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With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.
The insus for 1883 which ja he
THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 30TH, 1883.
PODION COURT,
19th March.
BEFORE MB. H. K. WODEHOUSE.
terny.
them.
CHARTERS FETNOTED.
with öriminals. Going into detail, we find The following settlements are taken fem that last yoar the number of persons arrested Weer-Gorman bark, 016 toán, to Nontres), privato the parson was 27, with the creeption of one Mr. Brant & Law's Freight Circularan aharges of robbery with violence from Che G. RiceAmerican back, 715 toan, to Halifaxuar the neatest number in any of the last ten, whilst the auraber of convictions, Sir W. Wattnce-British bark, 963 tene, to Loader, 21, is considerably in excess of any of New York or Mentrest, private toma.
The number of parsons arrested for priyaio terms.
in dwelling houseD WAS Tork, private terza,
CH. Haselting American bark, 890 tora, to Now 76, which
of the pranding nine years, and thio eon- York,rivato forms,
Wiring Jong-American slip, 1,558 tóns, to Ean victinus 49-with the exception of 1878, when Franoleso, pilrato terms.
Ty Bista-Aastrian bark, 630 tons, Cebu to Now it was the game, aise the highest. Assaults York, gold $11 per ton of 20 wt.
with intent to reh show no conviction, and MariGorran Bap, 100 tons, one Fort Philip only one case reported; there have only been pines to New York, gold $10 per ton of 20 swt.
the ten years. Kidnapping shows a light in- fan-teema bark, 455 ions. to Chefco and six persons convicted of this offence during
year, but a considerable falling off in Valparaiso Harman bark, 488 tons, Takao to Yoke number of conviction, while the raturn foe Anton Gesther-Gorga bark, it toes, Kesinng the whole period of the last Give your ahowa, e compared with that, for the pre hams, 234 sente por piant, 35 Lay daya
Miramar Britseb stenus, 836 lous, Salgon to feeding Bre, a decrease in the number Sungkong, #2 per too, 18 lay days. Hongkong, 19 ooots par pioul, 8 lay days.
Favorite Emenian slosnier, 876 tozs, Baigon ta Cases reported and an increase in the number of convictions. In connection with this 15 conta por pioul, lay dya. only-Britiki atuumor,
of Schools above how great is the Inspector Beiarig-British steaner, 1 toas, Saigon to the apprehension of the Chiness as to the Hongkong, io cents per pinal; 12 ke days, Saigon to class of grime, & pamgraph in the report of
Mary Wolfrids-American-burk, 143 toon, to Now burglary or latably higher than in mus
has just boon equipleted at great cost, and An inquest was opened at the Civil Hospital lato possession kimsif, and when his Lepant attack. The labour of this task will probably The Gorman schponez Johann Carl and the about age, which was found Mr. Franels contends the Statute of Limita-
on the 7th just from Takao. Whilst the fatter CHRONICLE & DIRECTORY be Survey Department to ongaged with a malt, donus night years of ary of Glung it, the property, he was not is the colony, and last two months.
number of great works, which Ind.beon sps-foating in the harbour of Dowringon by a tiens would not therefore commance to operate German baris Frances and Amanda, book arrived Aftar heating the avidonos for the plaintiff. vessel was beating up of Vrios in and about mid. ematically delayed by the late Governor, akape en Saday morning. No elas to the nutil 1876,
shild's identify bad boon diseased and, the
starboard took, and misking about three miles per Sir Jos Porr HENNESSY matagod, in ingnest was adjourned fill Thursday to admit which cecupied the rest of the day, the grau was night en the 8th inst., haine at the time on the
adjourned.
bour, abs was ran into by a junk, which struole effect, to put the whyels of progress in of tariler Inquirlos Estog instituted.
her amidehips dous considerable damago to bal. At the time af pól- On Sunday evening a barber named Ko Asum, Hongkong back at lonat four years, and it
warks, sianobions, and raila. lision the junk was ou the port baoke, and sa usoni, will require inch energy and application who is well known in gaot, committed suicide
no lights or lookout could be disserned until efter and the outlay of large sums of money while is the oustody of the police He was arrested ut Yaa-ma-ti on Saturday morning pa a
the danga was dopo..
On the 6th inst, as un officer belonging to the to bring the Calony up to ita propor position charge at stealing $55 from a base is Bonksta
P. nad O. steamer Khivo wus receiving same aïfk in this respect. To reclaim any considerable Strand tim previous day. He was locked up in a call to the Yea-ms-ti Police Station, where
which had been gont off by Moss Stracben & strip of land all along the Praya world en he took this meals in the regular way, and tail a vast expenditure of money, though nothing peculiar was noticed in his demeanour:
Co, he noticed one of the bales appeared to be suspecting something wrong herefore it, and PICK-POCKETS. there cannot be a doubt that it would prove On Sanday praning, however, shortly after the
Sung Akam. a hawker, 16 years of age, was returned it to the Chinees who came off with the the call, and foond the prisanat suspended by a highly remunerative outlay in the long run had had his diatur, & onustable went into But such a work might conflict in some the neck, his gaeus being used for the purpose, ebarred with being a regne ant vagabond in shiprasot The latter, without saying anything moaears with existing inforests, and there. The man was just then at his last me, and that be was seen putting his hand into the to the boatatu, roturned with them to the directly after he was ont down, be expired. An poosat of a French sailor and taking a purse batoba, where, on arrival, be called the police, Abbey and fure meel with a certain amount of opposingnost me held on the borty at the iivil Hospi- therefrom. He denied tho charge, but was given and they, with the assistance of the European tion, which would delay the accomplish nient tul yesterday afternoon before the Coroner, Mr. fourteen days' solitary confvement, and to be walshnan. belonging to Messrs.
