1886-05-27 — Page 2

NOW ON SALE.

1888 Edition of

CHRONICLE & DIRECTORY

for China, Japan, Korea, Philippinan,

Siam, Coshin-China, Borneo,

Straite Settlementa, Malay States, &c. (TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL ISSUE)

THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 175, 1886.

On the 21st tant De H. F. Hace azuined barge of FLE.M. Consulate at Amay.

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would be no insuperable difficulty Adjust- ing the systems of the different portion of the

The British Boraw sloop ditatress, Commander Empire to one common standard. To the Brst place the decimal system would have to Hoks, laft here yesterday for the East Coast be adopted, and then the unis of value bar-

We here to knowledge receipt, from the Se ing been fixed-pay the sovereign-thecretary of the Chamber of Commerce of copies dollar and rapes would have to be made to of Nes, 13, 11 and 12 of the Occasional Papers isatied by the International Moastery Standard divide into it. This would necessitate soute

POLICE COURT.

20th May.

BEFORE MR. E. MACKRAK.

·FELOMOVI INTENT.

THE SHAMO FAIR.

BRAMO, 6th April.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

WEDNESDAY, 26th May. UPIUM

lent population and put an end to the intestins atsturbances, which now trouble tho conatry He will be noorapanted by a small irapp of Frezich soldiers and by the Annamite tall. The annual Bhama fair, or market, his fost

Quotations are:-) closed. This is the first fair that has been hold leurs of the Bret of the four battalions which the hore in tires years, and, though tall, it gives This year's Now, Malws' $520 per pioul alles, of cattion. Resident-General has decided to form. This promising stances of a large fair next your. Tam Atai was found guilty of having entered new force will have the anime constration na the Until within the past four years the ananal fair: Last year's Now Malee $350 per plout, alice, of 184 to 5 patties. 3500 per picul, slice, of a bones in Tangas with intent to commit a Tonquiness traillourt, sroept that it will be paid at Bbsco has brought orada of people to the felony on the night of the 25 inst, and having by the Haé treasury instead of being sharged to place from all the regions within one month's Old Balwa.

[4 ta boatties. travel of Khamò. -Tho' fair is always hold on he was senteaced to three months' tard labour.

KIDNAPPING.

+

THE COMPLETE EDITION WHE TREATIES liule alteration in the value of these coins, Association, being the Report of the Proceed. Are previous convictions tovorċed against hit the budget of the Regnblio ---I'Avenir du Poskin, tho uda between Chame and the month of the Patna (New)

Orders may be sent to Paily Prei Office, where

it is pablished, or to the following Agents:

Mr. F. A.. ds Orus.

MACAO

SWATOW

Masse. Quelch & Co.

AMOT....

Messrs. C. Gerard & Co. FORMOSA...... Mesers. C. Gerard & Co. Foocnow........Messrs. Iedge & Co. Nina20 Mosars, Kelly & Walsh, Bghai. SHANGRAT.Mears. Hall & Holtz. SHANGHAI.Mesura, Kally & Walsh.' NORTERRN & Mrs. Hall & Holtz and Kelly Walsh, Bhanghal. BUYER Portsfi NAGAKAKI... Messrs. The C. & F. Trading Co.

TORO OBAKA.. Mero. F. Walsh & Co. YOKOHAMA....Mesra. Kölly & Walsh.

inge at the annual meeting held on Friday, 22ad Jonnery, an Address on Bi-Metallist, delivered

THE DEVELOPMENT OF TONQUIN,

Thé question is whather the advantages occurred early yesterday morning in a house in when a gardener named Ctu Aman came to constraction and working, under the control of had the strongest drawing power in the past.

reissed from the hemo of her father, Lard Aman, on the 23rd March, and wis found at Kowloon City. The defendant was carrying her up the billida nour that town, so she was orging. das what was amiss. The defendant thereapon sat the child down and ran away, and the gaz. doner took care of her and restored bar to her parents. The child said the defendant bud en Fiend her away by giving her soros, cakes. The man was not rested until some time after words

Sentenced to six months' hard, fabour,

ETLAGULERS. George Tarnbull, Afichdol Cody. Charles Carrot ani.S.Ft. Makan sesion of the Trenton, were brought ap as stragglers from their ship, and were sent en board.

PLANE, 40, pp. 1.132.... .....According to the exchange value betweeit

by Mr. L. R. Gronfall (ex-Governor of the Bank Li Ateci, bricklayer, was charged with baring -THE SMALLER EDITION, 75239 cold and silver which might be decided on. of Eagland, and a Memorandam on the Fxist-Lidzopped a girl seven Tests of age of Hung

The Fade Mecum for every Resident in the A change of this bind could not fail to being Belations between Gold and Silver a affect Ham, on the 23rd March last. Far East, from Ponung to Vladivostook..

altandad with some temporary inconvenience, ing British Trade, prepared at the request ofThe girl, whose name is Wong Arai, was: the Landon Chamber of Commerce, East India but it would be impossible to affect a read China Section, by Mr. Paul F. Tidman. relation of the monetary systems of the

A rather serious cutting and wounding are whole Empire without some inconvenience.

a small thoroughfare between Hollywood road would outweigh these inéonvenionova, Aud and Gongstreet, near the Central School, to this question we think there can be only called Ring Wing lana Two women are wounded, and their acquant of the matter is as no answer. To have exchange business herows A woman named Li Asam called at Green London and Calcutta or between this house to endeavour to felloet some money of London and Hongkong rendered sa simple suother woman named Chak Aching, and while oamo in and attacked the foriner woman with He took two it between London and Edinburgh, thare the husband of the latter, Chan. Choo. would be a boon which it would be worth the intention of robbing her.

angles and some other things from her, and bo- cause she resisted he fired a revarer at her. The ballet just glanced along the side of her neck and caused a slizllow word. The man's wife inter- usual felday afterson Garden Parties at Go-struck her with some sharp instrument, inflict We are requested to state that Mrs. Mary'sfered to save the other woman, and, he then fing & were wound upon berneck. After this verament House will be discantinel

ho ran away, and though the Police have xines then been searching for him he has not been heard of. The women are both in hospital. undor treatinent. This is the secount given of the matter by the two women, but it seems pre- bable there is something else helind.

