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street toneels-street on the south sile of the

German Sintill from henceforth be known as

Label Mons Lane.

CORRESPONDENCE, ·

- MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,” SEPTEMBER STM¤, 1887.

Thaton of Caiuerent, from the junction { [We do not hold ourselves reszonalble for the opinious Magistrate savociated with enoffojol Jnations of be thene vory on, in the annually increasing he the probably interest of all concerned that the queuse ace in dierepata.

of Bönmum-rond and Ladder-street, which runs

in a north-westerly direction across Market- atrest nutil it ments Hollywood-read, aball from henceforth acaso to foria part of or be known as

ezpretred by our Correspondents.]

THE PUBLIC HEALTH BILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY EDIES."

CES IN

between the junction of Bonum road and Lad- i equality of the combatanta; alt lively enagera {81—" Whoover assaults, obstruats, molesta, or get a place of cheap grmad and builds houses Camphor in sufficient quantities which brought that would bo'saRcient it developed to pastain | aberalsnes, it is incontestablo tirat Tulife is far

designated Hollywood Rond.

ceritated by the abere altemtions are in the The alterations for the number of houses ne Hamag of strects are then given in tabulated form.]

CHINA' TRADERS INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

The twenty-first ordinary meeting of the shareholders of the ahors Company was hold instant for the purpose of receiving the at the head office, Hongkong or the 516

answer it.

Mr. Juar` sconded, and the resolution wa

carried unsuimously.

ME. GROTR proposed, and Mr. Grouch condel, that the appointments of Messrs. Mosas and Fousnecker to us directore be conârmed.

Carried wom, cri.

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a

colony.

CAVEAT.

Hongkong, 3rd September, 1867.

"TIENTSIN."

FINDING OF THE COURT OF INQUIRY,

persons.

cumstances tind a follows:-

That some of the Chinesa on board made an

business.

The botter

in the North.

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Thas racions pro-

Are

eighteen to twenty days along a very difficult Three anormous chains of mountains have Itrast that the fallest provision will be made fature rest. But, says Be Not Afrail" apoak: that the business came to a standstill simply be sad salonble at good prices, has also dege for appeal not to the Board, but from the Board, ine of the landlorensy don't want more to no remunerative quantitionell be obtain-The Mongolian hides are dang

dhin ho vengrad by narrow roads so ungarons that sithor to the Courts or, in the first place, to a honges to be built." By whom then, pray, if noted at one time and ahora place, and thinks it towabbled," and out of condition.

The priest gratis, the paste malas cas only sury about land of 60 Chiness authorities have taken this article under very low, and axportore freen Ciantan and to outs. Besides thanantee fl-agh the Pasca, and that a cortiflonte signed by the number of Chinasemates built F

which a large part of the mul passus is cgcupied Secretary of the Board will not be allowed We praise the energy and enterprise of those their protection (F) as a Governmet monopoly. Shanghai must be lost on their shipments.

I fully agree with what Consul Warron writer Camel' and shop's wol from North China by a muigh and palatory poblation vary against a man a strength quito equal to his own; who bring steam line to our island, and who

sacourage manufactures in our midst. Have we and do not share at all the oplaína of Cousiniara.also. In fisrupale. Saronly any wol comes dangor na to the caramoy

here for sale that is not weighted with and sad rich in differont penduets, if males. p.. Cains-rar. So much of the said read as lies struggle is in great degres dependent upon the meter of this Bill finds its staing climax in clause their cares and anxieties. Supposing a man doar

SIR-Id Avery contest the interest of the acceptanen of a Bill.

The obdurate anreason and oppressive shar-ne good word for the builders also They have Giles.

It was not the impossibility of obtaining dirt to the extent of 33 per cent. A flas trale medicinal plants, rt, ars found thors in inferior from a commercial point of view to thin dar-arreet and the jungties of Station-street eases where the issue is a foregone conclusion.

The same stary of doganeratiu sud fraud ar markets of Vaananen, Kit-chin, Teng-chues, ant Upper Stain-strast shall from oneofarth were it not that this liberties of the public are hindere any member or offour of the Board in upon it which repay their cost in four years, as the trade to a stop, but it was the losses pro- this port is going to the ders

Caxd-toog. Tong-hai, Lin-ngan, Poul. Tu be known as and de-ignated Bains Lane, most seriously threateneil, the discussion of this the execution of the duties or exercise of the Be Not Afraid alargos, cannot he be sancars and shippers sustained on soconut of

It seem to u as impartial orities, that the lang, and Yuan-oliang, towns sit ated in plains The ruraining portion of the said mad which bill in Cntamittee would hardly have been watched powers imposed or conferred span him by this hilanthropist Is there any law that in his the low prices ruling on the Hongkong markat, plies to the business in skins, hair, afa

Ordinages shall be labis to a pozulty not ex- desire to promote the general good ko shoald which made them give up an unremarorative

stories of demoralisation amongst the native tra- very rich in all sorts of produce, mi which are in- conducts Upper Station-street and Hollywood at all. If a slags official member, even osta odlug 32001 or to imprisonment not exceeding exclude his pra?—Yours faithfully, road shall from henceforth form part of and besigually, voted against the Government propa- tres months!"

CAVEAT.

Consul Giles writes:-"The almost extinet dere here do not spank well for foreignore themaceasible to England on account of the distance How is it that the rascally practices af and the dioully of the roads. The ufarust designated Upper Station Street...

sala, the sans went to different; but when it is

And pray who is to secure to ne a greater par-

oupler tenda bas recently been taken under the salvos. That portion of Hollywood-road which runs knowu certainly that the only result of pushing tisu ef discretion on the port of the offers of

protection of the Authorities as a Government the native dealery have toon suffered to attain great markes to Tall-fa is You. Now from Gap-atreet in a parth-easterly direction to an amendment to division must be defont, the the Board than that which distinguished Cop-

monopoly with probable advantage to all oon to such proportions? How is it that fraudulent Yunnan-sen is 13 days' distans: Tali fa and

Bhum corned. This means in other words, that the straw brail, rotton hides, sanded wool, damaged consequently 33 to 5 days from Queen's-road shall from hevosforth cease to be complaisunee of the unofficial members can hard. allad Hollywond-rasil, hat be known sa und doly be wondered at when the Provident makes the stable Patterson 2. Let Us Appo diren ble TOTAL LOSS OF THE CHINA NAVI-British Conan) openly agrees to a cross bench skina, and a market here, or if det ihr in Shing. A journey of 33 to 5 days noder the conditions

clause 20, on reasonable or possibly unreasonable

stated above hardly answers the description of GATION COMPANY'S STEAMER sigorted Posvesion Street.