Mesare, anco whipped privately with the rattan seven Cobden, arrested two of the man, the third mag- Wodehouse.and a jury com. oueď H.
ing to pot away. The boat was then marched of the project. Should the Colony go on. Jobustan, P. Jarvian, and F. F. Marques, strokes on the brooch.
Tung Anhang, hawker, was charged by and silk to the value of about $100 was found Rožus Arquias, Breman on board the Mindanao, hiddon under the plants. Batween the time increasing, howover, in the same ratio as it whom a verdict of abloide wes returned. has done during the past ten years, some
with picking his paskob of a silver wastob, vaine | leaving the hataba and wachlug the steamer, the Heria-Gorman stafmer,, 1,135 toni, Saigon to danzar of having their childron stolen. Dr. $12, on the 18th' Înstant such schome of rectswation must be resorted
TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL PUBLICATION,
has been sansiderably stoned, both in the Directory propar and in the Appandix. Tho ports in Boxsto barn boss andel to the former; whilst the latter includes in addition to the ad contents, the Trasty between BRAZIL, Dad, CHINA. tho aw ration for the overland trade between Basta and CHINA, the Boyised Coagular Regulations for the Traaty Ports of China, Piletage Regulations The ALPHABETICAL LIST of FOREIGN BESTENTS asiɑ hai bàna mach inswased.
THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY onatains the following Lithographoù MAPS and PLANS
and other additions.
to.
What immediately concerns" the re- sidents now is to see the Prays continuod CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE AT VICTORIA PRAT, past the water frontage of the Naval and
Mar or ran'leLAND OF HONGKONG,
PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA.
New MAP OF TUC FAR FAST.
PLAN OF THE CITY OF CANTON,
PLAN OF THE FOREIGN SCCLEMENTS AT
SHANGHAL
PLAN OF YOKOHAMA,
PLAN OF MANTLA
MAP OF TAZ TOWN AND SINGAPORE,
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
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LoxDay, 18th March, 1889, will be more apparent when the tramway
THE DYNAMITE EXPLOSION AT comes to be laid. We believe that the Ad-
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT wiralty and War Office would not be indic-
BOARD OFFICES. posed to give permission for the Fray's to be
No blue has been discovered to the authors of The police on duty at the or carried past their buildings if proper repre- the aplosions.
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might be made sufficiently broad to fit with uy future contemplated reclamation along the existing Praya. We hope that the new Governor will do bis utmost to accomplish this oach needed work. It would constitute valuable improvement to the Colony for which the residents would be eternally grateful, and with which his name would always be bonourably associated. It wontá also be an initial step in the direction
have been doubled.
LAW NOTIORS.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG; TOESDAY, 20TH MARON, 1953.
DRONE AND INSAPABLE. JAB King, of Ireland, seamen, was fired twenty-fivo. sente for having been drunk and incapable in the atries on the 18th instast.
Complaluant said he was walking in the Queen's-road with his brother; he saw prisoner put his hand in his breast peolet and take out Tot it the silvas watch which he was wear. ing. The obain was banging out of the and while ranning prisoner fell down and was pocket. The prisoner Instantly ran away Cats bt. Prisoner had cat get the watch when arrested.
Raphaella Tinsley, married woman, muid ske was rasiding temporarily in Queen's-road, and happened to be in the street when she saw pri soter being pursued by the last witson. As the prisoner was inuning he dropped the watch which she picked up. She did not see prisoner arrested. She was quite sure the prisoner was the man she saw rauning.
Prisoner said he was walking under the veran dab doing nothing.
Senteret six months hard-labour
BEFORE CAPT. 1. G. THOMSETZ, R.N.
OPTIM... OFFENCES, Mokong Kin, who described himself as a IN BANKRUPTO Lefore the Hon. Er Goorge Phil
teacher, was convicted of having in his posses Uppo, Entghi, Chief Justice, at I ..-In the mat
and was fined $10 or fourteen days' hard labour. koff, ons of the members of the antd ära, for his order tor of Vogal & Co.-(Application of Heinrich Kirch.io 36 tools of prepared opiam without a permit,
The opiam to be forfeited to the Government. of disebargs).
Chanson, a triler, was alsa faed $10, or fourteen days hard labour, for having prepared opian in bis possession, be not boing the holder j of a certificate. The oplzen and implemente were also forfeited to the Govara mant.
Wong Ayu, coolie, was similarly-duals with for a like offen
SUPREME COURT.
19th March..
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
CHIEF JUSTICE,
"BANGKOK.
softer and, mora lermoly packed than the rest; back, $2,600 in full, 29 lay do tem. Whampoa tercase in the number of cases reported last
of
boatman bad managed to take the silk from the hala, tall it with raga sud sen it up again. Japan Gazells,
:
HIOGO.
The superintendent of the metropolitan police has given oedoes that, in the avant of Koreans misconducting themselves in Japan, they are to be dealt with in accordance with the laws of this constry:
St. Franck bark, 365 retain and back to Hongkong old Nowotwang, conte per pion!, 95 lay days.
to
16) curets per pict, 19 iny days.
Hongkong, 17 cants per pical, 10.lay days:
the
Of
Bothwell Dartle-British abomer, 13 sons, sal. ETTEL AYAs a curivas illustration-of-
continued prevalence of kidnapping prac. gon to Hongkong. 16 cents per pienl, 12 lay days.
Dacia-Gorman stoor, 1,151 tons, Baigns toties in Hongkong, I way mention that Hongkong, 17 seats per plant, 10 lay days.
to
«Chineso
to
Hongkong, 19 monta par piel, lay days.
