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NOTICE.

FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMISTS.

don. Still is the mandarin's capacity for cxtortion as great as of yore; still do the A. WATSON AND CO.

*-, victims of conspiracy and enzelty languish in noisome dens, and the friends stowly starte under their gaolers' eyes; still to the By Appointment to His Excellency, the Go-torturer employed to wring confession (often TEATOR and His Royal Highness the falso oue) from the accused; and still can

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place and power, immunity from punish

·WHOLESALBANDBETAIL DRUGGISTS(ment or vengeance on a foe, be purchased

PERFUMERY,

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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Cocamideations on Etikurial matters should b

addressed "The Editor," and to on rusinees The Correspondents are regnanted to forward their name

Manager," and nut to individuals by mono,

and addeces with communications addressed to the Elitor, not for pabication, but as oridenes of good faith,

All fotors for poblication chould be written an and

side of the paper only.

Un the night of the 30th April fanta was an stausive confiagrationut Chelon, the sixth word wing almost entirely reduced to aches.

The Russian Stener Costromur arrived here yesterday from Odessi en route for Vladivostock, for which pure she has 748 Russian emigrants.

The steamer Pembrokeshire, which arrived here yesterday from Saigen, was put in quran tine, in onseguenes of inving a bad caes of small

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THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 1st, 1884

The Japan Carelle says the Takashima colliery has changed hande zavoral times, and s report is now ourant that it will soon pake un dar emol of the Naval department, to which it has been sold,

DMENT.

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1-Groat weight, nounssitating some convoy. The memorial from five Campanise at Hung, he cast baring to be defrayed privately.

2-A larger score required thou world be for kong and the reports of the Naval and Military notes.

3 The N.-C. Oflasra and men frequently lose Anthorities, which I enclose, show clearly this

iffenities, which they experts in the panter by the ai ver Dollar, the Chinees refusing in many payment of their mos; and I am confident, the instances to give the full ralno, your Lordship will uel object to any reasonabla. moms by which their position can be ameliorated. 4.--The lane of Oxs Della Motos is a question which, on mon than our occiston, has been the subject of correspondence with Your Lordship's predecessors, wherein to have acquiosced, with considerable reluctance, in the present issue by the Hongkong and Shanghai Hanking Corpora fion. The Colonial Secretary Auditor General (Mr. Marsh) in a minute, which I uclos, anti- sipates objecticu on the part of Your Lordship to an increased issue by the local Bank, although the Hongkong ChamberofCommercelusstrongly recommended it. Mr, Marsh is of opinion that the Bank should be called no to withdraw its Dollar Notes from circulation, and that tas Government should is a suficient number in

The use of

POLICE COURT

April 30th

BHFONE MR, A. G. WHṛ,

The complainant has been an inmate of tho Civil Hospital slain the assault, and was yester- day cerbifled to be unable to come up and give denne, Hess sulfating from cornussion of the in The case was s reminded for a week.

LABORNT

Long Akut, memployed, was charged with stealing a window curtain, Talme 50 cents, the property of Mr. E. Carvalho, akrkst Post Once.

-It is the practice in the Post Office to prepare the pay for noch eng on the last afternoon in the month, we to avoid delsy and running about for change the next morning, But, during the past two years, I have rupestadly been unable to get this twenty or thinly One Della Notes norssary to pay the postmo could not get a single one. Mr. Parpolho lives in Chamoory Ing, and as 4 The remedy would som to be for the Go. he was going home on Tuesday opening he saw the prisoner tako the curtain from his window, Terament to issa a sufficient number of One and run off with it. He gave chase and eaught Dollar Notes The Government Note should be the man, whom he brought to the station. Baller lan to present Ono Dollar Note, eo as to be, by ita more site, at once distinguishable hard labour. from mitee of higher values. The boss size would

Chua Achof, acolio, was convicted of entering. ho about 6 ky 3 inches. The notes should be the servists sinustors at St. Foul's Collage, and printed in the best and aufert, myuser known, on stealing therefrom clothing to the value of 221), very durable papar.

The fendant was scatoneed to six wrecke

Sautescelto six months' hard labour.

THE CHARGE OF MURDER OF CHINESE TERRITORY.

In those Offices the wont of THE ISSUE OF ONE DOLLAR NOTES. obtaining One Dollar Notes for your joyments Ofles.

on the Public Service, and, it so, the extent of Dollar Notes is sovorely felt." The correspondered resposting tho isene of the inconvenience resulting therofrom-By Silver Dollars leads to delay disputes, and ACG, P. MUERAT, to a atom of potty monoy making on the one dollar notes, asked for by the Hon. W. Ko-Order, wiel, was laid or the table of the Legislativo

L-Colonel Chief Paymaster. part of the native cashiers employed. Thay

CHARGE OF 'ABBAUXIT, A Washington despatch dated 20th March Connot yesterday. The following is the con Army Pay Office, Hongfang, 17th October, 1883 put away all the first-olies doing they put, and will inflies any inaonvenience on the publia

Anni and Tam Aning were brought up, on Lt. Colonel Murray, Chief Paymaster.

rather than part with them. The Hond of the reads The House Comittee on Foreign Aluding portion of it --

I have not been able to obtain One Dollar Department is powerloes in face of the Shroffererend, on a obarge of having asalted a hawker Notes from the Bank for the payment of the stola No got. It is impossible to prors that he has, on the 2nd instant,

named Wong Akwal on boned the F.&Q.steamer airs today agreed to report favonmbly a bilovenon era a, P. BOWEN TO TID SARI, or authorizing the return to China of the residue

Troces for nearly Twelve morthi. The incon has dollars, whatever one may suspect. Of comme of the Chincos indenuity fund."

