IN PREPARATION.
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HRONICLE & DIRECTORY
CHINA, JAPAN," PHILIPPINES,' * BOERRO," STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, COMIN Í:
CHINA, SALM, ÅD.
For 1883.
With which is in corporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.
of the general revenue at any tims proving insufficient to meet the expenditors could be objected to only on grounds of expediency These cannot barry the same woight as ob
THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19re, ISME
The Linzel, 5, double-sorew womposite gan-vol has byan topreasing eines 1875, while the cost of
767 toes, 1.04f-borse power, which was commisintenance has remained about stationary. milored on Septembar 19, st Chatham, by Cozi mander Earrie, with now of sighty-twa officers and mea, for the China fation, to refere the
flections founded on fandabental principles Ally, in now at Portamonth awaiting her sailing | gorivad from a tax upon shipping.de by
orders.
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PHAMPOA.
CARPOO..
THE PROVINCE OF SHANSI.
to the waus) contents, the Treaty between two light-does were ostablished, for arts indoflent servies in the Egyptian wat, was paid on / atáll leave à surplus of cozie byer expenditareobangs of locality, and respiration of pura` nie. / brathor will remain, while Mr. Tong King.singwhat ought to be done to increase the revEDNO.
The ALPHABETITAL Lust of FortiOwnot creating a new moans of taxation. To Ricarers will ha again muoli izurased.
this it could not now be replied that the or- THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY com of the sum derived from the dues over ontains the following Lithogmphed MAPS to mount expended in the maintenance of the lights had escaped ofinervation, for atten-
"endPLANS —
Caloriel E. A. Stuart, half-pay, Lothian Rs- giment, whe has been appointed to the command of the 9lat Roginantal District, at Stirling, in ocassion to Colonn M. da la Beresford, served at the slags of Sebastopol, where he was overely wounded (medal with clasp, 5th Olsen of leo Modjldia, and Turkish Medal). Ho arvud also in the campaign of 1560 in China, including
of Tiantess and the surrender of Peking (medal with two claspe).
CODE OF SIGNALS IN US AT VICTORIA PEAK.tion has, by the letter of the Chamber of Cora-the taking of Siaho and Tanzka, the occupation
MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG.
PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA.
NEW MAP OF THE FAR EAST.
PLAN OF THE CITY OF CANTON.
(F. ÉYLIBLAY JORNICE,
Obairman. Honourable F. Brawans, LED, Acting Colo.
Dial Bassetary, fun, do, do,
AMÓTSTS EXPANDED ON LIGHTROVERS DUE ING BYRAKA FRoir 1874 to 1891.
1874 Amont Collated Amount Expended, from La- taras furnished by Colonial
$95,110.84
1877
I were given that the Cantou line would be open af a.uniform tariff to the messages of all the merinə Fengshui is evidently not infallible. At least
6th December, linor having termini- în Unston, the Chambor In 1881 the daR WEEK, 820,755,14°
Sinoo my last tho wonthor has been £se and would comply with the request. The incon Chat of malatenango,7,165,90 when the site of the Vico-ragul College en
Dave's Island was selected a gross hitudar was mild, southerly winds prevailing.
venisnces that might ariss to foreinars and Showing met ovennu of $13,350.24 doubtlaan oommitted, from a sanitary point of The Chiesa grabonts Menuen and Tien-hit Chizes alike from the monopoly which tho view, he is shown by the poor health of the arrived on the 20th ult., from Tiestala and Port native Company proposed to giro to the Creat Northern, are obviona. No objection esa ba ̈ The Committee desires to urge upon His Ex-pants Instead of building, the College on a Arthur respectively. The Chamber of Commerce have therefore
Amongst the Essenyors who are booked to celleney the Administrator the expediency of well elevated, healthy spot, sia alone down ce The Chinese guosboat Thn-yen-show arrived made to the Great Northern, as a commercial done well in drawing attention to the subproceed to the Far East by the Momsgeris strictly maintaining, the fiscal policy of the the water's edge, on wapbitical swampy ground, from Korea on the Sed inst,, the Mei-yuna loft company, being anxious to get a monopoly for itself, and it is no special objection to the Grant joot, and it is to he hoped that they will Maritimes steuner. Dass on the 28th must, a Celery, the conditions of perfect freedom of trade emitting dorstantly matarios exhalations; the for Kara on the 6th
Mr. Tong King-sing, with salte, and Messrs. Northern, that has prompted the "Hongkong" not let it reat until they have carried their Mr. R. T. Ronnie, the Chief Justice of H.H.Maps which the curainerulal prosperity of the Ismere so as the interior drains so of the complex point,
A fature dovernor, looking round Suprome Coort for China and Japan, and Hon. and wholly depends, and with which a tax for building same not so he alolently well attend. Bumast and Butloc, nerived from Tiantaia in Govarumant, The case would have been tha Louis Greville, whose appointment to succeed the purposes of revans upon trallo passing ad to. The College was opened a few months the Chinfang yesterday; and Me von Mahon me if a monopoly bad less granted to the T'ho inno far 1893. which will ha
for means of increasing the revenue, Mr. Baobana as third Secretary in H.Ms through the Harbaar is obviously inconsistent. ago, and contains now $5 yaeng students, of dorff, the newly appointed Foreign Secretary to English onble company,Shanghai Courier,
The Committed balms that when the valating bem quite a large poreantage are slot, in spite the King of Korea and I. G. of Custotas, Tas. Twenty-First Annual PungigazION, might possibly connaire the design Legation at Tokio we gave some time since,
das were imposed to provide the cost of main of the three native physirinas attenbest to the fat Ma's brother, sud a Korean Ambassador, has han considerably extended, bath in the of increasing the light duas to two, three, or
The gunboat Moegenta, Licut-Csander tating the Light Houses, a surplus we not establishment. Some of them had to go home arrived from Tientsin in the Haa-an to-day
They all will love in a few daya for Korea, Dirostory proper and in the Appendix. The four vente por zen. The parties interested the Hon. F. R. Sandilanda, from the Chise Atts par sene, in the present tariff rates world spouilly restore their health, than any madidins: whore Mr. Ton Mollendorf and Tactal Ma's
looked for, and suggests that as a reduction of to their amuse, which purlays will more ports in Borges have been added to the would of coarse object and would argue that station, the crow of which performini snob 6x-
HE. the Governor of Shaust wishes to know. from whilst the latter, inoludos in addition
in Davenport dookyard on the 7th inst. The to provide for contingencies, it might safely be Tho Callego oppiars to be quite liberally on, in snite will return after a short stay.
