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ANE CRAWFORD & Co, here been Appainted Agents for the a pf the "PATENT LUMINOUS PAINT** in Hongkong, Saath China, and Formos

They now large supply of the most requisite Colours, and have prepared a dark room, in which the illamianting power of this Paint is shown.

Tuspesion is invited.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, 24th July, 1889.

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condnce of the secanors in the Englial-Set- tlement, for whereas Mr. Scorr, the English Assessor, yielded a ready compliance to the suggestion that the accused be handed over to the authorities of the Chiness city, Mr.

TER DAILY FERS8, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 1889.

The Lallus Troupes, namboring sixuen ledies and gentlemen, arrived here last nigland as cording their advertisement of our front pogo, will performs Gilbert and Sullivan's comic or "Pa" in the City Hall the evening: They will give only one performanst here and proosad tuorrow for Japan, where they will

ed, but with such a lack of homogeneity dia laudslip of the hill above Ship-set, which overwhelmed four small Chinese os, and culties must be expected to arise. The broke thea down. We se glad to hear that forsiguera are under different jurisdictions no one w seriously hurt. The Boy Factory at according to their nationality, the Chinese Taumati is some welld damaged, and at Berg, a Kowlon,some oookhousan were als damaged. Authariljos claim jurisdiction over the m tiver, the Municipal Council makes rules and raguhations for the preservation of order and control of the atroots, and the Consular [632 Body porsenses jodivial and diplomatic power. One solution of the difficulty would he to make the settlement a free city, ger-Hongkongand give a faw nights entertainment Cerning itself independently and exuroleing in Ostobet The Company play, all the latest jurisdiction bear all persons withinte tax comic apoas and have had a great song in Indis and the Straite, and have been spoken ritorial limits. It is hard to say what they of in very high serm in the paper of these Go-happen in the future, but certainly at the places. The company was well odred here present time China would not entertain enchan their lat visit, three years ago, and since then they have increased their forsa As this an idea for a moment, nor, probably would is the first time" Patience" Las been produced WHOLERALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, the various treaty pewars concerned. while in Hongkong the opportunity of baring the the residents, in view of the boatile attitude popular ouers by artists of repute orgot to draw

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TIENTSIN.

24th July,

parpots was commonand on the Freno Band,

After a hasty breakfast we marohed again, the wosther bang delightful-much warmer than in the early morning. We passed a large

THE COZONTAL PRISONERS REMOVAL BILL

It is onid that a Hung ohang kas made the town with mand walls on the left alle of the road, This Bill, which has been introduced Into the notat request to His Majesty to he rellaved from and saw lots of corn and straw stacked in coros Bons of Lords by the Bark of Darby, ha barp taking over the teals as Viceroy of Chibli at pre-somewhat in foreign fashion, hot plastered overned with the following memoranda attached. sunt. Ohaur Shu-shlug souma quite to have re- with mud to preserve it from the weather. WeThe object of the Bill de to antborn, the covered from his late motions indeposition, which also mat souse horses carrying fine groen bem removal from any British possession (including I believe was of the same kind on that by which boas, 30 to 35 ft. long, and 2 to 3 tooles in dis. Iodis, to the United Kingdom, or to any other Too was attacked Inst November ou count of meter, I am told bat bamboo grow in the socoting British possession, for the purpos is Salt memorial The Chiuso ételbute selgbboarbood of Hun-obou, whence these comes, of undergoing the mainder of their non- Chang's roulady to his rappoletmant to Canton. Bamboo articles are made and used there, asel tance, prisons who have been tried under the Kuch axelbensont exist among the Chingia Rt on basketa, fames of all kinds, lighé tablos and authority of Tagerial Aots, or who, at the time the news that Great Britain, Dermany, and eonches sait many other things. Inationd me of committing the offences of which they s son. morios have consental to a French blockade parts of the plain on our right under water, so victod, ate subject to the Army Actor the Navy these countries interfered on bebis utamu, and winter. I noticed also several either of the foregoing catagories whics faith Curies would have in mods are that eppo a good supply of raft has fallen this Discipline Ants, and prisoners not soming under of Chios.

tablets and pai-fange, soms eight or tan fest in would be permanently injured by Imprisonment 25th July,

the ground, some more then that, baring only the possessico where they are undergoing The need of a waitable building in which to the tops of themahoro ground, whapas Ipresume sortenos, or whom it is expedient to comers for receive and entertain distinguished foreign gats the plain has been flooded at times, and a deposit for sustoly, or for more aimiontly carrying. risting this port, bee bean long felt by the Chi- of mud left Tehind. The road afterwarde te ant the gentsbon. The Bin sixo aacharizes the ness offcials. Hitherts they have been enterover recky hille or ondulations, with lots of large removal of criminal fanaties from any potius talued at the rooms of the Chias Merchants, but bonklore, Jooss rooke nad débris of varias kinds ale to the United Kingdom, or to another this has not been felt to be wholly satisfactory lying about fa great confusion, as if left by some possession. Although it to unlikely, that the Lash year, the creation of a buliding for this great commotion, anoh sa as earthquake. Lots occasions for the exercise of the powers proposed of small pines and persimmon trees ware passed to be created, by the Bill a frequently arise, which has bass reduntly completed. The baild: this afternoon, and la same parts the pountry bases have socurad from time to flats in which ing was opened on the rating of the 3rd with facked woh like forest. We halted at the city the existence of such power would have pre- an official dinder given by the Acting Viserog of Hna-clion, entering what appeared to be an old rabtad great hardship and even cruelty, be Li and other offels to H. B. J. Russell Toung, city with a bastion and gateway to its orambling oropeans outoucal to long terme af imprison. mud-wells, but no gates. A small-city bailt in meet in tropfost olfertes Within the Inst fow bneg, arriving in town on that day, was an in- vited guest, and was given the cent of honour at the large one, and can be more easily defended, prisoner, whose health was seriously affected the table. A large company, insinding all the the great inclosure being coupled by fields and by long imprisonment in Malta and a cata principal Chinese officials, the torsiga Conania troos. Wo pasand out of the walled faslosure has osourred in St. Helens, one in the Falkland sud a fow private aitizens, sat down to ausroellent into an open anbark,hich is really the only boay Islands, and another la Heligoland, in which, dianer, completing of both native and foreign partof Hus-chou, and which at present is crowded from the absence of proper prisoas, the ndi dialed. The stertainment was anlivened by with carts full of silk and satin from Shanghat, cisability of taking powers for an intander' asio discorsed by the Vioaroy's band, which had omleta, cloth and senge from Europe, walch, removal for the more alisient marrying out does great oradit to itself and to its leader by I am told, is the material recessary for the of the centang became very apparent. The manufacture of clothing and flags for the Chinese Bill (without the previston relating to We are informed that permission to ran