Government House, Hongkong, 22nd Kavomber, 1983.

venience ocorrenti is immoase, ne ovlar to the with notes this temptation does not exist, as 10 Bairy is frequently made as to the name

MY LORD,I bave the honour to loss formbersome nature of the silver Dollar, an escort from corrupt ulicials. In Japad praise-end place of that fish which in ostoomed such a Your Lordship's CoReitoration some correspon-is ucesenry when I folok spole, whereas the Doto is not worth more than anothor worthy efforts are being made in the directeal with us, and so well known by the name dence that has recently passil between this. Gu One Dollar Noto can be easily concealed in a bag

of Bombay Duck" It is recognized by tion of reform in every branch of adininis solanifi mer as uspeton scherens, of the vergrient and sortain piblio Departments and and carried with que and entely.

The Company Officer has just as much trouble in the matter when I give him a chaque, ao la tration; but the Chinese Government are family of Sepelidos: It is a compressed Bali, Companies, roommending an inernasni istants of sublimely indifferent to abuses, the stilted about 16 inches lany, of a light grovish colour, ne delar notas in this Colony.

with mante stellate black dots in the head. pressing importance. The present inue in quite

This subject appears to mg to be one of too must realize in Sürer.

There is a social envenience in the One memorials of the Censors merely evoking back and sides are si-trusparent like gelatine inadequate, and the silver (chiefly Mexican) dol. Dollar Noto currency, inasmuch as it diminishessengers, and bustiner. Only last month I SHIPS' MEDICINECHESTSREFITTED, an expression of regres, or do injunction When fresh caught and cooked at once they are lags that are catront in the Colony are so muti. the risk of taking bad dollars, of which thors sro

to delinquents to aid no more--as injuneary derate sating. They are most voracious, lated, and so liable to be ceartorfeited and de-so many in circalation.

uting ishes of their own eine and even those of

A. GELSTON, Major, Paymastor tion which is forgotten or neglected as their own species, as well as orastaboss. It is a bad ly the Chinesa, than the possession of them

2nd Hat The Buffs, RKR NOTICE-To aroid delay in the execution of surely and almost as soon as it is given. very shortivol tislignd unelly brilliantly phos. rly always accompanied with loss.

In the transactions of the larger firras, phorescent. This sory abundant in the Straits which transot their busianaa through their chief Paymaster. of Malacca in fact if ion commen auecies from compradoras, the present state of things my Ieurot get One Dollar Notes from the Bank Bucsbiy (whence large quantities are anually not be very seriously folt, but to householder, at all. The inserversions arising therefroms is exported) to the extranes of the Indian Archi soldiers, sailors and servants the present state considerable, for instances palago. Can any ono give an explanation of the of the dollar euerengy is a constant source both Bane Bombay Duk P-baits Time of arious inconveniace and of positive load.

The inquest on the body of the man Ng Achal, who met with his death by his quene becoming entanglin mashinery at the Kow. loon Daak, was resumed at the Magistracy, yesterday at noon before the Ceroner and Heura M. Falecer, A. da Costa, and B. A Cassambhoy as jury. Evidenco was given by A tulogram in the American papers dated Robert Rattor, binckamith, to show that the de- March 3rd, says: Prime. Minister Ferry as it work counterafuking some plates proposes to set to Madingascar 6,000-Frezel in one of the muolius shoda. Is had his quene hanging loose, and incautiously swang it about troops now he Touquin."

az, ho moved his head in close proximity to the The Raigantis, in the course of soca remarks mohinery. In doing so ho swung it round the on the subsidiary coinage of the neighbouring revolving shaft of a drilling machine. He was colony, sayan proposition will be made to erbent one dragged over the shaft, and coming in stituto en las coins the words "Indo-China wataut with the brake, it stopped him, and the scalp was torn clean off his head. The machinery was stopped as soon as possible, but the Chinese would not assist in taking the unfortunate man out of the machinery. Some Europeans did so, and the man was sent off to the Hospital at sve A verdiot of accidental death was returned.

A rather gul story, says the Times of Ceylan, The Colonial Treasurer (Mr. Listor), while On Tuesday evening a small-pos patiant broke fold of a certain leading Bank in Caloutta har expressing the opinion that the Bonk should he out of hospital, probably while delirions. He in a branch in Colombo and many other places. allowed to continus its present issue, agrees with read his way down to one of the wharvos, where The head offas in london sont instractions to Mr. Merah in thinking that this Gvernment ho hadled a polica boat, and the constable in the Caleatta Manager to despatch some one with should issue, over and shove the $226,000 now

all sancony to Zanzibar with coin, do, to open in circulation, sulleient number is most tho turned to mo charge of the boat took him back to hospital.

branch there. The Calcutta Avounulant was local demand. Mr. Lister gives also, in some told oft for the daty, and during the for days detail, the plan which he thinks should bin follow- previous to his departure for Bombay, whilst ed, and the number of notes which the Govern Eating bare of his friends, he was impervions to went shall issue. I gommand his minuts to Dist. Paymastor. " all questions as to his destination. Had he given Your Lonship's particular consideration. ant that he was going home on short leave ali 6. I am sub at present prepared to sabrait affected proved fatal. We are told that ou rideration; but, unless I should recite by tel quiries were made, and that a certain priating graph your disapproval of that course of action, co mas discoved to be engaged on an order I will lay the mattor before the Colonial for Zaunbar cheques. Forthwith the Horahay Legislature during its approaching session, und branch of an opposition bak was wired to sond will report, at an early period, the result of the of by steamer then leaving a young follow with deliberation of that beds, which will contain The paragraph in yesterday's isme relative to fame rupees and a shroff, and when the mynto. several ablo nad experienced men of business. G. F. BOWEN. to his deep dingust that a branch hut been alThe Right. the compositor transporing the lucs of the form White Cloud poes over to the Kowloon decks supplied to us. It should invarend-The steamer remly established there. und the strawer Benvenue to the Cosmopolitan dock on Tuesday, and thus stentasis Bothwell Castle and Folga leavo Aberdeen and the Cosmo. politan docks spectively on Wednesday, es ferdag the Spanish steamer Don Juan and the British stouders Cairnamuir and Glencoe wore to be docket at Sama-shot-po. The British steamer Bureaue and the German steamer Fligent will be undecked at Sum-shui-po and Aberdeon respectively to day

Advertisements and Sahscriptions which are not.

ordered for a fixed period will be continued mail

countermankled,

Cedars for cetra ropes of the Dady Press elmat be sant before 11 sm. on the day of publication.français" for Cochinchine français. After that hear the mply to limited.

