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mea poor Edmonstone, who was lost in the Susanne Godefroy. A carboy sulphuric acid, it appeared, had exploded, and a heap of package containing miscal laneous goods had become ignited. Capt. Edmonstone, who was a passenger in the steamer, bad, by dint of great exertion, thrown every one of the burning packages overboard and saved the ship. The per formance may fitingly be mentioned at the prosent time."

BUPREME COURT. IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Before the Full Court Saturday, Dec. 4,

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LISBRIÓ

OF THE OPIUM FARM.

The further hearing of this case was con tinued this morning and occupied the Court till 3 in the afternoon

- his case.

Mr Hayllar said he would put in the Register of the Man Wo Sang; it only required the name of Mr Ban Hap, who not in Hongkong but will be in day or two. The other side might proceed on the assumption that the list was in. This closed Several letters were put in including two in dollar terms to Meters Sharp Tofler & Johnson, and a loss, to the plaintiffs Johnsor, and to Mesars Stephons & Holmes, as to the plaintiff olams and the answers to the same in identical terms offering to buy their shares at valuation or to give them shares in the new company.

Mc Hayllar said the same offer had been made over and over again

Mr McKean, for his c'ients, said ho did not propose to cal any further evidence; be did not intend to carry his case any

that

lektor

I did not

THE CHINA MAIL.

Did you not make enquiries when you signed the agreement of July 23rd, and know that that was the reason that that price was agreed on 1-No.

ASSAULT.

Ua Afek, 22, butcher, was fined five dollars, in default to be imprisoned for te days with hard labour, for striking Chin Awah, a customer, on the face with his fist.

Canton.

3

hai at 11 am. on the 27th, the gale follow-hape have done so, if a light-house had been 30 miles each, and nine small stages, an DitHoult Island. I would appear, then, from 15 to 30 miles each. The stage ing with continued violence until arrival.

that although a light-house on Crab Island generally end at a market town or city,

Island is very desirable, one eo Dillionlt

TIENTNIK,

Nov. 16.

as a pre-amble, were trotted out upon the cluding machinery, and that this eum is to Taetan Light is admittedly super-

黄曲四萬

Wu Tai An Yun Helso

巫代安雲小

Wan Jung Teas Chung Haa

萬填漕忠花

would be still more important; and I would and the first character in the name of With the eetting in of the cold, the ques-humbly propose, that if it is really intended rack place is used to form a verso that tion, which has occupied the minds of for- to have a light somewhere thereabouts, to can easily be repeated and remembered eigners and Chinese during the last ten establish it on Dificult laland; but to do as a clue to the full names, thrus-

Fluang Ch'i Kusi Pa Wao, monthe, seems to have frozen also. From a justice to those who hold a different opinion, 3rd December.

Chinese source I hear that Pao Chao's troops and whose wishes have a right to be con- Referring to my preliminary descriptive are digging out the Canal, from Kuiping, to suited, I would also respectfully submit Lin Tai, which is to bring down the ovals, for the consideration of those, who may have and that Mr Tong King-sing has already to decide these matters to transfer the Tas- tan Light from Amoy Harbour to Crab Is- sketch of the festive Boone at the Park of the British Yamun on Wednesday, wherein, spent Tis, 800,000 on account to date, in-

be made good by the proceeds at the cals, *The for which the Chine Merchants 3. N. Ca. nous and useless now, since the far aro te pay Tla. 7 per ton Natives of Eai superior Tsingeew light is exhibited in its Coals at Tis. & per ton; the consolation that Outer Harbour. Since then it would make ping were willing to contract for the same close vicinity, at the main entrance to Amor

ir Tong King-sing seeing to give is that in

tin practically no difference, if the Tetun Light futare ne coale will be imported from Japan were to be discontinued, let it be transferred ve England, an explanation which appears to Grab Island, where it would be of some to satisfy the minds of the subscribers. Mr use hat let Difficult Island be by no means Detring is Merah last contracted for 1200 neglected. 1ons at Ts. 10, on account of the Viceroy, for the use of the Alphabetical gunboats, but the coals dià unt come lo hand, 20, placed in Mr Tong King-sing a hands to or your Teking letter, these wines are

manage. Mercury or

Was there not a great deal of discussion course some historical personages-prodeces and was it not stated over and over again that that was the same price as they sore of our Cleasthenes, I am now to ac had been receiving, was it not pat count to you of the results of the Races and in for that reason No: that was not the Matches from the official records: Records reston Nothing was said about the Chap

bearing the following names of office-holders, Sing at all.

Bow Dame it to be

be 870, not $100 or of The Canton Athletic Sports," Patron $501-They sent un a draft agreement with $70, and we allowed the price to pass if weA. R. Hewlett, Esquire. Stewards E. Deacon, A Rowo, O. M. Smith, E. McKean, got the fourth made good

Esquire. Judge-Theas. Sampson, Esquire. Starter-E. W. Mitchell, Esquire, Clerk of the Course-A. A, Lind, Esquire.

