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CHROMO-LITHOGRAPH
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THE
FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF SHANGHAI,
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THE VARIOUS HOUSE PLACS { Draigned expressly for Luis Work)
OF HONGKONG, JAPAN,
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THE DAILY PRES, MONDAY, JANUARY 12ra, 1974.
POLICE INTELLIGANOB, 10th, January:
BUFORD F. W. MITCHELL, E
KIDNAPFING.
شیشهر چا
SHANGHAL.
| their faces gradually restored them to conssique- THE TYTAM WATER VORES PROJECT. oight of the dam would not be far more than] with oitbor of the latter. The cost of the
The next valley eastward of Aberdeen is that twenty foot of its length. The banks on danh
The N. O. Daly Neve of the 6th isot, kas
Within the past three years two other fatal Pakfolum improvements alone would be
af Wong-usi chung, ou the northern slane of side of the stream riba- most abruptly, almost the following £301,540; of Aberdeen alone, £250,056; and
the ishad it is perhaps more familiarly at an inclinatiba of one foot vertical to ore and A very and accident happened on board the ties have arisen from the same cansc.. known as the Happy Valley. Its drainage eres half foot horisontal. It is only owing to the tag alin in Saturday, resulting in the death Doue it is with the Munisipal Council or with of Tytan alone, £259,170. The cost of Abiż--
le only 360 Lema, or 40 less than Pokfoolam, norina bye-wash space, 180 fest, with, which deen and Tytam, combined with the subbi-
Wong--oleong, Chinase, who described and it does not possess, like the latter, any auftre has accommodated the site, and whink it of the mate, Henry Anderson. The Feelin the paternal government to issue a warning
mont, and, mocting with the mail stramer Delta,
YEDO. diary works at Pokfolim, would Lo, respec-bimself he owner of a Chinese ortisor stationed favourable site for a reservoir, howoversmall, at is in no way desirable to curtail an castrat Ead been outside, cruising a quest of cimples e te the dondly qualition of carbonis upid gus? of ita existance, is ready for detivoly, £293,724 and £302,147, and is is thut Mono, charged another Chinos, named a quoiently high cloration to be of sorvios that so-amalla height of dam as 4 feet above which but that day picked up the sola
The inspection of Waug-nai-nbnog brought topwator level tans beca suggested.
[Nagasaki Deprces.) crew of a pink, was diveeted where to fall in Nga-cheeng, whom be 4 he did not know,
Intelligence was received Nagamki, lattor project which Mr. Puten rocommends with kiding one Wonga-plug, a classman the surveys of the valleys of the western halfThe water should be drama out of the rear with the wreck. When it was found, Anderson
CE-Hongkong a cloas with the most dis-voir through the soury, tower, lined insido sada Chinamon went off and fastened a bowser pverland, that a very destructive fire had The supply of 8 gallons to each inhabi of bis, to Macao, on the Jiss December lost.
Complainant said he hut beer in Hongkong couraging resulla. It now beening apparent with cast-iron, cantuning two compartments, to it, but in returning to the tug, their small occurred at Y-de on the Sil ultimo, bout was capsized by the houry sen renning, and It convencel at 20 minutes past I cook, and tant which would be obtained by the subai about a month, and was atoying with one that if water mas bo had, it would be nato-one charged and the other empty, divided by a diary works at Pokiolum alone, le cousidors Fong -that, compradors to a Parsee firm.hry to seek it attewhere in the eastern end of purtition, vafvel at every ten feet Tertically, na they were in a position of gront peril, hanging on continued to burn until 8 san, of the auto day. would be insufficient, and passing to the He had a clansman named Wong-u-ping, who the colony, far away from the city. The top-in the precaut Pakfoolum work. Once literat to the boat for asme time, before they conlike The fire originated at Mikusiu of Kurdu, and Aberdomi project, he paints out that the he part owner of A ourpabtor's shop, armed the graphy of the matura districts is, if anything, ed through the top valze, the water would pass picked up, while the enterprise in which they has destroyed the hours bui fifteen streets. Kwong choug, in Taipingehan. On the let wilder and mero ultrapt them that of the west-out through the beading into a small masonry wore engaged had to be honored. Anderach Notwithstanding the Government notifica inadequate height the delivery of the Dacomber fast, at about. 9 p.m., be wont to the cra oues Bast of cdian drawn from cistern, forming this head or fountain of 120 in a sit timo declared himself govered from tious, and even since the receipt of information. water al Abordem detracts seriously from Kwong-ching shop to visit Els clansman, and Abenteen to Worg-el-olung there is but one cundair, from thence it would overflow through the effects of bie immersion in the chilly water, that a large fire is taken place at Yudo, it is tho-advantage which a water supply there when he arrived there be saw him in company valley worthy of the capio. this is ut. Tytus, notes into the latter, and wend its way to and waume doty in the wheallouse. While to be foured that large quantities of Foragins of defendent, and they were both making pro-and it contains by far the largest watershed In Victoria, a distance of nearly air and a quarter he was momentarily lentine from the door say, are in store in certain parts of the nativo own. might possess, and malice the projet like parutions for go away. He usked Aping the Botony. The Tytan stres which flows ilon,
a quiden lurch sans him to lose his footing. In Niabi Hanauo-machi, a street in which The water starting From its source at Tytau and fall with sopsiderable force against the fires have been rather frequent, pilu of from where he was gong to, had he wude answer to down the valley diselages itself into the o that of Pokfolum, rank only as an alternative fuo, lie asked him why he was going there, at the little village of Tytan Took, and con- on the 100 foot datam, and dropping 4 feet per rail, on which is Load, atynok, boliind the ear. to 60 onsch may be seen in two housce, by plan, to boroverted to only when every and he aid he was going there with defeudnut faisan vary large value of water even during intle, would boable to cmpty itself inton service the was teistel to a berth, and as gravo eyip anyone who may pass through that street.
resurroir in town at height of 975 fort. It me misaffected themselvoa, all speed w.s LAN OF THE CITY OF CANTON, possible hope of something better has been to sat up u business as a cigar vendor and the deyest out of the year.
