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HONGKONG, JUSE 6TH, 1967, Tuz Charber of Commerce has energetically tabeu up the question of the registration of imports and exports, as would be seen by a letter from the Chamber to the Government published in our issus of Friday. A letter of earlier date (September, 1885) from the local Chamber to the London Chamber dols with the value of the trade of Hongkong, Scottish Oriental 9. 9. Co. placing it approximataly at £35,000,000 te 240,000,000, which agrees with the estimate made in this column in May, 1885. The

British. United States, Japanese.

Chinese Northern ZRFING-Oleses of the Coueting Steamers of China & Manila 8. S. Ca. P.&.0.8. N.C Messag Maritimus. Siemes07 & Co. Japan M. 8.9. Co.

THE DAILY PENSS, MONDAY, JUNE 61%, 1887.

secuard would have been saved the igno- ming of a prosecution, and the Insurance Companies would have best saved the action for falas imprisonment which we ander stand has been entered against them.

The British gunboat Cockchafer, Captain Boteler, loft are yasterday for Canton.

The French graboat Porcoral, Captain Forot, from Haiphong ad instant, arrived her yester day...

The Shanghai Mercury says:-The Chinese gubbent Yuen Xie in taking in two 21-ton gans at Paotong Wharf for Chinhat. The flush landed theso guns, and fire others of 18 tous each. We hear that another gaabout takes the 134 ton gun to the same pines shortly. The Chinese appear to be well fortifying Chinkai.

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The Manila Comercio publiefies another latter be agreed with them that there had not boen war-time has came to take a decisiva stap, and as all-- from Miou-chini, a Mandarin at. Tsmeni, dated ficient evidence to uphold the charge made by Lo the troly powers excopf Framing will waist it the The anti-foreign excitement in Szechuan and 17th May, in which the writer says: The to. Ngok. Pasibly the defendant had tried to make opposition of the French Government may be legraph lian batwoon Tamani and Kelang was the most of the Sre, and had submitted a higher dianganlod improper and intolerable.

claim than the value of property really lust, but opened on the 16th May. On the 5th the con- track was corpladed for the supply of the rails that was a very different thing from deliberatoly Kwaichow is growing, and if not checked may hoceras minigaahlo. Ro if the diferent sols and material for the railway from. Kelung to setting fire to his prominos.

will for once lay aside their mean and worthy Jalousies the meastre I urge may contenhout. Testatie. The contract, which was secured by

and with it amity, confidance, taloration and son German firm, is for £15,000. The line will be twenty miles in length. In a few days another contruct will be let for the rails and materials

early to the various Christian falde for the railway from Twatutia to Taiwanfoo, a distance of about 180 miles.

bavo, as yet, noy arceats been made.

Hi Lordship asked who stops Mr. Francie Mr. Francia said they had not got avoided, but proposed to take with regard to Lo Ngok, he would ask that he be detained fastwenty four hours.

Mr. Broroton said the man had already been charged at the Police Court and the Magistrate dismissed the case.

His Lordship said he did not know why the Magisterte had done so. He thought there roust have been a stip somewhere. The notice was quito clear that where a man by his own confes. commit i

His Lordship than ordered that U The Wan be discharged.

POLICE COURT.

4th June.

BEFORE ME. H. E. WoD HOUSE.

T82 FA CASE.

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YOKOHAMA.

their case breaking down. In thie,particular We hear that U T Wan the defendant in cago we hear that the man who was accused the late area ouso has instituted proceedings has entered an netion against the two Com-asiat Mosta Mayor & Co., and Pustan & Co., Inerrance Agbats, for false isprisonment. The panies wan instituted the prosecution for the damages are inifat 350,000. Frum of $50,000. Arson is at all times a dificult charge to prove, and it is, moreover, one of such a serious nature in itveil that partion intersted may well be deterred from taking action on strong suspicion merely, as is ofter done in minor mattare, In fnat, so

The racont changes in the cash onrrercy at j Highway robberies are not, as yet things of

We are glad to learn tant the prospects of the strongly is the responsibility of bringing &

Peking, a native paper says, have had the un- the past in Hongkang On Saturday sa two charge of araon folt that Insurance Officesual effect of placing paper at 40 per cent. pra-soldiers were walking along the Kennedy Roan

School which is to be established as a permanent have in some cARoS refused to take action miam over ready money. The tool feteles 14 they were accosted by a Chinsman who enquired

xenial of Her Majesty's Jubilee are brighten even when they have been officially urged to strings of copper-osah, but only 10 strings of the time of them. One of the seldige pulled

ing. At first it seemed very doubtful whether forecast is gradually giving place. to hetter hopos. do so, preferring rather to pay the claim notes for copper.ash. The reason is that, in out his watch, whoa tho Chinaman patoled it xion admits an vienos the Magistrato ought to fnade would be forthcoming, but this desponding

spite of deorces, the bankers believe that they from him sail ospad with it. We also hear.

