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THE

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CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

FOR 1887,

With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRBÚTORY. (TWENTY-FIRM ANNUAL INTE), COMPLETE, WITH Appandry, PLANI, &A., Ko.. Royal Sro, pp. 1,156 55.06.

SMALLER Trox, Ry1.8., pp. 776......$3.00.

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INTIMATION.

THE DAILY FRISS, THURSDAY, APRIL 2811, 1887.

We have to acknowledge receipt of the Bloo Book for 1896, together with the report on the same by Mr. A. Soth, Chief Clerk.

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The colio who full cows the hold of the AND DISPENSING CHEMISTS,stame Chelydra, as reported in our inape of yos- WHOLESALE & RETAIL, DRUG0INTS, terday, succumbed to his Injuries during Tae- day night. He had sustained a fracture of the Davagiers' SUNDAYMEN, PERTUMERK, IMPORTERS AND ExporterK OF MANILA CIGARS,

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TELEPHONE NO. 12.

The Daily Press.

Hasanas, APRIL 29TH, 1687.

bno of the skuli

On Tuesday night the body of a formals child agod about two wooks was found by a Distriot Watahroan in Queen's-road Coutral were no marks about the body except some old sores on the head, and the Coroner gave an order

for its burial.

There

from Mr. Francis that ho 'did not intend to stbond On Tuesday afternoon the opposite peninsula ngoout The question before you is whe-porn on plaintiff's cocount. Part of the pro- abscond or not. Now, I eubmit coeds warn applied by the defendant in the par of British Kowloon was the scene of a grand for it

His Worship-But what about calling further military display; the entire rogiment in darri- first that the translation made by Mr. Smith is chase of a cargo of wood which was to shipped

evidono ? son, headed by its fine band under Bandmaster foll of mistakes have called witnesses who the plaintiff at Hongkong by the saM YOUSO).

Mr. Caldwell-I am not present. Mr Frin- foran, turning out for a fold-day, the Bring a shown that certain works in this article The defendantafterwards farnished to the play- throughout boing with ball cartelago. Iz addi- bare bear set which have a special meaning, tiff an segernt shawing a balance in his hands is having retired I have no alternatibo bat to tion to the regular land Palice of the distrist all and which have been translated by Mr. Smith payable to the plaintiff of 32822.13. Binos for do the ansAG.

nishing the account, however, the defendant had His Worship oxplained that the farikular available men of the Water Police vers detailed by a word which be has picked out of perhaps a paid surtain moneys for the plaintiff which left part of the case from winch Mr. Francis Lad ax to close all thoroughfarer, even to preventing hundred siguideations, and which has given u

Mr. Caldwell, upon this, said he would go for persons walking around from Hung Ham to Yau- totally different constraction to the Restones.due by him to the plaintiff the amount sucd for pressed his intention of retiring was copeladot. mati by the sea boul. The soldiery ware sta-The aetiolo te an ologant satirs on the matero of in this action. The defendant bed lately, hoon tioned upon the hills adjnsent to the village of the Japanese allowing men and women to in Hongkong and had been rakad for payment Mt. Frakolu kimsalf.

M Fransis in a short time returned, and in You know, gentlemen, how of the balance duò by him to the plaietit, but

reply to the heach said he had no further evld- Taumatt, and fring wont on briskly at the op-bathe together.

and women, site hills near the village for real hours. particular the Chinese are in their relations had stated his inability to pay,

that they do The defidant did not appear, and personal ence he wished to produan sa bahalf of the pro- We could not perceive that any objective point between man more than avother had been slooted as the billet not allow their women to be seen extent by sarrice of the writ having been proved by the section.

His Worship said that with regard to the case At the con- against the prisoner Leong Ayow, he might Ausw journal has made its apponrases at of Her Majerty's load, no special targets or sham very near relations, and the sasion of the Japa- Bailiff of the Court, the plaintiff nad a witness Salgon, the Indicatour, a journal of commercial toats as on the previous occasion having been res natarally excited disgust in the minds of tho naad Chu Faen wore examined.

to understand information, published by the Commercial Morested. Towards evening fring cased and the Chinese. To get ridicule upon the Japanese tras elusion of their aridense His Lordship gatosinte that it had not been proved to the it would-be Evidenco Lad been given to saan of Saigon. Its object is the extension of regimoutal band haring struck up a march play the objent of the article and to hold them up to judgment for the plaintiff for the amount whole extent. he was given

show that he was a Chinese prisoner and had French trade.

ed the soldiers taking part in the evolutions reprobation. This was the idea of the outset, and jotaimed, with costs.

been branded, but there had boun no evid down to the wharf at Tam-da-tsui, whore at dusk had Mr. Smith caught the spirit of the writer re-onlmekation took place.

in trazalating, the warts which he supplied would

ence brought forward to show that he was not hara bear different, and he would really have

present at the robbory. While giving dus made his translation intelligible. I will give

ralue to the evidence that has been brought you an instance of this. Mr. Smith translates

against this man he must say that it did ene passings thus, "The origin of morals comes

not decausarily affect the issue of the caso.' from the intercourse of me and wetten."

That Long Agow was an old ofonder was quite Thera ba noutaýa tho idea of uriminal intor

compatible with the supposition that he-wAR sourse between men and women, whereas

prosont at the robbery. The cans having been in the translation of Mr. Sin Asia-who mast

concluded on the part of the prosecution h be appoerd to knoir Chinese batter than af

thought it was fair now to give the prisonera an opportunity of saying what action they intended to take in their defence.

.........

