THR DAILY PRESS, THJESDAY, APRIL 23mn, 1988.
THE RIFLE PRACTICE OF THE CIVIL POLICE AND THE SUPPLY OF AMMUNITION.
The following correspondence was fald on the
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· PARIFY.
The prices generally are now undergoing encéfal revision in all departments and reductions with sade where possibly.
DIRKÓTORE.
Mr. Callos was invited to a seat at the board on the departaro of Mr. F. W. Gallos Imom China.
The present directors retire from off the ay prosobing mesing, as provided in the deed of sattle
ment, hutbatngeligible offer themselves for re-election. AUDITORS. The Basoazte have boon audited by Mr. Geo. R. Corner, who retires but offers himself for re-election.
E. W. Rics, Chairman.
NEWUHWANG
The hound barge against Henry Cowan, the him down again to take charge of the nugines, of shouting from the Hi Hing shop. He went second engineer, was thon proceeded with. but he refused to go then, though he divestly after up and looked in through the chinks of the dor Mr. Master briefly opened the case, and pro-wards intimated, his willingness to go it he was and found that the hors was on fire. The whole. cosded to call the following evidence,
rotected. Afterwards he went below, wad rehouse was alight Hr knocked and somebody Capt Lea gare vidense of a similar charactes mained on duty until the resil anchored, Theopaned the doar and he wout in alone. The dre As in the last ensa map to the time of hearing the zonaon he did not go below when the was'ooming from the moantant'a room. He out table of the Legislative Council yesterday after disturbance between the chief and second on osptain first ordered him to do so was that he into that room and found that the bad was on -gineers. - After the second engineer came to was in fear of his life, as he ballored the chiafdea, there was an opinn tap burning in the Boo
him, and ho had gout the chief engineer to hie engineer would assault him and cansa bin death, room; he did not notice whether there were any! pabin, ho asked the second engineer who was or some grievom bodily harm amongst he engines. blanketa or not. The bel was on ordinary one oo MAJOR-GENERAL CAMERON, C.B., TO GOVERNOR
BI GAR. BÖWEN, GCM.G. in charge of the engines. The second ginger Bir. Master pointed out that the defendant's sisting ofboard and logs with the epiam lamp in
Head Quarters, aid he was, and witness asked him how that statement was not evidence upon osth, and could the contri ready for asking. A European con
Hongkong, 19th April, 1835. could be if he was ou deck quarralling with the not be received against the sworn evidence of the stabla camain shortly after witness: when he came
St.-I have the honour to inform you that, ohiot engineer. Witness then ordered him to take witassa ho had pendñsed. Is naó contouded they pulled the burning things off the bed and sharge of the enginees, but though the order that the evidence which had ban gison by the took them out into the strost. He should not with your poemission, I saw the Ciril Pollos at
4th April. was given him overal times he refused to go third engineer was not to be relied upon, batug. be able to recognise anybody. There was con-Eite Prantine at Kowloon, on Saturday, the 4th
-Our-winter-season-came-to an end on the 22nd | Witness thereupon pat the telegraph to stop of a contradictory character. The ovideos for fanion in the shop of people moving ahon. They instant, and I candidly confess that, without the. the ship, and he sent the chief super to see that the prosecution was therefore prastically unson returned to the shop and put out the little bits of slightest desire to flatter, I was exoseding uit with the arrival of the first spring-birla the third engineer was in charge ofthe engines. It tradicted, and it was beyond doubt that the fire still remaining Tedd not notice any stroll pleased at their performance, and mocs especially outside the Bar, in the shape of the German was some minutes before the telegraph was and engineer had refused duty, though when he of keresine in the room-on tim. In war to considering the eniall amount of ammonition steamore Fidele, Wismar, Bellona and Welle; tha first two`named asmo up to town on the answered. When the telegraph was saswered saw that the vessel was being put back, and he the Court, he said that there were three or four allowed them.
I understand that the arming of the Civil Fo-following morning, bar the river being still bard ho gave the order to go full spoed astorn, and he was likely to be made to feel the conseqantes mes trying to put the fire out; they bolonged to pat the vessel round and ome back to his of his refusal, he wished to have it overlooked the shop. He unentied that soms clothing lice with the Martini-Henry Carbinens also their and fast up to the Taotal's wharf, they soor anchorage again on Booount of the chief en ind to prooved to his duty. Ho naked that the bad fallen on the lamp and aaught fire, but he asketry training are entirely due to your Ex-reared again to Doop-hole. Next the steamers codongy and I must say that both for the map Picciola, Panshan, and Hover arrived patside, gfoner. belug drank and the second recourt should severely punish the defendant by did not see any clothing on the lamp.
P.C. Photps stated that there was thick bod-prosion of civil revat, or for the protection of and every following morning wo saw one or two fusing ..... to take charge of the engines, sanoelling his certidents for a patiod, and od Bo thought it was nosossary for him to have more judging him to pay the costs of the inquiry.ding on the bed covered with a white shoot; thorotho Colony in oase of attack by an enemy, such of them for a short time within the harbour ttanongengineor to look after the engines. When The court was cleared, and the decision was was also a red blanket The bed appeared to an armed and walk trained Polico Foros is of the limits to ascertain how things looked. Gradually the vocant was on her way back the sound engineer considered in private for about 20 minutos, and lave boon slept in; the boating was all reliai | bighast importance.
up in a hasp in the mille of the bed, mit offered his services, but witness then told him on its re-opening. was too late. To the best of witness's knowledge
The President said The Court la of spinion was the holding that was on fee: it was well the defendant was not in the engine room until that the charge of total af duty against Henryn Bra. The bed boards were.ust on fire bat the the vessel osma to pa anchor; he was on the lower Craven is established, but taking into consider mat was; the clothing smelt strongly of kerosins. bridge daak. Since this coourienes the third en tion that it was done while he was labouring In the street the clothing blagad up. From do gineer hat baën in charge of the engines, and was under a state of considerable excitament in oon-way in which it burnt it must have had karsine so at the present inoment Onkin return witness sequence of some real Imaginary wrong heel in it, as otherwise isould only have amontiler gave the secoil engineer into the charge of the had suffered, and sooing that he afforwards one. He was sure the prisonor was the can he saw doaroured to atone for the offens by offering there; he had knowu bia forme time, There polica
Mr. Stopkens wihad put in the Official Log to return to duty, they are inclined to take a had been another alarm in the same house at as evidens on which to ens-examina Capt. Lan, mare lenient view of the oase tasu they other the beginning of Septimber in the same year.
