1888-05-16 — Page 3

No. 7716 MAY 16, 1888.]

THE N-O Daily News maya--Wa. hear that there was surious disturbance on hurd the British stoawer Frisia while on the voyage up from Hongkong, and that

her Withycombe, commander,

We are by the Shunpae that H. FL, Chow. | H.M.S. Audacions, Bagship of Admisst Fuh, Customs Total at Tientsin, has teon Salmon, arrived at Bhanghai on the 10th promoted to be Provincial Judge of Chih-li, inst. by an imperial decres dated the 9th inst. NAVIGATING THE SUEZ ANAL BY N The regulationsforthenavigation of the Suez Canal by night have just been made puls.

lighted by means of compressed oilgan. lying in Stesmore will be allowed by the regulations was brought yesterday morning, suffering for the night passage to proceed under the froin the effects of a bite by one of the crew, The Frian is ry Buo same conditions as those laid down for the we bal of 2,083 tons regider, and already a lected,

steamer, trailia.

THE CHINA MAIL.

confirmation.

offensire is a

lic Flie water-way of the Canal is to be Captain General Hospital, to which he the daughters of banner-men for the harom the former acting for Mr G. S. Coxon, and millin lbs against 44 millions in 1880. Momunen en Austeditz Tho Ravennat

REPINING BY ELECTRICITY.-The end of the old-fashioned sugar refining business has heen decreed by the now method invented of redning by electricity; the cost in 3a. 2d. a'ton. A company has been starter, with a million capital. The inventor is Mr Henry

Friend.

her eruw are almost all Scandiuasions, the officers alone being Britists. The parti, culers of the affair will no doubt come to light in the Poliau Court.

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APPLICATION FOR RENDITION OF

— AN ALLEGED PIRATK The man Ng Kwai, whose rendition is applied for by the Chicese Government, on a charge of murder and robbery, was again brought before Mr Wndchoue in the Pollo Onart to-day. Mr Wotton appeared for the prosecution and Mr Webber for the

Taz Orlux HABIT. While most carnestly dopronting the employment of epian es 'mental stimolant by thran who live by literature, we none the loss feel that be tween the lines of those poems by which Coloridge will be best remembered the in- fluores

of the opium habit can be traced in its earliest, most fascinating, and therefore The ultimate ita most dangerous stages, collapse which results from its frequent

Wong Kun, a detective from Mano, said employment is none the less cortsin, though he identified the prisoner sa a man whom in exceptional cases it may be delayyo had known in Manan for, two or three Lancet.

years under the name of Chan Mo Lo.

defence..

THE RED RIVER OF TONQUIN AN A TRADE Ma Kum Sing said-I am at present Bourr.--During the war of occupation in out of employment and live at Sun Tonquin it was frequently urged in the Mul. I used to be in the I Chony shops

by French Chambers and press than twotorn Sun Mui city, where I was cumployed China was brought to the foot of France.ss houre-coolie. Sometimes I need to Subsequent investigation, however, has coll et money for the shop. For this shown that it was doubtful whether the purpose I went to Canton on the 11th river was navigable in its upper waters for March 1886. 1 collected 200 tacit. I left steamera. Lieutenant Gouin, resident at Canton on the 22nd of March and camo Santay, who bas studied the hydrography

in a Ha Kau

boat to Sun passage of al the Tonquin rivera, has now settled Mai, which left about three o'clock in the the question. In paper published recent bulletin of the Paris Geographical soon. There were about 20 or 30 pas-

In

in gas trappings, the villagers, men, women and children taking the koonest interest in the muccess or failure of their champion animal. Wa Chinese have cock-lights, duck fights, quail-fights and cricket-fights, but take no interest in watching such clumsy animals as cattis contending. Shén Pao

On the

2nd of May the Empress pru.... carded be

be select a nutter of damasis tem of the youthful Emperor at Pokring. It is understood that the Empress Consort or principal wife of His Majesty has been

On the 1st at 8 am, soven prisoners were the Hing taken in parts imm, the prism Pu (Boari of Panishmente) at Peking to the oxeonlion ground at the Vegetable Markot outside the Stran Wu Gate and there beheaded. It is said that they all highway robbers of a desperats type.

wory

The same day a foreigner was along on a donkey outside the ang An Gato, when the little animal suddenly slipped in a misy place and deposited the cavalier on his back in the med. The itate foreigner began to belabour the unfortunate donkey-man with his fat and dragged him into a ganed house. The soldiers succeeded in pacifying the foreigner with good words, tlio donkey-man kowtowed to him, and received his fare, 800 cash, satisfied and the crowd dispersed ice was The scheme for inproving the native city of Shanghai will be carried out about the and of summer or beginning of autumn. On the 7th and 8th May the principal street rabning out at the West Gate was officially surveyed. This will be levelled and made practicable for wheeled trafic. however, on 600 chung (over a mile) of road The improvements will

be commencad cad, from the Bridge of the With ward) to La ka Pang, and it is estimated that 40,000 taels will be required for road material and labour.Shen Pao

.bo

by Messrs E. J. Ooxon and Saml. J. Gower, the latter for Mr W. Henderson, bots of whom are absent.

