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THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, BEBRUARY bra, 1874,
SUPREME COURT
- Ach Kaprzury
IN HER MAJESTY'S COURT OF.
APPEALS.
FROM THE VIOBADMIRALTY COUET OF
HONGKONG.
THE OWNERS OF THE 8,8- RONA, HER [CA1500-APPELLANTA,
Against Dyn THE OWNORE'DE LITÈ A B. “FÁTA,” RESPONDENTS:
::... Present:
тек
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
FEBRUARY, JIH, EVENING.
Os LONDON,
whert
havo little affect in putting an end to
point before the starbonnisbeam of elía Kona, mežmaly dissatified with the Government's, wo hava only recently had` a proof that the ] THE MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF and only 300 or doo Year From here
treatment of them, and are indissout with the principle declared at Poking is not acted upon the diffulty, and that there is really
EDINBURGH The fault on board the Rons was not in not Government goberno, for the capitalization of in the Provinces, and that unless some stopa The only one way to deal with it effectually, and
marriage of the Duke of EDINBURGH IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
porting her belin, in obedience to the 19th rula, their pensions, the soldery are tainted with that is that a gunboat be stationed at each
before, one saw the door when sho euw the dielection beongee their bopes of a Caraan ba taken to induce to laal afleinks to respect with the Princess MARIE ALEXANDEUWIOU BEFORE THE HON, CHIEF JUSTIOS EMALE thred red lights of the den almost on her star mampaign have been disappointed. It ja ainted it, the recognition of the right at Peking must of Russia, is an event which canos bus bo end of the harbour to prevent it altogether to this for board boxin. It is plear that at that time the that several resignations of Ministers are other to of very
very little practical advantage: regarded with special interest in Hongkong. If the Chinese are to be considered to bavo. CHEN-AF-pa • Randammy, $18,-Clavin vosetts were not meeting and c or ngrly end about to be mado, or have alrendy, taken plicat. Probably the only way in which the transit Apart
from the good
feelings which must. the right to protect their revenue, wo hard for money lent. Defendant did not appear, ou The fault of the Rons was in proceeding that Thrushing will quit the Foreign Office to dues difficulty will ever be reduced, is by naturally arise in the minds of tho
of the English and jedyment was giron for tað kakozat glaimed, at the rate of Us or 20 kgot an bear when she give place to Soyeshirin, and that Gota Sho aleo the right to protect our trade, and toth costa und im modinta de ions bonid not from hier uw autoko 200, and when, sim will take the price of Okuma, in the staining increased rights of train in the residents in the Colony, to the marriage of interior of the country. It was always be one of the most popular members of the see that they exorciso their rights furly, LU PARY LONG-OUCK, 815-Tals ens the must have known that she could not be pro nunca Department, and that in First, the lived that the old treaty of 1960 conferred Royal family, a general enthusicam, must be reasonably, and box fide. It is simply andjourned from the previous day, one perly soen by, other tesele hel
Corean War party will guessed the penas par the right of residence and trade in the in- felt here by all from the fact that this Doxs. - arainy. The nocounts were referred to the Res Qumral questio ka ba considered la, whether in power, that bey are more friendly disposed- absurdity, in a matter of this kind, to argue gistrar's Office, and all panties, noinding those there was any fault or negligence on the part to foreigners having trouties with "Jupais, and terior, but
but a fear of responsibility has prevent- OF EDINBURGH himself, and the Grand that won an with regard to the Chinese in the other two sonce, Bacely Wah-a-ocong of the dog which atributed to the accident are willing to revies them in a more liberaled the Government from pressing for what, Duko ALEXIS, a brother of the bride, have Long-chor, $15.12, and Leungsi-lum . the The learted judge, condurring in opivion with spifit than Twakufa and Ministers into according to the literal meaning of the treaty visited this Colony. Both the Duke ÓF us we bould be called upon to do towards me, $16.75, sottied 4kais disputor out of the two seasants by whom he was fated, held with him! But all this remain to be proved, was undoubtedly their right. Russia has, Enrynonen, and the Grand Daks Alexis left other nations who themselves net with good | Quuri,
that there was not - Ong of the score in and further developments must be waited for however, managed bettor For years just behind them very pleasing recollections with lain auswer, says Although tho A appears before reliably aptiziona o be formed.
ber merchants have been trading in the in- a large uember of the commanity who had the faith, and in conformity with the unges o civilized nations. A right of any kind must
to have noted right in porting her helm, the
terior, and she now claims that their right to bonour to see them, and thus somnowbat question naturally deeura-*should alig have Blackened her speed en the white bght ap. ARIVAL OR THE ENGLISH MAL treaty, should be confirmed formally. The way Colony may feel more inmediately do so, which she maintains was granted by curiously the residents in this little out of the bo used reasonably, and there is no question that the Chinose praisers not only fuil 20
pared, in accordance with section 1 I'm The P&O. steaner Holconda, Capt. Frn-effect of this will he at once to throw the identified with the proceedings than many of opinion that this would not have boon riglis exercise their rights reasonably, bat abuss
under the orcumstanes, for her officer of watch ser from Bohlay 13th Juntiary, falte 19th,
foreigners,
by 120
virtue of
of people at home. Khoan by makin thong thuy mens of H
the meat favoured uation clauses, and the having seen the smoke of the Rosa for em Pinang 25th, and Singapore 28th, bringing open to all
It is always difficult to apcculate upon the tite precious, would know, when he saw the on the English mail of the 26th December, vinness of a single Power will be sufficient beating of home politice at a distance, and reptitionaly Lavring a revenue to which they
past heu dight, thick boas coming in his rived yesterday, it does not bring any new to solve at a stroke the problem which is so as a rule, no refrain from attempting to are not entitled. Our position in this Co.
