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appreciating any motives save those of com- pulsion or necessity, "winzki bebeve thát, tha aryadigament and breu extorted from us, or, at all events, they would be taught to believe

THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 1880,

Chison rock, maar Amer; all lives saved but 14th-Arrival of General Grant in Amoy one, a Chinamaqualan

4th the Chi

DE FEBRUARY,

Youht Race for the Longing Challenge Cap from Hongkong to Manso won by Naomi, by ona miunte and a quarter, 10th Army and Navy Athletin Sports, frst daylstaligsboa reocivad In Hougang of the massnere of the captain, offlcers, and Chinese portion of the ore of the British bárque Koto Water) by the Malay craw, who

that made for Taboad and goghted the ship oft that consta quan barang ithArazend Navy Athletic Sparks, scound

day 12th-Hongkong Horticultural Society's An- nual Exhibition in the Pablo Gardens, fist day 181 Hongkong Flower Show, snood day

Performance of the opera "H.M.S Pinafore by tho Hongkong Choralesioty at the Theatro Royal, City Hall.

Laprak

so by the mandarins.” The mass of nose on the mainland implicitly believe that we only retain the island on enfferance and pay tribute to the Emperor of CHINA for it, And if we undertook to collect a part of the Chimese rovenno it is to be feared that the action would miscupatrued

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and misrepre seated. Thoes are some of the difficulties that present themselves-to-ul in connection proposed basis of settlement, but it is possible they may be partially overcome. The inpeter is ominently one for diesesion, and those who have made a study of the question should now come forward and give expression to their

to their views on tho subject....

*XIX. Farther consideration of the Blockade ques-Loss of Mare Doughs In the Formosa tion sheds little further light pponi Bacont inquiries made among the Chinese bare, how ever, alicited the following information, which

be placed may as well be.

upon record. The Bookade is still considered by the Chinese merchants and traders to beas injurious to the jurk trade of the

the Colony

As ever. The junk tarving Hongkong are often made by the Chi

three times the nese Customs officers to pay duty that they would have to pay if they wat to autoo. For this ranson they are debatied

Canton. from carrying pisos goods, opium, and other articles to the numerous non-treaty perts ans the East and West Coasts-Wars- the Custom Statinna and crers reinore, the Chineas aluista that the junk trade of this

would immediately increase to presont

wensions, and that new

markets would be available for foreign pisce goeds and epun. Whether the walisipa tieng are more sanguine than the eirenm. stances warrant it is impossible to say, but

Channel; ore and part of cargo saved! 17th The Methodist Chapel at Yunch'un, in Falkien, attacked by a mob, who wrecked the baiting and violently assaulted the worship. pars Fall antisfaction given by Authorities 17th-First Day of Henghong Race.

thecond Tay of Hongkong Raves. 12th-Thiel Day of Hongkong Fades-Molan choly suicils of Mr. J. M. Farmat, of Ulefos, At Maker. Mayer & Co.'s, Praya Baste 20th--Fourth Day of Hongkong Races-Fi

in Spring Gardaway No. 107, Qaven's road East destroyed.

17-Fall of three houses in Coufinus-streek, Hongkong, han in Deurse of oreption on man buried in the raing Arrival of General

Grant, In Blutghal,

28th

Brocation of the Eats Waders murderers

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Excise (Opitim) Amendment Ordinanse read a Court there is and can be no appearance under that a right once conferral Britial subject when, within its defluition, the privileges of á on time; doba on kood reading of the protest practice conlined, to the Courts nuder by an Act of Logislators manut he taken away ship of war. Frelons, from street of, and right- Merchant Shipping Consolidation Bill opened. the influence of the Civil Law. The paper dlad, or derogate firm by any act or spent of to seams for contraband goods in a foreign ship 20th,Typhoon st. Manila

however, may be taken as a summary in writing the Ezosutive Government whatsoever, but only of war stand out the same principle. The former 21st Collision outside Woongng between the of the reasons urged by the Acting Attorney, by an Aut of the same or of some other legis carrios the principle further, but it was held to 18th. Toreblight prosession at Shanghai in American steamer Pligion and the brig Jou General in showing cause agalost the issue of a lature having equal of superior authority apply to a mal vessel, nader a like convention

honour of General Graut, explosion of soma

dorthe latter sank in a few minutes, the mandatina, and of the grounds on which he 25-Thomam pri napleupplies in the Colonies. haing Euglish waters, tho seinal property of ora jest orcaging with their lives whats the refusal of the magistrale to grant The distraction Lutween Legislative and xc-the Bilgio Governmont al offenrol by Belgie compound,killegons Chitaman, nadinficting

cative fucutions is adatained in all its integrity, officers in the vase of the Parlement Rolga, Tboa fatal lujuries on a European, VA A 22nd Meeting of tho, Legislativa Connell the search warfsat in this save 22nd-Part of the new Band at Amoy gave way; Chiness Emigration Amendment Ordinance 13-Itts not contended that the Opium Farmer although the whinery is somewhat different ander, like circumstances, with the additional passed committes; the Merchant Shipping in coming to this Court or in the form of his and, even where the Executive and sho Logislative cironmetance that the Anadyr is not the pro- extensive damage to property,Wrick of the

of Yonso all' Consalination Ordinance read a stond time applicatico has mincontrived his remedy. The authority is rested in one and the same person or party of the French Government ded in allered Geroas beig Olle on the cost 2208-230-Spreuke dataila Hongkong, origanos 2 of 1858 confers a certain powerton holy, the distinction is still halbally drawn to be exempt being a vasest balouging te pritet hands saved,

wind blowing with nearly typhun faroe the Magistrate, and creates is corresponding right between the ants of that body or of that person persons only becuase she is said to be anbefales 24ther Majesty'a bethday dinner and re

by the Grench Government, how can' she Že kooption at Government Hour The Glencoe 23rd.-Death at Am y of Mr. Bisuusrol, Ger- is the Ogium Farmer, in his own interests and in the one capacity all the other.

