legislation to compel total cessation of Sanday work in the Harbour, and rinless an anyielding law applicable to all classes and nationalities of vessals be pused, it would be unfair."
The Committee would point out that the last
in the petition, to be presented to Hi Exoolloney the Govornor, is somewEnt misisadv ing. It its'as
Elo dugo was done wilfully, The second plan which I produse, is a sketch of the forncastle. The whole of the foroenstleis at clie disposal of the man. although it is divided into two parts. There is a forward hatol forward of the windlass and aft of borsprit loading into the fore pask with a fixed iron ladder. Ne damage was, doneolause to the buikbord of the ship. It is mado of iron. The ecak and stewart slop aft in the ship. No. body but the prisoners used the forecastle. I do not know who did the damage. It was not done by mysell. I was not alwart and cannot say what siin reported the lk to the mints. The zonson' why I put into Manila best I was Afraid that I would lose my ship and my life. T The rastriations on Sunday work in the, open: did not do it without careful consideration. My Parts of Chin is confined to payment of H. cargo consists of railway irou, poked diagonT1s. 20, berefore the regulation is not so string. ally. I thought that in putting into Manila I out as might at Brat sight appear from the clause
awne. I had 1,700 | in questing.
tons of rails on board.
was doing my best for a tonnage of my ship 1.230. Blis a barque. Aly crew all taki are
in number. My ship is worth £16,575. Who in Marile; the orom made use of the taint olkoweg
Jangnage to me. 7 particularly are the thit defendant, Busk, who was the worst of the whole lot. Brennan used the same langungs. I was not threatened. Rambenk que day rau after ma în Manila shouting out. Rumbeok was reluared the moment, we arrived in Manila After the four men thai I had taken to the Consul were brought back a board, the other twaive deroended "ta are the Consul.
tion
I. pankatel,
2.
Having roguri to'thase frots and bearing in mind that restriction would ha by no means supremalonted, witness, for instance, intermediate parts of call in Australis und coast ports in Chion."
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant, (SL)
H. U. JEFFRIES, Buurstary,
THE DAILY PERSS, TUESDAY, JUNE 19cm, 1888.
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
BETINATION
VENDEL'S MAXR
GAPTAIN.
AT
FOR FREIGHT AFTEY TO
TO BR DESPATCHED
LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL....... LONDON VIA SURI CANAL..... LONDON TIA SUES CANAL HAYRE AND HAMBURG, 80.... MARSEILLES TIA SAIGON, &c. BREMEN, FIA FOIUTS of CALL GENOA VIA BOMBAY, &o....... VANCOUVER, B.C., 724 Kong, &. SAN FRANCISCO VIA Y’HAMA'Z SAN FRANCISCO VIA Y HAMA... SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK NEW YORK
Rer. A. Gurney Goldsmith, Chaplain, St. Peter's CALCUTTA VIA STRAITS
(Seamen's) Clarol.
THE RECENT FLOODS IN THE EASTERN BRANCH OF THE
CANTON RIVER.
NAGASAKI KOBE, &. KODE AND YOKOHAMA SHANGHAL KOBE, &.. SHANGHAI VIK Andr SHANGHAI VIA AKOV SHANGHAI VIK AMOY BANGKOK DIRECT MANILA VIA AMOY....... SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW]
L.
TANSUI.
SHANGHAI
Hongkong Jardine, Matheson & Co....
Battarfel & Swire Hongkong
Gedya
Jacks...
J. C...Jaguda... EG: Plat
Hongkong Hongkong
Hongkong
Glenorchy (str.).. Telsinon (str.)...... Oopok (str. Niobe (str.)
Mnoć..... Sindh (str) A Socheon (et)......
A. Jaagery... Bormida (str.)......"
Dagnino Aberdeen (str.)... Taylor... City of Faking str.) Belgio (str.)......... Autoinette. Wandering Jower C. C. Chopra... Taisang (str.) Merionethshire (str.) Bengloe (str.) Anndye (str.)......... Palinuras (str.)... Talame (str.) ...... Orestes (str.) Mougkat (str...... Don Juan (str.)..... Nauva (str.).......
4th June.
T. T. Büvje Nichela Hubborn Jackson
Farqohar. Delacroix Jaoke... Jeckean Hutchison
Geo. Anderson ∙Marques
Pocock....
Arabold. Karberg & Co... Bissen & Co.
Masagories Maritimes...... Metchers & Co, Hongkong Carlowits & Co.... Hongkong
Adamson. Bell & Co. P. M. S. 8. Co. O.&O. B. S. Co.
Hongkong Molchers & Co..
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong Hongkong
Puston & Co... Pastu & Co.
Jardine, Matheson & Co..... Alamaou, Dell & Co. Hongkong Gibb, Livingston & Cor............
Messagorios Maritimes..
Hongkong Butterfield & Swire Hongkong Ratterfield & Swire Hongkong Butterfeld & Swire ...... Hongkong Yue Fat Hong.....
Bandas &.00............. Hongkong Hongkong Douglas Lopraik & Co.
On or about 245h inst. To-day, at 3 P.M.. On or abent ist. lust. On 23th inst., at Noon Ox 21st izst, at Ncou On 5th July, at 9.3. On 30th inst, at 30 AM, On 21st inst., at 3 P.M. Ou 30th inst, at 3 PM
On 1st inst, at JP.M.
Quick despatel. ・・ Quick despatch, Quick despatch To-morrow, at 3 P.M. On or about 19th inst. On or about 22nd inst On or about 20th fast. -On 21st inst.
Tomorrow, Daylight. On 26th inst,
On 21st insf, at Noon. To-day, at 5P.. Tomorrow, at Noon.
Fron
ON LONDON
FYCHANUS.
Telegraphic Transfor Bank Bills, on demand Bank Hills, At 30 days sight Bank Billa, at4 months' aight Credits, at months" sight Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
sight......
