (nominal).
$100,320 put down for 1881, it is clear during property for the mere sake of making hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co. enough that the increase in the expenditure in the centre of the towa, a clearance that
Shams-23 per share promium.
has fully kept pace with that of the revenue, neither beautiful nor useful. We have n Shanghai Stent Navigation Company-Tls. 3 and that the Colony can see very little mears of acertaining the exact figures, bu
per share (Domiasi).
tangible advantage aceruing from the ina. it would certainly be interesting to the tax China Const Stents Navigation Company-Tia prored condition of its finances The payers to leard the exact amount they bar
105 per share:
mones has not been devoted to public works, been defrauded of by keeping that site id Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-560 par for the Prayn Wall is to be paid for out for four years. It must, however, with in
of the Specisi
of dollari built; the new Civil Hospital say nothing of the fact that the Govern
els, still in the present.
practically boen
lir boen paying rent-101 of interes suspension, though not relinquished the loston the sum it
would h Water Works extension scheme has been This will certainly not be counterbalanced postponed Indebcitaly; and the Cause by any advantage derivable from the worl way Bay Breakwater and the Observatory of the Commission, but rather the reverso, a are still things of the future, although we the loss will go on accumulating during thes are glad to notices
ce sama
for them ast down in inquiry. Moreover the now building would the Estimates. As we have said, thora is have served bearly as well either for th very live during
little to show for the annual ex- School on its
present basis or for a collegiate Sir Jos Poen. Has- institution. In case it might have
beet Nan's reign, and is impossible to resist
CHEFOO.
maintain her ascendency at sex and prolectairtain and shouted, "Who is there I then who have intelligantly read the history of the miles from;Chefoo suchorage. The exptain sarangkong Hotel Company's Shares-868 per not been Fund, the Central School terest, amount to many thousands.
167 afier him as fast as I could. When I came to
share.
анаге.
por share.
CHARTERS Evracenot
The following settimmacts are taken from Mix. R. Seri's Freight Cironlar →→→
has been minde out of the Tack Hospital; ment bare ding in the shape if anti
have
poetry.” In the top of this, how CAB.CChinese on one of the Buited States man-of-was, Mr. Warner auid-Indiving over of Komiese row himself, with truth, a-warza supporter sad this disclosure enabled the Americans to
13th August I wake up a little before two in Mr. Francis's bungalow. Ou the morning of of their polisy
give a satisfuctory explanation. It appare that Class legislation is past, and may it never be the Chinese eervants on board the American o'clock and beard twe struck by my clock, which revived." So say I also.. Happily, as far as re. Fesselsure soinstiwest nied with tho marinos and was tanging behind the door in the bad. cards aer civil and criminal codes, this is pran theagh, their ze wet sous. Thatby Nemam put for forts created for Imperial purposes, bedroom was left open. Very soon after bearing au somaly as a first class misdemeant”
cera where I was sleeping. The door of thetically the case, though not entirely so, else enn through movements.-Daily News.
and for an ironclad sent out to protect the the clook strike I noticed the tioking had stopper. (corld Lot sxist. large Naval depôt formed here. It must mechanism of the clock jingling. I then knew palize the rale published by the City Hall Coni- I said "What is that?” I then beard the Clasa regulation, however, under which I an-
Sck Septembar. not be forgotten that Hongkong is a most that some ou a tooling the clock. I called mittes, bas existed in some form or other in all The Americna three-masted schouder, Annie important strategic point in the line of com-ent again What is that thinking that per-agoe store than has been on this earth, and rust S. Hell, Captain Nelson, haand firms Hongtong munications by which England looks to baps the cat had jumped on to the clook; then I and will exist as long as society and civilization to Cheloo and Newbang ran ashore last sat up in the bed and withdrew the moaquite ramsin. This must, I think, be palent to all evening on Kung-hang-tw) Island, about seren her vast commerce with the Far East. The rut out of bud and immediately I am wich world. Of class regulations fa convection with on share this morning to report the matter. China Sagar Refining Company, Laited-3176, the new Gael is, fortunately, bandful of colonists gathered on this rock the moon was shining, and I saw the man die the ring of a certain stated period for theusestiues. To enable the danie S. Hall gat n clock andor his arm rousing out of the door, the Museum, the most placing, ta my opinion. In the Americau max-of-var alert has gone to her caniot in fairness-or justice, therefore, he tinctly but I did not say his iwoas he was running admission of Chinese females only, yet to this off the rocke, ako will have to dischargs feme China Sugar ReGuing Company (Debentures) asked to pay for what is actually an imperial way. I saw him rug out on to the serundab, and I i have not heard that H.E. the Govomer makes cargo, for which object several cargo-boals lave 3 per cent. premium, matter, and the Home Government may well the pisse whore the steps go down into the garden
any chjuction.