3

with

The Czar

Singapore to enable him to carry through issued, we am up the position in the fol- Lacrificed capacities to prooivities. Until stistances, and, perhaps, with a railroad his work with speed and efficiency. lowing paragraph-

Tory recently the army had escaped the his disposal,-Napolon might have Mesars Alex: Bolver and F. H. O. Wilson The total home consumption of all tea contamination of the political,virus, but not boon forced to evacuato Moscow, having resigned their saate at the Board, for the year 1887 was 1803 million Lbs. adication has begun to innoculate its But there is something about Ruisia Me Wm. Wotton has been invited to fill against 177 million lbs. in 1586, an increase poison, and now to be proclaimed a mighty which cannot be seized upon. She is, gae of the sacancion, and this requires of 3 million lbs; while our export for man of war and must pay court to the dogs mis might say, a species of inorganic being The anexed Accounts have been audited me period, chieky on account of of the populace Tho expulsion of un in- withou: wither heart or head at whish -

frazi Chian to berger direct shipmenta

She is no a of, one Trial Rusis, decrossed & railli n los, boing 35 auror sidence a higher title to favor, a fatal blow could be dealt.

merit, than a

of which the a pesce, and The falling-uff in the home consaraption of de la Revue of Moris Taurus has incapture would Cli tos was, however, no less than

given her climate care pinigus cannot be indeânitely 137 million lbs., but the increased Goliveries of his popularity to Canara Boulanger than prolonged. Supposing the Utar's armies to sof his unquestionable ability. Whilst Berbe always defeated, the victor would bo Indian and Ceylon have more Lhuur covered in the obtef anxioly was to in the troubled in gleaning the fruits of

his tri this deficiency, and made up the excess in var furd reserve, the French Republic has ampha And to what point must an enemy the total home consumption. This proves saaged to

to ondow the country with the

before he can force Rusia to nak that British-grown tea has gained in favour heaviest budget on the globe-and this for terms? Russia has a power of resistands ...8180,000.00 rapitly at the expense of Chinese, as the alone, whether the situation be one of war resalting from her size and from her

monthly deliveries of the former hove stor one of peace, places the nation in 70,000.00 times been rather in oxdous of Congou. It dition of manifcot inferiority. Happily there, but this power of resistancs catuot

communicated to her allies. haa boon fortunate for the market generally, army is not yet as badly off as the finances, may continue his straggle on the banks of 7,204.95 that total shipments for the soon, as tole: but we are fast approaching the mo the Doo and the Volgs for months after

graphed from Chins, are about 28 million ment when it, too, will be a pray to the

any Western ally has been obliged to cry 19,847.17 lbs. less to Great Britain, otherwise there demagogue. The Tronch have on aridy,

9,906,50 world have been an excess to deal withs; bai sumorous, well drilled, well armed and Russia's strength is, above all, defensive. Spite of her millions of soldier 14,150.88 with the probable increased yields from equipped, energetic officers, auldises who, Her advantages, which in the course of 1,000.00 Indi sud Caglen, anathar shrinkage of 30 in spite of the efforts of politicians, are still another century must make her the mistres 439.07 to 3 million hs, is nocessary in the exports woll disciplined. It is inferior to that of of Europe, is in her mass; but that mass, 1,766.76 from China during the coming season. Germany only in its staff and its traditions. the cause of her great superiority in 1,238.87

The home

ensemble of the military laws voted by the defense of her soil, is an obstacls 4,956.61 Supposing cur

the national legislature has produced us to offense. And an it has been proved consumption to bo 4,390.24

increased to

cellent results, but those laws have not cor- by the last great war in which Russia 30.18

And export trade to be

rected defects of detail; on the contrary, took part, when three campaigns word ritaaad to

overything has been sacrificed to diastoral needed to cruals the Turks in Armonis puffing In the Reichstag military con- and Bulgaris. Certainly great progrem siderations took precedence of all others; has been made since 1878, but war hore military considerations are secondary against Austria, Italy and Gormaty would The French Republic may need its army be quite a different enterprise from a war within

three months

time, yet it makes and with the Osmanli, and it is not improbable unmakes that army AB B child does his

his bat-

W. G. Bronis, Chairman,

1ST APRIL, 1887, TO 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1887 Assela Cest of Estate, Hongkong Bank, (Fixed Do-

posit); Hongkong Bank, (Current

Account), Hongkong Bank, (No. 2 Ac-

count), Machinery and Plant. Staani-Lannch Sri Palang, Stoom-Launch Maude, Steel Lighter......... Instruments and Tools, Forniture at fifico and Mines, Building "Petty Cash,

tres on hand,

Suspens Intocest on Calls, Paginent at Mines, Gold at Minc, Water Wel,... Opiù at Mine, Manager at Punjom, (Cash in Censtruction,...

Accounts Receivable:-

Fixed Interest ou

Deposit,

J. J. Woodford, 1, M. Stuart,

A nad black dog ran along the Bund the other day

and bit a foreign doater, who at unce procended to cap the wound as a pre-'- caution. The same animal had previously Balance,

was last suon run- . bitten a Chinnman. Concussions Fao.

