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THE
NICLE AND
For 1889,
18:9.
DIRECTORY
With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIEFÒTORY.
(Twenty-Seventh. Annual Taste),
Pelor to pay Pelia dan Streita nätilaments are just as badly in need of addition to their garrison as is bil Tunbey. Of course this is only a temporary messumo, and & substantial increase to the garrison in each colony is meditated. It is in contemplation to increase the strength of that vahanble and
THE DAILY PRESS, TUBIDY, MAROHI
we begin the whole gestion afresh.
Mr JORGE=That is too short.
CONTLETE, WITH APPENDIX, PLANS, o., deftactive force the Marinos by 3,000 men, for a ticket was 16 cash, and though in coue, propose to do in to adjourn this meeting. It
Royal Bro. p.p. 1,216,...$5.00. SMALLER EDITION, Royal 3v6, pp. 820..$300.
has been thoroughly revised and brought
THE CARONICLE AND DIRECTORY to date, and spain much increased in bulk.
and it very probable that a battalion of them may be sent to this Calony. It would, however, auraly be wiserand more economical,
and send a native regiment from India to for other reasons, to increase the Artillery
Hongkong and the Straite Settlements, Orders may be sent to Laily Free Oflice, where This would leave a larger force of British HONGKONG......Messrs. F. Blackhead & Co. Horaxoxo......Mr. W. Brewer.
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constable got into a 'roksha, and Mr. Goulbourne took prisoner to the Police Station.
toner Fifty conversations The constable and Mr. Goulbourne wore then
called and gave evidence. in Cantondre. Collets with the ChineseThe jury unanimously found the prisoner character, literal English transla guilty,
tions, Romanised spelling, tonic and diacri Sentence reservad.
it Le published, or to the. following Agantscrops available elsewhere, while the Indian Bach's. Fogè wore the chief items in the pre objections'sbeat the books being olesod, so far as does not describe the book at all: We are some property in it. The prisoner was antsequently
HONGKONG......Messrs. The Fall & Holiz. Co. HONGKONG.. Monura. Kelly & Walsh.
HONGKONG..
troops might easily be raised as additional regiments, and they would be better able to
..Messrs. Lanu, Crawford & Co. stand the climate than English soldiers, who good form of the vocal zupibers, Miss Withers' tal-ia to be 40,000 shares of Sil 03, 35 on cach throughout, but with the general style. and his but, afterwards identified him an3 xisted |
HONGKONG...Mesere. A. S. Watson & Co.
MACAO.Mr. F. A. da Craz.
SWATOW.........Masera. Quelob & Co.
AMOY .......
„Mr. J. G. Götz
Wal-k.
Lastare and Police in Hongkong and the
semi-military force of Sikhs in the Straits
Settlements. A couple of new regiments
for colonial service could easily be raised in
.
of British commerce are benefited and yield ro suits to the entire country which cannot be men sured by the paltry differenco that may be needed to balance the subsidy expenditure on this specia! roste
British intoresta are paramount in this onlony, and the various settlements in China, and cam- petition le so keen it appears unfitting that British trade should be hampered even by such an apparently stall difference as the postal advantage which foreign commeres oufoys over var.own nationals.
BEELIN...G. Hildebrandt, 111, Alexandrinen brought up to the level of sficionay. At prewas obliged to take his eldest daughter to Can-for probably over air months with regard to the made easy with the book now under notice, dibs took it out to pay the book $2 Almosten by the whole of the Eastorn Chambers of
Street
SAN FRAN CO..Mr. L. P. Fishor, 21, Merchants
Ervhange. NEW YORK....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Row,
Daily Press Ollee, January, 1889.
A.
S. WATSON & Co, LIMITED
WATSON'S PURE CARBOLIC SOAPS,
sent we have forts without guns; and we can only hope that when we get the guns we shall have the men to work them. Unless this is done and fortunately there is now's good prospect of both being furnished-the de- fensive works constructed at a heavy cost to the Colony will remain a delusion ood a sparo..
is living, but hie, vifo died of grief soon after
the sale of her daughter.
Att close of the evidence the jury, without leaving the box, unanimously found the prisoner not guilty.
The Sessions adjourned till this morning at ten o'clock.
ECOUES.
One grest diffoelty in ourway Is that the South African and Australian Statas recommend separate financial management, and government and tho-Parliaments and Governmente of these. occntries do not appear to be willing to, zoals the necary Gnancial saorifice, or even 'to share. that suorifice with the Homo Government, In such wise an to attain the desired redviction to 23d. for the carriage of our correspondence.
The Mercury sys-During the past fow at the last musling be not confirmed and that weeks three or four diarent groolsnations have been feared by the Mandarins in Whobang, The CHAIRMAN have propaead that the How to Speak Himyang, and Harkow, with reference to the resolution haut confirmed now sad that the Manila Lottery. Before those proclamations meeting be adjourned til Friday. were issued, advertisements of tickets were to
The CHATEMAN--What you 'propose is quita be seen stad. up in almost every stroot of Han- her, but, the official prohibitions of the trade impossible. This confirmation must take place tical marks to preveded by five short lessons THE 138AULT AND ROBBERY IN THE HARBOUR have had the effect of atopping it entirely in within one month from the 25th February and
of one; two, and three words. By J. Dravilence and also with receiving stolen goods.
Chao Apa was charged with robbery with thaso three oition, The ordinary prios asked your proposal is therefore impossiblo. What we
BALL, M.RA,8., oto, of H. M. Civ. Bervice,
The Acting Attorney-General mid that cases the purchaser may for that sum have se- will then be in your power at the next meeting Hongkong, Printed at the China Mail Office. Wong Po, the complainant was no cld man
. The Committen dire us to axpress thuis? quired a bonafide share in a genuine ticket, there to give expression your views on the now Tus work above named has been pub in our the owner of a small host at Hangham. On the
no doubt that a large number of the tickets proposal. In another week or so another meeting hands for review. It is Mr. Ball's latout, and 8th February prisoner hired the boat to take hops that you will, should the ocean on agua Bold were spurious, and the saliers were simply will bo nocasary for the onfirmation of the
him across to the opposite side. When about arise, to discuss this question with Hor Majesty's trucking on tho prodality of their countrymen, proposition, of which toh days notlee must be parbars his best, attempt to popularize the an half way soross the prisoner soms to have a Postmaster Gepal, embody the views of this given That will take you into April. It will fascinating stady of Contonese. We have gone soulfed the old man, outting him about the Chambur in any communication that may be Mr. Sangster's Organ Recital yesterday after be therefore about twenty-six days.
through it very carefully, from its first pages to head with a dagger and fereed him over made on the subject--I have, ko, Mr. Jonor-Will the books be kept opon its fast. The title is rather misloading, for the board, from where he was afterwards ra-
H. U. JEFFRIES. Secretary. acon again attracted a large attendance. Amongst the instrumental arrangements Gallmant's during that time.