-MANILA

Messrs. Disa Puertas & Co.

whilo auffering youe temporary incon

BALOON Messrs. Soroder Frères and renience to stain.

Gardes,

TONQUIN........Mr. Ch. Dupont. BANGKOK Mesurs. Ramsay & Co. Sindrom....Mers, Sarle & Co.

PENANG

Mara. Kaynard & Co. COLOMBO ..Mogara, A. M. & J. Ferguson. CALUUTTA.....Messrs. Newman & Co. SYDNEY AND:7 BRISBANE

Messrs. Gordon & Gotob.

MELBOURNE... Mesir. Norton, Hargrava & Co. LONDON Mr. F. Algar, Clement's. Lans. LONDON.......MO957. Street & Co., 30 Cornhill. LONDON... Messrs.- Bates, Hendy & Co. LONDON........ Mr. W. M. Wille, 151.Cannon St. BAN FRANCO..Mr. L. P. Fisher,, Marchants

Exchange. NEW YORK....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Bow..

Daily Free Offoo, January 1886,

INTIMATION.

CARBON

ATE D

FILTERS

WITH MOTAgle Blocks

.FOR

PURIFYING DRINKING WATER.

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Sir Robert Hart, K.C.M.G., the Inspector- General of Onaloms, was expected to Shanghai by the steamer Koushing on the 23rd inst.

inform as that the O. 8. 9. Co.'s steamer Pali The Agents (Messrs. Batterfeld & Swire) wars, from Larerpool, left Singapora yesterday for this port.

Early yesterday morning the dead body of a Chinaman was found floating in the harbour by the palica. An ingannt was hold on the body at the Mortuary yesterday afternoon, but the only aridence forthcoming way as to the finding of the body. There was no clue as to identifica

The following talegrara has been sent by the Government of the Tonquin Protectorats to ti Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Governor of Coohit-China Teadura are solicited for the Ühe Administration of the Protectorate of Aasam and Tenguin, of a railway, one motre gauge, of length of about thirty-five kilómetros, between Hanoi and Bae-nish, having tormisal stations on the left bank of the Rod River opposite Hanoi and on the right bank of the Soug-os at Dsp ont. The wsary land for the line and the statione, ove, will be given by the Protectorate. A monopoly assured for seventy five years with ropubase of the rolling stock

.9560 per chest.

560 140

13

350

EXCHANGE.

Telegraphie Transfor

Bank Bills, on demand. Bank Bile, at 30 days sight. Bank Bila, até months' sight Credita, at 4 months' sight...

ON PARIS

3/27

3/9

Documentary Bills, at 4 months",

sight

Bank Bille, on demand Crodite, at 6 months" aight NEW YORK-

4.09

4.14

Bank Billa, on demand.

.791

Credits, 60 days" sight BONDAT

Tolographio Transfer

Bank, on demand

ON

CALCUTTA

Telegraphio Transfer

Baak, on demand

2241

ON

SHANGHAI

Bank at sight

Prints, 30 daga' right

Taepuing river, or about one milo, and-a-half Patus Old) from the bazaar. "Noor by is the Shway-Kyaunahar (New) golden grow) Pagoda, the most fariass shrine Basares (Old). in the whole-Upper Irrawaddy ralley.Throe motives, therefore, have combixed to bring the differant races together at the fair, namely, the ON LONDON desire to worship, the opportunity to exchange their wares, and the enjoyment of a good frolis. It would be difficult to say which of the threa fadaosments, religion, trade, or pleasure-his Taahtless curiosity, or the dose to see the kalan,

gathering this year. or foreigners, has had much, to do with the These different faire bave afforded the only apportunity during the yase for the cheap par- chase of such articles, as hardware, earth-oil the ON

nor foreign goods. They have been the chief contros also for the exchange of precious stones, gold-leaf used for gilding pagodas, and gold dust much liked by natisa goldsmiths, and for transactions in jade. Gongs of stary devription. also idols, and all the various articles of But at the end of that time. The Protectorats dhistle paraphernalia has been offered by the traders from Mandalay. One whole row of fram Henry Hack, shaman of the Trenton, for gruanatees laterent on the capital invested thirts to forty stalls has usually been occupied drunkenness, refusal to pay jintloksha hiru, and Tatil the 1st January, 1987 is allowed for by Indian traderealono, offering the tinseta bana, assault upon the police, was fined 83, and bad to

the elaboration of the project and the presenta-skizta, shawis, patsess, handberchief, lawns, do, pay ton cents to the poolin

James Call, unemployed fireman, was fined $1tion of applications for the queion.pof foreign manufacture, but math prized by the Burmese and Shans who bought their year's supply for drenkouness and disorderly conduct is Mr. plicstions for the concton to be accompanied at this sunal fuic. Many of the stall-keepers

Quotations are:- Lemon's boarding house.

by complote plans and descriptions of the road-have taken in from Rs 800 to Be. 3,200 during dongkong and Shanghai Bank Sharog-189

por dent. premium, males and buysce. way, buildings, untorial, and rolling stook, and the six days of the fair, gaining a profit of 50 to state the conditions of astruction and work pareant. on many articles.. Ventoes of the aion Laurance Society of Canton, Limited- ing, the gross price, and the intorcat to be have always been numerous and done good China Tenders Insurance Company's Shares

beautiful and very useful Burmese lacquer work

596 por share.

business. There have always been large num- gasranteed. Thacomputing companies-French,

375 per share, buyers.

