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1889.

NOW READY.

THE

1885.

(HRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

CHE

For 1888,

With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY. (TWENTY-SIXT ANNUAL Lasur),

COMPLETE, WITH APPENDIX, PLANN, &o, &to, Royal Sr., pp. 1,200......85.00,

SMALLER FEITION, Ry.So. pp. 816

$3.00)

INTIMATIONS.

9. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.

SUMMER

REQUISITES.

FRUIT CORDIALS,

THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY LIME FRUIT JUICE, RASPBERRY, has been thoroughly revised and brought up to date, and is again much increased in bulk.

It contains DESCRIPTIVE and STATISTICAL STRAWBERRY, CHERRY, DAMBON, ACCOUNTS of, and DIRECTORIES for

FINE APPLE AND ORLEANS PLUM. HONGKONG-

Kobo (Hyogo).

Do. Ladies' Directory Osaka,

Do. Poak Directory

Telyo.

Do. Military Forces. Tokohama.

Nilgsia

Fakedata

VLADIVOSTOCK,

THE TWILIPPINES

Manis:

John.

MACAO

CHINA

Pakhol.

Evilus.

Whampoa.

Canton

Swatow.

Ilotic.

Amey

BORNEC→→

Takna.

Sarawak.

Taiwanfoo.

Labuan.

Tamsai.

British North Borussi

Kelang.

Fooshow.

Saigon.

Winchow.

Cholon.

Ningpo.

Cambodia.

Shanghai.

ANNAM

Chinking.

Waha

Kiukiang.

Hné. fonrako. Quinkon.

Haukow Iolang. Chungking.

Taku,

COCHIN CHINA—

FONQUIN

Haiphong.

Намой Naminh.

Haiduong, do.

Cheloo.

Tientsin

SIAM

Peking.

Bangkok.

Port Artha..

Singapore.

Malacca

Peas

Nowelwang.

Corel-

Short.

Jenchuan

Fasan

TRONGAN.

JAPAN-

Nagamki.

British.

United States.

Japanese

STRAIE SETTLEMENTS,

MALAT SEATS-

Jakore.

Smgel Ujong.

Selangor. Perak.

NAVAL SQUADRONE—

SHOPPING Offers of

Franch. German.

Chinese Northers.

the Coasting Steamers of

Siemesen & Co. H.O.&. M.S.R.Co.

P.A.0.6. N. Co. Japan M. 8.8. Co. Indo-Chins S. M. Co. Scottish Orient... Douglas.. Co. Miscellaneous China Mur. S.N. Co. Steamers.

the names of

The LIST OF RESIDENTS now containe POUDTEEN THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDEED arranged under a Alphabet in the stristest order, the initials as well as the surnames being alphabetical.

The MAPS and PLANS have boot magdy -sagraved in a reperior style and brought up to data They now consist of

FLAGS OF MERCANTILY HOUSES IN CHEL CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE AT VICTORIA PEAK.

MIP OF THE FAR EAST.

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

PLAN OF MOUNTAIN DISPRICE, VICTORIA.

PLAN OF FORHIGN CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAI. PLAN OF YOKOHAMA,

PLAN OF. MAKILA, PLAN OF SAIGON.

PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE. PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN, FETANG.

Among the other contents of the book are An Anglo Chinese Calendar, Mean of Barome

ter and Thermometer, Rainfall, &o. A fall Chronokugy of remarkable events sunce

MANSON & SWAN'S

NEW PATENT WATER FILTERS. HANDHILLS: SHEWING CONSTRUCTION

SUPPLIED ON APPIACATION. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG..

Hasgkong, 9th May, 1888.

pear

THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 17TH, 1888.

HOME FOLITIUS. The Premier, is rent specob, protected. against the continued rumours of a dissolution of Parliament as tording to suro a panio, and with regard to the allegations as to the unpre. paredness of the Army and Navy, he astorts that perparations are belog continually made, hat that.. to publish details would be inmno and treacherous

law, the establishment of a British protectorate in Borneo is perfectly justifiable. Common views of the question at issue lead to no other conclusion," It would ap that common sense views have prevailed, and that an agreement has beon arrived at with Holland. With the boundary difficulty Bottlod and Brunei

LHAYAS TELEGRAME. brought under British control, political

PARIS, 8th Maye. difficulties will disappear, while with the THE FRENCH MUNICIPAL

ELECTIONS. Greater confidence that will be impired by the establishment of the Protectorate capital. The Municipal elections have taken place in will more readily be directed to the develop-s31 the communes of Francs éxoopt Paris. The ment of a country whose natural resources Councillors elected are, in the great majority

of cases, Republicsus. give promise of a good return.

The Alerty, with Admiral Salmón es board. arrived at Woosung on the 9th instant. The Audacious arrived at the Red Buoy the next day, We (N. C. Dady Neur) understand that. Mr. H. J. Allen, H.B.M.'s Cansal at Newolwang who is now at home on leave, has sent in his 12 resignation.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Communications on Editorial matiem ghould ddzemnd The Fliser," and the on business 'The Manager," and not to individuals by name.

Correspondante are requbated to forward their name and address with communications addressed to the Ediler, not for publication, but as evidence of good

faith

All biters for publication anald be written on one aide of the paper only.

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not sedered foz s fixed period will be ́continued until countermanded.

Urders for extra oopies of the Daily Prest should

1

CORONER'S INQUEST.

An inquest was held at the Mortuary yaster day afternoon on the body of a man named Wong Ahing, who was killed by a roller passing are his body yesterday morning. Mr. Wode- house conducted the inquiry. The jury consisted of Messrs. W. 8. Baumy, J. G. dos Remedies, and J. G. Galbraith.

By Capital

ZIADIIAVIMA.

36,824 starem fully paid-ap-...$318,249,00 3,170 shares ppon which $3 bus

Br. Acquets Payable

Auditors' fees Salaries and wagon due to om

·ployés et mažinė -.................. James Morrison & Cr

To balance last socount.

