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would be by the opening ofra treaty port, and will not be ablo 10 study their taquire ments an exhaustively. The atomer service would also be more efficiently and secie enically conducted by the foreign lines, who Giove the nosemary organisation and understand the busines. The agitation for the opening of Washow as a treaty port must therefore not Royal Ave., pp. 1,200......$5.00, be allowed to drop is consequence of the SAILLER EDITION, 1.8vo., pp. 610.....$3.00step isken by the Chinese authorities in

THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORYsblishing steam communication under their has been thoroughly revised and beơught up i own auspices. to date, and is again much increased in bulk.

With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY, (TWENTY-BILTH ANNUAL ISSUE); COMPLETE, WITH APPENDIE, PLANS, ka, &,

NOTICE.

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THE DAILY PERSS, MONDAY, AUGUST 4718, 1888.

...

JAS. MACKEY,

Arcy, 23rd August, 1888.

Copy:]

No. 58, Yama, Kobe, Japan, 29r1 July, 1883.

Agenta, Canadian Fadio Steamship. Company, Hongkong. Dear Bim,On the 18th of this month I took

די!

RESTRICTION AUT.

The Chinese Restriction Ant passed by the Parliament of Now South Wales and asanted to by the Governor of the solony in the use of Her Majesty is published In Saturday's Garette.

It is a follow-

An Act to repeal the "Influx of Chisom Restzie tion Act of 1881"; to provide for the por: tion of the Colony from the disturbances and

obtain in the customary manner such writ of assistanse or other old and assistance in and about the detention of or other lawful dealing with aneh vessel as are by law provided under ference to belaura of vessels or goods. But suck the Act or Acts regulating Customs with re- detention shall be for sale cestody only, and shall case and be discontinand it a bond with two sufficient baroties be given by such matter for to payment of the amount of wich peasity and the provisions of this Aut. Provide that, if other sama ne may be adjudged to be puid under

Mr. MacCoracne seconded, and the motion been made, I would nak you to instruct the sub- Council and Legislative Assembly of New Southempt from the operating of this Act, and a cer

M. Amal, we note from the Usurier of the our starling, deposits be diminished to some ex- to merit publication or not, I must leave for you | THE NEW SOUTH WALES CHINESE

an namized ovil. Many of to decideYours faithfully, 19th August had just returned to Haiphong tent. It will not from Canton bringing with him a quality of our friends may be glad to know that all our ex- silkworm's eggs Ilis M. Arnal's latention to change sccounts were taken over on the 30th distribute the wgsamongst the Dan.com villages Jane at the current rates of the day at every and to establish a flature The Canton al-branch of the Bank, and therefore, although we

is said to sucosed admirably in Toagula have had to confand against a continuously fall and to be thirty passat, better than the native ing exohidge, any loss from this cause ban beon avaided. Not only so, but the affairs of the The following with roforonas to rewards for Bank have boon to arranged that the results of Memors, Adamton, Bell & Co, the saving of life at son, appears in the N. our szehangs operations have been equal to Daily News translationsfrom the Feking Gumultor those of any provions half year in the history of the regulations emanating from the Taung-mzapprehension, especially among our London a passage in the steamship Abyssinia from Anio -The Governor-General at Nanking refers to the Corporation. I mention this to prevent any

national dangers of hinese immigration, to default be made in payment of any sech psalty. provide specially for the regulation of Chinese incurred by such traster in terms of any exi Tamen, by which rewards may be requested for friends, who no doubt view with alarm the fall to Kobe, for which Messrs. Boyd & Co., the sub- at present resident within the Colong, and to lotion adjudging the paymont thereof it shall the officers of Chinese atom men-of-war who experienced in silver exchanges during the last agents, charged me $80. I pointed out that indemnity the Government for all sets done by be lawful for each adicar to seize such resol resona es many as thirty persons of any nation for years. Our storling investments stand at the rate from Hongkong a longer journey by Executive or Ministerial authority in rolation and for him and any other offor or person doly ailty from imminent peril of drawals at sea. eas for 24 per cent, consols, and 280 for the one day by the P. & O. and Fransh Mail boats. to Chinese immigmats, or vesselscarrying sashall such proceedings for the purpose of proring authorized or empowered in that babalf to tako It he already been placed on record that We Indian sterling 3 per cent. loan, the present (when the latter wers running direct) was $45 immigranta, einge the first day of May, on the condamnation and sale of such vessel 18 ang We understand the officers of Police who Ching-tong, the amander of the ER we has market prises being £98. 35. 84 and 207 raspeto Kohn, and $50 to Yokohama, and corder-

thousand eight hundred and eighty-ight.provided by law in case of condomination or are in possession of good gendust medale preserved the lives of twenty-six individuals; tirely. At the end of the present half year, the ed that the agents could not charge more than [hasented to 11th July, 1888.1

forfeiture of a vessel for a brenck of the Custards bave petitioned the Government with a view Ringe which he has saved a man ner Pao-aban Directors proposa revalving this latter areal at other steam insa. I was informed (1) that the Whereas it is expedient to provide for the Laws of the sail Colony. Provided that the

Hien, and four others at Tangkndon, Alsy, a price orrresponding move nearly with its that the allowanco which is ourried with the Captain and ofosrn of the Fet-fing saved market quotation and transferring the difference agents could charge what they liked very un-protection of the Colony of New South Wales proceeds of zulo of any such-vessel shail be paid commercial marim, veature to think--and from the disturbances and national daugere into the Consolidated Herenna, end after THE folosite Sowing required for these medala should be allowed to count oighteen lives in the neighbourhood of Parahan tu treslit, of the reset to fend That investments (2) that it would cost $26, to get to Hongkong, which may crise from the influx of Chinese payment of the amount of such penalty, sed of for purposes of pension on their retirement and fifteen more near Tung-liu Haien in Aubai. have been converted into dellars at the exchange and then I should have to pay $45 to get to undur restrictions bitkorte existing, and alscal costs incurred in and about such sale and from the Force. In the Civil Service & flanges, their boats being dismasted and helpless adjustments have bassi teade. To and fusving to me of $10 dispute the matter, I paid is just and expedient to indemnify the Eresativa trust account and be held in trust for the ownere All these persons were red from imminent of 804, the rats at which the other storlieg Kebe; so that the charge of 360 was really a to provide for the regulation of Caress re: the prosectings lauding thereto, the balanco.

