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A.

NOTICE.

AND

8. WATSON

FAMILY LED DIBENAINA OXEMISTS;

then Home,

the denizens of Hongong ware

out off from friends st .00 there being but a monthly mail, but there

THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 1880.

Writing on the probable return of Tao Tang t'aug

Peking, the Juvan Herald any that it ho arrives when Admiral Lessofsky in abad in the capital, it would not be surprised to bear that

were compenesting advantages, the op- resistance to Erskine demands was made, 2-440.158 1. Congen 150,915 Ibe. Scented {1, which is a p the convenience of the but thore nawɔt pwaibly be a heavier mon than in spontanas de the Comusitten possess with rder.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

TISHAY, 19th Ostebot. EXPORT CARGOES. Por steamship Ganartgey from: Canton to Lon. Capor, and 30,806 tbs. Saited Orange Pakoe.

Por atoship Tussia, for London-7,758 pkgs. ton (177,411 ), 320 ens pressrese, 100 basks race, 62 casos bristles, and 41 uses sundries.

Excravou. AXONDON.C

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fail to see how any other meaning could pass on the chart of the bay and its mandage we may grant of 81,200, together with e copy of their them sit the Government is not oui, are also sibly be placed upon them. The rules of ad-safely infor that no grant diflualties ne lely be report in which the eurospotalones between the canal from the bay to the river and possibly to

submitted hers with.. mission were only made after consultation untered in order to open a unitable entrance to

Aftaobed will be found copies of mely eurre. with some members of the Chinese commun- the town of Champsoniq itself. Hiding si anakor in proof that the Commition the bay during the N.E. son may be linvesions,

oat own roadstead during the same anom. Daring aroo to the payment of the Government grant: desired to study thet asgatlations wore bookin off. There is a portunity of making monoy rapidly-the

goneral oxprotation to the effect that Land Tao,

nalivoa natives and pay respect to their wishes. al-the S.W. moneasa the anchorage would be quiet and It must borne in wind in reading this that, from Go-primum mobile of their presence in the East whose differences are now open, will proces in

Hoa. Treasurer, and as such tho Government being the chief of them. In those days their guard to artemities. Li has, however, a

though, as a matter of fact, at that time so far the difficulties in the way of the Ender slut 1872 till Marsh 1977, Me Ryrie was the the pulse of eominaro bent, activite, largo army in Chilli, nud Tse's troops no fac preserves, 160 halus wasty silk, 100 can shina- the Chinese had no interest whatever taking bave not been touched ups, bat Mr.grant would find its way into his hauda. Befor

institution, and were neither subscribers nor MARSHALL is; when referring to the physical 1977 Mr. Berwick was Honors Treasures, and away from Peking. However the dispute with

contributors. Furthermore the Committee aspect of the comtry, obliged to confess that since March 1877 Mr. Sassoon has noted in that Russia may end, ifis probable that the differences between the various purtion of Chinese politics

hares out of deference to the customs of the there may be insuperable difficulties in the capasity for the Committer knox, Mr. will end in a serious struggle for power and t

Chinese, set apart a day for the exclusive admission serday. If the Chigoso provinces could be on sulted, it would be seu no debt that Tao ba by far the largest, namber of adherents and sympa thisors, and that Li has à much smaller hold on the affections of the Chinese people.

By Appointment to His Bronlloney the VIENOL and is Royal Highness tha DUTICE OF EDINBURGL. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,

PERFUMERS. PATENT MEDICINE VENDOÚS.

DRUGGLETS' SUNDRYMER,

And

AERATED WATER MAKERS,

SHIPS MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTER.

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PAUSENGAR SHIPS SUPPLIED. Nonor.-To preid delay in the execution of Ordere it is, particularly request that all business ocutannications be addressent to the Firm, A. S. WATION and Co., or

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

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Bank Billa, on demand...3/9) Bank Bills. at 80 dan' sight...319 Bank Bills, at 4 mouths Night 3/93 Credits, at 4 months' aight...3,9 to 3/9 Documentary Billa, atd months'

.....8/92 to 3/96 sight. BOMBAY Bank, on demand...925 OF CALCUTTA-Bank, a douand 925

Bank. Hight...... ON SHANGHAL

Privato. 30 days' sight.................

SHARES.

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of Chinese women. Those circum way of a canal owing to the very montamons Byrie norer has receital the Government gaat

"Renasters to add, direct from Gararminent,

The Committer would be glad if canasel would' stances afforilaingle proof that the claims of the w

however, that there may be fond valleys native community received full consideration and rivers, which could be nilized in advise gonally as to the position of the four-

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mitten and the shareholders as the City Hall,aod from the Committee, and probably much more

the canal, thongk cutting

Its length gives defluite opinion on the following point thau Sir RIS MAUDONNELL would have might be thereby increased. We should J.-Whether Mr. Ryrie husany right to receive

But in cave the Goveniment grant from the Governight o stipulated for bad be entertained any idea hink this highly probable. that the Committee would act in an illiberal the canal should be impracticable or too cx behalf of the Committee, he not being their Tron- earer uer authorised by them to do so; and if so, 2. Who is the proper person to roseire the subject to what fraat does he receive it? Gavezurrants tan free coveturenti

The

harbour teemed with sailing vessels which made this port their terroinua. The vessels discharged here, and in very many cases loaded at this point; here they docked, and here they refitted.

