FOR SALE,
LADIES SWIMMING COSTUMES.
LADIES' SWIMMING BUITE. GENTLEMEN' SWIMMING
DRESSES.
GENTLEMEN'S
DRAWERS
.
3.WIMMIN
BATHING JUOS3. WATERPROOF BATHING CAPS. LIFE SAVING BELTS and DRESSES. “BATHING TOWELD wod-BLANKSTA
BATH SPONGES. WIRE Bummer.
SPRING MATTRESEM), for,
SUN UMBRELLAS.
CHOLERA BELTS. WHITE CRAFE TENNIS SHIRTS.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, 30th May, 1833.
A..
NOTICE
8. WATSON
FAMILY AND Dzerenring CHEMISTS,
By Appointment to His Tepellenoy the VERNON and his Royal Highus tha
of tea gra being drawn in increasing quantities from India, while ilk is ob C0tained from Japan and the producing coon.
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LATEST TELEGRAMS,
Habars,
por share.
$1,935 per sharė,
per share,
10 per cent, disoɑant."
-20 per cent. premium, Hougkong Gas Company's Shares--882 per
Altare. Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharat-£170 pr.
Thare.
por chars.
China Sugar Relining Company (Debentures
2 per cent. pramlam.
pur stars.
vaade up out of the goveral taxation The ida an which the Postal Union was founded, that of a uniform international rate, was doub
good qué as far as Europo and Amarfer are concerned, but wo
and
y that they shall bear the opak Ay the Comtalttee of the Cha her of Commerce may, we can do very well without any subsidised steamers. Now that all business of importance which requires
Transected by
and when sed expedition sexmera leave for Europe by way of the Canal twise and three times a work, any mail steamers, the day for making the gene
wire,
of whieh ranch Suez in less time than the
ral public contribute towards the support of a special lino may be said to have passed,
lost no regards the Far East.
at
This would afford I's enemies the opportunity both Bus and commen. Of really no tonu, st for Chins Traders' Insurance Company's Bimras- I worked at a loss, which has to
$2.475 por aliare. Citru years by the speculative operations of a The death in sanguined of Captain John
Izisbancad, EN.. agat The deceased olider they are long nght for, of depahoing him as I baro seen, the erop does not contain a single wealthy Chinese banker, who has been was the eldest son of Admiral John Hyet Han- ta the Emperor, ant showing that in every fun apacmon, the Chinese baying at last found out North China Tasarano Tls. 1,500 par stam, buying constantly, and opt up the price, cook, B., and assumed as dame of Lisboarded portart affair onpuseft with foreignera, te soon that it does not pay to make fine toss any more. Langtare Insurance Association The 1,075 per even when the depressed state of the Lyons la 1997, and served in the Druid during tenth, his bank-bosida bankam leap, he suddenly ing fine tes, and those who oster for Chalt wats Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-15 pec
by Royal sien manual 111865. He entered the as over, he sees the dazzling appearance of their Even the Reasons to have given up drisk thare "and London markets would otherwise have the Osiness War, 14-41 was favourably weakens, sick, thus at this apparently found out that by
Europe and Amerien, bigher
mt ought to "brought prices in Ching down so low as to optioned a desintolac fie the sapta og vinilegia eol, and its daws, the charging as itin port bare oppia place as he supplied 25 On Tal Insurance Company, Limited-178, 145 that for long distances, as from Eur Asin to when facilitate a large export. This operator Chiness battery and the destruction of war Japan, Korea and now Frases, and so aand kloja much reduced cost. Hence we have what is
the agreement comes to be. revised umny of
difficulties will "belti, a year ago, 8,000 bales, now he holds tapta, the Bogna (fee and loot the in his old age into obasarity and flisgrace, an oiled good all end, deslers crop, which Canton Insurance Often, Limited-3120 par hire hoon ixed, and that if this is tong v
dongkoor Fire Insurance Company'e Shares the presant captare at frts and subsequent and to a distlogoletos sablier latesman not to wraid seem to main sorop suitable for dinting
disappear. Man the Australian and South African Colorius. 11,000 bales. The total stock of Raw Silk operations in the aduse pon Cantos, for be wiehed, while his rival Two han always succeod- or adultrenting Indian teas...
ud ïu kis nonikzat of shairs.
The arep fans far is slightly ander last your's "in Shanghai, which is usually as this sen. which the Chisa modal me awarded.
At Taka, the now in Bont for Port Arthar it in quantity, being as yet only 500,000 half- Chias Fire Insurance Company's Shares-8380 will hold out as longer; the Union then be "gon 5,000 bales to 6,000 bales, is now In the French Chom bit of Dopaties there beenige rapidly completed, aut promises to reflect obsats sagulust 850/900 at this duta kaet
advisability of encouraging
the Colonies Sharer--60 par erot, premium 18,000 bales,--a condition of affaire which been a debate on the oralt for the Tanquin ex- credit on all comported with des Nerval Fart on the her hard the Russians have bought Hongkong wo Whampoa Dast Compsty's coming universal. We do not deny the
which M. Challemet there. The alphabetical ganboats have all been much less than asual that the cupply to pedition, in the nurse
Shares-148 premium, "makos trade secording to ordinary and mosur stated that there was nothing to show docked bbero is spring, and aftergone a Landon will sker nodiimisation. Notwithstand Hongkong, antea, and Mass Stasinhost Coby granting subsidies to lives of stoniners, but the Home Authorities have no right tit *natumai principles, impossible, inasmuch as that Countertained hatibe intentions against though overheal and rest. The large risers lug the fact the market has advanoad dering "the price is kept up abnormally by the French act on in Torain, which he urged, Yangarei nud Chas quen, under Admiral Long, the last few days one to two teels, owing to Ludo-Chins Steam Navigation Co.'s Sharos introduce and warry on this plan for many
was a Bocsity in otr to reassure frioade, he aft for the bar harbour, Wei-hai-wod, and desire to secara tase for price with which to di
the Colonies, sayt Bulting "wealthy holder above referred to." The withstand foeg, and strengthen the fraševtorate." | fear of the gneboats have gun to Port Arthur the three steamers atili, loading, (Teamen are China and Manila Ntes mabig Company, Limited are and then tar round sud, without con
The Bill in favor of theorelle was adopted by and Cheloo, loving two at Take, with the new wisely refraining from premature shipments to decrease in the export trade is to a
358 to 50, and the Chatter sloo agreed to a training reszel Kang-chi, whish will, when pro Shanghat this your, as they know wall by or extant to be attributed to additional provision to the affect that a report perly fitted, ka on board a number of boyt, the perieuse that the buying on this market is of great want of enterprise on the part of the should be pablished year by year of the result of sons of fistarea from Tako, who are said to far more eager naturo.
