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· THE CARONICLE AND DIRECTORY
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THEN DAILY FRISK FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 171#, 1888.
COMPANY, LIMITED.
The Superintendent informs ng that the PTHE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE the 20th ultimo, will leave Singapore at 8 a & O. steamer Ganges with the English mall of
to-day for this port
has been thoroughly revinod and brought ROSE WATER & OTHER CRACKERS Lite production is very limited. Then again many competitors, are like him, men of nuo Reserve fund in pur dont
„to date, and la again unich increased in bulk.
it contains DRECRIPTIVE and STATISTICAL *Accounts of, and DirectoRINA" for
HONGKONG
Kohe (Hyogo).
Do, Ladies' Directory Osaka.
Du Peak Directory
- Do. Military Forces.
MACAO.
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Pathol.
Hoihow.
Whampoa Canton.
Tokyo..
Yokohama,
Niigata
Hakodate
VLADIVOSTOCK,
THE POLIPPI
Manila.
Cabu.
Пollo.
Labuan.
British North Borneo.
Coolin Cuina****
Swator.
Amoy.
BORNEO-
Tarae.
Sarawak.
Taiwanfoo
sui.
Kelung
Fooshow.
Saigon.
Wénohow.
Choloz.
Ningpt.
Chambodia.
Shanghai.
ANNAM-
Chinkiang
Hnd.
Wuku.
Kinking.
Hankoy.
Tchang Elungking,
Chefoo.
Takır.
Tientsin.
Peking.
Port Arthur,
Nawahwang.
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Jenchuan,
Fanan,
Удельно.
JAPAN-
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British
~Tailleatis.
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TONQUIN
Haiphong.
Hanoi.
Namdinh. Haidong, &c.
Bangkok.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,
Singapore.
Malecon.
Penang.
MALAT STATES—
Jchore.
Ssogei Ujong
Belangor.
Perak,
NAVAL SQUADRONE
United States.
Japanse.
French.
German.
Chivess Northern.
$314,861
THE TEA TRADE AT CANTON.
The following are the minutes of a meeting of the Committee appointed tong tire into the state of the to trade at Cantan, beld at Manary. Deacon & Co s house, Shamoon, on the 20th. January, 1988;--- *
Freaant :-Mesure, B. Denona (Giá the chair),
Contributors to the Hospital at Kotlow are requested to send their subscriptions direct, as no one in anttorised to resolve them in Canton
Hongkong.
Appeal for contributions to the Yellow River Fund
NOTE ISSUES.
provement in the kind of eropa grown OBL be made or that the resources of the soil arp at all adequately developed. Rice is, of
The following is the report to be presented to course, the main production, but the grain
The Chines Tings bays-Twoofficers of the the nineteenth ordinary general meeting of shere is very inferior to the Burmese or Siamese German army, engaged for the Military College, holders to be held on the 20th iart, at woon;— rive, and the outturn per sore much less, alat Tontein, were sent in a ganboat to Shan Hai
The Genera. Managara hare now the pleasure of though the soil in not tacking in fertility, bat wore not able to land on amount of praamiting to the bareholders the aineksenth annual
the ice. The gimboat thereupon took the two report of the company.
A Gocornment paper has been issued, RË Could not new send grain be introduced with gentlemen to Chef, from whence they will come the business of the year 1958 has proved very as D. Adams, E. W. Mitchell, and, R. B. Allen advantage both a respects quality and out. to Tiantain by art, a most painful and reartistastory, and the mounts which are dow daily ofus. (Ecorotory to the mosting). Mr. F: 0. Fearon
was unavoidably absent.
Singaporecontaining correspor densein referenòm turn? Maize growa remarkably well where of from twelt to fourteen days. The two effluers, general manager roodrontoad that this amonat aballing the meeting, lavited the members of the almost of a much interest berase in the Straits
some journey at this faclement season especially, prout of 1314,881.
With approval of the consalting comatittes the The Chairman having rend the notice" con- Pio the note 'issus of the colony, and which is there is not sufficiant moisture for rice, but who were selected, like Capt. Blektor, from disposi gf na follower-
Committe to girs their views on the subject Settlements. The corrispondones as published. 31,456nder consideration. A prolonged discussion then IN GREAT VARIETY.
tions of basinen on tubez. Colton thrives in the fertile alluvial dillary distinction and experience. It is said A baru to shareholders on their contribu
Bouse forsiga instructors will come here in the Dividend of $0.8) par share NEW BEACOYS
near the coast, and its production could be spring, engaged for the Naval School that is to CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS, greatly extented by the outlay of capital and be found in Peking under the auspices of the
'INCLUDING SOME
Adresy Board. The Chinese Government doss A careful voluntios bos binen made of all the prapors CIBOMOS OF SWISS AND HOME with scientific cultivation. The hille along the wall to found eveh sakwols as withent floors, tea, on mortgage of which the company has granted advances, and the general mansgate and consulting SCENERY,
valley of the Songkoi ara eminently adapted well trained and competant, there can be no committee have the antisfaction of being able to ka. for the successful culture of coffee, which ofiolent navy. But from what we hear. Cantona the aburellder that their investagalare sul NEW ILLUSTRATED PHOTOGRAPHIC has indeed been moolimatted by the mission show will be equally independent, Shanghai
will choose its own system and follow it; Foo-seated.
