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By Appointment to His Excellency theo VERNOR and his Royal Highness thing

THE DAILY PRASH, PHURSDAY, JULY 4TH, 1978,

uf which really costs between the Chinese

gunpowder, adding that a rofuras to cymply with edch orter would entail the siguro and caff

PAKHOL

The following is cutionesion of the paper

at Poking to abstain from interfering with the trade of Hongkong to Macao,

not seem to hate acquiesced in the decisions arrived at by the Fowers. However well posed the Powers might be to protect the interest of the Porte, it was scarcely possible that any agreement could be come to thas would please the Turkish Government. Its mierule has height retribution upon it, and

The ovenes from three sales of Bengal opimu and two months' pass dutyou Malmú oprani has, amounted to Rs.3,18,83.660, which is Rs. 30,82,050 in excess of the estimated roVENDO

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20 W. Wottens 351, fou kon

The agents (Massrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co.) have received telegraphic informaation that the steamers Glascoytes, from Haukow, and the Glinyintas, from Poschuw, arrived in London on the 1st iistat.

The Marine Court of Inquiry at Bombay into the circumstances attending the recent mishap to the Pant O. Company steamship China Budu that Captain Alderton acted wisely to acttling the vessel, and that he did all that right he expected frora. able serrean and intelligent commander to the frying sirenstuces in with he was placa.

port

CORRESPONDENCE.

Tongkang junk brade is evident, viz., that what Colony da nob a thing upon which the Co- I have onlled the lilegitimate junk trods of the

YOKOHAMA.

Hongkong Hotel Ompany's Shafer—800 par

Metohinese Imperial Loan E107 10

Rampinally, the director of inevit botwoord women arowded On the last day

ANALES ON JULY Sed, as RetOATED EX

CHINESE, MANUA Seaweed-100 bundles, ht 82.807 by Kwong Fook To to travelling trait, or b

StockUsh—100 bundles, st $6.50, by Kwong Fool Wo to traveling trade,

Bed Pans 100 bags, af 9220 by Kwong We Cheung to travelling trader

"Fangus-20 bags, at $3500, by Kwong Wo Chuong to to travelling header.

Dried Lily Flowers-10 bags, at $11.50, Kwong Wo Choong to travelling taator,

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

YRCH MEANS FALCONER" ESCOMBROISTAI

July 3rd.

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CHINA COAST METFOROLOGICAL.

REGISTER

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

July Sp...

BANGMETER THEDKOMETARA

Horo

· NAGA=!

HAL,

-URLUMETER,¦Tvel of the waste inbes, and vendeels...... DRAWSTRIER, in Fahrheit degrees all téma, Ecjk, in ne open in wholed situation.

DIRECTION OR WIXO to registered orcylen poleti, F. NNN.E., Ke.

TOMER ON A rako. 3 (o & ight breeze. "tak moderate. 6 to 7 freal 7 to 8 struglo IC beary, 10 to 19 vilent

STATE OF WEATHER or blue sky Clondy Drizly B. Fog. G Ferry H Hil.

Fazlicning

Miny. Overant. Fissing howers Squally 12

inz & ACT Thonderd, threatening. Valbifly F. Worm 7. Cali. The lessons are repeated fo-indiente any her as thoracan aromago 'uf their vignileition.

share. la Hochi Shimbun states that a second line Glins Sagar Refining Company, Limited—38) Hard Portuguest Governments, the claim of nation of the vessel, and the arrant and conveyton Pahol published in the NO. Dally: Aman) krdy is to be congratulated; but, on the son of ruils is to be laid on the railway between Shin, seat: premium d THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY the former to Macao is likely to prejodieially ense to Canton of her 019w. This fortèr THE

Fon 1878.

effect the trades of this colony Surely the enforced by stol threats we obeyed. TheThe nor point to consitarle the actual positrary steps ought to be taken to bring it bald and Yokohama British Representative ean, pending the sot TERRA returned, Hang xong and the gunpowder tica of Pakho Every one is well aware of the io anod, on destructive of its legitimate The first arrival of new silk, four bales from Chinese Imperial Loan of 187706-

find to beve landed. Oches cases of the like nature impossiblity of getting reliable information from sorrying trade. By the legitimate entering the Haohol district, dare in on the alt

Chitre not fuo buy destre to misland, but from tree of the Colony. I mean tha atanmer and was at once sold at $520. Treffs indicates tlement of the mattor, induce the Authorities have signs occurred:ONNE

That your petitioners froquently import large simple Inality to collect and condense bufor patreffe to treaty ports. Is it right and proper libtle or nothing, and whom oilk comes forward cargoed of gunpowder from Barope end, have a ton sorrectly. No one, therefore, can be sure that by some juggling in taties, the currying treily it is next to cortainty that we shall see presont hear stocks on hand, whiols in consurised if I que ensble to give presist information trade in cotton spd in opium to Canton should much lower range of prices. Last your the quence of the hatore-mentioned conduct of the nonn be depended uppa I was informed be transferred from steamers to junks P., Ifst is fretail arkived on the 19th June, and was sold Customs officials they are unable to dispose of that the junka braditi ith-Maso numbered not right and proper, then the fubdiation over at 3580, the quant being better than that of the THE European Congress has, it is to be pre-the Chinese dealers rofwang to parohie in fooly with an avecouro tinge of 4,000 pionis, the large junk trule of Hongkong, to fas as it arrival of this morning. The next sale, some sumo, finished its labours, but Tarkey, does of the prohibition referred to. The consequendom that ligy le four voyages per nauws its growth to this cause, is a mistake The sown days later, about this time last year, was at

