No. 5340.—August 21, 1880.|
Even
THE CHINA MAIL.
Mr Brereton: What kind of an assault The Shen Poo of yesterday says, that on
PKKING. was it!
the 26th day of last moon (et Angust) an i
6 h August, 1880. Witte: I should call it an asmault on important officiul letter from Russia reach- The barometer goes up again; I mean the high seas.
ed Paking that the Imperial City gate the atmospheric as well as the politic one. Mr Brereton: You took them in custody was then closed and was obliged to be Wa have really delightful weather. With on the charge of assault only.
opened to allow it to be forwarded to the doors one does not know it is summer a Witness: Well, yes.
Teong-li Yamen. The letter was an ul-all, and the mornings and evenings are The Magistrate? You also considered that timatum of the Russian Government to the delicions, and I hope towards the end of the they were earching junke, or boate, in our roper within forty-five days by the Chinese Tho act ten days there is no stirring news. it was right to take them in charge, that Court at Peking, saying that if a distinct month cooler weather will set in. The waters,
Chung-how's treaty was not same applies to our politial barometer. given Witness: Certainly. They confessed as Government, war would then be declared With the dismissal of Tung Heto and the much. I took their own statement.
Pan Way, the late Hapch Futai (Go-Imperial Samm ns of Tiê z Kwoolfang, Mr Johnson and be had no other veruor) retired sometime ago from vitice on the war party have laid down the toma witncesc
account of mourning. He has been ordered The Magistrate remarked that the boat to
to go to Feking at once, and arrived here anxio and piate and war party are now This silouce, we well as the of all throughout as a white bast. The there the first opportunity. He has a very departure of elons: Gord, given our boat out of which these men were taken by high reputation for ability amongst the Ministers also less to do.
As far as Tung the police was not a white boat but an
Chinese. At one period he practised as He is concerned, a rumour is in gironla unpainted boat.
doctor of medicine. He is sent to Poking tion about ble dismissal People say here Mr Brereton pointed out that two men for two reasons. One is to prescribe for
(in-one swore it was prisoner No. 1, another who is now very ill. The other resson is
that it was prisoner No 7.
to give advice about the defence of the sou ports. This is truly illustrative of the Chinese method of procedare.
and hamased by a fieros ind sanguinary all her coast porte at one felt swoop and pirate, whoto pages among the ship, enter Poking in a couple of months. ping, and even the unfortified towns and villages of the coast, he was utterly ucable were the Queen Bes to be laken to ibe to restrain or punish. The Portagnese camo ventie of the hive and the whole to the rescue of the Celestials, alsokod the strength available pur forth, annihi. pirate crows, destroyed them atterly, and exhibited the head of their tender, and all lation was only matter of Are their aspinred vessels, as a proof of the years at the very most. There did not, effectiveness of their work. The Chinese
to be a very strong monarch rewarded their valuable services ho mayr, seem by the gift of the city of Macso, which at war spirit abroad amongst the authorities that time contained about 50,000 inhabl
What has been written about Li Hong tanta. The city is situated at the month of to Canton river, on a peninsula on the going over to the war party Oui. Gordon southeast side of the island of Houng-Shang, regarda as one of those things in which the isthmus, about one quarter of a mile, wide. Mano was formerly a flourishing cominer "cores of adventurers who, for purposes of etal city, but with the decline of the Farta- their own, and a number of men who pro guese power la the East it lost is import-bably honestly desire, that Ll Hung Chang anoe. And now the ingratitude and solñsb- meas of the disciple of Confucina is apparent, should assame position of defianos Portugal is no longer of use to Chias, ofther to those who are now in power; but / 14th: I was then on board, three sailor ware to only one man coming on shore the Empress of the East (the Elder One) | was a rw he had with his colles ue, with
have perhaps been overlooked by the writers of the papers to which I alinde,
I beg to refer you to Smation VI of Government of Her Majesty's subjects the Order in Council, 1866, for the
in China and Japan, the Section relating to War, Insurrection, and Rebellion, and
Paragraphs 81 and 82 of the Unter, I have to request you to publish this Despatch, apponding to it print of which prohibit, under serious penalties, engagement, whether for or against the Emperor of China, in war betweón His tio or foreign.
with which is in connected by a long low wish is father to the thought. There are station with the varge on board. I do not by which the attack was made was spoken yesterday, on his way, and will proceed watching the reinita of Imperial Majesty aud any enemy, domes
De a naval or commercial p wer; so adopt. ing the language of the immortal Kearner, be of the pigtail sayeth: the Portuguese muet go!
there is no reason to believe, from what Col. Gordon has seen, that the Viceroy has Any such inclination or intention himself Whether he would be fa a position, if driven COL GORDON'S VISIT TO CHINA. to tt, to hold his own, or more than hold Colonel Gordon arrived here this after his own, against the raling dynasty seems noon by the P. & O. steamer Ravenna, and to be a moot point. When Col. Gordon proceeds as far as Aden by the same etos.
