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No. 8144 FEBRUARY 11, 1889.)

31. THEVENET, the chief of the engineering staff of the French Syndiente, has been made a mandarin of the third rank.

A CALICO Ball. under the strange of tho Conant-Genorat for France, is to be given. at the French Municipal Hall, Shgh, for the benefit of the famine-stricken in China.

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THE convention signed at Chefoo on the lat of December laat for the juuotion of the Chinese tek graphic lines with those of Tongking, bas receive the ratification of the Emperor of China,

ACCORDING to the Shên Pen the Chines Minister to Loulen has been appointed to the high post of Governor of Koungtung.. and ponding his arrival from London the Governor-General Chang Chih-tung will ' oleo hold the post of Governor.

Á STATEMENT WAS Kado in the N.-G. Daily Neos that the Thrs had stopped the Tientsin Tungchow Kalway. Here is what the Chinese Times says on the mattor :-- Great opposition is said to have been made by b

the Consora in Peking to the progress of the Tientsin-Taugehaw Railway, but as the Imperial Court and the Viceroy are both committed to the line, the attacks on it by that safiqunto i body will not have groa for daternept infinence than the pulping of a pack of village curs.

THE Chinese Times says that the the two disturbing and mutually antipathetic ols mants in Corean politics are in' progress of removal. Mr Denny, after long negotiation in Shanghai, has concluded an arrangement by which he withdraws from Caen und ro turns to Ms own country; and as a necessary sequel to this, the present Chineso repré- Rentative in Seond is not likely so stay tueh longer where he is The Chinese Times understands that there have been concessions ou both sides, which are likely to lead to Batisfactory

results, and at least teosporary poser in the peninsula.

We are sorry to barn, says the Chinese Times, His Imperial Highness the Seventh Princ is put il, with, according to all socomats, some disorder of the kidneys, but

PROFIT AND Loss Aqroust, 31st Dxon, 1888. 1.

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To amounts written off :- Remuneration to directora

Ta dividond secoun! :---

£10 per abure on 60,000 aliaroa-£90,000 at 1/6 ... To dividend adjustment se

COBOL: Difference in ex- elange hotween 46, the rat at which the dividond is declared, and #4, tha ement rate this y To Reserva fund To balance carried forward

to next half-year

Cr

$

By anlation of undivided

profits, 30th June, 1888...$ By anteunt of not prefits for the six months ending 31st December, 1888. after de- ducting all expenses and interest paid and due

RESERYE FUND Tu balance on 31st Decem-

ber, 188...

By Imlanca un 30th June,

1888

By difference «ccount å per

cent. Indian Gurernment sterling sun, written ap from £80 to £96...

By recount transferred from profit and losa account ...

2

$

i.e.,

THE CHINA MAIL.

and it was contended that what the legle was issued, granting a reward of The. the riot was caused by a Sikh Constable field, Mre Mansfeld, their two children and toate her place at the hulk and the re- lature meant to protect the furnier in was 10,000 to the fire brigades, and T. ve ill-treating a native. This of comsa manat all the other occupante of the building bad idents wont on board of her. The cap- the ex-lusivo privilege of boiling and pre each of the diets.nards, and grudar ho taken with the greatest coserve.

barely time to fly when the building was in nin, officers and engineers placed their paring opium so as to fit for smoking, nerie who rendered vistance at the fire. General Kennedy loft oerly this morning famca, the rioters piling inflammable styl cabins at their servicu. The steniner 10,000.00) and of selling opinn so boiled or prepared,It is said that when this fir was at its for Obiokiang, and a telegram was sont on all sides. Not a book or paper wat remained alongside the hulk, and arms and for smoking. The Court, it was height, several persons wore enddonly seen from the U.S. Consulate here to Nagasaki saved, we believe, and the autire building unition were served out, while hose, contended, must read in fit for smoking to unter the sub-aled at the Testch the Omeka en hor arrival there in was consumed. Mra Manafold ind t 400,00.00 no na to plano a reasonable interpretation rate, and there, who proved te bo nio-in hopes that Usps Masairaald return oven time to get her shoes, and in this

jeanceted with the boilers was laid, so that Bitold the rioters attempt to board, they builed, were arrested by the gaurd, and to Ching instead of proceding with plight had to ly to a place of safety. The would meet with a warm reception. The on the Ordinanas. The words, and prepared must lo a definite mean handed over to the Minister of thb Im Muisier Dinsmore to themulpo.

axt building. the America Coneulate, was same presantions had been taken on hourd ing attached to them so as to let the public perial Household for examination. Since