Fire broke out on the 24th May in goral grocery store kopt by Chinose at No. 185, corner without dispute. But there can be no quos-will be obliged to redeem their notes in repuls although it was not reported officially to the

of Houmura-dorī Mankathicho. The JazINS, tion as to the desirability of an inquiry io alition cash, of which we are to go to one large Police, that a lady was attacked by a Chinaman wal, and that the supply many fail. Meczorial on Saturday morning just as she was leaving hor

which were first observed shortly befers three cases in which incendiariam is suspected, and on this subject appears in the Peking Gazette of house on the higher loro. She raised en Air

o'clock, quickly sprend le adjoicing buildings, and the man at once made off. In neither cASO

two of which shared the faig of that in which the even when there is no se spicion of intentional the 8th May.

fire originated, being burned to the ground. Both The Fooshow Echo says:-Masters of this new

the "Belie?" and "Vistoria" steamers were wrong doing, such an inquiry might show how

The London correspondent of the N. 6. Daily orop continue to pour in at the rate of some han.

sarly on the spot, along with several manual 129 free bud originated from this or that pre-drode paz diem, and Changes are kept hord at News save-The name of Tobinson is so pom

engines. but their operations are somewhat ventible cause, and an lead to grúster prosauwerk ragording their valuations and opinion of mon tast residents of Shanghai may possibly not

hempered for some timu owing to the want of louis being takon. Efforts are being tada at the vurions districts; from many we hear expres have recognised ar old follow townaman in the

water, and the hose had to be laid from the walls AIDING A DESERTER. Robert Fisher, "runner" at the Sailors' Home, of Messrs. Bavior & Co., and the Roman Cath agree that the crop, as a whole, is interior to tion, in the recent Parliamentary ong tiry into home now to securas legal inquiry in all cases sicus of great dissatisfaction, while all appear J. H. Johnson who occupied su prominent a posi of fire, and we recently published the opinion that of 1986. Prospecte look very glogy, and the charges against the Corporation of the city was sharged with aiding C. W. Tephson, gauano Charoh. A large body of sailors from he

I believe Mr. Johnson, who was of the Royal Artillery, to escape,

U.8. mon-of-war in the harbor, including a pin of a West Indian Judge strongly in favour of lean buvors can moderate their desire to get of London.

The evidens given way that a man staynor company from the force lauled for dritty on with it" and play a waiting game, we fear no formerly on the staff of one of your coatomapo.a. such inquiries, which it appears are held in good will be done, albeit, as one of our local orries, sarmed something of areputation for smarting at the Sailors House had shipped in the rendered god hervice in parenting the fire from the West Indies. In some of the Australian parts has been heard to remark, "all toas der't near" during his brief sojourn in the Far East,toinette and that tas day the vessel started the spreading fucthat, and as the tile wose a plenti. and thas the patation was not altogethor mau was dranit and defendant put the satdier on ful supply of water boeams available. The ad juining houses, some of which were insured for and curved is shown protiy ofearly by the board in his pinte colonies also this system is adopted. In Hong- loa"!! At the "Stag Hotel," on June 4th, the wife of long, where suspicions of incendiarism are

His Worship remanded the case for a week, large amounts, wore for some line is danger, The installation moating of Viotoria Royal evidence elicited by Mr. Bradlaugh be-

bat erentually the fire was confined to the gruz Cook, pi a daughter.

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ter in which it had started The proporty des DEATH.

mora, or less openly expressed in connection Arch Chapter of Freemass was held on Satur- fore the Committen over which Lord Hartington On the ith fnat,, at Shelley direet, MONTAGUR LA

Jaung Ayou was Bood $20) for koeping a tez-troyed was we believe, insured in the South British Fireated Marine Insurance Company of VIONS SALAMON, Sub Editor of the Hongtang Tele- with half the fires that occur, it is particularly day night when E. Comp. G. C. Cox was in-presided. It appears that Mr. Johnson, who is bail being allowed in two sureties of $250 eneb.

Comp. A. B. Madar Telegraph, drew from the pockets of the City affa lottery agony at No. 292, Queen's Road. graph, agni 41.

[1119 important that there should be some means of stalled as Z, Comp. M. Falconer H., and anw I believe on the staff of the Loston Daily

Corp. J. Croker as J.

New Zealand, of which. Mossra. Middleton & Co. investigating all the circumstances, quite was, invested a Treasurer, Comp. J. D. Ball ne London ratepayers monthly anary of Las

ary, tho agentx.

Or the 24th May abous Bre o'clock a horss apart from any criminal trial. Such an in- Seriha E, Coup. E. Herbstts Berive N, Corp. Secretary of the Metropolitan Retspayers' Pro- D. Gillies as P.S. and Comp. J. Maxwell, as tection Associatioi, in which capacity he oxpand-

driven in a phaeton by Mrs. J. W. Hall, took vestigation in the case of U Tez WAN would Janitor. Moat E. Comp. Croisdata, of the ed several thousands more of public maney can. have shown that there was not suiciestnited Service Chapter, assisted by Most E. fidingly entrusted to him by the City Solicitor

the Creek, and bolted along the Bund from the corner of the Grand Hotel. The belta jumped evidence to support & charge of arson, the Cops Mallory and Arthur, of Victoria Chapter, in bribing speakers and attendants at bogus [We

right at the whistle of a steam launch ontsting mscotings in opposition to Municipal roform, and ucted as Installing Ofser.

in paging roughs to create disturbances at oppo-

out of the carriage after the horse had galloped TO THE EDITOR OF THE SAILY PRESS.".

about fifty yards, bat was unlasky song to The annual general meeting of the Cocoho sition meetings. The Committee bavo just

Sre-In justice to the public, sad ourselves tall in front of the wheels which rerely injured General Chuaiber of Commerce was held in the nisbol taking al: the evidence which they think Club on the 24th May, when the annual report ascossary with regard to the charges, and are we would bag you to allow us to eng a few words one of his armas. Mrs. Hall romained in the trap, in reply to a paragraph which appeared recently but was on the point of throwing berself ont now engaged in considering their report

in the Japan Mail with reference to the Brouze once when the herza swerved towards the wall of The chief attention of the members prosent way and the accounts for the part yese were passod.

