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ECONOMY IN GAL

CHUGO'S FLAT FLAME BUENDES Select an economy in gas of

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decidedly encroaching. The fact that the law has boot in abeyance for fira or aiz yours constitutes in their mind a suficient rasion why it should never be enforced, and henca

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the evil of irresponsible rule like that of Sir Cren EASTERN EXTENRIO 7, AFSTEAL 1814, &ND agroan, it being low water. They streated the And on be readily attached to, ordinary Gata. Jonu Porn Herreser. The Chinese re liers and Bracketa.

BUGO'S NEWST BURNERS With Artistio shades for Drawing Rooin sad Dising

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STANDS.

CHINA TELEOKAPI CO.'S LINE.]·

LONDON at May', THE ZULU KING AGAIN ON THE WAR PATIL Catewaye ans attacked Chan's stronghold

was repulsed with heavy loss.

THE CZAR AND CZARINA AT MOSCOW.

being equipped for a pirang and with being an olarul in the harbour without at solerage pa on the 23d fast. They were also charged with being rogan and vagabonds."

Inspo tor, Quincy, Fargt. Butlin, and a fui, seergemat wont on beard a junt which was prisoners, and married of two muskets, cart ridges, A. The defendants had no anchorage pass, and their arrival bad not been reported at ths Harbour Of The Tofordants said the master of the junk mu wynm. Toca were

picioas gircumstances, ademu was ag phol for.

Romauded for a wook

The Emperor and Empress of Bussis have arrived at Monoow and met with an enthusiastico reception.

quired to be ruled wildly but firmly to permit a law to be broken for a few months and then to take sudden proceedings against batch of offenders is certain to engsoder LANE, CRAWFORD '& Co.;

foaling of hardship among them. Wesid Agents for Hongkong.

sincerely hope that the caution and forbear ARTISTIC PORCELAIN MENUance enjoined by Sir Ozonen Bowth will be uniformly axorcised by the Police in their HAND-ETCHED MESC and NAVE cult work of regulating the street trafle and controlling the itinerant dealera. Hugh eredit le due to the inuential Chinese resi-: dents who co-operated so cardially with the Government officials to bring about a pro. per understanding, with the bawkers, who have now resumed their avocations, and at the mame time recognised the sovereignty of the law,

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HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

MARRIAGE.

The delivery of the English gal war began | at 5.45 yesterday evening.

The German gaubost Wolf, Captain Raven,

sho left on the 19th instant.

arrived bere yesterday from Manila, which port

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His Excelleay Governor Da Ross arrived hers from Mause yesterday afternoon by the | Portaguse gasbast Temoga.

The Roster Extension Telegraph Company's new cable from Hanghon; to Shanghai was | yesterday opened for trails, and messages can

now be sent by it

سين.

Wa (NU Daily News) believe that the Rev. Father Terrasso who was wurdered at Long kang Arien in Yüznan in April was s tromber of the Procura dea Missions Etrangères.

Lonzor 22nd MAS THE BETTING FOR THE DE BY. The batting ou Besa Brummel for 10 Darby has gone book, in consequens of his rainsund lamans, to 10 to 1.

THE NEW VICEROY OF CANADA. The Marquis of Lansdowac is to sposed the Marquis of Lorno na Viguroy of the Docciaion of Consda, and will start for his appointment in October.

· THE HAWKERS' QUESTION. The subjoined Minate of His Excelinusy the Govarner was published yesterday afternooi in a Gazte Extraordinary for general information, ad for the guidance of the Officer of the Public Departments:***

Government House,

- Hongkong, 1st May, 1883.

It has been brought to the notios of the Gs. retor that the removal of the Chinose Hawkera' Btalla from the leading thoroughfares, “and thor mesepros recommended in the interest of the hoalth of the goaoral pablis by the Sanitary Commissioner Mr. Chadwick) have not been earried out in all osses with the usessary dis aration and forboarṣacə..

We are informed by the Akente (Mears,

Hia Freellency dirsots that, in the fathro, no Jardine, Matheson & Co.) that the steamer

noonsed of infringements of Sanitary or Polize Hankaw for London, gassed Woonnng on the Glenagle, with the drst new season's teas from as shall be taken at a minst Chinese

the Registrar General. evening of the 22nd instant.

Regulations without previons annuitation with

By toot and management, it will not be dis. The British steamer Mongkit went into the Cosmopolitan doak, the German ship Ida sal that, in most instance; to gain the support of the Chinshe community in carrying out messures 123 American bargne Escort erro docked at Kow-

lann, and the British brig Alagis and the British 5sential for the health and welfare of sil caces

and olmages of the population of this Colony, 1bip Cambridge at Abardeon yesterday.

On the 19th April, at the pazish obarch, Loyton, Bass, by the Ray. 3. Lupt, Tier, assisted by the Bey, Joroph Clarke, the Bar F, R. Sexta, Chaplain of Shanghai (formerly of Canton), to ALICE, youngest daughlor of Wilton Byas, of Layton Park.

The Daily Press.

Hongkong, May 24, 1983,

Tun: excitament among the hawkers to which we referred yesterday, has now, we

The steamet Albay arrived here from Swator yasterday flying the yellow flug, and sas noobor u in the urgal guarantine anchorage. Wa moderstand that fatal cases of cholam broke out 'on board at Bustow..

We are requested to stato that, in consequance of the temporary indisposition of Lady Howen, the Ballet Government Honeo is unavoidably postponed until Thursday, the 31st May, when all the invitatious already insund will hold good.

The following is the Agenda for the Legisla dive Council meeting lized for Saturday aaxt at

2.30 p.m. 1.—First reading of a Bli entitled the Teamwor

Ordiaanse 1833.

are informed, aubsided, and the angry muta-First reading of a Bill entitled the Order and terings of the aggrieved arò dying out as Cleanliness Ordinancer Amendment Ordinan they find how little ground exists for their

first outery. It asoma, according to what

1889.

