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tate the compilation of stock lists, the The Partages corrette Rartholomeu Dias collared by Ifneris. From the sorizainage which the prisons wore ongigat in this attack, Witness arrected all the thros defendante. The
age 18 given on the depositions was twenty-the hill there.
After some further ovidoyen.ibe first prisoner utility of which will be admitted by every Captain da Costa Cabral, arrived in Singapore resulted the ball was grattally driven oror the and the last prisoner, he was the youngest his send and third said that the frat huvi baronghat on the afternoon of the 19th inst. from Macao, Cinb's goatline, but a touch-in-goal was the only oud to ban thair halet. The first
Tastendte D. D. Estaser Cassandra, Can ramalt. The ball was dropped out, but immediately priesner had made an ingenious defence, and had was sentenced to six monthe hard labour. The use, but which it in practically impos sible to compile in Hongkong under tain Behrens, arried at Simppure on the aftore returned, and for a few minutes there was some bo only actharad to it ho might hate got the jury second and third word farther remanded till the BURNISHING INCORROT PARTICULARS.-N. existing circumstances. Again, the noon of the 15th inst. The Fred Free gires the sovimmaging in dangerous proximity to the Club's to believe that he was captured by pirates and 3rd February
Fung Yak Hing, of N, 80, Wig Lel Strant, ing racsome money. But he afterwards turned portance of obtaining as correct returns as fallowing particulars of her breakdown. It up-goal: Frith then passed to Maclean, whe, after came into the Colony for the purpose of abiain
pears the steamer at Hamburg on the 17th possible of the foreign trade of China is oh-Novomber, and everything want well until the splendid run, passed the whole of the Garrison's round, doalod his former statements and threw was summoned by A. & Shalton. Hooper, vious, but the eicellently compiled roturns 15th December in the afternoon, when after two backs and score the first try for the Club; the in bis ict with the others. He (his Lordship) valnator, and charged with forcishing false and issued by the Foreign Customs are to BomDe deye aleaming from Adon and face houre past phase kick, however; was a failure. On gelling to was satisfied that he was one of the party, but footrest partienlare rilating to tenements of These was reminded till the 28th justant Capa Guardafui, the "orank-shaft btoke. The
jeuk was attacked-ned the other pirates wery extens rendered unreliable by the great sterzar was immediately have to and the shaft work again, Holworthy males short sport, but there we ass twint in his favone: when the which he was the owner
LARCENY. Leong Ayan, carpenter, was charged with THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY NOSE WATER & OTHER CRACKERS of transhipment which goes on at repaired se well as possible under the airoum was quickly checked by Groban, who was ever on driving she crew below with violence he exhorted at 10 sm.
taboos. This vessel's lead was then put round the alert. The ball was then driven into touch, thom to modstation, and In consequeuee of that has been thoroughly revised and brought up
Hongkong and the absence of returns from and she returned dead slow to Aden, where she and from the throw in Maclean do a splendid he would not be sentenced to be wippon as the
others would be. Thesentace of the Court was stealing three pair of ako, two pairs stockings that the whole of the prissaare bakopt in pri- one bag. threw combs, and one bundle of thread, ibia port, Against the numerous argumente | arrived on the 19th December, four days after to be advanced in favour of the Registra. the spcident. A reserve shaft, which was fort, and again kupceodid lugetting bver the Gar tion of Imports and Expnels Bill the abluately on board, was thers fitted in, and the, riñon's goal lins. Ross Thompson tried the kick,son with hard labour for five years, and, with the in all of the value of $5, the property of Cha steamer prosesded on her journey for Poung on and converted the try into a goal. These so-exception of the first prisoner, bo privately Sui Ii, Chinese soldier, on the 26th inst. in The charge was fpily proved, and the prisoner one that ena be opposed is the slight a the 28th December, boing a week in port at asses arged the Garrison to renewed afforts, whipped with twenty-five strokes within the rat British Kowloon.
was sentenced to six months hard labour. mount of work the making up of the returns Aden A telegram was gert from Aden to the and after the ball had been wall driven down six months of their imprimument.
BEFORE Mr. A. J. Iraun, ActING .. owners of the steamer in Hamburg and one also,
PTIONE JUDOR. will occasion in merchants offices, mere as the captain thought, to the agsats in Sings the field by Higginbotham sed Huntsman, Pellor copying out of the quantities giver in the pore. The omission te dorpstoh he latter was carried it oror the line. The attempt to con invoice or manifest, work which and be done the cause of a good deal of unnecessary anxiety.vari the try into a goal was accesfol. After
Lau Akwok was gonvicted of being a member The S.Jams's Gazette has the following note the usual interval at half-time the Garrigon, by any junior clerk and which will occupy a
His Lordship said the setloupe in this case vory short time. This work and time will on the British Squadron in these waters becks again henazzin very conspiccoon, and after of the Triad Society.
