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This Works, the ONLY one of the find in China or Japan, is now in the NINETEENTH YEAD
not ac improbable one.
THE DAILY FILEES. MONDAY, DECEMBER 27TH, 188%
The United Serving Gasetle says:-We have good rosson for stating that the craise of the Brochants with the Princes Edward and George of Watch is not likely to be so prolonged as was originally intended. It is mors that probable that she will be in England by October next.
Wobur that the Bussar Admiralty has given out the first of a series of contracts this week for the construction of a flotilla of gunboats of the Grook alphabet typ, for service in the Pacifio, The near in gestion has been given to the Nevsky Engineering Works, on the Nova, which will constract three of those gunboats for the Government during the winter. United Service Fazel.
The whole of the gautuste of the Sheldrake | class-12 in amber-are to have their stability improved by having an additional amount of im haluat placed on board, "They are also to be fitted with broader lige kools, to correct their inclination to roll.
POLICE COURT
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24th Decansbar, BEFORE THE HON. M. 9. TONNpeиY. FIGHTING.
The Fulvia, 4, sorew surwaying vessel, 377 (685) Chau Akron and Long Amai, for feiting and tous, 619 (150) horse power, Commander Pelisin errating & discnebance near Canton stead Aldrich, was paid cut of commission in the steam, wharf, were fined half a dollar, each and to be main at Sharness Dockyard on the 17th instaposed in the stocks for an hour and a half, The Sylvio will be taken to Chatbam and placed. in the fourth division of the Madway Stoum
Retarve.
The colonsley of the 23th Fest, vacant by tho | donth of General Thomað Broke, has bann given On Saturday arousing preliminary game of te Lieutenant-General Julius E, Goodwyn, 0.0, football was played by soratoh sides, in which late of the slat (Welsh) Regiment, Liuterant
General-Goedwyn paund his whale regimental Messrs. W. Dnaman, C. Caldwell, owing to service in the dist, and was with it at Alma, Blanly, Loukbart, and Charley distinguished themsalvas. A tonch-down obtained by Cald-Inker nan, and before Sebastopol, where he was well enabled Nowington by a splendid kick to wcunde. He commanded a brigade of the Bongal secure the only goal gained. We understand that Army from March 1866 February 1870. the Club will play a match against the 27th Ra. giment to-morrow aftormozi.
the sonduct of these negoliations may be rendered
A BERAGGLER. John Bulion, a scoman, was charged with being straggler from the American ship Valparaiso, Ordered to be put on board bin ship'
time, nud pulled 4 milos to procuro masíatános. Tare other vessels returned and recuptured be. Prasiol
TERERAN, 29th November. Sheik Ablallah, the principal kinder of the Kasish fumurrcotion, hus roturned to Persian territory.
LONDON, 30th Novembor One thousand men have joined the land
Lougan at Killyburt, County Clare.
Advices from Lisbon minornes the death of the Archbishop of Gon.
Mr. G. Shaw Loferre, Scortary to the Aduir- alty, hus be appointed Chief Commissioner of Werks. Mr. Trevoljan, M.P., has been appolated AMAGLIING THE POLICE. Thomas Carter, blacksmith, Ameries, 708
Secretary to the Admiralty.
TEUERAN, 29th November, rentand, with ssssalting the police charged,
Obaidullah, the Kurdish leader, is harassing while in execution of their duty on the 2nd ins. the town of Urumials on the Kurdistan frontier, It appeared an Indian constable found the do- Three coming of the Parsian troops have been fandant on the Fraya Central engaged in an tepat di altercation with jimrieksha conle. This cof- stable asked him either to pay the conite or else go sp to the Police Station, and put his hand on Ais arro, when the defendsof struck the constable. Tha defendant wail he had never been in the jinxickaba-Fined $1.
BEFORE THE HON. NG CHOY.
ROGUE AND TAGABOND. Mak Aahan was ebarged with being, rogue
About fan peros were standing coard trim.
Defendant said he was arrested by utistako. Fined $3, in default sevəni daya” harzi kakour,
Chan Apan and Ha Ayan, fo gacabling with
GAMBLING.
operate against him. CONSTANTINOPLE, 30th November, Afr. Goschon #ill love here for Learton et the commencement of December and return in January
place vigorously to force the law before resort. Sug te romedial measures,
It has been decided to abolish the appointment of Chief Justice of the High Court of Exchequer.
the Chixers in Eabuon, as though thes could hope they will not be allowed to pass bo any guide toy hini beru. The circum- without very grave consideration by the atangs at thatwo.places.sen totally dissimilar. Legislativa Couboil, especially by the Labuan, like every other place, of course unofficial members. It is aminently desirable peeseeson criminals in its population, but it also that in a matter of such importance ist, like Hongkong, subject to the raider of party fooling should be lid näide as much as she criminal classon, of a thickly populated possible, and the quaation considered on its provinca liko Kwangtung. In Labuan the intrinsic merite. It is possible that instances Government may set about dealing with the may be pointed out in which flogging is pro- griminale of the place as a settled fastor in vided under eircumstances which do not tba population, but those who carry on their call for it, as in the case of the fogging of operations in Hongkong are hore to-day, Chinese for refusing to agakt ut fires, no gone to-morrow, and back again a few days such penalty attaching to Europeans for so afterwards if they think the handlies safe. ofering. This law, it will be rememberg, What we have to do in Hongkong is oot was repeated some months ago. If there are simply to catch them and reform them, but any others of the same kind lat them be to make the place a terror to them so that similarly dealt with, but the broad principle they shall be afraid to repeat their visits. of retaining flogging as a papishment ren-
The semi-official St. Petersburg Agenes Buses, Te effect this end there is no more powerful dered necessary by the circumstances of the
LONION, 30th November. referring to what it describes as the conjectural
The Tudian Government loan has been issued weapon than flogging. It is a punishment Colony ought to be defended to the utmost
The Daily Telegraph says:-Professor Nor- and unfounded statements of some negspapier
For 23 mililous sterling at 3 per cent. The strictly in conformity with Chinese ideas, A timo may come when a period of scavonskjöld's latest Arctis discoveries na about ta rospecting tho negotiations between the RussiNDI
minimum was fired at 98. The subsription list... olog on December 7th. ... and if the Governor would in this in in the adjoining provins may induce such an be iarned to scount by Rassis Wo are informed the Chinese Governments, says: Although
London, 1st December stance follow the advice of bia estecuod influx of priminsig into the Colony that it will that the Russian invernment has recently pur
Lord Salisbury, in a sprock at Woodstock yea- "loading Chinese" we feel sure he would be impossible to repress crime without this chased in Sweden these fast steamers, which are dient by the distance hates the two States and vagabond.
