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No. 5509.----MARCH 10, 1881:]

"quite sa ornament to the western suburbs

of the town.

The case which wo mentioned the other

his desire to be.

The long-delayed sane of John Pitman the Honorable W. Keswick and others (the Committee of the Hongkong Club) is deeru for hearing on Thursday nort, the 17th Instant. It will be board before the Fall Court.

ME P. R. Smith, Barrister-at-Law, has, we understand, been asked by the Government to take up provisionally the appointment. nant by the nomination of Mr Sangster to be Acting. Registrar, and. has already socept the position tax a time of Acting Deputy Registro. The appointment is undoubtedly a well chosen orig: there has has not, so far as we know, ever been a Barrister holding the same appointment here before, Mr Smith takes up also the office of Sherid

HONGKONG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

ANNUAL GENERAL MERTINE

THE CHINA MAIL

that the Customs Service might be kept the oase was further remanded till the 12th Buffs. He was met at the steps by the the Port of Foodkow, connection with the within the bounds of reason and common- Linak Betine.

(Before the Hon. Ng Choy.),

SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOUR.

Byric, and Messrs Belilios, Dalrymple, and that the geneald be done to avoid of the best and most influential photo 10.55, on the 10th inst.,,without a light have boon holding a carnival during the speedy, direct, and regular communication,

THE ANNUAL REPORT.

The annual report of the Committee, which, as well as the minutes of the lust general meeting, were taken as read, was as

follows:

Condition

ter's

4.That the

thought, the improvement to which theyented a weakened case Those at home good behaviour for one month, in default well done. One of the most notable of line of steamers, bolonging to the firm of

a

that

EMPLOYER.

and Appraiser. A special arrangement. has harbour, have boon oven more marked than was subjects, mentioned in the report impress the fact that Hongkong was not by sand the first prisoner to Shau-ki-wan, and in about ten days.

been made whereby the Acting Registrar formerly.

For convenience of reference all the draws half the Registrar's Balaxy'; and that throughout the whole of the arrange-been printed in a collected form.

papers connected with the abject have ments which the absence of Mr Gibbons Japanese YenThe resolution passed at from the Colony under special circum the last general meeting, viz. :-

That this Chamber memorialize the stances necessitate, the same rules sa te Government to take to menzies to current in this Co. forwarded

the

itt

were discussed and mentioned in the order we give them.

THE BLOCKADE.

Fradi port

opium.

PRETENCES.

in

ture being irregular, it sometinics hap pens that your Mentorialists do not receive their mails in Foochow until- ten days after arrival in Hongkong, from Which Foochow is distant lesa than 500 miles, or an easy two days

The Court of Inquiry held at Penang into the abandonment by the Captain and Ra gineer of the steamer Sissie, which hind lost her propeller between Tongkah and Penang, has resulted in the cancellation of both: 40 Chinese passengers, men, women and steam. their certificates. The vessel, with some

to the same irregularity in the departure from Hongkong, it often happens that before the dispatch to Foochow of one mail (say that by Messagories Maritimes steamer from Marsailles), & & second mail (say that by P. & O. steamer from Brindisi), arrives

of Commerco could identify itself so far sa

Hon'ble Col. Farmolt, the Hon'ble the Co- main postal lines between Europe and the representations proposed to the Post

lonial Secretary, the Hon'ble the Attorney Chins, but your Memorialists are alan with maator Gonent were concerned. The mat-

Mr. Granville Sharp suggested that in

General, and other officials and military out the benefit of direct telegraphic com- ter of the inconvenient departure of the

officers, and by Capt. Gordon, A. D. O, muniention, the nearest telegraphic Station homeward mail had been the subject of any memorial which was to be sent home

and cacorted to the carriage, which was in ing dingy, distant two days journey, so The annual general meeting of the mem-presentation to the Post Office Authorition with regard to the grievances arising from

it to be the the Blockade, as little abould bo said

waiting to convey him to Government that fully five days are requisito to receive day of Graham, O'Keefe is now fixed for of the Chamber of Commerce was held and pa usual. they had seen had to be about opium as possible. Ho referred to

House, where he is the guest of H. E. then reply to telegraphic enquiry. Your case that the general convenience)

Memorialists are keenly alive to the vital Tuesday next, when the prosiding Judge this afternoon, when there were prosent considered before our local interests. He the value paid at home to so-called hu- Chan Ahing, 27, coolio, was charged Governor, (the Chief Justice). will be assisted by a

The Fortuguese residents of the place necessity, in times like the present, of arrangement was ro manitarian representations. A great many with being at large in the Public Streota at Jury, as he expressed on the last occasion the Chairman, Hon. W. Keswick, Hon, P. hoped when t