ON PARIS-
Bank Bills, on demand
3.91
Crédita, at 4 months' aight
3.89
On NEW YORK-
Bank Bills, on demand,
..731
Credits, 60 days' sight
ON
BOMBAY
Tologmphie Transtar.
Bank on demand
CALCUTTA,-
OF
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank, on demand.
ON SHANGHAL-
Bank; at sight.
Private, 30 days' night
Quotations are p
Вялцев.
Hongkong and Shangbai Bank Shares-158
per nunt. premium, sales
Union Insurance Society of Canton, Lirited--
$86 per share-
VESSELS ON THE BERTH
FOR MANILA VIA AMOY.
THE Spanish Stramer
*DON JUAN."
Captain Marques, will be despatched as above TO-DAY, the 19th inst, at Five
For Freight or Passage, apply to
REAN HAO & ng
Agoute.
Hongkong, 18th June, 1888.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
1144
FOR SHANGHAI via AMOY. (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for NIGPO, CHRFOO, NEWCHWANG, TIENTHIN, Hankow, and Ports on the YaxeTSZE.) THE Company's Steamship
TH
**PALAMED."
Captain Jackson, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW. the 20th inst, at DazzaET.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & WIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 18th June, 1889.
[1112
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY LIMITED,
FOR BINGAPORE, PINANG, AND
CALCUTTA
Chins Fradors' Insurance Company Shares-THE Company's Steamship
$72 por share. North China Insurance-Tis. 285 por share.
("TAISANG." Yangtze Inserarms' Association-Ts. £7 jar | Captais Jackson, will be despatchel as above
share.
TO-MORROW, the 20th instant, at Tyres Chiasse Insursos Company, Limited-175 per F.M
charo, nom.
per share.
share.
[1126
This steamer bas Superior First, Clues. Ae- On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 143commodation specially constrnoted to meet the
requirements of tropical climates. Canton Insurance Office, Limited-$74 per For Freight or Passage, apply to Hongkong Fire Inantanes Company's Blares,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,
General Managers. China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$77
Hongkong, 13th June, 1898.
Straits Marins Insurance Company, Limited--
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES por share buyera.
MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
FOR SHANGHAI, KÜBE, AND YOKOHAMA,
$340 per share.
$25 nein.
Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited-
$19.
ebare.
share.
In liquidation.
share.
mited-361 per share.
"ANADYR" the above Ports on or about WEDNESDAY, Commandant Dolacanix, will be dosjistobed for
the 20th inst.
fa
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent. Hongkong, 14th Jena, 1888.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY."
Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates FOR SHANGHAI VA AMUY.
for N (NGPU, CHEŁYO, NEWCHWANG, THÈNTHIN, HANKOW, and Ports on the YaxoTSZE)
THE Compey's Steamship
Captain Jackson, will in thed as above "PALIN URUS,"
on THURSDAY, the 21st justeut. For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agente.. Hengkong, 14th Jane, 1988
THE
T1131 MUTUAL
CHINA SHIPPERS STEAM -NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR LONDON TA SUEZ CANAL.
Company's Steamship
"OOPACK,"
J. C. Jaques, Commandor, will be despatched as above on or about the 1st fastaut.
For Freight apply to
"BENGLOE," ahrat the 22nd instant Captain Parqubar, will be despatched as above,
For Froight or Pasuga, apply to
GIRD, LIVINGSTON & Co,
Agents Hongkong, 19th June, 1889.
11146
FOR SINGAPORE, HAVRE, AND -HAMBURG, VA SUEZ CAÑAL...
| {Taking Cargo at Buugh rates to Antwerp, AMSTERDAM PorterDAM LONDON, LIVERPOOL, and BREMEN}
and sent them aetiors to the Consul. They dementorial published in the Peking Gasella of The Viceroy-and the Governer at Cantos, in a manded of him a survey of the ship. It is not 1st May, state that, rain having falion there teas, allegul liafore the Consul by Bumbeck without intermission for several days during the rid Bulyou, that I was drunk co the voyagetter half of March, they were opprehensive Throngie the conduct of these won 1 hare been that to emtukemnants of the Wast and North delayed for a month on my journey to San Rivers might be in danger, and therefore sent
house-futlier and his family, living together afficient, although the growth of an hereditary Francisco. My ship as at Mauila. I want to
undereas onltage roof. This systato was dis class of mill-workers in India will gradually rajoin her. I would say that she is 600 miles thening them as might be requiral. Contrary, alicerato sist us ioeil authorities in strong-
siplined urld porfested by caste. For the casts" lesson tho difference. On the other hand, labour oil ef lies courie
The weather hara during the past week has practically operated as sa horeditary trade guild, and the raw material are fundamentally okoaper At this point the ons was adjourned till 2ffairs wets molt more sorious on the East nice of a typhoon haring parsed very close to us. and good conduct of its members, but also decapital, the expected rate of profits, the cost of however, to the expectation of the memorialists, been duil and gloomy, and there is ovory appear which not only instated on the proper training in India than in England; while the interest on jam, today.
