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AFFAIRS IN BURMAL
RANGOON, 30th May. The Rangoon polico esized 307 dubs on Friday in the house of a man namad Mahemed living it Kemaadine suburb.
of the treaty, while evading its spirit, this tax is on bis departuro for Paling. In the same s levied on the customer who has brought the certi- near the Visaroy has called personally on the festod goods, and is purposely made hon cior than Consuls in return for their visits to him. Jokin and barrier davi combined. The following This new turn in our relations with the high comparatio table, which I draw an from the rules authorities is gratifying, and I deabt not Her attached to prolamation issued by the Yi-lin Majesty's Government will be pleased to feara lekin authorities and the Sub-Prefect of Yü-lin it, for Ghose outward civilities are not without at the close of 1981, will show the tar goods thoir value, inasmuch as they add weight, and Foright by troaty, to bear, and what-the-untive gire importanon to the position of Consuls in the purokasor has to pay, not merely in place of the estimation of all classes of the native population. Treaty rate, but in addition to it
Half Import Duty,
Bocording to the Treaty of Tientsin.
Goods.
Much of this happy change in the aspect of affairs may probably promod fcam a reaguition Two-k'u Tax, ox the part of China of tas dosien of Great Bel tain to bò just and friendly towards this sprENÍ Empire, and it may be sten partly das to the auspinions advent of a Minister e distinguished 4 per piece.. 18 per piece as the 1ste Sir Harry Parkes to condust the ... portyorda 090
affairs of Great Britain at Peking- ... 25
The
Grey shirtings...
Tho delivery of the French Mail was bogun at On Monday, the 17 May, the Margulsteros of Europesis by the antive which have and escape all duties expect the half import duty arrival, in four months back, to make the first call
Tatar journeyed to Nowostis, his prinsipal cb recently taken place. The French troops allowed by tresty, butto pint astop to this another on the Consula. or being accausible to this colony, goods for 7.95 yesterday morning,
jeaf in visiting that town belog to inspect Bir which have been dispatahed will disembark at tax, osiled, the “tan ku,” has bean instituted Shortly before this, the late Tartar General, Kwangi travel by Hankow, two thousand No Ehropean traveller, of the some half-William Armstrong's shipbulking wid gas those points in the New Hebrides which are with the atowed (and, as it has turned out, saus-Too-shen(atpresent Imperial Commissioner CHRONICLE & DIRECTORY milos farther than they would have to go if damn) giren anything like a satisfactory been made in the construction of the two warah a tonparazy station in the Talaud. The transit pass. In order to keep within the letter the honour to visit thom, to take a mo
dozen who have been to Limara, has (says the works, and sepmially to note what progress had maand by the natives nat will probably estab-coastal) intention of destroying trade under at Makdon, in Mancheria), did the Cansala
they were seat through the Kwangtung description of the place. It will be left to the vessels ordered for the Chinese Government in expedition iraff to have no political object. province. This with a magnificent stream Thibet Mission to up the blank space in our October last To-day the Marqaie goes to Edin-
THE BELFAST ATOM. knowledge. The Jesuits, Graaber and. Dorville, burgh, where he will remain fill Monday, and like the Weat River available and likewise who visited Lhasa in 1861, give as account of that go on to Cragen: He proposed to remain
LONDON, 10th Junio the ready communication from Pakhỏi, tha elty at all; nor does Father Desideri, who in Glasgow the greater part of next week, ro- During the riots between Protestants and was there in 1715-16. The Datch traveller turning to London in order to participate in the Catholics at Belfast, which were of a Berge Surely it is time some effective steps were Samuel Vanderput, has left no record of bis diener, K., in bocour of the Queen's birthday at character, the police fired on the riotous mob, taken to at least enforce the transit para travels bobind him; and Mr. Thonie Manning, the Foreign Offes. Me. Fang Yos is in attend. | killing fire and wounding many. olnuns of the treaty. Here are we in Hong, who visited-Lhassa in 1911, gives only the most-anys no the Marquis, Sir Halliday Macartney long called upon at the present moment to of the Indian Survey Department, talls us a his Excellency Law Shai Fun, who is not yet meagre description. The native explorer, Ak being dolayed in town by the requirementa of calmly consider a project for the establish- good deal about the city, and has oven' drawn a meat of a Chinese Custom House in this plausible looking map of it, but his observations quite settled down in his now sphere British Colony, while at the same time the require to be checked, as wall an expanded. Chinese Government is throwing ali manter The scratch four cared race got up at the Re of legal-impediments in the way of Bri-creating Cab about a fortnight ugo, for puises offered by fas naw Chairman, Hon. A P. Mac. tish trade in Southern China, and imposing Ewen, may possibly take place this evening, owing a'special cox with the arowed object, as wo to me of the rowing mon being likely to be leaf gasi learn from Mr. Axar's report, of neutralising the clony for a time before the race can be rowed en Baturday, the time originally fixed ing the benefits of the tratait pass ayatom. There is every prospect of an ervestingly close If the Franch, under their recont treaty, contest, as all the crows are most arendy matched. Goodlet's craw is the most fancied, succeed not only in passing their goods and he has certainly a lot of power behind him uerosa the frontier at less than the maritime and the crow keep excellent sime. All the other three basts are going well, however, and in a half tariff, but also in securing an effective tran-mile race Glass's emartintseting should stand him eit paad system, which is said to be provided in good stead. Sampson has an orcellent carosi, for in the treaty, the bulk of the tale will and bie boat peas wall, but ha.is not quite in his
best trive, and his crew is rather light. Gence hasi undoubtedly gravitate to the Tonquin route. powerful crew, but the stroke is a bit short. The Camber of Commerce would, we think, do It is probable, however, that at the faish of the well to take this question in hand and follow raon thers will not be two lengths' diarence Ketic and Marika respectively of 2,094 tons and and captoring others, together with some armsofoot of this will be to ostablish the right of followed for no less than 1100 Chiness by pro up the reptesentations already ando as to the opening of the West, Rivor to steamer navigation by further strong representations na to the importanes of Great Britaiala in»
AMOT
NIMEPO Meaare, Kelly & Walsh,
SHANGHAI Messrs. Hall & Holiz. ЯКАМОНА Mesra, Kelly & Walsh. NORTHEEN& Messrs. Hall & Holtz and Kelly Evan Ports}
& Walsh, Shanghai. NAMARANT Maurs. The C. & J. Trading Co. "Hirano, Osaka. Mesars. F. Watah & Co. YOKOHAMA ...Mesra. Kally & Walsh. MANTLA......Mesars. Dizz Puertas & Co. SAIGON... Mesara, Schroeder Frères and
Garde.
