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April 16th.
BEFORE MA: E. MACHNAN,
LARGENY.
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Sentenced to siz woelen' hard labour. BEASTRAGGLER.
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nr Panzza will, we are confident, give this Writing under date of the Rud march, the Ber- tion the Postal Cuide was legally recognised; it
the business in teas af Hankow will be over by lin correspondent of the Globe, saya " The sale hail boon in existence for some time but had mat
flo 30th of June. And it will require all the long standing grievance kisearest attention, of the Chinese opziosities and works of art achi-boon legally recognised, and it might therefore
funds now held by the exotzingo baaks and hono and make strong representations in reference lited at Amsterdam, axal ordered to be disposed bn sid, anh and Rob a notice in it was
they are Ekely to procuro from sales of their thereto to the Poxing Government, Tho con of by pullio austion by the Chinese Legation in not binding. There wore a number of litile
dratie, to provide loicnt to pay for the teas which will be shipped by tant depo. Berlia, has, notwithstanding all attempts at ruf- things not worthy of a notice in the Caratte servancy of the river approaches to the first fing and pablicity, fulles very far short of reall-which were included in the Postal Grids and it Goport in the empire is a matter of great and sing the expected amcant. The four days malo was darizahla that it should be recognised clothing and other articles to the value of $6, ou supplies of monoy, bnt of that there seems little Chun Achi, cook was charged with stealing meantime, world, of corrsy afford then groster creased business in imparts, occurring in the. urgent importance not only to the foreigners only resulted in the sum of88.169 marks, which, by law.
the 19th Inst engaged there in commerce but also to the eurich the coffers of the Celestial Empire"
after the deduction of costs, will ent go far to The CHIEF JUSTICE suggested the insertion of
prospect. Nor is it likely that large amounts The defendant was seen walking near the of silver will be received. The probability there. the words "shall be approved by the Governor in Clock Tower carrying a bundle, and as his apore is that at the time when the naw silk drop native merchante. Groat Lora is entailed
At a fire which coeurred at Shanghai on the making it read-" All such regulations as affect inttor went towards him, whereupon the defendougalvos short of you. If the silk crop is a Comcil in the second part of the zootion pearance was suspicions to a constable there, the should be coming on this markat, we shall find upon shipownere by the long and needless eth inst., in a row of wretched bamboo hate the public shall be approved by the Governor in ant ran away. He was caught, and the articles fair one it will be sold more velly has for the defontions of their steamera at the Waosung standing on this tanks of the Soonbow Creek, Commeil and plated-in-the-Gasatte or in the mud found in his possession. No owner conld East two sensors. The mundarins will wont Bar, which is the more exasperating since little above the Folkien Raul bridge, an acci-Postal Guide.
be discovered for them at the time, at this demency from the cultivators; and it is at the the tonango dues are paid which ought to bean vary sorions and may lives would have ant notices were to be approved by the Governor bought then. Subsequently, however, a boiler which will maiztais prises at too high a range
dont Jinpponed which undembadly would have
The COLONIAL TREASURED sard the import- fondant alleged that he was a new comer and had fent likely that there will be any speculation secure them agaiunt, auch Insa. It is the beon lost if it had not been low water. A great
The CHIEN JUSTIO said the colony would maker at the Dock Yard, named Yu Acheung, for slappers. We should therefore and an outly duty of the Chinese Government to employ uber of Chinese were standing on the not always have the prosent Postmaster-Gonerilulained the articles, and identified the defondant business in new milk, and, this would orase a the funds received from the tontage dues Crooks, watching with noting delight the tribing which was really very serious,,
klon Road Bridge loading over the Soockey and bis successor inole might think something na is cook, who had been missing sono days. demand for oyces before the exchango, bezke The defendant admitted the charge, but sail have been able to replenish their crearios. To in rendering the approaches to Shanghai spreading damas. This trigo, whiots was built, The COLONIAL TREASURAL-Well, that, apa- free to navigation at all times, and the about twenty year ago, by private enterprise tem has been tried and found very inconvenient, he took the articles on account of money oning stock of Mexican dollare hero la mito woller
for the accommodation of house tenants we howínconvenient no one bat myself will over know. hira. British Minister will broly be making for were told that formerly one cash had to be paid You said, sir, at a recons meeting of the Council,
thai in previous years, but it ta' possible that. supplies of these may be obtainable to some ex- the performined of a common duty, the by very person passing over it), has over you thought certain powers as to making reg
tent from the South. Even should it be so, t Joen ropaired during that time. The parasetations rageding the shooting
Thomas Mitokall, seama, ploaded guilty to appears now that the stock of money likely to be birdy proposed fulfilment of an implied contract, in domand of the bridge is in a very rotton condition; the to be conferred upon you were more than a Go- being a straggler from his ship, and the police the possession of the exchange banke in July ing that efficient and sustained afforts shall consequendo being that it could not pustain the vernor might to possess. Now, that was a re-ordered to take him on board.