customary appon "Poranpa, under the cironm

ef treaty on the part of Chiusse efficiar, where | kaž? he should have protested against it with all his For the malpracticus of tho trule the forsign | natural. Rimot, and sexy communication, The street known as Gop-street which rans Elances, and after the explanations which have prestaption of the oxistance of a mainanes “an

influence,

werebants cannot wholly oseap from blams, I Ynanan is difficult of angos from Barmah, Sz wostwardly from Hollywood-rond to Queen's been given by the Surveyor General, the honour Inspector of nuisances with any assistant or

In none of the trastion betweer any foreign they resolutely rejected fraudelont cargo the naphanen is still marg so. It is suffoient to look Dab any notion attempts to enter a private honse

at a map to see this. It would be necessary to rond Wust stall from henceforth osaso le boule mobor would not wish to press is amenil.sistants" at six o'clock in the morning, with mont. The hos, member usually fala it move. Googl.atogat. The ladyof the house may bare culis ap-street, but shall forra part of and be compatible with his diguity to reply, No, Sir, ben oonfined an hour before. The Inspecter and circumstances attending the loss of the C: N. contraband or a Government menopoly, and no of more honest dealing. If the foraignara exit travorso the whole extent of Yunnan to reach Sz.

A Naval Court of Inquiry to investigate the power and Chion is camphor mentioned as either tires would generally understand the recessity only throw it out as a suggestion. The public aliko amusement and character. There is some naturally get wearied of this fares, wanting his en precest to second the stairs to examine Co.'s steamer Tientsin on Rees Island on the Chinesa offeial has the right at any time he may back strawbraid bandia with short measure, chuen from Barmah. From Faun son to the

the "suitably dished and perforated slop stone

24th August, wy held at the British Ceasaints, be short of money to monopolise such aetiolo as mixed qualities and bat enadition, the natives capital of Sacham, Chungking, is a jearney of 31 to Yonian-so, makes fally 0 to 65 days. la a shing strangely superlfie in the atosphere of (under clause 62) in the kitchen on the rond Amor, on the 30th August. Taa Genrt was may afford him the best chance of filling his would be obliged to provide good cargo or airshave, which, added to the distance from Bhag

jvarner of 60 to 65 dagstu small rattor? It is r. The husband being anable to speak Eng compound of Mr. C. F. B. Allan, H.B.Tempty pockets again. Moreover this very quasp the business.-Chinese Pics. the Council Chamber which in its inhouco on the members quatrests strangely with the militish lifta his arm to bar the way of those who, Consal, President, and Mears, W. A. Gotland tion has been decided alrasly in 1868 when the ant attitude, and lively watchfabrze which disunder the circamstances, he is justified in re Master stormor Claymore), J. 3. Ronda (Master, ama mesantes bad been taken by the Chinese The Daily Nawe y-Thore is without claire established then, that the great "the extreme point of English-scrupssion,-and- tinguish men onteide. What is the meaning of all garding as intraders he simply and silently, steamer Fakten), and I. P. Hall (Master, steamer anthorities, who were compelled by the foreign doubt a gmat deal of truth in the Chinese Time markets of Tannon are for distant from Bham

Ministers at Peking to abandon them on the stricteres on the condition in which produce is this? Obstruction for obstruction's sake is great for want of words, "obstrusts" their passage For aura) T

The following in the finding of the Court:-

ground of" being against the treaty." Since brought to market from the interior ia Tientsin that those of Szechuan are still more su

The Rod River is treited very contamptuously ly to be deplored, but a healthy, arounine, and fear and thus "bindore them in the pression of their duty." It is quito possible to supposa

It appears for the evidence given before this that time business has been done by foreigners it is cartain that fales-packing las increaserì less upposition is as mob to be desired.

ncuso of displeasure and quarrel arising out of

a scandalers height. But when that paper goos large steamers inn ascent it, but one of our Probably the debate upon parts VIII. a IX.

oficiala, but came to a standstill again whet the 24th August, bound for Shanghai, with a the proper sanitary maintenance of compact of the socupout of a bass, and be is to be rargo of sugar and sundries, and a row, 31 prices at Hongkong did not cover coat of pro-on to avaz that Tiantain merchants are too countryman has obtained the toware concnacion way ba get through to-morrow, the bye-laws for this simple and justable proceeding on this out that the Tientsin sailed from Sratox on hent any interference on the part of Chinese enormously of late years, and bes now reached by me contemporaries. We in not pretend that

made liable to imprisonment for tirea taonth! raport of the directors and the statement of lodging bonses not exciting much discussion, asera fine of $200! It is wrong to put it into the hards all fold, and påsenagers and compradores ducion. What Consul Gilos calls "with pro- closer to be taken in by them frends, while they for the river, and it is ic bo hoped that in a abert

bootints Thero were prement:-Mesars. L. the right of the Government to attach conditions

with note adrantage to the Chiness authorities of Shanghai, it goes too far. As a mattor of Lod will town to Levo-kai larga junks carrying in- fact Shanghai was the original market for parts. The Hati-Lao-kai railway is not adreaur: Pocsneekor (Chairman). J Thurbura, M. Grote, to its licens's is undoubted. If lodging bord porror of any man to infint such a punishment staff, bringing up the total of all on board to 70 ble advantage to all concerned," means imply are swallowed by the mors ignorant merchants sine the boats of the onrapany that is tri hofound.

for so venial an offence. It would seem as if a C. von Beso, J. 5. Mosne Directors Akeepers think them unreasonable they eau de very serious amount of opposition to the Orlin after midnight thera was thick and rainy wea

That on the morning of the 25th of August and lose to forging trate.

Camphor may be an article which interests Tiantain proton, and the merchants here who it is boing periqualy considered and will be Woolley, S. Hauecck, F. H. O. Wilson, W. | cice their sequzsitivu. Wicking, W. R. Lorfey, E. Crawford, H: Harms, The direct interference with the private rights ace had spected, and that this elone had ther, and the steamer, ant being on the curse parhaps only a few people in China, but whether export it have had more experience is the male; and our contemporaries must admit that the produce is called campher or anything else, businere than their colleagues in Tientsin. If it will penetrate to a part of Yaunan.. But if it. E George, G. de Champeaux, A. OD. Gourdin. and liberties of householders is en ontirely been framed with the purpose of terrifying the where the Master and officers supposed that she does not matter, wo here only to deal with tho was not antile large part of the ma-kot was penetrato to Yangan it will daubtless has with a

Chiasso into sabmission. I submit that such lows

was, ran on Roos Island where she became a J. Grasionun, St. C. Michaelstu. E. Rester, different thing. The attempt to regulate the

