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· HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS (From a London Correspondent)
SHIPPING REPORTS. (Continată from the 1st Page). The french stormship Mei-kong reports left frat part of passage, then think weather till Shangbai on February 8th, had fine weather
arrival on 12th February
SHARER
Inngkong Bank Shares, Old-63 per cent.
premium,
Hongkong Bank Shares New-61 por pent.
previure.
Union Insurance Society of Canton, new sbares
$1,500 per obara premium. Ohine Traders' Inasrance Company's Shares
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a set of ivory cheeamon to ench of their wires, ish wood and water, having benn aff the Onrenu | cases were not different from those previously SINGULAR SCENE AT HIDS-PASKA Bin far, this may be useful. If it toada really to
or operate through their pastors or doctors, comet in queat of seals. Twenty-fire of the described,
gotur scene was omacked on the morning of arranging so that the discovery of the abuse em crew, which numbered 84, have left for make men oxamine their "old errors and
LUKDOM, 29th December, 1871,
We felt during these visits that, while, what - Chrisbane Day at the Serpentine, Hydepark. «nated, or appeared to emanate, from the train. Yokohama. The Gazette hears that the Chris we gave might afford a temporary relief, yes The all-the-year-round bathers," to the number
· THE WEÄTREE. follies, and having a new, hir page to write
of his eminence, (the said fogey), bgt I onspert | tiane era bưng horribly persecuted at Simbara. that had wo bad one hundred times the amount of about thirty, assembled to take part in a The only salient waljust which at pressat you would find that all mach avenues had been A meeting of abarthere to the Episcopal at our command, it would have been almost as swimming match for a silver onp, which nữ. upon incites them to keep it unblotted, it is occupies the public m no fa the iniserable state predacopied by the office holdere against whom Church was held on the Blat, when it was found nothing to moat the vast and pressing nold, nually takes place on Christmas Day, after a good thing. This is the real use of New of the weather. I have hitherto maintained the complaint line.
that the Oburch Pand was to the good $21.87. In spite of all that is being done, er may be which they gathered round a bucket of rum Year's day, and it is because this is not ro. that the climate of England has been exposed THE GAMBLING QUESTION,
and the Cemetery $58,37. An aucune of done, hundreds, if not thousands, most perish and milk, and loyally drank to the health of to scandal, and that barring smoke it is toler. | 6: cognised as its only or its principal use, that ably enjoyable, but really ever since Christ. You may depend upon it, if it had boon left Church to the creditors of lover & Co. It
Now about this Hongkong gambling affair of $026 was, however, dus on nccount of the from want,
the Queen and the Prince of Walça, I could not but admiro the pations with it is in danger of being forgotten altogether. mns not in the weather has born shooking. Nealone, that the pigeon hole taps wonders in the was real red to ask that the claim be waived, which many of them seemed to bear the suffer COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE If New Year's day is looked upon as a sort un-n strong cold Einst wind with frequent Dolonial Office would bave had it reobiled long and to raian for the next year's expenses of the ing in which they have been so suddenly involv
FEBRUARY 12TH, BYENING, squalle The cabs must have been baying ago, they replied, as is their saturs, the at Charsh $300, part to be presented to tha ed. I was also pleased with the grateful way of Diving Right, commencement of the nano time of it, for without their assistance tacka made on it, and were therefore compelled clergyman officiating. Firus som to have been in which they spoke of what is being done for the day. The following to the ruling prices:- The drag market bna kept quiet, throughout tural year, instead of being regarded simply people would have literally been prisoners,
to support it Their argument constels in of as frequent occurrenas kore, as at Biogo and them by their mandarine, people, and Wai- Paton an, 8697% to 67011, on cash and credit as an arbitrary point in an arbitrary period
THE FUTURE OF FEANOR the awful ballucination that the legalization of Yokohama. $600 bara beon treed for the kwo-jen, or foreigners of Tientsin. They feel terms Honores, new, 88371 to $695; Patas, The future of France in oausing much an gambling has decreased crime they have the aferers by the burning of the Orphan. Dummy that in their calamity they are being cared for. ola, 3887 to 86934 Homrea, old, $677 to approximating to the natural year at which ziety. M. Thiers is an obstructive, demonstra plan averment of the Chief-Justice that the dollars are being extensively circalated. Thia feeling. I doubt bot, prevents the "bri- 56824; Maina, 5025 to $090, sellers. it is agreed to open fresh nccounts, then the tive and antiquated that le pannet Inst long as contrary is the lact, and that the vice in enlarg
gandage” which was so much apprebruded at
FEBRUARY 13TH, MORNING. awakening coraciousness of the fallacy of the makeshift even. He insiste on the immedi- into the heart's blood of the native community:
the commencement of the winter. We trust ale establishment of a sinking fund to pay off they bare the return of the Registrar General,
THE DISTRESS AT TIENTSIN.
