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WILL BE READY SHORTLY. HRONICLE & DIRECTORY,

FOR

CHINA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, BONE, BTRAITS SETTLEMENTI, COCAIN

CHINA, SIAM, ÉS

For 1884.

With which is incorporstad THE CHINA DIRECTORY.

The issue for 1884 which will be the

THE DAILY PRESA TUESDAY, JANUARY 21mo, 1964

SUNGKIANG,

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YOKOHAMA.

CHARTERS NEUROLO

ovor, to spar the rustics to efforts to which The following settlements are taken from & sense of duty might fail to move thom, the Massa, STIL, & Law's Freight Circular proclamation gone on to promise: Fr St. Idous Franch bark, 388 boun, to Bamberg, defending the provincial capital, for hi

holding private torme.

strategic Jupiter--Russian hack, 690 tons, to Havre and cepting the enemy,

points, for obstraating

for following him 5 Loquon, privats torns.

gents

We have received the list of entries for the

anmo diya part boen raging in the end mito 'et foreign trade with China, It is not

Hongkong Bausa For the Derby there are

Tolcanion, and that, despics strenuous exarfjócs improbable that France will, if drivon wouty-two entries, and for the Ladies' Parse. The Erlent of the plows bed Taas yung to rziarulah it, it ist beening. It is reported to do so by Chiness opposition in Ton-thirty".fore.......

before him on the 6th fast, wad to repeated quoa. that sight of the native deployés, including (wa The Italian teamos Nord America, formerly tons put to Elm the detective persisted in deny hand engineers, have been suffocated by the tou quia, attral and occupy Tantsit, and marchs from thence upon the capital. She the Blirling Case, lately runda the run framing ble guilt in the rest of Warg ab-an air whilst endearoaring to put the fire out. Maramilies to Monta Video in 15 days, including Moreover the widow of the leased has charged Since the 8th inst, we believe the mining and may also anizo Haiano, an recommended by stoppage of Capu do Verde Islanda. She had or

the tone of her evidence, the most important out-gut has born rhtirely stoppet, to enable ovary flea-ritan thesamasted ashoone. 314 tons, the rear, for rendering services by success al the Paris proas, and hold it until payment of beard that voyage about 2.000 Italian emigrate, are beiser that she denies that Tano Si-yang anergy baing directed towards devising means of Moung to Forang and back to Hongkong vid Manslaughter of an enemy, for the burning r

was the main cause sad principal kand in the extinguishing it. We bops abortly to hear that lang, 40 seats par ploel, to iny days. The British steamer Ping-on was to lose the murder of her husband. At this there wors po the efforts put forth bare besa secoueful, and to Tientsin and bank to Hongkong 4 Nawahwang, blowing them up by torpedors,

Redrick Hay-British back, 200 tone, Wheature of his vessels of war, or for na indemnity has been made by bius.

there will But whatever the French may do, it is tolera- Aberdeen dook yesterday. The Gornisa stocars farther questions putand the Court thousgjo sint the mine is again is full working seder.

be a scale of rewarde cuts par ploni, 85 lay days.

given without fail," Europa and Mario went into the Kowloon dock, gd. I hear also that shortly after the trial on. The Imperial Goçarament Telegraph Dipart Rachel British bark, 292 tons, Whampoa to on. But bly certain that they will carefully ro spect not only the rights but the intereste mapolita itak turns ship Winery into the ps. tioned above, the others in the cass, Taso Taulment notify that surge fra brake out in Omakstain and busk to Hongkong vid Nuwchwang, 50 cents but the people bars, little faith in official promisos and are no more likely to swallow dock yesterday The British steamor yan, hed arrived at this place. Io view of this on the thirst. In Ushihon-macht. A strong per rical, 85 lay daya. TWENTY-SECOND Anutal PurlJDACIÓN,

the Prefoot gave out a notice stating that since north-westerly wind was blowing the time, trin, a canta par plot, 24 lay day if back to Hong-plying provisions to an invader by threats of Setiawan help, 281 won Whumpes to Tie the bait than they are to be deterred fram sup- has been considerably extended, both in the of neutral. It is satisfactory to find that usins will learn the Aberdeen dock, ko.day.

Tase T'ai-ynn had arrived, he was required to and 2,595 houcos wore burnt before the frog, direct, 20 carts addicional, 15 ay days. Directory. proper and in the Appendix. The the Chinege Authorities exhibit a similar

The New Fork Sun of the 6th ultimo any stay hora until the entire number of persons which haled frows 10 am. lill 6 p.m. on Thurs Frohlich Gorana bark, 810 tons, to Rollo and back, punishment.; Patriotiem is an unken parts in Coros, the Malay States, &, are been anxiety aut to give trouble or cause annoy. For some moathe it has been baitored that the concerned in the case had men collected together, day, as ended, Fifty-niss man see also $1,800 in fil

Azneftin Italiae back, $75 tons, Saigon to Bataclase. They entertain the profoundest awe.

quantity

among the Chiness peaquntry as added to the formuar; whilst the latter inaludos anos to other foreign residents, and that they Chinese hare la this city scrat Elhucal or when his evidence would be required. There reported to bars been injured. Rising Sun

onet which has both original nad foal jarixdie was a rumour that the roper despatuled by the

vis, 20 cents per picul, 20′ lay dayu.. In addition to the usual contents, the Trosty are disposed to put down any manifestation (tiyu, and whom dacross are absolute, The Sun Frefect of this piace to Shanghai to summon

Goran Bridelenger, 1,039 tone, algo to Hong. of the Dragon Throne and its Houveni tong, $3,000 in fall, Salgon to Hongkong tre chartae), socupant, but its influanco is vaguo, and. between the United States and Corea, the now of anti-foreign spirit on the part of the pomporter entered a building at JF, Mott-street, and the witnesses in the case was bleokmailing the

12 monte per picul, lay day. found on the top floor darently furnished sport psople in Shanghai; upon which the Prafent, Treaty between France and Annam, and other palace. It is bad enough to have the pre-mants, albed ap in Oriental aptondear, Delore being wroth, made an investigation, but fonn

Hongkong, 13 cents per piral, 8lay day.

