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MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 1886.

WOULD A MUNICIPALITY WORK IN be town ar the convenience it has afferal good will result, and Hongkong will to which our enttemporary rofers even the the balance going to defray the home

HONGKONG?

In considering a acharne for the Formation

full blown municipality.

THE SILVER QUESTIONS.....

HAMBURG TADLE ACCEPTED AS THE XOT LIABLE DOWN TO IKU:

Tiatio Gold to Silyor.

13-11 15:35

15-33

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15.09

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1801

15-46

1802

15:26

1819

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1820

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1801

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12-70

1922

15-60

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1823

1584

1907

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1891

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15.70

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1827

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POLICE COURT.

Dok Angust.

BOSE MR. B. MACKCAN.

GAN, WORKS.

A shenff in the employ of the Gas Company, named Fe Shun Mix. was called, and be de posed as to the ordinary course of conducting his duties. When be collected money he paid over ext day to the defendant, who initialled his book as a receipt for such amount. He stated all the amounts he had so paid to the prisoner from the 11th Deccanbor last to the 20th April.

At this stage the case was farther adjourned to his morning.

AN ALLEGRO ACCOMPLICE OF BELTRAN'S. Joseph da Cruz. shopkosper, residing at No. 7 alleon-street, was brought up in custody charged by Me. Withosd. Banager of this Charlered Bank of ludia, Australia, and Chine, with having received money from Pedro R. Bad- Iran, the absconding assistant of the Spanish Commutates, all knowing it to have been stolen.

Cmax-examined by Mr. Caldwell-Chang Chi had no bont to go fishing with: he used to walk into these with his trousers tucked up at low tido wal sateb crabs and small fish. Witness tried to earn an honest living by rearing sheep and cutting gruse at his astion village. He came to Hongkong with the prisoner for the sole purpose of perchasing Yark Ho had bought the bark. but he was a stranger here, not able to read no write, and he could not say where he bought it. When asked if he could show the shop where he bought it he said he had bought zo hark but the prisoner and hought it and let him have three piculs He same all the way Mr. Bowles said he was only prepared at pre-tron Hing Pu to Hongkong to bay those tirea pienls of bark, he had very little son to call aufficient evidence to justify a re-

capital. Sabeequently the witness changed bis maud, which he steald apply for.

Inspector Perry was called to prove the arrest. whole stateravit, and said that after buying He said he arrested the prisoner at the request the bark the junk left Hongkeng for a plass of Mr. Whitebond at midnight on Monday, as he called Cha La, and came back again.

us entering bis family house in Wellington- street. Witness saw the defendant one buck to thongkong from Meso on Saturday last, but he did not Laow of his own knowledge when he

Mr. Bowles (from the office of Messrs. Watton ad Desenai appeared for the prosecution, Mr. Caldwell for the defence.

the prisoner in the osso. The witness, when Best arrosted, alleged that the charge had been brenght against bite by a mandarin (he pointed ant a Chinese assistanť to Mr. Ewans--Mr. Yu forded. At the same time, we hold that the reap a desided advantage by the auch vexed dollar and teal erahanga used to show charges of the Government and the rerait-|

Sui Wan boonuso he refused to da as the latter power wielded by the Surveyor-General in and frequentle agitated question of the so- ductuntious of over 5 per cout. An isolated raness by European residents. To maka up

told bio-give false evitince against Chang Chi. The man repeated in the main this cridence be of a municipality in Hongkong one of the ton great to be placed in the hands of ary called backade of the Colony being laid to exchange quotation therefore provas nothing, this amoant, which is measured in gold, In-

had previously given in the first case against THE CHANGE OF EXHEZZLYMERT AT THE Chanur Chi, on which the latter was dischargod first points to be decided woubt hatha limits new man, and would recommend that when rost. It would be interesting to know, in What is required is to fake the ratio in the dia has to send away year by your's larger the next change is made in the office every this connection, what, if any, decision was caief nonetary centras of the world, and we quantity of produce, for which she receives

by the order of the Goverment. This was to of the manicipality-whether it would

Joan Also, clock in the employ of the Hong the effect that the prisoner lived a Sao Sheang, include the city of Victoria only, er take work undertaken by the Servovor.feneral's arrived at on the subject by the Joint Com. have tables which enable us to do so, It no increased retum. It requires little zoute- in also Kowloon and the Poak. The out. Department should be submitted to a Board mission. A knowledge of this would help may be useful to give thess tables showingness to see that this cinnot be a profitable

to judge of the 1h3 Euctuatious for the prosent century movumout to India. It is proâtable to the kong and China Gas Company, was nbarged with a village in the Ho Ting district in the Ling reprocouting the ratepayers. The Sanitary materially to enable ne

We quote them from a bondholders in England, of course, but the baving wizzled sums of money amoting to Ea prefectory, which was about ten li from Chang Chi's home. He know the defendant, $1,481.13, the property of his employers. Iping villages. would of course be left Board might have ite porrere and its consti- chances of the reported proposed anal down to 1873.