93% glad to four that the Admiralig is about to some good play on the part of Bel
wont to show that prisoner wad in possession of 124 be much tore than compensated for by the and qus the torpede-orniaer Porpoise to the glabothar and Pedler the Garrison ad insignias and writings belonging to the Triat
The Court was convened for the parpose of value of the roturna in every merebant's of China Station to take the placa of the unforded another try to their sonre, the place ducists. The burden was on him to show that inquiries into the condust A Captain J. P.
tute Wasp Shoal this country over bu fice, altogether independently of their great obliged to hogin hostilites with Russia, the China kick, again being a failure. The play was now he was not in possession of these writings, bat ho Koyland, mestor of the stormer Powan, in regard public advantage The Bill has passed ite and Pacific Squadrons would find pleaty of work for some time cosanol to the Club's quarters, was unable to produce such evidenco to the to tan sories of collisions in the Canton River on
ware in his possession, custody, or control. second reading, and there can be no doubt, cut out for them. As it is, in the Pasio we coasionally relieved by the backs and some jury, who earn to the conclusion that the the 14th December. The Court was sugused of the following membra-Captain Balfour, R. N., President, Mr. Chalmer Alabaster, II. think, that it will safely pass through its have not a single fast oraiser. En Chica, after "rbes" on the part of Costes, who throughout Frisoner hingelf at the Magistracy.
pro. the arrival of the Porpoise, we shall be fairly
B. Col. Commander Rotator, N., and well off; for that veal, as well as the Leander the game proved very useful. Frith also was allad to was the manager of the
mises whors there things were fonod. The Mr. Herbst Dant. Mr. Profect Tati, Badratary remaining stages,
and the Alacrity, which are already on the sta-ibat a ball-baok shou'd be, and zaver missed an
nishment imposed by the Ordinando was
to HE a Viasene, wan resor led a 'ssat an tion, can do garantonu innts. But there are also opportunits. About this time Harris, the C's and of 8500 or imprison ugut with or with t the Banch Mr. D. F. Caldwell (fram Hougkong) oxas utterly useless slow cakes in this import back, gat n. pasty knock aud was obliged to hard labour, or both flue and imprisonmaut. The attended as Solicitor to this Provincial Oərəri- ant command. The Merlin, the Oochohafer, and the Rumbler would be safer at bomb had the tire. The Club's prospete again began to look sentence of the Court was that he be fined $100, Sapphire, which suits muzzle-binding 6-poun ap, and the ball was gradually worked down to or, in default, three months' imprisonment with dere, is not it to miest a fee that carries any the desire. It did not romsin here long, bow-herd labour. weaper winch more powerful thans pea-shooter-evar, and in a few minates the Garriena wers The Snift, too, is à disgrace to the country
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BIRTHA
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At H.B.M. Consalate, Canton, on the 23rd January. the wife of H BENCRAFT Jors, of a son.
On the 26th Jazany, at Bellavna," the wife of [230 CHARLES VON Ross, of a daughtex-
The Daily Press.
The British sloop Matine left. Singapore for Batavia on the 16th inst.
The Hongkong Volunteer Fire Briguls had a very saccessful trial of their now hose on Wednesday afternoot outside the City Hall.
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TRIAD SOCIETY CABEL
ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE,
*
mant,
NAVAL COURT OF INQÜINY, Is H.B.M. CoNSULATE, CANTÓN.
Wednesday, 26th Judunry, 1838.
The question haring a put to Captain Hoyland, be replied that he was in readiness with log book and witnesses.
which owns har. and us much may be said of her again" penning" the lab. Maclean then, by sister the Innet. Most of these vessas might a drop into touch, relieved his side somewhat, and be recalled without materially weakening the a smart dribbly by Smith, which caused the Gar- Ctins Squadron.
rison to touch dawn, alterad a complexion of
Higginbo The question of the status of foreign mail the game for a short tima. steamers in British Colonial ports is not passing shortly afterwards got possession of the hall and The German friguta Bismarck has gone ontuonoticed at home, as will be seen from the ap after a plucky can seared a try, but was not so first prisoner appeared to have used most vinduet of a British shipuraster, and the Chinese
pearance of the following paragraph in the Times:
to Mirs Bay for gor prostics, where the carvette Carola will join her directly. The Sophie re mains to be dooked, and will thea join the other vessels, which, it is believe, bare for the pre sent left the hartone on account of the simult
nox.
www.
