T
NOW, ON SALE HE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY
FOR CHINA, JAPAN, &6 Fo1880,
THE DAILY PRESS FRID JUNE 11, 1890.
~ The subjoined Hame aço taken from the Low- don and Ohma prer of the 7th ultimo
on the 2005 instant for Coshin Chins, with The French transport Mytho is to leave Tonbon trees, stores, de
to un teriako such a conflict. At the same no overt act of hostility bas taken place on auther side, and until that happens for a formal declaration of war has passed, no one can say positively that the difficulty will not be peacefully tided over. It would be a good thing if the existing suspense This Work, the OELE one of the kind in Chian could be brought to a conclusion, for it is
most injurious to trade, by rendering native. Caming, from Fortsmouth 6th inet, passed The Curacos, anrw corrette, Captain William
With whlob is tncorporated Tax ORINA DIRECTORY).
or Japan, is now in the EIGHTEENTH YEAE
Chungking to used ME: Baber. Mr. MaCut- Mr. James Scott has been appointed agunt at
chie leurs by next mail for Shanghai.
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LON June 9th. THE WAR IN AFGESTÄN The Secretary of State for a anticipatos
Afghanistan in the Antaan.
to be incorrect my withdrawal thereof and apology would also have appeared. Yours,
HAII. NELSON Hongkong, 10th June, 1880. ---
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY FEESS."
although we gaan to have already a most over it in this work, the uncommon tons Dinle, It occurred in the dust between. Arithanes and whelming force there..
All this look well, I foul confident that Satacells in the third act, and filled the hom nothing in the shape of roastion will couur under with the power and parily of its west soned. Lord Granville. It seems clear to me that the It a possible that her fine voice may have an Crar must have been told pretty plainly that if effective serof-tone or even a whole tone higher, BIR,Referring to my letter forwarded to be moved against Merr, England would croupy that 7 may have to notice fever the time should you this morning for favour of publiestion: I Herat, and house the postponement of the Central ooms for her to use it The work is not ove shall be obliged if you will also publish the folds axpedition He bareme deep, wily soheme that calls for any speelal display of bigh onlture. f hand, for he cannot sit down under the defeat as an executant. The best opportunities in this Jowing correspondouce-Yonta, &e,
ho sustained at your. His Pretender to the direction our in the phasago, Irst one, no- Ambership of Afghanistan, Abdul Rahman cert thy doom," it the second ast, and in the Khan, bas peab la his submission to the British, Bonn fr the alaro market in "the third not,
CARA H. H. NELSON Hongkong, 10th Jana, 1890.
in its existence, sud is Now READY for merchants timid buyers. We still hope that through the Suer Canal Teaterday, en route for the withdrawal - "ól the Bri troopa from Ferie Hop. W. KESWICK, Chairman, Hongkong protesting that he has had no help from Basis, wherein, by her rariel chazma, and blendiah-
It had son compiled from the MOST ACTEN TIC SOURCES, and no pains have been spared to rauder it THOROUGHLY RELIABLE, both as a Directory and as a Work of Reference on Com mercial Matters,
Various additions have bom made, tending to rentar ths Work stil mors valuaħlä for re
an aniicable settlement of their dispute may Chin be arrived at by Russia and China, though
A new steamor, në 9,000 tons burthen, has been we are bound to confess that, as far as 3p-launched by Messty, Caird and & Co., Gesmook, pearances go, the chance is of the slenderoat, for the P. and O. Company. The steamer, which has been named the Rohilla, in 364 fent in length, and forty fest beam,
The delivery of the English mail was begun at 10.50 yesterday morning.
The Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs. presented on the instaat to the innate st Madrid & Bill sathorising the ratification of the
been recently negotiated.
POLICE COL:
10th June.
Bevors G. 7. Cand Ers.
LARCENY.
ference. The descriptions of each Fors have arrived at New York on the 4th ultimo from treaty between Saf¤ and. Ansan. which hssing In Sagmour-terrace, plack pair, of her then, or consider now, that either from my Rdapted to misióula Ishare hitherto thought There is vaty little tha: Is demoniscat, but, on
bosa carefully revised, and the trude statisties
brought down to the latest dates obtainable.
The British barque Echo, Captain Tozer, Hongkong.
Commander W: M. Lang line been appointed.
The York is embellished with the following to the Fren Duke, and left England on the 12b | Plenipotentiary, will be one of the supporters stand about noon the she saw thrisoner climb the face of them.I am, dear sir, yours faith.mediation: waa vertain, Bat the fact of all the this found beautiful expression in the goons and
ultimo for Chinn:
The P. and Ostomer firspre, Captain Parish, RN with the Landon mail of the 7th ult vid Bombay, Galla, Penang, and Singe porn, arrived hers yesterday morning before she
Plans and Maps-bromo-lithograph Plans of VICTORIA, Hongkong, of CANTON, the FO. REIGN SETTLEMENTS at SHANGHAT: a Chrono-lithograph Plate of the CODE of SIGNALS tas at Victoria PA, and exposted...
at
Maps of the COAST of CHINA and HONG-We hear that His Excellency the Governor re-tagnes Garenmants bad agreed upon's mutual KONG.
ceived by the mail yoetenlay a cordial letter of thanks from Bar Grace the Duchess of Mart The Chronials and Directory for Calon, borough in donnection with the contributions Two Forms Complete at $5; or with the Liste e distress in Ireland. of Residents, Port Descriptions and Directories, Plaz of Victoria, sund, Code of Signals, at $3.
2
B.E. NELSO7.
UGANDA.
