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FROM SINGAPURE PAPHE

(^> Roum, Zlat Angust. MASSOTAH. The Massowah question is becoming import Signor Crispi kas gone to Germany, where he meets Prince Bismarck and Coant Kalucky

together. – Granted that such a onas le: not likely to be of frequent accurrence, the Government li not justified in knowingly opening a way of escape for over an oc- casional erimical His Excellency say that at in forwarding tho objections to the Secretary

Vessels. It is stated, moreover, that the ad- vantages are not reciprocal, and that the English mail stes per do so enjoy in the French port of Marseilles the privileges se corded to the French packets in English 124) porta. If this be on the last bit of ground. the principle of the Ordinances had to atrod op ie cut away."

Tho Bills were passed Editorial matters should be through all their stages on Tuesday, and are Idressed "The Editor," and those ex business "now law for another twelve months, Accord Correspondents are requested to forward fhair naming to the Hoo. P. &TRIZ a protest is to be and address with communications addred to the forwarded to the Secretary of State. Bot Editor, not for pabacation, but evidence of pod why, it may be asked, was not the protest All letzere for pubblestina should be written on one forwarded before the passing of the Bills side of the paper

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atre copies of the Daily Praze should age, after the opinions of the Chambers of be sent before 11 am, on the day, of publication Commerce in other placce. ffected by the question had heen, kuken. Those opinions were doly obtained, but the petition, or pre- test, has not yet been seat in, a fact which cannot be regarded as relecting credit on the Chainber of Com

aith

a for hat hour the supply is Inuited

Taaraan Kë, 13

• RETUS.

At 116, Queen's Road Kast, on the 27th instant, the wife of K. W. IL Lazm, Daginner, steamer for 11609

than, of a son.

On the 28th Angust, the wife of O. J. KJELLER, of

wife of a

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SUPREME COURUT,

20th August.

...:

CAUSING A NUHANGE. Ung Atsk, of No, 202, Prays West, As charged, on the information of Ms. J. J. Clori- bow, Iuspaator of Nuissades, with causing a naisance in Chia Kwong Streat by having a large number of pigs slordin.

Defauriant pleaded guilty, and was fined $20, or in default ons month's imprisonment with hard labour.

BEFORE ME. T. STECOMBE-SMITH.

A LÄBOENY,

Mak Akap, office boy, was charged on the in- sformation of Mr. J. F. Wabber with the larsoay of $300, his property, on the 26th inst.

Tho charge waa nimittad,

i

wide. I had notice the same crack before the he is that he is not botter paid is due to the fact teal Amerias, at Chi-Chen, there are ruïna whích night of theirs. It has been there for a month, to that there are always hundreds of men ready to belong to a ofvilisation and a culture to which my knowledge. I hove never hoon inside the shop assume the responsibilities, with the existing pay the tradition of the dark rasse give, go dús svið and noticed the rack. I have often been in the and penalties. Those who have road the details provide to key, snd, Bite the Pyramids, they rai shop to asks parohisees. At my purchases were of the enquiry, which we published on fezde, prescht the decadenes of past wonders, but unlike paibali peady mab. Inovar.sked for credit will have soup that it was an extremely simple the Pyramids, they giva token as to the raga would have rela me If I bad. There were a ship, and one of the best and mest useful taasele ruins, majestic and inspiring, and in the the from the I do not know whether they so. When the Lovrang, a comparatively now that built them. The other continents baro thoir

of State it would be as well to mention enme

number of people sleeping in the street on the on the coast, left Chefso for Nowchwang, the track of antiquity ie not so hard to follow; but | HAVAS TELEBANONĮ

night of the fire, I did not want the fire to be master set the usual coures, N. W., which America aud Australia have about them the actual and practical lose that has been

PARIS, 22nd Anynet,

e successful one. I did not interfore bones enght to have taken him clor of the Line Ti mystory of an historical silence which as yet (he suffered by other sleamars from the so-called

GENERAL BOULANGER --- I was frightened that if I was too quick I would ban promontory, which he should havs passed wientist and historian has but feably broken. immunity conforrod by lawon the foreign mail Foreigu journals regret, the triple election of be giving a false alarm. There were six or eaven on after midnight on his right hand. Captain Any token therefore of tecreased knowledge or

mann within a foot of ma

Barrier had been nearly a year in the steamer fresh revelatione in regard to the past of these qleamora. It may not be many to show actual General Boulenger and express great approbibu-At this point the case was remanded tul 10 as chief offer, lind made this same voyage come ea continents must naturally be revived with

8.30. to-morrow. prcuslary loos, but the status of men-of-warsions for the future.

alve or ten times, and had inspired the former interest by these who care at all for any of those captain with so mash confidence in bis abilities fasts of arintence which do not have an intimate undoubtedly confere on these ressels a

and seamanship, that the latter had not only ró- relation with alocks and shares, with sheón aud prestigo which is calentated to be of value

commended hins for the donirased, but had left cattle, or soft-gonda. áll his own personal effects on board. Having There is nothing in the customs or traditions fin business and to place them as an advante tonge in confpetition with our own merchant

wounded Senter Rock, 5 railes from Chefs, at 6 of our aboriginals to auggest a proviens civilias- p.m on the 27th of July last, the maptain took a tion hare, or of their having ozlated When these bearing of Chefoo Bluff at 8 pm, and then left gigantic animals roamed over this continent. IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

the bridge in charge of the second oficer, with They have no weapons, nor have there bort orders that a good souras was to be kept, and that found any remains of ancient weapons which BEFORE MR. A. J. LEACH, ACTING

he was to be called if the weather set in thjok, would suggest the deatrastion of these anima POINT JUDGE..

