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Kobe (Hyogo). Do. Ladies' Directory, Osaka. Do. Peak Directory

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TELEFIONA No. 12.

BINTAS

OSWALD LDFÉLL, Of A E03.

January, the wife of J, Y. GUILD, of a daughter. CHARLES VON Bogs, of a daughter.

DEATHS

The correspondent whom we have already

wound is of somewhat serians charnebat, mac8+

ed of the accarrones.

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اد

- NOORING IN MER-OF-WAR GRAUND.” Kwok Asi, batman, was charged with moor-

OPIUM CAR.

ASLEG 90 PHI ĐỘI ĐY, THÌ TRADEY. The case in which An Teen Fat bonss

January, ON NTT, Vice-Consul of the Waiteerful care with which they are proparød. ↑ not concerned, but bis statement that an im fwisest plan. Why oops against auch s. river, 9th Lanours is at present stationed, on the day He had last seen him on Friday.

The Baily Press.

preasion exists that the Bill is introduced to

THE DAILY FRESS, TUHSDAK, JANUARY Slar," 1888.

A. porrespondent in Kyoto writes to the Hiego $1.00 to Say kis washorman and mukaan on the The 20go News says that the imate and samed in the colony is meant. The absence that the regisimtion of the trade of the park

Trong, 15th inst the large building. sustrasted in man milkesan applied to bim for payout. charged on the 11th inst., before Mr. J. of say uschraery for ascertaining iurports would be a public advantage the ignorantia of the bike ship Molan sea stating that shortly after 6.a. on the 24th instant. The tort day both the washer and exports did not prevent that proposition prejudice of the nativos ought not to be H. B. H's Consul ap Kobe, with the mauslangh foreign styl, which hang bentlig He said that he had given the amount to his tar of Augalo Blanolri, & sosuna bolonging to the heak of the Kamogas ar she residence exerant to pay them, but the reen denied receipt the vossal. After daring the eridanos of averal of the Governer, was burned to the ground. It From the 24th instant the prisoner over rs. Leing made, nor will & pearart its being allowed to stand in the way.

gara him in obarge: renewed in the future if, as appears probable, We think there a little danger of the Bill witnesses, whooposed to barbarities of sa simest appears that as asual, the now your's decorations, turned. On the 27th ho, mast the prisoner ant

Uns month's hard labour. new sources of roronus become absolutely not pissing, for even the Hon. P. RYE, who diskoning nature perpstrated upon the anfortu, straw ropes, and other combustible materials re-

UNLAWFUL POGBKERION. Rosemary. The only difference is that with baaapparently undertaken to set as the mouth-wate decoond, the farther hairing of the oss maiuing after the acson's fativities were being an outlicase the flames first caught that fragilə

Wong Sing, volio, was chargel with the an. were both committed for trial.

structure, and simost at unos spread to the main the machinery for collecting statistics of the piece of ita oppinents, has expressed his postponed until the 16th fast, when they used to oook rios. As they were piled up near

The stear Pathan well known in these ballding, whioa was aconpied by the Kente inb.lawful possession of twi piness of canvas, valis imports nad exports the spirit tax evuld be personal approval of its principle. Should.

Prisoner denied the charge, but was unable to more waters, has been in collision. A Lloyd's telegram Fortunately theea, happened to be little or no about thirty sonte, ou the 28th instant. enllected with greater certainty and therefore however, the opposition asume will. more public benefit: than would be the anrious proportions than it has või done from theirssond, dated Deo. 28, states that the wind at the fisse, as the testruction was soufled

passed up at nine m. on the 28th for London owner, a Tokyo merotant, is however rather the cautus, and admitting provisas convictinas, ROSE WATER & OTHER CRACKERS n without it. Tas systems santaina no dau. we trust, our legislators, both oficial and steamer Fathan, of Rochester, from Sydney to the buildings mentioned. The lass to the ire satinfactory sourant of his session of Li Ahla, waiter out of emplog, was brought I 24 GBEAT VARIETY.

ger to the freedom of the port. It has long unofficial, will exca, a statesmanlike view of Dooks, with sovare damage to port bow and with serious, for at long since the premises word as ned $40, or three months' hard labour.

up on twa sharzas, viz., with the malawful posses beau in existence at Singapore, ever is the the matter and not confine themselves to the face cumpartment fall of water having been in thoroughly revirad at considerable cost.

collision, off Beasty Evad, on Sunday morning,

The Luton correspondent of the Japan Mait son of the pawa tickets rating to certain formation of the colony is fact. On this aspect it was present to a man who refuses with the Austrian barque Dereli Dubrovacki, point it is desirablato ramovo a misapprehen- to look beyond the four, walls of his count. from Ealth to Demerara, which foundered, the ritos The latest news abha: Sir Francis, clothes, and with the unlawful pression of ■

from Brussels The massage says that anoord valus of $10. sion which since it exists in one mind may ing house. The Hin A, P. MacNer and mata bair.c drowned; adatoder of Plunkett omes to as in a Reuter's telegram silk jacket and an epiam pips,, ia all of the

ore on board the Pathen.

Prisoner slaimed the jaket as his as also the Ing to the loading Belgian newspaper. Eord exist in others. A correspondent writing to at the last meeting of the Legislative Council.

The Bingapore Free Press, says that an the Vivian, the present Minister thers, Iraves of the opium pipa.