Tho pioking of the second drop in the senn. the operatione la Tongin. The notion of the waka excollent soumen. native producer. The Chinese will not go French Government has given tire to sider. The trade of the part is dull, sad our fins try has commented andor favourable circum-China Bagar Badning Company, Limited-$198 with the times and improve the quality of abla memapaper disposare at home and abroad. band is seldom filind iba cargo, a striklas constances of both ather and dance. The rain [692 their wares, and the result is that supplion
trast to former years, then from the opening of oenend at the right moment shout a week ago the aessa to its closo, it was generally crowded and we have had uninterrupted fine weather aver with bales, packages, and asses, to say nothing of since, while the cost of lost is likely to be low the hills of tributa na semiserolal rice. Eren owing to several paskom of drat erop baing for. in the tribate rice there appears to be a grost innately izopasitated-from-further operations falling off, which I prosano is attributable so the Musters of these teas are peated to be down in promise of a rich and abundant harvest all ova wook's time. The Belgia an Albany oleared the aorthern provinans owing to the beary falle to-day; the Musalia is fall, and we have new ne of anor last winter and the unaяeally moist steamer left on the barth. A steamer coming up spring. The export trade has also been extremely here to lead now would command a batter freight moderate, great castion marking all transactions than that at which the later stoamers bare at Alle vis fifty billing. Unless the at less than the usual price; however, enongt business has not yet been done in the latter article to enable one to form na opinion. The foreign opian trade is likely to solanka altogether.owing to the increased consumption of the native drug. which has rapidly improved in quality sa well as in quantity, so much so that loss and leg of foreign op um la new mixed with native. It will be well to rably the Cheloo Convention at Au early day, otherwisa China will have effos beds her object of stopping the forgiga importation of the drug by the bout so surest mothod of | developing her own resourena in thet artiolo, aud odunting her people to prafer the taste of the botas grown I bear now that smokers prefer is, ahia mill socoant to some exfout for the extraordinary rapid falling off in the number of chests imported. It is amusing to read the revent debate in the Jouse of Commons, Led it is true, that tho apparents of the opinn trade
Mr. Gladstone made a statement in the House ar actuated by high and benevolent molives, Government to bo so, mast astonish residenta in nesa. He said that it was the intention of Go! forei a opium trade, hat at the same time verameut Bill, and to press forward with develope its crowth and wanafastare in Chins, the Corrupt Plautiores, Tonants' Compensa, with what object we will not has too curious to Bankruptcy, Criminal Code, Appeals and Patents "re, but it is certainly not out of lore for Bills. their own people. I. At any rate, will be glad when England is down, with the trado, so that
tries in Europe and elsewboro; naturally the Chinese merchants have been in consequence. Go-suffering as well as the foreign exporters.
DUKE OF EDINDBEGH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGOISTE,
PRAYUWASA,
PATENT MEDICINS VENDORS, Dimoists". BƠNGKYMER,
And ABRATED WATER MAKERS.
JHIPS' MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTEE.
"PANGER SHIPS SUPPLIEDUM
Norton. To avoid delay in the ersention of Ordere it is particularly requested that all business camaciaulcations be addressed to the Firm, A. S. Watson and Ca, or"
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
· REUTER'S TELEGRAMS- SUPPLIED TO 282" DAILY PREY." [PEX RASTERN EXTENSEN, AUSTRALASIA, AND
CHINA TELEGRAPI ̧00.'S LINS.]".
LONDON, 19th June, 1883.
There is a tendency, growingly apparent, among the Chinese to indulge in that CHENKSE PREPARATIONS FOR WAR in game wool and strawbesid, with goat-skir rage anicidal policy of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs,
The delivery of the English mail was bogar at 1.55 yesterday evening.
HM. gunboat Moorhen, Lieut.Commander Corfe, laft bora yesterday for a cruise,
The Chineso Government has been mektug large. parehases of aus zid ammunition: in America."
THE CHINESE MINISTER TO FRANCE.
The Marquis Taeng ba cotarried to Paris. AN IMPORTANT AND SATISFACTORY
CONTRADICTION. ·
The report telo.mpied yesterday of the waa- anore of the British North Borneo Company's
The British ganbast Fly, we note by the Straits Timas, arrived in Singapore on the 13th instant from Borneo with a Alfred Dent on staff was groundieska donna, board, on his way home.
The Agasta (Masses. Melobera & Co.) inform that the Aqatro-Hungarian Lloyd's extra stemmer Tebe, frore Bombar, left Singapore on Saturday, the 10th instant, for this port.
[23
We learn from the Agents (Messrs. Russell & Co.) that the Unisa Line steamer Ozfordshire,
POLJUNOOPRT..
201 Frau.
BRIDE CAPT. H. G. TuoиSETT, .N.
'LABGENT,
Li Alat, hawker, we sentenced to six weeks'
hinese ahip it to your market-thero is more than enough to here to load susiber
mer while frost paroole are arriving daily.-- Courier Correspondent.