The British Conanlate, which adjoined then attacked, but clanging their ta tics, the Kiangy. The Ngankin had orders to know what was forbilden. The Court the 19th instant, a party of workmen from the America, when no substantial brick the rioters did not set fire to it because it remain at Chiakiang, and she did till k the view of the Magistrate and that he Chilan ng and Haing Long timber and stone building and was built bat a short was surrounded Chino buses, but midnight when the Sual hove in sight; she 191,78.82 urged on behalf of the respondents, and yard to the number of 120, have been por time age. According to the latest recounts contented themselven with stripping it of then left, and yesterday morning at about 8 212,132.44 decided that boiled spiam or prepared mitted to enter the Tai-ho Gute, to clear only four foreign houses appear to have everything moralo and hunting it comple-clock the Mutine was mot off the North opium meant opiam fit for amoking, and away the debris of the tire. When these heen burnt, and thera are believerl to see tely. The native military authorities had Tree, so that the man-of-war would not 50,871.67 that the Opium Farmer had no monopoly aro cleared away, and the Minister of the been situated in clno proximity to the by this time bostirred themselves so far as reach Chinklang til lato fa the afternoon. and no protection beyond that, and that if Imperial Household has taken an inspection Consulate. It has not been yet learnt who send down six more unarmed men, who We hear that the Ngankin unda a signat 274,087.93 it was unamakable and unsaleable it could of the locality, the Throne will be me-

the foreigner is that was reported mizeing, either from fear or inability or sympathy, to the Mutine to hurry up. As the not injure him. Since that decision morialized for permission to have the but we believe that soveral telegranis have shich seems more likely, did not-interiore fufine left. Shanghai so lato on Wednesday Ordination 22 of 1887 has been passed. Ita destroyed buddings I once rabnilt or re- beep, and to Mr David and that no maner with the work of destruchon, but stood by mocning, she lost the tide and did not object was 'to regulate and control the paired. Thirteen of the guard who were hos as far as we know beca received.

while the miscreants were busy. In fact it get over the Wooming Bar til: 3 p.m. In 10,141 30 movement of raw opium within the colony duty when the fire coeurred have boon

Unfortunately the Marion had left only is stated un goud authority that none of the consequence of this delay, she was not able and its waters' It did i derega saded over to the Board of Punishment, the previous day for Hongkong, and the raves actually turned their uniforms inside to get over the Langahan Crossing till oarly from the plum Farmer's privileges, for in their testing they stated that the American feet which during the past couple out and joined in the work of demolishing yesterday morning. under it he had no limit placed on contigration originated from a fire which of months has been so strongly represented the property of the foreign devils." General the amount he might boil and prepare, or some wight guards had made to warm in Shanghai was non eat at the very moment Jones, and wife and child had to fly in the 863,046.57 licence others to do, On the contrary, his themselves with, and the sparks of which, when it was most needed.

ue precipitate manner as the residents out of alver earelessness, were allowed to privilege was much enhanced, for it was

We understand that H.MLS. Firebrand | in the wljoining conenlato, and alprut the 374,087.95 argued in Court in 1886 that the raw opin

has also be ordered to proceed to Chin- whole foreign population, which is last dealers by having large quantities allowed

King from Hankov. them for testing purpose, and not being

We learn that on the 26th at there was over the hill, the Indica of the community seventy-five the outside, were in full fight under the control of the Opin Farmer,

trivial riot in Chinking, but it was with their children rusk.ng from their und the test samples, ofter complete pre,

stopped without much dificuly by the houses in the clothes they stool in and 4,500,000.00 paration, for the purposes of smoking, had

The Peking correspondent of the N.-C. subsided for the time, yet the bad feeling the sot. The crowd then commenced to that by the supplying a want diuinished

police, and though excitement may have having all their property at the mercy of 4,300,000.00 the legitimato demand for a lawful sale by Daily News writes:-Brine heals it is generated thereat may have been growing fire the concession in various places, a row

BO much. The now Ordinance obviously said wil fall in sequence, and it is sup-in foresti i culminated in the present of three new houses recently built by M in the interest of the Opin Farmer fanated posed to forebode estiuiry to the approach-anthreak, but up till Monday night, howDuff, one of which was uccupied by Mr In- the samples of raw opin supplied by the marriage of the Emperor with his ever, everything was quiet at Chinking. importers to the denters to an amount not cousin, the daughter of a brother of his aunt, Preceding tools, and required the in the Empress. The ramma will not it is said porters to grant a certificato is to the prevent the usual seremonies at the New amount they had given, and this limitation Year and approaching warriage from taking and the prohibition of the possession of raw place in the Tai-ho-tien.' opino in quantities less that uns cheat, except in the hands of the Opinn Farmor,

THE FAMINE IN CHINA. and certain Government lectices canged to the benefit of the Farm as it prevented

The following extract from a letter writ- enrreptitious boiling.

When therefore Orton by Mr Jas. H. Coulthard, Acting Con- dinance 2 of 1687 was passed a judicial insul, Wal, explain the export of rice hom terprotation had been given to the word · pre- pared,' and as the two Ordbanees are to be | Wabu :-

4,000,000 (5

87,467.56

212,432 43

4,300,000.00;

satch held of artisks use by, and thus spread the fire. The tatimony of the gurds, when fully htained, will to om- bodied in a mencial for .buiasion to the Trons.

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The following Chiuliang residents came down by the Ngulan:-Mia Mansfield nd 2 children, Mia Jones and child, Mra Gregson and child, Mrs Longden and 3 children, Mr and Mrs. Kupfer and a child, end Mrs Bryan and 3 children, children, Mrs Southoutt, Mrs Invocent and

the Rev. and Mrs Hannez and 4 children, Mrs Schjöth and 3 childron. Mr and Mrs Launcey, Mr Pim, Dr. Lynch and 6 Sikh Nunn and child, Mr and Mrs David, Mra policomeu

The

Chicking, 7th February, 1889, Everything is quiet here now. Shenghai is alongside of the bulk Cads and de foreign residents are on board of her for safety. Chinese soldiers have pitched their tents all along the Bund, and they appear to be quite comfortable and conten tud watching over what is left of the foreign settlement of Chiakiang. I think that all passed down to-day from Wahu, with grain, the trouble is at an ond. The .. Canton bound for Cunton.