A Chiurse constable said that on the previous terday, said the Tory members will hppon the about to bodespatched to Es migalatinek, a Siberian and the instructions of the Cinese represents- be led to a correct decision and one which form of praiabinent, Rogard must be had town close to the Russs-Chinese frontior. The tivo, they nevertheless continue to be carried ou day he was in plain clothes near the Tang Wahrooy of confiscation of landed property in Lis. would not place him in opposition to the views to contingencies as well as to existing circum-route to be taken by these vossels is the following: with a mutual losite for a pancofurandarstanding Hospital, and saw the defendant sitting on a land. Ha ridiculed the idea of a proprintory pea of the British-end foreign community. Tostances, and the one we have mentioned is/-Round the Norwegian coast, through the which is sirangthened by the onorous burden of stool. We was shaking sorao dies with a cap. Savtry, and said it would ha nemessary in the inst White Sea, part Notaje. Semlja to the Kara Ses, the military precautions which the action of the and thenge up the river Obi. In Tobolsk they but for which the Marquis Tseng is in no way Übizeze Government compelled Russia to tako, show the light in which fogging has been in its existence, and will by published as soon as
will find awaiting the sevenl large transports regarded by the Legislature is the past we pratiesbla after the class of the surront year,"
A pourp rièr is taking place between America, It has been compile from the MesT AUTEEN. propose to give one or two extracts from the The delivery of the English mail was began of sinali deught, den with military stores, and responsible." Tother St. Petersburg journals, entry ing strong reinforcements of troops destined the Golos and the Noooe Fremy, both complain at 7.56 yatarday morning.
for service against the Chinggo army, should the of the deley in the negotiations with the Marquis dice near the Tang Wah-Hospital, were fined--Franon, and Carmany, relative to the employment Tic Sources, and no pales have been spared to Ordinances Ordinance-12-of-1863 recites
The Banks, Insurance Offoss, and Govern complication still pending botmon Peking and Teg. lattor paper stating that the Chinese ronder it TROUGHLY RELIABLE, Luth as B
that, Whereas the ponishments hitherto
ATHENG, 30th November. The Great Government bas rejestr the Directory and asa Work of Referenss ou Cumawarded by the laws of this. Calony are in- ment Ofices will be closed to-day and Saturday St. Peterburg result is war. Taking these in Ambassador discusses each point separately with he first defendant $4, or ten days bard labour, of the stock of silver held by those coantribe.
Dezb, Now Year's Day.
There was a previons conviction against the first toy, the steamers will then pressel as the Istitch the authorities at Paking after erory visit to the and the second $2 or five days hand Inb. to Semipalatius, bone a few forced marcles Foreign Often, The Golos sage that his Ex-isfondant
friendly goun sol of the Great Pawers to auspend mercial Matters.
suficient to deter from crimes of viglence, We neto by the Straits Times that the Freuebwill bring the troops to the Chinese frontiersellenoy is much concerned lest boshould be held
UNLAWFUL: POSSESSION,
hot armament. and provides that in all cases of violence "the barque Courrier Las obanged owner and colours. By this expedient an enormous saring of time responsible by the Chinose Governmost for the
Ng Afu, marine hawker, was ändt 95, in de-
TEERAN, S0th November, detay. and fatigue the soldiery will be affected in con. Supreme Court may in addition to the punish- and is now flying the Siamese flag.
fealt meva daya" hard labour, for being in pós- The son of Sheff, Abdullah, with several then- fession of oma mps of which he could give no sand men and guna captured at Tennial s meat now awarded for such crime, direct that
Batarday's Gazette contains no notification re-voying reinforcements from Russia Proper to the
opposed the sings of Timoas Bey proceeding the offender, if a male, be once, twice, or thrice lative to the departure on laave of the Hon. J. M. extreme eastern limits of the Empire Thas the THE HONGKONG TESTIMONIAL TO atisfactory.sccount.
navigate rivers of Siberia, tharla to Nordensk
to the relief of the town: PROFESSOR NORDENSKIOLD. pulitkly or privately whipped." Ordinance Fries or the appointment of an Asting surveides plorations, will be for the first time utilizad
• Nữ Ayeung was charged, on ranand, with at-
ADEN, Ist December, for the facilitation of military uparations,
tempting to commit suicide on the 18th instant. The Thiet, with the outward mats of Novoa 3 of 1808 again recites that, "Whereas the
Sir Brooke Robertson was booked to leave Eng/
It appeared the man threw Limes off the bar 19th, laft hore for Bombay at 9, this morn- crimes of child-stealing and of taking or de-land for Hongkong by the P. and O. steamer The following items are extracted from the
Central Market Wharf into the water and in the jug, and the Kaisar-i-Hind; tur Galle and Cal- taining of persons against their will have Brindisi, whose date of departure was the 8th London and China Express of the 19th ultimo :-
fall out his head. He was seen and picked up by a enita, at the same time
LONDON, Rod December, recently much increased in the colony, and instant.