The Colonial Council of French Cochin-China was convened for tho 10th instant for the iss cursion of the Customs tariff to be established in accordance with the law recently voted by the Chambor of Deputies. Saigon will shortly cease to be a frae port:

As will be seen from our report in another column, the ease of indecent publication in the Chinesa paper Tean Wan Ya Po was concluded yesterday, the jury returning a verdict of guilty against the thran defendants. The passing of sentence was deferred until to-morrow.

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THE SERVICES IN ALGERIA AND TUNIS. Milland, Minister of Public Works, M. We learn that Dr. C. J. Wherry, Superin. Bertholet, Minister of Public Instruction, and tendent of the Government Civil Hospital, hus M. Garnet, Mindaler of Posts and Telegraphs, resigned that appointment, and his resignation are making a tour in Algeria and Tunis, where has been avecpted by the Secretary of State. they are suspecting the servicos of their respe- Dr. Wharry was appointed to his prest post fire departments. in Decembar, 1872, and he rotires on a pension of about one-third of his pay and allowances. The doctor ban not yet handed over charge of the Hospital, so his retirement, has not been gazetted

A. S. WATSON AND CO., LIMITED.

The following is the report of the General In connection with the celebration of the Manager, for the year ouding the 31st Decon Qason's Jubilee at Canton, we lear that the bar, 1988, for presentation to the shareholders Karusy residents thers have already, subscribed

mong themselves $173. which they wish to make at the ordinary general rating of the Company. up to 3500, far the Jubiles faud. On Monday to be held at the Hongkong Dispensary, on a list was to be sent round among the European Monday, the 2nd 3fay --- members of the commanity, bat we have not heard of the amount subscribed by them. The following is the Parson list as it stands at present

Moses. E. N. Mehta & Co,. Mr. Sorabjeo R. Fist taki Mr. Reatomiso 8. Mogra Mr. Bhimjobboy F. Kavarna

Mr. Bornjac P. Karanjia

Mr. Munchorio M. Kapadia Mr. Burjorjee P. Bhainan... Mr. Sorbjoe F. Kavarans

$101

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To the shareholdere of Mosers. A. 8. Watson and Co., Limited. GENTLEMES, I now bag to lay before you a stato. ment of the company's business, with a balance shoot" for the year ending the Flat Dagomber, 1896.

The result of the year's worktoz has been on the whɔln anhisfactory. notwithstanding the low ruling of erchange and the brown compaticton wn experience in

trade.

POLICE COURT.

27th April.

BEFORE MR. H. E. WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.

THE RENDITION CASE. The savo is which the rondition of Cling

Tuz inoue of a prospectus by a company calling itself the Chinese Railway Company brings conspicuously to notice the fact that the railway has at last received cffizial zanę. tion in the Celestial Empire. The railway in China mado a vory small begivning, and even now the scheme decided upon is of the most modest proportinas. The con struction of the little Kaiping-Laṭai Railway was un- dertaken in 1886 by the Kaiping Railway Company, which raised a capital of Tls. 250,000 by fading 2,500 shares of Tle. 100 The MAPS and PLAN9 have been mostly each. It is now proposed to increase the re-engravod.in a superior style and brought up anpital by Tls. 1,000,000 în 10,000 shares of to date, They now comunist of FLAGS OF MARCANTILE HOVERS IN CHINA. Ta 100 each, and change the name of the CODE OF SIGNALS IN DEE AT VICTORIA PEAL. COmpany to the Chinese Railway Company. i plane thereon Tuesday considerable cousternation reserve fand, leaving a balanes of $2,100.00 to be forent from theirs. I do not wish to say any against him for perjury I said I would hear tha

the names of TRIRTEEN THOUSAND AND FITE HUNDRED FORE ONE 48 arranged under one. Alphabet in the strictest order, the initials as well as the surnames being alphabatića).

MAP OF THE FAR EAST.

MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG. PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA PLAN OF MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, VICTORIL. FLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAI PLAN OF YOKOHAMA, PAN OF MANILA. PLAN OF SAIGON.

TOAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE PLAN OF GRonce Town, Penang.

Among the other contants of the book are

ter and Thermometer, Rainfall. &

About 30 li, or 30 miles, of railway have

Mr. Bomanjec S. Fattakin Mr. Gijibor P. Vagunia ..... Mr. Dadabhoy S. Fatki Mr. Byrunjoo W. Fatalis. bit. Hirjeobhoy C. Aravaris Mr. Scribjse M. Katwal Mr. Burjorjee N. Futtskic

Mr. Donnys than addressed the court on the point raised by Mr. Francis as to the functions of the court in aciding whether a prímá fecis case had been made out, and contended that the prispaers had a perfect right to call evidenes to prove that the evidence given by the prosecution was utterly fales, supporting bis contention by refrenes to the Urdinance. Hecommented overely

2

BEFORE MR. E. Macksax.

THEFT OF CHIT BOOK.

chit book valus 10 cents, the property of the P Lo Chang Sing was charged with stealing a a O. Company, on the 28th instant.

Li Aki, a ovolio, said he was carrying the chit book when the defendant and another boy snatch of it away.

