1887-03-19 — Page 3

No 7362MARCH 19, 1887]

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

FI, Wilson,

A. K. Travers...

Smith,

65 41 41

Ist Ianing A. E. Trivom, o Grakum, b Barff, F.A.0. Wilson, b.Bard, .⠀

F. H. Sawyer, & & b Graham,

A. A. Lloyd, o Robertson, b Barf,

T. 6. Swith, e Roryrtson, b Barff,

H, Foss, d'arif,

0. E. Holworthy, b Graham,

0. H. Graco, Briff

J. W. Mathews, b Beff,

A. G. Stokes, Graham,

0. N. Dickson, not ont,

Brot

Total,

M. D. Graham... 257

0.5. Barff,ðð

20

LADIES RECERATOJN OLUN. Second Innings,

0. B. Bowles, run out

A. de O. Scanlan, denb, b Wilson,

JH, Potts, b Wilton,

M. D. Graham, b Travate.

W. B. Robertson,-b Wilson,

G. 8. Gozon, not out.

Extras,···

Total,

FRAGRANT WATERS MURMUR That the Report of the Chamber of Com- Inerce: shows a large amount of steady. and useful work, done by the Committee. and the Secretary, and it la therefore all

THE CHINA MAIL

Exhibition, he need not altogether lose That the boom of the week has again

That half a Central Market is better than none, when it is known that the other half is being transformed into a buikling that will be a credit to the Culony, That the new P. & 0, Office (Crosbie a Store ate) will be a more sightly and more savoury neighbour that, the temporary market would have bou to the occupanta of Praya Central

for.

ATD

tom Godowns, and some parties much interested som determined to drive thom to the 60% premium for Jung which is belog talked about. That shone who noted on this straight tip? of a sortelglit ego should have some rean to thank

THE CHINESE CALENDAR QUESTION Professor S. M. Pussel professor of astronomy and inathenuation or the T'ung, wen College, Peking settles ondo and for | all. the Chinese Calendar controversy, at loast ho gives conclusive evidence that the calendar authoriand by the astronomical Board and copied by the Daily Press, Messrs Noronha and others, le astrono- THE RAISING OF THE HONGKONGally incorrect. Writing to the N-

DNetts he anga

b

BROWNIE,

'BLOCKADE "APA

That the community would like to know the

partientors of the sale of Crosbie's Praya Details of the agreement entered into by

reference to the remarks made in your columns, concerning the longth of frontage, and of the sale of the portion of the Commission which at here in June last the second month of this year, permit is the preseat P. & 0. Office site remaining for the purpose of evolving som syntein to say that the Ten thousand year calen. after the Market sito, has been provided that would remove the grounds for com- of Peking is quite correct in making the dar which was calculated for the meridian plaints of interferanos by the Canton Cus. 2nd month contain twenty-nine days, and That these particulars calculated, I am toms Revenue Oruisers with the junk trade the 3rd month thirty days.

told, to throw light upon the progress of of the Oalopy and at the same time enable asthet 4h. 9 43" Greenwich, wean time, fe The new moon in question falls on March the Colony in more ways than one. - the Chinese Government to protect the readding in 75-45′ 54" (longitude of Feking) That a deal of talk has arisen and inuch venue without prejudice to the interests of at 11h. 53′ 36° Peking mean time or as the papor har beon spoiled over the obstruc- the Colony, having been published, it ia 1th, 49 p.lo. Opparent time, As therefore Chinese reckon by apparent time about tions to naukarica in the Canton River, now possible to discuss the pros and cons at Peking the new moon falls before mid but the obstractioun, are there still and of the agreement with armo. degree of cer night. March 24th should be the 1st day of

tho Srd month and the 2nd month

are likely to remain..

not be used or acted upon until it has been have concealed on his person Opium fù con acres and last we hear akumour that the so signed.

travention of the requirments of this Or Chinese Sabah Company are likely to start 10.In the event of the arrival at ordinance and to take him before a 31gistrate noe toro, while one or two Companies are deportare from the Colony of any steamer to be dealt with socording to law à baing profested in London. This itir m be-- carrying Opium when the Harbour Office: 21-It shall be lawful for any Jaspector yond doubt owlug is closed or taay be closed before applica of Policy or an Eano Officer, having rea- recouple of the Saan Lambs tobacco, some on for a permit may be made it thall be sonable ground for helloving that there is cumarks on which we republish in another lawful for the Agest or the Agonts of the Optic in sny ship within the waters of the solid translated from the Ladiathe Mer- said stewner to laud or ship any Optum Oolony in contravention of the provisions cuur, and wo lust jongratulate the late without a permit, and to deliver any plum of this Ordintues (suoli ship not being ordenager of the Company Mr A MoD so lanced to the owner or consignees there-ship of war og vessel having ach state) to tibabu on the nosessful result of his las of, or to keep the same in his or their own proceed without warrant or beard such ship, hours Julging from a report we publish custody, but so soon thereafter as the Har und search for such. Optum, and seizo aby bor Master's Office is opened the said so found, and it all be lawful for much Agent shall apply for the necessary permit Inspector to take the Opium eo found, to and furnish the particulars requisite gether with the porcon in whose custody,