Tean Stai and Ng Aful were convicted of
Mr. Tasi was then asked if the witnesses for the Chinese Government were present Hie Lordship, is passing sealanes, sud this
Mr. Caldwell said that sa be was there to re- robbery with violencs. was a moat clear case of aulición: robbery with present the Chinese Governaout perhaps it violonce in broad daylight in the public road. the tales of the jade bangle stolen was certainly would he was convenient and regular if he wore not rich, about 85, Irut es doabi prissara teok to 928wer the quastion just put to Mr. Taxi. what they could from the complainant. The The Court was envened to inquire into the lenco, having saires the man by the throat and overnment were uot there as prostora. It pushed him to the groand, and also to have been was not a qusition of the loss or destruction of a a revolver, but both ere British ship, nor of dams to one, and be very armed with
orims Hs found they legaly held. Morearer the Court was sitting in assort out both east taka the elench questioned whether the Court could b anqueness of the
The Governm out of Orion having introduc.lacky with his attempt at goal. The ball was a Bill into the Legislative Assembly of the again started, and bath sides worked hard to colony to continue the ordinance giving Franch are. After sams vory tight sorimanging H. N. and German mail steamers the status of men of Thompson, getting held of the lanthor, mareone war, the proposal was rigorously opposed by all the of his well-known rashes and scattering playatewere both old offenders, and bed not taken warn on the rest of Captain Hagland, and ander ing from the punishments inflicted at the Police tas elecumstances he (Mr. Caldwell was not non.official members except one. Their spokeė- man, the Hou. H. Bois, urged that the opinion right and left scored a well-earned try. The Court. He had taken into cossideration that prepared to advise and didn't intend to call any of the areaniale comminuities throughout the attempt to make a goal of it, however, was not the complainant had not appareally been inj urod East is that whores the avowed object of the more successful than the previous trials. A in any way by the violonas offered him. Their French and German Goverments was to ousain
wald be sentenced to three pears imprisonment Hopland should be punirl for damaging the ed, and Maclean took the ball well down the with hard inbons, and to be whipped twice within Funboats, Captain Hoyland's request THE romarte of the Ion. P. RTBI in op- the beginning of 1887, to be given to this Mission unity from the law of Habeas Corpas is the good drop out by Atkinson was quickly retara - /crims must be punished severely. Each prisonar in the rear at of the Vicary, thst Captain position to the Bill for the Registration of during that year, are on their way out to China British colonias so as to make it-anaessargfeld, but when almost oat of danger was clever the first six months with twenty-fire strokes oast, merely a submission on his part to admit of the
HONGKONG, JANUARY 27TH, 188.
The Ceylon Observer says that the last party of missionaries of the Chine Inland Mission to maks up the hundred additional agents pray ed and planned for by Mr. Hudson Taylor at
in, the next two P. and O. steamers. Imports and Exports in the Logislativo
Ous of the six convicts who escaped from the Council on Wednesday have doubtless taken the community generally as much by stephan gang on the 21st Dodamber last was cap tured yesterday morning at Kowloon by Inspec prise as they did the Hon. A. P. MAUFWEN, tor Quincey and Sergeant Mann offer a smart its representative of the Chamber of Com-chase. The prisoner was taken before Mr. meree. The Bill has been approved by the . E. Wodehouse, C...G., st the Poltes Court and charged with escaping from the chain gang Chamber, in fact bas been introduced on After some formal evidence the case was a their recommendation. But some one has manded till this morning...
The Penang Herald says: We hear that teld Mr. Rraz that there are objections to it, and the hon. gentleman, carrying his well several Dell planters have signified an intention known liberality to extremes, neke for the of presading to Pork with a view to open out plastations The Porsk Government has not postponement of the Bill on grounds which yet started the projected experiments, but we he is not prepared to state and evidently bolore there are indications of an effort being made in the divention." Probably this step is does not understand. All dat Mr. Frane to the dificulty of securing an adequate Could say in support of his position was that supply of Chinese labour in Deli. there were objections to the time within
A cricket match. Hongkong Cricket Club t which cargo returns are to be made, five The Garrison, will be commenced this afternoon daya, and to the penalties imposed for failure at two o'clock sharp. Players are partienlarly No wonder Mr.quested to be panetani. The following elosan to comply with the law.
will represent the Club:-
it
F. Maitland
A. K. Trore (Chpt.)
EW. Maland P. W. Bush, E.N. J. Barff
E. J. Coxon W. Gro
J. C. Johnson
C. Platt
T. &. Smith
F. H. O. Wilson
CLUB.
-Back, A. H. Harris 4 baoka.
that they should pecanoe their prisoners in British Courts the way in which affect has been given ly secured by Graham. Little was done after to those wishes is by conferring upon thom the this, axonpt that the Clab were compelled once status of man-of-way and other privileges which to touch down, and at the call of time a hard it is not desirable they should possess. Two of these privilages are freedom from eyarch in Bri. fearhi game ended in a draw, the snores being tish ports, unless sautioned by the resident ConClub, a goal and a trys Garrison, four trian.. salar representative, and non-llability for arrest The following are the names of the players. in a British port. But over and above this, it is felt by British colonials throughout the East that an undue prestige is given to alien resseta by conferring upon them a statas which is not acorted to vestir sailing under the English fug' The Bill was worried by two votes. It may be tumbered that the Chamber of Commerce-al Hongkong protested last year asins givttg privileges in British ports to formiga vessels which apabled them to compete on favourable tarms with tause under the British lag against, ia fact, preferential legislationia favourof foreign aud against British Tessal. A oironlar was sent all the colonial shambors of commerce with`a view to suring cabined action on the subject. also addressed to Sir Henry Hol- & question land during last Session on the same topic. Pro- bably the matter will again by heought forward during the next session of Parliament.
Mr. W. Gifford Palgrave, H. M's Minister Resident in Uragaay, has writton & hook entitled Uly 48, or Scenes and Studies in Many Lands" We make the following shippings from a review of the work:-The first paper in Malay Life in the Philippines," the framework or station of which ja brief tour in the neighbourhood of Manila, which trables Mr. Palgrave to disenare
J. M. Atkinson (Capt.)
C. E. Holworthy backs.
H. Frith Forwardā
A. H. MaslowIA
R. Belmire
Hav. . H. Contaa, R.N. WII, Bell H. G. Smith, R.N. C. H. Thompson F.
