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ATRE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY. Las been thoroughly revised sad brought up to date, and is again much inoroseed in bulk
It contains DESCRIPTIFE and STATISTICALT Accounts of, and DIRECTorres for HONGKONGs
Do. Ladies' Directory
Do. Military Forces.
Do. Chinese Hoags.
VLADIVOSTOCK.
JAPA
Nagasaki.
Osaka.
Tekio.
Tokobarde
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GOODS are now being sold off at
REDFORD PRICES. ·
BONBONS and CRACKERS,
in great Variety. ORNAMENTAL BOXES. QUOCOLATE CREAMS. CRYSTALLISED FRUITS,
AND
Kobe (Hiogo).
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The LIST OF RESIDENTS now contain: the Lames of TWELVE THOUSAJO, THREE HUNDEED, AND
ETY SIX FOREIGNER Erranged under the Alphabet in the strictest order. the initials as well as the surraMAN being alphabetical,
The MAPS and PLANS have been mostly re-engraved in a superior style and brought up
to date. They now cenatst of
FLAGS OF MERCANTILE HOUSES IN CHINA. CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE AT VICTORIA PRAX.
MAN OF THE FAR EAST.
MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG. PLAN OF THE CITY OF: VICTORIA,
PLAN OF THE CITY OF CANTON.
PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAI PLAY OF YOKOYAMA PLAN OF MANILA. PLAN OF SAIGON.
PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONGOF SINGAPORE, PLAN OF Gevege Town, PESANG.
Among the other contents of the book
Aa Anglo-Chinese Calendar, Meantime of Sun
rise and Sunset, Mean of Barometer and Thermometer, Rainfall, Lolips, Festival,
THE DAILY PERSS, TUESDAY, ŸŒBEUABY INR 1986.
10.
· Eleven Chinamen were beféré the court, on
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
stramenta in the hands of their officers, The Trouch gunboat Arpie, Commander Jon-and striking at him. They then ran out, day to proceed by Dutch mail stoomer to
BERLIN, 14th January but they had to bear the copesquenças guldros, arrived here yesterday from a rates. And he wanted from pursuing them by a Timor to take up his nor appointment as Chief The German Parliament was opened to-day.
✅ Trumbar of geðround the door, among whom DISPENSARY-brought upon thom by tlieir superiors. When The Arts (Mosers Dann, Mollye & Co), mis letos poner-Hohad to go ap to tha/dustice in that colour. This is a very suit by the Emperor William, in person. #ho, in his spooch on the occasion, expressed, confideas in Communications were opened from Peking, have reserved a felegram nazouncing that the roof gol de by another house to go to the able appotatment, which the Macaoasa are the maintenance of the European peace, and the Chinese Government acknowledged enter. Numide left Haiphong on Saturday and a complaint. The defop glad to see, though it deprives them of a capehlo
WASHINGTON, 16th January. and le das here to-day. their responsibility, the prisoners were of
|'ants were satisquently arrested. One wozian (oflcial who has rendered this colony good saxrice The silver party have abandoned their pro Several Singapore constables have, we learn called he said there was a fight in cause for leven years. The promotion is well moritad. posed radiation for payment in silver spia of course discharged. It is satisfactory to hear from the Free Frers, teen bitten by rioters Rasane to be fino at the Pocios Court a short time Captain Dores and savoral oflears also left at
quence of the complainut having VBOU BOJAN-
bon million dollars of Bonds; and have súbiti- that the action of the commander of the gausias sailors, ono rather seriously, resulting in before, but she was not aware of any larcony the sous time to take passage in the same proportions of gold and silver The Financial tated a proposal to pay the amount in equal host has been created by the hindua Govern-blood poisoning, and it is feared he will loss his having taken place.
steamer for Timor.
Committee will probably adopt this proposal. ment and that the Viceroy at Foochow has
The first defendant denied having hoon at thờ
It is stated that the orpouses of the Bequiera
LONDON, 15th January, According to Moser. Thos. Waton & Co.'s place at all, and the second dented any know.
Maas, &e, for the late Dan Fernando will reach command of the Nineteenth Hussars is dead." been instructed to tender an apology to the Tea Report, dated the 5th ultimo, the total export ledge of a tight.
Obituary-Colonel Percy Harry 8. Barrow, in Hongkong Government for the act. We of Tea from Calcutta to Great Britain for the They were fined $5 oach for disorderly con- something near $1,500. arwal, however, that. His Excellency the An-yanr 1865 wax 85,151,5921bs. as ovenpared with duct, or in defauit three weeks' hard labour, and The recipts of our Post Office for the month
,772,187lbe, in 1884, 58,880,47814. in 1883, required to find two muraties of $10 sack for of Docsnber last for stampa sold amounted to MINISTRATOR will see that such expression and 81,579,740lbs. i 1982. The export to their good behaviour for six months, or
The Shanghat fercury maya that a scheme for of ragres, properly attoned, is published stralin is 1885 was 1,867,925ths, ainst defalt to be committed for a mod. The 3162.72
Law Gorman-Chinonenk in published in this woman found the money and the amvetics, and
The editor of the Independente in his last lumo ] Shen. Pas of the 27th Jimary. It differs from far and wide both in this colony and in 1,029,4631ds in 1884, and 696,4791be.-in 1883.
was liberated, bat tho man went to prison. Las an article relating to the trial of the reconta provions soheme in that the Germans propose Canton in order that the Chinese may
The Bishop of Saigon, in a circular letter so- THE ARMED RAID ON A SHOP ON THE PRATA libel oase, and throws out some hints against the to allow the Chinese Government, the sing rate lear that the Government of Pet the survivor of the alleged massacre of romand, "charged with having entered the Tone Rev. Biriene, obsilunging that gentleman to la-1 them on money loaned.