The Church Missionary Intelligenoor for the To Profomor Baren A. B. NORDENSKIOLD, sto, police boat and taken to the spital. He admitted.
to the police that he intended to drawn. himself, „Tùn British Govenment, bes proposed to the ourrest month osnéains an interesting letter on. Academy of Boiences, Stockholm. whereas it is expedient that the punishment
but when the case was last before the court he said Powers whose ships armed part of the paral de- Sin-On the occasion of the Public Welcome that by scuidant he dropped 33 into the water monstration lafore ulcieno that the feet would hitherto awarded for crimes of this nature
the vleit of Bishop Burden of Hongkong to Foc should be aggravated with a view to their
Bishop hold an ordens at the latter place the given to yourself and your gallant comrades of and want down to look for it, but conid not find not gat, be disperard, and that the Ennpeza son the Vega, by the residents of this City, on the it. The wind was strong and knocked him cert should be maintained in order that the vo Mossrs. A. A. de Mello & Co. suppression," and provides that the Supreme
The Zephyr, 4, screw composite gunboat, 436 3rd November last, you wire informed that thogainst a stone, injuring his bead. He was ook rosining stipulations of the tasty of Berlia Messrs. Campbell & Co. Court may, in addition to the punishment
Cander Pollard, which left Plymouth, on (983) tous, 536 (60).horss Tower, Jiaotennat-admiration felt for, the great deed you had socom on board the steame Kwangtung. Felling to find his rinney, bo wished to die. He now ex Wilson, Nicholls & Op. Messrs. Wilson, Nicholls & Co. beretofors awarded for auth crime, direct
the 30th ultime, arriend at Gibraltar on the staplished was taking another and mero anduring pressed his sorrow for what he had done and Messrs. Hodge & Co.
bat the offandur, if a mala, bo obte, twice,
and left on the Uth instant for Malta, en route forri than that which was embodied in the pane-promised not to repeat the offen Mesars. Kolly Walsh. Sgbai.or thrice publicly or privately whipped."
for the China Station,
gyrics and cheers of the moment. SHANGILI.....Messrs. Tall & Holtz.
The prumble of Ordinance 2 of 1875 reads, SHANGHAI ..... Messra. Kelly & Wolsh. NoxrREEN & Messre, Hall & Holta and Kolly Whorens it ta expedient to make better EIVER Pour}
& Walsh, Shanghai
provision for the punishment of persons NAGASAKI The C. and J. Trading Co. HIO, OSAKA..The C. and J. Trading Co.
guilty of selling, purchasing, or decoying into Yokonana......Japon Gartle 00.
the colony, or unlawfully detaining therein, Chinese women and female children for the purpose of prostitution, and of decoying Chi. nose into or away from this colony for the purpose of einigration, or for any other purpose;
Various additions have been made, tending to remtor the Work still more valuable for re. lotones. The descriptions of each Port have beon carefully rovisod, and the trade statisties brought down to the latest dates attainable. *
The Dirostory will, as menal, be published in Two Forms Complete of $5; or with the Eists of Residents, Port Directories, Plan of Hong kong, and Code of iguals, a $3.
Orders for Copies may be forwarded to the Daily Prass Office, where it is published, or to
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NOTICE.
WATSON
AND
FAMILY AND DISPSSING
CHEMISTS.
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We would direct attention to the alteration in
the date of departars of the O. and O. stammar Oceanic from to-morrow to Thursday, the Suth
instant.
not contain the report of the Colonial Surgeon
The last issue of the Government Facile doon the builth of Colony for 1879, so it cannot appear this year. Will it hurt F
?
A proclamation has been issued by the Rajah of sarawak offering very favourable and fempting torms to Chinese to settle with their wives and familles on the Rajang river.
ordination.
The following latters have been handed to us with a request for publication — ·
Hongkong, 23rd August, 1880.
ÁTTEMPTED SUICIDE.
FALSE PRETENOES.
should be aurried out.
LONDON, 2nd December. A further reinforcement of 500 omrines bas been ordered to Troland.
The City of London Corporation has resolved to present General Roberts with the Freedom of the Cits and a sword of kemanr.
Pemaraw, 1st December. In consejorde of the Peraian Government having demanded that the Porto ehould punish Sheik Abdullah, a fores of Turkish troops has been despatotied to the Porainu frentior.
The Sith, a bandaomo secow steamer of about 2.00 tons, built to the order of Mesurs: Gellatly, Healey, Sewell, and Co., of London and Liver From a table of meteorological observations pool, for their line of steamers trading between taken at the Government Look Hospital, we note London and the Par East, was launched on the this the rainfall for last zacnth was only 0.06 6th inst, by Messrs. Auten aid Mansel, White inch, as compared with 214 inches in Novemborineb, on the Clydų This vessel is sister ship to
the Mahan, built by lesere. Aitken and Mansel kong, and it in their hope that you will be pleasant was master of a salt junk solled Kam Wax to the conversion of Batoum into a free port. for the sains owners last year. The engines, of Jamoa Lewdon and Co, hasgow. 300-horse-power nominal, will bo fitted by Messrs.
1879.
+
the order of Isabel the Catholic on Mr. Edward His Majesty the King of Spain bas conferred
Riddle av u rencruition of his services in the
kong.
