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The oomplainants were at the Theatre at Yow Mah Toe and they placed their shoeg on the Beer near them, and the defendant picked them. up from behind and ran off with thees.
The defendant said bé did not take the shoes, but he was pursuing the man who had done as whan he was arrested. The defendant had bass in gaol before, and he was ordered to fad two suraties of $10 each for his good bebaviser for month, or in defaut to be committed.
- NUISANCE. Chung Luk, bigtitazil osolio, was duet $5, or is dofault 14 days' imprisonment, for causing Duitsmoo on the 18th lastant,
The man was carrying nightsoil along Castle Road a few minuten before 10 am.
NEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE Chias Fire Insurance Company's Shores-$990
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TONDON, 23rd April. -Sir Charles Sargent has been appointed Chief Juation of Bombay.
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gically considered, the acquisition of harbour near the coast of Cores would be very desit able, this could hardly baaccomplished, under present circainstances, without agreement will China, Corea, and the Western Powers, CHINA, JAPAN, THE PHILIPPINES, STRAITS who would hardly be likely to approve a step SETTLEMENTS, COCHIN CHINA, SIAM, &: which would confer advantage on a rien ation. Probably the main good to be looked -With which is incorporánd
for from the acquisition of a Corean island- THE CHINA DIRECTORY. namely, the arrest of Muscovite influence in that part may be accomplished by the THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY, opening up of Corea to foreign trade and T
friendly intercourse. Evanta have latterly marched with steady if not rapid pace in the Ie boon considerably extended, at in the direction desired by Ruasin, and it is fortu Dirotors proper and in the Appendix. Tha poria of CHONGKING, WLADIWOSTOCK, Maute for other Treaty Powers that there is other articles of more or less valņs appropriated Warrior-King us be codalusight of his acmay to viotod of laroegy, s'entenced to six months' that proposals had been submitted to the Irdisu Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Linted LAGCA, and PENANG have boes added to the some prospect of the stream by which Coroa former; whilst the latter includes tas New appeared likely to drift into Russian bands ORDER IN COUNCIL for the Government of oing permonautly diverted. British Subjects in China and Japou, the Amend.
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The Straits Times for the following / of whình tàn saanns has not after fourthpassed | San Frog, carposters, et Tow Mah Tes, on the latter posted at Foint de Galle by one of the yaara wholly-coaporated. 11. ***.
BOf Woa Wang (Wu Wang) passengers by the Mesengerles Metimes sommer Natal, which left Bingapore on the 17th April feranta ss Emperor were marked by vigour and Marseilles, details a sumber of thefts which moderation; and the conflusses of the nation appear to have been comitted on board that was soon onlisted la favour of the nas family vassol job hofors she left the port, Mr. The general satisfaction was enhanced in its effect Dryadele, so saginaer well known here had by the obstinacy of two minister of the poor carpet bag stolen from bir cable just before the Chows Bin, who, sooner than sit the bread of the Mr. Bolger ought really not to be allowed to sal loft the Bruno Co.'s wharf, the large server, starved themselves to death." In. squaro portholes of his omblo, which wara towards the wharf, having been nafortunately take advantage of the general Baropean reader's left open. The bag contained papers which gnorance of Chisent aubjants to ringlay his own. wers' of litila tins or interest to any one except The reader may refer to Dr. Leggo's stulecis p. the owner. Mr. Simmer, late shift engineor 45, aute to 72 22. In the Historical Besonit of h'ion thoro la a fazomi pasinge das. of the steamer Carisbrooke, was the loser Se to a sorsiderable extent of clothes, ko, abarikfog how the two white boarded did mun, sìo strected from his cabin within a few hours of had case out of their retirement to serve not the the veal leaving the wharf. The Commissaico Emporer Chon Sin but bis, whom Mr. Ronlgar of the ship stao had his watch-chain and several calls, usurpar's father as nislators, stepped the by the long-fingered pantry about the same time. dostroy the wicked tyraut. But to talk to Mr: Them in every reason to believe that thereisagreat Boulges about Chinese history would be Eke This is somethin: echoing the vivacité, of deal of this sort of thieving whichis never reported talking about ice to summer grasshoppers. officially, cor made mack of publicly, going on overy day at the wharves: and passangers should the French-
"The general distress made the reduction of be careful, erea at the risk of their state rOOMS boing a little fusty for a short time afterwards, taxation a matter of ordinary prudenos; he doub- led the imposts to gratify the wishes of his perty and the Fonting native pilferers. To samo mistress. The Chinese have never been silent lotter motions that all the Singapore passengers under tyrepay. They have comel.mos, but by the Natal, who were many, we e th excellent rarely, produced a Bratus or a Harmodius; but health and spirits. The resaol had been making they have never failed to ad astriste honetara sammons to attend the court on the 18th
bitter words have exposed the shortcomings of instant. aaptradid v, averaging 315 kaots-per day."
