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THE CHINA DIRECTORY. (TWENTY-FODATI ANNUAL Issue).

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THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY has been thoroughly revised and brought up to date, and is again amok increased in bulk.

It contains DESCRIPTIVE and STATISTICAL ACCENTS of, and DirrorÒRTES, for

HONGKONG

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Do. Ladies' Directory

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THE DAILY FEESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1914, 1888:

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there.

The reply of the Mikado to the lottar which ike Pope addressed to him a short time ago, thanking him for the protection extended to the Catholic missions in his Empire, assures Hias Holiness that he will satinns that protection, addling that heža about ta esná a special mission to the Holy See,

LARCENTER-

Hle Lordship summed up, pointingontseroral things in the complatant elatory which had an Ho Akan, ogello, was charged with stealing a improbabisappearance. Theprisoner was chargcants worth of wood, the property of Momre ad with abduoting the complainant for the par-Jamason and Croker, on the 10th an pose of extorting money, and it was for the jury He was convicted and scatoared to three to consider whether they were satisfied he and woolte hard labour. the odors had alalucted him for tast parpong be wasther the story the prisoner gave was felt hats from a shop in Kau U-Jane, was son Chan Arbo, hawker, for stealing a pilo de 38 equally anted to credence.

Leased to, tirse wooks' hurd isbour.

PYRAGGLER,

"The jury, after a brief consultation, returned ananimous verdict of not guilty, and the pri soar was discharged.

CHIEGE OS MAIDING A HOUSE.

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Alfred Sebby, soarman of H. M. 9. And see, admitted being straggler from his ship, and the police were ordered to put him on board.

DRUNKENNKED, Joseph Morin, seamen, was fined 50 cents for having been drunk and disorderly in the strests on the 16th inst

UNLAWATI POSSESSION. Lai Kun Sing, bestman, was charged with unlawful pozsorzion of $20 worth of taryanlin the property of the Government, at Tamati, on the 17th inet.

The tarpaulin was found in the prisoner's Fined $10, and in default. of payment thras weeks' hard labour.

BETORE MR. N. . MITCHELLINNES.

POCKET PCHING, U. Ayam, a lad, was okarged with stealing of raser-strap from the person of a seaman samed Boujamin Shton, on the 18th iuet.

Shilton was in a shop making a pureless, and the razor-etmp projected from his pocket. The prisoner, who had been hovering round him for a time, took it from his pocket, but the coin plainant felt it, and turned and seized him

The boy was sentenced to six lashes of the rattan

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The length of railway lines-completed by the- Vippen Totendo Kaisha from November, 1991, when it was established, ty the end of inet your second, or Omiya-Utsunomiya section, 2031 was for the first 'section 4594 miles; for tha

miles, the total being 763 miles. The fails used cach, ecst about yer 3,155,100.. rumbor about 288200, which, valued at gen 12

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In a speech mhude by Me. Inanyo, Prouident of the Railway Bureun, at the Nakamura-ra, Tokyo, latende more and more to extend the railways in

• fow daya nge, as stated that as die Cabinet

this country and to place the present barenn on

an independent footing in Cature, all thoes.com

arned with railways at present should devote thomenivos to the farther devolopment of their

work.

Donguros for a reduction in the riumber of au pernumerary officials, and in the acount of un- D006988-y official expenditure, are being vigor- ongly carried cot by the Ministers of Blafo. This Department of Education is foremost in acco plishing reform. Six bundred and úfty-offinla bolow sonen rauk yere dismissed befor the end of the year, and the number of employés whose services may be utilized only by the shioka of the various bureaux was relnood to six. În the first and second bureaux of the Department only six gentlemen were allowed to remain at their former posts. The Choya Shimbun, from which we take the above information, adds that the usual supply of tea has been discontinud, end offers who have a weakness for cooking daring office bours are required to indulge the taste at their own expense. The reform has boon onreind so 147 as they repulling for service at home students dispatched abroad. -----------

BRITISH TRADE WITH NEPAUL

AND THIBET.

it may be taken for granted that the Viceroy The Zarzala Spanish Opera Company 79- of Chibli would not have advoonted the notated from Moso yesterday by the steamer Kiukiang. Our Ainoso correspondent, whose lection of either an incompetent or an anti- letter will be found on our third page, says that progressive man för an important a post, they had full houses at both their performances BULB and especially to replace an official of ex- ceptional parts like the Marquis Terva. It is quite comprehensible that Lr Hose-CHANG might wish to have a Minister in London whose policy would be moulded by his wishes, and whose conduct would be shaped

CHABAN OF ASSAULT AND ROBBERY. Lau Kan Sai was charged that he, together secording, to his instructions. In Lis be

The marine produce of Korea mays a Tokyo with akkort not in enstody, did aasanit cne Wong bas no doubt secured a faithful exponens of paper) is principally obtained stong the coast of Kum Fat and put him in fear, and rob him of bie policy, and possibly in order to strongthen Chil-la-da, Quelpart Island, and the Namhow $10 in silver. a purse, 100 cash and other things, his hold over the Minister, the Vicoroy has group. The British fleet haring recently at place palled Ngan Tan Wan, on the 13th ocoupled Port Hamilton, the inhabitants arealtime. On second mount be was charged aim- deputed his son to accompany the Embassy. mostly employed as ouelles by the British naval ply with laroney from the person,

The Attorney-General prosecuted. Other reasons also contributed doubtless to authorities, and in consequence the trial produce

The complainant's atory was to the effect that for the current year has follon ovnsiderably short induce him to lat bis son proceed to Europe. of the usual yield, and has been found insuficient the day in question he was walking to Shan- He naturally wishes him to see something even for domestic conemption.