11-Any person offending against or not complying with any of the provisions of actions 7, 8, 6, 10, shalt be liable on con Vletion to a penalty not exceeding $500, stored or moved or attempted to be import- and any Opium so imported or exported or ed or exported or stond or dieved contrary to the provisions of the foregoing sections shall be shized and forfeited.

possession or control it is found, before a Magistrate, to be dealt with according to la

Police Intelligence..

Saturday, March 19,

MUTINY ON BOARD SHIP, '

tainty, On the face of it, the agreement only contain twenty sine daya, Bhould as the Harbour Blaster may require to be the ship as mate in June 1884 at Boston. on a gap to the head athe Bol will glort.

That there are a faw obstructions to nari-acema, no equitablo as can well be or

gation even in Hongkong Harbour, and peated under the circumstances, and Me the local Dock Company is obliged to Justice. Russell in to be

congratulated on _busy dangerous rocks for themselves, having formulated a scheme which seems though there is n surplus revenue derived as comprehensive as it is equitable. This from Light Duss here which might well question of the Blockade of Hongkong is ond be applied to improving the Harbour and that has vexed the administrators of Flong access to and from the Dooks kong and Her Majesty's Ministers to Pe-

At Shaught the now non falls aftor midnight, but for China, tho meridian of Peking is the standard moridian. 20

It is hard to say why the Astronomical. Board in their yearly calendar did not ad- here to the Ten thousand year calendar in their calculations. It would be bettor in the future for Angio-Chinese calendars to follow the order of the days, etc., as given the Chinese native calendar, though

the more surprising, that so lukewarm'a, That we have a Harbour Staff and an es- kingalrnost aires the Colony was founded wrong for the sake of convenietco...

public interest should be taken in the doings of the Chamber as to bring together little more than a dozen residents to ite annnal meeting.

sentative bonour in baing on the Uom- míttee, and it is to be hoped that this may prove some little roward for the trouble and time expanded on the work connected with the Chamber.

That it would appear as if a little too much stress had been laid upon the fact that no reply had been received from Peking to Messrs Rains & Co.'s communication to the Chamber with regard to an at- tempt to charge an extra tax on certain Bills coming into Hongkong through the Kap-si-mun Pass.

tablishment of Royal Engineers, but ap eparently no one with sufficient intelligence to blow up a rock a few inches under water.

lar mensuro.

That the Forts are still waiting for the

gano, and that other Oslonies sev

to

be as badly off as we are. That the only grant connected with the Race course the community are likely to have for some time to vomy is the worthy Clerk of the Coars That the Jubilee Cammites might have known that much, without writing Bay official lettere..

and every attempt to solve the dmculty has hitherto failed. Had the system heen established for the suppression of what might be termed veritabla smuggling, that

it

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM

"

We

elsewhere regarding the country per Bukit Malingai Me W. Forbes Mosae, Province Deut should show an increase of export of jungle produce Battan, Gutts, Rubber, and Danmar existing there in abundance, while from appearances there is the possibility of new birds nes Care being discovered in the vicinity In minurais also it is likely the year 1887 will upon out some new discoveries. Thare aro Live Australim nivura at present at or on the road to the Gold Fields, and one of them late arrival from New Guinee 12. -Ivery importer of Oplam shall keep

The charges against the four inen, Jonson, said to bave discovered payable gold in Register skewing the number of chinata Sunderland, Stewart and Taylor, fornault the Diwata Rivet somewhere in the vici. imported by him and how and to whom it ing T. P. McContal, master of this brigan nity of the Diwala-Bolo road. Mr Salton, numbers in the case of the Bengal drag Mackean of the stagistracy today, Mit Web started to thoroughly prospect, the Segania as dispoadd of Marks and Gorombat tine . L. T. was continued before Mr aut experienced Queensland miner, kas shall be given, and such other marks or bor appearing for the prosecution. The and Bole rivers, ind is very anguine of author in the one of other sorts of Opaut Captain, who was called, again said he joined success The road from Silam Rigs placed upon it; y bar pada t

