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No. 5280-JONE 12, 1580.| Bussis, as the expenses of reinforcing the never had his attention drawn in the troops in As are immense; the conquests slightest to the differeres between the mense; the conqueste scheports until this afternoon when made are drains

doces from the conquered Blasbates are I read them over to him. Mr G. C. Cox's by no means adequate to meet even the statement that the China Meil report of cost of the Russian garrisons, and at an the Oblef Justice's remarks in sentencing

antiops time when Russia requires all her Mr Pitman contained a grave eron, Proverbially hardly he can play.

band in Europe, the prospect, or even possibility, of a war with China is most embarrassing to the vexed finances, and is

additional state entanglement. It is 4

the

a deliberate untruth. Let anybody com-

THE CHINA MAIL.

the

it

up to 5.

be hoved that Russia will for once do what are the two reports and decide for himmelf. Doubs checkrante of the shadowy tretics Baxtle of this wook relating to the above ritable Allowance Fund is mostly used bor of paupers, exclusive of vngrants introduction of a Poor Law and compul imagine » motivs for making snch resorted to by that lasther-innged coturiz | subject On the 3nd April C..3. 0. No for the charitable institutions of the and casual poor, in receipt or public re-sory Poor Rates, nor direct assumption

to

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right and just. She has no alarm to the

I osanot

territory of ii. It is not hers by conquest. and her presence there is an injury as well se sa insult to China.

body

paper with

Missionaries.

ing the apparently gloomy outlook, the other two sides of the edifice. The Magistrates nor His Excellency the ment and a civilized community. And paralyzes all energy and drives to wild dexterous son of Han la professed hope. monument, which takes the form of a cross, Governor have or can have any mens indeed when we compare the state of despair. The unusual number of sui ful: and--condently predicts that the is of Gothic design. In the panels beneath and to discriminate between the things in Hongkong with that of Eng-sides constantly occurring in Hongkong, nibbling" line of businers to which he the arcades are four shields. There is deserving and the undeserving indigent, land we seem to have something to and of cases of persons found dead, is to

surmounted by a wrought-iron gross. to has this, yese lent himself so freely, wilt fate the monument has lost loss on £1,500, there is grave reason to believe that boast of by way of the bloud-bought be laid at the door of this brate deter prove the meene

Can However,

even these very limited tunds do more results of this unchristian mode of deal- tent policy in dealing with destitution. game of bogger

er, the garde

harm than good, as far as Chinese ing with the poor and the destitute 4-LEMEDIES SUGGESTED. was fly in the bands of the Occidental DESTITUTION IN HONGKONG. destitutes are concerned, and for this Whilst according to the Statesman'a made is appear to tell more against the

practically

As will be seen from the preceiling defendant than it actually did." is simply player, whose strong trump suit will, An important doendent appears in the reason no doubt the Governor's Cha Year-Book for 1880 (p. 243) the num remark, I multher recommnand the

poolly and patiently played, lead

Although many of the lief in the several unions and parishes by the State of the work of dispensing falte statement, which reflects any credit known as the "Tea Trade Association 775, of 1880, went before the Guvernor Chinese destitutes in the Colony were of England and Wales in 1879, amount public charity. It could easily be shown

whlon he

heClub. on Mr Cox or the

TEA.-The total receipts of Cangon to this was an application by a widow Ch'an born hero and are consequently British ing to 800,120, is such that there is at that many of the canons of English is connected. If anybody desires to read