The Daily

Daily Press.

Hosonore, May 1st, 1874,

Wire the capture of Heng-hon French military operations in Tonquin bavd for the aesson practically terminated. The Saigon nais of the 24th April miss an announce want to this effect, 'which also agress with the opinion expressed a short time ago by our special correspondent in Tanquin. The rains will necessarily render a farther advance into the mountainous districts of the north extremely difficult, and General MILLOR bas wisely determined

The French raiser D'Estaing. Captain Conlombeauil, arrived at Amoy on the 23rd ult. from Hongkong; and the French ironclad Triomphanic, Captain Boux, left Amoy on te morning of the 25th uit. for Shanghai."

is

*their lacu

Jahn Henry Lineo was brought up, on remand,

No evidence was taken, and the case was re-

casnot see why the Hongkong and Shang and some awn and popistration tickets. kai Bank should not, if it chooses, be allowed to The defendant pleaded guilty, and also admit contino its present issue of Oas Dollar Notected a prior conviction on which he had boon son

whippingd side by side with these of the Government, the tended to three years pozal servitude and two presantinspection of the Bank's bullion reserva being of course continued. The Government has mot with much remly coeperation of all kinds H. BRACKENBURY,

from the Bank, and would lose, moreover, about

Chun Akin and Wong Kin On, the mer Captain, Commanding China Giz Leary withdrawn. There will not ho a zote too many to were brought up, on remand, and on the $1.500 a year in Bank Note duty were these notes arrested on a charge of murder in Chinese for Hongkong, 17th October, 1883.

This, however, is a question of detail which does application of the Crown Solicitor, they were, I hardly ever use One Dollar Notos for payant affect my main suggestion,

further remanded.. The Government she might. I considor CAPEALT DARK'S CARE meats on the public sereise.

On rare occasions I ahtain One Dollar Notas In be advantageously extended to at least 31,500,000. change for a larger notes from my own canteon. Think the Colony, with its inorassing Chime on the charge of forgery in Singapore is 1879.

W. NAJE,

population, will absorb quite as much as thit, I have not the least doubt, and it must be red to Saturday. Major, R.A. Commanding 8/1, S.D. RA membered that a Government Noto will be mere Hongkong, 17th October, 1889

readily accepted at Canton and, the parts of China than one issued by a Bank. These notes a pair of earrings, rained at 815, from the person Chung Apo, coolie, was convicted of stealing 'would become a local arrancy by no means ro-

of a women named Cheung Ho on the Praya, at: The Chief Paymaster.

Yes, great difficulty is experienced in obtain-stricted to Hongkong. ing One Dollar Notes from the Bank and else7 million and a half way seem a large on Tuesday, and he was sentenced to three where.

Issue after all it is only about £50,000.) I will months hard labour

·ATTEMPTED THEFT, N The inconvouienes comiting therefrom is that vanture tharefors to support it on other grounds.

Chan Apan, boatman, was charged with bay. have to take silver Dollars (mostly chopped) stating plainly that whatever moritattaches to the iar attempted to steal a handle of clothing from and it has frequently happened, particularly of suggestion I am about to make belongs entirely Lato, that the men to whom they wore tsaned are to Air Carvalho, Cashivar of the Traemerger on board the foro stomer on the I would add that P. C. Jenkins saw the prisoner make the at- unable to pass them, cruently they are re whom I am indested for ib.

in considering the subject, I have endeavoured tempt and arrested him, but he was unable after- J. BREWSTER, Qa. Mn. to regard the convenience of the public as the wars to fad the owner of the bundle.

primary osasideration, to which the fond- Acting Payraaster..

Det. A. H. Corpa.

The prisoner had been in gaol twice before,. Tantage of the Cology is soudcry.

25th uti

DARKING SWATOMING.

8.In the course of a year or two we aint and he was now sentenced to three months hard

labour. this loan we shall pay at least four, porhesps five, have to raise a loan, probably of $1,500,000. For

We understand that Mr. W. Damon, suspicion would have been fulled, bal the mystery any definite schomo for Your Lordship's eog.account, the payments being so small in geount far cent. Now there would not be the smallest

The Saigon Journal Offvist publishes decrees extending throughout the whole of Cachia China and the kingdom of Cambodia the application of the first part of the French civil onde with certain modifcutions applicable to Asiatics. of Shanghai, will proesed home shortly for the purpose of registering the Perak Tin Mining Company as a limited liability pay, and for transacting other business connected with the same enterprise.

CORRESPONDENCE..

to devota bis attention for the present the docking of vessels was roulored in correct byrions young man arrived at Zanzibar he found, I have, Honourabln The Earl Darby, labourers, was presented to the Governor, com. circuiation costa them one per sant. Of this I Dering, and soliciting subscriptions.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, 29th April. FRANCE AND THE EGYPTIAN” QUESTION.

do, do, do,

ENCLOSURE 1.

No inconvenise has been experienced on this

E WALKER,

dificulty in circulating notes to the extent of Colonel C.B.E.