maduen sauet with justice be refused-Lasro. dowed by the provincial government; there ara The organization of the Earan Coatoms te of this province and improve the sorulition of BRAZIL and CHINA, the usw rogulations for specific purpose, and not se a source of re. Commander-in-Chief (Sir Houston Stewart) was the honour to bo, Birgone must obedient 10 untive teachers, and one more native professor left to Lt-Hang hang who will not upon the the people. Now in the first place I deem it of
SOYTANE,
(quite a big gan in oathematics), is expected advice of Mr. von Mollendorf and Taotsi Ma's the atmost importanes that Yosds should bo the overland trade botereón Rusata and CHINA, venue. The Governor might then very fairly in the yard as the men were quitting the vesasl for their anal six weeks' leave, and shook-zanny the Bovised Congelar Regulations for the reply that arvense bad for years been dori- of them warmly by the bail so they proceeded
from the unlin College, in Poking, according brother. Arrangements will be made by Limada available for all kinds of trafo and at all to ramour. A steam punch keeps up daily Hade-chang with Sir Robert Hart with rogard scuous, Bailway tramwaye, and wico repa. - Tresty Ports of China, Pilotage Rogulations ed from these dues and that what he was through the gates
communication with Canton.
to employed in the Chinese Customs who are ways are all initiblo as the province is mall- populated, and its undeveloped mineral wealth and other additions.
doing was morely increasing that revenug,
The building raminds one somewhat of the willing to serve in Korea.. ongas provided for the Royal Bengal Tigers in The Koreau porta will be opened early to most onsoaraging, consisting principally of iron as of the world. Shaun is thus especially staanY SHOWING THE LIGHT DURS LEVIED LED Signor Obiarmi's Circui; every window is close-spring: the China Merchants? Os, will keep a and coal, the most important factors in the pro
ly provided with iron bars; the high walls round rogulor line of steamers running to Koron the whole institution complete its general ap- Men-of-war in porthinese, Tas ar and well favouro, and could certainly build mitways and ran them a cheaply se any nation in the pratanco 45 some kind of a prison. Is the Ties Ten-yen-ohow; British, Zephyr. 1973
9th December.
world. Railroads counot and must nåt he forced 510,781.00 roy afraid that anybody would be inconsiderate andugu to steal life fatura celestial naval horoes?
The steamier Hingthing left yesterday for on the people. They are at liberty to aan thếậy: 8,956.81 No fear, Jobany; anybody who knows anybbing Korea, having, Messa, Ton Mollendorff, Barnett, own judgment as to the introduction of suola of that cloas of Nolzus, would never ba gailty Butler, Tong King Sing antsalte, and Koroan isterations; but reada are indispensable, and $1,125:03 of auch a rash not.
Ambassade with suite, or board. Mr. Tong ought to be built at once. A good maonismized The boys are supposed to be the soleus of good King-sing intends to remain in Korea for about rood, howover, is not very cheap even where material is most abundant, and railroads aro families, which has, however, not provealed their six works. Amount Collected
The French Minister and Tuotai Ma are or-surs to come some day. It would doubtless be Amount Coot 541.18 $14,99433 shouting" Fauqui to some foreign devils, which
is not to be wondered at, Street-Arabt are posted here from Tientsin; they probably will found more economical in the long sun to build 6,293.78 7,277.87
alike all over the world, had enoush indeed, the go to Korea for the purpose of concluding a the railroad at once, or at least to make fram- Christian."hoodlama" of Californilo, and the Treaty between Fransoad Koras,
roads, with ogas dmwn by hóme-power, or pre- -$9,8×240 | $7,708,98 | “inrriking" in the Australia Colonies are in
The weather is soll, northerly winds, with pelled by sampressed air. the habit of doing worse, shouting Insulting snow squalls prevailing. Thermometer, mafinest opal known, sally got at and worked. I
This provinso, Eas very extensive Geld of the 1876. 1874, opithets to Mongolans. It must ho soknow. 33 min. 25- $17,491.28 $15,438,31 lodged in this instamoo though, that on the first nomplaint having been lodged about the insult, 8,991.05 7101.83"
tha dicactor promptly bad placards postat up ou the premises,trictly forbidding anything of the How sickly the site of the College is, is for ‡ther provedl by the neighbouring doolt, in which $18,095.07 $30,755.14 | the Froshow corvatie Yang-we has been repaired
It is dooided that H.I.G.. gun-vessel Wolf is might, however, be pasily converted into gas at the mines, and conducted to the town in fron during the last few months. During that time to rausio hers for the winter, 7,619.06 7,465.90
It is said that H.R.H. Prince Trend quite, pipon to generate olaotricity for any use, or for several deaths occurred on board, and sho lalt here. o few days ago with about 30 men on the sick list, with Mr. P. G. Möllendorff, and Trotai Ma Kiens dirvot illamiustion, or to be used se fuel for $10,375.12 $13.253.24 I boliere H.D.M. Coosal wrote to Hongkong trung's brother, formerly Consul for Kobe leave cooking food and every other domestic use, with
on the grabject, which probably will have the on the 3rd instant per Chintang for Chetto, and out creating the great poisances of smoke and ashes, and without waily of any kind. The coke effect of confining her to the quarantine grandthenes by a Chinese ganboat for Seoul, for a considerable' time, if she wants to lay in It is not cortala if Mr. Tong King-sing will could be used where salid fuel was indispensable," that port for any length of time. The comman accompany them, for H. E. H. Tsan objected to and where it would not be profitable to conduct der of the Yangtry appears to be e deserring Li Hung-chang that Mr. Tong Kiog.viog press by pipes. In any case the set of transit de Docks here are permitted shined that he would have barge of the Customs must be relased in order to benefit the miners to rapidly drop into desay; they were in Brat Department there and that he wund" live in f ́as wall an the consumeme anë trevurego-the-in-
laes working order a few years ago, when they aarry wish him large number of persons, come crease of consumption. wore handed over by the foreign Company to the of whom ward opium eskers and would natural- Teon is the most fraportant product of thla local government, for the sun, I bellove, of $180 ly have to carry opium with them. It is also Provison, and it abounds in various places where ons of the grauite Docks included in this valuable said that Frineo Tanu refused to take a loan tho novessary fael, onal, is also found. The fron is of the very best quality and can be converted property alone had cast orginally $200,000 to through the melind of Mr. Teng King-sing. construct! But Hon kone is doing ellthe dosk The Dal In Kio's on who went to Puu-ting.into anything, from a monster canon to a can.