kiwan, said when at a place called Ngau Tau boat. Wan he was met by threo-mer, who asked him if. of Western countries and ways, and Lopos

This is how Mr. E. H. Parkor sums up the atto had a beat, and after a for observations they that the experience tâus gained may be va-tractions of Kerss in a papar contributed by him at upon him and robbed him of the property loable to bim in the future and alas of naa to to the lastuum ber of the Chiness Recorder: For stated. He met & constahle on the road and com bis country. The Viceroy himself would the informatias of those who know nothing of plained to him, and the constable arrested two Korea, it may here be stated that it is a romack men, one of whom he liberated, as couìplsinant probably be only too glad to make a trip to shly well-drained country, especially when it is know him. The prisoner was arrested because Europe could he do so in the certainty that no considered that, as regards houses, Seoul itself is his face appeared to witness to be something like addresool "The Editor," and those on krsiness "The enemy would take advantage of his absenca little better than soollootlon of pig-stres. Every one of the man who robbed him. He conid not

que in the country seams adequately and com- be gure he was the roan. Manager," add not to individuals by name.

to undermine his powor. And it is to be fortably dressed, and every one except those en The Attorney-General, after examining the Correspondents are requested to forward their came regretted that His Excellency cannot feel at gaged in land labour is (externally) nestly prisoner farther as to the identification of the pri- dressed, ali whose cempations permit of it resoner with us more definito result, said he could and-address with communication addried to the liberty to go abroad for a short torm, and not only fully and richly, but even tastefully not in the face of that statement ask the jury to Ziitor, not for publication, but an evidence of good ace for himself some of the wonders of tho and froly dressed. Korean ideal civilization convict the prisoner, as there was no other vii-

All letters fez publigation should be written on one

West. He would bring to hear upon them seems to have onlminated in the hat, which is suce upon which the prisoner could be convicted

(at its best) one of the finest and most extensive The complainant's story now was different to side of the paper only.

a keen and analytical mind that would pieces of workmanship the world can show; but that which he gave before the Police Court, for Advertisements and Subsriptions which are usiba able to fully appreciate what he saw, tho whele of the fashionable garmentscomprising he had thoro positively identified the prisoner as

LATE TELEGRAMS. erdered for • fixed period will be antinand until and come to a conclusion as to what is desir. Koran alothing, sem te kave been calczinted one of the man who assaulted and robbed him.

The report on the external trade of Hangal The following telegrams are taken from with Napaul, Sikam, and Bhatan, for the year to be utterly useless to any persons but Korsane. The jury returned a cardict of not guilty, and Brisbane papoks received yesterday :—— Orders for extra copies of the Dosty Freas should sule for Cairs to adopt and what the had This Laut, combined with the studied poverty the prisoner was dischargot.

1884-5, which has just toon received from India, be aant bore 11 m. on the day of publication.

botter roject, No doubt bo hopes to see, in of Korean household manngement, leads to the

LONDON, 13th December.. is full of interesting and gratifsim; mastur After that bear the supply is limited.

Li Asam Kun Achu, and Ho Askoong were

The various solonial banks doing business in In the first plano it shows an increase of trado. auspicion that since the oft-repeated devastations some measure, through his son's eye, and of their counter by Chinese and Japanese, the charged with having, with others not in custody, Lendor hare appointed a committee for the par. over either of the last two yours, and in the second the young man is intelligent and obsartant Korean poller has deliberately been to have ab-mule as stock in a horse, No. 8, High pose of opposing the demand for the payment of place it holds for brighter prospects for the be will be able to post his father in many solutely nothing in the country worth taking street, withinten: to steal therein the property Engome Tax on interest on deposita

fature commerce of the Himalayan regions than The Times states that losna will shortly be several other receul reports have encouraged. sway in the shape of portable property. Full of a woman named Chan Achon, on the 28th [141 things concerning which he knows little from bellies, warm clothes for us, and impossible November, 1888. The third prisoner was farther placed on the market by the cities of Melbourns The two following passages throw very cousilor. On the 11th instant, anddenly, at Amoy, BoTrustworthy sources. Meantims we hope that clothes for exament; houses to live in which charged with having felonionsly wounded P. C. and Wellington, and by the Melbourne Harbourable light on the future chanan ng well as the BATKE FENTON.

[172 the successor of the Marquis Tsun in Lon-are pigstyes externally hat severaly neat in Tam King Cheong with a dagger to commit Trust.

basiness requirements of any traffic between. At Queen's Rout, or the 15th, inst,, LIZLAR AND

Autwerp-will be a port of call for the now lina India and Thibet. We therefore quote them in ternally; huga, terse, ungalded balls for the grievous bodily buria, sud on another count with Tasso, aged 3, the beloved wife of John hurdon will prove as agreeable and as aneeshlapiough, and horses too wicked for strangers to malicious sanding, at the same time and place of derman searers to Australia and the East. burn.

fall. The first relates to the possible exparston' (384

to reason as his predecessor, and will leave aside this is Koren for the Koreans with no- The Attorney-General opoued the case to this A Gavers freat was experienced in England of the trails-"It is unbertaulely in posible good a record behind when he returns to the thing left for the stranger."

effect. In soasequence of information recoived last night.

to make any approach to an aparate estimate of LONDON, 13th Dooomber. Movery Land.

the police est a watch upon house No. E, High- The American skip St. Elmo hassunk in Omban street, and on the afternoon in question ar

the expansion of trate that would follow if our It is reported that Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Cham native merchants were admitted without re- Straits, near Timor, after being run into by the constables were vent down to this house, whore berlain, and Bir W. Vornon Harcourt are inclin striction to Thibat. It isnot known whatour pro Netherlands steamer Generaal Pel, under the fol- they were expected by the woman living ed to support the amendment on the Address in sent trade through Darjeeling really amounts HM. composite sloop Dering, Commander lowing circumstances, debuiled by an eye witaeas there. They sorted themselves in the house reply to her Majesty's Spooch at the opening Davis, will leave here to-day for Hoihow.