Rive than on the two others, the water thers On Saturday, the 2nd instant, it was blowing a veloped a certain transmitted dexterity in uusi supervision, and the price of fael, are normally rising from ton to twenty feet. On the 13th of strong gale from the S. W., the borometor fall-pulation. The molts were a cheapness in pro decreasing charges in favour of the Indian mills. April the Prefoot of Hui-chon Fu reported the ing all the time, the lowest randing on Sunday duotion, a fineness in workmanship, and an artig. SUNDAY WORK IN THE YARDOUS. occurrence of a terrille inundation. Peblic meruing being 29 deg. 67miz, when after a short tie paweption in form and colour, which, during rule in India, that country has firmly established During the first thirty years of the Queer's plices and private houses in both town and coun-lall the wind shifted suddenly to N.E, blowing any centuries, gave Indian fabrics tho com Heraclf as a coupling producer with the Bog The following dueniñïents huva bron forwarded teg worn aliko Hooded. An officer was interrific accompanied with torrents of rain, with mind of the European market. In silks, and sh farmor and with the English: cotton manu to us by the Chamber of Commerce for publica-anthorities is relieving distruse. Soon afterwards ing at 6 p.m. the rain essend, and the wind mo- Indian textiles would strangle Eo growing in.ext thirty years who will also enter into com- mediately despatch by steamer to aid the local the barenster slowly rising. On Sunday oven- | dottous it scomed fir a time, indeed, but the facturor. There are indications that within the
Hongkong and Whampoa Dack Company's THE Company's Steamer nows arrival that the embankment at the town dorated; shifting again ta S.E. THE SEAMEN'S CHAPLAIN TO THE CHAMBER of Falung in the district of Tung-kun had been rain over three inches were registered,
To 23 boars of dairy of England. A. law was passed at the petition with the English rpmaster.
Bhares-34 per coat. prem. haginning of the last century forbidding these melting has for ages been a holat industry Hongkong, Canton, and sopo Staubat Co.'s OF COMMERCE:
broken through, and some secres of villages were The stranier Formuan arrived from Amoy on fabrics from the East to he und Great Bri. Lulia, very much cotton weaving was a Shares-$108 per cent. prom, bayers. Hongkoux, March 24th, 1888. under water and lower down stream at Shih the orening of the 31st May, towing the new tain. In 1781 the wearing of any printed calicoss domestic manufacture. In both case is In Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares Sir-Will you allow me in the interests of lung Sheldong) the poor people had taken tredger, which was built at Amos for the whatseeror were prohibited. Afterwards the dian article was good in quality, but in both, the the Merchant Shipping community to bring refuge ea their house-tops, where they were in a deepening of Kelung harbour. All went well, prohibition was modified in favour of the British Indian method of production by individual China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
121 par cent. discount. mast roscatfully before your notice the follow. state of extremo danger. The mowcrialista at I fearo, in the beginning of the voyage; manufacturer, allowing calicces to be worn, ing facts:--
families was warble to stand against Puglie -$55 per share, puce despatched a number of steamers and launche wind being moderats, and the sea smooth, provided the wary thereof was entirely of linen operation of labour, capital, soal and steam Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-$53 per -Hongkong, with the vaception of Stags ebe, carrying offers provided with monay, to bat when within ten miles of this poet, the windyare." Dusing hourly three-quarters of a cen-power. The raw materials for iron axelting share, buyers. pors and Penaur, is the only port under relieve distross, and towing native bonts to increased from the B.W. casing a zasty sea, Lury Englishmen emily believed that English sound in India, but they have to contend Flongkong ins Company's Shares-5335 per the British flag whore Sunday Intour in the be need in transporing the people to places of making towing diffent. The tow-rops was cotion goods could not compete with Indine oues, gainst the difficulty of distaues. The modern staps of ischarging and loading cargo is safety. Ou the 10th of April the Governor broken, but as it was a fair wind the drodger and that the only chance for the English indus processes of motallurgy bare, mcroover, bren Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$170 por
sbare. permitted without any restriction.
himself started for the moun of the disaster, and made sail and neecmplished the remainder of the try was to lay prohibitiva restrictions upon the developed for Europan coals with a small 2The necessity of a seventh day of rest has asconded the river ca fupus Hui-chon Fu. In voyaga in safety, the Formosa accompanying her import of Indian malices.
for conturies been recognised by the laws tho districts. of Tang-kom, Po-lo, and Kuei-iuto pet. They made the passage across in
percentage of ash the percentage of ash in the China Sugar Refining Company, Limited- 8105 antostoms of our own country.
slar, through which he passed, the scabank renty-tre touts. Looky fox ber she did not the Brut later the present quatury reversed the same diffoalty presented itself, however, in the Euron Sugar Refining Company, Limited--451
The development of seam machinery during Indian coals is ais to ten times greator. The Although the absence of restriction on ments had given way in many places, and the leave two days later, or the dredger might have situation. The handloom of India mald 20 early application of Indian coal to locomotives Eunday work in this port presses very hard-country looked like a wide sea. Especial terror. foundered in thus bad weather before mentioned. longer compete with the Lancashire factory, and river steamers; and it has been overcorse Boogkong Ice Company's Shares--974 per
For shure. le upon dan saafering community, as it de- had been tassed by the breaking of the Fa-hang prives them of that which Englishmen have ombankment, which was as high se the city by the Formoen from Hongkong. He is on Indian weavors. Whole cammunities of them India from the opening of the Faf India Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
The Rer. Dr. Chalmers and family arrived A parind of terrible suffering followed for the Coal mining on any large scale really datos in loscut to look upen se their just right, they walls, and had stood inbarted for more than a are nevertheless pomarkss from their posinndred yours Ordinarily the East Eivor has Comunisicher.
risid to his son, Mr. J. L. Chalmers, our Acting disappeared, in some cases perisling, in others Railway, say 3 years ago. At the commence -$85 per shurs. Un fo do otherwisò than submit.
