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POLICE COURT:
24th March.
BEFORE ME. E. MACKKAM,
PUBLIC GAMBLETO. Twelve men were charged with public gomb ling; two with kooping the gaming house, the other with gambling there,
THE NEW CANADIAN MATG LINE
WITH CHINA AND JAPAN...._
The San Franaleco Chronicle of the 2nd" February maye:-Privato adricos wars resolved yesterday in this city that the Canadian Pasifo Railroad had complated armagements with the Cunard Steamship Company to transfer three oi ita fost steamers to the Pacifo, osan. The
Mr. Mosaop, who appeared for the defendanta, steamers will ply bezwoon New Westminster. admitted the gambling, but denied that it was's Yokohamy, nud Hongjang. In order to obtain a pablie gaming house. It was a boarding house,shere of the Shanghai toa shipmaats the Indo- ased by mon who were waiting for employment China Steamer Company, a British ontdern, and one of them, while unemployed, bad amured will co-operate with the railroad compasy. The themselves with playing games of chance.
. Four of the defendants were cash, ordered to yesasis of that jua will meet the big Cannars t fad two surotieu of $100 oach, to be of good be-Yokohama and transfor their cargoes. It is ox the defendants were discharged.
The Alta California of the 2nd Fabrom shop. The firo was exaed:by the deerturning haviour for twelve months. The remainder of pected that the Cunard staamera, the Bothnia
MUTINY ON BOARD NELIT, The four man, H. C. Jonkon, C. Sandorland,
The retic varieke), mátəb, Club v. Sorvinen, sion with, smugglerk. The character of the The Japan Garoite culla attention to the fast
that in the advertisement of the Bingapore will be commodab2 p.m. and continued inspections must, however, largely depend Inanrange Company (Fire Department) a special on Saturday. There with be talla on the ground CHEMI,opiam in quantities of less than one about is at a small additional promion. This, the the season, players are expected to be punctual.
to bo allowed or not. It possession of smali alte boligros, is the first notion of the kind The following are the teams
that has appeared bofors the public, and anya it quantitiàs in not to be allowed the search certainly encomenda itself to insurers in a land 3.5. Coxer (Capt.)
08 Dard will be a simple matter, and the returns of of seismic disturbances.
1. J. Coron W. Diols The nine ponies from Hongkong by the Thibat the import and export of the drug and the
A. C. Hawkins quantities in stock could ba kept by the towore drawn for at Messra, Cobb and Co.'s parli
Yukobama ou the 18th instant, and came out w. Bruas-Robertson vernment almost without any referendo to the of the hat" as follows: Ledenas, Mr. Abegg F. H. Sawyor Opium Farmer. But if the possession of Quiz, Mosers: Peisock and Satsuma; Oddity, O. A. Tomes broken chests is to be allowed quito a little 'Hom, Mr. Hugo: Squirsen. The Baron; But A. M. Other
The Baron; Dirt Cheap, Mr. Elvira; Fat W. O. H. Fizlay army of informers will be necessary to detect toroup, Mr. Vinton, Jolly Boy, Mr. Peltzer, Abant nine oʻolnok last night a fire broke out supreptitions deslings in small quantities.
Home Ruler, Mr. Nano.
At No. 34, Bonham Strand West, a Chinese drar Assuming that the possession of opium in
of a koronino lamp. The fire engines were at once
Gallia and Scythia, will kayo. England, via the quantition of less than ons chest ia pro- says: "The first quartz mill and mining machin on the spot, and Captain Deane, duperintendent hibited, the inconvenience attending theory eror shippad into Chian lias been construoted Warehouse, Assistant Superintendent Harapost
Sass Canal, about April 1st, their destination and shipped to order by the Unicu Iron Works and Dr. Brewer, Superlatendant ongineer, wora powers of soarch will be much less than in fin Bao Franelsoo. The inca of that country in attendance. The fames, however, had a J. Stewart; and P. Taylor, who worn obat being Hongkong, so that they will reach China the contrary case, and we imagine it will be are just being opened under regulations fired good hold and No: 34 was completely gutted. will seanling T. P. MoConnell, master of the in time to load new tea,
These steamera rogister 5,000 tons avob, and found that tis-interference with the retail the Council, and if the first shipment of Cali- No. 35 was also barned out at the back brig R. L. T. were brought up for sentecos.
fornian machinery is a succees, there way prove and No. 12 was damaged by water. During the In passing saatenoo, his Worship romarked buvo en average speed of thirteen to fourteen trada will be nothing like so great as is st to bougrent business in that line for Sas Franconfusion aanged by the firs, a man seized the op. that he was taking into sourideration that they knots an hour, and it is condently exported that prosent supposed by the dealers. The trade
portunity to steal a box containing about 22,000 had been imprisoned for some time at Manila, the passage, from Yokohama [San Francis will anan adapt itself to its new conditions. The Jopa Garette bears that the Japanese by a Bish coussette and taken, with his booty, punishmost. As if was bo sautogood them to and attempted to escape with it. He was captured otherwise be should have given them a beavier
co obvinasly meant to Hongkong will What course it will take it may perhaps beau-of-war Landen kan struck & rocks and onto the Police Station. One of the cooling beton dave imprisarment with hard labour. be made in from twotve to fourteen days,
siderably famaged her hoftem in the harbour premature to predict, but we may be por of Tobs after leasing her anchorage to proaned longing to a Fire Insurance Company, while mitted to hazard the suggestion that when to Yokohams with the Empress Dowager and on his way to the scene of the conflagration, dropped down dead; prosuusbly through exsite- it is desired to export quantities of less suits on board. Fortunately the vessel has a tuent than one chest, by junt arrangements could voyage. She, however, left for Yokosuka to be double bottoms and was warbled to proceed on her
be made to break the chest at one of the Cus-docked shortly after the Imperial party landed
at Yokohama. tome stationa, which could be treated as A sort of ministure bonded warehouse, sɔ to speak. In any as no apprehension case he entertained of the trade belag diverted from Hongkong. Massa is in
THE SHANGHAI PHARMACY, 24, Nanking Road, Shanghai.
