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1886.

INTIMATION,

1886,

JUST RECEIVED.

FOR SALE

NOW READY.

CHRONY

THE

HRONICLE AND DIRECTORY HYACYNTE

For 1888.

With which is incorporated

THE CHINA DIRECTORT. (TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL ISSUE),

12. 1,192 with plans $5.00. 753..........$3.00.

THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY. has boon thoroughly revised and brought up

to date, andia ngain much increased in bulk.

It anntains DRSCRIPTIVE and STATISTICAL ACCOUNTR of, and DIRECTORIES for

Joyarong-

VLALATOSTOCK.

Do, Larties Directors Jaran--

ROYAL OCTAVO,

SMALLER EDITION, PP.

THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14m, 1988.

oil was bold yesterday afternoon, when there were H.E. the Hon, W. IT. Man, C.M.G. Acting GOVERNOR.

Hon. Sir GROBOR PRILLITO, Chist Justics: Hon. FANTEWART, Aeling Colonial Secretary, Hon. E. L. O'MA, Attorney General. Hon, A. LITET, Colonial, Treasurer. Hon. J. M. PEICE, Surveyor-General, Hon. P. RYNE.

as if he had not been or a not a member of ench and one would never think to look at them that then stooped in a weak potsah lys made by copartnership or one of each beadsial owners. those small skrata were spable of amuning the This is an Ordinance to apply what has really dimensions of large-sized forest treen

lixiviating wood ashes; after steeping n

miles, and support a population of about HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNOT relating to larceny and emberalement. This pro-alborry tree in China. The fow trees which I and resinous matter to ho fit for market. The 27,000. They are fertile and productive, and

viles that any pareon, being weber of any have sesa have almost invariably been in the plantis propagated or nows is the spring, and is enjoy a fine climate. The trade with Europe

copartneréhip or being one of two or mors bene A presting af the Hongkong Legislative Commdoslownia of any money, goods of effects, bills, fardous or grounds of foreigners. The Chinese roady for watting in the early antura, ganerally ia chießy conducted through German bouscu,

notes, scotritios, or other property, who stall silkworm breaders who cultivate the matborry about the Chinese sixth moon (July-August). BULB and it was in the interests of these traders

steal or ombozale nay such pasy, goode or of to a great extent seem to do so by pattings, and The fibre solts for about 10 taala por ploul of that the stop jest announced by Router has

foots, bills, notes, securities, or other property the shrubs are soldom soon more than for 193 lbs. The second kind of ibre plant, Fous balenging to any such copartnership or to such foot in height; they are plantel out in rows is propagated by roed as in Europe; when ripe been taken by the commander of the Albatron.

joint beneficial ownere, stall be liable to be dealt like many other props, and are often pollards, the entiro plant in paled up by the roots, it is Wo trust that nothing farther was intended

with, tried, sonvleted, and punished for the same than the protection of the tradora, fur it is certain that any attempt by any Europein Power to anner Samen would arouse a fu rious ottery in New Zealand and the Austro- lian colonics, which love already recorded their wishes and opinions on the matter. But vedonot anticipate trouble, Botwoon Prince Bramarck and the Marquis of SLLISBURY and confirmed, good understanding existe, and they wil now how to settle any little difficulty that may arise out of the action of the commander of the Albatros.

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PORT HAMILTON

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the names of

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 4th January, 1998

The Daily Press.

HONGKONA. January 14th, 1998.

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The Bethiconelad irigato dugacions. Captain Harris, went out yesterday morning for a orniso

and returned in the afternoon.

Hon. W. KESWICK Hon. T. JACEBON. / Hon. F. D. Bassoon... Flon. Wose zna.

➡ MINUTES. The minutes of the last mesting, ware read

boon a very marious omission in the legislation of the colony. Fortunately we have not had many occasions for regretting the omission of the pro- vision, but there have been two instances

The ACTING COLONIAL BEURETARY SOCnded. Carried.

THE CUSTODY OF INFANTS.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I have to move the second reading of a Bill to amend tha law TO- lating to the custody of infants. This Ell on- bodies the provisions of 36 Vix. s. 12.

The Aoring aroNIAL SECRETAZY Swended. Carried.

SALES OF BEVERNIONS.

❤

•

THE USURY LAWE. The ATTORNEY GENERAL-I have to move the second reading of a Bill entitled "An Or fines to repeal the mary lane and to fix a lagal rate of interest." I stated before to tho Council that this is the first of a series of Ordinunow which have been presented to the The ATTORNEY GENERAL-I have to move sign for proparing a revised edition of the Or-lating to eales of reversions. This embodies the Connell as Bills upon the report of the Commis. the accond reading of a Bill to amend the law re dina nors. I may perhaps state with referepea provisions of 31 Vio. a. to this Bill-and the remark will be equally The ACTING COLONIAL, SECHETART Recorded. Wo have reived from the local Agents applicable to all the bars, so that I nood ust. Messrs. Holliday, Wise & Co.) a well designed capul it with refereres to each of thom and effective looking card usbondar for the car.quently that the scope of the work rent year issued by the London Assurance Cor which was assigned to the Commission when poration, Fira, Life, and Marino.

it was appointed on the 12th August, 1882, was to prepare and report upon drafts for a revised edition of the Onlinnacas, and for amendments of the same, incorporating the results of each recount Imperial legislation as appears applicable

THE Wв received by the last mail throWS The composito corvottus Herping, 1.420 Lone, little further light on French policy in Ton-guns, and Satellite, same tonnage and arme

pent, are expected to arrive in. Hongkong quin, and we are still in the dark as to the shortly from the Fasifle to recommission bore nature of the final decision come to by the and join the China Squadron. New row for Chamber. We have been informed by tele. the vessels are being seat out in the transport

