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OCEANON

THE DAILY PERSS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9ræ, 1883.

PALLE FAFTENOE).

INQUIRIES INTO CAUSES OF BAN TRADE.

Statistics are indispensablo, but they are

vene, from London and Antworp, left Bingspeat of eats and bruises. Occasionally, huwEVIE, reasons why the property should be valued other for liquor, and, according to the evidence, He was timated at ton per cent.or about three hundred jap for the first of these remedies, and it may

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their regret for the impeiaous action of the ANOTHER HOMICIDE IN HONGKONG. proprietor of the bones, knowing that the ten- and oomplainant font it him. The next day the suspended in Toby, theagh the scarcity of an not mould not find another house, took advantage defendant presented him with a pawn ticket for alkili required for mixing the explosive composi Madrid populace. It is to be hoped that the

To the hoary list of cases of manslaughter or of that fast to raise the rental to $600 per month the umbrella, which he had deposited with his tion, ito import having Enon stopped. In Oenica citizers of the Spanish expital, now they bave girder which have occurred in this colony-87,200 perron. His Lordship found the Valk for a consideration. Complainant redeemed its price suddenly increased from yon 28 to yen had time to calm down, will think better of within the past year or so, there is yet a farther unter reported that the bones was one which the antrulla, and nothing more oosuered until 40 per 150 pounds, and took has bos old. mpare to the maltitude and therefore y

question from a broad, general standpoint, inte the matter and come to the sensible conalu. addition to be recorded-a case which will prck-might be expected to be Int at $7,500 & your, and the next evening, when Joaquim exine to the In Tokyo the quotation has increased to an 75 Fair Play, it may be of use to consider this

he should like to know opon what basis such a house, sad the friends fell out, and as the defer- per pound, or four times the usual rate.

The Crucible Company established by Mr. which statistice will not enter. The object of Gosion at the Carolines are not worth ashly cema uador the former category. On Malantion was made. The rent actually obtained dant bacaras very aimsive, the complainant, in a

quirrel Moba are proverbially excitable. day afternoon, between three and four o'clock, was only otarget beanse the proprietce knew rage, charged him with the theft of the umbrella.Fujita, sent, some find ego, samples of orncibles the Royal Commission may be supposed to be The defendant sail the complainant asked made by them to Vladivnatoole, hearing that Eas- throafold. First, to inquire into the stata of aud that of Madrid is no exception to the number of chair coellos living in a conlie house that the tenant could not find another house.

sia spout nunnally a largs am for orucibles An trade, then into the exilses of the existing de- Ho had intimated at the time. that unless him to gown the umbrolla. The case was dismisso). At the same time it is evident that in Wing Fung-street, Wanchai, had a quarrel there were special giroamstances, the root

experiment recently mad at the latter place with pression; and, faally and chially, it should be about sama paltry gumbling matter, and from was the proper criterion on which to base

the samples in question gave highly satisfantory its business tu suggest a remedy for the evils the irritation was profound, and it may yet words the disputats to blows. As is mest the valuation; mud since he gave that opinion

Mok A kwan, carpenter, was charged with hav- results, and a member of the Company was called from which we are suffering. It is tolerably bear further fruit, as the feeling has abri.

affates of this kind with Chinese, the book had been placed in his hands on the law of ing obtained two water buckets, and having there through a Russian firm at Yokoliams to safe to predict that the Commission will and in nothing of practical use. We all know that ously been fanned for party purposes, In fight-if fight it can be called--was a decidedly parochial secsement, which fully bare gat what attempted to obtain two tabs by moun of false receive orsiers.

In Oshima and Tokunoshima leland, Kago- trade is less profitable than it was. We all know The defendant woul to a cooper named Wong shiras Profectors, the authorities yearly grant a that it is so because the east of production has the interests of Spain in particular, and of one-sided affair. Three coolies, taking the one he said His Lordship then road some lengthy proteices on the 8th inst.

extracts, commencing at paga 11, laying down pouco generally, we sincerely trust Besoraids, set uper, the neolie who had the other side the broad principle stated by his Lordship, and A. Ngan, living in Wing On street, and bought eum of 400 pen for the killing of poisonous ut doclined to the same extant as the selling SAGASIA may not succeed in rousing any of the diepats, and pounded him with bits of iustonoing cases where the broad rule would be the buckets, and told the complainant to charge snakes. Let your 5,981 saken were killed ha prise of the manufactured goods. We require on have it or Mr. Goschen's authority fint over- further display of populer resentment against Broweed or anything else suitable for the purpose departed from. His Lordship said he had nok-thom to his master, and the complainant know Oshima, and 454 eggs of anales destroyed, boing Royal Commission to tell as these things. We

ed into the case of Hayward and Brinkwell, ug where the was was emaplayed, did so. The excess of 2,602 and 120 respectively in com Germany, Mill lese in overturning the CA-withir bendy ronch. It is not the praction of which had been sited, and he was of opinion that defendant tried the same thing again the next parisen with the robarns for the preceding your prednation does not exist, beause everything

Chinese when they haro a man at their merorit in no way changed or altered what he had al- day, but in the meantime the frand had been Of 172 parsons injured by poisonous snakes, in which is produced is sold and consumed.

189, 47 died in consequence,

watter of fact that is so. Unfortunately, in gainst where they are some ill will to let him roady stated, that the rent was the proper crits discovered, and he was arrested.

The defendant admitted the obarge, and bu Tho aterage crop of roe in Japan is generally many cases, the selling price leaves a loss to estimated at thirty million koku. The weather sojacono, and that ovû can only be cured by one The Frock steamer Nam vias left the Komuff cheaply, batthey take a good deep draught of riou, in the absence of exceptional circum

baboon good since the beginning of this mouth, of two courses-sithar by limiting-production to DLUNKENNESS, AGDAULT, ETC. special circumstances and exoptions mentioned dock sud the Spanish steamer Pasig went rentauro, and give their victim very onbstantial stances. In this colony, where a number of the was entenced to three months hard labour.