(the first toastsamor) left (unkow and arrived man Consul at that port

in the interests of the general revenus of the 26 The treaty-making power of the Crowo brougat ander the Convention? can den no 15th-Serions collision on the Lwango ho- Colony, to have that power brought into play to obed by law in Her Majesty in person, Eer distinction relating the dedyr from the in Linton on the 2ik July (30 days). 27th-8teamar Norn wout ashoro near Heinaa tween the steamore Heigen ad Eukwangen sliting, ocession. The Police Magistrato Legislative authority in this Colony is szoroised principle of the decision of that very minest when on the passage from Beiber to 26th,Arrival in Hongkong of H. E. Senhor da bas refused to exorcise, that pawar. giving his by hoe either through. His Excellency the Go Judge and International Juris: Bir Ka Philli

Grace, this now. Governor of Masse, sad of commons for his rotasi, cnd the Opium Farrier vornar la bie: Logitative Council „de by Her mors, whose senciniioni I do not now for the Hongkong-Arrival of Ganeral Grant in Tientsin-The steamer Lowton Castle, bulen

Obing How the Chinese Ambasador lee no other means of sufercing his rights sad - Majesty horecte."by and with the advice and that the follow with now teas, went sabors in the mind on the to 66. Petersburg, the latter en roule for profsoting the intersatz which he says are in consent of the Imperial Parliament," or " by and But aasomitig. Ag before stated, that the Yangiate, hear Wahnaga

porilled-by-the-set of the muster and owners of with the advice of the Privy, Council and not cor her on the Attorney-Goongal to prove that. Poking

DECEMBER

the steamship Anadyr in bringing prepared by herself in pazzon, (Ses Charter of thy Colony:) thin vossel is within the convention as a vessel At Victoria Gaol, HongkongCelebration of Int-8, Andrew's Ballat City Hall, Hongkong opium into tha Colony without his long, than In the exercise of her trosty-making sho a subsid by the Framah Poverament, there is the centenary of the birth of Toro Miors, the Waverley Ball at Shanghai.

by applying to the Court for a writ of man entered into an agreement to confer certain pri ne avioboo of such subsidy of this particular Irish goot, at Hongkong: the Botanical Gartheeting of supporters of the Hongkong demas. All the elemente exist in this case which vileges on certain French mail stonmors, So far vessel Some subvention between the Fronek dans-illuminatal

Public School.

aetherise the application for the prerogative as the Executive officers of the Government ara | Gavaniment and the Massagories Maritimnos nay

There is a public anty couderned, Her Majesty's orders to give effort to be presumed to exists but it is not shown, ik la. 5th-Wrask of the British lores Furlee nax writin question.

Shanghai the master and threa sailors lost.. imposed on the Magistrate; a right in the that convention are bluding, and golitratory ou not proved that this particular vessel is subsidised 6th.-Fatal dre in East-street, Hongkong; then pressut applicant to claim the performance theme between them and thoir sovereign. But or that the subelly is not a gross annual ani-for houses destroyed and a child burned to desch of that duty; a distint application to Luo Ma- as regards the bulk of her subjools and go far as the general sacriage of mails inany vessel which 7threat fir at Hakodate to British Corgistest to ust, and 's distinct refaval on his part their rights are affected, the prooiasat is still those pary may choose to provide, in other

juslita and 9,300 houses. döstrayal.

for reasoni assigned: Thure is no othez yewody for fieri, and no siera bava, pa it appeart, boon words that it is one anbaidy to the company for Rsh-Set shooting intality at Woosung; the open to the Opin Farmer for the alleged wrong taken by the Crowd to obtain s legislative de- Paggregate surrices to be perlocial by any suit dnator and wale of the Faireclus mortally done him by the Magistrate's refusal. There is elatation sanctioning that agreement and making uble roanels which the company may choose to therefore a peuper case for un application for a. of its forms w lawr binding on all courts and Lamplos Quuld not the commeny stop in this 9th.Masting of Tegislaties Council; the Chi-mandames. The Court has not to consider Lara | subjects,

I port, the Andy from going west, and put on noté Emigration Ordinance Atseadment Bill and how whether in fact: there is or is not pre- 27. This being the stats of the low on the any other suitable Fronch vessel for the servins? read a third than and passed farther diarvestindo on hard, the day, whather question we are absolutely bount in this Court, If this to an it could not be contombed that the of the Merchant Shippings Consolidation Bill; te being there, if any, is there, is or is not justi-whep properly applied-to, to declare that law, dentical vossal the dandyr je subsidised within the Opiuti Exoise Ordinance Amendment Bill able. These questions may quise hereafter, and give the fallost sfost to the rights it can the meaning of article 5 of the enavention. red a third time and passed. --Horrible murder The question nog is simply, has the Opinn fera. We would be failing in our duty to the 4. Again, testing this case by the Parlement of a woman in a boat in Hongkong harbachy Farmer a right or not to bare s search instis Crown; whose ministers we are for the adminis. Helge, the tresty powers of the Crown warn thare, somo persons wakitown. “N tuted for opjam baliovod, on reasonable grounds, tration of the law, if we failed, even against the discnued by the ominent judge the ten-laney of 19th.--Chief Justins Smale Inya down the rights! te bo in the Ansdyr and to be there.in breach of Crown itself, to give offoot to the rights of the whose opinions is manifestly, from his jude

aud Babilities of newspaper proprietors at the the Ordinance?

meanest subject of the swali,

ments and writings, to uphold the pravogativa to Supreme Court, Hongkong-Fire at Amoy 14 The point for the consideration of the 28-This question of the validity and bind-the fallest ezicut. He said in the use of the about 20 has destroyal and as mang pscrons Court is, therefore, simply this-Was the Maing effect of the Convention in point of law Parlement Belgy killed Saratyphoon at Labu supéral vessels wrocked and great damags denn on shore. 13th Departure of the Hoa, H. B. Gibb fem

Hougang for England. 18th-Death at Nanking of H.B. Shen. Pao-

"chan, Viceroy of the two Kiang provinces. 19th-Victoris Hegutta, first day, 20th-Victoria Regatta, ond day. 29nd-Fire at Kowloon Doska. 26th, Grant Gre in Tokio upwards of 11,000

houses destroyed, and 253 lives lost. 29th-News of the discovery of the wreck at the last atsamer Maingascar on the Paraceli reenived in Hongkong, gl-tRN 29th Performance of Sheridan's "Sobont for Houarial" at the Tušutto Royal, Hongkong, by the Amateur Dramatic Club, 30th:eeting of Hongkong Legislative Coan

oil; the Marohant Shipping Consolidation Or. dinause aseed Committes; discussion on the Blokado question.

21st.-Arrival of as von of the Malay grow of the Kate Waters in Hongkang, per steamer Ulmasta, in-chargo of Labuan pico Intelligence ro coited in Bengkong of the virtual collapse of the Hakke rising In Hainan-Arrival of tho How W..H. Marsh in ongkong, successor to Hou, J. G. Austin Colonial Secretary, ad Repetition of BLS. Pinafore" at the Theatre Royal by the Hongkong Choral

Soviet 24th-Arrival of H.11.'s troopship Himalaya in Hongkong, with the 27th Regiment as liet for the 7th Highlanders.

Wrack of the British bargne Eenclutha near Lung men, on the Shantang sostne of the British barqua Forget-afe. Not in Chefoo Harbour.EN.

it is pretty certain that a largo sad rapid augmentation of trade would follow the abo27th lition of the Blockade. There is no doubt. that the junks would then be able to intro dace foreign goods into plan on the coast which are nt present not available as 25th Hongkong Civilian Amateur Athletic

en

Sporta

saved.

