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FOR 1884

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JAPAN

Do. Indios Directory Nagaanki. Do. Military Pommes. Kobe (Hiogo). Ds. Chiasso Hozgu.

MAONO

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Hallow

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Omka

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Toketama.

Niita.

Hakorinto.

THA PHILIPPINES—

Manila,

Coka.

Iloilo,

BORNRO-

Sarawak.

Ibann.

Canton.

Swalow.

Amay.

Takao.

Telwantoo.

Tatsui,

Kasing.

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COCHIN CHINA-

Winches

Soiron

Cambodia

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Tientsin.

Peking.

'Nawchwang.

COR &

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Yasusab

VLADIVOSTOCK.

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ANKAN

Hać.

Turou.

Quinhen

TONQUIN-

Haiptiong.

Hanoi,

SIAM

Bangkok.

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

- Singapore.

Mal reca

Pensor.

MALAY STATES--

Johore.

Sungsi Ujong.

Salugor,

Forak.

NAVAL SQUADRONE-

United States. Gerona.

Smurring-Offeeta of the Consting Steamers of

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Massag. Maritimes.

M. B. M. S. S. Ca.

Indo-China S. N. Co.

Douglas 8. 8. Co.

China Merchants'

Chips & Manila Co.

Siaasen & Co.

21, C. &M, S, B. Co. S tottish Oriental Miscellanous Coast

Steamers.

The MAPS and FLANS have Brain boon nored in nutaber. They now sonsist of.

NEW MAP OF TRE FAB-EAST,

MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONŲ. PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA.

PLAN OF THE CITY OF CANTON.

PLAN OF FOREIGY CONCHOSIONS, SHANGHAI, PLAN OF YOXOMAMA, PLAN OF MANILA PLAN OF SAIGON.

MAT OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE.

A.

NOME.

AND

9. WATSON

FAMILY AND DISPENSING

... CHEMISTS,

TEP DAILY PAYAS, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 201s 1944

Tha porformasion of "The Flying Send" by: the Lottas Troupe hail to be postponed until this CO., evening owing to the necarronse of a party at Government Hense, the Rare Lottery at the Clab, to. Last night. Wo understand that the Jootey Hatpipe will be damned in the winning cotona by Misa Victoria Loftse an 1 Miss Dully Lotton at the performando this ovening,

By Appointment to His Excellency the Go. VERNOR and bie Royal Highness the DUKE or EDINBURGH, FBOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,

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And

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A Chiraman living in Chissàtrant myt' with a fatal accident on Monday afternoon. Ho went up to the roof of his house to bang some alathing out to dry, and after hanging out the olathes bo went to the okra at the roof to look st something in the harbour. Losing his bo- Janos ha fall into the strass below, and was piekod on with his hond; stashed, The man died on this way to the Civil Hospital.

We Straits Times loan that the liberal offers of the Saigea Sporting Club of three prizes, twa.

SALPS' MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTED, of $500 ooh, for foreign horses to run at the

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG. FEBRUARY 20TH, 1884,

In

approaching, macting on the 19th instant, has not sat with that response from Hongkong, Manila, Java, nad the Straits which might have been expeclect.. One or two Rscore would have gone from Singapore, but they would have found no opponcuts, it would appear, and thoro bigg not the requisite number of hnesss coming for ward for each rags, the Saigon Club's bold obaltenga nasessarily falls to the ground.

The Philadelphia Record thus describes the difference between the Chinese and Japanese racea: While the Chinese are coming to this oountry as tradesmen, in evasion of the law, them is an inoroaso in the Immigration, of Jap anese to the Facile Coast. More Japanese than ever are seen on the streets of in sout a but they differ from the Chiness in soon foren being to throw off their Oriental costumes and to imitate the American in drass and woubers. The Americans accordingly take kindly to the Japanese, who, besides being intelligent workers, hava noma of the bad social qualities of the Chi DACIA. As they ommber only $7,000,000 in their islands of the Pacific, they do not inettade the country with snob an iccaption as could be made from the Chinos empire, with ita 310,000,000. While all Japan could be DA- similated with ease, the swarms of Chinamon would authoraly resist every effort to bring them into harmony with the social and political institutivas of the country."

The Labbina are a troublesome set of savunge

The stevent was the Long Jump, the penalty rod for which had previonely been air Inohos for wingsra, ata

Mr. ARGICE propeset and Mr. Foss secondod that a winner on two gens should be penalised aloninobes, but the m tion was lost, the old roga. ation standing.

Putting the shot had pravicvaly no penalty, but on this propsaltion of Mr. LOGRART, it wick decided that winners on previous Dessles should to pómalind a Lenti

Tho mation was carried,

in beats of six at a time.

SUPREME COURT.

19th February

IN ADMIRATTY.

DFFORT THE HON. SIR GEORGE PHILLIPO, Came Juarien, wira-CAPT. . G. To SETT, IN, (HARROUL MASTER), AS NAUTI "OAT, ARBESSOR.

POLICH COURT,

14th Febr

BEYORE MP. A: G WISE.

AN OLD OFFENDEZ... Obing A Ya, agolia, was aharged with stealing. a jacket value 50 gente, ou the 19th ist.

DEABOYARLY BUSPROZED.

Lai Aping, deslee, was brought up on a harga of having been found at night in the dwelling horse of ons Knok Anix in Wollington-street,

The complainant want homa nt are o'clock. yesterday morning, and found the prisoner igside his house. A constable arrestod thu mau, and. found some skeleton koge on his person and two allver ear picks.

The defoulant bad bon coneistad of threa offences previously, sed he was sent to cal for a month.

DEALING IN 353-WA LOTTERY TICKETS, Yik Afang, baker, and Tang dahon, mar. ried woman, wore charged with keeping on agency for dosline to tag-fa tattery tickets at 11, Hollywood-read, on the 15th inst

THE CHANCE OF MURDER.

