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The Balaria Nieuwsblado calls attention to the fast ihst on the discharging recently of a cargo f sugar amounting to 2,200 tons at 'hiladelpbio from on board a British steamer, half of it turned The out to be transformed into finil syrup. angar had been cungoyed by way of the Snez Canal, and had bem melted by the groat. host undergoes In the hold the syrup stood eight feet deep.

THE DAILY PRE88, THURSDAY, APRIL Hier, 1987.

It will be remembered ways a Shanghai con- It is readerstood that the Calenial Secretary The Shen-pao states that the indemnity of 352,500, paid by Japan to China, on secount of tomporary) that in the case of the stester bas come to the comclusion that the charges the Nagasaki riot, will be distributed a follows: Plataneller, which disappeared with a cargo of against Eir John Pops fennessy have not her -$6.050 for the military officer who was killed; enal is the North Japan sase last year, the Court made out, while in the differences with Mr. $41,500 for the seven marines who were killed; ot Enquiry hold at Tokohama found that she Olifford Lloyd and Mr. Cockburn Stowart the and $5,000 for the six marinos webe ware wound-was overlanded and that she was possibly badly Governor was right sad his subordinates were The suspension of Sir John Honey ed The aupants will be distributed among ventilateil. Her owners, Messrs. Wm. Millaen wrong. the families of tho deseased by H. E. Li Hang & Co., have written to the Board of Trade, asking by Eir Hercules Eobiason is approved under the for a fresh investigation, on the ground that the dreamatzz.ces by the Colonial Sentotary, but be chang.

steamer was not overleeded, and was provided suspension will now be formally withdrawn. On with effoient centilation. The Board of Trade the other hand, it is unlikely that Sir John will replied that they do not think the case would receive any further appointments in the solonial | warrant an order for rehearing," as the finding service. was expressed in guarded terms, and impated

The Angier Line (Limited) has been register- ne blame to any one person either with regard to overloading or the ventilation of the carga" ed, with a capital of £150,000 in C10 secos, to Messrs Wm. Milbare have made it known aequire all or any of the shares in the following to the Japan paporn, that they had themselves atomships-Suppicion, Japanese, Anjer Head, risk of 26,000 on the Plainmeller, and that they agter, and St. diaph. The subasribors aro The Right Hon. Sir George Bawen, G.C.M.C., 1st £10,000, in insurance alena, by the rank of T. T. S. Angior, 118, Bishopsgate atrast, ship. wast; A. A. Angier, Beaufort-road. Surbiton, the Normanton

shipowner, R. Holmen, St. Mary-une, shipowner; and Miss Bowen were booked for Hongkong by ths T. & O. steamer Tanjors leaving. Venies pr

It is not un uncommon thing says the Shang-A Habbock, Lim-atroot, cft and colour mer the 14th April. They are therefore dis ini Courier) when former larks in Manchester chant; G. Bowring, Bast. India avenue, Hongkeng on the 20th proximo. We besi,

or London base spent a few months in the inza-shipowner; B. F. Hubback, Lime-streot, eil and however, that just before the departare of the riona East, as mercantile assistants, they forgot colour merchant, and A. Darby, Union-W NINAPO MOSSES. Kelly & Walsh, &'ghai,last mail from England, Sir George was far their relatina and acquaintances at bonio. The Tor-hill, shipowner, who each take one thara SHANGWAY.... Hall & Holtz Co-operative Co troox well and there was some doubt as to whether following lince have been sent to us by a gentle Messrs. Angier Bros are appointed mangera, SHANGHIM. Monars. Kolly & Walsh

man who states that they were pinnad on to the ship'a busbands, and brokers for the company. NORTHERN & Hall & Holts Co-operative Co. he would be able to fulfil his intention of return

last letter he cocnivad from his sister. They

Mr. J. A. Grove, Her Majesty's Commercial River Porta and Kelly & Welsh, Shanghai.ng to Hongkong to complete bis term of offise

lash, respecting the Customs dutise leviablo on good cifact on ethers

goods entering the Indo-Chinos pocorions of Franco, says: "An important amendment to the Finance law of the French Government was aareind in the Budget Committee on the 9th instant. On the motion of Mr. Thompson, it was resolved That from and after Jung 1 next, all goods of other than Fransk origin shall be ¡liable, on entering Cochin-Chis, Annam, Cam

bodia, Tonguin to pay the duties of the Prouch normal riff; that certala articles may if necessary, be subjected to special duties hat that. Fronel goods generally shall be free from daty altogether. It was further resolved that the clanse so worded should form part of the Lat

Hours. C. Gerant & Co. Messrs. C. Gernrd & Co. Masses. Hodge & Co.

NAGARARI..Messrs. The C. & J. Trading Co. Hiouo Osa. Mosers, F. Walsh & Co. YOKCUA MA... Mosers Kolly &Walsh. MANILA. Mosers. Diaz Puertas & Co. Saros Mancs. Sebroader Frères

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TANO. Mr. F. Mainfroy. HAIPHONG.Hr. G. Garelle.

BANGROK... Messrs. Ramsar & Co. SINGAPORE ...Messrs. Sayle & Cɔ.

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Massrs. A. M. & J. Ferguson. CALOUTTA..... Messra, Newton & Co. SYDNEY

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Musara, Gordon & Cotol. MELBOURNE...Mossra. Norton, Hargrave & Co. BRAND...Messrs. Gordon & Gefch. LONDON Mr. F.. Alear. Clement's Tane. LONDON.. Messrs. Street & Co Cornhill, LONDON... Mussra, Bates. Hendy & Co. LONDON....... Me. W. M. Will, 151, Canana St. SAN FRAN CO..Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Marchants'

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The prisoner stated, in defaɑɑn, that be bought the wire from fear boys on the Praya. He did not assault the monstable, he simply pushed him as he was holding him too tightly.

The jury ananimously found the prisoner 767.00 guilty on both counte 100.00 Hi Lordship told the prisoner that he had 45.50 a very heavy record against bira. In 1864 ho $1,033.50 had been imprisoned and whipped for robbery with violence. In 1874 he had been deported and panisbed for returning, and thers wore $ 9,00. several other marious charges against bím.

