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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
fchers could not mix this kind of metal with sand THE RUSSO-PERSIAN PRONTIER. in the same manter as they used to do with the spurious cash.
Post Office.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE
For Swalow and Bangkok.--Ver Danube, to- morrow, the 31st justam, at 11.30 A.M.
For Kobe and Nagasaki.--Per Niigata Maru, to-monow, the 31st instant, at j.30 PM.
For shanghai. Per Baka, to-morrow, the 31st instant, at 3.30 1.3.
For Saigon.-Per Palad... to-morrow, the For swatow, Auoy, and Foochow.-Per* Fo- For Yokohama. ---Ver Läutdesi, in Thursday the 6th April, at 11.30 AM.
For San Francisco.--Peritonteruer, on Sa-
her true powers are naturally fimited; but we are passage in the direction of the room where ing condition; but to prevent the Japs on constrained to believe that sigara Bertolini is
Mrs. Goulburn and he were He and his
some future occasion to get their vessels of war capable of much better work than has yet) fallen singer. He placed himself where he could to gradually drop imo auch a dilapidated state, Giend left Mrs. Colon, and went into the repaired at Whanya, those docks are permitted to her lot during the present sex con
A Parliamentary paper has been issued 'con- In charac
I think the Magistrates deal pretty hard with sce into them where Mrs. Goulbourn was. that it soon will be hudly paisle to recognise the managers of the different Tanks, for the taking further corresponnten e respecting aloirs ters of the type of Diretta in “Cugino e la The two defendants went in and shed alongside the sites where some of them have formerly eg former require the latter to give them a list of in Central Asia. The despatches are forty-seven Comare" we should think she would achieve a
the table. He saw one of them lake sene myisted and flourished; only the two granite Docks the shops which issue paper notes of the small
in number, and range in date fram Much 28th decided shereis. In the minor pants signorit of his pocket, and in a rather diffident, man
it has not been possible yet for the wear and wear value of 100 and 200 cash, &c. I can clearly
to October 31st, 1881. Among them are a num ner and it lackwards and forwants to Mrs. | of time to destroy; but the tide floats in and out. Brunetti and Patienne readdered good service, oulbourn. The other patted the man on the through the completely rotten zircon of at least their rumers to make the enquiry instead of di-On July 27th, 1881. Mr. Wyndham writes (on
see it is the duty of the Magistrates to send out
her of extracts from Russian newspapers. On but the cho, as was again conspicuously weak. back is though he was idling him not to be one of them, as if no such obstacle at all directing the managers of the different Blanks to do St. Petersburg to Lord Granville: "I are the We must not omit to give a word of praist bank note, to Mrs. Goulbotan, and at the same pretty well silted up, and are only useful to supply Magistrates could not have their wish realized at that I asked Baam Jomari to-day (M. de Giers 31st instant, at-4.30 PM.
frightened. The first one then handed the money, exist. The so called "Mad Ducks are now the work for them. I venture to say that the honour to rejon, for your lordship's information, for the admiralite manner in which the opera ime he saw the prisoners make signs with their the market of Hongkong with frogs, for the was "essed," the whole of the characters show-ngers to the effect that they would pay 30 cents, epicures of that opulent Colony and in the ing well in this respect, Signer Cattaneo again and that Mrs. Goulbourn was to give them back summertime they so serve the purpose of a distinguished Bimself as gonductor mini norman.
four dollars and 70 cents, and they said in Chinese plentiful propagation of the present idal-thirsty panyist, in fact a voy large share of the com
"Pay back four dollars and go cents." Mrs. Species of Whampoa mosquitoes, which is right Ganiburn took the note in her hand and left the at least i don't see why our saccessors should be pany's success is due to the maestro'a care and
sitting to handing him the witness) the any better off in that respect than our good-selves ability.