At 1135 he was called by the second after, who by man. Their spears and axes were such as told him that it was getting rainy, and at the would be sufficient to kill marsupials, but rare. No Lar Kox, 507.05 No La Kor

aame time land was seen on the right baad The which would hardly do duty with animals se ti. MCBAO $455,"

captain and ascond offcoroom to laro olme to large as are suggested by the fossils fast dis- The hearing of these suits was resumed.

the ecnelusion that this was the Lix Ti Bhan covered. We are only on the borderland of Mr. Holmes appeared for Mr. Musso and Mr.

promontory on their right, where they expected research so far as this contineat is concerned, Willison for Ng Loi Kek.

to zake It, and the ship was steered more to the but the indications are not many bere which Lordship a brief eatline of his defense, which Mr. Wilkinson said he had already given his

westward to pass Beef Idand. As a ator of point to human existence anterior to the abori was practically that due notice of the spin of

fact, the steamer was then to the eastward of gisal. Soiontifo men, of course, have special data J Francis Wobber said- to a solicitor her course and of the promautory, sed the to base their canelusions upon; bat erou Profes these goods was not given to his olient. Notics practising in Hongkong. On Saturday, the 25th change of course to the westward, instead of sor Owen his not giren evidence to warrant hud hoon giran by Ng Lasi Kok to Ho Tan, lost, I received are $100 note and four notes of taking her away from the land, was taking her belief that the touring of man swept the race the goods were sold and to Taim postponed the clerk, who put them in the sifo. Is the drawer Arthur and the promontory. At twenty minutes sourcely be suppl that ignorant and main who admitted he was the partner of Mussss, that: $25 each for certain four. Thauded them to my straight on to urally beach between Port of giguutio animals from the continent. It could nate indefinitely. On the 17th Ng Lai Kok was another bill for $100. Du Sunday night after midnight the land was seen right ahead. telligent as the aboriginal race la, there would wrote to Ho-Team telling him tant, one of the was going to Canton, and sent for my clark to Tae explain must then have known that he was bo no land in their language estiderning purchasers would come with a portion of the the ollius. He came to get out some Chinese out of his course somewbern. He might have these conditions of animal life so different froži money and take delivery of part of the mistahes, deeds from the safe. On opening the safe I said stapped sad waited, to find ont where he was; bis the pressut, if they had existed contemporanecas The purchaser did so, but was refused. His You had better give me $15. He said he had lead would not have been of mach use to him, as with or immediatly suceeding them. It would and knew only of Masso as Ho Tsam's partner in the safe. My clock got me the 815 from his the Naval Conrt did not give itself away," na fore man appeared on this continent, and sam.. client had dit only with Ho Tum throughout, get some in his own drawer. The $300 was then the water is deep, and we are glad to see that seem rather that the great snimals lived by Musso and his partner having waived the ze drawer, I looked the wife with my own key. After Naval Courts so often do, by blaming him for pleting the circle of their existence meds way tice of side had no right to sell these goods a talk the olerk went away and left the bay of the not using his lead. But he certainly ought for that animal life which would be more in without giving a fresh action to Ng Lai Kok. safe in his desk.

to have stopped his ship; the land ahead must relation with the coalitions under which the Mr. Wilkinson the quote authorities in sup.

have been at least three-qasrters of a mile off human world fire and labour. It is, korhaps, part of his contoution.

statement

when he saw it, and if he had gons on the bach, conventional and trite to talk about the wiedam he would probably have done the ship little of Nature and the sternal fitness, but we neng damage, and she would have been easily got off. reasonably let upon the wonderfti ebb and As it was, he did the only thing which could flow of the great courses of life, which make one have resulted in the toss of the ship. Ta patags and form of existence decay and niako way his kelm hard-a-starbsurd went on confidently. for another. at full speel, and the Leesang ran right on the only reef of rooks in the vicinity. Unfortunately it was the top of bigh water, spring tides; one of the reels once through the bottom of her stake hele lifting the heilers, and on that rock she was

Our very hot sultry, long, ansomfortable, suf piroli, Bring a splendidly built ship, she focating. Wanther has somewhat abrted. Ths. stood the strain and the bumping well, and if it beat is will, however, vary grant and, excepting had been possible to lift her this two feet, nhe two serers storm on the 23th and 31st July with ONOs more the French and Gerinat Muil

might have been sarsi, for the oago was got raiu, wind and somewhat largo bail stones, wo out of her and the holds pumped dry, but it was

have had no rain worthy of the name. The two Stenmars Ordinances have been passed by

impossible to pull her over the rock through her or three occasional small showera will tide the the official manbers of the Legislative Cons

bottom, or to lift her over it; and meanwhile, at farmers perhaps over difficulties, but we have every ebb tide, which runs there sous four konts not yet had much over tone inches of rain the cil, in opposition to the united vote of the

an hour, she was being ground against the rock, whole season. If we are to make up our ordinary anofficis memimra. The official, members were, of course, not free agents, and cannot

and his ultimately had to be abandoned.