"data ara, estimated : reports which tell

more against or for any THE N..CD Neue hears from the North whap the truth does, I do not thick heabout 280,000 at the equivalent of mis Ng, for relief having been left destitute (mbjects, they have, happily for the present ons pauper to every thirty per- Political Economy, based as they are

chests; but sappites from

On that application peace of the Government, no notion of sons in England und Wales, we have in on the state of things which the United find them in the minha of the China nearly all the districts above the city of with two ohildren, Mail. Very fally by foolish thing in bring to serious riots between, rival cargo boat Bitel, "Acting Chinese Sceretary," which able Allowance Fund, not have they Government or Colonial relief, and the ancisty in this Colony. I sim therefore believing that Mr Coxhening ars temporarily delayed, owing thore appears to have bean a note by the existence of the Poor Box at the a population of over 140,000:Chinese in Kingdom presents, are inapplicable to Magistracy or of the Governor's Charit- Hongkong not one pauper in receipt of the different conditions of commerce and himself and his petty jealousies before guilds in the vicinity of t

ity of that place. These Hoo Pal-lo on the night of the 22nd olt. I the public, and that be has acted unpro- disturbances are, however, quile local and is not given, and the Governor's minute on any idea that, as Lord Ellenborough.) actual number of paupers in the Colony by no means prepared to accept even (see 4 East's Reports, 108) bas estab may safely be estimated not to exceed John Stuart Mill as an infalls autho fessionally in dragging me into the matt will no doubt be suppressed in the course the papers was as follows — publicis (I have a long connection with, and of a few days, when arrivals of first crop I agree with Dr. Eitel's note on this potllished, the law. of humanity, to which a few hundred. But, however success-rity. Nevertheless I am also persuaded very varied experielics in, the Press to look leaf on an unusually large scale may be tion and would be glad if he would suggest English Common Law must be assumed ful the results of this barbaric palies of that he is incontrovertibly right in say abstained from regular operations in the form of destitution whilst avoiding the obligation to afford relief even to aliens thee, the means employed to secure those anything so

so radically unprofessional publication as his letter of yesterday's date) open market, though certain isolated trans formation of a pauper class.

and therefore à fortiori to British sub results are anything but creditable to have only

actices, on private terms, have transpired. Meanwhile let him give this poor womanjects to save them from starvation...

Christian Government or a civilized before the public and that I most em. Further shipments on native account, and $5 from the charitable Allowance Fund,

community. In parisance of the above minute by His 2.--THE WAY IN WHICH THE GOYERN- phatically decline to have any further on joint account with Teamen, are also worth two seconds' consideration by the community on whom he has intruded, nor ten lines of your

of the death of the well known Chinese General Kno Sangling, which occurred at

Laiterly he has been filling the post of Lieutenant-General of Chihll, and our

A

contemporary's informant anys ho only back on; and I never saw or heard of looked for. So far, foreign buyers have some way of mitigating the evils of this to conform, puts the Government under brate repression may appear on the suring (Principles of Political Economy,

took over the seals of office on the 9th May

to add that both sides are now

that his ailment was not of a serious publio disagasion on a matter which is not right.To London-per steamer: Excellency Dr Eitel submits the following

From that time ho complained of ill. health, but he was under the impression nature By his death China loses one of her best generales commander slia can ill-afford

present time. sparo at the Not only was be loyal to his Govern ment, but kind to all who servod under him, Europeans and natives alike, as was

Volun prored in 1866, when the Shangha hooour turned out to do him honour.

Faithfully, ROBT. SMITH, Bab-Editor and Reporter,

China Mail.

We have been courlacus bojoud garl In

£3.16 £5 per ton of 40 cubic feet. Toonsiderations; the subject is ono of vital Australia per stemmer:- per ton of 40

importance and one that was bound to be anbic feet.

Vessels on the berth.-For: London raised in a prominent and preasing rosoner Steam-ships Orestes (onder despatch at £4 per too), Elenergie, (fally ongaged at £5 ooner or later. The report is an able, per ton), Glenfyon, Grey, Benarty, and comprehensive, and important one, with ships Killarney, and Menmuir, and sailing Vessols expected to load. For London. Steam-ships Electro, and Kenmare Castle. For astralia. Steam-abip B wen, and possibly the steam-chip Ocean.`

MENT HITHERTO DEALT WITH DESTITUTION.

