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1886 Edition of

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LE & DIRECTORY

for Chias, Japan, Korea, Philippians,

Siam, Cochin-China, "orrao,

THE DAILY PENSS, THURSDAY, AUGUST. Mörn, 1886.

Straits Softiamants, Malay Stutes, &c. (Twenty-Fourth Annual Issu"),

Complete EDITION WITH TREATIES, Fax do 40 20 11000 g THE SMALLER EDITION pp. 753 83/in fortunate for the Chinese residents of P.m. The following are the orders of the day : Shek Man Yung on the ith inat, and he was by the respective Ministere at the various Lega. Chinese took to fight at once. Kurakceso

The Fade Merum for stary Resident in the Far East, from Penang to Vladivostock.

Orders may be sent to Daily Press Office, where

OPIUM CASE.

DRUNKENYA.

the interests of the Chlüsse Empire." Some Great annoyange has been shown by the Faris | queue thd the other by the hand, and gave hapa be best remembered for this initiation of without delay and asked then to go away quietly. Instruction for the blind of whom we ens auch a This they did, but came back almost imme- control or supervisi ar the junk tmflo Easy to China step which it absurdly at

Pais at the appointment by the Vadean of anthem into metody.

The first defendant was sentenced to sit weeks? | vast number la Páldog. Ho is in many responts lately. About 8.50 puz, five or six Chiness MICRO with a view to the protection of the tribales to the Inailgation of England. If rehard labour, and the ascend, a boy, to fire strokes a romarkable self-rdade man, and is as noted for and with swords returned to Marnyama and hie sincerity as for the simplicity of his manere. stopped before the sentry-box of the policemaĄ Chicase revenue was apparently contemplat.eks that half a million of Obinese Catholics of the ratten.

Ng Abing was sent to gaol for a week for and devotion to his work. will this be withdrawn from French infance;

Kurokawa; the lattor astioing those men grouped ed at the time that Treaty was negotinted, † and It twits the Vatican with superseding the stealing two jaskesta valúad nå kalf a dadler. I must send you a brief secoɑut of the dinner together sad talking excitedly went out to in- hough the provision as to the Chinese re effective protectorate of a Power like France by ment for stealing 30 seats worth of roast park. Student of the School of Laagnages ware pre- Chinese advanced upon him at ones and one of Ip Aman, hawker, met with a similar punish, at the Yamon. An English and a Franch gaire what was the one of the gathering; the presentative at Moo10 treating of commercial its own impotent guardianship..

Shan Pak, cook, pleaded guilty to s charge of sunt as interpreters on the Chinesa sida. It is them strack hit on the hand with a owned. affire and watching the due obuerence of The first meeting of the present sassion of the stealing clothing to the valas of 315, and to ob- | reported hars that the Prince made Ita sise qua Although seriously, wounded the policaman the regalations in vague in the extreme. 1 Legislative wage will be held oneontaining 816 by means of false preteneos from one on that he should not socept return invitations rang on his assailant and disarmed bla; the

1The Haz. A 2 Heo5won, parwannt to action, sentenced to four months' hard labour.

tions, nor that this avant should form a precedent pursued them, captured one of them, and, is with futuro Ministers. The foreign Ministers were spite of the efforts of big crudos to resona Micao that the treaty was not ratified, for to sak

(c) How many sittings of the Law Committe had a Chinese official beag resident in the

Ng Yat Sun, agricultarist, was fund $4 for asked to come in tall diplomatictalform. Thisis him, took him to the Polios Station. There it have taken place since tho Camiloliten wwe form et in 1839

the first cocssion on which the foreign representa was found out that the prisoner, a man unged alinanged possession of prepared opium, colony one of his duties would no doubt have

tíves have as appeared at the foreign office, The Wen Fa, had been wounded in the soulis, been to collect "patriotic" subscriptions

The repart of the arrest of Won Fa spread question of swords and spectacle door not soom to have been broached in this.casion. A like wild-are on board the Chinese tran-of-war; precedent in the matter of diplomatie uniform core than two hundred sailors went ashore has been set which the Chinese Ministers will | assembled before the Contral Polics Station dẹ. find it hard to evade. On the occasion of Sireading the release of their courado, An Harry Parkea funeral, they voto asked to be offlair of the Chi Yuan amoooded, happily, in Salamon Blumenthal, Jacob Kohm, and Moses present in full mandarin naiform bat deplined,quiating them and persuadiar them to retara en Bagust, two described as brokora, and one as an on the ground that the Tsang-6 Yamen did not Goard. After they had left the prisoner was unemployed barber, wars charged with having un-recognise uniform. It would appear that all the sout to the Nagasaki Hospital. lawfully boarded the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's Ministers were not quite hearty in regard to The above is taken from the Chinset Nippo, steamer Baronies without the permission of the pressing for and accopting this dianer invitation. the native paper of Nagasaki, ▲ Japaneno who master, on the 24th inst.

that the Seventh Pring is not a motabar of the us the following details of the rioting which They falt perhaps the lack of a suitable occasion, arrived here by the Hiroshima Maru has given Tamén and does not take any part in its delihs took place on the 15th fort rations or in international questions. The Prince by this action may expose himself to memorials from enraged consors, but we should think he will { be able to auswor all such pavillers and show good grounds for the step which to has taken. N. C. Daily News Correspondent.

it published, or to the following Agent-dering the contlenands of the Transo-Chi-to MACAO........Mr. F. A. da Cruz. „SWATOW..................... Mosers. Quelch & Co. BAMOT...... Mows, O. Garand & Co. FORMOSA Moms. C. Gerard & Co.

