No. 5804. FEBRUARY 21, 1882.]
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE OFIUM ORDINANCE.
CORRESPONDENCE,
thoroughly ransacked, and, aquantity of bird's nest and other articles carried off ere the police had their attention drawn to the lareonies.
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been occasioned by the single span cut. This ceremony is said to have been intro Clerk of Councile, dated the 7th instant, without either alteration or addition and
overmuch solonus in these dismal days, but now and then I feel tompted to apply the stone culvert over one of the galleys-duced by Gregory the Great, but afterwards and confirmed by you in the Legislative passed, being elssified Ordinance 7 of 1582.
Council of that day, by, which decision.
Sokratic mathod to the various ransous more, properly, a water-rut-giving sanctioned by Papo Colestin. III, in 1101; Your Excellonay ruled that a motion of
THE RACES. His Excellency aid the next Ordinance To the Editor of the “CHINA MALL.”
given at Exctor Hall, and other rosorte of way. The disaster appears to hars
22nd February.
the inflitant costs, to account for the slow arisen from a slip in the super-suit, and it has ever sincs boon an anal mine, of my intention to more which, at was one that he would not trouble them with
ASSAULT WITH AN IRON DAR. which undermined the northern alus coremony observed on the first day of Lent. the terms of which I shall presently atateance. He would take the opportunity of gay are, I fancy, morhat more reliable that months' imprisonment with hard labour for of t
that Council, I had given due notice, and to-day, that was the Excise Opium Ordin- SIR, ---Tho following tips for the Races
progress of Protestant Christianity (of tho La Hung Ching was sentencil to six dissident type) in the East. The confusion ment, and, in its fall, scarped some
extense,
was irregular and out of order.
ering with reference to
to what had taken place those applied by "Dusky Tout," and small portion of the side of the bill. We know that Governor Hennessy is still follows: That His Excellency, will to Council rather saxldenly, as the intention he have arrived at my conclusions after the 1st instant is tollywood and s The motion to which I alludo, was as to-day, that he summoned the meeting of therefore I offer them to the Public. I assaulting Lai Shing with an iron bar on
Forciones me.
opiwo 10xy bo kept out of the and all the vide expenses of poppy However, the scoidest may be, amongst us ; abo, that Mr Juha Pitman, to a sve pruvious Fimutations any be up-rooted at Chrifte, but there the ruin atill stands a standing whose friendship for His Excelloney basinry to lay upon the talle copies of letters the week had been abandoned on neccuat of protracted thm the brief experience of in which ilu defendant was sentenced to ning to the pattern designed for thom by
pension, bec
beon material witness in a case yet the Chinese people will not live accord- Pepe Hennessy in aught that does not assumed so miany phases, is still hero-and/addressed by me to the Acting Colonial the races taking place during the most for Moses, and he who follows my load will term of imprisonment, and he had taken the missionarios. monument of the apathy of Sir John
dated 2nd December; with anys, al inasmuch as i jury.
list And to concern himself! Those of our renders peruse fare taken the trouble to peruse the Governor's Annual State ment" with the attention that it mande, could not refrain from noticing" the loud protestations of his willingness
and 7th and 15th December, and
∙can put
forward
to
h
tr
Jase the lin. memhez
And he would atiswer
atly quca-
the good intention thus- expressed to as "we do not say by whom-to rally spatel from. Big Excellency, the Governor ways be ve brought up by any hou
-net. Ashley-Shannack Halachan ghlight
L
Tajmahal.
Valley-Sui Foochew. Oanton-
Victoria irtic. SECOND DAY.-Scurry-Sirored.
Exchange Stratigraffez.or Rirst Corne!."
German Capi
Paraed.elachen. Profesional-Bust Wind or Strathavon. Town Plate--Shamrock. Brokera
that the body known as the Tung-wh Directors (past and prosent) is yet intuet, of the Acting Colonial Secretary's roplies to proved before the first of March Teray bans fucky as the Prophet war.