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The Macas Independente of the 16th instant. "Etched" him; and their publisation may tave Attaché for Europe, in a report, dated Fes 11 Miscellaneous ExpezKOR.....

says that a few days sincs a private of the Police Corps was conveyed from the Taipa station to the military hospital suffering free a slight. wound said to have been inflisted by Chinese, owing to provoantion on the part of the wounded chercher in femme. In this connection a Chi- nese barlar, wike appears to know of the affair and whose evidence will be called for, has been detained.

be you ever think, in the light grayi Of the pow old mother, far away?

Who in waiting and loning with throbbing heart, fu thus bauble nottego, fat apart From the wider stronms of noise and striku, In the shudly paths of the walk of life? no son over think of the kiss ko garo,

on pas left hor, manly nad strong and brave, For the rattle of life and the ways of mo? With many a promise you lift her then. So, as overing falls, will you think tonight? Have you kept your rower Are her days made bright? Rave you muta token, or egun hor face, inca the day yon left the dear old place You call your hou?

Arotaar onse of hydrophobia has occurred at Singapore A Chinamon was taken to the General Hospital on the 91 instant, saya the Straits Times, suffering from hydrophobia. He was bittag three months ago by a dog in the jungle near Johere. The wonad was in the gall of the

Says he Chinese Times af the 9th iust.of Finance of 1887." In a further report, dated leg, but the first symptoms only appeared on the Three weeks since wo stated that owing to the Feb. 12, Mr. Crowe says: The Chamber 8th instant, and he died eight hours after adquick, regular, and well-managed steamship yesterday voted Dr. Thomson's resolution apply. mission after extrama sofforing. The dog is orrice in Japanese waters a vary great developing French normal tariff to foreign goods enter anid to be still at large.

nent of valuable trade bud been made and that, ing the Indo-Chinees possessions of France, is consequonca, more and larger vessels are from, and after June 1 next."

quired to carry it cn. We learn that within

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the last month different Japanese steamship

Dalauco in hand

SUPREME COURT. 20th April

CHARGE OF LARCENY.

Ching Aws and Yuen Anka were sharged 341.73 with stealing a silvor watch end a pair of tron-

84.10

sers, the property of Cheong Afou, ea the 35th 4.30 51.00 alt.

Prisoners pleaded not guilty. The Acting Attorney-General, in addressingths jury, said that the two prisoners were charged with stealing a watch front Cheong Afon, a boy in the suploy of the manager of the Chartored Morcan- tile Bank. The prisoners, the second of whom he knew very well, called on him and he asked 103.00 them to go into his room while he went to attend the tifin When he sare bank, after abont an

350.00

his pyrotechnis bat pasingly-pot platitodimme and portarong passage.

PRO PECCANTE PUBLICO. Hongkong, 20th April, 1887. This is really too much! Wo positively da afine to iad space for any more of this altern- tive rubbish, but givs passation to this offu alon on the audi alteram partem principle, -ED. D. P.

THE FOREIGN TRADE OF CHINA

FOR THE YEAR 1886,

Mr. E. B. Drew, Statistical Socretary of the Chiness Foreign Customs, makes Ulin following general remarks on the foreign trade of Chiss for 1886, in the just pablished "Rotarne of Trade" for 199,-

If we look merely at the g'atistical total, thes impression we form will certainly be that great prosperity bas provalad.. The volume of trade. has been as a whole the greatest since our genoral statistins firat began to be kept- 22 years ago. There have been certain your attained a higher total. and in other years the in which the Imports of themantras heva Exports have reached a greater sm, but there has never been a year when bath simal- tampously have amounted to no mach. Thes total value of Foreign gands imported pixe 59.007 hours alsouce, prisoners were still there and then Nativa prelues exported shroud is HE. TH 164,600,000. The highest mark hitherto racked $1.6m50 left. After they had gone be missed his watok

sud a pair of trousers. A ohair suolie, who is was Hk. T. 103,300,000, in 1881. The value employed tho banic, sa the two prisoners come for 1885-the year proceding the period now apesially andor roviny was Hk. Th. 153,200,000. and while passing the room in which they were like impression of continuing development in

39.00

CRIMINAL SESSIONS. BEFORE THE HON. J. DusseTI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE.

CABS POSTPONED. The Acting Attorney-General asked bis Lord- ship to postpone the first case on the list as Mr. He Kai, who was prosecuting in several cases in place of himself, was defending the prisoners in this case.

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saw the first prisoner with his barul on the drawer.

The sond prisoner had stated, baforo the Magis-conregal be the Shipping atistics. The rAAP trato, that Cheong Afon had let him the watos 1896 marks a large and sudden increnss in the to parn, but Choong Afon, whom he should call, number of vessels which have entered and left

Chlon's parts and is the tonnage thus repenwat--. would deny this.

The jury returned a verdict of guilty agsinet od In 1985 the number of vassals was 23.500 (in round numbers,) and the figures have been both prisoners.

Two pravions convictions were proved against almost exactly the same for many years back. Bat for 1336 this raber hesanddenly increnzad the first prisoIRE.

His Lordship postponed the passing of ser-by more than 20 parent, to 28,000. And how has it forel with the tonnage? The increase has been from 18.000,000 to nearly 22600,000

tonso.

Deroze Ma. A. J. LEACH, ACTING PUINS toys.

JUDGE.

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.

The total tonnage in 1877 WHA 12,000,000; it rose stenlily 'year by year until in 1994 and 1995 it stood between 18,000,000 and 19,000,00; and now we haheli a Chan Atai and Wong Aming were charged sudden leap of 20 per cont, above the preceding with robbery with violence, and also both pri-yose. Aul, again, se oxamination of the tablea which show the Revanus catiocted conarme the Prisoner pleaded not guilty either count soners with roosiving stolen goods.

indiestion of prosperity afforded by the trade The following gentlemen composed the jury and the shipping totals. The Berenue for 1896 Myours. Colston Reeves, G. Danenberg, H. Jis the largest as yet collected under the auspices Carvalho, R. J. dos Remedies, Thos. Carr, E. of the Foreign Inspectorate, having for the first J. Jeffries and Robt. Mitokoll.

