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HONGKONG

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Directory Nagasaki,

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HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

THE DAILY PRESS, PRIDAY, APRIL IITMa, 1884.

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With regard to the company that was rasentan elmost perfect globe, but slightly elongated small scale of gold and silver hellion are in- promoted to work the patent paint invented downwards towards the Farth. The toyare pipa yariably by capellation as above described; hem a by Dr. Deanys, of Singapore, we hear that the is at earthenware and is inserted into a hole made from the volatile nature of silver rendoring it. same is boing pursued on modified tornis, and ciudad estisfactory arrangements are now being co through the cover. This pipe does not extends easily dissipated by too great heat, the Chines much below the middle of the furnnoo, and its are almost invariably liable to err in their zys

Mr. Zerabash, Captain of the German Import is thus considerably above the hearth. of silver bullion by loss of weight. The Chite perial Nasy, and Consal-General for the Samos The farance itself in about two and a half feet are themselves aware of this fact, and enforcer falsad, bas left for Peking, but he will stay internal diameter by rather mero in dopth, and to corrset it by making an allowance for the the capital of the Celestial Empire hat vary the cover is almost annotly seal-spherioul Fro-loss. This, however, is it best but guess work, an short time, as Herr von Brandt, the Hermanvietly to insertion of the charge the interior the amount of silver volatilined varies with the Minister in Chins, in about to remmo his-offlooportion of the farmaco is carefully anesthed and exces or otherwise of best to which the allos

into operation, and it is much better that if

H. Mourvotte Champion, Captain Pawlett, ponible defects should be discovered while arrived here last evening from Shanghai, which there is time to remove them. As a whole or she left on the Eth instant. the Bill is, we consider, an excellent one, there will be a general offertory at the Cathedral We are requested to remind our rendors that **** CHEMIST8;- -

suauming that it is necomary to bave on Sunday next for the now organ fund. By Appointment to His Balenoy the Go Stamp Ordinance at all, but we should be

The Celestial Reasoning Association of Singa VEENOR and His Royal Highmoss the

slad to see it done away with altogether pore have boon diaoning the question, Which DUKE, EDINBURGH,

The policy of taxing the operations of com.exercises the greater inneroo on the civilisation WHOLESALEANDRETAILDRUGGISTS,merce is not in itself a good one, and and happiness of the human race, the male or the Tamale mind! The guestion is decided in in Hougtong, ae shown above, the burden favour of the male mind, but anly by the gasling

The trade betrayn Canada and Chin and Ja covered with a luting of a kind of Black clay in the map has been enjooted: 's practiced and falla almost exclusively on the British and vote of the Chairmanic

pan during the past year amounted to $1,750,642, made of moulding sand, and a basin, sunk Into and alfel operator making perhaps sourealy foreign community, the Chinese escaping

The steamer Naine, a cable steamer belonging against $1,635,717 in 1982, and 305,318 during the floor, opposite the tap hole of the farmaco, is any sypresiable Icon, where another in the same with a very small contribution. Taking the to the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance 1870, which shows a satisfactory growth during Bill, however, as an inevitable evil, the Go, arrived at Singapore on the 2nd last. from recent years. The figures for the two countries similarly Trapared for reception of the molten operation will volatilize considerably more than Purt Darwin. She completed laying the now are unterlanately placed together, as that the alloy after termization of the process of smelt the amount whish is, by rule, allowed for low bi Stamp Collector in to be congratulated on Bands Straita cable for the Dutch Government relative propertions cannot be ascertained. ing. The furnace having been prepared for assay. In their ways of gold, from the grostér ita admirable preparation. The only peint last month, then proceeded to Port Darwin and that suggests itself to us sa requiring fur-renowed a large part of the 1971 Australia The Ningchom, the sesond steanser for the option of this charge as abors described, char difficulty with which it can be volatilized, the

cable to Java: NY

China Shippers Mutual Steam Navigation Com-coal bu small piocus is inserted to about a foot in Chinese are more likely to be socurate, but with ther consideration is that with reference to

pany, is being rapidly pushed forward by the depth; then on this is pilof the Uttle conical shape gold there are other source of error, making the additional dution imposed on legal busi- other day that Mr. Ternysan, who he wrote work being carried on lat aight by aid of the

A Chinese sokolar in London declared the builders, Maaare, David and William Henderson, ed pellets previously described, from which the Chinese assay at bost but an approximation to nese, and if there is any objection on this "Looksley Hall, could not have been aware of electric light. The Ocpack, which will izaugu: prooiona zostala are to be extracted; then nemcy.

layer of load in small ingots, shout coven The Chinore are, however, from long and coa-. ground, the lawyers will doubtkan not fail the exact nature of a Chinese eyele. A Clinoso rate the line, leaves on the 10th ist.

or Cathay-cycle consists, and has consisted,

inches long, flat on one side and semicircular onstant practice, very expert in the uas of the to bring it forward.

for many centuries, of dxty years When The Chinese Minister az Berlin, Lf Fring-pao, the other. Then, mora ohnrowal aid another faul stone, that in, a piece of dark coloured. Toanyson, therefore, exclaimed "Better fifty will abortly visit Trieste to inspect that port in.

the Kowloon dook yesterday.