No obange. they will have no cause to lossthis pocd feeling, firet view may make us laugh at the dream debts as yet nuliquidated; he bas declared showing the falling off in trade, the deprecia The following letter from an eye witness, and thas Divine Providence will open the hearta of New Year's day altogether, to the loss of against free trade and be denounces the income tion of real estate, and the large number of no which appesto on the Shanghai Courier, ven of men to continue their benevolent exercise the real usefulness of the second view. It la tax in any form. On all those points be is soupled tenements in the principal shurouzh a toughing nascunt of the distress consequent toward these thousands of helpiona destitutes this absurd habit of confusing the speciality has made a confession which few were prepared foreign community, setting forth that withor
essentially wrong. Regarding free trade be fares. And they have the petition of the whols upon the recent floodar
| about Tientsin
J. INNOCENT, TIENTSIN, Jan 15th, 1872, of the day with the speciality of the thing for. He and that the English wore right in life nor property is safe. Surely with such
The present distress among the people of which we have agreed to associate with the being free trades, as the system had made their data as that a Secretary of Elsid would not it Tientsis and surrounding distrios is alarmingly fortunes. Clearly admitting that capital, labor, he could but I tell you he can't for the ander great. Thousands of those who have lost their day, that leads to a great deal of the din and intelligence no so much in favor of Euglings. A strong case, well proved, and backed all by the storms and inundaties, are gathered regard for ancient holidays and testivals, land, that Fratice pannot compote with her up by the loquacions members, would command by the officials into large temples in and about The Emperor Napoleon would never have made respect in the House of Commons. Not on the now becoming more and more apparent such an admission without first trying results, merits, but because of the time it would occupy tample buildings, and others are crowded into the city. Soms find eleiter in the namerous New Year'a day in a representative of a whole So far as he went, the results pointed the other But with less than three speeches, the fovey of mat sheds arranged in the temple conrts series of special days, which we come to way, for he made thousands of unwilling con the pigeon boles would prevai, and he would These ride sheds, or tents afford but a misera Orders for Copies may be sent to the Daily ignore hecause we find out that they are not verts to the cause of free trado. 12 Buglich try a double after losing, if he were zot abarply ble and insequite shelter from the keen cold statintica prior to dar adoption of free trade he looked after. The leading merchants of Hong and pitless winds which prevail at this segmit as days one whit more holy or festive than aumpared with French statistion during the kong, and of Singapore, should make common of the year. Proof of this is sndly patort in the any others.
latter part of the Emperor's reign, it will be se, not seente by their joint influence three newber of dead found every morning, and cape- scon that the Firmer without free trade ents good month pieces in the House, who would ally after a very cold night, who have literally but a poor figure against Franco with only a consame timo natens fustice be done..ised of starvation. Still, it is gratifying that left Saigon on January 11th,
The North Garman bark. Stephanie reporte no timo nains fuefies he done. partial adoption of the system. It Franço
experienced the government officials are really doing some strong N.EL, monsoon and bigb esa throughout allows homself to be colipsed by England in the arta of pease, in the same manner as she has to another strain, which they have withstooding and much, to meet the demands of this the peasge, with rain and thick weather. proved herself to be inforios to Germany in the without a jar. Lord Ellenborough, is dead by liberal contributions from all cinger of the trying exigenay. They are also solly seconded
The British steamer Odd reparts left arts of war, on what ground does she again the age of 82, realising Byron's dictum." Tis native residents. To those poor people gathered Shanghai on, 9th February, experienced strong aspire to lead aropeP Frenchmen will soon said that people living on antities are longer in the temples, food is distributed twice daily, monsoon and heavy sea, attended with BLOW feel this, and will not worept the place M. Thiers lived than others." His lordship was the otthough in quantity uolenough ferone goodmead rain the first part, the latter thick vlondy Assigns them. The sooner he retires to his of Geurge the Third's pet judge, the celebrated Many private gentlemen also visit these places, weather to arrival. study, the better; but the question arises, who Olief-Justice of the Court of King's Bench, and relieva in various ways. A large number is to succeed him The discordent elemente who made the son, just deconsed, the alark of of wadded garments have also been grabaltuous- are so rife and inflammable in the assembly that Court about sixty years ago. The sinely ampplied to those who needed them. But, Shanghai on February 8th, experienced strong The British steamer Travencore reports left that suite, and puoliosne rue, the carpent gure who subsequently abolished, the incumbent while these in the city, under the very eyes of monsoon and thick weather throughout the fuipossible. The Republicane are so earnest being compensated by an annual dole of £7,760 the cleials and people are cared for to this expeenge passed the longue off Saddia Island, nd determined that they will not enbuit to a which be reserved until the day of his death. tant, ne different state of things exists in the on the 9th instant usjority against them. The Monarchists aro How many other sinecures he held is not made villages, where tho want is equally as argent content to let them have their way until Be known, but that during his life be received at Soup or food ready-cooked is not supplied there, patdioaniem shall become a reproach, and do least half a million sterling out of the rareme, and up to a recent date many of the villages things proceed in expectancy. A plebiscitum without consideration or service, is pretty clear. had not even received a pistaxice of government and R constitutional monarchy will, I soppose. It is atrange that these dunderheads, the irre help. The plan for relieving the villages is a be the end of it, but not until Republicanism rassible working men, should be silent or pathly giant of corn to gach family according The Ned. brig Ten Gebroeders reports left shall have become purged of its fally.
ignorant of these things, and attack the dowries to the number of persons in the family. In Chafoo on 4th Feb., the harbor being covered of Princesses who are the "enry of theworld pectora go to the village and register the with ice; had light winds to North Rook, passed tory in disguise most arrange their programme of each family a ticket specifying the amount for two days, then strong winds, dark sky and a real credit to the country! Some old names of those in distress, giring to the bead the Promontory on the 6th, bad light variable I suppose..
grain”, ho, han to receive, On given and cloudy; passed the Lammocks on the 12th,
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Some fears are entertained for the safety of the steamer Chukiang, which left Shangbai for this port on the 4th instant...
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The French steamer Phase reports having passed the American mail atoomer bound into Yokohama the same day as the Phase left (Fe bruary 6th.)
