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THE CHINA MAIL.

No. 6404.-MAY 18, 1984.] A nome paper, of April 2nd says: Signor Raggi has been intrusted by the Colonial Government of Hongkong with the exxu tion of the colossal statue in bronze of their Jato Governor-General (Sir Arthur Koseme miles from Rome, on the very spot is true that the incilities we have

nody), which is to bo prected on a granite Fecostal in the public gardens of Hongkong,

ExCALYPTUs wine is good to tasto and com- forting to the soul, say the monks who make it. It is made at the Abbey dallo Tre Fontane, in the heart of the wild Campagna, where, it is said, St. Paul was Dartyrod. The malaris of the Abbey site was so bad that men could scarcely live, in the encelyptus was planted to absorb the posti ience from the atmosphere, with the result a port themselves chiefly by the sale of their cucalyptus wine.

now

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pilota

.niversary of Her Majesty's birthday, a hat it is now tolerably healthy. And the steamer traffic that it has become very coourved sumie years ago, he was exconte Birmingham, chartered accountant, 20 the Ruby bowled along in fine style under be able to do anything that day, but to

On Saturday, the 24th inst., the an- parade of the garrison will be held at half

past four o'clock in the afternoon. From

that hour, until 6.30 the traffic on the Queens Road between the City Hall and the Murray Barracks will be suspended, sa an to allow space for the evolutions of the

troops.

a fortnight.

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Tas Great Eustersein,, it seems, not likely to become a mere cox! Lulk at prosent, for

WOOSUNG.

OFF

Are

Swatow and Shanghai have facilities for sach for 810, or deposit the sum, wo keep this instance is singularly appropriate she swung cloar. A lively discussion was 1; and the pilota himed the nuvapaper the rapid discharge of cargo from vestia, the price for is mouth, in default to be Berbert Chamberlain of Fernosak da carried on between the jurktaan and the people in mild terms for reporting flat a Frenet fleat was coming. Well, if they gustus road, Edgbaston, 100 abaros; Waltor Iowdah, as long as they were within boil. important, and have in may cominitted for seven days.

Chamberlain, of Harborne hall, Harborne, ing distance; and the junkmen lowered could not get a ship, they might pick up rospects the moans of transnoting busi

Stafordshire, 100 shares; Samuel Do Is ago and yulehed as hard as over they any wreckage. There was a black sped n Foochow. ness which this Colony does not possess.

Grange Williams, of Woodgate, Great Mal, esaid to try and overtake the Ruby, which water a short distance off, and the Ruby Nows reaches us from the City that con- vern, lime merchant, 100 shares: Googe, was still under foregail only, but altor w unde straight souras for it; it might had here in the shape of cargo bost arrangements have rendered the want of clusive evidence having been adduced con. James Johnson, of 31, Waterloo-strect, got clear of all the junks, we set all sail and have been something worth picking up, walls, Isas seriously felt in the past that cerning the identity of oue of the time cal. Birmingham, solicitur, 50 shares; Baltha went flying out from Woosung, and the but it wasn't the lowrah was right when ho reported that it was gross livewood." would otherwise have been the shut prits charged with the arder of the car Walter Foster, of 14, Temple row, Bir junkmen in the sampul soon gave up the

aptain of the laroha Mandarin, which mingla, physician, 50 shares; Edward chute.

Disappointment No. 2. One of the now time is so important an object in

Harold Carter, of 33, Waterloo-street, || There was a strong N. E vind now, and then said y did not think they would There appears to be considar- sible a harbour and port like this can affordable doubt about the guilt of the remaining elares; John Tipe Lacy, Meriden-street, her full stretch of canvas; but later on, the go and catch some fish. The Apprentice desirable that every facility that it is posted sur should be granted to it. The esterprise two prisoners, whe, although being subject Bieningham, manufacturor, Dehares; wind inorossing, we had to proceed under Pilot thought this would be fine ansusement, for which this bill is desired is only of aed so fearful torture, are most obdurate, and Henry Wills, of Pitmaston, Worcester, shoo roofed mainsail Woosung had been passed and innocently enquired if they had fishing privata character in so far as the cat is interrogation appears actess for the purpose manufacturor, 100 shares, T. Redfern, of about 10 n.10. and we anchored at the North rods on board, and what kind of Lail they wow to use? Bu was quietly informed that concerned, but its nes will be open to the of extracting confusions of their guilt, Aapton road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 100 Bank at 3 pm. The wind was then too public, Section 8 of the Ordinance states: During the thunderstorm which passed over shares. So that while one brother is doing strong to proceed, the boing no particular tho eh out there would not bite, and there our Amudian cousins propose to take up All vonsels tolonging to, or engaged in Foochew, ou Saturday afternoon last, his utmost in the House of Commons to necessity for going out father that day, was no use trying any kind of baited hook.