I had no hesitation in recommending the would skirt dong the hill sides, cutting of made to reach Shanghai and obtata medicat
(Daily Nours) ausy changer, and after a fow other comm found impracticable,"
asialance. On the return of the tag varly on
The Nagasakit Gazelle reports its own demiss place 'bumarta he left the shop. On the 5th Tylam valloy to Mr. Rawlinson, a au probable sharp curves by short landings ar tunnels, and Passing, thou, to the Tytam project, Mr.instant, at dusk, de west again to the wong site for a future reservais, the maze so, he Mr.erosity racines, not by diets, which would Sunday morning, Dr. Macgowan was called, as likely to follow the issue of its last onber Prics strongly recomiends it as that which shang shas, and saw the defendant there, He Mourson was of opinion at its outlet enlvert, be very expensive, but by sans of inverted but the unfortunate man was past the reach of for the year, the plant and good-will boing- should be adopted. Against this scheme he asked him now is pinneman at Macau was rebus feasible at a high an elevation au 500 feet. ions un bitting was, occury bed medical aid death from douanssion of tou brufu advertised for sale by auction, to foxectose a A Chroma-Lithograph Plate of the
mortgage. From its culum, we take tho ting on, and he replied that he had no basinose The recent investigations have, however,shown ander ground. Under a consideration
The cold which act in on New Year's eve bag following:-Tho old Daimi's Castle in Kagu- NEW CODE OF SIGNALS IN USA. word of disparagemont, while he con- ret, but that he was staying at a carpenter's that it is not pesallie to effect the exit of the would it be advisable to build the conduit curing very soon after.bis urvival here.
on artificial cabinkmant; sols a step, would oustinued over Saturday and Sunday the the sun, Salsamin, took fire on the 7th December, AT THE PEAK;
sidors-there-are-gravo objections the main shod with eme partners of sie who where at water higher than 400 fest; this is no doubt u
Macno on business. He then left the shop, aed: great reduction, Vat one waist dote risus tosto rish of the whole actometeron Friday and Saturday nightmarking t 11pm. The fire was not subdued until air · Bied of
points of which have been already enumerat again on the 71 he went to the Kowaseung y detect from the merits of the soloase ne to being swept away by the deluging filia: of 2 and 23 degrean, which however fills to re- the following morning, when more than one ed to either of the other plans. As the shop, and the partners were there from Mades. entail (as in the one of the Aberdem project which, as described by Mr. Rawlineon, present the gation used by the keen east half of the anties line of buildings had been wind. On the nor the range has been destroyed. The powder magazina exploded, and He asked the whether they had seem the necessity it two sets of works, for it en shout off the monatin siden na off a stai proposed soboine is of so much importance, w Wong-a-ping us. Muco, and they mid they happea that there as only twenty boss in unse roof." It is a fortunate circadistance that lower, the Pelity reperta ber thermoneta na pix persons are reported killed. These build givo Mr. Price's statement of it at length, had aut. On the 8th,,lie clansman's part. the wkola Oity of Victoria situated above the the hill slopes along the route are not uerly aude, on the inning of the Lod, and that it only ings werd of wood placed, us was to the castom, to enable our readers the better to estimate ner reined, and he asked bin about Wong 400 fost level, and arcangements deall creily steep aa- these along the Aberdeen beigate, if cuss to 11 deg. during than day. We have upon folly.stone battlerivats und foundations, ite drift. The daily allowance of water by its a-ping, and he and he knew nothing about him.es made to supply those from the present Pok.. they were, the conveyance of the water would not learned the record of the Delis; but we infer in that portion whion is burnt, was what wa Hearing this the defendunt. Jeft the shop in folus resorgoir, the outlet of which is on the bare to be elected for great part of the way what must have been the condition of the crus lied the Prince's room, bighly embelliebed in enst von uns, to the great increase of the adoption would be 181 gallons per in a hurried manner, and suspecting something 500 fous luta..
Castle was built nearly 600 years ago, on Saturday.. habitant. To carry out this scheine, it is to was wrong, be followed, defendant, and coming! In the treatment of the two precoding pro estimate. As it is, there are short sections of the funk wiem chopistsłup near Geth, with gold orients and ancien relics. The
The Lounghwa passenger boat was opset and in contact with district watehon No. 14,jects. I baru esteavoured to shadow vut their where some piping will be indispensable in the
WIONO. Le borne in mind that the ultimate cost would gave him into custody. His clanaman was 22 leading features as eliarly no lay in my, power, Tytum mojest, but their ingregate lengths will work near the mouth of the Fageda orcek, dar
(Daily Nera.) be increased by the auditional cost of a sub-are of age, and tried to become a servant boy omitting no fact enaneeted with them favours not be more than one mil
It should be borne in mind that the drainaging the bandy How on Wednesday, by collision
with a Minlongstanga boat. The passcogere The News Toparts what it justly tuwa a sidiary conduct from the present Pokfolum to Lit:optins, but not secureding, he stayed with able or unfavourable, from which the Govern
Lins at his friend's the compradove to a Parseat meat could draw adoduction on their companystein of Tytan, like that of Aberdeen, saved themselves by winning ashore Some startling vatge. On the 26th alt, just after reservoir, to replace the old inadequats pipe firm. Complaint altered bingovicusstatement, tive merits or damerita. have, therefore, had down the southern slope and cuption itself at of one readers may not be aware that Chinore dark, a pistol was fired on the Concession, close The cost of this is estimated at 12,068, and said only que partner of the Kwong-hang to criticize adversely, and it may with tribe the sea on the southern coast, there is, therefois,
Inges in the neighbourhood, ply daily to and
to the ear of a foreigner, who was unable, how- which with the £259,479 makes the total of shop returned, and that on the 8th farlant said that go far I bave needed in developing a dividing ridge of mountains lying between it passenger busts, from all the considerable vil to the new Custom Lons, the ball pussing slote that defendant did not lasts the shop that day, and elasting schemes maly to destroy them and the oity, forsing the backbone of the island, from Stangai; stating and returning with ever, to see who had fired the shot. Shortly Afterwards it was found that another foreigner £002;117 score ramed. --
| but it was ou the dihina whalia couvain the and by the expore, of the grateat de which it will be easy to piero in our to tile, as this suits.
give the water game to the rcrthern slope on
| bud seen a Japanese running away. Inforants The above will afford a general idea of the sation with the returned partuer, that he obfecto Onders for dupies may be gent to the Daily
Against the Tytan project, however, I have which Victoria, is situated. As there is no way
The following paragraphs are from the tion was it once given to the police, but no I'm fee, or to the following 3&gents:-.
project which has been so carefully slabor-served the defendant buntedly leaving.
cáo kad buen obtained, Snow fell for the first ared 22,no word of disparagenert. It may lave de Weng-a-chun, declaret, mid he wa
time this year in Kaba, on the night of tho Blogkolesura, J. P. DA SILVA & Co.
ated by Mr. Paton. He strongly urges that and had been in the Colony three months. He fects, but these are not curdin. Having said but to go through it.