I any notice he may conse and as willing as ever to do honour, when dated respectively 5th and 13th December, night state this as honourable member FIRST DAY.-Wong.nei Chong.First Cor- also that His Excellency will be pleased toto inako, and not only that, but on an oc called upon, to any apparently great man. lay upon the table copies of a latter adcasion like the present he, his Excellency,
Low happy to answe It is whispered that influenes are being dressed by Mr T. C. Hayilar to the Secre- would be only to
tary of State for the Culoules dated on or upon leading 27th of a covering de-any wards our "rands, streets, and bridges" round the departing Governor. Want a Mr T. C. Haylar to the Secretary of State, member, whether the meeting of Council
about the same date, auch of letter from tion that might wus atributed to to another cause-to wit, the fault of the Department of theticalar form the "rally" will taki will asking-permission_to_withdraw his despatch had been callest at 24-hours alice or in Public Service immediately concerned probably depend upon circumstances; but of 27th July, 1881, and chated 8th Septem-the qual way of two days:
a series of documents which No further remarks being made by any bur, comprising a with their ranintenance: If this is not judging from the manner in which these have been exhibited to enters of Council of the hot numbers, the aceting then ad- taking undue advantage of one's position, lite mattera havo book "arranged" here by His Excolloney's directions."--I have we do not know what is. Coniment is hitherto, there is little doubt, but that the honour to bu-Your most obediant med sine dic
F. BULKHLEY JOHNSON, servant, unnecessary on the lowest of all subter something novel will be heard of soon
HIS EXCELLENCY'S MINUTE fuges--the shifting of responsibility to
There is a slight inaccuracy or misconcep- the shoulders of the innocent, and at in this connection. Under prescut ciretta. tacking blamu to subordinates who have stances, when the Chinese-impressions retion in the latter part of the protest (about- no other alternative but to grin and garding Governor Hennessy have suffered bear it. But to revert to the Bridge, o markod, change, consequent upon We imagine that beforo its restoration comparison of his perforionnces with his pro is undertaken a special Committee Fill he deputed to report on the advisability miser, the negotiations connected with any of the messure, or otherwise. Perhaps demonstration in favour of departing Vice -it has been suggested to us-par royalty will be of the most delicate nature worthy Chief is bent upon developing a They are reported, however, to be in the taste for aesthetics among the Celestials, most competent hands, and a result of sunc
Institute of British Architects for an expression of opinion?
MEETING OF THE CHINA FIRE
• INSURANCE COMPANY. The annual meeting of thứ sharukoidura
documents being exlab by my direof the shore Company was held this after tion), but nevertheless, let it be entered in full in the minutes.
14 Feb. '82.
J. Pore HaysESSY,,
His Excellency then said that the Brit business to which he would call the attention of the Council would be→
The Hon. F. B. Jubnan said he would net gain! bu out
out of order, and that he had
a question of privilege
Do wish to
monu (22) in their offices in Queen's Road, when the following gentlemen were | present —The Hon. 1. Byrie, Chairman, Messrs H. Hoppius, A. Melver, ff. L Dalrymple, H. its C. Forbes, and W. B. F. Darby (directors), and Mesa C. Sharp, A Chxon, M. A. Carvalho, V. C. di
Sharp
and has referred the design to the Royal Find, effectaxk somehow or other, may be aak to be the rules, but wild Acting, and A. Q. Stokes,
LOCAL AND GENERAL. The next AMRICAN Matt, bringing San Francisco dates up to the 26th ult., may be expected hore on oratiout the
27th inst.
The Gutzlaff-Nagunaki Gablo failed yes. terday evening. The Co.'s repairing steainer is now on the way to the break.
Tüx Attorney General will move to-morrow that Mr Herbert Mainwaring Baily, Bar. ristor-at-law, be admitted to practice in the Supreme Court,
safely looked for before long. Wo hear. that the umbrella” iden has „peen aban-
t
The
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Cup-Hotopher or Scotch Mist. Flyaway Sta
Stakes.East Wind. THIRD DAY.Catbay-Sheff or Sub Rosa.
Cilong Mr Gondon's selected Ladies' Parse
~~Iroquois.
Naryuscul
Keechong-valuchon or Jurricane. Standar Consolation,→ Rakstart.
Nil Desperandumiid Sell or Croin
Zi (close up.).
Championa
Mr Gordon's selected. Yours truly,
ARGUS
ANOTHER VERSION.
this moans i avenging
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,
Tho climate of China
it
opiarn, or
OXCSS,
Supreme Court, but. it was sent back to the Magistrato to be a different fnakion frem our own,. had been sent to themself. The case peculiar, the Chinese blood circulates in labour is excessivo, exhausting, and ill dealt with. Two provious convictions were paid, and the labours of mary kinds are proved against the defendant, and he was superhuman wad-unit for man's bodily sentenced as above.