It was shown in the report for 1893-4 Su the Java Bods of the 12th December-and-thres upstairs, one in the back premises. of Farliament, to be taeved by Mr. Parnell, do that the value of goods under nine heads alone ly had I fairly fallen asleep, when I heard a load and two behind a ohrtain near the done.manding home rale for ireland. The modorate exports to Thibot by judividual traders wa The LIST OF RESIDENTS now containLM

The Agouts (Mears. Russoli & Co.) informary from in front. I stood up, rushed forwards, They then left the street door opou-and. Liberali ars towever, oppasail to this nation. the names of

AMONGST the Bills introduced into the thus, which left here on the 19th ultime, arrived paces farther, bat went on and saw from the hour six or eight Chinamen came into the horse us that the E. & A-S-B. Costame Catter-telt a slight coficussion on going & couple of after waiting there shout three quarters of an

Rs.1,54,805, against Ra8,080, sa shoro by the.. TWELVE TROTSAND, Turks. HundanD, AND Legislative Council on the recommendation at Sydney on the 12th inst.

registration offenza. Seroral instances of this nature have been brought to notice during the BUSTY SIX FORSIGNERS

prow of one vessal a large three-roasted ship it a body. Some of these wont upstairs. and arranged under one-Alphabet in the strictest of the Law Revision Commission is ons “to

year under review. There was a considerable in- with her port side tarned towards us. Though some went towards the back part of the house. order, the initiala og well as the surrames repeal the usury laws and to fix a legal rate

the vessel run lato I did not see a single rod light mistress of the Eonse, who inquired their busi I then bad a fair view of the whole port side of Those who went upstairs were accosted by the

digo, tobacco, and copper, and in the recorded cresas in the recorded export-of, piece goods; in- being alphabetical.

of interest." Within the last few months

tharson.

imports of horses, blankate, mask, and yak tails, there have been several cases before the

At the same time Captain Van Dorne there, and they said they had cotas to search

though the figures only represent the trade pass An, the master of our steamer, who a little the house. à female serrant in the Louve com Supreme Court relating to money lending The Paris Français (s Royalist paper), com-

while before had left the bridge, came up and ing in was threatened by one of the men with a

ing at the time when the registering officers have bun prosent at their stations. There is transactions in which the rate of interest menting on the court of Burman, says: It fat orders to lower a boat, which, under evazand where P.C. Mol Chin, Ne. 151, was waiting with wonderful presence of mind gave the need dogger. The second prisoner entered a bedroom

ampio svidence, however, that the most valuable e impossible for as not to make a melancholya

and portable articles fragaoutly cacaps noties al- charged was extortionate. The cases ex-comparison between our mortilention in Tea of the son officer, was to ho rowed to the other and on sesing him made a slash at him with a cited some amount of attention at the time, quin and this well planned and vigorously Mesawhile, the prow of our vessi was examined, stake had an iron bar, and warded off the blow, shu (Osaka Batai Railway Company) formally The former neo the route through Nopaul. The togatbar. The trade of 'Î'hibet with India is now Seazol to inquire whether any aid was wanted large broad knife he was carrying. The con- On the 27th ultimo the Hankai Tatendo Kai- carried on chintly by Nepanlasa and Thibetans. sxecated expedition, with its promising future. sed the announcement almost immediately The highway to China is opened to English and it turned out that it was not damaged in the vet had his hand somewhat hurt. The prisoner opened the line to traffic. Hundreds of lanterns, journey from Caletta to Kathua takes afterwards of the introduction of a Bill in trade, and the Ruglish have taken care that it least. Soon the second mate game hack bring suced and ram domustairs. There was theu a flogs, o., decorated the stations at Namba, nino days and the journey from Kathmandos to the Legislative Council touching the subject shall not be ole sed behind them at Rangoon, er word that the St. Plano had been torn open rash for the door, and the constables szereted Sumiyoshi and Yamato, the first named being Shigatse, 28 days. Frodi Shigatso to Lhosen is of usury Beзms to have created an itepression beyond in the Indisa Ocean, or in the Red Soa" Bear the cat hood and that har master wanted there came cnt and shut the door, and especially noticeable, sajt was beatifully deso: oight daya" mareh. The journey from Calcutta to beats to bring over whatever sould be saved to andarnered to stop the then from getting rated with towers and shrubs. Mr. Tutano, the Lassa by Kathaandoo, therefore, vylis cortader With the utmost spoed, this was 6. P. C. Sudool Singh seized the first pri Governor, read an appropriate address, to which over six weeks without halts Now Darjeel- complied with, and, within one hour, the whole soner, and the man struck him with an from the president of the company replied in auitable ing can be reached in 23 hours from Calcutta. cow of the 5 Bime wore on board our steamer bar he was carrying in his bad, s returned terass. Two trains full of guests then went & week would be an suple allowance for and treated in the most humana and hospitable the blow, with lus truncheon, and the man ran along the whole langth of the line, and on their atrador with laden coolies ne malos from way. While car boats were Luay rescuing the back to the kiteber, where he again utrack at return ware entertained at a banquet. A large Darjeeling to the Jeylep Pass. From the orow of the damaged vessel, the steamer steamed the constable is he attempted to arrest him anmhar of geisha acted as waitresses, sad ap- Jeylap to Ligantas may be counted seven days round her, the result being to find out that not The constable then drew a ravelrot npra him and peared to please the visitors grastly. Among and from Gynatsa te Lhasa six The journey. single light was burning on the starboard side, threatened to shoot him; they closed, and the those present on the occasion we noticed-in therefore, from Calcutta to Lhassa by Darjeeling prisoner was arrested. The third prisoner was addition to the Gnternor of Osaka Fa-the may be taken at three weeks, or less than half LATEST TELEGRAMS.