.....

DRUNKENNESS, ETC.

¿PEMY KHAFTS.

THE PERJURY CASE.

Chea Tata Ting, Hang Ya, and Lau Ahoi were before the gourt, en remsad, on the sharga of having committed wilful and corrupt perjury in connection with the case recently discharged at the Criminst Sessions of unlawful detention Mr. Calzell appeared for the prescention. Mr. Wilson, from the office of Messrs. Wotton and Deacon, for the defence.

and the decision will be givenat Hanoi dating

The Augir, remarking on the above, says it the month of January, 1557," beam that is has since been-decided to artend the proposed line to the Bevon Pagodas.

A

ON

share.

Rhare, seliers.

SHAKES.

Tai Insurance Company, LimiteX-Tls, 148

per gharo. Canton Insurance Offos, Limited-383) per

share, buyers Hongkong Para Inerrance Company 1 Sharos

$1071 per sbare, buyers.

per share, bayara China Fire Inearance Company's Shares-395 Hongkong and Whaupos Dock Company's -

Shares-35 per cent. prom, saliera. Hongkong, Canton, ad Macao Stenbost Co.'s Sharos 582 porshase prom, sales and sellers. lado-Chins Steam Narigation Co.'s Share

5 per cent, discount;

now all but stereotypad morning salatation there, and alopt there very night. He never Phu-ang-thuong by Hai-duong. 62 miles, (essed and these every night of fair and free tohina and Manila Steem-hip Company. Limitad

30 por cent. discount, nominal. Douglas Btesmahip Company, Limited--$53

par akaro..

Un Aking, conlis for the theft of an iron pin Talus 16 cents belonging to Messrs. Jarding In his trade cicoular, dated Shanghai, 2!at Matheson & Co., was sentenced to three waaks' May, Mr. Peter Maclean thus refers to the Piece hard labour.

Choy Ying, accountant, rus similarly punished The Jopan Kell says that latest advicos from Goods market:-It hag been suggested to us for stealing a jacket, vaan $1.30. from fallow with an establishment at Paris orat Hanoi bera of Buddhist priests from villages quite one Sorth Chips InsuranceTle. 300 per share. Honolulu fate that the Japanse Coast) that wahorld sommaren this wise.

employé in the Chap Sing shop, vsa Youngmust offer fudocial cut techuical courantes to month's travel up the Irrawaddy and its tribu-Tanglase Insurance Association-Tis. 118 per and carry it on se,

be approved by the Commission for the estreiss, and from the Chinese and Burmese General to Hawaii, Mr. Taro Anda, and two right down to Auction Sales, and, really, as overy street.

amination of the tenders. Tenders will bo-opes. Shan districts, distant from tam to forty days Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-3170 par From Bhamo. They are ever accompanied by ather Japanese officials recently received do

body bera knows and feels, the anggestion might bó corations from the Hawaiian Govaratuout.

nsay followers with light bardons, who, besides inpted without grosslyonteaging the situation.

performing their more ostentations religions The British gunboat Linket arrived in Chefon" But what would they say in England?" And,

duties at the famous pagoda, manage to provide from Chomulgo, Korea, on the arening of the yet, hortabagin, or where! Ithas hoan said afore lith instant, and-reported-haring-loft-in-hat time. Ec nibila vikil ft. But that won't go

new year & uas. With the young people of buth port the French frenciad Therenne, with Admiral down with our exacting friends at home. Some

themselves with many articles required for the. seres and all race, however, those different Risunier on board, the frigato Prinaugust and thay must be said or done, and specially for thair beheuf. And here again the question shoots out.

Tenders are also invited for a river mail fair have been most popular as places of frolic the gubost Pipere.

the hem or the ore! The advices from the

vors much as before" formist One more witases was examined for the pro- sertion, the vessels to be under the French The most famous dancers, singers, lawas, and minimam apood of poppet exhibitors have gathered frer all the autports buing

districts round at these sonnal memblies; and no proper starting point to the historian; it is ention, a named Li Asan. He said he flag and to have

"no news" from the lived at the Po Tai Lol, 99, Bond-street, their knots. The principal linas and their boing well paid by the Burmese officials from not evan said that the

distances are as follow:--(1) from Haiphong Sands sallected from stall rents, lieanses da gara- dependencies has been "good news, or that it house where it was alleged the complainant in might have been much worse." And we would this ease bad bound and unlawfally detained the

pouys or native entertainments, anywhere wit rather avoid "Sterling Exobange," since the first prisoner. He said he was always licing to Hanoi, 19 miles. (2 from Haiphong to be and the like, Lave provided the mest popular tion, nor sa to how iba decessed met his death.

from the Seven Pagodas to Bas.ninh, 21 miles, all comers. A volunteer performance bya min its exponent, the poor Braltar, "Another Hib saw the complainant thore. har bad he ever seen

(4) from Hong-yon to Nam-diah, 21 miles, (5) strel troupe of the Walsh Fusiliers was immense On Tuesday evening a boy named Tam down this marking. Sir, and weak," has already him or anyone else tied up in the house, Had Shipment of thess Filters in Three useful Aleung. 17 years of age, employed in the Cen-wall nigh gained the mint strongly minded of anything of the ad happened he must have

The wito 3 cross-examined at from Haiphong to Quing pan. Il miles, () from ly enjoyed by the natives, though the unox- tral Market, was found dead, suspended by the holders for Dedam. The ery has genoup" from known it,

with blackened faces and "dressed in grotesque nak froren heem st stall Nu. 19. He was cut a thousand lips (the oxsot nuraber has not been vote length, but without materially altering-his Hami to Bac-kat, 35 miles On lines 1 and the peated advent of the troupe at the fair grounde Leutvien is to he tri-weekly, and on the remaining and fantastic garb, croated quite a panic among down of pace, but as life quite extinct. As ascertained, but 1,000 will do where and when statement

