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Bons of the passengers brought by the | The defendant said be bought two pize on
the ralist to which it is entitled. Pust as it adrovated the opening to the port some camship Douglas yesterday from Swatow are the 14th from the Ng Fook Hing pig lan and
experience of Chinese doings gives plenty of years ago Sinto then, however, more teasmt m: route for the port of Klungsbow (Hainan), | sent them to the naughter house, the pip in
WEDNESDAY, JOL Jabra warrant for this opinion, but it is question-and courate reports of its capabilities is a plase There hue koen an active demand for Fatsa able whether the British Government will of tinde, bave been received by the Chamber, Causo to complain of his proceedings, Imperial Maritime Cnato me there. The Chinese This case was aluo pat nok for
Astad, and thees riporta being by no means favorrnlila is py as far as the justice of them is condern Revenus Cruiser, Ling Feng, whjob for some Ng Fook Ifing pig lag to be aminuroned. forth at 8603 for select obeste Of Benares, amall
salen at 8567 and at, 2070 for select cheats, that it was time past has been fitting pat at the Novelty with
British official who first recomastisfaction, that a port or the mainland of China apparently at least; but he ought to have from Warke, will, an won as rends, proceed to The masters of the two pin lans appeared Market for Mulya not opened, pending the mended the establishment of these Customs was going bo opened, say that of Pak-boi. waited until the arrival of the English Com Canton and convey the and Mr. Torrent, labs in the day when farther evidence was landing of the Lombardy e drug Blook of stations, and much dificulty consequently Should it, however, prors (and the Committes
HBM'a Cosan, to the newly opened port, ... | Lakena s
Patua competed at 1,550 chests, of Benares 950 surrounds the question. If, however, they think it may be prasible that this step is to be mission before taking action in matters with
Dong Abing, scoutant at the slaughter chests, and of Mplsa 1,800 chests, inclusive of are pormitted to remain, it should be on taken as the inangaration of a new line of polloy mgard to which they might have been con Vice Admiral Ryder arrived in Har Hajesty's - honné, izid in the case of the Hop Kecstall the quantity salted. In fact it is almost a wonder he has ship Vigilant yesterday from Manila, and we their pig who brought at 4 pm, and it died at 7 Loncar to go forward to Shanghai per the understanding that any violation of towards Chinn, and that for the future the
Isart on board that the lig-ship the o'clock. He did uct lata notion of iku being
waters will be promptly and observance by Obina of all her Treaty obliga
British Government, intend to losist on the not gone much further and settled the adhir, dudarizze, was expected in Manila. Consisk when brangut. In the sise of the Kund
EIPJET VARGOES,
severaly resented.
Turther, in order to ticas, which she boa so zetoricosly evadedtof mcording to his own ideza, without more nilo, nequently the statement, mude by a ressel in Neung Low roast pork shop, their nig died kuif. - Per steamship Gwalior, for London, &c. provent such abuses of power and infructions late years, then the opening of Kingshow may
For Loucan 329 course Bay Silk For Cone of
of international
right, a British gan-vessel to a anbject for amarscalation. leaving nothing for his British colleaguos to Fort that she left Saigon on the 6th instant for an hour after it wis krought, and be informed
„Hongkong was not trad. The Audacions is the inspector, a Linone 823 bales Haw Gilk, raads Silk Ficae should be kept cruising about the approches PENZI POSTAL KATES. do or my on their arrival but to aequiesce, or expected in Hongkong in about sixteen days). The master of the Kim Hoang Lawabdy was. Gooda.: Fer India 150 pkgs. Silk, and 170 not as they might think propar, in his work more Vice Admiral Ryder will go home in the fund $23, and she wanter of the plz lan, pkgs, Ton, and He has, at all events, shown Eimself wanting appointment
about six months to noong promotion and an named the Kwong Man Woh, who sold the pig
to bien, was fiusu 393, in appreciation of the gravity of the case, but it may perhaps have arisen mors from want of knowledge than lack of will, S
Whatever the Government of Taking may | Eurozn Tas Hon, Caley Jusrior (SIR JOHN imagine or intend on the subject there is now
EMALE) AND MR. JUSTICE SNOWDEN. good ground for believing that the British WEIETALE AND ANOTHER V, RuFORE AND Government does not intend to be played with
SANTOTHERS-JUDGMENT.
BUPREME COURT. February 16th
Mr. Hayllar, O., Bad Mr. Beadley (instruct-
The maker of the Hop Kee utall and the minster of the Ng Fook Ning pig lan, who sold Jig Pig vore somanded until the 18th ina:auty
to the harbuar, with instructions to make The Committee have bad, this question under short work of Bay Chinese cruiser caught consideration, and they are now is oor violating British waters. These enggestions respondares with the Shanghai Chamber, in Hongkong and Shanghai Bank heresyre offered as supplementary to Sir AFTER order that both badies may co-operate in making KERNEDT's two lacter proposals, which are ... por cont, premium
which are of representations to the Postinuster-General, with Union Insurance Sasisty of Canton, new shares themselves calculated to greatly simplify rates or question on the moy oharged upon all correspondenca $600 per shire,
me matters and are quite unorcaptionable as far from the various ports of China. China Trubra Insurance Company's Shares they go The Govenson admits they are
MEMBERS. THE SPANISH EXPEDITION TO SULU. $1,500 per alzare,
but an instalment of what the Colony is During the p past year, the following members. (From a Correspondent.) (China and Japan Marine Insurance The, 69 entitled to ask, and it is surely not too must have retired from the Chamber: The Bustura Per share (az 1sé dividend of Tis, 50 paid), to eek Lord Decay to izaist upon the removal Brtension, Australen, and China Telegraph MANILA, Bob February.