The defendant was summoned for obstruoting the Emperor, even though onlowed in the common parlando with many of the attributes of God. Qrson's-road, and not putting in an appearances, -Yuan-Wang-baname the bait of the learned, białkę was arrested under a warrant, crimes were denounced in the Tribunal of Kin."
ed TREATY batween RUESI CHIA, the Ix sono particulars the Kingdom of Siam NEW TREATIES between the UNITED STATES keeps fairly abreast of the times when com-to pit a strong leek and key batwess their pro.. and CHINA, the New TREATY between Gaspared with some other Oriental nations. The MANY and CHINA, a translation of the TREATY Sinus Live adopted several Western in- between SPAIN and ANNAK signed in 1880, reations, and the King is an enlightened and The ALPHABETI AT LIST of FOREIGN amiable price. A National Exposition was --TESIDENTS has toon- inornas by upwards.of
tormally opened at Bangkok ghort-time- -1,100. xwes, and gives reference to over 2,000
ago, in which the products and manu- NEW RESIDENTS.
factures of Siam are now displayed, and the celebrated Wat Pra Kew, or Temple of the Emerald Ged, bas, just been completed at CODE OF SIGNALS IN VEE AT VICTORIA Phax,great cost. But the Temple, though a glory
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History of Chian: Hy D.O. BOLLSER, London CowPER repreached Popo for having made poetry a more meebanio art, that acig warbler has his tane by beart" But the radit of of architecture, is not a special proof of in-asing-made history writing a mers machanic art may safely be given to the French. After dustry or enterprise, and the Exhibition, from the Greek and Roman historiaus, Voltairs was perhaps the Gret muster-historian in the modern what we can makeout,ina display of jewellery reponn language, but since the time that be and costly embroiderius rather than a show wroto, ang train or woman either, with some to encourage emulation in manufacture knowledge of grammar and composition, may and to preingto commierer. It is to be write history. A friend of ears, who is known to fame for having invented, (although it has feared that Binniese progrese in more not been generally adopted) a machine for writ. apparent than real, that they lack per fog newspaper loading articles, was once aukod The large Edition contain US THOUSAND severance in any undertaking which does to write tus history of the kingdom of Timbo pages of printel water. It is indispensablonot show immediate results. They love in every Mercantile Oos in the Far East and glitter and powp better than sold adrance. will be found a useful made name to those trament. Beforms in the Administration are Telling either or business or pleasure..
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tory, and his atmoss found the theme of stally
conversation," p. 20.
Ho Yau, buatman, who had before toon con- imprisonment for stealing a cotton janicet and vsst, the property of Ip Hing, seams, at Yow Mal Teo, on the 17th inst..
The ontuplainant missed his jaoksts, and haring area the defendant run away from the junk, he suspected him, and afterwardi accused bin of the theft which was admitted, the defend- ant saying that he had pawned the things
DISOBEYING A SUMMONS.
9z To-wan, jiarivkaha enolja, was fitad 32, or ia default seven daya' imprisonment for disaboy.
The above in porbaps a very fair specimen of Mr. Boulger's maner takes almost si bis best; but while the style displays glitter ad aliak, there is no regard for the rulity of the facts,
Bateavage. We have gone through erstoely boys. the first chapter.
CHABOR OF STABBING.
Leong Akwai, enok, was charged with having cul a tailor named Pau Chi witif a knife, on the 17th inst.
complainant stated that on Wednesday
Straet, and as the defendant with saus ethar evening he went out of his house in Wellington Two of the beya strack him and the But we have read through defendant than out him on the loft side of the the hook-which is readable enough to one abdomen. The boys an away, but the complain- knowing absolutely nothing about the hient caught the prisoner and gave him into cus tory of China, and our impression is that there tody. He had had his wound attended at the are two countries in the world to our knowledge Ciril Hospital, and it was not cured yet. It of which such a history as Mr. Boulgar has pro-was a lacerated wound 7 inches in length, but deed, could be tolerated, namely, Timbuctoo and not dingaraus
The page was recorded to the th inst.“ Chia
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too for soma, pacyeleredis or other; and this is what he did he got hold of a little book written by some poor missionary from whom bo relating to Timbuotas aad under these head. transeriord all the names of persons and places discussed, promised, and sometira es comings be translated from Froach and German .THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY menced, in how seldom are they pushed hutors passages describing hatile or a cha-PER EASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA, AND
rotor s the ease required to give to the CHINA TELEGRAPH COMPANY'S LINE.] is publishet in Two Form-Completa at $5; or through! Works of utility are talkood of whole philosophic look te weete two chap with the List of Residents, Port Dooription and are undertaken with avidity, but how tre ore at the beginning and the other
LONDON, 17th May. at the end; in the first deploring the neglect
ROBBING. AN EMIGRANT.
Low Sam, coolie, was charged with having stelen a box containing olething, &a, to the value of $3, the property of U Shing, opium boiler, on the 18th instant.
He was about to leave yeterday by the Moray
or Airation" Apaut, for Penang." He had a pif-·
Mr. Mathew Henry Boot of Bombay, C8 has been appointed Judge of the Bombay High Court.