To charges

15,890.00

150.00

9.168.10

WORKING 'ÁCGJUHT.

street pres

ng

To legal exponRAR

to office expenses, stationery, & insurance, To enlaces and wages

To fauces, roads, wharves and bridges

To commission and exchango

To office rent.................

To disbursements Fighter, and launch Bri

Pahang...

To Royalty to Sultan of Pahang.......... Tools matale.c To auditors' foo to compensation

Dr. Marques said the body of deceased was Hy intareat

By transfer loan.... The Superintendent inform us that the F&brought to the Mortuary that morning. It Hy balance O. Cole regalar fortnightly steamer Deccan, was that of a Chinese male adult.. Desék had from Bombay, laft Singapore for this port steen caused by cerebral compression. 9 am. yesterday.

Wong Arm sall-This morning at 8 o'clock

The General Managers (Messrs. Jardina, Ma-I was pulling a stone roller with decenes in Hongkong, 16th May, 1883. theson & Co.) inform us that the Indo-China Queen's Rand West, rear the slaughter house. steamer Wingsang, from Calcutta, left Binge-We were both holding the shaft of the roller. pare yesterday for this port..

We understood that the claim by the owners of the junk that was run down by the Douglas steamer Thales while on her voyage from Swatow to Amoy, has been settled privately.

When the roller was moving we came too near N talegraph post. In trying to avoid striking it the deceased slipped and fell, and the roller went over his head and the side of his body before we could stop it. We got him up; he was alive, bat penobless. We kere rolling on local ground, Three Fifty of us were pulling the..roilor. of us were gating it. The rest were pull-

towarite the gatter.

POLICE COURT.

16th May.

folded all the time. Two man socompaniet mus 10 per cent, of the receipts of the companies ** to the hillside in the bost They then let me hereinafter specified. The companies stall fix go. I then went back to my bones, arriving their rates on the traffle thus exchanged between thero on the 23rd of April. Binos then I have Hongkong, Amoy, Fooohow, and Shanghai and 384,120.00 lived at home I can show marks of turns. I. Europe and the countries begond, except Russia also show marke where chains wore put round my by their cable routes via Sibaria and India st foot. Thesaure the only marks I show in connee5franes 5 coulimes per word, which shall be- tion with my treatment. The primer is the man long to them, less the payment of the above- who chained me up.. He is also the man who isntioned 10 per cent. The proceeds of all 1.176.82 killed Lau Chay.

At this point the case was adjourned til $358.414.16 Saturday morning.

9.119.16

CUSTOMS STATISTICS..

wanges from and to the four ports mentioned, whether by the land lines or cabins, shall belong to the companie, who shall pay 10 per cent. to the Chinese administration. When theland ire are interrupted for a period not exceeding 60 days the traio may go over the cables without charge. The administration shall fix the rate for all From the Custom Gazette: January-March, trafic ont of China at 5Erancs 50 centimes per. 561.81 1858, just issued, it appears that the total oot-word. Goverment telegrams shall pay full lentions in the various tresty, pocis ducing the rates, and no porcentage aball be allowed thereon, 7,920. first quarter of the prossut year have been as The triffs and payments fired by the agreement

175,30 follows:-

€0,725.51 2,742.21

475 78

203.40

Purk

21.30

1.600.0

482,28

180 00

120.00

$59,629.92

Nowebwang Tertsin

Chefoo Lohary Hatkow Kickdong

Chinking Shanghai... Ningpo...... Woatbow....... Foochow

Tako Amay

Swath

Cantau.

Wuhu

$0.

2.135.45

102.75

86,376.7%

$85,022.02

Tamil D

BEFORE MR. H. E. WODEHOUSE.

· ODSTRUCTING TRE FOOTPATH.

For obstructing the footpaths and gutters is

The N. G. Daily News says the Kinhiang tas to want before. 11 a.m. on the day of publication.ucket was opened on the 8th instant. Teleing. The road slopes down on both rides front of their shops in Gason's-road and Holly

grams received from Hankow said it was expect ed the market there, would be opened on the 11th.

After hat hour the supply | limited.

TELEFON No. 12.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MAY 17TH, 1838.

The 0.8.8 Juniata, with the Hon. Col. Denby on board, laft Shanghai on the 11th instaat for Formosa. We (Dinis Nowa) bolisTo the Minister to be absent six wooks.

A Shanghai varnaoniar paper says a Chinose boy having been hitten by a mad dog, the father, mother, and neighbours pursued the dog, killed by blows of sticks, and made soup of the heart for the child to drink as sa antidote.

ALTHOUGH the territory of the British North Borneo Company has not developed so rapidly 38 was expected when the Company was the Empress preceded to us of a number of A native paper reports that on the 2nd May started, very substantial progress has been damsels from the daughters of bsaner-inen for made. And abundant evidence given of the the barn of the youthful Emperor at Peking. splendid possibilities of the country. The We are requested to state that mails for India Company has had many diffenities to enw not in fatars be despatched by the mail tend with, amongst others one with the packets of this P. & O. Co. but saly by the extra steamers of that Company, by the Frencli Dutch authorities regarding the boundary packets (through communication by which line separating the Company's from the Dutch now only four actly), the German packets, and possessions, while on the sher side the non-by such other cities as may offer. progressive Government of Brunei has acted

as a drag. Last year Sir FREDERICE WELD, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, was despatched by the bone

Government on.

T

mission

is

and slipped. Before he could recover himself to North the roller was on him and completely smashed his head. At the inquest held at the Mortuary yesterday afternoon, a verdict of accidental death was returned.

Borneo. Da bia rolurn to Singapore he was naturally reticent as to the precise nature of

CHINESE BENDITION CABR.

Deceased was pailing wood-rood, over twenty Chinese, mostly contrae on the sldo-nearest the slope. Ha alippad on tors, were fined, from $1 to $10 the slope, falling forward on his face. A mazı named Line Wai Yn was in charge of the roller He is foreman Hes not at the roller this morning. He went away on other brsizess.