Are not in accordance with the present British total wrecks.

question #betar Chinese officials are allowed j shifted to Tientsin that flus gross namiterations commercial object: it will not be made blindly. T. L. Rose, E. Gocre, E. E. Elios, E. J. Coxon, number of persons inhabiting houses at right by it shown in dealing with subject races. The Ceart having regard to the slove cir-to monopolis Chinos produce which, wording or practised beams ooraman. Not doubt, cargo but will ba divested by preferenes in the pro d. E. Vaucher, H. Z. Just, &c.

tle internal subieal aupneity of the same, and

to treaty (and in this case to formar decision) is which is found unvaluable in the North is mat ductive districts. Clauso 3 is conceived in precisely the same

Let us examine if Touquin is as far from the The BUCENTARY baring road the notice con- the grievous penalties which this Bill imposes tons of adverse threatening, Aman may haserred

After taking the departure from the Lammock open to foreign trade, and the fact that tho for on barn as a last resource: but it is equally voning the meating,

upon infractions of its rales, are othing more with a notice, under olause 21, directing him to Island Light bearing South & West distant 4 eign ministers at Peking have this far not been unaaleable bore until it has son garbled and rich portions of You and Serohnen a The CHAIRMAN said Gentlemen, the export nor less than glass legislation directed against como a nuisance within 24 hours. Under clanss flos, a course North East correst Magaotie was able to put a stop to anoh a gross breach of treaty cleaned. Buyers here being inet as well able to Buzurah ilself. From Lankal to Yaanin-on has born is your hands for some time, and we the time in this Colony, by those who have 35 he is lit.ble to a fine of $25 for every test vocod till I sim on the 25th, when it was altor shows to what extent foraiggers are left to take care of themselves in this aspect ne bugars the journey occupies 16 days and lies aloner a road clatirely good. The town of Yunnan- will, tharofors, with your permission, take it as title or as interest in the multiplication of their ring which anch non-compliance shall con

What an outory would be raised, in case a pro-

Į595, siturated in a magnificent plain and in the rend. The past your has been an extremely try. fuambore, and but little knowledge of theirtique We should very soon empty the Colonial to North East East, correat Magnetic. bat merov of Chinese foils.

ļa strong current and South East swell set her

Į midst oť a vary profetiva region. is a noatry ing one, owing to the increased competition wishes and their wants

THE CHENGTU ARSENAL.

The immenca Although 800 enbic fest is a large and Treasurer's has if we were to inflict a fine of towards the land and cansed her to run on Rues clamation abenld be issued one day at Foockey,

of tratte of every description. which has bezel, ns at all points, muid which still

325 upon the Government for every day during land, which owing to the rainy and dark right, Shanghai, or Hankow declaring les a monopoly

plaics of Katsia. 15 days from Irto-kai, and continues. Itis, therefors with feelings of great ascessary amount of air or space to

bay from so-called Government offiona!" Indig- satisfaction that the directors find themselves allowed in hous which admit evory surrant, yet whiol nuisances for which they are accountable was not sighted in time to prevent the areident of the Government and restrioting foreigners to

That the Master went below at 10.3) p.m. on

A nerespolont of the Shenghai Mercury Ling-mann, 10 days, sro also vary rish. Karen, able to plase before you so gel s report. There the ember of two and three storied houses remain, when no one else can remove them.

Schedule A repeale the whole or parts of the 26th at which time the weather was not co

nation meetings would be teld, Chambers of cires the following account of the Changtu (Sze-cattle, and sheep are found there in great anm- is, it is ine, a slight decrease in premis, hat this Hongkong which are inhabited by sixty the four Ordinances founded upon English thick as to renter it decesary for the Master to Commeres would assarable to protest against phen Arsenal-One of the principal objets her while potatoes, fruits such as peurs, apples, is entirely due to the recent reduction in rates. to ninety perla respolirnly must be v Law, and cn which the practice bore has hither-ronaia on deck. That between 11 p.m. and 1.30 uch a break of treaty, the foreign mini-toes at of interrat to a farcignar is the Arsust establish walnuts, chestnuts, and wheat, barley, maizes Our losses, you will be pleased to rolice, slso small indeed. It may be answered. If much it to bees based and "mare's the pity." Aniers ar shows falling off, theagh to a much greater extent the case where is the hardship of the lar P. I bittery, oppressive, outubersone, and inapractica. bery in came on, but up to 12 pm the Peking who could not or did not oblige the Chi-ed by the late Viceroy. There is no forsigner cats, and buckwheat are very abundant. A pand Chief Officer did not think it necessary to call Les anthorities to abandon the monopoly st one employed at all. The groans are spacious anders-and the siss is ablaj sold for 199 than the prania. The balaxes of working o anewer that any unnecessary -law is a hardship, Jount is $495,210,08, which enables the directors and especially as to the Chinese. It is hard able measure was never introduced into this the Master. That at midnight the 2nd Officer would run the risk of being attacked by sorowd of the buildings are two-storied, somi-foreign into 100 francs; su ox for 90 60 trimes, a shea

Its anthors nusy be very clever and tonk olurge of the watch sad rennised orders excited testotallers. Nothing of the sort here, as to recommend a dividend of 20 percent to share enough to get them to understand and to op-ape cosplished auginsers, physiciana, soldiers, from the Chief Officer to keep the course it is only caraphor the measury is probably to the style and are fairly well built. Rat everywhere for 6 to 8 franos. A pieul of rea of 1,9

an amateur, A portion of the machinery is priceal wheat is slightly lower than that of rica. haiders, and a bonus of 17 per cent to contribu. rate in the enforcement of those.laws which are tawyers, and gentlemen, but they are not to boN.E. N. or N.E, Cor, Mag., and to steer that advantage of al concerned. In 1895 I bought the absence of a master hand is apparent sur to Chinese pounds is worth abant 12 teels. The tors, leaving the substantial sum of $245,270 to most reasonable and necessary. To obtain their trusted to legislate for this Anglo-Chinose fill 18m. That at 6.40a.m. the 2nd Officer want lot of about 400 pisals of Camphor which had driven by an nude hot water-wheat of small and the price of barley and rats in about 33 per be carried ter new conub. The directora concurroton in that which causes them needless

Colony-Tours faithfully,

to call the Captain. The answered him but did been held for an improvement in prices for about diameter, very badly arranged, aat producing cont below that of witmat. ragrotthat they are onmpelled to rednoathe bonus trouble and exposes their horses to invasion and

not deme on deck. That the 2nd Officer at 1 at four years which is a proof that the falling off more than half the power that might be obtained ducts aro of suficiently low price tanimit of their to contributors from 20 per cast, which it has their families to terror and 'arm is impossible.

