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NOW READY. THE

1898.

CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

FOR 1988,

With whigh is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY. (TWENTY SIITK ANDVAD Issue), COMPLETIS, WITH APPENDEX, PLANS, &c. Royal 8vo., pp. 1,200 $5.00 SMALLER EDITION, Ry). 8vo. pp. 818.....$3.00.

THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY has boon loroughly revised and brought uğ

to date, and is again much increase in bulk.

it contalis Desgriptive and STATISTICAL Accounts of, and VitrerONTER for HONGKONG

Kobe (Hyogo).

Do. Tindlea Directory Osaka.

Do. Peaks Directory

Do. Military Forced.

Масло.

1 CHINA-

Pakhoi.

Hollow.

Tokyo.

Yokohama,

Niigata.

Takedata

VLADIVOSTOCK

Manila.

Cabn.

Labuan.

British North Borneo,

INTIMASONS.

ANNUAL SEPPLY, OF

LAWN GRASS SEED,

AND

SWEET CORN

THE DALLY FRRSS, THURSDAY, MARCH ST, 15

Thurd was some amour, says the Okiness Tintos, This has not that public works were to be ordered on a large matiafnatory.

Downing Street, 17th Angust, 1885.

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ind to be symptom of a ocation of the demand, nor of is very badly provided with oureeney, and for and to engage the services of a Baropean

engaged bay limit to the amount of coin that ovala bo this rosson the Managers of the Banks Isve ra matron. This remoran the objections which coals in the spring for the repair of the Faihe firing the cold ha

for the disposed of. The only way to avoid the non-pentedly haggal ms not to allow the Colony to will be ablà ventonens commequcnt on a scarcity of all coin be left, as it need to be, for months at a táro have been arged against the Po Loung Kuk and other river banks, and if the works aru edo fret floor, and when pl

there will be employment during the summer to proceed with the room this beloweak. hero il such times as Chinese New Year, &, is with small coin unobtalanblo except at 19 per deut. promine. A shipment of $50,000 worth in this colony. Our contemporary says →→

and autumn for some thousands of labourses. The Farsengers' luggage lifte (hydraulio) have boon always to have a reserro to fall back upon.

Two shipments of these coins, amounting onkl arrive perhaps once in two years, and, 8. WATSON & LIMITED,For many years past attempte ware made to flavial systems of Chibis in a had condition, ordered from the American Elevator Co., at a scat

provent the panng Chinese girls that are brought ad although the damage sona is less that that of about £9,000, throng Messrs. Tallsch & Co., in all to $270,000, have been ordered from Eng however charily distributed, it was absorbed in a roquest for it was often rogueded sà positively from China from being inmates of house of hnd of the Yellow River food it is yet very great, and we have taken advantage of Mr. Palmer's innd.I have the honour to be, Sir, your most fortaight. Changa was giron only as a favour, charnoter, and auder the Contagious Diseases The injury done in the Viceroy fate government prosones in England to request him to fuspect obudiont sorvant,

reasonable. HAVE JUST RECEIVED THEIR

A. LISTER, Treasurer. Ordinanco this was odforced. A. largo nisur by overlow inust amount to any millions of the working of those lifts, and he reports most

7. When I took charge of the Post Office, of young Chinese are brought down here, az ald teels in the last year alone, nail lace 1881 there favourably on them, as being far better than any. The Fon W. H. Marsh, C.M.G., Colonial Bo-

twelve years ago, it was rogarded as the normal oratury, ko., &o, koy Woning of sixty years of age, for example, bring has been an almost regular yearly anccossing of other patent he has seen At the end of tast

had almost legitimate state of affairs for the ing tra or even three young girls when she desingodations.

year wo had the roof of the original, building

Streifa omployed to sell stamps never to have aribes as her childron. Those children cannot.

rained by our srekitoute and they found white [...]

Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the Any change. Of course the real reason was that, The toewoments of the Russian Patriotic Flectants in some of the beams, the majority of which | under the prosant magulations, be kept in house of the class wo refor to, int they are still brought for 1888 are arranged as follows:-On March 13 have been renewed, at a cost of $750. The ha repeipt of your despatch No. 244 of the 28th with mall coin at a high promium, they put into tho place, and there is no doubt of the ob the steamer forcon will leave Doast with sanoo will be renewed in the Black season, when of May last, roporting that your Government saldo all they get from the public for me to joot of those who bring them. And there are largo party of migrants: on the 22nd of that the rooms ara empty. With respect to the bar has decided against andartaking an issue of One mooy changers and others, and no consideration other children also for whom it is found desie-month the Russia will sail for the same destina-maids, as eur attou against Masc. W. R. Dollar Notes, and proposes test the difficulty of the inconvenience they were ladluting on the pallis or on their employers deterred them from able, in the intercete of common humanity, to tion; m April 1 the Nijni Novgorod will courey Loxley & Co. is ponding, I cannot add any arising from a starcity of subsidiary vurrency doing this. It is only of lato years that I have have a refuge in which they could be pinseda uumber of convicts to Saghation and on the thing to what appears in the report. With by an increased issue of token coins.

Although there does not som to be anyou able to insist upon change being kept both when it is possible to take them out of disreput 131h the Petersburg will inll for Wladivustools regard to the noceants, I may mention that table homes A Society was started about throw with passougars and cargo. About Jus 17 of the sum of $14441.80 represented by sua present danger of these sofus being forced, por is the Post Office and in the Stamp Office As years ago called the Po Leung Kak," or So- second band of convicts will be conveyed to Eng, dry dubters, $10,182.57 has been selleetod fo dato, haps at a discount, I think it right to remind the premiem un small silver coin, under ordinary. iuty for the Frotation of Waman and Children. kalian by the Yaroslut. Toward so, and of and that the manager has received instructiosis you fliat. in view of such a possibility in fatare, circaatances, is now only about 3 par mille, the It has received the sanction of the Secretary of August the steamers Petersaurg and Ninite strictly entry ont the Company's rule with they should only be issued in resin to aptation to make away with it surcoplitionely 8. The trying time is of coures Chinees New Stato, and His Eresley the Governor hus Norgorod will sulla sound time for the Far regard to the payment of local bills anft so-Ingiliste demand. Keeping the supply short does not exist toany grust extent. kinly consented to sot ns Paizon. A Corumittee East with a large number of convicts of belle soros counts, which will provent any large amont rather than full love the honour to be, Sir, Year, at Fhich period it is the pasion

