No. 6897.-SEPTEMBER 4, 1885]
wrought iron admits of heavier olierges of powder, and this fact makes all the difference.
two
is known
of gentlemen of intelligence, of capacity, of sound mind, and of more than average ex perience in affairs caramercial, then the rude rebut of the Oligor Administering the The Virginia Chronicle, of a recent date, Government, and of the Executive Council, contains the following remarkable informa might be understood and possibly tolerated ion. It says From recent mirrors if But when the cogency of the reasoning is has been ascerted that the entire city of considered, and the character and standing Virginia, Novade, he moved over 39 inches of the Chambor's representatives nro horns to the cast since the big fire of 1876. The
Maynard block, Golden Hill, is in mind, the apparently discourteous reply to be gradually sliding down in the direc. of the Executive Council is certainly very tion of old Canon, and has moved nearly feet since its erection. This more mush out of plase, if it be not very surpris ment is so gradual that it does not affect in ing. It is almost pettish in its tono, and any mannor the safety of the buildings, as it is not difficult to porosise in it the annoy the bed rock is known to be continually the ground to a depth of nearly 100 feet to ance which could barely trust itself in a
diding
It is a well-known fast among leagthy roply. The Government has fallen practical miners that the ground on which between the two stools to which wo pre-irginia oity is built is what is termed
slide, and I that it is necessary to sick nearly viously referred, and the members of the 100 feet before finding, the natural bed rock, Executive clearly do not relish it. It is a "These elides are caused by the constant pity that this commanication shoud bays crumbling of the rocks on the mountain aldes. The debris accumulated through bsen onn of the last acts of the Administra
ages is constantly gravitating incalcalable tor's temporary reziano, as the value of his downward, and in a for hundreds of official services must necessarily suffer thore-thomasuds of years what is known as the
site of by. The consideration of the question will barron but in city will be nothing but
took; and were it
it possible for nów, wo presume, ba, transferred to the structures built by human hands to with- stand the decay of timo, the entire city Soorotary of Stata for the Coloni
itself would then havo beon forced gut on the fat between the mouth of Six-mile
any
Lawann. On tho
THE
THE AQUATIO SPORTS. The aquatis sporta of the Victoria Redre ation Club commenced this afternoon under most favourable conditions so far an, the weather was concerned, although at the moment the competitions opened there were threatening indications of a storm.
The entries were not so numerous as usual, and at frst it appeared that the Sports were to be a very tame affair, but as thora- roux avents came off, and visitors to the bathhouse increased in numbers, the in torost in the competitions scomed to
the results of the afternoon's competitions. increase in proportion. Below we give
Between the sixth and seventh everris on the programme, an open race for soldiers of the garrison took place. Only three un trants appeared, and the race, which was two lengths of the Bathhouse, was won by Sergt. Jubsson, of the Butia. DIVING FOR OBIECTs.--(Two Prizes.)
Entries--R. Goodlad, 8. H. James, Jorge, T. Lammert, E. B. Shepherd, H. Shepherd, J. W. Williams.
F. Shepherd Jurge
F. 8. Ehepherd anecdedod in picking up
no less than cleven out of the twelve cups thrown in, in 28 seconds, the time he was under water. Jorge was second with nine cups. The reat got variously eight, aaven,
vỡ, đa
CHINA MAIL.
*FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That His Excellency the Governor has come to the conclusion that we are an ungrate- ful lot of misarable simmers.
compartments,,
She
of a handful of Portuguesa.. It is, therefore, did all who possibly could to avoid the colli- THE NEW CHINESE MEN-OF-WAR.
The cost of thethren Chinese “burrotë Sir, a duty which it seems to me Portugal Bion.
Plaintiff was thon called and stated that ships, Ting-Yuen, Chen-Yuen,and Tri-Fren, must fulfil that of not wresting from that his junk left Hung-hout, where it had been which recently sailed, is stated to be abova Gelony, with her own hand, the nation: anchored, about 11 o'clock on the night of a mition and a half sterling The Chris
7,800 with double Ly-be-inum Pass. About five minutes bo. bottom, having a longitudinal partition That we may be sinners, but not ingrates, ality which was so well maintained when the collision, intending to proceed ont the Yuen is a vosed of
Stud That it is not in human nature to be grate-etch the retropolis had lost it. This fore the collision Chan Sing, the steersman, running her whole length, and she
ful for increased burdens, imponding is the rangen, Sir, why, though lacking woke him and told him there was a steamer with upwards of 201
oppose the notion of exchanging or selling tiller, and seat Chan Sing to burn L flare 14 inches thick, backed with 18 inches of bankruptcy, oppressive Crown rests, and in power, I cannot nor shall not conse to coming. He then got ap, took hold of the is protected with compound armour-plates
When he oak and an inner stoel plate one inch thick... prevailing muddle.
