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DIRECTORY.")
THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY For 187** (With which is incorporated "Tan UKINA
Thic Comprehensive Work, new to the FIFTEENTH YEAR of its oxistence, bau been compiled from the BEST and MOST TELLABLE SOURCES, and no pains bie boon spared to rondor it GoMELETU in RYHEY RESPECT,
It containe
---- THE DIRECTORY FOR HONGKONG. The DIRECTORY FOR CANTON, THE DIRECTORY FOR WHAMPOA. THE DIRECTORY von MACAU THE DIRECTORY FOR HOINOW. The DIRECTORY FOR SWATOW.
THE DIRECTORY FOR AMOT, THE DIRECTORY FOR FORMOSA. THE DIRECTORY POR FOOOHOW.
THE DIRECTORY TOR NINGPO, THE DIRECTORY FOR SHANGHAI, THE DIRECTORY For CHINKIANG. THE DIRECTORY FOR KIUKIANG.. THE DIRECTORY FOR HANKOW. -The 'DIRECTORY FOR CHEFOOT
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THE DIRECTORY võe TAKU. THE DIRECTORY FOR TIENTSIN. THE DIRECTORY ron NEWOLWANG. THE DIRECTORY por PUKING-
TAS DIRECTORY FOL JAPAN THE DIRECTORY FOR PHILIPPINES. THE DIRECTORY FOR SAIGON, THE DIRECTORY FOR HAIPHONG.
THE WIRECTORY FOR HANOI
THE DIRECTORY on SINGAPORE, THE DIRECTORY FOR BANGKOK. With brief descriptions of Hongkong the Treaty Ports of China, Japan, and the Philip
ines.
It also includes a mass of meful information in addition to that usually found in works of the kind.
nervo to prevent a clean curroner being carav bliskod. The inconvenience that a currency of chopped dollars would cause to the larger proportion of tarcign rosidents would be very serious. Most of them would be quite enable ta detect tho abort dollars, which would be palmed off on to them by the wily nativo, and constant loss would notesicly be sustained in consequence. The threatened withdrawal
Far,
JOHANG
It is notified in the Gatede that IL-F. the A telegram armourous that the Camus sed recognized. This is rendered impossibly by the ] potitioners have 29 gilerance whatever, as they i Lieutenant Governor, Ere directed fint For Kujo, Chipsso gonbaats have arrived at Sces existing system of defacement; winlat, at the are fully aware of the nature of the defoot aprrespondent, writing from Bankow on on Thursday: the instant
samo time, the greatest possible inducoment in ourrency, and at Focobow are attached to it, the 3rd instaub, says I suotose yon the fog ot Majesty'e birthday shall be kept in this Odtory ull well Sve
chus offered to fraudulent imitation and regulate the prices of their tena accordingly, the first morobust eteamer from Hanków to EugenenciamiPhon of beigter, Busters: Machete Wire the other hand, they bolus find zsan – NEKRE AT YOU WIT at dhe felt beror"thy" Lillan-choug reports baring made bin Talenoy Tashii Bozo Aoki, the Japanese Enroy stand cthere, who, on socountof the larger volume, way to Hongkong, and are tendered to the mer morning of the 22nd April Inat, having an pa back from Szconuen, arriving at Wünhang on Berlin, to Fridan von Thado, Germana lady of their transnctions, are dompelled to hop, robusts here in payment for imports-the mer-sengers four of the Tharopan Onstable staff, the the 151b Marob, Two days later, he took over
compradoro and a sint of broffs and collectore, panty have simply to requpet that the payers manager of the Ching Merchants" Company for the sasis of offer a Governor-General--N-0-
sou veure, able to defend themselves, wit pay the going into the banks to the payors Ichang, with acreu attachés, and several Chiness The appointment of Log-Admiral Johti Obra fat larger number of Professional.ment, Trá sredit. They will then fetch their fair bulion passengers. She arrived at Lohang on the 27th Daily News.
bell, C.B., to be commander-in-chief on the dors, Stepkeepers, sad Artists, bosides a very price. There are no less than sit foreign banks April, loft Isbang on the 30th April, and ar East Indian station, vies Reginald J.Mandould, considerable body of Naval Military, and Civil in the Colony, and as the policy of the maungera į rived here on May 2nd. From this you will promoted, ie gazeited
Herenntagrennerienhly incomecoded by the idiometrically pposed; thorada talons dangers that the unite will not its ME DIGRAAT. defaced and mutilated arenog, which in ten at any adverso combination. Besides these steamer of the upper Tungtare. The Ta-you. dared to them,
there are a hundred native bullion dealers.** Where it was the extreme tiefgation In conclusion, your Meusorialata would desire Andrew Jenkins, and is summanded by Captain | fcong is a small stenraer belonging to Mr. M,. arising from the ears above onanerated which very respectfully to express their opinion that, Smith. She has the oradit of being the first led to the extent of the Hongkong Mint in vlow of the existing ensaments on the sub-merahant steamer arriving at Ichang. Tas fifteen years ago, which, but for sama trifling ject, and ponding the antion to be taken by the Zunen left here this morning, with a halk in The amount of bullion per P. and O. stameron's in its organization and management, Government upon the petitions of the com- tow; bound for Labong. The China Merchante
might have continued to the present day? manity already under consideration at home, send up a steamer and a balk next week.
Your Memorialist are moss unwilling to for the supply of a British dollar for this Colony Daily News. trouble Your Exaalfondy than early in your the Banks, and the public.way very well be left administration upon a subject of such iztriangy, to decide amouget themselves what bgine they but they ununue allow the Petion of curtir will eat and what they will reject. Opium Merchants and others ojaiming thist they represent the Okinosa community, to pas unnoticed.