Society, he describes the result of his BUT and several pillow box I had 200 theis ning along the Bund towards the Fronch

RK

18

that navigation, even as far kal, much less to the Chinese frontier,

rapids, he

is quite

The

Articles of clothing. On the morning of the 23rd, in the fifth watch, the junt alivet at a place sailed Lan Ping

Hao by steam beyondty or thirty of them came on board and

are wholly

whatever engines

and wh

5

Ling

tique.

Formosa.

156,000,000 lbs,

* 320.18 240.00

30,000,000,

600.18

The total requirements

will be.

:

17

2,623.73 7,000.32

25.50 India will probably zeud 2,195.99 Ceylon and Java

988.00 The palanen rogired from China will bo

02,000,000 *33,000,000 90,000,000

215,000,000

H

33

...8 616.51 32.47 ...82,372.50

Bismarck

von aim to it the co-operation of Turkey,

for antinfy UT army and intol-would be the most exposed, because she la

moment which

in presence of the

en my

B03,

called 'League of Peace.

talines of tin soldiers. If Prines vont a formal alliance with France might other elemasts into the triplo alliance, could avail himself of a five-years' terin of service he would scarcely renounce Roumania, and the petty Balkanina States, it simply to annoy his old antagonist, Herr with, not unlikely, the assistance of a Fra which it will be seen that only 60 Windthorst, or for tho pleasure of forcing British fleet. Without

kout any doubl, united nallian lbs. of China ten will be wanted for seminarists to shoulder the musket. Yet France and Rusaju, wall commanded, could

the new

law that we have, simply bold their own against all the rest of military home consumption."

From the same source we also give yɔa | 10

or sectarian hates and Europe; but France, by her situation, 3,021.58

some extracte, which are of genial in-prejudices, wank 86,376.72 terert:

lectually decapit tea the nation; it promisce the most

nost vulnerable. She must face an There is a growing fooling among those to be as harmful to military as to civil inter

aide, on 'overy frontier, cu don land, in Europe and in Africa, $388,014.98 interested in tea gardens, that with larger esta; it is an

an alarming symptom that the Supplies it will be necessary to open up Daw | Mania for suicide may exist with nationa wald hare time or means to come to as and without ans aprtainty that he distari outlets for their produce in the shape of with individuals, and it is precisely the ally frest markets, and to facilitate this a

in the her, assistano. From a railitary view all ich Europa employs meeting was recently told in London, at rubearsal of its morrow's ware that these the advantages of a Franca Russian alliance the pitioce of the Indian Tea Districts Byzantins select as the one most fit for a will be for Russia; all the dangers would be Assxiation, with the object of selling Indian general remodification and remanipulation for France. But yet, fraught as it is with tea in Canade and, the. United States. of all its military institutions. A General the most grave perils, that alliance has be Somathing of this sort

conie the inevitable consequence of the onld no WE HOGY SUE although, bo doubt ha doos not break up as regiments when he is

for

hone consumption

So much for France and her semy; what increases, and export to the Continent slowly Augments, still some further impetus will is the Russian situation? It was not the be required to carry of the yield of the French, but our deplorable coilitary admini.

bracts in large

Ceylon now coming into stration that beat as in the Crimes, any the bearing, as well as of extensions in India, Russian Generale, and the scandals reveal

ied during the Turco-Russian war of 1877-8 of ten as show Up to the 3,318.10

that Bot a great an ordinary beverage has

much improvement in that 1,176.82 stout, i confined

Australasian colonies, the average anndial yours which reparate Sebastopol from Fler- emption per head for the formor being na. The Czar in the sworn enemy of pecu.... about 4 lbs. while in the lattor it varios lation and corruption, but, alone at the

summit of t

of the bureaucratic from about 5 to 7 tha; when, therefore,

Pyramid, Alex- ace that Canada lakes rather more than ander cannot reach tho legions of libenters 269,725.01.31 6. per head, the

the United States

who

Ho may Warm Around its base. barely 2,742.911., and Rassis a little over

unke examples of Colonels and sonte of ever lb.

per

in spite of heat, while the other Continental nations Generals, but abuses continue 2016 nee only a very small quantity, it is evident imperial efforts at their suppression. It 494 00

was ascertained vary recently that in some. that if these latter could be persuaded to 7,920.83

of the cavalry regiments neither the men to tea-drinking on the same scale as the British public, an enormous develop the guilty parties are meditating in the

nor the horeca received their proper ralions; | On Lanton- 175,10 met would follow.

Oural Lover their misdemeanos, but there

Liabilities.

By Capital:- 36,624 Shares

C

fully Paid-up, $368,240.00 3,176 Shares upon which $5 has been paid,

15,880.00

384,120.00

By Accounts Payable !--

150.00 Auditors, Fres,

Salarisa, and

Wages due to Employés t Мішен,

3,188,10

James Morrison & Co.,

$ 388,614.98

WORKING AUCOUNT.

Dr.

