THE CHINA MAIL.
No. 5849-APRIL 17. 1882.)
tion at the saluting bass, and the men great hoanity. The finale of the second act marched down the slope, in column, re of Saffo, his masterpiece, is one of the finest passed at the trail," and then went pieces of masts over put on paper, and the
· down the hill at the "double." The rogi pussage in the third act "Teco dall' are ment then went through-variau manaovres prodbe," where Aleandro recognises Salto under the officers of the companies. The as is lost doughter Aspasia, is a perfect whole of the movements and exercises were gem of 'Italian art. Pacini also wrote croditably and officiently gone through. Arahi nelle Galie," "Gli ultimig, another on his loft breast, and another
After having performed the usual evolutions the men were formed into line, advancód in review order, and gave the general Balute, and wore then marched off the ground. H. E the General was accompanied by his aide de camp, Líout. Allen, Major Cardow, Assistant Military Secretary, Captain Bury, Brigade Major, and Liont. Barolay, Fort Adjutant.
di
SLW
HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT.
far this prohibition is in accordance with the
encouraging, of
FEES.
said that he had come from Canton. about heeled over on her side, filled with water, a month ago. On the 3rd instant he wont and sook. The whole of the cruw wens
The following report is printed in the existing Treaties with China, and the ex- 18. The fees güllected by this depart to a hawker's stall in Queen's Rand West rescued by fishing boats which were close
podiency of shutting oat the most sober and mont during the year were as follows to buy sagar cane, and wisile standing there at hand and brought on to Shanghai ut one Casette
industrious race in the world from a Con-Emigration fees, under Ordinance No, & along with several others, lu felt some one of them, where they arrived at 2 p.m. on Harbour Department, Hongkong, tinent wanting labourers, are not matters of 1874, No. 65 of 1870, aud No. 1 of defendant with a dagger in his hand. stab him. Ho turned round atd the
With the exception of shunt a Monday
18th March, 1882.
for disenssion in this report.
3878, 821,830,23 Foes under Section III. He hundred cases of kerosine oil, the esingo hag : Sm-I have the honour to forward the 10.Tho Northern Territory of South of Ordinner & of 1879,
Registry Ships, received stabs on three different parts of shared the fate of the lorcha,"
annual rottarne of this department for the | Aus to go there does not seen to benance 8 of 1879. Survey aid measurement still admits Chinese, but the in-8317.00; Fees under Section V. of Ordi- liis body, one on the upper part of the left
your ending the 31st December, 1881 ducement to
87:211.17; fees. under Section on the loft nem. The complainant knew the defentiant sa a coppersmith, and he knew the old coppersmiths did not care for In answer to the defend at the complainant said he was sure he was the man, as he honed him before ho WOB subbed, Why do you come here to
The defendant denied
work
giorni di Pompei" and "Il Barono Dolsacisa." He died his tho year 1867.
The scene opens with the appearatee of one, Alcandro, high priest at the temple of Apollo who is excited te to Sappho, the Poetens, having spoken in favour of soie pekonors who have been condamnod to jump from the Leucadian rock. She limb it not alone cruel, but preaclics against it. Alcandro tells this to Fzone, a Grecia
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out
There are rumours among the Chinese that the Thotai will be removed shortly from Isis post, and will retire to his native province for a term
The banker Hoo is alill in Shanghai, and his stay here will be longer than anticipated, owing to the work that the silk fir hus entailed.
SILIFTING.
2. The total arrivals, exclusive of junks at Hongkong for the year ending the 31st December, 1881, umount to 3,214 vesaola and 2,853,270 tons, being an excom of 333 Vessels and 317,092 tons over the arrivals
1880. Of this
onecas 233 vessels and 225,978 tous were under the British flag, and 100 vessels and 91,714 tons were under European and other fings.
3.Of the arrivals in 1881, tho poreon-
Darwin in 1881, while 1,208 loft for Port Vi of Ordinance & of 1870 Survey and
Port in 1880.