Notion is given by Laptain Thousutt, the -Emigration Ofoer; thatabipe couvaying Clipwa of the one dollar notas trouz, relation passengers under the provisions of Ordinis for which act we are at a dose to account-- No. 6 of 1874 will not be allowed to carry them
June and 15th October.inclusive.
will tool to make a clean currency of still roater" importanco. The netos at presont constitute the obiet midiam for transacting business, and should they be withdrawn the people of this Colony will be put to great inconvenionco.
on the upper or wanthur deck between the lot
It is announced that instead of coming home in the troopship Tumar, the hood-quarters and battaries of the 2nd Brigade Royal Artillery ara to return from Ceylou and Hongkong in hired
The maximum comperaturo at the Peak day-transports. g the past work, as recorded in Saturday's Gasotle, was 74,0, the minimam 66,0; at the Harbour Mastor's Offer, Prays Weat, the maxi- en was 85.5 and the mixious 71.0 1:30 inch of rain fell during the week:
-It seeme' absurd to suppose that two cur- rencies can exist side by side in the Colony taken as the Govern dieht Look Hospital by Dr. From a table of Metenological Observations nureuly, clean dollars and chopped coin. Kyrpa and published in Saturday's Garate, it Which, then, are we to have? The Govern- appears that the total rainfall for April we ment is not likely to legalise defaced coins as 11.16 inches, is compared with 11.95 inches to
the dorresponding month of last year. tender on equal terus with clean Mexicans er other dollars. The chopped dollar must, in any case, be at a discount compared with the umutilated coins, and it is simply prepog terous to think of placing it on the same fouting with them. What is wanted is well expressed in the words of the mono-
It is said the Goromm at intend to adopt a uniform atyle of spelling the names of the various villages and districte in the Colony, litherto sea department seems to have bad been spelt in several different ways in the same its own style and the ente nace has sometimes number of the Gazette.
Bokhara, from Sonthampton on the 5th April, was I gold, to Galle. 45.100-allver, to Pening, 8,200 to Shanghai, 268,975. Total Ju silvor £134,175.
POLICE INTELLIGENCE
BEVORE CRABLES MAY, Esq.
CHIZNESE DISHONESTY, the Sailora Home, were charged with robbing
Ho, Aboi, bar-boy, and Tam Akuma coolie at actuan named Adeola Price, residing sit the
-SINGAPORE,
Advices dated New York, March 17, state
The Covent General for tho Netherlands has that the Bethany is to be sold by austion. She is
received from Aaheen information that, on 13th fall of water. Her curgo is nearly all out A
Auri), tho Datch troops attacked Lobong. The Your Memorialiste balfore that these men aro
énomy resisted hat were defeated with heavy stener and a cohooner leis hor this morning not entitled to exceptional consideration, and
Ines. Revan.otoakades were taken by the Datoh, with args for this part
ANG VAN that greatnestice would be indeed, especially
The enemy taen hoisted a white flag, and all pon Baukers were they compelled to receive Mr. Henry Horsey has bean appointed to the "chepped" and dofoced currency, as at
the Chiefs, with the exception of Tucko Nya encoeed Mr. Philip Ouvrie as bond ofthe Chine present tendered. Thons by whom sash coin is
Octoe, went on board the Dutch man-of-war, and Japan Department at the Foreign-eie pald in to-day, will to morro decline to receive
to deliver up the plunderers of the Chinees Bromo; tendered their submission, and promised The latter gentlemand has, wo derstand, been it back, demanding that the shaqsen they bring
vessel, the seizure of whom was the principal traustered to the Turkish Department be paid in notes. In Lassusetimes happened that Home, of the sum of $20, by taking advantage ranson of the expedition. The state of health It is notified that Mr. James Groig, late abiet the Barks, owing to a fos reuly disposition to of his ignorance of the fact that he bad given at Acheen in reported fair, and the weather is manger of the Hongkong and Blinghui Bank. oblige the publío, have found their treasuries a $55 note for a 35 opte
hot and dry. The immigration of free Chinese Tho utenship Zamboango, which was to have ing Corporation, has become a partner in the numbered with large quantities of these de- The prosecutor said he was paid off from the is increasing.-Ftraits Times.
firm of Blockey and U., of Old Broad-street faded and injured coins, their only sutlet for steamship Argentino on the 12th April. He gave Another large fire, the fourth within a month, will either abstain from all logislation in the and steamed to near Kellet's Island, where she
India for convertion into rapces, . The average 1er, to keep for him, and went yesterday to Mr. of the Sni funtant, at the back of Mesers, James matter, leaving the dollars of every kind to had to unchor, as it appare that the Chinese Greig, and Co.
prosengers on boord were discovered to be all
outturn, according to the neany table of the Lording for 85, making 823 by had drawn in &.00's premises, near the centre of thi block of and their own level of valuas heretofore, or armed with cavolrera, and they would not Go-Mersantile Bank of India, London, and China Rs. 295.146, as compared with R 225951 the to the shroff the obrat gave him a hank Briage Road. It would seem that the fire mang
The report of the directors of the Charlordd Bombay Mint of 100 of those deinced soins is full. Mr. Lording gave him a paper to take buildings between Flint Street and Cavanagh else that in any legislation the preferance may liver them up until forced.