4.39 p..

hocent of the Customs, whose wife was ying dangerovaly ill inside, was in a bluze The following is a telegram from Chineas in a few minutes, and has been burnt down. Bourges

A lage number of native soldiers had by (Special Telegram to the unao,} this time arrived and somo petty mandarins

Chinking, Feb. 6.

appeared on the acene, but they either Last year, Sikh polic zuen were engaged could or would do nothing to quell the riot, here. Yesterday at 4 p.m. a Sikh policemen which bad now beaume enormous propor was beating a Chimanian and kieked bim istions, the streets and Band of the Couces the lower part of his body. Fople com- sion being densely packed with a savage and District Magistrate were absent at the appear with safety. Mr Gragaon in passing menced to cullct in thousands. The Tao-t'ai ob nengst whom a foreigner could not ; wel

time at Succhow and the Chi-yuent was through from the Consulato mas attacked away in the country. The petty man and badly injured with stones. This is, we read together unprepared 'in Section 2 was Within the inedite neighbourhood darins, soldiers, and the Consuls tried doubtines meant to include all aydır which | of Wuku, saya circle of abat 74 wits to quietan the people, but they would believe, the only case of personal injurios to judging by Chinese accounts, izeihor with the Boska, Vouchers, and Securities did not answer the Isserition of prepared there is no destitution whatever the rics and hs down the Police

foreigner, but it afterwards trumpired not listen to ilim. diabetes nor albumins degeneration. Int. the Bad Ofoe, and with the Returna opium and was aufit for sincking In other | erips kuring been abundant; and to judge All tho foreigners fled on board the 'ed off into the city. The mob next sct loosed:-

Children wont that Inspector Nissen had fallen into would be a grievous misfortune if he should from the various Branches and agencies, words, ove y privilege watch the Opism | from the large export of grain from this Kiang-ys. The pale sel fro to the hongs (fire to two missionaries' houses ontaice the Station the hands of the Chinese and was carri

T. Jackson, Chief Mfano er.

W. Gaskell, Acting Chief Accountant.

J BELL-IRVING,

Diveriors.

WM. H. FORERS,

H. L. DALITY MPLE,

We have compared the above Stetembuts

be left to the bungling of any unlearned and | snú have found the same to be correct

RONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK

ING CORPORATION.

P. KYKIE,

Júnditure,

F. ENORRSON, Hongkong, 8th February, 1889.

SUPREME COURT

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION. (örfure the Pil Covert.) Monday, Feb. 11.

THE ILLEGAL TRAFFIC IN OPIUM. This wand appunt against a jud meat

Crown Solicitor for the reardent.

desi..

tion:-

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* Tá is not assumed that the famine extends everal Anhui and Kangsa, any more than

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The British gun-vessel Muting has arrived and has made fast to the Cadiz. The Shahai has left.--Shanghai Mercury,

The following is a list, given by the Shanghai Merry, of the houses burnt and

free houses, forming a terrace, barut. British Consulats and offices, burnt. The British Marshal's house, burnt. Rov, Hnnnox' house, burnt.. Rev. Bryant's house burnt. The Baptist Chapel burst. The Methodist Ülapel looted. U.S Consulate looted.

Customs Club, partly burnt and looted.

LATE TELEGRAMS. The following telegrains are from the Kangoon Gazette:-

EMIN FACHA'S SUCCESSES.

troops, believed to be under Emin Pacha's Suakim, 24th Jaucary.-Pilgrims who have arrived here from Berber, report that command, defanted the Mahdists five months to the general want of success attending the ago on the White Nite. They also testify Mahdist operationis.

DUC D'AUMALE. Paris, January 21st. The report gaine ground that the expulsion of the Duo voked.

The Acting Puisne Judge said:---This is it does over Shantung said other provinces In be no immediate ncessity for the pre. their disposal. They remained on board d'Aumale from France will shortly be re-

without

atauant to $874,087.03, «f which, after tak-pium was Patan opium which had been or dross opitum ad the sale of any boiled where there being uz notice in the would have prevented her going.

The anference in exchange heiseen 4,6, for sucking and ould not and

in Hongkong The Magistrate held

and 3/04, the rule of the day, annunta lo $191,780.82

They recommend transferring 3212,432.44 to the credit of Reserve fund, which with

sale

1 of

1881 were aуzonymous terina, and that build or prepared opium must be taken to mean opium Gt for sucking and of

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HOW THE RIOT ORIGINATED,

their

BANQUET TO ME BADABHAI NADEOJI. given last night by the National Liberal Clab London, 220d January, Banqnot was

Rigon, who took the chair, made a speech, to Mr Dadabhai Naoroji The Marquis of in which he highly enfogised Mr Dadabhai. His Lordship said, that the problems to be

imate desires which England ha: raised in the people of India by education. The so-

Fazer possess under dioauce of port during the period from November lat and foreign houses in the Settlement. maladroit quacks in whom the tatives o