The Echo pablishes the following information which H. T. H. the Grand Take Alexander Mithe dost-house. A Japanese bid was ran over d.rested towards the rules and regulations as to payment for teas, and the incoming Committes regarding the outrage committet hy a band of ebsslewitob purchased of us. First of all the Bronze and seriously injurel before the horse was stop- were requested to call a meeting within the nost Yin-gang "Wandering Braves," on the 16th in- was bought by H. L. H. without any question or ped. We have hoard zaplaints are now as to weak to insist apou new stringent riles being stant, at the village of Yang-ket, on the inquiry as to its age or antecedents; ant even the whistling of lunches ou catering the Creek; laid down by the Tea fruild regarding suck pay River about 50 miles ahore Yen-ping. Tha did we know who the purchase was until it had indest on Sunday wook a horse holted from the same cause, but with less serious resulta. We ments. Massrs Goraid Blade (Chairman), R. called Braren," constitute a secret society which beon said, when wo, merely a rastomary, no- W. H. Wond (Vien. Chairman), H. P. Tennant, is composed of vagabonds, disbanded soldiers, and quired the name of the buyer. Tha Brouze was, are informed that yosters, the fealer was a Innch of one of the US. men-of-war which is so after he bad purchased it, during which said to have blown its whistle with augersary from Yiz-chin, Kiang-si, and Ful-way previnase. John Odoll, and W. L. Hanter form the newly tamen out of employment: they present eu by the wish of H. I H, exbibited for a week et oleated Committee Echo.

and some Ratives of Foochow They have time 897eral of E I. II.'s friends visited our The V. C. Daily New says. The contract for small yellow flay and secret sigas by which setsblishment. Sone of them having alluded violence on entering the Crock-ipan Mail. The LIST OF RESIDENTS now contains Chamber does not give the data on which i Gibeon Brodie has been recognised as Acting raising the hall, o, of the Mensolch has beauties recogale e' other. Some of these sigus to the sgs. II. I. I stated-in our tearing that

awarded to Messrs. Boyd & Co The terms of are a red cloth. arrived at this on, which is put forward as

as it mattered little or nothing to bim whother The Huruo says that "H. E. Ting bas nearly the contrast uro 50 par cent, of whatever may he double loop in the lower part of the queue, and to did not buy it on the supposed merit of age, JAPAN'S FOREIGN TRADE IN 1886. The annual Relara of the Foreign Trade of THIRTEEN THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED approximate only. Accuracy in such a case is tied the Tonquin boundary question, and will recovered. As far as in certainly known, there jo turning andor of the first button of the upper it were one or five hundred yours okt; he bought

Japan for 1986, as published by the Imperial Wher your representative favoured us by Japanese Customs, is pleasant reading in some impossible, seeing that no retorns are kept, probably retarate Kwanging before next month. was no accident whatever to the propeller or garment next to the neck. From some time pro- the specimen because it took his faucy.

sor shaft of the Mazaleh. It was the coupling vions to the day of the attack, "protoolien: but from the amount of shipping frequent-

The Agents Moura. Landing Matheson & Co. which connects the dram at the end of the papers were offered among the people for a cling to see the to mash spoken of Bronze we respnete; anpleasant is others It is pleasant ing the port, the rent roll and the cost of inform us that the Glen Lite steamer Glencoe, crank-slift to the ding-drum of the rerecortain sum of money which being pasted on had to expose regret that it had already been in so far as it bars that the trade has taken a Government, and the business done by the from London, left, Singapore on Friday for this shaft which broke, the driving-dent or roue de the outside of the one would insure against shipped en board of the Ryada, and all we could very large 17ward lap. The total value of the tirour also becaiting. This few with immenso pillage. About one third of the village are saxi to do to satisfy his wish was to show him the paratade for 1830 was 381,033,003, against 565,434,812 graph ia the official Catalogue of awards of the for 1885. Thas wo have an inoregso of no less banks and insurance offices, it is perfectly port.

fas against the sea-cock of the distilling up have purchased these payers. The people wore co evident that the £4,000,000 estimate of the Chiarini's circue, which has been performing paratus, crashing through it, and letting in a confident of an attack that on the 10th intout Calcutts Exhibition, referring to this identical than 15 million dollars, in read numbers; or London Chamber and the £6,000,000 of last at Tientsin, is about to risi Shuga, aud, column of water some six or eight inches in they baran seading their families say and by Bronze, which received through three competent more that twenty-one per cent of the aggregate Sir Joan ABEL are perfectly abenid, we prosame, will afterwards. nome on to Hong- diameter. In ten minntos the fires were entirely the 16th nearly all had left. The officers having farers the award of a gold medal and or trade. Nothing anaal to this kas deen boforo put out, but the steamer would still have floated previousity discovered woman of the sigus of the tifinate of merit of the first class. By our re-record. Another satisfactory feature is that police guard was ordered to be ataquest he pablished the extract from the official the incresse was not confined to exports, nearly with bar engine compartment full. if the water, brass through a leak in the tunnel or the balkhead, tioned at various prints to examine every one Catalogue as the export from lengkong of such there millions standing to the credit of importa. u rare specimen of Bronze is not an everyday oc-There was thus an l-round growth that pro- had not found its way into the after-hold, and coming in or out of the village, and orlated the people not to harbor any seangor, either in

sents a healthy appearance. subsequently into the fore-bold.

