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duty, the perpetratore of the nomerona mur. The Germans are not long time in planting A long-falt want is on the eve of bolag suping for the prosess by which we might attain privatoors, white wo would neither send out prijesty's Government the desirability of effecting. dere daring the past three or four years enterprise in their new Colonies. We note the lid. Messrs. Margesson & Co. issued a circular Parlimentary federation. In all parts of the valere vor sie neutral ships The rehabili Legislation with a view to dealsciag insporative Following annougeomont la a Berlin, paper yesterday announcing to the inhabitants of Empire tore wis the very greatest loyalty to tation of privateering world-sable all British uch-lauses in bills of lading as tend to exempt ibo Topial couaoken; but if we could bring merchantaron to be armed in time of war at no bipowners from the liability to give proper mace would bays all escaped justice ? With aThe first nasples of tabacon altivated corrupt Chinese contingent, numbering half by natives of Kaiser Wilhelm's Land, New Mucas that they're about to place's steamer on inte operation that potent faster of solf-interest, expense to the State, and an attack on British to the goods in their charge" and the amend daines, have come to the Royal Ethnologies the, Macan-Hongkong line, leaving Hongkong a bond would be errazed oven stronger thau era trade would then beesme a task of immense meat moved by Mr. Massey, That this Congress of the Police Force, it is practically imposassam in Berlin. The quality has been farparat 7 s.. and incasat 2 p.m. daily. I onu isted at present. It was not enough to grant agnitate. Unless, however, wa ranounced the considers it inerpadlost in the general interests sible to maintain order in a Colony like this, ably reported upon."
Are you that the news was welcomed by a parfoot freedom; we must make it advantageour arst artiole of the Declaration of Paris, at of commerce to ask for the interference of Hor to the colonies which belonged to the Epiro the outbreak of war, car commerce would have to Majesty's Government with the conditions of &o.and it is almost hopeless to think of bringing The Deltran caso does not soom likely to drop general approval. Thers certainly in business In regard to the protection of commerce, he ob face hostile privateors with its hands tied behind private contracts between morehants and ship- ownora, spd is of opinion that the general term great criminals to justice.
at present. It will be remembered that on Tree enough to support two steamers on the line, ejected to a tariff being levied on colonial shipping its backs. (Cheers.)
The discussion was continued by Mr. Gibson to be insported into bills of lading would be bet- We trust the eyes of the government are day a Portagnese astmed Jrsoph de Crat was appecially now that the junka and fast beats are gording to tonnage, boonus Oatmea would then Bowles, Mr. Graham (Christ Church, New Zen. ter settled he a farthan referong to a joint bear an unfair proportion of the burdon, and land), Mr.J, O. White (Sanderland), Mr. Tonks committes of the parties onrued." The ori at longth fally opened to the danger of sn-rated on a charge of roseiving money free Bal-stopped.
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BIT SAUL SAMUEL (Agent-General for New South Wales) said that before any commercial
Thera waze great diffoulties in the way, however, federation could be accomplished free trade must be established between England and her colonies, for some of the colonies were openly avawing protectionist doctrines; and it was useless to die prepared to faon those diffenities. launch arrived from Hongkong for General Linsident of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce)
Mr. Macmillan (Sydney), Mr. Reil (vice-prea the other day, having hou built thora for his Sir F. Dillon Bell, sad Sir James Garzik(Agent appuisine. She is named the Fuk, Waż.
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A resolution thanking Mr. Baden-Powell for his paper, and relegating the subject to the en- Bideration of the organizing, committes was put to the meeting and perried ananimously.
BIMETALLISM. ··
Mr. Hacks Gibbs, on the subject of bimetallism The writer said that the himstatlism of the British. Empire was perfect in both its brannbes, bat there was no union or correspondence between them; that which was mousy in England being or received for the goods, which we sent but was commodity in ladin, und vice varia. The til to as a mundity shoes ruight be warth wo
The SPOREZALr next read à paper written by
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
gongon,
WEDNESDAY, 11th August, EXCEL ARGORS, August-For Ladou-2541
Por steamabip fenfrucin, sailed on the 7th 125,252 lbs. counted espor, $1.143 lbs. scouted orange pakos. E bales waste silk, 5 rolls watting, 100 packages ginger, 319 packages cans. 100 Amoy-1.234 packages too. bilee softna, and 8 packages sundries. From
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Ito 3 catties ....$55 per picnl, afton. ap [to 3 attire. ..315 to 517) për shest,
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ach. Up to yesterday afternoon the sure-merits and services by giving him some goodduss the matter in that room unless they were tiss had not been found, and after the ro appointment in another pravico. A stesen gent news from Mono it is doubtful whether it NORTHERN & Messrs. Hsl & Hella and Kelly is true now. Do the Government wood fur-yearned in this matter do not get will be accepted if found now. Those who are
Per steamship Prizm, muled on the Eth An- General for Quoonsland) followed, & Walsh, Shanghai ber demonstration of the fact beyond the give up all hope of catating the farger for it
or as on ita arrival, so that our commerce gust-Fot Loadon-18,923 be. congon. 49,286 The relation was then put and carried The city is now fall of Hterary students, and in thonght that notwithstanding the ineffectual conviction, in ung batch, of fifty-three hasegiver hy the stear launch, sad thesuspicious the exstinations for the degree of Sui Tasoi are
with India was impeded and in soma 9995bn soanted caper, 987 lbs.mented orange pekos, THE CODIFICATION OF COMMERCIAL LATE
paralyzed. The depression in trade was mainly 465 bales raste eilk, 6 casos gongs, 10 rolls mat- of its disimbers of aystematio aque zing.? circumstances attending the departurs of the
das to the continuous fall in prions; and that ting. 200 balas pierced cossons, and 2 packages A paper was next read by Professor Lost fall was largely effected by the altarod position | ændries. We know not. This ought not barbargne Kwony Tozz, Baltras may not base boen going on.
