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INTIMATION.

AUST RECEIVED,

Y.ACYNTH

BULBS

OF THE DISI TARZITY KO

BLUE,

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YELLOW.

LAWN GRASS SEED.

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Bourbong, 4th January, 1886.

plomatic ring which has been an incubus' on all Japanese offort for fifteen years past. We should not wait, nor should we ask the Japa. nose to wait, until they have satisfed at once Spain and Denmark, Portugal and Peru. While all this is being attempted the best | English; na well-68 Japanean, interasts are waiting out in the vold. Let us unke our own treaty with the Japanese, and put an end once for all to this absurd fasce, Japa- [22 nest goodwill should be worth something to un; Japanese tres certainly wontd be." The efforts made by Japanese statemen to taise their nation in the scale of civilization, ta bring their institutions into farmony with Westere ideas, to elevate their code to our at.ndard, and to develope, the trade and re- sources of their country merit cur most ar- dan yupathy. The policy of dictation is certainly no longer neceaunty or even justif-

NOTICE TO*CORRESPONDENTS. Comidications on Editorial maiters abanid he addraad "The Editor," and thoes on bumas "The Mannger," nad not to individuals by name.

Correspondents are requested to forward their naine and address with communications added to the Editor, not for publication, but as ericeune of good All lotters for publication should be written on one Alyortionments and Salmoriptions which are not ordered for a dred period will be continued, until

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THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY TIM, 1833,

Carried.

The ATTORNEY-GESEBAL—I beg to mova

Farcele. 43

• Total

weight,

declared

£54. J. 0

·DJ.19.5

A shooting competition open to the whole Pollen Force of the colony will be commenced on the Police Range at Kowloon today. The competition is for all ranka; i la xet a handi- cap, but an arrangement is made by which i teen men, the selected shota of the force who have been trained and practised a men from the first reading of a bill to empower the Colo wham, to pick representative tuame; onn only nin Treasurer to pay otherwise than to opentors Date of Mni). compete for six of the prizes, and the rest will or administrators small sua tus on out of October 19 be only for those outside the sixteen. If, how pay or allowances to persons deceased. The Billatober 37 -40 eror, any of the oneelleted men sbald manage is one which plans in the hands of the Colonial November 19 150 210 to make a score good enough to carty of one of Treasaror powers corresponding to these which November 24 thesix prizes above referred to it is open to them are placed in the hands of the corresponding of to do so. There are about fifteen police prizon,cial in England nader the provisions of the waich are provided by the Cantoon Fund, and Imperial Act. 31 ep 3: Vic, Cap. 9. in addition Major Dompeter, the Adjutant of the Force, who has always taken a great deal of in- torent-in-promoting ma-kamanship among the me, gives a silver oup for the best score." The ranges are tobe 200, 400, and 300 yards, fiveshots at each. The contest is exciting a great deal

fits to day.

The. ACTING COLONIAL. SECRETARY Sendod. Carter

His Bzokilevar-The whole of these mus

sures are, I believe, pat forward by the Canimis-

Įsion 2

୧୫

lao. tc Colour.

2002, A

102

December 3

159

December 22

15

Total

6.

of

-Numbe Londra

Parcels, night.

October 29 · 10 176 Nevator 3 102 906 November 17 192 9:16

Total 502 9 251.17. &

Christmas and Now Yee: Mali.

103, 7.10 109.16, 6 102. 3.11

50$ 822 the.

£754.19.2 Christmas and New Year Mail.

INWARD-FADĘBLE...

Net

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Date..

$ 0.00

*Total Pastara declared accruing velu. to Colony

104 2.2 210 154.7 141. 7

CANTON SHIPPERS AND. THE RIVCE STEAMSHIP COMPANIES!

Tas following answer to the Canton Shippers'

ITenglong, Slot December, 1885.

THOS ARNOLD, Secretary, H. C. & M. EB, C. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agente, China Navigation Co.

Orders for extra souice of the Daily Prane shouldable with Japan, and will, we feel confident of interest in tho foro The orack shots give notice that I will more tha Recon't Fishing October G 142—28-ib-930scaled into requisition. Ningpo'was blockaded most damaged will, however, bo replanted with Bour-

countormanded.

he sant hofons 11 Lin, on the day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, Jazwary 7ru, 1-PG.

The ATTORNEY-GENDRAL—Yes. 1 bag to

of these Bills that moating of the Council.

ADJOURNMENT. The Active COLONIAL SECRETARY-I MOVI that the Council now adjourn to this day wosk at 4 o'clock.

The Connell then adjourned.

www

Å sorraipendent of the Feqahon Daily Baker

› TAK CUSTODY OF INFANTS.

dawn lower, thus nemmitating frequent reported would have to be entered on a list, and to Foile all the conflicting interests, and we are

rays:-"Some gentlemen at Sharp Fenk haring The ATTORNEY GENERAL be leave to adjustment of noncuate and loading to molbe corced throughout its entire transit, just us Licclined to endorse the following remarks Intented in n-com, ware looking forward with leave the first sanding of is Bill to sun, the trouble.

a registered artiolo is The anmber of affioors" made by a London contemporary as to the light to the rise of eroam, fresh butter, etc.: la relating to the custody of infants. This 7-in has entered the Postal Union, and a employed would grow to that of a standing policy to be adopted by England mit It but, alas after the birth of à stillborn calf, the Ordinance provides for the caro and oustoły of properly organized Post Office has been opened army. If therefore a portion of the public will lotter of the 30th has been recived: would be not only gracefaland just, batalan pour mother was so grieved that she would not tolanta in pogordings with the English law, 56 at Bangkok under the direation of I. I. I poreist in throwing on the Port Ofco a-TO-

Somdet Phra Chow Nang Ya The Chow Fosponsibility which it notifies on avary a part with her milk on any out, and the in Vis. Cap, G.

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded. Bhanurangs Swangwongs Krom Haag portunity ita organisation does not enable it to of your favour of 10th inst. treating on the amb

DEAR Size, We beg, to nokuowledge receipt politic (for our real participation in the trade rostment soomed in danger of becoming a total

The Bill was road n arst time.

Bhanaphandowango Wordej, Minister of coupt, they must he left to take the consent of the New Tariff of our respective com of Japan depends on it), to do what Ger- failure. However, after many experiments had been tried in vain, one of the owners (who by the

BALES OF KHT ERSIONS.

