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comes into forte “At the ramo time it ean- The following are the Orders of the Day far in Lethbary, nearly opposite the London and Spain aver the company the former of spas business are, which leaves nothing to he desired properly constructed of these islands the penter, number of which as to soundness, and with a rapidity that is most not be denied thattheenterprise might prove the meeting of the Legislative Connell to be Westrinster Bank.
and constantly attended to, no inconvenience had for centuries been regarded by his Most striking. All this work bar been practically ad held to-morrow afternoon an the means of opening up China in 'a qan To resume penalderation in Committee of the Reed be folt. I think that these public eos-thello Majesty as forming part of his domin-complished in two and a half years. Mr. Rohde ner sad at a rate nover hitherto dream-titled as Ordinance for amending the laws relathy Trainees. should be periodionily inspected by na, They are known to the Spanieria as the has proved hitelf's most efficient as of busi
to Public Health in the colony of Hongkong.
the Surveyor-Goneral; but si he could ne Filipinas.Numas or the New Philippines, and neer in somewhat ditoalt and trying circum. schems of. Whether the
Would' ed
A. Havas telegram published in the Saigon epare the time for a daily examination, some to other geographers ns Micronesia, No doubt stages, and the favourable position of affairs, as prove of real benefit to forsign interests is another question, and one that monot ba/Fapers states that the Commission on the nafte member of the Sanitary Board, or highly re- the archipelago was Arst discovered by the revealed in the report, is largely owing to his un-
of Indo-China has completed its inquiry. The spotle officer, should be delegated to this most Spaniards la 1518, but it was to the subsequent flagging task and and julgment
The not profits for the year. after asking fall answered offhand. The Daily Newss aaye Cabinet will take a definite devision on the sub-portant service. Tt forms no part of the explorations of the Frasak navigators Daperror COMPLETE, WITH APPENDIX, PLAYS, o, & that according to the judgment of object after the parliamentary reses The Saint Inspector of Nuisances, for one should- and d'Urvile, the English Captain Hall, sed provision for bad and donbifal debts, is £50.443, Lütke, that the greater part of the know- The result is that an increased rate of dividend SMALLER EDITION, Ryl.8vo. pp. 776.....83,00. servers, the business provisionally arranged gonnaie says the femmlesion bas fized the ever be permitted to aris-Yours faithfully, later etill the distinguished Russian navigator or about 85 per cent, on the capital of the bank,
trength of the Indo-Cbins army sa follows:-
lodga which we possess of them was derived, was proposed by the directors. The Chairmso Incidentally it may be also mentioned that the was able to tell the shareholders «sembled. “We 11 battalions from Franes, & native regiments of
sherigival "inhabitants of the fifty and more have been able ap to this time to conduct the Battalions & Apnamite battalions and lat teries of artillery. The command will be. oc-
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE groups.comprard in the arohibalagoare a hybril business with satisfaction, and to pay yon & p trusted to a General of Division and two Go
SANITARY BOARD.
race of Malay-Pirnasians, and form an ethnologent.; but during the last half-year we baro, narale of Brigade. As will be sect, the effective
MY THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS." gisal link between these two great human fami- from our experienes, felt that we can now pay A rasnittion em. of the native troops will be much greater than
Altogether the SIR-I am astonishod, in reading over the lies of the Bouthern hemisphere. Bxt to ravert you 6 instead of 5 per sent"
Health Bill, to notice that clauses four and five to the subject. It appears that about a year ago badlying the letsation of the directors was gladly concessione, sach wold to and to be exploited army will number about 30,000 moh.
give the whole tomagement of the matter over Spanish war-ship, the Manila, proceeded to one passed by the shareholders, and wa songratulate by a separate and distinct copartnery or
Mr. 8. M. Russell, M.A., Professor of Astro-into the hands of the Governosat. Why, Sir,of the little islands, where there was a fourish them cu the solid prosperity of their institution. seocciation. Sors of the concessions thum mong and Maileciation at the Peking College, it is the Government which has boon the deadmg American Mission from Boston, as thers le We have already pointed out how the officers may not be deemed valuable, and in such case writes to the Chinese Times as follows:Among weight about the aneks of all improvers in the also on seara! of the neighbouring islands, and have contributed to this result: bat hshind the Genna ganbort. home and abroad, thare Hea nowerful con- would come to nothing; others may be found your Poking Notes of Inst week mention is made Colony for decades past. Things has never peremptorily pulled down the German flag which real and ability of the anmerons staff. both at ang
of a stor seen here in Fall daylight. The star in hran wall managed before or sinon tin days of had been hoisted there by
The Spanish Ang was then bested triumphantly. trihating cause, the mutant scnfidenos which Foooh... valuable, and then the concessionaries zould. question was Vonus. This planet may be seen in Sir Richard Masloanell. He took good care
The shareholders have gonerously and all their interests to people willing to buy the day time, with the naked eye on any day near that the heads of departments did their work, The misafon ou Parape, which is also known as exists between the shareholders and the al-
itsperiod of grantestbrilliancy, provided one knows and minds all their subordinator work, No man, Asoonsion, was founded 3 years ago when Dr. reotors. This may prove to be the men, and there exactly where to look for it. I saw it to day with er certainly not one man in ten, will work anlars Gulick, who is now in Shanghal, waasmengst the winely given to the beard a fres hand, and the would then ensuo an interminable scramble the naked eyest 315 p.m. On the 15th of August he is compelled. In the Government service early missionary pioneers upon this distant Paoi-based has exorcised its discretion with rare pra- danos and devotion to duty. Mr. Cargill dwelt bert Venus will attain its greatest brillianey, as there are few il auy real inducements to do island. And it is to the gentleman that wa for small contracts out of which perhaps that it may be observed in the day time any day work, and to seem to bo basy is very cheap are indebted for the facts of the episode ander upon this ratnal condderen, bat, he did not commission agents and mandarina would up to, and for a few days after, that date. To indeed. Besides, so ruler can make others work notien. The Captain of the Manila after resoldwell ou the teaefits which are scorned to the get pickinge, bat from which the manufac. facilitate the search for this planet I may manaloss he himself love something of the basi-ing Potapa, at caos conferred with Mr. Doan, the shareholders. With characteristic indesty ho I balince that His Freellener eldest Visionary and most influential resident was content to say, "Coufldonca begets oont- tion it will cross the meridian or August 1st at nas in hand.