from the principal Chiness of tho Settle-

amongst Chinose to pay all debts and close all ment manages tho affairs of the Sociuty, which The Manila Railway Company (Limited) was being overdun to the company, and will mini- your most obedient humble carrant,

mize the chance of bal debts. If any share- has for its object the landaiste desire to ressue register in London or masti Janery, to holder wielen to ask any questions, 1 shall be Governor Sir G. P. Bowex, G.C.M.G., &ounts. Only two years ago, inring the thres or four days before the Chinese old year's ero, theninay females who, under elromastation which adquirs the concessions, rights, and privileges

small coin wae at 20 per cent, premium. The ean sonreely ever be properly dealt with by our gelating to railway from Manila to Drgupan, glad to answer thom.

Treanty,

Areosary had none to issue, the Banks had none, in the Isle of Laxon, with power to maintain the laws, nie brought into the Colony'in the manner

and Bank Notes were not to be had for love or Hongkong, 26th Ceptember, 1835. we have referred to. The Government has now paid railway, and any other railways or public

Bir-With reference to your letter No. 3316 money. The inconvenience to theo who had giron to the Soelaty two buildings lately oc- works authorised by concession of the Spanish

of yesterday's date, in which you refer to me for many small payments to make, to the Commis cupied as a Lock Hospital in Kandang Korban. Government, or of the Philippine Islands. The

consideration and report a Despatch from the ariat, the Dockyard, to employers of labour, and which the sils can beceived, fed, vinched, Balhaas; A. B. Curtis, Honeywell-road, Wand

Secretary of State, No. 34 of August 1763 qanidio companies, was so grant that I rezolved These buildings are to be read as a Refuge in subscribes aro-F. J. Irwin, 41, Sistova-road,

the subject of the isso of subsidiary coins here, en no account to allow sucle & state of things to and, if possible, brought to cable themsworth Common, clork; W. F. Wayin, 92,

our if any vigilance of this Department could I have tho houour to report as follows:--

There is not at prosont ang prospect of subsi-prevent it." disry silver coin being at a discount, or of any 9.-On the approach of the last Chinese New dificulty being exporisnood in iniure it. There Year. (January 24th, 1887) there was 8130,000 to-day a balanso of $54,000 worth of these worth of nail rein in the Treacy, and the coins in the Treamry, all of which, and far more, supply, amounting to no less thao, two and a could be got rid of in a cow why by uimy ly lot: charter millions of coins, I considered to b

IMMEDIATE BOWING.

The Daily Press.

THE PHILIPPINEO-

Whotapos.

Canton.

Swatow.

Iloilo.

BORNHO

HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, Zhu Haroh, 1887.

Takao.

Sarawak.

Taiwanfox.

Tani

Ko'ng

COCHIN CHINA—

Faschow.

Saigon.

Winchow.

Choler.

Niugno.

Cambodia

Shanghai

ANNAN→→→

Chinkiang.

-Wacht.

Kinking

Tourano. Quiaken.

Kiakov.

LONQUIN

Hanoi

Jchung.

Cha

Takit.

Piontin

Poking.

Port Arthur.

Nowelwauk

Com

Stool.

Jerchuan

Fusan.

Yvouern. JAPAN-

Nagasaki

S

Haiphong.

Namili

Naiduong, d

Bangkok, STRAFES SETTLEMENTS,

Singapore..

Malacc

Penang.

MALAY STATED

Johore.

Stingoi Ujong. Selangor. Terak.

NAVAL SQUADRONS-

British 1ited States. Japanese

P. 4. O. S. N. Co. Japan M.S.S. Cal

French.

German. Chinose Northern.

Siemseen & Co. H.O.&. M. S., Co..

Hoxoxoxo, Mancu 8TH, 1898,

124

There being no questions put, the CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report and accounts.

Mr. JONES HUGHES Keconded, the motion

currit.

Mr. DA ROZA propad thoro-clection of Mess W. K. Hughes and A. das Remedios as direétat

Mr. J. H. Cox seconded, and the proposal was

to lead a respectable life. Besides the buildings Godolphin-rond, etork: M. Elysoln, 20, 'all-arted sem com

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is $3,159.03.

La., &o.

FRED. STANLEY,

ting it be understood and Chinese, might have simple. Nevertheless, two months before the as mach as shey liked to ask for. I hope to koop Bow year, such a steady demand set in that, a spacial reward of at least $30,000 agafust hoibough the requisitions were out down a rich Chinese New Year, but whether thin will be as they reasonably could be, in four weeks the anfficient to abato the ran on stall coin which whole was exhausted, and the issue had to be Alwaya oxista at that time only experience can aspended, if only, to keep a few coins for the us show

of the Police, &o. It was at his juncture that The inarket prices of these coins have hoan ass nrgeat request was voceived from the Army

Paymastor For $10,000 worth of coin. I was st follows:

1883, May 1st, 9 per cent premium abled to make the issue, as I knew that

November 6th..

sitor the New Year I could, if novossary, pm- 1984, May 2r,

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chase small coin for Government uso at a morely November Sed.... 85

zomical premiam. It has not been necessary to 1985, Mng 2nd.......... I

do so, but until the next shipment arrived wo September 24th, 5

were on famine allowance, and the issus to the It will bo san timt there is no tandanoy public was suspended. shoald say, however,

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Tus question of the provision to be made in

On the motion of Mr. Jowns Uranas, Bocoad. this colony for young girls who are rescued the Government has promised a eut of money. mar. 2010, South vade, Blackheathed by Mr. C. A. Ozonzo, Mosses. J. H. Cox and

