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THE AND
DIRECTORY
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CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, &c., .,
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1896:
With which is incorporatat THE CHINA DIRECTORY.-
This is the
- THIETY-FOURTH ANNUAL ISSUE, and will be found, as usual, to show an adrance. ea preeding years both in falness and nocurasy of information.
The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the porta ad cities of the Far East, from Pozang to Vladivestock, in which Enpopsins rostilo.
Not only inthe Directory na fall and complete
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG S
RAILT
And hence the importance of trying to escure threatening
THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH, 1898
SCIENTIFTO MISCELLANT,
Darrikes it had
It has been long understood, that sirenlating 28 many points es poettble where direct been decided to advance to Alghen, which foreign trade may be carried on, independance might be ultimastsly tended to braries offer a realy mess of spreading Dongola It was, howeyse, foarpadient te Haasse. After experiments to determine whs denfly of whether they are accessible to disoles the plans of the Covornicent ther the anger has not been enggarated,
two French doctore Da Catal and Catrin, A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED steamers or not. Owing to the squeeze on A motion brouch forward by air, Laboucle that the risk le really rary grast, leaves the river foreign goods for Tuchow, instead chers to adjourn the House in order to discuss of books soiled by pas of balls or prezento, of going direct, go via Pakhi, thence over the oxpedition was rejected by a majority of or by the membranu of diphtheris, proving to he capable after several day of transmitting land to Hunghue, a place on the West Rivor two Hundred and forty.ains.
thes maladies in animals inconlated with bouil- between Nanning and Wuchow, and then
lon in which emall bits of the leaves had been down stream, no duties being collected on-
soaked. The disinfection of the books in a matter of some disuty. The vapour of foreign goods coming down the river.
formule aldehyde in which calum chloride had bien dissolved was effective crept with typhoid ferer germs, sal estplate and perfect dis infection was had by expesties to high-pressure stem. The steam, however, was destructive to the obvers of hooks, although it did not injure unbound velumë
ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.
WINES AND SPIRITS. Narning and Post dmw their supplies vir :
ALL those are selected by our London in each case as it can be made but duch Colony, Fort, or Bottlement is profsed by a DESORIEons, bought direct at first hand. imported in TION, carefully revised ouch year, most of which wood and hostleit by ourselves, thus saving all will serve as anenate GUIDES FOR THE intermediato profita, and onabling us to supply TOURIST, giving every detail in connection with the best growth at MODELATE PRICES, the plass, their History, Topography, o, o. The Information afforded in those Descrip tions, consisting of avor Ninety highly in- teresting artielos, packed with facts concisely Ret out, and containing statistics of the TRADE of each Country and Port, would alone mafise to 511 an erdinary volume,
The work contains Dirooterics and Descrip-
tions of
Poking
Newchwarig
Tientsin
Tak
CHINA Kowkiang
Hankow
Wachang
Suntow Canton
Whampoa
Ishang Korlena
PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be
had on Application?
SUPREME COURT. 18th March
ORIELLAT SESSIONS.
BEFORE HOW W. N. GOODMAN (AUTING
"CHIEF JUSTICE.)\"
LABENT.
Pakhol and thence overland to Nanning while everything from Hongkong to Yuanaa, is now sent via Haiphong and the Red River. In addition to Wuchow it wild be well
Lang Ting was largel on three counts to have opened to foreign trufe Kwoilin, Nanning, Pose, and Kweichowtu.
Kwaily would open up an important trade staling $20, 35, and alx pieces of clothing on the 7th Janusy. He adrutted stealing the with Hunan, Kweichow, and South Szechuen money, but denied staling the clothing, and this last charge aus tried by the following jury: In the letter addressed by the Hongkong.MRS. C. Rocha Choy Chan, C. H. Turist, Chamber of Comtereo to the Secretary of W. H Gaskell, C. AH. Westerburger, J. State for Tereign Affairs in 1993, on the Thomas, P. Gzaht
Hon. H. E Follwks (Aoting Attorney subject of the West River the following General), instruoted ly Mr. A. B. Johnsor passage nceurs: Wachow, boing at the (Crown Solicitor), prescuted, and the prisoner
paint where the Fu Ho debouchos into the was undefended.
The prisoner took the clothes that of a box West River, is the natural port for the helonging to a man maried Chan Sui and supply of Kweilin, the capital of Kwang pawned them. The demos of the prisoner was that the clothes ware lent to him. The jury st, which is situated about 150 miles up found him guilty, and is was sent to geol for After the Fu Ho. Hitherto Kweilin has been twelve months on the Spat count, six months on the seccad count, the two sentences to rua den Vintages.parsely supplied with piece goods, etc, youth, and air monile on the third count
"under transit pass from Hankow, although eighteen months altogether.
its distance is more than three times greater than from Cantos." From the fact of goods finding their way from Hankow to Kweilin under transit pass is may be in- ferred what a considerable expansion of the trade would take place were that city al lowed to draw its supplies by the more direct route of the West River and the Fu Ho. but at present the squeezes on this route are so heavy is to make the
Hae
trade impracticable. The other pinces we Provinces of Ann WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent have mentioned above allin Saigon Cambodge
quality and of greater ago the most portant centres of trade. In the letter of brands in the market. The Scorcut the Chamber of Commerce what was asked Werary marked E aniversally
for was the opening of the West River to
Chungking Lappa:
Chefoo
Shanghai
Xingro
Halhow
Chirkiang
Wenohow Pakhei
Nanking
Foodbow
Waku
Amoy
Lungobow Mengtru
EASTERN Brokera
Vladivostcol
Nicolajewsk
JAPAN
Tokyo
Oraka..
