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CHROMO-LITHOGRAPH

OF A PLAN OF VICTORIA, HONGKONG:

THE FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF

SHANGHAI..

THE DAILT PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11rx, 1875.

TO THE SUEZ CANAL.

noted as law-breakers. But what chiotly, no

Soma of the other members romarked that it

being crippled and reduced," and that the risho were provsoatiyə of donaldérable bibarité following is an Indiyale of the raport doubt, prompta the South Australians to look I was a very close easinate:

As the "Solioolmaster A Broad," Mr. Dave Charkoli

their wives with thom,

The aim was allowed

The Council then aljourned sine dion -

he

AN INCIDENT AT STA. On Monday morning. Angust 2nd, the barque Francesco Calderón, 1,158 tons, Captain Jnok sod from Sydney to Shanghai, experienced some extraordinary weather when but a short distanos from the Chins comst: The morning broke dead LAUNCH OF AN IRONCLAD AT THE ula, but densely cloudy, and at 4.15 the wind HOME SKIANGNAN ARSENAL

began to vine from the N., anddenly veering On the afternoon of the lat wit there to N.N.E. Foaring something worse, it wa

growingyneasiness, roddered the greater from and entahing it, apparently, in bis oap. When various statemette au to the nause hava intaly but yearly to be be on this was to have been launoted, from the fron desidad to put the ship about, but no sooner

appeal against the blockade maintainer: / plauded. Mr. Carson's appearence as the Bengalee the Porta renders the prosent report poouliarlyserati inments repeal the laws thð árrangements, and the vial stopped in her on a contao N.W. by N. 4 N. making about

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colony, whose prosperity is mutimately assoc. out a capital figure. His fobes were good and which Vicomt de Tena will present to the to Indie for their labour supply is the fact THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY ated with it, should be feeling it too, Nor la racy, and in this character ko madasztal boul general meeting of the Sidez Canal Bond bolders that the emigrants, or a good portion of it murvellous that the morchants of Hong. bits which toll wall, te then proceeded to It will be remembered that M. Alm da Lussops a

them; would briag the ving the "The bludtail, fy,” Imitating the baze | foesnt cogotiations as Constantinople repeating hong should regard the circumstance with ing of the insect to the Life, following it up the Canal duen were anddenly broken off and and so not only term pormationt colunista,

inoreano in number, this fact that Her MAJESTY's Consul at Can be connuded he was vehemently encored, but soared in the English and forei pross

All emigration, of any real advantage. bagged the audience to excuse bim, as the labour. Thess assertions are more or less incorrool, but to new country must indood o a las is a past unbelis, a must to the west factions of foreign basis, and Oblast, siis again will at the thirmat ding ward of the Sil agan Aromad, mantile to do than the ves and went toward to the notion of the Korro, and the British Corson thon sang the bailad, "The Lover and countries have been openly mounged of inter be half as valuable as it

voel bailt by the Chinese free from the The were braced samainat Government, but there was a slight hitob in incet this new emergenay, and the bargus laid Govomment itself turned a deaf ear to their the Bird, very tastefully, and we warmly sering with M. de Lessepe negotiations with Obinere

Bato was the signal for applause. He gave the interesting. The ducument is divided into four

give it instand warm sup-descent hefure roohing the entire steder four knate an bour: About 8:15 wator-spout this character in in his port. poopled, and tag was obtained, had tried to tow her of, but was azen a little to leaward, which broke all at But it is truly wonderful bow patient happiest voin and in the most natural manner, the foot tint in 1874 the real expenditure wAN ALLAH veen. The slightest failure in the attempt was ineffectqil. It was, however, con, from it bharuing the sen into foam To

parts the struggle

for & subsistence

ence no the tide, had already fallon 18 iapbes the once the timeuse quantify of water falling This Baboo impersonation is the best, moat (.17,200,000 and the resuipte 1.26,300,000, is undar provocation British officials bare original, and fifelike Mr. Carson has ever Interest will therefore be assured to the share- presets severely upon the poorer classes, Adratly expected she would be got afloat at high soon distanca Around. The clonde still gathered vinbeary threatening masses of Krown, and how utterly indisposed the British attempted, and wherever given vannot fail to holders, and the undertaking hus omnis and in China the poor comprehend the great water, none the worse for the delay. Government is to do anything but address performance closed with a very anining opa, which the Osand and the porta are maintained wisant enlightenel Government tesourage reser is still calculated to render vory effective peatoil, to meet which every due preparation eacure lifm the applause it deserves. Thursday' to pay.The scoond part treats of the way in mass of the population. It is the part of rent snormous ironclada in Europe, this probably a typhooner momentarily ex Although, lanignificant when compared with inky binokzioek, and rain sad incressed wind- wild remonstrances to those who have ratio burlesque, entitled. The Bandit's Bride." The Unnal is kept in a rend navigablitood a moderate emigration of ice surplue popsia ervice in carrying out the purposes for which an ade. Nothing more occurred, however, attacked British interests and insulted the The dancing of Davo Carson in a gigantic pair so improrenient or navelties will be introduced in that Bulch & movement i

of ancient shoes was capital, and exvited great into the system. All works of this nature tian, knowing tha

vement is good she was brill. She is a twin-surew venel, built until about 19.30, when rain began to fall in British name. British foreign policy bas mirth among the audience. The entertainment which had begun were at once suspended on both for the emigrants and for their country somewhat after the iden of the monitora." sth torrents that the scopera cauld not carry cartainly changed for the worse. It is wm almost antirely new, and was suficiently Aptil 39th, 1874, the day on which 20,000 It relieves the home labour marrot free at The Chinese, in carrying out such a series off the water and she desks were flooded. In wavering and timid, when it should be varied. It will be repeated to-night, when we armed men sms to forme ou M. de Lenusps excessive supply, and it creates a now market undertaking to the proposed construction of a stantly a morda squall of wind streak the barque the new arbitrary tariff prepared at Gon. for home produas in the country to wins wish are of small size. The wisdom of this laden with goal, three her alacat on her stely to which flest of ironclade, have lone wisely in beginning on the port-beam, and, although she was deeply. prompt, bold, and decisive. English oficials trust there will be a larger nudiance.