their home, inas, or opium dans, so that a dark Now, since we hare so far vindicated oar- Turning. hewyser, to the share taken in the The Landun correspondent of the N. C. Daily an the night of the 16th the villags was closed. bit selven from the impertinent, malicious and most trade by the various countrios rasationed in above these places in respect of its total im- Owing to heavy rains a flood res expected at News says:-Sir Jaha Popa Hennessy has just a great wang remained outsido on the bills around, aujast slander raloupon ns, we trust and venture the Ratan, we and so fastacus unt entirely ELAN OF TOWE AND ENTIERS OF SINGAPORE ports sad exports. Bot the case is one in Foochor when the last steamer left, and the rived a Landos from Mauritias, and I lear On the ext day, over one hundred braves" to hops that the public at large will be satisfied satisfatory to inglishmen. Considering the

ommons days were discovered on the opposite side of the riror, with der explanatim, and excuorate us from the exports first, wo have the following table which precision is required, ant only as re. Chicces Aathorities wore making every ucoes that his friends in the House of

assural-him of their earnest support in the and soldiers were sent to surround them, and slanderous imputation that we disposart of the gands the total amount, but the details. 11sary preparation.

diffulties into which he has plunged binselfed in capturing several of them incinding Brouze which H. F. H. pares of na by unfair. and Canada... $15,813,989 319,933,316 83.37 1.346 Av Anglo Chinese Calendar, Mean of Barobar bego well and chat statistide are the Tas Mercury is the preparations for their the residents of the Island, Foreigners in ringlauder Wang, who carried the littla yellow cans. With regard to erraneous data of the grand Can

ter and Thermometer, Rainfall, &o, A full Chronology of remarkable arents since backbone of information and that without celebration of the Jubilee at Shanghel on June China are well aware that Sir John is always eg, and he was routed on the same day. One inundation in Kamakura: our Catalogue of the

tho adrant of foraigners lu China and Japan. them our knowledge would be invertebral 21st are taking definite shape.. The are on the able to gain t'ao ears of a' pertain section of the of the cases of the above trouble is said to bo Calenita Exhibition in 1993, if saithe Catalogue Great Britain

&This is the state of our knowledge as regards

Bund is beginning to show quite prominently. Libaral Party in Parliament by posing as the surden fall in the wice of tes. At irst it had nothing whatever to do with the disposal Germany..........

The steamer Vertigers, watch arrived hers friend of the native raons in the various Crown was seven tasks per pioul, and in a few days full of the Bronze) it is the fanit of the zoviser. Du Japanese history, art, al manufactures. the trade of Hongkong. We know that the yesterday from Baigon, reports having spoken Colonies at which he has exted as Her Majesty's to three tools, so that there was a profit on tas, who is apposed to be the highest authority ash ladies & Siem

most indignation at this modern Diogenes of colous is growing, that its brado is constantly the steamer Forkshire, 200 miles South-west rapresentative, but I doubt if this trump card will at large number of men wure thrown out of tob well known at the Colonial offton; he has left and ragabonds was sufficient to encourage them

Yohn'sama, ad should like to knew by whose an- Here England holds her own easily. incre sing, and from the Caslows returns of from Hongkong, lying to repairing machinery.win suuthor trick, Sir John Hanna is a little employment. This with the disbanded soldiers In cazansion wa spot help expressing our at Italy

thority he is sitting in judgment, and, as it only third on the list, it is tran, but the stat Great Britain we see vain the mat The Governor of 3sechueu, as the heupru, oversolony to which he has been appointed mors to organies for plunder.

acets, breaking bis big heart on account of the increase in her trade comparos not unfavourably value of the direct trade with the mother has had four steam launches built to ran boton or less in bud odanr, and I um iuclined to think Szrebne and Ichang. Dar contemporary, how his career as a Colonial Governor is very nearly

deplorable deceptions practiced on the innocent with the increase in the trades of this thr country; but here our knowledge emils.

art bars, who do not consult the Apostle countries precoding her. In point of fact, while aver, dope not vouch for the trath of this rumour. Futsarond. the semo tame there is a feeling that Sir John has hesa somewhat hardly dealt with.

of righteousness before they plunge themselves the export trade with North America, Franco, Enow nothing of the amount of trade done

is suspension by Sir Harentes Robicson cez-

into the abyss of so many unsorapalous dealers and China ineceased 21.3, 43 and 25.4 per cont., with other countries; or if the information

tainly places him in a somewhat unfavourable

in art. We hare no doubt that he would be able respectively, the trade with Great Britain in- he accessible it is only by means of labour

position for obtaining a fair decision in expect

THE LOSS OF THE "ODER" to recitimand the unwary globe trotters to buy croused 73.3 per cat. It is true that if we apply love search through the Custos-return

to his quarrel with Mr. Clifford Lloyd; and the uppoihiment of ir Herculed to shadeet the en

The Cormer stsamer Oder bus sienek cos their treasures of his own est trustworthy this method of ealculation to Garmany. we find

Japanesedealers. As the surmise of the writor à still larger incis-75 per cent:-Bat con--- of foreign countries, all of them made up

quiry in Mauritius has been described to me by rock and became a total wreck of Socotra. 1 of the paragraph, vir, that I. I H did pairsidering that the export traits with Garmany is feial as a blunder of the worst description. Colonial gentlemen well acquainted with this of

Sir of the crew and passengers were saved and have chase the Brones in the belief that it is 500 little more than one-fth of the trade with Heresies in described an so stooped to the ears arrivedl at Adea in the steamer Cyclops. It is years old, and H. . H. has been deceived, we Great Britata, su nereues of nearly 74 par sent. amphatically rapadinte both assertious as in in the latter is a mash batter showing than an

It is l in bureaucratic sympathies that an independ- coported that four of the orew perished.

ineroase of 75 per cent in the former be observet, also, that Canada's trade is lamped ent exquiry from his was not to be expected;

KUHN & CO. Melchers and Co., from the Agont at Aden,

with that of the United States, and Upagkong's and seeing that be is a strong favourite with the The telegram received by the Agents, Mears, ventions and malicions slanders

makes no mestion of boss of life. It reads

Established, 1869. trade with that of China, herans, Great Colonial Office, while Sir John Hennessy bas

Britain's trade ought to be credited well tha: beer continual source of trouble to that Office,

exports to both of these places. On the whole. then, Great Britain has an exaallunt record in Sir John's chances of a vardiet is his favour were very ramute. I understand that Sir Henry Helland, the Colonial Secretary, bas placed the

The export trade of 1936- watter in the hands of the Solicitor-General for Scotland Mr. J. P. B. Robertson.