For Sonth Ameria-950 packager A fow days ago a guard boat belonging to the Lav on the subjeus of The Codification and of the money-metal gold in, the common. on board her, and that he may yet be somewhere been a sudden revelation, though it apnearer the sesus of his exploit than most people lekin station at Patshan was attacked by assimilation of the Commercial Law of the Brical world in relation to the commodities" pears to be so. But Mr. Darz has always think..
pintical bout and everything of any value was tish Empire. He saida Vistorian code of com- which it measured. Thero was no trus birasial- been too much inclined to plage trust in the On Tuesday evening one Malay seamen coolly annored by the pirates, who carried of merial lay for an Empire so vant and for races lism at presont oxisting. But if the bimetallic sad peoples so varied would be a great achieve law were again adopted by a group of the princi
Quotations are -- integrity of the Chinese Police, and has been created a serions disturbance in Queen's road money and goods to the value of between $400 ment. It was well known that the real interests, pal contmareial nations, he felt sure that, the two This your's New Biziwa $520 per pical, alles. of unwilling to credit the accusations mida Central. Probably somewhat under the in- and 850 The crew of the guard boat were of commerce in a convenient and righteous system metals being thus united in doing the money against them. After the action Major Ruence of drink, they entered a Chinese shop, and seized with a panic and offered a resistance of commercial law were the same all the world work of those countries, their vaines would be. Last year's New Malva $50 por pioni, allee, up
all coautries, aud were engaged in a quarrel with those DEMPSTER in beso compelled to take in aus inside. They drew their kaivos and attacked to the enemy, with the result that they pre-or and that the obiof differences which per ceme practically uniform MAYBOURNE. Masers. Norton, Hargrave & Co.ponding the fifty-three men caught redimad. the Chinese in the shop, who wanted to eject served whole skins though they lost all their teachers 170ge from the different dogros the fall of prices would be arrested. The prix Old Malwa
of their commercial development, and consisted cipal advantages to be gained by sommore in LONDON.Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane.
rather in the mode of expression and form than the adoption of a bimetallic standard would be Patna (New) LONDON Messrs. Street & Co. 30 Corbilled, the Captain Saperintendent will be them, and one Chinaman, named Chran A Nes belongings.
received a severs istab in the neck. The Malays
A olan fight in a large scale has broken 'sat în öhe matter and intention of the different laws, that wheras gali had now been artificially in Patna (Old) LOSTON..... Mazars, Bates, Hendy & Co. obliged to admit that, however useful then rashed into the street and foll foul of al- LONDON...... Mr. W. M. Wills, 151.Cannon St.
as delectives the Chinese tokangs may
mosteveryone they met, aud amongst others thee at Chna Chuen, ir the Shun Tak district. This In order to assimilate and consolidate the com- oreased in value by the nation of the States Benares (Now) ...... 499 to 192)
marcial laws of all the different portions of the had damenetized silver, the bimetallic law would BAN FRAN'Go..Ma. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants"
soid Mr. Bodall Li Yan, the senior Police is gay place, the Sonchow of Kyungtung, where British Empire, we must first know what those operate as a reversal of theis polier; that the Brobanga,
make thowsolvea if so diapand, they Court interpreter, she was passing by, dragged gambling saloons and brotheta de much abound, laws were, how far they went, and in what points birden of public debt increased by the appreci❘ OF LONDON. NEW YORK....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Row, are not to be trusted out of sight. Of him out of his chair, and beat him. Some and the disturbation has arisen ont of a desire on they were defective. We must as bow far the ation of gold would be reduced to formet pro-
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curse it must be allowed that the employ. Police then appeared on the sense under Acting the part of one clan to incrosse its interests laws differed among themselves, and how far they portions: that the Dastaatious in the value of Sergeant J. Whiteholl, and after severestraggle in those money making satablishments. Some differed from the laws of the United Kingdom, the precious mistats would be less vialect even it ment of Chinese detectives is absolutely in they arrested three of the men med respectively
Then we must decide upon the principle of more frequent; that the nucertainty which now dispensable, but-it-wastequally be dratted Abu-Michel-Thames and Bacha Clna of two thousand men bare taken the field, and nation. Ha would recommend the appointment existed in the transactions batreon Britain and that the numbge of lekangs in the Force the Chinese constables, P. G. No 269, received matters promise badly. The suthorities are of a special mercantile law committee, in con- her colonies and the silver using commquities severe obten the head during the fray, and endeavouring to bring the combatants to a calmer aasion with every chamber of commerts repre- would seers; that whether India was included in should be strictly listed. The dismusant of was taken to the Civil Hospital for treatment. so large a proportion of the working partina A sheath knife was found courualed in the hoot frame of mind, but so far with little snoes, sented at the Congress, to determine on the best the bi-metalle systems or not, the great lose OK PARI
remittances would be saved. of the Farco will, naturally, prove very in. of one of the prisoners on their being searched at and there will probably be a considerable blood-motion, and to obtain from competent which the State now suffered on all homeward
the Station. The prisoners were brought up atibe letting. Police Coart yesterday morning charged with wounding Chan A Nga and others, withintout to de grinand bodily harm, but as the wounded man was reported by Dr. Wharry to be suffering from severo incised wound which would prevent his leaving the Hospital before the Ifith inst. the cheb was remanded accordingly. The lokang
discharged from Hospital the next morning.