MARCH

6th-Rariow of the 7th Highlanders, 27th (Inniskilling Regiment and the Artillery on the Parada Grouod, Tongkong by Major General Danovan.-International Tag of war 1: won by the Sostol team. UNDER 7th-Dacing attack on

Chinese fishing jack

in Madao harbaar by pirates, and mardor of

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28th Mouling of the Legislative Council; the Merchant Shipping: Bill, the Supreme Couït procedure. Poliso Committee's report, Begging in the Quel, and the junk trade discussed. Mat-Departure of His Besellonsy Governor

Hennessy for Japan on leave of abgence,"

- JUTA. 3rd-Arrival of General Grant in Pekjar. 7th-Arrival of Governor Hennessy. et Tukohanded"

ma on a visit to Japan Eth-Astival of the ex-King of Location in Yo- E-hama to tako tip bis residents in Japan.: 15-Address delivered by Mr. Hessay to

tha Pokio Chamber of Commarasztang 17th-rival at Conner! Grant at Chafoo 18th-Arrival of the troopship Tyne in Hong

kong with relafs for 'H.M.'s Squadron in the

China Seas 3 BE A th-Firs in Sand street, Sayinggoon, Hong. kongaight hoursas destroyed. 21st-Launch of the river ator Kung-dat Shanghai-Ariftof General Grantat Nagu- 28th International Shooting Match at Kow.

loon; rou by the English team, 25th-Arrival of General Graal in Kobe, Japan. Ist-Destruative eartheusko in Kansub, thra Poition partially ruined Sri-rival of General Graef at Yokobana. 4th-Prasentation of Gegeml Grant to the

Mikado of Japan at Takio. 5th-Arrival at Stigen of M. La Myre de Vilers, the now Governor of Fronos Cochin China. 10th-Sovoro gale at Hugtong several nativo

foraft wrecked, but no fatalities. 11th. The probibition on the export of arms and military stores from Hongkong revoked by HE, the Admniziatentori FAST 15-Judgment delivered by Justins French is. the great We Strili ban case at Foochow, ia favour of the plaintiffa

23-Arrival of the Italian mannt war Vittor Pisani with B.B. the Duke of Gocus on board, In Hongkong-Extensive firest Yoko hama; the fitral Hotel and three other foreign buildings destroyed."

AUDUST,

strate right or wrong in the condition, es bawing bean rained, I hara thought it right to the Crown had power, without the satin. which he arrived and q which he based his ra.oxpress an opinton on it, at I am of opinion rity of Parliament, by this brouty to sehr that' fusal to grant a search warrant that conclusion that this ruls might well be mais shaolate on the Parlement Baige abbald beatitled to all the bsity that she steamship Anddyr is entitled to other grounds

privileges of a ship of wat, then the raisut, 29-I do not thich the Anadyr is within the | which is prayed for against her as a wrongdoer tao statas su privileger of a man-of-war and is. therefore, axempt by law from his jurisdiction terms of the Convention. The privileges one on scobant of the collision cant issue and the TE, in point of law the Anadyr is satided to the ferrod by the 5th Section are confined to vessels right of the subjut but for thisorder angusstion. aistus and privileges of a man-of-was in this coming within the description of the vessele able to reooverdamages for the injuries done to him port, then tre Magletrate was right is in oun-mentioned in Clauses I and II of the Conven- by herisextinguished. Thisisa ase of the trouty slusion that he had no jurisdiction, and the rule tion. The vessels mentioned in the first olause inaking prerogative of the Crewn which I be must be rofased. If, on the other bau, she là sze the packets running between over and live to be witboat presedent and in principle pot entitled in point of law, who is subject to the Calais and carrying the mails between Great contrary to the laws of the constitution. Let jurisdiv (ion of the Magistrate, and the rule most Britain and France, and the ressola montioned me consider to what enasequitoes it "iends. If ga, because the right of the Opium Farmer in the second alausn are any packota to be there. the Crown without the authority of Parliament the warrant ho asks for is, under the circum after employed by either. Corsament in carry may by process of diplomay eater a foreigner staboss, otherwise clear

in mails between the two conatries Great Bri from the notion of one of Hor Majesty's subjusts tair and France. The clauses read thus who has suffered injury, at his hands, I do not 1-"There shall be a rogular oxokange of lot- am why it might not sko give a like privilege of tors, towspapers and printed papers of all kinda, immanity to a number of foreign indiriĄuals. batween the Post Office of Groat Britain and the The law of this country has indeed incorporated Post Offins of France, by means of tw lines of those portions of international law which giv steam-packets which shall continue to be main. imunity and privilege to foreign shint of war tained or subsidized; the one by the British Go- and foreign ambassadors; but I do not think that vernment, and the other by the Frah Gagamit has therefors given the Crown authority to ment, on the line between Dover and Calais. The clette with this immanity foreign vessels which British Post Office and the Frenok Past (Bos |ucorally notveswals of war or foraigo perunas why ange with the well-understond interests of the two And he held distinely that no treaty or non- countries, the days and hours of departure and tjon made by the Crown would be effectual ta onctail the rights of any subjest within Rogland serival of the above-mentioned packets.".

11-**Independently of the correspondence without an Act of Parliament sauctioning and which shall be exchanged between the fcut Bessonforsing such profeset vartailment by the of the two hountries by the rents pointed out in | treaty of pre-aristing rights on the subject. the preceding Article, these Offlour may mutually The urgument is on this point exhausted in the forward from one to the other letters, news Report and in the cases and treatises referred to papers, and printed papers of all kinds. by the in it Toonide, therefore, that this Convention uot having been saantioned by kok of Parliament several routes hereinafter enumerated -

is, in so far as it affects the mirate rigbte.and remedios of English subjects, incapable of being carried into offach in England unless and notil the decision in the Ferlemont Belge shall be reversed or varied. The caso firano new law, it pats the law deducible from the older gasos in a more ale light-international Law which in this cosmopolitan harbour.I have repeatedly and to consider and to deelste, exotally in the case of a trading stosuse from Aapam claims to balong to the King of Annam.

alarkots, and that, in return, a quaátits of-Chinesa produs woubl: And its way leth-Annual meeting of Hongkong Chamber of that now goes to Canton or other

Cocomerne it is decided to wait, by Aepala thus making Hongkong *

Hongkong a still arkets,

greater

tion on dir Thomas Wade, nad erpres Tieva trapst for native merchandise, than it has of Chaumbur on the Chico Convention and been. These are important considerations i

Blockade question. well founded, as we have reason to believe 5th.-Loss of the British ship Goleh Spur new them to be. It is asserted that the inter Haiphong; all the oro and part of cargo ference with the junk trade is of the

moat daring and open-character. Ousteras spies are ever do the alert in the Colony and regularly forward information to the Sta tions outside the harbour boats a gaard-boats are always lying just outside ready to

to pounce upon junks suspected of

the quptsiz. WAR datable articles, and those craft carrying any a are frequently overhauled in British waters, 6th The halk Adea oapsized at Tacos Afty- two Chinese coolies drowned. Arrival of the batmaksu.complaint because they know, be

Brat cargo of Australing wool in Japan at that redress experience,

la never obtainable

Yokohaton by the British barque Kasso, One jank, partying amongst other cargo, toth-Arrival of Sir Thomas Wade in Hong piece goods and apium, was, we are long su route for Peking.-Departure of the credibly informed, not long sinen towed out 74th Highlanders for Bingapore in troop-Petition presented in the Government of of Causeway Bay in the middle of the night ship Himalaya. by a revenue cruiser to Cheung Chow, whers 12th-Gunpowder explosion in Tokio, sixtoon Hongkong by the Tong Wab Hospital Com-

parsons killed; and a Isega nambar seriously mitte against the proposed Spirit Form. the dutible cargo was quietly put on shore, and she was then suffered to ratura injured-

KANNATA.51.Wrock of the steamer d. Nordenskjold to Hongkong.