foo has not as yet returned.
brio neodle, or a maleza urmour-plate to a tin ing how for any ordinary purposes.
and. What is required is capital, and the most modern scientific abilition to use that to the best advantage; sad real progress lins in this path more than in any other, as iron is required by overybody, and for all things Converted into ateef, on the Bossemer aystem, or by the Martin Siemens process, it will furnish the metal to. make the iraways of the Empiro, and ships and moments to deford it. It will furnish the mos- terial for bringing Canton and Yunnan, Kashgar
SHANGHAL.
PLAN DE YOKOKAMA. PAN OF MANILA
· 1970,
turas furnished by Colonial Secrete
peros, been expressly directed to it. If fot- lows, therefore, that if the Chamber are beaten on this point the principle of levying a Biaft-Commander, John William King, R.N., Per or-THE Foctor SLEMENTS AT tax on shipping for the purposes of the of Vernon Louse, Worthine, died last wook, in is seventieth year. The dueansed antɔred the general revenue of the colony must be Navy in 1829. In served as nating master of considered established. The meresatile comthe Modeste and, Wollesley on the coast of China. unity of Hongsong cannot allow this within 1830-42, and tras present at all the operations out using every means at their disposto ap to the captars of Niaggo. He was specializ mentioned in despatches, for "zest and intelli. obat it. To say that the imposition of genes in sareeying and sounding the different Amount Expended, fruxa Ee- any further tax is improbable, is beside the passages for the advance of the squadron, aud the gallantry hodisplayed in the various attacks question. That it is improbable in the ex-upon the enomy." Mr. King was the author of treme may be at ones admitted, but the the Adminity, Chamuel, Filot, and other Sailing unexpected does sometimes happen, and Dirsations.
MAP OF THE TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF
SINGAPORE..
The largo Edition consists of over On ThousaNE pages of printed ranttar. It is in dispensable in overy Mercantile Oos in the
Orders for Copies may be sect to the Daily Press 018, where it is published, or to the following Agenta 1-0.
MACAO... Moers. A. A. de Mello & Co. SNS TOW.........Mosers. Campbell & Co. ANOY Mesra, Wicon, Nicholls & Co. FORMOSA......
Messers. Wilson, Nicholls & Co. FODCHOW...Messrs. Hodgs & Co.
Mesars, Kelly & Weish, 9'ghai.
Amount Cellsätež.
toras famished by Colonial Regretary
Amount Collected Antorust Expended, from Be tus furnished by Colonial Sacratary
$1,560 $8,336.43. | Bort.
1880. 1981,
-1874.
No. No Tom
1875.
Toro.
Tobul zastor of
Foals stored 2,191 1,618,006 2.669 1,941,ess ather bhau juake)
Far East and will be found a useful rade mecIEN to those travelling either on business or plassara,
THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY when a principle is at stake the ques- The latest mail að vinna received home were:- is published in Two Forms-Complete at 35;tion ought to be fought out on its merits Yokohama, via Ban Francisco 8th October, Foo amallor edition $3,
without regard to probabilities or improbabi.ohor 35th Septambor, Shanghai 18th, Manila 17th, Hongkong 22nd, Batavia 25th, Saigen. lities. Once a principle is surrendered it is 25th, Sinepore 28th. No Ister advices fram oxsecdingly difficult to re-establish it. No Oblos and the Straits Settlements have been reostred since our luat issue. The Japan advios, doubt the Secretary of State for the Colonies in San Francisco, were received sa the 7th Inst. will object, as he did with reference to the The steamer Malia, with the next inward (P, licence fees oli janke, to “any change which and ()) mall, or steamon Zalio, from Shanglai
would-be likely to diminish the revenue." Septembar 24th, was detained in the Suez Crust,23,211,335,595 1,010,01 and did not reach_Brindisi until the night of
25,481 3,150,202 26,068 3,562,774 It will be necessary to ruake it clear to him the 7th atout. The mail will reach Londea
1376.20
1977. that the light dues are not a legitimato to-morrow, throɔ days late.
No, Tona No. Tona. cures of general revenue. If the question
Total number of
vacale entored 2,807 3,173 425 2,800 2,445,765 of the licence fees on juuks be introduced
athon tkanjunki) into the discussion, as appears probabic from
Dy.do. Chinasajanke 25,316, 1.727.455 26,500 3,799,88 the romarks of the ADMINISTRATOR at the last
26,161 5,000,801 29,359 4,244,542 Council meeting, we take it that the Chamber of Commoros ne representing the mercantile interests of the Colony would equally object to the imposition of any unnecessary tars tion on the native shipping. As the Hon, F. B. Jonson said at the Council meeting, if there is way special reason for compelling native vessels to take out licences they may fairly be asked to pay the cost of it; and wo
NINGPO SHANGHAI... Momers. Hell & Holts, SHANGHAI.....Mesurs. Kelly & Walsh, NORTHERN &7 Mosses. Hall & Holtz and Kelly RIVEN PORTS
&Walsh, Shanghai. NAGASAKT... The O. and J. Trading Co. KIGO, OSAKA Tho C. and J. Trading Co. YOKOHAMA......fapon Casette Off. MANILA Mars. Viuda de Loyzaga & Co.
...Mr. Crattlar.
"SMOOR
BANGKOK
SINGAPORE......Meiers, Sayle & Co.