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convenient, and the Government, should hee no time in making provision to fill the gap thescreated. Where the men ara tocome from | is a problem which cannot be solved in a mo- ment: Perbape the boat plan would be to in.
CONGRESS OF CHAMBERS OF
· COMMERCE.
On the 6th July the Congress of the Cham. bers of Commerce of the British Empire held
crease the Sikh or Indian contingent, but men cut was only a nasty satip wound, and he was the first meeting in the Conformee hall of the tion of the great work batons o
authority a draft project. When the naibad ccangel of the chambers of commsros had boon exobodied the draft, the time would have come forile submission to the colonial legislative bodies or the British Parliament. Even the partial as similation of the commercial laws of India and the colonies must bon matter of time; and thero fort, wo were not to be discouraged by difftealties, Bar to be too sanguine of the immediate realiss.
Colonial and Indian Exhibition. Delegates were Mr. M. H. DAVIS (a member of the Victorian invited from 97 Chambers of Commoreo and Governmeat) and Dr. VENNET having spoken, cora mrcial associations, Australasia, Canada, A resolution adopting Professor Levi's sag China, Indo-China, South Africa, South Ameri-gestion was put and carried. The Congress
, and the West Indies being represented adjourned for the day. About 150 gentiaman were proesat.
cannot be imported from India is much less than a month, and meantime what is to be
Cone? Possibly Portuguese from Macao might be induced to enter the serrita. Chineso from Fakien could doubtless be obtained, but there are objections to their employment, as they do not speak the language, and would for time be very useless, to my go-
agure thing of the fact that the Cantonene [22 | would not willingly obey them. But what- Laver is done, we sincerely_trust that resort will not be had to enlistment from the same class BR that which the detscled ea belong, for it is vain to hopo that they would provo los amenablo
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subject "Emigration." sian intrigues.
A revolution nrging uper. Her Majesty's and the Colonial Governments to take steps by en- courage direct emigration to the British colonies was carried unanimously.
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Mr. WILLIAM Fowaun then followed on the side of monometalliam. He said that we had bad a period of unrivalled prosperity under the monometallio eratam; and before it was abandon. ed very strong proofs of ita non-superiority would have to be produced by its opponents. Wast ware the causes which had discouraged dentore Or and made prions to fall? There was no doubt that great ware tended to incronse prices in dountries which were not afted by them, sc that the Franco-German war and the civil war in America had brought us very much business. But the long peace in Europe and Amerios bad zopened fields of competition for one moulac- turas and lowered prions. Again, both the enormous reduction in the cost of ‘carrings by
OF
Calcotia.—
At the bond day's meeting the proceedings land and sea and the facilities for rapid com-Hongkong and Shaughai Bank Shares-166 were opener by Mr. PEARSON HILL, who spoke manication affonial by the telegraph hal pari
per cent. pramica.
396 per share.
877, ecliers.
on the subjoot of " Postal Reforme." He said in producing the fall of prices. This being so it Tafon Innranes Society of Canton, Limitad that the objection, which the Post Ofica authori-world bunolit us as regarded prices to to fios urged against the reduction of postal charges derble standard of value with silver as legal tenina Traders Insurance Company's Shares to the colonies was that the service world ent der, because if the falt arosa not from money then be self-supporting. It was true that the troubles or soarsity, but from causes entirely out of the packet service now exceeded the re- separate from supplies of gold and silver, it fo. ceipts by E1,00)'a day, but then it must be re- lowed that to increase the amount of money would mambered that the picket service was not main. not necessarily raise the price of other articlos. tained for Post Once basiness alone. Supplying He was very jealous of unduo interference by
North China Insarsace-Tia. 30 for xhero. Yangtze Instranon Association-Tis. 118 por
share.
share.