will be inadequate, unless it is augmented by za be made to remove that serious and overweight of bandrels of natives who were leaning mark the file of which I think a Governor was Lo Ting, barber, was convicted offring there is not much indnament to impart ocipts of bar silver in the meantime. At pracont against it. Suddenly there was a orosh, foluever heard to make before Asa ganeral rule crackers in the erect on Tuesday night. Ho salvor, but with the prospect of a socions increasing impodizant to the navigation of lawed by load aoking, and upwards of one in ovary Ordinance the Governer has to do every was fined $5, and 81.90 of this was given to the dimination in the floating capital of the Hwangpoo, the Woosing Bar.
hudred Chinese wore seen tumbling from the thing; he is, so to speak, the knot at the end of constable who arrested him. bridge into the Creak, which at its greatest avery string Well, sir, we are fortunate in
place it may become necessary for the height was over twenty foot; abent thirty foot possing a Governor like your Excolloney, who
banks to look to London or San Francisco for Bir Harry Parkes left Tiontein per Wuahang, of railing broke away; there were a number of does these things as the Ordinance intends they unlicensed hawking, street gambling, disorder in the second half of the year. Some of them The remainder of the oases worn comped of munk of their suppline of money for the businƏNA and was expected at Shanghai on the 12th inst. native cruft ligh, and dry in the oreole sad it shorit be done, and everything goes on mostly sandast, rifling offenson against the coitary may be unwilling to take the risk of sending 15, but when there is delay and busing can regalations, do, slt against Chinos, and adver hither, while the future of the article is so Elitos, ant for publication, but as ovidence of gosa political oligos at Peking are believed to be /epted in the loss of many liver. Soveral for-not be put through, the public business bocoma are disposed of by the indiction of small Snes uncertsini. If ther trust to being able to pro
We hear on good authority that the recent was thought that the nocilat must have ro
aignera hastened to render sasistanec, and sense a sort of gasso of blind man's buff, in which the The number was considerably below the average, vids fands by the sale of their drifts here, we are Exvourable to peace.
diffignity was experienced to tlay had so wade up to the knees in mud. It was found that the object of a public offiocris to see how much work and all were disposed of in a short time
pratty certain, whother exchange be higher or unber of injured people was much smaller nowledge, son state of things has pro he onu sunggle through without the Governor's
lower, to see business much bumpered and fre than was anticipatoų. One elderly person was
vailed; it becomes rather interesting, but,
qusnt changes in the vaino of money, with pa found stack head first in the mud; when carried does not tend to the interest of the public,
casional panics when nearly all operations will senseless to the bridge attempts were made to service. Should there be any Postmaster
in former - timēs when the exchange busi revive him, but it was found that lie The General who would make absurd
a prices magandad. This was the case. extinot. Two other Chinese rosolvsovore nothing is simpler than for the Governor to or
nee at Hankow was fluanced for as it will be this contusions and they were conveyed to the der him to revoke them. I do not think there Shantang Road Hospital. Three or four fore there is anyneed for this elaborate machinery.
season, and though we have seen periods of great others got away with a low trifling scratches; The Postmaster Gezerol is absolutely under the
senreity of money since then, there are many elements in the circumstances of this year, which thus rnet were a busy trying to recover their Governor's control ahoos which were buried in the mood. We trast
may lead to a series of pressures on the money that this aident will indues the authorities to
meet, which will be injurious to all classes of commervial people. pay a little more attention to the state of things that happim to be some distance from their famad Kund-Marcurg-
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Bosakona, AгBIL 174, 1884.
The Colonial Scarotary was unable to attend the meeting of the Legislative Council Fosterday afternoon owing to an attack of fever.
The Indo-China steamer Potang, which arrived here yesterday from Shanghai brought on treasure to the amount of Th. 400,000.
The British stemmer Timer wont round to the Aberdeen dook and the American barque Nove sink left the Kowloon dook yesterday.
EMS Magpie, now at Penang, has been ordered home. Two of the ofloors will remain behind to finish the survey of the harbour of Parang.
The Agents (Messra. Jardine, Mathieson & Co inform na that the Glon Line steamIOF Gleaegle, from London, left Singapara, for this port on Tuesday.
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p.m. Helmets are to be worn. dredger Anding was, after much delay on
The LIST OF RESIDENTS now contains various prescate, ut leugh set to work at the entrance of the Hwangpoo river that the question of the Woosaug Bar was finally
the names of
ELEVEN THOUSAND, TWO HUNDEKD, AND SEVENTY TRBLE FOREIGNEBS
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Missus Bowon, arrying out an engagement of Yesterday morning Lady Bowen and the three some standing, left hoen for Canton in the Vigilant na gmonts of Admiral Sir W. M. Do Sanday morning ex
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THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THS "DAILY PRESB." S-The following words are used by your nosal of the Chief Justice, and said to theaght the Tang Wah Hospital"This ingular in- The ATTORNEY GENERAL supported the pre- correspondent Mandarin with reference to the concluding words of the Colonis! Trassurer stitution, whatever may be said in its favour as ere the strongest argument in support of it. a poor house, or dying bonds or political elab, has The solony would not always have the present na medical rain waterer, and as a modleil in Postmaster General, and contigeneios such as stitution, when enumerating the medical ra had boca suggested might arise."