Masara. A. Bjurling & Co. LOWDON Mr. F. Alger, Clement's Lane. LONDON...Mozers. Geo, Street & Co. LONDON..... Mossrs. Batas, Hendy & Co. SANFRANCISCO Mr. L. P. Fisher, 23, Merchant
Exchange. NEW YORK......Mostra. 9. M. Pattingill & Co.,
37. Park How. Daily Prána Offic», 18th" "Jacomber, 1892,
A. 8
NOTICE.
WATSON AND FAMILY AND Dispensing CHEMISTS,
00.
In the Haase of Commons on the 8th Nov., Bir J. Penco asked the Under-Bocrotary of Stata for Foreign Affairs whether instructions bad been sent to Her Majesty's representative in China aathorising to ratify that portion of the Chefes Convention which related to the duties on opium in the form in which it appeared the Convention articles of 1976; or whether any conditions bad bean attached to the ratification of that article of the treaty, as suggested in tha despatch of the Government of India, No. 312, of 1881.-Sir C-Dilko said: Sir T, Wade has re- turned to this country in order to ponsult with Her Alejarty's Government on the subjost, bat no decision bas got been arrived at
In the Hongo of Commons on the 6th Novám-
1879
No
1370.
0283.
ORS. No. Total number of)
vasols entered 3,057 2,591,173 1,729 2,470, other than junk) Do do Chinese junks 25,724 1,701,495 34,500 1,852,925 58,770 4,332,909 27,237 4,123,000
Total number of
than jantay
1830.
Isen.
No, Тола No
Тома
wernels entered 2,881 2,195,597 6,114 2,813,979 have always understood that the reason for ber, Mr. Alderman Fowlar asked the Under-Sen din. Chimnes junes 23,320-1,351,238 24,519 1,084,325 the licensing of junks was connected with rotary of Stata for Foreign Affairs whethar,
referring to the answer be gave on August Gih..
28,201 9,155,845 85,381 4,593,394 the preservation of order. If, however, it1880, Her Majesty's Minister in Japan had been can be shown that the licence fees are un- Jable to indoss the Japanese Gorerament to par 1 dant per ton.
Light Deen For every ship ontering Hongkong, mit the importation of drags and other ohemiosis For every ship plying daily or every other day be Majesty's Government are not aware that there Hongkong by right, ons.ibird cant per ton. has bus any interference with the importation of drugs and other chemicals into Japan other than modicinal spiam. Restrictions are placed by the law of Japan on the sale of had or opa- riana druge, and they are sulmifted to an ora-
There are still rumors afloat about a trape-
The cavigation to Tisasin is oxpected to be is foaud in all dirsations and a extensively and slowed very shortly.—Mercury Correspondent.
for domestic purpossa, where the mines are nat more than a day's journey off. If mined with modern maskipery and other such opulifaces, BDd-sant to market on wins ropes, it could be furnished a half the present price, and the wav of it considerably extended in various ways. It
TIENDSIN.
1st December.
The weather is very fine, so signs of ico as yot, so that the staamam leaving hope to return again.
fer of the Arreral from Centoo to Whampoa it is to be hoped that Fengshut may bars nc-Shanghai Merevry Correspondent. grudge against that establishmont, but may bo pleased to find a moro wholesoice situation for the same, than for the College; it would perhaps not be out of pises to consult some experts DË
PEKING.
4th December.
and Peking within taiking distancă, ar it were, of
forelen Fenspui, of the medical and engineering professione, or that interesting and most impor- Razors resah us here of story meetings at tant abject. It is very probable that the water Tiontain between Li Hong-chang and the French sapply may have something to do with the unsa.Minister on the Anam and Missionary ques tisfactory state of health, and it is very desirablo tions. The dispute as to certain laud on the each other or flash couusele of peace or dissives that the opinion of an experienced (Chinese) che French concession at Tieu sin hus been amicably of defiance to every union on the face of the miat should be taken, and on sualysis made settled by the Chinese authorities pickling, bat earth Iron is the greatest source of wealth The so-called Whampoa Hotel," the last there is Uttle hope, of any satisfactory conclusion any nation can possess, and Ching's contes fi in.. The u mnt de port, de aer alool, and bar the other rated, quashors, at all avatta for the exhaustible and the quality very superior in this obaogod hauds for the magnificent sum of $160, present. the present owner being su indiṣayona young · Not content with having two tributary, ques-- man from the country; the Temperance Union tione, vis, the Koeman and Angam, on their probably the best in the world; now, however, will please take note. But, unfortunately, quite taula, the Chinese have added a third by sanois very different and could hardly be worno in
to
prevines.
I former times China's Pustakservice was
necessary for gay special purpose to which into that country.-Sir Charles Dilke: Ear tween Hoagheng, Canton, and Macao, and entering & Western Obosa of vile liquor, enough to make tioning an application made by the King of any civilized nation wishing to maintalu coun-
the income derived from thom is supposed Go-to be applied, then the juuks ought to be placed on the same footing in this respect as foreign shipping.
By Appointment to iz Exellency the VERNOR and his Royal Highness the DUKE OF EDINBURGE, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRYGGISTS;
PARVOMERS..
PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS,
DRUGOISTS' SONDEYMEN;
And
AFRATED WATER MAKERS,
SHIPS' MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTEL, Parsenght SyIPS BYEFLIED.
ب
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Noricu. To avoid delay in the execution of Orders it is particularly requested that all Ensines communications be addressed to the Fira, A. 8. Watson and Co., or
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
The German barques Claras and Jacobins weet mization by the Board of Health befors they ovor to Kowloon to bo docked yesterday.
The delivery of tha: French mail war hö son at 5.45 yesterday evening. The mall was landed ul.3.45.
Telegram for Bangkok en go forward by mails closing at Singapore at 5 p.m. to-day, and 1.p.m. to-morrow.
The P. & O. stentur Rame, with the next English mail, left Singapore on Sunday, the 17th instant, for this port,
The Manarere (Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.) inform us that the Indo-Chins 8. N. Coa 28 charterol steater Moray 1st Calcutta for this
part on Saturday, the 16th inst.
NOTICES TO CORRESPUNDENTS. Commnaloptions on Editorial mattere should be
ressed "The Editor," and those on businese "The Manager," and act to individuals by name..