The American barque Naverink went over years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay," he was ita aompleted state, and to linen something of laror of load ingote, and finally the furness is filled stone on which they rub the gold and tall by

not exying much for Europe.

the Austro-Hungarian Lloyds' Steam Navigs up with charcoal, fire is applied, and lin blast the colour of its streak the degree of finemets tion Company, which last your commenced to urged; the flames and products of combustion se hence the expression, so often heard amongst the The Comercio of the 17th March notices anzen rousels to the China Sase. He intends sien caps from an opening in the top of the dame Chinese, of my "tonda" para gold being To-day befag Good Friday there will be no

unceration phenomenon occurrlag near lands to ses the arsenal and naval eatablishment at shaped furnace cover, more fuel being from time spoken of as “ony hundred touch.” on the 26th Feb. A caster which had justthen Cols,

T. I. B to tims added as the contents of the furnace be The German gunboat Nazilas, Captain Ascleared out of that part was on the point of con-

We understand that HM. Gorerament have come exhausted. When the process is judged (and address with cormtuications addressed to the chenbora, left here 70sterday morning for tining her course with a fair wind in a emcoth

Canton.

ses, when suddenly the water becoming fearful decided to ratify the treaty recently goncluded to have proceeded sufficiently far that is when Etor, not for publiiation, but as evidence of good The French frigate La Victoriation, with Acly agitated, an enormous vava whirling mund by Bir Harry Parkes with the Koreau Gavez all the little pollets of dirazed crusthla clay are

and round arose, which, after lifting the vessel zont, and the ratiostions are being prepared. All store for publication alold by written of onmiral Moyer on board, crived at Colombo on

the morning of the 27th ultime, and was to pro- to a great height, let her fall upside down. Of her and will be sent out. Sir Hurry Parkas, completely melted the tap hole of the furnace side of the paper only

crew and passengers, 28 in number, only Four, so I.B.M. Minister in China, wil, on arrival of is opone and its contents rea out. When the Advertinomnaka ni Babaзriptions which are Lot coed on her homeward pasange on the 29th ult.

far as is known, scoreded in saving their lives the documents, pay a visit to Kores, for the alley of lead, gold, and silver this produced has ordered for a fixed period will be continuod until

A vordiet of accidental death was returned by by clinging to pieces of the ship's furniture sad purpose of formally carrying out the boon allowed to cool, it is moved from adherent counterimaded.

Mrs. J. M. Goosmann, C. U. Corseth, and

than floating along until they were resoul by a change. D. Woodford, the jury in the luguest on the passing varsel.

We hear that the sale of the Chinese curiosities Lody of the mass killed while unloading cars A telegram in the San Francisco Bulletin, and works of art recently exhibited at Amsterdam, from a steamer. The case had been adjourned to dated Now York, Maroli 1st, sys--" The re- and ordered to be disposed of by public Auction enable the polis to preduse evidence of the coming af A Sam, the Chinese cook lost with by the Chinese Legation in Berlin, has, notwith erence and of identifkation, and the necessary the DeLong party in the Aretio regions, will be standing, all attemps at putting and publicity, evidence, was produced.

exhumód and moved to China for permanent fallen very far short of realising the expected burial. His brother, a lanadryman, and yester- amount. The four days' sale only resulted in Tho inquest on the body of Chinese infant day that Ah Sam always expressed a desire to the sum of m.38,109, which, after the deduction pression in the foor of the fuzzson room is then found floating in the harbons, adjourned from be buried in the family plot in i small village of costs, will not go far to onrled the coffers of Monday, was concluded yesterday. No evidence of illantification or the esuse of the body being in the water was forthecing, and a verdict of found drowned was returned by the jury Messra E. F. M. Pock, F. H. Elaghel, anf J. S. Nazer.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL 11TH, 1884

SHIPPING-Ofers of the Couting Stamera of Tus original Stamp Ordinance was passed

P.&.0. S. N. Co.

Messag. Maritimes.

M. D. II. S. S. Co.

China & Maalis Co. Siener & Co.

H. C. M. S. B.Co.. Indo-China 8. N. Co. Beottish Oriental Douglas S. S.Co. Chint Merchants"

Miscellaneous Conat

Stenaars.

The LIST OF RESIDENTS now contains

Batons of

ELEVEN THOUSAND, Two HUNDEED, AND SKVENTY THREE FOREIGNERS erranged under que Alphabet in the strictest and the initials as well as the surnames being alphabetical.

The MAPS and PLANS Lave again been increased in number. They now opasist of FLAGS OF MERCANTILE HOUSEA IN CHINA. CODE OF SIGNALS IN 18K AT VICTORIA PEAR. New MAP OF THE FAR EAST

MAP BY THE ISLAND OF Hongkong. FLAR THE CITY OF VICTORIA. PLAN OF THE CITY <P CANTON FLAN FLAN YOKOHAMA. PLAN OF MANILA. PLAN OF SAIGON.

Among the other contents of the benk are An Anglo-Chinese Calendu, Meantime of Sno- rise and Sunset, Belipsos, Fontirals, de, &o. A fell Chronology of remarkable events stuce the advent of foreigners to China and Japan, A description of the Festivals, Fasts, &c.. observed by Chinose, Mahomedats, Parsees, Juwa, &c., with the days on which they fall.

sures &e.