drifting hopelessly into the landless labouring went of that period almost the whole coal used Porak Tin Mining and Smelting Company only are fast of water, and even light-draught Whewas in our cases their Ship Ownere lauzoles gunst pas baroad Sifu-lung. Now, steamers leaving with full esrgoes. The train who starred first. A shamra of fashion in the from England. But on by one the difficulties in Punjon and Sanghie Dua Sandau Mining,
Our tus eason is now in full swing, all classes. Baring famines, they were the people for steam purposes in Bongat bad to be imported licy do not encours de absolutely pro- however, it has been converted into a coatinging-vessel Pag-yuen left for Foochow in ballast. West Indies took away their last foreign the application of Indian coal have bean got over, bil to working of their shipa ou Slay, torrent over frosty foot deop, and stretching ns and the Formous with a full ourge of ten foranstomir, while the old tax levied on their isoma and nineteen-twentieths of the coal sed iu Perak Sugar Cultivation Company--T. 18 por
Company, Limited-811 per share. they are practically ecupstind to do so in this far as the age could resob. Iu Hui-chon Fu it Auuy to-day-Mercary Courspondent. pork va noemt of the oxessive competition. salf the water had fallen a couple of foot, but still
was still, in some provinces, exacted in Tadin. Beggs, with its great railway systan 5.The Sunday late shows a tendency to much romained. Outside the town it came half
By degres, Lowever, large numbers were ab. and steam industries are now raised in Blangkong Rope Manufantneing Company, Id-THE increase. And thus not only are officers on way up the doors of the housas, but not many
sorbed into agriculture, and many old weaving the country. India has inexhaustible caalfelds,
• hasd ship deprived of their day of rest, but buildings but fallen. The greater part, however,
hamlets now survive as commoase of husband and an unlimited supply of flux and iron ore, A. B. Watson & Co., Limited-90 per cent. also my clerks are compabad to work in of the grain stores of the people had been car
Dog. A loon trods in stout country cottons The problem of iron smelting in India is partly
premium. their various officesashore at this your round.ried away, and the sugar which forms the chief Lands employed a board Messrs. Jardine, Mathe tank sitt lingers in many districts, but yields the chemical or mechanical obitu of applying
Shortly after noon on the 12th Juas, one of the which will stand the daily washing in the village the geographical problem of distance, and partly Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godews Co., A pufition embodying these facts and address-staple of the region had disappeared in the tide of Cosmariug-ship Fuga Fat reported to poor subsistence to the weaver. Thirty years on with 14 to 20 per cont. of ush to the prones Singapore Insurance Company, Limital--$21
Limited-3166 per share, buyers. to His Exosilaner the Governor is being Under the Goverunt's superintendence soup-kit- Captain Friend, the commander, that an 200-ngo the ruin of Indian cotton canufactures of metallargy. Trou smelting in India or a
AENHOED, KARBERG & Co., signed by the misstors and floors of ships visitchens were established and supplies of rice fatch-tone fish of a unknown spasies had appoured soomed final and complete.
per share.
Arents ing this part. They are the people chiefly con- fed from Canton, that food might be within at the surface of the water on the vessel's port
large seele is now well advanced in the experi-Ohinese Imperial Loan of 1834 B-5 per cost. Hongkong, 13th June, 1988,
[115 Corned hue Sunday work is carried on: but, the rouch of everyone.
We now perceive that it was only a transition Mantel stage, and its commeraml sucreas" has promium, nom.
"THE " BEN" "LINE OF STEAMERS. apart from entering a mataral protest, they have Next, a report name frors Ho-yuu Hision, far-side and only a few yards away. Capt. Friend stage. The hand-lone of India had, indeed, been more than sace Lasarted. Practically it way Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 0-9 per cent.
premium, nom. voice in the after themselves. If the ther anat. Inside the city there were ton and his second lieutenant Mr. Lewis mainly hean amshed by Lancashire steam power. But he said to have reached the point which the cat
FOR KOBE (DIRECT) AND' YOKOHAMA lighters come alongside the work must be done
endeavouring to catch it; eacì tìma « Tops India began to realise that the same agency ton mills had reached thirty years ago,
Cainese Imperial. Lean, 1886 -19 per cent.HE British Stoaner of water. The hours on the river bank were im was put over the side the aminal dived al kept which had destroyed the old industry might be competition is too esu for any una individual toners up to ruir ewes, and in sano es ers
I have conficed my remarks to only three in- prelua, nom. refuse working. And what is the result? The the root tons were buried. The anthurities were Mr. Lewis armed herassives and proceeded in a manufacture of cotton yarn and cloth was sat tablished herself as a competitor in the world's
away. Gutting tired of this, Capt. Friend oled to rovire it in a new form. A mill for the dustries, in two of which India has already os-Savické Francaise des Charbonnages du Teakin
--35 per cent, prem. year goes wound for many without a single break busy instituting relief stations, or forging pro-sampa with a contingent of coolies and captur up in Borelay in 1854. By 1884 there were arket with England, while in the third she ap Hongkong High Level Tramways Company, in the dreary monotony of constant and maple cross and placing them for safely on the city ing applianes to search for the toaster, Aitor over 100 cotton and juto mills at work in India, as likely before long to do so for the time remitting labour. Sunday at sea is necessary walls, though the waits theumelves had been walling ranse for a few miuntas they spied a with 22,000 booms, 2000,000 spindes, and giving allowed compels me to shoose between making a
Limited-150 per cent, prem., nom. nach the same as every other day; it has washed down in places. the sante responsibilities, the some routine. To
scaly looking alubitant of the water about fifty caployment to over 110,000 people. To those few matters quits clear, or attempting a wider be in port gives the only opportunity of a well larger and more easterly on aures down torn fain Friend shon banded Me: Lewis his duck-gun is apparent that even the rapid progress thus are no doubt as to my own conviction that
There are two rivera at. Horan Hsian, the anisoff and therat ouco bors down on hita. Cap. who have gone carefully into the question, it but less practical survey, Tought, however, to HONGKONG TEMPERATURE. earned rual, besides the privilege to mang 2 Kiangai, and bas two principal branches which loaded with 10-bare shot and he discharged the two indicated is merely the commencement of a Indian wheat and Indian jute bags and real one-of engaging in Divin worship. But join togother above the town of Largohan. barrels into the object, which was only about great industrial development, whose eventual oottam goods are only the forerunners of other where there are no restrictions upon Sunday The smaller me drains the country to the north three yards off, and turned out to he a fair-gireddimensions it is impossible to foresee.
