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No. 6693.-JANUARY 7, 1885.|

THE CHINA MAIL.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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fox Chantie!" Squadron, whione sudden de- | A CORRESPONDENT WŁO 114 received letters to unitate vigorously the garglo by which |.

firm than his own, which defendant had tions, and yet have adequate forces to pautes that have lost has increased to parture for an unknown destination Reuter from Cheriulpo writes tous that up to the their Arab masters were wont to request

never known under any other name master the Capital. their camels to lio down--an, uncouth

twenty. A before our quotations are To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL' than the lang Keo,

did not saye has orentar ngtsiderable excitement, is 26th ult. all was quiet in Corca

The situation has been changed, and to taken from the local share-liste: but it is The

sound which the Anglo-Saxon throat ne-

Hongkong, 7th January, 1885. bring in action against plaintiff to observers of Chinesa politics a new view to be feared that theso, quotations da xab commanded by the Duke of Edinburgh, Secretary of the Japanese Foreign Office complishes with difficulty. Then there is a SI it not time that some per test or recover the promissory note, becauso begins to unfold. Within five years, and is composed of the following ships and loft, again on the 21st for Kobu. On camela, with English accompaniment This sumors of this Colony in regard to the afraid a counter action would be brought powerful aggregation of unquier military of the prices are clearly nominal, the arrived there on the 10th make enquires, jogging and kicking of heels and roaring of united action be taken by the Gas con he was due plaintiff $10,000, and was haps sooner, thero will be orzo, trow the neal depreciation that would be en if shares wore forced to sale. Many

·Minotaur, Captain Britton, flying the Vico the 26th there were 170 Japanese soldiers lasts for a minute or so, until, one by one, wretched quality of the light afforded on against him. Admiral's Flog: Agincourt, Captain Mead, of the Legation Guard at Chetanipo, but all have subsided on the ground, when the the one hand, and the enormous price charge Un Man Kwau's evidence corroborated policy of the Ti-tsing dynasty must un-shares in unlimited companies from the

spirite in the Empire, and the traditional diffulty in getting advances nowadays-on- nous in Seoul; while there were 1,000 men get

anded for it on the other The bills for last Mr Baily's statement. Ho only know dorys revolution. In future, foreign local banks having a grent efect in check- second in command, Achilles, Captain well as about 2,000 poorly drilled Coreane same when mounting, and, infleed, one can my neighbours are

decorum is rostored.

It i

fying the Elay of Roar Admiral Whyte, Chinese troops in camp at the capital, as, militare and disciplino, silence, the month's supply sent to myself and many of plaintiff by sight, · Ho did not press plain. nations will have to deal with a now set ing business. Phere are one or two com Buller; Bulton, Captain Tracoy; North- and a number of irregulars. There were hours who away to Mounted Infautry exe-usual, whiat fordorably larger than till for the inoney or shares becanso he did of men, over whont tho ancient ways have panies in the following list with a price

cute either of these moramenta, so great is the din and so loud are the complaints to which mon and camals give vent.

ra portion of the time at least candles and Inmpa had to be used in soma houses to supplement the gas fix read ing and other purposes!

Have we not a local committee, and should it not form part of their duty to enquire into these complainte, which can badly help reaching their cars so generally are they uttered ↑

Or is it not too much to expect a good article at a fair price from a Company man. THE POSTMASTER GENERAL'S REPOLT. agen and constituted as our precious for The Colonial Secretary, by His Excel-kong and China Gas Company is 7

Yours, loney's directions, hid on the table the re- port of the Postmaster General (the Hon.

Lister) for 1884.

tvo Japancas men-of-war in karbour at sterland, Captain Robinson; and Vertine, Chemolpo, in addition to the German gun Captain Maxwell. It is very probable that boat is, the American corretto Ossipee this andden movement of the fleet was or- and H.M.S. Albatross,

There was also a Chinese man-of-war at Mosenfo. The dered simply to test its efficiency: The Trenten left on Christmas day for Naga

- LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Channel squadron is not likely to be sent sali, General Fouta," U.B. Minister, leav A meeting of the Legislative Council was

ing by her. No disturbance was anticipat-held this afternoon. very far from ite usual cruising grounds.

All the members -ed-at-the-date-of-latest-advicus until the were present. Anour a year ago the leader of the Black Japanese reinforcements should arrive, nothing being then known at Chemulpo of Flags, Liu Jung-fu, was one of the moat their movements.-N.-C. D. Nuts, prominent figures in military affairs in the Far Rast.