Wong Ashin, the brother of deceased, said. Iam's carpenter at Tapaperan. Deceased is my elder brother: named Wong Ahing, aged 89 years. He was a farm labourer in the counter, He came to Hongkong and got work as an earth Bis wife is now in the country. poolio. He is a married su

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a

Ng Kwai, charged with robbery and murder was again brought before his Worship. within the jurisdiction of the Emperor of Chins,

Mr. Wotton For the prosaontion. Mr. Web- bor for the defence

aty and

Total collection.

HK, T.

26,010.2.9.9

50.44.0.26

70030.09.9

Total collostion, quartor 1887. AX. The... 16,985.3.5.1

75.0012,4.0 21,825.4.2.1 29,925.8.5.3 18,208.3.1.3 189,529.4.0.8 - 19340879 114,233.3.0.5

28.024.3.1.0 127492.03.3 114,724.6.5.1 120.37-82.8 117,155.8.9.8 1,507,818.5.0.1 1,83910.2.8.0

215, 14.4.3,0 0,233.7.2.7 289,302.3.1.0 €0,615,2.9.5 150.241.8.0.8 269,382.1.4.7 955,147,0,1,0 690 050.9.8.5

shall not be changed unless by mutual consent. The parties to the agreement shall do all in their power to prevent the transmission el messages by say person or corporation at rates lower than these fired, and neither party shall be interested Su any other company, by sex or land, to the do. triment of either of the others. Tho cables shall not be extended to Auy place in China or Korsa without the cost of the Chinese administra. tion, but existing loud rights shall be preserved. The agreement is to take effoot from the day that the administration shall donnost their lines with the telegraph lines of any adjacent country in telegraphie communication with Europe, and shall bein foras until May 19, 1993. The American Minister says the kabalance of this agroment is that Chian will receive abant $150,000 per an uam more than she now gets, while the advnot. age to the cabla companies is that for 16 years they will have no sarinus competition. He doon not regard the agreement as containing any principle of monopoly, because any one may, lay From the above figures it will therefore be cables to Chinn from any part of the world. soon that the total collections for the first quar The two companies are rich, and consiler that tor. 1888 shows en-ingressa of Tls 1,242.796. by cutting rates they can kill foreign coun- From Apendix II of the Gazette it appears petition. Ent in this it has to be observed that that the quarterly returns of trades for Kowloose the Chinese are a party to the agreement. and Lappe, from April 2nd, 1867, to January they can prevent any enterprise of this mature 1st, 1888, give, the following total collections by refusing to aliew cable to be landed on thoir

Kowloon...: Lapps

Kierkyhow......

Pathol...

50.208.9.4.3 81,306.5.13

03844216 1394.7.5.1 1795186.10 48,49,3,13 63,039.7.0.6 148,914 7.9.7 227,013,0.4.4 282,427.9.43 20.835.4.2.3 31,937.8.7.8

Tabel Hk. Th......4,349,669.4.3.2 3,106,872.6.1.2

Total Hic. The.

H:. Ila. 376,125 187,057

63,752

CHINESE NEWSPAPER ON THE

PAST AND THE PRESENT.

Mr. M. F. A. Frasor contributes the following to the N. C. Daily News:-

torritory. The rates faed in the agreement an tain a light concession to the general public, thore being a redaction of 50 santa por word. But foreign mardiants demand that the price bo fixed at $1 per word. The companies, low- ever, take the grued that no man telegraphe except when compelled to do so, and that their ss would not be increased if the rate were reduced to $1.

JADE IN EUROPE,

the advent of foreigners to China and Japan could be affected is by a dereicptuent of over-a-mile)-of-read from the Bridge of the with your perroission Ewill take it as read. I doing detective duty. I know the man in tho" Shen" (mming Hitotsu) are 8a Fel's des boon shared off tas summits of the Norwegian 16th ward to Eun-ka Paug, and it is estimated do not know that it is useessary for moto" say dook-nader-the-gamis-of-Chan Mo-Lo I barocondarts. The Three Divine Mountains or mountains-by-glacint-action, and the débris-

A description of Chinese Festivals, Fasts, &c.,

with the days on which they fall. Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, &o. Scale of Hongkong Stamp Dabies. The Hongkong Postal Guide for 1888. Boules of Commisions and Charges adopted by the Chambers of Commerce of Hongkong, Shanghai Amoy and Newchwang Hongkong Chair. Jinrickala, and Boat Hire,

The APPENDIX consists of

Form HYYUBE PAGES

The Contents cfthe Appoadix are too numer Que to recapitulato in as Advertisement, hat Lele

- TREAJTES WITH CHINA-

Great Britalu, Nanking, 1842 Tientsin, 1858

Chefoo, with Addition Article Opium Convention, 1888.

and all others not abrogated.

France. Tientsia, 1858

Convention, 1860

ientsin, 1685

ji Treaty of Commerce, 1886.

г

Convention, 1837.

United States, Tientsin, 1958

Additional, 1869

>>

Poking, 1880

German, Tientsin, 1861

JP

Peking, 1880

the trade of Borneo, and this presumably is that 40,000 taals will be required for road ma- what Sir Fagerok meant that with cer-terial and labour. zain changes in the Government there would

SAMANTAN MINING. COMPANY,

LIMITED.

T.

Mr. Wotton in opening the case, said The A prisoner is charged with robbery and arder in Chinese territory. The charge gives his name Chun Mo Lo Chi alias Ung Tai. I frst. propose to produce a witness who will show that ; P.C. 630 said-At 8.3) . this morning than under which he is charged is the one

The Chinese newspaper, Shen-pse, of Shang- is briefy this. On the 23rd March, 1886, hai, makes the following interesting ramarke The following latters appear in this Pol! Mal deceased with shout fifty other men rolling passage boat going from Canton to the olty of with reforemos to the discovery by the Chinese Gazette:- was in Queen's Boad West, on duty. I by which be has gone for some yours. The case atona roller. I was about forty yards away at the Sun Wat was attacked by pirates, and among Envoy to Japan, of the moient book onlied Sir-In your review of Professor Max Mäl- time, and saw decced knocked down by the other things done a man was captured and Hey Kane Edition of the Analects of Con- ler's Biographies of Words, nerking of the roller. Irsa up and found blood issulag held to ransom, and his servast was shot fucius, is the Ashikaga College,

jade tools found in the lacustrins dwellings of from his month. Ha could not speak. I went dead. The Mandarin was kept imprisoned This ancient book was spoken of by every-Switzerland, you say that if it is really lo be back to Police Statiound got un ambulans. I till a ransom of $200 was paid for his release. body, but no one had ever seen it. It was lost in accepted that this jule could only have sa Orion- A witness will prove that the prisoner killed the China, as totally lost as if it had been burned in tal origin, then it seems hard to avoid the con- think the ecurrence was purely an accident