sources of the Colony, ought to he entirely ignored"
The COLONIAL Treasurse gid he would adopt the amendment. The alteration ha baan suggested after five or six years' experianos of the other systems, which worked very badly, legal friends. bat of course he would adapt the opinion of his
The section of amended was then passed.
the
While writing thus of the affert, which rosy ha produced by the anticipated withdrawals of sycea we are aware that there are peculiarities and one grost novelty which may considerably change rears fands for the purchase of new lesa in the The position beta. For tho Arst timo for many
The Ordinance for establishing a Chinese Hankow districts an basa supplied from Hospital (3 ct 1870) recites that whereas it has Canton; as they were before the axelange-banka been proposed by the Governor to found a Chi-here began to purchase Shazai bankers' drafts. nose Hospital for the care and treatment of the ant money will probably be returned to Canton indigent sick the site laall be given free and by the close of the shipping on at Hanko, as was the case in formar days. It is possible $15,000 from the public fends shall be paid to- pickets for the conveyance of mails shall be two
Section 20 provides that the grainity to be words the coat and expenace of excoting and that instead of being sent back to Center in paid to masters of vessels, not being contract maintaining the 143.
yose it may be remitted in drufis, und if so ihane The 16th section of the Ordinance provides can be used in payment of the foreign exchange cents for every letter and ons cent for every that, in case it shall at any time be shown that old against teas. This would avoid the necessi- her article of correspondence, with the orcep the corporation has ceased, or neglected, or failed, of shipments of syeee from this, and the drain on our tranny would he lasɛomeil. Another considerable change purposes of the Ordinance, it shall be lawful for in business and afford relief to our money, Macs, on which the gratuity is to be one cant.
The COLONIAL TREASURER explained that the Governor to repeal the original Ordinance: the previous Ordinance fixed two cents as the and the 17th action provides that the assets of markot, is the telegraph, which will be open between here and Iazkow certainly gratuity in all cases. The Post Office was then the Tang Wah Hospital shall in such a caso making money, and it was not a subject of much vest in the Crown subject to the payment of the raced. By its means the banks will to able to before the shipping season has far ad consideration; but the postage batwoan Hong-dubla of the Corporation.
adjust their shipments of sycoe to their absolate kong, Canton, and Macie was exactly two donts, Now, sir, it seems to me that it *Mandarin” so that the gratuity to the master of the vessel is prepared to prove what he says it is only fair quirements in Hankow, and this will tead to carrying the correspondence swallowed up the to the atopagers and to our Chinese follow Armin, the Canton ospitalists who have furnish deareas the withdrawals of geos from bore whole of the postage. They had now colonists that that which is now held by the ad the fanda for Hankow may not care about ra fortunately reached that stage when they had Tung Wak Corporation should be taken from
arranged under one Alphabet in the strictest laid to rest. The dredgor is a new and pow. well, The Pipilant will return to Hongkong yesterday afteruomi, whethere were prestation of lettera between Hongkong, Canton, and to carry out in a proper waver the object and thing which may work
order; the initials as well as the surunes boing alpèchetioni.
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erful wachine, specially ordered from Eng- land by the Chinese Government, avowedly for the purpose of clearing the channel of the river and rendering its navigation pos- Bible, at all tides, and the Shanghai
Admiral Courbet in Tonquin. He has been ap Rear-Admiral Martin will not sucesod Rear pointed President of the Commission appointed for the mision of the decreo of 1850 on the ad- ministration of the equipage of the fleet. The command of the naval division of Indo-China shipping firmus naturally hoped that the will go to Rear-Adairul Eienuior.-Saigonnais desirability of conserving the
walerwar
We would remind our renders that thirs will
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL A meeting of the Legislative Council was held
FEROUSON BOWER, G.C.M.G.
His Excellency the GOVERNOR, SIR GEORGE Hon. SIE GEORGE PALLIJFFO, Chief Justice Hon. R. L. O'MALLEY, Attorney-General. Hou. A. Lasten, Colonial Treasurer. Hon, J. M. PRICE, Surveyor-General. Hon. F. STEWART, Registrar-Génoral. Hon. P. RYZJE.
Hon. W. KaWICK, Hon. T. JACKSON.
Hon. F. D. SASSOON. Hon. Worn Band.
raitter.
Carried
MINUTES.
THE STAMP ORDINANČE.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL Fave notes that at the next meeting of the Council he would move the third reading of the Biu.
last.
of
ENGLISHMAN,
of leaders, and hence, though the rebellion oanSO great distress and misery thousands, it will probably collapse, if way vigoar is shown by the Burmese authorities.
at
pleco, The influx of Burmese to the
(standstill..