Cassandra-German steamer, 1,07 tous, Saigon to inspires little fooling of loyalty or after tion. The mandarin is the reprequatstive sent stata of political incarţitude prevailing bus, but on the floor level, ant two Chinemes that the rapper in question bai pot stacled gut

Hongkong, 24 cunts per plost, 12 lay days.

Meray British steames, 1,7 tone, Salgon to of the Eurarer, and as the mandaria' The ALPHABETICAL Lier of FOREIGN without baing worried by the contingassy ofed sitting in two bodies were a score of China may not have gone as yet, but one of your as writing in big parohmant books with brushes. for Shanghai. However, the Profeos said, "You

is to the Bongal--British steamer, 1,950 tone. Saigon to 119 the ignorant paisant the mere symbol RESIDENTS again has bene mino's inoroasal.

Hongrong, if coats per pinal, 12 lay daya.

of extortion and oppression, he fecis THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY an early practical suspension of trade through men of the better clasa The entrance of the gistants must hava bɔgn doing the thing,"--pan

Whampoa-British steamur, 1,100 tom, aigua to no qualms in serving the stranger, even intruder throw the company irto great confusion, which the unforisants runner was ordered 800

Hongkong (ra.charter), W01 conti per pleal, Olay days. contains the follow Lithographed MAPS blockade of the Chinese porte..

and the reporter sena urdared out of the room. blown. This man, thinking himself anjustly

Masser-Bribich aber, 1325 bos, sign to the sacred soil of the Celestial Empire. In that stranger comes as an invader of though This delivery of the American mail was began From Ah Foon, Chinsman who was educated trestek, kas visos rasigned his batt-Daily

ongkong, 31 cents per pioul, 12 lay days. a New England sollege, the reporter learned (Neus Correspondent.

Olympia-Borman static, 739 sons, to Salgun mod the hat war with Chine the Allies found back, $2,700 in fall. 13 lay days; Baigon to Hong diffealty in procaring either provisions or that about a year ago an agent of the Ban

kong (re-olaetor), I cents per ploul, 7 lay days. Fransisco Hip Ye Tour Society arrived in New

Ocean-British stoomer, 1,039 tops, to Saigan and native labour for transport, nor would die York. Some rexations questions had arizon

Ollerton tumor, 1,237 tar, Nagasakt

French at the present moment, if they steamer, trouble between the representatives of the Chi- among the Chinomen here. whtoh stirred up

to Hongkong, 11.50.

descent upon the Chinese coast. Fongisse British steamer, 781 tons, monthly phar. There is a refreshing naïveté in the fol which must strike all formiga lowing passage established a subordinate court here. Since the

Yoricaria (Dream, steamer, 811 tons, monthly charter, six months option, thrasi months, $3,400 per readers of the proclamation:"Should the Judge spated Ceart lu thie city, Chinamen bayo

month.

enemy actually proceed to open hostilitica como-bare from all parts of the East to entroit thoir grievances for arbitration. As the

De Bag-British atome, 1,087 tons, monthly car and giro battle to me, it follows that the strength of the Chinees grows in New York, the

Previous charter cancelled. On the arrival of the Oceanic at San Francison Hip Ye Tong will grow in strogaver, asid Ah on her last trip on fewer than two hundred and Foos, until it becomes as arnol and vindictive

HONGKONG-TIDE-TABLE. The large Edition conniste of over ONE six habeas corpus cases were brought by those it has in San Francisco,” THOUSAND pages of printed matter. It la ia-Chinose passengers on board. dispensabla in ovary. Mercantile Office in the

additiona

and PLANS —

CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE AT VICTORIA PRAX at 1 p.. yesterday. MAT OF THE ISLAND OF HONG KONG.

PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA,

New MAP 07 TH FAR EAST.

PLAN OF THE CITY OF CANTON.

PLAN OF TUB FOREIGN BETTLENEITH AT

SHANGRAI.

PLAN OF YOKOHAMA,

PLAN OF MANILA

PLAN OF SAIGON.

MAP OF THE TOWN AND ENVIRONG or

SINGAPORE.

NANKING.

The British-gurboat Lianet Commander G W. Hill, serived here yesterday from Cantos:

Tho anual distribution of prizes to the pupils of Victoria School will take place to-morrow after-asso companies, and the society, therefore, so igrute that few can remember a Booz at five o'clock.

According to intostaisicos, IL.... Midge was of Tami, and H. M. S. Clanstra nod the Franah frigate Triomphantę at Amoy.

This afternoon, at hall-past thres v'olock, the

Far East and will be found a aroful vide merannual distribution of prizes will take place at to those travelling either on business or plessare. the Government Central School, under the pre-

THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY} sidenoy of His Excellency the Governor. is published in Two Foras-Completo at $5; maller ofition $3.

Orders for Copies may be sent in the Daily Frasi Ofish, whore it is published, or to the following Agents ---- MACAO.........Mosers. A. A. de Mello & Go SWATOW.........Mossra. Quotol & Co.

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Un. Harmand, Istoly Commissioner-General in

Tongain, is on his way home; on the arrival of the French mail ateamer Tangled at Singapore sue displayed the French Bag in his honour."

The Official Gazelfs of the 7th ult, contains the! announcement of theappointmentof Sergt. Enjor William George Willistos to be quartermaster of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliora vies Windram, posted to the 3rd Battalion.