The preacution was brought by Mr. H. R. II, who was a fisherman in a small way, and at the lester by Mr. Gazalo Manzin, of H. M. proft is an inequitable one. This brings us Lo the sole care of the Colonial Govers-ution enlarged to as to deal with this mat-gaination of the two Customs Services.

to notice an ariele which appeared in Saar-Martin, the Manager of the Gas Works in con time the situeses for the prosomation alleged he Assay Office, Bombay Mint:-

senence of discecarios made after an investima commoitting the acts mentioned in the charge ment. This preliminary point sellled,

tar, which would probably be found a more

day night's China Hall. The writer congation of the Louks kept by the delenit the prisoner was at home pursuing his peaceful there would next come the question of the convenient course than the institution of a

tends in the first place tant gold is the sole Coing over ent.cins in his books from the 11th avocation. The prisoner bad a brother and readjustment of the positions of various

ultimate measure of value in the world, in December 1985, to the 9th April 1886. he sister, the former was a salt sanggler, and com- feand that the defondant had received in almanded a junk which was engaged in the salt officials whose departments would be affect-

"In A recent article on the Bi-metallic

silver using as well as in gold using coun- $1,652.63, of which amonut he hail accounted for trade with Hongour. This brother was shat ed by the areation of the new body. First

THE NEW SECRETARY OF STATE

tries. The latter portion of this atutement auras amounting to 8392350, baring falsified his and killed by the crew of a revenus cruiser Bear of these would como the Surveyor-General,

Teague tho N. C. Daily News says:If the FOR THE COLONIES.

is absolutely inaccurate, as throughout Asiafoounts and embraced the bolanos of $529.19 this part, and the prisoner came to Hongkong ratio was not steady when gald was being the Colonial Surgeon, and the Superintend

On questioning thedefendant the latter adinitted in this junk, and witness also, shortly before the silver is takou on the standard of raine, and having embezzled the money of the Company to prisoner was arrested. The prisoner was finting Unless we are greatly mistaken Reuter will produced in greater, and silver in smaller ent of the Fire Brigade. In most of the muni-

all the time the piracy was alleged fofhave en to the Chinasian it is gold that is dear or the artent of $1.481.1.3. cipalities at home the Police Forge, is subject prove to be in error in announcing that Lord quantities than now, it is certain that no

committed, and the allegations against him were cheap, not silver. But is the statement

false. At the request of Mr. Wilson the Chi to the Municipal Council, but situated as STANHOPE has been appointed. Secretary of passing of National Conventions and Acts of

true as regards oven England itself? By no

use witnesses for the prosecution were alund in Hongkong is it would probably not be con- State for the Colonies. Tas present Earl of Palisment would make it steady when silver

metos. The idea of the appreciation of gali

a row before him, and the witness picked out the first, Lin Tai, who he said, he know was a bad sidered advisable to interface with the pre STAYEort is really a political nonentity; he was baing produced in larger amounts than

seems inconceivable to the writer in question,

character. He had kidnapped a boy, robbed bis sant system in that department. The art in the Hooss of Commans for a few years the world wants. Clearly, bi-metallism is

but we will endeavor to make it clear to

sister, and smoked opizm. rangements for extinguishing fires in the when Visosant MAHON, but in no way dia- not the way out of the difficulties which var

him. During the fast ten years land in city, however, would of course natually tinguished himself. His brother, the Hon. abundant silver is incumbering com marza

England has deprecisted in value to the or. foll entirely within the scope of the EDWARD STANHOPE, who in the late Parlia- with; indeed it seems certain that its

tent of twenty-five per cent. Is and then Municipal Council, and the Fire Department sat for the Horncastle division of Lin-adoption would only make our casa warsa

mora plautiful or teva valvahis? If gold ment would have to be taken over bodily colushire, was alan President of the Board of by and bye than it is now." Here there is

were the ultimate and permanent Then with regard to sanitation, the Muni-Trade in Lord Baliserer's last Admialatra- óviðently great confusion of thought and

sare of value this depreciation in the valua cipal Council would bare to take over tion and will probably prove to be the new Min- misapprehension of fact. In the

of hand would be inokplicable, because land difficulties the Inspectora of Nuisances atd would re-ister for tba Colonies. He is a comparatively place, the

cannot inermes in quantity areapt by infinite. quire the assistance of a medicul mar to ad-young man, bazing been born in 1840, and is monetary crisis do not arise from

simal reclamations, nor is it less produc vise it on the marione potuta arising on the generally regarded by both political partios na | superabundance of silvor, but

tive now then formerly. The corclusion reports of these officers as well as to give, a promising stateswar. Though not a great a scarcity of gold. This has been es-

therefore is that the raristion is refemble advice in the drawing up of unitary regula-speaker, be in distinguished by sound.com-tablished as clearly as any proposition can be,

solely to the appreciation of gold. But, says tions. Would the Colonial Surgeon be re-mon sense, and is likely to prove an energetic and any of our readers may verify it for himself

the China Mail writer, there is little likelihood quired to rudertake this work, or would it Minister. The Earl of Donraven, who is by examining whether bis dollar or rapce will

of England abandoning the single gold a and. be deemed macerary to appoint another said to have been appointed Under Secretary not go ca for now sa it did ten or twelva

