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Bisio, Coshin-Chius, Borneo,

Straits Softlamante, Malay Sistes, &o (TWENTY-FOURth Annual IasUE), THE COMPLETE EDITION WITH TRGATICS,

PLANE. &., pp. 1.182...... THE SMALLER EDITION pp. 752

interest is paid in England is largely, repré- Bested by reproductive public works in Indis from which the people directly benefit. There

gan bo no doubt, howover, that in so far as

"THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNE-DAY, FULT 187, 1885.

The delivery of the English mal was began at 10.30 yesterday morning".

In Tonquin the official rate of exchange as been fixed, from the 21st July, at 4r. por dollar, A Swatow corespondent writes that on the 26th inat. It was flowing a strong gals there from the North-east.

the interest of that debt in luoressed by the appreciation of gold, and more wheat has to be shipped to meet it, so far there is a drain on the fond resources of the country which is not just. Where the compensation to In ... 85.dia for her immanso loan in excbange comes in we sra wholly at a loga to understand, The Fade Mecum for avery Resident in the notwithstanding the remarks of Sir J. FE&- Far East, from Fenang to Vladivostok.

| Gussox and Mr. MACLEAN. If she senda dogrées.

wheat to England for gula aka will receive

$99.

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At isst reports from India, the Thibet Mie for it, roughly speaking, the same amountsion is still halted at Darjeeling. It seems to be of silver or of commodities as phe would aortain when a start will be made. Arrange base done before the appreciation of gold water, however, being completed with a view

to an early move,

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It was indispensably necessary also that they should stop

the present tarrible. waste on the exchange. It was estimated in The Budget of this year that the loss on the exchange would be £1,800,000, and it might possibly ratek five millious and a-half. That natter of the exchange, or what was called the depreciation of silvor, involved the fin- i Mr. J. A. Martina, Tately Consul General for nees of India in hopeless confusion and Brazil at Shanghai, arrived here resterday by drove the Government to desperate straitapanied by Mrs. Martins and infant, and is on hia The value of the rupes had fallen from 20. way to take up the post of Consul-General in Italy to which he was promoted on the disson-

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Hengkong, 1st May, 1888.

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Correspondents are requested to forward their name and address with communications afdraad to the Editor, not for publication, but as evidence of good

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side at the paper only.

entranded.

The following appears in the London Gazelle :

the mall stoater Surat. Mr. Martina în socomi

to Is. 540.; and in a few years more itinaknes of the Brazilian Consulate at Shang-Evidently those who send M. Constans to rsary and March, 1884. and so recently as Jay took no further steps about getting other em

aight fall to la. if the present policy was hai. continued. The fall of the exchange also

the

In

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The Paris Journal Oriel annonces the nomi-

Mr Holmes-It is out of consideration for the

IN BANKRUPTOR,

POLICE COURT.

27th July.

BEFORE MA. E. MAUREAN.

DRUNKENNESS, ETC. William Graechonse, comic, and Charles

drank in the strasta. •

each fined 50 cents for having been

James Camoren, unplayed sesman, was tiarty pubisted for disorderly conduct and lighting.

Edward Sullivan and James Johnston, wors

SUPPOSED DANGEROUS GGODA.

was found to be camphor oil which the defond- ent put up in all kerosine cares.

The case was dismissed.

BREACH OF HARIGUE REGULATIONE, Twanty sampan peoplɔ were fined $1 each or in default two months hard labour for hoarding

UNWHOLESOME-PORK,

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

The mufenues canned by eimpaan making fast) The voyages of the steamers of the na Garthink you have know very decoïtfal towardy 100,, pisiatiff to go to Me. Dia, oror-t'he boat of, and to ships outering the harbour, and shoals of Chi-man subsidised lines are to begin June 10, and you were the rim who proposed at the ruseting without the knowledge of, the Manager, team nase from than overranning the ships dospite hare to with band in Chinese watara Lue son to have me discharged." He said, "Where did whom he had got leave of absannetensibly for all the efforts of their crews to stop them, some petition of the Efamba Kingsin LineIt is you got your informations? Witness refused to the purpose of secking seio or employment. to be vigorously combated with now. For some reported that the Itaporial Government has extoll him. In the afternoon plaintiff again wie tiron game book and used this foul langage tire past sampai people have been punishad pressed the wish that all shipownes in Schles- the defendant, who told him he had best to Mr. to the defendant. He was not engaged on n for making fast to moving ships, and lately wig and Hoktein who run their steamers on the Fide. Plaintiff said he had and that he had akad monthly agreement, so that he was not liable to they have been brought up for boarding the Chinese cost should be united lato a corpora Mr. Ede if he was to be discharged. Mr. Ede forfeit his thirteen days' pag an ke otherwise stepmoxs without the pormision of the caption, and form a branch of the subsidised fuss, said yes, they had had a meeting, and it was not would have been. That, however, wayall be was From the Avenir du Tonkin we learn that tains. They were two or three cases on probably also receiving a subsidy, The Govern- his wishes he should be discharged; it was pro-entitled to, and he ought to have taken it. there wore no bidders for the opium farm in that Monday, and yesterday no less than 20 boatmen ment declares that it is not intended to injure posed by Mr. Gordon. Mr. Edo said. "He has out of Court. He was very foolish not to have country, for which tendera were recantly invited. Wera hrought up by A. P. S. Eusmon on big by such a measure the Kingstu Line; hat the not disebarged you rot than?" Hossit "no." and aserpted the $10 when it was offered to him.