LONDON, 2th April.
Obituary. Sie Erskine Perry. Lord Hartington, replying to a question, said Govorament in order to remedy the stagestion promotion which exists in the cavalry corps. Lord Hartington has written a lotter to Mr. Uso Arthur stating that he will consider with great are the case of the Ez-Gaikwar of Baroda.
IRWAYLȚA, 24th April. There is a perfect blook in the canal, fifty stoorners being stopped in their passage through. successivo grenadings of steaders Harter and Cumme
LONDON, 24th April. Mr.Jobu Seatt, Vice-President of International
Tzibaual of Egypt, in the newly appointed Julga of the High Court of Bombay, wad not Me. Mathew Henry Scott as Brat stated.
LONDON, 24th April. The National Bank of India paye-no-dividendo during the past half year, and takes 24,750 from deserve for losses arising from. activourable results of forward Exchange operations in Go- rernment sesuritias..
ISMAILLA, 25th April. The block in the Canal Eng boon elsarad m raffle is proceeding.
LONDON, 284: April. Mr. John Freeman.Norris of Western Cirenit has baan appointed Judge of the High Court at Beatoy.
Mr. Stanley, a Comaarrativa candidato, bes
ADEN, 20îl April. been slanted for West Somerset, topposed.
The Brindisi with maile of the 14th, left here tor Bombay at 11 o'clock last night.
LONDON, 29th April, Prince Leopold was married to Primosis He- long to-day.
HM the King of the Netherlands has been created Knight of the Garter.
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SIMLA, Not April. The Queen bas spproved of the appointment. Vers.. low box with him which he left in charge of a of Bir Stuart Bagley as Member of Conseil ing The rooms. woman while he went to look for a friend. the room of Mr. Rivers-Thompso. When he returnal, he found the bar gono, and It is reported that there was a military amente Wet Them about the ship, and then took about for the punishment of a soldier. It was, however, quick- shore getting thiers just as the defendant was suppressed. The Governor of Berjand and our's R landing from another boat with his box in his Gham had visited Abdul Kudas. poвRassion. He called the police, and gave the Khodayor Khan of Khokand who had been man into custody.
summoned to Heart, had died on bis way there.
and Directories, Plan of Vistoria, Code of Big often are they allowed to fall out of sight which the history of Timbuctoo kad suffered THE RENT QUESTION IN IRELAND. trom what the woman told him he made wearobat Horst in March last, owing to the Governor's Weathir....
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The House of Commote has read a Grst time a Bill for the payment of arrears of rent out of the Church fund surplus.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP THE MANSION HOUSE. An answocessful attempt has been made to
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The defendant was contended to six months' Imprisonment,
HOW IN THEATRE,
Cho Hing Ting, acountant, was fined $1, or in default thres days' imprisonment foreresting a disturbance in the Tang Hing Theatre on the 18th inst.
A cook named Kwan Awal left his seat fars few moments, and it was taken by a friend of the defendant's and when he went to take it again, quarrel ensued. The defendant took his friend's part, and threw a stool at Kwan Awai, striking Gin on the hand,
The much discussed telegraph that was to at the bands of European savants and philo. connect Sam with British Burmak and sophere, and in the last winding up with a senti ment similar to the pavage in the Scriptures - thence with the outer world is still an un-
"Babold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket,” completed project, though sufficient time, &a. has elapsed for the work to be carried out Mr. Benlger is a very accomplished literateur, twice over The scheme for a Postal service who is master not only of all the rates of syntax, hat also of the art of literary writing. which wasapnounced wish the ususi flourish We have no doubt Mr. Basiger old bare blow up the Mansion House, of trumpets same months ago appears to written the History of Tiabuctoo just as well s he has written tho History of Okins. Th# - bare conie to naught, for local-bistorisarare tighost praise that Mr. Boulger in his prestit silent on the subject, and the efforts of the work is entitled to, is that so far as the gram Prince etilrusted with the work of olaboramation mechanice-literary exeontion of the ting the service would seem to have relaxedek is concerned, little or no exception can be or the soleme been abandoned. Though in Let us however, look into Mr. Boulger's book several matters less prejudiced against seit lies before as. On the very nosond page we come upou the following passage, which, for pro- Western civilization and improvements then fundity-darkness visilde--can be matched only. the Chinese, the Siamese nation are a long with some passages from the Chinese Canou of way in the wake of the Japanese, a fact History (Shu-King) Hat the extreme age IN THE MATTES OF NG CHOY SIR, A BANKLUPT.
of the stitutions is one hay to the history of The Register, (Mr. Ackroyd) rund the notes We do not hold ourastrea responsible for the opinions perhaps in some mensare attributable to the the mire, and the student fully impregnated oncerning this matter. He said there was a enervating effects of their climate.""
with the spirit of that foot will have done much lerenes betwn the creditors' sasigue, Chok towards mastering the rest of the subject. To Sea Lea, and Sung Keo, and the debtor ander
SIRIt is a recognised trois la regard to The scrvette Cleopatra lett Singapore on the such a one the Fater course of the bistory will the beakraptor. They had a onetsin amount of
present low difficulties. It will be sitost as an goods in their passion bakinging to the bank nations as well as to individuals that unless they Sth inst, for Hongkong.
rupt when he Laited, and Mr. Musap made a Eupen book.""