Mr. Ho Kai, who prosecuted on behalf of the Ating Attorney General, statui, ia-his-charge

time passed the goal of millions of tasks. The sam collected in Hk. Tls. 15.144 678, being nearly half a million taels greater thug the col

Flis Lordship postponed the bearing till Wel- Tøder the heading in English "Grest Attrao

nasday, 27th April, ab ten o'clock. tion" fly Saigonnais says it is glad to learn

The steamer Carmarthenshiro, built by Mass THE 30BBERY FROM sts. KURN & cols. that it is proposed to establish at Saigon a S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.Svité Sportive to introduce into Coshin-uiug companies have ordered 10 new vessels, C. S. Swan and Hanter, of Wallsend-on-Tyne, Chi Fan and Leang Ngan were charged, the A.

Chian the different games adopted in the English Bastly, if not all, from England. At least four to the order of Mears. D. J. Jenkins and Co., irst prisoner with broaking sed satering the CHEMISTA, colonies-wa-tonnie (spalt lana-taunis), pole, will be of 200 tons sad with high speed, the Loudon, for their Japan and China trade, wout shop of Mare. Kuha & Co. and committing

A trial of the rest will be from 500 to 1,000 tons alza. Now on her offcial trial trip on 8th instant, and gare felony therein, and also with receiving the stolen aricket, pigeon shooting, at inst ved sport is to be nude on Monday, the the conditions of China, on her lakes and rivers the greatest satisfaction. The principal dimea goods; the second with receiving the goods 25th instant, the day after the bachelors' bail, 19 well as oue sua buard, favour steamship sions of this last addition to the Shire Line Asat kuering then to be stolen.

The prisoner pleaded not guilty. whee all the guns in Cochin China aro expeted trade on a very large scale, in fact, China can Ars: Length 340 feet: breadth, to feet; and

Mr. Breeston, instructed by users Caldwell to be present. To fix the day after a ball for apport-large freights of scamere much better depth moulded, 27 feet 8 inches. Her gross to

On some lines the trade that nage is 2723, and she will have a deadweight and Wilkinsso, appeared for the vormd prisonar. to the jury. that on the right of the 31st Teotion of 1881, which hitherto has born the a shooting competition is the way not to do it, than Japan can.

The following genoten served on the juryult a boat bolonging to Loung Akow, the maximus year. All this has a very grati we should say.

is ready and waiting would be from the very capacity of 4,100 or 4,809 tons of toa. The Car.

Bohorod at the Sam fging sound, but if we look deeper we ontset nost profitable; for instance, on the athenshire, which was built under the inspecJohn Ragar, K. A. M. Frederics Kuug F, onmplainant, was The catalogue of Motors Kühr & Co's Jaoyang Hu, and the Taugting Ha on the tion of the company's angineer and saprintan Gea Featok, S. V. dog Remedios, E. F. J. Jor- Teal Po wharf. Another boat came alous- shall find that while passe and some other aids and the men in it boarded Leang Akow's conditions hava encouraged a large volume of panose curios nud works of art, to be sold by Tangisan from Kansow to Sha-si, fe Chungking, dent, Mr. C. E. Hndum, of Tondos, is of stoel gensen, and L. K. Davis.

The Acting Attorney-General, in aie chargeto boat. They put complainant and his family, who business, this basins; bax not been in all depart Auction by Mr. G. R. Lammoet to-morrow and sn the Yellow River, an the West River, on the threagbent. She is in excess of Lloyd's rules for Saturday, has been issued. There are 143 lots, coast between the Yangtze and the South-east the 100 A 1 class, and constructed on the cellular the jury, stated that the case arose from therabbery ware on board, in the hold and robbed them of ments adrautageous to the producer or to the amongst which we notice a number of "Jubilee Shantung Promontory, from Chofoo to the double bottom principle, with water ballast paci of Messrs. Kuhn & Co.'s store on the night of nearly everything they possessed, namely a quaa-merolant.

But before proceding to details concerning Calendar" A visit to Mesare. Kuhn and Co's Tak muth of the Peilio. and on the navigable by all fora and aft for 1,070 tous, and has special-22nd February, of a number of goods, Ino-tity of clothing, jewellery, and money, the whole establishment will show that the articles to be part of the Grand Canal from Chinkiang toly arranged compartments for carrying cataphor, tor Qalucey, scompanied by Sergt. MacDonald, amogatiue to the value of $207.. A report was any sposisi articles of comares, it is necessary

The vet tilawent the next day to Mossrs. Kahn & Co's and

mads to the Polios and the first prisoner was or- to dorate e paragraph to the subject of szobange, offered for sale are of a very varied description Tring-kiang-pu Such lines would bring gruat bils, &o, at the same time në ton and of all values from cheap nick-nacks to the increase of goals and passenger freightage to tim of the holds has been woll thought out, the again on the 24th and he then went to Messrs. esated on board a stoare launch, carrying a bandien element which has affected many depart most highly finished rases, cabinets, and care. the China Merchants' Stoam Navigation Com-principle adopted being automatio exhaustion by MacEwen, Friskel & Co.'s and asked for a man containing some of the stalen property. The meats of Foreign trade during the year to at ings. The opportunity is ass which ought not any, and the foreign stanmers, as there is room weans of the main funnel, and so arrangel that who was employed there and who was suspected second prisoner was arrested in Hongkong and extent culy less grave thar ar itself would have to be missed either by collectors or by those for all, would benefit also. And as marketa it goes on irrespective of the weather, this being a of the robbery. They then went to Messrs. some of the stolen property was found on him done.. In this short Report may, however, de wishing to ean presonts to their friends at would be easy of access, there would be a vast matter of great importance in the Eastern trade, MacEwen Friskol's godown, but found no- The complainant and his wife had identified te little more than mention it; but the entamersial ndustrial revival at places, now decaying and and especially on the passage between Singapore thing. They post visited the man's private two pelouses so the men who had boarded the reader, with the figures bafora kim which I saatl give, will have no difficulty in realising its in and Snes during the south-west monsoon. A house and there found the soccad prisoner. They boat and rabbed and assaulted them. commodation is provided for thirty first and is saw her trying to hide something, and on ox- After bearing the evi lonce, tha jury unani-fence. The course of'ecidange during -1896 Becond-class passengers in the full poop. Thoamination they discovered some of the stelan promously found the first prisoner guilty on the Carmarthenshirs meets all the Admiralty require-party on a bad in the mom, and some more on her first count; and the seccad prisoner guilty on ments for transport service and will be fara shed person. That was the only charge against the the second count by a majority of six to one

Sentence was deferred. with a Board of Trade passenger and Llwyd's 100 seuoad prisouor. If the jury were not satisfied, that she has been atlet throughout with electric soner was guilty of entering the shop of Mears. Alcertificates. A spesial feature of this vessel is after hoaring the svidoneo that the first pri installation by Messrs. Clarke, Chapman, Paras Kubs they would then have to insider the shoond Captain Richard Evans, who has bad com.sal Co., af Gateshead, including a soazob light charge agatast him, that of raeiving the stolen mand of the Hart and Lily on the Chius stution, for making the passage of the Suez Canal at goola.