WhpBritish stoomor, 1,750 tons, Saiger to" traverse on Hongkong, 10 coats per pleat, 1 ay days.
to
We have already unitioned that Messrs. Ekog, 20 cents per pical, 10 fay đaya. C. Kichy and Co. have been ontrasted by the Government with the construction of tw armour-plato! war vesele. We now hear that these ships are to be completed, within thirty months, and that the contrast price is 2,310,000
yen,
Last May His Majesty the Emposer promised to present the King of Korea with a small Totencies. The matter was delayed owing to the disturbanosa at Soral, bat Messrs. Kirby sad Co. have now completed the steamer, and it will be forwarded to its destication shortly.
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A gentleman who casides at Mikaðsuki, Ha- rimu, kas à magnilecut beard. Not long since Himeji, and when they both get morry the lawyer remarket that he would giro hir 1,000 he and larger wore drinking together at
yen for bis board, becauso he know a maker of masks who would pay a good price for it. The other agreed to soil, received 30 yen an oqcount, and bound himself to doliear the beard alive upon a certain day. At the time appointed the parties again met, the lawyer being accompanied The vendor, after some pre- by several friends. Kímacies, pulled ont razor, and was about tó shave off his board, but the lawyer stopped hio. "Your agreement is to deliver a live beard," said be, "but if yon ont it it will die. Therefore túa FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]
board must be rooted up in order to comply with 7th March.
the terms of the contract." He then called up Cholera kos ogia made its appearance ev en epistasis. Daring one week there ware three his companions to assist in the operation, and they deaths in our dialaighal foreign community. surrounded thansionlated veador. The intter re Mr. Francis, in opaning Lis case, said the The last was that of Mr. Tait, chief sainer of monstrated, and ultimately the matter was at The . . steamer Grelic, with the next plaintiff was a shopicoeper at prosent residing in very much respected in our city, and very popa-deposit, together with 100 yap/agreol damages! the war vosel Niam Supporter, gentleman ranged by the gentleman returning the 30 yen
for loss of contract-Hiego-mor American mail, left San Francises for Toke Houkong, and the defondant was a well known lar in the Naval Servise to which he was at bama sad this port on the 6th fast.
landowner in the colony. The facts set out by tached. Among the nativon the deaths ara the petition were to the following east. In February 1851 the plaintiff beone the lessor of be obtained. The troops bare heo removed piece of land known as Inland Lot No. 323, tho from the town barracks to the gaselors al Sapa, land being re-istered in his name, and stil
of the grand scheme for the enlargement of BuronE THE HOS, SIE GEORGE PHILLIPPO, the city which Mr. JOHNSON & strikingly sketched out the other day at the Chamber of Commerce.
OW YUNG EWAN BIK P. TANG LOK. Mr. Francis, instructed by Mouse, Stephens and Holuës, uppeared for the plaintiff, the st... torney-Genoral (Hon. E. L. O'Malley), instructed Telegrams for Bangkok can go forward by mail by Mesare, Sharp, Tolfer, and Jobin, for
defendant,
MANILA...... Masses. Vinda de Loyzaga & Co.closing at Singapore at 4 pm, to-day.
Mr. Crottier. BAIGON
SINGAPORE... Messrs. Sayle & Co.
RANGKOK Massrs. A. Birling & Co. LONDON... Mr. F. Algur, Clement's Lans. LONDON........Mesra. Gac. Street & Co: LONDON.Measra. Batos, Bondy & Co. SANFRANCISCO Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants
Exchange. NEW YORK... Messra. 8. M. Pettingill & Co..
Dally Press Ooo. 27th January, 1883.-
37 Parl Rov
NOTICE.
8. WATSON AND
FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMISTS.
The Ocean Steamship Company's steamer Hector, from Liverpool, left Singapore on Sun day morning for this port and Shangbai.
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Xesterday warning a Chinese hayat playing with some other boys on the Bam Shai Po Dark premises who he met with an accident which caused bis death. He was ranging ba. tween two piles of iron when he kanked away a piece of wood supporting one of thom, thes CO... causing the iron to El upon with and by which he was orasked to death. Ap inquest was opened on the body at the Civil aspital gust day afternoon and adjourned to Thursday.
By Appointment to His Micellency the Go. VERNOR and his Royal Highness the
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faibh.
side of the papor quiv.
CourterionJad
neders for extra nopies of the thily Prast should
be man before 11 an: on the day of publication After that hour the enpip'y is limited.
DEATH.
At Tow Mah Teo Polios Station, the 11th ing., the bolored daughter of Inapsator Cazzon, aged years and 11 month.
(504
The Daily Press.
Hoxokowa, March 20th, 1883.
Was the on. F. B. JOHNSON, in the
Bumorous, hat as usual no reliable statistics an
mortality imong them.
Sickness among to
OSAKA,
We hear that the anti. foreign party in Anten
Piking British steamar, 5 tons, Saigon to Hang- Pembrokers-British steamer, 1190 tons, Saigon
Hongkong, te oente per pieni, la lay nya. Benalder British steamer. 1330 Loan, Saigon to Hongkong, 18 centr por ploul, 13 my days,
Hungaria-Britian aseamer, 97 tone, Soigan to san-Hritish steamer, 749 tons, Saigon to Hour Hongkong, 50 cents por pioal, & lay dare...
C. 7. Hocking sa Saigon, private forms, lang 21 units per plont, 8 Iny dayn. and Penang and hava vit Saigon, private forma
Tornaerts-German steamor, Cll tons monthly oharter, at month, $9,000 per meath
Tide-British steamer, 60 tons, meathir surter three months, $1,000 per month.