loft, affairs
shaping towards a mer, or her connections, altor which his pacific mood. A telegram from St Peters morements are, up to the present moment, barg received only the day Cul. Gordon, uncertain. Nine-tenths of what has been left Chins contained loformation that published editorially, by correspondente Russia's ultimatum had been agreed upon
nowspapers of North Chios, is more bazaar-
were
intended to smuggle the sugar into Hong. kong and not pay duty, not stop at the Costoma station. We knew where th Cast me' station was. The white boat came from the Customs' station. We knew they were coming to orartant the abip, because ve ware smuggling ner, but by the time they got hold of us, we were within English cannot have made a mistake about the waters, and we thought we ware tafe. I seventh defendant. I looked at his face two or three timer. When we passed the We took the risk for the sake of saving the station we know we w ro ruoning a risk. duty. The owners told me to do so. I believe the jook is now at the Customs know so of my own knowledge, but I have been told s I bare not seen it myself, by the Sun Yoe Les junk. I am the mas Wong Ape: I am a seaman, employed tor of that junk. Chan Assa is the sole owner. I remember the morning of the nding myself) and one trader. We were bound for Hongkong, we had 47 douls of sugar on board, sine piculs rice bel; two pious pears. I do not know the value of ibe cargo. We first stopped at Pak-sha- was, English teritory, outside Shauki was about mide am, on the 15th, through the pass because of the tide. We We stopped there because we could not ge
est two schors. The boat was af at We were over 30 foot from the shore. then I w the white boat coming towards our Junk I saw two men with maske's in their hands. There were four cats being pulled We all jumped into the water, go was like that from here to shore and ran up the hill. The distance
the
boat only man followed me He was the only man
rear of those who were ranking. I saw the face of the man who ran after us. I would know the man again. The first prisoner is
He did not catch as mao.
While the man were in the bat Io uld not goo the faces of any of the bost. was holding the musket?
Mr Johnson: Who was the man who Tho Magistrate: As presenting solicitor you have no right to ask that question. He has already told us he did not see the faces of those on board the boat.
The Magistrate said the charge of piracy was simply ridiculous. It was simply stupid to bring such a cap into Goart.
Mr Brereton was about to bring some arguments before the Magistrate with ro gard to the assault, when was not before him.
The Magistrate remarked that that case
other's steps,
that the immediate course of his removal
I am, &c., (Signed) THOMAS FRA CIB WADE. CLEMENT ALLEN, Maq.,
ka, &c.
81-If any British subject commits any of the following offences, that is to
BAY——
he Taung-li yame, with Pro-Chuu ting or Pao-Yun, his full name is Pxo is the first Machuo civilian of the Empire, Sood Grand Secretary, and a membe of the Grand Council. the doos not (1)-In Chine, while Ior Majesty in boun in intellectal powers, but owing to at peace with the Emperor of China, is his position, he is a wole m member of levies war or takes part in any operation the aut aerian party. Trong Kwo-chun, of war against h Emperor of China, or hour, is to be appointed as generahasimo aids or abets any poro in cary ng ba st Shau Hai Kwan. As an explanation tr your reader, Shan Hi han is the war, insurrection, or rebel ion against
poist at which the great Wall abuts napoa
the Emperor of China; the western score of the Gulf of Liso-tang," and it comprises Manchuri woh this mination, another point of Chang Chib tug's memorial is needed by the Court We although
ugh it was proclaimed to be silly Casag, while speaking about
There are threo large American ships of over 2 tons each, dotained at Woosung and the Red Buoy, owing to insufliciency of water to cross the Bar. One of them arrived ou the 10th, and the other two an the 11th instant. The John H. Worcester is also at the Red Busy, for the same reason. She has been detained since the 12th. The names of the former vessels Paul Jone, are the Brew Brothers, Henrietta and
letters, and as items of local newr in the god was to be sent to Chins; from the tend-0 yards). Out of the white 0 (±0 to abould be taken, he would be happy to do now learn that there was ouo caso of production
one
"gup." The only fair rendering of his past/noy the two nations have shown of bo came out of the boat. I was in the might be adjourned till Tuesday.
late to draw towards que
Another it of such
movements and present intenti as, judging was hoped that it would be from what we have been informed in pora nature that it might find favour at sonal interview with the gallant Colonel, le Paking. Nothing had been heard of the contained in a long local paragraph which
terms of this ultimatum; for these we shall appossa in the N.-O. 1. News to band to probably have to want for some time. Wat, day, which must have been writtes on the astne basis of information that we our wolves found our statements upon. Thers has been a great deal said about the Inspec-
tor General of Costɔms (Me Robert Hart, Q.M.G.) having written something to Col. Gordon which changed to a very great ex- tent the Colonel's plans and objects. For this idea there is no foundation whatever. When Colonel Gordon arrived at Chefoo, it is true, he received a letter from Mr Hari,
embodying a suggestion that it would not be
we trast, will be averted. We believe few people appreciate what dire and awful con- sequences would result to "the interests of
the world, and England in particular" were the outbreak which threatens really to oo-
our.
