THE DAILY PRESS, THWESDAY, APRIL 301¤, 1986.
Bhore of Chief Articles in the Trade-To the issue a general order to all the provinces tint all H. Tis 17000,000 which represents the valno persons coated as prinsipals in crimes of the of China's Experts in Foreign vessels in 1884,aboranaturs shall be baimarily put to death.
Koferred by Rescript to the Board of Punish- Fax Silk has eretributed 23 per cout; Hefnes Bilk, porcas Silk-Picco Goode G Blackmants Ton, 34 Gram, Tea, 61; and Brick Ton 2. Sugats represent Hk. Tis. 3,860,000, or 57-10ths per cont, Sir Braid. H: Tls. 1,954,000, or por cont; and Hides, Hk Tle. D61030, or feront articles, no one of which by itself repre sunta twothirds of a million tools a man
Tchaug, which reporta failure of Mes crops in Beechwan and como distress there. The harvests of Rion and Cotton in the lower Yang to valley and about Shanghai at Ningpo hero Den vary phutiful. The rep of Native Opium seems to have been a large pas everywhore, from the North to the South west. The yield of Silk fü North China
very good hath in quantity and quality, though, it must be added, the liko was not the case in the province of Canton Tho15ths per cont. There romain some 50 dit production of Ten was everywhore unusta porod by special disadvantages, anch as bad weather or disturbances. The Sugar crop of Formons and Silk-In 1879 and 1880 the export of Raw all the mainland of South China was wrestleat, Bilk was 76,000 78,000 piouls respectively and the Rice orop in Kwangtung was exception but in the years 1881, 1882, 1889, and 1884 the ally good, as the Systow, Canton, and Kiuno qntity exported his varied but little show reporis lentify?" ..
from 60,000 piculs regularly. The value, how. over, has usos feolining slowly, according to our Returns, the average value per piont in 1891 was Hk; Tl. 334.30, in 1832 it was Hk. Tla. 2912); in 1889, Hk. Tls: 286.70; and in 1894 10 was so low as th. Tls. 259.20. Four-fifths of Raw Bill went from Shanghai, and the rest from Canton, 3f the Rotor Silk, 5,330picals ware exported from Shanghai, and 8,700 from Canton; and of the Silk Pisco Goods," 1,600 picats went from Shanghal and 7.100 from Canton. For comments on the Silk brads of 1894, the Reports from Shanghai and Cantan
On the other hand, the condition of the Sill and-illack Tea-markets in Europe has boot nefavorable to foreign mercinata in China; BUT pecially, though never cheaper in China, has not been cheap enough to range within the lor pixes prevailing fr Blaroy
Tea-The export of Black Tea was 1,681,000 pisala in 1880, and since that time it has gradu ally fallen each year, till in 1884 It amounted to 1864,000 piculs. The valus per pioul, SA ated for our Rotarns, has declined from
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The British gunboat Cockchafer arrived hore Daily News) that upon nowe of Bir Harry on the 23rd April, having at length boon Parkea's death ranching the Queen, Her Majesty euabled to get out of Tamani harbon, to the no immediately telegraphed a massage of regret at amall satisfaction of those on board, who had the loss of one of her shinst Ministers, cud de found their mouths of detention in the blockadet sid that her sympathies should be conveyed, to port par somewhat irksomely. The French his family. Why was not this mado public? A pasonable setloment of the dispute between having raised the blockade, a passage was ploured For we have been carred that anche message England and Buskin in despaired of. . ---
on the bar by the Chinese through which the was scosfred at Peking, and we are of opinion The Daily News, in a landing article, say Cockchafer able to pass, Until a short time that it was the duty of the Chargé d'Affaires to that the negotiations are not tending towards a before the raising of the blockade the Frezohen proclaimad it. Rettlement of the dispute.
were sending occasional shots fying about the The Courier says that the steamer Rangpiau LONDON, 24th April. place. About a week before the doctofor loft returned to Shanghai from Ningo on the Mr. Chadstone in reply to a question, in the a cricket matek was arranged at Tamani, and oroning of the 10th inst. She discharged her $540 free of sllowance.
House of Commune, said that the Government only an hour or two before the tims fined for oargo and took on board a fresh end at Chinhai, January, $589 to 585 free of is engaged in correspondedes of extreme gravity play two shells, fell upon the Cricket Ground beelden she had stout-212-hires-passeng
allowance. with the Enssian Government, but that at pro- Among other annoyances attending the forsed from Ningpo. All was quiet there, and there 20071 par chest. sent it is inexpedient to make a statement on the detention of the gunboat was the saaralty of the wasno prospect of the river being opened. The comforts of life, and soms idea of the hard Feinsch ironclui a decontare, with Admiral 690
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LONDON, 23th April.ships the unfortunate crow sustained may be espes on board, and two other French vesaole The French Leul-General for Egypt, after thoral from the melancholy fact that for a muro st anchor under Lukong apparing to bo The Kiangpiau an interview with the Khading, has, i noend time nothing better could bo procured for matching the Chinese fleet, anoa with instrations broken off diplomatie morning was than sushin docktails. This is a was not boarded at all by the French.
