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HONGKONA, APRIL 19TH, 1385.

THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 19#, 1885.

The torpelo boat which was sunk in Chefos teached by Captait Walker. bacbone on the 11th March has been raised and

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A Madril paper says that a telegraphlo cable is to be laid which will afford communication be teen Manila, Hilo, Hindunno, and Boslos,

Mr. Ennan, ILM'a Consul at Chefs, left that port for Piontain, whither he has boon trans farred, in the elesmor Chungking on the 31et

March.

It was proposed to substitute for the titla Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic of Hong Long" that of Vicar Apostolia of the Roman Catholic Church in Hongkong." Tha Hon P. Ryan Opposed the use of the term Vicar Apostolio altogether, pointing out that the seal Bishop AIMONDI uses in his ec dissipstical office bears the words" Vicar Apostolic of Hongkong." The use of the term "Vicar Apostolic" in the Ordinance might be construed isto some sort of a sanction of this title According to the Ordinances the Bishop would, wo take it, have to use an- The colours will not, as previously announced, other geal, beating the words "Vinar be trooped this morning by The Buffs. The Apostolie of the Roman Catholic Church in eremony has been discontinued until further

orders. Hongkong," in dealing with the property to

The steer Mecfou, from Hongkong, arrived bu vested in him as a corporation, but is his on the 7th fast, at Shanghai. According to the ordinary ecoloniastical work be would no Daily News, she is being sold to fr. P. V. doubt continue to use the same soal da bofore. Grant, and transferred to the English tag. But it is not perfectly clear that eren in dealing The Agent informs ra that the Pacific Mail with property ho-would be required to use-a-Cola steamer City of New York with maits, ca.. from Sara Franoiste to 19th March, seal bearing the words of the title given him as arrived at Yokohamas, and will sail for this by the Ordinance, for it is merely provided poptat 5

pa today. that he shall havo and use a common saal; there is no stipulation that the seat shall be approved by the Government, and should the Ordinance pase in its present form it in quite possible that Bishop KAIMONDI would, if the question wors isised in a court of law, It is notified in Saturday's Gazette that His be able to establish his, Äght- to, ave- what Exellency the Gorornor has recognised, provi: ever deal he liked. The Bill is, in fact, open sionally and until further alice, Mr. Bernard Buschmann sa incharge of the Netherlands Con- to objection all through. Ils ostensible purmalate at this part during the abarnos of Mr. pose is merely to facilitate the management Eater Julius Rudolph Buschmann.

It was reported in Shanghai on the 4th inst that the Italian Government had dospatched two of the floating citadels of the Dandolo type with meet at some point on the African const proba bly Tripoli

sealed orders. It was end thein vousels were to

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Owing to the telograms from the north being of a peaceful antare (says the Daily News), the shares in the late China Merchants' Steam Navi- gation Company, which had fallen to Tie. 30, Dn the 7th April, went up the same day to Tls. 41, and there were no allora A gentleman re- man thera told him that his sharòs would be cantly returned from Hongkong saya a China. worth nothing if the war did not soon come to

FRANCE AND CHINA.

THE BLOCKADE TO BE KAINED. His Excellency the Governor received the following telegram yesterday evening from

BM's Chargé d'Affaires at Faking

Paso, 12th April French offcars commanding have orders to conse hostilities on the 15th April, and to raise blockade immodistolyth April,

Losnos, 9th April.

LONDON, IL April.

The Eagian Government bas called upon teneral Kamaroff for an explanation of his con: duct in attacking the Afghans.

LONDON, 9th April THE ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND. The Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince Albert Victor have arrived in Dublin and bare been reived with great onthusiaJIN.

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MERCE AND QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.

The following correspondence hea-resoked :--

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,

Hongkong, 11th April, 1885. DEAR SIR-I am directed to transmit to you for public information, through the columns of

the Government here on the abject of Quaran Hongkong Goners Chaeber of Commerce to tine Regulations in this colony. I am, dear Sit, yours faithfully,

than in reality.

wondd appear to be much greater in imagination The galties referred to in the petition

(a) If the prices of goods have to be altered in some cason, this is a matter with which all traders are familiar, and one of constant o currence, owing to fluctuations of the market. 5.) The losses formad to apon wholesale orders aiready given would appear to be contradicted by the fist that the "pai tin chek" is gener ally used by manufacturers.

As to the mistakes and disputes anticipated, Barely it is quite as, easy to measure with a stick of ten inches as with one of nine and fire tenths the translation of Kau nine. Ny five, As already pairted out, the passage of goods through the Customs will be in no way assisted by the adoption of the Kau Ny chek. (3) The paitsin, chek maure cannot be cer rectly termed "little known or used," seeing that it can be found in almost every nativa house in the colony.

Clause 12 shows that the deslers recognise a VORT Saxy way out of the difficulties of which the word "stuff" in this paragraph means oot they complain viz, by altoring the prices. If

ISLANDS BY THE FRENCH,

FURTHER "FARTICULARS.

