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BRUARY 11, 1868.

SSENGERS.

Mr and Mrs Pirkia and 3

per China, to sail To-mor-

ST CLASS.

Messrs E. Vogel and J.

No. 1463 FEBRUARY 11, 1868.3

NOTES AND QUERIES ON CHINA

AND JAPAN.

No. 1 Vol. 2, is now ready. Price, $0.00 or £1.5.0 per annum. Hongkong: C. A. SAINT. London: b. ALGAR,

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE No of China Punch issued to-day shaws innumerable. Of all the respect and completes the third quarter of that jour attention which Cheong is now receiving at nal's existence. Contrary to the expac the hands of the citizens of Caution, he is tations of many who wished for such a fully deserving, inamuch as he has proved himself the friend of irus morality and publication in Hongkong, it has gradu-order by suppressing above all other things

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANK REPORT. J

Woldemar Nissau and Arthur Sassoon, on their departure from the colony. Messrs Thomas Sutherland, and C. T. Smith har

to the

LOW.

ally acquiröd such strength that it may the damnable vice of Gambling Within Friday, the 14th inst, is aa toflowalement, the term of ulice of two capital to prepare and till the soil; uext t Barly orders for back numbers of this rozsonably look forward to a permanent the memory of any foreignor in Canton, SHANGRY BANKING CORPORATION BOW in members of the mrt Bessis WH those, if at all; inferior, are the means of

Mts Steward and Me

Messra A. Sapoorjee and

popular periodical are requested, as the edition is nearly exhausted.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

od servant,

Mesars Y. D. Cutraulle, and H. P. Dlama.

COND CLASS

Mrs Bake and child

Mr Casson; 2 dock and

LEARED.

orü.

Stu

koki

Bangkok.

ING REPORTS:

ger Glengyle, from Cal- ore, reporta fine weather- doasoon all the passage to

parque Albis, froni Suigon, part of passage fine wea E. monsoon, then had the last four days when wind from E. to EN,E.

NOTIFICATIONS. SWATOW, AMOY AND

per" YESSO" will 30 M., To-morrow, the ut, instead of at the time

notified.

NG MOON," To-morrow,

tant, at 3 P.M.

R DESPATCH,

moy, and Fonchow.--Per

the 12th inst., at Noon.. Per Cap Bing Moon, To

instant, at 4.M.

Steamer China

324 bales Silk

18

11

"

3360

irenaire

$97,853,

re, 6,400.

CHARTERS AND TLEMENTS.

January, 1888.

itish barque, 479 tous, en, dry Sugar at £4 per and Coffee at £4.5. Temp

Tritish barque, 332 tona,

Kingdom at 84. per bon. barque, 40 tons, Suigor om at 24, ba, per ton, if

E 10s.

per ton.

British basque, 330 tons,

at £3. 10s. per ton. Brit, barque, 464 tóns, to

ut 37 cents per picut.

ish

barque, 250 tona, to

at 271 cents per pica), and

Brit, skip, 800 tors, Saigon Vages at 50 cents per picul sicau

-142 tomía, · Hollo

ETR

if to Ningpo 65 conta per 170 cents per picul,

Fit, Nor, barque, 258 tons,

gpo 83,150 in full

sburg barque, 266 tons,

schwang and back at 70

- barque, 220 tons, Whim-

lig via Mingpo and back to

5 in full

alesian barque, 204 tons,

entsia and back, via New-

Kong

pioni

back at 65 cents per

at 00 couts per

en barque, 350 cents, hence

biburg schoonez, 2do tons,

Tem at 70 cents per preul

schner, 118 tous, Wham-

and back $2,550 in full

per

bargne, 575 tons, 12 months, private terms, mber and Tonge of Dis Hongkong. British, 11, bigu (exclusive of Kianese),

Total, 20, tons 9,829. HOLMES, Ship Broker. Will- Pebraury, 1968.

ATIONS

11th Febricary, 1908.

New, Old;"

£687

676

es, New,

6775

673)

Old,

Exchange.

iglit,

4/3

720

aya' eight, Rs 2104 219) Aye sight, Re, 218 a 219, lays' aight Bank, Tis, 741 vla B.. 11 perc pre 9 pora pro :... 2 per . prés 23.05 per taul 23.95

reims,

4.05.

7

bares, 40 per Share

Old, 26 per cent pm: New, 10 per cent pre.