Shanghai papers of the 19th insi, slate that: His Fixcolleuas Li Hung-chang intends taking we ascertained from reliable sources yester-up his residange there for a month, and that he day, that only forty-three summonses is looking out for a forsign house to cocopy for obstructions have been taken out during his stay. His agenta have already looked against hawkers by the Police between the over to or three houses with a view to hiring one, but at present they bare not come to terms 12th April and the 19th May, which is not with nay of the ornare. at all an extraordinary number, and most of thens were directed against really had cases rush, for instance, as a vegetable bawker

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CORRESPONDENCE.

expressed by our Correspondents).

do as held ourselves esponsible for the opinions

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THE DERBY OF 1831. TO THE EDITOR UFTRE “DAILT FRESS.” SIE-I beg that you will allow me to draw the attention of all aspirants to high tone it journalism to the following as psg in the last" Notes by the Way" is your orenia ann temporary. It doservis reprinting gain and

On the 4th May also will be ran the Derby of 1939. What's going to wla it? Ah, yes, ny feiands, what? two only know! Wo world all res up shares and stocks, and log, borrow, or steal so as to got our last bottom dollar on it. Wouldn't we! You but.

Aliare.

ner where."

hare.

if in 23 days than each hurdle will produse only ooos, but if the warps are month or 40 days in coming to maturity then mash hurdle will only give ten or dozou onces; whed the per skera silkwarns fail into and awake from their forpor ab irregular intervals the silk will be defities! in quantity, Affor the great (fourth) tarpor. Faillivorms only requira fifteen or sixteen tex before they arrive at maturity" And these marks initsć do racy langu moon, as may be judged trom the following rouark: When the worms are aroused from their third torpor, put a ponad 'wards obtain elekt poanda' weight of cacaosa.” of them is one beaket, from which you will after The silkworm as a rule abjants to damp asist weather, sudden changes of temperature, and louds sharged with Glastrisity; when thes coeur in the Afth age, or after the fourth sleep

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$99 per bara, ̈

Thinza Imperin} Loan of 1877-Nomics),

Thinese Imperial Loan of 1874-Nomtas. Ohinese Imperial Lone of 1878-2 percent.grem. (laines Imperial Load at 1881-3 per cent.prem.

STO

Tongkang Hotal Company's Shares-$180 per would be no better inclined than wise him of taxation while the expenditure on Chine Bagas Refoing Company, Limited-4181 predessisor in office to auction the reduction

We are very pleased to note that Sir Chiun Sagar Rafaing Company (Dabanturca)-- necessary public works is so large,

1 por esnt. Traditum.

raised by the Colony for the construction Guron Bagat Rafting Company, Limited-865 GEORGE BOWEN is in favour of a lon being

works. Fa

ay he believes Hongkong Loo Company's Shares-$165 por of its public

that Hongkong is the only community. Hongkong and Chios Bakery Company, Limited of importance which is absolutely with. out a public debt. Thare in an sarthly reason why the Colony eboald any longer public

ecting this excaptional position. The

works now being undertaken of permanent character, the benefit of which permanent The following settlements are taken from will be more fully enjoyed by our successors

it would be

be only right that

they

should to it ·

their fair share of The would be no difficulty in getting cost. There aueba loan talan up in the Colony, and we hope to see the matter hrought forward in. the Legislaties Chanell at na distant date

nor. Shoald such His Ereollangy the Governor.

propceal be made, we have no

doubt the approval of Downing Streat would be readily Altge proportion of the im be inearred in carrying out the recommendations the Commissioner. istely sent out to the Colonial Office to report

CHARTUM EFTBOTED.

woring aro sitiched with a cheric, or wasting Moara. Srain & Lakes's Freight Cironlar

way, they refuse to out, and die. It is only. Thayer-American bark, 585 tons, to New York, or torpor, the mortality becsmes very grast, the necessary to refer to the meteorological tables private torAmerican bark, 840 tons, to New pablished from the Sincarei Observatory to York, privato terms, die:ovor what would most probably be the Grant Admiral-American ship. 1,576 tons, to Sar weather in the milk-districts at the oritioslares Fransiens, private terra.

Antoineits-British hark, 3 tin, to Portland, of the silk worm; and as they Bee 23 days before arriving at the 5th age, it follows that on the private tarma

Hard-Garman bark, 382 tons, to Callao, 304, per 13th May the worms batoked on the 20th April too of 50 cubic fost.. would be in their orisioal period and the visísař- tades of the weather would have their worst Esota. On a referenon to the weather tabios of tas 12th to 15th May, wa tal that the weather was promediogly wet and boisterous, and that noder terms and damp mists and muggy weather wore tho rule. Father Mare Jochevrea

pained that it was caused by the debris of a pbbon, and referred to the weather of the past month as deplorable. Father Deobavrona alen says that since the vernal equinoz no fewer than

then by ourselves,

Tillie Baksamerican bark 580 tons, Reijo to secured, since a Now York or Baston, private terms.

on ita sanitary condition.

by

Maria Magdelma-daraan bark, 533 fone, Maxilding expenditure will to London of Liverpool, private terms.

HerGanGrasa bark, 453 tonu, ons part Philip. yings to Falmouth for order, private terms:

Andrakior-Beltish bark, 400 tons, to Tientein, Observo to pathos and sublimsted sense of

It was with no little satisfaction we porus Jacobins German bark, 417 tona, to Tintain, honour in we only hair in the left-hani

$1,000 in ink, 25 lay days.

ad the closing paragraphs of Sir OBOLGI solam, and side by side with the above is another

Hecht-German three-maabad sheanor, 3 hoad, B Was's reply to the Chamber, which cons be Nicolajeish, donats par piec7, 30 loy days. Sietly interesting paragraph us to putting the

39,800 in full, 2) lag days. "merry Hores "on anathor orest, in which thers

Mari German back, 451 tons, Vanglan to Swataing a frank admission of's

a grievance upou ie, alasi again, so absoludo cerbrinty.

which we have frequently commented.. Really, and seriously now, far what class of thirty whirlwinds have been obsecrod at Sicca-tow, $2,150 in fall, se lap days.