Th

sat rumenra warsfairezisted as to the arualties. practised by the French upon the unfortunate men who fall into their handt, but the lays of-- time has beaught to life most of those who ware, said to have been shot and beheadedbythe French The junks and flaking beats that were said to i have been firat pillaged and then sunk, hage also

soniscated by the French while her grow were kopt in obation, crested mnob excitement, but which the junk came into port, and the truth of the capture came to light, it was found that these

the erow-neitk--- was no barbarity practised wasthecargoconisested. The junk was searoled, and nothing, nontraband being found in her, was

the newspapers last month of the sinking of the two Armatrong gua-boats A proclamation has been issued by Admiral) by the French in the harbour of Shot-pa, differs Courbet to Faassura the people and inform them widely from the account given by the nu that they can go on peaceably with their or tires and believed by the officials of the city. diary avocations.

| According to native accounts, the gunboats, in- stead of being sunk by Franch torpedo, basis, SHANGHAI SPRING RACE MEETING., while the rows and offers retreated in good were seattled by order of their commandore,

load on the bih inst Mr. Bayzes Ballas So the anken ships are still viable, and the tile order to the land without loss of life, and all be- The entries for the Spring Raos Meeting for LES French came in sight. The masts of rotary of the Race Club, has supplied the nese are prepared to raise them.-N. C. Daz Daily News, with the rumbors of entries for News Corresponunt.... cach race, as follows:--

The Hart Legacy Cap The Criterion Sinkes This Griffins PlateTM.... The Cathay Cup............... The Jockey Jap.. The King en Plate The Bacing Stakan...........

The Teatre Cup -The Chu-ka-za Cup!.. The Stangisi Derby

•The Ladies' Pareo The Race Clab top The Shanghai Stakės. The Conciedla Čop- The Tatoo Cap. The M. à. Cun

The Borders Flate.... The Piper Cup

The Great Northern Plaic Tha Baz The

-kink Cup

The Yangbate: Stakes............. The Consolation Cu

The Grand National Steeplechase.

messured by the pai tsin obek. ha inače, as those stuffs are now universally against Tla. 4,845 last Spring.

FOOCHOW.

CHINKIANG.

8th April.

It has been raining heavily here during the paat week, and the agriculturists are complain- |ing of having too much rain · Large quantities of ries continue to serive from the vice districts. Business in exparts are almost at a standstill. The British tag Fubice arrived here yesterday, [having the Ciziueen luraha Human in tow. Bha left to-day at 10 am. for Hankow.-Mercury Correspondent.

TIENTUIN.

27th March.

It is impossible to get any definite nows con- cerning Kashgarta. Even in Peking the details of the riking or risings are imperfectly known. The distance between Kashgar and Yackand

Ceylon Observer, a telegram dated Washington,

A fow days since we reproduced, from the rowspaper, copy of a letter addressed by the to, wool, silk, and lines, no change at all need Total amount of Entrancs Foes Tls. 8,985 and the frontiers of China proper is immLGASD, 23rd March, which stated that a Mt. Pholts, Seamtur from Vermont, had been appointed United Etates Minister to England. This announce has been brought to our ment must be wholly inaccurate, as the fact noither of the two. Senators from Vermont is attention that and Phelps, and that no parson owning that patronymic sits in the Senato.

HEBBERT M. BAILY, Secretary.

Wo find that the gharons of saving the China satiaffed. If there is one thing which too many portionately higher price will have to be charged bourgs boma starred, and all sought shaller and Manila Steamship Cole stemmer. Zatro are delars in these days deems to be intolerable it is for each chek of stuffs sold, while it may cause within the port of Kingps, whare the wild- not regarded as Hopeless, and every effort is the being obliged to givo fair and honest mon- much annoyance and trouble to, and misunder to be made to get her of The Company's ware; and to compel this is ons of the primary standing between the buyers and sellers. stemor Emeralds, on her way up to Amoy, duties of Government. It is to bo regretted Tour petitioners therefore pray went to the stranded vessel and took off her trea- that, when the Hon. Wong Bling presented to I-That alther the Kay Ng chek or the Cas sure, passengers, and mails, conveying them to the Legislative Council on Wednesday last the tom House standard chek be made the Chinese Amoy where she arrived on Friday night. At petition of certain Chinese tradors against the standard chek in this colony instead of the "Pai the time she left the Zaire the latter had both ordinance, he did not express his on opinion shin shek. her holds full of water. A Chinese gunboat with upon the ranttar. Those who are acquainted 2 That this Honourable Comell pending do nearly all turned up, and have some into port a diver on bourd has been sent to her assistance with Mr. Wong Bhing have a very strong belief cision in this matter, will suspend the operation safely. The report of a richly ladon Shautung khat, whilst feeling bound to meet the wishes of of each portion of the Ordinams No. 8 of 1886) junk haring besh captured at the river, and of The Shanghat Marciry gives the following his friends in presenting the petition, his symps as relates to, the sabjcot matter of this petition.hor valuable cargo of dates, walnuts, ote, being The deman gunboat Nuntius, which has been wintering at Tientsin, is on her way down sketch of the career of M, Heart Brisson, the thies were with the ordinanes rather than against

And your petitioners will ovor pray, S., &o. to Shangla She was at Chefoo, on the 2ade French Fromler:-"M. Briston was born it. Clause 3 of the petition states "That

Dated this 8th day of April, 1985. 1885 at Bourges, where his father was atar this Kan Ng chek is the common foot of instant.

rister. He studied law at Paris and was called commerce in this Colony, and is not a class POSSESSION OF THE PESCADORES to the bar in 1859. He became connected with measure of length." This is not tras, otherwise the press, and founded in 1868, 7th Musara how is it that the pai tein chok is fennd in orory Cholera-Lacour and Alain Parge, the Nevus Chinese shop, warehouse, and private dwelling National, which was suppressed the same year in the Colony? This is the Canton Treasure He was defeated as a lembratic candidate in chek mentioned in clause 6 of the petition the zona that the Foresdores had hoon attacked dates walnuts, and oilier eatables on bord, and A few days ago (ye the Mercury) we gave allowed to go free. The French wantedeome of the the clactions of Nev., 1859. After the revelation"about 14f English inoles." This has been of 4th Sep. 1970, he was named adjunct to the wissly adopted as a standard in the ordinance, the French under the command of Admiral them, so that the letter found a bettor markat on the 20th March, and taken possession of by they gave the Chinese the price they ask for Mayor of Paris. He has taken an motive part in and has been well stagen. The pad tain chek Cenrbet, after a three pars' bombardment. We for their goods than they could have found in polítical life ever since. He has bees President has been placed by the late Dr. Williams, in his hear that a colume was formed under Com Singpo. They told the grow of this and of of the Chamber of Deputies over cideo 1870.