Sunday labour in. Hongkong. The Irish in England hold very strong opinions or pass. Defendant was found by a Police past three days, ending at 12 o'clock last by wire and steam, to the auccessful initin- Hoppius, Kahn, Forrest, Grohien, J. J. Faming Fund had received assistance against the opium traffic, although he Sergeant concealed behind the door of night (1st March). Besides individualen and prosperous conduct of all commer tha Chamber. The question of the thought they were mistaken and these house in Ya On Lane: He was not known masquers, of which there were a consider-cial enterprise mene of communica McEwen, Granville Sharp, W. M. Morgan, Francis, Mackintosh, G. Scott, Davis, A. P. through Hraise had been referred to Can-peoplo exercised an appreciable effect on to the inmates of the house and could not able number, parties of six, eight, and t p. D. Bassoon, H. Fuse, Thurlarz, A. T. ton, and they were informed that the necas public matter. As Mr Ryriehad said, it was give a satisfactory secount of himself. went about from house to house, got up in tion hotwear the port of Foochow and arrangements had been made for the not by any means opium alone that was affect-Prisoner had been in gaol on a previous oc- absurd drosses of every patterri, and Dogaled Hongkong, the nearest and most direct Manger, Franjeo Arjanes, Le Tuk Cheong, establishment such a place thero. Reused, and if they put that forward as a strong casion for larceny, and he was now ordered crowds of listeners with songs and dances, terminal port of the main postal lines bo- had not been satisfactory point which was not a strong point, they to find two sureties of $10 each, to bo of which were in many instances exceedingly tween Europe and China, consist of a single telegrams Chang Bing Yeung, and Ho Amei.

altogether during the year, Init lately, he pres

these was a company in burlesque military Messrs. Douglas Lapraik and Co., of opposing very convenience to the opium to be committed for seven days.

Biro who represented the

of army Don Hongkong, and of occasional steamers from had hun looking forward hour the sorgde plisitu, a great deal. Although he would

trade were persistent, and that often accom

Carlos V. at war with Queen Christina of the Northern ports of

China, which oxtent realisoci, and he hoped the service might be yet further improved. They and be sorry to see anything done to interfere ALDRIED LARGERY OF JEWELLERY FROM AN Spain. Their Spanish songs were lively, at Foochow for the purpose of securing

and capitally sung

and they took pains to freight. The whole of these steamers bo- lost from the list of menboss Mr Linstead with a long-established trade, he would not ome vigorous action

Chan Axing, 22, cook. and Lo Aping, 13, print programme. They were followed long The Op Tai be astonished to see

to private firms, who run them with and the National Bauk. The Committee beg to place before the haurance Company had been elected and I taken with regard to the trade in opinia servant, were charged with stealing a gold from place to place by an eager crowd, who solo regard to their own interests in the

The this before long. now required the confirmation of this

good

and kind bracelet, and two gold earrings, value 66, appeared never to tire of hearing the stire shape of cargo, and without reforemen to the your Memorialists in con members of the Chamber the following re-meeting for its admission. The firm people at home thought it did a the property of Mr William Ramsay, on the ing songs repeated. Another troupe of convenience. uf

ministrols was however, even more popular nection with the receipt or despatch port of their proceedings for the year end-of Linstead and Davis would be mom-great deal of harm, and they interested 9th inst

Mrs Ramsay, wife of the above, gave and their songs and instrumental music mails. Ainong other grave inconvenieness ing 31st December, 1880.

bere of the Chamber, he was told themselves in the removal of this trade, The Blockade. At the last general meet instead of the retiring firm ho had tamed. remaining blind to greater evils in their evidence to the effect that she rosided at were capitally executed, and highly ap-resulting from this state of things, your Memorialista would enumerate the follow- ing this subject was discussed, but during Details of imports had been propared and unidst at home, However, this was a large No. 81, Queen's Bond East. The first mipreciated.

her out the gugges soner was employed by

as cook, and the

We learn that the vessels of H. M.'s fleeting the year no pugress has been made towards printed in the appendix which he hoped subject. He just

second prisoner was his assistant. Yester now at this station, viz., H. M: S. Fron I-Thess private steamers loving Hung solution of the question, and the proceed-would be found interesting. The accounts too. ings of the Chinese Revenue Cruisers have showed not only a balance in hand but

kong at such times as their privato Mr Belilios explained that he had used day morning witness missed froin her Duke, with Vice-Admiral Willes on board,

business requires, often depart en the continued as inimical as ever to the wolfare am at deposit. With these remarks he opium sa an illustration simply to make it wardrobe a case containing a gold bracelet accompanied by H. M. ships Modeste,

very day of, and frequently mily a few of the Colony. The presence of these propoand the adoption of the report, which three times tits duty- leviable under the raw them safe in the wardrobe on Saturday (2nd) on herties to Mainera, the Native principle of exacting and a pair of gold earrings, worth $65. She Egeria, Zephyr and Moorhen, leave to-day

houra 1

0 before,

of the arrival Mr Ede seconded the adoption,

the Euro- Armed vessels and their loitering in our

pean mail. The

dates of treaty unquestionably existed, sad to last. On Monday, witness had vccasion to States, and Penang, returning to this port

of their depar to the meeting and carried. Several

he returned on Tuesday night. During his any prie explained that he had simply absence witness saw a stranger in the house

