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SUPREME COURT.
17th May.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
CEPORE MR. A. J. LAO, Actino Puss
JUDGE.
GODLBOWEN VINCENT. $400.
RELIGIOUS DANCES.
Lit is only by bearing the breakers and clouds of chopstick collects the bonos, vehicle are placel in pray that a landing is to be obtained upon the & bng for burial. If the bonna are white it in Islandat all. When the Vice-Coneal and his friends sighs that his ain is purged, if black that pre got on shore the frat impression of the people fection has not been attained. wns that they bad come to take something awas with them, and the islanders wore straid to up- proach, for a while. But an interpreter from Another custom which the Lumuss have twice Ning, with mach dificulty, contrired to com- year is what they call Tine Shop, ... mantrate to them that the visitors came to re-dancing before the gads, though a Chius ward and not to punish them. They bad on-man who worships the same idel, or gol, 1 tirely forgotten about the rook, and it was only speaks of it as Tae Kwel, e. dancing fore whon reminded of it by Mr. Brown that they devils. The first part of the program ne is chant remembered it. Their delight and gratitude ing in full draes, the Sast sight of which makes for the presents worn untounded, and their you smile. Le consists of hoary Tibetan sarge "oldvat inhabitant" who take the place of head cloaks weighing thirty entlien, and yellow socks - greatly salirenel and illustrated by pantomime, as responsibilities of his offer, and hes to eat mar: gratefully expressed his thanks in language comb bats. The master of ceremonies fiel- the his unaided tongue was most purplacing in itself, some of the boys who through absent-minded - being as the interpreter: who could only under ass beat the drum at the wrong time. The stand a small percentage of the words, said a second part consists of seventy tableaux, in which
places like Bengkong, Singapors, and Mauritias. In the one the population are of our own dosh and blood and often more thoroughly English in their sentiments than their relatives in the old country; in the other the popplations is composed of aliens: HONGKONG, CHINA, AND MANILA A useful corps might be raised amongst the Chinese for service in other estonius, Ceylon
Mr. Bowles from the office of Masers. Wot for instance, but to rely on such a corps for
With reference to the remarks in ent N. C. ton and Dencoo) appeared for the plaintiff and local defence would he absurd. It has been Daily News isne of the 5th instant concerning Nr. Hwens for the defendant.
This was a claim against the dofondant as we decided, we understand, to raise a local Com- the attitude of the Mateal Steamship Corapany pany of Engineers, but these will he, we take veraue the "Conference," it appears that thecurity on a promissory note for money advanced
to Mr. L. O. Jutgeus in July, 1885. Mutual-Mogul combination then referred to bas it, simply trained workmen, and not a fight-ince teen gaining strength by the co-operation The plaintiff is employed in the Pablis Works ing body. The decision to raise such a com- to some extent of other important lines. The Department, and the defendant is mastar of
the Breaus. rosals of this, it appears, has been that the in-
The defendant did not deny pany may be wise for economical reason admissible domands of the leaders of the Con- fast he had signed the promissory mate, but he puzsling mixare of the Forchow and Niugpo from two to twenty-four dansers take pu but it is a very different thing from raising forence have been withdrawn, and it has been said he did so only 85 a witness and got as so/dialoots. One man anly in the phase contd. rend or write. The women struck the visitors na heing
One of my Laca fricáds generally bringa bis native infantry or artillory to replace the now arranged that all lines are to work together curity. The note was as follows:-I promlao more intelligent than their lords, and wers
to pay you, W. Goulbourn, the mum of 5400 a better looking than many Chinawomen. Their female relatives, wher they come to the city to prosent troops, It is on English Bud the same terms as last year.
damond for-value rooived to liquidate the writ dwellings are the merest horeis, more than half visit my wife. They are highly amused at s Indian troops that we must relv for
of excontion, No. 750 of 1888, of the Supreme baried in the rocks, and thoir eae public building a sewing machine, a stove a flat ivan, and
This was signed by the defence of the island. There would be The Shen-pas anys the first Tamsi tens one Court of Hongkong"
to Amor by the Hailong three woskasen in the Jargens, and endorsed Wito ay bant in a jous house, was little better than its fellars crochet work. My friend has told me of a re- shape of 150 chests for Messrs. Buteall & Co. security, witness to aupro payment G. E. Vin in architectural beauty. Some interesting little murkable manner of insulation among the ME- The samples sent by post to Amoy are superior cont." The plaintiff said he had on one onion photographs taken by Mr. Fittock, one of the gols of his soetion. It is by blowing a powder to last year's too, but the pountry prices are after the making of the note reminded the departy were brought away as murenirs of the compound of Tibetan flowers par dust. too high, and the Tamui doslere are waiting for fendant of it, and the defondant replied "You a more reasonable figurs. Abont the lat of May need not be at all afraid. The money will be the Fobien brought about 150 mere hosts over; paid even though Jurgens goes away." very dear, but of the vary. hest description, and on account of a British firm. The tea merchants at Tamani had agreed not to purchase from the upcountry growers before the 8th of May, but ons firm has had to pay a fine for sending money ap country before the date agreed or
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ada colony like Hongkong. The former the Government Cirl Foepital for the last Dr. Wharry, who has been Superintendent of ¿Lave a population wadded to the soil; the fourteen years leave the colony to day, haring
latter in simply a trading mart and place of retired from the Berrioe on a puncion.
