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NOW READY.

THE AND

CHRONICL FOR 1987,

1997

DIRECTORY A.

With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY. PWENTY-FORth Annual Issue), COMPLETE, WITH APPENDIX, PLANO, &o, &01, Boyal Sva, pp. 1,158.85.00,

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THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY has been thoroughly revised and brought ap to date, and is again much increased in bulk.

It containe DESCRIPTIVE and StatismGAL ACCOUNTS of, and DirserorID for HONOTONG-

JAPAN

Da, Fudios' Direxlery Nagasaki.

Da Peak Directory

Koha (Hyogo).

Tio. Military Forces.

Onaka

Du. Chinese Hongs.

Tokyo:

Magio.

Tokobaran.

CHINA

Pakhoi.

Niigata.

Hakodato

THE PHILIP”” “KÜ→→→

Manila.

Coon.

Toile.

Sarawak.

Labuan.

British North Borneo.

COCHIN CHINA-→→→

Saigon

Cholen.

Oambodia,

B.

are now

INTIMATIONS.

WATSON *

-LIMITED,

offering for Rale at greatly reduced pripon the remainder of their BBABOR STOCK

CHRISTMAS CONFECTIONERY,

or

Comprising:-

CRYSTALLIZED FIGS.

APRICOTS, GREENDAGES, &c. BOXED FRUITS, FIGS. RAISINS, JOBDON ALMONDS. ASSOETED FRENCH SWEETS,

CHOCOLATES, FANCY

&o.,

CRACKERS, Jo.,

B)XEB

The

A. B. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hengkong. 14th January, 1887.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Communications on Editorial matters should be addressed "The Editor," and those on business "The Wanagar," wad not to individuele by mané.

Jorrespondents are requested to forward their name and address with communications addressed to the Editor, zok for publlastign, but se svidamos of good

Hoihow.

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Sustom

Aniay.

BORNEO-

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Koling,

Fonchow.

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ANNAM-

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Haakon

TONQUIN

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Haiphong.

Changking.

Hasoi

Chifoo

Nandinh,

'Tak.

Haiduong,J.

SIAM-

Bangkok.

STAIS SETTLEMENTA,

The meat bafora (1 am, on the day of publicativa.

Aft that hoor be supply is limited.

Singapork.

Tientsin.

Poking.

Port Arthur.

Newchwang.

COLEA-

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Trasan.

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DEATH.

The Daily Press.

Hoxarono. Feberant 2x0, 1987.

THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2mm, 18:7.

Wo hear that the directors of the Hongkong appear in English and French the sounds of the and Shanghai Bank will recommend a dividend single words with their tenon marked and their for the past half-year of £1 10, and the frame-moanings, and below in found a translation in fer of $500,000 to contingent account to mest

POLICE COURT.

1st February.

Beron MB, H. B. WODEHOUSE.

and the export from here to the Week: coast and various Chinese towns about $2,500,000. Abon One million dollars' worth is said to be consumed in the colouy, and tho remsixler is probably smuggled into the Chinese ar pirn. If the new taxes are allowed to be collected here, what will become of the tradert? This is, I suppono, another brilliant stroke of Senhor Roza's seat before his

could not be counted upon to add to the đê-| fensive foros, as all their strength would be required to orerave the extensive rowdy element in the Chiacze population, who probable losses at one of the agencies, exrry- English and Franch of the dialogos. Each would only be too ready to take advantage toesas, $300,000 will be provided from the half the exot total of characters boing 0,631. The Icg forward 850,000 of the 3500,000 to meet cheptor contains roughly shoot 2 characters, of the drawing away of the forces to meet au year's erninge, and $200,000 from the Re-lessons ara progressive and, to judge from tho serve Fund for the equalization of dividends. Linending enemy to proceed to a general footing The dividend of £1 164. is, we may mention, conversation in the 6th lasson, are evidently in the court charged with continting their Now departars. It la fa bo hoped that. Sr. Costa

LATE CEAOXHË FIRIES.

From 20 to 30 Chinese wars cummoned before year cracker dring, and they wore convicted and will see to this

alt.

ASSAULT.

of the backs, storse, warehouses, or private aqual to about 144 per cent, on the Bank's capi-tended for a year's course, It must not, how,

matter, and not allow dwellings. The magazines and general tol As will be soon. the earnings would have ever, be ampposed that a beginner could mas fined $1 each.

Maono to be sacrifiond for nothing. Ho should military and unval establishments in the been ample to pay a dividend of £2 but for the ter M. do Bornières book in that time. The hary and exceptional lesson at the agency ahora

An Ava Hoker, was charged with having attend to this before the proposed Treaty is Colonyould not be left without some guardreforred to sad this too notwithstanding the work is not for tyres, bat for those who have

mastered the initial diffinities of the language suited a colie named An Aging on the 31st signed. When Sir Robert Hart was here Inst so that the force which could be spared for abastions of exchange. actual defence purposes would certainly not The following are the Orders of the Day for and are at least acquainted with the 40 Execvisos

The men had a quarrel at No. 57, Square I thought his visit beded no good for the selony. He went everywhers making all kinds the meeting of the Legislative Council on Fri- and 18 Sestions of the Truth-chi or their street sunt in graad waping gare Ays to of inquiries, and got thoranghly posted in the exceed a moiety of the Garrison.

equivalent. To such it cannot fail to be of the mod. The latter said he had end the bowl, and greatest uve. Mf. da Bernières is also to be couping could do what he liked. In the course of sources of the colony's income and the extent, ut -

the quarrel the tinker damaged the complainant's ite trnās. An Ordinance to rimere doubts an to the appli-gratulated on making the dialogues most in-head. nation of Orinarios No 2 of 1875.