ерес

know

about,

I am to state also, that by special request of the Ladies no farther indication of their names than my sketab doutained would be Misses and Masters, the ineasure of reserve agreeable to themselves; but us to be young

need not preclude mention of the tinsome ones who got pretty little Grecian Cap as prizes, and of whom we any imagine an episode in their circle apart from their elders, wher, at a loss as to the classical fitness of the caps, they conjootured that the ierra

CORRESPONDENCE. ~~LIGUTS-ON-ENE CHINA COAST,

To the Editor of the "SHANGHAI MERCURY

SIB. By late Shanghai advices I'learn that the British-vessel Victory was cast way on Shuluitien un the 9th lustant; the Captain having his wile aud family on

board.

Feng Chino Fon Neng Chang

交浩留長

Mu Pa Erh Shih Erh Chan, Laz

巴 + ·站路:

I have bad all these names repeated

to ine, by persons who have only been once or twice up and down the river,

Yours respectfully,

DONALD MACDONALD, so that the words are pretty commonly Chinking, 18th November, 1880.

known. There are eleven cities border PS-I understand, that, H.B.M's string on the river between Ichang and Magpie is mine up from the southern porte Chung-ching. Some of them appear. to resume her survey of the Yangtze from wretched places, but the magistrates cosung upwards. It will fie remembered have jurisdiction a long way inland over that it was reported she had discovered a

navigable channel to the south-eastward of many rich market places, much groster Grass Island, which would cut off 18 miles than the official cities, fruid the prosage of rearts-bound to the over 15 test

northward; this, if true, is very important,

drawing present no vessel for në cares about going out by the North Channel because if they cross Woosung Bar at high water, they will go over the Bar to the westward of Straseiaban abat low water Water and they would rua the chance to stick, or ut least to touch; but if they could use the new channel, they would be out to and find plenty of water; therefore, if the new hanzel ould be used, a larger number vcastle could avail themselves of the more convenient North Channel, thau is possible by the presnut route round Bush island besides the passage of every vessel being 15 tiles shortened, would be so much sooner accomplished, therefors

PIONEER

ECHOES FROM THE STRAITS. (From an Occasional Correspondent PENANG, Nov. 15. The present is what people are pleased

a residence of more than seven years in to call the "rainy" season, though, after

to discover that we have any more rain at this than at any other part of the year. For the last few days Jupiter Pluvius or some other watery god has decidedly been in the ascendant and, if the appear. ance of the harbour affords any criterion

farther than his learned friend, Mr Hayi Tai U until we had bess to Court beleaned this this would you have pon."handicap" might imply that each fitted wide"; this is untrue; for according to the Shaweishan about linif ubb, or even sooost, these settlements, I have never been able

Between our chap and the Sun Teo's there was the Yan Wo to pay them for boiling oplum little diff rouse in the Golden Hills. There at rates so far in exone of the venal sud fons to is now a great difference. The Macao opiuma customary rates as would involve sold at $775 and we sold at $720 and $750. the company of $79.000 a year, and witness in Ootuber last when Mr Ban Hap was in asked,-Did you know that was set forth Amoy I did not propose that the Man Woin your petition? I know.

Dit you, when you put that in, know 9p. Fang should be waand know that Ban Hap was brought down that was the same price, $70, as the Yan Wo bere through any such proposal by me. He was reiving all along at Macao from the did not know, 1 did not was always going and coming and did Chap Seng 1-1

I enquire not attend much to the business. did not propose that the oplam monopoly should be returned to the Government, I do not know whether Ko Leung Yuen said that should be dare. I sold some 30 shares which I held for friends. I sold them at 60 per cent less then the amount paid up on them. These were the only shares sold, so far as I know. Re ferred to register book. Is that no other parnon Hold shares. My shop name is Kam Chun Tai

There are three share. My bolders, including myself, manager. personal interest in the ton shares was the same as in the shop, one third. It fe not the fact that personally I have only one

In the same para in the petition refer- made to an sgree nont that all boil tenth interest in the shop and to the shares. I signed the agreement of Fab, 2ed. On March 15th I signed the letter to Mr Piling should be done by three named firms signed (para read). Did you know that that was time I man now shown me. At the

I had not the agreement of the in your petition I don't remember that 23rd Feb. It was signed before we got the portion. I do not understand it.

Do pon know that since that Man We agreement from Bau Hap. Our objet lu

this letter was to set aside the Sang was formed the Man Wo Fung did aigutug mencement it was only Lei Tai U and N. they had they did not speaks the boiled gresment of the 9th-March. At the comboll for exportation Whatever bustness Man Kwan who spoke about this matter; and I did not saquire. I followed. I don't know whether they for Hongkong consumption, I do not know told Mr Pitman about another agreemont whether they boiled for exportation.