Now, 2

liasen, Old, 12 per cent p

27 per cent dies

mperature. 11th February, 1868:

80.182 80030

ometer, 64

68.0

720

68.0

66.0

740

50.0

560

ontiron., 0.00 thove, 0.00

NE NE

8

Fine

been so

of

Our columns are opin to all who wish to that it should become an institution..which now prevail at Cantones the half-year ending on 31st December last re-elestion, and offer themselves accord- all experience gies about or rustle in

attress the public in legitimate grounds, but sot hold ourselets responsible for the opinions of our correspondow's.

- Alt communications addressed to this paper must be accompanied by the name of the render, not necesarily for publication, but as aguarautse of good faith

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FED. 11, 1868,

years,

AUDITORS. The directors buvo gront pleasure in pro posing the re-election of the prestut Audi tom, the Hon. Phineas Hyria and Mr. W.

MANAGEMENT.

to record their entire satisfaction with the The directors wish, in losing this report, zeal and efficiency with which the managers and all the subordinate officers of the bank have discharged their duties during the year 1867

to

of

been experionend by both native and foreign traders alike, and in the present distressed The Fifth roport of the Court of Directors

state of trade in China we recognize the to the ordinary yearly General Meaning of ing also for the sus reason tonigued their natural results of the crisis of rebellion Shareholders; to be haid at the Banking seats at the board, three of the vacancies through which the country has passed. House of the Corporation, Hongkong, en have bzon filled by the election of Blessra

1J. B. Pavlor, Sol. D. SA3900n, and A: Joost. | distriuts of China, as in a stated

What is

is required in the To the Proprietors of the HONGEONG AND existence. That such a gratifying rosult Chinese New Year's holidays i

lava

provisions of the deed countries, is, in the arst place, labour and has been attained is due to the generous well, peaceably, and pleasantly kept as those

Gentlemen-The Directors have recogitition and assistance which Punch that are now omning so close in the grekt anbmit to you the General Statement of the Forster, jr., and J. Menke, expires this transpart. It

may almost sooni u parutox has received from those who really desired and ancient city of Rains, and there with be Corporation's affairs and Balanes Sheet for day, but these gentleman aps eligible for to affirm that labour is scares in China, fat

no doubt that the peace and

to bo ure

to prove it: hundreds of The not Prout for that period, including ingly. There is in Hongkong plenty of genial astributed in a grant measure to this guid $14,188.81 brought forward from last au-

pour wretelius wander wit and humour, without lack of ability rule of His Excelloney Cheong. May good count, after defraying all outgoing and cur-

the large cities, but most of those bear the nndeniable brand of confirmed mendicaney. to use die pen and pencil in shooting fortune follow him, and may his services rent vapauses, deducting interest paid and

The features so easily recognized among folly as it flies" in any of its numerous in future be fully appreciated by the Mem-dus, and making provision for bad debta,

the followers of the Tien Wang, will sold shapes, or in promoting mirth without bere of the Cabinet Conneil at Poking! amounts to $392,059.21, of which, after C. Hauter.

be leaked for in vain among a crowd malice, or in giving point to a joke with Hong merchant, bearing the same name, writing off the whole of the outstanding Dinqua, the eldest son of the woll-known taking out relato ou bills not yet due, and

Chinese beggara the habits of rapine and out offence; and it was with the view of departed this life, at his residence, in the amount of preliminary expenses, of remu-

far too strong cruelty fostered in the Taiping ranks were affording an opportunity for the dove Western suburbs of Canton, on Thursday neration to Directors, dn, there reinaing

with a superabundance of labor the settler be eradicated. But even THE CHINA MAY lopient of these qualities that Punch last, the 6th instant. He had reached the for

appropriation $362,276,00

on the disorted soil Brda it impossible to was founded. That its training hitherto age of 48 when a surore attack of From is latter ena, the Directors re-

bring his lang under cultivation without has given satisfaction, and pleasantly bronchitis torcinated his earthly career, end the distribution of a Dividend of

capital. The old ties

are family broken As a merchant, I believe, he did not shino. $7.50, on the thaappoluted the gloomy prognostications

on the New 8-up Shares, and of $1.00. The services of Mr Victor Kresser, us up finds ho mast pay for his daily which attended the outset of its career of manners, and bad, as a general rule, per cent, for the half-year, or twelve per manager of the Shanghai brunch, have been ground. Unless he meet with some exte-