commodities in which Jadia is dostived lo oum- work this opportunity is taken away; and not and west and runs into the larger just to the alligator. The alligator turned on his back
Baromate zuw. In tertile manufactures, as in the production of pete koorly with the English producer. Nor als kn, hat the additional and harassing labour north of Ho-yass Torrents of rain fall witheridantly stuntod and was suenessfully lassoed food samples, Indin starts with certain advantages should I shrink from repeating the generalisa- of saporintoading the discharging and loading ont stopping from the 6th to the 9th of April.ani brought alongside the Fuen Fah nul hauled ou her side. The raw material and the market tion that the world sa row to be entering: of cargo is added, necessitating, even in casos Beth rivors were in flood at once, and their con-on bonu The captaro was found to be still for the niunafastaral goods lie at the Indian on a new era of ceapatition-the competition shes the actual bastuses is duns by live tents could not escape. qrickly enough. The alive, but serkasty disabled. On being measured mill-omer's door, thus saving a doable freight between the productive powess of the tropics tally men and catapradores, a distinct amount of water therefore spraid out right and left all along its lough was ascertained to be fest inches to England and back. Labour is cheap, aband and of the temparsta zone.
pervision, responsibility, and consonant toil. the river's course of 250 from Ho-you to Ifti- We understand that the captors intend presentant, docile, and not liable to strike. The went aga, India ass been practically disqualifed There are many shipowners and agents who chau Fu; and below Tui-chon on the 9th anting it to the Shanghai Museum. It is supposed enterprise yielded a profit avan ander the ne-a the competition of the bulkier agricultural de all in their power to make Sunday as easy a 101b there was a rise of more than twenty fret. that the alligator was brought dows from the cassity of starting it by adult hands. The plea (common to England and Ludia) by dis- day as possible for their officers and clerks. after which the renewal of fine weather brought entry and lot loose in the rivor, according to economical division of processos between man, tance and the cost of carriage. She has been But until a system of Sunday observance is a slight fall. No zeme has yet been received some superstitious custom which axists attarget women, and children has now been work out, practically disqualified in the competition of adapted in the port the present evil cannot be from the country up stream from H‹-yuan, so the Chinese. It is fortunate for bathers that it and the natural capability of the Indian races manafacturea, by her want of steam power zad rmeilied
that it is not known how it has fared. If the Sabbath has been indeed "made for
has been caught, and it will be all for then to be for the oporations of textile industry is coming by the absence of the weeciation of labour and msu"; and if the Seventh-day. Rest has never Governor hurried lawk to Canton on the 18 of which there may be others in the neighbourhood. aduit English band can seldom acquire the re years these disquallications bare been to ama Haring despatched celief to Ho-yuan. the wary not to fall into the jaws of the kidney, of effectively into play. I am told, indeed, that an capital on a large scale. During the last thirty baen anything but a great recuperative power April to consult with bis colleague the Viceroy. We anws very fine specimen of an alligator quisito daliery of tonch, unless the fingers have extent removed: during the next thirty years
ther stilus than otherwise to be a preliminary step two thousand picais of being carried wand the settlement in a basket been early trained to the hom; while in India they will be removed in a still larger measure. world's work, hy sy not an effort be made, rice warn bought at Canton and despatched this morning. It was about oight foot long cowrap men and women asily barz the work.
India is now waiting for an English statesman aven though it should seem to incur a less from for immediate user, a-half to the towns up his mouth and foet were carefully secured. The On the other hand, the Indian mil-owner has to with breadth of mind to grasp the situation, and a mercantile point of view, to restore to the stron and the outer to those lower down nativos were asking $5 for the roptile, Mazury, overcome several countervailing difficulties. The with firmness of parnoso to give affect to his Sunday that just respect which it commands Arrangements were also made or the purclass from all Christian nations which baza warat ts of ton the sand piecle in Hongkong, to be sent 12th Jupe white a small party were being at the up, was said in 1877 to be about three times a consulidating viceroys has now waits for a
A very regrettable accident occurred on the cost of erection, including spindles and fitting vows. India has bad conquering vicarage and Toke. value its privileges f
up country for sale at cost price. As soon as 500 yards range at the Rifle Betts,
which two much as la England. The differanse bea since commercial viceroy. A whole series of becnamic the act details can be ascertained, compre young Chissmea, brothers, wore thot, one fatally boon roduced, and will be reduced still farther Tucations of the Brat magnitude are impending hesive Tenere will be takon to repair the and the other only slightly. Both the men as the supply of skilled rative sagineers and questions which only an English statesman of Bolmes damage and relieve the sufferers.