1894, as interprete by this Cent in 1880, up to the present date. it is to be presumed British and American conaniates were burnt and the Rev. Bir fauner, which were enon The concession, those of the key. Mr Bryan put their trust, and we trust that the opin

was preserved for him, and the legislature that distress does not prevail to any extent down, and the firo cease abunt midnight, in ashes, along with the Baptist Chapel to jans of some trained medical mon of the

in addition gave him whateve: benefit ac throughout the entire province. For it is The putty mandarins captured a Sikh police which they were atceled now and scientific school, such as the i

crued from the limilation of the quantity

sty

reasonable to assure that the previu-

A large grdown physicians of the Legations, orof the Mission

of raw opitun hithe to supplied to dealers sal authoriti o would not permit a large man and hid him taken into the city belonging to Foro Chevalier, containing a Rospitala, wili ha abutted. Diseases of th»

in the shape of samples, and the complete export of rain, were the province) in a state Six Chinese who were looting at the fire down, and we believe another godowu wa Then the people were glad and die erset quantity of valuable property, was also burnt kidney were, until the days of Dr. Bright,

control of broken cheats. He has more Tanine. The exit of rice from Waln onsuparatively obscurs, but are now well un

over hy Ordinance of 1887, a joint survil-soCauton from November 1st, 1867, to Fa-were captured by the mandarine. They are also destroyed. The Methodist Chapel was darland by modern students of the healing

lance of the movement of all opines within

Honan men. a ory 31st, 1888, wa picule 121,577 m. but was too late to do anything and louted. The little foreign community, The Chi-yuen arrived at 10 looted, and the Customs Club set on Bre art. Ia Shanghai there are at least two if!

the Colony. His privilege is to boil and while from November 1st, 1889, to the Tady everything looks peaceful in to after a most trying time, in which severn! not shree physicians who bare special

prepar, opium fit for smoking and to fernse

present date (January 2601, 1889), the ex- knowledge of renst and cognate discuses.

bees to do the same, but he has a right port has been piculs 427,645, more than Sentoment, but lots of soldiers are keep-tudies had hysterica, reached a place of and in Hongkong there is Dr M cuantí. Our

bimself and cannot then for fer

ing guard. The man who was kicked by safety on boast the bulk Cadiz, where they four times the quantity" of Inst R+0802. local practitioners, mon of high skill and

others the right of being opinn in such a This shoes celusively that tho Chinese Sikh policymans is not likely to recover. remained till the welcome arrival of the of Mr Pollock in the Pulics Court niet- wide experience, are also eminently well

munner tant it i tis inere parolence—A

make.

anthorities do not apprehend son dis- qualitied to deal with such matters, an hatlar of bug in possession of raw, believe and so evade the dear provisione

stranor Kianggi, in the evening, offered The Daily News of 8th inst. mays: thom a safer shelter. Fuo mob when they treas I sin informed that last winter the News was received in Shangla fro the foreigners go a board the halk Por un reared opion loa quant of the Ordinase. The seconded lite ur Tutsi of this ciremt distributed relief, Chink ang yesterday morning to the effect swanced down to the river side, but the Alia Fosponal Highness can, it la destres.

nes ta nhà chest, Mr Francis, in prepared opium is either fit for smuking or has a 4 been called up to do so this year. that the excitement had quieted. know abundant skil plussed at his disposal

structed by Mr Caldwell, appeared for the it is not to, then bound his censers applant,

the Attomey Ceteral (Hon. have no right in the pusnesson of it unless prevailing in North China white rice was

The sering muly of a

great famine

Wo understand that Mr A. G. Wood and fortunately taken, and they were unable to precaution of raising the bridge had been F. L. Mal cy), instructed by Mr Juluson, in the preras of mariafacture more than being exported from certain districts having Capt. McEnen bat completed arenagements et on board, which they attempted to do anybody else, and I am therefore of opi-heets pointed out in several papers, le Mair-despachamber of armed police from several times. The foreigners, numbering Their Lordships gave judgment to-day. it at the Magistrate's decision was hood has written the following caplatia Chinking and information to that effect was red to the steamer, which was placed in the

the force here to assist in restoring quiet in The following is the forty-seventh report The Chief Justice Baid-This is an right in every respect nad alould he e

between filty and sixty, were then transfer- of the Court of Directors to the ordinary half- appeal from the Pulion Cuart on a caso ormed. Judgment for respondent, with

wired to the proper quarters in Chiskiang, bind at manter by the Captain and Officers, yearly general meeting of shareholders of stated by Mr H. B. Pollock, Acting Police | costs. the Hongkong rod Shanghai Bank to be heid | Magistrate, under firmance 4 of 1858.

but the offer was declined as there seemed at tho Ony tall, on Saturday, the 23rd The Magistrate has also ranamiftud the an appeal in mine of the Magistrates, why there are districts where from local sence of such a force.

| allnightand next day. An attempt was made February

depositintis As part of the case. The ap convicted the appellant of having his causes

get on shore by some of the gentlemen, pauses it undoubtedly prevaile, and the

A very curious crample of Chinees diplo escorted by Clinen soldiers and the milure Geotlemen, The Directors have now in fellant was convicted he the Magistrate cu poesion

raw ernde or unprepared ' lecters from Chinking, which is in the macy and ideas of international usage and of the Elangt. They succeeded only in submit to put a gueral statement of the the 6th December with leaving to his pusses affairs of the Bans, and dann alt for hur ras opium in quantitials than oneing certifiente from a lechner or

plum in was quantities than one chest eghborhood of one part of the afflicted liquette wns Borked by the Viceroy Tseng, bringing back a few valuables from the giem no board a sumpaa lying on the Hur-

certificate of pedanse or purer region, bear out the frathfulness of the whe telegraphed yesterday evening to the houses, which did not appear to bave ani. the half-year ending 21st December, 1888.

