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Daily Press Ofós,"
Hongkong, Ist Jaunary, 1978,
A
NOTICE
005,
8 WATSON AND
FAMILY AND DISPENSING * CHEMISTS, By Appointment to His Exellency the VERNOR and his Royal Highness tho DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS
PATÉPHEPUMERS,
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spond
The Agent it the Dcuidontal and Orjontal Go-steametily Company has ressived, tolographio information announcing that the steamer Gastic, with the next American mail, has arrived in Yokohaza and will be despatohod for Hongkong at daglight on Friday.
MEDICIND VENDORS,.,
ONCOGISTS' SUNDETHER,
And
AERATED WATER MAKERS,
Captain PoRmok of the British steamar Minerva, which arrived here on the 14th instant From Saigon, reports that on the 12th instant he paseód a large rock in latitale 20.00 North, longi. tude 11156 East, not marked in the pbart. Groon
and disturbed water was son azound for over cho
•mile. The water was breaking about fifty feat SHIPS' MEDICINE CHUSTS REFITTED, high. The vessel passed the rock within ono
Toile and a quarter from it, The captain hasiko
PAASENTEE SHIPS SUPPLIED
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The Daily Press
named it the "Minerva Boek."
MARCH 20m 1878.
LEUTER'S TELEGRAMS. SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRuse."
BY SOUTHERN ROUTE.A
Lorso, 17th March. POLITICAL SITUATION IN HUBOFER HOURED ZHGOTIATIONS FOR AN ALLIA HUR
The Russians have occupied Zodicexoi, pitoau ecmmanding the Book So and the trance to the Bosphörün
CORRECTION.
The repetition asked for on account of vintils. tions completely alters as portion of the above telegram, which should read tame
Thery art at fresent, Sfty Chinguten living in the softlement of Tsakiji; Thirio nocording to the Wahi Shimbun
THE CHINESE QUESTION. IN THE PAGAMINE TINITED STATES,
ange would thras ALL a day. I don't know whether num went myself. I know Ma Amow, Hp has left: 26th, and 7th time, the prisoner war alsank history of foreign intercourse bar two or three yer agged any men, I en the dock for some thing I have men hun in the without love. Agwitness had to clear file vossel the propriety of the Britishtered the Company's service on 22nd November, prisoner hoven bay do not know whether he was on the 17th nifimo, and not knowing whether undertaking to supply a currener 1877 and have buen at the shop very day since, firing there or no hen I was first engaged the prisoner was coming an kreyl, he vngaged a for the Uhius frace Japanee are doing There is no ustno opreale 159. do not think the prisoner did not take me to the Bumpers Obinbes fresh at Sib a monthie On Lile unst their best repay thanbelves for the prout to was enplayed before. He was not employed foron boller maker I do not remember that of the 276 ultime the prisoner returned. End mont
which we have made out of their ouvrendy and in NovemberThe highest number that month cams of the atoomiaz I worked on fist The the Tossal, not been delayed for hours tlie Japan had a surplus, it would be as well to are now making extensive fases of the subel was 10. There are two colaning in the book, one Buropean foreman walked round to inspect the prisons would have lost his passage
S sond it without loss of time. The aid so diary, pordons of the con. The now-pass for the rate of pay and the other for the total work long strastimes gets, one or two than Tho priasier said that he won onsboro and freely volunteered be the Japanese toward roadly cough in Hongkong, and the Chininas minouit. The entry of the rate is made at the when they are waufrid batuot ofson, Idoteskow had so many to pay for a sumen to got en
will shortly bogid to use them on the mainland. ml of the mantli not whom the man is engaged that there Is been a quarrel recently between board again i
He was now criared to fortelt fourteen days the mitigation of the fame in North China There is no doubt that a British currency would If a man is engaged on the 6th of the month he Atand the prisoner The number of men em- will no doubt tend to cement the friendly be preferred to Chim, and it is to be hoped that brought to me and I give him a ticket and enter pyllaf the bock has been adaped lately. Over my, an farther to pay S9 for the Chiness fire
it 10ay be soon provided-cm yours falihfully, the ambo in the beoft; bot do not enter his name, woaty men live hoop discharged some of them man who had been engaged
GRANVILLE-SHARP. Ikdowsemeof the men facies, butnote Ifamis wore olsurmanol Alodge, betustalla, mas never relations between the two countries.
STOKION Hongkong, Merch 19th, 1878.
showed me a number I could not say from momery employed at the Kowloon Deck before Dessinber whether it was his proper number or not. The Inst. I had been about a month oat of work book is kept in desk in the boller shop. I have when I wist thers and was porr, glad to get LATEST TELEGRAMS.