Anowledging the subscriptions rrized on behalf
of interest on their depoats as they would charge repudiate all wish or intention to in Christians in Annam, states that three handrot On Clau chandlery shop on the Fraya West,stitute a prosecution against him. The Bov. fringe the rights of the British Govorus Christian communities have been destroyoil, and armed with daggers, and stosling therefrom Simese wir amongst the Padres who prome- ment, and to let them know that Obiasse that out of 79,000 Christians $3,000 have been $242 on the 21st ult.
eated the Independente in the caso the responsi Tassword. The country being in open rebellion The evidence of the assistante in the shop. officiala bavo no jurisdiction on the soil of rainst all authority, and no communication which has been previously published, was to the bility for which libel. was accepted by Senhor this British Colony. This done effectually, being possible in the interiot, as our correspon-effact that one of the prisoners came into the Jangpris Lopes,
The two Chinese who were charged with the there will then be no came to regret an in-dent who visited Annam only a stort time shop first on the pretence of purchasing some
ago ascertained, it is dilont to low how oigarettes, and he was immediately after followed murder of Mrs. Basannah Wood on the 12th Communications on Editorial matters told bocident the effect of which will be to prove to the Right Rov. gentleman arrived at those by about a dozen men who produced arms and May, 1884, and who have been waiting trial srex addressed. “The Editor," and three on bustaves "Tho Chinese officials that any attempt to In-gares. Bet admitting that three hundred demanded the key of the till. The man in large inoe, were tried and discharged on the 27th alt tisoiduto or to exercise, control over Chinese Christian communities, hava dead to exist. of i ran to a room at the back, followed by one The able defence made by Sonker Bastos sscared this does not exnetly 'involve the destruction of of the prisoners, to whom he gave a kick, and subjects in Hongkong esunot be supported all the individuals of which they were composed, who gaye him a cut on the heel, with his their sequittal. This murder, committed under by their Government, and may bring them sad the number of 83,000 stated to have been sword. Ho called to bis fakis apataira, bat circumstances of great atrocity by some Chinese into dire disgrace. The commander of the killed is far too high, for, our correspondent in- they were prevented from coming down by the criminals, will now probably go unpunished.
forms us, although part of the Anuamite Chris- thieves, who meumed them with revolvers and All later for publication alonld be written on one Nogi San ought mast certainly to be de- tians went over to tu July last, a great parb men had got the till open and emptied it, dis- | end bright, after the recent rain. The cold, We are having sice cold weather now, daar French after the flight of other weapons. In the meantime others of the| gedded, and we trust that some punishment the King from Hné in
doubted the power of France to protect them an will be indicted in order to more pointedly took the opposite side. Those, of course, the Bit which they took, and two halls of eciam. They tween 70 and 20 years of age, for whom it gravad covered a small jar with some more money in, however, bas nipped off severs old people be accentoite the expressed disapproval of beg counts amongst his lost shoop, but the went off with this hand. Tha palies at No.7 Station wore at cuca commanicated with, and Inspector Lindsay with two lokatys, acting on certain information, went to a house at No. E, Ti Ou Jane, where they found the prisoners and another man, who escaped. They arrested the leven met, and on searching the room and the root above, which was complicated with by a ladder which was slazding there at the time, they found some money and broken silver, the two
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HONOTONG, FERBUART 2ND, 1836.
As will be seen by our Police Court report, the sailors belonging to the crew of the Chiness gunboat Ngai San, who had been arrested for seizing a man as prisoner in the Colony and attempting to carry him off to tho
sitting Magistrate. The feets of the case, guubust, were discharged yesterday by the it will be remembered, are, briefly, as follows. About 8 am on the 22nd January, a man- daria with sever sailors fully armed landed from the Chineno gunboat Ngai San, just arrived from Fonchow, and proceeded to the
toset at naught thu law and invade the rights of a friendly power. In granting the ap plication for a warrant for the arrest of the man Cuxo Cu, who is "wantad" for erimes said to have been committed in China the local Authorities only reciprocate the action of the Kwangtung Govorament inhant- ing down some of the Greyhound pirates, and therefore are quito justified in the course taken. It is certainly not the desire of the people of this Colony to knowingly harbour either piratas or wurderers, and it is also a matter of policy to aid the Chineão Authorities in bringing criminals to justice, seeing that it may be necessary to ask their good offices to tracks fugitives from justice from this colony in return at any moment,
The Agents Maesra. Russell & Co.) inform us left Sydney for this port on Friday, the 29th that the E. & A. S. S. Co.'s stoumor Tannadie January...
Co's stranger Oceanic, with mails, &o, from San The Agent informs us that the O. & 0. S. 8, Franciaco to the 9th nitimo, has arrived at Yokohama and will eat for this port to-day.