sident within the said colony: And whereas it shall be placed by the Colonial Treasurer to a personal allowance" le granted to others in violent stores, sad they themselves zotually 4 per cent. rapas papar stand at 914 and ex- Haring no time to for lengthened éervice, and this is allowed taken from out of the water. It is therefore obange 223, while the premont, price is 101. No the passage money asked, determining to refer encernment for all nats done by any momber of or other persces lawfully entitled to the

requested that, in neocrdance with the regulations, other point in the accounts occurs to me apo the question to you in order to ascertain whether thereof in relation to Chinese inmigrants, or reseel so condemned and seld. to count for pansive exactly the same as those of the offers in each vessel, to whose which it seems necessary that I should comment; the sub-agents may not have been mistaken in any ship crying such immigrants, since the

15.-Notwithstanding austamg in this Act salary, while in the Police Service, the courage and energy the preservation of these but, before moving the adoption of the report, the action they have taken, as they must have frst day of May, one thousand sight Lundred contained, any Chindsa arriving in the colony,

allowance" granted to offices or men who lives is more especially due, may ha recom-shall be pleased to answer any questions.

been guided by their general instructions from and eighty-eight: Be it therefore enacted by who produces evidence to this Colbetor of Cus mended for the receipt of a fitting reward.-- No questions being put, the CHAIRMAN moved the Hood Olon on the subject.

the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and tems or other duly authorized officer that be is have distinguished themselves by extra- Referred by script to the Taung-li Yamen. the adoption of the roport and accounts as Should you consider that an overcharge has with the advion and consent of the Tangislative by birth a British subject shall be wholly ex has arrived, and will be ready for delivery in ordinary diligener, zeal, or exertion in the The following extract from the report of the

prosented

agente to refund the avant, viz.. $16, when Wales in Parliament ambled and by the autonte of the Governor of any British Colony execation of their duties is entirely lost Captain of the M. M. steamer Melbourne, which

return to Amey in the middle of next month thority of the same as follows:

or of a British Const aball he sufficent evidence arrived at Shanghai with the French mail on a carried unanimously. sight of in the computation of pension the 18 August, is published in the Shanghair. Mox proposed, that Mr. Richs to 3p. (August); bar if the charge of $60 from Amay 1-The Act, entitled "An Act to restrict the of the slaint of such Chinese to axemption under Under the old Police Ordinance of 1862 -1 songkong on Wednesting feth pointed to fill the enestoy on the Board of Direto Kobe be correct, "I would then take the liberty Infan of Chinese into New South Wales," forty-this section, nor shail any thing in this Act apply

of suggesting that it be advertized in the usual fifth Victoris number eleven, is hereby repealed to any Chinese who shall prove to the entistan 9) it was clearly defined that pensions should August, at 9.30 am, with fine weather until tors caused by the retirement of Mr. Hoppins.

List of fares by the steamship line in question. But the rapes hereby emnoted shall not adepton the Collector of Customs, or other dely Le computed upon the average amount of midnight, when the barometer began to fail ra pidly, the sky donded over, and the wind fresher-

Yours faithfully,

the past operation of the said Act, or the rinila authorized officer, that he is the band fde holder [24] the ionnal pay received by the officer retired from N.W. to N.N.W., and then veered to N.

(Signed): JAS. MACKET.

of any Chinese resident in this colony at the of a certificate of naturalization in New South time of the passing of this Act, or any offence Wales, or of an exoption certificate daly grant ing during the last three years of his ser. Just as we were across the line of Chapel Laland

committed, penalty incurred, or proceeding ed under the provisions of the "Tulinx of Chi- vice, but under the new Police Ordinaser, ing. the Earometer constantly falling. At light we met a swell from N.E. rapidly increas › NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS,

[Copy

taken ander or paraannt to the sail repealed nesa Restriction Act of 1881," Commuricanens on Editorial matters should- iej No, 14 of 1887, the Governor in Council about 8.m. on the 18th became convinced

Hongkong, 10th August, 1858. Aot before the passing of this Ast

-16-Any resel on board which Chinem shall "addressed "The Editor," and then basinses "The bas power to determine in each particular that we wore running into a typhoon, which

2-All Members of the Executive Government, be transhippeal from another vessel and he HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. James Mackey, Esq,

Custon House, Amoy.

or any Member thereof, and all poros daly brought to any port or place in this louy shall Manager," and not so indivíduals by morné.

waa orming the north of Formosa in an . Correspondents are requcated to for wool their name

sase the amount of pension to be paid. We and W. direction, and that it would strike The third competition for the monthly bandi.

Dear Sir, We beg to solnowledge reostpt of authorized by the said Brecutive Government, be deemed to be a vel bringing Cainess inte and address with communications addressed to the are strongly of opinion that it would greatly the const somewhere between Foochow and say challenge cup took place on Saturday after-your favour dated Kobe, 23rd ult, and in reply or any Member thereof in that behalf who may the said colony from parts beyond the said co-

Tarnalout, and that if we kept on we should Editor, not for publication, but ne svidanse-of good improve tho esprit de corre if it were under fad omselves in difficulties when leaving the noon, and was won, together with the money same the fare charged yon by Messrs. Bord hare committel any act in pravarting the land-lony, and abali be subject to the provisions of..