no regular office, but en roaning about all day smployment Hofors I went to Imp-sp-wan from pises to place taking account of the mamber was working at Mono, and before that I of mon employed on different work. I go on an working for a sub-contractor at Kowloon now average about three times a day to the boiler I got forty five cents a day from the anb een. The Night Nicht Siimum sya that the Do shop. If there are thres jobs of work gollig on tractor. I was apprenticed to a boiler maker as partioant of Foreign Affairs has sent orders to in the boiler shop I count the number of non Maono for three years the Orgia Futurnih s soon as possible a ömployed on each twice a day. If there is a By Mr Breceler When I and Along some; correct ten of the immber of Chinem residing steater in the deck I go on board and nos cageped one or the mou, I meant that in that pityU WA RA
of 25029 von were imported into Coren by the I do not know who fixos the number of approved of them, THE
count the number at man employed there. o brought them je the prisonór, and the prisoner Ducing Jaudary this year articles tu tha vaine men to be employed on each job. There is a bor By the Court After paying the prisoner ft. Japanesa sotters. Of those 17,93000 yen worth C BETWEEN, ÀUSTRIA AND ENGLAND. ac eoh job for the men to put their numbers: teen conta a day. I had only thirty-fivo cents left was in focugu ortioles. The expects from Corea
The situation is considered to be menacinglu when they go to work I see that the mum for myself. I would have worked for the Doar Bronted to the value of 18,06568 yen
announcement that Their Majesties the Em British Troncina Sarade at Callipoli fias bers in the box and the number of men at work Company for that, I am not mombor of any Tás Chan Sheh contains the gratifying
correspond, If I•£nd sight puxabers in the hox guideAWARAN DAN Pero the gpress, and the Empress Downer, been reinforced
and 6ly six we at work I maka inquiries William Sharkey said "Tam s Noricx. To avoid delay in the execution of
An ingrant was hell at the Ciril Hospital
about it. I do bet niske d report beanse maker at. Eowloon Dock. Mr. Stepong in the have subarbed two thenjant you towards the Ordoce it is particularly requested that, olyesterday afternoon by Mr. C. V. Creagh, Acting
come back. There is no on to count the company for six mouths and a few days The and are bare alto abgeriled to the extent, of business communications be addressed to the Coronor, sud & jary composed of Messo. F. &
en. I always and that in a few minutes they, he foreman. I Lave been in the play of the Chinese Fabine Relief Fantile the Drigin Glover. V. Farre, and E. F. Fenstos, on the Firin, A. S. WATSON and Co., or
The Russian troops neer Bulair have been men employed on ships in the kerboar. Mr. bullers of the Tesse word reoontly repaired under one that bind yo bedly of a 11an homed Lami-yîk, who kung him
Stevans goes comptines but not everyday mysuperintendance. The number of maneuploved The MB.Co tamer Takachim Mar 15 DE self at No, 228, Queen's-road West, the same reiuforood.
Mr. Stovers is constantly in the boiler shop varied from twanty to forty-five) When I wanted present being thoroughly crachanted as Tokoske, morning. The deceased's brother identified the
Treaty of penes rutilisations are sail to have saperintending the work I do it know whs men I applied to M, Stevent and to the prisoner and we hear that when realy, for sen shu will body and gave evidence that he was insane. The
with the number of mal employed Tue ship that sil the men sent to ing were bailes na karst of nice for Australis, thence returning to Jayan Communications on Editorial Fitters should be try returnt u ventict that the deceased coton clango [2]ther he counts the tickets and compares them more frequently to the prisoner at any proceed in Kobe, where she will taka Il s'eargo wilted suicide whilst ia an ansound state of It is reported that serious negociations are the harbour the box is in thestors roomy of the I used to look on theth as such. On seeing them with a large number of sheep, sacctel from the addrenged The Editor and those on basises "TandAn ingest was held by the same jury gapeeding between the Minister for Foreign boire shop, and the mon go off in bost. I work I very often fouted they were not boiler best Australian breeds Manager," and not to individue by name. touching the death of Lam-a-men, who died Affairs in the Austrian Comming Ministry, and myssa Mr. Collage, toro-keeper, counting macers. I was not anxions to send them ashore According to the Nicht Nicki Blban the
·Curros pondónta are requested to forward their name from injuries sustained by hire su nu explosion
gall day. They are not counted when they come some were unable to work at all and I wont these to the changes Tately fatcombed juta, this country and scross with communications addressed to the of gunpowder on board s jank, He was taken the Hungamar Chamber of Deputies for a theme into the boss. The men stay on board rad it a man send any work I kept him but Chinese Ambekender has paid urked attention on abors in the evening. A Chloss abord leopar ashore. Isent face afite mer ashore bo were by the adoption of the foreign style of dress." Editor, not for publication, but as evitengo of good to the Theg-wah Hospital on the 17th instant, alanes. [P]
and died at two oolook yesterday morning. The Russians have arrived close to Hojatdoro namo Along gives the men their bumbers tot boiler-makers and were of no ass. feocally The Ambassador kóknowledges that the foreign faith.
[A repetition of some words in this message back. The men who come on shors after fira I was engaged on some work on the Amphis uniforme suitable for the army bad fails to Allletters for pablibation should be writton on ons After hearing the evidence, the jury returned a
verdict of accidental death
'clock get their tickets back next morning. The lowest number of mon I had et ce ameanderstand why the prosent couct dress-thatj8; Juss been asked for]},{ síða óf the paper only.