3-DANGERS TO BE AVOIDED IN DRALING WITH DESTITUTER IN HONGKONG.

tham the highest respect this matter. We could not have refused Miraemar Castle For Ansiralin, Steam which we shall deal to our editorial columns the two humane and rational principles, under the guidance of their respective everything in its power to organize by corld. In Amoy hea also gained Cox's latter insertion because he made it

and be returned

the road Earopeans and ayos: personal matter. Both ticles have now had vessel bita

and he was well-known as a good and brave soldier-one of the few Chinese gemorals who gavo justled to his officers and men. Even doring his short atay at this place

will of (Tieninio) he has gained the good will the foreigners he came in contact with, and was always ready and only too happy to most Europeans a fact, he was a straight-forward moan, loyal to his country, and respected by all classes." So writes our correspondent of the death of Kno Bung-ling.

Law Notices.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HONGKONG, TO

Monday, 14th June, CRIMINAL SESSIONS-At 10 a..

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Sanda & and v B.K. W. Dock COT.-

their say, and the correspondenco must now bens, C. M.

To the Editor of the "Caixa MAIL."

12th June. tion with you about the recent trial," and 918-f purpose having a long coufabul

touching that is my preparatory excuse for

SHANORA

(N. C. D..News.}

The U,S. corvette Ashuelot left yesterday on the question of popular education which (6th) morning about half-past ton. Ad- you are desirous to achieve Squaring miral Fatterson had placed her at the "Matin" and "Sobool" with any pros- disposal of O. N. Denny, Esq., the United post of making a plie la denied to me States Consul-General, and he has gone up because of when the expremion

Cleanliness is next various

at an early opportunity. The repart is a follows

1 THE PRESENT CONDITION OF DESTITUTES IN HONGKONG,

What

People's Edition, p. 585) that "what the State may and should abandon to private charity is the task of distinguiah- ing between one case of real necessity and another," and that "the State cannot undertake to discriminate between the Barbaric, as some of the provisions of

deserving and the undeserving indigent.” the Elizabethan Acts (30th and 43rd) As regards foreign destitutes, who In harisony with this principle I would were, and deterrent as the lending prin- are aliens, it is obvious that with the recommend that the remedy for Hong- ciple of the English Poor Law Act of aid afforded by the private charity of kong destitution be left in the main to 1831 is, the law of England, from Queen the various nationalities represented privato charity and to voluntary effort, Elizabeth to the present day, rested on among the residents of Hongkong, but that the Government should do viz. relief to the disabled without work Consals, the condition of those foreign law private charity which may then be and relief to the able-bodied in retorn destitutes, who are aliens, Govora. supplemented by State aid. for work To these old pillars on which ment interference would be entirely Hongkong specially needs therefore is the Poor Law of England rested for the uncalled for. In the case of non-" Chinese Charity Organization Society, last three centuries, the Act of 1834 descript foreign destitutes, disowned by which would raise funds by voluntary The classes of destitutes, c. of per-added the establishment of a powerful their respective Consuls, and in the subscriptions, supplemented if need be sons destitute of the actual necessaries Poor Law Executive, for purposes of case of British destitutes, anything by the Goverument for constructional of life, at present to be found in longinquiry and control, prohibition and duae by the Government over and purposes at first; which would subject kong, may roughly be divided into non- direction. Whether outdoor relief is above what is now being done in fur destitutes to a vigilant and beneficial resident foreigners (ie. Europeans, Americans, Indians, and Malaya), Macan combined with the old work-house nishing such destitutes with board and scrutiny, not by paid Inspiotora but by er Hongkong bora Purtaguese, and system as in England, or excluded in lodging in the Gaol, would tend to voluntary workers of social position and Chinese,

