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NOW READY,NU 1889.

THE

ANTIMATIONS

CHRONICLE CARD DIRECTORY AS WATSON & Con

Foa 1888,

With which is incorporatell THE CHINA DIRECTORY. (TWENTY-EIKTH ANNUAL Issue), COMPLETE, WITH APPENDIX, PLINE, do, do, Royal 8vo, pp. 1.200.85.00 CHILLES EDITION, HL8vo. pp. 816......$3.00. THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY has been thoroughly revised and brought.mp to late and is again much increased in bulk.

It contains DESCRIPTIVE and · STATISTICAL ACCOUNTS of, and DIRECTORIES for

·HotaxoUGTM***

Kobe (Hyogo).

Do. Ladies' Directory: Osaka.

Do Penk Directory

Tokyo..

Do. Military Forans.

Yokohama,

MADAO.

CHINA.

Pakhoi.

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Hakodate

VLADIVOSTOCK.

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Cebu.

Sarawak.

British North Borneo,

Carten Swatow

Deile.

Amoy.

BORNEO-

Takao.

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Labuan.

Tamsui

Kelung

COCHIN CHINA----

Fooohor.

Saigon,

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Ningpo.

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Shanghai

AFNAK→

Chinking.

Hné..

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Kinking.

Tourine. Quinton

Hankow.

TONQUIN

fokeng

Haiphong.

Chunging..

Hanoi.

Chefoo:

Namdinh.

Taku.

Haiduong, ko

Tientain,

SIAN-

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STRAIT SETTLEMENTS,

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Jazokuan..

MALAY Bra

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Nagasaki

La Naval

-British.

United States.

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Japanono

Jokers.

Sangol Ujong.

Belangor. Perak.

SqUADRONE~-

French.

German:

Chinese Northern.

SHIFTING Oloers of the Chanting Stanmora oé

P.&O. 8. N. Co. Japan M. 8.9.Co. Indo-Chin S. N. Co.

Douglas B. 8. Co. China Mer. S. N.CF.

the names of

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Steamer

The LIST OF RESIDENTS now contains FOURTEEN THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED arranged under ons Alphabet in the strictest order, the initia's as well as the suruses

being alphabetical.

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of 45

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There were 1780 visitors to the City Hall Magnam daring the week ended 1st September, (of whom 290 werd Buropean A

We are informel by the Superintendent that the Esd O. steamer Khion, Leon Bombay, btt Sigreaza at 8 o'clock youtardsy morning for this port

The cargo and wreck of the Siamese, brig 7.50 Doralles were sold at auction, by Masked Whee, look Coat Bhanghai on the 29th Augrat,

In Packets of six or more named varieties,

CLOVE PINKA-PANTIES PRLOI HOLLYHOOKSPORTULACA, VERBENA AND PRETINIA...

MIGNOETTE MACHCZ (The New Variety) PRIVED CATALOGUE ON APPLICATION." THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 81st August, 1883

The offertory on Chanday afternoon at the Peak Church on behalf of the missions of the

smounted to $37.81:-

Church Missionary Society In South Chips

Mn Harb Freer, the newly \ppointed Bug lish Minister to Japan, is not expected to areiro" this post before April next, as he has applied for lexre til Fabreaty,

WAPTRIBAR 4r 1385,

··MACAO.

Londay: Lammered the wound, and as most of them have been running on offen sscédi was begun Mr. Bercombe-Emis

par alender grounds, and no Application weila by Mr Caldwell on the pre-fer several years the value of our so arily se to doubt sometimes the hang granted led to Krious day relative the return of the gamblers' oreased congiderably since the loans were made; sbnga A" ship was ready to leave the harbour [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. {′′; money, la the afirmative. The money, which Our sterling invartments are oklanlated at, 8/8 and perhaps within an hour of tarling someono

ad Soptoriber. was immediately returned, was put in as a bail per dollar, and it is the present intension of the want on board seed with one of these warrants,

In the supplement to the Government Bo hond for seats of tas prisoners.

Board to keep them therent Fle sterling and porbapa rather than dolay or be Brought holdings amount to £99,104 18 63 cuir back man sometimes gabmitted to an unfair lotim of the Ist instant appear tables owing We (Trn Trust) lesen, that Colonel Euang lost at 8/8 to 8568,029.09. If converted at is, olajm. Still there was the law and they were the changes of the sick in the Casildan lamaretto, Nal Biebl, of the Slamesa Army, is passing there would be a surplus of $90.671.95 I think bound to administer it. Any question as to in the military and oisil hospitals, and the tum- through 5 ngapore on his way to Australis in those romarke navor all the important pointe whether any hardship might sometimes arise ber of deaths during the month of Angust last, queat of estaby horses. His Government Intand congested with the Company's position; but in consequence was another point. In the to improve this arm of the service, sad with that if there is any point in regard to which für prezent case when applied te he (his Lordship) By them it will be seen that the number of the jobbant bara commisdoned the above-maned off-ther information: Is desired by, the shave- refused et first to great the warrant, hat on the supposed deaths at Coilhis was exaggerated, for

or to purchase a large enough number of horses holders, I shall be very tappy to ansvar atidarits being supplemented hillà se. tomadant a fairly strong regiment

any questions. The directors recommend a Me. Frands submitted that the only Intorpre- to the 18th to the 31st August thor wers ad- dividend of 20 por coat to shareholders, a bonus tation to be put on this section of the Ordinance mitted on the slok Het 85, of whom $1 died and 16 The following leas are from the Lendon and of 15 per cent, to contributors of business, that was that the claimant was in the actual position remained under trestment on the Tatton. Lata, 14 Okina Express of the 3rd Augenat

