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temporary, has hitherto been accorded to Banks, &c., by special application and per-

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. “

THE CHINA MAIL.

ANTI-FOREIGN DEMONSTRATION AND DISTURBANCE AT FEKING.

mission, but it is now extended to overy Before the Hon. Francis Samoden, Moling | Was executor, and must have known that which ought to weigh with buyers ap the Neica at Poking writes na follows concorn

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body--including, believe, foreign residents-while the conditions to be coni- plied with are, considerably simplified. Some such system horo would keep the minds easy of those who go to the Peak for the summer season, and are still compellod to loave easily-removed and valuable articles in their premises on the lower level.

RETURN of Visitoys to the City Hall Museum for the wok ending May 18th:

Europcen.

Chinese

-Chief Justice.) Tuesday, May 17.

SANDS T. FORBES.

In this case, today; the Judgment left by Sir John Smale with Mr Justice Snow- don with reference to the question of Com- mission, was road as the judgment of the

Court. Full

The judgment, which was one of great length, went fully into the whole history of the proceedings which have for so long occu- pied the attention of the Court. The matter same on originally in the form of a motion by Mr. Forbes for the instructions of the Court

to what remuneration he should be

with tho administration of the estate. Mrs. Bands opposed the payment of any remian- eration to the excitor, on these grounds, 15th, Sunday. Sunday,, that the Court had no power to sane

Monday, May 9th, 29

480

Tuesday,

10th, 19

495

Wednesday,

11th,

42

416

Thursday,

12th, 35

386

Friday,

13th, 23

467

Saturday, Sunday,

14th,

28

642

Totcis,

Grand total, 9,057.

175

2,882

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here was entitled to the same rate. Mr the Chinese are likely to be in a position to Sands himself had charged and been offer their To sheep enough to induce an allowed the same rate in a case in which he early opening of the season, a circumstance the rate was that the exeentor was entitled river. The narkot at Kukiang is not to remuneration. Mr Forbes said he accepted expected to open before from the 21st to the management of the estate believing that the 24th, he would be remunerated. The judgment some decisions to show that the tonuriera- quoted various section of the ordinance and tion was te be fixed on the basis of the amount of assets the exocetor received for the estate.

For the

In this

case that amount was

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on that, or 86000,-the taxed costs of all $200,000 and the Court allowed & por cent patios to be paid out of the Estate, and the balance to be paid within a week.

plaintiff, Mr J. Francis, in- structed by Mr W. Wotton (of Mesars Brere ton and Wotton); for the defendant MrT. C. Dennys (of Messrs Donnya and Mosmop),

survey part

Japan.

(Mail.)

YOKOHAMA,

13

for bis time and trouble in connecti aid Hayllur, Q.C., instructed by Mr H. L. and Nagoya garrisons will join. The forces on the 13th, from Peking, and stating that initaenices, but nou-Christian es woli aa

tion any such allowance, as he had neglected pass his Accounts of the estate at the tine required by law, and undertaken by his oath; 2, because he had misunducted himself as Executor in having, against

A CHINESE newspaper, under foreign super- the express stipulation of the will of

makes

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growth and prospects of this College enter-large enough for that purpose, is the only prise, and an understanding was effected ns part of the Settlement to which they are not The correspondent of the N.-C. Daily to the character of the institution and the admitted, they can hardly maintain that

powers and functions of the Board of Trusthere is any desire to slight them. It ing a disturbance at the capital on a recent election of permanent officers, with the unit foreigners to their flower shows in tees, The Bonet then proceeded to the quito true that the Chinese most courteously. date. We regret that this lotter should have following remit President of the Board, the city, and it is equally true that all

C. been crushed out last night. It will have Leith, Esq.; Secretary, Ray. D. W. Chand free use of Hyde Park,

A. Sinclair, Esq.; Treasurer, Alex. Chines in London are welcome to make been observed from a paragraph appearing lor; Executive Committee, J. O. A. Wingate, disproportion in numbers

but the

the pnormous amongst our cuttings from the Center of a Whitney, and Rev. V. Sitos; Prosidiont of Settlement exists, so long must foreigners the matter Tiong A Hok, Dr. H. D. here quite different. So long as a foreign The Raidenkwan will (a native paper Inter fee that quiet now reigns in the the College, Rev. F. Ohlinger. After a in it have 28th instant for surveying purposes. It feeling toward foreigners are boing put states) be despatched for Hokkaido on the Capital, and that the rumours of hostile vote of the to the Chairman, the meeting evidence in favour of the view that the is said that if time will permit she will also down by official proclamations. The News be, carried on to a large extent by the to include among their wrongs the fact that special privilegen. It strong adjourned.

foreigners have acted with tolerable fairness, While this enterprise was begun and will to find that the Chinesa think it worth while of the coast of Russia. military manouvres will shortly take place