Chinone Insurance Company220 per share.. Testerday was the day appointed for the
COMMITTIME It has made known its deviands and intended by Mesara, Caldwell and Brereton), appeared sailing of the expedition to Sult. At an essle Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares of the Hoppo Ho bas only to say it taust Company, Limited, and Baron de Overbeek.
855 per shared sensi
be so, and the Chinese Government would
According to the Rules of the Chamber, the to exact, their honest fulfilment Whether for the plaintiff and the Attorney General and hour the troops formed and marched to the China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-4145 connant to the change.
term of office of the present Committre expires. the Chiness Authorities fully recognise this Mr. Kingsmill (instructed by Mears Sharp, bucks of the river Fasig, where Ave Bayer share
at this meeting, and a new election must take Their Lordships now delivered judgment in three trips to the transports in the Bay, and 569 per share
Magnet e BECRETARY, The yearly general meeting of the Hongkong Mr. Blstomas baving tondered his resigna- The force consisted of the European regiment Shares 38 persent, discount. documents occupying an hour and a half,
The Court declares that the eight impoached of Attillery native regiment of Mountain deeds are Frandulent preferences, and that thay Artillery, tro companies of war tears, Nos. 1. Hogg, Danton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s City Hall Building on the 3rd instant. There Chamber, on samount of his departure from word present i-Bon, P. Rycie (in the obair), China, the same har heen accepted, and Dr. N. are void against the plaintiff, she trustees, and I regiments of Native Infantry Shoughai Stcata Navigation Company-Ts. J. Greig (vice-chairman) Hot W. Keswick B Demys has been dested to the vannor, under the trust deed of April 19th; 1875, and two gɔmpanies of the Guardia Civil, the me
75 per share,
Messra. J. F. Cordes, Boltios, Hussell, André, which akotion, under Rale XI. of the Rnien that all the eight dauds and the title deeds disal, soclesination, and sommisariat brigadas, Hongkong Gan Company's Shares-$75 per Happius, Macirer Kasborg. Sandeman, Jack and Regulations, the Ocuruittes would request
AMATEUR son, G. Share F.D. Sassoon, H. Nalin, Do the meating to confirm.D TAY relating to the several properties must be given and a squad of obein-kang. The Commandershare up to the plaintifi.
in-obiot, General Malcampo, embarked in the Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharea--850 per Gaigne, Kaby, Strack, Tobin, and Blakeman,
LIBRARY Gigate Conmen, Lag-ship of Admiral Pezuela,
As you already know, a large forse, military Chinese Imperial Lone-£102.
(socretary)GMA and naval, han afrendy been annombled at Zam- boanga, The Manila contingent was despatobed yesterday in the frigate Carmen, Government transpors Mares de in Victoria, atenmeca Leon, Salvador Zauranga Masian, Leyte, Soric gon, Emay, Panay, nad Pasly; barques Percen and Delia, brig Gravina, and a number of cargo Britain would be worse than useless; At the in this one is equivalent to the verdict of a | books in low of the steamers. Today the steamer- wane time there is in existence a party as Pe-jury of fraudulent preferonso, in which case Oriago bas berg seized by Government, and will
fact or not it is impossible to say with cor/Toller; and Johnson) For the defendanía steamers awaited them, Book steamer nado Vistoria Pro Insuraned Company's Share HONGKONG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Place for the current year, tainty, but the notion taken with respect to this case, at great length, the reading of the by midday the embarkation was completed Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company General Chamber of Commerce was held in the tion to the Committee sa Secretary, to the
Li Sizar would seem to imply that they have dons aa. If they are disposed to balt between two opinions, the arrival of a portion of the Flying Squadron in Chinese waters, which will happon before loug, may assist them in arriving at a décision. They are pretty well aware of the folly of precipitating another etruggle with a Power of whose strength and resources they have already had two algus! proofs, and the wiser and more experienced Chinese statesmot
atesmen have long sincs come to the conclusion that any appeal to arms with Great
Me, Hayllar ipquired if the Court had doolded as to costs.
The Chief Justice-Well, wo have had a great deal of doubt about that matter. The Fiew we took was that probably farther considera tion could be reserved, bat so we go no further at present, now would be the time to consider the question, AZ
Mr. Hayllare your Lordship's judgmont
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Yellow Peas--500 picule, at $1.89, by Hing
to travelling traders Pen Oil-100 tab, et Tia 425) by Chun chong to travelling trader.
The STCERTARY read the notice olling the macting
The CHAIRMAN then proposed that the Ginutes of the previons meeting be accepted as read and passed, paljon
Mr. KANDERO 6sponded. The motion was
• The Library has roccized the valuable dona- trun from Dr. Bitci of a copy of Sir Macdonald Stephenson's Skelah Map of Railways in Chios, of with only a few dopiss are now in existenc [Here follows a list of box, ....