R. Thampsm F: H. Fazlan, R., A. Gordon, B.N. B: Markwink
Shephard
GARRINOX.
Fask, Capt. Sonkey, R.A.
backs..
M. Brandcock R A.
C. P. Perilor, 58th
hanks. C. E. Higginbotham, fell K. de O. Hastamas, 39th Forwarde H. C. Metcalfe, 59tli (pt.)
Cata. Simamanda, O.S.
Prichard, 53th
J.
H. N. Thompson, I.S.
J. D. Anderson, B
W. H. Powell, 59th
F.C. Vignoles, K.A.
J. P. Browia, R.E
Staff Sergt. Mis
SUPREME COURT
2 January.
POLICE COURT.
26th January.
BEFORE KA. II. E. WODRHOUSE
ERCAPING FROM THE CHAIN GANG.
Mak Akun, boatman, was brought up charged with escaping from the chsin gang on the 21st December.
witavsson.
Mr. Alabaster said that the Court originated
chargs being brought.
The Prosent grid that as the Chinese Go- vernment were not producing witnesses, and there being no damage tra British ship, then was no ground, and the Coart would not proseed fartber.
Tas Court was acoórdingly dissolved,
·
THE POSTMASTER 'GENERAL'S REPORT FOR 1887.
The following is the Postmasfor-General's
Report for 1897, presented to the Lagblative Council on Wednesday :
James Hodge, Lead takoy, said that he had been so for the last four years. He rangnised the prisoner, who was committal to sol on the 25th April, 1887, on a sentence of the Suprems Court to five years' imprisonment with hard labour, and to be once privately whipped: Tho prisoner gave his name an Mok Kan. Witness produced the criminal calendar containing prisoner's sentence (April Sessions 1887)
2.There is not much to record, nor indeed; ad That was the warrant under which prisons far as Hongkong is concerned, on there by ngà was admitted. On the 21st Decembir, 1587. at 7.30 ... witness left the gnol in charge
GREBAL POST OFFICE, Hongkong, 3rd Janasry, 189, Sir,I have the honour to report on the British Pastal Servies In Hongkong and Chins Juring 1837.
in this way of prograss to riched mintil the De
of tas obain gang sosisting of 91 Chiassa andartonlcs to be cramped by 's who ly inade the series in the existing straccare have hoon ous European. He took tham to the Cattle gate building. The limits of development of Market at Kenvedy Town. The man were om- ployed in filling in swamps at the Cattie Market. fully reached, nor on any marked improvement The gang manhbor two and two down to the of organisation be expected utilnom provided place. Fisch couple of Clinets was shained to for a larger staff and more extended operations. gether at the ankles with a chain similar to that Eecnomy of space hay be carried so far in the which bo profaned in conct. The men voto di Hongkong Post Office that any modification of The front page of the fraphic of the 24th
vidad into six gange, with an officer in charge of detail which necessitates a shelf, a small tablo, or ult is occupied by a series of sketches from the
mak. Nos. 1,2 3, 4, and 6 gangs ontained feed may place to put anything, has become a pencil of Mr. C. W. Cole, R.N., illustrative of
sixtoos Chiness each. N. 5 gang patained batapos b'e If the space r-gripal la mogli the search for the cusing gunboat Wasp on
twelve men. The Earoosan di uot blong to than a fog fest, such a modification is quits the Paracel Coral Reefs by the crniser Feander on all and sandry-volating to the people. Tand
impoesihlá one of the gangs. He went down "kingly in
How Nittle the staff of the Post Ofiles has The look-out on the erosa-trace, the spanning at ho does so with gudo is apparent from his con-
chneg-of-a-separate officer. The prisoner by sunset, the inabing of the gunboat's camber oluding worda. He's on his way: from Mavit
longed to No. 1 gang. Turnkey Gifths was Town with the growing-ugation of the service and marching the reefs, the landing of seatoh to Singapore, leaving the Philippines for ever, parties on the beach, and the heaving of the land and he eat write: But of all tropical lands. BEFORE HON. J. ROBBELL ACTISG CHIRF in chege of it. On arriving at the Cattle may be seer fan the following statement of the Markat the gangs were told off to different Hongkong portion of the staff of this Depart meat. in 1875, when the present: writer jook dities, and it was withses who told them off. are all depicted, and the final sketch shows, rather all tropical rucos that it los besa my lot to visit. pathetically, the result of the questa collection none will have left n plsunter, a more beart- satisfying memory than the Philippine Archi of coral and shells, nothing more."
Fang Akrad was sharged with anlazfully No. 3 gang was told off for road making near the charge of it, and in 1887, respectively pelage, tho bome of the bait civilised Many."
