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NOTICE.

AND CO S. WATSON

FAMILY AND DISTENSING

CHEMISTS,

extending from the south of Kwantung to the north-eastern border of Kwangsi, which is not likely at any limo to develop an cr- traordinary demand for foreign fabrics.”

THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 478, 1885.

The French corvotte Primangel, from this Poseadores, arrived at the Red Buoy, Woong, Jon Seadey, the 26th ult.

Commander Aschenborn, of the German gun

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not accredited with plenipotentiary powers was dalsgated to make a treaty with the," Bear."

the harbour. Two others of his shipmates CHINA TRADERS" INSURANCE COM-a strange one to relate. It seems that an official were also this with him. He had signed also on to that ship and "was mady to go in ker; he was moarty Intoxicated when he got into the National Hotal. Remember having

By Appointment to His Excellency the, Go. Ta suggestions made by a correspondout of (after which (sars the Japan Guzelle) sho will go and Commander Roettger, of the Iitis, talehimself on board the San Nicholas, American moating, to be held on Monday, this 10th instbound hand sed foot like a lamh for the ghur

TELOR and His Royal Highness the

DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHOLESALEANDRETAIL DRUGGISTS

PERFUMERS,

PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS,

DRUGGISTS' SUNDRYMON,

And ERATED WATER MAKERS.

SHIPS' MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTED,

Passanger SHIPS SUPPLIED.

Orders it in

Firm, A. S. WATSON and Co.,--or

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

faith

la of the paper valy.

contarmanded.

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Ordnes for extra copies of the Darly Free should be sont before 11 a.31, on the lay of publication After that hour the supply is limited,

the Japan Hail that there is top much rice cultivation in Japao and thateomosi the land now devoted to this crop'should be put under mulberry and European grain and vegetable crops is well worthy the serious attention of

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command of the Nautilus.

the Japanaso-Government and people. There werthwords, Rough weather thay be expected tundo up by ansh payment. The Daily News chipt officer said if he liked to stay he would balance at ardit of $455,779.71 anil the Dirokom ro.. Russian Governmont, however, insisted that the

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on to Maensser in the steamer Billiton.

A. MeyEx, Chairman

Hongkong, Joly auth, 1881.

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED Ari T, 1825, ANKITS

Cash in hand

Fixed deposita with Teres! Wanks:-

Charter Mercantile Fak

af London-&-China $155,000.00- Hongkong & Shanghai Bank-

191,00,00

ing Corpsmtion...

Cantoret Bank of

of Tadia.

Australia, & China •

CE,000,00

Properties fareclosed

Loan, 1381

Cash in band

Fired Topoults with- Chartarod Korcantile Bank of India, London, & Ohm National Bank of thin

$7,11,61

OSAKA,

More than 12,000 poor persons ronderad hama- loss by the Inte disasters in. Oaks and the neighbouring districts are now recalving gov arumont assistance at dril ground r Cho $57,689 84 castle, where large sheds were built for tho ac. commodation of these helpless poople. The s22- thorities intend to give them some omployment for livelihood

Two sets of new melting furans on a large aoule base arrived at the Osaka arsanal from Italy and aro now being so up at the stablish 511,600,40

ment. When they are in working order the ma 4:7,091.73

$3,000.00 aufacture of four hundrit heavy guns out ni eight hundred and fifty to arm fifty forts to he $3,561.61 soustructed or reconstructed along to ecast, will

be commenced. An immense number of shells 46,000.00 for these guns will be rude at the same ostohish-

ment where a double number of workmen in employed for twelve working tours daily. Japan Mua.

YOKOHAMA,

The Agents (Messrs. Russell & Co.) inform us to the Union Lána stemmer Alzner, from Tendon left Singapore for this port on Saturday, and may be expected to arrive on the 7th inet,

The Russian corvette Brayer left Hakodate boat Nautilus, whose that of aux vios on this vast a drink there and the next thing was fading to the shareholders at the nineteenth crdinary from coramenting on, to deliver his country The following is the repost for prosquiation and was persuadad, chiefly through the influenco of Herr von Mollendorf, whose actions I refrain at 7 p., on the 14th July for Petropolowsky, has oxpired, goos boma in the steamer Iphigenia,

abin also lying in the harbour. This was at at 4 o'clock .. on an extended bruies, calling at the Commodore

p.m. Ha told the chist afflece that that was not

ter to the wily Russian. The saying indet (P) Islands, and return to rawlernous at Vladi.

bo Tientsin errespondent of the Hu Pao his ship. The officer wait ha raust wait till annexed statomat, shewing this reaalt of the Com. meat agreed upon was subsequently given

The Dirgators bag to wubmit to the Shareholders the verified-be caught a Tartar. The do rostock on the 1st of October next.

snya that Mosura. Bussell & Co, are to act as the morning as the captain was not on boned pang's working during the twelve mentaled 30th to the Korona King to he ratified; but The Government Astronomer, onder date of geuoral agents of the CM.B.N. Co. for three In the morning the chief officer wanted him to Apel lost.

The Premia earned post to $711.08.01, which this part of the proceedings was nut yesterday, says: There appears to be a ty- yases, reiving Fle. 100,000 in all: and this fun to, and be refused until he had seen the pheon aorth of Luzon, It will probably move sala, i not covered by commissions, is to be pain and told him it was not his abip, but the paros favorably with the previous year's colles carried oat, and instead the ants of the Royal tions of $669,101.97. The working copatit shows a Commissioner were formally repainted. Tho about northioen, Formoss. The Earometer line confrmas those stalemanto.

maka it comfortable for him. He refused and comun and that this sun be apportioned as fotos: dinlagate was noting ander full powers, and wanted to go on shore, but was told to ge forward is no doubt that among the causes of the fallon. The temperature and humidity are

A dividend of is por cont. per The chargenfeansing the death of Père Lanaro for a little while. He did so, and in about an hour high."