Himalaya. gram that the credit demanded by the late Government was voted, but as to whether it

We learn that Mr. Ng Chor, who was to have socompanied the new Chinese Minister to Wash-

the circumstanons of the colony, and providing for iraproved proendura in the administration of justice. Thuse drafts are the results of the work of the Commizeion in carrying out these insteno- finas. They stadsafta in the nature of a revised edition of the axis laws upon the subjects to which they soverally relats, with such amendments

Carried.

til the philp is softaned, the plant in henteu I went into a house on the tank of the West raped and washed again until the fibro and scraped, then washed in water, then besten, River above the town of Shui-hing where some women were engaged in realing silk from theses red stem, and in appearance much resembles iq olar. The third kind. Lak-vw, or green' lemp cocoons and watcbed the process. Ezek waman

| a large red nottle; it is pulled up by the roots in bad before her a lightly made bamboo wheel, the same manner as F-ma, the bark is thon some two feet in diameter; and a small wooden ripped off and without much further preparation tab of about one gallon capacity fall of espoons; is dried in the sun and sold pricipally for the boiling water is then poured over the coooone,

which the woman commences to stir round with a purpose of making common Irinds of cheap cord. small slip of bamboc. Aftor stirring for a little *, Ko, &o. time the ends of silk from the cc006DS CARMENJE. At the wwn of Tang-On I found a Chines

silk laments are then attached to the wheel and told me that they did not like Mr. Wong's to attach themselves to the slip of batabod, the Christian missionary. The literati of the place

antil no more silk is left upon the maggota had bis living to get, and if they drore him out wound off, and this procase goes on continuously "reason" at all, but then they said the foot man

er silk-worms, which in the chrysalis state form he would get into trouble with his employers, so.

then poured out into a sieve te drain the water Wong" Although not profcasing Christianity, the centre of the coenon. The maggots are said they, "wo tolerate but do not welcome Mr.

from them, and are, after this, cocked and enter; the liberati of this place manifested a truly the silkworm not only dothes out also feeds the Christian spirit in their manner of dealing Baiver of the districts in which it is reared, with an unwelcome guest. THE ZARZUELA SPANISH OPERA of an occasional missionary or two, we cannot all climax of nestaloss to which, with the exception

NOTICE OF MOTION, “

at the next meeting he would move that the The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave notion that Connoit go into Committer on the above Bile,

ADJOURNMENT.

The Council adjourned until Wednesday next at four o'clock.

COMPANY AT THE THEATRE ROYAL

The Zarzuela Opera Company gave their

aspire to attain.

Near the tows of Shin-hing is the village where the celebrated travelling boats known sa

Those who have travelled at sil into China,

the post has it,

Far far into the country, said the fragrant graves, Where o'er the potted investors the rankling herbage

WATCH, saunot but have observed tho very objectionable

was with the intention that, it should be ingken as Secretary of Legation, was detained br of thoro Inwa ta uppoar suitable; as being in the 20cond euteriafament at the City Eek Theatre Ho-tabs are said to have been first belt. These habit the Chinese have of planting their corpses ssed in the extension and cansolidation of as all over French power in the country, or in gradual the Total requiring his sarvioss as ingal advisor, evacuation, we are yet unnslightened. Whats. It is most probable now that Mr. Ng Chny will not proceed to the United States, although arer the intention with which it was voted, he would have liked very wash to join the Lega. the credit was passed only by a majority of tisa there. four in & boosa of 544, which fet alone is

Wo hear that it is most probable the steal sufficient to show the discredit inta which twin-sore barbotto ironclad frigate Imperieuse will shortly be sent out as fagship on the China

along with the existing Ineat Ordinances such on Saturday evening, the programins was of provisions of Imperial Registulion on the varied character, consisting of three amall subject as have not hitherto been incorporated in the law of the polony but which appear to the musical facres or operettas. In the first aparatta, Commission suitable for insoperation in the now Musion Classica," only three took part. Bra. the local law. In the performance of the duty a very amusing little sketch, and contained some Ordinances along with the oxisting provisions of Snzaro, and Sr. Batin and Carvajal. It proved assigned to them the Commissioners have endes-pretty masin. The most telling part was a voured to contino themselves very closely to the

wooden experstructura or house is erected. country. Whomever you see a shady grove or Thie superstructure is divided into various com piatareeque little bit of woodland scenery, the partments or Foes as may suit the fancy of pleasure of the prospect is pretty nearly cer the owners: these rooms are lighted by gissa tain to be marred by the prosence of theso sad windows, protected by sliding wooden panels. rolios of mortality, either cofias on trestles or The interior is sometimes roughly furnished retting on the grenad, or simply rotting bonos with common Chins pine, but more afton the without any snelosing coffin. There are gonor-

furnished with fittings of inlaid abour and lar grave and have consequently placed the re marble. These craft are fitted with a large asins in a wood or other concealed or sheltered halonne radder at the stern, and for greater spot temporarily for a few days only; but the Power in steering when traversing the rapids daye pass on into months and the paths into and shallows of the West and North Rivers, are years until the dead gats forgotten. This is as all

·SRIPPING-Officers of the Coating Storxers of the Tongain enterprise has fallen, Party Station. She is now being ätted with long lines laid down in the Commission. They do not song and dance by Smera Suzers, which she rooms and partitions or balkhesde are cleally the remains of persons whose relatives have,

P.3.0.S. N. Co. Mewag. Maritimes. Sivmssen & Co.