direction, and would estime that she, the Rone, homo telegrams. The Straits Times gives the long puzzled the British Government. Great launch on this extensivo sen. But there is lony, and our relations with China are en-
world, on seeing his lite, port her beim, and following that, therefore, if he slackened speed, Le would
Britain will at last be forced to assert for an obvious bearing of the present alliance KONEEN WAR tirely arcoptional, and we cannot measures
The bierassing the chunga of collision,” t
own rights, or be content to allow other upon the course of events in China, upon PENANO, 27th January question of this description hers by the Judgment of the Lords of the Judjoini Com- Their Lordships cannot concar in the opinion
nations to go in advance of her, and she will which it would be inappropriate to omit It is ontrently ruinoured (Aqueen 24thy Clintho obliged to ant up to the responsibilities anying a food words. The marriage ent mittes of the Privy Council on tia Apeul of the learned judge that the dea was free the Dutol have taken the Kraton. When fu standard which we should apply to it were.
of the Owners of the strawehip Rond the from all blame. The dua nogurding to her own vestel it was found entirely deserted by the
whichi we dealing with European nations. The
RO undoubtedly unde
undertook when the as H.E, the GOVERNOR observed in his ad- Owners of the steumship Ava, shipa Kona" apaount was going at, at least 83 knots when Adlinete.”
laat trekty was mondo, but from which alio dress
yosterday to the Bouliers of the 80th action which is folding takon is undoubt from the Vice Admiralty Court and let the makeof the Zona. The second. The following latest Fallatin from Geassol afterwards backed out. The effects of the
Regiment, fail t
-to-have-the-effest-of-knitting edly, adopted with the object of destroying
of fluagkung delivered December 6th, uptain in his vidence suyn, at first it ro Van Swieton regarding the Acteon war, lius elunge cannot fail to he of an extended England and Russia more closely together, -1875.
sembled a sicer of snin 15 or 20 degrees begs forwarded to us for publication by the character, and will certainly prove greatly and it will tend to the junk trade of this Colony, and fordug Mr. Milward QC. and Mr. Clarkson, instruct on his post bot. In about a minute a Netherlands Conaal Generaler
to the benefit of trade. Experience fully of these difficulties which are likely to amoothe over House the vessels to go to Chaton. Supposing weed by Mr. Jurmain, of 11 Lincoln's Inn Fields, miento and a bill he smelt smoke, and, sup
PENANG, 20th Jundary..
proves that foreign trade needs the moral arise from a rivalry in pegard to Asiatic were to stop a vessel in the English Chanud agents for Mosa-8. France and Stephens, ap posing it might be a steamer, he parted his
Jnuary 24th, 1874 The Kraton has been pened for the Appellants, and Dr. Deane and helina little that his first impression was that takes by na to-day. Panglima Polim and his support which is afforded by the presence of influence and dominion. It has bean the going to France, bacause she was going to Mr. Web (o, astracted by Mr. Cooper of it was 2 or 3 a les distance, but at fant ticis people have escuped. The most important can foreigners of different commercial experiume the babit to look upon Ragain as the great that country, and we wished to forse her to Lendealind Letreat, agents for Mreers. Coldwell be could only nation approximately. After punge soull of the Kraton bure been burnt to progress satisfactorily, and there is no opponent of England in Asia, but this view wals, and when be bad portal & little more. Kampooge Ator, Lelayang, Andee Natur, doubt that, if trade in the interior be secured. lins been founded upon a somewhat super- go to a British port instead, what would bend Beretat, appeared for the Respondants.
he aw white light through his glass threz Lagtak, Longlatte, are bornt. The loss of the the result? Or what would ba the con
gross impotas will be given to the con- fleial and hasty consideration of the subject, Sir James W. Colvile, Judge of the High points on the port bow, wrout s'nife or 700 ur eseny is important, vere ja insignificant.
sumption of manufactured imports, which There is no reason, English and Pasión
why sequence if Frough revenue eruisers stopped Court of Admiralty, Sir Barnes Peachok, Sir 800 metres off Ho then orderel, bis el
J. VAN WRITEN..
are now kept cut of the country by heavy
clash in Asia and Montigne E. Smith, and Sir Robert P. Collier, Lurdin-yort, considering that in doing no be
policy should of necessity ressels at the mouth of the Thimes in These are Appeals from two degrees of the was conforming to the regulatine. It apporr
and vexatious duas.
it any be hoped that a desire for a
for conciliatory order to force them into French ports? learned Judge of the Vice Admiralty Court of to their Lordships that in this constration of
aud reasonable nation will do away with many Such action would not be tolerated for longkong, prouonneed against the Appellante, the regulation he was uristiken. The ships at
| HONGKONG AND CHINA CURRENCY,
es which
appeared insuperabie in two capses of damage, promoted in that that time were not, according to his own Patan, 3610 to $615, cash and credit, Be
gation looked upon the other as ita a moment among European nations, and Court, ons by the present Appellants, the own aluwing, end on, or nearly end on within the nates $4025 to $010, and credit; Male. The Colony may be congratulated upon the natural risal. This liner has been cane- there can be no reason for allowing it here, ers of the steatishin Foud, pinas the present uning of this rule. It spans to their Lord 5000 to $665, cash and craft marka at light which has been thrown upon financial cially detrimental to progress in China. The In order to put down this abuse rigorous Respondenta, the owners of the steamship Ass, hips that when he first aw the smoke and opened. Imports per stasier Golconda, about matters by the elaborate sussions which fear of the course which migh; be assumed by
and the other by the present Respondents, the bad masim to believe it was caused by esteamer, 1,500 phecté Malwa opium,
have taken ples in this Chamber of Com-tho Colossus of the North, should firm ection Opters for Copien Anny he sent to the Daily action should bo takon. Sir BOARD owners of die stentship Ata, against the prese orght to live aucune his speed, for
inerce. | MA¶ÐÓNNELL,' when the same question sent Appellante, the owners of the Rena. The be would not tell whether the steamers wero
mercs upon the subject. It is enrtainly not be adopted to coerce the Tren 13lion, on to the following Agents:
unwilling officials a very inviting me to general readers. It of Uhian to set up to the pros they hava Macrofessrs. J. P. DA SILVA &
nzoso during bis Governorship did not Rond was a paddle wheel steamer of 734 to end or early end on, or whether they were mid 150 borss-power, belonging to the Union pedoing er eposting, we at what rate of opeed
reqníræ a certain amount of courage any- mude in their Treaties with Foreign Powers, Suuting..........
