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ECONOMY IN GAS.

1000'S FLAT FLAME BURNERS

30 Por Cont,

And oan be readily attacked to ordinary Gasn- Hand Brackets,

SUGO'S NEWEST BURNERS with Artiste shades for Drawing Room and Dining

Hoonu.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

Agents for Hongkong.

ARTISTIC FORCELAIN MENU STANDS.

CARDS.

Tograms for Bangkok can go forward by mail closing at Blagapore to-morrow, the 10th

The Comercio esys another line of steamers is shortly to be oxfablished between Hongkong and Manila by Ohinese,

It is said that on the Manila tramway, now approaching osuplosion, olcatrisity will be sub stituted for hornos as the rustivo power,

We have to acknowledge receipt, in paraphlet forta, of an account of the Sbragtni Spring Races reprinted from the Shanghai Mercury.

THE SAIT PHI 8 WEDNISONY MÁY ONE 1888

Ho Akwai, ngrlenHarket, copristol of starling slothing to the value of 37.90 belonging to a wo man living at the Quarry of To Kwa Wan, was Bentanced to three months hard labour.

CHINESE MEASUREMENTS:

Tha:

A little Cap with 160 eoversigns in it was pro Bonted to the owner of the winner. The GREAT NORTHSEN PLATE, value-Tia 100

For' ponios that have run at this meeting;rialog to 27 kilometres (ap 17 miles); when weight for inchos as per seals; winner of one this last in reached; an gronomy of one half is Fas at this meeting nader a mile, 7lbs, extra realisad (Growing from 16 metres).-Natur two sneb mees, 10lta, extra; entranos, Tia, 5. 'Seven-furlongs,

TA_TEAM COMMERULAL INTELLIGENCE,

CHUNG-KING.

nome of "Breabson" to the province and whink ther: At the mila poat V.O. fell back, and Oriole point, the work of the motor, and so the ex- food the wealth of Chung-chins. The oity walls, continned with the running, Belgravia and Pioponditars of Inel, diminishes, though the speel 18th Apri

built immediately above the porpoulinaler olide cadilly holding the second and third places; going intresse. Experiment line yet to decide the Although much as basalesdy written of the bluff, saolose a large a traversed by along the Bask Strait. Torpedo handed the rack limits of this meand period. The emergence of Wong Akwai, coolis, was wastonged to air shout this part of the world, yet doubtless a few streets which are a succession ofstone staircases, and gear the Gardon had taken a place alongside the vessel, very small for small velocity, rowe wenke hard labour for stealing two iron barus, giving the impresalons of a recent visitor Ga the opposite or South bank fa a los range of Belgrazia, who was then seconds at the Carnotary very quickly when a speed of 5 gostem (na7-17 benging to a atasia outter named Wong Aplag, from Shangha, will be of interset to the readers very stoep conical hills about 1,200 feet, antern Road Torpado had the lead, passed Oricle and led fees) par soond has been reached; and it asa.

of your yelded paper, al

with villages and temples. To the north in the the way homewinning easily without doing calls? verres rapidly towards an upper liesit on the 6th inst. Aga

Ching Woon Ting, seawan, taking advantage I left Shanghai on the 7th February. After diatones is another higher rangs, which so tem upon, by s faw lengths. Plecadilly cams up the recoil of the sorow for different valenities in. of the fast thats follow seaman was lying saloop long voyage to Hankow, being delayed by the pors the water, that frosts aro nabowo zuils straight with a rash and mado a rate for second aretoa maximum, then comitantly liminishas ondar the affects of too much sashu, took a law stats of the river, I fonnal that the Lobang the summer heat is never exossaire.N. O. Daily place with Oriole. Bessud Violla was fourth, tande to boasme nil for an influíta velocity.

Belgravia ifth or sixth. Time 189

For athie featurok of the motion wo mast refer to the eriginal. The engine we note proroč gold ring from bis finger. He said he was only steamer had ceased to run, there being in some Notes Correspondent.

taalty, and u several of the experiments the taking care of it beruse the man was drank, of the apper resales only four foot of water. I bat it turned out that bo had pawned the ring, consequently hired a small native bist with two

vassel was towed by a steamer, at velocities He was an old offandey, and he was seatongod toman to take me to Thasa, a distance of 295 malloa (geographical), for the moderate sain of

The European foot-measure hai soms down six months' hard labour."

Baran dollars. After the delays "umsal apos from the Greeks and Romans, and slovularly. OPTUN CASES Wan Away, bond salie, was convicted of making a start in Chino, increased in this it enough it has nearly kept ita value throngh two passession of raw and preparert ogiam, sad stands by the frightful weathee, accession thousand years. Thas tho Romsa foot compared site used in the preparation of the drug at of rain, and anow, torn away an the 7th with the Boglish is found to be 11.6-inches, No. 1, Hing-lane, ou the 7th inst, and in beary, and travelling through the shale of while the Greek is 13.13 inches. The variation default of payment of a fire of gu, ha was sent the lakes that line the same of the Tangiana is at the inget one-twenty-fourth of a foot. This

throughout the gravlage of Hapet, rooho

is a proof of steady adherence to old custom lo to yaol for six weeks.