Walter Lowes, foreman, was charged with and if the generally accopted critical day, full point whink will eatuss competition to buy to {marks of their favour. Affairs of that kind are in the work gasted fran did not exist, there were over thorogesterday.

of constant ocurrenes in the colony, and in 99 not auch reasmafor departing from this principle. drankenbens, refusal to pay chair hire, and ing this year on the 31st lastant, passes without tale the place of the present competition to sell, From the Agents (Mosses Gibb, Livingston cases out of 100 the victim gets no wirio resuits The rent as it was burs, in almost all cases, if assaulting the chair copio and the polise on the any mishap, the coming crop will reach sichty or by reducing the ocst of production so xa to ran per port of an average' yield. The damage dor existing priosa ramunerativo. No sane may than a lung spell of sore bones, and an assort-put in every one, represented the true value, and 7th inst.

bis Lordabip did not thing there were special The defondant admitted that he was the worse caused by the inundations in July last is es-outside the ranks of a trados anion, will simu | dismissed as being indefensible-indoud, nnarg As will be seen by the zitiation on our the orer zealous ponader gives the victim some wies than by the neturi ront-the sura at which carried from the 'Clock Tower to the Mosque, thousand koki.

The Honda silver mino. in Fakashima Preferable. Then we are driven back on nur Bas front page, the cerament Central School will unlucky poke or blow on some part whorn he beit might fairly be expected to let daring the where he refused to pay his chair hire, koooked open to-Dorrow, the 10th inst. Applications ferpens to be particularly vulnerablo-the spleenis yaar. In some cases, however, for some reason one of the coolies down and stamped on him, Correspondants are recanted to forward their name admission can be made at 8.30 am. on that day most cases and knocks the vital spark ont of his or other, fancy values had been put upon the and thon pitched into a Sill: constable who is "Atlas" in the London World, referring to the shattered frame. This appears to bave been the property, and he was usable to un-forstand them. terfered. Ho was violent, and it took four

His decision was that the valuation of No. 1 Edustables to arrest him.

Fined 32 for the assault on the polic, ordered hol ately given at Willis's Ruotas by the case in the present instanes, for the victim, a man Queen's-road Central should be reduced to $2,450, Maharajah of Johore, which was attended by named Thi Afak, received

the course of his that of Ne. 1 Resepnsdell Arcade to 490, of Nos. to pay 20 cents amends to him, and St for 1 persas, says the supper cost the hospitable heating a blow which affected some weak spot of and 4 Beaconsfield Arcade to 360 osek, No.asssulling the polies.

1. Hollywood-road to 8810, and of No 19 Holly. Habarajah nearly a thousand pounds sterling

his body, and caurul ínternal injuries which 10-wood-road to $1.028, and the officer of the court sulted in his death Ave or six hours afterwords. was hereby instructs to make the proper re Finding matters had taken a serious turn, the duction in the valnation deceased man's assailants doesmpel, and the whole thing was kept so quiet that the police get no scent of it until close upon wine. o'clock. At that time information reached No. 2 Station, and Inspector Srauston at vnco went off to Wing Fang-street, and in the house he found. Tal Afak's body dead, but still warm, life having eridently departed but a very short time. The deconsud's assailants were the son est, and up to the present time the police have not snooseded in arrasting one of them.

An ingnest w oponed on the body at the Mortuary yesterday morning by Me. Wodohome,

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HUNGTONG, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 1-85.

An ingest was opened at the Marlmary yos terday morning on the body of the seaman John Carter, who was icilled by a fall down the hatch way on board the P. and 3. tesmer Roseta on Sunday evening. The jury simply viewed the bedy, as the inquiry was adjourned, no evidenco being taken.

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The time for picaies and shooting parties in er, it is pleasant ie thinks rapidly drawing near, and those who are sconstomed to organise thean erjoyable little exonrsions may be glad in know that they can now be supplied with all noces Burles for the trip by the Hongkong Hotel Com- pany, who, moreover, engage to take back unopen ed bortles, tins, &c., thus saving all wasto and to during the expense.

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Mr. Deacon said the claim bad resulted in bin client's favour, and ho presumed that costs would follow the sront.

Mr. Stokes subraitted that Mr Thomson ought net to ask for ocets, as Mr. Malroh had only don his duty in making these valuations; it was on- tirely a matter of opinion.

His Lordshipssid it appeared that Mr. Maisch had made a mistake.

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tara, now owned by Mr. Godai Tomaten, was remedy-that of reducing the cost of praday first worked abort one hundred years ago, and How is that to be done P. When the cost wers obtained, the work entailing a loss of some point; when machinery has been carried again in 1867, bat very small quantities of ore raw material is reduced to the low angl five thousand yes every year till 1890, when, a pitshof perfection asta leivahnelittlepe new lodo having been discovered, the output of provement; when ships are carrying the mine suddenly increased to the extené tint au céquire te import or to export profit of yen 5,600 way,zade; and new workings onely low terras that half of the rained the out to von 40,000 in 1831, and top of the country is actually ruined, 123-100,000 in 1863 and 183.

that, so far as those olaments are Aizzitul Akamatsu, General Torio, and several cost of manufacturing, there is ne other gentlemen, have in contemplation the asta-lonked for in the way of improv blishment of an assortation to be termed theducing them. But tborn is anothe Nauyo Kukai, or Southern Set Association. which has never yet been seriously, WONG SAING HING . THOMAZ DE The object of the Association is to send prisoners that is the cost of labour, aggravated

SOTZA ROZA & OTHERS.

to the numerous isluxls in the southern sea ficial restrictions to which labour is which are uninhabited and maoccupied for par- There is nothing in the nature of he

CORRESPONDENCE.