Now that steamers of heavy tonnage have replaced the sailing-ships of

The list of onses set down fit bearing in Sam-Or old, the harbour is sparely tenanted. These stoamers arrive to-day, and depart to-nior-imary Jurisdiction yesterday included a suit in row; they make this buta port of call, and stituted by Mr. Gibbons, Registrar of the Some Court and Official Assignea against.. themselves carry on the cargo for the North F. S. Inffam, for the recovery of $788.17. of China and Japap, which formerly under-cass was not called on during the day, the judge'a the went trans-shippient at this port. To mer-into being onion with shasthor causes on of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Sharan--62 por chants, dockowers, shiperights, sailmakers,ong of the extatos of which Huffarn formerly and shipchandlere, indeed to all trades and and charge and the object with which it is now Jaioz furarsass Sopistrel Coton $1,550 per

Blura brought that, judgment being obtained against classes, the cimage is vital. For this they fam may be made a bankrupt and the China Traders Insurance Company's Shares hare mainly to thank the Suez Canal. It confused accounts he felt shind him when he Was a lice ifuatue to Hongkong which gave went to gael lythas finally cleared off. This North China Lastraneo-Ils. 1,075 per ebaze!· it the Suez Canal and telegraphic communi- course, hester, is not altogacher plain sailing Fangtezu Insurance Ascolation-Tis. 735 par the decision come to at the special

as the defendant plends the statute of limitations. cation. The assertion may savoir strongly The statute does not run against the Crown.and Chinese Ensurance Company 305 por share.

Tho

tent, provium,

31,100 per share.

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able lospatch addressed to Lord Kn-pensive, Mr. MAKALE falla back upon his BERLEY by the Hon., W. Knowion adds some dieme for a railway, and urges that, as the further links in the nose and the techntry is fertile and productive and fairly further, like in the doped his Lord populated, the line would be successful.

Without wishing to throw cold water apon will duly weigh. The non-compliance anhero the wilege of a la tar- ship with the request of the Committee for a copy them which is too wile the sie laast я зву chance of its ever proving of the despatch of Sir MIRACL HICKS BEACH

well in deered a sufficient excare think there is:

financial saccess. The Canal gould cost if excuse were useded for not altering vest sum of money, and the saving in

the special melting bell Doceraber,

iz

steganors would hardly care to pay t

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Whether the lesines are trustees da bo balf of the shareholders in any way, and if so, for what purpusios?

Correspondents are requested to forward their.am of heterodoxy, bat facts are proverbially stub the question will price whetar the debt: must be On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Ta. 125 the GOVERNOR' has frequently taken ereditares nod at the EU time lose the chancc 10 of their Report are snok a broach of the ma-

side of the paper only. Mil address with ammunications addressed to the Editor, not for pubication, but as evidenes goud

faith.

WITH.

On the 16th Stember, the wife of JULIA MAN.

born things, and the truth is that as surely as the aubstitution of steamers for sailing- ships destroyed the vitality of the industries and trades before then-iono, so surely bna the telegrapuunitilated speculation in trade, and

trusted na w' debt to the Crown or to privato iu. divideals.

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OPINION.

The funds for the ereation of the structure

Mr. Tyrie Dat now being a member of the Committee. Is he any voire in the wannguezt of the Institution?

Whether stops ought to taken by the would principally afect the main time Committen to safely the places of Thiou, ly, tas the Canals have left the Colony, and if so, wind stops F 6-Whether the regulations contained at pago. for is desire to afford fall information to cargo at Singapore and Penang, for the doratading surus to between Mr. Remnia on thoir Hongkong Firs Insurance Company's Sharan public and for the early publication of docu: sake of the saving of two three days in clafond the Government as to entitle the latter

wouts, but circumstances have shown that he $895 per share. Obins Fire Insurance Company's Shares-8250 is not always anxious to lng duonments before the trip With the exception of the direct, to withhold paysiout of the Cleveranset grant

the public or to fulfil his ready promises to seamers from Calcute, and, possibly, a few tea on that ground.

ises to steamers at the commencement ofthe season, Fer share. Hongkong and Whanics Dook Company's do so. We wood ge no farther for proof of none but the mailboats would use the cavalore aiand it appears in three ways, fat, by

Shores--ti per cent, premini.

this than the non-publication of the Colonial Surgeon's report for 1879 and of the letter of Trade between Obine and Madns there public subscription, (2) secondly, by the issue of

Priscugors

and maile

mail coll

not pay shares, and (3) thirdly, by a loan Erom Bir, Robert Costaupolitan Deck Company-Par (nomicul).

-General on sanitation, which the withe

without cargo boats. The railway would

ould also Jardine of 350,001 mentol by what are trad Share por altre premium,

fairnesste himself, be publisted with commoa.

with would scarcely relish the frequent change bares Inaring a right to a certain instores. 11 per share (nominal) Shanghai Shan Navigation Company-Tis. 3 hon. China Const Steam Navigation Compaty.-T. tacosheroorespondence on the subject. Other which this route would involva. There would preferenss to those hold by other persons. Apart

120 per share.

instances might be cited, such as the omis- be a decided gain in the delivery the mails, from this right, Mr. Jardino's shares so to Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$60 porsion of Lord CARRARvox's famous despatch, but that would probably, owing to the-outand on the same facting as those of other shares.

holders. For the purposes of this casos, however, '. the Gove-1 in which he severely criticised ongkong Hotot Comping's Sharea-S69 per von's policy. The charge of a expressio veri murous changes, be less than is estimated; it is not acessary to dofins the legal position of

canal or railway would have to a pass through from His Excellency came with a bad grace

considerable stretch of Stare territory, the Colany the year 1801, teok soma yara to Chim Sagar Retaing Company, Limited-178 against the City Hall Committee, therefore, There is also one other consideration. The the subs

GOVERNORS sought to make Chima Sagar Raining Company (Detectares)The disingenuous manner in which the and it is by no means certain that the Go.mature, and argotiations with the Gowsarent

it appear: that the decision of the Committes had been socured verument of that country would sanction its for a suitable alte extended over a considerable frora Line to time underwent certain alterations. by a majority of o alas exposed by construction. It is true that some arrange-period of time The jacts of the premotors

one only is ho bows that the uerra mert might possibly be some to with Siam for ho dual shape they assumed was accurately and Mr. Kuswick, were agreed to

NIOR, S., st Tukow, Farinosa, of a daughter (still united transactions to a narrow range. The peas into the village and a strong fusiludosening angkeng, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s wi arutamon appeially asked should, in be a very armonsive work, and passengers preferentin? shares-that is, as I understand, by

MARRIAGE.

hotu)..

