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THE HRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

FOR 1887,

With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY. (TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL ISSUE), COMPLETE, WITH APPENDIX, PLANS, &o, &o., Royal 8vo., pp. 1.156......$5.00, SMALLEE EDITION, Byl, 8vo. pp. 776 $9.00.

We hear that St. George's Ball has been fired for the 6th Janney Lext

The Russian oraise: Nayeden ik was docked at Nagasaki on the 76 iast. for repairs.

The British gunboat Merlis left Shanghai on the 19th inst. for Tiostrin, where she will stay during the wixtor.

The 'Tientsin Shih-pas says:-Permission bas been granted to au cuela! personage to work the cast and iron mines in Sbans and Honan.

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IZLIKONE No. 12.

BIRTHE

At 51 Broadway, Shanghai, on toe 9th November, Mr. A. MELER, Of & BOT

At Shanghai, on the 14th November, the wife of WH. B. LOAM, of a daughter.

DEATH.

At Shanghai, va tan 10th November, 1887, Jaw BAIET, aged 52 years.

The Daily Press.

Hasanoma: NoVENDER 21ST, 1867.

THE himentable anster to the atomer Wah Yeung seenis la be due to scine extent to the fact of the vessel's having carried kerosine, although she bud none on board on bur last and fatal voyage, nor for several Toyages before. Pravional, however, she had repeatedly carried large quantities and

A Shanghai vernaonlar paper says that & has evamped the district of Wen-one Kwan-bein in Szoebusu, doing great damage life and property.

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tack had not been called as witness. He de clared his ioneeruce and concluded by giving an account of how he had been occupied during the past year.

Snually on

truly,

CORRESPONDENCE...

LONDON, 18th November,

growing In the Malay Amchipelago The latter Thors were leans of embroidered screens and At the final meeting of the Shanghai Jubileo

appears to be identical with the samples exhibit portières Celebration Committee held on the 11th lust.

THE PARIS MILITARY SCANDALS.

Monars. Stolterfohtand Hit.of Hongkong, "I- ed io bawahos cases as collected by the natives. Mr. Jamieson's account ward nonepted, and it

The Government has decided to prosecute

It is groomieli-gray when ornde, but after boil- libited an interesting case of silk handkerchiefs.. But the principal decorative feature of the was decided to divide the surplus, which is ex-

Mr. Caldwell intimated that he wished to ed-ing with dilate sold a few times, becomes early pacted to amount to about Tls 522, equally M. Wilor. The Minister of Justion has re- between the Shantung Band Heapital for Chisigned, and the Profect of Polios has heen dress the court in reply, and His Worship there. white. No experiments wore gaderteken with Court was a very large piece of embroidery of

fora rumanded the oss till today at 2.50 p.m. the actual exhibit, the sample being too small most exquisite treatment placed at the north su ass, the French Bieters Chinese Hospital, St. dirmissed.

hat previous experience of the writer and of the Court. It is a magnificant embroiderat Take a Hcapital for Chinese, and the Margaret

others show that the fat is a glycorice of a high scroll, presented by the Chiene merchants of Williamson Hospital, these four institutions

solidifying point (85 dog. to 30 dag. Fab) Dongkong to His Royal Highness the Princo of violding hard and white fatty acids, and a good Wales, President of the Colonial and Indian having already ronivad Tis. 50 enah from the general feeling of the Committee that the on-

[ Wait not beldoncselves responsible for the opinion soap. In a dearth of palm oil, or even as a white Exhibition, in testimony of their loyalty and np.

substitute, sagetable tallow should have a readypreciation of British rola io Hongkong. surplus. The Daily Nes adds:-It was the

expremed by our Correspondents.j

Its merits quite constitated its claim to be ditions on which it was proposed at their former

sala. The supply is said to be all-sncing, but Play was reamed ou Saturday the "Over-

THE "WAH YEUNG" DISASTER. the nativas are too lazy to collect and teant the considered one of the most important picces of art Mr. W. 8. Caine, M. P., who is making a trip mesting to hand the surplus to the Intended

work in last your's Exhibition, and it was a nute or berriak: THE "DAILY PRES."

Regret may be here missed that the Hong-model of beautiful, thoaghlfsh and patient work, a to justify their fans disposing of the money. Yekchame by the P. and steamer Thibit

partnership, however, did ant last long. Maitland TO THE EDITOR OF

Six-Will you allow me through Wo (Chinare Tim hear that be plague of

tallo. Considerable hopes had been entertain. ed in reforming the low state luto which the art of ne that the N. G. I steamer Bura, from Ganos,tailty has been large, but no traatworthy esti, and Pedler getting out Ihw. for 19. If it convey our mest sincere thanks to Captain Braceod that this moule prove an opportunity of nu embroidery has fallen in England in this centery. The Agents Messrs. Carlota & Co.) informera at Port Arthur is abating. The mor- bong sanght very low down by a substitute for luns on behalf of arself and my fourkoag Court did not exhibit either Chinese war or deserving the olosa attention of all ladies interest I must not nil the mention of a vallactic of o., left Singapore on Friday night for this portmate of the number of donths can be pricuradt. had not been for Lloyd the Clab fotal would fand the oflcers of the sterner Parig for thegotiating a commerciel qmuutity of this beautifal The Mercury learns from Tiantain that the The epidemio no doubt was caused by the Und-here ham very small. He hitting throughout great kimbs and attention rendered to na par material, the annual prodretici of wich is valued kan staffe lent by Lady Bowen, the wife of ccasion of the burning of the £600,000. Hardly & handred weight fade its Sir George W. Bowan, the present Governor of The Mercury learns from of the 8th 9th in news of the water used by the labourers. The was brilliant, though he had several very narrow Wah Yeung: I would also take this opportunity way to England now: perhaps bomass, in the gol Hongkong. I offered to just that is the

troops, who have better supplies, suffered but tant; there was also a slight frost during the 1. Cu the other hand we learn to-day (the escapes. Jones, who appeared for the Best time of ashawlodging the efforts to save the lives of den days of sparmasti, Pala was coldly tonsiven. tios of them if Lady Bowen would furnish me same night.