$1,500,000. Of this sum one-third might at once We čo zežihold cursolves soaponiabko for the spinióna Hongkong, 17th October, 1823,

be placed in reserve against the notes, and the

expensed by our Correspondents) ENCLOSURE

remaining 31.000,000 lived an a loan. It

CANTON AND ATHLETIC SPORTS, MEMORANDUM OF SUBJECT OF ONE DOLLAR

would host perhaps per out, and then there

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAIGT. PARES.". WOTES,

would be some profit from unter lost and de-

Sya-Tostarday & pappe was sent round SE- A memorial, signed on behalf of five public stroyed. companies smploying a considerable number of 8.The banks here estimate that their notomien announcing Athletic Sports for H.M.S. Shamion is a French as well as an English to the pacification of the delta, now in

plaining of the paufficient number of Dullar two cairde pe cont is a duty paid to the Gattlement, and alas hosts Half of being commxy- the bands of the French. There is plenty

Notes in circulation, which was the osuse of a vornmant, the other one third represents work-

politan-our residents comprise English, Franob of work in this direction to engage French

Hongkong, 9th August, 1883. grievance severely felt by noorly all persons in ing expans

10.The remaling $500,000 required for Americas, Gorans, And just now we att enorgies until next autumn. Piracy is rara

SI-The undersigned respectfall beg you the Colony, and especially by those who had to

public works, &c., might either be raised by loan, indebted to the protection of American, Germas, to bring to the retice of Excelloney the Day large number of workmen. paat along all the rivers and creeks, and the

The number of Dollar Notes in bironfation or, if it were found that mozo notes were stiff and French ganhosts, as well as English 11 Governor the following grievance, severaly felt pirates will have to be suppressed before

by nearly all in the Colony, espaoinily thoac who is 000. They are sened by the Hongkong in demand in the same way as muggested above, therefore it is proposed to have some Athletic 11.---I am aware that there is an acromin ob Sports, why are they not for all the gunboate anything like order and security can bees

omplay large number of Chinese workmen, viz. and Shanghai Bank alone; and perrain was

ofliver from each beat, to arrange them properly, The French Government is raising difficulties the scaretty of One Dollar Bank Notes and given to this Bank in 1872, to issue notes of loss jection to raising money by means of notes, hore, with a committee of redeals wid one. tablished. The fortified positions won by

value than One Pound Sterling, contrary to the Bat in this case, where the primary object is tho French troops-Sontag, Bacaiok, Thai

at the state of stairs in Egypt, and is orging Subsidiary Coins, 206., 10s., and be.

By reason of the Government having placed provision of the Colonial Regulation. It was remedy a severely-felt publie inconvenience, Instead of for the Biglish only. I na sware open to all, but this is Let the same thing za

· Nguyen, Huog-koa,&n-will have to be pro-

that a conference be held to discuss not eniya limiz on the issue of this necessary enrroner. Proposed in 1873 to recall the notes, baf, on a cannot see what substantial orgument can be the paper stated that this events would be fancial arrangements but the whole question there aro tirace when inconvenienes is exused to representation of the inconvenience that would urged against the plan.

12.-It may be said, that s loan would have to getting up sports for all the crews. The pro- periy garrisoned and rendered impregnable

the station in that quarter.

those who togaire to disburse wagea to workmen, he eased thorsby, the Secretary of State con- to attack, otherwise Chinese troops may related libility compative, for since the Tan-

the Hongkong and Whanpon Deck Company sorted to the not being recaled, but restricted be repaid. There is nothing to provait the posed sports cannot be viewed as the private swarm down from Yunnan and attempt to jong Pagar and New Barbour Dock Companies,

Limited alone emphy upwards of 1.600 men the issue for those by circulation, and rould not Colony petting aside every year precisely the sports of the Paring mou, for we are all invited daily, and as each man has to be paid separately permit the privilegs to be extended to any other sum it would have prid off, and investing that to subscribe, and the paper circulated emanaton

Banky..........

sum in England. When the an 80 invested from a gentleman in the English Consulate

If Athletic Sports are arranged for all the relake them. The country will need to be at one time the only local companies Singapore possessed, we have as it wore tuken & fresh start;

anil to the fraction of a day, waless well supplied. In June, 1876, the Secretary of State for the should be oqual to the noto oirealation, it might pacified, and judicions efforts should Bond Deanys's Patent Paint Company, Planting The following are the results of the second with small curroway it is almost impossible to Colonies stated that the question of an isine of be left as a porminent security for two-thirds crews, 1 shall be happy to support them, but made to show the Torquinese that they will Companies, then the Straits Marine Ingrazes any's prents reccited by telegraph ---

The local Banks when appiled to, are seldom Ore Dollas Notes by Government was under of such circulation, the other one third hoing as the thing is, I refrain from doing so, as 1. Company the lattor already a thriving institu roaily gain materially by their change of Fion with ilg sharos at a premizm-we have had CHU-Ka-za Cur, f mile...Mr. Frederick's M.A. in a position to supply One Dollar Notes, les copsiferation, and in 1879, the opinion of the in actual ballion in the Colony. Ism are the think wo cught to treat all-like. Tam atraid....

pleasantness of small community-littimats of at the limit allowed he seeno Dolor Notesham would not willingly by the les Shanie suffer from tus diseases fatal to the

13—A. Jus In the following your the Hongkong and

would nbably We trust Ula Excellency may see thond Shanghai Bank, having naked the consent of Goapitaliste ontside the Colony, for oven five por

be taken up by mind, and equicover

I endless my card, but am content to sign visability of granting our request. We have the Lenuar to be, Six, Your mum hodient Sorvants, vernaant to the establishment of a Branch at cat is not very tempting in China, whereas, myself Stroomer.

GROBE FENWICK,

Singapore, the Secretary of Blato gave person the plan, suggested above, the Colony would Geo, Fenwick & Co.-

mission, contingent upon the unconditional with receireinterest.from outsiders instead of paying it.

