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So many conficling statements have been put into circalation through the Shanghai papers about Sir ROBERT BART nad ta Inspectorate General of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs that the public must be in a state of bewilderment as to what to ex peet next. We are glad to be able to set at rest al: speculation or the question, though there is not much causs for gpogratulation in any other sense on the result. Briefly, then, His Excellency the Governor received official informuation yesterday that Sir BOBERT HART has finally declined to take up the post of British Minister to Chiod.and. will romain Inspectar-Caneral of Customs, When commenting the other day on the an-

earrounding circumstances somming to render such a decision politic for various reasons.

purchaso several vessels like her."

A foreigner from Tientsin writes to the Courier-Li Fan-yen, the former Minister to Austria, Franco, Germany, and Italy, was in Tientsin making a temporary stay at the Viceroy Li's yames. He will go to Paking shortly with the Vloeroy. This ex-Minister Li will have great induce in fature, and will be tho com ing man of China. He is well versed in the

foreign matters.

THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10ru, 1885.

LATEST TELEGRAM 5

LONDON, 8th September. GERMANY AND SPAIN. A pesosful settlement of the difficulty between Germany and Spain is expected.

The German Government agrees te relinquish its claims on the island of Yap, if it is proved that the Spanish fog has been previously listed there.

OPENING OF THE RIVER MIN.

A telegram was received in town on Sunday last from Focehow, as follows-

" (Moisily informed Ravar opened to-morrow."

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE!

Mr.

Possession of and retailing prepared oplum on the 9th inst., and in default of payment of the Bnu he was sent to graal for a month.

------UNLAWFUL POGBESSION.

Lan Awing, marina hawker, was food $34, and in default of payout was sont to gaol for month, for unlawful possession of about five lbs of copper, the property of the Dock Company, at Hung Ham, on the 9th inst

retced by the Yamen,

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THE LATE COLLISION BETWEEN THE ORESTES' AND THE "LIU-YUN."

didered to be too close to the Palace. About been wall studied, if it is thought that a few milled two transgressions, which we should affaire with England, Russia, Japan, and Koros.rently turned phrases and a score or two of have escaped had thero bear neither law not leer. In regard to the allied foot of China and Japan signatures are likely to turn him from a deli-pourt to tempt us. First, we are guilty of ha7-

to which Chine estida her three largest vessels berately formed opinion;

ing such an evil institution in our must

andar Admiral Ting, and Japan Lor three largest Some of the expressions in your memorial condly wo are guilty of having memorialixon to oppose, as it is said, Russia's designs upon suggest an imperfect appreciation of the change for its reforma. We are between two horns of Koron-the question is-Hare they any proof that hes some over foreign relations with the dilemma, and our Correspondent, ad co of that mad will Russia refreut before their Chinese during the last twenty years, a fortably on his dust cloud in Clympus, eares not threat? They are strong, because they feel thay change whose earliest note was sounded by Mr. ons jot which of them we lost for car w will be backed up by Great Britain through Bulingonte in 1868, and which may be said to purch. thick and thin, wbick is an open worst both bare have received its consummation in the selection

27th August.

obtuse as Chinese officials.

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No cines of the community needs effective protection from the violence of the turbulent, and noue have so strong a claim on the Au thorities so the Police. The nature of their occupation is such that they are constantly German language, and is well acquainted with amusement. The policeon had been well drifted in the recollectňup nï our renders that the 0. g. Pseudonym gata -your readers warning about Game of skill or of chanes anecoss, toponding on Canton Insurance Ofea, Tâmited-8824 per

It will be says the Shanghai Mercury) with. S. Co.'s steamer Grastes, on her last voyage at from bere ou 28th of March last, when about half way to Wossung, onzas into cellision with the Woosung steam ferry beat Liu-gas, bennd from Woosung to Shangtui: the ferry beat was ent in two and a great way lives were lost. The claim of the owners of the Liu-yan was referred to the of H.B.M's Supreme Court, with Capt. Pater arbitration of Mr. H. A. Morat, Assistant Judgo

con and Captain de Horna sa'Assessora

Mx. . . Wikin appeared for the owners

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Hongkong Fire Lusurance Company's Shares Chias Fire Insurance Company's Share--$75

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Hongkong and Whatapoa Dook Company's

Shares-65 por cat. prom. Hongkong, Cantor, and Mamo Steamboat Co.'s

Bharos-$45 por share premium, Indo-China Steam Narigation Co's Shares--

175 per cent. discont

are to be protected from violence of this. We have received from Mr. D. L. Griffith, kind, persons must be made to feel that in photographer, a photograph of the Dragon pro cession, taken from the Prays as the dragon was asaulting members of the Force they are turningsthorner..by Paldor's Wharf... The laying themgalvas open to severe punish-figures in the procession are coloured. mast. Who can wonder if policeman ahirk facing the danger of auch treatment when the protection afforded by law is no feeblo a deterrent to violent man? Who can blame them also if, with small provocation, they re!!