The Janket was proved to be the property of our evening contemporary says: "Singapore aid that when the matter fat can groning of the 20th January, sina of the ailors ond of the present work, and that his place will

Road. year or so age passed a similar measure, before tho Chamber of Commerce there were from the Portaquen arvosta Bartholores Dios, bo takon, by Sir Francis Flankett. I have gone Tsai Lai Nge, inuata of a brothel in Caine Prisoner ahoittel přövious, vonvietións: und And it was thought here that we might well some ragan, hints that perhaps the powers who had been drinking heavily, were ereatingdonbt that this is abstantially preot; it was raat disturbance in Bands Street, Singapore raported here for some weeks-I mentioned it, follow their example. One child likes to given under the Ordinance were somewhatP.C. Fitzrerald; on going to arrest to a haltere, li a reosat lotterih so much por was sentonood to four months' hard labur. 124re the toys it sees another with, and some inquisitorial, but on' going into the matter surrounded by baren of them, one of whom nulla sistense that there was obviously a good Hongkong merobants thought they pugūt to orrafully it not with general approval. Pos. out his knife and stabbed him in the thigh. Tu reason for the Who is to aneoned Sir Frandis it have what their brathon in Singapore had aibly thone vague bints may still dwell in the stating Fitzgerald's removal to Hospital. Tws Japan is acknows at present; hat many bullev Communientious se Bitorial matters abould be obtained. The measure passed in Singaporo ainda of some who were rot present at that of the men were strasted. The Acting Parto it will be Mr. Satow, who is now in London. Iing and thing in men-of-war ansiorato, and

Sion, and that on this moconut if an ao other labour. it is unlikely that he will return there. Japan

La Alsang wa's chargy I with bajng in possan. ddressed "s Editer," and those on business "The ten years ago did not introduco the uretendisenssion. If so, we would remind them gnese Coasul, Mr. Garginartin, has pse inform understand that he does not get his health in was fred $3, or, in dofault, sevon days' hard *Correspondenta era roquested to forward their name it merely amended it. It was found that the that the system is is proposed to introdnee * Tandsoil, the Sibariau and Contral Asian is said to be a favourite port in the diplomatic

and address with casmunications addressed to the returns previously obtained were not so exact could in no way lead to the disclosure of a traveller, intends to start early in Innoary for porries, atlas doabt there will be many oaudi- sion of raw spiun in la quality then one Editor, not far publication, but a usidance of good as it was considered they might be, and the firm's business, any more than do the re-mother journey in the Canal Asian con datos for it. Fat his many friends hone that Mr. pheat. Ha was calling out the opium for wal In defence defondant said at the opium bo Bill was passed for the purpose of effecting torns of the Chino Cme, or those of On this occasion he proposes to enter Chains Satow's auntable qualifiantions will win the in the trust, and a Sikh constable resten him.

Turkestan and to visit Kashgar and Tarkan.ppointment for him. Ir. J. G. Konnely would All letters for publication should be writer on the necessary amendments on the recommen-this Chateina of any other country,

He will endeavour, the Louton orrespondent probably be glad to migrate there fem Con- langed to another man.

Find 35. or Aren dɔy hard labour, $2.50 of side of the paper only,

the fins, if pail, to go to the onustable. Ons other phynny perhaps be mer of the fanchester Guardian nadorstands, to un-stantinople, whore, I believe, he now is. Advertisement and Subscriptions which ara notation of the Chamber of Comoree, which

By the German mail we received a copy of the ordered for & Band period will be continued tati appears to attach much importance to the tioned. Ons of the correspadents who ter Thibet from Indie. His account of the state of affairs on the Ruso-Chin. frontiers Orders for extra copies of the Daily Press hond return on account of their value in merean hive written against the Bill ays" in Central Asia will be awaited with interest. Dour Chronicle matining the following re- be sent bofors 17 am on the day of publication, tile afere, quite apart from the public unfortunate impressión ozishs that this Bilt in drstood that Dr. Gandsall goes out, as forengs to the old Baff:-01 the 11th Novem

in Dover, tade farewell to their old colours,tions to the Trowary raging the ranta of is introduced to losen the share of business on presions ocasions, on behalf of certain Bible bor the 2nd Battalion the" Bas now stationed leasse, is charged with making false prasast YPARODA whieb we have urged above. After hat hour the apply is limited.

and missionary societies.

Ander which the regiment had swred from 1859 cortia hon 554, cama on for bearing.

The Crown Solicitor (Mr. A. B. Joban) tone by German Bros. I trust our Gor

Writing on the 12th Tamanry, the Tientsin until August last year. when it but the bonour quoted says further:-"Theannul reports of man friends will know enough to render correspondant of the Marcury 1973: From of Raising now colors from the hands of persecuted on half of thi Tresury, and Mr. The defendant, who was out on bail of $1,500, ihe Chinese Maritime Customa, which are pre- their returns as usalexg as possible, and that 9bastant I own that the 800,000 plents of HRH. Priaos Albert Victor of Wales. On Danays defen lud. At Shanghi, on the 24th January, the wife of Opared with wonderful eire, tell merchantà at their Eno poumanship will try the patience hmp. bought for singing the big gap in the that occasion H. R.. expressed a wish, which wit

After waiting same time, Mr. Donnys asked people of Shanter. Hou, Kinngsi, ant Arghei old colours as a memento at the great. Verlons A No. 8. Museum Road, Shanghai, on the 24th home what is wanted here, and they require of those responsible for compiling raturse Yellow River has bean burnel and that the gindly complied with by the regiment, to keep the did not appear

He was quite sure the defendant had nothing to Oo the Sith January, at "Bellarma, the wife of no elaborate table to be prepared at Hongs from their statements.” The recommend object to the Yellow Erar flowing through reasons provanted H.R.R.'s wish big carriel that the case aight stand over till the next day.

