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With which will be incorporated

"TRE OPIKA DIRECTORY.”

HIS Work, now in the FOURTEENTH

THIS

YEAR of its existenos, "will be pub. Het nearly of practicable after the closo of the current year,

I will be compiled and printed at the Daily Free Offee, as deal, from the best and most autbeutic sources, and no paine, will be sparud te make the work complate Su alt repeats.

The CHRONICLE and DIEFOTT will now be the only publication of ite kind for Chiss and Japan

THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 291 1875.

Shares--5 par gent, discount: Shanghai Stcom Navigation Company-Ts. -----70 per share Hongkong Gas Company'a Sharon--$75 per

share.

Hongkong, Hotel Company's Shares 50 per

share. Chinese Júperial Loan-£102 10:

CHINA AND JAPAN MARINE IN- SUBANCE COMPANY,

Some time, slapsed before the required quo- rani of fifteen was formed. :

The Chairman, in interfacing the business, mid they would now reanms the extraordinary. generál - moệting postponed from last month,

the Company should be immediately wound up. The Diretors thom naked for time to endenrodr to form a new. Company, in terms of the pro-

her people There is some prospect of him that it was cartridge. He said be thought be the Surveyor General for enoroughing pond fing address baro made a very pleasant SALEB ON DECEMHHE 22ND, A REPORTED BY The resolution then before the meeting was tithi

THE OHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY | in it in small quantities without enstaining

By the Court The obstruction was enouod | several lengths of gabimplied pining aleht 108| Chinese, and although at, a isto hour of the | Okina Firə İnsurance Company's Bhstes-2149 Į no doubt by a smaller eizo outridge being put frät. All the prisonera Ege Df the fryserein, night, mused no immense crowd to assembla, per shareshing ma FOR 1876, ----

any perceptible injury. How far this fact cou in, and the barrels of brassbinders are smalles the ship, and they, yataken in mistody, and It is needless to say that they seamed slagether Victorin Fire Insurance Company's Sharani The readjourned extraordinary meating of duces to the complacent attitude of the Go-ut the centre, so that the cartridge got stuck he was enhetquently arrested. He found that puzzled to const for the sudden. Inahes of

Ahursholdere in thin Company was held an thre 2 $109 per shares que vernineus in regard to the spread of ita pro there,

A - 230, test of piping had been stolen from the dazzling light. Hr. Dette returns to Tantein Hongkong and Whampoa Dick Company's 14th teet, present- Mr. 1. K. Ringer, is the Me: Bratckog said he thought there was no atore. The "storia in the premises more ad in' the apring, when he will at once sera ménée Shires-34 porivent.discount. ⠀

chulz Mesers. G. E. Bide, A. J. Ijule, W. duction is Chine it is not for us to say.ono bat falt for the pipintiff for the severe detailed out to the 14 prisoner when installed drawing up a system of torpedo defense for the Hongkong, Canton zad Manna Steambout Cor. Siegfried, and H. Betherland, Directors; One thing, however, is clear as the light inccident both in pau sad in pecuniary -After further evidence, the brat prisoner was Taka and Pestang Parts

Mears, Wainewright, E. G. Low, Therburn, the Paking Anthorities Envo neither the loss. But here they would bare to deal with sentenced to six months hard labort, the fifth The Right Rayerand Bishop Burdon prenobed

Preyer, Nicholl, Groom, Hawbray, W. B. hard law. He wua instructed that the accident-prieoper to four months; the third ordered to | at the British Charab, last Saturday morning.

teson, Piso, Jusque, R. C. Brown, and desime nor the intention to probibit,the was owing entirely to the plaintiff's own neglect and gearity in $25 for one month, and the rest. In the aftersago, the Bishop preuplied at the

1. Door, Scorelary, import of the foreign drug or the growth of and curch stangas. On the 14th October, when ware discharged,

Amerionn Mothodist Episcopal Chorob. The the rative opium; but they do hope to see the gon was sent to bi to venit, be acknow

sliureb was so weli Alled that ezta beste had {ledged than thy obatrastien más a bullet.. When BEFORE JAMES Russel, Esq

to be brought in, and the Rodionos gavo an- d the time when Cuina will be able to raise he found one end of the obstruction bart and

mistakabla agus of appreciation of the Bishop's all the opiums needed for the consumption of the other ead soft, it must have occurred to

ENQROAURTENTION "CROWN LANDİY

excellent sermon. The Bishop's suave manner Ten Ping Clino, opium deulet, wae nummond that the obstruction was caballetes but.

impression to this, bis first visit to Fooohow.

Onixiss. this coming to pass in the course of years bullets were not ad much used with breath. Government land, in that he had built a wall at Wa audereúnid that the contemplate another. Shelyih, Seases, be $37.50, by Yos-wo-loong Merchants engaged in the trade will do well londere now. No careful mun world extinct the back of his house, No. 6. West-street, Tai visit to Fuochow next spring, when he will visit to travelling trader, to recognise the possibility, and shaps their an obstruction from the breech, and he pingen high scone as two feet five fachos. the stations of the Church Missions, administer Vermicelli, 100 bage, nt $7.30, by Taifong-spectus sent to each shareholder and advertised

should have put this. bazeisin. hot water Mr. Caldwell appeared for the defendant;

ing Confirmation, and will ales probably ordinatus to travelling trader. course accordingly. As yet the native in order to destroy the abarge.

Mr Nexte, Inspector of Buldings,id the back some native ministers. He left for the South MP

Chine Root, tube, at $20.00, by Tai-foam oplum is vastly inferior; but in somno parts, Brereton coutonded that the plaintiff showed wall of honey No. 6, Wort Stroot, Talpinshan,

on the 15th inci, por Kwangtung,

Cuban to travelling trades, want of ailk and cara in extracting the obatesouroughs on the palio road to the extent of, whore greater skill and care has been botion, He ruferred to Bergount Smallwood's two fest fra inalien. Bis em Luland lot Na, o

We learn of a bold and most ingeniona, rob- stowel on its manufacture, the quality has evidence, which, be cuntended, would atteriyho will, which is new ane beou built since the reached a high standard, and there is destroy the plaintif's case, as by a tapping of 15th October. Ho visited the builders on the the rain-rod, the brava end of à cartridge could 16th, and observing they were appratching seked nothing, it is reported; in the soil to be discovered, and, when one discovered, be to have it remored and gave notios the next day provont the Chinese varioty from becoming should have taken precautionary menstres. It in writing. There had been no notice laken of Orders for Copier may be sent to the Dadyn formidable, rival to the Indian drug. A was not that he did not know of the existence but the encroachment.

that he ought, to bare known. Mr. Brewton Afr. Caldwell admitted the encroachment, and word, in conclusion, to these who are so

asid the case why in the bands of the Uctrz, dainously asking that Great Britain should

The work and been intrusted to experienced STATUW... Mesors. Queleb and Campbell. take measures to prevent opium smoking in

arabitots and there bid been a zalaske zase What is asked amounts to the

wull back would, of couran, have to put the

statement of what they proposed to do. Messrs. Wilson, Nicholls & Co, China.