Chamber of Commerce., & People appear to have forgotten silments, she captivates the Granit Vizier. These, DEAR SIR-In connection with the recent about the discoveryof the Enssian correspondenes such as they were, were stioothly and agreeably, prossaation of Mr. Pitman for libel, you will s Cabul, The new Ministers must of course if not brilliantly, rendered by Mits May, and have observed the signifestos which has been have seen it, and as they still keep the contents pleased all her hearts. As an astre she has altsibuted in noveral quartars, to the ahenrys of the papers ssaret, I should say they must be a refined and inteligent manner, and she speaks her words with pretty dalibaration and mop nes tlons made by me at the annmi mesting of highly inoriminatory,REKENA the Chamber held on the 23rd FebruaryHE DISPUTE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND DHINA cous, so that, altogether, abe is a very Interest- Begarding the disputs tetween Russis and iar oad thoroughly pleasing young artist to see. 18 May Is that a Chairman of tast mesting, you will be good, amanga to state Low Chins, there is really nothing to go upon except and hear, and a worthy representaties of that Chan Along, a book, was the with larceny you regarded tog psach printed in page 22 of the what appears in the papers, and on that ne quality, which is destined to take an assured- Ax amab, in the employ of propean resid Chamber's Report and whether you considered lanes can be phosdin fot, it is eminently place in musical artoire I mean native talent. trowsers and a jacket on the Hous muning words or mazier, my remarks mesut, or were that the Chinese vara Lonncing" for the par- the contrary, mush that la pathetically human The Magnis Teing, the Chinero Minister about ten o'clock on a bamboothie verandali, intended to sonroy, more thau appeses piskaly on pose of obtaining good terms, and that British and womanly, about Miss May's Satanella, and Pelting Legatione having written to their resír, "Myself Once More" and "The Power of Prius Christian, who will occupy the chair a tree which overhang the vedah, and take fully, (Signed)
spective governments sking for protection in the Tors." The whole of the some was so sweatly. the festival of the Hospital for Women, to the bamboo and alothing amproe, the wall Hongkong, 10th June, 1880.
shape of abijn of war at Shanghai, combine toaning that on the corielusion of it the audience held at Willis's Reema, London, the evening.
The smak zaired on alarm of of, and the pri- |-
destroy this hope and to make it clear that mat honoured ler with round after round of vehe sonor ran away. A chair cool the same time II. H. NELSON, Hag
DEAR SIR-In reply to your favour of this ters have assumed a most serious complexion. Iment applaree, and bouquets well nigh innamor A Ministerial announcement has been made in saw the prisoner descending, tras and run the Upper House of the Portuguese Cortes ont away. The colis, howorse, bed and caught day's date. I beg to state that as Chairman of the afraid that we are resping the fruits of the able fler success in this words which, was tradicting the report that tha.Russian and For him
meeting of the Chamber of Commeros at which Mandarin-worshipping policy with which Bir repeated on Monday and Tuosday, has been quite the observations to which you refer were Thomas Wade incaleated Lord Elgin. The ap couplate": line of sotion with reference to the matters in
toado, I regarded your remarks as simply ex-plutment of Sir Thomas Wade to be British dispute with China, Ja
pressing the ordinary meaning the words con Representative at Peking was surely the blindast voyad, and such I consider was the significatlon sot of infatuation that was ever camitted in The Flying Fiek, unarmoured sloop, which has
On the 26th April at a meeting of the Royal attached to them at the time, by Mr. Byrie tiplomacy. If Bugland should atmin Enasis, China Seas, left the Medway on the 4th instant,
The subject of lagalizing the currency of the bonade; whilst, should England slow. Russia to University of London, Burlington gardens, A The Gorman frigate Prinz Adalbert. 12, Cap-aving previously been inspsotod by Vice-Ad
"yen" in this Colony was not expected by me, have her own was, Chine must perish. A man papar on Uganda and ite People was read by tain Koster, hearing the flag of Commodore miri Sit .J.Muodonald, K.C.S.L. Commander-
nor do I think by other members, to be raised at darin in brute who will usither lead nor drive, the Rev. CT. Wilson, of the Church Missionary Orders for Copies may be sent to the Daily Mannan, left Hongkong, yesterday morning in bist at the Nore The Flying Fick will
the meating, and I believe the abortions de fight nor fly, laten sex remsuber. Of course it Society, who, with Mr. Pelkin, had just returned shortly before nine o'clock. As she steamed relive the Sylvia, which is under orders to retaro
by you and others wore wholly unpromeditated, might suit England's polkay to sou Itassta cooupied to this country from Central Africa. The chair Fres Office, where it is published, or to the through the anchorage te orewn of the men.of.
It was, however, I believe, a matter of notoristy at such a distance as China That can only was taken by the Earl of Northbrook, president following Agents
war oheered the departing reset.
that a petition, signed by some of our Chinose apply if China has the capacity to make a stand of the society. These was a numeen a fendance. fellow residents, was not the spontaneous expres Tras, her gunboats rasy overmatch the Russian The meeting was roodered more than usually MACAO...... SWATOW
Man of their slewe, on the subject of making the feet, but Russle can attack her from behind. interesting by the presence of turns Wagarde yan" current and it seemed to me, in the dia. And how can satin boots and pebble spostacles chiefs, who accompanied Mr. Wilson and Mr. AMOY ...
usion that took place in considering the threáint a hast led by Boctelo E The idea in Fakin on their jeaney home, and are the FORMOSA. FOODHOW
partant question of atrodasing the "yen." that cidioutons. But then Russia, takes good cure bearses of letters from their King Me to Her aiguisoance to be attached to what had been secures all the fade to herself. I do not think very dark complexion, tall and thin, with in- it was most legitimate to comment upon the that in opening interior communication che Majesty the Queen Our new visitors are of represented as the expression of Chinese eplakes. that the Manchester meu will consent to her telligent features of the negro typs. They were
I am dear Sir, quers faithfally,
stopping our trade on the seaboard of China.& long, light colored robe over dark under yor- (Signed) W. KESWICK Even Lord Derby, with all his objective imments, and their densmear was quiet and self. practicability held to this principle with rospect possessed Land Worthbrook, in Introducing to the Suez Canal. Hotell Count Sobouvaloff them, said that they belonged to the highest thas Russia might make war upon Turkey in any sless bar one of the nobility of their own.king way she planned, but that a blockade of the Saaz dom, and that they had been sout England Canal, was making war upon England. This by their King for the purpose of obtaining dietuin may be applied to a Russian blockade of knowledge of the country and at the same time the open ports of China Trao, Russia may of bearing letters to the Queen. He bespoke Mr. Wilson said that their names were Earl Nam kardi, Eur Kataruba, sad Earl Swaddy. He then proceeded to rest bis paper of which- the following are the principal passages:—
The country of Uganda is a comparatively
Japan, and the Philippines" is published' in forwarded from this Colony towards the relief of hoon specially Gobod na u surveying vessol in the Bas compistoant's homes, want on. Wednesday and others whe teck part in the discussion of the arrogance of the mandarins will know no Geograptical Scalety, hèm în sus theatre of the
„Mesure. A., À. As Méllu & Co.