Hongkong. 1st September, 1887.

of the Camphor trade may be attributed to the from that source. The general working manager importation into Toaquin on far rahlo terms ebanged the eourse to N.E. E. Cor. Mag. avergt for the past surlat yeurs, to 17. This section shall apply only to such districts The concluding paragraph of clause 71,

Jow prices realised at Hongkong), and I did not That at 1.30am. the Tantsin strmk on Rees meet with any dijlicaties ou the part of Chiness | natural ability, but who has never serveil aay Tho-mal and Ta-ling, a very short distance from is a native of Human, said to possess considerable The best ten of Yunnan and of Chiua is grown at cent, but in view of the increased competition

THE PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.

Island, where she remained fast, with the 800 to which the company is now subject it is or portions of districts as may, frva time to

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY FRESS." breaking over her, her bottom pierced in many points in bringing the cargo down to Taiwan-tima at the basiness. The saan in charge of tho Lan-kni. In the districts of Ku-cho and Toag: imperative that we should make the amplest tim, be designated by an order of the Governor provision for unpaid losses and outstanding riska.in Cetacil" amounts to nothing at all, as no

S-Although Caveat" is making a great places by the rocks whereby she boome fall of foo for shipment to Hongkong.

position of the article on the Homs markets bat.achinery is a Nanking man who marred an ap-chaor bot mineral springs ara foard. Much has

prenticeship in the Ebanghai Arsoal and poses been said about the mines of Tannan. A special branch of the company was opened in one knows but that the district in which his foss, a think, from the lack of other letters on water.

ing induced me to take up the article again. only a Emited knowledge of the business. The not turn mines at than door of Tonguin? Fong- Sydney last autumn, and the maiugement placed home is stunted may be colected first. Moreover bis side, that, to use his own worde Slightly

zine,ad argentiferons gedaan. and Chao-tong for in the hands of Mr. Mitchell, who has had a long the Chinos are very much is the babit of inter-altered, the laws for the proper sanitary attempt to inwer a boat without orders, but enged people in the faterior to boil for me and machinery is, as only could be expected, very bar shon for copper and brass Kon-chan for lin. experirace of Marine Insurans business in that preting the term the Governor in Council" maintenance of common dwelling houses is not through an accident to cee of the tackle, one went into a good deal of expense for all necessary ly new ap. Nome very expansive pieces not in ass auty. This new branch is already doing good to mean, in all matters connected with this Bill, exciting much discussion, as the right of the end of the best fell in the water immersing appliances, etc., and bad everything arranged for so badly rusted that it waalf be scarcely possible silter: thone places are all much or to Lan-kai to perform say work with them. Thots aro iwe then to Bharno, and can be reached much moris Ruinours haring reached me that there might work I do not think it necesary to remark the two, or the one was most respite and in- Government to attach conditions to its leases is some of these on board, one of whom, the regular business with a certain monthly supply.

steam-engines also in 280, on a stationary engine casily from the former than the intter. Is it fluential in carrying out its provisions, as the andaybted If losses think them nursonable Steward, Sac Apao, was drowned. The rest

be some diflenity in carrying out the basiness, of about twenty h.p., the other a portable one essary to mention the iron mises fonu in further on the report, but if any gentleman, pru. Acting Chief Justice very trukfully put it they can decline thair acquisition. The talk were hauled on board the ship. That in the

I inquire of the Chinese authorities here. of coraswhat smaller dimensione, monta on the mountains which separate the Red River sent bus any question to ask I shall be glad to the Council Chamber when describing the ebant breach of faith seems to me absurd, as the morning the crew and passengers wore safely whether there were any obstacles in the way of heals. The bearings of the Hize shafting are ƒ Valles from that of the Hin Rivor? These TO

lessces bind themselves to submit to all regulationsanded on the stand, and that there was Mr. WOOLLEY--I should like to ask if there conatitation of the Board.

Claus 72 seeks to declare that the presence to be subsequently made by the Government, by further loss of life. That the crew and passengfors not, and received their answer "that after to far apart, consequently the shafting swings also not fardiant from Tongain, ouruss often is any likelihood of the gresent rain&us rates of any number of persons in excess of this pro who the fullest powers are reserved The land. were taken away by the steamer Hoihow, at payment of lekin or transit duos" no diffegities and down. A number of the pulleys-hav, Lortanty days at n. Krichor is also a rich

a by the competition of the bone conpaules portion between the hours of 9 pm, anillorja ns each have therefore no aay whatever.

which time it was seen that the Tientsin was a would be made by the Chinese authorition, and been changed, the original ones haz Toplar provinces, very rich for the Chinese empire, and being brought to a close.

4's.m. shall be taken as printe farte evidence That "Cavest" is a landlord seems very evident total loss, the entire ship being mider the nothing at all was mentioned of monopoly. Aby these made in the shop attached to the aetonal, it likewise is not far from Tonquin, Auto tau for hundred picn's having been produced and and it is plain to sao that they have not been ac- province of Sehnen, wo freely admit that it is The CHAIRMAN-I am afraid not at presen!.that such tenement her hear let in contravention from his meing that "the attempt to regalate water at high tide,

This Court is therefore of opinion that the stored at a lies in the country (where twenty saratoly bored from the way in which they obfar enough away from Lao-kat and from us, There being no farther questions, the CHAIR of this section! What proof can the number of the number of persons inhabiting houses at MAN proposed that the report and statement of inhabitants at any time assembled in a house benight is nothing more nor less than has master (Cathbert Hodgson) was justified in ears are foreigners used to go unmolested to ble. The driving belt has to be kept in phos but from Bhame to Seaclmon the distance is account be włupied.

of the conditions on which it has been lat legislation directed against the Chinese in this going below when he did, but the Conrt ooney their camphor). I took out a transit pass by guides, otherwise it would not remain on at still greater and the roads more dangerous. China Lonse which was filler, begard the mess in the inuitiplication of their numbers". This orders to be called when the course was to be which was carried down to the canst first was I was stress by the worn appearance of the dies see England in possession of a lease atrate of Although I have never besa in any portion of Colong, by those who bave little or no interest vider that he is to be censured for not giving for conveying the lot down to the coast for all. The cartridge facinry was in full swine, then-Kang-siis poor, according to our contempo further shipment to Taiwantos. A small lot ing out cartridges for breech-loading amali rastaries. Such an it is, would they not be glad to

really found considerably less apace than in "Cavent" ex his friends are very anxions cordingle sure of 300 eabic fuat per adult, I bare not in-appears to be the explanation of sil the opposi... changed, and this Court ensures him uc quized hy a mandarin who pretended to have the whica coom over to have been changed, and I frontier like ours contemineus with this proe ibis alloted to mach indivilas in the reception to multiply the number of Chinese bat not

This Court is further of opinion that on this sole right of producing camphor in that districh thick if likely that when these cartridges come province and with the right of tree outry! apartments of Government House, and that be to inorssss the number of houses; boing, like opast it is advisable to make use of a band or and two of our employés were caught ill-trasted, to be aged they will be found just a trifle bon Man-kay already has extensive relations with tween the hours of 9 pm and 4 am. Perhaps, i those who used to run the baracos at Maeso, patent lag, but the absence of the log did not in and kept in gant for about six months undor large to go into the rifle barrel. I do not think Nap-wing-fu, and they cannot bat duvalop

fotitians charges.

there is a pound of entton-wasta in the whole with peace assured. clase 72 be passed, it would be well to make an pretty anrs to get an average amount out of each this eo contribute to the loss of the vessel.

