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THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2nd, 1892,

The British steamer Easington was dooked ai Kowloon yesterday.

The French gunboat India, Captain Rouvier,

ved beg yesterday from Amoy... Telograms for Bangkok can go forward by tail closing at Singapors at 5p.m., on Sunday,

the 3rd instant,

The Agents (Mosers. Jardine, Mathan and Co. inform as that the Nathselands India Steam Navigation Co. steamer Camerto left, Batavia to-day for this port.

The Agent informs no that the Messageries Maritimos slepel dea, with the next gatand French mail, left Saigon at 4 pm, on Thursday for Hongkong. We are informed by the Supo rintendent of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Campaay that she passed Cape St. James at vido p..

Lention; oven then, in 1839, I am persuaded that the Indian opium importad, though andoubtedly the opium mest in request, was but a somall proportion of the drug "consumed in China. Ha further says that from inquiries he prosecuted with some intoneness in the years 1846-49, loss than. ten years, that is to say, from the date of our firet rupture with Chin, he found that the poppy was cultivated in at least ten of the There are eighteen provinces of China. other extremely interesting statonents in this rapori, Llis-effect of which is our op TWENTIETH YNAR OF PUBLICATION, has been considerably extended, both in the mion is te completely exonerate the British Directory proper and in the Appendix. The of the cluarga of having introduced the ports of ChungKING, WLADEWOSTOCK. MA Ticu, of opium smoking-if vice it be LACOA, and PENAN# hera-boon added to the into China. We do not ourselves Tank former; whilst the latter iuòlides the Raw upon is a vice per oa: we regard it British Babjects in Chica and Japan, the Amend. simply as a luxury, which, like all luxe-Int June. Her registered tonnage is 2.041 and ed TREATS betoon ROSSTA And, CHINA. theries, may becams vicious when indulged The responsibility on the NEW Teckrins between the UNITED STATES iu to excess, and CHINA, the NEW TREATY between Baground reste solely with the consumer, and sa MANT and CHINA, a kmenelation of the TREATY Sir Thomas Waon saya in a dispatch to the between Spair and Annam signed in 1880 as, Prince or Kund, so long as tho opiura pro. Tha ALPHABETICAL LIST of FOURTONduced in Ohivu is sufficient to supply the RECIDSNs Les been inamaved by upwards of needs of the Chinese, the reduction of the 3:10) asses-dad-gizes reference 12.019 2.000 quantity of opius impacted, or even the

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The Austro-Hungarian Tloyd's steamer Bere- ndoa, which arrived "hora yesterday morning from Trista, ia a now real, having been launched

dulaca, 312 font, with 34 feet beim and 24 feat. Cross tonnage 3,700, length between porgandi. depth of hold, She the compound surface con dorsing engines of 400 registered at 1,300 offer. tive horse power. She is built of steel, and is a eister ship to the Pandora, of the same line, which was here shoat a month since. Hor pha son or accommodation is arranged with every regard to tests and comfort.

Yesterday evening, about aine o'clock, a good qoni di attention Was extrauted in this colors to

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come a consulize. The matter for some rosson has bout delayed, and the mystery revealed, 20 HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB V. OFFICEGE or the poor woman is again wetray.

THE ARMY AND NAVY,

The attendanta at the Tamen or levée, han Thle match commericed yesterday afternoon been transferred to the Kang-om. Daring the about three ofalnek nud left in a very intostatine time H.E: is within the Hall the number of off. state at Gandrs, the lab have only sneeseded aisle who attend is great, in spite of the ingen in making the small sus of 110 and the Offloors vesinnce of having to stand abont in the mud; haring made 63 with Gwiakote down Play will thero boing very low sonte.-N. Ü, Didly Nas be resumed at 11 am, to-day and the players are Correspondent. particularly requested to be puinetesl

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is very prospect of an exalting Saish. Tho Band of the flagelip Iron Duke will, by porzuta. sion, perforro on the ground during the after- regk,

The following is the score so far as the match bas proceeded

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB, Ms. A. K. Travers, st, Heiky, a Úlayd Mr. J.J. Dell Irving, e Layd, Mr. X, O. Wilson, and Stebling 1. F. C. Hare, à Rice.... Med Staset, & Hico.... (MrZW, Bynes, hun aat...

MT. 1 3. Bari, b Forter..... Mr. 4.S., Coxon, b81abing. M. F,'B. Abort run dut.... Mr. H. E. Wodehouve, Betrilog M. W. H.

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DIFICERS OF THE ARMY, AND NAVE. Hent, R... Medier, RB, Bard, byen... If R., b. Wile

Mr. E.0. D.Ac., b... & Traya... M. F. J. D. Wilkens, K., & Ayase a squinin B. 7. C. Stel (g, N., cand la Trovari... Linut. Fumbory Eufe, not ont.. Capt. Nowgon, B. 51. L.T., e Musert, is Iened... t Izzul. M. W. Laze, It du mit out ...

t. G. A. Porter, Bu

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TAI-YUEN FO

26th September

ACHMEN

"ing in China I do not contest," but thoilor, which lessoned her rate of spaud. When mans of ancient porcelain, such as are used on relative to the notion of the Obinate officials in prior to the imposition of the bar tax.

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"over of assisting the Chinese Government Hongkong and Shanghai Bark, to be erected co cuppidered very old for Chinese bronzee; but it with onbmitted for your information, and in ever, is certainly not the case.

table...

visione of the Treaty in their integrity, ·

BANK.

The Local Bank of the Fortigo Trade of China

-London and County Baik

Royal Bank of Scotland.

Dank of England ......... London and Woglmiaater_gend

**17,877,000

4,121,000

National Provincial of England

Comptoir d'Esodjupts do Paris ................ Bank of Ireland

4000,000

4.600,000

£,781.953

2,025.000

2,019,000

1.2.3.000

1.822.6-9

1,530,000

3,513,87

1,560,000

1170.000

1,000,000 863,151

Bank of Boot and Union of London London Joint Stock National o

of Iceland Mandbeater and Liverpool

Commercial of Sestland Oriental Bank Corporation.