fellows that serious loss falls upon all concorted These figures nec equivalent to thirtoon junk Hoppo hoe beon warring upon Hongkong longs decline of close on 880. in the gaparder tendo of this opiny and all per month and an annual fonuage of 610.000 noul Would it not be possible to carry the The Michi Nichi Shimbre statos that a de- business in that article has boon atorgad Tour icals kept a record of the arrivals from war into the enemy territory ? If the Chinese santah, sent from Keski-ken at E.40 am. on the pititionera belleve that if a monstance were so, and as a matter of fact the average gave were any people but las people they notually 17th it was receivet, anoeing that Itagaki made by your cellenoy to the Hopgo of Can leven junka par month, with an average tonnage are, it might be possible to make matters go hard innko (ox-Sangi), and thiriwon members of the ton, the practices complaiad. of would be slago. ct 3,500 pinule, or close eyen 500 000 pleula por with the Hoppo for tampocing with the top Rishi.she insisty reported to the local office bananm but my ranord was only began at the of the manorial Orstoms. His interests of course think they wore shut to rielt the Yukeku-sha tinned,

Your positioners therefore pray that your end of the busiest portion of the year and in, are at varianos with those of the Corral Go society in Osaku. They lefs Tosa on the 18th Ercallauny may be planned to asks bash replied the New Yang holidays, which it is woll vorant, and his poto prejudice both them and lustant, but have not zines been heart of An santations to the Chiness Covernment and adopt known very nearly kuspand basindia for some the interests of Hongkong Luth perfectly aware other paper (the Kinj Horen) has it that Goto it must be prepared to accept the consanch other measures as my tord to determine weeks so that the natual amenat might more that the Batish Ministar has no tesaty right to is wanted, but opnnot be found. A rumour the injurious interforants of the Chinos Cus early approximate to the native Batimate, it interfere, but as his nationals are priced he was querent that he had gone to Hongkong; but It is published in two forms-Complete atquentes. England has compelled the Russian toms ofboints in to manunar complained of, and the total result for an entire year were us has gromada for making strong remonstransen this is probably without foundation. T 35; or, with the Lists of Rosidoute, Port Diggo Bear to lonsog his grip on Roumelia, and to insure for the future the unitterrapted trois certained and i adlition to that last year and even bringing to the notice of the Central use is evory toason to believe that he is in Turkey ought to be thankful that she has in and transport of gunpowder hetwan Hong crop in Hangs was deficient, so that Governmon the poonniary injury the Hoppo is Negashki, and means to stop there until or unless

kong, Manco, urd the curing ports,

although lohis way removed, po rise sonid in, indsting upon itself. Having thúc factitad me the Corsement invite him to Folie ooron sent to Canton, and as a conséquency the position by ofBotal doonments. I have marply to tuality far from unlikely. As for Itagaki, some con allowed to retain any foothold at all it. And your petitioner will evos pray.

· Dated the12th of April, 1879.

people, of Kwangsi are not in a position this extend the referencn to Pakhal, which is placed of the vernacular papers openly state that the Europa. The proposed occupation of Bosnie-

Hero follow the signatures of seven frun.

Jear to take off their usual quantity of imports in a still better pastion than Couton to sale anthorities would not dare to arrost him in his and Herzegovina by Austria is a pill which

leave a falling of in arrivals of tonnage its junk tinde to hold the own against steamers own province. Should be turn up in Osaka, Copy the Turkish Government are not at all in No. 492:

as Pakbol, Iroceived various estimates of desing that, as alwady mentioned, the duties however, there is little doubt that be my tax Colonial Secretary's Office, the amount of goods importad, but oven the las led by the Native Customs on fles wverage are taken into custarly, an clined to swallow. It is, however, obvious)

Jongkang. 29th June, 1878. largest of those say about 80,000 plopes of cot about 4 per cent below the tariff rate. The At the beginning of June, two Buddhist priests, accessory nasuro for the protection of BIL-I am directed to acknowledge the receipt fou goods, 10,000 pieces woollen goods (priboi-step that ought to be listed upon is that the need Sora and the other Inagaki, tdersbly Austrian interests and the prevention of of you: letter of the 17th instant, arid to inform paily long alts) 2000 balon yarn, and 20,000 Anty apua foreign Important tronty parts ahould well worsed in astronomy delivered e secim of frther anarchy and rebellion. We trust coulance in the subfact of the petition Tassels arriving, appearing as they do to bo por foreign resso If this stipulation could be bon-fample, Tokio, to the effect that the world ron that is recliong the Gurorter has hun pipole colten, is quite landsquate to fill up the be exagter equalised whether imported by junt, lecturas (extending over are days) ut the Dan- that Turkey will me the wisdom of sub-which gen forwardal on the 19th April last with festly fuil, and I gesinformed that the trade was obtained, and is only just and reachable in toas not revolve and the sun, but that the sun witting to the inevitable, otherwise fresh the British Consulate, Canton and that he finds timest entirely in foreign imports and that the itself, a very deuidad blow would be given to the ratoles round the earth ones l vary twenty- that it is tripossible for the Hongkong Govern- import of Thina osygo was trifling. I am thoro-organized opposition to foreignore at Pakhoi four hours. These two lestarers came to Yoke- diflicuities cot easy of solution may crop up ment to interfere respecting the import of gas for inclined to paltere, partly on this ground and sad there ought to be no great difaulty in getams on the 12th ult. and addressed a gathering The accumtion will also corainly tend to powder to ilsons, inasamund no the Caston sutbo partly an bihans, that the largest estimate Wasting the stipdiation concedal, acsing that it is of about two hambad at the Doric fample on keep Servis and Montenegro in restraint..

