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1886 Edition of
HRONICLE & DIRECTORY for China, Japan, Korsh, Philippines, Siam. Cochin-China, Borneo,
Straits Settlements, Malay.States, (Twear-FourTH ANNUAL ISSUE}, THE COMPLETE EDITION WITH TREATINE,
PLANS, & pp. 1.142.
THE SMALLER EDITION pp. 752.
"Ozlar: rasy be sent to Daily Prom Oleo, where it is published, or to the following Agents MACAO... Mr. F. A. On Crus SWATOW
AMOY......
Messrs. Quelch & Co. Mossra C. Gerard & Co. FORMOSA...Mesara. C. Gorard & Co.
Messrs Hedge & Ga.
Panetow...
NINGPO
SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI
Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Srbal
Messrs. Hall & Holtz Messrs Kelly & Walth.
THE DAILY FREJS, WIDNESDAY, JUNK 16cm, 1880.
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
CANTON, 15th June.
The fire caught the Hongkong, Canton, and Moun Steamboat Co.'s wharf, half of which was sonsumed. Some of the telegraph pelas were also
How were the term: differed after this ?--The
d.
SAIGON, Messrs. Schroeder Frares and out of eargo haween Lehner and Chung-Christopher Thomas Gardner, now Consul at hair and beard are snow-white; but he is, it it be The Chinese sayit is very unusual at Singapore, barnt The Chirosa telegraph administration position to loas it to them. It was on the lat
TONQUIN
Gardes.....
Mr. Ch. Dapout. Mesura Ramsay & Co. SINGAPORE...Messrs. Sayle & Co.
BANGKOK
PENANG..Musers. Maynard & Co. Comão...Mesers A. M. & J. Forguson. CALCUTTA... Monera. Newman & Òo.....”
SYDNEY AND. Mosers, Gordon & Gutch. BRISBANE...$
LONDON.........Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane
TONDON... Messrs. Butas, Hondy & Co. at present look upon foreign goods as ar LONDON Me. W. M. Wills, 151, Cannon St. ticles of luxury to beerme thenisetres com. SAN FRANCO..Mr. L. F. Fisher, 21, Merchants"
Exchange. NEW YOɛs....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Row.
Daily Prens Office, January 1886.
INTIMATION.
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FILTERS
WITH MOYABLE BLOCKA
FOX
PURIFYING DRINKING WATER
Shipment of these Filters in three useful
vizes has just been received by the Tudorsigasd.
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LLMITED,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 1st May, 1886.
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sumers,
it is in most other products, cannot grow its
own cotton.
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The Italian cruiser B pido, Captain Cratosis, arrived hero yesterday from Whampa.
Mr. Sator, the British Minister to Siam, ar- rised here yesterday from Bangkok par steamor
Taichem.
the 4th instaat.
from leave of abonos by the P. and O. steamer Rohillo yesterday,
hay criam eruhauls, asking that the pasa duty be reduced.
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in
But then how was it. that you fized your rate that it is only to be expected he should. At was too lata tore him, and he died at stout About two hundred shops were burnt down.
of commission ?-I ixed it upon the basis of Hongkong there were sometimes our French half past nine o'clock. It is an unusual vanse Amirals at his table, They were charmed with of death, unknown, it is said, in England, but
85,000 at $152.000. At the time I told tham lis cordial hospitality, and he thought them this may be readily aronanted for by the fent capital sad delightful failows, Sir Gorga's that there is very little opina smoking there.
this I actually had the money, and was-la a January that I had this conversation with them think the Chairman of the Company present, permissible to apply such epithate to a man of but not unprecedented. The mouthpiece of the
They told his great distinction, bals and hearty, and seemes pipo had juice of chanda on it, and in smoking removed its apparates to the Ching Boi city-there were Charlo, Agam Me. Wicking, and I to have lost none of his vitality in the hot quickly it seems probable that some of it passed gato, and the business is now being conducted in trut of that I am not gaita suro
the deceased's throat, which would havo
me that the Chartered Bank had taken pos- climates of Hongkong and Mauritius.
Bession of the engar house, or were just in the set of taking possession, and glass they got the money to pay off the mariage of the Chartered Bank they were duas, finished I then told them that I must have written authority, and that I must have commission in the same proportion us on the linger loan they had asked for. I sent two offers on my own acourt to purchase the sugar Bonse afore any asgociation took place as to the loan.
helped to stopify him and bring on the fatal roa temporary office on the top of the wall. suit.
The subjoinolitems are taken fromthe London
At a meeting of the Manchester Chamber of Hosic, entitled The Trade of Wastern and
of South-Western China."
tha Chetoo Convention The ratifications were exchanged at the Foreign Ofes, on theeth ist, between Lord Rosebery and the Marquis Teng.
LONDON, 14th June, LIDERAL MANIFESTOES TO BRITISH ELECTORS. Electoral manifestoss have been issued by Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Chamberlain.
MORE RIOTS IN IRELAND.. Serious riots have broken out between Roman Catholics and Protestants in Sligo, the rioters being dispersed by the military.
SUPREME COURT.
15th Juss.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE HOW J. RUSSELY, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE.
Did you not then offer to sill the company at the time this loan was talked of P1 exanot say: I spoke about it almost every day.
Did you not may something to this effect when the loan was spoken of-Oh that is only a small matter; I do sot want any commission for that. I want to help the company, and I will sell it in England for $450,000?--I did not say that. Some part of it may have been said, but much of it I did not say. Charlie suggated that I shoult go to London and sell the company for 3459,000, but I told him I thought they would hardly gat
$390,000. SUGAR REFINING CO., $3,830.
Mr. Loach bare produced a lotter fra Mesurs McGREGOR SMITH 7. THE LEE that money in England for what originally cost.
The Acting Attorney-General (Hen. E. J.Jardino, Matheson & Co. consenting to give the Teason, for the plaintiff; Mr. A.J. Lasch and bailings of the refinery ozly upon the condition Mr. Ho Kai, instructed by Mr. Wobber, of Mr. that the title deeds and everything were guita in order, and he asked the witoses it that letter- Ewons oflce, for the defendants.
was written in his presenco.