THE INSPECTOR-GENERALSHIP:

and at Peking, for H.B.M. Conan, Mr. Branan, of a Chiness ofcial for the post of British Mr. T. H. Darwin is making progress with sort to basty and unmerciful use of their

The Shanghai papers contradict each other and the Japanese Consul, are together at. Id Minister in 1885. The "gamboat policy" is as the biography of his father. The volume, it is trquèbeone or other weapons? Policé con.

strangely on this subject. This is what they from Paking, Sir R. Hart. The question is agonoy is called in to the support of diplomacy, Darwin's method of research, and for the first Hung-chang's Mr. Bronnn is backed by his chief doad as a door-wil, and the next time any such stated, will contain an interesting account of atables bave their feelings as well as other

have to any concerning the appointment of the now naked, who will back Rassin against them the grabosta will probably be Chinese. The time the public will have presented to them me?), They are apt to feel, too, that with

Inspector-General of Chinese Imperial Mari. On acount of this. Admiral Ting, with H E prestige of Europesa armed forse might have true picture of the great naturalist's home and Chen Ming-la. Minister for Kores, departed out-lived for many years their actual employment daily life. It is anticipated that the book will ba justice administered in such a way thoir best

time Customs:

to-day for Korea. protection lies in the affectual use of their own

The N. C. Daily News Our private lattars

in kasping mandarins in order if the French had issued by Mr. Maray before the year-ig out. from Tintain announce the arrival of telegrams dreing Prince Ming and the Dai In Kan to to show the Chimes that they might defy which the evidence was so palpably insuficient Li Hang-chaug has not yet succeeded-in-in not in their light and airy fashion undertaken tuscular arms. Chinero lokaags are much

Thoro was recently a trial for murder, in decried for cowardice, but it is not amasing

there to the offeat that Sir Robert Hart has let bygones bo bygunes" and that they should Westora gations with impunity. But after the that this judge stopped the ass, and directed the Minister. Our correspondouts say that Bir Ming feels himself strong in his party at Koren, aaral attack on Chien, the whole back-ground well-known lawyer, however, who wished to do withdraws his acceptance of the post of British rotura together in barmony to Korea. Feinca ignominious eading of a Fronch military and jury to return a verdint of "not guilty." A that they should not care to grapple with a

Bobert's difficulty lies in the threatened appoint- with the Tle 100,000 remitted to him by kis of foreign relations with China, which was something for the foo he had received for the man much stronger than themasolves, when

ment of Mr. Detring as his successor; one writer cousin in-law, the King of Korea, through the terrily described by Sir R. Alanok a "naked defence, claimed the privilega of addressing the they are almost certain to get badly mauled AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.

afleming-that-De-andidate but Mr. James Hart Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. as the lekang did in the unas referred to,

would be acceptable to Sir Rohort. The Viceroy

physical force, has fallen away. Whens forsign court. "We'll hear you with pleasure, Mr. B.,' From Peking we losen that Bir R. Hart will official in now-a-daye aconsed of trucking to the said the judge; "but to prevent socident, Srat On Tuesday night the Emilie Melville Opora appears to have been unking strenuous efforts officially assumo charge of H.B.M.'s Logation on Chinese, he may fairly ask what alternative he acquit the prisoner." They are not likely either to interfore with Compary gave their third performance at the on behalf of Judge Danny, who, however, was at September, although he is attending to all has. There is indeed another, and in some breaches of Ordinances for the 'maintenance City Hall Theatre The night was close and the

transactions at prosont. Sir Robert performed a resposts a more excellent way, of maintaining of peace and good order in the streets, whon weather aupromising, and these circumstances, that Sir Robert Hart will be re-appointed to the Generalship; he was plossed to highly recom-by substituting moral for physical force and The Mercury-Fenter's telegram stating graciona at, before parting with the Inspector-nat parhapronsolidating goud reistions, namely, they are so alackly protected from the vio-combined with the fact that "The Pirates of Inspectorate General of the Customs is mend Mr. G. Detring as the most worthy to be management" for diotation. That is, stooping lence of rowdien. Somo pascal will always Penzance" has become tulerably familiar to the

bave good reason for believing, untrue. Were his sarcossor. It is said a great deal in dons to to conquer. Thaco are not, however, many men it trae, we should have received a spacial tele-secore this result by Li lang-chang, who sin horn in a generation who have the patience or be found to set the mob at the Police if he thestra-going publin hare, sufficiently account gran on the subject long before the diners cerely doaires to see his protégé the head of the the capacity to uso woll auch a delicata and even knows that on being caught his only panish- for the moderate attendance as compared with Routor had evor thought of wiring the news to Customs Department. Our Chinese friends sy-complex instrument in dealing with a people at Malwa (OM). meit will be a paltry fine, which his friends the full housss of previous nights.

the Far East. We have good reason to believe that Mr. Detring candied on H.E. Li on the 20th one so astute and Editor, not for privation, hat na ogdenes of goodwill cheerfully pay for him.

We have on

As we have hinted, this production of Gilbert hat Sir Robert had already cemmenced his instant and thanked him for his good offices. It is a great satisfaction to think that tho now Patna (Now)

dation as British Minister, and that Mr. James Tar aowly appointed U.S. Minister, Tastai British Minister is one of those rare men. All letters for plantion chon't be written an ona previous occasions drawu attention to san- and Sullivan's, though deservedly popular, is Hart. if not already appointed chief of the fins-Clung, is daily expected hers from Ta Ming-for it is also a anaree of gratification to cEsorvo, that Bomarse (Cla)

teuces by tus sana mugistrate which struck screwhat hackneyed, too much es at all events to tous Department. will be so rory shortly. to receive from H.E. Li hâa finial instructions.

as being altogether too lenient, and W Peak, and it is udacassy now to noting the ion from Peking is that Sir Robert Hurt has heat. There is a great deal of sickness in con

while the Chinese have been (Jarming, their The Courier-The latest outlimtio informa There is nothing but rain each day, with a damp military strength, they have also been learning |tempt people down from their song asula on tha cannot help thinking that in the cases re-aparaitsalt. Wohave never seen it better mounted Sarries. This can only mean that Sir Robert,

been granted leave of absence from the Castors' saquenos amongst the Chinese

little the wisdom of working harmoniously with foreign nations, and they begin to parceive Orders for extra copion of the Daily Press should ferred to Mr. MacKEAB has strained the than on this serasion, and Mr. Willard deserves anding unexpected diflullins in getting his

moreover who are their natural friends and who be sent before 11 m. on the day of publication.quality of mercy most unduly.