1561ard, because (and here be quotes from medical man? We are not aware how this of State for the Colonies, is an Irish poor

the Ningleenth Century) the rest of the difficulty is met st Singapore; according to not unknown to fama, and aita in the House this question if we leave out of considera-These figures show that after 1317 the greatest world (including India presa nably) is the Directory the Nuisance Department is of Lords sa Lord Kaner. The fact of a tion a fow articles offEuropean manufacture percentage of difference during these TESTS WAS subject to the Municipality, but we do not member of the Upper House having been which have not yet shared in the general 29 above 15.5 and 2 below 15.5. The variation indebted to Great Britain to the extent find any medical officer of the Municipality made Under Secretary confirms our belief fall of prices and for which the storekeepers is small enough to warrant the statement that of from £1,500,000,000 to £3,000,000,000t there although he should be able to prove returned. Presumably some arrangement that the Hon. EDWARD SAKHOPS and not have bear compelled to raise their rates. practical naiformity prevailed. As to the sterling, from which Great Britalo draws. Mr. Caldwell-Did you have any warrant?— You say you arrested him as he was entering exists with the Colonial Modical Depart-his brother the Earl is the new Scoretary for Taking a general average, silver nad commo-standard l-eing alternative instead of doubte, anus tribute of from $80,000,000 No I had no warunt.

his boune Yos, ha was just about entering. ment. The Singapore Municipality, how the Colonies, since either the head of the dities maintain pretty much the same ratio this 16 a fact of which due account is taken

the point round which the Goal ad Are you prepared to say he was not in bis ever, soume to be a sort of hybrid institution Department or the Under Secretary must oc- towards each other that they did before the by the bi-metalliets, who found on it their

decisive struggle will he waged between home then-No, he was not. with very restricted functions, and we should cupy a gast in the House of Commons. Mr. great disturbance in exchange commenced, doctrine of compensation, by which it in con-

the bi-metallists and the mono-metallista. like to have further tealinsony as to its STANHOPE WAS re-olested last north by his whereas almost every articlo of commerce tended the ratio is preserved. Thus under Is commerce or uaury to prevail? Are the kim once or twice, but he would not stop. When order; inspection of the defoten works is very efficiency bofore adopting it as a model for Lincolnshire constituents without opposition, has fallen in respect to gold, and in countries a double standard when one metal rissa above Hongkong. On que point, certainly, it seems bis majority in 1885 having been a pretty with a gold standard only both rents and the ratio a demand sets in for the cheaper to have well defined authority, and that is decisiva ong The new Minister will, we trust, wages are now being reduced. Thexs are metal, which in turn caussa a diminutios with reference to the care of the streets display a keen personal interest in the con-hard facta-nok speculative theories. And in the supply of the latter and an increase in within municipal limits, and it has as one of solidation of the Colonies, ad not be con- what in the conclusion to which they point that of the former, and thus we have an ite officers a Municipal Engineer who has a tent to merely follow of traditions as to the That the stock of gold in the world is not automatic action preserving the ratio by department of his own quite distinct from that governance of England's great offshoots. In suficient to inest the demands made upon means of the ordinary laws of supply and of the Cotnatal Boriner, Such a division dealing with the Crown Botanide, too, titit. Silver has been monetized to whole degrand.The-Eily News-verstrains the would hardly be possible in Hongkong, to be hoped that he will take into or in part by the leading European natione Economist's sumarks, whies are in age at for if we hauded over the municipal work | careful consideratian shoir special need-god-the Pnited Staf America, and the voted to confutation of Mr. GIFFEN'S to a new officer what would there be left for and their commercial possibilities. In very limited stock of gold is now called upon theories, notwithstanding that the leading the Surveyor-General to do? Even the water these days of tradal depression anything to discharge alone the functions it farmorly financial journal is like the abject of its The Economist ad works would belong to the Municipality, that can be done to faster the growth of the shared with silver. Gold has consequently criticism, anometallis. and, the duties of the Surveyor-General's dependencies and the expsusion of their riasu to a premium; the burden of na- mits that in Franco the legal ratio had an department, if & Municipal Engineer's de trade should not be reglened. It is as beast tional and private indebtedness has been affect in regulating the exchangeable value partment were crested, would be confined to some comfort to know that the new Secretary increased; incomes, except those derived of the two distals. the care of the country roads and Government for the Colonisa is so a fossil of the type of from funded stoof, are declining and limits this orchangeable value varied is buildings. The fact is the colony is too Lorda DERBY and KIMBERLEY, from whose industrial enterprise is having tho baart shown by the tables we have quoted above, small for any such subdivision of work domination we are at last bappily ewan-

by the cooker worm of re-and with international bi-matatliams the variIt eaten out of as this. I one of the consequences of the cipated.

stricted carroncy.

