1881-02-19 — Page 3

No. 5498–FEBRUARY 19, 1881.]

· LOCAL AND GENERAL.

ORDER OF SERVICH AT THR VAZHRDIAL.

BESLAGEĶINA HUNDAY.

THE CHINA MAIL

to grapple with the financial difficulty which | AMONG the thousand and one odd things that operation would involve.

which affect the state of confimercial markets, aurely mussacres and lotteries must be reck-

of the

The following is from a recent letter London correspondent of the Ceylon Ob server →→

SUPREME COURT. IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice, Sir Johal Smale.) Saturday, Fob. 19.

TAKING AWAY AND DETAINING A CHILD,

agent. The ohmstances of the allegodians and Chiness, have settled matters be trespass are well known to our readers,tween them;

sis"; Kyrie, Missa do Angelis; loave. yesterday in the Union Company's down the returns of the dutiable goods Un Aps, wera charged by the Attorney force the matter into the British Court, good have written, as they said, on has been on a special mission to the, Coles-

Matina-Venite, No. 100 Monk Palms, No. 109 and 110 Monk; Te Deum, Monk in A; Bonodictas, No. 88 Monk; Anthom, Turn thy face from my Hyman, No. 172. Evensong Psalms, No, 113; Magnificat, and Nune Dauittis, Wesley ist Fe Hymn, 210; Hymn, 26,

Bir Her-lotteries for the purpose of linger

his Mesurs J. E for W. Posto, would be likely to as to when she time has had no

oned among the oddest. Yet these are op tingencies which the British merchant in Rangoon has to take into account in casting up his prospects of a profitable trade. The massacres of his reigning Sir Hercules and Lady Robinson was to Birmah in the spring of 1878 at once scnt Majesty of

mail steamer German, for his now Govern-exported from Rangoon to British Burmalt ment at the Caps Capt. St. John, who 50 per cent. The Mandalay trade was accompanies him as sido-de-camp with affected about the same time in a manner Mr St. John, were to leave with him, as quite as characteristic. The King, having was he laut. Bower, R. A., who has been just finished with his massacres, established appointed his pri

s.privată. secretary. cules will find a troubled condition of public exchequer. The bait took at once. steam-which will severely tax oven his well-known affinira with which to deal on his arrival out, energy and administrative ability. In one of his provious Governments have circum- stances existed of parallel gravity with those now occurring at the Cape, and he handed the scales between Colonial and Imperial interests, for, troublesome as the ware, they wore nothing as compared with the Cape Parliament, made up as it is of a mixed nationality of descent. All in Ceylon will watch his carour in South

We are informed by the Agonte (Messes Jardino, Matheson & Co.) that the ship Gleneagles loft Singapore for this port to-day, the 19th instant.

of

375 millions

for

another. These.

a

the corvette lait horo ygetarday under sealed The case is one of considerable importance, of reable. Can pays Russia 9 millions orders, having on board several high officers, and though her destination is not positively na knotty points are involved which have. So you will see that your reports from known it is understood she is on a craise to an important bearing on the claims of time to time, have turned out exally what Australia, &c, for training purposes, PLE {uthors to forcahole property, and, as, we you stated, and your competitors must fool, The Mainida Shinbus reports, the prob

mentioned at the time, the steps were-although they have written article aftor, ble arrival this month, from China, of Mr taken that resulted in the imbroglio with article on the Russian dominade, and based Inouyo, secretary to the Daijo-kwan, who Ya Afang, Ng Afung, In Acheong and the Police with no other object than to what

authority that not they, General with unlawfully and by force

but you, tiol Empire. We hour that the C.0.S.N. Co.'s steuner have been the better informed, and that We (Japan Gazette) have bogh informed, detaining and taking away a child named Pechili, Captain Jackson, has been photo your judgment never erred. Instead of 10 chotigh we confes our authority is not Kwok Al under the age of 14 years, with graphed as the lies in her ins-bound posi-millions is in 1878, it is now 9 millions and trustworthy, that during the paellamentery intent to deprive Kwok Achung, the father, on in the Taku river. No idea could be with a few mercantile advantages; the room the Ke Hon. W E. Charlstope, pre- of the possession of the said child. The formed on the 1st inst, the date of the last fore Russia since 1859 and up to the present maior of England and chancellor of the

s all pleaded not guilty. The jury advices received from

designs upon Chinese ter sxohequer, will pay a hurried visit to to get

ritory, but has constantly, although slowly, Japan, for the purpose of gaining an insight kind posted away to the "golden city," to Gorliun, J. Y. Vernon, and E. Pereira, opposite the Custom House yesterday (14th), China, and that Russia considers her deficits into surphicos of twice the amount one who had powers of locomotion of any J. R. Whyte, J. R. Macdonald, O. L