The Civil Servants here were both surprised Friday, Christmas Eve, as is formar yearn. We and disappointed at not receiving a holiday on notice that the day was observed as a boliday at Singapore,
Ordered to find sosurity in two sureties of 910 It now becomes my pleasing daty, therefore, Bach to be of good behaviour for three months; to inform you that a Silver Vass will go forwardin dofants to be committed for seven days. by the, meil stanmer this day addressed to the
Cheung Achouig was sharged with obtaining British Minister st Stockholm with the request rios under tales protsuses, on the 23rd instant, that he will take the earliest opportunity of hand. Zo Aphin, master of a rice shop in Pokfolum man and benght 2 worth of rice. He said he
ST. PETERSBURG, 1st December. ing it to you on betalf of the Community of Hong road, said prisoner esme to bis shap with soother
The Ramian Government has under considera- to accept the same.
and was leaving the barbour immediately, that the
ST. PETERSBURG, 2nd December. The spirit in which the offering had its origin mm with him war bis employé, that he had spent
Negotiations which have been ordered en (?) all the money he had brought ashore with him and is now unde, is wmbodied in the words you but would go back and fetch the meter to pay respecting Eudja have failed to remove the will find engraved thereon, which are as follow for the rive, leaving his employé at the shop natif difficulty in comenclive therewith, and further Ta Profesor Adolf Erio Nordenskiold, the he returnal. Witness agreed to this and sent concessions will he necessary icter on the part Chius, has been launched by Mestre, Beylton, Discoverar of the North-East Passage. In re his anrvant Apo to warry the rice. Finding pri. of Russia or China in order to or stures pouseful shire is a vessel of about 2,800 tons dead weight Park on the Homeward Route of the Vega, Nobis leaving behind him two jackets and a pair of
Jonow, Desorber. Dixon, and Co., Hartlepool. The Montgomery, membranes of his visit to this the first British soner did not retera, his companies said he would, settlement of the questice at issue.
go and look for him. Witness lot him do so, on
Owing to the early meeting of Parliament capacity, and is 280 feet long, 35 fest inches
Me. Pariall has mata application to Government to postpone the trial of himself and walkarous. It is proposed by Irish sympathisers in marios to soad Aqerisan kawyers across to Dublin to defend the leugners. Tatest scoots fran the West of Ireland state that outrages are daily increasing. Russia has accepted the proposel made by the British Government respecting the internation.l.flset, but Austria has rejected it..
The Montgomeryshire a sorow steamer, built
fended to form one of his line, of steamers to
beam, and 24 Feet 6 inches depth of hold. Sho vembar, 1879. This Vaso is presented as a token will be fitted with passenger aerommedation in a of their appreciation of his great enterprise, by companion come back to the shop with the full poop. Her sagines, of 180-borse power the resiñonta of Hoarkeng.".
unival, will be supplied by hesaro, Thumss Richardon and dogs. Reflapcol.
whatsoever," and the Ordinance provides that lasing of the cable here Manila and Haug to the order of Mr. D. J. Jooking, M.P., and in- [ whipping way be indicted for second offences. The preamble of Ordinance 4 of 1872 recites tliat," Whereas crime has greatly increased since the branding of criminals on sccepting conditional pardone, and since the punishment of fogging for returning to the ecluny in CO, violation of the conditions of such partons have been discontinued," and section 2 pro- vides that a deported convict on returning to the colony shall be liable to undergo the re- mainder of his original sentenco "and Also, if a male, and, if convicted subsequent to his return to the colony of any felony, or other crime, which the Court sentencing such convict may consider to be so brutal, inveterate, or unischievous as to justify extra ordinary massures, shall be liable to be onco,
By Appointment to His Excellency the Go. VERNOR and his Royal Highness the
DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGĢIST9, PERFUMERS.
PATENT MEDIOJNE VENDORS,
Axl
DRUGGISTS' SUNDEFMEN,
Pansensen Sme: SṛEPLIER,
The are informed by the Agents (Messrs. But tarfeld sed Seire that the Owen Stromship Company's stom Lerta let Liverpool, for this part uud 3hanghai, on the 245 instants the Priam, from London, left Eingapore poa the same day for this port and Japan; and the Jason, from Liverpool, left dingspem for this and Shanghai on the 25th instant.
i
Jas. B. CoreuTZIA,
It only remains for me to express a wish that yen roay Bve long wal happily to add Erich Instre The Sote of the University of Cambridge to Science and Progrben-Iromina, Sir, your have granted the degree of D.D. (jure dignitatis) obedient servant, to the Right Her. Charles Ferry Scott, Diskop of North China. The detra was presented by Hon. Secretary," Nordenskiold Testimonial tha Pabliu Orator in a Latin spacol. In present The Penang Caste of tho 14th December saying the Bishop the Orator referred to the Bishop's. that diving operations are going on very sub- education at the Chapterhouse and Jeans Collage,
To J. B. COUGHTRIE, Esq. staily at the wrock of the Braner Castle and the fact the he was, the great grandson DEAR SIR-I had yostoring the hoone of ru, d, was wir European disers see of Thomas Snott, the endurentator, and nephew receiving the silver vise, which yon on behalf of out by the Liverpool Salvage Association hourly of Dr. Perry, the first Bishop of Melbourne, the community of Hongkong sent me in remem expect a couple more to assist them, the process Allusion was also made to the Blahop's labours
sheos. On Thuesday, about soon, prisoner prisonar. They were seizing holt of caob other. prisoner saying he had paid $2 to his compania and his comparison saying he had never got it. Witness sent than both to the i'oliootitation.
Aponaid he carried the rice for the pri- soner to a whare, and prisoner said he would bring the mat back to the shop and pay for the rise,
Wong Ki Choang, earth coolic, the man who was with prisacor, said he sent prisoner at bia master's. Prisoner said he muted for en- gage maa at $12 a month as crook on Loard a salt junk. Witness agreed to sopapt the em. ployment, and prisoner then tont hit to the
CONSTANTINOPLE. 3rd December. The Albanian league bos bace dissolved. A special commission has been appointed by the Turkisk Government, composed of the Grand Vizlar, the Minister of the Interior, the Minister for Foreign A fars, and the Minister of War, to
the first witness. On Thursday witness met insurrectionists.
rice shop, where the events decurred as stated by devise rigorous measures against the Kurdish
LONDON, 4th Decembar, prisoner in High-stest and asked him to pay
to do so, but afterwards refused.