QUELAH DI HAMPHUL..hesilate to adopt severo morsures, and it team Navigation Company of Shanghai, and the Bonn was guing it is clene from the
where to master the intricate details con has been the chief cause of the weakness WILSON, NICOLLA.Co.Iwanlà bâquite possible, with the co-oper with passengers and cargo, The Ava was oue true of the collisios, voking them socording te was on a voyage from. Shaoghini to Swatow, position and bearing of the two vessels at the
nected with any questiori of fluanec, and in a which has characterised our policy in this. WILSON, NICHOLLS & CU,
place like Hongkong. dry of HM Cousal at Canton, for the present of the French all packets, screw atsamer of the evidence of the 's own witnesses, that
logical discussion contry ever since the signataro of the #zoom & Oa.
Governor to put down the system as effectual- upwards of 8,000 tons (English), belonging to the Bana must have orased from port to star
le searcaly suitau either to the physical or the Tientsin Treaty. If once a war were to take intellectual
of atmosphere the place. It is place, it was argue that the door would be ly. He has full powers to not in sach the Messgeries Maritimes, and was carrying board the line of the dra's sound, that is to
not surprising, shy, the course which the Zoo was taking at
therefore, that tho riows on left open for Russia. to seize upon one half of water na Vico-Aduim! of the Calcay, and the mails from Hoogkong to Shanghai...
The suitsuress out of a very lineatable so the time when she first know that the smoke
tertained
by no majority of the public upon the 4 that this should huppen could meet the existing difficulty if he qdoptrident, consed by a collision of the two was the smoke of a stentler on her part bow.
be of a somewhat mattore financial,
ac niligated calamity It HAL & HOUTARA KELLYyed the suplo expedicut of preventing inter-which took phien thoat 7.4 on the evening of At that time the for, as already pointelout, was
vaguo description. Beyoud a general Lotion is probable that tan feurs cutertained 3 Go. Shanghai.
the 14th April, 1872, in the Fermona Channel, steering h N31 true, or N: 41 by conspase, or bes
that chopped dollars are very ugly, dirty, un- were founded more upon a feeling of old TALLE UOLTS AND KELLY feronne by main force on the part of theou. the east coast of Chinu, about 20 miles tween E. and N. by N, whereas at the time
weilly
and at times deventive coins, and rivalry than upon what weak of necessity Pelang
Vă Co., Smigħmi, Chineso with the legitimate trade of this port south-west of Tarnabout Tand, and 20 miles of the Bollision, alio was, acceding to the evi- Magaz O. & J. TRADING CO-
that objectionable as they are in many rs take place. So long, however, as the rivalry north-east of Ocken. Exel of the parties con- dence of her own second captain, steering B Hiego, Osaka...THE C. & J. TRADING CO.
spects, it is extremely difficult to get Yokohama...Mesra, LANE, CRAWFORO & CL,
to which the Mandarins do not scruple to the fault of the other. There were no pleadings he was corrobunted by the pilot on board the
apprehension, as
is it might well suit Russia, Mr.. O. D. Moss, Japan Gasetic resort.
in the suits, but each party fled u preliminary Bon. The scend captain, saye, if At thedine
resident has notrery clear ideas on the sub
under
rench circumstances, to oppose. British Office
act, which is so out at page. Eve of the woord. of the collision 1 did not see the compass,
ject: Still the matter of currency is one of policy in these parte, more fin a feeling of Alanila. Memoru. J. De Lovzeĝa & Co.
itself that with a strict regard to the Stumpers....Straits Times Off:0.
starbound on my course; that would to Buy $800 por store premium.
upon which all who pretend to be well in-
inateriai London. My. F. ALGARY Clement'e lane.
N. by armpass, true arse E The Rohar Uhina and Japan Marine Inonvanen-Tis. 95 formed. should be fairly posted. The dis such
a courso of action ... Oxo. Seager, 30, Cornhill.
end would be 23. by B. Judging from the
cussions at the Chamber of Commerce meet- The position of the Hons bead, and her coming Chinese Tusurance Company-8172 per uning vill enable all who desire it to form a late rears has been such that it may be huned urse of our relations with Russia of course .......................... Ölceste. BATES, HENDY & CLx San Frazec, Mr. L. P. FIBER, C1, Mer.
down chazal, she dust fun orboard Hongkon Fire Insurance Unipaays. Sgood idea of the main facts connected with the old feeling is being superseded by juster chuta' Bxchange.
sometime, Tebiit my Ar's Felni from hard 4-port co-hirts at inbound would take 23. 29 2 Olain Fire-Laedizzico Company Bhares-610 Hongkong Cnrency, and to surae extent to views. It does not follow heure two nations. NOW. READY.:
minules." Seo bis evidence is answer to the per share.
estimate tho
nature of our wants and the barc interests in a common direction that they DOUND VOLUMES of Ala TRADE RE.
Assessor questione, pro 28. of the Recont Victorisk Fire Tarranca Company's Staro-means which should be used to supply them. need necessarily quarrel consurging them, ar PORT for the year 1873. Price $15
line 30. The pilot on board the Rona says,
$110 per shere..