monenrenient of Ships, under 50 tons, There is a large and increasing emigration $82.50; Fees under Section XV. of Of to the Straits Settlements, there being an diance 8 of 1879, Examinations of Mastera, excess of 5,400 over the number leaving Mates, &c., 90,000.00; Fees under Section Hongkong the previour your. Employment is found for them, not alone in the Straits Seamon, 28,940.001; Fees under Section Settlements, but in the Malay States in the
koder
Ordinance
8 of 1879, Light Chinese Janks) 820,755.14; ХХКУЙ of Ordi
XVI. of
of Ordinance & of 1879 Shipping and XXXIV. of 11 neighbouring Island of
of Somatra following tables will show the hot acction.. through this Offer between the years 1872 and 1981; inclusive, together with the countries to which they proceeded also the sumber of Chinese returned to the Colony 819,830.50; Foxs under ocction. XXXIX: of Ordinance 8 of 1870, Cargo-bont's Certi-
90; Fees u
under Section XLIV. 1879,
Harbour
We have been requested to call the attenge due to each nationality is as follows-number of emigrants that have passed chce 8 of 1879, Storage XXXVI
Tux London Daily News says there has been some delay in the publication of the youth, whoin Sappho loves, but owing to one on the left thigh, about two or three forte, without any warning being given to
Blue Book on domestic servitude in Hong kong. On Thursday, therefore, Mr. Aler- will ask the Under- Secretary for the Colonies when this Blda Book will bu in the hands of mombers.
ander Mcarthur
of
there been
ת.
British.
Nationality.
Percent-Porcent. age of age of vesels. Vessela.
3.82 71.74
4.58
| during the same period :--
73.75
4.0G
1.89
1.38
3.20
5.78
10.95
7.20
5:00
0.81
1.01
0.05
0.30
1.18
1.34
0.48 1.28
Chen, the Magistrate of the Mixed Court, left Shanghai for Nanking on Saturday, to said he was n and domed the charge, and pay his respects to the Viceroy To Tsung-
employ-tung. ment. He had seen the complainant be
(Cinvrier.) fore at the coppersmith's house.
Dr. Stockwell gave evidence as to the tion of the pathorities to the constant firing, extent of the wounds, and said there was of the Chinese artillery at the Woosing" and-a
d-a-half inchoa in length; another on the either out-going or incoming stemmers, his engagement to Clements, the high loft Aide
both of the left.
ineined Monday evening, whilst the stener Aung American.
Hongkong, the weather priest's daughter, he is unable to requite wounds, and one punctured wound on the was coming up from
Danish her passion. In the second act we are in. cft side of the thorax, about an eighth of at the time being fogo, and impossible for Chege (excinsies of junks) 441
an inch in depth. The ductor dil, not gua
gunners to see a
a target,
ESTAT Frencht troduced to the house of Alcandro, where express any opinion as to whether they fixer, a ball pared between the Amoy's
Gornian musis. This, no doubt, is too close to he Clemente in preparing for her marriage; warn of a nurious nature or not.
9tx. This is not all,
for Japanese the scene changes to the temple of Apollos, 24th instant.
however;
The Peking correspondent of the N-C. | where the high priest before the sacroil
port, received u siu
a similar reception. On Spanish
The remainder D. News says that Tan Tsung-tang wants altar comples Clemento and Fione. Hardly
pressing the line of raugo, a hall was fired, Young Fuk, tea taster, was committed which fell within 200 fout of the bows of 42,750 vessels propelled by steam and more mon to assist in his trainistration at is the ceremony completed when in rashes for trial at the Criminal Sessions of the the steamer. That the matter sheald be | 9,599,460 tons arrived in 1881, as against Nanking. He has written for four Tao-Saffog who harrowed, at seeing the stats Supreme Court, on the charge of bringing liquid into at once there is no doubt 2,405 stean: vessels and 2,316,121 tong
into this Colony a girl tais, ono Che-fu, ono Cho-chos, one Tung of things, commaite na act of great saritu, 13 years of age, fur anmut an rok out wear to the Chair with beneally serived in 1880, or an increase of 286 vossela
runlawful purposes. represented Chineso authorities.
and 283,339 tous. che and our Tung-pan. Every official ought to souk to sarr and himself with the logo by upsetting the sacred lamp that The complainante story was that her mult,
(Mercury, 12th April.) Land Thug Koou, competent and to dismiss the incompetent, burns before the statue of Apollo-tie | her away for a day or two to see her fire which has occurred in Shanghai, since year-
What threatens to be the most extensivo The Emperor grants the request. Such punishment for which is donth by being relations. Her aunt then took her to the the great fire in the French Condition in requests are never refused, especially when the Throtte has confulenes in the man whhurled from the Louzndiau, rock. In the defendant's house at Honan, where Augnat, 1879, bas just broken out in the
third act we are shown the cave, whers tive ability by collecting round him officient Alcandro learns that Saffo is his long-lost the defendant conveyed her to Canton, and place which is known as the old railway
subordinates.