practising of the rango aro members of the contractor increaseS. The interest on ospital in the first clans will here the courage and On the North River it was reported from Municipal Police; one named Watts, an oil India is also higher, although in this respect, too, suthority to effectively deal with. Takie, es a And now submitting it with all do respect Ying-te that the water had risen thirty feet and navy man, being a Volunteer, while the other, the difference is decreasing. The cost of fool singlo oxumple, the great railway system. Ge to the thoughtful consideration of the Hosgrace; both inside and outside the town the Bowern, is not a member of the latter foros. was also uns greater in India, but to haing varamont has got the monopoly of the varrying kong Chamber of Commerce,
houses were flooded, and till the 11th April no They were necompanied by Constable Bullock, diminished as railways open up the Indian coal trade in India. Is it to use that monopoly as a 1-romain, Sir,
despatches could be sent. It was not yet pussi who is a Volunteer and an experienced rifle fiulda. Another important consideration, difficult source of revenue by means of high rates, which ble to go about and galler particulis. At Fo-shot, but he was not firing at the time, being to estimate in all its bearings, is the quality ut altimately as a taz on production and a tax kang, Ching-ynas, and Shu-shai the water vas s high that there was sorious fear of the engaged in holding the danger tag at a point of Indian cotton, which is short-stspied, and on trade Or is it te content itself with the Tak
t would goes not admit of being spm into the finer actual interest on its outlay, and thus give boug bankenis giving way in plaves. After sond
about 150 yards from the mound. seem that from some unexplained reason a kinds of yuru. Consequently, the Indian mills an enormous impulse to Indian agriculture, o ing ordors in the Srst instance, the Viceroy Bullet, perhaps more, weut over or past the can turn out only the lower counts of yarns, commerce, and manufactures by low charges of Hipheng... himself started for the North River and super mound, and Bullock saw a number of people and the ecarser qualities of phone goods, leaving carriage? The reduction of railway rates in intended the efforts of the officials and gentry bolind in a great state of excitement. The Bloglick imports of the higher class or bonched Indis manns & cheaper loaf for England. Ent To His Excellency Sir Willam des Vorx.in repairing a strongthening the weak plages men at the range ceased firing, while Ballook by their competition. Indis was for no protes it does not necessarily mean, sa zome of our K.C.M.G., Governor and Comander-in- From the Swatow district General Fang Tao walked down behind the monod, and thers found tion for her growing zanufactors. It her native friends apps, a kanker struggle ebief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Duraported an extraordinary froshet abere Chuo- the twe injured men surrounded by a crowd of fiuapetal newssities should comped her to have far life in India. For there is plenty of laad pendenoios, and io-Admired of the same chou Fo, as great as that of the year 1864. The eruited country people, who at once transferred again racese to import Customs, the compete in India if the people could only be brought to We, the undersigned Master Marinare underbankments near the city had hold out, with their attention to him in a not at all felendly way,ing qualities of the coarser English piece goods it, and plonty of food in India if it could only Offiiture af Vesely trading to longtong, ro- the exception of a light overflow on the east He, however, succeeded ovontually in persanding will be admitted free.
be brought cheaply to the people. The railways spectfully beg Your Excellency's considonation eide; und no arious accident bad happened. The fam that he was only anxious to assist the in- to the following facts
great Hai-yang river wall in the sole protection jurad mass, and Watts and Bowrn had meau-facture was compelled by English competition areas in which the penalation ie sparse, and the This revolution in the Indian system of mannars in foot opening un new grain-producing 1-Hongkong, with the execution of Singa of Chao-chou 'n. It was repaired last your by time hastened to Hongkow station and Sergeant in Lanosshire, and was initiated by British power of producing surpins food almost in-
pors and Ponaug. is the only set ander public nontributions and was inspected by the Milue was hasily despatched to the scene of so-capital in India. It is being developed by na The British flag whore Sunday hbour in Viceroy in the winter, at the time of his visit to dent. Ho also was roughly handled, and had tive enterprise. Sons of the most prosperous
Neither does the competition of Iodis in the shape of discharging and loading cargo the cast ports, when he found it is a very as to use his bafon to drive the excited people oft. of the Indian cotton mille are now owned by manufactured goods in the impoverishment is permitted without any resimleting
The necessity of a seventh day of best has sated and hitherto untried, he has sent orders friends of the wounded man consented to allow outlay was very great, and some of the older Judian trade is that with the growth of her a Pemperaturo
fastory condition, but as the work is newly exe. After a good deal of parlaying and delay the nativa capitalists. In the earlier stages the of England. For the most striking feature of for centuries been recognised by the Inns that no pains must be spared in watching and them to be conveyed to the Shantony Road mills dud dificulty in competing with their new
mazufactures she seems to have an over-growing Humility and customs of our own country.
strengthening it.
Hospital. Dre. Londerson and Milles being and more cheaply constructed rivala. The fand for the purchass of goods from England. Dication of WİL] 3.Although the absence of restriction on On the West River fortunately all has gone both engaged in their morning rounds, a dif- significance of this fact may be realised from in 1873, at the beginning of the period under Farge of wind
Sunday work in this part presses very hard-well as that the cruntry has been spared the ficulty was experienced in getting a doctor, hat the circumstance that within Doubay islam the raviow, India could afford to bay only 31 milliona ly upon us, as it deprives as of that which great sulamity that zust hero scoured bad that fortunately Dr. Jamieson happened to return to cost of working varies in the different mille sterling of impered werchandise. She now Englishmen have learnt to look upon as their river been in food simultaneously with the others his house in the intersal, und he was called in from 17 to 0 per cent of the value of the raw takes 51 millious. With the export of India's just right, we are miseribelous powerless, Finally the memorialists report that on the by the Polico. Ho examined and dressed the cotten used. Another significant frot is that food staples, and the increase of India's mana- Exon: our position to dantherwise than submit. 18th of April the weather as fine at Hai.chion, most seriously wounded men who had been struck the mill enterprise is no longer concentrated factures, changes in production must takes place 4-Whereas in swane cas oor Ebipping es iras also the case on the 19th and 2011 at Can-is the uldomen by the bullet which passed out round Calonila and Bɔmbay; hat is taking in-cloud's ultimate less. It will, in the end, in England: But India's present gain is not Owners at home do nst eneaurage er abot. If the water absides quickly the people at the bust a little above his hip. The ballet root in various tool centres of industry: nor lately prohibit our working their ships on will be able to plant their crops and there will
was found in bis clothes. He died towards the is it outined to cotton, but a boon Buc Sunday, we are practically compelled to do sobe no reason to apprehend a famine Fle Ba afternoon. It is thought that it had first struele cosafully applied to juta and wool. There is in this port ba account of the excessive oem-peror's rescript orders the memorialists to take the younger brother, whe; however, lad only re. evidence to show that we are only at the be patilion.
iomelite steps for relieving the distress of theived a small flesh wound on the lip. It is ginning of a new era of Tadian textile menu been suggested before now that the height of factures, an era of the association of capital and increase. And thus not only ara officers on
the mound ahoald be increased either, by the labour with steam power on a great sale, board ship deprived of their day of rest, but I
erection of a high iron soraen, or the addition of Already Indian oortons are competing with also many clerke, are compelled to work in THE KAIPING-TIENTSIN RAILWAY ten or twelve feet more of earth, and had, the danchester goods, not only in India itself, but suggestion bees carried out at the time andh in the Straits, in China, sed the markets of Tang-ku, on thỏ anethern bank of the Pelko lamentable accident as the present one would Eastern Asia.