What is the difference between the Yin L Tat U or not; I did not hear them. said to Ng Man Kwan,If the Yana Wo Wo and the B-u chops- $150 for thousand do not agres to the conditions of Feb. asis, or than $100 at all steals,

or more Witness: I don't know that the boiling 23rd, get Fitman to set aside Yan We and get a lawyer to set aside the agreement" shops had reduced first to $60 and then to Mr Pitman, did not sos the agreement of $50. Nobody has told me. I have not 23rd Feb. The agreement lay with Lai attended to business for some moglba.

Had you known when I got it back from Lai Tai U (through Tang

* corist way. How So it happens that the winsome young Yut Kal). Lai Pal U attended to straight goura, i must go on in well, and so they tried it on! The Attorney General then called the

sverything about the first suit and paid all does it do to deceive us?

folk are the first to wear the "Olympic following rebuting evidence-

Question repeated and wit en asked Mok Kun Yeuk: I am a son of Mokawyers' foen do. I think he is now in

Canton. I swore an affidavit in the first whether hie last reply is a rentim nt from Caps" (of pink and blue) as we may here- Joue 3rd last it. I know that in that affidavit there Confucius. Sze Yeung. He died

-They ought to have told us.

after call them, such as in almost exnot I stated it in Court. It is in our answer; year. At the time of bir death be held shirty shares in the Man Wo Fang, which is not a word about the agreement of Feb.

23rd. That agreement was not acted on, it has been stated over and over again" still remain in his name on the register. 1 was one of three executors. I directed Keat an end, ad therefore we do nos Were you not told of it 1-1 have heard it

I knew that the agreement bad said here in Court. Leung Yusa to attend to these shares for refer to it.

Did you believe it —I believe what the my signature. It had been taken to the me, and gave him full authority to so

got. After barristers say. Огова -examined:-1 was not counited lawyer as soon as it was

110 Begociations Do you believe it at the present moment? personally about the signing of thle agree the first suit failed

ware entered into by me with the Chap-If the Lawyers say so, I believe it, i ment of the 13th, (marked 0). I handed Bing. I heard Lai fai U speak to Ng have only board of it here over the whole business to him and had so Kwan about the Chap Slug now sel one day befuto say something abat nothing to do with it personally.

I do the price being down to $50. I did not know wishing to come to terms with us. Tam Yuk Shan I am one of the plain- tiff in this mult. I was an original share not know that Ng Mau Kwan telegraphed about it all rightly till now. holder in the Man Wo Fong: I had ten in My to Ban Elap at Saigon about nago tiations with the Chag Sing. i did not shares in my shop name or business style know that the Chap Bing had offered the Kum Cheung tal. I have these shares Man Wo Fung a large sum of money to be still. I had seventy shares on behalf of allowed to some in. When the first suit friends from the beginning. I afterwards failed it is not trus that another suit wold some of those shares according to the

To the Paisne Judge:-If the Man W will of each party. Of these, I now have not immediately instituted heesuse we were 39. I remember the time between Feh negatiating to get the Chap Sing into com

biuation with us We registered the Man Sang do not sat according to agreement I 23rd and up to the 29th of March Wo Fang Company Limited on June 8th. would not dare to let them have my sharer. viously to Neb. 231d, I had been taking This suit was not begun until August 23rd. la the matter of the one fourth return they They want sovers. legal advice from Mr Brereton. When we we know all that time that the Yan We do not agree with us. came to the consideration of the agreemout

I the raw uplum. According Feb, 23rd at the meeting at which it was was boiling opiam in Hongkong. They tanis more of drawn up, I mentioned as a condition on began boiling in April. Directly after to the agreement of February 23 for ecol. opiam we want back the first case was settled, April 15th, best of grade which I insisted the registration of the Has Hap told me he had given papers 980 tenis prepared pium; they want to

1920 tasia and give

to coluca Company That was in coequenes

to them to bail opium in Hongkong, advice I find received. On March 11th bit us we could go to Court or du wzat the same quantity,-980 tale of prepare

to Mr Ban Hap dirroted me verbally to 10

Tas matter about the license They Ng Choy's office; he also directed K we liked. I have not asked whether the oplum.

new combination was autemfu. I have at Macao is not clearly stated. Leong Yuen

never been told that it had been said or should state clex ly how much it in. They there. At the meeting of the 23rd Feb., months was $32,000.

same time to go proved that the prouts for the first eight have not clearly stated the expenses.

heard it They I never

they would state them cle ri sald oot accept

don't know how much know it

itona futuradate, the terms as then arranged by no 20 people slated in this Court, 1 did we would come to no terms with them: way stated io your answer in this suit they may want at a future date. Again hou great many others who were prese at nate no No one ever told me that. Had I known they take opium to buil, if it should b that I would have provarded with the case lost or burat up or any accident happen to at the same time. Buteraan that date and 0th March, I had certato conversation with all the same, because the rules were not just, it, it will be no concern of theirs. They By acoiden: because they were not according to our have got it down that if

lar; he would adopt all the evidence that had been called by the learned Q. O.

of

On

of the

Wong Chin Yte Mun, Lai Tai. v,

said that

at the

if the Yan Wo would

not

I heard coun-

What was the basis of your es imate of the great loss of 870 000 1 What was the usual and proper price tera roferred to 1

I don't know. calesistions. We had agreed at one time for $70. 1 don't know what basis or rates be lonk.