for the past year states that the net profits werö oqitors of clean delars, but a far more im- note. He could retreat to know how moes it have been smouldering in Kensre, Jamie & Co, ́s. be given to that which is clean and undo In their commercial report, dated Saigon. 696,334, out of which a dividend ofà per cent portas tem is the loss of interest, frequently was but thought it war 385, to bad waited for godowns for savoral hours before-tie alures was faced, leaving those who deface the coin, or 9th Moy, Mesere, Bebre & Co. thus allade to June fast. A similat pagment is proposed now, the greasat timo defaced Foodbow currency is be more than. He did not open it, but went municipal ateam engines and the. Insurance receive it so dofaced, to dispose of it as best the rice market During the latter part of the which will mats 8 per cent. for the year. In quoted at s dizenant of 13 per deat, and inch to the bar and called for two pints of beer. He Companies' hand engine were on the spot. The thing inay. Exactly so. Why should Yo-nast manch our market zuted steady at previous addition, £96,064 is added to reservo, raining itlargar limonts have been sometimes required. tendered the note to the first priecner, who jaid police wore promptly in attendance as well as
quotations. Since then antiveries of grain have to £130,718 reigners, who have ever condemned this sonso-been rather small and in the presenco.cf goad
fuer weitorialista would pray Your Excel. Do you know how much you gave me detachment of artillery and company of the lesa habit of mutilating the coin, be asked to inquiry for our staple obtefy for Hongkong and
* levoyrsbould-you-drom any legislation as the Wiluona replied You M5-note. The deat. 74th Highlanders & party of Lise jackets The appointment of Liens,-Goneral. Olement present time desirable, that it aby tend fotber prisoner sent the second prievzer to get the low H.M.S. Growl with their engine also did Hear the loss, the manyante, and the income deal now aut for higher onder Ederren B, to brochure of the tone then to lower the character of our teentchups and kept estos sem ime nitize, ocdservice.. Best vaately there was litio windy. We quote common grain $1.47; best average 2nd Foot, in the Foom of the late General currency, and that no laws may be passed to the second prisoner was ohsving. He saw the and an abundant supply of water was at hand, venience which the acceptance of chopped quality $153, will dressed rise No. 1 $2.50 to Spink, is gusted. Leat-General Edwards entores ita acceptance of coina entirely unanited second prisoner come backs, and the first then gave elas the whole blook would bare gone. By dollars as currency would tail spen-them ? $2.05, and No. 2. $308 to 23.10 per pioul.
entered the ardy in 1829, and served in the firm The Chinese have reduced the dollars to
Chicess war ju the Burmme war, 1852-53, in the Crimen from December 30th, 185, and in battered shapeless pieces of silver; let them
the suppression of the Jedina maticy j 1858. dispose of them as they like. They have
59. He sound time since filled the office of plenty of ways of getting rid of them which
Inspector-General of Hearu ting. are ant open to foreigners. To accede to the wish of the natives in this respect would be to do greatinjustice to the British and foreign community in the Colony. The action of one or two foreign firms in woskly yielding to the throats of the Canton Cotton Guild, and solling cotton for obopped dollars is much to be re- gretted, pa it will naturally lead to the sup position that foreignors are not tamiled in theit, opposition to the attempt by the natives to
rial, as follows:-"That the Government left on Saturday, got under weigh yesterday he future stylɔ of the firm will be £ Blocke which has been by remittance to the Mints in adme money to Mr. Lording, the shipping mag. broke out at about ane o'clock on the morning ·
The following nocount, daly certified, of the average amount of bank-notes in oronation in Hongkong, during the month ending 30th is published in faturday's Gazele for general information --
BANKS
Orienta: Baak Corporation Chartired Merchstile Bank of India, Į
Loudon, and Chie Chartered Bank of Jodia, Australia,?
und China. Honglong and Shanghai Banking?
Total...
ATRESŐE AÑOUNY, $907,502
144,542
380,908
1,898,980
$3,301,319
to a civilized community.
CHINCHONA CULTIVATION.
Treaties and Conventions made by Olina and cuforce paymouts in defaced coin. Bat it mustal Polies, and presented king with $22 in notes, Yokohama February 13th, Fooohay 15th, Sharof payment within the Island of Hongkong The dret prispaer denied that, he said what verament plantation or the "Nilgberries covers
It is fortior embellished with a Chrome, lithograph of a
PLAN of VICTORIA, HONGKONG;
THE FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF SHANGHAI:
CODE of SIGNALS i une at the
TEAK
Alen of the various HOUSE FLAGS (Designed expressly for the Work);
and
MACAO.Mr. L. A. de Grage SWATOW..........Messa. Campbelt & Co.
FORMOSA..
FOOCKOW........ Mesars. Hedge & Co.
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garded.
IMPROVISATION.
a witnem two silver dollara, two$i notes, and same three o'clock the whole of Messrs. Jamie & Co It' te considered that insurmountablo diff. Iewall change. Witness went down town and was premissa and Mr. Emmeron's billiard room oalties would arise in the adjustment of the nice sent for to come to the Huse at once. He was ware gutted and the roof had fallen in, but she distinctions between those dolfins which were not told what he was wanted for. On his return fire was then completely under, gontrol and it only moderately chopped and defaced, and those to the Hous he saw the prisoners were being did not aprond further. "bion; were too much injured. Some persone detained, and after questions pat to him the high- Mesura, Jamie & Ob. were insured to the ex- argus that so long a one cannot see through a wodora were taken to the Police Station and he tone of $50,000, and Mr. Emmerson for $5,000 Our renders will regret to hear of the death of dollar itebould be acorptet, bonerer much accompanied thou.
21 in home and Netherlands Indla offoes. The Lleut.-General Whitfield, who was formerly obopped and defaced,
Mr. G. Keler, employed at the Home, said buildings were also covered in the London As Commandant of the Furces in Hongkong, and,
Your memorialists reopcotfully submit that when he brought the last witnoes back to asked prance Corporation. during part of the years 189 and 1870 acted as any legislation which would at all mastion this the frnt prisoner (who is onbetitute bar-boy for Lient, Governor, in the absence of Sir Richard fajary to the coin wold be tantamount to lega.bla brother) why he kept the last witness's money. Macdonnell. Alibongh in his position of Anting. lising that which is everywhere regarded as an After a great dull of equivocation the prisoner Governor he did not have opcasion to inaugurate offence against the State,
replied that he knew nothing of the matter, that. or carry out any measures of spasial importance,
It seems probable enough that the introdue Your memorialisterwould desire to draw. Your the coolie feecond prisoner) when he came back. tion, of chinchona caltivation at the West Const be will be remembered favourably by any for Excellency's attention to Ordinance No. 1 of with the change gard him $10, saying it was of Afrion will soon have the effect-hoped for. his courtesy and urbanity and for the genuine 1864, where by it is provided tast tao dellar of for himself, and the copia waid he had $10 also, the other night by Mr. Lowther-of establishing desire which be evinced to do bla atmost for Mexico, or other silver dollar of equivalent as the fast witness had given a $25 note for an equilibriam in the finances of Sierra Leono On Saturday last Obese woman called at the bericht of all place of the commopity value, es gut from time to time be authorised now be did not know it was a $25 note ill and the Gambia Settlement. In India; where The larger Directory contains the different
the office of Mr. Creagh, Acting Superintendent
by the Governor, should be the waly lugal tender the coolie sold him. Witness did not speak to it was not introduced until 1880, the now in The latest andvices t'a
raneived bome were
the seboad prisoner, Japan with foreign countries, together with be taken into account that the firms in quos and requesting the Superintendent to present 25th, Singapore Marca let, and Galle Sch. The Mexico ja chua constitated, within the Colony Lenny Achong,the shroff, said the first witness plants.