Yokohama
Nagasaki'
Kate
Nügsta
Tamkal Keolung. Taicanfu Takow
СОБВА
Beoul
Chenalpo
-Worsan
Frisari
Hakodate
HONGKONG AND TIS DEPENDENCIES
Taskin
Havi
Haiphong
MACAO
FRENCH INDO-CHINA
Provinces of Tonkin
Labusa British N Borgen,
Melance
Masila
PHILIPPINES Iloilo -BORNEO...
Cabu
Sarawak
HANGKOK....... STRAITS SETTLEMEN
Blágporo
Pamug
Johire
Bungei Ujong
Jelcin
Fahang
British
French
Prov. Wellesley
MALAY STATED
Negri Sembilan Selangor Perak
* &c., 24.
NAVAL BQUADRONE
Gozman. Rnidan
Tutanese United States. OFFICERS OF COAST AND RIVED STEAMERE.
PORT after moval should be rested a month before nas. When required for drinking at once it ahould be oriera't be decanted at the Dispensary before being cent out. SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and
Dianer Wines of voxy superior All are true Xeres Wines.
CLARET—Our Clacets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to he, the genuise product of the juice of the grape and are not artitielly made from misins and okresat, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines.
case:
The limit of yield in flour estable for light and digestible brand is found by Fecnob analysis to be 60 or 65 per cent of the wheat.
their examples fien leveley Kenney the polders, ing ke would pass from us at Yores, in 149 16 to the mercy of the invading any which have I staven amongst Christians more. meant, so they concluded, from an they had goneous Hind hearted, or haver man kan heard from, ore: witnesses Port Arthur, Adelal Tig
laughtering of all huabaing on the Island The third set begins with the moment when men, women, and cabaran, 30, late in the even Admiral Ting and General Chang had died by Ing of the same day, they decided to coat for poison, Anam, ou the 10th Fahrnary Tact hamselves, and they want out in s body with Ninent for the, ud after telling me the out thdr ofBeers, myhing through the streets, fearful news that Ting and Chang had died yelling and ring in all directions, with an idea at 3 am, he asked my advice on the situation. of waiting ons ce two, ships, so as to have an He plested that without a military lender ultimate refuge in case of emergency. When we could not bus capitulase. I told him that on him now rested all wipensibility and that' later our several officers came to sak some foreigners for help dust their own men, tho be shank for humour's gake hold out sa log a situation began to sypaar rary critical to both possible. Ha proposed that McClure, now in command of the fleet, should write a lotter of foreign and Chinese officers
The foreigners, with the exception of Mecapitulation and take it himself to the enemy. Clare and Howie, whe had remained on board I explained to him that most likely the Japanese ship, were by this time all living on the island, would not even receive him, because he was not not being able to do any more work with the a Chinese, andghat, if we must capitulate, he, Chinese crews. Bo they inst on that evening the Tackal, should negotiate a trucs and go and in the Club near by and decided that the soe Admiral Ito himself; and, before anything The peasants of northern Italy arm viotins prevalent want of comage amongst the men was else, he should destroy ships and forts, at Ad- mage in divilized countries of capitalsting with scarcely had got his consent to these conditions of a pernilar mahdy known se polegre. The only due to their non-argusintance with the wired Ting had already fromised to do. I direcs exulting cause is believed to be the sun's rays in spring, but the patients are predisposed honour, and it was believed that they might when four or five persone entered the seems, by Leredity, poverty, malario, and especially still take to fighting if they were informed that namely, Howie, MoClare, and two or three Chi- by eating diseasel Indien obs. In the south it was contrary to civilized warfare to slaughter ne haval officers, arsengst, whom were Flag of Italy, where no maize is grown, the decase & captured enemy who bad been fighting Ltentenant Wand Commander Chen. Howie, is unknown Pollagra in raarked by a peculiar to the best of his ability and circumstances. The not taking any notice of the Total, said on enter inflammation of the skin, sometimes with foreigners then invited Wa Total to join with ing, "Whate up now to which I replied that vesicles and pustules, the constitutional symp them in their deliberation as to the best method both Admiral Thy and General Cheng were tome being darrbes, glediness, barkache, to sdopt to koop the fatisen from riating. Wo desd. Upon this Howfe erclaimed in fan-like And crampe, sed it may continue from one came acompanied by Me Taptai and sommer that so - sourst could be kept in to sixty years. Bulness is common among Chinage Laval office. They all admitted that this country, and tarring round to his replied that we should like to the victims So many recent sets of violence the soldiers hed ricted and that the position followers said, I propose we geson with our have been due to this cause, in fact, that radioal was critical, the foreigners, through my inter-programme." measures by the government have been urged, gustation, laid their resolutions, previously room what that programme was, and Howie Pied, Lembrato and ethers have long been seskived at, before the Chinese gentlemen, and aid, "That is, that Adraical Ting writes ing's means of checking the pollages and as for proposed that the Commander in Chief, dd letter of capitulation to Admiral Tie, etc. It back as 1982 a farm of 30 aars was established niral Ting, should be made sequinted with promptly protested against this, saying that the mode of ospitalition as used in European it was quite impornbla for a man to write: na pellagra hospital mar Vanice.