He, however, was a mind of great affability on the

being equivalent to six chief-manger, aut of Mr David McLean, as labor a well as for the sad to put in the are facts in which its friends fiud matter, great fund of information with regard to cent, per annum; this will absorb $180,000, secured for a further period of three years, rior support he rapidly falls to the condition for congratulation and encouragement the past history of the intercourse of fu- and of the balans the Directors propose and the directors take this opportunity of of

$125,000 to the Reserve Fund, and acknowledging that the eminent qualition

squatter, and anch, in net, is the forth be governed under other auspices generally thought he died poor, and this, S07,

Now it is

at this time that & precisely Account. than those which prevailed, at its origi apprehend, is indeed the case, ás most of

their sitiring exertions, have greatly confavourable opportunity is offered to the The old proprietorship will be changed

proparty is lexvily inortgaged.

If the foregoing appropriation of Fronts tributed to the success of the bank. Government. If, instead of merely per- for a new one with the next number large procession, of u feligious nature, took paid a Dividend for the whole year 1807 Since writing the above. I learn that a bo confirmed by the Meeting, the suicunts

•GRONGE J. HELLAND, mitting a settler to copy the soil, it took and, while registering Punch's thanks for place yesterday in a village not far from will represent $380,000, belbg equal to

Chairman. some security for his ability to cultivate, the reception he has hitherto received, Whampoa. I am under the impression that twelve per cent, and shewing an increase

batter class of settlers would be encouraged. we shall refer his friends to what he niay this procession was in honour of the God $80,000 over the total Blyidad ($280,000 STATE OF AGRICULTURE AROUND. If in pddition to this it provided him with Reed for the first year's crop, un the under- have to day for himself in No, 19.... of Kaig" with the view of inducing that distributed for the year 1866.

deity to bestow upon the earth refreshing

The amounts carried to

Commmoing at Chinking and extending standing it should be repaid at the first by Reserve Fund showers.

for the period embraced under this yearly as far as the province of Klangai, is But labour ale je montioned above a re along the right bank of the river Yangtze arvet, his ability to cultivate a much larger, portion of ground wonbl be secured. review will aggregate $200,000 (compared to $141,700 carried to same account in

elevated plain, differing widely in the Mrs Ovelenina Caldury was siminoned 1880), raising this Fund to $375,000 on 31st physical castaciaristics from the lever por- urs; suacual Inboar scenes out of fue quide

and not quired, and before Mr May for having asqaulted a young Teenber, 1967, equal to 124 per cent on tious of the province of Kinagan. Crossing tinn, the people are no capital to invest in that defondant beat her about ten times, on depourtantly of the sum of $57,376,60 - the supposition that his had atolou a pair of divided profits, carried forgard on the the change; instead of a fat level country

Imperial Cand

yos to yield oops the land must be tiaveller BOVAL notices with no elevations higher than & grave and dustrious settlers, seems to be the best

vision of

of oxen by the Goverment to in- above date as already mentioned, thus nia- Hoppital Abust six monthe sgo, she had of 6617, 276.60 (or 20.57 per cent, on pila orecks, ho will, if a Europena, find the the there is no scuity of foulder, ac

cattle a that the expense of keeping nindo been in complainant's service; her up capital), after dedusting charges, ex-country interroded og valleys and running white they would adlard event in

in idle time. wages were 50 couts a mouth and food; penses, and allowances of

fevery description, by

THE BRITISH CONSULATE

* AT MACAO.

The notification which appears in another column, closing the British Consulate at Maçao, is deserving of passing notice. Whether it be that the Foreign Office bas been suddenly scized with a fit of retrenchment, and by way of commicuce ment has decided upon stopping the exorbitant salary heretofore drawn by the representative of British interests (amounting to £150 or about $700 par annum), or whether it is at length con vinced that no thoroughly competent per-

AAT

for the future future which will heneu-reigners with his native country. It is 6.60 to the Credit of new Profil and tions displayed by these two gentlemen, audition of most of the now inhabitants.

We take advantage of the homeward mail to assure certain newspapers to the westward of Hongkong that if they do son can be obtained for, so wretched not choose to acknowledge the source

bio

ED-DAY'S PULIOE.

