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NOTICE.
AND
8. WATSON
FAMILY AND Dispensing CHEMISTS,
The saraw gun-vesed Lily. S Commander Staulage drove, arrived here yesterday morning co.. from Shanghai,
By Appointment to His Excellency the Go VERNOR and his Royal Highness the
DUKE INJURJI, - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
PELTUNERS,
PATETT MEDICINE VENDORS. DRUGGISTA' SUNDRYMEN,
Aud
AGRATED WATER MAKERS, SUITS MEDICINE CHESTS LAFITTEL,
PANGEE Sarà SUPPLIES,
Norte-To said delay in the execution of Orders it is particularly requested that all "bazinosa communications be addreani to the
Firm, A. S. Watson and Color
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
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NOTERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Connoxiostions on Editorial matters sheaid be
The Portuguese gunboat Tamega, Commander do Rio Carvalho, want over to the Kowloon Dock yesterday sording.
THE DAILY FERSS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6гя, 1880.
the other articles. There must therefore be judgment for the plaintiff..
JEINKIANG
5th September,
chwang to Hongkong, 30 capts per plett tion. The removal of the contents of the Chinamou on board the Hung Han passapw French bark TAFTARTTY, 937 tons, Newahwong hackets is certainly somewhat offensive, bont that was riding at anchor about 200
to Hongkong, 99 cents per picul
but it is not dangerous or only in yards at Mr. Sampson at once volunteertil to The defendant stated that he had bess in:
It is with so lagres of fooling for one in German bark Astor. 81 tons, Nawshwong to very small degree; while as regards the swim off to the junk and bring the men en shore. bankraptoy sings thata artioles were predrad.
and freparations were then made by tying several Hongkong, 32 cents por pidul. The lankruptay was annulled on the antdition tocesta, es well as pity for our Capsule, that thoy. that he should pay in full, as it was probabis he should not only have to ortond with the diff. Norwegian bank Seige, 609 tona, Nevohong seware the fact must not be lost sight of fires tuother. One line was attacheil ia
that in the dry season there cannot possibly buy and other made fast round Mr. Sampson's to Hougkang, 3 cents per pirul. would be able to do so, sed that bis creditors puttios of the position with native sathiritins, were not to summon or worry him in any way, but should be met with perialien Insults from Garman tack WALITIES, 804 tons, Norchwang be any effective flushing for sometimes many body, the idea being, when the junk was ronched,
to Hongkong, 95 senti per pioul
weeks at a
a stratola, a state of things which to sand are tann to the shors in the bay, the The Great Northern Telegraph Company are sugaged in sracking a service of ima tolograph Hanatated that he had bad axed to his door the class known as Cestoms employés. Some of
a motius that the person living within would not these employésará no dlouhé uoful to the various British-stemer. CLEVELAND, 796 tons, Now- very rately happens in England. The Go-line tied to Mr. Sampson having bean made fast
vernor seeing to
eins to think that this question line to the may previous to its leaving the junk, By posts on the Praga.
a pay, and that had hon ohibited in the Police Taotsis as delilasegents, amateur lawyers, naws.chwing to Swatow, 35 cents por pisul.
this means the buoy could be bauled to son feo tall but we fail to ses in what way. Leaving asido atson ansiatingly plunged late the boiling geries Maritimes that the Company's steamer ho said this natish was not up at the time of the yemen with some argument of absistance whore All chia is part and parcel of what is expected yesterday aiborneon at threw istock, for this port claim.
Hle Lordship raid he would give time if Locos. From them, and what they are no heavily paid for. They do not, however, stop at this, and For some tinto past a row of houses have been Bary..
The defendant and he had fast dobts for food their ambition-with for exceptionshtrafa in the course of arection on the ground Italy ocospied by Messrn. Gibb, Livingston and Coat and other accomarice which he thought ought to after gesater indesce, politically and diploma tionlly following the example of the grout epitis the rear of the Central Fire Brigade Station take prendenes over this lui.
ut Feking, who has, alber creating himself, oented them. To attain a thin it is necessary On Monday night the front verandahs of the two westernmost houses fell with a great orash. Tho
for tham te lop off the branches of power hitherto inrge pieces of granite broke in eoveral phoes and the front of the last hours now appears very aliaky.
vested in men appointed by our respectivo Go varamonte to look after and aid the interests of foreigners at the ports. Consuming as they do the branches of this power the wester-hand at long ng Peking is all-flujout for the trank, Ministers adopt a polter which leaves auy infus so lu the posasion of Customs clerks.
We are informed by the Agent of the Court many times, but in answer to his Lordship mengare, 37 to slip through the back yard of a Freuch bark CARATORE 569 tone, to Saiger,, important boaring on the water supp bath.weressat on shoro. When all was ready; Mr.. | Fangisi, with the next French bail, loft Saigon tränduction forming the antiest of the present | Colestial cuuning is found wanting or deficient. British bar's Nanyoo," 879 tons. Nagasaki the question of water-elosoto: altogether, the surf and swara manfully towarda the junk. Hav.
The innaguration of the Social Cnb took plang on Monday night, when about twenty-five ladie and forty gentlemen were present, and a moet on joyable evening was scat, dancing being kept up until an early hour. The Club which now has sono forty mambors, who have the use of a bil- liard-Foors, reading room, and dancing-rom, bide fair to be a BUMKOSA.
abdressed "The Editor," and these on basinare "The in sortancing the prisoners ca Monday, a couple
Manager," and not to individuala by name.
MARRIAGE.
At Tokohama, the 22nd September, Dr. J. CHARLES FREE, fade of the Stonebis Oceanic, to Miss FELICITAR HANBAGEN, of Brewea, Germany.
The
Daily Press.
HONGKONG, OCTUBRE 8TH, 1880.