Mr. Farnell's application to the Government to
best refused.
of bringing up the cargo will of course be codiming the last six years za a miestenary, and to brance of the Pego's visit to the first British port twide, or thrice publiely or privately Blogged," Biderably secolorated. Several tenders, we hear, the arduous expedition recently undertaken by on her homeward route, and as a token of the the $3 to the first witness. At first he promis postpone the trial of the Land Leaguen haa
famine-stricken population of the interior of Northsidents of Hongkong. him for the purpose of distrianting relief to the appreciation of the Vega's Peripher by the re- China.
-Plesse to prasent to the donors my most hourly thanks for this royal presont, o master-piece of artistical taste and workmanship.
AFEATED WATER MAKERS,
have teep russived for raising the bull of the It will be observed that the crime of which the vessel, but none have han losed with up to date SHIPS' MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTED, convict is found guilty need not necessarily The Marquis Thing (observes the Shanghai be one of brutal violence in order to subject Mercury) is not thought by his canntrymen to trim to flagging; it is sufficient that it ba enjoying the tiam cum dignitakua a bad of rans. The Bhen pro kayu :--- ramonė is car _Norton.—To avoid delay in the axegution of be. of "se inveterate or mischievous a charront in Peking that the Marquis Tulog, who is Ordera it is particularly requested that all acter," ate. The quotations from the ordia-accredited Minister to three Courts of Europe business communications be addressed to the ances above given afford very satisfactory evi is returning to Chino on noouunt of ill health,
and that another Minister, med Che Yn90, Firm, A. SWATSON and Co...or
dance of the opinion of former legislators out womber of tho Toung li amen, will probably HONGKONG DISPENSARY 31 as to the efficacy of forging, and that go abroad to take the place of the Marquis on the
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Communications on Editorial matters should be
dessed" The Editor," wut there on business "The
Manager,'' and not to individente by rena.
latter's rotors.”
It is unce that Mr. G. C. Lee, C.M.G.. the recently-appointed Governor of Labuan, bas been instructed by the Government to afford every facility for the opening out: of tradë” în
It was enterprising English merchants who Bernes, and to adopt such measures as he may more thas the hundred years ago.first drew consider best calculated to develop commercia! the attention of the sivilised world on the North- relations between Bornee and Great Britain. It East passage, and since then no nation has done ceived full powers to make such arrangements the joy regions of the far north Is parnostly to be boped that Mr. Lees has res much as the English for the exploration of as be may deem juticions to attain the end in
Prisoner said he was going basir to pay for the rice, but it was dark; He was willing to pay for it now. He said he was not the master of a junk, and that the name ho gave was his trading an.
Romanded until the 20th instant.
The combined fleet latoly assembled in the Adriatio, will disperse to-day the British portion proceeds to Malta..
The Daily News pabliskos & lelogram from ita special correspondent, stating that six thousand Hamsian troops have arrived at Nakh-obioan, on the Persian frontier.
-TEHERAN. 4th Docomber. News has been recgivid børs thut the Kardish Chief Obeidullat has defeated the Paramu troops, indicting beavy loss and capturing several guns," - and that he is so threatening Uramih.
THE ENGLISH MAIL
THE FRENCH MAIL. The M. M. Co.'s steamship Anadyr, Captain Hernandez, from Marseilles 14th lime, opinion, it is needless to remark, was one
view - the development of comimaras bakween The enthusiastic reception of the Vegs in the Naples, Fort Said, Scez, Aden, Colombo, Point The Pall Mall Guselle mys: To Trung-tang: Bunco and British Possessions. The Trusty at first English port in which she anchored after de Galle, Singapore, and Saigon, with the Len- founded on long experience. It is now
the conqueror of the valmis of Turkestan, wm- known that the Secretary of State has been mander-in-chief of all the troops on both sides of presentexisting contains clauses which evidently anwise enough to approve of the expunge-the Great Wall, seems to be a sort of Chinese tead rather to restrict the trade than otherwise having accomplished the North-East passage, will don mail of the 19th November, arrised here Tha sabjoined telegrams are Correspondents are requested to forward their name ment of flogging from the Ordinances except Bismark, with differences. So we infer from and these might be altered with advantage to all therefore remain one of the most splendid ro. this morning. 204 address with somniostions addreened to theju cases of brutal violence. Kidaapping can the Austrian Court Szechenyi, whe, it may be
miniscences of her voyage, and the Hongkong talen from the Straits Times Balram the account given of an interview with him by
LONDON, 25th November. ditor, not for publication, but ca evidence, good hardly be called a crime of brutal violence, remembered, was foiled in his attempt to enter 27th Foot, retires on half-pay; Major Fransis Vega expedition attest the manner in which he lision took place with a Russian vessel of war.
The Gazelts netißer that Capt. Fracois Coffey, testimonial plate will to all the friends of the
The Spezzia was a local staumee and the vol feed though it is a much more diabolitene that Tibet about the same time se Projevalsky. Tec Brodigeu. 28th Foot, to be lien avionel vics Residents of Hongkong know how to appreciate
LONDON, 26th November. that of knocking a man. down and stent he describes as a small, fat, jovist fellow of siity-Basval Colonel C. A. S.Dickins, placed on balf the peaceful and unbloody congnosts on the fold
seven years, bis fenteres se coarse, but his small pay; Capt. Charles Thackeray to be major, vios of discovery and sience.
The Cabinof has decided not to propose any All letters for pallination should be written on oneing hiwatch. Reliable statistics are not eyes sparkle with malice, and are never till Brodigan. The promotion to the rank of
coercite measures for Treland, and that a Docetur He knows the extent of his authority and brooks
ber session is not necessary to introduos at Ire- available to us, but we believe we contradiction. This in China is the scorot of captain of Lieut. J. M. Sherrard, dased Sept. be reversed for year young community, which The Qawn has invested Sir Fredarick Roberts vent bonds into three and three and half per cent
land and bill.
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d'eftlasments which are not ordered for period will be continued until countermanded.