15th-Opening of Nagasaki Frhibition-Drit off the coast of Yasse, when on hor way to This action, even enp

Braat Nagasaki, about 200 house destroyed. look or the Acotic Disoovery ship Vega; all that the ping

junk had not intended to pay 17th St. Patrick's Day celebrated in Hung- on-Lourd saved, daty on the goody thus unceremoniously

kong by the 27th. Toniskillings trooping their hAgrarian riots at Nigota; 30 of the rioters sauzeit, was a gross and flagrant broach colours, and geänd dizner and reception at killed and many hanses destroyed.

Gororam Houza-St. Patrick's Hall, Garth.Nows of the final suppression of the Hakka international law, but it is to be foarad, that

dou Road, opened by H. E. the Governor. is only one among many similar cases: The junkowoors are tired of complaining; they

Lots of Mosers. Douglas Insuraîk and Co's oments are discrechted and

steamer Ya on the White Rooks, 80 miles. that their statements are

E.N.E. of Swatiworow and passengers all their claims for justice denied, so they simply

no wild, cargo read male toss, troa) (meira: bestteams they

they can with the corored subsequoutly The scheme shadowed forth by His 18th-The American schooner Annie S. Hull

Excel-

caught fire when in Nagasaki harbour and hind Ioney the CUERNOR hay not as yet found to be seuitlad -much-acceptanon among the colonists. I 220d-The Church of the Sacred Heart West Point, Hongkong, opened for serving by Bishop is felland justly 80-that Hongkong ought not to have imposed upon her 25th Ontrage upon native Christians at, Yik-

herRalmendi. the task of collecting the revenue or part

kan, in Fulkien four men barbamously beatan : of the revenue of a foreign State Buc

for refusing to give up their chapel.; • concession would not, it is contended, ie granted to a cirilised European Tower." put down the salt trade add collect the re- venue on opium would also, it is thought, tand strongly to curtail the freedom of the port, and would necessarily involves saine loss of prestige by Great Britain among the Chi ne. Wo brifera in tire careful presarration but it does tot of the comitas inter get securing its lanbeth Childs by Chinese piratas,when Passage placa us ander

obligation of secu va neighbouring State at our ex- ponse Yat it seem imposable to suggest an arrangement, on Sir THOMAS WADE'S hasis at all events, that would be moça'satis factory clean the proposals thrown out by Mr. HENNUSY. It would appear that the Colony bas little to hope for in the

way of assistance in the solution of this difficult 1st--Pacife Mail steamer Alaska put into question from any souree. Sir THOMAS

Honolulu for opale and repairs to enable her to proces on her voyage to Hongkong. WADE either has not the will or the power 2nd.Nowa received by tologram in Hongkong 23i-Dapatation to HE the Governor of that he reipsed the warrant solely on the grands within ocluzial waters. In support of this con- Magistrate to issus a-search warrant in respent within the Colony was held to be so absoluts that

15.-The Aoting Attorney-Gonerst on behalf of the Crowa puts in a Conreation between tha Governments of England and Franco, dated the 24th September. 1556, pablished in the Hong kong Govarnmons Gatelte of November, 1872, by the 5th olsuse of which it is goed between the THE STATUS OF THE FRENCH MAIL gh contracting porties that

When the packets employed by the British * STEAMERS.

Past. Ofile pe by the Frunob Post Once in ore. In the Buprouie Court of Hongkong on the antion of Artiolos I. sud IL of the present Con- Slat-Death of the Her Hayward K, MA10th January, in Orgios Jurisdiction, formelToLtion or national vessels, the property-of-Go-shall regulate, by mutual consout, and in snoordnes not really has loca 25R 4 PD. 144)

Colonial Chaplain at the chaplainer, Hoag judgmont was given in the ouse in which the vorment, or vessels chartored or subsidised by Long-Severe typhoon on the coast of Sban Opium Farmer applied for a mandamine to dompel Government, they shall be considered and treato tong: several steifers damaged.

the Polio Magistrate talisce a warrant to soarohe vessels of war, in the ports of the two countries prepared opiam the Massageries Maritimes steamer Anadyr for at which they regularly or accidentally tonoh, and be there entitled to the same honors and Mr. Justice Prancis, Acting Paise Judge, privileges. first gave his judgbent as follows :—

These packets shall be exempted in the said 1-Under the provisions of the opium or ports, as well upon their entrance as upon chair dinanons 1858 and 1879, Mr. Hah Hop is the departure, from all tenaga, navigation, and port grantos, in consideration of very heavy monthly dues excepting, however, the vessels freighted payments into the Colonial Treasury, of the sx-r subsidized by Government, which must pay-By the yakots which the British Go- elusive privilege of preparing and selling pra. such dues in those ports where they are levied verniment and the French Government any pared opium within this colony and of exporting on behalf of corporations, privato companies, or respectively think itright to maintain, to freight,

individuals. · from the Colony prepared opium.

or to subsidize for the conveyance of correspond 2-For the batter protection of the Monopolist They will not on any account be diverted | pase.

By mereat ships piring between the and to unable him to enforos his rights, it is for from their espacial daty, or be liable to daten- |

་ཧྥུ་ ་ ” ་ bidden by Section 3 of Ordinance 2 of 1858, for tion, embargo, or arrit de Prince."

British and the French ports." any person to "bring into this Colony or the 10.-Tho Attorney General submit that the 30A appears by an Affidavit of Edmund waters thecof, or tempt to casts, to, which steminskiy dizider comes within the description Sharp, led by the Loting attorney-General in Buction VII. applicatiare in his possessionele toned in olausos Nos. 1 and 2 of rapport of his protest, the dweży trades be custody within the samo, any preparad Opium"; his Convention, and that therefore she is en tween Marsailles and Shanghai and carries maile) and power is given the Police Magistrates by titled to the privilegos stipulated for in slaase 5. to and from Bursps and the East. She carries Section 9 of Ordinance 3 of 1858; on lawful evi 17-It-is-admitted-that the Anadyr is not English maila and French mails; but does she denne being laid before them, to issue their national vessel entitled andor the ordinary barry mails between France and Great Britain warrant thorising a search in any house, place, ralon of International Law and therefore in the No. or veral within this Colony or the waters vreof view" of "the Common Law to the privilage of for prepared opin introduced into the Colony exemption from the Jurisdiction of the Courts without the Hoon of this Opium Farmer and in of this Colony, and that unless the is within the violation of the provision of Section 8 of Or Convention she is not privileged. It is so divause 2 of 1858)

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Hakwan's cormorants, y

ravenue to a

urge the unconditions abolition of the

ade

sent time.