"Chiness Commercial Guide" (5th edition, 1863, mandant hinge, with land troops and marines other beats, to tell the boston and shipperasta page 204) of the heed of no less that 84 Chinese drawn from the men-of-war, and landed at a Ninggo that they could go on with their trado LATEST TELEGRAMS. loot-mesures; and the fast (which is currents place near the south-eastern end of Ponghon 45ual they (the French) would not fatesfere sisted in class 4 of the petition) that the pailand; the party then took a pertherly direction with trade, only they must not carry dentraband tain obek is used by the Treasurer of Kranges as to reconzotre the country befgan rouching goods. This generous and humane treatment tung prorises for the measurement of land is akank, the principal centre of population of the crews of trading juuks kas had a very sa important recognition of its, standard value, whoss" forts and batteries had almadr bean dia. good effect upon the best popolation of Ningpo, Dr. Williams quotes the same measurement, let mantled by the firing from the French way. Twenty days ago, the river was full of native inches, in his *Middle Kingdom" 1876, page ships. Sono skirmishing seems to have taken graft of all sizes afraid to go to som Since it 154, as the shortest memaro zase by the trades place during this journey overland, as the has been found that the French do not interfere no advantage would acorne from the adoption of had 2 more wounded. men at Canton. Clauses 3, 6, and 8 show that Freach lust on the ocsmalou 2 n killed and with legitimate trade, but rather encourage it

thats_h-heen-great soivity among the ship. · the Kan Ng choke in passing goods through the The zumbor of the Chiness garrison has been ping, and the river is already pretty well sleet Customs houses, un they adopt a measure of their estimated at between twaand three thousand. The of sew going funks, own, with which it does not correspond.

loss of the Chinese both at Making and in the. The Chasan and Pootoo tugboats are also. Clamte 7 states "that there is no universal interior of the island, was from the 29th to thaining once more. The cuttle-fiahing boats son why those ghould not be a naiversal rian wounded, amongst these several Mandarins were the Spring festival. The departure sea-ward of standard choic used in China." This is no roo 31st March, 800 or 400 killed and about as many are getting ready for their annual exodus, alter dard olek used in Hongkong; and it would found. The Chiness General has fed. Within the junk population remotos one of the dangers of certain mission property, yet it provides An Order of the Queen In Council is publish-

sppear a doubtful policy further to complicate a short distance from Making, the Franck from mob-violence, and for this wo aro chiofy that there shall be a perpetual succession in din Saturday's Chazette directing that the ships

matters by adding yet another to Dr. Williawe found heaps of arms, powder and ammunition, indebted to the gonorous conduct of the Fesnok the office of a Roman Catholic Vicat Aposta- of Japan shall be deemed to be of the tenangs THE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE List of 34, which vary in length from 9.92 to probably waiting to be sont over by junks bo towards the nativas who fail into their hands.

ondiented in their national papers, and need not

16.85 inches. Clause 9 states That the chet Formosa, which were blown up by the invading The accot given "RUSSIANS AND AFGHANS. · · tio of Hongkong" or "Vicar Apostolic be remeasured iz British ports, the Japanese

exclusively used in Peking is a phek of the same forve The Afghan were attacked by the Buzaisas length as the Kau Ng chok." It would appear int the Roman Catholic Church in Hong-having adopted the came rufes of measuremstint

on the banks of the Rushk Tivor; the latter from the moords” that there are no lees Usa 18 kong" as the CASA may be-- What as as in force in England.

were defeated with honvy loss.

different lengths of shoks in use in Peking, a business is it of the legislature's whether Some time ago. (sars the Daily Nerea), a

greater variety than in any other city of the "LONDON, 10th April, sush an office exists at all or not, or of the steamer W. Cores de Vries, disappeared foreigner named Thirkle, who was second officer

empira; but among, all these no one is found in The Premior, in reply to a question in the Peking or elsewhere outrosponding to the K that there should bo perpetual succession in from the reseal after she left Kicking. It was House of Commons, it shist the unprovoked at Fg shek it? Then the Ordinanas goes on to provide supposed at the time that he had fallen overboard. took on the Afghans by the Russian troops de Tas debate in the Legislative Council on farther that the consent of the Governor in on the 81st March the dead body of a foreigner minds explanation from the Hassia Gorgen. Wednesday on the Bill for the Incorporation Council shall be necessary for the disposal below Kinking, and it has since been recognisad ment

was found dontbg var the suited pagods just of the Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic of of certain property vested in the corporation as that of the missing man. Hongkong was interesting not only on ac to be constituted by the Bill? - Why count of the importance of the Bill itself, should the Government then be called but also on account of the optraordinary upot to interfere in the affairs of a course adopted by the Attorney-General with particular church? The most conte reference to the reading of a certain dos-nient zoeans of effecting the object for patch, the production of which had been ask-which the Bill has been introduced would ed for and promised. That the Attornay-be to remodel it altogether and provide that General is thoroughly well intentioned the property in question shall vest in certain an end. official is