BB and ofsewhere. Hongkong Chair, Jinrickahf, a Bast Hire.

|

to

in the year 1866 for the purpose of raising by the duas imposed under it a revenae suf-

In & Government Guscle extraordinary, Isened ficient to cover the atoount of the military yesterday, it is notifed that His Excellency the contribution which the Colony was from that Governor has appointed the following gentlemon time required to pay to the Imperial to be members of the Modionl Board, under the Government, namely, £20,000 por anuum.visions of Ordinance of 1834;The Fou

William Keswick (Chairman), Hon. Thomas Speaking on the new Stamp Ordinance at Jackson, the Principal Naval Mulical Officer, the meeting of the Legislative Council on the Principal Military Medical Officer, the Colonial Surgeon, Mr. H. L. Dalrymple, and Weduseday, the Colonial Treasurer, who in D. W. M. Hartigaa (Hon. Secretary). also the Collector of Stamp Rovenus, said:

The Chinese do contrive by one means or another to evade all the provisions of the existing Stamp Ordinanes, and practically pay no stamp duty at all.". E this be so, it Follows that the British and foreign resi dents in the colony have to pay tho whole

of the military contribution, towards which

The Cricket match Offers of the Army and Navy v the Hongkong Cricket Club will ho commenced at 2 pin. toy and continued at 11 am: to-morrow, The following will be the Hongkong Cricket Club Eleven ***

Mr. G. 8. CoxOL Mr. F. H. O. Wilson Mr. V. A. C. Hawkins Mr. O. U. Buxt

7

Mr. E. J. Cuen

Bir. G. B. Jobasten

My.G. Martin

Mr. H. Angior

Mr. H. A. J. Misoray

Mr. G. Grimble ... ·

Mr. T. E. Daviss

graveyard near Canton. The Chinese blame the Consal for not attending to the matter. Tho Connal says he did not know Ah Sam was to be buried until the day of the funeral. He promises to rander the necessary aid in having the body sent home, although he was not invited to participate in the funeral ceremonies."

these concerned

slag and the post step taken is to oxidize the lead. This is effected in a primitivo capol and muille furasoe constructed us follows. Furzi a

· quantity oyster shells are calcined in a suit blefarmaco by burning with wood, the resulting ash or limo le powdered and sifted; a nirontar de-

filled with this powdered aah, which is enrefully

-rumanzed, down and smoothed, 'leaving a circular upton or shallow basin-slapal cupel soms For robes deep in the centre by two and a half festin diameter. On this is placed some fragments of charcoal together with the lump of alloy resulting from the smelting operations previous

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, A mesting of the Legislation Council was held

yesterday afternoon, when there were present

His Excelleney the Governor, Sir Gronem READISON BOWEN, G.0.M.G. Hon Bir GROBAN Tiro, Chiot Justise Hon W. H. MARS G, Colmik Se- arotary,

Han L. O'MALLEY, Attorway-General, Hon, A. LITER, Colonial Treasurer. Hon. JM PRICE, Surveyor-General. Hon. F. STEWART, Registrar General. Hon. P. Ri t

Hon W. KESWICK, Hon, T, JACKSON. Hon. F. D. BA8300%. Hon WONG SHING.

The minutes of the last moeting were read and confirmed. **

THE STANDING OVEERA AND RULES, The Standing Orders and Balss as reported

MINUTES.

FIDGGING.

The latest mall adviced received home were Tokobams January 19th, Shenghai 24th, Foo. show 24th, Mania 4th, Hongkong 29th, Batavia 31st, Saigon February 2nd and Bingspore 5th The French mail, tia Nuplus with the ad

on by the Law Committee and with two ound- monis proposed by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, vioen duted as above, was delivered in London an

were adopted The Penang Casette of 26th Marab says the 3rd inst, its due date. There are no fator ly daoribed. The whole is then covered with a There is so further news regarding the Nire advices from Japan, via San Francisco. The shallow basin-shaped cover, like a small og THE CELAINAL PROCEDURE ORDINANCE, 1894. vase, and since there is ze Britial man-of-war on next inward mail, ex P, and, staator Brindisi, of a large sphere; this, to the furnace cover, in This Bill was read a second time, committo, the spot to keep the crew provided with from Shanghai Stat fan Hongkong 5th Feb., made of earthenware held together with straps and passed: provisions we can well imagine their condition was despatched from Alexandria, per steamer

The Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend Or will by no mean be a happy one, till such Mongolis, on the 5th inst, insy be expected to of iron; there are two openings in this cover in tire sa diplomacy works out their release.recht London in the 11th inpt-ona-day-in ad order to allow the progress of the operation to dicance 3 of 1881 was read a second time, com- The Jays papers state that there in an rance of its due date.

be watched, and sise a semi-circular opening in ita mitted, and passed The Bill provides the in ill feeling existing batween the Rajah of Bigas, whoso territory is adjacent to that of Great exetement was caused in business rim for insertion of a tyre or binat pipe. Fire pontones of flogging the number of strokes or lashes shall be specified and that certain direc Texom, owing to the former having assisted the circles in Glasgow by the aunovopment of is then applied to the charcoal on the unpai, the tions shall be given as to the conditions ander Dutch on the occasion of the attack on the the failure of the firm of Martin, Turner and openings in the cover as partially closed, and which the sentence shall be carried ont in the territory of the latter. I such is tho caso, the Ca, which formed thronghout the day the main the whole is covered up with a pile of charccal.case of persons under the age of fourteen years. Catar JvTcz i that so far sa speci provisions sont un formerly by the Dutch Assis topic of conversion. The Lab The last is now urged and the faties or heating the Lamber of strokes was concerned, that taas Resident through the Rajab of Rigas, estimated at something under £500,000, which

bour, sud so on, are returned at 3,040, This Co. in monthly parts. The publixtion of the of the dead were left in the hands of thes will show. The Glasgow Herald says: The wratatul and Ierat economical metallurgie ander the lay as it at present stood had the

The ATTORNEY-GUNERAL moved the second reading of a Hill to Amond Ordinance 3 of 1871

The COLONIAL SECRETARY Moonded. The CHEY JUSTICE said the Bill might be had been bona fide olerks to solicitors and who fond to affoot injaciously some porsone who

privilege of being admitted after three yearn quite possible some clarke were looking forward under artioles, and as the Bill had only been, in- to getting a remission of the term to be served troduced the previous day he did not think it ought to be hurried through.