Here in China somatimen the services of ships, The man oharged with causing the death of were the only servluas people sauld avail them-tro Chinesa by poisoning was beaught up on re selves of in case of fire. Suppose there had toan amand, and the inquest zot baring best concluded. disturbance at Amor, that houses bad been sit on the houring of the case was further adjourned.

AGBAVLT. fire, and a party of Railors, had been landed from the Sombria, and bat anred, the godowns of the Chang Achap, solía, was charged with h merchants, they would have had no claim.

ing assaulted a marker in the amplay of the Mr. Finnois Ne,for the simplest of all reasous. ! police at Yarmati, and of nasaltior a countable in the executius of his duty on the 15th instans.

part of the ship, the lamp room was there an was lying thero mattachol. Mr. Gota rendered protectedbyiroa pistea,as it might Kave been,ho valuable assistans by keeping the Chios of gunpowder was stored in the same part, and im-work; although he was only 1st! dressed and moodiately underneath wars the la, Takasima wot through. If it had nat beds for in a coals, which are of an unusually inflammable and sletenon of Wilson, Winkel, add Kopa Porward, trasoons nature, and as it to make sure the half of the ship and cargo vanatchava. Ida- that fire should break out si moh destroyed. That thara was a larro anunt of misalist as possible should be done, the wetur pared on was provat by the quality bankare opened up into this wooden bones found below next torning and by thin enger's protootad only hy wooden batohas not one of them evidence that the coals were saturated. Es lined with lyon plate. When a dra did brask out sousfusion barged. Can importune of masin. The Boy 150 Yards Handicapremninensbofora, WALTER WIZONARDOTHERS V, THE BRITISH It ranks wild fro from one aldo of the taining the aristation of the Admiralty Court. The 190 Yards Handicap had previously a pess

STWAMELIA

oase to the other, rendering it impos and pholding the polloy of wording sif vision for poundiaing winnors five yards.

Mr. Francis, instruated by Messrs. Sharp, sible in a minute to got the pardar out, or to services, no matter of what biod, rendered to Mr. Toss said he thought the penalty should Teller, and Johnson, appeared for the pramoget at the axes and applianons for extinguishing any skip in listrass.

· Judgment was reserved. bs cumplative as it was in Shanghai, where Denate and the Altomer-General (Hon. the Kro. It was, again, so carelessly seranzat

Brorston, that the boats were auspended imasdiately over mon was now penalised.20 yards, having won at O'Malley), Instrasted by Masses.

Wotten, und Deacon, for the impyėnuots. tha bantine, hatobos. Thera, wia nuly one w every tageting. He proposel that it should be

The Attorney-Gomoral cow summed up the on watch that night. An accident happened," for this race,

care for the impugnanta. Ho vaid the. Brak the lamp room was at onge on Sr, and there Throwing the Cricket Ball-Provinus winner point ho would deal with was the atrasturs of was evidence which would satitle is Lordship neo panalised foo yards, winner twice ten yards the ship, which was one of the matters that to say tho immediato resalt of that ancidunt was

must be songúðarod in the question of the danger & Boriče panid. Among both oflors and wen before. The 10 Yards Flat Tooo was ran for the to the ship at the time the services clalat for they all rushed aft, the boats were lowered, and

were raudersd. The fro originated almost in within five or tou minutos the two boks wereon. Ladies' Pause last your

Mr. ANGI thought it was not got race to the middle of the sinthol side of the dock the water and nearly all the crew were one of tho give the Latios Furto for, and he proposed the

house. The dock houss and thò portion of the ship for some reason or another. In reply to The defendant took the jaokot na it was long- parse should be given, in former years, for the ship adjoining it was of tble nature. There was what the Attorney-General had said with 16 lay out a dry from home in Aborigen-atron

* an iron dook whitel oomptalaly covered the whole forense to the uns of the word desertion, the und se bo had bann lo gaol six times bol re, is was Ing-a-War, asd the motion was a root bo

Dr. PIKE praposal that the Lolies Parse of the space occupied by the dook house with learned counsel sait the word was not used in its senteased to six months' imprisonment with the should not be given to the form of mousy, but thrae orcaptions: theau wore the banker antal striot souse of leaving their duty in such a way first and last Fortnights in salary odorat. Channg Akwai coolie, for stealing a joketi that the lands subscribed should be laid out in ways, two on either side between the alloy- that they might have boon arcosted, but in the

2p. He said that the ranips of money by ways and the ship's side, the floor of the sanes that the men were out of the ship without ans pair of tronsors from a follow folier ot competitors world prayant the men from domem, and two small triangular spaces any immediate intention of returning to it. Wanolini, was ent to wal for a weak,

attaide the

ingss room, yuter tha fooring There was evidenos that the grester anmber of pating as amitours in Harloud.

of the alloy way, dun on oich aide. With these the desk orew and enginesc's draw were thon out MY. MACKEA suvandled the motion. the god taste of ladies to present the prize a

ME, LOCKHART thought it should be loft to exceptions the whole of the dooring of the deck of the ship, and whether they left with arwithout bouse was of plate iron. The sides of the ship, the captain's orders and with or without the in- Soy thought fit. They vers, vory kind to sub-ef ooncar, wevoiron. Then there was the after baik. tontion that they should return, it was not thoir with intent to commit a felony, on the 19th inst

head which formada comptatoiron separation with owo intention to return and the greater number and also with possession of burglarions impla. scriba, and had always shown good taste.

Other gentlemen expressed a opicion that entang brosk wistaver botwan thodack houseand of them deliberately romained out of the shipments. compotitore were not thrs de professionals, the aftar part of the ship. Forward, the divisios atil the greater part of the daturar was over.

His Lordship said shore seemed to be very the goids being mostly used as appendages thatwon the deck bosse and the other part of watch guarda, and the sorormigas not being the ship was somewhat diffrent, boosuse the iron little ovidence of that.

deak extended some distanse bayond where the Mr. Francis said he would go into the ovidaaco oarrent coins of this colony.

The motion was lost, only the proposer and halk head strusk it. What happened thon was in detail and be thought he would show it was this, that upon that iron denk upon which more than probable.. Hs put it that tho baata Mr. MACKCAN voting for it."