Mr Ryrie used the illustration of opium in dealing whom she believed to be a friend of first Mr Belilios explained that the proposi- with the idea that the Chinese seem to be prisoner's, as she had seen him thore before. tion he made last year with regard to the love that they have the right to squeeze No one had access to, witness' bod-room Blockado and had been some time after that in impositions when, where and to any ex-except the two prisoners. On the applica- bent Eiked, despite all treaties to the ties of Inspector Rivers the case was re- meeting discussed by the Committee, and salaries, &c., shall obtain as if he were making Japanese to His Excellency in roference to the opinion there expressed contrary, Ho did not believe the Chinese maanded till the 17th instant, the prisoners children, drifted under the commund of the gunner to Acheen, whence she was towed on leave of absence. The arrangement Governor through the Colonial so he had not considered it advisable to call had any moral feeling in the mattor of the being admitted to hail, each in two sureties

back to Penang, and it proved that the. of $25 each. The Chairmansuggested that to the Queen, the memorial

passengers had abundance of rice and water. cannot but commend itself to the public say, who, in reply, said that the subject for a special meeting of the Chamber to treaty or of

scuss the scheme as had beers are should, if it were to be s

-It

ALLEGED OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE The Captain was subsequently criminally mind as only fair to those acting. The would receive the Governor's bont attention,

prosecuted the polico court, and senten. * was some consolation, however, for him to and there the matter rests. "appointments made are good in every sonse Representation

ced by the Magistrate to 6 months' rigorous England.It was sug-find that the some proposals as he had sug. come not from the Chamber of Commerco

Cheng Fuk Chai, 20, seaman, was charged

Dpment. of the word; and if (as would happen ingested at the last meeting that the Chamber gested by him were being laid before the alone, but from the Community as a whole.

with obtaining goods under false protences

of the Sporting Club was hold the not improbable event of Mr Gibbons should address the Chairman of the "China authorities by Sir Thomas Wade as a He thought opium would have to be men-

instant at the Exchange Rooms, boing supported by the Colonial Office and and Japan Assobistion" to ascertain if that means of solving the difficulties betweentioned in the memorial as one of the articles on the 9th inst. Utak, master of the Chun in the d

The promised taxed under the treaty and on which illegal body would consent to r

to represent this Cham England and China.

defendant was introduced to him by the advisableness of holding a Spring race coming out hore again as Registrar) aber in London, but the reply indicated that pamphlet had been issued, and they had no imports wore lovied. He did not think Chan shop, Queen's Road, stated that the to elect a new Committee and consider the eating houso as meeting. The funds of the club being in a special vote had to be passed by the Legis. their constitution hardly admitted of auch doubt they had seen the views he had they needed to apologise for the opium defe

thing had lative Council to recoup the Treasury for duty being undertaken by the Association. taken as regards the Blockado. Every trade. The kind and good people at home master of the Hang Loung

Your Committee then entered into cara-

Landlord in this Colony. About 4 p.m. on pects of a successful meeting, it was decided the what they of opium in

talking about. still much in the be done, and they were

India He the growth

put the 5th inst, defendant came to com- to hold one this spring, and the Stewards along. their co China and

Jale bangit wero requested to x the time and draw up same position as they were all

times th, ten

opium ΔΙΟΓΟ 1 Japan, inviting C

For for

9.50, nd"

would bring the 1

for approval at a subsequent operation in a aches for the formation of proposed the presentation now of a memoriala stop

would be in the market than at present. money next day. Defendant took the an associatius composed of influential mer disessed in this Chamber thirteen years the Queen Since this subject was first

The evil would increase,

meeting bat did not return next basiglo, The motion on this subject

day withAt meeting held at the Exchange. chants in London connected with the trade

who then

took part in it save

the money Yesterday complainant mot Rooms on the 24th instant, of those in- of China and Japan, and have received ago, all of those

kim

a Flower Show at a time and place to be and still no redress had been secured. The posed by Mr Belilics and carried unani-him After

it duo consideration, was deemed

this Chamber memo-to pay for the hangle, but defendant naked advisable to address the gentlemen now general impression was that there did orist moualy "That constituting the London Committee of the an evil, and that it was their duty to find a rilise Har Majesty's Secretary of State for him to wait a little, and took him to a colia remedy for rit. Their endeavour should be to the Colonies for the entire removal shop, where he said he would End some one

but security, no one would do so and of the Blockade, and that the Chambor Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, asking Ma Angior the proprietor of the London Shan they would take steps to augment preserve the freedom of the Port (Hoar, of address to principal Chambers of Cut when asked to return the article he said he and Chind Bipress, mrived at Singapore by their members in order to carry out the hoar). Inactivity would accomplish nothing morce in the United Kingdom with a vien had pawned it, and showed the ticket pro- the P. & O steamer Gajor, en route to

duced. Wituess had reason to believe China and Japan. We LL8Laîte Times) that he hoped that the matter would be tv's hands. The Chofoo Treaty still routing to the Secretary of State the injury complainant was not a son of Cheng In, as that Major M. Camenti, who, whilst away

desired object. Their Chairman replied He proposed a inamorial couched in geno-

ral terms asking for redress at Her Majea to obtaining their co-operation in repre- believe that he is one of the oldest re

represented. The case was remanded till to-morrow, prisoner being admitted to bail sidents of China, having landed at Hong-

up shortly. The Postal Service between Foochow and mained unratified, and a petition at this to Trade caused by the Blockade." kong in 1843.