a fact patent to all, but he seems trustees to be mentioned simply by name The quotations for Console have reached a THE HONGKONG CHAMBER OF COM- to have a meat remarkable knack of bland and not by their ecclesiastical titles, if they. On Friday they had fallen to 95, but on very low point, suggestive of a strong belief in ericg not in matter of great importance, bave any. The first trustees would of course Saturday they showed a slight recovery, the but in small affaire, which seem to strike him be persons panied by those who sat pro. quotation given being 904. A privata talegrar as not worth the trouble of looking at care-sent recoguised as having the management Manchester market was fra, from which it

received in town yesterday stated that thans fully, although they hara in fact a good deal of the property vacancies, hereafter would appear that war was not expected in to do with making business ran Cootbly occurring is the body of trustees to mediately at any rate. The situation is, how- When the Bill in question was proposed for be filled up in whatever manner the

ever, undoubtedly critical. sccond reading at the previous messing, ob- parties interested in promoting the Bill

and even by exprese courier despatches talo oŤAZ joution was taken by some of the unofficial mom muy wish. The trustees having been ap

listen to this request that it will sanction and

two months in transit. The Russian Govern- It is to be hoped that the Government will not bers to the title proposed to be conferred upon pointed let them hold the whole property

ment of Eastern Turkestan is, of course, well Bishop RAIMONDI, and is support of the ob- under a deed of trust, baving the same legal

confirm the use of what can only be-described as

informed, and St. Petorėbury knows the course 2nd April, of events weeks before dataile can reach Peking jaction a cortaiu despatch written by the Se-character as trust deeds ander which pro-

a falso and dishonest measure. The same effort It is with doop regret we have to place on

The depaone mission has made no more yet may next be made by the timber merchants to record another serious disaster the Chinese have in Foking. It is said the principal demand to cretary of State some years ago was asked perty is held by other religious denomina

The Editor Hongkong Daily Press.

obtain authoritativa sanotion for the short Kau-i suffered on the Min! Immediately after thee.made on China is the formal relinquishment for, and, though there was no disticet pro- tious or quasi-public bodies. To the erent

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, or rise and two tenths chek. by which some of destruction of all the old forts by the French of suzerainty over what is called the vassal state miss in words- by the Government, the un- of any dispote afterwarde arising, the case

Hongkong, 10th April, 1885. them insist on measuring and sorting out their and they had left the river, the 300sor of of Korea The suzerainty is a sentiment only, derstanding evidently was that-it would be could be brought before the Supreme Court,

business is Chun Pei-lus, the Great, determined to make and has no real existence but China will be very The Straits Timer is informed that His Ex-date, trapmitting copies of correspondence with hat one branch of a very widely spreading plant, any further attack on Foochow atterly imloth to give up the title. It is to be hoped that

SI-In reply to your letter of yesterday's wood. Unfortunately this "ohols laid on the table. The Attorney-General whose business it would then be to interpret the Actlag Governor of the Straits Set the Secretary of State respecting the question the roots of which, mere thread-like fibras at the possible by the Froach or any other foreign reasonable conccil will prevail, as the Empire Boked the membore not to dolar the the deed. The Government would thus be Secretary of State to the effent that the recent Chamber on the subject, I have the honour to Tory foundations of the trade of this culony; and built a number of new forts which were cannot afford to give Japan any pretext of join

tlements has received a legran from the quarantine, and requesting the opinion of this first, insinuate and entwine themselves about the power: With this view they at great ontlay second reading of the Bill, and this request relieved of the control the present Bill refs statomint by Lor. Northbrook regarding Governor, that this Charabite recorumands the and dimensions tead in a most dangerous degres be impregnable, and that they defied any foreign hai Haph, has given orez charge to Mr. Leith,

Router's telegrama purporting to give the tono state for the information of His Excellency the in their sure though slowly groting strength ported (and fully believed by the Chinese) to ing France in warlike alliancə.

Me.-81. Croit, of the Hongkong and Sharp was assented to on his undertaking that inquires it to exercise over the property of the defences of Singapore was not correct. His adoption of the following regulations

to the overthrow of its prosperity as a centro of dovile with their ironolade to approach them. of the same nervion Mr. St. Croix is going to committee the chjectionable title of Roman which the Sacred Congregation is at present Lordship stated that the Gstoral in China and

But ains for human greatzess! they forget or England on loare. Hvory vessel arriving in the waters of this British industry and enterprise, and -Catholic Visar Apostolic of Hougkong should seized in the Colony; there would be no responsibility, and would take such meatres as afectious or contagious disease on board, affort be made by the Government to see that For the forta impregnable to the foreigners the Admiralty were thoroughly aware of their colony, having at the time of her arrival any case It will be well that a thorough and vigorous omitted to take into account all other enemies

27th Marob. be replaced by some other term which would abord exclusivatical titlon question to Stir up may be necessary for the protection of British shall immediately on entering the waters of the the most valuable Weights and Manguren Ordin- have had to succumb to Jupiter Pluvius!" Ghari of Kashgaris Kali. He is the eldest The name of the son of Yakub Bog--Atelik meet the view which had been expressed by sectarian feeling; and the main object of interests in this part of the world.

calony By the quarantins dag, and shall keep anos No. 8 of 1883, dues not become a dead letter. It may be they forgot to dedicata burat tfferson, and his mother, like his father, was an An- the Hon. P. BIRIR. At the last meeting the the Bill would be satisfactorily secured.