Thinese Iusursave Company, Limited-$180 per
por chare
share.
Hongkong and Whampos Dock Company's Hongkong. Canton, and Macan 3tessmboat Co's
Shares-122 per cant pram, sellers. Shares-962 per cont, prea, ez dir, eller.. into Chine Steam Navigation Co.'s Shuras.
Par, solfers. Olins and Manila Steamship Company, Limitad
---30 par cast, dismount, naminal. Douglas Steamship Company. Limited-852
pre share!
share.
Hougtong Gas Company's Sharna-$13) per Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharos-8197 por
shara, buyers. China Sugar Refining Company, Limited—998
per share.
Lana Sugar Rining Compóny, Limited--877
por chars, sollera. Hongkong Ise Comptags. Sharas-840 por Jongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
share, buyers.
$190 per share.
Sir JAMES ANDERSON next read a paper on as it did swift cruisers and trainad crows in ane Glovernment with questions of money, the daar Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 148 Telegraph Reform He said, with relsenes of war, it stood in a similar relation to the Imager of which was illastated by the present - Cautan Tourance Ofion, Limited-5974 · pimei to "palm oil" than their fellows. The
to the reduction of rates, that if 4 per ceat pecial Navy as the Volunteer force did to the tion of the Bland Law in America. The vary. need for reform has been signally de-
dividend were guaranteed by the states and lo- Regular Artay and, therefore, the entire cost operation which buien intended to suppat nias most interested in the existing esista of of the packet, service could not fairly be charged the price of silver now tended strongly to deprasa Tengkong Fire Insuranos Cerapray's Shama---
$417 por shara. But even wers it true it all the world over. Any medalling on our purt monstrated, and the opportunity to effect at
Joan Alongo. clerk in the employ of the Tong subuerine telegraphy, it would be possible to upon the Post Office. saletury change his arrived, I only by Kong and China a Cumplity was before the adjust tariffs to red zoo-those which wore that the evi waald not be self-supporting, he with the role of alrer would to this opin China Birn Issurance Company's Shar$87
per share, allors. ·
though it be, of cleansing the Ponce Fores folly indeed to postpone the work, Augenopurt, au remand, charged with barinetobealed to high, and in those which were too low. was not prepare to admit that no altzoge should ion, to injure Iulia. We wars too naongs be
81,481,15, the property of his omplayers.
| This reduction would give a substantial impulse be made in the rates. In the first placo, as it cause we were inclined to asume that our losses Mr. Bowles from the office of Messrs Wat in the development of telegraphy, and the anar-was, all branches of the postal service were not ware caused by a fall in prices arising from
Danson) appeared for the prosecution.
mens inorcass of trullie which would resalt self-supporting. The carriage of a newspaper ovat monetary arrangements; whereas, if he were for and reason) Pantin the Manager of the would, in a four years, profile a surplus for oxid, while the charge was only id And besidos right, that fall had been the inevitable oouse- Gas Works. was called sad he gave corroboratire teasions which could not now be carried out this, the infirees adrantagor obtained from a re- quo200 of the vastingonuity of man always work evidence to that of the shroff as to the usual without State or colonial subsidies. As to tale duction of rates in the way of the spread cf edning to diminish space and time. Tag French ganboat Aspic left Amay on the course of business between the prisoner and the graph reform, he would say that the prosent cation and information simply compensated for
Mr. BYTHELL (Bombay CC) said that his 4th inst for Shanghai
shroff, the latter paying the money he received abuse of the code eye was anfaly, if not illegal, what monetary less there might be. In his etamber had sent him instructions Le vota Inrer to Alanga, who acknowlatred the rest in and would sous day how an abrupt audingu opinion, tha Postal Caion rate of 2d, should be against bimetallara becazas it would do harm to The British guu-vossal Rambiar, Commanderie shra book. What first walled witness speed fo the neutralization of tables, it would urtended the colonies, on social, politiani, nad India. As to what had been said with regard to W. U. Moore, arrived at Amy on the morning attentier to the matter was a complaint treaba evident that if a umber of Governments an- an economical grounds.
the development of manufactures in India. and of the 7th just, frous Fooclaw.
Messrs. Noronha & Co as to the non-paymentdertook to guarantee interest upon submarine The discussion was maintained by Mr. Qua Mr. Gihy's warning “Lat Lanestire look to of sa account dus, and which is supposed to hareable property for the sake of coatmtling the HAL (Christchurch, N.Z., r. F. BRITTAIN herself, hs maintained that India was bound to We are informed by the Agents Messrs. been paid throuzh the prisoner. This fat to cu tariffs it would not be permissible for way one ShefEst), Mr. M'LAREN (Edinburgh), Mr. M. supply not only herself, but surrontading coue- Un the 31st July. 1991, at the Tanechal German) that the Unisa Laus steamrazemination of the books by him, and the dis.nation to damage or destroy the cables. The SOLOMOS (Jamaica), and Major P. B. WALKER tries, with all goods made out of Indian-grown As soon as she began to try anything Consalato-Conoral, Shanghai, and afterwards no there, from London, left Singaporo for this portavery of diserapancies in then. I proctocad greatest doterrant, however, to the destraption New South Wales). Sir JAMES ANDRESON cotica. Cathedral, by the Rey, H. C. Hoirea, M. GERT yesterday.