charge. The people boarded the steamer affent will fall largely upon theas commercial Mr. Et said, "Well, he osunot dischargo yon Mr. Holmes-Is there any order, as by coata, Our Shanghal friends lave basu baring a me as the caus in from Saigou outaide Green Bras in the Far East and at home who are on without some notice." Witnas told Mr. Gormy LordP warm time of it lately. On the 20th inst. The Island. A sheal of boats fixed as to her there, abled to ship their merchandise at low rates. don all this, conversation, and defondant was Hia Lordship-Do yan ask for costs? You absde. This bests our record so far by some tenarew stating that they ware aanble to proat it-boon on a visit to Berlis, has been received by the to the office, and I will pay yan." He wrote thermomoter registered, we are told, 98.2 in the sad crowds of Chinese enme on beard, one of the

Prince Fashinai no Myo, of Japan, who has very much sunoyed. He said, "You had no bei offered him $150, and it was his own fault he did

neas to go to Mr. Ed; you had better come not take i The offanders were given the option of paylag

Mr. Holmes-Mr. Gordon doos not press for Ane of 310 such or going to guel for Emperor of thermosty, and has shos proceded something on a piece of paper and gats it costs, my Lord. mathe. If this perioivas practice cau be Lans to Copanbagen, where he was received by the to the olerk. Witnesi anked him how much the checked it will be a great relief to ship captains Crosa Prince in the bones of the King Hamount was, and defendant said it was $150. but if he does not ask for them I will not make Hix Lordship-He is really entitled to them, and there will be mash lass of that pillaging H., who has been erreueously aRaded to in the Witress said, "Yon had better let it remain till say order. of passengers which is now so common. European jourouls as the "Prince Imperial of to-morrow, and I will cane again; I want to have

Japan, the rown Prince, &c. is travelling in legal advics first." Defendant said, "I don't plaintiff. The following interesting note re the."Con cognite. The exact ebjoot of to visit is unwant to so your face in the oflee any more.". The Daily News says that the Chinese steamerference" lawsuits is from the London corres own, but he has como to Europs to son what He then called to the starks to witness that the after a sbance of ferty days, having bean readers will be interested to hear that the law. &c., are like. We believe he is shortly gaming complaint shout the way he did his work as far Yksin returned to Shanghai on the 21st fast. pondence of the Jagran MailMany of your European countries, pooptos, their institutions. cheque hud beau refused. Thors had been no to Nisalsjefsk, Dons, and Herodste. Oat of suits arising ent of the Chian Steamship Con-over to England, bat dhe sot date of his visit as he know. He had been 39 years in the East,

IN RE PANG SAI LEUNG, this time she was twenty-three days in port forenes are dragging their slow length along here cannot yet be státovi.

and had sertificates from various people. There are three diforent sets of plaintiffs, the

Mr. Roimaa applied that the above individual, In the House of Commous on the 24th instant Mr. Holmes said he did notraise any question who appeared in the custody of a gani turnkey, There seems to be a good deal of disonsed park Anglo-Australasian Company, Gellatlay, Han

should be adjudicated's bankrupt. The applicant offered for mie in the colony. Orty this week key, and Sewall, and the Mogal Company, each Mr. Baden-Powell, for M. 8. Herbert, asked as to the plaintiff's ability.

Cross-examinWhen plaintiff was first had been unfortunate with regard to a contract Mr. Quines, Inand brought this tensors of vowels by the action of the conference. The faire whether a convention was low sitting for engaged in only know the defendcot in the he and his partner had entered into. The part

Inspector of Markets. has come laiming damages for injury done to their the Under-Secretary of State for Foreiga Af- the bad eat up before the Police Court, whore list of defendants is a pretty long one. Hore

the parpots of revising the treaties of 1868 and matter, and his engagement was to put up the ner had obtained payment for the whale su due, they have been severely panished.

it is-MoGregor, Gow & Co, T. Skinner 1966 bewoon this country and Japan; whether machinery, &d, which the defendant told him and had ran away, leaving his fellow partner to &Co, D. J. Jenkins & Co., the P. & O. Co be was aware that Mr. Joha Hartley and other would take perhaps two months or rathar mora.mect all the robles He would ask that th the Ocean Steamship Co., Wm. Thomson & merchants, Being British subjects, had claims That agresjuent, he thought, terminated when can should be adjudicated a bunk-apt, and should The Northamptonshire Regimant. Lieut. Co., Thomas Sutherland, F. B. Barnea, Alfred against the Japanese Garornment (in couse he put up the machinery, but he entered apon be released from gaul, where he was now impri- Co. Heary Brecke Wilson, from the Highland Holt, and J. 8. Swire. The plaintiffs allege in genes of the violation of those treaties on the another agreement when the plant was put uponed under a writ of execution. Light Infantry, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice A. Smidation, bribery, and conspiracy, and claim part of that Government) which had not yet may consider yourself permenout" He consider in which the usu was rendered a bankrapt and ths defendant camo to him and said, “You His Lordship said this appsarail to be a case C Egreb, who shanges. Colonel Lynch was very large sums for damages. I believe the case been settled: and whether the signing of ted that was a permanent monthly sagagement through matters over which he had no control, attached to the 1st Battalion of the Northampt present has reached a stage in which a com- now treaty would prejudice those claims, and tonshire Regiment.

mission is to be sort out to the East to take evi- if so, whether Hor Majesty's Govertail and that it could only be terminated by a month's and he made the order applied for. douce respecting the facts in Shanghai and Han would refuso to sign the tresty until the with Mr. Gerdon, and he had an onnection zalise on either side. Witness only agreed kow. When it is going to be disentangled from Japanese Government had eattled such claims with anyone else in respot to his situation there. those preliminaries, and placed in such a position Bryce:& conference is now sitting at The rossin his wear in far, da otro one can say, but probably it cannot be seated treating between Jupon and Foreign Powers thought that gentleman was the head of the that it can be heard before a judge and jary, no Tok for the purpose of revising the existing within the present fest.