What is to be the end of tion would practically disappear altogether. creation of a municipality is to be the sad

it all Mr. Del Mar, in bis answers to dling of the Colony with a number of new

Lord IDDESLEIGn's Commission, referring to and unnecessary officials then the evil of the new system would go far to outweigh the

THE HAIKWAN'S CUSTOMS

SERVICE

years ago. Thora can puly be one answer to 1853

II.

Within what narrow

to £80,000,000. This brings

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Was he not inside the door-No, he was just at the outra, but he was outside, I called to

The case was further remanded.

POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN SOUTH CHINA.

The Canton correspondent of the N. C. Daily News writam, under date of the 27th altimo There appears to be something stirring in the political havsphere, of an unpleasant nature. Officers of distinction are bring appointed to im parant Posts; the const line defences are being strengthened, and forts and armaments put in frequent, and precautions are being taken in

him not to disturb bar as sho was very ill.

doubt the late anti-nissionary disturbances that trading interouts of theorautry tobestrangle stopped him he called to his wife, but I hd various parts to gard against a surprise. No

Was he not inside his door No.

buvo, taken place in various parts, of the Empire in order that the bondholders may re their ineomes increase? The latter remain the

And did you not pull him out of the hours are, as it were, giving casu tu snspent that as No, Laid gol, he wasvertainly outside. Usliva attempt might be made to avenge them, and to game as before measured gold, itiatrue, but the top floor, and be was just abent entering enforce the payment of an indemnity for damage

measured in tho, purchasing power of gold the door of the staircase. I said, "I will not they have increased twenty-five per cent. in allow you to go up," and I put my hand just in ten-years. If this increased harden of infront of him across the door.

Esperary Liger vid she was a married won debtedness fell only be caries Grest her husband being employed in a store kept by Britain wight rest quiet as long other coun- the defendant oppo-ide the old Roman Cathie Cathedral: slevuld not say in what utreut it. trige were contour to w things go on in this was way, bat Great Britain has hommelf a large Me Bariased in gan rarithir nylong side national debt the burden of which is increased by your husband about a lank noto ?

Witness--Yas. in the save proportion, as well as tho

Mr. Caldwell, as the witness was chout to de- private indebtedcess of the individad merail what was said, objected that what was smid chant or trader, or the landlord who has by her husband in the defendsat's obsince equld

His Worship upheld the objection. rtgage on his estate. The rents of the

Mr. Bowles said he would all the woman's husband to prove it. latter fall off as gold appreciates, but the in-

Lerest on the mortgage remains the same,

is easy to see how trade must be affected

not be taken as evidou?".

It is still nedently hoped by sotne për-

breaking the treaty, and renewing hostilities on

now-plan.

sans that the Frosh will give some canse for

Foo Yi-lin's advice to the Throne on thes

abject of war with foreign nations was non voyed

ju sight characters, which meant With the

oppoerblia venetrated In-line-wonder with the Chinese active and lighty equipped troops you may anpilulate the sturdy, uuwields, heavy It is generally reported here that H.E. Lia It is generally for Ping-chang decline to tako up his new appolat montas Viceroy of Szeabien. No doubt H.E. has been somevin appalled by the anti-mission. ary riots that have occurred at Chung-king of late, and the farther possibility of having lots of twine to twist en secount of the British Mission to Thibet.

fastble, at the inflexible i will use scattered.

Shu Apan said he was a Chinese polies detee. tive employed by the Mas anthorities. in the man way, for a business which may ross that the prisoner had been lately in th of Szechuen is undebtedly H. E. Tang Chang,

Mr. Bowls said he should prove be this wit-

The fittest nau for the important viceroyalty

The adoption by the Conference of British turn a very fair profit on capital of a certain company of Mrs. Baltrao, wife of the man whe-Govornor of Yüz-aun, now longoining in a

amennt must become less remunerative abscondet, at Mamo

Peking prison for failing to accomplish impos- the eighteenth centers, says The ariland Colonial Chambers of Commerce of a re-