Two distinct questions have been brought retard progress, while cachisusing etury effort. Apply at blic Datku P
und I fully diseased. First, to prevent the stuur ning what it would be to hibit and the date Bull were birch very whether the collision, court, nos possibly bave was B. southerly urrur ne i could judge. It Shares-25 por cent discount.
the necessities for
of both to iso Hone
Ench natal. Abura is no other news of special brou pressated by proper care and seamanship, is evitohead her bed latest pt person so tougkong, Cancers and Macao itabout Co's do the existing state of Affairs, that is while nation naturally desires.
own is- interest.
under parigala virenniatdoen of speed instead of is the adjourned Summary Court yesterday, case the liquer ved that patioal get the frst instance, and aftersands pattinen, her Supergent premium
wo continue dependent upon foreign coun-etitutions and its own avigation Company-Ts. 107 trics for a supply o
ila own system of civilization the case of O'Flaherty v. Faren, für $140.50, | tienen, if they answered the first question bela tarde post when she saw the white light per share.
of coin; and, secondly, the spread over semi-barbarents people, but it is the Fields, Henry Joseph Bye, of Slinghui, cape ou again, when it was stated that an affirmatively, to be pleased to state in what, in of the Lienia, the collision will not hard oc- Hongkong Gas Company's Simres-$70 per advisability of taking steps to make ourselves to the advantage of the whole world that
bu, to Enna Elizabeth Golden, FontLhamicable settlement had been sprived at out of their opinion, anch negligence or wast of care urred as it did after tae Zona bad crossed tun
independent of outside sources of supply by Western civilization should make its way in Annghter of Francis Goeden, of Frathan, Mid-Court.
or cantion consister,
for China, and it is of more importance that this It may be convenient to deal with the second when a fest saw the white light of the Bone,
the Calony. Upon the first, little
at the should tirely with the opinions of the Beurned judge light, bal known what were the real position
exclusively accomplished by any und of the two gessors, that the collision was, and bearing of that rearel, it would certainly
previous meeting. A
aue nation, Russia, Intherto, has been the fested d to the effect that, although the present only nation which has to any great degree Lob the result of iäevitable socident. They will have been a wrong intense to put her, bein proceed to consider too Erst quartian--whether hard-a-port. If it be snill on the part of the Aus
state
of currency is eminently unsatisfactory held als from a co-operative policy with there wae agligence on the part of the Rona, that that time the Bona was noorly envelop-
bo or of the dea, or of bath,
ed in ber own encke, the answer is this if from
Termicelli, 20.bago, at $6,60, by T. Emes to the difficulty will be little rentedied by iu- regard
troducing new
now coins of different weight from the menting of more intimate relations the first, the Ava hot slackened, ber couran anti Red later, 50 bags, nt Tls. 2.1.0.0, by Krong- one another, and it was shown very clearly between less two nations, will tend she knew what the real poukien of the Bows wing-aling to travelling tider.
that, so far from there being any pressure for to increase the collective strength of foreign was, she need rut bure heen in a position of Gunz Olibunam, 30 tagy at $1.75, by Kwong-dollars of late, the exant contrary has been nations in China to work against the ob having to make spg mapouvion ignorance of wing-shirt to travelling trader
the caso AR the dua saya, "I could not tell which way the Kwong-wingsbing to travelling trade fo the wal state of things. The second exptain of
regarda the Japanese Yon, the structiveness of the nativeofdemis, and inda Black Boresnums, 100 bugs, at To, 2.3.0.0, by only conclusion which it was possible to arrive them to enter upon a more reasonable policy." Blower was quing; it was impossible to form
,tbat If England and Russin aros agreed in regard any opinion when I saw nothing but is slond."wo to travelling trader.
·ཙྪཱ་ attentively, their Lordships buvo arrived at the After considering the whole of the evidence. conclusion that the it was in fault in bot shakering ber speed, and waiting to assertrin, before she ported her helt, what was the read position of the Rong..
For the love ressons their Lewdskipɔ me of Opigine that each of the vessels was in fanly, turd that the fault of each contributed to the
Boucha
Changhai.....
Bento cli
Ewer Ports.
Nachwe
·Valsin nett}
Ka&Co Shnugbal.
HALL & HOLTE.
KELLY & Co.
J
Han& HOLTzand Kills 11& Co, Shanghai,
tungen, 21st Jan, 18,4
MARRIAGE.
On the 2015 Desember, at St. Martin's in
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, FAKTÁRF 5TH, '1874.
sale,
Os
EXCHANGE."
Bait Bills, on demand,.. 4/24 Bank Bille, at 3 mouth sight, 4/9). Bau Billet 6 wantha' sigut, Ovedite, att montÜs' sight. 4134. Dasminentery Hills,atổ months'
.4/3/
sight NEW YOLL Private, 5 months' night....... Oy HoMBAY.—Bank, 9 days sight. 220, Us CALCUTTA, Bank, 3 days'sight — ON SHANGKAL Bunk, sigb Private, 30 days'sigli.....
SHARES.
.73
.....733
WEN
by protecting it by the same means as those tended that the collision was caused solely by by 6. by.compass, or tiña, sounds cast. In the Hongkong and Shangbai Bable:Sirenent number of them together, the arrsted, there were no doubt grounds for some
por out. premin Union Insurance Society of Cutton, now eburts
15-2500 per share-preminu
The attainer Egeria arrived at Stanghui nu-The two cuugee wera hoard togethers upon the but I think I was three to four points to China Tradors' fasarance Company's chries- very wide public interest, and is a motter advantages which would acörug from
the 3rd instant.
We bear thai H. E. the Governor us offeral a prise of $10 to the Chinaman who can produce the best specimen of Chuinen Grass.