From this source we also leard that some of the 14th, to hand to-day mentions a American M. F. Mission the institution is foreigners have laid out a small garden in the in which the troops of the Tokiu, Oaks, private letter, dated the 2nd inst., ressived tirely non-sectarian in chamoter. It will style of those at Hents and have determined

matter of course, under Christian to reserve it for their own private nas, of the first garrison will form one and those everything was then quiet, and that the Christian Chinese youth are abritted, ani of the latter to the other side. Tho

fighting is announeed for the neighbour soldiers that had been posted at the scene of belief. There are now nearly forty

no coercion is need with

1 regard to religious hood of the Hakone mountains, taking the disturbance, had been withdrawn ---

THE SHANGHAI PUBLIC GARDENS, advantage of that range for points of

in the preparatory department, all providing artorty students

The following correspondence is ordered for their own anpport and On Saturday and Sunday, the 23rd and strategy.

and paying His Royal Highness the Prince of Siam,unattended with any serious results, took

reason to be published 24th of April, a disturbance, fortunately able matriculation fee and quarterly tuition. accompanied by his four subordinates, visited

The students are temporarily accommodated

Shanghai, 6th April, 1881. the Government Printing Office on the It appears that on the former the M1. E. Mission compound. It is believed the Concession, beg to enquire of you what B} far as school rooms are concerned, in SIR,-We, the residents and tax-payers in afternoon of the 27th inat. Conducted by at the house of an American missionary who largely increased. if the accommodations? Chitose to the Public Garden There is in of those days an austion was taking place that the number of students could be is the rule in regard to the admission of Two Chinamen, charged with street secretary of this Department, he inspected 3 dollars, or one week's imprisonment withi

officials of

of the Foreign Department, went weeks imprisonment, both to enter instant, and thence to Yokosuka to inspect fix weeks

National Exhibition

the trees in the The Hecks Shinbun states Her Majesty that the auction was nearly over, that

on shortly.

lattor. espoke to his uninvited guests, and told t

qualpared to admit as many properly Wong Kit was fined one dollar for National Exhibition for about the 1st asked them to leave. They did so. but student selects, and those again by a pro- the Dewager Empress will again viatt the were very few things more to be sold, and preparatory course will be followed by an the Harbour.

Police Intelligence. (Before H. E. Wichere, Esq., Police Magistrate.) Tuesday, May 17.

KIREET FIGHTING,

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intendence, has boon started at Hankow, the testator, carried on the business of fighting, were fined-the first defendant every section. The royal guent, with some point, of leaving the capital, i were such a serrant a honed in die formation.

It is called the Han Pao.

But when it WOR noticed about live

afternoon that a large

eneral advertise- view no official notification giving such in We have frequently seon Chinese in it

er of ment. of

of the College. It is

and allp the

THE murderer of Mr Pitman's interpretor and I, that through his care hard labour, aid the second 5.dollars, or Yokohama on the morning of the 28th rowdies had entered the 8 time to make permanent arrangement for whose mysterious disappearance and subse the catate generally, heavy losses had been inte recognisances of 60 dollars to keep the the dockyard there. He will visit the pound, and seemed disposed to think the accommodation of students, when with but yesterday when some of us ventured

servent

time

Sands Slip for an unnecessarily long lessness and negligence

two

a

the affairs of quent discovery in a welt at Tsukiji we Intely reported-hus boen proved to be incurred and thus property generally fellow

The judgment of the deceased. The crime greatly depreciated in value. The seems to have been inspired by jealousy of The late U. S. Sands leit an estate valued at dealt with these objectious in ariativ the murdered man's influence with his master, and a feeling of exasperation at the $271,000 odi (although these valuations were overbearing demeanor bu sequence. Other motives, not altogether with a life interest to

to his wife. Mr Forbes credible; aro assigned by the native was named Executor and conducted the that airs of the estate until the arrival of Mys

also

UNLICENSED BOAT,

Thoan increase

of instructors, the College will to enter the police at the gate forbade ux.

te

students as ntay apply. The Acadentical or a classical course, as the

We are,

Your obedient servants, YUNG KING-YEN,

Honghew Hospital. TONG MOW-CHEE,

assumed in con- as a rule fallacions) to his infxit dancitor lying his boat for hire without a license in proximg, to examine those buildings whichly went out into the road, and soon began fessional course for such as desire to fit them- Compradone in Messra Jormellcom & Co.

AT LARGE WITHOUT

Á LIGHT.

journale, but it in at any rate certaine with whom he had conze" for being at large in the streets without a

the unfortunate man was inveigled to a tca- houso, plied with liquor, and afterwards and correspondence regarding the despatched when in a state of comparative of herself and her child. The helplessness. A more deliberate and cold- Sans-adopted seemed to his Lordship to blooded crinio could scarcely be conceived, have been dictatorial and disrespectin. to Mr/Forbes and

Lain Asam and Ching Afzt were each binei 50 conts, or one day's imprisonment light during the night.

were not inspected on the occasion of the ly former visit. It

said that the exhibits pour into the purchased by Their Majesties the Emperor, frienda seized two of the

compound time a foreigner and one of his Chinese be understood that this college gives B

again.