favour of the work-house test ns in make the situation of a "bench comber wealth which would render frand official visite at the As to non-resident foreigners arriving Ireland, the one leading idea of the En- or destitute here more eligible than the impossible and relief unpalatable and 36 my sex. I really want to know the Yangtze 10 to return about the liere in a state of destitution, or tapsing (glish and Irish Poor Law is that no onu | lot of a bardworking seaman or stoker, thus neither discourage the faint-hearted to godliness" first occurred. Quotation 20th or as expecting

inst. He is accompanied by books put it down to Wesley: he only Mr F. D. Cheshire, Interpreter, at the into it after arrival, their respective the country can by law remain des- and consequently pat a premium on and despairing, nor suffer the improvid-

titute of the actual necessaries of life. countrymen speedily

loafing and idleness. Portuguese desti-eat and idle to lapse into contented Buch Society, however, The local laws of this Colony, I regret tutes also may well be left to the care pauperism. quotes it, and sapa so, both times-first in Consulate-General here. Mr Joseph Huay Consuls and his sermon on Dress and then that on has undertaken the performance of Mr take some steps to get them ship to say, approach in barbarity the severest of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul can of course not be created artificially.

most foreign Visiting the Siak, remarking that they were Cheshire's duties at the Mixed Court during off elsewhere, ns the words of a plon man! Who was this his absence.

tionalities here consider it a duty of Provisions of the Elizabethan Acts whiles which, in casa of special need, will It requires men of wealth and position, plous man?

Yesterday morning (4th), at the Mixed national self-respect to rid the Colony making no provision whatever for relief know how to apply to Government for men of character and influence, men who have love and vocation for anch work. VÆVIOTIS. Court, several Chinone were examined by of their own papers.

even to the disabled, orphans or lunatics. aid. Nevertheless

Ordinance No. 14 of 1846, Section II, the Chinese there is always a small fluctuating r17, says, "every person who shall beg, fairly be conceded, that, barbario to Government dealing with native re As regards Chinese destitutes it may But in my opinion it is the duty of a M. Consulate Interpreter to the Spanish |

with the view to clicit informa-sidue of non-descript seamen, deserters, IN BANKRUPTCY.

the recent mysterious death or men discharged from Hospital, who or expose any sore or infirmity to view, the provisions of such local Ordinances to take advantage of native virtues and tion respecting In the matter of 11, KIER, & Bankrupt, six calls to for is any of ity of Theodor Guillermo, a Manile man belong- are beyond the palo of the Merchant for the purpose of exciting compassion are as those of No. 8 of 1858 and: No. 8 educate them up to a higher level by

for by "Dead Beat," may (Registrar's Report) at 11 a.m.

be found in this way. Let the calls to adding to the Town Hand. The whole morning Shipping Act, disowned by their re-aud obtaining alms,... shall be liable of 1876 which authorise whipping and encouraging and drawing out every good spective Consuls and Shipping Masters, to a penalty not exceeding five Pounds," deportation in simple casos, of mendi- tendoney and giving countenance to diagonally be first Blod in this satisfactory that the Chinese Magistrate said beach-combers well known to the Mo provided this offence is committed in any cancy, they were no doubt prompted by deserving mon of energy, intelligence and In the gords of Sax Exar o alias Lu calls backwards (3 in the bottom row him to question the individuals detained by

own pulber, then All in all the way he would write to this Chila Hsion and ask rine Magistrate as incorrigible fenfers or thoroughfare, or public place or adjacent the danger which does lie neur, on human felne Chlaces in the Colour Curoor, doosazed.

to 36, 3 next to it and so on); add up the the Palice. One man admitted in the coured to the Police Mingistrate as drunken sota, thereto, within the Colony of Hong account of the proximity of the Chinese encouraging the Chinces in the Colony In the gods of Caux A-Lux, deceland,

perpendicular columns, and you will find In the gords of Au EzNO alias YEUNG that the three which, ale less than 111 of his examination that he had taken a brass They hang about the grog, shops, levy kong. Ordinance No. 14 of 1806, re-frontier, that iud.scriminate and Lavish to establish of their own accord such a WING, deconred.

are each balapoed by cao of the other watch chain from the deceased as he lay on blackmail on former shipmates and on sognizes, in a certain legal sense at aid afforded in Hongkong to destitutee, Charity Organization Society" is I In the goods of 8. J. Roostos aline B. three exceeding it by An equal number

pative frait-hawkers, call at gentlemen's lost, the "rights of papers by mak-bait by the Government or by private recommend, would be for His Excellency BRYANT, dre coased.

