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DUKE OF EDINBURGH,

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PERTOMERS,

PATENT MEDICÍNS VENDORS,

DRUGISTS' SUNDRYMEN,

And VERATED WATER MAKERS,

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THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8th, 1886

THE LAWN TENNIS CHAMPION.

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The next tie was between Mackintosh and Grille, and was almost as hollow as the re- Tious one, the victory from an darly stage lying phalaly with Mackintosh. Following is the

GAMES.

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colony."

$12000.

ÂN EXCURSION FROM SARKON TO METRO. We translate the following from D'Unità Indo-Chinoise of the 26th altimo :--

We availed ourselves on Sunday last of a kind invitation to go to Mytho by the railway. Al- a strictly private charseter. we think it will be though the axurion was from firet to list of. agreable to our readers to be supplied with s for noted suggested by the establishment of the Erst railway in Cochin-China.

hand but little of a shipwrecked trow baing

A suyakoment to the Government Gazette con-plaintiff's andrant was that on the 17th Septem. board the steater Douglas, on the 7th Inst., in tangible reality. For years past, this offen har from Saigon, Hollow, Manila, the Straits, &c., Erinted with inhumanity by the Korean taining sircular despatol #coompanying ber 1881, Chong Chun, the stond defendant, this barbour.

been accustomed to receive slmost tonëhing ap-ke. The Canton resident's correspondent con memorandam relative to the Colonial and Indian | came toʻhim sail said that his friend Ng Mun people. Marenvor, the seizure of Yuen Exhibition, to be held in London in the year Kwong was curious to obtain a loss of $3,000,cal company and was on his way to Bratow. On such possibility of obtaining them us there brought to him and the postage collanted in Complainant said that he belonged to a theatri-peals for Korean Baps, when there was about liters it very hard if his aupaid lattor is not by Russia would almost pecusarily involve 1386, was issued yesterday evening.

and that he was willing to be security for him. the 6th instant he went on board the steamer is of getting the postage stamps (if any) of the time for him to Baswor it by the return boat The plaintif mid be was willing to make the Douglas. He had with him the box in Court moon. Bimilar applications are sometimes re-which leaves at half-past five. That is, he must the annexation of a very larga álico of

We are requested by the Hon. Secretary to advance, but it would probably take some time containing property of his own and $316 in silver. calved hagging for the stamps of Kashgar, of roosive it within half an hour at most from the | that amal kingdom, namely, the whole of stata than it will be impossible to serve any for him get the whole $2,000. On the 17th, On the 7th instant at i am, he got up from the Thibet, do By Appoiramont to His Excellency the Gothe two northern provinces of Humring and places for the general public at the perform in the shop of Chong Chan, the promissory note twee deck and found that his box was miming.

time of its romoking the Post Office. The above anse by "The Snowdrops" this evening, as it

10- Austerable increase in the sale of in not at all an extreme or exceptional case, but Pingun. Sack a stop would not only be is anticipated the Theatre will be crowded by $2,000 from hisseosantant, paid it over to Chang there with his box, they were being stepped by Customs in seizing all the letters which Chinese delivery, and the problem the Post Offca has to VERNOR and His Royal Highness tha

was prepared, and the plaintiff, having obtained he ran up to the deck and saw the three prisoners stamps is due to the notion of the San Francisco fairly embodies the general view here as to local viewed with alarm by China and Japan soldiers and sailors, for whose bonellt mire Cheng, and received from him the promis the nook. The first prisoner was carrying it and passungere attempt to smuggle in their baggage sale. Whon an occasional failure occurs in alike, but would thao excite the grave disparileskarty the entertainment is being countersary note for that arra. It was understand ho- the others wors with him. They were given in or about their persons. The return of 25,UN solving it, it may be permissible to repeat s

twean the parties that the matter was not custody. approval of all the Treaty Powers, who

of those muggled letters from Eng Francisco some grain of encouragement," It is often found complete, that the other. $1,000 to make The case was remanded to the 14th instant,

by one steamer created something liks a panis in posible to senare the delivery of a letter in the might, indoed, do more than remonstrate, un-

up the $8,000 should be forthcoming

BREACH OF OPTUM ORDINANOR,

the Chinesa community. in a day or two, and the promissory note

town within two or three hours after it has been lass they had in some way becoise distnited

Lau Afu, shopman, was charged by Hung Two more tios of the metal for the Lawn would then be completed. On the first Kang, P.0 105, with being in possession of department arrangements have been completed most obedient Servant,

11.-Through the oc-operation of the Police posted." I have the honour to be, Sir, Your and indisposed to make common cause Tennis Championship were played off yesterdayession, the 17th September, the doonmont about twelve tools of prepared opium without a for signalling the arrival of the English mall

A LITER, guinst aggression. At the same time, the afternoon on the Cricket Ground. Rica and was simply signed by Ng Man Kwong, and no parmit, on the 8th instant.

from the new Kuwun Folies Station at night,

Portmaster-Geroral. danger exists as a possible contingency, of Barff were the first to face nanh other, and signature was given by Chong Chin, but on

Complainant said the defendant was hiding and when the weather a clady and the Fe The Honourable W. H. Marah, C.G., Colo- which both the sinese and Japanese Eto./ was soon appirent that the Inter's chanco was the 18th when the other. $1,000 was paid over, the drug up his sleave and roseing. He was a signal station oured. These arrangements nisl Becretary.

wil. The first was a love set for Rica and in the the promissory note was completed, and both passenger by the Canton steater.

have already been most sacoessful, and affectually veruidents should take duc note, of not allow-cond Harf only just succcoded in cracking the he and Ng Man Brong alized their chops or

Bofondant pleaded ignorance of the law, hat provent the serious inconveniences connected THE RAILWAY IN COCHIN-CHINA. ing their mutual jealousies to blind them to the makings of a good player. The score was dants was that they never bortowed money of

Es was oridently out of practice, bat as signatures. The first contention of the dafan was fined $10, the opina ordered to be forfeited with the arrival of an unsignalled mail. exg.