Macao. I protest against auch a project, up light. Ohsa Sing did so. That many residents want to build homes, and in so doing Tam urged not only by the Best sighted the steamer, she was about There are two large turrets amidships, and but cannot get any reasonable chance of duty which I have thus fulfilled, but also 100 cheungs off (between 360 and 400 two emalier ones in the stem and stern by many connections that bind me to that yarda), and he saw a red light, above, The guns are 12-inch treech-loading doing so.
possession, where I resided for twenty-four and two white lights below. There was Kruppe, two in each large turret, with That the Postmaster General's well-meant rears, where fortune mest smiled en me in no wind, and though both sails were inch guns in the smaller turrots. Thers but mistaken idea about the typhoon my military career, which is now drawing up the junk was not mosing Bud would are in the tape an electric light, and a fre
C. not answer her “holm.” aight to ite oloso."
Her head was barcel Hotchkiss gun, She also carries ten pointed towards Test-tez-moi, and her Hotchkiss gans in other
Parts of stern Lowards Hung-hoz, midlo was and lying about 100 and some tens of chennas on arrangements for firing torpedoes be
and above water. The decks
are stool, off the shore. The stomer struck the 3 inches thick, Turreta, capetan, And the (From our Correspondent.)
junk with her stom, just a little ahead of getting out of the torpedo-hosts and Foochow, Aug. 31,
the u mainmaat. He and his crew cried out launches are all worked by hydraullo The Ling Ping, Customs oruiser, han areave life, but the stoainer backed out and machinery. Casel, is propelled by rived at Sharp Poak; for the purpose, it is then went on to Victoria. He and his twin screws, the indicated horse power bo
crew and family left the junk, which was ing 2,300, giving a spred of 14'5 knots generally assorted, of surveying the River settling down by the head, and went of hour, with a consumption of coals per in from Sharp Peak to the Anchorage, after to another funk which was near by. Thore- dicated horse power per hour of 17 lb. which the River will be open to foreig Next morning the wreck of his junk was divat fore and aft, and only one watertight were thirteen, boate in all near the place. The ongines, port and starboard, ate divided by a strong watertight compart ships.
towed to littlo Kowloon by the other junk, ment
Mr Caldwell then said he thought he had door admits of a passage from one set of proceeded for not one of Murgoed qud are of homogeneous steel, are siglat in num
justify him, enough to
under ongines to the other. The boilers, which the ruling in under Hoire Kule of
has coat the morgantile community a nice little Bum.
That ho should ponder over the old "Brotch Admiral's saying, The gunner to his
linebook and the stoorsman to his belt,"
That the Government covered some of the mat-erections with cativas, but permitted bare matsheda in China Town.
That a fire and the protests of the local Companies would place the Government in an awkward position.. That the Executive Council is getting used
to awkward Wilemmas. ***
That the Executive is very ill advised to
attempt to saab the Chamber of Com- merce upon a purely commercial que
tion.
Fonchow.
Pho first concert of the Foochow Ama- tour Musical nad Dramatic Society took place on Friday evening, the 20th, instant,
in the Theatre. A large audictice assembled
ebeangs
The
of the reuse,
upon defsudants to compartments, no that every two boilers aft exonerate themselves from blame his Lordship to call upon do, it asking box, and they are enclosed by watertight Borrounded by watertight bulkheads: The His Lordship said the law required the engines are models of compactness, and plaintifs to prove negligence on o part of their workmanship is excellent. Every the defendants before the onus of proof was part of the ship is lighted with the incau
descent light. Thsto are no less than 200. thrown aron thom.
Mr Caldwell and he did not need to lights in the engine-room alone. The prove that as the law had already raised 2-Yuen is a sister ship to the Chew- Euen, the presumption of negligence. After sonic and is fitted the same in every respect
RUNNING HEADER PROSE CROSS BERINO That private individuals dare not cover quartatte for piano, Bute, violin, and further argument lais Lordship hold that The Tri-Fues is a much smaller vessel, and
Boann. (Two Frizes.)
Britcion. Arthur, C. A. Cornish, G.
- Dauglish, T. Case, G. Jorga, H, Wil-
Tiaras.
O. A. Cornish
H. Arthur
T. Glass
The
their property with mats to save it from the rain, but that the Guilde may ondan- ger the whole city for a bit of play pidgin That there will be a sigh of relief smong holders of Fire Insurance stocks when the last of the mat erections in taken down.