China & Manila 8. B. Co. feeling has no doubt had its influence on the breechloading guns of the newest pattorn. That all recommend as final the Ordinances in the gave with much grace and skill, and the sutly ornamented and carved, and occasionally not yet decided on a suitable locality for a regu Japan M. S. S.Co. H. C. A. M. 8. B. Co. result, but making all allowance for this it Imperiouse is a fast and powerful vasul of 7,390 shape in which they are now proposed. There are item was loudly encored. The second item was Indo-China B. N. Co. Scottish Oriental9.8.Co. is evident that Franco-is-beartily-siek tons and 8,000 horse power, steaming 17 knots. many points in which they thought it their daty Masies dat Prorsair," production of a some Douglas S. S. Co Misaellaricos Caset

She would have been despatched to relieve the to embody existing provisions of law touching China Mar. S. N.Co. Steamers.

Pongain and would be glad to shake berseli dudacious at the end of hor last commission had which it may be susidered desirable bus stat similar thang a rather less farvical shazutes. free of it if she could, Admiral DOPEBRE, it been possible to get her ready in time. The LIST OF RESIDENTS now contains when examined before the Committer, ad

Council to introduce some substantial amend Sonora Raguer sustained the only female part The debentures of the loan iamed by the ta ennsider as a matter of policy, but it is s quas applauded for her singing. Sonores Rodriguez, {prwided with a large steering our fitted upon a the world over, less so pstips in Chica than TWELVE THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND Fucated an eventual bonourable evacuation Hongkong and Shanghai Banting Corporation 'tion which the Commissier, have considered to be i

ments. That will be a qustion for the Council with much ability; and was several times warmly

do not. Cremation, fully adopted near of Tonquin, and the extrasion of Cochiu• | vigation Compiny have all bago taken up at an therefore, many provisions of law which may be satisfactorily. The "ast operatia was entitled a broad plank, pen which the bostan walk the power of the wanes which many other peoplen on behalf of the China Merchants' Steam Na beyond the scope of their duty. They leave. Esatie, and Carvajal also acquitted themselves pivot in the bow At either side of the boat is where because the superstitions Chinese fear

"Not a single French merchant," be said, at which tenders would be received. The ver- and though I a speaking now with reference same as abors, with the addition of genor Sauls steam: When the wind is fair or when the would be a boon to any country; much more s

age, we hear, is about 5 por cont. preminm. to the cure law. I may be allowed to take as The MAPS and PLANS have been mostlyant to take heavy saorifices for English and takan up and the rate at which they wers tond. that relating to nowspapers and printing which seamed to depend chiefly for success on erected, cue resting upon the gunwale on sithor/ seva to a greater degree than in many other remained in Tonquio, and France ought The readiness with which thu dabentures were san illustration to one section in the rert By Colora. There was-very-little plot in the piece craft is being towed, a pair of shear poles or to Chins, where the people, cluster together in German zuerobants, The oative Christians might be bettor sarved by evacuation than

ETCETY SIX FORMENTLƏ

arranged, under one Alphabet in the strictest

erder, the initials as well as the surnames boing alphabetical.

re-engraved in a saperior style and brought up

to date. They now consist o FLAGS OF MERCANTILS HOUSES IN CHINA

CODE OF SALE IN USG AT VICTORIA PEAE

MAT OF THE FAR EAT.

MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKOre.

PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA. PLAN OF THE CITY OF CANTOS-

PLAS OF FORSAIRY CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAL.

PLAN OF YOKOHAMA

PLAN OF MANILA. PLAN OF SAIGON..

PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE. PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN, PINANG,

Among the other contents of the book ara---

An Aaxlo-Chingy Calendar, Meantime of Sun- rise and Satsot, Mes of Burometer and Thermometer, Rainfall. Eclipsa, Festival, & A full Chronology of remarkable arents sines the advent of foreigners to China and Japan.

rod for must be alike gratifying and profitable to the isening Bank----- by a protectorate or conquest. Army eterivel manis among the mals ziativen near Refering to the prevalence of a kind of 58 tractors alone bad benefied by Tonquio and Chang show. Dr. Jamieson, of Shanghai, em Coubi-China, and speculators alone wished bodies in a foot-note to his health report the to ratain them, N Farento could be raised following piece of sarcosm

press. The Coute will see that in section humorous dialogue and amusing situations;

seatice, and 40. on, shell on 15 of that Bill it is provided that whose therewas less maste than in the preceding plecs,

paper without conforming to the provisions in skall print or publish any newspaper or Soner Ratia's acting had plenty of life and for liable to a pena ty not exceeding $3,000 and to merriment by the telling manaar in which he conviction be it, sad he oused a considerable amount of imprisonment at aceeding two years. The brought out the most amusing' passague of ali Council will see that is a very enormous penalty.

side; theas, Inshed together at the top, form a ast, to which the tow rose fa fastened, or on which the tall mailing ade sail is hoisted. Tha

mall pola carrying a gaudy dag. test is gonscally surmounted by a bamboo or

Those who write or speak of Chinese

countries.

POLICE COURT.