& Co. is quite correct. The scamore calling at ing of Chinese, or otherwise ination to this Aok stood that should an officer or constable Ferro haznel. This position with land on priza af file dollars, by Me. Sholton Hooper, for amoy are under very beary expense, and thiefa Chinese imigrants, or to vessels carrying: szob 17 The Gorornor, with the nitvice of the continue to merit the approval of the Gogh aide being dangerotis, and the danger being the first time, with a total score of 8 points to be considered in firing the rates of passageitmigrants since the first day of May, 906 Exsentive Conseil, may make regulations for thousand eight hundred and eighty-cigat, ere carrying out the provisions of this Act A copy Advertisers and Subscriptions which are not verament to the end of his service his good augmented by the number of vesacls that make Mr. C. D. Wilkinson was second with a total money, &c. Ap Messrs. Boyd & Co, point out to

the land at about that point, determined to put adored for a ized period will be continned nnti priduct allowance would ba silowed to count into Amoy On our way, staoring W., the score of 65 prints. The cup has been won pre you, it would cost $25 to get to Hongkong hereby fully indemnified, and shall in all Courts of such regulations shall, within fourtoes day, and $45 from Hongkong to Kobe, making in of Law in New South Wales and elsewhera bebe laid before bath Houns of Parliament, if Urders for extra coples of the Daily Fresa ahonie Lowarda pension. We admis that the Police distance between the typhons and ourselves viously by Mr. W. C. Mirray and Pollos Coa-all 870, this yea are clearly caving $10, and held harmless in respect thereof. Provided that Parliament to thez in Session, and if not then esrely it is unreasonable to arpact a steam to nothing in thia Aot shall be taken to deprive any in Session, within fourteen days after the cum- be sent before 11 am, on the day of publicatica. Pansion List is already heavy, but were this remained unaltered, and the baremeter ceased to stable W. Robertson respectively

fail, but recommenced falling as soOD 85 We were

save you the trouble of coming to Hongkong and perean, or corporation whatsoever of any right mensement of the sit Session; and if dis- privilege granted no appreciable increase anchored. The strength of the typhoon cooked

not get paid for it. We regret you should think of 480 of nation against the Government of approval of sack regulations in uel expressed by you had been osecharged, and feel sare if you New South Wales which, by tauson of any "mah resolution within fourteen days thereafter, they would take place. We trust, therefore, His Amcy about midnight, with violent gusts from NN.W. and leavy rain. The wind shifted grain.

take into consideration the expense incurred by pata, oxists or shall have accrued before the pass-shall have the force of law. Excellapey may see fit to give the petitionally to N.W, W NW, and W. and at 4 am. the

calling at Amoy you will alter your opinion and ing of this Act. bis favourable consideration, so that an contre of the cyclone must have struck the coast,

not think the fire excessiva. officer who ban well earned a good conduct the baremater being thou at its minimum, 240

We are, dear Sir, I calculate that the typhoon continued its allowance may fully reap the benefit of his course inland, with a defection towards the meritorione service on retiring from the south for though the wind shifted to. W.S.W

S.W. and S.W. 18, at Anoy the tain continued Force

to fallin korronta, and the barometer ross very slowly. We waigized anobor from Amoy on the 17th at 1 pm, with the wind S.. The harsweter was only at 745 mm, hat all danger was evidently over. Ärrived at Woosung on Sunday, the 19th,

aith

CATALOQUES and Gardening Notsa

FDEA

ON APPLICATION.

A. 8. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. . THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 17th August, 1888.

All letters for patilostion should be written on pre side of the paper only.

countermandéō;

After- hat hour the supply te limited.

TELEPHONE No. 12

The Daily Press.

Hongrone, Åveper 27th, 1884

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THE statement made by a correspondent in complaint, of Mr. MACKEY na to the another column in reference to the reported charge for a passage by the Canadian opening of the West River will cause a feel. Pacific steners from Amay to Kobe, pub-af.. ing of disappointment amongst the mer. listed in another column, is not supported by

Mr. Juer seconded"

Garried unanimously?”

The CHAIRMAR having notified that the dividened warrants would be ready to day (Mon. day), the meeting disolved.

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Your faithfully. (Signed) Aowing, Bain & Co. Agenta, Canadian Facile Samship Co

18. For the purposes of this Aot the follow- 3. After the passing of this Act no, certifi-ing words in inverted commua shalf, unass the cate of naturalization shall be issued to any Chi-context otherwise, iodinate, hear the mesnings" nese on any ground whatever, and all Chinos set against them respectively leasing the Colony except those who have toez usturalised therein shall on returning he wal jest to all the provisions of this Aut.

The master of every vessel upon arripal st any port or place in this Colony from partsá

THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, beyond the Colony having Chinose on board

LIMITED,

shait, before making spy entry at the Customs, delicar to the Collector, or other prinsipal officer

of the Customs. s list of such Chinese, specify.

"Chiness"Any petsonof the Chines raad. "Yease."Any ship or vessel of whatsoever

kind or description.

"Master "The person Icther tasna pilot) for the time being in actual command or charge of any vessel,

19.This Act may be cited as the "hinese

Bostriction and Regulation Act of 1888,"

THE WREÛK OF THE " LEESANG.”

The following in the report of the Directors to be presented at the ordinary raeeting ofing to the best of his knowledge the same, the place of birth, the apparent age, the ordinary shareholders, to be held at the hotel, on Thurs--place of residence, the place and date of ship. day next!--

ment, and the calling or cosupation of each, such In ordance with scation 3.of the articles of ar. Chinese, under a penalty for not delivering sued order of a Naval Court held at Shanghai at Rociation, the directors have now to snimit to you list not exceeding two hundred pounds. their half-yearly report for the six months ending 9th June, 1889.