feinb. Opium now is the cheapest solaçe to be had, and cannot be put in diense un- substitute in found, I do not fishenger, was sentenced that it is vito et, I only contond that Lai Ashik,
not deny to three months' aprisonment with hard has become to any millions a necessity. fabiar, for being in anlawful possession of. In some of the United States where all a mosquito-curtain-is-the-19th-instant alochdic drink-Gladstong larut evaz The defendant was provel to have taken prohibited, the people take to the curtain from a shop in Bonhani Street, smoke or chow. tobacco in from which several articles had been missed. If opium is prohibited in China the people
deadly who now use it will crave for some cheap and probably noxious stimulant forms of craving rany change, and per- chance the stimulant of alcohol may bo.
proferable to the physically cotic poppy-juice. Li Aching, wanhormann, was charged with
Both alcohol and unlawfuk possession of two blankets, ono opiuma e cascutially avil things, patent as dannol shift aml one pair of cotton, trou.thy are to work for miscry; but perni. sers, on the 20th instant.
If opium is not brought to or unstable at the Clock Tower with the arti-grown in China, the consumption that will The defendant was apprehended by a though they ho, mon will have ero or substitute, and in cles in his possession. When asked for an be stopped will have explanation he and the articles belonged to future times right-thinking men of the Empire will cry alouri galist the demor- ulization au sod
(Bojore Frederick Stewart, Bog).
UNLAWFUL - POSSESSION.
ciótan
and
by aro
ardont" aprits.
the Commissariat Departaient and that they wore being taken to be washed. He did not know his luaster's name when the com
The Chinese land-telegraph answers woll, stable questioned him, and so was taken to and, if tlio revenue should not suffice to the Station. From further evidence it was pay for expenses, a ready means of in-
that the proved that
half the charge articles belonged to the creating it would be to
a very Commissariat Department, and the defend present tariff rates. The lines have a ant not being apparently aware of the impro- rough appearance, but may be better than
self by saying that he only they
test them. The Chinese staff in this
donod, and therefore look for something seribu the question of privilege if His Ex-dare, au hudid not think there was any their work, 1 lure made up ug minito prichytoan them to a friend for a biglatok. The first strong winds we get
luar locally significant, though probably more imposing in its nature.
SOME stir was occasioned yesterday by the discovery that goods to the amount of over
Sceretary having read, the notieg His Excellency of privilege was
the niecting aaled the linn. member Cliniran sail that they had had the what The question
The Hon. F. B. Johnsor ffered
de-report sud scents befire them for several moosity to bead them. He had vory few ro- marks to make with reference to the report, and thinght the gentlemch present would
antictory The zudndian of
cellency would allow him.
wa laking, and said that the Council was agres with tim that it is, which took i
ia'
!
To the Histor of the **China MAL", Sin-After entefnt consideration, and having watched the diferent poning during
send yor the following straight tips" for the First Day'e Races
Wong ni chong. First Curunt, Athley-Best Wind.
(3)
Bavarian Hualochan, (4) Hurricane,
Inniskilling-First Ceract. Valley,--(1) Sub Rosa, (2) Scotch As, (3) Lightning.
Fuochow.Temethal. Cantonalscha Victoria.Sirocco.
Yours faithfully,
BONES,
HARRY
RECEPTION OF STR
PARKES AT TOKIO.. We have already published the Address
this
end
or two. He was convicted of unlawful place pleases every one, as the clerks and possession of a pair of drawers, and a hand-operators are intelligent, civi, and karehiof, and was ordered to pay a no of Another good point is that £1, or be imprisoned for ten days
at least secrecy is absolutely kept, and the Chinese traders are perfectly satisfied upon this most important point. At the native traders wore afraid that their orders to buy in the Shanghai market would be made mitters of garrulous „ goma-. ment by the telegraph officials; but overy one is reassured by the firm conviction that secrecy is as thoroughly well preserved in the Clunese office of Tientsin as in the foreign offices of Shanghai.
PANTAORUEL
China. SHANGHAL.
(Courier.)
The urusnal demency of the present sen son is illustrated by the announcement that two atomers laden with tribute rice will start from here on 10th for Tientsin.
TBE Agouts (Mesers Gibb, Livingston & Co.) this opinion was but too well founded. It take place whalovor mn the subject, as the satisfactory duty to tell de tint as offer presented to Sir Harry Parkos, H. B. Ma
exceptions making t he though behalf of the vi (Applad
The kerosine, market, having bean ́de- praased for some considerable time, has now ftho healthier aspect of speculations, a new ring has been farmed which promises to rise like Phenix (with a Dovos flash) from the nahes of the expired syndicats.