ritfea corridor Macao to be a part of China, and Tory nomiderably below the mark In regard not a distinction made by the Central Govern Nego Hill During the following three days the import of munitions of war into China is to exports, however, the stimates I received mont, but by a suborlinate ofcial fer his own by made a further exposition of their theory subject to stringent repelations I have the of them approdmated pretty closely to the pecuniary gain, and prevails only in the one at the Honkakuji templo, at Kanagawe, exhuult honour to be, Sir, your most challent servant, amount of ostinte foans, so that I am in province of Kwangtang and not over the whole ing a map of the globe. More that two thousand

(Signed) J. M: PRIOR, clined to put some faith in the statements Ice Impire

and to hear the nows Anting Colonial Recritary, ecived about them, own wak

These Bouires of the Macao Starle alone will the junk owners and merchants in the event of the 15th it) won Bada was in the middle ch show that it is suply suficient to give constant, transit pinses being issues, ought to be considered of his discouras, los announced fast tacke employment to two small stesmera, and that this in this plane, but as it is more convenient to treat who had any doubts as to what he stated ano branch of the Fakhoitrade amounts to about the whole question of transit passes together, I was at Harty to ask questions. Among thes Wodo not bold ourselves responsible for this opinicos nethird of the whole junk trade of Hongkong, marsly indicate it and would then point out that adionoe there happened to be Meguro and Sud-ury Thamin

orpresa by 'our Correspondents),

regarding the size of which both officials and s soon as the present arrangements gre, broken zpki, tonehors in tha Karuizawa wohort, and a people in Hongkong are in the habit of talking In upon, and sternere begin to rus regularly, Cariation named Wakiya. Those three gentle CHINESE CLAIM TO MAGÃO. and writing so complacently

the very heavy discount paid by the junks on men simultaneously rose from their seats and Wear To-day bong the "Gloring Fourth” the 102 anniversary of the Declantion of Ameri

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS.".

In addition to the Mazas trule a large bust their drafts will complete their roat if the fortiga advanced towards Sails with whom they com aan Independer the United States, Consul Sra. A ramon has been in circulation to theness is done with Heiher employing a number banks will give their ustal facilities for sending mond lively discussion. Many of those present will hold the usnal raception, but at a little later effect that the Chinese Government have at lust of jenks which carry constantly large numbers facrard produed with a fab morgin and at became very violent and one of them said its a funity fallen.

determined to onat the Prituguese from Macto, passengers. They buing foft and Autam ootton, moderate rute of exchange.

loud voice that those who interrupted Sado home is condo of to departure of the and that their first step has been to untily the ant take book principally rice. Neither is the My foxpression most decidedly is, that the should be killed on the spot. ha diatas lanos CO.,, gm. to 8 p.)

American mail. He will he "at home" from 2 Hongkong Government that Maono is Chinese Haiphong trade entirely destroyo, as Pakhoi issue of transit passo will at once braak up the hecame general and abrasier was thrown at those requires onsiderable, quantities of rice, which community of interest between junk owners and wo had ventured to give expression, to their Can you or any of your readum kiully informs hrought from there, to is and to the amount merabants, because if deprives the former of the dissent from, the new doctrine. The exampla me if this is correct, as 1 sve some thoughts of of 100,000 finger and There some advantage which makes it for the interest of the thua sut was followed by a number of others from roing over to Macno for a day or two bat havo anity, however, in getting return cargo in latter to on-opete with them, and gives thom omong the audience Wekiva was parielly no desire that the White Cind should not the consequence of no duty drwback being allowed no compensating advantage in return. At the wounded and the other two were also more or part of a second Cursebreeks and be fral into for to junk bat i la bellowed by any of the same time that the advantages is taken away less severely injured.Order was at length o ading to a son treaty port Yours, & alive bant, if steaming wore running, many from the junke, laves the old established stored through the intervention of the police

O ZEMPORA O MORES, OR BEATI opportunities of coding, ruburus The goods or harshants at the agroy of all newptors impart Jepan Carettes

LA POSSIDENTES. –

opu would be taken advantage of if drawbacks ing their goods by steamers, because the saving Hongkong, &rd July 1828.

could be recovered A-rade is also does with of the difference between the present native Cochin-Ching, which sends cotton and takes in taxation and the half cuty payablo to obtain a return earthenware and large iron pans in great transit pass is se large that the new carasts would This Shikiburio (Bureau of Music) of the Im- grantition. There is further the very large local have all their own way, unless the others corporial Horsehold Dapartment, intend to forward. trade done with all the porty within forty or fifty formed to the new ways wil throw over the night of the most ancient Japanese musical in miles in both directions, and if the whole of these juuks. Granting that the same difficulties aboli straments to the Paris Exposition by the next various trader be taken into consideration; I continue to exist against forolyors effecting French rasil doubt noriously if the junk trade of Pathoi falla salas at goods which, however, I not believe The buildings at Sanji for the manufacture of far short of that of Hongkong. I have taken no still the trade of Hongkong would be largely woollen sluth have been completed at a cost of ante of the fishing junks, which are exoedingly increased by the transfer from Maceo of the late 200,000 yen Lome and other machinery have numerons, because I assume that they are not trene carried or with that Bottlement arrived in Japan from Germany, and are DOW

Haring thus pointed out how the alliance being arranged for a commencement of work. The junk interest in Paksoi is very strong, tween the junk owners and merabants may be Four or five enterprising gentlens in Tokio and it means to die hard, more especially as the broken down, fully by the equalising of duties have formed a company the object of which is the piece goods importers make common canse with the frosty ports and secondly and principally construction of a carriage road, and ale wooden it against foreigners. By the just interest, I by the granting of transit passes, I have now tramway on which stanu power will be utilised, do not mean to fuclude all the various trados Ilo discuss at length the question of transit posson | hetween Uyens, Tokio, and Takasaki in Joshin k have onemorated above, but to confine the termitesit, and to show that the advantage gained by The preliminary applications have been made to to the Marion junks alone. The reasons for this these making use of them is no great that the Toki-in.