In the repart of the Chief Justine's remarks of printer's errors alter the sense of what his. Lordably sail. The passageIt is part of my duty sitting here to sharnoterise the anatoms of purelasing men, women, and children, for the limited purposes, and under the strict conditions with which the written lave of Chine surround these transactions as to be even tolerated by it I leave it to Elio admirara of actual Chinese mer- ality in Chius to indicate or excuse auch estos even when so limited," requires correction as Bol- lows It is no part of my duty." eto, Bid "I leave it to thy ndricors of notusi Chiuose morality in Chins to vindicate" instead of indicate.
TYPHOON IN THE FORMOSA CHANNEL.
of Formosa. Off the Pescadores, on the 18th,
·
His Lordship What time do you want Dafondant-Thedo months. Hia Lordship-Three months Defendant-Yos n't get blood out of a stone. His Lordably, mane an order for payment by monthly instalments of 82
Plaintiff asid he would rather not have it in that way. Defendant was not a good man, and when he went to his house he beat and struck him. His Lordskip-Woll, he bad batter nas, go to his horse. It must be paki luto Court.
Defendant asked his Lordaaip, undor the oir nuiestances of the gase, not to giv costs.
His Lordakip saw no reason why costs should not be granted and allowed thom accordingly
POLICE COURT.
5th Octabor.
BEFORE THR HON. M. S. TONNOORT.
STEALING À COPPER PIPE.
Ho Ayau, a watuhman, was charged, on 29 pition of stealing o copper pipe vaky about $20, also bring in possession of a quantity of metal, the property of the Hongkong end Whampoa Dock Jompany, on the 27th uima AN
Sorgent Rac said he had no further evidence to offer. He had not been abló to trace the pipe. The prisoner, indefence, said that some persons and placed the pesos of copper in his pocket. The ren backets he got from painter. The small our belongs to the first witness (Mr. Sooti); be Svatenced to three nonths' imprisonment with did not give it to him, but the clark did. hard labour.
DRUNKENNESS
Ambrose Byrne, a servant op the American barque Sour R. Allen, and August Irasutof, sew on the Frough tarque Cannanore, wore changed with being drank and disorderly in the Peblic street..
The prisoners were seen by two sostables in the Hollywood-read, the first prisoner brandish. fug a sword-stick about, and afterwards drow the aword and attempted to strike the passers-by, and the second prisoner was aleo beating the passure. by with astak. A Chivise and Indian constable, however, managed to arrost the prisoners, at not before they received some blows themselves
The first prisoner was fond $8, in default con daye Imprisonment with hard labour; and the wecond-pricecar way-Good-51-fault forty-eight houre' imprisonment,
9705 in fall.. A PA
Hongkong 32.3 pot. ton of 20 cwb. British steamor CRCEADER, 617 tons, Chiuliang
to Canton; 22 Toel cauta por pical. Eritat teamer TTHIS, 880 tone, to Saigos and
book: 24 centa par pioni. British ateamer PENDO, 652 tons, Bangkok to
THE PROPOSED HARBOUR OF
RÉFUCE.
fact rains that Victoria is supplied withing taken the wafer somewhat to the windward water for paraly domostic purposes on arch of it, bra rauchen the Lane and called out mall scale as is simply a disgraca to a city of to the men in Chinese that he had come to save
them. When they saw Mr. Sampson they at obo its size and importance.
enllel on Water Dovil," and tried to keep him of with boat hooks; they sian thraw several Hongkong, inside the Far31 conts per pioul,
pieris of wood at his head Mr. Sampson thou cutaide the Bar 20 cota per pical
tried to explain that he was no Water Devil, bat German stor Quinta, 010 teas, to Bingapor
simply wanted to take themon shors if they would" We are glad to learn that the proposed come. They thon appoard to imagine that he was and back is Bangkok to Hongkong, 30.250 in full. Datch steamer JAVA, 1,057 tons, Haiphong to Broak water a Causeway Bay is still really in thespiritofeameona drevard, dudowing doubtless Hongkong, 18 cents per pioul; and came contemplation, and trust that it may ho com to sms auperstitious notion, still declined to listen royage (rschurtar), private terms.
menced are long. We tavo now enjoyed i to him and began moro fariously to beat him off. British stener PENEDO 652 tons. Heiplengteng and extraordinary immunity from de- Sosing that bis position was getting serious,
to Hongkong, 30 cents per pival.:
structive typhooos, for which the Colony where bo arrived without mishap, the mis Mr. Sampson then gave the signal to be hauled on British steamer VoRTIGERN, 376 tous, monthly ought to be, and is, thankful, but the regole, thrown at him fortiuutely doing no
sharter, for six, nine, or twelve months,lection of the fearful gale of the 23rd Sept- $5,500 par mouth...
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
OFA KA. PALCONER & das cinta.