THE ENGLISH MAIL,
The P. and O, steamer Nepaul, Captain Roored, from Bombay 1st Fansvid Colombo, Pezsor and Singapore, with the English mail of the 19th ult, arrived bore yesterday afternoon. The abfainn telegrams are taken from Ceylon and Endian papers
London, 29th king,
Mr. Gladstone has notwaned a thanting of the Liberal party today to codeller the condition of business
LONDON, 30th May,
|
Luzea Sagar Refining Company, Limited-378 Jongkong Toe Company's Bbares-9163 Hongkong and Chips Bakery Company, its
-983 per sbare.
Although Mr. Listen states that as far as be has been able to check the figures the hinose Innerial Loan of 1874-Nomina);
Shanghai correspondence has been kept out This Iperial Loan of 1977-Nominal
of the account and the £12,000 was naked. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878- pereant prem.
inse Imperial Is of 1983-2 per cent, premfor on Hongkong correspondence alone, the
P.&O. contract extende to
Sbangbai, and The following settlements are taken fromet that port will have nothing to pay.
While, as we taka Mauru, STHIL & LAME's Freight Cironlazy riot only all the cost between this por Hongkong is asked to Essolute-American ship, 1,015 tous, to Now To and Singapore, but her proportion of the cost
private torine.
ÜBAKTERIERINOTED.
连
dolph Okrig-American ship, 1,649 tone, te San between Singapore and London, we get na Francisco, pevate taran.
contribution from Shinghai, the Coast porty, Centennial Americas ship. 123 tora torpor Japan. As no payment can be enforced Dolle of Gragen-American ship, 1,110 tons, one from these placos, it would surely be only Philipinos to New York or Boston, privaba torms. port Philippines to New York or Boston, private fair that the proportion they ought to pay
dorman ship, 1,349 tors, one part Phillip.
should bo estimated and deducted from the
Wo
that we Tegret pines to New York or Doston or to London er lever staount asked from pool, private taima.
ennaot agrçe with the
of the Committee Storfurtle-Russian bark: 580 fonts, one port Phi lippines to Chanel for orders United Kingdom or Chambar that my increase in the rates | Confinant, privata terus.
postage would be most impolitic and an- Fronal bark, 389 to Whampoa to just. Tientsin and back to Hongkong 4 Newehwanz, 42 before an agreement was come to with the
Impelitis, pos
perhaps, if we went back, cents per pioul, 85 kay days.
Tetuan-Batish bark, 434 tans. Whampoa to Che other countries continuing the Postal Union, por pioul, 85 luy daya...
Hardgo-Brión bark, 772 tons, to Quinton and highly improbable that any but a very small section of the public would think it worth Indo-British atasmor, 320 Sous, be Haiphong and while to send their correspondence to Saigon back $2,750 in foil, 10 toy days.
Avang-British ainsimer, 814 tons. Saigon to Hong.o be poiled, apposing that were convenient. With the oxtra postage to that purt the kong, 18 cante por pical, é lay days.
Electro-German steamur, 7 tone, Ssigou to saving would be slight and the troabla Hongkong, 13 canta por pical, 9 lay days.
Whamge-British stemer, 1750 bons, Saigon to great. We fear this paragraph in the Cham
ber's letter was written without a full con- Hongkong, 183 cents per piqul, 10 lay days.
sideration as it should have had. If it has
from London, left Singapore yesterday afternoon hard labour for stealing alothes from a washer but that they should believe that the Cbizosa jef Commons, last ni -ht, couoerning public basoo and back to Bengkong via Nowokwing, 25.cols to 20 cents, although even in that ease if le Songaciontions on Editorial sttore should for this port, and is expected to arrive human on the hillside to the value of $8 yesterday China. Yo9, Chinesa officials wish t› stop the verament to abandon the London Manisipa! Gr. back. $1.990 in fall, 95 lay day.
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site of the paper only.
All lottore for publication aheald be written ons Correspondents are requested to forward their sams and address with communication sddrossed to the tar, not for publication, but as evidence of good -failih.
27th instant.
morbing.
JUTENILS OFFÈNDER".
The Agents, (Masers Gibb, Livingston & Co.) A boy qued Ip. Anu, and soother named informs us that the Eastern and Australian Tsang Agnong, wore kos, bt before the court Steamship Co.'s steamer Menmuir left Part Darwin for Hongkong on the 13th inst., and is ous D chargo of stealing a silver bangle from tho po soa al a little girl, and the other of dae here on the 25th just.
Dumed Mo Ang on Thesday.
sastoking a turban fan the head of a trader the Chiness may no longer charge na with being
Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not of the Legislative. Council, er vacions public they esob gare their ce sa sixteen yoara, his bandrada of thanaand be dar follow-bains
endered for a 3red period will be continual antil
autor:manded.
Orders for extra capies of the Daily Press should be sent before I am. on the day of publication. After that bour the supply is limited.
BIRTHS.
On the thirstant at Sus Road, the wife of
3 H. Das REMEDIOS, of a Daughter.
1121
On Friday, June 15th. at St. Paul's College, the wife of the Rev. I. B. Osr, of 4 301.
1182
A Vistors Bannery, the wife of Mr. Gaora
Fenwick of a son, prematuroly.
DEATH
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With to-day's issue of the Daily Prose in given supplement containing report the sting companies, the correspondence on the Pastal Coutesof, the opening of the Peak Church, the Fire on board thra river steamer King-ch, latest particulars of affairs in Tanquia, "A fort. night's Detention in Borneo," to. &c.
Testerday being the anniversary of the monos
The defendente were lith convicted and thoughsory to the death, disensu, and poverty of 'The German officers that arrived recently are Vership sonddered them to be below that aggaged at Port Arthur, pronaring that land They were thereforesatuared to whipping with
Northern squadron-Temperaven, Tazon, rattan and fourteen days' solitar condemont harbour for usual etation for the
ALLEGED FŮROCA URIY756.
