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Intimations:
THE
SHANG TAL AND DONGKEW TRAM WATS COMPANY.
APITAL-T13, 120,000 IN 1,200 SHARES OF
Tis. 100 BACK
Te. 25 par Share payable on allotment, and the serasiater in quch sums galt at such times as the
Disectore may determina; “ WITH POWER TO INCREASE TO TLS 200,000,
Pariisional Commille- Joan Dast, Bay. (Mosers, Dent & „ju) | M. CORVELL, Esq. (Siargbai Stea Navigation
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R. WITLE, Esq. (caure. Little Co). 3. D. WERB, Esq (Miesste. H. Fose & Gut`.
•With Power add to their vaumber,
Solicitor-
W. HARWOOD, E. *
Secretary to the. Provisional Committes-
JAMES GILFILLAN, Esq.
TT is proposed to tablish a Company wiler
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Jaylog of a line of Thaorway between the East
ate of the city and the lower limits of Hong kes. The rough dèbils of the achos nas ein- Jodiet in the following letter, to which the Provisional Committee d'attention:→→ (Copy)
here fun to her fat te dot
SHANGHAI, 96h Marub, 1872.
Doring the pushy week's tramway enhume, for the purpose of connecting the rails and ars, the three settlements, has been privately mooled in Shangku, nad we the undersigned are desirous of obtaiding for your Council simple expression-of-opintou as tu iis com patibility with the public convenience and well. being. While eskine this opinior, we do not in any way pledge ourselves to become pro opinion of it, and merely wish that this should
ters of the undertaking. We have a favorable
be further confirmed by the Conseile acknow. lalzenyent of its kindly,
THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH, 158.
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HALL & HO172 and KELLY
stopped, and signed by Cuptain Dean The defendant had no aushority to do ao from the Captain Soperitondent.
Defendant Brated he got permission from the Surveyor-General to ercot a pair of shear legs, which pormission was handed to the magistrate, and purports to give maxl license, but give the lefendary to understand that it did no vonyoy natharity ta punan obelzation, and that further application was to be made to the police in the matter.
Defendant stated he took the anthority to erect the shear legs to the Inspector of No. 2 Station, and considered his endorsement and thelotter from the Surveyor-Geuoral was to be aufficient; the boardę bo get the loan di from a neighbour.
Bir. Mitobal informed defendins he had exbibit those boards he had only per- mission to erect abeas leges but on defendant promising nerer fe obatrnet arafa without frat obtaining permission to net as he has donc, and": returning the boarda back to tuir rightful owners, who only had the permission to use them, he was drachanged."
"no" authority to cbstract-und one to
YOKOHAMA,
White Was 1 piece, at 59750, by Keoug
HONGKONG
(pleant. Often during the peal, three months fook we to travelling merchant.
During the short interval which has elapsed, so I though with sympathy of Siberianoxia. The Japan Mail of the 13th inst. given, a Fermicelli, 50 bags, nt $330, by Kwong-since-the departure of last mail, there has been On the 21st March the Pilot schooner FP synopsis of a letter handed to the Committed fook-wo to travelling merobanta
ry little now of hterest to note. H.E: Sir Knight onme into port from befoe, The Light. selected at a meeting held the Chanchar-of Arthur Kennedy, the now Governor, will hold ship arrived at bir alation on the 15th, and en Commerce Bons by the raidents of Tols.. his firat Council Meeting on Monday next, when the 20th (as notified) she exhibited her light. | hnan, to express their sympathy and ascertsia we shall doubtless be put into possession of his The Beston has been unusually inte. The river the facta to the extent of the are at Yeo, riewa regarding the logal administration of the was not free from ico until the 29th, Janka | which occurred there on Wednesday night, th Colony. The criticanos suppressing the in, ivdeo, dame into port as early as the 18th, 3rd instant, Golerable nuisance of Chinese oireet oriosi.now but they had to be run on the north shore to The number of maca destroyed was is being anforced, but this was not ampliebed escapo damage from the floating floca. They follows:
17 Govoramaut Üüred..“ antil-after-some-difoulty, the regulation at aro-now-in-port in large numbers loading up
257 Government Houses for retired Officiore first having been announced only in the Chinese with millet for Tiantai. There is a vast Government Gazette, which of course not rod amount of prodaje bere awhiting shipment, and Pensioners, by coolice and bakerz. Ultimately the more fraighte are consequently high, and sailing ves common eonse plan of glamrding the regula selu if they were here would have a good thim over the own was resorted to. The Cham-chance. On the th, the B. & Minca, arrived ber of Commerce announce their annual meet-from heatsin, and on the 30th the Peing from the same port the former vessel as loading for Japan, the latter for Swator,
Dried Lily Flops, 12 bags, at $1170, Kwon-fock-wo to travelling merchant.
Stats Mice, lat dinality, 6,000 plate, ut 32:54, by Takit Hongkong inercbant.
White Sugar, 100 bags, ut 86.50, by Ying-kee to foreign merchant"
Fhite Sugar, 385 bage, at $6.08, by Ying-hee |
TOlofle 7ibs. 1,000 pieces, at $289, by fo- reign meresant 10 Hongkong arrebans.
Saigon Lice 7.000 picule, at 32.0, Ly Tuen fat to Hongkong merchant.
to foreign merahunt.
NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL:or Tuesday, the 30th instant.
THE BLOCKADE OF HONGKONG."
SHANGHAI,
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60 Temples and Churches.
4,758 Dwelling Housça Stores, &c. 5,117 Total buildinga destroyed. · 20.272 people were baritost, and a space of 3,000 ken aquaru was burst over, which con sisted of 41 recte in the different districts,
Tho los in cotimated at one millio, five bnadred and fourteen thousand rine red
14,2001 riot (in dollūrą).“ There wore sight.), men killed, pre-(1) sť the number was a fireinar, and there were £7. person wounded, Up of the sumber being fire
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anat bia 1. Ice Hones. Street to be is a filthy is most seriously bamperet some of the Court, and sent by bit into the city to be resembles Welsh cðni, hurning splendidly and not think it wessary to take further steps,
MOLNETY WATCHMAN.