Wo give further on the fun judgment in the appeal from the desiion of the Vico-admiralty Court here in tip Around Rona collision ease.
suze erideudo, which was taken orally copën Court. Tus leurred judge was assisted by two sutil morn, to whom, after bearing the evidence. he er besitted two quratibub-1. Wes them such negligence or want of ordine care or saution on the part of the v, the Buzia, er fouth, as, hot for such tegligence or want of care or cuetion, the collision would not buve cocuired P2. Was the coligion, in your judgment, occasioned by mevitable accident,
per stare,
$500 share.
We learn, frem Singhai that the Sham understanding by the inevitable accident. "Thx anams of the Ave when I first cas liek donghoa ant Wharon Book Company's before dre jubing new coins un. the rally desires, to mee
ahure:
line of the „deas-original cours. If the Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-55 per armaging for a sciu to be minted and should'
We are requested to call attention to the fact I question first, for their Lordships.coeur en utmost immediately before she saw the grega Indo-Chinese Supur Campany-$90 per cent, yesterday to what was already expressed ne sold be attained than that the work
that, in consequence of the meeting of the Hongkong Fire Inance Company taking plies at 3 pab. on Monday, 10th instant, the moting of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, wolski wna znnounced for the same day and the same hour, will take place on the 16th at 2 p.m, insterd of 3 pan.
Their Lordships are of opinion that the foun was to blame he maintaining suck a high race We hour that a very important question has of speed when she was sure that herowu been raised, and will probably before long be lights and those of any approaching vessel the Home Government have express their smoke from her own funnel. It was proved by the wohject of stichii poties. It appears that would be, as they in fact were, obagured by the disapproval of the principle of issuing one that Henry, Aribald McInnes, her own muster lar notes in this Colony, and there is therefore that from 4 p.m. to the time of collision they it would be a sut jeet, of much regret shot) lle said, "We went very regularly, and kept a likelihood that the plan may be put a stop to were going at from dà to 10 knots so bour this bo tim enso, as the dallar notes have beus ap the same pace all through" The officer of of very rear use in Lis: Colony. If, bowover, the watch, the chief officer, the engineer on into issue be stopped, it will Lean d watch, the two look-out men, and all those who ditional reason for immediate steps being talcum wera en the deck of the Road at the time when to intrades a chur currenty
the Ara was sighted era unfortunately lost. when the Bond went down. There was, there. fore, no one at the trial who could speak as to
We left the discussion on the interferous with the trade of this port by the Chinese venue cruisers, in yesterday's paper, after showing that the action which they take is of the most oppressive character, that it is designed, not for the purposes of bog file pptreting the revenue, but as a direct attack pon the wads of this Colony, and, fully maintaining that this heing the wal object of the action adopted, it cannot be upheld upon grounds either of international right orned £100, has been presented to Mr. W. the suture of the look-out on board that vegne, acidet
A testimonial,sisting of a silver silver
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cent, divoonat
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SALES ON FEBRUARY 4ru, 1974 -
·de reported by Chinese,
travelling tider:
to
Agencial foching was
·China, and there is no doubt that
Frontly
Shellfish, 20 cases, at $37.00, by Kwong-Fook. fat was fully come to byall present, namely to their respective policies in China, it will
traveling riders Walas, 50 bran, st $8.85, by Szc-lup-oluži
Dried Lily Flowers, 10 buga, ut $18.20, by Kweng wing-ebun to travelling trader. -
White Bugar, 130 bags, at $5.18, by Fook. mow-loong To Jušal tradan
Cardamons, (inforica.) 20 buga, he $2100, by Kin-tye-long to loønd trader,
country in all mattora of
for us to feel justified in be possible to look at the results of bringing
iness
Japan is too
der pivilization Pa imposing s so much confidence in her co
coinage pressure to bear upon the Peking Govern- us to make it a legally current medium for nient with more confidence that has hitherto commercial transactions. Respecting the best
the boon the caso: because the worst result of Americo Trade Dollar, although of course make a fan stand against
Chinese ob thoroughly reliable, some very polent rausvas, the Empire, can be then faced, and if oure no doubt could be felt a to the corn being structiveness, namely, it breaking up at
amany of which were indicance in the article bis-state of things be arrived at, the officials. recently published in these columes on tho at Poking will be deprived of the lover by were given against its introdue means of which they have for years been able tion-one
international courtesy, as would be the case Whenties, gentleman well known to the It may fairly be assumed, 28 nguinst the Bona, They will therefore lumably advise Her, MI NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL que urged by the Hon. Mr. Rowner to keep-Foreign Powers from pressing too
protect the.lavy of a regular and recognised
Izreque.
Hongkong, and is levied almost avowedly
bause the junks are coming to this Colony.
If this wero not the case, the Canton Customs
*:
the Vienpa Exhibition is about to publish in that the case was one of two vravela, mecting. view which they hars taken of this oane 19 by the statement in the home papers that wig, and if one were wanted ngither the Yen it with all in this Colony will join
YOKOHAMA,
their
fear to publish its proceedings, su eluding alin sees the use of the other in line or that powerful dan is now cuid to be in a prIt is not 30ed to make bi
It is
10
under
Colony
between
HONGKONG, be ucension of the manage of the Duke of Edibargh was celebrated in the Colony with considerable rejoicing on the 27th ultimo
with hunting, and at Boon misyal salutes were
of spectators. All the public offices were cuscal
wore it merely a precautionary measure to China silk trade. The inscription on the silver that a good look-out was kept, and that it was jealy in Council, that the cores of the Vios me
sum of One Hundred Poundo, to William her view that thede was not sighted until the voresd; that it be declared this both cl veda thus:*Prosecuted, together with tus in sequence of the amore which obscured Admiralty Court in each of the causes lie so THE REVISION OF THE TREATY. being of especial force, namely that it strongly for their treaty rights. If the news Lewis. Wheatley, on bis retirement from the time at which the signal, whistle was sounded, wer in fault, and that ench fint contributed sion of the Treaty, seems, at the present time, matter of impossibility to
The revival of any discussion on the revi- would, so far as
could be soon, be a which we noticed yesterday, to the affect that
restablishi the The last point in one which has a very compy, by the leading silk werebants and If, however, the dea might Baus beer set in ach cha cordingly.