Bife of the paper only,
MARRIAGE.
On the 24th December, 1980, at St. John's Cathe, feal, Hongkong, by this Ros. W. Jetnings, Colonial Chaplain, BWIS MACKINTOSH ELEARETH LOSE dangator cf. the Into Thomas Hampson, Honirs, of Aigbarth Liverpool (No Cards).
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concerned.
ia causolled. Liest. J. M. Sherrard to be cap
May a prosperons, great, and glorious future maintaining oneself in a high position. Friend-tain, vics C. Thackeray, Licut.. William Hel-by her most favourable position for commerce, skip, esteem, confdenos are useless and even burt combe Franols, to be captain, vico T. . H hot pleasing olimato, har picturesque situation, ful sentiments. Yat Tso has the reputation of Lowa, rotired; Lent. John H. F. Jasson, to be being honest and upright he has the command captain, sind T. A. II. Lowe, rotired: Lieut.ad macet of all by the energy and public spirit of large sum of money, but sives nothing. He John H. F. Jason, viss B. P. Willord, seconded of her inhabitants, seems to be destined soon to lives in the greatest simplicity: his clothes are for service as an adjutant of ancillary forces; becnie the Queen town of the Pacifle. I remain, nid and worn. He employs his large salary in buying Krapp guns for his country. But he is die dward Algernon D'Arcy Thomas. Sir, your most thankful and obedient Servant, ornelly severe, even forocioss. He is married, Foot, to to lieut,
A. E. NORDENSKIOLD. Stookholm, 2nd November, 1990.
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The F. and 0. Cal's steamship Zombṛrdu, Captain Chapman, from Bombay 3rd, Galle 10th, Penang, and Singapore 19th instant, with the London Mail of the 19th November, arcivei here early yesterday morning. She subjoined teagrams taken from the Straits Timirs Extra :---
WASHINGTON, 5th Decemba President Hayes, in a nusssage to Congress. resummends the conversion of Bre and six par
the Chinese Government.
SL PETERBURs. 6th encikser. Now has ranched here that Northern Afghani
state to mi musotted condition, it con plandering villages and caravane of the depredations of Mory Turkomuus, who are
currier in saying that this crins has such
with Insignia Military Koight Grand Crose bond. ingrossed since the punishment of flogging
Order Bath.
Owing to the extreme security of the weather,- was discontinued. The crime statistics of the
Sir Aliander Cockburn, Chief Justice of shape containiog dve million bushels of grain are
ice bound in Lake Erie. present year will, when published, place this
England, died on the let us
NEW YORK, 25th November.
LONDON. 6th December, question beyond speculation. In either case,
American Contis are frozen over mod 125 alips An enormous and onbbusístic meeting of Land however, the consideration of the prosperous
icebound.
Leaguers was held at Waterford yesterday. Mr. LONDON, 27th Nevanihor.
Farmall made a long address to the meeting, in times teading to diminish crino would apply
The Irish State prosecutions conmense in which he socused the Goverment of conspiracy to this as well as to other offences, and combat bates women: be sint his wife home to ber
The Charybdis, 17, serow-oorvolle, Cuptsin
Dablin on 28th December.
against the rights of Ireland. paranta, long ago. "He watches the conduct of Charles F. Botham, was paid off at Devonport mon sense alone indicates that flogging must his soldiers with extreme digong, and has inter on the 9th inst., under the superintendance of
Senior United Service Club gave a banquet
BERLIN. December. Carlet conn, Sweden, the 3rd Nov,, 1880,
last night to Sir Frederick Robarts. Prince of. An order for a formidable ironolad ins, besn HONGKONG, DESEMBER 27TH, 1880. bure a répressive tendency. It ought therefore dicted their asing eplum under the savormat Captain William B. Genat, of the Royal Adelaide;
to be retained us a punishment for this class pecalties. His executioner is always within all the officers and men being granted have not To JAMES B. COLGATEIE, Esq. Hon. Secretary Wales, Duke of Cambridge, and Duke of Coa-reoited by a shipbuilding ito at Stott fram
Speaking of arms, he declared that fibuse of Gir- the 28th prox. She is to have her must serious
"Nordenskiöld testimonial.”
nanght wors present.
Mr. F. Adam has started for India. Onore_ja_the Colony is at present at a very of crime, which is one that gives an immette Risa manufacture are the best, English and defonts made good, and will then be navigated For the exaondingly splendid and insgráficent |
Right Hon. Jabri Duke, Lord. Coleridge," has tow ebb. On the other hand the gandex.root of trouble to the police in detecting Asian guns being care bad, the shared soul to Canada ty no ores for gas vowels open prosunt, winch, in good order, romeliably-coenghusen appolated bod Chief Justion of Baghand noodle-gena, mauufantured it Hon-Tonon arsenal, the North American and West Indina Station, ceptionally full. How far the existing im and whish involves the colony in great ex-bidly Szechenyi declared was very satisfactory. Upon arrival she will to handed over to the with the Tege suoberad last year in your patizolset Ballinrobs landlord in Lie onrvesting reached as the same data and the same hour aS | The Ornogamen who voluntuored to assist the munity-from-crime-is due to Sir-Jozr Pore peose-to-keep the kidnappers-while they are--An adeunt by another writer states that in Canadian Government as a training-ship, and to
WASHINGTON, 6th December, HENNESSY's policy and how far to other cir in gaol. There are other offences for forwing abuses he drives like Jeba," and that forn a nucleus for a Canadian Navy. Captain one borbear, bag to send through you my sin. have left under strong escort.
LONDON, 29th November. The Sodortary of the United States treasury Hother has been onmplimented by the Admiralty serest and boartist thanks to the Bosidonte of cumstances is a question to which only an up which whipping may be inflicted under the people not only fear but heror him.