In the

Shortly before six o'clock last evening houses

ing provision in Section X, that nothing clarity, would practically act like a the Governor at once to appoint a certain goods

a transposition is now saty, (the disgons (7th), a fire broke out in the city near the ses early in the morning begin contained in this Ordinance (egarding auguet attracting from all the nooks number of influential Chinese gentlemen of BON SUI BURY, deceased. rows are already correct and must not be Tes Gardens and burned furiously nutil ten Petition For Letters of Administration by the horizontal rows, and

tion in the flames. It ie said that about on well enough in summer when they jadice panpers in respect of their right swarms of professional beggars and Referees." They should be recognized Official Administrator,

two handrod houses were destroyed Bome can sleep out on thellside or any Section XXIII of Ordinance No. 8 of is more plentiful than anywhere in native style, and trusted to advise the of proceeding without fee or reward. leperea to a Colony like this where money as such by the Government, hengured in sailors from the foreign men-of-war in part where, but in winter they generally pre- 1888, which by its title applies to Chi- the province of Canton. It must also Government in all cases of appeal mado and several foreigners assisted to extinguish for to accept sulkily the hospitality of nese only, reads raildly enough," men- be considered that the lot of a begger or by individual Chinese "destitutes to

the gaol where two meals a day and a In a letter from one of the officers of the bed at night are furnished to them, pro- dicaney in the public highways or streets pauper is not a very hard one in China. investigate anch cases, to deal with them 1. corvette Hotaled that on the mora vided they turn in early in the evening XXVIII provides the following panal both sexes, asylums for the blind, homes to avoid the formation of a paper le is hereby forbidden, Luc Section There are infirmaries for the aged of discriminately and to afford relief so as from Chefoo, it is stated that on the moraand look out in, day time for employ ties for every offence against Section for the lepers, and orphanages in Canton For he bat two years His Excellency":

ment, which eventually takes them away XX111, sum not exceeding five dol and elsewhere. Lepers have their the Governor has virtually done this, from the Colony.

As to Macao or Hongkong born Portars; or the offender shall, at the die homesteads overy where along the rivers and insteal of consulting, as he originally cretion of the Court, receive not more in the Chaton Province, and levy their did, the Tungwa Committee, Hir Ezool- tugese destitutes, there are always than thirty-six blows ner tess than five fees on the river trathc. Professional cliency has occasionally referred ques women gwing about with begging blows with a rattan, and be deported to his boggars make their homes in temples, tions affecting Chinese porn to en petitions at all hours of the day, cailing portunata. Deserving Portuguese poor

At 10.30 a.m.

IN PROBLIR.

To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."

Hongkong, June 11, SIR,--Tho

was taken up, but the results were su up-

the road,

In the goods of FOOK SEK FONG, deceased. [disturbed) Follow the same coures with o'olank, when there was a marked dimina-/ converted into drink, and manage to get feas and costs in Equity suits) shali pre- and corners of the Canton Provinces a first nucleus of, a'“ Committee of

CORRESPONDENCE:

IN REPLY.

To the Editor of the “China Maxt"

Hongkong, June 12,

BIB,--The letter which appeared in your last night's laue, from Mr. C. Cox, tha Reporter of the Daily Press, is hardly worth powder and shot, the tone and manner of the writes · called defence on the whole and in overy are utterly childish, his so- particular stamping him as so utterly want

Ing in soy knowledge of, or the slightest instinct towards jouinalistic etiquette and

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HERE YOU HAVE IT.