Witness-No.
The Japanese Minister and Madame Kawas, the Chinese Minister, II.E. Low Shai Fan, and his Principal Secretary, the Marquis Tseng (late W. Chinese Ministor), and Lady Blossom Treug vero amongst the guests at a reception held by on the 8th inst. The Marquis Tsing dinod with Lord Rosebery on the 13th inst...
Among the telegrams roosived on the ocession of the opening of the Colonial and Indian Ex- hibition were the following:-
From the Governor of the Straits Settlements. I thank his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales for measures and offer folkitations.
Finn the Asting Govorner of Heek. Governor of Hongkong nakuwledges and expressos kindest thanks to you for the telogrami.
FUN
There are note of the terms hero on which the money was to be advanced P-No, they wora all settled before then.
very
Au inquest has been held at Singapore into and the loan ligh mee door will be rotuen. tireos montes, sud I mail yws, but I have The Sampar states that's large fire broke A Renter's telegramin the Ceylon papore,dated agencies are established. So rooted in this
London, May 27, mys-The Chinese Govern-out in Tientsin on the 3rd inst, and so less than the cause of the death of Mr. Georges Lord på to it. The number of calle is enfouinted at navor had it. I loft Hongkong immediately aftme ceton that goods are frequently carried past meat roommands the reduction of the mission 47 homeos in the native city were burnt to the Kent, whose death after smoking opium has al-Bifty-two saznally The postal administrations that and I bare noe heard that the loan was not and ready been reported. The proceedings, says the of Germany and Balcism will concert the nocas-pasthrough. I wasnot asked to do anything more their ultimate destination a distance of more to Thibes under Mr. Colman Macanlay, and ground. No lives ware lest, however.
very praiseworthy maanar. The fire ant aaience,, The gentleman was travelling with anuannoed that a convention has bean concluded ratioan that unesteban was carried throngh than one hundred miles, thus necessitating that it he strictly limited tu commercial objects the native fles angines put out the conflagra- Free Press, ountained raltar of interest to nadi sary measures regarding the mails. It is also then I have stated. Thecondition attached to the
An originally proposed, otherwise the Thibatons tien in their paying an up-freight to Chungking, will oppose its progross."
originated by the barsting of a ketosire all his wife, a friend and a valet, and arrived in between the North Gorman Lloyd and the I was not to get my commission was not rapoata l Singapore on the 29th May and went to Copenhagen United Steamship Company for on this loan for $115,000 nor was there any lamp.
the Hotel de l'Europe. He had been an opium combining their interests with regard to the limit of time given. I had no assistance from down-freight to their ultimate destination,
One of the largest men-of-war that has over
Straits Timer advices from Deli to the 29th amaker for about two years, at intervals, though North European and the traus occasio countries anyone ju gatting this loan from Jardine, and, owing to their no longer being covered bean bilt at the Shanghai Areenal has been
he did not smokes macla, and when he arrived in The Danish steamers will carry the goods from Matheson & Co., in fact they had tried to get it by a transit duty certifiente, the usual local handed over to the China Merchants Stram May stats that the Achinese macanders under a tuxation. Foreige goods, therefore, when Navigation Co. and fitted up ass hulk the loft chioitain brand Nya Makam nes rois made Singapore he had not smoked for about four Northern Europe to Autworn for tranakipagt there before they came to mo, and had failed. I on the 11th inst. in tow of the Angkan, for their appearance in the list rist of Tating with months, the last time baring boon at Darbon in there on board of the Lloyd's steamers, and on Mr. Keswick number of times shit the I have been ennnoobed with Sanded Chungking, have paid an import Wain: the present halk at Waha will replace overy prospect of barrying that subdivision with Africa. Having been so long without it, hevostions for facilitating the traffic have been loan, and I did everything that ana raquisite for
out any resistance worth speaking af from the was Intent on getting it, and very soon after his concluded with the Russian railway companies. procuring it duty and transit daty, and iramediately one of these at Harkow.
The Shen-puc says that os assount of the few troops on the spat or the terrified inhabitxerivat bara he went to the farm and bought The Danish company proposes to send in the Messrs. Jardins, Matheson & Co. in many basi The Vode Mecum for every Resident in the they leave the day-free area in the hands of
All the experiance gained in the past 000 dollar's worth of chanda. It wy be re- course of the present year from thirty to forty meas transactions, which gave me special facili. Cross-ominod by Mr. Tash-I am quits Fur East, from Pinang to Vladivostook.
the country buyers, they are fichia to pay ekin which has been rocontly imposed on general ants.
tawaen that the Joan I ma: to obtala for the le much stronger than that osally sold orease the number.
Ton Sugar Refining Co. was te ha for a peri ment of lekin duty and not unfrequently morohendise in Formosa, the Chinesa marchants to be of no avail, fox, this time also, the marked that the chandu sold in Singapore seminars to Antwerp, and subsequently to iu ties for negoisting this mater with the
there refused to transact business on the 2nd local authorities, instead of acting upon the wara.
deconsed did not know this. At about half
of one year; the directors to have the option at The remedy inst. It is exported that the people tore downings received, have allowed themselves to be in England and elsewhere, and probaby the past nine o'clock in the evening he was
paying it of within that time if they desirel additional incal taxations.” drneated by Mr. Hosts for this state of the lakin offices and barriera, and severaly caught unprepared, especially in Langkat,
The Paris correspondent of Truth Rays-on to snoke twolvo pipos which he mont
tho otbor, Tehould say at least twenty times coo- things is the opening of Changking to foreignjured as of the lokin weiyuons.