service of the London and St. Katherine'a Dock about 18 or 20 seconds before the collision. to the accident, and that a decree be undo in
tradė Reaga
is prepared to chim ber right something like unearthing mouldy bouss, into dollars as a currency, as the G
in the interior of China, prove true, we have extra in impelaut tearing upon dis subject, as it is buikrof London, as a token of their estoore time, if a groud to sat had been kept on bound Looking at all the circumstanous of the case, which
it is very rely the turning point on which the huc of for his cuarteous and obliging attention to be the Bong, and was not seen, or, being seen, the and considering that each of the parties was to Still the subject is of incalculablo importance to the Charaber could liardly do otherwise contrived to hold Foreira Nations at bay is to difficult to infuse new life weight they contain would cause them reason to hope that, at last, the time bad come be melted down. With there fete before when the old system by which Chien has action, Lu our part, must dopend. It is es- Chive Erwear.
tratie generally for forty years"-London and Ronă did nothing, du tvoid the collision, thers blame, thoir Lordships are of opinion that oach to those resident in Ching, and we are glad, them. sential, therofore, that it should be placed
wis equally negligence on the part of those on ought to bear their cirn eosts in the Court be- I thereforgiscussing the question, which, as feflier of tucse coins, as there was no press-as Russia will be the great.Biesing power, our
to seo that the northern papers than express itself against the legalisation of f be
off be challenged, and it is
1-it is most important that board the Bone, and mal, negligence contrilow of these Appeals. ver distinctly in its true light, and we shall We believe that the Chinese Coumission abated to the accident. The learned fadge held
are again Their Lordships have only to at that thewo recently pointed cut, has been reopened ing unssity shown for any additional foreign relations with her should be confidential and lay before our relere few salient Viena full, detailed, and completo set of fete beezing poi it. "Ta the first placo, itetstiation af trade with China in foreign bot
end on." each vessel having the other attively in concurrence with the opinions of the
Apart, therefore, from the hearti more then a point of the bow and that there ulical gentlemons by whom they have been hussia was about to chim the right of trade or the Trade Dollar appeared specially ness is necessary to consider the nature of the tansoring the past ten years. Such a son was uglegs on the part of the Bont in not assisted, and of whose prout experience and in the interior of the untry on behalf of sofrala
in the rafeisings at ไท so-called revenue which the rivers assiste debt ut, be out, welcome in many quar- understand him to mean that the onse with one they have had the benefit.
tribution to commercial statistical neionee will purting her helm; from which their Lordsbipu. Denetical kuowindge in cism of chis mature her subjects. The Shanghai Courier pub-
By far the most important gestion in a Royal families of Russia and Eatgland, we lishes a thoughtful article on the subject, public point of view was that with referencu have every reasou to hope that the marriage in torying" It is, according to our infernatore, and we engratulate the Ouatore upon falling within Arbele 13 of the Sailing Rules
reviewing
What has passed of Pekin since to the provision of a clean currency for the will be a subject also for congratulation on ton, a tax specially imposed upon the trade they useful services they render to all of the Du Janary, 1863. By that articla it is
the failure of what it terms "that wretched Colony, and it is satisfactory that the Cham-political grounds, in
in which conure:ed with the trada ---Zkid, -
leid downs? If two skipa under steam are
(Japan Herald)
political abortion, the ALCOCK Convention. ber have expressed themselves definitely in Chira uru specially interested, as it will tend menting end on or nearly and on, eo us to in- The principal news of interest ban on the The whole matter was so thoroughly disfavour of this coures. An opportunity bus to unite this two untions on whom the The Shigepurs Times of the 27th ultimo, involve risk of collision, the acma of both shall attempted assassination of the Udaijin Iwaka commenting on the meeting of the Hongkongbe put to port, so that sich may pass on the th, the him of the inte Jubassy, which lately cussed with a view of aiding Sir KTTETETORD con auxplotedly offered to the Govermucht destiny of China will mainly depori; in the Chamber of Commerce, with reference to the port side of the other. That rule is explained retured om te tour. The motive of the atto plage before his Government and the to take stops to vanady this oil, with the congreat work of spreading civilization in that could easily make arrangements with the entreter, anga We question if car renders by the Order of Her Majesty in Pouncil of the tempt is supposed to be political. There is no autizorities at Feking, the wants of the foreign curtence and support of the mercantile com country, and overthrowing the barriers which native authorities at the Chinesa ports from will be very much enlightened by the after-908 July, 1888. It is there said: The said Boubt that a strong feeling of diesitisfaction merchants in China, that really scarcely any munity, and with the advantageof their mature lava ro long stood in the way of progress which the junks start or to which they are Camaros undoubtedly gives a very ahhle say appply to so where ship aro mesti nocas iu ortion state. It exs not buen proved at the time when