Indo-China S. N. Cu,

Dongines. S. Co.

H. C. & M. S. 3. Co.

Miscellaneous Coast

Chin Mor. S. N. Co, Stoamera.

the names of

FOREIGNERS

Stranged under one Alphahot in the strictest order, the initial well the surnames being alphabetical

The MAPS and PLANS bave been mostly re-engraved in a superior style and brought

to date. They now consist of

FLAGS OF MERCANTILE HOUSES IN CHINA. CODE OF SIGNALS IN TSE AT VICTORIA PEAK.

MAP OF THE FAR EAST.

MAP or THE ISLAND OF HONGEUNG. PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA. PLAN OF MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, VICTORIA. PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSIONS, SEINGRAY. PLAN OF TOXORAMA.

PLAN MANILA

PLAN OF SAIGON,

PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN, PENANG.

Among the other contents of the book ars

c.

A description of Chinese Festivals, Faste,

with the days on which they fali. Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, New Scale of Hongkong Stamp Duties. The Hongkong Postal Guide for 1887... Artical and Departures of Mails and Ferol

Post at and fram Lindor aud Hongkong. Scale of Commissions and Charges wlopted by the Chambers of Commerce of Hongkong Shangtai. Amoy and Nowchwong, Hongkong Chair. Jiarickslia, and Boat Hire. The APPENDIX. consists of

FOUR HUNDRED PAGES

of closely printed matter, to which reference is constantly required by residents and those iving commercial or political relations with the Countries embrace within the scope of the CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY.

The Contents of the Appendix ure-too numer- ons to recapitulate in an Advertisement, bat

include-

TURATIES WITH CHINA-

Great Britain, Nanking, 1842 Tientsin, 1859

Chofon, with Additional Article sad all others not abrogated.

France, Tiratein. 1338

Convention, 1860 Tisatsin, 1885

Treaty of Commerce, 1883. United States, Tientsic, 1855

Additional, 196

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Poking, 1880

German, Tientsin, 1861

Peking, 1880

Basis, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Feru TREATIES WITH JAPAN-

Great Britain

United States

TREATING WITH COREL

TREATIES WITH SIAM

TREATIES WITH' ANNAM

Netherlands Cczaa

TREATIES WITH CAMBODIA CUSTOMS TABIFES

Chinese

Siamese

Carern Japanese LEGAT

Orders in Council for Government of HRM. Subjects in China and Japan, 1865, 1877, 1878, 1881, 1894, 1898 Raios of H.B.M. Supreme and other Courts

in China and Japan

Tables of Consular Fous

Code af Civil Procedure, Hongkong

Table of Hongkong Court Foss

Admiralty Rulee

Foreign Jurisdiction Act

Regulations for the Consular Courts of United

States in China

Rules of Court of Consuls at Shanghai

Chinese Passenger Aot

giam

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TRADE REGULATIONS

China Japan

Customs Seisure. Chius Custom and Harbour Regulations for the dif- ferent parts of China, Philippines, Siam, &o. Filotage Regulations

It is not in the Gazette thai Mr. William

Consul for Siam in this colony,

koug.

know the value of the trade dono at

The Agents (Mesurs. Adamson, Bell & Co.) Shanghai and Biogapore, and very ordinform us that the Shire Line stearner Merione! ary observation must lead to tha con-shire, from London. left Singapore on Saturday clusion that Hongkong ranks with if not for this port.

which

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A territic thunderstorm broke over Mavila the afternoon of the 25th fag. Two persons were killed by the lightning. One was a woosu, who was at hor prayers, and the other a boat

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msil.

There were 89 death in the colony during the

on different principles, and in some of week ending 28th May, of which two were of the trade of Hongkong is treated Europeana cue in the army and the other in the

and navy. There were no deaths among the Euro as a part of the trade of China

pean civil population.

ment to pass isgislation making it compulsory apon importera and exporters to make re turne of all inward and vutward cargces. Many abipping agents already circa'ats, such returns of export cargues all the regular lines in fact de so. It would involve little trouble to merchants to give returns of the

time:

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to sill their property.

The Audacieus, bearing the flag of Admiral R. V. Halton, C.B., arrived at Woosung on the 30th May, for a short stay. The Merlin gunboat arrived the same day from Hongkong, her stay at Woesang.

particular pices of paper.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

STYLED TO THE DAILY PRESS."

LONDON, 204 June.

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currence.

followe: Oder wrecked Samotra Group Hongkong, 5th June, 1897 Rengers, mails kared."-ED. D. P

LONDON, 3rd June.. THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE IN DUBLIN. Prince Albert Victor of Wales represents the Queen at the Dublin Jubileo.

SUPREME COURT.

4th Juno.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

BEFORE THE HON, J. RUSSELL, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICS.

THE BONHAM ETRAND ARSON CASE. The further hoaring of this case was resumed. Mr. Brereton, instructed by Mesars, Walton

port cargoes also, and to make them and will act as ender to the Audacious during commissioned offers of the Corps of Royal En- and Deacon, proscented, and Mr. J. J. Francis,

in a settled form with values attached, in-

The N. C. Daily Nese takes the following stead of euch office adoptinga form of its own from a mitive paper The aboriginal tribe of These returns would be sunt in within a cerYae in north Kwangtung ure giving treable. tain time at Singapore we believe it in teu A gold mine appears to be at the rust of the dionlty. The Viceroy is anxious to have it days to the Superintendent of Imports worked, ns ales some other mins in Sinan dis- and Exparte, whose business it would be totrict.