in two sureties of $100 each. Hongkong-In June last the co-operation time might do good. Independent of this

In answer to Mr MacEwen the Chairman of the Chambar was invited by the Foochow harassing of our trade of itself, these As we have already stated "H. M. S. Iron Chamber of Commerce to obtain a subsidy barriers were so closely situated to our own said the Chamber had no information of a Duke, 14 guns, Captain Claveland, fying from the General Post Office in London for shores that the least increase of taxation reply having been received from the Se the flag of Admiral Coote, arrived at Singa local servies, to consist of the weekly was immediately felt by the merchants re-cretary of State with regard to the legislation pore from Hongkong on the 25th instant, despatch of one steamer from each end of sident hora. Only a few weeks ago, some which had been proposed as to the lege opium, and lisation of the Japanese yen in this Colony. and Vico-Admiral Willes arrived on the the-l

the-line, but as, in the opinion of your Taels 28 extra duty was put following day from Calcutta by the Arratoon Committee, the service is one on the whole the markets receded proportionately. To call Apear. We now noto Admiral Coote handed very effciently performed at present, they Hongkong a free port was simply a farce. All extra-official statement had been received

manufacturers were subject to this over command of the feet on the 28th, to degling to move in the mattor Mail. The imposition, hence our trade was taken from

Departure of Admiral Willa, who hoisted his flag on

The cry was "Good trade in the the fros, Dike, and proceeded homo by Committee addressed the Postmaster Ge North, nothing doing in the South." A

neral, London, the mail steamer leaving the same day.

out the inconveni uptember last, pointing trict watch was kupt over our trade herei

which the community would suffer by making Monday mail day, which aired at and could not but tend to marking that it was a matter which largely The Rev, W. R. Lambuth, M.D., of the and in reply the Chamber in informed that town according to the Treaty. Although on or the Chamber, and tho had American Methodist Episcopal Mission the question of altering the day of departure the Treaty of Tientain allowed China to levy not heard that anything had come of the

be left entirely to Canton, He last (South), has been given six thousand dol- of the Packet from Bombay atilf under

was

Mr Hayllar appeared for the defence and lars for the purpose of establishing a hospi- the consideration of the Government of Tla 30 import duty on opium, at this moment auton schema yot

pleaded not guilty" for his clients; and a on that very class of goods no less a sum tal for the Chinese in Soochow. This is

India

The Chairman said the Chamber was in Jury was antpanelled consisting of Messrs THE FOOCHOW FOSTAL MEMORIAL. The Postmaster General also added

the wise measure. We understand that Dr

than Tia. 112 was levied here: Tis. 30 st alteration is made at Bombay *If any

(Herald, February 24.) this and Lambuth, who

of the

harl had the prospectus forwarded. More, J. R.

E. MacDonald, Pereira, W. The Chamber was certainly not informed G. Humphreys and C. F. Bogario.

We herewith present our readers with a States, hopes to secure all the necessary generally, and the case of Hongkong will harbour and under the very shadow of

British fing This was a nutter which since that they heal not succeeded or that The appliances for his hospital during his ab then come under consideration.

facta in

forwarded mns, when the case was

to the Post Master General of sance. He will doubtless return within The Irish Famine-It having been re

affected the Instian Government very much, they had any doubt of being able to carry in our P this case have been-reported complete copy of the Postal Memorial to be twelve months and outer upon this import presented to your Committee that it would and it would be forth it to revolta netheir out their intentions.

Affected

before the Mar

The third officer, Great Britain. We are given to understand ant work with his well-known energy. meet the wishes of some members of the it on the ground that it so

John Patterson, stated that the prisoners that the same was forwarded some days ago. We cannot understand why every city umuunity if the Chamber ware to collect exchequer, and this haphazard detrimental

to him when he was issuing cargo We have not as yet obtained a list of the opcupied as a Mission centre is not provided subscriptions, a list in aid of the distressed squeeze was highly injurious to our interests the unsatisfactory service of Reutes a tele-from the after hold and said that, they had signatures to the memorial, but we hope,

to furnish our readers with such of its commerce with Great Britain and its with ́s kospital at the earliest possible mo- was opened, and the sum of $4,100 for too. The residents at one time wore en-