The case was further remanded to Saturdag four wickly forgix-months to be changed to a the women and children, who fled-in-all directions, to how he got her a thing moms to be knowny is this to end Bat & direct answer bas not

weekly service within four months of the ex-and were induced to ratorn only by the personal he bore a generally good character, and no reayet been received, and the improcised reply-

BEFORE MD. N., MITCHELI-INNES.

exertions of My. Tarloton, of the polios gaard, Surely Lancashire will now atop supplies,

ptration of the cat term. son is known for his committing suicide.

because of the misgiving by which it is character-

Two of the men were dassed as policemen, Acording to Mours. This. Watson & Coised, affords but little mufort to the concerned. Eu Atsik, chair coolia, was charged with bag.

their blackened Escas gave them an almost Tea, Report, the total expert of tea from Cal-Besides, market values, by reason of the little ing stolen $125, the property of his, muster.

hideous appearance to native eyes. The Shan onits to the United Kingdom from the 1sters of the native requirements and the sluggish-Fang Fo, on the 3rd August, 1835.

belare there is a class of persona skin to the January to the 30th April was 8,365,322 lbs. as noss of enquiry, instal of improving us exchange. From the evidence of the complainant.

sale, who eat people only, and are callel pais. compared with 9,025,613 be in the first for falls, re, in the great majority of items show inartner in the I Casung Chias California gends These are constantly improving their dents. One of the Shan men, wher he osaght sight Hongkong Is Company's Shares-3160 par months of last year and 9,699,255 The in the fag signs of weakness also, and when bagishop, it appeared that the defendant, &'chair

of these two black fellows disgaisal us police- corresponding period of 1884. The oxport to oss is resumed it is to be fenrod it will be at coelio-in the employ of the firm, was sent to and a few days ago there was seen at the Cus men. called out "they are pris!" and belted like Hougkrong nuid Cains Bakery Company, Limited Australia and Now Zealand during the foursa (or very low rates for some of the collect the rent af house No. 46. Lyndhurst tous jetty the gas, balanging to the Roqas a shot. quickly followed by the woman and Perak Tie Mining and Smelling Company months was 319 647 lbs as spainst 633.177 bear angustable at present) for many of them. Terror, in the eupation of Mies H. Stune, iar fro, a fine vessel drawing 1.30 metra and Chechildren, and that started all the rest. He was is the lika period of 1885, and 109,359 in 1394 A few trifling orders-asily and quickly. Alled, givan a chit-and-a-receip He nare returned.abet, a flat bottomed boat which will roaddrsoon made aware of higmake, bowever, and ro

We would-direct-attention tan Government excepting in one or two instancos-have come and was not wen until a day or two ago. Missa ferent service in the navigation of the Badturned to enjen the parimancy with all histor—aaž--Bunghie Dus. Samantan Mining...

friends The chornsas and pantomime and telangor Tia Mining Company-5-por-sharn; notification on our front page requesting the from Hunkow, and there has been a little-er-Strestated that the mou-eiled at the housRiver: We shall not be accused of partnelity to ridiculous acting of the whole troupe gnite community to give atriot dicestions ta thuir ser quiry from the Chiakiong distrista. but, taken leaving a box of tis, and applying for the rent. wants that no water which has not beer giroad, as a whole, the business of the week has been she gave her boy $123 to pay him, and receivel courstalating the firm of Constantin. Trans captivated the spectators and many of them ef- Perak Sugar Cultivation Company--Tl. 18 per

(prodnad). watering plants. We do,ant doubt that the p-provement that has taken place in the value of blic, when their acties is drawn to the fact, will American Drills notwithstanding, has been de- in Chenng Hing-laue. He at firat dan sparingly, but Chirase sercauta are proverbially or steamer, arriving this afternoon, has brought cheated out of the money in a gambling kouse

In sonet the prisoner admitted that Miss careless and imprudent and an admonition will ever 300,000 Taels, and alightly bettar market

Stone's boy had banded him the $325, and he perlings make them more economical in their use advices.

had spent it.. --.-.- of this necessity of life

Committed for trial at bike. Supreme Court. A PAU CHATOR

siras has just beat received by the Undersigned.

S. WAT B'Ö„N

& Co..

LIMITED,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, Int May. 1996.

NOTICE TO CURRESPONDENTS. Communicarias em Editorial autor should be addrsawed-The Editor, and those-on-barinosa." The Maurer," and not to individuals namo.

Corresponžanté are rigested to forward their asme

and address with commxpiations addressed to the

faith

and of

LABORKY BY A STEVANT. ··

Inspector

the

The Avenir says:-The Navigation on the Red River is receiving day by day consider able development. The old established Longos ia Tonquia are at the head of the movement,

nations with the Upper River have commenced, prassed the opinion that the foreigners theate

Rongkong Gas Company's Shares-$120 per Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharas--$197 p-

share.

shar, bayera.

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-30

per share, sellers. China Sagar Rafning Company (Debentures)-

1 per cent. pramfum. nomual. Gazan Sagar Rewing Company, Länited-375

por, share, dayOTA.

haro, sollera.

$120 per share.

-$10 parchiare,

Company, Limited per share, salters

nominal.

share.

Editor, not for publication, but as evidence of good i used for domestic purposes should be applied for very sraal), and the balance of, frad," the in- the receipt Pay said he arrested the defendant They are as yet, on a modest sasie, but we baia were quite equal to their own. Altogether Hongkong Rode Manufacturing Company, lá. usa water with the greatest discretion and west sidedly on the side of China.-P...The Bansharge, but at the Station he said bư Hàu hoofdo-not record-them with the less pleasureihe people with the new-domen, and to assure Hongkong and Macao Glasa ufacturing Co..