Police Intelligence. (Before J. J. Francis, Esy) Saturday, Aug. 21.
THEFT OF IRON,
Wong Afak, for stealing three pleons of
the
Mr Brereton said it was a case in which one man was said to have committed a suult and eight men were charged with it. Prosecutor wished to bave the case ad
The Magistrate sold that if the Crows journed an at allow of bis cousulting the We recorded that last Friday was the Attorney General to what further ste hottest day wo have had this year.
Ajourned till Monday.
anastroke on that day, and it has resulted Me fuhuson suggested that the case fatally. Mr N Talon, a Frenchman, the manufacturer of rated watere, was out in Ms Brereton asked whether the Marin- the sun ou Friday, and was struck down frate would not discharge the case at the with the host. He was taken to present moment
General Hospital where his body registered Mr Francis said he could not do so. The 183 degrees of heat. He was immersed in action of these Customs' boats must be ptica water which roduced the temperature a stop to but be wilasses for the prose to a few degrees over 100, but though con- antion said this was a Customs' boat, the siderably improved by the application, he boat was taken away by the men whom they afterwards got worse and died this morn-
uld were Customs officers, and it was now
ivg. plaed in front of the Customs station. Those on board the complainant's junk or bos admitted that they had been smug- gling, and that they knew they had boom
and looked for the owner of the jark Wearing
Witness: We want thon to Shan-ki was
the risk of being caught it osr. Font back to the place. We found nothing tataly was wrong, it was a grave wrong the for the Customs officers to come into the there. All I have seen belonging bort since is the anchor. The anchor pro- waters of tuis Colony, but that was not the duced is it. I have not seen the white boat question before theourt; the only ques since.
doa hafore the Court was whether the boat had been piratically rtlan.
'
(News, 17.)
to the
A correspondent at Kinking writes that there was quite a sormat that place on the night of the 13th lost. A great any boats and a good deal of staging wore mashed up and lent.”
We understand that so great has been the demand for shipments of cargo by the P. and O. Co 'ʼn new steamer Havennu, that a large quantity has been shut out-s cir Mr Brereton said there was no doubt a comatance which has not occurred for a serions of nce had been committed, but long time that offers was not piracy, and it was not
has informed the Consul The Taotsi } a watter that should be dealt with in this Goneral for Germany that there will be
Court, Another important featurs was Chinese procession on the Franch Sicoswei that
The Magistrate said he must certainly disturbances, it would be well for foreigners admit that the evidence connecting any
nots, frequent the road on that day. ne of the sight men before him with the ffence no doubt committed was extremely wRK.
Captain Deane, (who was advising Mr
should
to theme, p
proposal tunt » tioneral be sent there with fall military and civil powers, and his suggestion is now adopted
ntil Thing reaches the capital, and *same his aan punition, at least three montbe mast elaps, and then he bas to recorganize the whole arm there, as with the exception of Newch wa drilled troops whatever in that part of the shores of the Unit, Mr Commissioner Man, formerly an army man, was transferred from Wobu to Newaliwang in order to give his military European advice
there are no
The news I gave you about Tang H and Trong Kwo dutian was not very or hng, as the Imperial decrees referring to that, appeared in the Peking Gazite, Meroury Correspondent,
Dead Letters, Anderson, Captato, Basque Strathedin,
Falmouth, Athaide, C. J., No. 26, 1ligo Striat
Sing spere,
(9).—To Japan, while Her Majesty is at peace with the Tycoon of Japan, levies war or takes part in any operation of war against the Tycoon of Japan, or kids or abets any person in carrying on was, insurrection, or rebelliou, against the Tycoon of Japan ;— every person so offeuding shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour; and on conviction thereof shall be liable (in the discretion of the Court before which ho is convicted) to be punished by im prisonment for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without a fine not exceeding 5,000 dollars, or by a fas not exceeding 5,000 dollars, without imprisonment.
every such conviction shall, of itself and "In addition to such punishment,
without further proceedings, make the person convicted liable to deportation ; and the Court before which he is con- victed may order that he be deported from Chins or Japan to such place as the
Court directe.
(6) 1 82-1f any British subject without the licence of Her Majesty (proof whereof shall lia on the party accused)
Booth, Mr, 193, Furteenth street,
New York,.......
altogether wise or advisable on his part to iron from the Hung Ham Dock on the 21st, i am sure there we one or more. that there was absolutely no identification, i Road on the 20th instant, and that, to avoid Briscoe, Mrs. 5, Jackson Street, Birken.
pay a visit to Li Hung-shang, and that if be did, it should be merely a ceremonious vlait, the Colonel immediately going on to Peking. In nothing that Mr Hart has done hat there been anything approaching an at
tempt to control Col. Gordon's movements or to unduly suggest what the course was which he should parue; and at the present moment Mr Robert Hart and Colonel Gordon are as staunch friends as ever they
set to jail for three months with hard labour. He had been twice previously convicted, on April 17th, when he was cou- victod of the unlawful possession of four pieces of tron, and on May 4th, when he as sentenced, for the unlawful possession months' bard labour.