The following returnsof the averago amount the ame dying, and shall be deemed to be in but that its simple provisions for the preservation ings to the Drugon, wha-initead of stinting | aijani of pare stock. No news of the revolt conces motion came on that the Council go into Tho very title of the presont Bill is objec. of Bank noter'in virculation and of specie in requarantine, until released by order of the Health of order and the protection of the poor of the thom of water, for their omission, gave them an from Peking, all we can learn in that the cornofis colony will be resolutely enforced.I am, your extra quantity in the way of punishment which are greatly disquieted and that the accounts they Committee on the Bill. The despatch wbichionable. Instead of being "An.Ordinance 31st March, 1885, as supplied by the respective colony, having on board any case of infectious or

serve in Hongkong during the month ending

Any vessel arriving in the waters of this faithfully,

bas reaplted in many of the expensive forts got are of an alarming character. had been asked for not having been produc. provide for the vesting of certain pro banks, aro published in Suta-day's Gazelle'!---

OLD RESIDENT. being rendered for the time being hore de “Hongkong, 11th April, 1885,

It is not possible to find out any frustworthy. contagious disease, shall be visited and examined

combat. The road washed away, the walls detalls of the aims of the Moslem people, if in- ed, the Hea. P. RYBIE requested that the perty," etc., it is "An Ordinance for the in-

cared in, and fell down The RISKITE by the Mohical Officer of Health, and, if he is of consideration of the Bill should be postponed corporation of the Roman Catholic Tiesi

thin

deed they have any politisal alma. In this pro opinion that the ship he infected, be shall give a The following in the petition, which we repea poating of chuan plaster failed to keep the vince of Chibli in Kansah, Shiasi, Shaust, until this was done. The Governgs said it Apostolic of Hongkong,” as though the pri.

90,000 certificate to that effect, and order the vessel to duce here for reference -

insidiona suomy from penetrating and soaking Kwaichow, Szcekton, and Yunasu the Tetraites the Quarantine Ground. was an omission that the despatch had not mary object were to settle the status of an

THE-HUMRLA ZETITION OF THE UNDERSIGNED through the shall proof coverings, but thanks to are unmoreus, in fact are said to amount to ens 550,000 The Medical Oloor of Health shall, as soon as HSSCHANTY BUMBLY SHEWER that most usefal of all things in Ching--bamboo tenth of the population of the Chinese Empire, beau produced, that it ought to have been ecclesiastical dignitary rather than to faoi-Banking Corporation

possible after any such vasgel has been-certified 1,500, to be infected, examine all persons on board of have for many years been engaged in trade in less assaults of the enemy the brave offers and Bat the people, who ars bandal together, are not

1.-That your Petitioners sro zaerchants who the forts have again been rendered shell and laid on the table. Notwithstanding this, lifate tho management of property. It is

and the seat spreads, so that even in Nanking abus proof: Notwithstanding the nearly resista some streets the sale of pork flash is not allowed. however, the Attorney-General robonently true the Bill deals with the title to property

$2,149,000 bor, azi all pereans who shall not be certified by and with this colony.

him as suffering from an infectious disease-alinl) 2-That your Petitioners have in the course soldiers scorning all danger, armed with their molested on account of their religion, and asthey opposed the production of the despatch at to be acquired In future, whereas a trust

The Indo-China ateamos Sia Nunzing arrived be permitted to land, and any person sertified by of their business always used and adopted a cer and planted their bannera of the defiance in a strong no violence is done to them if they

urebrolles, only rushed furiously into each breach that atage of the proceedings; he had, bindeed such as we recommend would only ponios on board. The steamer goes into Boyd's tagious disease shall be removed to some hospital in English as a Chinese foot or Chek and callo front. This statement will I hope be taken idolatrous festivals. Many of the boatmen on the in Shanghai on the 6th inst, with thirty-thres him to be suffering from su infections or son- tain standard of measurement commonly known

Ese to pay contributions towards, this costs of self sean it, but apparently for some reason cover property in prosent passession, but the Dock for repairs. On the 7th inst. the grillins or other picos previously appointed by the Sani in Chinese" Kau Ng Chel

verification of all the special correspondant of Grand Canal and Peihe are Islamites; very many thought it was superfluous that the other lawyers would readily prepare the necessary are offered by Mosers. Symons Sowjes & Co. targ Authorities, and detained there.

3-That this Chinese foot or chek is the com

tho Tince has said in re the bravery of the Chi- of the carters, pack men, and camal drivers and at auction at the Horse Bazaar. They were so The vessel shall then be fumigated.androloned boon disposed of, as though it had been call. Trust deeds would be safer for the Chorch being several powerful greys that stood your most obedient serrant,

← class menstra of length.

note of this; think notice betsovon timoa bey most-ef the inn-keeper in the provinces 4.That this Chinese foot or chok is subdivit. fore entering into hostilities against Chink for are of the fork of Islam too. The Chlaf nd for merely as a matter of antiquarian in. than the provisions of the Bill, becsues un par fourteen hands Though the entries