Inspector Quinoy and Sorgeant MacDonald has been selected to the command of the Graco night time. There are six powerful compound

steam winobex for working the sarge, also fitted were among the witnesses called, and peprod the dile from the fish inst

[by the same firm, which, are somewhit of a novel-filing of the goods

Mr. Brarotan, for the second prisoner, son- Two forces of local artillery are to be enisod—Ity, and, by the saving of coals they effect, will ane for Sierra Lennon another for Hongkong enable the electric light to be need without going tended that there was no care proved sesinst and Singapore. They will be rernited by us to extra expense for fuel. The upper deck is of her. Her action throughout the matter pointed As to the fast of her confi. tives, and will consist of a total of six officers, steel sheathed with teak wood, and the psp, to her innocence.

bridgo, and foriosatle decks RTA of thak.sion and hiding the goods on the appearanos of welvo sergesata, and 199 men.

There is a powerful windlass. also by Messrs the Police, that was only natural. Clarke, Chapasamad Corupany, and steamster The woman was well known and had always Caldwell, of Glasgow. Otherwise the stabmar.alled Mr. Smith of Maar MacEwen, Frickel ar kas bag supplied by Messa. Muis and barne a good character. In support of this he which is rigged as a thros-masted schooner, is & Co., who testified as to the woman's respectabi fitted with avery modern appliance. The en lity,

The jars found the first prisnasr guilty on Se-gis have been built by Mr R. W. Hawthorn,

Soutence on the first prisoner was deferred.

THE DISPENSARY, Facebow.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Tientsin”

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hankow

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The Courier saysThe asuso of the rising and fall of the water of the Yangtase is one of those prableres that so far has defod human so- lation. For instance, or the 11th inst, the watermark at Hanke rogistered 9 feet 6 inches, and the water was falling at the rate of seven inches daily. On the same date last year the registor stond at 26 fast, and the water was rising. This remarkable change cannot be accounted for by those who have navigated the river for the last twenty years. The time is rudly approach- ing for the mean-going vessel to proceed to The delivery of the English wait was begun the great ten port, and unless the water begins at 1025 yesterday morning,

to rise they will bannable to get there

Hosoyong, APRIL 21ar, 1987.

The Russian corvulio Veslačk, Commander Lang, loft bere yesterday for Canton.

The annual menting of the sestholders of Unies Church will be held this afternoon at half. part fire o'clock.

The Agesta (Mors. D. Sesoon, Sons & Co.) inforci as that was steamer Arena Acar, from

Cakutia, left. Singapore yesterday for this part.

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which wished to be reported.

The Chinese steamer Yangching, Laving been

poor.

The following items ero from the London and China Bepress of the leth Varch:-

The command at Caylon will in fature be that of a Brigadier temoral oaly, the pay being ro- duced from £3 to £2 10s. per diem.

Over one hundred Chiuose presented them selves at the Manna Procuratara the other day, says the Independente, oxaring their wish to preced to Lastralia by the steamar Atrite, then

We are informed that Mr. F. B. Forbas las in the ronds, as amigrants. This is the first time, the Macao paper observes, that occasion has been retired from the Consulting Committee of the ford to put in for the emigration regulations Tangiste Insurance Association, and Mr. Paul since they were formulated in 1833. The appli- Tidust, of Messrs. Mactaggart, Tidman, and Co. cants stated that they were going of their own has been elected to all his place. free will and withrat agreement which are the

The appointment of Assistant Military indispensable conditions under which passes cold

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Araw that the authoritins at Kashing bed wed

KIDNAPPING CASE.

BOBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. -- Mok Akam and Mok Alin were charged with robbery with violenc

To charging the jury, Mr. Ho Kai sail that on the 12th Marob, the complainant, Man Ching. was taken to Bonham Bond by the two prisoners where he was robbed of 331 in silver. They also -aged-violonos_towncılı hig............. Prisoners pleaded not guilty. After bearing the evidence, the jury ansoi mously found the prisoners guilty.

Bontecca was deferred.

CHAROR OF HOUSE BREAKING. Chiar Alok was charged with breaking into a goiowa at Li Fan Ton, and also with raiving certain goods wall knuring than to be stoleng

Prisoner pleaded not gallly,

certain

Articles

of about

was lower area than in 1935. Its off at upon the Silk market is reforret to below, and it is also several times alluded to in the port rsparts which follow my own, aspaially in connexion with tea. I have before me an exhibit of the closing cabe at Bhanghai for bills ou Loadon st four months aight or Europos mail day of orok week throughout the years 1885 and 1836. Frond" tasso quotations I give the follo viag abbreviated table, taking the first quotation of nach month:

1865

1596

1885

1834

Jen Ful

...

474 July Aug

10 1

Mar. April. Mey. Jang

474 7 4 2 4 6

Sept Oct, Nov. Dec. a. d. a. d. e. d. 6. 4. 4 N 431 8 4 81 4 54 4 3 4 33

4 7 4 8 (The Gigures represent. the value of the Shang- hai teel). Commst pan this showing is not necessary; it is ennusch if we bear in mind the gradual fall in exchange from 4. 11 at the beginning of 1995 to 4 in Aurast, 1885, from which level it res agsis to 41.817, towards the ami of the visur. The highest of my 50. stations for 1883 was 4.01, on the 30th No ember, and the lowest was 341, on the Lith Aarst of the year uador review

The large volume of the trade in Rice, the ex- port of Tes, and the special oireamstances of the year's trade in Thas two articles, are prominent

Mr. Ho Kai, in stating the case to the jury, aid that the prisoner was charged with brank ing into the gelowe and stonling therefrom

articles to the value Commodore Maxwell, R.N., who has been ap be granted. Among the applicants there were aitary at Honirkong and the similar appoint. Loelio and Company, of St. Poters. They are both counts, and acquitted the scand prisoner.