SMART SENTENCES.
Cross-oxamined: bave said there were four men pulling the cara and two men holding mankets, Three men could not pull fore gar
I admit. It may have been there was only one man with a musket.
am quite certain only one man left the white boat, the first prisoner. These men were Custom house officers, and were dressed in Customs uniform. I did aos ace any fla. Station
saw them
from the Custom House oming did not know for a fact that
I
ware. They are beliuvera in different poli | rest with hard labour, for atesling a silver English torren asked whether there was
ples.
The Inspector-General of Customi has long advocated the polley of the centra- lisation of the military and naval power of the Empire in the Poking Government, thereby weakening the provincial Govern
The Magistrate
A rumour was circulated in the Sottle- ment yesterday to the effect that a telegram had been received stating that the M M. Co.'s st amor genuh had been wrecked.
BUT T
dissstar was reported to bare occurred in the neighbourhood of >ingapore, The rumour kave rise to no small amount of
theany's office for news respectin
bead, Chiveles,
Mias, Gateston, Dear Groat Yarmouth,
Desgueny, M., P opagation de la Foi.
Dick, Misa J., 16, St. Bernard's Crescent,
Edinburgh, Fastor, Edward, care of Borneo Om
paug, Hangkok, Frank,
Madame
G, Rein Furg...
4.
tone, France,
Wartem-
..{Registored)
Men-
1
takes part in any operation of war in the services of the Emperor of China against
any person engaged in carrying war, insurrection, or rebellion against the 1 Emperor of China, he shall be deemed quilty of a misdemosacur, and on convic- 1tion thereof shall be liable (in the discre tion of the Court before which he is convicted) to be punished by imprison- ment for any torm not exo:eding two 1 years, with or without hard labour, and with or without a fine aut exceeding
5,000 dollars, without imprisonment,"
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of some tron, to pay $20 or suffer two We boat
(turood my face back while I was ruON WAT seized was the boat that committed parnengers and 4,5l bales of silk, and the wing, Rev. S. E., Alexandria, Egypt,(-) 1 I continued runting. I was greatly frightened. Our is now in charge of the offer ou
jank Wong Ayau, a hawker, 21 years of age, the Customs. When we agreed to amuggle
The Malatrate said there was no evid was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, this angar, we know perfectly well that we ency to identify the boat. The boat from the first and last fourteen days of which in the risk of being seized; but at the wbich the assault was said to have been anxiety, and many were the argutrios Gabriar. Vi Vila CA 6,000 dollars, or by a fine not exceeding are to be with soitary confinement, the time we were seized we had got within pommitted was a white beat. That was out the
the bost from which theso men were taken batton from Chung Afook, the complainant,
Captain
Desus said the Police knew the a married woman, on the 20th inst
boats
there were two. The first prisoner was coonpeted with both.
The Magistrate said that if the Acting Cown Solicitor desired a delay t be made to allow him to consult with the Attorney General he would grant it. If the Attorney General desired the case to be committed,
Captain Dosne: It Mr Broroton pro these men to be Chinese Customs Officers, we shall be most happy to withdraw the
any as going on with this case. The wit- com for the prosecution had said this was a Customs boat; the boat was now lying a slightest intent shown to steal the boat? It the Customs atation.
Was there the did not seem to him that there was any ground for believing that there was any
hat none had been rodeived. sars Lacroix, Cousins and Co. were said to have received the telegram, but on ou quiring there last night, we wers informed that on such message had been received by them, and we at present discredit the truth fulness of the report, the probability being, when the receiver of the telegram ould ust be found, that the news was roulated outguing mall
Grandidier, M., a bord de l'Amato,
Hoogkong........ Hogan, Mis E, 1, st. Stephen's Red,
Lewisham, Kent... Horwood, Mrs., 2,
,2, Valoan Terrace, Soul-
ampto
Jack, Juba, Dramatic Company, low bay, Kraai, F. G, Luna, Peru, .....
!
COMMERCIAL,
Ang. 21.
ments, and this is a polior at cumplete Habone, also six bourd exposure in the founions intent, no matter what they bad f be would do to stimulate tranzactions in silk fur be| Lagezäcable, Mina M., Riьcuyco 2. thong-there has-been-a-wide suuge of-
Los Apol, for stealing a brown silk jacket, victed, was sentenced to six months' im- value 30 centa, being twice previously con prisonment, first and last fourteen days in solitary confinement, the rest with hard stocks in Tank Lane. His previons con- viction was in January of the present year, when he got six months' imprisonment, for larcony of a box containing $235 tú money.
