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No. 6564.- MAY ‍14, 1891 },

For a piece of blazing offrontery or inadness we recommend the following >---

The Montreal Post anya that "Mir James Gordon Bennett, of the New York Herald, is a suitor for the hand of Princess

Beatrice.'

Queen.” Looked at as a work of art, anys

story can very well be beaten.

Four Hansom cabs have been imported into Bombay. This is the first instalment of a shipment of vehicles which, it is hoped, will extinguish the time-dishonored Bombay buggy.

A CORRESPONDENT writes to the World as

follows:-

ہو

accounta, with R1,48,912 on deposit, to 16,550 accounts, with R44,59, 188 on deposit.

Sin Brooke Robertson, C..B., K.C.M... late Consul-General for China, whose death was announced the other day, was held in

THE CHINA

Marine Court by: INQUIRY INTO THE STRANDING OF THE & st

"YOUNG At the Harbour Office to-day, before Captain H. C. Thomsett, Harbour Master; Lieut. Thomas F. Thomas, RN. Capt. ct. White, an inquiry was into

MAIL.

Manila (Translated from our Manila Exchanges,)

A large conflagration took place in the district of Tuguegara in Cagayan on the 24th April last, which no less than three

*KING KALAKAUA ÁT SINGAPORE.

The Siamese steamer Bangkok, firing the Hawalian flag, was signalled at Fort Can ning flugstaff at 8.30 au on the 6th, accord. ing to the local paper, and about 9.30 came

IN LONDON. (L. & C. Express, April 8.)

but a great difficulty arose from the fact REPRESENTATION OF THE FAR EAST-

last its cultivation was so much more re- manerative than that of cereals, and, more over, its abandonment simply had the effect of enriching British merchants at the ex-

A correspondent, whose letter appeared in

to suchor in the roads On the Bangkok penso of the Chinese: In conclusion, her last issat, drew attention to the enden. ironclad Minisand the dipper Basboyn

very high respect by the Chinese during the E. Burnie, Cant. J. M'Connell, and Capt hundred and sixty houses were destroyed,eaming past the Russian andron, the congratulated the society upon the success our which is being made to establish a

of the Lorne.

*༔

Secretary, Licut. Hunter Blair, ]

pro-Chiness sympathiva on more than one then going about 4 knots. I kept the regium exequatur to his appointment as Bangkok. His Mtrong, Minister of force of such a course of action would Le

Police Intelligence. (Before II. E. Wodehour, Esq., Poliet Magistrate)

instant.

they

ahjust

nike which had so far attended its efforts. committed in London for the purpose of The last immane thing from Mandalay is

Mr Fowler, M.P., regretted that more dealing with all matters ooncerning the in- the feeling was to a that European and Eurasian ladies arecated. When at Canton, whore be was

stranding large extent recipro

Jel Kuchuio, muster, deposed-I am perishing in the Samus.

This kind of ing, Mr F. A. Swettenham, the Assistant progress had not been made with the object terests of our colonies in the Far East. The said to scrumble occasionally for motoy in stationed for a long time, he refused to stay master of the S. S. Lome, Taft Hongkong disaster is always believed to take an exag

for which the society had been established; subject is one of very great importance, and athe is deserving of most serions consideration. the palace for the amusement of the yms on the foreign conesssion' along with the vessel of 1335 tone, with general cargo, and geratod form soon after the fire breaks out,

on the 2nd inst. at 11 a.m. in the Lorns, &

and Mr H. Herwig, the Hawaiian but he was hopeful for the future, since the

There can be no question that a great deal boarded the Bangkok to learn His matter had arrived at a point when the vot a contemporary, wo do not think that that other barbarians' of the Western world, 774 Chinese passengers. The cargo and pas owing to the large number of Houses the tally of Glovertunent House. Mr Swat-traffio which was a disgrace to the British in England, sud it is time amuning was

Majesty's

and to offer the hospi- populi Would domand the abolition of a of apathy is shown in colonial matters here but continued, oven in troublous

times, to reside in a house right in the coutre of all sengers were for Swatow and Amoy. My the celestial squalor to be found in the ship has been engaged for the past 8 Philippines which are constructed of wood, tenham and Lieat. Blair shortly returned nation. The crusade which had been orge done to pat a little more energy into the with the announcement that the nized against the liquor trade had beau to makurra alapted for bringing colonist af- City of Rains. When consulate hours were months in the trade between the Straits especially in Cagayan, whofe timber is plon-King, preferred to land privately in about same extent successful, and ho doubted tairs before the Britishpublic. Asivivity In ever, visitors to Canton who had been Settlements, Hongkong, Swatow, and Amoy tiful and cheap.