94
At
Minard Castle-British stoner; 1,500 toss, Saigon I noticed in 1882 several cases in which
girls, living
great Hongkong, 17 canta per pionk, 12 lay days, Catharina II-asetan utonther, 310 tons, Saigon distance from school and having to their way to and from school the most crowded portions of the town, were dressed like boys, sad attended, all
schools through the
year, boys' deusner." Pirner, with only three convictions, shows a good decrease on the two preceding years, though the last five years are again heavier than the first of the return. Tar unlawful possession there were 233 convictions, abvuban average of the bolo, period, and lees than those is done, arestad
Of persons, mediately preceding. Of for and convicted of areaty hat year-bad- the highest record of the ten, 1,897 arrested, and 1,063 convicted. In 1875 the number of persons arrested for this offence was 800, and the convictione 609. These figuras akow that there has of late been a steady growth of the
predatory class of the community, The state of affairs in this respect calls for
Bellona German stoomor, 769 tone, monthly chat- Lar, three dianthe, $4.00 per month,
Hungarian-British steamer, 078 tone, monthly charlor, these months, $5,000 per month.
HONGKONG TEMPEKATURE.
for PALCOMPO CABI
March 19th.
Haromelas--9'a het vrije
Termomster-9 A. Man [-]. Þ
Charwach
P, Manzetate Shermometer (Weirqibl....... #befaler) r. (Wet balbi, Tharrymetlerde P.X. 1 Wet fraib), fl:Errameter-MatDnu? wron
Thertamalar kurs Some night.
W. 21
standing so in the Land Ofoe. It was purchased tome and every precaution taken to abeos, the Fu, Korsa; made preparations to attack the 20 for him by the plaintiff's father and registered reignore is the rale rather than the exception, Jepeeso settlements and cavalt agalust the Go- At that time the land and some very severe cajac are reported. The terment, but before they could put their design in the plaintiff's came, was not valuable and the plaintiff did not do
ezcdus of foreigners is grandly in excess of soy tippleaders.
Namburs of young man are loaring Kochi for 23 small wonden, honsos on it, and then let the lot former par. The annual pilgrimage to Prabat anything with it until 1854, when he balit three Siamese prodiot a very sickly sensin, and the into execution tas authorities urrested all the T too man named Wear Hi at a rant of $0a was broken up by the seront of the epidemic, and Tokio and other places. This exodus bas month to be pail quarterly. Three sock. pay the pilgrims to that sacred shrine catarned by read the apprehensions of the local anthori
tios, and they take notes of the names, addresses, ments were made to the pistulift nader that various roles to the capital. agrement, and after that, the plaintiff bein
The aptoancescout of the resmimption of Ca., of all passengers by the steamers for Osha
and Kobe. The post was tandered him, but prematare.
ja need of money for business purposes, be tom House duties by Captain. F. G. Hicks was Some Realty is experienced in procuring
borrowed $100 of Wong Ah, and the lulter
SOMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
IN-LONDON.
OFIUM.
DXCHANGE.
3 Bant: Bills, en "demand, Hank Bills, et 30 days' sight...3 Bank Bills, at & mouthe' sight 38 to 3 Credits, at 4 months' sight 3/8 Documentary Bills, atá mouthe
sight
PARTE
Bank Bills, on demand...4.57
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Credits, at 4 months' sight......4.86 BOMBAY,Dack, & days' sight 2221 CALCUTI Bank, I days sight 2224 BRANGHAL
Tank, eight
72+
Private, 30 dayet sicht.
SPARES
HONGKUNG TIDE-TABLE
Hoa Watch
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2577-
3 0 0 1 9 7 7 9 7.
The right of can, aza-toriel hubo determined at 7.59%
foot busted of the lido gangent the Vicaria Nam Yurt;
SED,
sed the Law water Ordinary Epring Tides, to which datum the heigh's in these Tables are final, a .592. feet abov The lights in the Tables neked with a minut (—) sig arg beds Low-Water Onlinary Spring Tide, zod hold waltracted from the rumalants kiven nhove,
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the most serious consideration on the part of the authorities. It may reasonable be expected that the ill effects of Sir Jony POPE HENNESSY's meddling will in tima woar off, and that with a firmer adminis tration of the In the abnormal growth of serious crime during the last five years will not be continued. The fact that the total
minor,
reported number of casos, serious and
to the police last year showed an appl
falling
is creditable to those off i
for the prescrration of ponce and good order in the culoar, and the number of various offances, though larger than in the three preceding years, is fewer than in 1978.
THE HONGKONG FIRE BRIGADE.
We learn from the minutes of the Finance Committee which were read at the last meet. ing of the Legislativo Council that Mr. CELLOR, the Superintendent of the Fire
has submitted for the con Brigade, has
of the Executive a sebeme for the
sation of the Fire Brigade. As Mr. ORTAGR bave made special study @ understood
during
of the means for extinguishing fires
make
big rocent visit home there can be little doubt that he is possessed of the necessary knowledge of the subject to enable him to valuable auggestions. That the Fire
eatin Department of the Colony is not in a
sed fact. One factory position a recognised of the first wants
* permanent bead has undergone a special training for the
who
important dution of the position. Hither- to the appointment of Superintendent of the Fire Brigads has been given to off- cera of the Civil Service who were
were considered entitled to some additional emolument, little the or ne zonnideration having been given
xo appointed question, whether the
the office. had any particular qualifications for The interests of individuals beve, in fact, been considered in preference to the require ments of the Colony. That under thate circumstances the Fire service should not attain to that state of efficiency which ought to be insisted upon La not
surprising. In September, 1879, an influential deputation waited upon Governor HENKESSY And laid
subject. before bit their views on this that occasion a printed memorandum em 64,073.0010 620 753 66.5 87.5 bodying the views and recommendations of tive local Fire Insurance Companies and Eat Thermom. 63.3 71.0 630 610 678 61.0 7.2 79.5 others interested in the question was laid of this on som hens beat chefore the Governor. One paragraph e
memorandum was as follows: It is gene-
vermemeler Mashed 68.4 74.094062.965.6 82.2 82.4 26
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HAVORITEL, level of the che, tam, and bubarela. TARKMONSTER, in Fabricitdegree and leis, kept on open air in a shaded situation.