Mn Note asid that all that mis riquired. Mr. Caldwell used to have the name of the um me deal the defendant being tentor for the deceased. This was granted,

BUSPICIOUS CASE AT KOWLOON.

...

This Dircstory will be pablished in two Forms-Complete at 35; or, with the Lista of Realdents, Port Diresturius, Mapa, So.. at 98...

Press Olice, or to the following. Ag MAOAMe, J. F. da Silvat.

Av. Meseve, Wileon, Nicholls & Co FORMOSA

FOOCHOWA Messia. Hedge & Us.

NINGRO Mrs. Kelly & O., Shunga SHANGHAI..Maar. Hall & Helta SHANDJAI... Mucare, Kelly'& 90.

~ &'Co., Shimahai

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modest request that the British Government should police Chim. If it is to undertake

argued that the giantif's case oust fail, because the accident was caused by contributory negligence on bis part. He commasted on the non-production of the original letter, of Mr. Sahaliza, and then briefy mrrated the facts of the case for the defence.

called and said I am u shipalsandler at New

bury having been committed on the premiads NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL. of Kieurs, Jerdine, Methenna & On. It appears that the campudnit of the fim bnd deposited

burd wood bus, containing about 383,000 (all THE NATIVE PRESS IN CHINÁ, loan, end intended for nap up country during the coming tea soon), in the opium room

Great strides have been made by the new which stands within a large godowe. Du the paper Press in Clips during the last thirty 81th instant, it was discovered that the sum of years. The small detavo broadsbest of four 15,100 had been taken out of this box in the pages pablished at Custon auto a month has flowing artistic manner. The ti io, by antiing developed into the China Press. The pro- through the iron bars in one of the ventilators gress made is patent to all, and has, apexit at the basement contrived to get under the ing comparatively, in nowien fallon short of floor of the gedn wri, sad after crawling about that made g 60fset, in order to get, below the box sontaining teca confined

to the public. They now had in tell the, tá cạ tầng that they bud apt veep red sufficent support to enable thear to do so. It was with maßb sogret that they made the annoascement, - besimms they felt that it was a good opportunity lost.

Wa

Although it was true that since the 30th Jhue, the business in bangbei bed tallen off 50 per cent,, sa nompared with last you, yet "tho`nggregate premis received had mora than equalled last year, and the business done in London during the post Fronth, had been double- that of any previous month, showing good pro- spects for the fatore. The Directors and now, in acordance with the promise made when asking for the adjournment, lo tasks a distinct me. Nor has it. Cubot help admitting the fact that the share

boldys who wish toʻliquidata the tempray bob.. Mr. F. A. Schultze, the defendant, was then. The case was then rimaniled for one week. the fresantetbe presence of which was in-native Prese his sprung into existence: majority of votes anfcient to direct the work-

joarcale a such a work it must govern China. But the abwang. Although I am the defendatit in this defendent anreaded.to on. Wai Tai, a Yeundented-by-wall-prope of basin bad which had with it. It is true that the latter, etrust as tu oligo such rates of premium ng sideing of the Company, and, therefore, wight in HANKOW BT Messrs. Hall & Holtz and Kellyda is absurd. As well might England call onso, I have no percount, interest in this cana:

for the phaking wis hoved through Bus to comingly cansul turrive without foreign up of the Oompany. This being the quer, and previously been pased to 50 to 20 fur, has proved a lendar sutin which would stare all brianionucleistet tiding RIVER FORTS

The-real party is frek an amploy in the

fret at the bottom of the box, which was in VALLEVO BOAT ( Mussrer, žurili & Holly and Kelly EXO TO STOP TEs production of wine Chinese Customs. I buvo known him, since

turn bered in ithout fifty different places, notit nurture; but its existence is none the less we baying failed to font the proposed " Mutuel NEWCHWANG

Go., Shanghai. and brandy because they are, when taken 1867. He entrusted me with a gun in TIESIN And Meera. Hall & Holtz and Kelly in excess, injurious to the English consumer. April 1874 to send to Mr. Schmidt in Hong-

The reminded one in which huu Awan was gained to the trelaure, when the eum frot. Three native papers are published in Company, 3 think it bust in the interest of "all how game was abatracted, Strange to this colony, and are more or less distinctive with the resulation, take steps fur - particn to accept the position, and would, ja PEKING.......

&C., Shanghai. HausAKI...TH.0. T T Trading C

--The-interference of the Anglo-Orienta) | kotip to repair It was: rotturned by Mr. was charged by P.0. Templeton on suspicion any, the thief left ozé bag-coatsning $3000-guished by features peculiar to cach not the hqnidation of the Company at provided by

Salmidt in 3 or 4 months after, pa having been with being aa buugh at Kowloon, iwumber of at the entrance, so that the total los anun H1000, USAKA..The C, and J. Tuding Co.