The court-was-cleared to consider the applicawise would have done. The decision of the coart The prisoner was Jommitted for trial at the tion, and when it was re-opened the President salds that the defendant's corticate ba saspended Suprema Court, bail hing, allowed in two gure the court were of opinion that the defendant was for a period of three months. We desire to ox-ties of $2,500. entitled, under the Merchant, Shipping Act, to pross our opinion that at the time of the cosur put in the log as evidence.
rence the discipline on board the steamer De Ray appears to have been in a somewhat lax state.
The entry to whink M- Stepbans especially re ferred was to the offent that the chief engineer followed the second angineer on to the bridge in an intoxicated condition, where he used abusive language to the captain, and threateniig languages to the second engineer
Mz. Bastar asked as to the costs of the bearing. The Provident said no order would be made to costa The court rose shortly after 7.80 p.m.
SUPREME COURT. 22nd April. CRIMINAL SESSIONE
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Hongkong Cos Company's Blaras-$140 per [-
share. Hongkong and Chlas Bakery Company, Lkuited
$110 per share, Perak Tin Mining and Emelting Company Salangor Tia Mining Company-813 per share. Feral Sugar Cullitation Company-la. 35 per
-140 par share.
share,
Hongkong Ropa Manufacturing Company, Li-
mited-330 por sharo, Bayors.. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881–4 por cent. Mis
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the flect ontside grew up to twenty-three vessels, To render, however, this fores therenghly and every day new trials were made to stay and eient in maskotry, it is very important (as anchor; the frst to exposed was the atonmor has been found in regard to the military), to Carisbrooke, bat stemming against the ice on the agg priezas such rapid bring at dese gratare as 28th she rooived three holes in her bow, and FF work be necesary in the asla and in glaring had in noussqueano spedily to ho put on the bank for repairs, which, I am informed, dould the streets in cases of disturbance.
For such practice the prosent allowance of ante bundly be done to the satisfaction of ear Bat- to 2 punition, at the rate of 50 rounds. per man, is veyor, but anyhow she is taking in ocrgo for quits inauoient; and I strongly recommend, Hongleng and Canton now. On the e, all considering the rules of this Polics Force, a on the Gormas steamers came up and took moorings BA2 important fastor in the defences of the colony, but the drifting of los daring the follow that the annual allowance be increased to 150 ing night was such that it is due to a lucky fate mands per man, and that the ammunition at that no grave nocidents occurred, the stomer. 3 out through ror and ordered to be returned, Nierstein only sustaining some slight damage sido correspondence (marginally goted) between As soon as possible all those steam, ers left again; the Military and Colonial Authorities, be retain- on the following day another lot steamed up the ad for the aforesaid purpose, instead of the as harbour, and as the ice was considerably less, less expeuss being incurred of returning it all to seconded in loading for about eight hours, sincs The height of mean thedevel has been determined at 7.594
then work has gradually commenced, and we are W. O. CAMERON, Major General, now hard at it. A number of steamers have accasion, but the complainant could not be pro- Commanding in China and Straits Settlements. left already with pradnes for the southern ports sort Inspector Curran on that occasion.mid His Excellency Sir G. F. Bowen, G.C.M.G. & and in about six days' time the harhent will be that the prisoner was charged by the stavard Si, A., Hongkong.
pretty bare again, although native crafts are of the ataamor Voroswith stealing the things ; : '
The PS-Since the above was written, I base re- beginning to make their appearance. they were in the prisoner's possession.
caived the inspection report of the Shanghai Verana had gone to Rianghal and complainant Volunteers, who appear to have been unable to
KALCENY.
La Akwai, brokot, was charged, on, remand, with stealing six dessert forks, two spoons, and one teaspoon, Felne 8, the property of the P. & O. 6. N. Co. on the 14th instant
The case was before the Canrt on & provinsgland as directed. I hare, &
Witness, in zamor to Mr. Staphona, žali že could not say what the 'nsturo of the language was fire chief enginesi made nas ož. No very dreadful threat was made use of, merely some piece of black-guarding such as drunken men generally indulged in The second engineer Bagged witness in overlook his refusal of duty, and offered to take charge of the engines if he BOSE THE HOR. BIE GEORGE PHILLIPPO, andfutable about the desert sot. He saw him are wit the Municipal Council at Shanghai to por-winter in peaceful slumber) is going to leave us
was given protection. This was on the way
back, and witness told him it was too late.
The obarge of drunkenness against the second „Engineer: waa mada by mistake.
CHIEF JUSTIOR.
ALLEGED ARSON."
Hung Kung Fo was charged with attempting to set fire to the bones of Cho Kwok Wa, 101, Wellington street, on the 30th March.
had gone with her.
One of our most amiable gusats, and highly respected and well liked gentlemon, Commander The stewart now gave evidence to the effect complete their musketry couras owing to mant of Book, of the U. 8. guaboit Pales (under the that he was below and saw prisonar some newnamaanition; will your Excellency therefore per wings of which the community has passed the
W. G. CAMERON,
---- CHINA AND JAPAN
the forks and spoons and consent them on his chase from this onloy the ammunition ro-to-day by the Wells for Nagasaki, komoward person; he put them on the table as soon as he quired to the artent of 30,000 rounds, eat of the bound; the best wishes for his futurs prosperity and welfare follow him from this plass.--Courier | apply overdrawn for the police? Raw witness. Prisoner had no business there.