This goes for the learned professions. It should Empress, and Dowager Empress are few in refused to release them till some of their trailing in the Chinese classics as well as in Court Chamberlains, &c., amount to 10,000 peray the crowd, which numbered about the course in Chinese will keep pace with

intruders and mmber, but the articles bought by the friends promised to use thor offerte to dis teacher is engaged, and it is expected that the usual English branches. A underin yen value.

A complete survey of the Empire is about 2,000 persous, and they were still making that in English Herald. to be made, and officials will be de-into the compound. The exertions of the A noise and throwing stones over the wall and other provinces in the beginning of next month from the Topographicaltion of the affair had been sent to the Ho

successful in restoring order. But informa- THE SHANGHAI CHINESE AND THE Bureau.

Hon..

of each Department, it has been decided with the Tsung-li Yamén About midnight appear to have taken up the question of

It is atated in a vernacular journal that and about eight o'clock in the evening he

PUBLIC GARDEN. James B.Anguli, the United States Minister, owing to the reduction of the appropriations sent word that he would communicate

ཐགས

(N. C. Daily News.) The Chinese residents in the Settlement

nor were any motives sufficient to extonuata She expressed re that the business (Belure the Hon. M. & Torunchy, Acting sportched for that purpose for Totomi, Mine, friends of the two captives were eventually

it. Japan Mail.

to others har

Police Magistrate.)

PUBLIC CAMBLING.

of Acting Inspector Stanton, with keeping Tong Aon, was charged, at the instance an agency for public gumbling. He n

three munte imprisonment with lid no. Gambling gear and money found to be confiscated,

another

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T. Q.

C. CHEN, Tong PINO-B, CHUN FAI-TING, Causa Oi-ro

China Merchants' 8. N. Co.

WONG YUNG-CHUNG, L KENG YAM

P. F. THORDURN, E.,

Sec., Municipal Council.

what is the rule in regard to the admission

Shanghai, 20th April, 1881, ceipt of your favour of 8th instant, asking GENTLEMES,I have to acknowledge re-

In reply,

should not be closed but should be Wx (Japan Mail) auderstand that Admiral

carried on for the benefit of the Estate. The Willes-who was to have left for Chefon, business was carried on and a loss was shown, en route for Shanghai, on the 19th Aprit of in round figures, $100,000 $75,000 may be expected here early in June. The arising from the construction of a vessel following month (July) will probably witness held that Mr Farles had acted without da mitted the charge, and was fined 50 dollars. that the Japanese Legations abroad willther message was received from him,, their exclusion from the Public Garden of Chinese to the Public Garden,

which was called the Zephyr. The Court. care in carrying on the construction of the Zephyr and raising money on it and on the property of the Estate; and Mr Forbes then offered, acting on a suggestion thrown out in the curse of the hearing, to take over the vessel sud plot the optein, he position as it would have been had Jur construction never been gone on with This represented a net sum of $72,201, induding

interest payable on the numer

taken

the renderous at Yokohama of six or seven ships under the command of Captain East, and those will subsequently combine with the squadron under Lord Clanwillian (lte here early in September), so that we shall have all the materials for quite a respectable naval demonstration, consisting of not less

than twelve or thirteen ships.

rcanite: Tako five ounces of best Mocha orite ont co

a coarse powder; pour the grounds into a voluntarily done. With the settlement

terminated so far as hostile

quantity

stop

it

DISTURBANCE IN COURT.

it in future only one secretary and as sistant secretary each.

(Ansette.) Mr Fukushima Chikaze, a direct

alk-ugg exporter, who accompanied his wares to day, Taci Achin, was fined our dollar, or dispose of the curls, and is said to have For creating a disturbance in Court to Italy last year, is maining great exertions to four days' imprisonment with hard labour. resolved to bring back all those that remain unsold. If Mr Fukushima should bring back a few thousand cards of silk-eggs, will they, on arrival, be worth the freight?

Mr Taro Ando, Inte chief of police, and

ASSAULT.

Chan Alai was charged with assaulting

a room from the complainant. He owed

struck her in the face.

with a

aces that i tho

the

About

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In

Gentlemen,

Your obedient servant,

R.-F. THORBUSK,

Secretary.

lace for 30 hours; now filter tell the responsibility na to the Zephyr, The sureties of 10 dollars ench to keep the peace produced Hirosims have succeeded in away from the compound, zone going up attraction wydoubtedly in the foreign clar.cognise any right on the part of Chinese to

but some enterprising action had the ellock of sending. His section of the nativca. There must be

Bome

and also one from Sir Thomas Wadle, to the spewint, warmly. To judge from the oflect that the Teung-li Yament would take manner in which this matter

I am directed to say that as the is dis- steps in the morning to prevent further cused

18 di Garden is of limited size it is obvious that in the native papers, and in all Chinese cannot be admitted, but the trouble.