Mr Caldwell must go on with his case, differently designed. She is of 9,200 todis, Plaintif was then cross-examined and re-built of steel, and not armour-clad. Fars examined. Chan Sing, the steeraman, was and aft, over the engines and boilers, is an also called and corroborated plaintiff's arched deck of 4-inch steel, and another statement."
deals, whichris flat built over it. between the two decks is filled with a
The case was adjourned until tomorrow.
coala.
Her conl-carrying capacity is 23 tous
has two turrets, the plates cf which are
in that worst of all halle as far as acoustic properties are concerned, and proved moat enthusiastic in applauding the performers, That this is a reminder that we reside in asoma oven going so far as to throw flowers
flrown Colony.
to their favourite musicians Tho opening
violincello, was a great subcons, as were the flute solu, and the last song in thò second part of the entertainment, both of which were oneared. Me Siemazan's violin playing in always a treat, and on Friday he excelled himself. Mrs Odell also secured an encore. The audience did not seem to
are compounded of iron and steel, 15 inches. thick with an oak back- appreciate the two violincello salon "so
ing of 18 inches, and an inner plate highly as they deserved. I observed two
of stool one inch thick. There are two Chinese gentlemon belonging to the branch
81-inch breech-loadors in each turrat, and ARGENY FROM THE FERSON.
one long-range gun aft on a central pisot. of the C. MS. N. Company here among
Chau Taz Hong, 29, a money changer, Sho carries the electric light in the top, and the audience, but do not know whether the
was charged with stealing the eam of 20 a five-barrel Hotchkiss gun. There are That the Hon. Wong Shing should speak foreign music pleased their ears, accus. cauta from a farrer natusd Cheung Sam. four other five-barrel Hotchkiss guns placed,
who in a stranger in
rint he Colony two on each quarter and two on each bow.. out on this subject or bishalf of his conn-somed to the Chinese scale. The stage was.
standing among the crowd yesterday at On the roain deck aft are two
-inch trymen when our local Parliament meets.stefully decorated with flowers, which no looking at the procession, when de The tarreta aro made to resolve hy steam That the guilde may not him to keep quiot, were wisely set low enough not to impede fondant seized hold of him and told him he Arrangements are made for discharging bis purse as he had some bank torpedoes both above and below water. but that he ought to soar far above all the wound. The following is the promotes contended about him. Complainant, The vessel is propelled by twin serays, and such influences.
in his innocence told defendant he had only the engines are on the compound principle. gamme :-
a few tum cont. pieces and showed him his with surface condensers Her apcod 17.5 purse, when defendant snatched at the knots, with an indicated horse power of money and ran away, but was stopped by | 2,800.-L. & C. Express. the polico,
That the true feelings of the Chinese stop
men and others who are made to contri- bute to processions, whether they like them or not, should be ascertained.
Oxes more the grand procession, the mom-Cator and the Carson River. bate of which appear to be getting a little An inquest was held at Pagoda Anchorage, weary of their fuo dresses and their many Foodlow, on Monday, 28th ultimo, on the parambulations, has been traversing the body of Annie Lawson, alias Annie Young atreste" of "the city throughout the day of Hongkong, passenger by S.S. Taiwan, Another vixit has been paid by their drawho committed suicide by drowning on ganian majesties to Governtent Huts, the day previous. From the avidanes of where they have whished their tails and Captain Clegg it appeared that leccasod
engaged a first class opened their sacred nostrils to inhale the under the name of Mrs. Lasbourne high official air of the inner ground. His voyage from Hongkong she had complained of extreme nctrousness, especially of Chi- Excelleney Sir George Bowen must, by nese, and said that two were continually
The Chiuczo this time be experiencing almost a natiety following her
Passengers sho failed to identify of Chiness musio and processional dis-ware mustared but
na troubling
bar but at last of them na
Each competitor had throe tries. play, though, we understand, that pesterand pointed out one of the boys who had best form was shown by Cornish and Arthur, day he showed his appreciation of the followed her in Hongkong she said. As this
who each inade three good hoaders Gloss lad had been in the ship
a year, Captain sweet strains by encouraging the 2018 Clegg aid she must be mistaken and resins was resy close up to the first two in formi bangers to bang their very best, the menced her to go to
to her cabin and lie down," cymbal clashers to clash their metal plates Sho still compla ned of being nervous when till all was blue, and the clarinet players alone and did not like to go into the cabin. On Sunday she came to tifin and said she to blow their cheeks out to their fullest felt better and asked for n
bag of valuables Teave top 1
is the safe ~~ capacitica." "And" after this wo learn that she had asked
giving as a resan, she wished_in_get_sme
Seven boys entered for this handlung, wod in the evening. His Excellency, with
About 3 pm. she came out of her solest party, paid a visit to the classic cabin, went to this gangway and before the some very good swimming was shown. avenues of Tai-ping-shan and the wild quarter-master could interfere threw the Fritz Lammert, who started at scratch, bag into the water and jumped in herself.