Mr. Heller has not yet fired the evening for his first entertainment; but is at present en Hiogo, Oka....THE C. & J. TRADING CO. Fokohama... Messrs. LadB, CRAWFORD & Co. and in ranking arrangements, and expects to
announce the day decided opoa shortly.
The Dramatic Amateurs announce a second performance, which would no doubt be largely attended, but they have unfortunately chosen mail might. Is not this an oversightf
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HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 18TH, 1872.
An ingrest was held posturday by Mr. Lister, Coroner, on the body of Hofook-hee, a saman, who fell on Saturday morning from the mist beat of the Fet Lee junk in Sowkewan harbour, and died on Sunday at the Civil Hospital, The evidence showed that he went aloft to arrange a rope to hoista xil up to dry, and and broke a rib which perforated one of the that he fell on deak from a height of 55 feet, lungs. The jury found that death was co-
dental.
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February 13th. BEFOLE J. RUSSELL, Esq
STRALING A· CÀP, Lee-a-choy, ab to a Chinese lady, charged a calia will stealing a cap, ornamented with small joase, from her child. The offence being proved, prisoner was sentenced to tone months hard labour,
VLABOUNY,
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tiea Dow
TIENTSIN.
Before any of the people were aware of our presence, he had taken as to three or four of were The courier to which this community the most wretched hovels, and then orice arrived bere late oz the 20th inet, and besieged with applications. On declaring our
around
The French steamship Phase top sta lett. Ya and flue weather throughout the passage. kobame on fith Fabruary, had modante NE.
kiaug on 9th February, had strong N.E. mu The British steamer Tent reparts left Chin soon and high sea throughout the passage.
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The British atenines Emerald raporis left Chiakinng on 8th February; passed the atom. ship Perho off the Brothers yesterday, 12th ; and strong N.E. monsoon and high sea threaghput the page.
MANUFACTURED GOODS.
Chine Insurance Company-$145 per share
premium.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company'e Sbarrs—
$365 per share, premism. China Fire Insurance Company'e Shares-800
per share, premium." Viena Fire Insuranes Company's Shares-
$66 per share, promium. Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's
Situres-25 per cent, discount, Flonglag, Gauton sud Macao Steamboat Cola
Shares-83 per cent, premium. Shanghai Stan Navigation Company-Tls, 15 China Sas, Saigon, and Straits Steamship
par share.
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pany-25 per cent, discount, Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$65 por
share. Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-46 per
cent. diecount.
Hongkong Distillery Company-10 per cent.
premini,
Indo-Chinoco Sugar Company-$22 por abare
discount.
Hongkong Fier and Godown Company,-$10
to 9 por share discount,
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of premis contributed by each; the remaining third to be set apart to form the Reserve Fund, notil the same shall atronat fe EU,CUU. When auch Fund shall have been socumulated, the said one-third to be applied as dividend amongst the Shareholders generally according to the number of shares held by each. At the er piration of the Company the leserve Fand to be divided in like manner as the Ospital. amongst Shurebolders generally, in proportion to the number of shares held by each.
Zadly---Annual general meetings, instead of half-yearly meetings to be in future held by the Company.
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Sraly. The panction of one-third only in- holders to be secessary in order to alter the regolations of the Company.
Athly —Pourlson instead of Toenty-one days' notice to be neoceanry in calling confirmatory meetings of Ebareholders
By order,
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General Agents, Hongkong, 3lat January, 1879. Ttf 214 THE CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
* NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. "
N. Extraordinary GENERAL MEETING
of Shareholders will be held at the regis
and a most damaging defeat at the hands of Russian diplomuny has sustained an utter
President Gruat. You may remember the state- ment which went, the rounds of the papers a On the other hand, the late Field Marshal, President had insisted on the Emperor of Bussis months since, full of years, and studded with villages within a certain rading, and the poor couple of months ago, to the affect that the Sir John Hargone, who died in harsoy each tearth, the grain in distributed, then variable fight Fasterly winds till arrival.
in sout central Incality to a cluster of recalling his Muscovite representative at Wash bonors,did not learasufficient behind bira tobury people bear away home their portion in sacka, ington; that the Bomperor bad requested that him, and neabasription was actually raised by his and cook it as bort they can. The poor such recall might be deferred notil after the friends to defray the funeral expenses. Hi villagers are in a worse condition than those in With reference to the report of the Nor-visit of bison, the Grand Duke Alexis, who wife was apportioned apartinants in Hampton the city, not only bounds they are greater wegian bark Glint, which appeared in yester was then on the point of starting for the United Court Palace, but she sank under bor bereava sufferers from the atorm and Rood, (for all their day's paper, we have been requested by Captain States; and that the President had asserted to masot and the loss of position. Tet Sie Jobo and is still gador water) but also because they Lorange, of that veearl, to note that our reporter the Imperial request. The whole correspon- was by no means an extravagant man; he had are removed from the reach of private and Chinking on 30th January, and Woosung on The American schooner dümiral reporta left (who did not receive his information from the dance has been published by the United States not enough pay to maintain the high rank becasual charity enjoyed by those in the city. 3rd February; experienced heavy weather, high Captain) was misinformed, in being told that Governmont, and displays an amount of Runs had earned, and he was compelled from self The foreign residents in Tientsin bare, with sea, with snow and rain, iusressing to Friday the beats from the Geelong were tod to ren man depravity which would previously have respect to keep up appearances.
