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No. 7162-JetT 17, 1880]

Thus Penang Gazette of the 6th July saja :— The barque, fophie Jookim, which recently put into hathpur here, with nearly tho whole of her cargo (rios) dapagod from a very heavy influx of water is, we her, be made the subject of enquiry, Frou what we have boon ab'e to learn it appears

that

ti

the captain awoke one morning and found the vessel flooded and in a sinking condition. One of the portholes bad uvi dently been anfastened and opened by some person on board, but until the result of the Investigation is promolgated we are able

to give any very reliable particulars,

uncomfortable feeling on the abject is pratty general, That the most suitable successor to the Bon. F. D. Sassoon on the Legislative Council is again occupying the minds of residents.

of Wales' ombroidery, with a sional fag on oither side. I

THE CHINA MAIL.

Court, as that would only weary you. nood only by that they have boen pro nounced to be very good, and two artists with whom 1 met said that it must have bean arranged by an artist, the colours and size were. hutaronized so well. Bo that al-

That it is not to the interest of hossz fide

proces- bare, by shadowing out bis plan for weeks ago, that the able articice on the province of Kuang Tung, during the period vations, which I feel bound to make in reply investors that the share market should

need the ultimate zettleiront of Ireland. He sifrer question contributed by Professor that the French Conant was a front to the viowe you have expressed, and in be at the mercy of ringa,' and that an noi degezibo the arrangements of the wholeought it might be, fundud on the lines Nicholson to the Sealaman would be eul Canton 1. To allow such a thing w uldinconcluding thom I beg të saktro, you that followed in the Ushads Constitution, undur locted and pablished, in a convenient forms, my opinion he a direct interference with the you live my best wishes for your daily They must hitting responsibility of Clins, a sovereign state, happiness, and my distinguished considera-

cand | tion always, I which the Dominion Parliament managod has been fulfilled

alt geroral affairs, retired anla control of form the first of the Oceaan Papera to for the protection of its own people, and

I have, olo,

CHANG CATTUNG, oriusinal legislation and judicial patriage, be issued by the Bimetallic Luo, and we therefore I hold, even mure atomgly in the and possessed the right to initiate, rupaal, cordially commend the ruptis to the case of the govers than I do with regard

roadora whef to the calling for considetation by

and missionarion, that there

North Borneo LA is nothing or modify any local Act, the provinces earnest study of those of our

versy, the importance of which is, day by To sum up: B Majesty's commands to

EXPEDITION BY THE ZEFHEB. Legislatures. possessing only subordinate and restricted interest themsolves in the silver contro

What the Uniosists allegois, not that day, Using more fully recognised,

protect Franch oficiala, merchants, and

The North Borneo correspondent of the Irishmen are bad, which would bo a foolish On the recent publication of the Second missionaries which were on saveral occasioun utterance about any people, or that they Report of the Commission on the Depres received by me, show how extmordinary, Singapore Free Press, writing from Sandakan

a matterson of Trade, the Tipus,

inticing that how vaxt and how deep is the benevolotes on the 30th June, says are incapable of self-gvarnment,

or the evidence, for the most part, did not

no of His Majorty's Got

Government. We din H.M.S. Zephyr accompanied by the the Council Chamber, and that it would that the shop is a good one, as the Court at they the whole sum of the charactor recklessly into prophecy, and predicted in | wero mindful only of old treaty alliances, on board H. E. Governor Treacher, Mr W; which can be tested only, by experience touch upon the silver question, raised oarded all fesling of potty irritation, We North Borneo steam-laundi Sabine, having

they are as a poople depraved, which,

That the old firm of Citib, Livingston & Co. was in former years represented in

be an approach to the good old days to sce it again represented there,

H. F. Darby as a út and prope paraon, for the honour of election at the hands

'R' WHITE to the Singapore Free Press- Sir,The last samber of the Overland Chi- no-Mail--Jane-contalus copies of correspondence between the Chamber of Commence of

of Hongkong and the

Govern-

rn- That attention is being directed to Mr W. MARÍ pecting the armament of the forts, and a letter signed Exnt on the silver question, the latter, in my opinion de- serving, in part, a place Chamber onmes

in your colomas. Here again The flangkong

of the J. P's.

That such an appointment would certainly

possess the merits of everything that is English in the Firm as well as in the

for

Zib.