Lai Tai U made the

for that

Ban Hap as to the Yan Wo accepting these terms. The first your's losses were over happens they will not required to make i tario Ban flap then said to me abat the $100,000, I know; but in spite of that good. There are other its us which I would Yan Wo had agreed to come to terms with and the profits for the first eight months remember were 1 to compare the two. u. 1 said. To be a benefit to our Com.d pany, the conditions must be so. If it is being as you assert, I would have gone on all the same even bad I known it.. 1 did to break the firm. UP

want

know

austion unless things are to be carried on The case was further affurned itli Mon according to our agreement. If they were day morning, when Mr Hayllar will sum

we should not so device it:

up, Mr McKean will address the Court for

In the article on Shalation of the China Sea Directory, Vol. 111, p. 629, 1874, it is stated that the island, is step on its south tary latest Admiralty Charts, there is a spit extending due South Iron Shalaitien for about two miles with only suo fathom on it; besides the question arises, why is there no Brat aluss igut on this Island, with a dan gerous cluster of sand banks extending over twenty miles in a north-easterly direction and also about twenty miles West North

Where is The distinctly said Light proposed." But

Light P The tides in

in the vicinity of Shaluities are strong, therefore in dark nights or foggyglect is it? weather treacherous: Near the banks the flood tukes W.NEW. direction along their edge at the rate of 4 knots at springs, and the ebb-to the South-west at the rate of three knots." (Ibid, p. 530)

in

form wu recall those of Lucient Grecos; and West? In the above mentioned, work it is economical-time is monevery way more of the weather outside, there must be, a

the successful cuntestants and henceforth from the wearing of these we shall recognize

dato our first Olympiad.

-EVENTS AND RESULTS. First Event, nt 2 p.m.--Flat, Race, 200 yards, Handicap; 15 competitors: Mr Pustau (80 yarday first; r von Bose (30 yards) second; Mr Koch (30 yards) third: Mr. 1on and Mr Ruff, J scratch.

1 *

Why then is the new channel not brayed yet? and why is no light vessel in the North Channel, off Drinkwater Points? whose ne-

D. M. U.

very heavy sea running in the Straits of Malacca. I have, however, not yöt heard of any casualties.

If that Governor of large ideas, Sir John Pope Hennessy, could but change places with Sir Frederick Weld, he would imagine hue Utopian dream of an Anglo- Chinese Calony was about to be realized. Whether the Straits-born Chinese are more firm in their allegiance to the Throne of Great Britain than are their countrymen in Hongkong is not for me to determine; but that they identify themselves more closely with the pro- gress and development of the colony may be taken as an established fact. Ta assert, as has more than once been as- serted, that this colony is gradually be- coming more and more English and that the idea of going home" is daily that of "settling down,"

"NOTES FROM SZECHUAN.

Tuesday, Nov. 2, I find that trading hero is rather a The currenta are irregular; "Commander Goodenough rentions, as the result of many mysterious operation for the uninitiated. After much patient inquiry I am told voyages across the gulf of Pecheli, that the Honard was invariably set to the southward that gall-outs, for instatice, are sold as at the rate of 0.55 of a knot per hour. But thumbrian, making the sante passage in drugs, and that the drug scale is three September 1860 tra Talies whan, was set per cent surger than the ordinary more than twenty miles to the northward, scale. Prices again are subject to three for it was ascertained that in the Burs of different discounts, Douating together one tide (a five kuut breeze blowing at the to about twenty per cent, for ready time) she had exovedal that amount" &c. money and pure silver. The first dis (50&bid, p. 581.)

ut is called Kintsel,--the second Hong wei, Kin kin Koo, the third giving place

Second Event, at 2.30p.ro.--Grand Match at "Aunt Balls," Hundicaps 21 compesi tore: Miss of Canton, first; Mies of a neighbouring port, secund; Mrauf Canton & Miss of Canton, third. The Children's Match at "Auni Bally

competitors: Miss Tracy Porter, first; Miss Viola Smith, accord Master Lulu Porter, third. Third Event, at 3 p..-Flat Race,

The Coast is law, the banks are extensive, yards) Handicap: for Children only: 6 ompetitors: Miss Emily Parkbill, first; numerous and dangerous; the tides are Master Lulu Forter, acoond.

strong and the currents, induonged by the Fourth Event, ut 3 30 pa-Hurdle Race, winds, imperfectly known and uncertain; 100 yards, Handioup: 16 competitors the trade butween the two gulls of Liutung Me. Dan (ecratch) first; Mr Miller (and Pecheli is large and valuable, and is yards), sround; Mr Flemming (15 sarried on round sluiten wild the banks

the trade carried on between Tientsil and Furds), third, Fifth Eveut, at 4 p.m.-Three-legged Race, first; Bev, Mr Sraith and Rev. Mr Groves, second; Ma Von Dose and Mr Sachse, third,

ah chi Tuy. All foreign gouds are also is to assert what is not in accordance subject to various discounts, amounting with facts. On the one hand, it cannot together to about twenty per cent, for be denied that no new English firms ready money and pure silver-six months have been established in either of the credit is usually given at the rate of settlements for years; that many have