$1,000 we hear, in aid of the Socisty and its Is MoLaron, GE, 10, South-valo, from a lifs of immorality has for some time branches of Penang and Maines. The Com- and O. B. Leighton, 13, Craftdowu-road, High- A. B. Vaucher wore re-elected as palitors for past been allowed to fall into the back-mittee is farther obtained a list of dual sub-gate, sterf ouch of whom tak to Thening year

The CHAIRMAN having intimated that the ground. It is, however, one which ought to seriptions amounting to over $1,000. It is do- nmber of directors is not to be less than the dividend warrants would be posted on Monday aired now to caguge the services of a matron, nor more than ten; the subscribers nee to appoint be faced and disposed of. That there is a European, io talto charge of the shildren, as the fret, und not ad intim; qualification, £500 uoxt, the mosting was hrought to a close. large traffic curried on in young girls in and great deal will, of course, depend upon obtaining stars or stock; remuneration, £3,000 per

HONGKONG AND CHINA BAKERY through this colony' is proved not only by person who could control the refuge satin annum.

factorily and it is hoped that suciont Innds A more disastrous conflagration line that on

COMPANY, LIMITED. tle eridenes we may any day see in the will be obtained to carry his mit. The neuesday evening, tho. 14th February, hos saldom colony itself, but by the number of girls who cessary expenses for us food of the inmates (anys the Bangkok Time) been seen in Bangkok, The following is the report of the general have to be taken charge of by the authorities and other things, will require fursing fits all others being ortipsed by it for rapidity and managers to the shareholders, at the sixteenth as the sebomo devolopos, and under the air-dastrect veness. The sene of this, the Latest in the Straite and at San Francisco, on their cumstances the Committes think it advisable conflagestion in Bangkok, was a house used by ordinary general meeting of the Company, to arrival at those places. Whether the exa-to invite the Furopeat community to co-operate Nai Phosm on the Klong Bang Huang The be hold to-morrow (Friday), the 9th instant,

with thera in suck a useful and humane work alarm was quickly given, and about half an hour at 3 o'clock p wination conducted in this colony by the It is believed that it will hare the very best afterwards some firomen and pali arrived and The general amnagers have the pleasure to robit Hegistrar-Gonorul and the Eunigration Officer effect if Chinese and Europeans in loge commenced to play upon the lamos with hand to the shamoltre che nepal statement of aceannts, is soiently strict is a question which canter to most effectively a want which has been squirts, but with no effect. Every narrow lane for the rear ending Fecomber lost.

long felt, but which has not up to this time be where there was a prospect of reaching the blaze The not profit on the working aecpant for this pene Sammisc-Oficerz of the Consting Steamers not well be judged, sa the examinations are dealt with-in un adequate manner. It is trusted was soon led with mon passing brokats of water $19,5, and the blanco afprofit and loss account towards n reddetion in the marketable valio of that no inconvoniosos appearod to arise from the.

private, but from the number of girls that thatribe Society in ile labours will be subjed

along, but in spite of all these efforts the flames The rouars maungera recommend that dividend Indo-Chinn 3. N.Cu. Scottish Oriental S. 8. Co are successfully passed through it would fit the bops of the Protector of Chiness, who stoundily gained ground til they reached A of 3.0 per share. 63 destared, absorbing $3,064.40. Douglas S. S. Co, Miscellaneous Coast,

eload his report on the work of the Chines -China Mer, B. N.Co. Steamors.

seem that there is a defect somewhere. Re-Trotectorate during the yean 18 with the lui sawadi, containing upwards of one and that the belanooof $159.03 be carried to a new

hundred thousand dollars' worth of planks which account. Cuntly evidence was given by cómo girls in folking rearks"It would be great were quickly consumed and destroyed. The The LIST OF RESIDENTS y contain: San Francisco from which it appeared that blessing at the Government power to see flames len, by a slight change in the direction of Mr. I. I. Bonning. The other members of the Sinop the last report we have to regret the death sharge of all these female children, and to place of the wind, were driven across a small rock on CommitianoSTA. B. I. Woodin, H. Crawford, J FOUKSEEN THOUSAND and Five Hundran their examination in this golony was of a thor in some institution where they would be to the backs of other bonses to the east, several D. Hutchison, and D. MgCulloch-raties in eonard arranged under one Alphabet in the striate very perfunctory character. Possibly the brought up and educated so as to fit thom for of which were gutted. From A Kon Hoi's os-ance with the artiska of asociaticu, and we eligible have the honour to be, Bir, your awal obedient the wants of the Army and Nagy to provide for.

marriage to reapoctable Chinese. Besides saving tablishment the fire rapidly spread, and after cun- for re-election. account given of the examination was the girle from an immoral and in most cases a

The necrusts have been sadítod by Mr. A. E. Van not a very negarate one, but sortain is instable life, this schame would greatly benefitting another fifty houses or a set fire to a that a large number of girls pass through the colony by austierating the unsatisfactory, but smalior, timber yard. Soon after

LANE, CLAWFORD & CO., state of things now existing among tho Chises the conflagration reached a broad rivuist this calony to go to bruibeks in other places owing to the great disproportion among the and there the fire was kept in check hy men ramning along the whole side of the barnleg mass,

Gonamal Afanagers. Hongkong, St. March; 1568. To put ad ghtiro stop to this traffic it might acres?

standing up to their waiste in the water and

BALANCE SHEET, YOU THE YEAR ENDING SIST be worth while considering whether it would

throwing it upon tho flames. Eavior regard to

Эконмика, 1887. not te prudent to prolibit, altogether the

The Gerinan corvette Biasiarek ant the eraiser the immense amount of vainable wood consomed.

$ LIALITIES.

30,000,09 and also to the total loss of one three bundred Capital account.

1.87 emigration of young girls urless under a

honses with their contents, the loss may be a Crawford & Co., commission

19.29 substantial guarantee from some responsible.

stated on the lowest salonlation to be about Dividend seront, unpaid

3,12.08 $150,000. The fire was brought into sabjection Profit and lose Chinaman resident in the colony. Correct

shetit 7.30 p.m.