Lia Aabing, shopman, was charged with bar it. The estat lishment of Bussian power in

12-Enquirios were set on foot as to whether Sure. the plaintif at all, and that he was nuly the Ing sixtaen fals of optam in his possession with-it would not be possible to have the French mal GAMEN H. G. Rice ..........6--0

medium for obtaining it from ITop Kae, another out a permit. He was also a passenger by the ported at Singapore during the stay of the steamer Yuensad would hea, standing merises to

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individual. He undertook to obtain $2,000 For Canton atonier on the 6th instant, and A. 8. there, but the practical dilBoultios wero, na bo both China and Japan, while it would also

them from that firm, and they gave him the Mann-said he tried to conceal the opium, which fore, foul to be too many for any hope of in po slight degree threaten British supre.

promissory note to chtain it. As to that the was in a pillow box. -

Defendant aid he did not wish to conceal it; moy is these waters; and would certainly

plaintiff said he himself advanced the money, hav ing obtained it from his own accountant. The he did not oven know the regulations of the Brindisi, arrived here with both the English and 13-On September 9th the P.&O. packet esaitute the maintenace here of a much

second contention of the Cefendants was that the

Fronoh mails on board, owing to the Djemaah'e more powerful aquadron, than has hitherto

money was never advanood at all-naither the Fined $10. Oplum confiscated. watched over British interests.

$2,000 nor the $1,000, and therefore no consider-

having been quarantined. In Egypt. The mail Ip Tak, who described himself as a mer-oneer on board had sorted all the letters by both ation was recived by them for the promissary chast, vas fined $2, and his opium confiscated. sila, which were ready for delivery five minutes

He was in possession of about three taels of after the bags reached the Post Office. The the station at Saigon, and, after a few At half-past five in the morning wo arrived at prepared drag.

papers took an hour and a quarter to sort, the blasts of the whistle, to harry up the inte Chan Han Chang, opinm dress collector, was operations being manah retarded by the filthy comes took our seats in the ebon P. B. Komp entered the house No. 81, First enclosed as a kind of fetish against cholera. we picked up a few more passengers, Father on found in possession of two mace weight of opium. tarred baga in which the continental mails word The first stop was made at Chalon, whers. treat, and found two macs of propred sad dross | Quarantine as applied to its is experly we crossed the Bimb-dion bridge, the first large opium, five mare of opium drois, ons boiling tangined by scientific authorities to be useless, engineering work on the road. Already there pan, and four trays for drying opium. The debut it is not so. It induces a salutary oxeroise has bean scame sinking in the approaches to the Bendant was the master, and the place was fond of patienpe on the part of Festal Officers. to be an unlicensed opium div of the macond

bridge, but the damage is of no liaportante. A 14-The English mait ones arrived unsorted, quarter-of-an hour later ws drew ap at the Ben- elsan. The defondant, Kemp said, was a very from a cause which could not have boen foreseen. Ins station, a graceful little structure surrounded | poor man,

The aorting was completed on shore in less than by a garden and with its white and red face stand- Defendant said he bought it for his own use, an hour and a half, in spite of hindrances from Ing cut in a charming manner from the tramense batho was fined $1, and tha opinu, ke, ordered tarrod baga to be forfeited.

plaincovered with "Elco Belda: A few mètres........ 15-The warlike operations batwaer France further on is the Ben-ine bridge, the principal and China bare of course had their effest on the work on the line. Hore the traie stopped. Wo work of this Department as an overything else, saw that the level of the bridge was about two The Mossageries Hum etwas Hongkong and mitras below that at the embankment single Shanghai bas been temporarily discontinued, and night. It appears, was floient time for this ex- the mails are conveyed bý private steamers. There traordinary change to be produced. The on- bas been some diffenity in getting mails to Foo-bankment had been thrown up and the fret train show, and it was latterly found impossible to get had passed on the bridge, when there was sudden correspondence for the French fleet dolivered sinking, and a land sip took place, in which the there at all. On October 3rd, when the Sagho first piles supporting the metallic work were lion arrived with the French mail, some excite Imooked over. We crossed the bridge on fost mort prevailed amongst the laberring classes of and saw that at the other end the effect of the Chinese hare, and it was not away to get the mails land-slip oz. the piles had been even more con- on shars, nor to get them brought up to the Past siderablë; for eis mètres the piles had been dis- of Formosa has been blokadel, and the oppor Grossing the Tanan bridge at fall speed we Office. During the last two months the Island placed. We got into another train here, and

tunities of exchanging correspondents have of reached Tan-picp, where we took in water and course been very fitful.

fael. The arrival of the train carted a great commotion in the village, and when we left we were surrounded by a large number of mex, women, and children, attracted by the noise of the engine'a whistle. At halfpast nine wes resch

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Carrespondents are requested to forward those from the Kuskou dock yeaterday, and the Bri The British sloop Pegaeus was discharged tish steamer Mongkut goes over to that dock to day.

arddreas with ccanmuuimations addressed to tho Editor, Ent for palliation, but na oviduosa of roads Taith.

All letter for publigation abor.ld be written on ou *ide of tán paper only.

Advertisments and Sahuription which neo nas arderad for a treil period will be continued antü

counteracodel.

Ordan, for extra copies of the Daily Fress shund be wont before I am. on the day of publiessica After that hour the amply is limited.

The Daily

Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JANUARY 8TH, 145.

referred to.

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The rate of the fishimaws and shark's ins exported from India to China last year was R5, 600,000. The value of the produce of Bon bay mills, mostly cotton twist and yarn, exported to Chins was Rs. 16,200,000. .-

Užité Tado-Chinolan saya :-By the order of the Minister of Marine and at the request of Admural Courbet, Lieut.-Colous Foyeu of the Artillery, is to pressed-to-Kolung-loʻreport on the defensive works required in order to ensure

note.

D. H. Maskintoak... 66 F. Grimble

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. was be of the directors of the Lee Yuan Sugar The plaintiff was then called, and said he

meeting of the Legislative Comer was held og hos Cn the Frara West, ho boing the sole Refining Company, end ba muried on busineserne yesterday afternoon. Thero wero present- partner. His evidends was entirely to the effect His Excellency the Governor Sir Grosented by the Attorney-General. The money FERAUSON BOwen; GUM G.

advanced he obtained from his socountant by collection of some catetanding debts.