Messrs. Hedge & Co.

nese war, and to report to bis Garornment with referangs to the receptian by the Maono narekanta of the loin the Viceroy of Canton FOOCHOW.. Nixero

Messrs. Kelly Walch, S'għai.is now trying to float. Even at Singapore, SHANGHAI Mosers. Hall & Holtz.

whose distance from China, might have been -Shawanan......Messrs. Kelly & Walsh. NORTHERN & MAR. Tall & Holtz and Kally

KIvxe Porta

exposted to obriate any such inconveni

(8.) How many sitting of the Pabllo Works Commil too have taken places the Committee more * was formed in 1883 ?

(That in fatura all matters of public intorent, and more particularly the reting of public fande, bo monread openly in Conseil, and not. as heretofore, at prirata asetings of the Fia. A Committee. 2.-First reading of the following Bills:-

(d) The French Mel Steatas Ordinan4, 1986. The Garman Mall Stosur Ordines, 1838. (e) The Sappiamentary Appropriation Ordin

baca. 1886. & Walsh, Shanghai.ence, the local Government had to call the

The Time, in an article on the Commercial NAGASAKI Messrs. The O. & J. Trading Co. Chiness Consulto order in referance to certain Treats between France and China, says: "It is F1000, OBAKA. Mr. F. Walsh & Co. FOCOWANA....Moure, Kolly Walsh.

proclamations ho isegod to his nationals interesting to notice that one of the bitches in MANILA. Mosers. Diaz Puertas & Co.

during the war. In the new Testy the the negotiation was caused by the dowend of the SAMON Mesara Sotrooder Frères and provision will doubtless be for the appoint important centre in Younan (Talifa and Yun- French to appoint as agent to roside at some Garties. TONQUIN...Mt. Ch. Dapont.

ment of an officer of the Foreign Castoma juan-fu were mentioned), as we have on ugent at BANGKOK... Mosara. Ramsay & Co.

at Masao, preating the reported success of Chungking, on the Yangtre in Baschoon, but SINGAPORE.....Masura. Sayle & Co.

the Chinese were inflexible in their rofumi," Sie ROBERT HABT in the negotiations he besReferring the clauso prohibiting the opium PERANG...... Messrs. Maynard & Co. COLOMBO........ Mesurs. A. M. & J. Ferguson. been carrying on to be a fact But if trade, the article says —"It is not long sires an CALCUTTA..

important French offiolel étated that he looked Messrs. Nawaan & Co.

branch of the Foreign Customs is to be forward to the day whan the major part of the SYDNEY AND BRIANE...5

established at Macao it is datural to suppose bust of the French administration in Annam and MELBOURNE... Mosers. Norton, Hargrave & Co. nna will be sstablished in Hangbang. The Touquin would be met by the trade in spium LONDON......... Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane.

which, he said, was sure to spring up batwesa Commission has not yet been slinwed to Tonguie and prepare opinn to suit the Chiceso result of the delibonations of the Blockade the two, as the French could grow the poppy in transpire. There are, however, grounds palate as well as the British, in India, The pre

sent treaty shatters this dream, as it destroys no for believing that the arrangement come to many other illusions." provider, if not for the actual collection of Chinese daties in this British Colony, at least for regulations compelling all junks Hleaving or- entering the barbour to report themaelves at the Customs Stations outside, these stations being of course trinsferred from the control of the native to that of the Foreign Customs.

Moyers, Gordan & Gotch,

LONDON Nosers. Street & Co., 30 Cornhill LONDON.Messrs. Bates, Hendy & Co. LORDON Mr. W. M. Wills, Bl.Canon 9. BAN FRANCO..Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants'

Exchange.

New York Mr. A. Wind. 21, Park Row,

Daily Freas Office, January 1836.

THE

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NOTICE.

GARDEN

SEEDS,

SEASON 1803-87.

following BEDDS-quired

Sowing in August and Septeraber-can

Row be supplied, viz:-

COLERY.

CYCLAMEN,

A

John Harwood, engineer, was find 50 asta for drunkenness, and had to pay a further 30 sen ta toa jinrickahs cools whose hies be refused to pay the night before.

* ILLEGAL BOARDING.

They admitted haring boarded the ship with cat permission, and said they went on board to har anchovies to make up and sell in a coffes bon

They were fined $5 sach.

MACAO.

[FROM OTE CORRESPONDENT.

23rd August. The farewell Ball given by Sr. Comendador. Bonus Forasudes to ex-Governor Roma on Sa tarday was largely attended. Among those present were the new Governor, Senhor Costa, Mrs. Costa, and Bir Robert Hart,

of

Vincso. The

KOREA..

SEOUL, 4th Angast

A startling rpinone is ourront bara to the fat that a formiguur has been nominated by the King to the post of Koearn Admiral. If a

this is correct the Admiral will certainly have

pery way time of it, us there are no war-ships on

On Sanday, between now and one paz, the river boat White Cloud and the steamer Part-head yet. ridge arrived kore bridging visitors from Hong kong to the open-air fair, which, as had been are reported to be in progress between there at the Camoens Gardens. That te proved a Negotiations, seedrding to the Railway Times, nanounced before, was to take place that evening presostativo of a financial syndicate in London had the Indian Government, for sale of tha exist complete success and the show was ons of the leg railways in British Burmah to sa Eaglish prettiest of the kind that has ever been held company, which is also to undertake the oon here. At the entranta, paper acobes and hollow iration of a line from Toughno to Myingyan, pillars were run up. These were interually and thence from Ava to Mandalay, and eventual is to Bhame, The estimated cost of the par lightedand presented a very pleasing apporrance, This coveeschase of the existing lines of railway wonld ba The gardens were beautifully illuminated by som sina would be a very substantia! 000 eines in Upper Burmah would be 350 lukke. It tions in the shape of £ge. The sale was 1300 lakhs, nhữe the cost of constructing newY 0.000 tasters, and there was no lack of decore for the part of this calony, and guarantees is proposed that the company abould take over

would have to be taken for the immanity the existing lines and geastract, the now lines dected by lottery tickets. the numbers of which wers articles of the junks from squeezes olaswhere, comewhat on the same terms granted to the correspondon to prizes which