The witness said-I know the defondant by sibilities in Tongain. Bx-Governor Tang has not absolutely unproäuble if that capita! sirbt, but I forget his name. I saw him in ade himself a famous reputation in Szechaon. effects of diminishing moneys manifested solution declaring that the remonetization be increased by twenty-five per cent I Maan last were, he came back on Saturday frst as District Magistrale of F Mian Chaou, good. The Straits Settlamente are very dif- | Tho Shanghai Coltrier makes a very import themselres in every country of the European of silver would relieve the depression under time, no doubt, commerce would adapt tacita want to Mannu on the Mandaror Tuesday 9:0 whero he defended himself so stutiy against a forontly situated from Hongkong in respectant statement, if correct. It has beard that world, including Ameries; in ouch of them it which trade is now staggering is the most

rions. I saw him go to Chun Kao Wai(converts? of its nerasities of goverament. They eme one of the objects of Sir Rosur HART's due to the failure of the supplies of the asportant erent that bus yet trapspired in

to the new conditions, bai just as the trying town). I saw the peixou go to the home of a tremendous bost of rebels as to earn the sobri- brace a large extent of territory and Betera visit to the south is to investigate theoregious metals to keep pace with loss, wear the endeavour to rehabilitate silver-moroo of a new pair of boots An Uncomfortable mar uained Tavares. He out on Friday night.qust of Ping-zing. Anybody in Szechuen knows considerable towns, and manicipalities for the working of the Hoppo's service and to pro-and tear, and increasing demand to sustain important even than the refusal of the United process, so the period of adaptation of eo. I do not know a man named Beltran or Tam few know him as Tang T-jen Won Kao. I Govarument. Benckoug, on the other hand, the Foreige Custom." It is to be feared/prices in nearly all of them it was followed States Legislature to repeal the Bland Act one of disaster and loss. This it is the ob consista of one considerable jowo, with the that the obstacles in the way of the fulfilment / similar consequences; a continued sad. for in the latter e the silver advocatesiect of the bi-metallists to minimiae, and we told me to watch a small wil-a Pertiguese place in Chung-king.

latter are necessary relief to the Colenia

pound a scheme for its amalgamation with

merce to new conditions of values must be

Tam

municipal affairs of the town would leave it Chinese Customs is a grost prize at the diapîres."--Our present difficulties ará enough (now-heen fairly innagurated;-end the issue their chams on the industrial, heresati, sceve weng. She has lived in seroral bouseships during the Allied Expolition to Peking.

IL has consequently received an order from The interpreter hers observed that the wit

Prince Ch'an to kopply the Government with a devil" in speaking of persons above allude toits mouth to its sonroe, and this crder Eas rather... OF WALES.

Ffe and the mau being a constable ought to know astonished the enterprising Yi Chnan, who was The following documents have boon forwarded better than that.

Bis Worship took no cognisance of the rustter really only the introducer of a photographer an to ns for pablication:--

above mentioned. Nothing donated, however, Wilurss centiuus-Last Friday the defend the job is to be undertaken, confo que conte, and No. 1272.

ant went into this woman's house at five o'clock, Colonial Secretary's Office,

Ya-chuan vill andeavour to give his illustrious I also saw him go to the steamor; he went alone. Hongkong, 7th Aug., 1986. Sir-I am directed by His Excellency the remand this cases I apply for bail. Baroud the graphic materials as Shanghai! The whole set Mr. Caldwell-1f your Worship decides toon due satisfaction as early as possible. What a splendid chance this will be for sellers of photo- Officer Aditoinistering the Government to brand. enclosure from His Excellenvy Sir George Bowen, the defendat so far. The two or three witnessce

pazorama at best, and naless the views are taken in a scientific manner they drove unreliable as to GCMO, respecting the Embroidery recently who have been called say nothing to support it

Mr. Bowles-I havo just went for the hasband presented to His Royal Highnes the ring of of Mrs. Liger. I strongly object to hail, and I am asted that ungata

I assured amongst other longas to dian Exhibition, sad to request you to be gul aheula iks the case to wait until this witness be made an the coast in the way of increasing the enough to communicate their contents to the ces this is a very large matter cannot defences, the garrison of Peng Hu, or Pescadores

Islands, is to be increased, and the future Com parties concerned, as desired.

His Worship adjsarned the case to 2.30. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most ob disut servant,

In the afternoon Mr. Liger was present and Mr. Bowles put the following questions. (Sgd.) FREDERICK STEWART, Wei Yak, Esq., &c. &c.

in connection with the Coloaist and 12-

Aet. Col. Secreary.