Correspondent Sentenced to six anths' hard bbour,
(2) GOVERNOR BIR . F. BOWEN, G.0.M.., 50 MAJOR-GENERAL CAMERON, C.3.
Government House Hongung, Sat April, 1885. SERI Lave the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of Clio 19th instant, and to Stata that your Excelleney's testimony to the efficiency the Civil Polios in their. Rite Prustics is very satisfactory to myself and to the Government of this Colony.
The Attorney-General (Hon. E. L. O'Malley), fastracted by the Acting Crown Solicitor (Mr. THE HARBOUE MASTER'S, REPORT A. P. Stokes, prosecuted.
The Jurors were Mears, B. Moore, J. Wal- lace, P. Jordet, A. L. Jordan, F.C. Wilford, J. M. de Borselo, and D. Machame.
By Mr. MasterWitness muld easily have tarnod the ship round again after the second puglaser expressed his randiness to proceed, and hapa gone to sea with two engineers, and the ohief engineer under arrest, but he meant to panish the second engineer for refusing daty.
By the Court-Wiss said to the defendant, after urdering the chief engineer to his aabin “Go and take charge of the engines at oncs, Mr.
The prossentor is a portrait painter and the Cravon Ho replied, "No, I will not." Witness prisoner was in his employ. Early on the morn said, "I order you to take charge of the sugines ing of the 30th March it was discovered that the at ones." again refused, and witness at once firswood in the cookhouse was on fire. The sent the chief officer below to see that the third flames were extinguished before any further dam- engineer was in charge. Ia believed there was no ago had been done. There had been no fire in the sompetent person in chargo of the engines at the shokhows that night from which the frewoodcould time the disturbande occurred between the chiot have boobmeignited, and there was a strong smell. and second engineers on the main deck. He juf kerusine amongst it. The wood was also eT- had no reason to suppon the third angineer was ranged in such a way as to raise a suspicia of than in the engine room. The ship was going its having been set or are parpsly. Kvec- full spood shoud, and it was several minutes sine was not ordinarily used in the hony, Sus after he telegrapho the order to stop that the pinion rested on the prisoner who was arrested order was obeyed-quite tixa suongh to have at the instsume of the master of the house, and osneed an accident is occur. The real had his jacket was found to smell strongly of hora got about as far on the way back as Kollar's sins. A small boy ststad that to had seen the Island when the socal engineer expressed his primer moving the firewood shant ning readiness to pred The Boon engineer clook the previous evening, and the prosecutor told him he was in obage of the engines when stated that when he was awakened by the crack- ling and cons out he saw the prisoner stand- he inquired at the time of the disturbance.
Mr. Syder, the chief odour, was recalled, and ing on the staircase. This was all the evi- gave evidence of a similar character to that in dence thara won against the prisoner, and, as the first as He heard the captain order will be seen, it was purely of a circumstantis! the moon sagioser to take charge of the en-character, there being no direct evidenze. gines, and the send engineer refund. After the vessel has turned, connd, and was on the way back as offered to take charge of the .....Angines it he were protected.
In Laswer to Mr. Staphona witness and the defondant had been up, to this ocean, attentive to his dates. He seems very much excited and put out by what had ogonzred between him and the chief engineer, and ĥxt he not been so upset, witness did not think so wout hura ra- fased duty. He has the second engineer was
of a nervous temperament.
The prisonar denied the statement that he had distiched the Arawood the previous evening. He said that he was swakened by hearing the orackling of the burning wood, and he came from his room and throw water on it antil it was or Hrecianat, In this was his jacket got wat
The ny unanimously role a volit, pf not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged.
LARCENY.
Lam Assi was charged with stealing divers articles of clothing, and jewellery, the property of Shin Kow, at Tai Kok Tsui, on the 16th For the defence Mr. Stephens enlisd
Marok, also with renniving stolen property. David Filwards, third engineer of the Da Bay, The prosecutrix lives in a boat at Tai Kok who stated that the second engineer and himself. On the night in question eight men ozrie were in the engine zoon when the vessel, left to the host and took away a quality of property. Hongkong. Everything boing all right, the It was dark at the time and she was able to ship under way at fall speed, the second engineer distingaish their faces. Information was given said he might leva the engine room. He went to to the police, and it was found that the stolen his room leaving Mr. Craseu in oharge. The proporty had been pawned at different shops by chief officer orng for him a few minutes after the prisoner.
ZARLING SNAFODING.
Low Azam was charged with stealing a pair of gold earrings from the wife of Li Atsal, on the 9th April.
and told him to go into, the engine room. A verdict of guilty on both counts was ze When Es got book the chief ongimuar aaked | terne. him what he wanted, and began to thraatan, Sentecos deferred. Mr. Craven, saying he would thrash him. He remained in the engine rom, sad shortly after the second saginear come down, and stood by the engines sad worked them with witness. He had always found the defendant ready and villing at his duty. The chief engineer was drank and he should not have eared to, trait him in charge of the sagimes in the condition in .which he was. ...
By the Coart-The defadant told witness after he got back to the engine room that the chief suginear had struck him and driven him out of the engine wasm.
Pieper was found guilty, and he ledged are previous convictions.
Bontence deferred.
Bronx MB. JUSTICE ACKROYS.
LABCENT OF TŤOOD.
know
Chan Apo, Mok Asul, and Ühan Ayan were charged with atesling four hardwood planke, the property of-Li King, on the 14th instant.”
Mr. Baily prosecuted for the Attorney-Gone-
].