Leong Akwai, a coolie, 45, for stealing a chopper, value 15 couts, was aant to gaol for a month, first and last 14 days with solitary confluement, the rest with hard labour,
variance with Colonel Gordon's views of what in wise under the circumstances, He says that the Central Government is too weak, fickle, and rotten to be strengthened And that the "strengthening” should be given to the Prorlucial Governments. He pulats out to the Chicone Government bow powerful they might be with strong Pro- vincial Governments, and how powerless they are with weak Provincial Governmenta Col. Gordon utterly disclaims any sugges Lee Su Taung and even others were tion of an aut erroneously attributed, most charged with piratically stealing boat on probably in ignorsuns of the faole, by thist, within the waters of this Colony. Me a. B. Johnson, Acting Crown Soll- some of the newspapers, to Mr Hark,citor, prossented; and Mr Brereton, of that he did something, in some way
Besars Brereton and Wotton, defended the prisoners. approeobing an attemp to "barke" hu (Oni. Gordon's) opinions. Mr Hart did his duty and no more.
And in the ICO way, Col. Gordon says, Sir Thos. Wade
PIRACY,
Tae San: I am a seaman employed in the junk Sus Fee Lee. I am not the master, the owner is Chsong Asan. Wong Apo is the › master of the junk. I never fil the place of master; I am only a seama - the master is away I act for him. I re-
If
the Sun Yes Les then. I was in charge. It was at Sha U Chung.
Captain Deane ; I can tell you the plan, quite close by Mirs Bay on the left hand your Worship, (chart produced), it is
side.
done, no matter how illegal from another point of view.
Mr Johnson said that, however true it might be that there were Chinese cruisere employed, it had nothing to do with the case. They had no right to come within the waters of this Colony. They could not shield themselves by this position and come within the waters of this Colony and steal a boat and darko,
The Magistrate asked whether the prosa- sation could charge them with feloniously stealing seeing that they were scting under the idea that they had a right, even sup
using they had no right. He had not the slightest doubt that they took the boat but did they take it feloniously.
Mr Johnson: Yes. Baga se at the time and at the place they took it they had no right to do so.
Mr Brereton: The matter is one for dip. lomatic arrangement. It is not a subject that can be made the basis of a criminal prosecution.
before. I didn't know it was a Customs Customs boat and one of my crow said they
Witness: I had never seen the white bost
W8
OZGO.
proves
Mr Brereton: If I prove these mon to be Chinese Customs officers, will you with-
draw the case?
Captain Deane: Yes, because then there will be no piracy. But better leave it over ril Tuesday
The Magistrate said that the first pri- soner, if it was to be accepted that he was identified, was clearly liable for an setion for trespass, but he did not believe the men intended to steal.
TIENTSIS.
Au,ust 11. There is little news to send you. 01 conres the departure of Colonel Gordou ben originated many surmises. away by the Briti u Govocament, or by her Minister at least seems to be conced, but some conjecture that it was instigated
Ordered
by the Teung-si Yemen; while others think that Mr Robert
art is at the bottom of
La A-sik, pace of Wes Ayuk, Gage Street,
lukong Luz, Filomena da, Bongbong,.. Met vray, London,
Wolf's Street, Sallur'a Home,
harlotte Mackay, 4, 42,
Sues, Abardor Mytingor, Mr. 152, Morrine S rest, Nichol, 3. R., General Post Uffior, Mel-
Pailadelphis,
Ottaway, Mirs 0, 25, Alexandre Road,
bourne,...
Kew
Ozerie, Heliza E., Yokohama,.......... Ard, Capitano Muel, Ministerio do
r., Messe Buchanan, Pear- J.
was adjourned till Tuesday morning, at the Viceroy is very much annoyed by this Party, Madrid...
The care, after some further discussion, 20.30 o'clock.
it was also agreed that the oase of sarault on the high seas should be taken on Tuen iay, and not gone into now.
Uhina
AMOT.
(Gazette, 17th-18th.) We learn with regret of the death of were Uurton House officers. That is my Senor Don Luis Lozano, Fou of Senor Den only reason for saying it was a Custom Thomas Lozano, Spanish Gonsal General House boat.
blr Bzeraton: I can prove that all these (10th) at the Spanish Consulate General, at this Port, which took place last night men are in the service of the Chinese after a very brief illness. Upstoms.
Station.
the whole thing, satusted by jealousy and tent. If so, it will in the end to himself more harm than anyone else. But all thin a co jeoture. There is no doubt but that
turn of orants. It is also further taid that be in troubled just now by the arrival of of two Frenchmee, engaged last year ander the impression that be accded them, but for whom he really has no was just now,
The Russians curfidently aut.cipate war, 1 bear,
bat say it will not come before next Mazoh or April. I imaglue no one knows anything-it they do, they keep their counsel well.