H.M.S. Encounter left her anchorage increased her morcantile

relations with into

with into the financial policy which can convert stake his chance. The Treasury profited, Evidence was produced to the same effect and H.M.8. Curapou arrived from Hong-mercantile intoresta more beneficial to her make paper promises to pay take the place of the population did not. Most of them lost as that heard in the Police Court The Long and the Coast ports,"

than a war, even now when she could have money and liquidate, in twenty-eight every pennyworth of property they pos- boy Kwok Ai appeared to have been kept

News reaches us from the North of ensily born & gainer through waz, more years, with interest, a debt of sessed, and were too poor aven to get back at his home in Caine Road by his THERE vero no cases of public interest will find it a hard pastter also to hold even to their homes. With the purchasing Kwok Achong, an engineer on the Govagantic enterprises on the part of the than through an amicable, arrangement; of yen merely by the interchange of cha

Chinese. It is said that a high official through the latter she at present loses, description of paper- could the sherchant do but submit to work mont Steam Launch Victoria, for some days, now on his way to France to negotiate with but is sure to recover through mercantile are certainly arts worthy the study of

to checks on account of

Iset he left his home to Panama Canal, while another schome is various Home papers will now be able to it is certain that such measures could not return to school. Instead of going there under consideration to supply Brazil with be at ease in regard to Russia's conquest of be successfully applied to other countries, direct he played about in the atresia, and many thousands of coolies and that if the India.

unless the mover should be first armed when behind the Po Lok Theatre met the negotiations in relation thereto are access It is circulated amongst foreigners and with the secret which is the sole property, fourth

with him. The boy went with the Company's feet is to be increased by fifteen Memorial arrived from Two Tsung-tang

ocean-geing vessels. Though our news requesting that War should be declared importer.-Pall Mall Gazette.

and afterwards sont his out to gather

(Rising Sun, Feb, 19 sticks. On the 18th January the first pri in Chinese matters, we publish it with the country, if Li Hung-chang and the re- During the past week a most lamentablo HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK soner came to the house and the two men greatest reserve, having been unable to mainder ware; so very likely your Felching lous has been sustained by the decease of

down took the boy to the waterside, verify its truthfulaces. 7

on the The following is the Report of the Board and while on way there met the second of Directors of the

As we have previously stated, the steamer respondent will be able to furnish you the Rev. G. F. M. Poirier, one of the ablest a copy of this memorial, and one thing and most esteemed of the Rev. Fathers to the ordinary four prisoners in a boat on board- vessel

will honour His Majesty, with a stronger Deceased was born in 1843 in the province yearly meeting of shareholders, to be held going to Manila, where the boy was found

nenorial than luis patron has set of Anjou, and after spending three years in by his father, accompanied by the first pri-

In regard to Railroads all has been can the Seminary for Foreign Missions, -in at the Dices of the Company, No. 4 Boner, the other threu defendante having

celled, even the one lately proposed by Li Paris, preparing for the work he had Hungchang, from Poking to Tientsin, has devoted himself to, he was sent oud to the 22nd February

hoard. The first prisoner was brought

before the Polica Magistrates to-day, with the exception of that of the forty-one desti-

kutes which arrived in the Colony par B. &entative institutions in New South and losses? Of course the money want the 9th Januarg had bad eyes, but on. M. de Lessepa for coolies to construct the sources, what she now saortices, and the financiar of Europaan reputation becanso.

Thornhill, from Baigon,

somewhere, and possibly the disturbance of trade had some compensating current which was hardly suspected. But then, as a Tronch writer has quaintly said, a king can

FORT-one Chinese destitutes were brought Africa with interest, but I am sure with wear no more shirts than a peagant, and itisonar, who asked the boy to go ful, the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Chinese here that about fourteen days ago at present, of the finance minister of Japan. from Saigon by the 8.8. Thomhill, Captain very good wish for his successful admini-is the shirt of the peasant that pays the fourth prisoner, who kept him at his house comes from, usually well-informed source that ho at least was not afraid to dio for his

Walker, and wore brought up before the Ma- gistrate at the Police Court to-day, rogues and vagabonds, and discharged Pending a decision as to their fature dispo-

admitted to the Geol as destitutes. This system of deportation may be convenient for

atration.

མ་

· COMPANY LIMITED.

with

NAGASANL

sition, the whole of the defendants were supplies of bamboo fibre. This has been Dock Company, Lirit and Whampoa and third prisoners, and was taken by the Hanyang is now safely moored in the is sure that the protege Chiang Chily-tang connected with the Catholic Mission here.

Whangpoo river, after having been raised from the bottom of the Two-fathom Creek, up the Yangtze, and towed to Shanghai babween a large poutcon and a lighter, the Hiranimus. In the collision with the

the Saigon authorities, but it is not fair to is no combustion whatever, of it; it gives Praya, Hongkong, at 11 am, on Tuesday, gone on shore after leaving the boy on, she sunk in tive and six been put on one side by ffis Majesty that Japan, where he arrived in 1866 Ho

the Colony of Hongkong, and must, if not better managed, be stopped altogether.