Wharry's official relations have not always arms with a constantly shifting populating been of the most pleamnt, and it is no secret who are non-producere and derive their that bis resignation has been caused by a feeling no longer tolerable. profits solely from acting as widdlewen in that his position was
Daring his fourteen years in the eclony the foreign trade with China. The interests Dr. Wbarr has sexcomplished a large amount of ofthe population rasi Jentin the colony alany useful work, in prosf of which it is suficient to one time dwindle jato insignificance in com-point to the stats of the Ciril Hospital to-day and compare it with what it was when he took parison with the important Imperial interests charge of it. It will be generally regrotted that in the place. To call upon the residents he has falt himself compelled to saver his con- nection with an establishment which owes its to pay the whole or the greater put present affaisner so largely to his offesta. tion of the defence of the colony would be manifestly inequitable. JAMES MILL
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Dr.
The annual general meeting of shareholders in bis article on Colonies speaks of in the Shanghal Tug Boat Association was held SIR JOHN POPE HENNEBST has-been interThat class of colonies in the conception of on the 11th instant, when the Diretore" raport Indo-Chins S. N. Co. Beuthiah Criental 3.8. Co. viewed by representative of the Press As which the idea of the people is the prede-and statement of accounts for the year ending 31st March het wore presented and peased. Douglas S. 9. Ca. Miscellaneous Const sociation and tax expressed himself on Cominating idea," and of that glass "where The net earnings, smount to Ts. 32,514.81. Chias Mer. 5. N. Co. Steamara.
lonial affairs in general, the porport of Hia
The difference beOut of this were paid Tis, 12,000 in dividends remarks being to show how much wiser Sir profits of trade are the advantage sought by squal to 821 per cent on the paid-up capital.
the mother country."
amounting to 12 per cent. to shareholders, Jous is than other people. On the subject of bis suspension in the Governorship, ofw she Australian Colonies and a colony is. 13,908.13 were span raising and repair like Hongkong is exemplified by these de-ing the Racket, Tis, 5,110.00 were written off for deprociation, gratuities to employens and some fpitions. The former exist primarily for small charges Kosarbel Tis, 119:55, and the benefit of the population occupying balance of Tha 2,231.58 sarried forward to them; the latter exists for the purposes of nar accouch. The shareholders passed a no- solution to wind up the Association for the pur trade and as a naval station for the protec. pose of constituting a limited liability Company tion of trade, sad the population commands to be registered in dongkong nader the same of the "Shanghai Tag Boat Company, Limited." but little consideration.
-N. Q. Herald.
FOREIGNERS
2
The LIST OF RESIDENTS now contains THIRTEEN THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED arranged under te alphabat in the strictest. Mauritius be declined to say anything, but on other subjects be displayed un reticener. "Illustrating from bis own experience bow far Lord SALISBURY's principle of having the colonies to zapply mea se well as money for their defenes has or has not been carried out, Si: Jour Pore HENNESSY said :-In the eur, for instance, of the important colony of Hongkong, in British China, and again in the case of Mauritius, another Crown Colony of first-class importance, we ind that there state of things twenty-five years ago as if it. Ustering a certain forged nequitians and receipt
order, the initials as well as the surnames being alphabetical.
The MAPS and PLANS have been mostly re-ongraved in a superior style and brought up to data Thay now consist of FLAGS OF MERCANTILE HOUSES IN Cura. CODE OF SIGNALS IN VER AT VICTORIA PRAX. MAY OF THE FAR ELOT.
MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONAKONG. PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA,
PLAY OF MOUNTAIN DISTRICT. VCTORIA.
PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCERBIONS, SHANGHAI.
PLAN OF YOKOHAMA,
PLAN OF MANELA,
PLAN OF SAIGON.
PLAN OF GEORGE Town, PENANG.
Among the other contents of the book are--
An Anglo-Chiness Chlendar, Mesu of Barome.
ara no local corps composed of natives of the
Another topic touched on by our
Governor is that of the system of sp- The May Criminal Sessions will be opened pointments to the Colonial Service, Here this morning. The following is the ralander- he makes cheap capital. by referring-to the
-NAfa-1-Faionicasly-forging a certain ac quittaneo andreipt for moner with intent to defrawl.
were still actually existant. No doubt there
to defand.
for knowing thname to have been forged. 3. Unlawfully forging and counterfeiting certain weit . purporting to be a contract naasure ticket, with intent forget and counterfeited waiting, perparting to ba s
2:- Tax Wan, Faloniously setting fra to af
With intent defrand. 3. With intent to injure. 4 Folepiously setting fra to certain matices or things. then being in cabain building in the consension of the esid U Tuz 17an.
3-Wong Fe, unisfully obtaining money under falo preboucos
1.- Mak Mag Asing, Chan Ayan, Wong
PLAN OF TOWY AND ENVIRONG OF SINGAPORE oology. Indeed, when I was at Hongkong. { are still abuses, but the picture drawn bring defraud. 4 Unlawfully uttering a co-tain the General in command of the troops placed Sir Josy POPE HENNESSY in a wild exsgger on secord his opinion that in the event of tion, if we may judge from Hongkong, and England being engaged in war it would be probably the experience of other places has well to servo upon all the Chiname in Hunghong aabice to quit in twenty-four hours-that is practically serving notice upon nearly all the population.
ter and Thermometer, Rainfali, &o.
