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NOTICE.

S. WATSON AND

·Family and Dispensing

CHEMISTS,

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By Appointment to His Bresling the VERNOR and His Itapel Highs the DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHOLESALEAND RETAIL DRUGGISTS PREFUMERS, PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS,

Dato' SUNDRYMEŇ,

And

THIS DAILY PRESE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 61, 1885.

France would soon become too great to

A borgsang wall has been disorored at Beto murs, Nishikuchigori, Niigata Irsfeature. be supported, is important, thorofore, About twenty-ave gallons of gil word-drawn if he is determined to prosmute her from the well in twenty-four hours. Mainichi

Shimbun. enterpring, that she should act promptly, before China bus further time to strengthes, who arrived in Shanghai the other day,

Lieutenant Commander Thomas

Nalgon her defencer, and that the blow should be will encoed Commander Glidden in the com- Goimed at the most vulnerable part of the em-mand of the gunboat Palca. The Falas is new

biro. . To hover about the borders in imerely at Nowchwang. a waste of time and power, One of the Po- king correspondents above referred to says: Evon if Franco reconquera Tunquin and clears the country up to the frontier of China, and also take the Yangtare position and Peking, there is a future to be dronded. The French ustion has anch a tremendous taak before it that itovanot stand the strain, because it is certain that the Chiossa, even if the first attacks on Chion are successful, will prolong resistance: enough to exhaust the French invading army and fest.” We cannot endorse ench a pessimistic riew this, provided France even now, lato as it ie,

The United States Post Office at Washington will throw a due amount of energy into her has been in the habit of sending Christmas and 121 action. But no half measures will be etes-New Tear cards to the different Fost Officer it tire. The other correspondent ways" In bas dealings with. The Japanese Portal Offices are now doing the smo. Ws (N. C. Daily News) the spring of this your Franch corps have an end of the cards. It reads thus d'armée, that is 42,000 wen, hacked by a The Officers of the Postal Administration of aitable flest of large and special vencels of the Japanese Empire sond the compliments of

the season to their colleagtes ui

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LÆRATED WATER MAKKES.

SHIPS' MEDICINE CUESTS REFITTED

P4938Nora Soirs SUPPLIED NOTIOR. To avoid delay in the execution of Orders it is particularly requested that all business communications be addressed to tho -Firm, A. 8. Wargon and Co

HONGKONG PISFENSARY.

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NOTICE TO CORKRSFONDENTS.

Communicatione Editorial maiters should be addressed "The Editor," and those on Law The

dianager," and not to individuals by name.

and address with communications addressed in the

Faith

The following appears in the Japan Herald, Some Japanese are contemplating with sorrow the evils wrought by the inordinate use of sud, and are organizing a temperanne society on the European principia of total abstinence. It is on the cards that before many years have passed we may even have a Salvation Army," the spirit of imitation being so strong amongst the inhabitants of Dai Nippon.

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TIENTSIN.

13th December.

Blitar, not for publication, bat as evidence of pood cient to strike a decisive blow." He theorising on in this background. The card, Adgrav. place is very pleasing. There is a large arched arriving at Take on Sunday delivering letters once; this will greatly reduce the cost of Lisour. Trades Jaion, which was held at their offions; there

— Meters for poðination should've written on on

ils of the paper only.

Advertisements and Subskriptions which are not -medared for fnod weed will be continue until Bride for shira copies of the Daily Prass should be pant before 11 am, on the day of publication.

fter that boar tire supply is limited,

The Daily Press

HONGKONG, JANUARY Sra. 145

THE telegram announcing that the French

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The Mainichi Shimbunannounow that the Jas

This complates the old hotel, so fer as it has hitherto been so used, and the architects may be said to have improved the building almost beyond recognition in ita interior.

The now wing in course of erection is on the

TOKIO.

22nd December. The Korean a fair has couselintense excitement horo, and minst far reaching precautions have been taken by the Government to provant any over-fren axpression of opinion before exact information has been supplied with regard to the origin and meaning of the Seoul riots. The

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varautuh very pleasant after dinner in the hot gal to rassive vir appliations of the rattan, has on effected, and it may be added that the In any case the history of the benuttyespotend wanther. The space of verandah in front of thin his period of detention nol da azenod novas days. Estate now passens fanger and an As is one of continual basmort de the dining room will be used for this purpose. Like

CHARGE LARCENY FROM THE PERSON sistant Manager's house, houses for the labourers eenntries which make trial of it, and in the the other verandahs, it is Inid with endastic

Wong Ami, Sabrangor, was charged with and a heapin), which in visited ones a wanth by nature of things it cannot become a grunt tiles. On the same Roor ars. also a coffee stealing $2 on the person of a coloured sea-the Government medical offer. Communication evil, as no forage government has a large room, a private billiard room, a drawing and man named Abraham, on the 4th inat, and also with Panang is affected by the Company's surplus to dispeas of in bounties, even if it anh other and form alsnits, and are fitted up in key rocaption rom. There all communicate with with having in his possession three skeleton launch, the Shanghai, which does the work vary were willing to sacrifics large sums for the kn

similar style to the dining room. Owing, how

satisfactorily.

of giving cheap commodities to neighbouring ever, to the pressure apon the bedroom space by had fiate the pancet of Abraham in Lasdar planted, the Manager states that the groster

It was alleged that the defendant elipped bis Regarding the 120 nores which are alrowly posplo

Batmot fepm The Sugar Cane, Sept., 1884. the large number of visitors, ko, these rooms Row, and toold out two 1 notes, with which fart, if not all, will be used as a nursery from The onburrasments of the Austrian sugar I have had to be utilized za kadiroosae. There we be run off. He was chaend, and was sought by which to plant on in setensivo soals; tho plant producers, caya the Times are only the untoral Referring to the loss of the Baisby, the N. C. two large bedrooms on this door which have besan lokang in Qur'ond. He had thou no ing will be eamtenced next month, and the first salt of the bounty system in foren in Apstria- Daily News says that Azalea Point is on the fited up specially to brused as state rooms. notes on his person, but turne skeleton keys orap will consequently be ready for sarting in Hangery. That system has for several years The Point is so called from a vessel of that natae construction, is completed, the prosaurs of visitors Island of Perlm at the entronm af the Red Sas. When the new wing, which is now in coures of were found on him.

