Is the due was paid a distross would be levied. They asked him not to solso any of the goods, na
CORRESPONDENOL
Ex236and by our Correspondents ][T
there were articles there belonging to eneto (Wo do not hold aprastros romponsible for the opinions *rs.. Ho closed the shop and put a man in posi sedion to watch it. Plaintiff then got the money and paid the five at the Magistracy. He did not make any protest when he paid it
Cros-examined by Mr. Caldwell, witness said he did not read the whole of the warrant. When he went to the shop he was under the impres zion, that Ke You Sinn was one of the proprie tors. Ko Yan Man wat to the shop with him and took him into his room,..
A CAUTION TO PEDESTRIANS TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESE." DEAR SIR,—I shall be obliged to you if you will let your rendrs know the risks which de fenceless persoas run when walking about the auftcqnentod roads of this colony.
THE DAILY. PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7æ¤, 1818.
and the tragedonds in.a force. The creditor, after chaffing hit Eos for a while from the bank, which he had reached in safety, palls him ent and gives him one of his dollars back.
A bat oblid taken charge of by a watokursu and restored to parente
THE DUES OF CONNAUGHT ON VOLUNTAS2a.
רו.
BOMBAY, 15th Februiry,
The Duke of Camzaught inayoting the Hom- bay Volunteer Artillery expressed the grant satisfaction which he felt that corpa had been formed both in Bombay, and in Calcutta. Somo A man musilded himself without any assign auxiliary asalatanos was required owing to the able cause; "pat town to damariscal inflasses; maný enlla for Artillery in all parts of India. probably it was pirits of some sort NEW DOOK AT DOEBAY. years old amoking two mace of epiqua ay ki
Instamos of jirenile depravity. A boy of.12.
BOMBAY, 21st February. The Now Vistoria Dock having been com- father had smoked bažere him, and insətsibly platod eight months before the contract time, the water will be admitted into the basin this he had acquired the habit
evening, and it is hoped it will be ready for use in the coming season. It has a water area of 244 mores and three spacious jetties are thrawn eat from the west side barthing nine steamers,
The Commander of the steamer Lombardy Mr. Johnson was about to call the watchman, above Bead Quarter House at 3 p.m. on Satur WAS "atrolling on Kennedy Road immediately
A fire caused by the letting off of crackers in who was placed in possession, when his Lordship day last, when he was aseunited from behind by honour of a marriage; happily not much damage said he did not think that it would be of any hinanas, who struck hit twios on the logs
done. cheryle and not see how Mr. Johnson cut with a bambo. Capt. Preston turned quickly bad son, theanting to bum the house down carry his case. There was no evidence to show and struck the blackguard sharply nowess the because his father beat him, is harded over to the that plaintiff was ovan implicated in the offono wrist with his stick, when the latter dropped Police, but bequeatly is hogged off by his of which Ko Yau Ma was charged. Even if he is weapon al bolted. Had Capt, Preston parents, were that would not make defendant's astion allon from the effects of the first two blowe ke dogal
Mr. Johnson said the question was whether would of cars have boon hammered sonasless
|stic titan mabbed. plaintiff was entitled to get this morby brak.
His Lordship said he thought plaintiff or tainly was. There Lad evident's been mistake made, and the Government should have been the first to remedy it.
Mr. Johnson said his main point was that the money had been paid withant dendition or renOT, vation. Ilaintiff land given noties in the pro- per course his claim would have been duly con- sidered and di-posod of, but because he had owit- ted to take the proper stops it was hard that the Government should he called upon to hear tha loss. Dufore desidlar the suit he would ask his Lordship to read are the case of Palpé o Manley which was similar to this one,
Mr. Calderal aid his friend had argued that Beauso this money was paid without protetit could not be recovered. This as it steal was bat law, but more than that he contended that the money was paid under compulsion. Agrost ma take had hoen made by the defendant, and in ad- dition to being ontitled to get this money-back, they could, bad they thought fit, have also einiad damages from hisa:
ad atroots naless they are prepared to repel sch Popis ought not to vonture out of the crowd. attacks as this I un, doar Bir, yours faithfully,
Hongkong, Ch March, 1888. `-
MAJAO.
Five candidatos at Polo and six ut Kokshan
sortehod of the list. On comparing their saye with those written ata provions examination the style was so diffusat that it was evident that on one or the other ocousien, probably both, they had got their essaye written for tho
Extracts from Peking Gazettes, including two decrees with reference to the removal of several ooers in Yantra and reward of several others sent by special felogram to the Kwanga There would appear thorofore to have best no very important sees there lately.
The variona Yamond ragumad baxiness v Saturday. All the High Officers' attending at the Vieuroy's Yamm and subsequently at tho Governor's Yanzu to offer their songratulations on tho tormination of the holidays,
Various appointments gazalied.
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The Literary Chancellor is on his way back to Canton, the examinations at Hatohow being over.
II. E. the Turlar General is to be congratulat-ON ed on the birth of another grandson.
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THE TONQUIN OPIUM FARM..
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[FROM OTR CORRESPONDENT.).
5th March The tiras for the renewal of the different farme' leases has arrived, and the Pork monopoly was put up for sala by anction on Saturday and realand $90,900 for the year. This is about $3,000 over the price obtained last your. The Fantan farm for Colorau was let for $9,650 per annum. To-day the valuable Fish farm will bə offered by public motion, sad le is to be hoped that thegid former will take it up again. If he does His Lordship satt he would read over the esso a revival of that once extensive trède is sure to l brenght to bis notice by Ir. Johnson and give tako place. This is an important industry, which] kis judgment the following day,
should always be vader the management of ex- porienead mea like the old farmer, as it gives life to many other branches of trade besides its own prosperity. Had the Government listened to what was suggested when the defaulting farmer free about to take up the loa tho 20,000 fishermen would not have shifted their establishments from Macae. The grest of the Garemment, however, cuald not forego the actral receipt of $4,000 are for the lease ovon to the scribes of the good standing of the industry, which had Lyon, carried on by the old farmer to the complete Chong Aanp, a boatman, was charged by satisfaction of all moncerned. The consequence Sunder Singh, P.C. 503, with obstracting him in the total wreck of the trade and the non-fall-opinar will be reased to three millions of
POLICE COURT.