The Governor gives the poor people „that: wure, burat koks of vize per day,
daily. which amounted shout 10,000 people
In view of the shove facta, the Donraittee did giving great beat and no smoke. In fact, it is hat again expressed their deepest empathy The Race Course was opened for bioe just such an attic as you in Shanghai would with the-nuthorities and with the sufferers in trils of ronies on the 17th instant.
The Daily News notes that seacul beavy thun.priate, not only for eten, but for home. Yedo from this calamity, which happily on
bila pirposes,
more drefal enquiries has proved to be of a derator passed over Songhai on Saturd
The coal is brought all the any to this intesa corious asture this arst reprimentel. 19th ivot. The first, which occurred
To above piper stakatalis-aid that
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a 10, pussel diretly overbe Settlement. The arts each carrying 1 to 2 sons, draws by six
ponies and guided by two-mai, Its can be some 300 ronins were arrested in Yedo,
HALL & HOLTZ and KELLY | charge.à mựa calling himself a former, 'named and exposed some five years ago, was displaced in the seramage. The Obinces daye, and the tear and wear of carbs; it will be by the fires n which the rains fell. '500 people
&Co. Shauguaj.
&Co., Shanghai. Tentsin and) HALL & HOLTZ and KELLY
Polding & Co., Shanghai.
Nochrang-
Nagasaki...THE O. & J. TRADING CO. Hoga, OTO & J. TRADING CO.
und...Messrs. J. De Loyzaga & Co, Yokohama Mesare. LANE, CRAWFUKU & Co. Bago VON BAROEN & CO. Singapore...Straits Times Oft». Calcutta
Englishman Offias.
The delivery of the Daily Press from this office con- moned on Friday morning at 16.30 and the last unrisenpère left in all at 00.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, APRIL 27v 1872.
At Pin-Su-Hoo there are 7 mines worked by
ons Company. They employ about 2,000 men, in mining, bringing to the surface, weighing,
A
VAGASAKI
leading to the skylight was taken away every of the community reflects but poor has bunt it ever since the untuma of 1870, toading, &o. Each of, the soal haavera brings and left in this morning for Honykön, en
The Toot
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connecting turutable at Messrs.TRE cirenmatauces attending the riot near, which was covered with something cle. Jn Slits which guaranteed the (lato) Téánd Queen, nosa Chinese gunsoat are many bera. By this mess the price might also by the Tomie-maru and is in charge of tho
traight up the main road (connecting with the
Bas Gate of the Cit
of rails alund badardzisang the various
The alive is a rough idea of the proposed sobe into the details of which it is not neces sary to enter. Should it be aereant, it will ufer greatly increased freilities for buth ode and passinger trafic, an eat which Considering the rapid growth of Shang segor bigbly desirable.
view to creating a riot, and as je nearly always the case, money interests seem to bave been at the bottom of it. Whether the
watchmen and three of complainant's workmen, named Leongah-fat, Chutab ko and Lab complainant had been taken, the case was com soey, who-cient in the same house with the witled for trini at the Supreme Court,
THE WRECK OF THE" BAILOONG.” Elho subjoined letter was received on Thurs. day, but too late for insertion in yçoterday's paper
TIENTSIN. :*
HIOGO.
Coats. Some time ago I wrote you about Goals being produced in t5ja district. Since A. comewhat serious create bas "Gourred then I have tried many varieties. There is both nuong the lingers at Tangtsepoo, through to and inthewite to be litained at We trust that the Chamber of Commerce which the new Road towards Woosung is being names variously musted from 30 to 120 miles will, at their approaching meeting, take some rude. They attacked the Palice, and Chun, from this port. The coal ob id from a notice of the blockade of the port catablished the Magistrate of the Mixed Court, who was enpplica the city al Moukden andthe surround by the Custome ernisers, to which atter went down to quell the disturbanou The Police ing district, besides being extensively used for Inspector O'Brien summoned the Govern- tion has been itfully called upon verious acceded in beating them off, and the chief iron.Felting, there being great number ment dest bin contractor for pormitting the occasions. That the commerce of the Coiy dared to be and nd led the affrays were inimes. The beat coal comes from the district uffenders, including in old woman, who was deformices in the vicinity of the goal and iron by those restric-brenght up before the The Haion at the Mixed Fin-St-Ino, about 120 arilca diatrist. It state. Compinizant stated the bio bad not tipus is the deliberato opinion been cleaned for some two days or more,
Defendant stated at the dust Lin has been best informed mercantile authorities in the punched.
place, and it is further very generally felt tettu kod men could not get that the afects of the system now complained inside of it. Fined $12.00.
of will become increasingly detrimental, The watgbman to Medara. Turber & Co. was unless strong measures be taken to put a Mr. PATRICK CAMPBELfined 86, for being gaght asleep at his post end to them. The difficulty of dealing with Mesure. WILSON, NICHOLLS & CO.
Defendant it appeared has been caught the lot the qucation consists chiefly in su inability lightning streak the tower of the Union Chapel bought only in winter when the roads are 92 a charge of empiring sasinat the safety of WILSON, NIOROLLS & CO. táreo nigute, and let off, but all to no purpos on the part of foreigners to fathom accurately in Shantung road, but fortunately did no damage it das in summer the roads of this plain are the foreign reddents. HEDOR, & Co, Dem
the nature of the arrangements in connection beyond breaking open a venetian chutter Budu quaires and carts sink in, the rats up correspondens of the Deity. Wewe vritar Kazzr & Co Shanghai.