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8th-Presentation of address to Sir Thomas Wade at Foochow by a deputation from the Foskow Chamber of Cesimsros on he lokin log on opinm at that port. 27th-The 4. 9. N. steamer Donum clenbrørend ona reel of No. 10 Island, on the Coast of Queensland. liy the I. and AM stesmer Somerset, which vessel santually towed her. 30th-Daring attack up the British bargne

shout forty miles from Hongkong, un her pyare to Nawohwang,Loss of the German schooner: China at Chingai, north of Hha-la tion Banks, Gail of Poolibli; captain and crew, zaved

31st Great Ors in the Southern sabeth of Foo-

show; over 300 houses destroyed.

AFEIL.

rta

of the resignation of Sir Brocks Robertson of

8.15.

his post of Consul General for China.

Hongkong on the subject of the reorganian tion of the Fire Brigade and this-sopply of water for extinction of fires. 24th-Daprtation of China to H.B. the Go. 6th-Dostraction of Mestre. T. Anthony & Co.'avernor of Hongkong on the questio of do

(ship-cunndlers) premises, Prays, by framestic slavery. 7th-Sir Thomas Wade received a deputation

OCTOBER.

From the Hongkong Chamber of Commeros to 1st. Naws received through Renter of the ap. pointment of Me Palgrave to be British Con- discuss the Blockade question, phatransit pass. -system,

to vice Mr. Kuok retired:

not to others.

rising in Hainan rodeived in Hongking. 19th-The German basque Von Werdo want, eshora off Stentuag Promontory during a dense for and beans a total wreck. 15th frost fro on the Frine Cenosasion, Shanghal-992 houser duztroyed and a casat Tis. 1,500,000 incurred,

5.-But it is said, arniting this to be sa in 18th-Homioida of a falay seeman, in Lascar

Hwythngkong, be a Javanese

England, the law is different in Wongtour. This 1916. The British coasting steamer Chefou,

distinction was drawn by. Sie John Caleridre," Attorney Guneral, Sir.Q. Jaszel, Solicitor G while on her passage from amoy to Shanghai, strack on Oskontaland, she was got uit

9-I am clearly of opinton that the Mau aral, and Me. Bowen, as Counsel for the Grow1. safely sed: pat back to Amsy. M

gerine Maritimes vessels trading between Mar in the Kwok Asing one, L.B. 5 PC 290. They 24th-Fatal 6 at Macao; three houses des-

sills and the East, althongli mail stanmers said This (Hongkong) is a Crown Colony and troyed and three persons bucurd to death,

befized-by-the French Government, and per the Ceema-give-any-powers." Lord Justice- A SEPTEMBRE.

to in the aldarlts, before us that she is the pro. (forming important and valuablá uervices entitling Mallish Intüeposed and said." She (the Que} 1st.-Establishment of a Protestsut Puttio The present Opium Farmor having received. party of a private trading company and Dot of them to vary consideration, are not within the cannot give a power which dejirivs English sab jouts of their rights." On the authority of this Sobodi in Hongkong advocaled.Anozno at raation that 22 picals of prepare opium had the Franch Republic, and that statement has tarms of the Convention of 1850. ment of the sale of the late Captain Band's been brought into this harbour from Shanghai not been, sud. I belige, cant be denied.

32 doubt very mach, if they are carrying diolan of Lord Justice Mollish expressed in the Sips to the Hongkong and Whaimpos Dock in the steamship dyr, nod that the opinm in 18-Tas Court has therefore to interpret, tha | malls under that Convention at all Tunuot Pory Council, whose conclusions ass absolutly Curapray for $150,000.

question was on board the said stemor in our Convention and to say if the Anodyr in 5 is not sint my ayes to the fact that sloce the date of binding on this Court, and on other authority, 1 ut-Exucation at Victoria Gaol of Li Pak waters, applied or the 6th instant to one of tho within the terms of it, applicant in this sass on that Convention a complate revolation in posts! am and to hold that the Queen cannot, by treaty Wong, the Haag. Tai murder,-Arrival of Tolios Magistrates for a search warrant under tending as against the Crown that she la not matters has been effected, and that they are now merely, deprive this Opium Former of the right the Sedish disoorary ship Vega, at Yoko-the provisions of the ordinance in question. It is, however, furtherṣontended on behalf of the regulated by the Couventions of Berne of 1974 giveo to jen by the Ordinanca afagarching hamma, after having discutired the North-East appears by the affidavit of Ng Ana Opinto Farmor that, an if the Anadyr is within and of Paris of 1876,

every ship bringing prepared opium into this Kwan, filed in support of the pranent motion, the the terms of the Convention and entitled by -It is auteworthy that in these ocnyentiona baron, but that an Act of Poslimat ming 3rdNews, ressived of the loss of the steamer Acling Magistrate refused to grant the warrant Treaty batwoon England and Fmons to have to which all the untions of the world may be usiḍ | Hongkong or an Ordinance of this colony giving Argull by collision of Lisbon, while on the asked for on the ground that the staamship accorded to her in a English.ports the statue to be parties. there ara no stipulations whatever fore to the tresty hem, or at least a order of the Queen in Couesit, ia naocssary to take away voyage out to China Departure of General Audy was a Froneb mail steamer and was then and privileges of a man-of-war, no legislative for any special privileges for sil eteamers, Grant from Yokohama for San Francisco. fors sntitled to the status and to all the privileges auction has been given to the terms of that St-In ognolesion I think this rule must go the right, neither of which is suggested, to exist. 6th Rotarn of H.E. Gorgnar Hennessy Ito of a man-of-war, and that be bad, therefore, no Convention, and that it is not copelaut to tho The doubt raised by the Magistrate as to his In the Kwel: Asing saso, raported in L. R. 5.

Hongkong from his trip to Japan,

juradiation over has.