:
a
A CORRESPONDENT writes to ho N.-C. D, News from Chinking The Viceroy To Taung-tang is shortly exported hero in visit, and his presence is much needed, for the officials are getting particularly drowsy and sadly want shaking up. We are short- ly to lose Mr Smitliers, United States fion Bui at this port; a loss that will be felt by the community generally. He returns to Smyrna to take up the Coneulalip there, a position ho occupied for fifteen years prior to his coming to China-Mr Smithers arrived in Shanghai yesterday (11th) per Kiang-hwan
Tos Londen corresporalent of the May chester Examiner, under date of 8th March, gives the following items of news" understand that Sir John Pops Hen. nessy's recall on leave of absence frasi Hongkong has been necessitated by the ab- glute deadlock into which the affairs of the island have got owing to the inability ef the Governor to work amicably with any of bis subordinates, most of whom are con- stantly being ohangod, with,
howorry always the same result. It is not probable that Sir John will resume petive service, as
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The case was again reminded t the pleas the Athamer Faokung, on entering Siamese
KIDNAPPING,
visited her father's house at
fr
on
he
Hesc
ver, but was left at the whi
.:
(Before H. E. Warlehonse,' Esq.) ·
EARRING HATCH NÓ. ·
rto-
Wong Akan, an inumte of a brothel, while walking in Cap Street, yesterday, and her curinga ana chod by Li Asing, lasker. The thief was caught by a con- sunble who had suspected and dogged him. Sentence of six months' imprisonment with hard labour was imposed
west RECAil
fen there to
Hongkong by
by the night daughter; he consequently wishes to save steamer, saying that she would be shownation. The fire broke out in a small Chi in the North Hou Rend, a her, but she unable to bear the contemplar relations. She never saw any of her short distance rurth of the Japanese hotel,
however, relations, in of Faoue and Clemente's happiness, family house of a Chinese which was built as the railway hotel. There notwithstanding the prayers and extreaties constable writed in this bad constable. The being a strong wind blowing from the north of relatives, jungs from the rock into theendant returned, and, having during the eat the fro, after it once burst from the
interim heard
thegirl's dry, arrested him. house in which it originated, with enorma rapidity. The Fire One
witness in the case said that the turned out with their usual promptitudo, and in drowned, Signora Lubicei as defio acted and sang defendant hat said that he was willing to the first to arrive on the scene being the as we have not heard her before, and the 8120, or that he had been offered Min Ho Loang Hook and Ladder Truck, board the steamer. The defendant than the "Deluge, next the Victoria," grand duo with Clemente in the second act denied having anything to do with the girl, and tau Honglow No. 2 and the was re-domanded by an enthusiastic audi-and said that the girl's aunt had taken her engine Torrent wore a few minutes to the Hongkong boat. He was allowed
ister. The fre BOUD once and gracefully complied with ¦ and in bil in two sureties of $50 each,
enveloped the Japanese hotel. and the line of two-story foreign built the finale of the second act she took an effective part in the grand sextuor. Sig-
heuss on the north side of the Cresk are cvidently donned; the houses next the hotel norn Șilini as Clemente, tho high priest s
were in flames about half-past six, fully half An hour after the fire broke out. Tho
and just gotting to work, daughter, was high net itself. This fair
engines were then the Honan and Kiangen Road Bridges and arket is good in my role he under
the South side of the Creek were lined with tukes, whether it be the light hearted
thousands of spectators. The fire was Rosine, or the imperious, but loving
raging with great fury, atid with a strong Leonor; and her importonation of the
wind unfortunately in its favour, it threatens to be an extensive conflagration. Greek maiden has added another score to or already numerous triumpha. Siguer Vanzetti as the Greek youth, Paone, weus, wo thought, in capital voice, and aurig his grand aris in the first act, and his allotted sence with great care and precision. Signor Ciccef, as the high priest, assisted greatly in rendering the opora the great success it THB N. C. D. Never says:The Vicorny turned out, and we have to congratulate Lá Hung-chang has issued ari orier recently this talented artist on his success, his which will meet with a degres of complimes strengle between-his-functions as the high most unusual in official experience, in priest, and the duties of a father, ware erder that has given immense satisfaction finely pourtrayed in the third act. Signer et all the maritime porta, in that it exempta Ciocci has certainly in all the rules he the local authorities and guilde from an undertaken, show himself a high
It is, that the triennial cluas baritone and a fine artist. qnrous tax, demand for war-junks is not again toto minor parts were well and creditably. made, and the work commented for the construction of a new supply has hean filled. Wo contato: the ladies on their abanduned. This was a tax which was splendid costumes, correct to the argallout are the latter had gone for ho, was stopped by a constable, whose attention was called submitted to for the reason that detail, and the same remark applion to the the hair. Three weeks' imprisomunt rose tribute war-junks, arrivod at When hat Kuan-and cast aneber, they were artists of the sterner, nox; and as for the with hard labour was disposed.