BANGOON, 18th March.
to that great port had at last been be two homeward meils next week, the Broach brought houses to the Chinese Authorities. mit leaving, as anal on Tuesday, the 22nd, and
to tako oare of their conte, and they could no them and given to the promoters of the new free turning their money to be subjected to the But however willing the Peking overa. the English mat on Frity, the 25th inst. After that date the mails will leave on Thursdays, the
longer afford to pay to the captain of a vessel by hospital. This would be atriotly in accordance squeezes of officials, and the special faration en. meat may profeas to be to remove the French mail coramencing on Thursday. the 1st
The minutos of the proviens mesting were read two Hongkong, Canton, and Maoss the whole with what is legally and morally right and would money which is farmed by the Guild or Company MAP OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE. impediments to navigation, it seems clear May, which order will outings and the nart and confirmed.
of the postara. They therefore proposed to give prevent charitable people having to subscribe recently formed in Kuangtang under the sus A minate of the Governor's `was read recom-
him one half, retaining the old rate of two cents money tunecessarily. If «Mandarin" is not Pisas of the Lokiu Bureau Wo hope it may that the Provincial officials at all'arents change of the monsoon.
prove so, as the addition of so much capital, evSA auding that the Council rate $25,000 for the for longer voyages where the postage was higher. propared to prove his allegations they should, I aling tenacions to the "Heavco-sent
for a saison, to the impoverished traders of Han The olausa was adopted, as were also the roulénik never bave been made publicly, and the The Hacroatian Cầnb's bathhouse has now been draining and filling in of the matealthy mngeli An Anglo-Chinos Calendar, Metime of Szu-barrier," and cannot make up their minds to her quite sercise without baing beda-ased and a further sum for repairing the roof of a friend the Attorney General) mors that the
put in order and members will be able to take in the centre of the Wong Noi Chong Valley, maining clauses of the Bill.
grands alleged for the nosessity of a new hos How would prove a great advatge to trade in riso and Sma, Belipses. Festivals, &o., No.
The COLONIAL, Treasures Before my hon.pital can hardly be taken to have bova proved,
the north. allow its remoral to be effected, for the at-with the consequent on the work being under-piu-shan Market.
We either have or have not, to use the words templs made to dredge thus bar have been taken too late, as was the case in the two past The COLONIAL TREASTRE Ved, and the Bill do pass there isore point. I omited to men- of the Ordinance, "a Publio Free Hospital for
LATE TELEGRAM3. spasmodic and half-hearted, and on various plots again, and the dressing rooms on the shore ammendations be referred to the Finance Coth provided that "no letters, unless excript by law, the Tang Wah shaar is done away with the bat
tion, seation & where there is yoses. The bamboo fence has been male com. | REGISTRAR-GENERAD evaded, that these res
considerable the treatment of the indigent sick among the change. In the second part of the aetion it is Chinoso population." If we have not, the sconer
Rangoon, 12th March. plose the dredger has been taken off the side re-vreeted, "
The Mandalay correspondent of the Rangoon work and either otherwino employed or képt
shall be detained in, or transmitted from the tax. If we have, leb the charitable publio who inter describes a rebellion which has recently A four-unred ruco is proposad for toxt Satur idle. So feeblo sad ill regulated bare day afternoon in connection with the Recreation
valony,otherwise than by or through the Generalre willing to come forward strengthen, the broken out in Theebaw's northern territory. The ATTORNEY-UZYKA said he lad given Post Office." The old Ordinance rela" na let. hands of the Committee of tho Tang Wah by The Kashian have taken Magoang, Bhame, and the dredging operations been that the Clab. It sooms that a challenge has passed Le police at the pros, meeting of his intention tara wraps Chinese letters." Whey the first giving their assistence or their money in sup some other important towm. · The Amerionn
twon some of the officers of the Navy now in 67, mote that bat. Cecit should go into corr
Ordinance was passed & member of this port of an institution which has been stablished miscenaries ramoved their fuatilies to Mandalay foreign residents in Skopbal havo bo port and the Club, and a list is postel up on the raittee upon this Bill. Be could act my, however. Council was anxious to make a wholesale for fourteen years, a time quite long enough to Two of the missionaries however, remained at the Chambers of Commerce of Hongkonghe natir: Anthorities have a real intention all against the unval offers. There was a me
obliged to come to the conclusion that Load for the entries of such as are disposed to what had been done by the Chamber of Com-id on Chinese letters and compel the sending prove whether or not it has done the work habit their posts. The Chinese at Bhams will pro- Shangbai lawr.
of everything is the shape of a Chinese letter was intended it should do. Most of your readers bably, Theebaw fail to assert himself, ga Bagong Chair, Jinrickalu, ani. Boat Hire
Himlar y two years ago, when, after one of HON. W. KUSTICE Maid a meting of the through the Fast Often, but I thought it in- are aware that there is a strong feeling, in exististance from their follow-countrymon at Yan of removing the Bar, and that the acquisi- the best Fant-cured struggies we bare Been in the Chamber of Commerce had been called advisable to do so, I considered it would be very once betwton, the loading members of the Chiman. The flotilla steamers so at Mandalay, and {tion of the sixding is by no means ceftuin to colony, the Club was victorions by about a longth for Saturday nest, and it would therefore he just, for the simple resson that we cannot per community. One well-known gentleman trade in at present enspended. The King seems promote the conservaner of the river, SA telegram has been received by Mr. A. G. ve uliotol for a wook. He moved that it rive to coeurs for themselves, end they can use considered by his compatriots as too Fuglish forester holds moda for him with Burmese and convenient if the onsideration of this matter give the Chinose the facilities which they con has been connected with opium; the other is to be short of money and star A Monimeisi profoundly are the shipping arms impressed Morris from Loudon, announcing the endder should be so adjær-ned.