The case of Mr. Hartley is well known to Hering Juno intimated that his services would not affair. The letter hu got from the defendant dur Bajesty's Government, and questione in re- The Paris correspondent of The Times writes: Terence to it were asked in Parliament is Fab-be required wash longer at the saw raill, but he Feking suppose that the Chiness are still bar. last may predecessor stated that successive Se.ployment or anything else then. The Shanghai Hu-pas etatos that on the 14th durians, for whom the West is a region entirly oretaries of State had arrival at the coalusion the defendant about the rumours he had heard Lochlin, fireman of the steamer Tehera, wOTH

By the Court--At the time plaintiff went to I put a barrier in the way of railway extension inst., tha Viceroy Li Wang.chsag went a tributa tuknown. I believe this they are wrong; that that Mr. Hartley's case was not such as to justify

and made it almost impossible to or the Chinese he had some prospect of getting a situation at sea, but he did not tell the capital. There was, he feared, nothing for five piss of old fox skins, five pieces of hai- quite as well as people here do, and that if it other claims by British merchants. The nort

accept him, it will do so with that silent disdain treaty, if concluded, will not prejudice the claims India except something approaching to bank and 20 bozes of Chinese costly eatables. The of the men of the extreme East, among whom of British merchants.

loong (sno dragon) skins, 20 pieces of seal skins,

Mr. Holmes said the plaintiff had endeavoured ruptcy, unless our Government joined with Palace eunucha recolved them all for the Ent creatures. I have no desire, for the first time Earopeane are locked down upon as inferior

to make bimeelf out a very much injured indi- the other Governmente of Europe in men.peror.

-The Marquis Taöng, attended by his secretary vidual bat ho should be able to tell his Lordship sures for restoring the old bi-metallic gys.

is my life, to be personal, but the stupefac and suite, arrived in Leeds on the 22nd inst., and a very different story. The plaintiff as only eau, admitted having been engaged in a fistio The Courier heat at the match factory fion and incredulity with which the appoint will remain antil this day, for the purpose of gaged for a dead period of two months, and there combat in the street, and they wont to gol for tem. Our Government was very much to which was started at Seoul nome tiras ago has

ment has been reserved by the Republican news visiting the manufactoring establishments and being still some werk left for him to do at the

three days in dofanit of paying fines of St each. end of that time he was kúpt ou, but under no papacy of nearly all shades are a proof how it has railway engine works. The Marquis was met on

Georgs Sapsford, ficomior of the steamer Past blame for bestowing so little attention on the failed, and operations have coased. Koros deas sarprised all France. M. Coutons was in the iis serival by as inftaestial raception committee, monthly agreement. He quite understood the Jer, was no $1 for musauiting P.C. Mer in

not seem to be a good country for manufactures, representations of the responsible Govora but perhaps at some future dais, when it is more first Froyoiast Cabinet, and res Gambetta's tool by whom he has been conducted on his tour of unters of the agreement between himself and the execution of his duty, when the latter inter mant of India, whose skoroughly able officers developed, industries Tay Tanize a new impetas. ousting M. de Freycinet on the Mousatio inapostion. On the 23rd inst. the Marquis and Jr. Gardon, for be asked the lattor, if possible, to Fered to stop him fighting.. Shipment of thess Filters in three useful and most carefully studied that anbject. hose who invented capital in the match factory Fregatust said six yours ago of the White de via anite ware entertained at a banquet by the let him haen soms notion before discharging him,

bare, we understand, it all.

years ago collages who Mayor, Alderman Giant, and Corporation. At and not to got rid of him at a day's notice. Yi Fook, rodown keeper, was charged by Mr. the interests of India and of England alike,

had betrayed him, and whom he now sanite to a special meeting of the Leota Fora Corneil on Mr. Gorden would deny ever telling the Robertson, Inspector of Dangerous Cools, with We have received the opening number of the Faking, is best left in the background; but this, the 24th, an address was presented to the Mar- plaintiff be might consider himself permanent reping dangerous goods, viz, kerosine in bis it was most urgently required that the now Chinese paper published at Cantez voilled the is another instance of the abandonment of the quis. It reformed to the Nommercial interly engaged. Ha hud always given hire clearly godowns. silver question should be dealt with, and Kwang-pao Kangtung Times. The first aus Government to personal considerations. 31. de couras between this country and China, and to understand quite the contrary, and Mr. Mr. Wabber,from Me. Evenv's affior, defended. that this counter should not stand alone in the Shenspo in get up. It has been started tranean working he dreads, and whors former lationship betwee

appeared the 24th inst, and is almost exactly Freycinet sends to Peking the man whose sub-trusted that the interchange of business defendant's statements word brens out by the mark ass, the warehouse being entered with Holmes thought his Lordship would see that the This case arose ont of one of the mateb teade refusing to join the other actions of Europe by General Wong Furg-go, Mr. Krong i-dows he recolecis. Tot nobody knows better promoted by the visits which bis Excellency is clearest evidenco, and all the probabilities were regard to walls there, and it karsina oil nases

two nations might be in re-establishing the old bi-metallic system," chiu, and some other offeints, nader the sanction than himself, from his own experience and frees now making to the populous contess of England in their favour. Defendant had paid $65 into being seen stored there. Taformation was given, We propose to make two other quotations of His Excelloney the Viceroy,

bis observations of others, how diflcult it is to The Marquis, in reply, said he should carry away court, for the 18 days in July which the defend- and the cases, being found to be full, ware seized. from the debate, and

learn diplomasyat once a aciones, a tradition, from Leeds very pleasant recollections of his ant had worked, and he was not entitled to any Upon examination, borover, the oil in the sins ogr readera The second Chinese rendition rase against and an instinct. The Paul Burt experiment in risit, and he cinaerely hoped that the trade at more. Even had the plaintiff besnengaged noder will then be ia possession of practically Cheng Toh or Wong Akia, the fileged piratical Tonquin does not recommend a second essay at present carried on between Leeds and Chin a monthly agreement the defendant would have 22 all that was said on the silver ques-Mackean at the Palice Court yesterday, but was