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By the concentration of stocks of Bangal Opium the rates for the drag stiffened on the departure of last mail. Since then, he toue of the market continued steady,
rates for Now Palau in particular, for the right of selecting chests. Although the local demand for Benares has boon somewhat stuck, holders of the drug have continued firm, in anticipation of large salls for it from the Coast. Of Old Pat- na but
· score of chests have been moved
off at better figore than that last quated. The present quotations are $600 to $6371 for New Patou and $601 to $003 for Benares. Tho for Uld Patna quotation of $615 to $820
caoust be much relied
ehed upon, for the receipts for menth remain as lass noted, 8510 cheats. During the in- terval some 750 abests have been taken by
The
the local
at the consumers, against 1,.00 chests
ding interval. last year. corresponding
2001 & Co., Singapore,... 1 This, with the exportations, leaves the
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Pye, Mrs, 18, Moss Street, Hetinal Groun,
London,..............................................(4) 1
Mina
supply computed at 2,750 chests, 1,050 chesta at the corresponding period last year. Of this inst quantity
Rafferty, Mre, 81, Portland Street, St.
James', Loudon, (0) 145 chests were Benaros, of which kind Randle, Huery, Durham, Robertor,
M., 11, 7-yal TerraaS, Glasgow Russell, Birk P., Gordon House, High-
gate, Safarm D,
Singapore.
the present stock comprises a similar quantity. Of Old Patns the stock is ren 1dered at 450 chests, included in the above.
stated quantity of 2750 chests.
London, Vretoria Street,
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Samn Hing, Met, Post in eo, Melbourne,. 1 Bo Fin in, care of Boznen Company,
At the Treaty Temple Arsenal, the for- podo boat to be suided and discharged by electricity is approaching completion.
it is said 140 boats enough to make large number of pontoons are being made bridge 12 wide and over feet .. Saigon,...... length. They are very strongly mode in Stephens, 1, 2, Calvert Street, B capable of sustaining a great weight.-N. Taylor, E., 49, Lower Alins Street,
ditch, London,
Taylor,
0. D. News Cor.
to be
August 12,
Sheerness,OJI KIMURA
Quotations.
HONGKONG, August 21. 110M--New Palba, coah.... 6274 x 381
daah,...
Old
Bow Bonaree, ob, 6017 a 24
Allowance, Tasis - 8 a 52
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11
Old
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cash,
"
Now Malwa, oradit, 750 a 770
ย
Old Mais, credit---
Exchange.
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Demand,...
+
30 days' sight,
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T. L., Burlington, Iwo, U.8.A., enter, Bernhard, 11, Rue Chuuzel,
Paris, ***** Thomson, Oaptain R, Shanghal...(~) 1 Topping, H., sure of A. Barnard, 49,
Float, street, London,... Tung Fat, 29, Central Market, Hong
kong,
Mr Johnson said he alleged that the boat and back of 6,600 pecule, to Newchwang up of a coin, and trade in aoasequence is/wasan pas, Jussfins, Lange Sosipper-
hapo, Atweep......
Things political seem to be as unsettled as ever, and will probably keep so until the result of the Marquis Trong's mission to St. Petersburgh in knowe, and that ought soon
In these unsettled times when war or no war is apparently as uncertain as the turn
25 lay days, $1,780.
quasoslly dull, still landed property on this settlement is increasing in value. A Ans, 6,800 peonis, to Newchwang and few weeks ago, the last remaining un. from various places at which the addressees back, 26 lay days, $1,500.
Augusta Heimers, 4,800 pecals, Takao to couplod lot of land with a bund frontage cannot be found. If not claimed within"
belonging Yokohama, 20 lay days, 50 couts per Army, was sold for 1,800 Iientein Taois, to the writer() leted at Shanghai,
to a Medical Officer fu the British ten days, they will be opened and returned pecat hams, 20 lay days, 861 cents.
Nadeahda, 4,500 pecule, Takao to Yoko-
Genaral Post Offies, buyers are, I believe, Japanese merchants. It
not a lag sime since, Hongkong, 20th angust, 1880, Stenyaple, 6,400 peculs, to Newchwang even when business was more steady and
lay days, $1,800.
The above letters have been returned
Bank, Wire,...
moutha' night,
Credita,"
Documentary, 4 months' sight, India, Wire....
domand,
Shanghai, demand,...
Gold't
80 days sight,
Leaf, 994 ine Sovereigns,...