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The Shen-peo says that it was only after kome diffealty that opium traders could be parandad to bring onium from Tertain ander the new sahorne, sed that the first consignments were detained at the Hola gate on the grond that no fresh instructions had been received from the other porte the local sharities which used to be supported out of the opina lakin are now in a very bed way.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESS."]
LONDON, 2nd Marck. MORE LEGISLATION FOR IRELAND. The Chief Secretary for Ireland gåva, antice
intends to introduce the Crimes Bill on Tass- day and will move that it take precedence.
Mr. John Morley then gave notice of a motion to oppose the order for precedence.
Advertisement and Subscriptions which are not ordered for fred period will be bentimed uteluded in the agreement, and cannot there Board. The same paper says that at Arany and of a motion in the House of Commons that he
countermandeń
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, Mazon 25th, 1887,
Some days ago, & Chiusmas who had borrowed The N. G. Daily Nene of the 19th inst, says 5 new steam lannel, the property of the compra- dors of one of the Shanghai ficara amiga CHINESE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED, the offure war standing on a phatoon alourside some opiam, which the Customs-seized. While the launch, the lowlah suddenly pushed off, and | ran away with the craft. The boat, however, was traced, and when it retaeaed to Shanghai, the officers connected with the Lekin Depart. meat seized it,
Costa Rica :--
The sixteenth ordinary annak mating of the sharaballora of the Chinese Insuraasa Co. was held at the Compray's office yesterday alur. There were present Messrs. H. Foss (Chairman), M. Groto, J. A. dos Remedios Hon. C. P. Chater, J. B. Elias, Fang Tang (Di. rnators, A. S. Cohen, A. B. Vadoher, AH. Ramedios, J. Y. Vernon, G. Von Willo, A. A. Botelho, and 3. J. Gulary)
In reply to the men concerning tho wages Tow will be loaded by the Canadian Railpoed. which were dne to them, Mr. Wabber (from the at Montreal in thirty days from, China. Tha aftos of Mr. Ewous), who apretrod on behalf of steamery will ba ́enbrīdized by the Caundian Captain MeConnel, stated that the captala, bad Government and mail matter marked for the handed the amount of wages due to the auto route from Europeand the United States will be the Conas at Manila. Part of it would go to conveyed. pay the expanses of the Court of Inquiry, held thren, and the remaindor would be forfeited.
Hin Warship chanfved that part of it must go for the expanses of the Court, but be question ad whether the balause could be forfeited. Promised the prisoners he would onqairs on that
point.
MACAO.
FROM CUR CORRESPONDENT,),
33rd March.
In reply to a question es to the affect which this new departure would have upon'the tax trade of this city, a Chromżele raporter was told that the Pacific Mall and Occidental and Oriental Steam-ship companies would doubtless experience silminution of their trads, the balk of the tos and silk being shipped to Canada and New York bg British morahanta. Firme engaged in the tea importing business of this city have not dlled many orders upon Canarina domands, although a small shipment was made to Wincipeg sad Manitoba last year. Other than logs to tan American steamers and the minds, merchenta His Excellener the Governor received yostor-will suffer no diminution of trade through tho day a telegram dated the 21st from the Minister establishment of the line.
NEW YORK. 19th Februscy. Princess Amelia of a son, H. R. H. the Prince of the fast steamships are for arle, but that negotia for the Colonies announcing the safe delivery of) It is stated at the Canard offer that none of
Biza, first ega of the Crovu Prias Carlos and ions are" pending looting to the purahass by grandson of Jia Majesty the King of Portugal. the Canadian Pacifle of three of the slower steamers--the Batasin, Purlisia, and Abyssinia-- H. . Soubor Coats ordered a holiday to be ob- which are to ran between Vancouver, and sarved by all the Gararamont departments dar. Australia. ing the 23rd, 24th, and 25th instants.
This moralara Te Deus was sung at the Cathedral. A guard of honour and the Bogi-
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At
Call:--
The folowing special telegrama appears in the
NEW YORK, 19th February. ~This morning's papers-baza a report that tha radio manager of the Canding Pacific is in New York in consultation with the Cunard Octapsuy asgotinting for the transfer of part of thair 1get to the P wife to run batween Va anver and Australia. This must refer to the old boats of the line, which have been rauning Innia, nsually called fourteen-out ships. This to-Boston, and the Scythia Bathala, and Cepha- would leave the now fast ship of the New York tine intact, and which would ha masaitable for the Pacife trads. Manage Van Horn denies that the Canadisu overland roats in blockaded by snow, and says it has au bou seriously so this winter.