Of late the chief topios have been railroads, their natural enemies. great credit for the pains expended fosecure accm-nomineo appointed to succeed him, has deter- the Korean Seerat Trity, the Inspector-Gene After that hour the supply is limitat.

plote representation. Miss Emilie Melville mideained not to resign the post of Inspector-ralship; but now all this is dropped and nothing at every point of contact along the coast, mnoh Bat it is abvious that not in Peking only, but The steamers Paris and Benclathe have gono charming Mabel, acted the part to perfection, General, and that no appointment will be baade is talked about but mines. It is stated fan taob and forban race will bars to be orere and to to Foches to be re-transferred to the Chiguse and rendered the music with great taste and fcol-sired, the duties being carried on by the Chief promised the Chihli South West Coal and Iro future collisions with the Chinese authorities

to the post until the present difficulties are re-several firms toast that they have bece faithfully provoat friction of an unpleasant kind flug.

ing,roceiving onthusiasticapplause, to which she Secretaries, as on former cousions when Sir Mines by His Excelloney Li Hung.chang, but the foreigner is nearly certain to be worsted. The Mosagerie Maritimes steamer Djemaah, respanded gracefully bet was obliged to decline to

Robert has been on leave.

I don't lieve that these firms will get them. with the next outward French mail, left Bings accede to encores. The tir "Poor Wandering

Yesterday His Exes lenor Governor Sir George The Chinese know how in bandle foreignore tantsulit do not fall the rising There is no use blinking the fact;derpora mu HI-VOTENG, SEPTEvom 197, 13-pore ut nece yesterday for Saigon and this port. One and the dust "Stay. Frederick, stay," in Bowou rece ved official intimation that Sir Ro-hex hay are wilt on certain things.

portion of the sentence so much the worse for 29th August. A letter from Zamboanga, published in the particular were most pleasingly froh, sad were bort Hart has fimily declined to take up the

Ds. What was Mr. P. J. Hughes about to allow Comercio, says the steamier Dan Juan arrived received with marked spprobation. The part of post of British Minister at Peking, and will re-that Sir Robert Hart remains the Inspector incandescencs Ability must be

Ilonen from Peking that it is officially notified the Gits-Huang dispute to reach the point, of there on the morning of the 5th August and Ruth, the piratinal maid-of-all-work, was entragt main at the Customs. way to continue ber voyage to the Carolines theed to Miss Boresford, and was vory officially

General, on socount of the Tsang-li Yamen not venting the beginnings of strife. meeting bis viewa. same day.

As for your Mixed Court, it is a thing which filled. Miss Vernie was an indifferent Kate, and

The Tong-li Yamen is very much displeased nobody here appears to understand What good on account of reports having been handed in to has it done or is over likely to despart from As many as eighty coffins of Ningpoess have the mainer parts of Edith and Teabel were sustain- says the fails Nets) been taken in one day ined by Mies Lanse and Miss Barlington roepoc-

them in regard to the Russian-Korean Proteo the chain-gang cues and the discipline of mortality among Ningpo people only, it must be King, acting the part with rollicking a road, Shanghai, on the 3rd inst, at half-past tive they bare phad the country is an awkward pointed out by Sir W. Medharat many years the Ningpo Joss-house. If this represents the tirely. Signor Verdimades really splendid Pirate company was held at the Head Offico, Houko-mined to trace the source of these rours, as

An extraordinary general meeting of the above torate, and it is said that Her Majesty is deter thiores heary among other Chinese in Shanghai.

For pare commercial transactions, as was and plenty of spirit all through. He brought down the house in the song "I am a Pirate look. There were present:-Megars. F. H. position with neighbour, with whom, to at iv-are, the Chinese do better witkort law. Steam-muches, native and foreigu, will eace King," and was obliged to repeat the last versa, A. G. Wood, W. Brand, J. A. Hawes. Whooley,mont are ou the most friendly terms. The there is no law there is no transgression, and forti, according to the Shanghai Shin-pao, when the audience refusing to take a douial.

Lavera (Chairman). AO. Westall, F. H. Bell, tents and parposes, Hor Majesty and the Govern

Whore

going into the interior, be faxed by the Chinens to Walshe was realy bar in the part of Directors A. J. H. Carill, P. 3. Habbo, Ware, the rumours amongst Chinese officials to every man's good name was law enough for him. Exotic, l understood, badly administered codes Terment. The tax will be enforced for the next Frederick as we expected, his acting being hardly Pardon, A. S. J. Clifton, Warburg, Westmore, day-Mercury Correspondent. two years only, and it will be used to defray the up to the mark. He sang very well, however, and

of dead laws substituted for the living customs 3014 August. Anderson, R. D. Starkey, and A. Ross expenses incurred in deepening canals and other red & great success in the dret "Stay, Freorutary) representing 1,732 shares.

