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PARI, 9th April.

As was anticipated, the wreck of the San Pablo The Japan Mail has the flowing"" The Connications Department notifies that the was owing to thick weather. It appears that GENERAL BOULANGER ON AFFAIRS. Captain of the stentship Parthia has reported she went sabors early on the morning of the

IN FRANCE. that on the 10th of March at 7 pm tho vessel 18th inst. 4 dense fog prevailed at: the time,

General Boulanger has addressed a letter to touched shos! siloated to the south of the and the 81 Palio had been hove to for so Kanabase Buoy in the Straits of Nagato. As hours. She then went ahead but had only gone the Dordogne electors expressing his thanks for !

A WAISON & Co., LIMITED are in the Polica Court, the Coroner genofal- the steamer waé running at a considerable spood, a short distanco when she ran on the rocks bis eleation, but he duolines the seat owing to his

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TEMPLER.

AKYAB, 10th April.

POLICE COURT,

24th April.

BER MR. H. E. WODEHOUSE:

ATTENPTED BURGLARY.-

Li Afuk was charged with sitempting to exter

Wong Yup. FC. 816, stated that he had found or an unlawful purpose, on the 24th inst defendant trying to pick the look of prosogator's doar with a steel bodkit. He immediately went aftor him having to chase the prisoner down the streat before he saccesded in capturing him.

The prisoner was sentenced to sir moctha' imprisonment with hard labour.

HAWKING WITHOUT LICENCES. Alemt twelve cases of hawking various artioles without licences.were disposed of, the delinquents being generally find in small supis.

CHARGE OF ASSAULTING A PRIJŐKER. John Davis, azaielant turpkey at the Vic-

Warden Jenes, of the same institution, with loiently asaulting No. 365, Chiasso prianor toria Gaol, was ebargal, on the information of

on the morning of the 2nd inst.

Warden Jonesstore said-On the morning of Sunday at I heard a noise of souffling on the second floor ofthe prison aod on going to inrenti- guto it I found the prisoner sealing with the Chinese proter in his coll. I saw him hit the man with his list and immediately ordered him under arrest. He broke bis arrest yesterday, and has been created by warrant. It is strictly laid down in the regalations of the prison that no warder shall strika a prisoner while in the gaol buildings. Prisoner has been in the employ of the Gul sino last October. His gotioral oori-. dust has been fair

T'he prisoner, in his dafanea, state-I was in the prison yard last Sanday morning when I saw that prisoner 308, who, was one of a aumber of prisoners that I was searching, MANDALAY, 10 April. had wreapped his towel, round his irons In addition to public and private property deson his legs, contrary to regulations troyed, at Kroskee silver in the Treuary ordered him to take the towpl off. He refused.

there he turned on me, and by soizing a dangerous part of my person caldoned me with pain. I had to strike the man in my own defeace.

The case was at this point adjourned (ill te-day.

sounda) in England because a Coroner wished to keep an inqnity private, bu being a friend of the dosessed's family; and lawyers are not usually allowed the sume latitude as they By informing thom that their questions trintit was not possible to take aconrate bearings, and became fast wedged between two sharp fall-

bas, roughly speaking, the shoal is about 500 feet ing rocks. Sho is now a total wrack, her stora engagement to sacept the Nord Arrondissement |be pat as: through the Court, although far from the Kanabas Busy. It is presumed that being completely under water and her masts-The General in the same latter made a prugent the house of Muk Young, a looking-glasa maker, convertionco they may be allowed to put them the shest is a new one, similar to that of Tobi-gons. The captain and oror have left her, but attack on the present Chamber of Deputics for the sterility and impotence which he says it has direct. It is desirable that these points gasa, but investigations will be made, and in the sething is yet known as to their whereabouts. should be clearty disposed of in the Ell), meantine unrigsters are warned to bo oanticus."

Tho Ponant Gazelle relates the following bed. The disolation of the Chamber and It should be expressly provided that the

singular case of death from snake bite there: the revision of the Constitution wore essentially Court in which the inquiries are held The Singapore Free Press anya"We are Numerops as are the snakes in Penang Fatalition necessary, and the Grasest empbraised this by should be open to the public. Otherwise requested to state that H H the Hultan of Paare very rarely to beastributed to ther Singu saying that the sole idea of Frorahman should

seanila strailer to that mentioned above hug has cercalled the Kuantan Songession larly enough, though, a Chinaman died on the be the greatness of their country.

lately sold by Mr. William Fraser to the Pahang 7th instant, at Batu Feringhes from soske.bitė

LONDON, 10th April ne having occurred in England aay at day Corporation. The reasons that have induced received whilst on the water. He was hauling in timo arise Leve. There would be, moreover, H. H. the Sultan to take this course are stated a seine, on the 4th instant, when a peculiar shake THE CHARGES AGAINST MAJOR

to be as follows:-In January, 1887, the Bultan which was enclosed, and which was described by