Jeonsry, 1836. The planting of the Estato vill given an artificial stimulus to the production of The defendant said he wand the keys for pad- which was lost there before The Roiaby was a

ge on epaticcously, and 600 aores will be planted boat sugar, satimulus which continued to operato vessel of 1,502 tons and was built at Sunderland will be leas, and the private billiard room, coff locks in his own ones. He was running to the in the next seven monthe; the Directors have long after the trade had become an unprofitable was eat surveyed in October, 1883. in 1981. Sho was classed 300A1 at Lloyds, and, and drawing room will be used for their roarket to buy some fish when the Inkang Arrated decided not to open a larger astate than 600 more one in consequence of the low level of priest

Legitimate purposes.

htm. Ho admitted a previous conviction, at present. The reporte received as to the growth which it had brwright about. Perhaps the The ground floor has been extensively altered, Crilored to find two muroties of $10 each for of the eaues are everything that can be desired. Austrian Government and people will now se and vastly improved in appearanés. A new in his good balaviour for air mouths, and in default and prove the quality of the coll; the hunger, how unwise was the attempt to care for sugar tranos has been made from Peddar's-street he was committed.

who las had long experience as & sugas planter, producers of their nationality a larger share of the out of the room which was formerly used

states that he has never seen feat youre canoe sugar trade than they were able to obtain uncíði. anything like so good as those now growing at The state of the sugar trade is another proof of & raoding room, and this,

Chilo.

the soundness of the profound axion of Joan unon's-road entrance, has been laid ez- tirely with encaustic tiles which are worsed inte

At present the labore employed on the Estate Staart Hill that Government can decide what For all small mercies, even, let us be thankful. I consists of 210 Chinese, 165 Klings, 40 Siamese, the lawe shall be, but cannot determine how they vary effective pattern in the centre of the hit tnder the air shaft. A dude of polished Oring no doubt to orders from the Shanghai and 65 Jaronem. In the roport presented to shall work." porcelain tiles runs round the sides, nadarents, the axollaut captains of the vessels that shareholdere last year, it was stated that the Extract from an article in the National Zei heightens the effect of the decorations. Tho visit Tientsin row and thair mails ashere at restriations upon the importation of Indi tung, Berlin, September 17th: 3881- bar has been removed from its did location, Taka instead of keeping them on board outil coolics into the Straits had been romesal, nad In Garmony those bounties can under no cir- which is now added to the billiard room, the vessel can be laid alongside the Tintain that a fail mapoly of labour from this soiree cumstances be retained. We cannot either cou and the courtyard has been covered in to guns. The delays which too often occurred might be counted upon; this information was tinue to pay to producers, out of the amount re form a bar. Tho rost is composed of iron Wera vary careanably, and although it is teus derived from the best official sources in the esived în duties, profite which they have not nadglass, prettily decorated with psic blue, white, the steamers gat no fox for postage, yet they Straits. Unfortunately, for some not verg olarly earned, or to furnish inducements for the unins unit gait, and the walks are coleurod in a corres live by business, and without mails business is explained reason, the Indian Gararnaient has extension of the production which immediately ponding manner. The four is also tesselstol, stopped or hurt. Besides the suffering traders hitherto delayed giving its snortion to the avenges itself on the in severa comumercial crisia, and a dado is carried round the walls. The back and residents, the Diplomatic Hody, at this time Straite Immigration Sebuma. Now, however, Extant from The Sugar Case, Octəhər, 1984:— of the bar is atlas piece of work in solid teak and of anxiety, were kept ont of their mails in a very the required sanction has been dednitely given, The depatation from the British Workman's Borrompendo ate and bequested to forwarthiramer, would bare had Obins at it's mercy. Barry Christmas, sud a Happy New Year plato glass, sunde from Messrs. Darby, and vexatious way. We all hups that the ntaamor and after the formal passing of the measure by National Anti-Bounty League were present af Bal new two corps d'armis mill not be suff-18845" In the middle of the card is a pioturo Leigh's designs by Atack. The bar counter car. agente will issue district orders to their exptains, the Madras Government, the importation of two meetings at Harlin on 18th Septembar; the of the General Post Offfee, Tokio, with the responds in style, and the whole appearance of the pro bono publico; that the scandal of a vessel Kling.enolies, direct from Indio, will begin at fires with the representatives of the German preceeds to give particular of the improve-ing printing, and antelope--all-the-work-of-ontramos from the billiard out, and attached tu Tientsin-on-the-felloning Salarday, will not. In an appond to this report, the Directors Lving out 25.000 workman represented Herr ments effected in the various divisions of the Japanens.