Moser, Campbell & Co.- Mesura, Wilson, Nicholls & Cu, Messrs. Wilson, Nicholls & Co. Messrs. Hedge & Co.
"SHANGRAI......Messrs. Hall & Holtz.
SEANGKAT......Messrs. Kelly & Walsh. NOGTHERN & Mesars. Hall & Holtz and Kelly RIVER PORTS
&Walsh, Shanghai NAGAGARI ...... The C. and J. Trading Co. HIGGO, Osaka..The C and J. Trading Co. YOKOHAMA......Japan Gazette O£os. MANITOSs. Vinda da Loyzaga & Daily Prosi Ofoe, 13th January, 1880.
NOTICE.
SAUGO......Mossy. Kolly & Walsh, 'glai.
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FAMILY AND DISPENDING
CREMISTS,'
VERNOR and his Royal Highnes the
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Reuter', Agent at Singapore informs the Straits Tirzes that in the telegram dated London, the 1st inst., the name of the German man-of. war ordered to China was incorrectly given as the Münster. The mesage was expested and now reads Several (Harman men-of-war have baen ordered &o, &o."
The following wers the vessels on the barth at home, for Hongkong, on the departure of the last Dail, May 7th: At London-Steamers Glenfinins, Glenifer, and Gordon Coats, Sailing vassels-Oldbridge and Tan. Ab Liverpool Co.-Steamers-Ulysses, Priant, and Glangus. Sail.
ing russel-John A. Briqa,
boran.
•has been built to the order of Messrs. Thompson, Anderson, and Co., Liverpool, and is intended for the China trads,
Bix works' imprisonment whard jabour.
STEALING OPIUM Tam Ayan was charged wilárdony of two opium,pipes..
The prisoner and another fragmentary of araning and botts bt 200 cash rth of prepared opium, and bad, a sore Stly afterwards they were seen leaving the with two of the opium pipan, and on being flod-be they ran away. The compininsat para them giving an alarm and a district watdan on day the pipes on his person.. West-street, caught the priz with one of Tranty-one days imprisont with hard
GAMBLERS
The Sierra Estrela, an iron sailing ship, has best lannaised from the building yard of Morgr Richardson, Duck, and Co. Santh Stonkton-on-isbeur. Tem Lougth over all £81 feet: ditto d.p. 235. feet 3 inches; extreme breadth, 37 feet 9 inohas;
Chu Alla and relve oth appeared, on depth in held. 22 foot 7 inobos: o.m., 1,695 tons; gross 238, 1,493 tornage reimand, charged by Tuspect Bremner with
public gambling at No. 45, Lor Lascar-row, eleven o'clock.
Farther remanded until Mday morning at
LONG BEMA), ADA U. Aobat, a widow, was chand with stealing The latest mail advious roosive borne ware Yokohama March 31st, Foochow 23rd, Shanghai
a quantity of jewellery, 26th, Manila 27th, Hongkong Slat, Batavia April in No. 9, Lower Lascar-to Tho prisoner Leang Ama, a married wone, said I live End, Saigon 4h, and Singapore 7th. The French forcaerly hired with a. She is the house early mail, with the advises dated as above, was deli on the morning of the 27thalt, and I then verod, vi Naples, on the 3rd instart, two days missed six gold hair-pins, ajold finger ring.
HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT UNA NUOVA LONDON, 7th May, 1880. THE LIBERAL MINISTEY. - You will have learnt long ero this reaches
day-Lord Mayor of Dalit to Irish Relief rid Son Francisco. The next inward mail" was I had placed on top of a bora a dressing-cases, thuse members thereof who, belong to the trade of Central Jais splits the grounds of her.
The following telegram was received vester early. There are no later advices from Jepan, four silver rings, and a pair gear-drops, which | you that the Gladstone Ministry has beetz filed | rsmonstrate, but then her menopolising tho 1 for them condial welcome. Commitivo, HongkongWhile acknowledging despatched from Alexandria for Briedisi, per the previous day. The priean lived in the next Lower House having gone back to their respon.atgament, CO., with atwost gratitude manifeent contributions and O-steatoer Pero, yesterday twelve hours in room to me for about two jonth, and often five constituencies for election. That will
received, I feel bound to say that any further advance of its due stp. aid which can be extended will be much needed
came into my room and my jowallery all he returned unopposed, with the exception of during next two months. I would therefore usk.
went to bed on the morning the 27th at one Sir Willin Harcourt at Oxford, where & Cou
further contributions may be forwardøl":"
ANOY
Major-General John Honry Ford Elkington, o'olack; the prisoner was tore then and said servative candidato is to be put up against him, 1 Now have reached us from the city of Ohan marrow strip of land lying on the north-west - By Appointment to His Excellency, the Go. that your absorptious be nut closed, and any Jute of the 2nd Battalion 6th Foot, has be nothing of going away. I di not look into thus iustep which the Conservative joarnils denomina Chow Foo that ten days ago a hand of some shores of the Nynas or Victoria, Lake, its selected to anoceed the late Triont..General Jesso bafors going to bed... Th prisoner left some as obetraptive and anworthy of their party. I thros bundred suspicions Chines had arrived at sunthern boundary being tho Kagera or Kitangula Auto C., 8 Inspector-General of the of has things in the house an as not returned Cabinet nonnsals are boisg repedtally held, and that place and presented themselves to the Tay river, and its eastern one the Nile, its Burth Auxiliary Forcas. The appointmeat is worth
tai stating that they have had nothing to eat for and west boundaries are not very clearly defined. €1,500 a year. Major Geperal Elkington entered since. I suspected her and sported the matter all the formal preliminaring necessary to son.
the police on the same day, Ca the Sib ist. stibute the House of Commons are being rapidly several days and demanded help from that fane but may be roughly said to be the first pantal
DUKE OF EDINBURGH,
PERFUMERS,
PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS.
DRUGGISTS' SUNDRYMEX.