"He was 'famous" and redouta. An element of confusion has, says the Japan ble' and was the military chief who was to diuit, been introduced into the story of the drivs the French out of Tonquin. After the recent disturbances in Koren by the fact

THE FATIMATES 701 1865, fighting at Sontai, howover, his star rapidly that Binyeiyeku, or Ming-yong-ik, who was

The Colonial Secretary moved the first i the first to safer violunce, is at one time set and lately little or nothing has been described as a Progrensionist, and at an- reading of a hill entitled 'An Ordinanco to heard of him. Nevertheless he appears to other, as a Seclusionist. The truth is that apply a eum not exceeding $349,061 to the He ex- Ming-yong-ik used to be a Laboral, but, public service for the year 1885. kare retained the Imperial favour, for being a man wise in his ̈gëneration, he con. Flained that the bill was intended to sub- decree is published in a recent into of the cluded that, from a motorial point of view, stitute Ordinance 21 of 1884, which was Peking Gazette acknowledging the receipt the Conservative side was the butter, and ad-when the estimates were

so chose it. The Korean Seclusionists have proved of in the month of a memorial from Liu, in which he thanks fargely the advantage of their rivals in point As these estimates had been consider. His Majesty for conferring upon him the of numbers and wealth. There is no onemy items had been increased, it was son- ably reduced, although Borne of the title of Commianderen-chief. The decreeo well hated as the enemy who was once sidered necessary to lay a new bill on

friend. Ming-geng-ik's old associates the table. slab coufers rewards apon certain of his

opened

against their political campaign opponents by going for him. It is, there the moliost was carried.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded, and

of the Post-Master General's gucats were fore, a mistake oppose that the assailants Seclusioniste. They were, on the con- trary, Progressionists. Everything points to the conclusion that the latter are charges able with the inception of the trouble. To Bome extent their actions may have been

enemies, but these are matters of conjoe- similarly violent course on the part of their

ture. They commenced the disturbance, and by the King's aid succeeded in oblain- fing Japanese scoperation without Japucsa

connivance.

followers who had distinguished themselves, these awards including titles, and sums of money amounting to. Tis. 5,000, which are advanced from the privy pures of the Em- presa Dowager.

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June, lart.

AN AMENDER STARÉ "ORDINANCE,

The Attorney General moved that the Council go into committee on the amended stamp ordinance, read a first time sotno weeks ago.

The following tablo of duties for bils of

Unders nance for the old table :--

From $

DYNAMO.

SUPREME COURT. IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Sir G. Phillippo, Chief Justice, and

« Special hury). Wednesday, Jan. 7.

LEE KING TING E, UN MAN KWAN ASM)

not know him..

no power, and as the nation feels its still quoted for them of which it is hardly charactorise the action of the plaintiffs scriba its frontiers. Whatever may be the have a negative valua placed against them. Mr Baily, in his final address to the jury, strength it will rather extend then circum- doubtful whether they should not rathor a deliberate attempt to 'nquese' the de. upshot of the Tronch operations in 1885, The whole list is as follows:- fendants. A very suspicious circumstance if any are undertaken, China will acon connected with the promissory noto was the recover from any blow that addition of the $1,000. If the loan wased on her whilst still unready for the

muy be indict originally $3,000, why wasnot the noto made alock of war: and at no remote ting out for that amount at once? The answers France in Tonquin will have a restless and of the plaintiff, when in the witness box, turbulent neighbour, so that the under cross-examination, were also French colony will require such large suspicions. Here saubered all the circom forces to datend it that the poor rovenuea atalees, which told in favour of his own will be swamped, and Tonquin will then caso but he could not remember anything be an exhausting drain upon the financial about the abares, whether Cheong long and military resources of the French ower hit any money, or anything in fact Republic which might have gone against him.

vary

The jury found by a majority of six to one that no money had passed between the parties, and judgment was accordingly on fereal for the defendants with cata.

Police Intelligence. (Before H. E. Windelarisa Esy) Webesday, Jan. 7.

*ALLETED LARCENY ON BOARD SHIP,

Ho Ashun, tailor, Chun Asam, barber,

now

Our winter promises to bo mild. It is also onlivened by incidents. The last is the offer of Mr C. Holcombe, lato First Secretary of the U.S. Logation at L'eking, who, on behalf of himself and somo benevolent capitalists associated with him, proposes to lund five millions of pounds sterling to Chinn at the moderate interest

of five per cent. per sunum. The offer, however, is cumbered with sosue extraor dinary conditions, and perhaps the Chinoso have some Buying equivalent to Times Danaos. Possibly, however, it is Mr. experience that will ba.endangered.

and Ting Asin, complie, were charged with Holcombe's sisoplinity, and not Chinese in- stooling a box containing $215 in money, and et thing &e to the value of $25-more, the property of an actor named Kwok Kwo Tai, on board the British, steater Douglas, on the 7th inst.

Deer. 20th. We hear from Peking that the Com mission for the delimitations of Ili-Kuldju have almost, if not quite, finished their Complainant's evidence was to the feet labours Some territorial definitions have

Terak Tin M. & 8. Company

Shanghai

Chinese

Hell & Holts Co-ope

CILT. Cu...