are not likely to find the crew of the is, however, partly covered by securities of from the ckarooal on the cupel soon communicato was already provided for. but there tight bu Nisora under present circumirtanen." The Streitsmerulause. Of this amount 2200,000 is said with the heap of charcoal by means of tho aper- some cases not Amerated, and there was thoro Times Bay It is rated from the West to fall on Manchester, and much of the balance fares in the but partially closed over, between the fore no objection to the passing of this Bill. Coast of Achéen that one of the crew of this is doubtless represented by depreciation in engar rim of which and the opal or bearth a small space ADMISSION OF ATTORNEYS, Naeru has been drowned while bathing in the eargoen. Some loss will fall on the Eastern FOREION CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAI the Chinese practically contributo nothing

river, but the truth or otherwise of the report is banks, though none are believed to be involved is also purposely left. The sharcoal on the cupol it all. The total British, and Toroiga resi We han rooived from Messrs. Kelly and of course ancor sin. We boar also that in a heavily. A detailed statement is being prepared hoon becomes exhausted and is not renewed, this dents proper, decusting the naval and mik-Walsh Part 1 of the Enoyolopedia Divtionary, recent notion the Datoh bave had a bad hant by a firm of chartered accountants. No estimate test being kept up by combastion of the hasp of MAP OF TOWN AND ENVIRONG OF SINGAPOD. tary establiskietis, police, shipping in har-high is now being issued by Messrs Cassell & ing. They had 12 killed and 45 wounded, and 8 can yot be formed of the dividend that the estate churcol over the cover. This if one of the most

horse was established upwards of 40 years ago, and work in this form will doubtless sure for it a ↑ Aohinese.

for many years confined Itself to a kind of cooperations which the Chinese hare, as it will be umrall onmmunity-the figure given include largely extended sale. The Timer in its review

The Hon. Cooil C Smith has been ever in mission business in connection with consignments seen that the hoop of charcoal hoing uncovered sarvico under articles instead of fly. It was. of the voluman which have already appeared (tike women and children-have to contributo the dictionary is not yet.complete) has characterised it as the Officer Administering the Government of goods from this country to the East. More must ruliste the greater portion of its heat into 420,000 for military purposes. Persons 43 a work of immense alaity, both as an enoy oko of the Struits Settlements. We notice by the recently the firm has entered largely upon the who are accustomed to speak of the oppres-pedia and a dictionary, and judgingfrom the part Straits Times that His Excellarcy is spoken of import of Eastra product, such separabic, rice the surrounding simcsphere instead of communi- as the Acting Governor, not as the Administra pepper, and other spipes, and angar. The donlcating it to the contents of the sapel The toe, as has been the case in Hongkong under inges in sugar have been an extensive scale: Chinose oporator has a reason for this, however;

The ATTORNEY-Gesgráz said he had taken sive treatment meted out to the Chinese in now before us this description is well deserved.

The six gamblers who were before the roeimilar circumstances, "The Officer Administer. While the losos under other heads are pretty as he noticed that when a second woser-that is, a this eglony might profitably employ their

Hies Court on Wednesday were brought up, on ing the Government" is an impossible title for considerable, those in sugar may be said to havo

there were, or were likely to be any such 2208 38 Comantive Tables of Money, Weights, Mea- time in endeavouring to discover some remand, yesterday, when Mr. Damnya appeur ordinary use, though it is the strictly correct really brought about the present disaster. Ozooverto the hespofcharcoal-usapplied, too great the beat mesas he could to ascertain whether equivalent tax falling exclusively on the ed to defend them. Mr. Dennys, argal that one; it would therefore be satisfactory to have some cargoas of Java sugar the fall in value degren of heat was generated and a considerable those referred to by the Chief Justice, and se The Hongkong Postal Guide for 1864.

be could ascertain there were none. - ' www now is fully pryportion of his silver dissipated. There was also far CHIEF JUSTICE said it was quite right

BUS FERNTALS Tooneldenste dilleurty in ruswing Un rust and Arrivals and Departures of Maile at and from Chinese. Efforts have of late years been there had been no proof that the house entered some authoritative decision as to which is the from the date of

The swearing in of Mr. Glasgow, had an important connection with watching the progress of the operation. After a public attention lwald be called to the matter. London and Hongkong.

wsa a publio gambling house and more on hot Mr.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was not his Suates of Commissions and Charges adopted by made by the Stamp Collector to enforce FAA me duply gambling in any or the

present. His Honour to the Eastern markets; and foreign honsGS WOTE"

inboution to ask the Council to go into semmittee the Chambers of Conmera of Hongkong. Upon the Thinose sha phwozrauco út elis pro- fhorise; no one had been proved to be the occepler Smith was attended with ousiderable a Manchester, whence soft goods were condoms, varying with the nature of the alloy, the

of the plans. The dofondants were convicted; mony Thera waro visions of the Stamp Act, but the task in the two described as measger and tanker of the the Acting Chief Justice, all the Official and established at Singapore, Batavia Bourabaya, whole, or a greater portion, of the lead is oxidised on the Bill to-day.