With regard to the stranding of the British
graph yesterday. She was not bound to Hong- kong but to Haiphong, bat she will come on to
Hing Fat shop in Queen Street, and entership Piston Castle so error crept into our pa ing that establishment seized a man named CHANO CEL, master of the trading junk Kum Chong Ful, handvaffed him, pnt chains on hinookles, and wore about to convey bim on
this port shortly.
TURF NOTES.
Owing to the watched state of the course and the absence of galloping of late there has been nothing worthy of interest to pole.
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too rigorans.
The Gremio Militar gave its first scario of the sonson (after the mourning for Dom Fernando) on Saturday night, and dancing was kept up with spirit until 4 am. Gomes da Silva, and Senhores Horia e Costa, The President, Dr.
Leitao, and Never de Souza, directors, exerted themselves with success to make things pleasant
On Saturday, some gwers, anxious, to get on balls of opium, which were identified by the and agreeable to their guests.
with it, were trying hard to screw up their ponies by utering them on the extreme entside of the coursa whóra tha going was in ame apsts up to the ponies' fatlooks, Theinside course was mud. dy and wot, but at the same time tairly safe, and why the other was inade use of in preference, I cannot imagine.
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Yesterday morning Mr. Kromor's stable did Rome exercise by way of tastering, Councillor that the old one does not like a wet course. and Torreador going together. It struck wa His sheer strength and pluck might pall him through, but still I would never turn bits natural and larker.
papers in which they were wrapped, and a num bar of weapons and some aramunition:
Mr. G. J. W. King, olork in the Polic Department, produced a plan he had made of the house the prisoners were arrested in, and In- Pecton Lanesty produced a photograph of the interior. The latter stated that he had re- covered no more of the money. There were a number of women and children in the house when he entered it, but they all ran out while he was arresting the prisoners.
The prisoners reserved their defsnon, and were committed for trial at the Supreme Court.
DRUNKENNESS, ETC.
Joseph Holines, carpenter, was charged with runkenness and disorderly conduct.
The defendant was seen by s loking to assault people in the street, and then called for the Folica. The lokang went to bins, and he said he wanted a Europas constable. Ha abjostać to bo arrested by the lakang, and the tattor called in the assistance of a Sikh constable.
Fined $1, or in default seven days' hard labour. Jha Spade, bottle blower, was fland E0 cents for having been helplessly drank in the streets on Saturday night.
James Kelly and Harry Moir, Aaron, were similarly punished for a like offence.
CANTON,
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[FROM CORRISPONDENT.
Sist January -There is not much stirring horo just now. Preparations for the suitable customary vele- bration of the natiya New Year holidays are in fall swing, much cleaning up going on. The festivities, however, will hardly be on so large a scule as in some former years, trade being very dull, the depression caused by the Franco- Chinese hostilities being still felt to a very con- aiderable extent.
The weather has turned very cold and though the nuplasunt min of the last few days has coased, and it is now, clear and dry, the cold is quite pioroing. It must be felt very keenly by the crowd of hungry and ill-elad. beggara The infot the city, and equally so by the honest poor who work hard for very amali wagon and cannot afford to bay warm dolling.
MONDAY, 1st February. EXPORT CARGO, Per steamship Sarpeton, sailed on the 29th January: For London -5 pasce silks, 66 balon waste silk, 288 rail matting, 15 packages sun. dria, 1,500 empty quicksilver flasks, and 41 packages exhibits. From Manila-780 baiss hemp and 1,040 baga coffee.
Quotations are
OPIUM.
This year's New Maliwa $550 por pioul, allee. of 3
catlice.
old alwa... Last year's New Malwa 3540 per picui, alles, of †, [to 14 catties. 8660 per pical, alive, of i to 13 oattics,
Pitas (New) ........$563% per obest
500 Benares (NAW) Benares (Old).. ..-520 mom.
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Telegraphic Transfer Bank Bills, on demood.
Or LONDON.-
Bank Bille, at 30 days' night.. Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight Credits, st 4 months' sight.... Documentary Bilig, at 4 months'
sight,
ON PARIS
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Bank Bills, on demand
4.20
Crodita, at 4 months' sight
4.25
Bank Bills, on demand..........
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ON NEW YORK
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ON CALOUTTA
Telegraphic Transfer. Bonk, or demand
ON SHANGHAL
Bask, at sight........... Private, 30 days sight.
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549
222
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-190
For vent, premium, bayers.
Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited-
8470) por share.
Chins Traders' Insurance Company's Shanse
$73.per akaro.
Neoter and Motocr alan cantered a 14 milu, the former displaying hit of tampor before
the same distans. The raam is just cat of aturting. Hard Times und Gladiator wont for
physic and did not seem to go very kindly. He Las the repatation of bring a our. But I hear his present jook understands fig paruliarities.