Of the many local Chinese Companias stort. relations with the Egyptian Government and new drink to Europeans in this colony. unless
we except the gentry who frequent tife rendezvous et iu Shaughai during the last few years (anye in Lascar -Row known as Samaha Corner, For the Courier), it is encouraging to know that-at- a timo after the orriml of the Donglee Starship laat one of them promises to be a great sncaeas. Company's vessale to tende, they wars refused Wo hear that the Shanghai Paper Mill is now permission to land or ship enrgo, as no offieinl kept working day and night in order to sypply notification of the suspension of the blockade the large demands for its productions, inco had been received. Soon afterwards the news the mal has been started it has been particulariv. 1 ALBANY, S ROOMS AND GAR azzited, sad the work of unloading cargo was fortunate-in- every-way; work has never been
No. 8, MOSQUE ŢUERAON. A Protocol bu bean aigized beta China procended with at once, though the stemersonspended, and only three trilling accidents have
No. 27. ELGIN TERRAUT, S ROOMS, &a... and Japan at Tantsin. It provides for the were unable to get inside the harbour at the occurred, in the first of whishons of the workmen
GODOWNS at WARCELL with Wator. withdrawal of both Chinese and Japanese troops time the Cockchafer left. At that time there lest the tip of one of his fingers through getting frota Suoal, while Jupaa waives all claim for suwere two of the Douglas Steamship Company's it jammed in the pegs, the second of a similar Frontage.
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nature, and the third which occurred on the 22nd indemnity from China.
April, while the unfortunate man in tering to ra-insert a piece of imperfectly prosted paper between the rollers, had his arm taken in with We learn from a private letter that a telo. The lab was much mangled, and it is feared
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Imports, Totsi valuerfor 1884 aongared with 1883-The total value of the not import into China by forega vessels in the year inter r view is, in wand tombers, Ur. l. 72,760,000, which amount is blow the import trade of 1593 by, less than a million taels,—a very trifling dif feronte when the same compared are so largoshuald be examined ...A perusal of the table on pages 8 and 9 of the Abstract of Statistics appended to this repert will show that the total value of the opinni of all kinds imported is about the same in the two years, and that a like ramarks would hold good of most of the other main divisions of the table, -17.60-in-158) to Hk. Ts 1460 in 1884. viz,, cotton goods, woollen goods, miscellaneous The ports and qualities of export are as follows, piane gonda, metals, and sarürias; under thead in round bombers, viz, Fooolow, 595,000 picule;; heading the differences between the two yours Hankow, .375,000 picals; Shanghai, 24,000 are but triding in importance, excepting in the boy, 10,000; Canton, 334,000; Tientsin, mer of metals, the value of which in 1884 shows 97,000, and Swator. 7:500 plons. In most cf a falling off of 12 per cent, as compared with 1883 the Reports from the ports just named will be Values for 1881 atopared with 1882-If, in a found particulars of the Tea trads of 1984; and similar manner, we compare the imports of 1884 the Reports from Kinking, Nihgps, and Tam- with those of the your before last (1882) we find ani should also be examined for information on
the Teang-li Yanta. have boon Imperially ap
Hai Chen and Tong Chang-hain, members of
Amongst the passengers who left Tokoharis that there has been a failing off of Ik. Ma.
this subject.
on the 17th April in the Pactfe Mail steamer pointed Minister: Plenipotentiary to proceed to 5,000,000 in all, ie, from Hk. Tis. 77,700,000 to
The axport of green tos, 202,500 pienis, is or-
Tientsin and sasist Li Chung-tung in his no-
City of Rio de Janeiro, was Mr. A. J. Wilkin, Hk. Ta. 72,700.000. The decline between these
22nd AprilTM ope of the oldest foreign residents of this Settle- gotiations with the French Minister, two years lies to only a slight dogra, in opium optionally large only twiss before within 10 and cottons, but for the most part in woollens Nasels all this is exportat abroad from Shang Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shores-130 years has the quantity surpassad 200,000 picula.
Admiral Lospća and Admiral Ngu-yang harement. Mr. Wikia had resided here for more TRYENTE, 19th April. Quotations are:- metal, and sundries Since 1882 woollens hai, though, as is well know, it first comes to
Captain of Ogard steamer Palmyra reports been carrying an. a correspondence at Chinkai: than twenty years, and during that time had ported have lest (takking valeas as the orferion Saughas from Kinking and Ningpo. The Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited-haidred 1oiles Lorth Finisterre on 24th Marsh. instructions in re the armistice with the latter's.
per cent. premium,
passing life-beat of Mayaels in Bay Biscay two It began by the former desiring to compare his conspicuously exerted himself in sharing the Jabones in connection with the charitable and per cont; metale, per out; and sundries,valuation por pioul in 1894, Hk. Tlg. 21.75, is a .12 per cent.
$165 per share.