THAT MORNING GUN"

Chin

Cobutrin

Koreya

Australia

Autri

145.

841,153 371,125

18

Inversane.

6,735,11

9.632, 1022805,591

7,865,469

0,594.907 1,933

21178

1,199.355. 1,73,377

209,600 329,316 $31,710

492,083

$19.743 157.160

223.235

449.91% 185,073

24,201

281.03

120,593

181 200

61.617

21.017 155,216

191,709

She comes

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "VAILY PRESS.”

In the return of the import trade à correction BR-Each time a new Senior Naval Offear has to be applied, in order to convert gold values arrives at this pork, the same ole complaint basinio silver. It appears that in the case of gold. to appear in your paper. It is over twenty years nsing countries the value of the imports has been since the Admiral on the station, at the request declared in gold dollars, and that these are shown of the wife of the Governor, gave orders that the in the customs table as silver yen. But, inasmuch morning gan was to be tired with a half charge as the same method was observed in compiling and always pointed away froin the town. If the the Retarns for 1885, it is unnecessary to apply Commodore was only aware of the annoyance the correction for purposes of somparison. The new caused by this gun, when all the windows able, then, stands as follows →→ of the houses are juft open, I feel sure that ho would be suxious to follow the considerate action cf some of his predecessors.-Yours faithfully, OLD RESIDENT. Hongkong, 5th June, 1887.

THE MAFILÀ "PATENT SLIP COMPANY.

The general xusting of the shareholders of

1996.

COXYAKATICS Tange of IxrURT TRADE.

18KS. Grent Britain

$12,415,421 $19,703,218

Chine

Esat ludios and Siam... U.S. and Ortszə .......

France

5,763,050 7,123,851 3,501,819 3,393,CL 2,726,181

29514

1.358.06S

Germany......SONA ERR

1,665,652 2,313,650

19:09,955

1,330,918

Korex

503,457

Belgium

217,962 SAT.YUK

Switzerland

906.054

Italy

Australia

55,148 71,221

119.557

50,465

is not entered separately. Is is from

We (Amoy Cosette hear that Edwant every point of view desirable that we

illan ban had a shot at tiger Fang-ho should know what hur foreign competitors He saw a tiger and Gred at it at a distance of are doing in this British colony. Consulevards. The animal was going fast and the in foreign countries are expected to collect shot fell just belánd it.

The Océanies made a remarkable run from very full particulars of the trade of the places where they are stationed; here, in a British Hongkong to the Red Broy, h 57 hours. The Lagboat with the mails passed the Associated colony, sitempt is made to do anything Wharves exactly 60 hours from Hongkong, the

The Singapore Fres Press anys-In these of the kind, The Chamber of Commerce teamer being six days ahead of her contract daye, when the question of Colonial Defenos is a barning one, it is well to draw attention to the bas recognised the fact that this is not as it onght to be, and they urge upon the Govern- It is notified in the Gazette that His Excel-progress being made in one very important di loney the Acting Governor tas given his assent, roolien-the provision at our Coaling Stations in the name and on behalf of the Quem, to the of trained Companies of Submarine Liner's rot liable to removalswhore., Under the name of Jurors Ordinance and the Ordinance to enable the Eastern Bettslinn, Royal Engineers, a Force the Trustees of the Rhenish Missionary Society is being argaglead at Hongkong. Eingapore, Mauritius, and Trincomalee, whose duty will be the defence of these harboure by submarin mines. Natives are being enlisted at each of the atations, and already considerable numbers have bean enrolled. To each port a strong body of specially trained and selected officere and non- gineers has been sont out, and under them the Q.C., instructed by Mears. Callwod and Wilkin- native recruite are being drilled nad instructed eon, appeared for the defendant. in the various duties of the anhmarine miner. The following gentlemen served on the jury.

Now, it apposes from this table that while the the above Company was held at Manita on the imports from China, the United States and # So gnietly have these preparations been press. F. Henderson, W. Danby, J. G.

30th May, when the usual elections were wade Germany all increased considerably, the imports oceding that probably few of us had any idea Smith, A. Levy, E. George, C. D. Hurman, J. that we have already in our midst a valuable D. Hutchison. Native Force. We understand that the men Mr. rersion said before taking any further and the direotom report passed. The report, from Great Britain wore practically staticuary selected are Malayilors, booten, aud fishermen, evidence, he wished to recall the last witness call which is very long, gives a history of the fuusa state of affairs which seems to bear cut tha Reenstamed from their infancy to work on the ed on Friday, Moasrs, Wotton & Deacon's olerk, dation of the enterprise and deals with the contention of writors who opinions have ban tabulate the information they contrived, and At about 5 .m, on the 28th Mays fire broke water, and therefore peculiarly well fitted for the who would fave that the dosament found bo question of raising further capital to carry very severely traversed in this settlement. The chief of their now duties. Very liberal terme twee the leaves of the book was in the saca band-on the business which has proved lurger Returns also includs the totals of imports and this information would be accessible to the out at Foochow close to the old hong of Mears.

the increased busines the directors Bonepting the table as rouclusive, it must ba public. Possibly silber the Geyerszent er Pardon & Co., now the Castons Bank. There are offered. A man on enlistment receives 810 writing as that of the statement of los drawn up than was anticipated. In order to provide exports for the various countries, but before

originated in the look-out house of the Chinese the Chamber of Commerce would undertake Customs, which was in charge of three epian hir, and on being promoted to the rank of by the prisoner lu Messrs Pasta & Co.'s office. for

Mr. Fraceis id be objected to such evidence had to incur obligations which it is im observed that Canada, Hongkong, and cortain Naiquts or Corporal is pay is increased to $15;

ther places ought property to bo grouped with its publication daily. At Singapore we smokers, who were obliged to jump into the river as Havildar, or Sergeant, to $20; and a Havil. being tired. It looked too muel as if it had portant to clear of nither by an issue of new

shares or by a loan. The directors recommended Great Britain. to save their lives, one of them being drowned dar-Major or Sergeant-Major, to $25. He en haan manufactured in the interval.