Mr. Baily, on the plaintiff producing the pro missory note, objected that it was not adequately atamped, and could not therefore be received. He said there was a 'complete promisaxy note stamped for $2,000, but as to the other 81,000 there was no stamp. The document, sa it stood when the stamp was affixed, could have boon sund upon, but he nbmitted it was entirely vitiated by the addition of the $1,000.

Hon. Sir Grondz PHILLIPPO, Chief Justisa, Hon. W. H. MARSH, C.MG, Colonial Se crotery

Hon. L. O'TALLEY, Attorney-General Hon. A. LISTER, Colonial Treasurer, Hot JM. PRICE, Surveyor General Hau. F. STEWART Registrar-Generat Hen PYRIT. →→→-- Hon. W. KESWICK,

tos ocupation by the French troops of the nor-Hen T. JACKSON. there mix of Formosa

The following telegram in the Sydney Mara- ing Herald, Aased, London, 9th December, puts the father of British mediation between Frauca and China in a somewhat differen! light: The pirloying which has been going on between Earl Grauville, Secretary of State Chinese Arabassador to the Court of St. James's, for Foreign Affairs, and the Marquis Taeng with a view to British mediation between Frabes China has been suspended, such woration being unacceptable to China'

The following curious political uttaracan

-Hen÷F~D~BABADON,

Hen. Wow SKING

MINUTES.

The minutes ofthe previous masting were road and contrmed..

"TOSTMASTER-GENERAL'S REPORT.

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Phe Attorney General said the lamp covered the full amount

Me Bally aid it would have covered it if the note had been made for 83,000 in the first in-

aturo.

Li Akwai, licensed oplum desler, was dasd $1 for refusing to show his license to Augustas Ruberts, arise officer, and erosting a disturb and, of the 6th stupit.

STRAGGLKE,

Charles James Alle saam of H.MS. Au- dacious, was brought up charged with being a straggler from his ship.

Ordered to be placed on board by the police.

His Lordship said that according to the calliney's direction I lay spon the table the replation, at the time the note was given, and under The COLONIAL SEOBELART By His Ex- Attorney-General that alteration was in contem- port of the Postmaster-General for the past thosacironmetances the stamp would be suficient.

THE POSTMANTER-GENERAL'S your.

Mr. Baily submitted that even with that in

RSPORT FOR 1884. contamplation the stamp could bat osvar such a materis alteration, and the note was vitiatedral was presented to the Legislative Council yes. The following report of the Postmaster Gone Of course his account of the transaction was en-terday afternoon tirely different

Bill.

AMENDED APPROPRIATION BILL.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I beg to move the first reading of the Bill entitled an 43,061 for the public service of the year 1885. Grünance to apply a Bm not oxoooding in the Philadelphine Verly Time This Bill is intended in substitution of Ordin- The prevailing opinion of the French press ap- pears to be that of M. Ferry's two blanders-the-

nave 21 of 1894, which was passed when the es risien of the Constitution and the war with timates were laid on the table in the month of China-tho latter is decidedly the most farins lost. As the bays been considerably To and that loss some Per goon intervenes, as ducat, though some items have been inervated, England is now moring to do, the days of M.

it has been considered necessary to bring in this Furry's Premieranip are about numbered. The French are getting tired of the excitement of

The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and shorting down Chinzon, especially since their the Eill as road a first time.. friends in the Far East are getting the worst of

By all means, let the Empress of Intia The Council went into committee on the Bill ozne to accept for fellow Empress's offered mediate, even if she has to sead Laris of Hesse to end the Stamp Ordinance.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL mored in imend jewels Vistoria his probably over looked at it met in article of the schedule (duty on bills Empress of China is raonlding her tas-spoose from $10 to $50 cents," and so on, instead of in that light" he saw paper says that the exchange), making it read Under $10. fren: into bullets!

ns printed "Under $10, tros; under $50, 2 ecuts,"

The COLONTAL TREASURER seconded. Hon. P. RYSTE drew attention to the fant that

Culp wribes to La F. C. Daty News that A correspondent who has received letter from

&c.

THE STAMP ORDINANCE.

BILLS POSTFⱭNI D.

ADJOURNMENT,

of

to is bulag the sole partner

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General Post Osica; had been completod: aseording to the Attorney Hi Lordship said it was not as if the note

Hongkang, January lat, 1885. 16.-Considerable numbers of dye and sugar General, it was not, and he admitted the note.

SIE,I have the honour to report on the sample have been intercepted during the year Hr. Badly crass-xamined the plaintiff with British postal service in Hongkong and Chins in their transit through the post, and destroyed,

during 1884.

the attention of the despatching Onco-baing in Teard of the Bop Kes

-An important_extension, of money order all case called to the fast and the game and Myths after an agreeable and interesting The plaintiff said be facilities has taken place, in the introduction of address of the gender being forwarded to it journey. had shares in each of the Lang Kee sud postal notes. For many years past money order Samples of anilino dye so not mischievous

The article than proceeds to deal with ques- tho Ming Kas shops. The second defen dant was indebted to him in other matters, Shanghai. Residents at the other ports had to generally leak out, and one of them will spoils. The railway, it sms, has its opponents, or ori- have been obtainable only at Hongkong or No matter how they are packed, the contentations for the most part of only local interest. but be could not say whether it was to thechtain them from ons or other of these ofhome, whole bag of other correspondence.