The now British Minister bas in is said, by which were rooted in the people's mature and waterways.

which held them strictly within dained boundar dorick, stay," which is the gom of the opera. Mr. The SECEITARY having road the notice con- this time betaken himself to HM. Legation, and is of right and wrong have done much to notification of his assumption of Ministerial offer debauchs the ecmercial consciences of almost all Says tho .. Daily News: "The U.S. gation of the Mainr-Ganeral, his souception B. de Bruze deserves much praisa for his porsoNA-

vening the meeting. boat Palos is coming to Shanghai in about a

The CHAINMAN aid the business before the will be forthcoming at onco. His assssor, as month for extensive repairs. It would be in the part being that of a stiff, dried-up shareholders was to confirm a unanimous ro far as is known, has not been appointat, and the Asiatica who have come within the influence of rating to know how much this vessel has post prim and formal offer, and he sang that solution which was passed at the meeting on the Chinese dealings are so mysterious and enigma the English wig and gown. It strikes a stranger remarkabla how placidly the most clean nouncement made to that effect by The That for repairs since she has been out, on the station.manner, sliciting boarty applause from the boast striking out the Eats 1885 and substituting plots, sousterplots, schemes, ways of evasion, and and bankers in England delire ovor their Union Lasuenas Society of Canton, Limited— · we expressad our belief in its probability. The total sum would probably be enough to Thoamall part of Samuel, the Pirate Ligatozant.

worthy's topical,song in a most creditableed of August last as follows: That lausetical that it is possible some heart-reading m

44 of the Articles of Association be altered by prise may be in store for us. Of the batching of shaven, frock-conted, church-going merchants

1886" was efficiently filed by Mr. Page, who made tho

intrigue there has boon no end, and as regards Consolences to the keeping of my "solicitor." It most possible out of i The Sergent of

the appointment of the Chinese band, the strug has been, to say the least, a doubtful advantage

to tenoh, Asisties to do the same, and is la Police was capitully represented by Mr. Brandon,

gle for power and pre-eminence has been feroa. whe certainly is by far the best amateur Ser

Thy post of Chinese hindship is important. Instion whether even in Shanghai the Mixed North China Insurance-Ti 30 por share.

Court has not been a mixed curse. gaunt we have soon. He song. "When the felon's

CLiaise bands it will be potential for the attain

If you want Yougisze Insurance Amoniation--Th. 130 par not engaged in his employment," was admirably

to see the evils of imposing exotic laws on mort of bags gains; political power will be at

abare. sang exoking a storm ofapplause, and it had to be

tached, and of patronage grout hops, so that the Orientals, go to India, where the sense of nom-hiasse Insurance Company, Limited—3170 per fight is strap RÉRY.

mercial honour as such has been lost among the share. partly repeated. The last verse, which was a

A few wooks ago some one with a Rabelaisian datives, who simply revel in litigation and re-On Tai Insurance Company, limited-Tis. 148 cirinal addition to the song. treated great

gard their commercial obligations ne a pure per share, exposed to the dranken pugnacity of some

sad got through their business with credit.

criza, bagus unions granting rights to halting the best card that is the sharpest The performance was a decided snorers and it is

work share mines. These doctments, which ars sailer or soldier, or occasionally of some, civilian who has indiscreetly imbibed tou Daily Neto fairly exemplified by a description

The strango ideas that are expressed by people only to be regretted that a larger audience was

invalid and worthless, have genuine official reals, litt. Hofors Fou usk for further detal Elsewhere about Chivece mats are (says the not present to witness it.

at the stamps were obtained by frand, and examine the whole subject thoroughly. And ments of your Maloo instituties you should much goud liquor. The bonest por. of Mt. Teang Spennor Žaisun in the Times of Signor Valenza in a masterly manner.

The accompaniments were again played by

Possibly some genuine concession, in favour contrasts and the men' you deal with, and in of pours the documents are null and void.

while you sre dellborating, look wall to your formance of their duty renders the Fulies India This young man was sent to Calcarta of

of Chinese grantees may be in existance, eommercial matters, at all avents, distrust your Tonight the Company will produce Gilbert

and it might be objects of untred and vengeful feelings on which he had bean employed in the the Pay office the title role will be sustained by Mies Melville,

sach gennine grants to nesonat private mission some months ago, previous to and Sullivan's popular opera " Patience," when

that means more or less Mixed Court. the part of theas who set the law at defiance and his in the British Consulato. The Times of and a most enjoyable performanon may be

satisfactory audadegauto-night he found to turn But as it is s and wage war against society, and the efforts India, as wir roaders will remember, took him pected. of the representatives of order to quell siree: for a wigh Chinese official, and interviewed bin disturtources often bring upon them the The stestor Glengarry has just made the pas

THE HOMICIDE AT WANCHAI ferocious attacks of a rabble crowd. Unless days. The following is the record of the voyage: who was killed in a brawl in a coblie house i sage out to Shanghai Frain London in forty-five