CAPTAIN Long, who was loat in the Montgo meryshire, the loss of which we chronicled

the 31st December last.

and other places, Hirade, Sosome,

Chrison of t

met with met many y thousands of the descendants

Lacient

of

at the dis

W. H. Moore, of Professor Edison's establishment at Menlo Park, is now stop. ping in Shanghai with a view of procuring found a thoroughly satisfactory material for the carbon points for the electric hit is inexpensive, durable, and flexible; there perfect white light, with no flicker, and is therefore less fatiguing to the oyes than the

To the Shareholders of the. Hongkong ashore by the boy's father, and given into Jally and to float - was a task of is, no acknowledgment has been received; rapidly acquired perfect mastery of the carbon points formerly used. The alloy of and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited.

Gentlemen, The Directors have how to custody. On the way he tried to destroy a extretuo disficulty. Holes were bored un- this looks well for the advocates who say Japanese language, and laboured with good platinum and iridium makes a perfect lamp, but it had to be given up its submit to you their Report, with a State-paper by thewwing it into the water, but is dar luar, through which huge chains were that Chins is, now willing and ready to resulta successively in

Nagasaki Kobo sequences of the starcity of the metals and out of Accounts for the half-year ended was picked up by one of the bout people, passed by the means of ten power, receive European ideas. Yes, in articles of Osaka, and afterwards again in Nagasaki,

and was found

und to be a deed of sale of the and these chains were made fast to twelve war, and this through necessity, but not of where he devoted special attention to the their expense. Paper was tried, but it

The work done in the various Establish-bay for $27, on the ground that his parents placed over the sunken vessel, the ends

24-inch beams

feet long of timber, 100 the other day, was for many years employed not be depended upon. The baments of the Company has been largo, and were dead and that he had no relations to hang shared to the pontoon and

good will.

outlying districts of sould boo fibre is cut off the hollowed bamboo the to ong Earstings compare favourably with support him.

which period he in the China, trade in the Glen line of by hand labour, the oil having been those of day previous half-year, but in other prisoners were afterwards aruch were stationed on either side of her. the following extract from a private letter to observe the

lighter,

We (Mercury) have been favoured with

whom he taught how steamers and for the last two years in the first extracted, and the bamboo ourad; it is consequence of the very cager competition

and identified by the boy Kwok Ai. With the rise of the water the chains were

of their forefathers. Shire line. He was Chief Officer of the cut into strips of the eight-thousandth which the Company had to contend with of cailty against the first and fourth prison-sufficiently high to enable her to be towed

The Jury rotarned a unanimous verdict tightened, and in this way ahe was raised from Tidutsin, dated 20th January

**The latest news from Psking (to-day) is e

He worked untiringly: always at part of an inch thick, and thinned to about

position. of his Rock, whether by day or Glenfinias and of the Flintshire and had just third of that by a little plane worked by the work has not been more remunerative.

The total receipta for the half-year are not guilty. hafi exh obtained his promotion to the command of

era, and found the second and third prisoners down to Shanghai, made fast between that the Japaneses Minister Left Poing night, in sunshine, or in storm, across the It is v used in o lamp from which the

His Lordship reserved sen-

laugugater and pontoon. About two day en route for Japan ria, Chinking sea or over the mountains; us halp and the new steamer Montgomeryshire, which tirely exhausted; it is bent double, paying, to which has to be added the 8349,935,47, and the net profit after

Tsung-Yamen refused to conclude a consolation was ever ready for the side and each end attached to

interest and all charges amounts to copper wire, and the

the $42,100.79,

took five days to bring her from the Two-Minister leaves Peking g to confer with his the distressed under all dircumstances, and electricity driven through it, the electric

bia devotedness gained for him the un- leaving Cardiff for Singapore. Captain light burning in the vacuum. The use of balance brought forward from last account(Before His Honour the Puins Judge, F. about 200 miles anghai-a distance of own sovereign on the steps to be taken i

80 of 86,548.41, making the bamboo fibre was discovered about s

available for appropria-

McBain, the owner reference to the refusal Bussis is map bounded esteem and gratitude of the poor Long leaves a widow unprovided for, with rear ago by Professor Edinou, who apertion 848,789.90, which the Directors pro-

of the Hanyang, and her chief engineer, to have something to do with this country people, who loved himu

their four children under the age of seven year, Moore has contracted in Japan for a million

of his life were upon the handle of a fan.

a dividend of 3 mented

#ir pose to divide by Pines to Contributing |

Mr. Gibert, personally-superintended, the affair, in stirring up the Japanese at this father. The last three years o operations throughout, and we regret to parti

no spent in charge of the Christian residents. to deplore his loss. Should any of his bamboos a month.