---------} it, on "a part of" what used to be the bowling. verur again. It is said that the pilote, a most reproduce a few extracts which show that serious Polka, the Pevident, took the chair-Speecham - Chinese army, and the difficulties that hara

alleys, is a reading, smoking, and lounging rapacions body, whose freightage charge are difficulties are now affecting the production of were made by the delegates upon the whole grown up in the way of Fence. His ea A few days ago a Chinaman who used gas at har Farther back are the wine room, larter, rough abjurgation from the Shanghai steamer angar from this epares on the Continent of crisis in the sugar trade of the world was Says the N. C. Daily News of the 20th ult room, fitted up in als similar to that of the propastarens, will not cazzy mails fre, but a beatroat sugar The onerous production of greation of the banaties, ning that the besuat viata of China's strength may be much over-his house sold the fixings and removed elsewhere and stare room, and in a sentral position are the agents will bring the people to their sanges. The Europe has adversely affected cans enltivation; entirely due to the arport, bounty wystem. drawn, but there can be no doubt that the the piring that connected the fittings with the of the building has been taken down, and that if the communities of Tientsin and Peking of bounties is working its own cure, and any thoir mission had the entire symp

The purchaser ou taking passion also removed inquiry and manager's offices. The front wall mail service has been scandalous, and it is certain it would appear, however, flat; the false system Herr Polka are the deparation tha task before France is an arduous ous, And Gas Company's service pipe, the result being some handsome shop fronts introduosd, the have suffered the stazmors suffer too in their curtailment of the best anpply must at once have the German working class party, who while afairs are in this position there comes Gas Company were aware that an extra quantity morb-diffoully and ora much need by the.

that there was an immense escape of gas. Thempports being iron piltara This was a work of | freights.-N. C. Daily News Correspondant. a most beneficial effect upon the value of cane anrious to put an sel to the beauties; and as Bagi mast also.not ba forgotten that the effort would be winking-on-their-part to return the news that the French Minister of War of gas was learing their gas-holder, hat attri-condition of the old wall. A gain has been made

world's consumption of sagar largely increases men to the new Parliament plodged to put su has resigned because he cannot sauction the bited tale to the Christmas festivitice, and it of ons shop in Pedder's strent, and the two shops

year by your; a fve figures showing the in- end to the system. despatch of mure reinforcements to Ton qain.. was not till Saturday morning that the lonkugo on the east side of the Queen's ad vntrance

oreased consumption in the British Tales abone The second meeting took place at the offices was discovered. It is probabla that some 20,000 hare team considerably enlarged.

are given in the appendix.

of the Deutsche Zuckerindustrie, with those in- It is impossible to suppose that he should feet of gas had escaped before the discovery was

To enable shareholders to form soms idea asterested in to Germau sugar trade. After a not have beau cocscious of the nacasalty, of race. It is very fortunate that no explosion

to the competitian new going on between boet long consultation it we rasclved that a Confer- the reinforcements-if France is even only to followed from the leakage,"

and cane sugar, the following particulare ara jense of the brunty giring pover, with a view hold her cap, and the only fair inference that

given to the system of bounties and duties to the abandonment of the system, was sheulutely existing in Germany. On angar imported into pecesenc mister of War das resigned in consequenos can be drawn from his resignation is that bepanese Government have agreed to the propositionzant side, running from Queen'e road' back to Press Laws have been stringentis enforced, and the country, an import duty is required of 15 | Extract from The Nation, 28e4 October, 14. to construct the necessary worksto províłu Yoko- the full length of the rest of the building. Its for the last eight days or so half of the verns marks, equal toabout $3.75 per ext. "Oabostroos The German Sugar Crisis-The crisis in the of his being unable to sanction the despatch thinks the troops cannot be spared. This, hams, including the foreign settlement-with-e

spece was formerly completely squandered by | cular journals have appeared with inrgo bank frown in the country, an vtrise duty of 30 Pfan- sugar-rannafacturing district-rot only at Gor of further reinforcements to Tonquae is any we have said, is not encouraging. It may apply of hate water than plans to hater being occupied by some one-storied erectiors spaces in their solmans; showing whers para.niags equal to 20 cents per out. is levied. By the many, but also of neighbouring countries

being those propared by Lieut.-Colonal Palmer, thing but reassuring news. The new Minis-be that he new Minister will be able to R.E., in 1889. The outlay for these waterwhased for nothing bat servants' quarters, Jaaber, graphs of some sort relating to Koran bad haan vet improved process, swt. of beat yields about sumes daily a more and mere throatening aspect. ter, of course, will be prepared to sequienes carry to a successful isane the tass from is estimated at 1.000.000 yen. The Japan Gazette & Tho now wing will be five stories high, one inserted, but struck out by the police fist before out of sugar. The excise bhareface amounts to In Actriu tay atreely all is a "keneta" fa in M. Fazy's views, otherwias he could not which M. Capason has shrank, has it is is of opinion that if care und good supervision more than the main building. The great ping to press. It seems, viewed in the must $1.80 por owt leaving protection against in-word first need in 1873 in Voans, and meaizs

be exercised it is possible that sum will not be oor will be composed of two shops, and the

lonjout light a very High-banded proceeding ports of $1.95 per out. The drawback given on an utter breakdown In Bhomis the largest bare accepted office, an additional troops impossible not to attack some significance to harga excopied. A good and uninterrupted for apper Boors will each contain air bedrooms and yet it must be remembered that the present oxports of sugar is marks provt squal to $2.25, company is on the son of bankraptey, and the with a bathroom to each, lavatories, compradore's political situation of Chins and Japan renders it being a net bonaty, after deduoling excise of 45 banks involved with it hose to come to its assis. -may, therefore, be expected. On the other the remgnation of the latter. The deve water supply wil be a boon for which consumers and servants' quarters. The style will be necessary for the latter conniry to ba more than Icents per out. Tho oost of production in Northtance at the rate of newly four millions of hand, M. CAMPESON's refusal to enction lopaeat of the new Minister's programme. will readily and fruely pay; and the Governetly the same as that of the present structura usually wary. Not that Japan has anything to Germany with most improved methods is forias, Germany is not touch batter oỡ. ment rasy lack forward with some confidence to There will bas-passage 12 fnat in width between fear from China, but it certainly would be rotated by the Economist of 19th Oct. 1834, to Several companies have already repudiated their the despatch of reinforcements can only have will be anxiously awaited.

the repayment of the first outlay, with ample in- terart, within a shorter perioit than they have twa buildings, which will let in a good rupe table on both sides if any hosty action should be 228. per out of raw agur, including excise of contracts for boots, and cast operarily limit, been brought about by his entertaining tho

calculated upon.