, he says, | Choi, when some pirates:

#attacked us. Twen

small the

the draught may he went to the hold where the

Tamsul, 5th May, 1888. passengers were,

By the ss. Fokin, which arrived yester- engines may be employed. I was fu

at the tin the hold at

thieves a railway to The project of a to Laokai doubtless wel toe

of labour, after au abaunce of two years. owes its existence to the conviction of the went to a passenger named Lau Choi, who day, Dr. Johansen returned to his old field

was in charge of a great quantity French authorities that Lieutenant Gouin's ran conclusions are correct, and that the Sungkol sporty. They naked him to whom the He has been on a visit to his native country property belonged. Lau Chot mid they to recruit his health. Dr. A. Rennio, who or Red River can over be a trade route did not belong to him, hut to an off has been medical attendant during Dr. botwock Yunnan and the delta of Tonquio." | cial surpamzod

Johansen's absence, will shortly leave us, The thiere began and his departure will be regretted

all. by to take

the

but Lan Caoi tried

During the short time he has been with us One of

of the thiovea THE ITALIANS Ar MassowaIt.The Italians to prevent them. doubtless wish themselves well out of the then fired at Lau Choi and killed he has gained the esteem of all, by his difficulty. They hoped that a little patienes his. Fane the man who did it after he geniality, and his kindheartedness and

sincere devotion to

to all those who have bean I don't know his name. would enable them to conclude a pesce on was arrested.

under his The

medical care and not only by bloodshed. In this they have beou out The prisoner in the deck is the mus at this port, but by all foreigners at Ke termas

favourable to themselves

thiaves took away the

the things of hrob Lung, aut the natives whom he has so care-

afterwards took Choi was in charge.

They with away me

away the contente af ny pillow-box They fully attended. He was a careful medion! the dmgged me on board the picats boat and day or night, to attend thoud wd wildly To Balance last Account,

needed who purt me in the hold. They also took Lau Wai

telegraph steamer Lechu loft to-day Europeang would be put them in the hold of another bost. There for Hongkong, where she will take on board To Legal Expenses,

were three pirate boats. About dark the

Mr Müller, of the Imperial Chinese Tele- pirate junk arrivedata place called Puk Ohin. Dr thereThey put a jacket over my eyes and took graph Administration, Canton. She will To Fences, Roads, Wharves

then proved down to filhos to repair the telegraph cable between there and Pakhoi. which has been interrupted for some time. After tiris work is done, ate will return to

Piny

how

The result of their manovre shows

policy it is to dangoroita troops of the nature of those quaruanded of Abyssinia. Such armies by King John of are vor mobile, and can accomplish fents

which to in marching impossible. great advantage.ily gives them which should

akvoly.

guide

then press

commander

&

alwaazed

and baring

and another man whom I don't know and his help.

The

On

material

Hougoy this port.

to take on board some railway

Mr Campbell is at present surveying tho route between. Twatutis and Taiwanfoo, where it is intended to run a radway the It is expected that the railway between Twatutia and Kolong with be Quished by thin end of this year,

in auch an enterprise should always be to me ashoro and put me into a hous, where soe that his organisation is complete before they locked me up in a dark place. They advancing

mechained my feet, and took the jacket off face to face with his opponents, strike decimy eyes. I was sheta ahont ten days, my

It has been by the adoption of feet being chained up all the time. these tactics that Lord Wolseley has

has been the fourth day the man now in the dock muccessful. It is a pity for the care and asked me to write a letter to

eaid I did not know how to that their commanderat assowah uncle. has not had some of the dash and some of write and they burned me with fire. I the perspicacity of Lord-Wolestay. Had then told them to write the letter for ho possessed his lordship's qualities an a They asked the name of my uncle commander, his army would not have oc I gave his name and address. cupied the rather unpleasant, not to say They then wrote a letter to him asking him ridiculous, position it does to-day in Ahys. to coma and pay a ransom for me. That

was what I had been asked to write, and Rinia.-Army and Navy Gazette.

supposed it was what had been written. I did No amount was mentioned to me. not see them write the lotter. I did not ace the letter written I was redeemed.ch the 23rd April. Before that they removed breach-loaders, asch about ten tona, will

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and

I

To ChargGế, xan- To Office Expenna, Stationery

and Insurance.

To Salaries and Wages,

and Bridges, Ta Commission and Exchange, To Office Rant, To Disbursements Lighter.

and Launch Sri Pahang,... To Royalty to Sultan of Pa- To Coolie Wages at Mines,

hat, To Auditors' Feet, To Compensation.

Lieutenant Hecht and Mr Jorgensen, both Gerezant, who lately arrived from Shangbai, are employed by His Excellency By Interest, the Governor to drill and instruct the sol By Transfer Fees, diers in the use of modern guns and

Balance, firearms, the former at Kelang, and the more Krupp gens, latter at the port. Two

me to two different places, in each of which shortly be mounted in the new fort here.

Cr.

B. 40. E

I was kept for about ten days. I was Lieut. Bocht was formerly in the service of Hongkong, 1fith May, 1888. chained up all the time, my left fout being His Excellency Li Hung-chang, the Viceroy chained to a stone. When they burned of Chihli Shanghai Merenry.

I

and

SAMANTAN MINING COMPANY,

LIMITED.

The following is the report of the above

May,

correct.