Clydesdale Banking Co.

Agra Bankgia quae sun Chartered Bank of Is A. & Orange Chartered Mercantilo

The following are soms of the grastest Colopist Banks with which it may be interesting to com pare with our local Hank

Bank of Montreal..

Union of Australi Bank of New Zealand..

£3,700,626

3,018,500

1,557,000

Standard-of-Bonth Atrias

1,510,000

Bank of New South Wales 27 1,690,000 and the principal Presidency Bank in India :

Bank of Bangal-may

£1,900,000

may sien compare some of the front foreign

banks having offloca in London

Imperial Ottoman .....

Dautecho Brink...

Anglo-Austrian..

Anglo-Egyptian

25.242.331

3,679.286

2,120,043

1,897,920

These are out of a list of about 180 Banks.

The

MANILA Moses. Virła do Loyzago & Co. and equitable.". In view of the facts of sievation of from 40 to 45 feet on the Green's of one of the Chon-gran, with dragon and phrasiz mand the intervention of the British Govern their bazde, and somehow before reaching. Pekager for the last 6 yra avorage a triffe over

BAIGON

Mr. Crottier. SINGAPORE..... Mes. Sayle & Co.

....Messrs. A. Bjurling & Co.

BANGKOK

LOTTON LONDON ...

LONDON

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Mr. F. Algsr, Clement's Lan. Mesara. Ovo. Street & Jo.. Mosers, Batas, Hendy & Co. BANFRANCISCO Mr. L. P. Fisher, 1, Marchants'

Exclunge. NEW YORK...... MBA, B. M. Poitingill & Co.

37, Park Low. Daily Preet 015, 8th February, 1892.

NOTICE

A.

S.. WATSON AND

FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMISTS,

116 rupees par chost a legally torfable in the post. THE HONGKONG AND SHANGWAT

The Chinese authorities are ovidently of opl. gian that the time has now come for them to makes a bold effort to over-rido altogether the Article of the Tientsin Treaty ators referred to, wl, when the proposed now seun of capital in and no doubt with this object the haifang offlan zalled an, vocopy & very high position amonpat hat lately plased soldiers around our promises, the loading Joint Stock Bauke of the world. The selsel our customers just outside our door, and 20,000 not shares at 243 will increases the pai sewned their actions by solsinz and molirenting up capital and reserve funds to $12,000,000 or one of our own men close to our house, and forci- sáy £2,200,000. This compare very favourably bly taking. From him our own opium which ha with the ranjority of Bunks in the United King wna carrying abort. We had paid the legal Tarift dem or doing business with the Far East. Tho duty on this opium, and it had not changed bands.most Important, of those concerns have capital Oficial advice from Acheon are to the 6th The name things bare been done at Hollow. and resorve funds, added together, recording to

Both at Fakhof and Hoihow Her Majesty's the last reports, as follows:- October, Faller partionlars of the engagement on September 17th, in which Nyak Hass, the Couso demanded the immediate restitution of most formidable of the marauding leaders, was our property, but tha kaifang office persistently soveraly wounded, show that his band, together refneed to give it up. That office (the haifang). with those of Tankn Omar and Tani di Tiru, we may bere explain, is carried ou by a company were lying in ambush when they were attacked of Chinese merchants, prinsipally from Hong- by two patrol, wilon dispersed them with song, who hold no official position, and to when heavy loss. The marauders, discouraged by the Fieursy of Canton bas farmed the privilego this defeat, kent oomparatively quiet until the of pollecting the hayang and kanii taxes for the night of the 8th Captember when Tauku di sum of 90,000, taila (say, 3.00.750 rupees) pat Tira, to recover his waving Infineres, attacked month, their are being the Province of Kwong a fort at Jerir with a large forco, only to be Tung.

The Prefect of this port, although in reply to besten off by artillery fire. On the 1st October, a patrol of friendly Achinese under Panglima the representation of Her Majesty's Consul, he Tibang when out resquncitring, were suddenly again admitted the principle for which we non- attacked by band of marauders, who were driven tend, dared not compel the restitution of the off after sharp 6ghting, with the loss of one oplum, as the huifang offes immediately appeal. killed and three wounded, at the best of six chief to the Vicarey of Cauton, to whom tho Pro nate of the patrol killed and three others wound. Lost in responsible for bin aution. The Vice e. The band of robbers infosting Palo Brass in reply Her Majesty's Consal, said that he had all bees own cla. In tigas tranquility and would sansa, inquiries to be made as to whatter! been restored after the ateamer Bencoolen the opium sefeed had passed-out of foreign pos had bambarded the fort of a refrantory chief. session or not, but we are in possession of proofs No further hotalities are reported from Sea that at the same time he privately instructed the Langan sioon the reputee of the Antineo, who, Prefect not to return the oplom, 3,000 strong, laid siege to the fort thero, their The Viceroy farther stated to Her Majesty's remoralise the opium smoker. This is self. L-a-noon Pass, Thesight soomed to indicate a

Loss being estimated at. 130 killed and wounded. Consul that while opium in foreign possessiou evident, and we fail to see that rife as to the oante. On inquizing from the police, serious conflagration, and mob apaonlation was

The Rojah of Samalsugan protesting ellis while could not be tezed beyond the Tarif duty-yet-ite moral culpability attaches to the enlt fund that the cars of the glare was a fire at

his isaccess of complicity with the anany sad moment i parred into Chinese hande, no matter dealer in antho works for the eraction of hansra. Butterfield vator, manufactaror, or

his inability to keep them away, showed such whether in the Treaty, port or not, it could be & Swings now sugar rodinary, at Quarry Bay,- article of luxury, simply because the luxury probably among the numerous matched rootod

This is the second great anal fasat of the diainclination to aid the troops against them and in any way the Chiasso authorities might is in individual cases indulged in to excess. thersfor thesocommodation of workmen, o. After Chinese, and the anniversary of the expulsion of that his campong bad to be killed. The same please.

