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THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, 1884
LARCENT
Chen Shui, a Ind 17 years of age, was charged with the larceny of $13.30 with a number of | letters and papers from the steamer Iching, on tip 13th instant.
Chan Akam, who described himself as an ol our of the sixth grade is the Chinese any under TEE,"Kwan Chau Kwok, stationed at Ohoung Chau said be arrived from Canton by the steaner Tchang on Monday evening last. Prisoner was wil he put his hand undoc his long cost and ab strated a parcet containing money, as also some papocs and other docamonte. Ho at aans gave the alarm and prisoner was arrested with the papore in his band. The whalo of the doc mota hail been recovered and all the money, or oopt $1.10 which must have bon dropped and lost. FC. 190, Tang Aching, proved arresting de- fandaut on board the Iching on an alarm of Thiol" being given. He dropped a parool from his hand and a quantity of money rolled out,
mounting to 333.30.
Hongkong Fha Iraurance Company's Shares
3900 per glare, Chion Fire Insurance Company's Sharp-8250
per aliare, Hongkong and Wimopos Desk Company's
Shams por coat, premšnia, Cosmopolitan Desk Company-Par (nominal)
angkang, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s
Share24 por share premium, China Const Stau Navigation Company-la,
127 por share. flangkong Gas Company's Sharer-580 per
sles,
shara.
'par chiro
China Sugar Reining Company, Limited-$132 China Sugar Rotring Company (Dobutures)
3 per cent, premiua, nominal. Chinese francia] [en_of_1874—Nonius), q Chiness Imperial Ten of 1877 Nominal. jr
LONDON-
KOA
Bank Bills, on demand Bank-Billa, af N days' sight.....3/84 Bank Billa, ut moulla'sight 3/32 Credits, at 4 months'sight 3/81 Popum sutury Bills, at4 montbe"
sight
3/9 OF PARIS, - -
The
Lave lowered their tone considerably. The The Bosshow Herald of the 9th instant say to each of the two informers, through whose in Chinese Ministers have waxed haughtyas Rogating the loss of the stormer Douglas, vestigation the case was brought to court, shoald
learn that the rock upon which she struok has the fluos be paid. the Foreign Ministers have become more deben found by II.B.M.'s gunboat Marpie. This ferential, and the Chinese have come to be rook, from the information we condil obtain, is anil to be in mid-channel in Haitan Straits, and lieve more in their power and importones directly in the fairway. At low spring tidos, Moreover, have thes not acquired a wavy and only 11 fest of water cover the cork. A little reorganised their army? Foreigners may from this perly discovered obstraction, the object that the Chinese gunboats only for agpie and is morerocks, each having at saver feat, of water at low water spring Lides, the nucleus of a navy, and that the were pos- All the abova rocks are not markel on the chart. This Wark is now being prepared for pablica-session of new and improved fienarma dose not Wo hear that the Court of Enquiry rogarding tion. Additious add improvements are búng necessarily mako soldièra out of raer cooling the loss of this vessel is to be bald in this port, standing elane hy witness ready to go ashora, Hongkong Hotel Cankay's Shares-$7 per sidents of this Colony. Whe told the Dublin and admitted that they lovy an import duty si
but whether at-tha Anaboengò or at the Settle sende to rouder it more valuable at a Commercial But it cannot be ofposted that the Peking munt, we have yet to learn.
The saptain and Government will ac, von with the eyes offers of to les ressol are expected herein the Gukle.
Colono! GORDON; and conscious of incrised toangtung: the bit offcor, Mr. Goddard, is now at the Anchorage, und the Maps may be strength, aware that Russia is a less forwid expected her in a day or two. Our latest advises able a fos than England and France, and steamer Kwangmy, which arrived this mom
ing: infor me that efforts are to be made to raise probably cherishing a belief that the St. the Douglas, The rocking vassal Spartans isnt Petersburg Government will not resort to the scene of the wroak and Captain Ashton to extrema measures if they find China resolute, is thor us soil. Two of the officers of the Douglas derived here this ..in the Kwangtoy." The Praise would be glad if Now Comory, it is conceivable that the latter riay drift into
Defendant said he picked up the papers near The Shanghai Courier sags: In referance the water cloant. The first witness asked for the or those to whom Printed Forms have sat boer way without being anxious to do so. A furto
subject of considerable interest to all whopepora but he declined to give them up, be then forwarded, would send in their Names and Ad-ther development of the situation is looked attempt to understand and fallow Chinese poli- threw down the parual of money and called out
for with keen interest beth by foreigners and Lies, wo may matian thut the following observa Thief."
tidos have been furnished tous from a thoroughly dresses."
Six months' imprisonment with hard Inbour, nutives her and in the Treaty ports.
trustworthy and well-informed source. In thest to be exposed in the stocks as the scene of tho selection of the present Emperor the Chinnse offense for two hours. Beam gonemily to think flat undue intussen was
ALLEGED KIDNAPPING, employed. They consider that the Empresses.
The case in which two miz wero charged with Dowager, in order that they might enjoy another bringing four Annamese children, three girlsand term of supravie power, olvase for a successor to boy, into the colony for in waluwful purpose tha thon a consin to Taag Chi. In making on the Gth inat., was again called in court yes. Kwang 36 the sdopted son of Hien Fung the terny, when both defendants wore pedered to caly couras possible under the oirdumstangës wan
precure two aureties in 850 mal to hn of good pursued; being cousin to Tung Chi, no conce-behaviour for the next six months, in defull, to quently annf the same generation, bo could not be committo. The Ocean Steuership Company's sienok cording to Chinees law, bars boen ntado, his DeuchEon left Liverpool en the 10th instant forupted son. Had there bece chosen for Emperor Hongkong and Shanghai and the steamer Nor for left Singapore on the 13th forenoon, ulac for this port and Shangbai.