M. B. Saint-Chaffray, Minister Plonipoten-Fugliahman who has been studying it for two Sam, alice Chan Fat Cheung. U Shap, alias tery, formerly President of the Tonguiner three yaaraitruns, Good civilisation begins Chan Yau, and Tsang Chan, alias Loung Fa is Delimitation Commission, has been appointed within the household, and be explains this as applied for on a charge of burglary and murder The Hoo: C. P. Chater, with his uenal gene-Baroy Extraordinary to Venezuela, in succession being a form of the Chinese maxim, which say within the jurisdiction of the Emperor of

first rulo his household and himself well. It

Mt. Francis. Q.C., instructed by Mossre. Call rosity, has promised to supply the Masonic Clab to M. Telossé, Deputy, whose mission bas ter. that if one wishes to rule a kingdom well, ho must China, again us on ouronand. with a library. Ata misting of the directors minsted

has been urged by the prosecution that this wall and Wilkinsos, appeared for the Chianes held yesterday afternoon, the hon. gentleman's present was accepted with thanks, and Dr.

no meaning when taken with the substance of Government, Mr. Donnys for the second and the article as to the sexes bathing together.. 1 third prisoners, and Mr. Holmes for the first.

His Worship-The last evidence taken in this Tony was requested to undertake the date of

submit that it has. The Japanese oro always ordering the books:

pashing themselves forward as being more

on was that of Inspector Quincy, which was advanced is oivilisation than the Chinos, and the to the effect that the witness, Loong Ayor, hat on the conduct of the prasmestion in producing writor of the article says to them, If you wish bean shergal boforo the Polion Magistrate with man lika Leong Ayow as their principal witness, to advance in civilisation you must begin by being a crime arising out of this mas, that evidence a man-win, his Worship must be satisfied, was s civiliead at home in your nuers and habits had been taken before the Magistrate, that the notorious criminal. He also sommented on the (The armed causoitten quoted and compared at use stood remanded, that the barge brought was position taken up by the proportion on a former some length other passages in the two translations.) perjury and that the tow was boing prosecut secasion, when it was argued that the characters You, gentlemen, oan only jadgs of the articles by Mr. Dennys as private prosecutor. After on Long Ayow's arm could not be ik to be by the translation, and if you have not proper bearing that evidenes I asked for the opinion cause those characters are over used is that translation, which It was the daty of the of the representatives of both sides as to the connection, whereas the Penal Coda showed that prosecution to place bofore you, you are per souras to adopt and winted that may own opinion they were, and he asked what cradauon sould 'bo fectly justified in pogaitting the defendants, was to postpone this case until that side isans given to evidence put forward by people of that His Worship asked Mr. Dennys for pro mined. No objection was raisel ro the part of Again, I cantoad that even samtaing Marising out of the proceedings had been deforint. thing absens in the artiala. It was written, as Smith's translation to he earroot, there is no

the counsel representing the Chiness Govern.vedenis as to how far it was compatent for the I have already shown, with a partionlar parp.sement. The other alde askel for the fausdiate court to go into the morits of the case

Mr. Dennys was not prepared with any pre- discharge of the prisoners in this os. My and was trouve written for the Chinese, and no idea ja postponing the case, was that I tannga: cedants and said he did not know of any other for Englishreaders or tizoss of any other nation slity. The article was certainly not written with any tion taken in this case might be calculated country in which the conditions were similar to say intention of corrupting the merits of any of to prejudier the purjary case in one way or the those in Chion with the geoption perhaps of other and that therefore it would be advisable to Turkey. The ass of Kwok Aabing was the the Chinese who might happen to read it.

The Attorney-General-It is now my duty, let it stand over and walt until the other case only case that had been appealed from Hong- gentleman, to state the one for the prosecution. as concluded, resuming this case after the de kong to the Privy Council.

Citimately the ouse was adjourned until to The first thing which I direct your attention to cision. Accordingly the case has been postponed is the question of the translation. I confond fren week to rook nutil yesterday, when it was morrow at ten o'clock. that the translation, which I produce, is protect further adjourned until today. I have now r A very general ingrere has taken plans in the comly correct. It is not one, perhaps, upon which ceived a latter from the Government instructing pany's business bath in China and Mail, and it is any two scholars might agree as to the trausla me to guide my setion by the opinion of the gratifying for us to be able to state that we bare to tion of evory word, but generally and substantial. Attorney-Conscal, which was transmitted to me for my information. Ia bat opinion the sivad very Batteritur testimonials from eavers of 15 correct. It may be that. Mr. Smith bas na Attorney-General, says" I eatrit that the the highest Chinees afle ais valogizing the efficacy of hat a very long acquaintance with Chiness, bat the medicines supplied at our various establisite.

The nat perits of the company for the twelve months he has made the language his apostal study for Magistrate acted irregularly and contrary to all under review, after providing for all bad and doalt- thros genre and the Gorerament has judged practice in postponing the rendition oase mutii fal debts, and including 5372.95 brought forward from him salcisatly competent to be left in charge the trial of the witmas Isong Ayow for par inst year, amant to $57 180.09. We paid an interim at the trazelution of Government documeats I have therefore now to resams the case dividend in May lastaf 61 per cent, abiorbing $1,700, The

the point at which it left of. We left off at witausas fur the defence FOTE $473d I now proposa, to pay a further dividend of

per cunt. fasking 13 par cent. for the year); which brought to admit daring cross-examination that the point at which the witness Loong Agow was will abanca $21,700, to plans $5,000 to the permanent Mr. Smith's translation was not matarially dit. baing cross-oxamined as to a mark ba had on his Before the proscention was instituted ourried forward.

thing against Mr. Choong Sing Hoag, the Court The resent year's working has been so far artistangiatar, but I think I am justiárd in euying Aridane with regard to this mark and thes Ng Akai www convioled of stealing a hair pin faubory, sail I sok forward with confidenge to the that his howledge of Boglish is very small allow the other side to bring robabling from tas person of a Japanese woman named continued prosperity of the company.