A ful: Chronciogy of remarkable events since
the advent of feraigners to Ching and A description of Chinese Fostivals, Fasta, o.,
with the days on which they. Ekli. Comparative Tabisa of Money, Weights, &a. - New Scale of Hongkong Stamp Datios. The Hongkoor Portal Guide for 1887. Arrivals and Departures of Mails and Parcel
Post at end from London and Hongkong Scalas of Commissions and Charges adopted by the Chambers of Commerce of Hongkong, Shanghai. Ainoy and Nowchwan Hongkong Chair, Jturisksha, and Boat Hire.
The APPENDIX consists of
FOUR HUNDRED PAGES
constantly required by residents and those Countries embraced within the scope of the CHRONICLE LUD DIRECTORY.
The Contents of the Appendix are too unmer ous to recapitulate in an Advertisement, but inolade TREATIES WITH CHINA--
Great Britain, Nanking, 1842
Tientsin, 18.18..
territory,
On the
Aas. For At war 3. Tirayil. Eeceiving goods know.
them to have been piratically stoles 5.-Ku A-åreod.
loniously escutting on Chan Agan. Babbary with violado, being armoil and feloniously nessalting pe
6.Lok Amer-1. Robbery with violence and fe
He Ant & Larsong,
7.--Chu Tez Troi-1. Larceny. 2 Pravions don letter (anuary) 3. The sine.
8.- Ang-Robbery with violence and felonio valy astaniting our fang Ayaʊ.
Among those who presented petitions to His
The defendant deafed that he signed as so oarity and said the words to that effect had been aided after be signed.
His Lordsbiy held that the words on the note had all been written at one time, and gave jady mont for the plaintiff.
POLICE COURT.
17th May.
BEFORE MR. E. HACKEAN.
DRUXE AND INCAPARLE.
visit
INDEULATION.
outicle of the pox. and eosin no right nostell for a boy, and the loft for a girl. I assurés me kant within sovra days after the opera- tion the body is covered with pus pimples.
THE EXECUTION GROUND. There is one axit abore many others which
SEA GIRT GRAVES. The demetery on the island of Quasar con talus thirty British graves in all, mostly contain- ing the bodies of offers nod won of the 55th, 50th, 08th, and Royal Irish Rogimonts, and of H. M. S. Wolf and Cambria. Many of the dead
of the neighbourhood near it, and that is the heights of the island, which were then as now Criminals Pit." Any person entering by the soldiers fell in October, 1841, while storming the ought to be immediately reformed for this health aommended by a long rango of low forts sur- south, will gne to the wait. within 500 yards, a mounting the high hills which form as it were small building with a loophole well. Now this the vertebras of the island. Amongst the date the execution ground. After decapitation the sleep many English Indies, amongst them being
THE MANCHU CITY,
the wife of Lt.Col. Gregory. 95th Bugt, the wife lies are thrown in to decompose without of Capt. Dunter of the samorogicaent, and several burial. In the summer the stonch ia borrible.
The graves are all marke sergeants' wires. with plain stone bearing insoriptions which are About five xorth-ead is the Mausby city. more or less obliterated. The inscriptions are
which was built in A.D. 1733 To Manchu vore poor, but sadly interesting. Oneis erected in general, staff, and troops to the number of shout
memory of langeants, 13oerperals, é drammers, Richard Waddey, William Yeo and Patrick and 418 privates of the 38th Ragt, who were 4,000 reside thers--G. W. C. in Ch(near Tiuare, Burns, section on board the steamer-dhyaxinic, killed in motion, or died of disease while serving were each fined £fty cents for being druk-andwith the clears from 1841 to 1944, another lo
Captain Celia Campbell, 54th Ragi, who died at THE" TIMES "AND THE CURRENCY incapable on the 16th inst
COMMISSION, Chasen from a wound received at Chapoo in May, 1942. A prominent stano marks the
."
CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGATHAT, AN BOTEL, PROPRIETOR.
His Worship now fined defendant 83.
vard
In its orination to make sensationalism
Charles Hoog, proprietor of the Star Hotel.resting place of Design Hiobard J. Duell, 55th again eaue before bis Worship, charged with Regd., who was killed while carrying the colours da duty for intelliganey on the subject of the BASSulting G. Storey, seaman on beard H.M.S. on the attack on the heights of Chasan on the Royal Commission on arconcy, it is daily to be
1st October. 1841. Amongst the other offlers feared that the Tid has again in its City o Audacione. The case was heard last wack, and buried in this out of the way little graveinans allowed itself to be caught in the snare so remanded for consideration.
Hormer, are, Commander
IT.M.Stingly set for it by our old friend Bom Driver, Capinia Hopton Stewart. Madras Na bastes. Our contemporary Ins alluded to the tive Infantry, Naval Cadet Wm. Moore. Commission but twice some months ago. H.M.E. Boff Assistant Surgeon R. Butler. previous to its sittinr. to the effect that a dis- 9.1.9. Arab. Closs by are stones with tinguished member had pro-resolve to “ put his the games of Sargeant Dan Slattery, Sergeant foot down" not "stid inquiry," and a second Blaka. Corporal MaGleeson, all of the 68th Re-time the other day, when it declwod that The following is an analysis of the results of giment, and one a long list of games of sea the member has mid up their minde
THE CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.
for
JUNIORS. PRELIMINARY PARTI.,
Read Bug. Diets. Alth ing Gravi
metia.