March Funebre et Chant Seraphique" and
Commerca, London. The CHAIRMAN-Yoo. I think this meets all first part of it,How to spark Cantones." saued by a fer boat. Prisoner afterwards Kenzie B. Marray, Esq., Secretary, Chamber of
took away the beat and some clothes and other
To this the following reply was received:~~ gramme, and were listened to with much in. I hare heard Mr. Ray asks me you tho. what disappointed with the work; not indeed arrested in possession of the boat, and some of TB LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, terset Noodloos to say they were rendered in roughly understand that the proposed now ospi with the matter, which is simply mosllent to clothes. It was only fair to the prisoner to Botolph House, Eastcheap, London, E.C.
state that Wong Po at first declined to recognisa
21 July, 1898. voine has never been heard to such perfection as share to be called zip.
DEAR BIR reply to your favour of the have to be rolloved so frequently, It seemnen Handel's Arin Guardian Angels" a some
Mr. Lzecz Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, arrangement which the sathor has adopted that the reason he did not identify him at Brat 6th Fine, which I have basu.very gind to receive, to us that India is not sufficiently utilised what difficult sole, but in which Miss Withers the object of this meeting is as read out by the We had hoped for a manual or hand-book was that he was persuaded by prisoner's mother I beg to informs your Chamber that the Londo
wax most anccessful. Miss Cameron sang well Beentary, and that was to eqnfirm a resolution, at Contenoso, and here we have merely a not to do so. Apart from the complainant, how Chamber of Commerce has for some years ad- by the British Government as a recruiting in Gound's Glory to Thee," the upper notes not to increase the additional cepit from traktıs FonзOKA......Mr. J. G. Göts.
ground for the forces in the Colonies. It in this lady's voice being well broughts out. In to four lakhs, and how the Chairman and the lagal collection of sentences-extensive and high-ever, there were two other witresses who identi-vocated the rotation of our alemial postal rates
Bed the prisoner. Foocnow.......Mesures. Hedge & Co.
The complainant and two boatwomen who to a minimum not exceeding 2d. is, we know, argued that the Indian army is the solo "The light of life" Mr. Maitland was adviser and the rest of the Bond would think of valuable we freely admit and which must
·ŠHANGHAI............. Hall & Holts Co-operatire Co.
This was one of the topics for discussion at passing a resolution for the doubling of that prove of the greatest assistance to the colloquial witnessed the assnult gave evidence, and also the conference of Chambers of Commerce of the SHANGHAL.....Meagra, Kelly & Watch,
not allowed, under ordinary conditions, to equally good,
two lakhs, without giving the slightest hint student but still, sentences only. Then again. Inspector Mathieson, who cansed the arrest.
Empira, convened by this Chumbar two years NOMINEEN&? Hall & Holtz Co-operative Co. be imnsported from Indian soil, and that A friand from Kangtang province has sent until the eating, is beyond us. (Hear, hear. It the headings of the individual lessons are obildish
The prisoner stated that the ofarge was a false go, sud duly reported in the "Chamber of RIVER Ports and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai.
Bhanghai native paper the following strange is altogether apart from the business of this
pas, brought against him out of ill-feeling. Even Commerce Journal" You may also have notiood NAGASAKI... Masirs. The C.&.l. Trading Co. most Indian troops bare an invincible oborinstrating the severity of the lynch law meeting. We are here to say whother this read remind us very forcibly of the time, years if he were a pirats it was not likely that he would from the reports of motinas, of the Associat
· KOBE-OSAKA.....Messrs. F. Wash & Co. fection to cross the sea. But this objection which is enforced, in some of the rural districts solution shall be confirmed or aut: I therefore ago, when we were in frogke painfully spelling have stolen a lot of old clothing like that pro-ed Chamuses of Commerce, to be found in the YOKOHAMA Messra. Kelly &Walsh.
is noi entertained by all races, vids the Bikof China:-In the villages of the Hob-shan beg to propoes that the resolation before this through a child's primar..
kanth dnged in Chart, MANILA...Moers. Dini Turtas & Co.
Hier, in the Chao-king Prefecture, Kwangtung meating be not confirmed and that another We have prasiously stated as our opinion, Two witnesses were called for the defence, who me paper, that the London Chamber has due- ing successivo years brought forward resolu- HANOI
.Mr. F. Mainfroy,
province, the village law is very severe against meeting be called by advertisementia to-morrow's in taste columns that Dancys's Handbook, stated that on the day in question they a tione in favour of the reduction to aid of anglo- KAPHONG...... Mr. G. Gavella,
thinres, and if one is caught in the sot, the pee papers for as early a day as the articles will with all its many glaring defents and than prisoner deking.
solarial postal rates, and that the resolutions BANGKOK...Mesers. Kausar & Co.
ple endeavour to exact from him compensation permit, for the proposal of a new resolution. I autotracise, was the model to be followed; we are
The jury returned an nuanimous verdict of have invariably been adopted at these commer SINGAPORE...Messrs. Kelly
for everything stolen bafara from any one during of opinion there are good, reusons for this. I am still of the mus opinion. The thoughtfaf stad-gailly on the first wourt
nial conferences. The Chamber has also liz- PENANG.Messrs. Maynard & Co.
the entire year, even making him sell his field. not a large shareholder myself. but I think. I eat requires more than were repetition exer
Sentence was reserved.
stitnted, deputations, both to the Postmater COLOMBO...Messrs. A. M. & J. Ferguson,
the Punjab. The Sikhs like the service, sans and daught Ithout marry if nanessary; speak in the interests of a very large body of cises; he wants diflonition of idioms and con- ·HORBERT ON BOARD THE OLENGAHRT.”