Parliament is summoned to-mest on Gta Jam-resonemende either the suspension of oninage of The Hongkong Police Force is possibly in a board, and a large proportion of the petty officers. May only hope is that I shall be able to person-
on the high state of efficiency and discipline on Hongkong.
nary for the dospatch of businees.
silver dollars, ep that the silver dollar should ta proximate answer can be given. The in. the law as it stands at presset which may
good a state of efficiency at the present did.os.itave, in consequedos, kson proatel to higher
The Ouldstream Guards have been ordered to made equivalent in value to the gyal dollar. habitants of the Kwangtung province haye with more THRSON be considered as not bus ever been since its formation, most certately legs. One Ltile incident may be mentioned ally thank you alt for the cup, which alwaye
Ireland.
President Hayes has suggested that Generat for the last year or two been enjoying com.requiring such severe punishment, but in in a better state of organisation now that it was in sonnection with the Charybds. The Captain's shall be one of my dearest memories from the sowas impossible that the present condition of Ire of the American Army
Lord Granville, in a spesch at Elanley, said it Grant should be appointed to the chief command parative prosperity and the outturn of thieves these cases the whipping is ordered by the tow years back. But the Government to nothing galey is said to hara besten everything she came somplishment of the North East pusnage,-Ireland could continue; Government, be said, intoud
TEERAN, 6th Doçamber. us consequently hoon Tass. By this state magistrate and is not of nearly no-severe a or join for a cocond test of yeare, beyond helding on the China station, so the origin, Dear Sir, your and the Residents of Ifsag. to introduce measures dealing with the disorders The Kurdy have attacked a party of Tersian of things this Colony is much advantaged, character as that given under neues of eg the distant bou of an suspectorship when Experintendent's galley at Davenport, which was Eong most obedient servant, as Hongkong always attracts a considerable the Supreme Court. The question is also any sure Washonld have thought that nonepted; and the match-stakes £8 a rido-cam
a echome, simple and not very exposito, might off. The course was from off the Dookyard jetty f proportion of the criminals of the neighbour-open to argument wherber for very many have been devised whereby the sorvinus, of time.
round the old Flows, lying up Hargasse, off: Wil- ing mainland. It may therefore be concluded petty offences a moderate whipping would expired men could have bon retained, an promos core, and back. A fai; start was made, and si- that the present state of things is only not be a more effective punishment than in-tion to the rank of inspector is slow work, nen though the pulling of the Charybdie's was good,
of that grado of lata years having settled dorthe Admiral Superintendent's galor como In: partially dependent on our mode of trating prisonment. The offences we refer to for in the colony with, apparently, the intention of Reveral ionts length ahead.
about to lose the services of one of the most of the 19th 'altimo
The following items sa from the same paper exurgetio and intelligent of its mambara, Deten an inspectorship in the Singapore Pahoa. This arrived at Malta on the 17th instant. tive-Bergeant Toomey Daving been appoiutel to The Portt guste gunbeat jo, from Manila, officer, who will have served his ten years in Feb-
Mr. Worman Gilbert Michael-Innas has been seg next, is simply lost to the Colony Boonust there is no scheme of promotion ex emoinuent appointed a Cadet in the Civil fervise, Hongkong.
to induce man to enter for contiguous service
grave a clnilynirs to the coxswain of the Admini
The latest mail advices réctived bome were pen
that pravail and to provide for the Future inppi-pilgrims retouring from Mecca, "Killing and bean of the people of Ireland. The European wounding 500. Coneert, he continued, is still existing, our rea. lations are friendly with Russia, batzo Alliavo
LONDON, 7th December. Mr. Farnell.has been prosouted with the free- tom of the city of Waterford,
Obituary Sir James W. Colvile.
LOU PALANDEE, Captain, R.S.N.
British Legation, Stookholm,
or sseret treaty has been entered into November 10th 1830,
The commander and six of the craw of Her BizWith reforesco to you letter of the Bad Asjesty's ganhoat Nanty have been murdered
ALLAHABAD, 7th December: The Viceroy was attacked with fewer at Bom ult accompanying a Silver Vase and Cap for at the Belcmon Islando.
Adrices from Noamen to 37th October bring bay, bat, recovering, started for Calcutta on the prasantation to Barn Nordenskiöld and Captain nows of the massacre of a portion of the crew of 5t5. He had a rolapse yestormy and halted bere Palander respectively, I beg to inform you that the outter daite at the Island of Senti, in the here unexpectedly this afteruvon. There was to op their arrival I addressed a note to the Minister South Seat. The roesel was engaged in labour demonstration, at his special reggert. Ead de for Forsiga Afairs of Sweden and Norray recruiting at the island. Two canes loads of Grey, who left Aliuliabad this morning for Balra, natives, come on board, apparently on a friendly has been called to Caloutts, and the reception stating that the inhabitants of Hongkong were assion. After a boat's crom roused by programas is postponed indefinitoly desirous to mark their appreciation of the services jians, had gone ashore, the islanders forrounded
LONDON, 8th December, A seriotis riot has ovenrred at Bronkborough,.