HANGOHOW.
Orders for artra monies of the Daily Prass shouldfore enter into the field as a competitor be sent hat,
on the day of onlilioution. except on equal toros, as at prosent. In the Afte, they had to supply is limited. ́ ́
French colony of Cochin-China and the pro- tected alate of Touquia there are opium farma and fiscal arrangements, which would meet the views of the dealers no better than the proposed arrangement for Hongkong, be sides which the French Gcvernment would probably be found willing to co-operate with SHIPPING-Roses of the Coasting Steamers of We understand that a petition, froze, the bin in preventing contraband trade, in
P., 0.8. N. Co.
China & Manila 8. S. Comercbanta engaged in the opium trade will order to avoid the growth of difficulties of Messag, Maritimes. Bietassen & Co. Japan M: 9.8.0. H.C. & M. S. B. Co. bo presented to the Legislative Council this embarrassing nature, or, it further induce
According to the following telegram, whicb Indo-China S. N. Co. Scottish Oriental S.S. Co. afternoon praying that the second reading ment were required, in order to secure con-appears in the San Francisso papers, Chinese "Douglas B. 8. Co. "Misoolaneeth CORNU"
montat Band way stationstüt the outreaus to tie China Mer. S. N.Co. Steamers.
of the proposed Opium Bill, which is fixed 81009, which China is in a position to imigrants are now excluded from the state of
The IBM sait-Gentlemen, the riport: NEW YORK. 30th February for to-day, may be postponed to enable the make, in reference to the Tanquia and Tue
has bera in your hands for the past work and Cathedral, was there, wars prassot H. E. the persoas more immediately concerned to benan trade. Manila has also been mentiourd, Eind, way: The Misister of the Interior and Marine
Advísus nader date of February 3th, from Costs with your pormission we will take it as read. Gorerany, the members of the Council of '05 come better acqasinted with it, and that the but surely only by way of a joke. Any one has set a oranlar to the Fort Captaine at Liman and Broz the sona therain, you will see that ramant, the Fresident and moabors of the Fauta Arenas, declaring that the Government-bas de mask largas business has been dans by the cob Sands, the Canals for Great Beitsin, Italy: petitioners may be beard by counsel at the who knows anything of the 3uish Custumis bermined to prohibit the entry to the Republic of pay during the past your, the irris Prouit Holland. and Siam, and offisers of the army bar of the Council with reference to their authorities will not think a Opinish colony Lan ling of any Chinant whisomes of his own Record collected in 1985. After daduobng re-insarusons and avy, and a large number of other
Chinasas unt for this rejean you will prevent the being very little short of double the acoust
and rotora premia there is a not result of officials and lubabitunts". Tho Te Daun ovor, objections to ita provisions. The Chinese favourable plane to which to transfer a trade or to work for others." retaži dealers also, we bellave, dosira to bave which can be conducted from any other The U. &.S. Omrla aral at Yokohams on $317,193.91, which is $97,000 batter there our Senhor Coats, held a reception at Gervécu
Our avataanta in The MAPS and PLANG have been mostly their views represented to the Legislative point. It manst be driven to the Treaty the 106 instsat from Nyrki, under the com- last acsonuts showed.
- course re-engraved in a superior style and brought up to date. They now consist of
Council through counsel. The opium imports, as we have beard succested, for there and of Lieut-Go novader Coartis, Captain T. Hongkour and Cundo wa bara fuored by Horse, whoes
O. Selfridge having been plaad under suspan. 3125,000, and car rings from interest telarambled to tander their congratulations. FLAGS OF MERCANTILE HOTES IN CHINA-porters have Likewise addressed & leteor to the opium is placed in bond, from which itsion by. Rast-Admiral Chandler, and ordered to ger be $4,200, white or losses are materially nos salates were dred by the Ferts, and in the We aventur all the Government departments ware CODE OF SIGNALS IN ÚSH AT VICTORIA PEAK the Hongkong Chamber of Commazon on the is only released on payment of the Tis. 110 prosed by first steamer to the United States and lose in 1896 than in the prosiding your
| subject, astling forth their objections to the duty and lekin. All foar an to the opium report in person at Washingtas, to the Secreta.. now carry forward a balance of $125,771 29, out laminated, the and playing at Goraro.
of which we propose to pay $15,000 for 5 per cm, interest for the-half-year (mazing 8 perat Houts. Those damnatrations will con- esut. for the year), and I trust that when the tians for the next two days,
The election of a new Depatria (Manor for still existing risks have expiral we shall be able to carry a substantial auma to the avait for Macze! at the Lishon Cartes will to proseeded enera out of this smonat. Our earnings for 1857 have so far han var astisfactory, and in with on Sunday, the 3-d-April, The old sam “Perotice makes perfect” is well apita of the existing wako rata, thyamagat wa the Bill, namely, the prevention of smug-
illustrated by the coal-whippers of Nagasaki, who bare collected is 313,000 la dose of earnings at In amasstion with gling into Chime, they at the same time urge We treat that the sezgestion of the Com. ha a obtained quite a repatation An the celerity the same date in 1839.