army ofoconpation at Kashgar. I was conducted arima atles) has been sent, in viroular to a wretched fan, the only passat ons in the be the colonial, Goraraments and has beep and two chairs for my accommodation. The majority of them The provisions as to onminst Examinore from Sae-abuan, returning to Peking, lanation was inserted in consequence of a recent were just passing bors, with a great Tellowing vase, in Bermuds, which showed the innag- of attendants; and all the war material for the Venience of retaining such parsons in soros of army ako filled the wretched place beyond the smaller colonies in which it is impraticatio capasity for satertaining guests It surprises to make proper provision for their onstody." ^ ma that there wra net bettor inps, soeing it is tegular stage on the imperial highway. The distanse dous this afternoon is mailed to i; 1 think it is about, 42. Some parts of the road. are good and some very bad for carts

Wesranformed by the Agents (Mars Rus-sterung $10 from a beatman named Chan Tai The complainnet was wabing in the strept sell & Co, that the Union Lina steane Galley Wa on Sunday hustle of Lorna, from London, left Bingapot for this port yesterday afternoon, and may be expected with ten silver dollars in his hand when the second defendant struck his band, and sent the to arrive the 12th instant,

money flying, while the ciber two plaked up the The dis California, mysz Noy York's scramble, Ho gave about all the defendants, Chinaren are getting to be worse behaved, if who kept together, were ontight p HAAB, the Austrian Assocer, and sush a tileg is possible tann Ehois of BAB The first two defendants vars sentenced to air SHIRE, the American Assessor, who at Fennuisod and it is probably because they are route har labone sob, aki the third fourteen

Bouch different times sat in

after the given men istifade. If things continue to cau daya solitry confinement, cot Creira awitales the Bottle on like this, New Tark will lead aileroin in of the cattaa. The man would offenders. man Lad been returned to

demanding an extension of the Jamigation Act

LARCENY OF OFFER mont, adopted quite an opposite line, when it law, at the end of tou yours!

Chung Yau, ceolie, ponebted of steaker 75 The settlement of Shanghai honor

The Toy booty mine which have allen dur-cents worth of copper pails, at the Hung Hsin tainly got on very well so far, apite of the fag the put wook hare dens son image in Dabk, on the dal fit, was not to gol fornmonth. anomalous system under which it is gore the colcay On Saturday the downE OTROK

- THE FRENCH IN TONQUIN.'

[FROM QUR DWH CORESPONDENT.)

HAIPONG, Bel Angust. Since I last wrote, our men Governor, Monsieur armand, has arrived to take up his appointment. He came in the i, encompaiod by a staff of some fifteen Baropeans and debty cloria. Ho will lose oths in organising angular system of administration.

There has boan a consmilla de guerre, at which

and Commandant Badeas' vere present. What thay resolved upon I mountmy, but I do know that after it was oral. Governor Harmand went up to Hanoi in the gunboat Pluvier, vid the sea and Namlab, and General Boust returned to Hanoi in the atestar Soniki.

Commandant Badens has made a very olover and successful sortio at Namilak. Hovory pru- dently gave no hint of his intention beforehand. Just of the lank moment ordered all the Annamite and Chinese servaula to be called together, when they were quietly marched to the prisan, put safely ander lock and key, which latter the gal. Habt Commandant pooksted. He thon pat. Eim self, at the side of his party and marched cut apon the enemy, whom he sayceeded in taking

poan The Annamites wom gaite demoralised, [aud were routed most cermpletely, losing over 1,000 mou and saran gans, while the French loss amounted to only one mas killet and a few woaaded. The Aanamitas dismayed by this dafast, hava retreated, sol Naudint is now quiet and peaceful;

remain for a short time and then return to the Governor, General Boats, Admiral · Conrbai, the Amorisdn Minister. The Duke of Mookler she eoutli-sast corner of this dons tho' duties of yours thers has been case òt an: English

of the Chinese Government to foreignersgood hout. Seats aisy boengaged at Mesura, bat made me own orradgonents and plans, and heon conceded to Minister Young by H.E. L. placs, where the Tamoallas had prepared a table either approved or not abjanted to by the great

Kelly and Walsh'a.