BEFORE THE HON, G. MAY.
with the embargo which is placed upon the scattering ente plaster, Il sera to bite zan to the axles, When you vorsider the cost, •Fad bows rauchen va-about the scaport town of HUEÜLAÁT, One Hah-th-chee, taster of the Cheong-trade. That an elaborate system for collect down the water pipe to a point where the herp, and lass on six animals and the hire of Yamada... It appears that the place was fret feong baboo, and rattan shop, corner of Sering duties similar in the main to that which our last into consist with a gas pipe. The two men for the trip which teada to 4 or 5 shaken down by at earthquake, and tben burned. Latter apparently diverted it, and little ploster cer-street and the Praya. West, appeared to was Buccossfully
evident bow greatly the carriage must add toare said to biye heen killed. The-news.come ta put down by Sir RCHARD excited themselves greatly over thin incident, Long-a-kum with breaking into his bease MACDONNELL, exists, there appears to bend were divided between a balet that Jose the price of the coal. Yet it is sold beat me from a foreign gestionan living at Iva through the roof on the night of the 24th inst, very little doubt; but nobody seems able to was angry with something that went on in the rest draught, soets $9.00 per ton.
$1100; while the common kind, which requires tuni.... and stealing a quantity of clothing, shoes, and discover where and how the duties are cried building struck, and an impression that it was basket of salt fiab, Complainant was awoken by, hearing ano person walking carer the that he present time. This complete ignorance, Trinity Church which had hug a hole kanked in
The Frenub suubost epic. Captain Banate, and on getting up feand the skylight broken as to what is going on among the native theron, specially to let out the buck devi che
crived here from Hingo on the 2nd instatt, and all the back duors wide open. The račder
upon the portich of the local Govern. A sell to Suur of por tek of to the surfabe two baskets containing about 70 rants for Shigon, where she will be paid off night, and he saw it had been replaced, arent charged with looking after the Chiese, Russell & Co.'s long. One of the tele catifes each time, and in this outbrous fashion nad e-commissioned. The dima and another hose craph wires ruquier past the Botzen Co.'s pre. they manage to get out about 250 tons per day; Freneb mas ci-war, now at Hougkong are ex- and on going on to the robe in the Colony, the more especially as it may mine was broken; and quo of theiron posts but this liste only during the cold sense, or posted bero on the bipatant, kamel mau go on to the roof of another bose be recollected that some time ago an on the Woosuar road knocked over.
Among
any 4 months each year. The pita ure sill, isoline baving been obliged to go home an We are fully aware thit the new scheme, if
and suddenly disappear; saalom was
say from 5 to 6 for thick and 4 to 5 feet wide, accent of il-bealth, Captain De Pritzbaur takes successful, mey olaŭ with cortain, rested in-
given and a watchman came. The Juansa crust was made of a system of levying we natives it is rumoured that a Chincuin was
and the roof well sbored up will piles. With fenarmand of the French Squadron in thear: tor of No. 7 Station was sent for, and Inspector duties. cu Salt, going on at. cartuin esta billed near Hongkeund various similar re-
• tergala, and thuit it wil ́ultimately be necessary
Stroud came, and by ima sparch was made in Wisbuient rejoicing in the name of the ports concerning foreigners have been current, larger cpthings, etoam donkey rugine a framewatora sintil the arrival of Admiral Gemalt. to obtain the staction of the Land-routers
the bouse in which the man was seen to descend Noun Ho Tang, or Hall of Pasco and Har. but we have berable to verify any of them. way, cara and witch, the annust outcome old who has been appointed to succeed Admiral before the public can be asked to contribute
by the roof. After searching in vain for an, diens, which resulted in the arrest of the men though momentary effects from the lightsing wants both of fumigners and natives. And as The Busaian flagship Vitios was iso expected.
Several people tatify, however, to unpleasant he so inereused that they would fully supply the Giselare, fignacially but we think it only right to give
bour, Inspecter Stroud, who happened to-bate levying tas illicit dues, but in respect to flashes in their neighbourhood. your Council such details of the proposed plin
the beaviest element of price is the carriage to The Japan Government Telegraph steamer a bual's paddle in b's band, probed into which the Government bere saw fit to pake s may guble it in forming a general opinion
this part, that also might be considerably Tomismaru. baring on buried the section ས་བམ-: the merits of the coheme, and in recommend
beap of coal dust on the ground, and feeling up a diplomitic question with Canton instead
NINOPO
lightaned. Til better rode, or tramways or a of the wire to connect this end with Simono. something bulky, dug down further. who of punishing the men for obtaining money "ing it, or not, to the favorable cocaíderation
NC. Daily News.)
railroad (1) can be bad, let the coal be conveyed ski, for the overland telegraph to edo, bas of the Lan-renters.
man's leg came to site. Digging around an under
ravinsial General) is down berein winter to the side of the nearest greek and arrived, and the work of being the wire is to (is proposed to lay a single line af rails
was got ont. apparently dead; he was abally under false pretences. The ingenious excuse
and is going to hold a review there stacked, oud when the citers, open let it be commended inmediately. J. F. Foster, Ea covered and buried up except a pact of his face, we made that the men at the Nean De fram fropi #
office were not levying shortly. H ent over to Footeo last week in be acnit down here in flat boata, of which there Chief Assistant Superintendent, arrived here Tosell & Co's Ningpo Wharf. Hoogkew, Shanghai with reference to the boiling of spector Studs impression was uncier. had taxes, but only vatious wharves en refe), crossing the Must the bridge on the new read, of which details beu.committed, as the body was stiff and mo- the junks from having to pay duca to the 1see you speak of a heary thenderatora in be reduced to three-fourths or one-half of what expedition; the buying of the wire is unter the All that is wanted in the management of J. U. Fry, Esq, who proceeds Shanghai on Saturday, Ningpo was equally it fent present. cipal fri-ge over the Monkew Creek, thence are given further on, do not present any and on him was found one of the Jackets that, in point of fact, they were not lovying conting of sulphur on the water-tanke neri could be vasily get and the rest would be suey
tionless, but in a abort time it revivad Chinese craisers after they left Hongkong Set, and some people declare there was a anthorization of the powers that be. Capital immediately to erect it. t vorging to the Broadway, and wavering it
Tba.nited States Dagship Colorado and the til.com uction is made with wore features of special interest; it we except the stolen, a box of matches, candies, bad in the Colony, but only "Carrying us morning! but the general impression is that work.