She was in fairly good condition, and containedThen he proposed to pay Ngo-yang a visit, other institutions of Yokoham
According to Japaness vernisonlar papers the Opiuri-be tot quantity of Foreign Opiumvory lttle higher than newal: Hk. Tls. 30.42 was China Trades Insurance Company Shneas mast and cara but no sail. No evidence of har which was deplined. Then Ngo-yang asked
permission for the three cruisers to leave the Chinore Government are said to intend to es- all kinds together-which has been imported the valuation in 1983. The risulta of the year's
ing Bon cccxpiel.
port for Shanghai, which was refurod-Daily tablish a telegraph line between Tiantain and through the foniga.Customs varios but little business have been favourable,
Soul. The Korean Ambassador who recently from that of the years 1892 and 1883, p., the Straw Braid-The export of straw braid has
Nese Correspondent.
na to Tagia strongly advocates building a amount of this drug brought into China has increased from 30,000 pienia in 1879 to 78,000 in
telegraph line froin Sucl to Chewuipo. He was A VALUABLE SHOP is. BANK BUILD INGS adjoining the Vistoria "Dispensary. now remained stationary for three years. An 1894. graatsiace. It is at Tiantsiu rather
muck pleased to learn that a Korean student Also TWO ROOMS on the 2nd Floor examination as to the share taken by each kind than of Chofor that this trade has been growing. separately reveals that Maiwa has not fallan off At Chefos thero has boon ar retrogrossion, it is
Thoro is nothing new here, beyond that a named Kiu is able to amperintend the work. All Suitable for OFFICES OF RESIDENCES, together It has, if anything, gained a little in quantity tres, but at Tientsin the increage early in very
blasphemous and virulently bostite to Christiani- the necessary apparatus the Ambassadar has or separately. Apply to during the past five years: Fatna, of which markol, as-is pointed out in the Tientsin report.
M. STEPHENS, ty paper has lately been distributed and placard-ordered from Hongkong.
Solicitor, 18, Bank Buildings 16,500 piculs were imported in 1880, has dropped Sugara The export of angars was very groat
it is still considered probable that a compro.siderably, who feared that a repetition of the Daini Tetbo Xan is now a complete weck he The French Consal General has loft: Cairo, ad about the city. It soared the residents con-
[805 off to 13,000 piouls; Benares, hikeriau," has, in 1833 as compared with prácading years, and
Hongkong, 24th April, 1835. dood committed at Canton and Wenèhow would ran on a sunken rock off Yasunorisaki, Shima, drapped steadily for the last three years, fe, in 1834 tho ingwase continues. The principal
mig will he acreagod.
HONGKONG HOTEL from 18,000 picals (a-Lega importation) to
Reuter's Offer announces, on good authority, be attempted at Hangchow, so the body of them Miyo Profecture, on the 3rd April about half- 12,400 picule; and the Opiam described in our
war is asidered inevitable.
want to the Governor's yamên, and obtained his past 10 o'olcok p.m., and sunk to the deck on the
TO LET. tablas mother kinds," 14., Persian and Turkey,
promise to enforce the law against all anonyms 6th instant. The Daini Tribe Kan, a fifth class has deplined from 6,500 pisals in 1881 to 4,400
pruduotions of the bind-N. O. Daily Nogs Dorman-cfwar, built in England in 1967. was 126
THE Undermentioned 2WO-VALUABLE foot long by 21 fost in width. She was of 55 The HR Premises. mionle in the year andor roview.
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horse-power, and was pierced for eight guns.
The SHOP at present ocauptet by MissE Hor crow numbered 83 all told
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exporter of white sugar is Sratow, with 320,000: piocle: next follows Kingchow, with 67,000 pooals; Takow, with 56,000; Pakhoi, with 24,000; and Canter, with 25,000. The chief exporters of brown, sugur wre Takow, with 828,000 picule; Cotton Goods-It-eannot be said that Boro- Kiungebow, wish -198,200) and Swatow, with pean and Amerionn manufactured cotton cloth. 116,000, from Cunton. Pakkei, and Amoy the strictly so called has been as a whole increasing quantity exportad is still leas. Amoy is the in consumption in China dering the last four chief producer of the sugar candy. The follow- years; the rotorse is rather the truth. To showing the prices per pisal of sugara exported, 2574830, 16917. 1823. 1893. 1984. Browa suger 1. Tis. 2,13 3.30 293 240 2.16 1.77 White sugek The 25 4.45 416 4
3.96 3.23
It will bo observed that the vaba ef Sugara has fallen about 27 per cent. The reports from Takow. Ewatow, and Kinngelow will be foul to afford many details of the poor's beads. The crops were large, but prises could not have been very rememorative to prefacere.