Boutenant of Chang Cbi was again before Mr. Peking

would within a short time be very largely in bova perfectly instified in instantly dismissing tion. Mr. EVERETT maintained that the merely further remanded for a week. It seems

creased. He observed with ranch pleasure their him on the ground of disobedience of orders agil Sowing all the diffealties that Franse has with allusion to the kindly foaling which schsisted for ueing languags of a most inmiting astuce Bosses which

in this country had

agricultural interest that this case is not going to be dealt with antihor prosone colonies it appears strange (says the batresu this country and the Empire which he to him. The plaintif had her out of employ

sustained

that against Chung Chi has been disposed of, no St. James's Gazette) that she should hakor after till lately represented, and reciprocated the good for some time, and war in somewhat poor circum-the steamer Decin without the pentsion of due to the depreciation in silvar, Prosperity trial a long time.

were that the prisoner is likely to lie in gal awaiting mora. Tonquin has been to her little but a wishes expressed. The Marquis will proceed stannes, and the defendant employed him and re- the captain on hog entering the harbour on the

source of expanse and trouble. The expedition this day to Manchester, where he will, on the tained him as long as possible out of a desire to 30th inst could not be restored until the free minting

wry force has had all kinds of commanders: poor 29th inst., be presented with an address by the help him, and it was with that feeling and a de of silver which was formerly enjoyed in 1,000 years ago, hat was prohibited by the Pre-ral Briéro de Lisle by the marinas: Generals city..

The custom of wife-patrning existed in Kiangsi Admiral Courbet, fazuisled by the navy; Gene members of the Chambors of Commerce of that are to be rid of him and all further trouble with. Fang Long Shan, lessee of licensed pork European countries was again permitted. fect Han Ya The Shien pue says the custom Millot, de Conroy, Warnet, &c, by the army;.

him that he offered tan man a full mouth's pay install No. 15, Western Market, was charged by dismissing him, though he was pot entitled to it. Iuspeeter Quincer with exposing for anta a Mr. L-COHEN said :-"As to the silver qaes, and was pawned for 330 during the winter. re- superseded. Not only was there jealousy among nation of M. Cóirtaus as Envoy Extraordinary of || Mill, Reremembered engaging the defendant

still exists, and that a month or two age a wo- but none of them snucested, and all were in turn: All letters for publication should be written on onion, a large amount of evidencs had been deemned, and then said to a second man for 8100, sailors, marines, and soldiers, but we are asanred the French Roublic to Peking. We are in a for the Baw Mill; he sent for him, and made an which he is to psy by instalments of $50 pez Mr. Gordan said he was manager of the Saw quantity of inwholesome pork or they 24th inst. Hs draithed the offenes, and was finol 200, Advertisments and Subscriptions which are not taker by the Royal Commission, which would one-balf payable after the 100th day. The cocoad that Gongrals de Couroy and Warpet ware with position to state that this appointment is rogard-engagement for six weeks or two months at most month. andered for a leć period will be continued until be laid on the table of the House in a fow for the woman hanged hersalf during the wall other day. After the failures above referred to but it is hardly likely that the Chinese Garz- he did not care to come on those terms Insoniy got one night's company for his $50, difficulty presented from fighting a duel the ad with considerable dentisfaction in Chica Defendant pared him $190 a month, but he said Orders for stira, copies of the Daily Pres shonladaye, and it all readed to show that the pur-hours of the morning.

it was determined to try a sivil Governor, and ment will adopt the extreme means of refacing for such a short period, and witness are stealing two bags and cents and cash to the Choong Asui. stone cutter, was charged with. be wat before 11 .. on the day of pastination. chasing power of silver to India rem sinad

the savant Paul Bert was sent out. But if wa to receive the new Minister. The position of bim 3150 a month. On the 20th insient the tendar-for-the Ten- After that hour he sapply Hirafted.

After the two monthe value of 89.60 from the person of a lad named unfected. The danger nevertheless was griu river mail service were opened at Hansi sta to believa letters widressed to the Tampa and Obine in regard to recent appciatuents by the vera finished the defendant continued working Tong Away

the Débita, matters bave gone from bad to worsą.

French Government, such as those of M. Paul thara, and witzes kept him on for a time till very great that the Indian people might in and Co. for $50,000 fr. nusual subration aud opposed to him, and is the victim of volate Chinese maling powers fool themselves able to i was no fish arrangement mala except that on the road between To Evs War and Ms Tan

There were two tenders, that of Messrs. U. Pila

The complainant was carrying the bags, cus The new Governor has all the fighting elementa Bert, 1. Tricou, and M. Constans, is this. The us might and something else to do. Thorson ansia and of a smali pole across his shouldere panis desire to thraw the silver currency that of 31. d'Ahlulic for 601,000 Fr. Thoesults on the part of his subordinates." The deal with any ian, bowever distasteful he may the defendant came to him and asked him to Chuus Kovou, on the 28th when the prisoner upon the county, which would lead to a very figures being abors that üred by the Adminis other day what he wished to show the Ambas be personally or politically. Like Western allow him some notine before discharging him. suntched off the front bag, and another man from serious auto of things, and that India would tration, the contract was not lot, but the ducir sador sent by the Klag of Anne & refrest by Governments, they regard it as a weakuses and not to send him away at a day's notion, so behind seized the other. The boy seized the pri then absorb a still greater quantity of gold, both the abers named ozudidates having been to sonda militars band. Whos 3. Paul Bert previous condnet. We do not therefore, thick peas sail he would do what he can'd. Witness but was caught by a man named Ho Avan, whe believes the service will be arranged shortly, torohlight with music. General Jamont refused to object to an individual on account of his that he might look out for something else. Witxoner by the coat, and he stippel the garment, to the great derriment of Western commerce, invited to make new offere.