COMPARATIVE TRES OF TRADE TOTALR behera daily returns are issued by the About 80 henses and shops were destroyed lists for five years, and can re-engage for two

135 His Lordship thought Mr. Brereton ought to the former course, but tho mesting appears,

1883. fgrther tarpus of five years. Ter years' service have elicited this from the witness while he was from the brief paragraph published in the Com.

U.S. and Canada. $13,310,959 $23.847202 8,03% 27 10.905 220 Chamber of Commerce, which ebarges a Eche

Urings a gratuity of twelve mouths pay, and fit in the box before. It was his duty to point out ercio, to have dooided in favour of a loan: The

Chin small subscription for supplying them; at

The Committee of the Supreme Grund Chapter teen years' service of eighteen months gay. Bo to the jury the obvious comment which might repart mentions that the Spanish Government Shanghai they are issued by the Fraign of Bagland have rooivod a petition from Comps. sides he is provided with uniform and quarters, and be mats on such a course as that. He would, has given its support to the undertaking, all the Government vessels which can be taken on the however, hear the evidovce. Customs. If beso daily returns are found Nicholas Balfield Dennys, Z.; John Philips Bar pensiou, if permanently injured in the service,

Leo Tat, Messrs. Wotton and Deacon's clark.slip being sent there when they require scraping useful in the neighbouring porte they would bet Beal, es E.; Frederick Kersey Jennings, as

J.; and seven others for a chapter to be attacled The Daily News :- The Moyane arrived was the ro-called, and said he had only compared or repairing, beeides which the Company has not be less so here; and it is of the utmost the Royal Prince of Wales Lodge No. 1555, in Singapore on the 28th May at 3 am, and left the two deenmonts since he came into the Court, secured a contract for the castrection of His importance that statistica should be collected Pruing, to be called the Victoria Jubilee at 1 p.m., thus making the run from the Kuituna He found that the handwriting in the document ernisers. The slip commenced work on the 15th since, often having two rossols up at one tion. which would shew at once the total annust Chapter, and to mest ut the Froemmons' Hall, Lightship in 6 days 20 hours. Her speed seems found was the same as that in the prisoner's October last, and has been fully employed ever

Penang, Eastern Archipelage.

to have been very slightly over 13 knots an bor statement of toas trade of the port and the channels in which

Leung Hing, teu merchant, said it was not The net pretite for the six months are equivalent At the annual general mooting of the Foochow and ber run about thours longer timu that of that trade flows. The Covernment will no Oripirot and Lawn Tennis Club, Mr. H. the Glenogle last year." The Mercurg of the customary to carry on the tea and drug business to ten per cont. por annum, and it is antiofpated doubt act at once on the recommendation Phipps, the Chairman, aditorished the uriksters 28th May giess the following particulars with in one shop. He admitted, in the course of orosy. they will be much greater during the second siz

vision of treatles in-Tokyo-with impatient in. of the Chamber of Commerce and bring in most strongly to disay greater energy in the reference to the Glenogle: "The Glenogle lett anitation that is a large house drugs night months, as many expenses insured during the over the progress of the negotiations for the re- terest, the trip of Count Iucus, minister for foreign affairs, in Kyoto, Osaka and Nara, giss Bill modelied on the Singapore Ordinance, game and to practics more regularly so that Hankow at 30a.m. an the 26th instant, making be kept in the ground floor and tea stered on the first period will not have to be reported.

Foocowmight wipe out next autumn the tho- Average speed of 17.4 kuets pr hour. At first floor, bet such a thing rarely sconrred in a rough and ssd defeat, received from the Hong-133 she passed Kinking. At 4.58 p. she Chinese house

Mr. Palmer said he had examined the honse THE PROTECTION OF CHRISTIANS not unnaturally a cross for glavo anxiety as to IN CHINA.

the issue of the negotiations. The Hochi Shin-

· SHANGHAL...... Musara, Kelly & Walsh.

kong visitors last year, The game of Lawn passed Ngankin, making an average speed from

bun says that the four of Const Inoue in Q. NORTHERN & Hall & Hoits Co-operative Co. TE reon case against U Tez WAN, which Tennie, the Chairman said, had been carried on Kiukiang of 18.3 koot At 6:45 pm. sho No. 34, Boulam Strand West, and the godown. The after-the firo, but found no trace of tea. anchored 7 miles above. Hon Paint

The most assumptive of RITEZ Ports and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghal, broke down in the Supreme Court on Satur-Retisfactorily during the past year.Echo. weather was thick and rainy. The engines From the appearance of the debris in the gedown

The Hankow correspondent of the N. O. Daily ka, Kyoto and Nars has been made a subject of

various-comments. NAGABAKS...Messare. The C. &J. Trading Co

them in to the effect that the negotiations Env- H1000 Osaka. Mosers. F, Walsh & Co. day after a trial lasting several days, is a The Straite Tiner says: A notice which ap- were occasionally seed coming down the he should include that the godown was empty