A. LISTER. drawal from circulation by the Bank of its One D. GILLIES,

Dollar Notas, in svent of Government deciding Beerstary, Bongking and

Hongkong, 18th November, 1883, Whampoo Dool Co., La to issue notes of that talno. The Bank.consent W. N. BAIN,

THE EARL OF DEABY TO GOVERNOR·SER Manager, Hongkong Ice Co., L

LE

G. B. LOWEN, 0.0.3.4. ANDREW JOHNSTON, Supt., Lee Yan. Bugor

Singapore on no longer be twitten of want of enterprise in the matter of joint stock, or rather

SHANGHAI RAJES Second Day, 29th April.

if

-duvarttun lavo served to inspire aread Fortsantries or superar qury, ond for Dispullatried

new-comera, whom the Tonquinese have in und general foods,and others are projected, LADIES' PUDER, 1 milo, Mr. Foog's Herschol, one of which contemplates large land purchases many cases come to look upon as oncutes at and near Tanjong Pagar for start and godown ACE CLUB CFP, 2 milis. Mr. Chouder's rather then deliverers. It should be the sim purposes, and if its hopes aro realized, as there is of the French authorities to correct this un-graat buik of tha moreantile business of the town

reason to believe they eventually will be, tho SHANGHAI STAKES, Once-round. Mr. Tou fortunate impression, and establish in the will drift Tanjong Pagar-wards.-Straits Times. Coxcognia Cur, k mile. minde of the natives fall confidenco in the ability and desire of the new masters of Tou- quia to enforce law and to protect the meanest

J

The investigation into the oframstances son- uected with the murder of a Chinumus of You-TRATLES CUP, 1 mile...M.. matí, on the night of the 16th April, was conclud-Brains Cur, à mile...... ad yesterday afternoon by the Coroner, Mr. A.

Broeck's Dunkeld. [

Mr. Bing's Conqueror.

Nowboy's Tycoon. Mr. Chouflour'a Gang Forward: Mr. Fre-

coolie from insult or wrong. dono, disaffection will grow, and soon despen jun., and J. Malaralay, as jury, Dr. Marymus RoAFTER'S P3.47%, Once-rannd

the morning, charged with wilful murder, and they were remudul pending the inquest.

derick's D.D.

Leffect this.

Refining On, Id. HENRY DICKIE. Manager, Chinx Sugar Toining Co., La

cretary, &c., &c., &s,

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od to these terins

The Governor, in reply to the, Beretary of Gtate's despatch, stated that he was not prepared at proscut to roommend the issue of GovoEN- ment One Dollar Notes, and recommended the Jagnlization of the Japanese Yen.

The memorial referred to in paragraph I. was

Treasurer.

Downing Street, 20th March, 1834. SI-I have the hozaar to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 309 of the 2200 November last. enclosing correspondence on

of

A RESIDENT.

Canton, 29th April, 1884.

FOOCHOW

We kan from the Anchorage that the Chi- nesa corrette Yang Woo has just taken out tan new and heavy guns with the intantion of plasing tha samo in the Kwan Tao and other fores which have recently bear constructed. mukon and excessive rise in the price of rice, and The rent heavy rains have occasioned e

then subject of complaints as to the scarcity of soon becoming beyond the roach of the poorer there is overy prospoot of the natives' staple diet referred to the Chamber of Comiterea to ex-

good Silver Dollare and absidiary coins in classes. The Chinese are certainly, not ex- Hougheng and the proposed issue of further Ono optional to the stage of troubles nevar crazing the statement of the memorialists, and added that Chinese money olangers and shop Dollar Netes.

singly, as at the present juncture they are being As to the deficiency of subsidiary sons, I taxed far beyond thoir means for the supposed Esciosmer 2.

keepers always exact a permium on Silver Victor Emanuel, at Hongkong,

Dellira nder profence that they are short in say nothing, as your Government has the defence of their country, and trade having been 17th October, 1883.

Weight. The remedy which the Chaabor raremedy in its own hands: but, with regard to anything but prosperous during recent years STE-With reference to Your Excellency's command is that the Hongkong Bank should be the rest of the question, I would draw your at they nafortunately possess no surplus cash to

tention to Sir Michael Hicks. Bench's despatch meat an increased tariff. fotter dated the 12th instant, No. 21, I have the allowed to increase its issue to five hundred thou No. 149 of the 27th of November, 1879. The

It ivas ruunred in Chinese circles on the Sacra-nour to enclose herawith copy of a report and One Dollar Notes.

from the Puymunster of H. M's Ship Tetor The Major General Commanding the Forces, proposal therein, maia for an issue by Govern night of the 23rd April that the large fleet of Emanuel on the subjest, of the inconvenience and the Commodore forward letters from Aili.ment of One Dollar Notes, based on a specin re fifteen Chinese ganboats was to arrive in Foo alleged to be sustained by the publia owing to tary and Noral Paymasters strongly conarming, appears to me to be the only way open tochow the next day, but up to the time of going than limited amount of dollar totes in circulation the assortion of the memorialists that grant in that, in the event of the Government adopting on sopeatarice, and we cannot delay publication meet the present difficulties. You will remember to press, strange (P) to say they have set pat in I have the honour to be, Sir. Your Ex convenience is oured by the want of a enfcient that courne; it would be necary for the Hong stes dio in order to afford the starting nawa celloney's obedient Servant,

number of One Dollar Notes. The Paymaster of the Buffs reports that he has not been able to ong and Shanghai Bark to withdraw their Thors are usually some grounds for native W. H. CUMING,

isaga of One Dollar Notes, in novozdance with canards, and our only supposition in the present Commodore. obtain Dollar Notes from the Banka for the pay

A meeting of the Legislativa Council was held yesterday afternoon, when there were prosent

His Excellouoy the GOVERNOR, SIR GEORGE TERGUSON BOWEN, G.OMG.

Hon. J. Russell, Acting Chief Justion. Hon. H. STEWIDE, Acting Colonial

tary.

Heu. E. L. O'MALLEY, Attorney-General. Hon. A. LATER, Colonial Treasurer Ilon. J. M. PRIO, Surveyor-General. Hoa, H. G. THOMETT, Barbone Master.. Hon. P. RYRIE.

Hon, W. KsWINK. Fon. T. JACKSON. Hon, F. D. SASSOON. Hon. WoNG SHING.