50 yarde: Mr Dan and Mr Raff, Jr..anghai and other Seathern Purts is one and two tenths per cent intereal disappeared and that many still in exist

uore large and valuable, and also carried ou past Statuten; a number of vessels, ucluding numerous native craft and lives, have els

Just there; aboarding to the China Seu Direstury a light is proposed there; but still there is none; who responedle for

Sixth Event, at 4.15 p.m.-2nd Hurdle Race, Handicap competitors: : Prat (10 yards), first; ir Müller (this mission, which may also be called lost in haggling about the conditions of sure to flock to it by hundrede and

Jards), eecond Mr Koch (15 yards), third.

China

BHANGHAI,

(N. C. D. News.)

Froin a private letter from Foochow we

criminal one? With a

planey paid before that ence have considerably reduced their monthly. utoy

time gains the interest according to the establishments. On the other hand it is time of payment. No one cares about manifest that trade, houses, land and pro- dosling differently, that is, asking just perty of every description are being what they want for their goods, and no rapidly taken up by the Chiness. Where more, and thus nach valuable time is we raise our standard, there are they The Government Sal thousands, and the farther we extend our influence the more prosperous do they become. As regards a growing desire on our part for "settling down I do not see the slightest signs of it. Those who, in going to and returning from business, daily pass the European cemetery and contemplate depositing their bones in that dreary but well-kept enclosure, must be sadly disappointed in the battle of life and the world cannot be going well with them. You may de pend upon it that the vast majority do..

payment o Trade Monopoly is even subject to various discounts and Aao uations in price. Salt at the works is sold cheaper to mea who carry their own loads that is, a man who presents himself to buy a Iad of salt, about 200 lbs., gets it

a

a good first-class light on Shaluition the pavigation 1. that part of the coast would become much easier and water; bring the light on the proper bearing and go for the laku light vessel, who would be sighted in alear weather, before the Sualia-

light would be fust out of sight. it la ftist, as astonishing, that the Sleep Island Pass, another most important bigh

Wednesday, Nov. 3. way tur navigation, especially to and from

The Rev. Sanel R. Clarke of the I is metaluly worse in coin aruelty Shanghai, should still be without a light; animals, not to bave a light there: What Chips Inland Mission, left here on nus become of the petitious sent to the Cus Monday, for Kie-ting Fuh, accompanied toe autturities praying for a light of the by a native Evangelist, who will assist firat order in Stop Island Pass; are they him in his apostolis duties Me E. not anticipate anything of the kind, but stumply isid ad acte? The money a light is Colborne Baher, .8.' representative on the contrary, look forward eagerly to estabilaked there the batter-bis dat gas cute at this port, left here or Ichang, on his the time when they can return to the old

was willing to join the Yan. Wo in Fe ruary if it was in accordance with our to be no benefit to our Company, then we not

greement. At the meeting in February shall not make pesos with them." Ban that the prayer of the petition is that the the matter was only discussed.

cheaper than wholesale merchante To the Attomey pheral:-From March tears that the C.M.S.N. Cos-steamer Tsut Hap afterwards said, the Yan Wo wero ao Company be dissolved. If they do not go

23rd, Feb. willing to agree to the terms of and he said Suppose they are unwilling, by our conditions we don't want to carry on 1879, to March 1880, the Man Wotes, which was wrecked in the river Min sa chail we carry on by carnalves," I said the business But we do want to carry on Fung hof'ed its own opium. The expenses the 14th ist, under circumstances already แ Yee, our shop has been in safe, and it is business. One of the things I want is that for boiling would be about $30, odd pe:orded in our columns, bad been ohur-

that monopoly should be agan put up to obest. good shop," "The business in the early past of 1879, was being carried on at a kuna; when this was said it had for some time been improving and was not now losing money for us. From the latter part of December until April, it was much batter, and we were making sales then with our ohop. When I was asked to go to Me a chog's office it was to look at an agreement which Ban Hap told us, he had already made with the Yau Wo, in accordancs with the agreement of Feb. 23rd; he said it we were pleased with it to sign it. We five went Lat Tai Usaid Bau and saw Me Aobay. Hap bad toid us to come and see the com

Mr Singilar: Who do you think is then to bid for the monopoly

Question objected to us not being evid no.

Do you know soybody likely to bid 1— How should I know who will get it. Thure who offer mons money.

Have you not bad conversations with the Chap Bing or somebody representing them about this suit -No,

it was read to me..

Have you ever made enquiries what your shares are worth -No, no one wanted to purchase them.

bis cleats, and the Attorney tieneral wil then have to reply. 11 is not expected, however, that the case will be completed in oce day moro,

Law Notices,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. Monday, December 6,

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Before the Full Court, at 10 o'clock.