thenes, but al anchor, scenery, tha inguagements crits a well- being gradually dismantled, and their stores and moveabler purkvinel Various guitly deserved compliment. at the ports wero obliged to furnish, mate riels at less than cost price. The change, we are informed, is due to the introduction of steam guuisusts,
in a short times he will be entitled to a pen-
sion.
when
Devar
The
71
To-morrow evening the popular baritone, Signor Ciucci, will take his benefit in the title role of Verdi's opera "Rigalatta, the libretto of which is an Italian version Ir would seem that the scare as to the of Victor Uhigo's remiance of "Le Roi closing of the Kaiping coal mines was cool. We wish the talbated artist a
buyer house. paratively groundless, the disturbing infu ence to the nines of the departed great emanating from the copper mines, which it would soom are in close proximity to the Imperial Mausolea. The News says that
Police Intelligence. (Before H. G. Therneitt, Bey.) Monday, April 17.
an
of
HANGCHOW. ATTEMPTED KOBDWAY FROM THE PERSON,
31st March. Leong Akü yesterday attempted to ab
The mouth of March has passed without act some money from the pocket of making a record of anything special, except Andrew Dunk, apprentine seamani on board the number of destructive fires.
Thero the British barque Martha. The young were four, during the month, Probably | tar was standing lasing shop the long-continued dry weather
window at the time of the accurrence, and owing to the clanisy ner that the deportunity for the greater acetraction fendant made the attempt Dunk was put North-Gate at a very busy corner. Though
The
first was just outside the on the alert, and caught de defendant in the
8 p.m. o guts was closed, and act. The Magistrate sentaneed the China the guards rufused to open even for the man to three months' imprisonment, with n
Their refus water-dragons,
CALL Teching in the the front
hard bou
it was
d
af the strumen ton citizens and they wn-
ATTEMPTING TO MAKE OF WITH A PAIR OF barred and opened the gates themselves.
They
SHOES.
Loong Ayan, coolie,.
olfe, yesterday afternoon, picked up a pair of shoes belonging to UA-ng, who was employed dressing stones it a place near the entrance to the, Sheung Wau Market. The stone dregur inn after
got the flames reduced in less than an hour. A dozen or more large shops were burned, and one woman lost her life.
The following table will show the nation- ality of the steam vessels arrived in each
Spanish.......................
............
American...
Austrian...
Annanese..........
1380
1881.
Nationality.
Vessels.
No. of
Tons.
Tons:
64
53,550 3,179
2
14,465
**272
48,439
British
Belgian.. Chinose (foreign bottom)
1,12
1.9461.821.70:
141
Dutch
Danisli
13
Japanese
Feeneli
153.51
12.191
125.862 5.950
German.............
90.057
178
80
10
142 2,1642,033,938 115,920 3,858
36,392
218
42
30,442
212,281
11.286
12
9,913
3,333
155,897
2.386
135,449
26,635
28,869
3,234
44,792
Russian............. Norwegian ... 2
2,274
1,810
1,810
7,530
5.201
18,565
13,372
13
5,193
~~
7,125
00:0
272
5.The trarle in sailing vessel (exclusive
The largest fire was near the heart of the of junks) has also increased, there having
West Inilies
Bandwich (si ude
22.143
-9,765 $1,506 48,152
Calcutta
New Zeal nd ...
California, 179. A
1874 1875
Proceral to
Countrica
Numbers in.
ERTH
Countries
Oregon, U.S.A....... New Zealand........ New South Wales...
Cuba. California, U. S. A.
arrived from.
Pera.....
1972. 1873 1874 1875,
Sandwich Islands,
Queensland.......... Philippine Islands... 3,230
Siaur
4.811
Numbers in.
1876.
1878.
1679, 1830. | 1861.
5,503
·6,371
6,611
7,135
7,930
003
634
233
84
182
201
4.037
3,272
1,222
2,346
820
1,845
1,475
3.197
South Australia......
Victoria. Straits Settlements..
14,547
292
13,452 6097
19,117
33,001
36.950 250.003
Total... 23,773
25,355 82,319 38,502 42,390 48,746 47,882 50,542 61,011 52,983 413,503 379
INCREASE
Tuns
Vessels.
No. of
DECREASE
| Tons.
23
6,211
city and occurred at 10 am. Some tifty heen 164 vesels and 253,819 tons arrived the coole, who bolted with the shoes, and are burned. By 2 p.m. a great in 1881, as agaius: 416 vessels and 210,486
portion
tion of the ground had been cleared; tops arrived in 1880. Of this increased 15 the rabbish being piled up on the let where Tessa and 15,697 tons were under the the fire originated. This is the zule in this British flag, and 35
and 35 vessels with 20,056 tons city, the owner of that spot being made to were under the tings of Nations not British anther in that way additional to his loss by
is an increase of 17,488 tons C.There is froth the Australian Colories, and there is o
Hoihow.
justice.
