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TELEPHONE No. 12.

The Daily Press.

HOTGRONY, May 27th, 17,

doing then what should have been done munch ear- and tobacco. Cotton yarn and getton goods re-at Shanghai in December last with a cargo of Her. The learned counsel then quoted the rule prasent nearly a quarter of the total imports. Kerosene oil in tine packed in casos, consigned The annual geners; meeting of the members for storing in narrow channels, and contended The cotton yarn was principally Bombay, severe weather, and it would appear that a

to the prosnoutors. The ship had encountered that thongh there might be some coast where it of the abaya Club was held in the Gymnasium was necessary to depart from this rule ander the while the cotton goods came ozelusively from aiderable quantity of sun-water fraud its way yesterday afternoon. Hon. A. F.. MasEwen

The Au into the hold on the voyage. The omal result present circumstances there was nothing to war England by way of Hongkong. prended.

The BEOKETARY (Mr. Stewart-Lockhart) har. Ant doing 80. Capt. Dearborn had rated that mamitos here of late been discovering the of this is to rust the ties so that they begin to ing rod the notice convacing the meeting. there were two large jauks in the fairway apadrantage, the Courrier d'Haiphong states, tank at the corners, and this nourred in the peo

The CHAIRMAN said that the statement of parently under weighs. Suppose they had been, of patchasing foreign potten goods instead of charged, the Captain, found, and informed the mné, enso, so that when the cases were ati dis- accounts and the reports of the varicus sub-steamer going five knots an hour, while the janku The following is the Order of the Day for committees had been in the hands of members would with the force of wind at that time be weaving them themselves. Thus the import of consignore, that there was a large quantity of the meeting of the Legislative Council Lo-day for some days and shared very clearly the possibly going about three, in n olannel 2,000 cotton yarn full 1,071,041 france in 1888 as com-louse oil is the hold of the ship. Boats were sent feet wide, might have gone ahead of the into Commaltton on the Bill untitlod av Ordín. position in which they atood. Owing to the inaks without danger. But he atter words Pared with the previous year, while the import by the consignees to take. dolivary of this lacse ci:, the last successful visit for this purpose kuing now for the retter regulating of the trade in spiam increased interest taken in rowing by the found out that they were at anchor, Capt. Dear of pises geods increased by 1,166,83% france paid en the 6th of January, and the coole sent Sir Henry Holland has appointed Mr. Loms members they had been obliged to build some borz says that sening their sails set he thought The import of opium amounted to 088,816 imass. the next day being told by someone en courd Ronillard to be enbstitute Procureur-General of ber of soaking tube had been largely in-nght to bare knew it wa

now boats which were really needed. The num- they were andar weigh, but araly The Yusnad drug is largely consumal, about that there was no more oil in the ship. Sub-

no common 8,550 kilos having been imported by way of Laosequently, the consignass discovered that a qua Pops Hannesay. Mr. Rouillard is a creole of

one Davoring, a.Chinose tailor, who appears to Mauritius and succeeds Mr. Gibson, & Suotch-uite to meet the requirements of the in

creasing number of those who were desirous of And what seemed to him more atra oa-Straits Tithes.

engaging in what he considered to be the boal ordinary was that in the whole of his calculationslet. In quality it is very inferior to the Indian comhive trafo in oil with his sartorial pursuits. The Vacas, Correio announces the death, on thiest form of sport for young man in the Sast. Capt. Dearbera soomed to bare ignored the drag, but its low prise, 21 to 25 franes por kilo, and they institutad this prosecution. The all the 23rd instant, of Mr. Berasa da Silva, the They had now in the Glab three single conliing again, a vessel, nearly as large as his own, leads to its conception by the poorer glasses, bought by Davering after it was separated from filled with valuable cargo, and to have put him.

2,500 gallons, a quantity of suficient importaties nan who laid information and handed to the boats in the A.. E. Class, six "foura" and four self to the risk of rauning into her in urdas the price of Benares and Patna boing 45 to 48 / the water with which it was mixed, smounted to Chartered Hank the $17,500 which was in his convertible double selling pairs in the Ato avoid colliding with o jank. There wa

to fally justify the prosensation, the-dates-of- possnasion ont of the amount. Baltran obtained Class, and foar "foure", one couvertible donble another point, and that was that it was quite im

delivery to Trevering having been, nacording to Boulling pair, and nine sulling tubs in the I

possible to understand how Capt. Dearborn, with

the account book he produced in Court, the 4th, af keeping.

There werealso cose single sculling bort, two pairs have struck the Saghalien in the way he did,

the accused had a right by custom to the nil left” and one guiling tab which the aub-committee ro. The learned conusel then wont on to quple at franes. The other items are smal. Of the total in the ship after the cargo was dissbarged and commended to be broken up as useless. There was the same complaint to raake with regard to as longth the various decisions in collision export of 9,112,433 frames, only 1,968,611 went that he had no intention of committing larceny, the besthouse as to the Union-it was sufferings which in his opinies bore, in certain points to Fregos or French colorins, this amount boing as was shown by the way in which he disposed of from overcrowding. Owing to the increased blanc to the caso under consideration. Ho chielly made up of silk piece goods, 647,747 the oil in broad daylight, and with the cautain's number of boats, there was not room for all in

nostended that theme cases want to support his |

kuowledge. The Captain of the ship gavo evi- dence that it is the unnal custom that whatever the boathouse, and consequently two "four" argument that the plea of inevitable accident franes, and waste silk, 166,900 traves.