Unless this is G. Wise, and Mora, J. S. Judah, G. Piercy,

into.& burning resentaient which will bids a deceased had net died by his own hand. In waarscailed, and stated that in his opinior the favourable opportunity for its display. The spector Thomson said he had been mable to HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNOLL, The Honexrabic W. H. Murch, Colonial des sis in turns. Preturi saber Tonqaines are a weak race, with slenderon procuro any farther evidence. The prisoners wère then cantioned and asked if they had any pacities for resistance, perhaps, but they thing to say.. and they elected to reserve their might, in the event of the French troops defogee. His Worship said he thought the meeting at any time with a serious reverso, mould not ha much doubt that the deceased had give.grass trouble, and render, the country some this douth by fout play from bevone but still he did not think thêra ww aufficient, gri-

■ precarious place for French residence. The doues for a verdict of murder against either of allegiance of the Anoumites can never be de. the prismers. That, however, was a quaation pended upon by France, for they regard they his opinies. The jury found a verdict of for the jury, and he had no desire to bind them French as invaders and despoilers; the Ton wilful murder against some person or persons al quiaese, on the other hand, if liberally and present nuknow, and expressed an opinion that the Government should offer a substantial re- judiciously treated, may be brought to re-

ward for the discovery of the person who com- gard the French as their saviours from mitted the grimo. This prior we both be

His Excellerey W. H. Marsh, C.M.G., Adnant of the Troops for nearly twelve months, their undertaking, as soon as the new issue was instando is that a fare of these little waft de Annamite tyranny. Properly governed To

fore Mr. Mackenu in the. Polici Court during

ministering the Government, Hongkong,

It is stated that am Commissioned Officers and ready. The question of being satisilod with aiguated as ganboats, whose occupation is to quin will devolope into a splendid do

men femquently lose by the Silver Dollar, the smaller reserve of specie, than the fall nominal protect piracy, have been scared by the ma-of- Enclosure in Commodore Cumming's letter,.

Chiness refusing in anaay instances to give the value of the notes, might be considered et a war lying at Matson, and are taking refuge in The minutes of the previous meeting worozand pendency, and the population become

future date, but it is essential that, in the first Found. So much for the bravery of the The return match between the Recreation and conarmed.

dated 17th October, 1898.

Full value, prosperous and contented. To bring about Club crew and the crow composed of Officers of

There seems to be a sorsary of opinion that should be made in the way pointed out by the

bstance, if the scheme is adopted, the issue Chinese Navy. “Considerable inconvenience is redoubtedly

Whether during the recent Chinese festival this reefs, the best efforts of the Freneb H. M. S. Audacious, was rowed yesterday even- The Anrise COLONIAL SECRETARY moved felt by Naval Paymasters owing to tho limita larger issue of Dollar Notes is argently, re- Authorities, if they are wise, will be directing. There was a good deal of interest in the that various sums of money recommended to be number of dollar uotes in cironlation. About girl. There can be no doubt that an inaressed Lords of the Treasury, who hare given great the gods privileged the oczamimion of nots et race among the public, as was evidenced by the expended, including 31,656 for constructing 15 per cent of the Fablie Monsy drawn for ine of these notes by the Hongkong Bank consideration to the subjent. I have the honour barbarity it would be difficult to.887, bat it in ad. That they will succeed in restoring argo attendance of spectators ashore and afcat.ofeos for the Colenial Treasurer of the Eos Naval use in this Colony is required in single will not be permitted by the Secretary of State, to bo, Sir, Your most obodiant, hulle Servant, only too certain that the punishments adminis confidenge, spranding civilisation, and open- It will be ranembered that the rural crow (ifics, should be reborred to the Finance Com dollars. Dollar notes are never to be sh and the remedy appears to be for forerament Governor Sir G. F. Bowen, G.C.M.G.

chalonged the Club, and the gauntlet was taken mittee. ing up the country to trade we sincerely ap by Grimble's crew, which won the Welsh

faited in sufficient quantity, and the chop to issue a salcient nurber of these notes, and dollars insusd entail trouble and occasionally lose to call upon the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank hope, whether they annex it openly or de-One and the Ladies' Purse at the lust rogetto. The ACTING CULONIAL SECRETARY moved The small change about to be received does not to withdraw from circulation those which have elare a protectorate over it.

On Saturday wook the latter orow was boaton by that a vote of the Finance Committoo for nflect the question of the dollar actes, na chey baru insped by it. I am of opinion that this the Aiolos man by three langths. Dem 904.08 vennooted with the Publio Works In I cannot well be substituted for motes in general course may be recommended for the approval of ing that want of training was the cause of their quiry Commission should be passed.

paymenta

the Secretary of State. As regards smalt silver, it is not known The CaioNIAL TREASUREE seronded. defeat the Clabret sout a challenge for a re sup match, and the challenge was accepted. Carbid

whether the quantities mentioned exceed the. enpplies of former years, but there appears to be a general-scarcity of silver change during the winter months as a role, owing to the practice of the Chinese of withdrawing large quantitica from circulation. I think that a large supply of twenty cant plaess in particular would much facilitate paymonte.”

Carried.

MINUTES.

FINANCE.

THE SYAMP ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the third

Tun barta.ities practised in Chinx upon defaulting debtors afford a significant in- Grimble's crew were rather unfortunate in dication of the imperfect condition of the Douisun, the bowman, boing unable to trim, law in that venerable but stagnant empire, owing to indisposition up till bonday avaming reading of the Bill entitled the Stamp Ordinanco,

The naval men went well in training, and the 1884. and its inability to afford either protec-general opinion up to the start for the race- tion to the innocent or justico to the seamed to be that they would maintain their conded. transgressor. Not very long ago we read Prestige. It was not until after is thatthe

start was mad. and the Club crew, being:gmart

The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURER

P0-

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The Bill was read a third time and-passou. STEDJERVATION OF BIRDS:// of a case at Focchow, wherein a number of in getting off, began the race with an advantage The Council went into Committee on the Erc creditors set upon aa unfortunate or rascally of about a quarter of a length, which they larvation of Birda Ordinance, 1870, Amendment

for about onefoar the distance. There the Ordinance, 1884. debtor and brutally drowned him.