CB be old to Japanese Complaints were made in 1879 that certain drugs bad been sufairly condemned, hut since that time no further com- plaints have been racaivad,
the harvest does not commencé till about the
JAGĦTROUHEN. -
The oration of Lighbueuses round the Island com onsed in 1875, but Light Drawers only loved in 1815. The following is the mammary of Income and Expanditaro
LIGHT DUES INCOME,
Amount calle:fed from 1975 to 1881 Amcun oxpended under the
LIGETEQUBES XIVENTATUS.
bead from 1876 to 1881 at $58,494.69 Added expenditury, 1974, 35,810.64
$113,200.2
89,605,33
Against the Colony $24,684,18
POLICE COURT.
18th December:
Baroc's Ma. H. E. WanasOUSE.
DRUNKLINIES."
all the whales in the Pacifs, and their cousins Baruah to be permitted to rosane a tributary misations with important centres of Govern
ment and commeros Every magistracy In the in the Atlantic, rosting drank, can be obtained relationship and to send a mission to Peking in Empire is obliged to maintain a certain number from native stores.
the spring cf next year. King Thebaw is either There are now only shout balf a dossa for impressed by the military activity of the Chiness of post-free and men to forward despatches to reigners hers: a couple in the British Cozsutate, on the Annam frontier or he is desirous of widen- its prefectural town, henes the protoots.com-
hai Msrawry Correspondent.
tween hitaalf and the British Government, and Dial Capitals, all of which are annected by the the rect in the I. M. Customs employ,Shanging still farther the branch already existing be: naiste with osch other and with the Provin "Our contemporary's correspondant is rather it remains to bo sann what the Reme Govers Imperial highways with Peking. The general public is. however, dobarred from these mestur of oot in his Bears; the bampos doeke were-ment will have to say to this notion of the King, forwarding their correspondence excepting by soki to the Chinese Government for $80,000 and the countenance he is reediving at Pokingealth, and all thate entoasivasyatoa of men and ED, H.K. D.P.1
Sir Thomas Wade's sudden determination to
retary to China hes takin every ons kara berses, post-reads, and post-hories are a parlest NINGPO.
surprise, mera especially as he left this stating burden to the state generally and to the several most positively that no inducement would make magistracies particularly; whereas they might 13th December. him return again. This resolve received addi-bede the means of producing on important Recently invitations to tie sad diazor have tivas, sapport from the fact that Sir Thomas part of the raronne by faressing the efficiency. of the staff, and opening offices for the oon. beep the onier of the day, owing to the depar did not consider it beneath the dignity of anionen of the general public throngbout the ture for Shanghai of one of our community. British Minister to wait some forty-eight hours land. Ar annual revenue of a million taals aight We refer to Mr. M. M. Moss, representative of on beard a Chias Merebanta steamer on pur be derived theration in every province.
the firm of Mane David Sassoon, Sana & Co., pose to any farewell to Langchang, who is The cultivation of frelia and vagotablas, cspo- at this port. During his stay amongst us, this also understood to have considered the leaveoially grapes and potatoos, ought to be greatly gentleman has made himself generally popular taking final.
The first attempt at saltivation of oplamin intertropical Africa has been made at Chaiqua, near Moges, about four miles from the Zambesi, aud on the banks of the Qasqua, M, Guyot lately visited the place, and has described the operations to the Paris Academy. The apes ovenpied is between the two rivers Mate and Quaqas. The fields were first sown in 1879; in 1860 the surface nown was 4å hentares ;`in 1881. about double that quantity. In 1881 there were 300 workers angazad, 250 of whom ware
Joba Dye, asantan, was charged with having by his wall-Inown beepitality and the hearty Mt Ng Choy, the Chicane Mamber of the puraged specially in mountainous districts, blacks and 50 natives of India. Tho opium la boca incapably drunk on the 17th Inst. Head-manner in which be entered into any little Council of Hongkong, in daily expeted at as a means of extanding the food supply, and fathered 75 days after sowing, whoress in India witzed the soft impeachment, and at the desire scheme for our ensusement. Mr. Moses left per Tiantain, and there is now a possibility of his averting the dire caleauities of famine if possible. of his Worship he paid up 50 cents for his fault, steamship Kiangtad youterday, and many of his caneiving diplomatic employment abroad. The Probably these would furnish the best crops in
dry Besson,
Stool farming is another important matter. A We (N... Daily Now.) informed from 110th day.. The product per hooter wait au srother ten meets for the ecolic who could friends went to him off; nor were the Korean traderegulations have been completed,
natives to be outdone in expressing their kindly and they will be in the hands of the foreign superior breed of sheep and goals could be easily Winbow that the boatman who was implicated 1830, 55 to 60 kilogrammes of raw opiam evid him in a jiuraksha,
Walter Mo Nicoli, an engineer, was also flood wishes towards him, so many of them word Ministers in a few days. Uno or two points in in the uan-abdcntier esse suffered death from (as against 50 kilogrammes on an average in Correspondeats are requested to forward their name strangulation a few days ago, by Imperial men India). The water required is taken from two 50 cents for being drunk and disorderly on Sa- there, and with a feu de joie of Bro-crackera joined connection with these regnistions. I shall touch introduced from Thibob and the New Dominion, date. The magistrate is said to have compas.dently.aonnested lagoons by means of a loso- Laroy night, and he was farther ordered to pay in wishing hire bon voyage. We feel ears that on later on. The appointment of Mr. von Mül-stern Turkestan, Thobs hardy soimats will and address will in wadnicatione addreened ko the Toasted the watertanste man, aui sont Rome motive walch rises it 550 metros: if then 81 nende to P.C. Bentle for tearing his tanko Mr. Mosés carries with" kim: the hearty good lendorff to a responsible post under the Korean live on almost anything, sad fad grazing on all
money to his widow.
thomonatain slopes, turnishing milk, butter and when the latter endoaroared to indase bìm to
Government is viewed with general approval, beese for food to the poor, at for the tables wishes of the entire community.SAARE flows into the plantation through pipes. (A
- The weather is far but cold, we have had and it may be doubted if a more able or expe of the rich and wool for the clothing of al→ second machine was to be set up this year.) The pay his inrickoha biru. The man had been let A telegram was received in Shanghal on the plent is not subject to any parasits, but the wind out on his own rooagulanses bat did not turn sleet, and oir is soon ou the mountain tops rienced officer seald have been salected. Mrthas giving employment to all manner of persons orterad for a fixed period will be continued until 12th Lust, by the Chine Merchants S. N. Co. at harvest-time may seriously compromise opera. on to be triod.