stating that she ploked them up in the street hai 16th, Binails 20h, Hongkong 22nd, Batavis
dustry bus alvordy made great stride The G5*": its dependencies, a $ various Acts, Ordinance, and Hegulations re-tion probably had facilities for sending up the them to the onter if any should come to claim French sil, with the adviers dated as above, of dougkong, the Queen's current silver doin, (Frine) ouns to him with an order for $25 from on the undertaking from first to hast was mader
-Your memorialists-aubmit that the dollar of the last witness stated.
about 1,000 acres, on which grow come 8,000,000 lating to Commerce and Shipping.
As the total amount of capital spent chopped dollars received for their catter to the honesty at the woman that he gave her $10 from China and the Straite Settlements, was, to deface which by samping thereon any namen Mr. Lording. Witness gave him a 825 note 270,000, while the present annast receipts
them. The Superintendent was so struck with Foochow to pay for tea; whereas other firms, for herself. She had not left the office, when announced in our last issue, delivered, vid dator words, whether such coin shall or shall not and old him it was 26 note. He bought exceed £20,000, the experiment has passed be and still less private individuals, have no op- bill collector come up to the station to report the bills, on the 28th Miro.. The beavy portion be thereby diminished or lightened, is in all Prios understood what to said. At about 3 p.m. ad the qnictsanda of finansist failure. Much lees of She which he had dropped out of his of the last award P. and mail ronahed other portions of Her Majesty's dominions be went to dr. Lerding, to compare accanita, portnuities of disposing of it except at a loss pocket. Learning that a rat had picked Southampton on the 2nd April. The next regarded as a high eritis and misdemeanour. when Mr. Jarding and there was a difference benefit euch gnltivation canters opan dwellers in more important, however, is the ́inonleniablo The Chiness, while anxious to force of those them up and was still in the office he wont there, baina, 20th, Shanghai rd February. Hvagsong from "chapping for the isst fourteen years, an order for 820, and set for $5. Mr. Iniding too costly for general use sunong such poor inward (P. and 0.) mail, bringing dates Toko The Hongkong minted dollar bas been preserved He showell Me Lording that he had made nat fever-lailen climates. Quinine is unfortunately, injured coins on foreigners, taka good care he gave the roman another defar, thus colly 1st, Singapore 8th Marob, left Brindisi on the and a general desire is felt that the handsume said he meant it to be for Sb.
and was so pleased at finding the money thai. to insist upon payment to themselves being dividing the $22 abe bad fioked up. Both left the 5th April, and will reach London on ita duo America truda-dollar should be similarlyHoras, asid a man whom he could not identity good substitute at much smaller cost. Mr. Chromolithograph Plate of the NEW made in notes or algan Mexicans. There is contented. Occurrences of this kind are certainly date, the 9th-
Lew Aling, a raney changer near the Sailrunities as the natives of India and the West Coast. Clinton, luckily, farms very Bough us is the misting of any of the came from the Home and got change from bim Broughton, the Government quinologist in the no reciprocity in the matter; they are all for rare in Ohing.
At the tes sales this day (April 6th) but little dollaro of Mexico, their gadsineness as never for a $25 nots. Last evening Inspector Cendook Wilgberries, has contrived to manufacture out The Following temenre frear the London and alteration has been establisted in the market been doubted; moreover the Chinese-clope came to his and asked if any one had come to of the chitachons grown on the spot a fabrifuge and prices remain much as before. There we are not for one moment exsained se regarded him and procured change of a 325 nose and ne alkaloid of great efficacy at a cost of 98. per oz. The presont difficulty serves once more to Chiropress of the 6th alt-
a abade fruser feeling for black leaf, bat abow, with added furce, the urgent necessity interview which teat place recently between Sir 55 theration. The latest general reports on throw the responsibility upon the recipient of
The Friend of Cheras gives an account of an slightly easier fates for red. Grauns were with any guarantee of anality, the intention being replied that one bad, and to accompanied the This se gapplied to the modiest stores in the
to attach an illegible certificate, and thus to. Inspector to the Polion Station. existing for some satisfactory currency being Thee Wade and some member of the Coumite the prospects of the tea markets are for the the money: MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN, &c.
Mr. J. F. Shuster, of the Sailor Home, sidre beginning to lose their former dread of fever. district with the happy result that the nativer established here and in China Hongkong and friends of the Anti-Opitis Society. The most part tout there in better feeling." but Bad poina ove frequently discurred fall of after he heard him talking about gut wasting plaas in no less to be ndafired than from ho saw Price in the bar being served and Febman æsthotis point of view, the chinchona The Chronicla and Diretor is the only is a British Colony and should not be do-everal members of Parliament were present. larger part of the sergees por sailing ship by the attempt to find the owner of a stamp, change out of $5 gives rios soon after left slopes of the mountains which overbang the was taken by the Earl of Aberdeen and the fact remains that prices are paltered. The chops," but no one dreams of seeking redress chop dollars. Witness went to bic and the coal or bygienkor as seen on the publication of its kind for China and Japan, and it will be found invaluabio in at Public,pendent upon distant foreign countries for its Sir The Wado nonortedges to the fullt eril Endymion and steamer Glenroy are to be offered indeed the usual method of passing lightened & little time after Mr. Lording sout for him ond Fertile valley of Wyoand, the glossy green fo- coinage: That such a state of affairs can exist of opium-smoking, but belia that it is hopeless at nuation abortly without reserve, as key pieces le so to chop," bruise and better there asked him if Price had changed any money in linge and brilliant flowers of these trans present Mercantile, and General Offices."
by political agitation. He con- belong to the firm which has adopted this inode that it is imposible to discover the place where the bar, and be said feu, u $3 note. Br. Lording very beatiful appearance. Their growth, Ele published in two forms-Complete at is a monstrous anomaly and certainly not cre- aiders the opium revered to be a matter of grent of effouling sales, 5; or, with the List of Recidents, Fort Diredditable to the British Government. There consideration to the Chinead Government, aud
shole has been paached through the coin, the said a $35 note had been given to him by mis-soo, is singularly rapid, some of the planta that they have not the power, even if suey have torica, Mapa, do, at $5.