At Si: John's Cathedral, on Saibrday, the Hütb inab by the low. W. Jarriage, Colonial Chaplap. EMILY CARGLINE JANE CHEMIES, O WILLAM UEALED WOOLLETT, Linatent 198th Tag(wens.

DEATH.

At Amoy, on the 7th instant, HELBERT GOED, youngest son of Mr. Ma, J. W. Danielion.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, Ocronyx 20, 1890.

Considera bluslarm and scalement were created in town on Monday night. About nine o'clock what appeared to be a well oganised attack was apparently bring nde on Hung Ham, shots appearing to be fired from all points of the cam. to be going on for some time. Inspectora Úray and Idndsus oollected as armed party of about thirty policemen from the Central Station sad the lion Chas, and presented to the scene of action with all possible dispatch. Without on this occasion, however, were denied them nevertheless their vigilanen la to be command, and it is to be hoped bitat sinni ocasion exquire their services they may be promptly on the spot and as ready for aution. The cause of the aluray ou lovestigation, proved of the last harm less nature, being simply the ash-bration of the wedding of one of the European aupioyes st the Docke, in which the guests had allowed their too aberant spirits to Bad vest in a display of are works of rather more than Be uzal intensions.

POLICE COURT..

19th Octifer. BEFORE THE HOS M. S. FoxpoCHY. MENDIQANCE: Wong Akong, un elderly man, was charged with begging in the public streets on the 18th inst,

Detentant mitted the charge and said he was sick, he bad had eyes and was not obtain wark Ha exprasked a desire to reurn to his rative place, Liu Chan,

klara.

share.

por sbac

3 por coat. prazium. Chinese Imprectal Lody of 1874-(Nominal). Chinese Imierial Loan of 1877-Nominali."

CHARTERS EXFECTED.

"

The scheme frst introduced to the public of

quired for a Father porth; Mr. Chairman in The following settlements are taken from Mr. Lastly, the ruajority of six to the the cession of the little strip of gritory re- fully explainot to the Govorament of the day by mactly, the energetic, Chairman of the Com-spherein replantée depuiston facto be made his letter of a bad man of the Cramples o made by the Committed are not so exceptional arise. If the people of Madras are in of the attitude assumed by the Executive towards racet over the projet elaborated by their the Institution in C. 8. 0. No. E the 11th as the GOVERNOR would make out. Similarbour Master, they had heter have Jake, 1880, it is important to note what these setion lias heen found necessary in connection with the admission of natives to the Raffles survey made and see if the canalcan be made. The edifice it appears was adapt to pn- & reasonable cost. We must confess to idle space for public meeting and assemblies, for

the Chamber of Commerce. for dramatic repre Museum at Singapore, an institution' which is somo scepticism on the point, but shall be sentations, for a Library, mud, as a special addi- wholly under the control of the Government glad to learn that we are mistakes, and that tos to the original sobeine; for a Museum. of the Straite Settlement. Fortunately, how-what seems to us not a little utopiau ie really

a very feasible enterprise.

chine feet,

R. Stan's Freight Cirunlar American hark HANNA W. DUDLEY, 1,098 tons, to New York, £1 5s. per ton of 40 French bark FRANCE, 9 tona, Manila to Lon

don or Liverpool, 82 72 6d. per ton sugar, £35a. per toh baby. American ship A. H. SITE, 1,457 ons, to Sap

Trancisco, private terms. British bark LOTA, 472 tous, Kesinng to Hong.ver, for the people of Singapore, the admi- kong, two voyage $2.00 per tea of 20 awt, nistration there is not confided to one whose British bark CHING-TOD; 301 tous, Nowchwang judgment is perverted and whose common-

to Hongkong. 40 cesta por piant.

Fause is clouded by that most disastrous of all

Suez Canal and the Telegraph are wonderful achievements, and exineatly useful, to sug- cet the contrary would be to procum oro's own imbecility, but to their existence must be asoribed, in the main, the decadence of this Colony as a money-making centre. These marvellous triumphs of engineering and science, coupled with the weekly mails, have brought Europe close to our door, but with it have some the tightness and drudgery of Europe. China is no longer sr El Dorado for the merchant and the trader, Coinmerce Wear the British flag was first plante is reduced to a dead laval by reason of the upon the hillock named from that sent Pos facility and rapidity of communication and session Point, (now the Chinese Recreation transport. When shall we again see the Ground), and the salvoes of artillery from actuations in ópiùm, rice, skirtings, nini the men-of-war lying in the newly acquired other imports? When will teu nad vilk again port reverberated along the solitary bill-sidos sield such profits? Will the dollar evor of this island in salutation, perbeys not eren again have its former value ? When again the most sanguine of those who witnessed will the exile make a short and brisk stay in the ceremony anticipated the change which Chins, and return home, while yat bale, with those desolate slopes were destined shortly

a competengy, if not a fortune? Echoing to undergo. · Even with experience of past the dolorous refrain of Pox's River, we arè British enterprise and colonising success, it bound to quoth "nevermore!" Life in would have been a tar upon the credulity of Hongkong at the present day is practical to a spectator of the moment to have believed a degree; it means hard labour, careful living, that, within the brief span which has inter-slow saving, enfeeble health, and a protracted vened since the date of the formal incorpora-exile. Would that this were buta pessimistic tion of the pirate-hanated Island of Fra- raving, and not the calm statement of hard grant Streams to the British dominions,such fact. To the colonist it may be a consoling mighty and material changes would have re-reflection that in Europe the shoe pinches yat sulted in the aspect and circumstances of the harder, and when he thinks of the vanished newly erected Calone. Where once the waves clories of the past be taust be content with and he knew that the second defondant bad been British steamer CRUSADEN, 647 tons, Chiukiangmittee will servo to convince that official Me T. C. Hayllar, QC,, in which they saked him place at the public meolings authorising the issue selves and of the shareholders, and particularly or "socip" isened to sack shareholder. The speci that they are in the right on pastion of advise & emerally as to the position of them- of snok shares, and on the tons of the "share" principle. To concode what the GoRNOR as to the person to whom the Comment Grant men document I have before me beaded "Hong kong City Ball" and dated 741 Februny, 1866, asks would be a complete surrender of their should be paid.