LATEST TELEGRAMS. ROUTER'S TELEGRAMÍ,

the excellence of its performances. panasoger-bests op the Peibo to Tang-heu, has This is an excellent and an important step in advance, and ons which cannot be too eron put into practical operation It is ales said that s military academy is being talked of in Chinesa

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would not wish to be deprived of the pro- tection they now receive from the fleets of tho natious to which they belong. Another and the readiestsolation of the difficulty as regarðs dealing with the Chinese criminals of the settlement would be to appoint to the Mixed Court a magistrate of jurisdiction large[PER BASE, ET TENIOR, AUSTERITA, AND completely by surprise at a village called Mosshante on black and green teas at 5 candarees

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CHRA TELEGRAPE CO.'S LINE]

Lennon, 4th Juggst, THE CHOLERA AT UAIRO. The elders onsos in Cairo are reported milder and the halth of the troops la improving.

POLITICAL PLONIN PANS. A lezitinist plot has bean dirooysed in París, and seven party Jendars are reported to be implicated

THỂ LOSS OF THE STEAMER *SPARK"

anoe.

enough to enable him to deal with all of minal charges. In the case of Si-guna, be magistrato Cuen kaid he had not power to doal with such a serious charge as that of murder. An officer of the peace in the an ploy of the Municipal Council was therefore sent into the city for trial on a charge which

From Hanoi also comes sime news of import. bad more or less direct connection with bis

What I long sgo prediated has come poltes duties. The Municipal and Consular

to pass. The Yellow Flags are going over te the enemy and thus touring how little Authorities acted promptly in the endeavour

their loyalty was to be reled upon. Of thes to rectify the mistake, in which they were

ADJOURNED INQUIRY.

fellows, who have talked omuck about their successful, but it was unfortunate that swh

The Maine Court of Inquiry into the giraum-rendinong to sapport the Bench, nineteen won mistake should ever have been committed.stences standing the loss of the river steamer have already joined the say, taking with Under prasant circumstances the punish-Spark warmed at the Harbour floo yes then their arms and stimation. The French

terday mening at 10.30. ment of crime amongst the native residents

now, as a procsutionary memure, stop and search in the settlement must necessarily be foft to

every junk that is going up the rives, sh it. Is the Chinese Authorities, but the Council is

food the whole of this band will go over to the Ananites. justified in demanding that all. charges, morn specially any against its own serrants or the servants of foreigners, shall be in the frat instance investigated, if not decided, in the settlement, and with tho assistance of foreign assessor.

26th Jnly.

To-day, a 2 pm, the foraign Consuls bell a meeting to decide whether the Customs should collect wharfage-dues from the Bassinti mat par pical. The marahanta had protested against the levy, and the Customs ware endeavouring to enforce it. The mosting decided that wharfage does at the rate of 24 oderan, equal Pli. 36 par pinul, should be paid, and this was agreed to by Mr. Enishmarow, although the 16th Atticle of the Kuldja. Trosty and the Customs own valuations (Traie Report, 1891, page 25) put the average value of black and green teas for five years at Tls. 19.60 per pión only,

H.E. La Haug-chang returned to-tiny the visit of the captain sad offers of the Ilia at the German Consalate, The Illis has sine left for Chefoc, whence, it is mid, she will proceed to Kores. It is believed that Mr. A. Palldram, German Conaalne Tientsio, will join her as passenger to that country-

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have seen sovural tablets and pai-fangs erect ed to the memory of the great commander, Kuo Tess-yi, who defonded'the Tang dynasty against the rebellions of An Lu-sban and his followers, Tang Ming Huang had to fly into Sashram för his life, and bis favourits wore nisin before his oras by his defeated troops. He was even oblig. ad to order bis favourite concubine, Kang Kuei- feito be strangled to save her from falling into the hands of his matinous rotinga. Kao Taas-yi however succeeded in recovering the throne for the Tags, who already owed him much, and be was rewarded by being treated Frinds of FO Tang, in Shaus what is now the procfuture of Fêu phon En, I believe, was given him as an ap panage, and an Imparial Princess was kestowed I notion that in your valuable mper of the on bis son in marriage. It is probable that Kas 1st int. as amartion is made that during the Tuzny was a Christian; he was apparently engkong and Shanghat Bank Shares-169 On the conet assembling, Capt. Rosa was

is Freeney to Shanghai one of the very good and loyal subject, otherwise be per cent, premlan chief members of his staff was using his op night bars worked for the establishment of his asked whaber he had anything further to any,

portunities there: to get up & ease or cases own hose, and founded a now dynasty. Chang-que-130 per esut premiau.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-Now It. and replying that he had rot, the part whe

against the interests of foreigners, which are an, the great nity, towards which we are going. Using Insurancs Society of Canton, Limited- aleared farnboat three quarters of shear. It

30 doubt intended to be brought forward as as played an important zola in China sinos the 9650 per share./ /** was re-upoed after this spack, and thefollowing

invasions of cur treaty rights. Will you allow founder of the Han Dynasty, Lin Pang madalina Traders Kostesnes Company's Shares The Blank Flaga ararapɔtial to have expressed judgment was read by the Prasidout -

me to call in question this rather serious it is expital. It is now ad important place. 32,700 per share, We Exilthat the British steamer Spark, off-the intention to out thron he dyke just above charge? The gentlemen to whom the passage sud a bold strentacar, with goal military abili North Chlan Insurance Tis. 1,600 per share gial No. 6093, of Hongkong, of which Arohi Toni. If they autooed in this scheme not only obviously refers indignantly denies its truth ties and governing faoalties, might easily coon Tangtase Thaumanda Association-Tis, 1,075 per bold Eagi Brooke Rosé was the mutar, was will the capital but the wade province of Hanoi sa far as he. Was dozcornet. He assures me prstand and too coas on pins to his are

share ex dividend. wreaked Cape Cami on the evening of the will be fooded. I sincerely. hone the project attempted in any way to prejudies: forsign intended to tairs it, hat was prevented from grass haze or dividend.

thut during his stay ju Shanghai he mayar The Tai-ping ofiel, wang or Shih La-kvi, Chinese Insurance Company, Limited—3280 per 21st July, 1889.