The court of enquiry hold to investigate tho often a danger of a miscarriage of justice i gave notice to the Concessionaries that as they his companions as bring about a yard long iniquiries into deaths wore held with eloaed had not fulled their part of the contract by striped, and with a tail like a fish, ruok

be work so quickly that he led to be carried to his Military Balloon Department, has honourably doors. A prisoner, for instance, might be forming a Company to open up the hands at him, and hit him in the log. He became charges brought against Major Templer, of the

comprised in the Cousension it would able to hoodwink tho Magistrate, when his cancelled if they did not do so within a year hut. The teeth, which had been left in the acquitted that offloor. guilt would be brought home to him if tho On the 21st July, 1867, Kr. Wm. Fraser, who had wound, were extracted, and he was rudely dea contracted to buy the Consnasion, enteral into tared, het died, as stated, after several days' inquiry were conducted in the full light of an agreement with H. H. the Sultan to pay stapor. The make had been previously dilled. ATTACK BY BURMESE DACOTTS TN

AKYAB DISTRICT. publio opinion and intelligence. As the him $20,000 in consideration of an extension of It was supposed, previously, that water snakes

Intense excitement in town. Chius or decoita jury is to be done away with, it is more than the time. When Mr. Fraser ably arrived in were comparatively harmless, one of the wit- Singapore from England, having sold the Con- Dosses at the inquast which Mr. Cascadan after ever important that no sucks inquiries should cussion to the Fabang Corporation, Limited, the words held stating that he had been frequently are reported to have attacked Myobong (in the Akyat district) overpowered the guard, released The Sultan's agent applied to bim for this $20,000 bitten by bham, but always cared himself."

prisoneru, captured all. police guns and 200 other be allowed to be bold in secret.

No reply has yet been received from the Gogs. Three or four wounded brought in. Major publicity which at prosent pravile is a bat ir. Wm. Fraser refused to pay. It is said that Mr. Fensor passed through Pekau on the matter werely of custom and indulgence; way to Kuantan without eraasceing the Soltan. sorament to the patition of the cargo bost cablin, Creswell, Capt. Fenn, Mr. Aderson, and Dr.

and the strike still continues, The old proverb that "Necessity is the mother of lavention" has Rundbo, with policemen, are about to start for the limo has come when it should be established by law. The present Bill, how-

Says the San Francisco Chronicle:-Lee Sang again proved correct, and one fact has been in the scene of the reported daccity. Another re ever, sinen, is gives the Magistrate all the is an illiterate Chinese, hut he worthily upholda disputably proved by the strike, nautaly, that port saya tany, people were killed and some Advertisements and Sabaritions which are no: Powers and privileges now possessed by the traditions of his race. He was before Judge though the reful of the boatmen to work now wounded, and basaar and police guard burnt Coroner, colors on him the sight of bolding Hornblower the other day charged with carrying causa ineceventees to the colour, they are lay a concealed waapen. What's your plea, Gong Ro meus as indispensable to it as they appeared to qonsider thomaolves. In fact, it some pro- sceret inquicias. It is no less important that naked the clock." We got five dolls, no mole," the rights of the legal profession in respect answered the Mongol, at the same time holding bable that by their present ill-considered action out the money in his hand. "No, no, Jahn, this the cookies will find that they have not only done to anyone else, but for the future also. We vo derstand that in view of the success that has at his possession and he went to take it away from tonded the P & O. Co.'s experiment of taking. him, but the man ran away. The offlour followed cargo on their own lighbors to the steamers, they and arrested him, but found nothing on his are seriously considering the advisability of got

At about a quarter to 9 o'clock last evening o tho outside bostiren al He afterwards found the weapon among the ting one or two more lightera and Alerensing blankets on Gong's el. At this point Les with the services Gong beenme somewhat xeitod, advanced to the together. It was reported yesterday in town are broke out in amat store, No. 186, ia Wing bench, and held up his hands and oried: No that the cargo bostmen, seeing the futility of Lok-etreat. The occupier of the premises a; the The Austrian currotte-Finse arrived at gin.guilty; me no serves" "What You plead their strike under the present circumstances, time of the firo was Qwong Fat. It is not

not guilty after offering me $5. This is disgrace had endeavoured saxcessfully to get the coal kaporo on the 13th iust. from Penang en route flair. Ya kol better take care, and nas faol conlies to join them. The report requires con- 70t definitely known how or on what for the fire Tax Bill read a first time at the meeting of for Batavis and thenes to China and Japan.

e," said the judge, very sternly. The pistol firmation, and it is to be hoped that for their started. The mets, which were stored vory thick own sake the coal coolics will not take such a in the building, were consumed in a very low mi- was not fosal convented on bis person, your hom Scottish Oriental S. 8. Coe Legislative Council na Wednesday last

A. Japanese paper says that Mr. Tore Ando, oar," said the prosecuting attorney, and if he foolish stop. Whatever real or suppond griezutes, and when the brigades reached the spot the Douglas 8.8. Co. Miscellaneous Court entitled "The Coroner's Abolition Ordin-Fause Consul-General in the Hawaiian Islands, pleads not guilty we have nothing else to do but as the earge boatmen may have against the fames had got the upper hand, and despite oll China Mor.S. N.C. Stoomers.

ance," in pubtieled in Saturday's Gusetia has received a decoration from B.L.M. the Czar. let him go and fose the 85. This was what was Government, the coal coolies certainly have the eforts of the firemen they were powerless to The LIST OF RESIDENTS now containe The Bill, as ita title implies, abolished time