The men working on board rescale out of dock was Aftaun, the bighest sixty-thres Tasse forsign full evening dress should have been nearly always comio ashoro after five o'clock.nenware supplied to me by the prisoner adopted.dpan Mail, The men are not paid until the 15th of the Some of them were not boilermakers. I tried month Ms Jesus pays them. When I havo then at varions things, and if they were of any made up my book 1 send it into the offes and I use I kept them. I only sent one man sahore, have nothing moro to do with it. Mr Hynamu The uters were very ludifferent workmen, armishes a copy of it into earth book The When I asked the primer for men I always gurus in my book are saver altered in the office, told him to send good men. I have frequently I am always present when the men are paid complained to Mr Stevens and also to the pri Each man handa molds number through the soner that they were a peor lot. I always knew window. I call it out, Mr. Hyneman calls out cho number of men I was supposed to fave. I the amount out of his book, and Mr. Jesas pays used to coat them three or four times a week, the men secordingly, through the window. All Laiways found I was one of two short of the the clerky are in the office when the men are number entered in the time-book paid, no one else. The prisoner is in the office, By Mr. Francis-I was on board the Atmakan All the other Obine outside. Mr. Jesus gives ovary day last month Each day when work the money to the prisoner, who hands it to the bogan I counted the men en basril When aon through the window. That is always found I had Joss than were entered in the timer BEFORE ACTING CHE JUSTICE SNOWDEN doo Thy men rive their ticketa to the book I counted again later in the day I have arisoter, and he hands them to me, mentioned to the man who kept the tickets and I call out the rambor and put the tickets into a to the prisoner sent the number. There were Page, of the suggestion of his colleagues, mali STEALING A MOSQČITO CUBTAIN:
x which remind in the office. How the men get three or four the jobs on baud at the same the open romarks. He assured the Commit It was intended by this Committed to give the Che Afook was charged with steading u mos.
back their ticketa donat know, I con secall that side, but I had nothing to do with them I tos ate outset that it was not proposed pr Second Elever players an opportunity on Satur-quito curtain
the prisoner dose. When he gets the money from have seen the men sent ashore in the shop af-desired to interters with the Chinese now in this day inst of showing their form in a public The prisoner pleaded guilty.
Mr. Stevens he lands it all to the men, I am sure tarwards doing coolie work. In every job thats country, and then laid down si a Fundamental trial to see if any bolt amongst them could gal lap, with a view to sutering him for the bir OTAINING MONET UNDER FALSE PRETENCES of that if he took any I coull see it. When a number of helpers employed, we are not primiple of sound doctrine, that our Government events but apparently a entstake was do, s Chin Hun: Hing was charged, with obtaining new men ma engaged the prisoner comes to a boiler makers The prisoner was employed ought not to permit the ammiration of Au the players of the second division in the ranks, onthe false pretences from Mr. Manger (of and says he has got so many new cutaida, looking after the work on shore. I ever saw people to this county in greit nimbars to whom of the Clab proved so few, the aid of this older Mors. Dongles Laptak & Co.), the sum of $70 give the numbers to the store kooper, not to the bim work himself
wo y unwilling to extend the right at baint- hands had to be called in to make a match, and j The Attorney-General, streted by the prisoner. Namber two and three boilar makers By Mr. Brereton-Themen I sent away worealisation cat effesorship Be articeeled brisky acordingly twelve under the experienced Crown Solicitor, prosecuted. The jurors were have never brought any men to mo. When the net en sanerier coolies
Mr. de Jesus, recalled at the request of Mt as regards it of acte on the. Labour question and managemant of Johnson took the field against a Messrs. J. Macintyre, H. Shopperd, T. I. Rose, prizor brings the men he says nothing about the
of the math. First I go to Dr. Stevens ant insener in which the soconuts wo kapt. As institutions In support of his position, he re similar number in the hands of the Sporetary, BM. A do Carvalho, T. L. W. Ginger, FM rate of wagos. I go to him to get it at the bul Francis, saswered further questions is to the ts moral affects on our people and un American Hughes and Kornoyhan batted well for their Franco, and A. 0. Gutierres,
na and a gentleman whose face was much The prickor pleaded not guilty, and stated ask him for the rates of pay. Ho never gives to the time book, he said that formerly there was fores the Committe to desgastel portions of admired up the coast threatened at one time to that ho had been in gaol in Macno for debt, them himself, but always tells ma to go to num-ons avially appointed to keep the tina book the book of testimony taken by the Cingressional become dangerous. The faw bond fido 2nd which accounted for his absence in the January box one, I then go to tas prisoner and he gives he (witness) used to get the time and rate of wages and State Committees Healthattheunbitet elever men sequitted themselves oreditably, and mons. On the 23rd February he came to me the rates from his book. I do not know low from Mr. Sterous, but sinon a clerk had been apie not a polition nestion. He acted concurrent the rale af pay given to me by the prisoner and hat be done. The standing coder from Mr. Legislatures and Trovernors of California and by A verdist of not guilty was returned.