Society for the Suppression of the Opium requirat. There was a bili for 315 som with it. barglarious implements having been found in caly 12,200 We understand that Monsta.of them is highly pro-Chiness, and now and the Deed of Settlement in Clane 119. He FONORAMA. Moands. Lont, Orawford & Un. Traffic is not desired by the Chinese dovezu I gave it to Mr. Clark who went out the next bía phasession, une or again, when the bay. Jurditio, Katheon & Doe agent lest no time then gives a quiet dig in the ribs to the would now and the resolution That the FOTONANIA.....MU UD. Bose, Japan Gazette mont or people. The Society would be far day to shoot, and it broke as the same place Low Kap Choi, mentioned by a constable, in pussing the matter into the hands of the foreign-minded of its readers. It is, like all business and affairs of this Company be imme

again. Ho. therefore refused to pay the bill. produced. He sud the prisoner Wat Quinese palive, by whom measures are being | jauzuale

ale started solely by Chinese, some

nosouditely wound-up, and its esta distributed ANILA...........Mesara, J. de Lupenga & Co Letter played in sitempling to obviate the The ornidge got struck in the aiddle of the Daneman and had bean living in taken to detect the thief or thieves. It is what credulous, ane

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mong the shareholders." The announcement SINGAPORE...Messra. Lädelow and Murtin. evibs of intemperance at home. British phi- left barrel 1 fold bin shat a vessel would be the hat with him about Sfteen days: strongly suspected that the robbery was planned highly sensitional accounts of remarkable was rasaived with sailense of soms duration

leaving about five miles below the town, and I The prisoner, he believed, came from Tam by a person coarerent with the arrangements births and mar

The Chairman at hangth said, if there was any* fnd marvellous LowDos.......Mr. Goo, Street, 39. Qoruláll.

apparitione. It LONDON........Messta. Balos, Henry & Co. stray very fur from its legitimate scene of Mr. Schmidt, returning the gun and giving biz or the bag produced in the hut. He never saw robbery, wo may notion that the watchmen

to grand-the extraordinary meeting, be would be very SANFRANCISCO Mr. L. F. Fisher, 21, Morchaute labour, and two olten engages in schonses all particolars. I saw Mr. Clark yo up to the the prisoner abarpening the imponents in the employed on the premises, bare adopted a very fatherly advice expressed in pompous phrases glad to answer it because when luis ursting

Exchange.

for the relief of evils on the extent of which clerk and beard him give all the particulars. NEW YORK......Mesen. S. M. Pattingill it is but ill-informed. The effort to sup-it. It was brought down in the German bargne to the bay and his father; be did not take them dino, Matheson & Co.'s jetty, they are placed.) tone is high, and it is fairly conducted tora proposed to liquidito-the Company P

The gun was then packed in a case and I sealed.

Tho prisoner sid, the implements belonged aingealar method of discovering the thief In often moaning nothing. To its credit, how was aloned, the ordjunty half-yearly euthag

son of the cargo bente moored uf Mess, Jar over, it must be said that the

gene The

moral would be held. 37, Park Bow,

press the opium trade with China is, perhaps, Fidcho. Sometime afterward, I received a note there, nor did he know they were under bis pil- two ehormona Jonses-one white and the thortwo native journals, being under førercitore world do it as quickly as possible, nad

Office.

LONDON.......Mr. F. Aigar, Clement's Lute.lanthropy has an unfortunato tononcy told bim to tell our oleik to write a letter to an. He never saw tip of the implemente of the establishment In connection with the waders are also frequently treated to question they wicked to ask before they aloneă

Fongkong, 15th December, 1875.

The Daily Press.

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HONGKONG, DECEMore 23zv, 1875,

Mucu múnsenso bus bien said and written on the alleged duty of Great Britain

the most signal ibstance of this kind that has yet occurred.

As will be mean by advertisment the For. mosa, its P.&O. steamer, will be sold by Blessi, Giles & Co, by anotion at one o'clock this day at Amoy.

We are informed by the agent of the Batera Extension, Australasia, and China Telegraph Campany that signale wars archanged between Penang and the Company's repairing steamer Ágnes yesterday urering, dad the electrician on

hit

w

10. criticism.

Mr. Geobra naked in what manner the Direa?

other black-those Joan" are attended by supervision, are not so open

The Chairman replied to the cfect that the The boy eifd he was sure the implements did not half a dozen man-night and day-to. Suffice it so say, that both, believing that in for the good of all scaccrued. The Dirosters. not belong to bij tatber. The prisoner was if by constant beating of gongs and drums, hope the habit of kin aight to Kowloon oily, and to frighten thuipfit, or culprits, into a vol directed application of capital to the material distribute the ane la 16 so a Tonible.

action there is progress, advocale, the woll would puform the date of liquidation and ambled about every night from sunset to suntary confession and surrender.

and slept during the day.

We notice that sourly, 15,000 persons were resources of the Empus, and contend for the Olivomatuble 183 inid lie gould find ne

employed the Imperia obseqcies at Peking, introduction of modern scientifle treatment in Kowloon who knew the prisoner..

in taking the two imperial soffan to the grave, in opposition to the time-honoured but ob who priseder insinuated that the police pro sad that the Government paid each man the solete dicia of the Chinesa. In Shanghai dued the fuplizes themeeltes.-

large saru of 323 scots,”

there is one flourishing and widely circulated Created tive paper, and anothor has just ceased to native

from alt. Solids, dated the 14th October, in which ho noknowledged the receipt of the gan, and complained of the way with which it bad bees handled. I received a letter from Bir. Itodais dated the 21st October. It was stated therein that Mr. Sobmidt had taken the pre-rise eption to wear a steal breastplate, but this portion was toored ant, the ancident having ilen happened,

to oar dlerk, sod beard Mr. Clarke tell our clerk By Mr. Johnson-I went up with Mr. Clarke that there was a landsl balles in the barrel,

By the Court-The gun ind tho letter were then taken on board the Fricko. I roderstood

*I'be osaa was Inryber remanded for one week,

TRAFFIC.IN WOMEN,

PAGODA ANCHORAGE-

exist. ::A. race for sailing boats came off, at Pilgoða The docoase of the I-pao serres to illus prizo sa a handaue oup, presented by Japtent feebleness of journalistic

Mr. Groom-Then you propose to wind up the Company wish three Direstora,

The Chairmur, said that the two Directora her lasting, were, really. Diregture and whose appointment required oveßrmation et

could act as such till their appointment was confried; otherwise all the business done by the Board since their appointment would be invalid, as it required by Deed of Set lement

Mr. Groom-And you propose to wind up

The Chairman replied in the silicmativo, and

to put a stop to the cultivation of opium ia bout 3 hopee, if no accident happens, to join the thin, consèquenos of the book breaking. (be being concorrod bringing two girls to the Anchorage on Trionday, the 14th instant. The trate the above remarks arent the pre-five Directors to constitute Board India, and retire from all scare in the trade. I cábis through to Madras at about noon to-day cartridge was shoved inside the barrel and go Sprigore for the purpose of prostitution, came Kwangtung, the boots were girted as soon as projected by: Chinese in Shanghai, al after a pause, anides-there appeared to be

Piton. After a pleasant tiffin on board the unshod by natives. That paper was the the Company ander Rule 119

onterprises

Ohan Afung, recalled, said that being con- tue elit tida made, the wind being tray FN..of which have failed. Two or three have bad nothing more to be said, be would deolars the

:..