their usual liberality and alacrity, contributed est, the 9th instant, when exporicnood's har- Ir is quite evident that there are New Years der asetanos; Captain Lorange being ansious baffed belief. The matter bas besa treated eo and New Years. It appears that there may of the Captains of the Geelong and rateon really it is difficult to discard the impression of
largely for the relief of the suffering poor,fricans from the N.E. with a tremendous high to express his high appreciation of the conduct gently by the leading London journals, that
Fandy bare been raised for this purpose and aes; bove to under bare poles for 18 hours, THE CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, he two New Year's day in one year, a state pear, the former having sent three boats, and Russian inflacace baving been at work with
(N. C. Daily News.
judiciously disbursed. Ent apart from these sweeping the decks of everything, and carrying of things that demands further investigation. the latter being sent off with promptness to weighty arguments to induse mila handling. I bave seen junks daily, going up and down visited and belped the destitute villagers, while it up the seas at times completely burying the The river is open from here to Takoo, and general funds many gentlemen have privately away bulwarks; stove the long boat and amaebed It is true, alas, that we have all come to enquire into the accident, and offer any scist However, the reader ban judge for himself from since I Just wrote to you. We have had a they have not nogicated those in the city. It vessel; after which it moderated; set sail and bore
anoe that might be requisite. That the boats the following rental of faste China to see our pet delusions fade before went off were not made use of, was simply be
General Uract, conduct in bringing about strong northerly blow yesterday and to-day, shows a wise as wall as a baritablo discern. down to Hongkong, and arrived on February AN Extraordinary GENERAL MEETING our eyes. This second New Year's day cause the Glint had sufficient boats of her the Trasty of Washington was startly on a
and this morning the thermometer as down ment that they should have given, their special 11th.
A of Sharabolders will be held at the regis par with that of Sir Robi. Peel in repealing the four weeks it did not get below 20 degrees. I been pleated to hear these poor orentures
to ten degrees Fahrenheit. Daring the last attention to the country people, and I have made should be enough to dissipate one of them ow.
tered Office of the Company, sitauted at No. 99, The North German brig Ocean reports left Prays, Victoria, Hongkong on SATURDAY at least. For the benefit of those who bare
Corn Laws. Both violated their political oon- sistency and the traditions of the parties, from should not be in the least surprised to see the testify their appreciation of the kindness of the Langkok on 20th November, and experienned the 23rd day of Morale; 1872, at 8.80 o'clock forgotten the partionlar delusion to which
conscientions and purely patriotic convictionsolume of water roaning down this year. Having been intrasted with a certain cute for Siam, attended with any rains; through the Resolutions making the following changes in
river open all the winter, owing to the large foreigners,
NE. mind and high sea down the tult of x, for the purpose of passing certain spezial we desire to refer, it may as well be said that
formaking the ranks of politicians, for the posi- tion of atstaaman, General Grant saw that Honaca, both foreign and Chincoe have been enrolent purposes by B. B. M. Conani at Java Sea had heavy galea from the the Regulations of the Company, that is to in all good and well-regulatod countries, liko
England would do anything except dat dirt broken jato by thieves cery now and then Teutain, I was wiebel to avoid places where a tremendous high sea, attended with thunder, say England, or let us say Scotland, there is sad
that she would not fight ualeas she was atrack, during the last 10 days. The Chiness authorisil had been previously given using most and lighting to Gaba Islande, then light. Istly.Sabject to the payment of Interest can be only one New Year's day per annum,
hare soldiers stationed both of the relief given by Europeana bad heen to windo and equalle; had N.E. monsoon from 5 as berstofore on the paid up capital the profita nor pay bis demands until she was bentene above and below the British asttlement, rillages south of the city, I went to the cast by N. blowing strong and a heavy high as running of the Company to be divisible se follows from and that one falls on the first of January.
mang thức nhi was his best commercial onetoner
utal abs was expresse on the cum und that to guard at night. Thieves bare such crossing the river. Beyond the "Imperial from the northward to Balinglang Channel, then the 1st day of January, 1872: two-thirds there- Now most of us can reineraber the peculiar A majority of American papers predict / ber aggressiveness was a thing of the past. He facilitica for speedy looomotion on the Powderworks." is a line of villages, all of which heavy squalle from the N, and N.E. blowing of to be divided morala by way of banes sanctity with which that day is invested at fee on their suffered severely during the storias
whole country being still inundated and frozen laying down on her beam enda noder close holders as shareholders, socording to the amount thou be concluded it would be better to cement hard to osteh them without a sleigh, if they home, that is, of course, by people who have a that war is impossibla
over, the rude lodges sarred we well for easy reefed mantoptails; vessel sprung a leak in tura for sanctity, for there are in every
rolations with Ker, rather than keep them onçe got u slust. I am of opinion that we the ricketty state the stump and the press had have still the wont part of the winter before and rapid locomotion, I had with me two the main chaina, pampa coutinually at work, the rock by the the funds the prapado no averlay provisions are becoming boarder. Ohtistien natives in whom I bure the greatest in 12 N. 1825, which lasted 3 Bays bove too country some hangray people wao sea.no, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
Without any previone intimation then modarated to a maintopmail atiff monsona There is remour amogo the Ohinese confidance. might be made available to Amerionn wants, great difference between one day and another.