won easily. Joseph would have had a fair Weat to view the marionelte shows and An alarm was gwind and sea somethange of winning had he not turned round That the now Governor of the Gaol sseme
́and - boats sunt away the displays of the histrionic art as pour.but eving trayed on the boards at the Man-Mo Gifteen intuutés elapsed before the recovery at the start and thas lost several seconds."
of the hody in which life was found then to Templa and disswhore
berextinct. Evidence failed to show any es Witli reference to the real purport of the pecial reason for the act. A verdict of tem- present festival we have received a lette:porary insanity was returned and deccased was buried after the inquest.-Foo how from a correspondent who is interviewed Echo. a very intelligent Chinese gentleman on the subjeti. The gentleman referred to does not think there is any political bearing in- tended by the promoters of the festival.
He myst
to the
The gale, which began at Foochow en Mon- day, the 3let altimo, did more dange even than in 181, and that was bad enough. Says the Echo-Reports from all sides come to us of Chinese houses blown down fruit crops destroyed, sampana wracked
Prizea.) direk Bore RACE, longthe, handicap. (Two
F. Lammert Joseph.
2
SHOAr Ratz, (2 lengths). Open.-(Two
Prizes.)
Entries:-T. Chase, C. A. Cornish, R. Goodlad, G. Jorge J. Williams. F. H, Shepherd, H. Arthur,
B. Arthor T. Glass
J. Williama
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A very good start was made. At the end of the first length Glass, and Willisins were
wad lives lost. Considering what a sea got leading In the turn, however, Arthur got
up in the revor the greatest surprise would away with a slight advantage and a splen- be to hear that no lives were lost. The
མ
Veshed
F. Machido G. Jorge
Some clever headers were made and
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to be a man of parts, and that he is quietly putting his house in order with- out unuocessary fuss.
That a lecture from the Chinose M. L. O., on the differences between the aspect of Chinese and Western morality, would prove of interest.
That the doinge of one of the scientific
Military Corps aires looking after.
That about three weeks ago a portion of the
city cams near to going up in mid-air.
That storing gun cotton in large quantities
in buildings in the city, wherein work being carried on, is not a healthy fisk.
Plann, Fate,
1. Quartet: (0 attmory) Violin, Violincetio 2. Boar (The Highland Message).M
Mr Millard 3. Piano Bole... (Fountain Spray....... Mrs Syma 4. Hong... (Meeting of the Waters). Udell
Visserie foto...(Nocturne) af MacDonald Song(Only Ones More)...Mr Banderson. 7. Finte H12Air Vare) Mr Leyburn 9. Song My Love is Come)...M England Vulin Bait(Talad) Sfera
ZART H.
I BongThree Merry Men). M. Spous 11. Volucelio BooFauzia)Me HacDonal
OhOLcar the Wildland. 12 Bang, Winds lov
CORRESPONDENCE..
WO3
Police Intelligence. Before E Wedchoue Esg)
Friday, September 4.
mnat sean
Apa Anam, PO. 241, deposed to bearing acry of statch things while on duty yeator- day near the Clock Tower. He saw the deferidant running away and complainant after him "He arrested the defendant and found a 20 cent piece and some copper cents apon tim.
Defendant tras sentenced to six months bard labour.
Chan Wing, a coolic, 20 years of age, was changed with stealing a silver button from the person of a woman named Choang
To the Editor of the Cursa MAIL.* Hongkong, Sed Sept. 1885. St-Referring to the paragraph in your--Lin Kin.