acte, which he produced, as she passed. He
their
worshipfal ancestors and predesisters. At present I contemplate percipising smune war paint, went out and confronted the two defendants, and asked them what they wanted. They immediately ready mivel, to put on at a mument's notice, and mised
alue and cry of “Five dollars, Five | ani practising already a modern war dance, dallars. He ejects them from the house, amanda genuine savage wir-whoop, for the impend followed them with his friend mut he met a straggle. If any more stiting war news are policeman, when he gave them in charge. He a report from this part of the globe, I shall let
per telegraph from Hongkong, What is ple living in the neighbourhood. He spoke habit of making indecent gestures towomen in the of the revolving kind for me, and a sharp a of the ones who wear tothans, who are in the your port? Please purchase a good shooting fron streets, and that they had done so more than once nese harikiri razor. I'm getting ready for action to Mrs. Gostours, and that their behaviour par bellum! I have seen some bellicase was almost unbearable. Mr. foulbourn's friend signs amongst the stars last night-there was corroborated his testimony as to the indecent one smart shooting going on amongst them, conduct of the tagbanned Gun Lascars living which is very ominous indeed! 1 hast a re- at McGregor Barracks, and said it was markably had dream afterwards. These sign- safe for any respectable woman to be about in
ficant phenomena were preceded by a heavy that part of the town for fear of being sub earthquake; or by a heavy dinage for some such jected to gross insult, The case was remanded concern-I forgot which There are really some till saturday in onter that an officer might be ysterious rumours and whisperifigs alleat-pest asked to attend.
ia guerre-by Jingo!
somewhat out of date, a revised issue is The Postal Guide published in 1879 being printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hong sedes all previous editions... List for the Far East for 1882, which super-
world peach upon his fellow countryman at the ritos, Was which erstes ned fram: Caspi:10. all, because, in the first place, that no Chimman being absent from the Ministyy for Foreiga kien, va satunday, the 1st April, at 5 PM,
Airs) if he could give me an idea of what the request of another party and without any cause of complaint, and in this second, they could not
His Excellency replied that it was all the ter have the shopmen who issued the paper tes
it beyond the Casplan. Tut,' I sad "can of the small value of 100 and 200 ash brought give me idea as to where it ends? Taturday, the 8th April, at 3.30 16.M. by their runners before them without warrants
which he said that he could not; that the nego tiatings with Persia, had not commenced, But for apprehension. Should they go to the shops, that for fog Rosia had been established on the they may he bribed and let off the offenders. course, the rammers, as is well known, receive no
lower part of the River Attek; but it the time from anything they can make in the shape of Gavertiment pay, but derive their subsistence Persian territory, and what was not elsewhere, had now come to determine what was really
speezes white connected with the Vauôn.
and that the question being one of an exceed There is another thing, which requires com- complicated and dinoult anure, a special nient, that is, in the case of owners of
commission would have to examine it on property,
man know that his tenant is doing an unlawful Skobeleff had discovered some very fertile gard to the matter. The question is, how could a
was Askabad, but that General thing in opening a Bank shop? Further, has he country farther south, where a complete state the lawful, or any, right to go into the shop and of disorder existed; that there was sarakhs also watch what is going on there supposing he lives to be considered, and whether it was Persian or a long way off? Again, what law bas the land- not remained to he verised. If Persian, that ford offended against by letting his propesy to a
then it world remain so, but if not, that it would men who keeps a Bunk shop? Now, Mr. Editor, then be necessary to establish some regalar buai after putting these few.
of government there as elsewhere (un ordre de subject,"
Jast night as promptes, and it is so exaggeration said the Gun Lascars were a regular misance to the ↑ you know the price for a first rate tomahawk at and I would like to ask a few questions with re- the spat. His Excellency said that their farshest
One would imagine dat wie wbl not have enough of sigmara silini's beautiful voice. Yet we must confess that it was at times rather t of time and tune during the performance of La Traviata." The talented contraito was acting
to say that her voice was more prominent than that of any individual perfomer in the opera We know the difficulties which the uccupant of the prompter's box has to face in conducting (that is the correct term when applied to Italian upera in Hongkong) a performance like "La Traviata," and therefore only throw out a kindly ment hint that a lower tone of voice might wifi advantage.be used in giving the cues. It is really alisagréable for the audience to have sonte of the most romantic illusions in the plot dispelled, and the prettiest musical numbers mutilated by discordant interruptions from the prompter's box.