the Post Offee just as frooly as any ona clar To an antrider who has a good deal of reipeot Korean forestera. Theclian has neat him a with the conviction that under the present death of Guptain E. F. Cullen, late of the Chins
HON. P. BIKE seconded.
if they are disposed to do so. But the Amerie for both gentlemen it does seem a pity that this gold umbrolla and a free lens of the tank forest and Manila Steamship Co.'s steamer Diamante. management the dredger is user likely to Captain Cellon went home quite recently, to THE DISSION OF ATTORNIRE AND SOLICITORS, lately called attention to the sermons and square basis altogether independently of thousand rupess. The rebels seem to be in want
Carried
Post Office, as your Excellency is awara, has hospital question should not be settled on a fair for one yetz, a concession which is equal to ter full its mission that the subject was brought bring out the Company's now stemmer Zoro. before the Chain ber of Commerce at the he died. He was well and favourably known finance 3 of 1871."
and conld only have just reached England when Bill entitled "An Ordinance to Amend Or
The Connoil wont into Committee upon the uggling of Chinese letters on board Pacific personal likes and dislikes.Yones, Br,
Mail steamers 15,000, 16,000, and 17,000 qual meeting on the instant, à letter out here, and the news of his unexpected demise
letter being found on a singh voyage Hongkong, 16th April, 1884. The ATTORNEY-GENEMAL moved an amend- osrried on the persons of Chinese passengers from Mr. A. Lran, the local Agent of the will be received with regent by his numerous ment to provide for the case of any gentlemon and their luggage. The American Govara.
RANGDON, 18th March. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga- friends and acquaintances."
NANKING.
A Mandalay letter in the Rangoon Gazette, who might at the prosent time be in a positionment has requested that something may be tion Company, being read and discussion
which would bercaflor entitle them to the ad-one to put a stop to this system, which causes
attributes the Kachin rising to the oppression of When Viceroy Tas returned from his last in the Magoung Governor, who started gambling Br private advices from Kwala Lumpor, we rantages given ander the Ordinance as it origai loss to the resonus both in America and bars. started thoreau. After briefly reviewing the State Times) learn that steanly progress is ally stood. The amendment proposed to exemptreat Chinese letters like others. It is not ir
It is therefore dearable to have the power to spection tour be memorialized the Thane to that opinor shops in his district, and flessed tho.
affect that all the official affairs in the province Kachins on a grand scale. One ohiaf, who had effects made by the merchants of Shanghai being rudo with the State Railway. The con-
any sheb froth the action of this B Ho to induce the native Authorities to improve commenced the earthworks about 2 miles from
tractors, Messra Halliday, and Gordon, have here might be one or two such cases in the colony, tended there should be any sweeping action, but Kingman had been completed satisfuntarily, at his all, emrounded the Governor's house And of course the protision, as it only replied it is desirable the present wholesale exemption and that he was only waiting for the arrival of with thirty followers, bat the Governor had and conserve the river approaches, and re- Kwale Lampor, and hara nearly faished clear- to thain, would be nothing wore than a tom-from the Post Office Ordinance shall not be con- Marquis Telag Kuo-chuan to hand over the sonls, escaped. A panic than sat in and the Kashing forring to the memorial addressed four years high road is crued 5 miles from Damansar
ing Irora Kwals Lampor to the point where tho porary cus.
The trouble with the Vioaroy's opes is getting looted the town, afterwards proceeding to Bhavro binned.
The CHIEF Jasnice-I hope the provision better, and he had decided to stay in Kiangnan and other places, and joined by all the bad charse go to the Foreign Ministers on the subject, A large number of Tamil laborers are expected.
Tha COLONIAL TREASURER seconded. Carried.
will not be used harshly at all, because I room to sfoot a cure of the same. As the times werd terers, to whom these disturbances afford great which met their approval and probably in shortly, and the contractors express the utmost
ber in the Straits Settlements a similar at troubious, au added, he would not venture to satisfaction. Troops had reached Bhamro from tuced the purebase of the Anding, Mr. Lexo condence in their ability to complete the work
tempt to control the carrying of Chinese letters remain too long in rotiroment; but as soon as Mandalay, and it is thought the rising will be up to time.
led fo a serious riot in which several lives were his period of leave expired (counting from the pointed out how little had been done by the
day he received permission to leave, he would Eat down; but there is a what of vigoar on the THE MERCHANT SULPTING ORDINANCE.
part of the Burmese authorities, and great dredger since its arrical, more than a year Natsuki, under date of the 6th instant, saya Bill entitled "The Merchant Shipping Or
A correspondent writing to the Mercury from
The COLONIAL TREASUREE-I quite agres memorialize to be allowed to take in hand the cruelties when they achieve a tempcrsey Roccass The Council want into Committes upon the ago, in Shanghai. While it is probable the Tao foreign residents intead saving in a day or dinica, 1579, Amendment Ordinance, 1884."