In this case, harmony and steady apoli ho... tarern would profit little. If the Peking 530, on August 16th at 5.97 pm, at an Gonem Cameron, although so hot, nor this in the p'aon; and be having the greatest influ dance."
above the horizon. Government are really committed to this great altitude of about 50 degrees a
Healib Bill. himself knows nothing whatever noe with the different tribe was nad eva mention to work has been the tumedinte result, Hung... speculative project, we think it is to be
about it: certainly a more ausard picture was dims of communication between them and the and the tantual trust has proved a happy oir- The Shih-pao sage:-There lives a wasithy never pablished than the account of the last Spanish Captain. It would seem that the people, cumstance for the bank. There was much up- regretted. The safer and the wiser plan an oamed Tang in a short of Peking, a meeting of the Legislation Coanail. I should we are only partly civilized and who owe most hill work to be food, many diffent negotiations was for them to have borrowed the moner, son and daughter-in-law ring tappily with wall like to know whether the Administrator of their progross in this direction to the Mt to be orried through, much traditional pn'ing to bim for & nämber of years. Is the interondary of the Government or the Asting Attortor sionaries, wora apposed to the assertion of autho. abandoned, much new work to be carried out. as they could afford it, at a fair rate of it month, the daughter-in-law died in childbirth, General could give at all incid, acccant rity over them by the Spaniards. But Mr Toad these things could have been done by 122terest, and got tenders for construction of and her seron orifices in the head were burst of the method of trapping. disconnecting. Dram showed them the fatility of resistano. divided and inharmosinas hasse, but the dearly their public works and materials for me. with a buge stick of ignited incase by and ventilating a hep imis, and of the The object of the Spruish authorities in Ponape bought szperience and losses of the earlier Tung. traveller passing by made in advantages or otherwise of this bisher would seem to have been to assert their suzer. Oriental had schooled directors and officers alike This was the policy with which the Poking quiries as to the burning of the orifices. sciantilla system over that in general sainty there as a sort of set-off to the action of in a discipline of self-restraint and prudence Government were generally credited, and is commonly believed in that part of the country onbtians it all looks fine on paper. The the Germans, in rauning on the Teutonic far which has already barns abundant fruit. The over the Marshal group. All went well then in nses of adversity are forcibly erenolited in the most persons respected them for their cau. that when a woman dies within a month of obity. Surveyor-General ostirastoa ihat it will only Ponage, and the Manilo stramod away. The later exparison of this famous, banking institu
birth, she generally brings il-look to the family. cost 870 per house. Mr. Price is orally |tion if they railer chafed at the tortoise-like or transforma herself into a demon which may woderate in his estinatos; let us any, therefore, Captain, who keerus to have been sensible man, tion
Isparted on the beet of torms from Mr. Done. rate of progress mude. It is, however, al distort, their perce. The common saying in that 100. This for 10,000 houses would be only a
A mosting of a bank having larga Indian con ways the drexpected that happens, and the the barbaron custom varles even within a space millier dolara. Only a million dollars, and absequent little incident provas, and leanestions and business cannot pass over willset
of Loui
what is that among many? Mr. Price sing the condition and status of the Mission versame allusion to the verd Silver Question aud Bi-metallien. r. Cargill, the Chairman, had magnificent. Ha should have been in Paris inuch as he found it.
But in March or April of the present year as a matter of coarse something to say on the place of that marvellons designer-was it not Baron Hausmann? If the Strayor-Green another Spanish ship, the Donna Maria de subject, and he tanda rome plain and judicions ra is to bn the Chairman of the new Sanitary Board. Molina, anchored off Ponape, and from her o ks. He pointed out that with the low Indian I trust that the Public Works department and digambarked a Governor appointed in Manila to rahange there have como soms advantages. For site staff will be amparesded, beatus tale the island. This gentleman would seam to instance, wheat and other Iulian products haveing an early decision rezarding the election of have two such, kowever grand a luxury, would be the vary impersonation of the medieval been brenght to the market, and this could not Prince Ferdinand, ste will poder slanos to too much for the resources of the colony tyrannical alcalde, and be at one proceeded to atherwice have been done, at last to the same mean a refusal to recognize the Prince, and will Moreover, they will be constantly jarring toert hie authority in the most high-bandel extent, and the chosen are that if the exchange settle the matter herself.