Theis great usefulness is well warded to the Duchess of Marlborough's amoured of the freedom of this part. The grams received here, comparing the politi-received 118 baskets of oranges from the eres sufficient for us to hope that the Dependencies, or i authenticated by the results of a long fund through the Treasurer of the local agents made use of this place as a trust cal news provided here with that of the fore hatch. experience.-Temperance Union

the extra money thus paid out in salary, womunication with the Chambers of Commerce be been done that might well could who had been alluded to did not know the second son of Cheng, a wohlthy prosperous state, and there being good pros

feal sure no hon. Member of the Council and no member of the publio of Hongkong would object to justice being done, or to the labourers in the judicial vineyard of the

wore

Were

was subsc

Hongkong, when the two mails are forwarded by the same stvarner to Fro chow. The duplicates of the first mail, that in Marseilles, including rumit tances, valuable Letters of Credit, and Letters of Advice, being invariably carried by the next mail, that via Brindisi, it is apparent that in the event of the total loss (n by no means incommon occurrence on the China of any one of the stormers 80 Const), carrying duplicate mails, not only gravO inconvenience, but very serious losa would be sustained by your Memori alists in their business relations.

Government being held to bo worthy of the favourable replies from most of thera, himself and one or two others wero gone;quently put in this form, formally prohim in tho Koshing Theatre and asked a terested in floriculture it was decided to hold IIT-Owing to a similar irregularity in the

hire.

ment.

-published here

6

taken

that

11

e of

re-

its destruction. Those barriers must be put

THE JAPANESE YEN.

Mr Thurburn subsequently stated that an that the Government had no intention to authorise the introduction of the yon as legal currency in this Colony,

L

THA BILE CONDITION HOUSE. Mr Davis introduced this subject, re-

to

be

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice, Sir John Smale.) Thursday, March 10.

ALLEGED LARCENT ON BOARD SHIP.

Chan Ahow and Chan Akit were charged by the Attorney General with obtaining by falso pretences thirty basketa of oranges from the staminatzip dhcles on the 7th Feb.

is no- Touts for the it will involves revision of the time tabla barriez an import duty and Tls. 83 informed of the intentions of the promoters J. Y. Vernon-Vernon, J. H. Cox, A. C.

Irish Relief Fand

house. That freedom no

no longer existed

i

to concluded

saying inco

that

1#

it was

Queen.

of A

BEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

Mr Granville Sharp drow attention

fixed by a committee appointed at the meet

ing.

It is intended, we believo, that the Show this your will be held on the Espla made, in which case it will, no doubt, prove a great success.

We observo from the Calcutta papers

on leave,

has so ably represented India and the Straits Settlements at the Sydney and re Exhibitions, returned to India Melbourne

in the beginning of this month, and resumed his post of Judge Advocate General the Allahabad dirole.

The appeal from the police magistrato's docision in the cases of the fines inflicted apon Chinese retail dealers, on the pro- seuntion of the Municipal Commissioners, for keeping petroleum without a license, has been heard before Mr Justice Wood in the Supreme Court, but judginent has not yet been delivered. With regard to this subject, a private telegram from Java, received here, states that the Netherlands

Indian Government has just made such restrictions upon the landing of petroleum as practicaily to prevent its importation.

departure of the

of the steamers fruin Foo chow, it often happens that very short, and totally inadequate, time is given услаг

Memorialists, in which

to properly attend and reply to the letters so tardily received. In several instances Mails received after business hours or ond day have required to be replied to by

p.m. more than

(in.

than one instance by 11 a.,) of the following day; inble IV.The steamers being st

Ta

No

All

-

to detention at either the port of Foo- chow, or at the intervening ports of Amoy and/or Swatów, the ateamers ocensionally fail to arrive at Hongkong in time for the Fonahow Maile to-be despatched by the outgoing Mail stea wer to Europe. In this ovent it also happens that your Memorialists being unaware of the fact that the · ovnst xtes- mer has missed connection with the main postal line at Hongkong, forward duplicate of remittances, advices, etc., by the following Mail, and in this in- stance originals and duplicates are forwarded to Europe by the same - packet, risking total loss, and conse quent serious inconvenience and Icss to your Memorialists. It also happens more than

that Mails for occasionally, bo Europe have to written in Foochow fully ten days before the advertised date of the Mail steamer's departure from Hongkong, to insure despatch by that opportunity.

in

Fort

other Treaty Port in China, of how- ever little importance in comparison with Foochow, in particular as regards the value or in general with the world The amount on the bill of list He threw out Australian Colonics.

lating was 356 baskets, and the witness solicitations contained in the memorial may at farge, labours ander such disadvantages.

The "of meet with the success it well deserves.

if not two, Canton has one 240 baskets to with the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce complete the quantity.

general com M.P., Postmaster General of Great Swator and Amoy carry on s

Manila,

and the mered with Hongkong, Britain and Ireland, London.