Sandaken and

in consequence it is constantly being visited portance to their o 1800ioned/ropios en receival is that the Comiany province, acting on these edicts, oxploit (whiels they declined), the Zephyr.

by the Quality,"

a

Tha

war dagoos

together I rally, think the Hongkong pee ple should be pleased; and it in just as well

for occupies a mither conspicuous position,

as regards landing as it does to the principal after of the whole, people, is opposed to all its laste that bimetalliam was scotched if and of the possibilty of maintaining friend Flint and Dr Walker, loft tois place noon ten reens and also into the Gardens. evidence; but that the active section of the not killed, since it was tgrad by the ly relations, and alllough troops at the Darrel Bay on the glat instant and prossed- si dotsoralised by a long-continued social survive the Fair-trade fallnoy, A few tione against us, flis Majesty's commands outrages on traders and others) and after Moreover, the Prince of Wales has his Ex-Irish najority has for the moment become Commlasion, and evidently would not very time were being moved, in alt diteed to Deandal (chia scons of Dumerotia hibition Dining Rooms in your Court, and war, that there are questions of vital im- days afterwards, Lord Iddaleigh circn- were carried out, without the slightest having summoned the chiefs there to come

and the lated his sine questions on the silver variation over the whole of this vast Empire, on board and proceed

and the natural result of the The official body, both civil and military, there to explain their recont Liinapping well-bing of the Kingdom the tumo, its separate and descisions cannot be trusted. That is not missioners have decided that the subject of stifled all inanifestations of emnity, guarded opened fire on their villagos at 4,000 yards an indictmont against thom; it is siniply a bimetallisin is too large and important for safety travellersand merchants, and pro- and made such good practice that the

natives (who were indulging in statement of a historic fact Irish are them to deal with, and they consequently tacted their houses and tes accused by Lainnista not of any inherent or suggest that it shinuld be threshed out by a Men's feelings were at the time mich &c.) seen dispersed into, the jungle, after

Jacks fandled and

and destroyed two villages facurable badness, bat of hating England en separato Royal Coin asian apocinily form excited. They were only too sager to gmp- which a party of Sikhs and a boat lend of fiercely that they will werk Beme-rate to ed for the purpose We are quite satisfind ple with their enemies, and oaths wor ber detriment, of detesting the ordinary that a Commities of experts wink indorse iswaru net to leare av abjects of tho and some coesis on either:

There Riera Sto as far on could bis nacertained and the Sikh Wang Hing's-silver was all disposed of and of louthing the tenure ofor it, the views and opinions of the advocaten of enemy's country, whether merchants or uis- |

faw zo deeply that they will not

property so the double standard as filtered from time afonaries, in the possession anywhore.

Pulice did not hurt one author (as might on the first day. It was bought at the hittery that they have temporarily for- to ime during the past eighteen months this province of any minor or praporty. Police

of their drill). by and

futter turned t law, and that That the habit of trying to awon in the same price names, and the man who bought it gotton that property is hord in the more, through these olunur, and as confident of this stato of things your predocess y and have been expocted from their recent dis-

Zephyr an International Conference witnesses. chance dinary

The wvidence for that con- on the silver question will be tid. Sine orders again and again to my subordinates, Governur Tronoher on the 27th instant and justice.

metallic organs setting. rth-cleatly in proclamations the dition of opinion is perfect, and indood, in Mir Gifen's defunt, the met

And she will revisit Duevel Bay, before her finel The poole from the Colonies are having There is scarcely one of them however, the Times, Daily News and Staithe French officials, missionaries and mer doparture to Singapore, where, Il

lonied by the leading Homo rulers have been wonderfully quot; possibly, distinction between Franch sold the left the same day for Labuan. It is hoped- if the Coroner assumes an imperious air time of it: They are asked out every who would not admit that So overwhelming freis ag inst bimetallism, on war, to tako every possible precaution possibly be further trombies there which the

That no doubt need now remains to the

to the fore to perform an important and public duty. Where is our Chamber with respect to either or both of these momen- tous topica? I have seen no notice of any

nian. Jesa: have hoard still sach discosson I have and yet surely both are questions well with in its pravipes, and of anfficient po- litical and commercial moment to have sailed for some expression of its idona. The unofficial members of Council often complain that they can find me an port from public opinion; but can they ex- pect such support if they neglect to ascertnic told the views of the Chamber I shall be that three of the M. L. C.'s are also mom-

bers of the Chambor of

of CommercO their personal

personal notions carry but littla unless supported by the genoral approval of community.

the merchants and of the

Formerly, the Chamber was always ready to throw self into the broach, to protest

or promote the general interests, political cr commercial, of the Settlement or Colony. It

might, it strikes mo, wake from its slom bors with advantage the public, and fol. low the worthy example of its junior in Hongkong.

LOSS OF A JÜNK,

SIGHT MEN DROWNEL.

Tho German steamor Signal, Captain Hundewadt, which arrived this after- noon from Pakhoi and Holbow, has brought along with it part of the crow of atjunk lost off San Chean. The junk, which was bound from Saigon to Macro, laden with deb, had been caught in a squall and capsized. The crew consist- ed of 28 men and there were abo two passengers on board. Of those thirty mos the Signal, aftor considerable labour, viana- gad to pick up twenty two, leaving eight unaccounted for, who must have perish- ed. The mon after their jak was epsized had het kon themselves tu planks or whatever pieces of good they

possibility of cheating at fan-tau. That a handbook on the duties of Jurors and the deportment of Coronera is much

weded in this Colony.