that the Central Government wishes to induce went to a village about four miles from the From the northward and a orcas sea till arrival. Thus came about the Treaty of Washington.It-hung-chang to go to Kanigub to take cop. Tiverecosted a poor man; told bimer ob But the generality of Englishmen, and to a
It was easy enough to foresee that this course trel of affairs there, and that they have offered jact of wishing to give a little help to soute of greater extent Scotchmen, regard Now Year's
would be excessively anpalatable to Russia, Day (leur in tuind that we are speaking of
hat it could hardly be conceived that the Go higher tition and rack if he will do so. 1 the most destituts people in the village, and
Du Coela & Co's Betrospeak for 1871.) vernment of the Gaur would have goue hara no idea if the report it based upon any asked hita va conduct us. We told him we
the the 1st of January) with a veneration which
lengths which the approved conduct of its re. good grounds; but judging from the Inte ao should refuse all but, theag we personally saw
Our Retrospect for 1871 must bear two and judged ready. presentative at Washington proves that it has counts, it seems quite possible. they do not think it necessary to explain.
phasés, one of congratulation at ita' iberessed 15th January
amouzi, and one of regret that the home ener Is it not the beginning of a completely freal
gone. Thin person, whose name is Catacozy,
theroby displayed, had not been of a more finding that the coun) efforts of diplomacy were period of their lives? Has not the earth
judicisas ebarsoter. useless for his purpose, and that he could Dunk-a-you, a boat woman, appeared to not induce any political leaders of note we renelved by him our papers, to our great en. purpose, bowever, only to velieve those we said direct telegraphic communication with Europe, stend of one-half of the entire body of Share- bean once round the sun sines lant New charge a boatman with stealing two are out
It was hoped that the thorough opening of in the United Biates to scoond his endeavours, Year's day? Well, then, it is a fit time for of her boat at midnight, in Causeway Bay took upon bimself the office of antagoniet. joyment. By the Custome we receive our in their homes, the applicante quietly disparend home shippers of Maashgazer goods might have reflection on their last year's doinge, and for Complainant eaið ber boat and the defendant's to the Government on its own oil. He insti Waare under great obligations rd this Inapootor.to more the most callons heart-thay bale deaf of stocks ou this side, just us. China merchants
letters weekly like clook work from Shanghai. be sammen of misery we saw were of a nature been taught to be anal as to aamulation Game into collision of Sunday morning, which uted an active canvass in and out of Congress, resolutions and precautions for the future brought on some words, and at night she got ay and need the Press resort palponly is upon General for his kindness in organising this tription. Flany boused wore in raint, and their word formerly lectured as to increasing stocke Moreover, it is a splendid day for firing ing them away her sister saw them taken away of the old soldier, gare Ostussy rope, and watchb and missed some cart; she sawthedefendant tak-
former ocenpants were either in the city or of, and partial absence of demand for Tea ta toattain his ende. The President hated the part service.
The thermometer this morning was down to crowded into another but with the Mmily who England. But Obina adres this season seem rockets and drinking whisky. But on at by defendant also. The sister, declared, mated wased bin closely. Several sharp attacks on the 8 deg. Felirenbelt în the verandah. Outside I owned it, and had barely root enough therein) to have been uttarly neglected, as the year ban. riving in the presence of & New Year's day positively aw the defendant steal the care, and Government appeared in the age which one suppose it was 5 deg. Thesiver is frozen over in for themasire. Two families crowded into one closed on: Shanghai morehance, leaving them which does not depend on the first of Jand the repson she did not make the alarm, but Catacady could bare inspired, but which he parts only, so no sleighs can run on it as in Kirk room was a frequent sight; the tang or with a stock of goods acres yet reached in the
Leesuse there were only herself and bar mister ary, the astronomico-sanctimonious awe will (two small girls) in the boot, and they were stoutly denied, although the President held at former years at this time. People have, during platform on which they sleep, boing divided China trade, and with a demand which, in spite which we are wont to regard the latter afraid.
solute proots of his guilt. He denied the auther lact week, boen collecting ice for next summer, tween them. The husbands and fathers in of rising prices at home, is quite problematrond If there is any, enkjeck for erngratulation, it receives a serer shock. We are taught that Defendast said they had some words, and ship or the knowledge of the authorship, of one The Customs Taolai has placed military these cases generally being absent, trying to men can turn over that now leaf at irregular complainant had brought up this charge against offensive article iu pecularily strong terms, foard of thirty men and to officers in the pick up a living elsewhere. In one but, with-le that the Transit Dues question has been fair- bira. Defendant was discharged, Mr. Russel: "He swore before Almighty God as a Christian Tazebublin Temple adjoining our settle ont door to keep out the biting cold, was aly ettled, thanks to the excrtions of an active times, and fro their crackers on the 9th of not giving credit to the complainant..