The political atmosphere in the Kumamoto ken

A Very Choice Assortment of community of interstate onerous. For one opposition of the native marokaats must give When I Stiel, and L. L. Bush, on the body of Wong Akit, who mat his death by a hale of

thing, both of thoin believe that it will be a bad way. MINIONE

le for from tranquil. Nhizoka are said to be yery Fax and BACE WINDSOR SCARVES,

PER: »Isu tlísi Ting for them when forognets obtain a firm foot I have already pointed out that the local taxa noisy, and insolent to the police, civil, officers, goods falling upon him. The descased, who was

ing in Fakho Another reason is that some of tion in Kwangtung und Kwangat between Panai military whenever they meet them. Tomioka,

"Royal".Four-in-Hand," "West fenty-ight years of age, was carrying bales in

Bond Street," and "Club House" tho pieco goods importora are themselves inte hai and Namning, is 25, 20, on a piece of shirts Governor, is guarded by soldiers hoth at his Messrs. Bassoon, Sony and Co's godowns on

OBAVAT S rested in junks Then the hrgest portion of inge, 15.2.1.6 on a bale of yarn, and 7m. 4. on residen.and when he goes abroad. The central

BILK and CASHMERE MUFFLERS. Tuesday about noon. Seine, baby were upon a

ths export, trade in cartist on junk stocant: a piour of sotton The trant duty on each authorities are sending troops to reinforce the heap about twelve unfurleón fest high, and se-

and the piece goods fuporters, Buding as a rule spectively is da de,, Tls 11.6, and im. 90 20. garrison-Japan Gutsette veral of them, weighing about four hundred

SOUTHGATE'S PATENT OVERLAND TRUNKS. that the purchase of junk drafte at Evo to six These figures show asaving of 1m, 76 60. Tis. 3, pounds, fell down, one of them on the deceased.

per cout, discount is a better operation for them and 3m, de. 8. resistively, or the following of the charge of reason made against Dr. Mub, LADIES DES TRUNKS SOLE LEATHER:

yamid Bast2 PORTMANTEAUS. Some coolies who were also working there at Mr: J: B. White, late of the Stag Hotel ban shippist produce, have a tangible red on persentages on the cost of the goods in Houg: Vics President of the Gento In, which led to his once removed the bale and carried the deceased to bankraps, came up to ass his last ramination for wishing a continuance of the present system kong -14 per mnt. 5yer cent, and 43 per oout dismissal from five and subsequent arrest on the COAT CASES, GLADSTONE and COURIER another part of the godown, and sent for a Ch- His scosants had been ardited and the Registrar Lastly, the head quarters of most of the Pakho and taking Mr. Bredor's figures, already referred 11th ult. The evidence against Matsu was, BAGS.

The Dreadnought PORTMANTEAU, noes doctor. Whilst the doctor was proparing stated that outstanding lobts to the amount of bouses are in Meeno, and if the trade were trana, to, the saving at Canton it passes were grauled obtained through the oufeesions of Oya Taku

1 Sold Leather Some medicine the doreased died. The body about $100 were expected to be removed. Hisferred to steamers, it would fallow as a son would be 18 per cent., 17 per cent, and fi per and others now in custody, When the Catam as thon taken to the Lospital, where Devon der Lordship fold. Mr. Whits he must ezert himself sequence that boul-quarters would roynice to be ent, restivaly and this is independent of hellion broke oat Makau thought that the Im Horoh saw it. Ho-said the cooased died of con- to get in the debts, and ordered him to come up transford to Hongkong, and the property in the duty and half duty already paid to the Carterial troops would be unable to cope with it, insion of the chest. The jury returned a verdict. for his final order of discharge in the 19th inst. Masso might have to be ratized at a cousidar com Hense

wat boat therefore a favourable opportunity of uscidental death. AM

blu lous. There is no doubt whatever that the Not long age Le Chinese Ambassador in offered for making a demonstration against the native importer of piece gands from Hongkong London stated that lekin was by no means a Government. At that time Mutes was in his qua, be undersold, in most goods even, with the heavy tem, and did roi materially affect the cost stive provings of Kishia (Wakeyam koa) 18 advantage they have in lower datics, but they of gouds. I leave it to anyone with the slightest he and Ore Takn planned together that the have so threatened the country buyers with re merenutile expericare to say, whether or not an Ahsoku of Kishin bould rise, join the Toss fusing to give further credit if they buy from addition of these percentages to the cast of any saizoku, anu march in a body on Kidlo, which foreignon, that these hayers and unwilling to goods whatever will prejudicially at the tale. was then bat feebly garrisoned. They would give offanna for the for candareens per pians In 1870, Mr. Moss was sent by the Hongkong faus obtain possession of the person of the the following shapes: Arctic" Serapis," that they would save, and hence it comes that Chamber of Commacroo to ascertain what he could Mikado, than residing at. Kioto, and use His

Clyde Tandom, Lothai Corianght, POLICE COURT..