light and sir, and there will be com irrevocably embroil China and Japan. And this 75. This would to 15% without exciso, and 12 not stop, their busines. Others will follow. opinion that France is unable to spars them.

mmafestion on each of the floors by brläges. is not at all unlikely. Party-feeling is running the cost for export, deducting the drawback. In Poland and Russia. England and France, il-

gerr high, and it ta baliered, at all events mater The ovent will be construed by Chins into a

would he 183, per cwb, to which has to be added though partly from other címes, the same cala. did China feel more hostilely inclined towards shipping expenses. The pócs in England bas mity is spreading rapidly, and millions on confession of waskness on the part of the

Dai Nippon than in the present year of grace, bean lately 11s, 31. to 11s, 3d, which shows au milions are being lost in the present condition representative of the French any, and ew-arrivel bere yesterday morning from Saigon,bin doubt whether it would be quite possible for

Tho rexed question as to the proper mading of actual loss notwithstanding bounty, and inde- of the overdono mark There has welder the Treaty of 1871: the still more unisfactory pndent of shipping expenses. The range of Leon & Shapter of political dennemy so instructive not fail to strengthes her in her stubborn which port she left on the 31st December.

state of the Linchia: the perceptible increase prices previously had been 19% to 21s. 6d, and as that on turmas pentuction of sugar. opposition to the French demands. We

The Messageries Maritimes steamer Djemaah,

of Japanese prestige in Kores, the doubtful this was tuloient to induce over prodnation evans to if the Government had tried to preve neutrality of Japan In connection with France's without the stimulus of a drawback exceeding how much injury cau ba dons to the most vind Jesterday reproduced from the N. C., Daily with the next outward French mail, left Siega

canaird all the things and many more. the excise. The excess of drawbacks on the sugar interests of the nation, without making itself Nowa a letter from Peking in which there for Saigon and Hongkong on Saturday, the

combine to make Chins irritable and sacpicious exported, over the excise levied on the bootroots, Eslt for a long while. Besides a high prot-wlivs writer spoke of the almost unprécolented

HB. Count Inouge, Minister for Foreign has greatly increased of late, owing to improve daty, hoary drawbacks have contributed to forve transformation" from the gandition and

Affairs, leaves for Koras to-day by the Satsumaments in obemical and mechanical methods. the sagar manfactured with hof-house hat. spirit of the nose etapire in December,

Mara, invested with full power. It is stated The excess, which at first gave linge profits | Whoever wishes In learn how ant to do it, ought Chaa Akam.coole, was satenced to a month's that his intention is not to make capital out of the by the beetroot sugar manufacturers, han sa to study the Prussian fuaqcial policy is this 1883, to the existing state of matters. That

hard labour fur stealing a piece of iron, valuembarrassments of China on tho strength of the stimulated that, business that it has led to respect $1, from the Hung Hana Dock premises, on the Korean émeutes lnd it is hardly possible to sup, ruinously are wire production of that kind of Extract from a recent Parliamentary Report there was vast latent force in Chian over!

4th, inst.

pase that Japan will let the question drop into sugar, and max amounts simply to a donation to the Mr. Gif, Statistical Secretary of the Board ona know, but few expected to see it so

CASE-CP-SQUEEZING.

oblivion without infrunifying horse in some antride consumars. That this system is cu the of Trade:- speadily nad effectively stirred into activity.

Yong Aying, night soil coole, was charged way or other. To have a Legation barned and brick of collapsing appears to be hostThe production and contraption of super with having obtained by mass of false pr. Minister fired upon by Koraan and Chinese certain. Caus sugar should therefore have to are irreased enormously in the last 30 years. France has now a much more powerful sue

We have to acknowledge receipt, from the P.

tences, on the 2nd instart.

troops is rather to much in scept in a pactin compete on a more equal footing and that it Bxcluding India sut China, the increase ià pro- The defaulant is a coolie in the employ of the mood. It is very probable, however, that the can compete successfully may be inferred from Auction is from 1.423,000 tons in 1850-55 to over my toracicon with than she had twelve months & 0. S. N. Compsay, of a copy of their tima

night soil removal contractor for the horses on capital" Japan-makes out of the affair will be the following facto. An acre of land yields 156 4,000,000 tons at the pressat time. British cann age. The account giren by the Peking car-table for 1835 for the Japan line, giving the tins affair, though it is something to know Victoria Peak, and he went to a cook in the em in the inces of Japanese influence and prestige cwt. of beat, which, at 9 awt. of boot to 2 el. of sugar has increased from 261,000 to 113,099 tons respondent of the French position in Ton-dates of leaving and arriving at Hongkong and that he does not, professedly, belong to either of ploy of the Her. Alt. Jameson, & missionary living in the Hermit Kingdom. If she does this, nogar, is equal to 166 cnt. of mugar; fair sagar.in the same time. The annuel consumption of quin is certainly much exaggeratel, but apa curts.

tap rival factions, Progressenists Scoluthers, and offed to remove his rofuse for one can find fault with ber; on the contrary, dane land plekis about 2 tome par son That sugar in the United Kingdom is now up ta theca.can be no doubt that the condition of

$8 a month was not aware then Chius will have herself to blame for allowing the scale of prices will rato somewhat lower than 1053,000 tons, or 8-lbs, per head. The 200- Kirkosb1-Japan a RidDiare. His name, according to the Japanese, that be was an employé of the refuse re-the conservative feeling in Korea to go to and of old may possibly be the case, but against thin ptica in 1840 was only 15-lbs par hend The affairs is far from being satisfactory. In the meantime, while the French ars sending out reinforcements a driblets, th› Chinave are massing prodigious members of men an the borders, and are, if not pressing" the The Tow Liligy Suportateading Examli- French back, at all events making it diff.ment at Kobe is about to despatch special cor

respondsuts to Now York, San Francisco, Chi- cult for them to hold the ground already eag, and Canada, where Japapaip tea is largely occupied. Long ago, when it wan Erat exported. to report on the tea trato. The cor- realised that the Black Flaga ware receiving respondence is to begin with the comapneement