855 in all. The owner of the good would printed to the Victur Emannel lee Commandorn

few who wore aúde: age, to whom pussy were rent at Barbados, held respectively by Majors on the triplax system, the cylinders being 97, 43

called and would state that on sing informed Mersot, arrived here yesterday by the P. & O. fased, 4 also to others whose identity was Davies, Royal Monster Fusiliers, and Kolly, the and 70 inches in diameter, with a 45 inch stroke.

They worked with the greatest smoothness on Lo Tang and Chan Amoi warp charged with that his godown had been broken inle, he wont mail steamer Deccan

Buffs, are to be reduced from April 1. doubtful.

the trip, and the vessel on running over the salefully bringing a woman inte this colouy, there personally and discovered that cortain The British steamer Tales, from Coast porte,

The Board of Trade have requested their sali messured milo in a southward direction did the named Tam La Hi. with the intent to sell her artistes ware missing. Informatica was given

distance in reports having spoken the burns Endera, of

Wo mantioned, some time sipoe (says the Daily„itor tu takз the. aidesary steps for holding a box squat to to kuute as bone, the on-with unlawfully-bringing the said Tam Lin Hipriganary, where they found some of the sialan subject to waich attention should be called.

4 minutes. 194 geconds, this for the purposes of prostitution, and farthor to the Palice who paid a visit to the house of the Halifax, Single Island, board for Hongkong a proclamation requiring all opium to be sent formal forestigation into the airgunstonces ecurgines making 76 revolutions per minute. Be into this colony, knowing that euch woman was goɔds and also, wwwn-linkets for soas vf the of The Rise-orop-in-the-Yangtzo valley was

to that eity vid Ningps. The Tao Fai of Sheng-aceted with the loss of a beat and five men be- using towards the north, the Tasmal want to be sold for the purposes of prestitution. hai remonstrated with his confrères, particularly touring to the teamer Boulari nour Focalov, over the distans again in the opposite direc Mr. J. J. Francia, Q.C., instructed by Messrs. Several witasases were called whe ocrroborat with regard to 120 balls of opium that had been in November last.

tion, with the fila a little against her, and did Caldwell and Wilkinson, appeared for both pri. of the statement, although, there was no direct

evidemos in substantiafing of the fraf, conat, stopped at Kashing, harass they had been sent

A second edition of Professor Douglas's work the distance in 4 minutes 25 seconds, equivalent soners, who pleaded not guilty. from this port. The balls were all properly

The Aoting Attorney-General in sharging the The jury found the prisoner guilty on the sa- stamped by ite Costomus here. We now learn an Chis is in the pros. In it the historical to 134 knots an hour average speed, the eagines

· Zentence was postponed, that 5) balls of that quantity have been rakaned, portion will be brought down so as to include the making 76 revelations par minuts. Both jury, said the case was a very simple one. Or the cond count. hare not got been all upon, that they will be but the Kaching authorities reply that es regards most recent ermits in Barmah and Tooquia. It performances were considered vary satisfactory, araval of the steamer from Manac on the 11th and were above the guaranteed speed of the Merah, one of the detectives of the Fo Lerng required to be in attendance at the Supreme the remainder They cannot surrendar it as they will also contain several additional alaptara a vessel. It was a theme of general rouack that Kak Society saw the two prisoners with foar Court on Tuesday, he th just.. at 15.30 a..

hars self it. They promise to pay the money Chinese manufactures, games, ko, The Agents Mesars. Butterfield & Swiro) in received for the opium by and bye, which is form us that the Ocouri Steamship Company's

rather a odrious way of dealing with other Esmers Glaucs, from Laterpool, and Anchises, people's, money. from London, Felt Singapers yosterday morning for this port

ju dock since 31st December, receiving now boilers and nxtensivo repairs left Shungbar on the 4th instant fur Tantsin.

We are coquested to inform those erors who

The Waising lottery farm at Maeus bas been transferred, with the consent of the Janta da Fa Borda, (any the Tndependentei from Mr. M.&.dos Remedios to Mr. Spoca Fernandos. Mr. Fer nandes will contaenes to coalust the businessa on the 1st June beat.

the vibration from the engines was very alight.girls in their charge. The second prisoner The committee of the Royal Humane Society Steam is supplied from thres boilere, containing stated that they were going to Swatow. The bas conferred its breeze medal upon Robert 6.000 foot of hosting surface, and the engines girls themselves admitted they were going" Futtock, leading seamss of the Audacious, for developed 2,340 indicated horsepower Thea prostitutes and singing girls. He should The Vladivostock correspondent of the Shen. saving J. Haley, of the same ship, who fell over- Carmarthenshire proceeds to China, ia Cardiff call the girls, among other witansby, and after 240 saya that Chinese malouization is going on board into Hakodato Harhone. Tuttock plunged in time for the now season teas. apase in the adjoinlag Chinean territory. Must from the spur dock, a height of twenty-threa

of the sitters are Shantung men, but there are foot..

also some Mauchus and foreigners (probably

The Tartar-

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

fSUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS"]

LONDON, 18th April. PROPOSED NEUTRALIZATION OF TRE SUEZ CANAL.

We hear it is fkely that the qusation of the Koreans who are admittal to full rights on protection of Botoan Catholic misionaria in adopting the Mannhu quexa General Matushan his requested that the China which has been claimed by France, and immigution ofica may be kept open for a few which em friotion has been produced be Tha British irosulac frigate Autunute, dagpaars mere. Over 100,000 220 (say 20,000 acres tween Franco and China, isikely to be settled in ship of Vice Admiral Vesey Hamilton, and the have already been brought under tillage uraongst the manner China desires, despite anything that gan-vessel Swi, Commander Bromley, arrizod the grants allotted to 50,000 or 50,000 colonists, France any de to the contrary. here prsterday from Singapore, which port they Morey is advanced by the immigration ofes Jeft on the 12th instant.

wherewith to bay cattle, implernante," &o, and The Hu-pao states that when District Map after a few years regular authorities will be for the lease to the British Government by neatralization of the Suez Canat implies that the two of the girls, who had been called!

established, and the land-tax levied.

frate Woh leaves Shanghai to take up his post

not Word

POLICE COURT,

20th April

BEFORE MR. H. E. WankwOMNE.