As wil he seen, on referanon to an advertine mant on our front page, the General Agents of
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, the China Sugar Refining Company have decided the survios la 1846, sa ensign in the 6th Fat, I was ill in bad whan the prisner cute is and gone through, but actuel business will not bom. tionary. The Tantal directed them to remain N lat on the north and the 31st parallel E.. Lo fasue labeatures for $500,000, bearing interest with which regiment. he served in the Kesknowledged having taken the jewellery and menco for a couple of weeks, when a MORE ontside of the suburbs of this city, provided } long on the west. The country may he roughly · at the rate of eight per cant, por annum, and re-wars of 1848:47 and 1851-82 (model). He ob sold a portion for which she ya BOTTY for, and from the Queen will be read, which will define them with money sud ether necessaries of life, divided into the count portion and the interior. deemable at par, in order to meet the cost of the ined his captainey in 1854, and served as the samstime produced thredrold hair-pins, tour in general terms, the polier of the Gororemont, and ordered them to leave the plaga at once. It the aspect of these two portions being very dif nequisition of the properties known as thesistant quartermaster-general to the Ottoman silver ringis, and a pair of evadbys which are same Fonding the formation of an English Ministry. | appears that oa quitting Chan Chow Foo they forent. Along the coast and for some distance at East Point, and the Sugar Refinery are in the close of the Bassinu war. Ia 1857. he was money she would repay most. I did not want on the Continent, hut now that the Cabinet is foot of an old kiwa and escried away with them the orfreme north-west corner of the lake, with Oriental Sugar Befinery, Wauchai, the Distillery Contingent, from its formation iu May, 1955, to of the stolea property. She sail that when she got the political situaßian has been little discussed prosended to a certain spots and excavated the inland the scentry is mountainona, sapocially at evarse a construction at Swatow. The Bonds selected by Sir John Michel to serve as his aide- to prosecute, but the dutöviisi took up the onsn. complete, men's tinguna are loosed, and it is easy, a large sum of money supposed to have been ranges of Bat-topped hilts, having swampy wa]. will be of 8500 sayh, aud (e numbers falling to descamp in the Doabay Presidency. Major rotteu lent bor my jewellery then she asked me to gather that grast auxioties prevail. The de baried there many years ago Itisnów mmoured leys between, down which slageteh streame make SHIPS MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTEL. be paid off will be drawn for periodioslly.
And
ABRATED WATER MAXERS,
Passnack SKIPS SUPPLIED,
of
Elkington arved en Sir John's staff in Be
Central Judion campaign, for which he received On the occasion in question she did nob nek,
The prisoner said she burrowed the jewellery. the modal and promotion to breret lienteuauf. She was in the street when she suddenly heard clonal. He also accompanied Sir John Mickel of her brother's death the one runt to to Chins with the expeditionary forge iu 180, Canton. Banning short of cash while there and took part in the operations of the army from she had to sell and pawn the things. the leading of the army to the surrender of
At the caquest of both parties the ones was re poeroaal ovoginisance of $50.
fast of the Government in Italy is attributed to that the said men were rebels who had formerly the restlessness that has been raked by the scaped the city and korn the whereabouts of songs of Badicals, One jourasi saya the hidden sure, Amay Garello,
It is a curious not that Mr. Gladstons, who, it moms, returns to power tu cider to ancore
Norrga. To avoid delay in the execution Orders. It is particularly requested that all business communications be addressed 1o. theReading, from The "an of the World" Part | Pazing. For his Chinese services Lisat-Colonel manded until the 10th Augass, bail allowed in men, who is to put an end to the policy of foreign
Firm, A, B. WA7808 and Co., or
with.
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.
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te
The following is the programme. of the anter: tainment to be given in the Temperance Hall this araning commsncing at half-past eight Planoforte Sola, "Mazurks" Song, "Love's Request" Song (Comic), Up in a Balloon;
Song, The Month of Maying." Song, "Please give us a Pantry," Pianoforte Dust, from Faust" Fong (Donie). How to Cure a Tip pling Wife" Duck The Sailor Sighs;" Song, Poor Old Jeff Song, "The Noblo XXIVth;" l'art Soag, Faley Whispers," Song, "I sing the Old Boys,” -
not
Elkingten roosived the medal with tro clasps, and promotion to an unattached majority.
A little steam vessel, after half a century's vicissitudes, has been broken up. Bailt in 1820 or thereabouts, and christened the Snake, she was the first steam vessel on the Indo
my sus conteng DUIS DU V the whole of the embarkation of troops, stores |
sent from there during the first Burmess
war and the expedition to thɔ Persian Gulf from
MARINE COURT.
10th Jane.
STOWWÄTS
his victory Belmondom Stan6 bocause it was ranged tegar eight banners 13 TO VIOOL TO COULOMARICKMI
"LEPAZES ABROAD.
On the 7th April, at 39, Kildaco-terrace, Went with the exception. of one man, who is a eraak well they were construated is evidenced by thup / the peksonars were found tɔ kiro obtained po ba denied that there is much esuse for anristy. Thomas Wado, is the only cores which can have plants and trees at present known to be of any
BIRTH.
bout park, the wife of the Van Architan con GRAY,
of a non.
The Daily Press.
tlezets.
The prisoners admitted the charge. Beatenced to fourteen days' imprisonment
hard labour.
CORRESPONDENCE.
shot and is a member of the Hongkong Police in the hurricane of 1837 and again in the polens
Sth ultimo, the of 1854, when the ganner who was in charge Writing under date of the S Berlin correspondent of the Globe says: Theber ashore as close as he could, opened the casks in the bottom of the vessel, and amped up the Chinese are beginning to rival the Japanese in the facility which they display for the rapid faune, where he sat till rescued. She ha nonnisition of European knowledge. Although carried in her day most of the notabilities that tansciously clicging to their national dress and apo arrived in India,við Bombay:"and many of │We do not hold varasires responsible for the opinion the late Guverzinant, for his soz Herbert who said to be effectiva. Military, exeroïsos, aro al- duslactoommercial value yet to be discovered, and manners, the Chinese are nevertheless woudar, the older citizens will remeraber with pleasaгe fally clever in picking up raful knowledge, and the friendly trip to Elephants and other places copring almost everything they see. The appro. of repart in the harbour when sailing bosta ware The air in literally thick with rumours reiste speech made in Gorman by the Chinese the only means of transit sont and the alesex ferring to Chinese movamente in cozuection Master at the banquet given by the Berlin isuueles were unknown
HONGKONG, JUNE 11, 1880:
mosicipality to the delegates of the Piscatorial Exhibition, has been surpassed by the slainent trast proposed by a secretary of the Chinasa Legation at a still more recent public festival la the azionble relations and commercial Inter- murse habwess the Garmaz sad the Celestial Empire"
LAW NOTICES.
SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG, lira JUNE, 189). OTSINAL JURTBLLIONSs and another y
(Hearing, part heard).
Hoogkors & Whampoa Doak Company, at 30 nim
SUPREME COURT.
10th June.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE Mr. JuATION SHOWDEN..
their way to the Nyanza, their leaks being covered with maggifest forest trees, with a deuse under- gowth of forny, in which this region is peculiarly rich, I myself having collected upwards of 50- species; and there are probably, many mors to bo Tot discovered As we get further intothe interior Barona su era of tranquillity and prosperity CAPTAIN GILL ON THE CHINESE
·ARMY.
the country becomes less hilly, the valleys wide, who is to reatore poses and, good will among
the forests gire place to groves of wild date palms, On the 30th April, at the Royal United Ser- and the ferns are supplanted by gigantic groszos, adventuras, big only found sympathisers on the Cont nant amongst those restless and reckless Vico Testitution, Sir Rutherford Aloook prasid till near the northern frontier the country is fat parties who are perpetually sizing up popular ing, Captain W. Gill, R.E., road a paper on the intersected at intervala by mornares, and covered Jealories, disturbing the good fellowship of Chinese Army. He gave an account of the pre- with sounty jungle, in which the clephant, baf- Communications, on Elitorial unters abouk
astions, sud lusting after their neighbours' possent alion dynasty under the Mansha Sovarsign, falo, sebrow rhinocoras, wild boar, cland, and most farkle and bout watered district. Bessions. Italia Itredente har bese one of the and described the Banner Army, so called ether antelopes, find a homo. The cost region. lirá6881-The»,"_and, those on business The
I rodenta has at nos cloned oflcers and privates, bandes 40,000 élèves would be capable of growing almost any Emo Manager," and not to indiviagra in ...
allestors for publication should be written ona daring the past fortnight, several good practices
shown herself worthy her meron by fallowing (paid expectants to the higher maks), and 5,000 peon plants and fraits, the law scale which wo have had at the butts by the teams in the
Bix Chinese were charged by Captain Nicof his arampla and turning eat the Government artifloors and followers. There are about 85,000 neocoded in taking in good condition to Uganda side of the paper ardy.
Advertisements with are tant ordered for a fized International de Match, sad this applios par
ticularly to tow'Eaglish tents, who are already †1824 to 1898. Her earvioss were again similar of the Donau atakm Aenslang, with obtaining And behind then all atands Holy Rate theiti Peking, another 50,039 are distributed about grow vory well, and when I loft Uganda wa had period will he continued until countermanded.
Uorrespondents ara reqrostad to forward their name spoken of as the probable winners, The Sectoh fiend in the Chien War of 1841-42,-Burmese peages from Singapore surreptitiously on great radentrica delle irredents, calling down the the previos of Pe-Chik-Li, there are 40,000 in a good drop of peas, cabbager, beans, radishes shoiceat blessings of Hestes upon the right Manchuria, and the remainder furnish the Taroness, to,, if the mission gardens. Whant and Captain Nicol, master of Ocean steamer Mens- honourable member for Midlothian.""
tar garrisons of the chief miles throughout the rins, both of good quality, are grown by the set- and address with cmsmanications addressed to the have not practised so often as they might have war of 1852, Persion war of 1856, Matiny 1857, board the said steamer.
Empire By far the most important of all the tlors from Zanzibar, while the papai, pomegra Laitse, not for publication, but as evidenos if good done, and do, not soum to take much interest in Chins éxpedition of 1269, and she also assisted Equa, asid that he left Singapore on th 3rd inste
the match, but this may probably be owing to in the Abyssinian and Malta expeditions. Her for Hongkong. On the following day when ool. If the prospects of panos are to be tested by Banner Forses is that which is kauwn as the rate, and guara tave been intredeged by the the fact that they have sens difficulty in getting quines vers designed and built by a Parse, and testing the tlokets from the Chinese passengers the existing viements of disturbance, it cannot Hian-Ki-Ying and which, woording to Sir Arabs, and bear abundantly The only native together the necessary number of man. The way the first ever manufactured in India How Irian team is selected from the 27th Regiment-
In the first place, our Indian Husnes authorless any claim to be considered as ac pray. They emisoritat valoa see a species of nutmeg, which lasting powers. Ehe was twios wrecked, orga
have made an error of three millions staring in bumbar some £1,000, bosidos 26,000 élèves. Dub grows abundently near the lake, noffes, several their statement of expenditure on the Afghan it is commonly believed that of the whole Banner species of euphoria, and one or two other trees, campaign=ant in the estimate of probala os Fornes throughout the Empire at the present whink prodane santalons of good quality, and penditure, bat in what had actually been incurred. time no more than 30,000 of the Hain-Ki-Ying the mpafn, a large tree which produces a sweet- Mr. Gladstone certainly intends to make this in Peking, with, perhaps, another 18,000 of these scented gum resin much rained by the natives. extraordinary error a vehiola of attack against that make up the twenty-five garrisons, onu be But them are probably many other vegetable pro.
ompressed by one ocrapescents.]
is canvassing Lesis, has denemend the ciranu most universally carried on in the Imperial it is extremely likely that the chinglima plant stance in even stronger terms than the fusta. bunting park an immense tract of opantry would dourish on the kill sides of Uganda.. The THE RECENT TRIAL.
justify
surrounded by o wall, the socera to which is extreme fertility of Uganda is owing to the mild TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PREZ8.* In the next plose-tho Turkish Budget just jealously forbidden to foreigners. In Peking elimate which it enjoys, and to the constant SIE-May I request space in your columns issued, although adapted to the couleur de ross Shora in a force of field artillery with modern showers of Tain which fall more or less during for a staterowas with regard & my speech at the theory, simply meats bankruptoy: Taking the bracob-loading guns but of their numbers and every month of the year. Thera sia no scorching Chamber of Commerce walch was a freely com- revenue as given (and it is far too sauguine) effectiveness he could form roles. He then days, or dry, burning winds to wisher up the mantel open in the criming proceedings son and the expenditure se stated (and this is far proceeded to speak of the forms of the Green vegetation, nor any keon, frosty nights to Elight with the Kuldja question. Long ago a story
eluded yesterday!