Watson-Pike, A.M.D., was before the court,

13th January by taxation. Obina would he so delighted very song part of the company, se it played Chinese wasma Happears that much information about nervous It is, however, she penalty provided by the three acts. The orchestra again proved itself a power of combination are greatly in attri

BEFORE ME.. N. G. MITCHELL-INNES. at evacuation that she would deabilers opensionary vonorts and religious boarnels, and is there nn theizselies to alter it. They thought it throngboat in capital stylo, ander the leadership powers of organization. The Chinose agglatip

THE CASE OF DR. FIKE'S BOY." Chan Ashing, a servant in the employ of Dr. fore mostly lost to the med o profesion. The follow- Yunnan to European membants, and par-ing extract from The Christina of 17th Septembu, better to present the law in the shape of a roof Maestro Coses, who also entertafued the an haps allow them to inhabit it." This sup 1985, noga 19, furnishes a striking into in point:vised Ordinans as it stands. That is one of dieuce with a recanrkably clarer selection on the ato or sphers, as the timid always will do for property of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ịon remand, on the charge of stealing $50, the "M. J. E. K. Studd told to a deeply interested those questions which will fairly arise for the marised report of the Admiral's evidence.ia faccianes of man in the East all the story of the Counsil to consider, and at the proper time we pianoforin, for which he was warmly, exarer the sake of mutual protection, each individualing Corporation, on the 13th September. 1685. taken from the letter of the Paris correspon mienionacias. Mr. Busid told at a as shall probably excommend coma amendment Tuesday night's was the first of the series of do. It is this want of individuality which matos heard about the day following the date of the

**Cambridge Sövar." who lafel panes led to China

being afraid to think and act for himself as we It may be remembered that this case was partly drot of the Times. M. PATENOTRE, the ex. of drug besling in Peking in answer to the prayer aking te pasishment Ritornative, either fine twelve subscription performances. Ambassador to China, who was also ex-affaring from epilepay who was reeded as incarner that as an instration of the very large of Mr. Stanley Suit and Dr. Mark A. A man r imprisonment or roducing it. I only

alleged offence, but in consequence of Dr. Pike -The second subscription performustes, a pet nation of slaves. They have no powers of or journed from day to day to await his return. the Amerionas and others look on China as leaving that day for Australia, the case was ad- oiued by the Committee, took a different banned and pregadoret, the ranit being for discussion pou to the Council in con-advertisment in another column, will be given ganization whatever; the miserable shove they The evidence previously taken by Mr. Wode A description of the Festivals, Fasts 80.vies from that of Admiral Dorses. He best refers to the Biblios tetor ud cast misapprehension as to the position the Com- on the boards two operettas entitled "Viaje in their frequently recurring pageants or proces-that the defendant caso to the Bank on the day

Lis porfnot realoration to balik."

Again, in the last Ropost of the Peking Hapital, sidering these Lills and it. order to prevent say this orening, when the Company propose plasing ke for so large an expenditure as is incurred honse was that of Mr. Gaskell, an assistant at observed by Chiasso, ahemedans, Parsses, Jews, Sc., with the days on which they fall strongly depremted the idea of evacua-ing out Jevila" successfully practised by the Boy, mission ocenpies-with-reference to the Bills as Redondo” and Calandris" respectively, sions work alone show this, if nothing se in question, and presented a cheque drawn by

tion, the result of which, he said, would be Dr. Narits of Choice, and haworowly races is now presentarl The Commission does not re- and, by especial request, a ropetition of Pobre

the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, he stated inolination to try a Scriptural plan in otro encourmond them in their existing form; it merely Arrivals and Departures of Wails and Parthe massacre of a million of native Chris-of Jomonincal possorsion.

saysWe have put the laws toyther in C- Gloria. In the Viaje Redondo" a Spanish |

Dr. Pike, to be cashed. The cheque was the one Scates of Creumissions and Charges adopted by tilities with China, the war party having lost subject of Russia and Bagland in Asia, makes how the law stands, how the guste provisions marrying a consin of his born in the Philippines. I do not wish to underrate the abilities of our asing up the accounts that day it was found

A carronpondent of the Thars, writing on the dance with our directions. Wo show you gentlenau arrives at Manila for the perpos of

produced in court, tbelgures on which were 399.97. the Camboys of Commerce of Hongkong,

the folowing referenes to alegraphic communi. of the English lay appear to be applicable to and who is already in love with another young Celestial frienda; bat sooner or later their there a $50 short, and an investigation brought The Chinsman can beat us in many things, but the amount was written in as $39.37. It was handed over to the shref, who cashed it. On and Shanghai.

sation between Chinu and Jndia:-It should be the subject, and it is for the Cans in Com. Hongkong Chair, Jinricksba, and Bost Eiro.

the polios of the Ladian and Innerin: Governmittee to easider how far these amandmentsman, without her father's count or knowledge. Government will have to be re-organized, and this choque to light, with the differense in the ment and of all the neighbouring colouiel Bovern. ought to be introduced having regard to the re- Beyond the ignorause of her parent of the on-theu if they choose to pay him for it they will mount stated in writing and in Jigures, and it an impression that the French occupations to avail themselves of -overy-opportunity quizoents of the preachingagement everything goes on favourably, over her find the Englishmasa un ofient administrator: was found that on the back of it share, and the wea only temporary. But will trade come Empire of China, and by zatoral, silent, and un-neessary to say anything. It provides moral/Sisters encourage.her love. Shortly after the ar- hy wil sorve thoni well and faithfully without shroff stated that was the amount he had give

of improving the communications with the vast to this partionlar Ordinares I do not think it after the restoration of order? To some macy and to establish a frienðskija on solid and against usury which formerly prevailed and yuska, a tremendous typhoon, and a_lergo.fi/ attempting to domineer over them.

obtrusive means to draw closer the bonds of inti- for the rupeal of the usury laws, that is, tho tows rival of the Spaniard at Mauila, however, an earth-

Comparative Tables of Money, Weight, &c.

The Hongkong Postal Guide for 1884.