His numerous friends in this Colony, with "Sir George Lowen turned up here on his way base dons gnickly, or it would probably have DISASTROUS FIRE AT CANTON.I saw the directore, sometimes one, sometimes dorning this loan. Whon I wont to the directors trade. Imported goods could ther be laid
which he was so long and honorably asociate, from Hongkong to London. He was always a overpowered him before, and he then went off to
About eleven o'alcok this morning a fire and told them I acut not get the loan they wanted I told them that I could get them down in Changking on pagent of the tariff will be pleased to note by the telegrams else. fine mas, but the Britain beyond the sous in sleep. At about thras in the morning he was inty, and from that point the buyers would where published, that the Hos. Cecil C. Smith, which, as a Colonial Govornar, his lot has been hard to be breathing hard, or suering, but his able to carry their purchases to their new Lentenant Governor and Colonial Secretary cast has made him one of the most goals! wife tonkwi at lie and found aim lying on bin
dor of the Order of St. Michasl and St George, forturo. to most. People say he looko-Bika au breathing was heard again, and she saw he was of wara. Russell & Ca's old promise flest loan was finished the whole thing was fu NORTHERN & Messrs. Hall & Holtz and Kelly ultimate destination on payment of the tran- of Ceylon, has been appointed Knight Commonsents of the Crown that it has been tay goad back as if saloop At six o'clock the stortorous broke out in Tusa Chummy Strot (the site $110,000 to 3115,000.
Admiral et frotté acep bant d'amiraur livid. Dr. Gallaway way sent for at once, but it RIVER Ports
Walsh, Shangheit duty outs. But this advantage of lighter The distinction is well deserved. NAGABAE. Mashes. The C. & J. Trading Coaxation is not the only one that would be
Notification is given in the London Gazette of Hrogo, USARA.. Massrs. F. Watch & Co.
socured. Bader present conditions the same, 11th May of the appointments of Bir. Con- YORONAA Messrs. Kelly &Walsh. MANILA Messia Diaz Puertas & Co....
of seventy shilings in a low estimate for loner Alabaster, now Her Majesty's Conan
Hanko, to be Conant at Cattuu: of Mr. king, a distance of four hundred miles. Icasng to ba Coneal at Hankow; and of Mr. Steiners would be able to carry the goods Edward Colberno Babar, now Consul at Chefoo,
to be Her Majesty's Cousnl at Ichang. at a fractional part of this sum, ad would
The home papers received yesterday state that confer the ma advantage of cheap instraptions had been aspatohed to the Royal
On the evening of the 2nd instant a fight freight on the exporta from Szechuen, Marine Barracks. Chathara, for a detachment of botwoonCliness was just on the point of breaking general marines to be prepared for the China station, in out in Patang, when the Police appeared upon the thus inority increasing the MELBOURNE Masers. Norton, Hargrave & Co. trade of the province and causing, to use to relive some of the most pronterans ant at de retard order by wiring upon and China Express of the 14th May:
serting on board the Merlin. Cockchafer, Espoir, the headmen as security for the good behavioar LONDON......Messrs. Street & Co.30 Cornbill. Mr. Hostz's own worda, millions who Zepyhr, Fering Fish, Satellite, Champion, and of the respective factions. An immense crowd of Commerce & paper was read by Mfr. Alexander
Chinese had gathered, many of the armed Victor Emanuel. The reliefs were to sail on the 11th May in the troopship Tamar
with stout bamboos, and that a deliberate and By private advices from Selangor, the Straits well organized riot had been planned was proved We need not follow Mr. Hosts in Times louras that the Railway there will not be by the fact that large bugs of heavy stores and} bis description of the riches of S-chaon; ready for another year at least, An embank bradles of bamboes and sticks had been collected they are well known to residents in China,ment at the Eth milestone was washed away late. Three beadman on either side were taken into All that is required for the development of awing to the heavy reina, and the rails for temporary enstody and given to understand that some distance are loft suspended in the air. The thoy weuld be held responsible for the condnot
The London Gazette of the 11th inst. contain trade with this province, with its enormous in does not and cannot go down from Kwulla of their propls. Early the following morning, powers of commiaption, is the establishment Lumpur more than 43 miles There is earely aspecto: Maughau, accompanied by the respect on elaborate Order in Conncil. ander the provi ive headmen, want tho round of the disturbedions of the Foreign Jarisdiction Acts, in rela something wrong in the management. of steam navigation. Mr. Hosrx examines
neighbourheol, but the people appeared to Eavation to the Queen's power and jurisdiction within
the dominious of the King of Siam. the evidence for and against the navigability The Indian Daily News anys-In the Malwa resumed their former spathetic demeanour.
nad Tadors opinn felds a full average crop of
The Bhams correspondent of the Civil and of the river up to Chungking, and unbesi 40.000 chests is expooted this year, of which about flitary Goudie writesA party have youe tatingly pronounces in ita favour. He has 35.000 onests will be available for shipment to found no one, he says, more anxious to na. Chias, the local donand, which has lately been out to-day to visit the Tsubo Hell a spring so on the inoroase, taking the remainder. The Ia sad by the natives on account of its waters rigate the river from Ichang to Chungking dors cultivators have sent to Government apsti. being dandly poisonous. Even the birds that than the masters of the steamers Tupping tion similar to that which want from the Bom- risk of it are found lying dend within a far the Countess of Rosebery at the Foreign Ackroydi, instructed by Messrs. Watton and loan on the security of the entire plant and
yards of its bubbles. Sargoon McGregor brought between Hanko and Ichaug, so confiilen
back two bottlen of this water for scalysis. He reporte that a born-tit and a buttarily were both are they of access. It will be strange if the
The following gentlemen were empannelled as enterprise of British merchants and ship-
The Kwongsong, Captain Wood, arrived in found dead on the brink; that the fames from
a jury to try the case-Messrs. D. R. Crawford, owners does not before mach more time has Shanghai on the 10th inst. from Swatow and the gas almost knocked over his party; and more
J. P. Lembke, H. Stolterfokt, A. E. Vancher, Amoy, and while going alongside Hunt's Wharf ver instantly quenched a lighted match; that tho. water has an girthy taste and is somewhat
T. Havard G. A. Wieler, and H. Hoppina. passed put the statements of Mr. Hose to says the Daily News) was driven against the the spring is about fear fost in breadth; that
The Acting Attorney-General read the plain the test of practical experience by sending shears by the strong wind which was blowing on
tiff's petition. which was to the following effect. Wus it not in the Victoria Hotel you said the the Wharf The Kwongkang has inabis topsail the colour of weak tas. The same currespondent
On or about the 24th December, 1885, the do-loan was a small matter?-No, I never said it light drawght stormer up to the Seebuen vards en hor foremast, and both of these, catch-adds the upper waters of the Irrawaddy wa
fendants being desirous of borrowing a large was a email matter; on the contrary I mid it nort, the opening of which, we are told, ising the shears, shapped in two, one going in the what appeared to us to be nothing more or
H.B. the Marquis Tréng presented his latters sum of money, instructed the plaintiff to nego was a large matter. to develop such a magnificont markel for sings and the other breaking on the starboard ess than flying fish. Indeed, I have seen three or four of them, esah as large as a herring, fly a
Mr. Harry Wicking said-I came bare under Manchester goods--for the province, rich as side. Fortunately nobody was burt.