12th (pat.) that though cholers bns abated in Port this reason, promises well. His 19 wero most the passengers made by the Pasig, the Power, Its highly orystalline straatarsand intense hard. with it, but as I have heard nothing from the flood Axtlar it has been suoceerted but by an epidemie useful. E. O. Smith arried his but for 11. and Mosers. Tok Kous steam lannob Kum Wah, nes (130g. Fahr. m. p.) present some obstacles, gentleman who praised to communicate with equally deadly, and that typhoid fever is now in Graham howlod exccessfully, for the Ranquet also the offers of asistange made by the Chinese, but of a noble kind, and doubles surmontable her, I sesame that it was not thenght necessary. soldiers to those who were rasored.Yours Spermacol appears to have had its day every The onllection consisted of old silks, both posion and already has had many victims Court getting & wickets for $2 rate.

year now witnesses an increasing sarcity, and pattern-woven and embroidered. One of the We have endeavonrad to obtain some trustworthy

J. WITT

elevation of price (now 2s. per lb). An effelent prinsipal merits of these silko we the absenen. estimate of the recent mortality at Port Arthur,

Hongkong, 19th Novembar, 1887.

sabatitnto would be highly welcome. The Chief artifcial dyes, and the conspioenas guccess of but cannot get any. The reports wo roonire

news formerly neat ail sheir supply themselves the employment of indign for the blues as well are too vague. Some say 1,000 mess died, others

A BRITISH DOLLAR.

for "labahocks" do; but as many taus of choupan sellent eslours in red and groen. say 2,000, and acme say more.

Thia callection possessed, bigh interest for all arist paraffia candles are Imported for the samo TO THE EDITOR.OF THE "DAILY PRESS" SIR,Your correspondent "It masi payurpose, it may be supposed that a corresponding those who delight in the peculiar forms of Chinos decoration. In coltar treatment inay Dining Industries.This Colony possesses of the fabrics ware good models for any soboni dollar. It does not follow that because Japan misses the point of the controversy about too amount of Chang-gola is to be bad.

My acknowledgments uradne to H. E. Wode- fine-grained grauite of various colours. Ono and France think it pays them to coin dolars no mines; but it exhibited cubes of coarse and or style. for the Far East that therefore it would pay block of stone was very cleverly and cariously house, Esq., 1.G., Special Commissioner for England; on the contrary, we know that Japan and Franes are both making a loss on the carved by members of the Stonemasons Guild of Hongkong and to the Assistant Commissioner. at first sight of small importance, bet its use and attention during unmorons visits of inspration is political rather than firandin?.

Something, however, ought to be done. What value were understood on tarving to the exhibits which 1 found it necessary to make to this

I formally applied to those gomileron for is to be thought ofa Government which restricts of the Hongkong and Macao Glass-Manafectar-Court.

SagarThe sagarsoxhibited from Hongkong, collection of Iarre, moths, and con freca Chine the issue of the congealent dollar notes and ing Co., Limited. allows its supply of subsidiary coinage to run shor reducing bao celony to the 280 of broken alike those from our other Colosion, were 7: for the Royal Jubilee Exhibition at Manchester, silver. I say let us barn a sufleiont issue of Aned angars that in they were made from it where each a collection will meet with perban deller notes and let praczations bo takan against parted sugars which had baca redissolved, nat more appreciation than in London, Manchester the supply of small change becoming exhausted directly from the cane juice. They comprised being in the contre of the distriats where both Also, why should a half dollar not be straks all the gnotities sly turned out by refiners, reek and an eil fabties and threads are Such a coin world, I believe, prove a long from sugar candy to low pieces. They were very qufactured. scuros of proft to the Government, and it would creditable to the China Sugar Rating Co., of certainly be a great convenionos to the public though they did not come up to the best zoakes! 1 am, Sir, yours, eto,

CHOP DOLLAR. Hongkong, 19th November, 1887.

The Daily News is informed that the ander writers have agreed to treat the cargo of the Ulysses, ricaded on Jubal island in the Red See, as a total log.

The Racquet Court's second vanture amount ed to only 60 runs, Matthew being the only balman to got into double figures (12). The two Smiths bowled throughout for the Club The Shin-pao Peking aarrespondent says that E. O. never bowled better; a good length ball Tis. 10,000,000 will be necessary for repairing and a little faster than usual. Nobody socmed the breach of the Yellow River, in Hocan, the Board of Earente bas decided to stop the pay to be able to play him. He bowled Coron with mant of all the Provincial Offeisla salários for clinker, and on another occasion be succeeded The British gunboat Swift returned to Shangane yuar, commencing from the coming Chinese in knocking a bail 30 yards from the wicket. He hai ca the 14th inst.. having lett the Audacious, New Year, and all the large nativa banks through-in oredited with 7 wickets at a ocst of 30 ralis.

out the Empire will be required to contributes With runs to wiz Travers gext in the two Alacrity, Wanderer, and Primaugust at Rocky Tis. 3,000 esch The Peking offoials will be Smiths who settled them off without the loss of coinage, and that their reason for maintaining it! Hongkong. A hottle of Hongkong and seemed. I. Fishbourne, Eeg.. LL.B., M.A., for mach Point between Nanking and Walu.

deprived of half of their monthly income, and

The Chinesa Times sure that the new Chinese mon-of-ser-ar cervetta and one torpado boat have received orders to winter in Amoy, and will be at Taku in April next.