PARTS, 21st Inly. gether and impeding ero another. The Board fashion over nativos and missionaries alito. His roso naturally thore exports would fall off in
The Chamber of Depution has rejseted the The Irish Land Bill was read a third tires at present proposed is simsly another farasing bad been anticipated and balleci with proportion. As for himasif and his brother
aimilar to the Legislative Capnail. I do not delight by numbers of desperadoes from vary directors, Mr. Carrill said, "We have had to Paris Municipal Railway Bill.
The Minister of Finance has introduced a Bill without a division."
think that in these modera dayes repetition of European country who find the island a veritable watch the festuations in exchange, and we have this foolish anomaly will be forced upon the little paradise of idleness sad debacokery, who, been oblived to make provision for any depreel- in the Chamber of Deputies relativeto the Colony by the Homs Government-Yours, &c., with nothing particular bat mizahist to do, have ation in our capital, and if the bank were to be coinags of nickel monoy.
Pants, 27th July, siace their advent devoted themselves to enan-wound up to-morrow there would be no loss to PHO BONO PUBLICO.
taracting the efforts of the missionaries, for the shareholders in consequence of the oord- General Boulanger has been severely attacked Hongkong, 10th August, 1897.
thoir own dogra led purposes They are mostly tion of the probangs." This is a most satisir. two speeches, one by M. Jules Ferry at Epi. deserfars from ships, and have always lived on factory stuterent. bat we expected us less from nais, on the occasion of a local celebration, and the island withont the trouble of working, and the present able and conscientious administration the other by 1, 8puller at Bonic, on the ages. we presume dreaded the day when the other of the biak, and we are pleased to emphasise the sion of the erection of a statue, during which inbabitants ware sivilized dough to ano that general high opinion of the solid rasitta which speech be declared the Repablie was open to all they were useless drozen and worse: They are that administration has already attained.-Bul- 30th July. The weather bero these last few days has been described as "banebeambers" of the very worst lienist, July 9th. vory balstarans and the tide for several days Eas and most dangerous description, always ploiting The Agents Mostra. Butterfield and wire
orerflowed the Band in serveral planes. The against those on the island was by their positions inform us that the Ocean Steamship Company's
balk Hieronimus, the property of Mr. Ga. were antagonistic to their interenta Provious steamer Tilan, from Liverpool, left Singapors Kwok Tung Uk, a girl of about sighton Bain, will connect with the Bund on the fo the arrival of the Dosaa Maria da Kiline. yesterday morning for this part.
years of age, was again brought before his Wor-1st prox., a want loug falt both by Chiness and they wrote a letter olarging Mr. Done, who is Consequent on the resignation of Mr. B. Marship on the charge of having affampted to car Ferigners, Business still remains dall, and described by Dr. Galiok as a meat renarable, de-
cuit suicide. keaz, M. N. G. Mitchell.Iunes will, we bear,
His Worship, haring warred her, dismissed hat really is doing is almost entirely in the voted, and religiona masa, with all sorts of crimes.ON LONIKIN horn her Sizing one surely in 310 to bo of hands of the natives-Mercury Correspondent. immorality, crusity to women on the islaud, put- good behaviour for fourteen days.
Hongkong, 8th June, 1857.
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BIRTHS.
Ab San Francisco, on the 3rd May, the wife of Cu, FEINDEL, Esq., His. German Majosty's Vice-Conseil, [1508
course of events in the slow-moving Contral Kingdom has proved no exception to the rule.
The Messageries Maritimes steamer Yangfet, with the next outward French mail, left Sluga- pore yesterday afternoon for Saigon and this port.
We would draw attention to the alteration in the hour at which the mosting of the Hongkong Hotel Company is to take place-11.39 a.m. instead of 12 noon.
Ap inquest was bold yesterday on the body of
At West Vilia, on tas 9th August, the wife of one of the prisoners in Victoria Gal who died
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At Thang, on the 22nd July, the beloved wife of C. F. C. LINBORG, of the 1. M. Cusme, aged 23 years. At 22, Brandway, Shanghai, ou the 4th August, 1887, CUNCAN MACPERSON, late Chiat Engineer, steantar Fooksang, aged 41 years.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, Acoust 11, 1987,
TEE scheme of the German Syndicate formed to negotiate a loan with the Peking Government of £35,000,000, and whose re presentatives arrived in China in February, 1886, has been thrown into the shade by the suddenly disclosed by a Pailadelphian Syndicate. If the reports in our Shanghai and Tiestain contemporarios be in the main
to the projected institution :-"The bank is to be supplied by America and Ching with papital, a huge amount, în proportions to be fixed hereafter, but disinly American. It will establish itself in all Chinese political and commercial contres. It will be fonad
on the 9th instant verdiet of death from natural.causes was returned,
The M.. steamer Lj-nah had amongst her cargo on her last outward voyago, we learn from the Saigonnais, 60 casus of Chinoso copper cash which had boos stroke in Paris.
he appointed Acting Polies Magistrate, and Major Chaytor. Northamptonshire Regiment, will take the plan of the latter as Acting Superin tendent of Victoria Gaol wuntil the return of General Gordon.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SUPPLIND TO THE "DAILY PERS."1
Lordon, 7th August. THE NEW PRINCE OF BULGARIA. Prince Ferdinand starte for Bulgaris today. THE IRISH LAND BILL.