stantinople by, the rapresentative of the ther have grown exasporatingly slow in conduct

British Government Tariff, morcover, which they propood. Then in California

deroned for Chinese goods from

from plan no doubt appears to them to consist only and beam anda, the balwartia being nearly ing negotiations, or else they allow things

violates the contract of asacasion to Fort Said the Chiness Colony there, and a similar one the diffealtion, gradually, and step by step. go everything, but there was no time to dat in the that that they se endeavouring bo master buried in the sea. The order was given to let to be daferred again and again : 10: suit

pany, howorow, korpe the entranes to Fort Said For the thase, sat in from Dooktown. But, viewing the matter in the light of the off the ropes, and kuives were freely used to

has, for Oriental convenience. The Chinese are nouta

advantages of amigution we therefore naval science of the past year or two, they have put away, the masts quivering eo amb as powerful dredge, and the workshops provide doubtedly twofold and though he takes dane kindly, benauwd ironclads are evidently to be in momentary danger of going over tho observers They have marked the obange

rorything which may from time to time be

the step in which has come across English policy since named Leung Chung Ham, with being a sus

Chinese constablu No. 10 charged a quolie, naubssary.”

abis own interest, aver grated to sub to the recent improve side Bix or even blesk were notnally The part of the report referring to the work whe bids farewell to his native sbores really mente in guns auê torpedoes. The contest that silvered by the strain open them, and the pieces the siguing of tho Treaty of Tientsin, and plolous charnoter.

ing of tho Canal shows inawasing develop- thy have cat filed to take advantage of it. The constable said-bo-sw-tho priaens near ment of traffic. The ships which use cose Up leaves is country for bis country's good. The has for several years been going on betwrden wore seen Blying frous aluft. By gros seios

welfare and

prosperity of Great Britain hangs seus armour, is apparently to be decided all the halyards were freed, and the topail, fope the Oriental Bank Wharf with a bundle in his Mediterraneau to the Red Sea and vice versa are 10

in favour of the former. With eighty-one tonant, and röya, yards lowered; and the barque They hold the English sheap, and many eyond, and be called to him to stop. He relazed arory day of larger, sise. The official tourage been immensely promoted by emigration. She such as are presta: tour made, it is said thus enged, got on her keel sgain. Almost int | bagia to imagine that the recout additions to to do so, and went on to Meara, Douglas as present in ne is inscrrect, and the consens

Fightly beau termed mother of nations that out enormone ironclads could be piorged the same instant, a fash of lightning, so vivid Chinese navil and military power have had Taprak & Ca's wharf. He call again sai the ganse to, say, M. de Lesseps, that no control Thousands have left her shores annually, and through and throng without difficulty, and it se to take away the sense of seeing from cuany the effect of intimidating the English. Con- prisoner then throw the bundle into the ees and "double their registered tonnage,” This system is more room”in the grent Janda of America) tri ha regarded as relics of a past age, Shon der, 80 lord and so directly overhead, that the prisoner was stopped by a coolie for him. The Fossible, and most ships ute freizented to thousands more will continue to leave. There is supposed they will, Before many years, coine on board for some sooule, struck the barque, followed immediately by a single clap of thno- sequently they no longer hold them in theit auak.

of falss tonnage was, remarks M. de Lesseps, and Australia. Labour is a drug in the this supposition prove to be true, China, through saras awe, ibat was felt just after the sacking ordered to find security in $10 for one mouth. The overloading of shipg bag become scanda thinly peoplect countries, The Obfness doing heavily in large irouoleds, will have avoided thorn. The lightning fell on the after part of The prisoner, whe denied the charge, was imposed upon the company by force. He says: English market it is highly prized in those not having kept pace with the times by invest vessel is said to hate trembled from stem to of the tyrant EYE-Fund's Summer Palace

CHAROR OF STEALING CLOTHES. love, and is not only a great-sonres of loss to

thinly Fung Achu, master of the Tung Mo shop in abareholders of the Suez Canal Company, verument will consult the best interests of the alient useless expenditure of vast sume of the barque, leaped forward nearly to the Of money. It aiande to reason that, if abot can howe, and after enveloping the Blerail of the Taipingabnt, charged a clamamen nummed Fang but what is notar, in the Inevitable cause of the country by helping forward omigration o sight through, aur armour-clad ship, the farmest inahest of flame, coomed to Lee Yep with stealing from kim eleven pieces mumerous shipwrecks Offal tonnaga must Emigration is seldom really voluntary acces. armour had better be dispensed with, because disappear over the side into the ses The of clothing. He said he went at the 26th, to one day necessarily expreen the veal opsoity of sity, not choice, is almost the variable cause the above the toolct teilt. European zution compartments by several iron bulk beads, and well for England to keep her arms bright, not his native place, and left the prisoner who at the hip. On that day shipowners may easily for it. How great the necessity for the debris it occasions are more to be dreaded Francesca Calderon in fron'ħnilt, la divided into

A.Chromo-Lithograph Plate of the NEW CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE AT THE PEAK; wiley oft

THE VARIOUS HOUSE FLAGS (Designed expressly for the Work) MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN,

THE

SILK WORM DISTRICTS,

ISLAND

OF

FORMOSA,

AND OF THE COAST OF CHINA;

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HONGKONG;,

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besides other local information and statio- tica córrested to date of publication, tending to make this Work in every way suitable for Public, Mercantile, and General Offices, The Directory is published in two Ferns, Complete at 85; cr with the Liata of Residents, Port Directories, "Mape, &o,

POLICE INTELLIGENOR. 10th September

BEFORE JAKES RUSSELL, ESQ.