¡ of the next tes wason-Choya Stimbun. active support from China, the opinion was expressed by French officials in Tonguin A telegram dated Rangosa, 14th December.. that if France would declare war against states. A volcano, in the Island of Casda

which has long sincs boon believed to be extinct, Chins and send an expedition to Peking he has just barst ont stresh. The captain of the question would be settled in a few months, steamer Cocoada, passing the island on the 10th whereas if the →perations were confined to instant, saw the volcano in native eruption; the Toaquin hey were likely to be protracted were topped with clouds of smoke."

fames reached a height of four hundred feet, and

for roars. The course of events has show o the corfectneas of this view, st events

ston

cellency Chiu Chang-sa, arritet in Yokohamd The new Chinese Minister'to Japan. His Ex-

on the 35th December by the Nagoya Maru.

The Franch corsette Villera, Captain Vivielle,

instent, at 4 p.m.

It is said that a new Ministar for Foreign Affairs has been appointed in Korea, and that ha enlourless opinions. In fact, those that know Conjoys the enviable reputation of being a man of

him to holda decided opinion on any subject what- 508Por. Caution, amounting to almost ladieron timidity, is the salient trait of his disposition. He onoo paid a visit to Japan, and, while residing in Tokiyo, stradly refused, from frst to last, to partake of any dish which had not previously beou lasted by an expert, and proved to be innocrous. His idiosyncracy led him, also, to suspoot that the public in general wera in league to prasties up bis eredu ity, and the consequent was that he recept id ay hing on ovider usconfirmed by Colabis own seures. Being shown some red carp in de, ja għaão the story runs he refrained from for any expression of admiration or otherwise, until bo had taken two or three of the fish from the

of friction that their colour was not artificial. water, and assured himself by a vigorous process Nogotiating with this worthy will probably be

The Agents Megere. Jardins, Matheson & Co. Jnform us that the Glen Line steamie Gleatyon, from London, loft Singapore on Saturday for this port.

The Occidental and Oriental S. S. stesmer San Pabla, with American mas Yokohama and this post... left San Francisco on the 19th ult.

From the Agents of the Imperial Firs En & Grow and Die Agents of the Northern As. surance Company Mosca. Gibb Livingston enrance Company Messrs. Turner & Co. we have received handsome card calendars for 1885 isaned by the respective companies.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

LONDON. 3rd January. ANOTHER DYNAMITE EXPLOSION IN LONDON.

A djarmits explosion occurred on the Metro- politan Railway near Kingscross, but the damage done is slight

FRENCH MINISTERIAL CHANGES. The Minister of War refusing to sanction further reinforcomonts to Tonquin, has resigned M. Lewal has been appointed in his place.

meats.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL RENOVATIONS.

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POLICE COURT.

5th January.

BEFORE ME. H. B. WODEHOUSE.

DRUNKENNESS.

Frank Phillips, seaman, admitted having been picked up in the street by the palies in a help losely intoxicated condition, on Saturday night and he was fined half a dollar LARCENT.

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COMPANY,

The contractor was called and sail the maTHE PERAK SUGAR CULTIVATION was paid for the work by him §7 a month, and all the houses at the Poak woro inoluded in the duties of the coolies.

The defendant was sentenced to fourteen days impriment with hard labour,

UNLAWFUL POSSEBATON.

Tsang Amun, barber, was charged with obtain

It

19 just half the amount spent on bread with wheat at 40s, a quarter.

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MONDAY, 5th January, 1995.

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Private. 30 days', eight. SHARES.

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Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-19 Union Insurance Society of Cuaton, Limited—

por cont premium.

Sta per share, ex div. China Traders' Insurance Company's Shar-

$61 per skaro.

North China Insurance-Tls. 35 per share. Yonglaze Insurance Association-Tla. 135 per

share.

share, er dir.

por share.

share, er div.

moral contractor. paid already to do the work serious a length. For it is perfectly apparent the results now schiored by greatly improved wual ratus now is £30,000,000 sterling, which for all the bouars, def be struck a bargain with that Korean canarratiam menus auly a con- | mashivery for çays as well as beet sugar bovo to the man to do the work for $2 a month, and paid tinuance of Chinese supremacy; got, as is gene. be allowed for. him for one mouth's work. He subsequently rally supposed, a purely anti-foreign sentiment. When considering the best description of mill found that the unsh was already paid for his åt sllerats the conclusion of the whole motior to be ordered for the Estaty, the attention of work; and had no right to ask for payment, and promissa to be of exceptionate lutarest, sad the the directors was strongly called to the Triple- Le want to the police about it.

foreign community in Japan suit the decision test" process, which is being rapidly introduc The defondant said there were six men who of Count Inowy with "considerable anxiety, ed into the manufacture of sugar in various agreed to do the work for 26 bonges, and as this A war, no matter with whom or about what, is parts of the world. An opportunity of getting home was not ineluded in the agreement he always a most unpleasant experience.-N. C. information regarding the working of the new charged $2 a month for the work. He received Daily News Correspondent.

process was afforded by a neighbouring estate in $8 per month from the contractor.

Provinca Wellesley, where it has low in use for al. The chief advantages of the process are the same time, and whare it has proved very success- obtaining of a higher percentage of refined sugar From the cane juice, than was previously possible, The annual general meeting of shareholders and a very large saving in the cost of fuel. in the Perak Sugar Caltivation Company was After careful consideration the directors decided hold on Friday, the 26th December, 1881, zt the Company's Offices, No 3 Nacking Road, Shang. Pen ordering & Triple-effect plant, and an order On Hans Olsen, unemployed seamné, was charged tai. Present--MW.F. Drummond (Chairman), for a mill capebis of turning out & tens of sugar with uxlawful possession of a blanket and a purse Mosers Whooler, Jow, Wetmore and Majer por dhom was given. The size of the mill will belonging tok seamas, usined Andrew Kristian-Directors), Judd Lemarchand, Latham Joseph, nere Estats, and for some extensity; ita cont, bo amply anfieicut for the requirements of a 600 The Hongkong Hotel has been for a long time, on the 5th inst.