94,000; placing Reservo

A Jury was ompanelled, consisting of hear that the success which has attended particular time. Ther themselves want.no Uramni, at which place his sickness-com-

less than fifty mill

million tuels,

and most people menced. His constitution to all outward China Now Year Simreholders, friends fool inclined to waist his distressed naturally interferos with business here just ditors 100,000 ruota, fors, 2000; Au-Mesto vart, d. 14. Mais, 4. F. Ribeiry, E. Produce any posemary proft, as wen bey think they will got it too. There was t family, contributions will be thankfully now. Mr Moore intends travelling over rying forward to now account

Stewart, 3250 $47,250-and car-

to start Ppearances gave promise of a long lifs : but J. B. Nazer, R. Hurley, R. pecuniary hear

presented the other Schonberger, and W. Brewer.

that the expense incurred, combined with memorial railways.

I think it a a little premature; I such was not his Master's will; he judged mceived by Mr. Hayward, Warden of the different varieties of bamboo, which are

the East to study the qualities of the g

The Directors, after prolonged

Tam Asun, Chan Ass, and In Hai Chun, the costs of the repairs to be effected to the have not heard the resulta. Already the his work was done, and thought fit to i

vessel before she can resume running, will

him to his rost. At first, la medical thin Victoria Gael, who has just received a letter numbered by the hundred by botanists.

edge of the wedge has been i introduced ou a charge of larcany of jewellery, clothing indicato that tropical. bamboos are not of sufficiently hard fibre.-Mercury.

went down with all handa, three days after

than

air is

per cent.

tence.

Snowden, Esq.)

LARCENY..

fathom Creek to

and therefore the

tions with the Agents of the WHO BRAM

pronoms who appeared yesterday most amount to as much as would have in the shape of telegraphs. It is mattied viser entertained bapes of Lin

recovery,

from Mrs Long, appealing to his friends So far, & narrow range of experience would Dock Company, succoeded in arrang and money, were charged by the Attorney purchased a new vessel. She had a that in the spring the route between this but on the 3rd he changed considerably for

here for assistance.

ANOTHER impediment to the prompt tran-Tax Ceylon Observer has the following nows- saction of the business of the Supreme note:- Court has lately been the muse of much dolay and inconvenience, and appears every Sessions to assuine aore importance. The

Orus from China has Laught to our shores, Gallo, 20th January.-The steamship the Count de Gallard and the Marquis de Canolle, these young noblemen being on a tutar round the world. On reaching Galle, the Marquis de Canolle was slightly india posed, but under the professional care of Dr

difficulty referred to is the want of a regu Iarly constituted Interpreter for the Court in the Hakka and Fokien dialects. It may be remembered that during the last sitting of the Court in Summary Jurisdiction sove- ral cases after being called had to be ad- journed from time to time indefinitely, owing to this obstacle; and during the Cri.in India. minal Sessions which commenced yesterday

the

day (with his compagnon de voyage) to Co-

Kriokonbeck was able to proceud yester

lombo. They will visit Hin Excellency Governor, and after a short stay up country, they intend going on to Calcutta, Cashiners, Ec., making a stay of about three month

LOT 100,000, and in order to provide for was not conclusive, and the Jury returned snor hull. She is to be docked by Metar lesterday we had a fall of snow, ce been obtained from the Japanese Govern-

LARCENY PROM THE FERSON, Chun Asau, whose case was the tonth in

Sentence was defer

MARCENY.

The

terms for acquiring that property, and at an Extraordinary Meeting of the Share-General on another count with stooling a from ten to twelve feet wide in her aide;

her boilers and other internal fittings have down a line of wires between the two places. his remains in the Church grounds having and Chinkiang is to be surveyed, to lay the worse, and on the oth his spirit passed holders held on the 31st December last, quantity of clothing and jewellery from a

from earth to heaven. Permission, to inter Foro authorised to conclude the purchase brothel in Square Street. The evidence all been displaced, and there is a twist in

not much, but nevertheless welcome." the payment, an increase of the Capital to prisoners were discharged..

unanimous verdict of not guilty, and the Boyd and Co. after the repairs to the

ment, the ceremony took place on Tuesday, the 8th, on which occasion the team of the Kunguo are finished. Now that both the extent of $250,000, and a Loan for the

vessels have been raised, it has been ascor

Jan 24

24th.

great number of people who came to pay the docking facilities of the port in the balance and for cost of stock were sanction-