Poss at and from Loudon and Hongkong

This issus contains the New Scale of long kong STAMP DUTIES, also tables of COURT-FEES not elsewhere published. The APPENDIX consist of

FOUR HUNDRED PE of closely printed mater, to which rozorence is constantly requred by residents and those having commercial or political relations with the Countries embraced within the scope of the VanoNiCLE and DIRECTORY.

TREATIES WITH CRINA

Great Britain, Nanking, 1842

Tiantain, 1858

and all athors not abrogated

France. Tantsin. 1858

Convention, 1889.

Tientsin. 1885

United States, Tiutsin, 1858

I

Additional, 1999

- Peking, 1880

German, Tiontziz, 1861

Peking, 1880

TREATIES WITH JAPAN---

Russia, Japaz, Spain. Brasil, and Peru,

Netherlands

Corea

Great Britain

United Staten

TREATIES WITH COREA

TREANIES WITH ALM

TELATIES WITH ANNAM

tiana He saw no prospect of renewed hos.

its loader. No trade, be further said, could

be expected till order bad been restored, and

this would not be effected if there remained

extent, co doubt; bat will it be in sufficient volume to recoup France for the cost of occupation? There is a considerable export of rice from Toaquín to China, which is

would

ceipt for $89.37 signed by the defendant, and

10

As the

Kau Ya Tin, a shraf employed at the Hong-

sat how much money he wanted, and the mau said $39.87; bat he told him he was wrong, On the West River about half way between and that the amount was $89.37. The pri

of this trade, would become a second Shang-terminus for the present at Zimné (Kiane. Mai: tion,"so that there may be no doubt, nor any room that he is not the father of La Calandria, nor the towns of Shin-hing and Tak-hing, the towscher said "all right,” and when wituees asked

hai.

well-defined boson One of those opportunition xecal tale of interest

in cashing the cheque. Witness eslied at Dr.

the connexion of India with China by telegraph,

arert in desolating succession; and these-calami

Pike's residence with reference to the matter, The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded ties of Nature so much alarm the visitor that be murks

I have been induced to make the above re-but he was not at home at the time. He saw the Imperial Chinese Telegraph Compans I have which after fall consideration of the matter the

The Bill was read a second time.

observing the wretchedly iveäcient defendant. however, oud told him he had boo decides to return at occe to 3pain in the same system of inland taxation parsed by the Chinese The defendant sail it was an affair of his, and REGULATION OF NEWSPAPRBE.

overpaid 850, and asked him to refund the amount. base ussured, is wiling to effect. It has been

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-1 now move the steamer which brought him to Marila.

officials. It is a great mistake to suppose that that he had given his master all the money he re to entrarate in an Adrartisment, but include Hongkong. This trade is almost exclusively Chinese with the Russian fare linos by energing printing presses within the colony. This Or instructed by big brother to engage the Merrions lightly taxed countries on the globe, but the in-him Arrested, and the defends his master way. The Contents of the Appendix are too many paid for by foreign goods imported from in oontemplation for some time to commout the end reading of a Bill to reggaeaping off at Madrid, conspicuous for his stupidity, who is not. On the contrary, China is one of the most that if he did not refund the 350 he should have. the printing "La Calandria" introduces a native of Gallias, the foils squeeze the people heavily; they do seived at the Bank. Witness told the defendant (and carrying of newspapers and books, and tha jo the hands of Chinese, and will remain 1,000 miles. through desert region. The dinas reproduces the existing Ordinances of so. There is little chance of French mer. primary object of this ling would be to ro the colony, or each of their main provisions of an Andalusian songstrom. Knowing of this sidoo Chatoo, with additional Artida, chants "entting into " this branch, and it in gages to Europe, which stehen of a most marginal notos, it incorporates some provisions to the man and endeavours to enter into aegree traders, and the tax gatherer is in force along iofondeot still refused to refund the $50 he gave He took the boy to where was, of taxation falls most Lafairly. and he becertained from Dr. Piku tast the somat duce to one-fifth the cost of Gorerament mags are stil: suitable, and, as will be seen by the circumstance one of the profession offers barself The taxes are to a great extent callester forms received from the boy was $39.37. not easy to divine now in what other direa voluminous character during the past three comparatively modern Imperial legislation moat with bim This singer has a sweetbaut in all the great natal highways of trade, thus him into custody. tion trade can be developed. At the com-profit to the Chinese company by opming approvision of this Bill which I have soòn criticised the person af 11 torerɔ (all fighter), who will not strangling industry and impoverishing the kong and Shanghai Bank, alio gave evidence to

years. The secondary object would be to bring upon subjects of the same kind. There is one mencement of the enterprise it was antici- to the trading commanities of China an

and it may be convenient to point out what it consent to her going away without, him, and et country by raining the trades and industries to defendant presenting to bins aheque from paced that the Bad Liver route would give extremely cheap service to Europe. Bat the rounts to. Subsection of Clauso provides longth engages himself as gaitar accompanyist which, were they fostered and encouraged by an Dr. Pike direct communication with Tunnen, that the Chinese fully perceive the objections to which that As often as the printer or publisher to her. A dealer in lotteries, who is suffering enlightened and liberal administration such as was drawn for 889.37 in figures; what it stated be asshed. The cheque, bo ssil export of the minerals of that province would place their communications in the hands tion shall leave the colony topuratily, de thapangan banger, now appears on the sceneand would be given to the cuntry by England, in writing he was unable to tell, as although the