6th March.
BEFORE MR. H. E. WODEHOUSE.
DAUNKENNEBE.
Makter Fetab, firemna, was fined fifty cents for being drunk and incapablo on the 5th instant,
WATCHMAN TO GAMALERA.
in the exooution of his duty in that the defond-ment of the terms of the contract. ant acted as watchman to gamblers on the Praya
on the 5th instant.
foki.
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LARES, 20th February M. Paul Koroll has toon appointed Comman, dant of Obook.
The Chamber of Daprties is still engaged in tho discussien of the Budget.
tains often.
The Budget Commitee has reversed the vote of the Chamber of Deputies, and M. Tirard, ver Tho Enquiry about the Damasons incident shows the Frenule Consulate to have boon an viclated.
FARIS, 21st February. The Budget Committee of the Chamber of Dopotles proposes the reduction of the secret service money allowed to the Ministry of the Interior to 500,000 francs. The Minister asks for 1,600,000 francs. The question will be made 1. Cabinet ons
LogDON, 21st February. Bir Juraes Fergusson denied that the Govern. ment were taking military action with regard to Venozuola.
BERLIN, 2nd February The Emperor wishes to go to San Remo, but is bybysicians are using all menon to dissuade hàm
VIENNA, 22 February The weather having improved, Eusia has continted tho massing of troop? on the Galician frontier,
LONDON, 29ri February. Sir James Ferguma stated that the Govers mont but not entered into any agreement with Iisly, and that relations with Franios are now excellent. Mr. Lahonohara. then withdrew his amendment, and the addres, waa vótod.
LONDON, 24th February. The Oficial Messenger of St. Petersburg states that Rusgin socks to bring the Powers first to declare that the Tranty of Berlin muet be upheld, then to induce the Saltun to inform
MAIL EXPECTED.
KILE-AMERİCAN MATT
usual forn jury to retire when they were songistar. ing the evidenen laid before them, and he did not think it would beinterfering in the least with the public rights if the Commission considered Ite The P. M. Atendier City of New York, with report in privata.. Be Fordan said ba thought it. was desirable the discussion should be hold in the Aerisan mail of the 14th February, left privatar they were in the position of judges, and San Francisco on that date, na may be expost- when two judges sat in a caso thoy menally caned here on or about the 19th Monyha. gritou privately, without their discussion being made knows to the public, and the result of their discussion was inulle known afterwards. The ather members of the Commission concurred and the representatives of the Press woze invited to retire.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
The D. D. B. steamer Electra loft, Singapore at 1 p.. on the 29th February, and is dno bere on or about the 7th instruït ---
The steamer Peri Phillip. lait. Singapore-on: A fire broke out in a cookshop, No. 229, Queen's Road West, about 105 p., on the the list, and is dau here on or about the 7th inst. 20th ult. Owing to the telegrapli being out of The N. G. L, steamer Bisague left Singapore order, the alarm was not given in the Central on the night of the 2nd, and is due lère on the district till close on oirven o'clock. By this time 9th instant, the fro hod got a good hold and was spreading
· POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
rapidly on either side, Thres of the Government The Austro-Hungurian Lloyd's meaimer T- ongines and the Volnatser augino at ones burnel tania loft Bingopies on the 5th.mid is duo hyvė - ant and hurried to the spot. Tho"Gicornment on the 12th instant. Brigade, uzlar the direction of Superintendent
The O. 8. 9. Co stomper Stentor left Wodehouse and Assistant Superintendent Bora- 3:01 3,03
pool, and the "Red Jackets" under Mr. Tomlin. Singapore on the morning of the 5th, and is das quickly followed and within ten minutes of here di or about the 11th instant. the alarm streams of water were being brought to bear on the burning mass. At tho back of the houses rons & norrver lane, and tbroo branches being laid up here, the firemen were
When Correspondenca has been mis-sent of enabled to attack the Sames from both front and rear. Despite their efforts, however, the delayed both of which are liable to lippen iamas spread rapidly, and it soon became appar. verasformily) all that the addresses nood-do is to out that is heason were doomed, and the en roto on the cover, Bend to, or received deavours of the Brigades were directed to saving at, or as the case may be, and forward it, the adjoining boses and those on the opposite without any other writing whatover, to the side of the street. Owing to the tremendous heat Postmaster General This should be noted on thrown out and the danger caused by the falling the first time canse of complaint cours; it is a of the verandabu, this was anything, but an enry mistake to let anch matters pass for fear of task, but after an hour's centinos labour giving trouble, cocess which generally given the Bulgarians that the rate of Prince Ferdinand the in maanged to gain the upper hand, more trouble in the end, - iv floga), but that Racin rejects the ion of the fire was practically extinguished. The using force to restore the fortuor status,
Houses déstroyed are Nos, 223, 225, 227, 220, LOCAL DELIVERY---No-delivery is attempted The North German Gasetto states that Ger. 81, 233, 235, 237, and 239. We underetaal on board Skip at the Pock, Kowloon, Abordroa, many will support the Russian proposal, and that all of these are insured in German Erus. &c. her at any private house foren though that the Porto is certain to noguięso.