A copy of a doonment has come into our It is not difficult, for instance, to conceive of about an hour, or a trifle over, the brightness the Mongolians, who ruled the Empire in the lesson was given to the Dajah of Pasotges,

The general masssers whose oondoot of late had left much. to be depossession, which clearly shows that the we go by this comparison that the Hongkong of the reflection began to wine and soon died out. 13th and 14th stories. OF THE FOREIGN SETTLEMENT AT a tobacco planter honestly holding the bolisf a similar affair earced at the rumo place some of the Tarters is commemorated by the distribu. aired. At Teint Sans we the Rajsh had, un. To'nur Li Tamén (Board of Foreign Affairs) and Shanghai Bank will, with the new capital. SHANGHAL.

that the use of tobacco was deleterious and month since, when several matches were des- tion of moon-oakes to the literati now assembled aided, drivon away a band of evil disposed par. at Poking will, if possible, sapport the Viceroy be sarpassed by orly three Eaglish, one Scotch If the principle which the Viceroy contands and two Colonial Banks (oxolading the Bank ot for be admitted, then the right granted to in England), in point of supital and reserve, himself cashewing it as such, and yet pre-royed Captain Deans prosseded to Quarry Bay in the King-ywins throuchont every province in from neighbouring petty States-traile

in a police fanuch.

the Empire. Fronds usually exshotge presects Times.

porters, ander the Treaty of Tientsia, to heizerness of capital was prcamry to lessen the. of non-cakes and Frait. I received-i prossut of serving a clear conscience while endeavouring

whole area of the Trusty ports, in which to tra proportion of liabilities to assets. Wa omit in The Isla de Lasso, the prouoor steamer of the same which have very pronomnned taste of ILLEGAL TAXATION OF OPIUM

sact business, is at once done sway with, and the statement comparison with topke forsi in te The large Edition contains One Tronsanto make the most he can out of his business new mouthly line between Bagland, Spaiu and milk-buttor, the standard food of the Mongels.

AT PAKHOI.

wash individual merchant will be limited to his the British Empire. The Comptoir will rogain pages of printed mattor. It te indisponente Or, to put even & stronger case, whers Manils, established by the Compañia Gouoral de The Temples have been very much patronized

From the afflist correspondanse respecting own Individual promises, because the moment the largest in part of capital of Banks doing in every Mercantile Oos in the Far East and it is not a luxury that is concerned, a Tabacos de Filipinas, arrived at Mails on the to-day by old men and maidens, young mes sal

24th November. Abe is said to be the finest matrons, who whilat showing their pity and the Chefeo Convention we extract the following opium passes is door it will be seized. And business with the Far Feat.

should the Chinesa offcials succeed in their pre The remark is fiequently mada that increasing will be found a useful vale mecum to these fra manufacture, of arms and ammunition merchant vessel the has, arst visited the port devation, also had a good opportunity of airing documents relating to the illegal taxation of rent attempts, legitimate basinges in Indian the aspital mast lassan the dividende; that is... Falling either on business or pleasure.

might very reasonably on abstract grounds Slie was built at Swatbampion at a cast of their countenances and fine garments. Wang

bla either for foreign or native merchante. that is the capital ingraved without any fresh hold the opinion told by many sensible men 2,100,000 pesetas (£34,000). She left Liverpool Hsiao man, a most fascinatin and accomplished piam at Pakhai and the arbitrary conduct of opium at the Treaty port will no longer be possi. of one true when a stock is simply watered".

on the Isf Databer, arrived at Cadiz on the 8th, yang conrtozan of this city, called on me. She the Chinese cf@siala-

Smoggling will no doubt be estriad on to email. But here there is to be a real increase DË that international disputes could be more faft on the 1013, arrived et Banelons on the role in a fancy carriage genduotad by à cister. Mr. Wood to the Secretary to the Gorarn-

eglent, bat Indian produse in this direction must | capital; £500,000 is to be paid for the now shares. satisfactorily sailed by means of arbitration 13tb. laft on the 19th, arrived at Port Said on young driver and attended by a sharwin maid,

ment of India.

eventually give way to the untive actiole Lom The Rank may resacably be supposed to earn than by war.

September 2nd, 1831.

Tünvan The question of conscience the 24th, left on the 25th, arrived at Aden let who alone, I shnald say, was capable of moving

5 per cent per annum on that, sines it finds i The Commilfan of the Chamber of Commerce November, left on th6 2nd, arrival at Sinapord the heart and pon of the clever writer in the

Lately there has been a greater demand for profitable to pay per cout, for fixed deposits; So Sir To- on the 19th, loft the same day, and arrived at Fion-iu, who an often quotes the Eung-lou have recently received to Messrs. Herton and dan opium in China, but this is explained by the but we will say 41 per east, since one of the ro does not arise in such a case,

Co., marubiants and agents, established at the MAB WADE 88,"The evil in opium amok Manila on the 24th. Some ali ht defents were ming in hia offrgiess.

discovered in connection with the feeding of her I have succeeded in puisicing a few fine spaci. Tresty part of Pakkoi in Chius, a representation fast that sative merchants are anxious to import suits of increasing the spital is ozposted to br

a reduction of the rate for ixed deposits to The wall-meaning people connected with the par coat. for a year. That would increase the When I proposed at Cheloo to recom-these are reotified the captain is confident that the writing tables or deales of Chinese students sadsavoaring to lory on Indian opium verions

that the imposition of these almost prohibitivea your. The profits during the last half year mand a change in the method of tar-she will make the voyage from Barselons in water pots, and perciliou pazte boxes, ancient taxes in excess of the impor: daty of 30 tarla Ant Optam League muy poslags be of opinion incomo of the Bask from its interest by $190,000 bowls and per vases, all of small size, blue colour per pioul, as per Castoms Tari sathorized by duties shows the desire of the Chinnis Governamenatof to $570,000, willout much assistance Maners. Willson, Niskolle & Co.ing it, I had, I confess, no thought what-twenty-eight days with minch save

and fine work. There Is a splendid small incense the Treaty of Tientsin of 1855. FORMOSA....

