THE CHINA MAIL.
The Trade of Siam, 1883.
TRADE REPORT.
3
No. 6503.--Mar 28, 1884.] banke. The present alle General We note the arrival of a now German to make a sort of confession of faith to Agents then reorganized a new Com steamer to-day, the signal, 384 tons, Cap Blackwood, after which the official path is that accused as in possession of half-sat a man in peaceful sloop, Schlossarek's On the bearing of the case, it was show three minutes. His corpse looks liko that pany to be under their management tain Nuderrat, from Hamburg. After din This results, nouarding to the clerks, in many the Mixed Court seal, one berg for the London, April 22nd. Another English The trade-of Bangkok during the year country, and the only direct impost to
made wonderfully smooth for the convert, dozen duly stamped, wheranis, iszed under features are horribly contracted. After this there was a long period of charging her carge, the Sipal will, we hear, cases of a pretense of pioty to Blackwond arrest of the tires wine in question; but ship from India has arrived at Alexandris 1899, showed a retrogade tenilehey both in which he is subjent is a trionnial poll-tax of can earn double wages, while living hore is. rest from anxiety, for the markets that
both batter and cheaper than in its own were opened commenced to tax the reload for Nowchwang, and it is possible that enam tad of the beat civil none of them were countersigned by the with a case of cholera on board. outces of the Refinery, and an exten-she may afterwards obtain a charter and
$1,000,000 less than might have servants, but of the most accomplished Senior Consul. It was further proved that sion became necessary. There was un- rat on ode of the local lines,
Imports and Exporta, especially in the case two and a half dollars. London, April 24th,In the House of CE the former, the amount of which was butwe Bangkoke and Chantaboon; port Three small steamers now ply regularly interrupted success for a number of
naties of Lieut. Colond and Mira Cattell,
Pay Departmout and will relieve out-Co-
rules.
CORRESPONDENCE.
of
was in
The
have at last ronched the ears of Parliament; Ted them over to the Mixer Court, in default | reply had been sont to Egypt's suggestion boon ginod list of the value of the voyance of labourers to the 'Battambong and at an early date next week the Govern of payment of $150, which he bad tried to in regard to the relief of Burbes, which, he Exports and Itaports of this port for the sapphire, wines some three days journey years. The founder of the original en Ir the list of prasangers booked for Hong city members us to the propriety of Secre
nent is to bo questioned by one of the extort froth the brothol-keepers. terprise having severed his connection kong by the P. & Osicamship Deccan, tary Blackwood's conduct and the legality her was perfectly justified under Mixed any other force. The Government fully though on the whole a steady increase has Barmah and Tadin. Although the mot with it, wont to England and secured in
The Magistrato contended that the rita-
said, was doubtless in dangor. Khartoum eight years preceding 1665 shows that, and nearly the whole viale? Is sont away to valuable patont, known as the Wein. Whiel left London May 7th, appear to his allogod evasions of tho civil service Court Rule No. 5 in exocuting warrants of recognized the oblignilon they were under take place in both until the past years have now been worked for sororal years,
danger, eithor from mutiny or
inland. Most of the rainers are Burmese, rich, the result being that a second rò-
this nature, withat any other authority, for the safety of Gordon, and would put of scrno two per cent. on the averago and in dininin in quantity, while the profita nira finery was established by Mr. McGreient-Colonel Caltoli bolongs to the Aroy
Consular or otherwiss. Further that the themselves in a position to render all need the Imports a still larger decrease of Bro still considerable, in spite of the racont thoto was a decrease then in the Exports the supply of stones does not appear to Municipal police had no right to arrost his ful assistance. ramer, and keep him in gaol all night, Lord Edtand Fitzmaurico said that porcent, during the san termo. when ho, the Magistrato, had applied over Nichar Pasha rojusel to retain office unless. night for his release.
Bosher was relieved. Ho stated that no instructions had been sent to Baker Pasha at Sunkin regarding the treatment offalves,
ing the budget, aid the revenue for 1899 the Chancellor of Exchequer, is introduc Tandon, April 24th-In the Commons
£5,599,000; the boer duty stone exceeded the ostinato by £200,000, whilst the spirit amounted to £87,205, 184: expenditures to duty fell off. The income tax producud £43,000 beyond the estimate. The na
a
gor Smith. It was not long, however, before this new entorprian was purchas Jonel A. 6. Murray, as District Paymasterand ed by its powerful rival, so that the latter again enjoyed a monopoly, and Agent for the Lords Commissioners of brought up the producing power of M. Treasury. the Company to 2,600 plouls per day, at which we believe it now, stands. We learn that Messrs Balfour and Wilson, In January 1883, the Lee Yuca who, with three other gentlemen, whose Suger Company was founded with as-napier we do not know, purchased the wreck tive capital The works of this Com of the Scctlisti Oriental Steamship Com pany were constructed to turn out forty tons of refined sugar daily, or say 67 Pay's stoamor Rajanathanther, lost on piculs. This out-turn was shortly in roet in the Gulf of Siam, are making very sa- creased to 800 picule, and we hear that tisfactory progress towards lifting the vessel. additional amchinery is now on the way Taccompartments have been made pezfootly out for the Company that will farther water tight, and those engaged on tho work inercase its out-turn. At the begin expect to have the reassi afloat in one month ning of the year, another sugar refining works, of gigantic proportions, com from the procent time. She will then pro plant of this undertaking und that of the Les Yuen Sagar Company ara almost identical in construction, and it may be assured that the plant of ench Befinery a ne near perfection as it is possible to bring it, oven at the present time. The. prodaving power of the three Refineries How in existence here is about as follows:-
THE PRESENT FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES.