The cause of the outbreak is at present unknown. Hamed in the address) when there is a place of Lord Salisbury mys that was on account of
In connection with the search for unknown business nearer, it which delivery can be effected. Bulgaria would be a diagenan to Europa.
causes of sickures, the following extract from s Lounas, 27th February,
report of one of the Military doctors in Hong-
The Postal Guiste for 1857, rovised to date kong in 1995 is unpleasantly suggestivo:will bo for in the Daily Press Directory, end the verandahs taken up in certain pisses, the paly authorised comptste Suramary of with the view of emmining into the con Fontal information pablished in Hongkong," dition of the part underneath, where I appre hended noxious matter has been accumulating to the injury of the health of the troops, I bave the honour to bring to gone notice the following facts as revealed by that examination. et Range, basement west, Colour Sergeant Res side's room, occupied by himself, wife, and four children; beneath the floor three dead rats and one dead rat were found in en advanced stage of doing, at 3.39 P.31. composition, aleofool raga, tin plates, sardino boxes, cld boots, bottles, leakage from adjoining bath inst, at 3.30 P.. room, decomposed wood, and a quantity of most offensivo matter yielding pestilential gases, which day, the 7th fast, at 3.3 PL readily passed up through unmeroy's openings ia the floor, thus rendering the air of the apartat, at 4.30 F.3. Rent most impure. The consequoues has been that the Sorgeant is dangerously ill, his wife (who has since died) and his four children haro
unibreaks of illness arising from filth beneath the Boors are given, in one of which there wire cases of cholera, several proving fatal. 'Ile further history of the case of Beneide's family shows that he lost three of his children, two dying in Hongkong and another at sea, and then he him. in the voyage home. self was left invalided at the Cape ant to con
Dr. Macgowas, in hia" (Himpses of Toaquin Union Insurance Seaiety of Canton, Limited-to, declare the illegality of Princo Ferdinand's Having had the fooring of the mon's rooms 385 large edition, p. 701 small edition. This
in the N. C. Daily News, writes:--
$875 per share.
M. Nelkoff has formally invited the Porto election, and M. do Badowitz and Count de China Toulées' Instraum Company's Shares Montebello have endorsed his action.
169 per share?
INDON, 28th February. Her Majesty the Queen has received a telegram elating that all hope of the Crown Prince's recovery has been abandoned;
North China Insurance-Tis. 265 per share. Yangtare Insurance Association-Tla. 110 per
Chinees Inmiranos Company, Limited-$295 por
skore.
share.
At the commencement of the present year syndlaste to whom the monopoly of importing, fabricating, transporting, dy nding oplaw was conceded, commenced its operations, and already forty bulla, or a picul of opium is boiled daily on the premise of the Company-sighty oha cos! furnaces and as many huge banen bowls are required for that werk and about a hundred menu Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 148
The capital of the syndicate, 1,400,000 francs, is divided into 2,400 shares of 200 francs, ad in held by a small number of individu is: it is ex pected that by this means the revenue from francs, while the company will fed their order. taking remuneratre
per share,
LONDON, 29th February The King of Abyssinia has summoned all his subjects to axtirpato, the Italians. Fighting is shortly sxpected..
Canton Insurance Office, Limited-$74 per The negotiations between France and Italy Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares raptured upon points regarding the tariff.
shary, or div.
for a treaty of Commerce have been finally
3540 per share, az div.
LONDON, 1st March. Chios Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$73 Austria and Hunzare are negotiating for an Straite Marine Insurance Company, Limited-present law.
per ebare, ex div.
inorcase in the army at the expiration of the
$29 nom, sellers.
England, replying to a circular note from Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited-Russia, states that the Government cannot
$21, ex div.
undertake to advise the Sultan of Turkey before
submitted to the Powers.
The authorised List of Mails issued-in connection with this paper is the ans published twice such day in tur Extra, which is always- corrected to a sach later hour thau that given balow.
...
7th
MAIL WELL CLOSE. For Saigon. Per Marin, te-day,
For Singaporu.-Per 'China, to-day, the 7th
For Aming and Mania.—Per Dan Juan, to-
For Bangkok.-Por Wyvern, today, the 7th
For Swater, Amry, and Tamsui.---Per For- mosa, trday, the 7th inst., at 5.00 2.3.
Senhor Frazcisio Maria Salles has been apportation of opiam is restricted to Laoke - Defontant said that he was only waving to a pointed Acting Chief Justice daring the absence and iphong the femor is situated near the of Dr. J. J. da Silva, who goes home on six head of Red River navigation on the orders of Yuunas, from which province the drag that is months' leave. Br. Salles was formerly doting in common ues is Imported. India opinn is Hongkong and Whampea Dook Company's satisfactory proposals for the fatare savo boon all affered from the same cause." Two other just.. at 5.60 P.. Chief Justice of Timor.
imported into Haplong.
Fiand $3, or fourteen caya” hard labour,
TEESPLİSİNG,
An Apang, colle, was fined $t, or seven days'; hard labour, for depositing building rubbish Government ground on the 5th instart.
LARCENY,
Last year the imports into T again were
Kos.
Pet
Indian Opiun... 39,317.700=150.35 Yunnon me) Oplum 19.215.$20318.13 Residuum
153.709 2.54
Kwok Apul, mrpenter, was charged with stealing sue blanket, out pair trousers, and one jacket, in all of the value of 83, the properly of a married woman named Li Aho, on the bon felt of late. The streets and lanes are in as, at others from 50 to 2Ffor. The general
instant.
Defendant admitted the charge, and was santenced to three months hard labour-**
CUTTING TREES.
vloon, and arrested bine.