Lucifer was out making money for his owner i Hanry Lapel, sea, was fined $1, und in de- Liu Jung-fe, the Black Flag leader, who arrivNorth Chirm Insurancs-Tis. S00 por shers. striking" match with Highland Fling. The fault he was ant to gael for a wook for drunken-adherenthe 26th instant, was most enthusiastical Tangtase Enstiruses Anspriation-Tls. 123 per
eboro, result was amusing to a degree, the roan cuutors and assault upon a lekang who arrested him. lygreated, the populace regarding him as a wonder
Martin Corcoran and Albert Hasard, seamen, fal soldier. The fact that he succeeded in making Chinese Insurance Company, Limited--$180 por^ ing in about half a mile ahead of his opponent. This is the mandarin's pot match pony, and I mitting an assault upon J. Gomes, landlord of wore charged with disorderly conduct nhỉ com-
a stand against the French in Tonquin is On Tal Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 149
share.
por ahora. in training from 1 mile up to the Kaschsengult Cup extres, for a limited amount. I can't help thinking he is a little inclined towards the gonna" sooond glass, though I know the man pows was as nearly as possible the same-min darin won't have it so. The time for all four
46sec. to 3min. 49aso.
We have to aokiowledge receipt of the New board the gunboat whan a posse of Pelico-entitled "La vie, d'hiver." It consists of understand he is ready to inest alust saything the Welevins Taveru. Quusa's road, on the 31st magnified into a most astounding fent of arms,
Your's supplement of the Independance Balge, who had been sent for in the meantime by series of light and amusing articles with well the master of the shop-arrival and took executed illustrations.
the whole party into custody on a charge of
A fall Chronology of remarkable events since
The French men-of-war in part at Haiphong the advent of foreigners to China and Japan assault, thes curing the tables on the world at latest adrices were-The frigate Aroire, the A description of the Festivals, Pasta, &o, be arrestore. The prisonere were brought Francis Garner, Magnota, and Trombs, and the guabats Lunae, Leopard, Marsus, Carabine, observed by Chinese, Mahomedans, Parsees, Jawn, to, with the day on which they fall at the Police Court the next morn-avisos Negere, Pluviers, and Tenne.
ing, Mr. Broxes, the Acting Crown Solicitor, appearing to prosecute, During the course
Compamtive Tables of Blonay, Weights, So. The Hongkong Postal Grida för 1886.
wwwwwww..c
We learn that Captain 8. Long, of the turret conclad Agamemnon, which covered its connee-
has left a farawell gift of £10 todha Hongkong
of the inquiry, Mr. Sroxne also applied for ation with the Coins Squadron on the Honour
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the most notable being the Evo ponies, This morning a bit mora galloping took place.
and naturally his exploits are formed the theme Canon Insurance Office, Limited-$85 per of tea shop gossip until they have grown in the
The defondants want into the house on Sun- evening, and Corona, making a disturbance, telling to such an extent that Lin is now locked be was fired out. He came in again and went for the landlord, and the second defendant it upon as a national hero. The Black Flag chief was alleged, saparated them; Mr. Gomes said he brought soms three thousand soldiers with him joined Corcoran in attacking him. After some in about forty juaka. As soon as they bould be serimmaging and exchangos of blows both men landed, those men were distributed among the were arrested.
The first defendant was fined $1 for disorderly of them, with the exception of a few hundred garrison, in the quarters prepared for them. All conduct; the second was discharge.
William Poley, boilermaker, was ined $1 for who will return with Lay Jung-fa' as a body -
shopkcoper.
garrison. They are far superior in physique and soldierly bearing to the soldiers of the garrison, having smelt gunpowder sad become something like seasoned troops, Lân will, 1 hear, reside in Canton for about a month. during which he will inspect all the local defence works and the troops in garrison. He will then return to Kwanghi by the same means and routs by which he arrived.
share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares Chirs Fire Insurance Company's Shares:-585
$595 por share.
per abars.
Hongkong and Whampes Dock Company's
Shures-77 por dort. prom
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares- Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s Shares-862 per share prozaium, er div.
10 per cent, discount.
Arrivals and Departures of Mails and Parow
Post at and from London and Hongkong. Sealse of Commissions and Charges adopted by i warrant for the arrest of the mandarin him-Tewperuscs Hall, This is an example worthy Merry Monk and the snkoription grifu went disorderly condnet and assault upon a Chinese guard, are to be retained hers as part of the Chins and Manils Steamship Company, Limited
the Chamber of Commerce of Hongkong self. Mr. CALDWELL, who had been retained of imitation. and Shanghai. Fongkong Chuir, Jiurickshs, and Boat Fire. for the defence, protested against such a course, and brought the offer into Court to This issue contains the New Scale of long-anawer Buy charge that might be made
kong STAMP DUTIES, also tables cf COURT-FEES not elsewhers published. The APPENDIX consists of of closely printed matter, to which referende is constantly required by residents and those having commercial or political relations with the Countries ombraced within the woope of the
FOUR HUNDRED PAGER
CHRONICLE And DIRECTORY.
against him, but as thecomplainant adtaitted that the officer was not present at the actual time of this assault, the latter was at once disebarged; though a petty officer, who was identified by the complainant, was added to. bo number of prisoners. The ease, after
We have received from Messrs, Watson & Co., Limited (The Hongkong Dispousaly, a very handsome Chinese calendar for the XII, year of Kwang Sn, or 23rd of the Cycle. It is bozo tifully printed in calours, and the birds, bests, and butterflies in the ornate bertier will grenity please uur Chinese friends.
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for a glow ouiber. Freckles was sont song by himself, moving in particularly nice form. Chur treuse Mr. Irving) and Mavis (Mr. Hutchings) vantared 1t mile iu Smin. 130.