The Prince of Wales, I am told, is much pleased with his embroidery. It is really beautiful piss of work, and although the Prince is notable to allow it to be prosented formally, hs none the less appreciates the compliment from the Chinese.

Jury to sit on a second inquest seams to has already received orders for the whole if lokt unprotected, littles Have, but a truth will prevail, iud j'all French wisdomries must bayu beon eye. / pinse

me to be most unfair, and has the flavour lob of sharp practice about it, more specially

acounting almost to rudeness towards the Júcure.

That the community are beginning to feel

restiva under the repeated doses of youth and inexperience which have lately been inflicted upon them, ~'.

whore, and mové about together like a flock of sheep.'

Before

That elsewhere the position of Hagistrato for Coronar is not attained until after years of experience of mon and things,-COLLISION but then we live here in a Crown Colony

SUPREME COURT.

IN ADMIRALTY.

AYUNE

to

of the

of or-

Mr.startinge:

Bat, in anite

of all this, FAVE

At

which glories in an overdone Cadet Sys arising out of the collision between the Mr Gladstone himself, tint he has proposed Bassoon traces the history of the standards IE YOU FAT no risk of losing your

tem.

your

of Bi

question, What is the distance of the bad boen sout five year st acs and had he face of such fuotą, to,ay that Irishnen ing. "Katurally enough iria conclusions fed posed by a deep obligation to the

That a good story is told of a candidate for an appointment in s Crown Colony, who found on his examination per the

earth from the sun and that he wrote in reply, 'I am unable to state accurate ly, but I don't believe the sun is near

enough to interfere with the duc porto 30 minuter uftt took place from 10 waverers making up their minds to abatajn, THE CLAIMS OF THE FRENCH MT.

formance of my duties if I get nated.'

nomi-

That the sun does seem to be nar enough

tuality in the Police Court.

390

Look

ELA

to do.

his by the

had

word

words

aide

to Sandakan with

hear, she

is ine on the Al proximo, as there will British North Borneo Company, oring to the want of a suitable vessel, may be unable, to effectuaily cope with.

Sandakan, 29th June, 1886.

Quotations.” HONGKONG, July 1.

Uld

OPIUM-New Patna, casb; 5974 to 5424. casli, 550 nom. Now Benares; dush... 6171⁄2-

caali 550

Old

Allowanoo, Thole......

Now Malwa, cash, 120

Old Malwa, cash...

16/83 640/50

Allowance, Tanis.

Persian, Oily, cash. Allowance, Cuela. Persian, Papor tied Allowance, Teals Exchange FONAKONG, July 17-

440/60

16/24

490/500 32/48

Bank, Wird,

3/01

Domand,

11

30 days' sight,

22

4 months': sight, Credits, " Documentary, 4 months India, Wire,

demand, Shanghai, demand.

J owe

2214

30 days' night, privato

...832.45

Soversigns,

26.35

dard are prepared with crushing arguments chants who did not como to China to carry wero possible, he should profer

. not only ecause it would be although there are no signs at their prodas enaure their safety, and the result of

10tion at present.

this was the same tranquillity that we see an aggrandisement for Ireland, but because

To fire current amber of the Nineteenth around us to-day. Although the public en it would be an injury to Great Britain. There is not one of them who does not Ceutery, Mr. Edward Sassoon contributes mity was directed againnt your property, I acknowledge that respect for law is dead an articlo un The Crusade wins Silver suceroded happily in koping your

that she which, though it contains little that can be lit, earthenware) in aftymuisined ved though a Ading Chief Justice Rrease, and in Ireland, though he may, pload th

bigger than a cause of that death in the foreign origin called really new, is concise and interesting littio of H. G. Momsett Harbour Master,

Guide tha and wEn dues not kuor that The object of the esany is to show to has escaped my vigilance, the vast proper as Armessor).

the first dufculty of

of su Irish Government what extent the original contotallism of ion of it has ball preserved

s of Frenchmen were think Saturday, July 17.

will be to restrain combinations for violently Lord Liverpool in 1816, and the subsequent when all classes of NTWERN A GRBMAN BARQUE AND preventing the execution of its own orders. action of Ceruanny and the Latin Union, ing of leasing, your pores were in no tha danger is not only have conduced to the late continuous and danger, and when you wers on the peist of And, us to property, rest The heating of the defence in the cass but is so completely acknowledged by phenomenal depression of trade.

then you came barque Hermann and the junk Kam Bing a mest unpopular lean in order that the in an instructive manner, dwells on the were all waiting you. For all this you RES

the abundant bounty of effects of í charges

| ប

prices, and venti-indebted to possusaurs of properly may be placed in

latas his theories with a modesty and in su Majesty, to the friendliness of the officia's, Pak was exstinued.