some Documents show the prisoner's of cables in time of war would be the knowledge baving repiad, a resolution urging upon Her in fire goods, thon Lancashira with hor Amorican that there were so many routes by which a Majesty's Covernment the reduction of the antson would but be; but with regard ti aug- musange gould be sent that the breaking of a Anglo-Indian and solonial postal and cable thing that could be made eonomically out of bie would not affet the rastit of eren a single charges was put by the chairunt and carried Indian cution, ste, with an unlimited supply of the battle. Strategical cables sculd be laid when unanimously,
obespest labour in the world, and skilled labour required; but until then the labor would involve
as it was now, would be able to compete in respect w.sts of money, while position of the cables
those goods, whatever England might do with POSSESSION of STOLEN PROPERTY.
would be known, and so munk of their valno lost. MY. GEOMAR BADEN-POWELL, C.M., then regard to silver. Five Chinese were brought before the guart It laying subm rise cables care should be taken read a paper upon the subject of "Slut Guar Mr. J. B. TENER (Birmingham) said that charged with having been found in possession of to lay them in the track followed by the mercau-antoes of War Bisks at Sea. He said that it what the bi-metalliste urged was that one of the tile marine of the world; and long cables of was in ships that wa, the inhabitants of the great causes, and they thought the main cause, stolen property, on the 10th inst.
A few days ago the house of a widow living at several thousand miles should be avoided as for central islands of the Empire, obtained a major of the depression that existed was the absence of Mong Kok British Kewloon, was entered one as possible, as they could be readily cut as portion of the food waste and of the raw materials sufficient money for the use of the civilised world. ing the night, and various articles of jewelery, shorter cables and required much time and ex-re nonverted into manufactured articles. Out Dr. Adamsan (Singapore), speaking expecially slothing, &e, stolun. The police received ecr pepss to repair.
of this had grown the fact that we ant one col with regard to the Straite Settlements, which. taia information which led them to enter a house A resolution urging upon Her Majesty's Ganies together monopolized two-thirds of the over-in point of trade, stood fourth in the rank of st To Kwo Wan, a village act, far from Mongorams the realustion of the Angle-fadish and sen carrying trade of the whole world, and this colonies, doing £35,000,000, said that the whole We forn that owing to some regalarity in Rok, and there the prisoners were found with colonial postal and telegraph charges, szd the gigantic industry was liable in time of war to of that trade was based on a silver cureansy. Limited. Par, nomītal transit or failure en the part of the owners to some proporty in their possession which the wo neutralization of cables, was then read by the attack on sea. It had been suggested that pri-and he a no tonable argument in favour Chinese Imperial Loin of 1991 A-3 per cent. pay the day the Chiusa Native Customsan idvatified as part of that which was Tolen Chairman, and after discussion was agreed to. vate property at sea should enjoy absciata im- of- bi-metallism.---Afr Oates (Heckmondwieką premium. Authorities at Canton have confiscated and wold from her house The defendants could offer nå i
munity from capture in time of war, hat such a said that the question of the chasp Inf Cine Imperial Loan of 1884 B-6 per cent, 5,000 boxes Soanted Capers at about Tls. 13′ to
ressonable explanation of their possession of
propusul amounted virtually to a denial of the really entered luto this matter. The work- Ths. 17 per pisut for delivery at Macao.
these articles.
The MARQUIS OF LORNE introduced the gros right to carry on war by ses, and however saching men of this country were likely to be Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C--8 per cent, Mr. J. C. da Cunha, the founder of the "B
The trat defondant weafood 930, and tion by reading a paper, is-which he said that principle might conduce to the advantage of better castomers for the commodities that the Or the 23rd ultime, moved thereto by the bliothon Lusitans" the first and the only Porta- deftit, part he sent to gaal for the danger to be guarded against in matters commerce, it was obriously outside the range of colonias had to solt, because they could purchase Chinese Imperial Government 1895 Dollar Loan
six months, the third and fourth $10 each, and affreting Imporial foderation was impatiense, praotical nonsideration. gusse Library In existenar in China, bas re-
For many centuries their loaf under the prosent system of coinage case of the Chinese dotective La FA, we rolvod u distinction in the shape of a decoration in default four months, tha grand and fifth were the shoals and rocks being so manay. Mnoh had attempts had been made to define the position cheaper than they could under a different system, folt-conelled to make the Chinese Con- from his own Government. The Library, which each required to find a surety of $10 for their been dons racantly. Only the other day Canada of private property at sea in thas of war, hat and it was for them to decide whether it was to tingent of the Police Fores the subject of was built apen a nnolens of hai? a dozen books, good behaviour for six months, and in default federated, and Australia was only doing so now there had ban-little real advance. It had been their advantage to make money cheaper and the
posionsson at presont no less than 7,000 volumes,
The ratifications of the Italian-Trosty with Police Servant, Horkong Poline Forma, tn Missores were exchanged at Soul during the re- ISABELLA GRID BURNERS, sidest daughter of James cent visit of the Italian croiser Kapde to Barnos, aberdeen, Scotland.