Either Chart. rense must be altcgether off, or else the Darby griffin is a good one, an the Wild one is by te means a feather weight and the griffin bad the
The extensive new workshops at the Kowloonage of the old pony. Dock Company, renently erected, are now being ad the same distance, but they did not commence establishment of the Hongkong and Whampoa Conqueror, Honesty, and Bandsman also cover- fitted with now machinery and implements which galloping until the if mile post, was past; the have just arrived from home, sat by means of
The Contents of the Appendix are too many some investigation, was remanded, bail being hich the Company will be enabled to cader time from there was Sain. Gase,, Bandsman har
to numerate in an Advertisement, but toode
TREATIES WITH CHINA-
Great Britain, Nanking, 1312
Tientsin, 1858-
refused though strongly pressed for by the solicitor for the defence. Mr. CALDWELL tbon laid before the Magistrate a written Chefoo, with adlitious Article, application by the mandarin under the pro- visions of Ordinance No. 2 of 1850, for a warrant to issue for the apprehension of CHANG CHI, the complainant, upon a charge of piracy
and all others not abrogated
France, Tiental., 1959
Convention, 1860
Tientsin, 1885
United States, Tientsin, 1858
Additional, 1869
Poking. 1989
German, Tignisin, 1881
Peking, 1880
Rassin, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Port. TREATIES WITH JAPAN—
Great Britain
United States
Netherlanda Cores
TREATIES WITH COREA
TEEATIES WITH SIAM
TREATIES WITH ANNAR
Siamesa Согнад
TERAPIES WITH CAMBODIA Courens TiRIFFA
Гарашеве Orders in Council for Government of HRM.
187 1881
ITGAL
Rules of H.B.M. Supreme and other Courts
to China and Japan
Fables of Consular Fees
Code of Civil Procedure, Hongkong
Admiralty Flas
Foreign Jurisdiction Ast
take any work of contraction and carry it outing to be ridden in order to keep up with his with a despatch and completeness anaurpassed stable compsaicge. Conqueror is at present in any shipbuilding yard.
without question the best posy in the combined stable. The swell grilla scoms to me to bo too gross not only outside but laside as well and it will take a deal of hard work to bring him into racing order.
Our friends at Singapore are more liberal sport of holidays than win Hongkong, China New Year is observed by only one pablic hell day here, whereas both the 4th and 5th instant are to be obserged as Bank holidays throughout the Straits Sattlements, and Saturday, the 6th,
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· The way Torpedo trots doos not give one the
The defendant went into a.Chinos shop and wanted to take something whics he had not pail for, and when the complainant stopped him he pnnched the man's head.
A DESTITUTE.
John Morris was sent to guo! for 14 days us rogue and vagabond.
He was arrested for begging in the street, and was found to have no place of shode dor vi sible means of subsistaona.
LARCENY.
Abdool watchman, was charged with atuallug acout belonging to William Dadley, donkey man on board the British atsamer Gratitude on the 28th pltimo.
The defood at went on board the Gratitude and directly after he left the complainant missed the coat from where it had boun lunging. The polios found the cost where the prisoner had dis posed of it.
The prisoner said a fireman on board the ship had given in the cont, but the man he named was called and denied having done so.
Fined $10 for unlawful passession, and in de
The officials hare entered upon their usual | month's holiday, it having commenced an the 24th inst. Business is already in part suspended, and for a week or ten days thoro will be nothing dons simong the natives,
KOREL
We hear that farther changes are contemplat. of in the organisation of the Nippan Tusan Kaisha. There are two sections among the share- bolders, and their disunion is prejudicial to the
committed in Chinese territory. The Ming the anniversary of the settlement of Sidea of soundnces, and the geberal impression fault of payment coremitted to gaol for a month. prosperity of the concert,
giatrate declined to entertain the application upon the ground that the applicant could not satisfy him as to his official status. The cass came on Again on the 27th alt,, when it
gapore, will also be observed as a public holiday was that he was undoubtedly lame, but his guit at Singapore and Malaces.
The North Borneo oarrespondent of the Sings. pora Fras Prene says the Gorerament have st
was always peculiar and we shall see later on.
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BEFORE ME. N. G. MITCHELL-INNES.
THEPT OF TOOLS.
Chan Asick, coolie, was charged with stealing three hammers and three punches, valas $1, the property of bis employers, the Hongkong and
th30th ult
Dongtas Stanmship Company, Limited-$30
-30 per cant. discount, nominal.
por share.
Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$120 per
share.
abare.
Hongkong Hotal Company's Shares-3160 por Chins Sugar Redning Company, Limited-887
per share.
China Sagar Refining Company (Debentures --
1 per cent, premiuto, nominal. Luson Bagar Refining Company, Limited---188
per share. Hongkong Too Company's Shore-$180 pAT
share.
ongkong and Chins Bulory Company, Limited
$120 por shara
Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company
**820 per share. Panjem and Sunghie Dus Samantan Mining
Company, Limited-88 per share. Selangor Tin Mining Company-S per share. Perait Sugar Cultivation Company-Ts. 18 per
akaro.
premium.
prawiam.
was again remanded on Mr. CALDWELL'S last obtained the services of a practical man to 11 mile in slow time, as itaeems quite imposstowhampoa Dock Company, at Hnng Ham, on gawa régime these islanda furnished on immenso 1 Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 per cent.