Tony)

BIE GEORGE BOWEK, GCMG, TO 11. TH OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT-

Athenanta Club. Pall Mall. London, 4th fune, 1836.

with the ease of forgery',

Do you remember the defendant asking you to chunge some money lately P

mundant isto have thermal at a Chen Tai.or Lien-

be

tenant-General. The former Commandant was a Hrick Tat or Major-General, who was supposed to equal to defending the placeagainstall comers! Witaces-Yes, he gave me a note for $100, The French having diseased the minds of the room bors of the Chinese Government on that braël. and asked me to change it for some amallur notes.it has now been sclzon to increase the rank of I told him I could not change it because it was the Commandant as well as the garrison of the too lato. He did not haud it to me, but 1 saw it islands to the status of an ordinary Chia-tai-ship. was a $100 note. I call not say exactly what I believe. So far so well; but the forta most date it was, but it was four or five daya ngo.

Tang Ping-wing by reputation, although but Mr: Bowles-Were you told to watch angone that H. E. Chang, Viceroy of the Two Knany, is very much annoyed at the anti-mis- Witnes-Thng told me to watch a way sotary manifestations that have recently taken fman, He has a wife over there who is called uneven fall of prices, industrial distress, merely achierod success in a defensive move-

I am told that a native of this provinen wish a success to their efforts. There W WeLg Muf; she is addition of a few, comparatively speaking, of the project-if there be such a project social disorders, turtulance, snarchy, revolament, whereas in the former they were not be nothing unfair to the asurers in taking the defendant in company with this wonun atatly introdhimed himsel as the photographer Portuguoso. I en whose ordinary nune, or Han, Is Choo Yi-chten. unimportant villages. To roliers the Colo-will prove too great to be easily surmounted. tion, wara, and the dissolation of em ing on the offensive, The campaign has

measures to prevent the farther increase of Mneso. He rented a house for her. I was told who supplied the Chinese Government with -nial Government of the management of the Tho post of Haikwon.or Superintendent of

to watch her because her hunchand kad stictain photographic plane and views of foreign to compel attention to the subject, with will are long be brought to a contest in Par- und land owning sections of the population. there. with few, albeit they might be important,posal of the Paking Government, and ila - out antisipating the recurrence of a move.liament. From the telegram we published functions. At the same time it seems to uscipient invariably makes a large forsone in that the ratepayers are entitled, as we have bis brief term of three years. He is also erent analogous to the French Revolu- on Saturday from the American papers it is THE CHINESE GIFTS TO THE PRINCE NOW was contiauing thronghoas to use the term complote sat of fiews of the Yellow River (rutn

tion, but it is only prudent to note the ram- difficult to gather any comproboneive idea of long contended, to a mors direct voice in the pented to execute various commissionat lings of Socialism, which are already, the dabate. One thing is clear, however, expenditure of the public funds. Tas ques his own cost-for the Imperial family while thrown more than one Government into namely, that the discussion turned largely sa tion is whether this object might not be in Canton, and on his return to the capital, alarm, and which are extending in the New the effect the remonetisation of silver would attained witbeat resorting to the expedient be is made to disgorgs & portion of his spoil as well as the Old World. Touring aside, have po India. We are told that " Two of having a Municipal government working before he is permitted to pass through the however, any far-fetched speculations on the Indian members contended that the effect oỀ under a Colonial Government for the man- Anting Gate. No doubt it would not be political bearing of the question; what is to the depreciation of silver must boy the agement of the affairs of a commanity of less difficult for the Inspector-General of the Iure doce to meet the present commercial dii- ruin of the whoat and colton'industries of/mit to yon the annexed copy of a letter and ity/1vers charge there is absolutely nothing against of riows when finished will prove but a dismal than two hundred thousand persons. The perial Maritime Customs to show that the sculty, the existence of which is universally America and the development of India as plass seems too small for an absolutely dual Haikwan, as competing with the Imperial admitted? If, as the N. C. Daily News, says, the chief whent and cotton exporter of the form of Government, but a system adopted Customs service, causes a greater loss to the bi-metallisma is not the way out of our dif- world. They, therefore, protested against to meet all our requirements might without latter than the Imperial Treasury gains by ficulties, what is? The goly other ulter-England aiding Amerion to restore the raiue difficulty be devised. The formation of the squeezing the incumbent of the post on his native is an inconvertible paper currency. of silver at the expense of the interests of Sanitory Board was a stop in the right direction retorn to Peking. But irregular squeezing It is clear the world must bure a car India. Pati F. TroLAN, A East India and affords the purlear of all that is needed. is doar to the Chinese official mind, and the rency of some bind, and it gold is not merchant, argued that England bed other A new one might be given to it in order loss to the Manchus of so lucrative a post as sufficient for the purpose some other sub-interests besides those of India, which stood to indicate duties outside purely gauitury that of the Haikwan_could not he readily stance must be used in adilition. That sub- sorely in and of the restoration of silver, matters, and the Board might then be made up. None the less we most cordially stance, notwithstanding our Northern con- and trusted that Grens' ideas would be ad- consulted au to the expenditure of money by wish Sir ROBERT HART every success if he is temporary, clearly ought to be silver. But opted by the meeting." It is high time the the Public Works department, whether for really engaged in an effort to bring aliout then somes the question, could a settled idea that the depreciation of silver is good heptury of merely ornamental work. Dar the amalgamation of the Foreign and Na-ratio between the two matala be maintain for India-should he finally abandoned-and-