The Soorotary'e Austant Corrent for the year ending December 1st, 1875, has been The CHAIRMAN then laid the Report of the audited by Messta. Kerr and Hasselt, and is past year before the meating, which was printod; ambered barewith. A slight falling off in the Herxmrked that there was one thing in it revents for the marient year will result from biob was quite penis,e opening of the resignations of the past two panra, "hot Kiungalow, They had vory little information otherwise there is no material changelu report, about it as yet, and the Committee would be except a slight ingress which has taken place glad if the members would carefully read want in the airculation of the Fortnightly Market had been said concerning It Thathing the Report published by the Chamber. A credit ob-vered question of the blockade of our balance of $100,28 is henght Forward for the port, he congratulated the mombert on the foot current yaar, and the Fixed Deposit of $5,000 look at the question in a proper ligat They Shanghai Bank til November next, it per that at net tho sathorities were beginning to remains interest with the Hongkong & were all wore what the Goremor, Sir Arthur cent. por sanna. The Fized Deposit of Kennedy, had stated, and, he far en bethe Chair. $136022, with the nostusd intereat to March màu) could ase, the agitation had evidently done 26th, 1875, 38.01 remains at 5 percent, as last them a little good: The Government Low taily reported. admitted that the inhabitants of this Colony White Sugar--200 bags, at 85.10, by Kwong- have a very serious grievance to complain of
and the only wonder to him war, and had been wing-ating to travelling trader.
binsbrooms-2) cases at $00.00, by Chun- from the beginning, that those representing Upon the motion that the Report by adopted,
MHM.'s Government in these parts and Lobat once
Hr. BANVALLE SHARP asked for a copy of foug to travelling radar
Fangus-10 baga, at $32.00, by Kwong-aban-seen sad set their faces against the proceeding the correspondanse between the Government loong to travelling trader,
complained of. He was glad to say that he and the Committee appointed at the last meet- authorities were apparently in earnest, and being of the Camber with a view to obtain a hoped they would soon see some practical result in the auspe of home relief from the disTevision of the Stamp Crdinance.
As this bad not been printed with the Report, advantages under which they had no long Mr. GAEIG one of the committes now read it as
followe
White Wax-3 picoss, at $73,00, by Chim chong to travelling trader,
Outdefiat50 balos, at $13.20, by Mowo- cheung to travelling tracer Bike Rattane-350 picole, at $440, hy Tesishnn laf en travelling-trader.
Garro Wood- causa, at $400,00, by Tee hantui to travellug trader,
NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE BLOCKADE OF HONGKONG. It is satisfactory to notice that the Hong
"P. BY, Chalen." Mr. GESIG seconded, the adoption' of the Report.
offered. The Committee had been of opinion that the Chamber shold anyport the Gore
At the fast annual meeting of the Chamber ment in this matter, and with that object the following reaxution was passed That the lattor had been prepared which would have Chamber do memorialize the Government pray. that effent Tae letter would be open to discus ing for its revisico of the Stamp Ast of this. sion, and alteration or addition. The nit Oolony," This resolution cams up for discus question was the revision of the Staup Action at a meeting of the Committee The stert which had been taken would be found 1 at last May, but the whole head on the detailed in the report of the Sub-Cousratttee. referred to a submitted composed of Messrs. on Batik notes pressed somewhat heavily on the date have had the snot under their careful He bad been of opinion all along that the tax Greig, Nebon, ard Dalrymple, who since that
HANKOW and Mruses. Hall & Holts and Kelly RIVER PORTS}
& Co., Sbangani. Carerco and Messrs. Hall & Bolts and Kelly TIENTSIN And Mesara. Hall & Holtz and Koll thero from the Chinese Government for de mind, I take it, is that no order fox costs within the city walls way not have të ezérçíša korg Chainber of Commerce here adopted issuing vante, and that if a redtiotion could be are consideration, buvlug teen in correspondence"
&Co., Shanghai..
NEWCHWAND]
to do so now. I know it is a hard case for the
The writers in the unul papere deribe the are foolish enough to imagine that the pos defendants, but I don't think hardship orght fire not of the drams about to be enacted in a session of a store of European arms and a to be corsidered in so like this, the way peculiar to thomalvas. There is not one The Obief Jaation may tell you what has article in the whole series worth the trouble of. few small gun-boats has placed China in a pressed on my sind rather more. We have translating, fall of braggardiam, fulso etatë-- much better position to meet her ancient for both of us found that if this had been a case in mente, and, I cu sorry to buy and of the
bankruptcy, costs would have come in the natal phemous atterances, they are evidently written thau before the Treaty of Ticatsia. Every easy way the coute of all parties out of the only for the purpose of working up the troops to now and again the counsels of the war-catate. Whether, outside bankruptcy, we ought firbting point, and are quite unworthy of a place loving spirits soom to gain s momentary to follow that, I can't any. Now we are in in your calumasinaga kerg
equity.
The Gearmander-in-chief has let out that to ascer denoy, and the maintenance of peaceful
Me Kingemill-I am afraid your Lordship expeats to have captured the Solo granp and be relations hangs on a throud. There is no can't help ua.
back again in Manila for bie patron Saint'a doubt this was the case more than once
The Chief Justice (to Mr. Heyllar)Yan Day, 10th Masob, but he bus doubtless made hare 60 far recovered, I don't say you this onleulation without previous consultation during the progress of the negotiations warhary absolutely revered, but you have got with bit friend the Sultan of Sain, who may ried on by Sir THOMAS WADE. It is pro far na to got hopes of so doing, then, if obiect to auch unceremonions treatment. tably in deference to their wishes that the you fail, the other side will recover. Would it By Saturday the 12th instant all the forces not be well to arrange for each side to bear should be ready at Zamboanga, which is about continual purciases of guns and muailions their own costs Could go not came to that 80 miles distant from the Teland of Jolo, the M&M Auflareadance and stranghold of the Saltan, so that of war are made. Very lately ten largo Krupp agreement?