We find this vaseef was lost through the care will be defeated, for its acomplishment could lateresta; an the contrary, in the course of lising the Yang-tese River from Kast-chou into On Thi Insurance Company, Limited-1's, 148 less naviguion of Archibald Hugh Brooks Rose, not fail to greatly retard French prograse isnties he used his heat endeavours to maintain Szechuan, being defeated at the former place. per share, The Spanish steamer Batengne leaves the No. of whas certificate of competency is Hong- Toagain.

the most friendly relations between foreigners Howls dock to-day..

kong 739.

and Chinese. He can only account for the in the morning. The Yamenitos dit all thoy We find that after the ship was on the 'roake

rumour by the fact that while at your port he could, but the very wretchedness of the plaos the masterande no exertions to see wist damage. the resellad sustained, sud shat he took no

ans cousulted by a high offleist on a certain mat- outbalanced their attentions, so we were all very: ber which he does not fool at liberty to disclose anxious to get away, the morning boing vary steps to preserve discipline, or to weert hie

at the present juncture, but he adds that at the cold. We stoned a vasil river completely and proper time, when the feels become known, it solidly frozen arar, and shout twenty-fire ranks sathority,

will be found that his opinion and advics were wide. It was spautod by a fine shone bridge, not unfavourable to foreigners.

starts with good approaches, We afterwards crossed | The following raport of tiedlrostor and state- The Yasa Tung Shou Silver Mining Us, as everal smaller resmi, with clear water flowing went of accounts were tabilitel:

collapses, and the Peking Government has decid swiftly northwards. Various kinds of otowe For the stoves menthe waded 33th June, 1353, to head the dispate in favour of the original owner of bopped about the road in front of our horsed, and submitted to the first geneal wing of shareholders the property

two hares ventured to display their abilition by #. a Monday, the 3165 3nis at 18) 'clock pin

con sorom country in our front. Wo baited for The directors regret, thank thy sovunuta. Alup! place

breskiet is the urge town of Shib-skal Chân, before the shirahaldiem, showing the working of the

Qur Innkeeper was about as bad as bis diety company for the elwyn maatle since its formation, are not of a obstacter that rant their raenm- mending the divics of the profts. That the results is not more entiafary to pinbatable entirely ta the decrease in the trade of taps during the pre- ment your, most distinely in the strples rice. and Ers, articles upon which the basinans of the con- pany largely doppads. In tos bo quantity that ins pregant some down hors for all only half the quantity roosired in 1962, and the rice business showa à stili, turger décréass.

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Telegrams for Blan rok can go forward by mails closing at Singapore a p.m. to-day and 1 pm on the 11th inst

The Chiness guubrats (10 in sambor) wbloh form the Fei Yang Squadron, left Chefos on the 26th July for Wei-bal-wei

.

Tar cast of the Shanghai detective 51-TONG brings out in strong light the anomalies of the system under which the foreign settle- ment there is governed, Sr-rus stands charged with having caused the death of another Chinaman. On that charge he was

the ship stock, he took no further faterest in bor. The castor admits in ble statement that siter brought before the Mixed Coud presided

There no oargo in the ship. We are of over by the magistrate Chen, Mr. Soper, of

His Serene Highness the Date of Mecklenborg opinion tht: Mr. Jamieson, who acted as chief the British Consolate, sitting as Assessor. returned to Shanghai from the north by the engineer, id not desert the reasel.

After a foll consideration of the circumstances Tauluh on the 29th July and left syein luattending the loss of the ship, we do hereby order Without any investigation of the charge the Japan, by the Takaango Mars, on the 1st inst

that MCP, imbibold Eart Brooke Rou's cortile acousad was, with the mesent of the Assessor,

The water of the Yangters at Tohang in one cate of competency, Hongkong No. 759, be eus- sont into the native city to be dealt with bywook foll 25 foot. It is now falling at Hadlow peaded fors pariod of two years from this date. the authorities there, and pending his trial and Kiniciang. A great amount of sietrasz We reauthand that Mr. Rose ke tarnished ha moms to have been dealt with rather prevaleat the riverine porta-Shanghai Counter, with a fire mate's certificate.

Datad Hongkong, this 6th day of August, severely. What Mr. Scott's ida was in On Sunday evening Mr. W. E. Gilder, opstals. thus giving the man up we are unable to dant of the New York Herald, serived

IG. THOMENTT, RN, Stipontiary Ma here in the French stemmar Golconds from Eni-

gon, on his way from that pork to Tangun. Bi 8. W. ELLISTON, RN, Navigating Lisaten.

asy, but it was immediately soon that a Bugs mistake had been made. Had it been a There are now representatives in the Far East of the Times, Standard, Daily News, New York lowed to pass, a most dangerous precedent Harald, Temps, and Evenemani. would biva heen extablished; it would, in fact, has been a surrender of the claim of the Municipality to bare all criminal cama occurring in the settlement investigated in