$33,356.19 particulars respecting a girl could theu bo- PLAN OF FORSAND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE, forwarded to the Protector of Chinese at

the naives of

FORMIGNERS – 1

ordur, the initials as well as the surnames boingphabetical.

The MAPS and PLAYS have been mostly re-engraved in a suporior style and brought up to do. Thor now cnsist of FLAGS OF MERCANTILE HUB IN CHINA. CON OF SIGNALS IN USE AT VICTORIA PRAK. MAP OF THE FAR EAST.

BNP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG. PLAY OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA. PEAN OF MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, VICTORIA PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSIONE, SHANGHAI. PLAR OF TOKOHAMA,

PLAN OF MANILAY · ·

OF SAIGON.

Carola loft hero yesterday for Autoy" -

CONSULTING COMMITTEE,

AVDITOR,

bar, in, Mr. E. S. W. Wheatler's shemos.

Four Chummon have died at Bingsporo from shot wounds received during the recent riots.

The British gunboat Linnet Commander W. arrack, arrived here yesterday from Bhargai.

a better watch on her movements and ascer-that the Indo-China steamer Tainang, from Calcolony, through a revolver shot on Saturday Fursitorok, renun

We are informed by the General Managers An Anglo-Chinese Calendar, loan of Barometrio whether the statements made here as cutta, left Jugapore for this port yesterday

PLAN OF GEORGE Tows, PENANG

Along the other contents of the book are-

ter and Thermometer, Rainfall, &o. ·

A fali Chronology of comackable events in

the advent of foreigners to China and Jagan. A desription of Chinese Festivals, Faste, do,

with thin days-on which they fall. Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, . Sale of Hongkong Stamp Duties. The Hongkong Protal Guide for 1888. Scales of Commissions and Charges adopted by tho Chambers of Canmerce of Hongkong, Sloughal. Asing and Nowchwang Hongkong Chair, Tinricksha, and Boub Hiro.

TVTL, APPENDIX consists" "DE"

FOUR HUNDRED PAGES

Singapore, who would be able to keep

to her destination were correct or not. Such afternoon.

According to a London paper, the Geraan Ambassador at Tokyo, ferr von Bollebou, he not resigned, but is to return to Japan after vix months' sojoura in Germany

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The Agent informs us that the P. M. steamer City of New York, with turib, &o, from San Francisco to the 14th alt, has arrival at Yo. kohama, and sailed for Hongkong yesterday morning.

a system would doubtless work inconvenience sono rare cases; a difficulty might be found in Gnding guarantees, oven although the intentions of the parties taking the girls might be perfectly upright, as, for instance, where a girl is going to get married or to join her family. But la thogrest majorite of cases where the parties concerned are houes. there would be ne great trouble in the grat-

-The-Mercury-bears-that-th-like stainer tur, for almost every village in Kwangtung Kuling arrive safely at Letang from Haukow of closely printed xutter, to which reference is has correspondence with this colony, aud on the night of the 93rd time, and heartily constantly required by residents and those respectable people would obtain references, congratulates her enterprising ponere on their having commercial or political colations with the fut even if the inconveniouce wore great su Count-ins braced within the socpe of the these cases, the evil to be suppressed is of

The Hongkong Auteur Athletic Sports will The Contents of the Appendix are too anor such an infamous character that it might be up from the advertisement on our front take place on Saturday, the 7th April, as will aus roospitulate in an Advortisonment, but well to maintained that the restriction wo

page. A meeting has been called for Balarday propbao is necessary, for it is quite certain next for the purpose of making the necary that of all girls who pass. through the co-arrangeirente. lony for the Straits only a very small pro- portion indeed are destined for any other

CHRUNCUL and DIRECTORY.

uchu

TREATIES WITH CHINA-

Great Britain, Nanking, 1942 Tientzia, 1958

Unsloo, with Addition Article Optum Goavention, 1886.

aul all others not abregated.

France, Tientain, 1858

Convention. I860

Tientsin, 1885

Treaty of Commerce, 1886, Convention, 3887.

United States. Tientsin, 1858

Additional, 1869

Teling, 1880

German, Tentsin, 1861

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Peking, 1880

Rusin, Japan. Spain, Branil, and Poru.

TREATIES WITH JAPAN-

Great Britain

United States

TREATIES WITH COREA

· TREATIES WITH SIAN

Netherlands

Соколь

THENTIES WITH ANNAM -TREATIES WITH CAMBODIA

COUTONS TARIFYB

Chinese Japanese LEGAL

Sismese Ceream

Ordera in Council for Government of HB.M. Sobjects in China and Japan, 1865, 1877,

1678. 1881, 1834, 1881, 1884 1880,

Tales of H.D.M. Guprema and other Courts

China and Japan

Table of Consular Fees

Code of Civil Procedaze, Hongkong

Table of Uongkong Court Fess Admiraly Ruloi

Foreign Jurisdiction Act

Regulations for the Consular Courts of United

States in China

Rules of Court of Conants at Shanghai,

Chinees Passenger Act

Sian

TRANE REGULATIONS

China

Customs Belaure, China Japan Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dif- feront ports o China, Philippines, Siau, &c. Plotage Eegulations

HONGKONG'

Charter of the Colony

Rules of Legislative Counci

Port Regulations

Ordarang besant te Daily Press Olice, where

it is published, or to the following Agents

MANIAN... Mr. F. A. da Crus.

SWATOW........ Monarà, Queloh & Co.

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FORMOSA

Mesara, C. Gerard & Co. Mesura. C. Gerard & Co. FoucHow......Messrs. Hedge & Co.

Gardes

. SALOON

HANOL

Mr. F. Muinfrey, HAIPHONO...... Mr. G. Garello. BANGKOK Mosars. Runway & Co. SINGAPORE...Mosure, Kelly & Walsh. PENANG.Mesare. Maynard & Co. Como Messrs. A. M. & J. Ferguson CALOUTTA......Metri. New & Co.

life than that of the brothel.