The number of vessels (including jacks) that is left by the merchants after the discharging is and four "tabs" had to be left out on the plat single instance in which the tide had bean ad- entered the ports of Haiphong, Tourans, and the perquisite of the wate; though he would not red as an excuse for a steamer under weigh. Quishou in 1886 was 921, with & tonnage of like to say that the mate was entitled to the loakage if It amounted to 5,000 gallous;" and ho Nor could it in this instance, where, acocrifing to the evidenen af tbe other side, no fanit sold 252,597, against 13 vessels with a tonnage of also estified that about a week after the dis be imputed to the Saghalies.

192,079 in 1883. The inoresso is chiody in Chi- charge was finished, the mate told him that there In cross-examina- Mr. Francis, on behalf of the defealants, uses junks, which make regular soyages to the was still some oil in the ship, said he quite agreed with

franos....

Amongst the exporta raw silk beads the list with 2,959,523 fesnos; onesia gomos next with

from the Bank by forgery and gave to him fares, making in all, a total of twenty-seven his vassal in the position ho had stated, could 1,774,642 frames, and sugar Agares for 1,134,749 6th, and 8th of January. The dofonon was that

The houring of the charge against Captain Harrison, of the Fair Penang, arisdog out of the collision between that vessel and the Bealan, was proceeded with before the Folios Magistrato at Singapore on the 18th instant, when the evidonge of Mr. Farquharson, chief mate of the Bentan, which was the so as that tendered by him in the Marine Court of Inquiry, was taken. The eams was then postponed to ske 25th instast.

a

saldub for a moment beaccepted. There was not

the

learned

ware drubbinge on both sides and the sailors arable distance of being accomplished, it had not sounsel for the plaintify that the collision porta ou the coast of China, in the island of tion, the Captain allowed that "with all

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HANKOW

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PLAN DE TUWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE, in the Governtent service will try to wakich filled thair bout and washed away their ing off in subscription alliwogh the numbers gers of the City of Poking, and their oridence uniform, infusions of Indian tass, the Chins tang hare buen well if ha had strongly expressed the

PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN, PENANG.

Among the other contents of the book arg

An Angie-Chinas Calender, lean of Barome

ter and Thermometer, Rainfall, &c. A full Chrozology of remarkable events since the advent of foreigners to Chins sad Japan. A doaniption of Chinese Festivals, Fasta, &c.,

with the days on which they fall. Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, La. Now Sente of Hoerkong Stan's Datias. The Hongkong Postal Guide for 1867.

Arrivals and Devartures of Mails and Parcel

Post at and from-London and Hongkong. Sealas of Commissions and Charges adopted by the Chaters of Commares of Hongkong, Shanghai. A roof and Nowokwang. Hongkong Chair. Jinricksba, aud Boat Hire,

The APPENDIX consists of

little money for themselves by evading the asts They expressed great gratitude to the of repeine laws, but it is the only country, it curs of the ship for their resong. The over of may safely be said, where the revenue serman, whoge whole insinne prolably was invest

the Essex, fooling great aympathy with the poor vice se a whole is so thoroughly corrupt. in their boat, contributed a sun of money-366 We refer of course only to the Native Cas-sufficient to replace the nets, sail, ours, sid. tome, and not to the admirable department of which were lost. which Sir Rozaar HABT is the bead, I carrying out the arrangements with Hong kong the latter is the repongilla depira went. It is needless to say these arting menta could ever have been entered into had tho colony had to deal with the Native Customs, whose officers are, it would seem, net of smugglars themselves, tasty nothing of their squeezing propenertinat

form. The Sub-cumittes took, however, all The Correio Macoense says that on the night stary precautions to preserve them as fur es possible. With reference to the of the 22nd instant, a quarrel took place between bath-house, this bad undergone considerable some men of the gunboat Rio Lima and the in repairs this year, but in view of the proposed mater of a Japanese brothel at Mao. These Prays extension whion he thought was in ma eune off the worse, while on the other sido a man boon deemed advisable to make such alterations nd a woman were slightly woanded. The Police as would be necessary if the building wore cer-

could in no way be ascribed to the fault of Hainad, and the south of Indo-Chins. Their mancing on the part of the mate, and if le www long-handed, the merchant might not get were called inte requisition and marched the lot taiu to remata parimanent. By arrangement the Nagholien. That being so, the onus of proof amber has quadrupled in a few months. Of much of the leakage oil and noother fast cam to the station. This roe originated by one of with the Government they had the bath partly lay with the City of Peking, and unless he could foreign vassals there were 180 French, of which out in evidence not very consolatory to Insurance the sailors kissing the wife of the master of the dredged, thus rendering the water much clorer, prove to his Lordship and the assessors that the 130 belonged to the Messageries Maritimes ro Companies, but which would acoonat for the THE statement, made by the N. O. Daily

Jardine, Matheson & Co. would not In consequence of fatal results brought upon aing a similar dredging this year. With regard asour of the plaintiffs. That rested, simply a tonnage of 66,204, as against 100 of 53,387 loss anything by the oil as the Insurance Com and they were now in communication about har- would of course have to option but fo deside iegular line. Gerran vessels bared 124 with airage nat being too suradvely redud Nezbe as to the extensive smuggling of private of the garrison at Macao by hydrophobia, to the Gymnasium, the Committee reproted a opium which goes on in Chinese revenue having been bitten by a rabid dog, the authorities batter attendanes during the last winter months,noue allegation of fact, namely, that the tone in 1885. There were 54 Danish reasols, se pany paid for it," The acessed arose that be They also thought that the floor should be City of Poking was passing the French steamer against 11 the previous years, whilst British told the consignees godownman after the dis cruisers is one that cannot be allowed to have taken measures to procent a recurrence.