We see by the Straits Tinta that the Valery stomer lost near Spruzin a short time since say the Oarte Jorph. Our Singapore contemporary says this stunner was "the pioneer steamer of the Yatory line which concluded two or three months ago a contract for eight years with the Fronok Government to perforta a postal service batween Marselive and Reunior. Our Mauritius oorra. apoudest, ander dato 18th June,caentions tint the Oncle Joseph had arrived at Reunion on the first try
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The deney Gazette says that the Swinger, C. minerler Tade, left Amoy on the 8th inst. for the Haitan Straits, to protect the wreck of the sleatoor Douglas..
The Agoats Musarà, Adamson, Bell & Co.) in form us that the stormer Kanamere Castle, from CO., London, will leare Singapore for this port to-day.
the 15tki instant.
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different, and it would not have tosa possible one of intergeneration, the case would have been
BANGKOK,
to make him the adopted son to Tung Chi; bat: We learn that. Davidson arrived at Pra then he wont have also become ana to the young pa'am on the 18th nit, and proceeded immediately Emaar wife to Tony Chi, who would then be-Kowding from high-point he will begin bio serceding to Chiuso asage, laste stapped into topographical sarvey of the proposed routs for
the line of tolegeph to the frontier. the position of Empresa Bogent, putting:
The sonson
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Bank is, on jerse Credits, a1 4 months sight. 472- ON BOMBAY, Bank, & days' sight 2234 Os Calcutta. —Park, 3 diya’alght 203į OK SHASİGHAZ.---
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Privals. 30 days” sizht.....
UHAKTIEN EFFECTED.
.73)
That the Chineno Customs Stations wlanen 3ation. now levind on janka ontering and lonting from flongkong he abolished.
That the Chinese zerwane muzikere coako to pyor.
al junk that hory clorod fra Fongkong or that are bound for Hongkong,
orig as the adulatory writer keeps within tindo warld increase by two-thirts, tive boumig of truth When however, the trade of the Colony-therefore-affers_by_this_ praise of Governor Heyster is made the on-agunt. The cost of living isalso considerably the community over which he has the great samption has to pay an in port Taty to the ension for the publication of a gross libel on aagmented, as every article of household con- honour topraside, it is only right hat some no. Chinese Customs or entering the Colony. The tice should be taken of the sander. The Free Chinese Governmentavo un nudoubted right man's Journal is perfectly welcome talavish no to protest their legitimato revenue against much insome blandingen Sir Jos pugglers, and were the stations maintained POPE HANN ST as I files, but there is na n simply for the purpose of collecting the duty casion, whon indulging in the flattery, to in- on opium the enas of the Colony would be vent false statements about the Europea reconsiderably weakened, but when it is known paper that system had grown up in Heng-on all the trade of the Colony owried in junks, kong of dealing with Chinese criminals in a as well as an export duty, duty boing again Chis, their existence epirit of savage crucity?" This is falsehood levied on sutry icto pure and simple: The employerent of slog-hearses atterly indefensible. What theu is ging and branding was found necessary to the remedy to be adopted? The Governor Leapin check the bordes of desperate criminals intimated many months ago that he had n that have, ever since the foundation of the remedy to suggest, but hitherto he line net Colony, invaded it from Kwangsing Nonublicly announced what that remode is cruelty was wand; merly necessary everity,xcept to the guest pator. In a dispatch We have no patience with thi audlin sout the Secretary of State however, dated timentality that thinks more of in suffer-31st May, 1970, His Excellancy laid the ings of a hardened criminal than of the fallowing propositions before Her Majesty's trouble and losa and misery ho anhesitatingly Government indiét: apon society. It has been found- essential in the United Kingdom, for thin protection of the pubke and especially of females, to bave recourse to the lash in cases of crimes of violence. There can bu mo
That jaoks trading with Hongkong pay clution only question, moreover, that the application the port or plan of entry or of data ana of the r
rod to a boy whe has been eight in coast of China. now ring to stiff by which dalios his first larceny is mach preferable to send-n be levied at at th ports or place on all dantisblo ing him to gaol, there to become hardened whatever, excopt natt, spin, and mitions The following settlements are taken from Mr. association with, but charmeturs, and That as regis salt and 'mazations of war, they come out conscious of the stigm which in not to but fature to the coat of China R. STEL's Freight Cironlar
opt to the hinein witharities or te lawfully np. German alexader Encs, 1,165 tous, Shanghai of that institution. Many a youthful scap
variably attaches, to crep a brief experience pointed Chinese agents. Thats raged; pris-it s not to be exported the constof China in any jauk and Amoy to New York, privato terms,
duty bas room duly pail Co à law ially appointed goat British bark HOLDEN RUSSER, 40% tons, to, who might otherwise Lave been hus rot a clearance paper showing that the trig
Channel for orders-320 port in. the United saved from a life of arine, has. boga trans--the Chiners. Governgat Kingdom, private tīrās.
formed into a confirmed criminal by his first. On these propastions the Secretary of State teras of imprisonment, awarded, perhaps, for invited the opinion of Mr. Lowenex, who hap Norwegian back STAVE, 581 tone, Muaile to
an offenes that would have been wore suit. mined to be in England at the time. Mr. Low- London, £2,300 ir full Gartma bark KEPLER, 757 tona, Iloilo to one portably punished by a sound whipping. In cock treated thatter with his at co
United Kingdom, £34. fi per ton sugar. Hongkong, it is notorious that most of the mon senge and clearness, and while approving Honduras bark CHICLAXO, 510 tour, to Sun Chinese criminals da no bave for a Lirin of the first thrm dismeterises the remainder
Francisco, privata, terms.