The conditious of the Soldiers Half Merests the wood work of the deak house vers lawurod in a youte within ve ulantes of there noozered “sury, soid und, we coult, the outbreak of the fire, and that bad it not Have were altered so as to throw it open to non-

of the while it lasted, violent conflagration. The fire boon for this photo tha hoses and ares might commissioned offlers and 'men

burnt what thoro was to burn with great have been got at and somathlag more done to Garrison and the Navy.

The men did not tatter an The conditions for the Tigh Jump were rapidity, and no doubt it hanted to some extent shank the fire alterad so that tuxtend of a fixed penalty of two the iron casing in which it was ontried or, Then board until asaletance arrived from the shore bad orms the question as to the amount of dangor their panic ind limo ta cubskle and they saw inches for winners, a person who has 700 more therahy caused. Oo this point be referral to there was little or no risk. The learned.co Tan long terms of imprisonment inflicted on

The Bangdon presyoudont of the Tizen of dan or below will be penalise another in the evidence of Mr. Beavor as to the damage to then colored in detail to the evidence as to the the defaulante marking of lottery tickets, and Inspector Ricors went to the house and found mon convicted of earring Bastohing un-India ribenThe opsigo against the ro Licut. JARRETT reverted back to the 100 Yards,

two Portuguese boys and ous Chicane boy pick- fortunately scem not to have the offect festery Shams is said to be progressing very anand suggested there should be a pounity. Last the platos, arguing that the heating was not persons in the ship's boats away from the vessel, of producing say dionisution in that serious antisfactorily. Rumor has it that the Barreto year there was no panty, but is provious years great. As to the donor to the ship from a Bre of and went on to speak of the services rendered bying cat the tinkas. The place was well known,

havo ogain hesin banten. If so, the commanders winners had been ponalised two yards.

this description, he spprebended the, first danger | tha promorants." The Attorney Geneal bad asid land and bron complained against. class of street crime, the busiest on their return to Mandalay will save the exeen- It was thought, however, that this ehould be was that of the fra spreading att. i had a great deal about the iron deck, but if the ship T'ho defondante wore fins $50 aiah, ar in de thoroughfares, and in the middle of the tioner a considerable amount of trouble if they s semteh rage, but that it would be desirable not burnt the whole of the deer house instead of he-bod not beau, deluged with water the iron deux fauts six months bari bone. The womas, pild wilbobbigtugly appear before the King with taste to mara it so sablo by ezaning a way-confani-to the-forward part of it the bufr would have boos the pentast source of denser the money, but the man greferred-to-take-the- day, it is simply uneate for a Chisaac bends in their hand. They will thas at least at orio time. It was therefore decided to run head might have bonome so bestel sa te sot fire and would have communicatad the fire to the month,

te tho epar deak which touched it for some 12 soals. There could be no doubt there was CHARGE OF MURDER IN CHINESE TRALIZOAT.. womono to go about wearing earrings or escape the insult and torturs otherwise in stors for them The Knobin tribas are mid to have any jewellery or trinkets likely to tempt the nav completely closed the old Bharo-Malmain decusion pauslied ten gards; more than apolisuous benght to bor in that part of the that. It seemed to him a ship was considerad of two persons med For: Fong and Four Poi, Chan Asa, rope raskor, was brought before Quarter Mila Baca-Wisners oa ong previous foot, but under the airozmetannes. he submitted salvage service rendered.

the danger was vary small. The very moderate Hi Lordship said he was not so sure of the court on a obargo of having erased the death copidity of the dishonest. Latterly even route. Largo cantities of cotton destial for iftosa yards, ns before. begs wem to a considerable extent to be Tausan are now boing sent down here to be icans. & good deal of discussion took place on to the ship were efficient to check the fire tong hofora fair game for salvage claims. There might in Chinese territary, on the 9th Outoher Last.

it reached ths after bulkhead. Hot there might be services which would form a ground The case was remaried peoding comə atrau yo- following the oxample not by adult ori-ported to that province by some other route. Veterans' Laco.

Mr. TRIPP thought it was absurd that men of be danger from another sonreo. It might be for salvage olnime at home and not here. Itments for the rendition of the prissner to tho FLAG OF MERCANTILE HOUERS IN CHINAipals, and though tha thefta

Obinese authorities, are whose extensiantion would be a boon and a bless thirty, who had boen sareely any tires in the the banker batohways would be burnt through seed hard there should be no reciprocity be CODE OF SIGNALS IN, USE LT VICTORIA PEAE. Derpetrated in the presence of crowda izy to the country thay live in. They inhabit estany, should run as veterant, when they could and the coal might have can be fire son heated twoan those on shore and those on baard ships.

the border land which lies between Burmese and compote with rood shapes of shans in the other icon dock above and the iron balkhead which of people, it is only in isolated canes Chissas territory, but we allegiance to neither verlo. He proposed the race should only be separate it from the after part of the ship and that the Chinese make any attempt to stop parer. They have all the vicns of the most apon to men over 35 years of age who have speat the sargo rastin against it. No such thing bapp ood. Tho after banker hatches nezar were the thieves. For this they have more excuse brutalised savager on earth and not a virtuo ex. vor are years to the Fast.

M. LOGRHAKr seconlad the motion.

harat, though there was a possible source of sept parhups courage. They are avaricions than might at frat blush be thought, beyond belief, trashornus, inhospitable, and Other gonthen were in favour of the pes-longer in that direction. But there was thin for Chinese thiores' combinations are invariably drank when they can find the many vines state of things, being of opinion that the to be taken into xicoast, that from the after Wmetimes found vary dangerous bodice of attaining to that blissful condition. The handicapping provided a roody for everything, banker baselios to thenfter halkkes there was to coma iale collision with, and a perzorging of arcs and ammunition is reported and Mr Tripp's rastian was lost, The subject of 23 foot, so that if the fire had that the law has not recognised any such slim, to begeing on briskly batweon Siam and Upparns raised again, however, and discussed onda raniosted in that way there would have been while assistanos rendered to bips on fire is ondeavouring to aid the course of justice Burmah, se indeed might have been exported, or at length, and the meeting then decided to foot of gal to be burst through before the salvage.