roinfalls we must have a pluvial August and Sep- The grounds on which the Naval Court decided teber. On August 3rd we had another than to snapend the mastar's certifiosts for six months derstorm with two inches of rain; some trees ware therefore he held personally responsible. The

The following is the report of the abaya Comara given in the judgment: The Court fuds that blown down, partionlarly a larg one ia ons of Governor said he had no option but to do his is only right wo said note thank Mr. Hamilton tar of the Wing Li Chen at $11.70 por oase. It the third ordinary Leneral meeting to be held continuing a course from the Sentry Rook that day) the official birthday of the Emperor w

in which he had left Miss Brandt at Singapore, it these goods himself on the 14th July to the mas pany for presentation to tho haroholders a he was guilty of a wrourful act and default" in Dr. Eating courts. On the 3rd (6th moon, 26th niment to pass the Bills. He added, however, has written to the Penang Gazelle, refating the was agreed that the purchaser should take delivery. that he would lose no time in forwardia to impatation of having acted unfairly, and as proof from Ho Team at $10 a can. It was arranged in the Company's offices, Singapore, on the let would take the vessel during the night bo za delebrated All the high officials went to the the South-westera point of the Lisa Ti Shua Palace to offer their congrsination The Dar The Secretary-of-Siave any objections against showing that Miss Bisade (Mza. Marshal) and 19th July. The purchaser got 2 delivery order To the abarabolders of the Straits Fico, sauce 11.15 p.m. by the second officer and being told On the 5th (Chinese 28th) the forei rn Legations

of his case he forwarded his entary receipt book, that he was to take delivery of cases on the Septonbar.

antory, and in net having when chillar at toms hed a holiday in her of the econ. the monsures that might be sent in. The her husband had been paid up to the time the from witness on the 18th July. On the 19th

Company Timited. apponents of the Rills will probably have no Company broke up and that they had given Joly, Ho Tum sent to him and told him that the yon the angered state non of 2000aufs for the tall. sues hauled out to the westward and placed his is the real birthday, but the day being Sunday, GENTLEMEN, Your directora bor to place before that the wealber had become thick and rainy at keptthebirthing as notifil by the Yasen, whiok difficulty in making a convert of His Ex.ript in full.

goods tad not been sold by station and that he your vading 30th June, 1998...

Tessal in a position of safety." We fully sym no partionlar rospat e abd by shown, it being The note premis earned, after deducting reinrar pathian with Captain Barrier: Having command the sale to dy the figs on that day. The Chi On the subject of coaling stations the Broad had better take delivery at ones. Witness told the callaney, whe, with his candid and evenly Arrow says:Were the defence of British coat. parohater to go unil take delivery at ozoo. He auces and retains, amoral & $2,717,45

for the first time, he naturally wanted the nese observe the 28th, as the 24th'is's last dvý balanced mind, can hardly fail to see the ing stations abroad to be confined to the Acetasso antil after the auction had taken place,fter payment of an interly didate at me before; but it is well known that the orders 6th wo bad another than tarstorm with the most

The interest accrued to $15,190.87: nothing more from eller Ho Tsam or injustice of giving foreign mercantile steamere it is obvious that instead of the ships composing when Kass wrote and informed him of the sale. reisice & balance of $19.611.19 to moos Habilitang on of all the nasting companies to their masters brilliant lighting and two inches of rain with, 1587. After payment of no inted dividend of 5 amar to Jeaks as good a voyage as he bad. in the Chinese calendar. On the evening of the in a British pors a superior status to 1hat they would be found in time of war lying snugly times got the tooney advanced no his goods by

If being in their propor pluus on the high sa Criss-examined by Mr. Holmes-Ho several unexpired paloics inued in 18

now are to profor safety ti spick and that high wird. An Anglo-Chinese Calendar, Mean of Barome.joyed by English vessels. His Excellency off the various coal wharves «Dispersion not conabeques. They were always handed to him by feign of abatemost: notwithstanding this, there is a The captain and his second officer wars bathevening entertainruents on the 6th. The por 1589This competition in the busicians he do it ia better to less a tids than fo lose the ship. Sir Robert Hart gave a second of his brilliant spoke of a theoretical preference. Why centration would be the result, a grievous sirate Ho Tui The writing on the ohoque was that india pre certain that the core steerad from Chetoo, N. formanus of jugglers took plass from 6 to 8 should there be a preference even in theory? goal fault. It is as useless to despatch fleets to Masso. When Le went to the offles he fre- whole of 1997, alewly show as Hat the company is W., mald clear the promontory, and thonghelock, linner from 8 to 10 o'took, and Bre-

1970,15,38 for tho ba year, against $91,895, for the And if the preference be really theoretical made militarily secure, as it would be to establish with time. Whenever Maas wrote to him, he bare basy Linge, but low rates, and the nacity to have made this conres, since Newchwang was The company fortunately had dispersed and distant sens, if their points of support are not quantly saw Massa thera Hs did not speak ranking progrese in its counention: the reinsurances thousands of sailing vessels as well as steamers works from the Inter hair qutil dear midnight only, why should such importanca by at- garrisons in positions between which communics always replied to Ho Team

keep inodorsie Rugs at present, ara loient resecte tached by the Government to its being it be forgotten that when hostilities break ont ito'olock this morning.