Ko Leong Yuen and others. Ban Hap and others, Adjourned Hearing.

IN BANKRUPTCY..

And you bare taken so little interest in this quit that you have not soon the answer, tract, which was then shown, There and have not had it explained to you it may nothing in it about registration; there were several articles which did not agree with way I don't remember its being read to that of Feb. 23rd, and there was clause the (Correo e him: li) 1 bebeve some of about the fourth bare being refunded, Not agreeing, I did not sign it. It was mut according to our conditions of the 23d

In the matter of Wong Tak, a Bankrupt. Feb. At that time shareholders regres nting

Has it not been communicated to you 350 to 370 shares were of the same opinion that we have over and over again offered to-Report of Uhoial Assignee. as myself. The draft of this agreement of March 9th was shown me on the lith. buy your shares, or take them over at had not before this dafe seen it. I had valuation-No No responsible person not heard of it before. I had given Ban has ever told gaan. Hap no authority cave to make the ogree ment the 23rd. I remember going with Ko Leung Yuea and Lat Tai U to bor

His it not been commuuiosted to yen that there in open Court made that offer as far back as Aug. Inst 1-No.

Or that by letter Messrs Sharp. Toller

cow the agreement of the 23rd February and Johnson for Ban Hap, March 27th,

Police Intelligence.

(Before the Hon. M. 8. Tannochy.) Saturday, December 4.

ASSAULT ON AN INFORMER..

wered by a

Chinese firm, and that she was aber trial trip, before being handed over to the clirterer, when the accident hap

The strong tide has washed att paned. her deck-heures and upper works, and it is said that it will cost $1,500 to raise the hull and machinery.

The C. M. S. N. Co.'s steamor Pantah, which put back to Shanghai on Saturday,

duct!

During a recent visit to the southern way to Peking, this morning, baving country with a sufficient pile of dollars ports i was luterised, that the new light-been here nearly four years. His de to enable them to repose on their (mer house on Breaker Paint is flatebel and parture is much regrested by the few cantile) laurels until they are summoned that the light probably will be exited foreigners who live here, each of us by the" fell sergeant" whose call none ou the first of December; that the apparatus having found him a friend indeed. Dur can dieobey.

If the colony is becoming more Eng For the new proposed lighthouse on Dodding his residence bure, he has contri- -Island had arrived from Europe at Ameg, buted much very valuable information lishi, it is only in the matter of language. wich is very satisfactory and gratulping to several branches of Science, which Thanks to the wisdom of a paternal fur coasters to laura; aulder ruuvar was will, no doubt, be much appreciated by government, we have a good systent of Chapel a lighthouse would be erected in the

His contributions popular education in force entirely an European savants. eltinis to thu northward,

under arcumstances detailed in our issula of yesterday, lest for Tientsin yesterday morning at half-past sevell, having com- pleted the necessary require to her ma- chinery.

Isano Dances, lately an engineer on board the O, M., B. N. Co.'s steamer faciun, who was charged at the United States Consulate- Assaulted a foreigiser in the service of the Chinese Government, with intent to curent

great pity, that His Lute neither expense nor trouble to verify all intolerance. The Chinese are by no murder, appeared on rethand at the Co-

Lamented Majesty, the wise King his work-l-health, a troublesome fever, means slow to avail themselves of this sulate yesterday (20th Nov.) The hearing Solomon about have departed this be having defied all applied remedies, a advantage, and their sons therefore form of the ouse was again adjourned until textafrewly some time age, he would perhaps change of olima e was necessary, and a large proportion of the scholars at

General on the 21st instant with having Founty of Auto Southward, Crab can be relied upon, as he has spared fettered by sectarian bigotry or religion.

(Daivuit Lokasi) úr

stud istud la

Monday at the nick wastess for the pro-

10 a.., owing to the continui have speedily devided the matter, if drought much desired, as such a long residence tending the various schools receiving

secution to attend the Court.

day

before me Court, by ordering the light to be

cut tu two, fake a pertain youugeter, and here without a change is very trying grants-in-aid. In the case of the Penang ...Waverley, which arrived on Bun-have one halt at each place. Beciuuidy spear to the best constitution. We are now Free School one of the oldest and the from Kesluug while

passing Aginguuring, it was here be permitted to discuss reduced to seven foreign residents at richest in the colony-their numbers are Leland,

about forty mues north of Keelung, only the merits of each position, with the present,thre french and three Eng- at least about eighty per cent of the saw two or three fish lights at about eight Bruwa Admiralty's Plan Chart of Nama fish Missionaries and are not likely whole. The effect of this is that our 'slook on the evening of the 23rd instant. Istand before us, correvied up to November to be much reinforced till this port is language is becoming much better First two were shown, the one, and theu 1877. Coming from Swalow and bound

from Ban Hap at the Man Wo Yang om repeated the offer →Wa asut back a letter | appeared on remand charged with assaulting considerable keight, and appear to be moved Lai Tel V bad suggested to us going to get king what price they would give; there | Cha Achin, opok, on the 27th it. Com expresses his belief that the inland in questior, guined ouverál hours on a well ming festival here. Tha City Gods, Fuh the infaut settlement. Nevertheless,

the

agreement to copy. Our motive. WRE this,Ban Hap had said that the agres-

ment with the Ran Wo was to be in accord anoa with that one, and we wanted to

Copy

WAS DO Bakwae, Mt.