The members of the Chinese Embasey con aroumference being beaten down to all the take, Witacsa went to the first prisoner and having already renobad a height of 40 feet, with ongat to be no difficulty in supplying Hong the will, to put down the go of the drag. tinue to manifest great interest in the various apertore.
asked him about it and he said Price gave girth of more than 30 inches round the lower kong, and through it the greater part of
mtional and scientific establishments bore, had It should be pointed out to your Excellency him noté as 55, and he gave it to the coolie part of the atout. If this beneficent shrub oam Orders for Copies may be sent to the Duits China, with a dollar which should be accepted Celebration, the Rer. G. E. Monte, the well information as possible with regard to the in-Magila, the Sträfte, Singapore and. Perang, a Press Ollou, where it is pattished, or to the as the standard. British trade interests in known missionary, writes
With reference to the forthcoming Caxton are evidently determined to acquire a much that in Yokohama, Japan, Shanghai, Saigon, (second prisoner) to go to the office to get changer successfully cultivated on the West Coast, tic sealed the first prinoder And foundas Dr. Hooker believes, we ought to hear no following Agenta
The Times com-citations of the country. On the 24th March cies or uninjured dollar qurroney is insisted two 25 notes in the ton of bis stocking, and Raked more of Biaspaial dificulties from that quarter Chine far exceed those of all other foreign tradicting the statement of Bir Charles Dilke they were entertained by Mr, Spottiswoode, and on; and your Memorialists would, renture to him where Ha, got them. Prisoners replied that in the course of a few years. Even if the bark that the Chinese language is one that can only were shown some striking experiments with the inquira upon whether of two the loss, if any, ie mother, sent the money to him. Wilnie sauld not be utilised on the epot, a ready market countries put together, and nothing, there be printed by their emmen method of wood electric light, that gentleman being assisted by consequent upon the defacement of the one said that was nonsense se bie mother had no exists for it in London, where the Lodico raw Mesare, Wilson, Nicholls & Co. fore, could be more fitting than that a British onts, of by gone analogous plan with engraved Professor Tyndall, and Sir Thomas Wade being ready should, in justion, fall upon the men who honey except what the sent her himself monthly product now commande, we belinee, aby Mesars, Wilson. Nielioile & coin should be the medium by which thisbo omittifarious word-signy wbich go to make wes beld, at which all the leading scientific man himself defaced them or having received them been to the office to change a £5 Rote. "A]] :
sartacus. Mir, Meule 8878 Laat, botwithstanding among those present. Afterwards a reception in defaced coins in his possession, baying Witness learned that the second prisoner had remunerative prios. NINGPO Mesare. Kelly & Walsh, S'ghai, enormous business should be conducted. apa Chinese book, mihons of pages have been in London were present. The next day they so dofsced or on the man who requires his olean change bad to be got from the office. He could SHANGHAI. Mesars. Hall & Hults, SHANGHAL.......Messra, Kelly & Wally. Mesico is a backward country having no com-printed in the beat style daring several years paid a visit to Berl Insag; and on the 27th (as dollars to send it may be to Haigon for rise? not find any money on the acrond prisoner. past with metallic movable ippo.. Early in the already noted) thoy dined with the Japanese It will be manifest to your basellency that The two prisoners were then taken to the Police HANKOW and Messrs. Hall & Holts and Kelly mercial interests in China, and if dollars coined seventeenth century the use of movable type Minister, with whom they are upon very friendly clean dollars and abopped" coin cannot both. Station. Bives Porney-
An improvisatrice bas lately bees discovered ONEPOO and Messrs. Hall & Holtz and Kelly
Walsh. Shanghai, by her are so readily received by the Chinese had been made known by the Jeanits to the ternes. On the 29th they visited the Mint, where simultaneously form the aironlating media, Inspector Cradock said after the prisoners in Rome, in a peraen of a young giri 15 years of NEWCHWANG
& Walsh, Shanghai,
it cannot be doubted that a British dollar Chinese osecament, and a very costly and they were met by the Deputy Governor, the and be both logal payment, but that one must wese looked up his set a constable to watch and age, who has been giving public seansea The TILATSIN and Messire. Hall & Holtz and Kelly would be accepted without hesitation or cut edition of the Imperial Lexion was Hou. Mr. Freemantle, and shown over the estaba, no it has ever been, at a premium, or the listen fo what they said.
other evening I witnessed a trial of bér skill át æ PEKING....}
P.C. 194 acid he based the first prisoner any private recaplicu, given in the old palune of the printed from copper types. In reply to Mr. blishment. Beerything was explained minately other at a discount, & Walsh, Shanghai. distrust. Pho supply of Mexicans, moreover, Moolo's remarks, Sir Charles Dilke writes that to them, and Mr. Fremantle expressid & beverament will either abstain from all legislation secand replied, "Oh, prepare for the gas, her, one, Michael Angale, who kissed the band
Toni Memorialists would ask that the Go to the second," What can wo do-now? NAGABAX. The C. and J. Trading Co...