BXCUSA
of arrivals over departures is cargo from Australia,
the fire. This allows a sunse of natural small decrease of tonnage to those Colemits.
ཚད་ There is another rula or custon hero The which Tess free from objection; namely, that the inmates of any house which has excite-been buried will not be allowed to enter cals for China, and returning to England
another house oven for a temporary shelter wit until after
(Prom & Correspondeat, ) During the past week grat ment has "prevnilod at Hoiliow, on ao count of the representative of a newly established foreign long, shouting some
Vessels fording there with..
with Chiness and
Japanese produce. There
oventually wounding an old Chinese w/ bat only after the ceremony of throwinctual tonnage to and from Great Britain
wun.
Pre Dame, will follow there and cobrinuti tome from, and an increase of 161,178 tons rain has fallen, for fear the is an increase (including jonks) uf 100,351 cate o to the house they enter. In some to the Cost of China and Formosa. There Chinese dogs in the streets of Hollow, and cases intimate friends will receive them, is an increme.cf 41,946 tons from, and of 49,505 tons direst. to Great Britain, but the cup of water over them
hits bee
been performed Fur sovenil days a large crowd to rid them of the fire-domoa,
cannot be ascertained, as
as the greater nura. collected in front of H. M. Consulate, A way whose house was burned in Jan-ber of vessels proceeding there elcar far, where the woman had been carried, and uary, his son and daughter-in-law and little and enter here froin Singapore, and in the
child being burned also, was considered to absence of an Export and Import
ofice it is
ened to take place. Owing, however, to the Sit Wa, coglie, deposited a piece of iran, energetic steps of H. M. Consul the far from the K'si-ping coal-mine bing value 2, at the bottom of a basket of crowel dispersed, and the bags has now C., News,
they are now turning cut more MP and more coal every day, and that the rubbialt, which tu was engaged removing been settled by payment of a small sum to prospects in the immediate future are most
bench there, This was maidered to be the woman and the ownes of the poor distinct dental to encouraging. It gives
theit, and though the coolis protested that the statement of the foreign press-ochool
animals. however, at the time by the Nhan Pao itself he was not cognisant of the presence of the irán in kje basket, he was sentenced-te-ene —that the coal mines were aver going to be closed; and assures all stareholders that months' imprisonment with hard labour.
་་་
the Shin Puo juforms its readers that so
shut
they have no ground be disquieted. We
ARENDEL
from the Sun Bui Po Dock fo'a bost on the
wwht.
t
70,956
1016
868
190
6,300
LEGISTRY OF SHIPPING,"
12.-Four vessels have been registered, and seven have been struck off the register broke of this Colony, during the year under
$17,787.35; Fces under
Section of Ordinance of 1879 Registration de of Junks (paid by Chinese Junka
Banten,
of
sions ce & of
Sale
01, 861.00 Sale of Prin forms, 8814.56. Total, 808,544.41.
It will be seen from the above return that, although Chinese Junka pay for licen ces, &c., ander Section 38, they are exempt from the payment of light dues under Soo- tion 34, and that the difference. was, for the Inst year, $015,64 in their favour,
BREAKWATER.
13The construction of the Breakwater for the Harbour of Refuge in progressing but to make this Kofuge completo it will be Decessary to dredge'a considerable portion of the inclosed space. A good dredging machine, if the Colony Posacased
one, woald always und exployment, na the foreshore is constantly silting
and
up, forming a embank ment along the Pruya, which at low water, not only preventa cargu and other boats from getting close inshore to discharge Toad, but the filth deposited by the drains creates such a storch, especially in the that it only requires one's months, hears to be spent, as mine are, in an
An Offico on the Praya, fully to appreciate the evil,
I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obodient Servant, .....