During the past year Mr. H. Y. Davis and the zrise with the most successful results. Where also; and Tientsin will, as a matter of course. Honours bis F. D. Sensoon have runigned their boats is French enterprise Why cannot French there will be discord, thors will be anftuose for S. Moses have been invited to take their places. The follow ile own devices. So, instead of unifortalty, on the committee and fours. F. 7. P. Foster and 3. capitalista go in for coffee planting? Ter combination, and the various squadrons, leaking appointments of Morers. Forter and Monge now require 24 can be produced, but the quality is said congruousness and having no cohesion, will be to be goizmed by the aharanidera. The other met- bore Moners Botionley, MoEwou and Chater retire, to be poor, and the infusion of the loaves come easy pray for any enterprising enemy.
but being eligible, oFar thannelvan box toofaction... bitter. Sericulture ought, however, with
ACDITORS. The mocante have been audited by Mr. A. Veltah; fcatering care, to become an important in-
and by Mr. E. J. Cozon, In the shannon of him brother dustry in Tonquis. The Tonquinese do not
Kr. e. S. Gesco. The general manager recommend the ra-appointment of Mensen. A. Veitch and . 8. understand the set of winding er of cleaning,
Cosen as anditors of the coinpauy. but aurely French capital onn find a good field in developing this industry. There are
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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LONDON, 14th February.
THE TONQUIN CREMTS. The French Chamber of Dopaties has passed
All letters for publication should be written da que/any other products of the-country-which the Bilk for the Touquia Credits by the very
only require intelligent cultivation and the side of the paper «Liv,
Advertinemonte and Babesriptions which are not investment of capital to give satisfactory he would not be sawerable for the evacuation of small majority of eight, M. Tirard stating that sedered for & Brad period will be continued untiesults, such as tobacco, cinnamon, indigo, the country
nonstermanded.
TELEPHONS No. 12.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 17TH, 1888.
To what extent French interest in the Indo-
SHIPPING Officers of the Coasting Steamers of Chinese possessions of the Gallie Republia
P..O.. N.CO. Japan M. S. S. Co. Indo-China S. N. Co, Donglas S:8. Co. "China Mer, S. N.C..
the names of
Siemseer & Co. H.C.&. M. S. B. C». Scottish Oriental S.S. Co. Miscellaneos Const
Steamers.
The LIST OF RESIDENTS now contains FOURTEEN THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED arranged under one Alphabet in the atriotest order the initials as well as the sarnanes bing alphabetical.
FOREIGNERS
The MATS and FLANS have been mostly ro-engraved in a superior style and brought up to data. They now consist of
FAGS OF MERCANTELE HOURS TE COINS, CODE OF SIGNALS IN THE AT VICTORIA PEAK
MAP OF THE FAR EAST.
MAN OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG. PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA, ----PLAN-OF-Mountain-DISTRICT, VICTORIA-
PLAN OF FORvior ConcastONS, SHANGHAI. PLAN OF YOKOBAKA.
PLAN. OF MANILA.
PLAN OF SAIGON.
BONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held yesterday afternoon. There were present:---
CONAULTING COMETITKE.
$4.875 sad, sad it was-tally decided to put the "pene with a letfor from the then Acting 4238,400 following or reoanl as being some of the paints Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir (then worthy of the consideration of the Chinese Mr.) Cecil mlth, dated 2nd June, 1885, Lo thurities aules the tea trade at Cauten is to be the Secretary of Stata, forwarding a resolution sociously crippled, if not altogether annihilated by (not consimdus) of the Legislative Council in the yearly fnoronsing competition with India
Section 1-Canton Seanted Caper? This de favour of a Government issue of one-dollar totes. seription of too. of which the bulk of the Canton Sir Copil Smith expressed his opinion strongly saport constats, competas: more keenly" with in favour of the resolution. In kin Indian kids than any other class of Chius tos. Beretary of State said :--- being especially useful for mixing purposes growing so seters, and home prices have reached in that depatoh, one relating to a State issue The nompetition with Indin le new, however, There are two distinct questions dealt with to low a range that unless nome steps are shortly of notes grenerally, which would infolts the taken to relieve the prongs of the excessive withdrawal of the privileges of the Braks in thin burdens of lekin and export duty, a time must respect, the other relating to an issus of one- arrive when counted tas will cease to be an article dollar mates by the Government, the privileges of coumicaption alingather.
of the Banks remaining sa at present.
JARDINE, MATERSON & JO.,
Carl Managera,
Hunghung Fire Iosurater Company, Lamitad. Hongkong, 16th February, 1999.
Lich
The first is a very important question, which must be considered separately sed on its own write. The policy of Har Majesty's Go- vermont on this subject has of late undergone change, owing to the decurrancas in Caylon, a connection with the Oriental Bank Corpor tion. by which the Government were made to copy the position of partners in the lassa, but not in the profits of tas Baak.
As regards quality, the districts from which the best descriptions of lenf arrive, being the most remote tenn. Caatou, suffer what heavily from ialand taxation, and this induces na tive merchants to adauit inferior tea-leaf grown-noser to fanton, and suffering in consequence lighter dook. One of the grantmat complaints, however, that bryors have to make is in respect to the large proportion of dust font f the teus; the dust shonid if possible uol be sent to Canton from the districts at all, as in a Colony, every few, and especially if there 100,000.00 the lakia dues have to be paid on it as well as is only, coe Bank, Her Majesty's Government are disposed to think it desirable that thuColonial Government should take into its own batde the jane of notes of all denominations.
The conditions do not, I believe, apply in the
Still there is
BALANCE EBEET, 31ST DECEMSEL, 1887" Dr. To capital account--Faid-up capital on
8.009 shares at 250′ per share
To accounts payable?-Sundry
unpaid.
To uredilected dividend
ence of this socont
To reserve land :—Amernt reserved from.
the profits of 1800 to 1395...
Toweriding amant, 1898-
Balance en abscount
collect
His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNO, Sir WIL-Add stari predin, &o., since LIAN DES VEUX, K.C.M.G. Justice.