The Committee think it only far ie themselves is signed by three members of the Committee. freedom of action and an acknowledgment of the right of the Government to assume command to the pinbllo to place the case so submitted two of whom, Mossrs. MeDetall and Turig, sub- plete control of the City Hall. This is really and the opinion thereon, before the Secretary of noquently bocarno lessons of the Innd, and receipt what the Committee are contending for, and State for the Colonies, and for the information for the full aronat eubscribed is sigcel by Mr. of the shareholders and subscribers to publish McDonall as Honorary Secretory and TreasurEZ, in this contention the entire community will, the aste, together with their later to the Se. It also purports to be transferable. and it was no we are confident, support them to the bitter cratary of State, as an addendam to their Annual doubt intended, although the document does not

Tho' mach in takon, tech abides, and the We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and asevan; that which we are, we are Das equal tamper of heroic bearts, Mads weak by time and falo, but strong in will To strive, to sack, to find, and not to yiui.,

We learn. courtesy of the Superintendent of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, French mail, left Singapore for this port vid Saigon at daylight on the 18th Inst.

that the M. M. steamer Ava, with the next

broke upon the shore, which for ages past they what little balin he may be able to extract had washed unrestrained, a costly breakwater, from the consideration that destitutus mentis milesiu length, now jealously guards the lal remos adhibe, and accordingly ply his ear which has been reclaimed from the watere; manfully. If the times are changed, a must where but the fragile `structure of mat and he change with them. The Poet Laureate bamboo, the labitation of pirates and fisher-aings somra encouraging lines apposite to the raen once stood, a lordly city rises, spreading situation :- along the shore for five miles, and climbing fernce over terrace, up the bill-side; the sum. mits of the bills themselves being crowned with summer residences; where only paths, Work by the foot, once seamed the otherwise smooth face of nature, roads of such excellence as, to call forth the admiration of every new arrival, ramify in all directions; while upon the face of the harbour, justly described as one of the finest in the wide world, whereon formerly visions piratical craft once rested after their errands of bloodshed and destruction, peaceful argosies, the triumphe of modern naval architecture, now repose, flying the en- Bigce of many nations and bearing in their capacious hulls the produce, manufactures, and comforts of far-off hads to these trans- mogrified chores. In the air, too, float the Bonade of a busy multitude, where but ab rently silence and solitude reigned Aupreme. All this the growth of but four decades; this the result of British rala, and this the work

of British energy and enterprise..

Drivan, by the implacable hostility of the native anthorities, from Carton, where first their foot rooted in China, foreign merchants for a time found a borne in Macao, but upon the acquisition of this island by England, they soou took flight from their temporary place of shelter, and settled here under the more genial auspices of British rule The centralisation of foreign trade further be came confirmed at this port upon the burn. ing of the Factories at Canton in 1856:

Thone earlier times were the Halcyonni dio of the China merchant. Trade was both brick and profitable; money Lowed in rapidly, and with little effort to obtain it; its expenditure was correspondingly lavish. Pale tal places of business and of residence rose in numbers in all directions; establishments wire maintained on an extravagant footing, and the names of the merchant princes of China, came to be gauged parallel with those of the Indian nabobs.

The Japan Herald ways that the U.S.S. Swatara left Yokohaus on the ad instant. Her engines equire taking to pisces and overhauling, and it was deemed unsafe to silow her to remain in that exposed harbour, with a means of getting up steam if necessary. She will therefors proneed to of the sheltered lays in the neighbourhood of Yokosuka, where she will remain until the neces- mary repairs are effected.

U LIGHT UN PASM.

Discharged and a recenfation sent to the restors of the Tang Wal Hospital Committar that the man may be admitted to that justitation and provided with a passage to his bowup.

Teng Aman. a gardener, Lum Akam, a lowker and Chia Alok, a rice-pounder, were borged with being in the public streotas su early hour on the moir of the 10th withobeither slight or

P.C. Alexander MoDragall said that he found the thron defendants on the Keareation Ground at a quarter past two oplock yesterday morning. They had neither tights nor passes, in ghol on three previous cerasions for iareouz. First dofondant said he went for a wall and whom fand it was nine o'clock. as could go hoor sodant into the Bestation Goki to sicep Chore.

Secord defendant said he had quarrelled with his brother, so went to the Recreation Ground to. slap there. He also admitted three pravions convictions for larceny,

Third defendant said he wout to tha Ra creation Ground mad them fell asleep.

First and third defendants were dach fined $1. iu default, seven days' imprisonment with hard Jabour. Second defendant was fined $5, in da fantone month's ireprisazment with hard labour, UNLAWFUL POSSESSIÓN.

Ti Arza prostitute, and Chua Asung, & priest. were charged with being in unlawful pos rossion of jacket on the 18th instant.

Fla Amui, a widow, said that in June last shte rot a water currier to paws a silk jacket for hor. She received the ticket and put it in her bed and did not miss it till the 18th inst.. when, froma information she received, she wont to first defen- dant's brothel.in West-street, Taipingshan, whore she found her wearing thejacket which bad bean pawned. On the fist defendant being asked here she got the ticket she said a man asmed Übaa Asung gave her the pawn-ticket and she redemel it. Defendant declined to give up tha

jacket, and né witness'a request they went to the station, where a charge was preferred against the female prisouar.

HONGKONG CITY HALL.