[1500 Chemulpo.
DEATHS,
At Marsailles, on the 26th Jons last. MADAME R. Popa, of Hongkong, from malignant forer.
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At the General Hospital, Shanghai, at 1 37. on the bid August, 183, CHARLES RIDINGTON, aged 52 `ysara.
At Wort Wilh. Hongkong, or the 8th inst., zux ANDERIÑA MCKENZIE, the infant daughter of Finlay and Jonanie A. Urquhart
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The Messagocios Maritimes steamer Natal, with the next outward French mail, was to louve Singapors at 10 am. yesterday, the 11th instant, for Saigon and this port.
The Agents (Mosers, Eussoll & Co.) inform us that the E. & A. S. S. Co.'s steamer Suthrie, from Australian ports, left Port Darwin yastar day, the 11th last, for this port
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The casa was further adjourned...
BEFORE MB. N. G, MITCHELY-INNES.
| they ware also committed for four months.
JUVENILE OFFENDER.
some seqere strictures, and wa then reminded
Colonel Withers, U.S. Consal at this port, the Government that years ago we called who left for San Francisco by the P. M. stantsor Wong Alum, & boy of 14 years, was convicted attention to the fans that the lokange mure City of Bio de Janeiro on Tuesday, has, wo en- of having stolen clothing to the value of 312, the derstand, gone for a brief visit to the States to properly of we tailors, passengers by the Canton in the pay of the gambling-house keepers tend the Trisonist, Conclers of the Grand Bonight boat, and he was ordered to be detained in The correctness of our statements which campment of Knights Templar of the United gol until he bad revived six applications of the were made or most trustworthy and bolly States, of which Masonic baly Colonel Withers rattan to his breech. disinterested Chinese authority-bas now re- is the head.
We
OPLUM CASES.
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DIPERIAL FEDERATION,
STATE GUARANTEES OF WAR BIJES.
of
BILLE OF LADING REFORM.
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-$10 per share.
Panjom and Sunghie Das Samantan Mining Company, Limited-$ par shara; sellera Salangor Tan Mining Company-$5 per share,
nominal.
„Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Tis. 18 per fongpur Bone Manufacturing Company, Li-
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premium.
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for certain common purpose The colonial held that just as the property of a belligerent load darer. He failed to as what this country Corps Diplomatiqne now formed part of Great stored on neatral territory sujoyed immunity had to gain by altering its monetary spatem, Britain's treaty-making machinery, a concession from attack, so should the property of sand having two reckoninge instead of one for that could never again be withdrawn. Special belligerent stored in a central val. But every parohate made. arrangements might be made by any part of our there was this difference in the latter we
Barometer -1 rat. M Pani Tidroan. Mr. Arthur Cramp. Mr. Empire in ratarents to commercial treaties, to the vessel is provmably carrying the property Moreton Trevia, nod Mr. Firth (Heckmood. which we might give our assistance; but it was to and fro for the ase of the belligerent, and this wicky baring spoken, the Chairman sabaitied alikely that any general schame would be so is cloarly a breach of real nentrality. It was the following resolution, drafted by the Birming capted. Meanwhile there was plenty to be donesen med that in time of war the State did eli it hem delegates: This Congress recognises that in the organization for defenes, wod in asking could to provant the sapture or destruction of the diminishing supply of gold during recent ther colonies to be voiceful through envoys in private property at asa. But if, in spite of all yours has been an important factor in the exist- caired sudden and staelling confirmation. The prohibition against the growth of the Kwok Alu, voolie, was fond $5, and in default taking part in an inner Imperial Connel. A precautions, private property was lost at sea. ing depression of trade, and believes that the re- The cupidity of the lokangs got the better poppy is being allowed to become a dead letter was out to gaol for three weeks for boiling and general assembly night or might not be after should the State compensats the owners? It matisation of silver would afford soms relief to of their prudence; they gave one turn of rials against the antisation, and all attempts to the ronths in datasit of a fine of $50 fer an- of any further wishes. He would ask whether it ons angla rass
wards demanded; but it was through the more was objected that to do so would throw on the this state of things." This was declared lost, in all parts of China. No longer are there memo-reparing opinm without a licence.
Leang Ayan, agricultarist, went to gaol for select council that we could fathom the deptha whole community the burden of compensating and s poll was taken, wach Chamber having only the screw too many, and the ramblers have check it appear to have been abandoned.