The shortit aite for a tannel for this parpone
Another intereating development of tele- 18th at. It is hoped the Kobé-Genka railway CHAMPELit would be advisable to carry out a schome was partner in the Kwoop-chang, carpenter's this mob, it may be asked why I did not com
shop, iu. Eat-atrest, Taipingsha. He did not direct to it withour going through-the-prehus been carefully surveyed and slected praphic literature has just unde its appearance will soon be completed, probably within threa WILSON, NICHOLLS & CO. which can to permanently relied upon, and the defendant. On the 31st of Decemberce of tuviewing the Polfaolum and Aberuder the lovest depression of the dividing among us in the form of a Secial Cole," for months, the Tarlar having brought at the WILSON, NICHOLLS & CU. FENG & Co.
The conduit would, therefore, en couching the that the revival of a temporising pichey at last his cousin, named Wens-a-ping, who was deen ones? I would reply that the recent ridge and its longch ia 650 yards. the present time would be mistakon economy,ale partner it tas Kwongchang abou, left the survays baving revealed bet thres valleys in the bond of Deep Water Valley, dive into thou
ebop with the cefendant, as he said to go to while island wheio.complete engineering de- nud would bo. only to postpone, for the third Mačna: He took some tables and chairs with signs for works to provide a pity with water; tuin, and only isase out again into.light at the mercantile and political codes which commercial into the barbar from the afing, she HALL&HOLAZADA-Kur time, the decision of the question to a future bim. On the 5th instant the defendant were at all feasible, it was not deemed incon- bend of the Wong-noi-chung Valley, whence it
& Co., Shanghai..
day--a day, which, if the Pokfolan: project came to the slop, and be asked him how bis satent with the wide and general purport of would contine bag the northern slopes it HALL&TOLA RALLY ware adopted, would be sure to arrive in cousin was doing business in fide with some *xplaining updo what basis any and works, teriipus abuse the city.
Cousin was in Macao, when defendant said his this Report, to teach upon the two first, the manner already described, till it reached its & Co., Shanghai
The foregoing is a euroty sumary of the BALL & HOLT and KELLY mediately after its completion, when people of his partnere, that there was minal work thors, howarer inadequate for defective might be
bad become able to realize the paucity of its and that he desired him (witness to go to staalised before proceeding to deal with the popped we, at the est des Macao to assist him. On the Sth instant, one third and list, boonuse by thiseljene of the for the Colong, and it may not be uninteresting supply.
of, kie, partners returned from Macun, when he dificulties which heart the gaitering, staring to compare the inent closer detail with asked him about his cousin, und baid he bad and coreyance of waster at Pokfuolour and the advantages premised by the two preceding The steatter in Nansing arrived at Shanghai not seen him. Last evening, the 9th instant, Aberdeen, it was thought that the Government alternative schemes, which are the only once, if the defendant enne to the shop, and said he would be all the better able to appreciate the the Tytam be not adopted, upon which to full was going to Munan again, and being suspected, greater facilities of the Tytaq valley to meet back, the last wilson gara deferidant into custody the requirements of the city. in the street. He nert w the defondant in his shop before the 31st alto The ralus of the chairs and tables, his cousin took too with him, in company with defendant, was about g14 | Witness aided, that the defenčnu or speaking in reference to his cousin being very busy at Macao, and that he requested him to go to trip him, said another partner also bad better go, and he defendant would go with than The defendant pleo said that he witness, posld get employment he a auenry chanther there
Innawar in defendant, Fitner said he fed feudantt did not stop in his shop from the 4th instant to the 9th. He did not purbasa come back? From his shop,
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Ordinance No. 10 of 1871, to aunoud the Obi- nese Emigrant Ship Ordinance of 3873, hus been approved by Her Majesty.. makes, book, and filteca of the crew of the Auierican skip Charger, which was wrecked, as astised in om fus of the 8th-instant, arrived on Sutarday evening in the Chinese steumer Aden
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A notice has been issued by the Tang-w Egenital Comunittsa, zulling upon thistic. sidents to send and takeaway number of dend hadica, which have been forwarded to the from Shanghui, and claowhere, to be returned
HONGKONG, JANUARY--12TH, 18:4 to their native places.
of going round this obstacle, there is no help
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the transmision of messagea vo such matters iron pillars for as importast bridge. The News are likely to lie nutale of those purify, anys, as the British ship bore was tacking ran foul of the British prepared for their own special use. Weretubot barque Parce, which vesel jort
and diplomatists and news-spents live fortunately better explain how wide the range of sneb about to set for New York, with a full wotters are than by referring our reader to a cargo of campter und rage. The Paracea anal selection of the massages included in the will, in consequenze of this mishap, not Code, which we give below; terely promising be able to leave for her destination till runt as the Code extends to 280 closely printed time in January next, at any rate. To cops pares, it is obvious that ample provision bas with the pig anisance in Kobe, the authorities teen mudo-for the oxigencies of social, have issued an order that pige shall neither be
1. What a
aving kept nor slanghtered there. The Osaka corres- persoan, and general may be effected by the use of this Ocde will pondent of the News gives the following:-Tho be evident, it it is remembered that each of the name of " New Holland "having been discarded sentenors given below are expressed in the Code by Australia, ie, consequévátly, I presume, at by a single word. A still farther saving may be tiedisposal of the rest of creation. It surtanı- effected by partico registering their names and 1; will a on be a more appropriato cognomon addreccce, and those of their correspondents, for Oanka than it ever was for its last pozera- by which one what would otherwise count ser, seeing that it is estimated that soon thara' to 30 words may be reduced to The "Social will be no less than five and thirty Old Hol Gode" which bas furnished the material of landers engaged upon the Great Harbour these remarks, in in the bands of Mr. Charles Scheme that is to make or mar the fortunes of Rivington, telegraphic Agent. We append the Osaka, Amongst the latest freaks of the Qua
tom-bonse officials are Bud, stamping of full- spesimen soutena
Going ap-country; yun will not hear from aised locomotivo, à careuen of matton, a 4-b.v
lamp of clierse, and a cout; the latter hð a
Is operategy wepeetod veter before the course of next week.