We would remind our readors that the Loftus Trouge, assisted by amateure, will this evening produco Lanquette's popular opers "Las Cloches de Carneville" at the 1 beatre Royal. The por Waleh, Shanghai.formance is under the special patronage of His Exellency thu Governor. The Band of the | Buffs will be in aliendacoɔ.

NAGASARI...The C. and J. Trading Co. HIOGO, OBAKA..Tho U. and J. Trading Co. TOTOHAMA......Messrs. Kelly & Co.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Londos, 20th January,

·CHINESE GORDON'S MISSION, General Gordon accepted his mission to Egypt upon the condition that her should be responsible only to the British Government..

POLICE COURT.

January 21st.

BEFORE BOTH MAGISTRATEI,

BOBBEET FROM THE PERÉON,

Im Aping, barber, was charged with having, with others not in custody, rohbad a coolie named No Kia of a purse containing $2.43, on the 21st inat.

The complainant had just returned from Penang, and was taking congie aba etall in Wing The Austro-Haugarian Lloyde steamer Lok-stroot yesterday morning when he was scired MANILA MOSSTs. Vinda de Loyzaga & Co. Eania, which arrived here on Sunday, ifas. by the throat by a man from behind, He was SAIGON........Mosers. Grettise & Co..

new steamer of 3,073 tons proas and 2,011 tons thus prevented from calling out, and while hold SINGAPORE...Mossra. Sarie & Co.

register, with engines of 450 horsepower, and in this position the prisoner stehed his purse BANGKOK.Messrs. A. Bjurling & Co.

is capable of staaming fourteen miles an hour. away and ran off with it with the complainant LONDON.........Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane.

There are first plass and 24 expand glass pursuing him. He tarned into the Central Market LONDON...Moss. Guo, 8lrent & Co.

obins, which are furnished with the electric and ran into the arms of a fokang, who soined LONDON... Messrs. Bates, Hendy & Co. SANFRANCISCO Mr. L. P. Fisher, 91, Memolante light. The Titania is the largest steamer at bin with the purse in his head.

prosent of the Austro-Hungarian Lloyde' foot.

Exchange.

New York......Mesars. S. M. Pattingül & Co.,

37, Park flow. Daily Press. Office. Ist January, 1884.

A.

NOTICE.

AND

8. WATSON

FAMILY AND 'DISPENSING CHEMISTS,

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The MM, steamer Peiko, which took the mail | of the 30th Novonabor, due in London 95th De- sember, by which raost of the Christonsa cards and letters wors sont home, broke her shaft after Joaring Columbo and rouched Adoni neder sail seren days late. From Aden she was towed by CO.. the Iraouaddy to Suez. Probably the mails were

taken on from Aden by tho P. and O. etos which left here on the 27th November and reached Lome.ou the 7th January..

a'clock, a fire broke out at Shinagara, Tokiyo, On the evening of the 9th inet,, al ibant ten

and destroyed about 400 houses in the wealthier destroyed estimated at 680. part of the suburb. The number of housing

During the strong N.E, blow on the 5th ist, the British bark E. von Beasley, which has redently been converted into a hulk, desgyed bar ausbors and get on the bank opposite the English Hataba. Attempta were mada yaaber day to tow bar oft, but the tag weed was not Į equal to the occasion, and the vessel still lies on her biles, her position and appearance indicating that she is rapidly making water,

7th Jaundry. The recent failures of the largest Chinese banks are broke out at a shop in Yoshida naohitet, one meeth, $8,500 per month.

Shortly before aine n'alack or the 10th insta santon so dissatrons. Hents those who have raady Niolence, and very soou the dunes got hold on capital are put in great fear, and have therefore the adjoining buildings, but happily there was gate in Inge anbers to the banks to ant back tittle or no tad, and the engines being prompt their deposits In conguence of this, Les T-arriving of the seahe the fire war extinguishter, four manths, 15,000 per month t'a bank, which does baalness on Hua Shih-street, with no farther damage than the destration and lawn all along hoan considered the largost and of about three or four lapsness house. The fire frost book in Hawking, tailed suddenly on thai, however aid to have originated at a Ta 6th inst. The proprietor of this bank, an As-boismeya (baked potate-shop) where the people kopt man named Chen Chin.ohon, went to the Districte quantities of dried straw, which is used in

the business. Japan, Mañí. Ingistrate of this ofty and gave himself up, and woordingly was put under arrest. The salirs sment of his fallure appears to be above Tls, 500,000.

Ha H yêu, the Hangabow hanker, who for morly made fose from foreign capitalists for the parpots of military expanditures at Heln Chiang (I), has been found out by the Board of Revenue to have mladenit with the interest scarning from sbalon. For this reason that Board memorialized the Throne about the mat- tor, and the up-shot has been the receipt of a dosrom dograding Ha Hai-pa and orlaring him to be severely pauished for the offen. Hu Hai-yên te now in Nanking awaiting the rosalia of the investigations at prosent going on, Ho le living in the northern part of this pity in an ine, and in said to be daily bewalling his hard fate, from which there is no assaps.-Chiners Correspondent of N. C. Daily News.

THE AMERICAN MAIL.

The O. O steamer Occants, Captain Davison, with San Francisos dates to the 2nd ultimo, arrived here yesterday. The following are from our exchanges

A NEW. YORK THEATER BURNED.

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New Toux, 14th December. At seven o'clook this evening 'fire was dis- covered in the Standard Theatre, on Sixth-preme Hat. and thirty-ocond atroot, one of the most popular optowe places of ausurament. When the fire broke out, no one was in the theatre bat a low etage hands and two young actresses rehning their parts with the prompter. The origin of the fire is still in doubt. The fames spread with sneh natopisking rapidity that the nĥolo stroo- ture was a total wrack within an hour. The Ha Helyða rölemad to Shanghai noms diys theatre building was rained at $50,000; usønery 480.- MD.

