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No. 7115-May 23, 1880.]

Ben Majesty the Queert will be 67 years of on the Great Home Rule scheme, which two age on Monday, and the anniversary of her days ago he informed us was to last several birthday will be celebrated with due loyal days. Ono mast other conclude that the demonstrations at Hongkong. Alb the debate has been oneindad or that it las banks and many of the steres will be cleacd,been adjourned for the purpose of getting and the day will be observed as & the Arms Act renewed before the 1st pro general holiday in the Government Offices. xhno. In either case Reutor might have There will of course be a number of Mili-set our doubts at rest, but he evidently bas lary marioeuvre. The royal standard will uono kimaulf, and he concludes that tho be hoisted at head quarters and the national rest of the world are equally wel informed. flag at the saluting battery North Barracke and a bourd the army hospital ship Mezance, at sunrise. A royal salute will be fired at noun by the Royal Artillery from the Saluting Battery. Thors will be a full parade of the troops, which will be drawn ap in three sides of a square on the Pa-

examining the expediency of contracting o Tar French Government is, it in said,

loan to cover the proliminary expenditure which the French administration in To quis has inourred, and to meet the cost of M. Paul Bert's schemes of administrativo reform. The amount will he twenty-five or thirty mill on franca. The Customs rado Ground and Cricket Ground at 5.16 p.pinterest. The loan will be issued under revenue will probably sufice to defray the EL E the Major General Cemnunning will the guarantee of the French Government. be received with a malute. The volunteers On the whole, the Ministry is rather favour-

able to

to the proposal. are to fire a salate of 21 guns, 7 bofora each rouut of the feu de joie of the Infantry, Times writes: The completion of the Ca THE St. Petersburg correspondent of The

ral march past. In the evening the usual incitement to the discussion among Rus- ball will be given at Government House.

THE CHINA MAIL

That Consul Allan's remarks upon what ought to be done with the trade of Paklioi. aro deserving of the most serious atten tion of our authorities,

That the man Burrow, who killed the se. cond mate of the St. David, had a narrow cscape.. That the sentence on the priadner, of penal servitude for life, indicated what the learned Judge thought of the mattor. That the Acting Attorney General accepted a serious responsibility in accoding to the plea of manslaughter, because, as the Judga said, thaman life unat be pro-

tected.'

The Correspondenca envers a paried from the 16th March 1866 to the 10th March 1886, and oxhibits, in the main, a vigilant watchfulness on the part of British ropren- tatiros both at home and in 'Chins over British interests, and includes a number of papers of great practical value in connec tion will the development of the trade of Southom China. Probably the most in terrating and valuable in this respect is the report of Consul Allen, of Pakhoi, which we

That De Myers is to be heartily congrata-raproduce below:-

-lated upon the saccess of his efforts tow- ards establishing a Medical School for Chinese.

To Now Thùnău would

duty

Comparison of Time between the Bluez. and Trans-Paciße Horstes, taking pre- sent Bohedule of P. and 0. Company and Proposed Time by Canadian Pacific -Foute in connection with Fark Atlantia

Service.

GIBRALTAR,

: VIA Barbid. N.E. Other ·NE-- Other Monsoon, Seasons, Moanoon. Bensons. Bessons, dars day. dara dago.. dara.

Shanghai si

Yokotama 36 Hioge

63

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Bt

Comparison of Distances. A

VIL GRALTAR SAN FRANC

CP, BI. To Hongkong 9,700 mots 12,50 kants: 11.001 knots.

Shanghai 10,459 Kiego 11/250 25 Yokohama 1,001

ak

statute miles.

*Rail -distances,

∙12,481 m

$1,003

10,990.

3,300 and · 3,047 in.

via Sues, 15,735. The foregoing dis- tances are by the Great Circle Coume between Yokohama and Vancouver

The distance from Vancouver to Calcutta is 8,930 miles. Travels with a speed of 14

tha'damonstration concluding with a geno-nadian Pacific Railway has given a fresh That the success of tho Chiueso students which the Franco Clubere Treaty of of a desjiätch his successith districts is scarcely worth the expanse of a knots, could, therefore, perform the voyage,

The three fishermen whoare charged with

miana of their own long-talked-of line to the Pacific across Biberia to Wladivostock.

also reflecta credit upon the system of treining adopted in the Government Con- tral School.

in.

stealing good to the value of $500 zavod away progress towarda Horat it will be That the most satisfactory progress is being the best of my ability, but if ang

If Russia has stolen a march over England

long time

the Russian locomotives compete with those of England and America from the wreck of the Francisca were again in reaching the shares of the Pacific.

The brought before Me Mitchell-Innes at the brauch to Tiumon has not yet been made,

and the

Ufa Police Court this morning.