Chang Yang Heing, a district Dear Lohaug, has lately been inundated, and the district magistrata King had a narrow escape fum being drowned. The water la diminishing at present. However, several hundred lives have

the settlement. Means were therefore at been lost. Many people in the place are hens enco talon to rectify the mistake. The loss, and have nothing to eat but leaves and Municipal Council and the Consular Body barks of trees.--Shanghai Mercury. held meetings, and finally the retum of the The preliminary examination of Bi Yang, accused to the settlement for trial was de- the Shanghai Detective, has been conoladed at the lted Cott. - The Magistrata Chan decided manded, and, after considerable opposition that the cass must be committed for trial, whe -òn thé part of the Obinase authorities, the de- upon the Chinese authorities asked that be mand was complied with. Similar difficulties Priser should be given up to tham. Mr. Cha- shire, who was sitting an assassor, doclined ta as to jurediction have arisen before and are accede to this, pending a referencs to the Sonar likely to become more frequent autil the Consul, and the Daily Nees fearns that the use question is definitely and explicitly decided.tole proceeded with at the fixed Court and

not in the city.

To arrive at a decision that would be satis-

snt.

W. LE LACHEURĮ Masters W. N. ALLISON Mercantile Medas.

POLICE COURT:

August 6th. SEPORI CAPT. H. G. THOMSET, R.N.

DRVYIGNN FÉS.

John MiMillan, sonman, was brought up again. on a okarg of baring boo drunk and capable on Saturday night.

The ingotor in charge of the cas said the defendantha I a ship, and if discharged he would join har et day.-Disoberged.

Daniel HoCarty, carpentar, admited having been drank and refusing to pay vakhte hire on the 5th last, and he was fined 50 cents and ordered topsy 15 oante to the polle.

THE CO-OPELÁTÍVR CARGO-BOAT.

COMPANY OF SHANGHAI.

A gamers) mesting of the shareholders of this company was held of the 30 ultime at the Shanghai Club. Mr. Hager, Chairman of the baart of directors, presided,

The boats of the pompany being in good ander the Urestera have ust thought it very to write, Dif anything for depreciation.

The dissotors relire de prcridad by the dead of settlement bat are eligible for election.

The report was passed, aber some discussion, and the retiring dicestors wire re-elected.

A

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Canton Insurance Ofoe, Limited-$120 per big sharu, big, KOMEN

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares-s

£347 per share.

hids Wire Entrance Company's Sharon-3380

par share. Touglog sud Whampoa Duck Company's

Share 63 per ount, premium. Hongkong, Carton, and Masso Ateamboat Co.'s

Sheras-$49 pretium ar dividend. Indo-Chins Steam Navigation Co's Share

15 percent, discounted China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited,

10-20 per sunt prezifam,vat Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-183 pow

abera.

Chins Sugar Relining Company, Limited-New

Istae-$168 per share.

Chian Sugar Redding Company (Debentures)——

per cent, premizm.

Loss Sugar Refining Company, Limited-878

ara, Hongkong Ios Company's Sharm$163. par

share Hongkong and China Bakery Company Limited

→→→882 per aliara China Imperial Lnair of 1674 Nominal hincse Imperial Loan of 1877--Nominal. Chinees Imperial Loan of 1978 percent.prem. Chinese Imperial Loan of 18811 per cent, prom.

The Governor of Acheon has arrested and de- | lan, and made himself as disagreeable sa possible! Hongkong Hotal Company's Shares-3175 per parted to Batavin several ostensibly loyal Aoki to my mox, until they sakod if he had arar been

ass chiefs isteof ed io abetting the easy. The whipped, and I told him to smarten up if he ex- Chion Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$175 untrustworthiness of the so-called friendly Achi-peoted money for what we required. The word or share. ause heading has beer clearly brought aut by tooney suliraned the wreton Bible, and he con- the fact that the deportid ebiets, Taka Ali and deseanned to bring a dirty broom, which he Tanka Hashim, whom the Governor received as pasted over the tablent which I was to sit, as a heinr yal at an audience, and one of whom, apology for wiping the dirty boards, Abrokes cimely Tutu Ali, he then appointed by way of pan with burning charcoal was also produced, trialin place of banished head pan, proved to be and tha ann was allowed to shine upon us freely. traitors under the following sironmstances, enly so we managed to take our meal of fracal food. len days afterwards: An oflciel named Smith, which was, however, made a disgusting by the a postholdor who had been appointed to hold an amount of dirt in it that oren Yang Ho-shear outpost at Krong Raba, left the fork at Bekit was unequal to a bowl of otherwise very good Boban on the 24th June. with 18 armed police-arai: so we bought bread at a neighbour mon, for the neighboring friendly villageing stall, and the dirty innkonges had the Di Apak Eye, to speak to its honden, the ortidation of desing about a dozen parancs storeesid Tuka Ali, abent the delivery of doing without his dirty fool-N. C. Daily News bailding materials for payment, he being sted Correspondent. The Directors of the Potung Wharf and with sword and revolver. The pollosmen had 18 Godowa Compor Lave toolared an interim breach-leaders and 5,000 rounds of amnation; dividend of thras per out, which is payable on the party heing merenser provided with 9,000 ant after the 8th August