Straits Settlements to the south, and with The memorial of the undersigned respect Shanghai and other northern ports, and the Fully showeth :-

Communication between the terminal port 1.That your Memorialiste are Mercan- of Hongkong and these by

ports, Kesam, week. tile Firms and Bankers, resident and carry averages thrice a

Kingpo hoa a on business at the Port of Foochow in the Empire of China, That your Memoria lists are Members of the Chamber of Com

The matter was left to the Committee

MAILS,

pied by our troops in Southern Afghanistan, learned that steps had already been taken to mould tations or recommendations coming mail day.

and

to form a Government in Kandahar

Tf

NEW MEMBERS.

the

regular line of steamers, one every other day from Shanghal; the Yangtze ports, Chinking, Kinkiang, Hankow, &n, are

*Telegram from London says :-The excite mittes addressed the local Agent of the in their effort, they would ensure to this ion to the Chamber was confirmed on the one," but the witness had not soon the exception of three Russian, two. German, lines of steamers, almost averaging one

of

mark.

second

Evidenes was also given by the officer and the tallesmen who were stationed at the hatekiu.

An

fikelihood is that the evacuation of Kan. i National Bank of India, and Mr R. Deacon by the Committee the former refereed oppius, Dalrymple, Belilica: Pococker cross-examination of the second oflicering the past season 1879-80 the export of ontraneo from the sea. Hence little danger

dahar will be deferred indefinitely.

ered

and

have retired from the Chamber, and the the Government of Indin. He would only

for

the

Feb. 1r Justice Melvill, of the On Tal Insurance Company has been elected put it in a general form, neither discussing Chairman and Assired to be relieved of the lava fiad been made upon the ship for the Ton Trade to Seat Britain carried on by mail communication as its situation permits.

Bombay High Court, died at Cairo on his way hottie.

Eome silly official at Aden arrested an Italian sovint on the supposition that he wada Russian spy. He was liberated on the Captain of one of the Austrian Lloyd's Steamers testifying to his identity,

Tax meliminaries for taking the Densus

had said over and over again, that he thought stricter surveillance of these vessals which came into our harbour and of these

alluding to any a member. This election requires confirm ner ation,

English Government pending between the actions or proposal Statistics of Trade-A takle is appended and Sir Thomas Wade.

past Mr Ryrie spoke in favour of Mr Belilios' showing the sales reported during the six years, compiled from the fortnightly motion. He could only reiterate what he reports of the Chamber, together with quotations of exchange, which it is hoped

Accounts-These have been audited by Customs service boats just on our harbour,

1 sa they knew fall wall every evening. and Messrs Greg O. Scott and J. G. T. Hassell, within our harbour, would have some effect. wo should not follow Chamber of $10.95, BENEN

the example of Macao, mich nearer the shore there, managed t

will be useful to members.

EMIGRATION TO HONOLULU.

Chairmansh

as he would be going home during the year; bu

Mr Francis suggested, and the meeting agreed, that he might be of more benefit to the Chamber in England as Chairman than without that position for the year; and,

The motion, which was proposed by Mr Hoppius, was carried noanimonaly

Mr Ho Amei proposed that the vernor be petitioned to remove exist The Chairman, in dealing with the report, them off and to prevent anything of alike kind nolulu snd other places, where, as is the crac the emigrants are well He thought it would be very advis cared for.

security that the object of come baking and having the

motions as to the intention of Gorous and many of the subjects dealt able to persist in the Local Government. The subject was fully discussed and took wildest motions as to the sort of rebellion with were of extround importance. The doing what to the memorial proposed visited by Mir Granville Sharp and supported

to leel |

deal with an interesting turn; the motion was se

appear to be encountering manifold dif-

cent.

The

Is not

on the Export from Foochow for the season serious damage and loss in their business

calculated at ed per ib. and

Mr Havilar addressed the Court for

the la

have begun fu India and the enumerators and there is a balares at the credit of the Els did not see who, although theylay pronbitions an emigration to Eo- due to them on the bills of id

of 10 per cent. for

dition

ns, through the

the present exceptional of the postal service between the as £1,433,610 said port of Foochow and Hongkong. That

1870-79 your Memorialists resp

submit

that,

Silk Condition House. Representations the trust could not be revived and these suggestion for the Committee-whether, gave out to the On.comparing ac-To the Right Honourable Henry Fawcett. lines of steaners daily throughout the year;

camte with the second officer it was found Taa following telegrams have not yet been having been made by the Lyons Chamber of difficulties he had indicated were the reaalt..and the co-operation of all the Ministers at

by Comicerce of the serious injmy done to the Ho silk trade by the excessive moisture in silk considered not within

defendants, instead of 116 as they stated to witness. pecial London. telegram says that Lord themselves in communication with the prin would be satisfied with the adontie henised of a more substantial form, Bombay, Feb. 5.-The Times of India's shipped from Canton, your Committee placed Chambar to memorialise the quee of the nised of a special service could not be orga- that the latter had given out 146 baskets to On gross-examination Mr Hayllar elicited Hartington proposes to limit the area ocen cipal shippers at that port, from whom they resolution to memorialise the Secretary of

Mr Ryrie suggested again memorialising that witness had not himself counted the for the Colonies. What was done State

askets he issued, that was done by not deal with or interfere with any the Postmaster General with regard to the a condition house. establish

falleyman, a Chionman, The bills of lad the districte around Reuters

Left to the Committee,

ing were put in, and it was found that one This proposal will, however, be left to the leney the Governor having latinated to the from the Local Authorities. They could

of them had been marked on the back by "We want the Chefeo Conven- simply say Chamber that he contemplated withdrawing

the second officer with the figures, "140erce at the raid Port, and are, with the connected with Shanghai by four competing Douzderation 1 of the Government of India.