Hongkong Rope Manuteaturing Company, Li.
mited-361 per share. The five islands comprised in the limits of Hongkong and Macao (Hass Manufacturing Co. Oshima-gori, Kagoshima Ken, víz :—Oshima,
Limited.-Par, nomiuni. Tokano-shima, Kikaiga-shima, Oki-eraba-shama Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 A-3 per cent.
premium. and Torn-shima, have been calabrated from remote times for the production of sugar, and Chinese Imperial Lean of 1884 B-5 per cent. all contain many plantations. During the Tara-
quantity of sugar, as the inhabitants were very industrious and roosived much aasiztanos and encouragement from the authorities At that time each male inhabitaut above fifteen years of age and under sixty had to cultivate 2 tan inoarly half an acre) of plantation, but after the abolition of the han zoverament the protes- tien of the authorities was withdrawn, and the islanders became Idle and negligent. The conse Tho now of the appointment ca ner Coloquence is that the production of sugar decreased,
enquire and report as to the existence of gold in workable quantities. The gentleman who bar to get him to trot. Lucifer had a little gau undertaken the luty is Capt R. D. Briston, who on his own account with a renowned Kobo“ joc: He admitted the offence, and was sentenced to has had several years' experience in Queensland. There appeared to be a differance of opinion by two months' imprisonment with hard labour. The reports hitherto have been rather vague, tween the pair. The owner should try a patent and written by persons who have had no previous wasting house brako oz Lucifer. The rest of experience of inning.
Mr. Kremer's etabla did trotting exercise.
Belgravia went in company with Cratoorne
The weather for the past few days has been unusually cold for Hongkong, and we hear that yesterday morning ice was bottery in several
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDETT
1st February.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(Pro X Falcons & Cola Beauran) February Jek TLOTU QULADAT-O AB-|---
Therometer) KATAAM/ Tkovinometer-$7.3
Thermometer - 1 x. (ək b
Thomasaekniset xx. (Wat belt) memangia Thermobatter --4 xx. (Wa¢ balb)................... Thermometer. A Thermameter-Minimum (oreightThe
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application, that gentleman intimating that a communication had reached him from Canton which induced bim to beliers that the case would shortly assume an entirely different aspect. Yestorday, Mr. STOREA appeared at the Police Court and said he wished to withdraw the prosecution Sabjects in Chinu sud Japan, 1865, 1877,cainst the prisouers in consequence of an places at the Peak. Some gentlemen who made and Cornhill for a stretch; the first asmed is nial Secretary in the person af Santor Engenio and in 1834 it was barely one-hsif that of assurance received by the Colonial Govern the ascent of Tai Me Shan on Sunday inform looking and going well. After his performances Eduardo Merentas, received, vary innerpac Magistrate and some of the tending people made formor timós. In the year mentioned the local: meat from E.B.M.'s Chargé d'Affaires at thot at a height of rather over 2,000 feet they hare Inst meating, winning the Challenge, hands edly, by last French tail, has caused a great great efforts to restore the staple industry of the Peking that the Chinese Government entire-inch thick. This rer abat the middle of the down, I can't see why he has not rooved any deal of annorance to the community here, on an islands, and graduat enecass has rewarded their
came upon.some ice about three-eighths of an ly disapproved of the action of the com- day. The wind was bitingly cold, but the climb attention for the Champions.
count of the great injustice done thereby to the exortious. A return compiled in the Bureau of mander of the Ngai San, and that the being a hard one the weather was well adapted
soting incumbent of that offior, Senhor Cardose Koncho shews that the area of the sugar plazta
Arriculturo opnaceted with the Kagoshim for the work Viceroy of the Min-che provinces had re-
Fan and Tycoon were both trotting, the The Macao paper & Correio Maneras of the 25th tions was 45,618.57 tan in 1884, and 43,098,111 Tas following are the allcers of the Victor's former winding up with a cantar, and I think Le Bangkong Government for the occurrence. Knight P. B. C. Ayres, Prelato, Sir Knight ment, will not couch the post.
appointment, severely consures the Home Go. dantion of engar was 10,032,488 kin, and to the The prisoners were accordingly discharged,
vernment for making this sudden appointment latter your 12,214140 kie, an increase attributed solely to the improved methods of treafing the and a warrant was granted by the Magistrate
Senhor Cardoso, who is now acting as the Admin-one adopted during 1885. The aros ander Harry's stable, "I am sorry to hear, is at a low istrator, in the absence of Governor da Ruta, enltivation this year is 48,365.75 tan (nearly for the arrest of the complainant Crave C. Anderson; Sab-Marshal, Sir Knight C. Webb at present. Wild Jack still lame: Bath, and has filled the post of Acting Colonial Bo-12,086 seres), and the erop is estimated at Car on the charge no piracy."