Crown. without the authority of Parliament, to power to issue the warrant in question has been P.6. 179, is opposed that Ortinaees. No. 2 of 10th Fire in the Canton Road, Shanghai nino 5 The Acting Police Magistrate has, more late aneb a vessel with the imunity of a rived in favour of bis jurisdiction He refused-185) was passed in this colony to carry into spot.

houses destroyed and four lives lost."

ovor, informed the Court that on the evidensa foreign stip-of-war, as to deprive a British to grant the warrant on that ons ground only, a tresty with China, und this Court baring de 18th.Gale in Hoogkong little damage done laid before him by the Oplom. Farmer he would subject" of any rights he may baye against her, "The order of this Court must therefore be that a olded that for reasons in long to be here repasted 21st,Typhoon at Focuhow; the rise orops badly have immediately granted a soroh warrant in or to oust the Courts of this Colony of the rulo sbaoluto be granted the applicant, for, a the treaty had terminated, tus necessity of an

damaged

the caen of any ordinary trading steamer, and jurisdiction they would have over her, while peremplary writ of mondamus pommanding the Ordinance, to give now affect to the new treaty

upad the Government of Peking, Lord

of bis apposed want of jurisdiction over, the tactics Mr. Ng Choy giles the very important of the 3 picnts of prepared, opium paid to be on a declaratory Ordinance was passed. The dietar

of Lord Justice Mellish and practics in this an. steamer Anadyr A

judgment of Sir Robert Phillimore, in the recent board of the steamer Anadyr SALISBURY has affairs of vastly greator moment 4th-Sharpshook of earthquake fell at Shanghai

Application is raw made to this Court byense of the Parlement Belge (Law Loparts, P.D. S-I may add, 1 fully concur with my Lord tong concar in affirmleg that po treaty by the upon his hands and not likely to give the

Mr. Ng Anhoy, as duanset for the Opium Farmer, vol. iva p. 144)::

i thinking this argument should be board in Quion with a foreign Power an affect the rights matter much serious attention, while-in the

for a rifa absolute in the drst instance for a writ 19-In reply, the acting Attorney General camera. To hare heard it in public would have and privileges of the Queen's subjects within event of a Liberal Ministry being formed after

of mandamus addressed to the Police Mugisicate subunits.that, however applicable that caso maybean to have given the parties concerned simpla Roagkong except andae the saugtion of no Ast the next general election, there will be still

commanding him to issue a search-warrant in be in England, it does not apply in a Crown time and nofino to romore tha contraband goods at Parliament or of a loost ordinavou or prow less room to hope that a vigorous foreign

cepses of the 22 picals of propored opium sad Colony, where the red of the Crows is for face the Tossal, namming of course that there bably an order of the Queen in Connoil; to be cu boord of the aleamer anddyr

greater than in England and Bedouidly, that in ware any que

and the learned Attorney General admitted poliny will be adopted. It remains, ther

7-The drst application made to the Court in the case of the Prisment Belge, mas in the The Attorney-General endled their Lordships' he could produce neither. Therefore for the for the colorta to say whether they gul-gods in a unirates shop at and fire at No. 17. Prack potension, Hinicha wa for use as all as parte netlon-by. Mr. Admiralty Division of the High Court arising attention to the fact that fit angsing for the purpose of this decisiour there is neither for to into the dafus

in quo or try & romise of the sort proposed by His Ex-

Shanghai; so stṭlete nomad, Moh Yan-oking keng; one house destroyed and two mera jar. Ng Choy, as conugel for the Opium Farmet, foron of a collision, there was a sutfest injury freadour from accust in tensit of, the opium he, I may berast fit that in 1870- haaked to death.

tially burned.

arole nii addressed to the Polico Magistrate done to a British subject, for which dress was of course only alluded to the case of the Anadyr the highest ron-judicial opinion in England was Catellen. Th

There ntay,

"of

that where a vessel is not within the terms of souras, be sore

Fire at Mong Kok fai. Kowloon, at a calling on him to show case why a writ of man-bing anught, and that in this case the applicant or esssals baving the same status. other possible solution of the question, but

at building yard oaked with a large gasa damas should not. ianus commanding him to lesas the Opfam Farmer, har saffered and can in this Mr. Justine Francis said he certainly under the convention and not national property bat we confess to being unable to think of it: A

tity of material destroyed.

the search warrant prayed för. *

particular esse suffer no loss, as the oplum sald stood the Attorney-General's racks to apply meely chartered or subsidized by's foreigu Go policy of inactivity, which, hawawor, con

Death of Light Rov: Bishop Russell at The Adarits (two) filed in support of te be on board the Adyr is simply in fanxit only to the Mesageries Maritimes steamers and reagent for the postal servics, she has, no Miego,

this motion chomet a prima facie oase for the through the port and is not to be landed here.

claim to eruption whatever, and that such ̈ hardly be

be termed masterly, seems most in

Tth - The Chief Justies of Hongkong in prasing issue of a ralo misi, but they also disclosed facts 20.Toloal with this latter point first I am The Chief Justice then wald-After the exemption, is a privilego sa bigh a character scordance with the public view at the pre

sentence on some kidnappers and porobaners which showed the nam to be one of great agency, of opinion, altos careful consideration of the hearing of the application of Mr. Ban Hop, the that it should be sanoaded only on clear proof of ebildeon, made an elaborate spesoh in which | nosding prompt action. --*-

Opium Oxdimangs, that the Opium Farmer Las Opium Farmer, for the mandamas, which con- of the vessel being other national property or

·lic deplaced that slavery of every kind wAS Luayo was therefore given the Opiuma right to prevent the entrance into the pelony cluded a dong sa the 6th of Jaueryabildized or shartered for the postal servisa-by- illegal and must be put down.

Farmor to turn his motion into one for a rele for the enters thereof of prepared opium for any instant. Mr. Justice Franois and I then con- the Froach Gorornment, and that it is not the. 10th. Typhoon at Haiphong.....

absolute in the first instande, by was dirested, parpoon whetanever, and to demand payment to enrral in the decision he has just now afatet, mere leave priopase of the Government granted 13th-Toralnation of the Swatow Opium Guild | however, to serve that motion on the Konontable him of à fes if for any reason he thinks fit to that a rula absolute for a mandoms should Issan ta's vasal to carry leitors or other postal com. Case at Shanghai; judgment reserved. the Colonial Becretary, the Honourable the Act.permit that Importation in any particular vars, diresting the Polis Magistrate to jogue his war inalcations which will entitle the vesi to the 15th. Arrival of the four new Chinase going Attorney-General, the Crown Solicitor, and am also of opinion last where there are raason-rant te starih the steamship Anadyr, for pre privileges giran under the 5th article of the Con

brate, Epsilan, Zetz, Ela, and Theta in Hong-on tas Polina Magiatents, and he had permission able grounds for believing that that right kas pared opium. It was not pasiule that we coal veution. It seems to me that there in absolutely. kong

to bring on his motion at an hour's notice or be infringed, he is entitled to a search warrant then properly discuss the questions miced, and no such clear proof as this opinion requires that 20th The C.M.S.N. Ca's steamer fachung thereabouts.

and to have the opium seized and confiscated to his we stated that contenting ongselves with then the Anadyr comes within the privileges conferred laft Danton for Henoinls with a cergo of

Notice was ordered to be given to the use if found. Ifa claim to being prepared opium giving the decision megaly, we would, as soon as by artiolo 5. Chinese passengers, and Mr. G. C. Moramo on Colantai Saaretary, the Attorney-General, aud into the water of the colony without the enaction convolutly practicable, state some of the So far is thin slaar proit from having beea. board to negotiate a comersial treaty hat an the Ozawa Soboiter for 3 song and following of the Opiam Farmer and without his knowledge, grounds on which we had arrived at the con adduced that there is no arlence whatever to China and Hawati..