To the Editor of the CRINA Mall.'
It was agreed that the first point shonid St-It will, linfer, he gonemily accoded be referred by the Municipal Council to that a crisis is now being passed through ine Consular body. In regard to the extent than any hitherto experiossed in Huang that it was past 11 o'clock when he, Hongkong of a more serious natars in second, the Assessor explained to 31r this busy contrs of opion that will Station, and that if there had been any tent to place waters on a wonder id regularity or delay in handing over the the Magistrate, bad sent to the Polio that any legitimate anggestion butter footing will not be unacceptable in Bu, saw quite saiutontional on the
columns of your paper, where its pros. part of the police. and cons. are likely to be closely looked The Magistrate accepted this explanational doht up to the present time in reduc
The
L
in 1883
1882
1831-
Imports -$6,187,450 7,104,381 6,279,484
1880 - 1870 1878 18:2 1870 1876
0,341,ma 6,480,817 5,8/7,810 5,030,521 7.070.003 6,383,238
EXPOR
Ric
decrease in the value of this gem. The Exports $9,207,769 trade and prosperity of Chantaboon have 9,702,778 greatly decolored since regular communica 9,865,056 ion was established with the capital, and 0,704,318 the cultivation of pepper in particular has been largely extended. Coffee is grown of 10,807,445 excellent quality, hut as yet to a very 8,872,103 limited extent, 1,150,407
Another boneft it will follow from the $,318,683 introduction of steamers in the disappear- 8,427,416ance of the small piretical craft that infest the ouator ahora of the Gulf lower down, seldom visited by steamera.
The dullness of trado during the last year
menced operations at Quarry Hay. The (bably be towed to Bangkok to be repaired interval, time has shown that not tho zuan and bec illegally engaged in al- satisfactory, hat the working clases au in 1883 Picula 3,620,950 vaknadat $4,402,517 dongy to disappear as soon as the Export
China Bugar Refining Co. 2,000 plculs Leo Yuon Sugar Refining Co..... 800. Quarry Bay Refinery 1,000
Total 4,000 piculs
Sho has sustained little or no damage he yond the large hole made in her hull when aho wont nshore.
a strange publication known as the fer Cry, and recognised as the official gazette of General Booth's Salvation Arms, is stated to be published in English, French, Swedish, and several other languages. The army sent out last year 250,000,000 copios, and £17,000 work of musical in- struments, miforms, and badges,
San
from
the
was one of his otheil servants, d, that Magistrate replied that the accused being the case, he should a lús own dia- cretion in dealing with him privately.
Mr Giles objected to this proceeding, tings tote on sword to that effect. and declined to sign the charge-akeet, put
The Earthquake in Eugland. The following information regarding the
1882
1881
3,308,095 3,670,773
3,430,040 3,906,544
1830 1879. 1378 2,354,047
$207,335 trade recover its elasticity. 26,001,885
The capital and recent earthquake appears in San Francisco. keep in hand. It was proposed to coin new had to self-probably compananted them in amely the silting up of the canals (many.
meet
papers-
At
a
Of
suggestion that those by whots it has been ground that the detective night to be dub wits reduced during 1883 by £8,500,000, ficical and irregular rainfall in cho lewicnes, the exchango, As the Export of produce into, I would ask space to briefly detail aon, but declined to panish the accessed on of by £72, 680,000, (Cheers. The national discussed lack a boing well worthy of authorities the fact that the second was a and fecal year is £85,202,068, ugainst year consequently full much bolow the aver and for dollars in order to pay for this in- The rico erop of 1882, on account of a deas of course notbeen without its effort uponi punished for nut reporting to the police Tho estimated expenditure for the ourront being carried out. Insurance Co. was established with x paid
Soto 16 years ago the Hongkong Fire Mixed Court runner, and thus obtaining £85.304,000 the provitus your. Childurs ago, is is shown by a comparison of the ports enabled then at one time to cond ahert ane, and the Export of-ries list was found to yield but alight profits, the do- his immediate release. P capital of $100,000. During this long
Mr Giles urged upon his Worship that for 1884. Tado, and agriculture were
anid it was difficult to forecast the ruvennofigures for 1833 and the previous five years. promium of nine per cent, as against the encroach on this capital, but, on the con- Panished accordingly, single instanco as it boon necessary to tempting to extoré ney, and ought to be pretty comfortably off
There were exported tntive currency. This premium has a ten- has been accumulated, and this in addition
In connection with the Post Ofica eati
Pauperism was trary, a handsome reserve fund of $885,000
declining. The revenue was estimated at The
80,550,000 aguinal £71,866,000 lat year. to the large dividends paid year by your.