Oma Kii, examined by the Acting At-advance beyond the reach of vindictive or

despair of vinolat

alatud to

of the restrictions fre to the It is foolish, in apologetic tone which wa dontal, said he was an 4. B. on confiscating legislation.

they of the torney

and indeed! un the people Ho hoard the Garaan barque Hermana.

Who denies it him to advocate the dontlo standard, and you ard are exactly like other men,

to the Eat- for their obedience to shold bis paper in many respects affords uncial shoir murut for the law, and their ex- Frith ay afternoon it was known that support to the cades of bimetallison. By Monday been about six months on board the Her-

parer, t voyage was from Now.. mann. Hi inat

In my opinion the late traordinary virtue. Is There chwang to Hongkong. He remembered the the Government would be beaten,

Consul Scherzer, on his return to

to this city, a certain number of olliding with junk. He did not Hermaan

was an off chance of a

should have informed his Goseminent of SIONARIES IN KWANGTUNG. remember the day.

the foregoing facts; the President and the eight

o'pluck It was a but oven this would not have saved the Bill

The N.-C. D. News publishes the follow

should dien, it graceful Txidy missionary little dark. He was on the look out at the unless some of them voted for it. At ten forecastle head at eight o'clock. Ho wont 'clock, the Liberal whips made up their ing translation of a Despate from H.E.

of their occasion, have expressed their sense of their thers at eight o'clock. He saw the light of lists for the last time, and these lista wore Chang Chih-tang, Governor-General of the language, and with the courtesy due to the

Consul junk on looking round. It was a small correct within two. A considerable num Two Kurg, to M. Fraudin, actiaz French or domerits, and their thanks, as aume Canton, which appeared in the return for the debt of gratitude they owe light between the main and mizzen-mast. bor of the wavORBI agreed to come

to the people of my provinces; and thers- hero to materially interfere with pride could the three waste of the junk. over, if Mr Gladstone used certain words in Shen Pao

Monsieur le Consal,-I have the hon087 after the Corsal should have boon more shu his If the lant bad continued her course speech. But this he was not preps to acknowledge the receipt of your despite than ordinary Patio ana amiablo, und/ Gölü Leal 994 fine...

This use particular wor

-restrained, Iving could clutch to keep thomsolves above the That the new Pedder's Wharf is now quite would has passed the barque's bows. Premier was the rock upon which on the subject of the burning and pillaging more than ordinarity KOLI-208-

alwage

Btar Bome

ad of mission chapels in the various districts withunt wrangling or contention, to the by ions had already split.

Temperature atd he saw that Her negotiations the Curas, math was coming round to starboard he protaised distindly in his aproch on the of this province, with its endised schedule end that the Chinese people and Chinese When the barque and the jank came a lit-second reading himself to bring in a proviso in 33 sheets draws up, in compliance with cubsorts might hereafter live in harmony (Taken at Messrs Falconer it Co.'s Premises,

corarlete in every call would have proved yourself to be the closer the junk turned round. About in Committen for the retention of the Irish ordure from your lior, by the missionaries for over. By su conducting yourself you Bore?

equally showing aminate or two, after the junk turned Members upon Imperial matters, the Bill giving an accounting the total las inccessful whether as a propagandist of

the damage done, round, it struck the stern of the heret at the Foreign Officer

have been won. dad he, later on,

Buffered by the missionaries and their cu religion, or na agent in ma

in matters of trade. The junk was about sixty or seventy feat

of gratitude howevor to tholucal officials,

howers and popila, th verts on this occasion to be $388.388.34

You stato that these outages took place

of thanks

to our soldiers distant when she turned round. Had the junk

not turned round she would have

in the years 1854 and 1855, and that they is not a trace in the despatch onder acknow passed frula 45 to 56 feat clear of the

is spite of the edginent; on the coutiaty, you spank of of His Majesty's diet enjoining the 7 of public work has over by any dance been a flare-up light. It was puf cut before the journals of the atropolis, was prsparceissae by His Imperial Majesty of sevarat proteesien na not having been enforced

anything, Bdiots enjoining

in junk

Christis Flambeck said he was bost-order to secure and to accept len owing of affording adequata protection to foreign

of having a majority,

think for s That the mysterious now wall which is He you; you slander us by saying we plundered

you. Let me ask you tu not vigorously executed, and the con-ment what would have happened in these being constructed between Ice-House been five years and four months at sea, and say, on the second reading speech, that that time on board the Hermans. The be would liima if propose & provisu

people

not days had His Majesty's Edict really Dorner and Beaconsfield is puzzling many collision bok place at Ave minutes past in regard to the retention of the Irish quence was, you maintain, steal the

the were allowed to maltreat the missionais enforced. These unist good Chinese people

their plasanre. He came on dock at eight o'clock. members, because he had not residents, as no record of its initiation eg he came on deck he went ft to the purport of the proviso in his mind.. A and their converts this great value you tigers, and it would have fured bagir with would simply have flown at you like raging The loss of property that Bay St Chapel would not at the Foreign Office 03 seems to rest on the memory of any one Es then saw the high the 24th Clause should be withdrawn, Bay is must deplorable, and you appeal to the late Coasal Scherzer. And yet you

mate, Island and another small light a lit

more south.