avira do Pilipinas it is worthy of romark City, was on the whari yesterday a pu
yesterday's issue respecting the Compañia Complainant, who comes from Kowloon
that the Mr. Robinson who made a
the steamers
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com
**Quotations" HONGKONG, September OPIUM-New Patna, cash,... 6771
cash,
Old
Now Bocares, cash,.......) 501/63) Old
easb,... Sh40nom. New Malwa, cash, 8610 Allowance, Tools. 1860 Old Malwa, sash,... $530/540 Allosauce. Taola...... 48 @ 50 Persian, Oily, cash. 520 Allowanco, Teels..... 848 Fersinia, Paper tiod, ., 86003 Allowance, Taels...... 45 -04
Exchange:
Demand,
委员
30 days' sight,
4 months' sight,
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from her jacket and ran away. alone asserting that the landing stages on equivalent to $30, 00 for die purchase of per came up and cut à pilvet button Bank, Wire,
Luzon
Visayas, Bolinao
P. C. Cheong Aluk, who arrested the the Praya are a disgrace to the Colony, and Estrella (the latter in dispute Kero) | prisoner, saw him throw away a paper con- That the uffice for shipping and discharg-is no other than one of the partners of the taining sonic ten cent pieces and he who
late-firm of Birchal, Robinson & Co, throw a knife into the water. ing seamen should be situated in the whasoo
The prisoner was sentenced to six months hard labour.
building occupied by the Harbour Mas well connection with these steamers is so
tor's Department, and not fifteen mi nutes' walk further weat
.....
fine that this gentleman wAN |
9/64
Credits, Documentary 4 months aight India, Wire,
demand, Shanghai, demand....
30 days' sight, private 74 Gold Leaf 99 fine... Sovereigns,
'I understand the reason of the affair is that there was latera epidemic in the Colony, and as this is the 7th moon (when the All Bouls' festival must be held), and as for some years past my hand low lying parts of Nantal were all under did race exsund between him and Glass for festival has-been-celebrated on a long water and we hear four lives were lost first placa At the finish there was.carce That visitors to this harbour are never plicated and very conditional proposal waiting for a launch for Kowloon when the [ seale, therefore the procession has been got Inside the city a good deal of damage waly an arm's length between first and second. up. At any rate the roasan given in the
done and several people killed by falling public placards was the shan kung it, dowalla, Lower down the river, at Pagoda HEADER FROM STAGE.--(Two Prigas.) some works for the spirits) Le. religious.
Anchomge, the wooden landing stage at Messrs. Dotio & O's was destroyed and Entries Brown Cornish, Machado and been several cargo boats lying fear it broke from
Jorge.. THE size of the Atlantic waves has been
their
tand drifted away. All mooringa!
the carefully measured for the Washingto foreign buildings except the Vice-Cocaalata
or 1998.
according to the Manila pa- In height the were damaged more Hydrographic Bureau.
Nearly
The same man was also charged with half a watersido village was waves usually average 30 feat. but in rough half
pers, by one of the influential firms of weather, they attain from 40 to 18. feet away, but we hear no lives were lost there appeared little difference between the That the gas-lamps on the streets, roads. Hongkong, it is needless to say, Bays a picking the pocket of one Wo La Stona
We hear that one first and second,
and wharves should be lighted up by the was hissed and protested against being read the wharf yesterday at 4 p.m., complainant (Taken of Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premisess
Manila lotior, that the absurd proposal cutter, of $4 and a piece of broken silver. During storms they are often from 500-to From Chinese sources
While waiting for the Kowloon launch at 600 fost long, and Inst 10 or 11 recorta, of the Quanto stoners was also wrecked,
Chinesa contractor before it is quite darkling in the 26th.
August While the longest yet known-pleasured half. Large trods were blown down on all thL RACK, (Round the Rad Buoy And Thit passage-brokers should in future!
Robinson & Co. considered those caught the prisoner with his hand-en-his He, pashed him away, and ca. a-mile, and did not spond itself for 23 sehills. The rainfall was especially heavy conds
hold on to the money they give receipts steamers perth about $300,000 unt more putes.
examining bis pur
and of broken silver:
4 piece o for, and hand it over, when all is safo
himself les their commission.
to be by accepting a comoatssion to Whilst aramining his purse he saw the pri offer the equivalent of $30,000 for the on-soner cut the button from the last cox- tire fleet is too obvious to mention, esplainant's jacket.
Prisoner was sentenced to a further term pecially as $30,000 were offered by other of six months imprisonment with hard parties for the Leon alone, this letter space in your valuable columns, the former term.
Trusting you will do me the favour to give labour, to commenes at the expiration of I am, yours, &c.