been despatched. It is unknown at presest to Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874-(Nominal): Into the question of good faith I do not propose what extent the vessel bas, damaged herself. Chinese Tmperiul Iman of 1877-(Nominal). be content with the substantial eum drawn the second defendant came up to me, put his hands to go, thus siculatingfinnas instruce)“A. B.U.'s" The Werther, is buay, and there is some main from the Colonial Treasury towards the cost of up before my fave, and then pushed nie book, at example. It upous up two broad a question falling. The sea ia cumpamtivaly snelh
the same timeakouting very loud. He completely to culble me to discuss it satisfactorily in the The U.S.8. dekurlat arrived barn yesterday the defence of the island. It is not improbable confused ne. If it had not been for hiI would limits of this already-too-lengthy lattar. Muob from Tientsin, baring on board the United Statos that the Imperial Government has been have caught the man with the clock, as I was on. doubtless, be said on both sides, for it appears. Minister, Mr. Angell. The U.S.S. AL.76 arrivod close after him. As it wes bo got away, und Ito and that ouch party is able to produes docu, aleg on the 7th instant, from Yokobums. The Cobity by the Bourish with which the Go. 83. I know the second defendant; he is stopping good faith reste on the other side. Therefore, mesringe about three miles from Chefoe, rear RICE, 11 tons, to Havre and Hamburg, £imiso than in performance. What the wasted by the procrastization of the Govern FELNOK has announced his surpluses. If we with Mr. Francis'sgardener. When out to bed we may yet haar a lot of pretty talk upon this the Lighthouse, und will remain there until about
Te 63 per ton of 50 anbic foot. are to have a surplus each year, the product Jah. My bedroom door opened on to the veran-
that night I saw his lying down in the veran part of the question.
the end of the month, when the Iron Duke will American ship Cora, 1.431 tone, to New York, alot lay should be obear end is the rentar responsible for thesus repeated delays. Th I have tried to write calmly, and have, I think, avail becself of this andtorage, which is being
eronenty should be sheared in the separate Govya rush and £1-58. G. per tou of 50 cubis fout. in part of augmented taration, that partakes dah. When I saw that the rose with the clock avoided suy nanosessary display of heat. If we kept specially for her, by order of the Admiral.
and that is reduction abould be made delay last year upon Mr. Mangu sad the Sur ture, German steamer BARCELONA, 888 tons, Shanin taxation. In these days of keen competi-veyor-General, and seemingly with good rea of the nature of a morning cloud, vanish.nd get away. I obtained a light and made a wish to see this dispute numicably and satiafno.. Tho entries for the Astutan meeting of the. hai, Forchow, and Hongkong, to London, tion when European residents have to settle sou But whose fault was it that the Schad ing by degrees in increased outlay on the starch, I could fui nothing of the luck or torily settled, milter words and stronger argu- Chefoe Race Club closed yesterday, and alt borgh
private tecuis the person who had stelou it. I know nothing meats ara regaired than theso in vogao among the number of ponise is small, the German stamer MALAGA, 888 tons, Shanks, the Calony their home, it is necessary that first cleared? On that point His Excellenc down here for a long term of years and make was not built years ago when the site wa various establishments and upon defences of the first defendant. I sent immediately toto gerorality of oar local letter weilets.
thought, will be well contestad. The Races toke
Fuochow, and Hongkong to London, private cost of living should be lowered. This was silent. If he expects the City Hal withdrawing residents, desirous of recruiting their shattered
bas, however, mather increased of lato,
bous?
Committee to unearth all the correspond British schooner Besgiz, 208 tone to Fort Bli rent bavity, gone-up considerably. encs that kas ever passed between then
zabeth and Cape Town, £1,000 in full.
stall enlarz who wish and the Government, he should go baɑl German bark ANN BERTHA, 488 tous. New.young men drawing »
chwang to Hongkong, 38 cante por picul to marry and settle down, the high rentals into the history of the Central School and
MIDDLE-AGED RESIDENT.