The ratos, 7 may mention that the Chins offene 'ar with which the lord reisila ni that part, that the Bill goes farther than it necessary tee of the Chamber of Commerca with steamer Elbe reesatly had 1,100 tons pat into now all working in nison, and ho sa that sh A full Chronology of remarkable events since second reading of the Bill may be postponed the Government.
so effect this object. The request that the regard to unpaid latters will be adopted by her in five hours on the sad the Wisner to will soon be placed on a satisfactory is was loaded with 869 ton in four hours; and When I last had the honour of addressing you I The hardship inflicted some days after the Lago hala 1ss than 1,000 renorkel that one year's satisactor working the adrant of foreigners to China and Japan. A description of Chicoso Festivals, Fanta, &c., and that those interested in the trade may upon correspondenta by Saving their letters tons of coal pat board in thres haura al would be sufficient to establish the Compay ouibila
with the dave on which they fall. "
bo represented by counsel is a reasonable one returned is undoubtedly great, and the loss fifteen minutes. This same remarkable work a firmer footing, and I think we may take the Comparative Tables of Mrinny, Weights, to.
when it is romatbored that the coal is passed in cradit of having alrandy taken a stap in that di New Sale of Hongkong Stamp Duties.
and will be granted as a matter of course, or inconvenience caused may easily be very from janka by means of small bucata and that-raction With them remarks I bug to prapose the adoption of the report and accounts, hat I The Hongkong Postal Guide for 1887.
| The second randing will be moved, we pre-serious; more especially is this the case in the tims includes sighing-Japan Mail
will be happy to answer any questions tast my Arrivals and Departures of Mails and Farcolume, and the policy of the Government ex-regard to mercantile correspondence from
basked.
No questions being asked, My Corey stond. Reales of Commissions and Charges adopted by pounded, and then on the petition being the ports which often contains remittances,
the Chambers of Commons of Hongkong, presented, the postponement of tas motion renewale of insurance policies, &c., &e., the Pany was hull at the ofges of Massrs. Fredine jel the adoption of the report and accounts, and that it issue workly, ponvida salontwarnor hit on the idea of taviur it done at the
Maches and Co. yesterday, for the purpose of the axotion was married non. an.
Oa, the motion of Mr. Gori, samid by will be assented to. The bearing of the non-receipt of which sa due date in sy in-confirming the resolutions for increasing the proposed legislation on the retail trade involve most awkward consequence. Of course, capital of the compans, by the issue of new Mr. A. H. DO RENDIOs, the Hon. P. Chater
sharas of $100 each, which were passed at the i the drag is a subject which cannot have it may be argued that the writers should take mesting bold on the 10th March, 1987. The several and. Mr. Fang Lang wars re-glooted dirnstars.
On the motion of M. J. A. DO BIM corte, escapad the attention either of the Govern. care to be in time with their letters, but of relations war suizody approved of. The seconded, by Mr. RIAS. Mrs L. Hasshid
following gintleman attended the meeting-Ho and T. Argold ware re-elected ad litor most or of the Hongkong representative anten those live to be burriedly despatchod, J. BlIrving: Chairmtal, Moers, M. Groba, J.
The RMAN and that the interest the Joint Commission, and it was no doubt at the last moment, being replies to losters B. Elina, W. Korfant Inghes Comantting Com warrants would be sent renud on the 1st April. after maturo consideration that the proposal but just received, and in any can an extra mitte) Coon & Anderson, and said there was no further bustusts before
Gahan, H. C. Maries, 4.0. Stokes, Ho Tuog. the meeting. to probibit the possession of opians in quan. charge for postage on unstasped lettera Ho Wei. F. Dadwall, and J. G. . Hall (36- tities of less than onehast was decided would be sufficient to meet the case,
crotary.) pon. The clause providing for this standa
PLAY OF MOUNTAIN DISTRIST, VICTORIA. PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAL
PLAN OF YOKOHAMA,
PLAN OF MANILA.
PLAY OF SAIGON.
PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF BINGAPORE, PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN, PINANG,
Among the other contents of the book re- An Anglo-Chinese Calendar. Men of Barome
ter and Thermometer, Rainfall, &0.
Post at and from London and Hongkong.
Shanghai. Amoy and Newebwang. Hongkong Chair, Jinrieksha, and Beat Hire.
The APPENDIX consists of
Fors HUNDRED Paare
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of olcsely printed mattor to which reference is constantly required by residents and those hasing commercial or political relations with the Conairles abraced within the scope of the
CARONICLE And Directory.
The Contents of the Appendix are too name ous, to recapitulato in an Adrortlest, but include
TREATIES WITH CHINA--
Great Britain, Nanking, 1643
Tiental, 1858
France, Tientsin, 1858
Convention, 1860
Tientsin, 1885
Treaty of Commers, 1886.
United States, Tiantain, 1859
Additional, 1869
ey of the Navy. This not of the Almical was Measure. They represent that the Bill as te trade-being-driven from the colony is there--tiken, the pan aset anys, in-counquance stands will destroy the retail opium trade in fore, it will be seen, chimerisal. Illicit trade of the late disaster agar Nagasaki, in on section with the target practice of the Oatha, which the Colony and cost too great powers in the will be stopped, no doubs, but who will re-westben nndar the enmand of Caspiala Sol. Opiam Farmer. While willing to co-operate tore to plead for the smugglaca? Are they fridge, with the Executive in attaining the object of wanted here ?
