No. 5953. SEPTEMBER 6, 1880.]
the other hand, was $38,305 under elevch heads, and they ate of some mone- Roads, streets and bridges,
Works and buildings, ...
Medical, ...
-
Military contribution...
19
THE CHINA MAIL.
A TYPHOON burst at Hoibow on the 30th | THE Hiogo News hears on reliable authority alt, as to which we hava these brief details that H. KH. the Duke of Genoa, commander of the Italian corvette Fettor Pisani, which ...$12,311 by privato advices. The temperature for recently visited Coren, has succeeded in ax-
8,768
some weeks previous to that date bad been changing notes with the Corean Government 4,574
with a view to negotiating at some fature 3,723 exceedingly sultry. The readings of the date a convention in the matter of ship- 3,829 barometer on the 30th and 31st August were wrecked sailors, Me W. D. Spenno, who 2,046
as follows:
accompanied H.R.H. to Cores, returned to 2,163
Shanghai on the 30th nit. by the M.B. Co.'s steamer Hiroshima Maru
Fire Brigade, ...
Miscellaneous services,
Transport, ...
The other decreases are triflug.
These
Ang, 30.
Bar.
Wind.
p.m.
29.61
N.E.
figures all show the truth there is iz every. thing we have said no to the policy by which Mr Elonnery'illegitimate surplussa have
7
??
20.47
N.E.
+
20.52
N.E.
0.30.
20.49
12 midnight
$0.28
N.E. N.E.
Aug. 31.
4.1.
29.17.... N.E.
2
11
29.00
28.00
3.30.
28.80
N.E. Calm. Calm.
i 9
11
29.00
A.E.
"
24.30
S.E.
12
11
29,60 29.00
S. E. S.E.
been earned.
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, Before the Full Court.)
Monday, Sept. 6.
APPEAL IN THE OPIUM TARIť CASR.
COMMERCIAL,
3
MR. STAIL's Freight Circular for the Mail of Monday, 6th September says :—
During the past fortnight demand fore tonnage homowers has continued wank, ing vessels coastwise, and freights are firs ba: there has been a good inquiry fossil- Homewards very little has been doing from China Ports, and the demand from the Pai ippines i alati on account of the closin Sugar sesso, bier.
Coan wine, there has been a fair demand thang, And rates offered Italy abor for sailing vessels of any sigs for Now further advance on last quotati ns. The port haa alackened considerably, 15 conta inquiry for steamer from Saign to shin
per picul can be gnoted for this voyage, and 22 cents per picul to Saigon and back for suitable bonts. There has been as demand for either ataame: or Batting vessels from Bangkok.
floor, as charged with having, on or most desirable advance, and we hope the about the 28th day of August, unlawfully new regulations will remedy some of the permitted divers persons to play there in many imperfections of that much-atused place kept by him for public playing and bat most useful tribunal, gambling,
(Mercury) Inspector Lindsay proved catering the house by virtue of a warrant about 10.30 the woman who wa brought up for illusiu
At the Mixed Court Saturday (28) ou the 29th. He found no peo there. He found two amply opiam chats arranred two slave girls, was sentenced to three days' This appeal case was further proceeded with to-day
so as to form a table ;
the sugae, and to de marched round town, wat was on the She is then to be imprisoned, and her final He found a few cash and marda about top. Mr T. C. Rapilan, Q., appeared for the the floor. The wall was loose as the brickstence will depend upon whether her defendants, with the Hon. Ng Choy, ionld be easily removed and one could go
victims live or die WE (Mercury) hear that Li Hung hangstruo ed by Messrs Sharp, Toller & John into the next house by pushing down the has twice refused to go to Peking, and that son; and for the plaintiffs, the Attorney wall with one's hand. Last Thursday wit was brought up last Thaisday for brutally Wang Obang, the Canton woman who he was, when laat steamer left, in charge of General (Boa. E. L. O'Malley), with Mr the Taku forts with 6,000 cr so of his own J, J. Francis, instructed by Messrs Broro-
дет newe saw the defendant in this house, da assalting two little girls, was again punish troops. He in mid to be awailing further up- tou & Wotton.
soon as the defondant saw him he put Court, by being slapped on her mouth ed this morning in the presamos of the plies there and that all his forces will he
down the trap door and put a large stone eighty times. On the previous day, it will be remem. collected via the sea route to Takn. Hebered, Mr Hayllar hd just conduded on it. Witness saw this through a hole in therefore bolds the keys of the position for his argument for the defendants, who the game which he is now alearly forced to move that the injunction granted by lp Afu, oook, unemployed, spoke to his play. The CM.S.N. Co's river fleet, which Mr Justice Boowdan ba dissolved.
going to this house about 9 a.m. on the have all been targed round so sharp, are to the course of his
te-29th and seeing some ten persons playing be filled up with troops by Li Hang Chang, ferred to the Man Wo Fong Company an hour. Be could recogulse only three of noat fan tan, He was there over a quarter of Li's brother, who stone will give them their and to the certificate of registration of the Our correspondent states that no great future orders, which will doubtless be "Take Company, the memorandom of Association
the men. None of them were here to-day darange was done at Hoihow, but informa-very dark, and we may soon expect to hear The Court had then said that the originals the
with all apeed." Affairs at Peking look and the Articles of Association of t. e soma.