Tar Shanghai Mercury of the 29th ultimo contains an announcement similar to that made by our Tientsin correspondent two
wa hear of oue gauge registering 5 inchca When it zomembered that less than ten
back). (Handicap.)-(Two Prízes.) Entrics E. F. Bayllar; A: D. Machado, times this represents the fall for the year, Wallis, Tarnatile, Jorge, Williams sad it is indeed heavy, The shipping at Sharp Goodled. Ponk escaped unhurt though we hear one sailing ship dragged her anchors and just touched the ground,
H. F. Hayllar,
G. Jorgo
Tho
Young Williams, a lad of sixteen, was
nights
low
ter
s ago. It says: Some time ago: we steamers all had neem ready. It is said informed our readers that Americans were
Judge
mud flod quarantine regolations
QUALLANTINE REGULATIONS. We are requested to publish the follor that one as of Customs henesbeats in put at scratch, the winner getting savamling official reply to the last letter forwarded to be appointed as instructore and to other which the staff have been living for lack of seconds, allowance. The tide being on the to the Government on the subject of the high posts in Korea. We now hear on other acomodation is lying in « paddy, good authority that J Denny, late
to late C.. fold and that the steamlaunch is also high turn, the swimmers,
get at the Consul General at this port, is to be appoint and dry. Two of the pilot busts were foroul Busy, had to swim round the guibuat ed Foreign Adviser to the Court at Soul. If to cut away their masts and the pilota ranobored in front of it. Hayllar finished such is the one we congratulate the Korsati
report that nearly all the buoys are shifted. Government on obtaining the services of Bat a day or two will put this right.. sool man as Mr. Denny. It would have been impossible to have found a fitter Tas San Francisco correspondent of the person to fill the port. Oor Tintain N... D. News, writing on the 21st July, respondent also mentions Judge Denny, as
be appointed to Korea.
recently presented by a Committee appoint. ed to enquire into the state of the Chinese quarter of the Californian capital:
About twelve yards in front of Jorge
Machado turned back before rounding the buoy. Time 8 min. 24 sec.
Williams.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Hongkong, Anguat 28th.
Sir, I am directed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government
that a
Temperature.
What kind of man Mr Robinson shewa silver dollars found he had lost four BAROMATER— 29 AM 20.300
SCRIP.
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of (Before. His Honour E. J. dekroyd, Puišné the 35th instant, on the subject of Quaran-
reply
020
Julye, Friday, September 4.
www.w
An Aming, unemployed, was convicted of stealing 50 cents from the person of Yu Achee, a shopkeeper from Shok Loung, un a visit to Hongkong, while he was looking. on at the procession yesterday. The pri soper was sentenced to six tonnibs' kard labour.
Lu Akau, a boy of ten years of age, was caught in the act of cutting a silver hatten LEONG RAU AND OTHERS T. LAT ATONG. from the jacket worn by a Chinora woman ouployed at the Hop Shing Foundry, of terday. The young thief succeeded in Plaintiffs, five in, number, were lately who was looking on at the procession yes. which defondant (Afong, the Photograhanding the button and the knife with which
he had operaterge and their claims were for wages.
ting Regulations, and in I am to well as another American gentleman, as to gives the following sumaiary of a report HURDLE RACE, (Handicap.)-(Two Prizes.) to you the following resolution of the i
Exocutive Council in the mattor Entries:-Potts, T. Glass, H. Arthur, J. the Chamber of Commeres be in The Council advise that the Vice-Chair- formed that the Executive Council has carefully considered bia letter, and that it sex no reason to alter is previous dec
were as follows: $166.10, 838.74, 304.83, The prisoner being under sixteen years I have the honour to be, Sir, your most 213.16, 321.05, making a total of Sad of ace venattan, upon the brocoh, and $005. 22. was sentenced to five strokes sinn.
NEW YORK, July 30. The Bineral car which will carry the body of General Grant in this pity will be drawn by thirty coal black horses, the selection of which was
completed this morning and the animals put into training. The funers car will rest
The Bount of Supervision of this country some time ago appointed a special com- mittee to examine the condition of things in
H. Arthur J. Williams
Glass actually came in second but as he
Chinatown, and tho committes reported last had, by mistake, started before his tarn in the evening. The report states that Chinatown consists of twelve blocks between Brod handicap he was disqualified and Williams
on four blocked wheels with hanging bal way, Califorais, Skeleton and Kearneytook second prize. last of seven tons of lead, to prevent shak- Streets, and contains population of about
Two teams of nine each wore selected for
ing while riding over the rough pavements. 38,360 souls. These persona cocugy 15,130 TUG OF WAR. The first platform will be six foot from the bucks, besides rolls of bedding Laid on ground and sixteen fast long. At the four floors. Included in these are 1.0 women, this evout, the Captains being Mesire J. corners of the platform stanchions will rise of woom 667 are professional prostitutes, thrue feet, bearing a second platforms, and and about 800 children, A for white women H. Stewart-Lockhart and F. Grimble. The on this there will be a third elevation, the liva in Chinatown, either as the mistressen exact sier of the casket, on which the re- of Chinamen or as prostitutes. No respecting teams were composed as fol mains will rest, Giant ostrich pluies will is
is paid to the laws at bygiene is Chinatowo.