thon 7 uncl'a splendid failure and utilise it the service of Her Majesty's Government Chinawoman agor fifty years, who was re-injure aliporuors and to depreciate the We had breakfast a little after ten o'clock, Oh, where's your fishing net

an hour later than usual on board, as the you going to tow it satern?' Such inno daring the existence of the World's Exhib shall have priority of use of the wharven turning home from Market through the value of ships, the other two-while the

the the Bill was in the press-were getting up cook lind a lot of work that morning in tak cones unde one of the pilots muile, as he tion at New Orleans. It is suggested that and piers at the ordinary current rates of village of (Ti Kia To) was struck by the shipping company, which, if it aucceede, ing over stores from another pilot boat ordered the lowdal to lower the dingy and the big ship shumld be chartered to carry mercantile vessels, without prejudice to Hightning. Owing to the superstition of Tus S. 8. Douglas arrived hero last evening the exhibits ent to New Orleans, and then the rights of other vessels actually using the Chinus, the corpse was allowed to remain will give thera a nice little incoso for life, before starting, in addition to the very full off for some fish! Where he is going from Amoy, which purk she left. on the bs atilinat as a Boating instel during the wharves or piors, and all other vessels shall exposal to the rays of the sun for several Festes Mt. Joseph Chamberlain will tell supply of a month's er six weeks' provisions to get them! Don't you soo the fish nets 13th. The injury sustained by the yoesol | continuatics of the Exhibition, after which have the right of using the wharees and data, and was in a fearful state of putrofac- us why Messes Horbert and Walter Cham- which had born it on board. The Rabyahead? You was the baboo stakes there, was well provisioned, and there was no fear and these fishing boats (* and Joaking ghead the vessel could return to Liverpool with piers at the current rates in order of prio- tion before the relatives of the deceased burlain sulset this particular moment for a which prevented her from continuing her gach exhibits as remained unsold, and at rity of application subject neverthelcas to were taste acquainted with the fatality, and scheme which will pat money into their of starvation although he stayed out for six he saw a long sting of bamboo stubes, by pockets out of a brado which their brother. weeks, The cook was the saiue gouius who which the Chinese fishermen buoy their is nover tired of dowounding; and, why presided over the galley on the former ueta. Tho nete extended for a mile or two. voyage up the const was the breaking of may rato a full cargo of cotton. The share. suy rules and regulations which way he had the body removed. Forbes Herit

theso vast antocratic powers! Te their con- | cryine; the whole crew was the same, except and there were some Chinaan bahing boata the high pressure piston, caused by a tolt holders will, no doubt, gladly accept any made under the provisions of Section 1 of reasonable teras, and the vessel itself will this Ordinance. It is intended by this

À TONQUIN EXHIBITION, dast in their new function of chipowners to gab member who had been discharged the not far off Three or four of the huby's giving way. The vasol steamed back, ove no small attraction; for it still re-settion to give the pablie every possible

The old proverb "enateli your hare and be absolutely above all criticierul If so, what eat. There was no mistaking the lowdah, ore pulled away in the dingy towards the however, ander her low pressure engine mains the largest ever built, and, though facility for obtaining equal rights over the

angone could recognize him again by his fishing neta. They took about a hundred Force; and the coux could be recognised by cash with them to buy fah from the Chinese only, and has gone over to the Kowloon early thirty years old, is still one of the wharf, so far as its nec is concerned, with then ook it" would apply to a proposition will their brother think of theat

those which will be enjoyed by the pro- which is about to receive the serious con- strongrat.

moters of it. The alterations in the aideration of the authoritica in France in- side to undergo the necessary repairs. It

ment. Everyone has a splendid appetite any fish in the octa. They were not long is believed that the Douglas will be rendy Mus. Smith, residing near Woodhouselee, original bill that I have alluded to are sliterested in Toquin. This is nothing more A CRUISE IN THE RUBY he excellent rangement of his depart in the fishing beats--if they could not find BY AN APPRENTICE PILOT. at breakfast, and although the water was in coming back, with only two or thres. that can he botter treated in in Paris for the display of profivets from

Dir. In the beginning

pretty rough those was uo. aon-sickness, madful of shrimps in a baket. of lust year the writer to resume her station on the Hina is about dreamed some time ago that she had drawn of posetat importance, and I think are of or he than the hekling of an Exhibition Tonquin and the foreign manufactured

was initiated in the mysteries of pilotags on there were four barths in the cabin, and appointwont No. 3; they had not. & thira- a priza in the into land art-union, held at Committee.

the pilots had solected their births, over- calous draught in any of the note, but they Her husband refused to par- The Surveyor General seconded; and the goods which are imported into this distant Goulbum.

the lower Taugtase, and in the beginning country. The author of the project is M.

of this month he took his second degree handed their portmanteaux and hago canvas

wore miraculously cheap, and we had shring The Hon. W. Keswick moved than: Felix Faure, Undor-Secretary of the Marine

to see that they had all the necessaries TELEGRAPHIC information was received in dhaan hier any tickets, but she was so baint-bill was read a second time.