ToNqOIN........ Ch. Dupont. BANGKOK....Mears. Ratasay & Co. SINGAPORE.....Messrs. Sayle & Ca. PENANG......
Messrs. Maynard & Co. COLOMBO.......Mosars. A. M. & J. Ferguson, CALCUTTA.............. Meestä.” Nowusan & Co.
SYDNEY AND? Mosses. Gordon & Gotağ BRIMBANK... S MELEQUENE... Hours. Norton. Hargrare & Co. LONDON......... Mr. F: Algar, Clement's Lany
between the lot.
A little girl named Li Sun Fang was drovand yesterday beside Maears. Jardino, Matheson, & Co. now pier onder girnamstances which will bé found detailed in the aridanon below, which
· Rangoon, 4th June.
Tin
511
Lead
14
0 29
V
*... 35 per bale 240 per ble
...325
... 0 16 ... 0 50. 625
The reports of the Protector of Immigrants of Jamaion Ear the roses 1884 and 1855, afford 060 .......125
Home very interesting information upon au éx- Naturally no one will touch goods covered by transit pass.
Ws Comdis do our bout to fight patimant over before made, viz. of employing Chinese labour to supplement that of the noolina against this and similar hamnces of injustice. hitherto infonted for exclusively from India, but the contest is a long and up-hill one. I am Theexperiment, however, has so far given promise glad to be able to report one victory. Some of no advantages resulta. The Secretary of long outstanding claims for over 80,000 dae by
British merchants to the unrestriotað use of
LONIKIN........Mossrs. Street & Co..30 Corahil.siating on tho onforcement of the transit pans was taken of an inquest at the Mortuary fofitur; ars under sonstruction at the Vaida shljbeild. | Pongday, who was reported killed by the Bin of Tiontain is interproted as freeing good immigrants, of whom 608 were adults. One LONDON... Mr. W. M. Wills, 151 Cacnon St clause of the tranty and the removal of all day afternnon haloce the Aeting Coroner anding yard, Stettin. The vessels are ironclad oor voor Fimes, has only been wounded by the under transit pass Proto all further inland of the results asoartained has been to proze
The Danische Dampfrobife Bhadori(Kingain line) has resolved to print its bills of lading and News comes from Tounghes that the country other commercial dooquents in German and no between it and Nings is gradually saltling forger, as heretofore, in the English language, down, but rebela still infost dus oountry beyond Further, it has been revolved to calculate all Ningyou. Yemothon, the Hood Quarters of the Woallans measurements of goods in aetors and centimeters, Brigade, is very unhealthy. Ningyan has a cli Camlets and not in feet and inches: alea to grate the matase agreeable as Taunghon, andhisincreased Yarns rates of traight in marks and pfennings, instead in sigs already, since British cocupation. Daily Irea (nail rod) .625 per piou... 0 14 per pioul CHINESE IMMIGRANTS IN JAMATOA. of shillings and penen. The company has been postal communication in establinked, and the Stoel compelled to take this course as the new Gorman revenue is being collected. line of subsidised steamers is permitted by the
RANGOON, 3rd Jane. Goverminent only to make use of the German largnage. Tastefore the rival lies must follow Mr. J. K. Huma, Enperintendent of Police, amit, or lose much support from German ship Salvor, died from fever on Sunday last. porn. I am told that the other Hamburg stewin The Hangoun Times reports the death of Mr. ship companies are taking similar stops. From Gatos, Assistant foamlesioner, Pounginy, who, Stettin, in the Baltic, it is reported that the with sa sort of three policemen, wore shot Stettiner Lloyd-a stammsaip company trading down by dacoita. batween Stattin and New York, ela Capenhagen The Barman Magistrate of Kanong, with 19
the lekin authorities for illegal detention of a State for the Colonies, at the urgent request of and Gothenburg, if in inancial diffulties. This Indian Police and & Harmaas, aneeseeally entre at length been compromised by the ground the proposal that Hongkong shit the land British merchant's corticated goods up-country the West India Committen, in 1884, sanctioned company owns Lal two steamships, namely, the countered a part of 150 rebels, billing saveral of 87,300. The merchants hope that the moral as a part from chiul immigration into the leland of Jamaica should be permitted, and applications 1,560 tome net, and 250 nominal horsepower and ammunition each. The former was built at Glasgow in 1880,
A Barmese Amazon, twenty years of age, is tranzit passsa, allowed by the Treaty of Tientsin Pristors in England for their estate. Mr. the latter at Kid ip 1894.
reported to bo leading the party of rebel in the and in force in other provineos. I wish that Ryrie, a member of the Legislative Council of Toungbuo district. We are enablát tá giye como portionlara ros
their antisipations may be realised. but, for Hongkong was appointed Emigration Agent German steer was chartered, and pacting the two-dre Chinase men-of-waz which
Mr. Gates, the Assistant Commissioner of util, the XXVIIth Arics of the Troafe Ringston barbour, having on board 380 Chinese
my own park, I am not hopeful of much rasmit
in July of the ssis year she reached
Mostra, R. Komody, J. Rodger, and C. Ledbary, rettes; sed will by protected partly belting ascite, and is prozrossing favourably. illegalleries on trade. There is alantha further as fory. Li Aling, moster of cargo host No. 5. said of iron plates of 243 mm, and partly by an iron
The total deaths from abalara in the Assam freeing thema fer unes up to their stated des far higher than from the East India. This, bor. dass wasterer, and not, an at prasect only that the cost of immigration from China ranges question whether the application of the Most the deceased was his daughter, name? La Sat dank of 4) mm. They will be of the following Tight Infantry is 76.