eutered in my book to be altered; sometimes made Gillios was to take the time and rates of vizes vetitions of tens of thousands of latonring, mon. ing was by no meane had pas member of a well- known, thongh at presint a trifle "Insty"
LARÜENT FROM THE PERSON. displaying an unexpected vurn of spied white
Chung Ayaw was charged with feloniously more sometimes less. I do not know when the al from Mr. Stevens, Up to August, 1876, M. and eslled attention to the resolutions of both folding ut forward cover point. The other mom stealing S1 frvin the person of W. Hyde, sestoration was reds. When the pay was to be in. Stevens wet to keep the time and pay the man meties calling for action to mitigate or anUTIGAS mack in my book. only know of one instance of told My, Stevons that the old time books might in migration, He alluded to this threatourd. was fortunately ran out before he lind an am on the AP Benurie, on the 17th Foressed Mr. Stormsest me, and I have got his himself. When this trouble commoner witness the knowledged its rowing out of Along- pay bing reduced: That was done by he required and asked him where they were, labour riots in San Francisco and the measurer opportunity of showing his powers or he dont truary inst less would have sustained the credit of the firm
The pritonar pladed not guilty... The prosecutor care, an-shoro qu the 17th the prisonar. He said fifteen cents was to bo Mr. Storens gest they had been tan by rats sad which the law-abuting community have been. in batting as his pard had in fielding
Johnson's side used the respectable total February laat and was walking in the Queen's out from the man's day's pay. He did not say oockronobes and destroyed. Witness believed forced to take to protect the Chinamen, and of 210 ruts, and appeared to be winning easily roud in company with a young German. When why or that he had been sent by any one that Mr Stevens saw the present time book asked why, if Amarican labear had been pro- until Blency fest stemmed the disastrous tide, near the City of Haitions Taves the prosecutor have ever thing to do with engaging the orory meath. Yr. Stevenews always in the boiler tested by tarif legislation rain the shap and with Hyvos playing out timo avartea defeat was standing leaking at rope sallers. The prisoner en myself Atong, the umber thres diu a shop divesting the work, and he wasntarely abuur of foreign countries, it would not atan be then pasked against the prosecutor and at the entered in my beck as having worked a grarter sponsible for the boller makers in everything proper to protect white labour in Californis By Mr. Breston-Suce August, 1876, the gainst any increase of the existing Mongolian and brought the match to a conclusion in o draw,
sama time took a one culler note from his pocket, of a day on the 15th, but not since. I do not
system of checking and keeping the time has competition. Them was a very ploxsant afternoon's geno, al The prisoner zou away, and prosecutor lost sight, know why he has not been working.
e-examined by Mr. Brereton-The taun bun altared. I datiot say whether Mr. Stevens though it is to be regretted the sitemap of the of him: Two days afterwards the prosecutor
naue was Ateng. His pay at first was forty his duty to wo i Committee to provide cricket for those reutie went to the Central Szation and of once picked whe had his wages reduned was sumber 176s his seas this present time book every month, but it is men who do not ofton play skaald wet with such ont the prisoner from amongst twelve others.
A verliot of guilty was retaend
caits a day, and was reduced to twenty-fire. 1 Wong Atong said-I am a boiler maker omple waszennon Dr. Loring immediately ve small ancouragement from them, and we can only
do not know why it was reduced played at the Kowloon Deck, I have boon en marked that he considered this the sport Bontence was rosersal..
By the Court-I have made all the entries in ployed there for three years I ropiva 31.258 antonideration thath beer presented in faveur coaclade they profor the wild excitement of lawn toubin (a game as eminently suitable for female powers as it is done in the female mind) to the
this book since the time I wont to the dook Mr day. Iknow the prisoner. The European besler of restricting Chinese Immigration. He (Loring) rougher apart in which Englishman Este hitherto
Jeans has made none. There is no distinctionmaker sürget me. No one introduced me to rolled two debates on the Chinesa question mada in the book batreon the different dsaoshim. I had been at the flock before as number one one in the National Republica Quavention, and, From there I went to Manile and then came back. the other in a Connecticut Convention, some yours of boiler makers. taken a poulip delight we bone, however, that to paraphrase the lines of a well knowo piel, ib
HONGKONG, MARvm 20th, 1878.
On Tuesday morning, the 12th instant, the British steamer West Stanley, Captain Ashby, WBB.coming down the Yangtube river from Chin. Liang, with about 27.500 pioals of rice for Can- lon, in charge of a European pilot. When itu had orosted the Langaton crossing about half way, sbe grounded on Plover Point. On the 15th instant the British stearier Yangtze, Cap inty Schattes, from Chintiang, passed the Wee Stanley still aground. She was discharging her cargo into two large lighters, and a tug-bost was then trying to thw her off. The Yungles stopped, and offered assistance, the West Stanley. however, did not require it, but sent her liters on by har and the Yangisze proceeded on her way. A far as can be seen by those on board the Yangtese, the West Stonday was not cif
CRICKET
It is reported that recious negociations procoding between the Minister for Foreigu Affairs in the Austrian Common Ministry (Count Andrassy) and the British Embassy at Vienza for an alliance."
SUPREME COURT.
19th March.
CRIMINAL SEBSTONE.
Sentence reserved,
A
WASHINGTON, Jammary 25th: The House Committee on Eduation and Las bour by previous arrangement, devotal their
fos to day to lisering arguments from California Congressmen on the Chinese question. There were present of the Committee, Chairman Goode of Virginia Guller of Indians, Southard nẽ Chin, Wills of Kentucky Bell of Guirgin. Manning of Mississippi Loring of Masisohqsetts, Hunger- ford of New York and Haskell of Kansas, fogot los it Représentatives Davis, Paco, and Inttroli, All the members of the Committee manifestet great futaceat in the subfoot and the arenat were presented in a judinions and effective style.