The Captain fell sick and ho took charge ly be med, what an advent of Chinese Every offense for non-compliance with in August at Pernambuco. Feara thero is ligger may be expected. We are indor unique with a me not exiled to Theunis and thenes to Sydney: the impression however that the Hongkong punishable a fine exceeding $200. The prisoners shipped with him at Nur-mon will not come in any great numbers ta 13-No junkr other Chinese craft, ostle, New South Wales Thuy signed the country until a steamier is phood on the whother lignend or not, shall levo, the erticles for three years. He went from line. We learn that the Government is waters of the Colony, unless the safety of Newcastle to Manila with a cargo of coal, taking atepe to sedute this much felt want the vessel (through stress of weather) shill He then told somewhat the same story is and we trust Boon to sec it supplied, in conder it necessary between the hours of was reported yesterday with regard to the elaborating on the prospects of the Various inclusive, nor between the hours of 7 p.m. ensued. As such as he left the Hospital, gratulate the territory on there indicatious 6 pm, and Gam, from October to Marchling of two vaska and the quarrel that industries under rariow, wo way fairly con and 6 am, from April to September inclu-after recovering from to injurien he sacaive of a prosperous year sive, under a penalty, on conviction before ed from the men, ho instituted proscedings 800, or the forfeiture of junk and carga tro Stipendiary Magistrates, not exceeding against them at Manila. On being crost

Gramined by the aesused the Captain denied Special Parmite or Night Clearances having made use of bad language to the 1879, section JB, sub-sections 8 and 9, shall caske. Ho did not rush out of the cabin hitherto grantable under Ordinance 8 of ten when he sw they had not filled the bu no longer allowed

The man had been to the Consul in the and scize Sunderland by the throat. He was perfectly sober and the men were sober. afternoon about joining another ship but had not done ading anther ship

Rudolp Ritter, mate of the ship, and the

o

We learn on good, suthority that Rajah Brocks, strongly supported by Adminis trator P. Logs, is making every effort the control of the island of Labuan. to obtain from the British Government

that Labuan may be handed over to Sarit- Efforts are also being made to induce the Chinese traders, to sign a position praying wak, and visions of re-opened coal mines

and tressed trade ar bald dazzlingly be fore their eyes by tacae in authority.

The

before coming to any decision Her Majesty's Wo bare, hovalec, full conndence that

perionice to cranite and report on the Government will: dopate T officer of BI whole question,

the 3rd Match and complained of the casks ban can no longer be rapported by its own not being filled. He said to him that the revenues, which since the departure of Sir casks were not fit to be filled. There had Charles Lees have materially declined, and been wine in them, and he considered they be ay has in very possible runner boon were not in a proper state for helding water savud for Rajah Brooke's unity interfered and told the men to go forward. When the men rushed on the Captain he He received a blow and was stunned for for seconds. When he recovered he saw the men beating the Captain at the rail The prisoners were virtually in command of

was black. He and the Steward assisted the Captain of the can and into the cabin He heard the Japtain when he came op from his cabin any,Now I'm ready.

SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED: The following is the report for presenta tion to the shareholders of the China and That there is, however, a corinin yorro-That the abolition of Coroner's Jaries, news, the attempting to erade duties at the fourth ordinary general raceting to be this Ordinance, every person having in his

Mania Steamship Company, Limited, at

14-On the coming into operation of dec.ded upon, is a sensible and a popu-gether, there would have been ample held at the ofline of the General Managers possession, eustody, or control any Opium justification for the Chinese Governmont on Tuesday, 22nd March, 1887, at 5.40 within the Colony or its waters shall farnish preserving a atrist and impartial blockade

have now

now lo submit to shareholders to the Harbour Master an account of the of our Colony; but as a matter of fact, the ancesed statement of Accounts of the so bold, and the Opiuze Farmer shall be at

number of chests with marks and numbers Captain came on board ou the evening of Colonial Ofice has been informed that La was made the means of the most illegal and Company made up to 31st December 1886. borty at any time during the term of bis unjust taxation, the extent of which was

After paying running expenses, remunera exclusive privilege, and as ofton as he shall tion of Consulting Committee, Auditors think it, but not exceeding five times in as a rule solely dependent on the re fees, Interest, &, and including the debitoke uslendar month, to deund in writing photousious of the petty mandarins in year Muses remains at debit of Profit and his possession, eustody, or control, an balance of $24.210.61 from the previous from every person having Auy Opium in charge of the blockading gnbasis, or, Loss $58, 69169. This amount aleo cover, account in writing of the Opiam so held at in later days, of those in charge of the the lea of $16,500) on the 8. S matist the time of such demand. and of the marks nearest customs stations to the Taland. was sold in September for $55,000.