Ere could have reached the aftor bulkhead. The renders himself liable to being marker since all teathoking in munitions of war with fix the limit of age at 35 years,

Mile Race-Winners ones before penalised 100 dan jet from thatBourge therefore was mall one, out for vengeance, with the rosait that he is trades?

because if the coal had caught fra thera would yards more than once, 150 yards. wither himself arrested on some tramped-up

Mr. Foes proposed that 50 yards should behave been ample time to remove the cargo and charge such as the Chinese are specially

added for every win, and it was agreed to ar- take other pronations, as the coal would not range it so,

have barat rapidly. The learned sonavel then dest as making, or set upon at 60me

Consalation and Obstacle Races, as before.

roferrat in detail to the construation of the ship Home diggnesian fook plaas as to the Tng-of-forward andered the danger in that direction War, Mr. Angion surresting that the pall was ertrarealy salt. The fire by beating the should be all gen over the line, ban those who stringer way did communionto a vary slow com took part in pitling last year thought the dis-bustion to the woodes bulkhead which touched

TO TUX ADITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESE," tance fixed them, ifleva fost, was quite enough.

it, but there was no sigu of that till long after The matter was left in the hands of the Com. daylight, when the other Bre had been got under

SIR, The judgments of the Master of the wittee.

and it was of sadh a nature thatthe very smallest

Rolla, Lord Justina Baggallay, and Lord Justies Rawan, in this important casg, osu be seen at | appliances would have bean sullloient to have put The meeting thec termiunted.

a stop to it before it orald bava dono any damage,

our ofles by those interested, either as parohats It was proper to estimate the extent of the

or anderwriters. The claim was for an amount sentences, the offeries is just aa

Janzer in a case of this kind, because if shin Mr. Francis-I don't see the difference between pait by the managing owner of the Ocean pant as when special efforts were ficat HONGKONG AND CHINA BAKERY

Lowartz obeso to protect themselves by building a fire in the port of Amoy and in London Baoks. Steamshia Company, for sevices randerad

ship of the bast character it was only right Chor would he a greater objection to granting the Achilles by the Shanghai on the Yangtzze COMPANY LIMITED. made to repress it. At this cold season of

The Hongkong Race meeting opens today, what anything in the nature of a salvage claim salvage for services in the doors than in the Mr. Lloyd, of the Canton Insuranca Company, the year imprisonment is really no punish-

Tho volfth ordinary general meeting of the and it is to be hoped, in the interests of the rose that they should have the benefit of their barbear of Away, as the decks would hardly instigated the repudiation, sud offered to sandect recautions. With reference to the pramovants' be within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty, but the case, and several companies, through various ment to the ill fed, scantily clothed, and glarsholders of the above soupany was held at owners, and for the sake of good sport, that the

statments as a les danger from ga powder aud the harbour of Amoy, whore the tide obbs and I misstatements, which they did not take the miserably housed lower clase Chinaman. the offs of the General Managers, Messrs, weather will be more propitious than has been oil, the learned counsel referred to the fact that flows, is distinctly within the Admiralty | tenable to investigate, were indased to join him

Lane, Crawford & Co. yesterday afternoon. This gas, fitted up with warming appliances, There are passent Mergra, J. S. Cox (Clair. the case during the past weak. The resent there was a very small quantity of gunpowder, jurisdiction. But I think I can point out in disputing the claim. The North thian In- ad with all sanitary considerations carefully man), T. T. Beauing, E. . Woodin, J. D. rains have so softened the course that it will only 6 lbs., and that the fito Devor approached another reason why salvage is not given on surance Company, the British and Foreign studied, is to him a haven of refuge sich as Hotobisen, H. Crawford (Consulting om any as bo vary beary coing, while if the show-the oil, and if it lnd the oil could have been led, which is that if a house autobes fire there Iraange Company, and other companies of tho he can find nowhere else, while as to food, be Clark, and (4. C. Cor.

srittse) A. E. Vsosher, R. S. Symes, W. E. es desending at the time of writing (9 p.m.) thrown overboard. With reference to the is great danger it may result in the destraption highest standing, dondemned the prosodings, help claimed for in this case pat it the not only of that house but of a grand part of the j and declined to join in the dofonos, Every meade was adopted by the defendasta to prolong China, Japan, or say of the Coauties ombrared has each day the novel. axperianca of always boom in your hauds for some days, and Tafit. It may, however, yet clear up to me arrived. This materially affected the value of

The CHAIRMAN said Gentlemen, the report contiuce lour many good pentas will be quite out fire had really burnt itself out before that bein town.

His Lordship-Yes, but suppose the wara- litization, bat at the sail of two years these wer exhausted, and on the cage comioz bafora getting as much as ho desires, the quality of think there is nothing to say upen it except oxtant, though the prospect is not encouraging the hotp, if it did not place some of the pr. house in which the fire takes place is íanlatai. the edibles being such as to leave pleasant that we may congratulata erael ras on the very There are eight or its set down to be contested gather, With tafaranna to the chargs of deser. the law. I think. Is England there are generally mouths ago, avardist was returned for the Mr. Franois-The sther considération relas | Lord Justies Onyo and a jury, shout eighteen mosuule outside the pals of satrage servios alto. memories of his detention within its bossos fal issue of the your's warking. If there today, among them being the cup presented by tion, a more reckless and improper charge could assosiations for dealing with fires; they are not plaintiffs on all the fiscos. Taking advantage pitable walls when at length on the expira. is any information to busskal for I shall be very the Mabarajah of Jiners. The following is the hardly have bous brought, having in view the specially for dealing with isolated building, but of a point of law, the fatendants loured an appeal,

bappy to give it.

ovidence brought to support it. All the promo. are mainly to be found in towns and villages which came before Justices Grove, Lopaz, and tion of bis sautenes he is obliged to quit) On the motion of Cupt. BENNING, Seconded by programme for today:--

Mathews; the last named delivered a Jadzmant it. Under these circumstances it is no Mr. WooN, the report was adopted and the ac. The WONG-er-03080 STAxea, far Obies, is wore dependent on the crow for the raising where houses are entbered together.

and holding of thy horse. The next queation

His Lordship That is one rangon why I that was concurred in by his volleagues, and Mala, and Japan praies; wollt for inalten; master for surprise that after a very brief te passed.

was what they (the impariants) did themselves, potated out there may be salvage services at which upset the decision of the jury, entrance $5, with $75 atted. Half-a-mile.