Lions are not regularly kept open. Nor should. At this stage the Court adjourned Hill steran for thus rodnging the grass resists: your dircutors opened to trado, no surent soms to have boon reached furs before the storm of that evening rates that the baseas this yesz bere been heavier observed round the promontory that might have burst. We observed II.D. the French Minister granted? The principle of giving foreign, will be too late to provide weapons and begin to

thon inst, but as the company'e business grow, it is set the Densong to the eastward. Ba no and Modamo Lomaize, Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright, impossible to escape being olssionally interested at currants are always possible on the China Coast, Mr. and Mrs. Morehense and others among the rensels, & preference over English vestrain men in the use of them, insemnet as an

Aros. sels, whether the advantage his large or of the utmost wine will be the first not, and zot attack on our coaling dopote as strategic points

and the captain cannot be excused fut not invited guests. · Mr. Bland and Afr. Hancock DIRECTORS.

stopping his ship, when he found that be was hars left for Shanghai and Hankow respectively; others he thought be was. This was the Mr. Moorhead leaves shortly for Swatow. Several small, is one to be fought against to the tons of the closing soones is the deams of a fatzira

real cause of the loss, and this mistake bai boon most. The only tangible advantage which war.

new arrivals at the Customs are shortly expected. sory anvaraly, but justly, punished.—N. C. Daily It is with much plosmen that I bave to infer

Neith

you that H.IH. Prizes Chun has Istoly fen making mid and altogether unexpected "pro- grass towards recovery. He can now walk, and the power of bis bands is also returning. He is Mach already taking part in business, affairs. delay in various matters has been asused by his long indisposisión.

JAPAN-***

Nagasaki.

British

NAVAL SQUADRONS--

United States:

Japanese

French..

German

Chinese Northorn.

SHIPPING-Offlesre of the Coating Steamers of

P.&.0.8. N.Co. Japan M. B. 8. Co... Indo-China 8. N. Co. Douglas 9. S. Co. China Mor. 8. N. Co.

Biensson & Co.

HC. & M.S. B. Co. Soottish Oriental 8.8. Co. Miscellaneous Coast

Steamers.

The LIST OF RESIDENTS now containe the names of FOURTEEN THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED FOREIGNERS

arranged nøder aus Alphabet in the strictest order, the initials as well as the Barammes Laing alphabetical.

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

F48 or MERCANTILE HOUSE IN CHINA.

Cent OF SIGNALS. IN USE AT VICTORIA PAK.

MAP OF THE FAB BART,

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

PLAN OF MOUNTAIN DISTRIOT, VICTORIA, PLAN OF FORSIGN CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAI, PLAN OF YOKOHAMA,

PLAN OF MANILA, PLAN OF SAIGON.

PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN, PEMANG

Among the other contents of the book re-

ter and Thermometer, Rainfall, do,

A full Chronolors of romarkable avents since

the advent of foreigners to China and Japan. A description of Chinese Festivals, Fast, 30.

with the days on which they fall, Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, o Scale of Hongkong Stamp Duties. The Hongkong Postal Guido for 1888. Sexles of Commissione and Charges adopted by the Chambers of Commerce of Hangkang Shanghai Amoy and Newchwang, Hongkong Chalt, Jinricksha, and Boat Hire..

The APPENDIX colisists of

FooR HUNDRun Paers

of closely printed matter, to which reference is constantly required by residents and there having commercial or political relations with the Countries embraced within the scope of the CHEONTOLE and DiñROTORY.

The Contents of the Appandir are too murier-

ons to recapitulate in an Advertisement, but

nclude

TRAITES WITH CHINA.

Great Britain, Nanking, 1842

Tientsin, 1858

Chefoo, with Addition · Artiala Opium Convention, 1886. and all others ant abrogatad.

France, Tientsin, 1958

Convention, 1860

Tientain, 1885

Treaty of Commerce,

Convention, 1887.-1888

United States, Tiontain, 1858

Additional 1860

Peking, 1880

Gorman, Tientsin, 1861

Peking, 1860

Netherlands

Russia, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Fera. TELATIES WITH-J ATAM →→

Cores

TREATING WITH COREA

PRELTIES WITH SUM

Great Britain United States

TREATIES WITH ÁNAM

TEKATIES WETH CAMBODIA

CUSTOMS TARIF79

Chinese

Japanese LEGIL

Siamese Corant

Orders in Comoil for Government of H,B.M. Subjects in Chand Japan, 1965, 1877 1878, 1881, 1884, 1884, 1888, 1886.

Rales of HIM. Supremo and other Courts

in China and Japan

Fables of Consular Fees

Code of Civil Procedure, Hongkong

Table of Hongkong Court Fees

Aduciralty Rates

Foreign Jurisdiction Lot

Stater in China'

The Badly Press.

HONGKONG, AUGUST, TH, 1885.

The importation of coffee plants inte Tanquin has been probilteil the object of this measure boing to prevent the introduction of the coffee plant disease.