Southern Mahratts Railway Company, which presented by the Indies guarantees which it would be hurdly prehle were as follows) Compay to find capital stall for the dispend of tiskata ware for the Chiness to giro unless the Native up to £300,000, and India, meanwhile to presided over by lalius, and I need sorely say advance movey at a rate to by specially agreed. Carcoma be wholly subordinated to the) India to guaranton 4 per cent interest on that the demand was anoh that by a very early Foreign Customs Service, for as long as the all capital for five years after couelusion of hour the whole 12,000 tickets were sold and the system of farming out the revenue exists contrast, and thereafter 3 per cent interest. prizes handed over to their winners. Had there Future nett warnings are to go, fire to be more tickets I have no doobt veral so long will squeezing coatinuēt

liquidating carrent and back guaranteed interest, thansands more. would have been taken. As it and tus balance is to be divided three-fourths to Judia and one fourth to compsur. Ladia is was, a large number of people were left with- to provide land mquired for line free of cost. (e) out a chance, smong whom there were several Stecting paid by the company in London is to ba converted by India into lost mousy at R 12 per Hongkong visitors. The refreshment depart. mont was wall provided and equally well pat- Perang bes, according to a telegram in the pond. (f) India will base power to take over Straits Times, excorded all expeviations. the linealler tasu y-fiveyears, and within thirty.ranized I should not be doing justise to those Are years on payment of the vapital cost setually gentlemen were I to omit to say that much praise The British barque Hatz arrived at Shang-imurred. (g/India will control rate of fars and for the patting up of this fair is due to Sr. 22h on the 20th August, from Amoy, leaking freight down to a limit of two pies par mile per Barbas, Dr. Gomes da Silvs. Sr. Hortis Costa,

badly. She had to be beached off the Glass passenger, and one ifth of a pia per maand per Works by the tag, that was taking her up

certain branches or extensions.

CINERARIA.

Our First Shipment of ASSORTED VEGETABLE

AND

FLOWER SEEDS

is expected shortly, and Catalogas will be supplied Free of Charge on und aber 30th iast.

A.

S. WATSON

LIMITED.

Hongkong, 21th August, 1586.

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Advertisment and Aquaripédons-wkish are

There were three France-men-of-war and the U.S.S. Ossipee at Chefs on the 16th instant.

The success of the centenary festival at

In consequence of the late disturbance at Na. gazaki (says tho fereurgh a Chinese squadron, sonsisting of the corvettes Kricht, Fresnes. Nanshui, and a ganbt, left Woosung for Japan on the 21st inst.

the Governor of Kwangtung to be allowed to

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"On Sunday, the 15th inst. a large number of Chinos sallors landed with the object of) Tu.) a. obtaining the ralarge of their comrade arrested two days before and of whore transfer to the Horpital they were unaware; evidently it was a pre-concerted affair as they were all armed. They assembled before the Contral Police Sta. tion. The number of Police officers at Nagasaki, it ja well known, is very small; at that time, therefore, there were culy are or six policaman in the station, the other baing on their regular best or else out on patrol duty. The Chinese manbaring more than two hundred with great houting demanded the release of Wen Fa, Ob taining to answer, they made an attacle on the

Fic Chinese and two Japanera wars killed

during the fight. and a great number on both sides were wounded

Station and broka tha doors and windows. Thers being only a few policemen they sotal on the has just been delireesd to the Korean Govaru-lied eat and attacked the rioters. In spite of their A beautiful little steamer, bought in Tokio, defensive at first, but being reinforved, they sal-

Co. is of 366 tons groes tonnago, and is co-

out by Mr. W. D Townsend. She was courage, they would have been worsted had not formedy the Shima Maru of the M B.M.S.S. the cargo and jinriskeha ooolion, who for five days had horse patiently the insolence of the manded by Capt. F. Meyer, well known in this Chinese, come to their assistanna Thess fallners quarter of the gloha na having for any as sooner saw the Stution attacked than they Japan coasts. Before the steamer left Jayan a brea, daggers ste, which they found in some jiwara commanded "steameri the China and seized upon a lot of ancient weapons-lancea, sat photograph of her was shorn to His Majesty, neighbouring shops and fell upon the Chiness who expressed himself highly pleased with it. like "exterminating angels" ic.) The Chinese He is going to rename the ship. When the were not long in yielding up the strife and tak. stomer came over she brought from Japan sing to fight leaving their dead and wonuded be. complete powder-mill which had been ordered by hind them. They never stopped in their ruu the Government through Mr. Townsend. The away caroor natii they arrived at the wharves mill is to be set up on the hills north of Seoul, where they could be bourd asking for mercy and the ground having boon, already selected and crying like children, fenced in.

trip into the interior, where he has been oon- Mr. Stripling has just returned from a long dusting, on behalf of the Government, so explora tion into the mineral wealth of the country

Mr. Changy Danean has suconeded in float- ing a Korean Merchants Staam Mavigation Company; and the Company's stormar now lies at anchor within the inner farbour at Chomulpo, dying the Korasa flag. She is commanded by Lapt. Kock, formerly of the Sual: The to New Malwa steamers thus acquired will prove very beanfieisl to Korea, asthey will at cheap post convey the tri- hate rise from the out to the Capital; the intention being to use Korean coals, of which Mr. Stripling Older Malwa found immense fields said to be of very high quality during bis prospecting.