Tis Chinese imtaigration question was at last advices from San Francisco occupying the attention of the House Committee on Education and Labour at Washingtou, be fore whom, Congressmen are now placing their arguments for and against it. Representatives PAGE and DAVE," who are notoriously inimical to Chinese jwmigration:" have, it will be scan, beei expounding their flewa on the subject. Their main objection to the immigration is Insed upon the fact that the Chinese do not assimilate with the s of the population, that after twenty-dye years' intercourse they are stillus little weed from their own customs, and as little likely to adopt the language, manners, and customs of the country as they were when they first arrived. They do not," says Mix, Davis, "really come to our country, is any proper It also ellos as of useful information sexse of the word, as free immigrants, as in addition to that revally found in works of the contenplated; by our laws and treaties.. They if their batting was not very strong, their field. Hongkong, and gavo hitsalt up to be tried the number ons geta these.raten, Flava kuowu poluted for, that special duty ho did not know what dessenting annexrolar. If ausis, by, superssive
Mate
THE DIRECTORY, Yön HANOL,
THE DIRECTORY you JANGKOK
THE DIRECTORY FOR SINGAPORE. Wilt brief descriptions of Hongkong and the Trunty Ports of China, Japan, and the Philip pines.
kind..
The larger Directory contains the different do not bring families; they do not come to Treaties and Convections de by Chins and Juan with foreign countries, together with various Acta, Ordinates, and Regulations re lating to Commeron and Shipping.
settle permanently, but only to make some money and retum in a few years, to be followed by other swarms from the same Overcrowded hive." Now in our opinion
It is farther embellished with a Chrono-lithothe Chinese who go to the United States are, in the strictest sense of the term, Free
in) graph of a tank des
PLAN OF THE
of VICTORIA, HONGKONG,
FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF
SHANGHAI,
CODE of SIGNALS in use at the
**PEAK;
Als of the variens HOUSE PLAGS (Designed expressly for the Work);
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immigrants. There is never any compnision upon a Chinaman to enigrate to America It is probably true that inany are assisted to Chrome-lithograph Piste of the NEW go there by the Six Companies, bitt they cau very soon get rid of the obligation incurred for advance of passage money out of the high wages they earn there, and of this they are well award before they start. There is, | indeed, no difference between the Chinese who receive nesisted passages and the emis grants from Great Britain to the Australian colonies who obtain free or assisted passages thither savo that the Chinose have to repay the sum advanced, while this is not obli gatory upon the British emigrants. It is idle to say that the Chinese emigration to the United States is not perfectly free. There is much more force in what is stated about their not assimilating with the people of the Statos They are, we must freely admits mere birds of passage; they do not go to America to settle they do not take their wives and families; and rarely indeed
MAFS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN. M. The Directory for 1873 contains several yow features and improvements, and will be found as complate as possibly.
The Chroniolo and Directory is the only i publication: of its kind for Chins and Japan, and it will be found invaluable in all Publis, Mercantile, and General Offices,
It is published in tre femme--Completa at $5, oc, with the Lista of Residents, Port Dires tories, Maps, &c., et 55.
Onlors for Copies may be sent to the Daily Press Office, where it is publishṣl, or to the following Agents:—-
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does a Chinsman form any domestic ties in the States. This is a bad feature of the im-
Beaura. Wilson, Nicholls & Cu migration, and za to be regretted, for the sake of the Chinesa theraselves; but it is nertainly an argument against those who ory out that the Pacifio Statos will s on be
Mesars Kelly & Walsh, Srbi
Mesars. Hall & Hol
Mesra Kelly & Walsh.
HANXOW and Mess. Hall & Holts and Felly swamped by Asiatica, as the arrivals are KIVER PORTS
Walsh Bhanghui. Cueroo and Meers. Hali & Holts and Telly never likely, under present circumstances & Walsh, Shanglimit greatly exceed the departures homewards
NEWOUWANG S
TIENTSIN and Messrs; Hall & Holtz and Kally It is all very well for Mesary. PAGE aud PEKING DIR
Walsh, Shanghai. NAGASAKI The O. and J. Trading Co. H1000, ONAKA..The C. and F. Trading Co. YOKOHAMA... Japan Greelle. Office. MANILA Mowes, J. de Loyzaga,& Co. SAMON. Mr. J. H. Bloom.
Davia to talk about the Chinese not con forming to the customa of the outry,
will not w
I fares the Club to hastening ills & prey. Where Tennis is the only game they play" The score is appazidəd
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MR. JOHNSON'S TWELYE. VERSE ASHIKOS Lapin PC Pike, KA.: k Bldgway..... Mr. Knagtion, J. Ly
Mr. Kat, IN, throw out
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CORRESPONDENCE.
expressed by our correspondwts].' THE CURRENCY QUESTION,
STEALING VEGETABLES
Chan Acheung was charged with stealing a basket of fish and vegetables on the 14th Fe The jawsecutor, it appearet. went into a shopt branes, the property of ae Lee Aobenng. the Central Markot on the lith Tebruary,putting the basket outside the shop. The prisoner carte along and took the basket. PO. 790, who hag pened to detect the prisoner carrying the basket, apprehended him, and took him to the shop. whore the prosecutor cburged him,
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and so tenoe was reserved.
LARCENY.
Wong Aping was charged with the larceny of $65 from the shop of one Wong Aoku.