The case was then further remanded:

FoUCHOW.

to N.E. There were six entries, viz.

Hai-ruang iniled by Mr. Saunderson Competitor

Mey

Tootsie

Mory

Hattie Faller

M. Dabois.

Dr. Somerville.

Mr. Loft

Captain Saunders. Mr. Smith,

an ephemeral existence at Canton; ose or extraord my maeting to be closed,

two, we believe, bare struggled to live is The ordinary minating wis then prosasded......... Foochow.

chow. But at the

time there is with, the prezent

· The remanded case, in which Msk Atai, a widow, was oburged by Inspector Lee with

colony with intent to send them to Foning and átnok thero. Among other statements advanced by sapient

Mr. George Clarke was next called He said u ngria, counsellors and critics is one to the effect As ingnest was held yesterday before Mr. I am now chief examiner in the U. L. Onstows

Jaures Russell, coroner, and a jury consisting at Newekwang. 1. have been fourteen years in geted with the Chinese hotel in which the do that the trade has been forced upon the of care, H. Smith, Loreng Foceneckar, and the Chinese service. I um the owner of the fondant, the two girls, and two others lodged, Chinese Government at the point of of3, N. Vedo Figueira, on the body of a female gun. (Witness bere explained how the gan got he saw then leave again ull-gerber. He did baronet, and that however solicitons it may child, named La Sao Chi, nine months old, broken and the gartridge stuck up in the basol.) not ask the than for busel fees, as they did not

but

one native owned paper worth notice The Chairman asid they would now be to put down the sale and use of the drug which is supposed to have died through the It broke at the fret shot. The swivel pin gave take their ligirage.

The prisoner said she came from Cantor to vant of proper nourishment. After the body way that the gas from the right barrel egenped

published, and that is in Hongkong. It is roume the meeting which had stord adjourned in China it is provented from doing so by its Lad been viewed by the jury, the inquest was into the left barrel and drove the cartridge up. Hongkong to obtain money. She had been op treaty obligations. This statement requires adjalued until 12 o'clock this day (Tuesday). The useridge was only one four fonceur Apoy, who came down from Cantou bringing twice ronno the vea buoy off Spiteful Island; or China and Japan bare always been literary firm the election of Mr. Siegfried and Limauif The course was to be from the Kwangiang, turprising growth in China, Both Susterland and scounded by Mr. Daly, to com rather surprising that the Fourth Estate is so since the 1st Uptobor. At the time of adjourn to the time of ber arrest very fortuuate, a

and slow of·

·mont, a resolution had been proposed by Mr. contridiction, as it is calculated to producc

|und not two-thirds up barrel - If it bod been up According to ancient, austors, the District so high, it would have goo one. I red three the three girls, bad borrowed it for her. half, by failure of the or other exoves; this & false impresion. In Bayland many good Grand Lodge of Usins will attend-divine thote Itom the right barra, and at the third lid., pas know her oreditore, nnd einns her cares was found to be too long, it was to be countering, and for ages. thers, hita existad ne Directors. It was it most & non-necessity,

of publishing pr people are taught to baliave that for the service at the Chathudeal at 1.30 p.m., this.nfter-Riot the gas drove the artridge up the let: arrat, she had becu very unfortante as obanged, by a given signsì, lo once round the today. The primations of officials Company; still, he would not the resolution, ocenrrences happening! the order having been passed to wind up the -the Lodge meeting at three o'clock, burrel. The cartridge Lysed was No 12 bore her friends had left ber in the Hindostan, beacon on Pagoda Bock, and home to the from lay to "sake of the extension of copinerce Thegavill minrek in procession from the Lodge. The cartridge coull be easily seen from the Ste only kuppided to be passing the Barbour. | Kwangiung, orming in on ber starboard eidé, were published in the Peking Gazotts, the liste which we That the electing of Mr. G. "W Bandsome addition to the revenue of India the Thare of the building will be appropriated break. At any time Lofer the accident, the waster's office than the police arrested her Agnol att was made on the Ere of the gun of aneipesful candidatse at the literary exoni Sefried and myself, as Directure of the Cout British Clovernment has abused its strength to their use. It is understand that Hie Ex- cartridge could be seen by taking ordinary sare. Sur le site if it the money, she obtained as though the heats were rather closely packed, nations were hawked about the sircuts; and Fad, house. The resolution was car by compelling a protesting but power-arge number of the ladies of the clony have ting into the barrel of a branch-loader befom. I not tell the interpreter that ble and friend beat to windward, three of the boats getting was issued and care-ly welcomed by the he wished to ask how long the agreements of

calleusy the Governor, Miss Konnody, and I have never known of a loaded surtridge geht tell the interprete tiet send a friend Thun sul a due rue to the buy, a dead now and then an anonymous political squibur. Groom, max,

Mr. Groom said, before the meeting dosed, less government to allow the introduction of signified their intention to be present. The attribute the accident to the improper implc-("Tai sbuk") at the Hongkozy and Shanghai round close together 1st round, the Com opium among its people, to their rapid and usual banquet will be held in the evening. ment the xozamith qued in extraoring the car- Bank.