The net profits for that period, including to wit 1.440 trels, without a valid cial expert pertant, such poes paion bouf the Chinese there. Indeed, we have no saying that his forces were quitoable to deal however, preaunted a very changed appear. solved, we how to antisfy safely the legiti

Lutive reports and the philantin pic efforts Shangha Tutaitory and stop the des atch fered in most inst uces beyond having all of any foreign men-of-war to Chicking their windows broken. The Concussion, $10,441.30 balance bought forward from cerificate under Ordinance 22 of 1887, and in forbidden by Ordinance No. 2 more doubt as to the pet of severe entering last account, after aying all charges, desorded to pay a fine of $1,000, and the of 1887 0. ducting intersat paid and due, and making agistrate find as facts; 1st.

opium was ordered to be forefeited.

The Opium Ordinance and the widespread character of it in the with the disturbates. The Maine had left The 188 amongra

er provisions forbids places under consideration that we laten before this terasage arrived, and even if shea, not a lamps was left standing, the That the (s. 9) the boiling or preparing of piem ruch being the once in Shautung and cloe had not, it is not supposed that the receipt and trees along the Bund pulled down. provision for bad and doubtful accounts,

roads were torn up in places, the railings

lution was easier now than it would be later of this extrardinary message beforehand

The mob on this occasion presented a bled once only for the space of hali an ing sal remuneration to Director, there rebour to hour. Pas an Tutin urder in fully Farmer or hy persons duly licenced under Peking Gazelle cf the fasine in Shantung or

pa. He hoped soon to see the representa or prepared opium except by the Opina As regards

much more strong inclination to do vidence tirea of India and the Colonies sitting in mains for apropariation 8864,187.03

We understand that a Chuase man-of foreignais than on the previous day and the Imperial Parliament. Mr Dadabbai, in From this san, the Directors commend rare pium and render it it for smoking that Ordinates. The Ordian.co contat Anhui and Kiangsu, that is to criterion at war, with a number of soldiers on board, bas stones were frequently thrown. In one reply, thanked his hosts for the reception the payment of a dividond of nao pound auditumst be boiled three or four tires for a

no definition or interpr tation foiled present. We know there is enci a famine been ordered to Chinking to punish the scule Mr Bean, we are told, was captured they had given him, and said, it proved that ten shillings per share, which will absorb pri of from ous to two hours each time.

or prepared opiem, bat the Full Court, Manchuria and Shantung, though no iotera £400,000.

3rd That this ajoma in i was not empuseni re the late Chief Justice and the Bucciic notice has yet been made of the M.'s Office of Works here for the ironedintoailors and soldiers un rocaptured by the made to admit Indians to the rights of Bri-

precut Chief Justice, then Paine Julge, sad we may uoc question the reality of the

Stets are being taken, we ballore, in H. by the mob, and carried a short distanco, Englishmen desired to ratify the precise

but he was so sequently the rate at which the dividend is declared, it' and prepare in Ordinancat in the case of Khon Seung Pa and others tronkle in Anhni and Kiangan from tho, reikling of the Consulate, bat the rurk of the crowd had incressed in ditaeusions

and pat on board again tiah Citizenship.

KUNIAS MISSION TO ABYSSINJA.. versus Chat A luk, which was heard in Oot,aberce of any official allusion to at in the reconstruction will hardly be commenced eines the previous day, and the Concession 1886, decided that boiled or prepared

for some little time to allow the feeling i was entirely in their hands. The nativo on to Abyssinia, which is nominally a Aden, 21st January. The Russian mis- Caretta ium meant opin toiled or prepared so

a yot as to lo fit for usumption or swoking, abundance of rice in Anhui and shipments One thought more; it is asid there is,

Chinking to subside.

officials were going about apparently tying religious one, comisting of two hundred $87,667.56 haing re-calation of £151,000,ng. He then held that as the opiam in which had been blei ar prepared for the this be? The former is admitted over a for the following account of the riot and roughly handled.

a kind which ordinarily sold in Boug and therefore that certain opiam (Malwa) of it are taking place for Canton. How can

to pacify the rioters, and the Chief Magicossacks, under the command of the frea We are indebted to a Chinking resident strate's chair was awaabed and he himself coack Atchinoff, han koded at Tadjura 3 par cunt. Indian Goveramont sterling Court was not fit for smoking it came purpose of testing but not go as to make it large portion of the prostice, and the latter its most probable origin. Some three or

from the Russian Volunteer Bet vernol, within the definition of the Opium in fit for consumption or smoking was not is allowed to be a strange thing, but this in 20. fout mouths ages instructions were issued burning about two hundred oldiers appearing watched by England and Italy.