Fang, dve years of age. That morning his boat dirasasions: Length 24m. (water line), beam
tination, sfter which they are subjected to Favoured Nationelase should not be insisted was loading sugarat sera Jurdino, Matheson & 12m.. and depth 7.75m. Their draught of ed with the usual result.
The action at Pagan with the robels is report whatever chargez Chinese zoosaity or rapacity ever, has not won ragarded of such omsideration Rs the coalast on character of the Chines on. The abatement of duties on foreign gonda | Co.'spiar, cadat 7am, he saw his daughtersitting water will be 5.0 m., giving a displacement of
may checss to lay on them." But no improve themselves, who a gooner at foot opon West at the two Custom-houses on the borders of a docks eating bananas. Ata quarter past seven 2,000 tons. They are being built of steel, and for
ment may be reasonably hoped for until the fiscal he missed hor. He sent ons batman ashore two-thirde of that length will be provided with
system of Chino is radiostly altered. It seems Indian soil than they commenced to give trouble Kwangsi sad Yunnan is to be twenty perto look for her, and be sent another to dive into a double bottom. The vital parts of the vessels,
to me that this system has for its end more the to the authorities. Tetraotable and demanding cent. on the scale in the Maritime Customs
the water. lo so if she had fallen over inolnding the engines, boilers mention mome
The box, containing the Queen's letter to the providing of posts for the countless officials of orbitant waras, which could not be complied Amir, regarding the 6.0.3.1. has basu received China than the supply of nasasaary funds for the
with, bas rosult was that, after the arrival of the tariff. This concession is an important one, to, uulor the storn of the boat. He brought her will be added bdew the water-line s steel deck the letter in open durbar. An awning was sab
board. The latter found her dead on the bot &c. will be protected hy staal pisting, to which at Cabul, The Amir received the contents of carrying on of Government. It is the most arst batok, orders already for immigrants and there aro further concessions to the effect up and witness reported the mattor ert No.7 of 75 mm. The iron plating will reach 1:20. sequently erected at the Kotwali, sad the letter venus in existence. This province of Kwang-he planters themselves, with only one or
Chinas wastetal and expensive method of collecting re-were countermandad by the Governor, while
engagement of that Frenchmen may travel in the interior of Station. The crew were employed on the boat slow and 0-60 m above the water-line, and below all the time loading sugar, his wife was cooking water will be reduced to 1.30 mm. in thickness.
If the Boundary Commission have to train tang, tao, is the principal saferer, owing to the ception, expressul e wish to receive no more. China to purchase goods and prodacs, and
and his other child was there, but no one heard The armament will consist of 21 cm. and two 15
appointment of the Superintendent of Customs these will pay at the froutier the same duty may alarm-Lang, Fux Young, a best manem. Krupps. The 21 on gana are to be placed propsbly fix their quarters at Shalian in the as will be sharged to native deniera, viz., in the suploy of last rituoss, gave evidence in starred which is to be protected by 210 mm. Lills south of Mazar.
to diving in search of the deceased by his thickness of componud plating. Bosides these twobirda of the Jaty under the existing master's directions. The water was
The removal of the Sarike from Kilawali, Customs' tarif. It has been suggested that rather more than & fathaw deep.
found the deceased under the stern of thm trade over the Tonquin border is too unim-of the deceased, gave evidenco of a similar nature.
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LATEST TELEGRAM S.
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THE GENERAL ELECTIONS. The general elections will commence on the Ist July,
AFGHANISTAN.
SIMLA, 3rd June.
was posted up for people to read it
SIMLA, 4th June.
Dr" Hoppe," at Canton. This officoris a Mantehn
which deprive the two Kwang provinces of the Colonel Lockhart and party have arrived safe privileges to which they are entitled by treaty But I see little chance of amendment or reform
Nothing has been dogs during the year towards Improving the natural communications between Pakuoi and the interior by making roada or rail- ways. The only public works mader takon have been some battarias near the mouth of the har- hour. They are of no great strength, and no gune bave sa yet been mounted in them
PAKHOI AND THE TRADE OF.
NORTHERN CHINA.
Mr. Consul Allam, in his reportou Palchoi for last year, Rays:-***
of the highest rank, one of three faustisaurios work led, after the most patient persuasion, to regarded as the special parreyors of the Court, criminal proceedings against some of the offend. His offloa is perhaps the most lucrative in the resulting in the conviction of seven, from ther beary guns the worvettes will carry seven Hutch-situated within the Afghan frontier, has been Empire. I have no doubt that it is the influence o state alone, who in default of payment of He kies guns. Thoongines will be of 3,440 indiaffected; 260 families are now settled at Parjdshand power of kin and his numerous subordinates he fines inflicted upon them, were handed over Bhipment of thess Filters in three useful the impression at home is that the French bout, and he brought her up.-Mak Asu, mother twin screws at the rate of 15 knots an hour.
aisas has just been received by the Undersigned portant to make it worth while to fight for She said her daughter was not subjest to fits, each. The construction is being expedited as at Wakban, north of the Hindon Koosk.
the application of the Most Favoured Nation and she heard no or from her, or any much as possible.
spinsh. A verdict of nonidoutal death was re- clange. But the question is, ual ac touch turned. what the trade is at present, but what it may
The Pall Mall Gastle says:-The negotia. become hereafter, and whether it will potions between the Vatican and China for placing divert to a great extent the trade from this the Roman Catholic missionaries in the latter Colony by way of Canton and Pakhoi. In Paking and thas gotting rid of the French pre
country under the control of a Papal Legate at
the correspondenes recently presented to tectorate, are running the coarse prophesied for
The French Ga 122 Parliament respecting the French treaty with them at the outset a year ago.