Feb. 9.-The Tienes

The On Tai Insurance Company's adinis- India's special of

the Government subscription, as he did not tion," and this would he thought, be all

WAY.

two American, and one Chinese firms, daily; the northern ports Chefco, Tientala, consider the service satisfactory, your Com appropriate they were successful

subjects of

of the British Empire.

80 30., 68 motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr

Your Meniorialists' Firms are a general ting, enjoy the advantage of... 2. That

and of frequent communi almost entirely engaged in the Tea Trade cation, averaging thrice weekly during the MacEwen. and Jabo una mergas questions Company, whose representations hare Colony permanent mosperity. Kandahar continues. Numerous elicited from the Directors an acknow-

In unawer to a question, Mr Belilios stated

COMMITTES, ETC, have been naked in both honses regarding lodgment of certain deficiencies and a pro-

with Great Britain and its Colonies. Dur summer season, when the ports, are open to that from his proposition as he would now

Messrs Keswick, Ryrie, Jackson, Kahn, the matter, and from the replies, it appears

mise of improvement in the service place it before. the meeting, he withdrew

if was found that the bills of lading were that the Gorarnament are wavering in re-

Tea from the Port of Foochow to Great need he apprehended that the granting of Members Meats Linstead & Co., the in deference to the opinions

MoEwen were elected the Committee handed to the third officer by the second, Britain amounted to its 63,716,012. The your Memorialists' request would introduce Ito their briginal determination. The

ensuing yoef.

and not by the prisoners, and the third Export of Tea from the whole of China to a troublesmus precedent, as there is no Mr. Keswick and Mr Ryrie were elected officer's attention was drawn to the figures Great Britain during the same period was other considerable settlement in China

and Vice-Chairman

on the back. It appeared that no 150,900,000.

600. The proportion of the which is t provided with as fairly regthar pissing number of baskets of oranges. the port of Foochow is therefore 42 per That your Memorialists are serious-

After the Attorney General had shortly

Duty, received by Great Britain ly impeded and inconvenienced, and suffer immed

up his case, defence, and drew attention to the dis

an Wed 8: crepancies in the evidence of the second and third officers, and the general inaccuracy of Sterling During the ten year the taglimony

respectfully the latter withies, and inclusive, the amount of duty contributed having raferance to the value of the traĉa Go-radically na dvidence by the port of Fogolow alone, is estimated carried on by them to both the commerce to prove that the prisoners had really at not less than £13,000,000 on above basis. and revenues of Great Britain and Ireland, received more than the number of baskets In addition to the export to Great Britain and to the disadvantages under

pecullar the port of Foochow has almost a Monopoly which they are

placed, Your His Lordship summed up and road over of the Tea Trade with the Australian Colo are entitled to special consideration at the

Authori animous verdict of not guilty, and the de-1870-80 mounted to about 16,000,000 lbs. tien Your Memorialists accordingly pray fendants were discharged.

A considerable trade in Tea is also carried that you may be pleased to take measures on with the Colonies of South Africa, and to establish a

postal service, to con- regular with the Dominion of Canada. A fair sist of the weekly despatch of one staan. amount of tirede is also carried on between | vessel from each end of the line, vià the the part of Foochow and the Straits Settle Coast Ports of Bwatow and Amoy, and menta and British India, of the products of under such rules and i regulations sa may We understand Mr Superintendent Om- which there is imported into Foochow about sp

approved of by

the Post-Master you, and fur

of aubridy maney has been so far succesful in his 2600,000 to £700,000 worth yearly. It is General at Hongkong, by means endeavours to procure European police con- almost a certainty that the Export af Tea to be contributed from the revenue of the stables for service in the Straits, that he is to Great Britain from Foochow for the General Port Office, Your Memoriallata shortly expected hers in one of the Glen season 1850-51 will caced that of lurt are strongly of opinion that such a service

at least 10 and twenty constables, who will be housed

Export to the

Colonies will show for the

will show moderate increase to the subsidy. at present Me Francis drew attention to the point.

in the commodious quarters prepared for an expose of about 30 per cent

paid

the general man

China of by summerator and supervisor both, tan pang yut of right. (Her ear) The

which

8. That the Fors of Frochow is situated and Japan their reception at the Police Balro, adjoin asubtedly to her zalate was and warned her that question of the Japanese yen was he raised in recent case at Canton in

ing the Sailors' Home,

on the River in the comparatively That in the event of your deciding Chere would-be cattainly some mistake in which he thought did not call for mirch Me Junge French had determined the re-