SUBPICIOUS CHARACTER..

clear by means of the continus) ose of a

OPIUM. FRIDAY, 19th September, 1875

sprung up

it there is

the andor side of her desks are lined with iron.

On

Orders for Copies may be sent to the Daiz needed in al her relations with the, Chinase box was in the cocktoft. The prisoner slept Now Patue at from $5992 to 3973 and the rather than go, short of rice in the Miaal illustration of the way in which the Chinesa sct Above described. It is ourione, nonsidering

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37, Park Row. Hongkong, 2nd January, 1875.

BIRTHS.

oburged.

TARA STEALING CAKES,

Fun Kum Sing, & coolie, was charged by shop-boy is the Sun Kes cook shop with stealing a basket of Bakcë.

Chan Kit Ohoog said the prisoner snatched the onkaa from a stool at the door.

The prisoner said he was only playing with the bay.

Soutenued to one week's burd labour,

FIGHTING. N

- AT SHANTUNG. MANG CHEvoo, 27th Augnat. Thors has been another anthreat at the Shan-

necessarily by rushing into hostilities with a the time was out of employment, in the shop. be proponted from fraughting the coals within Chine is dersonstrated by the extensive cannot afford to lie by and wait for thin pom

On his return be found the prisoner had gone as cargos anperior to their rogistered tonnage manner in which it bee for some years benne a better stain men capable of Bghting her had siezek the mizzen-top-mast, head, outting pentation. Chins med ha in no enth hurry. It was found on examination that the lightning. foreign nation, but by showing that she is waterman to Mesra, Carlowitz & Co., and his and many human lives will be saved.”

geing forward to the Straits Settlements, men-of war before she is in a hurry to build reaching the four of the topmast, its course

and aburring the wood in its descent ready at any time to matam the rights of hor box had been broken and the clothing taken

California, Australis, and elsewhere, in the feet. citizens, however remotely situated they way to show his shopman the contents of his ow

out. He spected the prisoner, as he refused COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

face of the edict which forbida, i The Ch

We have taken some pains to inquire into: seemed to have been diverted by a wire rope bo from her shores. But, as urged the other box on taking it away,

seurally have a strong bent towards the bistory of this first attempt on the part of stay, by which it was conducted to the deck, day, firmness is a quality that is especially A email boy nanud Chong Ayow said the A standy business continues to be done is proving their materia: condition, and the Chinese Government. It afords an apt along which it travelled and disappeared as

there by day, and two others slept there by out of this ding is computed at 1,000 ebeets.

Kingdom, they would prefer to leave it, sad in matiere which the do not clearly understand the surroundings, that no farther damage was The best way of treating the Peking Governight. The box was not discovered to be broken New Benares is quoted at $575 to $577, with go where there is abundance to

It appears that the authorities of the Arsenal day. All this time the wa was comparatively obtained ment in its present constitution undoubtedly until the master returned

foresaw thatti, would be a considerable time quiet, and very shortly after she thunder-clap The British Government, Laving

After further evidence the prisoner was die stook of 375 shesta. In Malya all bnsipeas for labour Dense as is the population of before the new, iron shin.milding yarà conia the weather was almost esim aguia, and con- is this.

is suspanded, panding the receipts of the sup- Chinn, it is still ply by the incoming English mail steamer. The ad, at a su growing, and likely to grow, be laid out and got ready for the instruction tinued to during the remainder of the voyage

and hence the muda-up its 'mind that its requests are just,

once the necessity for outlets for the of iron ships of any considerable size. They bad, to Shanghai-NC. Herald should prefer thom with the alternative of

consisting chiefly of interior drug." Block of this deng is computed at 450 chieste, great murplusags. The development of her moreover, already ongaged the services of an mineral resources and the formatio of rail.

rail. English naval architect, and had on hand planty THE ATTACK ON MR HENDERSON war. The Chinese would yield, time and

roads would of course ve employment to of iron material, as well hea spare Krupp's gun, money be saved, and a good deal of bad

Per P&O sti Surap, for London, ke vast numbers who now have little to do and which was not requirad elsewhere. It was, there- For England 904 bases: Raw Bilk, 17 oude get the barest pittance for their work. But workshops and plint, a small iron garboating Promontory. Mr. Henderson, the chief

fore, determined that, during the creation of feeling avoided. As we at the time remarked,

Silk Pico denda, 16802 bogen Tea 5,185 half allowing for these two important improve should be occstreeted, of sise not exceeding engineer at the lighthouse department, and the Earl Canvasyon's ill-advised reply to the

obeats Ton, 712 chests: Ten, 5 pkgs. Tes. Formants in China, which are not likely, it is to the limited capabilities of the wechanical assistant light-keeper of the place, accompanied memoriale sant him of the subject of the

Continent 971 bales Raw Silk, 38 bales Waste be feared, to-be carried out for many years, pliances already in operation at the Arsenal, by a Chin se serrant and a boatman, were [blockade of this port, would sovu, and fashi

Sik. For New York & balen-Raw Silk. 4,000 there must still be a large number, to whom The special nee was to lie at the month of the attacked a few days ago in the neighbourhood boxes Ten, und 490 ball-cheste Tes. now beginring to, hear fruit, Squeezing

emigration to foreign country will always hongpoo, on more properly update of the lighthouse by a man of about forty and exactions of every kind are increasing

prove a desirable thing. The antice of the extrame to the river al-Wovency, occasionally Chine The Chinese serrant was knocked all over the South of China, and if junka