Defendant was counting the gambling cash He went again about 10 am., So that these two stamps between them hast tion had been received there that the of something startling.
of these documente should be before the He stayed there till Inspector indeay where there were 8 or 9 prisoners there. typhoon had been very severe at Fakhoi. as large a proportion of the whole as 16,71% off that port an enormous number of junks A RIFLS match has been arranged between Gibbous) was served with a sub para tus came, when the defendant and the others boon known for years Auple of aporta-lo 9 verses, registering 9,629 tons, steamers Court; and the Registrar of Compania (Mr and as large a proportion of the value have been destroyed and large numbers of | teams selected from the Shanghai Volunteer/orning before the Court sat to produce Bosped. Any one one ovald go in and we were out yosterday evening (301b)| $1,913.90, leaving to the other 1,235 stamps these are to be seen floating bottom upward, Corps and H.M.'s 27th Regiment (Indiskit- ! only $82.89. Under the same heading of The loss of life must have been great. day at present fixed for the match to take desired to have these papers produced be. bail fixod in $200.
A RETORN of the revenue collected by the collector of Stamp Revenus for the month of August of the present year is published in the Gazette. A total of 16,952 adhesive stamps were sold, showing a value of $2,806.79. Of these 14,880 were 8-ount sd- hesive stamps, and 1,487 one-dollar stamps.
stamp office returns a comparative state. ment is given of the revents under the Stamp amendment Ord., 1858, the Sheriff" ordinanco 1873, the Chinese Emigration
Consolidation Ordinance 1874, and for
Telegraph forms and fees of the Supreme Court during the months of August 1879
The Hainen was in a position of extreme peril and the force of the typhoon is de scribed as something terrifio. The vessel seems to have behaved splendidly, however, and is little or nothing the worse.
Loft Pakhos on the 2nd inst., Hothow on The Hainan, Capt. W. Conner, reports:
lings), now stationed at Hongkong. The place is the 23rd October, which, however, subject to final confirmation from Hong- is kong. Each team will consist of ten mem- bers, and they will fire seven shots cach at the 200, 500, sad 600 yards ranges, at the anual Wimbledon targets. To enable merk here of the B.V.C. to practise for this com petition, the Rifle Ranges will be closed to private practico and clues firing from $ a.m. to 9 am on Friday, 10th September, Tues- 1st October, and on Monday, the 11th.
The team will be selected from those who
them
argument he
On the Court assembling, Mr Bayilar
fore the case went further.
After nome delay Mr Gibbons came to
the door.
gaiable.
www
The Britiels brig Pelham arrived at Nagasaki from Tientsin, on the 25th inst., having completed the round trip in the extraordinary short spans of twenty-six
assaulted the other day and is now in days.
Forgt. Skinner, who wan eo brutally Hospital, in progressing favorably.
(Courier.)
now and in fuel more abundant tban has We learn that snipe are pleatifal just
shooting, and they made up a capital bax The case was remanded till Thursday, in a very abort time.
The latest news brought from Tlentain is to the effect that H. E. Li Hung Ching! has gone in the C. M. Cr's tester Lee Hong across the Gulf to Gad sa anirable Great Wall place to land troops in the vicinity of the
Court and bad the papers with him, but
ALEGED THEFT OF A GOLD WATCH, Mok Ayau, 22 years of age, a store atated that he declined to produce thess or keeper, unemployed, brought up on suspi- any other papers until or unless bis exsion of having stain a gold watch, was
remanded till Wednesday, bail in $300.
panses wore paid.
and August 1880 respectively. The revenue the 4th and Macan on the 5th. Experienced day, the 14th, Wednesday, the 22nd, Friday,/ Registrar of the Court to take these and for August la 1979 was $9,086 (leaving a typhoon whilst lying of Pakhoi last centa out), and for the samo of the present Monday night. On the 3rd inst., the Ping make thu highest average score on any three on make this claim t year, $10,600. The total of the increases On arrived in Hoihow from Hongkong for was $2,169, the largest Items in which column were these,—(2) adhesive stamps
Haiphong."
The British str. America, Capt. Mooney, sold exclusive of the 3 cant stamps for from Baiphong, arrived on Saturday, reports receipts for money exceeding $10, so in.
of these days.-N. C. Daily News.
Tar Sin Poo prints a copy of a proclamation addreamed to the meu of the Governor'e wwa Regiment of Marines at Hangelow by the
The Court asked him to go into the box. Mr Gibbons said: Ideoias to be a wom as a witness unless my expenses are paid.