ties, who had even gone so far as to say that extent of $5,000 or how much, nor how long it had been owing. He did not remember having which could not be arrangal without a good deal 17.-The Assistant Postmaster-General (Mr. traits along the line would be impossible. The

of delay and trouble, endeavoured to induce the second defendant to United Kingdom for fixed amounts, varying from last, and has been temporarily replaced by Mr. thinks, is the best reply to such, and urges that Postal notes on the Travers) went to Europe en leave in February ion above described, our "contemporary take shares of the Lee Yusu Sugar Baising one shilling to twenty shillings, are now to be W. D. Hutchison, whose energy and suggestive now all should unite in supporting the eater- Company, or to get him to find people to take up had at Canton, Swatow, Amoy Foochon, Ning mind have made him a most valuable addition to prise. The liue was not undertaken as an in- Erat call had been on those shares the shares. He could not remember what thepo and Hankow, besides Hongkong and Shang Department otherwise much undermanned dustrial exploitation but for the beast of the Chan Lung Tee, accountant to the plaintiff notes on the United Kingdom uw on eale in Servios, of thinking anybody good enough for has been rather a postly one, but it is important bal. At present both money orders and postal Whilst the habit, far too common in the Colonial colony, and is in fact an experiment. So far it are evidence which also bore out the statement these two latter ofices, but the postal notes effect the Post Office, can only be deeply deplored, it that it should be carried to a sucessful is of the Attorney-General.

bi Wai Nam, Formerly an assistant to the such a simplification of accounts sa sempared does not follow that became an officer has no and that the capital sunk in it slionkl not be al- plaintiff, als centreated.

with the money order system, that, during the previous acquaintance with Postal work he will towed to remain anproductive for want of a little The plaintiff al been wall own to the second money orders (on the United Kingdom) and use to the Post Offles for years, is apt to get into a tained, however, cannot be imputed to the per Mr. Baily said the defenes was very simple. Present year, the question will be taken inte son be teelest when transferred to it. On the oon more The bridges are in a state which requires sideration whether it is not possible to abolish trary, the "old hand," who has been habituated energetic action. The damage they have sus- defunt for tea sears, and at the time the pro- Patal vote only. missory note was made, on the 17th September, 3-Either means of remittance has its own known as not being able to see the wood for the fect knowledge possessed of the nature of the groove, and into that state of mind which is sonal fault of any ono, but is due to the imper- 1991 the plaintiff was the promoter of the Les

to get the shares taken up and he went to the United Kingdom and with less formality Rowland Hill (thon Mr. Hill) had no knowledge and easily obtained, it is payable anywhere in suited from the suggestions of outsiders Sir. Chang Chan and asked him to take some Tre lattor said he was not prepared to do so, having than the Money Order, whilst the saving of work of Portal work when he pressed his reforma pon no money available at the time. Plant other hand the price of the Postal Note is fine, rovement in aorting, which has been copied it effects in the Post Office is immense On the an unwilling Department. A striking, I- saggasted that he might have come friends who to that the purchaser does not gut the benefit of here, was urged upon the Singarees Post Ofletion to the Barbarian, it is the intention of the endeavour to find some who would. Amaugat each pots makes the remittance of a broken mm both Mr. Travers and Mr. Hutchison, within a would do so, and Chong Chun promised to a risa in Exchange; the commission charged on by a number of the community: end, similarly, Chinese authorities to drive pilesato point mid- other of his friends Chong Chun went to Ng coaparatively rather expensive, whilst the few weeks of their appointmente, had made valu-way between Chinhai and Ninggo, H.B.M.T Man Kwong, and tội "him that the kharee

NINGPO.

1st January.

Antiva defensiva operation u are going on at the entrance of the river, and as a fn-ther obstrus.

and look forward to her rebarn on the 6th, last, when a number of burnt-cork gentlemen on

SHANGHAI

Is the course of his letter, efaswhere pub lisbe, the Tientin correspondent of our Shanghai, morning contemporary reopens the bid question of the alleged designs of Russia upon Hore. He says, referring to the cold- sion between the Chiness and Japaneso at Seoul, and the consequent difficulties result ing therefrom: The Powermost interested Rusin, which certainly will, whenever she chooses, take the incomparabla haven of Port Lagirof, and thereby gain a magnificent barbour on the Pacific, open at all times, and with room and verge enough for the navies of Russia. Probably, in future years, Part Taraff will become the Russian capital of the Czar's Asiatic dominions. Once taken, the port will dominato Japan and render the possession of Yesso, a Japanese territory, precarious. As the design of Russia ia woll kuawn, and cannot be dispused by any one, it is possible that the rècontents at Soul will hasten occupation," While, agreeing to the 26th at all was quiet in Kogh. The whereas the duty on 38,000 was $1.50, and that h the writer just quoted that Russia thers of the 19th to mar aquiries teft and the duty on $15.000 was $3. after which Secretary of the Japanese Porzipa Ofice arrived on 10.000 82. the scale then sprang a dollar would like to enter into possession of spin on the 1st for Labs On the ith the 50-th for an additional 25,000, goodly a heritage as the port named, we were 170 Japanate soldiers of the Legation The $6,000 between $10,000 and $15,000 must joiningva vitti bid on other paints of there were 1,500 Chinese troops in camp at the below those amants the charge was only 50 Yuen Sugar Refinery. He was naturally anxions!advantages.-The-Postal Foto in more quickly trees. Much progress in Eo Postal service has sub-asit.

Guard at Charla bat nare in Seoul, while was charged a dollar whereas both above and considerablo importance, and at the same capital, as well as shoat 2,000 perly drilled cents. He did not suppose the question was one time will offer some information on the port Kerns and a number of irregulars. There which would affect the revenue mach, but the ar-

Ware twn Japanese mou-of-war in harbour at rangement sound anomalone. Chenmlpo, in addition to the German gunboat

The COLONIAL TRASER said the schedule It may not lo generally known that Port is, the American corvette Ossipee, and as it stood was axsetly that apuaved when the Lazureff is synonymous with the new Korea at Mareufo. The Trenton left on Christus day but originally it read over sach and such en dators. There was alen a Chinese man-of-wae Ordinance was passed as regarded the amounts, Treaty port of Yudasan, otherwise known as for Nagasaki, General Fuots. U.E. Ministar, amount, which used some little confusion. The Wonsan by the Koreans and Gensan by the leasing by her. No disturbance was anticipated duties were untouched in any way,

at the date of latest advious wil Japansse Japanese. It is situated in Broughton's reinforcements, shoull arrive, sathing one cars to lurgy amounts like $10,000 and $1500 were of the value of $100, but that the amanat paper into his letter instead of ons still farther escaped he notios of the framed staff of thai We miss very mach this addition be our port The CHIEF JUSTICE sail that when they amonatender'e haring to put seven or eight pieces of abis suggestions un points which for years had Zephyr left hore for Wenshow on the 26th ult. Bayron the north-eastern cost of Korea, is then known at Chemalpa of their ownents.