Mr. John Keaowdy, of the Horse thepository. was summoned by a juricksba cóolia name Wong Asing.De a charge causing him bodily
sion of Her Majesty Qason Victoris to the throne.harm by tarimas deiviar on the 19th inst.
www.cam
THE HANKOW TEA SEASON.
HANKOW, 5th June, Early in the season I write you to arding the free betresa Tenbayers and the Tea Guild,
M.25
HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE
21 Jun, 1638.
Low WATE
Magkook You ins
HEILT WATER à
· Hongkoaz. When Timyn
Height
Tho is of cueso ges-level has
LONDON, Slat May. It is positively stated that His Royal High- the Duke of Connaught has base appointed the command of the "Mesrut Division, and that he leaves for India in August, No officís! confirmation, bowerar, of this statement has been published.
SAIGON, 31st May. Arangonanta are being made for laying cable between this port and Häosi.
LONDON, Ist June. The Uuder Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, replying to a question in the House of Commone laat night, said that it had boon arranged Th. 21 the Royal Standard was loisted up overcoat The defendant said that at 10.30. od Tesday
is scoredit special envoys in Mexico and handcu House, Head-quarter Hanes, and or the varione morning he was walking with his jiuriokaba iu Guvercment buildin, while the men-of-war in Queen's Road, when tar defendant pame up at sin regard to thenew method propass for wiching to negotistan ranawal of the liplomatic relatioas
Mr. Baas, member for Derby, bas rezignad.bis s. 24 port displayed it at the main and dressed ship, fast rane is a carriage, which collided with his teas, and also ungarning the action of the Guild between the British and Mexican Governments. At noon a royal usiato was fred. Yesterdayyubicin, damaged it, and threw him down, hart in tabingots of the foreign firms. Copies of
the relations passed at the meeting of the 14th seat in Parliament.
The Under-Saarstary of Stato for Foreign At Violuci Foundry, the infant son of Gzonan was the forty-sixth anniversary of the commence.fing his leg." and Canty Fanwich:
[1177 meat of a great, gloriona, and gracious reign, Mr. Kennedy will was near the Parade ult. (without the support of all present, but with-
Ground when he saw the complainant's Jinsiasat dissant) were forwarded to the Goild iu dua Adairs, replying to a question in the House of T The Band of the Buffs will play at the Botasba in the way. fie cuted to the man, ant 13. course, who in reply pointed out chest it would be Commons lust night, said that Major Barn will vical Canlans thin avenlog (weather permitting stead of drawin on to lie bearest side, he crossed out inconvenient, if not impossible. Fr thous to hold the shas rank in Egypt as Sir Edward commencin at p.m. The following in the the road for his garage, the wheel of which make any alterations, in the system of weighing Malet, at a salary of four thousand pounds a
proposed by themselves, "inasmuch as they had year, with extra allowances. programoms:
caught the jincickaba,
notified in all the Tea dintriots, that teas would Mr. J. C. Haode18, member for Wicklow, Coronati Marsh "Ie Prophate
Moyacbeer, The case was dismiss
be reighed this season without taking the fracanocnosed in the Hours of Commòne, last night, Overture
Sommarnacktetman" Sapos. Yaise....
Les Patineurs"... Walstenfel.
Half a donen coolwers sont to gaol ter a tots of a paund in drie big, bus fractions of that he bad revived a challenge from Mr. half a pennd bolag given as a fall half prund in O'Kelly on osat of a recent speech made by Selection...........Borosocio"...... Supp.
O, Bit Each Vogellan Gambest. Fortnight for gambling and obstructing the che Thre, with an allowance to the buyer of one him rolly has been orderal to appear As has been known for some time, the year
street in Kung tam on the 19th inst "Flauto Magico". Mozart.
pound pec pokaże uzun saah half cheat or chint. at the bar of the House to-day. *Plaice Carrière
Obituary. Major-General Barnsby.
LONDON, ára June, 1882 was col one of commercial prosperity
God eats the Queen,
Kwon Asia, souvent, was charged with They, however, intimated that they would endea eitbor to foreign or native merchants in
Thomas Caffrey, a Phoix Park wergerar. }. Yesterday morning, in reply to an inquiry falonienaly obtainice 85 by means of a forged or to arrange to mala, next year, the farther nopeussion demanded by bayers, ris.. Lhat in taring document. China, and the Customs report on the trade of stressed the previons avanic to the British
According to the eikence it appeared that the the packages any fractkin o'a pound eball to given was hanged gasterday in Dublia. He confond the Treaty ports demonstrates this fact with Coneal at Vanila, Sir Walter Modhurst received
prisonse was in the employ of the Bing Loong to the buyer as a full pond Thus, any package ta balay guilty of the orims for which he the following telegraNothing known bere
Refer this commusication clearness and precision. The value of the at sarians news, Borate."This gross contiem Hong at 59. Boabat-strand West, until the Itarini 16ths. would to sonsidered at 26185 suffers).
was received frm the Guild, the resolutions of foreign trade of China For 1682 amounted to the opinion we expressed yesterday that the last. on which day it was dishared. After weight, and so on,
statement in the Madrid paper telegraphed by being discharged, he vent to the Min T Tan only Haikan Tis. 145,000,000; as compared Renter that the Company's Staff in North Boarding Hare, and there collested an account the meetleg of the ith ult. had boonze voir, have made overtoras of peace to Franc
Borges bad bean mastered by natives was sitter of $125, on presentar a bill, and on coesising a mistake or a canard-Sines writing the fore the money he stand the bill with a chop going, Beater bas telegraphed a contradiction purporting to be that the ing Leong Hong of the repart, which he now declares to be but which was fagory. This transnation bosome known to the bor Arm, and the mana groundless.
ger, Mr. Kwa Wai, fannd the prisopor The may then admited having thas obtained the reasy, and be riscoed tas ampant, upon which the manager bim into eastody
The prisoner was omitted for trial at the Uritoinal Sossions.