Now, the Referee is, that this article is s satire ilence it they wished. It will now be my duty Ezet, and was sentenced to twelve months' in-

to resume the case at that point. I would ask prisonment. on the anatoms of mon and women bathing toge cher, but the intention of the writer, whether wishes bearing on the evidence of this man fr. Donnys to produes any further evidence he good or bad, does not influence the ass in ay Tong Arow and then give the other side an op- way. Whatever. the intention of the writer wavy

Toontand that the article itself is obserne.portunity of trioglag forward whatever rebe

ting evidence they please. Read it from our end to the other and you Mr. F'caucis-1 taka objection to what your (Wu do not hold ourselves responible for the opinions will find that a grossly obscene ides rans 8380.000.07 throughout it. A great deal has been said Worship has said as to the spinion of this side 50.00.45 about the first paragraph of the article, which in having been taken. My opinion certainly was 23.818.43 y translation is as follows to interesursenerer asked on the anbient. If it had been asked of men and worden is the origin of morals." I should certainly have protested most strongly

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG The prosection say that it should be Ciri yainst the overse adopted, but to a certain ox

DAILY PRE86." 57.130.00 isntion begins in the household." Looking out a wrong coures and boa entered on before

I came into the caso. The learned consol SER-Arain has the sonseloas prarties of fir at the nature of the article, and the con £511 298.29

text, it appears to me that my translation then went on to argue that when a witing ball cartridga promiscuously in all directions is a good deal more in keeping with these in cross-examination was asked questions placed human lims in grot joupardy, two shote $205.833.51 remainder of the article than that of the taching his credibility the other side was having yesterday pierced a lonse in the village 3,209.21 other side. But I am quite willing to let bound by the answers he might give and could of You-ma-ti which was at the time crowded 100,000.00 Ls Osse stand upon bus tentation which not bring evidence to show that those asswors with people. No useful purpose can be served Mr. Sin Asia has inade, and which he Limits is wire fales. If the evidence as to the marks on by the firing of hail nader suolt circumatoes. 25.67 substantially correct. (The Attorney-General the witnese's arm was intended to affet the if being quite impossible to awitin bits or harzotar or credibility of the witness it was misses. understand that a strongly worded 837.12 then read some extracts from the translation irrelevant and ought to be rajooted, and the pro amorial is about to be forwarded in H. H. H.

named, which is characterised as grossly im. moral) Mention has bann made of the liberty secution must decline to go into evidence on the the Commander-in chit ciplaining of the ar 15,362.33 of tha.pes13-

I am sure gentlemen, that you abject either in support or rebuttal. It was tremely erratic anturn of the railitary volations value that liberty vary highly. You know, as holly illegal to call anc pridones and wholly during the command of H. E. the prosent 2,599.17 well as 1, what shuses, both social nad political, calside the jurisdiction of the court The learned General and praying that this nanecessary stop- 20.50 the press has reforms, and I am sure you would counsel then went on to refer to the law in ex-page of business and endangering of human life 303.00 do nothing to interfore with that liberty in muy tradition cases, arguing that all the Magistrate may by put a stop to. Eaelosing my card, 4,487.92

But gentlemen, you are asked, wador proal to do was to decide whether thers was a Iam, yours, doo, 1,262 ray 2310.8

text of not interfering with the libarty of the Prin facie case or not, and that it was not his preas to allow suck flthy bols, anch grossly daty to tako zelpatory aridanes and thes $4,700.00 immoral articles sa this to be scattered broadhalanes, the evidence and say

It has been stated by the defence weight Inclined. $331,295.29 that this article was written for the Chi His Worship said that with regard to what

During the military evolutions which took was caused in the village of Tsu-ma-ti by shots which ploughal up the ground about the village in all directions. Ona alot struck a public build-i ing, the Police pound; two shots passed oom- pletely through the wood and plaster walls of house close adjoining this building, this house being crowded with people at the time who had added into it for shelter from the storm of ballets which were falling on all sides around, snd it may be looked aron us little short of a

a

The engpany's acounts in Laudon have been ax- dited by Mr. fabu Bath. Chartered Arenulant, and Hose at the Loui Offps by Mfr. A. . Maitland, of the Hongkong and Shangland Book

Jo. D. HvXPHays, General Manager. Hongkong, 25th April 1687.

21st December, 1884. LIABILITIES.

been laid, and it is desired to make exten- ainas ut 60 miles, to connect with Taku, Tientsin, and other places. The project has received the Imperial suction, and the promoters are sanguins that it will be a remunerative codertaking. The prog pootus gires the following statement miracle that no parson was killed. In addition Capital account, lates

to the regular traße and business of the place Not lisbility onesusigamenta, show the working returns of the existing being suspended many poor persons employed in focal and unpa: liabilitio An Anglo-Chize Calondur. Mean of Barometa way between Yes Chuang and Kaiping: the grant dock yards at Kowloon had their Bills payable... A fall Chronclogy of remarkable events sinos From the transportation of coal, the alondor earnings entisiderably curtailed by being Profit and lose, balance forward $_ ̈ 372.45

compelled to go to the expense of proceeding to their homes at Yan-ma-ti by water, all the arsilable roads having been closed by the Police, hoting under orders from the Military Aa theritics. The matter was reported to tha Paroe Inspector in charge of the distrist, who Bicok in bangle.