It is clearly establisted, then, that Tarquin ix Notwithstanding the earnest endavours on place, and olearing and polishing is a thing that That Worare of spinina that it would have been exception in favour of Garerament House.

coolie, and therefore, of course, the more thes

woma never to be thought of. Cortain it is thut, pencer than Burman to the nommercial centres Canse 75 makes not only the tenant but the merrier Something in this connection reminds wiser for Harry Dasas, the chief officer, to have the part of the Consul to persade to Chiness

it is never done; and upon the whole it would be of Yaunas and Szech com, that it can readily build. huaseholder each and severally liable to theme of the joke perpetrated by a lattor writer in takon & bearing of the Latneck before losiog anthorities to release the camphor seized and to withdraw the monopoly graatad to the said mag-

a diffoult matter to find a worse abused and dir-p relations with rich and prolactise regions paius and penalties following. The poor banse your columus a couple of years ago or so:-s That the 2nd mate, John Canton, is to be darin, nothing was done, but a second transit tior lot of machinery than that passed by the where a large import and export business ill holder may be in England, or resting in some gaatleman who was building seine cheap honsas quiet refrent apon the routinent, striving to was designated a "Philanthropist."

The gravely censured For not taking res to spar was granted and another trial to bring me Chengt Arsenal, though originally of superior certainly be established, while be Englist, to

it was seized by a mandarin on the ammo spot as The motion was ended by Mr Just, and forget the troubles of his Chinese housta hausse are let at what will cover their cost, that the master was properly aroused when the camphor down was made, with the same result; make. The mansps and saveral of the employers reach them from Barmah, will have to overcoms

were very chliging in showing us over the works, all the difficulties resulting fm distanon an The tenant may have goue quietly to bed exclusive of the ground, which bore a very weather continued thick with rain, and we ensure the former lot. Arain the attention of the lots?

and explaining matters. In the blacksmith- the bed condition of the rosi-: The Chairman having notified that the divi. at 9 o'clock, but the Canton night boat exceptionally small proportion, in less than him accordingly.

may have arrived in the early morning, and some four years). Perhaps Carent" i alu R That we so no reason to find any fault with Chinese authorities was drawn to the grass bresebshop there appeared to be some rory expert pocuries write disdainfully of Tonquin, it is be dand warrants would be ready on the following friends have been admitted for shelter from the philanthropist. The Public Health Bill is the Engineers of the steamer Tientsin on this of treaty committed by their sabordinates, and workmen making rifled gun-barrels, the work canss they do not possess it, it is bass they although they did not dispate the illegality of being dons asatly and quickly, but it looked ton graau." England will never console hor day, the meeting, closed.

If it is absolutely necessary that any not class legislation, as the regulations will occasion. body be punished, should not every man the apply to the houses whether they are ba

That the death of the Steward was not owing the menopoly, nothing was done to abandon it strange to a foreignor to see thirty forges at salt for not having coupled Tonquia

on the contrary, on the 24th December, 1886, 103 | work and each fire being blown by a separate last comer for whom no 300 feet is found-bebited by Europeans. Indians, or Chiaess. It to any fault of the officers.

That the roaduet of the Master, Offloors and place in the interior, where the camphor was Chinese bellows. Tn answer to my inquiries THE MANSLAUGHTER AT WANCHAI made to bear his own sia? Or make the whole would rather seem that what is putting your Engineers after the ship struck was worthy of collected and stored, was broken into at night about blowfor the fires with the blower, they

unmber answerable if thero bo too many, but do correspondent out is that he osunot beva clase

be a party of soldiers led by a mandaría and the gave the reply that fires were more under cun- not let the number present be taken as a prvif that legislation. He wants his protégea the Chiness all praiso.

That the native fishermen, at Ress Island, ha. whole stock of camphor together with money, trul will the hand-bellow, which is very doubt- An inquest was held on the 3rd instant at

the owner has fet his house improperly. He has (victim. I was going to say, hot that term world the Mortuary, by the Coreuer, Mr. H. Wede probably let it for $20 and it is subsequently re- of course be wrong supposing that your gorrez-haved with great humanity to the shipwrecked opiam, and all belongings of my employés. were fal, to say nothing about the extra nambar of seiged, or, to speak more correctly, were stolen. mez required to perform the work. But the ad- pandent should also be a philanthropist) to be raw. house, on the body of a man named Li Atsoi, who taled to bring $30, but that is not his fault.

No oficial entice of the mmopoly was given dition of a few dosen men more or less in a mat- The Japan Mail says:-On the evening of the Claase 74 again seeks to make the peor allowed to live as no cas would be pocmitted to The costs of the Court amonotier in all was knocked down by a man named Leung householder antl leuant answerable for the criods in any country with any pretence to be ciri- $60.53, le borne as follows: $10.23 by the owners

and my camphor wae in each case covered byter of no consequence in a Chinese Gorerament 24th August the premises No. 67, at the corner Amni on the let ins, and died the same day of sleeping in the kitchen. In cold weather the lized. It is not class legislation, although that of the steamer Tisatain, and of the remainder transi pass, and the Chiron officiels had no arsenal. There are four hundred baadaemployed, of Main Strootard Awa-cho, known as Taofker's right to seize goods under the mare pretext of a and they turn out about ona bandred muskets a Hotel, were almost entirely destroyed by fra. wbite eat if she has been that out of the boues will, I am afraid, bo & necessity in this Colony. $25.15 by the master and $25.15 by the owners.

monopoly. My contracts were closed long before month, besides cartridge, the daily zanke of During the day gas had been detected leaking wnally presents conviving and indubitable besti- for many generativce yet. It is misleading to