10 minutes' time. Captain Bradbory, the not but that that against opium would is the elony itself is most desirable, but the Ho same activity must to continued here if vno- inapesting some of the fine temples there, The weather was fine when I left Hongkong

The British barque Cordelia, Captain Deputy Muster-Attendunt, then went off to ultimately attended with victory used often to meet Sir Brooke in his chair. The ship was going knots. At 6 a.in. of carried by four coclies in & went bio uni the 3rd the slip was on I was thun at Manila on the 6th May.

resided in the East retur

return to England form, hurrving home through the narrow when fog set in. It borwape of Good Hope Baron, from Newcastle, with coal, arrived the Bangkok to bring His Majesty ashore, quoted from evidence given by Sir Ruther-cess is to be assues, When those who have

The hating down of the Hawaiian flag ford Alcock, before a Parliamentary Com-reside from the Bangkok and a royal saiute mittes, in support of a statement that if seem to bring with them a weariness.

all activity in matters oonoring presindes [protoct dirty streets of the populous town. His steering N.W., N. I slowed the engines

My Edward A. Youngs has received the from Fort Canning announced to the the British Government ceased to one at a. in consequence of the fog. We

die places which they hu vo left.

There public that His Majesty had left the the trade in opiani the Chinese Government

to this now and then, occasion were the subject of adverse cri-wore

accompanied by ticism among British residants in the East; fog whistle going. From the Cape of Good Consul for the United States at Manila, M

would spon utterly destroy it. The mural excepozrievances have to heredressed I steered for Bill Inland. Between

He but it is in matters which onder the but nevertheless they held him in high Hope I Willing to help us in the delicate task of estectn. Nowhere will his death be heard these two places I stopped two me throwhich appointment was suade on the 12th/8tate. Col. Judi, Ohamberlain, and Mr H. any equal to the abolition of slavery; interests of a colony at large that the apathy.

times to get soundings. I stopped the March last. Mr. Youngs entered upon Herwig, the Hawaiian Consul, landed about agroed with the chairman's statement, that

It has frequently been anggested thinking I would anchor; but as the

a quarter past 10a.m. at Johnston's Pier, greater economy exercised in the admin-cours. fog occasionally lifted I proceeded. I saw the discharge of his duties on the 3rd May and then walked down to the Hotel deistration of the government of India would that some kind of association ought to be Squat Rock and Bill Island at the anne

l'Europe where he is staying. A larga compensate for the less of the revenue started, with the object of no-operating with time when the

erowd of natives and Europeans witnessed derived from opium cultivation, the abo- the various Chamber of Commerce in the lifted. After

The American barque Furness Abbey left His Majesty's ftor passing tha fog

Far East to further the commercial or other would drow lition of which, moreover, and landing Bili Island I shaped my course, as marked

manifested a

extension interests of the colonise, but until now po lively and roupoutful curiosity. The on the chart, to go between Sugar Loaf and Manila for Boston on the 7th May.

He believed of food production: the Mainland. The chief mate gave the

evinced

were just moving enough i

ould get no pilot hard, Calderon de la Barca, at Madrid, has John Allen, 49, seaman, was charged a little free knots. I could get no pilot.

little after six I told the mate to go for- reached the sum of $3,389. The Chinese bogging in the streets and resisting the then in 24 foot è inolace of water all the contribution amounted to $871. The mo-

6 As the Police in the execution of their duties on-mato got to the forecastle head the lockent noy will be sent home by the next opportu the 12th inst.

man-a Chiness sailor-called out in Eng- lial land on the port bow." My engines were going astern in order to anchor. Almost immediately after the man saw the hidden mediory after tasily forward, I found 26 foot on the one side and 21 on the other. When I found the vessel was on I kept the engines going full- speed astern, and hud kedge and a stream anchor out on the quarter and astern. It is 24 miles from Bill Island to! RECKLESS CHAIK “COOLIES.

where the vessel struck. The tide began Ching Shing, and seven other chair coolits,to flow after the vessel grounded, I sont appeared on summonses charging them with the supercargo Swatow to get lighters to danger of persons passing, in the Queen's alongside at 6p.m., and I began to discharge enralessly carrying their chairs, to the discharge the ship. The fighters came Rond on the 14th inst

I also discharged into small boats cargo. which I hired. I put out about 600 tons of Carge At 7.20 the fog lifted and it was perfectly clear. I left Bill Island at 6.45

Saturday, May 14th.

ROGUE AND VAGABOND.

Good soldiers and brave are not rare in the British army; but non competent and keeping on friendly terms with our Indian of with more regret than in far Cathay.— fellow-subjects, and of smoothing down the World.

quarrels between Hindeo and medan, are of o'tmath not met with every day. Such a man I lately had the privilege of becoming acquainted with in Constantinople, and beg respectfully to draw attention to him. Col. §. M. Tahir Bey sarved with distinction in the Crimes, where he was attached to Qrmr.-General McDonald as interpreter. In 1857 he served under the same gallant officer in China, and after nine monthe native service simongst the Colestials, was sent in all hate to India. Ho want throngh the Mutiny, being

present at many battles, and in 1861 was appointed inspector of police at

cat Bareilly, being highly recommended by Chief-In spector Inglis of Oude. Tulir's breast bears nine decorations, including three English, the Franch, Austrian, Turkish, &c. He holds the most flattering cor- tificates, bearing such signatures as Court, Мауп Elliott, Tessdale, Muir, Earle, Unwin, Drummond, and others. He is a high-cast Mahomedan and

Bpeaks languages,

P.C. Donald McDonald saw the defendant reilly on the 12th inst, begging in the Hollywood Road. The Unstable arrested hint, and defendant was very violane on his way to the Station. Four previous convictions for vagrancy and assaulting the Police were Coprovod against the defendant, and ho was sentenced to be imprisoned for three iconthe

& rogue and vagabond.

ninu

including a perfect knowledge of and Hindustan, and is therefore considerably more fitted to treat obstreperous "darkies" than our house- made diplomatists, who go to work with an eyeglass and a dragoman. He returned to Tarkoy in 1871, and entered the Gendal- then called the Military Police, sad merie,

with hard labour as a

Defendants were fined 25 cents each.