which, with the approval of shareholders aird numbers upon the chests containing Lime after time, application was made by 8. 9. Bam radila was laid up for repair the same, xnd the Opium Farmer or bis touge have been affected thereby to some night, and not ofter than five times in 8. S. Diamante aud Zafiro have been ch calendar month, to stiler the precases rinning constantly sad the result of their share such piston la stora, and to use. working is more satisfactory.

the same, and any person refusing to give chant, or without reasonable calise Consulting Committes. Mosary, EL. L Dalrymple and F. D: Sassoon being absent, shown to permit such entry, or giving a Mr. S. Mosse and the Hunorable Print count shall be liablo, Mesars. F. D. Sassoot, JS. Moses, and 0.16. If nay. Opium is found, on maaroh Chater were invited to join the guardon conviction, to a penalty not exceeding

Chater retire in accordance with the authorised under this Ordinance, to have Articles of Association but offer them been imported contrary to the penvisions salves for re-election.

of this Ordinance, or to be missing from Cours Auditors-Thu Accounts have boon

the place in which it was stored on importe N

to the permits, 1 ought to be found stored, the person in' whose possession such Opium an imported may be found, or in whose nama suah. Opiùm "missing"shall hava boon so stored, shall be liablo, en convic tion, to a penalty not exceeding Give und red dollars for every chest, of Ophím which

* That it is satisfactory to: kaow that the pri- the Colonial Government for some fixed at the beginning of last year and her agent shall be at liberty at any time between the ship. The Captaru lost a deal of blood acquisition of Labuan by Sarawak, which

That, as Mr. Stiebel remarked, his letter was merely a statement, and that no

special reply from Poking seemed to be called for either to it or to the Chamber's covering despatch.

That our merchants have at least becca long-suffering, if nothing else, when they hava ceased to expect that any notice will be taken of their grievances. That the tactics of Sir George Bowen, in patting an end to direct communien- tion between the Chamber of Commeroo and the British Minister at Peking, ara as discreditubio as they are incompre hansible, and that the slar thus mat on tlus merchants of Hongkong will not

eoon be forgotten.

moners in the Gaol are decreased in

tariff of dues, but the difficulty of know

number, ing who was responsible for their im

That I think 1bg ratan wilt do the work required of it, both in and out of Gaol, and that the necessity of a new prison will be dispensed with, dospite the very strongly expressed opinion of the Socre tary of State as to its Lesirability or ur- goney,

That the suggestion of the Chief Justice

position, whether the Hoppo, the Lekin Board, or the Viceroy, always proved in superable. The establishment of the Cus. toms stations at the Cap-Sing Man Ly-es Man and the other stations round about, due to the suggestion of Sir Brooke Robertson, the British Consal at Canton was the first attempt to acttle the difficulty:

extent.

the hours of six in the morning and six at his face was much swellen; and his left eye has always shown itself so actively hostile

five bundred dollars.

The Steward said the Captain when he came on board iver neither draaie nor saber, but just in his usual, which was between the two

day morning, when he would determine Mr Mackens adjourned the case till Mon- whether he would deal with it himself or commit the men for trial at the Supreme

to form Prisoners' Aid Buciety, but it was soon found that tho romedy was audited by Messrs. T. Arnold and T. ation, or from the place where, scoording BRITISH NORTH DORNEO NOTES. one that would do xouch good if it as bad if not worse than the disease. No Cox, who are eligible for ro-election.

were practicable.

other scheme, though many were propound. ed, found approval; and it was therofora stipulate on behalf of the Oolong that this the duty of the Hongkong Counisafoner to blockade and irregular taxation be abolish.

That although a large number of our ber - vanta and bmploysos may be extremely

dishoutat, employers do not know it und This, we observo, Is been provided til detection results a

RUSSELL & Co., General Managers. -Hongkong, 17th March, 1887

We take the following items from the North Borneo Herald, of the Las instant, to hand this morning ---

If need scarcely be pointed out that the

to British Narth Bumed, would be tre injuriona to the interests of this country, seeing that the island is the sole and only But for one of our fichest Provinces Dant, and that it is so much closer to our territory that to any portion of Satarkk

Intimation has been ropcived this Lord.

in their celebrated acht the Sunbeam North Borao shortly on a pleasure tour and Indy Brassey are likely to rialt Britials

of New Guises, who went to Silam Burto little line ago en route to the Begamn, haa struck a patch on the Diwala. 4f any, rate he is thore working away, sud-ang- pressed himself as quite satisfied of being in a fair way to make a pile

Rumour has it that Mr Peter, Frater lata

That, at the same time, the case of Reiss That employers could scarcely bo. expected which the Government of Houckoor i gulating of trade in Opie read a first to be eo cassungen 40 imported or sale biste been busy in Sandakan Barbour the Lominal capital as£60,000 MET

&Co. was perhaps not so happy an illus-

tration of the roundaboutsystem as might have been found. That Mr Mackintosh must aurely be thu coming man in the Chamber, judging by the fact that he acconded thres ont of live propositions made at Isat meeting, and spoke on all the subjecta introduced.