too low) theme, ja a deficit of three millions: ster. Standard called Lub-Ying, which was, in feet, the tonder aboots. During the whole of my two- was current in Canton among the natives
That Mr. P. Byrie in bu evidence at the hing, which there is no possibility of raising the constitutionst semy of China the Hauner years say on the Victoria Lake I never regis- that four engagements and taken place be
Police Court, during my hence from the Co. The case is palpally hopelses, and cat of Europe men being the soldiers of an alien, though suse-tered more than Bodog. F. in the shade, and the tween the Chinore and Russian troops ou
fouy, and Mr. Francis, in highpacity of counsel the Turk west go. a consumination decently rain Power. The duties of the Tithing were, thermsinater only reached that point on one or for the defendent, should stibute to my words wished by kir, Gludstons, The conditions however, by no means confined to those of a two cussions, while on the other hand I have the frontier, in which the former bad gained
meaning they word never stonded to convey of the struggle for the seaanlanay in the Balkas European army; the remissibilities of a police teret known the temperature lower than 40deg gate me very little concern, but the matter is poninsals are becoming devolopen daily, and on force was imposed on them; by far the larger F at night in the shaile. The rainfall is not a most distinct, advantage,, dispersing the The following wars the current rates of freight
widely different when, in bi samming up, His this point the divergenoy between the Basdone portion of the Lub-Ying land fores seemed to vary great, and it will probably be found wat Muscovites like leaves before the autumn for veesele on the barth at home on the departure
Lordship the Chief Justice, those words would Held and the Gledatsas policise existe. Lord be devoted to the duty of preventing robbery to be more than 50in. in a year; but its naturally carry grave weigt, adapted to my Besoonsteld desiree that Austria should be tas sentrabatem, and other wrimes Besides the being distributed over the whole year provides winds. This was, of courer, simply a canard, of the last mail, May 7th Per Cau VESTING steamers To Hongkong or Shangbai. £ 158.
surprise somewhat the cams asia, and moreover donaant. Power. Mr. Gladstone desire that land fores, the Lak-Ying winged the assy of the the moisture necessary to support, the deman how originated no one can tell, but probably weight, and £lia, maasurement; to Haulow or
appeared to an extent to strikte to the Chamber each nationality should have its own Price, as a-board provinces, and had a distinct organisa- vegetation found in Uganda. The rainy months coined by some imaginative literary graduate Nagasaki, 22 weight, and £2 is messure-
of Commerce, of which I hav the honour to be at present in dorvie, Roumania, Montenegro: tiva of divisions and garrisons, esok under its in Uganda are September October, and No. munt; and to Yokohama,£2 weight, and in a tea shop. Unfounded rumours concerumeasurement. Per China and Japan. Shippera'
Vice-Chairman, este bine for giving my Grasse, and Eonzalia Lord Besconsfield would general le completely were those forces under vamber, when seernely a day passes without ing the present political situation have not, Association No steamer. Per sailing vessels, BANDS AND ANOTALE 9. THE HONGKONG AND words their sanction at the official report, sonciluste Germs and offend Italy by the the Governors-General of provinces that oven raia April blen rather a rainy month, but
WITAMPOS BOOK COMPANY
Under thasp oireurastauves is due to myself to aggrandissment of atrie. Mr. Gadabous would the Imperial Cabluet at Peking found it very in July and August comparatively little falin. however, been conned to the Chinese. Reater To Hongkong, £1 73. 6d. weight, £t 5. measure-
ment; to Shanghai; £1 10a, woighs, £l measure The Attorney. Gremical (Hon. B. L. O'Malley), state publicly the facts whh I would fave sonoiliste Italy by giving her-s share. Les difflent, and sometimes impossible to induce those. The pits usually comes in the shape of then. telegraphed out, so far back as the 5th April, ment; and to Yukohas, 128, Cd. weight and and with him Mr. Ng Choy, instructed by dx, stated an oath had an oppormity been afforded Besonnsfield would aphoid the Tork as long as officers to more their army beyond the borders of derstorms, which in September, October, and anasible. Mr. Gizdatons would hesten his down. their province. The strength of these provincial November come with remarkable regularity, that Chinese troops had crossed the Amoor, El 5. messurement, Tiecerest quotations for Lens, appeared for the plaintifs and Mr. to me.
When the report of a Chine petition having fall.
nemies varied with the size of the province and i thurs being generally three such storms in the which telegram was founded or a statement anal were as follows-Frem Wear or Tyne, per Baylar, Q., instructed by Moura, Brorotan
boson presented to His Exgalloy the Goverme Now Russia has sob a hold of Bulgaria as with the duties they had to perform. Taking 24 hours, Justing about three kuura escl. Thaso keal.-To Hongkong. £27; to Shanghai or Yoko.