Felizor: 2u3, May; 3rd, Mary: Ab, Hat-people. Further than this, tridge. He ought to bare used an instrument

kwang: 5th, Haitis Piller; 6th, Topisis, I had, before the advent of the however, they the zervants of the Company had to run?

the foreigner, sever Mr Dupa-Roswered the question, saying that torrible injury and deterioration. The facts

rounding the buor, the May and Competitor ventured. They had censors who were allowed Mir, Sobmidt's agreement was for thres yeure of the case are whally different. The Chinese rst percormance at the City 11a kat night, with the powder. But if agiter was used, The Androions Dramatic Corps gave their that would go round and round she brass cap,

so that the bottom_would come off tapet

Lollided, by which the day's stera wa tarbed, individually to Government Las borer shown any regt desire in aid of the Sessien's Club The programing the point would explode the cartridge. I told arrived last week, and left por Haining on

Mr. Skatchkoff, Consul-General for Resin, and bant at a right angle. The accidens Aroso sad grily to petition respecting the abuses from too let Jdiy last; Mr. Woodward's and his

high officials, bat up to the own for two yours, from the same date. - from diranustanees over which neither of the last few years that great general censor, the the meeting any idea when it would be possible Mr. Pryer asked if the Obsirman could give to put down the admittedly evil habit of commenced with Randall's Thumb, by Mr. the lux to write to the person to whom he Tuesday morning lust. The Consul Gences parties had soy control, and the matter was Prees, was unknown in China. The Chinese, to pay the frat dividend. smoking opium, but hav alowed site oficials, Polar, Trat way, fremstiesander Jon seat the gun that there was a cartridge in received a visit from the Tautui on the 13th settled amicably. I was now dead, the helors who are proverbially quick at soning any.

follows:-Dr. Tratay, Staf-on the barrel, which contained 34 drank of instant. as we bare before as conclusively shown, stun; Dr Joe Bangice, Lieut. W. S. P. Graves puder, and that it was a trable A, Elay green

the wind, and in this point of asiling, lighter

The Chairman mid it was impossible to say. H.BM.'s gunboat Midge arrived on the 18th boats soon began to show their vantage. The taing from which an immediate remunera-Much of the capital of the Company was on tive advantage may be obtained, were deposits, and some of them had tej months to various provinces, though there is an unre Stewart, Mr. Flintoya, Hon. S. J. Fortescue

Mr. H. B. Collins; Mr.Suntlebary, Dr. W. H. The clerk told me that he wrote all the part the Settlement. She will probably remain st

abore and became the leading boat. The Het Bot slow pealed law existing which forbida its cultiva Oleneb, Mr. George Hyde; Cumming, Mr. Aoulare I gave him. He said to me," All right, her present anchorage until the first week in frang was, however, coming up in fine style; some cause or other, they have not been with vertainly,

when draait went her main past, fring saocessful na yet, whether, because the Mr Pryer How long will it be before you Barry: Edith Temple, Mr. A. Dougan; Hrn. You needn't be afraid."-" I use the letter in the appare

cnvelope. It was sont away the same time as The damaged cargo es steamship Sumo, was kites and all into the water! The disaster conductors Peking Authorities have displayed a most Loys, Mr. J. Martin; and Miss Spine. Mr. the brass end of the raridge. I consider the bisted chiefly if pices guode-apparently uute Tootsie was still increasing her leach, and from a want of knowledge in their manage about 18 months before el average claims were

the Company?" vehicles of abuse of private individuals, or The Chairman pad it would probably ho profound indifference in the matter, and are Waite-Thomson. The screen sene from weident was owing to the marelessness of the whch injured--and unit rod iron. Fair prives bar noident, it was ouidentiampetitor ment, or both, it is hard to say positively.ted. perfectly content that their officials should the "School for Sendal followed, in which Mr. W. H. Stewart appoured as Sir Peter Teaxle,

Mr. Peyer-Would you within a short time ba. supplement their fender salaries by lerying Mr. Collins ga. Joseph: Surface, Hos. J. S. For bulets from gina landad or intoaded, bas Races tomruerice, on Wednesday next, the 22nds naual, dropping astern when it cage to rub people, the Chinese have not yet come to able to let us know within what time you can

We may remind our readers that the Winter Hulle Faller, Mary, and hay, the litter boat One thing is cortain. Although a reading a light impost on the native product, and tsune ne Charles Suriace, and Mr. J. Martin ever bayo extracted track a brecat-loader. instant, and will le continued on the following ning before the wind. The flouse Fing still regard the newspaper as a recessity. Gora-give us any dividend or make a return of

te domestic. Bata pieces were gone through explode it The brass cap regaired a bard bit unity is expected, and, if the present arranged before lasting) showed that the and hence the circulation is necessarily into consideration, and let you know as soon b as Lady Tenzle while Mr. A. Barry figured The gis which ospelled the sartridge would not day. A large auster of the foreign conving at the Kungtung's waiumnet (a eignul paratively few can afford to take it

capital? a it regularly,

The Chairman-We will take the suggestion very oreditably. They will be repeated this to explode it. The clerk wrote the letter while fine weather evening, and considering the object for which I went home to fatol

pon lines, # very pleasant aborter coas had been determined upon by limited and the

price high is ther less than the usual amount of Rock was therefore made for, and road we doubtless be much slower than in Japan. gun It Mr. Schmidt meeting may be confidently predicted. Therette gentlemen on board. The beaboron Pagoda

possible. The growth of the Prese in China will

Mr. Groom asked if notice had been gitën tɔ would not have acted aa he did.

excitement in racing circles, although wo are the Zovisio, well ahead. The boats on The failures which have from time to time Mr. Brereton then addread the Court, and now within a week of the meeting. The in the following: orders Poptate, Competitor,

The Omirea replied in the negative, said the accident was due to the carelessness grise" are attracting the greatest amount Mary, Ballia Buller, May sud Haswang onred cannot fail to have disteartening

Mr. Groom-Do you know whether tha and want of ordinary skill on the part of Mr. of attention Pool, Masken, and Katerfalto Thas ended are of the finest races we have ever effect. The small cirmation, the difficulty Banks would be willing to give my the deposita Sohnsidh, MS

sppearing to be the faboritos. Amongst the bad at the Anchorage. The weather wan

The Chairman-Could not say that they veterans, the favourites appear to be daprice, that could be desired for racing, and of obtaining advertisements at a price that early date Benautic, Siuevare, ahu. Recruit, all of whom a matter of general rewark that the boatel par, must also stand in the way would, and promised to make the nosemary

were handled in a masterly manner. The Cup the value of the newspaper as t

considerably. When the Chinese have learned

engairies.

Mr. Groom-It has been thought they gould an advertising was toen gracefully presented to the wine, by modiun, the proprietors will be able to

to encourage the growth of the poppy in Randall, Lieut. B. J. Goodrich; Buckthorpe,cartridge with a bullet-uri on the top of it, insbaat From Tażeni, and is nów anchored of Tootsie atretched well in towards the northern to start newspapers. But from, so it was impossible to answer the question

tion on Chinese soil. From the first, the scandlebury, Mr. Berbert Lyon; re. Flam the een. I could ascertain with ordinary care pat up to anction on the 13th instant. It oog. settled poor Hai-kang's chance in the contestors allowed them to become the can tell us anything bort the winding ap of

thus foster its growth with the hope that it

may in time superabde its vastly superior

forein rival.

it

It is argued, as proof of the desire of

plaintiff.

