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1886.

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CHRONICLE AND

For 1884

JESG.

INTIMATION. THE HONGKONG

ALL

DIRECTORY

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

It contains DBSRIPTIVE and STATISTICAL Accounts of, and DIRECTORIES for HONGKONG-

VLADIVOSTOCK.

Do. Deding Directory JAPAN

De. Military Forces.

Nagasaki

Do. Chinese Hongs,

Kobo (Hiogo).

MACAO.

Oska

GRINA

Tekio.

Pakhui

Yokohama.

Heibow. 1

Whampoa.

Canton Sirator.

Amoy.

Takao.

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Kalong.

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Ningro.

Bhanghai.

Chinking.

Wrhu.

Flać.

Kinking.

·Harker.

Touran.. Quinbon.

Ichang

TONQUIN

Chungling.

Chefoo.

Haiphong. Надо

Taku.

Tiantain.

Peking.

Port Arthur.

Newchwang.

COREA-

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Jouchan

Fran

Yuspen

PORT HAMILTON

British.

SIAM--

Bangkok.

STRAIT SETTLEMENTS,

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Farok.

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HONGKONG, Freemary 16x8, 16.

The British stanmer Kutang was discharged from the Kowloon dock and returned to her moorings in the harbour yesterday.

We are informed by the Agent Years. Rus Bell & Co.) that the E. & A. 8. 3. Co.'s steamer Tamedics left Port Darwin for this purt on the 13th instant.

The Agente Modare. Butterfold & Swire) inform na that the Ocean Steamship Company atesmer Jason, from London, Isf Singapore for ths port on Saturday.

The N. G. Daily News is in a position to stata on the highestanthority that Sir John Walshtu, Bart, the now British Minister, will probably

THE provonics in this Colony of the re- presentatives of the German Syndicate form- ed to offer a big loan to the Chinese Govern.not arrive at his post before November.

ment wherewith to construct railwara and

The Zotin Family and Trongo and Mr. Harry Godfrey, who arrived bare by the English wall the other day, the latest additions to Chiarini's Cires Combination, loft hore Inst evening per steamer Eafes for Manila to join the Cirona,

TURF NOTES.

SUPREME COURT.

15th February

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IN VIO-ADMIRALT, BOIN THE HON. SIE GRORGE FAILLITO, OBIET JUSTIOŃ.

CHONO PO V. THE BRITISH STEAMER.

"CRUSADER."

were

POLICE COURT,

15th February

ESTORS MR. A. G. Wise.

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4.

DRUKKANNESS, TO Duncan Ferbos, mate of the British steamer Cicero, was fined $2, for drunkenness and dis-

another man in Cochrane street, but was ro orderly conduct in Cootrans-street on the 14th, The defendant was arrested for fighting with leased on his promising to behave well. Shortly afterwards he wanted to fight Acting 1. S. Ma Donald, who then took him to the Station.

Dionizio Chdanah, a Menila rosmar, was fined 81 for drunkenne and disorderly conduet in s boarding house kept by Filomeno Chavez, on the 13th inst

they believed the ovidence of Mr. Mackintosh mother. He had known a caso to go before's and Dr. Korn, or the scientiis suldania which ¦ jary thrus tihow. had been called on the other side; the former Mr. Francia, after some further argument, who me the sagar when it was turned out, or said in saswer to his Lordship, that he would the latter who had not seen the sugar originally, ask for an jazurediate decision 2pon the gmunds and who gave it as their opinion that the apparateted. producod never could have been equal in quality Torship said, that being so, under the A correspondent et L'Echo de Shanghai, writ-

to the sample

circunstanbas he should grant a new trial He ing, from Yokokams on, the 27th January, eye- Tientsin, or from Ticutain to Tangobow, and do not know, truly, when the arrests for the

His Lordship said it struck him that there] hul at all timen a great objection to interfering was something tugther than that. The gearan with the derision" of a jury; but he thought it sabeequently to the capital. Should that rims at high treason will have an and At

Mr. Francis, Instructed by Mr. Caldwell, Zoe too was undoubtedly that the sugar supplied was quite possible that in taking this matter in prove & success, another line will be pushed present they cantirus to be made, both in the the plaintill; Idr. Lench, instructed by Maura world he squst to the sample, but the samples to consideration they did not held that really southwards, along the routs followed by the spital and in the provinces; and if one mer Wotton and Descon, for the Creator. werb dispensed with almost from the sommetice nad truly the coniquot entered into by Li Ching,

judge by the onmber of arrests already made

This was sa appeal on behalf of the plaintiff meat. Mr. Mackintosh told Li Ching Po that with the Taikoo Sugar Refining Company was Grand Canal, tó the mouth of that great the cospirasy bee pad itself over the whole against the award of damages of the Registrar if his ärta was not satiated with the sugar they pot a contract which Gibb, Livingston & Co.

territory. Men, women, and children, are all in work, opposite Chinking: Atbirdine would the plot. But agaiast whom, against what, sro fasan sotion for damages for collision of it themselves, and after that no samples ware was that thasugar appled should be up to hom. and merchants on the judgment given in his need not take it, and the plaintiffs would depose secured. The contrast which they were to socie doubtless bo mada northward to alan Hai they compldog? It is not cortsio that the against the Cruzador, heard on the 6th July taken at all of the sugar as mined. It could pic, and the sample sugars taken and entraitted to Kwan. But these lines will not be can. High Court alting at Omka to judge thoyousod

hardly have been that this augar was socording iChing before they accepted. It appeared to his last and following days. atructed burriedly nor will the Poking may be aura there is nothing very series in itjunk, which were aunt by collision with the guarantors could be bound by it.