GREAT FIRE IN LONDON.
Whiteley's has been again destroyed by fire, and the damage is estimated at £500,000.
POLICE COURT.
10th August.
BEFORE ME. H. E. WODEHOVSÉ.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
TS7-TA CASES, Kong Afuk and Li Aping were each fined $50 or six weeks' imprisonment, apon the informatisa of Inspector Swanston, for keeping agencies for the sals of tax-in lottery tickets.
Chung Ka was charged with a similar offence by uspetor Quincey and Boed $100 or three months' imprisonment.
In all case defendaufe wors imprisoned.
UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COIS.
LABLEFT.
namacea. Our friends were leaving when these
Ng Asing was charged with the arceur of gentlemen thought it to ory out "For Bug fra pieces of alothing, of the valus $6 from the land." Captain Aabort, is the same of his com-dwelling-house of Cheung Ashan paziņus, cot-tend-ly raised his hat and smiled as Defendant was committed for trial at the Su- graciously as possible. Your great Shakespeare preme Court. has said, "Nasricurs les Anglais, "All's well thet | ends well."*
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There is not much change in the Bamasecoe and gradinata constare alight. The temperatore is high, the humidity lew, so the weaker Bor.
W. DOBERCK. Rongkong Observatory, 10th August, 1887.
NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
Rows, but August. The Imlina Ministry has rosigned.
CONSTANTINOrle, lab August Bulgaria ban intimated to the Ports that fail-
LONDON, 30th July. General Boulanger has sont bis seconds to M Farry in consequence of his insulting apasch about his..
Signor Depretis is dead.
Signor Agentino Doprotis was boru at Stradella, Piedmont, in 1811, and was ons of the foremost st Italien statovao n He took a prominant part in all the efforts made by Italian patriota to promote the unification of their country. Since 1862 Ls has led various ooos fa successsive Cabinets, and, has several times directed the policy of Italy as ber Prime Min-. ister.ED. D. F.J
PALIS, 1st August. M. Ferry has appointed seconds to arrange with those of General Boulanger
:
PARIS, 3rd August.
A eirgalar frorn M. Flourons denies that Franch opposition to the Auglo-Turkish Con- vention is due to any feeling of hostility to tha British. but that French internals are threatened by the date of evacuation being practically un- Brad If parloying bé renoved, and this obstacla be avoided, Franco will readily support say | Engijah proposals.
General Boulanger's second insisting on continued firing, and those of M. Ferry con- sting only to aua shot ezek at twenty prost. they have all withdrawn, and it is now doubtful if the encounter will take place.
LONDON, 1st August, The Commons Committee have adopted eighteen clauses of the Land Bill.
LONDON, 2nd August. M. Katkoff, editor of the Moscow Grecite, in The appointment of Siroil Clementi Baith North China Insurances. 255 per share. to be Governor of the Straits Settlements is Yangtze Insurance Association-Ts. 134 per
announced. ..share.
China Traders Insurance Company's Sharadend.
skare.
per share.
share.
HONGKONG:
The Hongkong Terislative Council met on $80 nom.
Angust 5th. Ifon. J. Bell-Irving anked on what Straits Fire Iusarance Company, Limited-grounds it was proposed by the Government to
$16 nom., buyerɛ. Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's
Sharu88 per cent. prom. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s
Shares-498 per cent pren.
10 per cent. discount.
tax certain roaroatien olubs which up to the pre- sent had always bean, erompted by the various Governors. The Colonial Treasurer (Hon. A. Lister), in reply, sail ne sash proposal had been made. The official document upon which the question had been tased was merely an expres. sion of opinion on the part of the Executiva Consail, The Governor had no power either to impose or remit rates. Such power was risted
was intended that the master would be laid and
ting them iu icons, inciting the people to rebel against the Spaniards, pulling down the Spanish de, and many terrible misdada besidas. The Captain of the Main de Molina hearing all The cash mint built this spring at the back of these charges, arrived wilt a strong prejudice We have roerived a pamphlet entitled "The
the Salt Customs on the east side of the Paingainst Mr. Done. Ons of the first things be has not sufficient space to contain the aversery did upon his arrival was to take possession of the Coming Total Eclipse of the Sun", by Dr. Car
making machinery, so the Intendant Tantai land of the Mission. Mr. Dons promptly en- gill G. Kostt, Profesor of Physics, Tokyo Ta versity, reprinted from the Japan Mai. Ir.
Hu dapated an agent to perclass taud and tod his protest against this step. He was thors. conslaget a larger factory at a place called iad, pat on board the Spanish ship, and Kaat my that the eclipse, which will take
Tou. This new mist was complated, and on edered to be imprisoned for fiftaen days, as be 19th of this moon tha mashinery from the s'u į was told, but this tarm of confinement was after- place on the 19th inst, will be visible frym parts of Japan. Tokyo lies some twenty miles out-
ere was transferred to it, and the work of mawards extended to two months. As te how he correct, Count. MITFiewicz, like Casa side the goather margin of the totality area,
was treated during this time, we have no in- Lim Ang was charged with uttoring a naming cash commenced on the 16th. bis victory over PHASNACKS, carie, aw, and and Tokobama is also beyond it. It will be bar of copper orius knowing them to be counter-
Te popple in the vill ges of Sheu Wn and formation. bet Spanish imprisonment is pro Leit.