Our community has fairly settled down feir last respects and to pray at his obso tained that eight lives were lost by the for the Winter holidays, which are really quies showed how much he was loved. Bis ed The acquisition of this property places

collision. hands of the Company, and there should

The C. M. S. N. Co.'s steamer Maeshin deserved after the exciting wad so much superior, Mouseigneur de Myriophyla, has now be a period of profitable returns, but the calendar, was found guilty of larocity has gone down to Woosung. Alterations discussed Russia-Chins affairs, and more so lost in him one of his bost Missionarice, the Directors desire to carefully aroid from the person, and pleaded guilty to four have been recently effected in her to rendor since the satisfactory nows has arrived that and his colleagues a good friend and trus her suitable for a voyage to England, and all the pecuniary difficulties, amounting to brother. To the foreign residents of Na- excessive charges, which would necessarily previous convictions.

she takes on board a number of sailors at million roubles, and a final settlement for gasaki the Bishop and Fathers wish us to lead to dissatisfaction, and prove detrimental red. to the true interests of the Company,

Woosung who will shortly proceed to Eng Formosa and Lusan to remain as they are, sympathy and kind assistance shown at the Kuldja, have been arranged. Corea, express their extreme thankfulness for the land in her. The West Point Properties are still

The British steamer Craiglanda, which, it with a few extra commercial facilities funeral. will be remembered, ran down the barque granted to Russia. ansold, and the Directors regret that the Slip which they hoped to place in Manila

new road to Himi is projected new road Chinaman, on the night of the 21st of Jan- The cold remains steady, and the ice, being talked of, and the matter is being is again has not yet been disposed of.

war-which is gathered, is already 18 inches taken in hand by a number of the meet unry, has been arrested by virtue of rant from EL. M.'s Suprome Court

so your good folks of Shanghai can influential townspeople, who, wo hour* aza thick A few days ago we mentioned that a comfort themselves that next summer they to be assisted by the pilot-bost chartered by the local Marine will be able to have a good and cheap

Government to bring much-nooded improvement to Insurance Companies was stationed near supply. the wreck of the British barque Chinama for 60 cash, instead of 100 cash as last year. undertaken it will doubtless receive con- Tenders are out here to supply 120 eatties Sase. The preliminary surroys have already been made, and should it be finally sunk by the steamer Craiglands on the 21st

Very little snow has fallen during the siderable support from those interested. ultimo, to war approaching vessels of ita position. The strength of the current, we last two months, and the natives fear for Unless some entirely different route from hest hae been so great as to force the their winter wheat spoiling, and therefore the one now in use is chosen, the work will rudder-head of the boat out of ita position they and the officials are busy praying at be one which will require considerable time and to cause other damage to the boat which the various temples for snow) oven His and no little expense to complete, Via his necessitated its return to Shanghai for Majesty has isoned orders to pray, as he is Mogi, although it would be somewhat thought they will not take many days, the repairs. When these are effected, and it is himself doing.

kanger, would be over much easier ground and would embrace & larger extent of pro- boat will return to the vicinity of the wreak.

ducing country in the direction of Tahaya and Shimabars, the rate

e of carriage to and places

being at prement

Directors-The Directors have elected Messrs A, André and II. Haswell to

Li Aju, who was charged with larceny, was found not guilty by the Jury, and was consequently discharged

The remaining cases in the calendar will come on for hearing next Tuesday week, seats on the Board, the latter is place of the 28th instant, when the next sitting of these appointments require confirmation. place. Mr Emory who has left the Colony, ask the Court in Criminal Sessions will take Mesars Hoppins and Melver retire by rotation, bat offer themselves for re-election. the accounts have been audited by Messrs Auditors. Mr H. Smith having resigned, T. Arnhold and H. W. Davis, and the Board recommend the re-election of these gentlemen.

W. KESWICK, Chairman,

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

Cariton.

17th February.

this

ful

and were continued today, the same diffi- Tus Fenisular and Oriental Steamer Kaiser culty has arison in cases in which it was-Hind, which sailed on the 4th from Gar- least expected and catted much loss of den Roach, takes away with her, for the

last time as far as India is concerned, valuable time both to the officers of the man who has done many years of excellent Court and the gentlemen sitting on the service for both his employers and the jury. Yesterday, in the Court presided public. Captain Methren, Commodore of Company's Floot, and Captain of the

These are days of legal effulgence for over by Mr Justice Snowden shortly after Kaiser Hind, has made himself oo the second case on the calendar had been piquot be life-time. His osploits,

by

Canton else benighted by nature's frowns: distinguished nets

and intermission of the rare light of the opened, proceedings had be stopped, and when in command of the P. and 0. Com

greater luminary and the lesser orbs were another case called until the services of a pany's steamer Colombo, then employed in

as an eclipse impatiently endured, had not the renowned masters of Music-Clouth Hakka interpreter could be obtained, and in transport service during the Crimean War, were highly appreciated by The again to-day the first case before the Chief Admiral of the British Fleet, Sir Edward

and Rennell, whose dues make the air of Justice, after his ovidence had been given Lyons, and his conspicuous zeal and unter-

Kwang-tung reverberative between Hong by the most important witness, had to be being mentioned in the House of Commons, ing energy led to Captain Methven's name

kong and our city, reciprocally) just now suspended for about half an hour, and the when Mr Layard moved a vote of thanks to

conspired with the local corps of amateur whole Court and all connected with its the Merchants Service. The soldiers had The Bonus for 1679 having been already performers to produce an entertainment business kept waiting for that time, while every cause to be grateful to Captain Meth-paid, as mentioning account for that this evening at Concordia Hall surpassing, thorities and perhaps our A. D. C. might Mikado. The minister is said to havia into Dock on Tuesday,

ven for the

the special care he took of them, balance of the working

COMPANY, LIMITED.