The asval crew collared them, and at once begun Hon. P. RYLIN moved that the ward" quail" to go to the front. Pulling very fast be struck out of the sabaention prohibiting the

!

„LDWIN SANDYS,

Paymaster.

ENCLOSURE 3

Fond Quarters, Hongkong 2nd October, 1889, SII raply to Your Etcellency's letter of

W. H. MARSH.

Ad

DERBY.

tered to potty debtore have been of the invať atrocions description." Only a few days ago a native who had incurred táo, small debt of twó hundred cash, was caught by his creditor and THE WAR IN TONQUIN

dragged to the ordinary plans for Summary punishments, when the scdus operandi was first The Saigonnais of the 94th Apri publishes the yoying of his eyes from their sockets, and the following drums of telegraphic adrices rathen depriving the unfortunate fellow of his 26th October, 1883.;

ceived from Haiphong:-The latos! nows received tongue, which was litor y rooted out. It is caly from Tonquin warrants the assertion that the too evident that ordinary tuition In civiliantion INCLOSURE 5. Hongkong General Chamberof Commerce, Inst issue, the enczny is in full fight on all sides, then that much learning” which is only de- sotive ampaign is thaisted. As reported in one is far more requisits for the natives of Faenhow Hünighong, 10th October, 1883. SI-I have the honour to nemowledge the haring abandoned their forts and stores, and arequired with the view to defreading foreigners.

The majority of the Teamon bave now left. receipt of your letter No. 1402, anted the ith being closely pressed by our flying solumns for up-country for the purpose of purchasing September, forwarding, for the consideration of the Thanh-tos side, and are being pursued by orps. Up to the present time buying in China Numerone bands of Anuamitos have dispersed en this Cheraber, copy of a letter from the Secretary Genstal Briere de l'Isle, whose crders, after has been much too favourable for the native, and of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company swooping the Dai, te return to discs dink to take our buyers have too lastly grasped at a re- and others, asking for an increase of the cisonlóan quartors there for the hot scheen. Troops action in the price ruling <f, say, The. 2 or 3 por tion of Una Dollar Notes and Subsidiary Coins be left at Ninh binh and Phn lay to prevent pioul; the time cannot be far distant when those viz. 2 conta, 10 conts, and 5 caută, Foochow Herald of the 24th ult vor relatos stroke, they drow rapidly away, whilst the offering for sale between the months of April the 12th instant, No. 20, I havo the honour to that: the inconvveulence, complained of is by no some men of the foreign legion. Assos quiet loss productions. On the whole, we consider that The Committee desire me to inform you, for year of the enemy on that side. The Black ativos who have stubbornly held on to their the information of His Excellency the Governor, Elage have taken refugo in the mountains beyond produce must submit to a very heavy rebate on Hurg-hoa whore General Négrier har posted the fancy prices raling for their almost worth another blood-curdling instance of cruelty 2 entered on the the of the same kind. At Foochow a native reaching the Vigilant, the race wag vir junt. who had incurred a paltry debt of two bully over, for a naval mes, holding their Hon. T. JACKSON seconded. He said quail from the District Paymasta”, with five englósares that a sapply of mosidiary odmage in already of take up his quarters at Hanoi, whither General Chinese are down on their lack" in a wide

result for the bolt of all concerned That

hundred cash was caught by his creditor the masking, went war xapidly to the cad, so that the Chinese, and it would press hardly on theimsperienced in making Military Payments, from

stroky strongly, and pulling together like was an article of dist alf the year round among from other Officers, respecting the laconvenience the way to this Colony

The want of a sufficient supply of One Dollert returned on the 15th April. Our.victories other day and haled to the usual flees where when the race was finished they were about tan to interfere with them in that matter the deficiency of Ong Dollar Notes. It will as Notes is severaly felt by al the employees of have produced an excellent impression. The petad fast, and many causes are at work that summary venishments are inflicted in that lengths ahead. The form displayed by the other not think the provisok se to phensnak and post seen that there is a general agreement as to the labor in the Colony, and also by the Naval, Monges are now alowstanimously the firm and to a lessed production and better desirability of a larger issue of thees notes, and I litary, and Folios Faymasters The Chines lieut of the French Government. The few articin. The situation as far as Fooolow is can city. This Chinese Shylock first bed him but for the best half of the race was very poor, sidge would affect thera in the antive way

nothing like what was shown by than in the re

The amendment was married, and the B quite cozor in this opinion have the honour money changers and sugkoopers always exact amalcontents still remaining are the mandarins przed is a critical one, but having the fomedy debtor's eyes gouged out, and then depriver gutta otroke and No. were all to pieces, bowed through Committee.

to buy Sir, your Exolony's rest obedient Ser squeeze on Silver Dollars, under pretence that we have been compromised in the late events or in their own hands we shall be disappointed it MJ, N. YLBUEST, thoy amshortin weight, or deficientia touch, and are in the pay of China Ong feat is new indis during the coming season both foreigners and natives do not so the necessity of availing. him of his tongue, which was cut out by the was a trife better, in spite of his want of trains The ATTORNEY GENERAL gave ustice that at roots. It is simply scandalous that such, and No.5 was the only one who rowed in the next meeting he would move that the Bill

themselves of it--Herald. Major General Commanding China unfortunately, they are strong enough to hard putabis, Tonguin is French, any semblanes of his regatta form. The aspal be read a third time

& Straits Sstflamenta.

their way in the catter His Execloney The Ollor Administering the atrocities can be perpetrated in any country stroke was short Anibing with a jork, like tho FITES AND WHALVES AMENDMENT BILLS. which is not absolutely savage, on the fact and the sointile mod who are so strong against cellency's permission to withdraw the two unend style of men acoustorced to pull on fixed seats,