Fined $. 2.-Second reading of the following Hill:-

teresting. The manner in which he treats the An Ordinance for the better protection of youngaiety of subjects dealt with in them annast fail pirts.

day afternoon:-

1.First reading of the following Rill

(n.) Az Ordination to attend the law resposting

To go into Comunlites on the following Bills to arouse the interact of the student. Indeed Defamatory Worrigand Idbal.

(b)The Cattle and Markets Ordinazes.

1-

Intelligence arrived here by last mail to the offset that Bahor Roza i to leave Lisbon sours time in February for Chias, to take up the post, at Foking of Minister Plenipotentiary for Par-

ALLEGED ABSAULT. DT A CONSTABLE. Sikh P. O. 708 was summoned ou a charge of

tugal

Referring to a brief statement in aformer lettor in reteranos to the purchase of 350 revolvers for

apart from their rains as lessons is volloquial, having assaulted Maris Remedios, widow, resid. The complainant alleged that a coolie catus to Trisa Socisty such other Socret flociation and for the reading affording as they do a very clear insight her house and complained that her mother's dog

-An Ordinance for the Suppression of the the 100 chapters are in themselves entartsisinging in Rozario-street, on the 99th alt.

ints Chinose manners and sustoms, the provin had bitten him. She told him her mother was

back with the defendant. The defendant came of the matter..

Pauishies of the Hombare therank.

possession of acne. 4-Third reading of the following Bi---

Statuto Law by repeating certain enactments which mention.

ALLEGED ASSAULT

are to be anasidored,

hose days

Before purchase the revolver wore never tried now learn that they are useless for pur

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At the present timeour defensive forces are at their maximum strength, the Himalaya | kuring justbrought out drafts, and the Regi- tment is over 900 strong all told, while the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, Gun Lasçave and Medical Stuff Corps together number about half that total, but this will gradually diminish antil again recruited, and the next regiment will probably arrive with less than

(.-A Ordinance to regulate the carrying andial mode of administration, taxation, histore out, and hs went away; but soon afterwards came the Police Force, I noy and fuller particulars About two weeks ago a lot of three-fourths of ile proper strength. The Volunteers may add about 50 or 60 men, but

An Ordinance for promoting the Révision of the education, and other subjects too numerous to into the hotte, and epoke to karcivilly for a time, revolvers were sent to the Government Office, The English transistion might in but told her she moat go with him to the Police na requested by notice, for inspection and up the Police Force can never be reckoned as an

Station. She screamed and calls for belp and Evo cosed to bulu tares or hava hozome pagoves some placea be improved, as might also the pace" then boʻreleased her. She war then going up.proval, to rearm, the Mano Police Lorca adjunct to the Garrison, as they will always

tuation, hat erary allowance should ho made stairs when the defendant ran up after her. Reized committee of millors eat to decide na to the be required to a man, in case of an attack,

The following rotareness to the shipping traile for the purpose shove raterrad to, unless the with the Far East appear in Masure. Alexander Then it to remembered that the work is som bar by the arm again, and dragged her ant inte merits of the different weapons tendered. The military authorition adopt the strong insa Brown & Co.'s Freight report, dated Newcastle, piled by a native of France and that the Franch the street. Some friends then interfered, and sample revolvers were raprenated by Bag- All letters for publication should be written' on ene

N.S.W, December 24th: We only hear of text was no doubt that on which the English the defendant then left her. aure which we have heard hinted at, of re-three chartere having hem fasted locally, not- translation was based. It would perhaps hars plainant's arm. He said that whez he went to panese manufacture. To the utter sarpelen The defendant denied having pulled the com-linb, French, Grass, and probably. Ja -ide of the paper only.

Advertisements and Sabaeriptions which are not moving the whole of the doubtful portion withstanding the feet first butter ratas have been been better to style the work "Progressive len the bones with the enolic who was bitten, the of all those who tenderel, the worst revolver of

freely offered for farinage for China. Manila, and | nedarod for a, Axed period will be continued wetil of the Chinese population whenever then Fesasisoo. Fougkong. Prices romizing sons in higher colloquial," instead of introduo- complainant became angry and wanted to sinalt the whole was chosen nad passed by the Com

saya silar evidence. Order for extra copies of the Daily Freat should Colony may be seriously threatened with steady with rising exchange, high ratos continue ing the written language into the title. coli, which he prevented. The coolin also mittas of offers. Now the ravelror ohosen had Tie Worship said that socording to the com.clyona quality in its favour, viz.,bear the cheap- attack. Even then Hongkong 18 so close to be offered, but, according to letest advices. Higher colloquial is really the subject of the to the mainland that bands of thieves anything above 8s. will result in lom to shipper work, and it always coutains more or less plainant's own showing there was no malloo ou ost-$2.75 hach, a rats that even in

The only exports are by regular stanmer (2,463 could easily make sudden descents on taus), but the Spartex (749 reg.) is here to lend what is known as the written or book language. the constable's part, and it was a cake for a civil of cheap materials and improved means of many- diferent parts of the city of Victoria, on ship's aconunt, and the Earl of Danraten (1.310 A very admirable feature in the book is tas in-court. Habould dismiss the summons.