The steamer Dardanus, with the American ultimately dons, the doct was opened and Lenone, and cannot be expected to be trested in the mainos ot

office of Curuner, and enote that the duties mail, left Amoy yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, Gong departed with just a faint smile on his the same manner. Common sense. it is to have the place. Yu Lan Hing's to store, hoped, will show them that however great the just door to the scene of the starting of the inconvenience caused by such an action, thoyeondagration, next caught, and the haze was hitherto discharged by the Coroner shall be and should be here today. The Peak run will placid countenance.

be fred when she is sighted.

oannet expoet to intimidate the Government, discharged by a Police Magistrate. Section

backed us it is by nearly all those in the ship quickly in the middle of the to boxes which were stacked on the first end, second ping interest..

floor Ab uias o'olook the following brigades and reels were on the ache:-No. 1. 3, 4, and 5 steamers from the Coutral Fira Brigado

THE CROWN PRINCE OF GERMANY, the Insurance Fire Brigade's steamer, the

NEW YORK, 21st March. Nam Pak Hong manual, the No. 6 Government The Sun's Berlin point of March 20 Reast Re. manual coú the Harbour Office Station, and says "The popularo ako s No.1 Floating Engine. There was fortunately monstration over the now Crown Prince. and his one is boing discussed in all the no urgent massity to work the latter machine, councils of Bucapans the doning firebraad." On the one side of Hwoar Fat's mat bag store He hates the English and the Jews, and many which was still blazing furiously inside, was a Germaans rafect his opinions. Once, st San rice store, No. 186, which was caught a little Remo, while visitiur his sich father, this roval after uine o'clock. The place, although bail tako William's are, hat he rudely put her aside.. party went to church. His mother attempted to throughout of substantial brick work, was burnt saying that be reposanted the Emperor and like tinder, ad, very shortly after the fire was would walk alone. A sarvoon pablished there THE BOULANGIST AGITATION IN

noticed in it was a blackoned wreck. While to-day dupiots William arted with sword, FRANCE.

the attention of the firenten had been lopt firubing up the throne, while his father waves

him off, saying, Not yet." Anti-Boulangist students oro parading Paris fired on the Wing: Lok Strust-building.

odorod Fir a fixed period will be continued at Ordes for extra copies of the Daily Press should be sent before. 13. u the day of publication. } to death Inquiries should be formulated, is not a &5 court;. proceed with the cast" said | wors injury to themselves in the present than amounting, it is reported, to 2 lakhs way melted. I then ran him into the calls. When I got him

Séoul.

Jerahusa

Fussa. Yuensan

JAPAN-

Nagasaki

British..

MALAY STATEB

Johore.

Sungei Ujong.

Selangor.

Parak

NAVAL SQUADRONG-

United States.

Jopanese.

French.

Gorman.

Chinese Northern.

Surrets-Oficers of the Coasting Steamers of

P.&. O. 8. N. Co.

Japan M. SS. Co.

Indo-ChinaS. N. Co.

Siemsson & Co.

H.C.&. M. S. B. Co.

FOREIGNERS

FOURTEEN THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED stranged under one Alphabet in the strictest ordor, the initials as well as the surnames Being alphabetical.

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

FLAGS OF MERCANTILE HOUSES IN CHINA. CODE OF SIGNALS 13 UNE AT VICTORIA PEAK.

MAP OF THE FAR EAST.

MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG. PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA.

PLAN OF MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, VICTORIA.

PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAI.

· PLAN OF YOKORAMA.

PLAN OF MANIL

PLAN OF SALGON

PLAN OF TOWN AN ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE. PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN. PENANG.

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Among the other contents of the book are An Anglo Chinese Calandar, Mean of Barons

tor and Thermometer, Rainfall, o. A foll; Chronology of remarkable events since

After hat hour the supply i limited.

TELEPHONE NO. 12.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APEM 25TH, 1888.

weapon in

As a suspected person will no longer enjoy the sourt. As aficus took the stand and stated whatever advantages may be secured from that he suspected the Chinese had cross-examination of witnesses in the Police Court, the interests of jastige demand that an opportunity of the files examination should be given at the inquest,

The Agent inform that the Messageries 6 provides that Whenover any person Mucitimes ateamer Diemack, with the next out shall die suddenly, or by accident or vieward French mail on board, luft Saigon at lenes or under suspicious circumstances, or p.m. on Monday for this port.

Our Anjer correspondent, under dato 10th Apell, writes that the British ship Stetzera, from Cardiff to Singapore, reported having earried away her main topgallaut inst

whonevor any dead body shall be found The Japan Mail says that the estimated cost within the Colony or shall be brought into of a new war-vossal ordered from England in the Colony, the Magistrate may, if he con-plane of the late robi Kan is 8.030.000 yen.

including the cost of bringing her out. siders an enquiry to be inceessary, onquire into the cause of death of such person with loan a jury, and (in his discretion) with or without view of the body, and may determine the cause of death, and make such order with regard thecoto is be shall consigler ne. cossary. Such enquiry may be held notwith: standing that be cause of death did noi arise within the Colony." The only casse is which jurits are to be summoned are those

The Agents (Wars. Anbold, Korbarg &Co. inform us that the China Shippers Mutual N. Co.'s steamer Ospack, from Liverpool, left Singapore on Monday night for this port.