About eight o'clock the next the correspondence with the Council we Folies are authorised to admit all respect morning the crowd began to re-assemble publish this morning, the ides seems to able and well-dressed Chinamen and if any American Minister, who, however, passed rather hardly used. A little calm, con- the part of the Constable at the gate, which and another message was sent to the prevail among the natives that they are have been excludel, it has been a mistake on the messenger as As exchange says that the full aroma of

to the scene of the disturbance on horse the arrangement. The matter is in one

he was

coming coffee can be extracted without any applicaruisuit. c. Had he justified his actio and

sideration show them tho

justice of back. When he saw the state of affairs, he sense most trivial and hardly worth com-

of the Council regret. tion of fire by the following process, and his chance of a decreo against him/San Akam, a Chiurse woman, about elevers that indeed cold water gives the best Court coull not possibly have called 'clock yesterday forennon. From the Mr Yoshioka, of the same department, dis- message alte recoived to the British Minister, give rise to difficulties of a more To Mesars YUNG KING-YEN,

the meantime, Mra Angoli had sent on the matters sometimes cause much irritation went to the Tsung-li Yard himself. In menting on, but even the angst trivial old government Java; roast and grind to upon him to do more than what he bat ovidence it seared that defendant rented missed from their offices for baying brought and ho had despatched a Secretary of Legn serious character. It is well that the

certain accusations against Mr Fujita al tions to the Yaman. glass bottle or decantor; pour on a sufficient Zephyr affair, litigation might well have her five months' rent, and on being told others connected with certain alleged for Lieutenant- and arrested fire of parties. The enormous number of Chinese of cold water lo cover the cutico; between the parties were concerned. her to pay the money duo ar movo, hegories of kinsatsu, ale obnoxions objects disturbers of the peace, putting them inwha lock buto. it hears evidence of tho noon the essentially foreign character of the Settle-

TONG MOW-CHEE, and others. of the city appeared ment should be kept in the view of all the bottle or decanter closs: set in a

Crutches by the Government.

A body of warra place

He was sentenced to be imprisoned for the was with this object that Mir Forbes took

took over

Shanghai, 25th April, 1881. Nichi Nichi Shiaban auno infusion by

through

GENTLEMEN,With reference to my letter The 6 weeks with bard labour, and to find two coloured leather" has not hitherto been unge on the spot, and threatening to appreciation in which it is held by fine the Jawn or blot

concessiong paper placed on a glass saka of peace. The winding up might have

he made wore anale for the for six months.

arrest all who refused to

large of 20th inst., I am directed to explain to funnel, or by straining through mustin.

individuals in

the mob aune attraction in the place, and that you that the Council do not intend to re The experiment, it

saerter, will been continued by a friendly suit and

its

manufacture and have opened a large the street and some down, although they acter o delight as well na aurprise all huties of hostile proceedlings might well have been

establishment for its production in quenti- did not

of the local gov

governinent. This neces the use of the Garden, which, in the terms intelligence and taste.”

terminated. But this was not done. By

leather. Some other persons have followed Lieutenant-Governor, but the disturbance ties, with a view to supersede the import of

Forty 1me until dark. soldiers sarily implies seine concessions the loss was reduced from

of were to protect the premises by the foreigners and Chinese. In numbers the Ground, or park for the use of the foreign SAYS the North China Daily News of the $10 to $28,000. This sum was made

the good example and are forming an was virtually over on Sunday to one, and it is only necessary community at Shanghai."

inhabitants ont Chinese i up of losses which, while they appeared

establishment at Sakayemachi, Osaka fu. It is not thought that the occurrence was on the books only after Mr Forbes Jud The prisoner was finest 10 dollars, and Importers of leather had better consider the result of anything emailitated, but away with all the characteristics of the taken

to give equal privileges to all in order to do over the management

of the the monsure ordered to be destroyed. this question, ass, their operations are sure that it arose out of the circumstance that Settlement, or, in fact, to wipe it out of estate, were really due to contracts ful-

to he materially curtailed by the paper the unusual number of Chinese who attenti existence by assimilating it to the rest of filled or made during the lifetime of

Junkers, Mr Sands. Hut this was not the opinion

ed the auction attracted the attention of China. It is thought by many that the To Messrs YUNG KING-YEN, of Mas Sands, who unsuccessfully contested

Mr Ogawa, editor of the Kochu Shinpohas those who subsequently formed the mob, influence of the Chinese is already too several important items, prominently the

been fined one hundred yon for publishing and who guted as they originally did in the great. The amount of lande construction of a sea-wall at Belcher's

without permission the memorial of Messrs compound more out of mischief than any is increasing every day, and the practice at

Onnod by

thera Shinbun cynically remarks that this makes to understand that there has been a certain away with the oldesten under which Okuma Ito to the dain-kwon. The Choy thing else. At the same tine, I am given the varions Consulates has assisted in doing publication of this memorial.

ever foreignera held by on behalf of Chiness, a since the arrival of Tso Tsung-tasted in character of the place was admitted. The Cargill, and W. Bro. E. Clipperton, waitoil has it is thought, not been too

12th--

as

Bay

SHORT MEASURE..

of Mr Orley, Inspector of weights and Chung Asan was changed, at the instance measures, with keeping a yard thensure

of an inch short.