Pakhoi still rains, practically closed as a pit as to the commerein, capabilition of the West Majesty's name as an authorization of their

London Society Shakesporr," &c. So far as I can see, the country buyers them. Ever, anil his report was published in that year.beoquent acts The Daljin and Saugi

GARDIGAN JACKETS and BRACES. 3rd Jul

SILK UMBRELLAS and WALKING selves have no objection to dant with foreigners. His figures do not quite agree with those of air were to ho seramarily dismissed and the than the Poot Laureate, an arrangement was

In his report for 1877, the Harbour Master of Brdo, but they do not differ very materially, and wind of offos reized by Mutsu and hit, friends,

SNIPASTICES. BEFORE THE HON, CHLRLES MAY.

Hongkong states, informed that if the he is constantly making reference to the lanefel tas formar copying the highest post. Terme TURKISH TOWELS and BATH BLANKETS. Chinese merchants so Pathe sould depend on effects upon trade of the oropssive inland taxation, were then to be made with daigo Takamori and

LINEN DAMAST TABLE CLOTHS and Throught in contact with one soother. After the

VANA (DEUNKEUNESS

* NAPKINS, AD all sizmi of gunpowder to Mars, fansmuch as the mutual court sisa, Mr. Browning, having learnt

William White, a seamen on the British gau- scam-vesels calling regularly, the trade of the and he makes the positive ftaterent that the the government of the country undertaken con

LINEN and COTTON SHEETING: Canton Authorities consider Micas to be a that Tie Excellency was alts a poet, expressed a boat Growler, was charged with being drunks and place would facrosse. It is said that the jurk North of Kwangxi and South of Hunan nael jointly The preliminaries had too so "Far

and PILLOW LINEN part of China, and the import of munitions of desire to know how much he tad published refusing to pay obair hire on the 2nd instant.ners combine together and will not ostry formerly to be supplied with goode brought up armaged that the march on Osaka, had already Only throw or for volous," was the reply Ordered to pay ffty cents for chair hire in produce for merchants who have bean snow to the West River, but that this trade has been Feat projected, when intelligence, was received ship cargo by steamers Aeralar line of steam lost, and he attributes the loss principally to the of the relief of Kumamota Castle, sul subse

WOOLLEN DEPARTMENT. wat into China is subject to stringent requla- thrangh the interprater Than (sald M. default, one day's imprisonment.

Having completed our arrangements in this - tions," "The Colonial Government has always: Browning) I am a greater offender then His Heary William Eradi, a fireman on the Britisk sels would place merchants as Takhai in an easy taxation to which the goods were subjected casutly of the contiased sovees of the Imperial

Excellency, and unequal to him in self-retratat. steamer Madras, was beaght up on a similar independent position, and would son out short in their passage along the river. Entirely.com arias. This caued Mats to abandon bis de apartament for the noming Season, to invite an bon customed to grant clearances to the Whut kind of poetry does His Excellenes, write sharge to that in the previous case-Ordered to tho nenepels of the onering true now onjoyed firmstory of Mr. Moss statement, biore is a map sigus, which had been so far kept secret that he Early Inspection sont LandE and Cuorge Janks carrying gunpowder to Mico as toleral, humorous, epic, or what P? There ray thirty tents for cinit hire; in default cae by owners of janks." Heyand assenting to the in the Cudoms Reposts for 1876 showing the was ouabled to return to Tokio and resume his STOCK of SCOTCH and ENGLISH GOODS in all very general proposition, faut if steam vessels ports from which and the inland markets to duties as Vice-President of the Geuro.In, no the newest and most fashionable makes, con any other foreign port, and the British Co. W puse for short time. At length the day's imprisonment.

called regularly the treds of the plage would which, goods had been sent under transit pass suaploton of disloyalty in any way attaching to sting of interester said that His Excellency thought vernment has agair sad again by its acts and his poetry would be better described as the

Ho Afat was charged with damaging trees at inorease 1 most differ from the whole paragraph In the extreme Beath of Hunan, plages are him. The gridance now brought to light shows NEW WOOL and WORSTED COATINGS, in public documents recognised Macso as a "enigmatio." "Barely (replied Mr. Browning)

Wong-mei-cheong

For the reasons I have already given, it will be marked as hayling reasived such goods from how narrowly the Government escaped agro FINE SALONY COATINGS,

thore, ought, thea, to be the despact sympathy

P.C. 554 snul he saw the prisnner putting the zoon that junk owner sad merchants consider Hankow, although the ditance is about 400 anger, and how timely were the Imperial ano- Portuguese possession, Other Governments between us, for that, in just the gritloism which branches of a higher tray At Wong-noi-akoon their interests as indentical, and I certainly have tiles as compared with 200 tallesthe distance cases in Kragbi II Muten's plot had been! have repeatedly done thu sama. Tas settle is NEW FANCY TROWSERINGS,

and bloodshed it might have a With the ovidono. of his guilt thoroughly established Mats can expect no mamy, and

and deserves: none

DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, PERFUMERS,

PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS,

And

DRUGGISTU SYNDETHER,

AERATED WATER MAKERS.

SHIPS MEDICINE CHESTS ROFITTED, PASSENGER SHIP SUPPLIED.

of

Norton. To avoid delay in the excontion Orders it is particularly requested that all business worthimosioms de maireasal to the Firm, A. WATSON and Coor

HONGKONG DISPENSARY

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LATESTY IBL EGRAMS

Io its issus of the 27th ult., the Foochow Heral commercial report thus allmiles to the tes market at that port-Rother less business has toon ve ported during the wreck. Transactions in Congon Lamonat to about 30,500 otrosta, at Tim. 65 to 93% por pieni (short)-the higher prics having been | paid for second crop leaf. Bupplies have come to

hand on moderate scale, and the stock is infe GENERIBANCO – Frustly reduced. Teamau hasc succesded in stablishing a alight advance in rates for common and fair favors grades while other descriptions, though flera show zo me- THE PROPOSED AUSTRIAN OCCUPAided in the Hongkong, repert

exiui chungy in value. In Suchong, a mɔderate- business has transpired at about last week's quotations.