Among the

Zlatoust

section to Ekaterin- Queen decided upon, has only lately been witnoasse-examined was the Chinese cook,

after years of dispute over the conflicting who admitted in the course of his evidence clairs of different towns, Yot the almost that he had been threatened in a compound chimerical iden of a Russian Pacific railroad

burg and

about

an

acoomplish-

already talked of and written about

ment. The other day 4

be

neither

to lead ore into error.

this

Feit

Wu

very

voyaga

take 35

mentioned

7,010

in Hongkong that he would be beaton if he undertaking of early and easy ing of the That at the same time the old Stone Barrier 2018 raport make much communiça- thankfully e disa then I have no country), and of the Yu-lin district only miles. Calcalating again on the REN

and crew of the Francisca

to under the presidency of Count i

the

took the part of foreigners. The Captain Society for Furthering Russian Trade and of the junk said he brought the goods

was enlightened on the subject kong. The cook of that vessel told by a discussion of several proj

ta furios Among them being a great work, him be was to get the goods saved. He one tenderad

themects also told him he was to get $500. The in Siberia by an enterprising orile living banishment. All difficultios vary satisfactorily disposed of except and that was the source of the 150,000,000 roubles and more that would be required for the enterprise. The addition of the

received a papur from the Captain of the Francisco, which was interpreted by the

got all the goods. He further said he had given permission to his fokhi to take away the goods. It was against his will that the cargo was discharged, as he maintained

wend

ano,

ཉམ་

United States naturally makes the Russiaus feel inore keenly than ever the disadvan

go of their isolated position on the Amoor and the Pacific coast.

of the aumas? floods,

That it is a standing disgrace to all con- cerned that the Gap Reok has not yet been lighted.

atation a mandarin on the Taland,

a great boon to the vessels engaged the Hainan trade.

in

pay for the unmentionables ?

that it was given to him. After hearing the Victorian Rifle Association, waited A DEYUTATION of the leading members of Mr Wilson for the prosecution and Mr upon the Victorian Premier on Wednesday, Caldwell for the defence, Mr Mitchell- 31st March, and asked that the Gorero-That with our present communication with' Innes adjourned his decision till Monday.ment should grant a sum of £1,000 to

Australia, we ought soon to have table" the association to send a team of riflomon to

weellon manufactory in Hongkong. THERE was rather a comic interlude in the ion to England, to shoot in a series of

during the

the present your. It was

A

with the

the

the

all our hopes and expectations.-I have, hours. From Quebec, say 20 days.

(Signed)

CLEMENT F. B. ALLEN,

THE PROPOSED NEW MAIL SERVICE TO THE EAST.

17 hours

Band: basis, the voyage would

30 a total of 24 days 15 hours would be necessary, from Halifax 20 days 8 hours, and from England, by this route, 39 days 20 hours. Via the Capo, the voyage takes 36

the esme calcula daya 18 hours. Using

During the past month the Committee of arranged forg Kong by the Canadian and

cantablishing an alternative Postal..

East

Police Quart this afternoon. The £380 of asserted that it would be a big popular That Sir John Walsham is spoken of as Their export cargo consists ineloso a Mng of theübject, I do not trained, however, from any expression, ".

perjury had just been adjourned and it was

a question of what day would be fixed fur leit. to send the mon home and that

BROWNIE.

lar. The may I

and Hongkong. The trade is only enough vince, to which I have the honour to refe

to refer Her Majesty's Government. In this viow

Macao, Guild.

он

21

Old

# caab, 565

Now Halwa, cash,

530

Allowance, Tools..

16/24

66780

Old Malwa, cash,... 660/70 Allowance, Taris.......

Paraian, Oily, caah... 450/80 Allowance, Taals... 24/33 Persian, Unoily,

500

Allowance, Tacla........... 16/24-

Exchange

HONGKONG, May 24,

THE EFFECT ON THE TRADE OF for four or five months Interest at the no remark. The special clause of the Trade PAKHOI OF OPENING FONQUIN.⠀⠀⠀ rate of 1 per cent, a month will come Regulations affecting the import and export We are in receipt of copies of the Cordedussion of five per cent. fam the of opium, will, I venture to prodict, con

profita. Add to these chargos the beary car the export of opium niore than the cospondence rospecting the Franch Treaty and uncertain dues, and the only conclusion import. Kwangsi will take but little India That the annual flight of civil servante to with Annam and the Regotiations between to which a reasonable man can come la that opum, and to import it into

no route over had a better shapeo of success be the North is beginning to attenst the at-France and China, which were presented to than the projected one through Tonquin carrying con

con's to The question of the coasting trade may tention of taxpayurs.

both Houses of Parliament last month, into the south-west provinces honestly proportion of the coasting trade between! always pro bo of great importance. As it is, a large carried out, and that the reduction in tara this and Hongkong and Macao is done by Te Hongkong is vided that the rew tion is real and not nominal.

which pay duty at the native Cue. janks, I conclude, therefore that if things ratom-house and ate granted a discount mains as they are at Pakhoi, and the Ton-which enables them to compote on favor quin railway is built, this port may as well ablo terms with steamors, These junks be closed; but, as I mid before, our com- belong to the Macho Guild.