But then that else was or nas vote. The result was that 14 voted for the had their revenge. They laid information at note that in Mancharia the production has largely licensed possession of opium.
might not “s, well, in regard to colonisation by posed to and suffered from a pablio danger and resolution, and 15 against, the Liverpool. "vote Choi Asus, charged with o like offence, was adulta iue a Commission to ba sppointed by the attack. Moreover, the shipping trade thus pro- being given in favour. the Police Office, get an Inspector sent down increased and at Newchwang Malwa cannot eren to witu the truth of their disclosure, and be quoted, the Native drug having completely used to and a surety of S50 for his good be- Government to take evidence in countries where tooted was in reality the vehicle for the pros
oasted it from the market.
kuviode for twelve months, and in default he was and had been acquired, or might be acquired perity of most other industries, and was, indeed, committed for six monthe.
and to see whether some plan for the advance a trade share 1 in common by all industries. The baring oraftily arranged for payment of the
The next question was Bills of Lading Rotorua The return deable sculling match between
moneys for calonisation might not be experiment-special tax such protection would impose, too. Mr. J. M'ANDREW (Matheson and Co.) said that squeeze to fifty-three of the corrupt lekanga, Glaws and Carrie and Friedrichs and Tarner the culprits were convicted in the very act. will take place on Saturday afternoon. It will Captain C. A. Hunderadt, raster of the Gar-ally undertakan 16 vegard to larger questions, world amount to far less than the sontingent the greatnecessity for reform arcsa leom the hurry he believed would be best to pass me general losses to the community in the extra premiums and bustle connected with steamship cargoes, man steamer Signal, ascommoned by Acting Ser-resolutions such as the following:-That the con of insurance or the high prica of commodities which really prevents there being safficiunt time The Acting Superintendent, Major Demp.be remembered that at the first race the former
twa, who were warm favouriten, wore thrown geant Harkin on a charge of cruelty to animals. ference regards with satisfaction the shelur gisen das to actual loses at sea. Such State guaran to have the cargo which was seat on board properly aten, very properly suspended these venal out when leading by an accident to the boat, Sergeant Harkin said he boarded the vestel on
15 of late to the representatives of the colonies; and too would largely, stimulate British trade, pro- | identified and tallied, and stowed. Against this countables, and referred the matter for the and, bar other senidents, the straggle will the 9th inst. on her arrival from Hoikow, and he desires that they may be always comenlted in remote-confidence, and load foreigners to us Bri- shipowners had sought to protect themselves not
To be decided on: a satisfactory basis. decision of the Bavernment. The blow deal the evine onion one prew entered, Master the usual openwork baskets. They were these and that och consideratiof will end to develop trade question recently, taken us by Austrails. When tog vessels, bot by depriving shippers of their On found the whole of her decks packed with piga in forenes to any commercial treaty, being asaared tish ship. He would also call attention to a sido bramending their system of leading and despatch- at the tyranny of the Police Guild through and Shepherd, had to scratch owing to the in-fuar tiers deep in some places, and no gagway within the Empire and its defence in time of there was recently a prospect of war with a great ready for any damage thai socarred through the street of LE FAN, ite head centre and this session they will ales try conclusions with Many of them were out and bleeding, and steam disposition of the former. We believe that ou was left for the crew to pass between them
war." (Checks)
northern Towar, and it was seen that many of the high prossure method of working their leading spirit, no doubt emboldened the the prations winners.
Bir ALEXANDER Gatr (late High Commis-the-Australian settlements were intrinsically trade. With sailing ships the old form of bill Glase and Lawrie are was playing open others. The defendant admitsioner for Canada) said that he did not think weak in means of defanos, it was proposed to af lading was still very commonly used, and gåE gambling-house keepers in strike for revenge." still warm favourites....·
teal that about a score of the pigs had died on the that Great Britain wae in a position to make provide public indemnification, for all losses due riso to very few complaints. The shipowner But whatever the motive or circumstances
way up, and had been thrown overboard; he also most-favoured-nation treaties with foreign counto a refusal to sovede to requisitions from the ought to allow sufficient time for common justice begged witness to say nothing about the matter.tries, because it had little or nothing to give in snemy. Coal, for instance, was to have been to be done to sargo (often very valuable) entrust-
The deferdant was fined $75.
exchange. The case was thfferent in the colonies, destroyed rather than surrendered. In February el to his care, and shippors should be willing to and what was beneficial to us might not be to of this year, at the first session of the new Foy the very moderate advance to the rate of them For this reteres the colonies ought to be daral Council of Australasia, this question was traight which would prevent the shipowner barg consulted before being juslnded in any treaties formally discussed, had a motion was agreed to a biser by the extra expenditure of the on the made by the Home Government. The prosperity embodying that progussi This was a very raption, storage, and discharge of his cargo, FHCM. OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
of this country was always marked by the sun practical form of State guarantee for war risks, The London Chamber of Commerce had come to 11th August. cess of the home trade. But next to that must and it was well worthy of the most serious consi-the conclusion that it was necessary to usok the The guabost Tamaya is, I understand, to leave be placed the interchange with our colonies, and deration of the Home Government. Such said of legislation to settle the general principlesof the lower classed of the Chinese population other donies, and will not let this opportunity for Hongkong to-morrow to be placed in the for this reason that whatever is imported from rasantes for the whole Empire would be the shipowner's liability as carriere. A Bill had have for years groaned under an organised paas of paying her tribute to the originator of tyranny, which has become more and more on Tuesday next, the 17th instant."