at what ander ordinary circumstances would

ebarging was finished, that there was more pass without notice at the present time, when of the end case by requiring all dags going boarded over as the chanan did not appear to have been a perfectly safe distance when she was shipping shows a decrease, only 43 vasele having oil in the ship, and that the godowndan re-

The horizontai bar was not considered

plied that he did not want it, was only water about the streets to boar collars with the names wer. the Legislature of Hongkong is engaged in and adirossas of the owners and to be rouzzled or

safe and a new one had been ordered from Kag. agit by a sodden and unexpected current and entered in 1986 as against 65 in 1885.

rendered uncupageable and unable to notway to

oil, and he had got too much leak oil already; He trusted now that attention had booner helm, and that the collision with the fagha

and the Captain swore that "he was sure that passing an Act to assist China in the pre- dogs that are found without collars and fouzzle diruted to the fact those using it would he was the inevitable result of that carrant

chained under penalty to the owner of S2. Alld.

he told Jardines people that there was more oil antion of smuggling. The allegations made or chain will bo captared and destroyed. In cas tate precautions so se to prevent the possibility and its action on the City of Peking Unices bo

On board.' There was a little confusion about The Committee could prove to the satisfaction of his Lordship by our Northorn contemporary are unt new, fa que te lable to a tine of 36 and to be an had proposed, be was pleseed to sue, a affer from the evidence before the Court, that tool

of any dog-flying at or biting any man or beast of any accident occurring.

10th May.

the date of these various conversations, and they have in fact "been made from time to secable for damages this cased. It would be prizes for profciuney in various gyustic son resulted in that way be, of course and no sians. The orop both of Hankow and Kia-

The market we opened on the 9th by Bas these statements wore directly at-vavianes with those made by the prosecutors' witnoeses con time for several years past; but it might well for the Police here to taka similar precaxercises and he himself should be very glad to reasonably have been expected that when uns before being obliged to do so by force of give oup for the one most proficient in the Tha ficit point therefore for his Jardship kiss teas in the worst ever known, there being nected with the wharf at which the oil was dis was caught in ancha current und in such connery confined to the Russians, culy 17 okeps of to the question of the date on which the moused China bad prevailed upon Hongkong to take similar experience, as provention is better than exercises The services of Sergeant Mills had slope to dooide was whether the City of Fulsing absolutely no fine en. Business is almost entire oberged. Utimately, the defence was narrowed be much appreciated, and the committed were as stated. The question was whether by sey want Haukaw gen having been bought for Loudon, sold the cil to Devering, which the accused pat speh enargetic stops on her bobalf she would

desirous of securing him for the onsning so The I. S. corrente. Enter pecived at Nagasa, pon. As to the accounts, they had in hand to of ordinary skill and care the vemel got into that purchases for that market being mainly on fineri at about the 14th of January, the prosecntors" least bave herself taken steps to stopki from. Shanghai on the 14th instant, and will the end of last month $3,200. The sutimated surrent, and alan, presuming that it was not, whe to-Ningebers and Keetons: -bat the total busi- counsel allowing that if the latter statement te, protably remain there about a mouth. On the expenditure for the next sight months would bather when they found themselvescaght by the our-neus teus far is quite insignificantand astenongh was cerrset, the case foll through. The tailor. Davering, was ro-called and chaged the date of muggling in the channel referred where it could be so easily dealt with. sfternoon of the 18th fast.. ben about twenty about $300, and they exported repairs would cost reat those on board the City of Paking tookovery to fill ene this.

miles W. S. W. from Iwe-staa Lighthouse, the about 82,200, and therefore they ought to baro On those points he submitted there was abso- precaution in their power to prevent the collision.

Prices paid by buyers for Russia are fully ave puratage of the ail to the 14th of January; and Arranged under one Alphabet in the strictest The Chiness aruisors leaving Hongkone Nagasaki Express says, the Ecser discovered a in hand at the end of the present year a credit lutely no evidence except on one side, Two wit- dom It has natumily Lappened that settlements from Davoring's account book as the 4th, 6th tasle above the limits generally sent from Lou when the consular interprotors road the datas order, the initials as wall as the surnames for other porta take, so the Daily News Touring in the troughs of the sax and making $2,400, sbiefly owing to the fast that it exfonded steamer, but their knowledge of the aircamstances of the leaf into seconat, the prion gra little legs was his boy, not he himself, whe wrote up the.

Japanese fishing boot, containing five men, la balance of $1,000. The reprefta last year coat

nesses had been onlled from the French mall have been stall and, taking the intrinsic quality sud 8th January, the later explained that ic The MAPS and PLANS have been mostlyps, from twenty to thirty chests of signals of distress. The Essee inmediataly went over three days, the extra day being held as they

was positively nil. From their evidence it was than those paid last sons27.

Arrivals are vars book, and might have made a mistake in it. rs-ongrated in a superior style and brought upeplum each voyage. For anme ve years to the assistance of the bost and to her in had so many members desirous of rowing that clear that they had not noticed the City of Peking heavy the estimated gold stark being 300 this question about dates, the Court gave ke

A fresh wind was blowing and consider they found two days were insufficient. With until after she had bean caught by the corrent, hall custs. The buguns, began to lake in accused the benefit of the doubt, and be wi tu data. They now consist of FLAGS OF MERCANTILE HOMES IN CHINA been allowed 10 board these vessels, and are ed, a ses broke over the boat and capsized hoe. freshments, though he was sue the Cher course changed, and was bearing down a little sen to-day and is the only vessel that bas/keaourably acquitted of the charge of largeny.