Ho J. RUSSELL, Q.M.Q., Acting Chief
Hon F. STEWART LL.D. Coloumi Seoretary- Ho. E LO HALLEY, Attorney-Gradóral." HUN. A. LISTER, Colonial Treasurer. Hoa. J. H. PRICE. Surveyor-General. Han HiG-THOMSETT, R.N., Harbour Master. Hon. P. REIN
Order for extra copice of the Daily Press should aniseed, sugar-cane, gutta-perchs, &c. The be went before 11 .. on the day of publication After hat hour the annply is limited.
mineraland metallifurous resources of Tonquis kave perhaps been somewhat over-rated, but they still, for all that the French bare done to test them, romain au unknown part of the wealth of the country. The Hongay cual mines are, it is true, about to be worked, but there has been no sustained effort made to develop the iron, copper, or gold mines which are known to exist. There are possibilities cf potential prosperity in Tonquin, but they will not be brought into existence by im- bas cooled down is sufficiently indicated by posing a prohibitive tariff on foreign goods, the very all majority. by which the Ton- and waiting for the natives to develop the quia credits were voted. According to natural resourcesofthe country. If Frenebman Beuter the Government only succeded in desire to see the country Income-self-sup- Beraping the Bill through the Chamber of porting and productive they must sither Deputies by a majority of eight. This was orest capital in it themselves or en- a narrow shave indeed; had the Bill been courage foreigners to do so instead of driving
THE POLICE BRPORT. efected one of two things must have bepall enterprise out of Tengain by the
The COLONEL JECENTARY laid on the table ponad either the evacuation of Tonquin, or position of a tariff calculated to kill the Ropert eftas Captain-Superintendent of the resignation of the Ministry. The in- the olowly growing import trade, and ne- Police for 1887. difference shown by the Chamber of Deputies cassarily bringing to an end all prospect of to the fate of the French Colonial possessions creating a healthy commerce with ether
Hon. WONG SHING. Hon. J. BILL-IRVING. Hon. A. P. MacEwsN. Hu, C. P. CHATER
MINUTES,
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confrmed..
SWEARING IN OF A WRŃREE.
Hon. G. P. CHATER took the oath and his
The COLONIAL TREASURER mored the first dinas, 1889 reading of the Stamp Dutis Amendment Or-
is another amplistic condemnation of what countries. At present, in spite of the print as the member elected by the Justices of the has been terised M. Fesar's policy of advileges gained by M. CONSTANS through the THE STAMP DUTIES AMENDMENT ORDINANCE venture. The French people are apparently Additional Conventions with Obina, the trade tired of spending - money without seeing of Tangain seems likely to retrograde rather immediate prospect of some return. Their then adrance. colouis! invoetmeula have not turned out profitable as rot, and they ovidently do not
PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPGER, care to wait for a time they think may pos
· PLAY OF GEORGE TOWN, KENANG.
Among the other contents of the book are
As Anglo-Chios Caloudlar. Mean of Barome
tor and Thermometer, Rainfall, So..
the advent of foreigners to Chins and Japan.
nibly mover onto when these costly depen. dencire will recoup them for all their Berifiois
The French ironclad frigate Taraino, dogshiɲ of Admiral Tayrie, left Aoba on the 6th inst. for Nagasaki.
We understand that the past of Clark to the
at Canton.
·The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded. Bilt rend s first time.
THE UNCLAIMED BALANCES ORDINANÉZ The ATTORNEY GENERAL-I beg to move the send reading of the Unclaimed Balances Or- dinance, the chiset of which I explained at the last meeting.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the
On the molion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL
THE VADRANCY ORDINANCE.
323,507.40
2.191.46
$
01.
7,299,52
1,030,000.00.
Whore, therefore, there are no strong Banks
on the whole leaf, and this of course increases 121,592.89 the ultimate coat of the tea. This complaint in especially to bo rule about leaf arriving from the Loting and Koyutie districts.
Section Canton Scented Orange Pekoe Straits Sottleients, when there are severa} It may almost be said that this olags both the Banks of rusguised alaliky. long and short leaf descriptions) has alrondy bean beaten out of the fuld by the success of Indian beas. This is amply proved by the significant fact that during the past ten years the export from Canton has fallen from 3,870,040 lbs. to 1,100,000 Iba. This deore nae la export contunes year by year, nad it now savas impotible that this olas of tea can regalo ita lost position on the London
$337.758.92 Lore--Locoon & obhor payments 16,307.02
Eemuneration to consulting -----committee and auditora 8;500.00——————
Net profi for 0......
To working normir, 1887:-Balance of
this coquat.....................
Che
By Inak counte, Gorenment bonde,
mortgages, do. 2—. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank. $
ing Corporation, current account
384,901.00 252,249.30
$
market.
ach to be said from the hint of view taken by the Attorney-General in the Debate in Connell of the 9th April, 1885, viz, that the Banks mat ha locally well managed, but may collapse in con- sequence of operations nadertaken by other bran phase or by the param, establishment in which the.
oral og bave had no responsibility. has yet been given to the subject in the Colony.. If, therefore, after faller consideration than
Section III-Cungous. Of this kind, the lost it is considerad desirable to take the nota inue $2,025,306.71 arrive from the Tayshan districts, and as out of the hunds of the several Ranke, and adopt a rule there is a steady market for those in the system of a State noto sens, which has for London. The only suggestion that might be many years prevailed in Mauritius acil futterly made is that better quality would be obtained in Ceylon, I shall be prepared to confer with the growers were rocntented with fewer pickings Lords of the Treasury as to the steps to be taken during the year. Experience has shown that teas plucked in the months of August and September Reference is then made to the dirersity of are deficient in every quality oxcept " make," and views expressed in the Council on the abject of the picking of the leaf in these months affects a one-dollar note issue, in consequence of which
00,793.65
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank- ing Guéperation, deposit account Chartered Bank of India, Au- stralia, and Chins, déposit Account Losne under deed of mortgage,
In Hongkang In Foocha....