General, and to the Chansallor of the Exchequer, CALCUTTA....Mosers Nowman & Co.
• of everything, exacting shareholders when I say that a delay of three struction polating out and carefully explaining.. Lo. Yan was charged, with others unknown. for the same object and there is very little SYDNEY.Mesare, Gordon & Cotob and there would be no difficulty in enlisting and if he is des MEGYOURNE. Mesars. Norton, Hargrave & Coalmost any number. They make excellent option fear and distant relations weeks would not loud to the run or losing of Sneh explanation, moreover, should not take the with assaulting. Ip. Ali and stealing $135 doubt that the proposed inprovensut of the A gamblər and aum-smoker of the village the niner, but that possibly they would reap form of generalities in a panderons, learned from him on board the British atosmer Gim-new sea service is mainly owing to our usertions, BRISBANE...Messrs. Gordon & Gotoh.
anidiers, and are sober, orderly, and reliable of Wai-tung, bei g without a regular livelihood the greatest possible benefit from it. As to why may at the beginning or end of the book, gerry on the 23 February.
So far, however, we bare failed to more either TONDON....................Mr. F. Agar, Clement's LasA,
the Post Offion or the Treasury in the direction LONDON Messrs. John ad-ton & Co., men, while they stand the climate of Hong.and at his wited to obtain the wherewithal the proposed bow capital should be raised but should be introduoed gradually, stop Me. Ho Kai appeared for the prisoner.
for a pipe of opium, lately conocived the unincky to four lakhs instead of two passes my by atop and lasson by lesson. If Mr. Ball The Acting Attorney-General said the prefa roduction of the overland mail rates. 3 & 4 Boater St. Ficot St. kong me well as that of Indis. From what project of ante ting & soighbour's fowl, which feable comprehension. There is no inunediate will follow out some such scheme, and no one soner stond indicted for robbery on the high I am glad, therefor, to find that a pavement LONDON... Messrs. Street & Co. Cornhill, rar souten the partisans of Hongkong and be heard olucking outside his door. He was want of money, and I think in such case is so well equipped for the task as he is, he is seas. It appeared hat a miner was on board similar to our own is being initiated from the LONDON... Messrs. Bates, Hendy & Co. LONDON. Mr. W. M. Willa, 151, Cannon St. Singapore are reinforced, however, matters caught by the watchman and dragged bofore the adjournment for three weeks would do naspable of giving us a hand-book on the subject the warry on the 23rd February, on his way ohne Ditle, and I trust that your Chembur will village council, who tried the case in the Arar. (Hear hear. I put the proposition to which will be as much superior to Deanye's from agaror Hongkong About sove in endeavour to ease the Chinese Chambers to PARIS Mr.I.H.Fiety 46, Rue Lafayette. comparatively little so long as they are central Templo, and condemned him to pay for the meating that the resolution be net mim as the latter's is to Lobachel's well-know with bi a at the time a log of money, and, as T bocere, if stap joint setion could be the "ming na IWELS pa dock. He had agitato this question in conjunction with car all that had been stolen during the year. Heed. The extreme difficulty which will exist phrase-book. He should combine bis Cantonese ton for sale, and returned with the means of new issue and the delivery of the same if the vids the monnai so formed into a convenient directly a gang of mes rushed up towards him, merce, we might baven greater chance of paying the fine, with a balance of $20 over, He bucks ses cleard before the Stat March way Roos of progressively arranged lessons, each of and the prisoner sustebod the bag from him and has become a reformed character and works for not have conrral to the Board. I which should be prefaced with remarks on pesu pasted it ca to the other men. The miner not sping as a braker has a shareholer.liavities of pxpression or tono, which should hetghtold the prisoner and handed him If the guarantees for now shares have to be amply illustrated in the sentences contained in over ao of the ofleira.. granted along with the scrip on the 31st March that particular legen Such a boot, supple The following Peking note from the Shen-pan the trouble will be endless and will not be mented with English-Chinge and Chinese is interesting as showing how considerably finished this year. I think in the interests of English Focabularios, wont constitute a stan camels are employed there as beasts of draught: common sense, cartery, and the general ovaveai dard band-bock, and would we feal scre, meet
About the beginning of Übins New Year two once of abareholders my remolation should pass,
with a large sals. Tha feco and literal trans- Bfongols leading camels passari aut at the An-
KAT. JORER Secuided the resolution.
lations should be dispensed with after, may, the ting Gate, Peking, with buck. to draw water
The CHAIRMAN (after couxiting the DirecBrst ten lessane, when the crdinary student will from the river. When the, waded out again tore)-The nature of the resolation has been have required saficientinnight into the structure with backets fled their two causls had disip under the consideration of the Board and legal Peered, and on enquiries te g made by the opinion has been taken. native police, it was found the fbs robbers wero | Mr. WOTTON-We cannot adjours this most The toning of Chinese colloquial may be car the Coal Mining Guild of the Western Hills.ing for three weeks, This Coal Mining Guild, it appears, hase a ral making such a proposition! The resolution and eccentricities, the learner's mind should not ried to too nies a degres of finézess. Is à pub- The CHAIGMAN-Then what is the ass of jest that necomaszily abonada with diffinities that all camels owned by people living in the
be confused with hair splitting. Roughly dis South or West parts of Peking, mast register mast he contined before next month.