The folowing is the Report of the above Ordinary Meeting of the Shareholders to be Company for presentation at the Twelfth held on the 28th February- sure in submitting their twelfth annual re- The General Managers have much plea port to the Shareholders in the Company.

mad in the last report, the

边

(Courier.)

presented

Japan.

· YOKOHAMA,

(Gazette)

from which tremely expeditive,

There is no naval news of importance to

By an advertisement in another column, it will be seen that the sale of Signor Cagli's theatrical properties takes place at 21 nm

The Mai Nichi Shimbun states that His chronicle this week, The only arrival was on Saturday next at Messra Mackenzie and Excellency de Struve, H.I.IM. minister, a native man-of-war on Tuesday. There Co.'s sales-rooms. Besides the usual stage and acting minister for the Netherlands, have been no departures Torpedo practice paraphernalia; a large g quantity of music will be offered; some of which is suitable for and his secretary of legation, were yester was held in the harbour on Thursday by band requirements. The Town band au- day (Zud)received in audience by his Majesty the Conue. We hear the Comus is going

year, amounting to 6202,000, has now to be in its kind, all previous attempts at bur adding to their musical repertoire from the Admirsi von Stackelburg and two of his profit by the opportunity thus offered of Netherlands to the Mikado. Subsequently letter from the King of the

appropriated, and the General Managers lesquo and spectacular affect.

pieces submitted at this auction sale. with the consent of the Consulting Com- mittee propose its division as follows

I send you the full programme; and if During the last four months, the fall offices, were presented to the Mikado.

learn from Kobe that a native com min in Shanghai has not amounted to one Addition to Reserve Fund (in-

I had a superlative left over from previous inch for the whole

yesterday concluded the the

greatest fall 818,000, of period

purchase, for areasing the same to 8761,842) 8

ly rained rans, I would divide it equally between November: Consequently the country shortly have

on three days since the 23rd of only

the whart will soon

Boon commencer thus absorbing $292,000.00 themselves and thoin feminine acquisitions around Shanghai is parched, and the

hare fuller what the witzyons: Kwok Ai had said; and ranging thyen volunteered to force his and interest, results in a balance of own as a local observer, I have also the riculturists, an account of lack of rain. Government

shawe a satisfactory ingressa

The Working Account for 1880, which of this season. With this opinion of my ahowery weather at present prevailing will posed undertaking ; and learn whether the

both pramia

remove the inconvenience experienced by his Lordship ruled that the further prohi through the minken boats at the 8226,847.81 st credit, after debiting the frank avowal of one of the most, competent The first fall of snow this winter was on the the capital is public or private

an interpreter was being obtained for the and many will, doubtless, remember the Forden dialect. Before the first witness in day when the good ship Colombo was seen steaming towards Sebastopol, her rigging the case had left the box, when the usual op- and her yard armas decorated with carcases portunity was given to the four prisoners to of sheep, bullocks, turkeys, fowls, &c.; in question the witness, the second prisoner Ng fact, every delicacy he could think of for the use of the men who were fibuted Afung stated to Mr Ball, the Interpreter, that their country. Th

This meat was he was a Fokien man, and did not understand wrong the men at cost price, an inestimabla boon, considering the famine prices then at the camp. On another occasion

minutes for the purpose of consulting with

Captain

A

THE BACH MEETING,

60,000.00

pany

sito

for

deep-water wharf

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4 months sight,

months' sigirt,

Share

27.80

ceedings in the case must be adjourned

wurth of

of the harbour and thus clear a way bonus of 20 per cent which has been allow.

Another fire took place ac 8 p.m. yester until the arrival of a Fokion interpreter. for the combined fleets, but the Admiral ed in cash to all contributors. The only of Hongkong residents, that this presenta the 3rd instant, to the depth of about three 28th of November, and now fell also on

at Kanasugi, Shiba, destroying thirty The Attorney General proposed the imme was unwilling that he should run the attan-known deductions to be made from this tion of Mr H J. Byron's Burlesque, inches,

houses and badly damaging seven others. Jant risks.