hall-a-dollar did not make much difference. Kivong after consideration, sald be world take adds to this expense. A Portal Note lost is be- cfled. latitude 30 leg. 19 min N. and loude |

Hos. W. KESWICK-It is only a few months up to shares, but he had no money at the time; lost and the money remain sate. It woal, how short-handed. No summer is recollected with so

yond remedy, whereas a Money Order may be 18-Otherwise, the Department has hoon very board will enliven our dall evening with an on- 127 de 25 mio. E., early hill in the Day Nws is the Collewiar, fuel Nebe promasure to make any alteration in what was of 2000 he would take 40 shares, which would of Money Ordure at our smaller offoes, but from a vehicle and so severely injured as to keep one of, oar most popular residents, M. FF.

Arong the abstracts from the Pekiny frzette sinca this matter was sotiled. I think it would Chong Chan would negociats a loan for hin ever, have been impossible to introduce the sale much sickness. The senior derk was thrown tertainment. between Fen, or the soath coast of Korea, or 14 Deere annuncing the arranged after so much consideration. It was make the amount requisite at $50 per share. Pestil Notes son sasily be sold at them all I him from office for six months. Another and Beniamin, of Messrs. D. Sagsoon & Co., The We shall soon have to racord the departure of rasvipt of a menorial from Par Ting-haa, rufered to the Chamber of Commerce, and Chong Chan weat to plaintiff and told him this, Postal Notes are made the only means of reuit oqually valuable effoar caughts chill from work- and Vladivostock. The town, which contains Governor of Kwangs reporting & series of the matter was fully gone into. It was well and plaintiff said he would get the money. He tames it will be possible to continue their wala to ing in wot clothes (during one of our heavy loss of this gentleman will be keeply felt by our some 10,003 inhabitants, stretches for about signal ritories awr, the Fach in Tonquin, understood this arrangement or scale should subsequently informed Chong than that he & aile along the southern shore of the bay, gallantry, with supplementary lists of the killed, mature, unless it has been found to bỏ a grior-wanted $15 per $1,000 interest per month. Nail than is at present the oase with Money kind of paralytic minure which kept him absent of the perfect weather wa now enjoy, in making

and forwarding lists of others racemented for be adopted. and I think it would be rather pr

an hour much nearer the tims of closing the rushes of night work) and this reculted in a enald got $2,000 frasi re Hop Kee in, who

small community, and consinta of two thousand boueza collecret and those who have succumbed to the climate.unen, to interfere with it.

All who can spare time are taking advantage Orders. into ono main street with many short narrow The memorialist reports that an ongegemonitook

Man Kwong eventually agreed to take the loan

foralong time. Sometimes there would boas many Ele EXCELLENCY-1788s the hon member on these terms and a promissory note was tem are in progress. Arrangements are under who woes hers were working under diffealtios contiguous to the suttitate has

4-Other additions to our money order sya fire absent (out of thirteen) whilst even these country trips to the happy hunting grounds lages opening from it. It has ep open an Hsin on the 2nd October between Gounrel

place upon the banks of the rivor opposite Lt more any amendment?

drawn ont, which Ng Man Kwony chopped consilerstion for the archange of money orders from inflamed fest, swallon faces, toothache, &o.. The German Consulate has been transferred market places, where fairs are held every Sc Tag-china and

I. P. Rra-No, I withdraw my objecno one being present at the time, the plaintiff with Portugal, with the United States, and with If it is remembered that in the Foat Office it is to Mr. Stevens, and the Sweden and Norway tike French troopstion. five days. The town, lik innst Korean The maketry and cannon fire was heavy and

being as Chong Chan's house. Afterwards towns, is the in and disty. The houses are the opposite bark. One of the emmy's Tessel would mere the third reading that day week.

the waighter futures, fighting also going on su the ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave Lotics that Lo and Chong Chan sou to the uni of the mono report is presented these exchanges may be inner is worse than useless in the zasnust work of Bassoon & Co.-Mercury Correspondant

The Bil then passed through Committee, and difcalty arase as to the payiasat of the money. Hawaii. It is hoped that before another annual impratible to get in an extes band (fore begin Consulate to Mr.T. A. Gubbay of Moses. E. D. built of rough undressed stone, with all was destroyed by the Chinese troops who razed

for the money. Cheng Chun was at that time ita own esponses, if indeed it does not secure a seen that the officers of this Department have operation. The rooney order oflos now pays the office for at least three months) it will be rooms, and the shops, taoagh ancerous,

The fort at Ln-an, to the ground. On the Bi

indebted to the plaintiff to the extent of several small proit. Instructions received as to the not had during the past summer, exactly the The ATTORNEY-GENERAL asked leave to post thousand dollars, and when he asked to have presentation of Administrative reports within essy time of it which some persons are pleased Perg Il supplied with goods. The chief called Chman-t'ou in the sans district, and a Bills standing in his name on the order of the must pay over the 32,000 out of the money he event, however, any satisfactory or ocuplete drawbacks, there has never bean a period when Naval Oloer of the North-Chias division on the October the French vessels rame up to a place pone the consideration in Committee of the other the monoy advanced, the plaintiff told him he first seven days of the new year effectually to believe they enjoy. Notwithstanding those phire, assumed the duties of the Sanior Erifah Captain B. G. Hinahan, R.N., HM.8. Sap- experts consist of bides, horos, bones, gali simultaneous attack was made by land and water. doy

owed the Lang Kee firm. Chong Chan bad only statement of accounts. nuts, beans, gold-dust, fish, and anall quan Chia engaged them at different points, and General Sa Yoop-shan and Brigadier Chin

known the plaintiff in canuection with this frm.

se few complaints have been received as to alleg. 2nd inst., in sucession to Captain Hippisley. tities of millet, skins, fure, seaweed, c. several collisions occurred in all of which the at four o'clock.