All latters for publiention should be written on one side of the paper only.

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not orders for a Uxed period will be continued until Doutermaudeű,

Orders for extra sopies of the Daily Press should be of before 11 am. on the day-of poblication. After that far we supply is liautod.

DEATHS.

The Daily Press.

Hwakora, May 27th, 1366

as it ought to be while every money trans

held without delay. This is the first serious mis hap to the Amuy Yacht Squs iron, aal, bavover much to be deplored it has afforded unimpeuch. able evidence of the tras grit of the Com odore who stok to his resse, turing a deaf ear to the dinner geng at the Cottage.

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the benevolavice of English laws. It is hardly Ip Apo being ordered to be detained on a charge dattering to the Hongkong Government to be of bringing s witfally false charge.

MARINE COURT.

20th May.

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the fair bay doubtless done auch to acquaint

mitsd$60 or share, buyers.

Limited-Par, nomins!. China Imperial Loss of 1884 A-2 per cent.

premium. Chinese Imperial on of 1994 B-4 per cent.

premium. bis Inperial Lona of 1853-C-7 per cent.

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HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,

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May 26th.

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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

Previous On úste

the #gures of to-day will serve as a basin of con- then that every inducement will be given to parison with those of the falura. The following engage in those paraziti and pleasures which is the exact quantity of merchandise which came they have found profitable and pleasant in the down from Mang.hao during the month of part

Theritavary marked and encouragingivervaso A number of reports, equally absurd and mis-

April-Autoter's sales, 60 kilog; boeswax, in thadaily Bhanotrade particularly in the co A large quantity of andrago from the wreck herens, havo bena zalocaly propagated dating

Mak Afong and Tongon, alias, were brought 72 kilog dus. 375 kilog.; adenoms, ditler handled by the Chinese, whoare the chief of the P. and 2. steamer Inks has arrivaų, at the last two days by soma mandaeious scoqudrely Colombo. Os opening the boxes and partisan of the baser sort among the lower plasses before the court caurred with having been on kilag.; gumlao, 1,170 kilog.: motions, 3,955 merchantsbere. Three Chinese caravans, includ terex a mass of rotten clothing and personal Chiness in this colony. One rumeer was to the corned in a cutting sed wounding case which oe-king; to 1,332 kilog.; Chinese crackers, ingaltogether moms twelve hundred pack animals baro aoms in from Manwyne alone within the past effects of every kind was found, presenting affect that the contractor for the sow Tytam carted on the 18th inst. at Hollywood road, in At Hyd, France, on April 6th. FLORRIOR TEXT extraordinary appearance. Ocensionally Waterworks having experienced a dithenity in which a man named Tung Wan was badly stab 100,000 kilog: opizza, 198,315 kilog. Tunasa month. Most of the animals are the ordinary tin has made its appancause of the Customs in Chinens males, very small, not more then eleven Louisa, the beloved dengstar of rs. Loties Hams, dressing cases and jewellery and other valuables ccraplating the aqueduct required & aamber of bed.

(2072 of Amey

In this case the polios safed upon a communi- the early part of this month. At the time of hands, bat exceedingly bardy. One driver will On the 15th May, at Yokohama, Mr. JosePR Kocourred. The spacie boxaid to contain sahildren to sacrifice to propitiate the evil spirits.

2,20,000--has beea landad and taken charge of Another report was to tas effect that the co- cation from an informer anned Ip Apo in ar HAM, aged 41 years.

is the grasing along the way, The usual time by the Wharf and Warehouse Company. From reactor engaged in constructing the Peak resting the priscoers, and the faforase was put writing insteen Yunosa janks are signalled at sake care of seven males, whess only subsince all accounts it prould appear that Captain Tramway required thirteen children for the into the box to give aridsure is to the man, when Soy. They belong to a Chinesel 10 at Meng of travel from Bhams to Manwyne is sit dare It could be done in less time warn thare mora Baytoy's efforts will be very successful, as these purpose; while a third rated that yet he flatly denied baring pads say statement to hao, and aro laday with opium maligines and tee.

The solid cakes of vatauble indigo as a rule receive more of the innocents were wanted for scri- the constable about the tere mon, or to know- Each junk carries about 700 pients of morchen-suitable camping plaess on the route. but little damage from immersion in cult wakan. fon at the fortifiantions. A fourth canard of ing him at all. Tho constabla, P. C. Kwong diss. Twenty-firo jauks belonging to Vossre, oitavan is up and away with the daylight, and

the same kind stated that the immolation of Cheung, stated that on Saturday at 9.99 p.m.

Ulysse Pila and Co., D'Argence, and Rogge and animals driven at a tremendous pace to

the next camping place, neither bosst nor tha The yacht Kitten has ben wrecked at Amay forty children was necessary to appease the the informer spake to him in Marktstraat, in The reelle of the 21st inst. AnyOur reader maleficiant spirit who was said to be retarding the presence of P. C. 156, telling him be knew Frares, laden with salt and tobacco from Fokin, stopping for food until it is reached, usually will regret to bear of the stranding of this yacht he mustruction of a wharf at Hang Ham, two men who had been concerned in the stabzing for the Upper River. Quantities of silk goods some time before noor, when the saimals are at as therocks north of Kulangsoo. Fortoastaly the THAT polition federation of the British em. pasangars were all saved. The rock is well In onsequence of thess alarming stories being case, and where they were. He told them to opium lamps and other articles are expected once tarned loose to graze for the rest of the day. we have a confirmatio of Dupuis's statement have come into Blame empty, but cook and opin-smoking. This year the caravans pira will cone incourge of time we have title known, and clearly marked on taobart, and the bruited abroad numbers of Juveniles were gaster-wais; and after a brief shownoe ho directed them from Canton and Hongkong for Yunnan, Hore and the man give themselves up to cooking