summer
H. G. THOMEETT, R.N. Harbour Mastor, dc. The Honourable the Aating Colonial Sec- |rotary, &o, &c. &c.
THE FUTURE OF. 18LAM:
I conceive that the fall of the Oftoman Empire and the annexation of ite Turkish provinces would be more than a mere Political loss of so rauch territory to Islam. It would involve moral conse- qaoness far greater than this for the whole Massuluinn world of North-Western Asia. I have the authority of the most enlightened of modern Asintio atalea
of in support my opinion that it would be the certain death-blow to Mohan
medanism as a
as a permanent religious faith in all the lands weet of the Caspian, and that even among the Tartar races of the Eur Fast, the Sunits Mussultants of Siberia and the Khanates, and as far as the Great Wall of China, it wor
it would be shock from which Bunism in its present shape would with difficulty recover. What has hitherto supported the religious constancy of ortho- dox believers in those lands formerly Otto-
De a
which have become subject to Russis
W
has been throughout the consciousness that
there was still upon the Russian border a great militant body of men of their own faith ruled
by ita
ita acknowledged spiritual
of their religions
head. The
the beer en ople, where the Sudan
and Calir
pride
the
Caliph he sat enthroned upon Bosphorus, commanding the two worlds of Burupe and Asia, and securing to WAL communication with the holy places of dovation and the living body of trus be lievers. Their self respect has been main. tained by this feeling,
und
with it
it fidelity
to their traditions. Moreover, tho
School
of St. Sophin has been a fumatain-head
Howledge, thei
university at which
the Ulema of Kazan and fitis and Astra- oban have received their spiritual duration,
times 1
while at all.
allegiance.
reliselled.
from
personages
strong them,
alive the recollection of their lost On this basis their faith has whatit has of loyalty in spite of the political Russianising
bat with their pole they have undergona;
thoy
centra
would I be as sleep without i
shepherd,
acattered in little groups here and thero
| among a growing Christian
shut on from the fold population, and their belief. Con santinople
the assembling place of
the Ural Mountains,
pilgrimage for whoans west of
readh it by the Black Sea, and could never be replaced to them by any new contra further south among the Arab races, with whom they have little connection.
sympathy or direct
religious
A Caliph at Mecca or in Eygpt could do
nothing
for them, and
and the Turkish-speaking Bunites would have no university open to
them bearer than Bokhara. In this
respect
they would find themselves in a far worse position then the Moors, however univer. sally these
may become
come subject to
to Europe, and their religions disintegration would be a mero question of time. I believe, there- fore, that Islam must be prepared for a loss not only of political power in Europo in Western Asia, but also of the Moham medan population in the Ottoman landa absorbed by Russia It will be a strange of history if the Ottoman, Turka, whom Europe has for so many centuries Held to be the symbolic figure of Mohen-
for song time serious disturbances throat-be s much under the curse of fire that impossible to distinguish between what
he could ut ront another hugs. After Lounge in for, or what is from Great Bri making many attempts, and failing he tain, and what is for, or from the interme.
wailowout opium and killed himselfdinta Porta. There in
in a decrease of 9,568 tors from Ports in Japan, and an increase of 21,778 tons to thone Ports. There is
and increasing trule in European Vessels and junks between: Hongkong, the 8th April. A robbery of a large sum of money, and Island of Hainan, and Parts in this Gulf of to be about six thousand dollars, has occur. mongging, and of 6 322 tons having It is reported that our present Consul red at forsign Opinar Heny here. The trived from, and of 19441 tours having
place will suum leave one port for Formoso, and shrou who had charge of the cash has cleared tapier and Carpentor, that Ir, Jordan from Canton will take his suddenly disappeases. It seems that the Captaina
R.N jti
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT. compradore is responsible for the amount; R.M.S. Magpie, having completed their place here.
he has, however, left this for Shanghai, survey of the
Coast
Haman
13.-The cases fried in this Court are the revonge e and the to report the circumstance to the principal Gulf of Touquin, manters of vessels will find same as in 1880, the principal offences being there.-N. C. D. Neus
the rai
of tlia waters about the dan Drunkenness, Refuglof Duty, and Asault. gerous sandbanks
wich twat block the AMINATIONS FOR THE 70STS OF HANTERE medanism, shall one day cense to be mo approaches t to Hainan much facilitated, and shipmasters not be too grateful to the
table and laborious services.
and officera
of the Magpie for their
from the cook regin window of house No. Business has been lively. Tonnage has 54 Hollywood Road yesterday afternoon.bech very scarce lately; there is lots of He was arrested, and after the charge-had-f
believe the whole mistake to have been a Chun Asing, cook, was noticed by a Chi- very simple one. It was the copper, never nese constable removing a pair of trousers, the coal, mines, that were said to interfere with the repose of the soul of T An Tae copper mines are dangerously near to the Imperial. Mausoleo; the coal-mines, happily for China, uró a very long way off.
REGARDING the protection of Submarine Cables, the Board of Trade have requested
of Mr Pender, M.P, a map showing the position of all the present telegrapha cables, and a set of clauses completely draws, and embodying the provisions which the com- panies wish to see made is.
"SAFFO."
been proved, was sentenced to three cargo lying for your port ready for ship, months' imprisonment with hard labour. ment, and suitable steamers may got good:
froights.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF OPIUM,
ZOBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.