Company

60

27 3.000

T. 2-15 Tik. 233 40 T

Tis, 260 Tis. 1 2007 TÍS

$ 48,000

5 T. 195 6.0% TE

Company

COMPANIES THAT HAIR LOST.

that he was the man who beat the big now to be settled between Cain and As befors, we take no notice of compARĪDA

We are asked to state that the 'Snow. dictated by the necessity of anticipating a oxchange is substituted in the new ordi- the defendante on a promissory note given on the Giant. He Lad with him the found, which will probably There can be fa, 1,386,700 and the total in Te

drops' Minstrels regret that they will not be able to reserve any part of the Thastre to-morrow night for children or civilians, the whole of the space being bespoken for soldiers and sailors Over 400 of the former have announced their intention to attend the entertainment,, and as leave haz been granted to the men on board all H. M's ships in harbour, the e will likely be a large contingent of Jacks. The per formance was got up specially for the sol

diers and sailors, and it would be unfair te

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6:00 to 1,000,

Free

(HBĐG VEOMG đế The Attorney General, (the Hon. E. L. O'Malley), instructed by Messrs Dennys Mr J. M. Baily, instructed by Mr Cald- and Musso, appeared for the plaintifi, atid well, represented defendante.

The following gontlumuu were empan- melled as a jury-Messrs C. R. Latimert, F. Wicking, H. Fuss, D. McCulloch, E. Fugler, 1. H. H. Martin and A. Lovy. Mr John du Flon Hutchison was called, but did not appear.

This action was brought to recover the sum of $3,000 as principal, and 81,455 am in a thortrical company and was on Unmin in the Aur region, in connection that have not altered during the souester, interest, said to be due to the plaintif by his way to Swatow and for that purpose he with the Oasuri and Sagari rivers. Somo or in which the Altentions are too triding

wond on heard the 8. S. Douglas at 6p.n.now and passably rich gold-fields have been to be worth tonsideration, ♦ in September, 1881. Plaintiff's case was u

add some now The total loss for the half-year then is Follows: In his putition he was described

box in Court containing his property to

to alezaents of complication. the amount of $240. At as a merchant, residing in Hongkong, atd got up from where he had been lying, in the Aris, the Amur, the Lera, Yenusaal, and months Tis. 840,000: which, added to the a.m. to-day he no doubt that the great rivors of Northern 574,000, leaving a not less for the siz 02 cents. carrying on business at Swatew under the ·

name of Hop Kes, of which he was the sole en decks, and found his box, which be Obi, dow through rich auriferous grinds, net loss for the first six months of 1884, defendant Ua Man Kwan had placed beside hin, was gone. He ran which cuurot, figm their vast extent, ever Tin. 2,670,000 leaves a net luss for the The partner. was a mercantile nasistait regidling in Hong. up un deck and there see the three defen- be exhausted. By working the soil of whole year of ever three and a half million

dants with his box between them. They thes kong, and Cheong Chong was a trader now

these vast

rogione Russia will be enabled tals. To this has to be added the residing in Hongkong, and lately carving on business here as the Wing Ye Ou tre 17th

the second driend- September, ant cune to plaintiff and said his partner, Un Mun Kwan, was very anxious to obtain a loan of $3,000. Plaintiff and it would take some little time to get the whole of the $3,000, but he would make efforts to gotit if Chote Chong henne security for its repayment. The game day the rained by plaintiff from his accountant and paid to second defendant, it being under- stood that the remaining $1,000 should be

10,...

10 to

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50 to 2

$ 250 to 8

21

50,....... 250,....... 500,

.05

$5

.10

"

..

.50

$100

$1.50

$2.00

$3,00 60,50

$ 1,000 to 8 2,000,

$ 2,000 t $ 3,000,

$3,000 $5,000, $5,000 $10.003) $10,000 to $15,000, Every 8 5,000 additional,

Ix regard to the foreign drill of Chinese troops, an item in this Peking Gazette, dated Nov. 2nd, 838:- Memorial from the Tartar General, Governor-General and Go. foreign deill instructor was engaged by the vernor of Fuhkien. In the year 1864 a The Hon, P. Kyric point out that, there was a jump of $1 between the price of the Fahkien Government for the initiation of stamps required for 810,000 and $15,000,

"

The case was remanded till the 14th inat.

enableder

three defendants were follut passengers. had just been stopped by the cook. The to get gold to repair her damaged finances, nascertainable, but very heavy loss in

The Chinese territory near the Amur, on companies not quoted in the share-lis

-fists, the Unsuri and Bungari and, generally, some colusively antire, some, such as one in Kirin, is also auriferous; but the 'licials or two of the filatares, un which foreigners throw up impediments to the exploitation and natives are interested together. Thua of the bidden riebas, no that the gold pra-is a farther heavy, but unascertainablo, luss duct is very small, and the finding is done in real and leasehold property to be con- by outlaws and bandilli.

sidered when making up Shanghai'e balanco.