Commodore was at the helm in person, but of day detained from school by eriplans parents. to Upper Station-street, whers they arrested the doubt, Meanwhile there are alber meniures course ve suspend all judgment pending the re-

It is a pity the authors of these lying reports two defendants, in enoegens of what the in

na the rotara trip. Every mule will carry for onlidating the interests of the wide.sult of the court of enquiry which will no doght bannot be laid hold of and treated to a period of former had told them. The informer subsequently that the Rod River is the sole coxamercial rente animal has been lostad, chiefly with cotta

confinement in the stock. At the same time, trid them that they had arrested the right mo of Yannex. The construction of railways-con- spread possessions of Her Most Gracions

the credibility given to them by the lower classes and neked for a few gents to bay some opiam or necting the southern frontiers of China with two bales of cotton, each weighing twenty. five viss, or, abant one hundred and seventy. The case was mmanded till to-morrow the man the Gulf of Tongain will also make the country five pounds, which, with the animond's saddle. Manlin Majesty whose sixty-seventh birthday was on

af Chicase hars it instructive as thowing how tobacco with. little they still know of English cirilisation and Monday celebrated with mejoicings in acery

entrepôt of the Two Kwang. On the 5th May a large number of Froach quarter of the globe. We have heard of

credited with the Herodian crime of slaughter-

and Antamites assembled at the Castonas jetty feleration throath the Post Once, federa-

at Hanoi to bid good bye to M. Jean Dapais, A Paking correspondent of the N. C. Drily ing innocent babes for superstitions purposes. tion through the telegraph, and so on, but News, writing under date of the 11th inst, says: There is a bokef in some quarters that friends

the well-known explorer of Tanquit, on his dois the article mostly required and imparted by parture for France, for the purpose of prossing the people north and cast of Bhago. As ther we do not recollect yet to have soon any pro- "Tas Garman Minister, who had arranged of the can who was convicted as the head centre

is long pending claim for an indemnity in con- has been no tax on the exportation of salt from Drmilion for federation through the coimge, for an audience of the Seventh Prince et Tiea of the tazefa lottery on Monday are at the bat tain, on the 17th, is reported to bars absodoned tom of the rumours, which they have got up

Beroer CAPT. H. G. THOMSETI, RN.

nection with the'events of 1874.

Bhamo since the present occupation of the coun Yet if there is to be aar really' entstantial the intention of going to Tintain for that to make a disturbanos against the authorities in

try, fize large caravans of Shans, the pack ani- REPTSING DUTY.

mala comedieting exclusively of bailooks, have been federation of the Empire there must be one parposs; and, as none of the other foreign repre-revenge for their stoppage of the lottery. The

Pitto. F. Lawrenos, T. Knott, S. Perry,

in for mlt within the past twenty days. The Morée 2002 common coinags Current in all parts. Can sentatives will follow the Prince, it seems not conviction has caused-considerable excitement improbablathatthe enterprising M. Bistalhueber, among the Chinese In the latter part of the

Shans take no entton, but large quantities of ilangkan.... piece-goods in addition to tas salt, which in the it be expected that the waion between Great Frouch Consul at Tientsin. l "walk over" afternoon a disturbance soonrred at West Polal, G. Stay, J. W. Long, and P. Graen,

18th May.

ohiof articls. The terminus of the Shan caTRVAJ Britain and Indis will bo cemented as closele the course.. It is stated that the twe French which it is thought may have originated from the the British barque Cheshire, ware. obargad by A noisy and setaewhat threatening Captain Thomas Smith Pickard with rotasu! of Engineers, Mears. Therenet and Guichard, bava Ae source,

Vice Admiral R. V. Hamilton, CB, arrived route is the rich district of Num Khun, shout| had some success at Port Arthur in setting crowd collected, the threats boing directed against date.

The men admitted having refused to do here yesterday in H.M.8. Audocious norm-six days south-east of Bhame. Thence the dif nation passing between the two has to ge people by the ears, Nothing conté better show foreigners, but they acom, with the exception of through an elaborate calculation of PI. the magnanimity of China than the permission one matter, to have come to nothing more than daty since the 22nd inst. They were quite paried by H..S. Swift, Pegaane, Leander, Con- furent onnimodities are distributed by smaller given to French Government Engineers to mare vapouring. In the instance in question quiet about their isebordination and when mice, and Daring. HMS. Cleopatra, Cham cravans into all the smaller districts in the change? And what is to be said of the eur-

samine and report on her most important two Sikh constable accompanied two hawkers the police samo na board! they were quiet pin and a deer arrived this morning. The faloog regions between Nam Kham and to their house to collect the amount of a fine in-bot determined. They cotoplained that their life fact leaves port this afternoon on a creuse, and Maudalty and to the village of the Northern rency of Kangkong? Can it bé conxitlered defence works.”

flicted on each, and after this had been done, and on board the ship wasralarabin, the food was bad, possibly will meet the Chinese foot at soms Balween country. La former years

was progred from the Irrawaddy otherwise than derogatory to the dignity of

Yesterday afternoon the inquest on the body they had gone, the crowd cot upon another Sikh and they were straid to go to men as the captain little distanos from this and escort His Imperial alt

The Valley salt beds, about one day north of ocnstable who was standing by all the time. had growled and eared at them all the way here. Higheses Frince Chan to this harbour. great empire that is one of its princos of the workman who fell from the now Hong Thay potted him and drove him into a shop, and art had threatened to make it hotter for them United States and Russian Admirals Laye not Mandalay; but the Liverpool salt is now 80 marts of trade it should be dependent for kong and Shanghai Bank buildings was com

They had, however, bseppet arrived and it is possible they may be too manh sheaper and better, that there is no profit its money medium on a wretched coin like pleted at the Magistracy. It will be remembered after polting him inside there for a time two out after they left.