-Have not a leg to stand upon, advise you to give up the ense
atamper, and, but for the coufak at the fand- Fing place, would thresheft him the Felon's bead. What will theag wights do when foreigners traved by rail to Kobo ?.....
Had the surveys of 1800 and 1966 been us TO THE EDİYOL,OF THE “ DAILY PRESS comprehensive, and the capabilities of the SIR.In honotice which you have been good different valleys of the ishad been as thoroughly enough to accord me in today's issue, of my letter brought to light as they bere been in this in- on the above subject, I think you have given a stance, it is possible that di dercut cunclusions wrong impression of its intentions, when you might have born arrived at by Sir eslasay that it enquires bow exchange baa been at Rebinson und Sie R. MacDonnell, and that the low a figues for the lust six months or more. community would not be in its precut extremity The object I had vion was to enquire foto for summon necessary of life. Indeed, with the uses of fluctuations in exchange, Mer- gard to the surveys of 3866, when Sir R. Mac. chants do not dare what the arahange it, provit ne hafore Dunnell was Aspiring to a reservoir of 450miled it be steady. If their endeulations are made Will telegraph when my departure is delive foreigner inside in, who wens for" the tiơn gailius, it te aksust Tertain that, but he can erebunge of $/C, They are entirely put duelied upon. search boca expunda uyond the walls of their rente ce for bat if they calculate ozriffe grow valley Fukfoouus, the people would and the exchange causius at 3/8, thor as gaite lage keep spared thy sorea ygars of dearthwalent la ny provious letter, I pointed out, Inspector Gair said the witness said in the und discourfort that have usuod, the more eo, on the authority of well known writers, that charge toom Bust defendant did purchase some the subject of a generous witer supply, wat expensive issues of notes affected exchange, and in those days a sy popular one, and the that Mr. Ali believed that Bankers derails, buckets from his abop.
Witness said a friend of his cousin's bonght colony living attained a degree of stevia) if badly used, would have the same effect and the buckets, and Dont the defondant to fetch prosperity nuprecedented in its history, had my object was to all the attention of influen them, ac Achooy, one of his partner, and the land (tok (5 96 - Cil de 20 de fier did the jindgirl deniers mender-cross-
never been more ready and better able to bear tal merchants here to those two points in par 5/93 per tael on Bombay and Caleatts, 3-uncle of Wong-a-ping bad gone to Do in Dessarily called by hydraulic works, of lossening the ductations that take plecs.
Before leaving this topic, I may vestare te lab, yours faithfully, days-sights. 309 per 100 ls. Clean Mexican art of his nephew, ul-be would ask that
D. W. Dollars 73.71 per 100. Els.; Pekin Bacs, 99 the couaphimant at the witness be bound take that the question, so far an opneor the touch, Tia. 171SG
Hongkong, 10th Janety, 1874 over tu nppear, as the cridence was laze, fablic Works Department, bus turi ime heen OPIUM-Malwa, dull and heavy; Patna, and in conc. points contradictory to that given properly ventilated and thoroughly exhausteit THE MORLISON SCHOLARSHIP, gaiet: Malin 10-days. T. 465 per chest in the charge-room
It was appronebed with the fuil-esolve te
TO THE NOTIOR OF THE · "DAILY PRESS," Tutma 10 days, fits. 143 per chest, Benares 10 days, Ths. 450 por chest
The defendant asked for a remand for ten embrace the whole length and breadth of the deys, as bo believed Wonga-ping, who had culety the surveys begonut Wong-nc-shus COTTONS-English: Drills 40 yards 15lbs., simply gone home, would return by bint tino: sud had there beea cost for it, to put (Dugon)-Ply $26 40 2.50 per piece; Gry. His Worship remarked that it was highly as fur-de-Capo D'Agnitar, its eɛstern: ex--
Havo opened credit in your fivòur- -Lettore have been sent to the care of the Oriental Telegram Co.
Some matha fost elapse before your legacy will be receivable.
barer Fees forty fuciding with advance thews, and to what amount ?
-Sprung leak, will hve to dischargo cargo. The matin baa increased and the symptoms given warning.
Your: 300 William is in great danger, past all hope, what is to be done
-inces new prevents me from writing to yon this mail. Br. Stewart's remarks about the secular ayatent manage to get on without further Verliet Manslaughter-acutenon deferred.
advanco.
stated that it was after hearing and considering Sy letter of the 7th "instant, I
Shanghai tofegmphic' quotations to the 20th. Anx elaborate report upon the question of instant are us fellow She best method of supplying Hongkong EXCHANGE-On Hongkong, Buukuight, 264 with watu hun on ind . B. Djecinti on Taudos, Bank, U months sight, purveyor General to the Colony, That goutkymuin bas takoo great pains to sift the question to the bottom and to master the -facts connected with it to the full, and the conclusion at which he has arrived is, that it is essential that the måttor should no longer be temporised with, and that as the Colony “is solvent, 18 credit good, and water cous-Shirtings, 84lbs. best Eagle Chop, The 2.00 cocвauty that the complainant and wiraosseo m treasity. No untrollen ground, has now been prevailing in the Cruval School, that the voi
dered, according to Mr. Puce ideas, an urgent founding nepasity by all classes of the community, per piece: T-Cloths, 6lbs, Ordinary, Dewhurat a monstroas trumped up charge Linused to discover. Conscquently a picurrence is it was passed, and hir. Petrie, in his letter of this T-mark, Tls. 1.00 per piece 7. Ordinary, about a week ar ne dy ng, wherein a possible in the future of the thoukfour task wording, adverting to this point, only tells temporising expedients should be abandoned,Dewhurst Park, Tis. 1.18 to 1.20.wer piece; uno changed svene playactors with kidnapping whish.-las fallon to my lot that of con.what wes the considerations brought to the and a scheme which will thoroughly of minds of those present before the was she requirements of the place be set on foot, although the one which he proposes will not cost a thun 4802,147, according to his
·catinatu
Chop, Tis. 1.47 per piece. Market uncannged.