How vary tras is that saying of Goethe, "Ta motion before the appointment of sesignee that age they are bound to recade, and there are many persons who, with mnoh show of reason, gow-a-days, and cepecially among readers resident Mr. Justine Snowden, on that wolics, made no into the position of Halland, if it does not even- in this bot olimate, who can bother himself with orier, but antherised him (the Registrar) 43. tually ranch a state of decay similar to that of bioking? Besides, any respectable gentleman loial Assigns to deliver the goods as pain. It is said that when Gladstone, the can afford a few dollars a month to subscribe for on as he was satisied that they really friend of oppressed, nationalities, gave up the aa dawsperar to do all the thinking necessary for belonged to the parties was claimed Ionian Islands Pringe Bismarck razred that
and all the interest and other obargon dna to him. But to proceed.
The Messageries Maritians atanmor Pei-ho,
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THE OPENING OF COREA, *50 "288" ROITOR OF THE “DAMT PARIS."
OHN BRINSMEAD & SONS recently with the sext outward French wail, left caigon write is easy, but to think in difficult!" But the goods should be handed over to the araditars, allege that the British Empire is fast falling i
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We see by our Straits contemporary that it has been decided to ectanemorate the anniversary of Her Majesty's Birthday at Singapore hy pablie ball in the Town Hall.
The German corvette Hertha loft. Singapore
un the 9 inst, honsard bound for Kiel, vid the Cape, and will cali at Zanzibar, Cape Town, Co., St-Vincent, and Plymouth en-route.
The Agent informs us that the Pacide Mall Co.'s stemmer City of Peking, with walls, de, loft San Francisco on the 16th inatent, and is Go-duo at this port on or about the 14th proximo.
We are informed by the Agents (ears. Gibb, Livingston & Co., sist the Eastera and Austra Isu Stesuthip Mengui Ship Company's store an
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The steamer denegls, we note by the Straits Times, after having bad hor propellerpat thorough ly to rights in the Tanjong Pagar Dosk, Singa. pore, was audeoked about 11 o'clock pm on the 7th inst.,.and left the next morning at 4 colost
for Shanghai,
The staator Diamante did not, as was er peated, arrive yesterday evening with Chiarini's Circus and Menagerie, but she will probably arrive early this morning, and the opening per- formsen will take ploes to-morrow oraning is the great pavilion at Bowrington, which is all ready for the purpose.
Coual shares to prove.
Abdul Kadus is reported to have married the daughter of Mahamad Khan Heglaer Bogi with much ceremony. A gasrrol is said to have stisen between Abdul. Kudus and the song of Aga Khan Jamahaḍi.........
The rumour lately pablished of the death of Sirdar Mahomed Hashim Khan seems to be an. founded; the Sirdar is aid to host Moɛbod
5.A boy la new moored over the shoal and
1.- If a higütship was moored on tate pstot,
HONGKONG DISPERSARY. (98 We observe by the Bangkok paper that the chinose propiae. imines. In the fourth page of the good, and that percentage was to cover aliud Vancouver's Leland to stable us to keep a daring the night by gaiding them to s proper-
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Desan Stormship Company have commanded regalar fortnightly service between Daugkok and Singaporq-to-meet their Baropean and Chins. bound vessels of the fast mentioned part. A new stearier, the Hecuba, 589 tons registor, hus beau
placed upon this live,
Mr. Mossos had a copy of the roles of the long in Chinese, and the case wise adjourned for week in order that a translation of the rules might be made,,
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cbeak on our boreditary enemy, Rais, whose and convenient anchorage, and would also corVO power in that quarter of the work is growing to give an sesamte departure; socnsideration of old he sun pobably be asid such a station the first importance to stemmets posing after
6. In so important s shipping pleon as Sings argument against its nequisition when wo bavs
and some of expenas, but that is no valid sundown. our immerse trade with China and Japan to pro- poco, with its constantly increasing commerce, test. The same thing was aid in regard to Hong. it is not in the opinion of your petitioners a kong, new perhaps the most flourishing of the desiralde state of matters that vessels wishing Crown Golonies Dalass the Empire is to fall to to sail at night should dependent up pieces some territory in the North Pasife will private pompanies or individunts for lighting its- become an absolute nepessity, and the sooner itpproaches, but such has hitherto been the pro-
tice; and at least one instance is known where in our Fins at Aucy, Foodbow, Takso, sad la noquired the better.
Hongkong, 18th May, 1882.
through the improper placing of a light, a vessel Tanfor, has Craste from the 30th April, with bar cargo, alonely appreshing in value to 1882. In quarter of a million
willion sterling, narrowly onespad desirnokun.