The Birminghain Padosophical Society have German bark Haxed, 490 tong, Nawchwang to and heavy taxation are serious deterrents. It show the community how it is that such
is very little consolation to such members grievous waste of public funds has been sauc Hongkong, 35 ounts per pivul, Hongkong, 17th September, 1880.
life rosenroh, which now ac ante to 2320. This French burk ESPERANCE, 272 tons, Newchwangau increased by $190,000, if there is no Executive. The taxpayers would not grudg of the commumity to know that the resonus toned, year after year, by the Hond of th P.S.-I have been trying to imagius why your sun will be invasted, the inforest only boing to Hongkong, 39 conts meal.
par
· correspondent “ Q. P. F.” las choven knob a
bark Manic Lourse, 149, long, Now thing to
to show for it but an augmented ex- a modemto addition to the outlay on edu ples is not always the most desirable end to TAK THEY NOTES FROM THE HONGKONG AND
heading as "Caustic" for his letters. I have The subscription list amounts to upwards German
of £ a year,
penditure. not succeedo]!
ebwang to Hongkong, 39 ocuts per picul.
in the cost of administering the aution, but they do grumble and with gres M. A: R. - be attained in a Colony the povulation of j
Mr. Hordon Hickey, the editor of the Triboulet, British steamer PERNAMBUCO, 645 tons, New.
Government, Looking to the amount of reseen at seeing money Tselessly frittore which is continually changing. Moreover it gervais, were charged on Wednesday with steal-
· Keng Tai Chan and Shenog Afak, described so
a Legitimat comic paper, which lies been repas: ohwang to Hongkong, 304 cunt, por pical
money expended in this work, Hongkong away. The Commission just appointed ina Though one of the oldest and most futoresting tedly fined for publishing unlicensed unclestures, is assentially unfair that one cot of residents ing 32.500 from the Hongkong and Shanghai of our colorics, Newfoundland does soi jut pussens fins (som invited using Mister of the Inturion British stemmer CLEVELAND, 795 tous, Now, should be a model to the universo. And yet evolve a very valuable scheme of education
ohwang to Swatów, 35 cents per pioul.
we are not bappy," and harmony does not in- but it will not succeed in making compen should be compelled to pay excessive taxes Bauk on or about tho 241 August, and wore a single mile of railway, but we learn from our to quit Fraus within twenty four hours. Mr.
Wituess the re-sutien to the colonists for the cinereusabl formally remanded natil Wednesday at Tonantemerary, The Colonies and Tadin, that this Hinkey la un America subject, whose ancestors Garmin turk KEPLER, 768 tous, Nurchwang to variably reign among us to enable their successors to revel in an 16 day, uppu the application of the police the first defeat will soon be remedied. A survey Loe been oufersteh from, Ireland at the beginning of this
Swatow, 39 sept per pisal: if Chofeo to port of the proceedings at the Legislative and minecessary waste of money by the Go canulated balance,
prisoner was admitted to bail in 81006
made for a live right anroom the island,
Sratom, 37 conts por pioul.
Council on the 10th instant,
mored to wako a further requisition on the best sight of him. The cluck was worth shout monta which slisfy it that the enus of kooping Britiali mnd-of-war Alustress has taken my bor German thrée-masted solacioner JOHANN HIN the conclusion that he is much freer in made to do so at a cost far below the sum
tovarda which so much is already paid, stade a search. I have not recovered my cluck, the Governor will see his way
the polico, and two Sikh Contables come and In concluding. I would say that I trust H.E. place du the 24th and 25th instant, and Shanghai the Colony is likely to be a leser in the Theposter Cameron said that i- consequctice of bis objection, unless he is preparos to prove health, would dad daring this tosson of the year long run by Sir Jors's brilliant fanucing the rough weather he had not been able to gat berdsbip to the Chiness from the regulation now that Chatoo wsa as uttractive as Inly Pootho- The military contribution is large in profore asked for, a further remand. He said be insist alea that no special time of admittance be
the witnesses across from Kawicon. fle thore. in foroo. If he pyraista, bo revat, to be consistent, N. C. Daily News Correspondeat. portion to the popolation and revenue of hopeć to be able to get possession of the stolen reserved for Chinos femdos. the Colony, and the expenditure on several cook by Monday nest.
of the Departments scans to be continually adancing without rhyme or reas07.
A sur
Beide until Monday.
BEFORE THE Hos. No CEPT.
SHANGILAT DANK.
+
satablished a fuul for the endowment of scien-
vontury.
Terms
calo. ment. We should like to know who is reall
Ivernment.