Un She Ngan, trader, admitted bringing about Thase in twelve days. The whole of this country

of the old and new Chinese foot is so much the

Allegro took the lead and kept it all the way, our tale of prepaced opiam into the galony which in ordinary years bears heavy drops of measurements, and the difference in the value Mr. Paul's Montesama, list. lbs.

the fools have been out for two years, the popu to the Chisers foot is very large, and they rang the leader, whe thou went away and came up the was forfeited and he was flood 31.

iption is reduced to baggary and bracol dangerous from less than ten inchat, in the ease of the car-Straight hands down, pulling up. Pall Mall made P.O. Harkins was out craising in a police boat in consequence. At Thase I angered a beat peuter's rala at Ningpo, to nearly sixteen inches another effort, and Allagro's Haar had to shake at 15, resterday, when to saw a fishermen with seren man, in build aut wolike e mazaified in the case of the foot used by ipak builders at him up again. Merry Monk ran third as far as homed Bin Kwai in a boat. He hailed the fisharanec, to take me to Chang-king, a distance of Shongbai. Between these wide extremes, into the straight. Time 1.50. Wo (Mercury) bear that part of the Tangiers met and appronabad kim, and as he did so he wi) 148 geographical xiics, for Bity-five dollars; etiam rains of 12 inches is not uncommon. The Manoru STAKES, A SWOOpstakes of Ti, 5 Tallay is still under water ninos last year's foods; the man throw something overboard. Ou getting not reasonable am when one considers that the people are quite apathetic in some places, up he saw some cool floating on the water and the voyage encaplar apeuth, and that there is A current averaging fre knots to contoul CO., saying that it is the plans of the sHeials to drain about five swt. of rood lamp coil in the bost.

the land for tham. The natives again expect The prisoner was fioci £3 for unlawful possus- against,

Pastor Ichang, a pistoresqus bat poor city, inondations this summer. No bright proapoots aion,

will, at present, nothing but a transit trade for the poor sufferers!

which as its inhabitants say only enriches atcan gars, the first garga is entered, and the monu tainous country which extends up to and beyond Chuug-king begize.

HAND-ETCIED MENU and NAME

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co..terday.

Mr. Billa's Allegro, 1st. 11. (Mr. Gun) 1 Mr. Arthur's Pail Mail, 10st, 12lbs.

(Mr. Hutobing) 2

(Mr. Wintle)

OPIUM

Thà P. &-Ở, aksamer Mirzapore, with the next outward English mail, laft Singapore at 5 pm, on Sunday; the 6th instant, for Hoogkong,

The Japaneso ateamer Sunida Moru left the Kowloon dook yesterday and the British teaser Cairnsmuir was docked there. The American barque Mercury want to the Kowloon dook yes-

DEVOE'S NONPARBIL KEROSINE, the 26th ultimo in which the smaller craft in from Macao, yesterday morning. His opiam hast and paddy, is zador water, and in places more remarkable. The premat pumber of valos At the Widow's Monament, Pal Mall she forged sales at 8582" to $165, for drug of high touch.

A severe storm was experienced at Cebu on 180 degrvos fire test: a portoctly safe Oil.

the port auffored considerably. The German sbly Maria and the German barque Hormana LANE, CRAWFOED & Co.

both dragged their anchors and wearly, wont [692 ushore. Hongkong, 5th May, 1883.

6.

NOTICE

WATSON

FAMILY ARD DIзrsata CHEMISTS.

1 ม

By Appointment to Els Excellency the Go- VELNOE and his Royal Highness the

DUKE OF EDINBURGH,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIBTS,

PERFONERS,

PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS,

DEUGGISTA SUNDRYMEN,.

And

ABEATED WATER MAKERS,

Reture of visitors to the Oity Hall Museum for the week ending Bob May:--

RUSOPIAN. Curser

Monley....... Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday ...

Saturday

Sunday.dana sa

78

273

52

403 475

15

403 493

237

2,651.

The steamer Emry on her last voyage from Ausiy to Merits fell in with a distressed reset, SHIPS' MHUIĊINE CHESTS REFITTEE, the gehooner Julio, which had been anght in a

PASSENGER SHIPS SUPPLIED.

of

Norida.To avoid delay in the erasution Orders it is particularly requestol that all bidness communications be adtressed to the Yum, A. S.. WATSON, and Co., or

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

+3

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Commandeations of Editorial matters should be addressed “The Blitar,”" and those on bustangs "The

Maxagor,” and not to individuals by name.

storm on the 27th allino while on a voyage from Tayabas to Manila, The schooner was dismasted and bad bad her deck swept of every- thing. The Emuy took her in tow for throa days, loving hor at Pants Piedra, near Cape Bolivao. The crew of the sehoone were suffor. ing from want of provisions and water when the Emy fell in with them.

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,

OBSTRUCTING THE POLICY.

Kong Tai Ying, a man following the enter grising ccaupation of a wait stuggler, was raght up charged with obstruating the pulled in the axeontion of their duty on the 7th. A pezzount Yaamati had lost an umbrells, and Le gave information to the police that a bay had stols it. Two Chinese sergeants arrested the hoy an wont to a brothel to find the umbrelle, when the prisonor, wie had followed them all the way along called into the house to the inmutes not to produce the article and then the corner of the Thibetan plateau, are all will call this foot into employment. This is bay would not be convicted. One of the constables told the man to be quiet, and then he pushed the constable sol wanted to fight, upon which he rag arrested. The umbrella was not produced.

Fined $), and in default six wooks hard la. bour.

ODATEFUTIONS.

a

We Awrong and Claan Aking, of 13) and 13, Queen's Road East, ware eontisted of blocking up the path in front of their premizes with baskets and rattans, on the 5th inst. The first was faed 82, and the second, baving been vioted before, had to pay a penalty of $5. The shipping interest at Manile bas poti

WOUNDING. tinned the Goverment of the Philippines for Sui Afak, a doctor, was before the court, on a reduction of the Lousage ines at that portrereand, on a charge of inflictius a wound with The Diario autontons that the petition having chepper on the mist of a man named Chan silag teen referred to the Port Works Committee that on the 18th March, at Yau- tati, body has recommended that the dues by rednesd The case has been remanded from time to time from 20 enota to 10 cents on vestals in the fer almost two mouths, as the complainant's foreign trade, from 10 cents to 5 cunts on wound gas much trauble. Chun Sing is now oosting vessels, and that vessels trading to discharged from the Civil Hospital as ontvales China and Singapore pay at a special rate of six vent.