POLICE. COURT.--THIS DAY.
the letter, which certificate he produccil, and
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CHINA AND JAPAN.
A PAPER CURREŃCY IN CHINA.
The Min and How-Kwan Magistrates, Miu and Yue, jointly issue this notification for the purpose of preventing the opening of shops for the issue of paper notes of small value, as well as those which keep cash signs, by which they are known as money changers.
their
point now
to enlighten me upon the would like you choses établi, and that the frontier negotiations
RUSSIA AND CENTRAL ASIA.
would probably extend to territory beyond the Attrek as far as the confines of Khorassan, over which Baron Jomini to-day threw doubts as to the sovereignty of the shah of Persia being more than nominal" in a despatch to Lord Granville, Mi. Ashingad-Barlettrecently asked the Under-dated Teheran. sept. 1. Mr. Thompson writes Secretary of State for India whether it was true respecting sarakhs: "I am aware that in maps that a treaty had been tately concluded be published by the Russian. Govement at St. tween Russia and the shah whereby Persia had Petersburg in 1813 Sarakhs was excluded from agreed to the annexation by Russia of the whole the Persian tersitong but there cannot be the Valley of the Attrek up to the important position slightest doubt that it belongs to Persia as much as Kelat or Kuchan, or any other frontier of sarakhs; whether he could give any informa tion as to the number and position of Russian
town governed by Persian officials and held by troops in and beyond Askalad; as to the reported Persian troops. The present for or town of intrigues of Russian agents along the horders of sarakhs was built by the l'ersians, and it has Afghanistan, and as to the advance of the remained continuously in their possession, par Russian railway towards Herat; and whether his isoned by Persian soldiers, for the last twenty- attention had been called to a recent speech of five years. The garrison now consists of 400 General Skobeleff, the conqueror of the Tur- regalar infanty and six gars, and for many cons, wherein that general states. "That years the force maintained there has seldom been never since the time of Mahomet shah's march reduced below this number. By permission of to Herat, coupled with memorable services of the l'ersian Government die Tekkes who now Count simonitch, has the influence of the Russian occupy Mere, when migrating from Akhal, were Minister at Teheran been more prodominant. allowed for a time to settle on the Tejen and the East, even to the conquered regions; and this been found inconvenient, they were expelled in The spell of the Russian standard is far away to sarakhs lands; but, their presence there having will be confined by the engineers who have 1857-58 when they proceeded to Mere and dis- just returned from Sarakh
possessed the Saryk and salar Turkomans of that territory which was then in their occupation. The Persians had previously constructed a fort, which the samaks, on the right bank of the Tejjen River, near the site of the present town. The position hail not been well selected, being too much exposed to Turkoman attack, and it
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THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.
sit C. Dilke-in reply to the first portion of the hon. member's question, I beg to refer him to the answer already given by me to my hon. friend the member for Greenwich. The infor- matin which we have received as to the num in the Parliamentary, Paper just distributed--was therefore destroyed by order of the Tersin her of Russian troops at Askalad will be found
the St. Petersburg Gazette of september 15th, Central Asia, No. 4, p. 24-in an extract from sent home by Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires change in the disposition or number of the troops al St. Petersburg. We have not heard of any since that date. I have no information to give in regard to the reported intrigues of Russian agents along the barters of Afghanistan. There of continuing the Trans-Caspian Railway beyond is no present intention, as far as we are aware,
I have seen an account of General skobe- Kizilarvat; but I believe that it is proposed to make a tramway from that place to lami. leffs speech in the newspapers. The gene rat does not hold an official position, and the ville that that the speech was entirely without Russian Ambassador has informed Lord Gran-
the views of the Russian Goverement-lear, political significance, and in no way represented hear.)
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No bankerchiefs, jewellery, &c., can be sent, even 4-The letters must not exceed half an ounce.
description must be stated in full on the letter, with with the ends open."
the cover of which must be signed by the Com 5-1f from a soldier or sailor his class and
description, with name of regiment, ship, &c., in full. If to a sokler or sailor, his class and, manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, &c.
must be stated in fall.