saised by the lobang Tam King Cheong. No. Governors of the profqctures of Eyogo and the journey by Katamandso. The rates of duty 134), and he drew a dragger and stabbed the eon Shiga, the Commandant of the garrison, the on goods passing north or south across the stable twice the chost, but he was arrosted. | Commissioner of the Mict, and many other pro southern frontier of Nopaul vary at the different The secard prisoner was chased from 'upelair! | minent gentlerion.

stations. There is na regular ekstoms establish- by P.C. Mah Chin, and arrested in the kitchen, It was at frst Lateraled to construct the Okment, but the violons system of baming is The Daily Telegraph, in a leading article, and his kuif was found outside the kitchen win. Eskai railway as far as the seashore, but the plan employed. It is understood that export and im announces that at a Cabinet Council bold yesterettur prisczera burst the door open and anc northern bank of the Yamato gawa, as the coat nurthera frontier. In Sikkim, va the other hand, dow. The sheath was found on his person. The was altered and the line only brought to the port duties are also levied at Kirong, on the day it was resired to re-onzot rapassive men neder in escaping hafore the constables on Lize of bridging that river would have boon very there are no duties of any kind. It is impossible saree against boycotting in Ireland.

upper floor could get down to assist. Tam King (heavy. Mr. Inouye, the Chief Commissioner of that a trade throngh Nepaal eenid tlonrish with Cheong had a revolver, and he tried to shoot Railways, lately inspected the line and advisoda tedious journey of six weeks and a harassing the man to prevent li subting him, but its extension to the Adzuma bridge in Sakai, aystem of import and export doties. It unive missed fro three times. He then threw down The shareholders, boworor, doairs to first make merchants could pomibly be, stationed in the the revolver and drów bia truncheon, with which a line to Tabata, in Yamato, and thence to principal towns in Thibet with liberty to carry he struck the prisoner on the hand, causing him Koriyama and Nara, as the results would in to drop bis dagger, and then kracked a down their opinion be more beneficial.ingo New

The jury found all the prisoners guilty, and translation from: Osaka, papers, sentence was reserved.

• NAVAL SQUADRONI— British.

French. BBIPPING Ofears of the Coasting Steamers of P.&.0.S. N. Co. China & Manis S. 8. Co. Messag. Maritimes. Somessen & Co. Japan. 8. S.Co. H. Q. & M. 8. B. Co. Izlo-China S. N. Ca, Scottish Oriental S. S. Co. Douglas B. S. Co. Miscellaneous Coust China Mer. S. N. Co. Steamers.

- The MAPS and PLANS have been mostly re-engraved in a superior style and brought up to date. They now consist of FLAGS OF MELCANTILE HOUSE IN CHINA. CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE AT VICTORIA PEAK.

MAP OF THE FAR EAST.

MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKUNG. PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA. PLAN OF THE CITY OF GANTON.. PLAN OF FOREIGN COTCESSIONS, SHAROBAL, PLAN OF YOKOHAMA

PLAN OF MANILA. PLAN OF SALOON.

PLAN OF TOW AND ETVIRONS OF SINGAPORE PLAN CP GSOROR TOWN, PINANG.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG; JANUARY 19TH, 1886.

that there was some connection between the two, in fact that the Bill was intended to ramody what is looked upon at an evil. It may therefore be useful to point out that

Among the other coulants of the book aro- An Anglo-Chinese Calendar, Meantime of Sun-

rise and Sunset, Mean of Haremoter and the Bill will in no way interfore with the Thermameter, Rainfall, Helipses, Fostivals &usiness-of-the-money-leader, who will con-

FOUR HUNDEED

of closely painted matter, to ich reference is constantly required by residents and those having commercial or political relations with the Countries embraced within the socle of the CHRONICLE and DIECICES.

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pondent in Tonquin, adtastes, in the National, M. Paul Beanstain, lately a special corres. the constructiqueï a railway to Yunnan as the only chanes of making Tonquin profitablo,

Return of visitors to the City Hall Kaser for the week ending 17th January, 1888-

KUZOTZAN. CHINE,

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the Japan Mail says:- Mr. Denny, late United A Japanese Fornacular.paper, translated by

States Consul-Geveral at Shanghai, who wa rectly appointed adviser to the Korean Cabi not, is reported to hare written to one of his friends that though he does not wear Korsan costume or ride in a palengale and have recourse to other artifices to delade the natives, he is of the Korean Government- determined to do all that he can in the autorests We cannot buy congratulate the Cabinet at Soul to its esquisi tion of the services of suol■ gentleman."

A Fill Chronology of remarkable events sinnetinue at liberty to charge what percentage

the advent of foreigners to China and Japan A description of the Festivals, Fasts, do, for his loss he can induce the borrower to observed by Chinese, Mahomadang, Parmes, agree to. The principle is now fully re Jews, &c., wish the days on which they fall.cognised that lawa to regulate the rate of Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, S. The Hongkong Postal Guide for 1890.

interest are misebioroue in their effects, and Arrivals and Departures of sils and Parcel instead of removing the evils attendant on

Post at and from London and Hongkong. Scales of Commissions and Charges winpted by extortionate usury, tend rather to intensify the Chambers of Commerce of Hongkong, those evils by compelling nendy barrowers and Shanghai, Hongkong Chair, Jigrickahs, and Boot Hizo.jectionable expedients, such as the sale of aad greedy lenders to resort to rarione ob