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Although no actunsive damage to say one
Sampson for bis gallant conduct on this ocasion. memories of those who witnessed it. Not as at the time he took the water, which was about skartor, twolve months, $4000 per month. British store AMERICA, 568 tons, monthly ember, 1874, will not soon fade from the banch credit cannot be given to Mr. only did it work frightful have on land and 11 p.m., the gale as at its highest, and he had water, but it used a less of lite song the to contend against wind and water in their most Chinese floating population that was simply furious stage. appalling. Bearing in mind this dreadful mortality, it is 10
it is obviously the duty of a hibulding had been reported up to two o'clock u ni Government,
sat- to provide a Harbour of the 24th ult, many houses will require small repairs a roofs and verandahs, as tiles and por Refuge for the numerous native craft of all tions of ronations are strawn plantifully about descriptions frequenting the port, and which the city. A large number of residents on- are so helpless when these fearful storms visit enginn the streets abetting upon the Praga to the Colony. No place could be found so well have a look upon the harbour, but after high adapted
for the
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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL,
Bir. Fordinul Keinwichber, our presont Com missionar of Customs, is a German, and, for- tunately or unfortunately for him, he is without any Cerati hers having inden ors him. This has been tho pass in post places where bá kos beau stationed. He has prosecuted, but out- not be prosorated; he therefore. may persanato with patieat freedom unless his victims choose ake their ousse fato some other part of the world. By virtue of his position, carrying with it the agonoy for the Inspector-General of Out. toms, who owes nearly one-eighth portion of the Concession, he beegrees eloofoil upon thei Municipal Council. With the new dignity-apon. bin shoulders te has beag stor able to reali the wishes inherent in Customs ofloists, and to this apl be united himself with those who 2016- low pytinst those who do not-in other words, be heads a clique saitable to his requiroments. On the 23rd ist., & Landronters Meeting was enfled by the Consal at the request of overal residents to consider the advisability of taxes being raised fir intanat on bauds, which in terest has not been paid for several years; to discover why house and hot-holders should not pay taxes instood of forcing the hurtben of re vedno, on steamiers alone; ta pose the Com missioner of Custáxis' action in depriving Mr. MoBain's agent of the frontage opposite the agent's house, a position that had boou promised some years; and lastly, to sxposa le joint netiva Jardins, Matheson and Cu's halk to take up Mr. with the other Councillers in allowing Meera. McBain's position opposite the Band, and in freeing that dem from all paraient after a lesse had been tendered for sad accepted at Tls. 1,000 par anus for five years. After dopriving Mr. MoBain's bulk of the position for whiob that gentian had waited during three years, on the promise that when a sound berth was allowed it roll of Wine.. should be made knows, the Commissioner of Customa igorod all his own promises and gave the position to a rival company lately cons our hands the river Mr. Keluwichter, in doing this, basal Thermonater.. it is said, misled the British Conent At all erenta it is clear that a man who disregards a
REGISTER:
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HANOMETER,
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The Bay is well abs as Causeway Bay water the Praya conti not be approached without on the south, east, wading, as the water rose as far as the door of be the surrounding and only the Victoria Dispensary and was waist-dean at
bills, and west by 19
the buttom of Potlingas-abroot. There was a good requires the Broakwater to give protection on the north. Referring to the plans of theater of the members of the Dumane Society soattered along the Prayarlaring the whole night, Surveyor-General for this valuable work, we no less than 23 out of 52 coming up to the find that the eastern half of the Breakwater scratch,oud the Chairman of the Society (the Hon. will enjoy complete immunity from the north. P. Ryrie) was out with the members the greater east, while the western half will be exposed part of the right, as was also Mr. J. J. Francis. to it only at such an oblique angle as to rea. Kising their advice and assistance. The whole dor it pretty accure in any storm. The area of the Felice Forsa wers out on duty, and the of sheltered water enclosed will be fifty-eight Captain.Saperintond at and the inspectors re- meined up and were cat ready for any omorgency acres, and there пре also twenty-six acres of
of that might arise. sandy foreshore well adapted for beaching purposes. It is calculated that nearly threa fourths of tio natire craft could find secure sholtor Lobind the Break water. At the pre- gout time n a great number of
of antall boats resort to the Bowrington Canal in stormy weather, and that convenient little refuge will always be available fors per portion of the boats. Con- terad position of that plate. sidering the bedaste to be derived
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NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.
THE SEWERAGE QUESTION IN HONGKONG. One of the ill effects of not having a Muni- pal Council in Victorin is that the affairs of the city are conducted without that discussion
sion of this needful work, the money
Telegraphic communication had been inter? rupted between Wauelist and Whitfold Polico Stations, so that no news could be reooiend as to the stato of the weather either at Shau Ki Wo or Stanley. A folegram had been recetreil from Aberdeen to the offeat that nothing worth cosa. manicating had ooocrred, which in just what wight be exported From the comparatively shel
Betwest une ant two o'clock the wind bad
upon itse fifty thousand Bay, so
that but slight guts came at long
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intervals, and the file was falling fnat. At two
be usefully laid out. The good feeling on-look the barometer commenced to rise and the
- rain_cessad, bheeky olearing slightly to the- by tertained townc is the Chinese pela cor northward and oatward, and stars pooped ont the British and Foreign residents have been made more markedly manifest than hers and there. At this time telegraphio com- munication was entirely interrupted between the by the warm support this scheme inmediatoly Police Stations, ro saswer being obtained wither received from them, and by the frequent in- from Aberdeen, West Point, or Wanchai.
Several vessels dragged their anchors, and van quiries made in the Prose as to when it was. to be commenced. What the community as seen drifting to the westward at half-past want to see is the carrying out of such, really ore, but she seemed to bring up in the middia of useful works as the projected Breakwater, and the harbete.
The following are the hourly readings, from 7 Bebezes like the proposed new Clan? utopiso
mam. to 10 p.m. on the 23rl ult, taker at Messrs. on Stonecutter's Island abandoned. The Falconer's preservation of the lives and
Of property ∙the honest and industrious peor
vasti importancothia the comfort of criminals, and Sir Joan HENNEsay is really animated
by the burare sentiments eaid la govern his actions he will take care that the Breakwater bas priority of attention to the Gaol, which is hot and over has been cantel. It is doubt-readings, taken between 6 am and 6.40. p.m., less impossible for the Survey Department to show the state of the hammoter and thermometer, undertake all the great works contemplated and the divotion and force of the wind: atense, and the necessary ones should be deferred. Whether any of them will be com- pleted within the next twelve months is, we think, very problematical The Central postoimed, and as the plann for the new Gaol
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29.710
29.700
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29,57 83
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The psuing of the Eother Lodge of Mark Master Masons, No. 4, E.C.,, took plasa na Ther Hongkong is a mart for the sale of Monday night at the Breemesons' Hall, Zetlaat- human beings is a fact that cannot be blinked, street. The following are the-officers for the Lord STARLET of ALDERLEY notwithstand ensning panr:Worshipfnl Brother C.P.Cister, ing. The Chief Justice-stil evidently WM. Worshipful Brother H. Swith, SW.