Loss

of

nasr

NANKIN.

the

oniz

A

labour but also } 143-

alary, we know not. We can but express whence they derive their news from this linese servant girl. Complainant stated the paid-up capital of the Corporation, in Chinking to the what bank of the gated and mured. The furthan

our hope that a determination has been part of the world, we shall stop supplice, arrived at to plice Macao upon a footing There are three now before us, the columns erzin equal to that of other ports, and before of which are occupied very largely with gs; she was often baiten by king up a total net profit for tho your 1867 intersected in every direction by navigable.

position may not make any very great so many exchanges. show of activity, and contrives to put H,

31 Government to but small expeuse in

of

com-

Having leit the French Sisters'.

to the zosue. Nor is the soil unfertile

the way of sealing wax and foolscap, he/ A MEETING of the creditors of Lyall, Stil earrings, and asked her to go and 8457,604.4gratulate their co-proine and magnesia,

&

and

being

only

pro-

tenable objection which can be offered

long in appoint a properly salaried Vice mattar taken from the China Afail, but Consul, British in nationality and feel for which no nokuowledgumine is given, ing. It is quite a mistake to suppose. If the same thing happens again after that, because the official holding such this notice, we shall save our postage our clothes word aver given lor, although and without including the rebate on bills streams, while here, and there a mountain rich stora of manure for the soil. The

promised. Defendant detained her from maturing aftor 31st December; comparing or a rooky s adds interest and variety to theso suggestions, is that it is not adv sung diere-Defendant stated gaten the previous yun, which mounted to only laugh differing willefy both in color and ban on a Gesamment to its for the suspected complainant of having stolen the e previous year,

composition from the lower plain, courainen arrangements of its subjects; but, in the first instance, the Chinese Govern ing in large proportions the alkaline earths, ment has always claimed a paternal super The directors search for them, which she refused. She

of a

the was very bad girl, and had run away from prietors on the above favourable results,

vision over alfairs of its subjects and the French

ishon brown colour, centuries of her Sisters:

and have much satisfaction in pointing out

oultiva- vers

Wages were Bd. although there had been an assault, it was sources, as shown by comparing the princt state of this country is a veritable wild.r every ten days,His Worship said that, the steady

development of the bank's ration have proved it well adapted in the second, Governments, especially in

cultivation "of not a violent one, and he would find de pal items of the balance sheet with the se

new districts, de daily so interfere, with the cereals. Yet the present best result.

With all this assistance, howevor, but fendant only $1 At the same time, counts published at the same period of laat 10.ar as wys van reach the course

littlo defendant had no right to uso violence to year, for example:-O 31st December,

which in China invade so

be done without good would really be

in the means-of way servant; and if she appeated again on 1856, the Depositin and Nakaos in Cirontation rapidly neglected ground, extend i sirate locomotion ; and herein the governatons of

för miles not a field van seon deimilar charge, she would be more severely Aggregated $14,132,651.94. On 31st Decem under onltivation; the ruals are broken up Kiangsa is egregiously at fault. Fow, if dealt with. The girl

girl would be taken ber, 187, they mount to $6,279,121.25.

better rosifs were to be found fifty while beasts of ny, As those Bgures speak for themselves, the and abnost obliterated:

Europe than that which con Directors have little to add tu subisty the front an eusinieuce, long rows of villages ected the cities of Nanking and Chinklang:

burtica are

are scarcely met with. Looked at years ago in 1 Shareholders regarding the growing credit

are to be seen their brown and mose-growt

it possessed all the

road; and prosperity of the Corporation.

asting at this had been taken in its engineering; the and roofs scarcely contrasting.at

the route was the walls Beason of the ear with the decaying grasses levels

is necessarily useless. There are few and Co, was convened for to-day, "in ports in China, where a more vigilant the Supreme Court in Bankruptcy," he

fore this Registrar, Mr Alexander, for watch over passing events is required the following purpose, as described in the than that of Macao, as there are none advertisinent in the Government Gazette: where actions so damnatory of foreign character und influence are constantly At the mid Meeting the Official assignee committed. More than this, a large will, in puizuture of the 151st Section of commit of vessels, either Britist ovied the said Ordiniscs, eubinit a Statemeout of and manned, of chartered by British sub the Sepurate Estate of the said George Fraticis Maclean, recovered and outstand jecte, annually resort to Macao, and thoughing, and of all sand

receipts all

payments we absolve the captains of these, and of made or to be made thereout, and the other vessels, in many cases, from knowing Onditors at the said Meeting will, in pur- complicity with the disgraceful episodes seance of the said Section, declare whether of the inland kidnapping business, there any and what part of the nett produce of Francis Blaclent, after making a reasonable fil prismace of a British representative deduction for future contingencies, sunt would act as an important check upon be divided amongst the Creditors. Proots wrong doing. One of the cases which of Debts will be rencived, and Coditors has doubtless contributed to the (we hope who bays not proved, or who shall not temporary) suspension of the British fluch prove, will be excluded frame the Consulate is the anomalous position oc benefit of the dividend, gud al claims it cupied by the Portuguese Government Proved will be disallowed.