No.2 gang, whica was also employed au tho samo A short time age (says Kuhlow), a company At another part of the paper he barsts into attempting to saties from the Colony one Li works. Tarskey Davis was in charge of No. 2 was formed, in coonection with the School of rhapsody over the glory of nature unsuirohed Afa
gang. They arrived at the place about 3.15 m., Oriental Languages, entitled the Berlin Oriental by Westera amoke and enginery," for Mr. Pal
The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
and the different gangs set to work forthwith. Tha Attorney-General (Elsa. E. L. O'Malley) Ganga Nas. 1 sal 2 were 150 or 204 yard- nway Company. The object of the company is to pro-grave apparently does not believe in modera
instructed by the Crown Solicitor (Mr. A. B. from the other gangs. The other gangs were mote practical knowledge of Oriontal countries.progress- Membership of the cornray is open to every
Jonson, prosecuted Mr. Robinson, instrata together and were employed in filing in the In the etesmahip in the railway, in the thoughta ed by Mrs. Doungs and Wossop, defended. educated person who, interests himself in oriental subjects. Through the in corre association of that shake wankina
"In this marob of mind,
CRIMINAL STIPON..
JUSTICE.
ALLEGED KIDNAPPING.
The steamer
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1 Miney Orlar Clark. 2 Marine Har 2 Chinese Avaiscents for
Marine Ocers. + Clarks
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Money Order Clerks.
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2 Chinese Assistant for
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7 Clerks.
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Orders in Council for Government of BBM bowever, necessary to have & substantis a small maiter as the pries of telegrame iromthis: On the island-fringed shora of the far gonstable who made the arrest, was thon take-ing her back witness made them romin where i rants of tho cimmanity. Noarly stagnant from
Subjecte in China nad Japan, 1865, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1881, 1884, 1886, 1886.
Rules of H.B.M. Supreme and other Coartis.
in China and Japan
Tables of Consular Fees
RYEDE was careful to inform the Council that he was not advocating so much his ow opinion se the opinion of people who had apoken to him. The reasons given by the bon. gentleman are in fact too puerile to be willingly fathered by any intelligent in dividual. If five daya is too short a time to allow for the sending in of the returns can be lengthened when the Bill is in Crim mittee to six or seven or even ten. If, how. ever, the merchant who in Hongkong cannot make up retarna of his consignments to five days were doing business in Shanghai, where goods have to pass the Customs he would not require anything like that ength of time. But it Hongkong we are told the documents may be bere or there or anywhere, and returns cannot be teade up, at least not in five days. If this is the fact it
The jury was composed as follows: Meters amp Witaves was in general charge of the shows a very un-business-like way of doing the Wissenschaftliche Südafrikanische Gesell-And he does not want to see his "sammer isles.. Kozarlo, J. A. des Remedios, A. M. P. dos/whole lot. The road raking consisted of exca were armed with picka, sume with shorela, and things. But no do not boliere that it is the shaft with the shove company, its importance of Eden lying in dark-purple spheres of sea"Remedios, J. W. Croker, W.-C. Murray, Hating and filling in, and for that purgess some soma with crow bars, and others with baskets: Fact, but rather that the hon. gentleman has been considerably increased. The committee afflicted with the demon of progress. Ten yeara Witte, and C. A. Herbat
The Attorney General, in charging the jury. Nothing happened antil about thres o'erok. Total exlarios $20,400. 37. Total salarion $33,740, consists of Dr. v. Billguer, president, Consul after he ka-left the Philippines for sver he can allowed bia credulity to be imposed upon. Ops aheim, 1st vice-president, Dr. Baron v. sit down and in cold bleed append a note to this said that the prisoner, the master of a boarding At that time the two range were still there
4.It appears from the abive that during Mr. Rran also says that she penalties are Nettleblatt, 2ad vice-president, and Dr. Nette-aay, suying, "I recalls to mealand and a people honse, had engaged the complainant as his cook. objected to as being too bigb. A fine of bohm, acintifte secretary
who both come nearer to what; in my idea, this! On the 20th December last be asked him to taten working in the same place, and the other fourtwalvo years there has her an ingress in the world of care and its inhabitants ought to be a box on board a steamer bound for Singapore. ganga at ee distance from them. Witness $100 may be inflicted for making wilfully
The Pioneer says:-The fall in the value of than perhaps any other that I un coquainted Prisoner, complainant, and a boarlor, to whom WAS still with the main body. He had just Staff of two persona, and in the annust expendi. false returna, As no honourable merchant siver Works in all sorts of curious ways to the with." The people, he say, anjoy "o happy the box beloagod, went together in a best and passed the two gauge and was on his way bacture of $2,340, or not qutio $20 a month. This
to the main gang, and bad arly got back when would wilfully make false returns we do not detriment of Burapean residents of India. The immunity from the riras incontation of improve the box was taken on board. After being on he hears in clarin misad by turnkey Davis. At money order olesk, by a clock for parools, and by Isat instance which has come under our notice is ment and progress, and he lamente the "in board some time soapbinant returned to the time he saw two prisoners running the additional marine officer. This Inttar up- see that the point is of much importano peculiar that it deserven passing mention. At provement" which he is told has taken place to bost, but was driven back on to the steamer by the bill in the Western diraation. The pointment was asesitated, not by an increase in Tie poralty would of course not be inflicted the Borlin International Telegraph Conference he Philippines since he wrote. Here, in the the threats of the prisoner.