ves of our Hongkong neighbours. At two Articles, umbers 11 and 13 respectively, útists towards the Government, and inattera bhing remained to be Mid with reas
regard to it,
it, opinions-pca: the subces. It will, bound, to levy all just dass ura strem, and Gistoriend sketch of toe proprire & buition to uncos 2 wire, the tearsheias, were, but their attempt, va aprontist, ne the Spectator styled but, not
fore, bo matter
of much regres je hornt by allowed to him, set portunity there could be no necessity for overbattling in Chirurg Int we fail to find in his observed not apply to two ship which must, if both
to slip. The transactions in Hongkong and the treaty ports to involve risk of collision. They oonarquently fortunately unacceful. them on their entrance to, or departure from, tions any intelligible grounds for the existing keep on their respective courses, pass clear of Saburo, the real head of the Silmalaithe astute officials of the Tsungle Yamen
Towards the end of the year, Shimadzu to work to obtain the necessary concessions of the Trade Dollar and the Japanese
from the Peking authorities. How completely as modis of currency, would not trud Hongkong Harbour. If the Chinese authostate of things. However, we must acknow much other. The only cases in which the said appointed to one of the bigkrot zffets in the
took
which the
sufers. On the Gred sin altanenly from the battery on shore. rities in any revenus system worthy of the ledge of the. Ühamber of Commerce of long two artioles apply, are whin each of the two | Ministry; and this was thought to be sign a Sir RatuserOED's measure, and how any way to mitigate the real diftente vat of the visele in the harbons were dicked
· namej and such...as would entitle them to
koan, that, in proceedings: such as this isvis ship in and on or nearly and on to the other, goud unjury: het efter holding the position geniously
contrary, they would, As was pointext out the Princess Charlotte, the Rassin Frigate, the sion on exchange, it is outspoken, gul does not in other words, to case in which, by day, euch für stunt a fortaight, hu resigned is again, and tically
id already well-known, by the Hon. Mr. WEITTALL at the various United Sato, wad the dip asia athumack whe claim the right to protect it by cruisers, the light of ita intelligence to the world at nearly in a line with, her awa, and, by oflit,found stile of discontent. 200 members of the correspondence, and discassion eulnin- diminish it. If they were introduced pince, which was witnessed by a large number g that, when all the memo meoting, tend rather to ineranse than to in the afternoon & review of Fan-trops, tok would have as of levying all dnes at the Why, and far bar lobe, will pui ows to caces in which ends ship is a such a post Tedo pelios fores, all belonging to that slanted in a Convention which there could be no legal tendere we should have thrus curacion ring the day, and any of the aereantils so porte of efearance or arrival, and would not Chamber keep dumb on every question affect tint as to see both the aido lights of the other, resigned as one day. have to constantly 'overhaul vessels on the ing our legal commute and politics P*
emere, we should The and two artioles do not apply, by day, to A mort imptant inegoist, olgned by Soye doubt would leave mercantile men worse off in place of oue, and, what is n chaue in which a ship wees abother shed croesjius, Gola!
Leurrensical hu, Eto Shimpel (who were all than they wore under the old treaty, people behave there chopped open sea. The grounds of interference in
instond. the case which was noticed yesterday are
ing Ler own course, or by night, to coises winers incapers of ad lito Munistry) (wit by other came heartily tired of the stubject, and this the there is able to ravou, con of one illugtinations in Bao evening. A reception took place at Government Hunse on the 2ud fust:17 the red light of one ship is opposed to the red hential Japanese, has been presented to the treaty revision was placed temporarily on the from defacing the new coins, and push CK- in honour of the marriage. completely untenablo, as seeing that the juk
Tilt of the other, or whers "the green light of En-in, voanting reppuntative. Governincnt, chef when it appeared that Sir RUTHERFORD parien soon fud in theiz, advantago i deaths for the guster ending 81st Decoinber, rosders it a matter of certainty that The Registrar-General's losure of births nail was bound to ongkos, if there was any
and ship in opponed to the zerva light of the | The memorial is now under consideration. had been placed there permanently.
they duty has paid, it was a duty payable at For
other, or where a red light without a green On New Year's Day the Mibido and Ripresa light, or a great light without red light in koogived the Foralis Miniatars at the Paleo Still, it is not to be overlooked that the to do so. We should, therefore, stand in 1973, shows that during that jesied there wer mosa, and it requires a strong stroteh of thin A bad wanted Chuna-how, aged only 13, bet ar abead, or whers both grea and red lights but it is and also in question is of quite as much importance at precisely the said position as we were in berezietoed 549 births, va fi douths." Of this Hir Majesty on thit cócusion kas given offends the ultention which is bein 2020, MA 18, of being deprived of the cont the British and foreign musity'; and 745.