NOTICE
LIGHTSHIP *WANTED FOR THE "AJAX" SHOAL, SINGAPORE. The Felition which we append, and which sposka for itself, has been presented tó H. E. the Governor, bearing tba sigasturesof 29 mercantils face here as sysata, and 209 abipwarters and voasele, It may be said to express and represent others, representing 145 steamers sad 54 siling the cnanimous opinion of the whole marcantile MR. WILLIAM THOMAS TYERS -i« euwmunity, and as such we hope it will zbosives the prompt consideration of Ile Exeediany: Vra would suggest that the Horsburgh might be utilised at ones for the purpose required
Kuight Commander, of the Most Distin To His Excellency Sir Frederick Aloysus Wald, Order of Salut Michael and Saint George Governer and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements. The binable petition of the undersigned re- The Firm of COARE. LÍND & Co. will bo
* CLOSED on had after the 1st May next. speelfally lieweth,
Bills pot'ssatin bisford that data will not be I bet your petitioners ars Commandere of
COALE, LIND & Co. In the very next pugs, speaking of the Emperor, the bankrupt. That justification was not mada station which gives up an inch of sarritory, rossale trading to, and touching at the Fort of paid.
Canton, 4th April, 1881.
[786 obi, Me. Boulgar informa as that #Coufaeius before the appointment of the assignee, and to over soquired, is on the road to rein. Glad Singapore, and are desirous of bringing under ihat in their opinion exists for placing a light
NOTICE in his History accepted him (Hobi) na one of the all the goods passed into the hands of the oredi-stone gave up Afghanistan, gave up the Trans. your Excelloney's voties the preasing massily
Now we hear of an expolition of all nations ship on the Ajax Bhool. early ralers of the country." We wonder if Mr. tore' assigness. He baliavel that the difference Vaal, and would give up Cyprus if he dared.
2-The existence of this patch was discovered Bongersvor beard what history Confucius rats to-day was as to the claim for laterest and other to Cores to beg the Government of that bar. It is quite evident,bowaver,that Mr. Banigor, who charges de. Mr. Mossop claimed that woord tarong Kitgdom to be good enough to opta e sboat four years ago by the tamer hose name has written a great deal on Chinese subjects, ing to Chinesa custom uninterest was chargeable.or two parts to trade. And this is done, it is it bare, striktag upon, aud passing asor what knows no Chices at all. But Mr. Doalger no- Mr. Johnson (Sharp, Tollar and Johnson) aid, with a strong show of probability at the was previously an unknown danger. where in the work botere ne adtaite this directly.peared for the creditom assigneck
anggestion of á Hang-chang, who, following Only in the profess he says:-"In casalasing, Mt. Mossop said the creditors' senigne may be permitted to stals that all quotations-bad goods of the bankrupt to the attoent of salost prot of playing of ons Western nationaux directly locales se position by day, but by the remaining partner Me, GEDO
by now. How differently this would or leaving New Harbour it is a soures of great prinsipally speeches, &c. in the body of the $15,149.16 as a security. An application was another, i alla ta bond all Europe bring directly the track of stairs entering WICK, ander the name and style of
630. PENWICK E CÓ. work where he rafarenso is givan, have, without made to the court for an order that the goods has been managed bad the Beaconsfield Godarger at ni ht, several reszele haring strack
Hongkong, 4th April, 1882. exception, or Trierstated from the--Histoire should be handed or and the Registrar, as retament...baan in pizzer in England we have it, whilst many have narrowly canned foing so. Official Arigno, was dimcted to hand then over the case of the treaty by which Cyprus was
"GELAI-NORTHERN TELEONAPI- Générate of Dr Mail.".
We call the reader's attention to the of sclera, apon his belar satisfied that they belonged to
While other ward would to abla ta namen oloser up in the ar power arly morning and line effect a considerable We think however the following sensission to the the parties who claimed them: In handing the rail, as well as the purchase of the Suez ressels entering New Harbour from the West
were negotiating for the opening araface, or something similar, would have been goods over, however, the creditors' assignees less misleading In conclusion I may be per- alaimad for storage and laterent, and the claim should probably has quiaily acquiend by pur. saving of time by arriving so much seober in
was listed. The ecoditors' assignses belonged witted to state that, not knowing Chiness at all
aluan to the South of the Peninsula, where it is -It is well known to the shipping com- myself. I have, in the following work, endeavour to a company called the Nam Fale Hoag, who has or otherwise one of the numerous islands the roads, or alongside the whort
d, from materials taken principally from the bad agreed to carry on their business according helissed there are road barbours. There can unity that most of the steamers bound to the Histoire. Générale of De Mailla and such to cartait rcles, and when the preditors” as
be little doubt that if this were done the trade westward leave tho-wharvae-er-Boadstond h European sources of information se I hars had siguens claimed payment for interest and godown would ocaverge there as it has done at Hongwoon the Loors of four and six p.m., and a light- access to relating to China,I have endeavoured storage, the debtor replied that according to the keng. No one will deny that ear possession of ship on the Ajar Shoal would enable the officers to make a readable book which I bave named the Nam Pak Heng rules, these ere not ebargeable. Hongkong has been, and will yet be, of in charge to shape a course with confidence and History of China" We humbly submit the be custom of the Hong was that when goods great beuolit to Chian, aut ed would sure. aafnty, instead of an at present having to grope bare passage for Mr. Boniger's consideration in wore left in a godown formale, and the goods ware
sold, the owner of the gedown got 4 per out of an island off the coast be to Cores. It their way slowly eat, and sometimes be forced to the next edition of his book.