*ZGA NOI ROLE

The following is the fall text of the finding

5If any reel having on board a greater Her Britannis Majesty's Conanista-General on number of Chinese than in the proportion of one the 20th day of August, 1888, to investigate The prospects for the past half year were good, Chinese to gvory three hundred tons of the tor-into the circumstapons attending the strauding to the north mail of the hotel giving way nage of spal vessel shall arrive at any time ipad abandonment of the Tritish stamhip om the 11th April, compistaly destroying twa belany part in this Colony, the owner, Master Lesung, Oloist Name 1,871 od s reef of rooms, balf of the dining room and billiard room, be charterer of auch vessel shall be liable on can rocks off the East end of the Lica-ti-shan Pro- sides adoring useless oven other bedrooms, the piction in a penalty of five hundred pounds for montory when on royage from Chelce to Barmaid Seit-Means, W., Loxley & Co. lving arch Chose carried in roess of the foregoing Nowchwang, and aha to investigate a charge of obtained iesve to take evidence in London the case is limitation less the defendant shall show that looting brought by the Master against the still ponding, hot it may be heard next month. the Chinese so carried is by birth a British mb following members of the craw of the said abip,

FEDFECIT. wing robuilds the portion, that

jest or one of the crew, or has not been landed Seedin quartermastor., Hung, Ching-sang, Original Building-The centrsator of the new

The Lazazzy was a steajo vessel of 1,697 43/109 el, or who shall prove to the satisfaction of the lbe very shortly agals available for 10. The value of furniture destroyed, Collector of Customs or other duly anchord tons registered tonnage Official No. 91.873 bailt sscount) 55,125.15, which sum it is bepod may be rotifents of naturalization in New South Wales, ug to the Part of London. und the amount paid to beards cunta to: (as for officer, that he is the bon de holder of a coat Govan, County Lanark in 1885, and balong- casored from the contractor. A thorough marul for or of an exemption certicato daly grazie ander this part that tersang left Chefe on It appears from the evidence given before white ants has been made, and the daring the provisions of the Indur of Chinese Resicle- work live been taken out, aul xapleood with Imeða

1.

The possible fate of Teshiwa in the event of cantile community of this colony. For manyurd argument. He questions tas right of war between England and Russia bas always Feara part the Chamber of Commerco bas public carriers to charge more for conveyance been a subject of uneasy speculation to Japaness consistently agitated for the opening of this from & way post than from The Terminus,writers. The generally entertained idea is that magnificent waterway to steam navigation The right of carriers to do this is firmly es-its excellent facilities for anchorage, aither one owing to the island's favourable ́sileation. aud and foreign trade. Is cow appears, if curblished, and is frequently, neted upon by or diler of the belligereals would be sure to

POLICE COURT, Correspondent is correctly informed, that the railway companier in England. It was made sise if aud convert it into a basis of operatione. river is to be opened to steam navigation,{

the subject of complains some time ago that Some people carry their forecast so far as to

25th August. piotare Tsuma"offering a pied à terre for au but that it is to be exploited by a naliv.goods could be shipped at New York, tran enemy directing his attack against Japan ber-

BEFORE ML. T. SERCOMBE-SHITH. Company, and that foreigners are not to beferred to rail at Liverpool, and conveyed tself. Two Japanese Generals, greationed by the Hochi Shimbun, hare expressed different opi- allowed any direct abare in the new trova London for less money than would have mions, whisk are regarded by that journal without

CASAMINO & NUISANCE. ment. It is belier that the rivec should been charged for goods forwarded from an attempt to prononuce jadewent bal veen Foug Bing, an old offender, was charged, wo opened to native-owned steamers, only than erpool as the original point of departure Tenshima offers many ad rantages to an enemy, Naistes, with continubag to allow a filthy nut

them. One of these Generals holde that though the information of Mr.J.J. Clerihew, Laspector of rct at all, but it behoves Foreign merchant. What is be done with gands may, of its want of water and provisions would efiwinal-sance-te sccumulate at his matabeds, above Rich-April, it his expense, and it fall in on the Ith in the Galony, and is not intended to beso soda Ching Tone-tsai, and Léo Ah-sun,able setzen and their Ministers as Peking to endeavor, be done in the quae of passengers, le prevent permanent scorpation. Therefore he and Terraces Defendant, who was a fortnight to serace for the subjects of the tresty Bates are governed more by the amount deprecates the policy of expending large sum age fived $20 for the same offers, pleaded gulty. apon its fertification, and recommends that a A fine of 3) was iurposed, but this amount power the same, přívileges on

of competition than by distance, and this portion of the money originally destined for was not paid, and he went to gaol for a month. the Weg Eiver; that they enjoy on the Yang-

is the reason that Mr. Mackey had to pay Teqahima should be applied to the defence of

wood. The northern portion of the hotel has begation Act of 1881. For the purposes of this Act the 27th July. 1888, at 5.35 p.m. bond for taze. When exceptional advantages were:

more for a passage from Amoy than if beiber Japanese islands which seem more likely

te templ aggression. The second oneral Holds The three sailors May, Brown, and Christion greatly strengthened by iros colume, strong in the tonnage of a vessel shall be ascertained (if awewang with a caure of 500 taas of

straps, and girder struts. secured by Furce for the overland trade behad come to Hurgkong and taken passages contrary view. He points out with perfect san, of the bargus Inicia, ware brought up. on

Marine Ict Na. 7. ho building of the new wise be a British ship by horrificats of regie- undries and a crew of 40 hands all told, tween Tonquin and the provinces of Kwang-bere. In the meantime it may be observed truth as we think-that if England or Russia remand, on a charge of wounding the ship's has been somewhat delayed by into continuona try, and, if not, or if the guid certificate shall not as well as 44 passengers, and that the ship weather, but it is hoped it may be ready for occupaba produosd, then according to the rules of mea.etrnek on a reef of rocks off the East end of the si and Tanman the opening of the West at the Canadian Pacific Company has setzen Tsushima, the natural rewrces of the cook, Alfred Benatt.