There was substantis! evidence to show slearly home whiph are not salvage services foro, bo. Justice Hathor said that his opinion was in spell of Bberty be finde his way back to

Tha AauLgy Cur, calze 3159, presented by F.

thers are from eight to a dozen ar fourteen men canap at home the serrions of vessels are not some measure biased by a proposal conde by Me. the prison. While this state of things

D. Sawon, Esq., for China. Manile, sad Japan perion; untration 83: weight for inches. Dzemployed in passing buckets and that it was to required at fires; hore we are very glad to get Seiro to Mr. Hoit, and, through a stupid binodor, he entiraly mistook its nature, although it was Shore bucket in voznection with the Oustom saistaues, House hres that the suppression of the fire was Mr Francis-I don't know that we have The HONGKONG DEERT, sweepstakes of $20 Ina. What he claimed for the impurnants was ever had any Reatataboo from merchant ann, half forfeit, if declared on or before day that they had a thoroughly good angios, the anavorsels. The assistance we got from man- of closing entries, with S100 added for 1st the ship's aguart borrowed for them, they were of war is very different. As for the pins of mer. Mr. Hell to daim general 'average from the powy, and 266 for 2nd, for all Ckins ponice doing effective work both forward and aft, and chant vossole rendering assistance, in those days underwriters, and that M. Bolt objected. As a bona fide Criños al date of entry (Sutarha the means of stopping the Ars or reducing of soonomic owners and cautious masters I don't matter of fact, Mr. Svira, on behalf of tha day. 19th January, 1884); first pony, 70 por it to such proportions that it could only have think their landing a crew in ose of distur- Shanghai, oftare, on grounds of personal friend- cent; second, 20 per canb; third, 10 per cent.;ourced in sech a way that they would have basoe or for patting out a fire is at all likely. I ship, to win the claim for 'wrvices rendered, weight 10st. 10. One-mile-and-a-half. haen shle to cope with it after they bad Battlet pub it the oase of a vessel lying in the harbour whilst Mr. Bolt replied that he considered the THO MAHARAJAH Cur, presented by . Hthe with the fire on deck. The learned corns: then (of Amoy is more within the ranson and polloy of amount ressonable, that he would not ley hire- Maharajah of Jobors, for China, Mouila, and pronated to comment in detail on the claims the Admiralty law than the case of a vessel lying self unilor monetary obligations, sad that ne his Japan ponies; wiht for inches; provius put forward on the part of the impagnants. Aithin London docke. Et in a matter of indif competitors in the trade between England and winners at this meeting Ulta. extra; Saito Mr. Gotz, he arrived alongside about half past farenes to the people on shore whether the vessel, Chine, bad baan charged simic-aum, he did scription Grillus allowed 7lbs; entranos 10; one and did cot ge on deck cntil three or four barns itself out or not; they are not involved in not wish to run against them at any advantage. Segond pony to resalve half the entrance o'clock, and than not to render any service but it is any way; and if salvage awards samast be He was himself the greatest loser by the pay manay. Ona-mile-und-a-quarter.

out of curiosity. He was therefore exposed to obtained in such cases sa the present Tam afraid meat. From the decision on appeal, the plain- The VALLEY STAKES, sweepstakes of $5 b, on danger, and, the learned counsel sulauitted, ships will be loft to burn themselvou out in tits took the ones to the Supreme Court of Ju- with 9100 added, for Subscription Grillins rendered no service. He said he believed his en futuro. I can see no difference between services dicature, with the result that the original vendlist only; weight for inches. Theso-quarter-of-gine was throwing a good stream of water, but randened to that ship ou dire in the barbour, and was confirmed by the three judges, every com

Cheloarned counsel submitted that was mis services rendered to har it she had been stranded ment being against the dofondanti. The Foodnow Ous, rales 3200, praezial by repressotation-a-be-seold nas kuro been ignor on the rooks at the entrance to the harbour. Bat Fnaitice Bovau, however, made one mistake

the Fanchow Community, for bina, Mazila, not of the fat that his engine was working to for the assistance rendered she would have been ho said: I quite follow and appreciate the and Japan-ponkar: weight-for-inckes;-an- an uzatisfactory way and that the third engineer an empty burat-out-hall Ifko-the Carisbrooke.extreme offact which was produced in the minds trance $5. Two miloa. The CANTON CUP, ralus $150, for China, Mail, is luck at it, or of Captain Then comes the question, what a detangs did of she learned Jud res of the Court below bus Fowler's holding the hoes over the side of the come from the shora. E sabmit the greater and discovery, upon the correspondance, that it was and Japan pouisa that bars never won a race ship and telling him there was no water. As more valuable portion of that assistance as very unlikely, or that it was not certain, at all previous to this mosting: weight for incesto Mr. Kopp, his boat arrived between half-past through the direct instrumentality of the per- events, that this claim would have been insisted winners at this meeting, Pits extre: vntrance one and two. He claimed that his engine sors claiming here. The learned counsel then upon if it had not been for the fact that the $5. Que mita.