with His Honour the Chief Justion. I have alregulation of the defences of the country A ways held we should not make any raid on Chi- resoript was apponded to the mentorial giving British side increasee. Trade at present is at a Chinese Government have in some way two for Koreninesiling craft, which was formerly The ATTORNEY-GENERAL mid the objects of Lettera The Chinase can mallest their latoonsent to what Tso had requested. pledged themsolves to attempt the removal otter belonging to the U.S. guabost Pals, the Bill had been laid before the Council at the fusir liking, and deliver thom a great deal ooivod by Viceroy so, crdering the Rice Taota ters more to their liking, forward them more to A Government dospatch has since been re- Dimensions as follows: length over all, 2 feet; proviens moeting. He did not propose, to intro-
One Sydney, Lately manager of a minstrel of the Bar, the Provincial Authorities are beam & fest: she is desked over, and as one uf der any amendment to meet the gass which quicker than the Post Office can, and under Ching En-yu, Chanew nonmbant of the Tasti as witness the action of the Viceroy Tso the glucky voyagers has formerly boa in com- had been suggested by his hon. friend tha Chief these oitoumstances it would be monstrous for ship of Nirgo and Shao-hsing, Hai Yuh oben, rupe, and latterly a broker here seams to have
cheating are out. TRUNG TANG in ordering the dredger away fear that the amali ornfs will reach her destine by legislation, for it was not possible to meet is in for people that they can is much better them for the Capital und receive an audience. The
and of coasting vessels, there seems to be little Justine. It was not proposed to meet the case the Government to claim a monopoly to do things and the Waitu Tuotai Chung to start leediately absconded. Several warrants for his arrest for The Chief Commissioner yesterday inquired if from Woosung-obviously not in earnest tion in safety. They are frat taking their outrse that way, but representations would be tande te selves. At the same time it is desirable to have former Provincial Judge Chen Fang-hsien wrived the statement in the Bungoon Gazette that a over the work. Mr. Ito therefore suggest- for Fusan, which is only distant 160 miles. the Board of Trade, the object of which rope like that to America, more particularly when the the Examination Hall awaiting the coming of appear before Mr. Lingham, the Small Cansa the power, espinially in the use of long rasages on the 7th (Chinese month) and is quarterod at large majority of the advocates bad reased to contations would be to obtain some prevision by Orders in Conatil for Government of H.B.Md that renewed and energetic efforts should
the new Viceroy Tseng. His Excellenay has Court Judge, o coal of his vorbearing e ads to again bring the mattor before the thousand feet. The present rate in Shanghai is the chained fortifinnes under the present, regala rantitions donvaranne of lettera
The prion of gas in Hongkong is $3.00 per which masters, mates, and enginers who had American Government's objecting to the sur-
cocked Ching-king P, and Viceroy Tso yes noc, was correct. The Secretary of the Bar Li Foreign Ministers, and that as ir HARRY same but from the 1st proxime the price there tous should be able to exchange luau fur ceril
The CHIEP JUSTICE-There is another thing, berday sent the ganhant Chance to meet him.brary replied that twelve out of kiteen advocates PAREES was shortly to visit Shanghai, his is to be reduced to $275, with the following ticates under the band of the Governor, which the Chinese are accustomed to transmit a grant N. C. Daily News Correspondent.
had refused to appear.
LONDON, 26th March speckl discounts for cash payments: 5 per cent would enable them to caira recognition as if the deal of money in their letters, and it was that attention might be specially directed thereto. to consumers using between 19,000 and 20,000 vertiBoates were granted under this Bill
Sir James Caird gave evidence yeaturing be Thia auggestion was, after amne rum.rks, cubic feet of gas monthly; I per cent. to con- The Bill passed through Committee.
furs the Bleu Cummittee of India. Railways, THE POST GREICH ORDINANCE.
He recommended that the Intian Government suimously adopted, and the question will era pring between 20,000 and 30,000 cubic
fest: 15 per cent. to consumers using 90,000 The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the second
The money market in Shanghai during the should construct railways at the rate of team mil- consequently he brought in a foreible manner cabic feet and awards; and for gus uaud by reading of the Post OToe Ordinance. He said
caring season will, says the MC. Daily News, lions sterling annually for the next five years, to the notice of Her Majesty's Minister when gas engines and res cooking stores the pricus the second reading of this Bill did not appear
in all probability resemble in aome important bad that the line which would pass through the be reaches the Model Settlement. It is poseabic feet.