the condition of matters in this trade we must as derived from our returne deduct the value of the yarn and thread from the total of ostion goods on page 8 of the Belaras: the result is as follows-Value of manufactured cotton oloth in 1931, 1. T 21,300,000, in 1882, Hir. Tis. 19,300,000; in 1888, Hk. 16,800,000; in 1884, Hk. T. 16,500,000. It is only the yearly gain in the importation of yara and thread that maintains the total at a steady level of a title above HL TIs. 220,000, Cotton Farn and Hirezd have an ad nataly step by step, without relapse. ho to speak; the import in 1884 was 28100) pioufe worth Hk. Tla 5,584.000, which is more than twice the quantity and value of the year 1976. | Coming to Colton Cloth property" so called, we find that some few kinds hold their awu from year to year without varying wash on the whole THE TRAFFIC IN WOMEN IN CHINA. in sitter direction: under this class should be "plusad Grey and White Shirtings and T-Clóths, The quantity of the first-named imported" was
The following appeare in the N. J Daily abeat the same in 1984 as in 1889, but the falling News' translations from the Pcking Gaietlo :-/ off since 1883 in from 5,270,000 places to 4,300,009 February 24th and 27th-(1) A sub-memorial picoso. White Bhirtinga bave, it is, tamo, iz-¦ from Pica Pao-ti, Governor-General of the Hu Breased largely over the importation of 1883 and į Kasag Provinc
Reveux-The Revenue, Hk. Tis. 18.513,712, is greator, than it was in 1853 by H. Tha
2000; it is below the highest collection (your 1891) by a million tales.
1832, but the quantity for the year under review The kil mapping of wou for the parpose of is 13 per cent less than the large importation anlling them is, the ovarisiti mys, one of the (2,100,000 pieces) of the year 1881. T-Cloth: chief of the evils and which the province of show sa exceptionally small importation, say Hupei datours. The prevalence of this vico was 2,000,000 places—a fall of 23 per cent. from the braight to His Majesty's notice some fire years average of the three preceding yaam.
ago by Cansor, and the result of the orders Again, there are some kinds of goods which then sand by the Throne was the armst of seem to be losing,invour with consumers; for loven, criminals of this class. upon whom the example, Drills, especially, which were imported extreme penalty of the law was duly inflicted. in the period 1879-82 at the rate of about a Several farther cases of the abinotion of women million piaces a year, Lave dropped in 1893 and having occurred during the past four years in 1834 to half a million pieces. Samgoods, how Han-yang and An-lu Prefectures, the Memori- -ever, are gaining in demand. Shastings have alist gars orders that the hands of the par.. mounted slowly till the buport now represents pótrofors of these crimes should be discovered almost a million places. Similarly, the man-aud saarched by an armed forcs, the result boy, features qlessed in our Returns as "Chintsas,ing the capture of three criminals who confessed Furnitures, and Cotton Prints have risen in to acts of abduction. One of them, when on his Contity steadily from 223,000 piesus in 1883 to trial, admitted that he badgolda gizitrom i-ch'ong 663,000 pieces in 1834; and Cotton Goods, Un Heien in the year 1869, that he had jaized in a classed, represent more than a million taels in value, which is brits as much as i previous years,
Woollen Goods.The quantity of English camlets imported is the highest for many years, excepting 1881; these goods slane represent in value quore than a quarter of all the woollens Spanish stripes have declined since 1982 from €4000 pisses to 50,000 pieces Cloth (broad, medium, and habit, and Russian have dropped 50 por cent, sinen 1881 and 1832. Eastings and Long Ells way be said merely to hold their ground: they ovino no steady gain.
Metals-Of oopper and, iron, in the various forms in which they are imported, the ducta tions have been too friffing to call for comment. The quantity of pig lead imparted is by much
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LONDON, 27th April The announcarent of the zaplace between France and Egret is prematuro, the French Consal General having postponed bis departure. from Caire for twenty-four bones. Negotiations are progressing and strong hopes of un sinicable settlement are exfortaine
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Shares-54 per cert, prem. Hongkong. Canton, andseao Steamboat Co.'s
"Shares-339 per she premium.
During the weak the chief topic of conversa Indo-China Steam Navigation Co's Shares-tion has been the relations between England and
35 por cont. disonant.
Russia, and the liklihood or otherwise of wine. Chixin and Manila Steamship Corapany, Limited The daily telegums have been looked for with
share.
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21st April.
The Nichi Nichi Shimbun states that the
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By Order
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TO LET
CHINXIANG.
22nd April The following resolution of the Yokohaman After the long spell of wet, miserable weather Ganeral Chamber of Commerce has been ordered which we have heat of late, the, dry weather has the Commities to be placed on the records of the Chamber, sad also to be transmitted to the -45 per cent. discount."
kosn interest, and the stock market has been-er: Feb last set iu. Douglas Steamship. Company, Limited--5 persedingly sensitive. The Pembroke Castle, lately
Business is beginning to improve; insay of relatives of the late Sir Harry S. Parkes: Be cont. dia,
hartered by the Governmoat, arrived pa the the godowne in the concession and other avail-solved-That the members of tas Tokchain Ge- neral Clunborof Commerce have learnt with deep Uongkong Gas Company's Shares-$90 per 24th instant, and the P.&O. steamer Butelia has able places are being taken up for the storage of
also been taken rar, both vessels are now being grain. Large quantities of rios nes already regret of the death of His Excellency Sir Harry Hongkong Hotal Company's Sharo-SIC por fitted out as oriors. The body of Sir Hary awaiting shipment. Many of thetradosmon and Parks R, GCMG, Her Britannis Mu Parkas arrived here on Monday, ex routs to others who Cl to the interior for safety are now jesty's Minister to Peking, and formerly for 18 years for Britanio Majesty's Representative in Chini Begar Refining Company, Limited-$100 England and pasterday minute grng were running..