past the Foreign Customs officers have notable sea running at the tire. While being fow-regard to the item of 8700 for tiffin and ro CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE AT VICTORIA PRAX. helpless to prevent the smuggling that is The ship promptly lowered her life boat and rus

were desirous of accommodating friends, be them, when their attention was directed to har so far comienced to load,so that she will pro-

It is to be hoped that Mr. Troop, and other msn is his position, will not take this verdict as carried on in ther. The "practica-is-of

nued the fire man, then hoisted the fishing boat thought that the tax was too heary by the cries of the Chinese on board and in satu-bably be the first to sail an boul and brought all to the anchorage, off vs to be horse by the Club and that oase admitted this, and he thought that they the Chix to the seres at Inst te bere arrivalsuston, that whatever is left by the merobaut pans round the Sagbaiten. The first offer at The crisis that has been so long impending in an approval of what the Captain statext was the course not one that is sanctioned by the Megami Point. The fishermen stated that they some different strangements would have to

mest ecme to the conclusion that the Chinese and the native ten packers who have been living after discharging, is the parquite of the mate Imperial Government, though no doubt it is belonged to Fukahari. They had left the Gote be made under that head at the next regatta. would not be likely to call out until the vessel on upon the prestige sequired before. India and General Konnedy, the judge of the cass, did ex-

Islands in the morning in fine weather, but the Before proceeding to pass the accounts and re- winked at by the high prosincial authorities. wind and sca had increased to such an oxtant porta ha abould be pleased to swer any quos. was close to thero and a collision inevitable. Ceylon had shown how ter should be picked and phalt that the accused was boquitted because the Now in China the only country where officers that they were momentarily exporting to be lions,

Their evidence therefore was practically useless. packed, will at lash have to succumb or bo con exhnical offence of larsony, which impline intens swamped They had three times shipped sons Mr. Tous said he noticed there was a fall. The only real situses they had were the vipelled to reform their ways. Against the bright to steal, was not made sat, but we think it would

al increased.

might be classed under threo heads. Firstly, as exhibit a mixtures of dark decayed leaves through. law's dissant from the envy notion of the Captain. to the management of the vessdi before she was ent. The natives attribute this to wast of rain ot be too clearly a rierstood that no-part The CHAIRMAN stated that some members aught in the tidal current; secondly, as to that provians to the pioking time and to uzadasiva (of a 70ssel's cargo is o can be the parquisite, of were absent from the colony.

Mr. Tamry said he notined that there were actual fact of her being so caught; and, third rains after the picking had began. Be this guy-noo but the slipper or his endorses. Every some members in the Colony whose subscriptions by those on board to prevent a collision. He last has been fred and packed sat Muzze, upon the property of the holder of the hills of lading what measures were taken after being su uglas it may, the fact remains that worthless thing that is pat ou board the khip as car is had not been paid

Mr. STEWART-LOCKHART said if Mr. Tomlin iubmitted that in bringing the vessel into the which heary charges, and duties have to be sad oron if it turns out mora in quantity than

harbour, the care, skill and seamanchip which na

paid which the boyers, for Loudon at least, the bills of lading call for, it is the property of Division, Rogai Artillers, committed suicide on to them.

would-favoux him pricately with any of the der the circumstanesas might be supposed to be re-do tar to vie pand. For Rusia and the representative of the person who pastain is Sergeant James Loughend, of the 5/1 Eastern names he would see that application was made quired, were displayed. Ga this point would arise doing so far tehdin tone har not yet board. The theory breschal by the Captain Wednesday night by outting his throat with a Kr. OSBORNE suggested that the sum spent several questions for the Assessors to decide: made their was shippor falea what they sang a direct couragement to fraud uuel deception; razor, An inquest was held in the bady yester in tin and refreshments should be applied to

whether und ordinary close of land in doing so a paying prices which, julged he him said it might indon the mate to. day afternoon by air. I. F. Wodehouse, U.M.G. the purchinas of taew boats. The number they had and weather she did not come in at a reasonable by intrinsic quality, are often positively a hermanovrs, and to cultivate long-head-laws Coroner and jury composed of Messrs. F. B. C. Georg, J. Dickie, and M. A Gorses. Dr. of members.

now was totally inadequate to the requirements speed, whether all secessary precautions sure than st penser' The only boss wish may de which the law would give a barber name.

not taken, and whether he was not jastiãod in Thomson, of the Medical Staff, gave evidence us The CHAIRMAN promised that the matter isteoring the coarse aaaally taken by her when your at all are the Kesmeas and these have been We do not imply that Mr. Troop was wenngly the godownman did not want to be bothered per lb. over present values in that market. to the cause of death. Sorgeant T. V. Warren. should redire the comidoration of the Comtoring the harbour. They would take into consid taken to some extent for London at 2d. to 31. acquilted for wo are gaist resly to balieve that who coupled the same room as the deceased af miltee.

pretion that there were apparently noszceptional

Chiuamon soknowledge that the first crop will with any more of the water oil, and gladly Macgregor Barracks, said that on Wednesday

circumstances. The weather was fins and clear be 10 per cent. larger than last year's, but assort resigned it to the mate; but it would be a great On the motion of the AIRMAS, seconded by and the ses smooth. He also submitted that as that they are now caloring into a binding com mistake if the doxiain word te industr wight, at twenty-so migrie pret ten he sales. Dr. Trosor, the statement of accounts and Captain Dearborn stated it was not ante nuder, vination to psale to nesoud crop top. They also chief mates to baliers, and the opplaga incert

the room and saw dencased sitting on the reports were adopted. The Daily News remarks that neither the the bed. Deconsed said there were two mon