HoraLONG, JUxe fler, 1883.
with Tis, 162,000,000 in the preceding year. As Mr. Daw, the Chatons Statistical Socre. tary, in his review, points out, this is the lowest total since 1873, when it was Tle. 188,000,000. The decline has not beau în one branes of trade, although opium shows the heaviest falling off, bot almost every article, both import and export, bar decreased both in quantity and value. The total value of imports was H. T. 78,000,000, about
Yong yê --
Selection......
Galop
Božu.
By the steam-r Acts, Capt. Rovebest, which arrived from Haiphon on Tresday night, and left that port on the 17th inst, we leara that the situation in Tonguia remains anabon red. No fighting has taken place since the last news we are, and the French are awaiting the arrival of reisforcements before resuming the ofensivo. The Chinese remour sa to the blowing up' of a Ak. Tle, 14,000,000 less than the value im-boat by striking upon a torpedo is utterly Of opium, wilboat foundation. It was being stated in ported in the previous year. Malwa shees a dret of 13,365 pirals Haiphong that the Blank Flag men were with
drawing themselves from the neighbourhood of from 1881 and 6,000 pisals from 1880 Hanoi. while at the same time the value declined
everything points to a still further decline
GLULIING.
ARCOLOR ME ON RD.
BEFORE M. H. E. WODEHOUSE.
LARGERY AND DESERTING,
.
HANKOW, 9th Jace,
PARIS, 3rd Jone
IN
Helght
at
fin.
feet share sets of the fidagags : she Velora Naval Karks and the layer Ordinary Spring (ises, to which stan the heights in theme Tablon are retro, 486 feet abora ZEMI
The Ights in the Tables marked wit anong
afraid be is the vizatante shoe microS
Lom Watse Onlianzy 'Sazing-Tides,
abtracked
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
Juan 30th.
Z1.039
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35. U
20,$
The
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87
Free Nuthalika.
Thermometer-$ime! 6027].
BE
Female Mm. Ertzam
The Under-Secretary for Forsgo Affairs said i that the sloops Dragon and Dryad had boo instructed to protect the life and property of British subjects in Madagascar.
S. PETERanura, 5th Jane. - The Journal de St. Petersburg publishes an article foreshadowing the granting of populor liberties to the country if the people will on- fide in the Czar,
CONSTANTINOPLE, 5th June, The Sultan bas rosafled the Porte's agent in Egypt, who will not be replaced.
LATEST INDIAN NEWS.
SIMLA, 29th May..
A special London telegram to the Englishman
fine. The race was wou plavecly by a asek. Time two minutes forty-eight seconds. The winmor was ridden by C. Wood. Besides thote placed, the following horses also started:-Bean Brantool, Sigmophone, Bonjour, Ladislas, Friore, Goldfald, and Innooon.
It is reported that the Malagasy Government buying having in the mentine commoned and latter will exaat & war indemnity, besides the cote an finely upon Guild terme, nor hate I observance of the original conditions claimed by heard that any astion has been taken of the the French Government,
PARIS, 4th Teno, aild's last letter. Borica the questions of
At a meeting of shareholders of the Sez weighing may be regarded as settled upon the terma proposed by the Tea Guild. Buyin having Cans Company today, M. de Lesseps submitíad hecnie general, not withstanding the resintion bis report, which states that the dissetars de- be no more les should be settled till the taboo that negotiations are prozending with the British. of the melig referred to abuse, to the effect sided a year ago to copstenot sound Canal, sad this firn Government with a view to ssouring the ne be removed from Messrs. was left to suttle its diftulties with the Guild opnuary land for that purpose, à favourable single-banded. I ballare they wrote to the Guild issus to the negotiations is expected,
LONDON, 5th Jane. explaining that their compradore, in telling den mna they would weigh teas apsa Guild terms, lid so without their authority, and that further Albert Macob sant, a seaman of the Ameri-
correspondance followed, after which the taboo can skip 0. D. Bryci, was brought up on s was withdrawn and our Sattemat refamed its ofarge of deseting tem his ship on the 18th instromal conditions during a tes season-N. C.
Thero wai ulan a charge against the prisoner | Daily Nesos Carraspondent. of stealine Bovormige, come A quericas notes and
The tes aeason is now preotionily at an end at The American wooden corretto Juniata, (Cam-artieles of jewellery the value of $50, on the
this pert; our leading chanszə have gone down to an unprecedented rest. The average mander P. F. Harrington) tas (86ya the Struts 17th inet.
Capt. J. P. But, the master of the vessel, the river, and or bond is rapidly resting its price of Mal in 1881 was EL. Tls. 557, Times) arrived in Bombay harbour from Kur
rachos, She left New York on the 8th Novom stated that on Sunday evening he loft bis anbin normal aspect of a fashionable watering-ylase in it fell last year to Hs. Tiu. 415. The drop ber fast, and is on her way to Chinese waters, shargy of the priser. He returned in a few the dull season. The river bas censed rising and in the value of all dossiptians of the drug whom she will be stationed for two yests. Har hours and passed the night in the satis. T the orrent bus slackened vonsiderably, seeming to show that thm. water is dammed up below, was nearly eleven milieu Haikwan tanks; craw number two hundred and forty-oue 0,ext morning ke izquired for the prisoner. and Malwa sufering to the extent of The and she is armed with sit uine-josh fall bore feuilles was not on board. From what he can probably the discharge from the Poyang Lake
guns, om sight-incl rife, one sixty pounder rille, he went to a secretary, in bis cubin, and missed The oral number of anchors has been last, the states that the weathor on the Derby day was very the money and jewelry stated in the charge. Quelie Laving bean catsinad a whole day tri 7,200,000 and Bmgal to Tis. 3,000,000 ons tres-ipoh, and a Gatling gue. After a
in vain to recover one that hoi.bayome embedded This decline has been principally at the stay in Bombay of three weeks she will ssil for None of the property tad been recovered.