The Shin-pao says that a cousin of the great their Spring and Autumn rice allowance wills wicket, thus the Clab won by 10 wickets. In The above proposale order to fill up the afternoon play was continued. robber chief Hwang Kip-man, who gave trouble bu stepped for one year. three or four years ago, Las recommenced a brig-will soon be submitted to the Tbrons for ap. E. 0. Smith and Feller dit the fan's share proval The Shen-pro also states that a high and career amongst the bills near Wênehow.

ofldial who was formerly member of the Grand It is petified in Saturday's Gazette that John Council and is of the highest consequence in Pa. Mitford Atkinson, Esq. M.B., Superintendent king has bau dospatched to the Yellow River of the Government Civil Hospital, serived in the He is to travel night and day. colony on th· 17th inst. and assumed the duties of his offlor.

The Agent informs La that the Pacific Mail S. B. Co. steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, with mails, &o, from San Francisco, has arrived at Yokohama, and left that port for Hongkong yesterday.

It is reported from Peking that Korea has agrund that if she sends Muters to Foreign Courts, they shall in every case bo presented by the Chinese Minister to the Courts to which they are scaredited.

The Hu-p says that one of the Chiness gunboats in Korea has been detested in the act of smuggling 200 satties of red ginseng, and expresses its concern at this repeated disgrace to the Chinese fing.

The Daily News anys that the Kwangchi, the new C.M.SN Cofs teamer, had her engines tried on the 14th inst. They were found to work THEY Suoothly. The Ewangchi was to leave Shenghai on the 19th just. for Chefoo.

with 37 and 21 respectively. Maitland was the "ant oat" for 12. The Racquet Owart fielding was decidedly lace. Pedler's tip sud run game

acemed to demoralize them.

The following is the full scoro --

THE RACQUET COUTET. POST INTIMO,

It must be noted that the Rasqust Court Says the Nagasaki ExpresMe. Oliver Smith, the well-known Inland Sea Pilet, who played three men shorten the frst day and two had been suffering from the offents of a varr on the second. Welsheuse narer turned up at severe old for some three months, and latterly. from an attack of dysentery, died at his resi dener, at Koto, on the lat inst. Deceased, who was a native of Norway, arrived in China from San Fraucisco in 1861, in the American steaner. D. Grahu, b B. O. Smith Liny. b. O, Smith Columbia, and in the following year he came to C. E. Kimbotham, & Emith 25 b. v. Smith

TE J. D. Sanders, o T, Lamar, Japan in the Amories a schooner Ida, Capt. J. U... Smith, whose surname he adopted. In 1864 he J. Clinson, & R. O. Beilh commoned piloting in Nagasaki, and in 1868 hen, Smith, E.0.21 3.2.0.Brit

P.Sawy, absent.... took to pilating in the Inland Ses, in which ce

We Train, b equation he took great interont and paraced it with considerablo saccess up to the time of his death. Up to 1872 he was a resident of Nagasaki, when, in the interest of his business, he removed to Kabe. Defortunately, deceased leaves a young widow and a family of three children to mourn his lons, with whom we sincerely syn pathise in their sad and sudden here.vement."

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BOWLING ANALYSIS. First Innings.

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The new D.D R. steamer Frigġa, which ar- rired hors on the 19th instant, is a flusly bait. 6. Smith.. 99 eteel rosnet construited by the Flesberg Schi.. S. Smith... The Extremo Oriente of Saturday says that swerft for the German Sleanship Company of Maitland....... the steamboat Fatahan had a narrow escape from Hamburg, as an addition to the flost plying E. 0. Smalta... 53 iro on Friday week. It appears that a bale of between Hamburg and Chine and Japan. She T. S. Smith... cotton was found to be on fire on her trip to is 30 feet in longth, 36 in beam, and the Canton, but fortunately the fire was put out,be.depth of the bold is 21ft Her gross tonnage

1,989 and registered tonnage 1,400. She is 0. P. Pedior, t, bw, Unha 1 fors it had spread any further.

itted with triple expansion sugizes of 1,280 in- Ad Soar, Graha Saulers

K. B. Thervers, la Dogon. dicated hores power. She has accommodation E. Meilind, cek, Gak for twenty first-class passengers and in Efted with A. A. Ward, wet, Grahon,

SA... every latest improvement. There is a fine airy 7.8 Sedly ran out saloon, and the sleeping cabins are comfortable sad roomy, the whole being upholstered in darkraith, 32, pot out we presume, emitted from the return altogether.red velvet. The lavatories and usual offices are

According to the returns of the Registrar General thers were 107 deaths in the cal y dar ing the weak ending the 12th instant, of which 3 were Europeans. The four deatha maased by accidents ca the 9th inst are, by some overnight

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it is generally believed that the vessel was infira was sounded at a little before midnight on the eats ara made for both a hat and cell water C. T, Leramer, b Graham 2 Saunders

also convenient, while in the bathrooms arrange sapply. Altogether from her appearanos tha Frigga should be able to hold her own with her numerous compatitura for cargo and passenger traffic to the Far East.

ROWLING, ANALYSIS.

First Leninge...

THE PRAYA IONESHORE RECLA- MATION SCHEME. The following letter from the Government on "the above subject has been handed to us for

publication:-

of this country

FOOCHOW

the

rumours se to the abandonment of the scherze ace incorrect. We can state from experieave that the miniature Refinery is well worth a visit, and the Manager appeace pleased to show for- eigners over the place. We tear that asagar boiler is to be engaged in England, and it is hoped that the Refinery will be rasdy for work by Chinese New Year. We wish all success to the enterprise.