A trip was recently taken toom Akyab up the Tho Malao. Market tronbiss appear now to builders in coin. Smith and his foros did not Koladna in the team launch Briliant by Colonel reach the village autil dusk, upon which they Sladon, Commissioner of Arakan, sada small party fortunataly at an und. Tie marketmen occupy wern induced to pass the night there by trust Fabrien Road on both sides of the Nanking ing in the fondly asaraneas of Taku Ali, who order to test the working of the now retroleams Boad. The fishmoozers take the esters or declared hingelt answerable for their safaty

redund by the Bozone Ol Company When the Ontal Commissiouer istaly vlaited Ar shady side of the road, Thile the regetable Takn Ali then supplied his guests with food, kanan had an opportunis alforded him of wesink sellera cooupy the western or guany side. To dragged beforehand, on partaking of which they the working of the new plan as the company's dis oldest Bishwellers display tlair gands nearest to became so stapaded as to be easily steplad the Nacking Road, a rather from the Mixed

bave been estialled with the cheapness and simpli kwe Court yesterday morning fling the site for each bra band of Aphiaese armed with swords, who fillery, and both an and Colonel Shadon are said to killed Smith and eight policemen on the spot ity of the oil fuel and the many advantages it vendor.

and wounded all the raat but ose, who oppose over noal, and it was as a further test

BHANGHAL. -

AN INDIAN OIL LAND.

VAGABONDS, Willian Jones and Baskisl. Solemnes, seamen, wore obarad with being destitute and having Acording to the Java papors, an importat no visible naans of subsistence. factory to all parties would be rather diffi- description of timber exists in the interior of

P.C. Edrerdasaw thadefalautagong towards Laat week some Chiness soldiers created a dead from not having saten any of the dengzed that, at Colonel Sladen's suggestion, the trial inp eult. Foreigners onjer, by treaty the right Java, which will be invaluable in marine on the City Hall, and be arrested them asdestitutos tachance on the French Conesasion. They were articles. Oo the alarms being given at Bakit in the Brilliant took place, Thoapparatne is des SL 11 of exteritoriality and have had certain land structions, especially as piles for wharves, phrs. The first afondant had doinsted from the Aras arrested and taken to the French Mizal Court Sabun by Taku Ali's unole shortly afterwards, a sribed as extremely simple, and it can without assigned to them at various porta for settle.sad brickgas, and in ship-building, A Mr, Barisan ship Bella of Oregon; he had but cont ou The charge against them belug of a trivial strong dutachment of troops was despatohod to

mao, of Balatiga, dara, ment a pesimen of this | board the times, but deserted agalo, and had nature, they were haply over to the city the sillage, that same night, where they loan d much trouble or expense be fitted on to any for meats. The original intention was that there timer to the Marseilles Agrienttural Exhibition, been loafig about the colony, for xiswooks; bondthorities and wars land-suffed and gent is the people very quiet and not manifesting may where it attracted much attention. It is said had also besa in gaol for dronkens. The charge of a racter into the city. Having settlement should be reserved solely for that when submerged in ses water, the wood very second ddendant had been on the bob hare arrived inside the north gate they were wat pirn of hostility. Taku 'Ali and his ansamblion was this, A tank of oil was placed in the stern

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non-existent. At Shangbai voncesións were i posed parts of wooden abips; and if it prove to rard Labar for nateking's cottos nunbrella, an informer aro still looked up at the Station,ments bad to in shivalled together before they sad it entered the furanon through a small hols

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Dace. The way it was done on board the Brilliant : 18

foreigners, as the Shamien concession at soon becomes severed with a grayish sebatanosas about a month.

Tanka Hashim had disappeared, taking with of the vessel, from which a pipa led to the front of by nome thirty of their comrades, wheat them the vibes and ammunition of the pullon the farms dear, where it met with a secund Canton ja. Where this is done, the only hard and heary na limestone or fint, from which The defendante bad nothing to y, and the lacked the canners with woods, and broke the men, besides Smith's me and the 2,000 guilders. Pips coming from the steam shost. Thỏ tưở paraonsss to whom there can be any dis- sparks on be stenok with the back of a kaits. first mea astenged to six weeks harbour, and bandeaffs off the prisenots, four of whom go The nine corpses and the surviving ended pios ware multed to mouth place or burner, in

This thon rendar te impartions to the attacks the second to four weaky.

nway, the runner very placky balling on to the policetien wero onavayad to Bakit Boban for smaller bore, passed through the centre of the suok way that the oil pipe, which was of the puted jurisdiction are the native servants of of the Laredo zavalis, the destroyer of the wood-

fifth. Four of the soldiers who orents!, a dia

bariai or madimal trestruant. Smith's "body way foreignes, and prantienly the difficulty is work of wharves, piem, bridges, fo.. and the ex- Yung ikaw, cook, as sentenced to six works tarbars on the 14th July sad saverely injured and alload into such small pieces that the fragter pipe. The bacner was thus a double- walled pipe composed of two concentric tube, poseen this property, sud aan be procured in value 70 bite, from a planter named Tean Apo, pending the reentery or otherwise of their victim. could be carried away.—Straits Times, granted to the English, American, and Buffet quantity, it will be of immense aden- as the later was walking on the Psya on the

| in the decry the oil coming through the inter Towards the end of last jur the Commissioner

pipe, and the steam through the centre pipe, French astions. The French concession hastage.-Straits Times.

5th fnat,

of Customs notified tlist go boste would ba Li Lain, noolia, was sant to guoltor fort required to pay tortage des from the beginning

The consequence was that the oil as it passed always remained French, but the English A telegram from Peking in the Blida Pasm-night for sealing a ton cent pisos a chair coolis, of 1993. We are now glad to be able to give the

ont of the pips was caught up by the steam, and and Americans, thinking it would further nonass that Feng Chinng, Fan-t'ai of Yaman, named Slid Asia, nocidentally dropped in Stan following extrant from thereply of the British

[NOTES OF A JOURNEY THROUGH CHINA.] blown and dispersed over the furence, where, camterial interests, bave practially fosed has been appointed Fu-t'ad of the satao province ley streston Sunday.