Chinese commenced thinking of taking up the which I was moabis to find out. Three kinds of from a pipe in the upper story of the house, and mony in her own person where she has passed the designate this an Auglo-Chinese Colony. The night. So the poor cook's mats working for hi-Chinese name after we got possession, and boy LIU MING.CHUAN AND THE CAM."protection" of this trade, but when the Houg small sets are made in about equal proportions, warkman was called in order to step the leak. kong market improved, and after I had closed vis: the old parenssion soth-bure musket, the who aftur sotus time reported the job as all right. bile and 50 cents or one dollar per mouth, will be como on the full understanding that they have

extensive contracts at a fair profit, thay declared Prussian needleyan, and what I tool to ba the While the inmates of the hotel were finishing often glad wough to eat himself, on en a atool as to wabicit to the laws of the place. Notwith-

a monopoly and I was left in the cold, unable to #fotolikiss breech-loador. Que would have dianar a little half-past seven o'clock, the alarm Daos describes the cabin boy doing upon a standing "Cavout” I say let ve do our duty and The following latter appears in the N. Carry out gontracts, unable to gut back my stolon thought that the old smooth-bere muskat as an was given, and it was found that the wall in a shelf. If he does not sleep there be most pro

BE NOT AFRAID.

Doily News jour

campbar and other goods, and thus far unable to hably must do so in the striot. If you drive him out he will go back so soon as you are goas.

The watbreak The London and China Express of the 6th and obtain any compensation for the lesses sustains, implement of war was a thing of the past but car of the upper story bail-way whare Is the unfortunate owner of Chinese houses to

37th May has brought copies of the raporte of and this is what is called the new system is so deo not seem to be the ides of the Chinese the look had existed was in flames, which

edfiners at any rate. They havo a powder-mill rapidly extendt to the roof. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "TAILY PRES."

the British Consule on the trade of Tamsui and working with probable advantage to all von cutside of the South Gate, some distance away took plan immediately in the coighbourhood spend the night watches in making rounds and

8. Those who devote their time to public Taiwan Fa during the past year, which although earned.

from the city, modellad after the one cor of the only stairs in the boas, at ontside flight, persecuting cook mates?

Any Government wooxopoly of any article ao Bhanghai, and are thening out considerable and a very short time it became impossible Clause 75 stipulates that the infant barn yes matters in this Colony, whether as momhara of perhaps of little interent to residents at other

to descend, the all-way being impassabla, while terday shall have his 160 cubic feet of speen. the Legislative Council or in the more humblsports in China, deal with a question which in its cording to treaty open to foreign trade is in my quantities of gunpowder. Death W das to the pressure of the I showed last week that infants in China capacitis, if they are wise, do not seek their realtimate consequences may prove to be of the opinion netbiar but a breach of trasty, and a

the stairs. Connected with the main building by clots of blood on the brain. This reaalt do not got one tenth as many cubic inchen under ward in the grateful acknowledgments of the greatest importance to foreign trade at all treaty beginning of the end of foreign trade in treaty might have been occasioned by a blow on the the cloths by which their aes are babitually community. In private life we receiva prefen ports. To my regret I see a British Conent Forte. If any Chinese official is allowed to me A FRENOR VIEW OF THE COMPETIa covered passaga way was a book, the upper-

story of which was used as bed rooms, while the head.

One hundred and fifty feet of apucesions of solicitude for our well being with cour sanctioning a measure of the Chinese chiainie, oopolise szol articles of trade at any time ha

lower portion comprised the dining-room and Gauda Singh,gun-lescar in the Royal Artillery for the babs of yesterday!" In all the world toy at least, although we may not attach to which in my eyes is nothing that a gross broach may be in want of money, we shall soon, 800 a maid-Iam stationed at the Macgregor Barracks, little children are overlooked when obligations them the highest import. Why; then, should of treaty and which, instead of being energeti-repetition of this little game at other ports, and

-We translate the following article from the kitchen. After the famos got fairly bold, and it becama oridont from the direction of the wind Wanchai. On the 18th inst, about three minutes have to be inearred by their parents. The thing there be in public matters so ready a dispositionally pretested against by all representatives of foreign trate is done with. Foreigners in China

that they unst spread over the main premises, to impute to others selfish and unworthy walires? foreign interests, from its beginning has been trying to leave the ordinary coarse of business. Courrier d'Haiphong of the 28th August- ter twelve, noon, I was doing sentry guard duty at is trained altogether.

It is on all accounts desirable that now legis allowed to be carried out to the detriment of or to opon a channels to trade are stepped The Hongkong Daily Press, the China Mail, the chief afforts of those assisting at the fie the Barracks. I saw the accused and other coolies | Clause 78 belongs to the Bye-laws far oomlation should be exposed to searching eriticism; foreign trade.

right and left by the treation, but of late such and the North China Daily News have all mam wore directed towards presenting the destruction carrying hates of cotton from the wharf to the mon lodging housAR

The whole of part VIII. to clause 75 can and in a place like angkang, where all are pro The question the aforesaid refers to is the artrosties seem not to exist for mandarins, who duced an article from the Chance Times. We of this isolated building, which fortunately was godown. Some of the cotton fell from the bales into the street, I saw the accused put his load only he justified in the face of a formidable occupied, and leisure is almost pakowa. it is allad Camphor Monopoly in Formosa, and ths simply do what they like, and lekin charged as published a transistion on the lita August, but saved from the Bames. Very few articles coubl an extra expert duty within the licets of the ray be permitted to reproduce the most import be saved from the apparstory of the hotel before down and go up to denim, seize him by the epidemie, and might therefore, if passed quite possible for unwise and endedesury we following ses extracts from the respective re-

treaty port on the way down from the foreign aut passage

the stairs became impassable: and these consisted anres to become law, to produce musà trouble parts throat, and push him. Deceased fall backwards at all, not muaxitably come in under part II. at

Consul Giles at Tamrui writes:-The almost Rodowe to the Custom-house, is another advant

England has by far the best natural aur geogra-chiefly of effets of some of the boarders. The and his head fell against the stores of the side change d, which fanse might then be omittal and dissatisfaction, involving their ultimate re-

Clause 77.-The stipulation contained in this pool and all this for want of the wholesore siftaxtinet campber frads has recently been taken ago trade hers is enjoying, and retwithstanding phical position for taking hold of the frontier truffam non extended towards the frout of the channel. I reported the matter to the Corporal use that no one shall let a domestic building ing afforded by independent and genuine disons under the protection of the authorities as a Go. all protects and claims and exortions on the with China, by which, in due time, & trade ruas hotel on Muin Stroot, and by the time the Guard. The soused 'attempted to run away,

vernment monopoly, with probable advantage part of our Consol here, no progress is percepti-be opened as far as Beschuen, which in the richest in Bremen arrived had got a strong hold on the

prodnative province of the Chinese Empire. but was seized by the Corporal, who detained him witboat a certificate by an offear of the Board on.