Annam and negotiations between France and lessons its political prestige, and so the Pope has vernment objecta vialantly to anything which
China there is a cummunication from the just attempted to steer & middle course by agree Board of Trade to the Foreign Office, inng that the Legate at Poising shall in no way which the principle of the Most Favoured exercized by France over the missionaries.
interfere with the political protectorate hitherto Bet. Nation clause is strongly urge, but nothing as we now fawn, Chias has no intention of re- seems to hare core of it ap to the due Living & Legate shorn of the only part of his power which rendered his presence, valuable to the Chiness, and the Pope will have to seek for seme-other-viu mocha-The-Chinese- object ie clear enough. "Your missionarien," they say, "ara political tools in the hands of the French Minister, the trail of the political sorpent is over all their works; they are hated and detented by aur people on that account; their power for good le paralysed, and they are a source of trouble and unbusiness to us. Kelieve them from their poli- tival shackles, make them real missionaries, and
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HOR, June 25cm, 1793.
Tux first batch of Conanlar Reports for the Foar 1885 was received by the mail vester- day, and follow closely anon the isane bere of the Chiness Imperis! ritime Customs Reporta and Returns of Trade. This acpadi. tion in the publication of these valuable re-
which the correspon lasce is brought down.
We observe by homa papers that Mr. and Mrs. E, R. Bellies have become members of the Primrose League.
M. Filippini, the new Governor of Cochin- China, was a passenger hy the Franch mail steamer Baghalten to Saigon.
Captain Band has, according to Paris to. gran paklibed in the Saigonsin, pointed Cera madar-in-Chief of the navel divi- sion of Coobin-China.
THE PREMIER'S VISIT TO EDINBURGH. Mr. Gladstone has visited Edinburgh and has
THE EXPULSION OF THE ORLEANS PRINCES FROM FRANCE.
boen received with immouse ovations.
The Senate has passed the Bill expelling the Orleans Princes.
POLICE COURT,
24th Jane.
Barons MB.. NO. MITCHELLINNES,
LARCENT.
OPIUM CAGES.
will gladly renates from their spirit al heal a local chjal, to whom we will pay the same d Chan I. coslie, was sent to guol for a fortnight forenco that we do to other diplomatic repre-fur stealing a quite partain rem a man in soutatirea The Chinese, in fact, for their own the street carly yesterday morning. purposes want to deprive Franch policy of the The remaining eleven men charged with hav-powerful aid of the Church; while tan Pokopos ing best concerned in the Gough-street riot to make his priests popular instead of map pular, were before the Palies Court again yesterday. successful instead of comparatively unsuressful, After some further evidence for the defence and to recover the ancient renera of Catholicism the case was again remanded.
in China
Chai Maa Chin, farmer, was fined $2 for pos- Bossion of prepared opium without a permit from the Opium Farner, and Chun Alam, hawior. was bound over in pozsocal security of $50 not to violate the Farmer's monopcly for six weaths.
fortuna boy, whose ignorance caused inst disaster, but one of the Mears Agabeg has
CHARGES OF PASSING RAD MONEY.
combination and abriks amongst all the Chitiess
to the polis to be conveyed to jail, there to be This led to an attack stained for 30 daya. which stones and sticks were freely used: the apa the latter, by the prisoners' countrymen, in police were maltreated, and the men were rescued, but one Chinoman was killed in the fray. By degrees, however, the immigrants commenced to settle down to work, and affordad indiestions of. promise to become useful labourera. The Fro tector of Immigrants, in his report for 1884 To sum up. The general position of Pakhoi describes them as "very intelligent and neat in After passe was concluded, a treaty was drawn as a candidate for the post of shipping port for their work," but "very furaient quick and vin- ap which, if it is carried out in its entirety, will the whole south-west of China has baan mat dictive in tampar." Even amongst themselves, gravely affect the commercial interests of Pakhairially altered daring 1885 by the French occupa much difficulty has been experienced in getting for good or evil.The Vih Arlisle of the said tion of Tonquin and the Eaglish conquest of them to keep the pace towards one another, but this circumstanen wav, no doubt, be traced to the treaty declares that two trading stations on the Upper Basmah, but nothing has been done by same footing sa treaty parte are to be established the Chinese authorities to improve the position fact that amang the first batch which reached the island. wero iuclated representatives of in Kwang si, where French Consuls are too or prospects of the place. side The VIth Article says that goods brought
Notwithstanding this, the trade of Takhoi in two different races, the indwellers" and the over the frontier between the Tangan and foreign goods, estried in fareigu bottoms has her best more than two centuries of hatred and "strangora." between whom, we are toli, “thɔra Kwang-si Praviness and Toaquin are to pay as I have shown above, marvellously increased, lower duties than goods imported into urexported and that without the opening of any new markets foul" To baro gelator man from sols of such from the Kwang-tang Provinos, or goods carried I may mention that the trada hawaon this and opposite characters, especially foran experimental from or into any part of China by way of other Haiphong is confined to rice, supplemented by trial appears to have been a want of policy on treaty ports. The VIIth Article states that buys for washers, and a little gambier as imports the part of the Emigration authorities in China; and subsequent events have proved this to hayo the French will at ones constract a railway in and cover chinaware and saudrios as exports. the north of Tonquin. This scheme aridently No doubt good deal of trade has only been so. Thonra, last year, the conduct of the Chinese coolies was reported," tha whole, uss for its object the opening of South-weet pasad from shippers by juuks entering at to bars shown considersbla improvement, it was Chios as a fiabil of commercial operations to be the Native Customs into the hands of big far from baing entirely or uniformly satisfacto reserved for the special benefit of the Freneh para by steamers entering at the Foreign
ry. As regards physical power and quality of Lalone. Now, the intention of our own and other Custom-bouse, whereby ac lucrans is shown in