The Attorney-General-It is the hardest onsoon Monday, the isth inst., at Intent, the exe guns and nearly three hundred and fifty of fraudalens preference I ever knew come pedition shoatud he at its destination. „Mesers. Quelch and Campbell.
packages of munitions of war have been before Coast. The defendants will lose Two steamers are to be afployed to keep up Mesara, Wilson, Nicholle&Co. landed at Shanghai for the Chinese Govern £20,000 out of their own pockets, and it will communication with Munile so that we bell FORMOSA Mesars. Wilson, Nicholls & Co.ment, and nearly every steamer from Europe,
ba very bars if they hars to pay the costa ton. sood have news, and the more shall be day Fogonow........Messrs. Hedge & Co.”
The Obiof-Justice-It is a hard cage, and transmitted to you, au jamy NINGPO....Nebars. Kelly & Co, Slaugħuí, a notbörn contemporary tolls ne, brings it was through araberance of osadence in Martial law was proclaimed by the Governor SHANGHAI,..... Masara. Hall & Bolia.
consignments of warlike stores for the Same Mesers. Heard that the defendants did that General on, the 8th att for Manis, and the ten SHANGRAI...... Mesa. Kelly & 4.
which was perhaps a little impradest on their adjoining provipees, whion proven that Hie destination. Simultaneously foformation hus part. If you would come to an agreement to Excellency bad soins fears for the safety of the arrived in Bagland to the effect that extensive pay your own coats, in the end it would be the capital during his absenco Irerything, how orders have been received by privato firms best thing.
ovor, is quiet, and it is to be hoped that the a. Hayllar-The balance of your Lordship's permanent Court Martial now constituted:
its foarfal power of despatobing people into a letter addressed to Ear! CARNARVOS, giving rived at it would be a great boon. The difficulty with the prernment as to the various changes should be made.
eternity at uncomfortably short notice, a general approval of the proposals of His was how to meet the Military Contribution, proposed, and they now beg to
Excellency the GOVERNOR on the question waigh, owing to the serious destino in exchange the result of their various deliberations. FOODHOW of the blockade of this port by Chinese would now bearer then before. As the After close perusal of the We regret to state that che proposed Spring Customs oruisers. The disposition Isbely Gorgenmont have somitted tone, the Special Ordinance and Schedule attached thereto. Race Meeting has been unavoidably abandoned, owing to the Tartar General's refusal to lead shown by the Imperial Government to take Fund can be used, he did not see why it should the Commitee concluded that the bed...thersto the ground to the Club,
AS
up the grievances of the Colony, with a view to be stretched even for this, Rafarring to for revinisti were us fallows:-No. 2. Stamp AXOW the opening of Tonquin, the Chairman remarked daty on Bank Notes of ida per cent, per We naderstand that a piratical oruit has been to prouars their redress, has inspired new that there was little information before the annum per $100 of the avenge oirculation. seen in the neighbourhood of this Fort, during hope for the future. It is at last obvious to Chamber, as it was difficult to learn mali about No. 8. Bills of Exchange, No. 8, Power of the last few days, and that her piosence is the home oficials that there is really goul the place. There did not seem to be any larza Attorney: No. Note of Protest No. 11, causing some anxiety to be district authorities. ground for the complaints that have been asli of wercantile establishments to the place Reocipt Stamps. No. 13, Conveyance. Noi 14. H.B.11,'e gunboat Midro in, we bustiere, going aude, and that the mercantile community and it would be a number of years before the Mortgage. No. 18, Lenie: No. 20, Leane. No. out in quest of her,"
Later advices-from Poking state that Tinger are neither ramblers without a case not very important. Concerning the open. No. 26; Cognovit, &e. The alteration proposed. trade could develop, which at present was, Marine Policy. No 25, Partnership Deed. Governor, of this Province, is insisted upon possible that even now the Foreign Minison for remark from some members who place of the present duty on the Bans Hote A-abeong's acceptance of ofion us Futti, urnet Counters of sunggling.
of Kiunschow, the paragraph it in the above were as follows-lat. Tunt in His Exellency will accordingly, we understand, ter is searuely aware of all the dificulties may not agree with the Committen Of Circulation of the fove Banke of issue in the A man med Wong Asim, belonging to Kuwloon, was charged with attempting to com- ascome the sale in a few days KAZNA PR with which the question is enviroood Rotal rates, the Chamber's Committer had Colony, the daty ebould be for non-ling mit a barglary at a hoses in Tee Tik lans
The local ausberitius may be complimented The peculiar system tho Chinese hayo not expresso an opinion, though it was Bankau yearly payment of $1,000 for issning Sayingpoon, West Point, at about 11.30 p.m. an being taken at least one public work of adopted for collating their Customs dues very hard that we bad to pay so much more to Bunks graduated scale of monthly payments To do this it appears the prisoner and to forse ility in hand. An effort is being made to is at the bottom of most of the com- Bagland theu to any other part of Europa. of from 2100 to $500 per month, according to his way through a gate leading into the Inne siden. In northern approach to the plications arising out of the action of the abairman a came to the retirement of their average circulation, the former représent
the doorway leading into the house. Re Bridge with & view to reliaring the great proos officials. The pho
the col their Secretary. He was sure that every merging an herage circulation of $250,000, and the of farming out discovered on the premises by the people of traffic at that point, we walruse, who were attracted by zone.
Sober would regret the Secretary's retirement, latter of over $1,000,000.
With reaprot to They gave the alarm, and Chiness ofnstable 189 and a district watchman were soon on the spot, and they captured the prisoner and found barglariona implementa in his possession.