Police Magistrate)

The subscription list at Manila for the with which His Majesty lauded, 2 celerityvust tracts of fortila land for-tet the thing has been done to secure this soundliigs as we went along. The engines celebration of the centenary of the Spanish Thus it was B. E. the Governor's carriage any classes of the Chinese had its price! Each of our settlements in the Eat has

Eng-nity.

the

is to-day the right-hand man of Baker Before the Hon. M. S. Tonechy, Acting an, and struck at 6.10 am. During that Pasha, with whom he has been much employed in Asia Minor. Tahir is halo wiry man of forty-six. He told me that ho much wished to re-enter Her Majesty's Indian.Borvice. These are troublous times for our great Eastern Kanpire, and it seems a pity to miss a chance of gaining & tried and loyal servant.

Ar the same time that certain of our pro-, phets are announcing the slow extinction of

it is cheerful to have recourse to Facts, and

A GAMBLING now. Leong Ai, 28, and Luk Apong, 18, un- employed, were charged, first defendant and fighting and with an unlawful weapon Swatow, and on creating a disturbance in

Gilman's Bazaar, rund second defendant

the 15th instant. P. Q. In Alwon, statod that about 115 yesterday afternoon he saw the twe

Ino.

into

the proparutions made for his reception. hostility towards foreigners

Chamber of Commerce and a Legislative had not arrived, and the guard of honour in our encouragemont of the trade in opium. Conncil. in the latter the unofficial mome of the Buffs with the Band of the regiment The new American treaty with Chin ex-bers are out-weighed by the sficial element, arrived too lato. It was. His Majesty's pressly stipulates that the United States that all the public are able to obtain express wish to land privately, which he did would take no part in the traffic, and he the chance, of now and the protating when a measure of more than orditary pressure is without any ostentation, smoking plasily sincerely hoped that this example would be

England.

brought forward by the Government. This cigar as he walked to the Hotel de speedily followed

is pour satisfaction when a very obubxjour Mr Jaunes Maxwell, medical missionary measure is to be put on the public. Their Europe. His Majesty was dressed in The Dutch atonmer Jame was chartered plain travelling clothes, and wore a pith in Formoen, desired to bear testimony to

representatives are really unable to do any for a very age from Manila to London or Li-frelmet. Thanks to our morina sutluxitios the luneful effects upon Chinese men, and thing, and an unofficial member feels from verpool, for 86,000 in fall; the charter was and the Kling buatmen, who spared no ex-even, he regretted to say, women niso, of the outset that his position in of little or no penae stad trouble, Johnston's Pier was an indulgence in opium. The poorer value. This is felt the more because after effected in Hongkong.

most tastefully decorated with palms and classes of this Chinese moro especially

an abortive opposition on even the most im- The steamer Emuy, which arrived hors evergreen plants, and the large number of suffered grievously from this prevailing oriant matters nothing can be done to bring

fings, on the 2nd instant from Amoy and Heng large pole, added greatly to the

with the Hawaiian national flag on a vico, and were front on to its direct the subject before the Comial or Forrige kong, brought $8,000 in silver.

general soul labit, in addition

weakened the system, and left it in effect. His Majesty will call at Govern The American barque Sooloo, Captainment House at a today (6th) and will a condition for contracting disease. As a Allens, Toft Manila for Boston on the 4th

leave for Calcutta next Thursday. May, with a cargo of hemp.

There were imported into Manila during the months of March and April lust $233 in Spanish gold coins, and $1,916,472.00 in Spanish silver coins.

a

THE OPIUM TRADE,

A wearing of the Society for the Sup- pression of the Opium Trade, preceded by conversazione, was held on the 5th inst. at the Mildmay Park Conference Hail, moment is anything but pleasant; the heat of the committee, and the hall, which is of The stato of the weather at the prosent Stoke Newington. A large Duster of ladies gentlenen responded to the invitation

and

Tize

effects, wea

illustration of this he might state that the increasing prevalence of leprosy amongst the Chinese was by many medical man of experience attributed to the growing use of opium.

of

Saveral other speakers having, briefly addressed the meeting, the proceeding ter- minated.