PLEEDING A RETURNED EMIGRANT, Chun Aksu, deecribed as a doctor, Ini Amui, widow, and Pang Wing in barber, were charged, the first with stealing a sum of 2260 from one Kong Tso Nong abetting in the theft. retinal from Oslifornia and was living at Complainers aid he was a minez just

the Chung Yun shop in Wing Lok Street. defence of the province.

exclude any of them in order to admit oflror siting of 200 men from the Governor Gen- either side of these amounts, there was only note was prepared, and $2.00ssory and the secrard and shird with riding and

was ob

The German officers are busily engaged, sheet for the year. More than this again and if the Chinese rulers can enforce the large number of companies have paid no

will u your's time bo adeguato for this from the share-ilets, practical reforms and improvements that dividenda for the half-your; the exact are preposed, the Chinese army of Chili figures being, as nearly as we can gather

But this pre-

a (certain number of officers and men into respectively, while, though there was a the system of foreign dell, the force con- difference of 85,000 in the amounts on poraons. Besides, the hour at which the erife command, 300 from the city garrison, a difference of 50 cunts each way in the "entertainment will take place would hardly from the Governor's command, and 300 price of the stamps. He thought this be suitable for chikiran. As already an- the troops belonging to tho Tartar rather Treasurer яxid that as the paid over in a day or two. The promissoro In the forenoon of the 4th inst. he left his vince is but ous of eighteen, and to make

garrison. The foreign drill instructor hav. The Colonial

treat to the children of the Garrison,

from

were

ed

per

nounced, the proceeds of the entertainment ing subsequently boon discharged and sent Schedule stood it exactly the same as bote for $2,0-0 was then made out, and was, lodgings to ge to the Tai Shang shop with a the Empire accure the reforms and re. will be handed over by tho' Snowdrops' to back to his country, tuust of the nor were that which was settled when the bill was translate, as follows:- Having now bor- $10 gold piece, which he was going piela. The docility of the Chinese soldiers

bag to his hand containing in silver organisations must be thorough and com defray, the expenses of the New Year's withdrawn, but. 300 still coumined who passed last year. This was a more question rowod from the Hop Kee shop the sum of tramit to his native village. On the way is manifest, and already a distinct change

divided into two companies and drill-of

of re-arrangement As it was originally 82,400 in bank notes interest shall be regularly on the archery-ground attach passed, it was found out in working not to be paid at the rate of $15 per $1,000

very clear with regard to the $5,000 addi- month, the amount to be repaid what it tional at the end, The dutica were unwithin two and a half med at touched in every way.

The rote was simply signed by Un to be a little odd that that there should be Cheong Chong Plaintiff, a few days after The Hon. P. Byriu said it seered to hit Kwan, Ho signature bug attached by

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od to the yamên of the Tartar General. A CORESPONDENT in Tonquin sends as per This Force, the Memorialists have to re- S. S. Elsa come details of the fight which port, has this year heen once more raised 1,000: men, ever whom 41 afficere have occurred between the French and Chinese been placed, and the necessary equipment troops near Chu, on the 10th ult., when of arms and accoutrements has been served

that in view of the long line of coast to a

there be niet the first defendant who asked for the better has been made. The troop be had any got gain to change. Contridges, him of he had ocme from California and drill well, their arms are good, bad our. plainant said that he did not want to withdrawn and dustropod, and as the forces rather sham cartridges, are being change any, but was, with some difficulty, are becoming mobile already this boginnings a tall He entered a room on the first invading march on Poking would be induced to go into a house clean by to have of combination are possible. Eren now an The third dangerous operation, as the invaders would,

floor with first defendant.

the French force appears to have been taken out to them. They have further to portit should only be 50 cents for the sainetant, and took it to the Wing Yee shop Jefendant was standing at the door, and perforce, have to guard their depôts and

by surprise. Two companies of the Foreign defended in the neighbourhood of San- Legion and one company of Annamite tirailleurs left the fortified position at Chu on the morning of the 16th December, to make a reconnaissance in advance of the

chiang Kou they have supplemented the naval force there by 310 oflcers and men with the corresponding vessels and arma ament.

TBE varying ftuace of the Great Easters,

the second defendant and another man not lines of communication with large

garrisons

in custody were inside. First defendant and wrong patrole. As a matter of opinion,

a jump from $2 to 33, while on either side obtained a further $1.000, from his account-

difference in amounts.

and paid it over to Cheong Cheng, and words were added to the promissory note to the affect that a farther aim of $1,000 been received from the Hop Kes on the asked him to sit down and gavo him a cup 1 think the French could not take Peking samo tering. The note was then chopped of tea. The first defendant then asked him unless they landed at least three divisions. by Un Man Kwan, he having signed the same questions as to where he was taking It will be necessary to love little or tras dry, and signed and chopped by money and took thao bag from his hands. mithing to chance in the future.-N.-C. D.