The Waelington Pox! of the 4th ult. has the following:-Col. John Mosby, who has been 11in-the-dity for some weeks, argund a csen in bie ewn behalf before the Ceart of Claims a few days sgo. The circumstances of the ease are quite unique. "When I went to Hongkong as United States Consul in 1979," said Col. Mosby to a Post reporter, I discovered that there had been a great deal of corruption in the consulate for the itteen or twenty years preceding, which faol I reported to the State Department. The low on the subject of the fees did not discriminate with suficieus distinctness, as I thought, batween the feus which belonged to the consul and those which belonged to the Government. I adopted the rule, therefore, of turning all foss into the Treasury, fausting to the good faith of Govern- ment, and supposing that the officials of the Trea. sury Departinent, in the final settlement of my We hear that Mr. James Troup. Her Ma-areounts would credit me with whatever was my jesty's Consul at Kobe, will succeed to the Con-share. Instead of doing this, they admitted that salato at Yokohama, rendered vacant hy the ran fees which I une claim belonged to me, hat Treasury. At the same time, having surrender. ad them, they could not be recovered. In other words the authorities took the ground that it was a voluntary payment by me of money into the Treasury. I have sued the Government in the Court of Claims to recover the amount, I re- gard sa dus me, $16,000. How much money did you turn in altogether " After Paying all the experson of the Hongkong onsulate, including my own salary, I paid a not belauce in rovatne to the United States Treasury in six years of $60,000. Pravions to my appointmeal there had bar a consalate at Hongkong for thirty years, and the lufal amount that the United States resolved during that

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESR"] ••*

LONDON, 82nd April. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO BERLIN

Her Majesty Queen Victoria has started for

Berlin.

THE HEALTH OF THE EMPEROR FREDERICK.

The Emperor Frederick's fever has been

A

reduced.

SERIOUS FIRE IN WING LOK STREET.

the advent of foreigners to China and Japan. in which prisorers die in gaol or whenever grotted death of Mr. Russell Robertson, C.M.Gmail that I was a fool for turning them into the and hats oplided with Boulangist!; many were the flames had shot orar the bank of Qwong

A description of Cinere Festivals, Fasts, &-

with the days on which they full. Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, &c. Scale of Hongkong Stamp Duties. "The Hongkong Postal Guide for 1888.

Seales of Cenraissions and Charges adopted by the Chambers of Commerce of Hongkong, Shanghai, Amor and Newchwang. Hongkong Chair, Jinricksha, and Boat Hire.

The APPENDIX consiste of.

Fot HUNDRED PAGES

of closely printed-cutter, to which referenes is constantly required by residente and those

any person eball, suffor capital punishment. Section 18 provides that The Magis

trate abell buve, in relation to the en-

quiries provided for in sections 7 and 8, the as powers in all respects as he possesses or may possess in relation to any other pro- coedings taken before him, and may at the conetasion of any such enquiry commit any person for trial at the Supreme Court with- cut farther proceedings before himself or

Tho Kussian Volunteer Fient steamer Russia, from Odessa 20th March, arrived here yesterday. bringing on board thirty-six European passen rors. She left again in the afternoon for Vladi-

stock via Nagasaki.

Attention is directed to the change in the sailing date of the Pacific Mail B. S. Co's steamer Oily of Sydney. This packet will be despatched on the End proximo in place of the San Pablo, which we to have left on the 1st proxime:

▲ Government notification on our front page annougoes that information has been revived

injured,

LATE TELEGRAMS. The following telegrams are from American

papers:***

A LEGISLATIVE DIFFICULTY.

BERLIN, 19th March." The German Liborala contend that bills whioli Emperor William failed to sign cannot now be forally signed by Emperor Frecerlos. Politicians uro greatly disturbod.

ATBACK-LORRAINE

* STRASBURG, 19th March. In a proclamation issued by Emperor Frederick end cuntersigned by Hohenlos, reference is language The quien of Alsace and Lorraian, reade to Alsace nad Tarraine in the following which the lapas of years eaunot impair, again becomes as intimate as it was in the time of one ancestors, bofare thard German lands were vred from the grand and glucions muiya yỀ Their kindfol countrymen."

THE NEW AMERICAN CHINESE TREATY.

Fata store and ignited the top floor of No, 42, M. Floquet states that he has resolved to Prays West, the cad building of the Jarga three storey blook. Here again were piled

WASHINGTON, 20th March. suppress treables with a firm hand.

mst bags, and the fire was sustained this The Chronicle is abled to lay before its spot for some time very fariantly. The flames, readers this morning the text of the lowling after having played havoc on the top floor, were clauses of the non Chinese treaty that has been carried by falling beams to the first floor, and negotiated by Secratary Bavard and the Chines

Minister. The treaty is still sa exocative dni raged thoro very fiercely until some well directament, held in the secret rares of the Senate," potency. No. 42, which is a store in which are the three alanses

atoms of water began to sabdue their to which it was sent yesterday. The following Artiola 1-The high contracting Parties agros era piled up to bores and mat logs, wes thee or four times in great danger, and with the date of the exchange of the ratification -that-for-a-period of twoa by-fingers, beginning

FROM SINGAPORE PAPERA]

LONDON, 16th April. SEDITION IN IRELAND.. Mr. W. O'Brien, M.P, has been aarasted for seditions speech at Loughres un the 11th instant, but has been remaaded on bail.