Cholera is raging in this city, from 200 to 250 Patan (012) Potus (New) or more dying daily. The port of Chemnipo la Benares (New) growing very rapidly. Fundreds of Japanese Carpenters and masone ara employed in building

new and elegant offoca of Messrs. B. Mayer & Co.. which will be completed in a congls of months,

COMM BROLAL INTELLIGONOR,

WEDNESDAY, 25th August,

Quotations are

Old Malwa

mila. (h) Company are bund to construct Sr. Paasoa, Sr. Canavaro, Se Marques d'Olivoirehouses; the most imposing of which will be the LouDON.

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Dr. Tovar de Lomos and othere.

On Monday morning the ex-Gorerane took bis departure by the river steamer Kirki ny for Hongkong, from whence he will proosed bome by the 0. & 0. steamer Belgio via Amories. On beard the steamer to bid him adien were His Britney Sr. Costa, several officials alrers of Army and Navy, &o., and a guard 4 honour provent on the pler As the Kiuklung

In bis afronlar dated Suanghai. 21st August' Mr. Peter Masivan thus refers to the Piece Goods trade:-Thorreo at storm, whichraged with typhoon force for five days, and the backward tura in Exchange must accept the paternity of mach We lesen from Canton that the application of that has been unsatisfactory and disheartening iga hipo bon the fecefconstant il-health has in the past wank's boxivasa The one put a stop been accepted, and he will leave Canton for his tothe shipping of goods, and as a rafter of course, native photo-day, the 28th is If sported that rates have declined to the levels of a fort

festhair Blearance whilst the other sullion it was

gat as well with His Excellency the Vicorey, stability about them. And, in addition to these,

Sir Robert Hart willsave Macko 6-mirror 5° and honra bis razigration.

the wants of the trade have besusmall. and mainly be mms here some time last month ta sozelada led at the auctions, which bare been the prismas important basic with our Government, cipal exponents of currencies sines last mail left, and [ Lear the matter was arranged to the ratis Ner has the show there imparted much comfort faction of both parties... to the private and general holder, almost 07erything in the shape of onttons has fallen in value, sed the results of the Weoliang sales ro

sedared for fred period will be ocationed natl in the City of Rame that the Governor did not | night ago, and ovon now have not much sign of passed the Barra Fort a galota was fired.

sounteraanded.

Order for extra copies of the Dalle Prass sḥanii be sent before 11. qn the day of publistinn After that hour he saunly is Tiveited,

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On the 29ri Angst at. Rinhmond Terrace, Mes. BLACKBURYS, of a Dangtiker.

MARLIAGE.

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On the 16th August, at Shanthai, be the Fur. Young F. Allon, PRANCIS AND TEW 190Er rules sionslip known wy Frank Weston), Mia veer fika Rosenyi Concert Comsany, ta ADA L. TEMPLRTON.

DEATHS.

At the Geueral Kapital, Shanghai, on the 15t

August, at 3.45 pm, ZEPHANIAN BARTON, agod

TESTS.

On the 9had inst., at Liammor, Patry, the beloved wife of William Danby, of this notany, ago 1 33 yours.

The Fochor Etho says:-As much to 15,000 picals of rioy eras down in July from a plses called Pischeng (a brandury batween Fobkion and Chekiang provinces both under the jurisdia tion of the Viceroy stations at this port) situat ad about 300 li from Fosshes. We are inform ad that a farther supply from the second erop can be relied upon.

various, and culy poor at the best. The "wait-

ing game" has continued to be sacosssfully lay- ad by the dualors, and the latest received instruc

PERING.

4th August.

The latroduction of sericaltare into Korea prozies to be a great soon. The vary ox tensive mulberry plantations here are looking green and thriving, and Mr. Martens is to be congratulated on haring intrades into Koren source of wealth N, Daily Notes Carros pandent

UPITM.

3520 per pioul, allce. of 11 [to 2 catties. 8550 to $545 per pieni, alloa. lof 1 to 2 entities. ........$550 to 8555 par pioul, allco, [up to 3 catties. ..$5L1‡ to 512)aper chest,

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SHARES.

Quotations are

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per asat. premium. Upton Insurance Society of Canton, Livaited-

$96 per skaro.

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NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, 19th Augusk M. Froycinet has urged the appointment of s Visar Apostolic instead of a Papal Nanel to China. The Vatican Concordat has declined the invitation.

Palissoul was opened, yesterday

The Queen's Speech was singularly devoid of interest; it gave no indication of the nature of the basiness to be brought forward during the Bession other than financial. a compute

LONDON, 21st Angust.

The House of Lords has, after a short debate, voted the Address in reply to the Spasch from the 'Throne.

Sir R. Baller will shortly praseod to the Senth of Ireland to rigorously wafore the law,

Prins Alexander of Tulgaris has been impri- sosad and deposód. A. Provisional Government has been formed,

A revolution hos broken out in Bulgarie

| Prizon Alexander was compiled to abdicate mode

has been transported from Bulgaris.

The Provisional Government ralisa apon Russian protection.

THÉ HONGKONO HOTEL COMPANY,

LIMITED.

The half yearly meeting of the shareholders of the above company took place at the Hotel on the 23rd instsot, when there wern precont Mages. D. McCulloch (Chairman), W. Kurfont Hughes, E. J. Haghan, W. Leggo, A. E. Vau- obor, E. Georg. R. Lyall, J. H. Cox, W. Par- Att. J. A. dos Remalios, C, A. Osorio, sad Okan Alon.

The following is the

REPOET.