could give a clear answer to the question." You The claim was fer the value of the cargo and to sample, and the question was whether the Lordship that samplesworonos afterwards taloon, and it seemed that the arrangemant which was Government care to make them faster than still lare anything of menace to the Government Crusader off Shareishan Island in March last. Mr. Francis said he would put is to his Lord entered into was this "We will Jat you have they can afford to doso. They will want to be bat perhaps it has been falt necessary to plan an A reference was made to the Registrar andship, as he had put it to the jury, that at the say of the sugars yon choose to sesept pro- sure first that the enterprise will pay before are considered to be the leaders of the Liberal was there made up of $8,900 for the cargs, there had been an safire obsngs in the course of meet between flom it was not a cot-10 attack on two or three infecutiel personages who merchants to assess the damages. The claim most this was merely a matter of probability. It vided that they are all accepted without did seem probable upon the correspondence that reference to sample. If that was the agres- they embark largely upon it. Meantime Party, for the parpass of injuring them in 36,000 for the junk, 8200 for the master's they can obtain all the money they require the arm of the publié, before the meeting of effects, 3080 for the effects of the araw at the business; bat be submitted that all the pro- which had been secured by Mesars. Gibh, Li

Parliament which is promised for the year from local sources, and at such times and in 1889. Madame Kagneyams El, ons of the first for the roage 3500, freight 39.491. The strand from that evidence had been tally and into consideration the feat of the sugar having $70 per 'zuan, expenses of clearing the real babilities which might possibly have been con- vingeton & Co. The jury might here taken such amcunte ce they please. With regard perrone arrested, has not been set at liberty, as 122 to their infant mary be case may possibly was generally hoped. Madame Kagasyama was then Acting Registra, Me. A. G. Wies, and fairly explained by Mr. Mackintosh. These info boen scuopted by Li Ching, and that Mesars: at the head of a boarding school at Nagasaki, Mr. A. P. Ewen examined into the plaintiff's renocs, be submitted, did not amount to anything Gibb. Livingston Ce, had ascured themselves. he different, bat we are inclined to think and being, it is said, an intelligent woman, com claim and found the amount due to aim to be more than a probability. Then there was ano- Although this might be fair under anne vireum. that the Chinese Government will not care paratively will educated, she used to criticise, $3.941.99, disallowing the claims for sargo and the probabuity-be submitted it amounted atamous it would be exceedingly unfair, under

ta no more with regard to the evidence, others. favourably or unfavourably the asticas of the men's effects on the ground that the owners

The Attorney-General-I presume the costi be to augment their fleet faster than they can administration, Sho used peak out her opia had not been made parties to the action, and that of the experts who had boon called on

raise and train crews to work therships. It ions on the politics of Ear country freely and the plaintiff had ue power of attorney to claim bahalf of the defendants. This evidence was of the first trial will blow the avant.

His Lordship-I think so. on their habalf. They also upon the svidenss that the differont specimens of sugar taken at

Of course you is much more probable that they will go on boldly, believing that she had a right to do so,

of Captain E. Burnie, Lloyd's Sarveyor, as, the plaintiffs' gedevas by Mr. Lammers never take the rule at considerable risk to yourself, and never auspecting-unfortunato vocau-that out down largely the smonat of the claim for could have been equal in quality to the rampla. Mr. Attorney, quietly adding two or three vasgela per she was conspiring against the Government, fright and for the value of the juak, und die That was the evidence of arperia who never taw The Attorney-General--And the costs of this num to the foot na thay can spare the money, Eren when she was imprisoned sho still continued allowed the claim for clearance expenses. the sugar in a original state, and what they application?

to think homself invocart of the arime of high and not incur a heavy debt and a duga an.

His Lordship-Will abide the event. His Lordship now delivarad judgment upon depored to, therefore, sould not amount to mor All letters for publication should be written on one nual outlay for upkeep before they possess her in this repot. It is a curions detail in this to the award of. the Begistrar and merchants had beed esiled on behalf of the defence was trasson, and many of her sampstrinis think with the appeal. Ho said that Mr. Francis objanted then a probability. Although the evidence whist oficara or ́men te officiently man them. occurrence that the radicalem of this woman,

in respect of items 1,3, 4, 5, and G. He doubtedly strong, he had sits produced strong whom those of her compatriots who have read said that the objection that the plain evidence on behalf of the plaintiffs; and although the history of the French Revolution and their riff old ant renquer the rain of the onego had the vordist boys given to na opponito number is great have surnamed Madame on the ground that he was not the owner or offect he might have seen no cause to say Bolland, was denounced to the authorities.by had a power of attorney from the owners, was it was not fairly supported by the evidence, functionary who is her brother-in-law. Among

alas fairly supported. He the large number of pouple arrested there will taken for the Arst time before the Registrar, there was yet this to be said, that the variet certainly be many a set of cowardies committed The Registrar reported that he disallowed the as retaraod 85 under the inflususe of threats, Il-treatment, and ground that the owners

claim for the value the cargo on the should submit that there was saldont evidence promises of rovarde; some of them will be in.

net parties to justify the jury in the course they took. duced to say all that they are desired to-ren, or have been better if the Registrar helst ouce which was the more reliable. There was a strong to the suit. His Lordship thenght it would They had to decide between two sets of evideone,

both of them strong, and they had to judg perhaps ospocially, things which are contrary to valued the cargo and reported the objection to trath-but unless I am very much mistaken the Court. It seemed very unfair to the awpers conflict of oridonos, and had the verdict bood Madame Kaguyane vill not be among the of oarge that such an objection should-asve been given the other way, he should have been fuelined namber of them. She will be among the rare taken at the last momsat. The Cruder had to say that there was no ground for dissatis ones of this batch of prisoners.

been arrested as much on their behalf as on by faction. helf the owner of the junk, and that item His Lordship What strikes us is that the would therefore be referred back to the Registrar. augarbiah was put up was not sold as belag His Lordship referred at some length to the according to sample.