That the somewhat scrappy nature of the Chairman's opening speech was reliered by the spontaneous burst of genuine feel ing by which he opposed local interior sace with the time-honoured custom of dicest communication with Peking. That the Chairman's teracness need not, however, endanger the dignity of his Language, and that he would much oblige by enlightening an ignorant community as to the origin of one expression he used, Chawing sawdust, with its real meaning, and where he picked it up. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ That in the meantime the community may

to employ persons who have been de tected in dishonest practices; and that Chinese merchants and tradesman would never trust their countrymen who have

once been in Gaol

make a

That I have again board rumoure about the borers in the Tajtim Tunnel having to

a curve to prevent them from pars ing each other in an opposite direction birt that I can scarcely conceive of such a possibility

That it is much to be regretted, from s pedestrian's point of view, that the Ser veyor General's Departmest is, apparent Jy, totally oblivious of the eristation of a road-or rather the sad rests of road-leading from the West end of Caine Road to the flagstaf at the Peak. That it was in bygone fimes known as the Filton Hundred Dollar Road, was pro

varioue terms of adminstration, sud în

to the junk-owners who frequent tha port

water

17

Drevs

be left to ponder (or chew the ext") some way or other indefuitely connect making their purport and ofeet fally known capt in whole chest of the like amonat. A feet of timber the Mary Stuart 30,000, Truears on the 1911 February with two to him for the public use of a new and Tant more than probably the Chore native vasala. Every complaint should be custody or control Opium in quantities leag/his warrant directed to any Pulice Dicer, tol of 76,000 onbic Test or nineteen hartigh prospect of the Bola end Segama

over the matter, and tre to feel obliged

particularly elegant expression.

That most residents will be glad to believe

that we have heard the last of the so-call- ed Blockade of Hongkong.

with the name of a theo local Predate.

than one cheat.

In addition Mr Skertabley's Company, another agrestest has been entered into in London between the Directora and Mr THE NEW OPIUM ORDINANCE

THE TIMERE TRADE AND ADULTERE. Clement Higgins. The new venture in fur. Clause 5 of the conditions which were The following is the text of the bill en

During the past month four sailing ves entitled The Sogama Company Limited, and submitted by Mr Russell as the terms a titied An Ordinance for the better re-shall be found to have been

loading Billin inter for China Three would consent to exercise a certain Council seatording of the Legislative or refuse, or shall without sufficiort cause laden with this valuable wood which his pupoot and pok up his blocks of land for 16.-If the Oplum Farmer shall neglect have left during the past eight days folly Higgins, is allowed three years in which to amount of surveillance over the opiory trade, Connoil yesterday afternoon.

working provides that junks trading between Chinese Whereas it is expedient to regulate and unreasonably delay to do any of the acle or evidently fened favour in the eyes of Ohi ports and Hongkong and thole cargos control the mucsment of Raw Opium with things herembefore provided and requiredness shipwrights, carpenters and Araintects. Capt. Rothbart of the ship' A EX shall not be subject to any dues or duties in the Colony and waters thereof Bo it to be done by him, he shall be liable to a Butter still, three of cas four vessels allud has fately visol bis cuncusion of 8,000 in order of those leviable on junke and acted by the Governor of Hongkong, penalty for each sub offence nut exceeding ud to are under charter to return and the land at Silam and is very their cargoes, trading betresu Chinass with the advies of the Legislative Council five hundred dollars. on the others are expected. The excaption is the of the latteurs post is of a carry to mada

with results ports and Mava, and that no duen what thereof, as follows a big

17-Every person who shall under, the barque F. H. Drews, owned and command- to Hongkong from ports svever shall be demanded from junks coming 1.This Ordinance and the Opium Os provisions of this Ordinance make any aped by Cap Rotalart although her rehat lips can lie close up and be quite Chinn, ordinance of 1884, hereinafter called the plication, or supply any particulars, feturn, bira ere la notain how goud-tober du ha land, oro especially a shelicted. We understand there is very proceeding from Hongkong to ports principal Ordinance, shall be construed to or Account, or other written Statement returning at once to take over the manage white wood, name to c in China, avor and above the dues guthor as ons Ordinance to hs called The required by this. Ordinance to be sade or ment of his timber concession in Darvel From Province Keppel we learn that the clearance or destination. The trade of the paid or payable at the porta of Opinn Ordinance 1884 and 1880. he be abant from the Colony de unable, trading to this port for nearly two years, it 153 emales and 243 males. Of the latter supplied, shall sign the saine himself, unless Bay. As Cant Rothbart has now been satire population of Gaya amounts to 532, 2.Opium in this Ordinance mean port will therefore in future be practically,

mean raw from sickness, to attend to business in must be considered one of the highly satis the Assistant Residant in giving their vari crude, anpropared Opium,