Wado nut bokümanrselves represible for the opinions

I by Lut Correspondenta,)

BIDIGMOD

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,"

In your report of this vase appearing in prof colonization. There are at present over to place it above the economical cons your issue of the Sth instant the following para-100.000 criminals imprisoned in the country, which govern head labour, or tre

and the expense required for their maintenance manual, of every kind. Unless trade i graph appears, vize--

Tho Asscoiation propoets to labour has got to come down, "No law e Mr. Caldwell said he desired to make an orplanation. is enormous. This notion of action was served tutor instructions raaintain the prisonere sent to these inlanda with ordaine that the work man should thrive w from bia client and noon ne the notion of motion was part of the jail funds now paid by the Guvern master started Fapla who have objects o own to serve samstime srgas differently served his aliant informed him that he had adopted ont. means of effusing an arrangement with the Snea

neonssity, should it arise, will quickly wolish ench argaments. Will the Roy Government. He understood that now the basis of an

ment Guararrived at. Soon after the sor

Commissioners faces this part of the question and rice of the notice, he received a letter from the defer

deliever themselves kenestly upon it? Denitful. Mr. Goschen shirked the subjectat Manchester; - but he is too olear-beaded a man not to know that the ers of diminished profits on which he states we are entering implies an era of reduced waga. He knows this: but he did not say it:

Os the 14th ultimo the Federation Enabling Bill for the Australian Colocies, having been passed by Parliament, received the Regi Offeers' Hexa to-day, the 9th inst., commencing bat after the corpss had been viewed, the lat84.80), while Mr. Moseley had sorataalit was dants' solicitors, Messrs. Wotru ani Desen, mating |

The Band of "The Buffy" will play at the

Assent, and another step towards the graat 8 pm. The following is tho programme----- dual federation of the British empito hrs | Polozains......... "Marken"

William Tell"

...Fansti ........aesini

De Cu

Biel Busquit

......... De brick

LIMITED The following is the report of the directers to be presented at the ordinary meeting of share. holders, to be held at the Company's Horal, at o'clock pm, on Friday next-

for the six months ending 20th Jane, 1855..

HOTEL BUILDING.

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Mr. Deacon said it was a casa in which one of two innocent parties should anffer, and be thought should be the one who had caused the expense. His Lordship said there were several other cases, and be would consider the matter.

His Lordship went on to refer to the claim with respect to the Gorman Cad. It was Ressed les at $4,000, that the building was only adapted that the action taken by the plaintiff in thii metter for the purposes of a Chab, and that was all they had caused the Macan Government considerable 398 for the toes It Thore Bad been nothing and inconvordenaz and they considered the plaintiff

Was restoraible to make the daringo. whatever produced to show that during this or ever is world of no opposition to their getting the Buat year the hailding could reasonably be ex-possession of the moray now in the Bank they would pected to lot for $4,800, or that $4,000 was not waive hair ebita. a fall rental. Tho assament would therefore be reduced to $1,000.

WO HING V. THE COLONIAL TEEAGUBER.

Mr. Ewens appeared for the appellant, who appealed in respect of the assessment of a num. In scordance with section of the seticles of amber of Chinese housos, which he alleged hui all ntation, the tirators love on to marit to pen beon valued at amounts above their actusl rental, their half-yearly report, with statement of accounts what they might herly be expected to make.

Hle Lordabip-referred the case to Mr. Har] to ascertain the actual rental prid.

WO HING AND TEZ BING V. THE COLONIAL. TREASURER. Mr. Ewans appeared on behalf of the appol lante to make exactly similar sopals, and these were also referred, to Mr. Barf for the same

Had your reporter listened he would not have fur Mr. Caldwell read the latter written by our selves, and his reply to the sausa, to the Court. Our hotter was as follows:

publishad a statement so incorrect as the above,

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THE FRENCH NAVY AND THE

"FRENCH COLONIES.

The Paris corresponcont of the Londen Globe, writing under date of the 20th July, gives the following uxount of a new book just published in France, which he regards as expressing the

and he must know that, unless a ohongs takes - place, troablo ust and will come. Mr. Cham soutimonts of the French navy:—

"The Necessary Colonies-Tenis, Tonquin, berlain konws it too His theory of the rich Madagascar, by A Baior." The publication in paying ranson to the poor was put formal with question should be read by evory English states an eye tr. the fature rather than to the pressat man and member of Parliament. If after that It was his way of getting round an unavoidable they still make themselves any illusions with re- dificulty. We say ussreidable because no action gardtotherole France means to play towards Eng-which we have as yet sean recommanded seams Înd whenever the gets the chunos, or thinks she galeulated to mise the selling prise of car mann- gets it, it will be their own fault. Nor will it factures, and so enable us to dispose with then be of any use to makes Eight of ita arguments duction in our labour bills. Que of these dura the plea that they are advanced by su irrespoa thingamast happen; and everyone must julgo for sible person. What A Sailor has written. himself which of them is most tikety to lippen." the whole of the French navy thinks. I have In the meantime the working classes herens already alluded more than once to its eagerness man do much, by removior some of their wif to coms tou brush with the English. Ata pored raposed restrictions, to enable us to hold our hot as very distant perhaps the Franch Govary. All other things being 6142)-und they

CHUN FAI V. THE COLONIAL TREASURRE.

ment may be obliged to indulge this wish, un are fast getting equal--a country in which maz loss it monid sag bar saflors do so on their own work the greatest number of hours will bum wit This was an appeal in respect of a godowe etanding at the font of the hillside, just of

responsibility. In both cases, the fat would be the cheapest werk. Some of our most prominent An rbitration was held in the Spring to decide Wanch-road. The Government Valuutor had

to the fire, with this diference, that in the lat-lights of the Free Trade school are already open a claim made by Mr. Danby and Leigh, the

dur lustance it would reu as far as the streets of taking advantage of the cheaper labour of the assessed it at $20 per annum, and the appollant

Paris, and the third edition of the 18th of Ben Continent to prowd out the handiwork of their company's gets for the-cut of certain claimed that 193 was the propor price. mancys alleged to be due to thom for furnitres and

The appellans was worn, and be stated that The plaintif has now auroserradly and wire would be made this time by a sailer Thedulous supporters here. This within other goods, purchased for the company, and which until evenly be had been tenant of the pro- conditionally thrown himself on the mercy and loug zoted Napoleon would be an miralarprising in this: what is surprising is, that the rear wind to knowledge, niti proper gerty, and he had paid rent for it at the rate of consideration of the Gavernment of M3040 and The days are past when France could afford to they have not been more generally found out. vonchers for the diferent items were provdyret.