China.
BHANGHAI,
(N.-C. Daily Newy)
TIENTSIN.
review.
There is a report in Tientsin thażLi Han-year or two. For it is id that in the observable, 18,454 moro tens having arrives | 5 passed; 3 failed: Firat Class
had
passed.
bold
HEAMEN
hammedan. Yet it is a revolge our children or our grandchildren may well hve to see.-Fortnightly Review,
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
TELEGRAMS OF 17ru Arun 1889.
MAHELAN
Barometer...... 80.07 $0.16 0.11 80.02 Easter attached. 70.6 750 99.8 Direction of Wind E Force of Wind.. Day Tmometer)- 80.0) Wel Tiometer 61.6 Weather Hours of Rain, Quantity fallen
83.0.5
E B
70.0 63.8 84.0 68.0 75.5 77.6
bia.
:27: 28 0.14 0,17
E 1
MATUS AND ENGINEERS, UNDER SECTION. April 4th. It is thought by some that the increased
XV. OF ORDINANCE NO. 8 or 1879. shouting of the river this spring, over
14.The following lists will show the AN Annamite from Saigon muned Tran. Su Ashun, unemployed, was charged
number of Candidates who passed, and previous sunsona, of which there is almost Sim shows an increase of 18,770 tons those who failed in obtaining Certificates of Ngryen-Hahn has been admitted to the with being in possession of prepared spium-
Universal complaint, is in a large measure from, and of 12,183 tons to that country. Competency Masters pas, 2 failed; French har after a brilliant examination.without having a valid sertificate, on the
due to the loss of water led off by the canals. An increase of the trade between the colony First Matas, 17 passed 3 failed: Only 18th instant
which have been opened within the last and the United States of America is also Mate, 10 passed; 1 failed: Becond Matta, He is the first of his nation who has taken
Acting P. S. Smith entered the ques #degree in France,
No. 243. Queen's Road Fast on Saturday
lower part of the river, where we have the from, and 8,915 1
Engineers, tons having cleared more avoning, and after searching, found clog, the Viceroy of the Liang Hu, is full benefit of the tide, the depth of water for those States than was the case in 1880.
Becond Claas Engineers, 23 passed quantity of optom, and a number of articles likely to be called to Peking to take the is quite as of old. The possibility is sug
TRADE. fondant was pointed, cut to Smith as the Chang-hsi. It does not meet with mash tapping process continues, that vessels en junks and 1,660,258 tons arrived in 1890, 18. 0,040 Seamen of all nationalities
se 1 in the preparation of opium. The de post rendered, vacant by the death of Mao gested of the water becoming so low, if this
Paragraph 15 records the Marine Courts BAROMETER, 7.-24.339/2nland 1,680,025 tons arrived in the Colony in 1831,
agabist 23.020
the nd during th
year and their findings] THERMOME
--- TER, &0, master of the house by an informer, da sredenca, however
not ascend to Tientsin,-I trust never to
to The defendant was discharged, but the
About 11.45 on Friday night a foreigner be
be realised.
ahewing an increase of 419 junks and 29,767 epiqm utensils were forfeitai,
a narrow escape from drowning. A A complimentary dinner is to be given tons. There is an increase of 46,435 tons were shipped, and 7,581 were discharged in sampan-man-wag paddling his own canon this evening to our late Commissioner of in the trade with the Coast of China and the year 1881. The excess of discharge somewhere near the Garden Bridge when he Customs, C. Detring, Eaq, who leaves us Formosa, and a depresse of 16,889 tons with ver men shipped is caused by the former Hu Wing Hing, was proved to have been heard a splash as of some one or something in a few days, to enjoy na se trust, a
learing the Colony without notifying their departure. ono of fire who succeeded, by using violence,
falling
into the water. He hurried towards cared two years lady of abs that, a well-co EMIORATION. in stealing an umbrella from Chang Sing the direction indicated by the noise, and his silence at Tientsin Mr Detring has 8-Emigration during the year has been
GRYERAL Saturday evening was the first time this Fak, saporeargo on board the Caribrooke, discovered an unfortunate gentleman vainly won the respect and eatest of both for largely on the increase, 20,300 Chinese 17-It may not to out of place in re-
Road West on Saturday evening: A fine took him into the boat, pulled for the ahore, desesore in the while the latter was walking along Queen's endeavouring to win. He immediately eign
eigners and Chinese,
Few of his having left
left this Port in 1881 in excess of porting on the Marine of the Colony to call have done. He has the number leaving Hongkong the previous attention to what is, and has long since kong audience, and considering the dif- of 82, was imposed, with the option of and reported the circumstance to the police, from the first taken a deep interest in all your trage
best admitted Boulties travelling company has to suffering seven days' imprisonment.