distance of quite 12 cards, at a height of 6 or 9of wall to the assn at Windsor Castle on the ciste and procure for chera & lan of $150,000,
8th instant, when Marchioness Tréag was also on the security of the whole of defendants' pro subpoua, without which I refused to copas. I Capt. Bayley, who has returned to Ceyton, after inches from the water:
introduced to an audience of Her Majesty by perty st Bowrington, and they agreed to pay am a marchant of Hongkong, and was a diretor an absence of exactly three nonths, has certainly
Tho N. C. Daily Nema fostionsly remarks: the Countess of Rosebery, and took less of him a sum of $5,000 as reneration for bis ser of the Los Yoon Sugar Refinery. I had the duno well'in his work of salvage on the P. & Ố. steamer Indie, says theeyboa Observer, and there "The Hongkong newspapers just received would the Queen. The new Chinese linister, E., Vices. The plaiatif was unable to obtain a loan importation of the machinery, and the exporta The delivery of the English mail was began has not been any accident or sickness song the give stranger the impression that longkong Lew Shui Fau, prosented his credentials to of the full amosat, but on or about the 6th Jan- tion of sugar to foreigners, but I had nothing to iants a loan of $115,000 from Mestra. Jardine, ness. I often saw the Directars, aud svaɔtimas orowg or men he had with him. He has secured is a very hungry phase, where it is difficult Her Majesty the same day. Sir Halliday Ma-uary, 1896, the plaintiff procured for the defen- do with the management of the Hongkong husi- 695 chests indigo, 173 of lao, and about 220 balas get anything to eat. They aro in eostasies over cartues, K.C.M.G., acted as interpretar,
Matheson & Co, soared on the whole of the they consulteal me on the Hongkong business. boat 6.30 yesterday morning.
On the 4th inst there was launched from the premises, buildings, plant, and machinery of the In December the Company was in a of leather, basitles the gold, dilk, and 10 cases at the establishment of an eating-bence in connen Gousral Cuninghame's goods, but he is afraid tion with the Hongkong ilota', to which the
alti spagat name of Rglisterie has, hsea river. yard of Mesara Hawthorne, Leslie, and Co., defendants, at Bowrington, which the defendants critical state, and the directors were greatly in the conteals of the latter are not fit for much.
The and wayfarer can get breakfast there, to Habbara, a araw stopier, used the Dandesas, agreed to accept for a period of one year, bear want of a loan of $150,000. I saw the plaintiff The Shanghai Hu-pus says that the interest in suit the tastes of all comers, and in the foronosa nilt to the order of Mr. Alfred Holt, for the ing interest at the rate of ten per cent. per as-shoat the loan, but he would do nothing without oum; and they also agreed to pay the plaintiff writtan Ruthority, and I sur the directors, and mining is daily increasing in Canton, sud a Chi- equally abundant precision is made. Hongkong Orean Steamship Company, for China trads meso ongines, cumployed by the Mining Depart broksibelf up, a little while ago, in a Jacks-The vessel is of tho fellowise dimensions: 320 evra mission on that amount at the same rate as sent him the lociment peodread. There was a maut in that city. has made & very favourabl and testimonial favor, which was soon after dri. fost lear, 37 fast wide, and 5 test desp, and has they had agreed to give him apon $150,000. Himit of ten of seven days to which to gut the Admiral Lang. was "guzubtel" to the Cox- mand-in-Chief of the Northern Chiness Flast, or reprt upon the various mines in the district ofven to au ev haight by u semporary want beou built on vary fine lines so as to attain high Ferything had happened to eattle tas plain-3150,000. A day or two aftor warla Mr. Smith Kwai-chow. Of course a large capital is neces of water, and it hails with disproportivuota gles rate of speed. She is Rited with harge deck was titt to gayment of his camion upon this saw me and told me it was impassible for hita to The machinery cofased to pay the same to the plaintif The got a smaller amount. I saw the directors, and Mr. A. B. Johnson, Crown Solicitor, roturmalary for working them properly, and profit een the opening of a place where it can recruit its at the after and, with accommodation for first $115,000, but the defendants had neglected and got a lose of $150.30h, but he tinaght he could
unly be derived under skilful superintendence.exhamatel nature for Cush only.We are not and second-class passengers. Tat when these mines are fairly opened, they will aware that Hongkong is very hungry phases,will be supplied by Moss. K. Stephensent, plaintiff praved that the defendants might be then asked how mash he could obtain, and he he a souren of wealth to the country at large. spacially in the hot weather, but it sortainly in Forth Banks, Newastle, the engines being 300 ordered to pay to him the sum of 33,829.50, Asil hs thought he could got about $115,000. commission at the rate of 36 par ceat, apos the Ee then said that if he nogeoisted the loan for The U. 3. Bigate Trenton, Captain Phythian, Return of visitors to the City Hall Mussa a difficult phase in the summer in which to get horse power nominal.
anything one can eat.;
Tho Margais Teesg returned on the 5th inst said sum of $115,000, together with interest the lower amount his commission must be on the same ratio. I opted, and told the directors. arrived at Singapore on the 5th iust from Hongfor the work ending 13th Jan. 1886
Says the Daily News Wa hair that the from a fring visit to Riemingham and Sheffield thereon from the 9th February, 1886, until pay.
ment, at the rate of 89 par oant, per annum, do not think they said austbing about if for kung sa rede for honce via the Suez Canal.