TELLIN

Whether it will be possible by any whatscover to put an end altogether to tho traffic in girle for immoral purposes is more indorbtful, although we think it ought

success achieved so far.

The Tisatsin correspondent of the Mercury, writing on the 18th February, says From Pooling-falarn that His Excsilpey Li Hungchang is in ill health. It is said to enused by the worry in counsetion wita the Yellow River.

The stocks of Kuiping cost in Tintain have ran short, mys our Northern contemporary, and fears are expressad that if the river opens late

to be possible to greatly reduce its prepor- the community at that port-will-bo pat to serious-

·tions. — Theru ̈will, therefore, alwaja, or abstraits for want of fuel. The railway, when CHI- all events for many years to come, be a vun plote, will no doubt cheapen the cist as well no bor of girls 'scued from a life of shame, forgive a regular and unfailing supply,

That no man's ruin may be another's gain in

We rend in the Macao Independente of the Oth start of the death of a Chinainan, pained Pou Real estate Seng, otployed on one of the steam Inunches be: Stank on bud

aging to the Harbour Department of that Chels

Hongkong mud Bank, night. The Ideendente sure that the caus

Hongkong and 'bai Bank, dopast account of the occurrere cannot be satisfactorily given. Insaranes znerpired. If appears that the unfortunate man was with Outstanding accounts, 1925 others, in a house of ill fame, and masing that a Ontslamiing andoris, 1885 crowd of suspicious mon was collecting at the Outstanding accounts, 1985 door they left the house and dispersed, raising Outstanding aceasts, 1887 u dispate, after which Poa Seng was followed Petty cash. to a friendly shop, where he proceeded to take shelter. When he had done so a shut was fired from the door and killed the unfortunate w One of the crowd was optured by a constable be longing in the Water Polios, who you a great Feel accoual

Expenses count risk, sa it was found alterwards that tha raveltor Salarion count.... which was found on the prisoner's person contaip. Taxes account

two cartridges which had missed fire. The shock account....... prisoner, Eowever, was not the man who com- Insarazies account

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the coins, in spite of the larger quantifies which exhaustion of the supply of coin at that time, za have been imported. It must be clearly horns the Chinese community, it exhausting the in wind that we are only pouring water into a Treasury stuck, had sufficiently supplied itself, sire, and that on the other side of the sieve in The now shipment arrived on March 22nd, and week, to the Thanks, the Commissariat, and the but quite alive to the advantages divne, China, an enormous Guntry with no colage, 18,000 of it, or nearly one-third, was insuit in a

Should the value of these coios at any time publis. sink to par, shipments will be susponded-I 10.-It must-ot be forgotten that we have

Aurvat..

Every ship, before going north, obalusa apply A. LISTER, Treasurer, of coin, becan o these colas pasa angulore in P.S.--Today's low rate of premium on the China or Japan, and, except broken silver cr mins is probably caused by the fact that they are Japanese vogay, nothing else is to land.

-The total amount of sabsidiary voin sup. jobialnablo free at the Treasury, which is the

ercoption and not the rals. Directly our balanna plied to Hongkong tu dute has been $2,133,961, is exhausted the rate will rise till the nort ship-laclading you copper, which has not been ex ment arrives.

poriod of the silver, probably not len per cent. is in the colony..

The Hon. F. Stewart, LLD., Acting Colonial

Secretary, &o, &., &.

THE TREASURI TO THE COLONIAL OFFICE.

Treasury Chamber

12-1 trout I have shown the accessity for keeping this bakony supplied with, amal coin, sud the impossibility of the overuinent's exor

ising any check on its expoitation except by 14th January, 1887. dsolining to issue it at all. I now paus on to Sir,-In reply to Mr. Meade'y letter of the consider the risk of these coine belag bereafter 31st ultime, I am directed by the Lords Com-thrown upon the colony for rodemption in a worn 17,500.00 nissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to aquaint or matilated condition. I venture to think that 1,29,30 you, for the information of the Secretary, for this risk is very small, and Ibat, even if it exists, 5,056.99 | Ele Bolanies, that the necessary directions have which is doubtful, it would be easily averted. 150.00 this day been given to the Deputy Master of It should be borne in mind that these onius, ara 4,000.00 the Mint to supply should ho are no objection) not a legal tender for sums of more than 82.

31.67 the undormentioned subsidiary coins for the u. 13. The subsidiary coinago of Hongkong has 472 of the Government of Hongkong to the total been in airestation nearly a quieter af a century. 3.37 nominal value of $150,000, as requested in the During all that time 20 worn or mutilated coin 199.47 letter ander roply, viz. 4,958.24 *100.00

500,01

$33,326.10

WORKING ACCOUNT.

$

Corominion account Protit, and lose

mmitted the murder of Pon Seng, but was pnu of the crowd. He gave informations, in sonsequence of which on Sunday night other arrests were made. The prisoner advised the Polico to take every precaution chase the band, daunted by this disclosure Bolling Rodrigues, of standing acco Tore all armed wind, wore desperato moit. Ua Sules the Water Police, with a few others entered the atstanding accounts, 1887 house pointed out by the prisoner, who was with thora. They entered in the dark having hidden their bull's-eyes, and at once secured three men; looking ronnit for more, the who bad concuted themselves opened are, seriously wounding one Unstanding saccoun's, 1897 constable and one of the three captared mon, the Balance lattor dying in the hospital. The police con- tinued her search and succeeded fu seonring five of the desperadlees.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

BUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESE,""]"" LONDON, 5th March.