Governments in making Pathoi into a treaty the returns of the latter, which would have to be work performol, the Pretester of Immigrants describes there labogrors es unoxcelled; bat, un- port was certainly that it might serve as the port heavily discounted if we could examine the ro of supply and shipaunt for this rory tract of turns of the Native Customs. There no such rabanpily for the island, the ATG 20 Theor faix in their ochiinot that manager of estates cannot depend upon them to work when tuost country. In fact, I have heard Faktet, not in fours and F-22, 1-tring costs sppropriately called "the little back door of for July Isab I find a Memorial from the Chia The French have it now ta thats power, Gazerner Grasmal and the Superintendant required the Chinese labourers selecting the unless the Chinese Government sa fit to take of Customs at Canton which throws of inconvenient times for going on strike- prompt action, to destroy all prospect of Pakhoi considerable light on the junk trade. The Board Proceeding te which they frequently resort. The slightest grievanca, writes Mr. Cook, the ever being the port for the south-west provinces of Revenus at Peking, so the memorialists say. Protector, rusther soul or inangtuary, on the The question of duties is the all-important point has rated the contribution of the Pakhoi Native Throughout China Te ast truds following the Customs to the Imperial Exchequer at 28,001 part of the labourers will frequently obse ronte along which the taxes are lightest. Kwai-tools, with a surpins 015037ent of 12,000 tools. The Niratie Tings learns from Anjer that a
We regret to stais that the korozine stove
si. for instance, the capital of Kwang-si, lakes The memorialists stats that the Pakioi Native an estate, and when at day labour the most sting broke out on the 10th Mayoh on board accident in Abardesu-street on Wednesday
goodsgader transitpass from Eankow rather than Custom-house was established in 1870 for the able-bodied will perform no more work than the La Apang and Lan Awa sera obarged with from danton or Pakkoi, where transit passes are
taxation et forsten goods which want inland weakast; when in grond baranr, bewaren, they do the British ship John McLeod, from New York morning has provad fatal not only to the un-
the tendering counterfeit oains on the 2nd and 23rd inoperative, although to reach Kwei-lui vi Han from that purt. The sauval ratenus was at the remarkably well at task work, but they tire of bound for Shanghai, which resulted in the second
how goods have to travel 2,000 miles farther than ontset comparatively largo, but when Pakboi good behaviour very readily, and often, apparent- mate and ■ Greck sailor being killed.
ly out of pure mischief, go on strike aul retard slao onbed to the barns he sustained Mr. H: Fournier stated that the datendants they would have to go if they were sent through was opened to foreign trade in 1877 stara Says the World:---The Sultan of Jobore baain going to the boy's assistance. Thi came to his sters on the 22a and 28cd instant the Kwaag-tung Prorings. If, then, the resory soon interfered with the junk, trads, which the work of an estate. Desertions among them porte is welcome circumstance and arranged to leavo England in the Bengal tor. J. Agag, an assistant to Mr. A. B. and purobas d or one occasion a bottle of musi mission of duty is actual, and not so insignificant rapidly declined, with a corresponding dimming als narrout, and this is another feature militating against their volna-mertate, in 1885, having lost half its anmber of Chinese coolies, ancial developeiant of the Singspora Goleouda An izquest was opened or both bodies st the 3 for at different times, and the first man rooived a closed, as it will be unable to compete with the demonstrated by the fact that, while the reviewie is soother all foup save the headman of much of their value by the lateness of their have corsewhat hung fire, and he intends sojourá-tuary yesterday before Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, bottle of mustard and change of 80 cents in ex-Tonquin ports as the part of supply and ship was about 22,000 to 22.000 tals previous to 1875. From all these circumstances, therefore, it is We must there. it was only about 17,000 to 19,000 too's in 1878.rident that the experiment of introducing inte appearance, which gave rise to a great dest of while in Ceylon on his way back to his dis Acting Coroner, and Mars, R. Kennedy, Cebange for a coin which parported to be and was ment for Bouth-west China.
Ledbury, and J. Rodger as jury. The evidence taken us Mexican dollar. He saine again, and fore, wait and sea, firstly, whether France will 1899, and 1834. Pakhoi is an out-of-the-way the Weet Ladus Chinese coolies as lahorrars, well founded complaint. As it is, the present
takon was as follows. Dr. Wharry, Superin. Lendered a similar coin in payment of some other take full advantage of her opportunities, and place, and is only a port of all, where there ar haz, simest in its inception, proved an utter Captain Fulton, of the British barque Eudora, tendont of the Government Civil Hospital, said anal article, but the coin was sent out to be secondly, whether Chins will not be spurred into no large mercantile astablishments or any great failure. Fortunately for Jansion, towever, the volume only contains four reports, but we reports at Aujer that on the 6th April, when the deceased were brought to the Hospital st changed at a money changer's. Tas coolie cams violesome rivalry, and by making increased staple of trade, so that it will not bear compari. improved state of affairs observable in 1885, as trust the remainder will speedily follow. We passing the island of fristan D'Aruba, a boat about 9.30 am on Wednesday, both severely bura back and reported that the coin was bad, whare footbities of commerce, and lowering oppressive son with some of than larger Trauty ports while doseribud in the Protector's reports, affords some have characterized the reports as valuable, mms alongside and informed him that on the ed, and Cheaug, Afak died at one p.m. from the upon the defendant tried to escape, but was ar- dnes and taxes, keep her trade and profits to her this year the Fench blossa hagdrived the hope that, so long, her own people may return and in proof of the justnous of this descrip to speak a British iron sailing ship and have not believed that morning, but he was not quite sure and tendered a similar coin in payment of a bot.
18th November, 1885, 15 men put off in a life-heat effects of his injuries. Mr. J. Agabeg did he rested. The second defendant came in later on self.
merchant from the place, and frightened all the is large numbers, to the occupation followed by The Commission depated to define the bound. junke sway. The mouerialists therefore pray them in years gone by, and thus fit many of the tive we meed only refer our readers to the ex-since been heard of. These men were all heads when. The causeof death in both cases was burn-tle of mustard, and he also was arrested, ary between Tonquli and China elated from his Majesty to postpone the assessmont of the tract from Mr. ALLEN's report ou Pakhoi of familia, some of them baring as many asing-Tai Xus Yuk and he was servant intarpre- The cases were combaded to to-day.