A Bammons Mainst the complainant issued by factare readers it impossible to make a resson- Ja the 30th January, 1897, a Hongkong, and it would be impossible to leave the reg) is posted. Manila.--Batos have again troduction of any phrases from the standard the coolie, one charge of allowing at largo an this weapon, where durability and offe divanenk Galstauw Edo18, aged 45, senior partner and foun-

adauced, is being offered locally, while news dor of the old wallied Brm of Mean, gaz & Co., place unguarded. Possibly some assistance reaches us of a sharter having been effected at Chinore of the Peking Gazette and of stories anmuzzled and ferocious dag, was remanded. Singapore and Java. Deeply regretted. [270

could be rendered in this direction by the homost 12s, which, however. is miore than prices done into colloquial from two or three of the

Li Ashin, jurioksha ooolis, was obarged with and The Chinese oha-having assaulted Berthold Gainsborough, runner at this port will justify. The Twoed, mentioned standard novels of Chian foreign residents forming an armed guard in our last, sailed on th inst. with 1,949 tons among themselves. In the event of a followed by T. Hilgard on 23rd (2,000 tone), and actors and tone marks are remarkably free at the Game Tavern, and attempting to steal poses of offerns and are looked upon as being for more dangerous to the men using them than to from mistakes. A few orrors thara aro, but they bia watch and shalo on the 1st nlt war with China the Colony would have Kepler this morning (1,000 tons).

near the Grand Hotel when the defendant, who infaitely inferior to the old or of the The November-December zumber of the are a few as hardly to warrant being specially The complainant alleged that he was walking these where they may be ad against, and to depend entirely upon the Fleet and Garison to ward off an attack upon the China Reviews contains the concluding part of pointed out. The book has been printed at the had followed him from the German Tavern, vamo

The bombardment of Pakhai, an unrecorded Pei-tang Press. The type is excellent and re-up and struck him from behind on the stunder Police Foros, which is now condemned Kowloon Pudingula. Such garrison as we now episode of 1892, by Mr. G. M. H. Playfair. Asets the greatest credit on those responsible for with a piece of wood. He tarned round, and the tach a purchase was allowed to pass by the Go- TEE remarks which fell from Major-General possess certainly could not auccessfully protect The wonderful events recorded happened only the printing. It is almost ontain the Kryman fed his watch guard and pulled his watch Terner, who is, I beliers, an expart himself and

oat. Ho resisted sad seized the man, and took in a dream. We cannot say mach for the ex Indo-Chino S. N. Co. Santtiah Oriental S. 8.Co. CAMELON and Livut.-Col. AxDERSON at the British Kowloon against the invading forellence of Mr. Playfair's work, either sa to con. Ti Se Tax will. moet with the success it de him to the German Tavern, where the defendant Colonel of Engineers, is the problem the pablis military parade on Monday morning should that China canid despatch over the bills. certion or execution. - B. L. Oxonham conserves, not only on sopant of the ozcollossa of agsiu seized his watch guard. The complainant are trying to solve. It must be one of two be of considerable interest to the colour, for The large and increasing interests the tinuos his Chip from Chiasse History, or the ita plac, but also an account of the scholarly and subsequently said that the defendant did not try things, either the Governor, took an intwest in The LIST OF RESIDENTS pow. ountains the efficiency of its small garriena is a matter Colony bas on the side of the harbour last two Emperors of the Great Bung Dynasty, thorough manor in which that plsa has been to stasl his watch and guard, be only sained hold the matter or ho considered the Commitles were

of it. Heknow the wax, who often intered outside well able to anfoot the best arm.

I. boliave the 1101-1126," and Dr. Eitel sontributes a valuable of no small importsacs. From the time the

would be at the mercy of such a foe. Hoog: paper on The law of testamentary snacsesion exerted. The student who mastora the 100 the Gorman Tavern with his vehicle. Northamptonshire Regiment arrivad here it kong's greatest weakness, therefore, lias in popularly understood and applied in China. chapters will undoubtedly be a persone grate with obarged the seamen, and complainant had clear. latter is about ourrect, as the Governor lately arranged under one Alphabet in the strictest has been generally known that it possessed the numerical feeblences of hor Garrison. B. J. Allen writes on Early Chinese the denizens of the Middle Kingdom, as he willed him out exedral times. The defendant had ordered the offers to test the newly acquired On trial, I am informed that after firing History:" Dr. Chalmer's dictionary is the text

The defendant said he had con rayed the som somo excellent shate, and conld turn out a This being the case, while recognising the of two articles, one by Dr. Chalmers himself be able to disconrss on almost all tho topiez dane threatened to kill him in consequence.

a few rounds, the barrel becomes so beated as to very strong shooting team, but before Moar efforts being made to secure the realisation

to the heart of a Chinana, in fernan neither too plainset in his vehicle to the German Consulate, for the shape of the bullet in its passage, and and because ke was unable to go as quickly as the complaint wished, on soconut of the muddy it we found on exponimation to have entirely day there were few gutaide the Garrison who of the promises given with regard to the

colloquial nor too learned.

state of the roads, the latter strack him and rootangod its form after Waving the mazilo. Asa were aware of the great proficiency of the forts and their armament, we would urge

faced to pay his hire, which was 20 coute. He matter of fact, the Polior are mnanimons in saying followed the complainant and asked for it, and the whole regiment in this respost. Hongkong that this question of the rainforcement of