Now these purposes taken as a whole, we net, strictly speaking, public purposes, although per anya ia ordinary parlance thay may fairly be su desoriund. They are quasi-pablio saly, and with regard to this particular building, to the way the ik of them my was obtained, and tote mnde of its management, it is shandantly as it has naver been delibated to the public. The structur

British stearine LORE 1.5 tons. Nowchwangwanias in the Governor of any Colony con-ADDENDUM TO CITY HALL REPORT FO 1980: and Chefoc to Sentow, 35 cents por picul.taining a mixed population-the native rac City Hall, Hongkong, ist Colabar, 1980. respectively from Chefos, 30 cents per picnl craze. The dispute has had its origin entirely As His Excellensy Sir John Pej Hennessy, and the ground on which it stand care printe British bark WILLIAN TURNER, 431 tons, to in this circumstance, and, if Sir Jour Port in a speech at a meeting of the Legislative preparty restricted, in a way to he pally ox

Chefoo and back, 83.000 in full. French harit MARKE ALFRED, 306 toas, Hai- HENNES should remain here for the re-Council held on the 10th September Inal, stated plained, to certain quasi-, minia nser, fisted in wainder if the five years usually allowed to that the Committee of tho City Isil had no legal shareholders whose legal it is imxrtant to Frids siasager. FEWED?, 653 tons, Haiphong Governors, it is it likely to be the last. We status and that they End not just before the understand. In the first place, I obsert with ro

association, in writing or to Hongkong (recharter): 25 eouts par pirulean only hope that the very fair and able public all the facts in connection with the Gogued to this body, that as inter ar. there has baver French bark COURRIER, 346 tons, to Singapore, statement of their case forwarded to the fornment Annual Grant of $1,300, the Combean any agemont

3800 in fill

Secretary of State by the City Hall Committee have sabmitted a case for the opinion of otherwise. Their rights depend on what took

phong to Hongkong. 24 cents per pical.

to Canton, 22 Tacl cents per pisut. British steamar Turis, 886 tons, to Solgon and

bacle, 2 cants par picul. Detch steamer JAVA 1057 tone, Saigon to Hongkong, S5 coats por pionl, and Haiphong to Heagkong (wharter), private terms.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

FROM HAIR, VALGUNEN Co? Kaante)

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nometer-A Hammer-1 V, Marcon mante

Thermometer 5 Jan Thurgoskoler---table, casa Thermek pisa. fermometer- ».39— (Yet bul))).... Thermometer÷á v.3. (Wig; ballp... Bermumete pat. [Wet kull), MariannerMaxiratað eina antenn Thermometer-transloven right).....

30.148

50.029

30,000

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CHINA UDAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

FESTERDAYS TELEGRAMS

"October 19

BAROMSZEK,

TASKMOMETE

Alona.

AMUN

KOPP

AXE Har,

Nana-

A useful and important addition to the means

First defendant said she went to visit a friend of local intercommunication was commenced yes- terday by the laying down of a submarine tola. Sai Wa-laus about a fortnight ago. While graph cable between the Kowloon peuinaula and there she met a map, see afandruit, who used Victoria. The locality reiseted for the crossing is to visit has. atsl he gare ber the pawa ticket. the narrow simit between Hung Ham and Whit. She redeamed the jacket on the 16th of this feld Police Station, which is well dear of the road-month. She did not know the jacket was the stead and where there will be little or no danger Property of the complaint. till last Monday, tambreteralacted 81.0 790 860 720 700 660

and abs dealined to give up because the ticket | Dretion of Wani..... TYLING BE MY of the cable being fouled by ship's sackers.

I had been given to her. She also said she had Truly lived in complainant's house, which je a

atometer

use's Bain........

Pastity fallen

£ i

An inquort was held at the Government Civilly brothal, and she was grey with her, (defend- og Thermenre...... 59ajno! 200 720 700 610 | Hospital gostering afternoon for the Deputyual) for leaving and going to a licensed bonse.

Wet Thymometer. 200|780|79,00 | 61,3 Coroner, Mr. G. S. Naricoto, and the following Second defandant said the ticket was given to gentloan as a jury-sues, C. F. W. Peter-Lis in July inst, and as it was of no use to hit wemba son, A. C. Marshall, oud 0. E. Pegs, pu-tha bady have it to the first fandant. Es also said of a Chiness male, sana unknown. Dr. Marques complainant's house was sly brothel, and the

mid-The body was brought to hospital yesterday wernon had bad a quarrel evening. I was quite dead. Tcxiined it and Case remanded till to-morrow. funnd that death was used by the rupture of apocenrism of the sapta There were no ex terial marke of visten on the body.-Leung

BREACH OF THE OPIUM ORDINANCE. Amais married woman, said that dboat noon on

Wang Kan Che, a tooth-powder maker, was Monday last sheria docensed coming from the Macao steamer,bart. He had a bundle and a charged with retailing properad opinny, on the basket in his hands. She anddenly noticed blood 18th instant without a valid certificate from the flowing from his mouth and as he was going on Opiura Farmer. board a passage boat he began to stagger and

BRFORE THE HON. NO CHOT.

C. G. Rogers rail le entered a hones in

KAKI.

JAKUPPER, Ieral as thassan mela, b, and hundreds.

wow, in Farbest degrees Lous, & in lib -anu sir in a ghoded situation.

DACTION OF WIND regered every two pointe, M. FORCH WIMB. 1 o light bevere a

Incale 7: Szenia. 8 10 heavy. 30 za 12 vident.

SPARK OF WEATHY K.-J. Clear wae rhy. C.Clady. D fritty, P. For. 4. Y. Hail, ming. T

• Orust, aming shower. Q. Squally. BRig, Y. SACK. T. Timide. V. But, tretsiz. P Viniky. Storm. C. The foliers are reputed te indicate une ivernor gear the mean verge of tusir RAI bersed call for the provimas 24 hmare (ton) are wegst cel tram i 20 34. and the quantity of water le

end.

ان

Roporti

As will be seen from the following documents, the whole of the facts and paper in the posasa. ait of the Committee were infitted to counsel at the time of saking his opinion.