THESTACIN OF Wind is registered mary to counts, N.N.EN.L.;
PORO ON In-G caid. F'to's light bases. Lu modest. to fecah. 5 Stege Bio 10 hsary to fo
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1. I. Lízkininė. N
Drixsly. E, Yor.. WHERE his oky. O. Chcidy," "D Misty. O. Overcame Passing showers. Squally. K. Buiny, Know T. Thunder. 7. Bad, Throtoning. Visibility. Storsa. 2. Cis. The 1sters are repent to like aur incessa oras the mean average of their
The betrs of reka for the provies 24 hours (ONDR aracted from 1 45 94, mad the gentis of water fylles
On
rally admitted that the chief source of weakness in the presenti constitution of the brigade arises from the fact that po less than 72 members out of a grand total
of SO (inclusive ecolies) of 126
are
police
man, whose duties render their attendance In his remarks. ta fire doubtfal."
very
W. on the occasion referred to, the Hon. KESWICK, said: "It is fole vary desirable that should a new force bo constituted, there should be a fire master and engineer cumbined in one person posseound of full sions for the post. We deem it qualifications "advisable that such a man should be an necessarily z artizan of a high class-pot
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CRIME IN HONGKONG.
The Nagasaki Rising Sun anys: The fool was to deduct the rent from that amount until positively dealined under the present tax system timber suitable for the masts of the Kntsaragi- hardy adventurer who left bart some time ago inhabad repaid himself. At the end of 1854 then which thecall otios of duties is conducted. The kwa uw boing constructed at Yokosuka. The DUKE OF EDINBURGH,
a small sailing boat, bound to Kobe, hay, we hear, plaintiff left the colony, and went to bis natirs Frandson the Bzchegizer are enormous and militate Osaka aathorities have been instructed to as- net with the untimely end he most certainly place fearing Wong Hi still tonant of the land Keriously against the reponne of the kingdom. certain if the material can be procured within- WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS.arted. About a mouth age be was ragorted to Bud routing with him to pay the Crown Hent. Not one third of the amount property dna avor their jurisdiction.
A fatal nocidont cnmurred at the Mist daring. havo arrived enfely at Shimonoseki, and now Lane Placutiff remained sway until 1876, in which reaches the Treasury, and if the other branches PERFUMERS.
has been received, not altogether anexpectedly, to your his father, who was still living then, sant of the Lax Catesting are spudseted in anything the latter part of inst week. One of the work the offoot that his bady has been washed asherein letters stating that he had been asked to the same way the depleted state of the pablis men, a man who has been employed in the ex in the vicinity of Takasago, in the province of surrender this property by the Government in couces is easily scobarted for. The apndition lisant since it was fret organized, got Harima, abcat miles from Kebe. In all probaugs for two other lots in Sai Ying Poo aad of the loasury is boring a matter of very entangled in part of the machinery, and was bability his boet was swamped or capsized when other considerations, but there was a difenity arious consideration in Siam, be antire system crashed to pieces before he cual? be extricated. evassing the best open part of Hacim Nada. about doing so, a la had no tille, and he asked of public dsanciering is a disgrace to any antiau The authorities gave 30 yen to defray the pist during one of the real southerly gate." him to and the Crown lease, or to come to How gruferring the slightest elsime to virilization of his funeral, and asimilar eum was standing to kang. It appeared that Wong ili disposed of The Treasury is nominally empty, the salarien thus poor man's credit ie the benefit society, or On Sunday afternoon & fatal sonidest accurred the lead to the defendant, stating that in con- of the foreign employés are overdue, not only some miles institution, connected with the to a Chinaman named Lum Ling Yuh, who was sequence of ave quarters' Craws cont being dne ranalbe, but in some one, yours, Pablis build-ist-Hogs News. engaged in amiating to get a truck heavily Indon upon it the Government bas sold it by auction, tugs are unpaid for. The army is badly alaorbed and he had bônght it. Thie statement of Weng and were armed. The pablis oralit is at ite with bamboos down Elgin street. The track
Thomes-Stroot ladustries, by Parey Russell. was being run down at rather a rapid pace, and This was untrue; the Crown rent had been re-lowest ebb, and yet poisons with tangible ecu This Illustrated Pamphlet on Perfumery, So.. he was in front, easing the descent when gularly paid in the plaintiff's name, and it was rity and willing to pay 15 per set, interest, can published at til, may be had gratis from 0.0920.41.629.149.87 be shipped and fell, and one of the wheels not a fact that it had been bald by anotion by borrow at any time from the Treasury official Chamist or desler in pertamerr in the World, [23 went over him. The pose follow was so badly
Government in 09enegavacs of the non-pay any sums they require, the interest being their (the injured that lio died while being removed to the meat of Crown ront, and that Wong Hi bedeinis)uwn little peculiar perquisits. The King or John Gasual & Co., London-Adet.] {UXL.-
In 1875 the Govaroitant entered knows nothing of this; his Majesty, who is an Civil Hospital. As inquest we held on his bought it. NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. body at that institution yesterday afternoon be into negociations with Woor Hi sad the de- excelicas men of business, knows what mousys Comparations on Editorial matters shonle before the Coronar and Money. G. E. Jebaston, fendant for the exchange of the lot, and as it there should be on hand, and when he signs o kissed "The Editor," aral those on Susinnen "The P. Jordan, and E. F. Marques as jury, when a was registered in the name of the plaintiff, di-order on the Treasury prasuties, as a matter of Mangor," and not te individuala by name.
vergiat of sesidentabdeath was returned.