and Wetton, for the defondants, p by a continental paper that 20,000 soldiers hams, £31-From Newport, Cardiff or Swan. The suit was brought for specifio patiormance appeared in the Daily Press, asked the bank's tapables her to praskiss her crooked ways. The all the previass, the average for cock was about storms as far as wy Bbservation extends, gene- had invaded Russian territory.. This was se, per ton-To Hongkong, 1 7. 6. and to of contract. The Book Company purchased from go praders, whose duty it to inform me on present oonstitution does not suit her, and she 86.500 men and 480 offers--one vileez to 53 rally come from NE only cussionally from subsequently modibed to a "report that laughi El 118. Forks on the plaintiff (the executory of the late Chinese 20: He I have movies poriding Alexander, her noise, to the of North, W. To pusy or to the people of Uganda; the
-To Hongkong, 81 ds, and to Shanghai fa. Sands) the two elips known as Sauda'n nd in the matter F He replied. I have act even Priasupulity, with Muscovite yolculers to enable Chinese troops had attempted to cross the From Newport, Cardiff, or Swansan, por to MaDotall'. One of the terms of the agree. the petition, but I hear it in luy rokap by Mr. him to commit a coup flat and change ths out a fine people physically, they are hardy many of you know, is an absolute monarchy, the Amoor, and, finally, like the famous story To Houghing, £175. 6d. to Shanghai, 111ant was that hall the purchase monay sald Pitman. I instructed him make enquiries, stilution to the end that Bassin may late and enduring, fragst and femperate they can King, however, being more or lone controlled by
Bd.; and to Yokobaras, £1 9a.-
aran, el babe paid in cash and the other half remain on and later on the some day formed me that foothold on the Balkar ponicals. The present go great fatiguas on a small amount of the calefs, who met him frequently in council. The Frente Journal of the 4th ultimo has engage for five years, the rate of interest baing the petition was got ap byft. Pitman: that bone of ountantion is the anion of Altaning food, and will support rast privations without The country is divided among a few great here- to something like the baseless fabric of doubtful naturo of previous reports, wo are kong have subscribed a considerable dum fer the interest to such date as might be determined by one of the Englist Banks to high he had takoning off its usual feet and locas Oriental game, their armies is at present lax, the history of the King Under these chiefe are others called vision. Bearing in mind the sonroe and the the following:-" Our readers are aware that seven porcent. The Dook Company now wished friends of his hind seen Meituan taking the territory to blo Montenegrios, as stranged cataplaint. They are law-abiding, dorse, and ditary chiefs called Bakunga, who are in con- the great commercial community of far-off Hong. to pay the whole of the money together with doutent shout for signaling espoolally by the treaty of Berlin. The Porte, by play obediant to sathartty; and if the discipline instant stondence al Court, and who rarely love inclined to singh much credence to that relief of the distress in this country. A de the sourt. The plaintiff refused to accept the it. In conversation with fried to whom I spoke has always managed to think this question: Gordon's torce shown me what it might be if the Batangoli, who preside there are other uncled tailed report of fibe prosesdings initiated by monoy preferring the investment, and homes the on the subject it seemed to quite understood. It has, however, at last worked itself into anak a soldiers were properly paid, properly officered, and to in time of war are obliged to furnish so last transmitted by Reuter, to the effect that Governor Pops Hennessy has now reached as, present out. The ones for the defendantagsins (and I may say still is undered) that this was hot Fole, that no further, room for chicaner and properly looked offer. He held that the many ighting me to their superior, all the land the Chinese have occupied a large portion of and we are interested and glad to see toat the specifio, perforinanse was preceded with fret, the case. The expression of up" was used: exists. The Albaniane, boing-Muhouredans, do Clineso, if properly bruised, properly armed, and being held upon, a kind of tendal tonnre. Most Kuldja. It may possibly have some founda list of subscribers to the fand in Hongkong In and Mr. Hayllar opened. He argued that it was by my informant and souvel to my mind, na wot fall undor the Kassion ontegory of oppressed properly lad, by oflora in whom they placed of these chiafe are expected to reside at cludes the pazes not only of Barapan offlelala, ust a case for specific performance at all, that may use of it was intended convey to the asticuslities. They were left by the Frosty of soulienos, youll certainly furnish isterial for Court for three months in the year, the ather tion, but it is hardly likely that the Chinese bat those of Indian metchauts and Chinese speciffe performance was only decreed in oases minds of my hearers at the bamber of Com Berlinsubjects of the Sultan and wareonly touched admisable soldiers.— London and China Represe.nine mouths batre spent in their respective Government would sauction such a step while trading firms, Although we minst dealine the where the actual pecuniary loss could not te remerce, no meaning beyo the seal one by that convention in that they wore exquired the negotiations. between their Eluvoy: the effort to speli soms the names, we are none the covered at common law, sud that in cases whore when referring to getting abscriptions, to cada this territory which Montenegro covete. 14798 LCIA MAE IN AUSTRALIA" and arly hold their position for Hts, or during
Leus grateful to the donors, as their offering proves the loss could be so recovered that was how the petitions, performances, or athing slas. Imay This they have an invincible repugnano, to do Marquis Tsang and the Russian Government one grand fact that barite in not so on, matter ought to be decided. To had aurer add that I have no remou tapport that ory and Montonsgza in quite unable to make them, were pending. Of course if they do not known virtus aves in heather breasts, sed may heard of specifte performsupe in a pass where the compradore's statement was true, except so far The Power inejet pas Turkey placing on paranos in Melbourne la taken from the dubis ressor, sed it is the oasiom to choose no those of a parur form of faith. The speech niways subject to the equity of redemption, and villainous letter to which Pitman pot his to do so, but his plans always miscarry tarongh/tralian Sketcher of Hoy 15th, and will be read mother and these three aliefs ruling the King- animate this disciples of Confucius aa vividly damage was only peonniary. A mortgage was as muy contradiction may bothered from the tenegro in quiet potassion, the Saltan camsants
Miss Has May, of whom it is stated in the jority. In bus, osas of the three chiefs not made by Governor Hay at this meeting in was very different thing from the sale of a name more than five weeks at the flamber of tresobery About A month ago, an arrangement with interest hers where she is so wall known: des Roll the youth, sovereign. attains: his ma
native of this city, and sgroeing in the choice of a surbeazor they the territory restored to them under the Hongkong City Hall was in every way an ad- satate, to which aromatauces might give a Commerce meeting, and n compelled me, was concluded whereby Turkish troops were to
mirabló one. Bove himself in a part of Ireland value it would be impossible to arrive at and absolutely, to undertake afstly prosecution occupy the disputed districts this was dous, pagers that he provisions of Ca'rno How's agreement, but whare the great famine score was applied with for which no abssitats could be given. The against him to vindicats good name and but instead of giving the Montenegrins twenty that during the last four or five years she was nominate their respective candidates, and thea Ben four hours notice of emanation by the troops, been fratsling in Icdis and the East in the fight till quo is victorious, when he places his it would be a distinct breach of faith. And the most fearful severity. Gorornor Hennessy present TBS a case in which damages would honour. the Bussisa Authorities are top gharp, to was able to give his heaters a picturs of the answer the purpose and the plaintiffs might Now; sa to my speech at tüchamber of Com agreed, only ten hour notice was given, quid exeroles of her profession sa the leading lady of nominee on the throne. If such oʻoivil war.