Inspector Spaceton said-I have heard the servant, and received the money ($300) that was the Great Burning of the Books by Tea Shi clusion that these tools must have Sitio brought evidence in this enso: Ever what I now of handed over for the ransom. This is the crime. Hwang, and now it has been found in Japan, by our fenfathers from the East. straat voliers nobody is to blame for the oueur that was perpetrated on the 23rd of March. and who knows what further. Herary treasures

If contrary to the opinion of the best modern тешов There is no reason to suppose that the There are two separate charges against this may yet be found there? Japan has had its authorities, our pocketless zuvestern over did mey were pulling too fast. There are no eus-

man, sad I am zot quits clear about thew. own literature for over 2,000 years (1,660 would migrate from the East, the immenso remoteness A Chinaman was, utaliy killed in Queen'spicions sirgumstancos in the case. road West yesterday king by a large stono Without retiring the jury delivered a verdict The other crime occurred on the 9th of March, be nearer the mark); in point of antiquity the of the period at which this hypothetical event 1836. The witposses in both cases have been Kierstara of European conoscios esnaot be men must have occurred readers it difflealt to under- stamined by me, and I presume that it does not tinned on the same day with this. In the 28th your stand how so many of éliasa jala tools abwald bars, roller which he was helping to pull going over of accidental death.

THE RICHMOND TERRACE ESTATE

matter which case ja proved against the max. him. The unfortacata man was in the shafts,

of Tein Shi-wang, corresponding with the 72uden prasarund. But then is po neuessity for M. Webber The work of the prosecution is to year of the Tapanese mozarch Es Rei-Teage apposing that these jade tools badar: Oriental It is quite troo that no jada has make eat and prove whichever case they choose Filial Spirit") of the 7th Gansertion of Eun-origin. AND BUILDING COMPANY,

to bring before the Court.

perors, there have beon 122), Su Fub Brat arrived as yet been found a gitu in Europe: but LIMITED.

Mr. Wotton-The application of the Chinese in Japan, went by Taiz Shib-hwang, frst Emperort has been fout in the glacial drift strewe A large block was The annual general meeting of the shareholdi. Government is an application for rendition tox of the Tain Drasaty, 3.0. 939-210 to find the over the north of Carinauy the work on which he had beam, engaged, The Shen pao naysThe scheme for improvers of the above Company was held yesterday robbery and murder in Chinese territory. No elixir of Ufe, the ambronal drug which confors found at Sohwausal, near Leipzig, and smaller immortality. The Tengo craved of the Chinese fragments have been discerated in the drift near but he stated that be had been able to make tag the natire city of Shanghai will be married afternoon at the Company's Oics, No. 5, partialar ease is specified.

There were preserl:-

His Worship-The application I have hero monarch the books of the sive Emperors and the Potsdam. The oricencies of bis theory compel Arrangements which if successfully carried out shout the and of the summer or beginning of Queen's-road Cantral

ut would result in considerable advantage antaran. On the 7th and 8th May the principal Mesars. J. D. Humphreys (Chairman), J. relates to only one case. It is designated the three scholars for three samurai, for the chario: Frofessor Mas Müller to pland that these ex- ter is the same) and Shi Hwang nude hire the captions are few and somewhat apocryial;" bat Mr. Wotton I will proceed to call my wit gift At Kamano You, The Boar's Wild eminent mineralogists, like Erofessor Rudler, de to the trade of Singapore and possibly alon street running out at the West Gate was offici Hagen D. H. Msucall, and J. Willmott (So. Hai-aber case.

ally aarroyed. This will be lovolted and made celary

Mountain Japanese historians relata, is the not regard them as apocryphal. We know that The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen, the report mosses. to that of Hongkong. The only way in practicable for wheeled trafic. The improve.

Wong Ahin said—I am a constablo at Wurao tomb of Si Full, and the rillagers of the seroams thousands of vertical fast of rock must bare which the trade of Singapore and Hongkong ments will be commoned, however, on 600 chang has been in your hands for notes days past, and

niers than that the capital of the Company is known him for two or three years, I have at Islande spoken of at that timo are the present strewn over northern Germany and it seems fully and profitably accupied. If no one has known him doing anything in Maono for a living. Japanese Mishima, the Thres Islands. The far ossier & suppose that there was formerly a colony of young tren and maideas brought over Scandinavian dupeait of jude, which the ing ahent any questions to ask, I propose that the report Ho need to walk about the streets.

By Mr. Wabbse-I am a constable in the en- by Si Fch to popalato the land brought Chinese has now destroyed, than to suppose that the The "Shen-pão, translated by the . C. Day and statement of accounts, as presented," be

ploy of the Partagasse Government. I saw books with them, and this was the origin of Chi-primitive Arynas brought their jade implements be a rapid development of the country's re- Netas, reports the following little incident adopted.

r. EAGEN seconded.

defendant in geol sony wosks ago. I identified nose literature in Japan.

from the frontiers of China. The Incastrino sources. The result of Sir FRIDERICK rotting along or a donkey outside the Tang An having occurred at Foling-A foreignor was

him there. I have known him for three years. During the first and second years of the Chi-tools would, of couran, have been obtained from Carried animçusly.

I do not nose Emperor Kion Wu, of the Han (25 A.D.) Wn's work is given in the statement tele-Gate, when the little animal suddenly slipped in

The CHAIRMAN proposed that Mr. A. W.I do not know if he is a named man

Birvant, nin Tango, of the 11th generation. Japan sent graphed by Bouter that a British Protec-a miry place and deposited the caraher on his Maitland he slanted auditor for the onaning year. kaow where he Heed in Mueno, although I dynasty, corresponding to the 88th year of Baie oficial drift.- am, Sir, your obelliant

Mr. MANCEUL Bacatidel, and the motion was have known hier for some time.