I will be rodwood from $2.50 to $9.5 per 1,000 upon the Order of the Day bat there was act The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-1 have to give points what we were accustomed to sec ton years deneest populated parts aheald be taken in hand
notice that at the next mosting of the Council or inore ago. Before it became almost univerest first sible that the difficulty with France over
Fessing necessity for proveeding with the mes wire during the presentsession of Council, because I shall move the following resolutions"It is for the erasange hauls to remit a very large. the Tonquin question may have had some at alt 2 am. on the 28th March, between the time before the end of tho year, and a cozsider who are also offoils of Government shonld bankers' drafts, to provide for the business of as of the "Black Watch" in the Box. dar
A collision occurred in the Straits of Malaren it was desiret to bring it into operation some expediant that those justices of the peace amount of their funds to Hankow in Chinese thing to do with the indisposition of the abstain from Viceroy of the Liang Kinng to parmit the to Bombay, and the Italian barque Saluator stamps and dies and other machinery. The of any member of this Council who is to be uomi-en a much more considerable scale that we have British regiment of Kegrocs, Customs and Harbour Begulations for the dif-work of dredging the Bar to proceed. But Aceano, from Cardiff for Singapore. The stearase Colony was in the meantime, for want of asted by the justices of the peace. I may seen of late years. The money with which bille The elergy in Tonnessos keep what is called:
Esrent ports of China, Philippines, Siam, &c. it is more probable that, following their the red signal lamp, and doing considerable other money that otherwise should be collected
struck the barque on the port side, smashing the amendments introduced by this Bill, losing explain how this rasulation comes to be proposed drawn against tass was provided at Hankowa satisfying preacher. When a congregation
Hen. members of the Connsil will receflect that was, in recent seasons,cleared" as it were gets tired of its minister, beseeds for the satisfy ilotage Reguiutions
usual course in dealing with foreigners, the damage, the stemmer brusking her oathead sad
on the occasion of the first exercise by the justices among the Chinese bankers, and the amount of ing preacher to fill his place for a Sunday OF HONGKONG
The COLONIAL IDEASURED Seconda
of the pesse of the opportunity which had been actual eyooo which was turned over was thereby two, and so atrocionaly bad is he that the con-.. Charter of the Colony
Chinese Government in purchasing the dn leaving her starboard anchor on board the Sch Carriol.
eator ocame. She afterwarde took the barque
The Council then wout its Committee as the secured for them by your Excellency of noraipat greatly lossened. The exchange banks paid the grogation are quite satisfied to keep the man Pales of Legislative Council
ding intoudad "to keep the word of promise in tow to within a couple of miles of Penang, and Bill.
ing a member for appointment to the Legislative money for the drafts on Hankow to the Chinese they have. the Inttor sailed into that port to repair damage, The Trsaties batween United States to the ear but break it to the hope," & Marine Court of Inquiry into the case was in Council may fix the rates of poutage, by section ofboials abstained from taking part in the market. Antong other advantages the related яxy-Patti has been telling tales ont of school.
By section 9 it is provided that the Goraruer Connell, these juations who waraiso Government banks here, who, again, employed it in our monoy A telegram dated St. Louis, February 27, Corea, other Larp'eremarks on what has been done towards It was represented to the Governor items have not appeared in previous issues. the conservation of the river are maal to the Police Magistrate President, a ad Messrs. T. clamation, and section 11, na proposed, provided and represented in such a way as to make it in the drafts or Hankow, and thus provided capital said 20-day That just finished singing Henr
point. He sage With regard to what Fox, Master Attendant, and John Walt, as Asant the Postaustar Goreral might make raus, opinion desirable, that same definite and which the Chinese banke used in their owa opes-Savet Hone last Thursday evening, hur nice. has already been done in the matter of pro-given in the labsat Panang papers to hand terms
Rozsors, but the finding of the Court is not yet gulations. This coction was in the following positive rule should be laid down with reference ations. But this besson little or nothing has licking old gentismann, who introduced himself to this question, and it has boca thought right been done by the exchange banks in purchasing as Governor Crittenden, beganongratulatinge Macco.......Messrs. A. A. du Hello & Co. cucing a drodger and attempting to hegio Straits Timce,
The Postmaster Gonnyal may, rabject to sach Treaty oil, and to obtain an expression of opinion from stand that the local Chinese bankers who were around me, drew me up to him and kissed me. to bring the matter bafore the Legislative Coun Shanat bankare drafts on Hankow. We under and all of a sudden he leaned down put his arms SWATOW........Messrs. Quölch & Co.
the work of exesration, it appears to me
Aatoresaid, from time to time, cake, altar, and repeal, AMOT......... Messrs. Wilacz, Niskola & Co.
The great evout of the weeks says the Stams relation to correspondance seat by post, sach to the members upon the subjout which may aary formerly the intermediaries in these transactiozis He said Modaise Fat, I may never see you FORMOSA Messrs. Wilson, Nicholls & Co. highly desirable to point out that the Chi ddvertiser of March 2nd, has been a dustzuoti velations as he thinks is for regulating times and noles as a guide, not only for the present time, but ware either unable or unwilling to andurako again and I canest help it, and before I knew Foochow Messrs. Hodge & Co
neay Government havə, se far, giron fow in-ry at the Bangkok Dock Company's premises paid correspondence, the registry footrenondenos. other ofleials may be in the colony, so that thoro talinta are also restricting their operations as and a niss old gentleman, too, and a Governor of posting and dolives, prepayment, late fees fuos op also for the fatury, when other Governors and them this year. The Shonsi bankors and capi- it he was kissing mo. When an old gentlement, VINDEY
Meters. Kelly & Walsh, 'ghedications of being really in earcest. Had he alarm of fire was given by the atokunur money orders, the sale and afting of beta eta ways permanent and settled rale, not subject to much as possible. Any way, it is now curtain of a great Stato, kissss me so quiet that one ha BRANOMAI
Messrs. Hall & Holtz.