($4.50 per Chne) to Shareholders, $100,000.0

desired firmly that the instrument should bo inferior physique of the Japanese Face, the

on board the Marquis of Loras brought against the chief officer samo and sent him osliore in the,

A dividend of 20 por cent. on contri

catified and go into forca Thay ara stil; init butions, payable to a contributors Sorcu romarkable private letters have hean Thomas O'Connell, was again hofore the Palica osptain'seampan. Ongoing out of the Internation malatia arising from the rice swamps may

ing, and there is a pause in the tragady, or of iness whelkor sinsolborn or

comady, as the fature shall give it a uno W be placed is the front rank. With the pa-publisted in Paris, purporting to have came Court resterday, and evidence, being a repetitional Hotel ha could remember being tied by tr

not. To be surried to now account,

panan saran pola, cena 1473000,00 are living on age in which people net

,200,778.71 tient industry and careful cultivation of the frota the pan of the late Admiral Courbak, in of that given at the Corner's inquest held on men whom he did not know: he was tied with watch, white expressing his willingness to darota the body of Lazare, was taken. The case was ropes round the lega, handents on the wrists. He

promptly, and ovente transpire with great capi- DIRECTORK. did not romom her how he got into the hotel;

Meurs. It. C. Erdman and M. C. Shanona havo re-i

dity, and who knows if, should these two Tartar Japanese farmor, more remunerative crops his augrudging Harvies to his country, he then rotanudod for medical evidence.

remembered being knocked about eat kicked in tired from the Board owing to their departata from families appeal to force of arms to site their the East, which, he declared, was leading France the Straits Timer) that the Swedish barquee of the three mon gave hits a knock in the to fill the vacancien,

Maur advices to the 3rd July stato (saya sampan and when they came to the gangway soon have incepted an invitation from the Dirvetors cerned in the question, bo net also drawn in and the Colony, and Mesars. I. Solmaker and A Has disputes, Great Britain, who is also closely ven Notice.—To avoid delay in the execution of the rivs could be raised, and the menne averely condemned de'policy of adventure in

particularly requested that allforded for a more nourishing and sustain to her.

Ragnar, bound for the Sangir islands to load eye; when be came to he was lying in the fore Mossra A. Melvor nud R. Sabunker rotira by rota

involved in a great Asiatic war f business communications be addressed to the ing diet than is at present enjoyed by the

The Russian transport Nishai Novgorod, with with capta, tad not long before, during a calm castle alone, ka, was out tied then. The fertion and offer the main for 20-electing

Rain has do and a large portion of the mase of the population. The Japanese Go-me 600convicts/Nihilists), arrived at Singaporeon of the war reefs la the neighbour- he had boon trying to got complaint to go to Locompanying accounts and are redan konded for re.

ad when carried along by a current, stranded dant was a raster in Lemon's boarding house;

AUDITORS,

country is Booded.-N. U. Daily Newe Corres- verament bara accomplished something, in on the 22nd ult, from Odessa, and iter coaling hood of Great Blangir, where she became a total the San Nicholas taat samo afternoon, but was election

Musar, F. Arnold and 4. 1 Resh have sedited the pondient an experimental way, towards introducing felt for Vladivostock, but after having one wreck. She had, by that time, taken in 700 told that complainant was engaged to go in no-

lout 180 miles bad abreakdown in her machinery new industries, but a great deal more night and put bel to Singapore, ranching that port pionis of copra. The row wereafterwards taken other ship. He remembered sing ishod and. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

stil ba dono. The attempt to breed sheep on the morcing of the 27th ult. The "Strita

taken array; he was sore all over the body. It Communications on Elitorial matiere should be in Japan has failed owing to the prevalence Times says that it is expected the repairs there There is no truth in the statement, says the was quite light when all this courced."

John McConnell, P.C. 71, said he saw.com- addrmaod “The Editor," and those on business "The

Hiane Nes, that Russin has seized the Meaty- of the bamboo grass, which gives the animals only occupy a short time. Managar," and not to individals hy name.

bel'e Group as a constorpoise so the British plainant, who was not sober, leave Paterena's lesion of the bowels; but could not as effort The Johore Tin Streaming Company (Limit vecupation of Port Hamilton. The real in ness was going to take him in custody he was tavern and go in a westerly direction, and wit- Correspondents are requested to forward their name And address with communistion addrosest to the be made to exterminate this crass in some sl) lass won registered in London, with a capital which our informant returned to Jagir from utaggering, but defqudant came out of the saras Editor, not for gabliostion, but as svidėnes of good district or some of the islands in the Intana £175,000 in shares of £Leash, to acquire what Korea steamed betws the islands formingtr vorn and said he had to take complainant..on are described as very extensive and valuable the Montebello Granp, and through the harbour board the ship that night and he would us See? It would be a great boon to Japan if mineral properties in Johor, andar a direct--which is very inferior to Pert Hamilton-and charge of Lin. Complainant did not ar suy All lettera for publication shoull be written on one this could be done, and it is worth masking arcanassion from the Maharajch, at very reasa- there was no visible sign that the Russians had thing when the defendant said that.

Olsea, reonlled, arid he did uni roramber the Invested in mortgages of properties... Mr. Veroal, in the place for days ago, nor any traces of constable arresting him, uer the defendunt tak-Bonds of Chinese Imperial Govern Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not effort for. Possibly, too, some bread of moun-able royalties, the vendors taking the whole of ever be there. At all events there were nons

the purchase money in shares. ordered for a fired period will bo continued until tain sheep not yes tried wight be found ning Engianor, has inspected the mines, on the

ing him away, but remembered being in the which would be unaffected by the bumbon which he reports most favourably.