South Australians in giving Indian coolies to reles on the estate, 20 us to be able to down and beaten, Mr. Fenderaan was seized by trading to Hongkong are to be seized at this

the proference, chiefly on the ground of their set in the slenge of the count and river in the men and beaten, and the sasistent light- case of invasion. It was farther decided that reaper also received soule blows. The Chinese being accompanied by their wives, may por- the gun. which, was to be placed in the bow, sore armed with hoes and gmra-cutting knives, xate, whero is the matter to end?

haps help to open Chinese eyes, and make should have apparatus for raising and lowering and one of these kaires wasthesgotthoniaNÍ them understand that they are not welcome it on the Monoriel principle, thus obriating and bit him with the but-and. If the blado in European Colonias unless they go there the necessity of exposure during the time of bad atrook him it would have inflicted a severe

loading.

wound. Mr. Benderson and his companion After the designing of the vessel was cut only managed to extricate themselves by de- pleted and the frames were drawn on the boarde seding themselves as well no they soul with ready for commencing operations, orders were their sticks, and then taking to their heelo; given to place the gun in a Axed battery on bat they were parsed, and while leaping a Captain Bymington's plan. Subsequently. dicab Dr. Henderson was struck two blowa by having received information that the Germans the Chinamen, one of which drew blood. Two wer building small tonatade for the defence of the Chinese were sent back a couple of days of the Rhine, orders were given that this one later, from the district magistrate's jamĉo, and abould be similarly armoured. This neves-

the appearance they preaested showed they bad. aitated considerable alterations both as regards been ratber more than half murdered at the length and draught of water, in order to enable hands of the mob. The ablef instigator of this her to sorry the additional weight of tas armour disturbance was a Chinese retired literary man, and teak backing. After the work had pro or mandarin, named Les-woo, who has been the Gooded so far ne to vendor further alterations ontoe of a great deal of trouble thore already- in some way or other were led to fear that if ali but impossible, certain of the authorities N, C. Daily Neer

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The British steamship Cheriot steamed round to the Aberdeen Docks yesterday morning.

Wong Aabing and another, charged with fighting near Mutlab-street, word septented to even days' bard labour.

À COW IN THE GARDEN, Kew Awong, a government gardener, on the 8th instant found a win leading a cow through the Public Gardon. He went after him, but he run away. The cow was taken to the pound and] Chon Atai, a butcher, came and claimed it, and we ordered to pay parad expenses 50 cents.

· ALLEGED UNLAWYUL POSBLOSION,

Tong Aban, a chair coolie, was charged with It is stated that the directors of the Chinese the lawful possession of a silver watch and a Marice Loauracos Company, Limited, have regold chain, the property of P.O. 17. Tai pri fused to transfer some shares to several goatle-soner was remanded until Monday, that his case men in the colony, two of them high legal may come on with that of the prisoner, who functionaries

afterwards got possession of the witch,

NON-BEGISTRATION OF A BIETH.

Mr. Holmes appeared at the Police Court The remanded case, in which Lam Yar thing yesterday, and applied to Mr. Russell for a rewa oharged by Inspector Whitebead with ma

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At 1, Queen's Road East, on the lat instant, Louring of the rice-pounders esse. Failing to glecting to register the birth of his child four Unton Inenrance Society of Graton, new shares

Mre. ANDREW MILLAR. of a son.

At the Government Central Echool-homas, on the 6th instant, Mrs. A. FALCONER, of daughter,

· MARRIAGES, -.

On the 7th September, at St. John's Cutbe- - rm1, Hongkong, by the Right Reverend Bishop Bordou, D.D., assisted by the Rev. R. Hay- ward Kidd, M.A., Colonial Chaplain, Dr.

H. F. HANCE, H.E.M. Vice-Consul at Wham

krina say proof why a rehearing abould be montba back, cams so again: allowed, Mr. Holmes said he would ask for a omittal of the sentence of flogging on a peint le the son of a brothel-keeper.. His wife four

It appears from the evidence that the price of law. After ante technical pointa Imving heon month hack born hias a child, and coon sites gone into, the case was remanded antil Monday died anddenly, The inhoman father discarded Lot

the ebild, and handed it over to the tinder Imerica of his grandmother with instructions We have received the July August number to give it to one of the baby farmors who at of the China Review. It is an excellent one, the Jeged she handed it in to the Roman Catholio tents being judicions varied and generally Conventobild was taken into the convent pos, to CHALLOTTE PAGE, eldest daughter of interestingho Folk-ors of China" is con- on the day in question, but it is not known

. A. Kneehcno, Esq.

Co the 10th August, at St. Thomas' Cathoces not occupy so much space as manal. It is taken in there died,

dece nel doopy as much the front page, but whether that was the same or not. The one

was buried: dra. Bombay, hy the Rer. F. J. Sharpin, G. followed by a short but interesting article, by prisoner said be went look after E. Noaze, Agent Hourrong and Shanghai "S" on "Cosmogony and Religion. Some phila, bus pe pleat the court to refused to allow Banking Corporation, Bombay, to FRANCES Notes on the Yu-kung, or Tribute of In," by him to see it or listen to his statusent, PERTHA MARION, oldest daughter of Major J. Mr. W. Kiugamit. Shanghai, an in Inspector Whitehead, in answer to My M. Sexton, Assistant Quatermaster-General, structive article. A Dream Concerning uue Bussell, and obildran were taken in without any Boshay Army.