En Rosordande with Section 5 of the Arlows of An sociation, the Directors haro now to submit to you their Half yearly Report-for-the-air-montar ending 90th Jane, 1886.

BUSINESS.

THE FLOODS AT PROCHOW. The Foochow Ehe of the 21st insi, says: The absorbing topic dering the week has boon the fland in the river. Donarring as it has in the latter half of August this fool is quite un-ON precedented, as tho Chinos consider all risk of ds over at the und of the fifth moon, Bay about the end of June en our calendar. Id of dition to being quits out of nazsın, the lata flood estos a further notaristy in baing the seond To Shon-pro of the dean inat mys" Yestions from head quarters still rigidly confias the twenty-eighth of the sixth noan (29th Jaly, wid history of opucas dating from the building, The enlebration of the Emperor's birthday, heaviest ever known in the history of the port. tarlay maraing, soma of the native gantry pre-agents here to the auctious, until prices in wanted Shro Tectal with testimonials of their privata appreach more closely their idea of flows ofossly that of the God of War. Saron or of the first forsign hong in 1854. In June, 1876, respect, in the form of boards Inscribed with safety. Importers, however, or those of shum sight days are set apart for its celebration, the the place was visited by a very hoary food, follow

time being chiedy taken up with theatrical red in June, 1877, by one even heavier, and the plimentary sentences. It is rumoured that who prefer the private to the public mode of

presentations inside the paleos. The Chinese spent flood in height oomss exotly midway be H.. Shao will leave hors for Nusting, to-night,alling do not, under the circumstance, were

25th and 26th were wholly given to plays. Hetween thess, being 3 inches higher than the and pay bis respects to the Viorey Tiêng before much incllaod to disturb the quiet of the us is now 18 years of age by our rackoning-hus forms, and 8 inches lower than the latter. taking over the seals of his now office as Provin- tives, aud should this policy of indifference

· At the sad of List wack & N.W. wind was blow. 1857 || cial Judge of Honan."

sad firmness be adhered to there are more imorching to the Chinese 17.The event does probable things than that it will be successful not to he kept on the same day here and ating, literally hot sad strong, and the barometer TheShen-patates that there is Korean dwarf The short guggly fest is working surely in the the porta. Some I observe have kopt the 28th was dupressed to the extremely low point of 29.42 measuring two feet and a half in height. His native mind, and if that plant be carefully foreign legatione flow their respective flags in fall on that day, the 14th, and continued with salome the 27th of July. Da the 29th the tooted on Saturday afternoon. Rain bagan ta head is one foot long, his body la about the same nurtured for sittle time longer, the chances are length, and his lege measure five inches only that we shall see what we shall ses,

honour of the cobssion; the foreign oos minis little intermission until the 18th, though letterty The length of bis feat is over a foot, and be is

And this tors preceded to the Palace to offor their con.it had been but light, the heaviest fall being obliged to crawl in and out of his house. This substantial support from Hongkong this week gratulations, the Cestoms goatlowes and the1ain-fall shown by the gauge was 6.39 inches, or autoa Jasarsaue Ofee, nited-8873 pur} been the case for some tiuse previously. The Direntes

same question of short supply has received

during the night of 15th to 16th. The total Haxoro, Avover 26th, 1496..

Korean dwarf is 27 years of age, and is a fat A large trade in Cottone and Woollars sad prios dative scribes and pandita had a holiday. more wonderfal erster than Tam, Thumba in avance of those carreat hore hare been SIR ROBERT HART, the Innaseton-Beneral-of-The Courier-suggests that it might be a valuable reported tonos by telegram, and the probability the Chinese Maritime Castoms, has returned investment for Chiarini's Circus to be in posts is that much optional cargo will now be mined

sion of each a phanomonon.

The presumed cause of this most The Coates juuks trading with lengkeng welcome improvement and help is the arrange and Maceo, rosumed their traffe restarded the ment of the Lin and the resumption of the junk dispute with regard to the imposition of addi. traffic with the west coast. The junk traffic tional lekin on goods having been arranged. The was only resumed yesterday (the 25th just.) submit to examination at Canton on condition that jank owners agree to pay the higher tax and to

they receive a pass which will free them from all ravenne from smuggling. Any arrangement therefore, not be liable to detention, as formerly. farther inspection or detention. They will now. come to with Hongkong alone would be more for two or three days at the Customs Statione or less ineffective unless a 'aimilar arrange- - mataide Hongkong and Macao, or the payment of ment existod with Micno, and Sir Bokariry squeena-

The Daily Press.

from Micro, and romour has it, that he has

been completely successful in the important basiness or which he has been engaged in that Colony. This business is akin to that which brought him to Hongkong, namely to devise means of protecting the Chines

in the south.

LATEST. TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, 23rd August.

THE REVOLUTION IN BULGARIA.

There are symptoms of a revulsion of fesling in the Bulgarian Army in favone of Prince Alaxsader.

Russian intervention is probable.

Guns Prolar tamemes Company's Chase

$77 per share, asllers. North China Tsurance-Tis. 300 per share. Yaagiste Insurance Association-Tis. 118 par Thinese Insurance Company, Limited-$180 per a Tai Ensarános Company, Limited-T. 16

per share,

chore.

share.

share.

Ioagkong-Fire-Insurance Company's Sharos

8433 per sbaze. China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-30%

per share, sallara, Hongkong and Whsapas Dock Company's

Sharas-122 par aont, prem, sellers. Hongseng, Canton, sai Macao Steamboat Co.'s

Bhares-163 per cent. prom., ex div.

Par, sellors.

Chins and Manila Steamship Company, Limited Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-$51

por share.