We sie informed on good authority (ways the public house with the defendant, and the dofon-Bords of Chineno Imperial Governmout grass. Poultry might also, we think, hẹ

Load. 1881... The appointment of Assistant Commandant Merury) that Mr. von Müllendorff is to Inars dant asking him to join the chip. bred successfully on a much larger eie by the doth of Col-CE. Harvey, has, wa Lear that officers are to be appointed from the ail being allowed the defendant in two scretion

at tas Schoot of Military Engineering, want the Korean Service. From the same source we These was remanded to the 5th instant, London Back than is at present the case. There is un-reuung Gavette note, been conferred on Lieut. United States for the Korean Castoro Serries of $50 each. questionably far more poverty in the Land ant-Colonel B. Brive, R. The salary at and as drill masters to the Kerans.-The Then-

Beroes Mr. E. MACKEN of the Rising Sun than ought to exist. The ta bed is £700 per annum, in alition to regitsin correspondent of the same paper says that

mental pay

The say friends of the ecostris Me von Mollendorf is one of the candidates soil is exceptionally fertile, the people are and genial Liaut Colour, who may binumbered for the vacant post of Inspector-General of Chi- industrious and ingenious, and there is no amongst the residents of the Straits Settlo Deas Toporial Maritime Customs, and adds he is Hkely to be the man, as the Chinese Government waste in their gratom of agriculture, but monts, will be glad to hear of his advancement.

are anxious to got him away from Koren and The French cruiser Chuteta Rosand left are afraid this cannot be done unless they offer nevertheless the vast majority of them live from band to mouth, and the first failure of Singapore on the 23rd ult. for Lorient vist the him a better situation."

Straits of Sanda: This says the Straite Times) ercps is ours to plunge them into the direst is the third French man-of-war which has chosen ANOTHER metance of the disappearance of distress. It is true that only a very small this ro horas, the two precoding being the the Chinese junk velore the foreign steamer proportion, we believe one-tenth, of the area

Bayard and Villars, the reason, we are informed, being to avoid the rough weather after leaving is supplied by the trade between Pakbo of the Japanese islands is under cultivation, the Straits of Malasen. The French cruiser and Macao. When the former port we and that the uplands are almost entirely morning of the 27th ult, also rid the Straits of Nielly left Singapore for Madagascar on the opened it was with difficulty that ateamers covered with forest and grasa, but more Sunila could find employment at all in the trade, as might the made of the available land. The all the Chinese merchaats were interested in beds of the rivars might be secured against the Macau juuks and naturally preferred to overflow by the aid of ongineering science, ship by their own craft. Gradually, how- and some portions of the uplands might be evor, the superiority of steam ecmanicaatilised as grazing land if the bamboo grass tion has made itself felt. The number of could be oradicated. The resourcna of the simmers entered last year, 95, was not, it is Hokkaido are so get undeveloped, and the truo, quite so great as in some former years, attempts hitherto made by the Government but this must be attributed to the fact of to open up that valuable island have been the conditions of the trade not requiring too tentative and spasmodic to wake much such a large supply of tonnage. The time impression, Meantime the taxation presses honoured jouk is undoubtedly being drivoxheavily on the agricultural classes, and its from the field, as is clearly shown by some payment in money instead of produce as Egures given in the last Oustoms Report formerly aggravates the pressure. The Go Mr. Warre, the Commissioner, states there rerament must of course hare a revenue, are now only fifteen of the powerful, well- and the taration would perhaps not be un built, copper-bottomed junka trading heresaorable were the farmers more pro. tween Pukhoi and Macuc. Within the last

It becomes the duly of the G. fire yeare the fleet bak been diminished by remanent, therefore, to help theagriculturisle about ten scassia, these having been lost at in every way, and this can best be done, as sea, capturad by pirstes, or condemned as the writer in our Yokohams. contemporary unfit for further service, and the vacancies points out, by importing fresh sends from thus caused are not fllad us, Mr. WHITE abroad and supplying them at a low rate to is thorafore of opinion that we are within the farmers. In any case the cultivation of measurable distance of the time when the rice round the towns should be discouraged jonta will cesso altogether to exist. One sa much as possible. Wheat, barley, oats, and ady age that steaners have over junks, inclover all thrive amazingly in Japan, and at addition to speed, is that toy and most every kind of useful vegetable can be their cargoes are insurable, white junks raised with access, ee thers need be no difethut the Chinese members will be ancouraged to other to lou years, and another to five years: 8. Smith

The Daily Press.

Honakorn, Apacer ére, 188.

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sperous.

The French gunboat Vipère arrived at Shan hai from the Pescadores on the 25th ult.

It is reported from Peking that Mr. O'Conor in delicate health, and likely to go home in October.

аго not. On this point, ficulty in substituting other products for the however, Afr. KOPSCH, Mr. WarTE's pro- rice. decessor, in his report for 1983, says that notwithstanding the admitted security of shipping in insurabis vessels, the profits of importing in junka were either so great se the risk regarded as so slight that the most valuable cargo, opium, was entirely carried by junka, sed that, estimating the value of the foreign import trade of Pakhoi at Pla, 1,250,000, more than baif the capital thus invested was noinsured.

But Juring 1834 the advantage of the greater se curity offered by steamers made itself felt in rather a unique manner. The unsettled state of affairs necessitated the withdrawal of the Imperial gunboats wbith bad offcient-

We (Daży Nema) hear that Sie Edonnd-sid Lady Horsby are expected in Shanghat during the autumn, upon a visit.

st Kowloon,

gen in the Pew ng Market Report, there According the returns of the export of tin were exported this year up to the end of Juun 11.256 picuts to India, 2.731 picula to Singapore cats to India, 17,909 pionls to Singapore and and 17,150 piculs to China, as against 13,897 pi 12,069 pouls to China in 1884. The correspond ing figures for the first half of 1883 were 11,559 21,341 visuls to Chim. In the year preceding. picule fo Indta, 23,707 pieuls to Singapore, and the is were 10,300 piguls to India, 21,872 to Singapore and 14.106 piruls to Chins,

The Straits Times of the 29rò đồ says:-- Last Saturday, at the Chancellerie of the Feh rasidants in the place for the supply of Branch Consulate, nina tanñera, mostly from

provisions and atores to Franch wen--wat sn and of und, that of Messrs. Whampoa & Co. İransports calling at Sugapore, wars received

being accepted. It will by remembered Megara. Whampoa & Co. were contractors to the French Government for a number of yours tatil last threst being put in execution that if they con- your when they throw it up for fear of the tinued in their business the grave of their res pected Benior in Cauten, woaill be desourated

by a Chinese mob."