the other men
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the criminals when they are caught here. It which flogging is specially provided are gaol remaining some time. These remarks occurred to us when we heard recently that the Foros is is, however, necessarily dependent upon it to offences, under Ordinance 4 of 1868; indecat sopre-aztent, and a superficial observer might exposure of the person, assuelle, and malicious be inclined to award all the gredit to Sir injury to property, under Ordinanes 1 of 1853, JOEN POPE HENNESSY's system. There can and tree outting, under Ordinance 12 of 1865, be no doubt that the system of keeping old The flogging clauses of these Ordinances have offenders locked up for considerable terms been by no means inoperative until within the
rendered to science by these gentlemen, and that Captain MMiling, who was sitting in the stors which can make it worth his while to rausit The Ameer 3, scrow composite gun-vessel, accordingly I had too requested to forward of the vessel cleaning firearms, and split his head County Fermanagh, owing to the authorities and treating, them rigorously hus a good last few years... The proposed legislation on here, and histon years' mining and naturu! 74 tous, 750-borso power, has been pal into Dook these testimonials for pressutation, and requested open with a tomabawk, and mutilated him and hovitig probibited an intended westing of the effect in diminishing crime, as when the monthis subject will involve very considerable abilities as a police officer go to the Singapore se Stearness to La brought forward for son service
board, but some of the black and Leaguers. The Riet Aot was, read and are safely lodged in gaol they cannot be alterations in the statute book of the Colony Feres instsad of being retained in this Colony.us eos as possible, and will probally prosced to that is Excellency would have the goodness to crew sad soven rearvita attacked the islanders eventually the rioters were dispersed by the Dru-
Sergeant Toomey will be a great acquisiting to the Uaina Station:
apply for the permission of His Swedish Majesty killing pereral and ending a box. Two ogous and the Police who were called out. preying upon their neighbours. Tho prin- A foolish attempt was made a short time ago the Folies Foreo to which he is going, as his
ADEY, 8 Doomwher. toenable Barga Nordenskiöld and Captain Palan- tives, who took refuge in the hold, menzoud the
murderers with muskets, and then retired. The The steamabip Rovenza with mails of the 26th eiple of dealing severely with old offenders to make it appear that what the Governor had ten years service in Hongkong suficient to
judicate. He has many times bern commended Frackow Cutabor 5th, Shanghai Sth, Yokohama der to capt these presents. I may add that I boat's crew was afterwards attacked, and all but Nav, left for Bombay at 10 o'clock last night. is an undoubtedly sound one. But in the obtained was really nothing at all, since men by His Honour the Chief Justice, and not arid San Francisco) 9k, Manila 10th, Hongkong did so.at the auggestion of Faron Nordenskild two killud: A native, who was in charge, plunged repression of crime, in addition to imprison-would still be fogged for crimes of brutal vic-maxistrats hos ant upon the Bench of late 18th, Entario 15th, Saigon 17th, and Slogapore himself, who explained that a Sedish subject into the sea, and by swimming and diving 98.
distant point of land, conscaled General Playgo, in taking leave of the Second ment, fogging and deportation may also le leme and ther had never been flogged for uny years who has not had to restores upes his clover goth. The B and . tall, from Kocham 5th could not without such authority sopt a pretpost, and what it was quiet sway all to the Division, tondered his armowledgements to all
captures and froquent display of personal courage, September, Hongkong 6th, Singapore 15th Oc used with great advantage. The past ex-thing else. This is insecurate as to the facts Bergmat Toomey bas a thorough knowledge of tabor, reached London, via Brindisi, on the 19th ont of any kind from a foreigner.
vesel, and with the amistance of those loft on ranks for the prompt and efficient support which perience of the Colony ans amply proved this, and mischievous to its tendency, Flogging the Hindostave and Chinese languages, and instant, qua day late: The Frenal mail, with I have so yet received no scknowledgment of board, weighed encher and sailed away, falling hebasio cariably caesived from since the organ
having ga long an acquaintance with the pecoli. the alvios dated as above, from China Bod the any kind of my note to Faron Houssbild, but in wif Lady Delmore, who took the cutter tion of the division in August hast. It be furded. and the fact is solejunly set forth in the re- bus been indicted for many other crimes than arifics of the Chinese criminal, he will be a fower Straits Rettlements, was delivered, vid Naples, on 1 irolows nextract from a Stock blue paper moito. Enyaznel Harbour. The state of affairs at him sincers-pleasure to bring specially to not he citels of several Ordinances. That Hong- those of brutal violence, and with very excel of srength to the Singapore Force. We bepa if the 15th instant, being two days in advanes of kong is very exceptionally circumstanced with lent effects. To induce a belief that the al- these is any good service, medal or other dating its due date. The advises fra ante, il Bartening the receipt of the presents-which will, the island is dewaribed us lamentable The na of His Excelenty the Commale-in-Chief tho
punishment following their misdeeds.
dering the trying.and om bij wareh-from regard to its criminals is a faci o patout terations to be made are merely verbal and on given to retiring members of the Hongkong Framsiau, were also received on the 13th instant, trust, be duly noted by Baron Nordazekiöldes are will armed sad ridiene the ides of admirable energy and zeal which dotated all Police that it may ba soufsered upon the dapart. The next inward mail, left Alexandria on the und Captáizi Palander --I have the bougar to rai Intolligapre has been reseired from Fiji that Sibito Kandahar for the relief of the garrison inf that reference to it would be unnecessary ware will make no change in the actual trestivent lug sergrant, as it covare to us that we have had, 16th instant, and will probably,rench Froudon os main, Sir, your most obedivat humble servhat, the briguatine Borealis, seeking laboar at Urs, direct.conparation with the Kabul-Kaoduc.. it was that Sir JOHN FOPE HENNEESY of criminals ju mischievous, because, the al- many timas, to record the remarks of judges the 24th instant, one day early. The Massagories
D. M. BESKINK.
our Malta, Solomar Group, was attacked by za odun asder Bir F. Roberts. Although the and magistrates upon the skill and judgmont | Maritimes steamer Smulk, with the following in
tives. The crew of Bre whites and a Fijinz were division was not fortunato ennigh to arrive në so consistently to ignore it, as in shown by terations might thus be made without at which ture koun shown by Sergeant Toomey in word mail, left Adea on the 17th Sustent, ita sueJames B. Coughtrie, Esq. Hou Secretary Nex kited. Captain M Kennis and, the Government Kandahar in time to particiuita in the jo-šous
danskiöld Presentation Fahd, Hongkong: hus constant references to his experience of tricting the attention they deserve. We tholaportant en in which he been engaged. I dute.
Tagout, with a boot's drow, were ashore at the vistory of the Iut September,yot the General-
INDIAN NEWS.
Kandahar, 26th Novombor.