Cholers, which had prevailed during tire tates, ho was sorry to say that after night
25,847.307 previous two years, did not disappear from proved to be an amplo security to the con- Now if the $400,000 capital has been
87,187,227 the town last year, but continued its ravages, produced only £150,000 against an estimate months' experience the Parcels Poat Ind
$6,487,509 though in a somewhat milder form. It was han not, I would ask, the time arrived when it tributors of business daring all these years,
The average quantity of the Export of
formerly supposed only to accur et interrale would be polley to return say half,
of £540,000. It was therefore proposed to defer the systom of six-penny telegrams picula
the five yours previous 20. 1882 was 3,352,180 veral years, a belief perhage due to the whole, of the paid up capital, leaving the
until August, 1885. Owing to the small-
small degree of attention bestowed on $885,000
There dove not appear to have both any seems now to have resulted in the discovory on The earning power, and security
eanitary matters, but closer observation find to conduct the business
ness of the surplus-£263,000-Childers complaint that the scarcity was suficiently that it is endemic. The truth probably is only proposed to reduce the tax on car grout to have caused any inconvenience in that several cansex now combine to run- would remain intact.
rig, which woull absorb £20,000. The he country itself. The high prices obtain dor the place less healthy than formerly, Pesorve is to a large extent invested
remaining £243,000 was not too mack to
od by the cultivators for what rico thoy in mortgages, from which one may This, we believe, is whist die Heting-in steamer Arabic, which arrived at anticipate being called upon to
infer the able General Agouts do not
half-sovereigns containing ton per sont Lomtem, April 22-át 0.30 this morning lea golf, this affecting a net profit of rice harpost of last year is reported from all were, offensive to both sight and smell), a some degree for the deltoient yiel The which am now little better than έχου ries, are capable of turning out daily Francisco on the 19th April, started any serious los, or they would doubtless with their exlating machinery..
an earthquake slack of considerable foret will sulfice to maintain coinage in future in tiful, as it is expected will appear when of the population from the banks of the £1,250,000, which sum, put out at interest, quarters to have beon marvellously benn-deficient water supply and the steady shift- Of Hongkong with, 000 Chinese, with
the have selected a binding mode of invest was felt in the Eastern counties of England, satisfactory condition. course it will be understood there is expectation of landing, the greater part of pasit account with a local Bank, from which Localities in Esso and Suffolk were the posed to convert the 3-per cent consols into published.
ment. Again a large am remains code-
It was also pro- the figures of this year's export come to bail out roads, where there is no systera of river and canals to the sides of the newly plenty of room for additions to the thom at Honolulu. plant at the Refineries, especially the regulations of the Enwatian Governmont Agents and Committoo find a difliculty in Ipswich the shook was so savere that the lin despatch says: Un account of England increase in the number of mills, several of server performed the office of a inain
Owing to the new is not unnatural to suppose the General acces of the greatest disturbance.
Two-and-three-quarter per cents
The rice milling business has not of late drainage, As long as the honses of the in- New York, April 24th.-A Hereld's Berbeen very profitable, partly owing to the bitants were constructed over the water, enable a corresponding increven of the five Chiness from any one vasol, considerable
The value of money now is such that,
not having anciently honored. Gerta which have:
things the rear and usage ary left to greatly in want of a water supply, but and only about 303 wore landed. The re the shareholders in the way of dividend or were thrown into such a state of consterna
in no hurry to recognise.
In many of these establishments the faster and locay beneath the horses, this disadvantage is not likely to be minder were taken to San Fransiano, and otherwing, tia little less than certainty to
Deposits of coal have long been knowa to about 200 shipped on the steamer Queen Resume that a vary amall portion of it would on that business for a time was suspended. removed until the new Water-works of the Pacific to Victoria, British Columbin. again find its way into any of our Banks at
economical expedient of using the paddy mission to the West coast of are completed.