Veless-British steamer, des tom, Baigon to Boug" hare satisfied myself," remarks His Excel- readers in Hongkong, it at this meant Tei. That considerable damage has been done

on be inferred from the Chinom statements, long, 14 dents per phon, 9 lay days. what tastes is it panderier It was my into which have the probability, or rather the stand back, 10 coute per pleat, 28 ioy days: Saigon to Legislative Council of this Colony is wholly Hungarian British staatner, 978 tons, to Saigon lency, that the present constitution of the rion to soud the paper to friends at home, but Itainly, of boing sorrest, and if any further tas Hongkong (rocmelo), 134 cents par pioni,lay days inadequate for the proper discussion and inaw refrain from doing se.-Yours truly,

mony be needed it may be fonad in the low price Miramar-British atommor, 0 tons, faigon to

settlement of our CLERICUS.

F matberry leaves, which teuds to show that in Hongkong, 18 cente por ploni, & ly days. Hongkong, 23rd May, 1933.

their most romasions ago there are not worms

community at large will ocio-German, steamer, 1.40 tons, Balgot to believe that the pair. I fruly be better represented and satisfied, while enough to consume the supply of leaves, N. Hongkong, 19) sonte per pioul, 9 lay đaja,

the Government will be more fully informe Daily News.

ed, and, at the same time,

CHEFOO.

13th May. Admiral Tine and Captain Laug, with the Chinese ganbaats Tazoziany, Chenpic, Chennaa, Tang-uch und Okaogang loft for Wei-ba-We out she 12th instant.

Upon the recommandation of Captain Lang Wal-le-Wai will be in fatars the Naval Station

for the Chinese float in these waters.

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

The P. &0. steamer Rohilla Captaja Burratt,

from Bombay Stu May, rid Colombo, Perang, and Singaporo, arripod hera yesterday afternoon. The subjoined telegrams are taken to the Caylon and Indian papers ---

BOMBAY 18 May. Prions of Wales will lay the foundation stono

It is viggestel to bail & break air and for- tifications. No doubt Wei..Wol offs great avantages for a Naval Station, nat it is rather sarprising that this burdur has not been chosan of the Indian Institute at Oxford to-day. Es beters, and large am hava bead spent instead plying to andress in oonnection therewith The Governor further directs that the Saul of it on Port Arthar.

presented to him yesterday, bin Royal Highcous tary Board shall ball a meeting on one fixed' dar

From Tantsin I bear that sic Clouse gas-exposed his conviction that the Lastitute in each week; and that its mimes shall be sub-tonts will accatt pany Li Hang-chang to the would be of great use to his Indian follow-coun mittel for His Exactlenoy's inspection at the soath: tais lapies rather like a waris damoostea-trymen, and would prove our intereak in their

educational improvement. cul of each month.

den against France.

It will be olearly andsextood that this minuto, doos not relieve any Officer of the Government from the responsibility of carrylus out steadily bis duty according to haw; it only prosorilies that die onation and forbearance shall be exercise.

The Colorial Scor>tary, will Baud & oopy of this minato to the Chairman of the Sanitary Board (the Honourable I. f. Prica), and to the Captain Suparintendant of Folice.

G. F. BOWEN

SUPREME COURT.

23rd May.

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE HON. GIR GORGE PRILLITO,

CHIED. JUSTICE.

According to nows from Korex. Mr. von Mäl landar is given up his plan to obtain offisers for the Korean Customs staff from the Chinese Customs Staff.. Laatri he will dad is rather diflenit to organize the Korina Custeios with. out a staff of experienced Braainers and Tido- waitera.

The Customs oruiner Fei Hi is still at the S.E. Promontory, awaiting there the arrival of the steamer Waverley, with buifling-material from Nuspe.

Picciolo German slaager 875 tons, Saigon to Hongkang, 18 conts per plant, & sy days.

Yangtze British teamor, 784 tons, Newekwanged. to Hongkong, 34,000 in full

Canton British steamer, 1,033 tona, monthly obar-

three months, private forme. ter, throner, 99 tony, monthly" court, the usaths, opiloual three months, $5,000

per month.

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James Fitzharris, one of the prisonora oharged | sat. 201 with complicity in the Plaziz Park murders, was yesterday sogtitted on the oborgs of mar der, but will be beled for conspiracy.

Obituary.-Dest of Windsor.

LONDON, Srd May. This Royal Hizhness the Prince of Wales, faid, with great coramany, the foundation store of the Indian Institute at Oxford yosterley.

The Earl of Kimberley, the Morris of Salis- bury, sud soveral native prince were present.

AMSTERDAM, 1st May.

Their Majesties the King and Queen of the

Sailing vessel in harbour-Russian bohr. Olgt, laid up for sale. Siun bark Toywalt, eleared for Swato; Gorman sehr. H. Bremer, Netherlands opened the International Exhibi kings British bars Roderick Hay, evoking; then here to-day, the ceremony passing off with Gorman schr. Emms, loading for Amy; Swel.grost success. sohr. "Manhem, loading for Amoy: Hazy and foggy weather has been prevailing during the it woek-Mercury Corcospondent.

Tomboy, 5th May,

It has been discovered that Lanterns Esalon, ane of the prisoners under arrest in consotión with the Phoenix Park murders, perpetrated tha attempt on the life of Mr. Field.