J. Fisher, TF S. Hayward, P.9..... F 0. Fisher, P...
W. If. Howard, 0.9. Fritz Lamart, P.S... F D. Mador, C.S
Frank Lammert, 1.5. Ng Chak Tong, 0.6 E.Lammert,-7.9
A. Wallos, P.8. P
7. Staph. PS........
Weng Fan, 0.8.
Wong Ping, C.9. P
V. Todd, P.S.
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or killed hy falls from stoft during the occupa-they will publish. and that the prepon- tion of the island by the British. In one placa dorsuco of opinion is decidedly is far the oxaminations of Hongkong candidates men of the Cambria who were either drowned us to the nature of their report, which the Cambridge Loral Examinationer +----
[P.S. repements Bengkung Public School: C.Solo the cize of the crook, by which the of maintaining the status qua" Bath state Government Central Selical; P pamad, and failed:] setantery is bounded on one side, stands a rare meets hwa resival the banner of a Por ontalaing the lydies of the wife and two chilamentary contradiction, and theic zouarney has dren of sorgeant nored Wm. Howes, and ali boap impagned by sumasasive Casuallors of the -- bearing the date of 1818. This sea girt fol's Exchequer 1, Lowever, the assertion that they Bore, which lonka out on the melancholy ocean Commission had decided to repor în favour of on three silos, had so ineffable suduces for monometallism were rally true, it would in no the visitors, who chiedy czue to prepare the wise discansert the bimetalists, for, next tra way for something being done to keep the soning bimatallism introdnood, the bet thing graves in order. They have hitherto heon would be to so it condemned, paroly and simply. wah negimated by the persons who might by the Commission. Such a verdict wonic be supposed to do what littla honour they could assuredly.cans.furtin, disastrous. fall in the in keeping the signs of forgetfulness, and the price of silver: Manchester and the agrienttural ravages of time and weather, from covering and interests would at ones auff so greatly than obliterating the very usmes on the tomb stone, with the enlightenment thay unw rátaice on Che thase lously records of those who fall for the subject, there would aris auch glory of England. But the nativen, possibly throughout the country that in het haste a under the direction of the subprefect who rules clean swoop world to mide of all those fal the island, or of the Chinese General who reside abstractionists. w at presat sa offitually in the frowning forts above, or rare probally block the way to sa umpexjaligi, antisch mod prompted by their own juuste sed extraordinary solution of the currency problem. We note rarerence for the dead. have rectod a sight with the great plastra and eline the bamboo fence all round the cometery which con-appointment of Sie gis Tite to an on tains the bones of those whom they in life re.the Commission. Not to . Gosehen he is. garded as their enemies. The authorities of the iu the whole empire, perhaps the mast com. island, which is described as a much more pro-petot authority to judge the question. be iss sperous plana thar might inve been expected, man of the largest oxaerisace, and the Commis rensivad the Vice-Const, and officers of a son is infinitely strangthonet by his reang134. Firebrand with great courtnag, and had their Mr. Obaplin, too, will do good su valuable photographs taken in a group. Fine, intelligent sorries; he will learn 11 Further how agri- looking fellows they seem from their portraits,oulture is affected by silver, and he bl They are described as unusually_prepossessing ito toll 124 Far for friends whore the ultima
xamples of Chinags officials. We understand cans of the present saft wings is that atops will be shortly taken to give this band Despite the unfounded assurancy of forgotten little bamstery some apparates of the Times, the foot of Bobusted" and the desire in artsio queries to stilingairy," wa care, on the part of those whose off it is to
to refase kcop snob graves gres-N. C. Daily News.
balieve that the majority of the al- missiouors have made up their minda port against silver. If fher da so rapori, wn shall examine tanrgum at eritic and in- partially, wade through the samming-up assi duously and be prepared to assist in taking the question to a higher part-that of the Parlia ment and the suffering people-World.
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KUEI-HUA GR'ENG, MONGOLIA.
TRAUE.
-
Formerly an immenso trade as done here Baforo the tea was sent by steamer to Tisutsżu, theads to Kalgan for Russin. it was transported fem Hankew.via Kuei-has Chèng.
YAUNTING GOSSIP.