Chiness en lartain very mughine Lopes of this The late Chinese Ministar will shortly and such farther and other relief as the nature ther than that the commission was high. Th ware, however, very much in noad of the mu year's trading. Everything white-coloured, is, on a more extended tour among the chief pro-
The defendsats, by their auswór to the patition. ad d. not any much. On the 2nd Janu they say, going to pay. Now the white coloured vincial centres of Great Britain, which will of the case might seem to require. covers some of the most important articles of be conducted under the Aspicas of the Foreismitted having authorised Mr. Balth to ahtsin Wr. McGregor Smith told me he was virtuall trade-the silka, the bulk of cotton mannfactores, Office, The Marquis had hoped to return to for them a loan of $150,000 ander the conditions of gatting the most, hat, that I sad s7ce0 silver; this last, in which is compris China bocore the extreme heat set in, but swing stated in a lattor dated Dec, 24, 1885. This have to write to Mr. Farlins M od banking, is to come out all right, which is a to the tour ahora-rasutioned and the necessity of lotter natherined Mr. Sraith to negociata a loan & Co. aheat it, and told the diret good reason for shares advancing. Other com visiting St. Petersburg, in order to hand over to the extant of $150,000 for a period of a year Mr. Smith's terms I gave the letter to them, forting oms are cheering the silk dealers. On the charge of the Legation there, his departure on the whole of the property of the Lan Yasa sad after taking a day or two to easil— In his last commercial circular Mr. Peter the 6th inst, the fifth day of the fifth moon, there has been necessarily delayed, and ita dute la Sagar Reduing Company, the rate of interest to it they signed it. They knew Mr. Smith's terms An Australian telegram saya that the Ponis.
I was some thunder-a most inely thing present uncertain. Meanwhile the Marchionese be submitted to the defendants before settlement perfectly well then, bacause the whole thing had sular and Orientai Stam Navigation Company Maclean, of Shanghai, says: "I learn that the
The Lee Ynen Company were to have the option been spoken about a great deal. They did not In a paper on The Trade of Weaters and has declared a dividend at the rate of 5 per cunt. Grand Socretary Li has again been interviewed for all who hold silk, both hamsuse it hipponed and family will remain at Eastbourne.
on-the-sebject of Cotton Mills for China, and to thunder on that particular day and use it.
The Prince of Wales presided on the 8th inst. of repaying the loan within the period of twelve rate any objection then, but afterwards they South-western China," red hefore the Man. per annum.
has given the matter his favourable consider has not thunderd on the fifth day of the fifthat the opening festival of the Gordon Boys mouths and if they did they were only to be raised a great deal of objection. They requested chestar Chamber of Commeren. Mr. Hear His Excellency Blas Tuotai, one of the Chition. On this occasion, I believe, the attepipl, moon since 1876, a year for ever masuorable for
The Duke of charged interest on the anons for the time thee to see Mr. Smith and get him to accept a Home, held at the Criterion. makes ent a strong is for the opening ofness representatives on the Opium Commission, if the present agitation ever resalt in anything, the high prives blained for the article. And ouanght, Prince Albert Victor, the Daks of loan bad bunu used. Mr. Smith was allowed reduction of his commission. I did not see Mr. Chungking to foreign trade. He junted the arrived here gasterday by the F. and O. steamer will be made at Tientein, the object being that on the strength of this lucky coincidence we ac
the factory should be as near to the groat non- told that orders to buy rare talegmphs on the Cambridge, Prince Christian, the Dake of Teok seven days to negosiate the loan, and if it was not Smill, but I believe they indused him to agren clause of the Chefeo Convention making the
The Times of India The Indian Mission Aming districts as possible, and Chibli grown 5th inst to the entry. What makes these and Fringe Louis of Battouberg were smong carried through in that time he was to have no to accept a promissory nois. The money was cotton will be the principal staple used.". omensalmost certainties is that silk huss advanced the gate. The Prince of Wales, in proposing plain against them. If he carried through the not paid over, and the directors seamed to think opening of the port contingent an ite being to Thibat will take three elephants in its trait.
Hongkong would appear to hass elipsed bare in price, and flet it is said telegrams have the toast of the evening, after aliading to the loan within that time the plaintiff was to deduct that Mr. Smith was conscquently not entitled reached by steamers, and having previously Au elephant want to Llussa as a gift to the shown the importance of the place as a dis. Grand Lams is known to have arrived in safety. Singapore at the Colonial and Indian Exhibi-baen received reporting that the European silk bigh character of General Gordon and to his $5,000 for his sarrices. The defendauts denied to commission, but I uerer heard otherwise aur tion, judging from the fellowing wote in the crap will not be so large as was expected. When at desire to do all that was in his poor for that the plaintiff had succeeded in negociating and denial on their part of his right to the commis tributing centre, proves in the latter part of The Arnt informs us that the P. M. S. S. Singapore Free Pressbe far the London Chinase mereluate thus bring saises to the sld suffering brosity, pleaded the needs of this prooaring for them a lean of $150,000 or of zion at 53 per cent. The reason the, losa wan of the Home had promised another doustion of any other firm, and he had done nothing to endectors were net so hard pressed. That is his paper that it is perfectly accessible, the Co's studor City of Paking, with San Frois papers have-not-had time to notice, our small of their trading, shut chans, it may be asked, Etting memorial of such a hero, and said tast a 3115,000, or of any other sam whatever, either ent made was. I think, that the money was not
dates to the 22nd ult, has arrived at Yokoban
ed then for the sale of the company to a Yaugteze being navigable not only as far and sailed for this port on Suturilsy last, tus 12th corder. A private letter saysthat after Hongkong have foreigners in competition with them" lady who had given £5,000 on the first formation from Mosers. Jardine, Mathasos, & Co. or from required, as something turned up by which the the Ceylon Court is the most picturesque. Tha The Daily News gives the following scconta azilar sum. Contributions to the extant of a title him to the remuneration of $3,809.50, or merely my supposition. Negnointinsa wore open
any other remuneration. A Chungking, but beyond it. A bear inst.