This is contains the New Scale of Hong: annuities on unfair,terms, in order to defeat kong STAMP DUTIES, also tables of these laws, a still Bigher rate of interest COURT-VEES not elsewhere published. The APPENDIX consists of

being arseted in such tranenctions. The old saying that it is possible to drive a conch and four through any Act of Parliament was never bettar Huetrated than in the case of the maury laws. Notwithstanding all the enactments levelled against him, the asurer has always existed, and always will exist as long as improvidence and its attendant dis trasa continue. The repeal of the old menry Chefoe, with additional Article, flaws was effacted in this Colony by two and all others not abrogated

Ordinances, 7 of 1844 and 5 of 1866. The Bill The following are the "orders of the day" for now before the Council is a very brief one-morrow afternoon:-

the meeting of the Legislative Council tole hald consisting only of four short sectious, and merely consolidatas the existing law repeal-Elle: ing the old usury laws and fixes a rate of in- terest for the guidance of the Court in cases where interest is payable on any contract but the rate has been left unfired. This rate is twelve per cent, but it is provided that it shall be lawful for the court to allow

The Contents of the Appendix are too many to eaamerate in an Advertisement, but include TREATIES WITH CHINA...

Great Britain, Nanking, 1943

Tientsin, 1358

France, Tientsin, 1858/

Convention, 1880

Tientsin, 1885

United States. Tientsia, 1858

Additional, 1860

Peking, 1880

German. Tientsin. 1861

Peking, 1880.

Russia, Japan. Spain. Brazil, and Peru. TREATIES WITH JAPAN

Great Britain

United Stations

TREATIES WITH COREA

TREATIRE WITH SIAM

TREATIES WITH ANNAM

Netherlands Corca

TREATIES WITH CAMBOOLA CUSTOMS TARIFYS

Chinese TAY BDAYS

LEJAL

Siamese CorelD

in China and Japan Tables of Comulár Fas

Code of Civil Prvosdura. Hongkong

Almiralty Rales

Foreign Jurisdiction Act

States in Chin Rules of Court of Corsula at Shanghai

Chinese Fassenger Aet TRADE REGULATIONS

China Japan

Siam

Customs. Seizure, China

Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dif. ferent parts of China, Philippines, Siam, &c Pilotage Regulations HONGKON

Charter of the Colony New Rules of Legislative Council

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a lower rate if the circumstances of the case reader it just and expedient. When, how- ever, a money-lender can prove an agreement og the part of the borrower to pay any speci fiod rate of interest, no matter how high, the

time for repayment being sometimes extend-

at the rate of 6d. a week. The policy of

The following partialers woncerning the nawapaper-Based in the capital of Koras e glowed from a Japanese native jerant. Phs ofice of the wowspaper now published at Sou! is situated opposite the residence of the Dal I stelasin of the director Kun, and its staff comprises elorua gentlemen The journal is called the Shu-ho, or weekly nowa, and its contents are affairs, ofleinl appointments, customs, telegraphs official rad other reporta, reports an foreign and other miscellaneous matter. The styks of composition need is a mixture of Chidere and

Korasu.

The Cowie to go into Committee on the following

1. Bill to repeal the Usary. Laws and v fx a

legal Rate of Interect

2- Bill to regulate the printing of Newspapere and Bookend the beeping of Printing Prese within the Colony.

8- Bill to capower the Colonial Tresserar tu pay otherwise than to Breentree or Administra. tora amalt mains das on account of way or allow- Arcos to persona reeksed.

LONDON, 16th January. BOYCOTTING IN IRELAND.

[FROM_TRE" FIroosats,""]

Paine, 7th January. THE NEW FRENCH MINISTRY. The following is the composition of the New Ministry-M. de Freycinet, Minister of For- eign Affaire, President of the Council; Sarrion, Minister of the Interior: Esract, Minister of Finance; Goblet, Minister of Public Instruc tion; General Boulanger, Minister of War: Admiral Aube Minister of Macine; Domolo Works; Lockroy, Minister of Commerca; De- Minister of Justice; Baibant, Minister of Public volle, Minister of Agriculture; Granet. Minis ter of Posts and Telegraphs.

POLICE COURT.

18th January.

BEFORE MR. A. G. W132,

THE RECENT AT CAPE D'AQUILJE.

Wong Pat and Li Hung. servants in the en- The Protected Countries will henceforth be play of Mr. A. Baird, chief lighterper at Capoj nader the department of Foreign Affairs. D'Aguilar lighilouse, and Mak Clan and

Fak Loi, lightkeopare, wure charged with steal: ing $140, the property of their employer, on the

SUPREME COURT.

18th January CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

LONDON, 14 December. The Topa has written a letter to Cardinal Menning, in whick be strongly expresses his ap- blisted by the Itoman Catholics in the colonies. proval of the system of relantary schools esta

The French Chamber of Deputies is consider ing a proposal to increase the import duty on non-European wheat to 3 franes 60 contimes.

OSAKA.-

NOTES FROM JAPANESE PAPERS.

("JAPAN MAIL" TRANSLATION3.] Three champion wrestlers at Kyoto have been engaged by a Frenchman to give arhibitions in Europe.

to

on unrestrictal communications with the plains through Darjeeling, there is no doubt that a very largo trade would spring up, and English goods would not only haven large market in the callor of the Sampo, but and their way into Southert. Mongolia and Thibet. With our rail. way to Darjeeling and good roads to the neigh homing frontier. It only requires commervil organization and freedom from obstruction to Lhasa? Some steps have been taken to mest insure a flourishing trade between Caloutta and

the special-requirements of the Lhases market, The Woollen Cloth Manufactory at Sonju bass the following passage, which deserves careful contracted for the supply of all clothes required consideration, will show: During the year for the Japanese Navy.