very unsatisfactory," and says they would British bark WOODFILED, 362 tons, to Bangkok pritoment, and only understand and ap
kok and back, $3050 in full.
preciate the argemont of the atier. It is most lead to the supposition that the British bark CHANNEL QURIK, 9 tons, to supordons, however, now to wander over this entire schenie proposed as the basis of
Bangkok and back, $1,200 full.
well beaten track. The truth of our pro-wettlement had emanated from the Hai- British sohooner ABERDONIAN, 430 tons, to position will yet, we doubt not, rooive kwan himself, and that in consideration of
Bangkok and biok. $3.20 iz full
fresh and convincing demonstration. Safice his giving up something he was never entitled Gorman schouse HECUT, 358 tons, to Bangkok. it to say that Governor HENNESSY has put on, the Government of Hongkong would be British bark E, M. Young, 345 tons. Keelongan-ond to no cruelties, because none werk hound to assist bit in collecting, w, in to Hongkong (qual), $2.95 per ton of 20 ow, practised; the punishments were always in fact, eollect for him, on certain articles of
Yasebum. 38 cauts par pioul.
the health of the critical; and in those cases China, a dary which the sui Hongkong: Go- British sehooser Curraroo. S04 tone, Takan to flicted with due aura sad considerative for xport from the colony and import into
in which it was reported the cat but injured rernment had no power to levy." He pouts. the efferer it also transpired that expeute out that, so far as Chinese exporters are con and want of nourishment after all had most cerned, the arrangement would simply allow to do with the criminal's less. As for the Customa to collect the duty twice over, in the allegations of "epite" towards, and Hongkong and at the place of import. He fury against the Governor protests against any infringement of the free- with which the Dublin paper charges the low of the port, and against the continuance atate of things which parar ought to Caucarias residents of Hongkong, they DIAY of safely be treated with the contempt they grit.ave been allowed to risk. The npopularity of His Excellency does Secretary of State replied on the 7th No.
One that th ot arise solely out of bis pro-Chinese policy ember, 1879, pointing oLTE 14 and bumanitarian ideas, which never pri- Customs Stations are ou Chinees territory and that the operations of the cruisers
ead, of course, be the power of the tive wives of Hins very favourable for the prosecution of the ung. The suleide of the young Empress work, but there are many physical difficulties to shortly after her husband's death, is attributed overcome as the proposed route traverses by many to chagrin at being relegated to ab. Restion of country quite natreguented and vered scarity I-is-doubiful whether the prisontralost apetube juglas. As the work Emperor can modify the successios Auments Prosses wo hope to be alla to report from us. Be far se to olange his own adopted parentage:
Lise conirons what has an accomplished. No what he might do woulit be to give one of his thing jutarosts the community so ranol at pressat or sous as a child of adoption-ta. Els gradincessor at the complotion of this telegraph line to Lodin. The preimot system of conducting the para. The two shipwrecked Chinese seamen pickedConsidering therefore, that tu Clian descuadeuts
in the Hainan Straits by the steamer Churl mag bo hal at will, and, even long after steath, broking business in this county is a disgrass to It is estimated that there are over ton and brenght on to this part, have been banded in accordance with
system of adaption, it is the nation. to the Tang Wah Hospital authorities, whe very improbable that the remains of the late to thu nad shops in this city alono, the majority will penean bom a passage Hainan, whence Emperor will be allowed to veasia ia permanent of which are contiguous to gambling saloons, they may ultimately be arbled to rauch their glect for want of soms one to offer Elial without whose encouragement the former coak
erarealy oxist. Gambling, run-drinking, and }· native place. The utmost difficulty has beon e-aucrifious to them,"
opiam smoking are prolife sources of misery and perienced in communicating with them; seither
degradatios and (bese terrible evils which are the interpretors at the tour Master's Office
straying this people of Siam, a promoted by nor those at the Office of the Registrar-General
the facilities for raising money afforded by the un- understood their dialect, and the only particleo!
rapalocs pawnbrokers. Streat robberies, boas information that could be olicited from the men,
Ireaking, and petty thefts, in aino gusus out of ten, was that they bad hon two days in the dilemmá
nes directly traceable to the dealers in stolen in which Captain Erskine found them, and their
geeds who seem to carry on theirínfamous traffic- condition quite fasoured such a statement, as thor were in a very exhauded state when picked up.
fadefruce of morality faw sad over the Govern
unt. Sir Jobi and Lady Heunis ontertained the
The anw pralace of His Royal Highness. Prince following guests at dinner at Governcont Hses
Davanudaywongse, was opened on the 20th uit.,
Bishop of Victoria and Mrs. Bandon, Mr. Men-
POLICE COURVE.
14th Decembor. BEFORE THE HON. M. S. TONNOCHY,
„UNLAWFUL TOSCAGLIONI. Eau Alas, marine bowkor, was charged, or mand, with the nalawful possession of a qua tity of old iron on the 10th instant.
$500 in full,
French bark MARIN ALFRED. B tons, to Sin
gapore, $300 in full, and from Singapors to Hongkong (timber), $12 per ton of 50 cubic
feet.
British born MINNIE CARVILL, tons, to
Singapors and basit. $1.950 in full. Franch back EDMUND ZEBIES, 300 tons, Sat-outbursts of
gon to Singapore, 21 oanta per pisal. British steamer CT. Hoox, 2 tons, to Saigon,
$4,000 in full,
British tour PAN 033 1o, to Saigon,
$3,000 in full. British steamer Tusia, 886 tons, to Saigon sad
back: 87,500 in full.