The jurors were Mesars. G-dos-medios, F. L. Carvalho, A. dos Bomatins. J. Waddell, G. Watson, G. Kalteau, and M. da Silva.
The prosecutor has a timber yard at Lapser-
FOR 1884.
The following report by the Harbour Master was laid on the table of the Legislativa Council Jesterday afternoon-
Harbour Department, Hongkong. 21st Jannary, 1889. ST-I have the bonour to forward the au- anal returns of his departusut for the year suding the 31st D seember, 1831.
(Hers follow title of twenty-two tabios.) 2-These tables ahir a falling off in the whole trade of the Colony of 331 vals and 14
3-The following table of arrivals will show at a glance where the falling of Lies.
tony.
Year. 1999....... ∙1981....... Increase DAMASSA Yea..
183
1981 ....
Іпотера Daerense Fear.
1953
1894. Inver4980 Достовае
Janks.
91,279
.23,473
Tons 1,851,950 1,657,54
785 Stoamats. 3,012
153,615
Tone,
3,215,00
2,978
3,250,284
4,535
36
Sailing Vessels.
337 311
Tos 231.959 220,143 11,450
TL
4. The European ailing trade shows a con tinged doorsm; but the trade in steum-ships has increased by 43635-tons, although the sarahová 22 los min 1933. most socions falling off is due to the trade in janki. This trade in the years 1880 and 1831 was atardy, it had a antian (raw in 1832 and a slight ingrass: in 1931. The trade is now about what it was in 1830 and 1881.
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9
To shore za of tŭs jie-gaugest the Weberia Margar and in Low-wider delinary Spring Tides, to which datang.......... ha heights in the Tables are reformed 4 5.42 fost abers ZCID,
The heights to the Tabies marked with a malmas (—) sign les Low Water Ordinary Springs, wedstrid be Leased Panel cu
UHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
21st Apr, 1890, at 4 7.11.
find.
STATION.
कक्ष
Haiphong Tatikoin! 90380 25.58 ABHY
Naa.. 92,94
2274
87.12 | 481
22nd April, 1955, at 17 &...
Wind
THE NEGOTIATIONS AT TINNTÖJN.
TINTAIN, 11th April. The negotiations between Japan and China lock. are still in progress, but have reached a stage very closely resembling a deadlock. The Chinese are not reasonable. They have many suspicions. They suspect that Mr. Takezoyé was a party to the intrigues of last December, and they anspeet that Japan has secret designs upon Karas.
STATION.
Hanhony
Ingataki.....!
22.97
$1,07
20.94 321
With the advice of the sentirs Council. For those suspicions they are unable to advance Babe 29,9 I have authorised the increased allowance of 15 any tangible ground, yet they persist in claiming nagkong... rounds per man to the Police, 13 you room-for them the same valae sa that generally attach Amy........ mond, and I bare docided to retain the whole ed to established foots or recognised principles agbat, 16 of the Martini-Henry Carbine Ammunition,cf international law. The controversy thes rectly seat out from home, looking to possible threatens to lapso into an attempt to square wa contingencies in the present critical state of junanbstantial sentiments and actual events-a public affairs, and with the view to be in a posisitempt which can seareely succeed. On China's tion to meet the above, sud other demande, moh! side, too, there is an evident feeling that she has as those of the Hongkong Velzateors; and also Japan at a disadvantage, since the latter, as a of the Shanghai Volunteers (referred to in your professed disciple of western civilization, is bound to live up to a standard about which the letter).
Count
3. You state: "I understand that the arm-former need give herself no concern. ing of the Civil Polies with the Martin-Henry Ito, however, is resolate and patient. The Viceroy also is courteous and frank. Parhups & Carbine, as also their musketry training, ara
entirely due to your Excellency; and I must solution may be evolved from the good qualities say that both for the suppression of Civil revolt, of the nagotiators; but at present, after fire
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The Bamber has risen along the coast. Grafenta To changed and indiosta moderate or fresh nds. Tha
deprousch. temperature and hawklity bare
W. DOBEROK.
Hongkong Observatory, 22nd April, 1883. METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER..
or for the protection of tho Colbay in case of conferences, it would not be laue to say that an 8 wmaster attack by an enemy, such an armed and well- agreement is discornible anywhere on the horizon, Tonparatzee trained Pales Forms is of the highest in---Daily News Correspondent. portance."
-15th April. Although no agreement, nor beginning even of say agreement, has been made between China. and Japan, the Ambassador and Viceroy se entering upon some sort of preliminary under- standing, and if the Ashander is patient-and he needs that quality in China-and the yamen remains reasonable, pace will be kept between the two Empires, and a real amity will arise at of the needs of both.. The dispute may, indeed, and in a firm alliance, both nations having mach in common, and as China will soon take a new deportare, the diversity that now exists between her and Japan will be leeuod, and, before long, it may be hoped, will cease altogether.—Courie Correspondant.
Humidity Direction of mind... Fares of wind Westher Rain..................
day: atp.m.
Prorians On dut On iste'
at 10.m. at p.m.
27.80
20.997
$91
79.1
87.6
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83
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CF TR8 WIND /ording to Benator sexle. STATE OF THE Tastes: 3. bleak: G. dals, D. deitung pain; P', song, the gloomy: bail: ming...qually in 9.
thaider Visibility; W. dea (2) tars an tueres, tents and andredths,
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Obervatory, 23ad April, 1885.
INTIMATIONS.
NERVOUS DEBILETT. A CERE GUARANTZED
FOR SALE
FOR SALE.
[HE BUSINESS. STOCK-IN-TRADE TOBILDINGS belonging to the Undaraigued.
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1751
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ARD
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AT WHOLESALE PRICES.
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ACCONE'S SHERRY-Bottled "by is
FEEDERICK PERKINS, LONDON.