China. KODINTON,

(Herald, March 24.)

It is said that Mr F. E. Woodruff, the

of Takow will take charge of the Any goes to Canton, and that Mr W. B. Russe

ur

distinction between outnumber the foreig-

of Consul Winchester's letter of 20th June, 1808, was aot apart as a Recreation

I am, Gentlemon, Your abedisut servent,

R. F. THORBURN,

Secretary, TONG MOW.CHES, and others.

KING KALAKAUA AT SINGAPORE. We understand a deputation consisting of D. J. G. M. S. Dunlop, W. Bro. Dennys,

and afterwards that he was dead Aunther and the construction of a swinging, ugo present Commissioner of Customs at Amy, in total of 650 yen paid as lines for the amennt of excitement in the cap system by which at least the foreign W. Bro. J. D. Vaughan, W. Bra T.

at Hand's Slip. She failed to establish any case against the Executor in respect of these works, and the Court held her position to

an émeute in the capital. We discredit be entirely untenable. There was no evid

these

do not

Customs.

NAGABAKI

the

ment, as there was no ateamer from the or that the business could have been sold ide-Surveyor and Harbor Master at and the Monocacy from the same port oudrais a somewhat hearing t no great foreigners over the Settlement should be with his presence the Regular Meeting of THE Straits Times siates that "A great without a heavy loss to the estate; and Mrnd bren for a length of ting he again in the course of a few days, the feeling of uneasiness has doubtless been government, there is plenty of space for deputation, and said he took a keen interest BURA tizie back wrong BONUS 729 uy after Mm Sands where and had so far recovered his former state of Government Telegraph service have been tamed Tse Tsung-tang to the capital. The immunities enjoyed by foreigners with being himself Grand Master of

obtain

be

denying

business been his own.

A

tine,

and was

opinions

30

te China at the expiration of his favs.

pro-

had the

taking steps to prove beyond reasonable Sands i

Sands in his doubt that they are justified in doing so. knowledge and

by their "He had daily The idea which has taken possession of the interviews with them and with the book- Steamship owners' mind at the present keeper and accountant and examined moment

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SHANGHAI

(News)

to-day.

...by

of

that the Settled their duties so well will receive

has come to be looked

upon

element it

which

witly

of the

Consul.

of

at 4

of

Startling rumous were in circulation among the Chinese yeaterday respecting the state of affairs in Peking. Wa announced a fortnight agu that soon after the death of the Eastern Empress, the Emperor was taken ill with small-pox, and the Chinese had it first that his recovery was hopeless, topic of

I conversation in the tex-houses yes torday was the reported imprisonment of Li Hung-chang by Prince Chan, followed by

In our obituary colma will be found the imageurs, attributing them to the enco whatever laid before the Court that entice of the death of Captain Thornton B

expression of curtain opinions that he influence of the Chinese landowners may on H. M. King David Kalakaua this of busybodies in the Settle the property generally had been depreciated Rennell, who was for a number of years anelot arrived from Shanghai on Tuesday destruction

The U.S. men-of-war Hichend and As been reported that signers, and it has some day show itself, and it is of the morning (th) at the Hotel de l'Evropo with

(Rising Sun, May 7.)

olda antagonistic to

he contemplates the destruction of the Roman Catholic Cathe reigners alike that the

highest North yesterday, except the Meli, and we earlier. The property was a peculiar one Pagoda Anchorage.

importance to Chinese and foam invitation asking His Majesty to grace suppose sit

special brought any mails, for which there was o market. It land to

Captain Remmell's

rights of be sold as a going concern if it was to

soll death be

was quite unexpected,

Thursday. They are expected to leave distance from the Princo. The recognised. If the Chinese like Chinese next. His Majesty, in reply, thanked the be Lodge Zetland in the East on Wednesday fueling of dissatisfaction has existed for Forbes was justified in carrying it on, espe- we understand that the deceased gentleman

he left for home. From accounts gleaed, and the Astut for Kubu,

time quite ill pre Richmond and Mopcary for Yokohama,

increased

by the death of the Eastern Ethem in other places, but it is not reason-in regarding the present system of surveying up the position she did. It was at any health that he had every hope of returning from time to time raadaily sunod, until anti-foreign ideas of the inhabitants of that to some extent diminishing if not entirely His Majesty, will, on the occasion of Els

press and the illness of the Emperor him- able to suppose that they can come into this The foreign amayda in

self. A number of Henan soldiers accor- Settlement and enjoy all the privileges and in the Japanese

and it would give him grest steamers, more especially their machinery time competent for her to apply to the

to attend on Wednesday, We and we are informed a meeting of all Court for sanction for the sale of the