200h a couterier would be exposed, in that it who shall have made the aforesaid "declars. would be enormously increased, "foreign of a potential enemy. Their attention was there claration from another printer or publisher declares himself father of La Calandria, as he would earinti the Exspire by developing its great stand English writing. Is saked the defend understand Foglish figures bs did not under fore easily awakened to an alternative route resident within the colony shall be necessary." goods being given in exchange, and that which, thongh not so cheap, will afford them but isa reproducting of the existing Ordinace 2 her 28 a day. When he finds, however, that

gets wind of the engagement, which woulit bring natural resources. Haiphong, which was to be the emporian better security. The Burmah Siamem tele of 1844. with this alteration the word "mpors the engagement is fallen through, he pretests. graph line wow belog constructed will have ita Tyas bron inserted before the words" afectara- The Red River, route, however, but is shortly to be projected to Kiang-Igen, a fer doubt, and no question raised as to what may her uncle, nor eten ons of her sequaintancom bas preved

path is obstructed by a large rock or mass of bim how he wanted the money, he said in clean disappoint-town on the Mohkong river on the present be the meaning of that provision. There appear complete

dollars. Witness said ho should have to obargo limestone projecting out into the river and ob him a connoission for clean dollars, and the de ment; it is now conceded that if a trade orthern frontier of Siam, about 200 miles from be, under the law as it stands at present→ the Chinese frontior and the proposed forminus Ord. 2 of 1844-questions that might arise, and

CELESTIAL JOTTINGS.

structing cavigation; although at a plass some fendant than sad he would ask his master abent. is to be established with Yunnan a railway of the Burnab-Siam-China Railway. The Chi believe in one is a question did priso, as to

few miles above this point there are numerous it. He went away, and after a short time he re- will have to be constructed for the purpose, nese Company are willing to extend their line in whether temporary absence from the colony On the West River, about midway between dare ram.or this obstraction and make it useful antes, and the rost $1 notes, and small silver, and

lime kilns, yet the superstitious Chinese do not Ordera in Consoil for Government of H.B.M.and in view of Lhe attitude sesumed by and the Tonquin frontier, to the extreme south. tion of this Ford "temporarily remores that Sam-shui and the Shin-hing gonga is a irgeby barming it down into lime. The rock is sul- the defendant sigued the recaipt shown for $59,37 turned and said he would take the amount ja tha South, now carried from Canton to Kwangsi was contemplated by that suction. The inver

Rotar Witness paid him the money, in 12 gt Subjecte in China and Japan, 1365, 1877, the French leg:sisture, the construction of west point of Yus-say to Soumno, or what doubt. Whether it removes it in a way of which esot or riverine istet called by the Chinese Mak-d Kai-krog Shek, Cookscomb rook, and there on the back of the choque. Rute of H.B.M. Sapremo and other Courts such a railway will certainly not be com-point might be fixed upon, provided the question; bat at all events it was nçoessary to legend as to the origin of this island attaches with it. At some little distance above the Cocks, leque produced was drawn in writing for $32.87

the Council will approve is at present an open usa Sha, Ink-stone sand bank, and a most oarions are amerons legends and superstitions connected for Mr. Wodehouse last September menced in the near futuro if at all. Mean the interscuing Shan territary, to meet the move the doubt one way or the other.

Indo-Siamese or Indian Ene be tended óvar! while England, by the acquisition of Upper Chiasse. Tais might be dons from Kiang. would not be desirable to allow such a doubt to

Itill to the spot. It is related that one Hoi comb rock, in the neighbourhood if the mouth (but the figures as they thet, appeared would pre Barmah, has been brought close to the bor. Ten and leo from Mandalay, giving a double ontinue to exist, and the provision is nonde slour

line from Burmah. By one or both of these lines by the insertion of this word "temporarily," of the district. Kak-hoi-zizi was au srceecing- trade of that province will find its sasiest nation with Europe through India and one safer merry a varhal ultration from the old Ordia bribes or to partake in squeezes or illicit gains the banks of a creek in the visinits of the town of came up quite alcas channel by the Bbamo roste. If altimately than vi Basia, at a moderate cost, and the com.auce stating that a declaration from santher of any kind, but on the completion of his Luk-tso, is barat with the aid of grass and brush- honiferous or mountain limontono, quarried near

inest as large as the lower, and joined at the and to the rest of the figure; the lower kop slu the French should Detablish a railway from of the Straits and Blakay Peninsula, whose trade forcars to the making of that provision for tea of office, Mak was induced by an old friend, anewoud. The kilus are generally about sightooz orneases, who again gave evidence to use the

mercial communities of India, China, and Siam, printer or publisher is necessary. With re-

His Worship now recalled both the above wit Hanoi to Lao-kai a portion of the trade with China is rapidly on the increase, would be perney abstones or not, and the question of of the literati of the distriot, in secept the pre twenty feet deepby about eight or ains in diamet effect. and in addition two other se Chi Shang, would no doubt be diverted in that direction, brought into telegraphic intercommunication on whether there should not be acme oxception sent of small ink stone. Un descending the riveter, they are eylindrical in shape and are built of deposed to the absque being presented to them Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dif- but it is for the English, being first in the at present. That a considerabla developravnt of a short time, the Cgingîl will probably see that his bost, however, Mr. Mak's conscience would an-dried bricks, which, however, quickly got by Kan Yam Tin, and to their taking it to be

ferent ports of China, l'hilippines Siam, &c. | galā, to so perfect the communication by the trade would be the result of the use of this new therò is a good deal of room for discussion; and appear to have rebuked him for having, thus harnod in use. The kilns are generally built in [drawn for $89,37, which amount passed through ..