ISLAY BLEND WHISKY. In 1 dozen sanos.
CHERRY BRANDT.
In 1 dosen casas.
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In case of I dozsu quaite.
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EA 9. HEID BIRCK'S CHAMPAGNE, 1880, WHITE SEAL. 319 ....... per case of 1 dozen quarta. 22 per esas of 3 dosen pinte GRAND VIN CHATEAU LEOVILLA. $24...........par cass of 1 dåren quarta, CHATEAU LAROSE 312............per case of 1 dozen quarts. PONTET CANET, ...per cass of 1 dosen quarta, PALMER MARGAUX. $7.50........por case of 1 dosen quartu $8.50 ..por caas of 2 dozen piuts. • LORMONE
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NATURAL GERMAN
WATER.
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Bottled at the Seltzer-Spring avar Gross Kar ben, in Cass of 3 Dozen Pints, 38.50 per Case.
PUSTAU & Jo.,-Sole Agouts. Hongkong, 31st January, 1883.
NOW ON SALE.
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BOUN port for the Year 1935
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PORTER. DAVID CORSAR & SONS?
Merchant Navy' Navy Boiled
Long Finx
Crown
CANVAS.
ARNHOLD, KARBEEG & Co.
19
Hongkong, 11th Mar. 1867.
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NOW ON SALE.
IMPERIAL QUARTO."
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ENGLISH AND CHINES
DICTIONARY.
-I will explain, for your information, what has taken place in this matter. Soon after my arrival in this Colony, I found that the Civil Oftes of Deputy Baperintendent of Palios, the Dar and ellawanan inch amounted to a year, was then vacant, and was deemed to be usury-when, after consultation with the Captain-Superintendent, and with the advise of the Executive Council, I determined to appoints Military 03ostas Adjutant, with pay and ad- lowances at the rate of only £300 a year; whose The trade to Great Britain shows an in-duties should be, to assist the Captain-Superin resso both by British and Foreign ships. That tendont gourally in the discharge of his duties, with Japan shows an increase andor the British and, especially in the drill ad dissipline dog, bat e falling of in ships under Forsiga of the three hundred (300) armed English and Haga. The mast serions decrease is as batore Sikh Constables. It was fait that greater off-
The Shanghai Mercury save —The negotia- stated, due to the dresssion of the junk frade. cioacy would this be secured, together with a
tions between Conat Ito and Li Hong-obang For, although there is an increase of 3.55 tons saving of 2500 a year to the Colonial revenue. to the Cost of China and Formosa in British
5-Ifound, moreover, that the carbines former. are drifting into a devtlook. China in nat reason. batistas, there is a falling off of 214,157 tous inly supplied to the Pollas ware of an obsolete alley but suspicion. She will not listen to the vessels carrying Forge flags. The depression pattern, wern ont, and practically useless; so I clearest expositions of international law. Count in the junk trade is probably due to tas dificul cuced front Her Majesty Government for Ile in patient and friendly to Li Dung-chaug.. B. C. WEST'S NERVE BIG BRAIN TREATMENT, a Gaaranteed Cure for The Satana Maru left: Chafoo cu the 18th ties existing between France and Clkins There both the Police and the Volanteers, Martini with orders to be at Taka by the 14th; no doubt al Disasses of the Nurvous System, such as iaiso a decreas of trade in British and Foreign Heary Ridos of the bast type (the gems as
to take Coont Ito and his suite to Japan. The Hysteria, Dizziness, Convalsions, File, Neuralgia, bottoms svarting to 45,940 tons with Cochin those used by the Royal Artillery,) with an
WITH THE PUNTE AND MANDABAN China, but a light inoreas in British sols ample supply of ammunition.
steamer willige direct to Tokia, only calling at Headache, Wakefulness, Mantal Depression, Promataro Old Age, caused by Erases, Oror-
PRONUNCIATION. with the Ports in Hainot, and Gulf of Tonguin. As I have already ald above, your Shimonoseki to report har arrival there.
Exertion of the Brain, or Over Indulgence An Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, published at the -There is an acrause of vessels under the testimony to the present afficiency of the Police
Daily Press Offee, Hongkong British, German, and Jaited States' flugn. The in shoir ris practice is very satisfactory to my
(resulting in Insanity, and leading to COMMERCIAL INTELLIOENOS.
Misery, Deosy, and Death). The Remedy is For somyrchonsiveness and practicni servion latter is due to a local Auction firm purchasing self anil to the Colonial Government. A forse of
from the Presgription of 12 Eminent this Workstands unrivalled. All the new a number of European built vessels from a Chi. Į three handrod (300) «fective men, equal to one-
WRDNERDAY, 2u3 April
Physician, and has been tested and used words which the Chinese have of late years been OPLUM nase. Company. There is consequently s Eslling fourth of the whole, has practically been added,
with groat 81ccess for years; therefore compelled to coin to express the numerous ob at of this class of vessel under the Chinese Bay, in the event of war, cr of internal disturbauena Quotations are:-*
the Proprietors have no hesitation whatever injecta in machinery, photography, talegraphy, In fact," although" the return`shows the arrival to our Garison of somą twelve hundred men. Malwa (New), 5520 per pical, alice. of 14 issing a Written Gnarantes if Cars or Money and In asience generally, which the rapid advance of 33 vessels during the year, the Chinese fag | (1,300) of all arms; and that not only without
[to 24 ratties. before the end of the year ceased to be seen in increase to the expenditure, but with a positive Malwa (018) .....3539 per pient, alice, of 2 Betanded to Every Purchaser of Sir Boxes of foreign relationakas imposed upon them, are thego water、
Leaxing of 2500 á you to the Ravanza" of tho
[to 3 catties. Box orntains One Menth's Treatment, hare given in texto. Esch and every word is 31.25 a Box, or 6 Boxes (with Guarantee) for fully illustrated and explained, forming exercises EVIGRATION..