An inquest wrs held at the Civil Rospital NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

And yesterday morning, Infore Mr. C. V. Greaggh, Gavamunications on Editorial matter shoulder, and a my composed of Masers. J. Pla

addrossed the 23tor and those on business "The Monafter," and not to individuale by name.

Correspondents are resented to forward their name and address with communications addresaad to the Editor, not for publication, bot an evidence of good faith.

All latters for pablication should be written side of the paper only.

•

OI DRO

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JULY 4TH, 1878,

The following anecdote is given by the Lox-, don cocrespondent of the Leeta Mercury The new Chinese ambassador in the country ik a

"Tus patition of certain merchantê in this Colony engaged in the gunpowder trade in reference to the interference of the Canton Customs Authorities with tho-funks-laden with gunpowder for Magno has elicited a Father Hartling reply from the Government. It seems that. His Excellency the Gornason Las been in correspondance with the British Consulate at Canton, and "finds that it is Impossible so interfere respecting the import made, the other day by which the two should be

mat of man of onsiderable literary ability, and perhaps one of the for diplomatists cince the days of Mattbow Prior (Lard Lytton alone ox- cepted) who has achieved distination as a poos. Shortly after his arrival in this country lo ex- prosol a wish to become soquainted wish the principal English poots; and as Mr. Browning is icovo dodestible and more:s:ma of the work

quant was founded by the Portuguese, and it to be a just one.”

has bean is their hands. for more than two eanturies. Their title to ita possession was, however,comewhat doubtful until they ejected the Chinese mandarins, and made it theirs by

THE CHINESE CUSTOMS AND THE GUNF WDER TRADE TO MACAO.

The following copy of a petition to the Govern right of cougnast The claim put forward meat and reply thereto, has been handed to us by the Chinese Government to the Holy City for publication

this juncture is exceedingly annoying to some of the Hongkong marchants, as it is calculated to atop a considerable brunch

REUTERS TEL FALAYS.

SUPPLIED TO THE " DAILY, Press,

[BY SOUTHERN Rocze.]

Losos, ht July

JIONOU BOSNIA.........

The Groit Powani wes orging upon-Turkey the propose Austrian escupation of Burda o Herzegovin

Agstrio is massing troops on the fontier...

SUPREME COURT.

· Jäly Jed.

IN BANELUFIC BEFORE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE. HON. FSNOWDEN,

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, RHFORK ME JUSTICE Russetai Woxo Arura . KENKEDY, 90-Some farther ersionce was taken in this ense and judge ment was reserved,

DAMAGING TREES.

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large quantity offrait upon the branches.

The prisoner sald he was passing by and sug

be independent of the junk owners. In fact, saftalent to show the entirofallaciousness of the they, at the present time, are the entire op statement made by the Ambassador in London

That, so far, is the present position at Pakhei, position, caN

- POOCHOW..

the branches on the ground he picked them up to

Wa rogrot to hear that the Commitire of the

ΤΟΚΙΟ.

The bong Shimbun gives some particulars

RATYThe hours studia for the presioni 25-bons (ama are registered from 1 to 4 ant the quantity of water suite judice, benend haudalla.

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INTIMATIONS.

ILEAK D

are now showing their AUTUMN AND WINTER STOCK

NEW GOOD 8. demprising CaITY'S BLACK, BROWN, wind

FELT HATS -in all the latest shtres, TWEED HATS, PARIS SILK HATS, "and DRAB SHELLS. TWEED SHOOTING and SMOKING CAPS.

"Duke's,"

End,

We

FERIORAUM PLPES CIGAR and

CIGARETTE HOLDERS: LONG CUTE, OXFORD TWILL, and COLOURED REGATTA SHIRTS LAMBSWOOL BATONE, CASHMERE, and

MEHIND UNDER-SHIRTS. - GANTLEMEN'S HALF HOSE SILK LAM- WOOL CASHMERE MARINO, LIsle-THREAD, COTTON, and BALERIGON. LINEN COLLARS

PUR WOOL SCOTCH SUITINGS.

of trade. It is a nice question, as it seems chants carrying on businosis in the Colony ofJoki Campbell, frem on the Brit. In the report already referred to, the Port whenever it becomes necessary. As a proot sought sanctuary, curled up in a corner of the rulers entrusted to us will receive prompt atten

recoguised Macao as a Portuguese colony and grated clearances thither as such.

But however that may be, it is rain that

Por stoomer Menelasti, for, London Cangon,

EXCHANGE.

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AND. AT SHANGWAL

VESTINGE; FRIEZES, for ULSTER OVERCOATRI &6,, &0. Great care has been bestowed in the selection of. these Goods both as regards style and substance. at the fruit. He was employed by a milk and the next part of the abjest to be trested of.

and having kad out amafa executed at a time at Wong-noi-cheong.