ordinary circumstances to go at a less speed thao talk of staring their presset stock oder advance looks as if those present did regard it in that The following gezilomon were the closer to about dve kasta, seeing that the action of the and withholding it from the market an all the prolight, that they have a right to ragard as 3 por Hongkong conventionnerthe proposed Ordin-speaking about him. He gave their namas, and fill the various offices-Hon. Secretary, Mr. J. Ance for the regulation of the opine, trade of wituses want out and found there was only one Stewart-Lockhart, Hon. Trotsuror, Mr. R. T. tide would pertainly have greater effect at a posod euclination has had its effect. It remains toquisite any portion of the cargo confided to their wan near and he was asleep. He came back and Wright, Bout house Committee Mesra. J. Os going at a glow speed than on one of be seen in how far the credulous western will be care. We are glad to doubt that such an opinion the Imperial vessel can be prevented from ceased lay down and overal himself with two Bath-house Committee Logs. F. Grimble, him, and his submitted that there was no apparent aloof, it being the unanimous opinion that a for the colony contains any provision by which told him so and advised him to go to sleep. De. Sampson, C. C. G. Mastor, and Dr. Thompson quicker rate. The course taken by Csptain influenced by the report of these ar cial measures, is bell by our large proportion of staring man

Dureborn was that which was usually taken by Thus far London bayers are practically bolding -V. C. Daily Nawe, becoming smagglers. Naturally it would b’uakete and a abeet, Ten minutes afterwards Denison, and M. Falconer. Gytauasim Com; reason for him to skargo his customary course. ther doline here of at least 24. per lb. must be have been impossible to insert any provision get up again and put the sheet ander bira. mittee-Major Ellis, Messrs. F. W. Koch, and He had his anchor ready to mushackle na soon as patiently awaited.

Then he called witnessover to hit again, and said. I. Thompson.

he anw that everything was clear. · It directly dealing with the point it is not there wea costling wrong somewhere. Witnes

STATISTICS TO DATE ARS, IN HALI-OHRKİB:-- had been urged that he ought to have asked him to tell him his trouble. Deceased Chefow, with Additional Article unust in any country to subject Government than said in a whisper that he owed Gunner

Arrivals. Settlements. Block, had two anchors ready. Of course it was easy Hankow leta... $76,03087.053 175,985 aud all others not abrogated.

now after the evant to say that if two anobora ressels to the regulations framed for the Trappet of the Regimental Guard, $60 and

118,771 135,67 Kiuring the... 95,449 had been ready it was probable that the collision prevention of snuggling by merchan1 rasela. Loked witness to go down and ask him if he would

might be prevented. Again they must remem.

Tix!...... 325,497 $13,824

$11,00) take his gold watch in payment of the doht? National honour is relied upon to prevestitam went to Gunner Tappet, who said he

ber that there was nothing to show that extra-Of the above, about 40,000 balf-chests only are in importance to the establishment of a strong ordinary precautions were necessary There estimated to are boon bought for London, police and civil government for bringing about Any-irregularities of that description; bot was quite willing to take the watch. Wit

was nothing to suggest any possibility of duger, chief Keomus ut la. 24 to 32, and Lylings at the pacification of the country will be the open- if it were found that those in charge sem came back and told the deceased that all

was square. This was about 11.10. Witness BE RETHE HON, J. RUSSELL, ACTING CRIEP and he contented therefore that under the ciris-14-to-134(at £4 freight) is. 11. to is. iug of improved means of communication. Bar of the Government tessels of one nation weked him if this arrangement abort the watch Justres, wirk Hor. H. G. Tomar ANDcumstances, in taking the ordinary precautions 74d., and S. to 9d., laid down with all charges muh is already supplied with our magnificent

there was no negligence proved on the part of respectively-W. G. Daily News. engaged in

CAFT, ALMOND AS NAUTICAL ASSESSOAR. defrauding the reunde attors all squera. Teased said he was

Capt. Dearborn. There had been a great deal venue laws of another nation representations all right now and would go to sleep. Wit-

nees lay down and remained awake for SOMS THE MESSAGERIES MARITIMES COMPANY said about the City of Peking violating Bale 21. would be made which would very soon put time. He was just going to sleep when he heard

as to the steering in narrow skannels, but it THE PACIFIC MALL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

must be remembered that all the asses a stop to the praertea. Tn the use of the gurgling noise. He jumped out of bed and

The further hearing of this case was resumed. quoted by his learned fripada ware in relation | Chinese revenus cruisers, however, it is the ran to deceased at once, and saw that bis throst

The Acting Attorney-General (Hoa, E. J. to storing amongst other semele. It was the revenue of their own country that they debre, Tom; I'm going, I'm done."

was cut. He held out his hand and said "Good-Ackroyd) and Mr. Brereton, inatrusted by Messrs. usual custom, where, as in this case, the channal Peric struggla of shont a month. The British DATES Oßite tributaries Burtuah is utterly without-

Wotton & Doneos, appeared for the plaintiffs; was clear, to keep as near as possible to the minister, on account of press of work has been means of comtoication. One important link will fraud and not that of another power. But thou called for assistance, and the doctor and J. Fragols. Q... instructed by centre, and this was the sourse taken by Capt. obliged to postpone his proposed visit to Keres bo supplied by the railway now in course of rapid although there may be no regulations dias sont for. but decenned died in

There was razor on the pesta Sharp, Jeluson, a Stokea, for the Dearborn till he observed the two junks in the until September. Mr. Hillier, the Chinese So- constraction from Toanghoo, on our old frontier fairway. Had nothing unforeseen happened them, cretary of Legation, has laft for Europe on far already connected with Rangoon, by railway rectly framed to prevent these vessels from floor by the hod. Witaans had known da.