is admitted that we have great need of a Naval sashor-sotil Jaylight. The lightship would also We first suspected Mr. Bolger's ignorance apon them, 2 per vent from the purahaser Station in the North Pacific between Hongkong be an additional anfeguard te vessels arriving of Chinese from the way in which he spelts and two por cont from the person who deposited his book the name of the Emperor opelled arobarges. cording to the English orthography by Mayora, Shenang, ir by Ur. Boulger written Chinong This is, of course, meraly the French manner of writing down the Chicoso sound, the ch' being in Franch prasounded soft like the English ah: Oar Saigou votemporary L'Indo-Chine Frank in fact, the holy Emperor's name is to be Klitor.not for publication, bat so evidence of good in an account of the capture of the prosecond like the burden behind a Euro- pean femala's head. Mr. Boniger is, how. Citadel at Hanoi mach to the same affect as that faith...
of vor Haiphong correspondeat. It states that Aver, not eves consistent is his use of the the resistans offered by the garrigan was due to French inner of spelling, He writes of the Emperor In Dao, who had, promised the the Chow dynasty which, tho sh, being soft, Advertisemente sur Subscrivens with are not antiigrs that they should lose their heads if they would be pronounced Show dyansty. We coll Fattentiario thle alt matter especially because ordered luz a' foed period will be continued until surrendered.
French illusos in sinology acoms to baro countermandad.
We understand that en application will be survived to this day in the matter of orthography mission in withdraw the charge of perjury is by nizu sinoleguas eat of in. Mr. Taylor the 17th inst, but complainant not being present against Wovir Aying and Leong "Aoki. The de Meadows and Dr. Lagga-written Tr'in Cho
Europe sings the adoption of the present hours 8-W bellore that if this Lightship is fendants were called as witnesses before the Ro. Huang-ti, whereas it ought to be, accord. the defendant was discharge
of closing for the two maila. It may be said that placed, il existenoa will apostily be justified by gistrar in a casa re the gonda of. 1.oong Akei, de-ing to Sir Thomas Wade. Ts'in Shi Hung. Chan Ayau, cook, was convicted of pallip I ought to know better, that the changes made its ntility, and that it will be found to ferilitata ceased, and the charge of perjury, was brought t. But Mr. Boulger almost invariably, against them at the instones of Mr. Fang Ming except where he is inconsistant, adapts the Saabling on the Chinees Recreation Ground, on have been duly announced, and that the wall the savigation of the Port and diminish the Shan, o .e of the parties to the stit
Froch spelling of the authors from when he the 17th inst. He was gambling with about ton natioes appese regularly in the papers. That risks attending it.-Singapore Times. Tar letter of dur correspondent "K.,” pub-
Yesterday a coolie named Chan Johan, who had be taken the mates; sud be expects English bhors with dice, and they had 25 cents upon is all true enough, but I, like a good many mora, had got into the habit of believing the European readers to proponiese such names se Sonon (Sa- tray which the constable seized,
Î'he defendant had been three times in prison - maiis elosat at the uma hour, as ingood was the lished in another column, suggests, what has been consisted at the Poles Court the day before), Make, Katson. Chwechio, Chaobow. &0.
Of the mechanico-literary exspation of Mr. for gambling sud ones for laroons, and he was esso formerly, and row I find it difcall to get indeed before been advocated, the acquisition of being a rogus and esgabond, and antonood to by Great Britain of an island off the coast seven days imprnment was again brought up Dotiger's work we lake the following passages sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment. The money pat of the habit. Is there no hope of the bour
Geizad to go to the Poor Box. befurer Mr. Wodehouse, the stones amended rom the first chapter si examplos:-**-*
boing Basimilated ? At say rate. I do hope that of Cores both 19 a naval station and ass and the prisoner dinottarged. The attention of a
His descendants continusi to
when the timetable for next year is made up tho 1.-
Yan Ching, contractor, depot for British trade, Soute few years unstable Fas attracted to the may, who tried to possess the imperial dignity and his great-grand-
was charged with two Companies will come to some understanding ago one of the Shanghai papare strongly ape when a saw the constable naming on Ye was a ruler of striking ability and con- having caused a quantity of stone te be placed on the subject.Yours, &c.,
A FORGETFUL ONE. adronated the annexation of Quelpart, a On his pe sos were found a number of Tse-fa look brak with veneration, and it is by comparison by injury might onour to the road on the 18th towards bicy, but he was overtaken and arrested. siderable reputation. To him the Chineas still upon the Shrakiyan Read at Quarry Bay whers-
Boogkong, 18th May, 1889. large and important island just to the tickets sad some broken silver. These were with his conduct that the nativo historians gauge last.
ordered to be forfeited and the silver put in the
Mr. J. M. Batlar, overeser of ponds, stated south of and belonging to Corea. No Poor Box, but were restored to the prisoner the capoty of his successors" p. 7.