countries, and that he should in preclamations, letters when, he was dead. Hore MoClare saved on shtre and on board, promise the men joined in, saying that Ting left a letter of in-
· MANSLAUGHTRE,
to save their Ese ultimately if they would struction to this effect. I requested to see tha only hold out and fight to the last, thus instilletter, but in vain. After a personal interlude Le Hun and Chan it were charged with
ling some lasting power late their hearts, The between Howie and myself. (I had scarcely ever the manslaughter of a toy named Wong, Hing
Prisoners plouded not guilty and they were An inquiry into the physical characteristics Trotni promised that he would write a letter to seen the man up to them) Hawin took a piece of Jales, the subjects studied being largely Cam closed. Mr. Tylor them wrate in his horse, from follows, speaking aloud as he wrote Admiral triod by the jury who were sworn in the first of persons from different enctions of the British that effect to Admiral Ting and the meeting Chinese paper on which he wrote in pencil as Hor. H. E. Policek (Acting Attorney.bridge undergraduates was published by Dr. momory, ale te te Captain MaClare, stating Ting to Admiral It To prevent unnecMERKTY General) prosecuted, being instansted by Mr. Heddes in 1894, MF. R. J. Holon Smith has what bed taliga place. This letter when read to bloodshed I beg to encrender my flest and harbour continued the investigation in a inoro complete mo did not exactly convey the correct mesning to your Excellency, and demand in return fros A. B. Jouson (Crows Solicitor).
and men protected against these proved The Auting Attorney Generul explained that manner in measurements of 1,400 more bat I let it pass, thers being no time for re-writing Evacuation for all fereign: and Chintas officers on the evening of the 9th March the prisoners students, making the total number of init. It was now ant. At 2am. Dr. Kirk and war angaged to dmg a two-vlolol track dividuals compared nearly 400 The proper I wore roused up again by Commander Chonte jags and demanded that before any capitulation louded with purk from warehouse at West tione of the honil at ko hourly alike in the Ex and Captalz Lin-ring-chi, why asked us is should take place all ships and forts be Point to the Western Market. As there was a different classes of persons that in first glancing the name of Tin Teotni to go to the flagship and destroyed. Liant Wn said. It is too late for Dre in. Queen's Rond the prisoners could not go over the recorde it spans that the appor explain matters to Admiral Tiniz. Niu's latter that, the enemy will enter the harbour by dead, nor in what conditions are. I implore through part of this thoroughfare and they classes of the various races that have to Ting, they said, bad been sent. Kirk, caffel daybreak, to which I replied Saray not, the went round and came down East Street, glyou rise to the present population have Mr. Tylor from the neighbouring bousa sad this enemy does not know that Admiral Ting is Owing to the steepusse of the iscfins and the entirely fused together, but Mr. Horton gentleman desired alugolf willing to serhat
Important step. To fais no answer. The weight of the park the track went down East Smith finds evidence the stature and this pany me, whilst Kirkeand the Chinese, enmewhat you not be hurry, bat carefully, to comler this Street with considerable momentum and the colour of the eyes that the mixture is in to my surprise, remained behind local conneiseurs to be superior to Wuchow, Taunchow, and Nanningfute constable shouted, tit unfortunately Wing shorter than the English. They are also adsison and both their letters unopened. After seized by one of the naval oficers, translated into popular; and is pronounced by the best-camers-of-all-uations,-and-the_cities used test all-control over it. They doplate still, The Welsh are about 0.8 inch On board the flagship we found both Admirals scrap of paper with Howie's pancil draft was Hing, who was standing to Queen's Head slighter race, they weigh less, are less muscular Ting had read his letter he said, I certainly Chinese sealed with Admin Ting seal, and truck knocked him down and he was killed on could not get out of the way in time. The and have smaller breathing capacity The will save the met's lives and I see that the opt to the Tepanese flagship by one of the
English, in turn, are about 6.7 inch shorter thanway proposed is the only one anen, but before I gunboats under the white ing the spot, his apleen and liver having been the Scotch, weigh about four pounds lesk, and take each step I must first die." I replied There was system in this programme of bar af some bamboo caffelding.
vartes considerably, being $1.79 among under the man familiar with the nego of a omplirla friouls Ting and Ito were, they also feared His Lordelup explained the law to the jury graduates from the west and month-west, 1875 ten with honour, se as to restore order td to bat by destroying shine and forts they might the Admiral insisted on committing salads, go much hardee with them, the members of and asked them to sad whether negligence of among those from the east, and only 15.38 give them courage to fight to the last; but if enrage the enemy to cash & furs that it might which we thought was scrible, ant to no good that company, then otharvis and there was a prisoners was such as to make them guilty among those from the south-east.. of manslaughter, or, whether the case was ons kan sk of accidental or excusable burgiods.