Mr. Brereton, following the Acting Attorney Capt. Dearborn steered to go within 400 test longh; Mr, Ballook takes his place and his again to Mandulay, about 220 miles. It will eat of muggling, it will very soon he officially dis. ceased for six years. He was a very steady

on sale and sound in his wind. buteral, addressed the Court on behalf of the of the Saghalian and it would be for the Assessors is taken by Mr. Brady who has just arrived the high land of the Shan States on the oast Several of our residents have gone to Tientain from the plain of the Irrawaddy on the west; it plaintiffs. The inorned counsel said that the to my whather, under ordinary ciemagiances, covered if anything of the kind goes on. A on Wednesday night his manner was strange. present the allegation rests simply on raport Witness had heard him say that his father, whe defence put forward by the City of Pakizig was they did not nonsider that a safe distance. The to take part in the races at that port. The will penetrate through a forcet tract which s Rales of H.B. M. Saprame and cther Courts and common knowledge, which officials have

was over seventy years of age, was deranged one of inevitable accident. Lu ono sense and one learned counsel then took striating the cases Marquis Tatug sustained a child and has bad best as of the main barbears of the dscrits, He had had no trouble with his officers, and wit-ease only could the collision be said to be rach, geoted by the counsel for the defendante, in order fira days conge. M. & Madame de Boraibros and will also open up a very rich and fertile and family have started for Europe vié Siberia. tract of country, there is every reason to spect a knack of ignoring when it is convenient to ness was quite at a loas to account for what he did. and that was that the negligence and want of to show that these cases were not analogous to do so, but they cannot ignore mettore that He did not think money troubles were the causeritis skill of Capt. Dearboru bad placed his the present one, innemuch as in each case there It is reported that Mr. Cartwright enters the that it will not only prove a great parificator. of it. Deceased was quite satisfied about the vessel in such a position that the collision was in was some feature which rendered it impossible Castoma service and comes to Paking to tave bat will also very soon bring in a good ratern came before item officially. The principle watch. Unless it was some family affair, of which evitable. His learned friend, the coausel for thede- to decide that the accidents were inevitable, the place of the vacated Chinase Secretaryship on the outlay. But one railway goes only a to the Customs. The ramane of this appoint small way towards opening up so grast a 300. fendants had quoted the cases of the European, the whereas in this case it was inevitable for the res Foreign Juriadiation Act

of the Bill now before the Council is that witness knew nothing, he could not imagine que, and the William Lindsey in support of sea that there was, on the occasion, nothing to inment has been hailed with extreme satisfaction try, and a thing quite as nossary to t Regulations for the Consular Courts of United every cheat of opium that comes into any cause. Deceased had always been in good his own case, but the cases were not in any way dus Capt. Dearborn to beliers tre was all who have the pleasure of knowing Nr sud to create means of communication tutus Roads

spirits and bore a good charnoter. For the

Mrs. Cartwright. The subject of the Jabilee of the Irrawaddy and barween the towns. or leaves the colony is to be recorded, ust ton dage he had hoon drinking, but imiter, and if a fraud could possibly support any need for taking exceptional rations festivities is beginning to be falked of here meinted and bridged must be a work of time and in the case of chesta being broken pot heavily. On the day he died he had is erguments on the ensas enoten he must be azdinssy' ones 'and-sueb as were per-The sercuation day proper will, it is believed, but a great step will have been made towards in the colony a watch is to be kept over the only one glass of porter and the day before seed of more legal acumen and ingenuity factly justifiableware taken--and that he

hed any similar experience be adopted, when the British Minister will give pasce and order when the open tracts are com individual balle until they are exported. years. When he came to Hongkong he broke the Marquesas it was proved in the Court that before, although he had entered the harbour in matic Body and the British sabjects, if not on from point to point, easily pramble in dry wa

aglas ofale. He had been a teetotaler for five tu fell to the lot of most counsel. In the mae of had never

a grand entertainment to, we presume, the Diplo pleted which are now in coarse of being aut Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dif- If it be found that either cheats or balls the pledge, but ronewed it in a for days, and hs when she came into collision, with the American the entao manner and in the same course very tire foreign Peking. There has been somas talk ther. When troops san move along a broad

there was a dense tog. The Court stated that many times. In conclusion, the learned sana. ferent ports of China, Philippines, Slam, &o. go on board the Chinose Goreromoot Cays Very little drink had a marked effort should be displayed but simply ordinary oare, fence, and dwelt strongly upon the fauts that with the Qason's birthday, but this is likely to through a jungle path the dacoit's profession had been a tuototaler op til within the leat clay did not require that extraordinary powers sal recapitulated the chief paints in bis de of a proposal to unite the coronation festivities front instead of having to straggle in single flie vessele the Government here might either upon fim. Major Blandy, in command of the dll, and maritime knowledge. It was proved in the first place Captain Dearbora

fall through It has one advantage that it will be at a discount. Of the preparous faturs refuse to recognise the verse involved as haltery, said the deceased's character was that everything that human skill could do to steering in the same course that ha and would secure all the foreigners before they waiting this rich and beautiful scentry there having an official status, or might paint out very good. He was in oburgs of the con-

teon. His accounta

provont the collision was done, and the court other voerols going to the same bany al migrate to the hills. But we suppose the can be no reasonable doubt. The marvellous were found to be found that the oollision was an inevitable accid-ways held to; that had not the currat caught that none will grudge returning to the city for the few months since annexation, indicates what Jubilee coromony will be so unique and grand change which has come over Mandalay, even in to the Peking Gavernment that in "allowing quite in order. Witness Lui heard that he want. Aaming, bat not admitting, that the him he was passing within perfectly safe

muggling by their own vessels, after having in e despondent stats of mind a few days ago arguments put forward by his learned friend were distance of the Saghatien; and that dually, a day to take part in the interesting and im may be looked for over the whole land. Already

and had an illusion that as would be tarred cut Lene, he thought his Lordship and the assers when he saw that there was

likelihood posing ocasion. We note the arrival at the substantial houses are rising all over that. it is published, ar to the following Aparte asked and secured the co-operation of the of the craten. We had no ronson to imagine any euld only one to the cordingina that the collision of eclision every persille measure that could be Gorman Legation of HR, Mr. de Inca, the large sity, is place of the baraboo huts which colony in the prevention of suggling, they thing of that kind. A paper in deceased's hat occurred through the negligance and want of taken was promptly carried out. Under these Italian Minister. The Belgian Minister and his formed a year ago the granter part of the were scting in bad faith.