The Bill was then read a second tore. Unaloial Members of Conncil, the Foreign Con and Manila. Since the firm bogan there have and absorbed by the gahos of which the capel suls (some in uniform), a number of military of been many changes in its constitution, the mem is composed; a few fragmenta of potassium nitrate

· THE MERCHANT SHHIFFING WILL. ficers in uniform, a goodly gathering of ladies bership of the Glasgow house at prosent being are then thrown upon the surface of the alloyading of e Bill to amend the Merchant Ship The ATTORNEY-Geserad moved the second The inqnast adjourped frem Monday on the and a large assemblage of the general public. A. Mr J. M. Martin, Mr. Campbell Martin, Mr. of olerely printed matter, to which reference is ill contribute practically nothing to the body of a woman, supposed to have died frem guard of honour of the Royal faniskillings un Themes H. Campbell. Mr. Charles E. Camp in order, as the Chinese workman says, to disping Ordinance, 1874. The object of the Bills sipate the last traces oflead (literally “drive away to provide that scrtificatesof competency granted Laving commercial or political relations with stamp revenue. In the new Stamp Act en drowning, was conluded yesterday before the der Lieut. Mayne, with the Band of the Regi hell, and Mr. B. M. Wenley"

the breath or spirit of the lead" The whole is in the colony to masters, mustes, and angineers, Coroner, Mr. A. G. Wise, and users. E. F. M. ment, was drun up in front of the main entrance. China, Japan or any of the Countries embraced article has been introduced into the schedule Feck, F. H. Slaghek, and J. S. Nazer a jury. Those of the officials who hed it wore the Civil within the scope of the CHRONICLS and hearing on a custom purely Chinese, namely, From the evidence given it spread that the Barvice suiforms. As His Expolloney took the

now allowed to coal. The next process is that of thall be signed by the Governor instead of by the parting the gold and silver, which is, for so nei board of examiners in order that they may

luve effect DIRECTORY.

ether calories in scoordence with mútivo o people as the Chinese, most remarkably the terres of a recent Order in Council. The Centents of the Appendix are too many that of loan associations. These, we think, urs deceased was the wife of a Chine atuher us bath a salute of seventeen guns was fired, and as hoard the steamer Mongkut, and ww accompany he left the Connell Chamber the guard presented to cunmorate in an Advertisement, bat include a very fair subject of taxation, but the amounting him to his ship in s sampan, when she de seme, the Band playing "Soo, the conquering

Ingenious. The bitterlof alloy from the suped in

The ColorIAL SECRETARY #ponded.· The Bill was read a second tâmo. -... TREATIES WITH CHINA-

they will yield to the reveane will, we liberately jumped overboard. Her husband here comes.”

placed in a large earthenware crucible and melted

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Moved that the in small bloat fomsesor forge, which is not pro- Council go into committee on the Bill imagine, be trifling. Probably the parties antinto the water after her and got her out alive, bnt she died not long afterwards from the foota

vided with a cover, the smoke, &o, finding exit by

The CHIEF JUSTICE-This Ordinanco, Lam forming the loan associations will evade the of her immersion. The husband denied all 4th March the ospital of Sam was placed in direct 21st April.

| tucans of a hood similar to that over the forges. informed, has been introduced in consequence of provisions of the Act, as the Chinone do in knowledge of any cause for the rush act, but In-voannication with Catextta by an overland to- spector Mackie had reason to believe that there a line. The construction of the line from

Her Majesty the Queen has been ordered to our own European bluolemitha When the alloy an Order in Council which has been passed, Irat all other respects, but even if the full duty had been agus difference between her and her the frontier of Burmah to Bangkok through &

is thoroughly melted it is kept constantly stirred which has not yot boon published, and I think before hon members go into Committee upon were collected it would not amount to much. husband upon money muttace. A serdiet of felo daso and deadly forest, and along the course of Darmstadt on Boount of ill health.

s mountain rivar with precipitous fores clad

up with roll brimstone, which, nots fupen the the Bill it is advisable that we should see the It will, moreover, fall principally on the de se was returned.

basks and full of dangerous rapids, has been a CHINESE METALLURGICAL OPEEÄ. {aliver, farming silver sulphide, leaving the gold Order in Council which has beau passed, and on poorer classes, as the well-to-do are not

TIONS.-No. 3. "An Old Hand" writes in the Liverpool Daily of some magnitude, and dificulties of no ordinary

untouched. The workmen know, by long ex which we propose to legislate. I think it would Concerned in such associations. Where the Post-Mr. Storey, the member for Sunderland, character have been overtume by Mr. Sackies, of

perines, when the process has gone far enough, be desirable if we could introduce into the Bill has a rather curious business in hand with re- the Telegraph Department, and his staff. to'

some provision by which those persons Stamp Act does really touch, the Chinese ference to the crew of the Wisere, who are de-whom the work was antrested. The line is as

and when this is accomplished, the contents of who have already passed examinations as the ensible ara poured out into a mould and al- masters, mates, or engineers, should como is in the taxes it imposes on transactions in tained by the Rajah of Tonom. He states that yet little more than a trist one and is liable to

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constantly required by residents and thems

Great Britain, Neuling, 1942-

י,

Tioutsin, 1858-

and all othore not abrogated

Franco, Tontein, 1851

Convention, 1860

United States, Tientsin, 1338

Additioun, 1869

Peking, 18

German, Ticutain, 1961.

Poking, 1980

Russia, various

Jupan

Spain

Brazil

Paru

TREATIES WITH JAPAN

Great Britas))

United States

Netherlands

Cores

TREATIES WITH CORBA

TREATIS WITH SIAM

TREATIES WITH ANNAM

TREATY WITH CAMBODIA

CUSTOMS TARIFFS

Chinees Japanese Siamoso

LEGAJ

Orders in Council for Government of H.B.M.