Col. Judd, the Chamberlain of steamer trade has perty if each a step was advisable in theptam Reinell's death will be greatly/ how the staff consists of only three; one in Province are well known, and these men are destroying all its special advantages. This Mat, be raised in Lodge Zetland those interested in the

•been called and will be held at noon on eyes of the Court. It was proved that I regretted by many friends he left behind Yokohama. Mr W.. Robertson, why for the reverse of conducive the maintenance privileges and exercise certain power On this occasion all Masons in Singapore

erch of the branches at Nagasaki, Kobe and credited with conduct and words very much a place where foreigners have special to Saturday, the 30th instant, at the offices of Sands for

him in the Far East. Messrs. Bun Hin, & Co., for the purpose of had been carrying on the business at a loss, death of the Eastern Express, was received ment to the Kohe office, to take up which

for abme years previous to his death

Sublime Degree of a Master Mason. The Imperial Edict, announcing the hors, has been favoured with the appoint-

the past three years has been stationed of peace and good order,

They have ooneidozing what steps should be taken so that he might keep his ground with here by the High Provincial Authorities on

a cordial welcome by members ain sole reznedy to some of their powerful rivals. The Court held that the Sunday last, and in consequence thereof position, he leaves in the Talus igo Mare CRITICAL STATE OF THE EMPEROR. advantages over the surrounding country, visit to Government Hove

Chinese by many

possessing great

of Lodge Executor had, in carrying on the business, all the native officials have gone into.

Zetland. grantover the causes may be for the above given all the care and attention to murning for the space of one hundred in fact, we may say brought to a standstill

His Majesty King Kalakaus paid a formal feeling existing among steamer owners, we

Business has been considerably impeded

(Shanghai Courier, May 11.)

but inasmuch as these advantages spring yesterday afternoon, (6th) and was received that he could bare given had

o'clock from the preponde wont be disalsotis to His Majesty, was driven in His Excellency's are not quite in a position to give an opinions of Messrs. Russell & Co. here, sular Representatives at this Port, to the tion has been entirely out of the question, age, and it is fearod that the disease will those who prefer Chinese rule-let them go the Regument, was drawn up at Government

days. On

influence From information we received this Units Chinese and foreigner aliku to place all carvinge and four, and a guard of honour Tuesday last, verbal official in-

H. E. the Governor in full uniform. about; but that there is wide-sprend

partner in the timations were received by the various Con

the almost incessant fall of rain during has been suffering from small-pox for twenty Inhabitsuts on an equality. There may be furnished by The Buffs, with the Band

ing we learn that the Emperor of China discontent, there can

We he had no special knowledge of engineering effect that all public business would be Commenting on Monday, it has continner, taninate fatally, as Hia Imperial Majesty elsewhere; there may be those who see House to accord the usual honours.

the the

past week, and pleasure of any dearly- aro however safe in esserting that, so far as we can fearn, one of the causes consists in advice and nasistance the practical men at day. The cards of the various officials were night, at which

or of ship-building and depanded upon the auspended on Tuesday, Wednesday and to. with but momentary intervals, up to hat Court physicians have little hopes respect-patible with Chinese kannners and custovius, having placed the Club at the persistence of Surveyors to condemn the

the works lin ho

gave this, that, and the other thing, without petent en chun sud trusted by Mr

he retained the con of a salmon-pink colored paper.

last is now lying in a most critical state. The certain improvements which are not incor- it had not abated, noring the Emperor's recovery. The royal and

The Committee of the Bingesal of even showed the alightest sign of doing so,

Club The

the body

might of Pierre Louis

Bucaille,

*; sed patient is insensible, and cannot see or Ponted with then let the be incor-

Kalakana King

His set up a place visit to the Club 36, Quarter-muster on board the Kerstint, pak, and he is considered to be dying of their own, but do

Majesty paid his first was found in what is

(7th), accom lub this morning in apparently that, clothed with accounts and books and did all that he was Tempurance Society, held on Tuesday ove to have accidentally fallen into the Dosk

Serally known as The Western Express in growing worse, that this Bettiot let them suppose At the monthly meeting of the Shanghai on Monday afternoon last. He is supposed human milk; but the physicians despair elenient bei paramount. But sorte may will give an official, diuner on Monday, the by Mr Herwig, the Hawaiian Dock, aitnated in Napanohira, and has over 100 nurses to feed her with present characteristics unires the foreign co maintain ita enorsions powers as Engineer Surveyors are, reasonably called upon to do the execution the Presidency of the Socisty, in the room during the preceding night, and a verdict expected. Li Hung-chang is still in the of foreignors to asume the control of the Kalakana, who visits H. H the Maharajah We a are informed that H. E. the Governor they use them indiscreetly and to na

ing, the Rev. W. S: Holt was elected to

of her recovery and her death extent to which their qualifications as matter of the Zephyr. The accounts had of Mr C. P. Blethen, who recently left. for

of his trust, with the exception of

of the

hourly maintain that sough they inile the right 9th instant, in honour of His Majesty King experienced men scarcely justify them). DEER YONY carofully gone into and no error or the United States. The anal tea-meeting, turbed by the by drowning was re

accidental death

capital watching closely the progress of Bettlement, all they deny the justice and This appears to be the universal complaint omission had been found. With regant to with an entertainment to follow, will take ported, the Medical Hall and one of the serious quarrek

events. Prince Chun (the father of throughout the Colony.-Penang Gusstle.