Cuel" to translation by Mr. G. enquiry whatever; they were taken as found. Stent, and is a light and amusing sketch.ings. If any person mame and claimed the The Rev. A. B. Hutchinson coneindes his obfldren as being the latter or the mother they Three Weska in the Interior." He appends, would be called on for the maintenance of as a footnote, some interesting statistics ruthe oùild if they wisbed it given up:: garding the number of cative Christians in the The prisoner was told he had neted vory: district be visited. The tales from the Liaouabumonly. The Chinese as a rule were proud Chai Ubih Tiare continued, sad are of a more of their offspring, but he was not one of them than usually entertaining charnoter. A vory There was more than the non-registration of Geeful though brief article on “Oshisultare in the birth of his ebild in the aase, Chica" is cozkributed by M. Dabry de Talersant inhumanity. He was then fined $25...

There was A chapter on Chinese poetry, delivered as a lasture at Shanghai, by Mr. W. H.-Medhurst, is well worth aaretul perana). It ovídanceë prest akady of the subject, and cautatue "édrera) choice illustratione, Somo classical poems by and Notes and Querico wake up the contente of Mr. Alfred Later, short notices of new books, the print number.

DEATH.

At Manso, on the 9th inetist, SIDNEY DEA cos, Esq., of the Firs of Mcsara. Deacon & Co., of Canton and Macao

The Daily

Daily Press

HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 1876.

THE Hoppe of Canten is at his eld tricks again. We learn that quite recently no less than thirty junks, all coming from Hainan, have been sized by his cruizers. Of these about, twenty were bound to Hongkong, and the remainder to Masao. The main pretext. for this wholesale systoin of legalised piracy for it is nothing else-is, of course, smug. gling; secondly, that there are no Treaty Ports in Hainan, and that consequently junke

LATE TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS

SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PEER.”

ENGLAND

loading thers have no right to come to Hong-THE DIFFICULTY BETWIEN

Kong or Macao. The first of these pretexts is

a wall worn one, and one which has in many

of Hongkong, the port of Boihow WAS

bo registed,

Formally opened. It is stated that the cup-

tased junks will all be confiscated unless they

anonit to a heavy squeeze. And it is 1

seizures aro, made.

AND

CHINA.. LONDON, 3b September, 1875,

MARINE MAGISTRATES' COURT.

10th September, BETOES 11. G. THOMSETT, Esq., R.N

PO. Bond No. 4 charged tos masters of bosts Nos. 3,767 and 9,566 with causing an abstraction to the Gormon ateamahip. China on the 9th instant. · The prisoners were food $1 Ash. The master of buat 1,885, charged by the same constable with obstructing the steam ship Pardo, was also fired 31;

and between that snú _the_~_trze

-50 per sbare premiam, nominal.

bins and Japan Marine Insurance-Tis. 90

per share, Chinese Insurance Company-$205 per share dengkeng Fire Insurance Company's Bhara China Firo. Insurance Company's Shares-$187-

$495 per chara

Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Shares

per share.

3167 por ebare. Hongkong and Whatapon Dock Company's

aina Tradors Insurance Company's Suarce

81,050 per share

Sharea-40 por conti discount. Hongkong, Unntón and Macao Steamhout Co.'s

Sharon 29 per cent, discount. Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Tia. per Bar Company's shares-875 per

87 61, mbarëk

share

Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares $574 per

cent discount

SALES ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 1875. As reported by Chinese.

White Hemp. 30 buge, at $4.29, by Chun- foong to travelling trader.

Dried Lily Floors, 10 bugs, at $9.50, by Chuz-shong to travelling trader

Vermicelli, 30 bugs, ut $6.20, by Chau-abong

to travelling trader, usa,

White Waz, 1 piece, at $91.00, by Chan shong to travelling trader, me

Fungus, 10 bige, at $34.00, by Yes-ahun to travelling trades,

Black Pepper, 200 bags, at $10.50, by Fook mow-loong to travelling trader,

Green Pezs, 100 bags, ab 30,00, by Kwong: wing-abing to local trader.

Brown Sugar, 330 bage, at 12.85, by Kwong wing-shing to local trader.

White Bugar, 300 bags, at £485, by Keoug wing-sting to local trader

ishmaw,& packages, at $19 30, by Yee-ebong to travelling trades

mow to travelling trader.

to

to settle down..

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

The Legislative Council met on the 7th inet. There were present

H. E the ADMINISTRATOR Hon, Sir J, SEALE, Obiof Justice. HOR. O. 0. SMITE, Acting Colonial Secretary Hon. J. BRAMYTON, Attorney-Generat;" Kon. C. Max, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Hon. P. BTRI

Hon. W. H. ALEXANDER, Hob. W. KIWICE.

AMMA THR MINUTER.

the males of lust meeting, which were The CLUSE OF COUNCIL (Mr: Wodehonge)

confirmed and signed."

THE BAKING ORDINANCE, 1875.- The Council resumed consideration of the or of in the Colung several miner cidanog mlating to the Assessment and Callac. alterations were submitted to meet the recom- mendations made at last meeting

The ordinance was subsequently passed, and numbered 12 of 1875.

the gun wors brought over to fire from either

VOTION COMPANY..

by the manager of the above Company with the Wa (Courier and Gastle) have been favoured following account of their meeting

aide, tuo vessel would beel over and be sure CHINA MERCHANTS STEAM NAVIGA. to capaze. No amount of reasoning would is mored ont of the centre of a ship, she does convince them that, when the centre of gratity not retoorily turn bottom upwards. The