had test all she acccesary disputahes to the SILK-Market unchanged; Teatles Silk, No. Videry, through H. 1. Cal at Canton, the 3-Tis, 469 to 475 per pioni; Price Red Peacock, woaranilat apen to enter into a bond to Tis. $85 per picat.
appear as winose, and the very husband of WOOLLENS AND WORSTEDJ-Market un the woman prescuted bimself at the office to changed. Spanish Stripes, Sendet, CPH, Tls, bail her out, and enid that he was the husband" 0.59.10.0 593 per yard: Spanish Stripes, deported, his wife bad euid had been kidnapped. He of CPH. T. 055 to 0.50 per and Gamle, ourse, is then called on to make his state S. Assorted, T. 14.00 un 14.90 per piecement at onse, ad sa to compare it with the Long Bils, sorted, HH, Tis. 6.50 per piece up charge had been muñe Long Elle, Scarlet, III The 7.95 per picor wits to find out whether any wilfully trumped Lustige, Auswood, III, Tis. 10.85 to 11.30
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In glancing over the present water supply in the Colony, Mr. Prior points out that as droughts lasting 940 days are not au hupos. sible contingepry in Hongkong, it may bap pon, in such ad evïut, that the supply of water. wexeb tolalibaut will be duly 3,78 gallons, per pieds. against an average of 22 gallons in English The following letter from Denmodore Pu -and Couthutal citira-a quantity which herab, regarding the position of the “Nelly
coasters far too shall on sanitary and gose Itouk," is published in Saturday's Gazelle-
Princess Charlotte, Hourkong, 8th January, 1974, Six-I have the honor to forward herewith,
STEALING SHOES...
ita wanta.
arrived at
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TELEGRAPHIC CLOCKS.
In Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, an electric clock
the lorduk appeared to be in perfees health,vernment of Guatemala vo givon notice, and was attending to his usual duties. He ao-king effect on October 2516, 1871, of the ter compacted the stupa man back to the deap,mination of the treaty of fadebip, commerce, fritas cubia, be found the fourdah lying on in 1849. and on entering the forecastle by n door ogenit and navigation concluded with Great Britain the one side, und an noknown Chinaan on the POSTAL CARDS IN THE STATES-Pustal·
bas, beet established to move the bands of Bevonly differeat clocks, scattered all over the dily The motive clock is powerful, and has a pendefum composed of hullow coils of copper wire. These swing to and fro over the poles of gekoo magneta, and every time they pa from ane pelo to opposite a dusront of electri.. city ie called up inductively in the coils, flows up the wire and thence to the seventy dials, giving
rent of an opposite nature at each swing Behind each din is an astatic purinahest coil of wire, and it rotates under the Bugnet, enspended on a pivot, and surrounded
electrip indence from, the wires: A smalt -Mail has arrived, but an letters from you.
weight way be used to esch.dial if the bapus Aux about to suil, look out for an employ bears, tad the pivoted magnet may merely regulate the time. Uf course every clock will Avoid liga lantion if you possibly can.
The exactly alike, and will run with a–vory-little- I: is too long to telegraph, will write fall-partive clock from moving to frat by the attsution. To prevent the pendulum of the ticulars by post. puirting ant now and nuexplored sources
The resolution itself, ne submitted at the first where the city, it it bid, valy known and
About 11 o'clock yesterday morning (Son.indrease in the length of vibration of ales pez chosen to tai itself of them, could have load of the sun
Tant 88,000 of the sum of $3,276.36 day), a spus mun in attendance on the yacht delma, a magnetic briting apparatus is at go derved a supply on in accordance with tonded, for the purpose of endowing a Serular Mudoap, which ie moored close to the river side tabed.-Publia. Opshion,
in front of the Club, went in a state of expito--| abip at the Ufutral. School, under the cou The Tytum valley as a gathering ground of ions to be drawn up li ste Hostmates of went to Captain Croni, of the 3. S. driel, in
MISCELLANEOUS. 700 stores, yielding yaave of the all the Central School, the Minister for the time dead on land the yacht. This waste to the signet, prosthes, and notaries, farming bia time the lowdah of the Mutoup As many se 14,053 attorneys and solicitors, rainfall (inches) A drainage of 700 millig being of the Union Church, and the Seun the more starting to Captain Orn, as he had took out the annual crelificato authorsing then allors, which, after a detation of six resident theber of the London Miasiaury been one of a hosting party that and returned to practice in the financial year 1872-73. The seat, for lowes by percolation, absorption, and evaporation, leaves unavailable balsave-of-316 Society"
At the second meeting the above was caught, and hots ban and throughout Saturday
from ap-country in the Wadeap on Friday mainter is 999-more-than-in-1 preceding year.
The Foreign Office abauunce that the Go The present case was then remuaded to Mon- milion gallone for stór, go during the dry so firmed, with the following addition day, this day, and the witnesses bound over in sun
That in the event of the discontinuance of $40 each to appear."