476.78

21.30

1,000.00

ma

take to

presont, then sig and hor quarter had been wide in the twenty.one

tu Great

Quotations. HONGKONG, May 16. OPIUM-Now Patos, casa,.. 476

Old

#1

M

23

*

cah,-

New Bonares, coal, 467) to 470

Old

Now Malwa, o

الاسيوي

tash... 550

Allowance, Taels... 48/58 Old Mains, cash,... 576/80. Allowanec, Taals... 20/60

Persian, Oily, cash 550 Allowance, Taula... 16 Pomiar, Paper tied 630/60 Allowance, faels... 10-

Exchange

HONGKONG, May 16.

.Bank, Wire,

On demand."

11

30 days' sight,

11...

$!

monthe night,..

2:11

211 30 Credits, Bocamontary, months' sight, 3,0

shat, with the same maladministration,

no assurance and thoro can be nono the imperial troops will not suffer from

Quarter-mas the same shortcomings of ters and Commissaries that disgraced the On Paris.

It is last campaigns in Bulgaria.

caful pity, too, for otherwise Russis would be the first of all military powers, Ou Now York

hor She has numbers and she has quality;

anequaled; to the infantry soldier is

J

The serious falling of in their trade has 203.40 beat forced on the notice of the

authorities and growers, and they are he- coming alive to the fact that something manat be done, as it is evident that, consider 4,439.28 ing their tea has to bear an expert duty and

Lokin tax of about 2d. per lb., they can 150.00

pot tontinue to lay it down in London to 120 00 sell at 33. to ed. per 1b, which prices wars current last month for common Con- * 88,622 92

Managers should, therefore, use gou, every endeavour to keep up the repstation steadiness of the German and the dash of of their marks, as there is a rousco why the Gaul he unites the sobriety of the $ 2,133.45| China - should not send quality equal he is enduring and be is ingenious, and to

the Spaniard to

resignation of the Turk 112 70 that of former

to years. Although, 36,370.72 labor-saving machinery, tes is now landed these

inandato

and

of her

On demand,

3.76

On Bombay

Credita, 4 months' sight. 3.84 On domand,... Uredits, 30 days' sight,

Wire,

222}

On demand,

and to On Caloutta

on

footman Russia can add c my indofatigable and innumerable cavalry, her On donand,... 8 38 622.92 here at a low cost, the tea crassi sotnins of Cossacks, those centaurs of the un augba

must still be practised, as, with incrassing

CAN can On demand, ... supplies, present averages may not be steppes which, like the hordes of

the

Territory Burchamies, al 30 days' night, ralutained, besides which the low fragen though the thickly wooded and marshy Gold Leaf, 100 no...

warehouse changes

miling this seaton

frontiers of Earopusn Russia are less ap- Sovereigns. probably bo

propriate

than is commonly imagined considering the matter of our futero

tha tea apply, it is important to notice he the movements and deployment of mounted

A. O'D GOURDIN, Secretary.

J. Coxos,

and

will

for-

hase the value of their men.

ume and brave.

are

to

bold

Boats from the steamer and alco from the priqunor is the man who chainol me up: deyirectors have now the pleasure to opuutry, and therefore, anything "ppor the world. It is, therefore, not improbable, or the same experienos as those of i

junk were very quickly in the water, and

the impression prevailed that all the people

on board the junk had been rescued, but

WB

Gred

had no

on deck

Light

no doubt

He is also the man who shot Lau Choi,

At this stage the case was wijnred.

NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPERS,

of 31

it is to be hoped that the! The cluld fall and fainted, and the father, date counte. before you at an varlior: Fonchurch Street, E.C., the following state-

we hear that an official report has been made to the ofect that four persons were drogued. The junk

when but exhibited a Bash light on ben the collision was inevitable. There is

this case that the junk is to blame for the ocision, and jankmen on the Ysogtsze wil benefit by the experience gained. It is also reported that one of the Northern steamers has been in collision with a jonk in the Pelho, and that the damage and loss of cargo amounts to Tla 25,000.-Shanghai Courier.

On the evening of the 3th instent, at the new bridge, French Settlement, and yal- low dog bit a little Chinese boy in the face. mother and neighbours having picked op the child, pursued the dog, killed it by blows of sticks, and made soup of the heart for the child to drink a

* an antidote.

of the engagement of Mr Shannon as Man

of the article, that the French prase is

formed. Ignorance is not the

.command,

duable

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In France and in Germany the time ne-

men can be estimated to within focr-and-

72 12}

34.00

86.64

-Temperature.

Queen's Road.).

g...

29.79

· Do,

1 E. Mas

***

23.70

42. Minis

29.74:

12. Ha

Do.

(Wet balb) 9 .M. 80 Do... De. 1.P.M. 89 Do. 4 2.M. 83 Do. Maximu...

86

Do.