Mr. Francis and there was a body of evidence authorities which had been cited in the ar-

Harman Hothùa, a German seaman, was fired to the effect that the sugar wnever materially a similar amount for drunkenness and improper guments of counsel on either side. As to the certainrales laid down in Admiralty for assessing stated that he was down at the works daily Heary Brown, unemployed seaman, admitted of progress in China. The stubborn re

the damages when a vessel was totally tab. The and he saw the sugar packed, and he gave it having been helplessly draak in the streets on what was called restitution. It was fair to of sugar from which the specimens in court cents he was sent to gaai for one day. forces during the recent hostilities, the fact

estimate the loss by a certain method, the coat were taken were not originally inferior to that the Chinese Government have quite

of replacing it, asking allowance for periods of the sample. As to the vino of his evidence

La &tai, unemployed, having been found on the time in which the vessel loạt had been in servico,

-whather he was sufficiently experienced in Cosmopolitan Dook promises on the 13th insta lately purchased several formidable vasela

Of course the court always looked with suspicio gas, or whether he was able to carry in bis and being unable to give say satisfactory resaca of war freni England and Germany, and the

on the estimates made by persons who were mind the condition of the original sample, was a for his aasathorised grosses there, was sen rapid establishment of a system of telegraph

cases bearing upon the potat. In this ease the packed under direction of Dr. Korn, who gave and vagabond. He had been convicted of lar themselves interested. His Lordship mentinas matter for the jury. The bulk of the sugar was texeed to two months" "hant labour as 6 Togma [lines connecting the principal auate of trade

plaintif had given his evidence as to the value videnos in confirmation of that of Mr. Mookin any on a previous casion. and population with the capital, have com-

The N. C. Daily News is authorised to dony

of the junk- lost, and he had supplemented it tosh. that when asked the Fugst was not in- with some documentary evidence he had been ferior to the original sample. Whether his bined to foster an impression in Europe and the rarmour that the Hongkong and Shanghai

able to prode. On the other side they evidenos ea that point was reliable or not, he Basic in the institution which has engaged the the United States that Chins hxe at length services of Mr. W. D. Spease. The report

had the evidenge of Captaia Burnie, who not having bad the sample with him at the time redly emerged from her shell, and, like arose, so we are informed, from a statement made his gallup. Ho is decidedly a fine mover and about the value of junks. Captain Buruie the consideration of the jury. The issue after a considerable struggle were found on Honesty as the centre of attraction during never saw this junk, and who knew nothing to compare the two, was also a question for hally appearance. A dagger and a brass pollock, that Mr. Spence was going to Peking ea envoy Japon, is about to embrace all the visible from Lombard strest. Now the Hongkong and grand looking animal, and the way he did his 13 had valued the jim cccording to the prios at was clearly before the jury, and all they his person, and the luck was recognised as one emblems of Western civilisation. The public Shanghai Bank is not the only establishment mile in 3min. Szeg, hard bold shows that has which a certain kind of wooden vessels could be bots of evidence the delete the missed from the Sam Shui Po dosk peamises. utterances of the Marquis Taeso, is en.connected with China which has offices in this baskers have something to go on, but it must be to think that the rules made for one of this sort unanimously by a picked special jury of the and he was sentenced to three months' hard.

built is America, and his Lordship was inclined sote evidence. verdict was come to The defendant admitted a previous conviction, lightened and sensible views on China's thoroughfare.

remembered that he has never yet been put to │were not taken into conddoration hat evidence merebants of Hongkong, and there was no labour. the test of a hard race, and it has still to be was not sufficient to decide upon, and the Re- serious reason to suppose that the case moulä proved that he will face punishment when hard gistrer and merchonte would have done well to have been put befers them more strongly, with pressed.

have called for farther evidence upon the subject. more definite directions, or a clearar statement As to items 3 and 4, with reference to the par- of the issue. There was no reason to suppose

A boot-woman zamed Cha Teo Pati living sonal effects which were lost on board the junk, that if the case were brought before snother at Hang Ham, stated that com time Torreador was sent along by Mr. Danman Hey were not claimed in the action, and the special jury any other result would be come to

ago she used two man to be fuck: 37

and only kept going at the end. His time was could be proved in the first instance that part of v. Paul, 8 Wilson's Raporte, p. 45. On these hat and told her that as she had asused their would stand. As to claim No. 5, for freight, if it lor. 3 Bingham's New Cases, p. 109, and Swain the prisoner and two other men came to her six seconds less than Honesty's, 3min 29802, and the amount paid was for the return voyage, as oss he submitted it was clear that a new trial

be fined $7 she must pay them. $8. there is no doubt thaton a day course Mr. Smarty's sileged by the master of the junk, his Lordship could only be granted on the ground that th gh the had not got the money, and the pony is capable of doing something inside of thought it ought to be regarded as damages ra- vordios as imrassonable, and that if the but told her that if she did not pay it As to the case was brought before another ast of man she could not stay in Hongkong. The nex 3min: 20sec. for the 1 mile; consequently there with item, the claim for the freight of the cargo a different result would be strived at The night the defendant osme again with another

suiting from the loss of the junk. will be nothing like a walk over for the Darby, on board the junk, there was the same objection question decided was one entirely for the jury, mai and threatened to break her boat if she