Emphys Lieut.-Commander

sterile and barren

Province of Fohlder, that you are unable to strange that a suff- all British employers in the the scaly for that the sirkar had counted remark from the Chairman. The mater sponsibility

Fasady and was going to count the representation of the Chamber in Ohinest Government Servios to Engial Law (Before the Hon. At Tennochy, deting Pullard, which arrived in harbour on the and with the exception of a Coust traile in cient subsidy, for the maintenance of

37th ulto. reports that on the 24th Feb wood, fruits and mbier sundries, (alinost gilar postal

betgreat

Foochow and ruary in Barcs Straits, the German ship entirely in the hands of the Chinese, and Hongkong, be contributed from the runya perplexed native officials and it would be no doubt very greatest

Er Koenig signalled for medical assistance, carried in native bottoms), has no cam venues of the General Post Office you may hobragas looking power to a Madria peperon of Ohine Interests at home if

important to secure influential represents of the

and of that decision on the point of law, or to

her master reported that the lack merce of any magnitude, with the exception be pleased to move Her Majesty Govern- the repre Thesentatives fcould bo

i sanction to some rules or instructions Li Ayan, 22, and Ching A-1, 89, appeared Faid, of London, 166 days from Monte of that mentioned in para. 2. Foochow ment to issue a Commission, to E., B. e following case in the PUNE PRIMERES SHair female has free of China, Bach a scheme as one gested that the Chamber, in the interest of stealing two jackala, two gold hair pins, parere to Bancs Straits, requested to be resit situated in the direct route to any person or persons you misy

local and connected with the general which would render it rugatory. He mig on romand from the 3rd inst, charged with Video to Aujer Point, and 36 days from consequently not a large amparition, soy Governor of Hongkong, or to such other them being a Nala buderi,

at in great centre of trade, and hence it results to make enquiry into the circumstancen of Trgovina Mommy, third a War the which would affect alike the interests of the Bervice itself, in the interests of Coin- two pair of earrings, twenty-three dollar ported at Singapore as being a

Vice Admiral Willes, O. B., landed at with the head quarters of trade in Europe, are necessary to relieve your Memorialists that the means of communication, not only this matter, and to report to you what steps Today, and the file's Hat, nativas and foraigne Hohoped that such meros at-large, would caminunicate and and some ten cent pieces, the property of the Strate Te in her housed at ther repesentation might yet be obtained. They unite with smaller bodies in England and Ho Aching, mistries of licensed brothel No.

How are would observe that the mail service between sisewhere, and have the whole fants of the 23, Square: Street on the 22nd als The Johnston's pior yesterday afternoon (28th show subject had this Chamber uphold the decision of Fudge French, so after some further evidence had been taken, and a guard of honor and the Band of the Foochow and Hongkong bad not been con case well known and sative sten taken to lost property had not yet boan Amoud, and Feb.) under a saluty from Fort Canning

culties and perplexities, owing to the ignor

ance and social pecularities of the popu Hon. The Sithas of the Pargenashe in

THE CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS,

Memorialista

The Baml Presidings cannot understand said the matters tonelied on in it were nu. O WORT: WAS seen at any times those the Hawaiian Islands, there is every the evidence, and the jury returned a “n-fales and export to which during the season hands of the General Post Office

waters,

Am

ret rendered

It necessary to soad one of primary importance was the Block he quite agreed with the last poskanimously. We reserve our report till

was

BALT MANUFACTURE,

by the Chairman, and was eventually carried

to-morrow,

roops into the district. One notion in that the men are to be enlisted, and the womenade, the continuance of which was a source They had had several memorials married to the soldiers returned from the of serious injury to them and to the interests but they might do something by got

He had no doubt Afghan

ting up another. anecdotes Two

come from Central Provin One census sumerator

One

of the Colony as a Crows pousension. He the Chinese would go on increasing A motion asking that the Governor allow put down in his book a certain did tomb as hoped that there would be some discuman their demands for such exactions of salt manufacture in the island was left with hore, with ano maaccount. Whom the to-day, not that he anticipated much good epiam and other goods. He reminded the the Committee; the subject na brought be

affected, but plese goods a

and

Singapore (Times)

Consus Commissioner entered s ogrtain com from it but he thought the question wy Chainber that it was not open on that fore the meeting being apparently not quite | steamers with two Inspectors, one sergeant, season by Dualent, while the can be organised, at the expense of a very

Found with the forces of emneration m his srain, an syah, who had been taken account one which they should carefully avoid drop- Siker

Anzibar, comidal shoes com England had been mentioned at the last And Thathani mwa wanka ba kade on sun?

Cam istabants to be placed in the

As muried or single 1?

Courta

He had no doubt the

Chatime to obtain a reversal

ripe for publio discusion.

This was all the business.

Police Intelligence,

Lotion Magistrate.) Thursday, March 10,

LARCENY FROM A BROTHEL

it

E

but also with other Ports of China, are un reet and regular postal service from or to usually limited Not only is there no di

R

serviss

mail service to

think proper,

from the grave and exceptual come

And your Memoranda el re mentes under which they present pour