He asked the mate bacuse he was not sure whether, as ray justice and maguanimity to cxert myself bring forward this trumpery damage

to pake some settle- Your chapels and other property as a proof! That the parapet of the bamboo-airoled

drain-ventilator near Dongi Lapraik & which of the two lights was Chapel Island's matter of drafting, the Cause would have on your behalf, and to pake

A minute after, Chapel Island light a to bs withdrawn, or whether it would only ment of the case. You

lucal

between. 09, it in

thint everything muy jerisdiction, in the

True, buc Co.'s house in Gledealy Ragine should be peared mere clear, and be distinguished it have to be altered. When Mr Parnell wade I will give instruction express n bupe that Volour migleo: i Treaty relations are renewed

interests of the consolidation of friendly say rulers to events

pring to the retortishich took pines of pouco. These I

of now. feeling, to give adequate protection to all, caunos allow the disonsion and you suggest as an alternative TOUM

You quote the value of your pillaged

just and satisfactory termination of Thouvents you complain of cocurred after she oraů.

the commencement of hostilities, and be careful atten- I have given your despatch

fore the higcing

ring of the Treaty of Ponco, aud and, in reply, I bag to a'ate that

there beari

Бревићу

of list your, and Francs were restated is of yore by the events which occurred absequent tr

water. The waves had separated them from each other and spread them oror the aan for the distance of a mile. The humane task which the Captain of the

•Signal undertook was therefore not a light que. It took him more than five hours to gather up the struggling Chinamen and much praise is due to him for having saved so many lives

'FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR

That the late freshes has teated and disce

vered the few weak points remaining in our roadway system, but that the age of univeral road-rutting and roed-wrecking. has gone by.

That the work on the Tramway and on Ma

gazine Road is apparently of a frat-class order, to judge by the infinitesimal dam- ago dono.

That the rubbish which was strewed on the

Caine Road, between Kingsclere and up-

finished, but for sorte inscrutable reason He the public are debarred from wing it. That the Wharf is spacious and well-made, but that its cost will probably bo in excess

of the vote.

That the Public Works Commites of the Legislative Council may be an ornamental bedy, but that it assuredly cannot be

submitted to it.

interested other than the builder.

more securely guarded than it is, by grating or a railing,

all

Whor

the

turned round.

would

Had

meeting, when he BAVE on this point, said that he would withdraw the 24th Clause, it would have been won. Mr Gladstone, who, it has been

do

W anything,

a himself. He then examined the small bia revelatious on Monday night, all eyes light He could not say how far distant were turned to Lord Randolph Churchill, the small light was. For a time he or the and every one seemed to be surprised that

of

or

on local officers, the duty

you falsely acctia ua

officers throughout my

to tho varioua

Queen's Roach) :

9

20.700

Do.

1 PM

Do.

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4P.M... THERMOKSTER—9 A.Mü

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Do,

20.706

* 79 1 P. MOT 4 B.M...

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(Wet balb)9 A.M

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porscented

boun

wards to Robinson Road, is said to have That if the Steam Dredger had been sent mate did not seek to alter the ship, but he did not get up and give. Mr Parnell I should appoint a deputy to meet a property at over $380,000) and you ask me!

to the Colonial Exhibition, i would have 7 Baw the flare-up light they put / Formission to speak. He did not, officer to be appointed by you to arrange to close the cao by paying this

been carried up two or three times, only

to be swept down again,

That the public will receive with pleasure

the announcement that the diesiona as to the disposal of their money are likely to be opened to the members of the Presi.

toon good for austher C. M. G. for the

Colony

when

it back then went

to

so

who

the starboard rail witness i had anet Mr Parnell was not in the House

amount.

Had Mr Purnell stated relations between China and in no case to claw, Had voar chazola

Do

Maximum 81

Do. Minimuth near night. 78.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

AT 4 P.M. TO-DAY:

Barometer

Temperature

29,"S

78

Direction of Winds

3

Humidity

Force

Weather

Hongkong Observatory, July 17th, 1838.

CHINA COAST. METEUROLOGICAL

Station.

REGISTER

AT&P.M.JULY 16.