roade woman with ber five children, all arouching | Consul.. Too much importance can hardly be that be had to connection with it, knew not to guard at rights the February with a mach reverence for that
the settlement. The Municipal bugether on a kang; all na balf naked state, attached to this fact, for to the benet which thing of it, and had never seen it," and yet the Council have nightly on the settlements and what garments they had ware of the thin-will, through it, accrae to the importers of fo- tered Office of the Company, situated at No. 99, The case of Mr. Sohmidt was brought up not only dictatel it, bat had revised and had rods,
President held irrefragable proof that he bad
fourteen watchmon Armed with nest costo, banging in rags about their per-reiga manufactures. It may take time to get Prays, Victoria Hongkong; on SATURDAY, day as we displayed for the 1st of January again on Monday, and 317, Brandt gave evi-settled the proof sheets. In all this shameles peura. Of course, in caso of a band of robberson. Thay had no bedding, no fuel, no food. the machinery into working order, but coce the 13th day of April, 1872, at three o'clock Then we begin to have a little suspicion that dence that the European workman of Mr. turpitude tho Ozer anstained the man, and dessary protecting the place; our Manicipal force oe of the Wonen Was very ill, auð bad a sick distinctly visible. The very fast of Chinese, for the purpose of confirming met special
suming to the settlement, we rely on the foreign In nuother place we aw two wretched families; this is done, the benež to foreign trade will he if the 1st of January is the fatisk which wo February, at 5.45 p... hed dinner, and want actually begged, as I have said, the postponement is to prevent thieving, and to give the alarm ja child lying by her side; they were only partly being able to send foreign goods into the inordinary General Meeting of the 23rd March, have always inade it, the Chinese conld not away again”už 8 o'clock, Coustalde Donally of the recall until after the Grand Dake's visite of more serions drager. The Taoutai kan covered by a piece of dirty felt; the oiber terior under a pass, issued by their own govera-1872 disregard it so banndly. How can they hear stated he had made inquiries about the case, The idea clearly being that the oration likely to asked the Consula to give notice to the Chinese wish and several children ware aquatting in mont (corrupt as it is known to be) is a subjest without cur emotions the clang of bells and bat found nothing.
be given to the young Prinos would serve antiarranta in foreign employ, to carry lanterns a corner of the room around an earthen rush, for congratulation, and a step the boom of gune which tell of a new year at Mr. Schmidt's. It was biti daty so close the the Government nasordingly. Hence the pub whore the compradorse live, and sundry grog and its occupants almost of clubing. Again, serted, and permission obtained for small dr
First defendant said he was a boy, employed English demonstration, and would runtur at hight when ging to town or going through in which they had lighted a handful of straw direction. marching upon us with its first. strides. doors, and he did soon the nightin question benlication of the correspondance na a counter
Had England a right-minded Miniator at the street of the Tezaabablin Cainoase village, to give a moment's warmth to their fingers,
destitute of furniture, Peking, the wedge might be still further in- Don't they feel the change? Is not the the European worktaan went out at bo'nlock, mure, it being rightly calculated that the Ameri-shops erit for the benefit of asmen
he closed the door for him; be returned again can people, whatever differences they may bare
The forty-eight pawnbrokers' hongs hare we now a poor women with four children but socany steamers to convey European goude whole aspect of things different, to them as at 8p.m., rang the ball; and he let him in with with John Ball; baving too much national pride notified that they will, on the last day of the ins aimilarly wretobed condition. Her bus- up the creeke, to such trade centres na Boo!
a ADJUSTMENT OF BONTS FOR THE BIGHT last night of the old year? No. Then there that time ba did not know that Mr. Miller, the United States for the Prince of Wales and British Consulate, on the East side of the bone, consisting of three rooms, and showed at Tientsin have, by Chinese merchants, been HAREHOLDERS In the above Company
the European work then came back again. At in its den. However, the eyespy thy feit in the ginal sum advanced. without charging soy cuether (over 80 years of ages) and these fear in only a dream of the fatmire. must be something wrong. All this time we workman, was out, and when he went to the
The ficods which cegurred during the summer interest. In the temple nearly opposite the children to care for. Chaman took us into his have boon under a sort of ill-defined impres door be fond ike bir of the door down. Herint a quiet, determined good faith; will stand want of food four nights back, when a véry food. The doors, door-trumes and part of the Guoda which existed in Shanghai daring the i befor: the Tst March bezt, a List of their Con.
in the Muscovite diplomatis contortion, and rivar, fourteen destituta people died of cold and us his sick wife, and a family famisbing for stated as the cause of the slack around for Piecu sion that the beginning of a new year was
made meation to Mr. Miller; a search was j aim in good need in Lombard Street, That may gold zorth; wind blew. Fartker away, not xin-farniture bud been broken up and and for foelautoman,There may be some truth in thin; but tribaciona for this year ending S1st December, made, when the shop door was found open and the end of an old one, that the transition was defendant aid he had charge of the shop mo pay off their debt, essentially and appreciably different from the luck off; be then raised the alarm, Sesond Government can raise money, the quicker that der the eyes of the Tientsin mandarino, we bear to cook their food or warm their room to the we inctae to the belief that the "flooding” | 1871, in order that the distribution of 334 per
be relied on and the cheaper the United States.
of numbers of people dying daily for want of severely cold weather. Some, whone sonson had was more of manufactured goods than of water, cent, of the nett profite reserved for Contribu something like throwing away, the stump of keys, and at the time the alarm was unde be The circumstance will doubtless be of much food. A meeting of landrentere was called on tallen in the storms, had not only been unable and that the extra presence of the latter ele tors may be ascertained..
'Should any Bbareholders fail to make the an old cigar and lighting a new one, that he staking he knew nothing of the robbery, and we may be sure that the Sultan will get the settlement, when a Committee was elected and sell them for any price they could get in The ingreusel nes of the Sues Canal-kas bien i made op in conformity with the Books of the was alesping. Fifth defendent was discharged, service to us regarding the Eastern question, the 15th instant, with the view of settling the to re-build the mud walls, hat had been comment did not extend beyond a small radies from
rates for payment of coolles carrying goods in pelled to carry to Tientsin the door and rafters, Tisutain.