Mr. JORGE-What Mr. Lagge has priporederiminating there are, in Cantonese, two kinds to their camela in their hooks, ranaiving & TO
istration certiflonte hich, in pasted on the hare seconded is that the solution be of colloquial tones. Those used by the educated camel's Maidie. Os waar cheerfully amb-ot confined, and that negotiations be suu-plasses, and those employed by the lies and mit to pay annually this registration, as mencat afresh.
lower glasses generally—or what, in the ch it is kind of insuranes, any camal lost or Mr. WOTTON-I think the proper way would sence of more appropriate terms, we might veired at Shanghai on the 14th instant to the stolen being paid for or replaced by the Coal be to let the resolution be put to the masting style the saltarod tones and the vulgar tones, i game day, my Head Office. telegrapbed me thr U. Jeffries, Esq. Burrotary, Hongkong | Guild, and this powerful company, which and take the vote upon it. You will then see In his strong and praiseworthy desire to be ao- I could contiace my wirs drawings in case I probably employs many camels in its own sorrise whether it is confirmed or not. If the resolu- eurate, we are afraid onr able author sometimes was in want of funds. to carry coals. lays hands on all camels is tion be not confirmed within the month it falls drifts into the latter class of tones: this is to be As a matter of fact, no instractions those parts of Teking which ars traprovided with to the ground. The directors are only doing regretted. To exemplify a fordigner learning be sent to the Bank's Aroucies to stop draw- a ticket, and does not return them to the owner their duty in your behalf. They we tied down English in London would not dare to seqursing by wire throughout the whole. antil he has paid the toll. In this case, however, to certain onraers of the law, within which they the distinctively vile Cookney pronunciation; Further comment is noodles.—I am, dear sir the beats were not coal carrying camels, bat aust confine themselves. Although they would he would not oare, for instance, to be caught yours faithfully. belonged to a Tartar Prince's private stad, the barly to glad to meet the wishes of the share saying. Wo sigh so, for Wo say so.
CHANTRY INCHBALD, Prince being on a visit to Peking for the Court holders, they cannot help themselves. This remarks ore drawn from us by the frequent re-
Agout. festivities. Fortunatoly his stengel highness solution was passed on the 25th February and varresse of the so-called selloquial or vulgar
Comptoir d'Recompto Is Paris. was satisfied with the abject apology made by must be confirmed before the 25th of this mouth tones in the book. It is nulonbtedly” of
Hongkong, 18th March, 1899. the head of the Cod Guild, and did not call or it falls to the greand. It is therefore the the greatest convenience to know that certain in the law, otherwise it would have gone hard st way to pet it to the meeting. If the ma characters have a modified tono when used by with the company.
jority are against its passing it falls through the illiterata alassas from which we obtain our new steps will have to be taken, and everything supplies of native servants sad workpeople; imt, The annual general meeting of the share commenced de sogo, and whether the capital to say that, in the majority of cases, ach tones bolders in the Shanghai Waterworks Co, Ld., was shall be $400,000 or $200,000 will have to be de-are to be used in preference to the book or held on the litli Inst, in the office of the sacre. aided by the meeting when the new resolution cultured tones, is to sin as grievously against rates to the Far East la published in the appen- 25 brands of tigars, ranging in value (wholesale, taries, Mosers Drysdale, Tunger & Co., Mr. A. is read, and the confirmation will have to follow the canons of correct Cantoness pronunciation, dix to the Report of the Hongkong Chamber of of course) Emm 950 to 37 per thousand, the MeLeod in the chair. There was a good stien | Mr. Lægar-】 think my resolution takes these it would be for a Chinaan to speak English Commerce for last year, On the 21st May Mr. company divids their cigars into two class2, The Hongkong Schools Athletic Sports will dance, 1913 Nares being represented: Os the form of an amendment, which always goes before with a Cockney nocent thinking that he a T. II. Whitehead, Manager of the Chartered the of a dor brands bong occloski in a ardared for a fized period wil; he costlund until bed 10-morrow (Wednesday) on the Bacurention of the Chairman, facended by Mr.the maciation..
sing the colloquial sounds of a well read Eng Bank of India, Australia, and Chine, wrote to the spiral wrapper, while in the other thirteen the countermatided.
Cours, and will commence 'at' the o'clock, pur. Hearn, the Report and Accounts were adopted. Mr.WOTTON-You have just alluded, Mr.ishman.
wrapper is laid on straight. The first los-in- Ordaze for exten sopies of slm Deity Press shoala The programme, which contains 24 erents will It was proposed by the Chairman, seconded by Logge to your foshla comprehension. men The conversations, more especially thons in Secretary of the Chamber drawing attention to clade all the more expstairs cigurs, seven of the be sent before 11 am. ou the day of publication.
be found published on our front page.
Me. W. H. Poste, and unanimously agreed to,quite appreciate that to the utal Laughter.) the. Inter seations of the book, are of the most report in the Times of a doputation from the dozen, which are all puskadi in boxes of 50 gách, that a dividend of 7 per cent on the paid ospital I take it that your fosila pomprehension cannot useful charcoter, the idioms are well chosen, the Asacalated, Chambers of Coimeres to the Fest varying in prics from $20 to 500 per-thon- After hat hour the supply is Eritel.
Two more ties in the Lawn Tennis Handiozy of the Company, being equal to £1.80 on fully grasp what I have just said, that this resolution vocabulary is extensive, and, with one or two master-Goneral in Loudon relative to the oorgestruo are the Alfonsinos, and after it in sand "The finest oigars sent by the company to were played yesterday. V. A. C. Haakios raid-up shares, and 14 shillings on the new is either confirmed or falls to the ground. If exceptions, the foot motes appended throughout (owing 15) Feat C. Hirst. Games, 2-6, 6-1; shares, to declared and paid. A rather long discus the resolution now before the meeting is not are of great valus and such as could only be for postage between England and the East. Mr order gome Frimas de Estella, Breras da Purez, 6-1. A. K. Travers (owing § 15) beat J. Hast-sion took place on the next resolution, proposed confirmed it falls through.NKO
givon by one whose knowledge of the subject Whitehead said
Imperiales de Estrada, and Regalias de Jimeno. inge (receiving † 15), Games, 6-1; 4-6;6-0 by the Chairman and seconded by Mr. Here, M LEGGE-Which is the rosolution before was of a very thorough and intricate description. The anomaly of the present system anabling The Primos de Estalls are the heaviest oigar
namely, "That the sum of £1,800 be voted for the meeting, mine or the original. P The Daily Netan says that some of the steam remuneration to the London Directors for their
We note that Mr. Ball purses the local native foreign or continental masrchants to carry on made by the company, a then and of them turn- Mr. Worros-There is only one resolution Press; the great number of the ors fram Tientsin report passing through very on for the years 1992-87, both years in before the meeting, that which was pissed at the and latest approved expressions for naval, mili hemper rates than those charged by the British ordinary frade oigars are very attractively dis- perett correspondence with Australia and the East ating the scale at 2. Spanish weight. The maddy water a hindred miles this side of the clusive," being at the rate of £50 par baad por last moeting. S. E. Promontory. This almost looks as if tha
tary, and solentine technicalities shows this Post Office was fully recognised by the Past played in this case, and, as far as appestanten sanam during their term of olies, Mr. T. HONGKONG, MARCH 19TH, 1889.