it so that we should know that they were will you gire? aimilar. This was ostaral days after being

of March, 1 have never nor in any w

expressed agreement with the document of

the 9th March. I know that the San Leo-Ye at Maco was composed of the Ten Wo and

plainant has for some time been acting as

the

Yeung Aso, 27, shop ocolie, and two others are more; they were displayed at some against the N. E. monsoon the alriset route opened to trade, and etesmere come known and more generally spoken than le certainty via Grab Island, and by this right up here. This is the first day of it was in the "good old days" when 날 and down. The Captain of the steamer

blast-waden the tenth moon, and a sort of Tsing- Governor Light and his successors ruled passage quite recently Do you wish to sell your abates now ?Infermer against gambling konse, and the Lion is inhabited, the light nut appearing old steamer, whion atter went via the Cheng-wong and Shien Cheng-wong, these facts notwithstanding, the dream were carried out of the Tung-yuan lua, of Governor Hennessy is no nester if there are good regulations, No. defendante are recognised as professional to be stationary. He tesla certain that they Lamook laland: tierniere a light on Grau

But under any circumstation What gamblere. The complainant appears to have were aut how na juk, sad that they island wunid recuuimeld itself, though the City Gate, to the Pah-ku Tak, Bone being realized here than it is in Hong-

extent of the fsung stakes to the South- been walking down Hollywood Road on the were displayed as a sigust the night was You sold the others at 56 per dont dis- 19th alt. when eight men who had been very dark, and the weather was too rough ward of Nainos would be desirable the Tower; teas of thousands of persons fol- kong, or than it will be in that far-off, at Mr Achop's, between the 20th and 30th | count F-1 could now sell mains at that now. following him, attacked him and after ur suy communication to take place be- uuder siriot control of the local authorities, fowed them to the place; the filial and I shadowy periud indefinitely termed the

trens tween the steamer and the shure, distant their exact position reliably known fur to pious took paper under olething and Greek Kalende

I have often been under the Impres- The value has considerably improved? knocking him down beat him with frens about a mile and a half. Captain Stout, make vessels passing at night.

dress garments to burn on the graves of which they had sin their hands, indicting immdiately on his arrival hure, informed

Bat last Norttivust on a coasting their parents and relations, others went on that many utteranced of your cons you willing to .go on in business with such injuries as necessitated his going to Vice-Admiral Coote of the occurrence.

remained

lanner whion & gould me, because was merely to see the pretty woman who temporary, the Straits Times, are apt to By private letter from Juheng, dated on board, encountered too heavy a sun frum were out in great farce. The festival mislead the community of Hongkong the Uhap Sing, up to March 9th 1 bad the fan wo-Yes if they give in to our Civil Hospital, where complainant

for five days the arrest of the three pri the 15th inst., we learn that Mr.CE.

and upon coming out, obtained

N.E., when olearing Three Chimney Bluff, not been party to any proposal to com.regulations.

Some time ago your Copneal said you a war

warrant for

sud was computed to author in South Bay, is called, Biaoyang Yueh, Han-yirh concerning the popularity of the Hot. bing with the Chap Sing. I was one of the

cretary who was so deservedly esteemed plaintifs in the rat suit. The costs of would not go on under ang siregmatanos soners, whom he identified as thres of the Baber, of H.M.'s Consular Servise, who that suit were not borne and paid by the

with the Yan Wo was tlist your paition? men who attacked him, and also as gate on residing for same time at Chung- whence she proceeded without aiheutty, and is considered Cecil C. Smith, our proant Colonial Se Question objected to, unless it be provedblers whom he had seen, in some of the king, in the province of Szoohnen, was to through Naus strait at daylight, fuding an important ons in this city at least had respected in flongkong in days gone

leave for Hankow that evening, and that Chan Si It is not a set that the thac auch an attitude. was assumed by gambling housei ho had visited. ̈· Спир

bave guaranteed to the plain ounsel; and the question was eventually

Evidence was given by a coolle who had Mr Parker, lately H.M.'s Vice-Consul at the strait can be navigated in alt kinds of In Kwei-cho province people simply go by. I admit that oficially he has to in the present suit. It is not ramddelied thus, and new wear the complainant, being beaten and was Canton, who in tatre Mr Babur's plass, weather and may be considered any day during the mouth to bure papershare the blame and responsibility of the this suit is being maintained st Have you all along taken the attitude, certain prisoners were three of the party was to leave Ishang to take up his appoitiers us any es vailed. Typhous, harucuri in on the graves of their friends; no pro- mistaken policy pursued by the

ment on the following day. Ar W. Loualdast Messrs. Duglas Laprak's fleet of cession of the city Gods is made, except Administrator whether he shared his ont of Spence, H.M.'s Acting Consul et lebung, steamere almost always use 1 and with sing at the regular Teing-mlug fortival la views or not that I Inevitable. But - Dr Marquee Assistant

titious lead, it will be of still the third moon. By the way the Baue Ist your contemporary say what he will, Man. We Fung affairs began to be better. Wo As they de nos et according to par the Government Cell Hospital, gave evidence frontier of Breokuen.