curry at tillis. It appears that it is quite ed by the dream, that she started unt a-foot

the custom for the pilots to help themselves tho Colony two days ago stating that the

and walked some miles to catch the Goul-'a bill entitled An Ordinance to authorissant Colonics. He has written to General The pilot cottur flesty had been laid-up likely to be required on tho cruise. Every-

couple of months, and was supposed

to fish from the notë, aud Chinese fialiermen were all hard smokers.

never interfore, as the quantity of fish taken German sterwer Stolzenfels, while cad-tom coach. After rachasing a ticket, she Catchick Paul Chator, Esq., to construct Millot, Commander-in-chief of the ospud- ing rice at Suiggz for Manila, and returned home, and a few days later was pices and whares in the Harbour of Vietari,itionary force in Tonquin, stating that it have undergone a thorough overhaul. She one had a god supply of tobacon, for we

und to confer updat the and Cutchick Paul

for no on board tbo pilot bouts is very appears necessary to organise, as soon as had been painted like a raby, as noar as

On anciuring at the North Bank, we varnish could make her; the in- at the fact that she had drawn apprised

pavers, and privileges, possible, is the Ends of neustry, a The terior of the cabin and received a feuels coas found the whie tugboat at archor thore, small. The fishermen do not object although boon sunk in the Saigon river by the 8.3. ky number, the prize being an allotmont Chater certain other

the remarks had made with hibition of produces of Touquin.

all waiting till the weather moderated a little they see the sailors in the dingy lifting the the paint work having beau due by the Mr. Smith warbles: It Was a Dreain, ales. Sanith gees about the house, singing: entirely to this ordinance ai as it was of into two parts: first, products of Toquilowdah himself, or under his personal super- Pescadors Islands, to sender assistance in urder, ud in a few minutes there will be as of injury sustained by the latter read inh, Let Me Draam Again, and the child the suo charactor in very responk, ha second, foreign manufactures which are vision. She was ready for men m the latter dosting the site, which has since many fish in the nets as were taken out. And in harbour. The pilot schooner did not Confucius say, There'sna good bish the collision. It is beliovod that the valuaren sit on the fence and enne in with the would euniont himaoif with simply moving imported into that country. In Alattor of March: but the First of April was Feham came in that afternoon, and au-

in dated 8th February 1884, which Admiral

the men as ever have been caught! The of the full cargo of the dwufils vould refrain: The Sweetly Dream, Dream On, that the bill be read a fist time."

The Surveyor General seculed; and the Courbet has written to the Minister of fixed for her departure to the pilotage chored near the Ruby. She had been out formality of taking 100 cash was in enter

Marine; le principal foreign gonds ing rted grounds, and an inviation was snel to

A bent from the that the sailors might go to one of the fal into Tonqos are cotton goods, plain, red, the writer to be on hoant that marang Farnham came alongside the Reby, and on ing bats, and endeavour to buy fish, it tasy amount to about $90,000, but at the time

gr prints: silk velvets; woed April Ferl's Day was an oinoons day to being askexi what they wanted, the reply canld not find any in the net. The fair of the collision only one half had been

| Blac, shipped. The Stolzenfels was a vessel of

lens, especially is unnt werden side the Tungshe bank, and the Apprentice, giren was a curious nonsyllabia example ermen, ainst invariably refuse to sell fish 1,518 tons nestt, and her vaine is caturanten | ser of Oriental emotions that the mutire the Harbour Master on the two bills series; coloured wilks; shes; halware pot did a relish the ides; he had some of English as the is spoke by the Chinese unt of their boats, i

cheap clocks.

The principal duty of spoon that she was not to sail at all, and sailor. A man in the bow of the Forefuem's wano regnía jua, it is supposed

i by the guild which Commission apponted to consider the pro hd be size to be undo an April Fant, boat shentec Live! which of course untrols the tishuries there; and it is rather ject will be to find out what are the w

To t pilots, who are always ready can send to Pearce decirles Colonies in the eps, who turned out that of the seler were short of provisions.se

A supply of rice having been given to al willing to pay for them; and at the sam steel and food products that Toupin the the galant Volunteer, the best drilled meat Rice, and indicated that the grossurious that the fisherinen Blonial, relaser co

disgusted that No. 1 Company will have to M. of strigalo on without him the next time they but her stay to

Why don't short note to be sent to one of the pilotshot the nets-Shanghai Tourier. for the tall. period compete

on the Farnham, conveying to him the Bail on Monday night, instead of

welcome intelligenc that he had won the the question put to one of the pilots who first prize in the Manila lottery; but he commanding, appears that we have al Stations was held this afternoon in the come in practice by the sale to purchasers son seconded; and the bill was runda and that the period of organization wis

kecul time.