UHARGE OF INIMCENT ASSAULT.
Licenses are issued by the Opium Bu sau to opium smoking deus in the chief nities for 100 supervision of the syndicats has been committed fo the Director of Customs, whos xluff are vigilant in prevedling frauds upon the syndicate
broadsheet of enormous dimousine is posted at the opitura boiling works, head d "Protectorat glement sur la Feneda l'opium. Le Ministra de l'Antan et du Tonkin. Arrêté Postant Ro Planipotentiaire of Resident General de la Ré pa ligne Français en Annom et Tonkin. Ar relé," which divided into air chapters and gives forty-three sections for the guidance of all concerned.
It griovos ous to see the condition of our Barbour; it has hoon getting worse and worse, and the consequence is that business aflost is faller every day. What has been the matter with gar Surveyor-General it is hard to say, but a great want of energy in his department ha lamentably neglected state, in fact they ares disgrase to a civilized colony and a reproach to the department poncerned. It is not expected Li Afuk, coolie, was charged with cutting treas that Senhor Horta a Costa should look on Crown laud, at Aberdeen, on the 5th instant after everything himself; still, he is looked Wong Kong, P.C. 181, sail be saw the de-apan as the responsible man, and he should give fendant carrying newly eat branches at Aber-utructions to his subordinates to see that public
Defendant wido no defence, and was fined thoroughfares are kept in good and decent order. | 31, or seven days' hard labour,
We are about to have a now Market, to be constructed opposito the Sonado. In this Charles Frederick Dawkos, private of the undertaking the Senado deserros the thauksment or opium esltivation the result was that
An expert was brought from India to exp 58th Regiment, uns oharged with indevents of the public. Blocks of houses are to be the drug could inentestibly be produced in Ton- Assaulting Rhoda Bigont.
Complainant said she was muid to Mrs. Hearne, bought up to prepare the site. I have said air of the same quality as that from Hongal residing at present at the Hongkong Hotel. On new market, but, to the shame of the requiro more than que generation to teach the but it was found on the other hand that it would the 55h kast, about 3.30 pm. she was walking in oolony, there is not an old one worthy of the natives the proper mode of onlirating the plant the direction of the Naval Hospital. She had got a far da,tholodge who she noticed prisoner
It is high time we should have and manipulating its seoreting, and house opin behind her. He was walking by himself. She one without any unnecessary dolny. A good cultivation in the protetorate bow beti in- turned into the Kennedy Road and prisoner Market under the contrșl of the Municipality
definitely postpora. followed her. She walked on till she une to the should surely pay the cost of its areation and-- Black Rask, when prisonor came up Jovel with hes and touched her hand. She said to him "I bring in substantial profit to the Exchequer, wish you would walk on,” mul he said he would: althongli the purchase of the buildings for the Priscuor hou dropped bebind her again. hat site will cost some $130,00. after going a few yards he stopped up to her, and antching hold of her threw her to the ground sad tried to commit an indecent assault upon She straggled and got away from Aira. She had a dog with her which would have at so far are satisfactory. The sale was well at. 1acked him but that it tal a muzdle on. A tended by foreignors and Chinese alike, frienda Chiasso wonna cams past and witness walked of the docoased gentleman. Amongst those pra asked her to forgive bias, and said he was sent were the Chief Justice and Mr. Boad, Act. very sorry for what he had dons. She told him fing. British Vice-Consu!, in their official capa she would report him if he did not belavo in cities on behalf of the Court and Consulate re- self. He showed her a steep place by the side of spectivaly. the road and said he would push her dowa it
her
Los behind her. Prisonst followed her and
THE ENGLISH MAIL The P.&O. stezer Dean, with the English
Shares--52 per cent. prom,, ox dir. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s
LONDON, 2nd March, 1888. Shur-$10 per cent. prem.
M. Wil has been sentenced to two years' Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares-ixaprionment and to pay a fine of three thousand
15 por cont. discount, sales.
Francs; also to suffer deprivation of civil rights China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited or five goare, Dougli Steamship Company, Limited--$50 per An oriensive fire nourred here last night
853 per share.
NAGASITI, 3rd February,
share.
share..
Rongkong Gas Company's Shares-$125 per longong Hotel Company's Sharos-$195 per China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$159
share.
Luson Sugar Rofning Company, Limited-43
per share, sales.
por shara.
Hongkong Ice Company's Shares-$54 per
share, ex div.
Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
-8110 por share. Perak. Tin Mining sud Smelting Company Panjom and Sunghie Dna Semantan Mining
-$20 per share. Company Limited-5114 per share, sellers. Park Sugar Caltivation Cusugany-Tis. 13 per Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li-
gliere.
mited-350 por sure.
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited-70 per cent.
premium. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,
Lianted-8144 per share, sales, Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-821
per share.
which dezzolished about eighty Chinese and Japanese houses in the Ilirobaba district. There would extend to the Earopena Concession, but was great danger for some time that the fire
guarter of the Settlement did not suffer. There fortunately there, was little or no wirst, and that
and one Eeropean and one Chinese were killed. were several accidents during the conflagration,
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-8 por contin
premium, sales.
furniture and effects took, place on Saturdaging. The following telegrams are taken from
The amotion sols of the late Mr. Murray's mail of the 3rd alt, arrived here yesterday even-Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-9 per cost. and will be continued to day. The prices fotched Caylon and Indiaa papers
The Chief Justice and Sr. Barbosa and family
ELECTION INTELLIGENSM.
LONDON, 17th February. Dandes by Grannel Daly, Unionist, who poflat Mr. Firth, Beparatist, has been defeated for 3,860 votes, replacing Mr. Losits, resigned.