The Governo Verobio. Three themes were given to HIOGO, OSAKA..The C. and J. Truding Ce...
he spoke only of the mode of prating invented that China wank soon have a Mint of her own, is of a fluctuating character, owing to the by the Chisest, and of Chinese printing before bich would greatly facilitate commerce. They in the matter, leasing the dollars of every kind nothing can be done. The first said, "I sold of Victoria Colonas on her death bad" another, FORDHAMA... Japien Gazalts Office. MANILA asra, J. do Loyzaga's En.
internecias distractions of that misgoverned the 15th century or before the discovery in have also visited the Bank of England, where to find their own level of valueas heretofore, or you to give up the money to the man, but you The destruction of Pompeii," and another, SAIGON............Mr. J. H. Bloom..
country. It would be necessary, however, Germany.
they were met by the Governor, Mr. Gibba, and vlee that in any legislation the preference may would not. Where is your $102” The second." Boatrice Cendi," the latter probably enggested SINGAPORE...Meare Liddelow and Martin. in the event of Hor MAJESTY'S Government
the Deputy Governor, Mr. Palmer, by whom be given to that which is clena nud undefaced, and he had spent bin 319, and asked the first by the palace where the entertainment took Tes Times reports that the troopship Orenics, they were shown over the building. On the leeving those who defsee the coin, or who re where the award (Mr. Shustor) kioked him, place, in the old tower of which Beatrice was BANGKOK Mesra, Malborbe, Jullien & Co deciding to provide a standard dollar for Captain E. H. Segmoer, arrived at Natal on 5th ult, they visited Pentonville Prison. LONDON......
using it so defaces, to dispose of it as best they and the first replied on the bnak, ak Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lano China to efter inte-as-agreement with the Mauritius. Immediately on the arrival of the LATEST TELEGRAMS. diffinity mainly arises regularly at this reason for $5 and he wrote pat at order as he thought moment, talk in rhyme na she did, though for
the 28th of February, from Singapore and
imprisoned. In all of these attemptu aba ébowed LONDON. Mr. Ges. Street, 30, Cornhill.
Mr. W. Lording, in charge of the Mercandle areas fuaility for making verses, and it was: Your Memorialists would paint put that this Marine Office, said Price come to him yesterday guita remarkable to hear her, on the spur of the LONDON Messrs. Dates, Healy & Co. Peking Anthorities to forbid the defacement ship the Taptain put himself in quarantine, and SAN FRANCISCO Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merahants of each a coin, or it would speedily share the it was acertained that there were no fewer than
of the year in refarcuee to the Foochow our for cho $5, and entered 85 in the book, but found verses needed thought and study porfeet. Exchange.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. 37 oases of manales on board. The Drouter left Naw You....Mouers. S. M. Fallingill & O fate of the Mexicau. There is every reason Singapore on the 29th of January, with the
renoy, the most mutilated of any conating when the compradore came to compare books then, to be accounted for by ber extremo.youth. SUPPLIED TO THR "DAILY PRES
muinly of Ferdinand dollers, which in the course that he had written out, the order for: 25. He8be is now under a master, himself og impro to believe that a suitable coin could be coat following as passengers for Maurities and.
of two months will had their way out of the could explain how the mistake coqurred. -- visstore, and the one who firat disporered the out from England in quantities sufficient agloud-Col. G. 8. Tilly, R.E., commanding
(Vrd Brien)
Coluny,
The Magistrate-Ob, it is not necessary. Price power in her, and her talant give promise of a troops on, bourd; Thenk-Col. Lynob, lat Ba 3000 to replace the rough product of the tolion 10th Regiment; Lleut.-ol, Amiel, Ath THE WAR-REPORTED DEFEAT OF A RUSSIAN acting of businos, sad the great panvasjono and salled for buer and gave, ut Price told him some years of Rome, whore, until her recent
LONDON, 11th May..
Your memorialiate believe that, owing to the bas done that. TURBATOR bappy result when ripened by time and study, increased expedition now required in the trans The first prisoner said to man Price ose Gunninu Milia, originally of Naples, though for Mexican Mint. A British dollar would, Regiment; ous offer of the Royal Artillery: also, be the standard for the Straits Settle-36 sergeants, 15 drumadre, 510 rank and file of
five captaine, nice anbalterne, two stuff officers; ATTEMPT TO CROSS THE DANUBE which has been found in the uso of the one and as he thought. a $5 note. He sent the marriage, she had charge of the normal school Information bas been received from Turkish doller notes iesued by the Hongkong and Shang-second prisoner to the office for change, and for girls, is a most distinguished example of ments, and find a large circulation in Saigon, the 1st Battalion 10th Regiment; three officers' sources that the Russians attempted to erosa the bui Banking Carporation, a iparessed disin brangut back 66, & rupec, shilling, and a this wonderful Intely, however, from the Gothe Philippines, and Japan. In process of wives and four dron, elfu men's wives Danste át Hepi, but were defeated with great clination is felt to ansept the troublesome, quarter dollar. He then gave the Foreign practical, business-like nature of har occupa
and aire children, of the 10th Regimeri;
unwieldy and tedious “ chopped." and defaced Devil” bia change.
tivos, she has becomu very much out of practice, time, the Mint might perhaps be revived in two captains, five subalteri oficers, 20 lose iu killed, wounded, and prisonera..