Boulge might be aid to be a writer of that in consequenas of letter he recaired, h doubt considerable strategic advantages
upce
bis discharge
considerable reputation; but fancy an English proseaded along the Shaikiwan-road to Quarry would be derived from such an acquisitiva,
The German steamer Frins Wilkesim, Captain halstorien writing of King Alfred being a ruler. Bay, and found the road blocked with large pieces which would serve as a counterpoise to Brorson, from Hamburg Matoh 4th, la (saps the of considerable reputation; and to gauge the capa. of granite. The defendant was the contractor weak and windy effusions pablished by your Wladivostock in the Pacifio. But there is Singapore Time) the first of the steamers issofy, is, as Eplenius would say, "tile phine for the building of Messrs. Batterfield and contemporary under the handing of "Editorial "Ye became associated with Chun Swire's new sugar refinery, and be went to the Neius" prideally considera himasif a walking little chaned of such a policy as that surocratched this reason for the Amoor River by the
aninest Gurisa Brm of B. Wilk Dieckmann, train the emo crasée set better be man and told him he would give him till the encyclopedis; but like most enoyclopedias he ed by "K" being adopted by the Britieb Juur. She presseds, via Hongkong, to Whal born with Kao; and the glory of the period when 15th to remove the stones. On the 1555 & found to often very purettabis Fortatare, last night Government. Wears rather doubtful beiber ostoak and Nieniajetek. The Second steamer, the, bation was ruled by this triumvirate has the obstruction still there, with the addition of he tells us Americas piece goods are fast super O
the consequences of imposing weighted piece even the late Lord Beacons IELD would lied the Anton, Bobrader, was to leave Hain-been dwelt apon in fervid language by the Chi sono maiorinis for making concrete, and he issued ending Drittel manufactures in China, sed that
burg on the let of April, calling only at Sings.nese bistorians." p. 9.
Mr. Boulger has, of course, read of the triám. The defendant admitted the obstruction and goods on China have been diessicoss to all those have chosen the course suggested. Public pore aud Hongkong, the third boat, whose paine opinion in the United Kingdom is opposed has not yet been rousited here, was to leave Hou-virata of the Roman republic: and the "ferstd he was Bast 25, or in default 10 days imprison. oceuected with that brabeh of British expost obant'a elerk, would have told him, that this to any farther extension of the boundariesburg at the end of April, and the fearth, the language" saly shows Mr. Boulges to be, as we eat, sad ordered to remove the cisicuction trade. It happens, as any merobaat or mer-IN
statement is about as far removed from the fast Inge, Jusselseb, bas been appointed to leave in have said, na accomplished literairur,
"It may be stated that one of of the British. Empire, it being feared that May. The latter two will go alther direct or the last of
Lo Aobou, hawker, was antaneed to 24 days' as it well could be. It is not a matter of much of bis (Yu's) public scle was to devance the new responsibilities thus incurred wonld vid Odess
the inyector of a intoxicating drink extracted imprisonment for ploking the pooket of Lo Yan, oonsequence born, althongh people don't care to waste their time reading rubbish, bet editura prove too much for the shoulders of John The prootics of robbing smigrants of thoir from rice as an enemy to the state. With profarmer, of about 67 enals, on the 17th instan
The complainant was bustled by the defendant and writeri for the press ahoald remember that luggage as they are about to leave this colony phetia sight be szoiaimed tasting it, Al, Bull. It is this feeling we trace the aur by some ressal opgearn to be extensively carried how many uile this drink, will, I foredbe, cause and one or two others at the: Po Lok Thastre, their opinions are read at hours, and that atterly incorrect atatomenta are very likely to bring render of the Transvaal, and for the same on. Several such cases have lately been brought China! Let the man who invented it be sailed and the defendant broke his parso, and took about disastrous consequoason By only yes- reason, we believe, successive Administra before the Pallee Court, and yesterdayon na beyond our frontier and lat him never be per- it some broken silver.
Wong Achoung, silversmith, was sentanood con for troubling you in the hops of inducing the tions have besitated to blot out King Tree.tenced to six months hard fabour for mitted to return". 10.
robbing ■ passouger to Perang, who left the
Mr. Bangor, we think, must have bad bis total to 14 days' imprisonment for a similar offence editorial noter to write about what he under
stands, ez, to put it plainly, to HAW from the list of reigning monarchs colony Jaatoriay aftercoon. The facilities for abatiuance friends in his mind when he took the on the same day.