Benkor d'Andrade, the new Governor of Portuganso Timor, Dilly, arrived at Singapore from Marseilles on the 21st August in the M. mail steamse Aug

Japaness geoda. In Jannars, 1887, be received 7: Ng Tai Kok said he carried on a businom în

a cousigcment of matokes which be deposited in Ho Taam's godowe. He took them there fa con- segones of seeing an advertisemeat in the papers that money was adraased on the goods. When he went to deposit theas goods he saw Ho Team, who advanced him $8 on sanh case When the my was advanced Ho Team took witness into the offen to see Mr. Mussy. The money was paid to him by Ho Team. During 1987 bé went se- veral times to the godowns to get money in ad- vazos en grode deposited there by him.” On all these palons his dealings wore with tlo Team. He ressived several lettera from Musso & Co, demanding payment. He replied to these letters to Ho Team. He knew Ho Tram and Musso were partners. He was told es, and he judged so by the advertisement in the new papers. When lie received the letterfrom Ho Tum stating that As we reproduced from a Singapore contambo (witzess) must pay $100 or $200 if he had rat pary a statement reflecting on Mr. Hamilton, more, he understood that Ho Atam was not go of the Musical Bouquet Company for the way ing to all the goods by auction. Witungs had sold

The change in the departure of the maile takes place after today's mail, and thers will not be Another till the 12th September, the English mail, which will be followed next day by the French mail. The next two malls laars in the same oxler, the French the day after English, after which they resume their regalar intervale.

J

the German Government Bouht was that correspondent who rectatly write in the N. state prisoners being conveyed on board. Daily News on the Ping-ta gold mines, now German mail steamers should not be able to inke out writs of Laheas corpus in this colony. This is reasonable, and no one would desire to wee such a requat refused. Without special legislation prisoners being conveyed from the German fleet, for instance, might laim their liberty as soon as the31el on which they were, provided it were not a man-of-war, entered this port. But that in

a matter which might easily the dealt with

by a general law providing that prisoners on

board ships andar legal warrant should not

any fugitive from justice chose to take

POLICE COURT.

29th August

LEPORE HON, IIBE. WODEHOUSE,

This onse was resumed

Mr. Wotton for the defense.

Mr. Stokos appeared for the prosecution, and i

Mr. Stokes asked his Worship that the three

writes to that journal na follows--My attention being drawn to a statement in my letter of 16th August "At present they-Pingia gold mines ducts in fourteen days about 450 ex, of amalgam Terage about 5 tons of ors a day, which pro

or 13 oz of gold to tus tem" I should have added, besides concentrates. The amalgam consists of defendants under the charge and the master of the gold and quicksilver scraped from the tables, the shop, should all be included in the same. over which the whole of the ore paass Dawards charge of arsen. Healse consideral iteessary to oustonfrators, or abbar tables which givors before ocatinging the case to clear the ground of very complete sifting to the ore-Leaving only Mr. Watton's objections to his appearing for the

Refandant admitted the trath of the above

ment

He was sentenced to six months imprison To Ainu, collector of the Watchman Fund, was charged on the information of C. Ostend, clerk, with lercony of $27 aud 3 cents, the monies of Her Majesty the Queen, between the 14th February, 1897, and the 30th June, 1888.

Charles Osmond, first clerk in the Registrar General's offics, stated the bargs and applied for a remand, which was granted to lionday morn ing, at 10.30.

JJ

ARSON,

The oase of Li Ayik, the master of No. 86, Hollywood Road. for arson, was brought up un faither remanded till to-morrow. There was no additional avidanes taken

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WEDNESDAY, 29th August. EXPORT GARAGEL

Por steamship Peshawar, sailed on the 20th August For London-2.919 Jbs. congrou 2.189 lbs. soanted eaper, 2.600 lbs. scented

wasta alk, and 29 prokages madries. For Frazca-61 bales: frio silk, and 35 cases vilk

NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPERS.

Some time agy Chang, Viceroy of Canton ordered a reprint to be made of the great histerical work oallad the Tung Kien", oir

The entire staff the British Legation came Mirror of History. The work was entrusted to in from the Hills on the 8th. The British Quita recently the Congregating of the Pre two Canton publishing bosna, the Sui Wen Minister had an interview at the Tsung-li Ya- mans, at the request of the French Govern Tang and the Fu Wen Chai When ready for me on the following day. meat, draw apa declaration in which the Fronoh binding. It was handed to two workmen called Our rainy season may be said to Have begun Protectorate over the Catholic missions in the Ch'ai Ason and Chat 4.kien, to bind, but on Sunday, the 12th, with an Baat wind and s East was officially recognized. The Pops, how instead of binding it, they took it away to the steady heavy downpour. In twelve hours seven the heaviest particles of the crs. It is this prosecution.. which is called the concentrates," and is Mr. Wottusid that with regard to joining ever, being of opinion that the concessions to pawn-shop and pawnol it, and ran off with the inches of rain fall. We are now making up for passed through the chlorination process and Lau Ayuk with the three men now before the Francs are ten extensive, gay, the corraspon lant proceda of the transaction. The publishers ur early drought. Since the above, moss rain roasting in boilers. The present appliances cuart it was an impossibility, as no obsegs had of the Daily Chronicle states, cased the deported it to the Mandarin who had given them has fallen, to the extent of sous five inches. The gay so treat about 31 toas tash day. The been made out against the latter, and mutilclaration to be withdrawn.