The prisoner went into the shop on the 18th February in ocmpany with another ina Whilst bia componica was belog served with a box of autoles, the prisoner leuzed over the counter and took a packet cautsizing: 565. The shop mian observed him, and prisoner threw the mercy down and ran away He was arrested by the palios a short distance tu tho shop.
A. verdict of guilty was returned.
в
to disones the presence of the Chinese element
Page also alluded to the fact that the Chinese
settly, have not assimilated with pur pro- during tho twenty-eight years since Californio
Chan Aohoom.id-I am aller matar em- I keep the whole of the 51.25 myself; Ico Hot goin both of which he, com with most ployed by the Hongkong and Whamper Duck pay any of it away to anyone. That is now Eastern people, had bocu captivated by eloquent Company at Kowloon 1 lave & number, it is up to the second or third moon of last year I upsches to the effect that our country should, 159. I was engaged in December last by the ed to pay the prisoner ten conta a day. Fono oropha as an asylum for the poor and op prisoner asked him if he had any work and back from Marls four years ago. When I was pressed of all countries. Those oratore and Lo ho replied Tes, but I don't care how much re-engaged by Mr. Stavans I got $1.25 a day. Hisself had formell their ninière upon analogies pay you got, yer must give me ften conts The prisonur sail to me “I am mine ogs from the offoots of Irisk and other Euro a day out of it." I said "How wuch am I I only get 81 a day, I do plenty of work and an immigration to the Eastern States, which going to get?" I had been employed at the spa ought to give me ten sente a day out of your at first had caused ahorchenities, butoventudly Lapsopwan Dack, and got fifty-five cents pay I agreed to this and continued to pay had boot productive of great benefitri umerous day. This prisoner knew that and said "I will the prisoner up to the second or third moon mints of view. However, if it should be shown give you mash about the same as you get of last year. The prisoner then what homo and that the Chinese do not assimilate with the social now, and I will not make the money from you was absent a month When hin returned Inover and domestic system of our States and people, he but from the foreigner." Ianid very well, gave him any more. The prisoner has been in would appats Chineso immigration. He would and went to work the next day, I brought the coripany's service for night rears. He on oppose it not merely because it interforest with my toole to the dock and saw the prisoner thero rages the boiler maters required at Kowloon, wife labour, bas bacaan Mongoliana do not be He told me to follow some men who were going Hometimes I sagaga umn, bat Tumist nak the some citizens, and do not farnish asimilating to work on board ship. I got no ticket at that European foreman and the prisoner before he can material
time, but ou coming back to the shop of tiền he employed. The prisoner fixes the wages. Ho Horses Daris commenced his remarks by ex time the prisoner balled my mamo and told the asks the European foreman sud the foreman says pressing his opiniot that Loring lod hit the give me a tiolet. I worked the “Oh, you know how much, put it down I have zeil or the head, had gone to the root of the last eight days in December, sometimes working heart that take place myself. The prisoner whole matter: The Chinese dating twenty-eight day and night, and I got Bevensen days pay told the black what to put down Some man vars had made no steps toward assimilation with
The prisoner plunded guilty to a charge of store-keeper larcany on the 18th August, 1876
Sentence was reserved.
The sessions were thot adjourned until The I get paid on the 18th January then ecployed as hyler makers, at the dock are our people, and hut either the desire nor tho day morning,
POLICE COURT.
19th March BEFOLK CHARLES MAR, Esq
went to the prisoner's house and seked him why carpenters zion pounders, and onolice,her fitness to share our political institutions. He I got so little, only lifty cents a day. I gave the don't know how to work and are of no use as dissisimed having any personal or moe animosity prisoner $3.75, and be said next month he would boiler maker There were some men of this sainst the Chinese, and expressed a high opinion. not charge so much. St of the $9.75. was for kind wuployed there. Inst wook. The prisoner of Chios merginly as close, but he drew a lodging in a bones provided by the prisoner. engaged flus men One of them was number bread distinction between them, and the coolie I worked all the next month, and incinding over 122 and another. 165. Nuaber 164 is coolie labouring class. He donoribed with vividnosy, time I received forty eight days pay, 124. I gave and the other may has been employed as boiler the latter's mode of life in the Chinese quarter the prisoner $7, $4 of which was for food and maker at knows very little about the work of San Francis09, and showed how impossible it bringing their families, and settling downWe do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions CHTAINING MOUET UNDER FALSE PRETENCES, Lodging Prisoner said to maThat isnot anough: The wages of 154 should be twenty five cents a for white men who-contrants to the sepert The mee against Tang Achoong, foreman give mo some mero." I had a $5 note in my hand, and that of the other thirty five cestant families on help to maintin car.civilised in boller maker at Kowloon Deck, eburgad with and I said I would go and got it ohangail, Ko By Mr. Francis I know some of the men scesitations, to commets with Mongolian labourers, but we suspect that if the Chinese
obtaining money by false zatances from the said Give me the vote and I will change it for rice ponders boganse they do not know their who here no feuilles, and who only expend the SINGAPORE: Messrs, Liddelów and Martini. showed a disposition to make the Great En TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY FREGS,” Deek Company, was proseeded with. Mr. Bror you, Thanded the note to him and he said I work and I bare heard other people say so, I variasi iningar for their own lodging and enb BANGEON. MOars. Malherbe, Indian & Co. public their permanent abiding place, the
DEAR 812-Your correspondent "Observer," an appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. have not got any change now, I will give you know that number 164 is a coolte, becamy 1-know sistence. In reply to questions, he specified some LONDONA,
Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane. Fue and cry against them would have been in his letter printed in your impression of this Fraucis, instrasted by BF Homes, for the deto-crrow." I said Verg well, and the next he was engaged at the dook last year as cookie, of the trades and occupations which they thus LONDON
Mr. Gea Strem, 30. Cornhill
day he gave me sixty-three cats back I maid So far as I knew he is now employed as u bolper bractically monapelised, and proceeded to skew by LONDON MA. Rates, Handy & Coyot stronger and more vigorous than it is at morning, points out an error in the unprense fantat,
ditated romarks made by me at the annual M. A. Gomash said I am a clerk employed by Why, only sixty-three cents and he said in the biler mating department. I have six timmy that oron their own employers, in SANFRANCISCO, L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants' present. And, as a matter of fact, if an unmeating of the Chamber of Commerce on the the Hongkong and Whamas Tock Company at Tea, you promised to give it me." I said," You seen or seventien med living with me Nuber many instances, dogies to ger ed of the
Exoliango, NEW YORK MESSs, B. M. Pettingill & Co., restricted tide of Chinesa immigration of inst. The words I used in spooking of the anh. Kowloon. I have been there since the 22nd promised not to make so much money ont of me los dos zot live with me. Last year I only go cheap labout, because it is injurious to the ora 37. Prik Row. Loth sexes not in for the United States her sidiary silver coinage are these think there November last. I koop the timis book in which this month if you don't give me some more 8) candersons per day from them for fool, but this manity Be alte showal, in this connection
is a depreciation in touch of that silver of some the men's time of exminix on and leaving work I will go to the European boiler maker to year I get nice mandareeus, and two mace a month that both political parties, and uvena CONT might be some cause for apprehension lest thing like 25 per cal I at the same time is entered and also their rate of pay I get the refert." The pronte said, "I don't care for logging I know that number 122 to put a6ion of Mintgfors Alfernin, had taken ground in the course of years the Caucasian element qualified the statement by referring to the more name of the boiler makers and their rate of my about that. I have got orders from the Ea proper boiler maker because Fangared him in the against unchecked Mongolian immigratica as a exact knowledge. Fossessed by the alors upon the first instance from the number ons boiler ropean boiler maker to make money! That fifth moon of last year for thirty five cents a curse to the State Homerol to Morton's should be out-numbered, and a new strife of the subfact, as the figures had gons from my maker. My department only extends to the was all that passed and I walked away The Hay This is the orly man Ihave engaged to logical asyment, that Chinese should bare tho racce commence. But while the immigration memory. I did not fer ons moment suppose or boiler makers and engismers. When a new man conversation took place outside the prisoner have not had any quarrel with the pusoner lately eight of suffrage if the remin
ne with any dogres of propriety, egntinues on its present basis there is not the intend it to be understood that a profit of 25 per comes I give him a number and enter it in the deer after ve otonk in the eysning, after we shout a number of friends of mine who were diss and sad the Committed it, they thought ws
sent. could be derived from the minting of the book. The man's name is not entered, but I had finished work I went on working next day charged Ouly three of my clanemat have been cald saf
give him a copper Hoke with his umber on it, as usual and yesterday I got my pay for last discharged. The prisoner and I are good frisuis sutrust the ballot to a rage who after twenty- again. We five yours close contact with ear people had failed alightest case thralarm or uneasiness. As we subsidiary coins mont to COMMERCIAL and GENESAL Jos have again and again pointed out, the ChObserver" is quite corrcot in his statement At tho and of every inth I have gone to M month, Nothing further passed between the I would not care to be amaber
PRINTING, Overy description of which is
hase element does not appreciably increase in that the boot is 20 per cent of allay. As the Stevens, who is the toad Taropean boller naaber, prisoner and my On the 18th mast. I went to have za boller makers guk over there. If after to absorb the ellightest inga aur idens of our BYG, buonayis fucker ritar bad that there is no doubt ald Mexican dollars nro 89.50 and the new 89.75 and sket him to give me the rates of pay for Mr. Gillies at his offes in Vistoria I received a few days work a man de found not be a good Institutione FAN
u the power of Congress to logalate on the sa California, and the limited numbers seeking upon an average them would be an apparent each man. Mr. Slavens has always told me to go $10.75, for last month I had ouly worked workman I zelors, he is ssut away. IN THE BEST STYLE their fortune in the Pacife States are really gross profit upon the outing of chopped dollars to the uterque boiler maker, meaning the pri twenty one day and a half. I paid no moday werking as a boiler wear for teet
into subsidiary coins of 10,62 per cent. This is oner. I went to hip and he gave me all the out of that. The precies words the prisoner Tho witnisse was re-examined by Mr. Bretonogt, and that tab, quoution, la simply dús of the enormous profit to which I referro ratos from his own book. It was 6 Ettle note wind were, I don't sure if you raport. Thave as to the capabilities of the men bo had spoken, fublle faith and bubile pecessit
regarding the first of things considerations that BUCH PRICES
It would appeur highly probable that this grosa kept in Chinese. He took it from his pocket. I orders from him to make," meaning to make of as rice pounders and donlion prodt might be converted into a net amount by believe that hook does it belong to the company money had never any pouversation with the The ouse wax adjourned at half past £ve antil the discount at which the old chopped-coln and That was the course oberved with regard to European foreman about my wagh I have beon three o'clock this afternoon,..
every boiler maker engaged since I went to Kowa boiler maker for three years. There are a good braktea silver could be bought.