the ses level, the other gangs wore higher up anstion with the travelling and constant change for mero error made without any intention in 1885 it was reantved to reduce the charges of never-oksing znali of London on the murky, started with complainant on board, and whom I road making was about twenty-five fait abom, tha worlt, but because it was toœud to be, in con-
telegrams between Eurons and India from 5.0. to deceive. In Singapore, where there bas frates to 5 franos per word. England benefited by Dacomber day all this is abovely close to Green Taland, oomphavent seeing there Witas saw barnkey Griffitu purning the two of climate, too sevare for only two overs. Two soothing and attractive. Men who take za other means of espa, jumped overboard
three, one of whom is always doing three months always bern compulsory registration of inconsiderably by this, each word sont by wire.to their parables against modern progress and was rescued by sonis men who were engaged / men; he was elasa behind them. Witness im- marine officers died at their posta. Even with.
India costing is. suly instead of de. 76. But poor the inevitablo uro always interesting
main body. in painting a ship and saw him I was brought mediately marched the two gangs back to the
He first tell them in and donated shore duty, the strain on bestik is very perceptible. 5.This slight increase in the percome of ports and exports, we do not recollect hue- Indis gained not the least advantage, for allver She say on Thres fitles" Hongkong, Canto Hongkong, sud e raport made to the Palics, them. No: 1 gang was short of two men and the Department, obtained as is always the aass,
The prisoner más No. 2 short of four man. ing seen a single case of contravention of Eall, and the old rate of Rs. 2-12 per word had ton, and Macan, really describes Hongkong who afterwards arrested the prisoner.
with the greatest difflonity, has been nothing.. The evidence of the complainant, of Di Araore of thons thort of No. 1 gaar, and his the law reported in the local Press. It is, actually to be raised to Rs. 3-13. £o mgoh for only. It is, perhaps, su the whels, the meat
the the Asiatic East, within a geographical nircle of lees Mr. Robinson, sail the defence was a Tory penalty, to prevent the law being set openly India to Earops.
in for Police assistados. AR soon as he got fresh departure, and has been inemasing at defiance.
The debate in the Hongkong Legislative than sixty miles in diameter, built on almost simple one. Completuant had gone on board the they were squatting down, and he then sont 1865 to 1875, this Colony in the latter year took The GOVERNOR, in reply to Mr. Bra, Canoll sous time ago on the Crown Agente identical soil, bathed be the same waters, canopied vessel to assist lodger with box. The pri- then all wall together be sent up four turakere steadily ever since. Stayer traffic grows every sonar and waited for him, and finding that be to join in the pursuit. The twe turnkeys in rear, new Ports have been opened in our neigh The French L'aokote, which in 1875 brought tan made some remarks as to the advantages has attracted attention in Caylan, where the by the suna sky, rise the Three Cities, three DR-
The entapaisant did not Sind out that suit us also one of the Sikh guards, of alon of such returva ue the Bill under disa feeling seems to be very much the same as it is timalities, three civilisations, three histories, I did not return to the bost, had gone away with chargo of Nos. 1 and 2 were already in the nur,bourhood, new mail lines have been established.
hore. One of the Ceylon papers says these destinies" and so on for a page or more ont him. beard recently of a case which exemplifies the that reminds us of the magnificent passage with the ship was order woich until thers were there ware four on the ground. They wore wheed or twalve half-empty bags of correspondence, ne means of escape except the expectant adopted on the four curaers of the ground within which now bring from ninety to a hundred full pass, our largest inward mail in fact, which unfortuna by him of jumping overboard. After all the gauge worked, and their duties were to position of affairs exactly. A certain hond of a which Ruskin begins his." Stones of Venice." department in Ceylon dented through the
rescued as he himself admitted; he entered inte koop watch to see that no one baut them. Italy, necessarily arrives unsorted. In 1875 w Regulations for fun Consular Courts of United such turns existed, that the universality Crowe Agata for goods of certain quality and
cocversation with the men board the boat, ness himself romsined with the prisoners. After had Money Order relations only with the United of the eyetein showed that its utility must price to be obtained of a certain firm of mapafse-
who put him up to bringing a chargo against waiting for about one tour the Pelles cams, and Klogdom, and the duties were attended to by a turers--not those from whom the Crown Agente be appreciated, that returns would enable us
the prisoner. The motive was perfectly of riens ho the arched the priviners back to the clerk who was exported to perform his fall share were in the babit of purchasing this class of
from the evidence, namely, that they would began. They all of them remained perfectly quiet of ordinary Fostai sort as well. Now we to see whether the colony was progressing goods. The result was that the colony's 'agents
able to get money from the prisoner, who might theinterval before the Police arrived. Witress erghangs Monsy Orders with nearly all the or retrograding, and to compare ourselves at home refused to place the order with the firm
probably be afraid to have such a charge brought mentioned in the indent, and contioned to patro- Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dif- with other colonies, and, what is perhaps size their own friends, to the detriment of the
against him. It was not monessary for bile to left the tanksys who were parsning still in purworld, and the duties are discharged, with daily aonere were recovered. The turaker art and tion of two clerks, who have to be detached from case in the hands of the jury.
with short swords, witness had a revolver, sad all other duties Parcal Post has been introduced ferent ports of China, Philippines, Siam, &e. most important of all; that merchants would colony by many prunda" Similar cases have Austro-Hungarian frontier. owing thesy mow go into the evidenes and he oculidently left the auit, anther returned. None of the escaped pri. increasing difficulty, only by the continued atten-
bu enabled to follow the course of trade
The jury unanimously returned a verdict of his esietathed the same. The Sikhs were armed withis the last two yours, and, whilst it is most AFFAIRS IN ABYSSINIA. It is with-instalacers regret that we have
not guilty.
wits rive, whick were kept load from the soful and suusssful, it forma o serious addition more losety: As an illustration of the value.