onte ed on this pacite work. ready

was going out in the Huby. He had an as the old to be caught on the First of special succussion, and, therofere at an

The Attorney General moved that the out sing a minute, the Honourable M.

bjention to staiting on a cruise on april with a hunx of test kind. The Fahle compound at the Central Station by Cap-enland price, of the articles they re-

Abont quired." tain Dempster, Superintendent.

bill be referred to the Iaw Cotitles. Flix has takes tatsures of a character toonday, eu account of rome old enperati-t at one o'clock on the Wednesday inor- Tho Colonist Seerotary seconded, and the

hasten the time when Tonquin will become tion he would pilot a slip out of harboring, and the Farnham and Ruby got tu

on Monday, because he got paid for it; ha ferrur erns vif the North Saddle Is. durwoigh about six, and procealed out, the fifty European constables and one hundred

motion was carried.

an open anket for the metropolis.

he would set on any account start on land, and the latter to keep on the station Indians, armed with carbiau and sword, Tus Swatow correspondent of the Amey

An exposition of this charseter will conder

craise in a plot tent on a Monday. tonatside the Tungsten Lightship and Nuscle merrice of the highest gefalnusa to trade, and sono eighty Chinees lukongs, woraufte writes under date of May 7th ;-

There were throv pilots on drawn up upon the parade ground and nf-These last for days quite a stir das beeintroduce a bill entities ordinate and will be a est conclusive answer to the terwards put through a course of company created by the marching of troups around male provision for the discharge of certain foolish sneers and insinuations of those either; they hrd gal to start at the begin the Parakan, ad their turn came before

sweet Swatow. They were called up within duties formerly attached to the Office of She drill by a Sergeant Instructer from 'The week, dress, drilled and armed. Saare He said the office of Sheriff was abo- by arrdinance last year; and there Bulls. The men mado a very smart ap.of the muskets I saw are more likely tu A few shoot the bobler than the enemy,

was sie donat as to whether there was pparatico and went through the exercises of the mun ase is the prime of life, others suficient provision under the law as it now required most satisfactorily.

are mere boys and old man and their orders status for the discharge of out or two of the when Las French come, to go outside duties formerly discharged by him. This

India, Wire, get the foo.bill was to make the necessary provision. the town to muster and Every house has to furnish one or more,

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reference to

Canton, recently arrived from New York, ef land in Goulburn, valued at $120. Now Be the preceding bill applied so collection of exiribits should be divided of white paint, and looked very before she proceeded further on hue trip tones; the nets are lot dowu again in proper

We have been unable to learn the extent

at £25,000. She was built in 1881.

Dream On-Sydary Buleltin.

.

bill was road a first time.

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table, by cornnard of His Excellouny, a report by concerning the construction of wharves.

The report was rend by the Acting Clerk of Councils. FILL TO OBTAIN POWER TU MORTUAR SITE

of the

start on a croise over the raging rain wat-

A SIMA correspondent of an Indian paper autes as a symbol of the deliberate charan shopkeepers in the ten did not case their shops in sign of mourning for the Dake of Albany until the fourth day after the fu- to heneral. Perhaps the real diffulty rested with the difficulty of adjusting the claims of loyalty and commerce, for the cloning of

the community. The latter do not lay the Sacred Congregation for the Frumyntion plans, whic of all the constables and officer that could of foul, but obtain their supplies of the Faith to mortgage and well certain pro. when he he, apared both from the Central and other daily. The dificulty, it appears, was over-perty in Hongkong. The Hon. F. D. She of fixation in Tonquin was neatly at an end, Tuesday morning, the 1st of April 7 wes

A OZNERAL inspection of the various bran ches of the Hongkong Pulice force is made by His Excellency Bit George Bowen on Saturday next.

OF PRESENT NO. CATHKMEAL.. The Hon. P. Ryrie mured the second

et de la ewities"

arrived

bi sex for a long time.

A preparatory parade the bar won a kariong matter to the local reading of a Bill entitled A Bill to crable the following rty ho proposition in morning in fall uniform, end i feels them, the boat returned in a for minutes; time look on without making any re-

THIS afternoon, after the meeting of the Legislative Council had been concluded, the reporters of the two papers, on applying for a copy of a report furnished by the Harbour Master on the proposed construc- tion of wharves and piors in the harbour, and mado public by being laid on the ta

nativu

Care,

one Ind said that he did not know how to ane the musket-an old Potsdam he slowed meat there are many more like him. Minny gm carriages any being made here hat won't stund much bring an some of the wood is honeycombed and the belts are loosely fitted.

big and publicly read by the Clerk of CounTe Queen has approved the appointment vila, wore refused a copy of the report and of Sir Honry Brougher Losh, K.C.B., to

THE BUTICA OF SHERIFF

The Attorney General obtained leave to

lished

ADJOURNMENT.

The Council was adjourned until next Thursday afternoon, at four o'clock.

Police Intelligence. (Before A. G. Wian, May.) Thursday, May 1ữ.