island in rispot of water or supplies would be Casaulainant, who was present, could not swear, tim early next year. The tenant of the homes on-the-surement prescribed by the Merchant Saip- Lian-ti-ahan From catory four miles south west- River was urged as an equivalent to be given er residents at the poite a clienper and of very spaal moraent. Vast stores of every which of the three men had sisbbed him in the rays, the Hon. C. P. Chater, having refused to pay ping Act, 1854" being the Aet of the Imperial ward of Port Arthur at abmat 0.2 a.m. the rent, a notion has been invitated against him for Legislature seventeenth and eighteenth Victo-28th July, that the sald ship afterwards became to other powers in compliance with the more expedities of taking a trip to thing nooded would soon be sosumnlated there, back Most auspicion, however, fall.cz Christen

renovary of zaTIA, and au nolimited guntity of water would be sun, who was sentenced to thras months impri- ******

ris, chapter ens hundred and four:

total wreck and as fually abandoned on the PROFIT AND LOSŰ, spirit of the most favoured nation of use, Japsa than previously existed. Even at the obtained by condending apparatus The heroumont with hard labour. The other prisoners The accounts for the past half-year, aftor dedant

Before any Chinese arriving from parts ba. 12th August, 1888.": Hopes were entertained that at last the tate complain dol by Mr. Macaux there was bour of Takexbiki could pommodate thirty were discharged.

ing interest, fire insurance, lares, extraorotuary res on this Colony shall be permitiad to land from pairs,ad all other charges, and making proviston for any vessel at any port or place in the said Colony, River would he thrown open and foreign

amaving of $10 besides the saving of time ororty velk and its narrow satrance

bad and doubtful debts, show anos profil of $21,6 3.70, | Rnd before waking any entry at the Customs, the

That the Master Augustos Belville Farrier might be easily defended. But it has one die- trade in South China be allowed a fair clmoço and a shorter sen royage; but from the guide advantage it is open to attack by land from For exposing unwholesome fish for sale in the to which has to be addol $2,000.92 carried over from master of the reset by which such Chinese shall guilty of a wrongful act and default causing

last abort, making available $29,404.63, which the which is banerar yet had-of attaining book issued by the Company this month we the disation of Isuhara, the chief torn of Taustas zoarket, So Chon, charged on inform directors, with the GoRcursue of the holder so arrivo shall pay to the said Collector or other the loss and landonment of his vessel in principal bice the m of one hundred pounds continuing a course from the Senter Rook that Trashima, benge also telegraphic communication of Inspector Matheson, was fined $o, with an propose to deal with as follow its proper development. It has been report Kobe, as given in the incal rates of passage essential, therefore, for Japan to take care that

note that the fare from Amoy or Foochow to with the mainland exists. It wasld be alternative of fourteen days' imprisonment.

for every augh Chinese, and no watry shall be would take the vessel during the night tao $12,000.00 doomed to have any legal effeat until a gay Fromontory, and in sot hating who milled at near the South Waitern Point of List-ti-gham ed more than once that the negotiations were

2745.58ment shall have been made, and such-Chinese für progressing entisfactorily, but now tho demoney, has been reduced to $45, the same rate Inhar did not full into the hands of an enemy,

05.01 hom such sata bae be paid shall receive from 11.35 p.. by the ad offiour and being told sired conuummation seems nearly as far off as from Hongkong, thus making the advant-while the later on bis side, dare not occupy Takashiki without ouring Izuhara also. The

303,454.63

the said Collector or other principal officer a mor- that the weather had become thick and ming at CHANG CHIR-TONG, the Viceroy of the ages of the line still greater for residents Goneral concludes, finally, that no pains should

tificate to that affect And if say master shall coe hauled out to the westward and placed his Hosts, W: Kerfoot Enghes and W, Paritt bara ceglect to pay any snob sun or shall land, or per- rossol in a position of safety. two Kvang, bales the foreigner and will have those ports.. The extra $15. is retained in be epared to render Tansmina safe from attack,

ad-resigned: Br. E. Janss Hughes hat socepted a coat arit to land, or suffer to land, or to escape from That Charles Kilgosir, 2nd officer, holding no more to do with him than he can help land, and in view of the expenses to which could leane forth at any moment to defond the the case of through rates to America or Fog-d that it would be an excellent plan to make

on the Board, and Iris appointment requires confirm such pasal at any part or place in the said Coertificate as Master No. 114 Victoria, tian. Messia. D. MoCelica and F. Dodwell retire long any Chineza bafors such eum shall have sad who was on watch from 8 to 2 pm. and so long as he remains in power the out-

been paid by such master or his spont, or befare on the night of the casualty, was guilty of a look for foreign enterprins does not appear steer is pot it going into a Chinese port, Clotas and other tempting islands. Japan Mail.

The diretors regret the death of Mr. A. E. Vau sash list shall have been delivered, azob master wrongial default and is deserving of censure in fraught with very magnificent possibilities

cher, who was for many years one of the Co-'n audi- shall be liable for every such offence to a penalty not baring ascertained the pition of the ship tors. The present. Bocounts have been audited by of five bandreil pounds for each Chinese so land- en taking chargeof the dock and in not having Foreign inventione, however, the Viceory

stress. J. Cez and Fullerton Henderson, whead, or permitted, or suffered to land, or to escape, advised the captain at 1105 to haul out to the offer themselves for re-election. Beers not disinclined to adopt. Rumours

and in addition to such penalty shall also pay the westward knowing that the weather was thick of railways under his jurisdiction have it

such hereby required to be paid for sich auch and rainy. Chiness. tained such proportions that it is impossible not to believe that the subject in at the least under very serious consideration, and the establishment of steam communication on the West Biver, if it does not owe its initia. tion to him seems to bare met with his ready inform us that the steamer Arratoon Apear, left The Agenta (Mosers. D. Susecon, Sons & Co.! approval. The new departure will, we anti-Singapore on Friday for this port

ovor.

of the saving and convenience offered passengers, it does not seem unconsonable some extra charge above Hongkong rates should be made if the Company think it to their interest. That is a matter which con- ers themselves alone, and which they have no doubt decided on ordinary business prin- ciples.