24 kong to inform them about transhipments-litkan to a particnlar section of the odiamunity their prosinons, and the odicials have the matter ont until the presst month, when it was noti-

ander Barious emasideration as to what is to b❘ dei lo Lisat-Colonel Korr that the Prince was tear as rogards the present an. He under bore." Now this is just onetly what the to endevons to evade the laws norhaps one. Instead of satting to work and elosiur rasdly toy rssive them at Marlborough He stoof that he had bin sorrid with sampones 14 Niugpo, on the 15th Jungary. ANNIE M., the

think this is the able to love Fork, where his raginent the sam, and pribly that might have affected him. wife of The E. Pating, Count of the United States, annual reports of the Chinese Miritine Cube taken as julionive of the spirit and the gaps at puce they are dilly-dallying, letting Erentually it was found that H. R. H. would be on Saturday in ennunction with much larger Me Jahnem arid ha od anr application At the residuare of Dr. Kote, Canton, on the 25th touts do not dn, poterittatanding the won morality of the writer. With these we are it flow whither it will.

named for tho eremony, and the Peinos of they ay. State, And for 55 yours a ronidant is China,

Wales y kially sent's message to say that for a romand Tho was last heard on Fri For instance, the impert and export trade of

The Aorica burous Xain, Cantin N. E. he would reins hem on behalf of his son. day and def alant mitt bars been perfectly Chins with Great Britain in the year 1886 learn the share of business dano by German Reynolds, arrival at Nagati from Philadelph Accordingly on Monday morning the colours are that tu case was to cotas en again that amounted to Tl. 41,780,447, that with arms is more important. The returne, Anton the 30th January, with a cargo of 4215% were escartad to the station from the South morning. He galed that the bait should be for Hongkong in foreign goods carried in for ready stated, will not show the amount of busforses of karosion. She left Philadelphia on the Froot. Barske, Dover, by a guarl of honour Iited. If the defondant eventually put a 28th July last, and consequently had an unnaal of 100 met and is presence of Limt-Colo al parano and crab satisfactorily explain his eign vessels alone to T. 57,442,347. The news done by any particular firm, nor by any lag passage of 175 dive during a great por- Kerr and the officers now at head qurlars, the abs there would be no diety in hisget Mr. Dniya. asked that the case might at BONOKO JANUARY 318T, 158.

total foreign trade of Chios in that year particular, class of firios, What they willtion of which fima in modan of very heavy 1st hours were paid to thim, the geari bitting the rant of his bail back again,

been in company, for over 40 days, with sho Railway Siation and presenting arm, while the least he remanded for a day or twn. If the bail The main object of the Chamber of Cum.mounted to Tla. 164,655,891. In the table show will be the amount and character of the wauthar was experianaad. She reports having formed up facing the London, Chatham and Dover more in recolamending the introduction of showing the value of the trade with each goods imported or exported, and the American Tayal Frases from Philadelphia brud played Auld Lang Syne Proceding to was fosf sited and pul into the Treaser he Country Hongkong therefore 6gures for under which they are carried. To attempt to honadto Kobe. Ousof the Xate ore, a Russian Vistoria by the 8.30 am. train the party, which thought they might hara sears diffialty in geb

His Worship vid thers - would be no muok the Registration of ports and. Exports

5 a.. on the Est Damber, and was never ocu Lient. Viskera (regimental lar), with Bili was to demonstrate by statistics the more than one third, and in respecs of this keep record of e ich firm's transactions weld Finn by birth, deliberately jumped overboard at consisted of Captain Vysyan (Q's polour) ting it back.

Colour-Sergeant Abors. Howard, and Canthy. dioulty. Fea what he had heard bi ta large emnant it is impossible to collect parti be a borenlear that which we are are the to rise again,

and Sergeant Ward as escort, wire met by Gone- topression was that they would not she def adat commercial importance of Rungkorg. The colure of the bare takon by each country, Government does not wish to undertake and

On the application of Johnson, his Wor value of the trade of the port had been sot

manded the battalion at the is the onloura an item of information that it must be ad- which it is highly undesirable should be un. The Japan teretta says that the rinichical Sir Praderick Mtada, V.C., G.O.B., who gon-again. Is potazal the hail to be forfited

Salabur iras some varno roforamosa to the unb down by the London Chamber of Comeieree mitted it is most desirable to obtain it pas-flertalcon. There can be no ground, therefore, jest of fronty revision between Cainn and Japanwars originally presentai, and accompanied by abip formally adjourned the hearing of the fresh at £4,000,000. Its real value, sa far as cansible. Then in addition to China there is for any such impressing as that stated It the import of which seems to be that the present him marobed to Marlborough Horse, wars they sumons against the defendant for a-wook. te cotuputed frare the tonnage entering the

to offact a revision of the fronty between the two B., Ragiraontal Colanal of this Bus. The party our trade with Japan, with America, with would be correct to say that there is a desire Japanese Minister to China has ben straggling ware met, and inteadased by General Baines, harbour, comparison with other emporiums the Australian colonies, with the Philippines, to ascertain the share taken by aach nation.conutries irrespotics of insatiations botmes for ad up in the inner hall of tha house and when

Wan Alang, coolia, was charged with burg- FLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE of trade, and information obtained from with the Straits, French Indo-Chins, Sixca,ality in the inapore and export trado Japan and other countries. It is sisa stated that.R.H. appear the esenet presented arms and H. E. Hsu, the Miniator to Japan, who left the colons werdloverod. Gouerst Raines thon ad- those best able to form an opinion, cannot and Infin, as to the whole of which statis. regards the origin and destination of for homi a far days ago, praentel, just before dressed H. R. H. stating the object with which the larongly breaking and entorn bon No. be much less than £40,000,000. A state. ment of the kind made by the London Chumtics are of the most vital importance to the the goods handled in the colony, but his departare, à loiter & the Government in party had mene, and the Prinos iply regret. Landliest Terrier, and ale sing therofrem ona

of his prear in the matter of trusty ravision os

expressl be plasure it gave him to net on the 29th instint.