Beoantly very high tides have inmudafed the von Mallendorf is to be accompanied by and increasing the food supply to a great extent. -··LABSENT, Y
band and part of the main street, neat
brother of Ma Total who until entermandad.
stating that the stoster Pautah vse signalled tions The soil is worked in primitiva -style
Cloth weaving, too, is an industry that Tang Abung, carpooter employed at the Hong with the hoà: ploughs drawn by oxen hora bean Alliettaza forozbliastion abould be exitiau su one at Tako on the 10th. She only made a distance kida of the paper daly.
of 12 during that day and in the evening strok tried, but those animals suffer greatly under the Ham Dock, pleaded guilty to stealing two lbs. fast in the ies. Stops have been taken to get barning saa. The gathered opiums gives off a coppar nails belonging to the Dock Company on her clear, and it is believed that her cargo is being light odour sui generis. It is not sapplied to the 16th inst, and he was sentenced to 14 days discharged on rafis, but it is not known it. any commerce in ile first viscous, pasty state, but is hard labour, damas ne bec ecstained. Information bas mixed with 80 per cent. of a special mattor, and.
A woman named Okus Ahi wa hmught also bosa rosaivel to the effect that the steamer formed into balls of 500 grammes. These balls. El Burado is also frozen in, but as paction lars are parefully pat iù casea that hold 140; at the before the court, charged with stealing money bobtour is a powder formed of the empty capsula and clothing to the vale of 840, belonging to a and leaves of the poppies and a layer of gotton, an manied China Aon, on the 25th November. Sent to Todia, the Zambesi opiam fotches 50 to
0 francs the kilogramms.
Elfor, not for publication, but as ovilónce of good
faith.
„kkverdigutenka-ned–Babooriptions whiọn tre not
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 1925, 1882.
hare some to hand.
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
"REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
BUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS.
CASE DISMISSED.
of
The complainant stated that the woman had lived with him for several years, but on the day i question, he went over to Kowloon, and on his cetaru be found the women had gone and taken with her the money and clothes. He saw bec in the street on Saturday and gave her in oburgo, and in the room in which abe was living a jacket was found, which he said was one of those which had been stolen from him,
The woman said aba laft tha usa because be
bent her sad lost her money at gambling. She and the man had knows from the first where she took nothing of the soaplaluant away with her, want to live and had been, there several times. As to its jacket the complainant had sword to she valed a nias who stated that it was bis, and that he had given it to the women to wash.
The one was dismissed.
We are informed (says the N. C. Daily News) that the native tamen of Hankow are about to The letter addressed by the Chairman of the take stops with a view to avoid in fature the dis Chstubor of Commerce to the Colonial Boatrantages under which they have been labour. cretary on the subject of the light dues from the serions differences wideh exist be tween their own weighings and those of for- makes out a good esse for the reduction of gere. Their idos is to engage & respectable this tax upon shipping." The Chamber foreign tea-iuspootor to act as arbitrator or nm- urge "the expediency of strictly maintain-pire, and to pay him a liberal salary; and it is |said that application with this" object line boun "ing, in the fiscal policy of the colony, the made to the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce. conditions of perfect freedom of trade upon The proposed messure is intended an a friendly "which the commercial prosperity of the abase; if this fails, other moans will be resorted aflorapt to put a stop to what they consider an
Hisland wholly depends, and with which ator
tax for dhe purposes of revenue upon traffic
- The barbour wai gay yesterday with banting, "passing through the harbour is obviously all the varisza-en-of-war being-drused to their. "inepasistant." That the light dues do fallost and displaying the Russian flag at the constitute a taz is shown by the figures given,mala. At noon the customers salate was sted. ↑ The coonsion was twofold.. Wot erly was it the from which it appears that, the net revenus same day" of the Czarowite, but it was also from this soures in 1881, after paying cost the anniversary of the Imperial Marias Guard,
Shu & I, fisherman, was brought before the of maintenance of the lighthouses, aquadron now in harbour. The epon hospitality
* festival particularly affecting the Russine vernment against Russina military preparations court on a charge of disobeying a summons, os
the 14th Inst $18,289, while the total s'emufit which has for which our quadam foes have ever been re- gone into the general revenue of the colony owned was freely offered to any one who visited The ships; and it was kindly afforded to us, by
PRE SANTEEN EXTENSION, AUSTRALABIA, AND
CHINA TELEGRAPH COMPANY'S LINE.]
LONDON, 18th December. THE FRENCH EXPEDITION
TO_TONQUIN ——— It-is-reported that the expedition to Tonquin will be postponed
GERMANY AND RUSSIA,
The Cologne Gazette, warns the German Go-
THE CHANGES IN THE BRITISH CABIENT.
Lord Derby has been sworn in as Secretary of since the establishment of the dues in 1875 the courtesy of the esptain and commander State for the Colonies, Lord Kimberley, Secre is $24,884. This is after deducting the first of the Dades of Edinburgh, to are the opportary of State for India, Lord Hartington, Soco cost of the lighthouses, so that the main-zity of inspecting the grows who pulled tary for War, and Mr. Childers, Chancellor of in the regatta Big, burly fellows, hailing from tenauce of the dues at their prosent rate the rive months and Bshing ports of the north the Esohequer, cannot be supported on the ground of repayer dominion of the Czar, they were men we would rather shake hands with than fight any
·
LIGHT DUES IN HONGKONG,
ment of the capital sum expended or interest day to the week. The men are the pics of the thereon. It is conclusively shown that if navy and are a sploddid lot. It lenot known yet the dues were reduced by wae-half the in-how long the fleet will remain here, but we hope some would still be sufficient to provide for there is a change of their giving an exhibition been laid before the Legislative Concoll ---
of their slantris fighting apparatus, which has
Before Capt. & G. THOMSETT, R.N.
DISOBEDIENOS TO A SUMMONS.