1875, 1881

in China and Jughazi Code of Civil Procedare, Hongkong Admiralty Rates Foreira Jarisdiction Ast

Treaties

Regulations for the Consular Courts of United

Stutes in China, Rules of Court of Consuls at Shanghai

Chinese Passenger Act

TRADE TEGULATIONS

China

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| difficult ons, and the result of the efforts game were food $50 each or three months' im-

which have been made appear to have been prisonment, and the rest were fined $5 each, almost stil, as Mr. LISTEE says the Chinese

We learn from the Englishman that on the

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, dili April.

PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE,

The House of Commons has adjourned for the Easter holidaya The recess will extend to the

THE QUEEN'S HEALTH.

METHODA OF REFINING GOLD AND SILVER.

China has often been spoken of as a sink down

the gold remelted, and, when wholly fused, a very than who have been exmained under our from the mixture of sulphur and sfver sulphido, embered that the Harbour Master, in e report which was published recently, stated

The ATTORNEY-GAVEZAL withdrew his mo

SAVINGS BANKS.

The Bill entitled "An Ordinance to facilitate was read a

THE FRANCH, DEANE STRAMENS FEIVIKEGES. The French Mail Steamorn. Ordinanca 1884,

FINANCE.

was road a sircond time, committee, and passed

A... » ADJOURNMENT;

| property, and possibly it is with the idea this chief is very kind to the men. A part of occasional interruptions, which, during the rains, which the gold of the world is constantly poured owed to coal, the batton et gold is kroaked off under its provisions in some way. It will be

his kindness ie to grant thon as slowance of may be of saine duration. But the work of far. It is quits a mistake to suppose, however, that all CE making them contribute a fairer pro- Ava temporary wives s-piece. As sous sa this est clearing is going on steadily, and it may ran the gel ballion imported by Chinn is retained on perion of the rerenas that Mr. Larsa has interesting fact, was known tho bai xivas of sonably be expliable with each season, while it consumed in thatfoountry; on the stray, for mail quantity of potassium nitrate is thrown Merchant Shipping Ordinamon, and have re

tha ere, kiefly living in the neighbourhood become more increased the duties on legal business in the of Sanderland, became naturally dough greatly may be taken for granted that the shergetic of quantities of gold are re-exported from Hong schedule to the new Act, though these will of excited They are moving heat and earth cers of the Telegraph Department will not rest kong and various ports of China, in the form of its surface, and the contents of the crucible, caired certificates of competency from the Board courao affost foreigners in equal proportions. and especially they are moving Mr. Starey, for satisfied until the over and communication with sheet gold, or gold leaf, as it is generally called which are now only para goldfand a little potasse, of Examiners are not recognised at all in the Breast into suitable ingot moulds and the gold Australian colonies. If by legislation we om- power the Governor to grant the sertificates in- Toler the new Ordinance the artamp duty on an expedition to be seat out for the "rescue and Bangkeh is na sure and regular as that with This form of bullion raust not, however, be con- is then, after waking to free it from the potessa, stond of the Board of Examiners, thma DOE

retirement" of their husbands. Perhaps they Bombay. Some of the advantages of the new

ficates will be recognised throughout all the conveyances is 30 cents for every $100 or part would be willing ennagh, these Amazons, to lins to the public may be estimated from the fexuded with the ordinary gold baf used by thereof, whereas the pressat duty is 25 cents form part of the expedition; and if they did, it fact that the tariff by this rente from Calintta gilders, which is very much thinner, and a differ ready for the market.

The misture of sulphur and silver sulphide colonies. I think, if the Order in Council would be a bud look out for the temporary to Bangkok 12 annas a word, sa compared with ext article altogether. The thick gold leaf to

allows via, we ought to make some provinion, by {on svery $100 up to 31,000, and $2 for every amaten spouses, superior as they might be in tariffs of Rs 2-15 and B. S-1 a word by the two which wo now referring is manufacralting from the previous operation is now which those who have been already examined principally for the Indian market, where it goes placed in a large arucible and malted, host is kept and passed may obtain fresa certificates from the Additional $1,009 or fraction of that sum. point of numbers. Your reader, now that submarine cables via Rangoon and Madras.

Tokar seems to have surrondered, may as well The existence of Chiasse maret societies in in payment for the cotton and other commodities until the free sulphur is all oxidized or burned Governor which will enable them to soETS TO- Subjects in China and Japan, 1965, 1877, Under the old sale the duty co a transaction Be on the look out for a new agitation In the Dali is now officially acknowledged as follows in imported from that country. Silver la mare often away, Alaritable proportion of lead. is added to sognition in all Eritish colonies. Etharelore

smatoting to $60,000 would come to interest of the injured Sunderland wives, who has report of the Resident of the East oxst of Rulos of HB.M Supreme and ether Courta 120.50, and under the new scale to $180.fare our own dark and blood, which the Soudan Eumatra for February --In the district of Deli cast into small ingots called shoes of gyese, and the silver sulphide and keptor some time stirred Propane that this Bill be allowed to stand or

The tax un leases is increased in the same garrisons are not.