Your correspondent "Be Not Afraid" appears all concerned. For whereas it has of lato years ble yet, and foreigners are either obliged to pay France in pula ber frontior treaty, Kwangsi ja whole upper ist. After rather a long interes! fill the arrival of the Police. Acoused pushed arbitrary, and I believe illegal. You might just

Poor, zad the border trala with it will not les large. the engines appeared, and were set to work, deceased very riolantly Deceased was standing as well attempt to make a law that no man stall to disapprove of this ventilation of a most im been impossible to proaure camphor in remuner-this ilegal tax or to have their predno asized,

Such is life in this part, where everything has any trade of Luportate with Kwangsi will be done plenty of water being obtained from the Crops, pet to live. Bet fels, backwards, full lire a house until he has paid the rent for the portant subject, and would silenes the opposition stave quantities at one time and in one place, the been done during the past twelve monthe to ruin throast the sea port of Pakhai, provided the Chinese from which tho Victoria" and "Rolief"

by the imputation of the most selfish and an. Government now undertakes to callent at fired lougth. Ee was insensible after be full. Haast house be occupied. was blooding profusely from the hond.

other sogress in the vicinity of the hotel, which Cause 78 threatens imprisonment, not sx-worthy motives, comparing the opponents of this depôts the scattered supplies, paying at a cortain foreign travle, and our prayers for relief seam to Seas regulations besoins more ressonable. The Rod grest distance, or on account of the noise the pro-bead from Banal and Haiphong that will tap a any amount of coalis eunshimation, but a railway my

were atilised by the mannaf pumps. In the end Dan Singh, gen-lascar Corporal, gure evidence bical capacity clangan. This bas caused a very former days; and pours out upon "Carent's" fit in the merebant for export,” as follows-I am stationed at the Macgregor Bar-

Coasal Warren wittes from South Formosa posed railways, unsold guns and rifles, eto, are part of Yunnan. A trade will arico, worthy pos the dames were prevented from actually destroy- serious amount of apprehension amongst our head, as representing the obuoxious class of racks. At noon on the let inst, I was in charge native friends, at which we can be at all sur landlords in the Colony, all the viale of his Formerly a rory fair trade was done here in making.

haps of development, but, the parts of Yumar mg the lower part of the house, which was, of the guard. The last witness made a report prised. They prefer Hongkong to their own westh.

camphor, but of late years the export has almost Doubtlose the Government monopoly of cam-accessible to France are neither fertile, nor popa to me and I went arose the street on the Pray country, and also to some foreign lands, where I saw dvouased iving on his back, bis head one they hare bean, many of thera, located, and the comfort under the courageous onelanghts of of the trade. The camphor is so badly prepared? ed supplies, but I would wish that my camphor very unhealthy, Now in British Burah Bazkaze Ataerican billiard table, the bat, and som

These unfortunate gentlemen may find soins entirely naised in consequenos of the risky nature phor bas had the affect of collecting the scatter 2005, or in any sense valuable, beiden baine dowever; filled by débris from above An

has the able river Iranuddy. Breamers 8 feat other fittings wors removed in tion. stones of the side channel, I saw he was blooding cause of it is that they have bad full confidence Be Not Afraid in the consideration that and is adulterated to such sa extent, that the had been spared sach collection, and though it ang d dreswing a feat of water usa asoond it lock it was believed that all langer of the from the head and was insensible. I saw the in the promises held out to them-pee, that is the they are largely increasing (more than doubled loss in weight is excessive, and unless the cost may have berefited some once-red, it has cans-from Bangoon so far as Uhamo, traversing all the way fire spranding was past, 523 the Bremen shortly acoused in the act of running away. Be way

procise termin the proclamation issued by Com daring the last five years), and that now almost price is extremely low, there is little temptation ed considerable loss to yours, pointed out to me by the last witness and I missioner Elliot on the 7th Jos, 1841. In thisthe every young man in the Colony is anxious to re to engage in the business-The possible supply Safzəd him and sent for the Palice.

merchants and traders of Contos were invited to armit their numbers and partake in their success. is practically unlimited, but the interior quality Taiwan, 20th July, Pan Lido, gun-lusoar said-I am stationed at resort to und trade at Hongkong. where they They will also be sostained by ourroutly as compared with Japan camphor, preveals any

dalay, Moulmein, and Rangoon. 6 shoes long with building charred tiratairs began to glow sad Maogregor Barracks. I saw deceased picking on were promised full protection, and that their ro estimating the real amount of disability which great demand for it in Hongkong, the only

earry it to Memein, the true entrance of the trace Ramos and spreke to fly op. naual sugirs caravan route for Yunaan and Szachnen. This trade was xuramoned, however, and soon extinguished cotton varu, I saw accused seize bim by the ligion and enstores should be respected. This "Bo Not Afraid's" opprobrium involves, and also market at prosent for Fermena namphor.-In THE ITENTSIN TRADERS.

route will tan the gold, silver, and opppet miss, these lingering muhers. The hotel with fittings, threat and push him. Deceased fell backwards Health Bill shows no respect for bat total indil casouraged by the conviction that these an 1885 a foreign firm here made an attempt to

through the district in which easi, mise, and tonny

etc., was covered by insurance to the extent of hitting his head against the stoas of the side ferouse to Okizaso Gustoms,

kindly worda are not deserved by them.

ravive the trade; contracts were entered into, et The mail of the 15th Jnly from London just valuable drew at grown, and establish creation ahanael. The lasť witness same up caught hold Part 0 clones 79 aasta that money expended Some of those by whom the must objectionable a price that in view of the then siste of the received. has brought dismal accounts of the with the great baying and selling markets of Specha en. abeat $19,000 (chiefs in the Genern and Fara of the Rocused and gave him in charge. The by the Board shall be deemed to be money paid portions of this Bill have beau effect sally op Hongkong markat promised to show a haud house markets for Tientsin produce, such as Thore is also weather and most valuable advantage Officer. Mrs. Haefker had a play for 83.000 decessed did not strike Lecusad.