Straits are put away into a disadvantageons of a lision in the river at Shanghai-A for further amount of £5,173 vero soncussed
The Acting Attorney-General went on to Chinese syndicate They never told me they had The Norddeutsche Lloyd of Bremen, which state the Esota which will be found more promised Mr. Smith nothing. When the Dizaj ing on the importance of Chungking At a mosting of the Council of the Royal quarter, and the exhibits have on set out in aminxtos after che s'elach a.is. on the 10th inst Mr. Hosie referred to the traceit pass Colonial Institute, hair on the 6th inst., dr way to defy scientific brain, but not a plonstare a collision occurred between the Taiwe, Captain was victorina in the compolition for the Ins in detail in the evidence bolow, The defan- tors asked us to go to Mr. Smith to endeavour Bondrabe Layton, of Hongkong, was elected a seeker's eye, and have not been made to display Friend, and the Ningpo. Both vessels ware to parial Sabreption for the new East Indian and dant company had engaged the plaintiff to to induce him to reduce his commission I refused system. Having onto the irregularities. The annual counersazione will take very taking appearance. However, we do not have left Shanghas on the morning of the 19th, Australasian lines of mail steamers, had entered get a loan on the security of all their pro- to do so, and I told them I thought it was a doubt that Dr. Rowell's ish, and Mr. Fickaring's the Taits for Hankow and the Ning for to contract with the Government to tran-party for $150,000, and if he succeeded in doing contemptible thing to do when the lean had been I babiero thoy which formerly prevailed, he quotes the place on June 23
Templa nud Market Street will attract attention Hongkong. The former was at Heard's Wharf olause of the Chefoo Convention providing
and the latter just ahead of her, at the Chins sport goods and passengers at 20 per cent ches. so he was to have a commission of $5,000. Mr. already virtually negociated. The Courier bears that a court of arbitration in coures of time.
Merobants Coutral Wharf. The Taizes started per rates than tho P. and O. Company, and it McGregor Smith could not obtain so large a went to him theu sud neked him to vince it.
Cross-examined by Mr. Leach-Witness did was expected that the Government would avail a sum, but he could get 3115,000, and this the that transit duty certificates should be
was convened at Shanghai for the 14th fast. ta
not remember various portions of the correspon Bays the European Mail:-"Sir George F.at 1 am. on the elb tide, so as to catch the flond frataed under one rúle at all the ports, and enquire into the collision between the steamers
boen erroneous, for the Government, which is accept. He then went to Hears. Jardino, dence Mr. MoGregor Smith said took place ha that so far as iraports are concerted the Sin Nazing and Heshin, which covaried lately Howen, Governor of Hongkong, and successively at the Red Bacy. There was a strong breeze itself of the line. This, however, proves to have Diecotors of the Lee Yen Company agreed to Governor of Qaraland, New Zealand, and Vie-blowing at the time on the Whaeres, und this nationality of the person passing and the Taka Bar,
toria, is once more amongst us. His Excelleray drove the Taina on the Ningpo, causing her to about to send out about 100 sailors as relieving Matheson & Co., who promised and bound them-twon him and the directors. He could not say srews for Gormon vessels abroad has inquired sales to advance that sum to the defendants, whether they were trag or not, he had no reason The Ramel Concert which was to take place certainly looks as if the climate of Hongkong collide with the latter vessel nearly at right of all the German companion for the lowest rate and be shoald coatond that his client was there for particularly remembering what was than carrying these la immaterial. This, says Mr.
nt tan Tatre Royal, City Hall, last night, was agrood with him, though it must be remembered angles, and striking her on the starboard sida, a
line was entrusted with the work. The men will denied that his client had obtained them a loan, cossed to be a shareholder in the Company a week HONIE, proved a new epocht for the transitmavoidably postponed to this evening, owing to that he has been travelling for some time in Huts forward of the mammast above and balow for their passage ont, and ultimately the Kingin by entitled to his commission. The defendants said and he took no especial note of it. Witness import trade of Chius, and he gives facts and the late arrival of the artist and party by the Tadis, And the sus voyage, of course, would tell the water ing. The Taies backed off and be taken out by the steamer Romn, at extra bat that point had been discussed several times or two before it was wound up. He believed the in his favour. It is announced that he has come chore, and as the Ninypo was leading, the pumps bost of the Kingsin Lias, which is to leave her by English authorities, and from thom he should directors gave as a reason why the loan was not fizures which amply justify the statemers, mail steamer Rohilla yesterday.
tajo. HA FRA & diretor, bat he did not know We Straits Times; regret to bear that in-home on a year's leave of shoones. This is the were set to work. The damage done gonsists of
his case. Several extracts were thon quotedi. We may note in passing that the new
The plaintiff was then mailed. He said-I was a mach they did, as they habitually misle epook" has not ret commenced in Southern formation has been ressived from Saigon that official way of patting it, but, seeing that he was three plates and a frame broket and a beam beat on July 1. Buch proceeding on the part of the be able to quote several extresta in sapport of made that it could not be obtained for a year oer-
M. Paul Bert, the Resident General of France Pointed to Hongkong in 1882 and has early It was hiast the beam that the Taiso struck, Government is not regarded hers as Tory fair.
Berred his term. It is extremely doubtful, we and Lad it not been for this, it is possible the At the last general mesting of the Boyal Geo-suployed on the 24th December last by the der him as to the state of affairs. They led to China, where the "transit vass is found alia Annam and Tonquin, is suffering badly from should think, whether he will return to that Jaungo might have boon much more serions. As graphical Society of St. Petersborg, M. Potania fondant Company to proemis a lean for thera of suppose, satil he found out otherwise, that the doing well. Mr. Young most useless. On the Yinglaze, however, dyantery, which will neossitate his early cotura Eastern Colony, Lady Bowen and family, wo it ie, the Ningpo has, after survey, had to dis made a communisation respecting his last jours150,000. I received a written authorisation from Company was
may add, have been in England for some time charge all her cargo, some of which is damaged. ney in Mongolia. In the course of the paper anthem to procure it (the authorisation produced Tan Pe misled him, but he thought he was not thore his been a wonderfal development of to Earoy.