about o'clock p.m. The superintendent has the dimensis, weight, wet cuntents of rasketa, cz SHANGHAI. Musses. Kally & Walsh
they been so, I think there is little doubt tamed in the direction of the fire, and found, it other sath similar regaininus as the Fostenster dona chings abording to the fancies or ceprices of that the funds provided for Hankow for savora)) not time to sas atil no time at all to object, what NOWHERES Mesars. Hall & Holtz and Kelly that the work in question would barn bean bad wmenced immediately in the rear of the ral from time to time thinks nossary for the better those who may come hereafter. It was though seasons past by sins of these drafts will this can one do RIVER Ports 5 Mesure. & Walk, Shanghai,
desirable to take an opportunity of putting the year be sent there in syvee, This will equAO'S NAGASAKIN. The C. & J. Trading Co.
The Mossore Gazette says the indifference of entrusted to the Foreign Customs, which having firos, which makes them suspicions of in- lished in the Gazette, or in the Postal Guiche published Bátor before the Council as vála its first asion considerable diminution, in our local durresgy, the British Government with regard to Russit's
great machine shop, where they have no habit of execution of this Crisis
20 such regulations as affect the yrihlin ahall be pub HIOGO, Osaka Mress, Tho.&J. Trading Co. ready posecuses a departiment specially quali.condaries. All that was posable under the be the Fostptstar Gonsal, and shall have no effort and at time when there is no immediate the effect of which may be felt in serions in annotation of Mery is entirely das, to the trans- YORGRAMA....Messrs. Kelly & Ca
were until so published. A LI lied to undertake operations of the kind re.cirennstees was done, but there
prospect of any nomination, and when, therefore, terruption to business in the second half of for of England's political centre of power from [ny dre engines, ur safiksient counbog-ap- quired. We should then, at all events, have places for extinguishing firea
The COLONIAL TREASURE this sution were in the best possible position for dealing this year. For it is to be expected that most the Bosphorus to the Nile. England has now Beady made two alterations in the existing law. Ur- with the matter. I beg to give notice that at of the sygos sunt from this to Hankow will seered all the oldef stations in the son road to had the satisfaction of knowing that the ef hands palled down and out away; and the der the old Ordinines the Governor had made the not meeting of the Cunnoli I shall more be either kept there or tranmited into India, and thus redwood the neutrality of the
tho toe districts, There will therefore be lesa Bosphoras to a nutter of sondary considera forts to dredge the Bar were at least garaino lambswore sventually stayed, but not till the the regulations. That was found extremely in this resolution.
great machine shop was destroyed, two, new convenient. On every little paint, no matter If the dading is to resume operations at buildings werefor, the mohinery destroyed, how minute, i reference to the Governor had to the Connoil then adjourned to Wednesday next and is the amount of hard capital in Shanghai whisk she once was, and consequently as
On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL yes it. Shanghai than there would have been tion Sha has, thorofore, eased to be the
hail the business in Bhansi drafta continued, placable opponent of Russis at Constantinople. Wockung it is quite imperative that they immerse quantities ofconbuzdildo stores on bede. That often resulted in grout loss of should be carried on under eficient super tu the lands of the workmen, yet to be complet- Goneral was now entirely the creature of treaty,
od, and much dostrnotion of valuable property, time and other inconveniences. The Postmaster next at p
has often base insuffetart for trads in the math the less fair of Kussia's opposition to all shipping assson, whão a great part of the funds andolo arrangements in Central Aris, un td- vision, us it does not require the skill of an ed. The entire Ines is estimated, at nearly and no inconveniones could result from placier The remains of the celebrated tenor Mario required for Hankow were provided without northern frontier of India. Egry, and not Cera expert to see that ill-regulated attempte, ruch 550,000. To restore all to the original those powers in his hands. Where the Gaver have been taken to Cirits Vecchia, whienoo soy large remittances of arose thither, it some not stantinople, is now Euglaul's key to her Fastern as those already made to dredge the Bar, canut to reckon the loss of work is the mean mizor regulations were to bu nude by the Post Cagliari, Sardinia, at the exponse of tas State frequent variations in the value of money than convinced, the British Government will wrze cellence will certainly, it is said, cost 820,000 nge, by sostion 0, regulated the matos of portegy will he moved to their final resting plans in unlikely that we insy again as greater and more possessions, and this key, the Marco Gazette in produce pe satisfactory rovnltu.". Bir HB-time.
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that caused the excitement in the Straits.
The ArtonwuY-GENERAL Cove notice that at the vaxt meeting of the Council he would move that the Bill be road a third time.
THE ELECTION OF A JUSTION OF THE. PEACE TO THE COUNCIL.
ADJOURNMENT, INTE
THE MONEY MARKET IN TAM AP- PROACHING TEA SEASON.
Tas Faris Débats has boen pazzled by the