Shawn, lying south of Peking are noted for quick verbial for itn ungaroary siompaniments, to put conquered. Where representatives of other visible from Nikke and Ikao, howover.
D. Swimway, seamen on board the American and fiery tempers, aspecially axiong the laboaring it in the mildest way. On the 18th Jane the Byndicstes have waited and worked without The Saigonais giras an enthusiastic account reward, or for some trifling contracte reach of the recent, orelange of courtesies at Singapore ship P. V. Blanchard, said that on the Sta iust. be class. There are several contracting companies augast indireal who ruled as Invert dater. hetween the officers on board the French trau- was near the Murray Barracks when be saw do in these places whose workmen are noted for pagoided that Mr. Done was an undesirable person ing saly a few hundred thousand tela, sport Comarin and the Russian transport Naja Coolant, whe is s hawker. He bought fire beats bacity. They would fight upon the slightest pro to remain on the island, that he should be da the Pulish Count would seem to have Nucured. Speaking of the brakfast given to worth of cigars from him givier bin a twenty rocation, and it is not ass to quit thom. The part to Manila and thors tried on the various secured for bis Syndicate the right to exploit the Rassiers on board the Camoris, car rentement piece and receiving in change fifthen cents Board of War, knowing their savage nature, coa sharges mantioned. He was harried on board the Chinese Empire on a grand sule, Thin Perar says:"A little incident occurred at the in apper. He then went to Lemon's Boarding missioned a military depate with a boy of sub the warship which straightway steained away and of thin fête which montion in order that hoe where ou trying to pass the coins he found diors to be stationed here to protect the paspie for Manila. On arrival there Wr. Done wa they were bad. He returned to the place and and to prevent riots among the coolie. One day fortunate enough to get a note sent to the U.S. is to be done, it is stated, by the establish it may not be misinterpreted nor to sunah ex found the defendant and demanded good coins. last month, in s place called Kan-ba, a so'dier Casal, Mr. Voigt. After this he had an interflongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-128 meat of an Amalgamated Bank in China, Euglish offvers, ne donbt annoyed by the
ploited by malevolent persons.
per cent premium, bryera A group of
The defendant denied having givut him the and a workman tai a dispute tbont some trivial view with the Spanish Governor-General who coins and witgess gave him into custody. He matier which resulted in a pagliatio encounter, trested him in the manner which bis year and Union Inerratics Soulety of Canton, Limited- and this is how one of the correspon exchange of these courtesies between the Ras
$52 par share. was positive defendant was the man from whom in the course of which the soldier radoi ved several meritorious life doserved, and the antoorse of dents of the N. C. Daily News describes sisne and the Freachren, tanaght fit to show
bad wounds. He was at oner sent to ba trasted the interview, and presumably the action of the
870 por sharo bra student of Dr. Dadgeon. The inhourer is American Consul, was that his Highness the the rights and power to be confided their ill humour be a petite farce d'écoliers en
placed in custody in the magistrate's gaoluwait Governor of Ponape's tymanical action was ing te al.
entirely disapproved of by bis superior, and be The northern sea-board of Chias belag en er way to be, and is probably by this time, deposed.
LONDON. 2nd August. tensive one, embracing the casts of three large On the varaga to Manila, Mr. Do woto Chinese Ensurance Company, Limited-$925 per
Mr. W. HSmith announced that the Govora. provinces, its offcient maintenance and defonce the particulars of his arrest to Dr. Galok who require the services of an experienced and able received the letter over a week ago, and at angs On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tie. 149ment bus decided to drop the Land Transfer and other minor bills, bet to persevers in the bill w man, who could so station the land garrigas instituted steps on his behalf. Dr. Gulick put Li Asz was charged with disorderly conduct
householders, and in that for Tithes Commuting A correspondent writing from Seoul, underdate in a house in Beaconsfield Avenue, occupied by and direct the movements of the flout as to himself into communication with the U.S. Ad Canton Insurance Ofoe, Limited-$72 per facilitate the provision of Allotments for small affectually ward off any hostile attacks. With miral of the Station, and with General Kennedy, in all foreign cities with which Chinn of the 26th it, sends the following notes to the H. Williamson.
this end in view, their Excellencies the Viceroy U.S. Consul-Geral for China; but as a sonnd Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Share-
vad in Shanghal on Saturday Complainant said, defendert, who is a carpa La, Prince Chuu, and the members of the Marine letter, which
$390 per share, bayers. bas trade or political interests. It will Rising Sun-Kin Yan Tik, president of the
Foreign Oftes, has been deposed and banished, for ter, was at wark in his shop on 7th inst. Before Board have eacrumandad Chou Fu, ar-Snparin-1st, showed ti through the good sense of the China Fire Insurance Company's Shares--581 have the sole right to exit money. I ass of his offcial capasity in fraudulent he finished his work he asked for payment. A tendent of Maritime Customs of Chili, to be Governor-General at Manie the matter had been
por abare, buyera. will receive and disburse all Imperial transactions. It is reported that the German Keatleman was with him at the time and defend shief Admiral of the northern land and naval aioably settled, further intervention was an Straits Marias Lanmanes Company, Limited- and provincial treasury funds. It will steamer Sigal has been purchased by the Kant was told to wait. He some inside, sat down forces. The Marine Board is to be congratulate necessity. Had it not bros for this very grava Witness paid him on their judicious selection of much an able man, dispute between the graat Rapublic and the carry on the finances of the Imperial and teau Government for $60,000, which, ff tene, is and began making a noise.