UNLICENCED BROTHZL. Ma Ai, widow, was convicted of being the keeper of an auliccaved brothal and was final $25, or one month's hard labour.

LAICKNY.

For stealing from the house of Ip. Alung, a shop coalie, four pieces of clothing and two

A subscription to the Kangtung lauuda-blankets, Chem Ashan was sent to gaol for six tien Fund has been started at Hankow, and the weeks with had Inbour

following amounts have been received:

Piatka, Molahanoff & Co..... Tokmakoff, Nontkoff & Co. G. I Rodionof & Co..... D. Jackson

S. Marb

J.C. Bewe... J. C. Dessen Edwin Gammoz R. L. Bridon.. B. A. Clarke J. A. Hawes ... W. P. Ramsay. J. Richards T. Cros

Goring Bushly

W. F. Bin

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AZ A. Jenkins

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The Japan Herald says:-" It will be remem- bered that-following on seas, quarrels and lights which took place between some dis- charged fanilameu and some French cailors,

HONGKONG CRICKET SEASON, 1884-85.

The following are the Batting and Bowling averages for the past season

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB, DOWLING ATZELGIS FOR TOX CLUB, In First Ozasa MatCHEN,

Bowlers in Ten Innings and Over.

No. of Wickets obtained.

$1,394.37

10.434.73

Hongkong & Shuaghal Bank,

ing Corporation

20,09,56

India per cont. Stock

$3,782.63

India 4 per cent, Stock

21.109.77

Indian Railwaysiganfood

Stock)

46,434.77

Cape of Good Hopo 5 par

ceab. Loan

$5,000.00

Now Zealand4 parcent. Ina Victoria 4 por cost Lin

25,000.00

200.00

Sonth Ansteelien i par cent.

Lau

Remittance in transità

Malbarere Branch:--

*5.000.00 59,178,91

Cash in band, in course of collection and

on fixed deposit

Faniture at Head Ofice and Branchos. Seus Gulk, tetr.), abaco of. Palier song

111

Interest accrued, but not yet payahlo... Premia wncolgated.

Du from Agencies.

Less due to Agencies...

KYABILITIES

Capital subscribed Amount paid-ap Resarro fund Dividends patatouiling

Proit and loss account

To besed

$21,658.03 0.303,223

$2,000,000

WORKING ACCOUNT,

To charges, commissions, to, &c. To Ever Icos..

To director and naditors' for Head

Office and Branches To had debts To Exchange

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To within off sccarities and farcicuru To halen to profi and lost asennt

in which some of the latter were wounded, - uambor of urmod man Junded from the BJ. Cuxus....

116) 0; 0, 870152) 49906; 7.81 M. M. steamora Volga and Mentalth, sad the C. S, Bar 11 08633,39 369 10.03 J. C. Hendry70131100 23331 3.18 resula was a riot, in which a German constable,

F. J. O. Wilso3 ....... 16 0 € 2133 611319.50 en Englishman, and a Maulana were mur. G. Bis, D.A.G.G.

red. Three independent inquiries were held. F. H. Pismbe, R.M.LT. 12 38 521118 205,2015.0 by the English, Spanish and French autasrities. G:G. E. D'Acta, The Buffs 14 0 1 976 54 852416.52

10 0 2 09 10 177;10 19.5 Acording to tae evidence produced on the

CP Lloyd, The Buffs13155 17: 257 12 20.42 By penna, la re-insurances and reform first two inquiries—in which independent witnesses. Amorionas, Euglistmen and others,

Bowlers in Three Innings and Over. who were casually present, gave evidenca,

the Freach sailors were not only responsible

W. Watson Pike, M.S.

....

G. S. Cozon

Shepherd

I St. D. Jarreth, The Bas for the rist, but also for the murders; accord-B.. Hodder, R.N. very little rous for doubt (says the Daily ter Court, the judgment was that there. R. Wood Lottar received from Peking on the 29th ult.ing to the result of the inquiry in the lat A. J. Louth Nema) th- the Row. Dr. Martin is to be the he was no evidence sufficient to convict those in-. H. 5. Darby luspoater-General Mr James Hart is expected culated of the murders. The revalt of& the sorties will be speely announced. It is said place at Manila, where the prisoners were sont... Start in Shanghi shortly, and all the promotions in the trial of the filames, which took Draiti, B... that under the new regime ne more brigners is now known-One of the ringleaders bas boen G Grimble will be achritte into the Customs corcion and rondemned to Afteen years' imprisonment; an. Capt Maturia, A. work their way up gradually in the ranks Siraud the remainder to imprisonmens of from A Roa Robert Hart has been engaged for some time two to six months." past in woring into the British Legation, and it

is believed that he resy take over formal charge un the 1st August. The Mercury says: Wo hear that Dr. Martin refused this post offered to him, and Mr. James Hart is appointed to the post."

The San Francisco correspondent of the Ja- yen Mal writes: The latest stosmor from Japan brenght to this country thres distinguish-

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(FROM "N. C. DAILY NEWS."Į

PESING, 28th July. THE NEW CHINESE MINISTER TO AMERICA. Chang Yin-houn, late resubar of the Tsung- li Yamen, and formnely Tao-tai of Wahu, has been appointed Chinoso Minister at Washington, Madrid and Lima, vice Cheag Teao-ju, resigned. We are informed that Chêng Tsao-ju, the present Ministèr, is sufforing from paralysis of the luft sits-Er. D. Nj

PEKING, 29th Julg. KWANGTUNG INUNDATIONS. An Imperial Decree has been issued command ing Chang Chih-tung and Li Ping-bêng to take teary measures for relieving the sufferers by flood in their province.

LOSS OF THE BRITISH BRIG "ARCOS."

POLICE COURT.

August 3rd.

BEFORE MR. H. 2 WersucUSE.

SUTTING EARTH ON CEOWN LAND.

30

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premis

By interest

256 33 123 20.04

By transfer fons By

sponge, want brengat forward from last year.