ment to put a stop to the tralia. This, how from Chinese Loans; during the whols pour 1881 .Mesura. Wilson, Nicholls &

The design for the new buildía for the ura, which, being of the Ming dynasty, is not A printed copy of thai ropresentation is hera- FOOCHOW ...Messrs. Helge & Co. NINGPO Moserr. Kelly & Walsh, ghe.tootinguish the trade in Indian-aning. I the site of the oxist promised and those 15-is of such as workmanship that I have long pisoing it hators you the Committes instrust me the whole system of taxation (barring wait and about $350,000, it has been estimated. During Price to the siguing of the Treaty of Tientsin, thay amounted to $1,055,000; at which, however, Laconsiderable portion aroma.from Chinese Lezza; SHANGHAI..Mesers. Hall & Molts.

| « was dealing only with the rights of China centig ooonpind by the Chartered Mercantile aspired to become its possessor though without to express their hope that measures will be load) was on transit, and arbitrary, being sol the year 1880, the profit amounted to $990.000. SHANGHAI MOSES. Hol and Rally in respect of the revenue derivable from Bauk, has been sulpotod. Musara, Wilson and sucess, at the grossat proprietor just knows taken by Her Majesty's Government, both at lested by insuttolently paid offcials in the pro The figures in the Chief Managar'a dirotlar,

......Messrs. Kally & Valsh,

opium, tant, question being part of 10 Bird, the architects to the Dank, are the sto bow to appreciate the exquisits, article on his time and in this country, to maintain the provincon, who wore dependent on what they could from which we quote, appear to include the diffur.

varsful compotitors. They sent in twe designs, larger revenue question which I was seek the most orate and imposing of which has been

There is a cash here is the possession of an old

The position. taken up by the Chinese authently stop out of their receipta, and who be Lencain arekango between the rate at which the "ing to regulate in a manner practical acepted. The building, which is to hare an

ow, for which a fabulons pries is asked. It is rities appesta to be of wafficient gravity to do. sides had a lively notion of the tarablessss of dividend is paid and at which it is debited in the foreigners, The ravenna had to fitar through reports. The profite calinated by the Chief Mau- road, will be surmounted by a fice demo, rising on the obverse, and in good preservation. It is ment, in oriler to protect a trade which yividu vo ing had enabled the offleists (salaried as ridi- 17 per cent.par avunm. Qa the new expital that the case it is useless to introduce the moral to a total height of 100 feet. Tas structure is the only one of the kind that I have bad a chance turgs a proportion of the Indian revenue, and along rates, which would not pay one of the would give 11 par oent per annum; to this we question ip regard to our Indian opium trade of classic design, the Queen's road frontage bsing of essing, and I am aut very lively to get it, then price of wool they be in slopes in several Secretaries necessary in their Yamen) to may add 23 per cent. for the interest to he earned

Corintbien, while that on Wardley-street will Foreign-goods of various kinda have found pur- if the proceedings of Chinese authorities in

[Anquire wealth.

on the new capital, say 13 5.8ths per cent. But Sir Thomas Wape says that aron, in 1847 be a cotisation, three different ondera being obssors at very high prices. The very commonest svarira of the Treaty obligations are not prompt- The framers of the Treaty of Tintain were daring dhe dy years the deposits have about tre- the cultivation and preparation of the drug adeptat, one for adoh ateray. The Queen's-road yellow laundry arap Las been acld at so much an ly and firmly sprosted.

Frontage and the entire basement door of the ones as if it we something very presions, and This subject, which the Chamber of Cuecos roll aware of this, and it was precisely this bled and the earning powers of the Book souse- wore not a new grown business in Kwangi bolding is te bs mastristed of dressed granite, 1 bare usan asked Tis. 200 for an old Boglish na Tenture to subsuit for the seasideration of ions of that Treaty duties wars thereoforward that they will not diminish whan tho onpitel and tom which they intended to alter. By the provi- quently largely increased. It may be presumed The rice crop, he was assured, in some and the some material will, as far as possible, be witob, plain case and no cap: whilst a good the Government of India, has not been 0702-

is be collected according to the prescribed Tariff, resocre are so largely atrengthened. The profis parts of the province was sacrificed to used for the verandaha Judging from the American watch of superior workmanship and looked by the merchants of Caloutta and Bon mnd the result, without deduction, was to bosent for last half year. 30th Jane 1382, came in fast the poppy.

In the South of Fubtion plans, rory provision ban bera made for the can vary sccurate, ounot be told for half its cost bay, who have untarcialisad his Ecolier.sy the

is Paktig.

to 29 4-5ths per caut, on present capital, and ther reniours of the transaction of business and the prics at Yhangbai, Masara. Bovet Bros.'a Chi Vioarcy and (peruiz-Gineral in Council, pray- The Peking Government, thoach now in were not assisted by the mine of a new Loan. white poppy was grown the opium manu-comfort of the junior mass, who will have quer ese watches enjoy a well deserved and long in that the crates of taxation on Indian spiun setpt of a large and certain revenue (which is That would bo 15 1-5th parceat on the raw on. factured from which was cheap butters in the portion of the building facing the established reputation thra bout the Empire in Chim as anthorized by the Treaty of Lisasin selfsoted and remitted through the foreign Inspital; to this wo might add the estimats of the Co. exceedingly deleterious. In the for North. Praza The outrance hall will be very imposing, generally, but especially so here, whore other be not departed from, se any departure from it in

and the offens nool, light, sad airy. Oa theaters and vendors are not so well known. the direction indicated in the memorials will be pectorate of Customs), instead of the gaota Interest to be earned by the new capital, 1 per which formely reashed it, has made no change cent., Bay 177-10ths per sent. As there would be west, at Iran-chow-fu, an opium was manu. ground Boot spacious corridor will ieu through Pao, Tao-tal of the provincë, received an un- aaloulated to injuriously affect the opium trade, the salaries of its provincial ofloers, who have no necesalty a keep on adding to a reserve faud the centro, on each side of which will be spacious wolegman vidit from a party of thiever, who car.. and to sacrifies the revenue derived from it. will to bean up the same estaðlishments, make of about 65 per cent, on the increased capital, the factured which was credited with the nearust offices suitably arranged; These include general ried away a considerable amount of booty. I hear Masars. Harton and Co. to the Obsirmad of tho i the same presents, and remit the same quots of ‡ Baak might be fairly expoated to pay a dividend By Appointment to His Excellamor the fo.pproach in excellence to our own. The pro-lo compradore's clics, ballion room, safe that the thieves have basu brabad to the fun 1