Campbell, Lo Chong you and Dadguez (Suure- The following item is translated by the Japan under the hands of workmen, and has been un all

The complainant balongs to the crew of the tary, representing 2.102 shares and 514 votes.

with iron buildings and all accessories, will ba far as it relates to the protmement resently made by medical authorities with For some time previously it was felt that the Mail from the Ghaya Bhimbus: An experi- dorgoing extensive repairs and improvements.

American ship Crescent, and on Saiúrday he was

The CHAIRMAN said that the report and about £12,000. The mill shoalù be ready for ashore and bought some things in a Chitose accounts had been in the hands of the zbarehot shipment from England, art math so that | Or qthe trouble in Tonquin, and there a view to assertsiuing the relative physical power building was not what it should be for the lead- shop, amongst them being the artioles in ques-ders for some days, and he proposed that they be there will be ample time for its erection before

of Japanese and Chines, shows that they are

tion. He was seen in many with the defen taken as read. Ing hostelry of a colony like Hougkorg, and

the catting of the first crop in commoned. The Can be little doubt that had a movement similarly coastitated in almost all particulars, when the lust lease expired, and the Directora dant hy P.C. Phoips, and than he appears to have been made on Peking at the time referred to but that the abdomen of the latter in far more of the Hotel Company determined upon rau-

This being agreed to, the Chairman mid that buildings for the works are now in purse of it would have been effective. The Feuch developed than that of the former. This is as ning the cancern themselves, Messrs. Danby as to what occurred until he found himself in the report was that all canal catting, which was ex that the Estate is now fally equipped and in

got very drank, so that he was quite oblivions the only information which he had to add to the preparation.

In eancluding the report, it any be stated Government, however, have displayed anchoribed to the difference in the modes of dress and Leigh were called in to effect such altars

Station the next morning. In the meantime pensive work, was finished, and that planting thorough working order; beyond the machinery ing."

the defendnat went into the Rose, Shamrock, and stated in the report as to commones in Japa and the building for it already mentioned, there weakness and vacillation in their operations

tions and improvements as would put it into a Thistle tavern and offered, to all the things in would be began on 1st January, so that the will be no expanditars required, axept for tha The Mercury says:-During the month of There were considerable dificulties to be met, for gestion for 50 cents. The landlord, Mr. Lucas, manager was fully as to his time. He also ded

endition worthy of its position and the port. that the dread the Chinese entertains) of a

December, the steziner Chitoss Maru made two European enemy has been largely dissipated, trips between Korea and Japan, and the statuer the wark had to be so arranged that it could be fold, Phelps, who suspented at once that the de- that Mr. Major, one of the Directors, was about current work of cultivation.

fendant had stolen them of the complainant, and to visit the Estats. In conclusion, he express Working Acccent is included all cost of house The accounts call for little remark. Is and they are now evidently prepared to make Horoi Mary one. There has been quite a brisk done bit by bit to sable business to be carried

ha want in search of the us and arrested him. on as punt Horever, all diffenition were sur-

bis willingness to answer any questions whiou building, as well as the ordinary expenses of a stout Sebt for what they consider or pro-trade carried on recently in Chinese and Japanese marted, and now, with the exception of the re-

The defendant said the complainant caked bits shareholders might wish to ask. bottoms, including merons juaks, between decoration and fitting up of the billiard room fear to car sider their rights. In our loading Koren at her neighbouring countries. It is the bailding, so far as it has hitherto been used

to keep the things.

Mr. JUDD asked what information there was cultivation. The principal item in Plant As Sentenced to six weeks hard labour.

cant is Tis. 4.300 for the company's launch: article yesterday we said: One course of deeply to be regretted that at pressat ne regalar

s to low other sugar estates in the country were the remainder is represented by cargo hosts, CHARGE OF FRAUD. action, and one only, offers a certainty of

steamer communication does exist hatween Korea as a botol proper, is complete. The billiard

going on.

The UnAIRMAN said according to information water boats, pamps, &c. success to Frames, and that is a torch to and Kores; but we have reason to believe that will be little to be cosired in the hotel arrange-feand, but from the gridoncs of the polics it op were placed at a high figura. Tease states pay; aquiries are being made at the store On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 149

and China except by gunboat betweon Chofon mom will be ready for use in two or three daye,ing money by falou pretences, on the 21st all

and when that part of the work is done thore

The Directors havo in víve the quartion of received from the very best souris, the profits | The complainant in the case was not to be for the past year on the two principai statos converting the Company into a timited Con- Chines: Insurance Company, Limited--$175 por Peking." But doable are agw beginning to certain stepe hare keen taken to sapply this be expressed whether even that step would be want the sooner the batter.

Beginning with the top floor, the work done is Peared that the defendant had been swindling or produce and sugar, and they seemed to be necessary to be taken to this end, but before follows. Under the old condition of things endavouring to swindle him with sham opium showing good results. The price of sugar was special meeting of the shareholders and Will Canton Insurance Offee, Limited-$895 per

taking any nation the Directors will call a effective. Another correspondent, writing According to an account given by one of the

lower, but the outturn, had been slightly above "In the autumn, when the disaster of Fosby the Chinese troops, a placard was posted at the versadaha, which ware all consequently open once for a precisely similar offence as recently as tion in price to some extent. An improvement one third of the Directors rotire from offion: frou: Peking to the N. C. Daily News, anys: Linoteen Japanese fugitives esorted to Iushhony of the rooms were so arranged that there balls made of dirt.