The romainder will probably try to and the nominal rate deposit accounts recoire,chester.The concussion lasted half the trost content for Gladstone's ability tailed in the cotamencement of the year nave auccessful. The specimens, which The ebook was still more severe at Col-basis for Wie German decision. It is well
Africa, and his reports thereon, will fenn
aula, and an attempt is now being made to Probably the producing power of at San Francisco if they can work through When the question of the subdivision of the
work this mineral at one plass in known in official circles that Bismarck has these Refineries will be fully equal to the moshes of the Custom House and
ahares was suggested, it was readily tak minute. The rat symptom was a deep, as a stateaman, und regards hit only as a to the quantity of timbor that woull be
Ligor, which it is to be hoped will the demand for many years to come, ae United States Courts
into consideration by: beyond certain limits the markets are
and Consulting Counittes; and they re-inspiring, specdily followed by the quaking the kontest interest events in Egypt, and the season. But during the latter part of Frenele survey expedition under the com the General Agents tumbling sound, portentous and awe parlerentaire, angioquent theorist and offered for exportation, mud 4 considerable very gund quality, consisting res they do of lave boon oxhibited do not appare to lie of supplied by local establishments, and WITH regard to the fature of Sebastopol, s holders to carry the matter through, and I
coived the unanimous support of the share and shaking of all the buildings.
Esterateur. The Chancellor watches with quantity was placed on the market early in only surfaca cai. this is getting to be cepecially the case home paper remarks that thero Russia will wilt venture to say an equal readiness will church bells sounded as though awayed by by which soon will be gauged England's rain in the interior, the river fell much of Lieutenant Ballon and suitably
In the early part of the year 1883 in the Australian colonies. Cheop
The seems to believe that Egypt is the barometer the year, in consequence of a deficiency labour and other advantages enjoyed possess in two or three years' time a full-courteously take means to sound the feelsen banda, tal chinney stacks of factual relative position among the family are pidly than usual, and but little equipped for the purpose mindo a thorough hare, however, ought to place our suger grown town, with a subsidised dockyard ings of the shareholders, which could be tories crashed inrning to the earth, and other industry in a good position for com-capable of turning out iruselads, and pro daus by circular or meeting.
tinther could then has fosted down. This exploration of the route across the lathus peting in distant markets.
London, April 24-The Princess Alice's scarcity surubined with a rise in the prices Krs, so often proposed to the most suit. There bably a large state, dockyard as well, to-
loity structures were destroyed. The spire Moacirs contain her complete enrrest hon sout op the value of tonu hezeable place for cutting a ship canal through is also good reason for thinking that other with the old great granite dock re-
of one of the largest churches in the city, The work excites greiter interest than did
ondeuce with the Queet until for death. nearly twenty-five per cent.
the Malay peninsula, The the markets in the Far East will go on stored, and an iron fiuating dock capable
150 feet high, fell with an awful crash to the Queen's book. Fifteen thousand copies improving Ching alone should be Erents, it is thought, all point to the fact of austaining the largest ship of war.
survey was such as to disappoint the of the the hopes the ground. It is impossible to estimate able to consume all the sugar refined that Turkish unval supremacy in the Black
of the least sanguine. The lowest pain dis- the amount of damage, but it is known to
were issued us this frat elition.
sovered in the chain of hills running down in Hongkong, but before this result Sea, which contributed so materially to
Lo great. In private houses the greatest
tho Peninsula was two hundred and fifty. can be attained, the Chinese will have prolong the last struggle, is rapidly dying
confusion prevailed.
font above the rea level. The Pakchan to be divilisel up to the consump-away, and that ere long the power will pass
river, which it was hoped to utiles for tho westem entnues, was found to be allow tion of reflued sugar, Locally the completely to Russia, who, with her mask three Refineries provide ouployment Karsales to be finished in two or three.
and very circuitous in ita courne, full of shoals and liable in the rainy season to heavy for a fee Europeans and a large years thre-and har dominant attitude in number of natives; they advance our the Bakaus, may be expected to adopt a shipping interests, and they provide very much more arrogant attitude in regard valuable banking business.
to Turkish affairs then she is content to do to-day
new once, and that such additions would prohibiting the landing of more than twenty- invosting the large elims at their enmmand: walls of houses were preoptibly shaken, interests in the Fiji Islamis, Gormany will, King,y been taken over by the sewer, but under She nitored condition of cut-turn to be made. The Lee Yneu is diffealty was experienced at Honokula, † were the $100,000 est frue, and returned to plates were rattled and bells rung People Į it je saki, at lens if aho does so at 463, husk as fuel has been auccessfully adopted, exist at various place, in the Malay Penin
TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, 27th May, 1884. THE DERBY. LATEST BETTING.
Queen 'Scots Adelaide Filly
Tailamos...
St. Gation
Richmond.