The Obief Justice ordered the Deputy
Mr Gibbons' previous words down.
The Chief Justice: On what ground do on preko bisis Barrister I am entitled
• guimos as expenses, and I decline to be aworu as a witness unless that is paid.
Mattors had apparently come to a dead- look until Mr Johnson, as Solicitar for the by the Registrar of Сепарація
Mr Gibbon his 95.
to
vida
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF KEROSINE OIL.
Wong Akai and Foo Ayan, a coolie and a beatman, were charged with the law. ful possession of 19 tios of Keroine oil, on the 6th inst
Wang Ayau, P.5. 120, spoke to golog to the Prage Unnt information resetved, Central, the 6th about the saw the two prisoners in a small boat
that
tons, left for San Franci o
The American ahip Charger, 1,444 ton", and the American rip Onqueror, 1,621
Booking." Tue British bark Alice Mary, 881 tons, proceeds to Foochow to load or the Colonies on Owners Asonnt
The
disengaged tourage ip port amounts
not included.
The following are the sattlements :-. British barque Sumatra, 739, to Loudes, Private
Private
American spip Alice Buck, 1425, to New York, private.
British ship Dalloween, 921, Food'ow to Loudon, private,
British ship Blackadder, 917, Foochow to
private. Fondan, American ship South American, 1762, to San Francisco, private.
American barque E. T. Crowell, 1188, to San Francisco, private.
Whampon
German steamer Cassandra, 937, to Port Darwin and back to Hongkong vid Saigon, German bargie Alma, 938, Nagasaki to German schoonst Eisms, 231, Wang via Hongkong, $2.60 per ton of 20 owt
Newchwang 65 cents per pionl
British the
barque Woodville, S62, to Chefoo and back to ongkong vid Neachwang 89 cauta per pical.
German ship Elise, 994, Newchwang to
orease of $208; in Back notes 8433; in passing through the tail end of a typhoon on the officer is command of them. The Comman was subpored, aut for the money and oil, first defendant said be had picked the operatic company in Paris. He had beenSwatow, 30 cents per pioul, it Chefes to Bill of Exchange and Pro, notes $435ight of the 1st when the yemel experienced der announces that the severest possible Gibbons thou produced the papers and
and in convayacoes or assignments $395. The number of the items in which there were increases WAS 17. There w SD
heavy wind from the N.N.W., the glass 29.50. The typhoon, it was judged, was somewhere to the Southward.
gave formal evidence upon the same.
tine up.
Satow, 25 cents per picul.
We hear that the Fangtars which left here yesterday afternoon (31st) was on shore ou the Fouth Bank, bearly abreast of the Little Beacon, at six o'clock this morning. it was thought that she would get off with to-night's tide. We regret
to announce the death of M. Hamnet who has been for so many years $18,000 in fall. connected with Shanghai. The community deceased gentleman arrived in Shanghai in suffers great los his death. The 1865, with the first French Opera Troupe near the Canton steamer wharf. He want visited this settlement, having been into the boat and found 19 tins of Kermaine
previously engaged as first frutat at oil in it, covered with old mata. La auster Royal Italian Opera Company in London, to witness's enquiry as to how they got then he also hold a similar position in so
connected on various ocossions with all the musical companies of Shanghai, ad be wielded the baton with satisfaction to all. Be started the Philharmonic Society and the Amateur Wind Instrument society, and led the Volunteer Band from the time it was formed till it was disbauded The A.DC. also acknowledged his able help, na did the French A.D. Latterly he was bas discoursed (under his leadership) enchanting masio the Gardens. Mons Réausat was man of general and vivacious disposition, and of con se had many friends. Bis funeral will take place from the Church of St. Joseph at half past eight of lock to morrow morning, Volunteers are requested to attend in uni orm, with side-arms, and the Town Band will be
Be and Penang $6,000 in Attendance. Be a native of Bordeaux, and was 65 peura
The cise was remanded till next Friday, the toth lost. $200 bail for each prisoner.
DRUNK AND REFUSING TO PAY GEAR NIRE.
Increase In transfere of shares to any Tus sccident to the British steamer Ameri soldiers and men of known bad character. / Pune Carnaby, when formed, was a com- rican, passenger per the A. W. they
Public Company to the amount of $129,
that source this year. There were decreases
only. The largest decrease was $318 on
Increase was $1514. Of the total revenue
this year $84,168 have been collected,
William Mofatt, 28 years of age, Ame.
Pas charged as above. The chair orolies demanded 60 cents, which defendant wai
some time ago, and the arrival of Mr J.modiately after setting the watch, and evory, | uy had traded for more than twelve compa- quite willing to pay. Doing so, he was al-director of the Public Band, which so o ten
woothe,
lowed to go.