Yellow River bed turned oust again into the Brown and Mr. E. Davis opposed the motion,
Mr. LaGGE-I put an amendment.
plainly. As mero collection of sentences, we unster-General, and from his reply yen will ob- ¡indiaste merit, there would seem to be little bed it deserted over thirty years ago,
Mr. WOTTON-You do not quite grasp the have no hesitation in saying that this book is serve that the Home. Government contemplate room for choten, as much the same. trouble has which however was finally feclarad carried, al-idea yet, with that feeble understanding of without rival. A now edition is certain to be as early reduction of the charges to and from been taken with them as with the more expen Tirk statement made by Mr. STANHOPE, Se- The following is the "ordor of the day" for though there was a pretty strong show of lands yours. (anglder).
called for before long, and we sincerely hope the Australian colonies, special mention being sive brands. The variety of the patterns in the agadat it It was proposed by Mr. Donglas M. T-Parhaps you prepses to apply that Mr. Basil will take advantage of the interim made of Latters sent by sex; bat India and China pass is not losi noticable than the sameness in cretary of State for War, to the effect that were of the aitary Board, to be Jones and seconded by Mr. S. Walker, that Mr. the same terms to yourself.
held (Wednesday), at 4.15 p.m.-
to make the alterations we have suggested. We are relegated to the distant fature, I think solour and shape of cigars from the same tok -the war vote has been increased by the adoplatter from the Hon. Colonial Secretary, transmit
R. Mackenzia be elected Director -in place of Mr. WOTTON-No, I do not. I think you venture to hint that this book might with great therefore the Chamber Commeres in the East and bundle, showing that the labour is expert Mr. W. II. Pcate who retires. Carried nem. con should decide whether or not the resolution is advantage be brought to the immediate notice might take up the matter at anon and urgently and the sorting cleverly done. In the 13 brands. tion of the magazine rifle and the increase in ting the print of a Bill entitled Oriinases for Based- ing the laws relating to the constraction of buildings
On the motion of Mr. J. H. B. Allen, Rosended to be confirmed. If not it falls through, but of the Board of Examiners, both here and in the insist upon. India and China receiving the same varying in price from 9 to 16 dollars per then- the Colonial garrisona, ie interesting as ehow in the colony of Hongkong,
by Mr. J. A. Hawes, Mc A. Bartan and Mr. if you want further time to consider the new neighbouring Straite Settlement; not to readvantage is the Amatralian colonius. A repre-sand, there is wide room for choice without any ing that it has really been decided to man
S. Walker ware elected anditora for the engning proposals, you can bring up tas same discussion phase the tannual of Cantonese already in use, be sentation to the London Chamber of Commasree material alteration is pries. In buying whole The Hu-pao of the 12th March has a leading year, and a vote of thanks hoving basa accorded at the adjourned mwling on the 22ad, and if cause in te present condition it can never hope wald strengthen the hands of the latter in sale, however, the co rerias vary materially in tbe now fortifications as well as to arms thew.article recomending the imposition of an import Mr... W. Hart for his gratuitons, but valuable you do not think the proposal tha diraators is to do that, but as supplementary to it. We agitating the subject.
proportion as the number of cigars in each box: It is probable that there will be the same) duty an foreign liquors, wine, beer, eta, and'o chased for the company in London, the meeting actly what you would do today. (Applasm) Vinteresi, sad, despite the few defects we have appreciate a cheap all eca postage to and from the company cost $14 por thousand in bozor services in testing the boilers, props, etc., par to meet with favour, you can to on the 22nd erbeartily recommend it to all earnest students of "If it is thought that eastern merekants would is increased. Gieses which in the price-list of delay in sending out the mon as there has oigas. The consumption of these has increased beon in despatching the guse; but it is at that they should no longer be exempted from
You have alluded to the point that guu were been able to paint out, it will prose of usa aven London such as the Home Government appar of 100 each aro reduced to $10 per thousand so enormonely of late years in China, it says, adjourned, Daily News.
surprised text this meeting should be called to to old hands.” least a consolation to know that they are duty on the ground that they are imported for
consider the resolution passed on the 25th Fe coming. The fact that the Straits Settle- the grolusive use of foreigners.
bonary, and then that this new proposal should be jerked upon you.. Even Mr. Legge with kis fooble understanding-
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STRONG MEDICINAL,
Mr. J. J. Keswick arrived hers last evening in the M. Il steamor Djemnak.
We hear that two different companies are be. ing promated among the Chiness for the par- Wizze, guaranteed to contain 20 per cant. of posa of running steamboats on the Canton and
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Corrispondents are requested to forward their nam and address with communications addressed to the Editer
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The return of the Curator of the City Hall Messata shows that 173 European and 1841 Chinese visited that institution daring the weak ended 17th inst.
The Courier hears that telegrams were co- effect that the Peiho is frozen over and the steamer traffic, for the time, is stopped.
Ancther Land Investment Company is, wo hour boing formed in this colony. The prame ters are Chinees, and the capital will be either 83,000,000 or $3,000,000,
The proclamation prohibiting the oxport of arms from the colony has been withdraw. The prohibition was brought into force in reference to the hostilities in Berase, which have now
esasod.
The Agent informs us that the P. M. S. S. Co's steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, with mails,
for publication, but as evidence of good&c., from San Francisco to the 21st alt, has Al letters for nablimbión should be writhen an one port at 4 pm, yesterday.
arrived at Yokohama and was to leave for this
side of the naper only.
-Advertisements and Sebeonations which are not
IRLEPHONE No: 12.
The Daily Press.