At the first hearing of this one-defendant anid and accipied by His. Highusss.who remisiued at British tark CANNY SCOT, 927"tons, to Hai voiced any exhibition of spite or ontbarst
fury.
<1
Ty this the
The community have indeed, and outside the waters of the Colony cannot be
13, not for pabliontion, bai as evidenes - gond) on Monday evening the Right Revere the he bought the iron in Yow Mah Tee, and i was how to receive his ammerens native and for patch steamer JAVA, 1057 tons, Haiphong to rightly in their own storests and, the per-controlled by Her Majesty's Government,"
faith. -
paris? will be continne i volil countermandod.
DEATH.
Co. 8, Hongkong, HENET RELE.
The Daily Dress.
OBSTRUCTING THE POLICE.
got
Atvorments which are set ofered for a fixed catini, the Spanish Consul, and Mra. Mencarini: remanded to enable him to find the man who friends. I tie vecing a private diuer vor Mous. Lemaire, Lhe French Cousal; Mr. Cousulit to him. He failed yesterday to prodnos this given to the mambers of the royal family, sud Eusile and Mrs. Busden Lient-Colonel Godos,, bnt still abord to bis farmer statamant. 97th Ingiskillings, and Mrs. Goddes; Commis- with hard labour.
fis Majesty honoural the aspasion by his pre- Fined $. in planit, savon days' impriscanstance. The new palanes is listed on the Klang Tappan' Had about midway between the iron On the 12h Fastant at Messa. Inue, Coctord &aey-General March; Assistant Commissary General Moyer and Mrs. Mayors the Crown
The esse in which Lak An, Lak. Abs. and Hridge and the King's Garden. It is very sub- Solicitor and Mrs. Johnson Mr. and Mrs.
stantially constructed with a stone foundation, cation Club, were obarred with obstructing a other antive wends. The Doore are made of aes I 'Thi, boatwon, in the employment of the Reheavy brick walls and finished with teak and Falico Custable in the execution of his duty son wends ant gtly lab. The exterior of the 10th festant, was aurain callest in curt yes the building is stucered and fuely Snished and terug.
the mouldings are heavy and synimetriaal. The doors are made with circular heads and are wide and ingesive. Although the palace is not action- in its dimensions, the rooms are large, nity nd chessful. and arranged with a view to com the mirrors, the farullave, and the other house- bold accessories are of European manufacture or design, and in many respcots the whole establish ment barn close resemblanco to a Bacopazo
Bangkok.
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 15TH, 1580.
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Dalrymple, Mr. and. Mr. Poesnecker; Captain Early 27th Innisgs, Lieutenant Sanduce, | 97th Inuik Elfings; Lieut. Mayne, 27th Tuniaki)- lings; Capitia Francis, AD.C. The Pillowing selection of music was played by the Inviskil lugs Band daring the dinner- Overture.....
*Titua" Quadzillo...... ** Fiedor** Selection...... Yn94 "Tonjours et Encore Salvation.... Tomato T Tolosaso **Der Fackeling.
N. Nolan a stable in the Naval Yard Felice, said he was on duty at the Naval Yuld gate on Mozart the date in question, when his attention was diverted to thổ Best witness who was in the raul
Stewart.
Lamothe,
phong and back. 22 cents par pioul. Hongkong (two voyages),224 cents per piens. British stecanor PaADIN, 897 tons, Haiphong to Hongkong two voyages), 4 cents per picul. British steamer CHARLAON, 788 tons. Haiphong to Hongkong (two voyages), 26 wents per picul. British steamer CLITLAND, 796 tons, Hai. phong to Hongkong, 25 cents per picul. Goru steamer OCTAVA, 935 tons, Swatow to
Singapore, 80,750 in tuil, German stammer ATALANTA, 788 tous, Cha
kinng to Canton, 85 cents per pical. British stoner VORIGEN, 799 tous, Chin
klang to Cautoa, 34 outs per pioul.
charter, tir mbaths, $5,000 per month.
manent interests of the Colony, strongly pro- We have also to complain, however, of the tested against perseverance in a course which operatione of the cruisers or their beats in- they deemed impolitic ind undesirable; but ride the waters of the colour, but appear to it is ronsense to talk about spite and fury. bo as bolpless hers as in the other case. The Abuse ja not argument, and to pelt this Secretary of State goes on: "I may point out Coleby with mud is hardly the way to exalt that such an interpretation [of B.C. EL- Sir Jean Pore HENNES in the carinatione pracismation] if pashed to its logical of those whose opinion, is worth having.conclusion would bind Her Majesty's Govern- Dec. 13th,
THE RLOCKADE OF HONGKONG. Tust over fruitful source of annoyane, the
ment to use force to procure the removal of these stations and cruisers, or at any rate would havs required thon to interfere by force to prevent the stations being established in the first instance, a course which it wouldob. total ha impossible to adopt." The use of
Cochon ile Cornerile"... Planquet.owing his whistie. He saw a Chinaman take the fort and enverionce. The pictures on the walls. Danish steamer NORDEN, 778 toas, monthly Blockade of Hongkongi 630m 36 far from force world, we decidedlythink, not be unjust,
Deviantticbustable's siaff from him, but he did not see the
Foust unstable strike any on.
Fined each, in default, seven days' imprison.
FREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS.