The defendant bad been in yol twice before, the average, which counterbalanced the reductake their views on the subject. was a means of entrance to them except from

In acordance with the Deed of Sottiensat, the Eastern gate of the capital on the 8th alb, thoroughfares

last July. chow occurred, and fear was felt lest's su3-intimating that no Japanese should be killed. structed which give access to avery room from him by a friend.

in the quantity of sugar obtained het been "The defendant said the opiam balle vore given efected by the introduction of the Tripla. Mr. W. S. Wetmore retires in ordinary ruta- cessful attack should be made sa Taku, it The deaths of the Chinese soldiers are estimated the interior of the building, and sach osenpant

eTest" process in its auufacture.

tion, bot is aligible for ra-election: Mr. E at thirty, those of the Foreans sixteen, hat the of a room has his space of the vernadah

He was ordered to find two sureties of $20 was decided that, should danger become im merchants of diferent nationalities who fell to himself, a wnbstantial partition being sected exch for his good behaviour for a month, and in market for the Straits engar was not in IndoAuditor, as provided in the Dood of Settlement,

Mr. June then asked whether the prinid Major also retiros, as he is leaving China

B. M. Campbell resigns from the post of minent, the Empress and young Emperor daring the recent disturbance are counted by should go to Tai-guen Fu in Shaned, to make hundreds. Hong Yong-sik, the Progresonist no longer a thoroughfare past ook person's room,

all the way along the verandaha, so that there is default he was committed. Loader, was publicly killed by the Chiness The rooms have also been rearranged and

The CHAIRMAN replied that the sale was not but offers himself for re-election. confped to Indo-China, that the sugar was

W. V. DRUMMOND, Ühairman. the capital there, and Poking was to be burnt soldiers. The English and Americau Legations avery badroom now has its own bathroom, one

Shanghai, 20th Docembar, 1884. like Moscow. This is a truthful statement." are protected by the Chinese, Choy Shimbun attached to the bedrooms, and the others in s

shipped to all paris of the work. If the Penang market reports were refarot to, it would be A year or two ago a'demonstration in foren

The case of guild tyranny which was but soparate block. Until the alterations there brought up. on remand; on the charge of haring soon that very large quantities wont to England. APPENDIX TO THE SECOND ANNUAL REPORT Douglas Steamship Carepany, Limited-Par, af the month of the Peibo reald probably the Police Court on one or two previous occasions room There are fourteen bedrooms on thiend ult.

were two or three or more rooma to one bath sat fra to house No. 8, Kan U Fong, on the The CHAIRMAN then propozed the first.re.

OF TAK PERAK BUGAR CULTIVATION solution-"That the Report and Accounts sa have en sufficient to bave cured from was concluded by Mr.

COMPANY Wodehouse yesterday floor, seme heing double rooms. The old look-

Hongkong Gas Company's Shares $90 per It will be remembered the evidence already presented be passed."

Extract from a letter from the Board of aliaro. Chlia an acknowledgment of French a morning. 16 will be remembered that according out rou in s little tower in the centre of the given was to the offset that on the night of the M. WHEELER uded il resolution, which Trade to the West India Committes, dated Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares $120 per thority in Tonquin. If the Chiness had to the salones given the complainant, a tailor, building, previously ooppled by one of the 22nd people in the Kan Yu Fong, an alley load was unanimously version).

12th August, 1531:—

abere. had disobeyed some mandate of a tailors' guild, socvants, has been abolished, and it place is ing out of Queen's-road Central, noticed some Mr. WHEELED propesol- That M. W. 8. understood that the French were prepared to the crdas originating with the defendant, and taken by a skylight, which throw light down smoke ooming out of No. 8, and efforts were Wotmore to re-elected a Director of the Cors that the bounty system will break down, and are

The Roard of Trade refain, the onreintion China Sagar Refining Company, Limitados

per share. strike promptly and vigorously, they would the consequence was that his man, by the orders the central air shaft of the building to the made to arsus those inside. Though the dear was pany

of the guild, all struck work, and his business ground floor; when opened, in the warm vigorously knocked and kicked at, it was not

satisfied that, on the whole, during the last Sow Chins Sugar Refining Company (Debræturse)→. hars done what was required of them in fear was stopped. He went to the head quarters to weather it will draw off the heated siz in until from five to ten minutes that notine was carried.

years it has become weaker and not stronger. ZOMAN And trembling Time has been allowed endeavour to come to terms, and was there act every room of the building, and create a current taken, and then the two defondants opened the

Mr. Low next proposed, and Mr. Mason The embarrassment of the system to all the Luson Sagar Refining Company, Tamited $65

countries which try it is obvious, whether the per share, Seller them, however, to acquire coufidence, and anon and beaten by the guild man of them the of fresh air. A considerable audition has thus door and asked what was amiss. The place was seconded. That Mr. B. N. Campbell be a bounties are on redning or on proinction. In Hengkong Tea Company's Sunray-$14 per defendant was the leader. The defendant was been made to the whole lighting and ventilation then full of smoke, and a lot of bundles of jose oleated auditor for the coming year, and that the earlier stages of the controversy, as you will they are now ready and even anzions to fight fined 910, and as this will doabtives te subsoribof the saiding.

paper, with which the place was stored, wore on his remuneration be fixed at T. 100. the quarrel ont. As long 120 they remained for by the whole gulld, it will be but simpli

remember, the great complaints were of the Dourkozy and Chius Bakery Company, Limited The floor below way be described in the same i fire, These were taken out, or the fire smother. The weseluting was agreed to.

bounties on refining, and chisiy٣fle bannties: $110.per alarmigi ---- obdurate a large army will have to be main-ment to him, and be constant like terms as the que ahove, the alterations and imed with water, hut the defendants refused to Mr. WETMORE Frp-That the next non refining in France; bat France, underbtedly, Fersk Tin Mining and Suelting Company

ly to get but small satisfaction or redress. taived in Tongain. If Formoes is taken

́provements being of a corresponding character, offer any assistance.

nual general meeting be held in the month of. Ioand these bounties ambarrassing, and four -$30 per share. Both floor bare. boen entirely re-fecorated, and The deferdauls alleged that they went to December, 1885.

years ago they were substantially abandoned Selangor Tin Mining Company-$13 per share. another army will be required to garrison

Mr. Low vooonded, and the resolution was Later in the controversy, Anstris became the Perak Sugar Cultivation Company--Tls. 35 per Private lottery rossirod from Mr. Androw renovated, all the work being in sxcellent taste sleep ab 10.80 p.m.. previously sticking a Chinese the island. The French-may finally decide Dalgleish, the enterprising trader in Yarkand, and well suited to the requirements of the candle into a bundle of jose paper. They were

chief subject of complaint, the complaint bere sharo. represent affairs in that quarter at present as structurs. The rooms have also Beon entirely aroused by people knocking.