Lang and of the Imperial Prince, on his arrival hore. sold here at Ho. 10 per 100 viss, noŭ yielda à pro- the Merican dollar. made more wretched that the deceased fell from a saffalding and one armed with a stick, and the other with a in the harbour sins the 3rd March, and late to take part in the manifestation iz honour in dealing in native salt. The Liverpool sait in

received severe injuries. After being treated dagger, rushed in after hita, but the constable ind never refused inty before.

fit of from 25 to 50 per cent. saross the frontier. The salt is brought out from Boglaul in in- still by shopping? If instead of the by a Chinese medical practitioner at his own managed to effect his escape with nothing Lawrence had beerpisted for drunkenness and N. C. Daily News Correspondent.

more serious than a number of braises. lp disorderly conduct, and Lawrence alw for theft

mense quantities, loaded into the fists of the dollar of Mexico a coin bearing the image oase for a time his friends were about to ship

him off to his natiro place, but a constable the meantime, nema of the disturbance. had 'The men wanted to ludischarged and were will

Irrawaddy Flotills Company in the Baagoonilby barbour, and is pat down on terra frmitor the and superscription of Queen VICTORIA were stopped them on the wharf and sent the injured been conveyed to the Central Police Station, ing to forfeit a month's pay to be allowed to leave

first time, after leaving Liverpool, only on its the current coin in Singapore, Hongkong, man to the Hospital, where be soon afterwards and Captain Superintendent Dean at once dis the ship. They said their lives were in danger. Captain Pickard sait he only wanted the men and along the cost of China the died. A verdict of socidental death was return patoked a body of Police to the scene, and and the captain wautal to drive them to geol.

The lou wished for rain came down plentiful-Arrival in Bhama A single flat will carry wo ed. After the conclusion of this inquiry a sound soon afterwards a second strong body followed. prestige of Great Britain world un-inquest was also brought to s osmolarion. The No disturbanes was found to be going on, how to return to their daty, and he denied their al-ly two nighta ago, and trees are auch improved lakhs, or 20,000 is, and the freight from Ran in appearance. The weather remains wender goon to Bhamo ia the moderate sure of Rs. 1,000 qaretionably the largely increased in the body in this one was that of a Chinswoman who ever, and on the arrival of the Poins the rod Ingations.

died from savustoss of opiam, Thare was no quietly dispersed Sons of the shops in the His Worship thought it was strange the defully well, and cae day the thermotetor only per k

There is a slight increase in the numer of In- eyer of the natives. The currency would evidence to show how the opinm was administer. vicinity of this occurrence were closed for pre-tendants should come and maky those complaintalent about 45 degrees min. to 58 mxx. Fabr. Fessu merchants who deal chiefly in-piece-gooda, |

esation, but there seems to have been no almost three months after coming to port. He sibly tho anually late season is preventing the then ha associated in the minds of the net, or any likely cause for sailds, andjan oper firm with the country whates come the ma. verdict in accordance with the medical evidencslamage. It is uncertain what may have been had examined into their reports as to the food, baying and selling that generally takes place at stores, and the smaller articles of daily foual use. ia the minds of the crowd to osuse this dist c., and had found to be without foundation. He this period. Anyhow, there are fewer saw The first Furopean erchant or representative banck, the tendency of which was evidently anti advised the men to back to duty. jority of the foreign merebants in China, the was returned.

The priscurs refund to go back to the ship, much fower sailing ships than last year. It of a European house has yet to make his ap

is suid that the natives are losing on all their pearance.

"The Bhama olimate is pronounced mast der Tash prepaiderance of the meresatile marine, The Singapore Free Press translates the fol- farsign. Doubtless the absurd reports above re-

|shipments, and certainly there is not much lowing curious account of the Crown of Perak forret to had enmething to do with this, but it is saying they would rather go to gol. and the mahol wir that visit the ports from the Jami Pemakken, a Malay paper very likely other thing led some effect-disco-

They were commited to gaol for a month, margin on imports, so that speculators have not lightful by several of the aldar Indian officers, Our French, neighbqora at Súgon har al-The appearana of the rown is like that of tent at thescarcityet water and the famine prices and if the val leaves before that time they been fortunate. Two sports, we hear, are coming Our elevation is only about 500 feet slave the from Poking, but course they will hardly, and we are bat just out of the tropics, yat ́ready coined á "dotlar hearing the device of cap with a protuberanca half way round it. this necessary is selling at the paoishment of are to be put on board-

wait till October, and will perhaps take a faw the thermometer has not gone above do the Reublic with a vier to introducing itside there is cloth which covered with a fast-the ten-fa tentre, and then the cres of the haw work of gold, and not with diamonds arranged kore The rumours were spread over the

szonrsions in view of the shooting trip, for it and the reoeut morning and evening temperature will not to to shootio the summer,

has been in the neighborhood of 75 degrees into cirrylithoaunt'esale la Cochin China, but at interval. On the raised part are 13 diamonds entive. Chinaka comnouity, and were believed.