The second annual meeting of the China professional naval architect could of conris be no match for a Chinese scholar, and hemos bad Merchants' Steam Navigation Company was to give way. Mach to his disgost and to the in accordance with the terme of their deed of RECOVERY OF GROWN DEBIE. W impairing of the utility of the vand, he had partnership, lat day of the 3th moon) beld at

to carry out his crders. The gun had to their head office, Shanghai, on the 31st Augnaty - be placed perannetilly in the middle of the 1636, at many bow; and will have to be lowered into the hold. As the majority of the shareholders is com Jand raised by means of sorawn on the principle posed of officials in different parts of China and adopted in E.B.M. gunboat Stanach. The merobonts in Canton, Hongkong, Fooohor, and portholes designed for the sides of the battery. Hankow, the meeting was but thinly attended have not, thorotore, beon required, and only all those who did attend, about 15 in all, uc The Couusit went into committee on the bill.one porthole eriets for firing forward, This cepted the report a road, and having examined ordinance was opposed to many of the privoiples and The twin-strews, however, if wads to act they abrod. But before they broke up their The CHER JOSTICE remarked that the would prove a drawbook when retreating from the detailed accounts, which are in two big. an anony, besause the gon' could not then be rolames, all left fully satished with the accounts

The ordinace providing for the mors speedy eurery of Grow Deble was passed without | dlacossion, and numbered 18 of 1875, ⠀⠀ DAN TAY COMPANIES" ORDINANCE.

The ADMIN 187ELTOE mayed the second read. fing of ne ordinance to amend The Compania

Ordinance, 1865.

of equity.WE

Mr. KESWICH asked how the ordinance name to be introduced,

fath

The ATTORNEY GENERAL Bid it was intro the amount of their abuzes doood because a local company wished to reduce. The CHIEF JUSTICE asked what company that was the moment

The ATTORNEY GENERAL asid, he forgot at

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shareholders on their future prospects.

The revolutians proposed and adopted are :--- 1-T increase the Company's capital trous is 602400 to Tls. 1.000030, ibheir present. having been compobod of Tia, 475,000 on fixed dopoalla) PALAM

2-Diving a general account of the working

in opposite dirrations, would cause her to turu did not forget to thank the managers for their round to deliver her fire in a very short space of able management, as well as to congratulate the time..

Company on their success and their fuzare pros- But the transformations this little craft has pects... undergone da not end bere. His Bellency Li The Managers' Repert. commences on the Hung-chtig, bearing of the building of the portance of eeping p maritimo forces, vousol, conceived the idea that she would be drawing a distinction between the Com more sorviceable at Taku than at Shanghai pany and those of other Foreign powera. He therefore ordered that she should be sent to setting forth how the Company's fout are the amount of pharos might be protofiroof of purpose necessitaved many more alterations, in the treaty ports, and songratulating the The CHIEF JUSTICE said power to reduce the tormer place when finished. This change treated different from those flying foreign flags Brout evil. Spearing as a lawyer, and seans to adapt ber for a vorage at ben; and a further who had paid great attention to companies, he draught of water was rendered imporative. said that many of the evils connected with com. Notwithstanding these additions to her draught panics in England were due to the low price of she will have a mean free-board when ready for the ubares. MAINT

Red Dee of 55 per cant. in excess of what is required Mr. RYRIE End be approved of the Chief by the Liverpool underwriters for iron weasels Instion's remarks, Companies, the shares of of her depth of hold, and nine inches more than A STRANGE DECEPTION:

Black Hemp, 200 bagy, at Tis. 196,0, by which nera numerous and of email valed, were that of the Norwegian iron-old Molner, which of the Company's steamers for the first aix Hop.hing to travelling tider.SAYAK

has a mean draught of 11 feet 4 inches, with a mouths of the year. Six or seven days ago the likis officials at a place about thirty & distant from Shanghai took

Shark's Fine & packages, at £29.00, by Kwaiandonbtedly an eril

3-Giving a general account of the working The ACFING COLONIAL SECRETARY said the beat of 45 feat 6 inches. Tepesial notion of a cargo-boat which came from

ordinance was substantially a copy of

Before the winter ses set in this little vessel eteaters the last six ponthe Also setting. the silk distriota with, appareatly, a kud of

parist one, and he told that it was greatly will have to proceed to her destination, and go forth how the steamers will be employed:

The Company to: insure the tribute, rica cases turned out to be incorrect. There are Times grating that the Thana outrage has discharged, some particularly sharp officers of

Aitlegram from Shangbst appears in the firewood. When this innocent cargo will NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL couras for the Council to follow Iparini up to Tintain to wwe till the river opens next eases, no doubt, where junks are caught in been substantially settled. China sonds the barrier observed that the hottom of the

legislatino.spring. She would be able to prevent the ent-out of the freight.

The Car JUSTICE, remarked that what was barkation of troops on the coast in Launches, 5.The Company to take a portion of the the act, but it is certain that a great Special Abusador to England, undertakes to dargo boat was of extraordinary thicknces. It

CHINESE INDIAN LABOUR suitable for England might not be adapted for and prevent vesagis of the Ble and Mosquito risks on the hulls of their flest themselves.

Her 6 inch 6.–Giving a generel ontline of the question wow looked at and measured within and without, The question of a supply of Asiatic labour the Calonge dies from entering the river. deal of hardship is inflicted on innocent punish the guilty parties in Yunnan, and to and the coepicion, that some mode of evading to develop the resourses of the territory Mr. Kewick said the further consideration Krupp gun. if property baudled, would render of freight, and hop and wing loads of toget junkme. With regard to the second plent pay an indemnity to Mr. Margary's family. A tazes was being attempted grow stronger. The about the Gulf of Carpenteria is now ex of the ordinance might be adjourned. Co ber's dangerous opponent for ordinary ships to and explaining how and why Inson of cargo in that there is no port in Hainan opice by trade route between Yonnan and Barmah is to likin people attempted to raise the boards to siting some attention and discussion in

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY aid there counter, since who would approuch amar enough the Kiokiang hulk had been compensated

7-Giring so moocuntiel the real properties treaty, it is time that, in the interests be opzed. The Lery of Taros at Peking is to see if there were. anything below but South Australis. The matter was recently was so desire to turry the mutter through to perse a composite vessel, and yet be in no

could not do V60,

Au 30 was therefore debated in the South Australian House of of the liability in just abooks somosnica, esper be used with great, effeot dang at angagement copssities of the paroles