Catter than asasnitad bim and handed him over may be proud of the fact that its Garrison the Garrison should not be lost sight of. includes one of the market regimente in the There is no doubt the British Army is aone British army, a regiment probably not sur-too large for the requirements made upon passed byunyoftlagse of the most highly train-it, and it dificult to spare English regi- ad armies of Europe. Probably the greatest maits for the defence of the coaling statione, danger to the colony from outside foes, apart bet there is abundant and excellent fighting from Chios, is an attack and iurasion from trial in India which might be utilised the ssaward side of the island, which would for the protection of the colonial depend. he quite unprotected, save for the Squadron ctes. There is no reason why there should ander Vice-Admiral HAMILTON, Under nor be Ladian regiments in the garrisons of the advent of foreigners to Chins and Japan. that the kind of training which General saif. Their maintenance is not costly, and ander her instructions, proceeded to wash mytion from the 1st proximo.-I have, do, he Cry of remarkable events siner such cramalances, it will be readily seen all our colonies, or area in Great Britain it CAMERON has been most carefully saltirathe Sikhs, Puujsubees, Ghoorkas, Belovchoes ting, and which he so strongly adrecated in and some other tribes arn toldiers by his speech on Monday, is of the greatest value here. To meet such an invading force, provided that it effected landing at Stan les, Aberdeen, Deep Water Big, ar an other eanganent sput on the southern side

Germ. Japanese.

Chinese Northern. SHIPPING OMesra of the Coasting Steamers of P...S.N. Cu China & Maria §. 6. Oc. Messag. Maritimes. Sietsen & Co. Japua 31. S. 8. Co.

Douglas S. S. Cu. China Mer. S. N. Co.

H. CAM. S. B. Co.

Miremālananna Coast

Steamers

the names of THIRTEEN TRODBAND AND FIVE HUNDRED FORMIGNERS

order, the initials as well as the enrrames being alphabetical.

The MAPS and PLANS have been mostly re-engraved ia a sapsrior style and brought up

to date. They now consist of KLAGS OF MERCANTILE HOUSES IN CHINA. CODE OF SIGNALS IN VEE AT VICTORIA PRAX. MAP OF THE FAR EASE.

MAP OF THE ISLAND CP HONGKONG. PLAY OF THE CITY OF Vuosia.

PLAN OF MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, VICTORIA.

PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSIONE, SHANGWAL

PLAN OF YOROTAMA,

PLAY OF MANTLA.

PLAN OF SAIGON.

PLAN OF Town and EnviONS OF SONGAPURE, PLAN OF Guotes Tows, PENANG.

Among the other contests of the book -- An Anglo-Chinese Oslendar, Moan of Barome-

brant Thermester, Rainfall, &o.

A description of Chinnis Fostivali, Fasta, &o.,

with this days on which they fall Comparative Tables of Monay. Waights, &o. New Scale of Hongkong Stamp Dutice. The Hongkong Postal Guide for 1987.

Arrivals and Departures of Mails and Parcel Post at and from London and Hongkong. Scales of Commissions and Charges loptad hy the Chamber of Commeres of Hongkong, Shanghai. Amoy and Newchwang. Hengkong Chair, Jinciokaha, and Dont Tire. The APPENDIX consists of

Four Huwers' PAGK

of closely printed matter, to which reference in

ocratantly required by rosidants and those having commercial or political ralations with the

instinct, and have shown on my cations, that, fighting side by side with Britists trooss, and led by British officers they are to be thoroughly depended upon, and are little if any inferior to European

giving a list, grapared by the Ror. F. E. W Hartmann, of characters used in spolling with thair pronunciation is Pokingese and Cantonese, and one by Mr. Playfair giving "A new key" for the Hall of Light is the title of no article by the Rev. Dr. Edkins The Rev. T. W. Pearo and Mr. J. H. Stewart-Dockhart continue their collection of "Enigustic parallelisma of the Canton dintot. Annaber of interesting notes Cd some reviews make up the contesta of the number.

THE CULLENTION OF DUTY AND LEKIN ON OPIUM.

The following letters have been forwarded to to a constable by the Acting Colonial Secretary-

THL

IBE MAJESTY'S CONSUL, CANTON, TO

ACTING COLOSEAU BECRETARY, HONGKONG. Under the heading "Bats" Mr. J. D. Hall

H. B. M's Covanista. catributes the following note to the Chiza Be-

Canton, 29th Jantory. view A szumen setion amongst the Can- Sir-I have the honour to inclose for the in- toness is that the toceling of ana ef these soft formation of flis Excellency the Acting Gor bairy creatures will cause haldress. I first heard this when a log, as old amak, warning me that translation of a letter which I have re if I touched one of thess pretty tile creatures ceived fro: the Superintendent of Customs at of the Additional Article to the Chefoo Copven wards I was to lose my hair. I most carefully, without washing my hands inmediately after this port in regard to the preposed enforcement

Em.. CHAL. ALABASTRE, Conal. Hon. F. Stewart, LL.D., Asting Colonial

hinds, but unfortunately the precautionary max-

res taken proved of no avuti, as in alter yasts The my hair fell out thick and fast. An ides of this kind probably protects the bats from some of the

Secretary, Hongkong.