The Council adjourned until Wednesday nert He went to Ng Man Kwong sad told him he con'd been ander the consideration of this department, view. One firm indood reported tholos of several Officer's busy in the afternoon:

5--The subject of a Savings Baak had longed missing letters as during the year under re- The Sapphire moved up to the-Senior Novol The soil of the country round Tuensan is Chinese gained the day, the slaughter being

nat got the money, and Ng Man Kong told him but the fact that every officer of it is overworked, entire maile for Europe, containing most valu- rich, and under skilful coltivation might be the fight, bat bound up his hits and continued

The 0.8.8. Dasźpes baving been placed at the rent. Geuneal Chito Chia was wounded during

he must get either the money or the note. Chong and that no increase to the staff would have been able enclosures, but there is no doubt these disposal of General Facts. U. 8. Minister to Chun, however, did not press the plaintiff sanctioned was a serious obstacle. At length a letters were stolen on their way to the Post Kures and consequently having been removed mado very, production. Within a short dis. the struggle. Fight went on until the 10th Oc

retara the promissory note, because he was plan was submitted for conducting & Savings Office, whither they were sent without the pre- from her station at Chefoo, the U.9.9. Entor tance of the port arises are reported to exist: offer a willed and a large number of the tober, in the course of which a French general

afraid be might be pressed for the amount he Bank two days a week in the Stamp Ofice, cantion syon of a chit-book. The usual number prise has been ordered to proceed to Chatoo. awod plaintiff, which would have been very which, under the aeroof as the Post Office, of complaints has of course basa mando as to the She left Shanghai at noon on the 2nd inst. and gold is found freely among the neigh enemy, exolnsive of those wounded. General

inconvenient for him then. The matter was is happily exempt from the rushes of work in non-arrival or late arrival of papers from boma, thus allowed to drep, and nothing moro was

H.M.S. Cleopatra, for Hongkong, left Shang. bouring mountains. Ons steamer took away Fang Yusheny zad Brigadier Chor Shon-chang Berona Tar HON. BIR GEORGS PHILLIPFO, heard of it until last year, when suddenly a weit vitale in the postal service of colony well and in some instances they have been urged with hai just before zoon on the 2nd inst., and a nam-

also camo into collision with the Lemy onlə

described as “a sort of Clapham Junction for a good deal of temper. It is hard to see why this ber of residents went to the land and Garden to metal in bars and dust. The cattle of this A list of rowards foliews, at the band of which

Cheng Chun was called, and said he was form-steamers." Whilst this plan was under conm- Departmant is to be made responsible for the see her off. A good deal of handkerchief waving part of Korea are Ene and plentiful, and are stands the news of Su Yean-ch'on, upon whom

deration, however, the Hongkong and Shanghai | lacher of London errand-boys. The papers do both on shore and on board ship ensued Dar erly thus master of the Wing Yee shop, but was Bank offered to carry on a Savings lank on terms not arrive, and there is sa ord of it. There are ing the star of the Cleopatra at this port, har is bestower the hereditary title of ch'iu që, easily obtainble as low raws. Bet the chief, and the white ice feather-tube and ring instructed by Messrs. Dennys and Mosson, anthe plaintiff to have been connected with any of this oner was soapted. Its madur agents and is easy to throw all the blame on the dust irvagh before the Police Court. Indeed The Attorney-General (Hen. F. L. O'Malloy), Hop Kees in the colony, and he had never known than those contemplated by the Government Late Posting, and Insuficient Payment. News there having been but a single case of miscon sat now in business. He said there ware three in many respects more favourable to depósitors two almost invariable causes. for thera delays, crew have arhibited exemplary good conduct glory of Yuansa in the harbour, which is dagger, etc. Chin Chin, besides the feather peared for the plaintiff Mr. H. H. Buily, in them, nor hud be ever known in by any other vantage is that the bank le opexi every day, in Post Office, and their customers seem to prafer the conduct of men-of-war asilors of recent years undoubtedly a fine one. It is specias, may tabe, etc. has the yellow riding jacket bestowedstructed by Mr. Caldwell, for the defendants, business name than Lang Kes. His evidence stead of two days a week only, and that depsaiters to beliers them.

upon him and is to have his name recorded for of aws, well sheltered, and possesses a prototion to the substantive rank of provincialesc, composed of Messrs. G. R. Laminert, H.

A special jusy was empanuelled to try the as to the way the loan was sought for, an ashobara $100 to credit can at once open a banking convenient depth of water; added to this it is Commander-in-Chist. The romeinder of the re Wicking. H. Foss, 1). MoCulloch, F. E. Foster, corroborated the accent giron by Mr. Baily. Against this may be set the fact that the deannot be discontinued on the expiration of the cnuut of shares in the Loe Yaon Nagar Refinery, account and increase their deposits indefinitely. tion whether the present subsidiseŭ mall service

19.-The London Post Office raised the ques. the same alss of men ten years ago.--Daily News. open all the year through. Naturally Russia,wards pounced copy over seven pages of the H. R. H. Martin, and A. Lovy.

He got the note for $2,300 from Ne Man Kwong posita are not soeured by the Gererament, but existing contract, and the mails carried by pri conflued to her present. frozen ports and' in-

Cuzélte."

The Attorney-General and the action was und gare it to the plaintiff, but did not receive this would seem to have been no obstacin to the ste steamers sa is the rule across the Atlantie.