7 os 19 24417 8.76

€324210 19922) 1.05

60 402 8 1820 19.90

5 of 225610 1511311,77

EEGEEVE FONU.

3 0 1 800 723 To l'aus on 30th Jane, 1836 401938 116 84.00 By balazos on 30th June, 184

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9023 11 1 0471671

Hongkong, 17th Juls, 1985,

It is reported that the eruption of Asana- yama, a culebrated volcano in Shinano, suddenly stopped on the 10th July but was resumed on tho:16th stopping again on the next day. The people of the neighbouring. districts enter tain grave anxioty as to the result of these un- usual phenomou

No less than four hundred thousand yen were snak in the maintenance of the Glass Works at 357,020.35 Shinagawa whits they were under the control on

the Public Works Department, and the authori tios deemed the work loopsiess. Mr. Nishimarz 114,565.30 Kateaza, who regretted to see this failure, so

$4,000.00 5,600.00 gured permission to purchase the concern, and 26.40 has sincs effected grout improvements in the. 15,530.90 furastes and other parts of the works The 23.168.01 establishmant now produc-4 superior lumps for

lights on vessels, and is rec dring large orders 17,901.77 from mans quarters Other first class work ura produced, and it is birly expected that Mr. $1,000,128,31) Nishimura's carrost, efforts will be sufficiently

ricompensed before long..

$320,600.00

We learn from the Postmaster Goñorale Re 000,000.00 port that the whole empire of Japan is BOW divided into fifty-two administrativo postal dis- 415,773.71tricts, which are further divided into sul-poetal -districts. In enol district, whather admistru- $1,80,823.34) tive or sub-postai, a heat is establish

that in the administrative district baring juris- $377,937.18 diction over all the post-offices in the district, 09.07 while the sub-posial vice has jurisdiction over 6,985.89 receiving and stoop agencies in the dune region. The mail routes are now classited as first, second. B,512.39 1.192.79 and third class, the previous distinction of 6.814.2 xain" and "branch" baing abulisho. The total 221.11 number of officers in the Pastil Departmout in 435,779.71 3,292, of whom ona only is a foreigner, and the number of employés is 7212. O total staff hus $90,360.86

(amounting to 35,004-Japan Mail

$721,948,04 75,400.66

RICE CULTIVATION IN JAPAN. 142.05

167,391:23 A correspondent of nearly twenty years ar parience in Japan, who has the interests of the $360.88 contry, at boart, writes to us as follows:- There is far too much rics eultivation-in this $630,000.00 country, and it is the case of inänite rischief 600.000.00 to the population; as not only the enltivators, W. H. EAT, Socretary. but all in the neighbourhood, have their genersi

physique lowered by the malaria from the deli Not only the mulberry, but all the Europ grain and vegetable crops could be grown in these fields, and it seem to me that Government bould, by to mimad distribution or sale of im ported seeds, encourage the people to get out of

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We have compared the share' alatongate with the 601 215 8 9 Root Vouchers, and Securitic of the Campay, and 32237.00 found the rate cont

THS. ARNOL and T. I. Ross, Auditora.

The following gatlanon bowled in less than three innings Major Ward. R.E., took and wicket; Mr. St. Croix, 7, (: Mr. Whyte, 0.4: Mr. Acowari, 1,0 Mr. Dalyron, 1, 0, Mr. L. G. Stokes, 3, ; Mr. Watsos, THE CUSTOM HOUSE AT CHEMULPO the old routius and to grow new crops. All x

6; Mr. Denglish 3; Mr. A. P. Stores, 2; Mr. Lomber, R.N., 3, Mr. Martin, 2; Capt. Praveon, RN, Lyną, H.N., O; M:. Aitzord, (Beffe) 9: Mr. Dalbon, 9: Mr. Leigh, 0, Dr. Fogarty, M.S., 0: Mr. Holworthy,

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUE. BATTING AVIRAGES FOR THE CLUB IN FILCI CLASS MATCHEE, For Ton Ingings and Öror.

Names.

R. C. Hodder, RN.... E. J. Coxon C.G. IL D'Aeth, Thr Bufa Capt. Mstorin, E4....

E E. Wood

H. St. D. Jarrett, The Entfs. 33

S. Caro C. U. Start metasta

H. & Flee, D.A.C.G..

J.CC. Hendry

C. E. Bowles

F. 8. Q, Hare, D.A,C.Q.

H.. Whyte..........

C. P. Liuyd, The Baks Capt Gunton. The Bufts W. Watson-Pike, M.S......

Innings.

Izninge

BURNED TO THE GROUND.

periores shows that Japan' requires freeb 'seeda from abroad, to make up for the peculiar dotari

Korean Custom-house at Chemulpo was destroy properly directed effort here, or by this time Os the night of thọ 15th-16th instant, thecration thatgguesen yaar by yearthrough roprodus.

tion. Ture has been, it seems to me.

want of ed by fire. It appears that small sums of money for patty expenses wore known to be kept at the the fruits and vegetables of all Europa and cffice of the officer in chargs of the Korean Amer would be found in erory prefecture. Postal Department, as also

Short treatives in easy language sont all over the sotue. Korean

cash in the shroff's office, the money collected country would give the notessary information, by the Revenus Department being bankod, On and the local authorities could well the roads at the night of the Bath, sono thieves made a raid cost pries. The Government might also put a on the Custom-house with the intention of getstop to the cultivation of rios sie large towns. ting passession of the petty cash, and while on. which I have heart has been prohibited in other gaged in removing their phder wore slared comtrios for many years past. Japan nannot by the approach of a foreign tidsraiter, who was overdo the silk production. If she grows more, going his rounds at midaight. In their hurry Face and Italy will proinen lass, for, their 355-24-26-to-1 away they put a lowp, and-in-afem labour is becoming too dear to compete. I hope 29 30 minutes the estorn-house was in a blaza, and that the subject will be kept alive. Japanese

som brut dawn.--Daily News.