The inyaest on the body of the coalie Tai Afuk some protection greater than that afforded Left London on the 19th and arrived at Port Wing Fang-stroot. Wancha, on Monday after

dornments offered for sale are swindles, the fact proximate scearer the opinion that would meat to the ordinary taxpayer is allowed by the Said on the 30th July; left Suez on 1st August, noon, was resumed at the Magistracy yesterday

of worthlessness will be discovered in time to pre-naturally prevail in a society nine-tonths of which law to our preservers of the paure, it is quite day at pan and arrived at Singapore on the house, and a jury composed of Messrs. 8. E. blausu, it was decided that the first cause of the arriving at Penang on the 78th at noon, left same morning, before the Corner, Mt. H. E. Wodu

reht loss. Probably, it means could be devised are composed of persons directly or indirectly In regard to which of the two vessels were to certain they can venture into the lower 20th at 8 ara; left on 21st at 9 p.ca. and arrived Dux, 3. A. Marçal, and G. F. dos Remedios. collision was the improper starboarding of the capper, etc., in Chibli, Shantung, Kiria, etc., might service, and so for his views are worth con. China Sugar Rofuing Company, Limited-885

in accord with legality, many mines of soal, iron, Connected with the Legations or the Customs quartors of any town only at the greatest at Hongkong on 27th. left on 30th August at The following evidence was taken

be worked profitably, if foreign methods are used, sidering; for it would be manifestly unwise of risk. Te most places this is a fully re2nd September

per share. Liu-yun In regard to Was the Orestes to noon and arrived at Wooshing at 11 am, on the

Dr. Marques gare evidenes to having made a blame and was the porting of the Oreates when and in the near future the rising intnstry of us here to ignore the plain fact that the com. Chins Sugar Refining Ompany (Debenture) – cognised fact, and assaults upon police are

post mortem oxamination of the body of the da- she saw the Li-ye starboarding an improper the forsign speculator had better be cautious, or different in a variety of resposts, and can Lawn Sugar Refining Company, Limited---$80

Chins will be most important to the state; but munitios of Shanghai and Peking are essentially I per seat premium nominal. invariably regarded a very serious offences, the Northern Boet, who has recently returned but off in un tramater on the left parietal nct possible for the Orestea to have avoided the with intent; in the second he may buy a mins over opinions are based on practical considerations The Shen-pre sage Ting Ya-ting, Admiral goased. There were no external marke of violence, movement? The Assessors considered that it he will be exploited by share documents, or genuine scarcely be expected to take the same row of

upon opening the head he found an extravasa- was not an improper movement, and that it was

per share. to be punished with exemplary severity from his trip to Seoul, paid a visit to the Viceroy division, and the corresponding portion of the collion. The Orestes was, therefore, acquitted. which he has on low right whatera. Daily and every-day worldly experience, the other set Hongkong and Chins Bakary Company, Limited dornments. inther first case, he will be defrauded any subject under Heaven. Where one set of Hongkong Ice Company's Shares-$155 per

share. The serious Lepect thus throws upon an as- Minister to Germany, happened to be present. brain was also congosted. The deceased's La the opinion of the Assessors, when the L- News Correspondent. sault on the much abused"Robert," invests. This gentleman couaniere himself to be well scright lang was very much congested, and they sterboarded the steamers were tou near

are influenced by servico-traditions; where, in 8118 per share. him with a kind of defensive armour in the quainted with naval affairs, and consequently ploe was anlarged. Dr. Marques attributed, together for the helm of the Orestes to take

one cess, the paramount question is one of out- Perak Tie Mining and Smelting Company tock the opportunity of questioning the Ad fall or blow on the head. The fset of there be done by the Orestes was done. It appears Lho death to injurfos to the brain, dansed by a effect, and that everything that was proper to

mercial intereste, in the other it is one of set- -$20 per share. tling vexations disputes with a kittle troubleSelangor Tin Mining Compaay-13 per share. held, and though a rough would not think replies clicited were anything but satisfactory,

Everything was quiet in Korea when the between the Yamén and the Minister as may be. Perak Sugar Cultivation Company--Îls. I per twice before perpetrating an act of violence the Admiral seaming not to have a suey high common in auch & case. The state of the brain an when leasing Kajow Creek to keep the Chinese garrisons ir Soul and Masampo, one, or and energetic officer shelved, virtually for having Hongkang Rope Manufacturing Company, Li- ou any private person who crossed hic, he opinion of the Harnit Kingdoar.

conld not have been brought about by natural Potong side of the river and he arrived a two Celestial gamboats are to be kept on the fought the battle of oran-handed justice againer mited-$68 per share. would require strong assurance of escape the Japanese king has been hoisted on the Majico Yuen Fung-tane. He knew the deceased, who evidently keeping about mid-channel, taking fall

Black Point and thou cross over to the Shanghui Korean station; at present one Armstrong groes vonality rather too vigorously, the orities Hongkong Glass Manufacturing Co., Limited. The Mercury ways:-We hear from Korea that Tai Asaur said he was a hawker rasiding in side. That on the cassion in question be was orniser and one siphabetical ganboat are at Choof Poking, smiling indifferently down upon our Par, nominsi. before he attacked the man shielded by the sims Group and saveral other islands on the east was & soolic living in the same house with him, Fadvantage of the foal tide That when a maipo. The Japanese generally keep one or two sordid struggles from their dusty Olympia, Chiness Imperial Loan of 1894 A-2 per cent. naiform of the law. In Hongkong, how-coast of Formos, belonging to China. If this be and was 20 years of age. On Monday a was heard the Orestes whistle he was below, most is almost always there as well; at pressat the part, to ride roughshed over the long-rutering Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-5 per cent.

orvettes thorn at presont one), and a T.Ship see only another frivolous attempt. on our premimy ever, this dues nos appear altogether to be true, wowonder whatsteps will be taken in Paking. named Tsang Afok, in the co bones, asked likely collecting faces, and that he rashed alert. We unterstand the not talked of Chinese, and thereby to disturb their own the case, judging by recent decisions of at formaathe westernzost portion cfzobain of islands he had one to pay with. Teang Afnk then starboarded the helm to get to what he thought apienous by their absones.