(b) award tendency. In view
is
Wo, who have always. asserted that China willing and anxious to keep pace with no- arn Western civilization, provided the con- trol of such innovations is not subject to the foreigner, are only too
too glad to learn on the
fis Excelleray painted out to that hon. member the inomvenience of the course he governed very much by the pmetice of the ne Henso of Commas, which was that if a place d'a May fase in
in consequence of the member objected, as this hot member action of the European offices, had he was 870,000 were missing from the godowns of evidently did, in the ruling of the Pre-happy to say, no: allerted the Company at ho gives him notice in some shape much as at one time might have been ex Messrs Norton & Co, and that the congra-
or another of his intention. A question of pected. In fact as far as Hongkong was ed, the diminution of promit of 1881, dore of that firm (who also acted as godown-privilege was a question which arose at once ennçerne, with 1880, cnty:
amomitol keeper) had absented himself, together in regard to something that occurred at the campsred
murunt. In this case of the hon. member's $100. The falling of, which was not a
વ with his family and the whole of the go-no notice had been given either to His Ex-serious one, was in the agencies. They hoped that, in the course of time, they would signey and down stat. Suspicions were at first aroused cellency or the Clerk of Councils.
deficiency The Hon. F.B. Jutinson asked permis-make up the
boeven the shroff of the firm expressing son to be allowed to say a low words in more. As the gentlemen
resent werd aware, there had been sururak üres during belief that all was not right, and investiga-oply. tions which were then made showed that His Excellency said no discussion could the past month, and it was his, the quaker's,
protest was ordered to be entered in full bad author
slightly
Bis that respect.
leed, they were to 101 inform us that the E. & A. S. B. Chastens that the compradorie godown-keeper, upon the minutes of the meeting, and no
Minister at Takio, on the 6th instant, by ent he was now :
nraking, the British corampnity there. Sir Harry re- Menmuir left Port Darwin yesterday for who has been a trated servant of the firm further referents could be inade at this
meeting.
rchaiders,
his duty to bags to phed to the address as follows:-
their Hongkong, and will probably arrive here for twelve years, asked for and obtained
The Hon. F. B. Jelmann said he had leave to go to hir native place from Satur-boen delarred from giving due notice from
brigades in the Colony on 2nd March..
day till Monday, and has not returned the fact that this moving had been called by
an informal manner at twenty-four, bara great indusajand no domit to Ancir ofte for the address you have been so good asbest ulhority, fast railroads throligh a por-
and also of Tar American Gan-boat Palos and all tho This move, of course, lulled rather than notice, nul if tao mocking loud been crowed their immany mom serialis loss pressit kan nu the part of many of my tim the empire will ha other tacn-of-war in harbour wore to-day invited inquiry; and the Celestial hane, coording to the Standing Orviers be you He hoped that their efficiency would be kept sidste in this cuitry, with whome in tho
have done so, but under these ciremstates up to its present standard, and indeed when gaily dressed with flags in honour of the therefore got a start of those who are und been able to give notice in the they had a really good supply of water, he had the pleasure of being long associat
eft to suffer for his apparent dishorus usual forn, but thought lo aight be allowed thought very little was left to bo desired
extinguish invalis of ty. A warrant has been issued for his to rend the extrala. apprehension, while stops have also been hot member that it wild be completely reports and ecrants as furnished to thoni His Excelerer: No; and be assured the ing fires. He would now propose that the taken for obtaining the godown toolies.ut of order, and that he, the Ton. Mr by the directors be pessud.
an be could conied by hand endevoured to bring to the
The ed inanimously. day as being now en route to the unexplanation to offer as to how the gooda Excellency's ruling was out of order.
notice of the Cament
And Afr Hopping Eerder, accompanied Major Street in the have been abstracted, or what system has under these dreamstances muy attempt the retiring directora, Embassy to Sistu from British Burmah in been adopted to evade detection.
whatever to set aside his ruling in the the early part of 1879.
matter would only be increasing the ins is known at present is this, that consider-gularity, and said that he had pointed out able consignments of quicksilver have been to the hon. momber that in a nattor of
of his notion
anniversary of the 150th birthday offfeurs Washington.
Á CORRESPONDENT informs 1 that Mr A. R.
sal.
hoir exertions had been
indeed in the way of
GENTLEMEN,- thank you most cordially
have
present
year.
Quotations. Toyokong, February 22, PIUM-Now Patum, cash,$600 a 605.
Old
17
cash.
New Benares, cash,... 600 a 605 Old
caab....