LONDON, 18th February. Mr. R. K Camion, Separatist, has been de feated by Mr. Bidlall, Conservative, for South wark west, by a najority of 1,200 votos, zopiao-
LONDON, 19th February.
She walked on as far as the Wanchai Gap, and will leave this for Hongkong by the river boating Mr. Arthur Cozen, who resigned his soal
-was going to turn down into the town. Prisoner asked her to go down to the Racecourse, and getting Lold of her again threw her down and altompted to assault hor, at the same time using an expression which showo bi infention lo- wards her, She get up and ran in the direction of the main road. He uvertook her and pushod at the Club on Saturday evening,
to-morrow, to take passage by the French mait steamer leaving on Wednesday for home. Sr. Barbosa's numerous friends availed themselves cf this opportunity to after him a farewell dinner
6th March,
her down, and ines more attempted to assault her. Some Chinese came out of a house cless by
The fish farm was duly put up for sale by and abs called to them. She then got up and notion, but, I regret to say, only fetched $8,000, walked on a few yards. She then met a can- atable and gare prisoner in charge. Prisoner which is $6,000 under the price for the at lease. was under the influence of drink at the time. That Ogurs was not accepted, however, and the
Daring robberies would soon to be growing
Sir Henry Kolbed, Secretary of State for the Colonies, being raised to the Peerage, Mr. Buch shan, now a Separatist, formerly a Liberal West defeating Mr. Thomas Raleigh, Unionist, Univaist, has been re-elected for Edinburgh by a majority of 48.
THE NEW FARE.
premium, nom, malos.
Chinese Imperial Loan, 1886, E-0 per cast.
premium: nou
& Co, Kansas) March di
30.21 ,20,97 30,13
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(PLOM MARIA. Fico
Darometer--,X. .. Barometer-.. Barometer. Thermometer- AM Thermometer M Thermometer PM. Thermometer-Pa., (Yet bulb] Torsolar-2.: Wet bulb? Thermometer-17,M. (Wet bulbj Thermont-Maximans TheaterMinipun jover sight)
.67
CHINA COAST METROROLOGICAL
age, has assumed he title of Baron Kuntsford. LONDON, 21st Februarg.. Sir Henry Holland, on being raised to the Pasr
THE NEW-SULES OF PROCEDURE. She had never seen him, to hor knowledge, before, teases will be again offered some time later,
LONDON, 17th February. The rales for the regulation of procedure now He did not actually assault her. on either do- casion. When she was on the ground the first.
before the House of Commons provide for the time, she said "Let me get up, the dog will zumerous. The other night another Clinaren of the closure if the majority consists of a hand sittings to comanence earlier, for the application. tear you to placas." Prisoner said I will was robbed in the strest, and the practice of red mombers, and gives power to the Speaker to lot you got up if you will go for a walk." leaving the victim in the afata of Adari in the order disorderly members to withdraw and to She premised to do so, if he world be. have himself. He then walked alcar with garden of Eden was again resorted to The stop members spaking on matters irrelevant Shal her some distance and kissed har. He put audacity of the footpads seexas to be putting to the subject befers the House. his arm round her waist, but whenho-asked lito tu this colony in jeopardy. Last night several him not to do so he put his arm in ber's and they of the fraternity fired upon a European constable, walked together to the Wanchai Gap When wounding him in the broast. The constable, ho tried to assault her she screamed loudly and Tosisted him. A Glice woman passed them although wounded, pursued the misorenats and
at the time, and witness called out to her, but het ore dead. The constable Lies now in hospital
REGISTER.
10 M101, 198, 101 FG
Wiel,
·PATION,
Woslack Tobia
30.68
AND.........
Tinagkok
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MESSES. GRAHAN AND BUENS RELEASET. Messrs. Canninghame Graham and Buras, who
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MR. PARSELL AND THE CRIMES ACT
LONDON, 18th February.
motion, regarding the Crimes Act, was rejected In the Commons last night Mr. Parnells by a majority of water.
ske took we notice. She said to prisoner "Let in a precarious conditivo. Another, and more wore imprisoned for taking part in the Trafalgar me get up, there is some one coming" He let serious, se occurred on Saturday night, whoz, a Square kista, have been ruloased; her get up, nod they walked along quietly for rome tias. She was to have gone for a walk ukong was shot dead. His murderer has beenE NEW UNDER SECRETARY FOR THE with her mistrem, but had missed her. Bhe did captured..
not attempt to run away as ake hed not the strngth fo
James Duffin, constable at the Naval Hospital, said, that he was ou dúly at the lodge on the 5th inst. at 4 pan. He saw complainant walk ing in the direction of Bongkong seaompanied by a large dog, saw the prisoner follow her up the Kennedy Road. He was behind her for some time, and he afterwards came up
of him.
SUMMARY OF THE "KWANG-PAO."
5th March. LEATING ARTICLE. Loading article on a preclamation by the Nan- level with her. Complainant took no notice hui Magistrate sur Shanghai pointing ont to Witness lost sight of them when the people of his district the ruin they bring ba they had got about fifty yards along the themales by going to law. The editor quite read. He saw them again when they were near agrees with em, and thinks lawyers are infinitely the Wauchai gap. They appeared to be walking worse than ligers. It is better to put up with a together. He noticed them because he had seen little less than lot them bring you to utfor grief the soldier follow complainant into Kennedy under protones of groterting your rights Read. He noticed that prisoner was walking unsteadily, and appeared to be drunk.
NEWB
*COLONIES.
LONDON, 20th February. The roport that Barón Worms would be ap painted Under Secretary of State for the Coloning is confirmed.
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W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 8th March, 1888.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
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OHITUARY. Count Corti, Italian Ambassador in London.