Tur defendant want to goal for six weeks in cents instead of twenty.

Jefault of payment of a fins of $10.

eash, with Th. 100 added; for China ponies The housebuilder's foot in Pekin, for instapo, is not more than three-oiththa ovor o E-lish

Delay bout fils Chriffias at date of entry, and foot. This agrosa pory newly with the foot

bava rat and not won a case; first-pony to used by the Board of Worke, s diagrams of which is printed in the illustrations to the To

receive 70 per cent.; second pouy, 20 per cent.; Thing Haci Tion in the fortisth chapter, and

third pany, 10 per cent; weight for inches u per scale, Oud-wile-and-a-quarter. measures 12 Eaglish izobas. The old ragulation fact made of a baniboo tabe is stated to be right. Ir. Arthur's Belgravia, 11st. ibs.....

Mr. Hutchings) 1 tenths of this (more nearly 7-100ths) and the King's Bulls, 1lat. 7The (Mr. Mejerink) 5 Through thero ranges sailor's foot is state to be one Inab, and 111. which mostly ran in 4 north and south dirastion, 1000ths of the sacas The Euard of Werks' Mr. Aviye's Black Diamond, 11st. 4lbs. ...

(Mr. Pond) 3 the great river, here called the Chun Ho or foot is of course used in the construction of all

Jupiter led round to this Loonzfol Gato, where river of Szenes, formas. ita way. It is curious Imperial buildings and articles for Palaessa. Uno took up the running. "At the Gardona, All regidonses of official persons, all public Spirituoso zaired the lead, and Belgravia weat that whares the many mighty stroma szoù es the Irmaoueddy, Balon, Meikong, which like bridges, all Imperial temples, all erantions in the Yangtse bays their scarces in the south. Palsas grounds and parks, when ballt er repaired, through all his horses and won easily all the way four of the East was in a forward position, floated by the mountain barriers that forms, as it doubtless the reason that the Paking, sepontors but Black Diamond and Salle came up with were the battresses of this plateau (the prevail have it, or at least one not differing more than rush; the latter securing second place on the

post Tima, 242. ing axes of which fan art and math), and the eighth of an inch from it. Under thess The CHAT-BILANG-KIUS UFC, value, Tis 600 drain consequently into the southern seas, the sironmetances it is plain that the fast of 123

presented by the employés of the C. M. & N. Yangtase alone has succeeded in forcing its way English inches is the best for foreigners to westwards, in a course apparently at richt anrecard as a standard measure. This Slangbai

Co., of Bhanghai; for Chins ponies that liare glas to the moanfain ranges, in which the tarpenter's foot of elesen inches is too short to

never cau at any meeting in China or Hong kong provicus to date of satry at mach moot.. two thousand miles of its conres are ambedded. be regarded as a standard, and the tailor's foot

ing to be won at twa sonssentive meatings: of fourteen inches too long.

by ponies, the bond jis property of the same owner or owners; waight for "inobes as par scale; entrance, Pha, 10, to be paid to the winnor nutil the Cap is finally won, whọn tho second pony will receive the entrance face.

One-mile

A vory interesting reli·, a copper font-vuessure of the date A.D. 81. is presseret in the Tample of Confusins ander the care of his descendant the Dake styled You Cheng Kaur, at Chu-n

Ar. Arthur's Chaspalde, 10at 1216

TUESDAY, 8th May.

The market for Hongal has bon, dreoping;: the present quotations are $5974 for Now Patna, and $370 to $972) for 014. Of New Beques.

On LornON.--

STORANUL.****

Bank Billa, an densad.............5/7 Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight. 8/71 Bank Bille, at 4 months' sight 8/77. Credit, at 4 months' sight Dosamentary Bille,ut& months

sight...

On Paris.

Bark Bills, on demand...4.57. Credita, at 4 months' sight... 4:06. IN BOMBAT-Bank, 3 days' sight 223 CAZUTTA-Bank, 3 days' night 229 SHANGHAL

IN

Bank, sight

Privata. 30 days' sight..

.721

“SHARES. Chins Traders have beon' done at $9,500 par

share and close stendy at this rato, Banks Bugare, and Lasons erkibit firmer tonfeny closing with buyara at quotations. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ebaras-145,

por caut, premium. Hoarking and Shanghai Bank Shares-Now La-

Kue-143 per cent, premjams, Jalon Insurand, Bocisty of Caston, Limited

6675 par shre

him Traders' luanraños Company's Shkarse---

$2400 por sharO, JEAN --North Chian, Insarango-Tis. 1,700 por alisto,

Yangtare Iannounos Association-Tls. 1,000 per

slis.re

Chinese Laurauco Company. Limited-5205 per

abaze,

On Tai Insurance Company, Limit÷d—77a, 148

per share, Ceston Insurance Ooo, Limited--8140 par

share

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shama-

31,250 per share,

China Fire Insurance Company's Sheres=$850

per share.