Protest." wa passa The Majloc area (roup the decanted for some money, and the latter said dock to the wheel-house forward and immediately Bassins are still, like the Dai In Kan, condignified and most diplomatic languor. For Chinese Imparial Loan of 1884 C-5 per cent.

preminm least one of the magistrates. On Saturday extending in an easterly and a north-easterly di- took a bit of wood and seized the deceased Just some Uhinoso rowdies ware charrett rection from Formosa to the southern extremity. two man camed Paang To Sin and Tang Fo of the Japan islands The islands lio between Sin, the formor with a stool, assisted him in with assaulting a Chiness Inkang. The lat- the parallels of 24 deg.and 25 deg. 6 min. N., and beating the deceased. They best bim all over ter had interfered in Weat-street to stop the meridians of 122 deg. 55 min. and 325 deg. the body until witness at length interfered, and soma.cracker firing on Friday night in con-

they then desisted and left, while the deceased nection with the rosens Dragon Festival, and

went to bed. Soon after be complained of pain The Mercury learns by the steamer Tang-ming-in the head and a Chinese doctor who was pass removed from her, and transferred to the Poochi counterct the opposition party, of which Dai In In how many ways have we transgressed! First, be bad thereby incurred the wrath of the trom Wenchow, that a severe typhoon passed over ing by came up and gave him a dose of medioias. Captain Farlig, of the latter vessel, and all his Kan is the head, and whose rotura to his native memorialised Her Majesty's Minister before mob. At a signal given by one of Their Stanthorhals, doing considerable injury. The docessed then went to sleep, and half an officera and crew, have gone on beard the country, should it ever become a fait accompli, we now that His Bulloney had so that his

hundred native houses were more or less hour after this witness wert to him and found Fungsiren. nomber, the constable was pelted with stones, damaged; the Cnator House at the Lower Ancho: he was dead. He sent his brother to make a re-

ninisterial functions. The mere fact and driven into a shop for shelter, bat aorage was gutted by the high tide, and the flagstaff port at the Station. The three men had not re-inst, Sergeant Hough of the Shanghai Light

At the Council Board Room, on the Andis coked forward with so much foar-Carier

appointment had been gazetted is of course, was blown down and in its fall injured a Chinaman.tared to the house; they mau away beesuse the Horsa was handed his commission as Adjutant threatening did the crowd become that out The oldest residents affirm that there has not been deasaard auddenly turned pale, and they feared of the Troop by Captain Koawick Commanding

that he had only reused a portion of his fu nothing to the point; we ought to have known of regard for his own safety the shop. Bover & gale in that vicinity for the last thirty they had seriously hart him. A friend assisted the Troops, and Civil Commandant of the

niture from the Inspectorate-Gomural to the keeper thrust the lokang ont into the any indication of the approach of the tempost about a gambling dabi, but about ten cents the appropriate specon on the occasion, and express. Nece writes as follows on this subject:-

yeurs, and, strange to say, the glees never gave witness to separate them. The disputo was not Volunteers. Capt. Keswick made a neat and

A Peking correspondent of the N. C. Daily consideration that such a process, owing to British Legution, and given full weight to the street to face the mob as beat Le could. Considering that Wnetow is sheltered on all doogased ad borrowed to buy food with. Thanged his pleasure at the recognition of Sergeant

certain municipal peculiarities which distin- Fortunately for the victim soose Enropean sides by bills of considerable baight, it is some. Afn's beat the deceased first, and witness saw him Hough a valuabis services in connection with the 1.B., Minister from the Queen's Beges in under overal weeks. To borrow our Carros

The all but ananimously signed Memorial toguish hospital of China, annet.ba complated-Hongkow- constables appared

what surprising that ti damage has been so great strike the man on the head with a piece of woud Light Horse. Sergeant Hongh replied in a for Shanghai bas a very imposing appearance in the pondent's admirable metaphor, it has the look the scene upon at that time, and the mob were over rogiatared in Hongkong under the title of the joined in, and the deceased did not attempt to do

On Tuesday a new joint stock enterprise was

two or three blows in the same place. The other words siguitying his sincere appreciation of the columns of the N. C. Doily News dressed out of tilting at the knight while he is changing swed, the man who had raised the first ery Panjon and Sunghie dus Samatam Mining Com fond himself. They held his hands so that he then took the opportunity to present to Ber-presumably reached its destination by the asse

honour conferred upon him, Lieut. de Malherbe in the new fount of type. The document itself horses," mean trick, which might no doubt TL. 10 of la being arrested. In a similar case which pany. Limited. The capital is $100,000, of which

could not do anything.

have resulted in the knight's ignominiously fall. Teeng Kwai said he lived in Wing Fang-street, handsema silver onp, for which the presentee fashioned doceat interval could soarsely in this

geant Heagh, on behalf of the whole Troop, past which brought the newspaper, but the old- ing between Resinante and Baeophales. Becand took place in the same locality two more of all is subscribed at $50,000. This latter amount and at about two pm on the 7th 36 was carrying returned saitable thanks, saying that it was a instance have been allowed between the despatel Mr. O'Conor's blunders to youth and inexper

will be offered to the public at par is 810 shares. water there when he heard a great anise of Bghting most pleasurable surprise-Daily News.