Do you remember the defondant going to reconstructed, and properly armed, the gar ing the incumbe007 of the office by Mr. Live Customs services of Canton. It would ed? This is what the N. C. Daily News has numbered amongst exploded fallacies. To in original a letter (dated on the 50tà instart), Macao?-Yes, he went to Macao on Friday or /rison well trained, and wall sitpplied with all the Įmecessaries of war, to enable it to stand a long PRICE it would be unfair to that gentleman put an end to the competition between to say on this point

previous articles we have endeavoured to ex-addressed to me, as Governor of Hongkong, by Saturday. I am not sure what day.

Did he tell you anything about taking money to its rescue in case of another foreigu war. All direction of His Royal Highness the Prince

eisgo, nad gite the Imperial forces time to come to disturb existing arrangements and lassen them up existing, which causes serious loss

The statornat that before 1875 the par between gold plain that India can really get no more new of Wales, by Sir Philip Qualify Owen, the there?—He did not tell me anything about tak.this requires money, but is there money available the dignity of his office by subjecting him to to the Imperial Maritime Custome, and it and silver kept practiesly atform :s one of the corner stozes in bi-metalliem, but our adorn sriti

for such wock, I ask? If not, the strengthening in exchange for her exports than she could Secretary of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, ing money to Maces. the dictation of a Board which was not in would also, we trust, do away with the ne- remember that it was controverted by Mr. Giren in before the disturbance of exchange, and we latior, conveying the gracious sentimenta of poyed in F-1 do not know who used to be the idag.

I request you to communicate a copy of this Who is the master of the sap you are of the garrison on paper will not suffice for any- existence when be received his appointment; cessity for the maintenance of the fleet of his ad rose to the fasti1e of Danbere in May isat,

an article on whirk, from tag Franamist, we roprains. note with satisfaction that the same point His Royal Highness to the Committee of the mastor, but I believe the defendant is the monster but when any new appointment is made to cruisers which now harass the native traded on the 8th instant. It was therein stated that in

the case of France, the attempt to keep the two is made by Professor NICHOLSON in his re- Chinese gentlem representing the mercantile now, the office the necessity for which we hope and maintain a vexatious capiomage over the metala in circalation side by sido le always boon cantly published and valuable series of papers community of that nation in Hongkong.

I have, do, may be far distant opportunity ought to be Chinese vesela autering and leaving this a complete failudge, has everborn Prostal nous on the silver question. Professor NICHOL

(Pgd.). dokaowlodge,

O. F. BOWEN.

Mr. Cadwall objected to the latter statement taken to effect a change in the system, ander port.. Nor can it be doubted that the metallism. In other words, instead of a domble or points out that whereas the fall in silver His Excellency the OEoor Administering the

As ant being admissitte us evidence.

The Hupao says that the price of rice in #tandard, there has simply been su nitorastive stand.. which the Public Works Department is now car-mount of smuggling would be reduced, ard." Mr. Chen is one of the leading champions of would have benated Indicif the gold pricesof ||

Mr. Bowls said this was all the evidence he Kwangsi provinos las lately risen to more than Government, Hongkong.

had to produce at present, and its would now sp. | four teele per pioul, whereas, formerly, it was ried on. At present, as regards public works, while many impediments to trade would be the print one standard rates, at his commit the commodities exported by India bad re-

Royal Commission, Colonist and ply for a remand. It had been sworn by Mr. only about 2,000 sich par pical. The copper Graty unknown, in a strenuous opponent of bi

Indian Exhibition, Whitehead that all the money which had beenah has also ineroused in value, reatly, and wo are subject to a most distiqetly one man smoothed away. The varying imposts levied rotalliem. They utterly cortesist ban statement mained steady, those prices bavo fallen, and

South Kensington, S.W paid to Beltran had been in $100 notes, and on tal of silver can only be oxchanged for about power, for while the Legislative Council by the Isikwon upon merchandise in native mode by the Bi-otalli Longue the lofoon is this result is that Indis in exchange for ber