5 & 1
lla L
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
The next FRENCH MAIL, per the M, M. St. James for this port on the 27th inat. at 8 am,, may be expected to arrive here on or abcat Friday morn ing, the 30th instant,
be shown to carry this proposal if they will
Yours, &c.
A SHAREHOLDER
Police Intelligence (Before B. Hackean, Buz.) Wednesday, May 28.
UNRULY CHAIR "COOKIES,
Sui ip, Tang Yau, le Luk and Tang
Chairs and tables were overturned, china and glassware in the cupboards rattled in pictures and other gethor and were frequently shattered, while
ornaments
the
Nacht troaty
of nations,
Very sanguine hopes had been onter-
of
The value of bunk exported from Bangkok
was:
In 1883
1892
1881
1880
$730,306
8178,204
$279,989 $193,030
Batu April 24-The Emperor koups to his room, but continues to receive visitors and works throughout the day. The con- dition of the prem causes the greatest disquiet to court circles, in which her death Western Siam is exported by way of the A large quantity of teak from North
rica
pro-
983 4
in considered a matter of a few works. Sween river and ita Bastern tristar freskots which bring down much sediment
ed stronghold at Batount, her railway to Long, chair coolies craployel by Mr Hwalls became loosened from their thu The Emperor's journey, to Wiesbadenie/of whicà no note is taken in these, raterne. frou: the hilla, The path across the Poniu-
T. Arkcoll, were charged with disobedience the lawful order of the complainant and disorderly conduct on the 270 inst Arkool! stated that he had repeatedly to M: complain of disobedience to his orders by the defendants. Be now complained their refusing to gather incse, and refusing to teave the house when told and cruitinga disturbance.
Defendants were fined $2 each. ...
THE MUEDEE AT YAUMATI
Cheung Apung and Ip Asing wore again before the Court on a charge of murder on the 16th April at Yau-ma-ti
ear.
and fell upon the floor. terror-stricken Men, women and children will lay the fondation stong of the new fastenings paslpesied till May on account of the illness Tho people were of the Empress. Before his departare he their agonized cries and pale faces made a ruched alricking into the streets, where Parliament touse. most painful and impressive scent.
London, the shock was ala sgyere, and poople At Chelmsford, about thirty miles from ware Bled with torror and dismay.
for y
At South End the earth trembled miles around, the window-glass in dwellings was broker, biruneys were smashed.
to determine the extent of the damage, serious disturbanco. It is impossible as yet Colchester was the centre of the most
Pork Sat, April 21Half the Atah homeless. quarter burned to-day; 4,000 Arabs are
Prus, April 26-The Anglo-French bateries has terminated its labors Franco Commission to regulate the Newfoundland renounces the right of fishing in certain bays of the island, but will exerciso strict sapower French subjects to fal supervision over places where former treaties Loin, April 24.The Pope has decided to ertats another Cardinal in the United States.
Loud, April 4-The ship-owners of the North of England will hold a meeting mantis, of one-fourth of the vessels of each to arrange for the withdrawal, for four
the stea freight market, owner, with the purpose of mising rates in
Fish.
The take of Platu, fa fish corresponding herring) was last year a favorable one, though somewhat in size and appearance with the not equal to the grunt catch of 1880.
The value of the Export of Platu in
1983
was $400,135 ...$361,174 $376,258 $661,755 This fish, when salted and cleaned, is now sent in increasing quantities to China; whereas formerly it was nearly all exported to Jaya
* 1899 1831
.. 1830
Pepper.
twenty per cent. in value in gooseynes of Pepper, which comes chiefly from the districte about Clustaleon, rose upwards of the increased demand, while a considerable increiso took place in the quantity exported. Tha figures for the last three years were us
in
1982
19,514
to withdraw one-fourth of the vessels for follows:
Glyon, April 26.-It will be imposeibla
on dean freights, as the steaters are mostly employed in red linea
Herlin, April 25.The proprietors of the leading steel works in Prussia, including inform the workmen that over-
The supgcation of the Vistorian Premier that some acknowledgment of the service rea- Jerod, on February 11, by the sa. Pathan to the Victorian torpede boat Childers, now on her way out to the colony, should be made, has been seted upon. It will he re
the Town Hall and private houses swayed. At Malden, len miles from Chelmsford, membered that Lieutenant Jerrans, who is in command of the Childers, found himself
Boveral times. The wave passed from South Dr Margos, Assistant Superintendant of to Nerth. without coal when Bearing the Straits of the Government Civil Hospital, recalled, Gibraltar, and that the captain of the stated that he had referred to his notes and Strand, London.