W. KESWICK,

to the disapia dim" "umber and 13 so by associating with themselves lease he became by operatica of law arising out

say 30, that oach share should outils the holder to a dividend arising out of the profabla oss PROPOSED NEW ROUTE TO CHINA

of the contemplated structure, subject to Bir. Jardine's prier right to 6 por sent. on the$50,000 he had argued. Thers was thas element The desire to bridge distance and bring the

af private enterprise in this undertaking, which, great commercial centres of the world into

Chairman, City Hall Committee. though suborn to its main obje; has an closer communication has in our time led to;

CASE SUBMITTED TO COUNSEL..

iraporlant legni --Host: Plin Committee are not the projection and accomplishment of some

The opinion of conssol is requested by the it appears in possession of evidence staving bor wonderful undertakings. Of these enterprises City Hall Committee with raicenes to their the names of tears. Turing, McDonally and the Suez Canal and the Panama Railway are position se regards the Government of Hongkong. Ryrie como to be insected in the Crown lease; The frota is to the way in which the Combat the inevitable inforauce from all the cream- the incat conspicuovis examples, hol a greater

stances is that they executed the lust as no- work then either will doubtless soon be committee ware ofected are shortly as follows:- menced to save the long and dangerous passage

In the year 1961 a meeting ras bell at the minees and agents for the Committee. As to tho round Cape Hern. The Snes Canal has reve. Hongkong Clab-to take into consideration a two of them who had aigned the " shares," they tionised the trade with China, and reduced the proposal for the erection of a building, for par necessarily tool: the lease subject to the rights, wineering poses of public aensement in Hongkong. At of the sharezalders, and there is no room for distance by almost one-half. Engineering this mosting, which was well attended. Mr. reasonable doubt that Mr. Byrie, who anst bare skill bas triumphed over so many obstacles, W. Murray was tus Chairman, and he told those had full knowledge of oil hat occurs, tanda- and achieved siwa marvels that it is not surpresont that the Government had offered a piece on precisely the same facting intais particular,

to still further shorten of grund on the weat kids of the Parade Ground as his co-losses. prising etter projects in

Now this Crown loase is, through some mis the route to the Far Fast should be conceived. upon part of which the Harbour Master'a olles Before us lies a pamphlet written by Mr. T. then stood, provided that the Harbour Master's omheeption, printed in the Guveraneni Gazette of E. MABALI, Harbour Master of Madras, offles was rebuilt upon another site. It was the 11th September, 1880, under the Title of the Trust Deed of the City Hall," and is. I pre advocating a scheme for a Caual across the proposed that the necessary fonda should b Malayan Peninsula, which he claims would raised by the issue bf shares representing one sume in this missnooption that the omewhat onable the English mails for Hongkong to be hundred dollars each. (A very of the form of confused notions as to Mr. Byrie's powers which

scrip is attacked.)

find their place in this C. & D. randy unde delivered in 29 days, or a saving of te day A provisional Committee, ongisting of M. to have had their origin. r. Ryrie dos rot, as on the present ronta. The approaching com Marmy, Mr. Pollard, and Mr. Owen, was a there alleged," stand in the position of a trustee pletion of the fadras Harbour works, which pointed to obtain a site and to callest funds. for the purposes for which the loase granto will, it is anticipated, give the port smooth They had power given them to udd to their by the Government; bat when to executed the water, and lead

a merchant (A. Tuting), a Baukor (H. Noble) of the circumstances of the case one of three- curf, which at present readers cylt an undertaking, has set Mr. KansaiLanda member of the Goveromanit T. Rannie). trastees for the shareholders who as he know had. Kothing appears to have has done publicly satracribed their mousy, and bis legal estate" Pconsidering how the interest on the enormous far that menting until the 31st December, 1865, Lecare and is subject to their bonescial interests;

sum expradeding the works (some 2628,000) when the Provisional Commito published which is a very different thing.

Turning now for a moment to this Lese, which is to be paid. Casting about in search of the circular, which seca ost (1) that an application waye and means, he has arrived at the con- for the site previous referred to and with the hears date the 61 day of March, 186, I find enerent dollars then clusion that

ide Madras into direct consent of the military authorities been for that, in consideration of: by bringing

wurdad by the local Governmerito the Secretary paid to the Crown, and subject to a sanngi communication with China, it would be raised

a great commercial port of State for the Colonies. (2) the space that rental of one dollar, the Crowu assigned to the to the position of a and city. His scheme is that the mails should, would be at the Cominit sea's disposal, (3) the three shove named lessees, their essentors, ad- instead of being conveyed vid Galle and urgency of the want that exista (bi an applies ministrators, and assigns, the land on which the anation for funds. A copy of the alwular is attached. City Hall strastato now stands for a term of 999 Singapore, be carried from Bombay to Ma-La May, 1884, azother public meeting was half years, the lessses envenenting to build upon it a dras by rail, and from Madrap across the at the Club, sanvoked by Mr. Murray for the bailding costing not isss than $10,000 within a Maingan Peninsula into the Gulf of Siam Committee, and at the meeting it was announced specified time, and not to use the said demiund and thence to Hongkong. Either a catial or that $15,000 had been collected that the Compromises otherwise that as and for alliy Hali," a railway would be necessary

the wittes proposed to add $35,000 by means of shares, there being a proviso fos re-entry by the Crown across Aralayan Peninsula, and Mr. MARSHALL. And that Mr. Jardins and glared 850,000) at a for breach of inch caveat, preceded by a recital- belleves the former to be practicable. He very low interest on condition that the former that the demise bad been made in order to pravide proposes the Caual should be cut from the be conde 15. Resolutiong Tere passed: (1) fit and proper site solely for the purposes of the That the retiring Committee be re-elected with said City Hall. The lease also contai£ancovenant to which lies in lat. 10 degrees north, and ply vacancies, and suthorising them to take prar the laut. With the foregoing options the loug. 98 deg, 32 min, east. By utilising the necessary measures for the coupletion of lease is so ordinary Crown Leas. The relation

· THE GOVERNOR AND THE CITY river, which is navigable at present to a great the undertaking. (2) That to Conmittee be slip established by it between the Crown and the

HALL MUSEUM.