Third defendant had retained down Neres. Cheong Cheak Flainii had asked pay. The Brat, defeadust opened the stairs ment repeatedly, bat

but had always been put them all begin helping themsolves to the eff He now claimed $3,000 as principal, money. Compleinsnt soized the first de- and $1,455 as interest. was one of the

The Colonial Treasurer asked if it was not rather late in the day to discuss this.

member to make an amendment. The Attorney General said it was open to The Hon. W. Keswick said it was only a few months since the matter was settled, and no thought it would be a pity to make any Bl

alteration in the schedule when it was arranged after so much consideration. was referred to various parties, and vors adopted, and he taught it would be rather fully gone into, and this arrangement was

It

the

In giving his evidence, plaintiff said he fendant, and the second defendant and the

in their hands. and was at present one

16th December, 1984.

opened upon thers by a large force of Chi, ticn with the Centennial Exhibition shortly premature, unless the Council agreed to it, Sugar Refinery of the Lee Yuenther man ran away with some of the money | 15,000 good man, well armed, and-ia a

Here the Chineas have 100 to 120,000 men, of whom Li has ander his command

serae-efficient troops, of quality not to ho day tees more improvement. despised by any invading army. Every Positions aro being thrown up and armed"; carts are furs niaked to the corps for transport of food

Pernie Tin M. & S. Co.

Elesuir Co.

us

follows:

Company.

Dividend

Pod,

Capital,

замест

Arizona Mining Company

Shanghai Shipping

Indo-China 8. N. Co.... China Ehipowners' Association..... 1,50 Selangor Fin Mining Company. Co-opentive Carro-East Co... Ponte Wharf and Gown Co... 1,60 Pontures Wharf

18.00 at Tle.

40-Thx 20,000

24,000 at 4 1. cont.:

Ma, 29,600

150,

100,

16,000

50

1000

180,000

100

175,000

1,000

101

106,000

800

74

87,000

2,500

74

185,00

Stonewall M. & M. Company......

4,000

56 224.000

5,000

15,000

Shanglu Shanghai Waterworks Ca

6,000

80,000 1

Perak Sugar (s), Co

8,000

DO» 156,000

Chinese Babuk. Land Co.

4,000* „

Total Tis, 2,806,000

TH. 112,2X

135100, 080

19,200

7,100

4,000

100

ཐཾ་

and utqunition; stores and munitions of So that we have to-day nearly three mil

He had not,aned defundant part of lia nonoy and then made a row, drill, and the impers in direction-are loss for 1884, the amount by which Shang

post. One company, which was formed into an advance guard, had halted and stacked the Standard, bave Low defined that arme, and were busily engaged making their remarkable staan ship to perform the part coffee, when, suddenly, a heavy fire was of a floating hoist or clubhouse in conace

nese who were hidden in the brushwood to be held at Now Orleans. The hugest to alter it.

of the Directors. He was the solo partner the prisoners by P. C. 512, Ordu Singh Evidence was given as to the arrest of specimen of naval architecture the world The Hon. P Byria withdrew his ob- of the Hop Kee. In cross-examination, on the surrounding hill-sides, The sol- has ever seen is to become a sort of annexejection,and the bill was passed through he at first asserted that he did not know of and two other constables, as also by In. diers seized their arms and by order of to an Exhibition, to be explored on pay. Committee,

Buy other fits which carried on businesspector Bremmer, who was on duty in the their captain fell back upon the other ster is worth looking at, and over the would move the third reading of the bill al

ment of an extra fee. Assuredly the ition. The Attorney General gave notice he under the name of Ilop Kee, but he after-charge room when the first and second

defendants were brought up. wards admitted ho know the Hop Kne eral

war are being cluasided and placed in con-lious (at par) invested in companies that. two compaules, after having lost fifteen Yankee must own that he has nothing of next meeting.

firm.

He never remembered asking The first defendant stated that sum vonisut positions, and made easy of access pay an dividend at all, the loss in dividende men killed and twenty wounded. The the sort so big. If the enterprise provea The Council was then adjourned until Cheong Cheng to take shures sts the Lee plainant come there to gamble; that he lost and distribution. The troops andergo strict fur the year being about T2s. 210,000. We wounded men were carried back to Chu.

financially successful, the Shareholders in this day week.