Mr. Hornjo Rationes sin he was a mor her of Ommerce is cloutated to prejudi. commercial world, and especially to this that is a very different thing. Assuming whick he praid to avert bill to the ntmate the horns of Prince Albart. Victar and dozen battles of Westershire sanes, vatne $2.

proxy for his von The offibus carrying the colony self. Such statistics would indicate that Clanan value of the trade amounts behalf of both rountries. cially affout the credit of the colony in

to merchants and manufacturers new markate to £40,000,000, we want to know what the

The Saratagin (U.S.) tells the following ploure that kusit down and H.E.H. took sob ant ring on business in Nns, and 4 colour separately from theta, shaking hands with Tyndhurst Terrace. He resided on the premises. &arious ways. At the time it was made and new demands, and might possibly sug-share of Great Britain is in sunt total ami yarn:The R. Gorgs West, of Bills to the officerans he did so." The odors then rose Ou the 29th instant, after slovan 'clock p.m.,

forification question was under discussion,

gest advantages possessed by the Hongkong what the share of every other nation. Mer-Sin, is in possession of a curiosity in paper sa and thaked II.B.. for the hour so had he was seated on the ascend for in the sitting and the Chamber of Commerce here was eber-

11 by 14 inches, made from tho wah of the sacred" getically erging the necessity of placing the routs to pinces for which it has hitherto phanta have been complaining of Consuls for him by a friend in Hongkong. It is a sheet conferrel on the regiment, and the Prince, after room, and from what his boy told him he want colony it an efficient state of defence. The been little if at all used, and it that way the pancity of the emercial information white spider of the Flowery Kingdom It is a siting them to consay to Liant. Col. Kere and and opened the golawn as the back of No. 2, also might increase our shipping. This they collected. Here in this. British light as air an almost as trapparent, but it is all ranks of the regiment his thinks, and thom where he found the prisoner iraide. The bar of low, with traz. Be kind of H.R.H, he grisons ; obtained bis entrano & bot qual of two colu was of matter, riving in Baho Latt Mellough Ho in listale after Worcestraling sa wa benkin ogen, und was of course-sengnised by the Naval and and it has bees saggested to us by the of trade in the empiro, where accuratolish the story of How Midshipm applestone are thy, the un-com-nistiaad oflors of the ground witness found. bundle e

thesert wore provided with luachana foretaining twelve bottles of swa, which be valued Military authorities, but it goes withoul

discovery that Hongkong as of late to statistics could be obtained with a minimum w presented at the Court of Paking. Mr. West has mad the marafature of paper his

returning to Doser. The octoare thus placed in at 22. The arc was the property of the firm. anying ibat in Parliament the chime of a place with a trade of the ascertained value come a transhipuncul port for cargo passing of trouble, Co. attempt has bitherto boon life work aut study, Imt it is safe to say that he ran into us keeping are woone the last which Witness hands? the prison to the Polico. Pri- bare accompanied their regiment throughout s soner used to be employ of by the provis u owner At an Emergency meting of the Loro Starcampica, as the necessity of having all availabla of the store on the compromis

Prison we admitted the charge and a previous of £40,000,000, would have a better chance between Australia and Great Britain. In made to collect them, although the matter is so ran a spider web pap fnolary of treing nitended to than those of a pises fact the advantages attending trade statis-one of national as well as local importance. whose trade was of the supposed value of tics are rumeratia and niber. The only Now that the Government is prepared to of Southern China No. 2013 R., Canton, baiders sad non-commissioned officers in the

ennent look upon the question is, whether their collection would adertake the work we are persuaded that fortification question, settled as it is for ba attended with more than counter-balane the mercantile community, who would profit so largely, will not frustrate its-good inter the moment, as having reached is hang disadvantages. So far as we can necer-

bot im-tai, the disadvantages are of the most trifling tion. stags. In a few years more it Chefco with Additional Artiole probable that a farther farge expendita description. An effort has been made to get

on defence will become necessary, it may be up agagitation against the Bill, but the very on the 22o inst. from Nagasaki. owing to new discoveries in the science of amell success which has attended it shows Warfare, or to an augmentation of their how little the marcantile community favours naval forces on the part of other powers, the opposition. The fear that the collection of The danger against which our present du trade statistics wouldprove the precursor of a fences are supposed to be suficio: to con- Custom House is haurd on the face of it, tond is that of a hostile squadron swooping Hongkong lives and thrives by frestrade, and

The German stormer Wismar, which left down on the colony in the absence of the where there are practically no industries feet, levying a contribution, and leaving that could be protected, with the solitary Shangtai on tas 24h for Nagasaki, pat bank Laraiu. It is not supposed that a sustained exception of sugar refining, even the most again tu distress on the Seth just.. singe of the colony is within the bounds of rabid protectioniss would be unable to find the 90. steuer-Ossanic, with the not passibility at present. But it may be well pretext for protection, It way bo neves- American mail left San Francicon on the 11th within the bounds of possibility, or every in the future to impose a tax for re-laut for Yokohama and this part. probability, within the next too or twenty enue purposes on certain articles of luxury Pears, and further expensive fortifications consumed in the colony, of which spirits may be deemed necessary, on the senttern would be the first, but if that becomes se- well as on the northern side of the island.vary machinery for-collecting the tar will no registration I would foolish, therefore, to say that he invented even if there

FOURTESS THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED FOREIGNERS

ranged undor ons Alphabet in the strictest ordar, the initials as well as the surnames toing alphabetics!.