The directors also disputed scrtain noiions and $138 per annua. Becently he had purchased

The three top floors in the new wing will probably crap this mond and the autics wing fi about six weeks. The new bedrooms will be the best and most comfortabisin the reighbourhood of Green's-

thas been gained. The cause of Federationese Nacht meanwhile has been authoring strength in Valse Bid mo Good-bye Scoa& Aris... "Cincinotto Solo" all parts of the Queen-Empress'a dominious, and Fantasin Erin and notably ao ja the United Kingdom. Polk "Las Greueuilles

A supplemost to the Government Gazette was The co-operation of Australiau troops with the British army in the Sudan, the loyalty tion tram the British Legation at Tokio an- insted yesterday afternoon containing a notifica Bod active interest shown in concertingnouncing that the Regulations for Mis inspection meansforcommon defence when anothergrest of russele issued by the Japanese Government on war seemed impending, and the desireevinced the 23rd June, 1892, wors to be put in fores from tho2th Angust last at the ports of Shimonoseki, on the part of the Colonies for elusur union · Kobe, and Yairohams in the case of all vessela with the mother country have combined to arriving there from Nagasaki, which has been force on the attention of English statesmen declared an infected port. the necessity for preparing for a vast change In view of the little difficulty botwoen Ger.rond. in the constitution. A conpiction is gaining of the Carolius Islands we recently gave some

many and Spain over the disputed possession The period under review has boon shamcturised by à considerable increase in aurainge over the preceding ground among politicinas of both the great comparative retures of the zorios of the two six othe, zub the new ring is completed, the parties that in the nos very distans fature centrics. The following, from a London controlors are confident that future results will be

temporary, gives come more recent. particulars wuah kotter. there will have to be one Imperii Parlia of the Geran nary than were then at our dis ment, in which representatives of all posal: The just published oficial list of vill colonies and of India will, with longers of the. Gernach Navy shows so enormous increase us compared with the state of things 10 Parliaments for the three kingdaeis.ears ago The member of offers in active sur would seem, from recent utformees of Mr.ries is now more than thrice as many as in 1873, PARNELL, that the Prime Minister has given who the plan for the formation of the navy was

BURNERS

LRUYTEATION.

purpose.

ronal 35. Quoan Hongkoak, 7th September, 1835. Ron and Others V. Wong Shing Hing DAIE SIE. The action taken by voar din Lua | put the Government of Motso to coaciderable lose and inconvenience and we consider that your chiens te responsible to wake and all damage. However, should your client not offer farther opposition to car clients cbtaining the money from the Hongkong and Shanghel Bask our clients might in innland to waive tre kill thank you to bring this to the naties of your client-Ware, Dear Sir, yours faithfully,

(Signed) WotTON and DEACON. D. E. Caldwell, Esq.

After the statement of Mr. Caldwell, and few words by Mr. Justice Ackroyd, the motion for leave so appeal was dismissed with costs and unconditionally.

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oessful than he has been a

Pelletur may sneer and rail as much

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if it obtains from these gentlemen some par-

DEPRESSION OF TRADE IN AUSTRIA

ittled. The Germau Admiralty now shows two intarest charged by Mrs. Banty and Leigt, end the godown and three hanees adjoining fer/ad he donnan from the first in place of hostilely alight for navy, and France knowsik M. Camille | Tuo Royal Commission will rander good service rose sustantial assurances but Home Rule vice-udmirals, six rear-admirals, 26 captains, 52 argued that the lift bad been purchased by Hearn. 38,000 unt he had let the houses, which brought/Oppsing the Governmont he would have shown to Ekes, as in fact he does this morning in tiozlara of the relativo cost of labour, and of greater wisdom and might have bom more sao- La Judice at M. Ferry's words," are the hours of labour here and on the Soutinet. will be mon conceded to Ireland, and such a corvette captains, 10% first lieutenants, 160 anbe and Leigh in cross of their instructions, sui ita in $300 a year.

the prosant pointliged to have colonies for our navy M. When that is diecorared we shall know one of second sientanonts, 86 sub-liontoaanta, and 133 should therefore be taken back by thent

Mr. Halach dopnued that be considered $220 in attaining the ond he bad in view. step would pro'mbly be followed by the same

midshipmen. The number of war vessels is 102 The award Adjudged that Alasers Dathy and Leigh

was a fair valus for the building, as there wAS His Excellency Thomaz da Santa Roza, the key pay expressed the truth. Many months the causes of truds depression in Bugland, with wore to produce to the company proper invoices and concession to Scotland. A change of this kind with 520 gans. They molnde seven ironclad onsite for the prices of, and fight and spring one opposite to it belonging to Mesara. Siessen Governor of Macao, is a gentleman who is not gold in these columns that France's which we are more concerned than with trade

Gulonial policy was partly to be attributed to depression elsewhere. would go far to facilitate the catablishment frigates and fee tropelad corvettes, and the charts for the valuable youds therein referred to, & Co. for $300 a year. The latter building was likely to slow su injustice to be done to the the desire of giving, satisfaction to her navy's whole are inanuel and defended by 17,000 sailors, and tast then the company should pay the arwants somewhat better constructed, and was 55 fout by plaintiff sad no doubt vill give every considera aspirations and ambition. Admirst. Conrbat. of an Imperial Parliament, which is the aim engineers, and marines. Sixtesz of the Germanzed. This was the course contended for by il 45 feet, while this was 10 feet by 35 Fest, but he tion to him so far as he is able, while faifiling at the Empire hecuss it had not given the and ulti-nato object of the Imperial Roderosa bins, with 141 guns and 3,0 zasz, are now dize the contains were disultowal, nobis had nilol for the dies in his valuation, the duties imposed upon bim tion gue. This prospects of the Louga waters beyond Europa, while 23 ships and 24 that of 7 per port. aged on the cost of the ft. He had sered to the appellant an assessment of We will thank-you to publish the above in are it. There is every reason: to betingetorpalo bants aro on active service in German The Exterest claimed, $533.65, was entirely disallowed. 3200, as he was importanate about it, but as he your to-morrow's jasan.We are: dear sir, yours the squadron in Chiness Dators WAR not solitary show-by the fact that one of the largest spi-