Posta and Tofegraphs. A kind of unrecognised quances. many, Russia, and the United States are way promises well to rival in time the celebrated The ATORNEY-GENERAL—I beg leave to agency of the Hongkong Post Office used

panies.—We are, Dear Sirs, Yours falthfully.. 13-An endeavour has been made to establish Signed). willing to do-namely, make our own ar. Morm) had a happy and most ingenious los more the fratrending of a Bill to anoad the law to be maintained in the Consulate Goneril three rpgilar deliveries, at 8, 12, and 3. A rangements with Japan, as we do with overy He skinned the valt, stuffed it nicely and bold relating to sales of reversions. This Ordinance at Bangkok, whore Hongkong stamps were soldatmamers arriva berunt any houra, a system of this otor country, and thereby break up the di.ing this ougntarfeit before the mother, he cried embodies the provisions of the Tmparis. Achand wheron latter could be registored. The new kind oannot be carried out very strictly, at last! sarvion is in every way an improvement, and com- without a greatly increased staff, but it auswets: like one veal to such perfootion that the old one Vio, Cap. 4 was entirely taken in, and thinking that she was The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETART seconded piotes the obstu of Post Offices which may now fairly weil for the slacker days when no contract be said to encircle Aaia, at least from Aden to mails arrive. It is anfortunate that, as a general caressing her living young one, the cow no longer. the motion, which was carried.

PERAK SUGAR CULTIVATION objected to giving away her much screted milk;

APPORTIOYMENT OF RENTO, &c.

Hakodata. The gradual opening of Korea has rule, the postmou have to leave for their after- The ATTORNEY-General-I bog fonte to of course led to a considerable increase of carros..

COMPANY, and joy and happiness reigned once more

noon rounds before the Carton steamer is in.

་ more the first riding of a Bill for the batter pondence for that country,

They are ust back till läto, and the half-dozen amongst the little company of Islanders."

B-Perhaps the orent of the year most-in. letters from Coston may not be distributed till holdors in the Purak Sagar Cultivation Ch

The annual general meeting of the sure- apportionment of rects and oiler periodical pay- nuts. The Ordnance Incorporates the provi terasting to the public are the establishment after dark. It is really impossible to make the pany we hold at Shanghai or the 31st at Mr. slons of the Imperial Ast 33 and 34 Tio, Cap. 35. of a Parcel Fast with the United Kingdous and whole strugorents of the Office depend on this W. V. Dearmond (Chairman) presided, and The AOTING COLONIAL SECRETARY soconded. soraral Wost indioz islands. This price is a tiny handful of correspondance. Those who may-thors were present Mesars.-E. Low-and-W yet in its infancy, but the following Sgures will have folt aggrieved about Cantou letters will 8. Wetmore (Directors), R. M. Campbell, II. PAVAIENT DE SUMS DUE TO DECEASED PERSONS.Bhow that it is likely to be Inegely availed of perhaps accepts this explanation. During the Selva, H. J. Hogg, u representative of the

OFTWARD FARCKLE.

war the inconvenience was particularly marked, Chinese Tan-kin Bank, and C. J. Tudgeon, Se- Nuarber Net

Portage.

as it was never known whether the steamer was oratary. certing to be expetal or not.

The raport of the Directors, which was taken £0.The Franco-Chinese war was not a happy as road, was as follows: 10.0 paried in Postel matters. The regular packet

REPORT, 28.00 service to Shunghai was suspended, the mails An extent of 009 nores, divided into 19 folis, is now 21.60 being carried by private ships, which often opened and planted with anze the erop from this 12.10 started after a very short intercal. On one area will be arrested during 1996. A further 100 15.90ccasion the Shanghai mail bed to be sent up unconstitutes what may is ralled theory, wher sares are dism being pengard for cultivation ElEm $105.40 sorted. Correspondence for Formosa was for is required to keep 600 in erant be rive

warded with difficulty, and for considerable The condition of the canas 20lly is all that as porieds not at all.. Pathol suffered from the be desired, and proves beyond doubt the excellent sama difionition-bat-enly for short while. The quality of the esil: the estate, however toa mafor- alarm of a blockade was raised at Swatow, sad tanately not been entirely free from the posts which arrangements were in readiness to transport the Mantiles cano bave boun attached wat were

as en common to newly opened kanil; three fields of mails overland. Fortunately they were not raged by an insect of the earg trpa, the Gal-3 26,7 during savaruť wooks. .

||bon Striped eang this month, and will still, it is hoped, never again bo tried by England, for the

3.3 21 The French pankets now call at Kobe a good field in the first year's grap; the Boar Considerable interest was manifested (esys the | Japanese Government have shown themselves

both on their apward and downward passages, entirely free from the insecte attack. The Manager

bongano is enther hazdar than the Mauritius and is Daily Newe) in the landing of the 40-ton Arm- thoroughly amenable to reason, and most trong guns from the Madrae ring alongside

$115.40 which much simplies the coavoyance of maila M. Parkinson, is of cpinion that this insect trochle to that Fort. The mails for Japan were sent wit not show itself after this yet, when the land is furious to learn and to improve. The British Hunt's Wharf, Shanghai, the 31st ult. Ample

9. The contents of the parcels sent home have on with fair rogalerity throughout the year, no bettor cleaned, and his opinion le pontinind the Government have recognised the fact, and provision had been made to get these guns out

chisly been theso-Bamboo-wars, beads, bron enricus detention for want of anting steamers experience of other manacors of sugar estates in the of the ship, and the shears were strengthened to

zes, cards, carriage, chinese ink, cigars, cloth having taken place.

Straits. The general appearance of the putative, tho their Minister at Tokyo is rightly regarded present accident. The lifting gear consisted of |

ing. oarlos, drapery, dolls, d'Oylaya, fans, forna, 22-The attention of both the British and its for extension, redest anush oradit upon the

plan upon which it ha bran pesed, and ita adaptabi- by the Japanese as a friend mid wunsel or two 4 shared blocks in one purchase and another THE PUNJOM AND SUNGUE DU fruit, baulker.ios. insects, jewellery, laca, French Post Ofices has bassa called to the in-Rer. It is intended to begin casting and creative to It would be well it Lord SALISBURY would purchase consisting of one 4 and one - SAMANTAN MINING CO., LIMITED.