Benicia are expectat from Hongkong, and it le bridge to be built higher up strom then the unusual audacity which seems to have cha-n of skeleton zen. The tandte of cloths an arrangement which was found to be con- the yellow appeariner was caused by the four
bunch keye. clothes In the
At Lenti Yang about 90vor 100 miles distant anderstood the Colorado, after remaining here a present chow Bridges. The new bridge meterised the proceedings. The affair is house, and after the videos of Chu-a-kos, the venient with respect to duties levied by the of the Cheyn, or cabbage oil plant, a gaastity the wine produse hitominons coal. Iron are few days will proved to fazolema to meet Ad- woul! he almost of laval with the road ways nothing more in the main than the old, old,
Chinese cut of the Colony and, upon this of which was blown about by the strong wind is also abundant in the neighbourhood and uniral Jenkins, whu bas een sapointed to the azthher side, and would it to any way inter
Gummand of the Asiatic Flert, rice Admiral few with the soft or junk traffic. The one story in China, of a combination got up with
plausible but flimsy explanation, the local A chief was caught by the passengers, daring much gold in said to exist in the vicinity.
the last trip of the Chusom, stealing their Traffic of the natins eityIt would, surprise Rogers, who goes tome at the expiration of kis of the rate would then lie straight up, the
salt taxing office go, and got tip some won Jul. Cooke, as Pulice Mingistrate, to 150 flows and out of the gates of this of It is no an- She will probably he relieved by the Benicia, authorities hers let the men taken at the clothes; and bas best appropiately sentenced by you to see the numberless carts that piss in mission: The Alaska in Yokoham English bond to the Yanking-pong Greek, und thay * uhiiba planed on such pack of the
derful diplomatic question with Canton, which
nd two months imprisonment on hall rations mens? thing to see train of curta over a mile and will then proceed to China, Naguenki we believe was referred to
Pakiti. bind as might be deemed oss expedient by
The trial dula's take long." The Wings De Bac | look. The number that require accommodation Ganelber- yoff Coungil Enguer. After crossing the villagers really had any grounds for discon-
Put the matter any way you will, it was collected and made into bundles, were evidenor is shown by the runiber and extant of the in g Yang-king-pang bridge, the rols would ha
perfectly evident from the facts that the rough agaida: bíu. It sees that cases of cro they pat ap. Each ion has a yard for with straight rp te French bin, always sub-to account of not buring received the
Colony of Hongkong was made use of to this kini are not intrequent... A professional the accommodation of carts and teams from une On the 30 ultimo, & deputation of the et to purission on the parts the French compensation which they expected, remains
collect Chinese duties, and with this plalu thief triva bis luck occasionally on a steamer to three sorea in extent. It is interesting to foreiga residents waited on HEM. Conai Municipal Council, and the line, after counsel to be proved; but, however this may be, TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PREB
ace the trains go in and get placed their Mr. Eselje, and in view of his translation to ing with Messrs. Hussell & Co.'s own is clear that the circumstance cannot be Tread in the China Afariz of 18th instant a state, dials of Hongkong allowed the matter to
Sin-Having just arrived from Centar Porta fact staring them in the face, the local of trip.
appointed positions, and the hores unhernemed Ngata prosented him with a complimentary Tiert in Wherres, woab end at or near the pleaded is ang justification for a demonetra-rwent by Captain. From which I should feel drift into a general diplomatic question.
and fed; while the shonte of the men, the crack address. The Gugarnged steamer Dershi (Currespondent of N-C. Daily Newse,) ingof whipe, the barking of dogs, and the fording | zary has been in farbiar taige lately with it was originally proposed that branch linos tion such as they made, and it is to ho obliged if you would republish, It is as follows
The tax on the Salt was a comparatively this said fi Hung-hung wil leave Pacting of man and beast, mako up together a very materal for the telegraphic wire now in course razalin at right sucks to the stresincerely hoped that the Chinese Authorities hele leer of the Douglas reported small niactor in self, but the question in on the 11th instant, for fietsit The Cua lively scene. The ruts are, of course, very rule of construisa between Nagant and Yuts.
that some men diving near the obtp had-dla- but it is now understood that the tracks wheels will punish the ringleaders severely pointsovered a bit of dollars, and that a row occur volved was of highest importance, because tours here are claiming Juris on duty for affair and rather trying tortazarious forestalerod therely at the posts have can be so constroeletra to work on the back which is unfortunately rendered somewhat red among themselves; thinking it might lead thore is every reason to believe that dutice imports, anus as French wines indeed their To sleep on a Bang (a raised brick platform with been erected, and that the stretching of the
The Customs Troutai of course is the actor in one side and bake on the other. siruta uleprudently of raids, and without do- doubtful from the offendera being sent into to worse be fired near them, and was much are levied upon picco goods and opinia in, fucceding altogether are not satisfactory, are inside) is not plowsunt, for you freeze on wire is being rapidly proceeded with at different
pcinta. ing way danige to the rowels.
afraid be had killed one, but we have since Hongkong to be resorted to: tomu has to obey his orders. Till now, the district--1,500 wire seen, to pass one spot be. posod scale of hotal charges for visitors to the. the same process the nieqanres, and the Commissioner of Cus Recurring to the enormous cart traffic of the The Hinge News complains against the pro- The motive power would, for the present, the native city, where it is not impossible learned that happily mob was not the one
that which was "consist entirely of penies or tories.