It seems that while the Consulate was Kimia. The movements of the mission ara Ordinance 22-4 1887, no. 2, which declercs boiled or prepared pan within the wise affects the reality of famine in certain by the Chinking Municipal Council to theed on the scene, with fixed bayonete, f that the opion within the Ordinates gana Opin Ordinanco 1884. Thatdecision stands districts There was plenty of rice in acei police to clear certain wonds in the Conces which they made no further use, however,

ANOTUBE H HE RULAD ARRESTED, crudo, se unprepared pin. The untouched by any argument addressed to and the neighbouring province while the sion, which had been taken possession of that to lose the bricks for the rioters to

Low-on, 22nd January, David Shechy, Appelant contends that he held this opium the Court. Ordinance 22 of 1857, which people were starving. They had no who permitted him to bol for a fee of $66 opium' al ne, provides (see that that or or 3 districts where the want revails, yet crued to move on, which demand they grasos from the Consuls were sto under the authority of the. Opium Farmer deal with Faw crude or prepared to lay it, or the authorities specify un by crowds of padlars, Jowdies and uthers.throw at the windows of other hohen.

Oleg, under the Crimes Act. As we mentioned yesterday suverai telo. SIR LEPEL GRIFFIN ON DADABHAI NAGROJI, have invited Mr J F. Holliday to join the the Ordinance and grant from the Gavern-; to be construed together as ons ordinance, sidering the populatan of China, the resisted and a disturbance followed, The Shanghai for assistance in the shape of sün has written a lengthy letter to the

chest, and that the Opinm Farmer under dinanice and the Opium Onlinnate 1884 aro |

London, 23rd January. Sir Lepel Grif ment was quite within his rights in licens and it follows that unprepared opium for the large amount of alfering and desti- on the same and caught hebt af the Sikh

aize of these districts is epficient to account interpreter in the American Consulate was mag-of-war.

Times in which he deprecates attaching any ing him to oil and prepare opium. It is must have a concionenrate opposite mean-tation which is said to prevail in connection and attempted to drag him away by force, native authorities had sout a strong body of Parsec, is in no way a representative of the

It was the general opinion that if the importance to Dadabbai Neoroji, who, as and Mr J. S. Muses retire in rotation, and ale further contruded that boiling to any ing to the judicially interpreted man with them. being oligible for reelt ction ofer theme degres takes the upium ao boiled out of ing of prepared' upism and would inclade

saying he would bring him before the soldiers upon the scene at once, instead of fadian people Sir Lopet describes the You will kindly rease the length to

Courcil. aelves accordingly.

the category of taw vpium, that it would' be

Tie Sikh however declined to shilly-challying after their moted mauner.banquet given by the National Liberal Club Mr G. E. Noble was appointed chief an infringement of the monopoly of the partially prepared and not fit for which my letter has gone, ani-alkow it to be go further than the Palice Station, and the riot would have brou easily repressed into Dadabhai as merely a politiani manutre

sunking of auch was the opism found the inforests of hanssity, and in defence there the hiterpreter alleged that the the beginning. manager un the fat January, 1889, in place pains Farmer on the part of any one who in the Appulaat's session.

directed against Lord Salisbury. It is true of what even to be the facts of the case, as constable hid insulted and of Mr T. Jackson, who taken over the bad not a licence from hitta to boil to any he held an export permait for it, but regards the state of things in the provinces bi The charge was niterwards investi fere with the Custom House people or build. assulted Strange to say the rioters did et inter

PARNELL COMMISSION management in London.

dugres opium, or hare it in his possession that permit is wholly irregular, and it was of Anhal and Kingsu."

At yesterday's sitting of the Perneli Auditors. The accounts bure been without such license. In October, 1886 not and cou'd not be contended that it was

pater, and though nothing was proved ings, and nearly all the Customs po ple Commission an evicted tentot, who was audited by the Bopuurable Phineas Ryrie, there was an appeal from the magists on an official expert perinis or that it protected THE GREAT RIOTS „T CHINKIANO. appease the Chiness than anything else. the exception of General Jones, US Constrer of the Leagne, having frequently sert bgainst the constable, who was only carrying with their wives and families have remained afterwards a masonger at the Land Langue the question wheber curtain upiem was the Appellant. (See Sea 10 & Schedule D.

out his orders, he was reprimanded, more behind. The rest of the community, with office in Dublin, test ited to Me Egas, Trea boiled or prepared within the meaning of of the Ordinance) The Appellant bag section 2

The N. Daily News of 7th inat, says: This dil, however, not appease the inter-sal, Meaara Mansfield, H.B.M.'s Causal, cheques to Mr Mullets in scanection with Ordinance 1 of 1884. The tried to orade the provisions of Section 6 Alarning news was received by B.B.M.'s preter, sad from that time there was a very regson, Starkey, and M. S. Jerdein went the Phoenix Park murdess. apiom farmer was appellant, and Chan of Ord. No. 22 of 1857, and although it may Consul General on Tuesday night to the strong feeling against the Sikhs, the dis-on board the Nguntin when the arrived. Salut, a dealer in raw plum, the respond. he that the Opium Farmer does not com-etfect that serinns anti-foreign rints had sissal of all of whom was demanded by the

ent The chargs was that the respondent plain of even contents or wis party to broken out

Un Wednesday afternoon the Viceroy's M CHAMBERLAIN'S FORECAST OF COMING had preparei opium thout a license from what was dono, the Magistrate was clearly fuld, the Coral at that port, urgently of course to accede to. On inst Tuesday him not to send for a foreign man-of-war, in made a speech yesterday at Birming

Chinking, and Mr Mans Chinese, which demand the Council refeed Deputy saw Mr Mansfield and implered