KOREA.

The following items appear in the Japan fail's translations from estive papers:

Minister to Korea, will be sacceded by Mr. It is currently reported that HB. Takozoye, Tanabe, a cantor of the Genro-in.

Information has reached on from Korea to the The prisoner said it was someone else who co-affect that owing to the breaking out of antal nitted the rubbery: be rouroly plakad the parse tilities between China and France, about ono of the ground.

BEFORE MB. A. G. W188.

LARCENT

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The heights In the Tables marked with a mimu (--) sigiz are below "Las-Vater Ordinacy Spring-Pidos, and should be stracted from the mopants given ahora,

HONGKONG- TEMPERATURE.

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lies with them for not observing

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hint is · given as to the cause

of difference between China and France; it is simply laid down the Ezaporor cap de no wrong; if the French attack China. they muat do so wilfully and without provocation. To this the French will certainly dear. They have no desire to go to war wish Chans, and will not do so unless the Chinese ty

**༦ sending troops against them in Tonquin fores them to assume the offensive. It is entis- factory, however, to find that the proclama- tion refera in friendly terms to other western Bations, and waron the popalace not to mol- eat them in

decided terms natione with whom. have commercial dealings, amicable relations bare continued hitherto and no disturbance of theso is pormitted by outbreaks, will bo severely dealt with." Thisannance. ment has been extensively pasted t and it is to be hoped it may prove a

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and stage properties, $25,000, which are a total loss. It is said the property was insured for nestly its full valtio. A now comio opora satitled Estrella," nas produced for the first time on Taonday night, at great expouco.. SIR CHARLES DILKD ON THE PLANCHISE MILL,

LONDON, 17th December. Bueaking at Birmingham to-day, Bir Charles Dilke, Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs, la- imated that at the next session of Parlia mont. tho Gerorament would endeavour to pass the Franchise bill in addition to messen Convicted and sentenced to 18 months' impriBest har left for China. According to somo Landon and for reforming the oily guild

housand of the Chinese troogs stationed in for municipal reform of the govemment of eonment with hard labour.

authoritis, the anmber estimated at 800. He advocated equality for Ireland in regard The news of the outbreak of hostilities emanated to the franchise, and depressted embering from the Chinese osmmander,

} the franchise with the quastion of the radistei- A letter from Pusan, dated the let of bution of seats in the House of Commons. December last, says "The local Chamber of Commerce, which was opened us the 10th of October last, has been losed under to fellowing Prince Jersen Bonaparte has decided to bur

PARTS, 17th December.

dirommetazone. The body desired to puta stop rome a condidate for election to the Chamber of. The Artorican mail brings the report of tho do

to false weights, and to exercise contral evor the Deputies fren Barbedieux, the Department bate in the Frandi Sevate or the To quin credit;

quality of goods. Some time 6go, a murchant of Charente. frun Boul umne i ît persants no fiatores of special intèrast. The

this port and friad to abolish

ANGLE BULE IN JASUTOLAND. Committee in their report said:" Ant with

the Chamber of Commerce and thereby to mono.

LONDON, 17th December, vigent and rapidity The Times' Paris serros.

polise waertain trade; bat in vain. Consequently,

Official anzmincement is made that England Fondent on the 16th December reported an inter-

be collected a comber of infamous characters rasane control in Basutolaud, in compliance view wita Marquis Tseng. Taèng said ho could

who ware coudy to rise in erma at any sign from with the prayer of a large majority of the Manila ......... distinctly stem that Chins would break off

Chung Afuk, aineteen years of age, and des-aim, and be thus so terrified the Governor Lastives of that country. official relations with Franos if the French should cribed as a schoolboy, was charged with unlawful that he closed the Chamber of Commerin. Mr.

QUARDING AGAINST TENIANS. take either Bacnish or Sontoy. He would rejoicepsion of a silk jacket, a bocio, and a banas Müllender and the Chinese Minister paid a

LONDON, 18th Decoribor. visit to this place on the 23ud of December kust, to sau Ferry go to Loudon and discuss the dif-smoking pips,

Extenaire precautioris hace bawa takan în son. Bculties between Franco and China with Lord On Friday morning a lokang may the prisoner Mr. Yaudo, President of the Japanoze Chamber sagnaneo of information of the arrival of the Granvils. There was not mash time left for dome from the steam launch at Yaumati with of Commerce, gara farewell dinner to the In-Fenion Daisy, concerned in the storage of arais ite consideration, and Tsang desired that beating under his cost. He followed the prispector of Coatoms and ofters on the 24th in Clerkenwall, for which offenas Walsh was SHIPS' MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTHC, sincerely trustad Farry would find some disintarer to a pawn shop, where he offered the articles Des her prior to his tea to Japan." convicted. A special corps of polico, many et in question in pawd. Ito gore contradictory no exted party patitled to sea ench of the contendents of Lis possession of the artiglos but they bat last, says: The Chinese residents there are wherever it is thought mischief is likely to detar, whom speak the Irish language, hra boen placed iug powers for oncessions which either waLN of inclined to make directly. On the however, Kowloon Custom house.

were subsequently aloimed by a slark at the in the habit of making the remark that Koras is All persons, publia buildings and docka 76

dependency of China. Koreans who know not carefully watched. after nowa of the fall of Soutay had been re. orived in Paris, the Temps reports that at the weekly reception at the Porsign Ministry Marquis Taba and Prime Minister Ferry had a long and friendly conversation.

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH,

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HONGKONG DISPENSARY. - [23

BIRTHS.

Fang Alam, Shmonger, pleaded guilty to stealing a piece of wood, value 85 conts, from the doorway of a shop in Qeess-road West, on Saturday, and being an old offender, he was son

encal to six months' berd labong, with the first and last fortnights in eoliary oppdament.