Johero on Tuesday, visits the Free the expediency of refusing to our fellow of the constraction of the Zephyr the idea of place on Saturday, the 21st inst. Mr the

Several complaints of rubberies are ru Emperor) and Prince Kung have had a very taxpayers the right to enjng a public sertason's Hall on Wednesday evening, and

The deach of Hia building a steamer to keep the works'em-lanning temporarily occupies the position foreign residences on Qura Hill having been produce dynastic revolution, and question of title publie expenge. The instapore on Thursday, the 12th

Majesty maintained at the ployed and the hands engaged so that they of Secretary and Treasurer,

vast political changes in the Empire. But It was given for the recreation of foreigners, Islands will be st Government House on to the land bere crops up. his Majesty the King of the Hawaiion க thinge any large connection to promptly take up the newly-elected Presiden, just vacated by entered, and some artides of value sigles.

offered all Jurors summoned have to be in attend from a man named Batton, and had been ita late meating elected to fill vacancies on emanated The Chinese Religious Tract Society at

that the fact of the serious illness of the age we consider it to be absurd to Monday, the 9th inst, at 5 pm, when His

present stand it is quite likely and

the matalidated by

that our title to the land would Excellency the Governor and Lady Weld taken ames at. 10 o'clock. The following is the himself. This, the Court was satisfied, was Mr Lowry of Peking, the Rev. D. H. Davis of up to a certain extent by Mr Sands the Roard of Trustees the Rev. H. H.

Emperor and the expected demise of the be Western Empress will lead to the com- consider it to beanty clear that will hold an official reception in his honour Calendar

Forbes' object, too, in carrying on the work: Shanghai, the Ray, James Bates of Ninggo, Franch Mail state that information received For

The latest papors to hand today by the mencement of a revointion with the object there is a special right to exclude thera. and Pressit visitors to His Majesty, who force taking away from this Colony a cur. forror of judgment which he had and Sung Kioh-kong, Esq. The Rev. (14th) from Hankow by several mercantile "amongarining ground daily, that the pre-money. The nocemary money, no doubt,

1-Leung Achun, unlawfully and by It was

of re-inaugurating a purely Chinese dynasty. We must also to some extent combat the has been pleased, in order to consult publis It was done for the benefit H. Davis was

elected

years an impressiori has prevailed contention that the attractions of the Garconvenience, in consent to receive ladies and tain girl named Kwok Kwai Tsing for the no personal benefit that he could derive The Rev. John Wherry of Peking has been tea-market was not likely to open before this its last le

of the Estate plainly enough; there was Bor, Y. K. Corresponding Secretary houses conveyed the impression that the sent dynasty is, to usen vulgar expression, on purpose of unigration,

upper classes of the Chinese, dan depend directly on the votes of public gentlemen in morning costura. 2.Chang Asam, highway robbery with from it. As to the objection on the elected Editor violence, being armed.

comes out of the public ground of misconduct in the general manage

st legs. As the Eastern Empressia dead, is the gratuitous work of the Committes La Achang Chan Achin and Kamout of the affairs of the estate, the Court at the United States Consulate-General for morrow. Advices of an earlier dato were little fear of a coup d'etat similar to that A vast amount of care and attention is OPIUM-New Patos, coal,8572 a 575

An interesting case is

17th or 18th instant, that is, to-day or to and the Western Empras is dying, there is which makes the Gardens what they are. for hearing Alakunlawfully and by force detaining the business for 15 months, The stipala one morning at ten o'clock. It in to the effect that the B. Afghan was si

ho was justified in carrying on to-morrow a child named Chu Atso, under the age of Gon in the will that the business be sold Mr F. Reid for taxes. The defendant pected at Woosung on the evening of the and the hope of peaceful ( were to be opened to the mob. Even if

which was accomplished when the Inst necessary to make the Cardens s in which the Municipal Council sau

died a few years since Every resort, and the Committee would certainly intent to deprive the father with

pleasant as soon as convenent must be taken in a understand, urges that au American citizen 12th; the Rasia in the course of a day of Chinese must be that if a dynastic revolution same means were found to replace the Com- seems in point to speedy not continue their labourai the Gardens political changes, and 4-Li Akni and Li Ayau,—assault occs reasonable and common-sense morning caunot be taxed without representation, two from Japan, and the Breconshire an is to take place that the empire may be muitten to sioning, actual bodily harm ;.:(2) zssault and considering the nature of the quite by the By.lawa to vote in Manicipal mut steamer Hankowo, Captain Perke, which spared the horrors of a civil war or even the Gardens, to all inhabitants would be their and not being taxed to the amount required Sunday from the south. The O. N. Co.'s wounding.