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blocking up the thoroughfare with from Banks will be aloned for public basiness. admitted the noto, hat denied that the plaintiffe ro-awaken the Linchin complication. Wat battion, to order to endeavour to gaia a fɔnting for |

a shop, and it is of course toessary that they should not be allowed to obstruct the traffic merely because they desire to erada payment of rent With regard to the cause of the distathanov, it seems tikety that it had its origin in a misapprehen. sion. When the last new Ecences were issued, a frash clause was inserted, pro viding that the licáncers werd to move, and

inst...

Arany was pommitte on the nigt

of the North 13838-CODE

not take up stationary positions. This pro. of the 20th-instant, orthonest wrains, defondsut-in settlement of bis daht to N Chong ided-preragutive for Japan. Of souras viswad

in the

Bar

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THE LOOCHOO CONTROVSEST BE-

LONDON, GI May. Lux RING NAM AND OTHERS. NO CATI SOW

Timothy Kally, the Dablin prisoners at whose TWEEN JAPAN AND CHINA. Mr. Fronis,, instructed by Mr. Ewens. p.

two previous trials the jury were anablo to ponrad forthe plaintiffs, and Mr. Baily, instruct.

A correspondent of the N. C. Herald, writing agree, is to be re-tried to-morrow.

BERLIN, 6th May. Today being the anniversay of Her Majesty's by Messrs. Brereton, Watton, and Dessou,

andar date Tokio, 9th May, saya for the defendants.

The semi-official North German Gosette pab Birthday will, as far as possible, considerior it The action was brought to resave, the sum of

The appointment of a new prefoot to the is mail day, bo observed as a holiday. The $1,500 dus as a promissory note. The defendant previnos of Okinawa (Linebia) will evidently listed no artiois strongly urging a Garman notification of the forthcoming Calonths Exhibi. military parade will take place at 5.30 p.m. on tho

ware the parlessutitled to recover upon it what the opinion, generally" prevails that the night to fourteen baskets of vegetables Parade Ground, when the Buba will troop their The first plaintiff. Lak Hin: Nom, was formerly mistakes, misunderstandings, quarculs, and sub. Gera manufactures in Indian markets,

Lonnor, 3th May,·· colours. Tho Royal Artillery and the Volautser compradozo's assistant in Mesars. Boob dealers as thoas coald, if they chose, Corpe will also be present on the Ground and Do's, and, secording to his avidance he taste of the difficulties and vestious to come.

Gilman tarfages of the put two years are only a foto- Oormiderable alarra in falt at Halifax, Nova afford to take a stall in the market or have feu de joie will be fired by, all the cogalerad the two other plaintiffs, Lak S. Nam and Clins conuoć opraly esmylain of the instalment/9estia, it being alleged that a Felzu terpedo

soldiers of the Garrison, whilay the Volustoor To Che Chan, bad conjointly desit in the of a Japanese profect is Okinawa, sinos accord-essel ans left Boston, US for that port

CONSTANTINOPLS, 8th May. will rea Royal Salute with sera ponders. shares of the Chine Merchants 9. N. Co. and ing to the draft of the proposui treaty of It has boon canal hitherto to bolt the military the Ho Lwan Mising Co., and adopted the style Detobar, 1881, all the northern portion of the

Lord Dufferin arrived here to-day. Wasan og'abrasions in the aarly morning, but doubtles of Hep Ke Tong for the partnership. The loten Linokis, known as the Okinawa Islands, was to Elstadi, Governor of Adrianoplo, has been ap the bar slanted on this occa for will give the dant is compradore to Messrs. Douglas Laprak bong to Japan: It is tras that, osiag to the printed Governur of Lebanon. The public a better opportunity of witnessing what and Ce.. and la Juan last was, senording to the enrices of Chinese statesmanship, this treaty mendors of the Great Powers approve the ap- is done. The Ball at Gorerament House has, plaintiãs eaza, indebted to his asphaw, N: Chong, has never bam ratified, mor, india, has it pointment.

LONDON, 10th May, through the reg etted temporary indisposition

in the sum of $4,500; balanou of a mortgage received more than the sanotion of pertain cora- of Lady Bowen, been postponed until the 314b, and at the same time Ng. Obong was in-nisainers whose authority appars to have been

Timothy Kelly's third trial conclude at deblod to the pisintiffs in the sam of $1,500 for fimited. Still, the very fact that such a divisiez Dublin yesterday and resalted in his being found Tooney Isnt. It was agreed between the folia should have for a moment hora enterailly-and-sostened to death. plaintiffs and dainoact and Ng Chong that tho tained by the Commissionere constitutos

INDIAN ITEMS.

RAYGOON, 28th peit (shouldgive a promissory note for $1,500, payable | from as Occidental atandpaint, the whole Liu. The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company succefully, viso the Police appear to hara thought it thoir raoke, and investitions to the matter

titraa months after date, with interest at the rate bia complication is 030 of the most, absunt of lannobed yesterday a steamer for carigation on the arres of the bar boy. Woug of wales per mille per, mouth, payable to the duty to enforce, for they requested a number led

the many Chlupan politiual fires, and the Chindwin river. This males the thirty. plaintiffs auder thair partnership game of the European will hesitate to condeing the role seventh stanner built and laughed from this of the hawkers to move on, and the Aing, and his brother, Wong Asu. The pri sonern are both bead waiters of the offoses' mess,

Hop Kee Tong. This was the note now sued Caius has played in the affair. The Linshiu rompany's dockyard alue they commenced latter interpreting the action to roosa that the first having bandes the charge of the bar,

apad. The defence set up was that the note was laade are beyond all question Japanese territory, bunings. they were not to be allowed to and their and the second baring also abcas the thy given to Ne Cheng, who told the defendant atographically, ethnologically, politically. And wares, or in their angor pretending that this custom for the first prisoner to give up the key the time the nota was given that he himself was i Chian chooses to question the authority of for abooting two of his Followers in Komentine i

of the bareash nightto Sert. Matthews, and this thought so, caused work, aying that they had was done on the 20th inst. The bar ise Hies as Tong; and that the plaintifs had paid for their losses but the Governmentponed at 5 ... and the kay, was left out nothing to do with the matter,