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that the only evidence addneed was that of and there was no rosson to pse that they did not pay the money. She want into the Fun going with Trobon gave an exhibition of parties who were themselves interested and were misled. He would ask his Lord-kip to re-next boat and from there she went whose and good style, the big by finishing the gallop whose interest it would be to make the amount fuse the rals for a new trial wit costs, and heat the polles. The prisoner was then arrested oasily the last quarter was 3conds, the 18 much as possible. His Lordship thought would also respectfully ask that an immediate do at the other man had left.

same independant testimony should have been ciston should be given, as Mr. Mackintosh was The defendant denied having demanded the milee being done in 3min. 33eoc.

produced in addition to that of Captain going away the next day by the mail, and if bas Enrnie, who knew very little of the rate Lordship decided to grant a new trial it woulday as stated, and he alleged that this charge was trumped up against him because the com- of fraight dhtamable by junks at Foockow, be necessary to take his avillonga de bona erae, plainant had a quarrel with his master. He (List & mile 1 51 for whore he had not been for a long time Thoro The Attorney-General submitted that the ral admitted a prior conviction.

the former, the sub was very little ground on which to form uning in the case of Swain v. Paul was hardly one Sentenced to six months' hard labour for at- } waveral langthe be opinion. Items 1, 2, 5, and 6 would therefore which would prevail now, in more recent timos, tempting to obtain money by monacos, Chin

be referred back to the Registrer and merchants when a very much more liberal view was taken.

199AULT BY A COOLIE, ous quartor 24

for the purpose of taking further evidsuse, and As to the case of Mallon and Taylor, thera wha Chin Afok, jinrlokahs soole, was brought esay

ilo 4.33 Foneconsideration. The question of vests would as much to be said on the one dia as the other. before the court, on remand, on the charge of

stand crer. GABY

The true ground for granting a new trial was having assaulted a seaman waned Rishard Boyle, milo 3.45 fo

fairly not cat in the case cited by Mr. Francis on the 7th inst. IN APPEAL Thomph, the sub

-Solomon v. Pitman-that the verdict was The complainnet's statement was to the effect faz bokind

THE TAIKOO SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED, natisfactory, as being against the weight of that on Sunday evening, the 7th, he was near the Cesty going very Me Francis, instrustad

T. Gran, LIVINGSTON, AND OO.

evidence. It ought not to depand upon the quos- Post Office somewhat the worse for Viggoz, wher Mass Wotton tion of whether or not the learned jadro was the defendant andianly attacked hun, took a wie 3.18 Tod's and Descon, for the plaintiffs; the Attornay-satisfied with the verdict of the jury, or whether stick away from him, and got him down a the

General Hou. B. L. O'Malley instructed by Alsfor

he would have come to the amme onnelasion, but pavement by his throat. An Artillerymna came whether it was such as reasonable men ought to Mess Sharp, Jobason, and Stokes, for the

up and rescued him. bava cams to. Besides the one question of when defendants.

Corroborative evidenco was given by flanner thar the verdict was in accordance with the Williams, A. weight of evidence, they had to go further, and The defendant alleged that the complainant show that there were grod groands for saging engaged his jinrioksha, refused to pay his fare, that the verdict was in itself noreasonable, and broke his stick on the vehicle, sud obased him. there ware good grounds for being dissatished. He also called a-olio to prove that the cam- The Attorney-General cited the use of Haw-plainant had engagad his vebinia.

The Course this morning was the factaat we We hear from Tonquin, that General de bare had during the training; not that it was Create a say induces reflection as to the rata Négrior is at present at Haiphong, and the by any means flying, and I still think further question of the value of the inak thoro ware inferior to the original sample. Mn Maskintosh (goudaot in the street on the Idth inst.

Acting Commander-in-Chief, General Warnet, TWELVE THOUSAND, THREE HONORKIN AND giglance offered by the Chinese to the French Dolls, ita river pirates having retired more toment. As the Races are now lose at hand. court was to give the party who was wraged as his positive evidence that the seven lots Sandey, and in default of paring a line of 50-

at Hanoi. Everything is said to be quiet in the rolling would toad creaty towards its improve Owners have become aware of the fact that they have to gallop their ponies maskes if they do show them up a bit.

the names of

EIGHTY BIX FOREIGNERS manget under one Alphabet in the strictest order, the initiala as well as the anrnames being alphabetical:

The MAPS PLANS have been mostly -engraved in dscporior strlo and brought up

to dato. They now consist čt

FLAGE OF MERCANTILE HOUBES IN CHINA. CODE OF RIGNALS IN USE AT VICTORIS PRAX. MAP OF THE Far East.

MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG. PLAN OF THE Crv or VroroRIA. PLAN OF THS Crry or CANTON. PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAI, PLAN OF YOXCRAMA. PLAN OF MANILA. Bug or SarOON. PLAN OF TOWx Azu BernkoVKOF BINGAPORE. PLAN OF Geonon Town, Pasang.

the interior...

There will to pick ap" football match, Eughy rains, of £15 today on the Race Course, as the team to represent "All Comers". ali mombers are particularly requested to attend, The Garrison" will be selected from the form showa in this match.

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After this morning's work the impression at the Rails atters regarding the relative merits of the subscription grillas. General Prosit hoo gone down in public favour and Oviais has an perseded him as first favourite.

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UNLAWFUL PURWORK.

Ng Awal, coolie, was also charged with being a rovno and vagabond.

The prisonde was stopped by F. C. Hadden near Mong Kok Tsui, se he had a suspiciously

ATTEMPTED EXTORTION,

Ng Agau, bricklayer, was charged with being rogae and vagabond.