Timber No. The Timber Exibits of this

Some very serious trouble we boar has taken Court, sent by Mr. C. Ford, Superintendent of the Public Gardens, were arranged in fiva tiars, place with the launch owed by Messen. Kaw and set up in a case or frame against the wall. Hong Take & Co. running between the settle They were eighty-six in number, the dimensions maut sad the village callel Tokteck. The trouble, bing about 10 inches ia length, by a third part we learn, was an account of a wharf which the segment of trees, varging from 8 to 10 inches atore ramed Hem has led from the owner tha village. The villagers how not only beaten the diameter. It is therefore aasa mod that the trees lease being confirmed by all the gentry of the of the colony are all wall.

Judging from the appearance of the specimens, crew aariously bat detained the launch 100, Artocarpus, Savocephalus Spondias, and Vitex of course in hape of making a squeeze from the We hear the cast is iu the hands of COLONIAL SECRETARY'E OFFICE, are probably the best in quality, sad suitable for owner.

Hongkong, 18th November, 1887. fursiturs; some others might be employed for the British Consul

We are informed on good authority that the promoters of the Foooher Sagar Refinery in- Sir,-Adverting to your letter of the 6th alt. general purposes, wail a few would be of little on the subjent of the proposed Praya raclazza- value. tion, Jam directed by the Cavornor to request

The timbor exhibits, having rogaid to the tend to persevere in their enterprise The me

little building, ovnstractel to hold it you to nonray to the Marine Loowners His growth of trees in the solong, were appropriate, chinery is now being put together in the nost Ervallenvy's regrets at his inability to meet the and suited to the purpose: but there is u eri Balls. Kons. Majdons. Wiosks. Wiles whole of their views ated wishes, as expressed danes of thero being a good supply or era suf.rivar bank above the hundred steps, and the so- in the revolutions which you forwarded. fofeucy for local wants, oon ngontly there can tivity which prevails there shows that the

The Governar would, however, be prepared to be one to apare for export. Hongkong in clear. y dependent for most of the woods in se mako concnsions on the following points

Puolation 2-His Excellency will adopt your there upon foreign supplies.

SilThere was mnoh if servicicultural in- suggestion, and allow the contractors' first calls for payment on acout of work exsented to be terant in this court, although soooons were not THE HONGAONG CRICKET OLUB. Free INKEJ.

met from the preliminary deposit fund, until showa.

The exhibits, however, may be said to illus. db F. J. Conthe latter is exhausted, on the understanding in

respect of subsequent payments that suy Lat. trate the wealth of China in silk rather than of owner failing to meet the calls of the Govarn the small colony of Hongkong, whore silk gal

A dasturly outrage of a mest extraordinary 12

mant for the balance of the moneys due by himtare, is hardly practised, although mach of ball forfelt his rights to the reclamation. China's silk is shipped from there. The ox nature was perpetrated K Liang, or the Resolution 3.-The Governor onsate to the bitta thus reprssout the merchandise in silk and agat of the 10th inst. Shortly after the India, who are Hving thura, had retired for the night, By the proposed now Prays roadway being reduced to a not their production, nevertheless it would be a width of 65 foot.

serious mission if a description of them were an explosion daourred in the varandah.

alarm thus given, the ladies and the servants were Resolation 4.In consideration of the fact not given.

First, as to entomology. There was a very fair awakened, and on going vet into the vomadah that the lots will be artificially reclaimed from

much they discovered that there had beon an explo the son at great cost, His Excellency is disposed and interesting collection. altamarh

sion of gunpowder, plaand axainst the shut- to ruler the rules which would appy to lots damaged in transit, of wild silk-pre-ficing mothy, situated on dry lands, and will therefore consent mongst which I noticed the Atlas math (ter of due of the room, while lying on the foor to back-yards somewhat-loss than 15 fost in lacus atles) and the Eria moth (lane ricin of the verandah, a little way off. was a large Balla. Roz, Mridge, Wiskets. Wides.width. In this connexion the following seal is both a well-known in Tudin, also the Chinesis bag containing some anty pounds, of cour

preserited and I am to add that no proposition: Tussar moth (Autheran peray, and a few other powder. No damage was done, berend a sight to still further reduce the willibs of back-yards species probably not yet used. These termed charris of the senetians against whisk the only a small part of a large collection of Obi powder had been exploded. These are the bare will be entertained- Houses of a depth of 50 t. cy loss to have 10 ft. yds. Bese Lepidoptara, but suggested strongly the Las far as woon yet bars, but we may Ten- desirability of a careful systematic collection of tion that a remour is current in the settlement thst the affair was plannet and carried out all the silk-produsers of Chius ----stronly urge-a-twn-fold- iluction first, from the city, and it behores the high Authori spacirains of lastar methad son of Hotties thura tosift them ttar to its vorr foundation. mori from all on every sukworm rearing aire For ach a dastardly outrage a two naprotest. Resolution &Without at all assenting to the for the purpose of scientific comparison with those ed indiss, evory one connected with the plotting principle that Marine Lot-owners have an a of France Italy and other countries; and to help and the carrying out thereof sould be brought priori right to the foreshore in front of their lots, research with the view of improving the qualities to justice and severely punished-Echo: such as would make it obrionsly fair that each of silk by brooding and crossing; second, s should contribute to whole raclemstion only thorough search for the wild silk-producera.and that part of the cost which had been incurred in their cocoons, at present so little known, except respect of the portion allotted to him, the Govoruer the Chinese Tusser silkworm foned in the North