(Mr. Dallas) 5 Ten ponios started, and were sent away at the first attempt. The ponies kept well together Cheapside and Pebble took commanding post- until they red along the bottom stretch when | Hangling and Whampoa Dook Company's tinam, the former coming into the straight with tongkonsa Usutom, and Macas Stemmbent Con

this as it may, the resultant gorges form magnificent feators thraaghout the 150 miles of its course and will always to an object of sab online interent to the traveller. In the long bottomloas pools (the longest, the Wn Shan Ta Hsia Great Gorge of the Witches" sinu in Shautang. It is 94 inches long sad t Mountain" extends for 20 miles wad occupies of AD inch wide. The day of its manufacturo is two days in ascending) the current is oumpara engraved upon it. It is said to be ono orierad

(Mr. Hutchings) 1 tively sing ish: but between them the river to he made after the size of a foot-masacre made. Fungus's Febbie, 11st. 116. (Mr. Winile) 3 runs like a mill-race, and the bed, obstructed hy of jade, taon at that time undergrond in the Mr. Arthur's Pall Mall, 10st 12lbs. gigantio fallen racks as well as rast roots in situ. land oospied by one of the public offces, and forms a succession of dangerous rapide, fry belonging to the Chon dyusuty. But in fact it anfer cataractes, as they are called by Père is an iuch and a half loner, for thera in also a Armand David, which the jaoks pass with Chon dynasty foot-measure preved, and this dimodity ant medh risk, sided by focal pilots mesures sight English inches, as given in a na and stormvas goags of teakers. The Yea rapid tive book containing copies of satigas objects. when I passed up was running sight or rins 1 is very advantageous to have these and other The Jupun Gassito states that the P. & O.

koala with curling wares reminding one of the ancient relies of the times tour past. They helps good lead, and be retained it to the Baish, in- Alflottura for publication should be written on one steamer Shamutra, which arrived in YokohamIE CU

post" at sarfa tides atanug the Oricasys as to form a vivid piotare of China as abe was in ing oily by about three longths; Pall Mall, A. Melay woman naibed Cha I Sim oppaaren Hera our best fa'a chang Anglicé "took abarga" the days of Confucias and the great Han rovival, running through his horses at the finish, waa aldo of the paper only...

the 255 uit, reports that the Carsarvonshire is

third. Ting, 203, Warkah a total wreck. She lies or s poist near Shingu 4 304wer to a summons obseging hor with as- Advertisements and Saberiptions which are not Bay, abant twenty miles to the northward ofsaulting a Chiusonlar named Wong Aoboy..

- On Bitarday the Malay wanted the complain. dragged them over the rocks before they cold The width of the foot mameuro was au inoh, so The TANGTEZE STAKES. value, 12. 10), added

that when the sopper foot was gradod, it preseg*. broadaide on to the beach. At low water she is to at her bare oggi on oradit, which the cast off; then rushed wildly back, with only the i ed to tho ago tan perfant eranten. Copper caeb

holmsman and one man on board, and ultimately were made of such a size, sometimes, as just tol latter declined. The defendant became angry brought Orders for extra copies of the Daily Press should high and dry, but at high tide, having a band at length gave the complainsat some nasty This rapid, though theroe, it at this time of the soconat preserved in the history of the Tain

sofoly couple of miles below.

cover an fashen the foot measure. There is a her extending from forward to amidships, fills with water. A quantity of sand and shinglele on the bead with a wooden shoe.

year, comparatively clear; but the win-tas as it dynasty of a discovery made in the your 273. It Fined $2, and to pay $1 amends to the com has also washed into her. The vored was going at full spend just before land wat sighted, it plainsus, sles beant over in personal recogni. saltad, la badly obstructed and here is ment was found that the bot had increased asif an being supposed that she was considembly to the Races of S10 to be of goat hebavions for a month. batera my passage, a boat, containing a party of inok during the propeding two centuries. A til Rialto took dewan

Correspondante ese requested to forward their name mad address with communiostions addressed to the Editor, not for publication, but as ovidence of good faith.

ordered for a died porist will be continued unt!) Ooshima. For bend is to the month and she is mantermandeck.

he nest before 11 àm. on the day of publication, After that hour the supply in limited.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MAT 9TE, 1853.

southward of Cushions, whereas she had been not by the currsat many miles to the northward Some of the cargo has boun savel, and hopes aro outertained that more will be got out The Sumatra took off most of the crew, leaving the captain, ofief offer, and second engineer to lock after the wrack.

The Japan Mail of the 21st ult says-German Ove of the greatest drawbacks in, this fair in the carrying trade of the Pacific. It has the shipping is gradually taking as important place

vity of Victoria, this picturesquely set island lion's shre in conregatios of engar in the Chine of Hongkong, is the want of space a draw; and its copresentatives sro pashing its

asmpetition with the British flag farther sonth

back which is soon discovere 1 even by the and between parts that are wholly British. gifts. The walks are pretty, and the views In recent ollafal rapets German Oom

ABBAULT.

BEFORE CAPT. H. G. THOMSTUTT, B.N.

KEROGENK CASE,

26., teok, a shear, threw the trackers dowɑ and

Shares-53 per cent, premium.

Lade-Chins Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares-6

· Sharon—$38 premium.

por cont. prsnica.

China and Manila Steamship Company Limited,

4-223 per cent, premium, Hongkong Gas Company's Share -$62 ye

share.

to a sweepstakes of Th. 5 each; for China panies; weight for inches sa per scale, Two-

Mr. Paul Castigator, 11st. 1b. (Mr. Baker) 2 China Sagar Refining Company, Limited-$167.