A warrant is out for the arrest of Mr. Dillon, His residence in Dublin is closely watcked.

having commercial or political relations with the 4y other Magistrate," The figures" 7 and from the British Consul at San Francisco that time was only $35,000. I want to add, bowever, M.P., for s seditious apēcck on the 8th instan was only with a deal of difficulty that the confla-of this convention, the coming, except under

Countries embraced within the scope of the

8" in the ubere section are apparently

CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY.

Tas Contents of the Appendix are too numeruisprint for "6 and 7" A similar mistak

nclude-

TREATIES WITH CHINA-

Great Britain, Nanking, 1842 Tintain, 1859

Chefoo, with addition Article Opiam Convention, 1880.

*

all vessels arriving at that port from Hongkong that even if I fail in my suit I am no worse off will be placed in quarantine for fourtosn days.

that I am now. I am a plaintiff, not a defen-

An extraordinary general meeting of the

dant I paid this many into the Treasury for

tees with the Cluvorment, and for the purpose

+

of protecting my rapatation and my character.

BERLIN, 12th April. THE GERMAN BETROTHAL

DIFFICULTY. Princo Bismarck has had a long cenferensa

gration was confined to the top story, although the conditions hereinafter specified, of Chinese everything d valne on the lower floors was Labourer to the United States shall be absolutely spot completely by the heavy showers of prohibited.

Art. The preceding articlo shall not apply salt water. No. 44, a rice store kept by to the return to the United States of may Chi-

was to recapitulate in an Advertisament, bat occurs in acction 8, which commencas as fol North China Insuranes Company, Limited, was the purpose of avoiding any, controversy about low Whenever a Magistrate eball ro- hold at Shanghai on the 19th April, when the quire a jury ander section 8." Evidently special resolutions pussed on the 19th March action is intended.

were confirmed. The proceedings wero parely do not regret mystion, oven it the court with the Empress, and it is saverted that diff. Wing Lah, Shan caught fire, and the top floor nese labourer who has a bowfal wife, chik ur of the building was seen a mass of fiamo, not-perent, in the United States or property therein formal.

should decide that I am not entitled to any pre tion of the favney thas valaatorily surrendered cufties hava bean ampothed.

withstanding the efforts of the Brigades. The of the value of $1,000 or debts of like amount due BERLIN, 13th April. Yesterday afternoon two coolies were carrying I wonid rather lose the fees than my character. about 4 ext of goods from Bonhamn Strand to I would also much rather as the Government

fest floor of this building was, howevor, saved, him and pending settlement. Nevertheless, every Chinese faturer sball, before learing the United The Official Journals intimate that Prince thanks to the exertions of several of the Centrelintas deposit, se s conditia of his return, with the river steamer Atxbiang at the Canton Wharf. than have the Government san my n it did the when suddenly one of then dryped down dead. Consal-Goneral to London,Ust. Mosby's Bismark has withdrawn his resignation, and me, who mounted the walls and kept up an in the Collezior of Customs of the district from It is supposed that heart disease was the cause home is now in San Francisco, and he will leave that the crisis was only temperary, Deceased was 9 yours of age.

and all others not abrogated.

France, Tientsin, 1858.

?..

Convention, 1800

Tientsin, 1885

Treaty of Commerce. 1986. Convention, 1887.

Cuited States, Tantsia, 1858

Additional 1880

F

Peking, 1880

German, Tientsiz, 1881

Peking, 1889

Rassiz, Japan, Spain, Beazil, and Port.

TREATIES WITH JAPAN-

Great Britain

Netherlands

United States

Cores

TREATIES WITH COREA

TREATIES With Siam

TREATIES WITH ANNAM

Against the general policy of the Bill, no reasonable objection, we think, can be ad vanced. The present aystem, under which it is necessary to call a jury in every inquiry aald by a Corner, subjects jurors to great loas of time and inconvenienca without any proportionate public. advantage. Solae. The Courier has been asked to contradict the times, indeed, there is a positive dia. statement that the property known as "The

Tannery, Foctung; had boon purchased by the On the last voyage of the steamer San Pablo der's restoration to Balgarin and possibly affect also kept on the burning stores in Wing Lok Indvantage, so in cases where the Coroner's į C. M. 8. N. Co. The purchase has been made to China thoro was a small revolt among the the pile relations of the Great Powers. It Street, it was known that nothing on that now or her-after presoribe, not inconsistent with {jury relurou a verdict different from that ar. by two Chinesa merchants who are in no way Chinesa passengers which is, however, easily feels convinced that the German prople will side of the Are could be saved. Nearly two the provisions of this trenty; and should the rived at by the jury before whom a person connected with the steamer Company,

for that city in a few days. He is connected The Jourant de Et. Petersboury, differing from cessant stream from several hoses. These latter which he departs a fall description in writing with the laor department of the Southern Favito the unofficial Russian prass, fears that the the flames under, and, although streams ware arch certificate of his right to return under this st a little after 10 o'clock had managed to beat of his family or property, or debts as aforesaid, Railroad.

betrothal will rekindle hopes of Prince Alaran-

and rather amusingir quelled by Captain Bond. Yesterday morning two coolice had a dispute The San Francisco Chronicle thus relates the on the Praya corearning the price of some traincident:" Tho Captain bad insisted early in wood that ons was selling to the other. One of the voyage on the passengers being racelastod

fort this danger.