The
Globe says the shock was felt in the Pathor tored the vessel through the found to date on which the dead body was asserts, was perceptibly rockud, so much so A business house, it Straits. The following letter has becu ad-brought to the Hospital was the 18th that the earlyes were affected and rushed dressed by by the Minister of Defence to April. Captain Rowley, of the Fathan, which is f Robert Lovo, P.C. 32, gavo evidence as
-into the streets. now in the bay Sir,-I have to inform to finding the body of the murdered man
The shock at Ipswich, is estimated, you that I am in receipt of a communica on the 18th inst. at about 7 am., on the
lasted three seconde, Co.'s B. 8. Saghuliza, which left Cape command of the Victor the ufest in beach at Tai Kok Tsui. Ho had a rope feeling of alarm and insecurity throughout fane roombs, as proposed, to raise the rates i
Lion from Lieutenant
The earthquake hat caused a goreral Childers, in which he speaks warly of the right ear and the end brought down and
torpedo boat round his neck and knotted under his England. him whenhle vessel was short of coals outside about 1 in. long on the lead above the valuable assistance you so readily granted tied round his ankle. There was a cut the Strains of Gibraltar. Faching that the right Govtheir behalf, have much pleasure in the eflect that when taking the fest defend-heat so badly shattered that they are com
are depply indebted to you, I
Inspector Thomson also gave evidence to bidden for the present, as the buildings have
In some of the streets traile has beer for / Bruction compels them to reduce the pum- conveying to you the expression of their ant into the gaol on the 21st ult. ho calle sidered dangerous. I have the honour, &c., F. T. Sargood. sincere thanks for the services roudcrel. to witness and said to hina 'I no kill the man, belong two barbers, named Asung and
SOME CASUALTIES. Asing Ho also said that he saw them tions of the proximity of an earthquake. In London there were nainerous india. strike the deceased man with an iron bar. Telegraph instruments were shaken and prisoner as one of the men, from a number and Fleet strest of others in the geol.
At Ipswich mansion The case was further remanded till to destroyed. At Colchester a child was killed was shattered and the railway depot, partly morrow.
and a wotnap'e akull fractured. The woman is in a precarious condition. There wore many La Ai, a bricklayer, was convicted of a Langenhos was demolished, and the narrow cacapes. The bus old parish church atealing a pair of shoes and a coveriet, the place looks as if it had been bombarder, out London. The alleged culprit is Steven the 25th instant. son Arthar Blackwood, Sconetary to the for larceny was proved against the defend rushed panic-stricken to the streets aal A previous conviction At Coggeshalle a number of school girls The Catalina init Kowloon Dock to-day. Post office, and as far as administrativo ant and he was now sent to gaol for three any of them were crushed. THE U. & gunboat Fake, Commander department. The charges against Mr.
details are concerned, practically head of the mouths' hard labour. Black wood are that he is a fanatioaludberent.
The S. S. Anchises left Singapore for tais
port on the 24th instant The 3. B. Chencan Left Singapore on the
26th instaat for this part. The S. S. Victoria, from Antwerp, left
Singapore on
on the 26th inst. for this
Bingapore on the 28th instant for this
port.
1683 Picals 26,400 were exported
个 1881
17,080
In the beginning of 1852 the price was fromi
·Cuille
Tehs. Tela.
18 to 21 per picnl
"
sun, which naturally follows the "lowest ground through which the canal would have valleys, winds about vary considerably. The
chiefly granito ud alate. to be made is mostly of a hard rocky nature.
-The
Затаров river on the East coat is still shallower, udre tortuona, and generally less suitable for ravigation than the Pakchan, while the bay into which it opens is completely ox posed to the full force of the North East is of little depth and is steadily süting up, The distance across the Peninsula miles as the now fea, i.e. allowing that the catsinty of the Prichat could be made At the corzoweak point is some twenty-four
practicable. The cost of cutting the canal is estimated at some beanty million pounds, at some fifty-eight millions of cubic ma al the amount of ground to be excavated tres.
menaden,
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGIQAL:
Station.
Manila
REGISTER
AT 4 P.M.—MAY 27.
Wint
Baroterlerved
Aad 334. Flık.
Temperature,
Humidity.
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The Export of oattly shil continues to catock 30.00495
29.8785.376 Hongkong 29.8001.082 SSE 1 Amy. 29.8176,086 NE Fuschew, 20.9073.080 NE Shanghai 29.7781067 8
NNE B Nagasaki 29.94 SW
Hongkong Observatory, Mays.
The Union Line steamer Principio faft Tar following telegrant appears in a San The first prisoner picked out the second the shook was distinctly felt in Chengste directly above were unfajured, although wereas, the Bgares being for.
port
The 8. Sexartney loft Singapore for this
part on the 27th insty
Franciscs paper..
New York, April 26th.-A cable special from London of April 25th saya: A scan The 8. 8. Len or leit Singapore for this alous charge, in which the Salvation Army
part on the 27th inst Thu. 8. B. Co.'s str. Fencer, from Liveris mixed up with the General Post-office, is
'LAKUHNY
ber of working hours Some threaten to stop
1883 10 to 23 their works.