LARGEST FROM THE PERSON.

worda.

was not, the

Chamber that the

With-

who yesterday had not sufficient quiets for what they all, with so little justice, the patristian of the Tonguin adventare" This project must be regarded as a novelty, even in this day of Exhibition-mongering, and if a Soudan Exposition could be started in England, then the intelligent and saree- tie world would see as pretty a pair of curios as tire present age can produce. Straits This

A NEW SHIPPING SPECULATION.

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the three on the Ruby ; miless a

sahip hap ring at t'u math, asko First of Appened to pass the Fard as night with- Bank,

uut being soon, and she could not pass the The apprentice had forebodings that there would be some bad luck, and the area- tive of the cruise will show how far Buby on her station of the entrance to the he was correct; he is thankful channel, outside the Lightship. There are that he is alive to tell the tato. The twelve Yangtsse Pilots in company in this Ruby lay of Poetang Point, and he iness; the pilot scorers art cutters are Duermentary 4 months' sight, boarded her at seven o'clock in the nor owned in partnerships apart from the com-

one piles was the bossing the Eany partnership, but the earnings of the demand, ning, heaving along them to look lively in twelve pilots go into the company's account, Shanghai, demand, 19.

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113 buned to go o

out seeking, so that the ship's who are owners of the beats get their allow Gold Leaf 99 fine... company consisted of theen pilots, the ap-ance for the use of the boats, in addition. Sovereigna,

These twelve pilota work to each other's

Temperature.

time Register of the 4th April has the prention, six wailors, the lowdah, and the hand, and observe their tarn as far as Taken at Ideasrs Falconer & Chi's Premises,

following article:-

st important man on this ships articles

Our attention has been called to a re.

be-

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siteks The three pilots on the Ruby and thu veok. The arst accident happened be the thres on the Farnham were all is the

constirag fore we had got underweigh

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informed that it could 10: he published be Governor of the colony of Victoria, stealing 24 cents from the person of a girl, tored on the 12th ait.,-exactly a week, he | get of under, soil, and to keep clear of the am would go outside as far as the Bonita, !

consity for departing from the old ra'e

tant and scand-in-command of Skimmer's

foraa I: 1854 he WAS sunt c

getting

cents in

in her

girdle. months' imprisonment with hard labour,

The prisoner was sentenced to three

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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

AT À P.M.—MAY 14.

Wind.

markable aping speculation which Mr Cansuborlain's bruthurs have just entered steamer had cut off from a busy and was company concern. There was another pilot Chun Yat, a bricklayer, was sharged with 4. Joint stock company called the backing and filling to turn round, which boat, the Bonite, outside, owned by a pilot

Stenship Trust, Limited, was regis- it

mado

somewhat difficult for the Rudy to who fights for his own band, and the Faru BALONSTER until it had been farinally, presented to the accession to the Marquess of Kurmanby med Su Yan Kam The complainant, ait observed, after the introduction of the steamer she had to come up river and and the two would dodge about watching Council (in printed form, we presume) at (2.6.M., who had lived in girl af 16 years of age, was walking it Merchant Shipping Bill suo the Flause of change her tack to get round the bows of that our in which required a pilot. The the next meeting. Hitherto papere laid on Sir Henry Loch was as in 1927, and Queen's Road Central this morning at 5.30. Cormant. L'is not very ofton, we ine, the steamer. The experienced pilot who that came in which required a pilot,

after serving in the Royal Navy as a the table have been, supposed to be public midshipman, entered the Bengal Dayal Defendant camo le and mutahol nt the gine, that steamship courantes are formed gave the orders naunged it very well, and wish and French insils, the Glen and

Dr. in Bewingharu, anal still lean frequently the lowdal translated the orders into the Ocean Co.'s gamers are piloted out and property; and we cannot now see the nery in 1811, atal was for some time adju- m, 4 of the copper conts, and then

y in her hand, but only succeder in when the values of steamers are profound. Ningpo tiless in tones that might bays in by pilots retained by this companies on

must t

the well acquainted with the river; the The Harbour Master's report sacaks very cial thission to Turkey, and subsequently an eway. Complainant pursued and saw depressed. This is not at all the time been head in the bund; but cao of the mouthly salaries; the coasting steamers do stopped by a district watchtaan. to insest expital in now enterprises unless alors who was just rousing frein the not take pilots, as their captains and officere tho Earl of Elgin favourably of the proposed warres and accompanied

wore expected that something would hap-lethargy of two months' idleness, was caught The 23 cents were found in defendant's

ven to depreciate prices to a point at which by the jib-shoot as it went from gors to coasting wind jauniers don't take pilots il

they.can

help a hurry p

it, they prefer to piers, and thinks they are much zeinired his special mission to Chin. While en-

in

ships would become a promising speenia-starboard, and he sat down in a negotiations under tag of and will be of great advantage to the comfruce in 1800 te was, with the present Sir

Bagud

them thongh they might have to so inid up the end of the spare-sail boom which bay far as they can taxi thon hire a tugbont to for a year or two. The introduction of the along the deck on the port side a boom bring them mayor Woong har and up to Henry Parkes and others, made prisoner

Shanghai. The merchant vessels which the Tounity.