OPIUM CASES.

PAZSE CHARGE,

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especially bouatiful, and this circumstanes, in connexion with on exceptionally great demand for breadstaffs in Kwangtung and Kwangai, dne to the faiinre of the local crops on account, frat, of rain in 1885, and, subsequently, of drought in 1886,--has given a remarkable impulse to busi- uess at Wahu and to some extent at Chiakiang, from which ports "onormous quantities of Rica have boon transported to the South, em- ploying a great deal of steamer tonnage. These operatious ware overdone, however, and the merchants engaged in them are reported to bave been lowers from over-eagerness and over- competition. The export of Black Tea is the greatest in gaantity for at least six years, and they had heard the evidence he should ask the

a like remark in tre sa to the estimated value jury for a verdict of guilty sguirst bath prisoners.

ef it. But if we tara to the Reports front Mr. Prausis submitted that there was no case.

Ng Tang, blacksmith, was charged with boll Hankow, Kiukiang, Shanghai, and Fonehow, we There was no ovidenco to show that there hading and prepariur opium wilboat a licence at fare speedily convinced that while the quantity besu a sals for any purpose of prostitution. Tim Te Tani, on the 19th instaat.

of the expart has indeed beon groat, the result These perzens were simply passing through the

Peter MoNair, P.C. 76, found a quantity of of the year's transsotions has been extremely colony on their way to Swalow, and be asked his deag and smoking and opiam prapering utensils disastrous to the Chiness tasbrokers and to the Tordabiy not to permit the charge on the frat in the defendant's house.

Foreigners whose capital has been engaged in count logu before the jury.

- Final 325, or six weeks in gsol.

them. From this statement, the business done His Lordship said he thought that there was

Chow Afat, coolie, was charged with selling or Russain, which has much increased, should Не no evidence in support of the first count.

sproved by P.C. Thomas Moffatt, and defond-that I should dwell on the details of the It is anaonuced that the basis of the negotin: thought the Ordinance did not relate to such are opium without a licence. The charge protably be excopted. But it is not needful Tex trade, inasmuch as the particulars con We hear that the arouant proposed to be paid tions between England and France for the

cases. He would reserve, the point.

Mr. Francis, continuing, remarked that act fined $100 or three months in gaol.

earning it may be found in the Reports above Starr of the Perak territory, which has been the

Chau Akwao, boarding-honse raner, and cited. It is enough to say here that probably object of negotiation, is to ba 10 per ceat, of dit of both powers are always free to the Canal, as witnesses, stated that ther as sub-prefent of Tai-chong-chow, Mr. Pai, the

The manufacturers of Chinese craps were, 40-all the ravaries colected. The scheme, how and that there is to be ac fortifying of its banks. braoght by the priesters and that they paid their Kwok Fa Hop, shop colis, were charged the the growers of Tes and the sceso carriers are the own fare to this colony. They further stated rat with bringing a wilful false charge of larvaly ones who have bass benefited by the or prisal Munges of the Opium Lekin Office at cording to the Nicki Nichi Shimbun, seriously over, is, we hear, not completed, though proposiThey also provide for an International Com-that they were going to Swatow as elliging eng against ana Chan Afnk, and the second paddle to catremort, which gets Bhanghai, will be bis saccamor.

threatened the other day. An order was received tions of this nature have been made.

mission to supervise the execution of the girls, and ene of them had indignatly denied with giving wilful and falss evidence in that we molade sise the Government, whick gets a Favenne proportional to the amount of tho Where talu Chira (asks the Daily New) from France for something over two million

that that was the same sea prostitute. The charge on the 19th instant. We bear that the Curation of Sir Frederick | agreement. yurde of Nagahama crapa (P) but the wearers

The case care où on the 19th and was remanded export.

Dalike the Rice and Tea trades, the Silk trade would a magistrata pleas his court to take part were obliged to refuse the order as the menatac. A. Wold's Gorschorship of the Straits Settle.

charge on the first count was practically with. in the birthday festisition of a relativa? On the tore of this grupe demands a peculiar quality of ments may be extended for twelve months from

drawn and the question for the jury to decide to the following day, prisoners being let out cr

1986, while it has been on a greater scale than 14th inst. Mr. Tauai, the Mixed Court Magistrato

We whether the prisoners had brought these bail in two sureties of $200 sach,

in former years as regards the quantity exported On the case oaming on again Meonys xp. girls into this colony knowing that they ware at Shanghai, did not it, as he was engaged in thread, the spinners of which are so unwrtain, the time of the natural expiration. Some celebrating his mother's birthday,

to be sold for the purposes of prostitution. Ele peared for the defence, and at higgest the has none the less resulted in profit to both pro- baitted that there was not a scintilla of avid case was again remanded to this day, baking car ant morabant. The export of Raw Silk amcanted to £4,500 pioals, whereas the annual We regret to have to record the loss of one of ence in support of this, aud he asked the jury to allowed as before.

export is usually 30,000 picuis,while that of CARETING ARMS tha finast vessels in the test of the P. & D. . noyait the prisoners.