will never become energetic and well developed

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The Mercury adds:The foreign tidewaiter long as they continue to be poisoned by ma on night duty is of opinion that thieves wore in laris from rica-fields during six months out of the Customs Post Office, where a few dollars the twelve. With regard to the relative profit. 290 13-45 Tore kept, besides postage stamps, and being ableress of rice-growing and ether forms of 133139 disturbed by bis making his customary rounds, agriculture, I may tell you that I have som 60230, 12:3

they opsot the lamp used by them and mansert meslowe in California which, though distant 31172-34 14 15 10-65 the fire, We are surry to hear that, besides fro a any large town, were valued at $150 per 151 10-07 the Koroan Customs, the Commissioners and acre, owing to the good parton given by the 115-9-47 Harbour Master are heavy iosors, owing to their moist soil; and the same would be the case in having had many valuable books, instrumente, Japan. The present rice-fields would yield RI 6.90 and other private property in their respective enormous crops of alfalfa, clover, and other oflives. They were, unfortunately, not insured. Sasse, to be cut for cattle, and every farmer would be benefited by having, as in "Wostorn countries, a few cows for milk and bresting par poses. The climate is mild, and oran outlying catile would require but little attention. Further, there is no competition as in England from The weather hore during the past week has foreign importations, and you even there dairy been excessively hot, thermometer standing at farming le a paring basiam still."--Japan

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95 degrees in the shade. Business in rico í vary Mail 2001 fonrishing, several large ocean steamers having

Capt. Peachou, H.N.

F. Draits, B.E.............

A. J. Leach.....

W. H. Dobson

G. Stewart....

J. I. P. Banderson

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V. T. Burbury, The Bus.

W. 13. Robertain......

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U. . Holworthy

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For catting earth on Crown Land Lang Atak, B. Milford, The Bate blacksmith, was fined $1, or three days in gast.

ASSAELT.

Tsang Aying and Lang Ayan were charged, on and, with assalting P. C. Jevar Singh in

H. G. Finch, D.A.C.G. G. Grimble

left with full cargoos for Whampos, within the past work.

AN ECCENTRIC MONARCH.

Public attention is again being directed to the coeentricities of King Ludwig of Pavia His

A fire broke out last night in a damely po palated part of the city; and, before this fames ware sahaued, eleven houses were burnt only and Majesty is represented, the Berlin correspondent several lives were lost.

of the Daily Chronicle eays, sa having become 11-18 The British steamer Oliersdes arrived from more inaccessible than ever, and as having dis 1000 Hongkong yesterday and commenced leading missed the greater purt of his servants. his im

45to-day with rice for Whampoa Mercury Cormediate attendais now being a body of light 753 respondent.

H.M.S. Swift, with mails for the British feet. left Shanghai on the 30th ult. for Ported Koreans, who are voluntar exiles from their Hamilton.

country. They are Pay Yong Kia, a nephew of the King of Koras, who was at one time Mi The Italian corvette Cristofore Colombo lattister to Japan from Karea, wid was Commu Shanghai on the Sith ult. for Nagasaki. Port dar of the north and south amy at the time Hamilton, and Chefio.

the recent outak, Sah Kwang Pam, who was at oue time Sec stary of the Koran Embassy to Japan, and beats" cubsequently Minister of Foreign Aims is the rear Cabinet, and Sob Tai Phu, a Colonel in the Korean army, who once enjoyel a high command. They are Tha Gean Steamship Co.'s steamer Telemaal very young men, the sidest boing under thirty ly discharged the police duties of the neigh-cave, from Liverpool, left Sicgapore yesterday years of age. They no hore, first, beo.nze they Soaring water; their removal brought morning for this port,

might have for sited their hes had the piracy again into activity, and from the port card bomil vid Zanzibar, arrived s. Sinxapore and civilization of the wasters nations, suert The United States corvatte Juniarz home. sined in Kores; and recndly, bacase they de

sired a better aquaintance with the language southwards to Hainan juaks had to ras the Hongkong on the 27th attimo. gauntlet and trast to their own efforts to

re living in olmurity, and it is an open sacrit defend themselves from

cording to the Daily News the mandarins at that their means are so liraited that friendly as the Buneruus Shanghai hare received intelligence of a formid-sistance would be welcomed." pirstical craft that infest the coast. The ablo and widespread Mohammedan conspiracy in

A telogram has been revived in Shanghai. Smith......... revival of this old danger to junks led to Kanrab.

The Japan Mail Lat the following notefcha Nagasaki raporting the total loss of the F. H. O. Wilson

J. H. Plumbo, R.L.L. shippers showing a preference for steamers.

"China, if is said, has learned lesson from the Tas Arenta Messrs. Russell & Co.) have wire events of the past year. Not the lesion that her British brig Argos. She was a craft of 230 tons. H. Taylor

G. V. Deaglina, The Buffa... The general trade of Pathol for 1884 advice that the Union Line steamer Harter, est friends would wish ber to learn; not Che ne register, and, we believe, was commanded by A. Stokes showed an improvement in nearly every and inst, for this port.

from London, left Singapore on Sunday, the cessity of making railways and neutralizing her Captain Thomson. She belonged to the Shang N. H. Vartae, The Buff................ brauch as compared with the preceding year,

Gourmet, but simply the value of a navy sadhai Shipping Company, and was on a voyage coast defences. Sho is about to reorganise her from Yokohama to Nagasaki-Mercury. and she demand for foreign goots had, Mr. to the collision between the stenmore Pechilipected the teachings of bor experienes to be & Tao verdict in the arbitration case relative nary and fortify bar coasts We shon'd hava ez- WHITE says, sensibly widened. Thiq, bow- and Kungpai in the Peiho was given at Shaug. Little differunt, and that when her publicists came ever, was not sccompanied by any improve-hai on the 27th it, the Courier unterstands, into write the moral of her cent. history, they ment in the transit trade, on which the favour of the latter vessel.