Office

anything like a semblance of real influence. It is to remedy this that it is pred to form the committes in London,

proposed to place it in dirent commu in with the Chambers of Commerce, B as ty obtain all the faformation requisite to 1y important questions for

forsibly belure the athorities hure. If an instance were needed this it is only necessary to refer to the report of the deputation to Lord Kimberley with reference to the Peruk war exponenty which we have published, The Ports of China and Japan would all be re-

A OBRTAIN lady who lives in Boston, presented on the Committer, and each and

My hand Eine ik murked at every Manila pn the 9th May, from Newcastle, Brintond, Hil of the eagerly towards the land, exclaimed. "Yones. It must be borne in mind,

for Yokohama and Hiogo on the 9th May,

Pro

I

down

Bahar and Benares opium, the cultivation his deer, I disturbance was over Lerne, official number 62,297, master John month of April, amounted to $180,608.94itous trafic in opium, the of the eo made that the couldn't say another word. D. Conway, the only: American, excopt

Á WRIGHTY argument in favour of the in- dustrial employment of convicts mises from on the 12th instant, he went to the house economic considerations. The obligation of No. 33, which was a gambling house, and every citizen to support himself is not lost some money there. Yesterday he heard cancelled by his committing a crime. So that the people there used false cash and far as convicted prisoners can by their cheated the players, so he went back to get personal service contribute toward their back the money he had lost from them, own sampport and toward the expense they and then they pushed him down stairs. have caused this State, it is clearly the right! Second defendant stated that the first defendant kops the gambling house and threatened to bring the Police to arrest him, and then beat him.

of the taxpayers and the duty of the State to exact and utilize that service. This argument is so palpable ta to admit of no doubt or question; and ii extends to every

the tide on the morning of the 4th.

We are of opinion that the master was not justified in continuing his course after passing Bill Island. The weather was foggy and the master's knowledge of the tides imperfect. The vessel

was navigated with proper precaution as regards the speed of the engines and the use of the fend, and after stranding overy endeavour was made to get the

the ship afloat.

again.

Ax interesting exhibition is-to take place may be and in a certain sense to be upon the inducement of his sister, ar Crown Princess, has promised to forward to The Court do not consider it necessary to Berlin all the rich prosents which were

at Berlin next winter; an exhibition which

but of with hard labour, for creating a disturbance, to be cautious for the future,

who

The two

for me

"

ment was concerned, the debate had

our

was rising

Vic-

could

the non-fulfilment of what.

very

ensy to

called him

carried their

of the

the

there be prosy t

Duke's) will Conway the world a work

commented upon them not only know what

to say worth listening to New York Hour.

interval I stopped several times, but the tide swept me up the river.

Every one n: board behaved properly. After passing is intense and there is no rain, to the fall-large dimensions, was well filled. Mr.J.U.S., and who luna just returned: from all would be able to work for the common Bill Teland I did not increase the speed of

There are innumerable other io W. Pease, M.P.,

one of the steamers which met with such stances in connection with each and every I have been ten thnes in ing of which the inhabitants look forward ported by Mr Presided, and was sup Europe after "the grand tour," was on beard good,

M.P.; the Rer. the vessel,

on three of these times have for relief,

During the John A Strickland, D.D.; the Rev. Gordon henvy, weather last month.

one of our colonies in the Far Eust in which had a

I have

When & good knowledge of

nkin entire voyage she was dreadfully ill The British barque Burdwan arrived at Calthrop, M.A.; the Rev. D. B. Hankin,

en proper representation in England would Swabow,

J. Bevan Brailtwaite,

the steamer entered the smooth water Mr

the Rev.

have secured the remedying of John Evot.

I had

the a chart on the bridge with

D.D.; the Roy, W. M.

bay, she appeared an deck, and looking Tha fog thickened after passing

iwever, that if the committee is formed its Bill with coal.

the Rev. David our opino revenue by Pèrsian competition, defendants and about ten others fighting and, and it was then I told the mate to

The American ship Josephus arrived at Missionary Society, Hankow Mr B. can be sure of one thing now, I tell you. action must be limited to matters of real thin anchor. We had male auch a let go in anchor.

Broomhal, and the Rev. J. McCarthy, of I once get my foot on terra cotta again, importance, and nut called into play for in Gilman's Bazaar. First defendant was good course from Cape of Good Hopo that Manila from Sourabaya on the 9th May, in the China Laland Mission; the Ruy. Alfred you won't catch me going to sea in a trifling ones. The danger to be avoided is a

of armed with a sword, and the other men

"Wolf," which, if in- to find that our revenue is really increasing.

I resolved to stand in, and just clear Bill ballast.

fio constant cry Bax, Mr Donald Matheson, Mr Algernon hurry," Although the receipts on the Malwa drug had swords and iron bars. Second defen-Island, and I kept on my course thinking

The British steaner-Cicero left Manila C. P. Coote, and the Rev. W. Imask, D.D.