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along than my beras dwaling in
THE political situation is China is now un- deabtedly critical. The prospects of the maintensief peace between Russia.and
A bast rape cano off pasterday afternoon bement with hard labour for amault. China dve far less favourable than they were on the 6-onred whaler of the American.gun two weeks ago. The failure of the negdia butlletalasining but belonging to-1LMS. Lions at St. Petersburg beliroin the Marquister. This watch has on a cautemplation Fictor Ememe?, which resulted in a win for the
If thees is any basis for the rumours that hasa Tekwo and the-Russian-Government cannot for gue-time prat, and it will-he-romensberad
recently reached to important reforms are toan The Borgeant a defendant in Welling to be insegurated by the King in all the depart he regarded as otherwise than a very serious that an effor: we made on Saturday evening to street on the terror of the 13th, and usap-ments of the government. When His Majesty mattor. The Chinese Minister was, it must ride. in & frienly ruda, wh should claim the peared to be lounging about in a sapiens man-
{ right to be considerad tüa belter oxismen. Aaer he searched him and found the mould con-improrments would be made in the governmental
Long Yang Ling, cook, was charged by session of a pastry mould on the 13th inst Sergeant Hennessy with being in unlawful pos
cealed up the sleeve of his jacket. yours ago in Latour Row.
Defendant sail he bought the mould any Fized 82, in default, seven days' imprisonment with hard labour.
THE RENDITION CẦNH
month.
month.
British stoemer PALADIN, 897 tons, monthly arter, three to six months, $5,250 per British steamer TROLL. 65 tone, monthly charter, three to six months, $4,250 per Gorman, steamer QUINTA. 910 tons, monthly charter, three months (recharter), suo per month. German-stoner SEPTIMA 934 toos, monthly obertor, two months, $5,400 per month..
SALES REPORTED BY CHINESE,
remoral as ever; indeed, the positiřu seems
Lu grew worse. In one of the numerous dis-but whether it would be expedient now isan patches written on this subject the writer, if other question. When SirTHOMAS WADE WAS our'nemory serves ns, said that if what the negotiating the Chefoo Convention he might poris of Hongkong complained of was in very resounbly have funistad on the total ra- tarferance by the cruisers with junks in Bri-moval of the blockade, which would have given the Colony a clear and indisputable rightto res | List waters a few police launches, could put arrend so that have got our launches, but sist its re-establistraent. The Chefoo Con the remedy proves to be of no effect. If they vention is not yet ratified, and in Novembor succeed in making a capture the prisoners are last year the Secretary of State informed Mr. discharged by the Courtalare rady to take Lowcock he was going to address a despatch advantage of the next opportunity of making to Governor HENNESSY. It may be presumed, therefore, that correspodenco is still going Black Peas-200 pionks, at $1.80, by Chun prize of any fortune bout which yon; hut it is beyond hope, we are afraid, that
be so daring as to attempt to enter the free Chong to travelling fradar.
Potatoa Flower 50 bags, at $2:43, by Yik port of Hongkong without paying soll to the the Convention will be altered to meet the Fiews of the Hongkong marchants. Perhaps, Yaen to travelling trader
Emperor of China. The recent care tried in Foong Shing to travelling trader
White War piace, at $117.00, by Hing the Supreme Court afforded eriduce of the however, some other proposition tuore feasible natar of the Customs stations, which, how than the Governer's last may be forthcoming, Fangas-10 bags, at $49.40, by Kenng Yoover, was already suficiently well-known.ad in the meantime we must “grin and. Gypsum-l picals, at 9s sonte, by Lee Nam of lovping duty on the imports to and exports
They are established for the express purpose bide" as best we may. to travelling grader.
Malon Seeds-108 bags. at $5.30. by Yes Shun to local trader.
Red Dates-107 tags, at T. 345, by Yee Shuu to local trader.
Mushrooms-3 cases, at $33.00, by Hing Foong Shing to travelling trader.
in excess of what the Chinese were prepares straight one, from a point ahoats mile to the ison, said that as there was a likelihood of the arrest spirit of the nineteenth century was soon to Wo to travelling trudör,
Bastward af Kellat's Islsad to the Victor
to concedo, but we have no positivo informa-
some other man concerned in this caso, he tion on the subject. It appears certain, how much, making the distance about two miles.would ask for a further comand before producing
Trutenaut Hunter, of the Alert, and Lieutenant further videned, Carrow, of the Victor Estanuel, acted as starters. while Commander Jones, assista by an officer
arur, that the anti-foreign party are again equiring ascendency, through the influence of Prince Cr'un, in the Imperial Councils, and
of the Alert, unduriork the duties of unipiras
The two boats got away together in good style
Remanded till the 21st inst.
Barosz. rns HON. No Chor.