Building improvements. examined the virions bullet holes and, a Police Goodwill and trade marc building having been stenok, an offcial report of Bills of pareds-Amonats dae izum. Çün the accurrence will probably be made fi.dne

the advent of foreigners to China and Japan. annual freightage can be guaranteed not to A description of Chinese Festivals, Fasta, detail abort of Tis. 30,000; from limestone and

with the days on which they fall. Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, Se. Now Beste of Hongkong Stamp Duties The Hongkong Postal Guido for 1887. Arrivals and Departares of Maila and Parcel

Post ut ned from London and Hongkong. Sesles of Commissions and Charges wipted by

FOUR HUNDELD PAGES

Profit and lose

Abe To

Hills resizable in Londo Sarones socons

balances.. Bauz balances. Investments in pabiic compaides

North China Insurance: ........ Hongkong Fire Insurance.....

Bundry merchandise the annual freightag will be from Tla. 10,000 to Tis, 20,000; from presenzor traffic oyer Tls. 10,000. Deducting Ts. 20,000 or 80,000 fem the above earnings for espouses, working, course. the Charabers of Commerce of Hongkong and taining the railway, there remains Shanghai, Amoy and Newchwung.

The Straits Timer says that the subsidised Hooghong Chair. "Jiarioksha, and Best Hire.

apalance sufficient to pay a dividend of steamer Pekaam left Singapore on the 13th The APPENDIX consists of

from five or six, if all goes as well as ex-inst, for-North Borneo parts and Maimbour in Borneo, amenget whom may be mentioned the pected, to ten per cent. If the line is extend. Bolce. She took a number of passengers to ed to Take and Tientsin, it will pass through Count and Countess de Geloen, Mr. and Mrs. various salterne, towns, villages, and laading Fryer, Mr. Walker, of the British Borneo Trad. places of the steamers, from all of which it and another confrère repressnting Baroa von ing and Planting Company, and Mr. Voorwyck will be easy to obtain considerable and ade-Stein of Amsterdam, who is largely interested quite freight, and the proffderivable there in tobacco growing. The British Borneo Plant ing and Trading Company has been started. frem cannot possibly fall below that obtained Products such as peppa and tobacco ara indi- at the Ten Chuang-Kaiping section of thegenous to the soil of Borneo, and the country is

probably the best in the world for their cultra- Dr. road. Therefore, no one need doubt the tion. Obicese growers in the neighbouring To depreciation acconul l ability of the entire line to pay an anual territory of Sarawak have succeeded in turning To Gencaal Manager dividend of fro, or six, or wave, and-out some of the best gambier and pepper which To balance. when traffic is developed, ten per cent.hes the Singapore market, and when the

of closely printed matter, to which reference is constantly required by residents and those busing commercint or political relations with the Countries enbraued within the soope, of the The Contents of the Appendir are too zamer ods to sorapitulate in an Advertisement, but include TREATIES WITH CHINA-

Great Britain, Nusking, 1842

CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY,

Tientsin, 1858

Chatoo, with Additional Artiola and all others uot abrogated..

France, Tientsin, 1858

Convention, 1880

Tientsin, 1885.

Treaty of Commercs, 1886.

United States, Tientsin, 1858

Additional, 186N

15

Peking, 1880

German. Tientsin. 1881

Peking, 1880

Russia, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Peru. TREATING TITI JAPAN-

ས

Great Britain United States TERATIES WITH COREA

TREATLES WITH SIAM

TREATIES WITH ANNAM

Netherlands Corca

TREATIES WITH CAMBODIA

CUSTOMS TARIFFI

Chinese

Гаранено LKGAL

Siames Coroan

Orders in Connoil for Government of H.B.M. Subjects in Chins and Japan, 1865, 1877, 1878, 1881, 1881, 1586. Rules of H.3.3. Supreme and other Courts

in China and Jajan

Tables of Consular Fees

Code of Civil Frocedure, Hongkong

Table of Hongkong Court Fear Admiralty Rules

Foreign. Jurisdiction Act Regulations for the Consular Courts of United

Slates in China

Bales of Court of Consula at Shanghai Chíname Passetper Art

TRADE REGULATIONS

Chins Japan

Siam

dif

Customs Seizure, Chins Customs and Harbour Regulations for the

forant ports of China, Philippines, Siam, e Pilotage Regulationa

LONGHONH

Charter of the Colony

New Rules of Législative Connoil Port Regulations

Ao

Orders may basant to Dade Press Offee, where

it is published, or to the following Agaria

MACAO... Mr. F. A. da Cruz." SWATOW..... Mesara, Quelch & Co. AMOT. Mesara. G. Gerard & Co. FORMOSA........Messrs. C. Górard & Co. Fooo.......Messrs. Hedge & Co.

54,757,14

$6.225.95

9.126.38

Firo inerne (balance of pean) Leaseholds (astaver premieta).....

Lootos ship usata stout... Sundry debtors

Branch adjustment vocant............ Ad mbarim dividend of 6 por vent puid

fucilities of obtaining transport and labour in British Bornca and the advantages offered by Cr.

in May, 1896 ...antalomas magatew

PROFT AND 1058.