A eingular sireumefansa tock place at overwhen the Choicest Goods were in the Market. His Worship said that the prisoner well know is the future course of business. Can the or that he bid uu right to pick shoes from a tree unised opposition as I have described it be Foochow Native Hospital Fave been obliged to in Kent, recently. A faz, hand-pressed on the rasinlaud quid he had a moto right to sobreken down I most decidedly think that it carry out the rumoured intention of closing that tantamen, leaped the shareh feed wall and man here. He would romand the sasa until the 5tava; bes in considering this portion of the sub institution. It is, however, to be hoped that the disappeared The hounds and bustsmen were TAILORING DEPARTMENT

This Department having undergone extensive To His Excellency John Pope Hennessy, CMG,

instant in the meantime the police to me jet it will be necessary to treat the two parties indispersable medical assistance required to carry marobing and wondering when an old wo Copy)

inquiries shout the prisoner

to the opposition separately, taking the junk on this good work will be available era longan ostes out from a back door of the panco alterations in now upon the Ground Floor of ownoce Brat, and strange as it may soeto, the Financially there is it, we believe, any obstacle which happened to be open, with the excisemtion, the Brabangis, which will conduce much to the Governor of Hongkong and its dependencies, BRIQUE J. P. McEver, Esq, RN

nuk trade of Hongkong, which one would think in the way of re-opening the Hospital, and weHere he is, in the pulpit and sure enough convenience of our Customers. It is placed to., to,, &o.

bad little to do with it must be carefully ans can contdently predict a renewal of publlo sup foor reynard lad slipped in at the open door and under New and Elective Management, and alt The humble petition of the undersigned inez-

BESERTERS to ua, as to how far the local Government cau Hongkong

Harbour Master expresses, surpring, to find the of Chinese interest in the undertaking, we stoamer Karo, was charged with wilfully remain truda in talive bottone inorossing view of the mention that golte sweatly the lopal choisisit. Of pourse he was soon instation and be executed in a Erst-class style. PRO ACATLE AND CIỘ, C be expected to go in the matter. By admit.. Sheweth, That your petitioners are moving bond from his ship on the 1st instant.much greater facilities offered by Tassels pro- expressed a desire to contribute handsomely to

COMMERCAL INTELLIGENCE chanto resident and carrying on business in tao: Antonio Palo Gotares gaid he was fourth polled by stem. The explanation is simple, ward its support, and we understand on good

VICTORIA EXCHANGE, ting the Chinese ples, the Hongkong Govern colony of Hongkong, and in the course of sush Lotork in the Harbour Department and was doing.There is a very large trade done with native authority that they are still prepared to TUNER |

QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET, ment in a manner stultifies itself, since it has business have been to the habit for many years duty at the Shipping Ollin The prisoner whe ports, which are not opsied by trusty, and with their offer of assistanse

HONGKONG: ** past, and up to a recent period of solling gon belongs to the steamer Kere wilfuly remained these poris jusks are the only means of convoy. The old Arglo Caron spirit of pagmadity is 251,230 lbs; Gonated Caper 72,9090 Boented poiler to Chinas for shipment to feno, suck behind from his vessel, which sailed on fan pren and by which trade can be carried on This not yet dead. It lives, and asserts itself every Orange Pokor, 25,563 lbs. :: Borts: 2,300 Har: 19 gunpowder boing much in request at that place ions morning. The prisoner was apprchenfet may be called the legitimate junk trade, and nor and again, despite the croaknge of dall for the purpose of manufacturing araokers and at the Ballers Hams on Tuesday what half at wil always remain and probably confine to in regestability. What harm, it may be asked, in pkgs, Bilk Pises Goods, 50 page. Waste Sill, 17 TO SHIPCHANDLERS, ENGINEERS, &o- the Portuguese are bound to respond to the other fireworks

one o'clock The captain Jefta latter balindorease in widition to that there is what may be there in kecoking A zuan down under certain rir.pkgs. Sundries. challenge and either insist upon the recogui Chiussa Cestens service have adopted a system

That within the past six months officers of the stating the prisoner ww be a sosocter

valled the illegitimate junk trade, and that is the farmstances ? Morally, we would opine, no sin The prisoner said he remained on shore to be trade arried on with the teasly yeria by junks, hatocover: Legally, it is alus! a crime. The ON LONDON tion of aftan as a Portuguese colony by the of bonding and heatching Chinese craft clear. disularged, re

in face of the grester fanlities offered by ateau British Constitution forbid the antiquated pras Bonk Billa on demand 3/20 Chinese Gorerument or else to sell their in-ing from Hongkong to that port within a skort His Worship sentenced the prisoner to four vessels, simply by virtue of the lower duties to ties of head praning in public, however *Bank Bills, at BO daye sight.3/104 Bank Bills, at 6 months' sight.3/103 tareste in the city and clear out. The Chi and on boast sumpelling the return to that on the return of the steamer to be vent on board. tion Tees hut arise at any of the treaty ports principle of pugilism is involved in the mainten Oredita, at months sight. ---311

distanos, of Hongkong, and if gaurowder be teen days' imprisonment with hard labour; and which their cargoes are subjected. Thi qaba grost the provisation; and, while admitting the nese Government, by refusing the ratification place of such graft under a threat of the seizure Times Farrell, a freau on the British roept those in Kwanglang, because at the anes of standing armies for general defouce and Documentary Alls, at 6 months

3/11 of the treaty with Portugal concluded at and soulcation of the vessel if the command sostener Fare, was charged with a similar offenes, offers foreign goods am-uently altogether im in the forging of criminal, it denies the right sight

made beaut aplied with Those practicen The prisoner will the chief ofler gave him ported direct in foreign vessel, whilst in Kang of the individital to set aside thengered prorogativo ON BOMBAY-Bank, sight.20 Tientsin in 1862, entered a protest against your petitioners believe are not only wholly so leave to go on shore su Saturday night uni tang they can be imported by janks in couse of the law in the adjustment of private dis- ON CALCUTTA,Bank, sight...: 290, the assumption of sovereign rights over warranted, but are absolutely at variation with Monday morning He did not go Loard on Non-gence of the proximity of Hongkong where the poles. If, therefore, time hange heavily and ON SHANGHAI