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scanded the thronelt was intimated that certain be remembered, in constant telegraphin con- follision acurred on that occasion, and by munication with the Authorities at Peking the markerstanding that the race should be
mutual agrement a drum was recorded, with
aystem and the people bate been looking siuos ihon with patient ncnfidenso for the falfilment without whose direct sanction he wonki pledge tested at an early date. Moulay was first 6xed
of the royal assUIGRAÐ, A modification of the oppressive laws of the realm in regard to the in- himself to nothing, and it is therefore evident for the event, but it was further postponed till
stitation of slavery was announced and the that the negotiations fell through on 500 boots started on Saturday was a circular one, yesterday afterneon. The course on which the
The case in which thirteen man are charged abolished by a royal desres. These wise and degrading custom of proftrating the body was important point. It is reported that the from the Victor Emmel round Kallet's Island with having committed murder in Chinese terri timely changes in the laws and anstows of the indemnity demanded by Rasain was far ned back, but for some reason which did not tory was again called in court yesterday
transpire the course yesterday was altered to a Mr. Stokes, of Messrs, Sharp, Poller, and John. ispired the hope that the progressive anifest itself in Biuro. Since that period owing to the restraints of an influential, conservative class very file has been aopomplished of material bonafit to the country and it is more clarit able to presume that the liberal purposes of the King were frustrated instead of being abandoned Essonne he is known to be a sídcora laver of bis that Mao CHANG-ast, the Vies-Governor of and kept for fully three quarters of the distance
country and anxious to advance the welfare of Poking, notorious for his anti-foreign pro- bow and bow, neither showing the least incline- Chati Akam, a carpenter, and Li Afst, a coelie, his people. It is asserted that"a new departars' clivities, has been appointed to seat at the tion to give the slightest advantage to their opere charged with stealing a quantity of copper was decided upon several months ago and that Tsung-li Yamen. Simultaneously we best ponent. Beth crews pulied gamaly together, theils from the Hung Hum Dooks on the 13th inst. the proposed reforms will be proclaimed by oral Sbiek Ozal, u-watchman employed at the docks, anthority at an early day. It has been tacitly. Alerta mau with a stroke of 30 per minate, and by telegram, that the Chinese Government the Victor's . On nearing the alert, which is proved searing the prisoners as they were intimated that it is the intention of His Majesty kayo ordered a large ironclad from Entops moored a littl to this eastward of the goal, the leaving the Dock press, and fading, the to establish a municipal government in Bangkok, coxswain of the Victor's best called on his meat-defendant-quantity-of-nails-nonccale-in-to appoint a new bord-Blayor with an advisory which is an indication of a determination to tera sport, to which they at once answared, and is bamboo bat, and on the second, a similar council and to reorganize the police. It is also resist foreign encroachment, as it is tecined, after a wall contested race lunded a winner by gunptity concealed up the sleeve of a jacket and to be His Majesty's intention to reconstruer
Izolled up in a hot.
the, entire judicial system of the country. to abbut Sé seconds. Meanwhile active preparations for war con-
First defendant said he did not know who put adopt the most rigid means for the prevention of tiaue in various parts of the Central King- As most on approach to completeness was she baile in his hat.
bribery and corruption Su the courts and to pro- nade a Monday night, in so far as the prin- { Second defendant said the bat was lying on vide were reliable methods for the administre dom, which, although they might prove most cipal music is concerned, as in any opere pro- the ground and the watchama wade him pick it tion of justice in all the provinces and depen abortire if put to the test, may at least he died by Signor Cagli's company during their up, bat it did not belong to him.
dancies of the Kingdom-Stam Advertiser. First witness reoslled, said he did not find the accepted as a proof that the temper of the present visit to Hongkong. For the homoft of
Signor and Signora Vela, Verdi's melodious | nails on the sanoid prisoner, he threw thom down Peking Government has been roused. Troops Travista" was given, with the fair bakire and ran.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCK. are being massed at different points, and arms
TUESDAY, 14th December, and ruuuitions of war hare been purchased
OPTON. on a large scale, thongli ja so many quaiters that the actual eruout of these acquisitions
trouble in making any effectual Cemonstra
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in the princips! soprano part (Violetta), Alfreto First prisoner was awarded three weeks' im- (Boganini), and Germont (Barganschi). As the prisonment with hard labour. work was produced last week and as timmar Second prisoner disobarged. formiure was the noticed in detail, it will lea
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Le secessary on the present eccssion to say more Atak, Ng Alang, two Gskerman, and Chan | parós of low and high touch. Since the arrival, than that the three churscters nientioned above Afiu, wife of the second prisoner, were aharged, of firzapore, small sales of New Mata at 8710, were '&illud to perfection, but special mctice the first and second defondants, with assnulting | free of loanon. The stock of Patus given st could he takes of the Violetta of Signora Milani. a constable in the execution of his duty, and the 2100 obests (380 chests Old), of Henares at 700 Veln. The first thing be rouse the audience in third, with cutting shrubs and also with assault chests, and of Malms 16-700 cheats.
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of warlike matériel is unknown. For the most part, however, the Chinese battalions are still undisciplined mobs; only a sinall proportion are well drilled and eflective troops. Never
wenved in too slow time, the brindisi novor re P.O. 614, Akbu Alli, suid he was on patrol on theless they are better armed than they were covered and fall rather flat upon the audience; but the road beswaan harley'sud Aberdeen on Mon- during the last war, and could make a better Violette soon warmed the house by her animated day last. Whon but three miles from Stanley 105 kgs. tos, 3,137 hogy rice, 34 ausus oil, rolls stand against an invader. It is believed that, she was in excellent voica,
acting and perfect vocalfention, and showed that he saw the second third prisoners cutting raiting, and 001 pkgs. anudries. For Towns
he carried herself shrabs on the hill side. The second prisoner tried vills-50 pkgs. to, 461 laga rico, 10 cases oil, if war does result through the failus of the consistently throughout, and kar mozza-voce sing to strike him with the apk of a sickle bo bad in and 38 pige, sundries. For Brisbane-67 pkgs. negotiations on the Kaldja questioning in the last sem jespecially at the em his band, and tha watoan attacked bim with ten, 1967 phys. Fuochor tea, 220 bags xiao, 100 Direction of Wind....
outofit) was oxquisite. Aiguero Vola was greeted a stick o arrested the sound defondant, but eass oil, 1 chrast prepared opium, and 128 kys Russians will experience much difficulty and with continuous applause, as were also Signor the first prisoner effected bis rescue and dhag rundries. For Sydusy-6474 Fochow tea, suda
Boganisi and Bargacusobi; these three artista thon all decatipod. They were all afterwarde 11 pkgs, sundries. For Melbourne-20,019 pkis.ry Thermuota 68.4 740 55.0
Fonshow tea, 20 cuban cigar, and a pigs. sSUD- tion on Chinese soil. We trust, however, warcoiled before the curtain,ane Finis received arrested in Little Hongkong.
more rekaowledgments in the form of wreaths Sergeant Staunton said last witness reported dries. For Danedio-1,275 pkgs. Fosshow tea that the two Governments will you settle their and bonquots than we ever remember seeing be that he had been assaulted at Drop Water Por steamship Ocean, or Port Darwin-30 Weather difference without resorting to arms, though stored on ang similar, casiou in, the City Hall Bay, and from information ho afterwards rupkgs. ten 4,302 Engs reo, uud 205 page.sundries.