1883-4 an allotment of Es. 100, was" sanutioned by Claremort for the purpose of the payramt of a commission to the shopkeepers in Britisk territory who might be intrusted with the sale of the vea manufactured by Mosers. Crasswell and Co, after the othed of the brick tea of Thibet. The result has, however, been far from satisfactory. The mes the question is examined

is

The sugar minanfrotared at Mombetsu, in the Hokkaido, has greatly improved in quality, and

valued at yet 7.30 per bale of 16 pounds. Twenty-three guns for const defence, ordered from Germany, are reported to have been shipped after getting his pay on the 14th, asked for leave from that country on 25th December last.

15th inst

Mr. Baird stated that the fourth prisoner.

till the night of the 15th This was granted him,

We learn that the present Imperial Engineer- the more plain it becomes that if the trade and he loft. The third defondant was on duty ing College will be amalgamated with the Arts were freed Indian to must dispel that good BEFORE THE HON. SIE GEORGE PHILLIPzo, in the Eghthouse from 12 that night, and Department of the Taky University, and sen the markets of Thibet. It is believed that good

should have remained there until four. Pro: siderable returns will be effected in its on Darjeeling tea could be laid down at ha secutor happened to pay the lighthonsa a vikit ganization.

and Embezzlement.

lat jest.

Bill to send the Law relating to the Custody

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Caier JUSTICE.

THE CHARGE OF ADDUCTION,

lat 'about 1.30 am, and found no cae there.

He telegraphed to Shaukiwon, and Inspector

Dature in Europe.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

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evna un the improbable assumption that the 1- Bill for the better &istinariant of Fontecerned with others in forcibly abducting a shop-Portuguese sasistant, and locked for the man. Gote will be created poors, and Admiral Eno-8 sanas a ponad, while the wors China tercon- Tsang Tai Lin was charged with being oon Having looked after the light he called his It is stated that Mossrs. Okuma, Itagaki, and to that lovied by the Chinga Government, for Thibetans would impose animport duty equivalent and other patiodion)" paymenta. 5.--A Bill to asent the Law relating to Lartony keeper named Chan Asan from the color then was not to be found about, Lud kooking mote, Minister of Communications, and Mr.mands a price of Bela pound. Whether it into the servants quarters the only taan to Mori, Minister of Education, will also receive would be necessary to make too exulusively in of Infunts.

The Attorney-General conducted the prosecu-be found was the coolis, his boy, ocok, and the patents of nobility.

brioks. for the Thibatan træfur wood not be een- 7. Bill to amend the Law relating to spies of tion.

lightkeeper having disappeared. He want into Ruversion.

The Jury was composed of Messra A. F. dos his room, and having money secreted behind his

Mr. Mori Arinori, Minister of Eluation, pro-sidered; but there is no doubt that, with a large Ramsdios, J. Hunt, T. II. Sayle, T. Martin, C. baka in his basic oase, he went to lock thers, and poses to afford commercial education madelled on tou-drinking population on the one side of the Orders in Council for Government of H.B.M. Ceart has no option but to sward judgment The rich and popular marchant of this colony, jury noted throughout with the exception of Mr. near where these were taken from was Brotha raise the present Commercial College to the same the producers and consumers wćuld come to au 0 Extremo Oriente of the 16th instant says:-Mooney, A. Harga, and W. Parlane. The same at once missed a roll of rotes, $140 in value, but that of Europe to Japauess students, and to passes and a large prodaction of ton on the other, Eubjects in Chins and Japan, 1865, 1877. in accordance with the agreement, provided Mr. E. R. Boilies, gave a suirie dansants to the Habt, who wasexcused in the afternoon, and bis lot of notes worth $47, which was not touched standard sa educational institutions of a similar understanding in the msttor. The course tea 1878, 1861 Rules of H.1.M. Sopremo and other Courta u fraud or other invalidating circumstance Portuguese community on Wednesday last, plane was taken by Mr. J. 1. Hazpland.

sold in the Darjeeling Tazaar apports do be un Thore ware present Comendador Romano. be proved. The only way in which the Court Conant-General for Portugal, Ms. Romane, Bees at Hung Ham, and the aridence went to Vistoria. The fourth defendant--the man who tava, Tokyo, we arrosted on the night of the fired it would te mors to their toat

The complainantie a trader carrying on bosi Swanston arrosted the first three prisoners in Five inmates of a hotel at Oksebimachi, Shi-the impression is that if Darjeeling tawara nut palatable to the Thibetans, being too bifer, and

Can aagist the borrower against the conso- and airs; Comendador . A. das Remedios show that on the day in question he was on the bad obtained care of absence on the 14th-hav- 30th ultimo, on suspicion of harbouring treason- quences of his own folly in cases of artortion- and Mrs. Remedios: Mr. J. J. da Silva a way to Kowloon City, and when near the villageing been arreste subquently in consequence able designs One of them is a graduate of the Bonza. Consul for Veasnala, and Mrs. Sours; of Ms Tau Cheung he was set upon by five men, of information recolved. The prisonors had all Medical Department of the Takya University, Regulations for the Consular Courts of United at interest is hy ordering repaynient of the Mr. and Mrs, A. F. Alres, Mr. N. J. Gomes of whom she was the prisonar, who commenced been employed ander him a considerable tier, sad and had obtained foreign passport shortly be

amount of the judgment by easy instalments.and Miss Gurus; the Editor of this paper to attempt to rob him. He resisted, and they until this occurred they had all been honestand wall fore his apprehension. This course is often adopted by judges, the da Silroira, sud a large suzber of other ladies there wars an old woman and a young woman in-plainant noticed that the boy, the fut prisoner providal a suficient amount of fans at the end Extremo Oriente), Dr. Marques, Mr. Albino than dragged him into a house near by, where behaved. The night before this occurred com