Jacquered-ware, manuscript, msts, Boodlework. Souvenienes caused by the English and French caacs, and manufacturing sagar at the beginning of patterns, pappermint oil, photographs, pintores, misils arriving a they did daring the first month, Few subjects of a kindred nature hare ex-give Mr. PLONENTT powers to inclule hawsers respectively 10 and 9 inch beur

blocks also one foreshoring purchase, two Manila

pipes, parcelain, raga zaods, shola aks and hall of the year almost together. The remedy the time of the Sucfatry's revisit, a trial of it The creation of the Mill was aimant completed at citad more interest and controversy than tresty with Jupra irrespective of other Paw. played for the two former. About one hundred

A general meeting of the Rhareholders of the ganzo, silver, skias, sticks, tes, tops, watoto.

The contents of parcels sant from home have the repres nestion to it was made hy its own gee was plead generally with the plan of the build-

lay in the hands of the Franch Post Office. A was to be made at the end of last month. The man that of the population of Chins. The al-er, or conjointly with Germany, Bassin, the two of Corrale capatavs. The speration of No. 4, Club Chanters, yesterday morning. Accoutrements, arma, hooks anke, eneda, Agents, not by this ofBee, it is not known whatings and the workmanship of the engines, Mr. San-

Coolies were engaged, there being sixty man on above Company rabekt at the Company's Offion, moat total absence of statistics pad 100s it atred Stures and such of the uthar Powers lifting the frat gun combascer at. In celnok There were present-Toa: FD. Sassoon (Chair clothing,costáties, extory. clectro-plate: rior has bood taken of the subjoot, but the evil dison Pho directors wil be aule to give more in- practically to a question of conjectural com a bazs given their adhesion to the prolimin in the 31st nit, and was not over till half agus Messrs, A. McIvar, C. P. Chater, W. H. fosthers, Bags, flowers, fruit, haberdashery in has for the present disappeared.

formation on this robjest when the report of the trial putation, the so-called cecens retorna being arg arrangement, and leave the "dissuing the hig

hour after noon, owing to some delay on burl Rey, D. Gillies, G. James (Directors), B. L.struments, Jomallory, labels, 80s, lamps, Isup-

When the weight of the gun was Woodin, P. H. U. Wilson, E. A. Cotton, J. C. wick, leather, medals, medicine, millinery, munie, the community is the frequent doparture of the very similar to the best Pills in Province Wolleatoy

23-Perhaps more serious inconveniones to of the intost improvements in ecur machinery and is of the plant in receirol. The Mill ocmprises several wholly unreliable. It is stated that in Powers to mislio anch terms as they cas al taken off the vessel, ebo rossfite inshes by the da Cunha. A. J. Lech. A E. Vanober, E. Doodlework, patterns, perforary, photographs, Aericas mail on the same day the mail for its capsalts allows for a considerable extension of the census taken in 1849 the popolanon was 8. certained to be 414,686,904, and that in 183a i seguently. It seems that Japan has fren bow, the second gun lightening her four inches Georg, W. Leg, G. C. Cox, and A. O'D. Listures, priss lists, silk and velvet, stationery, Europe. This is a most unfertunate arrange. eatets without the necessity for new plant.

more. Among the foreigners present at the Gourdin (Secretary).

table linen, toloscopes, tops, watches.

In the matter of labout, the estate la principalis. time wore tho ferman Consul-Ganeral, and the

meat, and one that surely cannot be absolutely sapphed with King coalies, imported diren bra The SACRETARY read the notice convening

10.The following table shows the number of cassary. In the Post Olce its resalta are talis, &t the present time there are 463 of these Cainmander of the German man-of-vor Nautilu. the meeting.

Parcele despatched to and from the varions ports very trying. The verandahs and the windows coches, and 120 more have been ordered. The poss The CHAIRMAN Gestiomen, at this meeting of China; all the rest were to and from Hongre blocked with Chiness purchasing stamps and sion of this ishont largely reduces experges in wires, Barnis in conseqnebou of the meatisfactory the shareholders toba transatat; it imply held in

The race for open boats arranged by Captalu | there is no partientarbesinevaa muokinturent to :|: kong :———

posting-their-lastors, Europusns God-it-almost only by causer of the cwspaces of the Klinge nature of the mice on the second day of the reconformity with Ordinaos No. 1 of 1977, wideb

impossible to get what they want and two day work being compressed into she, neither mail gatta, osme_off very successfully yesterday provides that a meeting must be held within four

can be despatched with the desirable care and afternonu. Bosca outside these entered at lue baths from the date of the registration of the Regatta were not allowed to compute, and Company Bat I may take this opportunity of aecetal rammeds which saat boats on that oc-informing the sharshakes that the reporta casion haring siges last the post, the number lately reived from the Cumping's engineer. Mr. Besides this, from Harghin, we r very satisfattery, and that he did.

feet on the outward mails to that port was very be desirable before long ho take into consideration was greatly reduced., various reasons, none of the men-of-war's boats vot anticipate any difcally in making the uses

market as far as the Chinese community is con-at present however, the directors wish to see the entered, and the racetesf wax confined

cerned correspondence almost ceased to be posted. work more fully developed hefte baking nay Atops sary road or pathway to open up comnatication

It would seem to be certain that Chinese, have for this purpose. If priola, the tension should ba autoa and the ships Oberon and Darbrorth. copatentererscot hare boen engaged to superin to three boats-anttors from the abeamer with the Company's minea The sorriess of a