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An extraordinar gaantal manting of the shahriders of the China Sugar Refinar Com
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THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON THE STITUS OF FOREIGN MAIL STEAMERY AND ON UNPAID LETTERS,
THE SHANGTAT ON SMBER OF COMMER 8,
12th March. The silk-wovers. ere now holding up their heads and smiling happily. For months they have been depressed and grantling because their
trade was bad, sad they avoribed the cause to the herzy popolares mide by foreigners. But now thor have heard that the 'Euŭsror will marry shortly and that oilk sud catiu goods in abund ancs árs newid for the gay mansion. Los es rich bawa bes silent for a long time are now Thy anal wasting of the Shwe'd Chivas dealing and lattering, aul the weseori ara bự of Can nanyi wa halt on the 13th instant ohatting to ask other merrily. Thus say Fr. J. G. Parton in the hair. There was vors panalo away off in this city share in the joy of Risomasion at then making, and what there was the imperial nuptials, though it is in a different
find to a propaal toimurore the market way and for soother raasen
The Saparintendent of the Arsoal here has direnlerulissze it woskly instead of fortnightly. the sleation of the Committes, and the accounts.bson oxhibiting to his friends a specimen of new The committee, in the port on the past year which he is just made under the direction baitted to the meeting, proposed that statistics of the Governor. It sooms that orders have. such as three in the Tesda Raport isa tad by Mr. bu sont to the Provincial Governors from Muchman saould baby died in the cirqul, sa Paking to doit a new supply of cash, and our
1 l number of aspins umld be dispound of ticorar | Aranail. Sothespin his bash propored and the extra ent, tha waaklo inun to bugia on the the estimates for the micting made out. It re Ristianos of Me Melen's Rsport on taas to be at why her tas natrget will be 31st March. The next subject referred to in given to it or not. If not. av mink will all the report was that of tes tetig Retrance essay amperatua, will harəʻto be built, as was made to this at the total ting, and the old mind wis domalately destroyed by the i was then left to the inne ning Committaa to | rebels twenty-ira years ago, and nothing of it tako sar notion they might lean miessary, Freopsius kat the siteans gaaway with the sixg They decide, as pinions was much dividad over it, mi na ba u suse pile of débris tron for-
the point whether a radiction of the tar mor minting. would be an advantage to trade, ind es it did not It is the season for the incense-burning pil- saam advisable to mare for the alteration of grime to visit Hangodow and worship the goddess Inty on ens article only, not to address that of motor and other idol go is in the famous tom. The Sax Francisco Chronicle of the 2nd
Foreign Raprosentatives on the rabjost. Turpes for
extragraph of the report dealt with the The atrasts cro daily thronged with those pil first in the agreement come to by the Joint The US. Lapship Marion arrived at Yoka. February says:N. Biobard parchand the Chi-
Sir Harry Parkss memorint. Tla. 4.378 ware grims who, come not only to mechip, but to do Chalco with Additions Artiole Commissier, and the object of the Ordinhams on the 77th inst. from Nagasaki and Kabe. nese bark Kwang Tong at muation yesterday for
callasted, and letters wara Addressed to shopping and trading alen. It is estimated that $1400. She was sold by the Jaited States and all others not abrogated.
Bir. Ratherford Alonek aud Mr. A. Dest, boat tán thousand arrivo ovory day and spend ance is to give offost to that agreement. The Shen-pao says that on the 8th Marca the Marshal to satisfy a judgment. The Kwong Tong
asking them to obtału designs of mouu two or three days hare. This continues for Empress was to make a selection of Landmaids pat into this port in distress a few months ago. The following communication has been adment, forwarding the same to the Essentive mouth or six weeks. It is a harvest time for the It is to this provision that the objectors from the girls of three pan-i er "sert" banners. The vessel lost her rigging and masts daring dressed, by the Chamber of Commerça to the Comitis, to be laid before the subscribers for priests, shopkeanors, and many thors who ser to the Bill aro chicly opposed, their
storm off the coast, bat bir hall is perfectly Govoram
approval There has not yet bosa time to ratham ar trade with them.–Daily News Corres- ground of objection being that it will The British gunbbat Cockchafer, Captaiz Bo-sound. The six Chinese members of her crew
talar, left here yesterday for Cauton, and the who word for a long time refusad a landing bare Hongkong General Chamber of Commarenica a raply in the meantims, T-4.003 has pendent. destroy the retail trade in the drug. The sorrette Sapphire, Captain Kinahan, left for ware given in charge of the Chiesse Consiste
bess placed on fixed deposit, and the remainder - 24th March, 1887. statement of the views of the Government | Anvy.
en Friday last. which promises to ship the men SIR-I have the honour to inform you that, on rent account with the flangkong and As to the conservation of the on this point will be awaited with great A meeting of British residents was to be held out of the country the Percy Edward, which at a special meting of the Committee of thin Shanghai Bank
will sail art wook for Callao. A bond for $1,000 Chamtar, hold yesterday, the Olinagsasawer and the dranging of Woming Bar, the ra
Soms excitement is folt now from the applica- interest. If the prohibition of possession of at Tokohan and Waloesday, the 23ral instant, tonesch of the siz oases has been given by the before the islative Coquoil which wera pab-part state that "ancamaciaatina *ffer comma- opium-in-quantities of less than one-chest consider the best mode of celebrating the Case's consulate for the faithful performance of thisishad in the Gazette of the 12th instant, valatination has bean forwarded to the Foreign Botion of Japanes meronauts to do business, retail foramentation at Peking ou tās subject, and (and wholessin at Chow No. The Korean jableo.