New Malwa, credit,... 660 Allowance, Taels..... 40 Old Malwa, credit,... 705 Allowanco, Taela...... 40
Exchange.
tton Bank, Wiri,
beccaced with The commercial sup
Chinese merchanta Part the port on the
na Ganton, We all know the value of a hearty has already extended as far aonth na
where a subscriptions up to the amount of veleone, and I should possess bear than Ths. 10,000,000 is gearanteed. The
pioneer ordinary sensibility if I failed to
appreciato line.
will on, in the first inst
instance (contrary ing, as i the one which you have given mo, combin- tu preconceived notional, from Tientsin to approval of may public pro- Fuking, and will then be extended to the Mrecedings with the expression of warm with this ba the personal regard, and of deep sympathy in alrely traverso. Li Hung Chung is the my private aictim.
moving power in this long-looked-for in- Davijo,
Colquhoun, whom we referred to yester As yet, therefore, there is little or no Johnson, Camel das whielt, où vilis | Cox, androposed the re-election of Lam Aware that an address of this
All that
Mesars Melver and II. L. Dalrymple, Mr Sharp neecuded so resolition, which was agreed to.
Mr Melver proposed the re-election of
AMONG the lists of new patents we observe stored for some time back in the godowns this kind, he had to give 21 hours' notice the retiring auditors, Alessia George Scott It is very gratifying to ine to be greeted by
one that might be capable of useful applica--
referred th, and that upon examination it
tion locally in connection with our congas been discovered that a large number of to point out that the matter ref mel tramway-ris, "neval method of clean. ing tram-rails, removing extraneous matter tharafrom, and apparatus therefor."
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the flasks have been removed, while many of the flaska remaining have been emptied of their contents. The robbery must have We understand that all Summary Court and have extended over a period of several
boon carried on in a systematic manner cases in which solicitors appear for either
months; but from the fact that empty flasks are left, it may be presumed that their presence was used as a blind when the chancea of discovery became troublesome. Considering the almost insuperable difficulty
side are to be adjourned from Friday until Tuesday next, and it is also intended to hear undefended cases only, as the Court will adjourn at twelve o'clock, ou account of . the Races,
and J. H. Cox, aul this being socotiled by the Chairman, was alen carried. The meeting was then closed.
INQUESTS.
TIENTRIN
(N. € D! News.)
Brecollection of the tertain such kindly culturist of the plains, as there is reason to
If no, snow falls,
Dormand,
30 days' sight,
15
3/07
4 months' sight, Credits, Documentary 4 months' sight, 3/9§ Lidia, Wire
demand,
deinund,
Shanghai
9201
S6 days' sight, privato
Gold Lent, 999 tine Sovereigns,
$27.75
$5.36
Shares.
(For Slure Quotations, sec Page 4.) Temperature.
chamcter is mainly due to the circumstances of the lengthened period of my residance among you, and to the entity of interest. feeling which so happily unites the various
25th January. sertions of or foreign counmunity.
Our winter is on mild for health, and you as an ok member of that community the want of snow alarms the anxious agri- The Hon. F. B. Johnson said to wished
and to find that
part I hare taken in four that the excessivo aridity is not the (Taken to related to a femper occasion.
promoting, according to my opportunities, only calamity in His Excelleay Under täcse crema-
its public and social welfare.
th t125
of the insect award are not killed. stances it could not he dealt with as 1.
The malevolent accusations to which and plagues of ice, iccusts, worms, etc.; An inquest was opened this afternoon, at matter of privilege; that was a clear ruling the Clovornuant Civil Hospital, befees the you allute will soon, I trust, be forgotten. cto, too often follow a waria Decenabor and in all assemblies of this kind, at or Curner (H. E. Walchonse Esq.) and the
As personal attacks they have faila haru January. There is much sickness too, and similar to that which had been ruled out of J. S. Julah, D. R. Billia, F. than that, no motion could be made again following goatleton as jurora: Mosure 019, but, in common with yourselves. I the waters are low and foul, and in this
regretted their
bocadee they occurrence
little Lasbirel, order.
family, Excellency would allow his ruling to appear Ship Streul: yostoplay afternum hemen should make it their endeavour to saying that torto atlement. The ques The Flon. F. F. Johnson asked if harding the death of William Lapsky, were calculated, in inexperienced minds, to for a quantity every one has sorrowed whose body was found in the water opposite occasion national estrangements, and to I may as well remark that it is likely that Drexcite susceptibilities which all right-feeling your Correspondents are in advance of set in Marques stated that the upon the minutes.
beea sonic hours in the water buforo it was dispul, using ing aties I am animated fron has too many difficultion. England has
near question is discovered. There was only a slight con- fusion about the left eyelid. The quant chiefly by the hope that I may be able to do too many enemies and China too many false was then adjourned till Tuesday next at the some further service to your interests and, friends in the way of settlement, and, bo- I trust I thay without prostaption, to sides the inherent troubles of the business, Magistracy.
those of the country in which we live. there is a strong infusion of intrigus to keep These interests, whether foreign er opon a vexed question. Nor can the ques- ativa, sro eo intimately bound up together tion, as a question, be considered per se
member
lis Excellency The un could enter another protest if he liked.