Theatre. Siguor Vole was down for a grand paired A went to the middle island close to For Adalaido-S01 pkgs. Cos, 10,900 pkgs. Foo-r's it is difficult to see how a collision is to be fantasia (violin), and this was given between the Deep Water Bay, and arrosted, the mond and chow tea. For Mulbourne-7.106 plus tes any alle “averted altogether unlose ono party gives in.mond and third acts of thappers. The fantasia, third defendants. The first prisoner can say. 1,700 bags rise, 20 01ses aigars, and 232 pkgs. Russia, it is clear, has no intuution of abat. as a composition, is not equal to the performance. First defeudant said the constable was entirely madries. For Sydney-13 kgs, to 5,387 bars
of it as readored by Signor Yois, und wo feel mistaken as to his identity.
rice, 20 casos oil, 2 cboste preparat-opiam, ing ber demands, and is probably not distours that the popular maestro could have made a
Sosona defenäsut suid that as bo was cutting csecs sigara, 1,081 rolls inatting, and 1,065 pkgs, clined for a brush with such a clumsy for selection in which he would have uppoured to a grass the constable soised him by the quane and enndries. For Dunedin, N.Z.--30 paya. tas, and as Chins, The latter will have to yield much greater. advantare more especully in his dragged him down the hill. They bith foll into 19 pkga, sandrios. For Lapaouston-20 pkgs." ten, 200 hough rico, nad 19 phgn, sundries. For the points in dispute if the wishes to avoid execution) than in the work of the Chevaliera oroek sed were both burt..
Third defendant suld she was cos there at sil. Greymouth, N.2.18 pkgs. aundries.. Dancle, The exportion. however, of the first neversent was suficient to awaken a mont Chow Yeong Show, a fishermenu, proved`an Par steamship Galio, for. Yokohama-1,921 she has any such desire. The Chinose man favoncablepression, and Sigur Vols continued alli on Behalf of the first ofendant, who, bags sugar, 421 bogs tioo, and 400 pkgs. mer- gaining renewed and increased applause as the he said, had been with him at Little Hongkong chandise, For Sea Francisco-44,515 bags rice, Axring are enten up with coucsit, and even if arines comenta terminated and in the finale at the time of the alleged offence,
300 baga benne, 417 bags tapioca, 206 baga black they bad a tepision of the real weakness of received a perfect oration. His tone is true stx Soveral other witnessus foetided to avoing the peppor, 111 bage gambler,-100 bags white eagar, their country, would never adnelt it. The silvery in quality, and perfectly ponetrating in constablo struggling with the second defendant, 1 boxes opium, & boxes erado opium, Si cagas
the most pianissimo passages: bis execution and The first defendant was discharged; the second wine, 1 sase silks, 75 bales ganny-bage, 5 halesi
a struggle. But there is nothing to show taut
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AMERICA AND CHINA,
at the port froin which the junk comes or to which sho is going. The mandarin in charge The American High Commissioners to Pe of the Fa Tow Moon station was called as a king have brought their labours to a very early ~ witness in the case we refer to and was if nota perfectly satisfactory conclusion. It is, cross-examined by the Attorney-General on however, stated by our Shanghai morningen. point. The evidens he gave was as contemporary tant the three gentlemen composing fused as Chinese evidence generally is, but the Commission are themselves well satisfied the effect of it was what we have atated above, with the result of the negori itions. Whether He also showed that no great importance was their countrymen will be equally pleasód attached to the division between Chinese and has yet to be demonstrated. The Taung-li English waters, but that squeezes were levied Yamén is reported to have conceded the right. in the latter with as much good will as into the United States Government of legislat---- the former when, oppertunity offered, and lug on the subject of immigration in any way in which they see fit. We hear that another thie although the illegality of the proceed-
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ing is well known. We will let Mr. Yow and the only other importout clause of the CHENG CHUNE speak for himself he was new convention is one probibiting the pe port of asked, "Suppose you are a boar the half-opium into the United States, and forbinding way line do you send out after" and his American citizens in Chian from taking any reply was, "Yes." When interrogated as to part in the trade. Of course this is intended e duty lovind, he said, “As a rule we make as a clap at Furkand, which it most be ad fsher
percentage, by which, we presume, le sant mitted is a cheap one, since the High Commis- that the sponge was squenzed according to sioners probably believed they were making it's capacity Asked What is the nature a concession that could aut materially affect of the daty; is it an import duty, au export Americas nterests. Wo doubt, however, duty, or a toll " he replied, "It is an import whether American firms in China will regard and export duty; it is not a toll.... He the stipulation with favour, for though nene [the owner of the boat) was coming in and of them are very largely interested in the pion Deur my shore. He ought to pay duty, and trade, yet it cannot be pleasant to have a legiti after he passed I don't know where he was oate source of profil barred to them, moro in the going to and I don't care." Of course the capacinily when they have little interest in witness denied that he ever samt his men Chinese question. Few Britisher American re after boats on the Hongkong side, but at the sideats in China believe in the outery that has same time he admitted that be sent his men boon raised against the Chinese in the Pacific after the boat in question, which was captured States as a bond fideszpression of opinionof the in Pak Sha Wan Bay sud within a few yurde najority of the Americas people. Au outery of our shore, and was talen overto the Customs was raised through the medium of conie station. It also appeared, from, a case ai the clamorous agitators, the elections were im Police Court that the same met or some of urinent, and something lead to be done. Tho the boarded another boat in the same bay coavention just negotistic is the result, and a night or two afterwards. Their boat was it remains to be seen whether it will prove capturedbya police launch and the men found more than a mere instrument obtained to. in it were charged with pirkey. The jury pacify the Anti-Chinese party in the Golden found all the facts alleged against the State. If the new convention really siguidel prisoners, but the case broke down on the possible exclusion of the Chinese from the law points, as was clear it must, for the States it is doubtful whether the Chinese whatever wrong mighi buve been committed Government would have proved an pliable, the prisoners were obviously simply suber-though they wers, while conducting the no dinate officers of the Chinese Government act-gotiatiobs with Messrs. ADELL. TRESCOTT, ing according to their orders. The difficulty and Swr, saibarrassed by their quarrel with is clearly one for settlement between the two Russia. As a matter of fact,it is very probable Governments, and not for prosecution of the the Authorities at Peking are little either one ignorant and perhaps innocent instruments way or the other about the emigration to the in individual cason. To fully admit this, United States. Most of the otzigrants are however, is simply to allow the cruisers boats of the coolie class, and until very recently the the free run of our waters. It is possible paternal Government of China bave shown *- that although the charge of piracy will not scapt care for the interests of those of their lie against the Customs officers a charge of subjects who chose to ge abroad. If, how the prosecution to au absurdity. Larceny Goveremcat de foot a keen interest in the might also be charged, but would probably emigration to the United States, they will fail on some of the grounds aged against not be long in finding some means to THE GOVERNOR AND CHINESE CRIMINALS.