25,000.00
In Amoy
Yokoham
847.009,00 80000.00 20,000.00 306,218.70 8,500.00
Chinese Imperial Government
Chirose Imperial Government
Žunny 1830, Shares in the China Hire In- surance Company, Limited Caob in hands of General
Маладог
95,009,57-
157.00
20,20
faveated in boude:
In Sasaghai
By aconante zoceivable-Enlance of pre-
aim and interest to Blak December By steam dra engino, No. 12-Balance of
this account......... By steam-fre sagine, No,
this secou
of this scrat
400020
of
engine—Balatace
ongine:--Balaton
the supply as well as the quality of the Autum
to give effect to the proposal
orop, which is the best produced from the distretta Secretary of Stats ie not satisfied as to what Section IV-Waight-It is worthy of remark the real wiahos of the colony are. Tte despatch that toas shipped from Canton waters invariably proceeds:
losa in weight ra tho homeward voyage, wherous It has been clearly laid down that this parti those shipped from Feoshow and the northern cular kind of note is limited to one dollar, ports always show'n distinot gain. The ready cannot initiated as a scheme self-supporting for this is in the bands of the Imperial Maritime or prostable, though it might be possible, at Customs for native packers are prepared to same future time if it is found that it can safely allow an astra lb. per box provided no export be done, to permit the investment of some pro duty is elarged upon ita concessios which the partion of the silver dollars so deposited. Imperial Maritime Customs will not grant Those justineation of the aggrated shema-
Section V-General-The steady fall in L
Pre the need of small notes to take the place of change during late yaars has been of material silver. dollars chopped or defaced by the Chinese sistance to the China grower, for it has puabled spatom of stomping al dollars prasing through tes shippers to lay down their purchases in Lon their hands with their distintivo chops. The dep at lower Sterling prices year by year while mers inaon roninace of carrying silver would by 1,959,146.51 papingalmost the same Taol prices to the Chinese itself surely justify such an alteration of the as formerly. The native grower must be looked surrency system of the Colony. Now, from the 55,190.17 to for any improvement in manufacture or pro debate it cannot be clearly gathered whether the duction, and as long as he foola no necessity for dollars circulating in the Straits Settlements are .. 1,600.00
anch in provement, it weed not be expected.
clean doles or whether hay do uaffer deficement. 4,000,00 The members of the Committee hare read with One speaker in the Council denied, and another mach interest the norresponge which has aluswerted it. I can only conclude that ac pran 2,500.00 ready been published by the Shanghai and Foolical inconvenience does arise on this score, but $30.00 cho Chambers of Commaso reating to the I shall be glad if you can smartaiu what are the decins of the Chins Tea trade, and they facts of the caso, as the issue of ong-dollar notes 82.00 heartily poncur in the opinions expressed by could certainly only be sanationed as a remedy those bodies, and consider that the only real for a wholly exceptional condition of the curren- 1600) remedy for prereating the total extinction of ey, anch is prevails at Hongkong.
the trade is the abolition of all loiria and st port duties, so that the Chinese article may be on the satae footing as the Indinu. Ceylon, and | Jaya, all of which are free from.tas.
The dream of a new French on. Puise Judge will become vacant at the end of BT was read a suond tima.
the present month, Mr. C. E. Holworthy, the A fell Chronology of remarkable evoats since the fascination that it exercised a few meat in the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs after which it was read a third time and passed. By Hanhos fire eagino-Balanes of this
pire in the East no longer halda for them present incumbent, having received an appoint-the Council reat into Committee ba the Bill, By Yokohama, teamfr A description of Chinos Festivals, Faste, do, Jera ago, when the unexplored pro-
with the days on which they fail.
vinces of Tonquin were believed to contain
The ATTOZNET-ÜEZIRALThe order of the Ning of this Comparative Tables of Money. Weights, &c. Scale of Hongkong Stamp Duties.
fabulous mineral treasuresandit was thonghetas Hongkong Volunteers, ond a meeting of the day is to rend" this Bill a third time. I have By Amoy fra.
account langs of The Hongkong Postal Guide for 1888,
Jooked it through and find that there are one or Scalor of Commissions and Charges adopted by
two verbal amendments to be made and also on By Swatow fire engine:-Dalance of this the Chambers of Commerce of Hongkong Shanghai. Amey and Newshwang. * Hongkong Chair. Jities, and Boat Hire.
The APPENDIX consists of
FOUR HUNDRED PARKS of closely printed matter, to which reference in constantly required by residents and those baving commercial or political relations with the
An effort in baing 'made by Lisat. Woolley to revive the smoking concerts formerly given by its possession would secure for ita conquerors members of the Corps, effective and honorary, the control of the trade with Western Ohine will be held this evening to discuss the question and future dominance in Bia, The rand make nessary strangements. (quisitüm of these Tertiorira cost - millione in The Germa steamer Tritve, which arrived here oney and thousands of French lives, and yesterday, reports having sunken an Americas men-of-war on the 14th instant, în înt. 18 N., and the dream of wealth and power so far bas long. 111 W steering southwarda and showing and bean realised; but it is surely rather signal G.Q.C.F., probably the Brooklyn, which early to despair of rendering the somewhat left here on the 14th instant for Manila.
`or twɑ ɑlausaż which require re-arrangement I have thereforeto mi that theBill be recommitted
The Bill was wordingly roommiffed wad the necessary alterations made without discussion,
Or Section 2 of the Ordinance, which dẹnla
Countries ambraced within the scope of the costly prize remunerative and advantageous the Hongkong Choral Society will give a third words "his ship'
CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY.