ours of:

The latter half of the year 1867 has been

annual grasses,

Care

nost

of a

arise frequently cases in which the watch the Separato Estate of the said Canyon or three conlies appear to have been attack-characterizsil by lulness of trade, and by from "laat sumer'a crop yet a nezerves Wera.. goul," cuttings having been

in Macao. Were a new official appoint-In accordance with custom, a reporter ed, we are bound by our present relations from the Chine Mail attended to report with China to acredit him to the Chi- proceedings, which were to be conducted

1

tants,

#

bere

to suntch its riches,

The story of

to

and cl

nese Government, while it is useless to fin de obics of Mr Alexander That Berea, which appark upon the Bauks have now returned to the system or Missionary who has laboured alongst these greater portion has fallen into the last stara

To accredit a British subject to the that he attended for the purposo. of it. I on the Cormer's order. The case was which they had abandoned during authority, speaks iu sad forms of the uttere in confusion; a day's tun renders the

deny that the Portuguese are de facto gentleman, noticing the presence of our masters of the coolie catching peninsula representative, and having ascertained Hacio Government would therefore being authentic publicity to whatever equivalent to turning our backs upon curred said to him. We never have our avowed policy in China--that of re-reporters in such cases in the registrar's ognizing uo territorial acquisition within office." This reporter: thereupon retired, disturbance.

Bir

a used for the vileat purposes, while in

beon

A Chinese shopkeeper was obargod on auspicion of having caused the death of a trest-toolio ou Saturday last, under the following circumstances. On the 8th, tru ed by a larger number opposite the rive-shop great stagnation in local Banking business; owned by the prisoner; and from the effect the domlund for money was considerably approach discurors towns without fulabi ko where hills were interactad, and era

bankments in the open plains: the bridges their houses burut or deserted; while thes of the blows doalt about, two of the coolies under what it had formerly been, which au were brought up to the Police Station and conuts for the great increase of the Bank's grovelling wretelees senccely subsist were substantial and well designed for traffic afterwards sent to Hospital in a state of Cash balance on 31st December last, asing, struggle for existeuse in the midst of while the rout for a width of 14 or 15 feet...

was careinily paved with

fact J inity One of the coelica, never contrasted with the amnaut on hand on the the far off practical, we have a country couch and doubt, we believe, rests upon the cause of against $1,944,515.20: It is to he hoped Amerion, waiting only for the hand of man ronds in England. At present the condi-

and died on Sunday;

have traversed and some see date last year, via:$3,952,968,37 as the prairies of the Western States of the capire longth, with les discomfort than

practical purposes just es new four cold rond

wold be mad with ou his death, as little or no marks ware ob that, a revival of general business may Boo

Ray

· mail of the servable upon his person. Au inquest was take place, and that the increased.

tion of this rond is a standing disgrace to commenced yesterday afternoon; when, manta of trudo may devolop new sources of short one: bad, govenitent and consequent indeed sore fragment display's the care

se require

désolation is I present

the provinci nathorities. Here and there wing to some

expression whi

Which

transpired Prefit connected

The Proprietors are aware that the other than late payo alike eats chatte taken by former Governments, but the conlies, prienner was taken into custody buying and solling six months' aight Bilie, scenes since the establishment of Imperial of decay: the tricks have been spotal VP,

innocent and guilty. A the prisoner with the attack

A Rua Catholic

the stones worn by the wheels of barrows remanded until the verdict of the Coronor's greater part of last year, and in thus re- Fury should be ascertained, and bail was turning to the old established usance they men and women ruthlessly slaughtered

demoralizatiou

Lieu of the people. Their obl

track impasssble and toyos paszergera rofused. Four other Chinadon were charged have virtually sanctioned the reason which

Wilɓte.