The prisoner denied the charge, and said he the lano. He could point out his friend,
this stage he was edit in cistody of the
PERING......J
& Co., Shangani. NAGASAKI. The G. and J. Truding Co. FroGo, OSAKA..The O, and J. Trading Co. YOEOKANA...... Messra. Lane, Crawford & 0ɔ. YOKOHAMA......Mr. Q. D. Afoss, Japan. Gazette
Ofice.
MANILA...........Messrs. J. de Loyzaga & Co. SINGAPORE...... Mesara. Liddelow and Martin. LONDON. Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane. LONDON...Mr. Geo. Street, 30, Carubill. LONDON...Mears. Bates, Houry & Co. SAN FRANCISCO Mr. L. P. Wiaber, 21, Morabants
Exchative. NEW YORK. Mesara 3. M. Pettingill & Co.,
$7, Park Row, Hongkong, Juruary Ord. 1876.
tached portions of Martini-Henry rifles in the coch, to bo cospatched with sil possible spoed to China, where they will be put together and finished at the various ar senals. It is not unlikely that the rumour of these preparations has induced Her MAJESTY'S Government to strengthen the floos in these waters fa case of a final rupture with the rulers of Peking. As a precad tionary measure, the move is undoubtedly a good one, and in any case cannot possibly do any harm. A display of fores, is mors calculated to inspire respect for a Powar in the Eastern mind than months of negotiation. On the 12th February, at Hunckung, the wife The Chinese understand compulsion better of Mr G. R. LAMMERY, of a daughter.
than persuasion, and very little is to be gained by employing the latter in dealing with them. At the same time, it in to be hoped that they will us content to believe in the superior might of British arms, and not comped us to drive conviction of the fact ints them on the paint of the bayonet.
BIRTH.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 17TH, 1876.
RECENT telegraphic intelligence has tended
that, or will you argue it furshar
Tup Chief Justice Are you content with
Mr. Hylla Well, your Lordship. I can't y I am wulent, but I sent argue it may further.
The Chic-Justice-Not content! Oh, you Levor are no consel is with at perfect victory, The subject then dropped, no order being made as to casts.
POLIO INTELLIGENOR. 16th February. BETORE THE Hor. C. Max.
ATTEMPTED RUZGLA BY:
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But it
report
Demand drafte, any amout 10 conta cach,. Bills of sight Zon, up to 399030, sets. 20 cents ench Bills at sight Se, up to $500 in scts...80 cents coch. --Bills at eight & up to $1,000 in one 50 cents cash. "Billi ad sight, Sze,am to $2,000 io sels ...$1.00 exch,
Billy at right &e, up tɔ $4,000 in sets...$2.00 excl. Note of Palest$1.00 instead of...25 cents cash. Torres of hatarcey $6.00 instead of...$8,00 euch.
The Ocean Steamship Company's steamer had gone on to see a friend residing at No. 18, pänded from the mast-beads of jduke andino justification for interfering ready and willing to aid the Committed with Bilis it tight A, i to 13,000 ju.spty...$1.50 each. The ateainer Vasco da Gama was turasd vrar police to point out his friend, and it was lourd spious feature in the evening's proceedings, the viclent and tera, there is the foam of several members, but hoped that Eript Statepe conta jastrad of 8 cats each.
to Hacendray & Co, on the 10th ultion by the that a man he named dià live there. Facile Mail Company, her charter having expired,
The ateamanig Penedo departed for Saigon yesterday morning, but put back again in oon. sequense of a sudden death on board. The aquest hu ing terminated last night, she again proceeded to ven.
SUANGBAL
The Neundo cains up from below shipping on prospect of any
So preside. But the degradation of La SITAT but we miss the skatobes that were a strong, siezed him by the shit and tore it. That, of the 7th instant. It seems that she had three afforded to trade anent relist being about to be obtained, PA Moviling to not upon any suggestions with
The defondant was find 85,
SONO SPIRIT LICENSE.
in
SATSO dextimationer
Lord- Carnarvon, and Intely, a number of total amount of revenue raise by the Stamp
The 9th inet, was observed ua a holiday by lection of this revenus is fruitful in corrupe and with him hope that he would by his re- Bills of Exobrange the following new sliding the native popuistion; the nursion being the tion and trickery on the part of unscrupulous moval bettar his prospects. They would all wouls was propand the following me Feast of Lanters--pot to be confounded with oficials, and ought to be pretested against agrae as to the sficient manner in which be somewhat similar festival later in the year, by the British Representative at Paking. If had discharged his antica(Applause) ~ As The spectacle at night, an the jiver, mas rutber the Dations of these oficials did not affect Chairman he could say that on every cocasida imposing tasands of lanteras leg u British interests, we should, of course, have the Secretary had shown great zeal for the wel
hare of the Chamber be bad always been moet, to inspire a little more hope that something Diomad left Shugapore for the port yesterday.in
napan. The inevitable are crackersund ether pyrotechale properties also formed a con- matter; but, looking to the injury which has any correspondence that was in hand. The "may yet come out of the Tunnan Inquiry.