-BAROMETZE, level of the ses in Inches, tone, by whom the rescued man was escorted to matters relating par Tez-chu-lin And it Convention, entered into between the United
to the improvement ut the It is a strange commentary on the recent for the benefit of great want, a Time Ball Wheth Where he was taken care of. ford
in buuding the ad bendrada de peso surmount, as to scenery, phorages and
he fell of the bidze by accident is to his energy and padecking emigration; to find that 14:127 take the opportunity of suggesting that the Diction of Won in registered, every two spirit that we tates of America and China for the purpose sontemplated Observatory at Kowloon, I in Tahrenheit degrees and tans, kept in the open air to a shaded situation. cessories; the performance on Saturday Wong Akwon, Oplum Divan Keeper or attempted suicide is doubtful as he was are
are chiefly indout
indebted for the -evming may be soured as a triumph for the admitted being in possession of prepared seasiderably under the influence of liquor successful prosecution thus RE
Bohome, more Chinese Eave been introduced into Colualal Government should make an appli points, N., N.N.E., N.B., 2007 M indefatigable troups that for the past few fined 825, in default of payment oneam of forty cents was Kanurously sent tina nay with cording to the those States than landed there in 1880, and { cation to the Naval Authorities clock 18 to 6 moderate.. : 3 to 7 trash. 7 to 8 idrong.
opium without having a license and was at the time of the affair taking place.
with a view which,
Foucs OF WIND, exlm. 1 to 8 light brome, give us 3 beautiful park
park Chinese are still going over in large unm- to a Bali being dropped daily at one o weeks has catered for our little community, months' imprisonment His divau at No the Central Station to be given to the of many tores in extent, and spntaining here for the purpose of constructing now on board H.M.Bielor Emanuel Ebips 8 to 10 heary 10 to 12 violent, Pacini was born in Catania in 1796. It 150 Hollywood Road, was visited by Str- sampai-man as a reward for his servicent wallis and drivee aggregating many miles in Reflroads. The Chinese un arrival get high are now so short time its Port that the 57432 of WEARE2B. Clear bins rky. C geant Fisher, who found a quantity of the The Spanish lorohn Kingdoofoo, Captain length. His successor, Mr. Farago, took wages and the protection of the law, and Captains are unable to regulate thele Clady. D. Dristly: P. Fog. G. Foggy. If was his intention to have taken holy orders, artile, and some uteuila.
Riviere, which left this few days co for harge on the Statult. New to what they experience in their native one of the riverine ports with 4th or
their condition in America is for superior chronometers in the old fashion of landing. Hail Z Lightning M. Hisby - Q. Overeado a general cargo, was lost on the night of Leang Yan, unemployed, was charged on morning of the 5th int near the Centaur
STAENT INDUSTRIES, by Percy. THAMES STRERT
Australian
Vice Admiral Willer, O.B., the Com.Visibility Storm. Z. Cum, The BE-
Lers era repented remisas, with others not in custody with Buoy. From the statements of the crew Russell. This Illustrated Pamphlet on Per- adopted a more practical means of putting a mander-in-Chief, consants to the arrange ter este la tidinate any increase ove ment, the Officer having charge of this duty Ban.The hours of min for the previous 94 3rd instant, since which date the wounded rainy it was extremely diflcult, if not gratis from any Chemist or dealer in per- Colonies, by laws which in their effect man has been confuet in Hospital impossible, to see the way ahead. The famery in the World, or Joux GosseLL & most completely prohibit a Chinaman from Light Duez, which are ample to ment this the quantity of water allra se to 16 and
The complainant who is a copperamita, I vessel suddenly struck againat a saudbank, Co., London,--[ADYT,]:
seeking his living bai that Continent. How, charge,
opera has ever been presented to Hong
but his passion for music was more power-
ful than his love for religion, and ho at onec
entered heart and poul into the study of
his
OPIUM DIYAN KHOFBE WITHOUT A LIQENIE.
STABBING
to
settlement
forward
pre-
and
As thew in
...
· Governments have in, and others I would submit that 18. now. T. Thunder U. Bad, threatening.
music, and produced several operas, which cuttingand wounding doe Yam Lam on the it appears that the night being dark and fumery, &c., published at Gd., may be bad stop to the immigration of Chinese into the be paid for is responsibility out of the hours (noon) are registered from 1 to 25, and
though not so well known as are the efforts of his confrares, ara replete with passages of
ten and hundrede?:
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