Hongkong Hotal Company' Shares-$385 por miles-and-a-half. Afr. Henry Rialto, 11st 4lbs. (Mr. Micholson). 1 abaze,

por stara. Asbestos ont out, she rauning for a while un-China Bugar Redning Company (Debentures)--- Mr. Kesteven's V.D., 11st. 7lbs. (Mr. Bession) 3

Up the Back 1 per caut. premiera,

Cazon Bagar Refluing Company, Limited-168.

per share. Hongkong Iss Company's Shares-$170 per

three Europeans from Eankor, mast with asimi-

difference in the dimensions of musical instru- far accident and was dashed into matabwood meats resulted. Want of harmony, was the Straight Rialto let Castigator come up and lot. him lead for about once round, thon Risto want against the rooks below, thone on board being consequence, and this surrested a proful com ahead and came in an easy winner by a few Narod by one of the life-barts which arastationed fok Achu, hawker, was brought up charged at all the dan tersas plaess. On this passion parison with theold measures. Anordor was given lengths. A few lengths behind Castigator was

to follow the ancient Chou dynasty ritual, and V. C.; Ashation was last. Time, 5.54. by Inspector Orlay with selling kerosene in coz the local afetal provided the party, who had lost ponstruct another exactly the same in length. This The CONSOLATION Cor, value, Ts, 100 for travention of Ordiúanos 8 of 1873.

ponies that have run at this meeting and not Inspector Orley proved that the defendant everything, with s'gunboat to return to Ishang was issued with the year 274 inscribed on it. Leaving the wild, little-isaebied country of Now we have a foot messure of, the period, and is gorges behind, the traveller on reaching Wanie measures secording to the native drawing los

won a race; weight for inches as per sesle Batranos, Tis. 5. "Onse-round Hsien, 160 goog, miket above Tchang, emerges into a country of picturesque saadstone Lills, at English inobus. It has no data on it, and must be a local measure different from the one just this season novared from base to samoit with mentioned. Among the moss played for

(Mr. Hutchings) · · 1 Poppy gantess, with not a ragaut spot except samparing the old and the new foot are mention, Mr. Bills's Second Violin, llet. 4lb.

(hie. Gun) 2 where many perpendionlar oliffs prevent all do. ed the measurement of the gorion of official

He emerges too among a people remark-snodials, and the length of eertalu jade tabase. Fool's Sunlight, 10st. Gibā, ie

(Mr. Wiatle) able for their polished manners and espaised according tauld regulations as standards of politaness to Europeans The foreign devil loss measurement. They were twelve in nember.

had oil ombia prouises at No. 30, Bridges.street, and that he had retailed it.

given to the informar.

The defendant was foot $5, of which 83 was

TIENTSIE.

29th April.

Few springs have opened with so mineb doing

0838,

e. St. Vincent's Ambassador, 11st 4lbs.

stara:

Hangkang and China Bakery Company, Limited

$80 per share. De hinero Imperial Loan of 1874-Noinina), Thiness Imperial Loan of 1877-Nominal, Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878-3 percent, peers," Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881-3 per cent, praza.

HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE.

90 15 Kat, 1889.

Satara delayed the start by his fimationsnosi

སྒྲ་

3 His Warns,

Hoogbong

·LOW WARAK

HA Time

Flight

Hugh

Mesa Titus.

commanding, but the drivos.aro for indeed the trafo betweon the Colonies, the continenter planning in the way at pablie improvements Dot' oross the mountains, and one cannot fail to One of them was named Huang Chang and its Second Violin had No. 2 place, and his rider

W

at this port, as the pressuf one Building is be mightily struck with the contrast, and to ask sisa was adjusted so that an inob was in breadth started promptly and secured the lead and the it sofies, apeially in the Franch Settle himself whence it somes. I am inclined myself anal to the breath of ten willst seule. A rails; he continued with the lead until at the gate Sanlight repared it. They contigued mant, where many small shops and bouses for to attribute it largely to the long continued work hundred millet seeds wool1 thus in width op estal to the Chinese are bear regidly thrown and dignified bearing of the Catholle prints, the stitute one foot and form a standard. Bat the in the same order antil by the bridge at Probata ap. They are built in Chine tyla and am of only Europeans with which the people of Szo-tube itself was nine inches long, and was equal Gardens Shamrock ran into fourth place. At T20 better construction than the ordinary Chinese chien were for many decades aoqatated. Whe

secde.

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sats in Australia consider its proepests ie and apt to pell-upon-one after a time. of Europe, and Great Britsia. They sng- This fact might perhaps be forgotten could gest that the oral shipments from Now routh Wales to New Zealand and British Columbia, the residents find a chance of doing so in and the queutity of wheat exported treat our their own shady grounds. Unfortunately, Australian dependencies, offer remunerative on- howarer, only a favoured fow own u rarden. gagomenta. Even now Gorrast stormera re-bat the courte and reoms are too small Įther the esteem in which we are now held here in length to the united breadth of ninety millet the ball wile post Second Violin began to socie

employed in the transport of frozen Austrilian

Our andestore made the attempt to up again, and Shamrook; at the Widow's Mona or if they rejoice in the possesion of a small meals to Fingland, and German Lusarunte Com sd dark and lose to mast good sanitary de will withstand an eruption of tradera and oel-End a standard of length in barley coras, ment, Second Violin was leading, Sunlight no. 1

so doing they placel thea langthod, Stanrook third. Hers Ambassador came strip of ground, it is usually reclaimed from paties have cared a strong footing in all the wands New streets are being made, and this part porteurs, with which the provinco is now in

of Er foreign sotileasant is assuming a more threatened, remains to be seen. At ang ratata wise, three to the inch, a the old arithmetical Straight, winning easily by two lengths. Second throb his horses, and assured the land in the the rock and requirca much-care-and-coaxing Colonies. A fouten firm in Brisbane has ovɔn to render it productive. Still fewer are thrice arged that a direct line between Moron Bayan elvenly shapo and invitîn z appearsunu than bero scattering broadhist of translations of snob primer told us when we were ohildren. The Violin second, Sualight third. Time, 2.41.