Chamber of Commerce, Calontis.

rous to the Peking Government as before, of about 17 per cent, or £4 a year, to its abarn. vinces of Szechuan, Hupel, and Hupan pro- ouster ditto, eorrespondouce, mangor's, sal occupied before moving here. I am told that they

July 31st, 1991.

and still manage to retire wealthy after their holdars, without anleglating upon uny farther duced their own opinm; and when, in 1838. mangarunfires, directors' board room, afationerye Fekiorese, who have same here expressly for

mom, luvatories, &o. A grand staircase will lead the sunson, The Innkeeper, a-lazy, ill-natured, As we find the Chinees authorities, under one feren of office has expired. To enable them to increase of profitable business, and that would Bir THOMAS acompanied Lord Exọi to

to this, portion of the building on the north side and incapable man has been taken up, with his pretext and another, are stablishing more and do this, it is very plain that new sounds of reseat to about 8 per cent, on the present prios, Harkow he remarked that although the na to be cocupied by the quartare for the junior guests, whose names mare not enteret on the camera clocs for the collection of new taxes on vehte mast bo found, and Indian opinn is ose of bringing of course the 24) for the new shares.

Into the calculation-Mercury. tive drug from these and the provinces than will include drawing, diving, and ristor, as required that they should be by law falion opina in the Treaty parts of Pakhol and the articles fixed an as conveniant to tax, more

aut rooms, billiard-room, filton bedrooms, all The Inukregor's wife has been at my place all Hollow, in the Province of Kwang Tong, to the aspecially if it can be done in the Treaty port.

When's now tax is instituted, the right ofcol. Kwangtang and Kwangei was advertised provided with bathrooms, together with store day trying to poranade me to Intereede with the rout detriment of trade in this article, and as outside the amoking divans as openly as our rooms. pantry. &c. Wide verandahs will ran athorities on babait of har lord; but I haves ons of these bow floos, called the haifang (de lasting it is forced to whoever will give the MELANCHOLY DEATH ON BOARD A

STEAMER AT TOKOHAMA. pablic-houses advertise the liquore drink, the Praga sa Wardley Street ir tages, nifastly deciiurbs have anything to do is fosse tax), has lately interfered with our liti. highest privy. The farmers, who go into the business purely on speculation, come along armad and tho nf over the general afies will form a AERATED WATER MAKERS,

An exquiry was held by Mr. J. J. Enslio' there was rot to be seen in any street that he broad terrace which can be reached from the the mottar The safety and quiet of this city to business as regarde optam, by molestin

our customers, and even forcibly seizing our own with a proclamation from the Viceroy,, asd pro- is itensted to sa mair persous, that no one of SHIPS MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTED, traversed a single notice that foreign orjum sob end of the corridor and bedroom windows them vares for anything but the collection of his plum from our own people, we have complained cord atraightway to make as much money as bey H.B.M.'s Asting Consul, on board the British

adjoining it. There will be nilec back staircases salary. There is the Tartar garrisen vader the

to Her Majesty's Consula both at Pakli and can. They have zo regard for the Treaty, or for steam Durham, at Tokohama on the 27th a PARENGER SRIPS SUPPLIED,

was for sale. Sir THOMAS, speaking on the provided for the mas of the servants. The total (heng-ahan-yuen, yellow girdled member of Koibow, who have referred the whole question the morality or immorality of the trade, or for into the sense of the death of Richard F. Lans

suything else but their own pockets; and it is downe Wait, Begond officer of the vessel. From Authority of the reports of the members of cast of the ballding is getinatod at $200,000, and the Imperial clan, the ani-yuen yin battalion of to Her Majesty's Minister at Peking Notice. To avoid delay in the eresation of the Consular morvice who were sent to see

Considering this gamtion to be ene wtish not reely necessary to point out what must be the the evidence of the captain, third offloor and it will takeabout two years to erect. The Bank city guards, the Fu-plao, Teqnd Yu, two bat will in the meantime be accommodated, wo ap-talious; two siber battalions of auxiliary troops dy affects ourselves, bat which may also bava cenuit under such a uyators. Metters will in quartermaster it appears that on the erasing of Order it is partimlarly required that all whether the proclamation on the Yunnan derstand, in the old pronieos of the 2. and and two battalicts of oorsley, with a good deal of in Buenos on trade in Indias apiam fnet, soot bosoms worse than they were before the 10th instant, the third offer was on watch from eight to twelve, having relieved the socoad business communications be addressed to the outrage had been posted, ways that while Company, which are to be at oase put into cab- tot of police; the do nothing. The whale of generally, and as snuh may interest your Cham- the Treaty of Tientsia was signed.