Bank, named Ng Kai Tong and Tang practicable terms, which is by no means the caseade in the cess of people leaving the colony for

Bhama route as to reader their control of astrament can hardly be doubled, and to tap if you look at the general scope of the Ordinance, broken through his rule even in the matter of soalasters of throw together, with the dranhole at their hard to Kau Lalz

syon a portion of the Chino Exzepan trafic and suit the parposus which it is intended to fall, intrinsically valuelos en article as the stall the bottom on the outside, the inner space ennies by the cefondeat, who handed that amount to bis- the trade prastically secure against opposition the whole of the China-Indian and Chins-Mala- and the kind of security it is intended to

T'ho defence was that only 89.87 was received by the rivalroute via the Red River valley: yan trafilu would obviously be a mast important provide by the Bit, you will see that in-stone to with an oxclamation of regret for od by the three kiine being filled in with earth. ster

TREATIES WITH „CANHODIA CUSTOMS TARIFTS

Siamese

Chineso Japanese

LEGAL.

1878, 1881

Corsaa

in China and Janan Tatles of Consulai Fess. Code of Civil Procedure, Hongkong Admiralty Ruins Foreign Jurisdiction: Aot

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This was the pffect of the evidenco called be-

The

Regulations for the Consular Courts of Unite/ders of Yuanau, and the halk of the foreigs the Chinese would guiù an alternative commnui. The only other alteration in the wording isly upright official whe had invariably refused River, sro Dumerous lime kilns in which the car./mined, the appar loop of the three being al-

States in China

Rules of Court of Consuls at-hanghai

Chinese Passenger Ant TEADY REGULATIONS.

Japan

Chias

Siam

Customs Beizure, Chias

Plotage Regulations HONGKONG

-Charter of the Colony

New Rules of Legislative Council.

$0.

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The Treaties, ontweou frazee and Chins, 1885,

Dadora may be cont to Daily Press Office, where

it is published, or is the following Agents.

Mr. F. A. da Cruz.

Meanwhile we on this side would do well not grip to three of the Indo-Slamesa tale some provision or other of some hature would having copied it, tho corpus debieti was con- to me a táink layer of bench rood is first placed

graphs. The strategic importance of the con- have to be made in the case of a temporary signed by Mr. Mel to the waters of the stream the kiln, then a layer of partially burned limeing the defendant to each the obeque, which was

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Mr.

and France and Siam, Additional article to to lose sight of the possibilities of a profitable nation will be obtinus who it is considered that bene. You must provide for temporary of where the stone summered to cause a deposit of stone left from a provians operation, then more ampant of the cheque when he took it

Dr. Pike was called and gave evidence to read- Chefoo Convention together with any other trade with Yunnan by way of the West the sole dependaane of Hongkong tail the fence or on leave all the evils asprovided for all which grew until it ultimately beams wood, then a layer of fresh limastore, and so on. Gastall came to him subsequently and told him drawn for $39-37. The defendsat anked the items, lave-not-appeared in previous issues.

Biver. This route and the Barge route rests on cables which can be so uasily cut by an

Biraita Bettlements for their epmannication which the whole Ordinance for the registration should not be looked upon as rivals, for enemy, and which i grement pass through Busui may be thought desirable to introduce River charts as Kwang Island.

of newspapers is intended to prevent. But of Jargo island. The place is marked on the Wast until the kit is full, the top being piled up with there had been 850 overpaid; bat he had only re- Yunnan is a large province intersected by sian Siberia and French Chin-China. same substantiul, legislation to meet the case of

Limestone to a height of sorant feet above the sired 839.37. The shroff showed him the cheque chains of mountains which reader access

temporary abeonces. I do not think there is On the creek at a little distance from the Tamila; this only gate about half bed and is with the receipt on the back for $89.37. The from one side of it-to-the other-dificat, and

ything else in the Ordinance which calls for ebao mines, which I have visited- eu sovora" used for the lowest or battum layer of the port it was not the as-now, in astea sa the end of figure in question he considered to be a three. Docasions, occur zzers brick-making establishs burning. while the Bhamo route tapa the western)

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY secondeduvate. These brick yards are most humorgu- vide, the West River is the satural oudles

The Bil, was rond & spend time for the south-east of the province, as wel

DUE TO PERSONS DECEASEU. as for the whole of Kwangi.

MACAO.

SWATOE AMOK

FORMOSA

Messrs. Qualohà Ço.... Messrs. C. Gerard & Co. Mesure. C. Gorard & Co. FoocHow.....Messrs. Hedge & Co. NINCPO...

Mossrs. Kelly & Walsh, 8'ghui, STANGHAL.. Mess Hall & Holtz. SHANGHAI... Messrs. Kally & Walsh NORTHERN & Mesars. Hall & Holtz and Kely EIVER Ports f

& Walsh, Shanghai.

NAGABARI... Messrs. The C. &J. Trading Co.

H1000, Osaxa..More. F. Walsh & Co. YOKOHAMA MESTE Kelly & Co. MANILA Years. Diaz Puertas & Co. SAIGON

TONQUIN.31r. Ch. Dupont. BANGKOK.Mosara. Ramsey & Co.

SINGAPORE...Mesara Sayle & Co. PENANG....Messa. Maynard & Co. COLOMBO ...Messra A. M. & 3. Ferguson. CALCUTTA.....Messrs. Newman & Co

Messrs. Gordon & Gotch,

SYDNEY AND Bazywane..

LONDON

LONDON LEDON

•JODON

LATEST TELEGRAMS,

London, 120 January. GERMANY AND THE SAMOAN ISLANES.