to
not been much worse. There have been very few appointments of recent years to which serious objection could be taken. Men who hare been brought out for work in which cher hand, I was of opinion that a very use technical knowledge was raquired have been fal focal corps might be formed of the Anglo-found equal to the duties of their offices. Chinese born in the colony, and well to the orders, we have got more of them fitted, under proper training, and with good that were absolutely wanted, and they have officers to lend them, for the defence of the been pat into responsible positions for which
I am perfectly convinced that
more mature age and larger experience Lord Story's maxim holds good iu might have been considered desirable, but Hongkong, and that not only the money that of course was not their fault, and of alosaly printed matter, to which reference is but also the men can be locally provided we think an impartial observer would bal
for the defence of that island." The pu- compelled to admit that in getting out our Majesty the Emperor while an journey to having commercial or political relations with the dance of making public an officin! wifi-dets we have imported a fair amount of the Mausoles was a widow, whose grisvanes was as follows:--She hada con sayautéed years of age tary opinion which bad come to his trains and education into the earvice. But who, being enticed Into gambling practices by a knowledge by virtue of his position as Sir
remarka certain disreputable rauast, lost over 10,000 JOHN POPE. HENNESSY'S Governor may well be questioned. As a
Peking cash. The runner thereupon forced the matter of fact the words attributed to Bir way be taken to apply only to appoint-lad to write a promissory note, charging daily in ments-worth-less than 200 a year,” IT terest at an unheard of rate, and las incredibly JOHN POPE HENNEST convey an incorrect
so the exaggeration is only the more short time the debt bad avellan to over 206,000 Dash. Then having compelled the youth to The fault idea of what that opinion wax.
glaring, for £200 a year in a Crown colony writs out a deed disposing of his ancestral sures, may have been the interviewer's, or our ex-where a man can't live decently for less the ranuer proceeded with this deed to collect Governor may have spoken with his multhan £250 is hardly calonlaced to attract what her son had done, she broke out into heart. rent for the farms. When the widow know disregard of accuracy, but the opinion of the very large team of applicants. Abuses rending sobi, as she asked horaskt bow she sad General wae, not that all the Chinamen in in patronage are likely to be greater where her orphan were to support themselves now that their little farm. their only source of mainten Hongkong should be served with notice to the emoluments aro large than in eases ance, was disponed of. She accordingly brought quit in the event of England'a being engaged where the work is hard and the pay small, her griovanos before the district Magistrate, but pers and will receive certificates:- in war, but only in the event of the colony's In Hongkong we have so serious grand ho, bent on defending the delinquent manner, re fased her a hearing; she then appealed to the being throatened with a siege, which is a
of complaint as to the character of the men anb-predeat, but he also had been tampered with, very different thing. We might be engaged sent ont in either category.
and rangbly addressed the unhappy widow: "Your son has been a violator of the law by gambling;: how dare you to present your me before the
of the syndicate that built the Paritan, has do- dourt? I will teach your son better practices."
decrease to the Tafao Choi, is, grass calamity blows, from the effects of which he nearly died.
famine. This has doubtless ben an important cided to hold the supremacy of the Bostos hosts, This alarmed the sub-prefect, who, in order to
factor, but there must be others to contribute to if skill and a liberal outlay of money will accom brite the widow to keap quist, presented her with
It is nearly a month since H.B.M.'s gunboat the cases, suck as the caravan trade diverted to plish that result. He has disoider to build a several tens of tools. This, however, did not Firebrasil, surrying Mr. Geo. Brown, the British Kalgan; the late war operations in the new do- enter-board raubt about the same size on the satisfy her us ho had hoped, bat she carried her Vics-Ceasul, left, Shanghai on a short craise of minion; the alarraing spread of the use of opin Mayfloor. She will be smooth-seamed both For a few days, while the plans and contract complaint before His Majesty on his way to more than ordinary interest. The object of the among the Mongols; hosides the ruin of many hova und below the water-line. the Tombs. Her Majesty the Empress, upon official mission was two-fold, frstly, to make small business houses, who deposited perhaps
Cheft, with Additional Article and all others not abrogated. --
France, Tientsin, 1859
Convention, 1860
Tientsin, 1895
Trosty of Commerce, 1888- United States, Tientsin, 1858
Additional, 1869
Feking, 1890
German Tientsin, 1831
Peking, 1880
Raasia, Japez, Spaia, Brazil, and Pere.
TELATIER WTER JAPAN-
Great Britain
United States
TREATIES WITH CORBA
TREATIES WITH STAM
Netherlands Copen
TREATIES WITH ANNAN TREATIES WITH CAMBODIA CUSTOMS TARIFES
The British gunbosts Rambler and Heroine
6. Hayward
W. H. Howard. Fritz Tammert. D. Madar Frank Lamart Ne Chak Long.
Did not offer?:
F
Did not offer
E' Lammert
A. Wallace.
F
T. Singh......
F
F
Woag Fenr
Wong Ping....
V. Dodd
F
G. C. Hayward. F G. F. Lobb
P
*Cheung laci... P
F Did not offer P
F Did not offer f
F
Did not aer P The following candidates satisfied the exami
G. F. Lobb.
Q. Madar.
Bonisr.