The Tuito does not appear to have received any interesting account is given of a visit by gave the terms on which the lean was to he intentially deceiving him, but that he was trade under the clause reforred to. In 1875 A ball has been given by the foreign cosidonta past."
injury, as she proceeded on her voyage soou after Matonssoosky, the topographical officer of the the foreign goods sent from Hankow to Sze. Toile to the officers of H.M.B. Flying Fish.
From the enthusiastic account of the affair given Referring to the Thibet Mission, a sorres 7 o'clock am. on the 10th inst. The Ningre expedition, to what is called Bnfähist saint, obtained, and in case witneer was successful in misled by the director who ran away, and who Mr. Leach--I don't think you will not do any services). Witness said further-In consequence chuen under transit par reached only the in the Forsenir de Biarus the ilustrados ma-pondent writes to the Indir Daily News now in the Old Dock basin undergoing repairs. bat is apparently one of the principal Lamas getting the loan he was to deduct $5,000 for his cheated the others most abominably sma total of £40,000. Subsequently the rinaros del Flying Fisch" must have enjoyed aIt is enacted that the object of this Mis Three plates and a frame or two will have to be The interview was due to an attack inse by of this letter I tried to get the loan, but I could good by throwing mud
sion will be to survey once more the boundary of replaced.
bands of raying Mouguis on the expedition; the not get it. I called on two of the Directors of WitnesI am not throwing mad. I do not Cashmere in that direction, although there is
Tams, who appears to have been very polite, the Bolinery (in courti called Charlie and Asam, think for a moment I was intentionally deceived. Dori of lobang was opened, and the trade of pleasant evening.
The Acting Attorney-General bere asked that The steamer Glengarry, with the first toso some mystery made ebout ita sims being parety Says the Singapore Free Press-As we er.clined to discuss the matter, as the place whore and I told them I could not get that amount, but both ports has gone on concurrently increas ing. In 1881 goods to the pelve of one thil.from Fonebox, arrived at Taujoug Pugar wharf, commercial and connected with politics. Aftertained in an squcle is our Isue of the 18th the attack was made was, he said, without his I thought I would get a emailer amount. They tha de bens esse evidence of Mr. Dear should be jurisdiction; he also warned the Russians against did not accept that at anes bat subsequently they reed. The evidence was to the following effect. Singapore, at .40 .. on the 8th inst, after a this is completed, the members will puch di
The deponent was an assistant to Messrs, Jar. lion sterling were sent up from theter porta passage of exactly 6 days. She took 729 tons of reetly northward into Farkand and thon halt at March, the 20th of this month will be the com-
not be responsible for their safety. From the
they mentioned in this latter to me. One of the Hongkong Fire and Canton instİBack combined. It has since been somewhat coal on board in three house, and proceeded in a placa called Karten, and after, it is supresod, mencement of the Jabites year of the Queen, Freding any further. If they did so, he would asked as how much I could get, and I said I taking a scientiae sarvoy of neighbouring pleons, and it falls on a Sunday. It is understand that smaller, and last year bad declined in mediately to London.
they will separate; one party going oast, and it is the personal trish of the Queen, that the nonversation it appears that those expeditions, thought I could get $115,000 on the security dine, Matheson & Co. dealing with the basinas The Penany. Gazette of the 4th June states dropping gradually upon Ihases, another skirting great commemoration, which will go doubt he oncompanied by armed escorts, cause infinite dis-them asked if that yer all I could prosure. I Ofices. In December last he was called up into On estoring Mr. Keswick £600,000, which Mr. Hosir ascribes to a
nad it is little cause for wonder that the local at it. I know Mr. Wicking had soon Gregor Smith there.
that before that on the same subject. I suo asked bim whether the Hongkong Fire Ineur local drought and the complications with Just ze we are going to prese we hear that an the Sanpoo river towards the same capital, and the largest possible scale throughout Her Ma-turbance in the regions adjoining the frestlers aid yes, and they then said We will a Mr. Keswick's private office, and saw Mr. Me-
attack has been make by the Chinese upon ra third botanising along a range of mountains jeety's dominions, should not be held til June France. But, notwithstanding the improve-Harrison's Estate, Langkat. One Europene sub-in the same line. Afiorrards, the party will be next year, yet the 20th instant is undoubtedly Chinese authorities desire to see them stopped
the day on which the event should properly be The weather of late has been terribly destruc-seeded in getting the $115,000, and I went to Ass On had any ouey available for invant mest eflected by the Chefoo Convention the ordimute is said to have been killed and slao five re-united ut Kheton, kad thon ponstrate west remembered. The whole twelvemonth will be tire to the growing crops as well as to other the Directors and told them I had got it If mant, and witness said it had. This had refer
of the military, besides others being seriozaly ward it opportunity offers." still far from onded: transit regulations are
currently termed the Jubilee and will culminate agricultural produce. The parching northerly naked them for their rathority before that, and enes to a conversation Mr. Smith had had with In the course of a description of some of the according to the Queen's wish in the universal and easterly winds with a completely clear sky Mr. Wicking handed me an authority (produced. Mr. Keswick, witness believed, and after the I took that latter of authority to Mr. Dear, who forizer loft Mr. MoGregor Smith had been on- perfent, will be seen by the following!