For as it has been always nominally, free, and

Chest of Opium moans the package, with which case the same may be signed by his factory signs of the times that his bus accupations Pomerts 1/10th in Jail this is a clear gain to the Cclong which the opium therein, such as in usually Agent for him; and if any such application.porsolya Changamoto This paying titles to the Paslic Works Should

pensa highly advantageous and be

imported by merchants in the Colung, particulars Return, Account, or other i bor trade with Chine With the preoption as it should oa, A Boy Jail will be re approved of by foreigners and natives alike. Ship to this Ordiɔance and in the prin. Statement shall be false or incorrect, either of our old friond Capt. Wiliam anthony: quired Boon as the prisoners in the smiling Complaints of the violation of these st cipal Ordinance shall be construed so in whole or in part, to the knowledge of of the barque Ellen, no other ship-master pulations will be investigated and settled by as to include any storm vossel junk, the person su making or supplying the has so much experience of the recommeddle of Gaya moto iba double the present average in Sandakan. The ladies apparent the officer of the Foreign Inspectorate: at boat, sampan, or any kind of craft, used same, whether the same be signed by him- tion of our harbour and its timber mouries do not partake of

* Government hospita Kowloon, and, if the Governor of Bong- for conveyance of persons or things by every caso not otherwing provided for by personally in the trade therefore must be By the ss. Hong

self or by his agent, such person ahal, in than Capt. Rothbart. His embarking kong think fit, an officer of the Hong- tigation and decision. In order that the Colony or the water thereof or receive Dolars for the fire offends, and Tero our readers mere practical idos of the Queensland Colonists Ms Softon knows all kong Government may assist in the inves

3-No person shall bring into the this Ordinance, be liable on convision to a regarded as a proof of the value of the tim from Singapore on the 8th February last penalty not exogging One Thousand ber resources of the Territory. To give uania Me Robert Sefton, a well-known North Colony may reap the full beneft of those therein Opinia except in whole chests, and Thousand for every subsequent ones; work done and timber exported during the the mining fields of the North and was one provisions, the local Governmont should no person shall be permitted to export jected by BL Acstin during one of his adopt every means at their command for from the Colony--or its waters Opium ex-and such agent ahallalao and in like past month, we record and the barquer the Prospector of the Hodgkinsen Goldf

manner if ofending be liable to

liable to penalties Hartis B. Topley took are 30,000 Field He started, for the Segains via the 4.--No person except the Opiam Farmer 18-Any Justice of the Pence may be sad the FH. Draits 16,000; making a boats and eleven men intending to make a and to the merchants who carry on business shall have in his possession or under his

carefully enquired into, also, and a decision

Matted not under the rank of a Sargeant, empower handrod (1,903) tons for the month. The did have something to do with its given which will under it evident to the junk 5--It shall be the duty of the Opina hlin hy day or by night to eater and searah barque Billy Simpan now completing her zivers From ship samples of gold he saw construction, as the projectors evidently man that their own officials have no right Farmor to heep a Register of the Opin any dwelling house, shop, or other building loading will take away another 13,000 and the account he heard of how and in

what country is obtained, Mr Sefton con to impose any taxatiou indulged some vague idei as to the broad This may easily be done in a way wholly in- its disposal and give such details as to 1 pinto, or any ship not going a mats of cabic fost or 300 tons more eastsiders that a very large field is nailing des

on goods in transit supplied to him.

as the Governor may require.

war arship having such status, Iping er bo- Abrahamson & Co. have shipped by the offunaive to the Chinese Government, or way and the straight path, and madde without any display of a spirit of hostility, provisions of Sections 3 and 4, shall, or case in which it shall appear to suul JusticeKoh Heen and Chan To Fan by the Hate Capt. Beeston and the later Kosd, 4uy person offending against the ing within the waters of the Unlony, in any Mary Stuart und FH. Drews and Mcasts Polopment. He expresse the same opinion mattora by cinking the path not only Something of the kind is absolutely nector conviction betora is Magistrals, be liable to of the Pendo, upon the oath of any person, . Tapley, and the latter gentlemen are that where goli is gat, from main stream narrow, but also designing it very much sary, at least st the beginning, to over a fiae not exceeding $1,000, and the for that there is good and sufficient cause to be also the charterors of the Bidy Simpson, and their tabularies in the upper drift the model of Auld Cloatie's herza, nome the inherent fear the Chinese have feiture of the Opinie, or in default flieve that in any such dwelling house, shop, Mesare E. E. Abrahamone have and traversing sock a large area of country, which the best authorities aver are not the latter that they are responsible to a period not exceeding 3 months on the Opina subject to forfaitars under this supplied by this firm for the construction In Fumber lands we are glad to say that of the mandarin class, and also to show prisonment, with or without hard Inbots for or other building or place, or on board any alas nnder charter two other peasels abich the eurons must be okoriously Fish in the