Either courses help me Gad, and with God's help I intend to thought from the gridenos that it was very clear was inevitable and asked for a docilon in their to be chronicled in those columns before the end Burmal most needs next after a settled gevers Í writing found in his pooket boot road as followe skill of those on board the City of Peking. He circumstances he submitted that the accident i amiable lady have left us for Europe. There is habitations there, and everywhere along the yet soother marriage fuminent which is likely great river trade is rapidly increasing. What would probably have the effect of at once abstain from all that can intoxicate from today that after they slowed down to half speed that favour putting an end to the practice complained inclusive, from 3.20 p.m. and to try and do my speed was never changed till the order was given Fof

duty as a soldier and non-commissioned officer. to reverse and go fell spaud astero. Capt. Desr-} The note was dated the 23rd May. The jury born said that when be first felt the force of

the Sagkakien, und hs (Mr. Brereton) maintained. that had he at once ordered the engines to bo

FOUR HANDED PAGES

of closely printed matter,-to-which referencS-ÍN oonatantly requirod by residents and those having commercial or political relation with the Countries subrend within the scope of the

ous recapitulate in an Advertisement, but The Contents of the Appendix are too nomer

CHRONICLE and DIESTORY.

include

TREATIES WITH CHINA-

Great Britain, Nanking, 1842

11

Tientsin, 1858

Franco, iontain, 1859

Convention, 1800

Tientsin, 1895

Treaty of Commerce, 1885.

United States, Tinton, 1953

13

Additional, 1860

Peking, 1880

German, Tientsir, 1861

Peking, 1350

Russia, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Pera. TREATLES WITH JAPAN—

Grent Britain

United Staton TREATIES WITH COREL

TREATIES WITH SJAM

TREATIES WITH ANNAN

Netherlands

Corea

TREATIES With Cambodia CUSTOMS TARIFFS

Chinage

Siamese

Corean

Jepuneso LEGAL

Orders in Council for Government of K.B.M. Subjects in China and Japan, 1885, 1877, 1878, 1861, 184, 1886.

in China and Japan

Tables of Consoler Fees

Code of Civil Procedure, Hongkong

Tablo of Hong Kong Court Faes

Admiralty Fies

Stares in China Bales of Court of Consuls at Shanghai Chinese Passenger Act TRADE ERODIATIONS

Chime

Siam

Crutovia Saizura, China

Japan

New Rules of Legislative Council.

*

Pilotage Regulationa HONGKONG

Charter of the Colony

'Port Regulations

$0.

δει

· Orders may be syat to Daily Press Offles, where

Mr. F. A. da Cruz.

Mesara, Quelob & Co.

Messrs. C. Gorard & Co.

MACAO

AWATOW

AJOY

FORMONA FOODHOW...

Melam. C. Gorazd & Co. :

..Mestra. Hodge & Co.

KINGPO Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, S'ghai. SHANGHAI Hall & Holtz Co-operativa Co. SHANGHAI Mesara, Kelly & Walsh,

NORTHERN & Hall & Hofte Co-operative Co.

BLIGOR

HANDI

PENAYO

Were

four wiuntes

Witness

about

dofondarts.

SUPREME COURT.

26th May.

IN VICE-ADMIRALTY,

The Fresch gunboat Vipère arrived at Nora/returned a vordiet of suicide while in an unsound surrent he was about 600 or 700 feet from

The P. & O. steamer duccns, with the next English mail, left Singapore for Hongkong on. Wednesday at 5 am,

The Agents (Mesara, Adanson, Bell & Co.) inform us that the steamer Moray left Binga? pore yesterday morning for this port

state of mind.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS."]

LONDON, 24th May. THE SUEZ CANAL.

His Lordship reserved judgment.

THE TRADE OF ANNAM AND

TONQUIN..

Was

PEKING.

+

THE FUTURE OF BURMAH.

In an article entitled "The Conquest of Bar- wah" in the current number of the Edinburgh Beview, the writer, after dealing with the admi- nistration of Burmah, goes on to say Nart

highway in the noblo Irrawaddy, uarigable by largo steamers throughout the year, and in this respent far superior to the largest Indian rivers, which in the rainy season discharge an enormous volume of water, but in the dry season dwindle 10th May. down to more threads of water winding throngh "Rain has at last fallen after a desperate atmos sandy beds. But, except the Irrawaddy and soms

of sammer, this time the happy bridegroom is a ment is population, which under a long course disciple of sculepins. . Colin de Planes of anarchy and mingule had dwindled away, till the French Legation has left us on furtough for the jungle has almost swallowed up what ware France. Visitors to Peking are constantly or once prosperous sitios. To estimate the pro riving and departing. A mesting of the l'oking greas which may be looked for in Upper Burmat Missionary Association has boon held at the re