The Postal Savings Banks at various places had and gentlem of our community, whose names side. They there altangled to gut his coat off, appeared to be very preoccupied and absent of last year in the expectation that most people ed over a long term of years; in a case in we are unable to give for want of space. The bat he struggled hard, and the the fye men minded, and made several foolish blunders it would withdraw their savings, but the actual Bagland recently a County Court Judge or dancing was kept up with auch animation nat said they would take him away, and also the waiting at tablo. dered repayment of a large sum to be made arved, during which Commander Kemetics pro- them both out of the house down to the shore,

after midnight, when a somptuous supper was young woman, to sell her. They thon dragged The case was remanded till next Monday.

payments are reported to bava ameiated to valy posed the health of the hostess, to whiet hir. where they put them into a small boat and Swanston with retailing liquor without a licence

half the estimated sum, many porous making UNLIULKOLD MIQUOR RETAILING.

freet deperits in the Banks. Three Chises were elarged by Inspector this course is very questionable. Whatever Balilice replied thanking the guests for their needed to take to away to Chinesu territory

We boar that the scheme for the improvement feeling of commiseration may be entertained dancing was ressed wits the same spielt until police launch was seen coming in obses, and

acceptance of the invitation. The supper over, When they had gone some distance a small at Quarry Bay

of the pina of Tokyo and the formation of a har COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENDE. The police raided the defondants' houses, and bour at Shinagawa, which was reoutly sub for the borrower in individual cases, nothing about two o'clock, when to guests retired curry the boat was an ashore, in Chinees teritory in that of the third they found a gnaality of witted to the decision of the Cabinet, will in all

MONDAY, 18th January. is so likely to ours improvidence as to let the brilliant foast, and esire only grateful for the and were making them diverland when they saw prored by an informer to have retailed liquor, meraber of which holds that the work does not lag with them a plausing retombranes of this They took complainant and the woman ashore spirita. The second had none thin but ho was probability be vatood by the now ministry, one

EXPORT CArgo, improvident fool the full sting of their folly, great siniability with which they were treated two Chinese and one Indian constable from the in the house of the first defendant a lot of jars all for inmediate attention.

Per stainship Ayamennos, sailed on the 9th Umary feeds on improvidence, and where the by the hosts,

January-2,260 lbs sorts, 1 casa silks, 30 launch coming in pursuit of theta., The thieves were four suashod, and samshu spilled about courts protect the improvident from the com..

bales pongee silk, 50 packages eandries, and 300 left the rim behind and wort on with the on the foot,

Soveral enterprising Christian believers, both packages exhibits. From Japanes The Hobe-Yushts Nippaiteoislated by that sotoplainnet. The police stopped parsnit when aequences of their folly they simply encourage Hiego News Bay We have referred on the woman was released, and took her back. He other two were fined $10 acch; 55 to the informera action of business commosted with propagandian, The first Vefendant was dischargród, and the establishment of a central off for the trans

Tapause and foreign, hava in contemplation the curios. From Manila-1,700 bales hamp others to resort to the money lander when several occasions Istoty to the now line of steamers was take on to a place where there was a shed,

UFIUM. the required orpense hoing divided between them between Shanghai and this port which is being in which he was Lied up. The thieves there rob they are in the least difficulty, and thus feed established by some Chinose. We now bear on bed him of 35 in money, a silver watch, and peared before the court, is answer to a summon the remainder for foreignera.

Kenng Tak, of 48, Qason's-road Contral, apat the rate of forty per cout. fur Jeanne and Malwa (New) $500 per picul, alle, of 23 the evil which thoy blunderingly attempt to good authority that the pioneer vessel left a considerable portion of his clothing. They then issued by laspector Stanton, charged with keep-

[to 34 cattic Shangtai ou the 5th instant, and that it is in. wanted him to sign them a note for 500 before ing an agency for the ente of pak-koppie lottery The Fiftecati National Bank proposes to ex-

Malva (Old) 3550 per pical, all of toudel to employ five steamers in the service. they would raise him, and as he refused they tickets.

tend the business of its branch offers in the Patna (Nów).

to, cattios, When the He is thoroughly organized Yoko kept him tied up there that and the next The offence was admitted, and the defendat United States. The chess at Now York and Bears (New) 510

502 to 565 per chest. THE new Chinese Minister Plenipotentiary na and Hakodate will be included in the roata day. They got drunk the next sight, and was fined $100, or in default two months' hard San Francisco will in future undertake business

520 nom. NORTHERN &) Mos. Holl & Holte and Kelly to the Court of St. James's is a comperativaly The protera of the octopany among whom he got fra and saped. The prisoner was sub-faboar. He paid the fine, and 39 was given to in connection with the import to the United Benares (l).....

are some Japanese-sre now engagit framing sequently arrested at Ma Tau Cheng. Tho. the inforwars, Walsh, Shanghai. unknown man. His name is Law Loo-Ene, the rules of the association, and we hear that the abduction of the woman had been seer by a lokang

States of riscolanoons articles, and render

KICHANGE. BAGALARM TO 4J. Trading Co. and he is protégé and fellow towaaman of His namo solected is The Japan and China Trading frofa the village on the opposite side, Min Tan charged by Inapavler Perr with a similar duce,

liak Asham of 315, Quon'road Contral, was assistance to Japanes intending to export pro-ON-LONDON HIGO, OBAKA..Mesars. F. Walsh & Co.

Company. We may mention how this title came Wai. He saw the lot get intoa boat, and he ran affanns. YOKOHAMA....Messrs. Kelly & Co.