returns abovo dendribed, their Accounite will be the last stroke of twelve made us new beings having not, benz nesr the place since work and refreshed the air around us. But if time, & o'clock. First and second defendio's
right version of it,
to draw up a tariff,
order to buy food. Men who bid bean pretty a prominent feature of the Import Engines of Company. this were so, why don't the Chinese feel it them. They were ordered to find security in Jonial Ofice. Downing street, to depart from were told it looked very suspicious with regard to
well to do, havinga little land cultivated, a den- | 1871, and even the oldest conservatives have By ardor, I wonder if it be possible to induce to Co.
key or bullock to assist in their farm labour, one to recognise its advantages. Freights, we do? They seem to feel precisely the two householders, 50euch, for three months.
were reduced to most pitiable straifa. Their | thanks to good and wholesome competition, same thing at an altogether wrong time, Is THE RONDELT FROM ME, ELDRIDGE,
the traditional errors of its practice, which is
cattle dead, farm implemente sold or burat, have been kept at a moderale, standard'; und
34 Houckong, 4th January, 1872. Wooga-aing, the bay who absconded from precisely identical with that purned towarda
The Chamber of Commerce has drawn up a state of starvation, Another pitiable came abled to realise profita sud quick returns, where,
grain and straw all gone, and they reduced to merebante have, in any instances, bet su THE INDO-CHINESE SUGAR COMPANY, it posible that all years are simply the run- Mr. Eldridge, after routing him of sundry the Americans, which drove them to revolt.
LIMITED. ning out of an endloss thread, precisely the stores, &c. was sentenced to three months' im. All that the Secretary of State for the Colonies report on treaty revision, for presentation to was a venerable old couple whose only aty and by anillag vessels loss might have enated. But, same in all its parts, and that it in we who prisonment with hard labour for that offence, does is to place matters on ench a footing that hono News of the answer made by the tact few days betare by death, and zow, they were ther the underwriters bave not been the chief HM's Minister. The report remiada. the comfort, à cos, had been taken from them a takes all round, it may be fairly doubted whe and an additional fourteen days for unlawful, the large Colonies may be prevented from re place arbitrary marks upon it as it runs F possesion of Lieut, Bloomada Meliraine's relting by saring it explained to thou, that chants of Shanghai when, on a somewhat simi left le a bitter destitution; moneyless food gainers by the change in trans. Their part! HAREHOLDERS are hereby notified that Of course, as a-dall matter of fact, we knew handkerchief, which was found upon him, they can be independent whenever they plexes. Inc cecasion, they were sated to make some sug less; belpless contos,
cular average claima” bays been a mere baga- in accordance with the 34th Clause of the this without any necessity to reason it out, THE CELOKES BUIBANON. This is necessary for the preservation of a gestione-which was in effect that they could do I might mention other cases, but these will telle; their "estal losses" almost nil; while, on Articles of aneciation of the Company, the Gunstable 117 charged seventeen shopkear ministry, otherwise some dog-in-office of a chief ery well under the existing treaties, ifonir the serre un samples of what I saw in their differ- the other hand, the unfortunate merchant has Fourth Unil of Twelve Dollars and Filty Gents or living in Jervni-oireet, brought up by sama clerk, or an under-scoretary, might by some pig stipulations contained in them weretarod outing varieties, and of sqficient number to en- had by bear the brunt of sundry, claims for per share in payable on the $1st December eur the fact, and worship the New Year's day of mobsen, with fring crackers, after he had seaded stick so far arose the tender a recovering debta from Japanese, the right to sweaty-seven families, all in the greatest need: but also certainly from the extreme heat and TNG CORPORATION.
The matter of the removal of guard bosses, of gaga, me the whole afternoon. We relieved" mildew," arising perhape, from damp packing, rent, at the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- our own appointing, as if it weren divinely or Complaint aid he, with the rest of the concergion aedery. In that case, the estimates ship native produce between the open The people treated us with the greatest civility, dump of an iron steamer's hold.
given them warning not to do sɔ any mora, tibilities of some ardent Colony as te make dained shrine occurring at unalterable intervals tables received inat ractions to warn all houses would be disturbet, the peace party gatexcited, Port free of duty, the neglect
Interest at the rate of Twelve per cent per to afforded us every facility for learning their Taken all in all, the monson of 1971 cunout along the dusty pilgrimage-road of time? on their beate to demiet after that night, but the Manchester school fall into an uproar, and provide landing ebeds, and the land clauses, true orcamatances, and received with dor have been good use for importers. The that day Of course we did, and probably we do so still, they bad taken no head of the exrning. no ent of questions put in the Houpe. When come in for remarks things in the Trasties strative thanks any little help, we gave to course of home prices has been distinctly op
Defendanta said no warning had been given an under.seoretary or a chief clerk becomes more respected by the Japanese, so far, in the them.
posite to those ontrent here, and many frie is in spite of the Chinese New Year. The them by the ecostable, and they did not know dogmatised from dutage, he is pensioned off or breach than in the observance. In the matter altoration of the Calendar made, it seems, no that it was forbidden till they received their fo has had his own way for a long to the weben for, the opening of more ports deprecated this village they had not then (Doc, 27, made mind. And now the year ass closed, bose I found on inquiry, that though the govern. Shanghai have held on to goods in a persistent of enlarged privileges, the right of travel is
ment officers has been to register the poor at way which has astonished eran the Chinese is rich and ambitious, he in annered to the great difference in Europe in this particular. moses, when they then gave it up Men transferred their allegiance to the new on their behalf as self coustitated attorney, batarestul sa a dove, the next old fogey in order and duties touched upon. Fizes and had doi-relief; so that we saw this in their worst state any great response from Chinese customers. A keeplex, French and English currespon
Chuck-ssing, the opium farmer, appeared peerage, and there is a harmless and orna and adveral points in conection with sports any distribution of food, nr given any other rates are advancing, with but little chance of day fixed by Act of Parliament, recognising | Mr. Ramell refused to hear him.
succeeding.
lars are plentiful The Nos bears from native of destitution.