5.37
behaved in a manly and straightfor; amber the 14th instant I was on board boat, but one of my crew said this was S ward way. It was his deairo to prevent any outbreak of hostilities or breach of peace or straining of friendly relations between Russia and England; and la purevanos of this object he give Col, Gordon pointedly to understand that if he did not watch his Ly-ee-moon with a fair wind: two days' Witness: It la half a day's sail from the
The Magistrate: And we have the fact of the community will sympathise with Lozano in his affliction. An only footsteps warlly, cause for rupture might sail with an adverse wind. We left Bha U that the boat was taken to the Customs son taken in the prime and vigour of youth, arise in his proceedings at Feking, if not Chang for Hongkong on Saturday evening
is an event that touches the atuatest heart Mr Brereton: As I said before, there is and makes all Indeed out of tho mere fact of his presence with 48 picais sugr, 3 piouls rico to make
men sad. samshoo wlib, and 2
2 piouis
peat There
no offence here against the Criminal law; there. So that he might be able to go to ware on board three
The Revenue Cruiser Ling Feng, Cap. Badlors,
fncluding my-
it is matter for diplomatie notion and not tain Farrow, arrived yesterday (7th) from the Chiness and say "You cannot mir self, and one passenger.
There were no
for criminal prosecution. women or children.By Sunday: trust my advice because of my connection we got to Pak Ska Wau. That is English whatever that they took the bust. The Islands, dc.
The Magistrato: There can be no doubt Foochow and Light-houses. She leaves we learn, to-day for the Fisher with the English Army; Ino longer hold any territory in the Island of Hongkong, juat question is, did they take it with a felonious The following vessels were chartered at office under the British flag," he used to outside the Ly-ce-moon i'ase. The fank or intention.
Are you to go E, Mr Amoy during the past fortnight: boat be telegraphed home his resignation of his chor there. After we had done so the bost
was 80 picula capacity. We cut on- Johnson ?
Balthasar commission. In the telegram in which he was moored just alongside the shore, thirty was taken feloniously and he would go on. officially asked to be released from the tram deep. The reason we anchored there was charge of the Water Police. On Wednes of forty feet from it. The water was knee Juspector Mathiesen: I am Inspector in mels that bis position laid on bim, Colonel that the wind was against us. We intend day night I received certain information a Gordon sasured the English Government od too, to get some fresh water, and then Shankiwan; I took the informer on board that his intention was to do all in ble power pari coming towards our bost It was Wan Bay. 1 saw a boat there. She was to have our morning meal. I saw the sam-the launch and went on towards Pak She
Shares. to maintain pasce between Rania and painted white. It was English built. She causing out from the land, near the light-
Hongkong Bank, 50% pram., Baina, Union Ins. 800. of O'ton, 31,400 pers., sales, Oblar, adding, however, that he would ) was coming from the Fu Tau Châu sido. I house. We were then abreast of Oullinson, and back, 2010 recale, Swatow, Chefco Property might have been parked with for
China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,40 p., ex d. went up on shore hen
coming, about I saw them
about 100 yara off the land. I saw a busi ant desert Obtus while she was fighting. I was frightened. When I jump across my bow 50 to 60 yaris, coming from and Nowchwang to Swatow, 80 lay days,
North China Ins. Co., Els. 1,076 per share, trouble. H.M. Consul, G. F. R. Allen, ed into the water the other sailors did so the Hongkong shore.
Fangtazo Ing.
ASED Ts. 720 per share. I hailed the boat 40 canta per pecal.
Chinese Ins. Co., #300 miles. Eng, forwarded Colonel Jordan's re- too. The white boat was then distant once or twice, and she stopped. We ran
ibyn's Isle, 9, 00 peculs, Taiwanfoo to
H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $852) per share, sales. about 500 or 600 feet. Two of the men alonguide. It was a Chinese-built bost, 29 Shanghai, 20 lay days, $1,800. aignation to Lond n, and in due time from the white-bost followed us. I ran up feet long, & fest beam, colour dark, old
China Fire Ins. Or, $257 per sb., sales. an answer was received that it was not the hill. I saw some men take the junk wood, not painted. The first prisoner was
&W, Dock Co.6% dis, sellors. H.K. 0. M. 8.-boat Co., 322 prem, sales. accepted and that his leave of absence was away. The sampan these Game in was alearing, the others pulling. There
S'hat Steam Nay. Tla. & par si nom towed by our junk. There was only one z Johnson 1 ked them some
men on board altogether.
nominal. canopilad; the telegram further directed man with me, Wong àpoo. Two men were neations. I asked them to come on board i signation has been refused, and his leave even how many cases of claro...
China Coast St. Nay, Co, Ts, 100 per s FEKING, 6th August, 1880. They had pistols in their
Hongkong Gas Co., 180 per share, to that comme d, although it is hard to un bandar them fire. I watch the steam lennon, and took them to Shau- of abroncs cancelled and that he has been tee flems of news would, I think, interest containing speculations upon the contin
SIRI various letters or articles Hongkong Hotel Co., 163 per hero, sales. Then I went out of sight.