Xuan Co

may therefore roughly estimate the whole remarkabla. the Company may be congratulated. It is

before because they had always put him off. Three previous convictions wors proved The two German The next day, Colonel Donnier, believing hard thing to gets dividend out of the THE POSTMASTER GENERALS RE-

Chun Lo Sz, formerly acconstant to against the first defendant, who was General Lehmanu, and General Pauli hai is poorer now than it was on 1 January, a_large_number_of_ Chings to be in the Great Eastern, and those who have charge

Hal

Both are Majors g lus

1884, as follows: Prussian The plaintin of her must necessarily exercise their in-

ziny, sad neighbourhood, advanced with six compa-genuity, in order to make a tolerable re-

The following ure extracts frost this Kee, and another name which he forgot charged, and the third was committed for all along the coast preparations are being

Koo, Yee Lang, and Ynd proner, agalist whom there was

previous conviction for gambling, was dis Port Arthur is being strengthened, and

Not loss on shares for first six nies to the mans place, but found that the venus. A few toonths ago it was announced report-

He had no partner in the Hop Kee, but he six in mths in default of finding security made, without intermission, for defence.

months of 1884. Chinese had disappeared.

that she was about to be stationed at

Net loss on shares for second had partners in the other firios,

for 12 months' good hahaviour in two sure Mr Baily said the defence was very plainties of $5 each.

wanted is ready money, and What is dead, who had been left upon the ground, pose of a eval hulk. The watera of the tion of Postal Notou. For many years past was that plaintiff, who had been well know

aix mantlis of 1884,---- trained native officers. But the Chinesa do

dividends......... were found to be decapitated and mutilat Mississippi have a kinder fate in store for Money Orders have been obtainable only to Cheong Chong for 10 years, came to him

not despair, auil na the spirit of the nation ed. A number of rites, of the latest Mauer than this, and her service there will at at Hongkong or Shanghai. Residents at about the 17th September, and asked him

LARCENT FROM A DWELLING HOUSE, is good, reforms not before even allowed as ia least have some element of refinement about

Cheung A Xp, a rice poander, with thres upon to discussion, are now not only pos sor pattern, were found upon the ground. it. Moored alongside the precincts of the the ether parts had to obtain them from to take some shares in the Lee Yuen Sagar was committed for trial at the

previous convictione recorded against him,sible but even easy. one or other of these offices, which could Refining Co., of

of which plaintiff was

Supreme The river is open in many parts, and a Court on a charge of entering the house vessel could come to Taku bar rnd unload No, 378 Queen's Roud Central and stealing and ship cargo without risk. Miangle

PORT-FOR-1884-

of the

tylon, the Hupper had four different sentenced to sir months' hard labour men of experience and competency.

The French Gibraltar, there to serve the ignoble pur facilities has taken place, in the introducand simple. The story of the defendants

Ал important extension of Money Order

I wonder, possibly of admiration. If

It is believed that the Chinese force was Exhibition, the giant shin will be an obiect: not be arranged without a good deal of promoter. Cheng Gabng repiteli therefrom a timbre value 82, ou the Courier just returning from a looting expedition to after Daging on at the New as Cen delay and trouble. Pustal Notes, an the had no money to LK 8ares a

need.

it

may be worth while to

consider how lar

besides Hongkong and Shanghai. At

but,

SHANGHAI,

THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF

The tables of gain and loss on shares in

J2098 Lors of (estimated) on Com- pavies not quoted and on real and lease-bold pro- perty.....

T

2,670,000

840,000

210,000-

$,280,000

Net lose for the year.....Tis. 9,000,000

or say £2,250,000 sterling, a very heavy blow for the small population interestel our local companies and our settlements. (The loss on property is taken at 30. por cent. on the assessments for Shanghai and Hongker of 1882, and fa certainly not over-stimated.) It is imposa bio that we

the village of Ho-bay where they had seized tenial, there is a revival of Ate cool hulk ing from cine shilling to twenty shillings, Bis friends if they would take any shares inst. From the evidence of the cou

Cen- nited Kingdon for fixed amounts, very fat plament a sequest, he consented to

leave some of their guns behind rather than carld he mado available as a moveabla coal-y, Focchow, Ningpo and Bankow, to Un Man Kwan and told him, asad, the defendant was seen at 12,30 a 10. & quantity of rice, and they preferred to proposal, per such a capacious hull are now to be led at Canton, Swao, Among other Friends, Cheong Vhong ventplainainant, Chung Aksi, a coolie employed in the Fa Lung tea shop, No. 375 Queens their rice, of which they are greatly in iug station in the event of war. The onetuy sent both Muuor Onters and Postal Notes shares were $100 each, but the only call at hand. He appeared to have got into com-j local companies for the first six months of can have any such amount of loss to quote

pre- plaintiff bad told Cheong Chong, that the leaving the shop with the blanket in his might pounce on Aden, Hong-kong, of on the United Kingdom are on sale in would be 850 per share. After con- plainant's room by the roof. Complainant 1884, that which we published on & July this time next year. On 5 July we wenta Singapore, but if the Great Easter were these two latter offices, but the Postal Notes side first The Chinese naval and military forces are easily give him the slip when sought for at compared with the Money Order system, not have the money at the time allowed. to retain her engines, sho might effect such a simplification of accounts as would tako 40 shares, only he did

sideration Uc Man Kwan said ba pursued and caught him.

last, shewed, says the Shanghai Courier, a propbetically as it turns out a peace, never likely to distinguish themselves by her accustomed station.