again discovered some way of smuggling their to the fall spocity of the mill, at lost za there was a nucbor of other beats aniline, tend the making of the teary preparations for of explaining that a parest for Chita or be the vigilance of th. Citems Officers has been there remains of the capital, in Shanghai and 15 11-This opportunity may perhaps be takan correspondenca into the United Statas, or else of 400 gras, making a total of 10 were quor but these were only going for some pri-iving the machinery, for working the mines. postal at say Post Office in the United King relazca. The outward mails for Sax Frucisco the Agension, about $11,000 sfthough it is possible Fate arrangement. At about ten minutes to and for ascertaining the best routs for mail condom, at the rate of 10d. alb., and that it will be are nothing like what they were a year ago. No fast this eam may be sufficient to entry on the work thron Captain Barais got the boats off to a good dulcation Roaga estimates for the necessary conveyed under Registration to, and delivered doubt the same number of letters are sent, but of the company until the first recints come in, yur in the volume of Customs-Medical Reporte The New Year calendara till strain. Frem start, abast the Victor Emanuel, and they baatplant-and machinery have been received from-free-mary of the Porta ained in the last they are sent otherwise than through the Postes the company should have in hand a farther sam the directaza consider that to provide for esctiugsa. just to hand, Dr. JAMIESOs includes a note Messrs. Linsteal & Davis, the local agents, we up against a very light N. . breeze towards fouling firms of engineers in England and Aus paragraph, or that it can be forwarded as the Office. The inward mails from San Francisco of 510,000 to $15,000; there are still wories to bo oats- beaded "Au attempt at Chinese Vital Fustarday renell the Almanac for 1836 issued the Channel Ronks, which they had to roundtralia, from which it is onlculated thin the cost sender's risk, to any other place la Chica toace at present being brought by the steamers of pleted, undry spare parts for the milt which should

by the Su Fire 0Ties. The stam has bova rutber The breeze freshened wou after the Start, of such plant and whinny will be exsiderably which there is communication. Statistics." After a reference to the absenor late this year in getting up, bat, as woul, on the and wade the rave more interesting. Capless then was at Brad anticipated. A quality

the O& O. Co. only, the Pavilio Mail steamer 12-It is already evident that the inward not bringing any. I have the honour to be, Bir, of any reliable system of registration amongst calendar it is all ablase, in over living glory" tain Westaby sailed the Namoa's cutter, and of cre has been obtained from the Company's Parcel system will lead to a number of those your obedient servant. the Chiosas, and the importance of informato quele from The Mikado," and the asthotis in the beat up against the wind he guanod wines and shipped to Londen for the purpose of false alarms about losses which ara always being ALFRED LATER, Postmantor Gonerul

sun flower in conspienously to the form.... tion of a statistical character regarding po

much advantage from the fact that

he testing in a practical manner Cassal's new raised from time to time abast every kind of The Boronhle Frederick Stewart, L.L.D. carvind" heavier ballast than the others.

Hapote glorificar proocas, which it itsorrespondence. The Parcel mail lenses London | Acting Colonial Secretary, &c., 8., &c. pulation and birth and death rates, he says

Wo hear that the turret ironclad Agamemnon, traeliad the rock laug way aba, the other prore fal will docran the aos of only fortnightly, and erau then comes out by it had struck him that the Christine popula Captain Long, will leave this station about the two boats being in close company. The times obtaining gold. It is expected that the whole way of Gibraltar. It is quite possible therefore

latter and of this month, and will join the Medi of rounding were

plant and machinery will be at the Company's that a letter may arrive here nearly thres wooks tion of Kiang-au, numbering about 100,000, terranean Squadron. Her place on this station

mines by the math of November aval, and before a parcel posted about the same time. The Namos's catter................... and drawn from all classes, from well-to-do will be taken by the Leander, a double-stren

very shortly after that it is hoped the working-addrossee meanwhile is convinost bfs parmel is Oberon's cutter...... steal oraiser, 3,750 won, 10 guns, now being pre-

will be in fall swing. In fact up to the prasani lost. Except however by some casualty, stelt us Darimonty's cattar traders and agricultarists to the proces pared for her coumission in those waters. Then the ran back for house with the wind and time everything is progressing ae fatcurably as Gro or shipwreck, there is ut probability that fisher folk and farm labourers, was suffi-Leander is a fast and powerful cruiser, but will tide the weight in the Nanoa's cutter did not he expected. The whole of 5,000 shares a parcel will be lost. ciently large numerically and audiciently re-

be e poor substitute for the floating fortress she tell in her favuar, and the other two boats tious for nearly ten times that number hariny Pardal Paat system reviewed above haverofoonroo offered to the pobile have been taken up, appli 13-The Money Order extensions and the is intended to replace. presentative socially to afford basin for

gailed somewhat on her, but she had gained The N. Ø. Drily Non of the 1st inst guys too much is the beat up, and they only wipsi toon received. There is nothing more to add, added very considerably to the work of this de- clothing to the value of 33 from a woman nam calculation. Birth and death registers, which to traces bare hitherto banu found of the ivdeoff im sad a half minulay out of her pingespt that the property of the Company is most partraent. On the other hand a proposal hus Chow Sea Ku, on the 5th inst.

Chi Asi, coctia, was charged with stealing Dr. JASIDSON anys he knows are accurate, of A. Groundwater, the pilot, who so mysteriously minutes la

The Oberon's and Dartmath's favourably poket of by persons who are com been submitted to the Traperial Prat Office to The woman was carrying, the clothing, in ao sery close to obtaining actual returns from bave been kept for some years by the Jesuit disappeared on Wednesday evening. Le appear bozts made a hot fight of it the whole way home, int, utg of such matters, and the Dilighten that work by the abolition of the pre-bundle in Queen' -rand East, on Tuesday last, when priests in charge of the various districts, and however, that Baring nu interview he had with which was mainly decided by s trifling accident retors ar satisfled with the position of the aunt complicatad system of secounts kept be the prisoner came behind ber and sustaked her meeting he gave reasons in the shape of trade. from such of these as covered a minime the Captain of the Changking, that offer .to Els rigging of the latter. The times of finish. / Company's affairs. I may mention that the ten this offee, and London. The Postal bande. Being used he handed the bundle statistie and extracts to show that the price of scrip is now rúdy and may be obtained on.ap plication to the Seerotary in exchange for the all Postal szents with other countries, but the himself caught by a long-

Unon regulations have practically swept away a écnfederate, who got away with it, but he was sugar would rise, and these anticipativus had letters of allotment and Bankins Freeipt. 1 old-fashioned Bystate of accounts with Landon have nothing mere to ade. but if any gentleman hus been retained. It has boon pointed out that wishes to put any questions E shull be glad to the difference between the total balunces for ons auswer thrstn.

year and another, even taking extreme mues.

neguliating to this end for seven years, and it had risen to 450,000,000, but all the best ate may go on for another equivalent term, authorities on the subject concur, is the possibly, before all the objectors are won opinion that these figures are far too bigher.. Let her friends now give their power- and since then the population of some proful aesistance to prevent further delay. vinces has been almost decimated by rebel. lious and famines. One of the principal