THE SITUATION IN EUROPE, It is expooled that the Basian peoposals will

whose care come provision will be required. : We have on former occasiona maintained exemplified by the fact, says the Chinese Times, end without result. In the meanwhile Warsaw

that the Shantung agriculturists, since the break is boing largely victualled. that the duty of the Government is confined of the Yellow Kiver bank near Kaifeng-fu, have MORE FIGHTING IN UPPER EGYPT. to stopping the trafic, and that the care of farms that had been under water and unfit for

More fighting has taken place of Suskin, and

had their grounds cleared of water, nad on some

the girls ought to devolve ou private charity.nay sort of cultivation for four or five years past tho speay has again retired. There is a Obinese Society called the Potha farmers notually sowed seed in the toto an Leung Kuk, ad off-shoot of the Tung Walty, and expect good crops in the spring. Hospital, whose object is the protection of women and children, and the reacted girls

The Netherlands India Steam Navigation

Company, the Straits Timer says, are fully alive

to their interests, and intend to leave no stone

are di prezent taken chargo of by that Sc-nuturned to defeat the unfair scheme to deprive

land to undertake the mail service in Notherländs

CRICKET

5TH REGIMENT & THE GARBISON.

PROFIT AND LOSS AUDUNT.

1847

Balance from last year Working macount

Hongkong, 2nd March, 1888

138.87

20 cent pieces 10 ນ

10 per cent.

*****.... 60

31

20

as over buen seen in the Treasury. I am in- clined to think silver coin would never become worn in China as it does in Eugland, for thi people do not carry it loose in their pockets, bat I am, however, to all that My Lords hope always most carefully in a pouch or pursa, or that the large profit made by the Colonial Go-wrappo ia paper; nor is it passed about to mag- vernment upon the issue of these allvar Tokens thing like the extent that silver coin is in 1,057 for civelation not within the limits of the Europe Be this as it may, the fact remains that 1591 Colony, but on the mainland of Chios, is not our silver polos are as yet practically upyoIKL

357.45 Honding them to lose sight of the sericus risk, 14.-Chinese are great hoarders of coin. The 11728 that is continuity anyaouting, of faturens popularity of our fire sout pisces very greatly 116.96barrassment to the Celonial Troamry through rims from their common use as little presents 8.53 the return of worn tokens for axehenge, at their to children and servant Themaudy of them full nominal value, in possibly very large quan-are made into buttons. It would probably be $20,580.95 tities at once.

difficult for a speculator on the mainland to buy The Colonial Government is of course qeder any quantity of those coins at profitable rates. no obligation furnish a motium of exclange 15-Lit bo supposed, however, that in the 18.054,90

to the Chlaess. Epirs, and if Chinese subjects course of another 25 years there will be on the 213.02 4choose to buy. Hongkong tekens for thoir own mainland of Chine, thousands of five and ten cant convenience, they could not complain if the pieces in the same condition as old sixpences and $20,524.85 Hongkong Governmont, were to refuse to ro-hillings in England, namaly, more discs of silver, purchase thom, from holders resident in Chius, with perhaps slight vestiges of the original de- Et the price of issue. But the question is who-sign of the coine. Let it be further supposed 3.000.00 ther it will be possible, when the coins oir that a spooniator has brought up $10,000 worth 14.03 enlating in China are defuced (by unfair means of these, and proposes to flood this colony with 3,10.00 perhaps) to prevent Hongkong dealers from them, forcing them on the Treasury as coin at a

Collecting them at a discount, and then present discount is always forced upon it, 50.159.11ng them to the Treasury for vedamption at par.

16.It appears to me that the only course opon to the Government would be to decline to recognize any celn which would not be shown to have been issued from the Treasury hero. This would practically amount to refusing to redeem all worn coins except in very rare cases,

My Lords hope that this subject may be care 3,614.ssfully considered before the next demand for 2,098.63 Hongkong Token coins is made-I am, &c,

(Bigned) B. E. WELTY. 35,153.11 The Uniler Seornlary of State, Colonial Ofico.

17-If it ones were known that the Hongkong TANK, CRAWFORD & CO.

Downing Strost, 4th February, 1867:

Government was reveiving at par value colpe Genors: Managora.

Sir, I have the Lonour to transmit to you which purported to be tokers worn out on the copy of a letter from the Treasury stating that mainland, we should be at once inundated with the mint has been directed to supply, the subcoins by the thousand which had never been in aidiary coñas asked for in your despatch No. 3or near Hongkong at all Them has already been of the 15th of November last, and drawing some trouble with spurious ten cant piroos so attention to the danger of the issue of these coins in large quantities for use outside the well made us almost to defy detection by ordin-

ary observation. What then might be expecto Colony.

forgere could imitate plence worn out boyud cognition

18-1ow easily the komody would be applied may ko neon from that happened some yours ago

BONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION

The following is the annual repert for 1887, for prosentation at the yearly mooling to be held at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow (Friday), the 9th inst., at p.m.

The working committeo beg to lay before members the secord annual report and accompanying state- ment of accounts ier the your endizg Set December, 1587, shewing a eritt talance of in favour of the Association.

prt tions.

your

I see that my predecemer draw Sir George Bowen's attention to this question in a despatch Sated the 17th of August, 1885, No. 4---I live the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient humble servant,

H. T. HOLLANTİ.

The Office Administering the Government of

Hongkong.

Treasury.

Secretary, a po "that the large profit rando piece as his fare if he can help it.

in the case of Japaness 20, 10, and 6 cent pies. Those coins had for years circulated side by side with our own, and were received here, as Singa pore ten cent pissss now are, at their par vaine, The above match was commenced yestoaday Two rise meetings wars bold during the your, on

The Japanese Government suddenly lowered the the 29.90th April, and the 91st Dombor rospectively

intrinsic value of its subsidiary coinage, and, at cinty and lodged in the Hospital until them of the mail contract they now hold. They afternoon. The Garrison won the loss and wont and there were in addeu two off-lays, on the 28rd

the same time, the coast of China was flooded have co-operated in starting a compexy is Lon-

Hongkong, 6th April, 1987. boxes can be found for thom. Great sus don with a capital of seven millions of gaildery färst to the wicket, bet, thanks to the good bowl. July and 27th November.