The former director of the C. M. 8. N. Co, is nevertheless disposed to think that there are of China in abundance feeding on the ons. It considerations partly in omnection with the cost was the cocoons of this spades, whlob. owing to Mr. Tong King-ing, was lately offered an ap The chief angiurer's boy of the Wah Yeung, tion; so that, though the action of true Russians

to be incurred which appear to point to the justice the greater quickness of the Chinese than the pointment from the Governor of Formos, as package of only ordinarits inable) who was supposed to be one of those lost, was with true foreign goads may perhaps be viewed material and that agendis as the fire reached picked up several miles up the river from the Chinese subjects with Chinese produs are im leniently, it becomes a serious matter when

Li Yung Kem was charged with manslaughter of fower payment per area in some cases than in people of India, were collected and gaat over director of mines in that island. The appoint others, and for that reason is willing to assent to to Europe to apply the demand for Indian meat, though fattoring, was not accepted, or The newly appointed the wood work, saturated na it is supposed case of the disaster, and has returned to Heng-

The Acting Attorney-General (Mr. B. J. the proposal contained in this Easolation; and Taseer af and subsequently to the Paris arcoat of in-health.

Chinn has sustained director of the China Marchants' Co. Las also obanga. Apart from this

f the lot-owsers are willing to defray the oost, Exhibition of 1878. to have been by kerosine, the entire boldog. He had a life lucy and bold on for a properly brought under the exemption; and the

number of hours before he was rasened in Book time has arrived for

Mie produce T 00 a year aptecs from the taxes, instructed by Mr. Holmes, defended.

The Acting Attorney-General, addressing his the sea-bed to be prepared. In conclusion, I am the present time, and throughout the antesishing ngement of the busness of the company, of Same and smoke mean by the mate and with him for a long time but are least in the northern and eastern road trade; and it Lordship, said this charge was brought agair at to state that it will not be possible to acquiesce increase in the utilisation and consumption of whioli was likewise thankfully declined. It is

and let go his hold. It is believed that alto-is now proposed to establish office at Sai-lai and which the captain ascribes to an explosion.gether 125 persons have reached Canton One

equal terms as to thegies ontirale to the Kuiping Colliery util be How the Ere oniginated wast

bringa it clear of all debt and makes it a paying - 16 of the compradors's men has been marth, and he Turfan, so as to tax the trade of the western and the prisoner, the master of the Kum Was stein in the demands cantained in the rest of the Tassur silk, but India has at last awakened, and stated that Mr. Tong intends to mine his ener

and ospaired a sampan thus causing the death of the division of the lands and to the shape of the supply effort.

Araeling factory has han established at coscera. main a mystery. Captain Werr is of opinion reports ibe zumber of passengers on board as 524 southern roads, too, the hand oflice being at lah ia consequence of his having ran down solutions, and that the guestions relating to the two countries ars

a little girl. The evidence he had on the depoi-terminus at West Polat, raised by your Euro-

A retensrian recently passed away and sineps that it was the work of incendieries. This The Japan Garetle Boys:-We learn that the

one was very scanty, and from information be pean correspondents is the enelasures which you Chefco by Herr Otto Ans, and pornyi silt of

with bis forefathers in this place being, accord The following subscriptions to the fund for had received that morning he thonght it would forward, my, with more advantage, be consider-very good quality is reeled there.

ed after the completion of the detailed surveys, Too much emphasis cannot be given to mying to native, calculation, one hundred sad one is not impossible. It may have bees that a. Nipper Taxen Kaiska's steamer Wakanoura-

mara will leave here for Honelalu on the 20th the relief of the sufferers by the Yellow Biver's be very difficult for him to prove personal me when it will be possible to determins the post-suggestion for exhaustive collections persistently years, but wally sructis 100 years old. The de gang of thinver had concerted a plan to fire instant with 1,48) Japanese emigrants. The inondatiou have been received in Bhangbai–

ligence on the part of defendant, which was.

osased is said to have been vigorous and fond of the ship, boping in the confusion to be able emigrants, we believe, will be all expert agricul-

necessary to sconce a conviction Compensation tion of the sex wall with greater accuracy. But, sustained from time to time of wid silks, as tarists, and we understand that their engage- to plouder the passengers' luggage. If this ments will be the same as those of the emigrants

had been offered by the defendant to the father whatever may be the position of the proposed although the coons of some species may not be jakos to last year, but this year ago erema to of the girl, and he believed accepted: Under the new soa-wall, I am to mention that the outer reelable, all can be sarded and span, and there is have withered his reason, and decay seized his was so, the conspirators could not have who left here early in 1836 in the P. M. Co.'s

circumstances he did not intend to offer any ion of the cross-streets must be on the same not only a goot European marke! for them, but tuly itil at Inst he was gathered a ripe skast

ontra line as the present erosa-streota, of which a rady and eager demand.

into the garner.-Courier Correspondant. evidence and would enter a rolle prosegui. counted on the fire spreading with such steamer City of Tekio, and whose term of ear Fico is nearly expired. We believe also that the

We are ghul to say the gunboat Wolf, of the Imperial German Nary, will arrive in a low These machines were guile simple. Thore days, and will romain as guard ship during the a realing table at which sat a figuro of a winter. It is anid a British ganboat will also Chinese reeler, and upon which was tired an imitation of the basin in which the cocoons to become, but we have no positive information.

We leam-to-day that though cholers has ebated in Porf Artbur it has been succeeded by Behind the figure was a reel, which, in one of an epidemic equaily deadly, and that typhoid tho models was made to revolve by clockwork, and in another and to be turned by hand, and whkoh

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SUPREME COURT.

The Shanghai Mercury, says: An alarm of parts enturated with the Teakage from the 12th instead roused ect the firean again o action The French Brigade, the Mih-ho-long tine. As Captain Wrri says, the whole and No. & Engine were on the way out in a short the deck could not have been joked, but the time, for the fire was located in an alleyway be,

tween Lloyd Rhad and Defonos Crook, Shanghai. The Daily News translates the following from rakam 105 fire seems to have broken put in the after Some seven ez sight Chicuss konsos were com- native paper The Kashgarian authorities... moved to Saundors......