W. H. Howard.
The following I have ressived from the lar. gest house of business in the city. the flaring Brothers:
The fellowing interesting talagrams on the Babject of the new Ocean Hascra" are frum San Francisco pagers --
Daring the reign of the Emperor TasKuung, abont 1,800,000 sheep passed through here to be
New York. Sud Apři). sold in Shaasi, Chilli, Slaatung, and Honan,
The World seyn: -It was authoritatively stated and 600,000 oxen, borsex, and camols. From the 13th veer of the Emperor Hsion Fong to the yesterday at the New York Tacht lnb that a 18th year of Inng Chib, the livestock trade syndicats of its members had brain fremail to decreased to 700,000 sheep and 300.000 oxen, baila vacht to compete with the Braton boats horses, and damals. During the present reign for the honour of sailing against the Bonteh there has been a decrease to about 350,070 sheep outter Thistle in Ootaber not in defense of the and 20,000 vx, horses, and osmals. There Americs Cap. She is to be designed by a New has also been a deorente in the firms for York man, and is to be built in this city or ita
reign of Two immediate neighbourhood: Mongol trade:-During the
ware 500 basinos houses; Kuang there
NEW YORK, 7th April daring the first five years of Kanug Hen, † 70;
The Tribune's Boston specin says-Goueral frarz the 10th to 12 years. of Kuang Han only
:
But should the contingency arise there can eft hore yesterday for Amoy and Nagasaki res. Thereupon he ordered her son to receive 300 1 CRUISE WITH THE FIREBRAND" 20 basiness harisss The motives attribute this Pains, the owase of the Mayflower and the bond
in a hundred ware, and seven in war with China, without this contingency ever arising.
Chinese Japanese
LEGAL
be no doubt as to the wisdom of the pectively step. In a prolonged ahoge aur food
upply would
our grantaut diffi- Ondors in Council for Government of HLB Meulty, and if the enems could stop cen
be
Siamese Corsan
1878, 1981, 1834. 1580
INTERESTING ISLANDERS.
Subjects in Chins and Japan, 1865, 1877munication with Canton the colony would with the outward French mail of the 22nd April hearing the case, was very indignant, and sono some fitting recognition of the humanity of a Tla. 100,000 in the hands of military offiotals in were in preparation, great tocracy provaikal at Finies of H.B.M. Supreme and other Courts had a couple of hundred thousand. China- Saigon and thisper todas, at 7 a.m., for ber and take the necessary action. Among the
in China and Japan
Tables of Consular Fees
Code of Civil Procedure, Hongkong
Table of Hongkong Court Foos
Admiralty Ruler
Forelga Jurisdiction Ast
Rules of Court of Consuls at Shanghai
Chinese Passanger Ånt
The Rosino man-of-war Sopauner Alouet, Captain Perenogo, from Odarea and Singapore 10th May, arrived here yesterday,
The Messageries Maritimes steamer Oceanien, soon be starved into agrender, provided it will leave Singapera
man in feed every day. As, moradrar, there
The Shan-pao says that on account of a long other patitioners there was a hay eight years would be practically nothing for the popula-standing feud between a certain member of the old, but the cause of his complaint was not made tion to do during the suspension of the literati and military offer, in the diviziet of known to the publia-Skik Pao.
Yue-doo, Kisuge Province, which resulted in the shipping trade, it would be obviously de- imprisonment of the latter, several thousand of the inbabitants have assemblod tegather, and it is
Hegulations for the Consular Courts of United sirable that they should be removed as soon reported that an engagement took place on the
States in China
as possible. This principle has been adopted 2nd inat. The authoriting there have deeyatoh-
quell the disturbance. by the War Office, and in the event of a siege at a strong fores the Chinese would be ordered to leave. Hongkow was invaded on the 12th instan: by Thers would be individual cases of hardship, a horde of emaciated looking beings, said to be famine refugees from Nganking, who pestered
TRADE REGULATIONS
China Japan
Siam
Customs Seizure, China
Castoms and Harbour Regulations for the dif- ferent ports of China, Philippines, Siam, &c. Pilotage Regulations
.HONGKONG
Charler of the Colony
New Hules af Legislative Council
Port Regulations
No,
Orders may be sent to Daily Press Office, where
it is published, or the following Agents
MAJAD.......... Mr≤F. A. ïa Cros. ŚWATOW....... „Munsers.” Quelch & Co. ÁMOY
RACK BENTIN<3.
*CERMATION,
tou, Del. The contract was signed on Monday. southern-most of the rocky and little known and received promissory notes, which, when are yacht will be built by Pussy & Jones, Wimalay sacooured and harboured the officers and crew of Alas! the poor holders ratain their notes, but as group of inlate known as the Tai Chows, who wonted here there was no money in hand to pay less are short made unl wil be sot at cücs. the steamer See Wo belonging to Me srs. Jardine, the years roll by the probability of payment bo- The plating will be of steel, averaging five-six. teentha and one-quarter of an inch She will Matheson & Co., which was reokad off the rooks comes less,
have an overhouding bow, the sters to be simi- Jast year. And, wcondly, to pays visit of inspection
lar to the Mayflower. The building of a new REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. to the lonelysezgirt comatory on thailand of Cha- The whole of the land of the city and neigh-racer will make no differencvar to the Mayflower'.....
Ban, where lie so many gallant British officers and bourhood belongs to the differant Laiva trip to England. The now bout will have a clip- soldiers who met their deaths in battle, storming At the dwellers have to pay ground rent to the per bow, and consequently will be longer ou desk [SUPPLIED TO. THE DAILY FEESS."
the heights of the island, or by disease daring the Lampes, which must amount to a great anm every than the Afarfois Thy work has already be
· LowDoù, 14th May. war against Chios by Great Britain in 1939-43. year. The rents enable the Lamas to live in
The Firebrand first called at Ningpo, where ease.