Bank, sight, nigamYIN ANG Macas y Portugal, but the Portuguese the British Governments

the existing treaties between the Chiues a day becued he had no money to pay boat hira waods can be bought before they become liable to 1 trade is fogging, first is early no reason

Xin vessel left on Tuesday morning

duty at all. In the Customs Hoparts for 1875 it why risal healers after riches should place Privite, 30) days? sight 73- Bare been left in undisputed possession,As a fagraut inatunod of this arbatary exec His Worship sentenced the prisoner to for is expressly mentioned that the Import of foreign themselves within the clutches of sholaw and they are not likely to surrender the ciss of power on the part of the Chiness officials toon days imprisonmoont with hard labour and cotton into Cantan fell from 166,000 plant in by mauling on another. The temptation may place. At the same time it is not yet petitions rempootfally bog to bring to your on the return of the stemmer Faro, the prisoner 1873 to 6,000 piculs in 1874 simply in conse. be strong, we grand; but the ratification of Hongkong and Simughat Bank Shura-21 per

to be part on board w

oset, premfu notice the folloring case

quence of a slight rebate in the duty which was giving your doghvar angly blow between hir dignified for any Europeau Power: to Messis. Hesse and Co, moralunts of this co-

allowed by the native Customs on cotton brought poeper e marely conter la lanned by cours- Union Insane Society of Canton-$1,800) por hold territory on sufferance from the loay, some time aga sold to this Chus Leong, Crazy Ason, A rusanger from Singapota by by jrick. In 1876 the port rose to its old quenced surious enough in themselves to deter whare. Chinese Governmout, especially when the Lashoug af Hongkong, quantity of gante. British steamer Gector was charged with gave of 180 000 plouls, and this in neribed to many a strong minded and self willed maar Truss Chip Taders Insurance Company's Ehares Published at the Offee of the Fongkong Daily

powder in kegs and bases, Of this merchandise stealing from one We Aings fellow passenger; the reduced frogkta by spermes pounter belang indulging therein recent combat das bower 31475 per share, latter proclaims the fact to the world and about 100 cases and 200 Tags were under the one box containing the saxa of 80 in silver, and ing the email zabate in duty high had pre-bes, we lear, led to mnoh excitement end om Tangiese Insurados Association--Ils. 670 per

Government regulations bipped on board the sons clothing to the value of £16, nously been suficient Away, froin ment in a certain Settlement not many hundred share commences to lay ou embargo on the trade uk uk Jus. To trend No. 003) on The case was proved and he Worship sentendo coat to take on miles froto Sharp Frak We have no desire to Chiment Insurance Company-$200 per share ex- of the port. The Portugueso Government croyance to Maand The Huot Tak Were the prisoner to four months prissacant with Report for lord to which I have already particularise the affair, or to offer any upton Literat will, if it has any spirit, vindicate its title veived from hd Harbour Master's Department hard labour. VE

ferred, he enters very fally into thirr question in a case which has already, it won Bougnung Pao Lenranoo Company's Blazer- to rule over Macao. At present, it must tas 20th of November last nail for her deat

the proper arual olgaranos for that port, and on

of reduction of duty as far as it affecta oplum, engaged the attention of legal authority. But $750 per share nominal. A Padus publisher is to send to the Paris Ex- Land shows that in conesquence of difference of it must, nevertheless, be instter for regret that China Fire Insanos. Company's Shares-1205 he confessed, the Portuguese are made nation crying with bar a lecter from the sulp bibition, an edition of Dante surrels Keger fall Tis. O between the duties levied by the In such unpleasantries should arise in a small, o par kherapeuTEGRA by this declaration of the Chinese Governors the said Chux Loong hong, to their Sen the the thumbnail, and intended for a wack perial and Hoppos: Custom Retres only about community Hurtta Hongkong and Whampas Dock Company's

hares 11 por cant, premları ment to appear in po very flattering light as Meco to receive the gapander in question chain appendage. The letters are so small as to one-tenth of the ophium conated by the oise of pig

When the Kick Tab Woʻgrrived at the Cap. Basomóló grains of rund und few, of sonrat, tan, Chinton itself passed through tás Imperial Jug, Lord Becoslald's mind being now exclusitaly Hongkong, Usaton, and Masso Steamboat Co.'s tenants at will of the Dragon. Throng of the sing moon Foss she was boarded by officials of desipher there with mystying glass. If toms in 1976. Brador makes the vary sigui, treed upon military matters, there has occurres Shares discount. little peninsula over which their Bug has tho. Chinese Customs, whe upon searching, hes being impom ble to distribute, the type after the deant samar that burgut ultimately be to his new and happy mame for his old adver- Bhanghal Steam Navigation Company

and finding that she had such gunpowder on adition had been worked on was returned to taken notice of and door with by the Central say, Mr. Lowa, Hanises to bin pristoper share flowed for a tony generations Meantime, board directed her male to take the weasel the soundry The Tied in tabell will be Gerartment the micus my reason oneraation a Tim Whitehead Torpodo Hongkong Gas Company Shares-800 per the Philippines, Staite Settlementa ko. So, although the question is one the bettlement buck to Hongkong and there discharge the bound in zod valvet, with silver chaps.

for antiring wu fully into the subject of the Magjat

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