Chot Away, boy of 15, for stealing a jacket and bed quilt, belonging to his master, Hen "bing long, a doctor living in Wellington-street, sa sent te gand for thren wasks.

UNLAWFUL FORSERSTOM,

Prisoner was set to gnol fur one mouth,

A DỊTING GÂMBLER.

A letter from ul, dated the 14th of Deco

the meaning of the word "independence" no- Special corps of police have been detailed to quiense to the oft-repeated sexartion of the Chicnsrd the Parliament buildings, Westminster sauce, and pay us attention to the boundary Ines.Abboy, the Gorerament offoss, the National tion between the two countries, gow being Gallary, the German Embassy, the Maori agitated by the more enlightened and patriotic House, Stock Exchange, and Bank of England. of them. Rocontly, two small islands in the The luggage of all persons landing from Atlan Am-rok-gang River were taken possession of tie steamers is carefully scrutiojzed. by Kore affor troublesome discomsion with

Tang Mik; solio, was shared with being you wound vagabond and wit 3 saulling the polios. On Sunday P. C. MeKam coatterad a lot of gamblers at Hore Tars. He caught prisoner, who was picking up some of the gambling gear, and the man bit his hand.

The prisoner was sentenced to s month's hard

A Washington dispatch, dated Idth alt, says. -Members of the Paribo Coast Congressivel delegation held a meeting to-day for the purposeof

Chins, and Oxod as the boundary line. Yeng [isa agresio upon a serien of amandmenta to, tho On the 17th instaut, the wife of Mr. E. L. Lavia- | Chinese Rendeletion bill. Tho amendments de. | Ishoor.as e regpé and vagabond. HIER. Choto Custome, vi a mom,

(100cided upon, which will beembodied in the bill to

The the 12th instant, at 3, 9ymour Tercane, the wife of F. T. PEARCE FOSTER, of a daughter.

On the 20th instant, at isamond Terrace, the wife be introduced in the Huss by Henley no Mon- of HELEZAT GEORGE FINGUAX, Deputy daniatant day, pravidle for a passport systems substantially Commissary Gonsel of Ordnance, of a daughter. [207 idectioal with that contained in the rotord

MARRIAGE ..................... On the 28th January, at 5. John's Cathedral, Dong- kung, BORGE MACDONALD HOME PLAYFAIR, of H. A Cousalat Etzioni, ur of the inte Dr. Gebera B. Plugin, unpactor General of Hospitale, to WINIFRED MAY FRANKE, daughter of the late Mr. John Frangr, of Smyras.

The Daily Press.

Horakowa, JANUARY 22ND, 1884.

Baron M. H. r. WODEHOUSE.

MMCELLANEOUS.

--There was a considerable number of Chinese twenty-year bill. All China are to be required, brought up for miscellaneous patty offences, before leaving or entering the United States, unlicensed hawking, street gambling, salts, to provide themselves with cartificales conlaining sauces, orualty to animals, while the number detailed descriptions of personal appearance of men fined for being at large without a light or which must be exhibited to the satome officera pass was unusually lares.

next moon.

MACÃO.

SHANGHAI.

GREAT DISASTER IN TOKKSE.

CORUTANTINOPLE, 18th December,

STATION,

REGISTER.

19th January, 1884.

Hangki

Fuochow Shanghai... Maganka...

Both January, 1974

1

RTATION.

Manzila Kongesag.

77.0

33.38 64.0

Fourhoo

$4,0

Shanghai

HÈZRAZ (Bamidity,

Wind.

fuel January, 1804, #1 € 2.3.

STATION.

linng, who, was travelling in the north-eastern

A great atorm caused much damage to iobeos diatriots, returned and memorialised the King in the town of Abbadis. Siz large ships and Manuals to open fresh negotiations with China to reester sfteen coasting vessels were lost and crown Hongkong the region between Ta-man-gan (Rossian drowned.

routier) and Bankeiys. He muggested the ošta. blishmant of a Korona colony there to engage

Anioy..... Fooch.. 30.46 Shinghal Sambi

STATKIN

in agricolare. The Am-ok-gang is a navig

EXTENSIVE FIRE "IW" LISEÓN."

LISBON, 18th Dorsabar. eble river, and the memorialist says that if the tensas, and the training brig Cameness are The Government dockyard, several ware- river in possessed by hits, serions icon bnenad. Damage, 180,000. No livan Inst renianco vill. seurae to Koren. He says the

THE POPE AND THE CHOWN PRINCE. river way originally in the possession of Koren.

ROME, 21st Dassicber... When Mr. Pak was governor of Kosha.fu, ho

According the Easseng newspaper, the estead one hundred troops to be trained in German Crown Prince and the Pope talked Europene style, the instructor being a Korean three quarters of an hour upon general subjects. Manils who graduated at the Kiyoda-dem. They ac When the Princa was leaving the Pope asked Hongkong quired consideratis profojoney, and consequently him if he had any mission to perforza. The Fooch were made the Royal Guards shortly after Mr. Prince replied: "I have une unly; to express Pak resigned. Anbrequently, the commander the warm desire of the Emperor and Bismarck of the troupe ostand fra hundred more mae to for the restoration of religious peace in Germany be trained like the new guards. The good pay compatible with one laws and institutions." attracted good mm, so that be Royal Garda consist only of the best men-btainable.

COMMERCIAL - INTELLIGENCE. Anotherlottorfrom Soulcays—British traders

MONDAY, 21st January, FICHANGE

IN LONDON.

Bank Bille, on demand...........374 Bank Bil, at 50 days' sight.. 36 Bask Bille, at 4 months" Right3/8+ Credits, at 4 months' sight..$100 Documentary Bille, ut 4 months",

.sight .... PARIB

SHANGHAL

Sial strunty, 158, 110 m.

20.28

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Weather.