Do. Mim over night. 81

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

AT 4 P.M. TO-DAY Baromater

20.71

Temperature,

Humidity

Direction of Wind Force Weather

.-WNW

celt

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

The . M. B. N. Co.'s steatour Kiangkan, Captain Perkins, hud a rather serious mishap on her last trip down from Hankow. While running from Kiukiang to Waha, just about Fitzroy Island, ale met a large Bait junk bound op riser. It was then about half-past eight o'clock in the evening The steamer tried to avoid the junk by me it was with a big jou stick which they

We have compared the above Statement steaming insh

inshore close to the bans, but the junk closed it upon her, and when the applied to my back. The last pin PAR THE PUNJOM AND SUNGHIE DUA with the Rooks, Vouchers, and Securition fast of the attention of both the Chinese roops. But Russian Gonerals know not. (Tulen at Messrs Falconer, & Co.'s PremiALS, -

condiued in was a shed, where I was

the Company, and certify the same to be continent and growth which their learned the practice of the art of war in BAROMETER

Many of them steamer was not more than sity yards chained to s log for 12 days. Two men

cibly drawn to the restriction which their

educated GRue Bulgaris. All

officers from the bank, the junk ran, with all then unchained me, put me in a boat

trade has undergone. Decrease in revenue BLOWER,Auditors. Bails Bet, into her, zoriking the

Their officers are confident, guard took ras to a bill. I was bluüfolded.

on the one hand, and lower prices than dra forward of the wheel, on the starboard on getting to the hillside they let me go. I Company for presentation to the Shute- holders at the second ordinary half-yearly

ware conceived passible on the other, will and inspire confidence, and yet it must be THEMUMETEE a..... side. The junk at once began to settle arrived at my house on 23rd April. I show Mesting to be held at the nilies of the SOMETHING ABOUT TEA, no eoubt affect both officials and factors in admitted that neither Russian Generale, down, fand it is raid her masts broke off marks of the burning and chaining. The Company, Victoria, Hongkong, on Thurs- The question of tex-drinking, says the very practical manner, and more to the nor Bussian officers, nor the Russian staff,

the same

the cohesion, the 24th 1888. at p. Di

Whitehall Review, is a national one in this point than all the advice and or postulation in Po

scianoa, submit to the Shareholders a statement of taining to the importation and price of tea thateonieimprovement in thequality of China Fermany. And supposing them to be their an analogous quity of the Company's affairs for the half year in o

of paculiar interest and importance. In tes, which has deteriorated of lato years, may equal, there would still alw

always oxist ending 30th September, 1897, and while a short time the 1683 tes soneen in China again tako plece, and that wit enable it to comm doing so they have to express their regret

fective rising from de- j

and defective or in- have received from Messrs. Goorge White rivate. that owing to a number of untomed hill to upiting, and, in view of this, we compete on better terms with its powerful don

sufficiat meaus of omsentrailon. This the well-known tea brokers, and Co., occurrences they have been unable to lay and

RUSSIA'S POSSIBLE ALLY. laat point, given a general European war, there

is of capital importance, especially for Bus ment with regard to the present position THE HELP WHICH THE FRENCE WOULD ER's eventual allies. You were informed at our last meeting and condition of the London tea market

ABLE TO GIVE HER The magnitude of the tea trade, aud the

Paris Letter to New York Times.) Flo arrived at the Company's Works' enormous interests involved, are perhaps The French press is errazeonaly processary for the mobilization of a million arer. on 20th November last, and we looked realised by few persons outside those who nounced to be the least well-informed in We have several times referred to the to him for important and satisfactory re-are

shipment, or surested in the Europe. Knowing the truth I can assertwenty hours. In Russia that time is the Hongkong Observatory, May 16, 1888.

Prass is admirably well in unknown

own quantity of the redoubtable pro- tax of £10 head imposed upon Chinese suits but no sooner had he entered on his aurectly or indirectly landing in Australia, and commented on duties at the Mine, and begun cheerfully The ordinary British matron, no doubt,

the truth is it is impossible to calculate the rest value the unfairness of it. We learn by a letter and diligently to set things in order, and to somewhat mystified by all she hears of the which it is open; to say that ACD TO VISH, and without that unknown quantity How many days WOMEN FREQUENTING OPIUM-SHOP-The from Australia that the Governor has now

letter from the British Govern the let December last, he accidentally met lon tos, as put forward by those who are It should not be affumed that the months; bow many handred the and sol

prosecute the work before hire than, on respective morite of China, Indian, or Cey kept from the public in the interests of of Russian co-operation.

however, is to hit the nail on the way be required or how many weeks or PLA Shanghai Courier says:About

received a

which is months ago, a Proclamation was issued by ment, but will no doubt prove fost un acquainted with the deplorable circum-plexed as to where to obtain the best value of

fall of the sentiment of his death. No

No doubt you are all already concerned in them, and must be

be often per-ho.