They are croial condition may be improved, either allowed a discount of 9 Lavis on the by the reduction of taxation, or, what is carry, and unisced uil, which is charged 6

of a by the construction a rival railway, or of 30 taels por chest un all tho opium they the same thing, the issue of transit pasace, sola per picul at the foreign Custom-house, which the inland authorities will respect, only pays 1 tael at the native Custom-houss railway outerprise in China as visionary, We have buon no accustomed to look on when it is exported by juuk

+ Upon completion of the International Isincerely hope and trust that the French Railway to Halifax, the Atlantic passgo that the idea of constructing a railway will never allow junk-borne cargo a favour will be shortened some 260 miles and the from this seems about as hopeful se the able differential scale of duties, and, furrall distances slightly incrossed. schone of flooding the Saham A ahurt thor, they will do all in their power to Listance from Vancouver - To Yoko- Consul Alien to Mr O'Cmar.

PAKHOY, 13th August, 1885.

time ago I was assured most positively that broak the monopoly of the Macau Gnikl, hans, 4,334 knots; Hiugo, 4,690; Naga- tho

High Provincial Authorities hat the which haspera and obstructs the develup 5.136: Singapore, 7,573; Caloutta, 8,987; saki, 5,069: Shanghai, 6,638 Hongkong, Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge construction of a railroad in contemplation mant of trade on this const. receipt of your deapatch of the 13th July, hora. I poohpooled the notion. bat ho

Colombo, 9,032; To sum up, I hold that 1885

19,453 calling on me to report on the effect became all the more persistent, and

Snow London, begged

1-That Pokhal, under present condi- the fucilities given to to Franca

me to report it says, but before sending with Kwangsi and Yunnan

I wrote the draft

rations, is in na position to develop her trade by

doing Feace will have on Britisli trade in Pakhof it I went to call on and the districts in commercial communica Weiyuan, and found

That her trade with the neighbouring is tion with it. I will perform this task to him. I bronched the.

subject of railways, Maritime Custom house, a Consulate, and a allowing 16 hours for coaling purposes, en danda, but Han had by this timu changed bis tone, veel of war. made with the now Pedder's Wharf, and sions at which I may arrive sh

shall I eventually and merely ein that it

it would be that temporary lights should now by proved erroneous, I will ask you to bear but that he was too small an official sit passes, and, still more, by the construct this traine will run in 5 days - thing for Pakhoi if one could be 3-That it is perfectly possible, by rule, in 26 days 4 hours. From Halifax to

Vancouver express in inind that my sources of information are

noans of lighter duties, observance of tran 2

a through connection can placed on the end of it. That the Barriers in the Canton River are that complete nor perfectly accurate, ando make any positive statement. It may tian of roads or railroads, to build up the mining three hours for transtipment at: thos ste madel between Halifax and Galeatts, prodiction is, at the best times, liable be that he was afraid to speak out in the trade of Pakhsi into one of great valute, said to be imaginary bogies with air. I have not been supplied with or auther alter igagrance of the quote Lie in the and,

presence of his colleague, who professed

Halifax and Vancouver in 31 days 9 hours. trade route from Tonquin To Calcutta from England, via 4-That if a

via the fathoms over one and four fathome but the Article, as given in the North China vios that his former assertion was merel Pakhoi must remain the port of the in. the

of Article the above Treaty, change of manzer

and developed, whilo nothing is dono lore, on the ano basis na that calculato the other, and that all that is required to fleraid asserts the immediata construction romance, and so I tore ap clear the passages is to open the bridges.

up the Report which makinta meighbourhard (a poverty-stricken the encouver to of a railway in the north of Tanquin. In I had prepared.

therefore, I deume that the expectation of a

to Singapore though I would which would be equivalent to a collapsa will at once is no myth, and that it is the main causetions as the country is best fitted for, be

The abatement of

on exports and they water routes, horse reads, or railways, imports, especially on the

is a more latter, and that, whatever duties they may impose hopeful business. Mr Horton sasures me they will grant every facility of locomotion. that though only three inward tmnsit passes

Captain of the junk, bosidea, said he bad which was quite left out at calculaThat the Chinese Government should at never intended it to be simply a port to been called on to make good his claima jes take it for granted that Her Mowers issued by the Custums last year, yo! | Government, in opening Pakhoi, the report that the likin authorities had