SUPERINTENDENT OF CUSTOMS AT CANTOS

TO KEX MAJESTY'E CONSUL.

He over

07.29

that they would have been much better pleased if the Government had supplied them with a good, sound stiet had kept their revolvers in store.

Inspector Corcoran said that when the defen dant was brought to the Station he showed marks of rough handling. The complainant had no mark, but he pointed to som dust on the

It naturally omers to the residents in Macro shoulder of his coat In answer to witness the what feelings the Commandant of Palice, Co- complainant said then that he intended to press lonel Ferreira da Silva, han about the matter, the charge of larceny of the watch soul chain

and knowing the difficult position this officerT The defendant called other colies to corrobe-holds, publie sympathy is generally expressed rete his account.

His Worehip dismissed the case, and told the taxt his Torce is armed with such a useby wes. the complainant for his fare.

take place in Maeno, the responsibility will rest defendant that if he wished he could summon on, and Llierefore if any serious rising should on the shoulders of those who passed the revol

POCHET MOKING. Mah Kaw Chung, fiskermaa, was convicted of having stolen two pawn tickets and six cents

on the person of a man named Leung Ayu on

the Chinese Recreation Ground, on the 31st alt...

and he was santsuend to six weeks' hard labour.

OPIUM CASE.

Mak Kan Chung, bawker, for boiling and

cruelty that young John Chinaman is fond of THE Chinese gentlouisa feforms me that when u

January 29th, 1887. preparing opium without a permit from the fiating on creatures that fly and greep. à youngster his grandmother sapped bim when Sin-With regard to the simultaneous colloc-Opiam Farmer, was fined $2 and in default be chasis one of these dying rats, as the Chinese tion of duty and lekin onnpian, I have thekupuur was cuantaitied to goal for 24 days. terra then, falling him that he wast vet do so es

they would injure his epas. His explanation of to inform you that same time ago I received from

the use of this is as follow: The bats have His Excellency the Hereditary Marquis Tsing

of a fiue me amongst their far. If a hat is knocked a death inclosing a copy of a memorial which down with a stick, the natural impulse of a boy he had presented to the Throne. The despatch

CORRESPONDENCE.

of the island, the Garrison would have to troops. In this colony the courage and fight pass over the range of billa that forms, as iting power of our Sith constables are well, wore, the backbone of this island, sad dis. Į known, and n regiment of pute the way of the invaders through the tbt class would form a most valuable visto pinks it up. The he then gots on bis stated that, in obedianes to Imperial commands.We do not bold ourselves responsible for the opinions various passes. In doing this 1hey woulddition to our defensive forcra. Hongkong la singers, he rabs his eyes with his hand and he is Excellency bad after orafal discussion.

ΠΙΘΗ

sxpressed by oite Correspondant.j

vers

CANTON.

ITROM OUR CORRISPONDENT. Í

31st January. Things have been very quiet her eines the cunimencement of the untire New Year holidays The New Your has been eelebrated with leas than the anal energy, and the expenditure in genpowder this year was notably less than in former years when trade was oro prosperous and taxation less onerors.

Countries arabraced within the sonpe at the be able, with propor judgment, to uaa the reason to congratulato herself upon the pos. becomes blind The query arises in one's mindagreed with the British Foreign Ofice that a

whother, supposing any injury of the eyes to total of Taols 130 on every hundred catties THE PUNJOM AND SUNGHIE DUI ciegod office to go into mourning for the pre-

CHRONICLE God DIRECTORY.

Great Britain, Nanking, 1842 Tautsiz, ISES

time of import.

SAMANTAN MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

Tie Contents of the Appendix as too aamer pacaliarities of the ground ranch ad-soution of a military commander like General hare occurret after bat bunting, it is not more plant shall be paid as duty and lekin at the ons to roenpitulata in an Advertisement, but vantage. This is precisely whatthey have been CaurLow, who takes an active and onlight-probable that chasing thecreaturessboat amonget

On the 15th instant I received a telegram from some ruined building they may oither hava

TO THE EDITCE OF THE "DAILY PRESE" indade---

empsally trained to do, and it is most antis. one interest in his work, and brings he got some time en than or flapped it down into the Taung-li Tamên to the offect that tho lekin

SIR-It was encouraging to the shareholders TEBATIES WITH CHINA-

staticne in the provinces would cease to collect factory to find that they have become expertamall force to a really bigh standard of effl-the spas of their pursuer."

lekin on opium or the 31st of January, 1887, and in the above mine that the Board was able to in the work. Their skill in skirmishing and cioney. It is doubtless through no default

that the whole business would devolve on the publish, in your to-day's issue, so favourable a Foreign Customs on the 1st of February; that interpretation of the telegram in question as "a precision is the use of their weapons should of his that the Garrison has not been rein-

as it would be impossible to send Customs yield of pennyweights to the ton of quarta render our small defensive fores capable of forced, neither do wà suppoas that he is res

athcors in time to the six stations near taken from the cross lode," coping successfully with very superior ponsible for the delay in the arrival of the

Chefoo, with Additional Article and all others not abṛogatad,

France, Tientsin, IX53

Convention, 1860 Tientsin, 1885

Traaly of Commerce, 1895. United States, Tientsin, 1858

Additional, 1869

11

Peking, 1880

Gorman, Tientsin, 1861

Peking, 1880

Fussia, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Porn. TREATIES WITH JAPAN~~

Great Britain

United States

TREATIES WITH COREA

TREATIES WITH SIAM

TREATIES WITH ANNAM

Netherlands

Coroa

TREATING WITH CAMBODIA CUSTOMS TARIUYS.