would dwell ohiefly on the worthlessno. of shipp future progress of the port must so largely Kowloon dock yesterday, and the river steamer prope-ly drilled sailors and trained guanors, The British steamer Merionethshire left the of war sad the Reelossuss of fictrees without depend. Not only did the transit trade impulse points wake any progress, but it almost completely to the Coaziopolitan dock. To-day the British in täis diretion. Perhaps we shall see her at disappeared, the total value of the goods steamer Kong Beng leaves the Cosmopolitan dook Is begin at the right and, and, instead of on sent inland ander transit pass being only and the Brituals stunner Danube will be docked trustio saleable senza sard fortifcations to the care of tyros who knew only how to lose them, Tis. 1,605 as against Tls. 15,568 in 1883.

dofer procuring the material until she has the The Straits Tunen states that His Majesty personnel at last partially ready. If she ever This is certainly a disappointing result, the

cavalry, e condition of whose service is that they C. P. Chator the King of Siam has presented Captain really developes such a mood, und seis herself the prodution of his duty on the 26th ultime

fellow his Majesty's bohosts, with the most im mare so as Mr. Korson's roport for 1833 was Rademaker, of the German steamer Sutywongra, earnestly to make the most of her opportunities

H. E. Angier.

plicit chedience The Beyal expenditure has in- Aying as "bobaving in an indecent man- Major Cochrane calcubued to rate a lively hops for better with a gold snuff box, of Siamese workinenship, and resources, she will find that instead of having her in front of Captain Mooney's house Doc. S. (4. Bird

vreased at such & rate that unless a step is at once put upon itu financial catastrophe must ensue. things. That gentleman remarked that the the young Siaurse Princes on their passage the world will be glad to clasp lands with her." as an acknowledgment for tho are he took of to go a-field in svarok of allies, the first Powers in

plaints Laving previously boon lodged with ro A, B, Cottel

Gravo approkensions are felt in official drelos The private theatrical performances which the- aystein of certificating goods was slowly ex-from Bangkok to Singapore in the Surgeongse

gard to the behaviour of the coalfes in fant

in the Capital concursing the Kusinas in Korea. King delights in, with himself as sole spectator, focality, the complainant ordered the first de W. H. F. Darby

The ensinos indeed is so great that all the have been of the most lavish description of late, Loading, and now markets were being

The M. Daily News says Wà wors in

fondant to move on. Ho would not go and A. Sphard..... The Jard Bude of the 8th alt, states that the Ras formed on the 27th July that the Treaty hetwan Singh saized him and took him to Capt. Mooney, T. E. Davies

arms and munitions of war purchased from for- and have sonsibly tended to the depletion of the energetically sought for foreign gocda con-sian ironclad frigate Minin, long nader repair at Koms and Bossip was made in Vladivostock stout who let defendant off and told Singh to arrest F. G. Stopford, E.N...

eign countries have been ordered to be promptly Royal exelioquer. His Majesty's craze for the hurried to their different destinations. veyed under transit pass.. Having referred Onrust, in Batavis roadstead, we then almost the 17th January. probably old style and that its him if it happened again. As soon as they came T. W. Fogarty, 11.8.

The artion of sumptuous vlives also for his unique Chinese will never allow Korea to be occupied by enjoyment has likewise been much indulguli of to the fact of Hankow certificated goods Fory for sca. On the 6th nut, she left Onrust nature is only now beginning to be understood out the second defendant called ont "ta" and they B. Vyvgan, The Euffa..

for fatavia roos, where the bylast advices way by the other towers interoatod. Russia had no attacked complaint; a leage crowd collected and

Western Powers, so long as they can help it. inte, and further works are incourse of construction finding their way to many places for which bustly engaged taking in cosls and provisions desire that publicity should be given to the acta Abrew stones at complainant. With the naistance. M. §. Ongo, The Buffe

They ever that the little Hermit Kingdom oczu while others are being pinnal. The 8,500,000 pink to strategical a position with reference to marks (£425,000) which was advanced about a year Canton or Pakhoi would seem to be the proud showing every sign of a spoeds departure of bar representative, and the Korean agent was of another constable the defondants were arrestei.

the Flowery Land to allow of its being taken and a half ago by some Menich banks, has already per source of supply, Mr. Korach Wout on

of the same mind. The Treaty consists of six The defendants stated that there was no notice.

The following canthuen played in less than these away without a straggle, and righty judge that been exhausted, in great part by the Royal to express the opinion that perhaps when the Our Singapors contemporary says that cho-artioles, the number we mentioned when first to tell them not to go thera

innings:-Bir. St. Crain, soared 4, 20 rans; e Chian's own security, and perhaps independence, stenus plaisirs, and the exchequer is again empty drawing attention to the matter, and their scope The paisance having bean abated after the re. F. Comber, B.N., 14, 22; Me. F. G. Dalton, B.N., §. system of certificating goods was better floraic diarrhea of a mild type appears to be preis as we stated before. The gendarmerie, troops; † mand, defendants were fluod 32 such, or fourteen 1d; Me. R. G. Watson, 6, 19; Mr. Wodehouse, 20 will in the future be affected by the antsorney or nearly to. It had been thought that this of her neighbour. Kores is too near the Capital last-named liability would have been wiped off Mr. Hawking, 7, 8; 317. Parcy, 0o, 5; Mr. Christiau, koown in Kwangtung the south-west pro-not-of such a natura an to cause alarm. The ads, and Tereals word to be offered by days" hard labour,

Russians, certain commercial rights were

B.3.0, 4. Mr. G. Martin, 0, 1, Mr. Sarratt, N., for the Pering Government to look on its by the eight million marks which Priaco Mazi- vinces might in futuro be supplied with im. Tie anderstands that a few nights age, ir granted to Russia, Lazareff was to bave been H. L. Noronha, the Superintendent of the Go-

La Atai, cookie, was fined $2, or in default 2010: Mr. Connolly, K., 2. G: Mr. aconpation by its Tartar cousins or any one else miliza of Taxis was said to have loft the King. Leigh, a, 1; Mr. A. Inohom, 12,7 Mr. Sawyer, 0 with unconcert And no one will sunex it with but it now appears that King Ludwig inherited ports direct from the gouttern treaty ports vernment Feinting Ofice, was attacked with the winter harbour for the Russian fleet; Hussin fourteen days" hard labour, as a rogue and vagar. Wallsee, 0, O; Mr. B. H. Loxley, 0, ripuaity. Alive to the danger of having such nothing under the Fringe's will. All this, of rather than by way of the northern ones, this anlady, but had since fully recovered.