AN AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
LONDON, 216 February. Lord John Mansin sanonood the intention of Governmont to submit a Bill to the Hanse for the establishment da Depaulof Agriculture. AMENDMENT ON INDIAN FINANCE. an amendment expressing regret at the ever- Mr. Samuel Sm, M.P. for Flintshire, moved recurring defloits and urging that more rigid Aromoter esonomy be practie; he also demanded the p- Temperatura pelatment of the promised Royal Commission Fumidity. to enquire into the Government of India. Direction of wind ... EV.E. Story of a murder near Masso. The murdered Sir Richard Temple deprecated the possimist Westhes B. M. Thompson, engineer, residing at Wan- man had been set to buy some old furniture in criticisms of the penges of India; ho defend Rajo
Parce of wind............. oksi, said that on the 5th inst., about 4 p.m., he one of the outlying villages, and bad disappeared, ed the action of Government in raising was in the Queen's Road, passing Morrison his mastor putting it down that he had run away the Salt tax, and expressed bis approval of the Hill. Bo a complainant coming down, the with the purchase money; but after a week or appointraent of the Royal Commission demanded hill. He went towards the Eacecourse, and after night after night there coine a mysterious by the previous speaker, Sir John Goral ox taking a walk round came back along, the knooking at his door, thongh when the door plained to the Has the causes of the defolt Kennedy Road. When he got as far as the was opened to one was to be seen. Thinking and defended the financial policy of the Indian cat shes he saw the complainant and prisoner this mast ho message from the other world, Government. Regarding the Royal Commission going down a steep place in the direction of No. She went to the village to enquire about the miss he was unable to promise it should be appointed Police Station, prisoner had hold of her arm and jag man, and on the way there found the body until after the fartheeming report of the Public she appeared trying to get rid of him. He saw of the murdered man. Who can deny that Service Commission Lad been reenivet and con her get away from the prisoner, who ran after ghosts can come hack after this?
aldored. The amendment was accordingly with.
her and stopped hor. He then saw prisoner pat Admiral Lang's deat has left Foochow and drawn. -
his arms round her and throw her down. Wit gone to Shanghai. In consequence of the fogs, THE NEW AMERICAN FISHERIES TREATY.
eas ran towards the spot, but when he got there and only going by day, they took dve days guing they were gone He went on towards the up. Two vessel bave gone into dook, and the Queen's Road, where ho found them. Prisoner aquadron will remain in Shangbaiabout a month who appeared to be drunk, was then in oustody, botere going North The complainant was very pale.
The farther bearing of the charge was journed till Friday, the 9th inst., at 10 no.
WAIRINGTON, 16th February. The Commissioners who have been engagel discussing and armaging the North American Fisheries dispute aro quite in accord in holding Notice of the renovation of a celebrated grava that the Treaty which has been concluded relates at Hui-chon dating back to the Sung Iynasty, only and solely to the disputes arining regarding being that of the second wife of Su Wea-king. the Fisheries on the North Atlantic Coast
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BRITISH EXPEDITION TO TURUARS.
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W. DOBERCK, Hongkong Observatory, 6th March, 1888.
NEWS FOR THE FRENCH MAIL.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, 17th February.
HONGKONG.
For other mail nawa ses Supplement.
INSURANCES.
"MPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM.
PANY
The Undersigned, Agents for the above Communy, are prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FIRE to the extent of $60,000 on any
FIRST-CLASS RISK
ода
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agenti
Imperial Fire Insurance Company. Hongkong, 9th May 1881.
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FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877 IN HAMBURG. THE Undersigned, Agents of the shro RISKS at Current Ratas.
Company, are Prepared to ACCEPT
PUSTAU & Com Agenta. Hongkong, 18th January, 1884. CALEDONIAN. FIRE AND LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY. ESTABLISHED 1805. Undersigned, inving been appointel Agents for the above Company are pre-
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ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Cc. Hongkong, January, 1882.
alt, when, after a short discussion, it was decided at Current Rates.
The Fever Commission mot again on the 29th
Early on the morning of the 29th it, Guadah. to consider their report with closed doors. Singh, scting sergeant in the Indon dividon of the Police Force, shot himself through the No canso could be assigned for the not, a3 stomack with his carbine at No. 7 Police Station | deceased hand saved money and had nearly earned. his pension. He had lately, however, studied rather bard. At the inquest a verdict of suicido whilst in an unsound state of mind was returned. in No. 229, Queen's Roed West. and spread A fire broke out on the night of the 27th ult.
all being burned before it was brought into quickly to the adjoining buildings, nine houses,
58th Regiment, was played on the 1st fast subjection. A return match at Football, Club
and resulted in the Club winning by two goals to ril. The 58th Regiment held their annusl Athletic Sports at Wor-nei-choong on the 3d Inst. The first smoking concert of the asson given by the Hongkong Valmitesse Pared to lasne Policies of Insurance against Fire came off on the night of the 3rd instant, and on the usual torma. prored very successful. The Corps, owing to the exertions of Major Tripp and offvors, is showing signs of renewed vitality. The steamer Hantingdon, from Calcutta, was towed into port. disabled or the 4th inat. by the steamor Anckises. The Devawongse, the new steamer of the Soot tish Oriental. S. Co, arrived hero from Glas gow on the ith inst. A meeting of the Logis lative Council was held on the 5th inet, at which the Stamp Duties Amendment Ordinanes, 1888, and the Trees Preservation Ordinance were read asscond time, the Bating Ordinance, a long and important Bill, was road & recond time, the Bo- gulation of Chinese Ordinance, 188, was passed, and papers relating to the question of Subsidi ary Coinage were laid on the table. A very successful amateur concert was given on the night of the oth inet. in St. Andrew's Hall, City Hati, in aid of the funds of the Alice Memorial Hospital and Hongkong College of Medicine.