All these mootings were fairly well attended; Lut

Big-I have the honour to acknowledge the with it. The Banks hero then refused to receive picion of that Society has more than once to run a line of steauars between Amsterdam,anding of Major Churchill, were dismissed for tho it is a matter of regret to the Committee that more been expressed is these columns, and, wo be Javs, to compate with the existing satioud! lines. moderate total of 95. At gunfire the Regiment civilian members do not enter for the various com receipt of your letter No. 367 of the 18th instant, Japanese small coin, the Treasury did the amis. transmitting for my consideration and report a The Government departments of course followed, liove, is generally entertained by the Euro-They have offered the Colonial Minister in Hol had scorod 83 ans for the loss of throw wickets. The Silver Medal of the Nations Eife Arenciation despatch from the Secretary of State, No. 17 of and within a few weeks tradesmen begin to print The coin bank to something like 16 por vent. dien pan community. The Society's method of India at half the salsales stipulated for by The match will be send at 11 am today. was won by Colour Bergeant Fawris of the 68th February 4th, on the supply of subsidiary coin on their accounts, Japanese small coin not taken. working, surrounded-na-it-laus been with the Dutch erndicate. The utmost publisity will be The Band of the Regiment will be present and fast meeting of the years of a posible 200, as the to this colony and its use in China

given to this offer in Holland...

play during, the afternoon. Following is the Jalisa of Hon. Seo, aut Prosaures from the date of Lords of the Treanty express, through theirlie in the street will not take a Japausie ten cent In Shelton-Hooper bas kladly andoriakor the 2-In an exlosure to that Despatch the vonnt, at which it remains, and even a chair co- closest secrecy, has been enlcalated to

the nannal suweling. engender suspicion, We have been" (as- | We are requested to state that it is possible some of the ontgsing English mail packets may wured, however, ou very high authority, leave at 4pm.cn Wednesday instead of at day-

Hongkong, 5th March, 1888. that the suspiciou is unjust, and that light on Thursday. The earliest poble notice the society is carrying on

will be circulated whenever this is to be the one. An excellent The hours for closing the mails, de, will bo the work. We need hardly say that such an some as they need to be when the departure was assurance affords us the greatest gratificeregolarly at 4 o'clock, oroept that unsorted cir tion, but it is certain that on some occasions oulars will have to be posted bofore noon. It would prevent unich disappointment and inoon- the Society has acted ́ ́in & manner for renfones if all persons who and any difficulty in which no warrant could be found it law. If learning or in bearing in mind when the muila post their correspondence every Tuesday even- its operations were conducted more in the lose were to make it a rule for the present to light of day we are Buro micro good would be fing, and thus secure its regular transmission effected. In any case, however, it is certain ecob week.

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THE IMPORTATION OF SUBSIDIARY COINS.

by the Colonial Government upon the issue of. 19.--It only remains to enquire whether esch those silver Tokons for circulation, not within conres is suggested would give rise to any the limits of the colony, but on the mainland of bardship. I reature to say that it would not.

20-It must be borne in mind that this Go China, is not loading them to lose sight of the serious risk, that is continually augmenting, of Ternment never sanctioned the export of subsidi-- fatare embarrassment to the Colonial Treasury ary coin, and never undertook to redeem it on through she return of coins for exutango atitreturn from the mainland in a bail oondition. 21-Quite apart from that, however, every their full nominal value, in possibly very large

person who on the mainland of China, takes those quantities at once.".

S-I have given this subjoot my best oan-aoine, do so because they are worth to him the aideration. I would remark, in the first place, value for which he receiver them. Nobody ever that the profit on the coins, which is little more accepts a cola in China on say other conditions; than what this Colony would obtain, without and these conditions are, as I shall show, absolete. Sir-With reference to the Secretary of any expenditure of labour or trouble, by simply ly independent of any idea of a central authority · States Despatch No. 81 of April 1st or the placing money in the Banks here oa fixed de- which will eventually redeem the coin at its par subject of One Dollar Notes, which His Ex-posit, uns not suggested the obtaining of a single value if nobody else will take it.

22-It follows that, before rubsidiary coin celloney the Governor has been pleased to refer ooin more than would have been asked for under

The following is the remainder of the corres- pondencs on the import of subsidiary coins into the colony-

Treasury,

"Hongkong, 32nd May, 1895.

that the Tung Wah Hospital is a very un- His Excellency the Governor left yesterday suitable place for a refuga. There is no by the M. M. steamer Sagholien for Bingapore,

to me for report, I have the honour to submit any circumstances short of a prohibitive lass. If can become worn, it must have passed from hand Nixero Messrs. Kelly & Wakh, Eghai. stron there, and seeing that infectious to meet Lady Des Voeux, who is coming out by

the following observations:-

the coins were obtainable only at par- I should to find at a constantly decreasing value. The SHANGHAI.....fall & Holtz Co-operative Co.

the P. and O steamer Kaisar--Hind. His Ex-

2. Lord Darby sum up the matter as fellowave reccmmended arery requlaition I have re last holder world lose nothing by the refusal of BBANOHOR...Mesmes Kelly & Walsh.

diseseos: -are--received in the establishment, collency ecibarkel in his steam-launch at Murray

"It inconvenience is still falt in the Colony commended. If they were obtainable at a slight the Government to redeem a doubtful coin at NORTHERN& Hall & Holtz Cocperative Co. which was recently crowded with small-por | Wharf under the usual salato. Amongst those

owing to the deffolency of $1 notes, the only loss. I should have asked for as many par; even a speculator would "Ten nothing, for present on tho wharf to wish him bon voyage wur RITER Ports and Kelly & Walsh, Shangha patients, nothing more need be said to prove the Hon. J. Russell, Acting Chief Justice; Hon. holders of the abave Company was held your been put boforp you with the notion of the is less bonud to provide coin that it is bonad to

The ordinary half-yourly mouting of the hare course to adopt will be that which has alrendy could afford. I cannot ea that the Government he would have bought up the coin at its current

value NAGASARI... Mozars. The C. & J. "Trading Co.