On the 400 fost datum the great three- prange busin of the valley suddenly wontracts the Contral Salul, or other circumstape Wat-a-chi, master of a shas shop, charged and forms a defile abast 100 feet arrow, with making its advisable, the disposition of the prinoqut abould be with the tires gentlempa man named Lui-a-man, with stealing a pair of vory precipitoun sidea. Tu the defile ja an ox-
Above named.” shoes valued $1.
culloat site for a dem, which ik ballt 90 feet
The Rev. Dr. Ligge was not present at the Defendunt said money was due to him, und | bigh, will form a ske twenty-three weres in held the complainants Assistant he was going extent, containing 950 ilior gollore. After und meeting, so the lust clause has not the other, both dead, cold and stiff. The forecastle ends buve passed so popular in the United
weight of bis approval,
was closed with a tight-Etting senttle, which the States that, during the dret five arouths of their the termination of the periodical rains, when
Mr. Petricis his letter gumminents thus on the psu mau bad removed when he went to call you, more than sixty-five millions have been Defendant was sent to six week's burd labor. tinan to be fed throngbout the longest day Central School, bat for a conditional scholar between the two bodies stood a small bitty, it was expeated that one hundred millions of
janu by tures perennial etferme which would flow-
-outaining-the-rouidoom-of-a-dancool-tre-Ho the ende would be used the first year. gap at the Central Sol, thereby implying mediately want word to the Central Police Some people cannot under bow two Wong-a-sing, a bricklayer, Four-a-yan, chair inte it, and which bave been calculated to that the scholarship was to be offered to the Station and to Dr. Gottbarg, who is the medion lawyers who contend so fariously against each ecolio, Low-a-ink, brioslayer, und Law-a-oi, 130,000 30,000 5,000 gallons respectively school on certain pcnditions, and if peacup attendant of the drist. The latter reached theater in court should be friends. The follow appreheaded by virtue of a wariant in No. 10, or an aggregate of 165,000 gallons per diema Servant,Barkat atreet, were charged by Sergeant James The impounded water in the reservait lonable, the scholarship was to be withbold. This jacht within a quarter of an hour, and confirming in levelled at the lands of those who faigt
Tange09, No. 67, with being balug in posses would afford it allowanas of 11.32 gallons per interpretation acide to me eraus, the coned the opinion slready Invoted by Captain hentiaty in the way of business
ditions to be drawn mp having plainly a ra-" sion of four counterfeit dollars, one twenty day per head of populations de forget to auch matters as the form of the roal that is two we had died of asphyxTwo lawyers, when a knotty case was bea ount piese, also Rerouteen counterfeit chop taken in conjuction with the gallons de scholarship, the ago and actual attainments of produced by the furs of the churomif," Tu Shook bands and we as good friends us bef
Zoundaries the buning ebeat, *how_came you pungbes, three plain punches; four chisels, tired; facın Pokfulam, the total daily allowance
To be seck friends who were sub for just now ?? tu, who was promptly on the spot, anggested twelve pieces of metal insed with silver, of stored water dialog to dry season work to the candidates, and the standard of lutell you spector Fowler, from the Central Fubes Sta--
and character required for Buucose
*Thou fort!" one answered, inyers, though so hceu - P. & D. S, N. Ca.
grantity of silver daat and filings, some pieces 15.75 gallons per head,
Like sheure, ne'er vul themselves, but what's between !" Hongkong, ftb January, 1874. of lend and dust, and castings.
To this must be added the supplies from al-Trustees seated with the Head-urterat an aditional medical tan should be alled Dear Sir, I beg to report for your informen-
-An Irish labourer, who was in the iploy liis aryteal ba stripped the lowdil's body, which quantity had to be brought down to 67 wilton but I have and an opportunity of Being warunt, and accompanied by distrist watchman at a rory, low figure, will average a minimum of tation, to advice with him at the was found perfectly free from any mark of vio-rent of an English gentlemas seeiding in
Complains stated he was anded with a las flowing into the cuninit, which estimated or well fitted, (you thuir experietice and in in, and Dr. Little was aroodingly sent for. Ou lion gallons. In 1871, an additional quantity the dangor on the East Coast of Kinxiu Island, No. 11, andre paints out the hosts, he 200,000 gallons per day, or a total of minrly 50 poin, and this crenstance, coupled with lence or drause, and Dr. Little gave the same Ireland, was on one ocasion about going to n
Jibe: pirmuzenge" of their residence in the i marked on the Charts of Japan as the Neily proceeded to the premises of defendants, ataillion gallons daring a drought of 10 days Colony, was the chief ranson of these appoint opinia se to the oath of death as Dr. Gott Fair, held annually at a neighbouring village, Bock (2.D.), and witch was searched for ua 9 p.m. on the 9th instaut, Noppanted or, in other words, a daily dividend of two and monts. Further, in judging wint were the yacht und alltio errounding hosts were crowd-from his design. You always," said he, " building a dain of Aft beroes the wash, to newssfully in 1866 by Commander Bullock, of als with P.U. Quaero, No. 9, and 2.0. quarter gaileas for 9,000. Boals. The futuro interests in view in founding the sobolarship, with bradreds of Chinese, including some re-hael: with a broken bead; now, stay abonn provent the water escaping, and thus the 1. M. S. Serpent,
Dugonia, No. 29. Hy knooked at the dour of supply would therefore stand thues actual supply from Pakfolum is 74 million, the 14let Obosis was not visible, but noise. The door was opened immediately, and The weather at the time being misty, with the house, which had light, but beard no
Daily allowance, some importanen ought to heuttaahad to delatives and many nogdistanses of thelowlab, e-day, Phefin, and I'll give you live shillings Brum Tytam reservoir, 11.83 gallous. Hend-aster of the Central School being the resided. But no one game forward to uckuow replied Phelin, "but does it stand to rusos,
order in which the Trustees are nained, the also theison of thedistrict in which the lowdal I'm for ever and all obliged to your hendur," gallons.
the following bearings were rakon from the nearol was made, when the above" articles werd This being far less than is required, it has. Svica
first, the ancestor of Dr. Morrison being the tedes aequaintance with the sharer of his vid added he, Bourishing his shillelagh ovor big found, added to whink woga nne kammar, two-
last ba the liat. bosa nocessary to dole out water in different
Kayrta Saki....N. 71 W.
blow pipos, ons drilling machine, three and
While the main object for which the Morrison end. All that could he learned was that the head, "dows if stand trans that I'd take Ove Utoyan S. 39 W.