The British composite eloop Daring, Com ́elementaria ä ̈ ̈cäfculation as to the populamander Davis, left here yesterday for a oruiss.

tion would be a retum of the birth and

death rate, if such could be obtained, as this Woold show what allowance should be made for sunnal increase, if any, or whether the population should be regarded as practically stationary like that of France. In his last report on the bealth of Shanghai, included

The inquest on the woman Lia Kui, wife of a cook employed at the Encracks, who is supposed to have died from the effects of an overdose of opiam, self-administered at Wanchai, which we to dara besa reamed yesterday afterasou, has been again postponed for a week to washly the Government Analyst to make an analysie of the contents of the stomach.

proached him with having been drank and anfting

* M. B.. 14 29 00 4 49 10 4 49 30

were—

Vasu' witho 'Obaron's Catter

5 29 30

Dartmouth's cutter

299 00

LATEST TELEGRAMS,

LONDON, 5th Juntory." THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN. The rabols are dying from Dongola.

BULGARIA AND SERVIA.

The Bulgarian and Servian Governments kare

|

No questions were asked, and the CHAIRMAN boring thanked those present for their attan-

dance the meeting terminated.

THE POTIMASTER-GENERAL'S

REPORT FOR 1885.

Shanghai

Holhow Cutc

Macau...

Swatow

ADO.

Fooches

Ningn Jankow

H. M. Vect

fet+i

Outward Parcela. Inward Patzels.

B: 8:

182

5

7

A

11

20

wccuracy.

24-The trans-Pacific stoomera deered forsome

manzon, but it placca the race on a moto 10- that may be required. The health of the Wing dependent foliar nu regarde ve volcat labour Jakourore has an far been excellent,

The European vinff on the tuto consists of Mr. Parkinson. Manager; Mr. Sandison." Engineer, and

works to bring malls from San Francisco, The Theobald, Aiamant.

An extersion of the antate is a matter which it will

POLICE COUET

6th January.

'Bespre MR. A. ; Wish

STREET ROBBELT:

Sentenced ei montan bard labour.

ALLEGED FALSE DEATH REPORT

cultivation.

in stock and have to be parshot, and minor wat-

tara to be provided for, for which the balanca remsi

ing in inadequate. The director, (becefora, propose to raise the ROCCURITY Anorant on the securify of the directies.

tasting crop, and stepes now being bankou in this

W. V. DETYRORD, CLATURA; ► Shinguni, 23rd December, 1985. The CHAIEMAN explained that as the Com- pany was in liquidation it was not strictly becES¬ sary to hold this meeting but the Directors wished to gira the shareholders an opportunity of obtaining information with regard to their estate and the position of the Company. The actual crushing of the cane and taking out of the sugar was expected to commence on the 5th ought to be placed on the market at any rate of next month few days hence and as sugar

within a week of the first crushing, they were the company's property. At the last annual

proved correct, the price of sugar being now very

|

much higher than it was then. In addition to

this they had also the fact, or the authority of Pang Ami, shopkeeper, was before the court The Sugar Cane, that this year's crop in Europa do not mount to £150, and that it woult be having wilfully farafshed him with false partions, or 5 per cent. of the satice drop, as cou

ou renand, charged by Inspector Swanston with showed's deficiency of something like 400,000 shoupor for the Colony to pay that sun annually cales as to the death of a wamsa named Meared with last year. That was a very import. than to keep plaborate accounts fors charge of Chenng Mai, aged 87 years.

ant fact, and one which would induce all engaged twopenoa-half-penny on this lofter and sixpines The defendant

on that. The question will, it is hoped, be set and on the 21st citimo be want to Shaukiran s a very much larger rise in the price this year- husband of the deceased in sugor cultivation to believe that there would tled by entire adoption of Union principles be- Police Station and reported to aspector Swan tors told the shareholders in their test report

As regards the Company's property, the Direc tween the two offices.

A few days since there was a narrow escape of a big fight among the coolies employed on the fortification works going on at Shauriwan. large number of men are engaged there, nod some time since a large gang of on les sent down appainted delegates to arrange the emolusion of to suck for work. A quarrel animed, and arrange-peare. ments were made for a frit. News of the THE FRENCH MINISTERIAL CRISIS. proposed battle reached Inspector Srauston at Shaukivan Station, however, and that offer Mf. Freycinet is forming a cabinet. informing then that if any fight ocuered he sant an intimation to the ringleaders of the affair GREECE AND HER FRONTIER. proposed to enter a third party in the shape of a uniform or nearly uniform all over China pos33 of armed potion The would-be belligerents 2016 to the Great Powers claiming a rectification of this Deportmeni bas-beers commenced with mastor General, obtained an appointment in body tanding to show that death arose from and a fresh water canal. Neither were abso

considered the matter, and finally came to the of the frontier fred of the Berlin Congram.

The Greek Government has sent a vigorous

period of sight years he has compiled a for date. Groundwater threapon wurt zo hiis cabin, undressed, put on his pyjamas, and re- table which, if reliable, would be extremely paired to the cabin of one of the engineers, valuable. We are inclined to think, low-where he wrate his will, or seria document of a ever, that the doctor has placed too much testamentary nature. He then went to the reliance on the accuracy of his data, for it is latter had in his possession for safe keeping. compradore and asked for his watch, which the unreasonable to suppose that the clerical Shortly afterwards he left the cabin, and has

never been seen since." returns should be kept with the same re gularity as compulsory official retires. The table preparedty Dr. JAMIESON is as follows: -Average popalation dealt with, 89,074,000 average annual births, 3,334.490, Average annual deaths, 2,757,340; average annual percentage of births, 3.749; Average annus percentage of deathy, 3.095; averige annual increment of population, 0.649. Supposing says Dr. JAMIEBay, the conditions of life

and kasuming that the actual population of the Empire in 300 millions, the average annual increase in the population should he nearly two millions. Eat a conclusion of this kind would be illegitigante, partly on se

A gentiamao of Baltimore annda to the Boston count of the uncertainty which hangs over feelings when purchasing a purated book "