This is not the first that that this question
has been raised in the Colour
It is not answered by payment for neartime.
It is the day of rest that is gravid.
Your obedient servant,"
A. GORNEY GOLDSMITH,
Senmon's Choplaín.
To H. U. Joffries. Eeg, Secrotary, Hongkong
Chamber of Commerce.
THE PETITION,
5 The Sunday labour shows a tentenay to sufferers and repairing the broken smbankments
or otherwise.
And your petitioners will ever pray.
chauatiblo
Dawn to the pre-
be a gain to England in common with the whole
World.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
For
ED Steamship
From Merad. Falcomm & Cole Kmasaran.) June 190.
Karometer.M,
Baronieter-1,X. Thermonsterů dalī
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CHINA COAST METEUNOLOGICAL
LEGISTER.
17th June, 18, at 4 7.3.
Win
STATION.
159
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Spar
1301
Bagh...
10.87
29.10
20 puy
BES
20.63
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-18th June, 1988, 21 10 AM
MFATIUM.
lock ...
20.67.
Nigund...
$9,20
Margkong...
2500
OR
-29.0
Manila 0.01
Virections by remare the worn innued at 0.. the lith, be barometr boa ricon, in souliers Chits and
› in Touquin, Gradirota say rather sinep for 8. 17. winda în the sorkatra part of the Chis Sex. Overcast, wynn, and met weather pravalis. Telegraphio communicatio je IntemyONE,
W. DOBERCK.. Hongkong Observatory, 18th June, 18988
ETEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
Baremetet
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NIOBE,"
Captain B. G. Pfaff, will be despatched for the abcre Ports ou TUESDAY, the 28th instant,
For Freight or Passago, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co..
Ageats.
11145
Hongkong, 18th June, 1368. NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA
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STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND HOMBAY, baving sounoxion with Company's Mail Steamers to ADEN. SUEZ, PORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, (LEGHORN), and GENOA al MEDITERRANEAN, ADRIATTO, DEVANTINE and Soum AMERICAN PO'rs up to CALLAO Taking Cargo at through rates to PERSIAN GULF at BAGDAD. TEE Company's Starship
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At BounAY the Stosmers are discharging in PRINCE'A Docks.
For Farther Particulars regarding Freight and Passkav, spply to
CARLOWITZ & Co-
Hongkong, 15th June, 1885
Agents.
FOR NEW YORK.
THE 33 L. I. I. Americau 3hip
+
16
1 C. C. CHAPMAN” Hiskborn, Master, shortly expected hero, will load here for the above Port, and wild barA Á quick despatch.
For Freight, apply` to
· PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 1st June. 1999.
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9, WÏNKERLYḥau in, tha thadis in dagrees Fahrenwelt. - 9-Dumnire inpercentagegi saturation, the humidity ví dir migrated with oisture being 100.
to
IBCTION OF THE Memordine in Barnfort Sk.
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5.--ŠTALA OF TEJ Wiszonzi D. Nos sky; C. detached Floules 33, delasting raim; H, fog;0, glamour, fi hai: 74,light- slag: G. overcast. P. prosine showan: Oungrally, Berang 9. now | 2. thunder; V, visitálty, W. dew (web).. * T-Rex iu (metné, tentia and bandirection,
W. DOBERCE. Hongkong Observatory, 18th June, 1888,
VESSELS ON THE ONET
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON YIA SUEZ CANAL
WANDERING JEW," Nichole, Master, shortly exposted here, will lead here, for the above Port, sud will have a quick despatch.
For Fraight, apply to
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PUSTAU & Co.
F1C50
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, HE 3/8 L 1. L. British Barque
"ANTOINETTE”
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For Freight, apply to
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razs
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STEAM FOR
| SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, CO-
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BLACK SEA PORTS,
$180,
AND
AND
MONDAY, 19th Jane. their various offices ashore all the year round.
EXPORT CANGOES.". Having regard to these facts and bearing in
Par Gerican steator Lydia, sailed on the 7th mind that. restriction woukl be by ne menas un- and not far from Taku iu nusuming largo pro-have been avoided. There was a governl opinion, In forming our ideas about the future of this June--For Havre 70 packages canoe, 35 paakt precedented, witness, for instance, intermediate portions. A very selid pier has been rade, fitted that the ballet must have ricocheted, as industry, we must rerasubor that the advantages ages tem, 30 rolls matting, 4 cases silke, 3 cases ports of call in Australia and the Coast ports in with rails and two cranes, and close to the bank seemed hardly posible for a ballet to have such on the side of the Indian mill-owner are por human hair, and & packages sandrioe. China, your petitioners Lambly submit that the there are Hues of houses for the foreign engisharp trajectory at a range of 500 yards as to manant, while the disadvantages nader which he Havre option Hamburg-150 package canes, 54 THB Company's Steamship time has 300 arrived when some decisivo stop noors, melnais, and Chiness staff of the rail-strike an object 800 yards off, the distance at bas bored are diminishing. Apart from the cases blackwood ware, 43 zolls maiting, 25 cases may be taken, and respectfully solicit that their way. The Kaiping Colliery wharf, which was which the Chinoman woro atanding at the time, cheapaning of coal and the growth of the untive palm leaf fase, 21 ass chinaware, 10 packages
**TELAMON.*** day of rost insy be assured thou by lagislation but about two or three miles higher up the But on examination of the bulet, which was engineering profession, the dovresse in the two rattansors and i casos sills. For Havre option Captain Jackson, will be despatched as above ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES,
river, is being dismantled, out the great piles only slightly indented, taken in exunsation with initial elements of the cost of construction and Hamburg and Tondon-723 packages canes. TO-DAY, the 10th inst., at TURES P.M. POETS OF BRAZIL AND LA FLATA; of the piers are being remored for re-orection the small size of the wounds inflicted on both the interest on capital hos a marked effect. For For Hamburg-142 bakes feathers, 44 peckage Overland; can on application to the undersigned, Passengers for Europe desiring to proceed At Tang-ka wbleh, as soon as the new works are men, the theory of the ricoplist seems untenable. exampla, when a mill cost three times moro to canes, 40 rolls waiting, 30 enses bristles, 20
LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX, THE CHAMUNE OF COMMERON TO THE SEA-fcompleted, will to the Colliery depôt.