CONTILA-

There is indeed small doubt about this

the Government to any sound Company age confly blure forward experimental railway paying & good.

sidarod, it is evident at a trading and planting By acl earnings in Hongkong, China, Lon. return ɔn capital. In the frai place it can company inch sa that described in the Company

dos, and Manila be constroctad atamall cost, owing to the prospectus to shich we refer has excellent pre- level nature of the country, the only eats, and can hardly fail to return handsome

dividends to shareholders. giacoring works necessary being bridges and,

is same parts, low embankments. The mineral traffic will be very considerable, as the line will carry the produes of, the Kai- ping wines to the port of shipment, while there will also be a large passenger and goods traffic when it reaches Tinteip. It is sincerely to be hoped that the expectations

be more

than of the projectors will realised, na the Ruccess or otherwise of this line will have & powerful influence of the progress of railway enterprise isi the Central Kingdom. As we have said oh previous occasions, the introduction of ile in road into China will, ko n graduali process, and the formation of this Company and commencement, at length, after so much talk, of a line that will really, connect with! one important commercial centre, must not! be taken to indicate the general introduc-; tion of the innovation. In the first-place, it is an open secret at Peking that the mass: of the mandarinate are still opposed to the railway, and that its advocates, though very powerful, are limited ju number. The Em

The following are the Order of the Day for the Legislative Council to-morrow, 29th April, 1987, at 4 p.in.

1.-Mr. MacEvos poranent to notíca will ask:~~" What progress has been made with the fortica tions now azaler constractices ab the expunits of the Colony?

What anwout of money lus been expen 'od and paid?

How much is still use forwurgetually completed? How wich Tora is required to complete the worke nerording to the original plana?

Uffice in re new guns?

2.-Second reading of the following Billi

Law relating to Janers.

:.

(d) Ordiance to amend and consolidate the (J-da Ortiuance to consolidate the Lew rahat, ing to various Licencua

Lined renting of the following Bill !—

SUPREME COURT. -

27th April. CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

20.03

36.47% 74

972.95

cast.

800.

which side the

The case was responded until to-morrow.

BETORS BOTH MAGISTRATES.

. BOBBELT FROM

THE PERSON.

CORRESPONDENCE.

expressed by as: Corrospadents.j FIRING BALL CARTRIDGE IN KOWLOON.

Hoogkong, 26th April, 1887.

TRUTH.

UOMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Quotations are :-

дово. I have now been some time in this e. Francis bad said, that his opinion was colony, and I have a botter opinion of the Chipet asked, he must adhere to what he had $1,426.30 nose than to think that they would austion the said, and he thought it would be found in the 300 eironlation of such an ariola ny ts. As I rublio reports that he was prepared to háár ar- $7,100.00 stated before, gentlemen, although I batieve ramente either sida. With regard to the $62,114.15 my translation to be substantially correct amevidence of Laung Ayow, he was the principal New Malwo.

quite willing to allow the case, to be decidol witness for the prosecution, and before he coul upon the translation put in by the dofonoe.

His Lordship Gentlemen of the jury, this caso has bean gone into so fully that there $1,778-24 remains rary litle for me to any. Mr. Ho Kai. '362,146,19

who has sonducted his case with great ability, has made his chief point of the translation. Be cross-examined Mr. Smith who was responsible for the translation put in by the prosection, at Mr. FranoisThat is just to clasa of evidenc great length ou yourselves heard the exami- that is absolutely forbidden to be gone into.

His Worship said it was impossible for him to nation of the different witnesses and I think yan must ei to the conclusion that there were decido a prima facie case was made out having no very great points of diference in the facts before him which required explanation, and Now, with rofershes to the which, if not explained, footed the oredibility trauslations. liberty of the Press. The liberty of the the principal witem. He therefore felt it Presk and the eonce of the Press are two his duty to decide that point. Ha wealt there- vory different things. It has been decided fore go on with the evidence.

Dr. Francia-So long as your Worship is that thong the Prose is privileged to publish

decide whether a prima facie case had been made Old Malwa out he must find out how far the evidence of Loong Agow was to be believed. In taking Older Malwa

Fidence with regard to that he did not consider teridanon for the prisonera, but only as evidence Palma (New) arising out of the cross-examination and bearing Benaras New) on the reliability of Leong Arow.

BEFORE THE HON. J. Russ811, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE.

fenca

CHARGE OF LEDECENT PUBLICATION.

OF LONDON.me

Wednesday, 27th April.

ÚTIUM.

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per cent premium.

The farther hearing of this case, in which the progasdings of the Courte, it is not privilog- going on with that class of atidaros there What is the lascat informacion received from War Wong Shu Tong. Wong Yat Ban and Chened to publish the words of an obscene libel is only one course for us to adopt, and that With regard to the paper being published For is to withdraw. The learned counsel went on King To are charged with unlawfully printing Chinoso tenders, these persons come to this to argue that Leong Ayow was not the priu- and publishing an obscene libel in the Chinese An Ordinance to regulate the building of Chinese language, in the paper Tedn Wan Fat Po, and Colony to pablish and sell their paper, and the cipal vitnass, and that his Worship had suffi Huunes iu dhe City of Victoria, 3.Togu inte Committee on the folowing Bills: further with selling and uttering the said obsesie standard of morality which they have to observe cent evidence, before him on which to decide is not the Chinese but the English. Withhere was a primi facis case. He could under- A Ordisance to enable the frustees of ito libel, was reamed, Rhenish Mingtonery Society to call not dispona of Mr. Ho Kai, instravled by Mr. Webber (of reference to the point that many of the star the resons for, and the desirability per

phrases and, words of the article are taken hapa in some cases of such an investigation RON certain leasehold property within the colony of the offs of Mr. C. Ewens) defended. Hongkong.

Bin Asia, a olerk in Mr. Ewens office, and from the classics, there are many things in our bis Worship was about to enter on, but it was bu. Ordicanes for the mentaltention of Chan forty clerk and Government translator in the oaice, which if a paper published now-a-days beyond his ship's power, and beyond the sceps Kwok Yizg

fo)-An Ordinance entitled the Cattle Diseases, Registrar-General's offes, was called for the dawnld certainly lay the proprietors open to s of law and practice to go into it, sad so long as 3 Slaughter-Houses, and Markpla Ordinanes, 1887.