*• - - - were realized,

By Mr. Johnson-1 bave often extracted

the performances are given we hope to see full had known that it was a cartridge inaide he

i besame.

SUPREME OOURT.

22nd December,

SUMMARY JURISDICTION,

BEFORE MR. JUSTICE SNOWDEN.

- DAMAGES FOR INJURIES FROM A GUN. SCHMIDT V. SCHOLTRE, $500,-This case which was an action to recover damages for ju juries received from the explosion of a fonded gun, and which was adjusted from yesterday, was resumed to day.

Mr. Rudatz was again cruunínez. Ha maid-I have made a diligent search and could not find the 14th October, 180, une on the 1st and Those lettare. Jesat to defendant a letter on

this (Letters cond)

Mr. Johnson briefly replied, submitting that the real question before the Quars was whether or not the existence of the fire ourtridge was mede known to the plaintiff. The first point was, did Mr. Salimidt know of the cartridge?

winner. She was followed

re auid to be in fod form. The lotteries are sanctreed for Saturday evening Lext. · ·

The Anagid Meeting of the Rnglish Obaroh tiss Diokno, in the following terms:-M

will

fiom

the Banks for the withdrawal of doposite P

be very glad to. On behalf of the thureholders,

I beg to say we have overy confidence in thé

the Chinese Governmont to put down the use of opium in its-dominions, that it has promulgated edicts forbidding ite cultiva tion and passed sentence of death on opium smokers, and that the only ones the laws are not put in foras is because of the number of smokers, and the inability of the Govern- ment wrench the offsmiers. This excuse

The evidence olearly proved thit, he did not. Mission commented on the 13th inst., aud will Loft, I have mes pleasure in presenting you lower the price of the journal, and a vastly Directors in winding up the business, though will not hold good for a moment. When

If he had known, he would not have holed in he continued until the 2nd inst. On the 13th with this Chup, and I with you to know that we increased circulation will follow. There is there were tower sunoters, and it would

the way he did. The second point was, did Mr. is, the assembled prolens and catechists all think it has been well and nobly won 1 no reason to doubt that in une the Press of ours it for all our intareste to have it Boh mist contribute in any way to the accident? prosented an address to the Light Beversad cannot, of couro, pretend to a knowledge of will be powerful in Olita. When that time to da poble. have been easy to nip the habit in the

The Chairman-Certainly is *, und wẹ will He submitted that he did not, because he did Babop Bardon, which rea read by the Bercutient affairs, but this I will say, that no one comes the progress of the nation will be under tour to bad, the Government displayed no more

not know of the existings of the cartridge, and Wong Kia taik. In response, the Bishop cold oak at the race of to-lay, wailivat heinaussured. The cffcials will then, it not before, inclination to set the law in motion against

would have acted. The whats one, be enn- bad therefore noted in the way any oblier meÊN

Mr. Thurkara was understood to ask if there addressed the meeting in the armarin dialect, struck with the gallant etruggle made by ons om a wholesome dread of bis remarks being interpreted in the Focobow and all for the boudscise prize that you, air,

with bribes, and abates, now! anymorenperial decrees full of

ommunicating to the plaintifitas existence of pragrafe with increasing interest. Althonet wish lour life and prisparity to the plucky little rouniring at gross miscariages of justice. Mr. Hauschild of the German Consulate was bis danger, and he also urged that he had not no audidates will be ordained at this time, racing fleet of the Anchorage; and may you then will vanish the stereotyped illusions of sound, but signified nothing. In just tlie aked to translate the letters which were intaken the proper mode of scumunicating with

several of the native preinsra, are under cui continue to add to your laurels, from year to the past, for they could not linger in the same spirit an edict was issued is the time tierman. The letter of the 21st Qutadar and the plaintif. Mr. Johnaga crueluded by remnek tal fra ning, and will soubtless be rondy for year, fresh trophies of victory. Mr. Loft re-flood of light a free Press would throw over of the Ming dynasty probisiting the use of ounced the accident to Mr. Schmidt, and aing on the reasonableness of the claim of 500.ordination at the time of the Bishops next pliud in anitable terms, remarking that the the land. Then will be abolished the foul tobacco, and with as little effect. These subsequent letter described the extent of his The plaintiff only sued for what he had sotually visited

pleneurs of his success was enhanced, in bi injuries and me, bowed that it was the intention out.

The Commissioner of Custoins bas froently era, by reociring the Cap frant such fair bands: abuse of power, by which the poor are ground cheap displays of virtue are very easily made, of Mr. Motus ide to see the owner of the gun for Judgment reserved,

received a quantity of the seeds of the Encalyptae Tod Comtanuity of the Anchorage be respublic opinion which shall would the

very anet. Then will be formed a strong and often bring a great deal more credit than damage, Mr. Eusebild also translated the

or Blue Goutreo of Anstralia for public to be grateful to Captive Vitman for the in- they deserve, By the Treaty of Tientsina which the plaintiff wrote to the defendant, firat portion of yo ́lester""dated: 14th October

distribution. The autimalarions properties of teront be bas taken in the smiling Thor of the Empire, direct the wocvements of its YACHT BACE FOR THE BANKERS this tris, are well known and it has the Tosides presenting the handsome up on this statesmen, and awake a tional conscience.