Having heard the evidence on both sides bis for the prisoner when Sgt. Matthera would not let thou earn a living. A fur-left his room the next morning at 4.45, 44.10 Lordship said he could not but believe the ther source of feritation anusy out of a most the man reported that the meas-roon had been plaintiffs' story, and he therefore gave judgment

brakon lato daring the at sbt, the till opened, for the plaintiffs for the amount chained with in-position of affairs, it is not a little surprising to founder our to the offs that over

the disinterested and initiated observer to mark and $14.59 abstracted, which amount be sub

the extremely moitiu tupe of Japages atemon thraa hundred cyram miss hid been taken seguently increased to 826. Information was

the oas hand, and the ballrioz. Gra-out inz out by the Pulic and would "aborti boren to the polls and Berat. Bublin oxmained

attitaule of their Chinese confèrics on the other.

Land League tactics seem to have found their tho plass; ho could find no marke of the he

The reason of this is lose at hand. Never per way to British Barms, whole districts rafssing There is heard.

doubt that the

having been broken into, or the till forest.

haps sines the opening of thetranty partain this to pay the Government taxes. This action is hawkers who were alised to obstruct The first prisoner alleged that one of the windows

country tas there bean aneh un juteuse feeling attributed to the practices inangarstal by the was unfactamed, when he entered the main.roma, the streste avery where without any notics or

of distrant between the people and European late Chief Commissioner, Me. Bernard, who used but they could only be unfastanst. from the remonstrance during the Hannesine Admi auteile by breaking a pane of glass, which

colonists; and, if credense is to be given to po te reosive petiti os sent direct, wholly igdaring nistration ressased the attempt to bring theia had not been done. Borgt. Matthew, wont

Li Akan, cook of Mr. E. Clarke, master of the patar opinion, foreigners are living on the thin the bonds of datriots. Mr. Beras also Tio. foto control all the more or account of the over she stook, and found that money to Pascan, was brought ap, en remand, on the ornat of treaty tolomtion, while the colonne of leatly opposed the Burmese continuing their the extent of abent 366 was abort. Another sharge of staaling clothes and other property of west is ready to brosk out at a moment's notice. virs by kaveling and skikecing, namely tonching hatred and ill-will towards the peoples of the national mode of showing respect to their supe. "A" Prescriptivo right they evidently deemed they suspicions oitoamatunno was that a $35 note the value of £50 belonging to his master.

and some small change ware lets in the till. The evidence of Mr. Clarke was to the effect The Japanese at large do not trast the foreign their foreheads with clasped hands. The ones was camanded for a weak. Both men that while the Poran was in dock, he and Mrs. domacities, and, be it distinctly understood, are old servante be ring good ebarsotera.

A report, which requires confirmation, atafon Clarka were on brand, the defendat Using Ist foreigners are far from placing confdence in in charge of his house on the Fraya Osatral, the god will of the people with whom they deal, that the Shinwaris and tribesmen have fa a rev and all the property. On the 14th inst. Mr. Firma of long standing, old satablished hondes, vent engagement defeated the Amor Abdal Clacke went to the house and found the flad that the diffenty of dealing with the Ja-Rahman's loops.

good deal of panese increase year by year. The people either boxes had been broken opes and

H

had noquired of blocking up the paronents and preventing free access to the shops. It wan, however, never intended by H. E the GovaÈNon Lhat those peripatetic dealers should be barably or summarily dealt with;

We take the following items from the London and China Express of the 20th ultimo:-

terest and costs,

POLICE COURT. 33rd May, Baron M. H. B. WODEHOUSE?-

ME. ULAKKE's case.

Japan; it is certatoly with the knowledge tuut all pretentions on her part are cul and void as ompared with the validity of the Japausis vinimas.

Gosenicas as both consseiss are of the true

ao far from that, indeed, we learn that Sir Derby to urge the abolition of the Hongkon property steden, which he valued at $400. The ! will wat or do not believe in the soundness of

A deputation has had an interion with Lord Contagious Diseases Ordinouse.

There is no truth in the report that Sir Edward

niet has been ofered and isa refaced the post offence. Under pressure the man prodased a simple doing as they will be done by. It is fre

wwwwwwwwww

GEORGE BOWEN gave instructions that the

prisoner was questioned and he said the boy Furopaan principles and they take every ad- had a friend staying in the house, and be beliored Tantage to deceive and mislead their foreign pst- greatest forbearance and caution were to be

it was thie individual who had committed the psxud alients undertheimpression that they are used in carrying out the law, in order that

Landls out of his rooms, apparantly of Chine quantly earprising to bear present members of no bardship should be entailed upon in of British Minister at Peking.

lothing, and inside it was found four pieces of the mercantile fraternity campare the respective dividuals or a class. Whoever was respon

Antoanosment has been made in the House of silk belonging to Mrs. Clarke, and a sleeping meritsof China and Japanese Leaders, very much sible for the misunderstanding and subCommons that the Government have do informs, coat belonging to witness. He reported the in favour of the former, and dwelling with con arquent strike, Sir GEORGE BOWEN was cartion as to a soheme of emigration by whiab matter to the police, who arrested the prisonors, siderable bitterness on the latter. The deorenes Chinops scolios were to be introddend into Brazil Mira Clarke describal Bading the bozes broken of trade, the diminution of the Josal industries, tainly quite unaware of it, and, we hear, was

open en zeturning to her house from the Powan the grout falling-affin the exports of tea and silk His Highness Prince Fristang, with his fer roots was looked when she get there, antebe are all added in this mutual distrost: even the

inst.

w

The trial of Theobaw Isabwah, a ban prince,

last month, noncluded yesterday in the Recorder's Court. The Revorder passed a sentence of death, informing the accased that be could appeal to a special court against findinge on points of law, within seçon days, or would apply to the local Garerament for & reprievo

The price of paddy at Rangoon is reported to have riean to 101k par hundred sikkali.