A full Chronology of remarkable events since conviction. The outcome has been tre-traordinary rednotion of third-class faros from over the Derby Course, finishing extremely well ânding of the Registrar with regard to them Mr. Francis cited the cases of Melih and Toy for asssalting her, and on Saturday evening

foreign relations, and the sanguine state- The compalition between the China Mer Among the other cuqtants of the book ara-

ments made in letters from Tientsin cor.chants' Company and the Nippon Yusen Kaishia An Anglo-Chinese Cufordar. Meantime of Sun-

on the Japan lines promises. bo fierce and rise and Sunset, Mean of Barameter and respondents to English papers, have sorved to lasting, at all events for a lime. Freights and Thermometer, Rainfall, Eclipses, Festivals,&c.deeper this impression until it has become a passage ungey are to be reduced, and the latter company has begun by making, privately, an ex- the suivant of foreigners to China and Japan. A description of the Festivals, Fasts, cmendous Auttering in European and Are Yekohas, while a native papar sage that it has observed by Chinese, Mahomedsas, Parsees, rican financial dovecots, and the ironmastera rented whart in Kobe for its nie ten times a Jawa, ko, with the days on which they fall. Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, &c.

in various countries bare bseu displaying a

month.-N. C. Daily Neres The Hongkong Fostal Guide for 1886.

not aunatural eagerness to be ready to sup- Reture of visitors to the City Hall Masenm Arrivals and Departures of Mails and Parcel ply the expected demand for rails and for the week ending 14th February, 1888-

Post as and from London and Hongkong.

EUROPIAN. Cisz Beales of Commissions and Charges adopted by rolling stock. The English and American

the Chambers of Commerce of Hongkong, and Shangbai.

Hongkong Chair, Jinricksha, and Boat Hire.-

Pross hava alike teemed with articles on the subject, and some most Axt.The ordinary misstatements and yet mora re- This issue contains the New Seals of Hong-warkable exaggerations hare found thoir) kong STAMP DUTIES, also tables of way isto print in reference to the opening of COUET-FEES not alsambure published The APPENDIX consists of

FOUR HUNDRзsh Paqua

of elcsels printed gutter, to which reference is constantly required by residents and those having commercial or political relations with the Coaurios embeseed within the acopa of the CHRONICZE And Directony.

The Contents of the Appendix are too many to enumerate in nu Advertisement, but includo

TURATIES WITH CHINA-

Great Britain, Nanking, 1812

Tientsin, 1858

France, Tioatsin, 1658

Convention, 1980-

Tientsin, 1935

the Chinese oyster. How far these rose- coloured statements are responsible for the latest movement in connection with Chinese supposed pecuniary wants we cannot say; it is possible that the German Syndicate acted on better information than current rumour or common belief.

Yet whatever the grounds on which the}. action of the Textonic capitalists may be

Chefoo, with additional Article, taken, we cannot resist the belief that Maasra, and all others hol abrogated

Barnen, Exas, and Easic will find their piasion rather barren of results. The Chri- pesc Government way or may not want & luan, Sat they eartainly are not likely to it. cur so heary a liability as £35,000,000. Nor will they, on any terms, consent to part with

United States, Tientsin. 18

Additional, 1869

Peking, 1880

German, Tientsin, 1881

Paling, 1990

Russia, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Peru.

TREATIES WITH JAPAN

Great Britain

United States TREATIES WITH COSEA

Netherlande Cerca

TREATIES WITH SIAM

TREATIES WITH ANNAM

TREATIES WITH CAMBODIA CUSTOMS TARIFYS

Chinese

Siamos Japanoso

Corcaz LEGAL

Orders in Council for Government of H.B.M. Subjects in Chins and Japan, 1865, 1877, 1878, 1881 Rules of II.B.M. Saprasse and other Courts

in China and Japan

Fables of Consular Feen

Code of Civil Procedure, Hengkong

Admiralty Enies

Foreign Jurisdiction Aut

Regulations for the Copanlar Courts of United

States in China

Kules of Court of Consuls at Shanghai

Chinese Passenger Act

Biom

TRADE REGULATIONS

Chius.

Japan

Mee day Tuesday Wednesday

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Thurs luy Fricky Saturday Sunday

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to-morrow'smoot zg of the Lugisintire Council

The following are the "orders of the day" for

1.-Third reading of the following Billb (6.)—A 3:11 w zeruats the printing of Newspapara and Books sad the keeping of Printing Preassa within the Colery,

(3.-4. Bill to repeal the Usury laws and to fixa

teral Hate of Intorent.

2. To go into Committee on the Bill suited the Eeligions Ceremonias and Festival, Ordinance, 1858. a-First reading of a Bill enticed the Trade Marks Ordinances Amending Ordinsone, 1836.

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- The following are some of the pews --- Home Baler

wher

General Pranit...Me. Hakar

Freckler. Alles

Fan.Me. Fond Tycoon. Mr. Fazıh Triumph Madon Conservative.....Mr. Crawford Umbreils .......................Mr. Session Honesty

Mr. Allen:

Chartreuse

The Desk Hong List for Shanghai and North ¦ China, pablished at the North China Herald Pathfadar.... ofile, has reached up. Although a little later Corahul...... than usual it esems well brought up to data. Besides & dirostory for all China and Korona Picadilly.......... Mr. Esker ports from Fecchon northward, it contains lists Belgraria......Air. Pozd

of officers of the different navies and of most of

the local steamers trading with Bhanghai; parwinia ticulars of the Chinese Government departments

Mr. Confond

Conqueror. Owar The contral-or confer on the leaders the pox-Harbour Regulations, tael and dollar table, eta.

and high provincial authorities: Customs Tariff, Vanity Fair Ort. Bawkshaw Like all work emanating from the Tate ling priss Gamester