They hint vaguely at the absence of a spring Defendants were fined 25 cents sach, and the astronomical necessity for some change.cautioned that each time toy came up their your study. If you want an abuse perpetuated, in Echizen, and that in the neighbourhood of another day in a village still further away from that they may be right. One thing seems quite references, &c. &c, by letters in the above
The constitution of the office is deserving of curces that there has been a heary mow fall The following week, on Jan. 2nd, I spent demand for the North, and it is just possibla dence, and to make himself generally useful
Address "P.," stating terins, qualifications, and concluding that probably the real New no would be increased.
attack it, and the more you desire its perpetua Teutungs it lies thirteen fest deept
Ticutain, in a south-east direction. I was glad certain so long as home shippers will continue languages, to efice of this paper. Year's day had at last been discovered. And
tion the harder you should attack it.. If you
to and the people in the quarter ending their to write about decreased exports, and yet to go the superstition has bad time to fasten itse Ougon's Road were fined $1 caob, for the same language towards it, and it will surely outlive. Two other living in Stanley-street and desire to ace it made permaneat, use yory strong
way to the village of Ta-bn-koo, to receive the on shipping heavily, ignoring the fact of our
148 253. Hongkong, Sth February, 1872. The live stock market ie very far from livaly, government allowance of rice. To each person enormous store tu Shanghai, no good can
DENT & CO.'S ESTATE. like a transplanted creeper to the new pole. offence.
you. If in be let alone at starting it stands a | and speculators begin fook sheepish. Gees in the family the quantity given is one "tow," oras to the bona fide importing merebant. Meu must break off the thread at some
exall chance of buing reclined, by the discovery (winged bipoda) are selling at $5 Mer. cents or Oblness peck, per month. Some of the Commission merthants and Brokers may LA FOURTH DIVIDEND of Two per cent. intervals and starts fresh, and if this is so,
The dust contractor again appeared, and of its vica by one of these underlings in Dorn each. A nutive commision merchant has stops poor women had cotton wadded armsute also a harvest, but the general trade (as it should they may as well do it on the 1st January as completed the proceedings.
some further cracker cases and minor offences 1g-street. But should the misrepresentations ped payment through a luas of 4,000 rios os given to them, und quilts; then which nothing be conducted) is ruined for the ashe of a few,
of the Governor of the Colony, in which the sheep and an cetimaste is made that Chinese could be more suitable and timely, at any other date. It is true that the eastli
abuse existe, bare buen satisfactory to the and natives must have lost $10,000 in the Live. On this second expedition the village we vi- HOPE DEFERRED.
A NOTEL IDEA-An intoxicated man saw of August next. maid underling. It becomes a setled in stock market, which the arrivals by the Spray sited was much larger thin the former one, two tramway cars passing him the other even alitativu, and all attacks upon it will be re- and Serpent from Shanghai wifi, ft is beilèved, and the number of poor people proportionablying with rod and blue lights in the front and Sin, It is now nearly a year and a ball sinospelled with the most tenacious determination. raise to $15,000. The crew of the Hawaiian greater. Wa kind won time, however, and re- hedge, or anything of that sort. There is no we had a Bath-boose. Are there any hopes f I really do not know what advina to give you bark Mauna Loa, Captain Briggs, wrecked on lisvedfifty families, but bad to lears many urgent koured bgbla, and be was heard to say to POUND VOLUMES of the TRADE RE.
rear. Hia muddled brain comprebanded co. under the cigmatances. You might find vat Red Cliff Point, Spex Straits, on the 29th ass puseen. We seted on the plan adopted bimself, "Must be pretty sick-sickly bero;
Bo the names of the fogica wao bare charge of the ult. have arrived in Nagasaki in whaleboats, in our former visit, and only relieved those we they are running chemists abop about on- Hongkong pigeon holes, send a box of tes and) The vessel was making for Nagamki to replan. I saw were truly necessitons. In general, the wheela!"
but knowing it did wo not stadiously ignore
Schmidt came to his house on Monday Idet,pite the President's indignant remonstrance,
does not on that day come to any fixed, spot
TO THE EDITOR OF TEK " DAILY PAISS."
in ber orbit, does not jump over a dividing
natural point of division between the years.
but still men like to make one for themselves,
Tours.
TUB.
Hongkong, 12th February, 1872.
the
COLONIAL POLICT.
22nd January.
HIOGO.
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room
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the right
Resolutions as may be passed at the Extra.
By Order,
OLYPHANT & Oo..
Goneral Agents. Hongkong, S1st January, 1972. (tf 245 CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED).
,
MONTHS ANDING 31ST DECEMREs, 1871.
are requested to hand to the undersigned,
OLYPHANT & Úo.,
General Agents.
* NOTICE TO- SHAREHOLDERS,
will be charged ou all calls paid after
By onder,
ANOEL BLAKEMAN,
2017 Hongkong, 5th December, 1971.
WANTED.
·GERMAN OLERK, to undertake Book-
Secretary,
on all Claims against the above Estate admitted by the Trastes, will be paid at their Office, No. 7: Pedder's Hill on the First Day
* 1100 Hongkong, 27th June, 1871.
NOW READY.
PORT for the year 1871. Pripe $10.
Apply at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong, 22nd January, 1872.