Europe would preve remunerative, considering tofor A great oxtoniou of the French Bind national work as the Old Testament cannot authors inform us that ten inchse want to the mineral productions, the timber and ornain baing made; indeed it seems probable that aneinatly to deprecated, as their perusal does the foot in the Hsin dynasty, nine in the Shang The CHAMPION SWEEPSTAKES, forced entry for winnera; optional for the winner of the, Roadsters' Plate or the Consolation Cup, anil mental woods, and the merino woole with which the entire water frent may be naded this but confirm the literati in their preconceived low dymmaty, and eight is the Chon dynasty. The opinion e! Western ethios; while to the less desime natation is seen in this tradition conver Queensland could supply the manufaclețios of

all other penies that, havo ran at this méôting, Germany,

The Chinese seem to be stirred up to making highly educated, those works, glanced at out ging to the Hais dynasty, that bepectant period

not exceeding If bands in height; reight for public improvements as well. The Taka Road idio curiosity, are simply unintelligible. How in primitiva Chiness Listory. The twelve tubes As it paassa the Settlement was macadamizadever, be this the use or not, I was agreeably surare standards ooi only of the foot, but of the

inches as per scale entrance, Tls. 10; winnerw of two races, The, ÍS extra; of more than twa hert fall to the village of Ma-shix-k'on-about a prised, upon walking through the large and busy corn mesenros. ased in marketing, and they go

408, Tls 40 extra. Ons-mile-and-a-quarter. i beyond the point where it leaves the Settle city of Wao, ust to meet with a aigle radero back to the reiga of Shan just before the Mr. St. Andrew's Torpedo, 10st, Giba....... meat towards the city. Brick and stone are mark, and above all at receiving polite and non-period. Daring a thousand or fifteen hundred

(Mr. Allah) 1 being alleated to carry it as to the ex.Viceroy's sible ausware to my numerous qusations addressed years the foot grow less. Then during two thou- Mr. Fungos's Prejudice, 10s6. 19lbs Tamba. Abort two 7 bebid the point now to all classes of the population,"

sand years it increased again, till to the Bang

(Mr. Fond) 2 While upei was sufering from floods, dynasty i was ten and a half inches, and now it. reached, the real strikes the river and from this place on for the distance of more than a mile a found Bastorn Szasbuen from Kuei-cbox to be reached twolvo and a half. The fost mossara M. Stephen's Oriole 11st. Ib. (Mr. Reyasil) 3 The mos was an in- a rain cloud. Prejudice fice band is being made, stter the foreign fo Wan-hsien praying for rain. The drought bare of the Sour dynasty which bis been preserved as got a slight lead at first but rosigned it to shion, along this oantern subarb of the city. It hul extended over six months: the South gates a relic, and is figured by the native arobasolo ats Rinito. At the mile poat Allegro want abead is to be hoped that the new band and shore-way of the citise were closed (as facing the yang or was used in measuring cloth. The Chinese foot and tried to fore the rson; however, he was fire olement) and 61) slaughtering of animals is based on the human haut as is European ill be kept cleaner than hitherto

who bave contrived to secure a piece of groped largo enough to provide a tennis lawn. With a good garden and a tennis law one way to a certain extent shake off the gratap ad feeling which is apt to take hold of those aho plod along the same walk evening after evening during the long summer.. But a much more seriage-sil than the lack of gir dens, which a felt so grioroasly, is the roosity of siitable houses at a moderate" reat to be ball in the Colony. We have before called attention to this wall. Kouas rent is a serious item is the cost

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8th May.

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

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KWOK YEN KAI

Mr. Ng Mun Kwan, attorney for the de ferdank, was in sourt, and being asked if he

wished to say anything in reference to the case, replied that he had nothing to say.

Judgment for the plaintiffe with costs.

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A good high road is also making across the forbidden. As consequence, my stores being foot upon the human foot. The actual are oft allowed to maks the paos for himself and took of living hero, gud it is usually still

mereh outside the south gate, to connect with exhausted, I had to content myself with los as a measure coscsens the hands so the mossar a long load up the Busk Straight, appzently farther enhanced by reason of the absolute

be Taka Road at some point back af, or perhaps and oabharu, washed down with the nat aning of pacos doos the foot. It strikes the Chinese trying to steal the Champions: Prejudice came below, the foreign eattlement. This will take palatable vin da pays a-la-chew.) Theatrical as very inoongrasas when they hear that up from the tour and nearly caught up. Oriole necessity, owing to the steepness of the |

who was second at the Bridge. Torpedo came heavy trade and much dust away from the south-performances are held in honour of the gode, izropeans more cloth, wood work, and through his horses and opposite Tivoli cocupied streets, for keeping a chuir. Desirable resi

western side of our residenan, greatly to the ul who have thus bardoned their hearts against the makes work by the foot. They look on it rather third place; Allegro was then coming hack to Tentage of the Rettlamont. It is said among the incorpotant officials of the districts visited with as a mater for the hands. They regard the dences at a moderate rent are exceedingly. difficult to procure, and it is almost impos

Chiness that most around the vity, which has the drought, these, if they serra no other obrih as a long spaa, and find ten feet in thehia herabo. At the Monument Torpeda had the always boen in a frightful state of filth and jeot, at least dirert the minds of the people from ength of the buman body, and in the space ce in band and cautered up the Straight run sible to obtain a garden with oas, overgsQUATE BEFORE TEX HON. SIE GEORGE PHILLIPPO, stanokha shame to any people wishing to be their troubles. inch of the site being, in most instances,

alled anything better than bärbarons-is to be From Wan-hsien to Chungking, a distanos of between the tips of the fingers when the rider palled up and walked in about a length thoroughly obdued ort, and led with running two hundred miles, the nepest is the same; still and are strotahad ont to the right and left and a half ahead of Oriole. Prejudies had made The measures of the Hebrews included angers vigore offert up the Straight but could not covered with buildings. Under thesa cir-NGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED, T.