3088 | Temperature.

Himalay

anila.20.81, 89

annet allow the priests to them in August Tist yet, Hafpliong.29.64

indemnity

plundered box the return of the

would, under the Treaty, hard

De tion is far from sufficient for the amall out and was thrown overboard. After the the Leader of the Opposition had sal departure of your predecesive from Cunt een levied by me on the local officials, on Hongkong 29.70, 79

That, considering the vast importance of

the subjects lately submitted by the Go- vernor for the consideration of the Ti nance Committee, it would have been

craft requiring ahelter in bad weather. That a gang of enolics could remove a deal

place,

mant was eland-

down

with a few friends,

Fouchow

wiser had the Queen's Representative. That if obstructions are to be built over ing, and the bows of the junk were painted have beōn denonnsed as utterly unser despatch, and ray of his despatch, disbanded, and peace was proclaimed Bat Haiphong-

himself suggested that publicity be given to the proceedings,

That the Community will look to the un

official Members of Council for a firm. and unwaveringly obstinate wertion of tha alaar publie right involved in this matter.

That the question of the removal of the aham Barriers in the Canton River has reached the seate stage, after everybody

BROWNIE.

THE HONGKONG COURT AT THE COLONIAL AND INDIAN EXHIBITION,

An old resident of Hongkong, who is now

that

up to

any

Amoy

182.80

Whad."

Force

Rula Juring

Weather.

V.10

thought the matter had been all but not-at home and, who, has visited the Colonia! / sailer, who corroborated the former guld-se Government statistician, as a identical in its general argument with the clane aublio Exchequer and I do not the worth. The weather in overcast and

and Indian Exhibition, writes as follows re o'clock. The case was then adjourno sent law-selhug prices of commoditios; posseased of a 10 Gobant, aro a man losses ingerred by traders the case is differ. W. DOTERCE,

tled

that I s for the hein hard a-port. The Captain en very good reason. He had nothing hearing the gains on deck and steadied the do with the interview to which Mr Panel

for a few seconds, and turned alladed. The member of the Cabinet helm a-port again. He That the depth of water in the so-called

and watched

Common. of Dur junk for nearly three minutes.

.it the name,. putable that the Bill would Harbour of Refuge at Causerby Bey-has not increased, and that the accommodaing those three minutes-about two minatax have been carried. This he was strongly before the collision--the fareup light burned orged to do in a personal explanation after

but, fara up light

after was put out he could only soo

consultation

and satisfaction would have been given Shanghai.. 29.09 87 the July 185

1855, to beenine matter of discussion without any allegation of an offiour sach Nasaki 29.02 starboard rail when the collision took the mass and sails. He was still on the bu decided that this would be a breach of in August 1884, or prios to his retam in due noting being give to me of thau ustrege, 29.78 60

faith without the permission of good of sift at low water and thus materially He went forward then and found that the peso Mr Gladstone and Mr Parnell-why Scherzer on the matters treated of in your any allusion to what eccurred riot to

4as you request. two betwden us. In august 1880, I received a Thus the very two week concerned

Wostock, 29.76, communication from the late M. Consul I had no wish to be so moan as to inako improve the accommodation for sampons foremasirasgone, the main

reply to him sent

wikin Angst

last year, when the troops were Balinao..... 29.81] 78. towards the e barque's stern. The starboard alous, had each the fate of the Bill in his Kellett's Bank, a space should also be side of the junk was alongside the ship hande, and proferred defeat to any tamper-four days after the recoint of endiosed me a refuge for small craft that The Himone was then hove to and the ing with the strictest Furacity and the together with a subacqueat semi-ancial your despateli, dra-ging it on it slow these Hangtag 29.80 70 84

letter I sent him, placed on recurd porfeally old troubles, hares me no alternativas anil clearly my views on the subject. Th cannot get away in time to the eastward. juak bune clear of her. The junk was strictest honour.

up and down against the ship

I can keep silence nu longer. terms of my reply were

to such as APOUAS I call your attention to this. China ever Foochor.

evor Shanghai, 20.70. 83 791 new | 3 the position of the light he expected

THE SILVER QUESTION.

your predecessor to a certain indistinct That every aperture into the public draine

since 898, the year when the coast defe uos Nagasaki.. 29.95 the junk to cross the barque forward.

was first-andertaken at Keelong, aud should have an iron grating

perception of the meat merits of the case, (The World).