There can be no question whatever as to the shorter time unce put a light on the Pratas Shoal, and supply the neighbourhood with yarn, opin, (although he has not yet in future the East India sud China Trade, Section of

received the and picee-goods,

oods, and to procure thence a money) will cause transit

that will be necessary, when the service is little casein and anisoad and a few hides, to be valid, and that when this is cuce the Loudon Chamber of Commerce have Panfic Railway than by the Suez Canal or

Passa

to travel from England to Yoko hataa cook to him as meaning that he would Canadian Pacific Railway to that of the That a light on Hainan Head, and another wast Chion Hitherto, these hopes have matches, will go up country in quantities. made by the Canadien Pasitic Railway Com-ape routes. The same remark also applies

bat rather to be the shipping port of south-effected, and T-clothe, kerosing and had under consideration certain proposals on Cape Cami, would be most useful and been unfulfilled. I do not suppose that M. Schonburg, too, his only rival, a Ger- pany, for the organisation of steamship and loud-fumber of Commerce Journal.

foreign goods oftau penetrate more than man, has started in business on August

to Sydney, Brisbane, Wellington and Atick- 150 milos into tho

1 mail communication bete interior, The exports

batwaon Vancouver, intended for a foreign market come almost this time express intention of profiting by British Columbia,

und That 'duga delight to bark and bite, but entirely from the Yu-lin and Nan-ning the success which they anticipate with all impressed with the goneral outline of the the improved state of affairs, I wish them East. The

The Committee in

were favourably

Quotations that the question remains, Who is to districts, more from Yü-lin than Nan-ning and must be embarked in the trade, of

heart, but more

than they more capital

HONGKONG, May 22. made, in view of the importance OFIUM-New Patna, cash,... 562) The shipping trade is monopolized by the command Macao Guild, who ran the thres little before it will asume its proper dimensiona Imperial route of continuication with the steamere (two of which cre

which Gorman). I will now make a on the po bitween this, Hollow, Macao, and geographical part of my s

British territory. They re- of ground-nut eaks, heaid in the Legation is well supplied in cleat pure opinion on the question of the subsidios

that parti- asked for Canadian Pacific and sugar, all to be consumed by

Railway principally use is Mred for by the foo chl English gentleman, onu of the Chinese in the neighbourhood of Canton Pirie's valuable tap of the KY Pro- ny, preferring that such a matter

abould would increase the interest which

entirely to the discretion of olden time, and that he will represent

to give a precarious living to one British you. Practically, thers are only two roads this Executive Commi is st present being shown in all matters tho, continuation of the houring. Monday relating

Great Britain with credit. the colonies. The desire of the

merchant, and to a German, who has lately out of Falchoi: one vis, Lien-chou to Yi

Committee of the Chamber started in business. The native merchants fin, the other to Nan-uing which

Yüentirely concurred, and representations was enggested, bui Me Caldwell reminded deputation was that the team should be That we shall soo what we shall sou

ative of all the colonies, but fail-

are dealers on a small reale. The rioter of reached in two ways, either via Lieu-chou, in

In the same nurse were made by them the presiding magistrate thas Monday was ing their co-operation, 10 Victorians would

representative of all

in a letter which was addressed to the hem are agents for the members of the Ling Shan-haien and the West River, or by Eecretary of State for the Colonies, and the annivomary of the Queen's Birth be sent. The Ministor of Defence express-

cannot think that Her Majesty's Co. crossing the lay to Chiu-bolter is another column. No one doubts that an Bank, Wire,

and then to which a

reply will be found in doubt

direct to Nan-ning. as to whether the men would-

The day and that it might be, more loyal roach England in time to practise for the ALLEGED PERJURY OF WITNESSES. verniment would consider theo imeagre minor shorter hat is the more expensive alternative conte to the East shrough. Bri- to pass over, thist day. Mr Wilson, matches to be held in July, thoroughly are charged with porjury in connection | a man-of-war here frem time to time, were down that

Bulasid that

The Yu-lin road is comparatively tigh territory would The examination of the three men who resulta aofficient to compensate the exponse route.