5-sokliers and sailors have no privileges prepaid with Imperial stamps. with regard to books or papers, nor can these be
LETTER BOXES,
with sealing was, but there is no impression of a Office not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened Many hoxes of letters are received at the Post
statt.
The performance of "La Traviata" was very well received by the large audience, the
(A correspondent writes from Canton to the
The following interesting letter, dealing with Shanghai Mercury on the 14th inst, as follows: the above subject, appears in the Foochow Herald whole of the artistes engaged being loudly ap There is so much news in the China and Japan of the 16th inst. You must have heard that
· plaudent, and frequently calleil before the curtain. Press, about preparations for war, and rumours
the presiding magistrate, Peng, issued a notifica As will be seen by an announcement in another of war run like a red thread though the newspa- tion regarding the stoppage of the use of spurious column, the first performance of the second series.
pers of both countries, that I have made it my cashin Feochow; if not you can refer to the files special business and study to find out all about of the 13th January, 1881, for information. This of Suliscription Operas will be given on the even-
it at least in this part of China, and the follow had sonic efect at the time the above Magistrate ing of Saturday next, when Doucetti's granding information is the result of my careful was in office, and as soon as he gave up the prosi pera "Lucrezia orgia" will be produced, with researches and investigations. In the first place he then held the use of thie, spurious cach Signora Lubieci in the title role.
it is all host and nonsense to say that the strained had again its revival, consequently the two new relations between this country and Japan were Magistrates Min and Yie feh their duty to issue due to that trifling Loochoo question, or to the another notification which is made out in a busi- Corcan insi, aificant complication; the true cause ness-like fun, and for the information of your of the present real or fancied preparations for readers, I may as well here give a translation of war is something quite different, according to of said notification which as as follows:- - STEALING A REGISTERED LETTER.
private information received direct from Paris. The remanded case, in which Arthur Cham-
It appears that the Empress Regent of China pim, at gunner in the Royal Artillery, is charged had made up ter impetial mind to come to with stealing a registered letter containing three
Shanghai for a holiday, about Chinese New Year, La notes from the complamunt, Henry Chapp with the intention of assisting at the annual ball last, ze the same corps, in December given by the Marine Engineers' Institute at the Temperance Hall; and she had ordered a mag- came on again to-day before Captain Thom-
Whereas the use of paper notes issited by the seft. R.N., sitting as Acting Police Magistrate, nificent modern ball costume from the world-wide Bank shops has been found to be at much co- The complainant deposed that, on the 5th No-
known fashionable Paris establishment “ła Bonvenience in handling them and serving the same vember last, he received a letter from his sister March but somehow grotherthe Japanese Mini- as a mode of currency; and for this use the residing at 178,' Alexander Road, St. John's
ster to the Republic of France, had an apponity issue of paper notes of large value was made, not Word, London, stating he was to expect 30 tore the splendid imperial dress, and be sug- only for 20,000 or 30,cao, but to 100.000 rash as in the beginning of December, which letter
ceciled to bribe the wily French milliner to ship it well, andthe paper totes of stall value were issued he baddestroyed. He waited for the expected by the M. M. packet from Marseilles to Yokohama, for the most as 400, 500, and 600 cash. It has been letter until the beginning of this month.