Canten last autumn. No word of the result of native Customs and to accept the ravents, what- ocenpations for which their previous independence bas Lecessitated the employment of coolies from twelve ohildren. The atmost anxiety prevailster to the Police. On the previous day, about 9.15
their labours reaches us here. We are informed ever it may be. The question was referred to the Bust Indies. It will not for a long series of which we reproduce in another column. Mr. regarding their safety.
am, an alarm of fire was raised at No. 25,
that they will be engaged on the work until the the Board of Revenue. I do not know what de years be possible for Jamaica to rely entirely op ALLER discusses the important question
Aberdern-street. When he reached there he
Chu-Line Tin, the fourteenth man arrested in hot weather returns, when they will break off and cision was arrived at According to Mesra Thoz. Watson & Co.'s
My intercoures with the Chinoso authorities on her own pogro population for suffoiant hear whether the trade of South-Western China Tes report, dated lith June, the tata expret of saw the deceased boy ranning downstairs with connection with the above caso, and who was die begin again after the summer is over. It is said is in futurs to be conducted through the tea from Calertta to the United Kingdom from jacket and no trousers on; the jacket was barged on the charge was now brought up that the French only intand engying the falta e bess satisfactory on the whole, although I to carry on her immense agar industry. They 1st January to 31st May was 9,924,625lbs. 28 enveloped in flames, and someone in the treet charged with having been road and on the proof Toaquin. They parpase opening the port, have fresently reason to regret that the focal have become accustomed to work only on their
which is to be the terminus of their railway, at
Mandarins at Pakho are only officials of interior loads, or on leds held them on lease. recently acquired French possession of compared with 10.703, 466lbs, in the corespond. palled itaff him. Witness picked up the mises for an unlawful purpose.
and being thus themselves landlords and plan. Dr. Wilse? (from theoftre of Messrs. Wotton place named Mong-kai, where there is fine rank. When on a visit to Canton I eales oured tere, they have scored the idea of labouring Tonquic, or through Paktoi and by the ing Are months of last year, and 10,693,968ths. jacket and purse and sent to the Central Sta
tion for an ambulance. When the ambulario8 and Descon) defended.
harbour, protected in front by the Island of to call on the Governor-General, with a view of West Rivet, The trade is destined to in the like period of 1884. The export to Aus-
tralis and New Zealwad during the kame period dame he put the boy in it and sent him to ke P.C. 195 deposed to entering No. 2, Kan U Sham Mie Tac. Its approximata latitude is discussing the treasit pass question, but he for ethere. In many of the most important enger-growing districts in Jaraien there has receive an almost indefinito development, was 318.237th against C47,857 lbs. is 1885, and Civil Hospital. The boy was badly burned, a od Fong, leading out of Gough-street, and sssing 21 degrees 20 minutes north, and its longitude 107 aroused himself, as is his customs, on the ples of for tas past three or four years, been an absence and it is the duty of this colony' not to let it 115,7241bs in the first five months of 1884 the skin was coming off hima-Chaung Ki M an three mon there no of them the prisoner-two degrees 55 winntes sast. It is just across the ill-health. The office of Deputy in charge of the usual heavy rains, and the food crops of said the deceased Cheung Afuk was his nephew of whom were armed with swords, and ons with a frontier, some sixty miles from this The Chi.foreign affades at Pakhoi is now held by a Man- the swell settlers have in part failed, at the samÍ É alip past no. This there is grost danger of The following appears in Truth of the 20th 17 years of age, and was employed in a Porta revolver. He chased them up on to the roof, nose gun-vessel Chen Fo has lately visited it. darla of decidedly better position and atamling time a demand for Jamaica-grown food stuffs it doing unless steps are speedily taken to alt: The Marquis Trong has kept a diary Fuse Louse in Aberdeen-strest At this strige where they separated. The prisoner leapt across Her commander, Captain Stewart, reporta that than the gentleman who had it when I first has sprung up in Colon, and there is now an ar place the fiacal system of the Kwaogtang daring his residence in England, and, when he the inquiry was adjourned sine dis to await the mall lane, and witness followed him, overhaul-it is a good harbour, srcept that it has an incon-arrived.
port trade with the isthmus of Panama result- sturns to China, he intends to leave it in the time when the servicing Mr. Agabag should be ing hira, on the other side. They had a severe variendly bigh rise and fall of tida
He saw no
ing in a rise of prices generally in the former and Kwangsi authorities on a fairer basis hands of a friend in London, who is to prepare sufficiently recovered to give evidence.
straggle thore, and the prisoner get free again signs of the French here at the time of his vicit. and got down into the Yat Cn Club, where
THE POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE AT and Nativo grown food has boouse dearer. At present Haiphong is expplied from Hong. it for publication. The interest of the Marquin's
The possibility of other trade-routes being
and not so plentiful as hitherto, and may per.. kong, but if she Tonquin aierchauls secure the fact that il personatallusions are to be struck dan and Unina Express of the 21st ult:--
azperiences will be considerably diminished by
The subjoined items are taken from the on. those arrested him.
opened through Burman, Biem, and the Sha
sous, the Protector reports, now seek work in The wilnews was cross-examined at ovnsider. States, and tapping the south-west provinces ox)
sugar ostatos who were before content to rely a firm bold on the Yunnan and Kwangai out. People would like vastly to have his genuins
able length by Mr. Wilson, whu proposed bring the west side of the Indo-Chinese-Peninsula, Mr. Consul Sinclair, in his report on Facebow for their support and that of their families in trade it is hardly likely that this will long impression of all the notable people he has met Devonport on the 13th May for China, and was remanded to Saturday.
The troopship Tamar, Captain Warren, lefting a counter charge against him, and the ones must not be forgotten. Although the British for last year, under the handling: "Political" the cultivation of their own small patobes."
Government has now possession of British saya :-
and while this state of affairs continues import- continue to be the case; as the trade in daring his stay in this scantry."
should ranel Hongkong on the 24th July.