most-striking features: of
The
rise from the corners and center above habited by the Chinese are open.o-spooks
which will be supported by four
the
hoppas
J. H Stewart-Lockhart E-Tood "T. Gloss
canopy, dark mahogany posta, cisturately carred urinals, and water closeta, enverni szual and carefully finished. The canopy will be 13201
damp cellara teaming beng nozions vapour,
of broadcloth paneled with satin and lined with human life, opiam dens, the whole with sile, and the whole structure to be tainted with that peculiar atmcephere which twenty feet high and the most imposing thing is characteristic of the race, and as over. of the kind ever seen in this country.
Yet! powering to Deucasian nostrils strange to
far as health with other sections of the
ably
city
Guns are now being manufactured at Wool concerned. Chinatown compares, favour. wish which, it is expected, will be vastly which are surrounded by more favour superior to any yet produced in the world able conditions. The committee ascriba constant ventilation Four 68-tor guna are being manufactured the anomaly to the conste
for the Rodney, and three 110-ton-gons for and fumigation produced by wood fires in the Bothaic. They are all breech-loaders, every room, and the constant use of cigare; The 65-ton will probably threw a 13 inch they do not think, however, that these shot of 12501b, sight, with a powder would: constitate a
B. Gondlad
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obedient servant,
(Signed) FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Culonial Secretary. Hon. P. Ryrie, Vice-Chairman Hongkong
General Chamber of Commerce.
MACAO'S FÁTÉ.
The following is a translation of what Senhor Scarnichia, the worthy Deputy for Macao, lately said at the Lisbon Chamber of Deputies concerning the proposed sale of the neighbouring Colony
Whilst treating the Zaire question, Sen- hor Ferreira d'Almeida suggested that it would be convenient to obtain some other portion of territory in the new Colony of Zaire in exchange for tho possessions of Maso and Guinea.
An to the latter it behoves me not in as-
phce) was manager une The calme way given in to a confederate before he
Defenlaut admitted the
Queen'a-Loud-) HONGKONG, Neptember 4.
DX Do.
20.760
29.725
THELMOMETER
Do
Do.
... 88
Do.
(Wet bulb) 9AM. 78
* Do 1 P.M. 80.
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Do Maximum
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87
Do, Minimum over night-83-
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER
AP 4 2. TO-DAY, A. Barometer.
Temperature
Humidity
Direction of Wind Force
20.09 88.
Hongkong Observatory, 4tli Sept,, 1885.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
--- REGISTER.
atation.
AT 4PM-SEPTEMBER 3,
Bârometer red.
Temperature.
And we bit.
20.
for ten days' time, by which time the pro meanwhile to be detained in gaol for a perty will have boon sold by Auction. period not exceeding saren days.
him 10 His Lordship said he would grant
LARGEMY, days' time, if he would pay plaintiffs 23 por cent, of their claim at once Defendant
Ax-Ahing, an unlicensed barker, was promised to do this, and plaintiffs agreeing convicted of stealing a box containing ela Balino... to this, judgment was entered in these thing and other property the value of Manila...
97, the property of a bricklayer living in Haiphong, 29. terms.
Joss-house Lane, on the 20th ult. A Hongkong 29. previous conviction was proved against Amoy 29. defendiat and be was sentenced to six Shanghai. 29.
Nagasaki 29.81 | months hard
171 orlock 21: 81
CHAN FOR MENAGERIES MARITIMES CO,— $1,000 This was a claim for damages occasioned by collision.
ANRAYER OF A WOMAN.
Wind
AAN. KEPTEMBER 4.
1082,081
Mr Caldwell appeared for the plaintiff,
For assaulting a woman named Lu For Bolinao.... and Mr Wilson, from the office of Messrs
Manila Watton and Descon, represented defend with an iron bar on the 211 inst, an
unemployed man named Leang. Wa was Haiphong. Plaintiff is the master and owner of the ordered to flod security in Bo for his good Hongkong 29.7686.075 Yau Le fishing innk, licensed No. 1402, behaviour for a month, in default to be Amoy 29.7580.001 NE
Shanghai 20.7777.084 days. ging, and lefondants are the owners committed for fourteen d of the steamship Folga. The clam was for
29.9361J 81,000 for damages occasioned by a colli
BRUTAL ESSAVET.