Jästead of sending it to Peking via Shanghai; by recently found that, after all, the issue of even and suspecting as had miscanied made in
this clever inte the Japanese diplomat secured smaller value paper notes of 100 and 200 cash was quiries at the Post Office, where he was in- the superb Imperial dress in question for his own very extensive, and that the opening of shops of formed by a clerk that a registend letter had a august Lady in Tokie, and the disappointed this description was also increasel and confused!. rived and bect delivered to him the witness
Chinese Taperial Larly in Peking was thus com- The issue of this kind of paper notes of smal He asked to see the receipt for the letter, and saw
pelled in refan her ticket to the Engineers' Ball value, such as the latter, by these shops is exten- Committee, with an expression of regret, and sively used by the conic class and cannon
the madness of this project of a tunnel under the 腊 it the signature of "H. Champion." He re-
Some people at least are becoming alive to *ported the matter is the sergeant-major, who com- stating that just then she unfurtunately was suf- traders, and there is a little complaint made by master general the letter preferrel a claim for cate; but it is generally supposed that she pered to fail, thus emboldening (the owners of
valuable for the opinions therein quoted of a high British Channel. Lord Dimsany's article in the fined the prisoner, and he also wrote to the Past.fering from a severe headache and could not them do the Authorities; when the shops hap
Nineteenth Century for Febuary is specially the £39, on the gread that the non-delivery of attended, exceedingly well disguised, as a swiss these shops) to issue, as their wishes require, such
military authority believed to be sir Garnet Wol- the registered letter to him wasowing to the neglect peasant girl, the Callen Hall given by the Great notes ove, dowing to excess (ft. beyond means); of the Post Office authorities). Mr. Barff replied, stating his application had been referred to the friendly trick played her by the enterprising shops opened not long ago, absconded and closed
hours of invasion, but from conscription, and 1. G.; however, she could not get over the un- there are some among them, who have such
lately called it, which saves us, not only from the seley. It is our "great wet ditch," as a German Goverment for decision, and that it would be Japanese, Minister, and it is 'celain Ulat sooner necessary for him to prove that the registered or later she will have her revenge; this melan-held their notes trash the money, thats giving
system hit to cope with the resources of our Chil- sboys not even giving the time to those who
from the necessity of keeping up a great military letter intained a remittance. He asked the choly affair is, now at the bottom of all the trouble no means to have such defaulters seized and prisonet for a certificate of the contents of between the two countries. Of course this is not
the first time that petticoats are causing mischief, acts of such men the common traders and poor understood that the latest information in possession danger, we are reminded how often elaborate safe
make gand the payment; and by the injurious
Mr. Ashmead-Bartlett asked if it was to be the tunnel might be easily blocked in case of tinental neighbours. And when it is argued that which stated that the latter addressed to Gan- as we all are well awares for instance, if Offen- people were the great sufferers. Her Henry Chapman, R.A. and signed for back had not written his Opera. Bouffe "Za in mistake by him (the prisoner contained Helle iletine Troy would never have beening cash signs in front of their shops but they member for Greenwich that we expected in a few and the fuse fail to act, and the mine will not There is also a class of people who kept hang of the Government was four months old. guards break down at the moment they are wanted, Sir C. Dilke-I have stated in reply to the host.lowoften waterighteloors will not shut, the battery three Zi notes of the Bank of England. He destroyal. At present not much animosity issue paper notes, and their sole business is days to receive the treaty of which we had tele-explode. In a commercially governed country also went to sergeant Fillingham, of the Royal against the Japanese is apparent amongst the to mis sulall. spurious) cash with large ones, graphic information in regard to one portion of like ours there would be no secret about our pre- Artillery, who told him he had seen the contents Celestials of Canton, but it is proposed as a with which they used to change for paper notes
The attention of boxholders is called to the of the letter, and gave him a certificate (produced) matter of precautiou, by soine well intentioned issued by the other shopt, and again with the
the tramway,-Overland Mail.
cautions, and a successful surprise would imme- necessity of carefully scaling such boxes with stating that the registered letter contained three people of this port, to establish a branch of paper notes thas obtained they changed for large
diately place them under the control of an some recognisable seal, and of sending chit. 10
notes of the Bank of England, and that the the Shanghai tec Company here, to keep the cash which they again mixed (with the spurious
invader. "The enemy, therfore, who seizes our book or receipt with them. The omission of the prisoner placed them in his (Sergeant Filling temper of the natives cool, if required, during cash for the purpose of circulation, and at times PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE.