The prisoner admitted having taken some cuff in the ad, The Loudoun Castle, after carrying Northern ports, owing to the competiCaloutta en route to Kok beza.
studs, a pin, and 82, but as to the rest of the away one of hers, came near falling foal of the Best moured astera of bor, snd had to tion of the native growth, bat every where
The State Times of the 11th inst. Kaya-property missed be pofas ignoranes.
The prosecutor called, said the prisoner being up on the other side of the river, "The Russian tea stenter Esain, Capt. Kary, there has been a falling off more or less. At 1,389 ton: register, and emerging 3.38 tons of iviued his ship in New York last January, and a circumstance about which one worthy
Reports have been rocaived of a daring and par. the three Northern ports the importation was los, arrived here this morning at 7 o'olaus. This up till this time his wada: had been good, and Commissioner of Customs was wach exercised, tially successful attack ou a post of Sind Korse,
the barbar limit only extending half-way aerons twenty-seven per cent. lass than in 1881, and latt Hankow ous Loncufter the Loudoun nothing had heap mod before.
Castle on Glas 31st May. She commenced coating The prisoner said be took the things because the strear. There is no doubt bat that were eight miles from Thall-Chotiali, by a body of Ka at 9am, and took in 80) tons of coal by noon, he wanted to get cler of the ship, and he did this any other country but Chins, a land kar Pathons. The assailants, who are said to have ruled by sa ignorant aaloersey, the ten feet boen only twolve in aembar, snenseded in sargzis not like to desert.
Sentenced to six veskel bard labour,
which comes up the river each year to await the ing the post, which consisted of eighteen men, and opening of the season would be allowed to merkilling three sower, woading bresather. The John Frank Steak,woord mate of the Ameri in the slack water on the opposite shore, osob Pathana esonped, after their attack, without loss.
LAHORS, 30th May, van targne Robert Parker, was brought up, on vessel nomi soross to the Hankow side only as It is reported that there has been contingons remand, on the charge of stealing $200 in antes,wanted to load instead of, as now, boing compel- We extract the following items from the and £210. in gold belvuging to Capt. D. C. let by the regulations to anchor is the full force and evore fighting between the Ameor's troops real cause for gratulation as, notwithstand London and China Express of the 18th ult
Nichols, the master of the ship.
of the surrent. Ten steamers have now sailed, and the Shia warles during the part three days. P. 8. Butlin said he had boon with the pilesting atill air in port. When all were bere result is not known, but heavy losses were ing the odiete against smoking and, the 'col- It is probable that the Hon. F. K. Plunketter to look for the man Raid, to whom he together they format a magniflernt upsotools, so stand on both sides..
The Amser, who is still at Jollulauad, is ob tivation of the poppy, which are periodically will sossed Sir Harry Parkes, G.C.M.G..said he and sold his rorojver and watch and the a flest being rarely ooileated in uns spot, promulgated now, as they have been for cen...B., H.8. M.'s Minister at Tokio.
obnis in posounting for his possession of freely anchored in the open with nothing to taining large supplies of magazine stores from
Mannae, 2nd Jane turies past, the quantity grown inChica steadi At the half-yearly meeting of the F. and gold money, but they had not been able to fud hamper the view; and certainly no other river in Cabal and sending them to the soat of bestillies
the world could offer the spectacle at a distance
The P&O Agent at Madras han roodved ly increases, while the ứng bas very much im team Navigation Company, to be held on the
at six hundred miles from the no. In addīties 5th pas., the raport for the half-year ended proved inguality during late years, and all the March 31st last will be presented, and an in-
to this, the mercantile Boet, wo tuve been also favoured with the presence of two men-of-war, ovidence scene to point to an increased con- terima divident at the rate of 5 per cent. por
one Roglish and one Eyesist. The Kestrel made bat a short stay, but the Marge is still with anxption. The improvement in the quality of nagm will be recommendat the native production wayfairly be put down as the principal if not the solo cause of the decline in the quantity and value of the foreign importation. In cottons and weal lens the falling off in valus from 1881 was Hk. Ta 5,000,000, principally in woollon gonde, but it must be borne in mind that the impot in that your was much above the demand and large spooka remained on boud. Metale bars remained nearly stationary, Imports of kergains have increased from tons of shipping satered la the firm's books for Another trial of krpedoes was made at the same it that no-soonse was the musting over than
plaen before the deputies of the Viceroy two days they at once wired is on the alive teboON 3,383,000 to 8,356,000 gallons.
The export trade also shews a serious do- The Peninsular mail steamer Melin arrived age. It was dordusted by some bioere work mea having a competlag hoose the next largest
from the Nauking Arsonal. The torpedoes per- buyer bere, to be taboped by the Chinava o crease, although it be not suffered to the at Sas on the 15th lostaattina further lurmcă very well indeed; the deputies reported to a reward for their loyally by labes aatse extent as the import. The total death; all well on board. Quarantine for thru the Tooroy favanuhly.-N. C. Daily Nars mared on the second day but not befor the rivel
days was, however, imposed beesuse the Grover Correspondent. cline was about four million haikwanment of Bouabay suvised the British Onusul at taela, from 1881 Bed ten millions from Suaz sereti days after the falwa sailed of s and. dos inoroase of cholers, which he distinctly des
at these parts, and poesibly to the ultimate and was expected to leave a coat 3 o'clock, after
Boma sligi neseruary repairs to the machinery extinction of the foreign import. The mear had been offerte. Opt. Kasy reports that the bors of the Anti-opium Society and their steamers Catherine IT. and St. Petersburg were sympathisere vill doubtsa rajnios at this, but detained in Honkow by deary rains.
it is much to be doubted if they have any
The Chinver which put into San Francisco OE March 9th leaking, while on a royage from Moodyville, B. O., for Shanghai, has been on damned, and was sold by astion, April, for $1,800 dollars. The inventory of the vessel End previously been sold at private sale for $1,709, Bhe will be broken up.