One German factory by now fucking out ifta parpose, we implored him to consider our misoke peinsipai amongst them who had good The jury by a majority of six to one found tons of storage battories Bally. The demand son as if it had not taken place, Ting then reason to fear being shot or anng at first sight, reenived to wait a few days, as he expected relist This the best Chinnumu ever kuown to for- has been increased by a recent ingenious im the two prisoners guilty
In passing sentence is Lordship soid-prevomont of the lead pintes, R are mult from the mainland. While thus Admiral Ting eiguers, Admiral Ting, vet baly lost his rank, following from the Chamber's letter ontirely concur with the verdict of the jury estremely perens by the sixture of mud and I were conversing in Chiness on the one his feet, his fortune, and his life, but through "The development of the inde it. the You (prisoners) suid you knew there was a rolated pumice stone, whore, air expand what the side of the bbls, there were MsCinre and Tylor the base trick of some adventurens knaves he in Queen's Bood near East Street and you lead is melted and forms on jadinite number of the other speaking of the same subject in so lost his posthumous hotions, se indispens Yangtze ports and the stimulus given might have known that stich a thoroughfare calls in the metal. The porosity in ña, grond English, and I bent MoClure exclaimi solo for a man of his ranks in this scantry. "to industry and coumerce since. this was the more likely to lare many people in it, that a plate 9 by 7 inches in size can absorb "Great River was opened to the Treaty Yet you do not hesitate to run that heavily 54 onnes of water.
laden track down's steep road like East Street. "Powers affords some oritarion of whit may considering that having entled out it was every. Fogs play simportant e pest in determining be oxpected if the riverine ports in Kwang- body's business to get out of your way. But the charactor of a health resort that a Welsh tung and Kwangsi are brought within other people had as much right to be in Quesu's meteorologist urges. the adoption of a scale for Road as yourselves and your truck, and among their mousurement. With observations upon. "reach of the outside world. At Chung them was the poor boy whose suddon and for-conspicuous objects at known distances, records should I alono be blamed as I afterwards was, tramways was considered. In an article on the for spch forgetfulness World I, otherwise, mooting the N. C. Daily News gives the follow- king, the last port on the Yangtas atrible daith you caused. Of course you did not of the density of fog should be made as sourat not rather have refused to go on the missioning summary of the discussion
mean to kill him; if you how dome so your case at least as records of wind and clerk. Na anonymously gned. communications that base
which Foreigners have been permitted to might have been ore of murder, but you killed Brendy appeared in other papers will be inserted: ----
"reside-for purposes of trade, and in spite of him by your carelessness and negligent life- Orders for exles rapies of DAILY PRESS skal bethe relinquishment of the rights acquired gard of the safety of people in a public thorough fars. Although I am sorry to have to santanes rent before il nas, en day of púbiscation. After thathy treaty in regard to reaching it by you, I must pass auch sehloose as may act as an adult fowl, but that the gartz is no modified sequence; otherwins I would, after montly Scott, who as Chaliman expressed the opinion
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A question of age, and Vintage.
other brand in the Hongkong market.
are
foreign trade. It is perhaps unfortunate that more open ports were not neked for, but one step leads to another, and if at pre- We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits sent we are not to get even all the Chamber ruptured and his splna broken against a orcssaro, less strong. The poreɔntage of dark eyes that at prosent it was only required to make Howie, Motllare & Co. they knew what great.
at that time thought desirable, but have to be content with the opening of Wuchow, that step once gaited it will not be long before the necessity of opening, other porte and trading stations makes itself fell. As
to be genuine when bought direct from six the Colony or from our authorised Agents as
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a steamers, the development has been "resnarkable, and the value of its commerce "has attained by last Customs returns to the "figures of Haikwan Taels 5,780,000 imports “and Thels 3,470,000 exports.”
The C. P.steiner Emprees of China arrived at Kobe at 3 p.a. on Theday, the 17th inst., and loft at 11.30 pm, the same day for Nagasaki.
a warning to others. The sentence is that sach of you be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for four mouths.
The Court adjourned until ten o'clock this morning,
they do not want to fight? But when Ting repeatedly, What are they going to do, i ashed Mcclure's opinion on the subject there was no answer
THE TRAMWAY SCHEME AT SHANGHAI
- To some of those present had it occurred that At the annual meeting of the ratepayers of during the whole proceedings men had been Shanghai held on the 10th March the question itatung at the skylight on deck Why them of granting a concession for the construction of
The afternoon was devoted to the teamway at all, Bineo I could not and would not whisper A French experimenter. Camille Darente, his to official like Admiral Ting! But it either resolution, brought forward by Mr. W. S id not voour to Ting that the sailors were Emente insolato prise epoch, The found that the germ in Uus hen's egg is not hatening, or he did not consider it of any con first sposob in opposition came from Mr destroyed by an electric currant that would kill
the local candillimm the fu most cured that a monstrosity will be hatchedding Total Nia's letter, not have opened of the Council that coneldering the
the conversation on this subject. Once for all, anitability of to it said, that I, since I was thrown out of my drawbacks outweighed the advantages. Our from the egg.
clement (which was on the mainland), during streets are too harrow; the trolley wires. to be employed Involved disturbance to the the whole Weiher campaign only acted as would be a source of danger in fines; the system mediator, adviser, or interpreter to any party as
concluded with the countries of Eastern Ass Tre epaning of the West River is now the virions Custers Tarifa, Trade Regulations, Consular and Court Fees, Hongkong Stamp uljeinly assured. The event is one of great Dnist, Fostul Guido, Chinese Festivals and importance to Hongkong and will in course Observances, Tables of Motioy, Weights, and of time add considerably to the trade of the Meares, nel 'older Commercial Information colony. Perhaps the traffic may not at once which had a large passenger list of aver savanty Captain Jackson, of the steamer Leasok, with graphic plate, excite fluorescence in certain afterwards that I had been brought on bond of traffio in the streets woult to relived; amorgst which ure
TERATIES WITH CHINA Great Britain Nanking, 1842, Tintin, 1839. Convention 1850. Chefs, with a Ittons! Article, Opiaui Convention, 1830
Chnagking Convention, 1890. France-Tian, 1858 Convention, 1966, Tientsin, 16, Conventions, 1985 and 1987 United States-Tientsin, 1858. Additional.