par saare, Bales.
first in honour of the decussed ambassador's The Italian corretto Cristoforo Colombo arri-Japan, who daring a long and brilliant esteer, The Police Force was inspected by red yesterday in charge of Mr. Pilot Hausdevoted himself with carnet get to the advance Tiis Excellency the Governor yesterday after borry and anchored off the north shors. The meat of the homens and reputation of his conn
customary visits were made and the usual salutes try, the development of commeras.snl the walfaraOOMS SUITABLE FOR OFFICES, The British ab Pyay Fish, Capt. Maclear, were given on the exchange of visits. She left and progress of China and Japan. For his abi- left here on the 37th April for Nagasaki. this morning for the upriver ports at 4am. Sbsity, courage, anfiring energy, and sound judg-PENSARY, Peddar Street.
All the Batronses to the part of Vladivostock will remain at Wuhu for two days and then pro rent this Chamber will ever entertain feelings have been closed by torpedoes, and vessels are ceed to Kiukiany and Honkow; at the latter the highest admiration and esteem."
snow allowed to enter the port unless piloted port the is to remain for several days. Marcury by Rassisa offiowt..
Correspondent.
Uhina Bower Refining Company (Debenturesory.
xiomiasi,
Lucon Sugar Refining Compang, Limited-$67 | nona..
a share.
Hongkong Ios Company's Sharis-$140 par
abary.
Hongkong and Chins Bakery Company, Limited
118 par garš.
Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company
→→$40 per share.
Selangor Tin Mining Company-$13 per share. Perak Sagar Cultivation Company-16. 35 per
ahure."
Hongkong Bope Manufacturing Company, Li-
mited-356 per share. Ciliasse Imperial Loan of 18374 par ·cant, dia.
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burglary the following year, and that last year ho had bos conorned with another max in kid- napping a married woman; being instrumental, also, in the sale of several acaro of women who had been idnapped. He finally deposed that in the 3rd moon of the present year, Chang Te Mean ini. via, a certain police officer who had some to the district to make enquiries about the kidnappers, was sitting cno day in the boss of one his, the prisoner's, relativo. Buspecting what the object of the man's visit was, he and a number of his confederates seized the man, careiad him off zo another place, and thera gonged out both his eyes with a knife, injuring him se severely that he died
Another of the prisoners confessed that he was
a member of a Secret Society which had for its
by the third prisoner, and in accordance with the rogulation sanctioned by His Majesty, orders were given for the summary execution of all thres
(2) --A furthar Memorial from the same high offer upon the same subject
The Memorialist.onrences by giving a short. description of the manner in which the Mupai kidnapporo pursue their nefarious calling, to various branches of which they give spocial names. There is, for instance, the lay" known
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We understand that the French trødps will · | raonato Formosa on the 4th June nert, the sama date on which the last of the Chinese with Law from Tougain.
KIUKING.
The Mercury regrats to have to record the death of Mr. E. H. S. Woodward one of the It is notified in the Godernment Gatelle that oldest residents in China The sad erant egressive type. English inflacons in the Orient His Excellener the Governor has recognised pro-curred at Kiukiang on the 24th April. The Į visionally, and netil Yurther notes, Mir Francis | dagbased nrrived here in 1859, and joined the boukensfellt Shehi as in charge of the Bel 6rm of Mars. Smith, Kennedy & Co. Sine gina Comalate at this port during the absence he left that firm be copied various positivas of Mr. Atwell Cazon..
but never once left the Far East Until lately he was a commission merchant in Hankow, Wahu, and Ichaug, but he left the former a short time since for Kiukiang to look after Meyers. Rnewall and Co's interests in that part He was well-known and minch respected at this
The wreck of the Union line steamer Cartello, se she now lice m Fint Island, was sold by aus- tion on the 25th April by Mr. Jones Hughes, the bidding starting at $100, and the wreck was altimately knocked down to Mr. Ng Man Kwan for-31,300.
. It is notified in the Cacolte that His Ex- cellency the Governor has been pleased to add the names of the following gentlemen to the Com mission appointed to arrange for the proper ve presentation of Hongkong at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition to be held in London in the year 1886, viz-Dr. Ho Kai, Mosta Willis Denby, James Billington Coughtri, and John David Humphre
and river porty.
TIENTSIN.
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13th April There is "little rift within the lute." It has beau ascertained that the version of the Emprest's corst dores concerning the armistice with Fringe has been correctly copied by the Shanghai Shen-po
In the decree, as issued to the heads of the Provincial governments, commander of troops.
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Apply to
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TO LET.
FFICES AND CHAMBERS, No. 7, QUEEN'S ROAD, lately occupied by Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.