the order, and now appears a Proclamation roads have been turned into the usual quagmire. concentratos on being sext to London were conspiracy was clearly proved nothing of the sort By the "Bast" the Turkish dominions are signed by the Provincial Treasurer, the Pro It rained so badly on inst Wednesday, the 15th, be entitled to take advantage of the process located by the asssger to contain guld to the could be done. Regarding the objection to Mr probably meant, but the principle which rates in vincial Judge, the Salt Intendant, and the that Sir Robert's usual garden party did not of the courta hace. A few years ago there value of £150 per ton," forming a very hand-Stoker's appearance he did not urge it any farther, the Levant would be naturally extended wherever Total, offering a reward of $20 to the saptar take plase Stone Dae 3rd the heat has greatly some addition to the amalgam. I had no means Mr. Stok disagreed with this manner of there are Christians in partibus. Austria, kow-of either of them, and $10 to anyone who gives moderated and now we are enjoying pleasant was a case in which aaveral Cusanon were of knowing how many tons of ors would be no striving the objection as Mr. Wottag would at ever, a short time sinne reinated the French information to loud to their arrest. deported from Batavis on board a merchant dry for one ton of concentrates. The tuills any future time bring up against him again, folain of protectorate over Austrian Catholic mis At Wuba a little boy of thirteen, after o We have a few visitors here at present; among ship for Amoy. When the vessel arrived are running only half time or so, for want of ore Mr. Woltor had applied to the Governor and sious, and, after muah resistance the French slight beating by his father for always runing others in our former resident, Mr. Holcombe,

and water. In short time the shaft will be the Court was entitled to know what answer Government was forced to withdrew its ancient away at lesson-times, committed suicide by and Mr. G. A. Batle, formerly of Shanghai tere they appealed to the Supreme Court down to the lode, and the mills will be fally had been received.

pretensions of jurisdiction over Adrianople, and, swallowing opium.

The Emperor and Empress were to have and pecored their liberty. This colony has supplied with ore, and also with water. On is Worship thought that as Mr. Wotton had tentatively, other Eastern places in which Tho Chen-has in bor trips to and from Korosited the Seventh Prince on the 18th, but

further information, of price of gold, the dropped his objection that matter was settled. so interest in claiming the prisoners or de 50 tons of ore now seashed rould be roost In answer to Mr. Stokes's application, his established. Italy also diepatos the Fronohayar the Viooray Li Hong-chatg, on storted comiral rond, the visit was postponed Austria has missionaries and religione sisterhoods now up soms 4000 or 5,000 Tuals worth of owing to the rain and the subsidence of the portess of other countries, and, situsted no it 2937, value say. 822 (goldi per os.

A Worship stated that he could not include the assumptions in Terkey, the Lorant, and Asta varning is, about the beginolar of July till the 15th Matters did not even then mond, is as a port of call, it is only reasonable that stated above, the addition of 150 per ton of con master of the house in the one thou before him, Minor, but the Italian missions are, until the moms-ialised the Throne that an additional for more rain fell and the newly made roadway a general permission should be accorded for centrates would form o very considerable profit at any rate et lunt stage. He would give no de. Pope and King become resonciled ander subsidy of 5,000 Teels should be granted to the beasme o humptack of glaur, to use a rather er The miners informed me that it was considered cision on the port till Leung Kan's evidence pensliar or abnormal editions. The Froach MSN Campsny from the Tientsia Opiumpressive Caledonian phrase, and how the vint the conveyance of prisoners in foreign or good paying mine at 1 os. gold alone. I give was completed In the meantime Mr. Stokes claiu, how var, is a principal cause of the hostile Likin Reranno for that purpose, The Born of has been arranged for the 20th, when we hope British steamers through this harbour. But the above from the best anthority, and my own

was merely watching the case on behalf of the fooling in hely against France, Germany, Revenue, to whom the matter was referred have Jupiter Plavias will not deign to wat the Impe- what is conferred on the French and Gere pleased to see any fresh advance by the Gover

observations, which may interest many who are Straits Insurance.

don long age, roughly tepulsed the French claime reported that the aubsidy already granted of Tis, vial feat. Dady News Correspondoat. Mr. Stokes stated that he was prosenting over Germaine missione. The claims of 16,000 per annum from the Plantare Oprum sa ninil steamers is something very difforment in opening up the resources of Chinm

His Worship informed Mr. Stokes that he france, the few are visibly broken in the Likia Revenge for send for the C. S.N. Com- ont. These vessels are na sacred as the soil

would maraly watch the oss, and that ang most important d'tille. Neither in China and pany's fleet cannot be exebeded.—V. C. Daily Tae San Francisco correspondent of the Vanggestions he might make would be attended Japan would any arrangement between the News translations. of the countries to which they belong, and if U. Daily News writes Mr. Bayard assures to. After the ovidanus of Leang, Kan was con- Vatican and Fine which shotil giro llis latter people that the Chiness Government is about to eluded, his Worship ward that he would further jurisdiction over natives whe ara Christians, be refuge on board it is only by favour of the city the new trenty. There is no reason it considor Mr. Stoker's slain to prosecutoregsgnized by the governmente of these coun

Ahould not, especially as a check for $276,000 The evidence was then board.