Obion Sugar Rodatog Co., 13 per aby -bad I derstand the reasons for it, or the reason to dku Lam, which las bay inaldo, Ohlu on board that boat, I asked What are mounted hor intention of sending a high many chests of opium. The inat piece of the local newspapers or elsewhere of late,
no interpreter on board. dirested to proceed forthwith to England.
fally more than fifty times the number of. prisoners are the eight man who were
buyers. There is ablaneas of it Och Gordon is now going se-moon PALL
aramour that Hussis hes an- people who care to know that the same geney of a war between China and
Do Debentures, 8 p.e. prom. home. As to what he is tɔ̃ dovòté hlínwelf to do about 10 d'olaske du ham made you doing here?" I spoke fu Ohinese my officer to Peking t
is coming with the mulle, and a Foreign Power, that have appeared in
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal, Bettie the
of 1872 went with me to the station and repe
an interpreter with i reported alf.
dor Information is but he was excited and I spoke myself.
lukong ferences between the two countries. WILD me, bebims dods not (did not at 6.30 this the case. I saw one of the faces of the meThe first prisoner said, -Bearching bosta "ader Empress, and Prince Ch'un have two gentlemen of the Hebrew persuasion subjects in the Chinese army or navy.
considered important per reference has been made more an once Cosmopolitan Dook, par, nominal, Chizioso News svening) know. All speculation shout the who were in the white beat. : That was
from Peking saya that the haps by a few at Shanghal, and by one or to the possible employments of British
Temperatura King of the Belglans Mission for the Sap ran after me. After this had happened I searching bosts He made no reply. That younger Empress, (mother of Tang Che, it tends to make them think, and been written on this subject unsaid, for
7th prisoner. He was one of the men
Isold,What are you doing over here thoroughly determined upon war.
The in Bote of the different out porte ; and it fu
glvon Auch
could have wished much that has (Taken at Mouare Falconer & Vols Premlier, pression of the Blave Trads in Afrios is wont bank to the place where the boat was was all that was said,
prominence to in the p.par the late
interest, or that
Queen's Road) takes no Emperor) premature. S
Mr Brereton: We found at anchor.
nothing
Why did you take him"
probably the anti-opiam agitators too-hile, on the one hand, speculations of simply
politice Part in As to the position of affire in the North him the place where we were at anchor.-
and showed into custody f
Horaxona, Aurist 21: It is said that Lin, the Nanking Viceroy, that the opium question is one of world the kind is calculated to excita false BAROMETRE Witness: There was a complaint made has requested the Tartai of Shanghai to wide interent
prodace a feeling of irritation.
him to return to England, and in obedienca following an
-I never
ed the junk sail ont
mot
at shaukiwan.”
Le These pi
Den who
went with the Inspector here.
15.
Ahad
were
farizbing, perhaps t tais same piece of
buat half what it has now realiz d spiale, 8,700
SHANGHAL,
(Courier, August 16.)
SIR THOMAS WADE AND THE; NEUTRALITY OF BRITISH SUBJECTS.
In these times, might I venture to suggest to the good people down Mouth, who Begally promptly and freely giva tələ A Notification has been issued by graphis news of the departure of a mail. B. M's Consul at Shanghai, from Sir steamer from Hongkong bound North—
Thomas Wade, K.U.B., for general in. Instead of telling people "abe has so many foratation, as follows:- chests of opium-to say how many paren. Kors, or how many bales of hirtings, or There imat
We are informed that Col, Gordon's re.
t
thing
prosent dif
Col. Gordon has Ettio-we had Alitost The Laspaotor present (Swanston) a the against them, and I considered they had no give up his present post and undertake the one or thead iniquity, and it 18 neither hopes, it is as likely on the other to written nothing to say. At Peking beJaspactor who wont with me. I have sindsight to be there and so I apprehended datenoo of three important saports of this been very hot, but with a clear shining sunoriticism of opinions that this publicist
them. submitted Peace proposals to the Tanng-li boat, at Shauriwan. That was on the 16th. assa one of the anchors halunging to my
Mr Brereton Buty
t you had never son Tamon (Foreign office) the eff of of which was There was a rope attached to one of the an-
these men before. that it would be simple madness for Oains chore. It was my rope. That is the anchor Witness? There was a man on board who
now shown m19.
identified these mists, and I took them la to imagine that she could go to war against Cross-examined-We had 48 pleuls of pustody on the charge of assault and search
Power like Ruenta. Rumla could take sugar. That is Hable to export duty. Weing the boat in Chinese waters.
in
other.
The weather for the last week or so has
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ions to deding, but he may be obliged to present one, and he is consequently and and after this we may expret cool nighia.
Swipe are already down. Of zerohant mind such of Her Majesty's subjects as accept, and if so, it is expasted that the sailing ships, six or seven, amongst them may take an interest in the question of present Acting Judge (Say Sze-olan) in a barque direct from New York with military service in Chins, of the exist
keronone,Marcury Correspondent,
ence of certain regulations which I think
Hoochow will succoed him.
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