He did not consider Mr. Smith's trans charge of obscene libel. With referezve to that investigation was going on he must sitaply lation generally correct, and, in course of what the intention of the writer may hare boon, refuse to remain in opart. If avilence bearing exemination, pointed out what he considered that has nothing to do with the cage. (His on the committal or or omittal of the to be the chief errors." In eroes ers Lordship road several extracts from the offence was produced he could coms in again, but late Lord Chief Justine Cockbare in enpport he must retass to retain while an investi- mination by the Attorney-General, he said

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-138 (a)-An Ordinance authorising the Hongkong that he considered his points of differancs of this contention). The pablication of aur gation was going on for ble Worship's use

article, no matter with what good intention, whichment or information. and Shanghai Banking Corporation to continue i to be very material. The translation put in ut

His Worship Then I will understand the for the further term of twenty one years. the Palice Court was net mads throughout is calculated to corrupt the morals of those into Chinese Government is not represented during Union Tuanese Society of Canton, Tinted— con Ordnung empowering the Courts to swird whipping us a further paninituent for outais

He had taken the translation pat in br whose bands it may fall, is illegal.

The jury theo retired to consider their verdict. this portion of the case. the defence and corrected what he thought were After, an absence of about twenty minutes they listen to what I say. While the inquiry whether

Mr. Frenda-No, you will not; if you will China Traders Insarazoo Company's Shares ,orimda

$68 per share. the more serious errors. He had zot made a The Pioneer of the 4th ipat saya-Jn an part fresh translation but was willing to admit that returned a verdict of guilty on the first counteng Ayow has been in gaol or not is going North China Insurance-Thu, 255 per share

by a majority of air to one, and an unanimoāš press, Princa Ca's, and many of the Mau of Upper Burmah is the aues we have obtain that one, as it slord, was substantially correct.

on we decans to have anything to do with it. Tangtero Insurance Association--Tls. 114 per

Hie Worship That is precisely what I was chus favour the innovation, es also do Lied more marked than in Bhama The whole of

The Attorney-General requested that this verdiet of guilty, on the soopad ocunt

His Lordehip said his should like to consider

Mr. Francia-No, you said the case. HUNG-CHANG Sid the Marquis Tazne. But the arrangements there reflect the greatest ore translation should also to put in.

dit on Mr. Burgous and Major Adamson, the Civil There being no further witnesses called, Ms. tas case, and world therefor adjours till Friday saying the great majority of the officials look Offoare. Affor the attack on the stockade and HoKoi, said Gentlenes of the jury gourdecision morning next, at half past ten o'clock..

Defendants were allowed out on tai on pro with regard to Leong Ayon was going on."

His Worship-I said "While the evidence dubiously on the experiment, and if truu- the murder of a British nez-commissioned officer in this case will, I have no doubt, var ganducing a suretion of $500 each.

Mr. Francis-That is not what you said. bla arose over the construction of the in the Chinese dearlur last December, strong this liberty of the Chinese press. The English

His Worship I might not have used thos measures were taken. The quarter was searched press straggled for many years before it gained lines, or if they turned out to be ou for arus, and one Chinese headmau was dued Ba. the liberty, which it now enjoys, and the Chinaso

words but that was the morning Tintended to Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares

$440 per bare, 3,000 for having sune and ammonition hidden in is now struggling in the same tanner. The remunerative, there would certainly be a

his house. The Chiness on this closed their shops: proprietors of this paper have been charged

bio.

İN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

NINOPO... Messera. Kelly & Walsh, ghsstrong reaction agaiust the railway, and the two days afterwards a pork-vendor-complained with pedősbing an obscene libel. This article BEFORE MR. A. J. LEACH, ACTING PUISHE

EHANGHAI...Hall & 36ltz Co-operative Co.

SHANGHAI......Messrs Kelly & Walsh. NORTHERN & Hall & Holtz Co-operative Co.

lines already laid would possibly share that his stock had been seized by the orders of the as I before stated, is a reproduction of an article

JUDGE

carey.

case.

BIVEN Parts and Holly & Walah, Shanghai the fate of the little Woosang road, which 1 Chinese. The ringleader this time was brought which appeared some years ago in this colony, in T SUI CRING V. SV CHINO Hund, $824.69, particular private inquiry.

BANGKOR.Mesra, Ramsay & Co.

SINGAPORE Moara, Bayle-Cs.... PENANG.Mossra. Maytard & Co.

COLOMIO.......Mesara. A. M. & J. Ferguson.

MELEGVENE. Mosers. Norton, Hargrave & Co.

$80 per share.

share.

Chiogan Lasaranpe Company, Limited-£230 por

Thare, ex dirk

On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 148

par shara.

Canton Insurance, Offoe, Limited $75 per

share.

Mr. Derbys Then we will proceed with the China Fire Laaarance Company's Bharor-$90

Der share. Mr. Francis Not with the one, but with a Straits Marine Insurance Company, Limited--

$30 nou Mr. Dennys-I don't think Mr. Francis has Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited---.

$20 nox. ang right to interrupt.

Mr. Francis was furing the courts.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's

Shares 105 per cent, prem. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.