On thể 18th inst, the Nataż, Naomi, and duty of 30 taels per picul is imposed on opium, sosnowledging the receipt of the gun and stat

additiount recommendation of being a plant of occasion, he showed, as gaasi, that kindly bos. Then philanthropic schemes for tas benefit Ware sailed a slashing tace round the island fer which duty goes into the Imperial Exchequer,ing the existence of a bullet in the left-hand

rapid gowit. We have been favoured by the pitality which always makes a day spent on of the sick, the helpless, and the destitatea Cup presented by the bankers of Hongkong- Commissioner of Customs with the following bourd the Zwanginkgous to be pleasantly re-will ected, and the national calliness at least, sense of them. The course was from e while the provincial authorities appropriate barrel, the extraction of which required the

additional informatuin valok we pablish für the i muna bered.--Vorrespondent of Foochou: Herald.

become a tradtion. Then vill Coal Studs at Kowloon, eetward, through the teneat of our waders—Dr. MasGowan, of

είσαι modem be suggested

direnting capital moon l'e, to a wark buat off Ling-ting

the develop Bands fuishing at the F. Aid U. S. N. Co.'s through West Lamma Ubaungl to Bongkong ment of new Lidustries by which the social

The odiota against it wire, like another on the 10th November, on the subject leaded, rested on the faos of the defendant, not dialect by the Rer. Mr. Wong. The weeting is beye been saccessful in carrying off. Let using their lands city, retrain would to any difficulty as to the transfer of

gresteak experience and círcumspection. A

POLICE INTELLIGENOU. 22nd December.

JUVENILE OFFENDERA...

է.

Li Aonoi and the cather two boys sharged with

robbing another of a juarat were discharged and handed over to their parents.

SET, STELET GASIBLING, PARA

Lie Ayow, a shopman, charged by P.C. 259 with street gambling in Taipingsbon, was fixed

UUMMEROLAL INTELLIGENOEM

to the employment of Anaboy

policy

the

The Quairman replied ja the résuite. Mr. Grou –And it is understood that "uli

rise at you can possibly reinsure will be

insured? The Chairman-Certainty..

The meeting then broke up with a veth of thanks to the Chairman, N. C. Haruld

OUP.

KOPJUM. WEDNESDAY, 22nd December, condition of the masses may be ameliorated teamskip izlet. A fresh breeze was bistrig from abunt:N.ut 7 o'alook when the vessels gat Smail sales of New Pain and of New Benares. In all countries where it exists, an unfettered up their mainsails, and upon arriving at the stand, Exorishing at the Southern poris hat made today, the forinor at $808 and the intter Proca Lian proved potent for good is would, starting point, they found is was rather ton owing to the young plants not having been at $5825 Greinges in Alales 20spended, perd in Chins, more than almost any country, wach for whole lower pail, and all come encod anffolently protected from the front they have tag the arrival of the English muil steamer with 1670.

any copy nagging down and reefing: The wind game 9-Wonderful effect in killed at sous of the northern ports, and fresh supplies. The of New & Dr. MunGowing, has proneed a facibos apy coats, of New Boston Post 1000 highest intervals of the people, by procuring piping along the bay, kicking up a lively, nes,

reforms, the of sceda (rom Tumsar-thie tins procuring 110 aliesta.

making it imposible to start from suchore, and lack of which at the present the starter notified the yachts that when they some seed of this Inmlyping. Alpins which

moment keeps the land in moral darkness wero ready they ebould hoist their racing fago, grową, in Tasmania, on trountains where. tikėj

and bars the way to the development of its when he would get them together and start snow ties for werks together, and which it is

natural

tural wealth. The progress of the native them lying. Accordingly all giving the signal expected will soost its dimate of central and for London balen Raw Silk, to halen Press, should, therefore, he went bed with cindy, the steam white sumded" to and northern Chiper-The seeds should be soaked With, about 200 pkgs, Silk, and 2,569-

the Have hoisted „for fib and bore away, followed in water for is for dage, and plasted at 9ace For Mats 128 buzes Tea. But bifchesus Tetovor darkness, good over evil, through the filed on the wrong tacks, losing thereby, and pkgs. Tea. For Continent es balon Haw Silk: approach of the tires whow high, besikrauap by Narad dicas on her weather quarter. Nizomid when taken ous of the water:

We understand that Mr. Betta, during bis 23 cheats Tea. For Boston 1,746 boxer Ta recent visit to the North, tarried out an elaborate

XPORT CARGOES.

Por steamer Avoca, for London, kocam

BIDHANGE.

BEPORT THE HOR, C. MAT.

ILLEGAL. SALE OF OPIUM. tho lekin tax levied upon it. Subsequently letter written by Hike defendant in #ply Tanng Acbong, a store outter, wos'appre- to the signing of the Treaty of Tintain, the Mr. Rodais said the gun hat bran bended by PC. Templeton by virtue of a warrant Shanghai,husinterestelbimeelt much in the wint very carelessly repaired, in lact it was end abarged with retailing opiom in his Opinu. ter of the introduction into Chinn of the Exca- duty level upon the drug was an irregularnokery. The defendant blamed the laine Saloon at Mu Two Kok, Britet Kowloon, Alyptus, or Elus Suto tree of Australia. The "squeeze" which found its way into the till for the accident. Portions of a letter from book was produced showing the sale of opium, seeds have been distributed through the Customs pockets of the local officials. It will be seen, defendant to Mr. Rodney in which be noknow. This the prisoner said was kept by him when at the various ports. The plaat r, wo under then, that the Treaty, so, for trou bearing and called him a "humbug" were also read.

ledged the receipt of a letter from Mr. Şahmidt, in Chinese territory last year,

Fined $10 in defaalt, one month's hard bardly on the Peking Government in this re- He asked Mr. Rodatz to get the gun biok from labours spect, bas increased its revenues. Nor does the plaintiff and to tell him that he had no the fronty of Tienten, as many people to take the law into his own hands.

Serra: Sol Smallwood was ogliad and erroneongly supposo or are led to believe by side am the Armoury-sergeant of the 8046 the Anti-Opium agitators, protoct opiam. It Regiment here. I know a good deal about "zend, having been 16 years in the service; I dous hot, even, we believe, entitle it to a low Me Salt, and saw him, abortly after trans pass, and it is the only foreign mer. the accident, and was the particulars of the chandise which the Chinese Government being inside the barrel of a breaobloader. If accident. I have never heard of a cartridge

ALLEGED UNLAWFUL TOSSESSION. Lumi Alop, a plumber, was charged by. Mr. scan subject to any daty it wishes. If so the barrel is dirty, it is impossible to ace or tell Andrew Millar with the culasful possession of

what the obstructions in. If Mr. Schmidt knew in quantity of his tools. disposed, it can put upon opium a probibitive that the obstruction was a loaded aurtridge, be Mr. Mur asid the prisoner was formerly and very oncocoaful aurite of torpedo experi lokin; it can impose a ruinous tax upon auld take measures to destroy it.