The appointment of Dr. Cantle as Burgaon of the Boogkong Volauteer Corps is gazetted.
H. E. Phya Bhaskarawongse, Siamese Ambas sador to the Court of Japan, and suite, arrivad hare on the 5th inst. from Japan by the Mossa. geries Maritimes steamer Saghalten.
The steamer Huntingdon, from Calcutta ond the Straite, arrived here on the 4k inst in tow of the steamer Anchises, which picked hor
up disabled off the Helen Shoal at 5 pm, on
the Zad
For Haifong-Per Frejr, to-day, the 7th
For Ewatow and Tintein-Per Techili, on Friday, the 9th inst. at 11,30 ..
For Swatow and Shanghai.-Per Pooksong, on Friday, the 9th ind, at 11.30 A
For Saigon. Por Clare, on Friday, the 2th inst., at 5.00 PM.
Fur Straits Settlements.Tor Halong, on Saturday, the 10th inst, at 3,30 B-N- -For Singapore-Fer Polyhyrexian Satur
the 10th inst, at 3.30 net. day Nagasaki. Hole, and Yokohania.-Fur
Thibet, on Monday, the 1945 insty at 300 m.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet Snghalion will be despatebod en WEDNESDAY the 7th March, with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyond, wie Marseilles; to Saigon. mais Settlements, Batavia. Berman, Cegion, Madras, Caleulia, the Australasian Colonies. Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual ones will to observed in elesing the Mails, &c.
The Post Offive destines all responsibility for Unregistered Cevors containing Bank Notes, Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration has bean reglected, will make no enquirius into alleged losses of such envors,
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS.
Day FRENCH MAILS
before. Depart 5.P.M., Money Order Ofice class. Post Offico closes, exept the right box, which is always Den out of office hours.
Day of Departare✨
7 AM, Post Office upena.
10 AM, Registry of Letters ceases.
10.50 A. Posting of all printed matter and
patterns case.
a.M., Mail closes, except for Late Laltors. 11.10.x. Letters may be posted with Labo Fus
of 10 cents antil
11.30 A., when the Post Office closes entirely (963 11.40 A.X., Late Letters may be postul on hasrit the packet with Lite Tea of 10 wears until time of departm's.
COMPANY OF BAMBURG. TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE
The Undersigned, having toon appointed Arents for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
Bangko
SIEMSSEN & Co,
Agents.
November, 1872.
The fermin Contract Packet Sockeen with MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET. be despatched on MONDAY, the 19th instant, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe and countries beyond, aia Brindisi: to the Straits Settlements, Balavio, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Brypt, Malta, Gibraltar, &e., &p. 15Registry ceases at 2 PM.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COM. The Mail closed at 3. Lato letters till 3.30 wille
PANY, LIMITED.
10 enty exten postage.
HRAD OFFICE,-Hongkong. CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS. Pain-nP CAPITAL
TOTAL ASSETS......... CLAIMS PAID EXCEED
Correspondence should be marked Per Germa Mait, or with the name of tan Packet
The Post Office declines all responsibility for 2200,000 Unregistered Covers containing Bank Netas, 1,388,000 Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration hast 650.000 been neglected. will make no enquiries int RISKS acopted at CURRENT RATES or alleged casna of such covers. PRENTA
JAA B. COUGHTRIE,
Secretary. Hongkong, 1st September, 1857.
Q
NOTICE.
COMPANY
721
UREN FIRE INSURANCE The Undersigned, Agents for the shore Com-
Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. sold by auction | parr, 620 prepared to ACCEPT RISKS on the 2nd inst., at the fountain in front of the agslust FIRE at Current Rates.
City Hall, a number of rice ponios, griffins, and
hecks. Bulton fetohol the highest price, 8574
Palaposa was knocked down for $50, Gluckanf
NORTON & Co.
Agents.
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Hongkong 1 July, 1887, ***
THE LONDON ASSURANCE
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHAPTER OF HIS MALESEX KING GEORGE THE FISET. A. D. 1700.
THE Undersigned having an appointed Agents for the above Corporafija, aro prepared to grant Insurances as follows MARINE DEPARTMENT. Policies at current ratos, ruble either here, in London, or at the principal Parts of India, China, and Australia.
FIRE DEPARTMENT,
for 84, The Siber and The But for 841 sob,E MAN ON INSURANCE COM./Polinios Jasnod for long, short periods at
and Viceroy for $93, those of the others that
were not bought in going for lower prices,
PANY, LIMITED., HEAD OFITOE-HONGKONG. CAPITÁL (SUBSCHIRED), $1,000.000.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LUM SIN SANG, Evg.
A landslip cegurred on the Jet inst., naaE "Queen's Road West, olosa, to where some coolies were at work, and two of the men were buried in the mass of earth which foll. The rest of the coolies immediately took fight and some time elapsed before it was known that anybody kad been so buried. The Police then immediately Bar Hur, Esq. YOW CHONG PENG, Esq. set to work, and after about twenty minutes the CHAN LT CHOỶ Bay. | Q. Hoi Churz, Esq. ( two men wore dug out, but by this time life was fquite extinct.
The Company GRANTS POLICIES on There were 85 deaths in the colony daring the MARINE DISKS to all parts of the World, Werk onded 25th February, of which 3 wors payable at any of its Agencies. amongst the civil sestion of the British and Contributory Dividends are payable to all Foreign Community and 1 in the Army The Contributers of Business, whether they are deaths from small-por had fallen to 12, Deaths Shareholders or not. frum chronic lung sass' numbered 21, and
WOO LIN YUEN, Becretary, Tram fever 10. The rate of mortality for, the British and. Foreign Community, oirll popula |tion, was 24.3 per thousand per unzum, which is the lowest recorded during the present year. For the Chinese population the rate was 23.7.