1868: Poking, 1880, Immigration, 1894. Germany-Tientsin, 1881; Peking, 1880.
assume very large proportions, but it will steadily grow, for large consuming and pro ducing districts will be tapped, and the native mercantile classes will soon begin to appreciate the new facilities. According to Reuter's message the opening is not to take plaen inmediately, but is to stand over
Japan-Shimonoseki, 1895;: Liaotang Con- pendling the settlement of the Yunnan scrive at Macao on Tresilly ovaving, having to serting this letter- remain, doar sir, yours rays can be kissed both by the Anexason to the man. FOLSONERY and try to get them back all competing systems; the promoters were quite
Fontica, 1895,
Portugal, Russia, Brazil, and Foru.
TREATIES WITH JAPAN,
Great Britain, 1855, Trade Convention, 1856, United States Extradition Treaty, 1836, Mexico, 1889, Great Britain 1894
TREATIES WITH COREA
Japan. 1976, Japan Supplementary, United
States, 1882, Great Britain, 1883
TREATIES WITH SIAM”.
Toctuding the Now Treaty with France.
CUSTOMS TARIFES V TRADE REGULATIONS
China Japan, Siam," Coroa.
LOAT DOCUMENTS
The puruliar rays by which Prof. W Röntgen, of the University of Würzburg, has photographed through wood, feah, and metal CORRESPONDENCE. seem to differ from the cathode rays, which I recognised the matter in hand a telephone and danger to the gas and water beneficial to the country I served. pipes, and be read letters from the Telegraph Herts found would pass through thin metal portante bore the tragus came off on Companies pointing out that they must insist filme, but to be produced by them. When a [We do not hold ourselves responsible for tlio
the 10th of February, early, on board the on stringent roles insing made for the proteo vaonum tube is excited by an inductica current, opinions expressed by our correspondents.]
The visibla nathode raya pan in a straight line Chenyun. There had assembled, as it appeared tion of their weaker surrarts. Other braw I back wont be the tearing up of the roadways to me, all the oflows and meu of the #cot. from the cathode to the glass of the tube. The was summoned by some sailors and, as I thought lavvived, the number of poles that would barə THE LOOSOK'S" PASSAGE AND The Earl and Countess Spencer-left yesterday
place where they reach the glass is the et first, by the Admiral With Ting in the be erectel; the difficulty of making sewer by the C. P. stegner Empress of Japan.
THE DECIMA." Kari
utro of what the discoverar enlls tho TO THE EDITOR OF TIE “DAILY FRESH." Cairns was also a passenger by the same steater,
DEAR BR-With reference to the report of rays, which are invisible, foot the photo saloon I found General Chang, who told me connections; the doubt whether the congestion Dy force, also MA Tectai, kid the captains of and the unsatisfactoriness of the pecuniary Four cattle belonging to the Dairy Farm regard to having delivered his maile three days subtuse, pass throng various substance the Best They all locked very gloomy, some conditions, the Tramway Company only estimat state that I have not been Bangkale with my by prisms and less nor redeotud. Unlike to doubt that there was a general mutiny in the sum of $20,000 a your, which u thirty-one years Co., wees ebet yeaterday, the illness which they ahead of mine in Bangkok or here, I beg to opaque to ordinary light, and are either broken vore crying bitery and there could be no ing that in the first five years they would pay a showed on the previous day having developed ships for the last ten sposths. Perlings Captain cathode rays they are not turned aside by a set. Everybody sterred helpless. Ting was might rise to $80,000. The proposal meant into plague. Seven more of the herd are now
by a piece of black cardboard, light is viable under observation and apparently the extinction Jackson refers to que Company's steamer Zeumsgust. If the excited vacuum tube is covered sitting there quietly, from fine, to bize casting giving up our streets to Chinese sad to prometers sad glance at those about him. Suddenly he who had no other connection with the Bettlement. teros, which returned hers from Canton when to the eye, yet a sard covered with barium planes and, nesring & group of captains, said. Mr. Morrison replied to Mr. Scott in a very the Lasok ang in having arrived here four of the whole lot is only a matter of time.
There was no steamer to Macau yesterday, day befors lo laftar from Bangkok. I think and given & forecent dash at every Your men can lift me if they like, but go out clover speech. He began by paying some just
discharge, even at a distance of two yards. The
with the foot se they demand I will not. I compliments to the Chairman of the Council; shipping reports for the papers should be atade effect is the same when thick bobl is into posed was at going is torn this sorrowful scene esplained that the trolley system was roudly Oning to heavy fog the Hungahan did not with mare correctness. Thanking you for an Tho trasparency of different substalities to the who asked me to go un dock and speak bolag adopted all over the world, having bauten Jie somewhere outaule all night getting in faithfully, frontier. Its improbable, however, only at nine o'clock, yesterday morning. Sto
paper and by the photograpikio plato, and both C. CHRISTENSEN,
methods show wood, and paper to be highly to their lips and duties. This was at once prepared to meet the demands of the Telegraph. that the Chicc muy anticipate their legal will leave Macan at the usual time to-day.