A MAN rather below the medium heights, oan be productive of much good. dulged in, must tend to weaken an influence show G

Falling-on of sixty lakhs, Pornian dant had nothing in his hand. Witnes the fog would lift or we got up the river.

oceedings were commenced by tho says that he cannot avoid being offended at Beems only to

compete with that certained that the fight was about some. The tides at Swatow are very uncertain.

of the 46th Psalm, which was any reference to his size, and relates how The committee ought to be formed, and we from Malwa, and 28, presumably, the Fermioney swing. First defendant was not It was my intention to anchor is tha The value of goods subject to Customs followed by an extempore prayer by the he was once utterly crushed in an argu- hope it will be without delay. sian, like the Turkish, opium is hot adulthe holder of a night pass.

weather did not clear up after passing the duty exported from Manila during the Ray. Gordon Calthrop. The Chairman ment. He had the best of it, and whe terated, whilst that f from Malwa is

Ling Ashu, an opium Acalor, living on rock. is largely

then addressed the meeting, and in a brief walking the room the stronger lay o, no doubt the Bombay export revenue the first floor of No. 33, Gilman's Bazaar, This first mate and chief engineer gave month of April last amounted to 81,783,792, speech alluded to the efforte which had and emphasise his points when the other CARLYLE is to have his Boswell, Itzi on opium may

ultimately be seriously re-gave evidence to the effect that yesterday substantially similar ovidence.

which is less by 851,245 than in the pre-been made from time to time in Parliament fellow calmly remarkel: Sit down, Jones; the unsuspecting old gentleman was in the duced, If.

If, however, the

-The whole Malwa trade about 1 p.. number of grinblers came judgment of the Court was in these vious month of March.

and elsewhere, under the auspices of the you look taller sitting down. It made his habit of taking morning walks with Moncure were to cease, the Indian Government would running down from the second floor of his terms

society, toedure the abolition ha none the worse off, as the profits on the house, and,

noise, wituess closed

The Customs collections at Manila for the We find that the British steamer, S. 8.

great ques. tion which had brought

SCENE: The gambling table at Monte Ralph Waldo Emerson, whom he ever thom together that Carlo. Pursona: Young English lady During these walks Carlyle said a great admitted to any great personal intimacy of which could be largely increased, are far witness opened his door and went out to M'Kechnie, mumber of certificate of com- larger than the export duty on Malta opium Tung Man Lane, And on returning to his petency 97,232, was stranded on the right as against $184,663.00 same time last year, evening. Those present would doubtless with little sister and a gentleman whose

remember that last

bani Fear they dia- amounts to,-Indian Daily News.

or $4,064.00 loss this year. house was met by the second defendant, hank of the river Han, near Peak Rock at

cussion on the subject in the Hours

oure of saintance they have made at the hotel.ly things which it seeme, Conway cara- preserved in notes immediately upon "Oh, I say, I shall put a who

Young lady witness down and beat him the entrance to Swatow on the morning of knocked

A telegraphic desgutch from Albay says Commons, although, as far as the Govern-five frace piece on the number of my age! reaching home. As there were a good many for shutting his duor.

the 3rd inst The vessel discharged and First defentant stated in "defence, that jettisoned her cargo, and fosted off with that a somewhat violent shock of earthquake anastisfactory tone and ring about it; but putting one on the figure eighteen. The walks and Carlyla was a copious and velo- Little Bistor: incat talker the result will be three volumes number twenty-eight wins. was felt thero at 11:04 am, of the 4th May, it was one of those question on which the which was of short duration,

What fun! Now, if you had really put of recollections of Carlyle and reports af attention of the people of this country had it on your right age, sis, you would have what he said and thought on all conceivablo become concentrated. na dealing with

Moncure D. Conway is a very subjects. won. wouldn't you "i an evil which they had resolved to wash their

clever and versatile writer, with a keen hande of. The Chairman proceeded to

Ar the lunchson given to the Duke of sense of what is bilarating to the average criticise the most planaibla of the argu- Manchester at Dalby, in the course of his reader, and

no doubt the book, when ments used by the apologists of the trade, addross his Grace related the following lished, will be an interesting one. It may expressed his firm and unshakable con- su using occurrence-By-the-bye, talking not take rank with Boswell's zemarkable viction that a public sentiment against it of squnters per- whilst he was riding between sonality as Dr. Johnson. The teendr that stifle Thus the society

which it would be

not

bour and Cumbilienbal. Ho Jimbour

stopped not complain

of humor, the gruffness The Erst defendant was fined £6, in deal with the Captain's cortificate in the made to him on his journey through Indin that its efforts had not been to some extent for a drink of water at the house of a man century lexicographar gave a piquancy to class of convicte. The inmates not only of default to be imprisoned for three months case, but they recommend John M'Kechnie This collection has been exhibited in Lon- from Mr Gladstone's speech at the time the not coming. by

successful

asked if the Duke was Boswell's naivo recitals, which will probably Ho quoted several passages named MFin wheth Mr Bell; on

being b bo

in the story of Carlyle's

peri State-prisons and pen and fired $100, in default six months' im- every gaol and house. of

The costs of the Court, amounting To $20, toria intends to augment the collection with Those he said would serve to show that the his head dubiously and said. Gon

It is further stated that gaden matter was introduced in Parliament.assured that he was the Duke M'Fie, shookings. But while Carlyle may have been actually sentenced for an offence prisonment with hard labour for having a are to be paid by the master,

nway himself is never dull, and against the law, should, so far as practio- deadly weapon; sente

sentences cumulative.

SIGNED BY ALL THE MEMBERS 4 number of articles from her own posses Government were fully ahve to the crika foaly inkin, and despitu affi sions, and the combined exhibition will be which attenduil the traffic in opium he able, be made to pay the charge they have Second defendant,

dant, against whom a pre-

OF THE COURT.