BANGOON, 1st May.

LAHORE, ist May.

NOOREM KRONAL INTELLIGENCE.

* Losos.

WEDNESDAY, Aed May. SKOWANGE.

Bank Bills, on amand.................JAN Bake Bills, at 50 days' sight...37% Bank Bills, nt 4 mouths" sight br Credits, at 4 months' sight. „38 Documentary Bills, ut 4 month«'

aight 3/4

Bank Bills; on demand .......458 Credits, at 4 months' eight...... 4,64 BOMBAY-Bauk, 5 days' sight 225

ON SHANGHAL-

CALCUTTA Bank, 3 days'sight 22 Bank, sight Privata-20 aire'sight....................

SILARES.

..72

T. 29.

HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE.

Ka to JTH MAY, 1805,

Dixon Warsza

Hongtause

Haght

Low WA.

Hongkong Mean Time.

ན ཥཾ ཕ ོ་ཐ ཤཱ“

Hright.

The height of many ana-iarel frat been determined & 7.09% feck more scr of the fide gange at the Victoria Num Ford and the four-water Orglary Spring Tides, to which datum the height in the Tabim are referred, as 6,546 fact abors scro

The heights in the Tables marked with a minus (1) adga are bolne Tour Water Ordinary Spring-Tides, and should ba

acted from the acostante pêrun above.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

¿Pion Raisin `YALCONES N Co,% „Ruamrum.) :

· Chermometer ~~D

Paeria, Pakaian Treinametal 1,18,

May 23rd."

59,268

29.945

78.

A2

70

17

· Thermo-tidieum over walilik-man

77

Creed ww. [Wet'halks... Eheria), "Wat undlag. Cheonanter #ar. Wat Lalb)..

-Exte

CHINA COAST METEDROLOGICAL

AND BEGISTER.

May d

ICON-

SAKTL

SA HUMINT SE

NOSETER,

Larmegalit

reci of Wedin

rea...

Thermometer...

dr al 4 PM.

10,99 89.52 53,13 30.0490,05||

LO MLE BEARD.CE70.6 63.5 18.0

5

strengthened

by the weighty support of public opinies, if the anoffcial element is considerably in- erased. At the present moment there are

unoficial members. really only two und sball propose forthwith to Her Majesty's "Government. that for the future there shall **be six unofficial members; and that the syatom whela has worked so succesfully in Caylon shall be adopted also here.”

devised to render the un-

This

official

ystem

Was

I membera moru, truly representative, and is unquestionably a great imp

improvement on the system umtally pursued in Crown Co. lonies. The Chamber of Commerce will be asked to

two members, she jus another, and & fourth is to peaca

the Chinese represent

With

tices of the.

be relented to

six really noofficial mimbers, our little local parliament would possess some importance in the eyes of the colonists, and ita deliberations would be

be regarded with much more interest than is at present taken in the debates of the Legislative

the Henness, which was during-

amore

rightly

looked

instrument for registoring the act of the Governor in spite of the energetic proteste of one or two members. It is fortunate for Hongkong that it has at last got a Governor whose long experience of representative Go- voroment has liberalised his ideas, and made him anxions to gire aven the residents in a Crown Colony some voice in the adminis tration of public affaire

THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF

COUNCIL

On Monday, the 16th inst, when publishing Sir GEDEGE BOWEN's reply to the deputation ter for s from the Chamber of Commerce praying

rednetion in the Light Duck, we noticed at

some length the remarks of His cil

e the constitution of the Legislative Some little tima previously we had drawn attention

tion to the injustice done to the in only allowing it two res

Come on that body. He real

the GOVERNOR has most fully re- cognised the reality of the grievance, and KMANICAs sanounced his intention to propose to the Imperial Government that the number of unofficial members of Council be forth.. with increased to air. Although his inten- Lion was announced in no uncertain

language, there seems to be some misapprehension a to the constitution of the Council, in or der to remove which we propose to pisce game facts in connection thers with before our readers. In the first place, there have never been more than four unofficial members of the Legislative Council (one of whold has beau sa official), which

ususlly the number provided for by the Royal in tractions of 1877, which are still in force.a Article XII. ad finem provides" that the "ausbor of unofloial members resident in Our said Colony, and capable of acting in exercise of their offices shall at no time #exceed four." Of those four, as we have already stated, only three have really

bean unofficial, and at the present moment-Dr.

the position of

89.4 79.0➡ (20) | 63.5 1574 |

El Thermce 1655.0

Helen.

I

MALOXKIEL, [vel of the shoe, 10, ́ant handed FOKKER, IN Fahrenheit digress and teus, kept in tas *pen air lebaded vikuntien.

DICTION OF When is capfatered every two polare, M.. N.NE, N.L., E.

FOUR ON W cam. I to 8: light breeze, 5 tek moderato. 5 to 7 fresh. To strong. 80 16 heavy 18 to

RWAYKOT WEATHER-3 Einar Dize sky. Drizly. P. Fog, F. Forry. E IM

H.

H.-

Sity 0. Or flag shown Squally. R Rainy Know T. Thanda Isd, thrantoning. P Vininity.F. Stem. Z. Crm. The lattara are reported totalicia an Intresse over the montage, of their

The Roarsof it, for the previons 4 bones Braised from 3 to 54, and the quantity of water fullsa,

NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.