The Contenta of the Appendir arstɔo mumer- ens to recapitulate in an Advertisement, but include TERACISE WITH CHINA-
Great Britain, Nanking, 1849 Tientsin, 1858
Chefoo, with Additional Article Opium Convention, 1886. and all others not abrogated.
France, Tientsin, 1858
Convention, 1860
Tientsin, 1885
Treaty of Cous mèrse, 1896. Conroation, 1887.
United States, Tientsia, 1858.
Additional 1869 Peking, 1830
Berman, Tiontain, 1981
Peking, 1880
Russia, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Porn. TREATIES WITH JAPAN-
Great Britain
United States"
TREATIES WITH CORRA
TREATIES WITH BIAM
TREATIES WITH ANNAM
Netherlands Corea
TREATIES WITH CAMBODIA
Customs TANSEN
Chinese
Japanese
LEA
Siamese Corean
Orders in Council for Government of H.B.M.
Subjects in China and Japan, 1835, 1977,
1878, 1691, 1834. 1884, 1886, 1886.
Rules of M... Buprene and other Gourts
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Tables of Consular Feas
Cotta of Civil Procedure, Hongkong
Table of Hongkong Court Fees Adtuiralty Rules
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Regulations for the Consular Courts of United
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450.00
$9,025,906,71
WORKING ACCOUNT, 1887.
·DT.
af
with the responsibilty of the owner or agent of To prominn noceuntalanes of this
ship discharging a seamen, The Copnxial TERASURER said-In this Term account-Balance of this so section I propose that the words " but not being As anticipated in this column the other day; a British Sabject" be struck ont and also the brandfi; less garrant:—Fees Collector
and that the words "angship performance of Gilbert and Bullivan's operetta other than a British ship "he substitabe, so that age 2000art-Halasto this No doubt the report of M. DE LANERBAN The Sacrer, on Saturday, the 3th instant, the seation will then read and whenever any has gone far to create the gust ao pala the Theatre Royal, City Hall; the proceeds sailor other that a Caites, ssilor discharged will be davote. banál charities. As anotmod from any ship other than a British ship becomes on our out page, the performance is given byla to the Colony." spesial request."
1
The CHIEF JUSTICE-Why make that alter. ation f
pably entertained by the French with us They have begun to regard as a while ele phant. It will be resembered that M. pE
The 58th Regiment Athletic Sports will be Lanresan, who is a Deputy for the depart hold on the Race Course on Saturday, the 3rd making the suggestion is that the Escharge of The COLONIAL Treasurer-My, reason for mont of the Seine, was sent out last year to arch. There are twenty-two events, which in-seamen from a British ship is ader the control slado a Company tag-of-war, an open tug-of-war of the Harbor Master, who makes it his basi Touquia ou s mission presumably to inquire open to the Aray, Navy, and Police, a tag ches to see that when discharged the man into the capabilities of the country, and he war between the offlers of the Garrison and the setze means of subsistence and is not Club, and a 230 yards handicap fat race open to likely to became chargeable to the Colony, bna recently been giving the results of his officers of the Garrison and Navy and members ont the discharge of segmen from ships not obeervations and inquiries bofore the Geo- of the Hongkong Club and Victoris. Recreation British shipa nos takes plaus at various a graphical Society of Paris. It must be don. Club.
sulatos. There used to be a power vested in the fessed that M. DE LANEAN'S report is not very encouraging. Ho says that while with the prosperity of Cochin China the tastes of the inhabitants for European goods base grown with the development of the public wealth, in Tunquin the people are miser- ably poor that they can hardly raise the wherewithal to pay for the first teasing of life. For the present, therefore, Tonquin cannot become an importing country. M.
An inquest was held yesterday afternoon on Harbour Master of forbidding the discharge of the body of a Chinese bestaan who killed seaman from any ship under any efron- the 15th instant by being orashed between a auss. That has been taken away by the lighter and the steamer Frejr. The man, along Merchant Shipping Consolidation Act. And with another, was in a simpan making the Cherefore there is not that security that when lighter fast to the steamer when the tide carried men are disobarged from a foratga ship pro- the sampan between the lighter and the steamer, vision will be made for their subisteans, in fact crushing it completely. The other man manthere is nothing to prevent a man being dis- aged to jump overboard and escaped with some charged from a foreign ship and thrown on the alight injuries, but deceased was so seriously beach without any means of subsistense whatever. hart that he died before xesistance could renob
The ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE suggested it was nonecessary to insert the words "other than a British ship." He said the word "ship" was The following Government notification has comprehensive and would meet all the require DE LANSBAN goes on to argue that the been published at Singapore-The Special reents of the casa.. those is badly chosen for imposing on the Pahang is not a British Official within the mean Bill having been reported was read a third time Agent of the Governor Cemporarily placed in The Section was amended 20cordingly, and the country, at great outlay, a large and costlying of Government Notification No. 96, of the and passer. Customs service, which by means of the 6th February, 1885-Undor the Instractions of Her Majesty's Government, it is hereby posi
lion of the country amounts to a large an
m
THE JURY LIST.
ADJOURNMENT.
THE POLICE REPORT FOR_1837
L
The report of the Captain-Superintendent of
Juring the ye
secount
By charges account>
Salaries of amistani
R,000,00
Salaries of Surveyers in Hong
kong and Shanghai
2,233.33
Rest of choo
2,900.00
Bolinitors' retaining foos
88.33
Stationery, printing, advertir-
ing, wages of shroffs, &
7,159,09
.
107,023.80
337.00
SUMMARY OF THE “KWANG-PAO."
The following is a sammary of the contents of thủ Khoản phủ nf Feh. là
The Editor wishes the public generally the *0.818.93 compliments of the season.
As a landing artiola a highly pontica! descrip. tion of the fostivitios of the New Year: the spring has come and with it nature and mankind | burst into jogons life.