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Fress on the Morning of the Departare
seful to the Caucasian population and would be soror missed if the clamour of a noisy faction should result in their exclusion.
MARINE COURT
19th March,
this bountry,
argued
estnal Treaty vas forced spot Ukzna and that undoubtedly the Chinese Gover would have no objection to keep Lopes Moreover,.. bill was bob
violanin
to spirit of 16 treaty It would check the poolie trafie, bat allowed free deumer course, Abapoliar. Jaboners de vou toonz pountry. At any proper
courtsang lated by our laws
Ir gratifying to note that notwithstar ding It would be most desirable that in the event of leon Nambor end end the men to me in the many boller makere employed at the Docke the dea upon their resources used by the Mint koling, reopened in Hongkong every effort Brat instance, when I give them their number. Sea are coolies and not boiler maker
should be made to saare the active co-operation The Chinese stora Leeper gives me the number By Mr. Francia-I worked at Captain Bande's insurrection in Kushiu and the provision of the Chinese Government to provait of an exaployed each day and I also count them alin for over year. I got fifty-five cents a day.
BEFORE HG. THOMARTE FI EN relief for the people of Kagoshima and other chepping and mutilation of the dollar, by myself. The number ens always provides the there. A man named Chek Ho orgaged me HINA OVERLAND FRATE REPORT, places, the Japanese have subscribed liberally making them legal tondes for payment only man required for the company. The book is there. I did not po him anything Lad not when ninjured. The acceptation of such a court in the book I keep I kumpa record of how live in his house I lived in the prisoner's htrua towards the China Famine Relief Fundociangafollows as a matter of course; and all our the men are explored each day. In the case of At Kowloon Ovce a hundred me lived in the Robert Lutors, à sestar on the British bark Their Mujesties the EMPERON, ESTRESS, het experience of the Chinees proves that, once the Yea pack men amplayed on board would same honte The name of the house is the Thread Romossa wa charged by Mn A. PeGuerres mate Published at the Office of the Hongkong Dally and the Faresse DowLogs have headed the sure of the uniform and gouring character of a hirtell deposit his nou in a small bor kept tong. There is a provision shop next doar 125 plek in the Mercantile Marine Offge ander te
coinsge, they will readily and willingly accept it in the store rooms count the mon while provision shop is only on the ground for and section 8 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1882, with wi
fact that not one of thep list with a subscription of two thousand dol All the chopping of the Meziono dollare bow they now hwork, accept these on ships in, the the Tung-li-teng extends over the two houses fully remaining behind after the departure of
bis (without, It appeared that the prisoner came on shore lars, while nearly nine thousand dollars hayeren from the fact of their interior minting harbour. I did not go the Tersohile and some lefts. All the boiler makers live there his vessel of the 19th instant
hunce the ease with which they are initated, she ww the harbour to count the men and the prisoner supplies them with food. The been contributed by a few officials, the great and the difficulty of detesting the counterfeit conated the tickets simply and that was the only men all pay at the same rate, le sandareous witsont leste, nod the vessel last thout him Campanies or tiny pormit
ralian cotonica Hind banks, and two or three of the wealthier when compared with the gennire. “ “way Larrived at the saber. I haro-got down day for provisions and thirty cunts month for The prisesar in datenge and that bi-what an "next" described the
stickant remedies for the Janabe merchants, This generosity is highly Should the Britial dollar bence established No. 50, Achoon, seemployed in November. He house tent. The men tip not buy their to base beard, and is he roseived no orders to go by work
de the currency in China, no belit can be fired to is entered as receiving thirty-five cents a day from the defendant nor their sasha left the be returned on soors agains creditable to Japan, for it must bemembered domand which would aris for it. The pro have got umbes 123 down as cngaged on Decent-ponécabesse las Esterday. I owe him for all The Magistrate ventshoed the paleoter to that the nation is unt rich, has just passed Inbility is that the requirement for the subsidiary bar 7th at afty five cents, but I hate me name ast month's provisions and lodging and up to six rocks imprison sent with hand labour se a
dolny.contt be unceasing rand with, s prudt pon down opposite the mmbur Number 160 in an Enterday hot there for me to my him deserter through political and financial difficulties, boolean of engiling line 10 per soni tored without any immo la Damer and has its own poor to provide for. But these would seen every probability of Mazor puires for conte per day the appalling misery and destitution in the Kinder prophesy being realised that the Mist boiler maker told me 6 pat northern provinces has successfuly appealed could be supported by the salsidiary coins More By Mr. Franon. Those we ste
Parbors the most important consideration in man holler makars, angagedes
of the English Mal contains the
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10 Japanese philanthropy. It would be ensaion with this subject is the political in. gala 41.35, untaber two gués 25 caute,
khor number time. Atcng. In bng a lionsket Hung-hem where' böller makers, Bye. Laave not betul, at work for sovorul dare on this case Atong has not boan et worki
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the frimorer wel en the articleer. On the 25th