For the use and at the requirement of the person posed are wets who have very little fixed pro some preft, In May, 1888, however, a prolata straw braid, camels' and sheep's wool, hides, borse in Britain's new Bacuse potions, viz., the exist. She had, intended to re-insan for a leger sum, snoo of a no, stevig, industrious, and coram but having neglected to do so is a heary loser by Angur MoCorlin, P.S. 30, suid-Shortly after on whom the order or active was made." Why party in Hongkong.

tion was ispod by his Excellency Liu Ming-hair, bristles, So

peuple of mixed Chinoua and Barmere rena Those noon on the Istinata report was made by a Chinese should it be deemed to be anything but what it The landlords, both great and small, have op-obusa, the governor of the island, announcing Moob of the stock in London of strawbraid, people are very enterprising, and under conditions of

Tho débris solved from the fire was sold at constable, in consequsace of which I woul out. I is?

posed the Bill, because they saw that ita pro- that the Gorarament monopoly in camphor. an excessively large one, has become nomer-safety, and roseonable Chatione regulations, a vers went to the Praya and found deceased lying on As if this was not enough, clause 50 ays visions were calcalated to dissatisfy a very large which was abolished in 1863, had been revived in chantable. Damp bundles of braid have been large made between China and Indo-Barmah would public auction on the 27th ult, and realised the

Bard of $230.: his back in the side carnzel with a pool of blood that the provisions of the Crown Remedies section of our population, who, of late years, order to defray the expenses consequent on the packed with saud, the use of sulphur for bleaching buickly grow up in their charge.

In the first placa our contemporaries say that by round his head. He was insensible. The no- Ordinance 1875 shell apply to the recovery of have shown a strong desire to possess pro attempts made to subdus and civilise the al- tends to rot the material, in some cases the dyes. ouseit was in the custody of a Bikh sonstable. I all such expenses, and the certificato required party; and as we have long learned better origins-The camphor already produced and used zre pernicious and in others destructive.ite geographical position on the frontier of agnt deceased to the Civil Hospital, and he died by that Uzdinance shall be signed by the than to appose that the injury of ons class stored in the interior, awaiting & favorable So that there will be on many shipments, from China England is in antara), direct, and easy

The sting of the mosquita (anys the Chinese about 7 p.m. on the same day.

secretary,"

must be for the benefit of another, it was opportunity for sanding it down to the port for Shanghai especially-as all the cargo rejected sezamenication with the righest provinces of the Law Atsolid-I era a coolie Bring in Wan- This short Ordicanes of 1875 was passed sole not far to seek the truth that we are all shipment was acised by the Chinese authorities here and a market there-a total loss. What grast ampirs of China, Younan and Szechnen. Times) in not quite such as barmless irritant as okai. I knew deceased. 11s was my nephew. 11s way to ford facilities for the recovery by the very much concerned together in this water, notwithstanding its being covered by a transit with the bad condition of mack of the stock, the We do not say that the cocupation of Barmel is generally supposed. At least a Tientsin we a coolie. I last saw him alise on the morning of Colonial Treasurer of Crown rent a simple cer- That if the Chinese in this colony are prosperous, pass, and sloes the date of the iso of the pro-growing frauds of the Chinese in giving short may zat be an execflent thing for Bughind hear of serious inflammation sometimes rankt- the Ist inst. I identify the body as that of my tiffeste of the auront das by the Treasurer fordignore prosper with them; that in material clamation net a single tab of camphor has found measure, irregular makes, interior straw, bad It is true the position of England at Hhamsing and at the present moment there is one case nephew. I do not know how he came by his death being taken as proof positive of the debt, as well as in higher matters we are members its way to the port.

dyes mirtare of inferior bundles with the better places it in direct communication with Yun in the Viceroy's hospital of abscoss in the face I do not know the socssed I bave never seen thus dispensing with all farther evidezos ons of another.

Consal Farron-attributes the falling off of luds, the Tientsin trade is is a bad way, and an, hat that communication is far from be from this canes; and another case of a European him before to my knowledge.

The attempt to

"Be Not Afraid "ers at my desiderating the campher trade to the bad quality of the For as all shipraente from Chins are now-and justly ing Ray, and it appears to us that our contem gentleman being confined to bed from a specios Tais concluded the evidence.

this form of proceeding for the recovery of the multiplication of the Chinese. Will this not mosa produce compared to Japan cemphor, and regarded with distraat by the home dealers, poraries deceive themselves somewhat. The of blood poisoning by mosquito. It is presumed the savertinus made again and again in Council should we do without them here f. Hongkong? has found at Hongkong—while be declares the will ovu to an end- money spent By the Board entirely contradicts ho for his advantage as well se mine? What to the bad market the article in fererer years it seems likely the business, once promising, only part of Tannan practically, asoogdible by that the inquisitive little posts thrust their noses way of Bhamo in that part of the prevines celled into matters which contain virus of some kind by forent members of the Government as to They constitute our lifeblood; and are the basin possible apply practically unlimited.

The bide business, which ought to be good, By too, of which the capital is Tall-fo. Now which they carry without intending it to the the mildness of the measure,

...an which all our calonlations of successes in the Comel Glics on the other hand, is of opinion seeing that leather is soaros, always in demand, from Bbamo te Tall-fa is a land journey of from skin of their next vistim.

On the proposition of Mr. TRUEUR, so scaded A. GOURDIN, Messrs Greena Von Bose wera unanimously re-elected on the board of directors.

Mr. Moss proposed that Mauers. T. Arnold and II. U. Jeffrirs be elected as auditors for the current your

sarried without dissent.

INQUEST ON THE BODY.

from injuries received.

The following gentlemen served on the jury Mary, F. Hahn, A. J. B. Soaras, and J. Grossmand.

The following evidence was taken- Arthur Scanlan said---I am sargoon of the Modioni Staff. The body was admitted to the Mortuary of the 5th Sept. It is that of a Chinese masla adult of about forty years of age. There was a contased wound un the skull. I hold a post mortem examina tion on the body sud found a fracturo on the skall extending almost from ear to ear and slots of blood between the skull and the membranos

and between the membranes sad the brain.

The accused declined; to miske any statement. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against the accused.

raio.

covered.

Hongkong, 2nd September, 1887.

sight of it.

PHOR TRADE.

TION FOR THE YUNNAN TRADE.

If our contem-

DESTRUCTION OF A YOKOHAMA HOTEL BY FIRE.

portions of the roof were constantly falling on

ceeding ene month, for infringement of the un-messure to the coolie slave dealers of Macuo in rate to the prodaour, and retailing of a fair pro-be unheard st Peking, either on avocat of the Biver is utterly useless, and amat bo motoved typamped Bach through double hose, and from

introdure into the Bill

14

A VICTIM TO MONOPOUT.

By ten

most rich, fairly popalons, and not sietly seentry left. About half past eleven, however, a fresh In a for years there will meet at Bhama alita of meatbreak occurred, and soon the front yorandah way that will extend to Ladin on one side, by crossing was in dames, while from various parts of the tho Bralinis patra, and on the other will connaet Man

the occurreb00-

t

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