Colony
| Patna (Now) 85873 to 5893 par chest 87.00. Seat Post Fran on ressipt of P.0.0. by for students of a most instructive patare. Both 7-6,191 fewer emigrants left here in 1854. 7. In conclusion, I would observe that I know | Patus (Old
617)
W. CRUIKSHANK, Chemist, SOLE AGENT, the Court and Panti pronunciations are given them in the previon year, the requirements of that you agres with me in the opinion that the Benares (New)
Hongkong.
the docents being carefully marked on the best- the Straits Settlements and Malay States not drill of the Police and their rite practice must Benares (Old)
principle hitherto attained. The typography being so great as in 1983.
not be allowed to interfere with the full and
For Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia use displays the success of attempt to make the diligent discharge of their civil duties in time of
'WEST'S VRGETABLE LIVER PILLS.. 1973 Chinese and English type correspond in the size pasos. On point. I will quote a passage
of body, thereby, effecting a vast economy of from my despatch of June 29th, 1833, in which I reported to Her Majesty'e Government the
SAND FOUNDS Į attained, and dispensing with those vest margins arTagements which I had made for the im-
TO BE DISTRIBUTED ON THY GREAT and vacant spaces wäich have heretofore sharao- MELBOURNE CUP RACE OF 1885. | terized Chinese publications. proved efficiency of the Police-
150 Horsea entered! Run-about 3rd Nov.!
REGISTRY OF SHIPPING,
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
Cheung Akan, No. I fireman on board the fie Bay, said he was in the engine room when the vessel left Hongkong, and remained there until tho, osmia bank to her snobcrags. The second and third engineers were in the engine room st the time the vessel Iaft and soon afterwards the third angineer went to his orbin leaving the second wan. About one o'clock on the morning of the S-Thirteen regels wem registered, cod engines. The latter was spen the deck 4th instant a party of water police in a strazzeven vessels within from the Registry of and when he returned & diet fine affer, munch about 500 yards from prosecutor's yard this port during the year. there were marks on his face as if he saw a bost containing four mon towing a raft had been fighting. The chiaf enginour of planks. On being builed the men cut
9-Seventy-eight sex wäre tried during the came down to the engine room before this the raft adrift and two of them jumped over-year, refusal of duty, assault, and drunkenness and struck the second engine" with his fist, board and tried to swim, ashore. One of these, on hosed ship being the oblof offences. and the second engineer went up on deck fellowmes was arrested and the two man remaining ed by the chief engineer. The chief engineer in the boat, but the fourth man osoaped. Bub was the worse for drink, soon after that the sequend inquiries showed that the planks had third engineer came back to the engine, zoom, bees taken from the prossoctor's timber yard... and after him the second anginear: came back The jury roturned a verdict cf guilty against and worked as must at the engines until the ship all the prisoners, and the first and third ad
mitted a previous conviction of felony.
Bentance deferred. .
anchored.
?
By Mr. Master Whan the telegram sounded to stop the engines, he answered and stopped
thom the third ongoor put them astarn in
AVIOZENT TÜKER.
Chan Ayow ploaded guilty to a charge of
answer to the signal. The reason he stopped stooling" a pair of jadestone sarrings from the the engines because no enginner was thers. person of a woman in the streat, on the 13th Mr. Stephana aid that was the case april, but not guilty in a further, charge of for the defence. He had proped a writ-wounding the Chiuse constable who arrested ten statement, and he should have Uked him
to put in his certificates of character, The constable chased the prisoner and caught only unfortunately they were not available him by the queue. The prisoner told him that just then. He had served other agradments if he tried to arrest him he would stab him to and had been in the Du Bay two years, death, and taking out a knife he struck at him receiving discharge market with fares vary twice, inflating two slight wounds on the hand, gooda," which, if necessary las could call the after which he threw the kafe away. On the Captain to speak to. With reference to the chief way to the station he offered to give the constable engineer's state of drakennees on going out of a pair of trousers if he would lot him go. harbour, which was the cause of all this trouble, A ananimous verdict of guilty was returned he thought the court would'ngroo with Him, that Bantenos deferred.
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LAECENT
Ng Achat was charged with the larseny of a
Rank Mastors... First mates- Only ******** Second mates
Fuzet
"I dosire it to be understood that nothing can be further from my wish or intention than to invest a Civil Police Corps with too military a character. But seeing that the English and Sikh portion of the Palies Fores st Hongkong
On LONDON.
565
565 to 5673
EXCHANGE.
Bank Bills, on demand. Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight Bank Bills, ot 4 months' sight ........ Credits, at 4 mouths' sight..... Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
zight ........ ON FARIS-
Bank Bills, on demand Credits, at 4 mouths' sight
ON SHANGHAL.---
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Bank, sight.
4.45 4.52
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EXAMINATIONS FOR THE POSTS OF MASTERS, MATES, AND ENTISEERS, UNDER AUCTION 13 OF EDINAXess or 1679. 16.-The following list will show the anabor is regularly armed with rifles and evord-ON BOMBAT-Bank, 3 days sight. fcandidates who pussed, and of those who failed aponess; that it is analogous in many respects ON CALCUTTA-Ban's, 3 days' sight...22 in obtaining vertifioies of compoteusy.
to the Royal Irish Constabulary; and that it is ernested to give afficient support to our weak Failed
Private, 30 dage' sight garrison in the event of foreign attack, or of serious internal distorbanys,—il is obvious that
SHARER. it should have the advantage of being drilled by
Banke-Have been done at 133 and 139 per Military Oloor as Adjutant. All experience shows that nothing is more useless, and that cant. prem. for cash and 142 per cent. for 30th nothing may become more dangerous than an ) June armed forcs under imperfect disciplica"--I Doske-Salou have been made ât-57 per cent. Lave, 80,
far end of the month. G. D. BoWN. His Excellency Major-General Cameron, Q.B.,
&o, &c, ko.