It is with pleasure we as the restoration of recently has been Consul at Hlogo and who is our Protestant aburol just drawing to s clase; to be a kind of Political Agent at the Heron might to vary profitably underskor at our the beautiful stained glass memorial window, capital and to bo associated with Mr. you Mely working the fine wool of the Mongolian placed in commemoration of the late lamented lendorff in the organization of the Korean Cuscamels and the coarse wool of the antive cheep," Bishop Hussell, is completed, and wo learn that toms. Mr. Choo Put-asm, late Chiness Consulte Cormer article for alothing stuff, and the laiter for rugs, carpets, blankets, and shoddy onext Christmas day, the church is to be in San Francisco, is appointed Cousal-General too, most likely. At present semble' wood in ar- opened and divise serían conducted.--Shanghai in Korea, sad is to stoompany Mr. Tong King ported to Europe, and the sheep's wont worked sing thither. The deliberate and systematic ap into one felts in the old-fashioned way. Courier Correspondant.
policy of obstrastion the Chinese hare adopt Whilst dicth, fannel, blankets and rugs are ud stoly with regard to all foreign impoya-
SHANGHAI
tions is to be attributed as a retaliatory mos.ported bur native nee, anroly the earing of At H.R.M. Supreme Court on the 18th inst.or to the narrow so mistaken policy of transit ups and frei ut bath waya osht to Mr. Andrew John beach, barrietarat-law, of the Hongkong Government towards the Uan. Prove encouraging enough for capitalists. Ther is plenty of raw material, cheap labour and a inedio's Tin, was admitted to praatios. He ton and Kowloon Telegraph, and thoro is ros- local market for the mannfastured goods. Thesa was introduced by Mr. Lathan, and the Acting son Le fear that the new Coast line of Tela things are not to be despised anywhers, and here, Chief Justice gave him a cordial welcome, graph will not fod its work quite as smooth, as
where silk and cotton are souroo, there is a rest inducement offered with a better chance of
quick returzia.
Then again, chemicals of various kinda cán hà
We understand that game indeed le plontifaits promotore anticipate. Mr. Clayson joins the ap river, hat much less so than in former os. Customs headquarters and it is not unlikely the sous, owing to the extensive inundation, which Mariao Saaretaryship so long cant may now has destroyed say about of pheasants, bares, be filled. Apropos of Scoretaryships I observe deer and wild pigs, eto. Unfortunately mest of Captain Lang and secretary announced made from siphae, and its preparation on scien ought to be stiended to, as the waste incurred portions of the Yangtze valley, and the total natual position of thin officer in the Chinese in extracting it from the ore taakse sulphur the crops have been annihilated too, in many having arrived at your port all doubt as to these principles, for making gunpowder alone destruction of most of the country peoples' cattle should now be set at rast, as announcements of has only been prevented by the finely inter this nature are usually centned to Flag-ofloors farense of some snurgatio, public-minded and for high diplomatic dignitaries. N.C. Daily Neue telligent local mandarins.
Jorrespondout.
NAGASAKI
for ganpowder of fius quality, wooh se is required pensive, and its rudeness minkes it unsuitable for titles. Sulphur being required for vacious other purposes manisoturing war material, La prochiction voght to be undertakım at once. Ninthly, chemicals of various kinds are requir ed for the preparation of dyes, paritiontion of
The history of the removal from oflice of tho late, Cho-hion of Shanghai, Moh, in a curious- fale of Chinese official sorruption. Mah's din. miscal was sorred because he gave a just deci-
We regret to regard the death of the Rer. E. metals, and telography, as well as for the most mion in his Court as City Magistrate. A surtain well-known fanker, such esteemed by Tre Kang- Pethod, Visar Apostolio at this port, which op. importent parpero of preparing varions kinde pas, wanted to bay Chinawomas, who had ourred after a brief illuuss on Sunday, the 10th of modem war material, Ja Shagai, besides the right to sell herself, as a conenbine, and inst Deceased was about 29 years of age and sulphur, saltpatre, alum, copperse, suds, and salts The man wat summoned by Enspector Swan-offered bor, the sum of Tha 8,000. She refused, was in charge of the parish of Urakami, this post abound, and from them may be derived many ten for being in persuasion at a quantity of proferring to dispos of herself to a young and becoming recent by the death of the Rev. requisite of commerce, the manufacture of at the court. good looking man for Tls. 3,000. Antther old Poirier, who died abont 10 toontha sgo, Tha which will furnish labour to many peoplą sud freshly cut troos, but failed to appresné, as it. Chitamen also wanted to buy her for Tis. 5,000 funeral took place on the 12th inst; there was reverne to the State
The great harde of eattle kept by the people Swanston new proved the first offence, & noises or so. For some reason, the oast was, lzonght very large attendance, including matiy fareiga was heard autog the trees, and he sent a Sikh before Moh Che haion to decide to whom the opulents, sad like his professzor he was in of Kuci-ha-sheng. Ba-lu-chi, and neighbour. Dunstable to the plane, but hofore the latter got: gli should belong. Mob decided that she had ferred in the compennd adjaiolas the Cathollo hood, faroish plenty of good milk, which might there, the defendant ran out and escaped. About a perfect right to dispose of herself as Choroby this having been granted by there sight picais of newly cat branches were found pleased; so the young and beautiful woman deepestive authorities in Tokia-Merry Cor-
panel of berself to bar lover for Tls. 9,000. In. respondent.. at the place in which the man had been.
Fined $20, or in default a month's of oakumfuriated at the frustration of their attempt to
ficking. $2 reward was paid to the constable.
FRENCH BEAMEN IN TROUBLE.
THE CANTON-KOWLOON TELEGRAPH.
be conilessed, or made late cheese and batter for exportation to such places in have do such produce. At present it is all imported from Foreiga countries where Inbour is doar said, zanterial also more expensive than here,
Native capitaliata ought to be encouraged to nadertake all these things, excepting the Post Office and making of reads, both of which N. C. Reily News Correspondent. ought to be undertaken by the Government,
force a woman into one of their seragitos, these The following leitor and annsted return bare
two Mandarina determined to revenge themselves La Grail and Daniel, two French seamen, were on Moh for his impenetrability to their bribery. the annual coat of maintenance and leave a boin ancha suosas in Japan, before they Inte.