is not known, for it, and nothing diersoan be mastered in the rat line, how the Mixed Court Magistrale Tani, pro-justice to the Colonial Goverment, as stances under which it carrel

if she studies the advertisements with which hibiting women from frequenting opium-

our daily Mr Jolly, who ea you are aware accom. shups, with a view of improving the it comments severely on its late treatment morality of the native rosidents of the of the Chinese. The Governor is in this panied Mr Shannon to the works, was for the wallopers sound, or which adorn public, and from London to the American nobody can answer, for nobody knows how

of our railway stations and other

offer public,

and only one thing is absolutely. Settlement The Magistrate's intention letter recommended to frame no regulations tunately there to carry out the few verbal public places. As is the case with almost homes before that communication, known rain, and this the Russian newspapers was most praiseworthy, and we ware in- regarding Chinese which will impose hard, suggestions Mr Shannon had giron, and to every article of daily consumption in this in Paris, although the residents of Paris i cantese, Russia's inobilization inust be in-stock: 29.48 61

the may remain absolutely in the dar about it. cumparably and vastly slower than that of Tokio.20.2

of the countless aatject coincided precisely with that of the are not subject, and reminded that they other current work,

aupply of tea aeemx at preant to have ont

newspapera either of her neighbors. Nor anuld it be Ou the 1st February 1888, the Curapaux atripped the demand for reeling zes morne German-Russian misunderstanding, and with railways less numerous, less well- Ames 29.81 $2

Fat Paris has the

be Nagasaki.. 20.08] had Chinoso official. The proclamation was duly are amongst the most useful of the hn atamped by both the Senior Cross and the ing up of Australia

by both the Senior Consul and the migrants and have done much for the open-was fortunate in securing the services of Mr price has continued to dedins for some German-

Harry M. Becher, a mineralogiat, metal years past, until it has ranched, a point of our of the half-dozen important appointed

anted and managed, of which the Hongkong 20:78 The festival of the Empress of Heaven lurgist and mining engineer consider which

the Temps, the Soleil, the Remajority have only a single track, and vary Haiphong. 29.80 00 brings abla

of the community.

des Debats, fow have special platforms for the embark- Helinao. 29.66 £1 and Ceylon, where the antho Figaro, admirably tion, not a female could be scen Chih with great pomp, incespo-junse

in the opium dess, and Mogitato (as the junks carrying the pigs were already reached us foliere that the the introduction of machinery has en-of the great

Mr Becher, they during a cop

a comparatively recent period, at basta lounging T'eat was deservedly extolled by the native

the native called) arriving from Chilli, Shantang and Directors are inclined

suitable Press

The pro- the Nurth in great numbers. The pilgrims Company has is what for

cut such large had done.

-to turn man and abled planters there

smoking cene

were allowed east to were, kovover, not idia in devising weane for chandise with carry a little mor- they expcot to have favorable rasuite from quantities as to force the market to take to have formed an alia other two. bave so exercised the musceptibilities of Shanghai..20,69 71 | DONNE

on which duty was not his management and operation. He is them, thus hins. The struvela may be Sarald not that the

help fully aware of the uphill work which will

will produce-of

large extent ousting the enlly is directed considerably in consequence of the exelu- towards the

iving their business, which bed slackened loried, and sell it at Tientain to help for sometime before him, as the affairs of said to be between machinery and baudt oppe to the trim

expenses of

of the journey.

This undeniable inferiority of assis is Haiphong. 977 36 siva of

Although net-now celebrated at these the Company at Punjom were left by Mr labour, for the Chinese still follow the That any their shops, and fr

Stuart in they tried the sabeme of proeenting dckets times, the goddess's birthday still brings

art in mort untisfactory state, and ostum of their anceatur, and the leaf Free and Russia, for Russia and Frazen especially dangerous for her für ure alies Bolinao...29.89 0060 Tiontain a large fleet of pilgrim the mara who would win prizes together as

I do noted, as she was by Charles VII in opium, according to the winning numbers junks, Gaily attired men and worsen ta, organization and working of the manipulated now in the same way sa for are the two powers in question, I do not at home Ruta in safo; she may be invad-Martin- of the Manila Lottery tickets. This innova- crowd together to the temple to burn in any bad not progressed as might rea- [generage pask abour with them is boliavo; but that there has been an ex- Napoleon, but Russia's invaders generally! mentin their trade, and they therefore jointly time wako more than double profita updustry has yet yet been opened argue that the work in better and more Ae boen ommined a tory in casier than to got into it, and what and rather damp weather prevails along the

truth is not

has not been, from six to twaive to auawa

station.

1EGISTER.

MAY 15.-ATÉ 1.M.

Temperature.

Humility.

formed that Captain McEuen's idea on the ships upon them to which other immigrants go on with the sinking of the shaft and age of production and competition, Every one in say about the Austro-otherwise, with distances infinitely greater, Shanghai.. 29.76| 70 |

BRIDG

were posted by the Police at the entrance of

it

the principal opium-shops in the Settlement.at Tientain was celebrated during the most ate experience, and having high testimola ell within reast of evensons Francaise, des Detention and landing of horses, troops and Manila...29.98 94 32

priators

of

women

be

-to their

customera

to fill the post of Chief Manager. Ia Notificadourishing years of Bien Fang sejus Judging from the correspondence that has facturs of tea has increased snorments sorsasional, and the Conluis, fails to

First-class Conem. Europe counts Bre

him.

in

in kim

in sonatly have been expected.

ilinosa of

quite

рогров

Angaging labor In

gyfoes b

he had reached Pahang with

to.

ia

UFORD CRAP, and they alone are sufficient to

MAY 16 a column daily to

to the

EXAMİZASİON

why, in provision of events, the lostock. 20.56. 34, 70 powers. Of these Imperial Government should have taken Tokiot... 29.88 which erid- those precautions along the frontiers which Nagasaki.29.65 double alli Austria-Hungery

Amoy 29.75 81 alliance

Hongkong 29.75 84 formed between.