The Abyssinian advance is checked-in-con-
time they left the gaol to the time they returned to the general work of the Office, and to the of-alatice we may point to the present to record the death at Carton of Mr. Gideon
Nye, which occurred on Wednesday morning sequence of the threatening attitude of the
They were supplied with tan rounds of amunition daily demand for more space. The total num- discussion on the position of the China tea the 25th January, at the house of Dr. Kerr dervishes at Galabat.
oach. They mashed cat with the men and re-ber of letters papere, &c. passing through the trade: What would be the value of that dis- The dansed, had been 11 for about a week, and
Lau A In, Mak Almu, and Lan Afuk were por turnod with them. The companion of the pei-Hongkong Post Office u 1875 probably foll victed of piratically attacking the trading junk scuer in the dock was named Chan Acheang. He chort of 900,000. The total for 1657 ia cntimated eussion In the absence of statistics abowing died peacefully on Wednesday. Is cams to China in 1898, and had therefore a longer ex
Sau Trong Ching, smulling the master and was a long sextogoo prisons, entented to suvest 2,200,000. The work of the Department is the amount exported from Chius from gear to perience than any other foreign rusident here,
pressure and diloulty, by long and sovers hours DEFIANT ATTITUDE OF PRINCErew, and stealing the said juak, together with years praal servitudo in 1881. In the gaol he ooenly got thronrh, and that with artrama
vargo of the value of $320),
oupled the same call with the prisoner in court, FERDINAND. your, the total amount imported iste Bag. His personal reminiscences have been placed on
His Lordship, is passing sentenas, said there. At this stare the case was romanded till this of duty, by exonssively hard work, and by the superior offloars joining in manual labour which land, and the relative shares of China, India, red, but at the time of his last filuess the nc-
Prinos Ferdianad, receiving his offers at the ld be on dealt whatever that the prisoners day at 10 a..
is other places, would be performed by ALLEGED KIDNAPPING. sad other countries in the trade? Merchants and more comprehensive charnotor. Mr. Nys New Year, expressed a wish that erents may bad committed this piracy. They had all sor
5.But it is when the Chinese staff of the NINOPO Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, S'ghai. would be conscious of a fulling off in their was Vice-Consul for the United States, and or shortly force Bulgaria to defend her rights, and nitted a second piracy, but the second fadistment Lok Chang, boppersmith Ho Apat, married men at twenty-five shillings a weak. SHANGHAL.....Hall & Holts Co-operative Co.
trade, hat in the absence of statistice they Wednesday the Consular Ange ou Shames and she would then see that her Frince was prepared against them bad not been procended with. The women; and Tung Akin wider, wore charged Office is considered that it is seen how completely
on all the ion-of-war-in, the river wore half,
sridence showed they had committed these two on remand, by Inspector Swanston, the Beat with SHANGHAL.....Mears. Kelly & Walsh.
to die for her. NORTHERN & 2 Hall & Holly Co-operative Co would be unable to demonstrate, as it has acted as a token of respect for his memory.
piracies within very few days of each other. anlawfully eadeing away ona Li Awan, a giri five inadequate is the provistes of hands, in com VIENNA, 19th January: They bad had the impudenes to ren years of age, with intent to deprise her parents of parison with the work to be done. In the Local RIYER Ports and Kelly Walsh, Bhanghai. been descrstrated, how the China tea trades will be much missed and greatly regretted
RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA.
the pirated Janka toto the water of this the custody of her, on the 18th instant; the or Manipat Past Office of Shanghai, which NACABARI... Menkes. The C&J. Trading C. is threatened with almost complete extinction in Canton, where he was an interesting link with
the pust.
tribation of local correspondence, and of that The pacific assurong of the Usar are not lony with the orews of both junks battened second and third defendants were charged with mudertakes nothing but the recaption and die KOBE-OBAT...Hesurs. F. Walsh & Co.
down in the vessels. In this case be intended unlawfully detaining the sald girl. unless measures be taken to preserve it YOKOHAMA.....Messrs. Kelly &Walsh.
The Times saysWe learn that the Chiness credited in Vieana, MANILA Messrs. Diax Fotos & Co.,
bor would it be possible in the sheence Government, by an act of grace and good will,-- SAIGON... Mesars Schroeder Frères of statistice to slow so glasrly se has been bas remitted the import duty, amounting to
Gordi
shows what those measures should be. In 2400, on the steamer which was specially built Mr. F. Mainfroy.
in England and sanit cut in pinces to be pat Mr. G. Gavelle.
fact the value of statistica cannot fail to be together in Shanghal, for the purpose of nasi.