MONDAY, 19th Morch. culties arose in connection with it. The donors, that ou presentation the amanat will be tendant and Wong Hi made a statement of their forthocing. He little knows what it coste the Vorespondenta pro requested to forward their same!
The quotation for Beagal are $575 to $577 and address will, esamaaninazione addressed to the The Criminal Sessions for this worth wace respective rights with a view of effecting the ex-bappy recipient of the prder to ocuvart it into Elitve, not farian, but as evidence of good adjourned from yesterday to Thursday Thu shange offered by Government, and the xvailable as is, or how long he must wait for for Patza: $595 to $5973 for New, and $723 was surrendered in thlag tangible to come of the Royal alyos to $5731 for Old. The stock of Patos is given calendar is a comparatively light one this time title to the lot Allattars for publication abould be written on one with regard to the number of cases, there being abange for Talaod Luts 63 and 664 to turo. As long as the minor officials can drawut 1,850 chests; of New Benares at 250 chests, aly four, though the noober of persora to be gether with $120, and the two latter lots the interest on the loan of the Treasury funds,
The firs; osse is a charge of ware registered in the name of the defen- the pablis debtor is put off from day to sad of Old at 200 ahasta Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not tried is fourteen
The plaintiff conday and mouth to month, until he is glut ordured for a izet pariat will be continut anti: piracy against a maa pamed Cha Aluk, is the dast in the Land Office,
next, four men unzel Choy Yu Fang, Choy toaded that he had never ratified this transfere dispoos of his etnim fe anything he can Achiu, Au Hop Mui, and Wurg Fuk, are charged he bad not given up his title, and the defendsat as either to some oftail of a rank that it part with largeng, and part with Ealoniously ra- had no right to surrender it. He was, however, will nat de to tride with, or to a foreigner ceiving etolon goods, The third case is noberge willing to sequiesce in the transnotion, and to with a Pigorous cousal to push his claim, The of larceny against six men nared Tang Achow, proceed against the defendant as his trustee to syster, Lowever, in o deeply angrained in the Wai Ashai. Chúa Acheang, Wong Amuk, Leang recover from bim the fruits of this transaction. body politic to be easily changed, sad f.esn see but one hops in the future for any improvement, Apo, and El Akui Thres, other men, Yang into which be had wrongfully entered. The de. Afuk. Chung Abing, and Lai Awoi, are charged fandant's answer to the petition, admitted the and that is the prospect that the Government with obtaining money by false pretences,
demaripion given by the plaintif in the first may be compelled to negotiates forsiga koon and para graph, and that from 1851, the time of the hypathemate the revsong as security, as China plaintiff's departare, until 1876, the time of bis za dobe. This will place the fasters under The Shanghai Courier has the following para-
and willing to undertake the pro- raph in reference to the casetables who rareturu, ho did not interfere with the mana-inteiga supervision and control, and fill the antly left here to join the Shanghai Police rest of the property, nor did he surrender the Treasury to overlowing, as the same system in
per care CE the ongices and the proper in- Foros" It is ramonrad that the lately improperty to the Crown, but the defendant, denied Libs realized to, the Government more money.
"straction of
of the brigade, and he should be ported Police Sergeanta sro dissatisfied with all the rest of the patition fe danted that then one year from the foreign easton bouse than
with all the mambore their present condition in the Manicipal Fores, plaintiff was the person whose 30 was re-it had ever yielded under their control in twenty.
The gaol returns recently published, on se slosely acquainted They have more to do here than in Bouxkcug,istered as the owner of the property in the Foreign central of the custom house was im
which we commented at the time they ap-"that he can see whether their duty is done Land Ollor. He went on to saates that the posed pan China as security for the payment and although they get more pay here, their ex-
Sales of Books have boon made at 192 per ured, showed that whereas in 1881 the total or not. The number of members
UPA panser are beavior, Basides this, the ofloare plaintiff abandoned the property in 1851 leasing of the war indemnity to Great Britain, but the joivad nuder the impression that they would be some Crown rent to be paid. He remained away quantity of money that Bowed into the publis coat, for the end of April, of Ragare at 5300 per number of persons committed to gaol was "thought by the deputation to be necessary be solely for coures of his speech at the mesting of the legally titled to a gratuity, and now that the from this colony autil 1876 and he made a nois so ouraptared ber statesman that though share for the end of the month, and of Larons 4,186; la 1832 the number had fallen to" is 59. I would further remark Chamber of Commerce on the 14th instant, Council are emisavouring to do away with it, claim on the property, and fara no notice of bis the indemnity line been paid off for more than at $109 for five end of the month, and $111 and 3,498, while the number of persons netually thought this brigade should referred to the want of allow room in this shey are still-facther dissatisfed, for a tension alleged rights, and the defendant was not aware tasty years the system imposed at the point of 3118 for the end of Jane: Dorks have besp in prison at one time had faben from 723 on fire purposes, that the men forming, It
to 532 on the 31st De
should be altogether devoted to world take years to be worth soything, borone of any szob rights or olaima. He purchased the the bayeast is boinutarily retained.