The protestation M Fio

would

not be convinced well worth reading for the themes dis- imposed on the public treasury. In all vious conviction for gambling was proved, Flongkong, 14th May 1881.

one of the most interesting ever aton on strongest ground of complaint which the until Mr Bell arrived and cortified to his quena mara nf the highest and the men who the Continent places of confinement for sentenced offenders was sentenced to be imprisoned for Cho

whereupon M'Fie 'walked there should be a system of enforced labour; year with hard labour for assault.

A WRITER in one of the Society papers society ha agunt. the Government was did in despair, Blessed if you and how to make the miner prisons self-

defendants were

ere ordered, as the A MAN named Finlay, who has been work- says: Apropos of Mrs Mackay and her

would tant problems of political economy personal recognisances, each in two suretics that a fortune of £30,000 has beef be- pavilion erected uver the Arc de Triomphe vernment. The Chinese Government had they roll take you for nothing else but a supporting is one of the difficult and impor-expiry of their sentences, to enter into ing as a sawyer at Hclues, has rocived her gorgeous ball last week, the men ofthe the "optum clauses of the Chefoo do couldn't go all the way to the Barceo, and they were talking about, but had something of $100 each to be of good behaviour for six queathed to him by a relative residing at garden (at a cost of 50,000 francs, as the portion of the stipulations contained in and he felt that, though he could not hope months, in default be committed.

Montrose, Scotland,

Paris society papers did not fail to mention) put of the Tax champion liar of the Western Hamis was certainly a genuine dancers paradise that Treaty, and the Ministers had therefore to be a bushina, he would like, to be a phers

is undoubtedly

"Grizzly Dan, the from the homes of twelve to four 3.10. had occurred in performing their share

no excuse to offer for the delay which squatter."

Ax Indian contemporary sums up as fol- | Chan Amun, 26, hawker, was convicted bear-killer of the Yosendte, who tells the There are very few ball-room where the contract negotiated by Sir Thos. lows the changes that Her Majesty the

enge: Wade. There wa unlawful possesion of a pair of jadestone following story of one of his milder adren- seventy-five couples can revoire at

must have bcon immensely in was onto set upon by a whole and the corton

revenue of India could be Very remarkable changes have taken within a few miles of our principal settle ear drops, on the 14th inst. The property tribe of howling red revits, and was obligeded with the chorus of twenty feminine opinion that the general concensus of Queen has witnessed during her reign

voices taking up the burden of Strauss's supported without the cultivation of opium, place during the forty-two years' reign of inent. Such, however, appears from the was identified as that of Last report on the administration of the Wong Akam, who had bean robbed to run for his life. He headed for the waltzes when Waldteuffel's orchests hilled by Whs observed Queen Victoria. She has out-lived by

brink of cliff about some 700 ft. of the ear drops while walking in Queen's Telands to have been the case. The Jars-

of the Government in several years he ran

its louder sounds. A channing effect, and in strange people are called, Road on the evening of the 13th inst. She dodging the bullets fired at him was, so these

the many accounts of great dancing carriagement of the wave, He considered England the funeral of every Premier who Bank, Wire, was unable to identify the man who stole being able, through, bony practice, I believe auf innovation. At any rate, in regard to the military syston and the rain-whore she fonte Bishop and every Judge Scotland, Iroland. She has are represented as a very timid rice,

course of a tall by the sound as it

thut it was the bounde duty of though they are held in unaccountable them but the defendant was seen by a con-

proached from the roar. Grizzly Dan

of the Govern Dan vals all over the world I have not yet rond approached

withered under her, except ment to

of has aser attached to them of terror by the other Andamanose, as also stable trying to pawn the articles.

to.

rid of

Lord Bea GENERAL Perkins and Tom are their weapkous. During the past year

the Indians, who gathered in

· of [conball.

and Mr Gladstone. stigin which Defendant was sunteneed to be impríunhesitatingly leaped over the cliff, to the of vocal music being wa Marshall were the stake a ser affort to get

amazement of the

of her unele and predeces the canvassing the State in

the

Minorter of hotly contested encouraging and Bustering, tra the t opportunity was taken of their having soned for three months with hard labour. attacked

ultimate result of which was the poisoning or a day now survives į to those who Credits, a friendly Andaman enesumpment

and to was a roaring De nir as he was falling, raised his Winchester

of the Chinese,

Manning, Cardinal

with hell inferior offices under rifle to his shoulder, and pulled

her first

and Documentary, 4 months' sight, to capture one old man and some women

the trigger.mocrat, and by way and children of the tribe, who, after being WHILE we are trying to discover whether An Indian toppled over with a ball through was fond of boasting that his father was avowed the deep interest he felt in the mat can be found among the living only Lond brought into Port Blair and conciliated the discharge of the big ordnance of our his left eye, and Dan kept pulling the lever a coopt by trade

demand, all he could to Halifax (then Mr

Mr Charles Wood and Lord Shanghai, demand, with presents, were allowed to return to men-of-war seriously militates against the and trigger until seventeen of the red devils State. The great failing of the General heel, forward the abolition of

but very little seems to introduction of the electric light on board balls through their loft

alip-and some instructive experiment over the cliff after him. The eight more he drank the more of a Democrat he might call him, and promised 1857 to subminister to her the oating only | Sovereigns,

whisky, but the help forward the abolition of the trafle, Howick (now Lord Groy). Of the mem- and were was his fondness for

of Durham also, his own bers of the Privy Council who sat in June Gold East, 991 fine shot only carried