China,
FOOUKOW,
WAN B
against $76,763 at the same dalo last year. successful in getting it re-fixed. Mr Mit- ahora singly, whether on daty or for the cored company with which the defendam Pagod», belonging to a foreign owner, woremediato cause of which was dysentery. M
A
left
erman barque Meteor, 136, New- chwang to Flongkong 92 conta per picul il Chefoo to Hougkong, 27 cents per picul. British barque Cingalec, 336, Newchwang to dongkong, 38, cants per pical
French barque Chateaubriant, 387, New. ohwang to Hongkong, 8h cents per picul
German barque Bamburg, 349, New- chwang to Hongkong, 39 cents per ploul.
German barqas Livingstone, 581, New* oh wang to
39 conte por plout. 38, cent, per penl
210, Newchung Chiva,
Britiongkong, 838, Now-
chang to
Hongkong,
German to Hongkong, 0 cents per pical.
British steamer Riga, 020, to Singapore infall
British steamer Crusader, 647, Chiakisog
of age at the time of his death, the im- to Canton, 22, ondareans per picul.
Gorman steamer Olympi, 737, Monthly Rémusat, jaDID,
erday to Charter, 3 to 6 months, $4,600 per mouth Amoy yesterday to vist bis dying father, bu sa the steamer!
German steamer Welle, 392, Monibly put into Foodbow on the way up, he will Charter, 3 to 6 onthe $3.000 per month, But arrive in time for the funeral,
Quotations.
penalties will be inflicted for any of the ¦ following offences:
Disobed Disobediener to standing or special orders, Hon. Ng Choy then opened his argu- cousorting with prostitutes, gambling, smaktment, following Me Hayilar upon the axis ing opium, extorting money by violonce or side, and his address occupied the Court swindling, keeping company with disbauded till 5 o'clock in the evening. The Man Wo on at Haiphong, by which she lost her pro. He also directs each lieutenant to have the pay of more than 21 members, and ther or one-third of the whole revenue from peller, was chronicled in these olumn roll of his men called every night im-
re about, according to bo or
o ordinance, base been registered, This unregistered morning at day break before relieving it, and to the extent in all of 1055, on twelve items Mitchell, the chief engineer, at this port to not to allow one single man to be absent, that is, for sixteen months, watch was
of all men away
The plaintiffs after that registered the gal. take down a spare propeller. Mr Mitchell A record is to be kept of probates and letters of administration, and left here by the Kang Chs and arrived at absent are to have a blackt mark put against company, of which they and the defendants
duty or
leave. Any others who may be which they contended war rogistoring the beompany, or went through some process of $138 on polisten of Marios Insurance. Haiphong on the 29th, by which time Capt.
mes for the first offence. The their names The others were small decreases. The net Mooney had, with the aid of Annamese me they are to receive a flagging of eighty were partners; but be contended that such
(Werali, August 28.) blows, The third time, they ars to be registration did not in any way affect his The Customs Report puts the population divers and grapplers, recovered the propel-paraded round the camp with irons run olioute, the defendants, who were not par- of Foochow at 620,000. ler, and afterwards had it raised and a bonts many be, men are only to be sent on tered
through their EDER.
tias to it Wherever the
Only the plaintifs and six of gun-
It is said that a pony and a donkey at their friends wearə be found in this regin-
lately hamstrungut of spits. chell on his arrival had therefore only purpose of buying provisions. Any man so
bad
nothing whatevor to do. All the Tesident travelling in the interior not By a Government Notification dated Sept to resume his post, and the America with a tieket. Any man returning late from and defendants 9 wore curiors hawker. The peddler bad ist, sold three Bent is to go in uniform and is ta be provided | Parties to the present suit, plaintiffs long ago, met a Chinese professional baby 1st, the attention of Heads of Departments put to sea at once. The whole work o
embers To leave, is to be asked his reasons for so doing. k
of an illegal Company, and and all the officers in the Serviço is directed covering and replacing the propeller was If his excuse be a good one, he will only be for tolief from this Con could not little ones and had still two to dispose of
They had The prices paid for Oolong, it rald, to the Mizuto respecting first appolatmonte something like $900, a sum which contraststopped three months' leave. Any men no legal remedy whatever. Then they sp-have induced tesmen to send back such issued by Mr Hennessy, May 27, 1877. strongly with the sum of $6,000 which was
going ashore in
plied for an ex-parte injunction, and in do- orders into the country, that we may expeat in partios of four or five and
not lay the whole facts of the to see the total srrivals reach at least 65,000 tea houses in plain clothes, whethering o Thia Minute sets forth that as a general demanded for towing the steamer up here. they hayo caused any disturbance or not will das fully and fairly before the Court as half chests, possibly over 60,000, against
bo flogged and dismissed. If they make a they ought to have done. The learned Coun
25,000 last y
st year. sol quoted a
a large number of
It is said that one of the alphabetical of authorities up and come to grief, the insurance would the smallest articles, they will be punished to
with the severest examinations, similar to that which is esta-
possible penalties, No isjunction be obtained upon an
When blished for the Civil Service of the United
work is one highly ereditable to the Cap the gunboate; nor must the men joiz secret the Court comes to know that, at once dis Kingdom by H.M. Order tu Connell, June tain, engineers and all concerned. societies; nor may they I go on shore to trade. solve the injunction. He then went int
If any soldiers aro guilty of
the whole facts of the case to of taking things
show that 4, 1870. Any young man in the Colony on REFERZING to var article on marriage on tatter must take the numbers on their coats, remedy that now. From what than forty shops were destroyed, and a justify the captain in refusing to allow itCredits, 4
on credit against the will of the owner, the say masterisl maltors were withheld, or compete for such examinations, and each board American ships, our attention has and report them, when they will be punisher
forgotten
or kept back. They candidate must satisfy the Board of Ex aminers, nominated from time to time, of has been published from the log of the for the conduct of the mers under their com-
been drawn to the following extract whicbed according to military law. Finally, the reason it happened that the whole officers are told that they will be responsible facts were not before the Court, the rent bis age, freedom from physical defeat or American ship Bullion, which was in Yoko- maud.