enrrency hence the efort which is now thade The interproter here had to correct the pri- for this power, which is dependent on the de Hongkong, if it appears that the institutioneergesats, four drummers, 391 Tack and file
by a section of the community to force it off.: soner's suguage. could be profitably worked. But, at all one child; 20 man's wives and 33 children of
velopment of the imagination, is weakened by of the 80th Regiment; two officers' wives and
Your Memoriaffsta bellare that under the The prisoner, cortinning his statement, said too close contact with the hard realities of life. existing lawa, by which the Mexican, or other the second prisoner gave him $10 to take cure One who heard bor in former years says that The fallaxing memorial és His Excellency dollar of teal vola, is male the methum of fof.. jevanja, wint>var fe done, lot as have a cloente Soth Beglarency wwo offers of the Arány
Medinal Department, and four men of the Aray the Lieut-Governor is in courge of signature: Megal payment within the Colony, a clean nade-
ber: improvisations were perfect productions, sojunge in this Colony. Hongkong has put Hospital Corps Sko gatze-suntius ou the To His Excellency John Pape Hennery, MG, soed oom is intended; beruse by whopping note to change and and was a $5 ote, alteration. But, as may be imagmod, this was The second denied that the fires gare him a and would bear-publication without the-Lowat- up with a miscellaneous coinage and its 16th of February, and it was intended at the Lieutenant Governor of Hongkong andis and defnocent ita valne le manterially, dimi. He did not give the firat prisoner 810 to take a tartible strain on her, and left her no weal manifold disadvantages long enough. It is Suth aboutd discobark there, the 3rd Bufe, for Depondencle:
aisted, and hence thatitis not concemplated tuak ere of
2. | afterwards as though ehe had been through a Natal, taking their place on board. None. at The memorial of the undersigned Baukera, te acceptance in such state should be enforced. After a severo lecture by the magistrate, the fit of slokeces, high time that some curnost attempt should the wea, however, appagy to have left the ship Merchante Profataional Men Trader-ord Your Memurialists believe that them is first prisoner was sent to two monthe hand. The improvisatonta peculiar in Irsty, wher be made to relieve the Colony of the ever and no trope embarked, for the Orontor on her other Citizens of Victoria in the Jeland of sanreity of arrancy such a represented, and labour, and being under 16 years of age, was the very air breathes poetry, and where this recurring difficulties arising out of this com. arrival at Natal still had on board the lat Bat Hongkong.NE
moreover that the present netion of the Banks also sentenced to be twice flogged reaniring, tou many historical associations excite the fandy to PASKENGER SHIPS SUPPLIED plicated question. The natives need not be after storing a day and a half at Natal the fony, its ontrendy has been mattor of serions Foochow currauny is well calonlated to crucise sons to four months hard labour.
tokon 10th Regiment and the 80th agiment. Wboreas ever since the founding of the Co. in socepting, at a discount only, the shoppedotes each time. The saanud praoper was an early and advanced development. Like all NOTICE-To avoid delay in the excontion of studied in the matter. They possess a pin- Orentes proceeded to East London, where the inconvenieros. One of the chief angsen has a most wholesome influence upon the Chinese OTENGETUL ASSAULT
memory, and the power to concentrate apon extemporaneous speaking, it demande à prompt Orders it is particularly requested that all galas aptitude for taking care of themselves, waited orders from the general commanding beon the prevailing habit of the Chinees to and is likely to very much discourage the phong Eco &choi, a rice poander, was charged by the subject in band all the knowledge possessed. business communications be addressed to the and can always find means for disposing of
the troops.
"abop or stamp the dollars passing through of the first chop upon she new clenu dollars Lee Wing Kec, shop confió of Canton, at pic. The sunny region of Santhern Italy is espe Wir, A. S. WATSON and Co., or
their banda. Tute hun hind its origin in the which arrive bere every week frous Bagland and sent on a visit to this Colony to po bis relatally noted for this talent, though distinguished chopped and broken coins by converting The report of the Chartered Bank of India, extensive isge of delased and spurious colas Americ HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
jone, with 4seaniting him by throwing anxamples of it are found in all parts of the acting to be held on April 18, io so follows reconwas, it being understood that no shop can your Memorialista bare hontemplated the Is appare the complainnat lent the prisoner is possused by anciraly illiterate persons, for Atotralia, and China, bo preacuted to the in China, and the couerquent anzity to avojā It is with unmingled conceru and regret batsithen warg pillow at him.
conatry, and there are many inatangas, where it The georgi balance-sheet and proft and love be called upon to exabrange a soiu wugh it may threatened withdrawal of the moss useful one fan and be lost it. The complaint made whom the most common objects are surrounded saccant, now submitted to the shareholders have puid away, upon which the Hong chopdollar, potes from oirenlation, the wiedem of pay for it, and the prisoner to retaliate by a halo of glory, abow that, after providing for all bad and doubt. or stamp ia nos clearly discernible. The naal which sotion on the part of Home Government accused the complainant of emoting his opius The late Mrs, B. B. Gould gives a most en- His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor hae fol. debtor the tab profit for the year ended penetice adopted is to lay the coin on the your Memoriallats are entirely unable to com- and told bich he would have to pay for it. Com-tortaining account of an improcicatrice, a pur appointed provisionally and natit further notice
Descuber 30 last, inclusive of £8,989 75. 21. stone lintel of the door, or on the street paving prebend, and they believe that your Excelener pleing denied that he had used the opino, featly illiterate woman, over 50 years of age, HONGKONG, MAX 19, 1877;
the Bon. C. B. Pinukes to act as Oficial brought forward, amounted to £119,507 Ca, 9d., stones, and then to atrikait with a rough die will in no way aid in that which they can only and refused to pay the prisoner who then threw way op in the Apennines, Hers Mes, Gontá Trustee.
whereof £20,000 was absorbed by the interim | hy a beary hawmer. One "abop" is thus regard as retrogresiva Roglalation, it i tonds to the pillow
A
was spending the summer of 1874, and had. dividend declared last October, leaving no avail. sufiolent to destroy the symmetry and beauty the encouragement of the defacement of the The prisoner, who acknowlodged the suit, agording to her usual custom, oilcoted tho. T'as memoril to His 'scellency the Linus Excellenes the Lintonat-Governor tarable balios of 299,307 0s. Ad, Dithinsam the of the wind when some teas, seures, or clean-delier currency, upon which they will was sent to seven days huri labour
bildren of the neighbouring peasants into a directed that the 21st instant, being Whit Mon-directors proposo, in pursuance of the polley bandreds of "above har buon vdded, the shortly be more than ever dependent. VANKING AN OLD OFFENDRY.
little school; the literature of which lind to bo tenant-Governor on the currency question, day, shall be observed as a holiday in the Go ready 2000 to the reserve, thereby in comes almply impossible. They are seduced to Jendy will have the kindness to examinó for sn old offender and dangerous to the peace and headings of newspapers and pasting then a approved by the shareholders, to identification of either #chops” or neius be- Your Memorialiste request shat your Joel Loudy Ayow, a coolfe, was charged with being supplied in a great, mosware by cutting out the which will be found in another column, pats vernment Offoes. the matter in a fair, temperate, and reason.