to the native trade of Hongkong Chairman candluded by remarking that the At one time the general belief out here was
We are informed that, a preacher of the through
monautes Fanda were much us they were; be regretted that the investigation would not only turn
The prisoner waived notice of trial and was English Church Mission who rented a building resorted to by the Hoppo's oat a miscrible farcs, but that the lives of
committed for trial at the Criminal Bessions of in Yen-ping, for a temporary residence, about ample cause not only for remonstrante in the new members would soon fill up the hat. Ho
For 3) ammonite vur: $6,00 the Supreme Court for the 18th instant. the time the American Methodist Chapel was cose, but for insisting that the Chinese moved the adoption of the Roport, and the Centejanse The allowing new state the British Commissioners would also be
ARABLE destroyed by a mob, ha bean driven odt, with
Secratary a oczomate,
For valio up to 3500,50 crate cach, placed in needless. jeopardy. It seemed
The following is the Report-a ing For valve up to 31,000 A Chiness bill collector at the Hongkong tie family, who have total refage of the time Government shall in future take care that is collected in such a manner
$1.00 ch. Hotel enmmoned the Franch book of the at one of the Methodist Chapels farther down the revenue is
The Crimmittee beg úrplaca before the gan---$1.00 additional for onery $1,000, or portion of frunless to send out Representatives to sit
Ocicul af Buled for averting him when be wont the river. The woh seen to be still rumpant, as 30 to bear injuriously upon the trade of hers of the Chamber the following: $1,400, to collect money,,
and are three going to drive. Christianity from Hongkong. The suggestion ut an Inquiry there was then every reason to
of SIT ABIKUR their pregeedings for the year ending 31st This canlesia Not, 18 and 20. The defendant said the complaisant came to the Prefectare entirely. The figs inscribed Kurseny, that all reroons artisers oxept: Desember 1875
Co-guidership........ $50.00. balieve would be conducted in the usual Her Majesty's troppsbly Himalaya, with collest mousy last month on a bill for $2.50,"Expat nuit Destroy the Foreign Bahariang, those under the famedia's authority of the ran moADE YER, PORT OF HONGKONG Gaga... $5.00, Chinese style, which generally onds in the H.M.'s Sith Regiment steamed out of puri He gave his $2; all be had in his possession are still firing, and rite placards against Hoppo sbauld he suppressed, was evidently ST CRINLAN CUSTOMA OKULSÉES. After having decided upon the shove praposer condenantion of unimportant criminalu and youterday morning a little before 10 o'clock.rhea, and the complainant bolted off without eigners still adorn the walls of the city-given with the utmost good faith of the Annual Report, but tire Committee view well to obtain the views of the Government
but
Tõin qreation ati Lopatica the leading kapia alteratioun, the Urumiting thanght it would be the screening of the principal culprits.iren, and the hand on board played some of this month with other bille be denied having selven with writing dilatory and lytag des time that most of the complaints made been made during the past year towards a bet above list was forwarded. A private corres
officiole content, the must forgotten at the It is by no means eloar or certain that this Mr. Frayling's favourité píezza. ¡N URMA received the $t, and domanded the full amount. patches; and are, undoubtedly, laying up more have beer preferred goat this rere Government, and there in every rouvon the result of which the Committes may mata to will not atil be the result of the proceedings The fourth dumber of Wales's Birthly He told him he would not pay the $2 again, trouble for tus future-Facches Harale
tar ünderstanding of the wEole question by the pondence of very considerable length comed, farmer. This official has, in fact, been over which In Hax-CHANG has been deputed basist come to hand. It contains a report of rolled up bie aleaves, placed himself in a fight
when the coropiatzant became very insolent,
the Lane of Hongkong, and there is little to beliore, that antisfactory results are now be shortlylat. That the Gvernment is un Amoy Races, and the heual number of equibing attitude and saying "you must pay,
unless his 1 power limited. Since the lost maceting of the Chamber, respect, to a revision of the present schedule is a rather moro bopolul sign, and may be feature in former issues. In the pasoluating taken as an indication that the Chinese of this little paper there is room for a great ora, made him angry and in slepood his face hasdred and forty-three packages of munitions In short, not to mince matters, the real cure reply to the Memorial was received from which would realt in any decreme of the ren: Lay did not make his nose head as alleged. The of war on board for the Chinese Government. for the evil omplained of would be the despatches apon: Use object have been read 40% 20. The dolleator of Stamp Revenue deal of improvement, a Government is conscious that Great Britain
Olive cook saw thìa
Nearly every steamier arriving from Europe abolition of the Hoppe. There is, as far as by Hin Excellency the Governor befes hus mondo an estimate of the changes that would The Chinese cook was sent for, busspoke brings consignments of warlice stores for the we can see, wo possible reason why on the the Legislative Donncil, which point to stolt in the reroute if the proposed alterations cannot be trilled with any further. It is The French Opera Comique froups will gieg possible that in stripping this redoubtable City Hall, to-night when Les Nocas de Jean
then third proformance at the Theatre Royal, favour of complainant
It seems that however stringently filial piety expiration of his present term of office, the definite policy on the pary of Her Majesty were carried out, and from this it appears that dfdior of his rank and commanding him tonette," an opera comique by Victor Massé, nod