end of the tunnel will be masters of it; and as falter precaution leaves a doubt as to whether ham's) keeping after receipt of the letter, Wit the excitement of the expected war. A display these shops gave out short amount of cash to
we are told that trains can easily sun the dis- the contents of the box ever reached the Post ness also produced a copy of another letter he of the paraphernalia of maritime warfare was those who came for exchange. The selfish greed
tance between France and England in half an Before attempting to legislate for the benefit of her, and that, as there are to be two lines of part of them might not have been abstracted for Office; the omission of the former, as to whether addressal to the Pastmaster General on the 13th inade on the 13th and 14th instant, when H.F. for gain and the injury done by this class of men its constituents, the House of Commons is going rails in the tunnel, instant, to which he had received no reply. (The the Viceroy inspected the fortifications of the to the people is really a matter of abhorrence, to try and reform its own Rules, with the view, if safely at in tant, trains can follow one another the sake of the l'ostage stamps, letter enciesel espies of the certificates given 1 by
Bocca Tigris and of the Macao Fort, ic, in therefore it is proper at this time to put in order the prisoner and by sergeant Fillingham, and
or six minutes, before Canton River. Most of the ancient fortifications
we may vary slightly the phrase of a celebrated meraing broke 20,000 Infantry might easily, hav- the laws concerning cash matters.
orator, "Of giving the hydra-head of Obstructioning come through the tunnel, be in possession of Letters, per oz. stated that additional evidence could be procured are decayed and neglected now and more eft- should there be no rigorous measure taken to if necessary), Sergeant Fillingham deposed that
cient ones in their vicinity have been built; these prevent such practice whereby they may be com- may be successful. The great mass of the public,
a rap on the knuckles. We sincerely trust it Dover", prisoner came to hita on the 4th Dec. last and told latter are armed with very formidable medern manded to restrain from carying on such trade, we feel assured, care much more that useful and attempted. But whatever may be the chance
Few wars have occurred in which Post Cards, cach him he had received a remittance from his Aunt guns, and whenever their times comes to burst, how could the root of the evil of (using) the small necessary legislation should be effected than for of such a catastrophe, it is a distinct and Newspapers & Prices Current, each
an equally daring enterprise has not been Books, Patterns, and Commercial Atary, who was living at St. John's Wood, showed there is no doubt they will do some dreadful (if spurious) cash be exterminated, and the the ascendancy of this or that political party. cenain risk which would be incurred; and Registration...
Papers, per 2 oÊ. him the three Lio notes, and asked him to take
execution amongst their own artillerymen. On greedy wish of the unscrupulous men restricted? Indeed, many of us are getting to hate the very " England were now insured against in- eare of them, as he had no lock on his box. this tour of inspection His Excellency was ac- Besides giving orders to the managers of the Witness took charge of the notes, which, he was companied by quite a fleet of gunboats; unfor- different Banks, within and without the City, to of heated pastisans stigmatising their respective litary Power acting in that capacity, there can name of politics, implying, asitdocs, the struggles vasion by a company, or by any great mi sure, were 410 notes of the Bank of Fagland.tunately it appears that the skill of the Native nake the reper: as to how many are the shops, opponents as traitors and imbeciles, and managing be no doubt that a largely increased premium Prisoner asked his to cash one nete. Witness admirals to handle their fleet does not increase inside and outside the City, opened for the issue between them to paralyse nearly all useful work. would he demanded the day the tunnel was com went to Sergeant Major Laurie, who gave him at the same ratio as the number of their vessels, of paper notes of small value (of 100 and 200 We English are not skilful in inventing new pleted." Is it conceivable then that a British $50 for one of the notes. He gave the prisoner and it frequently happens that they buddle to cash) as well as those which did exchange, and names, otherwise we should ere this have dis- Government or a British Parliament should at- $25, and locked the remaining $25 with the gether more like a flock of ship than like a fleet also to ascertain we ie the to live, to the shop, covered a home-grown equivalent for the French tempt to throw away our best trump by doing other two notes in his box. Next day prisoner of war vessels, and then it is dangerous or im- further at what place he used to live, for which a clôture. The foreiga name is unattractive, but away with the "silver streak" which gives us ali asked him for the other two, fic notes, as possible for any mortal to attempt to pass by list is required when the matter is reported, so that the thing is good-nay, it may be said inevitable. our exceptional advantage? And what is it that he was going to the Hongkong Bank, he.