..
THE JURY LIST.
that exists in the way of carrying on busi His Excelloney said the first matter for It is a matter of some importance to this ss without reposing confidence in seine the consideration of the Council was the Colony, as well as to Macao, that the one, it is probably matter for congratulation Jury list. It ans nstal, he said, to den with this with gleed doors, and he would ask
of
mopolitan in its scope, permita thease
Janguage for ita examinations.
dimensions of a calamity. It is to be haped
|
that the Pulico and the other authorities
and the result wonki be given to them.
Museum for the weak onding Feb. 19th
European.
Chirns,
Monday,
.42
527
Tuesday, Wednesday,
37
404
393
Thursday,
336
Friday
208
Nove Sunday
381
bringing to justice the perpetrators of this heartless robbery,
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was Nono led this afternoon Thurs were present Sunday. H-E-the-Gorong, SaJohr Popelien mossy, frezident; the Hon. F. Suuwden, Acting Chief Justice; the Hon. II. S. Ton
business was resumed.
"THE NATURALISATION OJÚHYANUES,
WILS
rattans that had fallen through.
on
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Law Notice.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,
nother
matter is
I
at Sessis Vulcuner & Co,'s Premises,
Queen's Houd.)
HoxUKONG, February 22.
BAROMETER
AM....
30.340
Do. Do.
1 P.M....
30.286
4 P.M....
.80.260
THERMOMETER
9 AM
51
Du. Do.
17. M...
AM....
Do:
(Wet
Do.
Du.
Do.
tbulb) A.M. 45. Do.
1 PM 40
Do. 4 P.M. 49 Maximum... .... 56
Do. Minimum over night 48
Shipping Intelligence.
The following lists are corrected from
VESSELS TO ARRIVĒ,
AT HONGKONG. Name
Left.
2, Molbourne,
23. Harmonia,
An inquest, adjourned from Monday, University of Bombay, which conters des that so fow large robberies of this descrip- the hon. meinhora if the usual costat was hold, this afternoon at the Magistracy, that they admit of po real antagonism, and by China, Evon if the export of British the latest London and Colonial Papers, and that the gentlemen before the Coroner, II. Wodehou60, the advancement of the one must depend Indian opium could be regulated by arrange from other sources. Consignees are invited grees in all the Faculties, except Divinity, tien have to be recorded. At the same to be followed,
be followed, draw, 11, the star, before tied the following getlenium as and is like the University of London, costi, under all the circumstances, tile was entirely in the hur, members hamis, jury: Messrs de J. East, P. Mala upon, the prosperity of the other: I am not ment, so that the import into Hongkong to communicate with the Editor in the general regret will be none the less at the but he no necessity to exclude the and E. R. Jusoph, regarding the death unmindful that in striving to realise the should never exceed an agreed weight in
above-named bhijeet T may fall short of your any one year, there would still remain for ovent of any inaccuracy occurring in this ol Portuguese as the second-or-optional presont loss, which almost assumes the gentlemen of the press, and he would pub. P. Anderson, who was killed by the fall | expecting and ofmy own wishes, but I separate arrangement the impurt of Porsianist as compiled from the papera and other
the question to the members.
ing in of the houses at the Queer's Rad shall trust to
re-31ports of Indian drug information at his command. The Editor and the r to support me, as you opium; It was then agreed that they withdraw. Weat fire on Sunday nightation to his
have hitherto done, fr evil report as well as that tury -be-and- I probably will by udefrom Sergeant Rac stated in
in gond, RETURN of Visitors to the City Hall concerned will succeed in capturing and The Reporters thon withdrew; and after provínus evidence that there was no five on be wanting on any part, both to merit the
anal tax believe that thomatis the supply of disposition of supply, such as in additions to the list from those who have ports over which England has no control of wil, at all times, be glad to receive any lapse of some twesty minutes, pabie the ground fon, except a few lighted continuation of your confidence, in streng. Sulgon, Bangkok, Manilla, Java, &c. Be- later advices, private or otherwies, then his
Hl then our friendship, and extend our core is no reason why Russia s only bear stationed on the ground femerce with this interesting and progressive allow opiam to be grown in Kaiva, Bokhara,
• skævnld not | own :- The bills for the naturalisation were then about two minutes when the floors came nation." road and passed, with the addition of adoan, both of them being at that time in
Samarkand, &c., for sale in China. It is memorandum, which had been provided on full blaze.