cipate, lead to a considerably increased de The Agents (Lers. Adamson, Bell & Co.)in mand for Hongkong importe. In the Cav. for us that the Shire Line steamer Breconshire, too delta, where taxation is light, the con-left-Slugapore on Saturday for this pórt. sumption of foreign goods is fairly large, but beyond Samekui, it. dwindles down to vory amall proportions. Forsign goods may be found in the hope of all the

We are informed by the Agent that the Mee esperies Maritimes steamer doa, with the nort ward French mail, is to leave Saigon at 4a.. this morning for stis pork

Takeshiki a naval station "whenca a squadyon

REUTERS TELEGRAMS,

SUPPLIED TO THE "BAILY PERRA"

LONDON, 23rd August, THE FISHERIES BILL. The Washington Blenste tras rejected the Fisheries Bill

[SPECIAL TELEGEAN TO THE DAILY PRESS. MACAO, 26th August THE MACAO ELECTION. All the members of the late Chamber Enve baek re-elected manimously.

THE HONGKONG ÄND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

LIMITED

BNWHOLESOME FOOD.

NEGLECT OF DUTT.

Le Sheung, the watchman who was on duty at, Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co.'s godown when it was broken into last month, and who was obarg. ed with neglect of duty directly after the rib- bory, was yesterday released after repeated journments, when nothing was done.

BEFORE HOW, HE. Woneacuse,

BUBANGERENT PUBLIO JAFETY.

Chun Hoe was charged, on the Information of P.C. Fowler, with quarrying stones on the hill side above the Peak Road,

The Borgeant mated that on Monday last a boulder weighing alint two tons was aast down into the rod by a blast, and that the place whare the operations were being carried on was one of the steepest parts of the kill.

The defendast stated that ho was engaged to do the work by a quarry contractor, and that he {haden pau allowing him to work there.

Mr. J. M. Butter of the Surveyor-General's aftos, corroborated this statement.

The Magistrate adjourned the case in order {that further enquiries might be made.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We don't hold ourselves responsible for the opinione expressed by our Correspondents.]

THE OPENING OF THE WEST

RIVER.

To pay a dividend of 5 per cent. for the months

To write off

dft faroltare a

To carry forward to how maddunt; wak

LIRECTORS.

by rotation, but are eligible for re-election.

JUDITOES.

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D. MOGULLOCH, Chairman. -

BALANCE SHEET, 20TE JUNE, 1889. VÄDESTE Hotel property on marine lot No. 5, and du

the remaining portion of marine lat No. 913,300.38 Forniture soconut, an por last

report. •

Since acidal

Dedant faculture destroyed by

the falling in of a portion the hotel

Samaining portion of marine lot

No. 7.a per last account. Sirco added.

Cash

Shares in publis comparier Sundry Job tore

43,04.12 2,078.71

$50,712.83

2,364.45.

$ 0. 221.673.06

24,51210

The Court having regard to the cironmolanveg, above stated, finds sa follows:

A proper discipline seems to have been in- 7-Every Chinese arriving in this colony tained on board the Zoesang after abo struck, and after the passing of this Act..otherwise than by every endeavour was made to get her off and she o reseal shall pay or there shall be paid for bin, was only abandoned when there was no hope of. to some officer whom and at such places as thoaving ber

Governor, with the advice of the Executive That a charge bazing been brought before Connell, may appoint at, on, or near the borders the Court by the Master Angustne B. Barrier, of the colony, or otherwise conveniently situated that Soedin, quartermaster, Hung Ebing ang for that purpose, the sum of one handred pounds. Chin Tung-tani, able gasman, and Fee Ah-m

If any Chiness shall enter or attempt to seaman, had committed an offence against 24 47,748,63 enter this colony who shall not have paid or had and 25 Viot. C. 98 8. 64 to wit that they had beau paid for him the said sum of one hundred pounds, guilty of looting passengers' baggage the Court he shall be able to penalty of fifty pounds, Las enquired into the case and fad that the 24 192.16 and to the paymont in addition thereto of the aridence has failed to substantiate the charges.

The Court in pursuance of powers youiel in it 578.36 said sam of one hundred ponade required to be 5,058.69 paid by section six hereof, and on defacit of pay-hy Beo, 23 and 24 of 25 and 28 Viot C. 63 9875.7ment of each penalty and sum phall be liable to therefore under that a stateramat of the esse 20,024 imprisonment for two years, unless auch penalty upon which the investigation was ordered hav- and eam be sooner paid, and day ha spprehended ing been furnished to Augusts B. Barrier before and taken before any fastine of the Puson to be the commencement of the investigation, is Cer daalt with in due course of law.

tificate of Competency Master No. 18,595

495.00

iStock of wines and provisions S

Liconzen, stṭaching to 2nd half-year 1888... Steam lapot, as per-last yest $ c. account page somy 214,500.00 Writtnaoff as par laat report. 500.00

Anspense account, amornta paid

account maids Jas per Lost.

* 4,87.55 Size addedforlegaluxpomsen, 300.00 -

4,937.25

Claime paid to Customers fr

damage on 11th April Furnituro destroyed for dam.

age on 21th April .......