wished to go up the tirer to ze on board the that they will raise ang sotnal objection norer told the plaintiff te might consider him-name to the boy's assistance. It was the duty of prudent statesmen to deal The debate on the Indian Budgat, which with the matter befors such a crisis aroas."the mato of the American schooner Reporter fell gunboat which accompanied her steamed on,

The Daily News says:—On the Sed instant] Matos, the Eator was rau sa a sandbank; and a to the appointment of M. Constars, ut in self permanently engaged. The drution with hedefendant was sentenced to taras month' the present condition of the relations be the directors was only that he should be kept on hard labour and six hours in the stocks, and Elo tzak place in the House of Commons on the E the question is not settled before the next pears he was doing something in the bows of the that at Haiphong the attitude of the officers to is required to soothe irritated faslings, it is im. He nonld not have told the defendant he was caduct.

everboard at Nicolejsiak and was drowned. Itap. leaving the Governor steaudad. We are told tween France and China, where the almost tack till the machinery was put in working ordor. Anaw was awarded a dollar for his meriterions As: June, aurally involvol reference to Indian Budget comass before the House no ship and smoking a pipe at the time. The pipe warda M. Paul Bert was so hostile and unseemly possible to erone too strongly in the folly of permanently engaged, became he had no power the rest silver question. It is satisfactory doubtextillgreator promineuse will be given to slipped out of his mouth, sud while trying to on hoard the Brandon that he had to change to making the Front Legation at Paling a refuge to do so, sud he only told him he might stay on to note the general feeling aringed that ore

for destitate politicians. This objection would until the molainery was got into working order. weeks hard labour and three hours in the stocks Wong Atok, saman, was santanded to six long this question will have to ba boldly solved, English agriculturists and manu-was not fast. His body was not recovered, and

it in sich sucasading debate notil it is finally to it, he overbalanced himself and foll. In another vessel.

bie fall ho clutched at a rope which, however,

apply to M. Constans if even he were the mildest Witam gave him a friendly notios in Juue by to stealing 84 worth of clothing from the brass faced and settled. Mr. S. Howard, in in-facturers are feeling the pineb soraly, as well the vessel loft on the 4th inst. for San Francisco. Chian Express of the 25th ultimo :-

The following items are from the London and of men personally and pulitioails, but it applles letter. On the 12th July the defaudant asked for of a woman named Tams on the 18th inst.

with tenfold force when we onsider that he is day's leave and witness told him he could only tmánning the Budget, said:"I am quite as the finances of India. The losses which

sont to China simply that he may be out of havo helf a day's leave. He promised to come back, riations tohis name, was ecatoneal to two months" Wong Ahiog, Bohmonger, with two prier een- alive to the fact that the fall in the price of Mr. EVERETT says the agricultural interest On the breaking out of the Crimean War, the kong, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal aan of violent and unbridled demeanour and afternoon he did not see him there: witness lead of a jarkot

Mr. William Henry Brereton, late of Hong-de Freycinet's way, and that he is morenvars but thongs witness attended at the mill that hard labour and three hours' stocks for larceny The N, C. Daily News has the following silver and of commodities also in this coun-in England has sustained by the depreciation Russians sent som annon balls, empty shells,

singularly wanting in that enal qualification of he had hean book for five minutes. When the try which has accompanied it is not without of silver, or, to te more exact, the apprecia- Bay, in the Sea of Tortary, for the use of their Singapore, ka, put into Aden en the 21st inst. Western interests in China.

French diplomatists the autoitur en modo. His plaintiff asked for leave he said he wanted to go weeks' aard labour and three hoars' stocks for tho Wong Aysa, boutman, was soutenced to six and anchers to Observatory Inlaud, Castries compensation in wors than one direction to tion of gold, have been brought about in mea-cf-war.

The steamer Prinz Geary, from Hamburg for appointment is a deplorable mistake in regard to and see Mr. Cock or Mr. Gilling to me if he could theft of a cat belonging to one of Me. Lemon's These articles are still there, and with one blade of propellor lost. India as a whole. But the seriousness of this way: The farmer has to pay hixing apparently to the dry rate of the atmas-

obtain employment with the Dock Compasy,bcarders, a seaman named Charles Hamilton, When witness saw him the next morning he ask- yesterday morning. this question of the exchange to the Govern rent in gold, but as gold has been each year were when first psand there, with scarcely a London for th: Pascadores with a cargo of

phere, are almost in as good condition as they

The barque Chandernagar, of Hongkong, from ment can be realized without difficulty when becoming dearor, ia pesfits have been particle of rust on them. A couple of the shells carent, put into Portland on the 18th inst. mak wo remember that every fall of 18, in the swallowed up by

what really amounts have found their way to Shanghai.

ing water. value of the rupee representa to India an to an increased rental; for although renta! The French national fêta day was celebrated fecreased expenditure of over £1,000,000, have been quininally falling for some years with auch Gelat at Hanoi this year. There factory, the tax again beer taken to Keyhan, to The Egeria's steam trials having been satis. and that it is altogether beyond the power past the fall has not kept pace with the minations in the evening, and a banget to the She will prosesd to the China station to relieve were racee, a régatta, a dragon procession, ilin completa ber thereaghly for early commission. of the Government of Indía single-handed to ries in gold. If gold were mentored to its old principal Annonites of the province, giveu arrest the causes of this fall. The subject place the farmer wouldagain be able to culti. the Canton Club-house, at which M. Bert pre-

the Flying Fish as surveying ship there.