Ubargé d'Affaires to represstations which were Deo. 19th.--Our road from Hon-yin Miso led caos ignited, it kept up a constant and roaring by Imperial Dearmo, více To Jul-Ban, degraded.

TOO KEND.

Their Bandepast the little Hsien oity, aloss under ita north- blass. To start the fire it is necessary to gat mp made to him on the matt their sittlemonte and made thon into one three degrees. The Vlooroy big Chang-yu, ho He Tag, Bosman, was oberged with having clas "the Ministers of the Teang-li Yamdo--a walls; thos vor a small stream, by a good about 5lbs, of steam in the boiler with ordinary cosmopolitan Rettlement in the govern. was at his post daring the valebrated defales attempted to supply a prisoner with makes sulabandon the dain to lay tonnage daes on stone bridge just beyond the West Gate. We fuel; but ones this is done, and tas skerm and mant of which the Consuls of all the tious, but is now absent on kare, has sina boon oigarettem the 4th inst.

cargo hosts which lightes vosols within the passed the grave of some paracne of importance, oil have commanded thee i int work, all that is degraded three degrees, and his substitute Trên The dipendont was seen by an attendant Huits of the Port of Shanghai. The registry of whose ramsins were guarded by the masknum requisite is to regolate the expply which is easily nation having treaties with Chiya are Yü-ying condemned to the same punishments aured Favelin to basà a parool to the of the enrge beats is, however, indsted on." An Weber of stons men and Lists, as a mark of his done by mester of cooks on sout pipe: Bach equally interested. When, therefore, any with this difference, however, that Te'on left prisoner in the chain-gang employed on the now sung is thin the limite of the Fort of Shanghai, cank. The road itself is the great highway to system roguires no vickers, and would therefore -queation of a diplomatic usture relating to

in possession of the post, and retains the privibes hospital ito. Ho had been hanging about all cargo boats which are apagad in disobarging Poking, with little gaard-house along it every affect a saving aren if its cost war ngaal to of regaining his lost dogress by purchase, which the morning, and had bean driven way three and loading vessels which tra unable to areas the two or three ti, on which are painted the names onel. Bat the actual post, it is said, in such the settlement arises the Congal heae to Lit and Io are not allowed to do. The pain times, but persisted in returning. I was alas Bar, will not, of course, bolable to payment of of the watebuer, the number of them, and Aho less than soal. The Frozen wat farza take jest nation. Following out the idea of English of this is that Ta'ên is to be punbind well knorn in gaol.

tonongo dues. Such does have already bera distance in li from the nearest stage in sach on an syarage half ton of coal in tan hour the pommercial progress of the sittlement, miles away, and lo deep mytening, and that this was sezaired to six months kord khan ofended-N. C. Daily Nat.

In defalt of paying a fine of $25, the prisoner paid on these earga boste vill, we understand, bo direction. These atohen keep a fre burning outing about Es. 18. She wantd peruire for all night, and as soon as they hour the tally-hoy the same time abont ten gallons of nil, and on Chines have been allowed not only to resiile pantshent is mitigated by permission to apt-

or some other ory of the imperial coneier, ther that be able to malatila 551ls, of steam stendly. but to squire property there, and the Chi-to me by what other word to describe the pay-a jacket, istuad at twenty canta, on the 3rd inst. done his fault" by bribery. At least, we fail

Wong Ayan, coolio, was sharged with stealing

Fight a torch and hand it to him as he possess. The oli là at prosent advertised at Re, 9a mantd, HANKOW.

This is supposed to be done all the way to Paking, which would lovó a large margin for profit su Deze population is now a very uquerous one. mant of money ander janak (olaoumstances. A The dfendant win found by a stone catter A band of rowdies, to the number of several in times of panes or war, but I anspert that there compared with coal sroupe si distances whil In the French concession also Chinese bare givan not fe alter e crime or it is not; if its tasted Tag Bhing in his ouskhouse a ground hundrede, in reported to have established its are many places where it is diffealt to find me to made the cost of carriage solve. The ol been allowed to resiđe und acquire property punishment by purchase amounts to a bribe, calic the melof taking a jacket from a taboo, sad and to have taken possesion of aeveral ancient courier has to go along in the dark--not an easy claquer fomers coal fernaon. On the trial triv desperca to be punished, and the arasion of door in Hollywood-resi. The pleonor was beadquarters at Ten-yung-hion, near Huskew, do that daty, in tronblous times at least, and so the farmson has sins the advantage of boling mach and Europeace and Autoricans may reside it, by what name one may.-N. O. Daily News. thers under the same conditions ne in a

he ran off with the garment, bat gas purepediemples and other buildings. As soon as the in mattar on a bed road. We passad i brick.kiln the Brilliant, eg was to do exposted, with a first until he nu into the arms of a lokasy.

habitante of the village disorered these proseed where mechanion) appliadom were used to as he experiment ezramed much more all than the French city, but although foreigners other. The steamer Jumbo, Capt. Fryer, which left