Landon, January 24th.-Mr J. theupium farmer. The agistrate dismissed right in convicting the Appellant of an of requested the despatch of a aku-of-war to it appears & Sikl interfered with a crowd being probably pprehensive for his own 87,500,000.00 the doliargo and stated that opium boiled fonce against the Ordinance, Appeal dis- the scene of the outbreak. Mr Bughon of noisy people and cold ons wan in and fellow officials buttons, if not of some am, in the course of which he gave a fore-

and prepared for amoking perprses undermined with posta

communicated inunciarely with Captain particular to go say. This man after-sterner fate. We are informed that the said Chat Local Government for cast of the coming session of Parliament. gues an elaborate procesa.* That the

Balfour, the Senior Naval Oficer, and the wards went to the Station and complained bigh Chinese officials were nearly all away deolland was certain, and he advocated the not be smoked by an opiumi smoker,' THE FIRE IN THE EMPEROR'S

Mutine was at once got ready for ses and that bu had bush kicked by the Sikh.at the time of the riot, and that they have left yesterday morning at 10 clock fur. The Pulics Surgeon and a Chinese doctor since sont a couple of thousand subfiers to tension of the dahbourse Act to Great The Magistrate aleo etaled that the

the river port. The Chinese Tires waya, in reference to

Yesterday morning & afterwards examined the many but could the scene, where they have now little more

Britain. He warned his hearete against 250,000.00 1endent was a large raw "pium dealer, the recent fire in the Palace at Peking further telegram a recived by the find no traces of his having received aty to do than keep watch over the ruins of the growing spirit of disintegration which

A that it was admitted that the opium had been bosted, but only for the purpose of The great fire of the 17th instant is the Conard-General, giving alditional details of violence, and he was sent about his busines. the lately fourishing little conosciuti.

dhe Liberals were now extending to India. testing, and that on the part of the respon-perial presets has crusted Tai-Consulate was burned down, with anveral down, it is supposed shemming dead, and thinking, tho mob were commencing to af Mr J. L. Carw, M.F. fur Forth Kildare,

the ou break, during which the Britial A short distance from the station he fell About the time the Ngwrlin was leaving

OBIMES ACT ARRESTA Warrants have been issued for the arrest dent that it hed beau contended that this moon ART and. The build foreign houses in the Concession. The crowd of excited Chinese of the lower burn down a number of Chinese hoes and Mr D. Kilbride, M.P. for South Kerry was not prepared opinan under the Oringe were very largo; is fact, the Chinese American C teclado was also Posted. No class and including large number of belonging to Mr Chu Yu-ches (of the for alleged offences under the Crimes Aut dinaneo. The Magistrate stated that be say images, but no foreignor has sun foreign lives are up to the present reported children and wamea surrounded the man China Merolata Company) of ing of opinion that the Ordinanca rufors to them, and it is out yet possible to define to have been lost, and the riots had been shouting that he was dead and that the Sikh Mr Starkey is the agent

which The Secretary of the Waterford Branch of the posse son and custody of prepared the extent of this darnage done except that temporarily suppressed, but there was a had killed him. A rush was made up the piled reeds soaked in karasine

The crowd the Land League was arrested yesterday in 19,570,947.34 pin which truy be used for smoking and it it very considerable indeed.

oil ngainst anchoahire. 874,(167.93 can be sold for that purpose within the

very uncery feeling, semight be naturally Station, which in lesztime than Cakes to the bonses, and set them alight, which Calung to the detriment of the Opium

neexplained. expected. The cause of the outbreak is so write it, was completely invested by the mathad they are also said to have applied

howling and excited mob. The accupanta to some of the foreign buildings destroyed. Farmers, and being furtbar of opinion that 8114,637,970.59 the Ordnance dess not apply to testing

General Konnedy, U.S. Corani-General, of the Stution, e nsisting of Bir Kissen, six

Later. Also received a couple of telograms yester-Sikha and eight Chinese constables, fed for samples of raw opium and is not directed in

day morning from General Jones, the U.S. their lives farough the back doet, and the terday, reporting everything quiet in ... 9,147,354 81 any way against dealers in raw upium &c.,

I gave y determination against the ap to be from two to three million tarls the presence of a mau of war.

at that port, urgently requesting mob commenced to demolish the building Chinking. palint. It was known that the casu was Immouse quantitire of accounts have boen

mirch was speedily accomplished, hardly

loan, will then stand at $1,300,0 0.

The balance of $59,874 67 to be carried

to new profit and loss accoun

Directors. Mr W. H. Forbes has been appolated Chairman for the year 1859,

Mr. L Dalrymple Deputy Chairman.

The Honourable à. F. Meeldirecting resigned on leaving the colony, the directors

board; his sppointment requires confirms- tion at this aeting.

Mr W. H. Forbes, Mr H. L. Dalrymple,

and Mr Fallarton Henderson,

JOHN BELL-TRVing, (kuisman. Hongkong, 8th February, 1889. ABSTRACT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES,

DECEMBER, 1888.

Liabilities

Paid-up capital Reserve fund $4,000,000.00 Difference acount 3 % Indiay Government eter- Sing loan written up from 887,507.06 £96 to $95, Marine inanrance account... Notes in circulation,

Doposita,

5,600,6

4,087,567.50

878,746,737.08 82,355,976.75

Bills payable (including drafts on London bankers and abort sight drawings on London office against

bills receivable and Bul- lion shipsnunta).... Profit and loss account

Asvets.