THE PUNION AND SUNGUEI DUA SAMANTANINING COMPANY,
SITED,
5
The Sken-pao-saya that the Chinese ten-mor- obanls of Kluklang are said to be runok slated at theness of Chinese toas last son, giving An extraordin eneral meeting of the good hopes that the tide has turned, and that above Company, sold yesterday for the pur the competition of the Indian leaf will ho las pose of confirming the revelation passed at the
Mr. Lees-I ask you to recall those re- marks, Bir.
ments have been severed from Hongkong and erected into u separate command under Sir CHARLES WARREN, another indication that the increase in the garrisone is not to be a merely nomina! one. It is not so many and lens keenly fult. We hear that contracts of meeting on the 26th February. There were makense of such expressions to me. Itison insult.
trees were found on the shore. Krakaton is tea-
Mr. WOTTON-I am only quoting what you say of yourself.
Mr LEGE-You have no right as a director to
The CHAIRMAN-Order.
-CORRESPONDENCR.
of Chinese sentences to enable him to proceed W do not hold sorelvas responsible for the opinions without euch fotátleris and doubtful aid.
Those
SUPREME COURT.
fath March
CHIMINAL SESSIONS.
BEFORE HOM. J. RUSSELL, Č.M.G., Cher JUSTICE.
expreened by our Correspondents.
THE COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DE
PARTS.
DEAR SIR-My attention having been called Reatar's talegram of Saturday, the Ill inst, worded a follows
durable to meet all its flabile It is reported that the Comptoir d'Escompte will you allow the space to say that, on the
sve
crisis.
FOSTAL RATES TO THE FAR EAST
Some correspondears on the subject of postel
In consequorice of the receipt of the letter from your Chamber and also of similar lotters. from the Singapore and Rangoon Chambers of Commerce, I have been instructed by the Conn- eil of this Chamber to forward copies of those three letters, which I have had printed for the purpes slip enclosed with another energetic request to the Postmaster General to endeavour armilate for the coming year, and in con- nection with next budget. the English Colonial sending continental States. -- Yours, &c., postage rate to that of 24d, as adopted by the
CH=LIC—B.—NUREAT,
•verotary.
General Chamber of Comineres, Hongkong.
THE MARIA CHRISTINA CIGAR FACTORY.
The Mothcurno Arrus, teferring to the To- bucco exhibits in the Melbonene Exhibition, thus describes the exhibit of the above factory
In the minor courts proper there is a stand of Mauita cigare, for which Mr. Matthew, Mit- |chell, of Gordoa-buildings, Flinders-lane, is the Melbourne agant, being the Maris Christins Factory, established in Santa Cruz in 1885, and following also closely apon the Government relinquishing the monopoly in eigars Of the
ently intend giving to Australia, such conces when the number in each box is increased to 500. sion should be specially asked for, as the GoThe whale of the cigars in the case are toada vernmont, as far as regards the P. and O. mail entirely from the Manila leaf grown by the are quite as well able to grant it to India and company. Two of the brands, Loonsses Bad China as they are to the Australian colonies, Moriones de Oroquieta, each quoted at $20 the subsidy paid to the P. & D. Company being per thousand, are said to correspond vary closely subject to në limit as regards weight of mails. with the quality of good Havennahs.
The Hongkong Chamber thereupon addressed the London Chamber of Commerce ny fellows-
NAMELESS SHIT IN THE CHINA SEA
years ago that it was seriously proposed at ready settled with up-country growers to the
From Tle. 700,000 to Tln. 800,000 have been al- preant:-Mors. W. G. Brodie (Chairman),
Hongkong General Ceamber of Cetaroerce:: W. Wotton, D. Gillies, W. E. Ray, E. L. Woo Mr. WOTTON-I Bannot be inviting you in
Heugkong, 6th June, 1885. the War Office to constitute Ceylon, the onaning tee seaso
dip, T. E. Dovies (Dirsotore), A Yockney, G. quoting your own statement as regards your
Spam instructed by the Committee of the In the Boston Commercial Bulletin, an old THEFT FROM THE OCDOWN COMPANY. Straits Settlements, and Hongkong into one
Holmes, P. Jordan, W. Legge, J. A. Fredericks, understanding.
Hong ng Govtal Chamber of Commerce to quartermaster.gives in account of a ship ho fall The luxuriant vegetation of Krakatau was to E. S. Josaph, E, Burnie, E. B. Cohen, E. Jorge, Mr. LEGGE-Et does not matter what I may Wai Ho, a tallyman in the employ of the inform vo tl, the attention of the Chamber jin with in the Chins Sea" It was only command, a proposal which was prudently tally destroyed by the eruption in 1889, not H. Herman, Egs da Silva, J. Monok, G. 8. Coxon, say of myself. You have no right to say it. It Wharf and Godown Co was charged with the has beez directed to the report of the proceedings just after daylight in the morning watch so dropped. At that time the vast importanen living germ being left. Three years later the C. 0. Osorio, H. N. Mady, J. Hunt, B. Drade, is a gross piece of impertinenze.
theft of a box of Spanish stripes, of the value of a Daystate from the Associated Chambers me one sun ont, mail ahead. But it wasn't of the coaling stations was little anderstood island was visited by Dr. M. Treub, who now ré-J. M. E. Machado, W. H. WARace, 8. J. Danby terris you have applied to your own understand.
Mr. Worros-Well, since you do nos like the of 8500.
of Commerce which waited upon Mr. Raikes, ob of a sail, for their was only ous mast-the pors having found six species of microscopic L. Moudel, M.S. Perry. E. Kautor, Ho.Tung, E.
The Acting Attorney-General (Hou. A..the Poulanstar General, in London, as pablished mast-standing, but a big hiperving stealy or appreciated at home even by the Go-algus, which coated the rock and seemed to have Ray, F. Shepherd, R. Lyal, E. Benjamin, J.ing
Lonoh) prosecuted. Prisoner was undefended. in the Tines of 14th April laat, is reference to store the wint, with her foretopsail set. bat zot vernment thea in power, but the growth formed the soil on which eleven species of farms Androne, R. Howie, F. Bartas, E. W. Butter, Mr. LaGGE-I rise to order. I appeal to the The Jury wers-Mesure. P. B. Speidel, J. the subject of the charges for postage between led tant, but all flapping like. Well, we soc of events and the march of public epicion had taken root. A common gras of Jasa was D. McCulloch. E. J. Cezen, J. dos Remains, Chairman to insist on Mr. Wotton withdrawing J. da Ria P. H. J. Harms. J. Webster, J. A. Engi, and the fast,
as there was no one aboard, or, it so ba there growing, sud there were quite a number of such J. §. Ezekiel, J. da Cunho, M. M. da Eoma, I. Athosa remarks
da Lus, E. J. Main, and B. T. Wright.