Mererunt Shipping Bill has, undoubtedly, hold in reserve, and the universe curried Yangtze pilots, have to depond on, are and cruelly treated by the Chinese Cap-

STKRET GAMBLING..

donan good dead in this direction, A THOROUGHLY characteristic Chiness case tain Brabazon, Mr. Bowlby, the Times cor

Kwok Shing, hawker, was sent to ga

public that sailor's name, although it does not appear ships, from home or foreign ports, and men- was brought before Mr. Mackan at the pudent, and others of their fellow for three months hard labour as a rogus was at a time when the provisions of the Billaway Mary Anafor each was the teamers ontsid the regular lines, sailing

unknown to the were either killed of their prisoners Polico Court this auorning. The stoward users tort hus rooch and Parker and vagabond. He was caught gambling prospectus of this returkable Steamship that lux related to her why was so this uf-war (English excupted, for it's very sel-

Trust (Limited) was inued from the print- tinguished by her education and ability as of the S. 8. Droghe, named Chaw A Chi, were imprisoned at Pekin until their re-

ing office of the Birminghuan Cantece, The pianist-lay on the deck for about a gnat merchant vessels coming to Shanghai jost lease was clained on the arrival of the

tor of an hour, anable or too lazy to get up, now is very muali compared to pain Main20.83 81.568 W ship (whether steam of ailing vessels),

they make Basalting and rhhing him of 832 in notes. Loch was afterwards private secretary

or shares or inwrests therein, al work, There was a moderate NE. wind, and the rous one this year. Of cour

Amy20.9174.0.58 NE and a watch and chain worth $80.50 on the to Sir George Grey, while the latter filled the pest of Home Secretary, was Lien-

A woman, named Tá Achoi, was charged or join with other persons in working, the run down to Woosing was antinual chang hay while the sun shines ance a

of tack

Bied the tea season. Several of the Lower Yang-show 20.96 67.0,59 NNE same, for Complsinant's tenant-Governor of the lake of Man from with being in possession of about wel thereby. The usual powers are talion to

every the purpose of innking a profiting Praya West, yesterday.

minutes, roomabitazu pilots know the river up to Hankow Nagasaki 20.82 N

Shanghai.29.9371.057 E 81 by the hurry-soltery and shuffling of feet on hotter that any chart cald show it, ‚ and story was that at about 7 pm. o caine 1863-82, has since been a Commis

tals of prepod optim contrary to Ord. I deal with the property of the company; but desk, hating ropes, tapping ui sails, and

Wostock 2087 14.0 BE4) achore, landing at Prays West. He camasioner of Woods and Forests,

of 1884, Sec. III:

Hongkong Observatory, May 14. P. C. John Lyons visited defendant's net only may the proceeds of sale ho in ather Doises, and under than all was the they make 91,000 to £1,800 for piloting a ashore to look for a friend who lived there-

vested in other:

rabips, but also, if thought voice of the lowda. He always poke asi ten stear up to iinpkow, and down again.

AT 10 AM MAY 15. horas. No. 3 Canto Bazaar, on a warrant, desirable, in such other moner as the were in a gale of wind; and his lange were here are some lines on the

16 The MEETING OF THE LEGISLA-

Monita... 29.02 86.5179) W abouts and shouted out his naine.

and found there twelve taels of prepared directors any think ft. The company may as strong as the water as the phytore their life; and when time to steamers take ongkong 36.00 72.69 B friend not responding to the call complai-

TIVE COUNCIL

opium, two brass pane, a scale, strainer and carry on the business of marine insurance breechice. The noise was heard by sume opium dross, te. Defendant admitted on British or foreign vessels it may make, pilots and the apprentice from below, it is a number of the pints up the river, it makes Ainoy...SC.02 68.064 NW the offence and was finod $15 or three woCA draw, accept, endorse, and musgotiate almost unnecessary to remark, as that it all the brisker for those who are on the Foochow .] — ~}.

Shanghai. 29.95 01570 S promissory notes, bills of exchange, and the beal place on a rather cold morning i

On the 2nd April, we were hovo to Sagaki 50,081- instruments; and, in short, it may do pretty and one pilot navigated the craft in a

all day, a few miles outside Tongsha Westock 2075 18.6— 8E

number of other meu sut in custody.

aduitted by tho prisoner.

A

dom

Statiun

Barometerred

Humidity.

charged a seaman, named Wong Asing, witrench and English armies at Pekin. Sir Previous conviction for a similar offence was usinose of the tapany is to pures This was the first of the chapter of acclients. Years, the pilot's job is not a very prospe¦ Hongkong|24.91 72,769

West, the defendant was arrestel.