ing to the sixtas of the Frenck sul Garanthay in their tara hare ropeatedly urged on the desiers are entering a vigorous protost. The be insisted upon as a sine qué non the Le
mul staamors within the ports of the salary of Chinesa Authorities the naasssity of the work representatives of the right galds met lak gislative Council will be brought bace to face-Glass, the tourist oarsman, has taken his de- Celf sags that the Amarinan-built iron ship ing reaction was parsel:-
The San Francisco Call of the 16th it saysIn its issus of the 23rd ult the su Frangisor Hongkong, were fully discussed, and the following dona. Nearly all the correspondance has evazing. 2 men in all, and after fall discussion with the very important alternative of either parture for Now York While in this city her. Oxkas, Capt. Clift, met with a typhoon on her Resolved That in the opinion of this Cam-ban published as that it is not needful toreter of the subjoot, resolved to spasal is the Foreign assaulice v prohibition or of throwing was favourably impressed, with Peterang's style passage from Chias to that port and was badly mitise the practice of giving the state of to it in this report further than to say the Cam-Bes not to grant the application. To show
of rowing.
damaged. The baptain's wife, a San Francisco over the agreebient altogether and recepting
ships of war to subsidisot raarointile vossalsmitter or not without hopes that oporations their exraestosas in the matter, they ocdered of Foreira Governments is bad and should will be boga before long. With regard to the all the stores and shops to be lord. The the inevitable consequence, which would The Ha-pon says a foreigier at Ningpo has young lady, was on board with their little
st ones be abolished. That if it be desir.proposal opinn regalations, the Committee ad-orlur is abayad, and to-day all treffe in dry parrowly escaped bolig poisoned by his cook. daughter, and said it is the only time they were The the settlement of the question by an Detecting a peculiar laste in the soup, he spit it frightened. The ship Day presents a disusetted able to piru spesial xmptions in farars of to believe that their notion had the offent of pre sitemat promils in basin circles, as it in.
drasand the Consular body, and they “are pleased good furniture, &c., is stopped. Considerable Order of Her Majesty in Council, in the oct, and gave the rest to his dog, which Led at appearance. Her lover masts are being shor- foreign lines of steamers touching at this venting any attempt to carry out the regulation impossible to tell what may be the apatot. The
tened, as they are too long. Her top masts, too,
port for the gangerance of criminal or other and that it will obtain from the Ministers at Chinese merhants are already doing retail making of which the views of the local once. The cock has escaped.
will ba shorteaed, and when or repairs are
pssangers of their respective nationalities. Paking the assurares that the Commissioner of business on Chiang No street as well as in other traders would probably receive acant onnai- | A Shanghai native paper says a Consor has completed, although she will probably not make this can be accomplished in some abbor Custom oot zive a retrospective affent, to say pirts of the city. The Chiasso influence hare is deration. The matter is unfortunately not remonstrated with the Empress against pulling such good sailing, she will be stauncher and
nor, than by the system zaw in foros." down an artistic bridge in the Imperial grounds better san boat. She was designed by Com- The attention of the Committee was also called regulations, nor is any untilentio affeting in the fact that no serious abjantiene were one in which the colony has a free choice. to make way for Her Majesty's pleasure steam and Gorringa, Workmen are now engaged to the great convenience and sadayange entsed forsign trade to he binding on forsigues withesised to this movement, but now that the Japa- Something must be dore, and whatever that launch The bridge originally dont Tis. 1,000,000 in shipping and repainting the hall outside and to the mercantile commanity arising from the Power The propuesd stalltion of the Local their business. this determined protest is made. ant the sanction of the Representatires of Foreign ness traders are seeking a mora osatral place for rezalations recently put in fome by the Post Post Office and the various agencies of Foreign I think the Kurous merchants are right in this. something may be it is almost sure to ad-
It having been found (says the Daily Neve) riveting new partner plates on the masts. versely affect some interest. If the opium that certain satire orms have been using the Portuli, the lively prisoner who has given sash Offles Department directing that all our Post Oflans at Shanghai, and the ostablishment respect, and hops the application of the Japanese danon which, through inadverlonso, may not have in flisir ataad of a Chinese Post Ofa under the will be denied, sad that the Chinese desters will Chinese names of some of the German firms trouble to the United States Anthorities in Ja- merchants can show that dealings in quanti.hanghai, the Chiave names of the latter pau, made an unsuergastol attempt to break out hean stampat, shall be returned to the sender administration of the Maritime Customs. azokawise be restricted. Terday, as by contrast, tios of less than one cheat can be carried on ware oflotally advertised in our calamus on the of the Consular jail on the 12th inat, we learn and it was analy
Kasolved-That in the opinion of this Com. mentioned in the report, together with the pro-I sewa Chinaman peddling psa nats around the under such conditions as will not afford 18th inst.