big pries, as she only east, when new, about what he thought was about a fair sum for his who will render distinguished services in bis prondest court in Europe might have been the Provincial Governments. It will not, in a $5,000. It is said that the Governant, propase services, but defendant reftand to take it; he be
now post.
rault. Two years ago when the subject of these larga sense, as a crédit mobilier. It will ad withdrawing the b-cash pieos and adopting an came very abusive and finally took up a hatchet Notwithstanding that the Dirortors of the islands was in debate between Spain and Germa Tapee funds and construct all railways, al aniform I-sash osin. The Government will also and threatened him with it. He complainant railway Compsay have formaisted a set of re-uy the UB. Secretary of State informed both telegraphs, all canalisations, all river in probably open the coal mines of Phyang Yang Do believed defendant would hava struck him had hegulations governing the expropriation of land parties that the claims and privilages of Amari-
next spring. The only naval news to report lu not been provented
by purchase, deals have arisen owing to can Missionaries who had very important in'er-Inde China Steam Navigation Co.'s Bhares The defendent said that there was no truth is the avariciousness of the people. Many of theas ests in the matter, should be respected in the provements, all systems of drainage. It will the arrival of the D.8.9. Essez at thewolpo on
China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited take in hand forta, camps, fleets, armies, the 23rd July. A few days since a cost barbar the charge Complainant had brought this have appeared with false title doors to alam settlement, and this was agreed to, wa bo-
30 per cent, discount, nominal trienale, pavisa, public works. In fact its exhibition of oriental cruelty took place, charge in order to evade paying him.
whơn a native who had committed murder wal His Worship adjourned the case till Wednes. and which they do not own, and some whose leve, on both sides. A very pleasing inoi-
share. scope is measureless. Now the first opera. takon just ontside the Settisment and beaten to day next, in order to give an opportunity of land is under mortgage are beior prevented in dent in the affair was the sction of the Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-850 per is the Legislative Council alone, before whom it
the disposal of their property. In the case of Captain of the Manila (whore same quforten- tion of comprebentive banking, paper maner, the affair, and nearly all the Chinese and Japan-sat out on bail.
death with clube. Public notion was given of summons being taken out, and allowed defezd: the latter, vexations litigations invariably arinataly we have not ascertained). Mr. Dora after Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$125 per by whom it would be ultimately decided. Bon
share.
A. P. MacEwen asked that after the passing af which oause much trouble sad delay. In view his kidnapping found himself without money or coinage, railways, Yellow River reclamations, ese residents of Chemulpo witnessed the execn
of this state of thinga, Wa Ting-fang, manager means of raising it at the moment, and the Hongkong Hotel Company's Share-$200 per the Public Health Dill the meetings of the
sharo.
Sanitary Board should be held with open doora, E-I speak advisedly and on authority oition.
of the railway, directed the wei-yoaps entrusted Captain of the Manila kiudly handed him n with the buying of land to most carefully investi hundred and fifty dellers, and when offered an Chian Suger Refining Company, Limited-8193 His Excellency, on behalf of the Government, "those who have understanding—will-deal in
per share,
sadd there were some questions of a private the aggregate with sums exceeding two hun has lately been suppressed. In a memorial in
A call rebellion in the province of Huns We do not hold,paraolvas responsible for the opinionsgate the real ovuszship of property before any acknowledgment in writing peremptorily re: |
purchase money is paid, and in the case of mort faned it, saying that is tested Mr.Dons to pay-Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$60nature brought before the Board which could
por share, nominal. gugul land under dispute, to so that the claims him at any time. Mr. Done in a passage of lia
But be rentilated in public, but the Government
Kreiber startling scheme, it will ba con.
of both parties are equitably settled-Shih-pesast letter says that the Governor-General Hongkong Ies Company's Shar$51 perware quite willing to agree that when the pro
undertook that he should be seat back to the elrare.
onedings of the board related to matters of island in a man-of-war, and restored to bis dongkong and China Bakery Company. Limited pablle interest the public should be admitted. fresed, and, after the declaration last year of
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DALLY FREN.”
WEI HAI WEL
rights, and furthermore that bo and hir -$110 per share.