Chiness.... Japanese INGAL

Slamere Согода

1878, 1881, 1584, 1836.

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A NEW WORK ON MANDARIN

COLLOQUIAL.

Chaloner Alabaster, Esq.

HACAO.

The Provizois! Judge. Yue Yom Lum, has re- scribed period, haring lost a parent He will leave Canton shortly. Chow Tuk-you, the Chi neo member of the Franos-Chinese Frontier Delimitation Commission, has returned to Cauton

from Yuntist,

The rebellion in Hainan is canning great dis-

quiet to the Authorities, who are taking strong ensures to supproan it. A claspatch has been sent by an officer to Kwangsi ordering the imme

to Hainan as seen as possible. Great efforts are to be made to bring the rabellion to an end, bat the insurgents hold strong positiona, are well armed, pomassed of great determination, and will certainly make a stout resistance,

FRAUDULENT TRADE-MARKS.

the evolution of society must ruu in the grooves

of the celestial wheels, was only an expansion of

Regulations for the Consular Courts of United Kelang, and Tamvui, and at all those places best models of the kind in London, or in the nained andietarbod for so long period almost the Acting Consul for France, respecting billebration has been nothing to compare with that the truism that morality is the basis of civilies.

States in Chine Rules of Court of Consula at Shangbai

Chinese Passenger Åk TRADE REGULATIONS

China

Зарата

Sives

"Customs Seizure, China

obedient sorvant,

Hongkong and Macao, the duty and lakin Had this been the translation assigned to the promised heavy breechloading ordnance for Of all those who have to sindy Chinese collo would, for the line being, be selleated, message on Saturday there should have been no

diuta retura of General Lin Yung-fu, the Blask In theorent of what we hope is the veryim- the forts, but we hope that he will not cease quial the lines of xune have fallen ix plon sourding to the new scale of Taole 110 by the ground for the reported willingness to sell as

officers in charge of the Customs and stations, the decline I referred to.

The correct interpretation was quickly made Flag loader, to Cantaa, from whence he is to be probable contingency of war with France, or cf to urge upon the War Office their necessity, santer places than the students of Mandarin, or and that the Castors would commence the

known on Monday, and the shares improved despatched to Fisinan to aid in the reduction of the 6 context with Russia, which has once at Isast and if possible secure boib before his term rather Pekingese. This is almost entirely due simultaneous collection on the let of April.

On receipt of this telegram I issued, in con- from tho derline to 12 they uponed at to the 15 to their having excellent text books with which «ppeared imminent, an attack on the Southern of command expires..

to commence their fadies, such boks being al junction with His Excellency the Vicoro, now quotal, and the favenmble prospects for the insurgents. Mesatiras ta si Lin's regimente side of the island is, in the opinion of many,

proclamation for the information and guidance mine would appear to be in no way diminished have just brou want to Ritugchaw, and živo mora | most entirely wanting so far as other dialects of Chinese and Foreign marchants as well as bas, on the contrary, to be soufrmed by the tale regiments of troops formerly under his com morelikelythanan attempt to forceanentrance The French grauboat Chassent, Captain Le into the harbour by running the gauntlet of Correa, arrived here yesterday from Whampoare covered. It is an oxaggeration to stata circular lost notions, and I now beg to send you shed analysis of the samples of erose lode asad are being collected, and will be despatched

that Sir Thomas Wade'z zamo will live in the the shove for your information, and to request quarts cent to London.

Thanking the Board for the desirable pabli our forts, mine fields, and torpedo defences, Mr. E. A. Parker, in a nate in the China memory of all connected with China not more that you will instruct merchants in the seaso

thereof.-I have, &o,,

Tarno JUR, sity given to the telegram,-I am, Bir, jours s well as of the Squadron. Though the fortsew, says that over thirty-two tribes or from his caroor as a diplomat than from bis

Superintendent of Gastoma.faithfully,

A SHAREHOLDER villages of Formosan savages have shared their are not yet is the finished conditionthat might pulls and applied for civilization under the new having been the compiler of the Tsu Erhi

Hongkong, lat February, 1887. progressive course of colloquis? Chinese as be desired, they ara evan now capable of in- rigime. flicting grost injury to any attacking

BILLS OF HEALTH FOR“ SAIGUN, Mr. R. Cooke, of the Hongkong and Whan spoken in the Capital and Metropolitan De- Orders in Councû for Government of H.B.M.force, while the recent experience of the pan Dook Company, left for Amoy by the partment which from its pablosion to 1887

The following documents have been handed to Subjects in China and Japan, 1865, 1877, Franco-Chizens War basshown that torpedoassemer Fokien yesterday to examine the strand- until the present day has buon the object of

|TEOM QUE COREESPONDENT.] ed starmer Hangolo and report to the pro study and a household werd among all students, us for publication

The County Gentleman has the following ar 31st January

ticle:-Dr. Johnson ence remarked with some Kales of H.B.M. Supreme and other Courts and mine folds are even more effectire. The rests of fosting her

independent of nationality, who have aspired to Lerno COLONIAL SECRETARY TO THE ACTING French flest nerar dared o attempt to force