Worshipful Brother J. T. Chater, J.; Wor- angrting under the accusation brought stripfol Brother Joseph Hughes 1.0. Wor- against bin by the peer bofore-mentioned shiplal Brother La Mallory, S. O: Worshiptal Brother A. G. Marrin, J.O.: Wowhipiti Brother who passing sentence or two batches of Dr. W. Young, Chaplain Brother Ed. Cope, kidnappers at the Criminal Sossiona ou Mon. Treasurer: Brother T.G. Williamson, Secretary day, very properly called attention to the open Worshipfel Brother ILL. Dennys, S.D.; Brother
J. a. Maly. J.D., Brother J. Hughes, JG od baratheed manner in which these inis Hrother L. I. Rozs, D.C.; Brother W. Krimbl creants ply their unlawful calling. In the first Tyler. The next meeting of the Mark Lodge cise a mananda woman were convicted of for will take place to-morrow, eibly abdreting a young married woman from her want's house in Canton, and taking ber first to Macas, where they attempted to sail her,
The German three-masted schoouer Fumar, and subsequently bringing her to this Colony, Captain Micheleon, arrived here yesterday, hay where-they-sought-to sell her fora prostitute, ing bad to put box throngle-damage received in The captive was carefully guarded, and would typhoon met with when off the south end of Formos. The following is the report:-Left
STEADING A CANNONS! 'yndoubtedly have been sold but for the inter-Hongkong on the Igth ultimo for Tientsia, aud Wong Ayan and eight others were charge solemn contrast, who vatze for non-pay out of tar's at ference of a clausman, who heard bý a more for the first thron days ort had light variable with stealing a cannod and a mast, vaine $160,debentures, and who takes menas to depriva
winde, which took the ship to Breaker Poiul, part of this Kat Sut Lang trading inak, wrepked other of a well-earned position on the river realdaily Talen chance that a kinswoman of bis was missing when 6-frisk N.F. breaze ivt iu. Stood on the Chai Wan on the 23rd mostop at nothing short of the law which does end was supposed to bé in Hongkong. A more pari tack to the eastward for twenty-four bears. Mr. Li Hong Mi interpreted in the Chin-uot reich him at these by-ports, At this meat. glaring came could hardly be imagined. In the whes the wind reared to the eastward and then char, Halika, and Punti dialects.
ing there was rather an araimated discussion with situation It appears that during the gule on the 23rd H.M. Consul as Chairman. The Council, which other case the two prisoners (men) were proved got on the starboard tack and ran up the Straits to have kitaarped five boys, whom they in had moderate E.N.E. winds, and best up to thepltimo the jack drifted from bur mariags in consisted at that time of Mr. Kloinwashter mi FORGE WIND enim, 1 to 3 light breete, 3 s
Ta Toy Chau on tu the rook at Chai Wan whore another, had held meetings for the purposo E tended selling for service in the biche-de-mer port of the islands. On the 20th a freal .. she was scuttled on the following morning The condemning the notion of HM Comal, and braoze set in, aud the vessel was kept off for the people on the jaat murt to Shan Ki Wan thesert the winby washy insults, which were the cat- fisheries, a hard life and a dangerous vesnath and of Formosa, the wind dying away today, leaving tre men in charge of the junk, and come of these meetings, were read at great length cupation. Sir Jos SMALE, in commenting a light breeze by the 2nd. Off Lampay Island reported it to Inspector Swanston. During the by the Secretary, nud sailingly and audaciously on the conviction of these follows, said: the wind spddenly shifted round to the SE, afternoon a number of men appreached in a junk, argued by Mr. Kluinwater. It was not a ploa
blowing a heavy gale with a tremendons ses on, and boarded the disabled junk, and commenced saat position for an Englishman, or indeed any This enterprise seems to me to be one of the ship taking mach water over her decks, and to plunder. The two men left on beard at once min of feoling, so sit silently in an English Cou the behest enterprises in attempted slave- the baromaster had fallen from 20.90 to 29.70, proceeded to Shan Ki Wan to report the matter, slate and listen to the sundies of a Geris. dealing which has come to my notice. These Every appearance of a typhoon now approached, uit Inspector Swanston with a party of police who, had he been in the presence of an offisi and the ship was kept off the wind to the N.W want to the spot, but failed to arrest any one of his own nationality. would have been there two mon, having collected their five victims, steering for the Formoen Chaneet again on the Tas master of the fuck tion made arrangements and the subjected to coupression which would bring them here from a distante, excluding 23rd. On the following morning of tho Pesenrith some fishermen to look after the junk. In late rapidly changed bis audacity into a meek
consequence of a raport made by those fishermen ness probably as offenslyo.. Such men as these all chance of successful pursuit, deprived the doses the wind bad fallen light and a trus
sooth, and this weather continued patil mid- to Inspector Strapston on Sunday, ho took a do much injury to the commodity of the ports, parents and relatives-lucluding a centurion might of the 25th, when a heavy. N.E. gale set staam launch and pursued a junk sailing towards as way be sou here from the Club ease dova. in the military service of the Emperor of China in, bringing up a high ees; hove the ship to on West Point, catching hot off Trim Tes Tsui, wards. It shall never be from seat of routils -tradesmen and peasants, of their children the starboard tark until sighting Quinny Island, in nine of the men on board ware identified by tion while I au lare that we have to tolerate this
the wind still hoing strous, and then ran for some shermen and the two men left to watch injustice.-N. C. Daily News Correspondent. for ever, and destined them for a trade at once the smth end of Formosa, and fell in with
the junk as being apisco-id in the robbery.