Master of the steamer Theista.
complied with, and everybody areapt Hours Cuppanies, while there was reason to believa transparent, hard rubber and glass considerably rusted on look to bear what I had to say. I that the apprehensions of damage to the gas Hongkong, 18th March, 1805. obligations in this justance and open the
so, while motals in thin sheets vary in dog began by explaining few ware generally arise and water pipes were exaggerated. He had river forthwith, as it would be to the
depending somewhat on density. The ploto from the disinfo of wwe reigning prince, maneh sympathy for the Telephone Company, graphs takea uro simply shadows, the rays not how it then becomes the duty of every wabjoot, but only sympathy. As to the Chinese being advantage of the Peking Government, it of an imaginary landing by an enemy in the
being refracted by a fans A thick wire spiral and principally of solilors, and sailers, to benefited, what would the Settlement be with- not to that of the Provincial Government, neighbourhood of Pokfulam, the forts by Stone-
catters st the same time being engaged against alegraph Comparies for the resclts of the the wood being transparent to the rays, and the the enemy went cong! You must fight wanted a profit, but in such a esise there must We are indebted to the flanager of the wound on a wooden stick was photographed, keep them, arines to his right by subjugating but the Chinese? Of course the promoters the enemy's fleet apprenching from the south.
eecond day's races at Foocher medal of that thickness optque Ruatgen to the last with all means you have ships, big be advantages to both sides. Finally he said SECOND DAY.Wednesday, 18th March.. supposed the trays to be longitudinal vibrations and inall gors, rifles and bayeasts, and if all that the promoters fully appreciated the dialy The FORLIER Curs valuo. $100, second pony of the other.
there should be wrested from you you have of having the whole Council arraých aguîort to ressive; antranne 56; for all China hor
two stato defend yourselves with This them. Mr. Brand made a very amusing speech ponies; weights as per scale; winners of ou
A Berlin improvement of apparatus for pro- with a raised voice). If thes after all you are in opposition to the transay, pointing out race at this voting 7 lbs. extra; two or more during cold by the evaporation of moments is conquered, it does not follow that you must be that introduced at all it must sooner races 10 lbs oxtra. One milo and a halt. ·
the application of the electric meter to the REP killed, Tour Admiral has got the means of or later invade the Band, which was an intoler Grizly Bear...
by which the compressed and liquefied van son har because the on any will respectable ides, De Ward lial paks strongly in Thobes
Thus simplified the apparatus, while capably of and honour yet, if you have been brave Hero its favour, and Mr. Campbell made a very able ice-Making on & large scale is especially of the crowd called out, "How was it at specct in which he took up and answered mat aaptol for preserting meat and other food in Port Arthur? To which I replied, Tho of the points made by Mr. Morrison Mr. The FooCROW DERRY: of $15 each with $100 batties, hotels, and on ships, and for supply garrison at Fort Arthur and, through sheme. Kingsmill, who was only partially heard owing added divided 70, 30, and 10 por cont to firatin dry cold air to hotels, villos, and dwellings les cowardice and cruelty, provoked the enemy to the impatience of the audiencs, spoke in second, and third ponies; for subscription in hot climates.
Med to such for lhat no pardon was given. But favour of the tramway, but on the resolutions griffius: weights as per scal. One mile and
the will not occur, bere I will guarantee with being put to a show of hands it was lost by a a balti
40. du 80, As to the edict which has been issued, Reuter tells us a great deal less than we would like to know.
There was a good dog of firing last night, the cension being the ropulse by the Garriman
Acting Sergeant McLennan has won tho baadion op for shooting which was presented
Is the river to be opened only to by Mr. F. H. May, Captain Superintendent of. Wuchow, o heyil, and what other towns, Felice. The cap was competed for by the mem- bora of the police fores every month and McLannen prove the best shot. His highest
Orders in Council for Gaverurient of H. B. M. if any, beside Wuchow are to be declared
Subjects in China" and Japan, 1865, 1877,
1878. 1881 1884, 1884, 1886, 1836. Rales treaty ports! These are questions that it score was 64, which he made twice.
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of HB.M. Supreme and other Courts in once suggest themselves, but to which no China, Japan. E.; Table of Fem; Table answer is as yet forthcoming. And boundThis afternoon on the Happy Valley the Hongkong Football Club will play the Royal of Consukur Fees; Code of Civil Procedaro, Hongkong, with Amendment; NewTable of up with the West River question is the Engineers. Kick-off at 4.45 p.m. The Club Hongkong Court Fess: Adaziralty Rule nestion of transit passes. Supposing Wu-team will be:--R. F. Lamart,
Willinghamard C. F. Ker, one Wido
J. R.
Foreign Jurisdiction Aot Rognlstiune for chow to be the limit, the valns of the con-P. G. Davids, R.A., and CW. Arnould, halves the Consular Courts of United States in China: Rules of Court of Censale at Shang-ression will be largely determined by the 4. D. Campbell, H.K.R., C. N. Firth, A. H. hai, Chinese Passenger Aot; Hongkong decision whether goods can be carried Grayson, RA R. P. Sheldon, and T. L.