:

VOTES.

A number of votes passed by the Finance

ERECTION OF WHARVES AND PI-25,

BREACH OF OPIUM ORDINANCE.

hard labour; the opium to be confiscated.

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The Barometer and the Temperatura have risen. The Humidity has decreased.

W. DOBERCK,

Government Astronomer,

The

Station,

Han kung Observatory, May 15, M

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nant was walking away when Eve meu, of A meeting of the Legislative Council was whom defendant was vao, catere out of held this afternoon. All the membora ware No, 11 Paaya Wost and axed complai. present. nant by the queue, knocked him deva and

Chun Afuk, boarding houne keeper, and much what it pleases in sny field of human | fal maanter till we were near Wenshin, Guizlaff bearing South. We the cook hard at work, but that way beat him. When he got up he found Committee were confirmed. The most itu Ne Asma, coolie, were charged with stor entsprise. But its shares are not to be. All of a sudden those below heard the

calable in the open market, so that they had taken away his purse and watch. portant were, one of §81,650 for the convering the house of one Chung A In in the capitalists, who cannot pass a qualifying about, and th and the sails were flapping/sepe only thing done by the pilos, Gradients indicate gentle NE Winds.

lowdah was

was yelling in

in the He then made a complaint at the Police sion of the upper floor of the Post Office night and atoaling two boxes of clothing, examination before Mr. Schnadhorat will most excited manner possible, so that we except to grow! at the hard times; thos.

building into offices for the Colonial Treas valve 830, on the 13th inst

naturally supposed something serious had reckoned that if they did not make any Station, and from information obtained ury; one of $1,200 for the parchase in The complainant's evidence was to the

have no chance whatever of participating happened, showing that it was a great mis money, they at least saved three or four

Then there was buat.

a considerable from the mistress of the house 171 Praya | England, and erection in situ, ni 12 forte pffeel that it 2 o'clock this morning he was good things of the comtransferred tike to start on a craige on All Fool's Day, dollars a day by coming outside in a pilot

pamps, to be placed

over public drinking as cop in the cockloft of his houss 73 Pura provided that no share shall bu wells; and our of $7.25 to be paid as com West, when he heard his stepman all out to a stranger so long as any member is will-Wo rushed on deck, and found that we had

ing to

to purchase the saine at the prescribed nearly ren into the French godowns on the amount of speculation as to whether it was. The mistress of this house stated that the pensation for resumption by the Crown, of He got up and found thus trap door in the basics this prettier to reely left bank of the river; letting go the nohur true that a fleet of four or five Franck-mon- defendant and four othora came to visit her the remaining portion of Inland Lot 418, at roof of the enckloft open. It was shut when taken, for if outsiders were tou readily was the only thing that saved us; we might of-war was to visit the coast ports.

& few minutes, busband about 7.30 that eveuing, ant lap-ser Wan. in order that the ground he want to bod. He ran up to the roof andmitted, they night object to the all have met à watery grave, unless we had doll monotony was relieved by 1

which it copies may ba parcelled out into saw first defendant running there with a extraordinary powers conferrod en the got close enough to stop on shore. The reporting a saif in sight. In a

a full-rigged ship shortly after they left, she heard fighting new Marine Lots.

bundle under haar, Complainant called dresstors. Theo fortunate gentlemen are lawdah suade tause avise than Bycon ces the masts and yards of a out and eaw constable arrest him after he

not to exceed five in number, and the first cibes in the shipwreck of Don Juan. The were sucu above the horizon, and there was Barometer..... between them and complainant.

five are patres and appointed in the arti- wind was getting strong, and to thread the doubt that she was's big man-of-war. Temperature:

The pilots fondly hoped that she was the Humidity...... The Hon. W. Keswick moved the frat had entered house No. 21 West Street. -The defendant's statement was to the

clas of association. The shareholders are way through the stessors and juris aforesaior of the French flying squadron. Di'tion of wind reading of a bill entitled da finance One of the boxes of clothing was found con effect that the complainant esmu to his to auth rim The Honorable Francie Bul- the roof.

to have no voice in the watter, or can anchor was no easy matter. In changing for house and made a row there about his wife, keley-Johason to construct priers and wharees | first prisoner trying to make his escape from for each of theso five, autocrats shall hold the left bank, so that the anchor had to be tone towards the man-of-war. The Farn- Weather,

The second defendant was seen with the they turn ont directors who behave badly, tack she missed stays, and went too bear A little later, hur hull appeared. The Ruby Force The Harbor of

Victoria, and to

and to conder upon the

sat Francis Bulkeley Johnson

ofler until his death or retirement, or dropped to prevent her going ashore. That hum and Henite, if they had seen her, had Rain.. certain other pucers wut private es.