Darby bold, where the kerosine had been carried, pletely destroyed. The fire was got under con- ask that the Bussian Minister may

sgree to a tariff ander the treaty of 1889, which and where the leakage would principally have trel some time after one o'clock.

d that Russian subjects trading in Graham provided taken place. The description given by Mr." We are glad to know (says the 1. C. Daily Kashgaria and Sungaris might be temporarily E. J. Caron... ZINDEL, the mate, of the outbreak nonfrma News) that the representations of our corresponere led to Buty ratil trade should have Saunders the suspicion that the Suken wire fiddent who wrote to us from Taku, drawing atten hecame flourishing when a tariff would be drawn Sa

cim to the neglected condition of the British up, abrogating that temporary provision. The kerosine. When Mr. Ziadal went down to cometary there, have resulted in the Merlin's value of Russian imports into and exports from tho 'twaan Jeek to inquire i to the report that being instructed to soad a boat ashore there ou the Kashgar intendo o raskas Tla there was fire on board he fist saw a little her way to Tientsin and put the cemetery in 1,200,000 a year and those of the Aken inte- order, a suficient sum of money having been any T. 200,000, exclusive of what enters smoke and then suddenly a large volume of granted for the purpose. All British residents China by way of Ili and Tarbagatai. Moreover, flame and dense salcke burst through the in China, and many friends in England of the Russian traders both sell their exemption papers batch. This is consistent with the idea that cunts of the cemetery, will beartily thank to catives and take Chinese Andijans and

Admiral Hamilton for this thoughtful act.

Kazaka (Kirghis) under their caravan proteo- the little Broke firat seon *rose from

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19th November.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS... BIORE THE HON, J. RUSSELL, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE.

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTEK.

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tort into flames at obce, canxing the roinne Ranch. Is reports that the compradora was question, tho Customs at Hemi and Kucheng now/Ackrug) prosecuted, and Mr. J. J. Frenois. rcelloney will cause a detailed survey of her sedendenos, mufortunately for India, up to asked Mr. Tong King-sing to segist him in this

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rapidity as it did, and they have themselves Wakanoura marts will visit most of the ports of in all probability fallen vichwa to their own Japan, picking up the emigrants as she gree fearful deed. The bypothesis of inces-along.

disríam resta only on suspicion, however, be. Bilvo's Surprises gave their last performance ing quite unsupported by anything in thest the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening. Several new songs and sketches were introduced, Dature of direct evidence.

the whole performance being passived in the Standing out in reljef against the back- most enthusiastic manner. My Glover was us ground of calamity appears the manly con- saccessful in his new songs as in anything he has Anne formerly, while his famous Panel Photo- duct of the oaptain and his officers, who gragha" excited the greatest samement. Signor sequitted themselves as captain and officers Silvo reposted his lover feats, including his are expected to do on Buch ocassions-performance on the slack wire and a most uccessful entertainment ortoluded with the though it must be said with sorrow the ex-mirth-prosaking farce Patti's Debut." The pectations have not always on such critical Company left hera yesterday for Macne, where

casions been realised. Their efforts to they open for a short season sate'as many lives as possible were not un- successful; and it is largely due to then that the number of persons who escaped, "small

The anunal carbine instruction and praatios uf the Hongkong Volunteers was cominōnsed an Saturday afternoon at the Korloom, Eifle Rangs by a defachment consisting of Sergent Mac- Bresnand twelva gunners, under charge of Lisat.

Koshigar

Masses. Reid, Evans & Vogu Mesora. Tarabull, Howis & Co. Marees. Ibert & Ca...

Cazzino & Co. 3+*+ ** ** **** 24 #

David Basunen, Bona & Co.. Meera E. D. Spoon & Co...

J. M. Ringer, Esquiver

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H. H. Joseph, faq Mosara. Melcher & Co...... Mesar. R. Telge & Co. Mesra. Bohelihase & Co. Mosers, Fraser & Co. Monsen. Justus Lembke & Co.

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A. Boss, Palisse & Co.

Messrs Jairazbhor Feschboy & Co. Keware Abrahimbhoy Patnay & Co... Momsen. Tata & Co.

Monca. A. Librahim & Cogan

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an it is in proportion to the total, we only The millary man target at 200, 400, LATEST TELEGRAMS. not still smaller. Looking over the whole and 500 yards was used, and as none of those pre- history of the calamity we fail to find een bad fired at this target baforo, ocupled with Roy particular in which blame can be the fast of ita bing the first practice after a very long intervai, the remalt attained was fairly good.

attributed to individuals. The occurrence is wonfidently anticipated that a revival of in- is not, however, without its suggestive terest in shooting would do much toward re- lesson. I accepting kerosine as carg..stablishing the corps, and recruiting its dimia-

ished ranks... the owner of the steamer was infringing no

[SPECIAL TO "DAILY FRESS."]

Amor, 19th November, 6.45 pm. DISASTROUS GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION AT AMOY

·GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

His Lordship said ho agreed with the Apting they will be only a continuation, and that the Attorney-General in thinking it would have been sea frontage between two crosstreet will in extremely difficult to prove the charge against avory case be equitably divided between let owners in partien to their present frontage. the defondant. To secure a conviction in a C346

I have our to be Bir of this description there must be absolute proof of personal negligence. He thought both parties had done wisely in coming to some agreement in the matter.

Defendant was spordingly discharged.

The amount of compensation paid by defan- dant to the father of the child was $75.