The following freighty are recorded in the extract from the paper:"You are all Porvenir de Visayas-The British bark P. L. Courts at the Colonialand Indian Exhibition, the rejoiciors at the end of the fiftieth year. The have continued for over three weeks, and Aware of the conservative character of the Pattingill, 811 tone, Iloilo to New York, private London, Figero says Of the smaller colonies, Church of England Prayor-Hook has a spardal nights gouerally two to three degrees of frost sreta in charge of the Hongkong-Fire Insuranos deavouring to obtain an advanas upon the pre- that Hongkong as shown itself earvios for the day, and as it is, very happily, registered. The trade on the river bss again Co.'s business, and I also saw Mr. Keswick who perty of the Les Yuen Sugar Refining Co., azil Chinese and of the dificulties that have to terms the American ship Granite State, 1624 to be cre of the very plackiest and most go Sunday, cousion will, ao deabt be taken to been inactive. Our communication with the Far transacted the loan with me. It was the sth of he desired to know for this purpose as to whether tons, Etoilo to New York, private terms; the shed, and Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, the special make a special mark of that day, and the west has brett unned to tre a rivals namely, January, en a Monday, I think. The authority the Hongkong Fire Insurans Company had say lisbed groove. The groove in the present in- Boston, privafe terms.
great credit for the result of his labours, uzation, will probably bo sung in the ethedral, and steamer Cassandra, Haostoon, from ber usaal Keswick on the Saturday, although I want round Smith again on Monday the 4th January, and statice is the City of Chungking, where the The Mercury ways that the steamer Benresus First of all study the excellent model in and we are told that the occasion will be noticed route. There have been no departures. The wrion. Flad a letter from Mr. Keswick on the he produced the letter applying for the tour. native merchants of Shanghai and Hatkow passed out from Woesung at 5 o'clock pa on relief of the island that in in the court, and in ether places of worship. Singapore has always vessels on the berth are: Papa, Henne, for 6th Jannary accepting the terms offered for the Mr. Smith had some conversation after this let then go round and look at the way that been a loyal place, and although the grout gone. Hiengkong: steaner Cassandra, steamer Bellona, loon on the security of the Lee Faen Refinery ter; be said he would be very glad if witness have established agencies whither their for-the 10th in bolag for one lose this sasil cettlement has dervloped its trade.rel rejoicing is to take place at your, it cagnet sud de Rose, for Post Singapore, property (prednost I took that letter to would get the loan put through as quickly as
beard packages of The steamer
koon as possible. Witness saw Mr. Kos eign goods are consigned for sale and die Rueria, from Hau row, passed Chinking on the It is really most astounding the strong be right that the proper day, the end of forty; lengkong, and Japan, the latter vir Wheims the Directors of the Lee Yaen Sugar Repossible, as his principals were in urgent need of tribution, throughout the province of Sza Bight of the 9th instant, bound for Odesss, with tash of Chinese fisvour with which the whole nine years, the old mytte multiple of seven, and haven, to subsick reliering rows for German finery, and explained its contents to them, the money, and he promised to get it throngh
dish is served up adding vastly to its appetising the commencement of the fiftieth year of Hermen-of-war in Chinn, steamer Prins Gsery, Plets, and they said "All right. The ruatter of taste. That Hongkong has its daily paper all Majesty's reign should be passed without box for Panang, Singapore Hongkong. Shanghai January, when I told the Directors that my the omittee of the Hongkong Fire Lasar chuan. These goods having paid the tariff 6.110 packages of ten.
The Government have Yokohama and Hingo direct; steamer Havre, A'Sice broke out about a quarter past nine last the world kauws, but the proprietor of the Daily subjects" recognition. import duty at Shanghai are carried to Hau. kow and Ichang, whence, on payment of a sight at No. 19, Woo Hing-lana, caused by the Press is not contented with his journalisti decided to keep Monday, the 21st, as a public Laporte French) for same rate; steamer Wel cammission on this lene suust be in the same pro-ance Company Here two lettera were yut They said "All right" On the 8th Jaunars the other, dated the 3th January, stating that apestling ba kerasi lamp on the ground foor.
- portly red volume which even the plethoric is almost beyond the bounds of human possibility and the Amoor.
Azam and Charlie came to co me at the Victoria witness was unable to foward the letter agreeing transit duty equal to half the tariff import soring contegration would no doubt have for triumph. To my mind his Hongkong Dirotary holiday, instead of Coronation Day, the 28th. I lingdorf, Wiose, for Hongkong, Whatswortook portion as that offered upon the larger loan, in, one asking Mr. Smith to call at the vffice, and The agreement between the Balgi Govern Hotel at about 8 pm. They asked me if I could to the loan owing to the circular ho had sent t July, they are conveyed to the previse of the result bad it wot been for Inspeter Horton Kelly's London Post Office Directory itself tast even the youngest of us will ever see
and his won, Alexander Horton, together with a would not put out of countenance is one of the other Jubilee Day, and, even if some deem a Szachuen. The destination of the goods few of the neighbours, who with low buckets most significant and suggestive exbibits in the sentimental (to which we have no objection on nient and the North, frorman Lloyd relative to not possibly reduce the commissies. I said no, the Committee not having ecme in. That i must be expressly stated in the transit duty of water extinguished the flave without say show. Had this happy thought been generally kuch a subject, we wish to see Singapore do the regular calling at Antwerp of the latter's and I told them I hst had a deal of trouble over onlar was received on the 6th, witness. pa certificate under which they are carried, and general alarm being given. We understand this carried out, a collection of the directories of the what it can do, always in obedience to Her Ma stessere to Eastern Asia and Australis has been it; they were caly too sations to accept then a copy, and Mr. Keswick wrote offering the is the third fire which Inspector Borton has baon Expire would have supplied one of the most jesty's wishes, to ozprata ita loyalty and devotion concluded for one year, to be prolonged if notice money, and I did not see they should ask loan on the terms stated providing the tilin usus for Szecbues that destination is Chong instrumental in extinguishing at its commence sloquent arguments for federatica that could to a Bavereign who has the doop prapect and to the contrary bo not given. The Llayd will me to reduce my commission They then asked and everything very in order. The letter
I love of us sil,"
*ressive from Belgiams yearly subsidy of t.80,000, 'me if I would sccept a promissory sete for it far seat to Mr. Smith have been made." king, where, as I baro said, the mercantile ment,
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