We content that the meaning of the Treaty offor, Mr. Wait, at eight. p.m. The story as Firm, A. B. WATSON and Co., or

dition for the purpose. The unscoessful con-tals fores amounts to over 2,000 men, with aber, we avail ourselves of this opportunity to it has been supposed Yuunan drew opis patitora, Mesara. Danby and Leigh and Mesars. et many gifloses of carions ranks, all of whom stato, as briefly as possible, what has transpired of Tientsin is very cloar, vin, that sleds of told by the third ofleer is that at about 9.15 We take one standpoint as the following foreign origin, opium isoladed, from a foreign, the deceased went below to go to bod, and from British Burmali, it appears on the con- Alford. Waters, & Dale, bare bear presented inst be paid and nourished, myat there are many trary, that Burmah proper, at all events, ie with a handserie honorarium for their troubla in thieves in the city sal no one to catch then, anad, viz.Clause 1, Rule 5, Scation 3. Arti port by a foreign vessel, shall he iperted into spared at that time to be in his usual good

oles of Trade with Chiem. Tientsiu Presty, 1858, and sold in the Treaty ports of Chius, on pag- supplied frcan Kannan. Having stated those preparing plans. We believe it is in contempla fav fire-engines and no one to work the.

lied to orbibit the drawings of the elevations of

H.E the Fatai probably intends to rectify as Opinn will haneeforth par 39 taols per ment of Tariff dety only. And it is only when spirits; bat about 3.35 Mr. Foster was sur

■dressed "The Edits:," and those on bazine and other faote Sir THOMAS WADE 83Fe it is all the designs at the City Hall on Thursday all these things in good time; but it will not depion! import duty. The importer will sall it I such goods leave the port for the interior that prised to see him come on deok drassed, and Bald have had nach a strange dream. next..

to wait satil our is hungry, to consider plans for only at the port. It will be carried into the they become subject to other regulations Thea aking him what was the matter, he cultivating the orps Intended to satisfy his interior by Chinees only, and only no Chinese transit-regulations are intended to provide for firmly believe my wife is dead or dying. the introduction of piece-goods, cotton, yarn, o., Just after I put my light oat to go to sleep I hunger. There is also a yugination ofiles, and proprty."

It has been arged by the Chinese authorities into the interior (though the transit pass for distinntly board a voion saying "Oh, Mr. Wait," people paid to ran the establishment; but it is dangerously lusflsient, and ought to be rar.bat it was contemplated by the framers of the sack goods in the Provinces of Kwang Tang and which sentence was pasted many times. ganised immediately on a proper system and sop. Choto Convention that a change should be Kwangsi is at present practically useless, in con- got up and listened, and the same voire, said, plied with trustworthy, lymph, on vaseine cut made, and that the hkin (war tax) abenti ho toqueue of the officials persisting is imposing Carrie is dying, which was also repeated goso It is, however, this lifferential duties on certificated goods, and dorsal times then again I heard the voice far, otherwise it is a waste of money to maintain paid by the purchase the offers in enoit auflio. The roads through very lanes which has not has agreed to bying their utmatta throttle may attempt to soaring Carrio is dos Carris is the paran ent Ebs Province are in dreadful state; all Her Majesty's Government, and as the Chefeo roy the same to or from the interior. This of his wife. I told him it osrtainly was sets of people supposed to be capable of resic Convention is not catide, it cannot his bruaght foots Indian trade vary materially, because if

happening and tarning out true. He said, "I zu payment of half the import Tariff duty, 25 shall make a goto of it, and we csionlated the time to time, sant lots of money have been-apest of the Chinese authorities, to pas roads in order, bat all to no effect.

The clause of the Tientsin Treaty above re provided for by the Tientsin Treaty, the non- There are fears of the grape crop being rained forced to is al we have to go by et present, and sumption of Indian sotton, parcs, &e., would in- is it would then be at Gresuwish, and ha As conouras spium, for.ent below again to tara in At about 10.55 ewing to the late asseneousbla rains. It will we submit that, in aoverdance with that clause, orcass stormonely). artainly be short, and the wine-makers' pra ao tax whatever beyond the import Tariff duty sigrees have by Treaty given up. all control of. I was surprised to see him on deck again, and he came towards me crying, and saying. of 30 tagle pieal (y, 115 rapees per obest, the artiole as soon as it leaves the port, but not Foster, I know it is troe: I have heard the spects are not bright, this being the only pre about) can legally be teriad within the limits of before, and ibis fact, combined with the cis-voice again, and more beside. I distinctly heart

inos in Chind which furnishoë grapes consi dored quite anitatis fer: wine-mukiry. Some the Treaty ports on foreign spiam imported by stances that it was necessary to make & special my sister-in-law suying the is dead-no, no,

a foreign vesaol frum a foreign ovuntry.

alanes in the Obefoo Convention when it was

not dead, ban dging, then sarisk out 'sba i claret made here to as mook like Bordeaux as

As foreign marchants, our limit in which to contemplated that the purchaser of plum should deal. I then heard my wife's voice at my win- sagthier I know: bal she trouble is that tho quantity of grape is limited. Other grapax make bransact business in oplar, that is, to buy or pay linkin, shown that under the Treaty of Tiedow, and she called out Dick. I did not move. wine which anfortunately onmaot be kept lang dall the actiolo, is clearly defined, as being misin he (the purchaser) is not obliged to pry lishe then aid, 'Gas 32 asd open the window. stricted to the Treaty ports. The class perkin or any other tax beyond the import Tariff I opened it, and beard her say four times Fare as it becomes vinegar very easily.

mikiing na to sell in the open port must reason-duty in the Treaty port.

well," the voice getting less distinot each time." In eonclusion, we are glad to say that we have I tried to persunde him it was only a drarm, but 1st December.

No money, no post. I am told that H.E. the ably permit purchasers to buy from us without Birtar cecommended a mastabar of his staff, or molestation. If this is not the case, the portion met with warm support from Mr. Ceasul Ford, he would not believe it. He said he knew his BEFORE ME. H. E. WODEHOUSE. rather the colonel of a battalion, of braves, far of the olanes permitting us to sell appears to us of Pekbol, and Mr. Consul Johnson, of Hothow, its was dead." I then felt his palss and found and we hope that Her Majesty's Minister at Pok- it was being with an ordinary ampunt of firm. the post of commandant of the Lungen Fn gar. to be nugatory. AN QLD OFFENDER.