they may be bought off as is too frequently Truly a very marvellous statement, consider with respect to the salt. It can be scarcely weather has been chilly and disagreeable; we tween 7. and dusk. Now, in winter these Kioto Exhibition as exorbitant and impolitie, the case when punishment is vested entirelying that I made a full report of all that and surprising if the usanner in which that affair eball all heartily rules on the appearance of curts start at 3 am, and travei til about 4 pm. The scale is 4 rios per day for first plass, 3 Yo taken place both to the Commander of the Elk was treated has afforded encouragement fo warm weather, Triping is going on for the Thus a great nombor nat bave passed the spot for second sluss 2 rios for third class, no is the bands of the Chinese. The matter and Osptain Farrow as soon so they arrived in marke similar levies on other produce with spring races, and I. bear a conres bus: bon referred to before 7-a.m. However, lets take coundation, is said that they have since assumes some additional importance from Tongue. Bondo, and which differa in not one increased stringonoy; and one point in con- found outside the ranapurts, dawn the river the 1,500, and suppose that ball of them want been reduced. It also couplaina ca the trouble the fact of its following no closely upon the single partiesler from the report I gave to the nection with the matter is of the highest in- bark
in and came out again, and were ibus counted and annoyatoe ocensimed by the Japanuse attack on Messrs. FARNHAM and ROHL near
Daily Press.
dwice --we sbonddətill bare 250 carts, and taking | tidewaters being almost totally ignorant of Far from being afraid I had killed one, I was portance, namely, that there is not a shadow
the average of two met and four horses to sanli Epgliah. A fout rune has been ran to thờ '' | of that the Salt taxing of700 which
PEKING
we should have 1,500 men and 3,000 horses: Moon Temple and back, a distance each way of, (Ibid.) plasin native passenger cars on the lines the some very severe punishments be inflicted, tware and fifteen mes in each boat; and though poon was precisely similar in its nature to
da not her agit of the fact that, in Woosung, and it may be feared that unless compelled constantly to fire into the boats discovered by the Police at Sai-ying-in Gazettes of the 7th and 18th March din. Then, we the wheels of the arts are heavily inilea, with an ascent of 2,000 feet, finishing
which awammed round the ship, thero being was Tramway Company would interfere in aume,
tired, 50 lbs. of iron tố cách vebiste would alio a fight of our 250 stone steps. Sim and erfest with the earnings of the wirellatrow timings of tiris kiad, will become the rule sent two inessengers to the Mandarin for us the oppy RICHARD MACDONNELL' squeezing, near Jebol Bofer us we can make very moderate estimate, and this would give us Black vell started at 430 p.to. Reached the
fursing offices discovered during close a very pretty bit of Mandering, or men, and in consequies thee in one ra- whenever foreigners, though acting quite sistance (baving previously sent an overland the early part of
an aggregate of 37.500 Iba. irol, Aad this resummit, Sim 5.20) Blackwell 5.3045 On the see an impotent tom of the Connell's re-legally and regularly, happen to do things age to Swato' for the same), I receives he
and
ants of the Imperial hunting ground were gates, while there are any gutee. "uubject to tach a licensing fee as the Council which are not altogether acceptable to village Further than, this, I will give you my honest dendable promptitus down with out the cuac, certain waste lands on the out presented the traffic of only one of the city | return Sini inorvaaed his load and reueled the venne. But the Transag-Company would he
assistance from the Mandarin caring the crisis administration,
· But Gost at 5.55, thus "doing the 8 miles in 1. k by mighadeer re«sonallétand if the Conueit be---roughs The plan of putting a supposed word that had it not beeg fur our rifles. I du Goernor. Bow, there that energetic given to the Bannérmen for cultivation, on the there are three, principal Rates, and if we 24 miater
was possible for andgrauding that they should eventually multiply the abure figure by 3, it will be eccu-- —lieren-thout the introduction of Tramways will mad old woman-dax femina facti--at the ghe is; and than in effect, she would have team to accept the flimsy, excuss detailed above; version aims to late strived, and officials aiderable fron trade among the smiths of the Reports of the siverity of the lash ourthquake
bot believe that the Failsong would be where the authorities during hisabetice in England evert to the Crew the tinio for that rebat these darte ilone give indication of a Con- of service to tie genral publis, it will not head of the Affair, would seem most completely gutted four before ILMS."Bit is difficult to conceive.. hesitate to consider that public's Interest-in- place of the well-being of despechil though de- probably only to boa The with a arrived, and myself and crew in all probability serving class.
murdered. view of gosting clear of punishment. We, therefore, inclusion, the
I am, Sir, Connell's kind sonsideration of this lattor, id the sheet is in accordance with the recognised plan
Tours truly, which it refers, and craving the faver of an of Chinese so-called "sudden " risings to give
CHAS COLES cally reply.
the utmost care and attention in advanos to
Chief Oficer S. S. Douglas. Hongkong. 25th April, 1872, the defence of the case, when the affair comta to be investigated. The mad old woman in the rising at Shanghai took the place-to compare small things to large of the "ru- New Patzu, 8659 127TH MORNING, portant commodities. The Salt junk people, mours" which preceded the Tientsin Mas. Now Boards, 6-10 to $42) New Patas 4th who had before observed silence on the nutter sacre, and was no doubt a a very happy device, zales on time, F650 to 86523: 013 Patna, 30-40 breathed afresh when they found that the to 3642); Old Benarra, 3620 to $322; Muwa, Government was interfering, and came for though the Cng-Hsiny, when the matter $610 cash, and 3830 on credit, first quality ward with evidence which it bad leen im come before him at the Mixed Court, did wanted.
procure before. Had the master
"From what I cut gither thie appears to possible to bern followed up, the likelihood is that of her
have bees the centre of the earthquake. On the first shock, which was the most severe, the people to the supposed mental derangement, and as Houstong Bank Shires. Old--623 per cent. people submitted to squeezes, would have and after having disbanded portions of his
bad barry time to get olear from their houses pretin
gathered courage, and that it would have troops. We coungated this with the jealousy
before they saw, thien tamble to pieces The passed between certain of the Ratepayers and to punist so serious an outrago as
Correapendence of u-ancilor ators has also far as could be judged, appeared determine Hongkong. Bank Shares, New-60 per cent, been possible to strike a blow at the systein, existing-betreu Li and Tao-tayng ting, und...
suspected that bi's strength and influence was. Sinoa 1 last wrote, nothing of importance number of peoplo kilted in estimated reagdly premium.