Apply to
BIRD & PALMER
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The Japan Mail translates the following expression of opinion from the Wichi Nichi Shimbun - Witir respoot to the selection of a British Minister to China, we would like to aug- est that preference should be given to a faithful and modest olurector, having ample experience of Eastern diplomsey, over one of a forward, ng must be said to base reached its zenith at present, who will exhibit Plans and nerangs Offoss
English interests in these parts of the world have also attained their highest point.
As the to suit applicants. prosent condition of the East fina changed in many respects of late years, aggressiveness is now lass called for and England would consult! her best interests by making efforts to proservo her existing infoenoa and to enjoy har prevent benclits. To accomplish this and sho must enlist the goodwill of Eastern antions, and to secure thaiz sympatky hor representativas must ha pra- drat, warm-hearted me, skilled in dealing with Orientals. But for the agency of such persen- ages it would be extremely diffonit to ensure the friendly disposition of the East towards England and without it her influence and interest must suffer a considerable declina.”
THE PHILIPPINES.
MANILA.
It is reported that the Glon tas clipper, the Glenagle, has been chartered by the Government to the Empress says the tributary nation, The royal approval of the formation of a new as a cruiser with a view to the Angle-Russian France, having anod for passa, Err Imperial Garernmental district in the Caroline Issais complication. Since the Stirling Castle was Majesty kas gaitensi her heart but "that as to the east of the Marianne Islands, has been re- taken from thoss walers, the orack Glen boat is the French people are treseherous, and not to ceived at Manila Eight probably the fastest vessel that comes out here, be tristed, the commanders of Chinese troops The Austrian ganboat Nastilus arrived at and she should be therefore, exceedingly well are to keep their present positions carafally Manila on the 23rd April from Australis and adapted for the work. It is evident that consider guarded until exploit orders come:" In the Labuan, four days from the latter port. She able precautions are being taken for the protectores given by the Viceroy La for transmission carries three gung This vauel must not be tion of anr com nercs.
to the French Government through Monsione confounded with the German vessel of the same The body of Er Harry Parkes arrived here on Fatanßtre, these agreesble expressions have been was already on the station.
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the lowest for many years, and this, too, follow (ohjeet the sale of buman beings, and that he hail ing upon a mall importation in 1683. Tin in effooted the sale of sene dosed and more women alcha has unddenly dealined from a regular anat different time. Similar confessions wore made nual storage of 64200 pionls to 55,500 pisals.
Sundria The total value of the 35 articles marioned by name under the smudries heading
· on page 3 is usually from 11 to 18) millions of fasis each year; but in the year under review it is somewhat andar the lower of those limits The folowing asven articles may be regarded as the most important under the sundries beading, viz, raw cotton, coal, oil, sasweed, mataha, gin seng, and timber. These taken together repis sant upwards of 6 millions of tasks. The raw shui huo le, or water line of business the cotton imported contributes a valno not for men engaged in which cor their bouts in the short of two millions of mels. The quantity rivers and creeks. Any unfortunate woman whe Imported in 1884, though less then in the year takes passage in one of those boats is at onse 1825, was greater than the annual average the carriad of sad nothing more is heard of her. If BTATION. -perts to which it is brought area the order of she is acompanied by her husband or any of har the quantity taken-Cinian, Amy, Saator, male folks, these are in the majority of instances Pakhoi, and Kinngakow. The import cost is murdered. Those who pursue the kan heo lix, Haiping.. the largest for many years; Shanghai receives by orland line of business," either forcibly abosgang.... far the greatest scare of it, and next in order duct their violaas or entice them away by fraud. Shang 60 come Chefog and waion. The ofl imported is The kushands of the woman are often compelled Nagai mostly Kerosene Shaachai is the chief receiver. also to sl the wires, who, when once they d The vaine of the year's import of Olaf into the bands of the kidnappers have HE. TIC 500,000, in round numees, in 1981, and to obey the will of their musters, whether Hk. Tle. 823,000 in 1834 The inuraasa ntit be to pander to thoir captor's lusts or to Chafod is worthy of coloud the Reports ogulasce in the sale of their persons to any par from all the river porte roepting Lobang couchase who may come forward. When na fordo tain xmments on the again which Kerosene ista required to use the women to do their bid- misking in Central China The Shanghai Reding ther call it a "literary process"; when t port mentione the large quantity sent inland foros is used it is termed the "military process." Haplong under Transit Pass; and attention is called to Under each a condition of things domesticity Any the import at Ningpo, Tamsai, Swetor, Klang becomes a source of anxiety, and the honour of sight... chow, and Pakko on the Beports from women is no longer safe. Nothing could be a Yaxwel these places. At Fooehow the importation greater Hot nou morality, a greater outrage of has fallen of, the use of Karosene having the law than such acts as thes, and it becomes u been forbidden by the Chinesa authorities. matter of imperative duty to publish the offend The value of the Timber imported le less than are with extrame severity. Robbery with vio half the usual yearly total: Shangbat in the tenoo is punishable by death, both in the osas of principal reosising pork. The import of int principals and accessories, even when no mutilar etes has declined from 1,900,000 grs in 1952 has been committed. If such heavy punishment soat 1,200,000 gross in 1594 The import is inflicted in cases where inaninante o cats sach of Needles, which averaged 1983,000 mile in as mercy or property are in question, how much the years 1880, 1831, and 1893, full to 1343,000 mare izoparefire is the necessity of condign millas in 1834, and has only risen to 1,719,000 panishment was personal honour and good milles in 1884, dospite the already wall impor fame are at stake, and pople are separated from tation of the year bufore. "Of Window Glass their wa Alesis and blood the import was very small in 1894-following It was to a core considerations that indood
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a large quantity for the previous year. And, the morisliat's prodaccessor to apply for ad finally, concerning Bundeles it is noteworthy obtain the Imperial section to the summary do Harometer that the import of most of the remaining articles capitation of all persons principally ooroormed in Temperature. in 1884 is less than it was in either of the two the abduction of women, or in their sale, and the Direction of wind...