A si of eight previous ocnktions waslugs they reported the same to the Distriot Maman labourist ie, a rough kind of ylpey wingh, minimum of one gallon par bour; but even if tho than Frenchmen may sit on the Municipal for Mail on the let ultimo, put back brought against the prisoner, and has come latrate and the latter os al out the military madeof the hotels cartwheel revolting ons pidea contamed these times the quantity, the saving yesterday, baving mat with rough weather out mitted fe trial at the next Crimina! Bassions; and took Immediate steps for the arrest of the of a cart-ails tzed into a brick wall, and have a would be very great over coal The Govern Council, the government of the place remains sida necasaltating some repairs. Captain Fryer mS ENTERPOLING BURGLLE. offenders, but without swisss, as the roadies crooked stick set into the hop for a windh Mandle. ment Inspector of Steam Boilers, who was on French, and in the case of any difference with reports as follow: Left Hongkong on Tusi. Ng Fu, hawker, was charged, on remand, made themselves naros balors the soldiers word man was hoisting bricks with this machilas on | bomed bho Brilliant, gava it has his opinion that the Chiness authorities the French Consultar. the fly, and anchored in Deep Bay, res-with posion of barglarious Implements on able to rock their hiling places, The City Me- som slags, whom they wore passed by another the oil Eppt op a much more atendy Harshan

ther threatening and barameter falling; atenuers the 30tsalt.

gistrate of Cha Chow orored the gates to be man Into the kilu to be placed for being, soal, sa the dames veren slackened and the heat acta abae. Both in the English and French Homeralda and Posang at anchor also. On Inspesor Quincey learned that solmportation closed and a strict want to be made, but on Lipsy winches so generally used at wall i was always uniform. Altogether, the experi conasetons mixed courts have been ea Wednesday barometer stil low, and towards of barghe had arrived in the sony, and he lan the mabels were discovered, Bhangbut through the northern provinces, but this is the ment is said to have been most satisfactory.

grening falling again, moved the little craft farz sallied Igth with F.3. Butlin to inn some of | Courier,

first time I tavs seen one this applied. I saw and everyone on board was plenast with the tablished for the trial of cases against thor in to Juak Bay. Thareday no alteration: them. They saw the prisoner trying to avoid

soze rior felds on the road, so water in denotions suggars of the plan. Patrulpam has often been Friday book a look at the weather outside, baro them in Tadder-strost, and weised him. If

CHEFOO

plentiful enough in summer to produre rice. The used in "America on board river beamers but plain itself is splendid all away as far as the aye apparently owing to the cost of orria re, italy fallen, water low but steady, but found too much son looked tulky about the cost, and Butlle held ou and maizmed to anchorage: Saturday, 4th him whis Quincey marched, the most being A most delightful ball vs given by the offloara can see to the right, and the mountains close, by cannot compete with scal at any great distapre observable, for in the latter an officer from August, weather losking Beet 4 m. miles that a omplete azpisne equipment was found of the feet stationed here on the 27th July, at on the left, are as rugged and astags looking es from the all imines. La Barmah, however, the French Consulate is always usociated ae real start and went out, and when out 70 os them in olios bag-three flok looks, Newman's Family Hotel About eighty people those wa taw yesterday. Soon covers them just where the supply of all, as far as can at prosent miles from Hongkong, met a fary hogy sose hundtrejoss stick to stupily atoping people, were present includingall be eliteof this fashion now but lightly We balted for breakfast in be judged, in malimited, the old farsas01 WRY betoner with the native magistrale, while ses and barometer falling, determined to run and ingedients for making more, Chinese able seattle resort. The land of the Bag skip the town called An-shut Chon, with population some into very oral neo. It is alwa In the farmer the accessor may be from any north again. At 8 pm. shuary quail almak kaksistonogenius sropean dike, a olasp discoursed plassant mnaloto nowearied dancers of thirty or more families. We put up at a most Colamal Stadion has asked the capotion of the the ship, and threw her over on her beam inda, kuite and other things, Tho pritent miraggled natichestoalt beurs of themorning. A splendid - wretched ini, kept by an obliging man, who soon local government to it eli barking apparatus to of the Conrulates. It fe clear that in the and the bolt of the woodlook boka; and not violently with his oaptors. He eskile was from appar was moved by the opular proprietors at tris to make us comfortable-pot an guay matter the paddle steamara, Moypo, and Pakikioo, and one aut much greater consister of con- being able to move the rudder, on account of it Cantet, and another man had selve him the bag twelve o'clock, which folded alta delloses seeing the plane was small and without re it is probable that notion wa duct on the part of the assessor muy reason being jammed by the woodlook being art of to say MORTON

of the season. The whole of the front part of and the door had to be kept open to let the light The Bongs Company have also applied to the Cited for triat at the Criminal Bessions, the Hotel was magically ickted up, forming a came in, the cho baronober Eshowed soms look railway authorities for permission to apply will you or be on ATCERA ably be expected than in the other, The pact, the dam took sbarcs pen. fear, and the

Intern-post uplit. Lowered the rudder dew; and defense sing reserved,

mont fairylike svene, and nogether it was an un- ton or fifican degree of troubly modetache the arabam to thale locomoties, singinës, "and an -- A C cand under notice furnishes an justsuse of kan slowly last, and got over Uficuliten by one trip/ COMBINED BORGERY.

qualified ausdess and not her to be soon for- frane na I wrote We had estas sons 35 74 that Pesecinant pas limited seats will, de denti In kho are

morning

first fastante be slawed. Andian Daily Neur the inconsistency which charaderises the sharing at Wanshal at 8 pm.

Two Ainamon and a boy-wary dargod with goston, C. Daily New Correspondent.

native arising within the commons, and here again the difference between the two is

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dearguerite or-Warp, le registered urang tua poisia. 3.

TERPOLOR, DEDURE ME3, to 3, Ngàť hnson, 3 in 4 moderate. Eta § Imah,:?ta Vakrong, sku:30 houry, 10 to