TIENTSIN. brought to recover money dus on a promissory the money or the note back. The plaintiff told

16th Dumber. hospitable climate, would like to pastaya: "The questions now being asked are fully sat out the facts of the case, was to the owed Imag Kee

L'Unité Indo Chinoise, published at Saigon, note dated September, 1881. The petition, which him ba must advance the $2,000 out of what hops of & Savings Bank at Shanghai, and The Report of this Department is printed as an The winter titua hera will be spent in a diligent" southwards, and secure this valuable whether France is going to continue, the war following effect. The plaintif was a merchant re-

reed not be here. The Hongkong Savings Bank Appendix.

examination of the military resources of the barbour, and she has no doubt long had her with China, or whether a new treaty of powe is siding in Hongkong, carrying on trade with tire nature. He gave the note for $2,000 in-

Ng Man Kwong gare ovidence of a corrobora- $50,000 has been deposited.

was eponot on May 1st and already more than 20-Allusion is made in that report to the province, and active measures are being taken aye upon it as a conveniant station for for their breath, that we are on the era of concluding was the firm nurse, and he was the sole Sugar Refinery, and he got neither shares-der popular of homp, of anrenraging dildren and ments there. This matter it gobe into as fully for offense and defence, in case if avatoto about to be, signed. The officials say, under Swator ander the name of Hop Kee. That toading to take ap 40 shares in the Is Then this Savings Bank, to introduce the system, so have been received from all the foreign settle power of movement, combination, and support oomplaints which, since the discontinuance in under the direction of Generals Lelumann and 6. An attempt was made, fr connection with 1881 of the subsidised P.&O. service to Japan Fanli to systematise the mice, and to give Tacific squadron.

ui avrungwant with the Tsang Tamen partner in the concert. The defendant Ng money, nor had his mots boon returned. He found others to save small sums by means of Postage in a correspondence with the London Post Often, a matter of course, great abmes have come to It is not impossible, uxoreover, that the What reason they have for saying so we know Mau Kwong was a mercantile assistant in a friend Chong Chan was afraid to press the Russian Government have been patiently majority, to the mrzil papers and Reater'e tula was trader carrying or basiness at the troubled about it; he let the matter rest. He who can from time to time purchase taralen oessary to add more than one observation, which I rifles have been bought during the last three or not. As for ourselves, who are conded, like the Hongkong, and the datendant Chong Chan plaintiff for it, and not supposing he should het In the United Kingdom every child also printed as an Appendix, that it is not ne light, and beyond the naked fact that so many awaiting a turn of events in the Far East gratis for information on which to found on Wisg Yeo Chong shop in Hongkong. favourable for intervention in some way is opinion, we believe less then over in the possibi defendants, by their promissory note, have plaintiff in the matter, and therefore dil not go be credited with a shilling in the Peat Office fondad ning towards this is in fikely to do in some cases of interior and in future The never had any communication whatever with the supplied free at any Post Ofios, is ontitled to really imagine that the violent language they are by Krupp, most of the foreign stores prove to be penny stamps, and who affixes them to a form this. If the Editors of Japanese newspapers fear yours, and so many stool sanon ppplied Kora. Perhaps the recent despatch of a difficulty. The paper then goes on to protestHop Kee shop, agreed to repay the same with

lity of a pacific solution of the Fransa-Chinese ing borrowed 2,000 in bank notes from the to him about it. raforcohent of three ironclads to their against mediation, on the ground that the media interest at the rate of $15 per $1.000 par month.

Mr. Baily addressed the jury again for the de week in these little suns alona. It can hardly take the trouble to forward copies of their re-groster care will be taken, and as the arsenal is Savings Bank, which receives more than 2200 any good, it may marely to supposed they would bad quality, or indeed opariona In future aquadron in these antura ha influenced in ating pawans world consider their own interest le A few days afterwards the plaintiff advanced show a deliberate atterit on the plaintiff's part thrifty habits amongst certain class of our So far from this being the case there has been province will soon be able to make all the fears, and said the assa appeared to him to be said that it was hoped to introduce more marks to the Department babeved to bo in fault. to be provided with manch new machinery, tho degree by this lupe that the shuffling of the France German war France was represented to terms with regard to interest,, making a total dition of the promissory note was

for these of France, and says that after the them a farther sun of $1,000 upon the same political carde might afford an opportunity the Chinese as a nation atterly lost, having nei sum advanced of 33,000, which was repayable point in the case, for in the ordinary course of however, pocket money is not a Hongkong in other details. Yet obviously the first stag to armed with good rifles, but will also h

to squease the defendaals. He thought the conyounger feller citizens, but it was felt that at ensiderable difonity in getting to know the cartridges and explaives required, so that, it is very weakfast the attempt should be made. Whether, dates on which the mails reach Japan, or any hoped, the Chinese soldiers will not only be for furthering their interests in the peain-presentatioun haing made in the palitan and promissory note. Though the note was much. It would assuredly have been made out for 33,000 varhain it is that the ten-dent system of saving it is

ther resources, an army, or a navy-tlso r within two and a half months of the date of the nainess naaste would be made out in that way stitution, or whether attractions are ton strang, wards reatifying a grievanos is to find out what proper ammunition sular kingdom if not in Chica. The danger commercial interests of the other powers. The overlas, and the plaintiff bad male repeated in the frat instance. Though this amount was does not seem to take hold of the young here te to apprehended froin Russian designs on some spirit is still operating, but Fraces must demands for payment, the defendants had not repayable in two and a half months, the plaintiff the penny system does in Bagland. Only $65 to the local delivery of correspondence in Hozgor, more probably, the spring of 1886, the on- As no invasion,if indeed any has been pre- Korea was, however, we believe, recognised insist on receiving equal recognition with that repaid him either the sum advanced or allowed the matter to rest three years without has bean fhus collected since the Bank opened.