well known that in the Russian posscesides the suggestion of the Colonial Treasurer at Sergeant Hennessy said that there was no
I have named there is much ground emi firs last meeting,
the ground floor, except a few
suitable for the poppy cultivation. Aug. nantly The ordinance for the naturalisation i lighted rattans which were quickly extin Lai Shun Ving, who was etated in the muguished by the hose. He was previously
Further, opium of excellent quality but strong flavour, is now wektrum wagesgot on the first verandah und in com
Ruslan Manchung, and grown in pantell 31, Mornington,
and the entiration eau Sept. 30, Pauline, in the Colonial Treasurer, who stated that was hiding when he met with the cocident
Swatow, was dolayed at the
dropped his hose, which the deceased
extended. And as Frauce in the subject was still residing in Swatowe obeyed were the Superintendent's
no largely IN BANKRUPTCY, Thursday, 23rd Feb., Cochin-China, Siam în Bangkok,
30, Eliss, The only orders the Police Brigade 11 am-In the matter of Cowasjee Itus Manila, Hollient in Jan, all derive large Spain in tomjee, a bankrupt.--Bankrupt to come up revenues from pium, and Russia is free to The advent of the New Year in and about B. L. O'Malley, Attorney General; the Hon.
nochy, Acting Colonial Secretary; the Hon.and that val in the Colony,
daferred till hin
C. G. S. Goodwin
so far as he re for his discharge,
do likewise whenever she pleases, your Cor- India was marked by one of the greatest W. M. Deane, Acting Treasurer; and the Chang Yong Cho, aged 89, born. iu
An ordinance granting naturalisation to mumbered he had been working a hose on thre
respondents may as well be reminded tha Amoy, ground floor considerable diefanca i
in, when
England is not the only sinner in the
world. convulsions of nature ever experienced following noticial members Hon. Ng Choy, and at present a merchant in Hongkong, & coolie come out and informed that the first
It is certain that very large quantities of within memory in that part of the world. Hon. F. B. Jedinson and the Bon. P. Kyrie was passed; a lap one for Ng Li Hing, foor was in face. He then retreated, but
opium will be produced in China in this aged The minutes of the meeting of the 13th Agould, bolo by Amay, for one, the Tan sop so far this second thats. He had only
147, born in merchant, shortly another entrance, Subterraneous rúmbling and the shocks of
pear 1882, larger by far than ever before. In every province of the Empire that has earthquake could not have extended over instant were read, and the Governor pro Ching Hing, 30 years of age, born in Amoy, time to escape when he heard the crash. No
suitable ground, peppy felds have beer a smaller space, we estimate, than 400,000 0d that they should be confirmed, merchant, at present residing in Hongkong orders ever given to quit. The deceased
planted with the herb that yields nepenthe and the 1882 crop grown in China will square miles. The culmination of this The Hon. F. Bulkeley Johnson rose and also one for Chan Mun Wing, 41 years of was about two yards further in than witness.
Fung Ayau was fixed five dollars, with almost suffice for the wants of the Empire. phenomenon was a volcanic eruption near said before the minutes were passed might in Amoy, tuerchant, at present He heard no explosión
residing in Hongkong.
Superintendent McEuen said he had full the alternative of three wooks imprison- Already the foreign oplam-trade has
fallen Akyab, in Burma The Seismological the protest he had sent to the Clerk of ask, he thought he was in order, whether
control over all the bodies of mon engaged ment with hard labour, for obstructing the to
toe dow sbb. In Newchwang the trade
· និង Jan 11, as fireman, and directed the movements of Police in the execution of their duty, by almost extinct, and in Tientsin, which used Society of Japan, a geatleman informs us, Councils was inserted in these minutes, ... Hie Excellency then said the next or the engines and other matters, Part of his closing the trap-door of a room of a house to take 8,000 or 0,000 chieste in a year, the may be favored with a paper on the sab
His Excellency said the protest was
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jest, which is of somewhat more thaneived by the Clerk of Councils after the 1863, which was an Ordinance to regulate duties, was to order tha, men out of the in Gilman's Bazaar where a constable was a year's market absorbed but 3,000
had been held and. therefore publie conveyance and chairs, and he danger, when he observed them in such a procebling
ordinary interest, if not anticipated, or could not be entered, and he would peint out that the question was that the minutes should nothing intervene.
would be confirmed, and the matter would be immediately thereafter referred to, The minutes were then confirmed. His Excellency then mid that he had the
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to apprehend sono persons who Probably this your an import of 1,500 or position. He was not prosent at the fire, wero
2,000 oheata will subice for the demand, loved the second reading of the Bill.