JOSEPH H. HOLMES'V. A. G. GORDON,

THE HONGKONG COMMISSION. is too dimenit to be handled by an amateur,vate the soil at a profit. And it is bera that The festivities attracted some 30,00 country Tig, will, it is aid, shortly visit European har sided, the Annamite Viceroy being also present. 4 Chinese aquadron, commanded by Admiral and I shall only say in rospect to it that we find the grain of wheat in the enormous people to the town. At Hué also, and at Quang. Lours. The squadron is to sendat of the iron. the defence.

Mr. Mossop for the plaintif, Mr. Holmes for

The following from the Shanghai Courier hope a Royal Commission may be appointed amount of chaff that has been talked about tri, where the King is at present, the occasion cleds Wei Fuen und Chen Yuen, and a despatch this was an action for the rages due and dam-witnosa sout to plaintiff in Juas told him that as not been able to give any account of the pro- Mr. Moseup, in opening the case, stated that Cross-examined by Mr. Mossop-The latter att bo takva for what it is worth. We bare soon, which will be able to paint out a the appreciation of gold benefiting Indian, was celebrated with considerable caremuny. reel. It is reported that it will come to Kiel, remedy." Not long ago a suggestion by a wheat growers. Because the rent charge in

the German naval port in ito Baltic.

ages for wrongtal dismissal The defendant was soon as the Saw Mill was in fall work, and with coedings of the Commission or an outlins oron of Says tha . C. Daily News-A private letter

the manager of the Hongkong Steam Saw Mill, snojant business a duly qualified sawyer would the conclusions arrived at by it for the very member of the Government that a Royal Eagland, owing to this appreciation, has states that the unfortunates condemned to sun-laney Elsa Ching-ohang, necompanied by his Bo last at wages of $150 per month, as engineer. not imply that the plaintiff was to he engaged Whilst azable to prononces on the value of the from Port Hamilton, datad the 19th instant, The Chinese Minister at Berlin, his Exon and the plaintif was engaged by him in March be brought out from home. This, however, did sufficient reason that the sittings are private. Commission so the carrancy question was been increased, to the extent that theter at that melancholy spot are droning through cratary and Interpreter, Dr. Kreyer, has visited He was discharged on the 13th instant without until the sawyer cante out from home, and Deca4KATY Or desirable would have been re- Inereage rendere cultivation unprofitable, attempts bad been made to vary the monotony Company at Stattiz, to inspect the two now Chi- refused a tender of $150 made to him then. Haly, that he could only consider himself eo- out the incorrectness of the latter statement, as ceived with unmitigated surprise, but an far the Indian grower

thair days exactly as they did a year ago. Some the establishment of the Vulsan Shipbuilding notise and without any reason, and the plaintiff witness told him both before sad after, verbal- Courier's information in the whele, we may point is placed at bas oublie opinion been already educated on vantage over the English grower; but entertainments. The Swift, which aut last

An ad- of existens with a ragatts and some theatrical nose ironclads new in construction there. now alalmed his wages for the whole of July, of gaged from day to day. There were plenty of His Excellency Shan has been promoted to be the subject that such a suggestion is now re- with the advent of murs prosperous times week from Shanghe, took up a supply of some German Minister of Marine, Horr von Capelei, for his wrongful dismissal The plaintif was a an answer to a question from the plaintiff about not return to his formor post of Tastai af which he had worked Lirteen days, and a further cases in this colony of engineers being engaged Provinsial Judge of Kisager and therefore can. The Emperor of China has awarded to the month's wages in lies of notice, besides damages from day to day. The letter was to anmeertout ceived as a matter of course. The view that in England the consumption of brest godsend to the whole fleet, and we mention it as well as to six high pficials of the German Ad-fancy, sobriety, &c. and it was damaging to him

what ancient light literature, which had beer and to the lato Minister, Herr von Slosa, a man who had many, testimonials to prove his off what the nature of his employment was, but it Shanghai. the depreciation of silver a compared stuffs as well as of other commodities would a hint to those who have books that they hare

was only a friendly warning. A definite answer The movements out proceedings of Sir Robert with zold is beneficial to India did not, inersass, which would increase the demand, read and do not are to keep, that they will be miralty, the Chinese Order of the Double Dragon, that he should be discharged in such a manner had been given verbally. however, link

Hart sro watched with great interest by foreign- as some recognition of their great vigilance and Mr. Mossop proceeded to give the Isots of the doing a real kiadness by souding thera on board tha deand the Indian wheat grower would not the next yousel that leaves for Fort Hamilton, to attention in wathing the building of the three case to the effect shown by the evidenos below.