was throwing 188 gallons a minute, but the went on to refer to the individual servism of Jahip was insured, I think it is extremely pro The Jockey Con for all China ponies bond jise evidence showed that it did not threw more the promevants, and remarked that alvage sorbable that if this had not been an underwritery Grifins at date of outry; weight list. so than 30 gallons. He was in ne danger, and his vices ought to be liberally remunerated, because once the claim would not have heen put forward Jockeys that have never had a wizning mount bast was se ordinary water boat with an ordinary there was sa impression amongst ship-owners owing to the friendly calations which existed in Dougkong China; extraona 35. Ons water angine, not a fire ongine. As to Mr. that under tha rasant policy of the Admiralty between the owners of the saving vessel and the Moalis, a wng in the same, boat as Mr. courts there was not sufficient inducescent for swanrs of the rescued vessel. But then that is The following tips bave boon forwarded to us Gotz for this first bail hour, until his own them to risk their vessela in attempting to render not the question. The question is not whether by a contributor:--

The LIST OF RESIDENTS now contains

the names of

ELEVEN THOUSAND, TWO HUNDEED, AND SEVENCY TALNE FORZIGNEES arranged ander ons Alphabet. in the strictest valer, the initials as well as the surname being alpbabetical

Among the other contants of the book are anexpected raorient by a gang, of radians, An Anglo-Things Calendar, Mauthor of Sund mercilessly beaten. It seems that im-

rise and Sunset. Delipsos, Festivals, &o, .

term, is not sufcient to quell this evil,

A full Chronology of remarkable spents since prisonment, no matter, for how Doug i

the advent of formigners to China and Japa

description of the Festivals, Faste, &o., observed by Chinese, Maiores fang, Parsons, Jawa, A., with the days on which they fall. Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, Mea

Aures, &c.

The Hongkong Pastel Gaidu for 1984. Arrivals and Departures of Mails at and from

London and longkang, Scales of Commiestona and Charges adoptet by tho Chambers of Conteros of Hongkong, Shangbai and elsewhore, Hongkong Chair, Jincicksha, and Boat Hiro.

The APPENDIX, ounsista of

FOUR HUNCED Pauss

at alasely print matter, a which reference is constaally required by residents and those haring oomooreial or political relations with

within the scopo of the CHRONICLE · AD) DIRECTORY.·

The Coutants of the Appeadis are too many te anamwafis an Advertisement, but include

TREATIES WITH

Great Britain, Nanking, 1912-

Tientsib, 1858-—

and sil others not abrogated

Franco,tentsin, 1551

Convention, 1860

United States, Tiontein, 1858

PL

Additional, 1859

Pakinė, 1480

Germany, Tientsin, 1861

Foting, 1980

Russia, various

Japan

Epsia

Brazil

Pern

TREATIES WITH JAPAN-

Great Britain' Tuited States Netherlands

Corca TREATIES WITH COREA. TREATIES WITH SLAM

TREATIES WITH SHEAX

·TRANTY WITH CAMBODI CUSTOMS TALIFES

Chinese

Japanone

Siamese

LEDAT

Oesters in Council for Governmethyst f

Pubjects in China and Japan, 1965) 1878, 1881

Tales of H.B.M. Suprams sed ofior. Çənli

in Obina and Japan

Code of Civil Procedure, Hongkong

Admiralty Rules

Foreiga Jurisdiction Ast

Act of United Status Congress Relating to

Treatie

Regulations for the Consular Courts of United

States in China'

Italea cf Court of Consuls at Shanghai

Chinese Pussenger Aot

TRADE BEGULATIONS

China

Japan

Sian

Customs Seizure, Chinn

Theobaw's dominions ta forbidden to law fil

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Lexpox, 18th February. PROCLAMATION BY GENERAL GORDON.

Latest advices from the Sondas state that General Gardon bae isend a Prostomation

for though our gal seams likely to be which he recognises the Sultan of Kordsfax and choked with the number of these au-announces a remission of 50 per cent in the tax-

Iation and no restriction on the slaca traffic.

dacione oriminals imprison

KA

KILLD.

continues to exist we cannot wonder that eriwinals from the mainland flock

to

On the motion of Me. Varenne, cocooded by Mr. CLARK, tha Consulting Committeo, Mosse, anaing, Woodin, Intehison, Suyle and Oraw. ford, were re-elected.

Oz the melion of Mr. CrewFORD, seconded by M. IurоHISON, Mr. C. G. Bunker was elected auditor.

Mr. WOODIN moved a vote of thanks to the General Managers for the bla massar in which they had conducted the business for the past

and the satisfactory results attained.

the colony se a happy buating ground, and that our stroets should at all hours of the day be unsafe to an extent that is an utter disgrace to any civilised town. The fault does not lie with the police, of whom | the compliment. we have a large and bighly efficient fores,

sor with those who deal with the offenders. when caught, for they treat them with as much severity us lies in their power, but with

The CHAIRMAN thanked the shareholders for

THE FORTHCOMING ATHLETIC

SPORTS.

A mesting of gestiovion interested in athletios the state of the criminal laws of the Colony. Fin Hongkanir was held at the Hongkong Cab

which was agreed t

8

This is an age of so-called humanitarianismu, yesterday eveniur for the purpose of makley to and, lika all other reformers, humanitarians athletic sports this year. Me, E. Mackend pr

preliminary arrangements for holding a series of

[have rusbod from ous extreme to the other. sided, and those present included Mosers. H. J. The abolition of Eogging is cause of personal. H. Trisp, II. Foes, E.. K. Leigh, J. Stewart Fookhart, Liant. Porter, Tisät. Jerrett, Mesick. violence and robbery from tho-person is.so.5. Hagbos, A. Woolley, A. Denison, H, C. A¤· instance of this tendency. The Chinese gier and one or two others, haya in their own country 'always been Mr. HACKZAN gave a riafament of the faula of the sporte. He said that in 1833 there was a accustomed to punishments of A most balance of 850, which the committon carried Draconias nature, and yet we are now over; the art year there WAD

balanes of $111, of which $100 was placed on punishing Chinese offenders on an evon dapasit milder scale than we parish ruffianism in Hongkong and Shanghai Banic; the next gear. 311 at current account at the Englant. It would be passing strange if, owing to this fand, there were not so many efforts under these circumstances, the criminal made ic collect funds, and the balance loft vor was only $14.16, this left them a sum of $125.10. alosage of Ewangtung did not make their o believed the Brat matter they had to doidu way to this Colony. Not only do they find the day on which to fix the sports.