(88) W. KESWICK, Chairman. ed into ten Chinese inghes and is equivalent to you cannot attack her with impunity! I have Molah resides at Pasting fu, but this tercet and not for the purpose of throwing der the latter it is not beyond the bounds of tracked a good assemblage of patrons of racing,

are closed for this manting, the sale at-The Hon. W. H. Marsh, Q.M.G.,

95-10ths inches of the chek or foot commonly seen it reported in several pepers that the worthy, who he hid to be a fins fellow and serg additional light on the subject under cousi- possibility that some future Vicar Apostolic and a dozen pontes were dissed of, the prives

called in Chinese ne Pai Chin Chak which powder sold by the foreign contractors to the infizantial, professes to keep out of politics and is used by the Treasurer of Kwang Tung Pro Chinese would not explode. I have not the to be a loyal subject of the Ta-tsing dynasty, deration, There was, the learned gentleman of speculative tendanclos might be drawn malized being Tis. 185. Tls. 30, Tis. 76, Tla

vinta principally for the measure of land.

elightest hesitation in denying this for a keg was is on good terms with the Chinese anthorities. 5. That this Chines foot is only 13 of said, a proper prosedure; his own prosedure into the rortes of a land speculating manis 65, s. 60, down to Tls. 30.

tested a short time back when the divers Therafere as far as one can tell, though it must ail the time being entirely wrong. He said and drag the Church into bankruptcy, which Shanghai Woosung ferry boat, which on the

Chinese inch shorter than the standard olex ware blowing up one of the wrecks, and be confessed that the information to be had is The wrock of the ill-fated Liu Liany, the

used in all the Custom Houses in Chins in the water was quite agitated after the at the most meagre character, there seems no further that be did not see why the Council would be rather inconvenient. The high 29th alt. was out in two by the steamer Orcstear

cordance with Article No. XXXIV of the explosion and I feel confident in my own fuzz to four that any posible Alabametaz abould not bare the fullest access to the character of the Bonian Catholio bierarchy by which tastrophe some seventy liver wore

Tientsin Treaty between Great Britain and mind that the powder in a good as a sundenes in Kashgar, or the Hami regions, or be bought and supplied to the Chinese for in Di Kalaja, will have any stoot to Chius despatch if it was moved for in a proper way, is well-known, but as there are black sheopremaoved from the river, antivs salvage com lost, hae (says the Mercury) hosn almost entirely

6. That the Kau Ng Chek is about 13 4-5ths the money paid after the discount to the local proper. The sccounts from Kashgar will, how- but bo thought it was bardly in accordancs in every Bock, as the position now held by pany has for some lays past born smployed refusing to pay the hire of a finrickshs he had English inches; the Custom House standard offcials has been paid and allowing a fair mar ever, be both interesting and important par with the self-rospect of the Council and re Bishop RAMONEI might possibly come pulling the two parts of the vessel ashore, and wmplared, and assaulting the boolis, on Friday chak is about 14.1 English inches; and the sino proft to the importer who has mack risk teicularly as meals all movements of Islam ars zan in the trachoma Tauweis vue oilt from contral setrees. Thus the Wahabi move. spect for ite-procedurethat they should inter- to be occupied by a mas altogether un-wreak is to be broken up. Her sogines, which aitailar amcant as amends to tolia

"dagafternoon pärt of her stern was fifted. The 2ght was food 50 cents, and was wredeted tas Canton Trister's diet is about Kit Eigdehallacy I must kisabase the foreignars' minds oment in Hastorn Arabia was a protest again: t

inches. rupt the discussion in order to send for a worthy of the confidence reposed in biza.dropped into the river when the two steamers

7. That there is no universal standard ehk It is said that the terpedesa put down to block the corruptions of the corrupt Railfate, and the Li Afat, coolis, reployed by tas Bangkong used in China.

the channel are useless and will not go off, also coming of the Mahil has been looked for during despatch written by the Secretary of State This is a very remote contingency, but it is collided are to be raised in a day or two: si Brand Whamgas Dook Company, was charged with

sent two boys mark the place where the machi

S-That whon English, goods are imported that they are in dangerous. It happened a many years ago to see what was laid down in lone which enggests the advisability of a nery lies. A Large Chinese war junk is near the alcaling about 12-qails, worth of copper nails, into China it is usual in the casts where the duty few days tok, that one of the large stone boste many years to restore the faith and power of the Prophet's following. It is quite possible that thal documest. Now the despatch had beca better forn of management for the property spot, guardiang the debris of the Liu Liang, as the property of his employers, at Hung Ham is levied on the length to convert the Euglien engaged in blocking up the river from Temple in the Soudan England is fghting against a mored for in a proper way, and if the proper of the Roman Catholic Church than that it was found that the neighbouring villagers rent he searched the prisoner as he was leaving Custom House standard chak which is equal to lead of stone, drifted feat of one of the contact into now-it might have been well to hare Lhe evidence of a watchman was to the effect mosauros into measurements according to the point to Wild Duck Bank after discharging her religious revival, and thengh parlaps it is too prosedure had been followed by those provided in the Bill

mada away with part of the wreck daring night work, and found the nails concealed in his 14.1 English incbosand is only 0.18 of one Chinese torpedoes, which exploded with great, force and utilized the fanatical outlacak, which now seeme responsible for its production it would

alothes.

inch longer than die Keu Ng Chak es sfereesid drenched the pior hostmas so much that they hely not only to drive us from Egypt but to The following story is taken from the Cathay have been in the hands of the members Tax telegram received by the. Acting Cover Post A good story restlus me from Chefox, and put the nails on one side, upon which then chak of the same length as the Ka Ng chek, Poor fellows caught s cold. How can my same and: the-raj: of the Seljak Ottomans in the The prisoner said he was sweeping the floor, 9.That the shek exclusively aged in Poling is had to change their clothes! It may be the pairs the French power in Tenisin and Algeria, before the motion to go into Committee nor of the Straits Settlements with reference. Ramour has it that the oldest foreign resident watchman charged him with larong

and that the Kan Ng shek in well known to all paramar say that thean torpedoes are mos dan umpire city of Constantionple yes made and there would have been to the defeness modifós to a considerable ex- of this city of four roads, having exhausted him-

As the Musim keep up communications with The defendant had bean convicted four those Chime and has been ommonly in usa in this Razore!