waters. The rest aro lying insotire in the first Theft was adjudged to remisia the property of the declined to nept it, in had gone back to $920, farthly. that de present Government favour their and second reserve. er undergoing repair at Kiel company. aspirations and are well inclined towards the or Wilhelmshaven." acheme for a Colonial Conscil suggested by Lord Gary, and supported by the Marquis of Loss, the Right Hoa: W. E. FORSTER, and other eminent statesmen.

When writing upon this subject, and com- menting on the programme of the Imperial Federation League, ou the 29th April best, we printed out the advisability of this Co. looy joining in the movement. It is true that Hongkong is a Crown Calong and can hardly hope to ever have much value in a Federal Parliament-supposing such to be established, as it will suma day-bat there is no reason why this great port, though in small island, should not have direct ropre- contation. The small sóluny of Macao sends

LINT.

mest nascitable for the purpose it was required for,

Ha considered the place was worth $20 par month, as the property cound there was always let. The godown had been valued some years

setlloi

The uff purchased by Messrs. Danby and Leigh, a A correspondent of the Army and Navy as lift for the veneny's Hotel, proves to be

at $200. Gazelle, writing from on board the Flying Fish, and the directors are now brying to dispose of it is quar

His Lordship said no evidence bud booz pro- after Fiving a count of the heating of the tars whore auch an article will be useful and saitchla.

duced to show him any satisfactory reason for British deg. nt Port Hamilton, adds:" We

The accounts for the half-year

PROTI AND der tie, after changing the value the property had borne for Beiled for Nagamski next morning. In company with two Chinesa Armstrong gunboats, with an deducting Internet. Fire ingurues, taxes, and all some years past, and the assessment would be

charges, show a net profit of $15,748,20, to which has reduced to $200 a year. Adriza wada Kuran Embassy on board. The to be added the aim of 52,138,50, carried over from Embassy had descended on us to object to the last spent making available S18, 236.76, which the Douglas Laprak & Co. and others had boon It was announced that appeals by Messrs. annoxation of the Korean King's dominions, directors, with the concurrence of the shareholders, Would you be surprised to learn that the gun-propos to daxl with as fellows bonts ran as hall down'in about five minutes, in ... $ per share on uld, and on now $100.00 To pay a fividend at the mute of 5 per coat. per al spite of a strong fair wiad and full absom amışı To writs of sunday debtors for bad debts

it? However, we mourged to get in first, up to 30th June, 1833...... John Chinamen zo carcote zu into harbour in the dark The Admiral didn't give as much line to enjoy the delights of Nagsaki, as hy shoved us off for Hongkong the second day; and a años old time we had of it, digging out against the monson with lower yards and Mr. W. K. Hughes, being absent from the colony, topmasts down, the temporataro going up daily, he retired. Mr. David McCulloch rotiros by reta till now it is only 10 deg. lower than Hades. Wotion, and is eligible for re-electina are at present in, Kowloon Dock undergoing

Mesure, J..H. Cox and A. Vanchor offer them.

Ta write eft extension and alterations To write off forailure

To carry forward to now percant

.DIRECTORS.

AUDITORS.

POLICE COURT.

WOTTON & DEACON

35, Queen's Road, Hongkong, 8th September, 1985.

CANTON

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FROM CORRESPONDENT]

7th August.

lato, and I have consequently nothing of import

There has bosa little stiring in this city of

ance to write about.

lect a chance of dialtoguisking itself in the Franco-German war, sad the late commander of j The bad condition of basins in Austria in in his dialiko. The French nary may have no ning mills in Bohomia-that of Theresian- very friendly feelings towards the Third you had to stop work. Several other mills have public: ita partianlar tendency may be towards reduced their working time to three or four days au Orleans Monaroby which, it should be re-

a wook. The depression in trade, says a corrÉX- membered gave it planty of opportunity for pondent, must continue as long as the commer glory at Algiers and elsewhere. If the Hopubbecial relations between this country and its neigh- will, however, imitate the dynasty of which the hours are not put on a better footing, for at pre- Prince de Joinville is so ominent a member, the sent foreign buyers are afraid to give largs shances are that the feet would, in reality, be-orders leat there should be some slteration in

worthy of its ambition than defeneless Chinese those districts which did not matter from the coms its strongest bulwark. But to do this the the toriffs before they can be axeonted. Republic must set it to fight something mors Happy, the wheat harvest promises well in There is nothing to fight but the English, bence destructive storms of last month, while the vint- they must be fought. The author of "The age, if there should be no early frosts within Necessary Colonies" fully reckons upon this. the next six weeks, bids fair to be in quality and The wis being father to the thought. ks goes abundance one of the best that has been soen since as far as to suspect England of entering into a 1972. Reports from Greace state that the con- Continental coalition against Frazoo. Having tinsons wet weather in that country has serions. ouse laid down this pracoins, ho maintaice thatly impaired the prospects of the currant orop, such an allianco nax only be prevented by Francs

soon, Austria vill be a sufferor, as în prosperous Lam Ching, servant, was charged with stealing

asuming a deweright protectorate in Tanis.and if there be no change to but dry wasther Madagascar, and Indo-China But even without times Gresca ia a good customer for Austria a sum of $3, and obtaining by means of false pre

the possible couldnation alluded to, the massing manufactured products. The export to England tances sutus of 5,000, 5,000, and 2,000 cash.