is enforced in Okina, parents do not ways Hoppo should not be superseded by a Customs Government, with respect to the subject, which there would be a total decrease of 821,300, and Lee Laing Ese, master of the Obeong Shing benyo, with that tenderness him and their off. Thotat as et Shanghai and other places. The if supported and pressed, maust prove beneficial total increase of $7,500, or say a net ontual proceed to Yurman to take bis trial, the Choullepri rettern obez lut," an opera houffe Chinese Gorcrament may have miscalculated by Offenbrot, will be procused. They, form a shop, Mig-sitat, charged, on remand, spring which one would think would be the Hoppe is, to a great expent, an irresponsible to local interests. These clearly abow the inlass to the revenue of $13,800. Srd. The tox sufficiently inviting pragram to sasury with selling samstin without a license, was again natural reture of their devotion. Poznata, individual sole base is so leto of State takes in the Oplony. The Committed out, and that from Bank nota circulation 20 torent which Her Majesty's Principal Secretary raised from Billa of Erobange forms 20 per trought up the other day, a isdy anoup the lower orders, utmost he can, during his short loss of have amordingly, deemed it incumbent upon per sout, of the entire aamal Stamp Revonze: its power, or may baye issued the order good house,
"The privouer ses up the plea that he wau boing other pressel for money, put hur m knowing it would borilisobeyud; but in any The steamality City of Peter, which left on taking out a license and was arranging with daughter in pawn for a few days; receiving the office, out of the revenue. That the position the Chamber to now again take the subject to the question nousequently parrows itself down case the moral efect must be good, for the the Latin insiuni for Docktown Anchored nex: securities before going to the Registrar-um of fifty dollute for the child. Aby was only eminently lucrative in well known. The band and po whatever, meas may be found to the niteration proposed in these two items, Chico people will not fail to note that his morning near Green Island, some slight delser General's Office It appears, however, that thirteen youre old, but the pawnbroker som holders of it invariably wake large fortunes, unst advantageous to strengthen the hands of or placing the estimated inorge of $7,500 din her mauhinery baving been recovered. The Line empty jars wave found in ble shop, all to have treated her with proat brutality, malfugal can afford to to pretty freely bled by Hin Excelleney the Governor, as far as possible, agalette $16,460 to be raised from the new disgrace was the result of an ofence against in her deemed if prudent to repair it in pro large ani having bad samshu in thein, showing her perform all the manial offices about the thin Imperial Ministers on their anival at in the recommendations he has put forward about in respost bo Back note circulation, and Great Britain. This is, without fimbt, what force to rauming any risk, and seedingle that it sold within the late he said he procured toure, beating and curing her when she failed Peking besidan farmishing hoary sausa oc. With this view, the Committes have drawn up the whole question ie narrowed down to that of in to be desired. We want it to be known me to anotor. The repairs having been comis took to start business with, be bad dons a lu ber endeavours to please bin and at length, casionally to provide certain esto la tries another letter upon the subject, draft copies Bills of Exchange only In determining how charging her with baring stoles some of the for the Imperial Palaces. The system is of which are now on the table, ant which, if for the new sliding soule for this tax proposed throughout the length and breadth of thepleted, she left again yesterday morning thriving trade.
"He was fined $10, and cautioned for its furniture to send to her mother, pitched her thoroughly bad, and cannot fail to be pro approved of at this Meeting will respect to its by the Comites is povabila it will be penzuary Central Kingdom that a British subiectazes el Sita and brezin bu to
Referring to the Imperial Edier in the Peking | farned.
desk with red but touga, The poor mother was
general, tenous will be forwarded at ouen, however, to found any estimate of the probable iduriive of panpor The Hopper malay bowe
and a bag file exce lacy makererger venna to be duritul, gran reliable stenstige, willympunity by any Chinese ofical, how tote that the Lugarlar Ocamiantoner's, present day at 11 o sicok, the lentes of the Slangator laid the facts, of the cabo, before him, and they with his subordinates in fleeting junk-owners, At the last meeting of the Chamber a resolu- way be termed an blank, there is at preacht no ever exalted his rank or forandable his report la soviet leas rotate in line than taloute guys bim information liat two diseased miscreant was duly arrested. His protastatione ho it all events winks at such practices. tion was passed to the effect that the Government of arriving at the sets brand pro
predecessor. “It is now aduitted that Li Sital pigs had been brought there, one of which was inalinnassons were quite azalers, as the angis. There is no doubt that some of the Chinose ment should be memorialisad praying for a portion of billa drawn for the various amounts. actually we concerned in raising the fores a dreadful state, and was said to have come fromtrate had already on the child's body and endeavour, with might and main, to erado revision of the Stamp Act. The question was so far so admite stamps are done a With regard to the safety of the Hon, W which repelled Colonel Browne's expedition. a roast pork shop callel the Kum Heong Low. Ths. After reading alte a letni upon bis the ryment of the Customs taxes, for they finally referred to Sub-committee consisting as many stamps are sold of the value of $1.00 se BoLordingly, fully discussed in Committee, and records of the stamp office abom that four timen Ho even wrote is the Governor of Fuanau an at the corner of Queen's Road and Chen Me and utendacity inflicted upon him as of are smugglers from instinct almost i but but of Mesero Greige Nelson, and Dalrymple, who of thes of $150, thus showing that by far the Guovsson and his colleagues, there is no nonaging bie intention of stontly guarding his Lone. He anomaned the master in ponsequenov. Stronty dollars. Such a gross pelacurringo of jas”; looger cause for much anxiety. The British discio, nad though the latter as one wrote The defendant teid bin be bought the pig from tiez is almost inercise, bat wo bear that this does not justify the Hoppe in resouping have ince bad the matter in their charge. A largest number of bills stamped in this concer warning him to prevent any popular ontbreak the pig lan and it was alive when he sent it to worthy officer takes great oradit to himmell for less from that orige by torring illegal vary full Beport on the whole sulject has are of the smaller amounts, kut whether the the order arrived only after the event 1 Lt Sitei. the slaughter bonce by his shopmaz. He was i the equity of sis dapimon ----Usurter-