China

PODOHOW. Merald.)

A distressed British subject, named

the flames.

ing of Sunday, the 30th ult, the day after.

that vessel leit Shanghai, the wind began to blow very strong, and that by midnight there was a "living gale?! The Monocacy

very

propriety, that I should bayo been greatly Easton, died on board the atom ship same + Steamers arriving there about the i at private houses, but generally not im Hative country, of with the consent of and are formed into guilds and receive feading men as the Nam-pak hong:

astonished at its pearance in

Grates on the Sist ullimo: and was buried polumos did I not know your ultra-liberal in the cemetery at

Large and, in

01

of

Teobili. It

with an aot of injustice to yes, to me and toy she was one of'a deifiod paror, goghat she was at sea with othere provisiou made by Government, nor by tried, have come to the Colony for the ment, as a pre-destined calamity. Such a Committee of Referves would “

the

should you now,

28ed of February, uGG

gen were e

B

to

· na the of every man who has been blishment the largest

memory as long a shorthand writer so I have bee since t the come to be, supported my notes I am also

mustar on record

instructed

was sustained ie abous amidships

supported to the utmost by Air Nelson, who girl redation of the School Thowhere the plates on each side of the keol areng for food and base cash. Theying five dollars, or in default thereof, to directed charity the fist springs of us the great fountain source, from which

lay-to for 30 hours, and, with the exception few slight injuries, stood the storm y well for paddle-wheel boat. She reached Chefoo en

efoo on Thursday evening at nine alock.

time reported the storm as a typhoon,

such offender, to any other place, if His quarterly allowances and semi-annual trobents. All I advocate is the formal but the writer only considered it heary Lave, however, their ecclesiastical Excellency the Governor shall so de publie dinners from mercantile corpo- recognition of just such Commlitee galo with Pagoda Anchorage on

the shifting

ing wind of typhoon, charities to provide for their direst wants, cide." Ordinance No. 6 of 1800, Scorations. No shopkeeper dares to turn of Referees" who should not be Com blowing at

ing at different desire to give

ethe fairest hearing possible to the day

An ing

lines from all points of and there is also a Society of St. Vincent tion XXI of which also applies to away a beggar though he may keep him pradors, not the Tang wa Hospital compass. any person whatever who imagines he has s

natite esti the grievance. There is no reason why your mation, imposing religious procession paas- The Chinese gunboat, formerly known as de Paul which is a sort of Portuguese Chinese only, provides that ivory inaster waiting for a handful of rice or for a ociation, and yet have sufficient character for fair play should be tainted ed through the Foreign settlement on the the Eu, went into Colfers Dook on Sunday Charity Organization Society for the of a junk bringing into the Lelony any cash some hours at a time. Never-indonos in the latter Committes to

tire Blut ultimo. Amongst night hark in the Gult

persons who sholt, in the opinion of the thaless pauperis is treated by the coure the hearty co-operation of the sustained injuries by recently poor in the Colony.

As to Chinese dostitutes there is no Court before which the offence shall be Chinese us the evidence of Divine Judg. Tungwa Hospital staff when needed. Mr Nelson. Wore it not that silence might other Idols,

hose image was brought from a Lamour seems Justion, Phonid not dress for, Letople in the City and paraded fur grout performing fleet tüancouvres, and the mis- private organization, for dealing with purpose of mendicaney, or any por- Chinego charity, though it does surd non dovslop into a Charity Organisation To come to the point. Mr Nolan did state-in à green obair, with sixteen bear hap vecurred when she was going almust Chinese forms of destitution in a syste son suffering from leprosy or any otlier relief to paupers, trouts pauperism in Society and possibly other organising not, in his speech at the Chamber of ers, attended by a numerous retinue of dead slow. It is thought that if she had matic and at the same time humane and contagious diseases, shall be able to such a discreet way that it leaves pau Committees of reference for municipat Commerce an