tries. In spite of a certain inarticulateness Conzul that an offender against Hongous ratifications urs‘exulianged; but the authority Aynk as I was going to give the alarm of fire, and notwithstanding alleged diserations of will be handed to Minister Yen Hoon when the Leung Kaa, re-villed, said--When I met Li | which characterises all the utterances of China, lawe could be arrested in Hongkong waters, which is given, to wit, a personal despatch from that was the first time I had seen him that individual statesmen, the policy of Chima on the The Bydney vning Herald publishes the Regulations for the Consular Courts of United Iu former days, on board the French gleamers the young Emperor to the Secretary of Loga morning I did not see him in this shop with question of the French protectorate, remains report of a geological surveyor, which contains orange pokoo; 23 cases silk piece geods, $5 bales

the authority of the look! courts was openly tion, inquiring if there were any more amond-the others that morning. Ho vas coming up sufficiently olar. She will not misognise any the curicus information that at Myall Creek, in set at defiance, and much friction ered. to be made to the treaty beams gombalat Bing Wong Street when I met him bad foroign authority within her territory, except the sorthern part of New South Walas thus pase goods From Frambor for Francs-763 Chinese Passenger Aot

fishy. We hadn't supposed that the Chinese about an hour: pravisingly asen property rei sa regards the persons of foreigners, be they has been found four tros weight of foils, which TRADE REGULATIONS

Later the French Government gave an Emperor' way in the habit of telegraphing to moved trom, the shop and taken, in the firo-Chiristizes or not, who reside there under aro the romains of gigantic animals belonging packaros ea For New York-12-0808 silk Chine,

piece goods. MART vadertaking that the privileges conferred | subordinates in the diplouatio section. In the tion of Biug Wong Street, but I don't know the treaties. All religious societies may to a period immediately anterior to the humsa Japan

Por steamship Glenavon, sailed on the 25th Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dif. should not be seed to defeat publio justice the sincerity of Califorain in the matter. The time I met him had any connection with ment, with which Clins will not interfere, similar to what they are now. The Herall sys: per, 11,350 lbs senfad orange pokes, 106,024 meantime an alarming doubt has been raised as to whether the appearance of the master of the make their own rules for their own macage period, when the conditions of the country were August For London 45,951 lba, sserted ca- forent ports of China, Philippines, Siam, de, er right, and when Germany applied for leading members of the Republican party won the removal of the property. The last time but to no esso will this fiborty be allowed to The bones are found in company with those is congon, 5 rolle, mutting, cases ulik pisce Pilotage Regulations

the extension of similar privileges to bør fess privately that in their opinion Harrison's previous to this that I had as the master was rolna the chiigation af tasir native, adherents of smaller saimmals, such as the kangaron and guns, 3 casos puric. 52 cases bristles, 496 pieces pro-Chinese reqind will not cost him a rots between eight and nisa qu the previous orening, to the Civil Authority, Japan, of course, from the wombat. The bones wore found at "an mail steamers A similar undertaking, was Among the hoodham olase there las genuine when I saw him counting mousy in the shep. I the very onlust ignored the Frente profesoarer depth of to fost Trom the surface, Aldeg, 671 horns, and 18 packages szudrias. given. The Hon. P. BIRI mentiona intestation of Chinamon, Arst because they saw him put all the cents into one basket. It to a protetorate over Japanese Christians; and idos of the size of the sutmals may be gathered gust-For London 19,677 lbs. scented ceper, Per-stamebip Bienter, sailed on the 28th An- a case, however, in which he says there foreigners, and next because was cooked-rise braket; it was a good deal so does Karga. The question es regarda tha from the fact that one molar tooth bas nerodim- 8,405 The scuted pranga pekoe, 18) belea waste privileges were so used and that an abscond-laba magie that they compets in the smaller than the basketa I afterwards saw carried letter country was raised by the French Minister foreges of 8 inches shove the alypelar border of silk, 117 packages canes, 5 cases silk pisos goods,

market, but it is beginning to be codent

Cogordan during bis megöllationsin - 1886 with the jaw. None of the skelle ware fornd, but it ing debtor was thereby suabled to csempe to the presence of the Chinese Farmers want fires and pall the engine. I have done this since pressed for the elision of French jurisdiction

feard that in all other classes, nobody objecte Cross-zamined by Mr. Wotton avtend a 1.2. Ll Hung-chang, M. Cogurdan earnestly was considered that the cranis would be lees ablo and 9 cases merkhaulage From Kobe-250 bage The hon. gentleman gave neither dare nor them; manufacturers want them householders last your. I got pay for attending tires, fifteen over Christians in Koras at the demand was portion of the anatomy. The Gelege stand transportative by water than any other name and professed to speak only from bear-want them rails want them; shipowners or twenty cents each time. I have never acted as energetically refused, and positive instructions veyor says in regard to the matter Beside OF LONDON say, and be nothing bad bron heard of the want them. People meet each other in the informer ja eses of tre before this case. I don't were sant from China requesting the King of their palaoulological vaine se linking together mattor by the Colonial Secretary or Onet street, and wish tongue in cheek, deplore the expect to get any reward for this as I won't res to deny to Franse the spatial privileges the terrestrial faun of tertiary and recanttiinus,

arrival of Chinawen. But when the newspapers here it if it is given to me. I was talking in the claimed: NIEGPO Megara, Kally & Walsh, S'ghai Justice, under whose notice it would have try to get up en oroitement over the smooth and street about the Kat Fang fire on the morning

the greatetanientific imprirtenes and interest in SHANGHAL Hall & Holis Cooperating Cabean likely to come, we must eraelude, in the rapid transit, of Chinese immigrants through of the 19th between six and even d'elook, when

its relation to the antiquity of man in Australia, SHANGHAI......Moura. Kelly & Walah NORTHSEN & ) Hall & Hole Co-operative Co.sbsence of further information, that the hon. ly refuse to get excited. There are 4000 Chiass is trae you ought to go up to the Station. The