As matters now stand, however, although we ing may decide the question, akiss in a male does and ragularity. I mased him to stay sa Yong anhu, obolie, was consisted of lacsay rison. The cloer having failed to gent in the

have no debt the Chinese authorities are well or favourable to foreign trade deal with me, but he declined; saying he woult Casual Ave of Tin. 800 ox. 900, he lost the bouelt

The reluctance with which Chosons ofcials in one occasion, thought it proper to let it be Society is to protect the Chinese from what for the sixth timo and was sentenced to siz H.E.'s recommendation, and the Board of aware that they have no legal right to this dimation carry out any of their Treaty ob.inthero and turn:in," and asking me to sand

months' bard labour. The prissat offence was

the quartermaster to call him at 11.45, he having known that he is no partizan of the Anti- the Socisty consider a vice. If the Society the theft of a handle of Brewsed of the value of War may now appoint moron one piety, hoverde parts either on Indian opiums or on any other ligations, and their rident dodo cool to come on deck at 12. At about 11. Sum

some more in accord. arbitrary duties within the limits of the Treaty Opium Society and cannot subscribe to the succeeded in putting an end to the Indian 10 sants, on the 89th ultiore..

else he may be it or salt for the post. Im foreign goods within the limite of the Treaty ignore the Treaty on all possible cocasions, in astonished to see him some up to me and sa3. abanrd views expressed by the enthusiasts opium frude the effect would be that the con-

Woar Ale, mistres of brothel. No. 131 in aleo toll of a former Governer, whe, haring reports, get with their well known propensity for which it is but son auch to be feared that they Faster, there is goin to bo a muting; get who compose le mombership. In the sumer of Indian opium would be driven to West-atrast, was charged by Endwater Leo with camended a personal friend for a certain post, tryine how far thay ono go with impunity, they are supposted, either directly or indirectly, by

Fire" He said, "That voice has told me s** course of a lengthy and exhaustive report the use of a cheaper and inferior article, and hasin: a giri between the ages of sight and was reminded by the Bourd that the favourite lave commenced first by establishing the firkin the central Government at Peking, tenda tashow your pistol at once. I said, "What do you on the Opiam trade, dated 14th July, 1879, in all probability he would consume a larger fifteen years in her broths on the Bothulh, and had fated to obserre the esasl etiquette, and war tax) olhos ju the ports, and imposing a tax that any concession wade to them at present a then quietly walked awry, soming quite being convicted, was fined $:0, or in default soves H., on being told by the profegs that caing of 3 taula per picul (say, 90 repsos per chest) would be most disastrous not only to trade in calm, then sent one of the quartermastar to "MÉTROMKY, "WADE "ways that in candour quantity. One offest of the connection of the days imprisonment

poor he was unble to gomply with the recaest At the close of 1879 the Kaifang ofice war Indian opium, but to the advancement of business the captain to come co deck. The quarter- of the Board, paid the Tis. 600 demanded, for opened, and tasks (way. 69 pses) per chest ranarally at the Treaty ports. In espresenting star then said to me, Whatever is the matter he wust decline the praise awarded to him Indian Government with the opfam trade, fur-

Lam Ayan, soclis, as ovisted of stealing a the confirmation of the appointment. Mouvy is damended; this was opposed by ustivo inerohante, this matter to your influential body, wa shell he by the opponents of the opium traffic for thermore, is to largely increase the price. silver anklet, value 79 oents, from the porou of required for worstbing in Chins, The other who appealed to foreign merchants for assistance, glad (should our viewa mart with your approval) with the second mate! He is trying to cut che where the quarterciuster had seen the second having, is they considered, dealt a severe their connection with it were of the adrift. I religion regu

mate, but only la: time to see the boat hanging blow to the trade. "Although," he co-morrow they would have no right to prohibit dir! ou the Praya Central youoting morning. come all enough to be rareled, a hrebend was concerned, Her Majesty's Consal in reply to a have pleasure in farnishing you with further go and call the captain. I then ras all to

by the foremost tackle, 4,00) worth of property, the girl naturally. Treaty no other tax beyond the 30 taole per pressed his views that in menordanao with the tinues, "I should be well pleased to see the the cultivation of the poppy by the natives nad Le was santones to thres months' hard sought for her; and being possessed of over 11. communication from the Prefect, clearly exparticulam.

Themes-Street Industrig, by Pemy Ransell. Edward Westerdale, quartermaster, stated pected to step up high and be married togical eculd be levied in the port on Indian opion This Tilustrated Pamphlet or Perkamery, do that at about 11.20 p.m. Mr. Wait, the second Uhinese, for their own sakes, abandon the of India, and the result would probably bas

aftoer. But a nativu Kiao Kuan turned up whɔ. "use of opium, or, at least, the excessive une large increase it the enltivation and experts

got some one to pay the Tis: 100 zoquired for ported by foreign panels from a foreign pattised at Bd mag bo had gratis leon any mate, came to the wheellmazs and asked for s country. This principle was admitted by the Chemist ar dealer in parfumery in the World, small hatchet. Hu seemed to be all right, and "of it, as I should be to see drunkenness tion, just as the abolition of the Govern The man Young Alan was brought up on re his intended wife, and she had eventually to pay Prefect, and for some time the businam of Bri.or Jobs Gosnell and Ca, London.-[Adst. 1691 I gave him on. I, however, want to the door **No, sir-se," remarked the old resident. My to see what he was going todo with it. Howeat "reformed out of our own islands, I am ment monopoly in tobacco in the Philippines mind, on the charge of stooling a box containing for all,

$600 belonging lua carpenter named Moi Kwong A young woman of the Li family, whe was tish merchants was not interfered with directly,

wife didn't bring me a cont. But it was my facit. Laft on for as the quarter-desk, and then rand bound to admit that in my lato negotiations is giving a tremendous impetus to the Wo, on the 19th ultimo,

married some time ago to a sarvani in adhat the ofles was not reusoved.