Captain Methven now about balance amount to about 83,000, being for

Fortunately, there was little or no wind, or (Mercury) diate continuation of the case, as the lesser to retire from a service of which he has claims incurred since December 31st, and, but Beard (from a new point of hue),

loss would have been considerable. The Municipal Report and Budget is now-

Credits, of two evils, and remarked that it was late been so distinguishei an ornament, re- subject to any further losses attaching to could not presently be equalled there.

The number of articles sent to the national Documentary, issued. The expenditure for 1880 was Tis. industrial exhibition in Tokio from Osaka India, Wire in the trial for the prisoner to plead ignor gretted, we are curtain, by the many 1880, the balance will be available at the ance of the Cantonese dialect, which he India under his care, for whose safety he reserve fund and portionment to self a work of art; and if the characters † of Tin. 8960. The estimates for 1881 an

We may add that the programme is it 235,382, and the Income showou an excuss fu, is already three times greater than that thousands of passengers

engers who have come to next annual meeting for

demand, a vidend to share appeared on the stage in the quaint shape ticipate an income of Tls. 225, 166, and pro show are excellent, and we hear there

sent to the last. The preparations for this Shanghat, demand appeared to understand when spoken by has taken so much pains, and for whose holders,

so cleverly delineated on the illustrated pose to spend that amount. They have not every probability of these useful under Gold Leaf, 99, ine

30 days sight, Mr Bail, and in which dialect his examina amusement ho has always so freely con- Consulting

Committes. The

vacandy cover (a capital idea, by the way, which we included in their estimato anything from takings becoming Institutions in Japan. tributed, Englishman. tion at the Police Court had taken place.

caused by Mr Heiners' departure from the have never seen except at Home), the bar the Taotsi, but they are obliged to limit

Sovereigns, Colony was filled by the

The residents of Yokohama will be glad appointment of Mrlesque rust have been excruciatingly (reduce the amount was never unlimited to learn that there is a prospect of the light- Hi Lordship left the Bench for a few

Andre, and the present mombers, Mesars T. effective. Were it not Jackson, A. P. MacEwen, A. 1. Manger, limited, we would reproduce the letterpress before, we

to omit the appropria- an accomplished fact. We hear from a ded on drainage,

Union Ins. Soo of 'ton, 81,550 por share.” tion for roads, and suspend the sinking fund Aaron, Strong &Tchelms, losses and for the redemption of Debentures. themselves for re-election.

promised to the

light

streets on the night

North China Lua. Co., Tia. 1,125 per share tee and Taxes at the same The new scenery by Mr Baptista, thereto s

of the 16th Instant

Dangiase Ins. Ass00, T1.

Tr 705 peaks or div. rate as before.

The Mm Nicki Shinbus, alluding to some Chinese In Co great Dioramic Artist, is #pecinly noted, News from the North was published by us diffeldies said to have araan in Chins with E.K. Fire Ins. Co., 8960

per share, and we are glad to see it Several happy last autumn in our Peking correspondent's the Japanese minister at Poking, in opa China Fire Ins. Co, 8200 par, share, males, local hits appear in the "reg" of the songs. † lattere

Riblished tin October and November

W. Dock 21% to the effect that the business of sequence of which the Kongo-kan was dr. H.K

Z prem

buyer patched on Friday morning last, says that Cosmopolitan Doak, par nommal lead coolie-carrying to the Brazils and Spanish another

to be given to the

received La induced the HCM. B-host Co., 922 pm, ex div. telegram Chins Merobanta S.

treaties.

government to countermand: the voyage of Sust Steam Nat. Tia not give that news with any reserve, at Shimongould have best telegraphed. Hongkong Gas Co., 880 per share

the Kango-kan, and orders to stop the vessel China Coast St. por nominat

Nav. Co. Ta bocadise.our Peking correspondent was

We lasen that Mr Miyamoto, chief tocre. Hongkong Hotel On., par shore ax die; ually correct. The Brazilians, however, we try of The The O.N. Co.'s steamer Pekin, which now understand, are contemplating

of the foreign office,

Paking in the Artcured

Debentures, pren reports that the water-mark at Hankow on conlies. There is, wo believo, not the

The following are the Ponies officially J. H. dos Remedios and A. André, offer of the Bill of Fare, presented by "Mesars / Landed one) the amount to be ex-m of the Settlement by gas soon becoming | Hongkong Bank, 85% pren, zalós

Auditora,Mears Henry Smith and A managers of Concordia Theatre, Shamiên" continua the Rotel and Torres. They reliable source that the gas company have China Traders' Ins. Co., 81,525p,nhạ

his brother Judge, Justice Snowden, and

apon his return expressed his opinion, and scratched for all their engagements at this stated that Mr Snowden entirely concurred meeting r

The Fier, Rosy Morn, Spot White, Omega, Prosit, Wild Boer.

with him, that the case before them must be adjourned until an interpreter was ob tamed, and gave instructions that the Fakion interpreter from the Magistracy be ment for, and the further proceedings wars suspended for shout half an hour until the "Bones" disposes of the prospects arrival of Mr Li Hong Mi from the Magis follows e

We also hear that there is little or no chance of the following starting --

Rokind, Infatuation, Mocking Bird, Darkie, Squander, Heather Juck,

tracy, when the evidence, given by the -Ió la very diffoult to spot the winners for

Coren offer themselves for ru-elsation.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 16th Feb., 1881.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE FLOWER SHOW.