the present imagination to understand what locus ati wao had strendy been in gaol iveral times for ne sean anywhere but abend
day as arer, and it is t to be
drawn to marcia avantages of gambling and perry theft, was sent to a monthly There ww be no doubt,avan if the additional to the Japanese Güvernment. *
reliablo Car
current the Canton Customs have to eruulahard labon for stealing a box of cigars from rule had not been made, that Rulo 15 would An extraordinary report funearning the dea it in Russia, will have the effect of again medium, and being reduced practically to births and 652 deaths among the hives. The Vessuf coming to Hongkong because it bad be Hongkong Dispensary. He was ought in not property apply to ease auch sa the pre-tination of the young girts board now awakening the British Government to iti conducting transactions by bullion, red deaths on the Britiel and foreigu gurimis uity were as follows: Bestuh 13, Portuguese 6, not paid soine duty as soon as are of in Depuitment, lima in China, which have of late out at time to time, is payments are now Anete ir 1, Indian B, Miaky d. Tine reaanin- DESTIRATE CHARACTERSite uinst be taken of the evidence that the ben girenlated in Telo and elsewhere, and pro- been so much neglected. There is a general mado in Mexican dolars by weight, in peeing poation was mong bu-residents in the difficulty underlying the question is, we be- Two Malays, who were found having dee Rand, when for ouroke was fist seen by duced no inconsiderable sensation. It appears feeling that the time has arrived, wison it is of having a coin; whose intrinsic value could Gulon Of the births, wees days and 16 Leve, that the Chinese authoritics at Formosa peruté encounter in Landat-row, were bound the desk, was storing S... by compass, to bave prigioned wilt what we may call a pessary to infuse now life into the China be relied upon, which could be used with girls. The rate of ustality for every thousand refuse to recognise the right of the Canton over to lep i ponos in $25 Dourity encl. and that he draws to storing Mort fast sominally, the bighat ign, turi trade, and in nodirection is this more seriously perfect confidende by count, and, above all, even its boobs are the
One of was armed with a # by compass, which muy he taken nå of that department and has sequined authorities to levỳ dues on the trade; and it noter," which it appeared he bad bought from adinewhere between NE N..by N. voight Kaich na pewed it to be commanicated, felt than in Hongkong. Trade has no got which would be protected from nine and foreign comity 27.78, and post the incen 12.29. The 1tegistrar-General reports is a curious solution of this question that a huber, rad the agistrate resin needed that. It is plear that two vesels en steering we liavo uffeintly, to foreign overnments into a groove such as makes it very diffoult is to be hoped, therefore, this the present in the Ordinance for registcun tirths and Juke conring from thone should have to be all angis implements exposed for mild shorld, be could not to ousidrid, as visade such bovins Tub report is uctising freshest, he te bites to waliondo pia lindo que te até dedinging the patio anniston sath brigadenthokun worked very autisteet Paide
the other not more than a pint on her bow, or young girls, who are all of sale tire to be gainst reduit from the failure of the Chines of the best authorities hero upon maters ro Stat alt, as the US fonceey wis at
dibiculties which have to be contraded
publio acquainted with views Between pae and we put on Sutaiday, the nuled, because if they como to Hong-
JUNK COLLIGICA
na maoting end on within the meaning of the and soine of dielingniched prontage, Reug, it will bo cut of the power of the Can
out the terms of the treaty to which lating to obarged Oban-nabeong, master ofón alừuo jauc hỏid that the vessels were withits the 18th rule nod thers married to. Alone. The grissness of tun oficials to levy, a tax, the validity of which No. 227, with caggior the death of his brottier when neither of tinn oonid see the other, und auch a libel would probably lace made it refute to the great problem which has to be solved wards the solution of the difficulty under a determined attempt to hot rose her bows,
In Works, a cargo beat lady wash to practical account to- He loral authorities in Chinn themselves Club-sying ag 10 years. The two boate when they were et sach a diatuuce from eucl itself, Lind it nei besa sustained by the authority This was admitted by Sir RUTIron At which the Colony has so leng laboured, sooiderally run into, and the down newly in refusing to get out of the way, and was tenu dispute. Tho action taron by the acvcune bad came into sellision chounge from the other us by the evidence they are detribe to we have indicated. The truth of the matter is cruisers is thus ontirely exceptional in cha shoe, and compliant said his brother whe buvo been when the Beat and to stoke. that these young nude are to go to Y120 as our himself, although the more which The proper mode of action appears to us to hitley, by the war vessel. Fortantly all on racter, and we have the right to demand that there was a boy on board "ut all, and said the when the dea fret saw the white light, or when its exinotation that they will be matried to the outters worse than they were before at have im än minted bound were saved; and thê cörperliont way raken
Wo thrown overtoned, Defendant denied that "The vessels were clearly hot within the inde tainhere. The Government daca nut concell suggested with that object would have loft be
currency in this place.
place. in tow by a bust from the Mornicy," "Whist "it be put down, ns, there is no question that bat wens over gradually so that complaints almost immediately afterwarde she saw, the Japanese olloss of the Kultakshi in tant the rejection of the Couvention a stop in ad-We are not sware whelber, in a Colony, such being toned, the cargo boab suddenly, suck,
it is expressly designed a render a perfectly
and his wife, the only occupanta, susily clinket groen light of the fons and when, us it is to bo island, who are of equal rank with themselves, vince was made by Mfr. Waux, by inducing a coin would be sufficiently protected by and came up again button opravda,
moticladed from the video the tons ould but there will be no oomipuleius even in the Feting authorities to recognise the fact common law, but if there is any doubt ou legitituate trade with this Colony can in- Tho Inspector stated that the spot had been got me the Aur, nor were they within the rules matter. The busor conclusiu, anar a woo that foreign goods, on which the half import this point in the minds of our legal autho- possibility.
dredged for boum, hut no liedy mis found. Fit when the Rono drst sighted the Ata, about 18or discover, is purdy a foreign invention, It is to be feared that the alow action of the antendunt, udwited to bail in two sureties of the evidence, it appure that all the fights of very electrical condition, and consttorille
The chine was ujoined to Moulay next, and 20 seconds before the college when, from The pulition utmost of the caput el Commission which has boon-appointed will $100 each,
the Aes wore worn, and when she was about a changes are impending The samurai are jm
POLLUE INTELLIGENCS,
3-4th February.
BEFORE O. NAT, Esq.
YOUTHFUL DELINQUENT.
Beizu, odak
FATAM
Jurg
that tike
"then"
i tablishments suspended business. There were
number 35 birtue and 49 deaths, were quiong
Chanin-win, waster of fialing Junk No. 190; rule. But however thta may be, i núct he sent to Tezo, after completing·llet: oduontion, to byloded in transit dues questions;, be the but will alw ba turn the harbour, und' when thresst of the Novelty
they are
fat home, arit
SHANGHAI
(N. C. Daily News.) transit, duos, are entitled to pass shroughout by a short ordinaca introduced for the pur- P. 1, S. Co. Oftes here, to the effect that the A telegram was restived on the 30th at the duty has been paid in commutation of the rities, the dificulty could be at once got over
China free of barrier dues; but unfortunately pose,
Relief, the steamer overige in Shanghai,