The Betometer captianet. Bigh in the North Tower La Libe South, with trak Busterly been and fine enchersi all atations.

W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 21st Janusry, 1834.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

Provins

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30.23 30.3%

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1.—BARONITER FOĜured to 35 degrees Fahresbelt and do the leral of thứ nes ini tarbes, teaths and tipndredthe.

-TEMPERATyas in the shafs in degrees and tenths Fabreabet

-Herbert 1 percentage of saturatira, the banfaity of saturaded with clature being Inn,

4-B1Cor man Who to bee poista, 3.-NOREE OF THE WIND according to

Scudo

- OF THE WH: B. back, Rached shes; D. drizzling zaio, fog; Ch. gloomy; Hi kalla light- ninga vera vaiheity: W. devil). The third are Klowers, Q. Penalty; R, ralm) 9.

JAT.

copied to, indicate aer increase over the remaps of their Signifiatica,

?PAIK in Inches, leaths and hundredths. ***

For further particular Instructions for making Materalogfen Observations in Chika“ (Ketix and Walex- Hangiang)...

W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, Alat January, 1884.

was previously so marked a feature of the little settlement. It will na tarally be &

relief great to the residents when the former sense of security aguinal molestation can be removed, and it seems to us that this is a matter which ought to be arranged with the Provincial Authorities. The maintenance of a small foreign or Iu- dian guard at the gates on Shameen and the preseses

of a foreign guabuat in the river ought to sufice to provont say futuro incur- sion of a natire mob. The question will doubtless receive the attention of the Brit- ish Minister when the settlement of the British claim for the recent destruction ef property is effected.

THE LAW RELATING TO ADOPTION OF CHILDREN.

We published recently a report of a case. board in England which bas an in- tereating bearing on the once burning quer. tion of domestic slavery in Hoogkong. Iu the Blue Book on the alleged existence of Chinese slavery in Hongkong, presented to Parliament in March, 1864, Wo

* БОГІНН headed papers

Purchase and detention of child." According to those papers & man

of

named Trang SiNFAT had made over bis daughter, aged six years, to another

that is

named LZUNG Arert, the suc $93

pass

the year following

ing as consideration. In the year

this transection the father wished' to re- cover possession of the child, and petitioned the Government on the

TSUNG subject. ATSIT also petitioned, alleging that the father was trying to cheat him. The papera ware forwarded to the then Attorney- General, the present Chief Justice, who gave the opinion that the transaction referred to would ant be recognised as giving any rights of ownership, but that he did not think it "criminal offencs if it went no further than

the adoption of a child and the payment of money to its parents for the privilege. Sir

JOHN POPE. HENNESSY made some charac teristis minutes on the subject, one of which reada nu' follows s" I fear the

Attorney- General does not recognise the gravity of this this caso.. I must troub

I must trouble him to take steps to prosecuta on my behalf the purchaser of the girl." The Attorney-General had already pointed out that the father's proper coatseta obtain possession of the child, if it was per.

પા sistently refused, was by writ of habeas corpus from the Supreme Court. He again anid he could find he evidence span the papers to salain a crionsal prosecution, that he was at a loss what charge to being, but that if Hw Excellency would specify the of fence he considered had been committed

the Lenso should bare bis immediate attention. More minutes were written, and the case then dropped locally, though

considerable correspondence passed on the subject with Lord KIMBERLEY, who brought Sir Jous up with a round tum. Babsequently, Chief Justios Sir Jon SALE addressed the Go vernment on certain cases of child stealing which bad come before him, urging that pro secutions should be institued against certain persons who had purchased children. On this latter the Governor mada minute in which he

"Last said,

I drew the Attorney- General's (Mr. Parro) attention to a patition from a father for ins restoration of furabilă,

Mr. BAILIFFO did not bem disposed to onforce the rights of the father,

yest

w the ports of sutry or departure, Spagal on8- tomas cflcers are to guard the frontier of Uzitish Columble in order to provent the unlawful im migration of Chinese from that country. Every constable, Justice of the reace, Sheriff and Da.

(FROM ODE CORRESPONDENT.]

20th January. pety Sherif along the border are to have the power and authority of United States Marshal Siave I last wrote very little of any interest to make arrests for violations of the restrictions has transpired at this port. The New Year's of the law. The appellation of merebant," festivities, ware eelebrated with less enthusiasm WE bave all along felt a conviction that the under which so many Chinees hate recently on- than ever, business being delier your after year. Chinese preparations for the defanna of

tered the United States, will be clearly defined

The Lattes Troops visited Meeaa last week, sad bald not applicable to paddles, bucksters, aud gare twe performances, but I am marry to Canton are unnecessary and have more than ato, but anly to perapua sotually engaged in bosi say they had poor heusas, about our hundred be. once given publicity to that belief. The latest vee us the word is popularly understood. In ing present the Sret night, and little over forty aropooring in rapidly, although only a few days Advices from home go to strengthen this the offes that the procent law does not apply to bero, because just now there is little spare menoy the treaty with Korea. Start men as they are, view of the recent decision of a Boston Judge, to the end. They were very ill advised to come have elapsed since Bir Barry Parkes boadinded esaviction. Thus the Gaulois asserts that Chinese British subjects, it is proposed to amend in the place and comparatively few residents they are trying to grasp the situation. Koruns if, after the capture of Sontag, Bacninh, and that law by providing that no natire Chinese can understand suffelent English to follow them. who know nothing of the Anglo-Korean tresty Bugboa, the Chinese Government still re-enter the United States except sudor legal ra- Moreover the Portuguese profor Italian to Eng-see bewildered at the night of tersigners. In

atrictions. A number of regulations of minor listi opera.