was to guarantee the integrity of Korea, and bond acting as a watchman to street gamblers. Phillippa, 1,0; Mr. Camaren, V, 4; Mr. Machado, O 0.0 Kures was to make no treationwithout the sa

Mr. Powell, 1. Mr. Tomlin, 5: Mt. Vernon, 3; Mira-nggrive Power as Russia, with her historic soures, ouens the King's privy paran, but as a and that in this manner maanfactures might

Norbert, U: Mr. Manzos, Mr. Deane, 8. Major ard, propensity of appropriating lands and territory onlinuance in the policy of maid extravaganes The N. C. Daily News says that a private letter tion of her protector. There were other pro

Wong Wai Cheng, a furter, was convicted of EE1 Mr. D. E. Cadwell, 01 Mz. F. A. Held, 2 which do not belong to her, farming polonins or must involve the kingdom in dificulties, it is by be cheapened by saving the cost of coast from Tientsin says that an ominent Scotch firm visions the nature of which has not yet been stealing two pisoss of eilk, value 316, the pro- My Dascon, 1; Mr. Breen, R.A., 1; Ms. Symes, 9: Me sequiring countries, too near China, the Cabinet so means anlikely that the Landtag will shortly and riter freight from Hongkong to Had. has at last succeeded in arranging a loan with disclosed The King of Korea has now been party of a shopkeeper, on the 2nd instant. The Talonr. 0; Mr. Forbes, 01 Mr. Gamble, R...S; Mr. in Taking Las determined to prevent Rassis by insist upon the King's private affairs being sub-

the Chinesa As, however, Prizes Chran con compelled to disavow the Treaty, as we stated in an employed for affecting the offence was the May, 9; Mr. Care, O

fores of arms if who canot induce her to relin-witted to its judgment. It is certain that kow. Last year brought ne fulfilment of make no use of it, not intending to go on with before, but he or his agent has brought usdal diverting of attention by another while

qnish her pretanded claims over the kingdom matters cannot go on ninch longer in their pre- these anticipations, but, on the contrary, his railway, the Board of Revenue hur taken it about a state of matters that my quite the prisoner slipped the stuff into his capaciona According to statistics published by the of Chao. Hon by penosable means. Native sent vondition. Pablie dissatisfaction has, in- zeems to have shown that there was or] {siderably of the seren par cent. interest and two with Russia. The Eussian diplomatists are labour.

though the members of the Board complain con- vasily involva China and Japan in

sleeves. He was santenced to six months hard Jüdische Press, there were in Paris ia 1789 mandaring have ofton tonn hard to freely deed, reached suos a pitch that there is much little substantial ground for entertaining por coat. commission that they are obarged.

barely 600 Jows. In 1806 the number had express their conviction, on seeing the oceant, talk of a change of ruler King Ludwig, who is in naturally very angry at the failure of ALLEGED PUTTING A MAN ON BOARD CHIN mounted to 3,000, in 1842 to 12,000, is 1872 to state of war and anarchy in which this empire his thirty-ninth year, has as his next heir bie bro- them. The great want of Pakboi seems

their plans, and are quite in the bar to take BMS. Linnet and Daring loft Nagasaki on high-handed measures. On the other hand

40,000 and sf the present day the Jewish popa has been plunged ever since the closing years of the Otto, who, however is unfortunately insane. to be water communication inland, especially the 24th alt, for Fort Hamilton, sad got into China and Japan understand cach other on the Olsen, maman, with assaulting him, tising him ampls of the increas, pari pang, in the number try is steality and rapidly going to rain. They Loftpold, who, however, would hardly be likely Fred. Folk, a runner, was charged by Jehnation is believed to exceed 50,000, As an ex- the Emperor Tao Kuang's reign, that the conn-His next nearest relativo is his nuole Prince to connect it with the West Hiror; this the typhoon sncountered by the Kaskger and Korean question, and are determined to be firm up and putting him on board a ship against his of Jews employed in various branchos of the say that, with Reast making trouble on the to succeed his nephew on account of his weight want. Mr. Waire mays, must always be icern. The Daily News says that both the in resisting the Russian Relatormed that will and without signing articles, on tao and inah, public service, the following 1gures relative to nerth and east. thu Mohamedans rising in Ili, of year he is and then comes the son of

men-of-war had provisions and live stock for the ramour from a usually well-informed quarter a har to the port becoming the terminus of out. A number of ballooks were un board the here, that the Korean ageut who made the Treaty street. On the 2nd Instant between four and its ranks one, with general, Baron Wolff, one reotion in the western and middle provinces, the Ludwig, who is married to an Austrian Princess, Complainant was lodging in Upper Station, the army will aulos:-In 1821 the army had in the French in the south, and a probable insar- Prince Luitpold and cousin of the King, Prince & trade route with Yonnan, and without Daring, and thens had a bad time of it. Tae signed one set of papers, he understood, and that five put he went to the National Hotel from the chief of battalion, and three captains. In 1889 reigning family will soon be thinking of and and is the father of some nine or ten children, this it is simply the depot for the supply she arrived at Port Hamilton on Sunday morn say, substituted afterwards, as was the cane in moto who had that day signed articlos olonels, a majors, 25 heads of battalions, 90 off in Manchuria.

Daring also had a deck-load of cosin, but when others of very different meuning were, let us Star Hotel whore he had been with a slip there served under the French ag 5 generats, 5 longing to return to their ild homestead away Prince Ludvig is just turned 40 years of age, of a restricted and thinly-popuistel area, ing, the 27th ult., they had disappeared. the Eustian Treaty with China in 1860.”

the American ship Highland Light lying in tains, Be Heutenants, and 104 sub-lieutenants,

and is in every respect an amiable personage; The talo of recent Kussian doings in Kossa is sad there can be little doabt that in the event-

for her destination.

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