Literary World sa amusing description of his alf existing estimates of papulation, and "It is against my principles to boy pirated partly because the region dealt with is the books, and I don't often do it When I do, the most fertile in the Empis, and therefore bookstore: Myself the Regrar); 'I want that following conversation takes place outside tho

probably the one where the birth rate is the book. Conscience: It's stolen. The Beggar : highest." The following footnoteiz append-But if you wrote a book, and somebody tock-il But I want i Conscivace (getting fainter): od:-Binza the text was in type I bave re-without your leave, and But here I rush ceived the statistics For the year 1984-85. ith the store, and get 'my' book, and rush out Summarising the tables, which deal with somebody were following me. When I met the

agijin All the way down the streat I feel s population of somewhat over 108,000, the book, I feel like a thief, and I make a vow I will

Tas minutes of the previous meating wore death rate (including children) was $0.50 over do this wicked thing any more. But I read and confirmu

POSTMASTER-DENERALA REPORT. do. Dous this aspress the feelings of buyers

conclusion that andor the circumstanove it would ba bust to come to u paaceful settlement; so that a deal of blood spilling and many sore henes, perhaps even li768, were spared.

per thousand; the birth rata (estimated in Hongkong whore the number of picated

the wark) wus 27.22 per thousand; and the ber of legitimate ones?

F

dempi

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL A meeting of the Legislative Connoit was hold yesterday afternoon, when there were present

HE. the Hon. W. H. MARSH, C.M.G., Acting GOVERNOR,

Hon. Sir GEORGE PRULIED, Chief Justice Hon. 1. STEWART. Acting Colonial Secretary. Hou. B. O'MALLET, Attorney-Gouvrul. Hoa. A. LISTRE, Colonial Treasurer. Hon. J. M. Enroe, Surveyor-General. Hon. W. KESWICK,

Hon. F RYTAS.

Hon: T. JACKSON. Hoo. F. D. 4950on, Hon. WONG SHINE.

MINUTEE,

BEGULATION OF NEWSPAPERS, &c.

sil pesterday

GENERAL POwt Ormes, Bogkong, 1st January, 1886, Sta-1 have the houser to ropark on the British Posted service in Hongkong and Chirs during 1885.

For several years past the Aouasi Raport comark on the absence of anything of imporisoo to record. The your under review has, however. been somewhat evetful.

The ouse was farther adjourned for a work, `

FROTEEL CASE

Thoro

lutely necessary, but as economical measures they were both desirable; tho still for the pr Peso of working up the molasses and tarbing ont run, which could be sold at a certain profit,

14.-The seties of Pustage-Staraps in us haston the death of the woman, alleging that ape that they proposed to farm an estate of about 000 plezy was the cause of death. A certificate in The following Report by the Postmaster been re-arranged so as to consist entirely of de sccordance with his report was given the defend. sores. That regulation had been adhered to, and red was proented to the Legislative Council calues The desirability of his sulyant, but subsequently some information was at the prosent time there were 600 nores planted one issue of Stamps for both Fostal and Revon given the inspastor which tod him to visit the land cleared and ready for planting which purposes has not been lost sight of, but certain house and look at the body, and from appearances described. difficulties must be overname Lefore this can be and what he heard, to suspected that death ardescessary to enable the 600 acres to be an everlap and which was brought about.

from opium poisoning Auinqum wasbeld on the ept contiuually under cultivation. 15-Mr. Leiria, the senior clark in this Oflice, body, and the Coroner's jury returned a verdict of only two things of importance which retired on pension after thirty-two years good fel de se, tae evidenon of Dr. Marques as to the was desirable to have to make the present service. Mr. Hutobison, Acting Asutant Post rusults of a je mortem examination of the stats entirely complete, and those were a still Korea before the return from leave of absence of Mr. Travers, whom he had replaced, sad the De

opium poisoning, partment was again left without Amistaat Et is impossible to speak too highly of the way in which the work wes carried on during the in-thel Inspector Len with keeping an unlicensed while the fresh water canal would be a great Sn Acheung, pricklayer, was charged by Bro. trim by Messrs. Rocha and Machado, who were house of ill fame at No. 4. Wai On Esne, and he lament of safely in case of drought and dry entrusted with the duty of supervising the rou- Appliestiona are not infrequently received for time of the service, Dunne this time a period Money Orders on Cantiserad Countries, the Jailed) of International Statistics occurred (the month Stater, he, and bought would certainly not be of May), the complicated details of which were worth wails to keep create with these entries for dealt with satisfactorily. the sake t, perhaps.ong order every three montha 16.-An International Congress assembled at axokenged with each, yet such application gre alviy, rufused with regret. If they wera sort of Interns Lyon in February last for the purpose of rew sinnt clearing bonae 847 G Berne, and it were under: rising, extending, and perfecting what are now stood that each Post Office should keep nesounts with practically the postal arrangements of the world. that clearing horse, wad with that only, it would on it in impossible to lay down the two pounderous au not anly possible, but also bang for every Union volumes which record the proceedings of this country to exchange Money Orders with every other eanference, or over the rarised Convention which Dhion country.

In

· 3.-The Money Order rulstims of this Colony have undergone a terg unrked extension. the Postal Report fr 1878 the following passage will be found:--

was convicted sad fined 325.iu defanit of paying which was sent to gael for a month.

RETURNING FROM BASISHMISN'T."

seasons. The cost altogether would be some eight or nine thousand taels, but in view of the Fang Alak, coolie, was charged y Inspector and doing what was absolutely necessary for nevassity of bringing the estate into cultivation Gainey with returning to this coay after hav that purpose they had not yet entered into any ing been banished from it for a term of five years, arrangements for the purchase of the still or for

on the Isblast.

The prisoner, be admitted the offense, arrested in the onlony on Tuesday.

Sautquced to twelve months' hard labour.

19ZE TA GAMBLING,

THE ROBBERY AT MK. BYRAMJEE'S.

the crop of the coming year it was estimated by the commencement of the canal. As regards the manager that it would at the very least equal the expenditure on the estate during the coming. Lang Tani, waacharged by Inspector Staunton. As they had been told three felds of cave --To a very greatestont thenbovenggestion furned its principal work, without a feeling of as been realised. The international clearing disappointment Regulations are left that would i komple as agency for the sale of teze fabad heen more or less injured by sa insest, and considerably. If it had not boca for this thoro honse, however, is no at Borne, but in London, and bave been better abelshel, whilst of the fum lottery torbets at No. 44, Stanley-street. He that reduced the average on the whole estate the system of through money orders-fuz they are changes that huve been made, some ite of opes. was convicted, and in dofanlt of paying a fino of would have boou an estimated profit of Th

tionable utility. The entry of the Australian ho was sent to gaol for a month.