The Marine of the German corvette Aibatros protect the traders, and the Seman teg was hauled down.

landed on one of the Bamos Talards in order to

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the upper loop did not quite meet the rest of the figure. It had since been altered to do on. The In the Teng On district several kinds of fibre shroff took the chegno away with him. Witness

PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF FAY OR ALLOWANCES / On the Chan-Tsùu crask, and from thence to Eat-producing plants are cultivated. I procured considered that oven us it stood at present the

nama and Para-shui brick yards vocur, dotted in

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I have now to various positions along the banks of the creeks, specimens of three, termod ruspastively the figure was a thres. The defendant had been in more the second reading of a Bill to empower The Chinus tamper their olay by exposure in Fo-ma, cargo crordinary hemy (éaanabis sativa), trusted him with considerable sums of money. Chengma, Bight grova Lump (Baneria nirso); his service about eighteen months, and he had Tuz. hauling down of the Samosa flag by

country unstrates to persons deessed the pag mill is, however, dispensed with, the slay Tho arst of the three, Cheng-me, yields the was present when the bank saamined the figure tho Colonial Transerer to pay otherwise than to

always giren satisfaction. Witness had often. administrators small antes due on much the same manners that purened in Europe and Luk ma, green tomp (a gecies identiter) and had always found him honest. Dr. Santan the landing party from the German corvette Albatros on one of the famosa islands does

in the shape of a local ordineage of the provisions or by manual labour at much expense and trouble. woven in the Sun-ai district or the western cationed him to see that the pen was dry be I may motion that this is merely an embodimenting wither kneaded by the feet of men and esen famous grass cloth, to much of which is cheque to him. Lau carefully examined the figure not necessarily, we think, imply the annexa-

of the weiern English law appliesble to the same The bricks are burat in camps with frowood, the bank of the lower-West River. The plant forehand, and they looked and saw that it he in question, going over it with a pen. Witness- The Surabaya Courant draws attention to the subject, S1 and 32 Tja, a 90 tion of the group by Germany. The Samoa Ruyter, a handsoma Netherlands man-of-war. Islands are ouder a kind of joint protection steiking instance how Naval matters in Holland THE LEFTER ATTORTIONMENT OF MENTS AND saw. These bricks are, as a general rule, only for cutting when the bark can be puiled or strip the evidence of Dr. Bosnian.

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY 8e0onded fuel used being generally the shoots and small is said to be propagated by dividing the root dry. Dr. Beanian did not touch the pen to the steamer which lately arrived there, as offering Carried.

branches of fir trees sometimes mixed with it is out, net palled; the Chinese knew it to batter for by Great Britain and the United States, and are mismanaged. This verse is brand new and

The case was again romanded until to-doy for the British Government recently refused to us only just come out from Harope. She coat The ATTORNEY GENREAL-1 have to move the about half burned, and although well made are comply with the urgent request of New alerga amount to build and fit out, her engriting second reading of Bill for the batter apportion soft and easily broken. The bricks are moulind red from the stem from the botten to the tap Blons posting ond and a half million guildersment of rents and other periodical payments by hand motly as in old-fashioned brick yards without breaking the bark. After cutting, the

OTHER PERIODICAL PAYMENTO.

ASSAULT

Delphina Joanilho, of No. 8, Upper Station

The parties are neighbours, and their children

MELBOURNE... Mostre. Norton, Hargrave & Zealand to anner this group although Ou arrival at Surabaya, aho was found so The words of the Bill really'speak for themselves at home. The blue colour is caused by the park in stripped from the ston and then, whilst Siznat, was charged with having assunited &

f. K. Algar, Clement's Lazo. Messrs. Streat & Co., 30 Cornhill. anxious to be taken oder she protection months! The engines are so serviceable the 33 and 34 Vio., p. 55. whish has not yet ben ap iron saborite the bricks acquire a red colour on dried in the air and steeped in water for a time posed, and began to quarrel with each other.

the islanders themselves were said to be seaworthy that repairing her will take six It is merely the reproduction of an Imperial Act sense of ferrous oxide; by peroxidation, of this jereen, it is suraped with a bamboo instrumenti Woman named Liabi Mesere. Batea Heady & En.

ou the sorage out, no less than three pieton reds plied here.

order to remove the pulp from the flee, it is then baring some quarrel in the shrest they inter- Mr.W.M.Wills 151 Cannon St. of the British flag. The group cacaista of broke, and all sorts of patch work and expedients SANA co... L. P. Fisher, 21, Mercianus, Dino islands, chiefly of volcania origin, ai had to beresorted tote enable hoy to reach Batavia

The Acting COLONIAL SECESTARY seconded, being thoroughly turned Carried. Exchange.

tuated a little to the north-east of Fiji-sample of how the Dutch Navy in looked after, sately, Suck se powerrence is presently a fix

varying with the temperature of the season; it is Mrs. Ahi stated that Mrs. Josmilho amaulted Although China may perhaps bo sail to be the then raped again and washed in water; againstatement by one or two witnesses. THE LARCENY AND EMBEZZLEMENT KARPV, Mr. A: Wind, 21, Fark Bow,

and beat her, and zhe, was, corroborated in that Daily Preis Boe, January 1836.

They have an area of about 1,075 square as this is not the Beat instanse of the kind,

The ATTORNEY-GENARAL-I have to more home of the mulberry, yet it is difficult-indeed the fibra is scraped, and again washed until The Raftendeka Bad two sure the wayout "routing of Turto amend the law oftar to procup the fraît or to eso a fall grown judged sufficiently free from the adharing paip ties of $10 eribh for her good behaviour for six

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