the sida, grogurt at yesterday with being connected with the induced the Corporation to keep aloof from the Taipings; while

en pressed into the survico of

where attempted, have aombination as detrimental to the general

auch A style. gs: Luiz Mazioal Lobo, a Goa Portugness interests of trade as it has proved to be to

rousers the

the remedy worse than tho disuse. That this dilemma has not been hitherto Chamber of Commerce, and the public the order of the Hon. Judys Ball. The tod aud participated in the change.

apectaules of

of blond and the most esvolting felt is due to two causes-firstly, the fact generally, will remain in ignoranco of case are thus:-Sebastian Mandi (who

streams coming that the Representative of British power what occurred. Mr Alexander has made is a trader and now appeared se complain view with pleasure the resumption by all butatural that the few survivors should along the track. It is sourcely assist is for

Far from registting it, the Directors crimes perpetrated under their eyes; its bridges, and in many

down from the hills form drop channels and justice has been a follow countryman mistake. It was a nesting convened ant) had lont prisoner a sum of money, a practien talonlated to benefit the Meron lies, he tells us, have been utterly broken the ask anies in no weather, t

sof humanity. Frasi of the ruling power in the peninsula, in the Supreme Court that our reporter book, and a suit of clothes, and upon fé- tile Community at large, and they find in up, husbands seek for wives, wives for bus this is the state of the vagin and, the e Rad secondly, the want of political know- attended, not a private gathering in a payment of part of the money, Lobo gave the position which the Corporation has a bands; parents and childron wander about dition of the inferior ages y easily be & actually impracticable. When ledge amongst the Chinese, and their subordinate official's chamber; and in balance and the slothes above-mentioned tuents, and in the considerable extension his own flock he duds the utmost difficultios;

bim promissory note for the money quired in the meantime with its consti- fear in the present disturbed state of the desiring to give publicity to what might on 26th ultime, while Sebastian was sick, which it has occasioned to

in fut at unaware of each others'existence. Among impossible for the wheeled vehicles of the to its Exchange Empire to inaugurate hostilities with transpire at the meeting, we only observa friend of his wons to Lobo's house to aik business, au anaple impensation for tleige, elsowhere amongst the Chinese cou

country to traverse them. Without navig even a power like Portugal unless assured ed the quantico allowed in the home for the money, de, ; but instead of paying cossation of the tourporary advantages which hedgad in with ae many forms, is held in able cauals and with impresable roads,

light-esteem often has he so refuse the manifestly ivapossible fo- thu harvests, of the support of other European powers, couts. Mr Alexander's refusal to per- the debt, he took the note, tore it up, ustd the Bank derived throughout last year, rights of the church,

how till proket the legal ever abundant, to It is but lately that there has been any mit the presence of reportes at the right he never owed Sebastian anything, and sent from being the only large operator on the

bs fetched to

Jusrkat ty of the ceremony can be adubbed. chance of such supporty it having been ing to day, is an injudicious stretch of friend about his business, asking "what market for six months' sight Paper.

Such is the stats to which a fortile and cent less than at Chinkiang; in the interior Even on the insin road rice fetches 80 per held that the long immunity from Chiprerogative, is somewhat irreconcileable the d- business he had giving him ench a

UNCALLED CAPITAL, letter? Sebastian then took out a sim

populous country has been tetlused by the Celt

to exist, Fet tall: bese exaction enjoyed by Macao forms a with a tenderness of conscience he has

mons against Lobo, when the above facts hour that it is not the intention of the Dithe on

The Proprietors will no doubt be glad to shurt-comings of its government. When no market on be sxid sertain prescriptive fight to the toleration already evindal in connection with the transpired at the Summary Court to-day restore to make any call on the 20,000 Shares King, in his old age,

Yaou,

in to

pectra during the emperor

time of famine ording to the this

when the Peking and acknowledgment of an alien go bankrupts estate, and will bot inspire Prisoner was thereupon ordered to be takau

to appoint the northern sends down a Commis vernment. But in face of the dis the Manchester creditors with any feal and charged before the Magistrate. After present year.

of the second ime during the whole of the successor on whom the labor of consolit government actually

for the im graceful exposés of the last few years, ing of confidonee in the dealings of the complainant had narrated the above facts,

the terms of Class VIL of the Ordt thought one of the lower orders, was chosen contd he urged of its hulpless imbecility.

ting the new empire should rest, Shun, dioner to Hongkong to arrange f By

of forcion Nu

rices.