quarter sheets of silver foil, used for costing
a for the grata butin' I'm to get to districte at differcut times, and as a result,
aparious coine, two boxes, some arenic, some
Education Society we formed was not lost ovda, baring finished his work, went ashore chillings fo sight of the actual state of the Society. But about 5 oala on Saturday: when he returned day P pooplo have been compelled to have "wisterns These bearings give the position of the danger: remnants of castings, and a pair of pincera, "He
"PEDESTRIANT IN SCorland.--& pedestrian 'on board was not known; but he had apparently foued wil the things with the wxception of the
other considerations, at the tin thu vuLs brought a friend with him, mal, no donte, may travel and live cheaply enough the north passed, made the founding of a Moricon shivering from the biting keenuse of the wind, and north-weet of Bootland. It is true he may prashes in the fourth defendant's room. Cap08-
Scholarship at the Central Soboul a fost appro which lowered the temperature to over 20 de frequently have to put up with a bowl of Bootch imprints weans of disposing of the small reddegrees of front, they did their atmost to restore broth, a fresh herring, and a jug of whisky
if its funda It gare the best assuranteo
grounds. Au interesting sound is then given of the history of the efforts from time
ta time made to supply Hongkong with for your Excellenay's information, the copy of to take the phoas to pawn, to repay himself, Argiungo, supplics ease. this lake would con- whole rosolutionsThe grant in not to the the lawdah, and on the floor of this forecastle issued. Wisen Congrés mithorised the fasue,
water, and it is pointed out, with reference to the Pokfuturs Reservoir, that the first idea was to make a reservoir which would hpl 150 million gallons; that or this being. ahown to Sir RICHARD MACDONNELL to be
a leider have this day received from the Comving the santion of the complainant wander of the P. & U. steam-ship Amou, re specting the position of the danger on the f Cowat of Kiusiu leland, and marked on the Charts of Japan as the Nelly Rock.
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I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your Excellency's obedient
JoHN PARISH, Commodore,
an impossibility. His Excellency suggested To His Excellency
least 300 million gallons; but thus fually
it was found impossible to make a reservoir
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SIR ARTHUR Á. KENNEDY, UB., K,C.M.§., &o.
to bold more than 100 millions, and in the Copy.
rrying out of this project, the estimated
of 7 million gallons was mute obtainable by
in their houses, and oftor leave, the taps
open and allow the water to overlaw. Con- siderable waste of this kind is, in Mr. PRICK's
the Colony, Mr. Parow points out that thera
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COUNTERFEIT COIN,'
Nelly Rock... 28 W, distance 2 miles 31.49 N. On Admiralty Chart 358, Long, 131.35 E. corrected up to 2870. judge that this shoul is at all times-ourced run and Daucan principally soarobed that room,
Sources.
Pokfuulfa reservoir,... Nullabs Howing into the
onduite, 2.25 Mine dame, and other de--i.
teal subsidy ap plies, t
***... 0.50***
Tol,18,50
The
bieg. During these medical investigation this whan bin muster endeivonred to disaund him
With euforving' apon
us tha coxues of the death was, and though. Dr. dishes of haggia (Adonist) and singed sheep's Litela's examination made in their presence head, with which Dr. Jubngon was no diaguete.
A GOOD STOET IF TRUESA Vietu satory
foreign dollars would come in at the appronos- }„šotor, to'tlie effect that, sitting one svouing in
by about & feet of water; there us a beavy but be aw all as they were found. The boxes The byg-winh, which is one of the most swell rolling in from the Exetward at the time were on bepelice, and contained the various portant and expensive adjurets of a stora opinión; a nucossary rest of what he terms of abservation, causing beavy bicukera ou the articles camerated. There were éiz, rontze on reservoir, need not in ytim bo tumelles permanently connecting Di. Morrison's name warrth by oksing down the forecwatte kutoh i teddy to wash it down, with ; but if that is not She "interuritat: "aystem of supply
Boek, alious two cables lú extent.
the door of the house, three axel aide. The thought hills, er, is inthe case of Tokioo with the constion of the Chinese, whose best lighting the fatal charcoal chatty; the ly dinner fit for a prince, it certainly is for a Having come to the conclusion on the I notice at the latitude ia the same as given defond inte, with the arcnption of the third, luz, Scarred out of the solid rook. Nature interests be had so much at heart, for thig na ventilation left being a base pipe for the pedestrian tourist. above grounds that an improved supply of hosims S.S.W. The longitude of this Coast in the page. Nothing eles suspicious was below the level of the top of the proposed dan standard of intelligence and moral worth showed the bridal's body to be perfectly free-a-word may be said fu foron of botoh poteh, by the barque Nelly, un alue the bearing of were ese laken dat of fuss, and he was fusal. bue already done, the work for us. A few feet torid effect of such a achoturabin would be not ouring chain, about 1 in wide. Yet obvious Southerners and Cookneys the strictly nationa?
to make one emimentisebolur, but to rains the water je absolutely necessary, and that the buboen ræsted since 1863, which will as found in any of the other rooms.