The MAPS and PLANS have been mostly re-opgraved in a superior style and brought up to data. They now consist of

FLAS 0 ME3CANTILE HOUSES IN CHINA.

CODE OF SIGNALS IN THE AT VICTORIA PEAR, MAP OF THE FAR HAST

MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG.

PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA:

PLAN OF MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, VICTORIA.

PLAN OF FORXION CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAI. PLAN OF YOKOHAMA,

PLAN OF MANILA.

FLAN OF SOON.

PLAN OF GEORGS TOWN, PENANG.

Among the other contents of the book are

An Anglo-Chisose Calendar, Mesa of Barome

tor and Thermometer, Rainfall, &c.

A fall. Chronology of remarkable event rice

the advent a foreigners to China and Japan.

A description of Chinese Festivals, Fasts

with the days on which they fall. Comparative Tables of Meney, Weights, Soule of Hongkong Stamp Datios.

The Hougkong Pestal Guide for 1889.

Scales of Coranissions and Charges adopted by

Berone Ma. R. WODEHOUSE..

BURGLARY.

the Chuabers of Commercs of Hergkong; ¿mpart&ner of the colony as a centing station latter point we position only as a possibility, felony, one of the most important faci fals bevítifully prialad, aut contains about the of Prinos Albert Vietor for the gift of their old the ventilator window was broken, by which' .'

Shanghai. Amoy and Newchwang.

Hongkong Char: Jieriškeka, and Boat Hire.

The APPENDIX curists of

FOUR-HUNDRED PAGES

of closely pruted matter, to which reference is

constantly required by residents and those having commercial or political relations with the Countries embraced within the scope of the CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY,

hs Contents of the Appendix are too numer£4,000,000. We ons to recupillate in an Advertiszt,

include-

TREATIES WITH CHINA-

Great Britain, Nanking, 1842

Thautain, 1559

Opiam Concaution, 1889.

and all others not abrogated.

France, Tientsin. 1858

Convartion, 1860

'Tientsin, 1885

Treaty of Commerce, 1836, Convention, 1887.

Cuited States, Tintin, 188

μέ

Additional, 1963

Paling, 1880

Corman, Tientsin, 1951

Pekings 1880

Russia, Japan, Pain, Brazil, and Faru. TREATIES TIL JAPAN

Great Britain

Taited States

TREATIES WEH' COBRA

TREATIES WITH BIẤ

TREATIES, WITH ANNAM

Netherlands Corga

TREATIES WITH CAMBODIA

„CUSTOMS TARIFES

Chineso

Гарапека

LEGAT

Siame

Corsan

Orders in Cound for Government of U.B.M

Subjects in China and Japan, 1865, 1877,

1878, 1891, 1884 1884 1886, 1888.

Rules of H.B.M. Supreme and other Courts

in Chius and Japan

Tahles of Consular Feve

Cole of Cird Procedure, Hongkong

Table of Hongkong Court Feas Admiralty Rules

Foreign Jurisdiction Ast

Eegulations for the Consular Courts of United

States in China

Rules of Court of Consula at Shanghai

we have obtained all we want, and that it finports and exports. It was not the dif- does not matter whether our trade is supfically of collecting the tax that led to the

The British croiser sander arrived at Kobe

The Portuguese gunboat Tejo arrived in Sint gapore on the 21st January from Macao, and left the next day for Timor.

On the 15th January, at 10.45 a seven sharp shooks of earthquakes Insting six seconds were experienced at Anjar.

posed to be $4,000,000 or £40,000,000. It bandonment of the proposal to tax spirile; The Japanese paper, Chinasi Nippo, annetuoss

it was the argument that the tax was not immediately necessary that carried the day the election of trade statistics.

Govern-

that a wealthy resident of Hiroshima, xuued Nakamura Giabure, proposes at bis own eg pase, to put that town in railway communication with the new ustal station at Karc, about 7 ri distant.

Braat was duly installed W. M for the ansning given rise to the practice in recent wars of a coe baud bag, two pairs of spcuticles, sad one on Saturday, the 28th January, Bro. . Hanks, under the modern system of tallos, has conviction for unlawful passion of two watches. year by War. Bex. Christie, assisted by Woring the colours at the base of operations to smil imitation gol mugathe hard but masin Brothers White and Goofcar. The newly in the empleoment of a special escort. The 2nd faed $30 or three month hard labour. He was station Matarbequently invested ths follow. Battalion The Buscarried their colours through now weutenced to six month hard labour. ing offers:-I.P.M., Woe Bro. F. W. White; the first phas of the Zala osmpaign of 1979, Bro. W. Stebbias, J. W., Bra. L. A. By. and they were prosent with the regiment at worth: Troaster, Bro. B. P. Karanjin: Bora Lavorate on the 22nd January in that year, and tary. Bro. G. Mayers; S... Bre L. Loft during the sabsent ocupation of Ekowa by Sir Cherts P meson in for or colonel of the re- J.D. Bro. M. M. Katia D.C.B. H. C. Jor.

in command. They also shared in the shipwreck Steward. Bro. Ts Loft. Acting: I.Q.giments, Colonel the Hon. II. Parnell being than C. P. Damon Tyler. R. Rietor, Acting

which baful the regiment when en coxia to the

S.