making Colony he touched the fringe of a great the gratuity would be dao in five years, and lot of Wong Bi, and made, improvements on it, In the absence of wore fuoratire articles of placed as 68 per cent, prom. for sash, and Indo- the 1st January 1889 to 5
and paid sums to Government; but ho paid no faight, the people of your oily wars kind enough Chins Steama at par. Other stocks role stoady cember of the same year. Prima facie these that is, tanding the engines and
figures would go to show a very appreciable themselves acquainted with every detail it question. The City of Victoria is built would hop pice little sam for a man "En start a
rent to aud made no acknowledgement of the
of is necessary sunsli.business at home with.”··
they should know in partly on land reclaimed from the 80s, and
plaintiff. He received Crown leases of Island to ship as per El Dorado a box of counterfeit at quotations.
and satisfactory dicipation in the orie
runk from Belchor's Bay on the West to
These remarks are as applicable cirontation of some $12,000. Owing to the vigi- Causeway Bay on the East.
place the matter in a
in a somewhat different
to-day as without me oslobration. Through the inde treded farther that if the plaintiff had any right whole line of this extensive frontage-Bone fatigable efforts of Mrs. J. M. Fleming, who with regard to this property, they were now sected and the counterfeit coin seized. The case Juter Insuring unity of Centon, Limited-light. These returns.ars of a very complete rando, and as the Colony in how to loss four inites in extent nearly every spack of was generously sided by several other ladies, an barrod by the Statute of Limitations, as he had.
elaborate character, affording a view of the services of Mr. CERAGH, which will in the colony for the last render a few appointment to the office of available hand on the lower levels lins been entertainment was provided in St. Patrick's Hall boon est of possession of it for more than 20
ten years." While the covered with buildings, and very few suit En incers,and the Artillery, and tons in the navy the defendant to make the exchange without
tion was forthooming, and the proceedings oud- ed in the confiscation sad destruction of the bace fantase Insurance Association-Tle: 985 t coming under the notice of the police last prop able witos can now be obtained on the higher and moresotila marine in harbour were bidden to is Buy way sorting his alleged right. Mr.
re-organisation of the Brigade. the foest and kindly welcomed. The Hall was Trance went on to say that his Lordship meta. It business is so had In Hongkong, as
Paar showed levals. The problem of the future will be tastefully decorated for the occasion by some of would see that this matter had been stavlor this would indiaste, do beg of your sizers to Minosa Insurance Company, Limited-8215 per 8.32% of 872 fower than is the previous suggestion that the members, should be
serious crimes increased, being
devoted to their work and not how to provide for any expansion of the Mrs. Fleming's assistanta, mida portrait of St. over for a considerable timp, prouding having copine their laboare to the Maxion dollars d
Yenir, A genuine tica city, aveing that there is practically no more Patriak, painted by Mr. Cougstrie, was placed correct in 1876, when the plaintiff returned fonvo, eur poor ooinage alene
over the door. Upwards of two hundred set to the colony. Sofer, however, from the pisinti is not e partiontorly valuablecola (7 per cent Or Tai Inseanos Company, Limited-Ts. 14 which is 267 aiore than in 1881, the lacted chiefly from the police force must eroass being entirely confined to those commend itself to the approval of all who dowa to s hinatiful tea, and on the tables beinu standing quietly by and permitting this change discount on the Mexican Dollar), but if it is to Canton. Insaanco Olton, Limited--$155 per fances classed so minor, which declined bare given any attention to the subject Although the inen would bare comparatively vacant sites anywhere near the city that aloare a varied programme, comprising songs, of property to go on phobeaked, as soon as he be made worse than it is, there is but a gloomy
outlook.
6 largo t work from day to day, the advantage would suffice for the erection of factoriga, rositations, jig dancing, &e., was carried out got the letters from his father, he cams to
exceedingly suiisfactory to autice the with great spirit and suit many marks of op Hongkong, and gave notice to the Surveyor
Business still continuem very much depressed. Hongkong Fire Inenraase Company's Sharar from 4,867 in 1881 to 3,728 in 1889. It is and if the land were to be bad the pricepreciatiua. The dear little Shamrook" was General The defendant and Woog i had Freights are Improving a little, both to Hang hins Eira Insurance Company's Skazes-$3600 under the bead of drunkenness, which would be secured to the Colony by
which offonce, with would be prohibitire to certain classes of girou in a style that elicited mucb genuins simt. then ende their statements, and the norosiations kong and Singapara. Paddy has declined sens
been steadily declining fustant readiness the moment the alarm manufacturers. Mr. JOHNLON does not mince eation. An Irish jig was dunced by Mrs. Flaniny were almost completed. Natios was given by four ticals per coyan, which has giran » alight | Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's has on the whole tonal fuctuations, baring a body of men who would
und Corporal Donnellan, K.E., qui was greeted Messrs. Stephens and Holmes to the Crown
Shares-58 por cent, prominm, 5
during the past ten years, the number of fire was givet is obvious. It was the di- matters, but goes boldly to the remedy at it's poofercis applause. Two men from the Bolisitor, Mr. Sharp, who was then siso scting impetus to trade.
Hongkongi Canton, and Manao Stamboat Coasca fast year being 276, as against 701 ten sastrous fire of Christmas, 1878, that
Slores-836 premium. once. He says I would ask for what US ship. Richwoond favoured thoaudonos with for the defendant, and to the Surveyor General.