the charge of piracy. It follows therefore secure an equivalent for the concession that Hongkong in practically helpless in the reputed to have been made to the Ame A good sample of the misrepresentations matter so long as the English Government ricul Commissionere. Moreover, the Peking Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares--71 por of facts relative to this Colony thas find our fails to take it up as an Imperial question. Authorities have lately giver suficient prost rency in some of the home papers is to be The learned counsel for the prisoners in the to the world that no iriat y negatiated with Union I suunto Bociety of Cauton-$1,500 per found in the extract given in another column nee above referred to, Mr. HAYLAR, QC, them can be regarded as of the slightest. from the Dublin Freeman's Journal. That ridiculed the term "blocks" as applied to value until it has been formally meified. China Tenders Ensurance Company's Share-print, with a profound sympathy for every the cordon of Custers stations established They have a rather awkward habit of chang- person of Hibernian origin, is evidently round the island. Although not quite accuing their mind, and clearly not be de- North China Insurance-Tlu 1,125 per aburs. of
prepared to laud and magnify any Irishmanata technical sense, no better term could ended upon. They also rely up their in public capacity. There can be no be found for the purpose of describing the ability to delay agreements, and by contant ghdry.
earthly objection to the glorification by an evil. The Governor said in Conner that beprochestination tv weary at their opponents. Irish journalist of a fellow countryman who had it on the anthority of Chinese merchants his shuiling policy did not avail with Ger- be achieved notoriety if not distraction, so that word the blockude removal the junk pay, when the little dithealty with: thus
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homef al for the prezinta 24 hours (pom). kou registered from 1 to 24, and the vanity water li
opinion that China will give in ultimately has bowing are perfection, the latter much after 126 finod foressault, in default, ten days' imprison- w silk, 820 pkgs tea, and 8,961 pkgs, we NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAI respass might, but this would be reducing lover, the reverse is the casa, and the Chinese
been prevalent among foreigners throughout fashion of Sivotf, and such a performance meat with hard labour; and the third, 35 for out cloudise. For Panama pkgs. marchanches. the violin has, probably never been surpassed ting trees. in desult, soren, days impris centar Chicago-1 pkgs. tes. For Montreal-190 the progress of the negotiations on the Kuldja in Lengkong Sigaur Vala was ably assisted cof Tha zun of 31 to be put to the consistle out of pigs. tos, For New York 165 kules raw silk, dificulty, but it is doubiťul whether there the piano by Mr F. Papizza, there was a third defondant's fine, it paid...
20 cases raw silk, 5 cases silk pisoo-goods, and is hy good foundation for that belief. fairly good house, and just before the commence
148 pkgs. morehandise.
THE ATTEMPT AT BUTOME."
ment of thefautasia His Excollongy the Governor Puu Achui, a shçemaker, appostid on romanit, It is popularly supposed that the lesson and Lady Hennessy, accompanied by Captain charged with attempting to commit suicide on the taught the. Chinese Gorcrument by the Fransis (alda,de-camp), arrived, with a party 11th instant
from Governmat Fonse, including Colonel and Defondant expressed bis borrow for what he had capture of Pelting by the Allies in the Mrs. Geddes, o., de. The third anuseription down, and now prozained le seuld sendo it again. last war will serve to deler them from wight (this evening) of the prosent serion will bo Ondured to find security in two sureties of 350 embarking in a contest with another great devoted to Vent, and "La Forza del Deslizes sach, to be of good behaviour for three months, Europeas Fower. But some twenty years will be produced. We are requested by Bigger in default, to be committed for fonetan daga.
Carli to sunuùnce that Signora l'erelli, who has have rolled by since that experience, and boar koffering from indisposition ever since the Id Aying, a toolis, plauded guilty of keeping gircumstances have altered considerably. A arrival of the company in Hongkong, has re- pn agency for douling in tar la loi tory,
Fined $275. in default, three mentus imprison. poverad her bealth, ind will appear, for the first
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His Worship ordered the sum of $5 to be paid !
great change has come over the attitude of time on Thursday night, as La Domare in She Treaty Powers, and the Foreign Ministers | "Crispino." -
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