Indian's away

became, and the prouder of being the son to more in the matter, and they might four survive. She has received the hom no, ne the air was so Inflacide Russian

so full of falling In-of In a supplement to the Gazte of India naval officers have not been usmindful of dia between Dan and the top of the making the most, when Marshall, in effort would be made to put an out to the four Archbishops of York, and of five Hongkong Bank, 94% prem.

a cooper, Of this fuct had been

therefore hope that a vigorous and united

united age

Archbishop of Canterbury, of recently the annual report on Districts the important part this illuminant will I play elif his aim was a little gunfused. He plying to his speech, looked at him with Savings Banks in Bengal for 1879-80

including also the transactions of the in raurtime warfare; and the results they struc feet foremost in the river befow and great contempt, and said Fellow citi-scandal. Lord Fartington had consented to bishop of Chichester, Lichfield, and Union ng Bono 1,650 p, share.

obtained have courteously forwarded sho

ashore uninjured. The Indian tens, his father may have been a very good the production of certain official papers Durham successively. She has filled each Chins Traders, Ins. Co., $1,650 share Savings Banks at Dombay, and of the Regu" attaché at St.-James's-stroet, and are now | Bote (survivor of the tribe, and was ever gentlemen, he put a mighty poor head into found 10 expedient to close the majority of four successive Speakers of the Housent angleze Ina. Assoc file, 790 p, share,

at Calcutta, to the Admiralty by the Russian slavel remaining on the top, if this diff was the cooper: I don't deny that, but I do say, respecting the progress of opium trade in of the thre Chief Justiceships twice at North China Ins; Co., 11. 1,100 per share. tal Banks in India. During the year & new under the consideration of the gunnery and afterward

that whisky barrel "

Chineso Ins. Co., 8305 per alasa af Savings Banks was introduced,

TRE following is told of a counsel the catablishments for the amount of Soul of the kingdom to no fewer than nine China Fire. Ins. Co., 8290 per sh., sales,

Commona; she has entrusted the Great B.K. Fire Ins. Co., 8980 under orders of the Government of India, slectrig-light experts in our navy. If Russia hio known as Man-with-a-hole-in-

story, very neatly by a The population of the

who was taken. German Empire denoted State Railway Provident Instita is not neglecting to furnish hee-ships with tions, 14 of which were opened, but only 8 all the latest appliances of science, must we on the 1st of December, 1850, he now been witney whom he was browbeating. It was which he had that evening given notice, diferent Ford Chancellors; and the has H.K. W. 20

be behind her through an overweening finally ascertained, It amounts in all to necessary to the counsel's cause to make would shortly be once more discussed in the commissioned eight successive Premiers to H. O. M. B.-boat Co.,

830 prom sales. woom to have been in working orde

45,194,172, 26 sgainst 42,727,260 the

1 witness total number of Savings Banks of all classes regard for the almighty dollar-World.

that the efforts of the society would nita- tina, China Coast St. Nave down. The following diologue. CARLYLE has left one very beautiful and at the the

160 p. share, Tas largest toy factory in the world in Hongkong Gas Co., 382 per share. States of Witness: Savanty-two years."

Mr. David Hill said the results of his in New York, where playthings in tin are Hongkong Hotel Co., 880 per share, in bow as follows:-Frassia, Your memory of course is not so vivid as personal experience obtained in the course manufactured literally by the million, 14 Ohina Sugar Ref, Co., $186. share, sales,

in 1876 38,742,404

1 Witness! was twenty years ago against

I of missionary work in Ohiria fully confirmed standa five stories high, and

tures ont 1687 Do. Debentstres, 3 prent. Connan: State

Bome cir all that had been stated regarding the bane- diatindt varieties of tin tige 2,970,220, agningt

2,000,000 Ter 12,8 your memory is unimpaired." Witness: "I to become a member of a Christian Church, fr

per annum. Everthing miserable,

appeal to the Court I refuse to be interro In Shausi, where he had laboured for some made on the extablishment excepting wheels,

Temperature. The Judge this manner."

You years, powerful emays had been from tims which aro ordered in lots of thirty tons at a Taken at Mare Falconer & Co.'s Premima, fhose Freedancing."

1875) Hesse-gated ΟΙ the total deposits,

samo

tengely into my mind with an al

884,218 in had better answer the question, Witness to time written by Chinese scholar against time from foundry in the East. Two

Queen's Road) nearly one-half or upwards of a orors of together new emphasis, as if within, and Darmstadt, 938,

570,627

Well, or if you compel me me to do it, the view, and it was a well-known fact that hundred men, women, and boys are non- rupees was held by the Bombay Presidency shining for me in mild pure splendour, on Mecklenburg Sour

Blaze Wai I will. About twelve years ago youad every year some two hundred suicides restartly employed in toy-making. To maks

Honusosa, May 14, dressing the counsel studied in Mr E.'s sulted from the practice of that vice in horse 12 inches long dies liave to be BAROMETER → Rasing depositore. Natives of the country is it were, resit bother night there; when I mar 109,508 Saxe-Me

office."