[ he would like to see the team &

a Consulate, and stationing unimportant. of establishing catching up the

Cassin and aniseed come safuguaril to commercial and

to our

imperial representative one. Major Goldstein then

bat Yu-lin is way,

loyalty than by’-administering justice he the association, leaving that body to deter- acquitted at the Supreme Court of n charge whence British trade may advance into Pled from Canton, and the country fur the once it now soran

suggested that £1,000 should be given to with the case of Tang Ayou, who was it not that they look on Pakhoi as an out- terminus for imports, as Heun-Chon Fu certainties connected with the Suez Canal Domontary 4 months sight, 0/0

a complete interests, especially when the political an- Credits, Wu-chon Fo, the next districts, are intonded to my, but the words, whether mino whether a team should preceed to Eng of unlawful detention, was continued to west China. Lu my

se largo and under on the trade of

are taken into

acenoat, Of there is Indla, Wire, land this or next season. He

demand, from quicutions donbila is to the truth it a test class at of kamen could not be day boice Mr Mackcan.

north-Kool Lin Fu, the provincial fully detailed the capital-divides its trade between Cantor neglected,

by the paratively falaem of the statement, or nat, stuck got

got together this year the money would not

obstack00 Mr Caldwell appeared for the proscen

natural and artificial, inst the and the Yang-tae porta. Nen-ning, on the

in case of a lengthened blook of no do, race against in his throat and remained inarticulato.be expended until 1837. Mr Gillies at once. tion, and Mr Wilson, of Mosers Wetton and opposed dans Triased dances are other hand, instead of being a terminus, is and, although many of the steamers now

would b བ་་་ of being diminished by the actions distributing contru. Its merchants come Mr Mackean, who was presiding, smiled then retired.

the Agreed to this

and the deputation | Deacon, for the defence. The first witness of the authorities. The want of good water for and to Pakhoi on one side, and trade the Red Sea route are badly adapted propus

for and accepting the intended compliment Victorian Rifle Association, held the same Mr Caldwell-You are a Police Magis-it of a railway un quod aurata with

communication

weathering the Cape, still it must be on the other.

The route admitted that for the heavier class of mer- nna onwards is asid be understood what Mr Wilson meant night, the advisability of sending the team

or good macada from

the Teo chandiao, up the Tro mized roads, att

and the burdensome and Chiang, past Tai Fing Fu. I bare a list sata from the Queen's enemies, will home this season we discussed, and it was Mitchell-Innes-I am Acting Magis- unoqual dutios now in force may be

aninterrupted water varriage, to say; and it was his intention to take the decided to ask the commanding officers of trate.

bo pre- changed of halting-places between Pakhoi and Yüc case along with the others he had adjourned all infantry companies, artillery

ferred to batteries, Mr Caldwell-How were you appointed? transit pass clamos of the Treaty of Tientsin fed

for

that in which balis has to be tariff, and the man Fe, but none of them are to be identi- broken. But for mails, for military and equitabla a light till Monday.

affiliated ride clubs to send in the names of

Mr Mackosu-That is a matter belonging may be carried out iman bonest and liberal lesa the anathosen in order to poses, tor passengers, and for the lighter

fed by Mr Piris's They are

are donbt- such of

of their members as were willing to to the Court.

Datil these things are spirit

to and are valuable goods requiring the tako part in practice matches, and to

are done, Pakhoi avoid li-kin stations and customs home afterwards if selected.

Mr Wilson-I do not propose to raise cannot do a place of any importance, and if to go

barriers, Captain

quickest despatch, it is contented, zad Chris-

The Yu-lin road need not be couidered, not without reason, that point topherson etated that he had communicated Caldwell-It might be necessary to

these are

that the are not only not done, but there is a

This road trends eastward, and such as it is,

an it is routo port opened close by, whenes communica. it belongs to Fakhot, sad, nothing can in bett

must the result of the deputation to the rifle the case.

be not only far always be associations of the other colonies by tele

and Innan

the Mr Mackean-It is not necessary at all.

may be

be it.

by Capo, but that and he instructed to

gandean be now made better, as far as Japan to follow

The route to Nan-aing and better than that a railway will carry goods on to Yiman is oua Mr Mitchell-Innes, in reply to further

ou a different footing, fur action

and China are concerned, than the best and operation in the project of tending home a against the man Tang Arou. He kick to remain at a level even lower than its half or two-thirds of the distance toata. Major Woods stated that, in the down the evidence of Chi Tas --who pressut level, or it must make a startin Pakhoi to the same place. The physical deniably a strong one. On the Atlantic

f freight, Pakhoi must either be content can

be made azi the crow flies, would be only a strategical point of view, the can for this

from avont of the other colonies declining to was declared in his presence-se it was rivalry.

roate, as inade

out by its advocates, is UE- co-operate, he would undertake to raise an given by the interprator.

difficulties I know little of, except that the as-board of Canada lies Halifax, with its additional sum of £1,000 by public aub-

question of taxation is the most in-country traversed by M. Aumoitte seemed Victoria team of 10 men..

are the lightest will infallibly carry sway construction.