13,000, which would have been a dividendron the the baptisms, which may be a little below books sold is many times larger than the num-raction of H. E the Officer Aduzinistering the order relations with nearly the wadle of is little rarer than it was five years ago koper. were charged with having hoen ccuserted { subsequent orops, for the reason that the land

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY-By di. called) adopted the bas diaited this colony to adt South African Colonies into the Union

Kwak Ahang, turist, and Leong You On, shop, that first year crops were never quite equal to capital of about five per cent. He then explainl Gormant. I lay upon the table the Post Canada, Bermuda, the South and West African Printed and Commercial Papers is retained, as the house of Mr. B. Byramjoo, in Old Bailey had not hea suficiently broken up and the Continent of Europe. the United States. The vexatioua sad needles distinction between in alius about 31,495 worth of jewellery from ad not been thoroughly atebiol, and the hay master General's raport for 1885. marriage rate (doubled on the assumption Sutha.correspondence has recently appeared

colonie Oyprus, Egypt, tho Falkland Islands,

is a frivolous regulation for a compulsory ex- that the sexes nearly balanna one another us in the Literary World on the subject of a nai- The ATTORNEY-GENERAL.-I have to ask teave Houduras, the West Indies, Island, Madeira change of specimen Postage Stamps. The street. on the tih ult.

Mr. Caldwell appeared for the second prisczor. that it was desirable for the credit of theustato cultivated, Mr Dearmond went on to say to number) e 16 per thousand. During W. Burd, anys: "I allow that, for sosue par-printing of newspapers and backs and the kapsland send money orders hers through London three ingand of two years, and this is are the prisonors and searched their house, and in balance during January, in view of the pos

eral language. One of the correspondents, to more the rat reading of a Bill to regista the Mauritius, Newfoundland, S. Haluna, the Say-

whales, and New Zealand. China in Nov perod of Statisties has been made to recur every

Inspector Quirony and P.9. Brilin arrested that the company should have a small current the year 1884-85, therefore, the death rates, a general international language is desiring of printing rosses within the Colony. The

bron. Moreover, the rational system of multi- exceeded the birth rate, but this appears so able, and if I had any voice in the matter Iubject of the Ordinance is to re-enact so much rather than not seat thor at all. A may order plication savocatul from the first by this Office session of the first prisoner they found sibility of the sugar cane not coming into gtterly incredibls ss to throw the grotest would give my vate fet a well-matared language of the existing Ordinanda on the subject-2 of exchange with Frances hes buon arranged by way has toon adopted. The results of 23 days ob à letter from a man who is now in opstody at the market ecos enough to enable them to

in its entirety as spoken, and not for Volapük. 1844, and 16 of 1860- ay be thought ex- of India, and the same as bus be adopted, doubt on the valus of the whole of the Non-Latin. Neo-Gorman, or Pigeos English.pdient to be re-enacted, zud also, to embody car addition to these, omventives for the direct ex, multiplying a mouth's totals by 12. When fira rabbory. The man is Mr. Byrari's late hou view afforts had-lesu mada in Panang tamis.s...

for the exchange of money orders with Goa. Istions are to be multiplied by 15, instead of Canton on a sharge of being concerned in this tion on which to base an estimata wa Lich occupy unique positions in the world and 33 Victoria, Cap. 74, and 4 and 5 Vistoria change of orders tans boan vztered into with on the latter system this Coleay would pay as present month I left Hongkong by passage tot/perty itself, but the property nat being in the figaros given. The attempt to obrain statis. Now, besides English, there are two languages tain provisions of Imperial legislation-32 and

mails leave within the month it is obvious that boy. The letter rar as follows

"I to inform you that on the 12th of the flesh of eight to twelve thonemnd tools on the pro- whose claims to, general adoption ava worthy off Cap. 60. This is the first Bill of the first in- being considered. One is Spanish, which is the statment of Billa which have been drawn through money ordea which have been forwarded

5.The following table abers the number of fixty malls in the year, whereas those ar but and on the 15th scrived safety haze. With regading it. They had therefore decided to try and

saras province they bad not succeeded in arrang language of site independent states not render the direction of the Commission appointed by way of Londos since the system was com-

17. The fee for registry of local corresponit the loss of the things in the Hongkong board on barrow on the security of the locoming crap, bat koning the Spanish possessions in the West Indies for tho revision of the laws. and in the East. It is also spoken along a seabçard

ence has been redneed to 5 ronts, which, at pre- the previous day. I safely and tranquilly arriv The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded. need a year ago. It will be seen how impris ent rates of suchange, is the one that or sit home without any mishap. I will return to they had no reply as to whether this-ould be ar renged or not. If it could be arranged there tiable it would ho to andatis a separate systemd. chugel at home for registration. It is hoped Hongkong next year, and will have as interview would be no necessity to trouble the shazehold- with each country while the amount of business that this iuercased facility will tend to lock the with you. De not be anxions about me. If there or any farther in the matter, but if it could not. is set inconsidorg is so small, and yet that the total amout comitted habit of forwarding bank notes in uregistered is any lotter to me please address it. Li Chit the-directors had decidad, after dus sonsiders latters. Some years ago the portal rate of the Xin. Ja ku village, Tai Shing street, She Ha*** Nambar of Or- Total amount United Kingdom was sericusly derafged on acsoner, and he was discharged; the first prisoner/oveding Tls 12,000 en the security of the Com

making, but the result-sbows that it has not been excessful. It way he useful, however,

in suggesting further inquiry in the same

fald.

as extensive as that, where English is spoken. The Bill' was read is first time. It is generally allowed to be the most melodicum

of languages, and it resembles Latiu rafficiently)

VETET AND INTEREST.

The AZTORF27-GENERAL—It is, The Bill was read a first time.

PUNISHMENT FOR LABCENT, &C.

..

Hawaii and Narth Bornee..

Countr

Belgina Canada

Donatk Farpt

Gerning Kelland

Jady ........ Meritius Nata......

New Bruns lok Kerways Portugal.

ifty-two.

count of the thousands of letters which arrivelin Londonovery morning containing postagʊadampa Poople advertised, send thirteen stamps for this;

der da.

of Orler.