THE CHANGE AGUNIT A SHIP'S MATE.
The individest.
The case was father remanded for a week, bail being allowed is personal recognisances of $160.
WANKING
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result as Toriod. The same opened with
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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
FAVRSENTER,
REGISTER.
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SEARCH SUB
BAR
weight at all it could only be in the cas of the rate being very greatly augmented, and certainly it would not apply if the rate ..it is were made, say, twenty cents. Even
packet of correspondence for Europe, where time is no object, may be sent ap. to Shanghai and posted at the French Post Office there and a aving effecte utid that not by the Messageries bons only, as the Committee of the Chainber seem to imagine, but by the English mail aa well. This diapunity, of a
of a hundred per cent,
in the
che
u charges br the two post offices shews necessity for a revision of the Union rates. It is known that many firms in Shanghai,
including one of the very largost,
send all their correspondenes for and
Europe to the French Post Of We can-
not but think that the principle of a uniform rato irrespective of distance, while it has quch to commend it, has heen carried too
would be
dim. eulty
tary and surely there be no great di
is modifying . We ought to be will ing to pay the cost of our own postage, al- though wo rightly objected to subsidion England to Shanghai By the patent of 10
steanera
from
aniform rate ono person is paying heavily for the benefit of
plan which would be stanidered
10
19
if applied to the charges for conveyance of other kinds of goods or passengers. In certain sense the Post Office is a trading de purtant of the Government, and ought to
like otber pay ita way
concerns angage buying and selling. It should also be in mind that Shanghat and the other places beyond Hongkong for which the Purd 0. exrry lettere are not British Colonies and if we pay the amount asked for by the Home Government we shall be really paying to asme ostent for the benefit of other nation- alities, any for correspondence between Shanghai
and Germany. At the same time we do not quite saC
sao the logis of paragraph
11 of the Postmaster-General's letter. 56
ya
Lî tlie ryyoge consed at Hongkong,
coms here,
"or the packets went out of their way to here, it would be very diferent But evidently the Imperial Government wishes to maintain communication with
Shanghai, and the packets must come into Hongkong whether wa avall muresives of
Extrmonaleradache 140 40.0 8.0 3.0 10 PES 2017 them for Postal purposes or ort. When
Therkeley....
et. Thermater.......... F00-27.0.
be be
€80 573 070
mach
a person must needs go from Edinburgh to London, and is asked to deliver & paccal "on the way, it early does not matter
to him whether it is addressed to Carlisle 82.6 82.0 70.5 78sor to Newark so long as both are in bis
road. Our mails do not eat way, their presence 00
DETALNYA DAN TEN
SARITEITEN GEvet of the member choy tena, sed bus
UERTE, in Fahrenheit 7 ans, kept in Lora sirɔn a pletersiration.MING AAN DAN
*rtsen ne Wyan la registered every tira polovinu,
"the
at lead to the consumption of an ource thore cual, nor to an hour's de- On that principle Shanghai would have to pay for the benefit of all the ports at which the steamers call, which of course would never be seriously proposed. The Government, it may be taken for granted, would not sabaidise the line for the beneất of Shanghai
Blone. Denzly. F. Fin. G. Faget. E
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bigbing
While we thoroughly agree with the gone- of the remarks made by Mr. Lavres in reply to Lord KrauseLBy's state- ment that a considerable portion of the amount asked for would be contributed by
section
of the population that makes com paratively little use of mail communicatie
tion, NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL. and are glad to sea as fuct to which we hire
ire regler from i to 94, MAES
Rae boumā! rain for barn man
HONGKONG AND THE POSTAL CONTRACT,
so often given prominence, and which we 80 mainly tried to impress on Bir Joux Forz HENNES the fact that the Chinese in this Colany are not intive recognised by n The community of Hongkong, who were officer of the Government, we can hardly
the following telegram from the Company's superintendent at Bombay: Lombardy at Buch zatonished at the sudden demand of
sidered in the question. We contend, as rivel Suez, has been in collision Huntingtower the Home Authorities for the payment of gran that the Chinese abould not be con Seriously injurel. Passengers all well. Cargo 26,000 per annum by this Colony towards
wo have strong
Above.
that the expenditura
May from Bombay.
COMMKHULAL INTELLIGENCE,
!!
Tho rush to buy and ship ton has benn ar ainjoroj," The Lombardy was the steamer the loss on the P. & D. subsidy, bare to out of the Post Office uould be II.Me cruiser Pyilant arrived at Hsis Rangrezt os over, and the opinions on the probable that conreyad the homeward, mail of the 18th thank the Postmaster General for the partina 60s possible by bed who make able and incid manner in which he has stated use of it. Tho romark of the Wesretary of
The Hoo on Tuesday morningirwa Chinking. Admira dispute between the forele buys and the Willes, to ether wit ve olours, lauded in the native allere in secard to the new ralos for froos, then prozeded immediately to the weighing laid down by the Ton Guild, and much Viceroy's Yambo, where they had su interview discussion tool; glass before an agreement was with His Excellency Tao Trung-tang; noturned me to; indset tho dispuls may be said to have. Messrs. Coird and Co., Greenock, hawe signed to their vessel in to afternoon, and started at rotiled itself, fue auch was the engerness of our On Cónuún. .contract with the P. and . Company to build ones for Chinking.
largest baging Lopas here to be first in on any two sar atasmera of over 5,000 ton bartbea About 4,000 bars have been called from them, that although at the Clah morting called ach. The Mears. Caird have alrawly on hand Hamas by the Vicony, sad it is said that ad- to disons the Chinose terms, the proposer and two steamers of the same toumage for the Pditional number will arriva shortly to join the scender of the resolution up to aesopt them and O. dest, making altogether more than 20,000 troep.
were fastes of this very long, get report lisa
the company.
TENTSIN.