-30 per cent, dissant, nominal,

STAM LAUNCA,

Fizabelaas Lannot from the Roorkangas1 Whwopen

The Dimotore has parohated for $1,525 a Sew and,

Book Company, Limiten. The Laznah is proving be very useful for Hotel purposes, and, when die

PROPERTY.

As the Directore considered it advisable to secure

the property registered as the re-asining portion of Marine Lot No. 7, stonding. from the Hoin' to the Praya, and commonly known a Mosers. Helchers &Co.'s Premises they canotadel the parabssu öf Of the store $10,000 has been paid as Bargain the same in May last for the arm of $152,5). Manoy, and the balance is payable on transfer of the Hongkong Hotel Company's Share2-$197 per | Property, on the Bist December next. The Directors

share.

believe that ultimately the whole of the new Property

Hongkong Gas Company's Sharas-$130 per

share.

ntilize the Sonta partion, dicling the prevent Balding, by building a 4 or 6 storied Wing thareON, Fone out of the six. Robel Shops are leased an very astisfactory teens. Another Eas been converted into Rotissers or arill Room, which is working was factorily and profitably, and for the remaining shop Original Building and the New Wing are both in the Dirogtors hope soon to monen a tenant. Th satisfactory condition.

The Directors Buding it say to disp with Daring the past six monithe Eow been tafuotory:

the warriors of their late Motel Manazar, Mr. Graley, dien on the 31st Mar lash Since that date, the business of the Hote! has been contacted by the Staff in much more satisfactory sader than hiể The 4th of August at two o'clock in the affer to enable our assicutito rosters to grasp the

are taking steps to soare the services of an affelsat Hotel MAR on as the day fired after much transls. Et idon batter w mag rasution thit is equal to a

Monero. W. E. Loxley & Co.. 172 Streat,

have been appointed alon the Seventh Fringo to ressive the Foreign Mini weight of water of 630 tons to the scre

As far as foreigners are concerned the effects

dgante to the Company. sters at dinner at the Tinng-li Yemen. The Various Legations will be represented by the of the food were confined to inconvenience and Minister, Berntary, and Interpreter of end, the anxiety, overal hongs, we understand, being able Japanese being represented by two interpreters to count the distance from the water to their in addition to the newly arrived mintary attaché tes by inches All business was suspended, the Captain Koisumi. A late military attaché, brokers being unable to get lost, the bridge Libat-Col Kajigoma, kas just returned as

and the streets, in wasny places, boinx quite im Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares engaged, in arallable for hiro.. Secretary of Lagation. This dinner given by passable. The steamers at the Anchorage have the Emperor's father at the Tamén may be of course been detained, waiting for the toas it esid to partake partly of an audience, the 39 impossible to send down to them. Prince not being a member of the Foreign The native Tea Hongs have not fared so well, Beard. The invitation has apparently not been as we hear that in several of their godowns the spontaneous, as was to some extent the interview water rose partly up the lower tier of packages. granted lately to the Canals of the earings The wet tes, however, will soon be retired and HAET's missin to the south was not only to

nationalities at Tiantsin on the occasion of the maske its appearance on the market in niso little We (saya the Banghai Mercury hear that advise the Chiness member of the Hong to take over from Kares the mint lately put up

Fringo's visil, but has been pressed pour the chase shops, which we recommend to the notios Mr. Denny has asked the Hongkong Government

Foreign Offic. There is no reason now fint the of age of our mars adventurous chasse. China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-Par. will be required for Hotel parrones, but in the masu kong Blockade Commission, but also to open at Boul. It has boon found that the expense of

anbordinate oficiale at the port of the Capital. LONDON, 24th August. hare best received, why the Miniators at the the poorer class of Chinese in the city, whose

The res! suffering from the food occurs among Lazon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-870-time (until matters further develope) intend to only

per share, sellora, negotiations with the Portugues werkooping that eangern going is so great that it A second Provisional Government has been Capital should not be likewise raseived. It is houses, or hevels rather, lie very low, and were Hongkong Ina Company's Shares-$40 per ment through the Government of Macso, world be much cheaper to have all sofos struck established at Tirnova, formed in favour of however, not quite a question to to speak on all nearly submerged, with the wretched coupenta, shara, buyers.

off abroad; moreover, Karen. feare that by non- and to take the necessary steps for the tinaing to strike its own coin it would flow into Princo Alexander.

foure. In Faking there has been no special or fondless, porched in the rafters waiting the sub Hongkong and Chiun Bakery Company, Limited

3120 par share. casion eslang it forth; the ramen has had to borsienne of the waters. There is doubtless some carrying out of the prospective agreements.

to the will of the Foreign Ministers, and the Inse of life, but it is quite impossible to obtain Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company The Hoppoabip, it is rumoured, in to be

Seventh Prinos has bad to grant the interview ever an approximate idea of the router. W abolished, and the native branch of the

Many of the formalities gone through inthe long saw Avo large rapid-boats borns dowa apon the Panjom and Sunghie Dus Saamatan Mining

ARCHITECTS. and bedians conference rich led up to the Erat bridge and dashed instantly into a million frag

Company, Limited--54 per share, sellers. In March st the Directors dispensed with the sar- Customuto ba amalgamated withornvade sub.