proof the opinions of other powers, and of Hongkong Supreme Court with Lyall, Abdul Santa Anns (the friend who went nates of Incorporation, the Government his father was obstinate and unprincipled, with good ronda intersecting dan country

n prisoner), corroborated what China itself, have been undergoing a Still and Co,

would have the power to insist upon the his other insincere, and his brother arrow part he had taken in the transaction; add balanos, now unpaid of the subscribed capi gant; yet amidst all these discordant le good crope coming in, with a moderate ang that on going a second time to the tal of the Bank, being called up on or hefors meets le contrived to live in harmony, and population living in prosperous circa house of the prisoner, he was told by Lobo the luth of Dec. but the Dirostora do exercised over l, folations nu that as he had got the money from

the boundaries of the empire proper, and the inerabtrs of the Manchester file-player, was charged with perjury, on the interess of those Banks who had initin their children were daily forced to see one or two stolace many of the

change, and the conviction that some step

is necessary to put a stop to oxisting

LOCAL.

abrics and to more clearly define the

the

to "din

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influence

scanona it is

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at the best of weathers it.

stronger

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position, is growing up A new phase is departure geerssitates a corresponding alter Bacau, he would have to wait until that the Bankrecony misapplied by the government not perceive that the improved devolop-

the money.

than bas already beon

Overland isnie will, under materi lly weakened, pon which it posted, wid the Directora dane the unprincipled conduct of the fathe

ter's satomary of what was said by a wi A Register for the Transfor of Shares has

ment of the most certain means of socuring. Peace and

good order Broughout the

stances, how much of the present discontent not see the Portuguese title to their now missed Tee alturation in the time of the mail's

The worst of the tale has since been in China wight be alleviated, and how Guice been shortsighted are those statesmen who can pald op; they have in consequouce appilail China As a paternal system it has therefore presenting itself in the history ation in the time of publication of our man came to Hongkong before he gave up to the proper quarters for a modification of ignored the duties It owes

Mr Rozilo, interpreter to

to its subjects; of the Peninsula, and its solution would Orlandolation of the tota male only Supreme Court, was fortunately present to the Clanes in question, with a view to forgetting that history, in recording the Empire, S. 6. & C. Gresatte.

to the of the Overland will be obtainable as early be precipitated by any action taken as

obtain a considerable extension of the po.

elevation of Shuo, has not sought to con- regards the re-establishment of a respon will make arrangements by which copies

as 18 o'clock this evening. In future we chools the inaccuracies of this interpretatious riod above

of the Foringu so

of the Police interpreter of tible and duly accredited Consular off ving be obtained intoh catliar. The mail Court, else the evidence might have

to atate that His Excel but to praise the supereminent virtuos of Ar Rote the rainy weather which bại loney the

the Governor has recurmendet the the zon, who, as having liad a sad experi- provailed for some time has the censuciat edition of our

matter for the favorable consideration of ence of the effects of ill conduct in the offect of keeping people within doors, and - Despite this, we cannot but hope that the new pastal-arrangements, be the let the Magistrate cautioned the interpreter, the too

stying

that he did not want the interpr

Authorities.

beads of a family, could not fail to apply to this rendering the formation of crowda some action of this sort will be taken. published prior to the departure of the

SHARE LONDON REGISTER the affairs of the empire the wisdom he had loud in political discussion impossible. But Macao cannot much longer be permitted steadies, and will consequently contain the

learnt in his

his father's household.

It is there are other guarantees for the peace of deas, but an aconrate interpretation of to remains disgrace to Portugal and latest intelligonoe.

words spoken by every witness-Me Rozan open at the London Olie of the enquire then the course whiel, the Chinese the torual City than the inclement wea thing alike. The effect of its existence OUR Whatopon correspondent writes under rio deposed that prisoner denied, on his tank, and in virtue of recent arrangements Goverument has taken to restore this con- ther. The French garrison at Civita Ves- indor present conditions is to engender date February 10th From this port there unth, all liability in regard to the debt, in negotiable on the Landon Stock Exchange.nity Las best offered, rare in the auunis of is carefully watched by the police, the sud- his the Shares of the Corporation are now try to its former condition. An opportu- chia overshadows suspected Laborals, Rome suspicion and hatred of foreigners is nothing of any purtance to contion Court; and judgment was given for

the witness-box of the

Summary Juradio-

RESERVE

the world, of founding anew an old empire: deness of the appearance of the French amongst the natives of the South. No cute. It may however be observed that