Van taken separately and it was finally agreed to trade from the others. Kuei-lin, for in-rasp, published under the authority of tarminus of the railway, is connected with Haiphong 20.78

If M. Dutreuil de Rhino ight days steam of England.

ouver, or Burrard Inlet, the Pacific do this, the case against Chi Tam lu, (the stance, takes goods uadat tesnalt pass from Admiral Jaureguiberty, may be trusted (it Halifax by a continuous line of ralle laid Hongkong 20.88 86 *FRAGRANT WATER' MURMUR

man who said he was detained) being taken Haskow, though to reach the city on that is most incorrect on the China s Arát.

side), there That the water-famine is pressing sorely Mr Caldwell said he withed to examine miles mere than they would have to go

route these goode kavo to traverso 2,000

entirely a road running from the coast up often boon rooonitnonded as an easily forti

through British territory. It has upon the poorer residents of the Colony, Mr Mitchell-Innes with regard to all three Canton or Pakhi, but the li-km and bar or mountain ranges, and following the graving dock at Esquimalt, and the splendid Nagunki

son, interrupted by no

Lirge

rivers fiable place d'armes, and is

Dit Facehow.. 30.18 70 is close to the and that the Government will have to stop cases, to save the magistrate inconvenience, rier duas on the two latter roads stop the era of the River Tam-

Shanghal Mr Mackean-I think Mr Mitchell-Inner' transit.

A read, rail, or

coal mines of Nanaimo. When the in if relief does not arrive sOOD.

will sacrifice his convenience for the public.

otherwise The duties to be levied on goods passing line, reaching the Yunnan frontier, and doubtful whether it will barat in Europs

rwise could apparently be made on this

cloud looms up, it War

WI Onlock be for some That the dearth has been increased by the

Mr Mitchell-Innes, on being cross-ex-through Annam and impuried or exported amined, said he eculd

not swear that

branching off st intervals to the Kwangel mountain streamints having been direct be took down every word given by the across the frontier, of Yilanan or Kwangsi boundaries. Of course the most natural in the Northern Pecitis will need especial Manila... 29.05 80

or in India. In the latter caso our interests Bolinao.... ed, and that this furnishes an additional interpreter. What he could swear to was that give those nuw in force on goats carried Song Koi-ve-Red River, but I fail to see in the healthy climate of British Columbia Hong kong 30.06 75

are of course not yet announced, < can and directest way into Yünnan is the reason why the Government should help his notes represented the substance of the inland from Fakhoi with the accuracy that how this can be combined with a road to could, if need arose, be transferred back to Amoy

protection, and a force

rce quietly collected Haiphong

the poor to get water.

interpreter's remarks. He could not point I could wish. Suffice it to say that after Kwangsi, which has no river communication Plymouth in twelve days, whilst on the Shangha tang words that were literally what were an import duty and fi-kin of 1 per cent, with Tonquin, That the Legislative Council has been pro-aid,

liable to

Next, as to the natural productions of in less than three wuaks, or be landed i

contrary, they could garrison

Nagasak Rong Kong rogued for three or four months, and that' Re-examined-Apart from the words, the ad valorem at Pakkoi, goods are

facta were as stated by the interproter. inland ergo at every li-kin station and the two provinces in question. Yunnan Cabutta within twenty-five days. Somuch

fresh what it has refrained from doing during Very ofton the interpreter's English was

barrier passed in transitu.

seems to have three very valuable products for the purely military feature of the now for N.E. winds have increased. The tom The barometer has risen and gradients the Session has been more important then not correct and in certain cases it was not pressivences of these dues, I may atate silver, and precious stones which the Chi Pacifio Railway Company to build, under. increased and the weather is overcast.

To show the universality

Bad tho

-native opiam, tin, and copper. The gold, route. The proposal of the Canadian persture has fallen, the humidity has even necessary to take parts of down. ing crime and outrage. The use which it That, at the same time, it has passed a fan The Rotes represented what the interpreter of when tho inhabitants of Pakhoi ludnosa ray are to be found, may or may Admiralty aupervision, and to place on the

W. DOBERCE, *-**-- the exist. Jade-stone undoubtedly does. The Pacific route vezaels of high speed and of Hong King Sing said he had given a cate. approach of the French blockading aqua- country is rugged and precipitous almost the highest character, partakes partly of ful intergrotation of what accused raid chattels, fl-in was changed on all their the whole province having bean devastated aspect. On the one side, tho passible ad.