the precedent given by the learned Judge of the under the alleged right to free transit, wrero-ad-onsion. I had made some progress in a state the effoot, If ouo may confacture, the pro 22nd-Grand banquet to Professor Nordenskiold Admiralty Division of the Big Cart in Eng mitted, it would, I am afraid, be very difficult for ment of the case on the following morning, the bability is that the contrast between the Mos and the offisere of the Feys at Nagasaki. land in the ruut vase of the Purlement Belge him to prevent that right being made use of 7th, when Mr. Justine Francis handed me his sageries Company and the French Government 23rd-Break-down of the steamier Hainon bear 11- the heating the Attorney-General op. for the purposes of smuggling in the Colony, judgment, almost identical with what he has now is of the same character, with the consob be Sulton Bay when on the voyage to Hoihowpeared to show osase on behalf of the Crown and, and if soems to te from the way the ordinancerad. He had entirely ogres in holding it to tween our Government and the P. & O. Company nd to be Toad tuck to Hongkong by the following the example of the Attorney-General is framed that the Leglilature for the diabe obligatory as to grant the writ of wan The contract in a way subsidises any partienlar steam-tug Firme, da de

of England in that onsay he flot a protest in culty and provided against it by the insertion of damas. In the main as mongh agree in the vasols, but it gives on entire sabaidy of 25th-Publication of Chinese Memorin to the which he set out as follows (Document road) olsuses 8 and 9 of Cediusnos 2 of 186 which grounds on which Mr. Justice Francis has sup- £30,000 a year for the entire servies and leares Ouverner n the Slavery Question-Difference "The Asting Attorney-General, under protest in the roost revision of the Opium Ordinances ported our jaiatorlusion that I have standout it to the P&O Cmpany to employ say t between the Governor and City Hall Cammit on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, gives the have been allowed to itand

my intention to write any statement of the pass. vessels so that they may perform the service, Tre about thu honte of admission to Museum, Court to understand and boinformed za follows) B1 The Opiam, Farmer having this right, Mr. Justina Francis has stated all facts necessary with a power to the Orewa to declare any auch 28th-Unsuccessful attempt by the Hongking (a) The French Mail steames deadyr, at pro wandered on in by a spacial Act of the Legis. to be stated. As to his arguments. I entirely yasals enst. It seeme to as most probable that Government to contacte the Hongkong and sout Iging in the Harbour is one of the mailature of this Colony, approved of and sanotioned concur in most of them, and my laws as to the avery optract between the French Government Whampoa Doak Company's stomm.tug Fans peskate running between Hongkong and Mar by Her Majesty, comes to this Court for 1te aid at diffor so little from his that Tabstain from and the Eeesageries. Maritimes Company must News ropcived of the loss of the P. and O. soilles, and is one of the paskata mantioned in to vasble him to autores that right, and the travelling over the same ground. Referring to be similar in form to the contract and that pre- steamer Hindostan eöar Madras,-

Artiola V. of the Postal Convention between Courtis, in my opinion: absolutely bound to lead the Postal Courantion and Ordinances and faota sumably face is no spacião vemel (the Andur, 30th-Doportere of Viscount de Fado d'Aroon, England and Franco of the 24th September 1945, ita hid unlags some other not of the Clax making and instances as they have been statel, I for instance) that is expressly subsidised, and Governor of Maced, from that Colony for which is published in the Hongkong Government power has taken away the right or Interposed will voidne myself to see satiout considerations therefore that the dedyr does not come wilbin Europe viù Hongkong.

Gazette of th. Dicembar, 1872, to which the anne barrier to its reruise in this particular arising out of this large subject, the privilege of Art. 5 of the. Covention. 31st-Banquet to the Ex-Governor of Meso at Acting Attorney-Genovil oraros leave tu refer.

1.It was assumed by the Polise Magistrate, 8-It seeme probable that the effort made to the Hongkong Hotel by the Opium and Wei (2) The Acting Attorney General also informs 22-Has there been any such low Ths and assented to by the learned Asting Attorneyoffret a more satisfactory arrangement in 172 Sing Farmers and other residents of Mano the Court that the said steamship Antäar in saħ. : Aoting Attorney-General ways that he can Generel, that if prepared opium were shown to was not persisted in because the Treaty for a

NOVEMBER.

aldised by the French-Government under the produse no Act of Parliament, Ordinance of rosacuable presumption to have been brought general Portal Union had then begun to be con 3:4lat Day of Shanghai Autumn Races-Ar and article 5 of the said Convention

tho Legislativa Counoli, or order of Her Majesty from any other port into this harbour in any aidered and it was probably thought that the rival of the Swedish Discovery ship Fegy, with, c) The Fronek mail alesmer Anadyr is now in Council, giving the force of law to the pro-ceilinary ship, a warrant to search the ship and Convention of 1856 might fa, but in fact it wa Professor Nordenskiold en bard, at Houganguged carrying the pablie mails under the quid visions of the Postal Convention of 1850, or in to seize the oplem on board would legally beno, manged in it. It is to te lamented that the kong:

PoMo couveution between and 4th 2nd day of Shangha! Antamu Hanes Great Britate redd for the Post Oflue of my way deriving this Court of its jurisdiction desaandable as of right by the Opium Farmer difinition were not disposed of by the Conrou over, and any British subject of his ordinary under the Ordinances for the protection of the tion of Paris of Teno 1878. However, these diff 5.-Srd day of Shanghai Autumn Race) The Auting Atorney-General, under pro rights against the vein of the Mesageries opiam revenue, On the other hand, it is not sati in unsolved. */ 5th.Meeting of Hongkong: I dative Cons test says that this Honourable Court has no Maritimes, which are admittedly not national necessary to dispute the rule that a bona fideat assume for a xorient that this vegas

all fissevial statement for 1880 by H,B.; jurisdiction to entertain this motion for 30630- vessels, but the vessels of a private trading com- foreign ship of war coming into this harbour of a private company is duly sabsilised and that Monchout Shipping: Consolilation fxtil, and daway, and that, the complainant bannot pro- | jaur, (***

MN with prepared opium on hoard is not able to be she is therefore to be treated as a man of war in Excise Ordinstvo (Quiam) Amendment Bill (scoute the guns therein.

23-Theoase of the Parlement Helge, although sonrahod, however much it may be contrary to any respect within the Post Offices of the two renda frst time; debate ma deportation:- () The Acting Attorney-General under pro I think a binding aathority on the Vipe-Ad- the comity of nations for her ocmander te sau soratrics, it seems to me that under Article 2 sha la only within the convention when she is 5th.Address presented to Professor Norden test as aforesaid, gives the Court to understand i miralty Court of the Colony, is not in my opinion tion smuggling or breach of our ordinances.

akidul by the compauity of Hongkong in the and be informed herein that he does not admit a binding authority on this Court sisting in the 2-The sous in the inquity before us les ongylug sorrespondance,between the Post City Hall Banquet and Reception in his that there is any prepared ppism in the ssid exercise of its plenary jurisdiction at Comman the Attorney-General to prove that the Anadyr Offices of that countries between a Post vision the festivities.

honour at Government House

steamordnader as alleged in the affidavit of Mr. Law. It fe judgment of a gourt et equal bat belongs to the privileged clubs as identical with Office under the English Crown and a Pont 18th Trial. Hongkong before the Chiat 10th-Fourth day of Shanghal Antamu Ross: Ng Mun Kwan. We net of superior jurisdiction.".

foreign vessels of war within article 5 of the Oloo within French territory; but the evidence Justice and a special jury of the prisoners in 12th-Dosth of Lady Parks in England..