*POOTUNG--WHARF AND GODOWN

COMPANY.

The subjoined is the report of the Board of Directors for presentation at the general magi-

The London Daily Telegraph of the 27th ult.Cape in 1376, on board the hired transport Ating of 9th February, 1888 --- has the followingAfter survey by the dockyard Laurence. authorities, the pounter, 14, screw corvette,

SUPREME COURT

30th January.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Berore Mt. A. J. litach, ACTIVO “ PusNE JUDGE.

Ho Sa v. LeпNG CHAP The hearing of this casa, in which plaint!

The directare bez to present to the Lareholders tká sons for the year onding Decor Hat, 1897,

The act profit on wharf and godowa ront, alter pro viding for insurance, commission, lireotors' and au libara feve, in 12m 23,307.47; and the baianos et pro. it and loss scout, after providing for an intera dividend of ive tools per shura, and the guaranteed dividend of saveu per cent. on proforenes shares, in TU, 13.241.85.

The directors declaret an interim dividend of five per cent. (Thels 5 per share, payable on 30th day of Judy last, and have how start a farther dividend- of aya par gurt. (Tele 5 por share). parabla Sth February next. which will absorb hal 10 of the halance of profit and low account brought forward.

During the past your the wharf at Tungkadoo Las bosa rebuilt at a coat of Teels 1,578, some slight claims 31,003 for damage unstained by the de-pairs are boon mads to the gloves, sheds, and fondant steam lannah colliding with and sink-landing stages; all are now in theroath good ali- tion, and yu serious charge of this nature is antici. ing his jank, was remmed.

Rates of store liave bean reduoad to a low point Mr. Wilson (ef Messrs. Wotton and Donson's) rated in the tour future.

eflected in the working expears. The company han mysadama. Dalean, the prepristress of the appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Caldwell for daring the bust year, but great engomis ire.been cared a fair share of the barities of the port, and

During the yoke Mr. G. H. Wheeler having resigned the directors look forwant with confidence to this being retained. bie noates Chairman, Mr. C. Vincent Smith joiner the Board and filled that position.

C. VINCENT Siru, Chairman, H. J. Snea CARL JANTZEN,

Directors. F. E.DE. FERT. D. Bus.

Shanghai, 19th January, 186.

1,970 tons, 2,13) koess piwar, has bien von. dained as must for further service. She was sunoled at Sheerness on Jan. 1, 1872, and bas had three optamissions on foreign stations tha last being in the Chins Seas, from which she returned to the Madway in 1883. The he sinon was one of the last gooden condition. She

an employed, aut is in a vary defestiva corvettes eonfiracted lot the Royal Navy, before the introduction of composite shipbuilding, The The Agent informs as that the Austro-Hun-only corvettes of the wooden type at presont Farian Lloyd'ssteams Amphitrite, from Triests, retained on the active list of the Royal Nors are loff Singapore on Sunday morning for this port the Diamond, 12. on the Australian station, and

the Sapphire, 19, on the Chin station We are requested to state that the Football Matsh. "Clab. The ath Ragiment" (escia-

The Shanghai Courier of the 28th January, tion Rules) is postponed to Monday next, the

lately established."Pension Bourgeoise and the defezen.

Chan Apan, anstor of the Fi-shan lauch, was 6th prorino.

Oyster Bar," situated in the Szegh Road,

titted icide, by taking an overdose of mor- mailed for the defence, and mail that on the Bird us this forging. From what To hour docess: October he left Hongkong with a passage boot dues sutter. If this Colony wishes to com-

has been contemplating, for some dara past, in tow about 2:30 p.m. Having arrived at Fuk and the attention it deserves in the coun

teking her own life. Only last night, about 19 Wing shoutp.m. a passage boat sachoret o'dinek, she mentioned her intention to do as to art they left her sed returned to Hangkang. cils of the lion it is important that it

Miss Cohen, au employé on the premises. When which was reached about 380a.m. the following Then should be able to demonstrate its importance

is arged that the

Bome Expose A fire occurred in Shanghai on the evening of the latter was saying "good night." to decased, day. Ha denied that they enllided with defen- from a commercial as well as from a strate rant would be put to gical point of view.

in providing a staff to conduct there. the 20th inst. is the neighbourhood of the she is reported to have answered:"don't bid medant'e or any other juak on their way down. Ho

me any more alive." Surly this morning Malene Beptember and lujured the stem of his vareal.

Weng Ching, sergeant interpreter at the Con- feld & Switw's premises is said to have bean Defean was found in her bed in an almost an There is another reason why it is impert. gistration. This of course is true, hut. French Band, and a gatown in Messrs. Batter-good night, but good bye, for you shall not soo had eollidai with a steam lunch on the 20th ant that the value of our trade should be the expense would be on small that when destroyed, but no particules were given in the consciaus state. Dr. Lättle was at once oated, tral Folne Station, said that on the 36th Octo Chino

and when he arrived on the premises, shaat 3 bor, 189, plaintiff made a report at the Polies cccurately ascertained and stated, It je weighed against the advantage it is not Shanghul papers of that date.

o'clock, ernsties were administered, but to av Station. Ho (withus) Anteil as interpreter. Japan

Customs Seisure, China

Shortly after 11 pm. on the 18th January fre Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dif. inevitable that within the next few years worth consideration for a moment, So far.