Counsel Yes Witness At Thousands of tracts had been promulgated cast outing £600, Toys are exported from Do bate opened 62,147 accounts with the sun sudden softness of-composure, which Gotha, 194,479; Schwaizburgh-Rudolf that time your father came into my office by the Chinese Government, warning ita New York in all

sudden chook to my imperfect. Wandering, 3 se Altenburg; 155,063

parts of the world. The stadt 80,148 Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, and said to me, "Mr D., my son is to be subjects against the use of opium, which children of different countries have different 71,063 Raus (elder line), 60,782

examined to-morrow, and I wish you to was stipr

AS ZIBONG

song the worst of sins fastes. The passion of the young Brazilian lend me

me £5 to buy him a suit of clathea

Notwithstanding this he is for a a toy water-cart, while in the States

Princeton Review.

Few persons, says the Englishman, could have expected that at this late period of our occupation of the Andaman Islands a new tribe would have been discovered

yet known of the Jarawas.

Presidency

and

Madras

of

UNLAWFUL POSKERSION,

1

tures

woman named

this direction were carried out during the gunnery trials of the

He was

high,

to tall

of

if

Bented on the benches. In

Not

a

a single

Quotations, HONGKONG, May 14. OPIUM-New Patna, cash,.8570

Cash,

Old

New Benares, cash,... 570

#

Old

H

New Malwa, credit,... 680 Allowance, Tae .....48 Old Malwa, credit,... 710 Allowance, Taels.

Exchange.

Demand, 30 days' eight,

4 months' night,

A row to watch his fall Dan turneu in clection. The Gener watching the data, whom he had that day had an interview, had favourite Franier, Lord Melbourno, thore India, Wire,

eyes

an obscure part of the

The

ha

of

four

British Burma where the Government had least she has received the addresses- of

The matter, in conformity with a

16:

3/8

3/8

3/8

39

50 days' sight, private

827.00 85.38

Shares.

Co

Abaro

per sh., sales,

prem

is now 371, being an increase of 33 over pious utterance of his inmost heart in areas Census in 1875. The in- man, brat question, who was an ad House of Commons, end he had to doubt form no fewer than thirteen Adminstra Shai Steam Nav.. T. 3 per z. zaminal.

in

'mredit of the depositors at the end of the letter to his life-long friend, Tomas Braking The years is therefore 2,460,912, ansued Counsel: "How old are won mately be crowned with success.

Enion of the different

of

the

1,261,067,

previous year The total amount at the

Tanlathan, which at this moment at is well year was R2,81,82,946, which exceeds the slosing balance of 1878-70 by R97,73,719, to recall Our Father which art in 27,26

hallowed be Thy name. Thy will the increase classes share this increase except the Regi be

about 18 per cent one."

T

No 1, of Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal,

of 1877

ménz-

Do.

Badan120,586) vamstance which occurred, say twelve years ful effects of opium smoking. No Chinese course, is a t hures; No. 1607a tin £1,607,170 in 187541 ago, and

we shall

be able to judge whether indulged in that habit was permitted geris. The output of circular cin West Saw C. BAY, J

what else can we say? The other 2 271 516, against 5,022,800. think it i mental Savings Banks as Matras and night, in my sleepless torsings about, which in 1870 Bombay which show

were growing more and show a decrease, owing to

12

the departure of my regiments, from these words, that brief and grand prayer, 1,571,971 against

of

R1,45,58,300 at their credit and Euro

inst

The thirty or forty years had I ever form cum (younger line), 101,265 Oldenburg, advanced the money, and from that day regretted to say the consumption of opiumthe rage of the American boy is for tia har

and Eurasians have 39,141 accounts, was much unexpected. Not for with R85,04,886. at their

credit

Falt amount of interest passed to the depositors repeated that prayer--nay, I never at the close of the year under review is befors how intensely the voice of man's sout 337,154 Brunswick, 349,429 Anhalt, nearly 7 lakhs of rupees. The District it is; the most aspiration of all that is high 232,747 Waldeck, 56,548 Schaumburg to this it has never been ropaid.re in China was steadily increasing, and ite and putty blowers 15:15p words are Savings Banks were first opened in 1870-71 and plous in poor human nature; right Lappe, 36,332; Lippe-Detmold, 120,916 member it as though it was yesterday, cultivation was extending year by year wanted all over the world, the multicy 10 and they have made steady and rapid worthy to be recommended with an After Lubeck, 63,671 Bremen 156,229 and Counsel, considerably slashed "That will forts had been inade by influential men atinet being as unversal in the purseries as

el de, sir, you may go down, a Hamburg, 464,041)

2. I in China to chock the growth of the drug || in the Courts and Cablushy of the werelde manual progress, increasing from

imanner pray ve,

1P.M.

REMO

Wet bulb). 9AM..

Da

Da

Do Do

Maximum

Do. Mininium over night

30,134

30,100/

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