was now the same. Be submitted that the Court ought to dissalve the injunction. disease, character and knowledge and has a few months ago.
The Court adjourned till Wednesday to ability. The Government notification con- place on the voyage between New York and
allow of the Summary Jurisdicálon cases being taken to morrow, the fixed and usual day. Japan:-
rule all appointments in the Civil Service
entering
did
is
Japan.
NAGASAKI,
(Rising Sun, August 23,) Another instance of the general digestia.
of this Colony at-llis-Excellency'a diapos at the same time had the vessel been towed disturbanos, refuse to be arrested, or plunder t to confirm the proposition, that if an re-parte gunboats, not long ago, upon bar big g n faction caused by the rotten and unays- would be givon by a system of competitive have been vitisted. The whole piece of We are to be allowed to Bicep ou board statement of the facts, the Cpart will perfect being fired, was by the recoil sent far tematic way of securing ships' hutahes by
J
The event took
cludes as follows:-
"With respect to Mr J. P. da Costa, who has just obtained a temporary Clerkship in February 6th at 7p.m. Intitude 40° this Office, after being certified by the 30 south, Longitude 100° 32′ east, Charles Board of Examiners as duly qualified for Brown, cook, and Harriet Brown, stewardess, the post, though without being subjected separated as man and wife, with their own nor free will and accord, dividing their clothes, to a competitive examination, the Governor wishes it to be diuisetly understood and signed clear of each other for over zi throughout the service that this is a purely man and wife, sach taking separate rooms. exceptional ose, Mr de Costa having been This is Divorce made cheap and easy, as employed at his present work before Bis so many of our cousins sem to desire that Excellency's arrival in the Colony.
it should be, but there is no nead to point out the illegality or rather the nullity of the whole proceeding.
The Governor has now been pleased to dirent that his Minute of the 28th of May, 1877, skall in fature be strictly adhered to, and that those young gentlemen who bave been admitted by Heads of Depart- H.M.S. Mosquito arrived at Shanghai on the msatz into Officer in the Colony as learners, 30th ult. from Hankow. She was expected ате have no claims to any Government to Isave shortly for Hongkong. appointments beyond what they may
may
Tax following Government notifications time- are published in the Gazette:
of Augtas last.
under
that
strungers
THE SHANGHAI TEA GUILD
CASE.
The following is the award of Mr Joseph Welch in the Tea Guild case at Slanghai which has excited so much interest;-
On the morning of the 28th instant, I was served with the memorandum of
Police Intelligence. (Before the Bon. Ng Choy.) Monday, Sept. 6.
astern. No further trial was deemed neces- Zary,
About midnight of the 9th instant, a serious fire br ke out upon the principal street of the suburb of Fonchow, some are minutes north of the long bridge. More mother and her daughter narrowly escaped with their lives.
We regret to learn that the Bevore rau aterin which burst over Foochow and neighbourhood, bunday afternoon, August 15th, injured the orops in the neighbour hood of Changlo-haien 9. E. of Foochow, so much that a a general replanting has been found necessary.
the Custom House authorition occurred in burbour on Saturday last, on which dato the twine brou. ht on board
certain vesi, by the officer whose duty it was to fasten the hatches, was found to be so foot-le and unft for
for the purpose, as to
Qap
to be used, as he could not be responsible for it remaining intact. Waz son
goals were thau fifty of them were placed in different then substituted for the twine, and по 1088
parts of the ship, the of which the Custom House authorities
whole
Bare the Can tain to understand he was responsible for. What could be more ridiculous than the idea of the Captain of a vessel, or any one The other day there were found at Sharp elee, being held accountable : for the safety Peak a number of natives with a bingentar. of fifty seals, extending over the length zing Baward. They said that they were and breadth of a ship, more especially watching for the Russiana. Thirty men when they are made of native manufactur bave been drafted from a small village on ed wax, the utter worthlessness of which the island, for taarine service. Twenty of was soon proved, for as the sun rose they and F. Major, appoiating me arbitrator in his possession on the 4th September, divers.