AL it was, however, not only wa
was'the' Fruch. Municipal. Call and they made upon CHUN, the inbordinate official Union Insurance Society of Canton, now shares tunity lost, but the Chiness were definitely rais for checkmating a military rival would be goizleeings, four of which lase heen. Brld the huge devited to the evening areal, the re- oppor such that the punishment of one of his gene has transpired here, expect the Friday creding at 500. As the earthquake-securred at about of the latter equally
The Provisional Caminitee of the Tramway It is to be hoped, therefore, that the case will hina Traders Insince Company's Shures duties with impunity, and it is not very sur March, however, bus an edict dieuising Liu esting meetings have been well sustained and inx, and ignition the doleris of our addime to
$1,500 per share premium.
given to understand that they could lory merely ognial, The Guzele of the lat since say laat letter. Every one of these juler maius of the kitchen Bres were still smulder- Company bave satisävd themselves, after care- fal câlculation, that ju view alvas of the large be strictly dealt with, notwithstanding its 1,500 per share premiu passenger trifle which exists between the City having been sent into the city, as it would be Chink and Jupes Marine Insurance-16, 46 prising that this, combined with hopes which ating ohnen from her, and stripping him of well attended, shewing clearly the capacity and it fared sp into u scaflagration, thus adding to were by no means discouraged here of being all is honoraire his larongtoy. This is the capabilities of this foreign community for the terror of the sufferers and completing the Gale, the Soochow Creek, and el parts of a somewhat serious matter if the excure made duugkew, they are amply warranted in bringing vero successful, as it is obvious that a simi Obinese Insurance Compsay-$115 per share able to establish a Chinese Custom House pretty good evidence of the power of the something more refined and noble than the ful calamity originate) by the convulsive
grosser, though necessary pursuite of eating, throes of the earth. in their scheme before the pubis. The Company.
Hongkong, greatly emboldened those who
drinking, playing, and sleeping, Doubtlese. The curtigbake appears to bure lasted u Hongkong Fire Insurance Company Shares were mixed up in the system of squeezing
the Chasz and nihers will be none the worse consideravle time, and 60 serere were the shọc ka $325 per elure, premini.
with the aid of cruisers, which is said to be
for the sublimer exercises of thought and that the error-stricken population were unable to the Colony, The Peking Gazette of The 17th March unemotion duringthecoming bot and busy months, to walk, and were obliged to crawl away on The cause of the whols matter
is their hands and hues as best as they could, in simply in the overweeffing reliance which reporting the existence of great distress in tht tolerably certain that most of those who bare search of some pises beauty, generally mak has latterly been placed in the Chinese comprovise at year seems to bave been a disanuttended these Friday evening meetings, willing for the nearest basubco groves, as the J at 3 pm slative Council is to meet on Monday Mongkong urlaug Court Company's manity. They have been relied upon for Excus and in muy parts of China.. Ghibli. be glad to see them realities, early and utiliser, are as consider lie in the safest piirte din buite
had a great concert on the
| dire energencies, it being their opinion that Szechnew Kwantung safered troia ex- Information in regard to this, instead of the shoes and want it outer fra per consisting of real and instrumental music, complete network formed by the interlaced Government seeking information through sent ise, un appropriation of The 200,000 is glees, songs, dretes on the pinne and violin, mots, of the burahuas underground binds the Bhanghai Stiam irigation Company-Th. 36 competent sources, and especially by ardered, and the neighbouring provinces are to and a dinetter the horns by "Two Beginners. earth together, and thus lesarne its liability to adequate Police Detectiva syatum; and the be called un to send rice into Sizechnen...... ↑ It was a feast of sweet sound, varied by the open and swallow them up. Mary large fr China Sea, Saigon and Straits Steamship result is that we have been completely misted.
dalicious odour of good culce, Cüffee for the sûres and grovices opened up in "and about the * Company--5 per sout, discount, nODUNI.”
ladies, I should have said before, is an in town, from which the sea water gushed forth in Obina and Straits Steam. Navigation Jou. If the simple fact be borne in mind that the
Canion
portant Yeature of these meetingst
plentiful streame pany-25 per gest. discount.N
authorities can, by bringing pressure
"On the 28ts altimo, we had readings and re- (N, C. Daly Nezna) →
Traditions of 12 yesrabek band down in- to bear on their relatives on the mainland
A Kipkinng vorrependent senda us a table, citations in pelry and prove. Among other other sale of misfortune which befel the district native residents in this Colony as we can, the those sent.inland under transit pas during the Saturday night, by a Scotch gentleman well the piece notorions. The rise crops were de value of relying upon them to give in any first three months of 1872. It will be seen that. Known in Hankow for bis speaking powers and frayed by swarms of nu, andsually large koud of formal manner information on such a watter transit passes have been largely availed of, but recitative skill, An American gentleman lat. They appeared to come from the ad acont will be apparent. It is hardly an exaggera-yet not nearly in the extent of the importa. It distinguished himself at the same meeting by foresta, and so distructive were their raids that then to say that we might almost as well ask is evident, therefore; that the dificulties of the reading several piece from the works of his the iubabente turned out en masse to destroy For the information from the Mandarinske voyage stili deter dealers, for it must be dountrymen. The interest nifested by the then. vennally they stumped them out by
luferred that w large proportion of the surplus community in these peelings in so great, that driving them into the sea. themselves. The only way we can ever arrive imports, over these, bor which transit passes Good Friday was not allowed to deprive us of Within a short distance from the seaport odo poformation picked up here and there, have horn, fessed find their way inland by land. our freekly enjoyment. Hence this meeting was town of Hamada is u, pilver mine, named Gile
opening of the Royang iske to steamers is held on Tanday evening.
zun, which has been for the past 200 and given by ach not likely to be found out the next thing needed.