TRE LEESANG" ENQUIRY. the meshes of the Exclusion Ant, people positive-actork who heard me said "Is that true? If it

and to prove whether or not as was contem poraneons with theso gigantio animal,and we BIvan Ports. and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai. gentless has been misled. But the circui

men nor out on habias corpus, Theis fellows alert took me up to the inspector. The olerk's It is with no wish to add anything to the pain ther it is probable, as Professor Oven has ang NAGASAN.Moser. The C. & J. Tinding Co. | stánces narrated by Mr. Rraiz, whether they here, and gone sick to Chisa to see theirfriends; [him again. I was near to the Kot, Feng shop jadrniout given by the Naval Court of Encpiry largely due to the advent of man upon s claim to have been born hers, or to have lived name is Mok Lat something. I should know that the captain of the song must feel at the gasted, that the extinction of these quimale was sotnally happened or not, suggest a way is verybody knows that both clatas ses ground pretty nearly all the afternoon of the 18th. Be that wo re-open the matter. We have often had continent which justice might todefeated by the opera less and that they are may comare from the pro tween eight and mine I went to the theatre and occasion to draw attention to the curious juig. Here is a disavory that will cot the inteligent tion of the Ordinances, and that without any race of Kraugtung in quest of a lying but came back at 10.45, when I want to sleep iumenta given by similar Consts, judgments which thinking. The scientific, have not in the past bigh bonded action on the part of the Consul artes aloud, for the impeachment of the Judge the dog of fem de Kat Fans I was look often in consequence, pe doubt, of a praise us with remoto period, nor have they supposed they will all or nearly all get through. The Cull front of the Eat Fang. There is a lamp-post have occasionally arred in severity, but more found a great deal in their researches to lak or the commander of the vessel Lat as sup- who lets them in the Examiner bewis for a ing through one crack in the door the whole worthy sympathy on the part of the assessors in that previous to the aboriginal that is fausiliar pose that a debtor, or a criminal for that public mouling to detonnes the outrage. But time. I was squatting down. I was in that not sefficiently punishing the filt by which the tone there was any other rose apex this con- matter, walks down to the French or German may be straining the law, but he is straining it going so. This way about half-an-home, I know bean destroyed. It in a very hard thing, sa han leganda, to traditiaas, at would pofat to the people simply laugh at both papers. The Judge position the whole time that the rain was vassel, whose loss l being shquired into, bas fizent... Unlike other races, car aboriginali hava mail: office shortly before the departure of in a direction which suite people; the defeat of it was that time because I heard a house look been often pointed out, that one mlolaže, com are existavos ofrécesanterior to them, and connecting the steamer, lakin bia ticket, and goes on

the not may be an outrage, but it is a convenient. at 9 o dock and the clock tower at 5.80. Whom ror in judgment, one wrong ordes at a critical them with the far past. America, discovered at Outrage.

I got to the fire engine station I saw both Euro- | moment, should result in blasting a mon's pro- a peried not so far removed from the discoverS MELBOURNE...Mrs. Norton, Hargrave & Co. | board; his doing so becomes known, and

possa and Chinem. I said to a Chinaman. "It "spects for a long time if not for life. In ap of Australia, has abundanes of relies which tell BRANE......Mesare, Gordon & Gotoh.

there is just time to effect his arreat provided

f the Kat Fung?" This was all I want. I was other walk of life does one mistake have such of civilisation and moas far anterior to the advent LONDON... Mr. F. Algur, Clement's Lane.

half-an-hour watching the men firing the house serious consequences for the man who make it, of the red man. The mound-builders vanished LONDON.Messrs. Streat & Co., 30 Cornhill, thore bo no undue delay in obtaining the

I knew all the time what they were doing. I did ha! It seems inevitable thắt là chockt be so in the from the earth, and left no records behind thean LONDON.Masare. Extes, Hendy & Ca. warrants, this document is duly abusined

104, karok at the door and stop them, because meccantile marins. The owners of the 70880), as the vast and lonely monumente of their | Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-'51

Fer out. premium, ex div., bzyorit was afraid they would come out and bont mo. the shippers of cargo, the draw and the passen Labours. In some of the Bouthern States- I did not call out for the palice, beause they i roms, paf their preparty and Hyer in the bends Arizons in particular there have been dissere Union Insurance Bociety of Canton, Lizitea would have had time to shift all truses of their of one man; unfortunately, in critical nasan, tha ad remains of cities which have been the earl

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then have get into trouble. I did not think of ponsibilities pat egen him are enormous, and which go prove that what has been mutil so $724 per share, eles and buyers

Bit Franco Mr. L. P. Baker, 21. Marchants baving to proceed in two courts ipvieed of Cleveland's message, deolaren that Canada will fading whether the door was locked or not, when he has to bear the penalty if he is unequal to lately a waste of cactus plain was once smiling | North Chins Insurance TL. 295 per share

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