Li Achol, a cook, for uolswiully having 24th. They were immediately tested a sold to
them left for the Mingan forts, August one and all changed their subsistoney from liquid. It is about time the of all differences between them. I invited twenty tels or thereabouts of prepared
Custom House anthorities discovered that the parties interested to meet at my opium without a certificate under Beo. 7 of imagine that the shipments of tes this securing ships' hatches during prohibitory There are Chinese ignorant enough to the adoption of some sensible plan of been at 2 o'clock on the same day with Ordinancs 2 of 1838 as amended, was fined season on native account, have been in hours would prove a source of mainal a view to a friendly settlement, or failing $35, in default six weeks' imprisonment, some instancen deliberately sacrifled in satisfaction and a great advantage to all that, to defining the pointa for arbitra The opium was found canceled under his once and for sil, any movement of the
the opium to go to the Opinn Farmer. London .th the purpose of stopping, concerned. tion.
The American schooner Laura R. Burn- Tong Hing of the Yik Kee Hong came Rosario coming on to the wharf from the few teamen will be willing to ship off, all both cargo and vessel ons, then at first Mr Major attended punctually. Mrcet in two time of ton table each, and Chinese towards direct dealing with English ham will shortly continue her voyage to the defendant was apprehended by A OUTINGMETE. It is thought that next reason New York. The damage sustained by
bring a few friends with whom to con- after some delay and asked if he might Macao steamer. sult. On my replying in the negative
agreement between the Yik Kee Hong
To the following Ordinances, passed by the to authority, and would not question the are alugularly obedient
Mens August
27
ERRAGH OF THE OPIUM OLDINANCE.
OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PAETENUES.
PETTY LABOENTES.
preferring to "cut the less in Foochow, found to be more serious whatever may be its amount, rather than anticipated. The stowage of a portion of run the risk as this year of adding loss to the cargo had to be broken, examined, and luas.
re-stowed. The damaged los, 276 half. chests, was disposed of by public auction yesterday. Four new sails have had to be made, a new rudder-stock fitted, and on Wednesday it was found necessary to beach her to secure some of the rudder gear.
SHANGHAI.
(N. C. Daily News.)
We hear that on Saturday night (28th) there were no fawer than twelve Chinese men-of-war at Warung,
HONGKONG, September 6. OPIUM --Now Paine, cash....6327 u 635
1
Old
New Bonare, cash, 595 a 5971 Old
Gus, -
11
New Maiwa, oredis, 750 a 770
17
J
Old Malwa, credit,--
Allorados, Taala... 8 a 12
Exchange.
3/81
"
Demand,...
3/03
""
30 days' sight,
3/9
4 months' sight,
11
Bank, Wiro....
Documentary, 4 months'sight, 8/0 India, Wire,......
11
demand, ...
Shanghal, demand, ***
80 days! sight,
Gold Leaf, 991 fine... Sovereigns,
714
727 20.95 5.43
***
Shares. Hongkong Bank, 56 % prem. Union Ins. 8oo. of C'con, $1,400 per share. China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,40 per shero. North China Ins. Co., Tis. 1,075 per share. Yangtze Ins. Asoo, Tla. 720 per share, Chinese Ins. Co., $300 per share. Et.K. Fire Ins. Co., $866 per abara. China Fire Ins. Co., $240 per share.
.E. & W. Dock par. Cosmopolitan Duck, par, nominal. H.E. U. M. S. boat Co., $19 prem. S'hai Steam Nav., Tla. 3 per a nominal. Chins Coast St. Nav. Oo., Tls. 100 per a Hongkong Gas Co., $80 per share, Hongkong Hotel Co., $68 per share. Chiun Sugar Refining Co., $168 per share.
Do. Debentures, 8p.9. prem. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.
Do
of 1877.
do Temperatura.
(Taken at Masera Balconer & Gola Premise, Quem's Road) HONGKONG, September 6.
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Do.
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Do.
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Shipping. Intelligence. “
London and Colonial Papere, din dom
The following la corrected from the latest
gain for themselves by examination, when The following extract from Captain GUP's Vacancies occur."
work, "The River of Golden Sand" will
Chan Afons, who admitted being found be read with pecullar interest at the present ke went again to his hong and brought in possession of two tools of opium without his partner, his broker, and the teamen
permit, was fiued $10, in d fault threa The question must bave presented itself dispute.) The toamen waited in the
(said to be owners of one of the chops in weeks' imprisonment, the opina to be simi.
larly forfeited. It is hereby notified that the Honourable to many people whether the Chinese are compradoro's room as I regarded the Yik U. B. Plunket having reported his return likely to succeed in their resistance to the to the Colony, has resumed his duties as Russians in Kuldjs. A careful considera Keo Hong as principals in the whole Police Magistrate and Coroner from this tion of the circumstances would lead to the transaction. After a long conversation date.