The Singapore Free Press says:- Among avail; she died shortly afterwards. Deceased Plaintiff stated that on the 23rd October the Hongkong will appear in the London money from being a diversion of money that wigh the anes that have been mentioned for the Owen French subject, we believe realdant in steam-Ianuch Fi Wan lul rus into his junk and

known as the Cosmopolitan Hotel, No. 41, Settle- markel us & considerable burrower. We more usefully appropriated to millie vernorship of British North Barnes, now vacant Shanghai for several years past. No post mortem sunk her, and that as of his son was in brake sat in the bael: premises of the salon The evidenos of two seamen on board the P went, Tokohama. The two stoum Lre eugines hare already concnoted ono kraail loans, which works, it would have a tendency, by showing by the ratiement of Mr. W. H. Treacher, that will be held, we hear, on the body. Monetary ing..

Mr. Vreagh, Assistant Resident of Motties are assigned as the Fanusu for pommit

Shua, both of whom denied that they callized of the Yokohams Fire Brigade under the orders ting the rasti decd.j was easily mised, and another for a larger the amount of credit the colony is entitled Persk, has, we bear, been spoken of,

with any host on the 23rd inst., was also taken, of Mr. J. Walter, and a ugator of maumal en- gines, were soon upon the greaad, bat zone tim sum could doubtless be contracted on equally to, to facilitate the raising of a loan-and it

We have received from Massira Marty and A writer in the Boston (U. 8.) Journal has and this conclad the case for the defendant.

Mr. Wilson asked for an adjournment in ofler olapsed before any water could be obtained from favourable terme, hut as our demanda in recognised that the numerous public D'Abhailie, of Haiphong, who have the contract ben adsorsting Colonel Mosbyss President crepee capitaliste will naturally begin to in- works required will in the main lave to be for the Tonquin river postal services a copy of He says-The only fanit Colonel Mosby could that he might call robatting evidens as to the the hydrants in the immediate neighbourhood. quire into our credit. We may point to the carried out with borrowed moues, for the their "Guide des Voyageurs sur les Rivières find with the Maine men was their want of statements concerning the time of the Fishan's In the meanwhile, the fire, fanned by a breeze and servants quarters of the. Cosmopolitan The fra's fost numbers twelve knowledge of their countryman, S. 8. Penties arrival at Ful Wing and the damage done to from the north, had, afterdestroying the kitchen the front of the pre- Agures representing the tonnage of the port, venue is little more than sufficient to cover teamers, running on six different lines. The This was the Colonel's kolity. Pa was an ardent the stem of that wasnt.

Mr Caldwell objected on the ground that if Hotel, broken ont

Mrs. but they do not convey any very substantial the ordinary expenditure and leaves only guide gires fall information us to times of do admirer of Mix. Prentiss and 4d some of his

speeches by heart: After he became a little his friend objected to statements which disprov-mises. Such was the rapidity with which idea. We would like to be considered some small margin for the accumulation of ha. [parture and wost of passages.

acqualuted with me be asked me where I beed those of the plaintiff, and was allowed to call it drahood in this direction that

Ken-rebutting evidence, he also than might ask per-Bright, the proprietress, had barely time thing mura than & glorified Anje; not only fances. Another arguent advanced againas

The Bising Sas ease that the claim against longed. I told him on the Kanasbea.

"how far from Partland mission to do the same, and the ones would be to one from the barning house by jumping from the verandal of the upper stary into a port of call but a large cosporium. We the Bill is the expone and trouble 1h the owners of the British atsamer Matapelis, for abeo ?" said ho,

His Lordship said he certainly corld not so the street below, where he was caught may point, too, to our revenue, but that is farnishing of returns would impose on ime the loss of the German sehogger Louise by About fifty or sixty miles" "Do you koor carried ca ad infositura.

olliman, in which the former was found wholly Prentisa" I told him I had heard of him. BAVER Ports and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai anall, and derived mainly from the house porters and exporters. This also would be to blame has born adjusted by the Which Pranties ? Why, why Prontiss. cede to Mr. Wilson's request, but as it would be by some Japanese. After the hydrants and NAGARAKI... Mesurs. The C. & J. Trading Co., which canot be raised any higher, small, and a sufficient answer to the argu payout of $12,000, in full, for all claims except. Prentiss, the editor of the Louisville Journal, donvenient for all parties to adjourn than, the engines wero got to work the flames ware, tu rome And here we may as well face an argument mest is to point to the neighbouring colony the amount ne ou sccount of freight earned at wasn't he?" Well, render, you ought to see the case would be adjourned til Wednesday the 1st extent, suppressed and a little befers 1 o'clock it Messrs. Behroeder Frères and bronghi against the Bill which war perbaps of Singapore-ing a free port and very time of loss, which at date of latest advices had look of disappointment that went over his facs. February, at 2.16 p.m.

Chlüese Passenger Act TRADE REGULATIONS

Niem

ferent porte at China, Philippines, Siam, &c. Pilotage Regulations

HONGKOK

Charter of the Colony

Rules of Legislative Council

Part Regulations

Orders may basent to Daily Pram Offles, whurs it is published, or to the following. Agents: MACAO.Mr. F. A. da Cruz. SWATOW .Messrs. Quelch & Co. A. Masera C. Gerard & Co. FOLNOSA... Mesars. C. Gerard & Co. FOGCHOW......Mosers. Hodge & Co.