capedaily with its splendid anchorage at The reason was not that negotiations had agreement I cannot come to terms with to the effect that the complainant was brought to the Hospital on the 18th it. been commenced and that the Macao them. If they so ascording to the ter affering from severe contused wound opposition bad seamed. It was älter the I am wi

am willing opins was pamed that the business begazi to improve. Yes had divided. When they divided agreement of 9th March

oplam would

Quita lacumion wrote as know that production then Bessed ni Macao, do not know that Ban Hap any more than the words in italics was to brought about that division. I know be taken down, and is coupled the Court

The did his best to break down the opposition, some three quarters of an hour or more.

· their

Quate

frae

shair fastigation and in their interests. December down to Apru, I have it, the you will have nothing to do with the Yan

い

in any mood se

Cross-examination Frein the end of and do you now take this attitude, that who made the ssaultRimarintendent of tended to nodomapany Me Parker to the advrding to the sat navigation, Towor, here, as also where is called Peli- there is every reason to believe that

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Si Dirsekly after the Feb, 20***now what my 3 đo the left cheek, and one on the solo, morning (27th) eucountered some very rough is ado, lo thủ want of a light :

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for bolling your

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wish, not being quite cured them).

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Strath

The 8 5. Paulch wuth put back this Upper Head; the luss of some fine vesselak Tab, bones the Europeau pagoda privately he is every whit as popular in No name applied to the tall and picturesque Singapore as he ever could have been in towers, usually found near cities in Hongkong, and since the advent of Bir which must have been caused by some worther the following in her report of passing of the opiam I heard that the Bún And 170 was the price offered in the blunt instrument used with some violente. Shaughal at 6.30am, on the 21th instants late Hongkong paper which I have Southern China, and formerly only Fredericks Weld, there has been nothing on-Ict, the prios ComplaGrant was decharged at his own with moderate 15. W. wind, ou the 25th at Boca (44-noiz banii skamer, in three sealed over Bone Relics of Buddha has said against him in his publia capacity the competition did not as their war the same; but there wOES AREAS The base was further remanded to Friday," a buna shifted to W.N.W. increasing edad A French Mail steamer, in threa Bona Towers resemble the great pagodes except that he is fatuer, too, fond of get

heavy gale with a very high set, at

sen, at i typlusone between Hongkong and Yokohamin,”

În miniature, and many Buddist Priests ting Government steam launches built things different to whether the 19th December, gó sómiswhere else. à do not

p.m. winu blowing with hurricane sured and woultured Mutsiderable ducanges have miniature pagodas erected over in Hongkong, instead of bestowing, the a tremendous higa saa ruorlag, at 1.30 pm, other vessels sutured quiderable danger their remains by their frienda parutage in the colony from whence he

the indications of the fat typhoon were when about 120 miles trois N.. Promousory

Thursday, Nov. 4. periented when the steamer was abreast the GALERIE

derives a hundeome salary, gd the bare of high pressure cylinder stou

The distance by water on the great For the present I will leave off. If this valve inve carried away; put the ship under Lawak Lelande; what did the dot-go canvas while the englueers were disconnect to walow and wait there sungly moored Joha Thackwell, 25, seaman unemployed, ing the disabled engine, at 6,30 pm started until the stern was over? No: perhaps or angstas, from the newly opened should be fortunate enough to and a pissed that the Yan Wo wore Hikely to join produos authorities for this age the was fined 25 cents for being drunk, and ahead with ens éngme but not being able to there was that shuigh water on the bar at treaty port, Iohang Fun, to this bity, jince in your columns I will wri'e again”

1 know shat towards the endof the yder Dut you notice that the price WAI

ordered to pay 30 cents chair hire, la default make headway against the galo determined the time for per; but she might have gone or part (Chung ching Fub) is divided by in the course of a mail or two that i pur company was not prorpering but thesama in the two agreements ?—You A was from the old farmers having Hooded Pars read in the petition setting forth to be imprisoned for two days with hard to return to Shangul tur repairs, passed inside Name and waited there Oh, until the navigators into twenty-two stage if there le anything to write about.

clawwishan et à a.m2, and arrived at Susng the typuous was over, and she would per- that is, thirteen large stages, from 25 to the market before we took over the farm that the Nan We Fang bad agreed, with labour.

I did not know Ɛhek Ubin Ghan before The whole answer was eventually

taken

(Before the Hon. Ng Choy:)

DRUNK AND REFUBING TO PAY CHLAZA HIRE,

last year. I hourd after the opfam was down, the Attorney General promising

OBSERVER,