The neighbourhood is now well studded with The nights are stili cold. The only drawbacks more beautiful.in by almost the whole of them; even Chineso throughout the Fur Evet genarally. WednIn the centre of the group is a row or wreath of merchants

set like a group of mountains,

well acquainted with foreign The Borident Genami arrived at Has several forta. Each fort is supposed to contain 500 to the climate see the guick and large variations not anticipata that they will in very success larger diamonds, one of them being larger than mannors pad customs giving prodality to the days ago. After having thanked the King for men, but the exact number may be doubted, al- of temperature which we sometimes have in

Thu lon of 1,464,000,000 fennos issued by the fal with,it besond the conanra of their own Bags seed seed of soszlat pas used in weigh absurd reports. In one case even the seminen the honour he dirt hit by reading a Prices of though the fall complamsat would perhaps batwonty-four hours. The morning bo

ing gold). The centre ons. of the group is like sense of a European pesos to have been stagger.

reads up if necesity. The soldiers nes kept in gold, and the midday exceedingly hot, followed colony, brease they have not the advantages the parent of the others, and in size is as large ed by the universality of the reports, for the blood as an ambassador to walenme him, and good order by the General and officers, who seem by a cold penetrating atmosphere in the evening. French Geranwont was covered twenty-one

*-LONDON, 19th May. that Great Britain hie, but the mere feet of as the end of the little finger. When the cep is gentleman went axoltally to the Police Station having assured His Mainst get good wishes to be the right kind of people for the work. Wa Such changes appear productive of much fever times over.

The debate was perutoed by Mr. Labonshere, their making the attempt is not without its worn this large diamond is placed in front. Also to inquire if there were any truth in the of the Republie for deem and Tonquin, M. seldom hear of any trouble now, and sxecutions among the activas. The general health of the

who suggested the second reading of the Eeme Paal Bert set himself diligently to work to set are hardly spoken of. Robberies, however, have troops, however, for this season of the year, is -lessous. These rawarks on the local bear on the top of the crows there is a large diamond ridiculous conard.

beou of rather frequent occurrence, and the remarkably good. of equal-size which has 13 bright and sparkling

the public opinion in Annam sad to discover the watchmes of the night have been trasted with As yet no steps have been taken for the in-Rals Bill, thereby affirming the principle of ing of the question are, bowerer, merely in- dixinouds read it. The number of large dia

best raeans of re-establishing pasoe in the coun- the greatest contempt.-N. U. Daily News Car-provement of the road, and the general health Home Rale, upon the understanding that the fulness of Khame itself, theagh, General Nor Goremment consented to withdraw the Bill oidental-What we are contending for is a moods alone is 14, and large and small together

may has strongly urged that the native houses afterwards,

The debató is expected to last savarul days. ing so great an to dazzle the eyes whau the crown'

more than a year past Inspired by the mus

on the whole river front shall be cleared away,

LONDON, 21st May. Empire for England and India, for Aus-is warn On the 8th of Merch the Rogent of

feelings the King of Annor has thrown aside As the marriage feast is a burden to an In- which would greatly improve the healthfulness

After a long and animated discussion the tralia and Canada, for the possessions in the Parak went to see the troops at Tanglin drill, wear the grown that the soldiers might see it

ospital in order to ge amongst the people in the bold. However poor be may be in worldly goods, for Government purposes-Pioneer.

the renewal of the Armin Act (Ireland). The. in osse of death socurring in the Barmah family, blash the scheme way appear utopian and As it was past seven when the Regent returned.

They are telling many anecdotes about Theo-Home Hulers voted against the Government. The House of Lords on the second reading most disturbed previosa, Nghé. Au and Thanh-either of father, mother, or any senice raamber

The Greek Ministry has resigned impossible of attainment. Closer examina- the rays of the sun. wore refooted su brightly throw out the Bill for legalising marriage with ho

of the household, the funeral must be an expeddore Fitter, the brilliant pianist, who has just

An order has been issued by the Especor of from the mown that it is said horses were frigh

The great sud profound respect entertained dive affair. If he has no money in head, he died in Paris The best of that is the remark tion, however, we think, will show that tened at it, and it drew forth the admiration of a deceased wife's sister.

THE DEMOBILIZATION OF THE by the Annemites for the royal dignity, and must sell some household gooda, sither jewellery of his old master, Dapres, when Ritter told him Russia to the sailors of the Black Ses feet it is not beyond the bounds of feasibi all who were passing. The cost of the materials

GREEK TROOPS.-

the sincere lows they bear for the descendants of or balioake, buffalose; or padly #de, to meet that he had made an utter failure in his debut es stating that he desires a peaceful development the honey expanditure. The Bermeso of Houl vocalist on the lyric stage. That does pot of Runain, but that pomstansar may, however Jitz That England will ere long be com- of the crown was $29,000 and the cost of making it $800.It is said the Colonia! Scerstars hae pelled to adopt bimetalism may be regarded asked the Regent to wear the crown wherever be The Oficial Journal pabitahes a decree domos beir great king, Gia lang, give reason to hope meis as trying to envej a reigran in this dires, astonish me aid Dupres, you are far too good nosemitato an armed defense of the dignity of

the Empire. a musician to be a spe billing 50,000 troops.

that the voyage of the King will caệm the turbation, a certainty, and when this takes place there goes.""

~ANNAM.

uniform coinage for the whole of the British number about 2,000, the brightness of thesa bo- LATEST TELEGRAMS.try zo severely disturbed by local revolts during respondent.

LONDON, 25th May.

WIFE'S SISTER BILL.

NEWCHWANG.

10th May.

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digrees hearbeit. ---Hyaway heyareyaningrat

atenture with moɑstaze beington

BOT OFTEN WIRD totwa points. FORCE OF THE Top working to Brantart doile --- G-PŰRATĂ OP TEN WELTALE: B. han skg ; C. dewchod scade D. drinding yăng P. Ing, G.Koong Hail: L, light- -ring; (3. vvarovat: "P, passing såcornan, Q. #grally,`R, raini

5. tuxe : 1. thunder: 7. mailality: WWI 7.—Rats in inches, tentap and hundredtham ..

W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Oberstory, 26th May. 1886. |

NEWS FOR THE FRENCH MAIL:

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

PARIS, 12th May.

Far Brat and in the West Indien.' At firm hon. he was asked by the Deputy Governor to THE PEERS AND THE DECEASED langet usage and is loving his palace and dian family, so is a funeral to Barmish house- and doauty of the plaos, and afferd needed grow House of Commons read a second times Bill for

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