25th June, 1886, the facts now deposed to, coupled with the|1,300 cash, which is 205 osah less than usual. votes lump sums it exercises little or no con.craft, sad the arbitrary action in many inspended thair fres soltage of site wheat now gate & fewer number of gold the Prince of Wales to request that you will with Boltran's wife, were suficient, te sub living, and marks of privation are plainly Sir.-1 au directed by His Regal Highness defendant's having recently been in Macao The people there have great dimoulty to obtain trol over the details of the expenditure. It stances of his officials, halp to divert trade at which gold and silver were interobangoabla was

pieces, which she can exchange either for kindly convey to the Committee of the Chinese mitted to justify the remand He was in vitible on their faces. It is undoubtedly the has been said that the best form of govern- from this port, and go to increase the price The statement that before 1878 the par be similar quantity of silver to that she would gentlemen representing the Mercantile Com. formed that it would be necessary that a formal duty of the Government to deviss means for the ment is a benevolent satecray, and we may of articles of food which are imported from tweengold and silver kept practically uniforma formerly have received or for a similar quan-munity of Hongkong the pleasure which it has examination should be held in Macao before his relief of the unfortunate inhabitants. but the adapt the saying to Mr. PRICE's conduct of places on the mainland by junk. That the is correct. There was not absolute rigidity, tity of other goods. Sach is the effect of afforded to His Royal Highness to save from witnesses would be allowed to come on here, and treasury is empty, and the oficials are powerless then the beautiful picos of embroidered Silk and under those circumstances he thought he must to render material sesistance. Although the bis department; but previous Surveyors. Haiwan publishes no authorised tariff, that but there was practical uniformity, and if, the Professor's argument, the soundness of stoompanying Ode wkish they have presented ask for a remand for a week.

province has boga sapplied with rice shipped frora Mr. Caldwell applied for bait

Annam, Barmel, India, Japan, and Wuhu, tho Gonemal have not given equal satisfaction, his agents collect duties from juuks from the Daily News elsewhere remarks, "oz which may be readily demonstrated.. It is to him His Royal Bighness is much gratified

to learn, from the words in which they have ex- His Worship said he would grant bail with price of rios in still very high, on soconut of the and very possibly future oues may not. Formess and other ports which have already changeburokasoften fluctuated over $ per cont. an elementary propositions in political econo-praised their sentiments, their loyal feelings of two aarettes of $500 excl.

great difioulty of transportation: The milding And oven under Mr. Prica's administration paid the taxes on clearance for Hongkong, in a wall in the old days,” the average of one my that a country does not really exchange attachment to the British Grow and the British Mr. Bowles-1 blk under the proof railroads from Tontain to Kwangsi would greatly diminish the miseries the people in of the department, although there has novor sro well known facts, and it is more then year tallied pretty wall wish that of another, its exports for either of the precious metals, Bule tu Hongkong. It will give the Prince of atanoss, I must ask for a heavier bail

Wales great pleasure to preserve this beautiful His Worship-Two sureties of $1,000 onch.

that provinco. been any division of opinion as to the cuspected that some of his native employés and did not show a continuous ductive, as except to a very small extent, but for other speciion of Chinese art in romembranes of the The case was then remanded for a week. quality of bis work, the necessity of particular ey unsathrined squeezes on their own so has been the case for the last ten years. goods which it requires for import, the cordial co-operation which the Chinese colonists

THE CHINESE RENDITION CASE, undertakings bus sometimes been called in count which are only paid from drand of con- The Auctuations that then took place can be precious metals being used merely as coun. of Hongkong have given to the Cofonial and

Chang Chi was again bafore the court charged DEATH OF MR. RIVINGTON, OF with having committed acts of piracy and mor

~ SHANGHAI. question. We must do Mr. Paton the justice frostisa. If, therefore Jir Ronzer Her-sufficiently accounted for by eiropistsuses ters for the expression of values. Applying I have the honour to be, Sir, your most der within the jurisdiction of the Emperor of to say that in general thepublic bava conceded whose influence we know is very potential at altogether apart from the relative values this proposition to the trade of India, what obedient servant,

Obius.

Our readers, and especially old residents, will Mr. Wilson now prassoded with the delence, regres to hear of the death of Mr. Charles the desirability if not the necessity of the Peking-can persuade the mandarina, that of gold and silver. There are fluctuations do we find? The export trade opoiderably

his first witpea being Ng Aking, the second Rivington, which took piwo at the Greueral -work when they have seen the improvements the Imperial Treasury will benefit by the in exchange betwass countries having the exceeds the import trade (the average eres

(man arrested on the application of the Chianas Hospital, Shangbai, at 1.30 am, ou the fadins1. which it bas effected in the appearance of abolition of the Hailway's post, much gen-samo monetary standard, and in the old days for the last ten years has bass 183 millions),

Authorities on a almilar charge to that against The deceased gentleman arrived in Chius about

Govarnmorte of Frence and other bi-metallic countrips

steady."

"Bir--I bave the livaður to transmit horewith

Indian Exbibition of 1858.

PHILIP CUBLIFPE-ÖWEN, Secretary to the Royal Commission. To His Excellency Sir George F. Bowen,

G.C.M.G, Governor of HongkonY -

Have you boom told who it belonged to ?--I

have been told it helonged to Beltran.

THREATENDO PAMINE IN

KYANGSI.