from the Japan Gazette. About half-past
mittee the postal regulations which permit reading at the public meeting hold to consider the very stronte where the shops were closed. China
seven o'clock one of the turnkeys opened
subject and the correspondonos apon it. The This agitation raises again the old question, so the authorities of this Colony to return to Committeo will only add that the Postmaster och talked about last your, whether all foreign facilities for empggling the local Govern, Гарал
Customs Solauro, Chins
A pablic meeting of the members of the the door of the cell in which his troublesomo
the sondern letters that may be unstamped, Gayoral in Hongkong, Me Listar, who was st dealers had not botter be removed from the city of Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dif- ment will no doubt endeavour to obtain ■ Chiners community will be heklet tas Tung Web prisoner was confined, for the purpose of giving
is a great hardship upon the community in first na adrconte of the sahams, in his last pub-Soul. The Chiuose officials say their men have ferent ports of China, Philippines, Siam, e modification of the agreement in this respect. Hospital at noon on Banday zert, the 27th inat, him some tes and bread. While doing Pilotage Regulationg
to consider the best means of celebrating tits however, a piece of the latter dropped on the
Hongkong, China, and Tapan, and should be listed report ad us that soms of the objections to go, but they go only to turn up srain in If the userchants cannot show this there is Jubilas of Her Majesty the Queen, and the form floor, and on the turnkey stooping, to" pick
The Committee would sargast med against it by this community phasessed aristher part of the sitz HONGKONG
little prospect of their attaining their end. the memorial shail take.
it up Portell jumped past bin, and when outside The objection to the traffic in sonli guantities of opiam, from the Chinese Customer point of view, is cray to understand. When once Orders may to sent to Daily Preza Office, where | ¿first is broken; it must necessarily be diff-| Act 'does not apply to Chinese womer who however, he could not be found, although all felt foregoing resolutions, and to request that beatly in oxaesa of those charged by other Post these things are happening in one part of the
Peking, 1880
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Peklag. 1880
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Tables of Consular Fees
Ceds of Civil Procedure, Hongkong
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ing himself locked in and that his prisoner was
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The Japanese as an alternative that letters posted unpaid nach forse, and that, one at least might be re-ace waiting, to see what the Chinese iutend to do should be charged double the usual rute of postage on delivery."
garded as a real obstacle to the proposal A-before they mats any more. The probability is favorable consideration of His Excellency the postages shared by the British Post Olles are property held by the foreign merchants. While The Committee vanture to submit for the other pastal subject is referred to as follows that the question would soon be settled had the As is well known to all merchants, the rates of Korean Government the manay to bay up, the icer, Administering the Gzvernment, the
A Washington telegram to the San Francis shot the boil of the cell door. The turkey, find." all, isted Wrd Fab-nary, says Attorney likely to asospe, called out to these below, we General Garland has given an opinion to the State Department that the Chinese Restriction stops were at once taken to prevent Fortell fear
ing the promises. For about twenty minutes, accompany other femigrants to this country in certain that as he had en a pair of smile irons he may be pleased to give them his early attention.mail matter to the same destinations. In 1875s | jeiving over the sInstris lights just pot up by Mr. the capacity of nurses or servants."
ould not have passed outside the compound Mr. Blods, the Japaness inister Plenipo- without boing discovered. Eventually Fe was
1 Lave, &o.,
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V. U. JETRIKS,
Scoretary,
Offices for the sorayanon of latters and other sity in the Royal grounds there is great re- letter was "addressed to the Hongkong Post Townsend from your city; the foreign as well as maxter-General relative to certain discrepancies the native officials are praat, and the orent is in the rates then existing, and it remains with being properly celebrated. His Majesty kada in
the Chamber should address the British Post and some of nare not withant hope that Korea Offee authorities on the present inequalities in will develop her reppurses and yet besope in-
28th February
ip, a position to suggest a middle course/tantiary to Peking, is expected shortly to arrive foard in a pit below the kitchen floor in the Jane The Hoa, F. Stewart, LL.D. Acting Colonial the mombers to say whether it is desirable that introdusing these new changesandimprovements,
Secretary.
cult to prevent smagghing in such a portable article: The Customs therefore wish to col. fect their duty on whole chests. We are pot
in Japan, in order to confer with the Foreign which bad formerly been used for storing coals. which will satisfy both parties, and must Minister in connection with the revision of the **
The Japanese share market recently furnish- therefore reservo further comment on this treaty between the two countries. His Exad a paralleutiait scale to the extraordin
cellency will return to his post about Jase nexiary enthosis shown by Guglish capitalists in branch of the subject until the suggesting after the business is Buished Japan Gaselts,
The French Minister for Pablis Instruction the rates. The only other paragraph of in-asatial in Eastern polition.
farest in the report is the following The of the dealers have been brought forward.