The CHIEF JUSTIO objected to any tention danger herself. Her powerführem bow might purchased by the Company, and acting forth procured, and the wood-work split: open, James And when a hole was mude, the murder Assembly The LONDON, 7th September, 1875.

was outthe-boat' bad a fales bottom, be the seems, DUBBIOsly ill.is the Colony was net in the most flour, on any unarmoured veel, er on any armoured & Diving, an orplanation of the different.

sush Jabour is needed at once, ashing male modely a vessel whoop armour did not exsend sou greater items of the Profit and Lda Account TER INSUREECTION IN TURKEYN

one it is in contemplation by the Government of The ADMINISTRATOR said he thought that distance than 3 foot below the water line Tho Server Feba fins telegraphed to the Porte was towed away a large cantity of silk piece South Australia to establish plantations in was all the more reason why the ordinance idea of making a ram bow was not et first in-

THE LOSS OF THE " JAMES PATON.” tended, but as it was necessary, according to

The following additionni partientars respect- greatly alloyed in consequence of the pressure, and was informed that the milk was given

warded to the Tao-tai, whogramined the emug being as to the beat and most

The Cucar JUSTICE said the diraators of the first arrangement, to extend the bow son it. A strong

three fourths of the shares, on that periodically gun on the Monorieff principle, it appeared beat from a. Japanca despatch received overland. prejudice is evidently felt against t aggressive. The insurgents refuse assent to a Their names be professed not to know, saying

Theship basing encountered very novore weather conference with the Turkish Fasha, but demand that he was to receive paper in Shanghai in Australíu. Their low tone of morality, in the ordinanue to prouerberam. The side of the battery are ploded with was driven or ahors near the village of Fasbime. in the district of Nanagami, in Hamamats-ken an autonomy (self-government) for Bouzis and giring him directions set to bioh houses were the fact that they are sccompanied by suureholders would therefore be but plation holes for muskotry. In spite of the various at 3oolock in the afternoon of the 10th attimo.

to receive the gouda. The Tau-t'as promptly woman, and their roying, speculative dispo greater power in the bands of the direptors, trads of this port. And in some measure, shall be tributary to the Porte. it must be confessed, they have su

alk. Ficon-goods merchants resident in the The Australians resort the Chinese invasion $500 abres might be very well in the early thue for a deaded success, and will be able to after much difficult, anfely landed and taken to ceeded. Long since the Harbour Master

bity on an adorned in whether or of their goldfields, because the latter only days of the Colony, but now that money was, do what is required of her in a antisfactory that bunso of the Roche of the village for the hie boog was concerned in the ventura. One reported a serious decline in the junk trade. DAVE OARSON'S MINSTRELS. and all denied their complicity, when the eit their shores to carry of some of their not so plentiful fly might be reduced with manner. The iron ship-yard boing now air night. On the morrow the Governor of the

mineral wealth. They adm

advantages out, and most of the machinery erected, a musen sent an officer to sea that their immediate of the colony, and rightly ascribed it so the another performance at the Theatre Royal, some besitation he said that he alone wae te

-On Thursday night this talented troupe guyo bastman was again appealed to; and after hardworking and industrious people, but steps necessary to be taken befand the subant; informed that Mr. Beanie bes already proper orcoted a tent on the bench about one they areThe ATTORNEY GENERAL pointed out the larger vessel will be pulls-next two. We are wants werd Lufttended to The men then action of the Canton Customs cruisers. Nor City, Rall. The autogramme of the entertain-bladia; be had received the troney necessary to still regard tasun, from their habite and mode of the chines seld, bo redtined, and said he the design, and will, zo doobt, coon commence has supplied with food, fuel, and clothing is it wonderful that the state of blockade in ment was entirely new, and it might have been pay the this, but had kept it for his own par of life; as most undesirable associates for considered them ample protection, his took under circumstanoss which we hope heupple food, feel, and clothing are Mr. Kicx egin suggested that the far will give him much greater scope for his pro by the Japanese. One of them is sick, and was sent to the hospital of the Km. The ship is ing, bowever, possibly to the ubacace from it of pargo-boat with a view of avoiding payment not British subjects and without great injury to its commerce. The Chinese the bandeeff and box and cabinat, illusions, or for his own benefit; the silk piece-goods merepresentative of the Chinese Government to

Adjourned sine dis nocordingly, Abrief summary of the dimensions mast naged in several places, and ber keel in uk traders bare little faith in the ability or the to some other case, the stondance was some not being in any way concerned in the attem be stated at Port Darwin it would, it is

THE NEW MARRIAGE OLDITANO close our count of the No. 1 Ironelad" as so far in thezand As to make it very dosbifal

(if ever the can be got off again, Oning to no: will of the British Government to protect three eforts to smuss nevertheles, and were detained if the One-beien's yairens sal the thought, he most unwise, and impolitie to Gouers Reifeler of Marriages oelebrated in Length on laad ng 105 feets Breadth, gunge la n'onattor of come atfioulty for the

The consideration of the ordinance to provide we suppose she will be called.