I desire to plans on record another Chines all co-religionists, there probably will be some interruption of the discussion. From the tent the version given by Belter of Lord self in the endearoar to prove that throughout before for similar offences, And His Worship Caleny for at least thirty years.

the Franco-Chinese couplestions the French decided to adopt a different coures of treat 10. That in Ordinsuce No. 9 of 1855 which Pietary, and best they call it go, and being an course taket: by the Attorney-General one Norṇazoox"■ reply to Lord SipMOUTH, but have been ever in the right and the Chinese almont to that pursagdin previous cases of pulisk has already come into fores, the Kwang Tin old and highly orified country their defint: bort of connection between the Meelom mova might have imagined be was opposing the cannot be regarded as satisfactory, Withways in the wrong, has lately done a siaurting the delinquent. He discharged the man, te Treasurer's plek is adopted as the standard shiek en of the word victory should be saceptodent in Kanbgar and the revival in the Soudan; -

Profcots for the establishment in Chihli of a production of some document in a trial as the the best will in the world, wo fail to esa bow stroke of business in his strictly mercantile ha considered that the ndia were old and the in Hongkong and it is made compulsory an all without cavil; but foreigrors have another

espacity. He lately stored his Zipis de houille case very trivial.

name for the devilish work Let your readers military school or college in which cadets will Supreme Court on the ground that it was either General CAMERON or Admiral DoWELL to spel on artant that the Consula and the Wang Ankun, hawker, and Ho All, olig 11That the adoption of this obsk will oss judge. There were some Frenchmen who came be taught the art of modern war and fitted to inadmissible as evidence. The decision was ean, with the forces at present at their dis. Taoli began to regard this vast commistion were charged with stealing a carved crtament, your Petitioners very great inconvenience and their death at their sopatry's call, they were surve as officers in the reformed Chinese army, buried on Maten Island, in ground bought and have been prepared for the Viceroy Lá, and some given against him, and the despatch was post do much to protect Singapore, muchas ominous, being likely to attract the presence ralued at $5, from a signboard displayed on the wrouble in business as shown hereuntor

of the French Fleat to the port. Some ha or Kwong Man Ku tea shop in Queen's-read

(e) In all tende transactions were the price is paid for by Admiral Courbet; the customary tentative stops have already been taken. The duly produced and read. Had this been fear the sister settlementa. If trusserom thousand tone of black diamonds woce Central.

anwriting to length, the price will have to her, for those who die in the Catholic faith, matter, honestir, is a large one, and must be com The defendants in the open street coolly took increased. done in the first instance the discursion report atatea that the turret ironclad obviously more than sufficient for immediate re-

were set up by their shipmates to mark their red well in all its bearings, because the other quirements. The Consula accordingly advised the ornament off the end of the signboard, aad

(6.) That large quantities of goods have al fast rasting place. These beare and highly iri, provitices must billow in the same direction, and would have proceeded with much greater ra. Cyclops is to be sant ons for the protection the Taptal to purchase the best, but this official were walling off with it when the shopkeeper ready been ordered with reference to the customlined. Chinese offins set out one of their war as it is absolutely necessary, if any russonable gularity. In thodespatob the Secretary of State of Singapore, but supposing she is get ready opsused himself on the ground of want of funda, thin, and ran out and rested them."

ary measure of the Kan Ng chel, and that the [7] junts, who dragged the remains of the poor antihuey is to ba got, that the carriondum of However, the Chinese authorities eventually The first defendant bad one previous con due falament of these cetracts will be reutered allows out of their graves sad decapitated the military study should be identically the same in. expressly took exception to the title " Vicar with all possibla expedition she carrot go bought it at a high price and shipped it off to viction against him, and he was sentenced to very diftult excopt by incurring heavy loss.dent bodies, pitched the bodies into the grovesivoinles, sri methods throughout the E5 Apostolic of Hongkong" and sujoined the out under three or four months. The Pret Arthur. In this case the eldest foreign thron the hard labour; the second was san

(e.) That the Kaz Ng chek is so commonly again, and left it to the villagers to cover the pire, it is probable that come agreement with GOVERNOR not to sit in bis communica Cyclops is a mantless turret ship of 3,450 resident la of opinion that the Chiness authoritance to six weeks'

used as to exise constant mistake and dispute if remains with soil. This was only part of the the whole of the provincial suthorities. the Treasurer's chak is to be the standard of an officer and three mon based on Sharp would issue from any consultation, as the

victory. They did exsetly thomme to the bodies must be enforced by Imperial decree. No tions with Bishop RAIMOND. The Hon. P. tons, and was built with three othora of the ties were in the right." Brare, in the further progress of the dis sause class in 1870-71. She has two turreta