a small gles, 180 feet wide at print opdroghout the whole school, ut evely Lest poliny is to obtain a supply upon a scale out for the discrepancy in that respect. Tav landlady of the house, called for the by paddy fields.jatrout of the valley to a distance not inconsistent with the great niin in life from any marks of violence, his relatives or ecki-teekycallops of beef and rained; with
I have, &o.. which will permanently meet the wants of
precooution, all the first defendant was a briek of 800 yards asking un admirable over of the first Protesiant Missionury in Chinu frionde present tramped up a charge that he sash dishes in a bill of fure, aided by fresh (Signed) W. B. ANDREWS, leyer, and wont cas daily to his work, and paid buunel, capable of dieharging the greatest At any rate, the unployment of the funds For had died from violence unstained from foreigns; herring and sahuon, no one waght to complain. Commander P, &· 0, S. 5. droga, ber 70 cents per month for ble room. Flo had loud that a tropical min for court such purpose, seems to me much logu extraol began to clamer wildly for compunation required in Bootland, are good thick boots, a re ers during the excursion up country, and The usual precautions for bill districts, specially are three diferent plans which might be re- Commodore Pariɛ¤, R.N.,
been, in the Louse less than mouth. The the valley. This only works netdinary than the fact of the Rev. Dr. Large pro money. We leave it to thoes bost acquaint liable stick, a Bask of whisky, slight water- H.M.S. Princess Charlotte, Hongkong. seced defendinub was public obuir coglie, and will be a dwart wall thrown across ita mouth to pan, and ul air. Stewart approving, theed with the Chiueso sharecter la general, proof, or what is better than all a good Scotch- Borted to. The object to be attained is to
by sad puid vent ferbis room. The fourth defendant prevent sour, and i rough stone stepping tradution for founding a scholarship to be collect the water in a reservoir in one of the A FATAL QUID OF TonAcce-A fatal case was one of her tonuts, cents per side to break the fall of the water as it hampered by conditigar which they well knew or the chamster of the parting in this particular plaid Murray's Handbook for heathend, noto valleye sorus distatice, above a loveland of pasoning by tobacco is reported in the Nava: mouth. Slan got her living by aawing, and had sping
The ontlet, ne before stated, is Ezasiblo ut in to be incompatible with the establisted prin sase, to decide whether this demand, as distat edin, 1873. Medical Report jast issued. Is onnu.sed in the only hen in the house short time. To third
eiple of the Central School, and the acceptance by the unreasoning impulse of antura) thenes supply the town through mains.eon of a boy of the Impireable. He bid defenders to visit her, but he did not ration of 40 feet, ural it is proposed to tuli off on rack torale, they knew from esperence, regret, or a cool ouloulation of how handy a few is told of a very concated but scarcely popular There are the valleys of this kind to choose been frequently punished for chowing tobacos, know whether he was har husband or not. She ad it on one side, throngs the solid bill, e from: Poklolam, Aberdeen and Tytan, aud, and often presented himself at the elek: bay saw the third defendant assist bu more her far no te interfere with the earthen dus, which would work harin instead of good,
Tuo ontire controverty might have beening New Year's feativities. Wo caly knew that a café, the waiter informel kim that there was complaing of debility, giddiness, and faini nitura into the houses, and aw him ove the sabould be sue great compact and solid mass of avoided by the Trustees of the scholarship.con- as soon at thin demand was mide, the owner of a gentleman outside who wiabad to epak witE Fart with the actor stopped into the in addition to a reservoir at wither of the non, which were traced to the poisonous in twy here praducid iste the house. it was concrets, paddl, and ecocted earth; unbroth ferring with the members of the Morriser the Maleay and Capt. Graal, who had been hi above places, it would be possible to subsidiae uence of tabacon to two occasions he had carrying them as if they were light. The third od or weakened by pipe of culvert Perture Education Sists. Four, out of the fire meus prepared to give the bodies decent intarent, street, only to find himself in the presence of a the existing works at Pokfolum by a upper On the night of his death he went to his ham at night; when he did she always board noises. The embokant would voitain 300,000 chbiy Dolony, and the union at the absent renter pulation cast upon them should have, hoen joker, with whom he was, by the way, tumility swallowed pieces of tobacco to prevent detection defendaal did not at all times stop in the suretions of any kind or decription whatsoever bors who passed the resolution, are still in the refused to do anything til the offensive in- noted Vienoost wag and inveterate prvotioal. and a lower reservoir, the form to contain mosk, telling. bis gegamates tlist he felt sick, and hawering in the fourth dogadant's room yards, it would be eighty fest high from might, it nesusasty, be sportsined by letter, 20 withdrawn, "And in order that every opportunity acquainted Woli esia the untoonquir 50 million gallous and the Inter 60 millions; About 10 minutes afterwards the occupant of at night. She had frequently is the buxos the lowest pains of kirit of the team up that this simple method of solving the silhoutty may be afforded to the nativa authorities to fagly. "Well eshoed than wag, goally. "Bid
the next hammock to his heard him breathing in fourth defondante room, bat they were to the top water heval, and four feet above is still available.
fully investigate the case, the bodies have been you call mo?" asked the comediin. souewhat thna inorcasing the supply at Poidelung to 184 heavily, and imediately tried to awake bidways closed, no that, she did lidt khow the tuntun up to ortation level, which would thish with a width of twenty feet. The gorge
allowed me while to réme on board the puzzled. I did." was the response, “What, yaoli.
ey have been your motive the other went WALKER. illion gallons. This quantity, divided among Finding he could not, he was conveyed to the octenis,
Inspector Ghir anid ke had futhor'ovidonor is an Zeep and so narrow geroes tinit the 00 feet
In this connection we may mention that a oa le say. To encourage you," answered the the population, would supply 8 gallons daily sick way, and at once seun by a medical officer,
who found him woriband. The pupils were in to, proctie in reference to buka tuund, which
gentleman who bas just returned from up épua- practical joker;" for st the theatre I don't re Thus, then, thore is a choice between the ju-sonsible to the failuence of light; and tho pelse, guve inanesions, is a Govoran Gueteran when poole the surrey we show been recently settled that the propond te katon that New-Your's trning, two Chimerator that you were ever billed on." Where..
bridge over the Murray River at Eebug, osa 1080 servants on and bis house-boat sbus apon he nodded, winkud, sad departed into the crease in the supply above indicated at Pok which was cavoely perceptible; in Abreu minutes for Ocuber 1873, giving the exact weight of 28 allow per hond of populations,
Front supplies, &tus from the Mint days thesting the saturnus of Victoria and Nark Souththeustises in with the fumes of ourbonic soul, night, sad the conceited actor returned into folum, either the Aberdeen or Tytam plan, osed to beat. On a post-morior cilin dullur ne recoired by the Cautou Juston
gulla ; and a bit of a present Worg-stag of the body, two small pieces of tebagou were The casu was then refided to Monday, for apple, which draics pit the north-eastern is 0.98 Wales, bill be forthwith constructed, the cost and were discovered just in time to prevent the cafe to finish his. beer with what appetize or the combination of the Pukfolum plafonund in the stomach,
the jzužliamtion: of the books.
gallons į total 4,60 gallans,
be quely divided between the two colonies, fatal rosalt. The dusting of isy cold water in ko'might
Ine, yours faithfully,
Hongkong, Sib J
3874.