I can supplement my previous note to young Tailed to arrive at any satisfactory conclu- YOKOHAMA.....Mossrs. Kelly & Wish.

striking illustration of the necessity of an in-peared in our advertising colpons stated that river. On the 27th at 435 a. she pro- or nearly so when the fire occurred Hadid not News writes: MANILA Messrs. Diaz Puertas & Co.

knots. the passed Wahu at 10:45 am making he should not be surprised to hear that several upon the accessity of having in Peking, as soon een, and consequently the minister of state for dependent official inquiry into the origin of the sbare list of the Balsy Peninsula Prospect- ooded at full speed, making us average of 16 visit the place till several days after the fire, and

ing Company, Limited, would slow yesterday, Gardes.

overy fire that takes placo. At prosert the the 25th, lastaut, for Singapore. The shares to an average of 17.2 kaoin to Nanking, which plase boatloads of rabbiah had been removed before as may be, a non-political diplomatic representa foreign affairs being severely consured fer bis fai tion for the interests of the Christian religion lure, he has undertaken a trip as above mentioned. Mr. F Mainfror.

only means of obtaining evidence on oath is allotted were only 5,000, and we understand she passed at 1.55 p. From there she made he visited the placa.

By Mr. Danby From the strength of the in China,-foreign lesions and forrige puission that he might pat off the shower of blame HAIPHONG.Mr. G. Gavulle.

that 7,000 shares wereepplied for. Many an average speed of 16.5 koota to Chlakiang, BANGKOK.Mesere Ramsay & Co. by laying a charge of amon; what is want-applications were received after Bark hours, and where she phased at 4.45 pm. She anchored beam he should say that the roem above the shop arins--by saying I have to-day rounived a letter directed upon him for the while; another reasso from Pering. The writer, who a good sources assigned for his trip is that some discord has SINGAPORE...Meara, Gayle & Co.

ed is an inquiry which shall show whether had to be reineed. This shows that the eater-abowe North Tree at 10.20, making an average might hold 25 tons.

of information and may be trusted says to me occurred in his mabinet and be has found it This closed the case for the prosecution. speed from Chinking of 14.3 kasts. Had strong

Mr. F. Henderson asked that the indictment The American mission claims for Chang-advisable to absent himself for the while on a FERANG... Meaare. Elaynard & Co..

there is any foundation for such a charge, prise is well thought of.

N.E. winde, dull and overcast with squalle; at 7 CorcEBOMessrs. A. M. & J. Ferguson.

In a large proportion of the Gres which occur

We(Fonchow Echo) lear that the Australian p.. the wind dearessed, with drixaty rain and might be read over to the jury, which request king ware settled early in the winter, but the trip. But Information obtained from a reliable claim made by the French mission of mush scares goas to contradict these rumoura. There CALCUTTA Messrs. Newman & Co. SYDNEY... Mossra. Gordon & Gotch

ia Chiese, houses there is a sospicias of shipping difficulties are at last likely to end in a thick weather. On the 28th, at 3.50 x 2, she pro-was complied with

Mr. Henciescu then said the jury bed agreed larger saont an equally valid remains un-is said to have happened no discord whatever in MELBOURNE...Mesars. Norton, Hargrave & C«.

satisfactory manner, and that thanks to the Rascoded again, arriving of Wamang at 8.20 am, incendiarism, but the charge is seldom or inits and exceedingly firm attitude sapered by where she stopped for a short time to take in upon their verdict. They did not think it worth settled. The Yamen will not deal with Traug the cabinet. As to the rising of the treaties BRISHANE......Messrs. Gordon& Gatel, LONDON... Mr. F. Algar, Cloment's Lane, never brought home. Naturally the police the entire community, there will be only one pilot, Had looderate wind and cloudy weather while to call evidence for the defence. They in any question concerning missionaries. If it seems that the question of judicial jurisdiction. France had not interoaded for Lo he would have which was from the outset, anticipated to be the steamer placed on the barth for Melbourne and the come down in charge of Pilot Fiben. Filot unanimously returned a verdict of not guilty. LONDON... Messrs. Street & Co.,30 Cornhill. will not take up a case on their own respon- Sydney respectively. The firmness with which Campbell, whose goes home in her, wok charge Mr. Brereton, who did not apparently catch had his-head-on his shoulders at this mament, most difficult point in the proposed revision, in BO strained w LONDON Meaare. Estas, Hendy & Co.

the claim for the lossce by Are and Fillage at when negotiations wors LONDON... Mr. W. M. Wills, 152, Cannon St, sibility unless they have very strong evidence the question has been dealt should conversa off Woosung. She will probably anchor at the the purport of Mr. Henderson's statement, asked If say other power bat Frease had presented was diseased in the early part of April last BAN FRANCO.Mr. L. P. Fisher, E1, Merchants" indeed, and if the Insurance Companies take Intary lesson to any who would assume a position Beacon and wait for mid-day tide, and would like his Lordship if the verdict were one of guilty.

His Lordship said the jury could scarcely And Chungking it would have been settled when the stato that a failure was expected. During this Loritical timo Coast Inoue was requested to give Exchange.

dixcolly opposed to the wishes of shipperk or any pain the Lightship about 2.30 pm. The the matter up they render themselves liable tagonistio to the interests of those upon whose lenogle has about 5,300 tons of tea on board: the prisoner guilty without bearing his dofanoe. American claim was arranged." New York...,Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Row.

Thus Catholics and Protestants will see the a theatrical entertainment to the Imperial family They had returned a verdiet of pas guilty, and to an action for damages in the event of behalf they are soling.

freight & per ton, sty a total of £21,200. Daily Press Office, January 1897.

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