It is a matter of great regret here that of the feet and troops in Tunis will always be of the fancy articles which form, the staplo of The defendant was in thaemploy of Mr. Caetano Dosa, sugineur at A birdin, and on the 24th alt. Excelloney Chang Chih-tang is serionaly illusoful to countomst the strategie pozitions of Viennese trade has shown a considerable falling- he was thissed from his employ, together with $3 Ece cans time, almost ever since his arrival la Gibraltar and Malte, and to intorcapt England's off this summer. This is attributed partly to which had been lying on the table is Mr. Das's this city, he has had wonk health, and latterly hercet rost to India by way of the Mediteranan the war alarms, which diminished the usual.

and the Suez Canal. Without Madagascar, it Subsequently be want to a chandler's bra grown mach worms. Ou Saturday all the would be impossible to harm the English orders, and partly to the increasing com- $97,913,97

shop at Abordion, and obtained the 19,000 ansh $13.3<

officials went to the Viceregal Yamu to pay a Dolosis at the Cape, in the Mauritius, and to petition of chesper German wares, agzinet which the frequent strikes among Austrian workman 25300 at three different times, stating that they were

visit of sympathy with His Excellency, intercept the round-about road to India by way and their excessive demands in the matter of 17.38 for his master. 64,481.70 The defondant admitted the charge, and his Vjearcy is now in the rere end rollow leaf, boing of the Cape of Good Hope. Without the osta-wages render it impossible fur this country to

struggle. 27,285.19 Worship sentenced him to six weeks' hard labour, | ovar, seventy years of age, and I rather fear ablishment of French damirerlion in the Indo-

will not get batter unless he goes for a claratation at Saigon, the framense basins of the In- "I never give to beggars in the street," re-

HALANUR Saree, Súra Jone, 1885.

ASSETS.

its deputy to Lisbon, the French colong afspell of purgatory-The smell, host, mosquitoestros for To Cochin-China returns its representative and the hammering of 1,000 Chinamon combined. the Chamber of Deputies at Paris; and there is enough to drive une to drink or a locatio asylum. The guns have disappeared, and the is no reason why Hongkong and the Straits deck honsas once more grace the apper deck Cush Settlements should not be represented in the Imperial Legislatore. At Singapore, more interest and public spirit has been dis-is abandoned." played that in this colony. A branch of the

The following appars in the N. C. Deil Federation Tongue was formed, there some Nece translations from the Fcking Gaselle months ago, and it now counts 14f monbera. Sa Memorial from-Chang Chih-tong, Governor Ganarai at Cantan. In the antuma of The matter is of at least as much importance the year before last one Wang Mao-kuna was in this colony as in the Straits Settle deputed to carry out certain works on the ferti.00 a stres

1,000 new iur...... mente, the interests of both colonies being fications, and very large sums of money' passed Sundry creditors similar, while both equally require effectis, through his bands. It having come to the Profit brought forward from fast

Moncrialiet's ears that this officer had been mak- cocoaat defences. Why a branch of the Federationing out accounts of expenditure in excess of his -Balanco League has not been formed here before were actual outlay, bo sent for Wang and personally. idmonished him, calling upon him to confes the

Hotel... Of our futuro movements we know nothing; brtt Shares in public companies pence seams assured, the plan of our com- Sundry btors. missioning the Glenogle, en armed craiser here, Extention alterations

LIANILTING.

2.51.00

3,502,00

50.00

2,234.76

$19.234.70

14,239.80

250.00

rovILL.

8th September. BEFOкa M. E. MACKEAN.

FRAUD.

the case we be montioned in a week.

ABSAULT AND ROBBELT.

I daresay you have board of the death of that veteran mandarin Two Teung-isog. The news reuched bors on Saturday. To died at Foochow abent monthe 5th inst. He is much regretted by the Chinese, who regarded him as a starling character, above the reproach of squessing, that vics to which officials in this country have, se general and constant a loaning.

China Archipelago, and the creation of a assal dian Ocean and the Chinese Seas, where almost

Furniture.***************** Stock of wines and provisions, &., on 30th

June, 1835 License attaching to 2nd half of 1685 Fire Insurance attacking to 2nd half of 1835- 634.50 Che Asiag, fishmonger, was charged, an zemezd, of air.

...wich having baan.concerned withoutiber of other During the last few days some of the ries $155,603.44 mea in eutting and wounding Chan Achung and fields in the surrounding district wore inundate

Wong Ayat, and robbing them of a jacket, value owing to the recent rain. The fox has now, ..$200,009.HD

50,000.00 $3.30, on the 30th a 67,33.63 The complainants are husband and wife, and however, receded again, and only slight damag

lived in a house in Wi Tak Lane. On the 30th has hear done. It is to be hoped we shall have alt the defendant and another man, and two blind no further inundations, or there will be more women came to the house, and one of the blind distress, a contingency to be droadod. wowen went into the complainants' room. She

Que of the Revenue steam-launch cruisers able. was told to clear cut, and the men coming in. a quarrel earned, and the complainants were bestan went ashore on Friday laat in the river near the

$2,428.54

15748.20

8,8

$245,600.1

the entire wealth and half of the merchant foot parhod young man to a beggar. "Will yar of England are concentrated, would be absolute-hour eblige me with your name and address ly closed to the French squadrons. No naval and I call on you," was the prompt retort. campaign would be possible, neither Hongkong The Ashbar, in a letter from Suakin, given um Singapore could be attacked with any chance the following partienters as to the Mahdi's death. of excess, the direct road from England to India Mahamed Achmat, it anys, fell ill og Friday, by way of America, when the Panama Canal is June 19th. at 2 p.m., and by his own desire was finished," would be left open, and the Eastern at once conveyed to a bent cutside the camp. No fisnk of English possessions would be invalner dootora being at hand, two of the captive mission. aries who had medical knowledge were summor- Is this only so much writing for writing's ed to the sick hat They immediately said the with iron bars. The defendant unit his friend ofty, but got of substantly with no damage sake on the part of the sailer sucher? the reader Fatient was ill of the smallpox, and later in the will ask. It is not. A few days presions to the day, sveing that the dis was assuming the anbaqnoutly came back to have another spell of One of the men, however, fall overboard and was al of the Ferry Ministry, in answer to an in-most virulent form, they told the patient to 80,53 basting the ecmplainants, and gave them some drowned. The body has not yet been found interpellation as to what would happen to the paro for the worst. Tho Mahdi thereupon called The defendant was sentenced to three months' consequence of the strength of the current, French feet if a naval wat were to break azt, his nephew. Abdullah, named him his successor, 560,05 hard labour.

completely at a loss to understand, Io it be-truth short his mis-doiura. Wang, however, cause business monopolises the entire atten- was evasive and disputations, and would not Prove AND TORE LOCUTAT, FOR THE & MORT4 to admit his guilt, so the Momorialist secretly

30: Jure, 1855.