Three floors, three cagioners, and nine Euro. VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB AQUA audience with Tung Chi have had to be repeat tabs, while & floating wreckage of chairs, tables Selangor Tia Mining Company-85 per abars, rises of Moses. Danby Leigh, and in the following ordinate to the sorsion of, which Sir Rosar pen seaman lately belonging to the British

TIO SPORTS, 1936.

month appointed Messrs. Bird and Palurer Archit Bominsi ed on this occasion, especially as to the number and lika hanshold goods told the and tale of Harris the bend. This is, perhaps, hardly | steamer Madru have arrived here in a destitute

to the Company. of interpreters. The final declalon arrived at is manga poor family swept at once into eternity Parak Sugar Cultivation Company--Tle. 18 per

CAPITAL condition. The Harbour Master, for the Board

share. on the whole the best, for each Legution is to baculess they got away in a mapanL of Trade. has provided them with board and Saturday nort. The following is the programs spanking of the difference between the interview highest point, and has since tallen even more These sporte will take pises on Friday sad represented by one of its own interprete. In

At 4a.m. on the 19th the water reached its Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Lilians, were and payable on the 20th and 30th of The napsid esile mounting to $50,000 on the New lodging at the Sailors' Home, and will give them

mited--$50 per share, sellers.

Jul, and promptly met. granted at Tientsin and the one now demanded rapidily than it rose, and there is now bat an or a limited supply of alothing. Tas unfortunate for the first day (to-morrow):

Hongkong and Maoso Glass Maanfacturing Co.,

PROFET AND LOSS. FINT DAY, 27TH ADOUST. panple are without menay, and the gents, not side and Hongkong and Micro on the other haring fards, do not feel justitied in advancing

Limited.-Far, nominal. and conceded here, we must remember that high dinary current through the bridge. The wonder

The soobunta for the past half year, after dedasting 1-400 P.M. DIVING you Ontzers. (Two Chinese officials will perform acts in the country bridge near Masers. Pirtkoff Molchanof & Co.'s Chinos Impérial Loan of 1854 A-2 por contubexos, re incuranse, tares, all sharges, sud mak. the exemption from the surveillance of the any portion of the wages which the craw have prizes.)

or at the ports which would be altogether unbe: premises having been lifted by the rising watere premium.

ing fall provision for bed and doubtful debie, chọn à moi praft of $19,091, to which has to be added Hopps of the junk rende to or from this anestood. Contributions of clothes, Qu.. for the 21 r.M. RUNNING HRADER FROM CROSS coming it the Capital This has been shown in several feet out of its sockets, looked at one time Chinese Imperial Ease of 1884 B-6 per cont.

in a very precarious state, but thanks to the a number of cases and pardimlarlý ín the onLYA

$1,125.07 married over from last amount, making officere and men will be thankfully ressived by SPRING Boand. (Two priass.)

premtam the neighbouring colony will form one of the the Superintendent of the Home.

Available $10.212.01, which the directors, with the 14.30 P.M., Bore Rd (lengths). (Hauf Prinse Kang Jatsky referred to in these co- shares displayed by the junior marabar of the Chinese Imperial Loan of 1984 C-8 per cent. acarreuse of the akersholdem, propose to deal with stipulations. Portugal is now sending a

lamas. The same has happened several times Road Trust, it was properly secured with ropas, |diop). (Two prízes.). A disturbance occurred near the Harbour Minister Plenipotentiary to Paking, Offo about midday yesterday owing to two sets (Two prizes)

4.4.45 P.M., SHORT RACE, (2longtha). Oper. with Chung Hoa and others, who have met for and excured without any damage to speak of Chinone Imperial Government 1855 Dollar Lo Togay dividend of $18 per sant par sh

agnars on terme of vase at the Monasterice on Considerable damage was done to the Public

dom or $3 per shareanold.and $3 on new...$15,500.00 To was off Hotel lens to formally negotiate the treaty the

tha Wantern Hills, but who refnas to call or re- Garden.

Extensions and Altecations... lions of which-bare been arranged he

caire endle in the city!

Farattere. Mr. O'Conor, the able Chargé d'Afoires of 63.9 ... LONG RACE, (Round the Red the British Legution, since the endden death of ROBERT HART at eitherto the ou and would not give an inpli, and a hot Broy and back), Handicap). (Two prisos.) Chinese Government key- derlined to realtercation arose. After storm of abuse 7-600 PX, HUBBLE BAGE, Handicap: the lamented Sir Harry Parkes, left us on the cognise Macin”an. Portuguess territore, their berdene and procended to fight it out.

had raged over the soane, the parties sat down (Two prize)

5th to take up liis appointment at Washington, He was a general favourite hare with both Chi- tending that it is only well an lease from At one time airs looked serious, and Obine, and this obstacle. Thus prevented and 3 Botange for help was sent to the Central treaty between the two bomus enining in effect, This claim has now, prema shiv, been abandoned in return for ere alone made by the fight having been stopped by the police in the

probables a whole, but there is on doubt this much foundation for it, that if any serse ments be come to between Chins on the one

the bands of foreigners, A farenrable answer The revulsion of feeling in the Prince's favour is said to have boon received from the Hongkong is extending, but the state of affairs is dis authorities, who have offered to do all the quieting.

sinsge for the ex-Hermit Kingdom.

of coolies carrying goods maeting and having a 5.15 P. HEADED FROM STAGE, (Two dispute as to which party should make way for. prissa) the other Esab parts held to the course it was

Inspector Grey and Inspector Stanton marched Biation. A strong body of Police under Chief

to the spot, but the thing was all at an end then.

locality before any serious results occurred-no-

8.6.15 P.M., Tue or Wax.

POLICE COURT.

25th August.

BEFORE ME..N. G. MITCHELL-INNES.

LABSENIES.

THE BIOTS IN NAGASAKI.

JAPANESE VEUSION.

The following version of the affrey appears in pesa and Foreigners and was equally, so by rea-Echo de Changhai-

son of hia suava manners at the Trang-li Yamon. Sanguinary ights took plase at Nagasaki on On the day following we hear another resident the 19th and 15th instant, between the Japangas

-$10 per share.

premiam.

-3 per cent premiere.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Bed August, 1995, AL 4 TE

STATION.

Haishang

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Booskor

hanghai...