them; therefore the Japanese must give up the
action may be taken with regard to it, therefore itis As Mr. Bouverie remarked the other day, the we are to buy by the sacrifice? An hour's quicker said, to cash them. He gave him the notes,
idea to steam past the Viceregal feet, if they properforus to issue this notification for the preven-House of Commons is no longer a club of school transit between London and Paris, and a little less and prisoner brought him back, he thought, about want to take Canton, they will have to knock tion of such shops being opened, and for this you, of which he returned to the prisoner as different (presumably it would be considered unparlia-small value (of ico and 200 casli), and those who rules. We have now to deal with a body of men and of the extinction for ever of our national in mates and college-mates, where an invisible sea-sickness. For this we are to incur some risk $160. He put the money in his box, the whole them down. To remedy the present innocence the owners of the shops that issued paper notes of sense of propriety served in lieu of hard-and-fast to put it at the lowest-and what? Of utter rain, times. Sergeant Major Laurie has the other to mentary to write ignorance) of the Cantonese kept exchange shops and employds of such shops of diverse classes and conditions. Hence the dependence. For the landing of 150,000 hostile is the one prisoner gave him, and which he (the built in Whampoa, which is nearly approaching, are commanded to know that within the necessity of the "stopper." We hope the Opposi- troops would mean no less than this. We used j note still in his possession. The note produced Lord High Admiral, a Naval College has beer as
of ten days from the date of the issue of tion will consent to witness) handed over to Sergeant Major Lauric,
Laurie, completion. It is
this notification)
a bare majority (instead to be told that Britons "never, never, never would receiving
ayoumust receive back (fit.redeem) of three-fourths) is a respectable looking brick in exchange. $50,
In answer to building, comprising a ground floor and one the entire amount in cash for the paper notes of sanction the application of the "stopper." It some who would risk becoming slaves rather the members present to be slaves;" are we now to discover that there are prisoner, witness said he must have made a storey, surrounded by a handsome wall, with a small value (of 100 and 200 cash) so issued, and, will then be a far less exceptional and invidious than be a little sea-sick? mistake as to the sum brought him from the courtyard toward the river frontage; the building (after so doing) you re to stop from canying on proceeding than if the consent of an over- Bank by the prisoner, and that it must have is of a rectangular shape and comprises three in- such trade. Furthermore you are also not allow-whelming number must first be obtained. And been about $rus, as two to notes would not ner courtyards, which latter contain several basins cd to re-open such shops; wherefore you are both parties will profit equally by it produce so much in dollars, Sergeant-Major of masonry, in which shrubs, flowers, and even uniformly instructed to discontinue such trade and Liberals are now the stronger, but the Tories Laurie gave cridence as to his giving $50 for several trees are planted; several others of these seck some other business, so that failures, occa-may be the stronger in another Parliament. the 1o note to Sergeant Gillingham, and said basins are intended to be used as a kind of sioned by your selfish greed for gain may be pre- After all, as we have urged before, what is the that Gunner Chapman having made a report to aquarium, I am told. The lower storcy, or vented. him as to the signature to the l'ost Office receipt, ground floor, of this extensive building complex, It is hereby enjoined that owners of property, can do what they wish? Hitherto the House use of being the majority unless the majority he arrested the prisoner, whose handwriting to
contains spacious basis, evidently intended for after the issue of this notification are not allowed has been bullied by minorities, and still more the signature to the receipt he identified. The class rooms, or lecturing halls, and they are to let their heuses to those who open shops for by individuals. With one exception, the other case was remanded till Saturday for evidence to fumished with foreign fire-grates and mantel the issue of paper notes of small value (of too proposed changes are of minor importance, and be obtained front the Hongkong Bank as to the pieces, which only await the arrival of some coal and 200 cash) as well as to those who open ex- two to notes said to have been cashed there.