After some conversation it was proposed by rich prey hore, but they enjoy the certainty, Mr. MacKEAN, and 300ended by Mr. LH, if caught, of undergoing a term of imprison that tho sports should to held on the 15th pror, Castors and Harbour Regulations for the dif.ment that is ro panishment to them beyond

Mr. LEIGH proposed, and Mr. AxaTER BLOOD- what a temporary deprivation of liberty mayal, that the appointment of Patrons and Stew- prova, whereas if in Canton they would beards, should be lets to the Committos, which severely bamboood, put into a cangue, balf was carried,

On the motion of the CHAIDMaw the follow- starved in a noisome cell, or otherwise stern- | ing gentlemen who served on the Committee ly and pititossly dealt with. It is absolutely last year were re-elected:-Cept, Howarth, Lient. Hodder, Mesure, A. Cazon, Foss, Lofth, Telpp. feasantial, therefore, if we are to deter the Lockhart, Bell-Irving, C. V. Smith and A.

Kwangtung thief and rɔgue from making | Hogstond.

Beton Tecnapias wero left on the Committon this bis abiding place, that no fales seati Orders may be sent to Daily Press Oleo, where ment or mistakon lenity should be used to- and the following wera elated:-Capt. sich, by the departure of gentlemen from the colony, it is published, or to the following Agent MACAO Mengrs. A. A. do Mello & Co. wards him. The humanitarian system has Lients, Bunbury, Druitt, and Porter, Dr. Pike, and M. H. D. Wodehouse. Mr. Mckeon was re- „Mosary, Quolab & Co.

had its trial, and been found attorly wanting, appointed Sovretars. Mr. Foss el Lieut. Drelit Messrs. Wilson, Nicholls & Cozad it is now tino for the Legislature again were elected Starters; Mr. Tripp, Clork of the Mesɛza. Wilson, Nicholls & Co Mosiru. Hodge & Co.

to step in, and provide such remedies as Cam; Mr. Bell-Irvine, Offcial Timo Taker; Monsre. Leigh and A. Coron, Judges; and Mr. have been found really efficacious in past. E. Noble, Referas. The whole arrangements years. There is no occasion to revive public of the Bold were left in the bands of "Mosars flogging, but it is obviously necessary that dich and Denisen

After some doanitory discussion as to what NAGASAK... Meners. The C. & J. Trading Crably outrages on females in our structs the Ladies' Parse: sbcall be given fat, and If the whether the 100-yarda raos should be yun ia IZ1000, OBAKA Messrs. The C. & J. Trading Co. should be put down by some means. YOKOHAMA.....Mesars, Kelly & Co,

Sydney Justice find it desirable to subents, the question of penalties was demand.

Lieut. JARRETT thought. It was hard on

ferent ports of China, Philippines, Saw, 20. Pilotage Rogalations

HONGKONG

. Charter of the Colony

&c.

Rules of Legislative Council,

Bú.

do.

The Treaties befaroon Unit States and Cures, Franes sed Anna budoveral athor itoras hary not apponced in provinat igenes

SWATOW

AMOT...

FORNIA..... Foochow

NINERO...Mrs. Kelly & Walsh, 8'ghai. HHANGHAI...... Messrs. Jal & Holz. BHANDL.Mesara. Kelly & Waleh: NORTHEEN&Mesers. Hall & Holts and Kelly TIVER PORTE

& Walsh, Shanghai.

SAIGON...Mosers. Cratte & ̈Cp."

xox...Maare. A. Bjadig & Co.

SINGAPOBE......More, Saylo & Co.

PANANG

MAYILA Mowers. Tiada do Toyzaga & Co. tence larrikine to a flogging for assaulting a pruvions winners to have to give starts to men Chinaman in the trout, it is surely as dosir-freak out from homo, who might have won able that Chineso ruthisne bore should be prizes there. He proposed that provious vinnors

shond only give starts to those with whom flogged for brutally sunthing women's ear- they had compate 1 before, rings in the street. The rattan would do more in one month towards suppressing this SANFEAFOMCO Sr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Marchants crime thes pay pumber of terms of impri,

Mr. H. Maynard, COLOMBO Messrs. AM. & J. Ferguson. Me. F. Algar, Clement's Lane. LONDON ... LONDON.Mosers. Guo, Streat & Co. LONDON...Meast. Bates, Handy & Co.

Exchange.

37, Fark Harw,

Mr. Foss pointed out that if Liant, Farrett's proposition were carried out, all snen fresh out From home would harɑ to start with s pozulty.

ultimately the meating decked that the arracgor

The mattor was dimonased for a time, and

womment in that well ordered and, to the New Toux... Heyers, 8, M, Fattingill & Co Chinese grimisul, luzgrisus, establishment, ment of penalties should be as heretofors,

Daily Pipes ribe, 80th deenery, 1834|

Victoria Sedly

The next business as the arrang

mile.

HONIÁKONO KACES, 1884.

A-mile.

FIRST DAY. Woog-Nei-thong Blattes The Ashley Cup. The Honghong Darby ........... The Mabarajah Cup-

The Valley Stalina

The Foochow Cap The Canton Cup The Jockey Cap

SEOUND DAT. The Sourry Stakes Tha Ezohange Plate... The German Cup The Parsee Cap The Professional Cap... The Driving Cloud Cop The Broker Clup The Flyaway Bikes.................. The Welier Plus

TILBERT. SENLIGHT. ODAWAPA, PICCADILLY.

KING'S LIN

BELORATIA

„GAMERKANT

IMPETUOSO.

FAREWELL

ODAWARA. GOLD FIGH FILBERT. SECOND VIOLEN

...... DUNKELD. Roer. MERLY MONE.

Jour Ful

THIRD DAY.

The Farewell Cup.

The Challenge Cup The Ladies' Purse The Navy Plate The Koochooy Cop

GOLD FINCH

HORNFIED.

PALL MALL STRATIPESTER,

Lucren.