ly, wo have been too magnanimous in attribnting $3 per share to be paid on application, on allot- were arrested. The three men were brought want, and the remainder to is called up at the Afak and Tang Fo Sin beating the deceased 1st inst. at too Loong wha guppowder all, $900 out of the now Minister, before even it could havsant, that he was at least old enough to know

in one of the houses. Ha want up and saw Tasug An explosion occurred on the afternoon of the nity bascotainly lost ne time in taking its bangedmowledge, on the authority of our Corrosion}

of the latter and ita publication. Your combience. We apologise amply and humbly, and before Mr. MACEDAY on Saturday, and, discretion of the directors as required. The Com- They were each holding him down on the floor and of saltpatre being consumed and sundry other had the knowledge of the ministerial functions better. Then our Mentor tells us of a new and

pany has been formed to work certain conces being convicted, wore fined the paltry samsions for gold, tin, fr, in the state of Pahang in beating him with sticks. There were only these combustible material, the damage in all amount having been assumed by Sir Robert Hart, for more excellent way of maintaining good re of $2 each! It must be borne in mind that the Malayan peninsula. The property has hears interfared to stop them, and as he did as he got plosion is unknows at presort.

two engaged in beating the deceased, and witnessing to some Tls. 2,000. The case of exwo in Paling do not know it yet. It has thelations with the Chinese; the employment of the lives of these constables had been in Tennison Woods, who was commissioned by the frus Taus Afak with a piece of banian tree Shingh on the 2nd inst. by the Chief Justice so far sa publie opiniat bers can be gathared But our Correspondant is evidently in error

most favourably reported on by the Rev. J. E. an sccidental blew over tha saya (mark shown)

look of tilting at the knight while he is changing moral instead of physical force. Nothing danger, for the mob were avage, and promoters to visit the sorcossion, and also by Mr. branch. The other man had a pic of baabco Sir Ricbard T. Beanie in the ease of Lemar without the aid of either daily newspaper abant his facts. We can assure him that it was An application for a new trial was heard st horses. The matter was no doubt pressing, but could be more admirable more philosophical stones occasionally do fatal work; yet this Haughton. The contare promises well, and the about a yard long. The blood from witness's chand u. tba Agra Bank N Whinewright for Chub bar, the action of the Shanghal not Mr. Giles who used physical faroa on Mr. was the protection accorded by Mr. MACERAN! Promoters are sanguina of ecoys.

out rau isto his eyes and blinded him for appeared for the Bank and claimed a new trial community is not entirely endorsed by the Hang, bat Mr. Hanng who used phyales force On Monday the same magistade had before The jequest on the body of John Cartor, able the time, and he retired to get something to on the plea of misdirection by the presiding foreign community of Paking. People here on Mr. Giles; nor have we ever forgotten de hit another case of beating the polies. A sol-end on board the F. and O: steamer Rosette, stanch it with. He did not eve what happened judge. His Lordship gave judgment on the 5th bave never either regarded Mr. Giles in the corum so far as to advocate the application, to CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL who was killed be a fall into the hold of that afterwards. There were only the devessed and last. directing a new trial to be made on the light of u bleed martyr, or considered the the parana of Mr. Huang, of that must useful dier, having been engageû îŋ wotne distarb real on Sunday night, was resumed at the his two assailants in the room when he went in, roond state Mr. Mowat, Assistant Judge, justice or injustice done to that able official as a vegetable without which no city, department, or ance in a brothel, resorted to fightio order Magistracy-restarday morning, before the Core-and the last-witness was not thoru

delivered-an-independent indgment on the apmatter of international importance. Neither district in China could be governed. But paes to evade the police. He was intercepted at

The inquiry was adjourned at this stage to plication. disagreeing with the view taken by his do they consider your editorial attacks ca H.M. lng uter this trifting incoursey, which after all different stages of his retient by threo con given it appeared that on Sunday night the de police.

Chargé d'Affaires ds of national concern. They is a mere detail, we are now informed that moral We hear that the Spanish Consul, Mr. Olmedo, do not agree with you as to Mr. O'Conere uge fores is to saperede not physical forms only, butyATION. stables, from two of whom he managed to ceased went to sleep on the skylight of tha

is going to resign in a few days, and that Morty lus safarienes-unless it be conceded bw. "For pure commercial transsotiens," we are second class saleat, forward, with a seman

Ayals, the Second Secretary of the Legation, that experience is only to be reckoned when fold, "the Chinesado batter without law. Where wil take charge cf the Consulate. and by hira gained in Shanghai. But the paper has not there is no law there is no transgression." pbas the late case between the Lekin runners and the bus stopped because we don't agree with you. The sacred words fall soothingly on our ear Hongkong Manila men will be decided. Now the Ma We are nonconformists here of quite a different from the Olympian clouds. Our Correspondent's deavoured to stop hun, received a very severe light. It was surmised that he had got up to

gistrate La sill take charge of the Mizod Court, quality from the scelesiastical Beets who assamo real meaning becomes plain a little further on, agad.