Humidity proceding years, notably Binus de Mar, Birds' penalty has always been rigorously enforced It Faroe wind Nests, Giang, Bice, Indigo, Mangrove Hart, has, however, recently come to the Memorialist's Wather Faints, Pattans Seaweed, Beadalood, Bapon Zuowledge that constant cases of the abduction zais Wood, and Japan Tea..
of women ocate in Kanga and Ankui, the BaportsVainos comparel-The total valne viotimas being taken to Shanghai, where they are of Chiza's Exporter sbread in 1884, H The old into prostitution, or disposed of to foreig ders 67,148,000, is below us corresponding total of most of them boing in the first instance taken to 1883 by Hk. Tia 3,050,000. The decline in the certain establishmonts engaged in the trade in octimate value of Black Tea alone is su ninch women whore parokaans and anios are offected Ba Hk. Tis. 3,584,000; and In Haw Silk there The owners of these establishments aro known has likewise boen e falling off, so far se velas pat m-t, or white sata, and fles ornelég not quantities) are separed, of moes than and tyranny the adulge in is not one whit lessert making the d; 5 Camilly & loss,
milliva teels. An compared with 1882, the value in degree than that of their confrères in Hupel of the Exports in 1884 shows scarcely-way-dif-
The Memorialist would therefore pray that
1.-BAROMETE'N rodment to të deyiban Yahmatait, and to the Ima of the sea in tack, tendha and kendradļba. 12.-Tunarman'in lön skuads in. degros mund truthus in page of curation, the humidity of úr gabariture with miniature Bolag 100, V-INAMOSIOS OF THE WAN Jo two points. DEFORCE OF TEN Auroscending to Benator sexle. *** B-Stars 37 tax Whitzt. B. besar, C. delibed chande; in drazing gain; 4, Jogja, giro:ng; H. tuniky So (18ħba
V at fir dentro. 141 in Inches, tentum id fundra
WE DOBERCK,
the Bosed of Punishments may be instructed to Hongkong Observatory, 29th April, 1988,
the 28th April by the steamer Anchiser en route omitted. The Foreign legations in Peking have The Russian oraisor Kragser agrived at Ma to England AtShanghai the body was taken
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For may not.
a gun carrings from the Mortuary Chapel of the copies of the injurious decree, and of the do- nila on the let April. In the Comercio ghs is Old Cemetery by English man-of-war sailors tooment which has the teeth drawn. The begin.stated to bars come from Singapore, but this the Anchises, which was lying at the Associated of reconciliation is thas qualified by the must be a mistake, as the vessel when last heard proverbial "amari aliquid," but the French of was at Batavia, and ske has not, we believe, Wharves. The snaket in which the body is on- Gavernment may choose to regard the insident besa to Bingapore. She carring eight guns, closed is of taak Lighly polished with bright contemptuously as a "Chinoiserie," and let it and is of 250 horat-power. brass momits and furnitore. On the coin plate
The official trial trip of the staamar Carriedo,' is a plate of sliver with this inscription: Sir insidant somewhat analogous scurred which the Chlippins verament had agreed to Harry Smith Parkes G.C.M.G., K.C.B. Her after the andisuse of the late Emperor. The purchase subject to the result of trial, took pizce 24th February, 1928. Died at Peking, ad Paking, Gstite, as issued to the provinces, made at Manis on the 16th April. when an average March, 1885.
some remarks of a vary derogatory nature about speed of 117 miles was obtained. This being in Another of those dađardly outrages which Sir Thomas Wads and the other foreign 3tiala scoordares with the terms of the purobase, the hava became so regrettably frequent of late, ters, while the clition issued in Peking con-rewal was taken over and was to proceed to took place at West Point on the afternoon tamed no reference that was otherwise than Cavite on the 18th April, where she was to be of the 27th April, the victim being a jistiotly in accord with international proprieties fitted as a transport and receirs the guns prepar ricksho noolis who had stoited the ire of
The Japanse are very little if at all advanced to be clans. The command. has been conferred his assailants by giving evidence against them with their negotiations, and a said to be rather on Lieutenant Bayo y Hernandez Pincon, late in a, trumped up ass heard before Mr restless, as their position is not bettered by the of the Aragon. Jnation Ackroyd on the 24th April in the
IN THE FAR EAST.