Irritation often arisse between them and, as Fusey bas taksu suficient data to begin on the keel. She will be built in the shortest OPENING OF A PEOPLE'S PALACE
$100 worth of rice, smonating to 50 picule, and the Chinos, because of the arbitrary increase of possibin time. Her rattling will be of steal AT MILEEND.
fifty strings of cash were purchased for the hu the roata contrary is agrooment. If the Chi throughout. Her strugars and tieplates will also no doubt, but in the great majority of cases passers by for alma They soon attracted the
Her Majesty the Queen opened the mans, Tai-chowans. This group of lelets, scarcely nose refuse to pay the Lacons say, take dowo be of steel. Har look will be laid in white pito. Ouly a few persocal friends of General Paine it would be to the intereat of the Chinese attention of the Polios anthorities, with the result
heen voluntarily visited by Europeans. The people. holders are cornered and have to submit A had any ides of his intentions as to the baiting themselves to heiske themselves to Canten that a commnaleation se sont to the Tastai, People's Palace at Mileend and was enthusiast more than rooks, have only once or twice before your houses au gire ns back our land." Hous.
which was answered by the arrival of a small cally received.
who number fifty-two farallies, of 150 individuals this city is Kow Wai." e, outside the barrier of the new steel yacht. A gentleman well ep in or their native villages rather than to refores of brave who escorted the medicants to
THE SUEZ CANAL.
in all, on the southernmost isle, which is that varions infringemasta of law and right are sim- naval architecture, who has the plane, pradicts mair in a beleaguered city, exposed to the the Tien Hor-kung Temple, where they will be
The neutralization of the Sun Cazal has been with which we have here to deal, ars per in the pig founded on the fact that the aggrieved is in that the new yacht will give the Thistle such a
sxtreme. Little is known of them by the inba Kon W."
raco as the Scottish syndicate never dreamed of. crpora of a bombardment and a possible kept till they can be sent somewhere eles.-N. C.
determined upon,
bitants on the mainland, and their communica- Daily News.
In comparing the now yacht with the Thistle, tion with and knowledge of the outer world are Saveral Damas are ou visiting terms with me, it is said that-they-will-resemble une another sarcity of food. The advantages from a
We read in a Lisbon paper that on the 91st militury point of view are atoal. There. Starch Mr Jamas Dussen Campbell, Cozamia
[FROM THE "COURRIER D'HAIPHONG"] extremely slender. The people are described as and they are very friendly. There are care much more than any of the contestants in recent very much casembling the Chinese in exterior large-and-eight small Lataseories in care of yest Bath will have overhanging stems, and 'would be my äve thousand mouth to feed sioner and Seorotary of the (hiness Imparial
and at Hansi, 7th May. Received
wearing the queue, something of the same clothes, from ten to two hundred Lanes. The prinsipal tae difference in sail, which has boon notiosable instead of over two thousand, and the Co. Moritime Customs, who proceeded to Lisbon for Mesars. C. Gayard & Co.
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS. only much more limited in quastity and peorar Lomas at death are oremated. A short time in the recent contests, will not appear, or, if it long's power of bolding out would be pro- the Enss-Chinese Treaty and conration for the the purpose of arranging the preliminaries of FOR MORA........Megers. C. Gerard & Co.
Colonels Chat and Bourgey, of the Marine In- and coarser in texture, and they are of larger, ago, a friendly Lama took me to see a cremation. dons, it will be slightly in favour of the chal- FoacнUW...... Meier. Helge & Co.
portionately increased.
sollection of opium revenus at Macao, was re-fantry, have bear appointed Brigedier Generals, and generally of more athletic build, but they The furnace was reaghly made of mud bricks, lenger this time, as the Theile is mighty-five feet are much more cimple and hospitable in manier. NINGPO Messrs. Kolly & Walsh, Sgbai,
A good many of the moro objectionable traits with four fire holes at the base, with an-oparing on the water line. The new but will be slightly An to the question of raising native troops weised in audiones by His Majesty the King. WAGNER'S OPERA, IN PARIS. SHANGHAI.Hall & Holtz Co-operative Co.
in whieh to place the body. The whole was longer, though hor length will not exceed oighty- for local defence, nothing could well he more aire and Senkor Thomas da Bois, ex-Gaver- There were present "the. Minister for Foreign SHANGHAI... Kelly & Walsh.
no entirely about Oft. bigh, and about 5ft, in circumferanoe, six fast. She will have a beam of about twenty- In consequence of Lostile publio manifestations of Brot Harts's "heathen Chines
absent in this isolated and primitivo people, NORTHERN &Į Hall, & Halix Co-operative Co.
the representations of Warner's opera have beon and they possess math more of the leavening Gressed fuel was arranged within and covered three feet, to compare with twenty-three of her RIVER Ports and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai,judicious. There is always the possibility nor of Mecab.
some Tibetan caracters. A teat was erect same spread of sail us the Myftover. General NAGASAKsers. The C. & J.Trading Co. of our being zovolved in hostilities with Chine, In answer to Captain Colomb, in the House suspended by order of the Prefecture of Polica. spirit of humanity and disinterestedras than do with glad forein calico on which were written cpponent. The new yacht will carry about the Boocirod, 10th May. most of the other millions who go to make up and mata arranged for the Lamas About Paino believes the the limit of the size of the and no prudent General would select na bis of Commons, Mr. E. Stanhope sallAs already
this great empire. Their livelihood is in a Baldiara if he could help is men of the ne. opleted its ebars of the arrangement, and the stated, the colony of Singapore has practically
great messure won by battling with the sea for a scarlet covered bier appeared in sight sails has been about reached in the Mayflower, LONDON, 10th April. its any spoils, and for this bazardous puranit, carried by thirty-two boggars. A box 2ft.