ST. PETERSBURG, 14th April The Marco Gartis states that Russia is quite the men seizing a large pole struck at the other but they rebelled, and questioned the Captain's nagenowned about the betrothal, having its with anh forge that he broke his arm. Both authority to oreenta sach an order. The Chi whole attention directed to the development of

hundred in unmber, and the Captain deemed It events in the West

LONDON, 12th April. have been lodged in Gaol, and their case will eso, exclusive of the grow, were about eight be attended to today.

THE SITUATION IN EUROPE. *

trol.

and shall be furnished by exid Collocter withi

treaty, as the laws of the United States way

writion dosoription aforemid be proved to be hours after the fire bell rang, the conflagration false the right of return therouise, or of con began to do out in the stores on the Praya, tinued residence after return, shall in each case and was fary soon got completely under con be forfeited; and such right of return to the United States, shall bo arenised within one year from the date of leaving the United The following is a list of the stores dazu States. But such right to return to the Unit cr be by the fames-Qwang 'sol States may be extended for an additional wat bag store, 186, Wing Lok Streat (des-period not to exceed one year, it cases whery troyed): No. 188, a rice store, Wing Lok by reason of sickness of other cases of dis Street (destroyed); and You Lan Hong's tea ubility beyond his controls such Chinese labourer store, No. 184, Wing Lak Strout (dostroyed). be rendered unable to sooner return, which facts shall be fully reported to the Chinesa oraal at

more

charged with murder or manslaughter may subsequently be tried at the Supreme Court. Such contradictions are cajonlated to throw doube on the justice of the foal verdict, al though it mue be admitted that the

not advisable to carry out his first intention. Supreme Court jury is in à much better

An occasional correspondent, writing from After this little incident a spirit of revolt seemed position to arrive at a correct decision then Chinkiang, to the Mercury, says: "It is ruracar to enter the steerage, and many of the Chinese LEGAL in Connell for Gorerament of H.B.M. de Coroner's jury. As the Magistrate, hero that Mr. E. L Orenham. H.B.M's who were considerably posted in the note that the Enters of Europe were struggling to On the Prayn West-Wing Lat's rios store, the port of departure, and by him cortified to the Subjek in China and Japan, 1965, 1877, under the new Ordinance, may commit any Consul of our port, will take the place of Mr. high-bindery, bagan vossamme a very hostile maintain peace with, he considered, evory prosNo. 43 (burat out;; No. 44, (top floor gutted and ] satisfaction of the Collector of the port at whisà

TREATIES WITH CAMBODIA CUSTOMS TARIFY

--Chinuss

Japanese

Siamese Corean

1878, 1881, 1884, 1884, 188, 1886.

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

in China and Japan

Tubles of Consular Foss-

Code of Civil Procedure, Hongkong

Table of Hongkong Court Fees Admirally Rnies

Lord Salisbury, speaking at Carnarvon, said

prot of success.

Go Jamieson Assistant Judge of H..M's and demonstrativa attitude. Several of them, Person for trial at the Supreme Court with Supreme Court The coinmuuity trust that who constituted theuselvas ring leaders, ob

BERLIN, 19 April. - truth in this report, as his racsneg jected to the water which they were given to out. further proceedings before himself or there le :

drink, and called for a better quality. Their

THE EMPEROR FREDERICK'S · any other Magistrate; be will doubtless fol- will be most difficult to fill."

demands were unhesõed, and finally one aftur.

·MALADIES. ** low the same coarse as a Magistrate sitting The Straits Times of the 14th inst. saya-To noon when one of the boys was carrying two

The threat is slightly inflamed and the Em, enable persons to form an idea of the large in-booksta of water to the steerage, they pounood on the Beach, and commit any person portation into the Straits Settlements of coolies upon hini and prosceded to make an experor is much tried by cough at night. All Berrulations for the Consular Courts of United against whom there appeare e prima facie from Chinese ports, we may mention that the ample of him. They threw the objection-gether his condition is less satisfactory than of Foreign Jurisdiction dot

case of murder, manslaughter, assault, or total number imported by three staimers this able water over and beat him, while the

morning amounted to 2347, distributed as fal- boy yelled lustily. The genugster's ories brought Jate criminal negligence. There is not likely lows:-Italian steamer Siure 708, Britishsteamer one of the engineers and a couple of silers to therefore, to be any failure of justice. The Patrachus 880, and Datoh steamer Celebes 699, his assistanon; but although they gats the Mon- new system. will citate only two sets of proceedings in such cases, instead of three;

States in China

Rules of Court of Consuls at Shanghai

Chinese-Passenger-Act-

TRADE REGULATIONS

Chins

.. Siam

Japan

Custamu Seizure, China Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dit-

Pilotage Regulations

A Japanese native paper says: The Yosangeliars a hard battle, they vers no match for carriage yesterday.

tham. The Chinese had taken it into their

BEELIN, 14th April.

money.

tetens porta of China, Philippinee, Siam, & for at prensat there is the Coroner's in-8000 yen, is said to have found a good market Thoy had armed themselves with cinahs and wea-day suffering from Irritation of the tracks and Ground. Appended are the results.