While the case was sub judice we of Hazoland; las Herald, Sir Knight A O'D. suspicion; while Moon's style of cantering was by preference. It is the wish of all the Macao com-
Daggan: Capt. of the Guard. Be Knight F. A. the handsoms Ettle Hakow arnak, is also undor rotary for some time, saght to bare bad the 14,048 700 kin. The total population of the five phone.
| islands is 144,036 erals,—Hiego News. Goartin; 2nd Herald, Sir Knight F. W. Henr course abstained from comment upon it, in mann; Guard, Sir Knight J. K. Grimble.
no means prepossessing. This loaves but two muaity to retain Senhor Cardoso as their Gov- teresting as it was from te eircumstances,
sand polos in the combined stabius-Dunkeldernor ar at best in the substantivo appointment. The charge of assault speinst eight seamen and Wild Wood and important as it appeared in relation to the from the Chinese ganhout Ngai San, in conneo..
of Colonial Secretary.. Unfortunately, however, oversig dty of the Queen-Empress VICTORIA tiun with the attempt le arrest 4 Ühinemar in
the Lisbon Government has not, thought wall to
Regulations for the Consular Courts of United
States in China.
Rulos of Court of Consuls at Shanghai
Chinese Passenger Aot
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TRADE REGULATIONS
China Japan
Customs Seizure, China Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dif- ferent ports of China, Philippines, Siam, &o. Pilotage Regulations HONGKONG
Charter of the Colony. New Rules of Legislative Council
ko.,
-&c.
The Trastien between France sud Chias, 1885, and Franco and Sian, Additional Article to Chefoo Convention, together with many other items, have not appeared in previous issues.
Order may be sent to Day Preas Oion, where
it in pablished, or to the following Agents
HACAO.......
SWATOW
AMOY..... FURLOSA
Mr, F. A. da Cruz.
Messrs. Queloh & Co. Messrs. G. Gerard & Co.
Mesara. C. Gorard & Co...
FOOCHOW Messrs. Hodge & Co. NINGPO.........Mosars. Kelly & Walsh, Bglai. SHANGILAI... Mours. Half & Holts. SHANGHAI........Mears. Kelly & Walch.
NORTHERN & Messrs. Hall & Holtz and Belly Riva Porta S
Walsh, Shanghel NAGASAKI Mewars. The C. &J. Trading Co. HIGO, OBA..Mesara. F. Walsh & Co. YOKOHAMA Mesare. Kelly & Walsh. MANITA... Messrs. Diaz Puertas & Co.
eceived instimations to express regret to the Preceptory for 1986E: Preceptor, E. Sir, is looking well. The lattor, I have a presenti.ult., in ita Lading artiolo when anponaning the tan in 1885. But in the former your, the pro-i
E. Ganty; Constabla, Sir Knight J. Chriežis; Sir Fight A. Seth; Treasurer, Sir Knight G. Marshel, Sir Knight C. L. Gorham; Registrar,
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international law, adnite of no possible ær• 1 their auperior ofloors, and to have punishers usanot be "flying" by Ráda time, say adult, also lus om temawals on the new appoint. Quetta about the 16th JanWAFY.
Hongkong, let February 1888
POLICE
COURT.
out to the Secretarist, which it strongly con-
REGISTER.
ftet January, AD, '22 % PAS,
→TATION.
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Hongkong
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sick.
Is February, 1850, mt 20
STATION.
Bodner....:
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douby
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wastock,
W. DOBERCK.
Hongkong Observatory, 1st February, 1886.
-METEOROLOGICAL-REGISTER.
Previous On date
day, 1st. 1 p..
On dato at 10a.m.) at d. p.z3.
ST. PETERSBUno, 19th January, Subscription Griffts have so far seen sc little confer either of these appointments on Senhorty-eight million Roubles.
The Russian Budget shows a defeit of Boven-
commander of the Ngai San, and of the man-rities and the local Government. It has thus
Cadcutta, 19th January, duris who bad charge of the party detailed haen made to international matter, and taken
en may much about them
therefore scon have a new Governor and s The return party of the Afghan-Boundary to make an arrest on British soil, dearves the beyond the range of a petty charge of assentt
now Colcuial Secretary, who will know nothing Common arrived at Galions in the desert ho- By the way, "Soot" is decidedly improving of local wants, and will bring new views and new camber, all well. The remaining marches are against common səamon, who were, ef“course,
tween Hshund mad Nashki, on the 31st De Hangtung.. strongest reprobation, as a gross violation of not the responsible parties in the matter in lis Sporting Notes, but why he imagines the ideas of governing. O facanze of the 38th suparatively easy. The party is expected at
They were only oboying the coiamands of gument. It may be perfectly, true, as is re-them would have been merely to visit upon the other three weeks from this, is a mystery to me.