adoù ship is concealed or deposited any are expected daily. The Huber (Billian) report with fatarestist

precious matal. We shall await his return only curly but also crockit... *** different olsas of tribunal than they have Magistrate may order a period of imprison, seen to that it is thoroughly and con- That the path, if restored, would undoubt. 1 been accustomed to.tment with or without hard labour in lieu Ordinance, or as to which an offence has of the new mfant slip at Singapore, esert E. B. Abrahamsan d Co have seen The effect of the remeral of the blockade ut a portion of the flee, provided the whole boon committed against any of the provi-given great satisfaction and in highly spoken their way to making terms with the Govara- willy pass somewhat close to the sacred on the general trade of the Colany is board imprisonment do not exceed 6 months sions of this Ordinance, and to take possey of while the timber is at the present mo. prusiuota of Mountain Lodge, but that to be most honeficial, and is almost certain Every person imparing into the Cosion of any such Opiata found to be sou ment engerly sought after by the Duck isnt for the lease of 3,000 acres of Tinber sch would scarcely be sufficient raison to lead to a large increase in the busilany any pin skal forthwith report the ship in which the same may be found, and Hongkong. In addition to Billat, other taking up utting 5,000 acres out of the Bay ocaled, or deposited there and of the Companies, and Saw Mill Proprietors in land in Sandakan Bay with the option of uena done with the riverine districts of same to the Harbour Master giving the arrest and take any person, or persons timbers are also shipped, nately, Grestiren the saman terms within RESUMAB tire. for depriving tax payors, with walking Southern China. As far as the opium number of chesta, and shall, before landing belor in auch dwelling house, thup, or, Krewing, and Rawal, hard woods,

The lase is for 30 years and unty applies to proclivities, of the usa of what would traffic in concerned, wo den hopeful that Optum or any part thereof, and or other building, or plaas, or on board any the soft wood Serayah, the prices realized the timber of the lid.

the Colony is likely to rap, const. I cause to be sent to the Harbour Master a be an adddivisi approach to the upper deratie Sucrement of ravoque from the new requisition in the form of Schedule santral ang sanh Opism may be found, or Billion logs shipped during the month true to be ends and agromants have beou. - such ship, in whose possession, custody, ur hetog entirely safadory. Some of the Application for Gold Mining Geass con That andito friotion is likely to arise if the level

arrangamonts. It is suggested by the giving the particulars therein required, That it is much to be desired that our N.-O. Herold, which seems so have got whereupon the Harbour Mastey shall when the aid officer may have good and measured 28 inches in diameter, and were made with bio Comparies for 1,000 sures hold of the basin of the agreement before fernish a permit in the form of Soheinie B sufficient reason to suspect to have consell forty feet in length. Messis E. E. Abra of alluvial lande. Me Blertchley, the worthy Surveyor General, who is posseseins publication here, that a considerable withitising the Opium to be landed and ed or deposited heroin or thereabouts any smson & Co employ yous 400 man, this Manager of this British North Barnes Gold ed of a keen eye both for beauty and part will be diverted altogether from Banglored ad such permit stall be exhibited such Opinio, and any Officer to whom chlorthly for loading at present, beli wainly Mining Conny Limited, hat yone, i atility, combined with a strong inclina kong and landed by junks at convenient at the Opium Farmer's Office, and shall be warraus shall be directed way, in case of at Kapa Island on the South side of America to uspet the hydmuliging ma- places on the soutThere are hundreds of signed by the Farmer or his Ageut, and obstruction or resistance, break open any Sandakan Boy Mésars Koh Hest, Chan colery there used, and hoped to leave for tion to oblige, may be induced to vasta venal afficials, it says, who for a small con- shall not be used or noted upon until it is buter or inner doors of such avelling fouses To Pun, and others bite sune 500 coelies Bribie North Borneo about the end of Fur glance in the direction indicated sideration would abut their ayes to the most su signed.