Witnose was aware at the timə hə engaged | orn. Ha bas proved himself a parsonage of far the plaintiff that he bad bean out of suployment mora importance than his position of Inspector Joseph Henry Holmes, the plaintiff, said he about a year, and he had been asked to do som all other countrier bad been anffering fact of the Eaglish farmer being restored to

General of the Customs service oatítles him ta. Library."*

was an engineer.. On the 15th March last he thing for him if he could. That was the reason Through his instrumentality, wisdom, and dis- from depression India WAS prosperone state of prosperity. With regard to It's imports and exports were both ineress manufacturers and berghants, their loss Peter Maclean, of Shanghai, thus refers to the the 22nd inst. Comdr. Bobert B. Maconoohis, $150 a month, and witness was at work getting

Commander Wasecobie commissioned the entered inte s verbal contract with Mr. Gordon ho had engaged the defendant upon this work. oration, pases was concluded between France Writing under date of the 2nd inst, dlacrity at Portemonth for the Calus station on mill at Bowrington. The agreement was for the man.

that he should put up some machinery for a saw. He had beon anxious do what he could for and China, and his visit to Hongkong, while tho ing. Sie ADORLAND COLVIN look to gloomy comes chiar from the uncertainty in ex-daring on the pleasurable to stroniels at lost the Navy as a det in 1862. He received 250 at the beginning of Juue some of the part only have been as to the instructions Mr. Garbe prepared to submit a scherz, to that outd Opian Commission was sitting, was regarded as Pisse Gooda market there: Something bor-whe has been appointed to the Alterity, antered

Mr. N. J. Ede, one of the shareholders in the a significant fact, the feeling predominating that a view of the effut upon India of the deprechange, which renders it almost impossible Sterling is the turn in favor of remitters, and as third prize for General Proficiency at the Ro

up the machinery until the latter and of May. Compouy, was called, but es his evidence would be, through the Chinese representative, would

balancing adrantuze. Ose of the advantages throws at their financial arrangements into reason of their more pronounced firmness, beget ninety-four effiowe sad men, and will not as the edith the pork, and he was paid for Jane month's pay entirely did away with the defend-by Marquis Tseng and Lord Salisbury Fot ciations of silver, which had some scunter to calculate on any safe margin of profit and importers, san score a point or two as regaria al Naval Culoge la 1894. The diacrity, which nor came in and expressed satisfaction with his don received from the dirostor's bis Lordship did tion of the Roronae of Chins that would

prices in their sales this week: this latter by in a steel dispatch, vossal, will have a crew of work, and the defendant told him that he might not think it would avait to take it. arising to India from the fall in confusion. Roughly speaking it may be tan of the present ruinone Exchange on Eng Admiral's yacht on the China station.

consider bimself permanently engaged. He con. Mr. Marssp-contended that tho tondering and that the new Opium Convostión negotiated change was that the importe of Indian aid that British manufactures and China land, the impossibility of replaning at anything

on the 10th July by cheque. During Jane there aut's contention that there had been a mere from speedily come into force. Notwithstanding that wheat into this country during the last five produce exchango at pretty much the same the consequent probability of a dihinished sap Fort of Harrowby asked the Postmaster Genotal he heard something from his coolie to the effect When a contract expired, and a man was kept oiga and Chinese official siroles, wo expressed approaching currenties here as the moment, sud In the House of Lords on the 2nd instant the was very little work coming into the will, and day to day's agreement between the parties. this was the prevailing impression, alike in, for months were very largely in excess of the rate that they did years ago, but when the ply, and helped by a continuause of the demand whether any decision had been arrived at by Her that he was to be discharged and a Chiasman and paid a month's pay, it amounted to a monthly the baliat that China intended to play quite a imports of any previous year. In fact ther outturn of a transaction bas to be couverted Japan, with, latterly, more frequent on Majesty's Government as to the prepost from employed. He then went to Mr. Gerdau and agreement, and the man war entitled to a month's differ as gams, and we pointed out good and new anunted to one-half of the total iminto sterling it will be found that if it has the frees of holders generally have asermod on to China, Japan, sud India by the route of the sent away. Mr. Gordon said he did not kaow,

quiries from our dependencies proper. Enjin Cauds for a British mail servide from Liverpool saked him if there was any likelihood of his being notice of discharge.

ample reasons why she should got desire to put perts from America. All this, too, tended bean necessary to hold the goads on the side air of Lightsomeness to which they have been Cadian Facile Railway. Lord Wolverton said he had not heard of it. Subsequently witapas of any express understanding to the contrary.

His Lordship said that was so in the absense into force the now Convention. It affects Ber

most seriously on one of her most sore points, to the advantage of the Eaglish Government, for any loogth of time the loss in exchange strangers for ages past.”

that the question, which was one of great im- received the lotter prodasod, but had no other Mr. Mossop said the plaintiff had an oppor- her inland taxation, and the time haq not yet ar Informers are just now getting a very hard partage, and beer under the consideratica of an communication from him during that month tanity of getting a berth on board a steamer, rived for old customs and urges in respect thare- inter departmental committee, which had not as He continued on with his work through Jana, and was it likely he would have allowed that op- to to be revolutionised, and especially so when mont on foot to make this honourable mlling the question of the noble sart. unpleasant and dangerous that people will be.

10th July the defendant told him there would day engagement ?

revenus over thirty million taale. China han sitate in future before they seeks to profit by it.

be a meeting of the Directors of the Company His Lordship said it was gluar the defenduab the new Convention at hor fost. She has the Lately we have had several cases of ferocious at Empire Lodge of Freemasons was held at these a letter from the defendant, and at nine o'clock agreement to got the machinery, &c., of the Saw chooses. or she can make it a dead letter, but to On the 23rd inst, a special meeting of the that night. On the Monday following he ressis-had only engaged the plaintiff upon a temporary option to put it into foros tomorrow if she tacks on gentlemen of this cloth, and yesterday Criterion, Piccadily, to welcome the many solo-bo want to the defendant and told him he had Mill into working order, and that the job was adopt this alternative, it is well for her reputa out on the shoulder. The man, whose name is Wasrepresented, the Indian members of the order pooted it that day. He then said Did you months. He did not see that because he had been for su explanation. Wr pointed out months Contral Police Staten suffering from a terrible Almost every roes under the sway of the Queen said he bad ordered it the day before and or plaintiff had been out of employment for twelve ble excuse should the British Government na Bother poor wreteb. was brought up to the nial bestbren who are at present in London. neither cual nor oil to start the machinery. He given with a fire to be friendly because the tion that she should be prepared with a plaasi