the authorised to consider the proposal of Govern-lessees is simply that of landlord and tenant, for a distance of

miles, extent

thirty town of Pakehan would, he says, be reached, ant as to sito and rebuilding Harbour Master's and so long as the conditions and arenentref Tsewhere wo reproduces un addendum to where the extreme width of the peninsula to apart from the City Hall and to execute the lease are obese, the Crawa ina no con Le necessary works. 8) Thatthe farther funds corn with the building, its internal sfairs, or ite Commissary J. Macfarlane, Commnissariat and

in occafions, and hindades de went to the City Hall Report for 1880, in which is the eastward is only twenty-six miles across. quired should be raised by abaros of glit nach, randa of management. The mixed parpose which Those were equally gay times for those in Transport Department, left yesterday by the subordinate positions in foreign hongs; clerks, Ocean ateau Ship Co., atau Bellerophon the defendant's house in the evening of the 18th gladed the case submitted to and opinion Mr. MARSHALL proceeds to give the following we should be rakelder, the limited to the the bite Haut intend to lose the of, as they are now euphemistically termed for England. A nofarlans is one of the and purchased opium. He had just cuencagiven by Mr. T. C. HAYLLAR, Q., 8.1 the particulars of the navigation of the river and amount of their shares. (4) That the $50,000 made under which the money had been sub-

low remaining officers of the apartment still to smeke when the pole came in. The box legal statis of the Committee of

tas proferential and boar five per bent interest, which under the circumstanech, was a very, Cor. mercantile assistants, formed the bulk of the serving under the Royal Warrant of 1st May, Court was bis, and contained the ruins of the tion and the questions at issue between them of the baracter of the locality, darived from worth of shares beinuging to Mr. Jardins should ribod no doubt dietstel this form of lease, and, Ilia Excellency the GOVERNOR, together The Inkchan ver debouchex into the Bay of Bendo. (5) That the Committee be authorised to rect one, for, if the land had been oureyed in foreign population of the Colony, and were 1873, and now returns home, here on arcival opium ho parchased flore.

Defendszt dopied baring sell any syium. -- with despatch from the Chairman (Hon. palin latitudo 10 degrees north and separates British arrange for plans and estimate. (0) That the trust, the very delicate questions might have handsomely housed, maintained, and paid. he will be placed on the retired ist under the

provisions of the Royal Warran; of 31st January Fined $30 for retailing opium without a W KESO) to the Secretary of State for Terriboy from that of the King of Siam. The river Committee be authorised to make terms with urien, whist the Erebutive has now sought to

& Their existence was easy and luxurious, not 1889. For some years past the departmental canso, in default, six yeaks imprisonment, the the Colonies. The City Hall Committee have arisenblo Gstance, the depth if song places the Chamber of Conizzorca and to reserve free raise. Happily such complications seems to

done well to

Counsel'B tuko

opinion,

Now what are the rights of the shareholders and being 11 to 12 fathome. Its banks aro densely codectacomodation for the Libraries of the Morrison have been foressen, and provided against. to say voluptuous. Theirs was a joyous life. branches of the service have undergone so many opinas found to be forfeited...

changes and transmogrifications that it was some.

place the whole

case before the Downing-street on both sides and patrons small rivers and crocks and Royal Asiatic Societies and of the London

debouch inte it. The principal of thons on British Mission. Funds were received by M. Murray in this building ? are they, in view of the share- Many times and oft did fun war hot and times diffunt to know in what particular De

Authorities, inasmuch as the GOVERNOR 6 Torritory in the Maiwo river, called after the town on secount of shares, and the ktter wors issued hollors being more than a number, having furious at the Junior Meas, that ahode of į partment to look for one's friends. The subject

(no corporate oxistence and being engaged in an that mons Baliwood is noted for Its tin runes, to the public. Sema vessels take a extraordinary time in sought to ccafuse the facts by the admixture of the seated on high hills about twelve milon

A publis masting was held it the Club House enterprise from which the element of private conviviality, wherein the presiding deities of the present notice first joined the servies as

clerk in the Purveyor's Department Janaurymakingassage from port to port. The British of sentiment and mee prejudices. The opinion has oftast of Baliwson Creek and abeat were Cores and Bacchus. The latter perhaps 1855, served in Turkey 1855-3, Janntes 1837.barque Fun has again distinguished herself in given by Mr. Hart in exceedingly lacul twenty live miles from the entrase to Pakehan river. on the 29th August, 1906 (a copy of the advargaia is not abeant, such as can be legally res I have no doubt they can. They never basing. found too many ardent votaries among the 61 (commissioned Purveyor 1880), Devonport this particular. She cupied eighteen days on and to the poist, leaving little to be said The B. 1.6.2. Compacy's steamate all horn as a teemaart is attached), at which it was decided orguised or legally enforced?

1862-6, and Maaritius. 1867-70. He also sorvad in the voyage from Shanghai to Nagasaki. Some on the subject. As is pointed out by Mr month, anchoring sometimes five miles up Maliwcon to recept Awah's tender and to proceed with

Creek, and sometimes off Renong Creek on the Siamrec youthful Bloods of the day. Those will be the Control Department Store Brauch), In Wocl. months ago the same varsel was three hundred HAYLLAB, and as was stated by one of our cor- ride. The town of Renug, where the Blajah livea, in the building at once. The foundation stone was been any agreement inter se, among the share. found, however, pow bursing a deranged wich 1871-&sad Manchester 1873-8(Commissary, and thirty-three days a voyage from. Inden sondeurs, the whole question respecting rising it importance and exporta a large quantity of kid by the Governor on the 2 February, 1967. holders, they are not partners, and though their tin from the adjacent mines. This town is in fort The building Committoo pablished their report money was subsoribed for a goater purpose, the terms of admission to the Museum

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on the 26th June, 1869, and a meeting was called there has never been my such association be liver, and sporting a fast-grizzling head, Commissariat Department 1875), and arrived in ter Yokchain,

We are informed that there are on board a this command on the 14th February 1877, where whobearea regretful sigh at the remembrance

was adopted and the accounts passed. At this as required the absroheldars to be registored as ho has since served as second in contand to steamer in the river some briaks from the Greattained in two brief documents, namely Sir nightly steam goresaniation with Parang and Han of the "good old times," now departed, when Colonel Shervintes who also recently returned to Wall of Chins, which are, vory ancient. The RIHARD MACDONNELL'S minule and Mr. REN- Awwool are obtainable bort kinds of provisions and for the 28th June, 1863. at shich the report tween them for the carrying out of that purpose ther assisted to make the rafters ring, the England to retiro under the Warrant of Jaunary wall was latile by She Hwang-ti, between B.C. It's reply. In reference to these Mr. Harzzis The projector claims that is the Pakohan meeting new Committos was elated, consist company. Doubtless it must be taken to have the profits from the use of the Hall, if tooy wers bowl to flow, and the Mexican to fly. Then! Pat. Mr. Macfarlane's cuisson bear dabu, 259 and 210, probably about the your B.C. 23. says His Excellency therefore expected river & nucleus for the construction of the ing of Mom. Keswick, Gibb Pollard, Kresser, bear the intention of the shareholdere te divida

Purveyor, Janus 1800; Deputy Commissary In that oase the bricks are over 100 years old. there would be certain restrictions, but he canal exists so far as the western outlet is Berwick, Rowets, and Hellard

It was proposed that this new Committes any, among themselves raionbly; but it is now fugates.