July 1884

WPostock: 29.78 65|| 98|| BB. He did not know why

do this. she did not

make him sorry for and ty

the fallacies be when hoerilities Writing in a flattering strain of our com-

began

The barometer is rising and gradiente ará Cross-examined by Mr Leach-He was

Before ments on Mr Giffen's recent fasce at the bad committed himself to.

therefore, has spent vast sure in both batswain and second mate.

to pay- Baukera Institute, an esteemed corres I confess I did not expack to leave these there eight he was down below reading. He went up whoever he heard eigst bells

pondent-au influential and well-known fallacies. taken up and roprated by yea, and ment of the various army corpa and incur slight for S. winda The temperature is ringing.

atthority on the elver question-ba us to | you

receipts. The suns however are charge. The humidity is high in the south and low The farther cross-examination of t this wit-

the despatch under acknowledgement able to the nese and the hearing of another Japanese persevera in the duo we have adopted, and log thay imagine my astonishment at fud-red past doticis, in her customs and islan low in the south and high in the north of them out of a noigh-qually in the south and fine in the north, official,

is no doubt vastly sent me last year by the late Consul Schur-

But with regard to the dence, capied the Court till about one

For you, Zer.

manbouring country M. 10

Government Astronomer. till comfortable and contented with the pre-

and a long intimate acquaiu unt. The outbreak of

of hostilities stopped.com- obant, and has not gone through the fiery you have learnt amongst the regulations where, Your soldiers harried and plundered ordeal of selling British manufactures for which bind status in international

tional ques-

all these places. junkmon and fishermen at dolara and rapess, and then finding that tions; the inexpediency of alaing questions tas goufry, farmors, labourers, morabs, stut handredthat the sea funches, tenths |· ha could not orchange them for gold which have been settled, and I therfore They destroyal life, property, and shippi Fahrenboil. remittances except at a loss of ove or am bound to go once more over this case to an incalculable extent. Those however

да the calculation he with you and

to του in the most. explain ten per cont on

the cation- o wrong of other provinces made when he sold his goods and sug-cogent and thoroughly envincing manner tion of which does not belong to me, and tomidity of Air Sasurales

that for this reason a little more how contrary to all justice and reason the which I do not propose to

discuss bere. I modesty would become him--a sentiment request you have mada nie.

deal with

with my single province Your despatch is Correspond which we heartily scho. Our

taro scoting the shall

then simply that in first treats of the chapels, the second of the of Kungtung where you scised the Canton Beale

ard H I hear that if Mr Gladstone resigne, ont, moreover, reminds ma

interiered tateamers, lockaded Pakhni, Lord Hartington is prepared to form a Ga-October 1876, Mr Giffen read a paper be missionaries, and the third of the converts with both the Swatori and tached lendk, d drizaling, rain, flog, y gloomy,

Freash chapela

iq veramus, and appeal to the country on a fers the Social Selence mating of Liver. I will deal first with the trapels. The abipping, so that trade was stopped, and shait, lightning, a creat, partial chover, strong Jaionist programme, The accounts pool in which he prophesied that the price various

securely and looked alike sufered to the extent for · 100

by the 50d, and id, and then would speedily after on the outbreak of h

Over Tis. 3,800,000. By International ided by occasional sniffs of alreng spirits, the former Chinese Court. The walls on The pura Gladstonians will fare badly Inrah prediction,

which was ridiculed at the were handed back, chupet by chapu Law that country which the aggressor

by Mr Williamsui

owners. The principle of protecmus; answer for the wro

it commite, and wrong of Mr Gladstone has amounted to who, if we mistake not, nothing is known as to whatit has brought dark groen, then above that for a height of worship of

how therefore, as regards the chapels, there is to settis this claim, a

jand when For infond the Gladstuina faith. I hear little fitted Mr. Giffon is to play shattered That it is hoped and believed that the focal low being relieratas interval of ten feet with that indetone himself is likely to meet prophet, and her reckless and abortive his Secondly, with regard to the missionaries, have settled with me to my satisfaction I

For what has thuse who left my jurisdiption were escort will then take up the claim you have pra-Day of Murth Government will give I astighetory ex designs in blue Above the yellow again te happened since then. 1. In December 1876, ed out of it; those who fomained wore pro- santat for tas trifling Juss which the fonth,

every are at guessing. beral who votes for the Bill will!

the price of silver rose (temporarily) to teated. The principle of protection French matsionaries have authored.

it seems to

to does not extend beyond the performenco blue in verrals are filled up with fans, en este of vera of three hundred -Luve settled slow st.4432

General

∙AS: regard

With regard to the expenditure I have these are anong the most atractive sights predatives, and one hundred or ons

be the

now ventures to claim our the tulsionaries, there is a point- Kuangtung, Taaloulate that I have trà to hundred and twenty I

aty Unionist Liberais confidence in bis #ild assumptions, fore for consideration by ma fors of Bank stock, and that the Bosts too, Chiness processional fagi are profected The mean of coume, that the Glind. casta, und undigested figures, at presumes thens two hoada Iscadet zside Tla 4,000,000 for the purlinas 01 23 239 044 282 13.49 wonki appear to bestil having things protz from the walls, and at the same diskote one (vernment policy has been decisys. to instruok the banking, monetary, and as I treated them clearly and snugtoplly in flips and gave, and i may vek. And as zzer High water at Whampoa : 2 hrs. 39.