Marauder

Rappa-Lantok We have to neknowledge receipt of a copy of Torpedo,

Cheapeido the seventh annual issue of "The Singapore Warrior and Straits Directory" which has considerably Restor increased in bulk. It contains in all about 650 T. J pages and is well printed on thick paper, Grey Dom

photographis portrait of the Sultan of Johore Punjom...... with all his numerous Orders forms a frontispiece. Taniter The Singapors portion saams well brought up to date, but my cannot my quite as much for

Torchador

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mia 3.33 Han.

aoust winning

two laughs

(2 miles 10 Be

gravia having the best of it, mora (His ¿letando

Lastma 1.46 1 to 6.35; the faat aamed won by 5 letthe Conquet Lor gung unkindly

1 mile aas 12 10

Mr. Eier Mr. Rad Toad ...Mr. Allea Mr. Fond

Maloo Matro

it mile 3.05 Y 1-mile 2.16

54 bx, boy Mr. Conman

Toman

Chengside winniez

{st mile 1.16

13talia 9 29

WAX. Hongkong, 15th February, 1888.

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Last week the Attorney-General moved es parte on behalf of the defondsats for a rule calling on the plaintiffs to show cause why a new trial abould not be granted in this case on the ground that this pardint on the fourth issue was against the weight of oridoncs, and the rule was granted. The case was heard on the 27th and 28th

Fins v. Alder, 18 Commcn Bench, p In default of finding two saretes of 85 vesh Jaunmry, and was an notion to recover $2,853.36. 640. Having quoted from the diction of for his good behaviour for six months, the de- The defendants had guaranteed that a Chinese the learned judge in this case, the At Implant was committed to prisen for thres firm trading under the name of Li Ching Fowould orney-General went on to argue that the months. take from the plaintiffs all the wager of a quality mediot of the jury on the after in qucation was unreasonable. He submitted that it wea known as “P” quality turned out by the re-

Beroun Mr. M. G. MITCHELL-INNER,

CATELE OFFENCE.

Ho Ching Kin, trader, was charged by Inspoo

finery during a period of dix months. In the ot a question of the credibility of two sets of month of May Li Ching Po refused to take witnesses at all, bad whether there was enough, delivary of the sugar tondered to them, and it was der all the circumstances, to warrant the jury sold by auction. The plaintiffs sued the guaran-in coming to the decision they did. It was not tor Ras with unlawfully landing cattle at a place tors for the difference between the outrags prioquestion of erodibisty between Mr. Mackin-not sathorised for the purposs, and admitting and the price realised at auction, and recovered tosh and Dr. Korn and the scientibo witnesses the offence, he was fined $10. judgment. Ons of the isanos submitted to the whe had been called on behalf of the defendants.

LARCENY.

er of dianasing of the money. The man- | during at Poking are very caatious and very it is admirably printed.

wisl. wate. They have never been known to surrender thoir control over the funds borrowed, and they are at the present mo- ment less than ever disposed to trust either alive or foreign agent Li Fard Pio, the Lato Ministor to Germany, has baan degraded for corruption, and other officials have been denounced for buying inferior arme, some of the other ports.. Nolbing that can be of uso to porados haying relations with the Straits and making a squeeze on the transaction. Settlements and Malay State seems to be THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACqual to the muple. This was answered in the very imperfect manner, and which could not wooden hutch, value 50 cents, from a night sail Whatever sums therefore the Chinese dovomitted; indeed the book is full simost to a fault. erament may resolve to borrow, whether for The State of Pabdang, whore tise Punjon gald, which is to make the fortunes of all Hongkong, the purpose of constructing railways, for aug- is "mpposed to lie, is, however, not given, Very

anting the navy, or for the strengthening of gra care seems to have been taken in the com coast defences, they will be certain to reserve pilation, but the book should be put through the pras och quicker so as to embody the latest to themselves the right to spead it how, cormotiona when, and where they plonas. Moreovor, it

We have to acknowledge receipt from Mesars

TURING.COMPANY, LIMITED.

"MAURO,

Castoma and Harbour Regulations for the dif- has any real' existence. We know at least of British North Borneo to be exhibited at the .914.16, which it is propoged to appropriate on fol. 1 of showing cause why the rule aisi granted and the jury wom bound to and a verdict for the tingent on board for par Polfos Force. The

ferent ports at China, Philippines, Sism,

Pilotage Regulations

HONGKONG

Charter of the Colony

New Rales of Legislative Council

ko

&o.it has been stated in Memorials and other of ficial documents-that the EXPRESS, Prince Caus, His Excellency La HUNG-CHANG, the

Written off Bratcast c

$10,500.00

jury at the trial was whether the sugar was One was speaking of estimates arrived at in a Ng Aking, coolis, was convicted of stealing e ufirmative, and it was on the verdict on this give reasonable results. They described the bont on the 19th inst.

He bail a provions conviction recorded against point that the present application was founded, 2000s, and gave merely what amounted to The following is the report to be presented at the defendants' ground of application being that their judgment. On the other hand there kim, and he was sentenced to four months hard

it was contrary to the weight of evidence. The was the evidence of experts not founded tabuar. the second ordinary general meeting of the Attorany-General, in his argament-in support upon a matter of opinion, but upon the Hangkong Ropa Manufacturing Co., to be held of the motion, submitted that it appeared pro-result of obseration upon the spot. The only on the 20th intant

bable that the jury really mistook the lane point in which their evidence might be a matter The Germal Mangers beg to lay before the share tion reposed in them, and that in giring the of opinion was as to the amount of istorioration

ITROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) helfore the aneroi statement of socounts of the Com. verdict they did they were really losing not to which might have taken place between the time