23-Money, as money, has no existence in KOHE OHAKA....Mostra. F. Walsh & Co. the necessity of some other place being F. Stogart, Colesini Sauretary: Hou. J. M. Price, day afternoon at the Hongkong Hotel for the Treasury, whereby the Colonial Government provide rods, water, or police; and I ogasider it YOKOHAMA....Messrs. Kelly &Walsh.

found. The Rev. J. B. Our proposed, if he Surveyor-General; Hos. W. M. Deane, Captain purpees of receiving tie accounts and report of itself should nadertake the circulation of these us much my duty to so that the supply of coin China. At home a baker walls a sixpenny lost MARIA.Mesure. Dias Puertas & Co.

......essrs. Schroeder Freres and could obtain sufficient lande, to establish a Superintendent of Police, Hon. H. G. Thomaett, the Directors. There were present-Messrs notes against a ballicu reserve It now becomes does not run eat as I do to take the same pre for sixpence, she only sake that the colo, bow- Harbour Master Commander Ramsey, EN, A D. MoCalloch (Chairman), F. Dodirell, W. Par y duty to point out that in the present state cantion with regard to the stock of Postage over oli, shall be goznine, In China, however,

there are two elements to very bargain, (i) theTM home which, we think, would love sot the sistant Harbour blastor; Mr. A. J. Lob, Acting fitt, à dos Remedios (Director); J. A da Roza of the Colonial Revenus, the demands upon it Stamps...

-I would farther say that this Government price of the goods, (ii) the price of the currency. 24-Bronre cash are the only solved money requirements of this ease; but the funde werd Piano Julge; Mr. J. H. Bewart Lookhart, Ro A. Vauclior, R. Howie, J. II. Cox, B. Jones being so pameroon and pressing, so ouflisting.

I may almosty so bewildering, the heavy does not encourage the exportation of coin to not forthcoming, and nothing has of late gistrar General, and Mr. A. Both, Clerk of Cona Hugher, and R. Lyall (Becretary).

oils. Amoeting of the Executive Council, utahiel 210 CHAIRMAN said Gentionen, the report expense of issuing and maintaining notes, is out China, but it is powerless to prevent it. Wo of China They all appear to date from the the mambore of the Legislative Concil were in baving tean in your hands for some days, with of the question. The inconvenience of course used to issus suleidiary dolus only on a written reigns of the earlier Emperor of the present the Singapore Free Press was requested to vift to be present, was hold in the afternoon your permission we will take it as rost. Boris will remain, but it is the anontious opinion of undertaking that they would not be exported dynasty, and they are naturally mach warn and at the Council Chamber, for the purpose of of you may look upon the net result of this past those best able to judge that they may be much Tho proraise was not worth the paper it was broken, so they get much kuccked about. No- trans mirally 1,000 go to the tool, but nobody ever bring to the favourable notice of the public wearing is the Colonial Beuentary, Hon. F. Balf-year as a poor one, but that was entirely diminished by a liberal and constant supply of written on, and its exaction was such a astenic which has been in pontoroplation Stewart, as Adicinistrator of the Government owing to the for transient guests that came hers subsidisty silver coin,

parent faroo that I substituted for it a system of thinks of socepting them at anything but the MELBOURNE...Messra, Norton, Hargrave & Co. for some limo, and had then been brought liam Dee Vortx. The oaths were administered travellers being attracted to the London Jubiloo. shall have to make for this description of coin portbag to the sircumstances of the applicant, according to the pondition of the coin. That during the temporary absence of II. E. Sir Wildurlug the first four months, probably caused by 8-I trust therefore that the Requisitious I grating any reasonable application for cais no market price, which varies from day to day, and inton practical shape. We'reproduce below by the Aoting Chief Justice, Hon. J. Russell, Sines Noromber Isst the Hotel has been doing will not alarmfither the Colonial Offer er the A shopkeeper in a largo we of, business, for in: there shɔtild be a gorernment department any- LONDON.........Mesars, Streat & Co. 30 Cornell, the article from our contemporary as it is C.M.G. The members presint were H. E an excellent business. The manager eures as Treasury. It must be clearly borna in mind stance, is allowed more than a petty trader, an where which would give a tool of pure silver for LONDON... Mesars. Buto, Handy & Co.

Major-General Cameron, C.B., the Attorney that if the zow wing had best ready by Christ that it is impossible to Blood Hongkong with employer of labour more stils so on. This any thousand wash tendero to it would strike a LONDON, Mr. W., Wills, 151,Cannon St. suggestive of a means of mating the diff General (Bon: E: L. O'sfalloy the Colouint mais the whole of the flotel up to date would these suits, as a colony like Waaritus or Ceylon stem works smoothly, but course the export Ohinese trader se an altogether using or of things. The Chinese Government would cur Mr.L.H.Richy,66, Rue Lafayette, cully in Hongkong. Aa will ha seen, Trassurer (Hon. 4. Lister), the Survoper Go have boon fall, an he has had many more appllens might be flooded with them. As fast as they the coin goes on na it always han done... SAN FRAX'od. Mr. Is. I. Fisher, 21, Morokants the Po Loung Kok at Singapore propose eral (Hon. J. M. Prion), Hon. W. M. Doans, tions for rooms than the number he has bed at arrive they are benght up and sent into China. It would in many ways be more convenient tainly not redeem themi ectas, nor accept them

Exchange..

the Barbour Master (Hon. H. G. Thursuit, his disposal. The work of the now wing has beau where they meets rapidly to be becoming a fo this Colony to keep the coin here, but noin payment of dues.

$5-It will be seen therefore that Chinees on NEW YORK....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Fark Bor to invite the European community to co- RN.), fen.Wong Shing, Hon. A. F. Kao practically at a standstill since October 3rd,owing popular and aful coinage, the only one, except as of doing so eaald be devised.

operate with them in establishing a refuge Ewon, and Hon. C. P. Chator.

to the con-arrival of ironwork from Eugiandi copper, that there is. There is not the least-It must not be forgotten that Hongkong the mainland of Chins do not expost or count

SYDNEY......Messre. Horik & Gotth..

BRISBANK-Messrs. Gordon & Goleh.

LONDON.........Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane,

PARIS

Daily Prise, Office, January, 1889.

bera heard of the scheme. A few weeks ago