SHUT UP. An optum broker med Man wo in Orowd.
Hongkong, 18th May. 2882. and incorporate bis dominions in the Indian robbing passengers and allpping sway in the son trouble to introduce with all the solemnity of
fusion are considerable, the more so that in prophetic elght" and it may be stated," a when he felt bia pontet tenched, and looking
Chinese Insurance Company $250 per share, Empire. Probably for similar reasons the most cases the victim has not time to guraus his stagdate, which, we onght eidt parhtays to explain, down her the defendant withdraw bis hand Eas) of Casrauvon turned a deaf ear to the deepoller, for fear of losing the passage, he has teapocryphal. Mendine indeed says-The Great from his pocket, from which he took seven ounts Tham Street Industries, by Feroy Russell On Tsgrance Company Limited-Ta. 148
per share. representations of the Australiari colonies as eared. A cloud of small bosta alleet vand Emperor & loved at wins, but he loved good and ran away. He was stopped by a constable. This Illustrated Pamphlet on Perfumery: Se
pablished at dd., may be had restis from any Canton Insurance Office, Lizited-182) par atare. thiaves bave every opportunity of getting in to the advisability of unfurling the Union rozels they are about to lesso, and words,
Ng Bin,bolis, was charged with having stoles Chemist or dealer in parfumery in the World, Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sharba Jackių New Guinea Admitting that, wirate bosed to look for prey.
two pairs of shose, the preparty of Lian and ir John Gospel and Co, London (Advt) (63175925 per sbars.
AHlottar for publication should be written on Ana,
-side of the paper only,
The Daily Press.
HONGKONA, MAY 19, 1882.
POLICE COURT,
18th May.
BEFORE CAPT. H. G. THOMEETE, E.N.
CHARGE OF "DRUNINANEN.“ Albert Thorson, a Norwegian ESV40, «UZ« employed, was charged by Marquis Probe, bar-
THE HAILS.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE " DAILY: PRESS."
THE INTELEST and RESPONSIBILITY of Mr. N. MEETĂ and Mr. B. 8. MEHTA
The Business n the Firm will be continued The Lightship need not to of a postly at the above Ports ander the ssero natis and SIRI suppose it is no good complaining now, description, as she would always be perfectly style by the remaining Partners Mr. D. D. allow us. I am constantly missing the mail for all the requirements.
Indo to the sitting magistrata to.day for për. The Emperor who burnt the books, for instance, man, with haring beon drank and disorderly on but I can at least have my grumblé, if you willahsitored, and a fourth order light would mest / OLLAA, Mr. E. S. LÄHEIR and Mr. F. C.
3
"The following remarkable
pange from the Chow Kin (Sha King)
1
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A CONSTANT OFTENDER.
AN OBSTRUCTION/
within reven daya.
POCKET PICKING
RESULT OF FURSUING A TRIBE,
ד'
WEIGHTED PIECE GOODS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS" SI,The gentleman who writes the very
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
KEEKA
D. D. OLLIA & CA
Hongkong, 1st May, 1882.
NUTICE.
THE
HE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of the Undersigned in the Firm of Messrs. D. D. OLUIA & Co., of Amoy, Fooehow, Tekno. and Taiwanfoo, has ORASED from the 30th of April, 1832.
E. N. MEHTA: B. 8. MEHTA.
TRUESDAY, 18 May EXPORT CARGO Por steamship Ous, for Confinest,454
have this day commenced BUSINESS bales silk, 274 bls waste silk, 28 hales cocoons,
MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION 34 cases ks, and 926 pkga, nuudrid For Lon- den-181 balsa silk, 43 bales waste silk, onses AGENTS st Amoy Fooshow, and Taiwatno,
under the style and Firm of MEHTA & Co silk, 15 casos.essential oil, 13,667 bozenten, and
SEN. MEHTA 747 pkgs, sundrion,
B. N. MEHTA Hongkong, 1st May, 1882.
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NOTICE.
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REISS & Co.
1891
NOTICE.
THE Underdigmed has admitted Mr. M. 1. SALAMON into Partnership from this, date and the Business in fakure will be conduct- |ed nuder the style of HOLMES & SALAMON,
GRO. HOLMES. Queen's Bond Central,
Hongkong. 1st May, 1882
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NOTICE
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Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-1.16
* cent, premiums. Tylos Lusurance Society of Canton-81.875 par
Bhatt. Chias Tradom Incurance Company's Share to Firm Oass on the Slab Desember,
$1,025 per share-
North China Insurance Tis, 1,225 per share ex
livinlend
Yangtase Tatranes Association-T, 870 per
share ex dividend. ⠀
THE JUTRELsr and KusrompisILITY of ME. L FRANCIS BLACKWELL FORBES
1881
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NOTICE.
M2
TE FRANZ BEINBICH LUDER HAE 1/1 SLOOP has been authorised to sign our Firm per progaration here and in Formosa (Takso and Taiwan.co),
DIBOKS &
Swatów, 24th April, 1883.