The Chisese Now Year passed off here with scuteness that "then are seldom more innocently We note thata new theatre, called the Crite- converse in the linguo frames of the sighteen RCRETARY OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Bay Chinese port at all well guarded byrion, was opened at Sydney on the 25th Desember, province of the Chinese empire. For years this

Colonial Secretary's Coe, out any special event to uste. For several days employed that when they are making money." Bat. Like many other propositions of the same thess modern defensive engines. The only It affords accommodation for some 1,500 to 1,700 work enjoyed the enviable position of being

1st February, 1897. past there has been plenty of rain, accompanied sententious sage, the dictum is subject to avid- persons, and it is stated that the plan on which

Sir-1 bays the honour, by direction of His by a rare and bitter cold, which ovbined have ent qualification. The saying of Emerson that places whore their y accomplished anyt has been built, and the rich and tasteful style without a peor, for it was the only work of its thing wore Pagoda Anchorage nt. Foochos, in which it has been decorated and furnished ind. It is only fair, however, to sixto there is Excelleary the Officer Administering the Go had a rather depressing effect, I should imagine, will compare favourably with sores of the very got the shadow of a doubt that its monopoly rarernment, to transmit, for the information of

the Chamber. copy of a letter and anclosure from on the Chinese festivities, The New Year cule the barbour fortifications were exceedingly ather great capitals of Europe. The comic

tion. The making of money by dishonest means

weak, not to be compared with those of opera

Folke was produced on the opening satirely owing to its inherent orellanos, which of health to be supplied to ships proceeding to of previous years, a further proof of the decline is not only the reverse of innocant, bat is an operation devoid of suy permanent atility or Horgkong. Therefore, wifile fully recup night, and Miss Emalia Meirille and Bignor is aad always must be acknowledged by those Saigon.I have the honour to be, in your most in the trade of the port.

Verdi appeared in it.

who endeavour to shballtate something better

FREDERICK STEWART, Mas ma to ze to be going from bad to vice to wankind. And there is no method of nising the importance of securing the en- Customs and Harbour Regulations for the diftrances to our harbour, and of pushing Monday night. Eight see and Lanos Cer those who have entered the wild wastes of B. U. Jeffries, E- Acting Secretary

the Appropriation of a trade-mark bolenging A fatal argident occurred in the harbour on in its stoad or to supplement it. And indeed

Acting Colonial Secretary. Woras, and noless the process of decay bo arrestoney making more disttoully dishonest than ed soon the Holy City will are long become a place to a wellknows firm with the object of paah feront porte of China, l'hilippiass, Siam, &to forward with all speed the fortifications piral Burton, a marine, all belonging to the inelogy secultivators of Moudarin land always

It has Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce. of ruins, and not worth corapation by su Euring the sale of a sparious artiola which are lo guard these entrances, it is crew of H.M.B. Rambler, got into a sampan acknowledge that the crap they pat on the

pean State. The community bara the long been the bosst of Britiul jurisprudence at the Murray Pier at about a quarter to ten.

late Governor to thank in great measure that the laws are framed to give the utmost difficult for the civilian resident to resist The load was too much for the boat, and when market is not to be regarded in any way as a

oraible security to property of every description. for giving Maoss a downward impetus. His Toa antion like our own, whose commercial in. the belief that our greatest danger lies on she got alongside the Rambar she was upset. substitute for the original stock contained in the

firat mislake was, in ordering sealed tenders terests are of parsmosens importance, it is only the other and totally unprotected aido of Everybody but Burton was got out of the water Ts Erh-chi, but merely as a kind of densert for with nothing worse than a cold docking, but ho

for the Waising Lottery monopoly, which reasonable that the trade-marks of our manufac the island. We cannot expect that long, was missing. All yesterday morning the Naval those whose appetites may not be entirely

resulted in a loss to the Treasury and the rain turers should be plsand ander statutory preted tion. When a new commodity is invented or irregular, and much indented const line to be Authorities had men dragging for his body near stated by the good things already applied by

the place where the best upset, and in the after- | Sir Thomas Wade. This moderty is in all cases A commercial fem this town addressed on of the Farmers. His rext'orror was in putting produces, advantage is first taken of the patent adequately fortified, at all events for years noon it was recovered. An inquest will probably becoming and in some instances highly necessary; inquiry to the Comentato a fow days ago as to the Fish Farm up to publie competition, which laws which secure to the produesr the traits of to come, as the undertaking would be one of bəʻkald this afternoon.

It is not proposed or the present occasion to whether it was necessary that mahant yes used the Old Farmers to remove the large is ingenuity ar labour for a term of years. Bat

sele proceeding to Baigon should be provided very grest magnitude; benes the defences

ia further anosiary to guarantee to the par- The Courrier d'Haiphong of the 27th January review in detail all the works op Pakingota with bills of health countersigned at the Con-capital they had invested in the fishing trade. in order to the practical realisation of resulte, it we bays mainly to depend upon are the mys—The fortifed villages of Ba-Dink wors

procheted before the Farm was let to the new chasing public the absoluto genuineness of the Squadron and the Garrison. We have fre. taken by our troops on the 21st. For several or Mandariz pablished since the an Erh-chi colate,