LONDON. 18th January. ported by the Chinese, that the can they tools the offers of the hand that directed them. I have no doubt that even as early as Wednes domus, and urges that offorts should be made to of Commons this evening, and was aworo in Mr. Bradlangh presented himself at the House sought to capture is a murderer and a pirate Last week the basing of the case was adjourned day zext the course will be in such order that retain Sonhor Cardoso in that office. How can The Speaker road a letter from Sir Michael
until today, on the application of Mr. Caldwell, some arcsilent training time wilubs shows, of the worst class; but if he had been guilty the solicitor for the defence. The Crown
Macit prosper when Senhor Pinheiro Chagos Hisks Beach, urging upon a not to permit of all the sina to the Decalogue on Chinese Solicitor, Mr. A. P. Stokes, appeared bo-
Bands now bands to administer the Government Mr. Bradlangb to take the Oath, but it was ruled territory it would not giro Chinese officials for Mr. N. Mitchell-Inges yostariny
and roosile the experienced and capable official, eslation of the former Parliament and had ao, that he (the Speaker) had no cogriasooo of the and said that he desired to discontinue one atom of right to attempt hia arrest on the prosecution against these eight men in
who understand the requirement of the Colony, authority to prevent any member, talking the British evil,
fustend of promoting the Senior Cardoso Oath, whereagon Sir M. Hicky-Bouck com It was singularly fortunate consequenos of an soumrungo having been receir-
will carry with him the best wishes of the monoed to make a speech, but the Speaker atop- that the Police Arrived in Queen Streat ined from the Chargt d'Alaires at Faking that the Chinese Government entirely disspproved of
whole community for his prosperity when lo podhim from proceeding with it time to prevent this grievous offonce against the motion of the commander of the Chinese gum-
BOBIL, 13th January, Humidity angel an leaves, and we hope that his merits will meet
Frinos Alarander has proposed to the Porte British righta being successfully perpetrated boat, and that the Governor-General of Focchew
with suitable recognition at home as we are not that he be appointed Governor of Roumelia for Forge of wind There can be no mannor of doubt that this is the Government of Hongkong for the occ
had received instructions to express regret to
to be allowed to retria bim,
five years, with a separate legislaturo and doleanther .......... put the aply occasion on which the enme thing reacs. He had good reason to believe the men Wong Mai, widow, and Wong Atsoi, sgaman, The institution known as the Santa Cara dagation, as in the case of Austria and Hungary has been attempted in Hongkong by Chinese were not the responsible parties in the affair. ware before the court, on remand, on the oharre Misericordia has, after many years endeavour, and also aparato armies. It is reported that
Upon this application his Worship discharged of having been comorned with others not zu
the Porte and the Powers approw of these pro- officials, but it is the first, we think, in which the prisoners, and informed them of the reason orzetody in making an armed extry intost succeeded in getting back some. 820000 which poly. Sarvis will not accept peace uctil the LONDON Mesara. Street & Co., 30 Corabili delicte. The Colonial Government, acted to hetooed them to twelve months in It will be remembered the plaintiff alleged hautes and the rebuilding of the above instite
the offenders have been caught in flagrants for their relanse and also that had it not been for Shing I sboy, Bhankiwsa, sagsulting Lure in the hands of the Government, and bas Roumolina question in settled.
Mr. Btokes's application it was his intention and robbing him of slout 3100 on the tirer alt. now commenced work by building Hook of
LONDON, 14th January, LONDON!. Messra. Hatos, Handy & Co.
- Obituary-Bir George Tubs is dobilas LONDON. Mr. W. M. Willa, 151, Cannon St. firmly in the anatter, and very wisely doter-prisonment with hard labour. His Worship has that the second prisoner came to his shop. tion. Thia institution is for the roseption of
Borza, 14th January. SAN FRANCO. Mr. L. P. Fisher, 23, Merchants. mined to show the culprits that such an at- also granted a warrant for the arrest of the co-followed by three other zuen, and pushed a foundings, who are brought up to it, and it has the plan of meeting of Dolegates entrusted
Bulgaria and Servia have agreed to Bucharest | plainant in that use on the application of Mr. down. He was counting out money at the fine, tempt could only be treated as an offence Caldwell, on behalf of the Chinese authorities, mad the men, who were armed, seized open the done a good dient of valuable work in its time. with the negotiations for bringing shout a pesco | against the law. "The Raisa vie nöro in- 'on a charge of piracy.
money, one of them menacing him with a knife, Senhor F. M. Sales left this port om Batur- botwaun, the two countries.
SAIGON kerta TONQUIN......Mr. Ch. Dupont. PANTEOK... Mesara. Bamsey & Cu.. SINGAPORN.....Messrs. Soyle & Ca PENAKO...Alesure. Maynard & Co. COLOX30...Messrs. A. M. J. Ferguson. CALCUTTA........Musare. Nuwman & Co.. BYDNEY AND
BRISHANE... 5 Measra. Gerdon& Gotch.
MELBOURNE Mosara. Norton, Hargrave & Co.
LONDON... Mr. F. Algar, Blowert's Lane.
Exchange.
NEW YORK....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Row."
Polly Pres Ofice, January 1886,
1st February. BEFORE ML. A. G. Wian.
TES CHARGE OF LOOTING A SHOP ATỪ
SHAURIWANT.
Barometet небылиша мо Temperature
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Bak sabarmaid
1. BAKERa redazad və 29 degenen Faltenbeit and te the level of the sea in inches, pathe and hundredth
4.-Taxemarika fu the shule in segrace Heronheit.
-HT in pandastaga of naturelian, the bunky g mironiacature with zucisistan bring 200
DIATION OF The Wire to two pelota. E-POO OF TE WEED, Ordings BeRece Sale.
TATE OF THE Wacka 2. the ski C. dezachod denda, D. dialing riv. P. fög .glousy, bull; light 8. know 11.
ains: 0.orerping #gigboren; & equally, B.:
W. DOBERCE. Hongkong Observatory, 1st February, 1868.
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