The Besions were adjourned till today at 10

am:

POLICE COURT.

19th November.

REFORE ME H., E. WODEHOUSE.

ARHAULE AND ROBKEEY..

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Your most obedient Servant,

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.

The Honourable G. P. Chator.

THE HONGKONG COURT AT THE COLONIAL AND INDIAN EXHIBITION.

DOWNING STREET.

The only illustrations of purely serisicultural werk consisted of working models of reeling wachines such as are used in Chins.

realed aro softened in water.

draw the fibres or bees from the cocoons, wind- ing them upon itself in skeins.

12th November.

forer is now in possession and already has hel many victims Impure water and hot weather may produce oholera, and at a lower temperature iphoid. The origin in both easer is the same. We have endeavoured to obtain some trustworthy estimate of the recent mortality at Port Arthur, hat cannot get any. The reports we receive are

A very complete series of silks in the early stages of manipulation waseontribute? by Meeses. Arsholt. Karborg & Co, Hongkong, Contou The following ticular despatch and its nusis and of London. They comprised specimens of tiu regue. Some say 1,000 men died, other asy gares, are publähed for general information in waste silk under the bead of "Purjaa sadamest 2,000, and same say mue. We therefore gen Baturday's Gazettá

interesting series of raw silke eich as the ralize, and say the mortality was large.

The asuni raco ball was given at the Tientsin European and other markets are supplied with. 30th September, 1887. The above examples with the reeling machina Cloth on the night of the 8th it. There was a Bir hare the honour to inform you that, models have all heen lent to the Royal Jubilee full attendance, and the ball and supper were ox- Loung Aysu and Li Asap were charged with during the contingence of the Indian and Celo. Exhibition at Manchester, of 1867, by Messrs.codingly well managed. The town and played. paulding and robbing Wong Anhsong.

Complainant state bat he was ou bis way rial Babibition, steps were taken to obtain re-Arnhold, Karberg & Co. bime on the evening of 1 Civil Hospital the was close to the Government Hospital Colonies. two defendants caine up to him. The rst de- These reports were prepared under theenperin feadaat, seized bin round the throat while the tendence of the society of arts, and they have now

The Hai-kuan Tastai Liu Ju-yi on the 8th

parts by competent experts upon the raw mare- The display of manufactured silks in the Court instant inspected the Anglo-Chinese College rials and ocelain other articles exhibited by the was of high interest, but the limited space at buildings Fa Won She is letter

my

disposal entirely prevents my doing them ustice. I can only barely munerate them.

In the selling bazar dress alike of various kinds

that His Excellency the Viceroy Li will at ve arly date visit the college builtinge also.. A vortion of the edifice will be roofed before the

other defendant took away his purse containing been publiabed by the Royal Comasoission in a of Chinese manufacture found seady purchasers winter stops working. The college NOW AVAI

five dollară,în money and two pawn tickets.

Police Sergeant. Duncan said that when the prisonere were brought to the station the first prisoner admitted the charge.

interesting valame, cf which I believe a copy has been supplied to you.

iron compartments in which to tow the however, have on, their side obtained oridance look this afternoon. Many persons were Jendant to baan opium broker, sometimes buying request that you will dispose of them in thein Irds, the application of ocfour to this silk assesories contracted for by the Ubins Railway woodwork and at the samo time to protecttios, and we believe the figure named by the destroyed hundreds of bones. The arset nain without certificate and he had then paidanour to be, Bir your most obedient kanblehave-not- suoveaded in-ororoozing, or at least [omotives and machinery for the same railway,

their opinion of what would be a fair compenes killed, The fire following the explosion has

it sgainst being fred by any sccidental gentlemen is very much below that of Captain spark that might be carried wear it. So Holm's. Should the latter decline to socopt the ber is unknown.

Company's offer, the ouse will of course go into

dangerous is this oil considered that Court. At present nothing has been definitely some of the river steminers will not only settled one way or the other.

[CHING TELEGRAMS.]

"Amox, 30th November, 5.50 p.m. Amey Powder Magazine has exploded. Great

7.50 p.

Hongkong.

HONGEONG.

s very dre apparance and the extraordinary Of Crêpe, of excellent quality, and style, were solidity of the walls and foundations, and the In order to render more accessible those parts pincas, 20 yards to length of various octours, of unusual excellence of the brick and woodwork, deserto very bigh praise. The excellence is tas bich the aelling price was £4.10. His Worship sentenced the defendants to six under your Gorerament or upon the produota in

of the reports specially rolating to the color

Of Damesks there: were pieces 1 yards in more remarkable, as there were, practically, no law. But the fate of the Wah Yang Holm has valued his schooner, the Lowias, the The Japan Herald understands that Captain

zaonths' imprisonment with hard labour.

which that colony is particularly interested I length and 21 inobes wid, of thin staff material killed native bricklayers la Tientsin before, and the carsfai finish of the works is dus entirely OFUM CASE. turally raises the question whether passenger sinking of which by the Arstapedía recently form-

have had them separated from the rest of the vo which were sold at £9 sach Wong Ayan was obseged with having is his humo, and they are enclosed herewith,

Of Rhantung silk, made from Chineso Tassarto the insessant and careful supervision of steamers abould be allowed to carry suched the subject of a Naval Court of Enquiry at

A terrible explosiori took place at the Powder passation a quantity of opium without having a Yokohama, at $23,00), and this amount hə olaine

Ton will no doubt agree with me in thinking ovens of the species which I have described, Mr. Chambers, C.E.