Shelford, R.N. Licences, Trade Marks, and Letters Patent further under the protection of transit Foes, Port Begalatione, &, & RA
passes or whether the existing squeeze system is to continue. It is probable that at present, even if allowed to do so, steamers
for the navigability of the upper reaches of
The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY, μl- though pricted in smaller type than formerly and condensod in every possible manner, con- would not try to proceel beyond Wachos, tažna every year more pages.
The size is Roral DataTo-Complete with the river by steamers is as yet uncertais. Meps and Plans, pp. 1,164, 37. Directory.only That, however, constitutes in itself nu suth PP 296, $3.50.
Testerday afternoon Dr. Armstrong Bold even lots of leasehold property by suction The first five lots were in Tar M1 Alloy and were sold as follows-No 3 for $1.600, No. 17 52,050, No. 19 $2,200, No. 21, $2,250, No. 23. 32.450. The remaining two its wore at 126 and 127, Praya West, and osch fotshed $5,000. The lots in Tsz Mi Alley and also the sovanth
lot, on Pinya West, were lought by Chu Seong,
It was years ago universally reoqqused to be cient reason why towns situatel higher upend the sixth lot by Yung Cheung.
the cheapest work of the kind anywhere published should not be opened to foreign trade,
and although very much enlarged and introval
below the equivalent of 25 shillings, at which it in native craft, as in the case of Chung-mertera, ornsibles, & also an electroplating ww originally published.
king.
This afternoon Mr. Angstrong will will by in every way, the price in silver is now greatly which could be carried on if necessary austion some chemical, physioni, rad metal turgical apparatus suitable for guys, balancÉS, battery and a handbook on electro-pliting. Those miscalianeous articles are being sold andor inetructions from the Asting. Captain Superin tendant of Police, and it will doubtles he in-
sion of the polios. Some time ago a quantity
It is published as the.
Oilce of the Hongkong Daily Pres
amb can be had from, and Advortasemente rent through, LONDER
LONDON
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The general impression locally seems to bailit "the opening of the river as far
Mr. F. Alzar, 11, Clement's Land As Wachowconstitutes the am and teresting to state how they got into the preses-
FUOCHÓW RACES,
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A frivolous genus has disserered at Bre therefore, I conclanted, fight to the large majority and no one demanded a poll. Pursue the person, catch it la un anagram hast and you will gain reward and honour." In Thes fell the docond serious attempt to intro en Pithecantarapus erectus, the Java Connect-in instant: they were all on their knoer and, duca tramways into Shanghai: Perhaps the ing link, or fosell matt-ape,
with snipphicating gestures, began to speak all third effort for one scaunot doubt, that the 20. Of ourse I insisted, on listening subject will come up agala, will be more wards in front of me. Ho gil, The end only to s spokesman and they pushed une for successful
THE SIEGE OF WEIHAIWE
SO MINING EXTENSION AT
ANTONG-SHAN.
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prove to be correct it will not be long beare which was amongst the passenger baggage on un agitation for the opening of Nanning, Pose, board vessel which had como from America The caso was opened and it was found to poutain and other places is at on foot, unless in the all the articles which are to be sold to-day- meantime the transit pass question should be They were handed over to the pulice, but the antisfactorily settled. Mr. ANDREW's because he thought the fine which would have owner never turned up to claim them, probably Wuckow he brought that question to co been imposed upon him fer currying, dangerous'
sue, and Mr. ANDREW is to be congrato acids would be more than the veins of the goads.
MT. Schnell writes to the Feling and has come we cannot fight another hour, you exisin Tireas as follows me to sprak of chips and guns and other went ons, In Blackwood Mantuine of November last but the ships tre tiod on and thus the
The mining industry in Tong-hari and the there appeare a paper inlet the above title, bromsadece Evory right the ectomy. the pen of Correspondent. in China, who is takes some of our ships away by his torpedou well known to musy of your rooders In that and we are constant danger of being eighbourhood has for many years been a very The "LINDAUNTED" Cor: presented by Captain Paper my name is variously reel in sol, frowned. We would with pleasure go out will important on, the operations of the Chinese Halifax and the officers H... Undated; unbigius sentences that they might lead to the ships and fight, but we refase to be killed Engineering and Mining Company affording
emelemaal to nut a few ye entrance second pony to receive half the serious misinterpretations This is due to the here at the clavu, knowing that our families work to many thousands and pouxiderable entrano fees; for all Foochow owned ponies following circumstLIECHTE will be diagramme and killed too. In the montagears were entertained ums time ago that. weights a pur scale; winners of one race at After my return from Weiliwe. I had time they had all joined in again and were the supply of the well known No. 5 seam cosl this mesting: 7.3bs extra; tre or more races written two papers for my Government,shouting now in a chores. Clearly this was a
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akronological narrative of military Covents, went to Admiral Ting to advise him to sink two years been prespecting with a view to 10 lbs extras subscription grifins allowed namely, (Der Kampft n Woitaiwa, a mutiny which could not be suppressed, and I might fell, and the Company have for some
Armining...
subsequently published in the Cologne Gazette his skips, blow up his borts, ad capitulate with discovering a new source of supply. The Yarre
of the 16th; (2) The Capitulation of Wel empty hats Ting, seeing that there was no ogre were the more disposed to exploring Fandango...