water; and that the filth is to be carted away to a succession of winding rescues, nearly all, breadth, palm, span, and orbit. Among these oston Oriole Allegre nearly anathoated Pre- curastances it is incumbent upon the Go-

the felis at some remote distance. Provision is owing to the peculiar sandstone formation, ron.

the span was 9 inches in length, and this The Attorney-General Hoa. E. I. O'talley), alas to be made, so it is szil. for removing what aing at right angles to each other, and untied approachce roarser to the Chinese font, and to judios for third place. Tine, 2:40). varnment to throw open to competition all instrcoted by Desers. Brarston, Wotton, and has hitherto been thrown into this receptaels, to by the customary rapll. Cliffs are frequent, the longest of the twelve tubes. Sings the Inds at present reserved, unless they are Deacon, appeared for the plaintifs. The do- some equally distant place. This ears too good and the sites of the towns and pilios built on Hebrew measures were probably of Babylonian

foodaut did not appear.

to be true, and we will baliava it when, it is stoop projecting knolls, their walls and battic origin we may conclude that the custom of the wanted for some special purpose. There are

The suit was for $73,740 principal and interest seinally boing dono.

ments drowning the precipices, are admirable. a few sites above the Bonham Road which dee on a trigge. On the 4th October, 1981, It is also assarted that permission has been At length, twenty-seven days away from Theeze Babylonians was the apsn also. Unfor we believe it is intended shortly to offer for the plaintiff company advanced to the defendant granted to one of the Princes to coustrast rail. and two months from Shanghai, I arrived sttunately the Babylonian measures have not yet, so far as we koow, been discovered. It is the sum of $35.009, ou a mortgage of marine lot reads, and that we will certainly have a railroad this the commercial metropolis of Nanohuez.

extremely likely that ultimately the twelve tabos public sale, and these, though rasher high No. 54, the principal to be rupaul on the 4th bufors very long reaching from this to some In submitting to the discomfort of a smaller which formed the basis of Chinese meature- up the hillside, will no doubt bo sagerly October, 1882, and interest theres to he paid point on the Yang-teas King. It is to be built bost I was rewarded by making two days ordinary ments for liquide and selide four thousand years computed for. If in arrangement could be monthly at the rate of eight par cent, por an mainly with roforense to the teamsportation of progress in con setting saide the economy. ago, and which are mentioned along with the num. Defendant mada default of payment in troops. In any case, let it come the sooner had every reason therefore to be satisfied with strolable, the spole of sixty and several of the come to with the War Department, some January, 1283, and the plaintiff now and far the the botter. C. Daily News Correspondent.

my rate of travel and einse my arrival hore Installations in the oldest Chinese dognments, desirable siten could also be found along the saunt due.

svo been fortunate in roosiving much attention will be found to be an importation from Babylon. from numerons Chinesa whosa angaaintance I In that case the Chinese foot is based on a Ba western end of Konnady Ron, which would

have made hore and who have vind with each bylouis sure of a span, and should be nina Se promptly purchased if offered at auation.

It is evidently a very dangerous thing for other in showlug is all that is to be seen. inches in longta. If we adopt that as the mea The quantity of unsold land fe, however, very

mandarins to call upon one another. An official "wa" ing fidner) being in great vogue irremont of the longest of the twelve tubes, limited, and this being the epss it is doubly

complains to the Emperos that one day, whilo ho I made an interesting visit to one gentleman's speaking roughly, the Chinese hand spaus 81 was absent, another official named Ch'ion had the pastry house and start to-morrow morning for lookes and the European nine, in experiment the duty of the Government to see that no

audsety to do this, pushing his leapadence so another. This friend in anal mine propriutor will show how far this estimate is correct--N. valuable sites lie idle and uvstoupied. -At

far even as to leave his card, with a massage that and resides nearby: we start un ponies; the C. Herald. present, there are several Rota, bath above

Le bad come apos impartast business. What distance being two tsun (ons tean.) Robinion Road and on the south side of Banham Evad, near the Berlin Foundling House, which offer excellent building sitos.

The weather was dull and threatening, but the Wen Atai, poul pofie, was brought op charged in banishad from Peking by Imporial doorool ference to be drawn from a remark in the blus- Theas lots have been lying unused for the with indecent hashing at a wall near the fai Fien Pao-ti has got luto aurione trouble. He book on opium, by Mr. Donald 'Spence, I think, rain hold up until just as the Consolation was past twenty years, and it is high time either Wong Temple in Queen's-road, and admitting wrote to congratulate the Empress Eegent on Nowhere is so much opium smoked, nowhere being started, when it began to drinale. This that they were built upon or the ground re the offence, he was sent to gaol for throa days, the New Year, and In! the document was re-so the people as well off." I still, sa I Eva al- increased to a heavy downpour very, soch, and the somed. We believe that thers is a clause bot being prepared to pay a fine of half's dollar inrued to him by the Office of Transmission be ways done, look upon it as an unmitigated earss Champions' was ran in mud. The day's racing

canus the envelope was a little soiled. He now to the country, and regret bitterly that the Bri-was very tanol against the flalders, excepting the Abridged from Shanghai Mersury. in the leases empowering the Government to Ciraries Wobbs, ship's carpater, was brought knowledges, with dismay, that there was a little tish nams, justly or unjustly, should be overy-Champions, when that phenomenal Hitto poor