13th February. the impa so much as to what they might hare the sugar was stored, and the lime they saw it has yet to be shown that the intention so Birley, Dalrymple & Co., Agents for the Friti Pany mado up to 31ab December, 1985,

After paying all warring expenses. cost of repairs esived to be the squities of the case as be. There was a great deal more than that." He did |éften attributed to thom of making railways North Bucas Co, of the catalogue of the limber to machiney, do, remuneration of Cosulting Com tween the plaintiffs and Li Ching. Customs Seizure, Ching

The Fortnguose transport Africa in expected not think it was possible to go quite co mitten, and auditors' feas, there remains a net profit of of wool have been selected for exhibition, most of Dividend of 7 yes want, or $3.50 Colost and Indiana Exhibition. Sixteen specimens TOPE, THE

Mr. Francis said he appeared for the perpcse far as to say there was nothing on the other side, here shortly from Lisbon, sad abe as a con-

which, the introdotion states, are in continual

should not be made shsolute. He should submit defendants, but there were Mr. Mackintosh's number, I am told, is 12 (twelve) maa! per, abure balding

that the sans was not one in which a now own letters and admissions, from which there was Our Police are a set of hardworking men, sud demand in the Straits Settlements, China, and Australia for house building. furniture, and

trial could or ought to be granted. The rely no possible soaps for reasonable men. It was and machinery as depreciation $5,414.24 $15,014.14 ground upon which the application was hused was not a matter of opinion. With these letters, I know for a fact that their clasice are very henry, Marquis Toene, and other ominent and in-engineering purposes, and some of which oro Under the circumstances this tho first year's work. that the verdict of the jury was against the and the atter abamica of any explanation, no while their pay is only $11 per tooth. Out of The Tranties between Franos and Chine, are in of rations and uni

ing passage also occurs in the introduction did not readia, its fall power til the month of May, also suggested that the jury could not fairly clusion that the sugar turned out and France and Sinup, Additional Article to the introduction of the railway into China;). Some of the woode of British Narth Borneo owing to the newness of the machines and want of hava considered the real question which was anb. Jéqual to the sample. He relied more epon the form, and they bara little left for luxuries. Chafoo Convention, togeller with many other but some of the Censors and the Eu Pa or are particularly handsome and have received EDwledge on the part of the native operatives. Thy mitted to then its the cars, and dealt with latters of Mr. Miihtosh and the course of

The Corps was short of about 100 men ta items, have not appeared in previous issues. Board of Rerenga bare pronounced against from the trade the name of Bornos Mahogany unbly resired lactory market to which I barit s if it had been question between the

manufacturo in rigard to quality bas toen most in-

hasiness between the parties thaa upon any ting it up to the strength required under the Orders may be sont to Daily Press Office. where then, and while their opposition lasts no. and Borneo Walnut, while others have been been edit, and we look forward to a most larger and plaintifs and Li Ching Po. He should submit other evidence. The theory that the sagar dete Polios Regulations, and this number was re- it is published, or to the following Agents-ching in the shape of a general system of rail- qualities which are regained as being similar becomes xoze widely sprut. With the approval of that question was brought as clearly before the was kept was quite upset by the fact that in the from Governor Reas to the Home Government nanied Borneo Codar and Bornes Ironwood from increasing demands the knowledge of a asperiority that from the beginning to the end of the sacriorated acertain amount according to the time it quisitioned for some time age in a dumpatch ways can possibly be established. It is pro to those well kasern woods, and these, it is hoped, the Censating Committee two widi jual machines

longest were not the worst in condition. bable that the feeling against the innovation wil and a paying market in any part of the for the sizes most in dosud and costing about $800 as possible. He had put the issue boforsiraus taken those which had heas kept the The only attention, paid by Br. Pibeiro

world."

Lare beun ordured from America the aditivar of whisk them. will are tong be overcome, for many members

will incrasso the outtar of the factory by about His Lordship-I think you put it very fairly Hie Lordships to those saven parcels & Chagas to this regnest la to send a draft of a Tweaky per cent ofite present capacity.

before them indeed, Mr. Francis.

sugar, Mr. Mackintosh admitted that they were dozen men in the Africs. Br. Chagas is aware .......Hears, Kully & Walsh, B'ghui.of the anti-foreign party evon are becoming] Ou Sunday afternoon at about three o'clock, The buildings and machinery have been well- Zept Mr. Francia said that all through a broad die-not up to the sample.

that a good number of the present members of SHANGHAI......Mesura. Hall & Holta.

convicted of the desirability of having rail-attention was directed to own that cost is therefore quite anffolent, to sowat the loss by defendants. From one end of the case to the curious foot was that in a letter to Messrsing served their term of five years) and their re- up, and the smount proposed to be written off their tinction was drawn between Li Ching Po and The Attorney-General said it was 80, and the Force have applied for their discharge (bav.. SHANGHAI..............Mesuru-Kelly & Wahh..

of a largo fre in the neighbourhood of the cost

duprociation. NOETARAN & 7 Mears. Hall & Bolz and Kelwaye for strategic purposes, and for strength gugowns. It was at once surmised that the oval

other nothing had been done to mislead the jury Sharp, Johnson, and Stokes Mr. Mackintosh Walsh, Shanghaiening the grip of the Cpotral Government on godowns were on fire, but snob, happily, proved Mr. E. F. Sameigned on leaving the colony as to the issue, and it could not possibly have been said that Li Ching know this that the sugar torn passage to Portugal in the Africa. The NAGASAKI Messrs. The C. & J. Truding Co. the provinces. The late Top TouNG-TANG, not to be the case. The buildings in Banos wors and der Aaron Moses Gabbay is recommended for mare clearly stated to the jury than it was by was not equal to the sample.