Bhang blow across the face with this weapon, and Gnist bia aleop in his berth below, and bad fallen

we believe the Spanish Consel will have ne that name, for, while we do not conform to say at this stage being somewhat involved in Indi objections to sit with him and have the case body else's way of thinking. neither do we think mystery. The great truth he is seeking to in- gave his evidence at const with his fave He was hauled up on a grating, still alive, and ing sight fowls, falue $125, from a house at has written to this efect to the Tao-tai- The widest tolention is our matic, even for courts, you would not have transgressed as you down the hatchway to the bottom of the held. Loung Achong, barber, pleaded guilty to steal tried at the Mixed Court. The Spanish Consul the worse of people who do not conform to ours.calcat is evidently this: "If there wore no law. braised and swollen on one side to doable tended in the post-office by the medical officer of Shek Tongtaei, on the ith inst, and admitting Courier. ita proper size. As Iadisu constable who the ship. Dr. Barclay, but his injuries were such two previous convictions, he was senteused to

erring newspapers, and whole communities hare." We have "dobanched. the commercial tried to arrest bia: was also struck in the that be died in about two hours. Both thighs six months' hard labour,

wandering from the fold.

conscionour of almost all Asiatics whe have come Esme manner, hat the latter saved bie boad, hatch, it was stated by Mr. Wary, the third couts' worth of weed belonging to a man named were braken, and the head was injured. To Wan A Ut, bostrann, admitted stealing 30

Your draughtsman was pretty crafty in tacitly within the influence of the English wig and casuming that thenew Minister had no cognisance gown," the Wired Court has become a Mixed Manila" and grasped the stick at the third blow. The fleer. was net left, opan at night, except for Tam Shing, and he was soutecoed to fourtoon

22nd August of what has been going on these last two months, Caree, and ow Lá Hung-cbang offoially stated on the 21sts it a locum tenens holding daily intercourse pardonable sin of memorialising the British Ame

have committal the Rug.. soldier, however, got clear of him, only to be some devussury purpose, and on this occasion it days' hard labour.

instant that Her Majesty's request will be at with an targnito Minister was likely to strike Minister to have it remodelled. We have been Shangha had to be loft open to pass down a windmil to captured by a European constable further on, air the 'tween deck, which had been wasked eat value $1.50, from the Tang Hop Li shop, Praya to Peking Her Majesty replied "All right" reversed in the course of a few weeks! Hoda is in great measure incompetent and ualeas, stook. ( ~*

Chan Afuk, barbor, for stealing a jacket, tended to on the lat September, his journey out a line of his own and risk having tria policy complaining for years past that the Mirod Court The five inflicted in this case was $3. These in preparation to receive curge The jury re West, on the 9th inst., was sentenced to three Ld Rung-chang (or, as her Majesty call him, mistakes really been made, this innocent lotion that the wicle system is radiesily imperfect, fines Ecem to us utterly inadequate to ravet tarned a verdict of accidental death. The do weeks hard tabour

Old Li, Leon L1), goes to consult Her Majesty might have afforded the means of rootifying it and that until the late British Assessor eams it the hamzay high, the weather overval, and ibd winde light. ceased was a entire of Southampton, 28 years the requirements of the case. it constables of age.

and his colleagues on four subjects-Aboat the with the minimum of fuss. But the character was almost impossible to recover debta er secure Lai Ashu voolis, was fined $25 for uplicensed Lavorias Cathedral at Peking, which in oon- and antecedents of Eir Robert Hart have not the enforcement of decisions. We have thus Hongkong Observatory, 9th September, 1885.

Li a few days ago, whet Li Fan-yen, the former

The N. C. Daily News has the following re- foot that swindling domments have been issued, joinder-We hope that the beneeslent and in of the Tia-yun. The Agonte of the Orcafes wore Shanghai pablis will do wali, before unking paymemorial sont by the Shanghai manity to not at first distinguished from valid papers, the structive letter we publish elsewhere upon the aot reprstel by Courel, but Mr. A. Burross, mont or angagements, to obtain ufficia! verira- the British Minister on the fixed Coart scandel of the firt of Messrs.. Batterfield and wire, aption. If the documents are good, the delay will will be received in a spirit of becoming meainega. peared to conduct the ens on their behalf.

The award was given on the 5th instant, in favour of the Orestis, and was to the following effect: --

skort, and no harm will be done; but if the Our correspondent no doubt represents with ap-

KOREA.

ahape of the awe in which tia office is miral as to what he had seen in Korea; and the being no external mark on the head was not un- that it was the custom of the lowdah of the Lasteamer Herer laft. We hear that, instead of Of course, then, where we 690 a prbllo spirited |

the ringleaders of the attack on constables

30 min. E.

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was the proper side of the river.

SHANGHAI. ཞ་ཤ་ཆ-----

In consequence of the robbery of treasure from the strong box in the Captain's cabin, everybody belonging to the a gal has been

G. F.dos Remetios as jury From the evidence Monday next for further investigations by the Lordship. ner and Mces. S. C. BIT, A. Kargal, and

pet clear is the ase of unscrupulous violence. named Augustne Bernard, and on the latter He was armed with thick stick, and the waking up, just as it began to rain, be missed first constable a Chinese lokung-who on- Carter, and heard he had fallen into the fore- hold, the hatch of which was just below the sky.

9th September.

POLICE COURT,

BEFORE Mr. E. MACKEAN.

LARCENY.

OPIUM CASE.

TIENTSIN.

this, we, say, we must be prepared; and wa Prince Miu, who, as will he rememberar, was thank var Correspondent, the smartness of so terribly out last winter during the pilase ro- whose style, however, in scarcely consistent with volution in Soul, and who is nowin China, we learn striot Olympian etiquette, except in so far as it from trustworthy source, has been nominated takes the placo of logis and common-sense-for Commander-in-chief of Korean forces. The his goodnaturedly intended warning. Let us, Korean Government undoubtedly selected Protheroform, accept the lesson ke giver us iu s'do Min for this influential position in order to vile spirit, and learn wisdora from his teachings

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