evory necessary police precaution was taken to in this for may be said to be the standard eur. with it. This, again, is avery wastetal sad tilts Order in Council has been published. proportion. The tax on probate is very The following remarkable document has tra provent disturbates during the Chinese festivi roney of China. In the metting down of gold unscientific proceeding, but still, considering on, and the further consideration of the Bill was Act of United States Congress Ralating to largely sucressed. At present it is the same velled by a somewhat roundabout rate. Being fries with an eye to the hostility between the and silver for leaf gell and spons of standard the rathors of the process, remarkably ingenious postponed till next wook,

su order of the day, us is said, lamed by the members of the secret saciatis termed Goo Hin an on conveyances or leases; in the new Black Flags, it was translated into Preboland and Ho Seng. Those mesures proved so finences, large quantities of craoibleshare anally The whole is then poured out into s monid, Ordinance it is proposed to ingreuse it to 81 published in a Paria newspaper, from which is effective that the festive daya passed aff in cracked and broken; and we purpuss now to give sul when cold is placed upon a cupol as pro the business of Savings Banks for every $100 or part thereof, so that, on an was translated into Spanish by a Philippine Langkat and at Medan without order being in a short description of the varien ingenions prosly deribed, and the original proceed second time, committed, and passed

newspaper, and from thence again it has been any way distarbed At Labuan Doll, however, colate of the value of $60,000 the duty will rendered into English by the Straits Timeshari fighting realted on the evening of the 1st cesses by which the Chinese recever the fraging sa fox sxtracting the alloy of gold and be raised from 8120.50 to 3500. This is a It is written on yellow cleared paper envored February, between these two hosts kongsios mente und ninute globules of the precious silver from the end of the thot operation with drawings representing every bind of war Tas Controleer, accompanied by several pelle-metals, which, after repeated use, adhart in son game through, with, the brightened: süver,

A minute by the Governor, was read respon» very considerable increase indeed, and the likes emblers, ench as weapons, lions dragons Sexan, at onos proccoded to the sons of the riot.siderable quantities to those disaged crucibles; after cooling, is remelted, a little uitry throwa suggestion of the Hon. P. Ryair that the The text runs as follows: Mandarin, and On reaching the pot he was greeted with also to say a few words on the subject of Chinese upon its surface in the crucible, and the now pure mending the Council to vote certain suma, in- cluding one of $2,500 for a mat shed polico Customs Scianro, China

station at Monut Kellett Castorus und Harbour Regulations for the dif- watter should be considered by the Chamber chief of the braves, ordeint and desce the follow outeries, and bottlos as well as pieces of wood methods of relining gall and silver and the parf silver cast into ingots for the market.

ing. Tremble and obey. Thirteen days before were thrown at bin. About a hundred Chinese

Considering the complicated native of The minute was referred to this Finanou. forent ports of China, Philippines, Stam, Ze, of Camrosice, and especially by the legal the battle the brave shall eat chittarlings of then rashed upon the police, so that the latter ing or separating of gold from silver, when the Pilotage Regulations

members of the Chamber, was a very useful tigers to acquire the fury and favity of those wore obliged to fire upon them, thereby killing two metals have been melted together in the thess various operations, the quantity of Committee HONGKONG

On the motion of the COLONIAL BECRETARY one. On the other hand, great roliat baxanimals. Twelve days before the bottle is one Chixxman and rounding two others process of extrusion. As the whole of these lead lost is very small indued, the Charter of Bie Colony

braves shall eat lions livers with the object of After making a fruitless attempt to storm Rules of Engislative Council

boeu afforded to general business in the bills scouring to themselves the fourlences peculiar one of the Rajab Mada's police stations various manipulations are included in the malt querity recovered being generally some the Council adjourned until Wednesday neat at &t..

to the monarch of the forest. Eleven days be the rioters dispersed among the neighing of the disused craoibles above referred to, is where about two-thirds of the total weight four o'clock. The Treaties between United States ant of exchange tarif. At present billa not ex. Corea, France and Assam, and several other ceeding $100 pay 80 cents; exceeding $100 fore the battle, the braven shell out anakes fleehbouring eating houses into which they were will be raffolent to give an outline of this process employed in the operation The lead is rosororod

in order to be endowed with the willness of this pursued by the police, who had meanwhile bees The goldsmith having nocumulated a suff by melting the previously broken up and PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF THE

HONGKONG PUDLIO HOSPITAL. items have not appeared in prsvions issues. and not exceeding $3,000, $2; exceeding reptile, Ten days before the battle the braves reintered by a military patrol. Sixty-two of atent quantity of old crucibles to justify him in powdered cupel with its adhering litharge, and shail drink sonus of fameleon in order to be the ringleaders were arrested notwithstanding

We have been requested to publish the pro- 88,000, 81.50. The new tariff is ons wore able to baffle the enemy by changing velour con their resistance, after which order was set acmonising operations, these orcibles-which other varying exilos of lead, with charcoal in graduated and fairer scale, ranging from tinually. Nine days before the battle, the braves A Malay, native of Rau, who had lately arrived ure somewhat soft, and risnufactured from melting formos similar to that described as cents for bills over $10 and not exceeding shall take arocodile broth toanable them to par at Taming from: Palo Pinang, and who was rsbat sightly ferragineus, non-silicious clay, to employed in the first operation. The resulting posed constitution of the Hongkong Public Hos 951), to $8 for $10,000 and $1 for every ad ste the enemy into the water as well as on land, ported to have been recently l'anglima Prang inilting from the disintegration of s feldspathie dag ie a dark reddish for dingy coloured glaaspital Subscriptions can be paid to any member

and to fight like the erocodile i both elements, the service of the Rajah of Klang on the Went Massrs. Wilson, Nielich's & Co. [ditional $10,000 or part thereof. As M. Eight days before the battle the braver shall eat Coast of the Malay Penizsain, ran at smok at rook, found in the neighboorhood of Fatshan and with the usual Chinos habits of seonomy