harrors of 47 which must have powerfully recover the difference in the value of the moon, which, babout furio 28 20 prugast the consequence was by the time the Montenegrina dramatis and rousical company made her should take place, all the foreigners in the coun permit such a proceeding. They will not, helped to quicken their testimony. He sermod vestent in question and any other in with giba roam, a latation, I beg to troops arrive to take pussession, the Albanians Brat appearance before a detourne audience on, try are taken to one place and fat under the care we may rest assured, surrender any portion to have felt the dialty of saplaining to so vestment which the defendants might and for state most distinctly that the qualities, if they had nooupled the broug places and the Mot Baturday, April 24th, in the part statella of a goed, and are not alowed to go out or take DAR E Ballo's opera of that name. The rannical part in any way in the contest. The prosent quick-witted a people na the Chinese part of the theta or they themselves might find, nup are there at all, one hele once to no wit of tenegrins had to redre. of Kaldja until the treaty in ratified. What in auditory why it was that Ireland, a member of the poing that what was intended by the parties mine. In referring te Maas, I merely Italy thirsts for influence on the East of the oribio of The Australasies wrote of Borbe condition of the people la rather more advanced probable is that the Chinese bave massed at richest sisterhood of nations in the world, was when they signed the contract was that the mort described rather than nam him as one is Adriatic, and is now seoms that the Albanians, has an elegant appesange in wall compman and then it was at the time of the visit of Captain arty on the borders of Kaldja, ready to occupy jeopardised by lamine in the world, was angere should Bolasily extend over the white prind stinctively would do in spog publicly, of lading that the Balter cannot protest them, are to endowed with plating and expresive fanisi Speke and Grant. Oleth is allowed to be worn scourged with it in the past, and he laid the whole mentioned. He then called Mr. Gillies, the private person with whom spanker had no desirous to be independent and to form their fastures. Her best gift is beautiful sopranos by the people generally, and Arab costuine na it if an agreement he come to with Rusis, or blame of the situation on the diference between Beoretary of the Dock Cosmay, who prednced personal quintanos. Tad nothing else country into a ydincipality, where they mean voice of a rarely good asties quality hould become the court dress Mitess himself has quite to take it by force is the event of negotiations the Peor-Law systems of England and Ireland the minutes of the meetings of the Board of The word rather to while Lordship the to invite one of the King of Italy's brother to say that it has just come into: he fell develop bindered the natira mbuge, and generally ap Cours in a gorgeous embroidered Governor Honzasy knows as well probably as sny. Diensters and the correspondanos relative to the Chief Justice pointedly red might, se basense the chief. I as ses very plainly that ment of Its best qualities. It is en organ which peste falling through. We note that the Berlin lving that this is not the sole mase, but negotiations for the purchase of the properly for so any meeting went, Jail have been this more will play Russia's cards and be highly designely squad throughout its entire reglatar, chogs, with for and red dippers, and frequently the case was not concluded when the Coust left ost. In speaking on tabject at all the injurious to the interests of Austria, but I do and is bust compared with the fula for the gun. wenn i sword. He has, tad bodyguard correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, writing parlaps he did not feel himself obliged under the
lity of its tone, ... I mean the late an played by zzmad - with guns of various kinds, from in a recent issue of that paper on the Russo- diraamatanter to go into the matter more deeply rose, and it was adjourned until ten o'clock this point in my mind was not ittoan, to whom not sao by what right it ona be stopped to
1, have never spoken, fat does that, taking is pOREIGN POLICY OF THE GOTTENMENT,
Herz Stede, Bigpor Glammóns, or Mr. Harbert, old-tittlocks to breechloading rifles, “and the statement to be correct. Chinese petition There seeras no fear of the Gladstone Admió, Stoneham, for everyone must have had his own dressed in red and white uniform. Thone Chinese imbroglio, hazards the somewhat rash In the course of his speech be bara streng test. morning.
mony to the services reddazed by the Lord Mayor
did not possess that spordity which tha|stration allowing their schemes of, scorchly to recollections of futes, which gave up more, de- mom have buen taught something of drill by assertion that war with China is an in the mitigation of distress, and spoke in
method of its publication so i to me to imply reduce the ofteleroy of Law Mrmy of navy, On the light than did pear Dick Bwivalier tɔ his mail- deseriers from Lin Keypilan troops at Mi mazli subject which the Chem of Commsros, as contrary, Mr. Childers, the new War Minister lady when he fat up all night in bed playing and chewhere. Guns are gradually accumulat good as settled," but in all probability flattering terms of his zeleni bosinem capacity. The readings with which the colony answered
kwell se mysoll, find a perfecht to discuss In Bolloiting re-disction at Fantelmat, “Pled hi ("Away with Melancholy" with bin kaggs bent | Ing in the country, and from tolerably, reliable. be knows neat to nothing on the subject to the appeal made to their humanity and gene-
That my speech is contain the Report of his nifesto, that the army must be makulained up for music-stand, it is w grest, obarm wall information, I sstraate the camber at present and his opinion may not be worth a rush, maity is however, the best and most substantiel.
the Chamber is. I venture to disrallt to at all costs to its fall itzogth. At least to Miss May Felono eren, round, and sweet neat a little over 2,000; Uber articles of Euro form of compliment that could be psesed, kud; Still there is good reason to believe that way for that the Lish people, na wall as the Lord
the institution, Had number expissed replents of the Has are being hurried out to it is that prodiged with perfect ce, and pean manufacture, as plates aaps, mirreza, is imminent, lessmuch as neither Gore-Mayor and the Mansion House Committee, are
disapproval his remarks walnya besu liers Afghanistan and a while a division jo bang soses higher and higher to the serene gratiden kasvon for have bond brought by the Araba, Chibere, and journed the case accordingly too, and had any stalamentining deen shown dispatched from Bombay to the sons of wari tion of the Balaner, until it ranchas, MB I heard land. Mitoun kimialf passonson fare as three good ent likes to yield, and it might suit Eremia profoundly grateful"
of the three black crows, it melted away
intond to ratify be treaty and have resolved
so tight, they may occupy the portion of
BEFOLE THE HOW, Curry Justice BIE John SMALE I RE W. VOX FUSTAU
This matter ores on for the Bagisbon's report: Bi Lordabloid the guardens inrclved would be more appropiletely inquired into in
The Chinese, especially those of the North, Wagendas. The gorunment of the connity, as
districts. These Bakunguns are not hereditary
the king's pleasure. The three leading Ba-
The following notion of Misa May's first apongu, in the event of the King's death shoose
cne of the yezugest of the late king's sons, bis
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