Mr. WHEELER proposed and Mr. Judd second-being of bounties on production with which Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company Li to more on Peking, only to find "hey are quiet sud peaceful. The Chiness consider them refurnished in a very different style from that The defendants were dlacharged.

vdu vote of thanks to the Chairman, and the your interests are concerned. But Austria, ad mited--860 por share. too late to the day. We are not inclined to selves firmly fixed in Kashgaris, and are busily which bad hitherto prevailed, and each is now

proceedings terminated.

you point out in your letter, was certainly Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881-1 per cent, dis altach much importance to the reported re-ecoup in linning the ranks of the Mahomedan fifted up with due regard to coufort and

Wong Akun and Sa Atai, Indchers,” were The following is the

embarrassed by the bounties, and took steps in solution of the Chinees to burn' the capitalficials also are to be dismissed, with the excep

enbordinate agency. All the superior motive of elegance.

charged with having assaulted another man of

REPORT.

her own interest to reduce them greatly, if not

CHARTRES EFFECTED. On the first floor... auch smaller portion blood, named Lai Anun, on the 4th inst

The year has hoon socupied with the eponing to abolish them altogether In the last for if it be threatened, but it would be a very tion of the judges No open opposition is met is oopied by bedrooms. The dining mom The complainant appears to have damaged of the Gals Estate; this has been carried on

The following settlements are taken from years the complaint has boog of Germany. natural step for the Empress to remove the with; but there ems to be a certain amount of is there in the old place, but wearing & bost belonging to the defendants, who baat bim under the direction of Mr. Parkingau, the but the German Government had also shown Mr. J. Laxxn's Freight Cicenlar sest of Government and carry away all the to he soon how far it will prove dangerous described when opened; it is agusessary to deal him, but they were not satisfied with what they Manager, and the work that has bean accomplish elaborate inquiries on the subject, and by

intriguing against the naer rulers, and it remains very different aspect. As that apartment was with Brewood. Some other people took them off isnager, and Mr. Theobald, the Assistant itself disantislied with the system by ordering fingerman back, 156 toge, Marila

to Ker York or Boston, private torms. ercbives and treasure. If that were done, Trade soms to be ata stand-still in Farhand; with it here. The kitchen oljoins the dining had done, and went for him a second time. ed is entamed up in the following return, which partially meanwhile, reducing the bounty.to New York or Boaton, private terms.

P- A. Bianchart-Anuzinan ship, 1,513 tona, Boile and there is very little demand for imported room, and all the food is cooked in it by Ameri even the occupation of Peking might fall goods. Boriculture is being carried on in Fark- oan stoves. On the other side, with an entrance arands, to complainant; and second defendant Acreage

First defendant was fined $1, and 50 onts is the latest received:→→

Eegintulium to got rid of bounties voured pro- short of success and only notescitate the sad, Kasagar,, al Khoten. One of the ques-ulso from the kitchen for the supply of food is fined 50 cents and 50 cents amends.

table enough in Germany before long. Clearly, no country relishan the loss of revenue which employment of still wors troops for no effections which might usefully engags Lord the beakfast room, a fine large apartment, fitted

the bonatien entail, and the shifting of the com Dafferia's early attention is the advisability of up in a stylė similar to the Bring room. Attach- Chan Afuk, wc, earth coolie lad, was charged tive purpose. It is basy to see that in catablishing a British Consular Agency at ed to it is an ante-room, where people can smoke with outting a silver button fram a woman's cont

plaint from conatry to country seams to proven full, 10 ay days.

at the evil is essentially transitory, and that this way the strain on the resources of Yarkand-Indian Daily Newca

and read the papers. Smokers will they find the in the Sal Ying Pun Market, and he was buat to

Now corridors have bean con-

Bzyona M. A. G. WIE.

THE CHAREN OF ABSON.

Lo Awing aud Kwan Atai, codies, were

ASSAULT.

„JUVENILE OFTENDRE,

Chine.

Mr. MAJOR souded and the resointian, was

carried.

plat

810

304 keres

Extent of

12. Qeneral Remarks. Cunal cat 18,744 125 10 10, 81, dra, mur,

or

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-11 [iviso, 25] nalet, UK.

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Hongkong Fira Insanen Company's Sharas

$862 per share, Sollars.

Chic Fire Insurance Company's Shares-377

per share, Eellars.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's

Shares-52 por cent, prom. Buyers.

Sharas-8333 per share premium. Indo-China Steam Nurigation Co.'s Shares-

30 per cent, discount.

Hongkong, Canton, and Macas Steamboat Opl'a

China and Manila Stamship Company, Limited

-Se per veut, discount

nominal,

sharo

Vestern Branch—Binnen any, told tong; to Sax Francisce, private terms,

Concordia-German bark, 653 tuns to Calino, £1875 in Tall

Trikonig German mark, 450 tona, to Mazda, $500 Anna Sichen German bark, 001 tona, to Touraz

return"shows tänt reg ingentina v furugu governments will become wise in time and bank vin quifion, $2,500 in fall, 35 lay unya"