Burmah, I think but little of the Bhame trade Peace and order roign absoluts throughout the labour will not be greatly needed.-Indian Dolly ronto, having seen a few ofita physical difficulties district; joy and contentment have succeeded to Fer with my own ages when I was there in 1875; but the anxiety and dire discomfort which wars the Reports of Moss. Colquhon and Hallett brought upon the people by the French attack in represent the road from Moulmein through the 1884. Shan States as far more practicable. This, if
which we hope will be repeated every year in
future. Formerly the reports were deprived
consolate dominiona.
*ppeara, bas
creases imports will and their way to Ton- A case of flogging at the Hongkong Publis
School has recently engaged the attention of The Caruso, serisud at Gibraltar on the 18th quín direct, and this colony will derive but the Committes, & emmplaint having hens May from the China station and left on the little benefit from the development of com.todged against the Master by the father of the 10th for Plymouth, to be paid out of commission. mercial intercourse in South-Western China. boy concerned. The Committen,
not deemed it noenemy to pass may censure upon Major J. Staavane, Arsistant Commissary Mr. Bateman. We have received a letter from General of Ordnance, has been appointed Benior the Ron. P. Ryre on the subject, Mr. Fyrie Ordnance Story Officer at Hongkong, vice Livut.- being a mecuber of the Committee and dissenting Colonel G. C. Murray,
from the decision of the majority, but as the case
THE GOUGH-STREET EJOT.
LATE TELEGRAMS,
:
THE HOME KULE BILL
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LONDON, 8th Juas.
FUOCHOW.
A SPEED OF FORTY KNOTS AN HOUR IN STEAMERS,
Much persuasion was needed to get the fugi- kopt open, will tend still further to throw obtives back to their homes, and to resume their stacles in the way of developing trede at Pakhoi. Į domestic habits.
The Spanish Government have contractel with The eyes of the Mandarina have not as yet been As a make-up for past misfortune, the harreats, Messrs. Yarrow and Co. for the construction of opened to the need of doing something to in-both early and late, have been abundant, making two torpedo beste espable of attaining a speed
prevail and nothing is done to facilitate com- original happy groove. Possibly disturbances needed; and in a paper which has just been read own subjects. The samo exactions continue to have affairs once more returned into their ability that this speed will soon be greatly ex orcase trade and to seeuro its profte for their food plentiful and cheap. In this manner of 25 kuota an hour. But there is every prob
mercial interconres. But so long as there is a may be ornated by the large bodies of disbanded" | tutors, one of the Engineering Boeietion of Lon. native Custom-house as well as a foreign Custom. soldiers while on their way through the provinces don, it has been shown by Mr. C. Horst of the house, duties must not only be heavy, bat, what to their native village. "Without smployment Engineering College at Chiariok, how a speed is worse, undertain and partial. The transit and without money, they must rob to live; pos | of 40 knots may without diffulty be attaized. pase clauses of the Tranty of Tientsin” still re- sibly unforeseen trouble might grow out of this. It has been conclusively shown that in reseeds of’ mein a dead letter at Farhol, as is shown by the Some of these Hooman troops began robbing the same form hat of litrent sizes the resistance amount of inland transit, dues being it. There money-shops even here in the capital; the bavarias as the cubical capacity at speeds not iden
The following telugrams are from Bangoon and Indian papais: Mr. Attes is not alone in his apprehensions
TEN MILJONS FOR BALLWAYS IN IEDIA. as to the effect the exploitation of the Ton-
LONDON, 7th June. gain route, with the advantages secured by the recent treaty, may have noon the exist be already been adjudicated on by a competent Chinese troopsstationed at Turfan lately revolted for Indis to raisa ton millions for annatraction It is reported from Vernos that a battalion of without division, sathorising Recretary of State Hobas of Commons agreed to, a resolution, ing course of trade. Mr. HIPPISZE the tribunal we cannot open our columns, to the son account of their pay being in arrear. It is of railways in India. Commissioner of Custome at Cantes, in his rious reflections in connection with the affair added that the ringleaders bare bear executed.
made by Mr. Kyrie. report for last year, says:—
The Journal de St. Pétersbourg centradiots- Under the treaty of peare signed by Chius and
A French journal, according to the Indo-the report of apprehended complications with For in June last, recognising the protectment of European Correspondence, affirms that China China. The Endia and Chinese Governments In a Bebats which took place fast night in the latter country over Touquin, a trading mart is lo Las determined to anner Thibet to the empire, are about to settle the frontier in Jusscari, and the House of Commons before the division. Mr be behind Langaon and socther behind lacki, bo operoh harang will be able to tap tao kwenge! leaving the Grand Lama caly his spiritual it supposes that the presspos of Russian and Farmel said that he acquiessed in the schortin wed Yangon province respectively, and at these authority. The real reason for the stop, adde Chinees soldiers there, forming the assort of the atton of the Irish Legislative Assembly at Dub-are two principal di levied in this part of heading at one of two of the culprits. and the tieal, but varying as the square rest of the in- marta a tarif is to be introduced slightly more favour the writer, is that the conquest of Barmah Commissioners, has caused the disquieting re. lia to the Imperial Parliament at Westminster, Chías, lekin sød bittier dans. The rate of exposure of their heads, put an end to further areas of lines, dimension. Thus, says Mr. Hurst, able than that in force at the trusty woest eris. The brings England into contact with Thibet, which porté
He denied that the Lish Parliament would lokia in this province, is 13 per ut ad attempts at robbery and burglary
two taken first char torpedo boat, 110 frot long French have, moreover, expressed the intention of
abase their powers and said it would be the valorem. A vend ebargo at the same rate The anthorities have their eyes on these bands ! ! feet bread, & feet 3 inches draught of walér, promoting the development of bredo Tous within has hitherto been an impenetrable barrier be-
Of the young Chinese officers forming part of means of soon putting a step to sutrages. The is, of course, made when the frontier of Kwang-of robbers wherever they appear, whose move 524 tous displacement, 470 horsepower, and 914 heir
the Mission of Study which lately arrived in Rill would be regarded by the Irish nation as asi, the next prorines, is passed. Bazzier dues ments are being strictly watshed.