We learn that arrangements have bear com- pleted for holding's Horticultural Exhibition at Kowloon on Tuesday afternoon, the 19th inst. By permission of the public spirited onner, Mr. Dorabjee's new gardens in Bobinson Road FIHF at Current Rates. will be used for the decision, and tha-Band
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HEAD OFFICE, To. 2, Queen's Road West,
Hongkong, 14th Marsh, 1881. NORTH BRITISIL AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
E Undersigned, Agents of the above Com pany, are authorized to INSURE against
GILMAN & Co.
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of the 58th Regiment, by permission of Hongkong, 1st January, 1889. Colonel Anderson and officers, will be in at fondanes and play during the afternoon. Ad THE LATEST ADVANCE IN LIFE mission to the show will be free, and a steamor
.
INSURANCE,
will run from Fedder's whart to Kowloon Point THE NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE sad tack, conveying passengers free of chargo
It is hoped, we think with reason, that there will
COMPANY'S YEAR DIVIDEND POLICY
A vent will be erected and refreshments provided.
be a good attendance.
THIS
ourront rates.
LIFE DEPARTMENT. Policias issned for gams not exceeding £5,000, at reduced ratas,
HOLLIDAY; WISE & Co. Hongkong, 20th July, 1979.
714 GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY
R. Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company, aro prepared to GEANT POLICIES Against FIRE AND LIFE at Current Rates.
PUSTAV, Co. Hongkong, 1st Apríl, 1885.
[685 NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUHANAJ BI COMPANY AT HAMBURG. -
THE Underelgnad, Aasers for the above Company, are prepared to GRANT IN- RURANCES to the extent of $65,000, ou first- álass rizko at current, rates.
MELCHERS & CO Hongkong, 27th March, 1876.
[13 DHONIX FIRE OFFICE
The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCEagainst. FIRE at Current Ratos.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & O
Agents for the Phoenix Fire
Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.
Moo.!
16.
OF
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEETS.
Neithor the CarTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the
THIS Policy source to the insured the option OWNER, will be RESPONSIBLE for any The Favor Commission met again on the of terminating his Insuranes at the end of DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crews 29th ult. The evidence was concluded at the any 5 Year period, and ressiving for his Policy a of the following Vessels during their stay In Bir James Forgasson dealining to produce last meeting, and the question was now raisonsh surrender velus together with his share of Hongkong Harbour:-- diplomatic papers with reference to the Karood whether the consideration of the report accumdated aarplaa apportioned as a dividend. Brzoza, Ger. bk, Woigs-Wieler & Cr An Important Discovery is announced in the wine he had stolen from his mater, and sold.
pesa situation, Mr. Labouchers gave notion of ahould be conducted with open doors. Dr. Young If death secur, the fall amount of the Policy will CozoMA, Amr. bk, Noyon-Meichers & Co. Paris Figaro, of a valuable remedy for nervous Possibly an advertisement drawing attention has reported that the Governor of British the House is entitled to the information de hold their consultations in private, but on a pub with a Mortuary Dividend of 50 per cent, of all GREAT ADMIBAD, A. ship, Rowell-Russell M. Castillo, Verzuelan Consul at New York, an amendment to the Address to the effect that said it was customary among professional man to be paid immediately on proof of death, together F. P. LETTCHFIELD, Arr. bk, Young-Chinese datility, physical exhaustion, aut promature to the cellar of old vine of a public housekeeper Guises has, in pasuance of instructions gummandede decay. The discovery was made by a missionary at Wen Chang-sha, Fatehan
lis question of this kind he had no objection to premiums received during the 5 Fear period in Lord Salisbury, Beat a force to seize the aurifer in Old Mexico, it saved him from a miserable
PARIS, 19th February A hard creditor sizing the maroy his debtor ous regions in Years belonging to the Ven-
the representatives of the Press being present; which death may happen, 2 oritetion and an early grave. We learn that had scraped together for the New Year's holi-ezuelan Republio. There has been a hoary snowstorm in France, the matter the better, but had no leaning one application ta
The Crown Prince of Germany is worse. he thought the more publicity that was given to Prospectus and full particulars may be had on the Rev. Joseph Holres Bloomsbury Mansion's days; the latter declarea life to be no longer AMERICAN TAILWAY STRIKE ENDED.'.' Bloozastrury Square, London, WO., willisand worth living, and, laying hold on his approstor,
Communications are interrupted.
way or the other. Dr. Candis said he thought PHILADELPHIA, 18th February.
BIRLEY DALRYMPLE & CO., the prescription, free of charge, un réveipt of a jumps into the Canal with him. Luckily the
LONDON, 20th February. The strike on the Philadelphis Reading
they would probably have to divi usa individual self addressed stamped envelope."
Belgiam has agreed to the abolition of Enger words, whether they should say "much" or "most" 137 creditor could swim, while the debtor could not, Ballway has termianted.
NEW YORK Les Insurance Co. Bounties.
which might alter the senso very much; it was Hongkong, 13th January, 1998,
..
Agente
HUNTINGDON, Brit. str., Branstromartine,
Matheson & Co..
MAREL TAYLOR, Brit. ship, Darkil-Carlowitz
& Co.. MARIN, Ger. ate, Hohlmann E. Marty. TITAN, Amr ship, Allyn-Russell & Co. 20 WITERS, Brit, str., Brotherton,Chinese