dron, taking with them

and

the military and partly of commercial ・ther way, the Officer Administering the case. He gave a literal translation subject possessions by the Liea-choti author eg the Mahommedan rebellion. Still, dition to the North Pacile squadron of heit, and to the level of the son in inches, innihe

when he was chief witness in the formos

ried in vain to get an I have tried

its mineral wealth in tin and copper alone several cruisers capable of making their contemporary) made a straightforward read over the evidence taken down stations beforeign merchants and no doubly the caltiage of native opiumbe overrated; whilo, on the other, vo are

list of all the

but neither the Cus- is sufficient to supply a paying export trade, aixteen to eighteen knots an hour cannot Another clerk at the magistracy said he tom-house o speech, in which he makes the best of the by the ragistrate to the prisoner merchants know, in spite of their profes employment to land carriers, and to vessels service on the Atlantic, passoegers and

know all their names, Bnd the Dative to other parts of China will give

Plenty of

promised that by utilizing an accelerated situation, with bot alight and modest re. who admitted it to be correct and made

sions of ignorance, they will not tell me. afloat

mails shall be delivered between England. reticence is Their Ayou (the man who was charged that carriers of goods try to slip round and rich in vegetable

is accounted fur by the fact

Kwangsi, on the other hand, ian province

and Yokoharga in That it is a great relief to read such an

twenty with unlawful defention) said he had never evade these taxing places. Mir Heston gives son Pauls of the provinca I know days Merchants interested in the Japan tulantoloads, & driesling, rain, fog, s gloomy,

twenty-four to productions, and rea

siz dago,

Shanghai twenty-eight to thirty Scale. Tam Iu. address, instead of some others which tied up Chi

populous and wealthy. Of the da me the only trustworthy piece of intelli

days, nad Hong Kong thirty to

thirty-two have boon fired off from the same chain gambled with him, he had never beat higonos tant. I can obtain. On a consigament nothing except that no minerals produced and China trade will appreciate the foll.) A hati, 2 ligatining, o overcast, g pawning showers,

he never told him he would have to go to of yarn, shirtinge, and needless, value 770 in Singapore. There was no opon railing wowise directed against Hoine Rule. Por That the forts and the armaments are evi, roand his house. The staircase had board" / dollars, sent to Yunnan Fu, he paid the fol- ( There are distint among Pakaos, pasang of these. Bgures. It is understand synails, y rain, s

in the province produc- that, provided the Imperial Government dew (wi). lowing charges:-

ter and silk. The route which

will give in the form in which it is new attrast these articles will assuredly maka

maasked the subsidy which they voluntarily a profit. I have the honour to inclose copy offered in October last to furnish, af a cutting from an article in the China on her own connnt, is laying herself out Canada Mat, signed

Panorge," who writes from I am unable to identify the YouTON LO·· Tientsin. I

to establish a line of first-class busts from Sydney, he had a

which writer, but he writes

while trade between Australasia and knowledge of his subject,

the jealousies of the foreigu know to what he refers when he

Minates

word * loyal said. ! I do not think the Court could batter show its

The Irish Arms Act, for the renowal of which bill has been introduced into the Hodes of Commons, is an old enactosant

was

promised

up

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that

Mr

pust

Fakhoi in

capable

Pase

districts of south-

be overesoo

bad, F

200 are taken

the

prove an

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30 days' sight,

4 months' sight,

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to which, Shanghai, demand,.......

30 days' sight, private 72 Jad Gold Leaf 99f fine ... be again bad,

·850.70 86.05

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. AT 4 P.M. TO-DAY....... Boromater

29.97

which expires on the Jet June. Under this graph by asking their immediate an- questions, exid he hoard the complaint safely into the interior, at & moderat rute a road into Yûnn.n from Ha-long Bay, its quakest route via the Euez Canal. From

Act; proclamations against either the hav ing the carrying of arms are in force in avory county or county city of Ireland, with the exception of the county of Antrim

Somo discussion arose as to whether the

of

The

outside the borough of Belfast, the greater scription for the purpose of sending home a case against sash of the prisoners should be Portant point. The rente on which dues by no means well calculated for rella dockyard and military-storan, within aeron

portion of the county of Armagh, about half the county of Donegal, the county of Down, except the barony of Nowry; all the county of Lendonderry outside the city, all the county of Louth outalda Drogheda, half the county of Tyrone and the whole county of Winklow." From a reply made by the present Bocce tary for Ireland, Mr Morley, to a question put in the House of Commons just before the last mail left, it would seem that the euro is specially directed against the Ulster men. The right Hon. gentleman is reported to haro ad Since the short time he had been in office he understood

that the Arms Act, whatever value it por- sosed, was of little or no value in present-

had, and to which the Government would

what it has actually done.

useful billa...

look if they determined to renew it, was in That the Asting Governor (or, I should ra Preventing large bodies of men in the North

of Iralaud going to gatherings armed. For the purpose of prevosting action of that kind, he was informed that the Arms Act was useful. This statement www xorsived with cheers by the Homa Rulers, and it is therefore so what surprising to find them voting against the measure, for if Mr Morley's definition of the purpose of the bill be correct, it is in

sibly, only the Northern Home Buters have voted against the measure. If this be so, Henter's telegram a misleading, a circum- stance which with Reuter in by no means uncommon. When MrMurley made hiastata. mont, Mr Johnston said he thought the people of Ulstar had good reason to com plain of the statement of the right hon.

gentleman who told them the ket was only

to be renewed in contemplation of an at

tempt on the pers of the people of Ulster

to protect themselves against those dangers which they

dsaw were likely to Ariss

the Government M

Raid

to

to him.