The Russian corvettes Djigit and Rasboy- conclusion
The case in which Leong Aman, charged such conflict would be we failed to come to any friendly solo with obtaining money under false pretences disastrous to the Obiness.
Mr Chaloner Albaster, H.M's Consul nick departed for Wladivostook on Monday This is
bis not due to turn Colony, the
um to the colon ja liug reported bis x any want of sourage in the Chinese soldier, use of our disputes, but agreed that the from a morda to hung husband he had falsely at Frackow, with Mre Alabaster and family, and Tuesday reattively, and the cruiser case should be confined to the matter of represented to be prosecuting her or pre arrived on Saturday by the C. N. Co.'s Asia arrived from that port on Wednesday, Governor has been pleased to appoint him but simply to want of officers and want of the weight of Keo chun chop 6334 santing petitions against her, was disposed sta mor itulu.
The Minin steamed out of barbour for a Acting Head Mastar, and Mr W. M. B. organisation, With Епторема officers, an
of to-day without any further evidence, the We note the departure for Chetoo of trial trip on Thursday, returning the same Arthur Acting Second Master, of the and Colonel Gordon, we know how well to the question of dust in Flong and defendaut being bound over in one security Mr W. R. Carlos, H.M.'s Vice-Consal at day. The British corvette Modede arrived
have fought, whilst unlike to duet in "Yang Loo": Central School, respectively from the 20th most Orientals, they have not been utterly chop 6284 c, and in " Koo chan chop months, in default of finding such security expected not to be longer than a fortnight, man corvette Vineta is expected frora th of $50 to be of good behavior for thres this port. During his absence, which is from Yokohama on Thursday. The Gor demoralised by a check; properly led they 628t a on the part of Mr Major. The to be committed for fourteen days. would make
Mr Coulthard will all as British Assessor same purt. The Japanese gunbest Amagi magnificent troops, for by award to be given by noon on the 80th
at the Mized Court.
Kan was docked on Monday last, and will nature the Chinese
attack or Bergeant probably come out to-day: whee Russian After the Hongkow Folics Ftation by
when H.M.S. Li Amara and Chan Apo, for stealing a Skinner at the
Modeste will be taken in Legislative Council on the 31st at the ed an infigence over them. In this they godown, taking with me our own go cents, gat six weeks' hard labour each,
command. thosą Who had once establish- I then went to Mesara Biain & Co.'s fowl, each value twenty-five and thirty Saturnino Ferrares, the murderer of the corvette Rasboyniak will also be darked Governor has given his assent, and they are are like other Easterns, but
Manila 100 keeper and marshal shortly and the published in the Gazette 1-
Consolate, the Police taken on the boat flornostai will he others their national characterise than downman and a weight to test Mesars renders Blain & Co's sosten. I proceeded to
upon arrival. H.M.'s Wong Atack, for stealing a jacket, got deemed it advisable to put leg-irone on the loop Albatross leaves to-day for Chefoo them particularly incapable of military weigh 30 half-ohests of "Kes-chun" chop, the same term of imprisonment. He had prisoner's ankles. These Irons were con- Two additions to the Gorman flest will No. 1 of 1880An Ordinance to antho combinations, A Chidaman can learn any and the memorandum attached gives the been once previously convicted of laroony, neced rize the appropriation of a eupplementary thing, but he can conceive noting; he result. Taking these as au average, I and once of a breach of the Market Or in
chain A
about
out sighteen inches shortly arrive, viz: the boltke, or Steach, sum of $51,777.90 to defrag the charges of the year 1879.
may readily be taught any number of the
In order to prevent the prisoner and Herths, Count Von Mants, who was June.
ill-fated Grosar Kur Det complicated military manoeuvres, bat find that the net weight of "Kee-chun". On the last conviction for larceny, making an attack on any other officer in command of the ill-f No. 2 of 1880.-Au Ordinance entitled place him in a position slightly different obop 628) cheats is pls. 280.27, and my with hard labour.
March 11, he got a month's imprisonment entering the cell a long chain was fastened furst, is named as the successor to the "The Emigration Ordinspoos Amendment from that in which he has learnt, and he award is that the Yik-kee hong shall be
to the one connecting his sukiets, and present senior officer of the German Ordinance," 1880,”
will be found utterly incapable of conceive paid on his weight at the price per picul
secured outside the cell through the bar squadron on this station. Lai Apik, for stealing a tumbler from a of the window. The prisoner was heard A great scarcity of Korsts and Imabuku No. 3 of 1880-An Ordinance entitled, ing any modifiostion to suit the altered according to contract.