Indo-Chins Stanm Navigation Co.'s Shares years ago. The returna ander this head prompted the deputation we have referred "good reason it is that this town is divided the Booky road. to Dablin" in so hearty and an ia aplis of these proteste, the surrender of
are nocasarily to some extent affected by 10. There can bo little doubt that with & aorgolio astyle that it was outbesiastically on the gruand was carried ont, and the transfer was
par The name of the boy kidnapped from Yoko- into two parts by the suspension of our corad. At ton o'clock the reora was cleared for wade. Mr. Francis Babmitted that bis client was
the harbour during any particular year, memorable conflagration might have been - per coat, prominm. "direct communications. What we require general doming, and quadrilles and Latcers were entitled to have the whole transaction set aside, boms by a Chiamass, and recovered on the 26th Chias aud. Manila Steamship Compary, Limited, the number of seamen rasing through thoroughly well organised brigade" that making allowance for this, it is confined within comparatively narrow limits. "aro reclamations along the entire sea front, indulged in until about twelve o'clock, or to treat the defendant as trustee for him-altimo from on board the Bargainne by the
that there has of late years been The almost complete want of organisation when the party broke up. His Ezosiloney zelf, and claim from kin the whole benefit police, in Haobitare. The poor little fellow is Hongkong Gas Company's Shar Fand a widened praya ruado uputiouede from Major-General Bargest visited the Hall curing he had capelved in wrongfully dealing with this only 6 years old and does not know the name of
the be macribed in some measure to the and must be held mainly responsible for "Belcher's Buy on the Wast to Causeway the evening and remained about an hour, and property. The latter remedy was what be sought either his father or mather. The Chinamon, in Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharm--816) per a diminution in drunkenness. This may was painfuly conspioucas on that occasion
China Sugar Refintag Company, Limited-$208|
active exertions of the various temper fast that the fire was allowed to spread as it Bay on the East. If so managed our own expeed Limaellusch gratified with the euter to obtain from the court. It wased to him (Mr whose possession the boy was found, has been
the exposed to Esinment. The Bight Rev. Bishop Raimondi. Francis) that only two issues warn rafond by handed over to the Chinose Consul.
Reports from Otaru are to the affect that ginge
notwithstanding did. The Colony and organizations, which, not affairs how long would it be before a team-who was also present, complimented Mrs. Flomthe pleadings, the fires was as to whether the "way which is proposed for stroots which are ing on theinterest she displayed in the walinta plaintiff was the original purchaser of the let the 3rd ultime there has been an enormous talis China Sugar Bening Company (Ubepare the fanatician characteristic of most of them; danger still, and the mere fact that there have been no great fires of late ought not to of the Irish soldiers and the pairs, sho took to and whether his rights were incred by the Statute of herring, far in ozgeon" of soything known
in England. The "too: LANDw for it would rau the whole provide them with innocent enjoyment. Hu cf Limitations. He should have no difficulty inį dariz v the past sixty years. As usual on such Canon Sugar. Rofining Company, Limited--8109 fare undoubtedly doing a good work in Hong allowed to create a false féaling of deputation, Ge length of a continuous praya, and before called for cheers fur which provic that was entered in sufficient
bright the talarious way at Causeway Bay were most linearity, gtsen, Ugen the General Lord nor in the ploppsite a name 12 1891, that for sicuro, erebippines the fah away to marketa Hengen Toe Company's Shares-3167 per 10 drunkennis is, however, as decrease be alone Replying to Bas
feature in the retursin, Tho veror Haras said: I believe it will A ER of officers arrived here on the 6th lustakara taking bis departure St. Patrick's Day" was some person of the plaintiff's Dame became, by "would be converted into a flourishing plaget, and thres obers lustily given for His regular transfer, the proge owner of the land, freas Yokosaks, to take passage by the Gokai Hongkong and China Bakery Campany, Limited number of srious offences committedbe in my power, with the assistance of my
870 per share, v
during the last five years was 65.51 Council, to carry out in the main the **Lowoshi, ?” Undar our present system Excellency. Among those who visited the Hall As to the recond fasas, Me, Francis contended Mars leaving the next day for Kobe. From
greater than during the previous fro. This" various suggestions that have been made. of Government, however, it is unlikely that during the evening word but Onl and Mrs. that hie client was in possesion of the land by Kabe they will ombark le a suitable vessal to Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874-Nominal
is a significant commentary on the late Go
As regards the re-organisation of Hobaos, Mrs. Caron, Mrs. Anton, Mr. and Mrs.himself and tenant till 1954, when he left Hong. visit certale portions of the Tuland Sas with a Chinese Imperial Loan of 1877-Nominal. such a stems will be attempted, as all Noble, Major Malloy, R.E.. De Crerley, E.R., kong, and after that time he was in possession vise to an exploration of the points considered Chiness Imperial Loss of 1878-2 percent prem
by his tract. He was not in a position to enter necessary to be fortified and made mecare from Ohinese Imperial Loan of1881-2 per cent prem. rernor's humanitarian method of dealing the Brigade, I think it is important wo events for years to come. The Prays wall Lieut. Kadt, A.E., and Dabers.
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Alchon h very quietly, observed, St. Patrick's Lots No. 693 and 66% and other consideration finala of the nominal vulas if they had vot into lougkang sed Kanghat Bank Shisai-139 pe colony. Unfortunately for this view, the" that when fires ocour they should be effi- Along the Day was not allowed to slip by in this Colony, in erobange for this lot, The defendant co-one and shrewdness of a young Custom House Hongkong and Shanghai Bank BharosNew Ia-police returns, published in the last fasetts, vient they were at the time they were
room available. Bros now there are no
far, amed Massang, the reseality was der.
was addressed to a Chiasse Zeisl in tho' Cas
ent, proaziam ex Now Isena, ..
sus 150 per cent, premium.;
$2,200 bare.
$2,200 per share.
and
to which the sons of Eria in the Bogimont, the į years. The plaintiff alse sout by, sod allowed to House service, but as be never claimed the thina Traders' Inspratoa Company's Shafer-ho coured of gritageal number of einer Särintendent necessary, the time is an ap-
coeds, no proof of his complicity in the trus
YOKOHAMA,
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