Cash... Investments siz

£100,00 2 per cent. Cubacle. £150,000 9 per cent. Indian Govern

ment sterling loan.

The abure Iniged with the

Bank of England as special London regarve, $1.540,54-54

Rs.5,000,000, Indiou 4per cent. Gluvernuent loan,

$2,195,945.94

Bills disccunted, loans and

*credits

Bills receivable

Bank premises

Dead itook

|apiam proceed in the samples could

PALACE, PEKING.

The Paince fires were gat on the after- In a later edition our contemporary aaya;

of the 18th instant in most part, but even the smouldering debris were extin guished by the evening of the 19th instant. The damage done is very serious and said

accumulations of several yaara.

A Sikh custable was ordered to tell the

fur

We received a telegram dated 2.50 yes.

AKHIYAL OF TEH REFUGEES.

M. P for Galway, has been arrested in

SESSION.

Chamber-

10TS AT CARRICK-ON-SUIE-ERCATE OF ME

The

Riots occurred yesterday at Carrick-on-

Crimes Act Suix during the tril of Mr O'Brien under police had to charge the rioters and many reived bayonet rounds. Amid the cosfusion which pes a test case affecting the whole of the dealers bucat, also large stares of silk and furs, the stated that the foreigners had fled for fety the crowd palling the place completely afternoon with full particulars of the Chin has been issued for his apprehension.

A lutur telegram from General Jones 'one stone being left standing of another,

The Ngal aired in re yesterday escaped from custody, and a fresh warrant railed in Court during the riota, Mr O'Brien in raw opium. The case ou appeal as argned and decided on the 12ili Ootober,

over the bile, [This appears to be a tele- down. The next move was to the residence ang Biot and many of the residents. It Unluckily there is no written judgment to

graphic error for bulka nod that great of some of the Municipal Coongil, the refer :6, but only the judge's notes, and

The Shih Pao gives the following details: excitement prevailed, the Concession being crowd shouting that they wanted hat appears the gas arrived at Waha at ARRIVAL OF THE CHINESE REFRESENTATIVE The fire that occurred on the night of the surrounded by a mob of six thound.

sim on the 6th, and the agent having Calcutta, January 25th Mr Kart, the the popular reports in the newspapers. A 16th instaut began at the Chin-ir Men,

Greyson and Mr David. The ocupants received a casage from Chinking asking representative of China in the Sikkim-Tibet fairly sorrest report however is given and spread to the Tai-bo Mée and its d

Que foreigner is reportel wining. of these houses csoped out by the back for the steaner to be sent on at once, wasir, arrived in Cakutts last Monday. He in the morning paper so far as my

H.MS Herlone world, we understand, doors, and the crowd mabed winds there was a riot, she left with groat is very reticent, and sys that until he con- recollections gres. Brota Ity own note foining storebruses, As soon as the fire har oft for the scene, but, un tantaly but did not enter the horses, praently despatch and Captain Perie and Mr fore with the Ambar his ennant one, what

became known, the different Princes, her Chief Engiuser is laid up in Hospital; it being told that there were no Europeans 3,796,486.43 it appears that the whole argument turned Dukes, High Ministers, and all the civil is haped however that he will be saticiently inside. In the meau ini Me Mandeld, Campbell, the Chief Enginour, did their

ill be done in the matter, or the altinda on the question whether the Opium and ruilitary oficiale of the expital, beatened recovered in a day of two to resume his the British. Con sl, Ind sent to the na- the run daza in Reven hours, arriving a 1.5g tiation.

utmost to comply, and the Noantin madu China will seadme in the conduct of the 59.188,552 23 referred to in Ordinance 1 of 1884 as boiled to render saistasice in extinguishing the duties, and the sloep will then proceed to tive authorities to send him assistance. Chinking at 6 pm. When they got there, 48,541,228.80 or prepared opium was or was out fit for flames. The fire brigade of the

837,727.03moking The appellaut argued that if cities, fifteen in all, algo were as the spot, Up.to & late hone ant right there was arrival on the nceu, but they were . . Co.'s Bulk Cadiz, with nearly all dinner to Jones stale jokes, Smith said: ers they found the Kiang alongside the Avea having Hatuted at a Thanksgiving 111,680.13 apita was builed in any way his privilege and gave most timely help. Beside these,

was infringed. He also reled apou the there were bodies of Banner troops, the nigin of the disturbance, but it was genor proceedings of the prowd, who, after setting on board. The residents than want on lachier than we are. Junesu what way no further anthentic information as to the powerless or nawilling to interfere with tha

the foreigners belonging to Chinkaug I say, Jones, the Thankgiving turkey 8114,097.978.69 proviso contained in Section 2 in favour of gendarmerie, the gvards, ets.

druggists and medical men. On the other extinction of the fire, an imperial Deares telegram had been repaired with rated tention to the British Culate, Mr Mour for Hankow, whereupon the gain he is dead. Terns Saftings.

After the ally stated in the settlement that a Chinese are to Mr Duff'e houses, directed thar at board the bulk and th Kiangy left le lau't aluffed with chestnuts until after

Five the scene of the disturbance.

and after some deisy four warmed soldiers