In January last the cloials, finding that they I wouldn't have it. The morning of the day we the form part of the poop, said something to Mr. It will be remembered that the parties were ance of an ex-official of Luís eity, has been play had gone alonso far without being obliged to "I did not propose to wyself the past of a cultivation of and trade in tobacco in those.

wore married I says to her, says Iforia, Foster, the third male, and then went aft again almoral reformer. As to the allegation that islands. Even if China prohibited the im- passengers to this port from Penare by the ing truant. Her husband, being obliged to follow close their establishments in the ports, imposed how much money have you got ?” She says, and sommenced to eut away the gripos of tho

steamer Glenlyou, and the complainant alleged his master, wished to take his wife with him; "for a habit which has undoubtedly been pertation of the drug, which there is no like that on the way as his box of coy was stelen, but the wife's mother protested, and would not another tax alad kaali (a tax on prepared John, I've got just twenty five cents. Then best. I rat had told the third nante, and he sant "developed to a vícious ordess the Chinese libood of her doing, there weald still be a seam was made among the luggage of the allow her only all to leave ber. The young opium) 30-2-0-0 tuele (say, about 3 cases) per says I, Come with me and I took her down to me to call the captein, and while standing at the chest. The natual vollection of this tax com- the casal and had her throw that quarter into door of the captain's cubie í Board the boat drop. spare originally indebted to the British large doused for it by Chinese smugglers, other raisongors, and a marked dollar whion the man. being rather fond of his wife, was rory mensed aboat May last, and for their own on the drink, I was zole to have no woman When I get on deck the boat was baning by

complainant recognise I as ane wbles had been angry to be thus deprived of ber; but finding no "importer of Indian cpiam, I have a suspi, who in many cases, would probably bavo po ia his stolen box, was fennd is the prisoner's remedy, and being in a hurry, he bought a cart repisane they wude it payable on raw opin, in twitting me about spreadin around or her the foremost tackle. At that time a heavy gale of wind was blowing, and it would have born lood of saale; and two bushels of rion which he the same way as the other imposition. cion that the contrary might be estadioalty in coming to a mutually profitable box among 11-other dollars,

They now contemplate lovying an additional orwell Dilism.

First Towa Councillor (who had recently been dangerous, if not impossible, to lower a boxt Mr. R. Johus, ohief mate of the Glesiyon, was sent to the wife's molber along with his wife,

to Vaniem) "Now that we've a people's park, The Acting Connal thep recorded the follow bliebed. Even in 1888, when, if the Chi-arrangement with the provincial authorities. callat and gave evidence to the lose of the box and ten strings of eneb, for use derang ble ab-lax of 150 inals (sa 506 rapeos) por ondet, also

to be collected in the open port, so that duties and a lake in it, I should suggest that haifong Guding: There is overy reason to belie "ness Government had condescended to The Chinese Government is too, astute not being reported to him, and to the sensplainant sence of probably three moita, “treat na 21 3. Government, the exclusion of to see the advantage of its present system, ploting out the marked dailor from the money ever failed to return, and the Gaselle reports his wild toon total in round garas as followsdozen gondolas might be purchased, as they'd that Richard E. Lansdowne Wait, lately second

Import Twź duty per okast.

Es. 115 master as having boon disgravad zivl ordered into the drug frous the ports of Chins might under which there is a large revenue and the prisoner's box, and identifying it as his.

The prisoner dealed all Kuowledge of the theft, oxia The young woman box that hesume wild, powaibly have boen magotisted; for the be comparatively little amoggling, over one and alleged that he bet the marked delier st sither at her mother for detaining ber, or st her "lief that the Emperor was opposed to it on which would inevitably encourage thegrowth Pennug, the alar pointed at that the som husband for sol returning, pad ebe is now mark "moral grounds could not have failed to of a large contraband trade from which shoplinut had not corruelly described the marketing a new and more youthful speuss. A man of

Sur, toil or chat B874 Zorty summiera has been found willing to take her supposing her to be free, and willing to be. "of which we contend that only the equivalent of ́oad=" They don't part frienda-Punch. have had its weight with our own Adminis. would derive no revenue,

Be was discharged,

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ne likely that, with improved tillage said pre- paration, the native product will one day compare with ours, as that cerisin of our Indian tees, ander like conditions, will exalute certain teas of Chins from the market, but that he is confident the total withdrawal of the Indian Government frem

Biker, not for peblination, but me orlitones of good the trade at this moment, while it would

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involve the. sacrifice of a considerable re THE SUEZ CANAL TO BE WIDENED, ag roade offioiontis have basu appointed from forward ofther in Eupport of or against the action foreign goods conld be conveyed into the interior strange, and that I had heard of suck things

vence, would not advance the object which the advocates of that inesauce have at heart, the emancipation of the Chinese from a habit which we are using Sir TrouAS WADE'S words, not our own-they too often fatally BONGEONG, DEOTMARA 2ND, 1882. abche. Were our Indian quota to be with- held to-morrow," he says, "the Chiness BIR THOMAS WADE cannot be ranked "would still persist in smoking opiam and amongst the apologists for the opium trade."their www poppy, though interier in quality

"would be nonetheless equal to the demand."

If this conclusion be correct, and the fact and

He has never affected to have any sympathy with it, but has simply endeavoured to con- fua bis attention to the aenzocue considera. the arguments deduced from them abow tions involved in the question. At the same that it is, the Anti-Opium Society is at timo the British Minister bas, on raorn than once put out of art. The object of the

The Suez Canal Company intend spending 30,000,000 franys is widening and deepening the Canal.

A. FRENCH PROTECTORATE OF TONQUIN.

The French Minister of Marias end Colonies has announced the introduction of a Bill dare. opiner a Freach protectorate in Toaquin.

labour.

TOLIOR COURT:

A CHILD INK BROTHEL,

ANKLET STALLING.

BEFORE CAFT H. G. TROMSETT, X.N. THE OHARGE OF STEALING SODO.

on the dollar.

28th November.

· Lekin tax......

Huifany

New tax proposed me

Kenti tax-

50

09

Bt

500

give quite a Second ditto (antravelled): Oh, officer of the atesider Durban, of London, officiel I don't see the good of havin' any more of them number 70,590, met with bis death by falling foreign birds! We've plenty of dunks and gosse, overboard while In a fit of imporary inmnity, the already any rate, a pair would be enough to ship being at the time at sea in shoot lat. 27.30. breed from de to half a dozen, I consider it'd Nalung 15.3 1. I find that some time onvold

watoe public massy, an' I'll oppose it toothbly slapsed before the captain sus oren realised the aircumstanses, and entertained any idea that