to successful sanitation. In English towns dangerous and frightening, but for the alight avutherly winds and clear alty on Sunday, Du searching the fans a cannon belonging to the 26th, Kopt this moment until making the disabled fans was found concoated in the bowa
one of the chief objecta commanding the at impossible that it may be commenced first. Clark, of the Kiu Kany, we bave reasived the werage, Wo protest once more against the repetition report of the weather experienced from Canton -- dental interferance of the Police.. I confess South Cape, when the wind ladled round to soared over with a mat. The prisoners wor
tention of the local authorities is sewerage of und witted bhasder, over which thousands The Kia Kiang arrived at Canton at four o'clock I cannot imagine the wildest exaggeration " the Westward, coming in light squalls with taken back to Shaa Ki Wan. The defenmusgivan
and the reports of committees and the debates The quotations of the day ies given at $615 to thereon in the Council Chamber afford the f dollars were sharefully wasted, and call 29.77, and thermometer 94,the wind very puffy. as depicting a more determined or more cold-rain: barometer, 29.76. Kept ship inning was that they worn gathering grass, bells, sand until 8 p.th., when a heavy Northerly swell rose,
to, and whilst doing so they nama ness the $60 for Now Fatun, $580 to $5833 for Bensras, public ample facilities for acquiring a know- apou the Government to employ the funds from the North At midnight, barometer 0.75 blooded dave traffic than that in which those and the romer was falling. Mady all sail fast
annon buried in thosand. They all denied having and $600 to $625 For OLI Patna The rate for ledge of the sanitary stats of the town and of committed to their charge in a useful manner. thermotor 66. At five o'clock p.m. oy the 23rd two mac bave engaged. But why have these and bove to auder bare poles on the port taois, been engaged its the robbory.
Msiwa-rawing at $740 to $750, with allowance what is being done in regard to it. In Hong. There are so many ways of doing this, and so ult., barometer 29.74, thermometer 81; 2000, men brought these five boys, liva laalthy wind boing and the ship heading N..W.. At
8. ou 7th be barometer hi fallen is 29.45, of the Supreme Court
Committed for trial of the Criminal Sessions to aver tres cutting, The task is given of onthe taxpayer his only his ownobservation little hope of getting all the necessary, worka barometer 28.66, thermostato ; 3.30 - hays, hundreds of miles to Hongkong rather and the wind was now blowing in strong gusta,
Parents chests, and of 300 o rely on in this respect. There is not even completed within any reasonable time, that aromata 29.68; and at 3 p.m., the baromete
1,500 Malwa at hosts.
way down, and in the afternoon bad heavy rain the antral publication of a report by the to think of commencing the new Gaol ought was 20.68. The wind was increasing the whole than to any other slave mart? I can only acompanied by wavy rain. The wind shifted
eneral, although
of to be out of the question. the Inspectors Surveyor-General,
squalls at not, and reovee round to South in one hour
EXPORT CARGO, find a reason in the belief that the med half, blowing at times with terrific force,
Por steamship Meath for Part Darwin-50 Nuisances are attached to his department and. Chun Tv San, u voolis was fined $20, in default) knew best where there were willing and liberal and during a violent gast the jibboom was carried purchases for such chattels, None of the away, when the jibstags had to be onto get the month's Imprisonment, for lading opinin bara za 3,057 baga cu 81 pkgs, to 20 cases the sewerage is under his control. The
town-2,180 bags rica. 874 pkgs. ten, 50 casey
are partments are published, but fow purchasers have been brought to justice, but clear of the mails; the fore chain-plates an each without a licenos from the Opium Farmer on the China vil, and 12 pkgs merebandier. For Cook-purts of most of the other beads of de
side were than broken, and a life boat was washed Lih instans.
270 cases wine, 50 pkgs, fire-omakers, and 90
or interesting than that of an approaching typhoon, the baromater falling direction in which the wind vaered it may be more important ASBAULTING A CONSTABLE. here they must be residing, and till tho pur- overboard; water casks and bulwarks were thon
Honey Browa, a buy on the American ship pkgs, merchandise, For Ternsvilla-G00 bage washed away, and several bulwark stanchions
pearamoos did not portond the approach of guy Hongkong, and that the gale oxperienced hore was reminds us that the report of the Colonial sery serious storm. At 11.10 o'clock the gun its water virole. The damage done, although not For Briabano 800 bags rica, For Spiny tinue, and the evil remain." It is obvious. The barometer had fallen from 39.90 at ten a lock 50 in the execution of bis anty.
On the 3rd instant, at 6 o'clock pan., a fight 3,35 rolls matting. Il pigs, tos. 2.170 bags cise, Surgoon has not yet appeared, although its warning people of the approach of a typhoon was great, shows that the force of the wind was very from these two cases, which are sample to 28.20 at one o'clock. It was thought that the
of the Legislatire continued was all the afternoon, About the bars given above by latter information. Peddar's ones wely, that in this Colony there is centrs of the typhoon must have passed very close took place in the Crossroads, and three of the and 68 pkgs, marchandis. For Melbourne-speedy publication was promised by the Gured; and torarda naon it commouead to rsin, and considerable. We now supplement the partion-
At 2 pm, the barostar commenced toren engaged in the fight were arrested by the 60 rolls matting. 3.157 pkga, tea, 3 boxes pre.vernor at the last meeting rise slowly, and the wind Jailed about 3 p., constable, when the defendant, who was in liquor, rated opin, and 117 piega. merokandiss. For Council and two or three Gazettes have since middle of the day several captains of stesore Wharf was covered with bamboos, planks, and seats impanding storm than Hongkong Harhour.and the whart itself have been raised, whilst the gea devote their energies to the supply of the gradually decreasing until midnight, when tho saized hold of one of the prisoners and tried to New Zealand Porta-2 horas prepared opium and been issued. An impression prevails that it had determined. to wosk a safer sheer from the from the bath house, and nearly all the plank sof market with slavca. Here we have invere barometer had risen to 29.70, and the wind was praoure his relésso, and in doing so ho struck the, 107. pkga, merchandise. For Sydney--8,167 will be found more than usualy interest tho antiguity to the Prays Wall afforded, and lampe bave been repaired. The landing stops have boxes and 6,895 half-chauta Foochow ta, For blowing a moderate breeze from the Senil. On pondtable several times.