NE
The barometer has risen, except in Japan,
2od
sume its defapes: others more competent short distsace off the shore of Hongkong.another coal conting An Akving, The temperatura is rather high, the humid-
honour to represent in this Chambon it in edm the first instance to show that the to time owing to the complainant being 10 charge of about 59015., and the satinated dra; They reportction againat s valosity at the piuzalë is to be 2100 feet eployed in tau muuufacture at ofothing, 37, Me Stewart-Lockhart's team had the best selling A long time, Bir, has slapsed for or a motionless vessel. She was evidence went to show that the a
leather, cigars, and boots and
Chinamen are shoes; that
heavy
A. Nother
been
par second Should the new gun realise Pies who run by Obing-/of it as regards the weight of the mem-se Portugal founded her dominion in MATEMAT
Calea
2 TIMERATURE, in the shade in degres,
sion which occurred between these two Li Kam Hi, cusd coolie, appeared on re. ressols on the night of the 8th July last, a mand, charged with
causing him bodily ity moderate. Cindy and squally weather Moderate winda ara prevailed yesterday. M on this side of the Ly-se-mun Fass, noar harm, on the 18th August. will appear on the field.
The case had been femanded from time expected.
WTOBERCE, Regarding Macao, which I have the Shay-ki-wan. Mr Caldwell said he pro-
Gomerament Astronomer, Leg at the time of the o
Colten, was hospital and unable to appear... and purpoasa, a |HU|BD-
"Hongling Ubseredlogy, Reptimber d only my daty to protest against the idea of to all intents and puroons
chor,
wes of a mest brutal naturo, was a sanomazan, reduced to 82 degresa Fahren.. not actually at anchor, but
by the defendant on account of a bus, and to the left of the sea in inches, toaths naveral casta⠀⠀⠀ that":
which had arisen owing to-com- and hireätline Rogidentally
knocking
Resins Reg long it will penetrate 29 juubes of eng
wages are so low thist
bers and in the position occupied. Some that part of Asia, and ever since Towel under stays, or drifting with the fron armour at close quartary, and men
otherwise not properly under con fendant while prove too much for 27 inches even at tire strong stiched overalls such as miners and me was occupied in getting the man into the blue and white flag has not, even trol, was to all intents and purposes The injuries inflicted upon complainant sorry, in pentags of saturation, the
The workmen wear are made at the rate projectile of the 110-ton gun will be stronele protected by irondoom sppe, and so a matter of fact some of the possession, Others which are yet ours, such, and hed all the privileges of a vessel him hisenable at the time.” De Pike gave: 100. An baral Byhting range of RU JANAK al dozein tast, there are 15 gambling their positions behind the corks on the Lor a moment, failed to waye urver that vessel at anchor, and was to be trasted, as were of a very paint mature and rendered humidity of sir ektamsted with moisture being
rate of 500
in that situation. The authorities on this nches in diataster, so weigh 1800 or
8. FOND OFW, swording to Bomfort bean severely hurt but the wounds were 200016. The powder charge will be the against antsule by the police; that a man of Grimble'a tasm never get into their were, it is well known, under s forge nontransit. @ Mitchell's Mare dance to the effect that complainant had enormous ode of 9001,
a fer the weight re Jom-finemen; and that, in 17 yoses, projectile, supposing this to be the total number of Chinese converts to positions & all. After an aqustio disturb yoke, but Macao, with the assign flowing ms Heyster, 750 Bea Nymph 1 La not dangeroes. Complainant was still an in- Bank, ezer kleingege
and Batteren 2 War Robinson, p. 407. would not need to stay there much longer 180016 which supposition the velocity Christianity. amounts to just 115, maay of panos, lasting for about two minutes, Mr. on ita forta stand out the famous historical thington Jerelamo, 3 Haggart," mată of Goverment Divi Hospital-buttapbed clouds, d 'drizzling, rain, fing, good may be reckoned at 206) fack per second, whom home backsliders after their cog Lockhart's team foached wood at their own period from 1580 to the memorable Int Therefore, he contended that the one of Defendant was sentenced to three zoonis sad its power of penetrating armour at 31 version. The Committee proposes to in-
the mumle, or 29 inches at 1001 troduce an ordinance for the better govern end of the Bathhouse, thus winning the of December 1640, when the purpuar proof, would be thrown upon the defendants imprisonment with hard labour, to date from
Castile yielded to the valuar and patrician | 19 show that the Polen, being a steamship, ! the commencement of kis imprisonment rubstitution of steel for ment of Chinatown.
int
or hal
men, | tide, or
|-* sampan. | Fahrenheit, getting on
4. Dintorion or Wien, to two points.
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baži, & lighealag, onverant, preseler bars, maily, rais, a snow, theder, y visibility,
task, in luchar tenths and hundreds
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