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lower floors injured by water); No. 42 (top floor sush Chinese subject shall land in the United gutted, and goods on ground floor rendered States.

Art. 3-The provisions of this souvention less by water and smoke). The whole of the shall not affect the rights at present enjoyed by above are insured for a considerable amount of Chinese subjects being officiels, teachers, stud- enta or travellors for curiosity or pienare, but net Inbourers, of coming to the United States and residing therein, To entitle such Chinese sub- THE FIRE BRIGADE SPORTS. jects as are above described to admission into the United States, they may prodase a cartifionta The part of the programme of the Hongkong from their government or the government where The Emperor drove to Berlin in a closed":

Fire Brigada Sports which, on account of the wet they have resided, irmed by the diplomatic or couvalar representative of the United States, in weather, was left unfinished some weeks ago, was the country or port whore they depart. It is also BEELN, 16th April Kaisha, or the Umbrella Company, which was heads that they were strong enough to run the

The Emperor remained in bed all day on San-carried out yesterday afternoon, ou the Cricket agreed that Chinos labenrera stail scatine to established at Osaks in 1850, with a capital of slip and compel compliance with their demands

enjoy the privilege of transit across the territory of the United States in the course of their journey quest, the proceedings before the Magis in the vicinity of Shanghai, Chinn for their trate, and the dual feial before the umbrellas of late. The current prios for the pons of every description and presented a for restlessness. In the oroning ho bad frequent

midable arroy. The boy was resoned from their Supreme Court, We can

ses only one ilk umbrellas is at present 15 or 16 yen per hos by this engineer, and his nasistants, but ever fits of coughing.

Bronchitis is now feared, drawback to the abolition of Coroner's dosen, that for the enfitos unbrellas being or the latter, in their turn, were set upon by the

BERLIN, 17th April. infuriated crowd and driven book. There being juries, and that is that in cases where death A cerrespondent in Peking writes to the occasion for further fighting, the rescuing Pasamonis has doreloped, with increased fever The family bat beer, assembled, and the Crowa has occurred under circonstances which do Japan Mail:-A well represented mesting of party hanked away, and only succeeded in get hard strng not involve any criminal charge, the jury the fordga community tore was held on the 27th ting out of the steengo after

Bouw, 19th April are somictimes able to make recommenda. February to consider the advisability of drawing gle. By this time the news of the treable Princessbeen appointed to represent his father ap plans of work for the relist of deaf mutes is ad reached the captain, and be hurried to tions for the removal of a danger which bas North China. A prolly goueral desire users the scene. The Chess were swarming cat of THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. been disaloned by the evidence, or for the toleriai that, if at all possible, the services of the steerage, armed with their weapons. They The Italian troops are sinterking at Manorah laureadmeat of iegulations which may be foreign teacher should to enlisted in the scheme. sacmbled on desk and the captain ordered them for homes General Ban Marzano roturas with! The Tokyo School was referred to more than below, but they paid no attention to his com NINOPO Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, 8′ghal.held to base contributed to the accident or neo is the diwarisen which took place, and amand and remained kusiled togethery jabbaring them, leaving Gloveral Baldissera in command of

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yen.

not sufficiently to levo parded, against it. wish was expressed that statistics could be away at a frightful rata. They want more

It is not at all en orcowlion thing for

the garrison... obtained of the blind and desf either in Tokyo water, do they said the captain. "Bring pat

the hogs." Langtof bow, one end of which or over the whole of Japan....

was attached to a hydrant, was prodwood. On The Mercury of the 20th April says:Tho the other end was fostered a good sized nozzle. residents in Hongkow and those in the nuigh. The captain again ordered the inhabitants of as a whole, bare a distinct value, we bourhood of the Old Dock were startled by the the steerage to disperse, upon which the Chines

juries to append a rider to their verdict. While admitting that wach riders, takon

other

FROM "BANGOON GAZETTE.”1

LONDON, 10th April. DEBATE ON THE BUDGET.

ONE HUNDRED YARDS FLAT RAGE-For Chito or from other countries, subject to such rega

nese fromen in full drags. Eight competitors.

No. 16. No. 10

· No.

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lations by the Clovernment of the United States as may be necessary to prevent such privilege of transit from being abused.

ONE HUIDRED YANDE FLAT RACE-For

Chinese firemen in full dress. Nine Entries, THE RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR

WARE No. 11. No. B. Nɔ. 15.

The following communication, written a 'fow Two Hundred Yarus Flat BACE-For Euro-daya since, comes to us from a correspondent at

pean Fironion. Men to run 100 yweds, dos Kit full dress, and ran the second hundred yards fully equipped. Time, 52secs. Nino Entries.

No. Fireman McCawley No. 83 Fireman Moffatt

2

No. 91 Assistant Engine Driver Hall 8 CALOTLATION TEST-For European mombors. Men to judge 100ft, from starting point with

hose.

Engine Driver James Bear. Foreman Komp

Firerian Simrana)

1.