20,475.69 By re-insemate accorat:-Paid for re-in- By scoount of losion:-Paid for logan and
earance during the year
-28,612.59
claire.
Bu guna tip.................. 80.431.94 By fire brigade sooount-For one-half share of brigado arsenade at Hongkong and the branches, vix.: Shangbai and Yakcha.......n
Ry
commission amount:--For commisation
on prix collected at Honghour and the branchos...
By
balance Grassferred as stove
t
4,774
Abow restaurant bas baan established at that city of good gating Peking at a cost of some me 30,000, and within these days of its opaning it
Yon should remember that the note issue.such
that urojected as indent all-note-issues---- cannot be made without it, sad any profit trom investment cru, in this case, only be aver- triu and deferred. Similar considerations, no doubt, led the Goverument of Hongkong after -long sad careful consfleration, to abandon the prenosal, although in that colony gront wublié in- convenience is felt forth of și clean dollar. In that case it was propose! ai frat to coin a British Dollar, but this be a standneed then the Deputy Master of the Mint showed almarly that
it was impossible to lay down and maintain the suggested ·calpayo, except rat'a losa, and the Board of Treasacy, to meet what was an acknow edged diffealty, suggested tho issas, under the restrictions laid down of a cop dollar note.
For the reasons above stated, Leefrain from taking any further steps in the matter until
again, hear from you,
You will of course conter upon heth_quos-
was almof impossible to got in, so aumerous tions with the Taofficial Members of the Legis- were the people crowding to enjoy its dinners.tive Council.
A prosperona year prophesied from the fall In reply to this Sir Frederick Weld, who had of snow, a most onnanal ovent at Cantons in the meantime resumed the government, writes though the existence of a poem of the Has on the 27th April, 1887--
dymnity desoribing the beanties of the show crystals being on the branches of the cedars still
On receipt of Mr. Secretary Stanhope's daz
existing at Fatee shows it is not unprecedented, patah No. 70 of 7th October last. I encari- The Thermometer saak to 39 degrees on the ented to the Unofficial Members of the Legista- 2nd Feb. On the 6th to 8th it ross to 49 dag tive Council a copy of Sie C. Smith's depatol. on the 9th is 52 deg, en the 10th to 57 dag, on No. 259 of 22nd June, 1885, and the reply boro 23.781.04 the 11th to 65 dəg On the 12th (Chins New quoted, with a request that they would tacour 253.241.30 Year) it stood at 68. deg, on the lath it fall to wa with their individcal writter, opinions on the
65 dig, on the 14th to 54 day. Ouly two days two questions raised therein, viz.com $406,315.95 fine weather recorded for the last fortnight.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 9th February, 1888.
POLICE COURT.
Ngwa.
(1) The issue of notes by the Qoverament. (2) The issue of one-dollar notes.
-I now forward these opinions, with a me
Dr. Hasag's house close to Shamsen robbed moraedam thereon by the Colonial Secretary on the 8th, it boing known that he had just re-(Mr. J. F. Dickson], which I think sbly and ar- calvod a fee of over $100, and several hundred heestively discusses the question, and seeda no dollars worth of property carried off; the neigh | further romark an my part. | bourhood being uhrmed one of the thieves was 3. I laid these papers before my Executive Council, and they see nuanimosoly in favour of captured.
A passage boat attacked by four snake boste a Governant issas of notes which would ban on the 7th on ita way to Canton from Sa-si. Over legal tender, and they advise that a one-dokler Ths. 2,000 plunder and the captain carried off uste should only be adapted as part of a Go- Luckily a police lannab eaming up the plander vernment nota issue and to a limited silent. I and prisozer were recovered, the pirates taking entirely coneur in the opinion of my Council.
-It may be useful to add the following in- Mok Pe was charged with stealing a mall to the and getting away.
A man robbed crossing from Fa-tés opposite formation the Bank Notas at present issued are boat, valus $6, the property of Li Choung, on the Canton of some clothes. One of the thieves of the nominal value of $5, $10, $20,825, 850,
14th February
BEFORE MA. A. G. WISH.
LARCENY.
Complainant, a watchman, said that about sabwequoutly osptured and plunder recovered.
Firexa porkshop in the Western much; 1pm. on the 15th inst, ho waw defendant un fasteh his boat, which was hauled up on the beach airkly extinguished. but several firemen injured at Tai-kok tsui, and push it into the water. Heyars of water thrown from the roofs at the called out to deferant, who ran away. He gave claims were promptly made on the Ward.
buraing shop falling on their heads, for which- chase and caught him.
Daring robbery reported on the 4th noir Fat- |
Defendant admitted unfastening the best, but
A DISORDERLY SEAMAN
|$100 and $500, xvi. sccording to the Istart prb- lished reports received herethethree nota-imalog Banks sk
Noten in iron-
lation
Chartered Mornao- tile Bask.
437,500
Hongkong Chartere
And Bank, Shanghai
Back
183,340.18.0 $4,440,730
Total 44,190,529 £4,096,319.15,8 $74,315,640 Paid up ospital £750,000 290,000 790,000 200,000 serve fardh
$7,500,000
4,308,000 The minute of the Hon. J.Barkinshaw, enclosed
tari general will drive sway foreign gacdssed that British subjects going into Malay Jury List with closed doors,
The Connoit then proceeded to consider the .... in order to promote the introduction of States, where there is no British Oficial, for the French articles, which, however, the natives purposes of trade or any other commercial enter will not buy beans they have not the rise, will not be entitled to the protection of The Cancil adjourned until Tuesday, the 15th inst.. money to pay for them. M. de LANSIAN set and in the future, the Government rose*
ibo Government. Further, that both in the pro 27th instant, at four o'clock. scusiders that although Tonquin is densely poto italf complete liberty of action as to recog pulated an import trade can only be buils apsing any concessions that may have been granted by the Native Lalers of any snob State. by offering to the natives goods that can
A concert will be given in the Theatre Royal. be sold at very cheap rates, Ho also calls City Hall, on Monday evening next for the Police for 1887. was laid on the table of the said he had no intention of stealing it. On the shan, 39 odd robbers breaking into a house, rob. Doposte 2,696,00 3,66,679 16.9 69,855,901 Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dif-attention to the fact that while the rice crop homofit of the widow and children of the Iste Mr. Legislative Council yosionday afternoon. It is pretions day be had borrowed it of complainant, hing it, destroying everything they could not.