the matter of Guiness's brewory. Some moneyed has nominated a commission, under the pro- want of confidence among the Chiness caused by
Mail closes to-day: The Japanese authorities The Telephone Exchange inaugurated by the mon in Kyoto decided to form & Dyeing Com.sidency of M. Bertrand, the secretary of the the Frango Chinese trouble in 1885 and leading hara, seeing the vigorous protest of the Koreans The other, objection to the Bill, namely, China and Jugen Telephone Company, Limited, pany with a capital of ere hundred thosand Académie des Sciences, which will award a prize to the withdrawal of a considerable portion of against their application, withdrews it promptly, to the powers of search and surveillance giv.way opened yesterday. The number of sabyen Of this sun the projectors put up seventy of 50,000.fr. (£2,000) to the inventor of a hear the native award wealth seat down to the treat and the shops were opened-again-and-business- ......Messrs. Sebrooder Frères and jen to the Opium Farmer, is a mere matter of scribers will doabtless soon be largely ingrensed thousand, and the remainder was offered to the method for the application of electricity to the ports for investment, has disappeared, as is evid·{ regumed. Some of the Japanese women loft detail which we have no doubt will he saw that this moums-of-rapid-communication is public in the form of shares. The 28th of last purposes ofthor of heating and lighting, chemical enced by the naval annual settlement among the Baal, fearing a riot might cause. Both men and so rozdily available. The subscription has heen tonta was originally bred as the last day for or mechanical fores, telography, or the treat Chinese passing over without any dificulty and women are forbidden to be in the strests at
receiving applications. But these poured in soment of the sick. factorily adjusted. If absolutely necessary thesed at a very moderate rate, being 390 por Fast that the list was cloud on the 5th, when it correspondent writing in the Zustrated the tire banks having agaia plenty of menor night. With a little care on the part of both
at their commid." farm could be done away with altogether and
was found that applications for 47,913 shares News says:-E recently resorred to ealed as a the business be carried en by a Government
The total number of ships, under the control had been received from 450 persons, and that subject toc mach overlooked in the table ar! of the Japanese Naval Department, the Japan the total smotat offered was 2,305,630 yen, or rangements of one country. We weldon realisa The scene is one of those new proprištarý department, 21 wasthe case for a few months arette cops, is to, of which 15 ero mouef wax, realy aghty time the value of the shares allet the bygionis importance of questions conueried "Temples of Luxury" which of late years bare It is reported that Gorman, Bolgian and Eug- COLOMBO....Monara. A. M. & J. Ferguson.soire Jcara seo. In any case provision may 7 training or store ships, and 13 torpodo boats.able. ~ It is evident that the spirit of speculation with our diet, because, with the inevikle variety apruu up with such aushroomlike rapidity bish rad manufactures have enteret into an be made that searches and inspections shall It is proposed by the Government to inerman is very strong at present. What we have to hope of the shop or of the garden, we de manage to it weaters London. "Waiter cries an aggrior agreement, perrent till March 22nd, whereby MELBOURNE Messrs. Norton, Hargrave & Co. be conducted only by rogofarty appointed boats during the year. In another paragraph vantage may be taken of it to flout wild/îhinking, all the more essential items of food. It is as cold as ice" "You Barely don't mean will not be exercised.
this number by 5 man-of-war and 6 torpedo says the Japan Mail, is that anprinsipled ad get in ordinary Louse-keeping, without serious,od diner, just take away this song, will you? foreign cetapetition in the respective countries A St. Louis citizen called upon a German to Government efficare who shall be directly the same paper says the total amount of the schemes. From this point of view there is case. But that freak, ancooked, unfired regetables that, air"darned the waiter.Bally, sir, it responsible to the Government and not to Naval Bonds to be raised during the current for congratulation in the fact that the dividends and fruits are absolutely necessary for health is marly boiling hot that song, it is indeed condole with him regarding the death of his wife, year is yon 6,486,248, which sum is to be farcted paid by the National. Banks in 1896 averaged has been shown repeatedly as lu the one of shine,What, then, have you boasting it" de to whom he was devotedly attached. The be the Opium Farmer. This'arrangerent would chiefly to the building of the two new iron las come ise per cent less than in 1895. The carn- is the old days of long Foyagen, and more remanded the now ouraged diner, turning on the reaved husband onversed, with tears in his alan palpably be more satisfactory to Sir for which orders have already been given to a inre of the Parks shows. we believe, no dini-cently in the Arctic regions, faers soarry dectwan. "Oh dear no, air, certainly not, sir, oer- eyes, about his decaszod partner, yet when naked skipboilding Brm in France. The mon-al-war | nation. But it was fut by Japanese flanaciera asted the erowa doprived of the juices of the tainly not, sir" was the waiter's reply, but it she was resized to die, replied with trus ROBERT HART, there would be less likeli to brul aver shot tone and the celiacted that this is a time to carry substantial amounts frost vegetables. How is it that salad ji plyou see, sit, I just tried it with the lips of my German philosophy, Realgaed! Holy Goth | head of a Government official being in rollui I met ie pat dere at yea 8,000,000 sạch: ) to reuervo fands rather than to pay Ist dividende, used in England ?
Fingers coming along 1”—London Figaro, Laho had to hal
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SINGAPORE...Mesa. Sayle & Co.
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CALGUPTA Mesars. Newman & Co. SYDNEY Meer. Gordon & Gistoli.
BRISBANE Mess: Gordon & Gosch. LONDON. Mr. F. Alger, Clement's Lane.
LONDON Mera Streat & Co.30 Cornbill LOON... Mesars. Bates. Hendy & Co.
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Paily Press Office, Juanary 1887.
sunum.
parties, all will be amicably settled and peace
aintained-Japan Mail Correspondent.
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