Fined half-a-dollar, in default one day's in Melbourne-3,07 boxes and 2.004 half-chestsing and will contain references to the con- stared away: most of them went round to the all gone, but curiously enough the mat shop, erage question The importance of this west akie of Stonecutter's Island, bat ere of which looked as if the fanst blow would carry it Foochow ton.
enbject, in a tropical town cannot be over- Menirs. Lapiz'e feat that was in part, the Doit-away, remains standing. Provooling eastward, estimated, and few, we think, will be found glas, wont eastward and took up a berth in Low-savaral ruts were noticeable in the road in to take exception to the principles erup-loon Bay. The Iren The gut up atom, housed front of the Cricket Ground, and the trees here. cisted by the Governor at the last Council her top-gallant masts, and made things sang, as in other parts of the town, had suffered soine- mesting, though the publication in the Garele did also the Magpie; and the sailing vessels got what. The front of the bat-house bas born dows muoti of their top-hampoc sad brought up completely carried away, while the remaining ef documents two years old on
ohsinand gabuachora ready to let go if necessary. portion is much shattered, and all the dressing long age settled, co., the disposal of night soil also be the from the Gool, is in more than questionable when it chored 2.800; but an hour later it ro from the bath to the shore. In the gymnasium taste. Were it supposed that the publication envared somewhat the glass marking 29.680, a portion of the castern wall, which was of wood, of the documents would serve any useful pabat which point it remained stendy ua il soven, was blown in. In the boat-house some of the craft he purpose, saroly that purpose would have At this time the wind was strong from the North remained saugly enough, but a soulling test, a heen mach better served by their publication west, and saatinned to blow in puffs, but without pair car, a dingy, and a canoo have nither been fato years ago. Laying aside, however, the rain till eight o'clock, when it suddenly shifted smashed up or have disappeared. As mentioned question of disingenuoueness in the public East 8.30 it had a little to the N., and Festering, the Cint besta had been removed to a
at 9e clook obopped round to E.N.E, and same plaos of safety. A portion of the sea wall in front- must be admitted that a state of things has sqela. The water had been rising rapidly is front longth is much damaged. A junk was amashad been disclosed sufficiently alarming and surf the Pros Wall, and shortly after this time ap between the Long Pior and the Prays Wall prising, and one which would not have been overflowed the top and soon found its way into the At the bridge orossing the Prayn over Alossra. solerated for mor
month by a guicipality basement floors of the houses. The wind and Morrison and Founiok's slip the northern board. of rain continued mash the same till 11 o'clock, and jog was blows down, while the granite blocks sé the nightsoil of number of princes, bout have han er lysoptied by this time the storm had done, sutno
BEFORE THE HON. No Chor. BLEACH OF OPIUM ORDINAYOR.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
TUESDAY, 5th October,
OPIUM,
which is generally admitted to be favourable School has boro been prepared, it is not Through the courtesy of the chief officer, Mr.
ra..
SEVERE GALE IN HONGKONG.
on Wednesday, the 22nd ult., the barqueter than
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The wasther continand gusty, with houvy
I showers of rain, outil about ten o'clock on the
On the 23rd ult. the weather prosented signs 24th ult, after which it improved. From the
chasers are punished the demand will con-broketi, bowapell started, and rudder düzüngað. John A. Briggs, was oka:god with assaulting Price, 25 cases wine, and 33 pkge, merchandise of the Surveyor-General would be: This pretty steadily all the time, but otherwise ap-sened the typhoon passed to the South of
to us.
a well organised band of kidusopere, who
SUPREME COURT.
5th October.r
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE ME. JUSTICE SNOWDEN,
prisonment.
IMPORTING COUNTERFEIT COINS... Wo Ning, and another wero brought up, on re- and, charged by Inapotor Lindsay with in- parting counterfait colin into the Colony.
The Frisonere, having been duly cantioned, wade a defouce to the effect that is first pri. nomer was a pollector of bad dollars and extracted the silver frota them, and those found is tiu iz. the wall had alrondy had the silver extructed from them. The second prisoner positively denied having sold any bad dollars, and said that the informer was giving fales ovidence. A widow, the landlady of the house soonpiad by the pri soners, gave them good charactors, and prodnosť a basket containing apparatis used by the first prisoner in maīting dollars, be
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ON LONDON-NA
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eight varies 3/10 to 3/10 ON BOMBAY-Bank, on demant 225 ON CALCUTTA-BA, demand 235 ÖN SHANGHAINTE
Bank, sight Private, 30 days' sight.
SHARES..
723
731
The prisoners were comiaitted for trial at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-62 per cation of the papers at the present time, it out in strong gast, accompanied by heavy rain of Welington Barracks, about twenty fost in Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court. Bai Cufon Fasarnes Society of Canton--$1,500 per
Chias Trackers" Insurance Company's Shares
sllowed, each in two scraties of $100,
FOOCHOW
chak prámafum.
álmuro,
$1,400 per share.
North China Insurance Tis, 1075 per share.