Government, Hongkong

Army Pay Offles, that they sro possible and even frequent in the jozk will ked this resalt a karü mattor to ing Ordinaxess if shiok la had girou notice of

Hongkong, 19th October, 1883. China, should go far to show Western Go-accepted as the barract style. Two of the Ana Ordinance to amsed Ordinance 17 of 1888 and ponderice. I have the honour to submit, for the miting their issue to two hundred and twenty- brgao down when advesting that which has been his intention to move the second reading, entitled Bin-In returning the companying corres-dred thousand Dan Dollar Notes, instead of 1-- vermonts how little reason they have todacious men were comparatively youngsters, bartan Ordinance to mind Ordinance of 1884. infernistin, of His Excelinoy the Major-General six thousand collars as st present. expect good faith or fair dealing from the very sturdy anos; three of the four wore zidali There appeared to be good reasons why thoes Commanding, the reports of the several floors The Committee most strongly recommend the

· KRÁRNEY'S NEW DEPARTORE. mandarins, wheu cruelty, oppression, and ex, the other sing a lieutenant Some of the amending Ordinances thould be withdrawn, paving Corps and Detachments in this garrison adoption of the above course have the hon.

rowing man of the Club do not think Grimble's and he begged to give notice that he would relative to the inconvenierse experienced in our to he, Sir, Your obedient Servant

Mr. Mnokaan, instructed by Mossa. Dennys

NEW YORK, 19th March. gross corruption go on unchecked every day row was a fairly representative one, but the feot ask permission to foroduto original or re-enact, consequence of the marcity of One Dollar Notes

P. RTLE,

and Mossop, for the debtor; the Attorney-Gen A Tribuze's editorial says Desis Kearney throughout the longth and breadth of fremains that the Club was challenged, and hat ng Delinamois,

oral (Fon. E. L. O'Malloy), and Mr. Ho Kai, inaende to the Tribune his salutation, and requests A now in circulation in the Colonyban a M the Chinese Expire. China wanta civilising and also at it run acdoubtedly the most suc

was the crew which was allowed to take it up, U OF THE ROMAN 1901 CEDEAL.

Vice-Chairman aucted by Mears. Brereton, Wotton, and a te announce to the washing women of the With regard to the sukadry coin, my supply The Honourable the Colonial Socretary, Hon. P. RYRIA moved the first reading of has hitito been loient to meet all Public

Devon, och represented two of the creditors Fast that pontira are open in that city to sa before Western nations can safely thin conful crow at the last regatta.When the dr Bill entitled "A Bill to enable the Serol requirements (Nadal and Military) would,

ERCURE ...

The hearing of the case was rasmned this many as sight thousand of them,” ↑ Their servicos of treating with her on anything like terms dacious returs from her suminer orriso it will engegation for the Propagation of the Faith however, suggest durability of a larger pro Fortashonourable the Acting Culosisi Secretary morning with the svidens of the accountant ass required as chamberinaids in yahoo of the of equality. The true friends of Cling crew out against them, but it will always kong."

be for the Club to endeavour to send a better to mortgage and cell certain property in Hang- portion of trontent picons Ixing Lesnel-I

In compliance with your minute of the who saamined into the condition of the hails Chinese, whom San Francisco families are 29- have the Lenoir Sir. Your most obedient th instant on C.90. No, 2009, I beg to report rupt books a acounts. Dis oromination coluctantly forced la employ. Any white woman, would fain see some symptoms of a desire found a fough moderating to beat the hardy Hen. F. D. SABON MACON.

Servout,

as follows on the sabjot, of the issue of One supied a vary long time, as he went through all whether Swadisa, Irish, Gerason or American for reform sad advancement, but it ruust be this occasion. The crews were composed as been given in the Quelle, the motion was with

young fellows who have gained suck laurels on As if was stated requisite notice had not

AUG. P. MURRAY, Dollar Notes by the Government to the books produced, painting out plays where, it will be proudly furnished with employment at confessed that, in so far as the administra-followe

Lt-Coisuel Chief Paymaster First of all I would add to the state his opinion, they had bou mutilated or falsified wages Fazying from 15 to $30 per month the drawn, and the mercy gave notice of his inter-The Assistant Military Secretary.

moute of the Military, Naval, and Commercial or tampared with. He also stated that various moment he reaches the Pacifo Slope Kosrnug Įtion to take leave to infreduce the Bill at the

authorities, which are already before the Go books were missing, and that with those pro says nothing about transportation dipen next'mating.

verunt, my own experience daring fourbean dused it was impossible to make up a correol This is the only bistis in an otherwise practical Major Golston, Paymaater, 2nd Bat The Buffs years in thren Government Capartments where statement of accounts,

scheme for amanolpating and enriching the wo The Council adjourned until Thursday next Will you be kind enough to late sa the margin money is constantly passing, ris; the Harbour The ring of the case was further adjoarsedmen of the East. The orator of the sandlots in st four o'clock: -

hereof whether you experiențe any difficulty in Department, the Post Office, and the Stany to Monday morning.

to be congratulated upon finding an honest

Jaumada (y)

Denison (box)

Gotra (2)

"tion bath of justice and of public affairs are AUDACIOLA.” concerned, mut a sign of progress bas beon apparent since the commencement of foreign intercourse with the Central King

Sway (2)... Hickley (1) "Gwynn (stroke). -Milioe (0.

8 ) Grimaldo (stroka) Caldwell (ur.)

Hon W. KEW said he had to ask His Ex-

ADJOURNMENT.

want,

The remedy for this very great grievance, which affects a Large number of employés as well assoldiers and sailors in this Colony, would bo to allow the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to isso to the extent of five larin-

SUPREME COURT

30th April IN BANTRYPICY,"

BEFORE MR. JUSTKE EDSAKZL.

IN BE INUI TEZ 3, OF THE CHUNG BUN WO'

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The P. M. atonmer City of Rio de Janeiro, with, the american mail of the 39th March arrived here last night. The subjoined felograms are taken from our Ban Francisco flos

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