GENERAL CHAMBERS OF COMMER, charged, the first with atcaling three spoons and So they raked up an old chacce against Mob, of
Hongkong, 9th December, 1893 esulting Clip polics, and the good with having ours before had killed another Chinasatwa lub morning contemporary staled in his lattor pub. The ocasional Poking correspondent of ear accepting a tribe of 85,000 from a man who some Fair sum over for contingencies. A sent per.
Sir-The Committee of this Chamber hat bad endeavoured to poses the first on Sunday last, tod does not, at first sight look a very heavy
The following items are taken from the Londer its consideration the taxation of trade in An fighouse keeper named Sul Abing natt broyl at Hengkew, indioted him for bribery bs-Baked two days ago that "the deliberate and sjs- the Colony, and its attention has been directed in that thous men and two others went into his house fore Tao Kung pw, and Moh was dismissed. tematic policy of chatruction the Chinese have.
A barbers", congress bas, according to the Jovy, but when it is borne in mind that the don and China Expreat of the 10th vlt. -
Mr. C. F. & Singeter, of the Hongkong Civa the fest istance, to the light does now imposed and had something to eat. The defendants had There was anather barge agalzet Mob. His adopted Italy with regard to all foreign funera coasting steainers bave to pay it many times Service, has boea adesitted a student of the aid pipon all shipping using the Harbour, excepting been drinking and the first ons refused to pay his son had married a courteent, which is an act tona la to be attributed as a retallatory measure Tagblatt, heen held to Berlin, and sour the over during the course of the year it is ovi" | dla Temple..
Chinese janks which are exempted from the reskoning, and also appropriated, three spoons, which disgrove any Mandarin family. The son to the narrow and mistaken policy of the Fang resolutions" adoptel was one to the effect Įoperation of the impost.
Ho sant for the police, and PC. Jenkins was the lost moro at rambling than he could pay his kong Government towards the Cauton and Kow that the operation of sharing should always dest that the dues must total up i sum
Wo tear that the Hon. P. H. Lo P.-Transb,
According to the Bina Books and returns Get to come to the house He endevoured father refused to pay his gambling debts and the loon Telegraph. This doubtless emotes from begin with the left instid of the right ebook. representing an appreciatio. itam in the the new Secretary of H.M. Lapgation at Folio, courteously placed by yon at the disposal of the to get the man to pay for his snow chov, son committed sailde. His widow, with her one of the fow friends of Sir J. P. Honesty, After a prolonged leoassion as to whether will not leave this country for at last ten Chamber, it would appear that, from the data of and as he refaeed ho arrested him. The man was child, went and quartered herself upon the Chewhose cause our morning bortemporary has of the soap should be applied with the brasa maths to take up the duties of his appointment, the erotion of the first Light House in 1874 rack intoxicated that it was found advisable halen, the child's grandfather, in his ramen, ints been persuaded to adopt. The statement or the hand, it was decided that this should be down to 1881 (inclusive) there bas boon ex-to put him into inrickan. bat before he was This, we believe, we considered very diuers tealf was current here about three weeks ago, left to the discretion of each individual barberg A telogram from Port Said, No: 9, states that palad upon obstruction and maintesson out paf into it ka kicked the police and the second ditable circostano for a mandarin. All this the last being that the Hoogkong Government but it was unanimously sured that no barber of the duos at a figure above that which is the larion, from China for New York, has gone of ordinary Colonial, tanda the sum of $58,895.38, defendant and theother men tried to revue him, is specimen of the kind of ruler who desire to refuse the tineso permission to lay a cable should be allowed to remais a member of the Jota dook at Fort Said to obangs her propeltes while tbo Income from 1975 to 1881 amanteil There was a violent struggle, which ended in the interfere with the pororment of thous partly from Kowloon to Hongkong, because the native association if he still meorted to the old- Thero requisite to give a return sufficient to pro and to paint ship's bottom. Tas ropairs will to $118,200.21, showing surplus of incomp over two defendants Esing locked up. The apoons erstarritorialised silmante, and, we suppose, Company had arranged to grant a monopoly fashioned pesation of holding hie castomis
of the Chinose vrhom Professor Lono Levi talis of communication by their line to the Great by the anse while sharing him. vide for the object for which they ware esta occupy about two days.
expenditura for that period 314,38428 were taken from the first defendant's pocket.
Northern 'alegraph Company. Bo far from this was considerable difonos of opinion The Committee understands that towards the. The Brat defendant sald the second paid for us to take an example fromMercury.
retos being Darrow and mistaken, it appears to to whether barbers should entertain their ous- blished is objectionable. Whea once the
The Gasette of the 3rd lost, notidea that the cost of construction of the Light Honses a grant al supper, and he only took the spoons la play.
Thames Street Industries, by Poroy Russell us to be both jadiqious and liberal and the tomers while abaving them by romarks on the principle is admitted that a revenas for the Queen has bean graciously placed to appoint was made out of a special fond at the disposal of The pollos struck kiza flask, "general purposes of the colony is fairly de- for the territories of the soltan of Brunei, in Chamber do not clve any information be that pants for bis papper, and the second to pay $1 published at 6, may be had gratis from any samo opinion, for the chairman, Mr. E. B. John they should oorfine themselves to ocurareation Mr Peter Lage, Her Majesty's Consul-Gonoral the Colony, but the papers furnished to the Fined 2 wash, the first to pay in addition 25 This Llustrated Taripblet on Parfumery, do, Chamber of Commerce in Hongkong is of the washer and other carrant topios, or whether rivable from the shipping of the port, tho the island of Borneo, to be also Her Majesty's rest. From the sunoxed table it will be reoz amends to Aith constable, for tearing his Chemist or donalar in perfamery in the World, asa, on being applied to by the Chinese for the beating upon the basiness in hand, but a ma- Further taxation of the shipping in case Coneal as Sarawak).
that the annual rovonne dorived from Light dues uniform.
for John Gosnell and Co., London.[Adrt.]63i i Chamber's assistance, replied that it garantoos jority adbared to the lattor viewą
ship's disbursements. It is, however, rather
on principle than in consideration of the
actual amount involved that the maintenance