shard,
in its worst forms, involving the abduction (the following morning set sail oud get an offing, of a wife from her husband, the stealing of and, Anding the ship so ranch damaged, dovided to pet back to Bengkong. After the typhoon children from their parents; to sell, the former had subsided a quantity of wreckage of all des into a life of the most revolting servitude,criptions was visible at all points. The barometer and the latter to taskinasters who would use board the Exma is of the same-standard as that at the Harbour Offion and at 5 pm, on the them for their own proft at any risk to their St Gatober it was 30.10. victiras. In neither of these instances were the captives intended for that domestic servitado the advantages of which have been a loadly praised; in both the ob ject of the kidnappers was clearly to make mones by their villainous trafic, without! consideration for the subjects of it. They
WOTION V. HANLON, $212.79. have been severely punished for their crime; The defendant, who had applied to be adjudged but not the beavily. It is the duty of the abaakeup and had received protection, amitted
the debt and jadgunut was given against him. Chief Justice of Hongkong to do what be FURG WING SĦA V. BOWLER $10, can to put down this abominable trattic, in This was a claim for articles supplied to defend spite of the encers or wisstatements of ill. aat's wife Some of the items were admitted, and with regard to the remainder, rice pictures, our- informed or misinforraed persons at home, tais acreen, and silver bracelets, the defence was
of themselves at $2,000,000. and it is to the credit of Sir JouN SMAL that the articles had not been rowoized, and also
We are sorry to learn that the Wu-shih-aban" mase has not beou settled. The whole question On Tai Insurative Company, Limited-Tis. 138, that a charge of exaggeration made in the that the wife had no authority to plodge her
husband's credit. ..... House of Lords against him has bad as power The case had seen adjoared from last week of the diflollies of the Church Mission, both to deter bius from proceeding with his crusade on the application of the defendant, who wished bore and in the interior, has been referred to Ford Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares
bis wife, who was then unable to appear, to at-Granville ASMENI
Tus' masters have again been sout to Messrs. Ohms Fim Insurans Company's Sham-$250 agnimi slavery in every form. No one cau tend. He now stated that his wife was still au Blain & Co., Shangbai. A similar taboo was - por,'skuze: 1 pretend that Chinoce law or morality justify able to appear, as she was sullering from a sovere broken down in Pocobon years ago by foreign Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's
Saprus-5 per cent, premium. bong that proved itselfable by patient parsistence suck abusos: as this, and eren if they had scald and was able to drs. His ship said he would adjourn the case again, it doïon-
Cosmopolitan Dock Company-Par (nominal), such auction it would utterly fail to dunt wished it, bet defendant said he did uut ke tire at the teanien.
We are given to understand that Mr. F. Vagkong, Canton, and Macas Stairboat Co. legitimise them in an English Colony. to ask for any farther adjournment and would Brouns, at present Tide Surveyor and Harbatr Shures par share premium. It seems to us that there is a serious danger prefer that the case should go on.
The plaintiff gave evidence to the effect that Master at Tausi, babesa transferred to this Shanghai Storm Navigation Company
par aliare (nominal). of the native population forgetting or bebe sold the articles charged for in the mount to Fort in feu of Captain T. B. Ronnell, why, wo
kelieve, goos home.
China Coast Steam Navigation Company A correspondent at Pagoda Anghorse-whites 110 per share. coming unconscious of this vital fact, as the Mrs. Howler, and that he took them to the house administration of affairs is fast drifting into not pay them to servant girls or fast us that the weather there has been very severe; Iangkozz Gas Company's Shares-280 per
them to Mrs. Bowler. He was oross-examined but fortunately, little damage has rovaited. A share, the management of an impalpable body some- by the defendant us to the arrangement of the heavy equinoctial gala sat in on the 22nd. 15, of Hengitong Hotel Company's Sharos-868 per time elled "the leading Chinese." Great house with the law of showing from li in which the baromatar as no wazzing Lat this
accurate description that he could not possibly crusty saoniter bagan to presob cantion on the China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$178 confidence was expressed by the un lamented have gone to the house as he said he lnd.
28th, and on the following day the wind in- ex-Secretary of State for the Colonies thist The defendant stated that at the time these greased to a hard gals which sentioned through China Bugor Refining Company (Debenturos)– Govenor Hennessy would put down slavery gueds were alleged to have been bought he was out the night. The wa got up so quickly that 3 per eont. pramíúin...
living in a stats of the most abject poverty in 4 Chinese houss. The Brat he knew of the matte; the sapan and orgo hosts had to run for Chinees Imperial Loss of 1974-Nominal). was when the plaintiff osme to the Longe with lolter, but beyond some slight damage to the Chinese Imperial Unas of 187-Nonius. the bill, sad he then overboard a quarrel between latter, no sccidents have been reported
A fire broke out on the night of the 27th
Chinese Insurance Company-82974 per share.
per share.
$895 per share,
share.
per share.
The
The termen's losses this season are put by one Yangtze Insurance Association-11: 755 por drain running through the centre Many trees were denuded of large limbs, and rest bare been disturbed. Along the Praza from of the town was simply discreditable. That out boses entered the use of a tile here and this point to Macgregor Barracks there are there, but no suricus damage to house proporty several rats in the road and several of the ooping it was likely to lend to disastrous results had, up to this time, been reported. The Reorun- stones of the sea wall have been washed in. there en he no doubt. In the mid-tion Club Bath house had entirely disappeared, East of the Wanelmi Folice Station vo bamboo and town of Leicester the infantile death piles and all, so far as could be made out la the jetties were carried away The Commissariat some of the piles loft, but a number of them. Preseding wastward from Peddar's Wharf, rate annually assumes alarming proportions blinding man and stay probably there are stoom-Inaneh sank at her marrings. during the summer months, and the faculty wore own to be miker ratten at the bottom: a stone junk is lying water-logged and wh have been much exercised to find outthecause ferais Par was shaking at half-past ten, and damaged alongside Laprak's Wharf. The wharf The opinion now expressed is that the air of the Paddar's Wharf was not to very sato place to itself bes saffered a little, bat not touch. At
with sewor town is impregunted
Imprail's wharf us- the P. and wha:f the temporary connection wor gas, the evilstead uptu at this time. effects of which infante are less able to throw tained soup damage, but was not moved. The between the Prays and the hand of the pier which off chico adults. How much more dangerous matabed at the bottom of Pottinger-strost, la was erected while the sea wall was being bailt must be the accumulation of such gas in a connection with the erection of a pier there, had has beos carried away, eoma of the planks of town he that of Vistoria is obvious, and blown down and floated away to the wastward, the pice have beux disturbed, and on the whart the presence of it to some degree is evi and an in crab was removed a distance of 200 is lying a balk of timber which has drifted thera sed the two spring.unards from the bath- foot by the sea.