(2) That the Custom House will only lovy Peak Island, and left the bodies to be eaten by conditions to be studied ere ateolutely unknown cassion, naturally made use of this, when each armed with two 18-fon guna. Her bull

duty according to the Custom House standard the dogs and valtarea. It may be that the Franch the Attorney General gave utterance to the is 25 feet long with 45 feet beans, covered

chek, and it goods are sent on to Canton or to Government thringh Admiral Courbet, will to say the Vioaroys or Futais, Li and wo any Chinese port moured, invoiced, and mark ask for an explanation from these ghouls betere excepted. As discussion would be fruitless only extraordinary observation that the remarks with a bait of armone neven lost wide in two

od according to the Kwang Inng Treasurer's they make a fresh treaty with this highly roles on course remains, that is imposition by edict The Ciarase, troops here, st Port Lil, Shang chek, the goods will be liable to seizure oring size of common humanity it is to be hoped they tons of the province have been greatly fro Fred and honourable antien, at least for these Kwan, and, generally, in the oompa azd of the boss member strongly-illustrated the strakes, the upper one eight inches thick, usual, the names of three Jadlas being on the programme. There will be another densing

to the eroes of length. ediachtof of this casual introduction of the land the lower one six inches thick smid-competation, for which prizes are offered.

Ap SI-Among the apparantly insignificant bui (e) That general inconveniene will be caused Mery Correspondent.

poored by the teachings of the German migra Secretary of State's durpitch into the Cour shipe tapering fore and aft. Above the hull pondad is the programme, the ontertainment really most important ils to pasos and good by the abratation of amateurs Ettle known or

The irregular borse now for the first time com order in the Colony Is the Weights and Mossed in commercial transactions as the TN

prohoed outpost duties, the oondect of con cil for disenssion; the foot being that the in-is raised a breast work, 117 feet by 84 feet, memoing at eight-

Pianoforte solo ....

Mrs, drittan Buros Ordinance, No. 8 of 1885, which game into aurer's shek for the commonly used and will..

voys the best ways of reconnaitring, and be on. troduction was not casual, and that it had plated with 6 fost & inches of armour, vary. Comic seage Four Surake Me walos operation on the Ist instant. That any action known Kan Ng chek or the Custom House

28th March. The artillery keep their guns in good order, alm been made for the express purpose of the ing in thickness from eight to nine inches. Song thee, by Lore, one moda in this direction could be taken without dis Standard ebek without any corresponding The sailitary situstion remains the mazie--" all wall, take up position, limber up and unlimber,

“For wy for thee*** Mr. fritton

As the Barry". Mrs. Gritton pleasing some was hardly to be expected. Thare benefit.

quiet along the Patomse. The blockade which apen fles, advance, rotrest, in excellent farm, docament's being used in the discussion. The Cyclope was specially built for harbour Song

Mairtonaro cao in every community who prost by That your Petitioners are for the present was officially announced to the Consels exists on and the fore is now really good and useful. -The final remit of the matter was that the defence, and would be a valuable acquisition Recitation Bale ilisorder and outfusion, and flores in mother obliged to all exclusively by Hinglish measures paper, but the month of the river, nevertheless The infantry macal well, skirmish, changes for debate mna adjourned for the production of at Singapore. But she has to got there, and violin Buation from Norma Big Boiphi cims who babitually oppose all change, however for be on that the Castoma. Offloors will of remains open and has not been led from the nation they are docile and intelligent, and a

Dasome ConsITATIONS

argantly demanded. grand and uscat Basellanen mocard alter them into Chinese first. The entrance has been zazrowed, and ap- already a good force. The man, the corporain. further correspondence, so that the Rupert can hardly be reckoned among the means of

·Interval of ő csinatse

cent work has been souplished in the facilities auradents wocording to their standard obok, and pliances are in readiness for one tavaly plosing sargenata,and young offers are of good materia of Debate, s Mr. Brair used to be called, defence until she strives, which might hap-actical Mustrations of Cleburne T. Bowls Morted for intervlisage by the issue of one to avoid dispate and seizure,

Physics..

it in a few minutes. The restricticas to ship and learn and practice the ways of the saw dis- has the credit of having won all along the pen to be too late. The Imperial Govern Comic song Signor Massfire Mr Boots dollar tes by the Hongkong and Shanghai (g.) That the exclusire as of the English ging have been imponed by the Chinese, and not expline with good spirit. The want that can- Da Mr. Gedon and Ms. Quinton - Banking Corporation; and of anbeldiary alveg more will however, cute mach inconvent by the French. The latter have not interfeed not yet be supplied fi, unfortunately for China, ling in the interating little skirmish. Howment ought to authorise the immediate Nigga akhi fr. Doces Company coins, copper cents, and csak by the Glovernment eace and trouble to your Fetitioners and to the with the trade of Ninggo, arcept to articles that me serons que rits, and no skaute the Attorney General could bare dreamt of construction, locally, of sufficient torpedo Cocals o "Walters Waitur! Mi Avalor step in the same direction, with a view to dread

The Weights and Mawapres Ordinance la another public.

are suntraband of war, and there in no good res- i oslonuts brigadiers, generals, are rod 12That the adoption of the Canton Treason why our daily stemmers should nok razas and, in a general sense, cannot be imprevul attempting to hold such an untenable port-bests for the efficient protection of Hongkonggong pain udanys, so qualise messures of weight, langth, and capialty suzera okok will wreed als gonoral community krasl. When the Franck first senhored sutaide They are los ignorant, too comorited, low old tion as he took up it is difficult to imagine.

# Haiw upon am Mr. Gritten and Bisgapore.

"Some Day"

My White Boras of the Chinese dealers are naturally dis of this Colony no substantial benefit as a pro of Chinhs, the native bonimen as a matter of to learn, and uling to the ancient waye which are

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Colonial Secretary-

POLICE COURT.

11th April.

BEFORE ME H. E. WODEHOUSE.

DRUNKANNE99.

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