Police Force, after the departure of over 100 some matshade adjoining the Naval Yard used electice in his place.

hia Lordship in his summing up. The question His Lordship--I think the risw the jury took time axpired man, will be reduced to 200 in." who was certainly not pro-foreign, wse the works, and the blaze, though & big one In acordance with station TIL of the articles of decided was entirely as to the credibility of the was that fears. Gibb, Livingston & Co. were earnest advocate of the railway, and bin ad- during the time it lasted, was only of brief dars retire, but offer than D, Bottom, ad D. Gillies evidence. The evidence was of a contradictory spoured, and that if the verdict went against stead of ite normal strength of 400 men. vice owing to his well deserved reputation nasal contractor named Li Ting, and the Ere ties. The matsheds were the property of a

Kature. There was no mixing up or con-them the money would come out of Li Ching's How Kro Colonel Ferreira da Silva and his The accounts have bean sadited by Mosare, T. Arm- plication of the isms to be tried with my pocket. That was probably their idea of rough officers to fulfil the duty intrusted to them with ļas a disinterested, upright, and patriotic originated in the house of a diver in his employ, old sait G. 8. Cozar, who are eligible for re-election. ether issue, sad sa to the jury, it was na in-cation,

FUSELL & Co., General Managore- | oficial-bad, great weight with his country.nated Malarkey, through the overheating of an

Hongkong, 5th February, 1838. men. Hat neither the living Vinaroz of spector Cradock and a force of men from Taim iron flue from a store inside his dwelling. In. Chibli nor the dead High Commissioner for Tes Tani Station were soon on the spot with the "I sometimes think," says Ella Wheeler Wil Defence of the Southern provinces-power. manual kept thera, and not long after a naval oor (an American writer) in her now novel

ofBeer brought over a party of blue jacitats from that God must be a woman. He is expected to LESBOURNE. Magers. Norton, Hargrave & Coiful as both were-bave yet been able to ran-H.M.S. Constance. The losting fire engine also forgive so much"

quish prejudice or remora distrust. The steamed to the spot, and though nothing could They say that onions are good for rhanma tekn, ar whether the jury could have been mised and he sabmitted it would be going too far to policy of dealing so ungenerously with it.

I will point out, in a few briefeentences, in what wandaricate have a presontiment that be done to sare anch combustible buildings, they fiam remarked a loquacious barber, as he let go as to the real issue before the court, and whether say that their reedict was an unreason t

were exccessful in limiting the gospe of the de- of his customer's n099. You are troubled with on the evidence, the jury might not justly baro There was no reason to suppose that another way Sr. Pinheiro Chagas has been acting detri- LONDON Mr. W. M. Wills, 151, Cannon Et. the appearance of too railway, the pioneer of struction to the matskeds. The Naval Yard houmatism. I buliars" "Yes, ar. How did found the verdist they did. Mr. Francis pro-jary would come to dociales contrary to the mentally to the inforests of this Colony, Jat— SAN FRANCO. Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchante. modern civilization, say prove the pre-buildings bad a good searching and a tarrow es. you know it?" "I didn't know it until you needed to cits the case of Solomon v. Pitman, 8 one in question, arrived at umatmonsly

Exchange.

caps. The property destroyed is uninsured, that breathed in my face. Just take hold of my nose Queen's Bench Division, p. 178, which, he His Lordship said that in a community For allowing its harbour to get into its present NEW YORK Mr. A. Wind, 31, Pak How

Daily Press Offosc, Jannery 1868.

their freedom, to aquooze. You the railway | Mr. Malarkey at $600,

to other changes destructive of Li Hing being valued at $7,000 aud that of again, and don't let go, till you get through submitted, otly a case in point. It like this ho know there was a difonity, în state aftor reosiving the report of Sr. Lonrairo,

talking."

was a matter for the jury to decide' whother 'Anding ope jury to reveres the verdict of who came out expressly so inquire into this and

MACAO... STATOW.......Moarrs. Quelch & Co. AMOT...........Messrs. C. Gourd & Co. FORMOUL...Mears. Gerard & Co.

Mr. F. A. da Cres.”

Fouczow....Mesra Hedge & Co.

Kiero

SAIGON

EIVER Ports

-Exoso, Osaka..Messia. F.. Walsh & Co. FOKOHAMA Messrs. Kelly & Walb.. MAY

...Mesars. Diaz Puertas & Co.

TONQUIN........Mr. Ch. Dupont.

BANGROF.Messrs. Ratnsey & Co.

SINGAPORE...Moaars. Sayla & Co.

PENANG-Mesars. Maynard & Co..

COLOMBO...... Meirs. . M. & J. FergusoD. CALCUTTA......Messrs. Nayman & Co.

STONEY AND HOSrre. Gordon & Gatob. BREAKK...

LONDON........ Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane.

LONDON... Mpars. Street & Co.30 Carnhill.

LONDON... Messra. Bates, Hendy & Co.

curuor

_CONSULTING COMMITTEE,

themselves for re-election.

AUDITORY.

telligent and respectable n jury as emld Lawn Mr. Francis submitted that there was no evi, meagre body of me? Alas for Macso boon obtained. And though it was possible the dance to support that view. The jury tools the Seabor Chagus wanld only devote a few hours verdict was one in which his Lordship could ret point at issue fairly into consideration, and they to consideration of the state of this Colony, dividually cenon, or be individually satiated could not have been more clearly directed than from which the Lisbon Government draw with, that was not a ground for granting a new they ware. He wont on to argas again that the $77,000 per annum, he would see how unfairly it trial. The only question before the court was jery had fair grounds for a decision on either is being tenated, and might recognise the im- whether thers could possibly have been any mis-side upor the evidence which had been given