Having referred this inquiry to M.the Go-Syndicate what might happen, and events, I re-article placed bofore them. This is done by days the fall works had been pushed on ascivaly appeared, its presaut object being to call atten- quently adroceled the proper augmentation an as not to leave any ontlet for the rebelt. The tion to a work just isaned natitied Hung Fu Se vernor of French Cochin Chins I have to-day grst to say, here fully justified my expectaticnaceans of trade-marks, which offer in this respect ressived from him a telegraphic reply deciding The withdrawal of several hundred fishing jonks of landed property. The use by per- | some peinta of analogy to Penafa of Title in the of the Garrison, but though there have been, Intter attempted to take our troops between two | Tax.*

the question in the affirmative a reply of which and several thousands of fishermen besnaturally one other than the satual owners of from time to time, promises that it should fires, for which purpose they combined a sortie The compiler of this work is M. A. Mozilles I think it right to send you the euglosed copy,

with an attack from their positions. They were,

You will see, Monsieur the Colonial Secretary, proved a great blow to the Chinese traders to these trade-marke, et of colourable imitations be raised to an effective point, there luas however, repulsed, and Colonel Brisssed, who taux de Dernières, now Chinese Secretary to

the offender able to prosecution and punish- en ar bet no attempt to fulfil thom. All had taken command of Metzinger's and Todds the Inspector General of Customos, Peking. Whether it is neuswary to communicate the the Colony, and a serious loss to property owners of them is an offenes against the law rendering

information to the Hongkong Chamber of

and others.

ment. So far so good. Case of the infringe- Menges, Sebroeder Frères and the increase we bave at present over past columns, occupied the place. The rebels had 500 The aim of the werk, according to the preface, co

Some little excitament now exista among the ment of trade-marks ocasionally crop up in the men klad. It is not known it is chiefs have

Accept the assurance of the high consider years is comprised in an extm battery of been taken or killed. Herover this may bo, the is, to present in an interesting and practical Artillery, and a small-detachment of the capture of Ba-Dink will strike a great blow at form a certain, autor of such words stil tion with which I have the honour to be on Chinese Optum dealers with regard to the ang United Kingdom, and undoubtedly cause mueb

the rorolt in Thay-Hos.

characters as are most commonly met with by our the Colonial Secretary, your very obedient monted Larix tax which is to come into force vezation and mooyanes to manufacturers and Boyal Engineers, the latter for the purpose |

on and after to-morrow in the Treaty Ports, and patentees. But the erits then arising are kept (64) JRORELV.

which is reported the Chinese want to oal within bounds by the notion of the criminal law. Yesterday afternoon Mr. H. E. Wodehouse those who have to make use of the language

There is, bowover, a plan of offenders against of carrying out the defonaire works now in M.G., delivered a kind of lepturs of instruction of China" The manner in which this nim

{Enclosure.]

lect here.. So far no notice has been issued on commercial morality, who are enabled to pursua progress. There are now only two baton fire brigade work at the hingistracy to the fore is carried out is as follows:-There are 100 DIRETAR INTERIEUR TO CONSUL FRANCE the subject by His Excellency the Governor, and their aefarious courses with a truly deplorable im- peries of Artillery in the Colosy, which man of the Hongkong Government, Brigado, chapters. At the head of each chapter on eze

I hope that no ench request, if made, will be lis-punity. These are thodishonest foreign manufac Force would not suffice to ruan all the har- the Assistant Superintendents (Mears. J. Side of the page are given in Chinese the single Brewer and . forepool) being also present.

wares off for the genuine article by means of a baar fortifications, and in case of an attack Kr. Wodehouse has just returned from England, words, which are afterwards worked into santan. Patent required for all vessels coming to tened to for a moment. If it true that the tarers of worthless goods who pass their sparions new taxos en opium are to be oullected here I am coningly close Imitation of the labels and ethor apon the island not a man from them where he has been spending over a year, and he es forming part of a conversation on some Saigon.

afraid there will be a repetition of the Fish Far trade-marks ted by the British manufacturera On the other vide or the Volunteers could be apared to has taken advantage of his stay there to study matter of general interest.

There died recently in Rooza, to the Govern calamity, and a new exodus of the persons en for the commor prof etion of their customers and the modes of operation of the Metropolitan Fire- Besist the infantry to meet an invasion on Brigals, and to get tips from Captain Show and Kung Tuan Tas. Toome progressives pour l'étude ment of Valymnias pescant woman named gaged in the opium trade, and we shall be another themselves. A notorious case in point was mac the southern side of the island. About half his sealstants, and yesterday afternoon hom the Study of Chinees spoken and written, it is phap Napeloon's army to Moscow sa a market woman of this part is very considerable, the value of false labeln, ss having issued from the factories du Chinois pazlé of dorit, or Progressive Low for Kutnyak, at the age of 110 years. His followed big step zexrer bankruptcy. The opium trada public a few months ega, when a large quantity of interior eatery was represented, by means of partod his freak information and gathered from tar in which the tour of Chics are summary the Regiment would also be required to man those present the lines which had been followed described by the scholar Is Bann, of the Imperial 1812-13 and was attached in a similar capacity.

the import being estimated at about $5,000,000, of Sheffield firms of ligh steading and respect- the redoubts covering the forta. The Pulico by the Brigade during his skeence.

to the Polish army from 1813 to 1822.

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THE ACTING CONSUL FOR FEANOR TO THE ACTING COLONIAL BECRETARY. (Translation.)

French Consulate, Hongkong, 29th January, 1987. Monsieur the Colonial Secretary.

servant,

HONGEONG.

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Saigon, 29th January, 1897.

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