Government, in spite of your morning to the sense

ferenças to himself.

of state.

mark on the thest

Tang

zbout

his

that

of the town to Llou-chou

their

He hd never met

right feet all round it. He was dently a long way from getting out of arrested, put into prison, and bailed out for $1000. He Lover obtained coolies for

the 'ductors' hands,' the balletins atiamined-He was a member of

being unfavourable and exceedingly

the Kung Sau-a club which had no con- nection with emigration. It was a club where they sang, played and enjoyed themselves.

That Mr March has been hurrying up the

necessary public works, aud that the He was charged with a similar offence about

DuL C Import-and tropsit dues 57.75 Dues charged at Yunnen Fo... 00 00 Coolie and boat-hira...200-00 Interest for five months. 93 60

via to

op-

Kwangsi

ing

Total980 25 From kin dues being charged at Tut programme now published, of what the ages. But it was not true, alleged, in charge of the goods evaded every station

and was bound over to keep the nan Fu alone, I have no doubt that the men Peking Bat. end of next year, shows tans he means that a man had jumped out of the usa ost comes the queation of freight and ping port will

Surveyor General has to fluish by the peace.

or

that

house. en

not

miner

Sovereigns,

Temperature Humidity

Direction of Wind

Force

Weather Rain

Hongkong Observatory, May 22, 1886.

`OHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER ARM-MAY 21

Station

Manila. 20.

Wostock

AT 30 M

direction.

Hongkong Observatory, May 22,

Government Astronomer

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 33 degrees Fahren.

their and Audredths,

2, Timerkatons, in the shade in decream, Fahrenholt.

5. Hurry, in percentage of saturation, the

thooda not the Dominion, would also provide England!

of with

another

alternative

and sater route, in shrough her own territories, to her An-

podean Colonies: Then

stow thousand muce of cable to connect Canada Vie Honolula and Fiji, with Australia

humidity of atr saturated with moisture being

4. DIRECTION OF Wuts, to two points, 6. Foan or WED, according to Beaufort

8. STIE OF WEATHER, & Has sky, o das

¡t thundar, a visibility,

7. RAM, in inches antha and hundredt

SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR JJONGKONG.

(From The Honghong Almanack.) Mix.

High Wars SUN,

Day of Mort

I

quito, agree

Ewangel can be properly ope

a lucrati its the

with him that

de

Mouth

of the

-23

tion

to to men

20

Chron; giving the

26

would move the relootum hat, whatorer may be dons with the Pliv, wat all right now. He was kept a month cooney from Pakhai to Yunnan Jare and upwarda, ANGAN

That the satisfactory axcuses made by Tung Wa Hospital. On the second of April the Chinese assure me, sampalas ln taels time of the tide in a 5-fathon channel. mother country in both called alternative

Mat Uk Tot said he was a doctor at the bust hire between this and Yanzian 4,80 the harbour, which can be entered at anY: TERUNGKIN, Vancouver, but the the Viceroys of Fahkien and Kwangtung, Chi Lam Iu came to the hospital at four per pioul, say 246 per ton dead weight. No pilots are employed. At Haiphong, pufines of communication with those on for the violation of British territory, 'clock in the morning. He said he had The amount paid by Mr Herten goes to the contrary, pilotage on a small seamer tries, free from pallid complications and have been kept remarkably quiet

ent for some purpose and had fallen show that this is soarcaly an oxaggeration inwards and outwards, manute to 60 dal- down. The man's spine was hurt, but he The

forty-six day The c custom of the nese revanna, effectual means must be in the hospital. Although he got well before trade is to pay, not in cab, but in native

following figures relative to the thien With regard to the latter clauses of the fandas between the may mak, various Chat kopp was out he was kept there on optum, which is sold a Kao-Chow, whence VIth Article of the Treaty. I have not much points in the seat, and the tinie taken to put sa sad to the so-called out of the case that was pending Blockade of this Fort

thú cash is at last remitted. Thus the to say. The regulations regarding the scale in covering them, will pe fogga incest- Pathol merchant is kept out of his maonoy, and transport of munitions de war call for

sester kasps/us in: absolute ignorando se to the programs of the debate

The came was adjourned till Monday,

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