The Best meeting was on the 5th instant, at or 600 years. Feara are entertained that it conveying it. But let a special office or der
which Mr. Orenlacs, of the Eritiste pasulake, ban also affered from the car spucke aboeke, partment, like that of the Registrar General
delivered a lecture on his trip from Peking to The Governor of Harada, who barely be made the sole medium through which such
Bankow. The lecture was interesting and escaped with his life, pissedthrough this a few intelligence can permente to the troverement,
humorous. It is very pleasing to know that days go ca bis way to Tokio, band bitra and from that moment we may be certain
our friend mat with no seriets opposition from otsial report to the Goverumrit. of the the democratis rabble of Honno, por from disastere wused -by-the earthquake and the pressure will be brought to bear on the
any other portion of these celestial people total destruction by fire of the government natives connected with it to withhold the
It may be said of the single instance in which places.” information required, and de misrepresent such facts as they are called upon to explain. Capt It is only upon the supposition that this has Land.. been systematically done, that we can under
Kepies... stal how the local Government, remain in ignorance as to the system of illicit squeez ing which is undoubtedly going on, or how they came to accept the ridiculously im-| pudent explanation concerning the Salt Inspector Halloran in charge of No. 2
Black Pepper, 50 pion's, at $12.20, by Xmous supezing wapers of the Ngan Ho Tang in when the rapture of collectors Police station, amwoned Mr. J. Inglis, engi-wing-sking to trivelig merchant.
books and wer, for unlawtaily causing en obstraction' on White War 1oce, ut $23.00 by Kwong-duced them to take what they were pleased to the Prays East with a Tirgs boiler. | wingbing to travelling merchant.
a les quary, 500 picule, at 3254, term diplomatic action," about an esta Complaint stated, tint between 3 and 1Ở o'clock of the 25th, the defendant was taking a steamer's builer across the roud, and had boards posted up at different com'ers of the
T
We are,
Suy
Your manat abedient Servants,
(Signed by 14 Rato-pagers,!
JOHN DENT, Eso,
Chairman Anglo-American Municipal Council :
-X
To this letter a favourable reply was receivel,
the Counc I generally approving of the scheine,
at leaving further action in the matter to rest with the decisions of the Ratepayers.
not seem to attach very great importance
the threat
purposes providing civa a class of cure for lar plan could at any time be resorted to, and mative passengera, and charting so low a scadef if allowed to pass on the present ocassion,
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
APRIL
SHARES.
per share precium,
premium,
have be sent down to reclaim them and to district. allot ofher 'wuste land. The old tenanta very The circumstance is to be vary
deeply ro
naturally objected to be dairned ont; and the grotted, because there is no doubt that bad official of coarse took the opportunity to the capture of the Ngan Ho Tany people squeeze, besides, nein injudicious violange been followed up with energy, a great deal altogether & small insurrection seems to have of information would have been obtained; beau erailed. and it is probable that that information would not have been limited moroly to the squeeze on Salt, but would have been ex.
(N. C. Daily News.) |- tended to sbat other and far more im- à short time sigo we commented on an ediet There they are insolent to a degree; the mob
KANSCH
**April 8th, 1872)
keep coming in from time to time, from differ There is certainly a long trafi done in this eut quarters. The most eulamitons is just to out-of-the way phoo; but it is chiefly in simple hand from a young Englishman, ifr Herbert oil, and returning with bule goods, from, opium vernment. of Chuisbiu, sad now residing at artkles, the certe bringing in millet, beane and Stevens, who is in the employ of the local go and a few other foreign commodities.
awakung, and whose quiramentsuen Japanese The people of this provides are remarkable linguist wire hum rare facilities for obtaining for their good nature and Kindly zlisposition correct and reliable infongation from native Alont Moulder only, where many ligkoerals sources. He writes as folluses-- reside, do foreigners find any difficulty.
IWAKUS 3rd April, 1872. reference to
handing over General 1ju Ming-cheen, com- Follours one hooting and stunting, Rinusive which I wrote are the earthqunhe. about mander of Li Huce-chang's foreign drilled epithets; but at other places, although you learned that it almost completely destroyed the tops in Kangth, to the Board of War for may be followed by a crowd, it is out of mere large suport town of Hamile, the capital of animent. His offence was that, having been curiosity, and in the entry the people are not ekishn, Ritasted on the west cost of Japan, granted three months leave, with instructions puly courteous but hospitable; and "but for în 35 N. lat. sud 169 D. long, being 180 Eng- to await the arrival of his relieving officer, bands of robbers you can travel, without fear in lish mites almost dus west of Kabe Tsao-ké-chure, be left his commisud at once every direction. without waiting to consult, with bis successor,
party.
SZECHVEN.
IN. C. Daily News.)
HANKOW.
(([bid)
fares a well induce Chinese to avail theṇizelven it would doubtless soon become a precedes China: Fire Innranes Company's Shares-Sit werking so much detriment to be found taius a memorial from the Viceroy of Szechuan They may be all the better. However,
of the new facilities thus offered. It will fur-
iber supply mitable cars for the men of Euro
penn possengeré, and it is estimated that this
class of travellers on be covered from point to point as veży moderate vapra,
nt p.. 'The Company bas also for its object the facilitation of goods and cargo trafic between „Mr. Heller gave his farewell performance last the various atstions on its line; and the scheme night at the Lusitane Theatre, to a crowded volves the importation and manfacture ofgues. His wonderful performances suð, Misa suitable trucks for this purpee.