The Committee learn from this statement, was, they didn't know how to manage ber. Bu on the subject have since convinced British spesien of flowering plante se first appear on coral Carvalho, P. B. Cama, and A. O'D. Gondia
Mr. Worro-If you object I will say no Thy Acting Attorney-General mid the prifat. Raikes is reported to have mid that be when we'd run down a little ahead of her we statesmen that the defence of these posses-islands. Eceds or fruit of several coral island Secretary),
more about it.
scuer was charged with i: peny se a servant, hoped to annan shortly & vaduation in the lowered a boat, and I was one of the boul's erex sion must no longer be left a matter of miles from the island of Bibesia, containing the meeting and the resolution passed on the 25th The SECRETARY read the notice convening the
Mr. LEGGE-You bed belterzol. (Laughter), and secondly, with simplareny. The prireter of postage between the United Kingdom as went aboard, and as we pulled up to hos soner was in the employ of the Wharf and and the Australian enlonies for testors sent by we could see nobody on dock, but only chance. Simultaneously with slie conviction nearest terrestrial vegetation, twenty miles from February
Mr. Worron-It is a very great advantage Godown Co., and his duty was to superintend the sea, but he gave no definita prouise about heured a dog barking; and when we went up the that the Navy must be placed in a position Bunistra, and twenty-one from Java.
The CHAIRMAN asid-Genou, this mast to mean of the anal calmness of Mr. Laggo incoming and outgoing of goods at the godowns, artending similar privileges, to India and China, side, sure enough there was a half starred dog to adequately protect the national commerce
ing is called for the porpc of the emircia. losing his temper. (Laughter).
On the 7th February last, he was employed in although the boon to Australia, if granted, was a-sitting upon the body of a min; sod when h The Shinpao has the following:-The | tion of the resolution which y u save just heard Mr. LEGGE Will you stop using my name? this way, and while sending out s aumber of a good augury as to what might be done for Boes us be sats up a dreadful howling, but still he on the bigh seas, the fact that pealing Vloery of Canton has a high opinion of the read, bat the directors has conndered this (Lond laughter),
boxes belonging to the Borneo, Co. he was seen Her Majesty's castern possessius.
didn't seem displeased to see us, but threw buol Cantations should be so fortified as to be able to wealth" of that province in minerals, but fally amition and havn. concluded the meantime to Mr. WOTTO-I only said that in fun, Yr to send out another box which would be lootified. In the opinion of the Committed a cheap his ears, though he looked dreadful melanchol resist any possible attasic by an enemy has realises the fact that if unskilfully worked sdjoarn this meeting till Friday (applause) Legge The Directors only had an hour or so to When asked about this box at the time, he said postage for sea sarried letters to China would and down in the mouth. But the carions thing
mince will not be a quesons. Hearing of the you had better boar as out before you applaud consider the idea of doubling the ospital. It's all right; I sent it out." Afterwards when not prove of so great an advantage te cue Com was to see the number of rats that was ru been borne in upon the British public. The flourishing state of the Kaiping Coal Mines (laughter at four o'clock in the afternoon. It my alf-only heard of it about an hour ago and requested to produce the delivery order for this matters me it undoubtedly rould be to the Autaing about the deck, for the ship was water result is that Hongkong, Singapore, Colombo, ho recently sent an official of the rank of bas boon talked of by some of the, abareholders therefore I am as noh taken by surprise as case he did not do so, but declared that he had trallan elonies, because the class of colonists and logged, and the rate was driv up from below and
District Magistrata to Tientsin to obtain from and discussed by the directors, and it is proposed Mr. Legge
only sent out the Borneo Co.'s goods, of which residents at the treaty ports in Chiro, embraces obliged to shift for themselves. Well, ther Trincomalee, Mauritius, Capetown, Aden, and the Viceroy Li Hang-chong any information to fasuo share to the extent of $400,000, The CHAIRMAN-It was for that reason that the box in question did not form part..
but few of those to whom a cheap postage. in were three more bodies lying about; and wher other places of great strategic importalice that might be useful, and Mr. Tong King-sing $200,000 of which wi called zp. That is in- I asked that the mesting should be adjourned to After bearing the ridance, the jury returned exchange for a slow con pasangs, would be con- we come to look at them the rats bad nat mas have been fortifed, and the defences of was consequently roquested to supply him with stead of isening shar the extent of $200,000 Friday. I did not propose anything, but asked a verdict of guilty.
sidered desirablo Our communities, which are of their faces and necks, und-ripped open thei Sentence was reserved. Balts-and-Gibraltar are receiring atten over the Haiping Coal Mince, and will ostry this money at our back and strengthens the matin. You can then pass this roanlution or
essentially commercial, require the promptast jackets to get at their flesh elsewhere, but th Buch. The deputy has socordingly been shown all of which would be called up. It leaves us with you to postpone this meeting and consider the
despatch for all mail matter, and whatever the ourpae as the dog was sitting on they hadn' tion, with a view to bringing them up to back map with full particulars of the method Company's affairs. This is thought highly desir-npt, and you can consider or leave unconsidered
gent may be the most expeditious route will been able to touch; for, you sas, the rats the always be the popular one,
lived upon the dead bodies, and the dog b meet the changed conditions of modern of working for the information of the Southern able by the directors. We do not wish you to the question of doubling the capital, upon which
Viceroy.
tia yourselves to this to-day stall. We wish the you may have something to say. I make no pre- an offensive weapon and with feloniously wound- While not wishing to dissearage the institu- lived upon the rat-so we supposed by th attack. New ranges of forts on a-higher
matter to be considered by yon before the nost posal as to that now, Eat imply ask that the ing PC. Shore Singh on the 29th January, tion of a cheap "se" postage to China, should osrosses of one en'em só was lying near him level are to be constructed at Gibraltar, Mr. Robert William, Buchenka Jardine bemesting in called to confirm this resolution, meeting be adjourned..