and sham wandering, Many of the been running at a greater speed she would

handsome and gon probably have gone over the real without rational manner Chinese destitution, pay a fine not exceeding ten dollars and perisin, in spite of the relief Efforded to afairs might develop from such a stock. ingly or otherwise, his reference to Martceptional air of brillianey She remained on it about twelve he first instance of hereditary and profes-person so brought by him as aforesaid," misfortune,Indeed the experience of opinion, which should be seen to by the doing herself to much harm as she did. as seen in Hongkong, consists in the not less than one dollar for every such individuals, its innate character of a Bat there are other remedies, in my spectacle. of the of that most thoroughly on referring to Church Missionary Society Boarding board at the time. The rudior forward is sonst beggars, who deo personal ragged-ensets any person convicted before the Uhinese maintain, that we must first instance, the Law, as it stande in ita my notes on the following day, My memory, which is a most trustworthy one School for Chinese girls, shows that there broken, and the keel is injured in several news and physical debility or deformity Magistrate of mendicancy in this Colo- leave pauperism as we find it, viz., as a barbaria provisions regarding the flogging are now about thirty pupils on the asta Plans. The place where the most important as a means to gain a livelihood by beg ny fall be liable to dans nos exoget. misfortun, or also we poison by mise of mendiants, should be tested. With

Audition

entirely in their native very much bent. It is thought that about frequently also employ children who dog imprisonment with or without hard industry, thrift and eelf-help and put a destitution springs is to be found in the does not remember having used such a tongue, and, in addition to reading, whit a dozen plates will have to be straightened, the steps of strangers, especially in labour, not exceeding twenty-one days, premium on imposture, improvidence poorest classes of the population, the poor word, cannot imagine any meaning be could ing dec., are taught the usual household and that three or four will have to be re- Queen's Road Central, clamouring for, in the discretion of the Magistrate, and pauperism. The Chinese are labi should have less obstacles thrown in the shall be liable to be whipped thirty-six tually temperate, thrifty, provident and way of their obtaining squatter a licenza kumsha," whilst they themselves koop | have Intended to convey by such a word duties of native women of the humbler placed by new ones.

cians, spoh us making and manding clothes, and (Marenry.)

a lookout to give timely warning in the strokes and be sent to his native place." loyally devoted to the duties of filial fro of han paring conditions, for settlig bellore becile ner such as are the fact to Ladied desirous of inspecting the A Naval Court of Enquiry was held upon rare case of a Constable awaking to his This is therefore all that the Law ofety and the obligations of social ties on the hi laades, for erecting their sixda

he nee a word aure sin fact that it appears in the Daily Preo report School are invited to call on any day, ex this accident to the Breconshire and Captain duty of interfering in the matter. A Hongkong offers to destitutes, fine and If the certainty of subsistence, be it ever and collages in their own style, for

between the hours of 8 a.m. Starrock was acquitted of all blame Mr the report which, with mag & ridiculous per and 5 p.m.

i tho witnem box he refused to admit that copt Saturday eriana" towards detraying Alabaster, E. B. M. Consul wes President, second class of Chinese destitutes con imprisonment with or without hard so scanty, were held out by law to the keeping pigs and poultry and raising version of terms, bas been all hosts bout the the working expenses of this useful branch bangga denga

Presidentsists of strangers, waifs and strays cast alur, auf, in the case of Chinese, also destitute of Hongkong, it would tend to vegetables. Next, I would recommand trial dabbed the "aficial report, is currect of missionary labour are solicited (Courier)