1985 was even so low as 50,00) pinals. Agair, the Lan Akwal, trader, was charged with carrying orpart of Refuse or Waste Silk, which, ass rule, The jury, unanimously tuenal a verdict of M. Constans, the French Minister at Peking was received by the office hare sononucing that

N. Company. On Tuesday evening a telogram not guilty.

a revolver without a reasonable excuse on the annually reaches, may, 30,000 pionls, and in 1894 The Acting Attorney-General intimated that be 19th instant. everything passed off antisfactorily, and a di."get it into fashion by gotting actors and otbars as informed the Fresh Minister for Foreix the steamer Tanzania wen stranded on the coast? had no further evidence to offer in the other two

James Borland, F.C. 62, stated that on the bas risen in 1836 L 45.000 piouls. Course and was even so exceptionally great as 35,00 picule, to wear it? The usual association has now been Affairs that the Chinese Government has an formed in Japan "to prevent the negligence of therised the connection of the Chinese telegraph of Corsica. The passengers were af landed casse in which prisoners stood charged with a 15th instant, at 3p.m., be found the revolver pro. Wild Silk, like Raw and like Waste, shore a fimilar offence, and consequently these two dosed in cose on the son of the defendant great gain. Since 1881, when the export was The Daily New says-A gentlemon writen weavers." But it appears that aftor all it is the lines with the French line of wires in To safely.

who was coming off a launch from the barbour; 5,000 picnls, eatimated to be worth half a million from Shaobing Fa in the Chokiang provinca, spinners, and not the disappointed weavors, who quis. The matter will form the object of a

We hear ales that it is supposed the captain charges weald to withdrawn.

The revolver was loaded in fire obsaber, and asla the increase has been constant. In 1885 special convention, the details of 'which will be that on the 12th just a beary thunderstorm were in faalt.

settled between M. Ristel huebor, French Consul and part of the crew were lost. passed over the place and that two people were

Chan Aysu was charged with larceny on the tus defendant had dva rounds of ammunition on

the export had resahed nearly 8,000 pisale, and Бів погод. kiled by lightning The thunderstorm wus

The Tasmania was a resuel of, 4,488registered 2nd February. The Hu-pas slates that the Viceroy of Chihli, at Tientsin, and the director of the Chinese

The defondent gave excuse which his Worship Low for the year noder review we find a further followed by heavy rain, lasting a day, during while in Peking, took the opportunity to discuss Tolographs at Chefos.

Prisoner pleaded not guilty to the charge, but

iaorense of 50 per cent, the quantity being | toonage and 4200 effective korso-power. She is

considered reasonable, and he was discharge. 12,500 picula, valued at nearly Hk. Tls. 1,300,000. which the fanperature, which had hem very high, with Prince Ch'un Sir Robert Hart's proposal The following question by Mr. F. Stevenson one of the late additions to the feet, being only admitted that he had paned the stolen gouda.

The Acting Attorney-General, in his charge to The excuse was stated in a letter from Mr. The export of Cessons, too, is much greater than fell twenty degrees.

to impate a grower's tax of Tls. 100 on native is on the Notice Paper of the House of Commons three years old, and was commanded by Captain thejury, stated that the prisoner was charged with Donder of the Basel Mission stating that the de- has been bitterte known; and that of Silk Piece The Criminst Sassions. commerret postmeday Opium and a similar amount in addition on its for this evening (18th)- Whether it is urge C. G. Perrins, one of the best and most trusted stealing oza slook, five quite and one smoking fondant was a Christian who eats to Hongkong Goods his stavilily increased from 660 piculs for

log conveyed to places where there is a branch that Gortuany has annexed, or occupied, or at the aprons Court. Although there was of the Forolga Customs Collectorate.

and as he was afraid of robbart he carried the pleals werth more than 6 million taula. Ob- somewhat heary list the majority of the cases Triune Ch'un for the Vicure; thought the ter acquired a protectorete over the Island of Chu- of the Company's commanders. The Tasmania pipe, the property of one li Aip. The com- from kiswas ruig to share gold into silver 1882, worth less than 4 million tade, to some 18,500 Ban er one of its dependencies; and whether such left Bonbay on the 1st ass. for London. It is plainant missed the articles about 4 a.m. wers disposed of befurn the Court resn. The pls could bear the additional burden, though an aot would not be regarded by Her Majesty's probable that she was caught in a sudden squnit on the 22nd February, and the accountant i sem in question for his own protection.

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that the wearers were afraid to bind themselves Toporta have it that-it is, possible it may amonnt to deliver in any specified time. According to io eighteen mouths, which would bring the term The Agouts (Mosses Arnhold, Karberg & the Michi Nichi, the Chinese crape which bas up to September, 1828, but we have good cause Co.) yesterday received a telegrain from London been beretofore used has breme unsirlabia from tu bolove that it may not extend to the twolve stating that the anonal meeting of the share its roughness and the great amount of sise used antha holders in the China Shippera Matsal S. N. in its manufacture, and it had been determined Co., Licited, was held on the 19th just, when to give Japalamo Crape a three years' trish, and

ridand of six per cent. has boon doclared.

most serious charges board were those of larveny

LOSS OF THE P. & 0, STEAMER *TASMANIA."

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

LAROENY.

of the Wing Chaong pawnshop. No. 225, Holly. wood-road, would tell them that about ten o'clock

on the morning of the 22nd, prisonar parasd the

pipe and about an hour later he called again

CORRESPONDENCE.

und pawned the clock. The accountant picked We do not hold onrustres responkible for the opiniona merchant, who may well be believed to have

oxpressed by uae Correspondente.)

THE JUBILEE MEMORIAL.

viously the great development and the prosperity of the Silk businasia its various branches is the most remarkable and the most gratifying footaro of the year's trade, whether from the point of viaw of the Native produser sad the Fareiga

out the prisoner from among several men. He

vesped good results, or from the standpoint of the thought when they had heard the evidenes they.

offioini, whose sense of jag in the contemplation would have no doubt that the prisoner was the

of en izerneset revenus is chiefly due to this com man who pawned the goods, and it would then be

midity lane. The axceptionally great sam total for them to decide whether the prisoner came SIR-Perhaps the previous, pastilent, and poof the trade for 1839 is aade up by the Exports; by those goods felonionaly

turing pantaloon of a paradoxical pamphleteer, and that the value of the Exports, which usually The jury spanioly found the printer who priggishly prefers to parade each pitifully roshes from 65 tn 70 millions of thels, has risen guilty.

Two previous convictions were provod against lam.