$

4,000.00

a

1,165.60 2.90425

The ordinary half-yourly meeting of the share- The Japon Garette learns from a correspondent holders of the above Corporation was held at the towns along, the river, but they are 89 at Bekodate that LB.M.'s squadro was to leave ity Hall on Saturday. Hon." J. Belf-Irving! expensive as to be beyond the reach of all that port on ex about the 15th inst. for Kam presided, and there were also presente Magers TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS." but the well-to-do classes. For this there schatka and other Russian ports, and would ra- St. O. Michaelsen, J. B. Moss, E. Foenecker, Hongkong daily papers various remarke on-

W. G.Brodie, H. E. Dalrymple, Hon. B.Layton,

DEAE BL-Using read in your and other are two reasons, first, the cost of carriage by turn to Hakodate in the latter part of September. and A. Salomon (Directors); Thon Jackson, cerning the rumours of the opening of the West jack up-stream, and second, the sigmerous We are informed by the agents of the Cans Chief Manage; G. E. Noble, Inspector; 8. A River to foreign trade, I venture to submit to Coatingency scorant- Iskin stations at which toll is levied en route. Hel & Co., that the toss er the steamer, A. Chinoy. D. A. Gabboy, S. 1. Tanhy: A Meo come poqasinted. Some little time back the disa Pacific s. 8. Co., Mosers. Adamson, Joseph, D. Jackson, M. 8. Bilas, R. G. Tong, R. ou certain facts with which I have lately be Bo serious an item is the latter that a large dyretni arrived in New York on the 21st inat. Contohie, J. Mosely, B. P. Karajan, Viray of the Two Kwang made a tour of in- proportion of the small trade that does exists that the steamer Danube arrived at Van Gubbey, D. B. Tata, J. A. Carvalho, E. Georgsportion of the Wasi River, and the entoome of W. H. Young, B. 8. Benjamin, H. Z. Jaet, Hon, this has been that a. company will be started. finds its way by the cirruitope Yangteze over un the 20th inst.

F. L. O'Malley, S.Hancock. J. H-Cox, T. E entirely with valije capital, to run steamers be.Fire tosu rampe, attaching to 3ad half-your route and some of it pia Pakboi. With the A Government notification in another onlama Davies, H. N. Mody. E. George, G. B. Geren, twess Woubowfoo and Canton and also between establishment of steam communication to sabounces that Artillery practice will take place W. H Gaskell. D. McCulloch, F Hendereo, A. Wuchowtoo and Hongkong via Samakat

from the Bewloon Dock Battery on Wednesday, G. StekeV. A. C. Hawkins, H. A. Thouse,am aleo told that there is no immediata prospect Wachów the cost of carriage will be reduced the 29th instant, at 4.30 p.m. The direction of H. T. S. Green, G. R. Sterons, E. B. Jorsy, D. whatever of the Wost River being opened to to a trifle. The question remains, Will taxa. the fire will be sorsrds the Lysemoon Pass, and H. Mackintosh, C. J. Gonsalves. Hon. P. Ryrie, foreign trade. Yours faithfully tion be reduced? If the usw Eins is to prove all jauks and other vessels are warned to keep Grobien, G. de Champeaux, F. T. F. Foster, J.

clear of the range.

CELESTIAL D. Humphreys, W. Leggs, and Paul Jordan. a'ancore, this will have to be the case, and

The CHAIRMAN Satil-Gentleman, the report, Canton, 24th June, 1889, ... which you hate had in your possession for some

to ba

AND JAPAN.

-I

New furnitors, fór new wing

"LIABILITATE,

Paid-up capital on 3,000 shares Mortgage noonnt... Sandry creditors, ............. „Arbitration account, na 'per award in the Care of Mecer Danby and Leigh, "datel

1st June, 1883 Ungeid dividend

•Fruit brought forward from last

account Profit for the half-year to 20th

June, 1868

$2,000.92

21,463.70

The Shanghat Court hears that the Glass se the Viceroy is no doubt desirous it should Works ground and buildings on the Tanga timas, ill, I hop baro proved satisfactory to you. provo a succean, it may, we think, be conclad-pos Road, near the amp Hotel, have been par- The half-year ander review has bran, STEAMER FARES HETWEEN CHINA ed that guods conveyed from Hongkong ar chased by the Hall and Holtz Choperative Cousteady uneventful progress, and the nat ramalt, Canton to Washow will be subject only to furniture steam factory will be transferred to raports, admits of a dividend of £110s. ver slars

pany, Limited. The Company's brewery and though not equalling that shown in soms former ·TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY 'FESOR." 'dae sellled tax, and will ho laid down free of these premises. The pries is reported to bend at addition to our Reserve Fund of one lakh from China to Japan to learn, as the following GIR-It may be of interest to persons going aqucere. If this he an, the trade in Foreign Tls 20,000.-

It gives the Dirooters great ploxeure to be able correspondence shows, that the fare by a Vau goods along the West River will receive a The Correio Marcone says that the Port tomake this small increase to the Reserve, which longer beat from Amey to Kobe, a fire days large impetus, for Wuchow is admirably sigurse transport Indis has boas ordered to pro-il netice from the Report that the funds of Hongkong, a six days' journey, it is only $45.

will now stand at four millions of dollars. Yon journey, is $60, while hy & P. & O, boat from. Goed home without taking any pasaangars from

PROFIT AND LOSS ACŐDENT, FORITE turfedea.diaributing centre, and soundoubt. Mao, bat is to call at Timor to take on bourd the Bank are very fully, employed, the cash As the agents rounder that no oversbarge bus 1 TO 10Ta Juna, 1889, ed market exists if the goods can only be laid few soldiers stationed there. The passengers balance on the 30th Jung lust boing about been mad they starally do not rofond any tax p

$8.741,000 against $14,168,000 or 30th June thing, World, however, their argument--that To Bre insurans down at a reasonable charge. The imme. he was to carry di: the previo09 occasion will be-87 and $13.927,500 on 30th June, 1886. During i" staamera onlling at Amoy are under very heavyTo directors and auditora imitazion nity frong'erpricióne, and arbitrary Raveyed by a private steamer which the early part of the blf year, it was difiloult expessa, and this is to bo considered in Ta'charges acount

chattered for that purpose. will not be so secure as if Wuchow

to supiny satisfactorily the large supplies of the rates of passage mosiny "entitle them to The Macau Comerio of Friday last says “It munuy at our disposal, but towards the close lucrease the rats to Vancouver, which they ad bid been created a treaty port, though, is said that several public servants and the rete of the period, money was in strong devertine at $100. I presume not, Then why

On account of whica antrenare.,: 159.00 if the trawBIL

en-an of the Moute will not vote in the election of i mand at our principal offices, and in the great should it do so to Kube P