this national work. It is desired to close the list hands of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock the colonies represents labour, sapital, and skill of high value if placed on an organized basis bess drafted, the main provisions of which were belonging to British subjects. And as thors, in time of peace. Moreover, the recognition of that the shipowner was exempted from liability The sub- Company for the purpose of effecting certain re un article of consumption, which could not this principle would be evidence of the necessity for loss or damage to varge shipped except aromater upbearable. It is stated by some of the coription is limited to two guiness
pairs and overland.
be produced in our own dominicus we should of taking prompt measures for properly organis when sansed by the wand of ordinary or Temperature Chinese that any atteurps to resist the lo
Referring to Mr. W. Wotton's decoration by the importance of commercial union. Bince ing the enormous defensive powors of the Emasonable care; that the onus of proving Humidity Zange' squeezen led to false charges being ausis was arrested on to charge of fraud the Portage Government, several Portuguese to potem, be taugat it waly reasonable that would have its chief use, than, in urging forward care should rest with the ship was the alipores of wind
the oximeres of all parts of the Empiro was pire. This particular form of State guarantee that the loss was not occasioned by want of Direction of wind.... Awookagoa Singapore Eurasian named Robert tramped up against them, and that many dating as far back as August, 18%. The coin papers and the people of this Colony are star that pomere should take sabare in defraying that other form of State guarantee-life prompt owner's ability not to terminate until delivery Wor... innocent men have been chorioted of imagi- Į plainanta wire James Borah Luoss and Jengnim prised by the ancouvement, as it seems to have the expenses of that protection.
fortification of coaling stations. It was again to the consigave was effected. This Bill would Gomes, who alleged that Francis End obtained bean a mistake of the Lisbon Government, since Sir CHARLES TOPPER said that the question contended that British commeros could bat bebe presented to the new Parliament on the fleet sary offences through the testimony of the $60 and $19.50 respectively by means of forged the Hon, L. O'Malley, Attorney General, chiefly of perial and as thought that the time had free to defend itself, and at the ums tie re the Loudon Chamber of Commerce asked tharas Imperial federation was now engaging overy. | guaranteed against war risks by being made opportunity; it would doubtless be opposed, and corrupt· no-called guardians of the pesos. cheques purporting to have the signature of the Nor is this all. Can we doubt that the late Bis Walter Medhurst, in whose employ the deserved it, for he was the learned mousset who came fer derising some plan which might be tired of the possible competition of the neatral operation of the other Chambers of the Empire serios of failures on the part of the Folice Prisoner then was. Yesterday the cases were again did the pleadings in the Wilbing case and non brought before the pablle mind as a practical Bay. The brat two articles of the Declaration in eolz grozeral expression of shoir view; an before the Police Court, but there was no it for the Portugues Government. I bellare molution of the question. There were great dif. of Paris, 1856, abolished privatvering. But the might strengthen their hands in endeavouring to secure convictions in case of norious further evidence forthcoming than that of the Mr. O'Malley's name will be mentioned by the fealties in the way of Parliamentary federation, impracticable nature of the treaty was soon in to have this important question settled once for crime bara been due to the venality of the two complainants. Aftos a lapse of four years Maoso authorities to the home Government with and the delay which must olapan before ita no the fact that the United States and Spain all by logisine authority on an intelligible and
It was found diffault to prove the cases, the al-
complishment rendered it desirable, that we fased to agree, and that consequently, in case of | practicable bade. After some discussion, thə | Chinese members of the Fores? Is it likely leged forged sheques having disappeared. The view to have justice done to the learned should turn our minds to masne for providing swar between England and Arterios, property in Chairman put the following resolution That that, had the Obiguge detectives done their prisoner was consequently disalarged.
practical federation of the Empire, without wait, entral ships could he anised by the Amanding this Congress desires to wwe mpon Her Mp. • Hongkong Operators 11th Aurah 1800
that led to the estriction of these men, it is HR.H. the Prinor of Wales ke the originator:
Subscription late for the testimonial to fortunate inasmuch as it will compel the Go of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition have been vernment to take measures for the recone issued by the Hon. E. F. Ackroyd Chairman etruction of the Police Foras and the purging
of the Committes appointed to collect subscrip- ties in this Colony. Mr. Ackroyd cara
it of useless, incompetout, and corrupt Chi. "As Hongkong has asserted her right to tako
1088.
There is too much reason to fear that
part in this Exhibition I have no doubt the Co- lony will not be backward in joining all the
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The height of moan nou-tonai has been determland at 71996 feet storers of the tile-age at the Victoria rel Yard and the Tow.water firary Spons-ides, to which datu The eight in thora Tablu sen reittemi, se 6.693 (ant abɔrg The beights in the 1'sht marks, and should be with minus (—) siga ar below Low-Water Ordinary Apring. macted from bie mustanke givən above.
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