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tion of the residentaf or is it because they deputed ity Prefeet of Canton to make eu- basa no contera in the question ? We canquiries and this officer ascertained that bardly believe that be failure to express an Wang'a frands were of an extensiva a maiore as to demand immediato and searching investiga opinion on the subject has been the resulttion. The Memorialist would submit that the of opathy; it must be that the muller Lae work of fortification is of the utmost importance. somehow slipped out of sight. It is not the and considering the extreme difcalty that there wont of Hongkong to be backward in public ture of the province and the ceaseless worry a is in obtaining funds for tho military expendi affairs; she has usually led where Siugupore der which the Memorialist Labours to place mili By Nelt Earnings at Hotel followed, Complaints have been made intary matters on a soyad basis, and the scnstant stata of anxiety ho is in for the welfare of the

past times of the difficulty there is in bring people, whoso poverty and distress make him ing tho wants, wieber, and capabilities of feel dishearten and ashamed, it is too disgust- Hongkong before the public as home. Iing that funds which are scraped together, with the utmost pains should go to line the pockets

bas for years been a standing grievance if a grasping and greedy oficial e reatures all the remoter colonies-Hongkong among therefore to pray His Majesty to order that the number—that the English people, and Wag kan te forthwith cashiered pre- patory to haing subjertal to a rigorous trial often seen the members of the Hutse of fand Bach further punishment as may be found Commons, koon cither little or nothing about evesary, Whm the amount of his defales- tions has been ascertained the money will bo re- them, and care less. An opportunity mov

covered from him in fall.The request is grant- presents itself of helping 19 sonne necure te ad by a Rescript appended to the Mamorini. dissipate this groes ignariner and kindle in ita athad a desire for inforamtion_about the

LATEST TELEGRAMS. distant portions of the British empire which' will one day have some souli voice in con- trolling its destinies. We hope that no for- ther dag wil sko place, but that stops will

LONDON, 7th September. GERMANY AND SPAIN. The Fresident of the Spanish Ministry (Señor dol Castillo) bas expressed to the German Am-

be taken promptly to form a Hongkongsader his great rigrot for the insult offered Brauch of tig- Imperial Federation Egue. to the Gurman fag by the populace of Madrid. The movement, eleinte our eympathy and ap-

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outs with a dagger.

ABSAULT BY A SOLDIER.

15,748,20 John Bertor, gauner No. 24570, RA, was charged with having assaulted the police in the $19,918.83 excontin of their duty, on the 8th inst

which carried it away.

JAPANESE NOTES.

["JAPAN MAIL" TRANSLATIONS FROM

NATIVE PAFERS.1

The defendant and some others had been in s $199.43 brothel in Stanley-street, and some disturbanc

The Marquis Nabeshima has applied to the oscarring, a ory for police was raised. Ther anthorities to purchase 1,500,000 tubo of land 35.40 ran out, and slakang in Wellington-afrost tried in the Hokkaido.

to stop the defendant, but the latter gave him

pro.

Admiral Peyron stated that the French vessels and gave him his sword. On Saturday growing would exactly find themselves at their posts in the patient was in a condition past hope. Ho the event of a conflict with England. Europe then bace a saleza farewell to his family m had no idea of such a conflict impending, but adjured his successor to cortinas the war against Fraude always has, and the writer of the naw the Christians He expirod at 5 am.en Sunday, book only emphasises and confirms what I have the 21st, and was buried at sunset in a grave An interesting romanos has just curis to been saying for these inst two years. In an old within his text. The tent was afterwards burnt. Adelphi farce, of which I do not remember the. name, Paul Bedford was constantly belabonting public artextion by the death of a cloured ma

The Japanese peerage now. comprises 11. Tools. Each blow was socompanied by the named Frederick McKinney in Amsterdam, question, "Do you want to fight The Snswer New York. The story is a strange pae, but is 910,978.03 blow toross the fare with a stick sul got past Princes, 24 Marquises & Counts, 324 punts, ariably came, "No, I don't "Then why not Bagh As In the

him. At the Clock Tower a Sikh constablanade and 74 Barons, the total buing 409.

D. McCULLOCK, Chairs.CK-

Hongkong, 8th September, 1883.

SUPREME COURT.

5th September.

iN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE ME. JUSTICE ACHEVYD.

BATING ASSESSMENT APPEALS.

His Lordship gova judgmout to-day in respect of anamberof spreak by Mr. E. R. Belilios against the assessment by the Government Valuator. Mr. Maisels, of various properties in his possession, for

rating purposea.

an effort to stop him, but the defendant strnok two blows at his head, when the Sikh got hold of

The Bark of Japan has reduced the interest don't you say so " emphasized by another thump service of Ower Bardwell, & Virginis plantor.. the stick. Bartor then gave him a blow on the discount from sen 2 to san 1 9-10ths. This is conste oorfines herself to shricks. That is, the gratified until it came to asking her father's son. ax loans from 74 to 7 per cent, and the rate of the ribs. Franse dass not venture upen blows; Bardwell had daughter, whose every wish was sent to her marriage with a young man of a France at home; sailer France may cro day in chart with his bat, and escaped him, but running clasive proof of the stagnation of monstery her hurry to come to close quartare give the neighbouring and wealthy family. There had towards the Prays he fell into the clutches of circulation European constable, and was captured

The Mitso Bishi Company has offered the sor blow fret. The explanation would be left to long besp bitter fesling between the heads of

tako cure of itself. The defendant said he did not assault the conves cf its steamships gratis to the Imperial stables except that be tried to get away.