By the Court-I have known kim by the an Envoy to the Han Bioparne, which was the Sir.is with great plasure that I confirm Locale bas been established over North, back in the mud. Tho irato foreignar began to

helabour the unfortunate donkey-zoan with his carried nom. con-

The CHAIRMAN having notised that the name of Chua Mp Lo sver since 1 first know boginning of diplomatic intercourse between the conjecture of your correspondent "T" that Burneo, Judging from the success' which fist and dragged him into a guard house. The

I cannot-write Chinese.

Japaneis Envoy roturned to his country with the limits of Great Britain. The details of tho of closely printed matter, to which reference is bas followed the establishment of protector-soldiers succeeded in pacifying the foreigner with dividend warrants would be ready to day, the rin. I can read defendant's name in Chinese, these tw great Urinatal Countries, and every jada is found act only in Karups but even within constantly required by residents and those

good words, the donkey-man kowtowed to him, meeting separated-

Ha Kum Sing said-I am in no sorplaymont Chinese books. Thus Sho-mu Tongo, (6th manner in which I discovered this wore ratant having commercial or political relations with theater in the various Malay States grout things and received his faro, 800 cast, justice was satis-

at prosent. I am living at Sun Wui aity, generation) had an Envoy to Chins who brought remarcable. Most tourists in Scotland are Countries sabesced within the scope of the may be expooted from the new departure.fied, and the crowd dispersad.

I was in an opium shop there, but left there in hack many calssical works.

aware that at the island of Iona shildren bring The Buddhist priests Ting-hai (Já-kai), sud Ogromcle and DISECTORY.

North Borneo is'n land of promise, and when

The N. C. Daily News of the 12th inst THE PUNJOM AND SUNGHIE DUA the 8th moon of last year. The shop was the

to all new-comers handfuls of pretty green Yen Cheong abop. I used to do the general Tezi Chang, ale oame to China, travelled pebbles, for which they are glad to accept pecce. house work. placed under the more direct control of the says: We hear there was a asrious dis

I was often away from the shop' there, and callceted books.

I have beard or read somewhere that it was the British Government will doubtless make tarbance on board the British steamer Frizio

collecting money___ '

Envoys to foreign countries rang wall spend practice of pilgrims for a thousand years to while on the voyage up from Hongkong, and rapid progress.

Mr. Wotten-Do you remember the 11th their leisure time or hours of recreation in many carry these pabbles home as mementos. When Sir FREDERICK WELD, that Captain Withyoumbo, hor commander, is

The following in the report of the aboɔvs Corn-

worse ways than in collecting valuable books for I was at Ima in 1872 I secured a number of it appears, reported in favour of more lying in the General Hospital, to which he was say, for presentation to the shareholders at the March, 1886

Mr. Webber objected to the qucation.

the country from which they are sent.

shet. Onn erering after my return, when I active British interference in the various brought yesterday morning, suffering from the second ordinary half-yearly meeting to be held

The objection was noted, but not upheld by Occidentals praise the present, we Chindra had a visitors three Chinose gentlemen, all effects of a bite, by one of the crew; we believe.

give the palm to the past. In the past wo bad, sholars and members of the Legstion, I told Witnesses. I was in Canton twico during for instance, better mask than wa buke now with the story of the pilgrima, showed them theor statos making up North Borneo, with the The Frisia is a very fine steamer, being of 2,085 at the office of the Company, Hongkong, on the his Worship- view of establishing a direct protectorale, tona registor, and her crair are almost all Sean- 24th May

dinarians, the officers alone being British. The The directora hare now she pleasure to submit to that year: On the data above mentioned I went our present instruments, which cannot move the pebbles, and gave them each one. They appeared with power to appoint a Resident at the particulars of the affair will no doubt cous to the sharcholisen a statement of the company's affairs to Canton and transuoted my business there my heart like foreign music; but when we had the be very ansh astonished at the stones, for the all yest seding With September, 1987, and buaivaas there was to collect monay. I collasted ancient boll, drama, the Men and 'the soh, our sxamined thom minutely, and, after a conTACER Conrt of Brunei. The late of Surawak is light in the Police Court."

while doing so they have to express their regret that two hundred taels. On the 22nd March 1 left music must have been even better than Westerstion over them in Chinese, they thanked me with possibly included in the scheme, though

be out of all pro-- owing to a number of untoward ootarrendea they bare Canton for home, I started in a junk called the music. What has become of our beautiful old an carnesÉņess which soomed The Tientsin correspondent of the Mercer been unable to by these seats before yon at a Ha Kan passage boat. It was going to San music -Then again look at our old Trontises portion to the value of the gilts. Reflecting Rajah BROUKE is reported to lavo cx-writes The Tiontein Chinese Associated

Syndinte are in high glos; they say they have earlier dato,

Tou were informed at our fast meating of the Wai. The junk left Canton at 3 pm. that day. the medical ort. Although the proscriptions on this, I wrote to the clergyman in Lons. prosced bimself as wholly opposed to

to send me more of the pebbles a dit so, secured the Anglo-Chinesa Bank, with Mr. Chin engagement of Mr. Slnou as Manager. Io arrived There were about 30 passangers by the junc. I differed from modern Europe ones, what in- protectorate. Commenting on reports which as compradors at Peking, and Mr. Wuhou and at the company's works on 26th November last, and was one of theto. I had with me on the boat a comparable monuments of eradition and research Some Lito after in Philadelphin I showed two