STATION.

of many years' standing left for a well-earned Folice and sailors from the Chinese man-of-war | Mazda furlough. This is Mr. William Murray of the as anchor in that port. Scotch National Bible Society. He has for wany The ironclada ng Fun and Chen Yuen, the | my years been the most indefatigable colportear of cruiser Chi Tam sad the gunboat Wei Yuen ari Portugal with regard to the protection of thing more than a few cuts and bruizes.

the above Society and has made long journeys rired ́at Negasaki on the 10th instaut. The spat the Chipene' res/bus, In the unr 95§'a

in China and Southern Mongolis. Elis chief is same, osening the crews of thems ships had | Wladk The Straits Timice says:-The abwurdity of Wong A Br, coolie, was convicted of stealing bourn, however, hava beau confined to the city of leave to go on shore, and a large number of Cal- rakas treaty of 1962 it was ursyided-thioving much an important commercial port as an umbrella, vaina 32, on Tuesday, and he was Poking, and when he came to take up the work, nece sailors were to be soon walking about in the Mjoy the Beejor of China. iðar upp in Singapore smart from fla strategical position, sentenced to fourteen days' hapd labour, it was supposed to have boon fairly well don street Their bahaviour and grows condent to

without, any Davel protection, oooars perlo- shoukl be de no je vrati njeut, an Audioully, sad at the present moment when there matching a 85 note from the person of a servant, cistics at the Capital and their agents. But inhabitants of Nagasaki, who becane convinged Wong Ato, pleaded guilty to a charge of pravionaly by this missionseins of the varione an- | warda other passers-by frightened the pesceful beside at Maca, there to treat of goners two Dutch and one Spanish men-of-war named Chn Ng Yan, at Yaumati, on the 28th Mr. Murray found at the fairs, and on the that, if the Chinese ships were to make leng La ing and watch the due »bservance use la port there is not a representative of the Inst., and he was sunt to gaol for four months' streeta, amplo scope for all his mortionsang met thened stay in their port, troubles would cer- Balioso

This Agent, however, yoursion to Penang, whilst the Bephyr is on regulations,

British pary, the Dari 9 being on a pionis ex-hard labour,

with much muccess. His figure with his Chinees | tainly ensus, and savorál families, it seems, made either be a Momchu or a Chiness of the fourth political mission to the Cocos Islands. There is charged with stealing $6 belonging to Louistrations are well known on our streets. He has in ease of need. The fears were well-founded, Fachow

Wong Awing and Lin A Ca. hawkers, were sistants and the gospel cart, and colored lips preparations for leaving the town, tampersely, or Mb rünk.” The following provision was nothing to be said about the Bering going to Olivier in the street on the find ind

bead a groni ndrucala of Melville Bell's Bra and what won expected owmo to pass before long, | ADM- Petang, but some arringement might hava boon The complainant had just got out of jintos of Visible Speech which he adapted to the On the afternoon of the 19th inst. two Chinese Wi- alp included in the Treaty :-" His Majesty made by which one of Her Majesty's ships might ricksha at Wanchai, and was getting out some Chices He also inaugurated a school sailors sought to obtain admission in a house of rock, the King of Portugal will enjoin upon the have been left here. There are always sle if not money to pay his fars, when he accidentally for bind beys and tap them the Braille ill-fame at Mangas, but it was refused to them Governor of Macau to bestow his wist de. more British man of war at Hongkong, and dropped a to note and a dollar spon the grogud, system of data. Bis little bind alaus has and an they sought to enter for ihly and hal al- termined co-operation to dvold everything not be as careful of the Straits Settlements as and one grabbed the $5, while the other seized translated into this system for their use, parts lithmant the keeper of the house send for the

thore (a na mason why Admiral Hamilton should | The Cafondants were close by bim at the time, been very successful on the whole. He has ready ill-treated one of the sorvants of the estab which might at that place be profudicial to be 1 of the Expoured colony ja Chips

The dollar. Complainsat saught end by the of the New Tocament, Mr. Marssy vil pare polies, A. soustable named Aprobare errívod

+t!

95th August, 1989, at 19 AM

Wind.

Haiphong

Bugtong. 19.17

Nab...

∙19,05.

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The Bacuzmetar Yor fallen la Tanquin, und grčlienta Ken modemike car 8.3. kali – The temperature la masterson, Kin

· ipsadily great, and, shu maqtuar översatt.

W. DOBERĆE.

Anglong Oborradory, 15th A em 1888,

a follow-

*

To carry forward to new accounts

DTETTORE.

AUZITO 43.

-911.97 1.7.19

1,821.41

$30.212.41

"

Mr. D. McCulloch and Mr. W. K. Hughes ryžáre by cufation, but are eligible for re-clectics.

Mo. J. I. Car and A. E. Vanabe offer them elra for renination..

D. MODULLOC, Chairm

BALANOD Bazer, 50ex Juwa, 1987. AMENTE.

Hotel (cost of the land, old building and

faraiture up to 80th November, 1883)....... $227,#13.97 Ectecalzas and alémentiona (from lat Deoem-

bar, 1883, Inaluding cort of the New

Wing) 9,742.19

Parmitare account, (furniture moquired mimos

1st December, 1888, indading sort of

Kft purchased by klemen. Baby and Lelghman-Timur mains 49,230,44

Hamsining portion of marine lot No. 7, bar-

gain money paidhamananazium 10,000.00

Shares in publie cumple

10107.54

049.38

Sandry debtor

17,483.99

Stock of wines and provizions, &c., on 30th

Jane, 1899

16,012.07

License attacking to foil half of 1893.. Fire Insurance affaching tv ipd tali of 1896.

368.00

$436.787.90