Haidue's marvellous second sight elicited the The Provisional Comunister will, at the bigbest applause, and in many of his tricks, be approaching tecting of the Rutepipers, ask surpassed the wonders which have already penission to lay the line as a spined; and gained him so much reputation and popularity. recepce themselves in further costanica the large support he had met with in China, tion with the French Cong, and endeavour and expressed his bope that within the next to obtain its final ceusent to the scheme, so far tea or biteen years he and Miss Heller might
the French Bung is concetred.oje,
return. He met with a hearty farewell groel In return for this concesium, if granted, the sandized angiewnacercar than uttering Provisional Committee will, on elsif of the way, be somewhat sooner Company, be prepared to pay encha tar on its interval be editioned.
per share, premi
Viators Fim Insurance Company's Sharep→
$61 per share, premium,
oeus, discount.
dougkong, auto and Macao Mamont
shares...32) per peut premium
per share premium ex script...
KIUKIANG
2.0alf this concession be gentel, they will at At the conclusion, be gracefully acknowledged Hongkong Gas Company's Shares 36 exercise. ten times as much mucnice over the showing the quantity of gouda imported, and things, we were favoured with Burna" "Cottar's about this town, and which for a time "mirdə”
warnings 28 may be decoed figuyand equitable by the Joint Councils; and they will farther undertake, after the lapse of ten years from
the commencement of its business, to give the Joint Councils the option of purchasing the
• whole plait, &c., of the Comply at a valus, tron-the suae to be detertained by arbitra
tion,
POLIOR INTELLIGENOR
April 26th
Berone F. W. MITCHELL, Esq
STEALING TROUSKES.
The case in which Taspootor Grimes charged Should the Company obtain from the Rate a polier sonstable of the chop-with-stealing w spayers and the French Council the privilege of pair of Government trousers from another laying the line, and from the foriler that of Chinese yatable in February last, and giving building a new bridge acrosa" the Sooeliow them to small boy to pawn, came on again Creek, the Piovisual Committee will, on the yemerdy, and the defendant was fined in the oxber hand, undertake to make the new bridge an of 350, and the small boy dissbarged with free to all kinda of truffie-und to provide such a caution. accommodation for foot pussengeri, carriages,
DESTRUCTIONS.
and are barronem may be,deemed, safe,und Indian Constable 603 summoned, the usen- Detary.
pants of two shops on the Prays Central for
Application for Chares must be made on or obstructing the public ronde with bage of sugar before the 4th May, 1852, and ber addressed to They each bed teen warned before being aug. the Provisional Committee, care of the Secre-moned, and took no notice of it. They wery tars, from whom the necessary force, and any each fined $3. further information car be obtaited, r
By onder of the Provisional Opmmitter,
J. GILFILLAN,
Becretary.
Forms of application can be had at the office of this paper
74 760 Shanghai, 18th April 1872.
bishara, WA
pent. discount..
Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-47 per Hongkong Distillery Cowpany--par, naminal. Indo-Chinese Sugar Company--$40 to $45 par
plimbare discoun Hongkong Pier and Godown Company. 315
per abave, discou
EXCHANGE.
"ON LONDON,RE
Bank Bills, at 30 anys? sight. Bank Bills, at U months sigui, 4/b Gredits, at, menthe sight... 4/54 Doomontary Bills,ate months'
eight
Rent Billa on demand, ... A[3] On Azw YoRK/-
Private, 5 months might.
ON BOKDAY—Buuk, 3 days" aight 2 ON CALCUTTA, -Bank 3 days sight 2861° ON SHANOBAT →
Bant, 3 days' aght m
Bauk, 15 days nightma Private, 30 days sight....
BARS ON APRIL 26TH, 1872.
"As reported by Chinese.... Mushroome, 10 carer, at $93.50, by Fo-cheong to Hongkong merchant.
fort to br
by Kwong wing-thing, to travelling merchant. blishment, which Siz RICHARD MACDONKELL, hite Birdnests, lat quality. I use at had he bees in the Colony at the time, would $2,070,00, by Tak-mi to Canton merébast undoubtedly hare closed up in half a day.
White Lo
reitings109,949 pos. cohe
14,9950 pom. [48,822 pes
-
132,274"..
Jorge Kills
24in
14,271 pele
3812
3.1
Baldaivuol
•
** SOFT
الام الخونة
1 he received gourougħ tačniment, in the woedu
of the celestial companion on the way, “it did.
4061,017 pel not matter at all."This being the first attempt fof the lecturer at public speaking, bis_efT
NEWCHWANG (Correspondent of Shanghai Courier.
April 3rd, 1872.
was a fair success, and all I am sure felt greatly. Lindebted to Mr. Dicabam for bia kotureThis
THE HARBOUR MASTER'S KEPORT
FOR 1871.
HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 10th March, 1872. Sir-I-how-the hos rur to fuclose thə à nì-
was followed by a vote of thanks being accordeal Returas from this Department for the ed to C. Garchier, Faq who was about a year 1973; -|
leave for Canton. The existence and Futzesk 2.-In comparison with the your 1870, there of these social meetings are dhe obiefly to him: a very consideraute iarterse of trade penote †hat though his residenes at Hankow has not 'ly, the gross total of Shipping in larger by been a long aus, be carries with him the 9,204 vessels of all nationalities, representing a open at our eyes regiaddened by the day night. Dr. Hardoy, of the Wesleyer Mis trade bus increased, sad the trade within our The re-oping of the port-At length our genuine respect of the commzsity. Last Fri-querying capacity of 9-3,057 tons. The junk sight of Crosing water's and steamers moving sion, read us a portion of Shaterpeares aferters from one pars of the Colony to
is broad bodou... The brought again chant of Venice, and the Glue Tarty favored another, has also increased, though the wore sinto communication with the outer world, one as with two glass.
fvelé a peculiar sezution of freedom thai is very |*: 19th April, 1872..
meats of the Chinese carried, as passengers exhibit a total falling off of over 200,000.