The offers of the Harbour Department had bouse. The east end of the Ithang wharf has denced by the offensive smell proceeding from the ever traps in the streets after a stated their belief that the storm would aitbar been completely smashed up. At the Canton spell of dry weather. For a town situated reach its height between elevas and twelve and wharf some of the planks so the head and the like this there can be no doubt that the the gralpaly subside, or after midnight deve flooring of the house on the wharf have beet extensive adoption of the water closet sya-lepa into a savere typhoon. There was no great raised. The P..whart at West Point has had tem would have most dolsterious effects, increase in the strength or mueli alteration in nearly all its planke lifted, and during the gale Not only is the passing of night soll through the direction of the wind up to twelve o'clock, it was two fest under water: In the bight on the
but grate
are but the rain was almost poustant and at times east side of the burf there is a large amount of the town sewers objectionable,
A of very beary. The sea had inoressed, and was wreckage of cargo boats and sampaas which had danger arises from the saling away of the pipes in the houses, affording lodgment lopping over the Prays with zona foress, and this been lying there before the gate and were smashedt in conjunction with a hears gust of wind baret ap daring its continuavee. On the Praya at this ive matter, giving f for offensive steps to that end beyond encouraging certain him and his defendant's) wife, whodenied havlug ultimo, at the look of our office in a house de
in the famt of the brathouss at the Recreation part are a large number of small bouts which had The following settlementa-sre taken from Mrgnads. We reculled some months ago read Club and swamped the place. Fortunately alan hazled EP. Alongside ite Prays near the of the natives to form a society for the received the things and said they were purchased cupled by a Chiuntaan, and it is very fortunate R: STEIL's Freight Ciesular —...)
ing in A medical
paper an ecount of a case the Clat boate had been removal to the shelter Sailor's Home is a Chincher junk, which drifted. pression of kidnapping. This is all vary by a girl who was with her. rotater, he had that speedy assistance was rendered by sowe Danish steamer Or, 1,047 tons, Shanghai and in which an outbreak of skanes in of the Bernake bit of the private craft that there from hormooring off Fa Tow Chow. Her
daughter of a respectable Chinese taitor, who Chinese living next Roor. The fre, it is said,
Foochow to London, £3 per ton. house was traced to this cause. Illustrations had been left Tebind, one had been amashed cable basse at eight pa and she was carried well in its way, but the mansure requites now gone to Singapore; otherwise he would have originated from the bursting of spot in which Norwegiad'stesiner HAKON ADEIATEN, 903 toms, were given showing how the pipor bad in up-and azue cf the athers had taken to their down through the harbour and struck against the supplementing. No proplanation has been been able to bring aidsnastoshow thatthias burning sharotal was nerally kopt, thus igniting Shanghai and Proshow to London, 23 58
proper decant. A tres near the Pavilion Praya Wall about midnight. Mr. White, one of many places bean eaten through, so that a
ou the Cricket Ground had bosu uprooted, and the foremen of the Humane Society, with issued, no warning gived to persons holding
per ten count o ring, Falue $6, as to which credit wis the Leap of wood shavings which the Chinese domestic slaves that they are no property in gisan for pestment. The defendant explained were in the habit of colleuding for cooking par Britial ship TITANIA, K78 tons, Focoportion of the matter, instead of being car another quite a foot in diameter was napped off number of sammen from the Homs, and some
poses. A terrific wind was blowing during the
ried away was intercepted at those points a four feet from the ground. Poddar's Wharf had polles under Inspector Thomson, rassed a num Lendoa, 2 por tʊm öf 50 pubic foot.. Such chattels, and that they must regard them that he borrowed the insory te uz for this from whole night, and the fro, would, had it not been as fre. No efforts appear to have been made frisud, as it bad bson ordered bolore and out asiatanes, four, hatua aut on British ship AGNES MUIR, 853: tonu, to Havre and formed an accumulation generating lifted and worked until both the lamps at the ber of people on board, but one nisu in attempting.
and Hamburg, private terme. tained some hair of a decenned child.
system
this danger is absent, as also is the gas pipe, and of course the lights were extin. A chlamey fell down daring gale causing a great to acquaint all Chinese arriving here of the
His Lordship said that is wife would notulis uicated with the adjoining bones-Herald. American slip GSP Anusar, 1,570 (ous, svetom lines In the dry crib sud huu kan as angle suficient to brook the to jawy ashore fell in the water and was drowned. fact that they are perfectly free agente the pledge her husband's credit only for nous,
but that was very easily extended, and the defend Among some antographe resently sold at Fritish bark CHAN 602 tons. N more extensive danger of the generation of the guished. Just before midnight the débris of the crash ju Wosfera Markol but did no harm gases in the street sowers. That the Chineas bath-house arrived at Peddar's Wharf, where it Howard's wharfhse sustained na material damage, moment they land on British soil. In short, ant had somitted himself in the way, that he Leipsiu was better written by Queen Elizabeth. alwang to Hongkong, 37 cants per pioul,
About half-past ten o'clock seven members of lying on it on the 23rd ult, was all washed away, British bark MINI CARVILL 584 tone, Now. could be brought to adopt it we do not for a tak se to drifting westward bit by bit. but a large quantity of heavy timber which was moment believe, but failing that, their ow the Entune Soolaty, under stand of Foreinan The surface of the road all along the Prayn has things go on as before, and, save for the admitted his wife's authority to pledge his credit; It fetobed 375 france.
chwing to Hongkong, 33 cents per pioul."
bucket system, as it is termed, is probably Sampaor, started from Murray Pier to patral abs been very much ent pecially at those por vigiance and activity of the Police, we should for a silk handkerchief, which was not a m
rear, and a gold ring, which be had actually Rood, P will be published in the ensuing German bark CENTAUB, 108: tona, Nowelwanger and the most suitable for them to training at the Wanousi Police tious between the Harbour Master's Office and hear little of this grave erit that exists in paid for, and that would lead the plaintiff to supaalum by Mr. Murray. It is to be carefully and 10 Hongkong, B9 cents per pionl
French bark EDMOND GRESTIER, 800 ions, New-climate and the circumstances of the popüla Station it was reported that there were twe the P. and 0, wharf at West Polat, and between pose she had authority to plodge his credit for plentifully illustrated Our nidat.
in every form in Hongkong, but we are not
aware that His Excellener has taken any
It appeared there was charged in the same ac-
The prainised work on Japan, by Mr. E. J.
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