Defandant was banished from the Colour very heavy depreciation during that period, such as it is, has been made. We may that during

the present year, the question bravery, patriotism, or even eficiency, 80 A RATHEL interesting description of how is not possible to abolish Money Orders loan of $4,000 he would take the shares.

if Cheong Choug would negotiate

the set result being a loss of Tls. 2,679,000 renewed: let na hope that before long a will be taken into consideration whether it on

way to-day,

the war, such as it is, is long as the systems on which the navy and

We have unw compiled a set of similar rent our soldiers in Egypt seo learning to man- (on the United Kingdom) and use Postat plaintiff and told him Un Man Kwan would Cheong Chung thereupon went back to

tables, and art sorry to see that they show peace likely to be permanent may made, army are organised are so full of flagrant euvre the camels is given by the special Notes only.

again a very heavy depreciation,

that on 4 January 1886 we may be abuses as they are at present. A striking correspondent of the fandard at Dongola:- with the Savings Bank, to introduce the fendants account, had occasionally done a diet examination of the military res

take up the shares if he could get the An attempt was made, in connection instance of the utter roltenness of the

Plaintiff, who, according to de- The winter time here will be spent in Bank, which on & July accounted for 1 all along the line. We must await the Chinese naval system is afforded by a dead Infantry have enough to do. In en- ing children and others to have areall sums would try and get the money. Later c Generals Leham and Paul to syateua the fact that while on 5 July there were

The Commissariat officers and the Mount system, an popular at home, of encourag business in money lending before, said he are being taken under the direction of million. There is a little consolation in of the year.

he sources of the province, and activo measures with a gain of very nearly a quarter of

saillions of the loss, are credited to day annual reports of our specialists bofore we can estimate tho strictly commercial result cree which appeared in the Peking Gazette deavouring to sit their camels many of the by means of Postage Stamps. I the

he went to Chearg's Chong place and The Chiness/latter hava, perhaps, more than they from time to time purchase twelve penny if interest at $15 per $1,000 per month w

can United Kingdom every child who can

zaid hways easily accomplish. Evory morning

he could get the $2,000 from the Rep Kee, the the armies, and to give power of caly three, companies that had risen in naval commander-in-chief at Foochow at six o'clock Major Gough takes out his stamps, and who aires them to a form paid. This was agreed to by Un Man flanco and defence, in case of invasion, day's list oight

movement, combination, and

support for

value in the six months, there are in to-

As & matter of course, great abuses have

on the 13th November.

on the 19th December last.

Tientsin,

Deer. 16tli.

bo

tha shares in the Hongkong and Shanghai/able to chronicle a material improvenient

companies in that pleasant

when the engagement took place; there detachment to parade, They strike across appled free at any Host Office, is entitled Kwan, and a promissory note was made out come to hight, and beyond the naked fast/position; they are as follows ¡~~:"

was, as our readers are aware, our Chang the Desert, and practise advancing io line, to be credited with a shilling in the Post and signed by him, and taken away by that so many riffes have been bought dur

dismounting rapidly-not always at than £200 a week in these tile sums

Pei-lun

Before the fighting commenceding in section of fours into columu of Office Savings Bank, which receives more plaintiff. Then some difficulty arose shooting the last three or four years; and so

the exact time or manner required-engag alone. It can hardly be said that it was the payment of the money. About this

time

ong Chong was due plaintiff save-mony steal cannon pupplied by Krupp,

he displayed ridiculous inoumpatengy, and imaginary enemies, and then maxing Apped to introduce more thrifty habita iral thousands of dollars, wad when he sept most of the foreign stores prove to be in

ing

on the first shot being fired he proceeded off again. And highly interesting it is to amongst a certain class of our younger

and is

to a bill five or six miles away, where he watch our men manœuvre their camels in fellow citizens, but it was felt that at least for the money the plaintiff replied;/50 cases of inferler and in others of You must pay the 8,1000 to Un very bad quality, or indeed spurious. โป was secure from harm, Fot the following it fashim. At first their lamente the attempt should be made, Whether

future greater care will be falen, and as. appears in the Gazette of Nov. 15th-

At being compelled to take to that pocket money is not a Hongkong institual win out of the money what the arsenal is to be provided, with such A Decree Gbang Flei-tun lays before gainly beast of burden as a means of tion, or whether ather attractions are too which Cheng Chong bad ever known De machinery. the province will soon bo

you ove to the Lung Kee, the only nama locomotion, instead of the clever little atrons, certain it is that the ten-cent ay plaintiff trade under. Us certain facts he has ascertained regard. Arab korves they had left behind at Cairo, tem of saving does not seem to take hald