STEWART, Dow bag aucceeded to the

Registrar-General,

next vacated by Mr. No Caoy there are but two unofficial members. Lu arder, how- evor, to make thoroughly clear to our readers how they have been represented in the legislative body during tappaat aix years, we compile the following returns, which a study of the Government Gazette for that period will verify

UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

VESKABT.** Mesura, Eye, Lowcosk, Keswick, Pelső (Svéruyor Genen) WED APRIL TO END OF TEÄR. Haears. Lowoook, Koswick, Prico (Ryrlo abant).

PEREBANT. Meners. Rgris, Lowcook, Price, and Johnson (vich,

Messra. Eyrin, Lowcock, Johnson (Price Acting Gol.

Secretary, o

OCTUBRE, Mosure. Byris, Lowsont, Kosselik, Fayllar (efte Price, Acting Col Treasurer, oficial). 1879. JANUART.

Mouse Byria, Loock, Keswick, Frie MAT.

Mosers. Byria, Keswick, Price, Gibb (vice Lowoook).

1880.

Moor. Byrio, Koswick, Price, Ng Choy (vice Gibb).

1681. FEBRUARY.

AUGUST.

Masons. Fyris, Kowisk, Ng Choy Mesars. Ryrie, Ng Chey, Johnson (vice Herwink), Meware. Rgrio, Ng Choy, Tobasan, Belillos (vice Price)..

DECEMBE Mosses. Byris, Price, Ng Chey, Johnson.....

-1833

CAT.

A Beuters talegram from St. Petersburg, on the day before, was kivon a boliday from gasi taj slike would readily enlist their vowels in the Hongkong sud Saoghai Bank Sare47 "pporting the sugar, we observer from the above statement that on

SIR GEORGE BOWEN'S REPLY TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The reply of His Excelloser the GovERFOR to the deputation from the Hongkong Chamber of Commcres on the suggested re duction of the Light Dass is a most in- portant expression of opinion, not only on that subject but on others of equal interest to the community. His Excellency is as courteous and considerate as he is frank and straightforward. He reviews the financial position of the Colour in a few terse zon tences showing that while there is a ba naturally much concerned, when informed ofite, left Paris on the 17th inst., travelling to called the prisoner, who came and aolosed it, present commercial stagnation may be ju a great PARIS.

lance of Asuste of $1,150,000, the public the unexpected demonstration. Testerday a Madrid, where he was expected, to arrive this The Lisa denied all knowledge of the theft, and messors traced back to this one ano

works in progress and in contemplation will It then the Japanese people oknot and will proclamation was laid by the Registrardag. H.E. will proceed to Lisbon on the ford endeavoured to the aspicion on the boy's put trast the good will of foreigners, surely their

entail an expenditure of $2,500,000, and General informing the hawkers that, er-

Celend. He also produced a small piece of silk.

that under these circumstances the Imperial cept in the more frequented parts of With reference to the paragraphs in our last he gave two different neocuits of fading when states do not reposa nel confidence in the sincerity of Enropean, friendship. I am sweeping up outside the roora.

Government are not likely to sanction any Queen's Road, they would be allowed to issue to the elect that the vessels now lying at

Detective Bergeant. Batin, who had the in-no tarrorist or pessimist, and what I have written

romission of taxation, at thesame time quot Southampton, and which were built st Biol for

ing from a despatob of Lord KIMBERLEY'S traffic as usual qatil the end of Juus, when the Peruvian Government, we understand that vestigation of the pase is hind, proved fading is not at varinuce with the episious of most of ome books and cards belonging to the prosecutor the European residents in Japan. China is richt

in reply to a suggested remission of the the licences would have to be renewed, and the same had been sotally contracted for by in the prisoner's room, and the Esse suid they in comparison with Japan, and sould bring to Bauks have been place 1 to-day at 179 per cent. Junk facentes in 1881 When the ides of then they would ha expected to conform to the Japsnose now in this country for that pur- belonged to Mr. Contt's boy, who had slept with gathor ten thousand troops where this country

Maze. Bycle, Prine, Johnson; Stewart (vios-Ag the law, but there was no intention to interpo. They are found, however, not to come up the prosecutor's boy in his room the night before, would find dificulty in putting a thousand in for the end of thy month. Suques et 3181 for

of Com

Choy, resigned). the specificatious, and will therefore possibl

Cheang Atau, the man who was ponvicted of arms. The tropa conit easily be sent norose the end of the month, and Lusons at 85, or for reducing the Tight Dues was suggested at

the ensual meeting of the Chamber of fere with their calling. The pig keepere not he finally taken over.

snlawful possession of Mis. Clarke's silk dress the Telion Son, for ship-owners and agents end of the month. Other stooks have rated galot.

while

reIt will be apparent to the most superficial

were also dealt with posteria? by the Ba-

duction as being reasonable and

of few ocasione And gistrar General, by whom it was explained the 14th inst, samoumous the following diploma. give evidence in the case, and he said be was a Chinese serico. Ner would the most prominent

had even she nominal the

Secretary of State giving his assent to to them that, in carrying out the Sanitary obenges Davydolf, Connoilor in the friend of Mr. Clarke's boy, and had stopt in that firms in the porie of Japan hesitate to offer their

Reuning Embassy in Loadin, will be ap

bouse. He said the defendant gave him the Resistance in chartering vessels for the Chinese

such measure, and quoted his decision share of representation, and for a long term

the indication Commissioner's recommendations, it was me pointed Mfaleter to Japan. M. de Batzow has dries and some books and pictates, telling him a Government and supplying them with the nece

shept the Jank Lisovsen as an

af after the departure home a leave of cessary to remove them as they were fouling resigned the post of Dussion Minister at friend hat girse them to him. The defendant sary material. The Japanese know this only too well. Tall, then, this country can find a

the line he would puratio. Sir GeoRex Hon. J. M. PRIOR, the late Governoz kept an important stresco which supplied other ister to Rusis, has left for Japan, and will not

Poking. Jaungara Biglifton, Japanese Min- also gave him Mr. Clarke's sleeping jooket,

Rowa's points dat moreover, that the Light he meat vacant. Bir Joan Pors Hams The prisoner was committed for trial at the oropen Power willing to matorce its claim, or

until the annual budget gives a large balance North Okina Tangranco-Tls. 1,50) per share. Supreme Court,

Dues this Oolony are just one-third of did on one occasion express the opinion that persons with water, and that they wore lo-retum bare,

A soond charge was than gone into against for military appropriation, the Liuchin affair Yarrtaze Insurance Association-lis. 975 per the amount of those levied in Singapore, the unoficial element was Lusufficiently

will remain unaltered and unalterable.

share. cated there without licences. They were

represented at the Legislative Council, Yesterday, on the second anniversary of the the prisoner, of es bessiing $6.98.