We notice that men-of-war sailors trots on the community by kidnappers who whipping and deportation to the desti- undermine the moral tone, the thrift and that neither the Government Civil report of who hatement of ang is

matt Hobo zaya it la s'istolesihaue Byeciality is the final preparation, with their knives, while the marines from and are then lodged at the Tung-wa be a native of Hongkong, to that do large classes of the population, as in Asylum be kept closed against the five guilds the Bussita gumbusla soms on shore liberty liave been interfered with by the Police tate's native country, or if the destiture fragal industry of the Chinese. Where Hospital nor the Government Lanatio Mr Nazon using the word "ather Unik: melting and rattaning of too packages the spanish curvette carry their side arms, Hospital, or of lunatics for whom also "ghtfully vague region designated by Europe, aro fabitually intemperate, or Chinese as those institutions hitherto preparatory to shipment, assembled. This is a dangerous custom, for should may there is no other refuge but the Tung the Ordinance as any other place where, as it muny agricultural districts were. The Magdalene Institution at wola full force on Thursday last, and proceeded not, whoever he might be Doen Mr Cox to test the merits of a warm dispute as to of the men get into a tow, there is a purwa Hospital, or of stray orphans, or None of these Ordinances defines its of the United Kingdom, there is an on- Wan teal should be accorded Bath and Mbility of blood being shed. A short same travellers left penniless en route. A terms as relating to the destitute. Some satisfactory diffusion of property and on a far more liberal principle, so sa ta understand what Ed pads Herosiem means 1ertain alleged infractions of a Partiola ngo eyms English sailors and Byanish marines third alas of Chinese destitutes consists are professedly pieces of clots legials where wages are too low to provide for enable that, charitable Institution to peolysis from al report and mind Rusty spears, bricks, tiles, and other dead quamelled in a tavern in ongewed of men disabled by sccident, illness or tion, leave it to the Magistrate's disore the labourer's future, Poor Laws and combine with its present purposes of frees

Meal To

Hongke drow weapon, but was ly missiles ware brought into requisition, marlie

noticed that excessive opium smoking, who have no ich to decide what mendicity may be, Poor Rates are justifiable. But as none hospital for the contagious disease of

with what intent a pauter may come of these conditions dzist here, any dent women. and a regular pitched battle con

ngomentazhonid alad be British Bor American sailors are friends here and no money to return to Hongkong, or what purpose a man ing with pauperism in Hongkong on made in the Gaol or elsewhere, neither with thair kniven their ancestral homes, or of women with

knivening as to bether the question was really altor rating in good set terms at the

this morning, a larger number of children that they can, with a canker in his face may have in the model of English, Irish or Scoton independently by the Governmen Japanese are really a whether Japan wenny, greticulating all the time with the

By Spanish subject, wa

la quartermaster on in the absence or through the desertion walking through the streets, and finally toor Laws is not only uncalled for but combination with the West Poin nation hose histor, conuinces he tarocious vehemence, and savegaly brandlake fetish steamer, fantis, we tried for of their husbands, support, and who leave it also to the legistrate's disore would tend to modans, hera, tunse, came Reform wory, to reparto juveelle

another quarters and veneity, had b. tory and workained thing thele rusty sposes in this retomasons Whoo a

are with wired from the front wing that loose order of Chari bus anys been the onsons, to have judgment on the subject of domestic ser temper, to say when it may please him is. Again, both in Europe and in the finto the condition of habitual papers of master. When an offence I comilatted on especially since the Chief Justice's lete hon, which practically means his deplorable features of European pauperers, who only too frequently drift either de marching so characteristle of Celsulind, war- lacted to riog

the prisoner brungat before his own Consul, vitude, are prevented by fear of prosecuto hue and imprison or to whip and United States, it has been fomit that criminals, from all the outer prisoners In leaving behind- only few Broken

the poor the Can and to sujech i mndition to a Peebrofetiles and respective of the vessel he may be serving tion from disposing of their children for

filial and the term aken 10Gboard of but in

condition of ses where the offense legitimate dismestic purposes by arrange-

law regarding tends to lessen the exer miffed on board, British venel, this ment with other families,

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Daily Press China Mail *

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22nd April, 1880,