The Acting Attorney-General tail the pri- such a sourse bo possible later on, the Committee And such rats as they were I never sen-hos and the obsolete muzzle-loaders are to belongs to a branch of the Jardine family that If than you think it better to confirm the roseln This motion was then pat to the meeting and sonor was charged with being armed and wonne desire to avail of the present opportunity to call as big as half-grown cabbíta; and so tame the
springs from the people, but which in two gene-tion as it stands before you to day you can do so, carried.
ing a police, ochstable. On the sight of the 20th, special attention to the argont need that exists didn't make no account of us. You see, they replaced by new breach loading guns. Intions has built up colossal fortunes, which but if not you will then be able to give the di- Mr. Joeck-Do. I understand you clearly January Isst, abent 11 p.m. the constable was on for assimilating the scale of postage by the been so familiar with the bodies aboard tha short, Gibraltar is once again to be rendered, have made them a family of millionaires-not rotors your views on the new proposal. It is that on Friday we shall consider fresh prodaty between Ship Street and St. Francis's British packets with, the postal tariff sharged they looked upon as so many shop or cattle what it was before the advance is armament, one millionaire in a family, but a family of many only proposed to call up $5 on each of these new post which is to be confirmed at a subsequent Street. He was in St. Francis's Street when he by the pcntract steamers of the French and Ger- or what not, as was come aboard for their liv
millionatzea. The commercial firm of Jardine, shares. We do not want more money nor is meeting ?
board dog bark, and suspecting that something man lines from Shanghai. From ouqurrion which stook. Well, we tried to get into the cabin, du an impregnable fortress.
Matheson, & Co., of which Sir Robert is the there any prospect of our wanting more. I tell The CHAIRMAN-Exactly. On Friday we was wrong be turned towards Ship Street and have been made, the Committee understand that, that was full of water, and so was everything Probably most of the garrisons are to be bead, was founded by his uncles, and is among you that emphatically, but there are very good mest to confrm this resolution. If it is onwent up a narrow lane. There he met three men, it is possible to send a letter through the agency balow decks; and there was no name upo strengthened, and it will be interesting who at the end of January last attained his Company in the eres of the Government in the other matters.
the largest in the world. The young men rensou for believing it will strengthen this oluded we should not do so, then we can talk on and on interrogating them they proceeded to at-o the French and German Post Offices at the stara, or we couldn't make it out o took him. The prisoner strack tim several times Shanghai, to be carried by the subsidised P. & whero, the ship was from, or where bouzd learn what proportions, and by what majority may be said to be prospectively the Straits sad in many other ways will be of consi- Mr. Jos DAN-Then as far as I understand, on the head with a dagger and the other men. mail eformers to the United Kingdom, at a and we searched the captain's pookete, be meat... It was long ago roselred to reinforce wealthiest commoner in Bootland. Deing an only derable value to the concern and to the shero. the books of the Company have not been closed. assisted. The struggle went on for some time, lesa rate than is charged. if the correspond non couldn't find no mamorandum or name
The CHAIRMAN—ÑO, child, he will not only sinceed to Sir Robert's holders. I'daro say you understand quite clearly the Hongkong garrison' by another battery broad sores in Dumfriesshire, Roxburghabire, that all that is wasted on this occasion is that
sad in the couras of it they got into an open went forward through the agency of the Dritish ly a love letter sewed up in a picos d The mosting-then terminated.
space near the Queen's Road. The constable Post Ofoe, at that port.
vilakin inside his jacket and signed Barsh," An of Artillery, and it bas evau figured in the and Perthshire, but to the large forinne which the meeting be postponed.
managed to get the prisoner on the ground, and, The Committee are aware the revenue derivol when we was thinking what was but to be don Mr. DANBY seconded. A estimates, though it has not yet been sent, but is ovirid in the great mercantile frio which
She Might They were talking of names. "I then the other men jumped on top of the con- from the carriage of mails to China does not, whether to throw the bodies overboard or what. trades beixens England and China, and whose Mr. JORGE Before-that-proposition is put hate the name of Smith don't you Miss Ethel Pntablo. The constable andausoured to tabut per-se, pay the subsidy granted to the P&Croico, as seemed close to ne, nag out in a anrion before the departure of the Northampton rich argosies are yearly adding to its wealth to the weeting I bag to were in wheatment Indeed I do, Mr. Wallstreet 11 were mine his whistle and blow it, when the prisoner bit of Company, but is this not putting the question low tone more like a female's than a man abire Regiment, the order came o The soming of age rejoicings were on a scale of that is, to adjourn this meeting for a fortnight I'd shange It What to Well, I don't a portion of his Anger. Happily the noise of on parrow grounds, when dealing with the set-Ship ahoy, there. what ship is that P Wal Should that started us a'most out of our sense; forw to retaju one company in Hongkong great mentionce, and Sir Robert disposed his If my proposition cannot be legally sustained, as kuor, Wallstreet, perhaps, if I got the change" the struggle routed Mr. Goulbourne who lived ject of a reduction of the postal rates,
hospitalities in the most princely fashion, the you may be informed by your legal adviser, on a (this very demurely). And then Dr. Wallstreet close by, and he and his wife came to the con- not rather the advantages to British trade, which couldn't see nothing and the bodies on deck wa celebrations having, it is said, cost about £10,000 pointoflaw, then there will be suother proposition remembering that it was issp-year, blushed and stable asistange. The other two men ren are increased by a cheap and rapid communica- dead we knew by reason their focus was est; an
Bootsman
put forward, namely, that the resolution passed told Miss Ethel she would have to sak his mother away, but the primmer was secured. The polios tion, be apuddered, for the many ramifications mys one of the men, "It must be the dog
In addition to the Argyll and Suthar land Highlanders, This was robbing
THE MURDEROUN ATTACK ON A POLICE CONSTABLE. U. Chak was charged with being armed with