exactions on other und innocent traders. Is been drawn up by them, aud thing together with amount of the larger bills, under an de valorens is degarded from his official maak, accordingly, not aware it was discused, ke
is useless to expect that, so long as the there correspondence with the Goterntent, a tax would competente, remains to be sacs after und ordered to Yunnan-foo for trial":"" The defendant snit be haaght three pisalom
Hoppo romain in power any great obsega "ppended berewith, and it will be for the mediable statistics have been obtained. For this An inquant was held at the Government Civil on the 7th, one on the 9th, and onere de abone olady who, at biglarieian drawing room for the better will be irangurated. Prowing ing to decide what farther steps, if any, shall be purppas the varicus Banks would have to be applied to, and the Committee have no doubt of emendment will doubtless be rande freely baked d and weight at the Inquiry in Yunnan, Ti Hospital yesterday before Mr. Russell, coroner, instant. His slapinen went for the pigs and at sill the bair off her leed in order to try a
freely ONGOIN
that were this done by the Governmont la and Surg comprising Messrs. J. I. Tarner, L. once took them so the slaughter one. The fashionable valgnum
enaugh, and for a time, perhaps, the Customs Blace the last Report, two parts in Tonquia abristly confidential master the Banke would would be one thing for the auprotected Steel, and W. F. Moore, on the body of Thomas one in question was the one taken delivery of M. Verger, a Paris wine-shop keeper, swears
would nfrain from English Commissioners to make & suggestion Towning, a senwan on board the British etcum on the 14th. Eis men took the pig ta the he will never again, in whatever strait be may unlawful vote bus from any positively have been opened, to foreign trade; but so far as readily give the desired information,
goods holly qua
eventually can gathered who visited JAS, GREIOAN
the proceedings; their utterances would then stemer gos under weigh yesterday morning dised. He would like the master of lide, which had been made on thoaspalte 149 Over Har touch batter. it would capabilities may, however, be developed here. run a risk of being pool-poohad, or lightyAt the cxtreme end of the port tud ansborn Mr. May said he would have the master of 1 by some gamiss, und fell," "barting his leg, pod then, to apply the axe to the rest of the evil jalter, when foreigners have setiled themselves regarded; but, backed by urared will to able to speak withi raore authority was engaged at this work. He appeured ex. with. and decision, and it is to be hoped will not hansted, and in a minute or so bat down and The name way assordingly put back to a later wards him, ssetsted him to rise, obligingly of Wolday is affected by the action bave not strought it advisable to avail of the Government, with a viswolobtaining a rerision beaitate to do so. It is more than probable fainted. fforts were made to restore bias, bus part of the day for this purpose.
be got worse, and she captain put the rousel. Inspector Orley and respecting the other pig from which, faring politely shown in fu, hoa clingo in the system
power.
Governwert have unde known their intention
to send troops through Burman to meet them
and this guard will not only suffice for their
protection but will give them addid influence
•
Bethe Kwong Man Wob, and took delivery of one. A good tale is told drawing-rooms":
|
ficials
com-
the saptain and two sention on board, that the people there would not bars it, maying it was by Monger was drowsing the roud of the plaints of their rejecity and injustice be as tions formed of there au tradal, marts their Bre de la Obunaróc đâutlu, what he slipped and steamed out of the harbour for Exigos. Kwong Man Wob Summoned.
considerably injured, Lot a gentleman in to of
offered his arm to help hiui to aaurgeon e house, would: ba fully
there and ercated anitable promings for carrying
Sub-Committee.
H. NELSON,⠀⠀⠀⠀
L. DALETKISE,
January 25th, 1876.
Annual
on bratems, in the mane time, the Commiten habe, last squal Meeting of this Hoppos British Government fonds voted at the last annual meeting for the of the existing Stamp Ordinance, it being osa- in calling" for purpose of sunding down a delegate în hehalf scared that the Schedule under which the tax of collection, and of the Chamber is now collected, does not bear me equally as they will have occasion to intervene. In back. The poor fellow died, bowerer, on the he found is belonged of the masters of the Bop dient catly retired. M. Verger, having bis oye die appointinens of su oficials directly OPENING OF THE FORT OF KUNacjow I might be upon the varios com marcial interceta HAN-CHANG has shown a disposition so far penke up the harbour, It appeate us has 300 fresh pork stall, hu. Wostoru Market. De strapped up, took a voiture to his house in the responsible to the Peking Authorities and THE ISLAND OF RIINAT represented in the Colony liable to taiation, and,
complained of being unwell ever since the vessel took a Rummons against the principal partner, Rue du Farbenrg St. Martin, nor on las arrival to conduct the business of tho inquity arrived in port, and whilst in Bangkok he was but not finding sim served it on the other sure he found that the rendemen of politenes had placed fully ander their control The Hon The Lost Government have informed the farther that experience as well as be somewhat in an off-hand kind of manner that is not very ill also. He said to have but a very het, who won in Osart present. This matter relieved hip of his watch and obulus But the W. Kuswing was very near, the wark when Camber that a dearston has been received altered method of enduoting trade zow from Sir Thomas Finnois Wade, K.UB, to the demanded a more équitaɔle distribution. A at all cassident with English notions over man. Tho jatiest was udjourned for a stond precisely it the same light regarding robbery was committed in a gentlemanly and he said, nothing short of the removal of the off at that the above part is aborly in he opened The question of revision was accordingly post-mortem examination to be made, and will evidsnos n the other, with the exception the dieorest a manner, that M. Verger tas not the Customs cruisers and stations from the to Brith trade. This sumontement should referred to a Bul-comitice, to consider the in regard to Mo importans a question, I be renamed at 3 p.m. fo-day at the Magiswaoy, pig was not quite so bad as the other,
poate to put his esse in the hands of the police apprasomes to the Colony will give Hongkong sem groc, be patialactory to this Chamber, whole matter and report eventpally to the