ferent ports of China, Philippines, Siam, &c. in Coehin-China is always certain and vields Brown, Ordnance Store Department, who lont Pilotage Regulations
who he thought would have no objection to lend carry away and eventually setting fire to it HONGKONG
his life the other day by the capsizing of his hot as follows a surplus, that in Tonquin is pregarings, in the harbour. Mr. Brown was passioned Staff
An opium shopkeeper arrested at Fatebau, for ing it him again. *The Crimtual Statistics show that 8,481 cases
Complaint, on being re-called, said he bad refusing to pay the loanee fee imposed to most {yielding in some yeare only just sufficient for Bergeant and his yousion dies with him. He who were reported to the Police during 1887, being
the loss of lettin to the toval efficials consequent The wants of the natives and in others falling in possession of three war andsin and also had a decrease of 355 Rees or 4.01 per sont on the never on the defendant before.
(on' its oollection How by the Customs officials. His Worship sentenced defendant to fourtean They are a great people the Chinese, and the in the Governor's despatch, was as follow short of the requirements and necesitating There are Bya ohildren, two of room are of caste into Barinus Crimes (6 sailed) and Minor days' imprisonment with hard labour.
the madal for long service and good conduct return for 1886. In the subdivision, of these
wlly foreigner has no hope to outwit them. Regarding the issus by the Goveremant of Orders may be sent to Daily Prese Otos, where an importation. Altogether the worthy De-tander age. The offers and non-commissioned Offercas an incress of 77 cases or 3.09 per cent.
feveral gambling houses outside the East notes generally and the proposed ísnus of the puty appears to have succeeded in painting offers of the Garrison are contributing literally is found in Sericus Grices and a decrease of 453 John O'Keefe was charged with being drunk thate attacked and plandored on the 9th by a dollar noles my opinion is:
to the subscription being raised for the widow, ossea cr 6.81 per cent. in Minor Offenses."
body of rowdias armed with revolvers. In the 1-That the orernment ought to control for his audience a very dismal picture of the and it is to be hoped that the concert will be the
The tables appended show that there was one and disorderly as the Sailors Home and dames fight several on both sides were wounded and a the issue of notes
As the periods of the privileges of note ince prospects of Tonquin, and as the smallest means of considerably augmenting the fardcase of murdar, in which the prisoner was dis- property to the extent of $1.50. credit required to carry on the administrate programme of the concert will appear Intex violence from the person, as against 64 in 1536 ant was in the Baileys Home drunk Us bocassete another man, her parents thinking the except undur different bunditions. Where th
Alexander Meir Superintendent of the passer-by was also hit, for which be dempaded
conferred on existing Hanks by their chartara charged. There wore 31 cams of robbery with Balore Home, sail that on the loth inst, defend and obtained $1 damages,
Story of a betrothed wife who had been mar-expirs, such privileges ought not to be renewed and 36 in 1882; 30 esses of burglary or larseny Νικαρά Masers. Kelly & Walsh, Sinual drain on the French exchequer, of at gires appear to be occupying the energies of the presione years: 90 cases of lidzapping, ar
The task of anbjugating the Formosan sbori from dwelling, as against 68 and 98 in the two very disorderly and broke three plates, valued at man she was engeged to was dead being recover periods are of long duration with regard to any
31:50. least. 20,000,000 france, it is perhaps not to Chinges Anthurities. The Shih-pad says Dassinat 78 and 63, 8 cases of piracy as against $1.50 compensation for damage done, with the turned from abroa
Defender was fined $1 and ordered to payed by the original suiter, who unexpectedly re-f the Banks, it might be sapodiant to arrange for the owention of the privileges arlier than NORTHENS & Hall & Holts Co-operative Co. be wondered at that persone possessing no ing the last month General Li. Commanderia 10 and 17: 927 case of unlawful, possession, as alternative of geing to prison for Boven days.
A robbers' baunt near Fatsbau discovered and by ofBuxion of time. RIVER Ports and Kelly & Walak, Shanghai. interest in such a disant dependensy abould Chief of the principal forces in Formosa, led an against 291 and 223 1,985 cases of larceny
visited by the officials who had received informa A Bank issing notes should only do so on NAGABARI Muses. The C. &J. Trading Co.
army to Kang Kan and San Chen Yang and nias against 1899 and 1927; and 75 other KODE-OBAKA...Messrs. F. Walsh & Co.
ation regarding it from the authorities in Hai- the condition of setting aside i Cash ResorTE fook, coldly upon it or even desire its aban-vanced against the savegas drolling in those ro felonies not enumerated as against 10 and 45 in YOKOHAMA.....Mossrs. Kelly &Walsh.
gions. The regre, on seeing the approch of the two provicus years, the total number of sasasalam in the public streets, and wore flood their usual place of abode.
Ten men were scvicted of unlawfully fringes; some robbers arrested there giving it asqual to the total amount of such isso, Two- thinls of auch Cash Reserve should be delivered. MANILA..Moars, Dia Puertas & Co.