1881 101 to 28) Dublin, April 26-A cannister of gun-or 2 shillings and two pence.)
(the tical a worth about 60 cts, of a dollar, Barracks, Ehip street, in this city, Tho powder exploded this evening in the Area windows of the barracks were shattered, but the olivers dining in the rear and
are found scattered about. No arrests several pieces of nail rod, two inches long, Fragments of cook-work were found nea the scene. The report of the explosion was very loud and caused great alarm.. catach of the lungs.
Berlin, April 25,-You Moltke ia ill with
He has obtained
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5,081.
head.
AT 10 AM-MAY 28, Manila 9.0084.375
8.11 Hongkong 29.7078, 02 E ALLOY 29.873.090 NE Boochow
Shanghai, 20.6067.677 NW Ngali 20.88ESE 2
pool, left Singapore: for this port on to-day agitating civil service girdles through property of a hawker rsmed In Ahong, on! The damage at Wixonhoe along is £4,000 f long leave of absence and will retute to his mark. Every year Siam becomes more deostock 29.00426 SE 20
the 27th inst
DOCK MOVEMENTS -
Ir is expected that H. B. M.'s sloop far ing, Commander Lavrence Ching, will leave the barbour on-the-ded proximo for target practice: The practica completed she will proosed to Canton, where there is at present no British man-of-war-
Tus rotting and improvements which we -stated a short time ago were to be made on H.BAL' carrotte Champum, have been
Lof
MIXED COURT,
man was one
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.
(0.40
The Barometer and the Temperature
MANUFACTURES. These do not offer much occasion for re-
omand of the staff. estilos in silesia, He retains moninal pendent upon the manufactures of Europe. and China, as might very naturally be ox The Hagus, April 25.-The Upper Hause pected in a thinly populated and com-have fallen. Gradients indicate nuderate of the States-General-by a vote of 26 to paratively newly opened country, rich in S.E. winds. 210--passed the bili authorizing the Co-agricultural products, such as Siam verubat to dozionetizosilver to the anicunt Cotton and silk cloth are made for home
W. DoushCK, Goverment Astronomer. Hongkong Obamatory, Mag 28.
of
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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
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G. D. B. Glidden, will leave iter to-morrow of the Salvation Army and uses his official for Calton, to reliers the U. S gunboat position and command of rewards and Moncay, Coramander F. J. Higginson. punishments to dragon the clerks and Before HUANG, Mized Court Magistrate, and
Shanghai, May 21st.
25,000,000 farins, alasid the monetary use, of course but strong toxtare. situation of the country reader the step no- telegraph uparators of the Fost office Depart
Water jars, pots, tiles, eta, of rod day, The O. &. Company's steamer Arabic cessary. This bill passed the Lower House 21 made near Esugkok. The bricks now the Salvation Array, maats, maile and female, into the Mr. R. A. GULES, British descaso
arrived here from San Francisco and Yoko ried out, it will withdraw from circulation tramely interior quality."
early in March. If its provisions are earoanufactured, though cheap, ars of an ex- Secretary Blackwood is a bright and shin- Mixed Court, was charged with having on-
Cho Kan, a runter employed, at the hama this afternoon, bringing American something over one-sixth of the entire silver Knives and Kriaus are made of very fair powerful exhorter st the Sunday orangelical brothel on the 17th and 18th fast, and following telegrams from our Ameriena ing light in the army' and is known as awfully arrested three women in a Chinese
dutse up to the 28th ultimo. We take the than 112,003,000 Lorins
cousas, which smounts to something less quality meetings in the little Bethels throughout further with attempting to extort from the files:
The manufacture of gold and silver ware Alexandre, April 27-A native paper is still kept up, but it is now chiefly in the Batomater....... the city. It is hurged that he has brought the run of $150.
published a rumour that Khartoum han hade of the Chiness. the Salvation Army's tactics into his de-
Cute, April 22-The refugees from fallou, that Gen. Gordon is a prisoner, and Captain MoEaun, by invitation of the Shendy, massacred, consisted of the Cap that the natives, are signing a pofition for from the cane, but in quantity insufficient Dition of wind Sugar is share both from the pain at Humidity.......
Temperature partment to the extent of holding prayer Magistrate, took a esat upon the Bench. mootings during business hours in the Gear Post office building under the aus. Assessor ordered hiu, as usual, to kneel neral Gordon said to then you are safe Korosu. They lost 65 ron on the journey. is carried on in Bangkok. The process on Rain
On the accused being brought in, the Groeks. Before they left Khartoum, Go
tains of the Egyptians, Assyriana and an English protectorate for ten years.
for domestic consumption. The troops for Shendy havo arrived at
The casting of bronze statutes of Buddha Weather,
Force pices of the Civil Bervice Prayer Union which he has established, and which appears that the
down. The Magistrate objected, saying in Khartoum, but go if you like," have for its special object praying for It was, however pointed out to him by the rebels between Shendy and Berber, has from Barber, dated April 25th, states that
of his own servants.