The Bish of the Coronet-Dauntless runway and tionality against, which bis operations were Imperial Government will have supplied almost
directed. In the event of a war with Chins the fall the guns by the end of the present year. The The diplomati negotiations between the in almost certantly tempestuous waters, they equare and 2)ft, high res taken out and placed
sampane. Thore is just suficient loose a tired therrasives in gorgeous robes and sat cross-sor, for the different clubs bare eehood night loyalty of Hongkong native troops would al. original astinate for the guns was £3.70, french and English Governments with reference posess only the most simple gear, and ordinary of the face on a hard-and-abe said to have began the English yachting a
which has since been increased, in order to pro
batter was being melted in one corner of the tent. of the Maythier, the impanding nech" of the ways be ez least a doubtful geantity. The ride mure effective armament, to £118,000. bet Madagascar have resulted in an arrangement scattered hers and there over the rocks to enable legged. During the preparations to abant, some and day with discussion on the yachts, the visit see remarke apply pari pases to Mauritius, median guns are 7-inch mussle leaders of the vary favourable to French interests. Foreign the people to grow a few patches of pras, barley. A screen of calice was drawn round the furnace Thistle, the probable vist of the Sachem and
early Woolwich type. They were already Consals will in faturs have to apply for their and sweet potatoes, by which hair county in which the cremater placed the body, and filled the intentions of the Cornel to which Sir Joan POPE HONESTso refers, on the pot, and moms have been filled as
subsistence in oked out. When the vogel up the opening. Then & dosen Lamas began
Mr: Colt and party have bad hard work at and in which he has succeeded in raining a au sauriliary armament for ranges within those fequature through the French Resident named was wrecked the lelanders gener-chanting the burial itsur in Tibetan in deep bass tending all the dinners arranged in their beboar, moans in their power, and willingly placed what Toes. Then the bead priest blessed the torches, and Secretary Bird has been especially sought MELBOVEN MARMER Norton, Hargrave & Co. strong unti-English feeling. In the event of covered by the breechloading guns, compared to General.
which they are no doubt inferior shooting gans.
they had at their disposal till they were taken and when the firos were lit be blessed a fan to by ourious yachtsmen antil he is looked upon as wur with France the sympathies of the Thess guns are placed behind, and fire over, fi- BRIHUANE... Mora, Gordon & Gotch.
off The Firebrand was unable to go very near Leo the flames, and lastly some melted butter an encyclopedia of America yachts sad youlit- LONDON. Mr. F. Algur, Clement's Lane,
Meurician crèvira would certainly not be with fast garapets, which afford a fair amount of
The President of the Council of Ministers has the island swing to the absence of any depth of which was poured in at the top to make the whole ing. The Dauntless will not raw. She is in blaze. This was frequently repeated. When dock at Southampton, being fitted up for s graiss LONDON... Mesars Street & Co.:30 Cornhil),
England, and a regiment drawn from this protection, and the question of farther protection
fa ender consideration Bixiaoh guna are in opened the Maritime Exhibition at Hevro. He water, and the boats had to be requisitioned to LONDON Mers, Bates, Hendy & Co. LONDON...Mr. W. M. Wills 151,Cannon St.
class would be a source of weakness rather course of supply to Hongkong, but as Singapore made a apesok in which he gave pasilo sasur effects landing. Even then it was at consider fairly ablass, a few pieces of Tibetan grass were on the coast of Norwer, returning home in Au
able peril that the rocks were renebed; there is thrown in at the top. After three days the whole BAN Franco, Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants' than of strength. No comparison is has received four 8-inch brsschloading guze, intences, and declared that an increase of duties was absolutely no place which even by the greatest cooled, and a priest with one gold and ons silver
addition to the armament origininity proposed, it possible between the great Australian is not considered Ressary to add any 6-inch rosary to establish the equilibrium of the courtsey could be designated a harbour or crock. The surfperar cegues to boat against therooks, and colonics or the dominion of Canada and gunz
kudget.
HIOGO OSAKA.Mesere. F. Walsh & Co. YOKOHAMA....Mesars. Kelly & Walsh. MANILA ..Mesars. Diaz Puertas & Co. BAGON Messrs. Schrooder Frères
Gurdee HANOI
Mr. F. Mainfroy. HAIPHONG... Mr. G. Gavalle. BANGKOK Messrs. Remany & Co. SINGAPORE...Menard Sayle & Co.
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PENANG Messrs. Mayuard & Co. COLOMBO A. A. M. & J. Ferguson, CALCSITA Mossra. Newzaga & Co. SYDNEY... Meears. Gordon & Getch
Exchange. NEW YORK...Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Row.
Daily Press Offon, January 1887.
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FRANCE, ENGLAND, AND MADAGASCAR.
THE MARITIME EXHIBITION
AT HATRE
onely assisted the survivors with the
1820 to 1850.
-4 1850 to 1880.
gast.
General Pains is thought a wonderful yachts-
man, while anything that bears Bergess trade-". wark is looked upon as almost invincible.
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