Control Department, September, 1870: Com- They were obtained while the steamer was die wanted:

d tone quisolear that these restrictions concerned. With reference to the eastern

management, and maintenanes of the building.sbtained by the use of the thing owned, are not In the times spoken of, Hongkong was far wissary, August, 1879; and Coeximinary, Com. chugging Chinese trops from Has how in the would not include averent, and kir. Bax Fis's outlet, which would fall into the Quit of Siam, should, bus stopowered to look after the oondast, settled law that part owners who divide what is

missariat Department, November, 1875. Ho vicinity of the Great Wall.

any doubts he writes:-

of in south asterly and further that the said Committee should be thereby constituted partners. ( Saith v more out-of-the-world than to-day, and whez also did duty while in the Mauritius for some After a protracted straggle against stexmera, reply is no framed as to remove

It has boon bold that if tenants ju raimon of the Cavalier in the song in his rage and dis-eighteen months as Staff. Paymaster. Two Com-the principal hour engaged in the northern jusk dwelling in the dovernor's mind on that From the town of Pakohin at the entrusted with the drawing up of rules or by Anderson-Thames, 17th July, 1650)

As a house let it and divide the rout suong, them- appointment consigned his fickle lady-love misariat Obcets, Coinnst Sherrinton and Mr. trade bas anoound. The Ching-kung-ho few subject. The question as to payment was toad Champong on Chapeorie, in intinde des laws refuting to the bestre, &c., and to call

Macfarlane, kavo now left this station to be has, however, gone down with honours its liabili. the particular to present to the minds was 20 vaines north, abreast of the bay of that meetings, with power to fill up voancies.

The boy rous three miles north and south is two to Hongkong, he evidently intended ber a placed on the retired list who were still in the ties aro 230,000 tals, but it has, as sets, be of both writers, and that point being cleared name, into which the Charap ad south and is here for an the Committee are aware. no trust dood selves they are not on that account partners, al-

lal to the north called Kob Quang serious mischief. Digressing for a moment, primo of life and it to render good servies yet sides money, 21 janks, und 300 m of land to up, the Governor did not seek to bind the do. It is formed between a projecting heal. vorting the building in Trusts has ever been though they may pay for the repairs out of the termiant in extence, nur have they way means of know-rent before dividing it. The rights and obligo- for yours to come; the late warrant was possibly meet the demands of reditors. Os this our lacretion invariably left to such bodies ..it way be said that the damsel in question do some good in weeding out old and inflrai pren, matico reporter reinaris thatno firm or family has this Committee, in making such reasonable ing holland of a range of hillsporthing how the names of Mosers. Turing, MaDounl!, I tions of the shareholders in the City Hall are and wenta direction boat fuur uiles called the Matsed and Ryrie came to be Lusarle in the Crown those of co-ownem, esok shareholder" baring a right to tmsefni bis interest in the building with. might have done worse than to have resorted but in the two frataxons usred it is dot so, and rotanned, wealth for her a century, muy rules as to order and the like as they thought Range: The rarer runs into his Houthan ortiquity Loase of the land,

A copy of the Crown Lose and of all the out tho consent a bis co-owners, and having no to the then outlandish spot, for the scarcity the public loss the natsings of two slits and P and grous as nursingly as the flowing and shit. This interpretation of the documents close past the Matser headlined. The soundinge

perienced officer, Mr. Macfarlano stopeds of the tide. This Ses in its day of prosperity

the bay range from two to fire and six fathome of of members of her sex would have placed by Assistant Commissary General A Beyer, who not long anse posessed a million tests-mast recommend itself to avery, person water (rat from dengers to navigation. Of the river minutes or documents that bare been before the liability forthe debt incurred in the sageboat possessed of ordinary common-sense, and we straf we information is chiaianbis, but from an inspeo. Committee with reference the Goverment of the cuncèce, beyond what he has specially un- her at a Battering premium. It is true lately arrived here from the Portsmouth dietrist. Courier,

fell down, the bundle and fake dropping into Shek Tong Tani by virtue of a warrant at 5.30 the water. Another woman assisted her to Kp.. the 18th, where is found defendant and him up and she observel him looking very pala two other men smoking pium, and a glass pasa. and bload was still woning from his mouth. A was produced which was fall of opium den akong then came and took deceseed away in a pealed in a hole in the wall He also found t chair. Deceased was quite a stranger to her, she pipea, two lamps, two pairs of scales, good soven

huis, one of which-contohned it to dufond- NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.Fight bark of the Pakchan river, the entrance power to add to thair number and to up not to let, underlet, marigag, of other viso assign had never wan bim before. By the Jury She shulls, one of which contained apícm,

For wealth was theirs, not far removed the data When commerce proadly fonzishad through the ninto.

saw no one strike deceased. The bundle and

buskot did not seem to be too hory for one man to carry. No further aridsoce appeared to be forthcoming, and the jury returned a vordiet of

death from natural causes,

ant's boast on Sunday roning and bought thro

is worth of prepared, opum. The money was paid to defendant. He also saw two other men buying oping at the same time. He had bought opium at the page house ou"saveral pre viean occasions, and and also smoked there.

SHANGHAI

that instim

a recent survey.----