Of course, Cheong able to make all the cartridges and ex- ing the conduct of the cominandors and wore gohoral and genuine; but now the of the Eugland, Only $63 has been thus it had some high worth, and told him how with a good ride, but wil. also have proper here as the peony apatem demurred to this and he and plain-plosives required, so that, it is hoped, officers of the steam vessels and war junks majority are more than reconciled to the dose in

words. He then went the Chinese soldiers will not only be armed ongaged in the action at Pagoda Azz change. They are beginning to discover collected since the Bank was opened. back to chorage, and Bequests Our sanction to the that even for short distances a good trotting It was hoped that another year would matters stood. Un Man Kwan said haition. treatment of these officers in various ways cauel can get over the ground. af a pace net roms to an and without the establish missary note. Cheong Chong not wishing rejected, can now occur before the next A no invasion,if indeed any has boon muat either

the money or the get First Captain Li

La Wanching (Leo Boal)

start outer of an ordinary ment of an effective Parcels Post between to have any disturbance did not press for 1886, the continuous improvement in the equal to

to the when his

was struck by a shot re-home and for long marches with seat Thins and the United Kingdom. The sub the return of the note. The matter was Viceroy's and High Commissioner's fertes, autumn, or, more probably, the spring of trosted tamed as a mere sentence jpply of water and inferier food the camel jeat has not been lost 8 feared how. then allowed a nothing more was which trigether number over 100,000-pen? of dismissal would be insufficient to mark is superior beyond comparison

der consideration. It is to bet the ravanure of his ingrauda wa co-he is developing a fair degree of infult over that one of the points always.ad. ;

heard of it until year when defendants and some reports make out. mand that he be sent inte servitude on the Already he knows as well as his riders vocated by this Office-freedom from

120,000, wure

served with a writ. anddenly Cus military post roads, Chian Ping-nan many of the various words of command,

Cheong Cheng, in giving his avidance, provide a bad reception for any eneity fong interference-will not be secured. commodore in command of the war junk and at the word halt will pall up of a A considerable increase in the sale of

said he

formerly the taster of the who may come. As for a division of contingent, displayed arrant cowardice and sudden like any velaras riding-school stamps is due to the sotion of the Ran and lived with a friend. He knew three invading march to Poking,

Wing Yee shop. He had no business now, i

French troops tog aniple to make hypocritical deceitfulness; he will there sharger. He wheels well he truts well; Francisco Customs in seizing all the letters frais named the Hop Koe, ons in Bonham now absurd. Such an inadequate. force, fore be forthwith cashierd In the case and moves with such regularity that, when whiofi Chiness passengers attempt to sug Strand West, another on the rays (the surrounded and destroyed, and even a

ma for hundred strong, a body of Cemetry,

# over allowed to land, ou of Lin Ch'ong-Do, stoarship Keutenants they are already called in camp, look oot The return of 25,000 of these muggled acterer's) and a third was a foreign goods fall corps d'arrier would have a tough and | would be quickly gle in their baggage or about their flow of the fact that his ship was awall little imposing. But when ordered to letters from San Francison by one steamer trade as the Hop Kee, and he understood hazardous work on its hands, and night

story. He had never known the plaintif Ind he was wounded, bis case therefore dismount the fores becomes supremely created something like a panic in the Chi-when the promissory was given that plain keep open communications, garrison post- peed ngt be further considered,

even bo insufficient to make a landing.. ridiculous. First, officere and men have all pese Community.

tiff was to get the money from some other

there ma extenuating circumstances, in

RN

un-

persona.

will

the notion is

Charldan Mining Col

Shanghai as £à

Postang Dock fu

130

157

4,000

Company Hongkong & S'bai Bank

Shanghai Cargo-Dort O.

1,000 TL. 25

Yangtze Insurance 101 2.000. 199 Tia, 100 000 T aly 1 Dcc, B1 N Chim Fire Insurance Co00 £93,000 $100,0097424,000 Henghong Fire Inazer $3.45 $1,000 $22 -5176,050 a 74 14 120,000 -

The 10 Th 175

25.com

4,000

COMPĄFIES TŮRY, STAVM IS KINKI.

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Quotations OPIUM-Now Patna, cash, 6073

Hosakosa, January 7.

Old

ash..., 572 New Bonare, caah,... 002/32 New Malwa, arodit,... 540 Allowance, Tasks... 16 Old Malwa, predit,... 560 Allowance. Tooks...... 36. Persian, Oily,... Allowance, Taals... 03/16 Persian, Paper tied,... 610. Allowance, Tsels...

Bank, Wire,

Exchange.

-14

Demand, "I

31

Credits,

30 days' sight,

4 months' sight,

35

Documentary & months' sight, India, Wire,

demused, Shanghai, demand.... Gold Leaf 09 fine.

30 days' sight, private.

Sovereigns,

510/25

$28.20 ... 6 6.56

Temperature.

Takon at Mears Falconer & Co.'s Premises,

Queen's Boud) Hokorona, January 7. THERMOMETES-...

Da

Do.

Do

Go thher hand the number of com-

1.M

Maximum Do. Minimum

474

night

68

70

60