228 14 6

27. 4.

9.0

Bend five stillinge', worth of stamps for that. A

17.

9

H.

17.

11

1. 19. I

4,

3

mast the liabilities of the month and with this

There was no evidence against the secont pri tion, to propan the issue of debenteres not ex- was reunited unge i vad iga je masin sa

BREACH OF FRISON REGULATIONS.

pory's property, with interest at eight per cent. and redeemable is a period not exceeding three years, at the option of the Company. He men.

Sa. Achai nas convicted of supplying cigar tiones, the matter now as he wished to bars an

sorterer postman who stole a bundle of letters atttes to pristner in the chain gang, and in de sprossion of opinion from the shareholders that random was esrtain to find several of them con- fant of paying a tine of $10 he was sont to gaol they would in their own interest assist in getting taining stamps. This office he had to struggle for a month to keep his friend corapany.

2. 17. 1 hard not to waffer in the same way from the per- BEFORE MR. N. G. MITCHELL-INNEs.

ASSAULT BY A LORANG.

these debentures taken up if the Board abend find it noosary to issue them. The question of extension was on which the Bosed did not think neoassary to enter upsa at present. Arrange-

ít

THE statement made by the Times corto form a good iz truduction to that language for the first readleg of a Bill to rapoal the usury law

The ATIOUNIT-GENERATI beg leave to move respondent at Madrid to the effect that the those who might have to learn, or might wish to and to fix a legal rate of interest. Thisis merely a

learn, that alaksie tongue. The other is Chineas,conenlidation of Ordinances and arcaiaprovisions. Marquis Hack1suza, the Japanese Minister which is, at prugent, the languags of about one of the Imperial Act 17 and 13 Vie. Cap 99 which to France and Sapi, has for some time been half of oirilised mankind-oiroumstance which wore, in 1856, extended to this colony. It ropoale currying on activa negotiations with the gives it a good start in its career fer general the old Ordieances and makes and short Dr.

adoption. It is outirole destitate of grammar,dinance. Spanish Foreign Office, in order to remove which Sir Philip sidovy calls the Tower of THE ACTING COLONIAL SECHETABI secunded. the objections raised by Spain to the ratifica. Babylon's curce,' and which forms to meat people His EXCELLENT--This is also part of the tion of the preliminary arrangement made by the chief dificulty in learning a language, its work of the Commission?

character may be given in the words of Max the Treaty Powers at Tokyo last year for Müller: It is a tangunge comme il frut; it is medification of the Japanese Customs duties, what wo should naturally Lave expected all abows that the Japanese Government are poculiarity, that it many be learned and under-move the first reading of a Bil to amend the Inaguager to be. Its graphic system has this The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I bave to ia real earnest in pushing on the work of stand without any knowledge of the apcken less relating to arouny and embezzlement. This

select those that fool tempting, and unfortunately From the evidence of the woman and her printers, and the Company itself would probably Treats Revision, The task hasbeen a logasger so that it has all the qualities Ordinanca embrulies Bartain provisions of the

it is not only or yon chiefly the people that on-friends, and of a Bikh constable' who witnessed be registored in the scurso of n monik, or só any zory difficult one, for there are ninoteratge, and at the same time on be vocaliced provide for the paulatiments for larceny and jug the year.

elaimed for Bishop Wilkins's Philosophie Ian- Imperial Act 31 and 32 Via. Cap. 16, "which" The sale of Postal Notes has kept up us close bank notes is lettore who sufer, the corros.the uffair it samad that the complainant, and rate two months from uox. When that was They are a grout convenience at pendens of others is takon. At de: time it two other woman were walking along the street completed, the Company would be under the different Powere to satisfy, and though by those who wish to use it orally as well as gra- smbeksioment, and theother provisionsof the laws the color Ports, whoes Mousy Deders are not sorot to ho rapidly becoming the rule that oven when the lokang went upto them, put biz hand Hongkong Limited Liability Act, and it work the principal of these base arrangudi Phically. Its adaptability to requirements relating thereto. It is ons brands of the to be bud. The study decline in the value of a sample of calico or gloth put into a letter maked on the shorter of one woman, and asked for her be necessary for the first meeting to be hold

of business and to express the woughts of phi-legislation which has been introduced under silver has, however, introduced some diffealty it for inmadinta Eloft.).......... malises soins of the smaller ones still hold losophy has stood the test of ages. Unfortunately the recommendation of the Commission. A part into the system. It is absolutely necessary to

pass. Tho said that being women they wanted within four months of the date of registration. 18.The whole work of a Post Ofice is orno pass, and that they were all respostable woThey would therefore have to hold quother mest out on certain points, Mr. PLUKET has for Chinese, to extreme dificulty of aquirement of the Imperial Blututois opt in force bere in the offer these notes for sale at a fized rate of ex-ganised on the apposition that ordinary letters men. The complainant scolded the lakang, and ing in the spring, and by that time they would *Laboured diugenily to promote unity of pur-whether in its written or spoken form, consti- colony which they think desirable to extend here, change, which of course must not be more then will contain nothing of intrinsic or immediately he struck her on the month with his fist. be able to judge of the actual success of the estate

insuparably obatnels to ita adoption as a The AOTING COLONIAL SECRETARY Boondod. a trifle abore the rate of the day. But, whatever convertible value. If it were curtain that every pose, but it was almost impossible to recon-universal languagifter any purposes whatarever.

Fined $1, and to pay 50 conts amends to the las it was at present werking, and that would be The Bill was read a first time.

rots has been fixed, exöhange has always slipped better would contain a bank note, each letter as complainant.

the best time to consider the question of any ex

atrances, pay their small bills bors by means of P. C. Wong Sking, No. 263. mas sammoned meats were now going on for comploting the bank notes soul in muregistered covers Chinose on a charge of having assaulted a woman nazned Frogistration of the Jerpany as one of limited -de-not-steal bundles of lotters at haphazard,sher Was Tak cu the "ad inst

liability; tho donde were is the bands of the

5. 0. 0

gistence with which residents at the ports, chietly

-2-10:

0

Canton and Swatow, will, in spito of all remon

9. 18,

21, 13.

У

122

3 14 4

•Total................105 2304 5.

Awodan pa United States of Aurorien.

West Indies (British)-1-