On account of irun work in scrie pasa aratem kə,

300.00 forced, as we zeils It will, the liability to theunicipal Chamber, which will take place on of its controing so, as now seats probable, the. I might have obtained a tisket from Hong

Burday is consequence of the celebrated order results for the current half-year aught to be kong and simply joined the voesel at Amoy. It To balance #queisva will be much reduced. The of H. E. the Governor, We will await the event very favourable. We have fourd, the item of la not compulsory to begin the journey at Hong- Cautablishment of the native company in¦ in order to speak better, and whoo we can publish intereat pald qu sterling fizei dapocita a heavy long. By commencing it hers the company therefore, eposting in the interests of forest of those who allowed themselves to be in charge opon us. You are aware that we forster was saved the expense of my maintenance for

timidated by an illegal order from the highent ad-ly paid 5 per cent, then we reduced the rate to che dagge teiga tradeŝin general, an event to be bailed ministrative authority of the place. In spite dé per sent, and now it has been still further re- Had the agents complied with my request that By natt earnings of hotal with some dopres of satisfaction. The foreign of the land order friends of the dissolved duoad to 4 per cent. The saving pader this head the fare from Amay, to Kobe should be siver By bonus and dividends from lovat sillons... merchant, however, will not be brought into the to another closes that the old Chamber was re-at per cent we abalgat na touch money in how fenkle you with this corte pofidence. But Chamber will be glad to learn from a telegram will be considerable, and wa am continued that - tised—whiph in all (hot I desire--I would nút

kame vipse schtáct with his bustomers that he opted analmondly yesterdays,

DORÉID AN WO, 180 prožiaily employs kivan li whether the matter. in. Bi anffulani importanDO

To salaries nude menangani

To interest....

Toestmordinary expence

ginal building..

Hongkong, Silk Angreb, 1880,

9-All peualtios and all moneys ordered to issued by the Board of Trade and dated 9th be paid or being the proceeds of any salo August, 1877. be for the wrongful sot unt do tande ander the authority of thin Act fanit aforesaid suspended for the period of 6 shall be paid into the Consolidated Ravens. Calendar months from this day, and the Court 10-For the purposes of all proceeding andor recommenda bata Certificate of Compatency as this Act, the Stipendiary or Police Megistrate or lat ate should be granted to him during the the Justice may dide, upon his or her own view period of such suspension.

That Charles Kilgour be sud ho is hereby and judgment whother aeg perem produced he

fore them is a Chinese within the meaning of censured for the wrongini default sferossid. 132.75 this Aot..

3.000.00

11 No Chinese who shall arrive to this 37.50 Colony after the passing of this Act shall be permitted to engage in the work of any gold, 5664,556.90 ilver, or other mino, or in any mining purssit whatever, without express authority under the 3. band and seal of the Minister in chargo of the 300.000,00 Department of Mines.

300,000.00

23,005:95

That Seodia gooziermaster, Hung Ching-sang, Chin Tung-tsai, abla seamen, and Lee Ah-san

amun, be discharged from custody..

That the expenses of this Court fired as 7.11.8 are approved Dated at Shanghai this twentieth day of August 1888.

NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPERS.

123he provisions of this Act sball not be applicable to any Chinese duly aoeredited to this Colony by the Government of China or by or At Bocobor there is a tradition that the souls 14,073.33 under the authority of the Imperial Govern- of very atrocicas criminals who have either been

170.50 ment on any special mission.

jcævonfed or died in prison, are sent back to the

60

-The penalties and restrictions Imposed by earthly prison by Ya ("Yen-le"), the Judge this Act shall not, nor stall any of them, be held of Hadas, to undergo a further sentoung of im- to be applicable in respect of any Chinese being prisonment, ons death not having been enough 23,454.62oms "of the row of any vessel, arriving in any to explate their gullt. When the day of relsaED.

port in New South Wales, and who shall not be is judged to have arrived, the District Magis $664,536.00 discharged therefrom or land, except in the trate announces to the poor ghost that it may performance of his dutine in znection will, depart, and the Chong Hwang Shin, or Tutelary 6 MONTS vessel.

Spirit of the City, is previously prayed to go 14-All penalties and sums of money recover with the mandarin to the prison to proclaim the 208.25 able under thin Aot shall be recovered in a release, a warrant of release being molemnly 271.50mmary way as the suit of some officer of barat, in the way that paper money or clothes 1,150.00 estoma nuthorised by the Colonial Treasurer, are burnt to convey them to disembodied spirits. 1,200.00 or of other onloere appointed for such pue.This word custom had fallen into complate 2,591.51 o, by like authority before any Stipon, Banan since the rebellion, but was to be diary or Police Magistrate or two or more Jus re-inangarated on 19th August, and phoards tices of the Fease, in accordance with the were puslod about Sccshow buriting and provisions of the Acteregulating provvedios on scriptions of imitation syses which were to be 10.00 summary.conviction. And it shall be lawful for barat, and would thus turn into spirit money 21.43.70 the Colonial Treasurer, by writing under his for the released ghosts to use on their long jour

hand, to: authoriza any offose to detain any ney. $29.3. vessel, the master whereof shall, in the opinion 24 shipwrecked native sailors were sent by ho of the aid Treasurer, bare committed an offence, Tautai to the Shanghai Magistrate on Thursday, er be a defaulter under this ok Szob deben- 11 being Fukion men and 18 imme. Their 21,033.34 tion may be either of the port or place where ship, called the Sin Kun Yum, left Siam on 12th noh Fessel is fraud, or any port or place to July, and on 8th Angust was off Chusan Island, $98.091.40 which the Enid Treasurer may order och voorel when she was caught fáa typhoon and capsized. to be brought. For the purposes of such deten. 28 of the crow of 43 min wars remand by w

• tion the offer so atthorised shall be entitled to Ningpo native Wu-bent, but the russ all parishoita

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