1. BAROXETEa, rednod to Bå degrees Fahren

That there habilitation of such abem barrier, garding the Hongkong Couri -- Tha gen. Thursday, when Counsel will sum up. Some haa no practical experience as mer-tance with the principle of justigs, ato merce at Fouchow, Triwan, Ningro and allengsony Observatory, Wednesday, July 17

of the derman witnesses called yesterday eral effect is remarkably good, and I think and to-day spoke English bat imperfectly Hongkong has every reason to be proud of and the prices of Mr Hanschild was called

in a loterpreter.

- long after thủy had been ordered to be removed, and their purpose, had been served, is a peculiarly Chinese proceed its Court, I have heard various persons ing, and ought not to be allowed to pass say that it is quite one of the prettiost without this strongest remonstrance. Courts in the Wxhibition, and some people That the rottenness of the Chinese manda think it the prettiest. Of course, Hong rinate, and the dishonest moves to which kong was largely sided by the fact that the it gives rise, is the bele stair of all foreign decorations of the Chinese Cost were allow- intercourse with Chins the lurt straw ed to remain. These have, however, been thrata into the balance of all official so altered in style and arrangemout that the

deelings with the Chinese,

That the Bussell-Brenan-Sh

BRITISH POLITICAL JOTTINGS: The followings are taken sau the latest one fibers :----

(The World)

immerly raised by recent erants

in

are the

3. Tzuperarsus, in tho ihade in degrees,

S. HUMIDITY, in percentage of salamlion, the `humidity of air sadumied with moisture being

4. DIRECTION OF WID, to two points

6. Touch OF WIN, according to Brandon

6. Stata or Wmatien, & blue sky, e da

aqually; y rain, a mor, i thandar, o visibility

7. Baix, in inches, teaths and linndrod hs.

Hongkong Court has quitecs character of from the provinces make it clear that, Lord of silver would saciliste a little between vinces were sealed upont my pro merchants, laboozera, fishermen, daw (wet). Conaniasion, its own, not in any way to mated up with Bertingian's power and infance have besettle down at about 821d poruz. This officials. On the rest once they parts of this single province, I coulder, of of Hartshorn, continues, its sitting, but both sides up to ten feet high are coloured Rentla Hitherto in that entry the time-more particularly blished his does not extend boypad this; and call upon you to state how you propose or may yet bring forth eight feet they are coloured yellow, the vel-sapostition; but the Home Rule Billains for dissent--shows conclusively point calling for a decision from me to pay me theə” amount,

*Printers and Polishers Onlinance.

The

the part of

L

And when you

planation of its action with regard to the Chinese froico, two feet higa, The meats Unionist adversary Election will per os and in Jane And yet, for of there duties, and therature, bear put ta for the defence of the coasts of

That further smart fall in Erohange has these are anong

played into the hands of the depresia in the Exhibition. Every ten feet apar

by muok their own way,

ly repudiated by the country and one of spart are hung against the salle long red tue cette will be the reftrument of Mr Glade

with black and gold stone to as what is 000 | Chinese scrolls,

taka.

(Spectator too palpable corner aureens From the cool ha fifty Colonial Me (hamberlain concluded his speech, soquent andar dorrenia age, from blue ground, and against

hich was marked by tame brillinot pass -ŝioz si zonezkly bald properly

the front wall la suspended the Prince 820 d arms with the Irial Moins

Mt Giffen

tell you I have

the unsey commercial would in the fallecies of hime thy despatch in reply to your predecessor. med got

him erlalu bila taidettu the the brand, to the shin poles, the clan of Folates. I able to get elle predictions of the bira tallats in 1870 and the converts, I have to observe that though relations I should be vastly obliged end 1977 have been falilled, while those of the they hare embraced the French faith, they pleased if you would contribute a share of monomatallade have been everywhere falsi areas to make a single enquiry regard to expend

still Obluese subjects, and what right this amount which son haro cumplied me tied

ing the affairs of Chinese couverts in the Sugh Mondent to Consal, are the obser.

We are glad the hope we expressed a few

SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR * HONGKONG.

(From The Hongkong Almanack)

HIGH WATER:

•River,

The M

18

19

21

0.48 1134

M HM BUTT 11:58

6.46 10.30

5:27 0.22 11.2m 3.236.44 5.28 0.44

22

112 0.6 3.28 0.44

mins, inter than at Hongkong at the Barrier: 3 h 15 min. as the Bilt Flats: 3 hr 30 mins. ; at Shameer 3 hrs 45 mina Mood.-Fall moon, 104, 10h: 16m, mari,

ing.

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