NINGTO Meers. Kelly & Walsh. Sghai. SHANGHAI Hall & Holtz Co-operative Co. SHANDHA...Mesara Kelly & Walsh.

NORTH & Hall & Holtz Co-operative Co.

KODE OYAKA. Messer. F. Walsh & Co.

YOKOHAMA ...Messrs. Kelly Walsh.

MANILA

Hatson

...Messrs. Diaz Prierte & Co.

Gardès

ΠΑΝΟΣ ........Mr.F. Mainfrey

HAIPHONG.....Mr. G. Gavelle.

BANGRO Mestra. Ramsay & Co. SINGAPORE.Messrs. Kelly & Walah. PENANO Mosers. Maynard & Co. COLOMBO...Mesurs. A. M. & J. Ferguson. CALCUTTA Mossrs. Newman & Co. SYDNEY Meers. Gordon & Gotch.

MELBOUZAZ. Mesars, Nactos. Hargrave & Co. BRISBANE.. Mers, Gordon & Gotch. LONDON...Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane. LONDON..

P

Ja Tonkin."

-

.......He lent me two editions of S. 8. Prentiss's life not been settled.

afterwards, and how ashamed I was to think I eimilar in its conditions to Hongkong-whare be considered to possess some force on

far from Colonel Bee, Chinese Congul at Ban Francisco, could not have kaowu of him before. He declared He had done more curary viea, though it will be found to be the mercantile community,

states (ascording to the Bulletin) that there are bis loyalty to Maine ships quite fallacious when it is inquired into, demanding the abortion of the registrain that city 800 wires of Chinese merchants and for them lu bis oficial capacity than any one It is said." Here fortunately we have no ie, are only anxious that it should haundrymen, a large number of whom are ease else had ever done and ever shoult do. It was An.ployed in sewing and as nurses. There are something to work for "Why" said he, "it I

Oustoms, but it might happen if the Colony be made as perfect su possible. probably 350 degraded Chinese women in Chi- wore a Maipa man I would are no stone

POLICE COURT,

FIRE IN TITE POREIGN SETTLE-

MENT, VOKOHANA. -

seemed as if the conflagrativi would be limited to the one building. At the back, however, the servants quarters of the Cosmopolitan Hotel were only removed by a narrow passage-way from the back premises of the Occidental Hotel, the property of Mr. W. J. Ramage, and aboat 1 o'clock it was discovered that the tiro had spreadi to this block. In a very short time the main: building of the Hotel we sawrapped in fames, which quickly communicated by mas of the roof to the adjoining hense, the ground floor Chang Atat, bricklayer, was brought an on a of which was occupied by Mears. Gils and

30th January.

Havonz Mr. A. G. WHE

RETVENING PROM DEPORTATION.

Remedios and the upper four by Gept block

channed to be bard up, that some one with other Argument of the opposition is that atowe. Between July 20, 1885, and October naturhed until the ships bad their rights in a chronic dislike to Free Trade might sug the Chinese would object to the Bill on at 31, 1887, there were landed in th erty 255 Chi Congress." And he has with his great know of whom are under bands ledge, experience, and power done so ever sinor geat that, seeing we bare nearly all the ap-couns of the trouble it would cause them. z6re women, sixty ones of anbons corpus, and every Maine abipmaster he meets he puts a charge of returning from deportation. He was paratus necessary for eol! eting customs, we This we believe te quite illusory. Naturally Colonel Hee states that when the Restriction copy of The Life of 8. 8. Prentiss into their proriously sentenced to fire years in 1887 and Walker. In a short fue the whole of thin block Mears. Street & Co., 30 Comhill, might impose one or two daties to belp tho the trouble in itself' would be distasteful, Aot went into Toros there were-DGD respectable hauds, if they will take it, and has put masaya was now given twelve months hard labour.

and 200 disreputable Chinese women in the city, one to the bias thoroby, Guerrilla? I wish ||

Lau Ahing, & servant in the employ of Mr. LONDON...Moses, Bates, Hendy & Co. LONDON........'",Mr. W¿M. Wills, 151,Cannon Brevenue, Thie is no 'idle dream: similar but we think the,Government may be trust. This owe a gain of 100 respectable and 150 | we had sagh a gusérills in every consulata in the

Mr L.R.Rishy66.Rus Lafayette, propositions have been made already" Byed to make it a wandi se possible, and in disreputable Chinese women. BAN FRANCO. Mr. L. F. Fisher, 91, Merchants' the similar propositions here referred to, we any case it would not be so great as to House statistics show that are 1885 the desto write more about bin in the next serios of Janos Singlaten, bollermaker at the Hang

Exchange.

presume, the proposition (there was only give ground for any serious discontent; und partures of Chinees women on morobante letters, if he is willing. I knur of so mat I: Ham Dock, was charged with stealing $1.60, the

cartifiantessumbered thirty-five,andon labourers should rather see Fresident of the United property of his employer, on the 24th petant.

States than Cuisul, Mosby.

Mr. Singleton aid that he gave the prisoner NEW FOEX....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Bow.

cortificates 007. Daily Prost Qfiloe, January, 1888.

one) to impose., a tax an spirits con if it can be shown, so we think it has been

PARIS

The Custom world There's my sentiments at least. I tavan

EMBEZZLEMENT.,

was completely gutted, and though efforts were mide to salve as much se possible of the cortumts. of the Hotel and adjoining premises the fire spread with sab forse rapidity that little could be done

unicate with the premises of the American- flames would cross the narrow lane and m Bfuls Society, No 42 and hoses were for

in that war. It appeared at one time that the