parind was, the Court held,

extent, the opening the 5-Fu Asang and Wong Fat Sang-un- reasonable and within the meaning of his ters, he has no representation, and in arrived on the 12th from Hankaw, reports mastery, lawfully and by force detaining and taking instructions. Mrs Bands, after her emphatic consequence he objects to pay his taxes that the only tea steamer at that port when

raze of political parties contending for the ruin. They are not vary large for the few away a certain boy named La Akan, with in-expression of a desire in March 1879 that. Some nice points are involved. tant to deprive the father of its possession; the business should

fechers who reside here, and it she left on the Oli inat, was the Triumph.

ludicrous to speak of them as large carried on, could not

Shares. unlawfully and by foros detaining date, Mr Forbes was, besides, during the Hart is going home, and Mr MoLeavy Brown The B., Glencoe wha mat

complain that it was not sold before that

(Mercury)

The water-mark at that date was 30 feet 9 In Tientsin it is rumoured that Mr Robert inches; there had recently been heavy rains. within this Colony, the same boy for the

THE FOOCHOW ANGLO CHINESE

enough for the Chinese. The first day of Hongkong Bank, 05 % prent, sales. se of selling him.

COLLEGE.

their opening would see their ruin, not Union Ins, Soc, of 'ton, 81,850 pi share. greater portion of that time trying to sell is to take his place. It is believed that Mr Loudoun Castle was passed at anchor soon lata at Foochow on Monday, the 2nd inst., their numbers, and the and would be that Yangtare Ins. Aukce, Tls. 790 p. share. -purpose

Hankow the Chang Abai, unlawfully and by force the busingas to a Company which was being Hart is to go home in connection with the afterwards, and would probably weach hire Board of Trustees for the Anglo-Chinese the foreigners would lose their guiden, Oximer Inn, Co., 6365 per ala

from met near

At a & meeting held at the British Consu- visitors intention on the part of tho China Tisdern Ins. Co., $1,860 p share.

to do any harm, but imply from bringing into this Colony a certain buy. named Alick Kimaal for the purpose of working it ; and the negociations Bailroad scheme, lately discussed by the Sikh was passed on the 10th, folwing persons: CA. Sinclair, q, Eaton enduit a certain number would Chire Inc. Co per kit,“

North China Ins. Co formed

Tia 1,100 per share, สสน

destination at about ten o'clock the following College was organizos consisting of the and the natives would gain nothing. Any emigration.

proposed, Company fell through entirely because of Mrs Bands unwillingness Property has been sold for Tis, 82,500. It Yang, Whichi arrived on the 19th For C. Hartwell. Tour2ith, Eng., pena lead to more inervenience thin HK & W. Doek, 49

Bale of Property. The Quang Loong The C. M. 8. N. Co.'s stunner Kebapien, Wingato, Bay, Alex

Fire Ins. Co., 8880 per sh., consists of the North Chimp Insurance Og at Shanghal Train Hankow, reports that H. T. Whitney, Rev. N. Bites, Bov. 7 of Chinese probably do not care much about Bhai Steam Nav., Ta action of dealings with the estate the premises which have been bought by the when she left on the ornatant, the stellinger, and Rev. D. W. Chandler HBguing into the Garden they have donutlers - China Coast St, Nay. Co., Tls. 160 v. casto./

Ink, F., Dr. the presant arrangement. The better class H. O. M. &-boat Co., 50 prem Fooburglary. Kwok ayeung, Tersiring nothing, the Court was of opinion, to dis- Chauman King & Co., and the new houses | rived there. She met the Hesperia and the ted temporary Chairman, and pain- taken the matter up because ther look upon Hongkong Gas Co. per sha

Company the premises acenpied by Mesars mers Glencoe and Loudoun Castle bad or M's Censul, Mr

0. Sinclait tolon Ide Bowler and Jessie new rate of such remuneration was left entirely 13 mo

in the Szechuan Road. The ground is Sikh before reaching Kiukiang; the Paters Chandler as temporary secretary. A draft remember that the whole Settlement

W their exclusion as as offrent if they will Hongkong Hotel Do,, $30 per share. fully defaming in the dwelling house of the ste in India and the East Indies was the musters at Kiukiang, are reported to be hat she passed the Afghan and Glenfam explained in full. Meurs Sites, Ohlinger it, whe

bury passed up while the Kingpin wAK 越好 Thor Tie Bowler, a certain WOMBAJI

The New Tear, as far as has been seen of in part at Wuhu, and on her way to share it a matarution for the College was read by was given

the Chairman. And commented upon and requers, and that this one Lau Aniu, waist her will

a per cent, The official miministrator of inferior quality, At Foochow we hear. The water-mark at Hankow was 30 and Chandler gave an account of the origin, I recrcuss

THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

The May Sessions open to-morrow, when

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