Fang Apun, was walking in Byuare-street, when wearing the picturesque garb of their native land. got say shit "witness said he did and defend continued in the work a month longer, and had ago that no settlement of the hifioulty would Surrn, "In the opinion of the Hindoos the Works Co. will, scoording to the Shash-poo, hement, and immediately ran off before there was land, South Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, hase to look for something to do. Witness which had bean put in were oridone that the that aald zot be entertained, even for careful A branch of the Teng.wes Lithographic avere downright blow with soms sharp instra South Wales, Visiocio, West Australia, Quoneness said he did not know, he aupposed ke should consider the engagement permanent. The letters explaining that China would make requests a man came up behind him and struck him a very Colonial guests were present from Canada, New ant aulted him what he was going to do. Wit- received a month's pay that that entitled him to bo serived at by the Hongkong Commission, large surplus of exports over imports, average shortly established in Tientsin.

any chance of satching him-bardly of seeing Fiji, Cape of Good Hope, Natal; East Indies, saked him if he was going to get a mouth's no.agreement was not an ordinary monthly one, bat consideration, and parming this coarse she The United States gunboat Palos arrived at his now The blow took effect on the man's right Mauritius, Straits Settlements, Hongkong, toe, and defendant said no, he and only engaged was merely one from day to day. Howoror, had world throw the eggs, for the new Convention Shanghai on the 21st last. from Korca, sad the shoulder just at the socket of the arm, and when British North Borneo, British Gainas, Barbs witness for a couple of months or so Witness the engagement, been a monthly one the plaintiff not being enforced, on the Hongkong officia Daily News says that all on board were glad to be as brought up his arm looked ball out of, dos British Bondarsa, West Afrios, and Malte. then asked permission to go up town to the Bank had rendered himself liable to instant dumisel and the British government. It is strange get back to that pert

part of the bone being laid bars. He was at ouse Many members of Grand Lodge attended, also a Defendant said he did not want witness to go by making use of the language he had to Mr. that no news has been published in the Hong An exchange tails us that the Chinese Minis. It is noticeable that nearly all the informers who brethras. In lodge a hearty welcome was given the Company down. Witness promised to be days pag. If the engagement was from day to misaluere, and it's absence does not speak well went off in an ambulance to the Civil Hospital. large number of distinguished metropolitan away that day as be expected some martbers of Gordea, and also to the forfeiture of his thirteen koeg newspapers, on the meetings of the Com ter to Japan has applied to the Tokyo Dancing have be attacked lately have been assaulted to all the ouluaial masons at the banquet which back that day, and he went to the Bank, after day he was not liable to the forfeiture of the for the enterprise of our southern contempor Association to tesala danoing to his lady and the from behind in exactly the same way, and out in followed Sir Philip Cuglifts Own Wormhipful which he saw Mr. Ede Dr the nazt morning thirteen days pay, because that was already arise la taking up the important orents of the wives of the Secretaries in the engation, vimilar manner on the right shoulder. Master, proxided,

the 13th, he saw defendant, and said to him, "I earned. It was an underhanded thing for the day. We have gathered from what we believe

The Daily Press.

HONGHORA, JOL 28ra, 1886,

apportere in

Colonial Instituts.

bate. Mr. J. MAOLEAN sid:-"While suffer to soy appreciable extent from the be added to the "Fort Hamilton Cironlating oan Company of Stettin on Chinese accorat

mez-of-war which were constructed by the Vul-

SUPREME COURT.

37th July.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE Hor J. RUSSELL, ACTINO

CHIEF JUSTICE.

LARCENIES,

GAMILING.

were sent to gaol for a month for publicgaubling. They werearrested on the ground nor of No 55, West-street, in a caid made by Inspector Perry.

OPIUM

od hita if he had seen Mr. Cook or Mr. Clios. Plaintiff id, No, I have not been near thom, Two Chinese were food $5. and in default I have been to your battere you deceitful hound." He said witness was pretend. ing to be his friend, but was all the time ander miaing him, and he would follow witness up. He was very abusive and witness told him hà mest. leare. He asked when, and witness said he must twelve taels of opium without s perinit

Li Ho Pat paid a fine of $15 for possession of leave at once, nad witness offered him pay up to the ond of the month to avoid all farther trouble with him, and because be thought the man might be somewhat hard up. The saw mill was owned by various gentlemen in Hongkong from whom witness took instructions.

bo soceptable to the Hongkong authorities

because the English Government owned the will absorb all the profit and probably leave time of it, in fest there seems a regular move yet reportel He oould rot, therefore, answer and when he received his pay for Juas on the portonity to pass in order to keep a more day to the charge would result in art imarzious loss of

railwașa, and their incomes steadily in a balaces on the wrong side.

erased." Sir J. Fazetason also mit:--

"The rupee weut just as far in India as ever

H.M.8. Lianel arrived at Shanghai on the

it did, notwithstanding the rate of exchange, 21st inst. from Fort Hamilton. zod the depreciation of silver operated s bonus to the nation of that country and at have declared an ed interim dividend for the past The Shanghai and Honghew Wharf Company abled him to export his goods at a profit."hsf-your of Tle. 5 per share. Bit, according to another speaker, Mr. S.

ing some £24,000,000 per annum, represen

ted a drain upon the food resources of the country which it was unable to stand. The revenue of the country was swallowed up by the interest on the debt which was paid in this country and by pensions and other no effective expondipurse." The debt gn which