knote speed, we can from the performance of such France ten bere entered at Bto. Barbe to go treaty of peace and permanent settlement of vary at the different barriers. The first charge Our relations at this port with the nativa a vossal determine what the performance will be through roures of instruction, especially organis. Irish Question and concluded by saying, that if at the Pakhoi harrier, which we may call a native authorities, high and low, are on a just and cor-of a Tessal of the sans form, bat three timen ed for them, in engineering and artillery practice. the Bill was thrown out the only alternative maritime custom-benze, may be estimated at dis footing, I find no dificulty in gaining larger every way, or $30 foot long, 36 fost broad, Others have joined the Boole Normale Boienti- would be coercion. Sir M, Hicks Beach said the about 23 per cent, and valorem. That at Lion-attention for British claius whon well founded 18 feet 9 inches aranght of water, 14171 tons fique, four have been sent to Lills and Orleans, Bill would saver the Union without satisfying shows about I per seat of goods that have and not exaggerated.
displacerat, and 12,690 herse power, soting that products, now hoarsely known to commeros. It would It has been stated that the steel cruiser and the rest, belonging to the navy, leave shortly the House to vote for the principle of the Bill, for the first time. I may meation as a proof of business in conducted with regularity, and, I may he proportionate to that of the small must be national feeling. Mr. Gladstone appealed to paid at Pakhoi, 21 per cent, on goods that pay Under the present Viceroy, Teng-chaung sah the power and capacity of the large vessel to therefore be wise polloy for Uhips to develop as much Phaeton is shortly to be sent out to China to for England.
pomdble the transport di merabandise along the reinforce Admiral Hamilton's Squadron. This
which he afirmed would make the Union closer, the universality of this tax that when the in-ede, with promptitude. Missionarios and con- be 7 times greater. The large and the smoli Wast River by engaging the use of Transit Fages, can hardly be correct in view of the following In the London Bankruptcy Court Mr. Rogie | A division then took place for adjdkrament of habitants of Pskhoi ran away to Liezchow inverts are left quiet and undisturbed. This is vessela will be the moo in all respecta, szcopt and, sea arst step in this direction, to lose no tie as drawing up a list of the first barriers gands would statement is the last recited London peperstrar Giffazil has made a receiving order against the House until Thursday, which was agreed to their foar of the Froach, duty was levied on allen improvement on the old system under the that one is constructed on three times the soala ps when leaving the various distriste in Kwuggei. The departure of the orniser Phaeton from Masers Harris and Goodwin, general meethanta
their household goods and on everything which late Viceroy.
of the other. But the speeds will not be if this be done, this trade, which is at pressat far Bhearcess for the Mediterránead Station, which of Leadenhall-street, and Shadwell-street, Bir
they took with them.
I am happy to my the high offsers of ƒ the same, but will vary is thé aquaro 2005 of larger than is generally believal, will increase and win flsed for the 18th May, has again bad to be mingham, also of Shanghai, Hongkong, Sings-
SYDNEY, 8th Juga. Between here and Yu-lib, the shiof town of the Government the Tartar General semtsanding the increase of linen) dimossion, which is three will continue to pass along the West River; while if postponed through defects in her machinery, pore, and elsewhere, trading na Harris, Goodwin, Two French men-of-war lave left Noumes district most dependent on Pakboi, six barriers the Manchoe forces in the province; the Victimes. The square root of threa is 1-757, The Phaeton is now fast steal cruiser of the and Co, wad of Batavis, trading as Harris and with troops and supplies It is believed that it are passed, bat duties are only levied at two one roy of these two provinces, residing at Foochow and the speed of the larger vessel will be 1-752, possible to induce it to return.
Sheernese since she hoisted the pennant, all of As to the assets it was stated that there was
The liabilities did not transpire. is intended to occupy the New Hebrides. Leander type, and hes bad three steam-frials at Goodwin."
in each province. So far as I can calculate, make no difficulty, as in years past, in return times grater than that of the amalior vessel, or uncertificated goods going from this to Yu-lining the visits of the Consals. They are, indeed, it will be 178 knots an hour. If we take take or Nan-ning pay about 6 per cent, over and above beginning to understand international carbery, the larger vaczel at four times the linear dimen
ir protectorate. Possessing anob advertagan, were tween India and China Peking has therefore, the French to abandon the ayatuna of protection, which determined to convert its protectorate over Th has worked as disstromaly for trade is their other bet into an auneration pure and simpls. It is possessions, and to adopt instead & light and run doubtful, says the writer, whether this change able tariff, they might hope to almost monepoise the will make it any easier for travellers to pane exploitation of at least Kwangsi, and to deflect to Tonquin the trade in Cannis Ginger, Axissed, Fossen.trate to Lhansa, the seat of the Grand Lama t, and probably a variety of other Kwang
it be one allowed in leave this out, it may be in
How far the Government is from empourag ing the one of transit passes is seen from them being unanceful, her machinery break £700 or £800 worth of property at Birmingham.
THE NEW HEBRIDES QUESTION,
PARIS, 9th June.
Mr. ALLEN's report. Throughout Chins in down in two cousions. It is expected that sad that there was other property at the vacions It is semi-ofeially stated that the object of the import tax By treaty they should only pay They have even taken the initiation of paying sions of the smaller, and of the gasne propor. the vaseel will here to be sent back to Chatham, place of business. An application will be made the French expedition which has just left 23 percent, under transit pass. "Now, the natural the first visit on arrival to the Consals; for ex- tiounto post the displacement will be 3,330 we ses the amado following the route along where she waited for sea, for her defects to be this day for the appointment of's appcial manager Moumen for the New Hebrides is to protect resalt of this would be that owners of foreign ample, the new Tartar Commander-in-Chief, the tous, and the power wil be 36,080 horse. The which the taxes are lightest." So far from 'made good,
of the businQUE.
| French subjects owing to the frequent mades, goods would tako dat transit passer for thein "highest official at the port," wondescended pa his speed will be 693, kupla por your. Beckoning