The screw steamer William Burkett merivad cargo, at all events wliboat proper things of from the owners of the steamer. The latter. Magazine near the Magistrate's Court at the Tali sortideste

desirable that the fullest possible publicity, there were pisces in the undyed state, 19 inches Chief Excise Officer Spooner said he knee de bould be given to these suggestive reports, and wids, which were retailed at Is. od: per yard. As last week with the balance of the steel raile and osses and prevent the leakige reacting any from responsible persons who know the vessel, 28

sech as 1,000 tsals at a time. In February Tay best adapted to secure this and I have the still presents difruities which the native Byers Company. The Thovers and Toonan, with lo Imet he was found with twenty tiels lu his posses

bervant.

only to most limited extent. Happily the are due, and it is hoped will be enabled to da the opium farmer $100.

H. T. HOLLAND,

researches which I have had the honour of son liver their burdens before the gales of the ad- Defendant demed selling the opiam. He The Offer Administering the Government of ducting for some years past for the Government vanning winter blow. The Chiness colles fond dimeall to handle the raïlé, and the proves of simply get it for his own wo

of laidas have resulted in the total overcoming Hi Worship fuad Lim. $250 or six weeks” im-

of the diffenties, alike with the indigenous tightering, hading, il arranging in blocke at natural dyos of the East and the modern frs: progressed very only, but the men are prisonment with hard labour.

Vegetable tallore (Meinyok Tankawang)-artificial dyes of Europe, as well also in the more export now, and after a few more essay This name le applied generally to a number of savejwful blanching of this silks and there is will work with confidens and rapidity. The fats which, as before remarked, spassodiostly now no reason why Tassir bille wanafactured rails brought are not of the usual kud but are Choong Ching, alios Wong Chong, was again parado the English markets. The tribe of fat from either the Indian or the Chinese species, of a new pattern, which is said to be in many placed in the dock charged with being concerned fielding treea is very large and widely dispersed, should not receive decorative tinctorial treatment ways superior to the old section in rogne Additional supplies of rise have bien requisi barglary committed within the jurisdiction and no doubt, could one certain species be fired, by both dyeing and pristing, is a similar degree hitherto of the Emperor of Chins

and is product well identified and put to to the ordinary silks of sommeren: The future Mr. Caldwell appeared for the Chinese Go- thorough practical tests, it would tend greatly to of the Pastor si industry is a very great and tioned by the Imparia! Government, no doubt vernment; the prissaor was undefended. alber up the existing beginnens to these tallows. promising ane, and too much attention cannot in row of the coming winter, which must, in si ways, be distressing. The stores of food in this REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. Prisoner called several witnesses for his de Lant Carpenter, who has treated tilsie sub bo given to the production of the raw material.

Of embroideries the Court contained a colles-province are said to be laugh. The harvest of fance wha denied sil knowledge of him. One joot pretty athaizatively, as one having consider. [SUFILIED TO THE DAILY FEE58."] or two other persons whose names he had given able practical experients in the matter of soap. tion wall ilustrating this mode of Chinese 1650 was not short, for although anok ground. LONDON, 17th November. to his Worship as those he wished to call us materials, states that the two distinct vegetable decoration. Some pieces were very vainable and was Booded yet on the higher levels the crops wilasses re crable to be found. He then allows coming from Aus ar(1) Chinees in perfect toate este colour, whilst as to design were good. This year, 1687, would have bera Wah Fuong is a painful illustration of this, our relief in case of distress, or whenever my

THE STATE OF LONDON.

ade a long statement in defence, in the comras tallow from the Millingt, schifera, a white, there was everything to illustrate the strange very productive the foods had not come. Pro- bably, taking all the parinte, the year's harvest. and seems to call for some legislative wrion have been able to promote the welfare the Im coquence of notices being immed that of which he said the Numtau chops on the brittle fat, ehled produced in the Chusen fenbender of Chinees treatment.

Mr. J. Whittall, of Hongkong, lont a very the food notwithstanding, is a full svenge jewellery found in proved nothing. Arollpelago; and tallow, from a to either prevent the carriage of barosine by troops in general. I trust your Excellence will Socialist Meating wil be held on Bunday norton juwoller in Hongkong or Denton apele, Hoved, wao Tetranthes Zurichia large piece of embroidery on a red ground. The Yey large anbons of est consequence of the

communicate this letter to those concerned, and

colours were prodused by native dyes, and were liker by drowning rip licnod prasenger seamers altogether of sure them how cordially we reciprocate their in Hyde Park, spesial constables are being sworn would was amitar chops. He also asked how It to enforce adequats precautions,

was that the men who were wounded in the at Soap and Chadios," E. & F. N. #pon, London, 1895. of good tone kly fealings."

"In to-day throughout London,

pot carry it as cargo but will not evea The following letter därmed by Major allow it on board in small quantities for the General Cameron, C.B., to H. E. the Governor damage to property. ship's use. And not only this, but the oil is appears in Saturday's Garette Head Quar

tore, Hongkong, 12th November, 1887, Sir

not allowed to be shipped or unshipped in On behalf of the Garrison I have the honour to

Amoy Powder Magasine has uzploded. the colony except at certain specified convey to your Excellency and the gentlemen Reveral hundred konses are destroyed and several who attended the funeral of the two peor soldiers,

wharves, and in the can of the Was Young Gunners E. Brand and W. Barratt, Royal Ar.hundred persons have been killed:

it had to be taken on board from cargo tillery, who inst their lives by an mooident dur- boats off Stonecutters Island. Now a cargoing the Jubilee celebration, our warm apprecis too dangerous to be handled on the wharvest of the kind manner in which you have su deavoured to show your sympathy with us on

in surely tos dangerous to be carried by a this secasion. This is only another of the many regular passenger sbip. The disaster to the tokans of the good feeling between careeres and the community, who have so often comes to

BEFORE MA N. G MITCHELL IN NEC,

THE NAM-TAU KËNDITION CASE.

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