ahup, e other building, or place, and enter their employ, thus the total number of {bruary. The Sugich Company Janitor me gigantic sobemes of smuggling on the coast | B- Every persen moring Opium for ox | therginto, and forcibly enter such clip, and cooling the industry at present gires em- fare we infeestant, seranging fora makszer, and xiters, just be theydo to theorganised and partation shall, before doing as, sends the every part thereof, and remove by force ploy meist to is some 90 We bent also anday is hoped will be in la peaufian to select a opon emaggling of immense quantities of Harbour, Master & requisition du fons of any abstraction to atch matry anrigh, that Meters EE Abrahamson & Co their landa during the hap weather t native drug all over the country. It is Schedule furnishing she particulars there seizure, and removal as aforesaid, and wise have obtained some recent concessions, application for a leste of Quid Alluvial Lan demand for building sites highly resonativable thats certain amount of saidg. in required, whereupon the Harbour Master dotata every person found in such place anmoly timbur rights over 10,000 notes of has beru rezived from a Chinos Trader gling will be carried ou under the new con shall grant an export permit in the form of ched, and all informations to be fald and to bu gelegted in Bandakan Bay. So no H Excellency the Gorornor Hon.

until the said place shall have been seats | land for thirty years ball of this Arpant Land & under cenallemuona place before the introduction of the ad be esported, and suot permit shall ha ez- ditions, possibly a little more than took Schedule 2 authorising the said Opium to all warrant to be lesued, and all arrests and for the timber trade which 16 be omfer President of the Semlakon Club, ha ade ditional article; but we scarcely think any hibited at the Opium Farmer's Office, and seizures to be made under this Ordinatiço, syd is sasumlys a place off mportance, a handsome topales of Soo to pardose extensive trade such as that suggested by the shall not be used or acted upon until it in any other day

may be had or done on Sunday as well as and will doubtless tell for

ilver, day to be competed for at billiards. Herald would be allowed toericforlong, now

Do Rigned.

Revenue Re ura, of the fer

It has been decided to consider the eny, that the Foreign Ovatours have been

peraun muoving Opinn from 19. Erase Officera duly painted under coming yep, and on its

which hu boen ottered fean Hongkong points, and with them dragged the pet responsible for its colloting and the revone place to another within the Oplony or the principal Ordinance shall be deamed to latam propoate so may fall

ane goes to the Imperis! Government tranhipping Opium within the water thero Ordinance and shall have the ke payers, ba Ezeiza Ollieurs for the paposes of this

Championship Cup to played for over in. Boar stock, Docks,, although not to the Anyhow, we are now committed to a scheme shall before doing so, furnish to the

thum ha sud held under the usual condi Lions Arcepatakon handicap will be got which is worthy of a triat. It should soon arbor Master a reqrisition:

duties, rights and liabilities with refarende dition "t perly

blons Opiuja minder this Ordinands us they have beverident whether or not it la to prova ed up in the form of Schedule B. wher

mélion therewith, Bad the trah

x protest to votes à ERS FOO disidratazeolu to the Colony na & whole, ponike Flower Ball farmants with reference to propered C

Optum under the C

onbilized tabla recent- and if fi should prove either antineus permitt

Anthera pridepal Ordinance transhipment of removal of the ASIA ON LAO rentalhout warrant

That most of the conditions laid down in

the Memorandum of Agreement drawn

up by the Opium Commissioner som to

be fair enougla, but that, like ali Treaties

and agreements with China, it must be

That the Opium Ordinance drafted to meet

sistently 7 carried out. ****

the case in this Colony is open to ob

jection, baokusa of the rathor too free

right of search given to the Opam Far- mer and his agente,

gunneis, of the Oplura Pariter ara par-

mitted to rummage around people's go- downs ostedsibly after oplum, 85 the Chinese are quite cimning enough to turn this power to account in uncertain- ing what stooks of other goods are held by individuals That this might mean great injury to a

merchant's business

WOMAN

That we are all vory pleased though not surt-"

That the restoration of this Ecclesiastical Ganceway would probably bring about

munerative to the Govemment

prised to lenco that Mr Justice Russell That the anngubosment on Monday morn ing last of the Masila fultre was a trump card for the Bears in stocks.

has been distinguishing himself in this oplum business, for very few persona ezist who comprehend the question so thoroughly as luc

That if Mr Rossell's labours tend to bring about a permanent and satisfuckory entile ment of the Blockade grievance, it is to

That Broke of yourse at onas fall several

• bo bợped that his fudgeship will not bei Thạt Bugars, also waszaned, but for

forgotten when Honours are being handed round, we

Tiss although he has not the immediate ghance of begoming » Commisioner to sa

very brief pariad s they are powstrooms y than ever, and still tending

equivalent of the drape. Tesggested.

Government can

minde

Under my aroumstances, the Center should prove advantageous to chil

oików ant shall be

personably suspecte

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