we looked to hit for important and satisfactory had been current at Singaporo, regarding the Mr. Tong at Shanghai." The same correspond- impending changes the Straits Timess of the ent says:-Our great commercial travellers have roamlia, but no sooner had he entered on his dutor pillow box with two hundred taels in it, one were these ancient tomer How is it that we of them to my old friend Professor Joseph Loidy, gone as they came. Allend everyone had grand at the mine, and begun ebearfully and diligently to double silk jacket, one blanket, and a ulik waist-have now tallon so far behind the Occidentals in well known, inter alia, as an expert in mineralogy. Bu at onos said that one of the pebbles was jade. 7th May says "The Dutch Government schemes of their own: banks, loans, guna, ma bi then, on the 1st December last, he sociñontally person. I had also an umbrolia On the worn- We may, purkeys, by the study of our ancient I inquired if it might not be nephrits, or one of objects to anything of the kind, and does its chinary of all kinda, straightening the Taka mot his death: No doubt you are all already aquainting of the 23rd, at the 5th watch, the junk books, reover these lost arts. Who knows but the inferior varieties of jade? He replied No. bost to thwart the scheme. It bas raised Bar to allow the passage of vessels drawing 20 od with the deplorable ciron under which is serivad at a pleco called Tan Ping Chor. the germs of many of the must highly prized that it was real jade of the best quality. He

when we

were hoarded by a pirate junk.motera inventions, teasy the least, may be found referred especially to one pebble which is of the feet in winter as well as in summer; the latter corre

Mr. Jolly, who as you are aware accompanied Mr. boundary difficulties with the British North to be done for the moderate sum of Tis. 350,000. Shannon to the works, was fortunately there to owry Twosly or thirty thieres olimbed over the in them of the telegraph, sterners, mining, and transparent clear dark green bus zo musa prized Borneo Company, and has declined to give Each argued for his own proposal against the out the few verbal anggestions Mr. Shannon had side of the passage host and got on our railways? The Han dynasty had automatic by amatenes

I think it probable that in prehistoric times in on any points, The Home papers throw others, with the result that they have left be given, and to go on with the sinking of the shaft and deck. They then came into the haid, where hores and wooden exes, tha Sang dynasty had,

better than they came."

On the let February, 1898, the company was for the passengers were. The thiares went to we are taught, two-wheeled war vessels, the Ions was visiteul for jate, and that, as objects bardly any light on the condision of affairs.

The Mercury says:All is now perfectly quiet tanets in scouting the earries of Dr. Harry Magsenger med Lan Chuy who was sit Yuan (in the time of Marco Pale) had the wonder made of it were probably fatishus, it first obtained at Chuukking. Hailding operations are about to Becher, a mineralogist, metallurgiat, and mining ting with me. Lau Choy was it possession of a fu! balista called "the bow drawn by the hand from this source its reputation for sanctity. In.

engineer of considerable experience, and baving a deal of property. They asked him who of a god."

precisely, the same manner the celebrated red- journalistic enterprise. The London aorrea comumenso, to replace the mission buildings, and testimariats, to fill the pestof chief manager. Jedging the things halonged to Lau Choy said I Europeans ova blat many of their arts came pipstone quarry in Western America became a

Work on the Catholic church is going on in a from Mr. Becher, the directors are inclined to believe termined to dispel the darkness by interview-small way. I understand that work will begin that the company how sa hit a most mitable map, They then wanted to take the things marks into which we have been draws propos green pebbles from Ioan which I have ass are of very differant qualition, most of them haring ing Mr. ALHED DENT, the founder of the Bri-in earnest as soon as the prefectural aramins and they aspect to have favourable revolts from his away, but my fellow passenger would not lot of our Earoy's recent find will prove correct.

management and operations. He is fully aware of the them. I saw them there fire at Lau Choy, with' tion, which are going on, are over. Though uphill work which will be for some time before him a small gun and kill him. The man who had

Castrumente of my strings, like the Japanese no transparency whatever and very few being of tish North Borneo Company. Mr. DENT there are many straugura in the city, I bave the affairs of the company at Paxjou were left by Mr. the small gun and firǝd the shot was the defend-jkoto, e Mraher Van Aalst on aient Chinese good quality. This is, however, tin case with the the sab mines, in which the real stone

is in the proportion of one to a thousand of i against the missionaries & should there to say, it organization and working of the company ad nos

ferior stuff I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Regulations for the Consular Courts of United which the Company has met with from the officials are not in the wood to tolerate anything shoes of Mr. Stuart, and hatterly the death of it. with the 200 tasks in it, and my blanket, and ject. He drew attention to the host would doubtless be suppressed at once," for the progressed as might reasonably have been expoate. Lau Choy was killed they took away his goods, The tin industry has not yet been opened up. The and thon came and took away my pillow box

CHARLES G. LELAND. Statos in China

'April 7. Netherlanda Government. From the out of the kind just now. I am also informed that shannon, detained

od Mir. Bonife at Punjom (which is a jaoks. I have never sasn any of my property sot, in fact, the latter has all along un-three or four officials have been appointed to considerable distance from Samantan) and prevented again. I have not recovered the money. After The Guited States Minister to China in a compromisingly set its face against the Com-porcise the building operations and keep order, him taking thin bainess in hand until quite later talsing my property they drapped me over to

He has, however, teoantly visited Eingapore for the which they will doubtless do effectually.

purpose of engaging labour for anantau, and accord the pirate boat, and put me in the bold. I was report to his Government describes the conven- pany, The Dutch Ambassador at Tadon

It is officially announced that all the foreign The Caurier of the 10th instant says:-The lag to the latest advices be had reached Pahang with one of threa so treated. One of the other two tion revently concluded at Chofoo bet woon the has recolved instractions to protest against M. S. N. Co.'s, steamer Kangkinat, Captain good body of man, and we hope the very shortly was Lan Wai, an official. The other twe representative of the two telegraphs companies Tow in Odoma, who amount to 10,000 families,

the company will have some tangible results from their were not put into the same boat with me. Thoro heting cables inzded in China and the Chinese any British protectorate over North or North Perkins, had a rather serious mishap on her last work. Waat Borano. The protest in especially trip down from Hankow. While running frous The diventors have the satisfaction to mention fast wore three pirate boats. At about dark the telegraph administration. The convention, he chiefly of Roumanian and Austrian nationality,

Kiubiang to Wulu, just about Fileroy laland; Mr. Booker looks upon this part of the company's junk. I had been put on arrived at a place says, has ureated some alarm among the foreign will shortly be expelled,