Inerne said on Wednesdes, the present jaguar's so as to have the power te aftack the market place, killed a Malar, rounded two other are first carefully pounded in large iron mortare, where their own property is in question, in turned kong and Shanghai Bank to the credit of the Mossa. Kolly & Walkhi, Sghai, tariff is far from being fair. It is clearly an fore the battle the braves shall at the heads of men.. Deli has, thus displayed scenes such as varying and uncertain chemical composition, the artificial autono bangles, siruff phials, and varionsalteady generously' given a sum of 85,000 ass mum quickly and fariously. Seven days be- Malays, and was at length shot dead by police then mixed with powdered orides of load, of to recount as colouring matter by the makers of ongkong Public Hospital Mr. Bollins bas

and for the purchase of molinina unjust invidenes of taxation when a man who hawks with the object of requiring the kasnes furmerly were of frigent occurrence in the remit of previous operations. This mixture is other ornaments and articles of coloured opaque NORTHERN & MORAVA Hall & Hats and Kelly wants to remite small sun to his wife has cf sight of these birds and become thus enabled Western Division of Borso and in the Straits thien sifted wetted with water, and puddled and ram tr artificial stone ware. For this purpoarkong Pallis Hospital.” ***

2The liospital shall be for the medical treat to desory the hostile troops at great distances. Battlements ant the audacity of the Chinose NAGASAKI Mears. The O. & J. Trading Co. to pay the same se does a bank for the six days before the battle the braves shall est rose to such a height that it became necessary punched in the large iron mortars previously the slag in question realises about thirty cents Hrodo, OSAA Mesert The C. & J. Trading Co. largest remittance that ever leaves the colony, the brains of hippopotami to impart to their skins to keep them within bounds by armed force. referred to into a kind of dough, which is worked of a Mexican dollar par picul of te hundred sad ment, in accordance with European principles third pounds. The silver and practice, of all persons without distinction YOKOHAMA ........Messrs Kelly & Co.

This is now to be amended, and the com- the barnens peculiar to the hides of theas sximale, This frommstane calls for usderation: Tou up by the hand into littlo doninal shaped pellets thirty-three and

of race, arood, or nationality, and for the train MANILA..Messrs. Diaz Puertas & Co.

thereby becoming bullet proof. Four days be years ago esret societies among the Chinese in runity are much indebted to Mr. Lateran for fars the battle, the brayes stall set the sinkona of Dell were scarely heard of, and their existence about three inchion high by to inches in diams from those operations is oustinto shove of sing of students in medicine and arger Bok Mrs. Crettier & Co.. BANGKOR Messrs. A. Bjurling & Co. the great care he has azpented in arranging monkeys in order to acquire the nimblences of these was even doubted by many paple at that time tar at their base they ara, then left to dry lu and the gold besten into thick Iravas or sheets The hospital will ha supported by-public. SINGAPORE.Messra, Bayle & Do

orentares Throo days before the battle, the the Ohinese withstood exclusively the planters the air ander Bovor. The next pascoes. veroists of a standard degree of finance wald to hesabscription. All persons subsoribing ton del thie particular tarif and in preparing the braves shall eat socrpions sp the all the wounds and their employers, and we offered any resis in smelting those pallots with the addition of lead; ainety-sight touch, that is, two parts of alley to lens annually or making a donation of fifty dol PERANO. Mesars, Maynard &Co, COLOMBO Mosers A. M. & J. Ferguson.Bill generally. He invites criticism, and inflicted by them on the ellany may becomo astaños to the Europian authorities--Jars Bode this is Cone is small blast furnace very similar ninety-eight of pare gold: The gold is preem-re to the fonde of the hospital shall constitute

at its public meetings. LONDON. Mr. T Algar, Clement a Laue, it is to ho hoped the Chamber of Com- dangerons and dandly as atbags of theso saimal

On the eve of the battle, the braves shall eat We take the following items from the London in sppearance to tasso Sgured in the ancient ably prepared for the market in this form to airy, and they only will be entitled to vota LONDON Mosere. Ge. Street & Co.

A President Vis President Treasurer, merce and all who are practically af- unbled panthers, with the objeon of becoming mid China Express of the 7th ult LONDON Moara. Batos, Hondy & Co.

As our readers will readily understand, in view works of the old European alchemista The prevent the possibility of frand, in the shape of SANFRANCION. L. P. Fiber, 21, Merchants fected by the Ordinazon will carefully con-rathless and inhumax to their adversarios. On

Izehange.

sider it in all its details. As Mr. Lasten the morning of the battle, the braves shall real of the Tonquin diffenity. Ittle progress has a boarth part of the furnace la of a com- blocks of base metal being inserted into the and Secretary skall be elected annually, and such says, any defert there may be will very soon low 20 grains of gunpowder with leopards' blood, made whh nogotiations between the British aphorical shape, and with the cares, which lamais contra or interior of ingata ostensibly of pure

to enable them to read the enemy as this animal Gorcament and the Marquis Taking on the sub of the clay previously describeil, strengthened and gold.

jsst of the taxation of Opium. be discovered when the Ordinance is brought does.

Orders may he sent to Duly Prest Office, where

it is published, or to the following Ayarla

Masera, A. A. de Mello,&-Co. Mesura, Quelch & Co. Messry. Wilson, Nichols & Co.

Magco SWATOW AxOy

FURNORA

Foocnew..... Moraes, Hodgs & Co. NINAFO...... SHANGHAI..Mesurs, Hall & Holts. SHANGHAL... Mosers. Kelly Walsh.:

Erven Ports Messrs.

&Wah Shanghai.

Nuw York Mesars. S. E. Pettingill & Co.,

31, Park Bow. Daily Prem Office, 26th January, 1884.

"ball together by steps and bands of Iren, forins - The Chinese processes for the assy on the

of the Provisional Communities or into the Hangs

1.The hospital shall be called "The Hong-

officer in charge, bs ar-offio members of the Managing Committes. Bir aditional membera officers shall, together with the senior medical

of Committee shall also be elected annually.