employed by bioz, and was dacbergad on the ments before H.F. Li Hung Ching-toth at OF LONDON BY opiusi shops; and it can seize and confiscate By Mr. Brereton-If I hid a gun and found 9th instant. The poliga brought him, a pair of ↑ Tienssit and Taku. On His Execllency's first Bask Bills, on demand. 2017 opium as soon as it leaves the hong of the that the obstruction at the muzzle was hard calipers they found in the possession of the visit an inspection was made of the variots

Bunk Billa, at 30 days sight 40 while the Bebetance at the breech whe soft, prieuner. He identified the toolyas his property, torpedo and telegraphile instruments in 136 ut Bauk Dills, at 6 months sight,404 foniga merchant. Moreover, if in earnest I might take premations, but I would never The prisoner bed no locoving to use such tools the present time, and their working was procti-Credits, at 6 oztle aight. 410) in its desire to procuro the extinction of the supeo any obstruction in a double-barrelled in the list of tools given birt showed,

cally illustrated. This idipostion took place is Doonmontary Bills,até monthe practice of smoking opium, it could issue a placed in Ms. Sebmidt's position, I would have perty stolen from Origby's Store when he chants Stears Navigatida Company, which, ON BOMBAT.Bank, on demand 223

P.C. Lindsay said beme is stures of pro- one of the large godowns of the "Ühing Mar

night fresh edict forbidding indulgence in the drug dope the same thior, I would have hored it at discovered this property

course, precluded fil, possibility of any torpe ON CALOUTTA-Bunk, on demand 222 under heavy ponaddies. It is, eonrequently, the miuzalo first, and if I had failed, I would Bemanded until the 29th just..

dows being fired; but two days afterwards, His ON SHANGHAL--- plain to the most sceptical that the Chineec have tried the breech. The fact of person

Bauk, sight Excellency won again present, when severit haring sitempted to extract u obarge from the The remanded case. în which-Wong Aping toipedoes were placed in position und exploded Private, 30 days' sight 724 Government could, either by enhancing the muzait givee me cotice that there is a charge and six others were charged the first two with in the Pel-bo, a sbor stands from Tientsin. price sons to render it an unattainable luxury side. If I found a hard enbatanes left on the the areas of a quantity of pipa from Crosby's The chief auljusthof internal mare the firing of to all but the wealthy, or by subjecting the abstraction by some one attempting to extret Store, the property of the Government, came on electro-contract furpadone, and torpedoes simul. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Sharp-2

is I would have tried the other eud.

again,

taneously fired in groups. His Exellency lent per copt, discount.

tee -sucker to severe - pains and penalties, reageer. Brenton contended witness or to Mr. Holmes appeared for wood and sixth stear arcob for thee trials, and expredact Union Louvaton society of Canion, now churrs

the opium consumers to a small number. do taut agaiù..

prisoners. 90 91

kicself as boing very much plassed. Farther $760 per share.. But the Chinore Governanot probably after hearing the evidence of this to, and General'e Offee, said that on the 1st instant be where some heavy obarges ware exploded-ons

Witness muid oertainly he would not do so ¿Qung Afook, u' store-Veeper in the Sorvegor experimente took place at the Tiku" Furtą, China Tindari Isauranea. Company's Shares

81,800 pei eburo. bas strong doubts of the accuracy of the watipue oight, usuerte by mrud that seployed a watchman at Orceby's Store and on of the topedoes containing upwards of 500 165. Ohine and Japan Marine Insurance Tle, 110 effects commonly attributed to the use of the abstraction was a cartridge, but I would the 11th received certain information from a of parter, Mr. Betta exhibited the Royal per share. the drag. By allowing the natives to culcenciado that it had been a fired cartridge. I bostrano which he impared to the Inspector of Engineers kystest of telegraphing by the hues. Ohineso Insurace empany. $220 per share,

frould not have taken it to be a louded cartridge. | Polise, and P.0. Lindray was sent to a plume light on the City walls of Tientsin." This Hongkong Fire Husurance Company's Share tivata it, the poorest cookie is able to indulge I will in fatare,

ber's shop in Lascar Row, where wen found" created a grəst deal of netönishment among thự 8540 per share.

brrecblonder to be a curtridgo. If 1 hard-besa

STEALING LEAD PIPING;

* SHARKS..

all

through the got in irons, and, after making & stern bourd, wide

bounds of the Central

entral Kingdom." five minutes, Naiad sion drow part Ware,

settling down to her work, raced along past the THE OHINA FIRE INSURANCE COM-point at a great paus, Fuve pegging away also

PANY LIMITED.

"merrily. Naami st last got round and filed An extraordinary general maceting of share-away after the others, but from come outro or holders of the China Fire Insurance Company, another did not travel is the should have done, Trimited, was held it the offices of the Company, her head sxile shaking it the time as if she Queen's Road, Hongkong, on the 10th inst. was tender and not able to carry, ber CADVAR for the purpose of confirming the special renos Naiad, toronned ber lead in the spin so the Iations passed at the meeting on the 25th at narrow part of the Lyo-mon Pam, where abo There were present Hon. H. Lowoook (ohair encountered the first obeck, sailing into a very mad, Meios, A. Macf Heaton, Hoppios, light air under the high land, and both Wome Molver, Kim, Wcodin, Gresu, D. R. Crawford, and Nay drew up a little, and taring F.D. Santoon, Cuzon, G, E. Emory, Barrows, dribbled throngli the pass soon picked up the Landetein, Congtries aud Captain strong breeze and was off again, the other two Edmonda.

having a spell of dribbling in the narrowa which The Sogreisry real the minutes of last turned out more tedious than the leader had meeting, 'M

experienced. After fretting into the wind agaib The Obairamo proposed that they be cons Ware continued to upld her lead of Nooms, and Nalod had by this time nailed olesti aifay from Mr. Barowe, seconded, and the resolution the pair. A good lamp of ca vus running was passed unanimously,

off Cape D'Aguilar, and all had to gybe mix The Chairman Intimited that now dopies of boome over to port. This tickling job safely the Articles of Association, wira bolor printed, accomplished by all, they rag through the Sting- and, ia s low days, could be had on application thai-moon Pass at a good pace, the relative to the Secretary bodies an

positions being kept protry nearly by all three. Rusobing across to Ling-ting the wind foll

11

The meating then serminated.