2

However omphatic and apparently sincere the usauranosa given by Bussis that ahe beat ou pursuing a policy of peace, however satisfactorily. it may be shown that she bas absolutely nothing to gain and svorything to lose by trying co- elusions with Austria, it is coon the luas a fact that we are on the eve of a war. As the prossion of an opinion, this, no doubt, is not now to those who follow the macch of political everts and are capable of translating the dialect of diplomacy, into the every day language in which forth by foreign correspondents and commented on by the press. But what follow is something Ure than a mcra subjective reading of ranta

BAKE COMPETITION AS ABOVE-For Chine the story of Russia's militars wovements is iet

maka bera,

No. 29

No. 79

by one who has carefully studied them; and is any case it is based on a large sumbea. of

test of one of the Shand Mesop freengines. At or two of which cannot but interest is publis

pressure of 140 lbs. the jet of water thrown in England.

In the House of Commons last night, Mr. do not consider thin value to be so reports of revolver shots in their vicinity at assumed a mora threatening attitude sail remed

about 11 a.m. this morning. It seems that so to hold a counell of war A portion of the sup Gladstone criticised the Budget which was pre- great as to justify the continuance of a named Delvie was using a revolver in a poculiar ber turned their backs on the osplain and his wanted to the Hones by the Chancellor of the cambrous system which lus ile or no way on the pontoon, Just Mr. Twentyman men, to probably respire orders from three or

went to roomtrend it. Thore coming close by is his steam-launch, but four whe seemed to be doing most of the falling. Exchequer on the 26th nitre. Mr. Gladstons whether aiming at those on board or at the At this critical moment the captain gare sa pointed on that the Budget was favourable to are, of course, obvious ranaona why it is sampar coolice has not been deflitely ascer order. Tacu sa the water he said, stopping landowners and not to general consumers in desirable to retain the jury system as regardstained. Mr. Twentyman was prompt lu his aside. Thors was a fax, a splutter and a splash. United Kingdon; he said he would reserve his antion, as well na in his diplomacy, and ancceeded The water struck the of the Chinese in the inquiries into deaths occurring in the gaol, it getting the man into his office, there disarma-small of the back and sent him forward against Pinion for the present with respect to the pro- The next and final event was a water throwing significant and perfectly brustworthy facts, one MELBOTENE MSSARY. Norton, Hargrave & Co. but se regarde other deaths it has become ing and detaining tim intil the arrival of the one of tas leaders Bb head struck the latter posed introduction of now raten.

Police. The shots were not without effect, in the mouth and knocked out tooth. The The Opposition wid probably bring forward BRISBANE ... Mesars Garden & Grotal. LONDON........ V. Algar, Ulement's Lane. Two omissions take us in the Bill, both however, for one of them strook Chinese named mutinous passingers rest the air with their an amendment of equalizing death duties on

Chin-lee-kwin, inflicting a serious woad. He yells, as the water struck them in the aye real and personal properties LONDON...Massrs. Street & Co., 30 Cornhill, of which are of some importance. The Co- was immediately conveyed to the Hospital and mouth and ears. The stream son dampened

CONSTANTINOPLJ, 9th April LONDON.........Messrs. Batea, Hendy & Co.

TURKISH MILITARY CORDON ON LONDOS. Mr. W. M. Wile, 151,Cannon Stroner's Court is a private ode, and bet ovo the wound examined, and it was found that the their ardour and they bundled back into the

BOUMELIAN FRONTIERSLAG TAL.H.Rioby 66,Hus Lafayette lawyers-engaged by the friends of the de-shot had passed through his body just below the steerage in such unceremonions haste that it shoulder, and threatened serious results. The was only by the greatest miracle that they BEELING. Hildebrandt,111,Alexandrinen

man Delrio was taken in charge by the Police escaped without loss of life. The sailors who ceased or by suspected persons can claim Streat.

Tas Turkish military oorden on the Roame be present se cf tight. In practice it is not end conveyed to the Foline Station and locked held the hose need for no botter fan, and played an feontier has been with

up An enquiry into the matter will be held at on the Chinese nail the last one disappeared often that the Court is cleared, but it is.B.M. Felino Coast to-morrow morning, when from the dear. It is needless, perhaps, to ser blished on sanitary grounds and not with a view sometimes. Quite recently there was a Bid than detalls will no doubt bo fully souriained that there were no more outreaks on the trip. of sourcing Bulgaria.

SAN FRAN'Co..dr. L. P. Fiber, 21, Marchants'

Krchange. NEW YORK....Me. A. Wind, 21, Park Row)

Daily Press Omea, January, 1888,

u'unecess›ry.

from two longtha of hoer reached över, the To begin with the least convincing -Two top of the fagpole of the Hongkong And well-known generals, fresh from the Council Shanghat Bank The result of this trial was Chamber of St. Petersburg (where they have very gratifying,

been constantly closeted with the War Minister, General Varnofsky) and who will command 20,000 man ench in the coming war, havo; m The following advertisement appeared in a tioned day as the date for bostilities to com *tung, divas fache, wants a husband.” Ou making place, and enrroundings sa to leave no doubi në Fronch newspaper Young lady, large for mange; and this in such directions of the inquiries it was awertained that the spot was hair sincerity and still fees of their scquaintance swuoden logi

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