This bean

those two

foruka

bas been

27

of

and

a

101.

Weather.

Government Astronomer,

W. DOSBOX, Hongkong Observatory, May 16.

0.04

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 84 degresa Falzen-

The barometer has fallen and gradients cheap, and those interested in China tea change of despatches having a contractive fare badly, and to get out of her vaat terri- are steep for S, W, winds. Cloudy; lot The Tin

cannot he doubted. Certain tice, however, only made a trifing improve cenee, and the local tradesmen for some

of Mr Stuart, and latterly thoroughly. by baud than by machi the death of Me Shannon detained Mr nery.

the interests of both nations would would be the fate of a Western ally Dot coast. petitioned the Municipal Council not to pro. Hu For.

suough to adjourn its action until Erma ides may be gathered of the change eventualities, the basis of a The now tans are coming down in great Sexife at Punjom (which is a considerable

Gerarily be in con

common, and in hibit women from frequenting their disrepa-

In provisione True, Russia's enemies will sourcely allow

mobilization be entirely

completed? table dons, so that they may fill their coffers grunity to Kiukiang from We-ning and distatice from with Althy

lucro. What instructions the Ki-men, and the taper fingers of the tea- bing, taking this butitan) and provented which has been affected in the trade when

to the Police, we are notaifting girl ara busy with the fragrant leaf lately. He has, however, recently visitan look at the pespective imports from tea. Common ablished, bat. nothing more Franco-Russian allianes the risks and tibt belt, and to the level of the sea in incios, tentha

against a

a common enemy her allies to select their moment. In Osuacil have giren

producing c

-countries ten year ago and now been in a position to say, but these opium shops in all the godowns. There is a great deal Singapore for the

Samantan, aga according to the latest new imported from China about 184 Rumia cannot all her fate to France, equally shared by both powers. Rozsia can / and hundredths. have recently been again crowded with of tea and very few teamen, and prices and

lbs., and from India, under 38 million is the Government of France cannot bide her time, but France mest bear all the 2. Trexatus, in the shade in degrees, female amekers, and no errents have been very low constructed she ora tule

good the white Ceylon, as a

as a tea-producing coun

sufficient

guarantees of stability brant from the outset. The gain of the Fahrenheit. anade, The Proclamations are still ie their The Coroane

3. Evanity, io percentage of saturation, the prizicial places, add the question is whether graph at Fasan, but are so unsuccessful in the Company will have aonie tangible roll as practically unheard of, and Java while. France hesitates to commit hemelt first batile would bring the Germans into the

sent as only

fear that without the gus stall quantity, whereas,

guarantes of heart of Champagne ; with a second victory aridity of air sottrated with moisture bang or should not suforma

the working. the Police shoald,

during 1863, China is required to furnish

which those by whom she in

might sarga on to Paris, while the the Notification issued by the Mixed Court to ask for assistance from the Chinese

the satisfaction to

και y 30 milions, while India in pected to gered have not the authority to cou

A. DIRECTION OF Wike, to two points. 3.1.xpected to

colossus would Barcely feel the Magistrate, and stamped (consequently graph Company have ball fights, and the pack of the Company's concession as being 33 millions. In

. Fosca or Wind, according to Beauimt haz provinces of Lithu

MAR Scale. I and approved of by both the Senior Consal

-proportion the trade

ania, Esthenia, and Manicipal Douncil Ae the matter nos Japanese have also but bull sainst bull a gory important portion of the property, other countries expands, a a their basiness,

sion of Russia has always ended in disaster standa, it is an indignity to the Chinese and not against man. Two or thren wosks and from a flying faspection he made of the phish of dan time passed almost entirely Eng Bergovernmental personnel is not up to the enemy avery invasion of France has Oficial to have his Freclamations posted in after the planting out of the sping rice, a district in February last, he possiders the through our hands, not uunaturally shoe in to the standard of mediocrity, thanks bean successful Perhaps railways may the opien deus, and disregarded by shape matauri is held in honour of the local god, prospects for Tia working encouraging. tendency to go direct. In our annual to those continual expurgations which, ordet have deprived Russia of Liat javulnerability fest women and Offcom of the Law. and each village bringa ite champion ball, Me Begher is engaging additional men in Indian, Ceylon, and Jara tee-report, just the protext of republican Loyalty, have which was accured to her in former days by

from their work.

The Directors have

bry

Palfiance.

hor

fit that it is said theylation that Mr Bepher look upon this tributa 99 millions, and Deflon and Jclude she may be left in the lurch by hut blow received- Poland. Every inva. 8. STATE or WRATKE. & bino, sky, e- don ·

籍

of

portoor.

situation of Fracca is

encourag

ached glouds, fructing, rain, I fog, a gloony,

a

has, I lightning, oversat LABS L

qualy, rain, anne, i bordez, varmala dew (wat

7. Bars, is inahes telthe band a mudrasithe,