creasing that and to £110,000. They further shapeless pieces of shutilated silver. The ideau yourself the melbod of weighing and testing a good erdor of the Colony. He was found com stiff cardboard But Mr. Gould's own words Another attnek on the Police Station at Hang recommend that a dividend of 9 per cent., prevailing clowers in favour of a ready single dollar by the ivory (steel)-yard used by voaled under the wharf on the arrival, of the best tell the story. She was visiting us, and ablo light,, "Having pointed out the loss Bam Kowloon, was made on Friday night last. be doslared for the past half-year (free of recognition of a familiar image and superscrip the Chinees straffe, sites that you will examins Chubon steamer. The prisoner has been in gael had gomo in see the school. The shildren were. arising from the stapid practice of chopping. The same coutoble who a short time ago was income-tax), making, with the distribution in tione Abandoned, and the work of sarflags the spevinen duilars, tad broken places enclosed, three times before, and was this time sentenced listening most attentively to the story of the the dollars, the memorial-proceeds to demon-robbed of everything he had in his garters was Cotber Inst, a dividend of 6 per cent. for the orezaination of money, for which eve one which constitute the material to which these to a work imprisonment with hard labourer Babe of Bethletion. Beatrice listeund also,
this time robbed of his rifle, the secondone which year, There will the remain a balance of in other countries cous dere himself qualified, handsome colas ere nitimately redaosd. These
THEUT OF A. MAT,
bob and only her voice rang out, olsur and strate that it really afford to security against has been stolen from him. Its was out on patrol: £6,307. 09. Id. to be curried to profit and long has in this little land to be relegated to email, broken pieces of silver, ouch having to be Li Anga hawker was eburged by another strong, like the sound of some powerful wind fraud, as in proooss of time it become impose pucken aus ou bis return he found that previone to closing tas accent, to write off anndreds to this place, and withont two or spurions admixtures, farm a wrote bed substitute was offering it for sale to one of the upper class to repeat the oume chory in vorne, Her eyes during the night, with the key of his room in new squat. The directors dooraf it expedient, hues of professional skrotte, of whom there are weighted sad minutely drimired to detect hawker with stealing a mas from the whilst he instrament, Slowly and distinctly she began sible to distinguish the chop on the mutilated zumu one had opened his door by moses of a 10,000 for depreciation of the bank's premists three of whos no stuff of any commercial for our scarce subsidiary currency. The 20, 10, Chinese. Prisorer was sentenced to seven days were fired with a gaze de distant and so darbest ciao, while na ono over dreaps of regarding key, taken his rifle away, and documped out of abroad. They have also thought it desirable se house is deemed to be complete. Serious loss is und 5 cent pieces, although made of silver tenland Isband and ordered to be forged ten than she seemed looking back through-ile agos it as may gaumeten of quality. The system the book window, which would only be opened set aside £5,000 for the creation of an effect's virus entailed upon thong engaged in burinces, per cret, lower in touch then the dollar, ose birokes.
Ingok: the star in the cast, the, manger and the from the inside. Suspicion resté, on same ose superannuation fund. My James Whittall, whilst the great difficulty which is bonstantly bagerly accepted on account of their convenience. HASANPUBLIO GAMBLINGASES is porsavored in mainly in the interests of the in the station; als neems impassible that thieves italy a partner of Messrs. Jardine, Metheepa, experienced in deciding upon the quality of Alarge portion of the Chipess Customs
new borta build. One could have imagined Thoremanded case, in which six Chinese ware that the Table of the Sybils" ad for the first abroffs, large number of whom find employ- enold have entered without the Indian police and Co. of Chiba, has consented to join the cows leads to inozagant fends between Uhinese antica being paid in Huikean eyese, into which Fahsread by Inspector-Lindsay with carring on time become a living troth, and funt from the mant on the stails of connnercial houses. As who were in at the time-knowing it, and the board, and the shareholders will be asked to compradores and shrofs, frequently bringing the good silvor of the broken dollar is oon. * public gambling house at No. 12, Best Street, live at one to whom the gift of around eight
lucks and keys of all the rooms in the station confirm bie elestion as bour as the dead of into collision their employers elas...
staully being consorted at a finetical loss only, came on again. After further evidence the first was permitted dropped words of inspired. a matter of fact, the Chinese generally would are alike. The European constable insole settlement permits. The directors retiring by Your Excellency in well aware that the best there is no rest difficulty in the way of the prisoner was fined $200 and the rest $10 each, wisdom. It was a scone never to be forgotten, prefer clean coins, but the shroffs and e ver elarge of the station, and is cold to keep a atrist rotation, Mr. Frederick William Heilgube nad taurinted against forgery sad apuricissimilis natives disposing of this, buljong and benas it
A thrill ran through the little swombly, and tain proportion of native bullion dealers and supervision over the mer under him. Itjeanp. dr. William Christian press themes for tion, whether of Bank Nikbea or Uoin, has been is wholly unnecessary trat is about forth any The Mahartists of Ontbere be imported we realised how burey God: reveals His vi it profitable to keep ip the hilt of chopping posed that the thiol has had some uthar object to election. Ovan Lewis and Mr. William found in the popular Familiarity based upon pary of the Hongkong local ontrendy nine from Frauen, 250,040 vince, for the purpose of drone morete, not to the wise and great onse af
in view in addition to merely possessing bins. Vannur, having complete their teria of office, simplicity of design and excellenes in execution, on the of which now monster of Bank Notes growing proper in his territories, and inolting the earth, but to the humble and unlearned, the dollars, and will no doubt strain over evit of the missing articles..
10 auditors, again tender their ØSTTINE.
together with the genuine za ring will Your memorialiste believe that the Chiusa. The manifucture of wine as an indiatry.
A.
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37, Park Row.
NOTICE,
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By Appointment to Sis Excelleasy the VEDNO und bis Royal Highposs the DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEUGGISTS
PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS
And ABRATED WATER MAKERS.
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them into Haikwau aycee, which involves only a fractional loss. They are solely responsible for tlint loss and ought to bear it.
THE CURRENCY. QUESTION,