3 hair When, later on, a Court of Enquiry other way left, mince he did not dars or was or as the great extent of the present Time, 2 mins. 21soci
was instituted here, with Mr Dating serot allowed by his superiors to try a sertio workings make it an expensive cutter to bring dack with $60 added; dividel 70, 20, and 10 BOYS, I sanded into Cart is my evidence proposal at once it gave instructions to ruske of always in China and the development of per cent, to first, second, sad third pozice for copies of these paners, purely objective as their all preparatus to sink the ships at a portain eve will very lagaly augment the demand aubscriptim griffins, weights as per scale, tendency was. What Blackwood brings news is command from him I saw the captains dis: for coal of a good quality, Aating under the winners of one race 7lbs, extra; two or moro in the main Captain MoClare's report to the tinctly seenting to this order, bat strange to advies of Mr. C. W. Kinder, C... the Company races 12 lbs, extra. Beren furlongs Chinese Government; but both my papers have relato, those preparations were never fade, be have mak sovural trial shafts, with varying suc- large and valuable Fingal
apparently been withheld form D. G. C for mass, it appears, the sailors were unwilling The end shaft brls fair to prove the Racoon
casons only known to his informant,
to destroy their lust means of escape their abips, nucleus of another mine
Belero
I shall therefore feal vary grateful, der After I had left the chip Admiral Ting decided as the pressat tue. It is situated to the north Mr. Editor, if you allow me epses, at least, for that those men who wars willing to be orderly of the spor which unites the Hi Shan with the atrast of my dunoad paper, so to embla at hight, if required, should return on board og han the two well-known hills, the volcanio added divided 70, 20, and 10 fer cent, to your readers to draw their own emolusions their ship, the oliers should go on shore he had which produced tasso bile effectually fret, second, and a penim, s fereed my
CAPITULATION OF WALUATE and Fow went back on board, but not with suparating any coal deposit is that direction from for all Clins, posteered at this reting Wien ve had Jeet the mainland forte, the the Intention to obby their offers orders the existing workings Strata were found at except thuse entered for the bokss, edo guns of which were then party turned against did not know of this arrangement. Irevisited a depth of 25 feet and a sea of coal at 58 fent tional for subscription griffins roights ass, our fere were mish riduced, and confined the sup in the afternoon and stepping on desk. Another abaft was then started at the same place per scale One mile and a quarter
on a few chips and an island from which not a forigner told me that order was restored again with a view to roaching the No. sen dirent Dragonly
mons could have escaped. That being boeleged and everybody was willing to hold out. Though here strato were found consisting of hard Bro from all sides, the bitter cold, the nightly this was a mere prevariation I believed it at day with ironstone at a depth of 28 fest. This torpedo attacks on our ships, and, finally, the the time and rushed down to the saloou to wo shaft was sank at a speed without precedent in dusertion of our ben terpels fest, caused our gratulate pour Ting upon the change things China feet being excavated through clay and
Time, 2 ming
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isted on the persistency with which he last fe supposed that they belonged to a Chinaman: The NANTAI STARdy of $10 each with 850
who had been studying assaying in America.
stuck to his point. The Chamber ut Com- merco has supported him by making re- presentations to the Marquis of SALIHUEY, and there can be little doubt the decision will be given in his favour and that he will
be duly ludomnited for his losses. That will
cutaldish a precedent on which other mer -- chauts cunct and it inay also lead to the issue
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY FRESS."],
LONDON, 16th March THE OPENING OF THE WEST
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An odiof has been signed in Peking eaection The LHÁP YEAR'S STAKES; of $10 ch with garrison afond and aahora. to be seized by jihad taken Here, I saw at ouée that I had and in five days. To stra's at this shaft høre··
of general instructions protecting transit passing the opening of the West, River, but the
goods throughout Kwangtung and Kwangsi,
actual opening thereof awaits the conclusion of
an agreement with regard to the Turnau
Judging from the present disposition of the fronder. Kwangtung Government, however, it is to GREAT BRITAIN, EGYPT, AND THE be foured there will always be trouble with a SUUDAN, A respect to transit passes within its jurisdic Mr. Onreon, in reply to a question by Bir tiop, whatever instructions may be laene, William Harcourt, and that owing to the
850 added; divided 70, 20, and 10 per cent, deepale. The higher officers were resigned to beez-imped Tog, dilting in a dark corner oft been proved, but there is every indication to to frat, ascend, and third ponies; for all suicide, the men thought of fight but w to his saloon, quite nice, was in such a deupon shut that this is a valuable End in fact, in Eu Chias pontes bona de grillins at the date of their greatest flimsy that the ships remained dent, pitfal mood that it was quite heartcend rope the existing ciryumstances would warrint entry: weights as per scale Onoo round at phor at Linkang tao and that all coming to any spectator who had known him any one to raise a large tal on the appear and a distance.")
munication with the mainland was est off, the Still polite, truly polite and kind-hearted to the suce of the seats, and without doubt the im Iather being occupied by the enemy all round the end, he rose hook hands, and then sighed. every prospect of a new sellery boing opened bay nad for several miles ininu. The garrison I tried to brace him up and advised him to cuthers. Blasting operationsare carried on with of the forts had seen our torpedo feet inaing to disperse til gloomy thoughts of mine, eto ordinary blasting powder and safety fase. The Bight on the 7th of February, and surrelsed but be only alghed. Still I would not have shaft is lined with native straw to a thickmers
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