On the Council going into Committee on the His Excellency La Huxe-chano that China
Bra-1 to happy to find that the above most
...
fellow Missionaries would not be interfered with Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company Pubic Health Bill, Hon. A. P. MacEwen's - would construct railways only with her own
of their dangs towards the end of March last. important jualitation is in vory much improved The money award in connection with the re-again in their work. All well that ends wall. -$10 per share,
tion for altering the title of the Sanitary Board toɔ and he at once communicated with the C'eraman health to-day. When the Surveyor-General money and in her own time, is also somewhat derin-Obiat on the subject, and asked him to co-chooses to do a thing there is an doubt that he out fraces at Nagasaki has been distributed us and it is to be hoped that the undertaking will Panjom and Sunghie Dua Samarian Mining that of unicipal Board of Hankth was lost by
ba married out, and that the "beschecmbara" Company, Limited-$12 per share fally majority of three. The sub-section defining the surprising. Possibly, however, the astute operate with the civil authorities in eappresİNE can. All that is wanted is persistance; moreover follows:-
paid up, sellers.
person responsible to be the owner of the whole will get a new Governor who will know how to Viceroy of Chibli bas been persuaded that the disturbance. The bead-quarters of the so he is not predited with any deficiency of this
deal with them as they deserve.-N. C. Daily Park Sugar Caltivation Company-Tia. 19 por tenement, sub-section 11 af olin e 3 zalating to ciety were in a tople lying.in..a remote and valuable trait
Newi. this Bank, which is to be a National as well | lonely valloy with entlots on every side. On their
the reconstruction of old buildings, an amend- It was not without very much trouble and
Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Liment to clause 4 for extending the franchise in as International institution, will remare that way to the place the troops found manifestose antovanos that the present sweet and clean
mited-$85 per shaĵė.
the elastion of members of the Sanitary Board, Hongkong and Manso Glass Manufacturing Co, and clanss 11 which limite the sponding poror difficulty, and that the control of the under. full of treasonable language, and the ground in conlition of the state-room porcelain on our the immediata vicinity of the temple was covered great stenusláp lines was secured. In India
Limited-60 per cent diaorant, takings will still reisia to the bands of the with mat sheda, in which, the rebele had stored caste prejudices have to be considered, and Chinese Government. Or has the arualle their munition and arous. These war barul arrangements mude accordingly. It bne been to the men themselves and to the deceased's re-
down and four of the confederate band were ultimately determined that DO deputation Istives. It is said that no change will take plagi The third annual report of this bank, which Cautions sad wide-awake Viceroy been fursaised and docapitated. The ringleader of the of responsibility upon inferiors for the donation in the Peli-yang command watil Admiral Lang's was presented to the meeting of shareholders an Hongkong & Kowloon Whart and Godown Co. [inst by tho Peshasser to take the place of Rer. once caugh? napping; bus be beès ao dazzled gang, whe shortly afterwards fell into the handa ke gof the bars onins.
rotura. The recent rumour which appeared in the 1st inst, is a remarkable rosord of sound and of the authorities, furnished the following soomut PO'Brien, semen, at present living at your papar aboat this onmmand caused no little rapid progress. Sings the rooenstruation in 1884 Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-18 being made by Inspector Swanston and a party big imagination by the representative of the Chinese Imperist Loan of 1884 -6 per cent American Syndicate that be has bustly had at one time been Master of the Society of corroboratad his statemert
swing at this place. A large addition to ths which no one, either inside the bank or out of
et work in the Taitar tunnel by the fames aris without sufficiently the Block Dragna. Laat year he had transferred signed the contract
his quarters to the tempie whers his associates brought to the station and examined one hundred machine shop is being made the masonry work it had dreamed. As an Illustration, the assets Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-8 par sunk
dates back in pre-Adarate times when the use of the bank wore in 1884 only nominal; i weighing the consequences? "Did the were arrestad, and had since bear engaged in and fourteed coins were found upon him, a great of lime or any other baßding material was no-September, 1884, they were still counted at the Chinese Imperial Loun, 1866 E-56 por conting from a gasality of dynamite which nomi- deutally aaught fire. A fatal accident occurred bait of an immediate Town of Tha 2,500,000 nuliating members. This staff consisted of two many of which he believed to be counterfeit.
known, and the constrastina of the Zoundations magnificent sum of £103,000; last year they
were £4.985,000, and now they have increased to Chinese Imperial Government 1885 Dollar Toen on the 3rd inst. in a licensed brothel in the Holly. 1 Sing Law, shroff to the Magistracy, said is a study. The shop built four yours ago is al- directors, one muunger, and several subordinate
-1 per cent premium,
wood Road. A man named Ng Atso went there at the low interest of 8 per cent, suffice to bearera All the members of the society that the fifteen soins prodused by the complain-ready in a state of dealius aud reflects great.ore.£231,000. The prestige of the Old Oriental
under the influence of drink, and while descand iofaence him in favour of a Synčicate who took an oath of allegiance, scompanied by the an wors all counterfeit. They purported to be dit on the soonomy (F) of its builders. The pre-has followed the now bank, and since the re-
ing from the top flat with one of the innantes METEOROLOGICAL REGISTLE. promised so much behind it? Has the cone peremony of splitting in twain a roll of lighted Bfruits Settlaments copper sein. Of those sence of a foreign architect is greatly to be de- opening business has flowed in continuously
both fell through one of the windows in the van- ilator to the ground, a distasea of forty feet. tract been sanctioned by the Imperial Guincense alicks and of drinking a mixture com found upon defendant sixty-two were counterfeit.ired. Last week an suidition was made to the without arrest and without any alsokoning. posed of wine and the blood of a cook. The Defendant denied knowing the coins to be machinery in the Naval Zard by the arrival Another illustration shows the remarkable
The girl died almost immediately and the wea verument, or is Rs signature liable to be die Leuple, which formed their head-quarters bad counterfeit. He had roosived them from differ from England of a consignment of new machines growth. In the London accounts alone that
the next day. On the 5th instant, dering » puted when Count Markiewicz returns from beez selected for the purpass or account of its ent sailors. He was sentenced to four mouths In the course of two or three months the repairs the total on both side of the aroma
quarrel about taking water from a private house, the United States with the 1st fication of the arccted to shelterench ofhis 300 folicwem as could of any and every piece of cabin crookery can be job can be takan in hand. A large amount of-th September, 1828, is automated to 34-rufllions; ) Temperatura 43
secluded position, and the buts around End boen imprisonment with hard flour.