Lundton, April 35.The Cairo correspond-Ployed
that known as en cire perdue," El Mahdi's Lieutenant, commanding the ont of the Daily Nets anys: A telegram and the alloy used consists of cupper and Dearly affected; and it is expected that the inconverted members of the pivil service, Assessor that the man's name was on the Cimas to Berber and villagen in it, the report of the recent cassacre at Shendy Bra mads, upon this con of wax is
WDONERCH, will leave the harbour for the North about specially among post office employés. The charge-ainet, aqused of a misdemeanour ( vožnity, and to districts between Shendy was exaggerated. The loss of refugees and moulded and over this again is put another hit, end in the love of the sea in ingken, tenths
sometimes with the admixture of i
•Government #elrynnaur. complain that this artis hew and which brought him under the jurisdiction of and Khartoum, demanding immediate sub soldiers was only slight,
MIRAI QUANLIty of ine
Hongkong Oberrotary, May 28, A clay axici illegal tests of illus la the civil service and the Coach, and that Le could not perizit mission to Our Lord, the Long Expected.
1. BARGATAN, reduced to 33 degrees Fahren results.
en intolerable amount of cant
Hussein Pasha, Governor of Berber, says layer of olay The whole is then baked, and handrolikeken, Brd hypocrisy
any exception to be made in his favour. Vienna, Apr1 92.-Hugo Schenck and he and the garrison will die at the post of for that purpose, and the central core being and tenths, Fabrenhet The clerle say faithful and efficient man ther; but when the detective who had ar- of many young girls, wore executed today,
Upon this the Magistrate objected no far. Schlossarek, his accomplice in the rounder duty
the wax ronning off through apertures left and women ar, without any request ur rested the moused was brought in, the Schlossrek was hanged first. His counten have discovered a relazuble murderers' by the want.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in degreet, owledge on thei: part, publicly prayed Magistrate loudly insisted upon his kneel-wase was pale and he trembled visibly and club near Palermo, consisting of 50, mene
London, April 25,--The Blotion polico now run into the stavo pruriously cupied termidity 02 air sabumied with moters being kept in its place by iron pegs The alty is 3. HUITY, in percentage of saturation, the arrived by the S, & Orion, Messrs Mel- and their names are put down on what they Mixed Court-runner, he ought to be piteous appearance. He cursed Scheuch, vantage and oroft. The murderers under
by naam in these mid-day conventioles, lug on the groand that, having arrested
ated was scarocly able to stand, presonting a bers, pledged to murder for common ad oliers & Co. write us to the effect that the call the Blackwood black list. A long treated as a prisoner hinself. It was secos. bat just before the rupe was placed around talks to execute private vengeance for hire,
4. DISCUTION OF WIND, to two points. 5. FORCA KIN, to Beaufor sommarder of that set states that the subjected to espionage and frequently dis Magistrata the fact that is in not customary struggle lasted eight minutes. Schenck's
as their asmes sie on this they are sury for Mr Gilca to press on the his neck he became unconscious.
Seale men did not coute to the Colony in the charged or retarded from promotion to make for prosecutors to kneel, and that he would execution: followed.
The A branch club conslating of 45 members, off considerably during the year. This was hail. I lightning, verosak, praning showers,
The coolte immigration from China fell
6. STATE OF WEATHER 5 bine sky, a de Orion Wa appear to hate been misin. way for hypocrites, who, hare secured favor not sanction any such procceding, before scaffold with an elistic step and his face killed 30 persone. The members of both Chinese authorities of large pumbers of calo ay inoasa over this average of their
haa been organized at Stearrizza within a owing, it is said, to the ravages of cholera
Lanhed clouds, drizzling rain, fog, 9 gloomy, He walked to the few months. The latter club alone has in China and to the enlistment by the squally, rain, snow, thunder, visiblity Joining the praying baud. The only Huang could be brought round to a proper wore a smic. He kissed the priest and sont clubs are imprisoned at Palermo, and will men as soldiste The inducements to the gulfordon. by way to got one's name off this black list is view of the matter.
his love to his wife. He died in less than be tried in May,
in dew (wet). The letters are repeated to lal, coolte to immigrate to Siam are great. Ho
the lath of hert mouth,
WITH reference to the statement trade in
our paragraph of Monday last that the band
of Egyptian rofugres now to the Colowy
formed in the matter
Batter
for
is
GENERAL OMERVATION.
100,
7. Bars, in iprina, teaths ac hundredthe
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