in this respect, we may turn to the history of the sidence of Dr. Martin when a paper on the Tui-tower province since aansnation. Fagu, with o reversed it was very improbable that any colli- The returns of the trade of Annam and Touchi or Ultimate principle of Being was read by surface of about 7 Ousquare miles, bad in 1858, elos would have occurred. Bince the collision Capt. Desrharr bad tried some experiments with quin for 1880 show that the imports reashed a the Rov. J. L. Whiting. Coloneland Mrs. Danby or firo years after its annuastion, a population of his vosal and found that going at five mota na Talne of 28,808,505 France, as againet 21,679,878 and Mr. Cheshire lave returned from Shanghai-only about three quaters of a million; in 1881 The Emperor repairs to the Temple of Heaven this had inoroased to three and a quarter mil hear he could stop within two lenghts or less: francs in 1885, while the exports were 2,112,433 today, to pray for general rain for the year and lions. About 100,000 acres are reclaimed every Had he stopped and reversed when he was 200 tranos na ngainat 7,860,296 franos in 1825, foreigners as usual have been notified that the year from the jungle and brought under valtive feet from the Bagkolien oron had the collision oo

front gate will be closed to them. Imperial tion, and this province is zow the greatest rice oured it would have been very light. But instead total increase being 8,580,764 franca

A convention has been signed which recog-of doing an Captain Darborn ported his heim and

So.. from San Francisco, has arrived at Yoko- nizsa noutrality and free passage through the then calmly watched kis real drive on to the figure cover the funk trade as well as vitite, now that the Emperor has assumed the pducing country in the Bast, and the most pro-

The F. N. steamer City of Bydacy, with mails, }

hams, and will leave for this port to-morrow.

RIVER Ports and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai aski from Hongkong on the 16th instant en NAGARAHI... Menses. The C. & J Trading Co. route to Kobe.

3040 ORAA..Messrs. W. Walsh & Co. YOKOHAMA.....Messrs. Kelly &Walsh. MANILA........Messrs. Diaz Poeries & Co.

.....Mosera. Sobroeder Frères and

Gurdit. Mr. F. Mainfroy. HAIPHONG... G. Garolle. BANGHOR.Mears. Rammy & Co.' SINGAPORE Messy. Sayle & Co.

...Moers. Maynard & Co.

Monsra. A. M. & J. Ferguson. Messrs. Newman & Co. Messra Gordon & Gotch. MELEOFENE...Mesars. Norton, Hargrave & Co. BRISBANE......Mesra, Gordon & Gotch. LONDON.....

.Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane. LONDON...Mrs. Stent & Co.80 Cornhill. LONDON... Messrs. Bates, Hendy & Co. LONDON... Mr. W.M. Will, 151 Cannon St. SAN FRAN'Co..Mr. L. P. Fiber, 21, Moreliaute'

Exchange. New Yonx....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Fark. Ear,

Pally Pres Offe, January 1882

COLONES CALCUTTA SYDNEY

¿

{

In another column appears the announcement that the local Etanks will be closed. For the trans. section of the public business on Monday noxt (Whit Monday)

Suez Canal whether in peace of War.

Батой ......

THE LATEST BETTING ON THE DERBY.

54 Eiridsport (?)

......@ 1 Aintree.....

..12 @ 1. FRANCE AND GERMANY.

reins of Government, to the Temple of Heaven rezsire and prosperous portion of the Indian

The most are becoming mach were frequán N. O. Daily Empire. Upper Bursah and the subordinate

Baghatian. He did not know what length of time the trade in foreign vessels. elapsed between the orders to port the helm and important item in the imports is cotton yarn News Correspondent. reverse the engines, but one of the witnesses, which figuris for 5,884,319 francs; cotton Wright, had stated that it was thout two minuter goods come next, 2,776,688 francm; and It must be remembered that the vessel was tan-

velling at the rate of ere Enndred feet a minute 419 followed by silk piene goods, 1,850,573

MATES CARGO PERQUISITES.

states, with an area of nearly 2000 square miles bat ie a country as large as Franco-hero a population estimated at only three millions. This, course, is the mareal gasa, but there are evi dant signs of its having had a much larger po

of

i so that the vessel would in that time have geno franos medicines, 1,218,299 fraunts and pre- The prosecution of Mr. Troop at the instance palation in former times, while the richness of ahead 1,000 fost, which it probably would have served meats, 1.062,941 fracas. None of the of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. which took the soil is stated by the lurarians of the rege dony had not met with a barrier in the shape other items rize beyond six figures. Of the pince in the American Consulate at Shanghai tation, Upper Barmah is not, like Lower Har of the Baghation. Whm within 300 feet of the total of 28,808,505 frazes only 6,013,111 franca on the 10th instant before General Kennedy with mah, a great ricefield, but there are large tracts Saghalim Captain Dearborn gava orders to re-

onding, seemed likely at first to raise an im-dust of a tropical or oven a temperate dawate

The Straits Times is informed that a daily newspaper is about to be started in Singapore under the auspices at a number of the leading Arab and Chinese gentlemen in the Settlement. It is, we hear, to be published in English, but we

The Germans have arrested two French rail: vers the engines anil to let go the anchor, This came from France or French colonies, and this Assesor, though it had rather a gomituorphos i under rloe sültivation, and there is hardly a pro presume it will adopt Asistio riera on the •ques, Ay ofloials for removing a frontier post at showed that at last he was alive as to the danger, cenalsted chiefly of they goods, preserved monte, portant point. The enged was the Chief Mats for which some part of the sountry or other ar Hions of the day,

kps it showed algo a total went of forethought in greseven hardware ligger is of the American bly Hagerstown, Thich arrived" and be tabla. In contrast, indead, with samy