from the Kaiping mines, and then the fires can change shops, Acting contrary to this, the have seen a plan either for postponing question-
they seem sensible, though we should like to STEAMERS EXPECTED. be lit. The woodwork consists of China pine, masters of such shops and their employés shall time till a later period of the sitting, or for cur- and only the stair-cases are of hardwool, Teak be apprehended and summarily dealt with, and tailing the
The steamer Martalfa left singapore on the larracks, were cars, histered in McGregor's or Malawa, I don't know which. The several the houses (in which the shops, are. opened) swerers if the present time of askers and an 24th instant, and may be expected to arrive here
were charged this morning, before Mr. wings of the building are connected by passages scaled and confiscated to the Government.
is retained. The 31st Wodehouse, with entering the house of Mt Gartnots. The wood work is partly painted (grained) the Magistrates, and no leniency will be shown
the courtyards, partly covered in by glass
exception, of course, is the entrusting of in- The O.S. S. Co.'s steamer Orestes, from Liver- The laws follow the words expressed by us, portant measures to large standing Committees pool, left singapore on the afternoon of the 24th burn, a clerk in the Surveyor-General's Depart- ment, residing at No. 225, Queen's-road East, on and partly done with Ningpo varnish, and alto to those who offend against them, therefore it is got to respect the decisions of these Committees, April
of the House. If the House, as a whole, can be March, and may be expected here about the tat the 29th instant, and behaving improperly to Mrs.gether the whole edifice makes a favourable and proper that you all must obey this injunction its legislative efficiency will be doubled, or even Goulbourn. Mr. Goulbourn said that about 9.20 pleasing impression. The building is supposed and do not act against this purposely issued quadrupled; it however, the House insists on pm. on the 29th he was in his sitting-room with to furnish aqcommodation for over sixty future notification.
friend. Mrs. Goulbourn was standing at the Chinese Nelsons, and as soon as they shall be
beginning, the Committees naturally might as debating every measure over again from the wind of the room overlooking Queen's Road. hatched properly, then, dear Mr. Editor, the much
well be non-existent. But we are sanguine He heard some persons talking underneath the talked of great war against Japan will at once window, and came to the conclusion-it-was-de-be-declared hurraht Trimina, Byzancto= I may observe that the issue of paper note working in sections will save much valuable enough to believe that by degrees-this-plan of fendants addressing his wife, because on other Tokio!!! Another useful preparation for the im- money is good in a Chinese commercial point of time. Meanwhile, we canestly entreat honour- occasions they had been to his house and be- pending warfare are the efficient steps taken view, but it does not savour the taste of Fo-able members, in deliberating over this most haved in the same way. He told Mrs. Goul by the native authorities with regard to the reigners, and it is a wonder to see why should important subject, to rise superior to petty and bourn to remain quiet and say nothing, and Whampoa Docks. These splendid works were not the Chinese Government, as they are speak party considerations, and to examine each pro then he heard the front door of his house taken over a few years ago, from the foreign ing now and then of improvement, cast the cop. posed alteration in a split of genuine patriotism. opened and heard steps passing along the Dock Company, In first rate order and work per cash out of bronze metal, for the counter Graphic.
CHARCE AGAINST SOLDIERS.
Dated the 9th day of the first moon in the 8th year of the Reign of Kwang su (20th February, 188a)."
of
The
RATES OF POSTAGE.
jo Cents, 3 Cents, 2 Cents.
2 Cents. 10 Cents.
though written by hand, do not bear the charac Do with return receipt...... 15 Cents.
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Post in Tins are requested to have them made TEA, MUSTERS.
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MAILS EXPECTED.
THE ENGLISH MAIL, The P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s steamer Kashgar, Par. on the 25th, and may be expected to arrivePoint Police Station (opposite the sailors' Home), with the next English mail, left singapore at s here on the 31st instant.
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The steamer Leunor left singapore on the 26th
* expected to arrive here about the and April
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The O. S. & Co.'s steamer Cyclops left singa- pore on the afternoon of the 27th March, and may be expected to arrive here about the 3rd April.
A Pillar Box has been established at the West
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West Point Harbour Department......10.15 2.15 4.00
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be
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