ing shop will ha complete, and say medium size the 31st March, 1866, was 25 millions: on the
woman struck a boy on the bound with a pair of tongs, inflating such serious injuries that be bad contract by his principals ? According to our not find ancommodation in the building itself. allowed; also that cleanliness is not a matter of work has been turned out for the Best duri and on the diet Marob, 1887, it was 45 millinge. Humidity
The share capital is now £547,000, i.., £500,000 ( Ciration of wind ...
to be removed to the Government Civil Hospital Shangbai contemporary, "it would appear The arms were furnished to a great extent by degres. Imasonlate parity is rigidly enforced, the past for mouth by this little shop-Chin sterling area of £10 cook, and £17,000 in
An inquest was held at the Mortuary on the 9th that at the last, the Chinese officials had some hielt, while one of his adherente supplied the sad the captain himself is made answerable nese Tunes Carrespondeat,
"silver" shares of Rs. 100 each. The "rest"
inst, on the body of Fang Ayer, who was sta! beð ammunition. The proclamations wereported for Nothing contributes more largely to the health
on the ad inst. during a dispate with two men misgivings about the consequences of their the double object of gaining adherents to the and comfort of passengers than the daily soon
which is practically the reserve fand, is £192,000,
about the payment of debt, and died in the hos acts, and the contract or provisional agree. case and of intimidating the country into fur hour inspection by the Captain, Burgeon, and OUTRAGE ON AN AMERICAN MIS or about 25 per cent. of the share capital. Be
pital on the 7th inst. The evidenon of Dr. Mar and this, however, there is a debenture capital vishing kle troops with supplies-The 3rd April Steward. It is a beautiful serangemant and
ques was to the affect that the deceased died ment, as it now standa, dose not textually ex-bad boor Bred se the day for a general rising, works perfectly. Public latrines and grine's re-
| @mounting to upwards of £306100. 45 DART HVACINITY Hm, the humidity of -
cant as that the setual capital is upwards of;
from a wound inflated by some sharp instru aluda competition, and does not in precise bat hie calculations were upset by the action of quire to be largely multiplied in Hongkong
ent. The evidence was also taken of a shop- We hear the following story from the Caroline £850,000. Though the successorship to the Old terms consey nbspiate monopolies, Loop. the authorities. The Memorialist ramarks that Amongst the natives they almost supersede and
keeper in whose employ the deceased was and A miscreant who could make such deliberate pre-reader necessary private arrangements, and for group of islands. The particular island with Oriental brought with It many advantages, such
who received a blow on the head with a chopper boira bave been left for extrication or anfeparations for resisting constituted authority the use of strangers of all nationalities, of whom which we have here to do is named Ponape, but as prestige, valuable connections, and a useful
from one of tho men to prevent him from raising y." It does, bowerer, confer exceptional fully decorves the death penalty to which he has thousands daily visit Eongkong, they are It is to be found on vary far maps on account of working organisation, yet it had also many ob
the alarm; the evidence of a boy employed in the been condemned. Instructions have been issued invaluable. If bidden in corners their uti its insignificant wise. It will be remembered by vious disadvantages which fettered its progress.
shop who witnessed the affair; and that of the privileges on the syndicate, and this will for the complete extermination of the remainder ty is mach diminished. In London they are most ofour readers, no doubt that about two years The seal and fact of the offisers of the bank, from
Polico who arrestné the two goon pootmod uể tás con become apparent if the contract ever ¦ of the gang.
phioed in the silädle of the streets, one stands ago there was some fription between Germany and the Chairman down warts, bars built up thịn
dred millions of pounds sterling:” This is the Peking Gazzite of the 16th ult., the Governor
of Hanan reports the capture and trial of some thembers of an affiliated society whose deprode.
tions have recently caused much trouble in the Wo-ling District. The Memorialist first heard
CORRESPONDENCE.
nipromed by our pandent
THE CLOCK TOWER URINAL.
1- Midshipman (deoséed) $8,000......$ 6,000 7 Beamen do $4,500 $1,500 5 do. (wonnded) $400 12,500
do. $500
500
1 do.
1 Servant (deceased) $2,000 2,000
Total $52,500
THE NEW ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION.
by the vista of possibilities opened up before his connection with the movement: He him-Lemon's Bozeding-konsa, who was with octa-arcitement in the feet, sad in a thing that is not the business has continuously progressed, antil
P. Macaulay said that when prisoner was
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of
police on a gambling house situated in first-
street, a man sadan sared to esoaps by jumping.
trom the scoond storey window and was killed. Twomen were killed on the 8th inst. whiisengaged