In a cass before the Appeal Court, it appeared directed against the statloning of a British she met a large salt junk bennd up river. It roboession as being very important portion of the called Pak Tau; the pirates blindfolded me and mercaulile svomuniti in China and has not Resident at Brones. The Duich Government was then about half-past eight o'block in the property, and from a flying inspection he made of she put me ashers. They then took me to a certain yet been ratified by the Chinese Government, that the attesting witnesses to a codicil to a will regarde any such step ass breach of the avosing. The steamer tried to avoid the junk for a worring any age aiders the prospects house and locked me up in a dark place in the although tas agents of the cable companies oor were unable to evoar that they saw the testatrie

tin by steaming inshore close to the bank, but the Mr. Becher is engaging additional woon in Singaporehouse The bandage was taken off my eyes after ceraedspent the winterin Peking for the purpce.. Order may be sent to Daily Freu Office, where treaty of 1824 That document defined the fank closed in upon her, and when the steamer to enehin him to carry through his work with pond 1 had been put in the room. They then chained Colonel Deaby erplains that the Grast Nor.sign the docuniant, or, in fact, that they had my feet up with irons. Defendant came on thern Telegraph Company of Copenhagen and var geen her signature. Lord Justice Cotton It is published, or to the following Agents:-- | limits of British and Dutch influence within was not more than fifty yards from the bank, the effiso Melver and F. H. O. Wilson having the fourth day of my imprisonment; and told the Eastern Extension Company of London have held that it was a sufloient sokaoslodgment by

the Indian Archipelago. But the terms of jonk ren, with all sails not, into her, striking the Moeur Alex.

ben been invited to fill one of the Taqazolas, and thie the room altogether for ten days.' I waid "I former run worth through Japan to, Vladivostock the document to the two persons and asked them” the treaty happen to be so loosely worded guard forward of the wheel, or the starboard

side. The junk at onco began to settle down, requires confirmation.

The sonored accounts have been audited by Messen. don't know how to write," and they then barnt and Eastern Siberia, while the English company's to attest. Lords Justices Fry and Lopes concar- that Borneo fa not once mentioned in the and it is said her masts broke off. Boats from

If we were to fight a French fleet and defeat document. Notwithstanding this, the Dutch the steamer and also from the junk vere very E. J. Daron and Squil. 3. Gower, the former seling me with are. I said "If you kill me I art lines rau south through Singapore and India ring, the validity of the codicil was established.

of my uncle. I told them Cheang Ngong. I over the Chinese lines, and, under arrangements Government hold that the spirit of the quickly in the water, and the impression pro far. G. 8. Corca, and the latter for Mr. F. Header write. Write for me." They asked the name Telegraphing to and from the interior is June

vailed that all the people on board the junk had pen, both of whom are absent. W. G. BRODIE,

also gave them his address. I aw the letter hitherto existing, the Chinese Lelegraph administ, the shattered remnant could take refuge in written by tafenaut. It was asking my nuclo tration received 60 corts par word for messages their rearast port, and, as Lord Charles Beres- treaty admits of their claim. On the East been resoned, but we hear that an official report

ler Arai, 1887, TO TE ware drowoad. The junk had no Azad lights,

to como se pay raqson for me. I do not know. sent abroad-rcin the interior. Under the ar ford peinta out, the defeat would have no effvot Coast, they dispute the boundary line at the box made to the effect that four param

ABHITE

Positively that it was that. I suppose so because rangement proposed by the convention the Chit upon the food supplies of the French people, Sibuce river, and will not abate one jot of hat exhibited a flash light on deck when the Cost of state.

1,000.00 they asked me to write to that effect. When nese would receive 70-pents. The companies, which could be obtained overland: But the de- 70,000,00 their protensions. The Dutch Government collision was inevitable. There is no doubt in Hongkong Bank (fixed dopoet

7045 they told me to write the letter-they did not says to Minister, charge cable rates although fest of British float would place the whole ra- this case that the junk is to blame for the solli Hongkong Book (current anstunt) i

The following tion at the mercy of the vietor, as our food sup. have stood out in this way for the last six sion, and it is to be hoped that the junkman on Hongkong Bank (No. 1942)

1084737 mention any aménat ransom. I then did zut most of the service is by land. years, and have boulked every effort of the the Tangtaze will benefit by the experience Machizers and pint

800.50 800 them write the letter. I suppose they did are thetarms of the convention-Itsetaforth that plias could then be out off and our commerc British North Borneo Company to come Northern stasters has been in onllision with a steel lighter

14,180.68 write it. On the 23rd April I was redeemed. Sir the Chinese telegraph administration intends to destroyed. And if the scoprity of these islands is siso reported that one of a team-nomah Sri Pahang gained

Staats-intrach Maude

1,000.07 days after I had boon pat into the dark room connect its system with the telegraph Unen of depends upon our maritime supremacy, bow nook friendly understanding. The Company junk in the Peibe, and that the damage and loss Tastramate and tools..

178.95 I was again blindfolded and made to walk to analindent countries, that the two companies also more does that of our colonial dependencies and does not mind what river is chosen as s of cargo amounts to Tla, 25,000.-

other house, where I was chained up in the same have this ocenerien, and that it is desirable to vast foreign possession and dependencies 1 4956.81 way as before They chained one of my feet up areid ompetition." It is, therefore, agreed

The Merionethshire Quarter Sessions got starting point for a demarestion line. Lat

-4,800.24 to a stone, by an iron chain and look. One of that all the trafo exchanged between any part

30.18 my feet remained unchained,

When I was of Chius, excepting the three parts of Shanghai, some fun at a recent meeting out of a modent Holland only fix the boundary line, and ikë

burnt they lit a large jest stick, and applled it Feochow, and Amoy, on the one side, and Ruropa application by Mr. J. E. Banken, member of whole difficulty would disappear. But

to the flesh on my back. This was done once. Rassis exosptedi and countries beyond, on the the Sessions Bar, for oompensation for the loss 500.18I was locked up in the second house for Len other side, and vice cersa, transmitted by the lead of his robes, which seems to have been destroyed Holland keeps the affair pending, as if in bopas of finding semo pretence for intereen- BRIGEANT....Mesars. Gordon & Gotch.