Household Department in consideration of the The lokang's foos was.sory much vollen, and recent Inperist charter of the Yokohama Maru, The Neus Berliner Musikzeitung announce enemy, ccmmanded the girl to renounos the

he must have enstained a severe blow.

His Worship Aned the defendant $3.

DRUNKENNE99.

LARCENIKU.

Mr. A. P. 8kos appeared on behalf of the

Li Achin, coole, was sent to go for three Treasury; Mr. Theacon for the appollant.

His Lordship aid that with regard to a great revics for stealing an earthenware pot, value 13 many of the cases which had been brought before cash, from a girl in Thnk Lane. It was bis 20- him he had mado an order referring than to Mr. Bart, one of Deputy Registrars of the Court, to Lis Thai Ling, coolie, was similarly punished principles upon which he thought thess valuatious shop. Frays West, on the 7t's just. 1.

cond offence,

WI

had

sach toushold, and time hed not hoaled the branch. Bardwell, incaused at the thought of a naion between his daughter and the son of his

and the offer has been accepted.

that the famore violinist. Medame Nerment man. Unlike modoru heroines, the girl, instard Mr. Tavakadate, graduate of the Brianen Nirada, was recently married to the distinguish of leaving the parental root and fosing with har Department of the Tokyo University, and mem- ad pianist and tacher, Mr. Charles Hallé. The lover, vielded to her father's order. Netlong aftor- John Baru, unemployed santan, admitted havber of the Scientific Society, has proposed that numerous friends and admirers of both gentle ward Miss Hardwell brought into her father's prasenos M'Kinney, the coloaned slave, and with ing been drunk and isompable in the streets on the journal hitherto issued by the Society be man and lady will offer soxtal congratulations. Monday night, and he was fined half a dollar.

For the first time in bistory a dress-improver all the fire that a revengeful net and inspiro, printed in the Roman alphabet, and, not ap-

ring the system adopted the Romaji Ka, has been of some use. A tall, usjestic lady was exolsimad:"This is my husband." Bardwell the other day walking along the pavement of adrove them both from his house, and the comely The Anwaiian Emigration Olles is about to well-known town, when from the upper story of white girl and her dark-skinned partner went

abmitted a new plan of his own. engage fourteen Jupanese interpretors at salarios the home which the "buttressed" one way pass out into the world. They settled izi Troy several ranging between 335 and $150 a month. Three fing a two-year-old-child-fell out-of the window. years ago, and bere met a negro who was for oriring the highest salary will be amployed in It would have dropped on to the pavement, and merly one of Bardwell's slaves, and who furnished. grants, under the direct control of that Ofles, improvar, which is said to have been of enormous They afterward romoved to Amsterdam, where, and the others as their assistants.

dimensions, intervened. The infant fell on that in a paper's got in the County Poorhouse, the BEFORE ME, H. E. WODEHOUSE. of their countrymen and women in re-populating a great many of these cases ought to have bean

We hear ti at an inordial Minister has re- buttress of wire, and a gentleman, who was walk-opoo beautiful Ai Bardwell braathod her last France, are now living at Rozoy-Bolral, in the settled after that, but diflonities had arise

DAVID AND JÓNÁTHAN.

cently made a motion that, before the publication ing behind, caught the little creature before it at the age of 61 years. Although here was not The political atmosphere in Europe has Aisue. They have had twenty-soven children, of in respect of the reference to Mr. Barf, and be Joaquim Pedro Bodrigues, watchman, was, of the proposed Marriage Law, the Divorce Act bad time to roll off. The chill was unharmed, marriage of love, it is said that aho actod cleared colliderably. Huutor's last telegram whom twenty-five are living, and three are serving consented to hear a number of them again: but charged by Autonio Fouly, godown keeper should be promulgated, inasmuch as the latter is and the story goes that the ladies of that to through years of poverty and tail the part of s in the army lu Tanquin. The father and mather, he still hoped that many of them would be with- with stealing an umbrella, value $3.50, on the in greator need at prosent than the former, in have one and all from that day forth determined trae wife to her husband, to whom she born abuwe that, whatever tas tamper of the Linged respectively seventy-three and sixty-sight, drawn. He had looked into some of the cases, 5th inst

view of the innumerable abuses connected with to adopt the dress-isporver as part of tacir sovoral children Minney divi lo a cheerle berd party to Spain, the Ministry at alt paltivate a farm, sided by six other sons. Of their and he must confess that he had been unable to The complainant said that the defendant, was the dissolution of austriacnial ties, whereas mar-toilette. This gives an apocryphal air to the shanty in an aller. From the day they left the events are not in a mood to go to war with twenty-sovou hlidrentrenty-oneware bere. The understand the ground upon which many of the his friend, and they were out walking together riages themselves are conducted scoording to tale. The probability is that any demonstration Virginian plantation they had never heard from

women gave birth to five in one year-three on valuations had been made. For instance, a house on the 5th inst. He had an umbrella with him, formal usagna.

of the utility of an article of apparel would lead the rich father, and although oftes menaced by Germany, and have very sensibly expressed the End Jannary and two on the 27th December, three years ago was let at $950 a mouth, and the end the defendant asked him for the loan of it, The manufacture of matebos has been entirely to its prompt disana.

want, never sought hie nasietanos.

probation as colonists; it demanda dug supe port and co-opération na British subjects,

A partriarchal couple named Leger, who hasport upon, and he intimated at the time out for stealing sandal wood from the Yang Shing saperintending the condust of the Japanese omi-boos killed or maimed for life. had not the drew the details of the strange union of the two lives.

done onch to make up for shortcomings of many ought to be made. His Lordship thought that