Mrs. Clarke said the prisoner brought har

Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-$200 per which is also a free port, while they offered land in Belcher's Bay on squatter's death of the Earl of Banfield, the statio

but we are not aware that he ever Naher..

ven more favourable comparison with licences, and after eume little demur un-which has been erected in Parliament-squarebil from her compradore. Tai Ynes. São gate.

THE NEW SILK CROP IN CHINA: was unveiled by Gir Staford Northcote, MP him $7 to pay the bill with, and the-next

Oo Tai Insurance Company, Limited-fin, 11 levied in some other colonies. The Light mentioned the fact in any of his de-

ad, should not apatches to the animously and good-humouredly accepted Chairman, of the recalive Committes of the day he brought back the hill bearing two It is too satly yet to speak with certainty as we offer. The work imposed upon the Go-Messorial Fend, by whout a stalno was formale Chiyess charactors, utol, oh belters rare so bus extual of the North Cures Silk Cep, an Cariton Incasson Ooo, Limited--F120 par Do considered source of revenue la Colanies, and his action in the Council Cham-

y given into the charge of Mr. Shaw Lefevre, sented the word received," and also gave are much depends on the quality and out-tura of share, an

soy free

BIZount required for the mains weL tenance of. the service for which they for very fond of professing a great regard zemin mendations necessarily arouče some semblage witnessed the ceremony and addres 144 asked the prisoner for the compradore's that the year's arop has been reared under rather $1,290 per bhare

the opinions of his Council, and made a 7345 are railed. This mar some day be affected, gross parade of reolding their advies, he rally. Title opposition among the lower classes of war dolisered by the Marquis of Salisbury and book several times, but be had slways told her dim vantageous omumstances as regards won Chins Fire fasurate Company's Shares--7845 on

Stafford Northnote. In memory of the late it was at the market, and at length she wrote ther. The hatoking of the age of tho silkworin DOT MENTO

taking opi Chinese, who entirely fail to see the import-Earl of Besconsheld the print,eo (bis favourite to Mr. Tai Yuen for it. The book was sant to takes plaes about the 20th April, and desirding Bongkong out Whampoa Duck Company's but, as was pointed out by Mr. GRANTLE and first, and made a show of

BHARE, something more yet remains to be laus subsequently, Had he remained bere ance or besuty of cleanliness, and are apt to Roser) was displayed by large numbers of personsher, and she then discovered that the susant to Chiness secounts the rearing should be shares-53 per copt, promlen."

Gruplished. if the weather is warm, dar se ta Hongkong, Cancan and Macac Steamboat Co., dons in lighting the approaches to this port, he would never, we are goudens, bars taken

muy fairly be sz- my step to secure a larger share of consider their rights inraded if told that of variona abades of political feeling. At the bad not been paid.

repres How Aobak, accountant to Air. Tai Yuen 74 In 23 to 24 days. The books rend this Shares-84 premium,

towards which the roase, about three feet in diameter, with the proved that, the amoent. In question had never "If the meria of mulharry leaves be gives Indo Obina Steak Navigation Co Blates- pected to contribute. Sir Gropar Bowen wentation for the community. It did not they cannot maurp ball the causeway with base of the statue was massive wreath of prim-

frequently the worms will advanos rapidly to por nost premium,

wvidently is not convinced of the necessity of suit him to have any real opposition at the their wares, foul a stream with their pig words" Posce with Honone" worked in violets. been received from 1. Clarke. gerias, or crowd fifty persons into a eleoping/ This was placed thoro ou bohalf of the Hon. E.! The prisoner WAS MISO Committed for trial on imátucity, and it sildon (hey will bo Tong da China and Maulla Steamship Company, Limited present reduction of the light dus, and as i Council, and the members who showed kno

20 per cent. premium. arriving at the mainre ago. If this stage be a

approached the subject in a fair and independent epirit and dared to criticies hi■ gived at in 25 days it is aniculated that not Hagkong Gas Untapaar's Share153 marta spirit, it is obvious that Lard Dan- policy had to ight hard for a hearing.

shark. Four Chiness were brought up charged with burdis of worms will produos 25 aanges of silk -

A

longcar and Shinyani Bank Shares-Now Is. (ported out: the extreme-improbability have the resident for only brief perioda ·

per coat. pramide.

Bas-145 per cent, premium.

nion Inspratos Balety of Canton, Limited

2825shnien. Thins Traders Casaranon Company's “hare

-$2.450 per share.

share.

we

those

vetement in carrying out Mr. CHADWICK'S Commissioner of Works. Aving two coale as theobsage. Since then Mrs. Clarks the possess produced; it is, however, well known | Hongkong" Fire Jusoranas Company's Sherasad to the and abould be limits bar was thoroughly sutoorstic. While be

R Baillos, of Hongkong, by Mrs. Willis, who this large.

Toca constructed to accommodate te Moreover they are strongly conservative and

performed the aeremony last December of torn-

SULFKIOUBLY EQUIPPER."

ing the molten bronse upon the cast.