Das on board understanding the Japanese Isa.. them from the exactions of the Hoppe's gun- entirely successful in pleasing the company. merchants were released upon fading security place them under the restrictions of the in. Hongkong was then proceeded with an extreme, 20 feet 4 inoben, Deuto, moulded 8 shipwrecked people to make known their wants bosts. Many of them, tired of the risks of the Last night, I was dreaming of you, weg füste-blic police of the samen being ect to mag en tout there is a good deal of force in the argu- ordinance was passed and numbered 14 of 1875, mens 195 tons. Draught of water when come Eleven of the crow. arrived in Yokohamit on

Severel coluar alterations were made, and the feet 6 inches Tourage, huilder's thesaur to the Japanese JAMUAN trade, buss transferred their vessels to other towed by The Poultry Deel, which was cleverly the cargo was really intended. It is strongly ments of the Australians but there is Burne

fully song by Mr. G, H. Henri, Bod was fol- quiries and find out, possible for what honga thai is

TEL LIGHTHOUSES, pleted, 6 feet & inohen forward nuð 3 feet nit, the 20th alt. baving travelled overland frour wawers, and a good number of junks have rendered y Mr. Cuteon, who was surely suspected that the statement of the hostman thing to be go on the other side o TO ACTING OOLONIAL: SECERTARY asked in als water. She will be propelled by the the more of the wreck. They report the shig been confiscated and their owners ruined. spplauded for his batu-verd vocalisation. Mr. is a mook emfemion, and that he in Indian coolies have it some, been tried, with the Council to pass an additional vote in re- pairs of inverted cumpered angieles as being woven feet deep in the mud. The grew

J. Talbot saag-retty Swallow, kemeward bopez et baroafter profiting largely by pro Chip traders are naturally losing heart. By, and this was aneceeded by: The 'allow, senta, from his consignos if he used great success, in Mauritius, and as they repeat of the new lighthongs, the original and inches in disaster, with a stroke of 16. sad ail their effecto Japan fizzetl

estimate for building them was 340,000, which inches Theam will be supplied by 'woylindri.. They know that if they send a junk to au that looks like me,” which was delivered screening their couplicity in the affair. It is usually British subjects, and must by law be caused a good deal of criticism in the Finance sal bojler 6 feet long and: 8 feet diameter, outport there is a chance that they may with great hour and vivacity by Mr. Carson, possible that the enquiries being made by the accompanied frost India by aceruan par. Committes at thetime. The total nurrequired haring two furnaces. The spood expected to Alibrary,containing 30,000 volum sa of foreign and well received. Two other wonge were given, Tamén detestires may bring to light the facts contage of women, they are regarded by the was 40,048, The uncoated for an be phisined 10 knots. The wagiace and works, has been established at Yoão by the. never seo it again. They have no assurance ad nu original burienne entitled The Swiss of the once; but, in the one they do not, there Australians as having better qualifention this was only Sild over the engital estimate: made entirely at the Arsens, under his super-The Crew of her Majesty' ship Glasgow, Inte

$1,250 which madu up the total of 340,638, boilers were designed by Mr. J. M. Allsp, and Japanxue Educational Department, that on leaving Feochow and paying the Warblere concluded the first portion of the inerary probability of the boatman being even making prosperous and permanent settlers Fukkien dues they will not be stopped 'just programme The second part was opened by inalis lorem to confess by means of the cruel than the Chinese The Indian coolice are The Surveyor Reveral had explained this excess fatendeac Tub batery is covered with iron ngakip in the East Jodien, who have been pale. outside the Ly-ee-woon Pass and compelled Voulez Vona Alley int very sreditable styles under such orguzastances. Another solution dom guilty of offences against

Mr. Caraon, who sung the barcando emmonly by mandarina flowing head to drasle, and by the fact that certain items had to be found in laminated plates, thickness in all 25 inches, of as Portsmouth, after being some years

China the law here, which he calculated world bare best sup. tapering to Si inclion, with teak barking di abroad, baws received from their own savings. to atisfy the illegal demands of the Canton. This was followed by abaracteristio Obinase is also just possible, and that is that the silk But there can be no doubt that the Chinese ting Colonial Secretary complimented Mr. in 41 34 inchée thick huninsued plates amid sum tip 210,000. This incident should car plied by khi london, manu ieturera ? The Ads Lingben thick... The side are covered with len, banz established on board the ship no lose a Heppo u well, before being suffered to enter song and dance by Mr. Hear, who appeared a pleten, wand women to posse much greater physical capacity for Prime, not only on the way the work had been ablys, and tapering to 1 mes at the extremt tainly on mand attention, as it shows what our

la Chinois, and areated much emusement. A meghe out renders may guess--of coming to a the harbour of Hongkong. It is not our grand burlesque scena, by Mr. J. O. Talbot, was quist understanding with the authorities and labour, and though they sus equittedly loose carried out, být sleŭ fus the care with which to them, bariniz nieo 41 inches of teak backing NBlue-jackets Ere capable of, if only, a litle prising, then, that the local junk traffic is the west itous on the programme, and his floo-hunting up the whole matior. Celestial Empire, in their motions of morality they are not i had looked into the accounts,

C. Daily Novi.

encouragemena and help is given theus.

order to lovy this black mail that these that the inenreationary agitation.. has been goods. The seizure and the boatman were for the Northern Territors, des company tenally paid próxíoa to tire extent of siderably in drance to afford buoyancy for theing the loan of thership Jones Paton are taken

the only ron should be passed. PAY

But it is known that another and addi. of the Power, Servis is unlikely to become him on contigament to certain Sbanghai-baverom which to procure Chines they governed the company. The proposition to utilize this projecting bow by arming if with a

tional object is desired and sought by the Chinese Authorities at Canton. They

wish to injure as much as possible the Heracgovisa under nu European Prince, who sent and summoned the whole number of sition, are all put in the Boales against them, The & CrisG. COLONIAL SECRETARY said that pbitrat, has had to contend with; the vessel The crew.consisting of fourteen hande, were

admit that

i

which the port is thua placed should do thought wood bave drawn a good house Ow.fposes, and had devised the fake bottom of bis - Europeace. In addition to tanger donsideration of the ordinance be adjourned; : fessional talents, an IA MENU MUTIA

and

Now it cannot be dented