This WAB agreed to, and the Council then and in his absence the senior officer per
unless the native emp fila,
Thus it has come to that the pions wont into Committee, when after some dis formed his duties. He considered himself cussion of goveral of the clauses the Bil under his charge at n fire.
responsible for the prutection of the men Tau coulies were each sentenced to alx Action, invented, 1 am av, for good "pur.“ weeks' imprisonment with hard labour for poses, of typical Chinamen who year after was passed and ordered to be numbered
Assistant Soparintendent J. A, Curvalke having in their possession property belong year have called on the various misalina. Ordinance 6 of 1882..
said he was present at the fire soting as Sing to one of the houses adjoining those in ries of the bumerous sorte, armed with a parintendant. When he arrived on the acero which the fire took place in Queen's Road Bible in one hand and a bit of Indian—
is the other, bo only observed fire on the top floor, and West on Sunday night. They were all at mind ↑ Indian-opi
-opiam la went to the western block. He came back
tired in Mosure Siamasen & Company's
mpany's with a bitter irony of indignation " Do ing ashes on the heads of the clergy and ofpecial desire for the protest the read, so ing of the Ordinarice to amend the lawa with I to the spot and won't upstairs, where he saw uniform and warn taking full advantage of print this book, and all this Breconshire."
members of the Y
their privilege to enter
nter the houses and re-
honour to
to announce that the protest, if the
To-DAY (Ash-Wednesday, the Roman Ca- tholic Church throughout the world celebrates one of the most impressive hoe member wished, would now be rust.
The Hon. Mr Johnson said he Beremonies of that denomination by straw.
he had no long as it was inserted in the minutes.
those persons assembled in the church The ashes are before the Mass.: "begins. first consacrated on the altar, and on applying them to the heads of those pre- maut the Minister on each occasion repeats
THE BANKERS BOOKE EVIDENCE AMENDED ORDINANCE: His Excellency proposed the second read-
reference to the Bankers' Books Evidence. i two youndered damezre property, but instead of mov
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At Zondon-Steamers via Suez Canal. Orestes.
· Antonio.
Ha Excallency said that it would be He mentioned that the Bill had been pre- Brigade, whom he
is a legoad ont of date.. Some Glenorchy. other. ramoving antered among the proceedings,
must be invented, because the tables it should be read to the Coupe but thought pared by the Colonial Office, and was done the place too dangerous, as he observed property on behalf of the Insurance Com- have beer turned. The heathen will Still Tetuan.
The Clerk then read the following
under the direction of the late Attorney that the first foor had taken fire. He also pany they had adcolamedated themselves, get our sacred books, inquestionable shape, General, MrPhillippo, now the Chief Justice, ordered some men down of the first veren- One of them had no less than eight jackets but the old romance that stirred Ezster and it had besh-ont home, approved of, dah. He then wont and made some more on him, and innocently remarked that they Hall to weeping will loss all its p
all its point if the Patrocina (2) and sent back. Speaking in the presence observations in order to have a huse played were his own, and that he had put them on only opion the Chinese anxious enquirer Agason (1.) of several Bank directors, he
to keep himself
warm, which WEB asome- can get should be of purely Chinese origin, the conducting so the roof came in. of business.
The inquest was then adjourned till Another was caught sifling into four pairs for the Indian government, vendar za you in the letter addressed to me by the The Clauses of the bill were then read | Wednesday next,
of trousers. The entire house had been I am the most serious of man, for life is Susanne,
THE HON F. B. JOHNSON TO HIS ATOBULENOY
Hongkong, 13th February, 1883
SAMAND THE CLEEA OF COUNCILS.
the words, Memento pad cinúa es, et sa do hereby protest in writing against the it would in every way for Fould say that on the back of the house, and while donat useless proceeding in each's locality on which no sinful tribute han boen levied Benalder,
cinerem reverterii,” se, “Eemember that thou art dust, and to dust must return,"
decision of Your Excellency, intimated by
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At Glasgore.
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