Defendants were committed for trial & disqualification, or removal, under the was all; but from the lowdah's tone of let her pass; probably they had been sold

provisions of three articles. And making the motion, Mr Keswick said :—he

-they voice, we al thought the ship was sinking just as the pilots on the tuby were abont to be. It was not long before the ship this is a private bill, I may mention that all

are to be well paid, of course. In addition After this little sensation was over, could be rande out as one of Her Britannic the rules laid down in the Standing Ord rs (ligfore M. Markean, Eng., Acting Poller to their travelling, and other expences, anchor was lifted and we got a neigh Majesty's corvettes of the O' class; and ant at the time of the row, stated that he have been waplied with; dua notice har

Magistrati.)

with only the foresail set, and wa In the democracy that they are so be inde- Goverment Gazette. Your calling for defendant. The latter said to all the members of this Council are aware

pendent of their shareholders, are to re- Thors were three pilots in courmand now ૧૭૫૩૦૧૧

Lo Kwong and the other six men charged ceive, by way of remuneration for their and the old preverb about too many cocks complainant you always cute to court my that this bill is almost identically the same with assaulting Woo Ayau, a colic and services for eath year, a suci equal to 10 puiling the pos soup was illustrated in the wife,' then there was a fight, and him as one that was passed by the Council not informer, with iron bars, were again before pet cont, of the actual profits of each third of our abaptor of neoidents. The las incrime. The injured husband was not all ile provisions approved of by the accountant, stated that the first defendant of 10. each; but as this would hardly shock of the collision was very slight, and vory just ge. That bill, however, was the Court, A witness, tamed Wong Achai, year. The capitalis only 25,000, in shares Ruby, fatuately with hardly any way on ber, collided with a junk at suchor; the discharged.

Secretary of State; and it is been thuight was employed by him. During the 13th autistent to hit one bost, these irresi batter to proceed by way of a new ordu inst, he did not see the first defundart. ponsible and irremovable directors are en the only possible damage done was by the Reston is again busy in finding a successor nnes then to amend the old enactment Afterwards the witness stated that be doived with power to issue an unlimited boom catching hold of the bamboos on the to Lord. Ripon. The Pinitter ways. So far The public advantages that will be que had seen him working on that day from 6 number of preference shares and debentares Junk are the order to the crow of dias that wo could hear the headsman in the

foresail

Sho passed quite close to the Ruby, so of The captain of the as the matter can be settled at present, we ferred upon the Colony, I believe, will be till 'clock.

to any amount. They will be limited, in have good reason to suppose that the next accepted us great by all who are scquainted Police Sergeant Butlin gave evidence sa fact, only by the credulity of the Birming Ruby to let go the anchor, and the lowdar starboard chains calling out Deep Six ruler whose India has got to expect is aither with the vent shipping of this harbour. Ia to seeing the first defendant ranning down ham public. From the register of share asked if he should do so! Of course not and when she passed, we found by the La Dufferin, nor Mr. Goschut, nor even almost every otior port in the East there East Street about 2p.in.

holders the following interesting details are One of the junkmen rushed forward with name on her stern, that, as we had guessed Lord Lorne, but the Right Honourable the are superio: facilities for shipping to those The first defendant was remanded till taken as to the persons who constitute this an axe in hand and was evidently going to a few minutes before, she was HMLS Earl of Kimberley,

that are arded here. Singapore, Saigon, tomorrow; the other six to find one surety most remarkable trusta name which in cut the forestay of the Duby, but just thea Cleopard. That was disappointment. No,

whoto complainant wanted to take away. They had a fight together and then com plainant charged him with robbing him.

Su Achow, one of the men with defend

18

in the

saw the amplainant come along the street, been given and tho bill has apendy and [

the house but was arrested afterwards.

the Supreme Couṛt.

THE ASSAULT ON AN INFÓRMEL

thess directors, who bare each little faith down slowly amongst the uk their navigating lieutenants are supposed i

to be able to do without pilots on the Yants. One of the pilote dang

For she might have been a Roosbian A Frenchman, Jap, er Frooshine,

Ur an italian 3.

Bat in spite of our expectation,

That she belonged to either autica, She is only an Englishmau í

W. DOBLOK, Guserument Astrònommer. Huvikung Observatory, May 15,

1. BAROKITER, reduced to 31 degrees Fahren. hot, and to the level of the seas in inches, tenthe and havdradite.

9. TEMPERATUEN, in the shade bu degrees, and tenths, Falwenheit.

3. Buscay, in prosalege of saturation, Che hamidily of air esiumted with moletate being 10.

DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.

5. Force of Win, nocending to: Beaufort Beels,

&

3. STATE OF WEATERE & Nee skye de

lighting, overcast;

hall, Chiglate ingl, o vagas y ganzugsters,

qarly, rain, a snow, thunder, e visibility.

daw (wet).The laitsus tre repasted to indi,

is any increase over die aange of their signification.

7. Rats, in inches, legibs and hundredth