As oratomary, all precautions are being taken have hitherto confined to the importation of a | faal ovarything is in soátualon. Chiasto who fuse to listen to the French proposals for a importages relating to the enforcement of the Bottlement of the Touquia question, France proposed new provisions were alas unanimously by the Government to prevent any disturbances, tow Chinaso productions, are now importing

agreed upon, and the entire aurice of aused thefte, &c., during-bincas Now Your. The shirtings and Japanem Aannels (mostly from ON will take possession of one of the five largest mants will gabefore the House se the work of the members of the different warns will be armed Kishu) &o. The Government journal Koskiyo. Chinese ports, but I will not be Canton or whole Pacific Coast Congressional delugation.

with swords or layouts until the 3rd or 4th of Gumpa, has been printed by Japanese onponi.

Bank Bille, on demand........4.50 Credits, at 4 months' sight......4.70 Shanghai, as the French Government do not

itors; but the Koreans are quios in learning On BoxSAY.-Bank, 9 days' sight 2233 At Yokobara a onto has heon heard in which A comet has been visible hero for four or ve esas sad the fourth pumber of the paper was Ox CALCUTTA-Haul, 8 days night 2294 wish to causa dissatisfaction to friendly Japassa smed Faiwan claimed from the sights to the south-west. Ever since Soptom bor entirely got up by them. A me named LO powers and will confine themselves to such Hengkong sad Bhanghai Bank por 360,800 less have had the peonliar glow at sunset, which Han-sin is ardenting abscriptions to start an. $220,000. The plaiulia's case wus that be depo. I notice by the papers his hoon ramarked in ether journal. Already the sam of between, yen·

Bank, sight

..70% caauras sa will least interfere with trade. ited with the bank you 380,000 Japanese paper suvaral other places. The weather bas boon.000 and 8,000 has been raised. The probibition

Private, 20 dave' aight..........73) During the debate in the French Senate on gurrency sa senarity for a loan of $220,000, and curious and unseasonable. Knob too wild for the transactions in copper has been removed

STALES the Touquin sredit sa the 20th ultimo, Ad. that on bis tenduring payment of the lean with time of year. Nearly all last week the wind was consequsstly there is now a little business doing Hongkong and Shanghai Baik Shoros (Cam

interest the Benk rotnied to norept payment or blowing very trosh from the east, with aloer in that commodity. Bat mim] JAURREQUIFERT, when supporting the return the security. The dofanos was a total bright sky.

the_prins is low. New Tasto)-178 per cent, pramisus. vote, insisted that France could success-denial of the whole transaction. The questionant

randlag from qen 26 to gen. 27 per 100 in Union Insumage Socisty of Canton, Lâmited- Japanese Importers make no profit 1,200,000 $620 er thare. fully wage a war like that of 1850 without issue in the our will be seen from the summing up

kin of the metal are in stock. The Korean Go-Chins Traders Insurano Company's bare of Judys Kaonse, by whom the osis was hamed':--- blockading Chinese ports or ignoring the So farse the proofs wont, the money was lent by The workmen at the Kiangnan Arsenal are rernment is paying serious attention to military

$78 per share, rights of neutral. He refused to believe in some one on the Bank premises, and it appaszod usually allowed three or four weeks holidays at the ill-will of England. She could only the most of the negotiations were carried ou at Obiness New Year, but this year they will have

the Bank, but there was no proof that any forsig. three or four days.

on the ground that he bad sold the child. gain by the opening up of Tonquin. nere had anything to do with the transaction, and We hear that the members of the police force Lasure, it may be mentioned that recently a Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-1200) par

What the Attorney-Geceral had done was to institute criminal M. FESET also spoke to similar purport. the only responsible person connected with the have petitioned the Municipal Coazoil setting thief carried away bots of skirtings from the

proceedings where be considered DO offence

had been "No European Cabinet," be said, has dis. Bank who und anything to do with it was the forth their disappointments and grievances; promises of the Milsu. Bishi Company. The Ca Tat Insimacs Company, Limited-11, 14 NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL. decline to

compradora. • In the first place, the jury world |It is impossible Zor them to live on. §40 € hatter was reported to the Korean authorition,

committed against the law, but he pointed hars to consider whether the money was lont by month, and they sak for 875 instead of 345 | but the thief was not quickly arrested. On the Canton Insurance Office, Limited--$107 per

ont the course the futher might pursue to he compradore himself or whether up noted on which is the present rate of pay, being de har band, when Cains are robbed and report

recover possession of the child. The caso bobalf of the Bank; and secondly, whether the ducted and bold as socurity for good behaviour, the case to the local authorities, the Koran Hongkong Fire Inearance Company's bro

The joint proclamation of the 4th. inst. which has recently been heard in England is sompradoro had the power to lond such on amonut The petition has been signed by every constable flowza take every possible measure to recover $385 per share.

fone's with the one action to protect the lives and property of sponat of the Bank. They must alev cster: in the furos. We do not suppose they will get the piclon goods. In this thief's hair mask pro- Chias Fire Insarsane Company's Blarer-$74, inued by the Imperial High Commissioner on ali Europeans in Chins are of a loyal and most mine bow far the power of the compradora - 375; bat thog obrtainly ought to be paid sudla 1 §,000 kin of copper. He belongs to a gang.com Hongkong onl Whampen Dock Company's i the Governor of Cantou is a thoroughly eba to. Mr. Justice STEPHEN, in

party was found, including the shirtings and

Fano, the Viceroy of the Two Kwang, and subject of the papers wo bare necessary character." This expression of teuded in euch case. They would have to deal batter than they are at present."