First olana ongánecar Second wines anginoon......
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11-An Order is Conncil issued under the provisions of 32 and 33 Viet Chap. 43. Sotion
COMPANY.
10 oume inte forog is this colony on the 1st THE HALL & HOLTZ 00-OPERA January, 1884, making cortifientes of compotensy issued here equal to those issued in Great Britain, wist the colonies oộning within the provisions of the same Imperiať Asť.
MARINE COURTĄ, UNDER SECTION 18' OPTM DEDINANCE 8 of 1879. The following courts have been held
the fact showed considerable negligence on the part of the Captain. He ind evidently pat to ses without knowing the conditier, in which his box containing clothing, etc., on the 312 Aprilisi during the year:— ofleste ware, and the chief engineer was in such and on a second count with moving stolen
condition na to be nult to take charge of the property, " engines.". Ho vas in his bank in a drunken The prisoner we met by a courtalio-in-East- Bloop when he should have been on daty, street about, five o'clock on the morning of the and when the second engineer called him. 4th carrying a box. On being questioned about to take his watch, ko doliberately jumped up if he said the box belonged to him and that ho and struck him in the mouth, bresking off part was coming from a passage boat. On being of bix tooth.
asked for the key he could not produce it, and ha
The following is the report of the directes,
Steambods--Sales are reported of Hongkong, Canton, and Maçaos at $39 prem, cash. China at 8100 per share,
Sugora-Small cash cales hays been made of
Quotations are
Hongkong and hanglui Bank 8x-188
por cant, premium.
£20,000. TWENTY THOU space, achieving a clearness, not previously..
ALL PRIZES! NO BLANKS!
Tenth Annual Sweep of the popular
TURF "AUSTRALIAN
*CLUB" Organised 1868. These Mamoth Drawings are supervised by the Ticket Holders, and witnessed by Members of the Press, Merchants, Lawyera. Dostors, Magistratos, and Members of Parliament. "CAPITAL £20,000 in 20,000 SAREA
To the illustrate the vast scope of the work following facts are submitted forconsideration Chalmers Vocabulary contains about 16,000 Chinese characters and Medhurst's English and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst this work contains more than 56,090 English. words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charac tars. Again, despite all the grammars and other elementary works sa yot published, the student of this difficult language absolutely re quires examples to display the various sppli- dations and equivalents of different words which have one goporsi maning. Of those examples First Horse £3,000 4 Prizes of £500-£2,000 this work contains more than five times as Second Forsa 1,000 Prizes of 250 2000 many as any other Dictionary hithert; pub- Thinl Herso 1000 10 Prize of 200 2060 Lishod. Starters divide 1,000 20 Prizes of 100 2,000 the work is so compete, that a reference to its For practical purposes the armagement of Non-Starters
divide
Ll each, divided as follows:+
1,000 Total £15,000 pages enables a parton who understands English The remaining £5,000 will be amplered by to communicate afectively with ustives who the Club in making up a Book on the Cap sad understand nothing bab Chinese. In thisrospect other raoss, that is, laying and taking the odds the work will be found indispensable to all for and against certain horses, by an entirely Europeans rosiding in China, and to the natives gatem, the success of which was practically themselves it explains subjasts fully with which proved last year, when the profits resulting very few indeed of them are perfectly acquainted
for presentation to the shareholders at the Tales Insurance Society of Canton, Limited...therefrom realised 'over £12,000. The whole To parties resident la England and interested
second ordinary general meeting to be held st
$450 per stars.
the office of the company, on Saturday narty at China Traders' Insurance Company's Shares 11 o'clock 3.m.- 1. On the 19th March, 1834,-Inquiry as to tha
placing before the shareholders the mazerel explosion of the starboard boiler and the total statement of accounts for the year ended 29th Fabre- destruction of the British steamship Tatratary, 1553, the directors rezret that the comdinand de Official No. 78,450, af Hongkong, while on a pression in nearly all branches of commoves has had voyage from Hongkong to Mucao, on the 24th rendering tal affrat on the business of the company,
tho rosult of the year's trading Iss remt- February, 184 The master's John Pat-nerative than that of the pooping term. kinson Eloylundjertificate of competency was returned to bin.
The aggregata kalas (mmarly Tin 359,099.09) de met
| figures, but the low and eontionally doolizing rate of
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of the winnings, including principal and profits in China it mannot but be invaluable occasiCT- to be equally divided amongst those subsribers ally. who will be unsuccessful in drawing either It comprises upwards of two thousand large A Large REDUCTION ↳ PRICE L made horse or prize in the Great Sweep Every quarto pages, aubsriber to receive a prio, be it large or
small. To avoid delay, all Hongkong prizes to Parchasers of SIX or more Copien will be remitied immediately after rac by
LONDON:
HONGKONG!
$53+ per share. North China Insurance-Tis. 290 per share,
Buyers. Tangise Inerrance Association-Ta 130 per
share. Chiness Inaaraace Company, Limited-$155 per an order on tas Chartered Bank of India, TEVINER & Co, 60, PATERNOSTER HOW
Australia and Chins, payable at Victoria share. On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 143 Hongkong. Drawing held on the 20th October "DAILY PERK" OFFICE, WYNDHAM BA next: Printed slips of winning uumba per share.
Money received too late will be returned. Ten
share.