The above match was played on the ground at appreciated by every reasoning being. Some gating the rapids of the Yangtze river between Tew years ago the Foochow Obamber of Ichang and Chungking Thoraseod will be Wong-net-hoong yesterday afternoon, Atkin- shirat on the anglezo towards the end of Jan- Commeres spplied to the Hongkong Chamber nars, and the ascent to Chungking will be under son, haring was the toss, started the ball for the for statistics of the tra shipped from Hong- taken on the state of the water is pro Club, and for some time the game was of a very ve strokes of the rattan within the first her daughter. He told her to return at 8 pm.
months of their imprisonment. It was unforto say whether she had found her. She came The Municipal Post Ofles at Shanghai in cas nounced rufficient to justify it. Mr. Archibald van character. The toase were pretty evenly ate that the law compelled these men tobe and raid she could not find her. On the 19th, to even Feet Ofoes by which the correspon MELBOCEAN Masers. Norton, Hargase & Co. kong to Australia. The reply was that such Little and his supporters believe the river can contaled, and in spite of smart play by the becks dealt with here and made them chargeable upon from information received, be sent for the first dance of that Bettlement is dealt with Hong.
Etaitjutics were unobtainable. Hongkong be navigated all the year round; but so much LONDON... Mz. F. Alger, Clement's Lane. LOSDOF... Messrs. Street & Co., 90 Cornbill, and Fouchow are the ports of shipment for depends on the success of the pioneer trip that on both kiểm so sivantage was scored. The the Colmy instead of being able to hand them defendant and asked him if he knew where the furnished with twenty-sis Chinase. The Hong it is thought desirable to make assurance doubly Garrison then pressed their opponents and Hattie over to their own authorities. However, they had girl was, and he said that she at Tent-taong Post Oboe does the whole of the Postal mai Ho told the defendant to take him to the work of Hongkong, inward, outward, and local; LONTON... Mere. Bates, Hendy & Co
ANOTHER FIBACY.
place. He took witness to No. 81, Ah Kwong prepares and pass on the mails for all Chine LONDON...Mr. W. M. Wills, 151, Cannon Australia, and if it is important that statis- sure by waiting until the river has reached its was obliged to touch down in sait detence, been tried bera and they must be papiskɔž
Lovag Fat and seven other was found Nam, close to the Battery at Shrakiwas. Thorn and Japan' sois as a outre between those coun PABI Mr.L.B.Richy,66 Ras Lafiyette, tins of the whole tea trade should be kept it normal spring level. Sir John Walsham; the Shortly afterwords Atkinson scored the ball SAN FRANCO. MI. L. P. Fisher, 21, Marchants must be important that statistics should Minister at Peking, has interested himself greatly and was making a good run, when the ball was railty of a piratical attack on the Kum Forness found the child lying salesp with the tries and the Braits, India, America, and Au
junk on the 8th December.
third defendant. The second defendant was in trails; sorts both the English and Fresch maila be obtainable here. The registration of in Mr. Little's scheme, and by giving it h
official aid and countenance has smoothed away cleverly taken from him by Grahams; who carried LA Lordship mid there was no doubt that the mme bed, but had got up to let them in, for Shanghal; and is furnished with penty. New You...Kr. A. Wind, 21, Park Row. importe and exports would also facili the inevitable initial diüiculties at Peking. it to the Club's "twenty-five," where he was welf
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Table of Bongkong Court l'esg Admiralty Razos
Foroiga Jurisdiction Act.
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Roles of Court of Consuls at Shanghai
Chizees Passenger Å‚ot
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is designed to secare. He pointed out that in every other civilized port of the world
we bellore, occurred in Hongkong.
tive vateran was engaged on a work of a fuller
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.. SUPPLAND TO THE "DAILY FREK"]
LONDON, 24th January.
THE SITUATION IN EUROPE:
Military operations are suspended on the
SIG THIS.
FROM "STRAFES TIMES.")
FABIE, 16th January.
FOOTBALL!
CLUB V. GARRISON,
BENTENCES FIRACY.
to inflict a severe punishment. They were liable Wong Kwai Ho stated that she was the wifs exchanged by steamer with aortalu Porta in- to be sentenced to penal servitude for life, but of a man residing in Firststroot, Soylagpoon mediately corresponding with Shaoghal, the taetead of giving them a long term of imprison. On the 18th instant, at 3 pm, her daughter Ti work is carried on by the following Chinese staff. ment and making them a burden to the Colony Wan was playing in the street oxtaide her door. under the seperintendence of two Europeans:-- he should sentence them to a aborter term of shortly afterwards she missed her. She never:
even years' imprisonment with herd labear; and say the threa defendants before
Inspector Swanston sail that on the afternoon aking advantage of a power recently given by
the laws of the Colony he should also sentence of the 18th instant the last witness same to No
them to be twins privately whipped with twenty. Station and made a report that she had missed
Bandor Chinese.
17. Foster and Coalien
3 Tickshaw Coelise.
Boatron.
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