** To the Editor of the ** OHIMA MAIL. "

MS February 19th SIB.--I wish to contradict the following

Ep. CM-

China,

SHANGHAL

(News)

colonies was own by

"per khara,

Chinese Imperis! Losit of 187 nominal

thew Kwok Ai wan roadsuterend tran- the 3rd day's races, so much depending on paragraph in your last night's issue: More / arrived yesterday (11th) from Kiukiang, playing "wo: stommers in the transport ofriday morning for pun left widdenly on China Bugár Kof. Co., $100 per share, madde

to the Fokien dialect for the benefit their Brst day's performance, and mure, especially "is it astonishing in Hongkong the 7th inst, was one foot ten inches slightest truth in a report list an affcial sur home the will proseed to Chefoon type Dolore pathof 16136/

Miyamoto,

rainer, formin, Whenos the EK. Tos Co. 'a sharsa, 46 2 prome

M

Il travel overland to Peking

Temperaturs., an a accompanied by seven naval officers (Taken at Me Falconer Do, Pressies, bat tao object of his mission is, of course, a

Queen's Road. mystery ↑ muid we can only suppose. It to be of importanoo

rtance from the muddetse which 24t: Miyamoto

Corvette

Kompokan

the second prisoner.

specially on the clerk of the weather; at

tits London correspondent of the Indian

Nare weites thus in a recent letter

the moment it looks very much like rain,

which would considerably after the chicines

where the analoguse or rather prize list below soro." The Kiangions reported of the Chinees Government is engaged in have over and over again contained the provision that the cup should be awarded to that on the 6th the water-mark was two the solle trade.

The Chinaman, we understand, la to be the competitor having the largest number two inches. The rise of four inches of the different racks. However here are when the cops originated, having contained 9th, when the Pekin left, the river was

of fret prises, "No sabedule ince 1877, doubtless to be attributed to the melting of blown up.

mow in the interion At Kildang, on to

Shanghal, from.

PHENDID

(From Merary Correspondent.)

Jan. 18th Since

my last, øde elimu užitý hue mjoy-

un taid that the opponents of the opfun walia, here are going, when the subject is ventilated in the House of Commons. à session, to make an effort to tackle

Anaxial affionkies which would imme- ely prout themselves, were the tax on

Should this,

be the cases it

cortámly be a

the winners, let there be no murtake about any other rule than that they should be tree inches balow zero. There was a that,

green for the most creditable exhibition. depth of eleven fest at Olypliant Island

THIRD DATBAND PLATE---Lord of the Tales, or Snow Storm,

CHALLENGE,

2-Bohemian, Second Violin,

LADIES POZA,—Merry Andrew.

NATY PRATT Wild Race, or Rd Clen.

KIUNOMÓW Eddy, or Strathaird.

in: the right, directions for intherto has been no pand affort innde by those The Miroeste comparaly moral

the abolition of the oplum tax, | Baby,

NI DROPSHANDUM Detonator or Water

Yours faithfully

08. TAYLOR

[Foscam. We find that the Schedules do-

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Hand and luft rekreaved his hatre, Babos 0.163 1BG 20:130 d Channel, and of ning

1, and of nine fees at Hunter

corvette

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rather suddenly. It is a that THERMOMETER A. 60 hear thas proceedings are about to go w chculated amongst the Chinese her destinations Korsa, and that her

Med very pleasant weather, and a few days Tough allies al Bio-kan t say the finest creditable collection eta, be taken in the British Cours agaitzat, the but still we are sure that is hind along Superintendant und bispectors of the Hunt had been settle between Ruumis and Chins mission is to settle some difficulty which has Len generally understood that the greater epel Police Vores for trespassing on the ed from Peking buze e same report pre tank The Choys Shinbun sarmisos that the

8 and the Twal number of First Visas Prins was to be the Soochow Creek foreshors, on the occasion Vailed antongst the foreigr munity, and Ricjo-kam has gone on a miraca compacted way of judging which was the most of the removal of the fence by them, which from there, undar date of the 16th, we hour with Rusman, Chinew and Morean sisirs ditable oçilection "--En. 0. A£FE had been put up by orders of Mr Ince's that frosa moms official source the B-a rather wide speculated. It is said that,

been settled yesterday the new arriv- arisen between the Korians

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