Wine Shippers
Mr. Muster objected to Mr. Stephens address then said he was carrying thus box for a friend. 5. On the 15th July 1834.-Inquiry as to the loss show our grast falling off as compared with previous Canton Insurance Office, Limited-850 per pastal to all cast Helders immediately after. CUTLER PALMER & Co of the British steamship Marlborough, Oial exchange during the year, has adversely affected the Hongkong. Fire Insurance Company's Sharper Cont commission deduced from the price. Or LONDon, Bordeaux, CaloviTA, BOMBAY, No. 76,965, of Singapore, on a reef of Hainan | profita Hoad (North artesans of the Island of Hainza)Tho prout and loss Borcunt has a cre
sing the court and putting in a statement sa He was then taken to the station. In the mean- time the owner, who was living at No. 123, Prepa Mr. Stephans. then read a written statement East, reported the loss of the box.
Prisoner was found guilty, and he noknow. Sentence deferred.
chief engineer's watch, between 4 and 8 o'clock, ledged & previousnonviation of felony.
well
for tha, defence to the affect that it was the
aud after the vessel had, gut fairly ander way
the second defendant called him to take his
watch. The chlaf anglaser was ring asleep is
alond to him, savoral times without succeeding.
in awakening him. He then took him by the arm
to rouse him and wall, Come, old man, this
The Beestons stand adjourned for the sentenc
his clothes in bis bunk, and defendant calleding of prisoners until half-past ten on Friday.
is your watch," when the chief engineer daliber ately jumped up and struck him in the month, breaking one of his teeth. Baran antand valled the attention of the captain to it, and then went below to the buyine wom. The chief engineer followed him there, nad saying he would give him "prating for this he was about to strike blm, but witness got hold of the support and pathing him away, rair up on deck Had the chief on-
POLICE COURT.
22nd April
Burosz MR. H. E. WODFOUSE
$40 per share, Sellers.
on the 12th June, 1984. The master's (Mazdit balance of The 25,434 64 Chins Fire Insurance Company's Shares-1674
which the directors recommend he ap Krasth) cortilete of competency was suspropriated in the following spe pended for one year. Mr. Kunath foaling Dividend of 3 per cent. dizsatisfied with the result of the inquiry, the to shareholders for year The 15,000:00
Written off propertý ao- ensé was re-heard on the 27th August, and. the Court reduced the suspension of the cert, at depreciation.
Written or stook a tificate from twelve months to one of icoant, as depreciation months in the date of the lust enquiry,
BEAMEN.
BOOK
5,594.28
14,638.52
23,202.83
per share, Buyerë Hougang and Whampoa Dook Company's
Charas-36 per cent. prem. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s
Shares-139 par shaza praming. Indo-Chins Steam Navigation Co.'s Blares
85 per vent, discbant.
per cent
In romitting money for tickets, soad "Bank Drafts, Post Off Orders, Notes, or Gold, latter should be registered; add sixpence extra bo Endlass self- over post of return postage addrosand envelope."Addresaal letters and make all doen payable to THOMAS FAULKNER, Secretary, AT.C., 685, George Street, Sydney
"[765] Cali Australia.
Native Community,
(Chinese Daily Press), PUBLISHED DAILY, | and 10,153 vers discharged in the year
hipped, and souris of all nationalities wore leaving a balance to be carried forward Class and Manila Steamship Company, Limited THE CHÙNG NGOI SAN Po to new 40count of ........ 1,208 Douglas Steamship Company, Tâmitol-5 per Is the Best medium for Advertising among the
cent. dia, 108K The exonss of men discharged over mėn
The incase in the asset szins mainly from the Hongkong Gas Company's Bhares-390 per shipped is caused by some of the former king extension of the furnishing department, the directare
sbars. Leung Akwong was again brought up, on rent to England and Aastralia se distressed having last year considered it advisable to enlarge the and, on the charge of setting fee to No: 11,men, and others having the Colony without low-rooms, part more matarial, and aid to de Huskong Hotel Company's Shares $160 per
furnituro took by a greater output at the steam fro Bonham Strand, on the 19th October last, notifying their departure. I have the honor for and the goutingly, ingresing, sport releas China Sagar Raining Company, Limited-100
Mr. Wotton appearoj for pressention, and Mto be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant, justify thom in regarding this benned as worthy of per sbara, Balas.
H. G. TROMSTT, N
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gineer track him, is was probable from the post Ewegs for the defenas. tion ke was in is would have been knocked down
Aq Hing-giz, P.Q. 193, stated that on the 1st
China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)
zominal. expenses to the lowest point compatible with the Lason Sugar Botning Company, Lamited 908
Harbour Master, &o.
Pkl further development.
SÍPENIE. AGORUNT. Instruations have bosa given to múzce the general
glast working of kba budkassa.
by kasside of the banker and inevitably killed by Dot, 1694, between ona sad tæp a'clock, as he Tha. Hoppable. W. H. Marah, C.M.G.- the grane of the magice. The gaylalu cedered i mer en daty at Braham Strand, be komod e nole Colonial Begrwery, Šou kou
It has been established upwarda of TWENTY YEARS, and enjoys the largest bond fida aireu- lation of any Chinats paper in the Southern Chins. It is carefuly edited by an experienced Clrinese Boholar, and contains FULL and Re LIABLE CRIMESUIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Torus for Advertising can be obtained at the Cling Wredham Soo Hogg, or from be distrant Agents.
MADRAS, LARUER, KULRACHEL, Ka
Their Representatives in Ching—
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.) Hongkong SIRMISEN & Co.
Addi
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.) Shanghai ‘attention to some of the items consigned to thair care by this well-known housosan CLARETS, Larese, Mouton, St Julien, do STILL HOCK...
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CHAMPAGNE, Royal Wine, as supplied
to Her Majasty. “ SHERRY, Selected White Soal and Amorces.
These Sheminreglan shippal in Jare. INVALIDS PORT WINE. SCOTCH WHISKY, fres frein fusel mil. COGNAC,Foar Stars, Three Stars, Two Stars Triose an application to either of the above Firms,
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