hawker, got three weeks' imprisonment with moving about in bis cell on Saturday coal has been experienced doring the past 16, Valparaiso, miroumstances. Thi The Merclians shipping Consolidation is the growth of centuries of a narrow shop sifted, and found the dust to be
This national characteristic
I then had a halfcheet of Kee-chun hard labour,
evening at seven o'clock, but at a quarter. three weeks, and several vessels, under 17, Goldhaator, Ordinance Amendment Urdinance, 1880.** education,
past seven it was discovered that he had Chinese charter, have been delayed in 22, Anule H Smith, its roots are deeply seated, and only Bijlba-man exceptionally small pre-a carpenter, was aentenced to six weeks' | quiled the long arala Just spoken of thres | Ching Tuh, and Almatia arrived on the
Cheong Achoo, for stealing a jacket from commitsed salcide by banging. He had consequendo. The No. 4 of 1880-Ordinance for the state in the inmate reverence for antiquity portion.
Pym, Mary Whitridge, 24, Blairhoyle, ralisation of Ernest John Eltel, Master of which is almost the
imprisonment with Hard labour. Obinaman's belief.
times round his neck, and had also passed 7th, 8th, Lith, and 14th respectively, and name of resource g and end of
it two or three times round his left leg no are still in harbour. as to bled it up with the kane beats It DEDANT BERYANT,
The galling vessels ab present la barbour thought that he climbed up to the all constitute the Intgett fleet that has con
sation, readi
the
not
exhibit
14. An Ordluates to make teltiporary pro-quality soldier, and these are the vory Hajor's claim for dust should not be al. 1 4th, "was fined $2. He said he had gone there. The fastares of the deceased did' past. As will be seen from the shipping
to the Theatre.
Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Inspector of D
I also sifted two half-chests of "Yung. School, do, &c.
to seize on the Loo" shop and found that the dust in No. 5 of 1830 –An Ordinate to amend allost advantage, or to neutralise a them was not more than in the akost Ho Akan, orvaut of Mr A. Bath, for Ordinazos 8 of 185.
deformiantions, these are the
and the power to evolve rapidly muster My award, therefore is that Mir being absent from duty late at night on the fresh com Na 6 of 1880,-An Ordiosude entitled that:
are the qualisies vision for assuring the status of French Chinese that cannot do-exist with the owed, but last this should be made a originality. This is no precedent I would desire to add that with want of Mail Steamera within the ports of the Co- unimportant matter, for it proves that, as our present mode of inspecting only a
DRUNK ON THE Street, ony of Hongkong."
Christian Peterson, & Norwegian seaman, they are, the Chinese cannot be feared a few half-cheats out of a large chop, I con of the American chip Bouth America, was No. 7 of 1830-An Ordinance entitled military nation, but that with large sider that the discovery of a single chest dined fifty cents for being drank on the The Prisons Regulations Amendment Or number of European offeurs, their almost more dusty than the chest muster, is streets on the Bub. dinance, 1860"
unlimited number, their obedience to anthority,, and personal bravery, when good grounds for a claim of reduction in The whole of the seven ordinancon occupy properly led, would make them almost price, as it is impossible to have every only diva widely-spaced pages of the farallá.. | Irzosistĺble,
chest oponed for inspection.
GAMBLING,
Lan Amak, tenens of, and residing at house No. 21 Gilman'w · Bazaar, second
of the window and dropped down from gregated here for some considerable time liet, there are no less than foartoon sailing signs of pain, M We are informed that the long contem-craft, besides three steamships and six plated re-organisation of the Mixed Cones | men of war. has been at last decided on ; orders having More than an average amount of businÇAS best received here that the Judge at that has been transacted with Wladivostock Court is to hold the rank and exercise the daring the present month. Four cargoes, authority of a sub-Prefect, to which post. principally composed of coal, have been tion the present worthy incumbent, Chés, shipped since the first inst., and four other bas been appointed. Be la to be a Tung vessels in harbour are now leading for that chi, sa independent sub-Prefect, instead of, port. Several of the vessels are chartered as heretofors, a mere deputy. This is a for two or three trips.
VESSELS TO ARRIVE AT HONGKONG,
Loft. Name
Froth
May
0, Dians,
Olargow
81, Dorothea,
10, Agnes Muir,
&, Titanta,
Vale of Doon, 10, De Petermann 13, 13, Oldbridge,
Cuxhaven
London
Antwerp
Cardiff
Hambur
London
Oardiff
N'oastle (es. W.)
Cardia
Peparth
24,
Hamburg
23,
Feath
July
Bengala (v.) Adolph, Weror
Genoa
Hamburg
Penarth
.*
5, Belle of Oregon,
Cardiff
13, Sobelde,
9 Brunello,
17.
N'astle (...)
Antwerp
Charlton,
London
17. Warwick Canile, 23, Stoutor () 21, Totemsokus (1)
Antwerp
Liverpool
London
Cardiff
Antwerp
Cardiff Cardin Card:
-92 Channel Queen, 26. Vortigars (*) 27, James Bailey, 28, Great Admiral, 28, Orion,
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