Directors

have decided upon invest the means are at hand; the fabrio of gov troops on the last occasion is

is remembered the well-known Conal steamer

of the Wombig having given due caution regard Gerernment Securities, and in addition ized Or how conscientious its officials might left the old Granite Duck of the Hongkong ing bis defonce, prisoner repeated the denial thereto, an amount of £100,000 is to be Yet with the single exception of exemptlas troops has been redoubled, and the Papad to deprive it of the power of reform. Antibes Lagion and the other Foutifical become, the elozent of Chinese rascality and Whampoa Dock Company on Saturday that he never received anything from the leteo thorough a part of Its Coolie trade fast, and proocuded this morulog at an only first witness, Mendoza; and said that he converted into Indian Government Paper, from payment of the land tax for two years Government has taken every measure of permit of its being regenerated, so hour for Hongkong in a new dress, present never saw the 2nd witness, Santa Anmer of the Bank's Agencies at Bombay and tivate plota of ground within the distrips, whole city suonld be perfectly unanimous on and appropriated to the general working all new esttlers who aball undertake to vil defame. No rising, save one bi which the long as that trade is unchecked by a ing a fresh appearance; and evidently well the coosion in question. Cosmo Antonio Calcutta, as an available margin or deposit nothing whatever has been done, and it and decided, has now the slightest chanos. supervision foreign to its government, prepared to effect, under het gallant coin-

detence (and a musician-they were in that direction, which are daily increasing bottor means of intercommunication, auch MUCH surprise has been causoil, at Cou. exciting the demands of the Coulis utar Urdige, Messageries Imperistas steamer, is as stated that, he never saw in iniportaune,

a remission, unaccompanied by more deci- stantinople by the annoucement that the And though a British Consul lying in the Laopen Dock, belonging to Medusa go to the defendant's house

sive nation on the part of Government, as wold be naidier un interested party, uer necessity repairs. Froin Canton 1 learn took place, do that he could not sen him

Special agencies of the Corporation are encouraging the influx of paper settlers, possess any active powers, of repression, that Governor Cheong has resigned office. His Worship thought, very raasonably, that Hunkow, to be entrustat to the charge of

in conrae, of formation at Caluutts and suggesting a practical course to the

not have an evil tendency. for good might be of westion with the craft. tana That it has not hitherto so been arrives, in the hands of the Governor Gecolomitted the prisoner for trial at the next specific instructions emanating from the the prosperity, ove passed the day about 1,000 to the acra. In four years"

The

matter how perfect its local regulations under the command of Can the plaintiff for the amount claimed.Hising the whole of the Reserve Fund in ernment has not been so entirely disorgan with apprehension, tho vigilance.

|

de Souza, a

and interested in repressing rather than mander, expeditions Voyages The Cam in his whom defendant called and means of credit, to facilitate operations faeune doubtful whether, in the absence of of accERS.

the aforesaid Company, undergoing certain

beaídas, ·110

was-at

at Mucho While the affair

i

ta perhaps a justification for the abolition Deral Cleong's intended departure from Original Sessions of the Supreme Court. the provincial capital is mitob deplored by

of the present ofice. But it is no arguilasses of society. Indeed, during the RY OUR NINO MOorWhy is a nodeni ment against a properly-constituted con- lust fartaighit, the citizens of Cautun haye Reformer like a flex? (with our apologies Hate with views and interests piperior manifested their desp regard for the official to Me Disraeli)-Because he is given to Polis trading considerations,

in question by presenting him with cum leap in the dark."--Fun

head office,

Bari of Zetland had appointed Fuad Pacha to be disiriet Grand Master of English Freemasons in Turkey. Vary few people

aware that bis highness had any cou

were:

edli rests on the well- 1x California grape vines aro planted

being of all DIRECTORS.

when it could be urged that foreign in- och vine yields half a gallon of wine, or ed chairudin, and Mr George F. Heard of Ching The effoot of political datur eines were planted in California. The Bir George J. Helland has been appoint-terests were best served by the misfortunes 500 gallons to the sore. In 1865, 40,000,000 deputy chainman, of the Court of Director, banden in Ching, and in the Far West, as yield in 1806 was 8,000,000 gallons, spå in consequence of the resignation of Meanwell as the monetary pants of 1868, have the value about $6,000,000,

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