Captain McDucs held an inquiry in the after-erect in India than in England, and when the cases essential oil, and 203 packages sundries. For have their Ticketa endorsed for surrender at ́DUNKIRK, AND ANTWERP. MEN'S CHAPLAIN.
Trains run through from Tung-ku to the moon, at which the three constables were ex-interont expected was 10 per cent, for an experi- Hamborg option London-10 cases essential cil, Algiers in exchange for Coupon Tickets to
21st June, at Hongkong General Charibor of Commerce. Tong Bhan Collisay (Kaiping) visity, and the ruined, but it is necessarily difficult to dotar- montal enterprise in India, as against 5 per cent. and 12 casos mundries. For Rotterdam- osassailles (by transitisatie Company's exprom
Dan and thenes to or
NOON, the Company's Steamship passinger trafio is always increasing. The mine which of the two, Watts or Bowera, fired in on stablished industry in England, the your br Sir- beg, sa behalf of the Committee of people of Kaiping so opatent, as the country the fatal shot, nor does it seem to matter very ly charge for capita onu mill costing £100,000) Por steamship Hector, sailed on the 14th thence to London comples about the same time. PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will "SINDH,” Commandant Maos, with MAILS, Algiers is 28 hours stent from Marseilles and this Chamber, to acknowledge the receipt of in which they live in fortale, and grews large mach, as the altair was a pure accident.-N. C. in England would bare basz £3,000, and £20,000 June-For London-183,267 lbs, congon your latter dated 24th ničimo, and its onclosure, qnalities of grain, roofs, seede, and trait. The Daily News,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
leave this Port for the above places. year for a similar mill costing £300,000 in 201,978 iba. soonted expor, 50,11 lbs. scented in reference to working in the Harbour of Hong-experience of the short line, with all its incom-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents. Cargo and Specie will be registered for. Lon India. The Indian mill was that weighted at orange pekos, 66 cases fans, 83 uses chinaware, kong on Sundaya.
Hongkong, 18th Juns, 1883. 1080 & 1151 ; don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in plateness, is most encouraging, and proves—it
starting with a charge for capital six times And 8 cases endries. In transit-318 packages
transit through Marseilles for the principal greater than the English mal. If it can now ten, and 50 balen feathers.
"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS. plasen of Europa. u grected at about double the English sost, the charge, at per cent, which is the rate of in
FOR NAGASAKI, KOBE, AND YOKOHAMA. HE Steamship
Hongkong, 2004April, 1898.
In reply. I am requested to inform you that proofe were needed that the Chinese like their
THE NEW INDUSTRÍAL ́ERA IN INDIA.
At a meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute terest now oxpected in India, would be reduced.
UPIUM
Quotations are
the subject of your communication was brought Japanese neighbours will freely and għadly avail before the Committee at a meeting held restor-themselves of the ecmfort, celerity, and economy, day, and after fall discussion of the merits of of the iron roads. Nor will the cartine suffer, the oase the following Resolution was passed the traffe of goods from the line stations to held on the 8th May Sir William Wilson Hunter to £14,000, or leen taan vas half, Apirt, there
umely:-
the villages around is being developed at a great read a payer on the New Industrial. Era in fore, from decreased cost of working, the new Now Male That in the opinion of this Commities the rate. As far as regards China the problem has
Indian milla start for will before long start)} objects sought to be obtained by the Rer. beau solved the people use the lines and are India, of which we reprodues below the latter with less than one half the charge for Old Malwa A. Gurney Goldsmith, as stated in his letter well disposed towards them. As the line be-portion-
| capital which the enterprise in its earlier of 24th Marou to the Chamber, are worthy tween Kaiping and Tientsin has been construct- As India has always been, and still is, a cona- stages had to bear. England will always | ́Older Males of every encouragement, bat, in view of the ed with anapomon sectomy, the shareholders try of patile culture, so down to our own days it be in advance of India a regate new many conflicting interents involved, the should receive regular and satisfactory dividends. was a country of smali dorastis industries. The machinery and economy in mechanical ap- Patan (New) Committee do not see their way to support|—Chinese Times,
Imanufactures of India wore the products of the plinson Kaglich labour will for long be moro. Bonazos (New)........... 1633
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Shipping. Orders will be granted til Noom, Cargo will be received on board, until 4 P.X... Specie and Parcele until 3 P.M, on the 20th June, 1888. (Percola aro_not” to ba ent on board, they must be left at the Agency's Office) Contents and value of Package wro For further particulars, apply at the Cam Fany's Offeo,
550 per picul, allce; of 19 cattion.
“MERIONETHSHIRE," $570 per picul, alles, of will be despatèked for the above Ports en or required.
(3) mattias. shout the 19th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co,
Agents Hongkong, 14th June, 1838.
11128
$580 per piou), alles, of 13) cation. 84673 to 8465 por short.
2. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agest. Hongkong, 9th Juño, 1893.
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