with the question as to with what powers the A-ling, the Chinave contractor whe undertook posed of eighty notorious characters, borly all

ragteristic documen. The people of Kwang- up.. said: The opinion by the French Premier would hardly Bark bad endowed the compradore; and again, to cater for the Follte mess at the Hongte of whom have been captured,

tang are exhorted to be patriotic, and, in there was a written agreement to that effect. bad the compradora ad the plaintiff to boliere Bistion, we learn, lost 880 daring the month We (Mercury) understand that one of the opa-

defence of their homes and country, they There was evidence that some of have been uttered had there been any inten baat ha(the plaintiff) was dealing with the Baule: that he supplied the mass, chiefly from the over-casions made in the British and German Frasties

are asked to form militia and other sorpe, meats made or to the place where the child >tion on his part to cates a rupture, with might appear strange that anch a large Ican indulgones of the wen in obesus and butter, and within ten (10) li of the a forsige" onversion. China and Makita Steamship Company, Limited, while, as far as won me of equipment. think that was the kind of falsehood or fraud ĝis that forsigoers may baill privato residenors the two great European powers named, net-suould be negotiated and that no documents sewed under the circumstances, he wisely concluded is kiss stated that it is not unlikely a new

they will be was to be taken ward unitus, but he did not called upon to

to bost, the sort ther is it probable that England and Car- to have passed between the parties, sad we liave not to contious the contract.-Daily News.

not yet been abis to get at the erast facts of the About half-past two o'clock p.m. on the 10th port will be opened in the vicinity of Furan, Bonghang Gas Company's Shams-361 per It is the duty, raya the proclamation, when that the statute contemplated." The jury many would love beep satisfied unless some case. It also seemed strange that the plai-tiffiestarts fre was dlasovered to have broken out where the Japsass have had a settlement, or in

and returned verdict of not danger threstens from the sea, of the nine

guilty, and the pri understanding had been arrived at with did not go into the witness-box, koboisg the only in a native shop on the north side of the Tien-faot a monopoly of trade, for a consideratis, long Hongkong Hital Company's Shares$150 per maritime districts" to be animated by the soner was discharged, but the told her France by which all interference with foreign the whole transaction there was no sarap of rele

sens who know its details of the basiness. In doug-rood, between the Woomarg and Chapecansoss trade with Furan; wa bear that the Chius Bagar Refining Company, Lialfed-8128 the unica of a common rosaive to check in right to the child. The law on this

time. If true, this would be a sad blow at the. share.

same centiment sad to

sad to fortify themelves by that the verdict did not give her any mora

hot Judge The police from the Hongkow and

a subject in commercolas boon provided against, TheChi- English. The receipts wore in Chiang, and Ceilal Stations was quickly on-the-somme, for the Foreign. Chituse, Japanoia and „pershara_

working f

of the the same here as in England Slavery is aa- by the wo gese are, however, very evidently sceptical on there was notting to show the terme vs which sud at once took steps to restore the contents cative settlersents have been positively davided Chinn Sagar Refining Company (Debentures)→→

fernal treachery by syatom of juist security of things, and exitin

evil to beopped with by every available meane, brothel the point, they cannot understand why, if a the transacting was based." His Honour then of the adjoining eaeps. The Bre originated upon by His Excellency Paul You Mollendorff. put the three following questions to the jury:— in a mall congền nhóp, which, was completed

Inson Sugar Redning Company, Limited-993 resist foreigu rapine by means of losal. Do- especially that vile form of it known as port in exposed and dofeuseless, the Treuch | (186)--Did she dufandanta lend the money to the destroyed. As soon as the Ere saginas pame

kidnapping Lance Corp

is maintained, then slavery, and persona sugaged in peace should not seize it. Bht tho French plainti? (2nd.)-Was the conduct of the Bank on the scene, hase was affixed to one of the

Bach as to ledsoe the plaintif to ballers that he Water Works Jompany's hydrante, and a good We hear that the final onquiry into the cir Hungtong Le Corpaar's Shares-$150 per by riding for pot will end in ovozrity, and bowever, a voey clifforon in woore & Government are

a different thing whore a pa- aurious, as

pursuit, bomesioads be We have was dealing with the Baak? (Brd.)--Did the streams of water was poured on the fire, and it cumstances attending the morder of the Chinese Hongkong and China Bakory Company, Limited the post of piracy thereby allayod. If war font, under pressure of poverty, or for other pojoted out, not to arousa -feeling plaintiff actually believe that le was dealing was soon spparent that the Eames would be con-ubject, Wai Beno, will be commenced at the $92 per share, against them

other Weateruith the Bank? The jury, without leaving fined to the shop in whink they originated. The High Criminal Ceart on the 14th inst., sail the Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874--Nominel.

le bagun, than by guarding approaches and reasons, openly asko over his child among

by the formation of a chain of defences, our to be adopted by another person, and Powers, and they cas gaia their ends with the box, retoraad an answer in the negative to souls of the two adjoining shops were damaged, Court, on this occasion, be thrown opet to Chinese Imperial Loan of 1877-Nazlaal.

epok question. Hin Honour ther gava judg, sad the coutouts of the shops removed, but the public.

Chinese Imperial Land of 1876-Nominat

Tebown will be enhanced, while military in such Case to orixinally prosecute out interfering with the freedom of ment for the defoudante with costs.

altoguiberths damage doon was trifing.—Courier, We zagreb to hear that a morinus fire has for 'Chiness Imperial Dean a(1981–Par.

penses are rendered noellesa,” In order, how the person adopting would be ́a grave

played discontent or ill-will in regard to the

Tonquin affair. The explanations of England

and Germany is referense to their united

matters. The necessary machinery for making North Chius (asurand-Ela, 1,350 per stare. orta has been imported from Chine., As as Yongtsso Insurance Association-Tlu. 1,000 pe illustration of the predominanos of Chiness in.

· NAGASAKL.

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per share.

share.

Der share,

Shares--5 per cent, premium, Hongkong, Caston, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s

bare $47 premium. Inilo.Caine Steam Navigation Co's Share

30 por aunt, discount

Bbero.

Nominal.

par abara

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