Excellency Li Hung-onang, who is said t› to be chased. Mr. Torushin, a Chinaman, select off to a place where there was a forry lanneh, He was fined $25, which is paid, and 36 wie Osaka; who used to transport their produce to Salé browers at Noda, Ikeda, and Itami, in MANILA... Moura. Diaz Puertas & Co. bare takeu all tho Zaur family ander, biswd it thur.He wrote on soparate boards Japan whist he got and went in pursuit. When they awarded to the informere SAIGON

and Obina Trading Company and China and landed, he pursued, fort short distance, and then

Tokyo by the steamers of the Nippoa Yusen wing. A brother of the new Minister is Japan Trading ComThen he took the wont book, and meeting a Chinese and an Indian charged by Inspector Stanton with keeping a steamer of their own for the exclusive purpose Chae Tung, of No.: 16, China-straet, was Kaisha, have at last resolved on constructing a now a Totai of the War Department of boards to a gravo-yard at the foot of Bhways, constable on the way who had come out from tszefa lottery agency Chihli, and Tru bimself is evidently a trust and playing them against a tombutve poured Hung Hun, they again want in pursuit and He was convicted and fasd $5, which he paid, pany has discontinued the granting of favour. Ox

of transporting saké, as the new shipping com od friend of the great Viggrey's, or that or over tasm, Fested down and prayed for brought the woman back. The other pen and 53 was awarded to the informer.

divino, aid. Thun to drew lots to determine she had come from Hung Ham Station -

able fasilitive.

Bank Bilis, on demand ominent Chiraman would not have allowed which name uhculd be loptad, and tho chalce in consegnares of a complint made there.

DISTURBANOS ON BOARD SHIP.

Credits, at 4 months' sight. bis son to be attached to his staff as one of full upon Japan and China Trading Com The prisonerse long and rambling defence, ship Elise, was charged with having been drank try at present is 39,760 of whom no less than

Hermann Begary, common of the Garman The total number of alverains in this con- ON NEW TOEH

Bank Billa, on demand.. the secretaries of Legation. The fact that a same paper, in egter issue, his statements being very mixed and sometimes and disorderly on board the German skip Kale. ideas in sannonced that the pioneer contradictory. His story, however, was mainly

16,000 and doeters of Western type, the rest be Credits, 60 days' sight. arominee of the Viceroy of Chibli abould starter the Chins line will leaves for Yoko. to the effect that the complainant was on terus stated that there was a row on board his ship oz. number of the former is yearly decrossing, while

Houry John Ruinera, the master of the fale,ing disciples of the Chinese medical school. The Or BOMBAT have been appoitted to succeed the Marquis port aud-obs hoing 16 yan in the elin and who was also said to have been forally chiducted, Sghting going on. He fatorpsed, and was as an average of thists persons graduating at the Ox CALCUTTA

kams a the 12th instant, the fares butween that of improper intimacy with the young woman Sunday, and he went forward and found-a-lot of that of the latter is incressing by degrees, only

Telegraphic Transfer ... LONDON pomesarn-Bates, Hendy & Co.

“Bank, va demand· LONDON...... Mr. W. M. Willa, 151, Cannon 86. Teena in London is another and farther 350 yen tu the steproge No rato for freight and who was a married woman. There had been salted, as was so bis socond mats. The Medical Department of the Tokyo Daigaku BAR FRANCO.Mr. L. F. Fisher, 21. Marokants, proof that Lu's influence at Peking is uo-has yet been fand, but we hear it will be abent no attempt to rub him orogroot money from defendant, who was the wotes for drink, salt every year. The scarcity of modionl experts is

Telegraphic Transfer Exchange.

ten per cont, under the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. him, but hoing caught with the woman at hered them. He lid not belong to the ship 7 New York....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Row:

bounded. Although we know but little of Over thirty Japanese, so it is said, have applied hense they had beatan him, and had taken him The defendant was fined 34 and in default sont not taken to educates greater ambos of

sure to be felt before long, it proper stops be ON SHANGMAZ.- Daily Fres Office; January 1886.

the character and abilities of Lan Loo-VERO, at this port for employment in the company." and the woman away into Chiness territory. to gaol for six days.

eludants

The Treaties hot wasn France and Chins, 1885, and France and Siam, Adliteral Article to Chefoo Convention, together with many other items, have not appeared in previous issues.

Orders may be sent to foily Press Ooo, waste it is published, or to the following Agents Mação... Mr. F. “A. da Cruz.

SWATOW.....

Messrs. Queich & Co.

Avoy Messrs. C.. Gerard & Co. FORMURA...... Magars. C. Gerard & Co. FOOCHOW........Mesra Hedge & Co.

Messrs. Kelly & Walah, S'ghai. SHANGHAY......Mosars. Eali & Holta.

Nisero

RIVER Portu

Walah.

TONGUIN.......Mr. Ch. Dupont BANGKOK.Mesars. Hamsey & Co.

SINGAPORE....Mesara. Sayle & Cǝ.

I'ENANG... Mosara. Maynard & Co.

COLOMBO Messrs. A. M. & J. Ferguson. CALCUTTA Messrs. Newman & Co.

•SYDARY AND

Mesara Gordon Gotab BEOBINY...]

MELB002NE. Morars. Norton, Hargrave & Co.

LONDON........ Mr. F. Algar, Cementa Lane,

LONDON Masars. Strest & Co., 30 Cornhill

cure.

LOTTERY CABIN.

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Quotations are —

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Telegraphic Transfor ... 'Bunk Hills, on demand..

Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight. Bank Jills, at 4 months" eight Credits, at 4 months' sight.... Documentary Bills, at 4 months'

*sight

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4.16 4.24

Bank, on demand .......

Bank, at sight Private, 30 days' fight.

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