Summary Jurisdiction Court The man assault peace of probable pesos with France. ed is suffering from a bad wound un the tressed. Some thousands of junks are moored
The Failo targo-bost men are greatly didA HISTORY OF THE PAST DECADE head and an injury to the leg inflict to the banks of the river idlo, and the sailors ard | ed by one of the Chinese fighting irons Hongkong desperadoos are so fond of carrying poverty-stricken for want of wages.-Courier about. Those reapons are frequently several
Correspondent.- pounds in weight, and a single well directed blew
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GRAND VIN CHATEAU LEOVALLE.
On the lead from one will feequently prove fatal. We understand that up to the present time the It is earrently rumoured in Shanghai that Mr Arranged Chronologically, with Copions miscreants who committed this murderous as Sinclair, H.M's Conal at Fooohow, ha reign-INDEX, by which the date of any event can be sault are still stlarge, and have furthermore had | ed the service. the mudacity to send messages threatening others The Courier says that i rumour is current found at a glance, in the same artiss as the person srandy among the Chinese in Shanghai to the affect that Forms a complete register of POLITICAL assandled.
the steamer Fiagos was released by the French CoMMERCIAL and SOCIAL OCCURRENCESAS HEIDSIECK'S The bag Food Fish returned from Amoy on the four days ago and that she is now in Amoy, WRECKS, SHIPPING CASUALTIES, Fmes' 28th April, whither Cupt. Barzio, dir. Cócke, of The Shanghai Caurter is responsible for the TTRACONE, So. the Dock Company, and others had been to survey following A Secret Teoree has been insted the tamer Zafra Aftar taking shelter from to the Viceroya and military authorities along the weather two on the way, the Pilot: Fish the sea const ordering them not to take away arrived safely on the spot where the vessel the river obstructions of the different ports until was stranded, and the result of an inspection all the French vesicle of our hand retired. gave hopes that the vowel might be saved. The steamer Paulah went to Tungkadoo dock if the weather continues fair. The Zafiro on the 20th inst. to repair the damage she ans¬ is sground forward on a sandy shore, and tsined through her propeller striklug and ex- it is hoped she may be made temporarily tight, ploding a torpsio of Taku., The Daily News pamped cut, and towed to dock. Her Ittings says the vessel was very much-ahaken by the have been mostly plundered by the natives, who explosion, but her bull does not appear to have Has LARGE, CHOICEE, and more COMPLETE got to work soon after the fresh, but there is boon injured, though her propellor is said to be COLLECTION of VIEWS, than any other now's guned of Chinese oldiers encamped by the damaged.
W. BLEWER, Queen's Road. Hangkony, 28th April, 1886.
A FONG,
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wrack to prevent further lorting, Home of the A number of the foreigners employed on in the Empire, the Copios of which are only cargo has been salved and got adora. Capt. board the Chinese war vessels at Ningo hay KELLY & FALAH's Stora
to be purchased at his Studio or Mesa, Talbot and the grow are encamjaal asher. ing resigned, some other Europeaza hare beon IVORY MINIATURES of Superior Excellence Referring teaparagraph which appeared in var engaged. The men sot se gunners and junior and High Finish, painted under careful columns recently to the affect that "the-note- officers. We are informed anys the Shanghai
Supervision book of a foreign ganzery instructor, whe hat Courier) that their life on board the Chinese man- evidently been directing and anperintending the of war is anything but pleasant, and that is the new fortifications Mura, was found in the of lodel reason why the men have left..
ad Makung, Pestadores, by the Franok, ou taking Aramour has lately roached the A. C. Dosly postion," the Courier mays"From inforza News to the effect that the Russian Admiral, ation we baya rasived the note book reformed to soting under instructions from his Government, in the abovo pargraph, in all probability belong. his opened, or is about to open, negotintiuse with ed to ex-Sorgart Nelson of the Unina Asssy in Karon for the pcupation of Queipart. No cone the late American rebellion. Our correspondent frmation, however, has been forthcoming, and ***in Autoy informs us that subsequent to the tak-- our contemporany has no, spoelal grounds for her
|ing of Makang the fugitive Chiasso Encked to | lieving in its truth.
that port in great numbers, baf vefasad to gire We (Courier) hour that the Begotiations be ...any informationres to the fate of their cam-twaenliChong tangand Count Ite were brought mander Nelson. From their reticense and evito a atisfactory termination at dinner parties. dont desire zu arúd being questioned on this Count Ito first invited Id Chʻany ing to dinner subject, it is, euraised that ho esdevested to with him at the Japanese Consulate, and LI forcibly incita the gazizen to resistente, and Chung-tang returned the compliment, the din- was rewarded with a bullet from the rifle of nur taking place at the Naval College And it Rome reprennt Chimman. We hope that theen was at this second dinner, we are taformed, that fours for the entity of Mr. Nelson may not be the two negotiates came to su sunderstanding -verified and thaist the worst he is but a pri- } on the Korean question.
soner in the hards of the Fronor.
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