The result of the assmalt on the constable waKŠ 3ach that he was unable to leave the Hospital, · where he had been ment Ene traxtment, and the osse was consequently remanded.

CORRESPONDENCE.

His Lortship-There are only three encon, and they am vise of thiam similar to this.

Mr. Francis referred to the ease of a vessel io the London dooks on which salvage was claimed. His Lordship-That was a distinctalvage ser. rios. Thars a steam tog went in in the loath of the Entors at great risk and brought the missed out. | We do nośhold ourselves responsible for the opinions

Me, Fransis—I don't soa. mpasif the differancO. between putting out a dre which has broken ont su board the ship and towing a ship out of the reach of fire; but with regard to your Lordships' distinction I would submit a fira af sm is gaver- ally so dianstrors that it is impossible to do more than resets the crew.

His Lordship-Aexistance at a fire at eas would be distinctly a salvage service, but this is a fire in port.

axpressed by our Cortokpondents.} OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY Y ANDERSON, TRUTTON & %.

Mr.

most clearly expressed in lettera which had been laid before the jury in evidence.

Bir. Mathews atated that Mr. Swire preuet

water boat arrived, and he coult olaim assistance, and they bad giren orders to their had not this on an underwritera oxae, the nothing for tast line, and whatever Jungar from captaina quoordingly. That impression had not plaintiffs would not have insistat on their unpowder there might have been was tha over bean removed by mcast decisions in this court. rights. The question in waath or they have got. Fr. Mealle mail ha had two ongines in his bort, He thought his Lordship expressed his inton rights. It seems to me, for the reasons I have but he did zot know who baudled his hoss, and tion to a regalt osse of removing it, but, if he given, there was origluntly a contract, and the no on on deck arer raw his hous; the only per might be allowed to say so, the award in fary, we right in finding it, and that contract adeco owars did not exist the loan in law because it might son who said he saw it was Mr. Gota: Ad to that case was not sufficient to Mesars. Wilson, Nichols, and Jenkins, Mr.Nichols to risk their ships by rendering services. What- not have been insisted upon if the vasgel had was forward, and after Mr. Browor's evidenco as ever might be said of the amount claimed not boca insored.".. to the extent of the damago, it was not possible in this one, it was not more preposterons in

Now, as a matter of fact, clearly established in to say there was any really serious danger. the ore direction than the amount tendered oridendo, the Achilles and hor freight wert Bo (the Jearoed, annual) did not put down was in the other. He was informed extruly uninsured.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Hoogkong, 19th Februsty, 1884⠀⠀

much to him, and as to Mr. Jenkina, të was in that $350 was offered to the men, which Expenses of over £3,000 will fall upda the

insalt. He was not dofeading defendants, and these Companies that were in terling and amusing for him to be there with was an Mr. Nichols As to Mr. Wilyn, he did not the amount alaimed, but it meant nothing dused to join in the notion will have had a dommence work until after the explosion, and more then amounts which were often in Lemon that investigation of facts should presode his own cridonen, to where he want, showed ssrted in writs of summons and very much reoti repudiation of listility. The litigation bas that the iron was then in the cooling way and fed afterwards. Retornibg to the subject of the lasted nearly four years, and the offset is, that not the beating way. The second fire; in the assistanos rendered by the promovants indivi- the Managers of the leading steamship companies möening, was an inspidosnt affair. Ho pat it dually, the learned counsel contended that valnis England are taking steps to procot them. broadly that there was really no danger aft, alle sorvious were rendered by Mr. Kopp forward, lvos from the recurrence of similar injustices, their own appliaansa were sufficient to obooks before he went aft, by pouring water on theYours, &o, the ice in that direction. They were also platas sed se analing .tham, and the evidence entitled to the boneft of the superior showed that though his engine required looking construction of the ship. Then the violence of to at ous time it worked well for a 992- to the the fire bad practically burnt itself put forward siderable period. With coforand before the help now claimed for arrived, and al. services of Mr. Moallo, be furnished a though Mr. Wilez'a nasistance was amful in water boat with two pumps, a oargo boal with and Backingham, will basso extinct with their reducing it there was no danger. They dealasparo pump of his own, and cargo boat present possessore, but will make no gap among Afosile's resistance entirely, hate's engine did which bron the off with his own on the Customs the Poor, as in either as an inferior digrity not work, and Hepp nover oame on deck at all.engine, of whioli so much had been made by the held by the Daks will pass to a collateral. Wilson, Nichols, and Jenkins be adotted wore Attorney-General. There was no direct evi Ecckingham bas bosu on ill-fated title. It has there. He would ask his Lordship in dealing done he kimisolf is working the bo, but the now been held by three families and another, also, with this question to bear in mind the really servisos be rendered were aneful towards moving extinct, held the title of Duke of Buckinghamshire. Two drams have been prosented to the Crystal. proposterous language in which tho akims had the ship and cargo, and be ought to be rewarded

As matters stand, two dukedom. Cleveland

boon rasde and the preposterous amount nimed, for them. He had employed during the whole of Pelace, one of them covered at one and with the and to give effect to that consideration not only the night some soventy-fro Chinese, the oriws of skin of the femons lion, Monster Loa." which in the averd but also with regard to the coals, the boats who were working the pumps. For mad to be exhibited at the Towers handred Mr. Francis auid he agreed the builders had some peried at least the two hosen from his water years ago. Feline majesty it will be seen from done their best to make the ship a good and bout ware working on the after part of the dook this is by no means axempt from the fate of strong can with pronations against fire, but bens, and then, at Captain Fowler's sugges-bipad smpereen when "doad and turned to visy the owners and master had dong their best to ting, they were moved forward. As to the konn To stop a dam to koop the wind aside." Cality Base The appliances for extinguishing not working, there had prabably been some stahorbare might hayo written, if he had beg

visit fun wore stared in file the most inflammable centralen saved by espera pises af kone which mimis puuvilla of thyme Gold

The Garrison Cop................ Ewo. The Donsolation Stakes ALLEGRO.

The Nil Vesperadam Stake

●Cannulon Rinker