His Lordship deferred sentence,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS.”

paiafal and purposeless paragraphs as does for 1886 to 77 millions is owing almost entirely "The Public," can propose some more prosperous to Silk. The estimated total value of the export and proper plan than that he no pitilessly and cf it in all forms is. Hk. Tis. 28,800,000. inpardonably pelts and pulls to pieces; other The large expert of Raw and Thrown Silt i wire, his pithless, padded, and puffy penmanstip due to the low rates of atchanga and to the bigh

sad robbery with rialsnes. Of the thirteen pr. they admitted that the rorque of the Givere Government as constituting a violation of the when passing through the Straits of Bonifacic soners tried yesterday, ten were found guilty and ment would be increased The most experienced convention between Great Britain and-China.os ber way to Marseilles.

members of the Taung- Tamen were requested signed on April 4th, 1940," three were acquitted

to write treatises on the subjact About ten

The formation is announced of the Borneo The Hu-pao assorte that Chinese capitalists have boon sont in, and one, cosidered by the are beginning to take the business out of the Viceroy to be the best, mommends the collec Tobacco Company, to be established at Balaris. Lands of the foreign bauka at Feochow. Last finn of Tla. 30 per 100 cattive, according to the fox the purpose of sequiring land in Boruso for year two men named Kung and You advanced old regulations. It argues that firstly it is ous the cultivation of tobacco to be sold in Java or

The following is the annual report, 1986, for over Tis. 1, 00,000 to native tea dealers at tomary for all nations to levy a heavier tax on in other markets. The lund to be moquired is- from 10 to 11 per cent. lower rate of interest foreign merchandise imported into the country, situated in Nerth Bornen, near the Ranan River, than the banks. Corsesently the number of than on native produce of the same kind. Su and 4,000 acres in extent. The capital of the presentation at the yearly masting to be held at parehasers of ten for export is becoming fower, condly, the antics opin is Inferior in quality company canta to 1242000, divided into two the Hongkong Hotel, on Monday next; the 25th and only five forsign bungs purchase up to Tle and ste to the imported drug, and taking series, eaol of 120 shares of 8.1,000; one satias instant, at 6.30 pm. 1,000,000 in value This year over 1x 1,000,000 into consideration the total amount of tekin has been already subscribed.

The working committee beg to lay before arm levied in the interior, the amount of the tex is being it to batire dealers, through tha... na

bar the azoxed statement of socounts for the your on foreign and native opium differs but little. -Captain Lang, RN. Admiral in the Chiness eading B1st December, th86, showing a credit balance tive banks, et from seven-tenths to nine-tenths Thirdly, each province should vollect the same Nary, has arrived in England, and will super- of 858. This account however, dose not include the amount of tax a formerly, because in certain intend the fitting out of the four vessels now following items which are still usptid, vit. - Hong- hong and W tempos Deck Co., for 10 Targets $558.11.

Fan Achsong was charged with being in pre-cannct possibly provoke anything beyond un-priss for Silk which prevailed in Europe. But The Shen-pao pablishes un Imperial decree pruvinoes, as Kweichow and Shansi, the inhabi being constructed as additions to the growing and balance of bill for making range $70, daly oert aussion of 1001iba. of telegraph wire, knowing it paralleled paroxysms of persistent laughter, and the great increase fa-the export of Refuse is the dated the 13th inst, by which General Hung tanta are dependent upon the onltivation of opium navy of Chies. Two of these are being sound by Mes of bila for making bang 7 days to be stolen, andt farther with assaulting one le passid by as the pigny porformance of a minst prominent feature is the China Silk trade Tse-choi is rewarded with a white jor thumb-ring. for their support. Fourthly, the native drug is structed by Sir William Armstrong, and two be cof-aged by the subscriptions for the current your, Otto Bingh with intent to resist apprehension. petty parodist or peddling pedant perpetrated it is to be scribed to the bigh prices which the white jet bundled small sword, and two large lose injurious than the foreign product. Fifthly, at slottin in fermany. Admiral Lang bae paid i he brat prize meeting was held on 24th and 26th Prisoner pleaded not guilty to both charges. on a positively pusîliazimova, yet as positively increase demands of the European manu facturers of oheap Bilk in its various forme and two small parses, for Lis services in sup- proclamations should be named ordering that a visit to Nowenatle, and leaves to-day for tet- April, and the second on the 11th December.

Tahis sharge to the jury, the Asting Attorney-perjured Publis. pressing the insurgents in Kinog-chow (Hainan whenever the opium pastes the Barriers, lekin tin to inspect the two German-vessels. We hear The Association in now affiliated with the National General stated that of the 25th wit at about 250 The pleasrtable Posk.palace-Public's inap.allowed to be paid to the Chinese producere. It and aled for capturing ons of the rebel chiefs should be levies, and whenever it passes the Cas privately that Lord Charles Beresford, who re-edensation who have forwarded a dilver Medal p.m. Otto Singh PC: 603, met priaper usaty-propriately and pretendedly predicated pauperis worthy of remark that the large quantities of General Hung Toe-chui is now leading the tome; the tax should be levied. This is the unly centy paid a visit to the Armstrong yard, gave

Mr. Alfred Woolley having roturned to the Colony.ing the telegraph wire. Prisoner stated that packed pandemonium-preconceived by our pre-silk of every kind which three tempting pricon Imperial troops into Nal-bhow, where the right method for collecting taxes on nativaepium, it as his opinion that the two vessels now being wames the dopes of Hon. Sec. and Trederer from Le had bought the wire. The Police Constable ecciously panatiliqus pulse-patting physicias, as draw forth from the silk districts at compar climate is exceedingly unhealthy, sad the Einbat to levy twice the amount collected the completed at Newcastle are the two finest of this date.

ress has decided that ten boxes of medicine are, foreign drug will never do, as it would be giving their glass afloat. It is expected all will be to be distributed among the officers and soldiers sastelause to foreigners, to say nothing of the ready in August, whoa Admiral Lang will take engaged in the expedition.

people losing their vocupation.

them eat to Chiria.

of the per cent. a month.

to be competed for as usual.

RECEIVING BTŐLEN GOODS.

told him to socompany him to the Polico porquisite for the poor-pocketed, passes no tively short notice seem to indicate that, oda. Station. The prisoner then throw down martianlar perli from the pappy and peculiar tracy to what has usually been supposed to be Hon. Bob and Treasures the wire and attacked the constable. Li publicity pliched and Fressed on it by that poppy the case, there mast have been stocks "up Abo, the godown keeper at Lap Sap Wan, pated. pompous and packa poltroon, Pablis, in country" held over from the previous season.

- EDWARD CABGENE,

Hongkong, Bleh March, 1687.