1st June, 1823.
fres had gainal a start in loading their etsamar, a etart which the tabool firm never rovovered. However, spart from thus troubles, which seem furcileble where the guiltless foreigner sttempts acabination against the wily Celes
WEDNESDAY, 20th June: EXCUASON.
Bank Bille, on demand... Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight...3/77 Bank Bitla, at 4 months' sight S/S1 Credits, st 4 months' sight Dementary Bills, atd monthe"]
sight.....
.3/81 PARIS.→ Bank Bilis, on demand457 Credits, at 4 mentha"sight......+.08. OnAYBank, 3 days night 2364 CAUUTRA-Bank, 3 days’night 0244 ON SHANGHÄR.
Bank, sightin Privato, 30 days' night....
SHARES.
724 78%
the case on behalf of the Colony A. Lierze, after giringaskeieli of the changes State was, however, indirect, or rather pus rosulting from Hongkong
having
entered the is se indiscreet form, and shews either too Postal Union, comes to the conclusion that kreas a leaning towards the absurd rions of thera no four courses open to us, amely of the Aborigines Protection Society or an (0.)—To sek for a re-estuderation of the question ignorance of the history and conditions of
the Colony. by the Imperial Government.
(b)To pay the £1,000 asked for by the Secretary of Etate and scoopt the Inne on the Postal Servi
the £1,000 and revers to the e13 in. 8d. (a) To pay 130 cents) rate of Pustage to the United Kingdon. mly by both British and French packets in order to raise the sam zequiredgi
LUZON SUGAE REFINING CO.,
LIMITED.
An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders." (2.)-To dealing either to despatch or to 2000!To in the Luzon Sopar Refining Co, waited of the mds by the F. 40. pgskole.
smallest eum which the Home Government Wotton, G. Janir, P. Chater, C. E. Taylor,
office of the Goutal Agente More Jardine. Ma The htter twote dismisses an impracticable, thison, & Co... Hongkong, dà thờ 18th inst. "Thorg for reasone which he explains at length. were presentHon, F. B. Josison (Chairman), Failing a rerision of the rates sanctioned Masste, F. D.Bag W. Hainers, D.Gilites (Cen by the Postal Union, may there got bead-alting Committee), L. Pleming, G. Nedarit, other and a medium course open to the X. MK. Rosa, D. B. Tula, W. M. Morgan, W. J. Hell-Irving, W. Lögga, A. G. tokes, G. C. 1880. The total valus of silk of all kindeclared was not epidemio. The mails were landed
will accept, and to raise the postage to say Cox J. J. Bell-Irving, junior, and H. Chingles. exported in 1882 was Hk. Tls. 22,887,952, and fighter Quersutine is now upped Owing to the sleeof H.B. Li Hung-chaugh it is gratifying to be an end-put to the
of political Banks have been plaved to-day at 183 por cont. twenty capta? It is a principle of
fereros to wbst passed at the last meeting being about Hk. Tia, 4,000,000 less than the upon all arrivals at B from the East. Var jour port has been osusually quiɑt, and whcturer (aiguitona nystem of weigbingthat has prevailed i alue of this exportia 1881, and Hk. Tle. Advices from Brattis repert that For cash son cal of the month, and 197 per cent economy especially applicable to taration CHAIRMAN --Gentlemen, with re
on the consumer,
Humor, and s
as some sections this Cesulting Committee, I have the pleasure 7,000,000 less than that of 1880. Often the Feng Pao entertained a seletal distinguished come from Faking The Istast rendur is that body is now planed on an equal funting and the for the end of July Sugars have been done that the cost should fall as directly as poss to the appointment of a new mainber of
company on the ouession of the trist trip of the His Excellency's enactiei in Peking, hech old Rinly quarrels over the scalo ars now $199 for the end of the month. Steamboats are bible on total value exported was Hk. Tl. 31,399,207, Tiny Tuen, ironclad corvette, built for the Chiamerons and grek were anxious to press him happily at an end. I doubt, however, if the Bewer with bayan at $18 prem, and Docks are of the public use the post to a much graster to inform y Gillies has been nominated to being & deckos of Hk. Tia. 1,500,000 an zes Government by the Vulan Bhipbuilding into taking a base sititude towards France, absence this year of the old four or fire por cast in request at 50 per cent, prem. Quotations at extent than others, it would be only fair that the board ud had excepted a sost there. We are they should bear the most. It is oftan on- sure we will be greatly beneitad y his experi Company. A sumptuous repa-t was derved on clearly forming that amoh a position would be gain in weight has been allowed for is settling as below, sampared with the export in 1861, and Hk board to the guests at the Ctions Minister untenable, and on from which he would finally the prices: These bars, if anything, been more Hongkong and Shanghat Bank Bhar-18 tended, and has been the principle which he ends in bringing the fules of the Company late guided all recent phanges, that the Pastissetory position (applante). At the fans sabing of the shareholders 1 ibiuk (esid wi h Tis. 4,500,000 less than the export in 1880. among whom was the British Consul-General in bara to recede with the best graos be poula, irregular than anal, and ashough in the first per eout, premlam Mr. Dure, writing under date of 24th Berlin, Here Van Fleichröder, The Ping Yum Chips not biar las position to whoel her army few days, some nice plums were picked up. et tongkout at Shanghai Bank Shaco-Now Office should not be issued to for the pro relacracy to the proposed 2 the laid before the
will shortly proceed to Ching-all the sooner, into line on the star of Yunnan, or take any cenerally prices show little reduolion on last 183 per osat premium. April, states that "The China Silk Trade perhaps, that a French foot threatens to make ale view of the colour of Fredchumer year; Endeed, taking gasily into account, I Union Lostranos Besiety of Canton, Limited-duction of a large revenue. On the safe meeting that 63 con 45 przegaments
$825 par skanŲ:
grounds it may be held that it should not be i read mubared we would call mother, mitig think, myself the cost is fotenlly higher for has been greatly affected for the past two its appostanse in Chinese waters.