This is, however, a rather narrow point of is array, and began to vier s stout resistanca. as against 2,500 in 1886 and 2,463 in 1885. Bus. Varging from $9 té 85. ́ ̄)
this hostile army, at once put themselves in batunder the heading of socious offences being 2,577, SIMON...........Mossrs. Schrooder Prizes and
A brass-smith pays oul a coelie for thoshing by the Bank to Currency Commissioners op. him by attacking him with a bowie Suite and pointed by a special Ordinance, the other one Gardes..
view to take up, though it is one that French General Li then ordered his artillery to upen on number of persons convicted of serious offences
Indiots three wounds on him inside the Kasite third of moh Cash. Reserve should be set naida HAND.Mr.F. Maiafroy,
Mes. small proprietors and retail shopkeepers are them, whereupon they fod and bid themwlyse in was 1,234, being less than in the two preoslug
in the Bank coffers to be used for no other pare naturally prona to adopt. It is the businesserts a recesses of the hill From there years, while the discharges wers 565, which is Pargat - Who in the laziest boy in your class. A matrimonial case: a faithless wife recovered pose that for payment of notes in circalation.
they thought they could defy their euemiss; but, mero than in 1886 and 1985,
Johnny Johnny I dunna Farent" I by her first husband.
The two-thirds of Oash Reserve delivered to the of French statemen, if they desire that to their surprise. General L changed his tactics, Onder the beading of minor offances the num.should think you would know. Who all the A man attacked and rubbed on Now Year's Currency Commissioners should be invested, Franes should retain her colonies and ber and ordering & select body of aen to arm them ber of onses fa5,94, as against 6,336 in 1866 and others are industriously writing or studying ove by a rowdy armed with knife and revolver partly in Indian Stocks and partly in losperiat area with sickles, he led them right into their 4,307 in 1885. There is an increase in the rim. their lessons, who is he who sit idly in his seat is the neighbourhood of tho Prefeet's Tamen in Government or first dla Colonial Govaracent influence abroad, to combat the pessimist fields, and out down all their growing gradu. The ber of assanite and miscellaneous offences, and a and watches the rest instead of working him. the city; the alarm being given, however, the Securities (other than those of the Strait .......Mecara. Gordon & Gotch.
views of M. DE LANESSAY. Much of what ages, in daspoir of losing their crops, and decrease in gambling, drinkenness, naisance, and self " Johnny" The teacher."
thief was captured after a fight in which both Bottlements) condily saleable, and the invoie de MELBOURNE...Mesere. Norton, Hargrave & Co. o states is undoubtedly correct, bat be knowing they would starve before they could no light and puss
M. Grory, according to the Figaro, received the policeman and the rubber were wounded.rived from such investments should be paid to BRIGHANE...Mesare, Gordon & Gatoli..
plant and harvest another crop, decided to make LONDON... Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane.
Deputy Chou, of the Ta-ling-shan silver mines, the Bank. seems to have shown only the dark side of ito bast of the inevitable, sud voluntarily the Captain-Superintendent, Adjutant, & clerks, Eve. Last year, our contemporary adds, "he robbed of a box containing money and No. 12
The strength of the Felice Force, exclusive of no more than half-a-dozen visits on New Year's
All-notes issued should be stamped by the LONDON... Messrs. Street & Co.,30 Cornhill, the picture, while we question the couracy surrendered themselves, to be enrolled as the and 5 coulies, was 661, of whom li were Eur thought that in spite of the old Present's an- buy the latter should it be offered for sale:
Ono would have share sortificato; the pablo are cautioned not to Currency Commissioners as a chook against notes Mensra Bates, Hendy & Cu.
received seven thoumal." There Mr.W.M. Wile, 151, Cannon St. of some of his conclusions. Because the oral and faithful subjects of Chins. They were peane, 220 Indison, and 347 Chiness.
being issued in excess of the limit fired by the thea ardered to evacuate their homes and their ware 13 enlistments and 101 onsaltion, divided digalfled enit from the political stage a friends PARES Mr LH.Hioby,66,Rue Lafayette, country is very densely populated, and it in musetain coverts, ruiring at the same time as follows: deaths, 9; resignations through mich would have made a point of testifying their rand Hongkong papara
Extracts from Peking Gatoties, Shen-pad oharter or otherwise, or in excess of the Crab Reserve. On the inne of new notes in substitu- SAN FRANCO. Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants all in an elaborate state of cultivation, while sufficient sustenasve nalil they could get settled wean, 8; rasignations through expiry of service or gard for him on the coession of the Jour de l'Au. Various appointments of small officials. tion for old notes worn cut, the old notes would elsewhere. Sold is were then left to guard and otherwise, 40; and dismissala de desertions 37. But it is the uld story, mutato nomine." Lo A poom in praise of Ho Chi-chloo," a former be cancelled in the promanos of the Currency. ...the soil only yields a bare subsistence to the retain possession of the places evacuated by the The disatissile or desertions were divided we fol- i Roi sat mort. Vive le Boi." Republicans, like Magistrate of Chingbal, .... Virtuous magistrates Commissioners This Currency Commissioner
agriculturist, it does not follow that no image
'lona s---Europṣanas, 51 Indiana, &; Chinese 27. ↑ Rayalinta, sære mostly oparkiere at Doart.
world monthly, or oftener sa thought fit, azzmize
SHANGHAI......Hall & Holta Oc-operative Uo. SHANGHAI...... Meters: Kally & Walsh.
BANGKOK
Govelle.
Messrs. Ramsay & Co.
SINGAPORE.....Messrs. Kelly & Walsh,
PENING
COLOMBO..
Moers. Maybard & Co.
Mangra, A. M. & T. Ferguson.
CALCUTTA Messrs. Newman & Co. -SYDNEY
LONDON... LONDON.
Exchange.
NEW YORK...Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Bow.
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