21.-One word may perhaps be permitted as jected, can now over before the next autren, accorded to other nations. If the Chinese want interest. The intaroet dao at the timas notion endestouring to resevor the money. He also by His Excellency LI HUNG-CHANG 2009 pace let them ask for it direct. Chúas must be was taken amonated to 31,455, and this led attention to the plaintiff's deportment annote to an end without the establishment of an Provincial towns

kong. This is what the late Mr. Fawcett saide tinnous improvement in the Victor sand High few years ago, and largely helped to influence lead at the morgy of Franeo before she can with the $3.000 advaired, made up the

7-It was hoped that another your would not of recent improrsmenta in delivery in English Commbaioner's forces, which together number his action in persanding the Korean Gorurn-is not necessary to carry the way to Peking. be plaintiff claimed--the amount as money fence, and satended that the story, given by lest eight and in under consideration. It is whios would eacourage food sorrespondence has French troops being ample to make an insuling

be trenton with. To affect this, however, it amount claimed. By an alternative- oleim,

Jover 100,000 men, and some reports make cat The Attorney-General replied upon the de- United Kingdom. The subject has not been importance of affording away practicable faci ensin who may come. às for vision of

effective parcels post between Chins and the

"As bearing upon the increas of deliveries, the 120,000, will provide a bad reception for any mant to enter into treaty relations with That would cost grant many men cada lent. In the answer to the petition the dafer the defendants was not probable, and not one to be feared that one of the points always ad continued to be kept steadily is view. This object marut to Paking the notion is now abated Western Powers. The result of that action, benttained by means equally effective and less was, as he deserita Senying that the plaintiff that should cane the jury to discredit the wit i vocated by this Olinefreesam from Customs can be in many cases much promoted by morcaning Such an inadequate force, if ever allowed to lord.

good deal of money. The desired and may dants commenced by which has been to open up the erstwhile costly. These anns are the definitive ocupa the Hop Kee shop, but they admitted their own given by the plaintiff was far more oredible

himself, the sole partner in nesses he had allod. He thought the story interference will not be securad

br number of oolloons from pillar boxes in provin "Forbidden Land" to foreign trade; has tion of Formosa aut Hainan, the ruination of description. They denied having promised to also been to impose a silent but one the the prosection of troops being conveyed by se nitted having signed promissory note in the for the defendants by gir to one being of opinion ions irregular arragement by which it was ranged for the arrival of mails by railway at nommunications, garrison positions, and yet have

commered on the coast of Chins by the fret, and pay the plaintiff the amount stated. They ad

His Lordship samməd up, sad the jury, after i Macno sazykasd its proper position -es & Porta Gocuse the delivery of a letter in the town within two oven a full corps-d'arinés would have à tough 8-On the first March the Post Office of some Itle often found possible in this way to would be quickly surrounded and destroyed, and leea serious check on Russia, That Power to join the Chiasse ofmy in Fouqui As the terms stated with the exception of the latter that ho rastay had passed from the plaia-Parand as a kind of honorary Agency of this red hours. Now let us say what is demanded adequate forces to master the Capital to

a brief consultation in the Court, found a verdict guess Past Office andor the Postal Union, the

and bandoan work on its hands, and might That is in England, where everything in areven be inefficient to make landing, keep open could not row, as the Ticatsin correenoudent same time French reinforcements are to be sont part with regard to the Reged: advanas of tiff to the defendants. of the N. C. Daily News assurts, take Port frontier and avenge the death of the ranch the acto, as to the $2,000, but they denied that to Tonguiu to drive the Chinese beyond the $1,000. They admitted signing the first part of

ooo (but an Agency under no control) being in this "Clapham Junction for stars," where Lazare, or Yusra as it should be called, soldiers treaterusly assassinated under the there was any consideration for it

The situation has been changed, and to ob discontinced. The newsity for this change nothing is certain to happen but the man servers of Chinees politine a new view begina ta whenever she chooses. She would at least would cost two hundred million franes and would the plaintiff to bo delivered by him to the Hop wally of Langson. Such a plan of operations stated that they signed the Bote and handed it to

had bean more than once urged on the Fort pactada. A resident in Canton, sonde on board unfold. Within five years, portansener, there Offles / Macao, hat until the arrival of the the morning steamer a letter for Hongkong. will ban large and powerful aggregation of un- require a decent pretext for interference in require for ita execution 10,000 men for Formoss, Kee arm, from which firm the plaintiff promised

present Governor of that settlement nothing He does not post-it, that would be too much quiet military epirits in the Empire, and the Korea, and thus is not so easy to discover 5,000 for Huinau, and 15,000 for Tongain. In to eltain for the defendants the sum of $2,000.

to sak, he tusses it a board without postage traditional policy of the T-teing dynasty must now that the Korean Goverotient welcone carrying out this pla says our contemporary The plaintiff did not eq. obtain that mum, nor

BERGEN MA. H. E. WODERDUGE.

9-Korea is also moving in the direction of stamp or prepayment of any dad. It radhes undergo revelation. In fatur foreigt nations no opposition used rapprehended from the other did he pay any each umbaut oror to the defen

admision into the Postal Union, and it is quite this affios, unpaid of course, during the after will have to deal with a new set of me, over foreis merchants and give them liberty to powers. Their trade would safer for a time dents. Nevertheless he unlawfully kept posses.

CHARGE OF LARCENY.

passible that that ignis fatius which has lang noon. Ho Ashan, tailor, Uhan Aram, barber, and fitted before the enger eyes of philatelista-alearing at three, the English mail at four, and time nation feels its strength it will alter extend The American mail, we will my, in whom the ancient waye have the power, and na reside and unde in their porta. Ne longer certainly, but they would be the first to benontsion of the promissory note signed by the de Ting Asin, stanacoolie, were brought up charged Korean Fostage stamp-may are long become an Australian mail at fire. In a word, with than ofronmscribe its frontiers. Whatever may la there any chance of a Russian vessel p-and to flood with their products the country rotun it to them. They denied that any sum of and clothings, do, to the value of 3240, the gear shelf Men to NAC every part of the world. Meanwhile the Court if any are undertaken, China woted on hey by thus now state of things that would be created fendants, though they repeatedly rasket him to with stealing a hox containing 5315 in silvor, The moors Agerne har bess andy masted by in three hours maila have to be despatched to be the upahot of the French operations in 1995, proaching the Korean porta being fired upon upeaed by France to international comporre, money was due from them to the plaintiff. The party of actor, and Xrk Er To B

Hermes han prrived, with hall = goseg phhors, from guy blow that may be inflicted on

as much as 100lbs. weight of the precious Sth October at place called Tezheb-lang.

SUPREME COURT.

7th January,

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

CHIEF JUSTICE.

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Was tarved on them.

LI KING TING. v. NO MAN KWONA AND CHONG CHUN, $4,455..

Ther

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POLICE COURT.

7th January

was done in the mattar.

er three hours after it has been posted.”

comparos vary favourably with the beassiour of