{P) Wherefois the Arting. Attorney-General? I du sot thing I should be bound by the Congestion, more especially rison, on appears by is that the Andur was when the resched Hong- the Kate Waters ease; Alli, Asan, and Kitobil 13th Serious dru on board the stoner Braemar on behalf of ten. Mity the noon rays that judgment in that case if I did not agree with it, the audavit before us, she is now carrying mor kong retuming from and was on a voyage ka- found guilty of the murder of kay esplain, Cuelle when at the wharf at Singapore, Court to dismiss the plan with posts to the hat, so far from desgreeing with the siswa chandise. I use this words of Bir It. Phillinora, and the protation of the Treaty, a vorage matos, and thros Chinese, and sontepond to 14th-Opening Match of the Hongkong Yacht Acting Attorney-General on behalf of Her therein expressed. Idopterary word of the very in the Parlament Thelge, L, Prob. D. 146. to and from Bhanghai la China, neither ientThe sessione commapved a 10 am, aud Club: won by Ware, de Ba

De Mujestr of and fucktons to this application.” able fodgment of the instant Judge of the sm of opinion that there is no poctaetion for the Fresh nor an English port, and she is not plead st 245 the next morning-Arrival of 10th-Meating of Hongkong Legislative Coun1 The thing of this protest was not, as It Admiralty. Dirision. I fally moueur in the duty except by the Costal Convention, which employed in execution of Art. 1ör 2, and there- General Great in Swatow.

Appropriation: Bill for 1890 past; tha seth to me, strictly spooking oberent, as in thin i grounds and reason of his decision, and I hold it must be admitted in terms given her or fore not constituted a vessel of war under Apt 5,

14th-Corner Stons of St. John's College, Bath

educational instituts für Chinese youths, hid at Shanghai. Lith-Attack on the explain out offiosre of the Japanese gnuhoat-Hoho Kwun at Torsi Fe, in Cords, by's native mob 17th The Shanghai Mercury started→→ Funeral Obsequies of the late Emperor and Empress of "Clims at Tang-ling, in pressues of the Em- ---parue Kwang-Su. 1966Demonstration against the misionaries

in Hunat. 20th-Arrival of Captain. T. E. Smith, R.N., to succeed Commodore Watson Hongkong. 22nd Performanco by the Hongkong Chorni Society of Trial by Jury" and "The Water.. zan" at the Theatre Royal City Hall

LOCAL AND DISTRICT EVENTS OF THE YEAR 1879:

JANUARY And-Distribution of primes at St. Stephen's)

Church School by Hib. the Bovernor, - 3rd-Fice in Queen's-road at Teen Sing's shop, next to the rains at corner of Pottinger-street; two houses epared by the Great Fire destroyed.24th. Wreck of the Rainz schooner Esa, off Eine at Banghal, dastanation of Mesotho Karila Islanding the captain, first. Indescend Listle & Co.'s premises,

4th. Arrival of H.MS. Iron Dubs in Hongkong to take the plass of the Audacious as flagship on the Ching station, with Admical Coots, Q.B., on boardows repaired of the. Jone of tbo N. Company's chattered bother Messa, on 'Phursday Isluud, on the 25th De ember, 1878 all hands saved 12th-Lutelligence of the appointment of Mr.

reveived. Disastrous and fatal fra at Toko hama; Boveral li vas lost a v 16:1-Distribution of prisms at the Gorem..

met Central School by His Excellency the Governo. MA

- Dicers, and twp of tho.orow lost.

25th-Death of the Hon. Charles May, Senior Police Hagistrate. Hongkong, on as the P and steamer Hhing at son, between Hongkong and Singapore, ARE TWEN 30th Arrival of General Grant in Hoagkong by the MM, steamer Trañaidy-The W SHE Bhan casa oponed at Foochow before Judge French,

1st-Memorial on Sunday observados lu“ Hong- kong presented to Governor Hennessy at Cho vernment House, part

3rd State dianer and toception at Government Hou, Hongkong, in our of General Grant. 17th-Hongking Opinm Farm lot for three 5th Departure of General Grant from Hong

yaare to Tatr Klug Sing for $205,000 per kong for Canton A annum,antinoriae of 873,000 on the last 8th-Genes! Graut entertained at a grand tan- rental Dering sttack on Hong Ham by rch- quet in Canton by the Vloeroy--Completioner bárs two matchmen at the Dooks seriously of the Taku-Tientsin.telograph line a Wounded, shop barus3, and $600 carried ytb.--Arrival of Choueral saab at Macao.

be the robbers of the Spanish steamer 10th-Arrival of the P. M. abcamer las in Mactan on the Calaguang pecks, Philippines;

B persons drowned. 18th.-Prizs day at 66. Joseph's Colleges His Excellency the Governor prosidas-Mooting of the Logislative Connoif passage of Opiam Ordinance, No. 1 of 1879.

Hongkong, oltar a voyage of 65 days from San Francisco-Rotare of General Grant to Hong- kong fox, Canton, and Masas-Mordor near Saaley of a Europose quartermastan balong ing to the Castone cruiser Pery Chow Hai and of two Chinese on board a jank which they.

were taking to Uantot ass prize-Conclusion

of the Wu Shih Bhan zase st Hooplow judg ment reserved.

19th-Arrival of the Portagasió -transport Africs at Mayes; from Lisbon, with 200 poliss- me for the Colony Sist-Loss of the British barque Star Queen off 12th--Presentation of address by the Chlacas to Goto, Japan; twonty of the orou drowned, Gouers Grant at Government, Houés, jual and the captain killed by the fall of the west. bafora bis depart yes from Hongkong, für Swa- 22nd-Chinese New Year's Day.—Engagement tow, Amoy and Shanghal.Grand Garden between tas Chinese rezene cruiser Hua Party with illuminations and fireworks held in Shan and three salt fuggling, junks naar: the Botanical Gardens, Hougkong, in honour

· Masso; G. P. Darke, quarter-master of the i of the Goaoral, who was mumble to remain and

orginer, shot deal. Wreck of the German brig Rebessa in Chefoo barbar during gale Winck of the Gorman Urig. Vendor' on the coast of Shauteng, about 20 miles from Olis Loos one of the draw was drowood and the captain died from frog bite-Wrook of the German baryas Besa Buckleher off the Bhon- tang Promontory p

25th of the British bag Eunan on the

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