KA: RÁPID. VESSEL, realne property which is allowed to lie idle ap on a charge of having boos, draak and dis spot of perspiration sa it, passed by the heat of where associated with its introduction. Whether Torpedo won the Champions in a walk. Had it azdorty, and assaulting the police on the 7th inst, the hand of the clerk who onslosed the document the vice can no ho chacked is doubtful, al mot been for a slip in the mad at the finish of the after a cortṣin somber of years. The ownere F.C. Mynors seld the mad wanted a sampon For this terrible offence he is handed over to the though much may be done in a despatially Griffins, he would probably have won ovory zase

Raoul Platet has recently tried on the of thead lots should be asked to erect on Pelaar's Wharf, hat he was druck that Board for the determination of a penalty. Man governed pountry Eke this. Chinaman here, he started for. He is a pray that promises to

Lake of Genova specimen of hân “rapid suitable bouses upon them or to allow them the bost people would not take kin. He went darin and their clerks will in doubt be careful with whom I bare oppversed on the subject, ad. rival the reputation of ontvang.

There was a very large attendance, and quite vannol," the general description which w down the slope shouting for a host, and fell in faturs not to perspire when they write een uit that it will be angst dimonit matter, being to be again put ep to auction. The prac down. Witness helped him up, and then the de- gratulatory memorials to Her Maje ty.

the farmers' meet vaload ordg: besides the drug, on the top of the rails a holiday for the little made public a short time ago. Tas temel is tice of holding land for rise is not attendant struck him.

A letter from the Tsung-1 Yamen informs the seeds produce oil, the leaves food thepigs, and obfldren, who got a capital view of the races. Bgared ir Archiser des Sciences for January, and The defendart admitted baing a little thee that on Minister von Brandt's refusing to the ashes of the stalk and roots form a valuable The fringe of Blue Gowns" was vory thick, until Pictat gives details of the theory and work- ways a paying one, and when the want waras for liquer. He wanted a camper, but as alegraph to the Bestow Cousal concerning the dye, used in dyeing and in-sap making. The it bagan to threaten to rain Following steing. With a length of hont 97 feet, and s width of 13 feet, this vessel in peculiar chiefly of space is considered, by which the re- the countable told him there was not one then, as land question, the Minister of the Yamba tela seop in new being gathered and will be followed details:-

The CORNET Our, valge, 100 Sove presented in having a bottom that is of parabólio form quirements of the residents are disregarded to the stopa Presently Myxere once up to graphed to H.. Li Feng-pad to remonstrate by malte and millet.

The city of Chung-ching (Heavily Blosso) is by Messrs. Korfoot and past; for Chins lengthrise, the ponosity downwards, reverse bim, and aftor speaking civilly he seized hold of with tho Foreign Dies at Bring and it was and the development of the Colony checked, him (defendant) "with terrible vengeans this sy our correspondent, that occasioned Susly altasted to a socistons biar at the angle ponies: weight for inches as per seals; win fy the bottom is mostly straight; the sites are ners of a race at this meeting, be extra vortiusi. A best reaching from about the mid- it becomes simply solfish and obstructive, friend came to the constable assistanes and the recall of Harr von Brault. He writes far of the Kis-Blog-king, a large affluent, which has

two or more races, lbs. extra; Griffing st date die of the length, incloses screw shaft. Amone True it is that the owners go on paying anbod defendant, going up to kill, and the they It has been the pustom in Peking every once in Kansub and Shansi, and the Yang-

of entry allowed Blbs. stranon tee, Tls. 10 other results M. Pictet shows that the force of constable siso hit him in the era year in the 3rd moon to have grasd processions tare, Lere called the "Tas chui-hon oltars. ground rest year after year, but that does no Fined $1, or is default three days' hard labour. in honour of certain idols at the Chang Won water civet. Beides the Einling river, the osobra pony to receive 50 per cent,; second traction of this vessel is always less than that of

Toate demande d'abonnement doit êtes novami. Mon. Daug one of these proposalone this only Cther affcens of Importance between thin pony 30 per cent, third pony, 20 per cent of an arillasry vessal of the same gezeral form and good save to the Treasury. All the anused

the entrance fees One-mile-and-a-half going at the same rate. The advantages of the pagnée d'un mandat vur la poste on autre à vuO Chan Ashung, hawker, noneleted of stentinga yaar, the son of Prizce Kung, while riding on and the Tung-ting Lake is the Kang-tan-ho land on this side of the barbour, from Belosd quilt from a house in Wallingtonstrast on Lorsolao, Espyouad accidentally to throw which risse in the Kusishos vinos and Calls Mr. 86. Audrowa Tergoda, st. parabolic surge only become apparent at a Bar Braxelles, Paris on Longran.

ANNA (Mer Allan) 1 certain epoed, depending on the width, Les abonnemente commendant la ler cu la 16. chere Bay to Causeway Bay is required for Monday last, was sentenced to 21 days bard la down woman, through his horse baskin and into the Obuan-ho (Yangiase) at the olty of Fo

denly. The young Prince quickly desounded from show 72 miles below. Both rivers are obstracted Mr. Stephen's Oriela, Mat Site( Royael) 2 lengths and tonnage, and the parimiter do odagne moln.

Or B'ABONNE building porposes, and the sooner the lots bour

Acheung, Hostman, was sentenced to four his sadale sed ordered is servant to hand the by dangerousmaids. The former tegotine with Mr. Arthur's Pisadilly, 11.0(Me, Dalia) 3 of the parabolic sacre. The Coron of Ben

There was a good start, and VC passed the | truation passes through a maximum, at a Au bureau du journal et obay Im principaux. now lying idle are utilised the better for toon days bard labour for stealing a abiri balong, women are hundred talk in compensation how the Min, the Kinska and Yaluag klang compose their owners and the better for the public. ing to a shopkooper, yesterday morning.

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