28.50 days being chained up in the same room the line of the Chinese administration, whether by the in a recent fire at the Court-house. Mr. Bankes 8,115 whole time Nobody was in the room with me and frontiers or the cables of the two companies, wenta en insinuating little note, greatly to his Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane.

tion. The Company is so anxious to defeat

nga Argen Manager at Panjom (canh in hand). LONDON... Mesurs. Brest & Co., & Ceruhil any auch design stat, in order to lessen the

9800 Nobody kept watch over me. I get my meals shall belong to the administration For this teaf- professional oredit, appealing to the sympathies ......Mesura. Bates, Hendy & Co.

regularly. They were supplied by the prisoner. fio a terminal charge of 5 franes 60 centimes of the Court, and appending a little bill for Construction.

At the end of the ten days I was taken to a third word shall be fixed by the administration and shall new patent forensie wig, £8. G.; japenned tir Accounts Roosirable:- Mr. W. M. Wille, 151, Cannon St. j-risk of collision, its offoila hare strict orders

Interest on fixed depoelt.. PARIS Mr.LH. Richy 66, Rus Lafayette not to go near the Sibuco river. It in soma

Mr. John Dillon has been sentenced to 8. J. J. Woodford .

again chained up, this ties to a big log of wood. traffic exchanged by the land line of the at-6d-total £9 S. 6d. The Court proved in. BERLIN........G. Hildebrandt,111, Alezedrinen

JM. Bhart satisfaction to find that, in Holland, voices mentha imprisonment. Stroot

9,872.30802158 The defend at chained me up every time. They ministration via the land froutier between Hong xorable, but I trust it will not be long before BAN FRANCO. Mr. L. P. Fisher, 11, Mevluta" beve been raised against the policy of the

30,376.72 loft me in the shed for twelve days. After this hong, Amor, Fochow, and Shanghai, on the one Mr. Bankos gets a new wig and gown somehow. THE DERB

Belanda

was unchained, taken and put into a boat and land-side, and Europe (Basain excepted) and countries A gentleman with such an aptitude for "trying Exchange.

$586,814.98ed at hill Two men took me to the boat, Only begon, on the other side, which shall belong to it on a hardly tail, tù sui a mocessful frirë

· Case, kinni wata to the hil withi mer. I was bling the two contpaulos, enbject to the deduction of in his forensis nitäre

Rassis Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Pers.

TERATIFS WITH Japan-

Great Britain

United StatƏR

TREATIES WITH COREL

TESATIES WITH STAM

Netherlands

Corea

TERATION WITH ANNAM TREATIES WITH CAMBODIA. CUSTOMS TARIFFS

Siamese Coroan

Chinees Japanese LEGAL

Orders in Connell for Government of HB.M. In Holland, this has led to a display of

Subjects in China and Japan, 1865, 1877, 1878, 1891, 1884, 1884, 1886, 1886

set things in order, and to prosecute the work before coat, and one silver wateb and four dollars on my this raatter adao?

other ourront work.

Rules of EB.M. Suproms and other Courts Pondent of the New Rotterdam Courant de. much of the material has already been collected: from the correspondemns that has already nacbed us am taking care of them for an official-Sul Nam from the East, and it may ba that those rosagred plaso. It is to be observed that tho

in Chinn and Japan

Tables of Consular Fass

Cole of Civil Procedure, Hongkong

Table of Hongkong Court Feas

Admiralty Rates

Foreign Jurisdiction Act

Rules of Court of Conents at Shanghai

Chinese Passonger Act

TRANS KEGULATIONS

China

Siani

Japan

.. Customs Seisure, China

Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dif-

ferent ports of China, Philippines, Siam, &o.

Pilotage Regulations

HONGKONG

Charter of the Onkony Balcer of Legislative Council

Port Regulations

Lo

Sie

·MAÇÃO...Mr. F. A. da Crus.

AMOY

STATOW... Mosers. Greloh & Co.''' Messrs. G. Gorazd & Co. FORMOSA...Maars. C. Gerned & Co. FOOCHOW.. Mesara. Hedge & Co. NINGPO Messrs. Kely & Walsh, S'ghai. SHANGHAI....Hall & Holtz Co-operative Co. SHANGHAI......Mossra Kelly & Walsh, NORTHIEN & Hall & Holz Co-opastire Co. RIVER Ports and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai, NAGARAKIMANSre, The C. & J. Trading Co.

BALON

HANOI

·Kopr-Osaka::Messrs. F. Walsh & Co. YOKOHAMA ... Magars. Kelly &Welth. MANILA..Mesure. Diaz Puertas & Co.

...Messrs. Behroeder Frères and Gardes Mr. F. Maintroy, HATPHONA.Mr. G. Garelle. BANGKOK Messrs. Rummy & Co. SINGAPORE Messrs. Helly & Watch. PENANG.......Mesare. Maynard & Co. Cozoso... Meers. A. M. & J. Ferguson CALCUTTA... Mesars. Newman & Co. STONEX... Mesara. Gordon & Gotch.. MELBODENE MA Norton, Hargrave & Co.

LONDON

LONDON LONDON

New York ...Mr, A. Wind, 21, Park Iwa

– Daily Press Offcs, Januszyi 1888,

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESS.”

LONDON, 14th May: BRITISH NORTH BUBNEU: The British Government Ens assumed the pro- ̈tectorate of North Borneo,

IRELAND.

J.

Dutch: Government. Unprojudiced people Friars Boleata has keen soratohed for the Dor thers deem that, according to International by and the Grand Pría de Farine

Furniture at office and mines. Buildings.............. States on hand

Fatty saabkiriama Rasporins

-Interest on crða

: Payments at wines..

Water wheel

field at ing

Opium at min

Chairmax. SEPTEMBER, 1897,

$920.18

240.00

1,735,75 1238.87

2,5878 7,90032

401031

TELEGRAPHIC 'COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CHINA AND EUROPE.

OLLA PODRIDA.