Bhares-890 per cent, prom. Inle-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Bhares-

10 por cent disovint.”

share.

up for theft and panisbed as a common thief, the same paper. is Lordship, when I made that NAGALA... Mesare, The C. & J. Trading Co. was torn up and banished out of sight to and the Bhame. Chinese dionlty was orer. The statement, said that the foot of reproducing this Mr. Monsep appeared for the plaintiff. HIOGO OBAKA..Masses. F. Walsh & Co.

Formoss. Another impediment to the rapid next day the Chinese re-opened their shops, and same article was rather an aggravation of the. This was a claim on an account stated between

have been doing a flourishing frade sincs. TOKOXA MA... Moasra. Kelly & Walah.

The crims of the defondants than a leskaning of it in the plaintiff and the defendant. It appeared His Worship I would ask you not to love, formation of a network of iron over China-Shaas in the towre are daily increasing in 224 Guy way, but I texture to think, gentlemen, from the evidence of the plaintiff that in the be- dr. Francis. I don't think this will take vory MANTLMonars. Diss Puertas & Co. SAIGON Masers. Sobreder Frères and at'eren of a number of grand trunk lines-bera, some 200 families having bad quarters al- that you will take another view of the matter. ginning of last year an agreement. was came to long.

Gerdes.

igahe resolution of the Chinese Government lotted to them in the past few months. The Ton must consider that it is a very short time between bimend the defendant, who then resided Mr. Chong Kai Ming, the translator and he HANOF

Mr. F. Mainiroy.

trado with China is rapidly increasing, and top since the native press bas been in existence at all. in Singapore, that the plaintiff should sharter interpreter of the court, was then called. Mr. HAIPHONG...... Mr. G. Gavelle.

to only maka lines na they urgently want occan Ka-Chins who were formerly hostile to the They have a great deat to learn, and they can only Hongkong asailing ship caffed the bare Weston, Dennys pat in a copy of the Chinese Pens China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited

-30 per cent. discount, neminial. afford them. As the Taperial Treasury is far Barow are friendly to us, and largely e-learn by experience and by degrees. It is zet which would proceed to Mantang in Annam, Code, sad examined the witness as to certain er from overflowing, and as private extorpfies played on old works. Danger is always to to be supposed that they should know instinct- there load a cargo of salt and pigs and then pre eles of it. The effect of the examinatin was to Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-Par.

be feared by the ambling of outlaws and ively whatis considered by foreignersimmoral or ceed to Singapuro; that the salt and pigs were show that provision was made for branding a Hongkong Gas Company's Bhares--$125 per in China, so far from being stimulated by blackguards from both Chins and Barmah in obscene. They have written this article, acosr-to be there taken possesion of by the defendant certain class of thief in the grid with the che oficial encouragement, has penally been the Ka-Chin hills, where they are at all timer on ding to the evidenes produced, in a language and 68 agent for the plaintiff and sold by him on the restore ste to, and that the characters sik chod Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharon-3200 per strangled by the squeezes imposed upon it, the look.ort for opportunities to burn and plno style which are classical, and most of the words plaintiff's account, aoff out of the proceeds of the auight be branded on the forehand.

der. But as the Ka-Chins get more dyilised and sentences of which are taken from the Chi-Bate the defendant after paying bingolf a cou Loong Ayow was then called, but he did not China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$165 there is no likelihood of the railway systems and frivadly to us. ikis danger will be minimised, es classica. There is nothing at all objection-mission, was to purobeno sa Bingspere a cargo of put in an appearance, although the court waited per share, allors. being rapidly developed. It is something, and they will cease to be the victims of any able in the article, except when words are sep-wood which he was to ship to the plaintiff at about an hour for him During this time Mr. Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Límited-$68

per share sellera, ... plausible scoundrel pretending to bo workingplied, which are not in the original, to make it Hougkong by the Annio Weston and-socount to Francis went away. On the Magistrate saying however, to see a Chinees Railway Company for either the Chiasse Government or some o. As I have just. Brid, the article has been the plaintif for any balance left in his hands, he would go on without the witness and Mr. Hongkong Ipe Company's Shares-$52 par, St.spring into being, and we beartily hope it Barman prinos. The appointment to Bhamo u already pablished in this colony a few years ago, Tu socordance with the agreement the plaintiff Dannys saying he had no further evidence

may prove the beginning of a colonne-enter. Mr Baler and Mr. Warry, officers wall acquaint and no objection was then taken to it by February, 1856, chartered the Annie Pastor, to call on the particular point before the court, Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited

$170 per share, ex div, prise for sarpassing any commercial under-guarantee that the froatier polier will be a sound that the Chinese press should

ed with the Chiness and their ways, is also the authorities. What, then, more natural than which proceeded to Mantag and thence to Sin Mr. Caldwell was regnerted to send for Mr.

ecme to gapore with a cargo of salt and pige which ware Francis. On the return of the monger Mr. Park Tin Mining and Smelting Company And consistent one. taking wow in existence in the Empire.

-$20 per share. the conclusion that it was perfectly in delivered to and sold by the defendant at Binga- Caldwell said he bad reived a communication

CALCUTTA......Musare. Newman & Co. SIDNEY.Messrs Gordon & Gatok.

BRISKANE......Messrs. Gordon & Golob, LONDON... Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane: LONDON.......Messrs. Street & Co, 30 Cornili. LONDON...Mesars. Bates; Hendy & Co. LONDON. Mr. W.M. Wills. 151,Cannon BAN FRANCO..Mr. L. P. Figher, 21, Merchants

Erobange. “Naw Yok....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Fark Bow.

"Daily Press Ooo, January 1897.

Bhare, sales.

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