$50,000 be queried to the reservofand, which will of a defendant, and their lordships would not being Europsons and & Afticarls, Dr. da Silvá;”- Me. Haepden Ernest Miles Hobart and Mr. now stand at 8560,000, and 9261,119 £8 forward, therefore, order hind to do anything which he Willimi Pelloak Ker bare hean appointed to be and I hope this apportionment will comandand it could not order him to do had he been defendant under date of the 31st August, rezarks Student Interpreters for serviss ie the Far East Belf in the shareholders. We should have liked in the original suit Thong of proof lay on that the last death in the ulgidar stage

Postmat to maintain the bonus at last year's rate of the other cute, and be submittal that they should (cholera asphyrloo) took place on the 22nd Au The former Clinom Minister. Extraordinary 17 par sent,,, but efter vozy dateful considers therefore begin.

belgast subsequent desila were in the stages of re- and "Plenipotentiary at Berlin, Hen Chington we have come to the congission that the in- The Attornay General contended that in proaction (cholera typhoido), of pero aduitted in- Cheng, has been tested with the First Class torents of the Company are better served by en-ceedings of this nature the onus of proof rested No. 3 ward, (cholers Asphyxios) on the 1th, of the Order of the Red Eagle one of the highiont | turning only 15 per cent, this year, and I have on the claimant: What the Cours was investigating Listinctions of the German Crows no doubt that this will be approved of. It is now was not, as in the original mit, between plaintiff 20th, and 21st August Major Vaquinhas died alf years sines any of the prodita our underwrit. and defendant, hat a claim or objection brought on the 26th of congestion of the brain, after havi A telogram from St. Poforskavg states that aing have been carried to reserve, and during those forward by third party. He submitted that special mission from Japan, charged to negotiate six years competitions has math interessed and the Interpretation put on this gnotion of the Oring bess relieved of an attack of benign cholera upon political and commorola tattern with the rendered more than ever becay ample redisse by his learned friend was not a correct (premonitory diarrhea). Undor the heading Bussian Government ha scrived at Moscow,serves. As on example of how rates have been one. The claimant had come in and asked that Asiatics in the table there are one Chinaman and will shortly proceed to the mpital.

reduced during that period, I may toll roa the Court shield volouse this proports from at and a Timor, prisoners; the Chinsman was cured that in 1982 nog fɛpe-rate by Halť” was tachment, but the Court could not do this until and the Timor died on the Slut August. Both simast stantly doubla what it is today. No the claimant had by positive pridonas nhất, hy doubt the average loss has decreased, but default of evidenes, as argaud by his learned them ware imited to the ward is the algidus unfortunately not in the same ratio friend proved to the satisfaction of the Court stags. Of the sick sising to the arti the rates of premis During our past francial that the property seized was not in the posaton there are three Europeans in the reaction stage, year two fine steamers, the Ulysses und Silk, of defendant at the time. He mbmitted, fra with diarchos, three under observation (con. ontward bound to Chins were totally lost, and a that the case for the claimant hiring tô ba third ons, the Zanna, uk in the Mersey and proved by positive evidence sad not by default stipation of the bowels), and thres with other The pitst of tas stasmar Faison, who was subfuquently raised, as you see that our pre- of evidence, the onus rested on the claimant, complaints of a non-cholerate character. Of the landed at Dover on the 1st Inst stated that sent rates of premis bannot be expected to leave whose daty it was therefore to legia. The Court Africans one in antoring from dinerbat, two while running up the Channel they ran down a tory great margin of profit. We are, however, ould not, possibly take action to release the under observation, and one souility and seemis. szail boot, and this! las ovenpants, a man, and a vas I bare slroady wald, more than holding our proparty-nuti, it had Bean clearly proved by In view of the data the Doctor thinks It may Celler Rossini boy; wore both drowned before they canld reach own, and you may rely that no effort will he positive evidence that the property is not in be condently wandered that the spidemic of Bacalose them The Kison procesied to Glasgow spared to exles our to continus rendering as an the possession of the defendant and was not held

tisfactory acoon as these, which it is our for him by anyone else. He should rely mainly on wholermorbus ja Inssliget end sablued. Leong Mars. Chan, Camall and Co. (Limited), of plossing daty to present to you to-day

| the provisions of the Indian Code, the ssation In the Roman Catholic Cemetery there were Balfe Sheffald, have sonrad an order for 7,000 tons of

pounder which they ware proceding having a buried during the mouth of August 21 persons. steel rails for Japan. This is the first portion

taken almost word for word from that ondo. In Their diseases areolasted as follows:-Enteritis, of the order. Some 100 tons of siest rails were

the footnote of the code a decision wasgìvon which shipped from Glasgow last week for Yokohama, and 146 toma of wrought iron bridgework for Hyogo.

At the British Consulate at Shanghai the other day Memes. B. W. Little; O. Middleton. 24

3. Morris, and O. Møller, who were atmosed to attend as jurors were fined $50 each for failing to answer their names.

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& Parliamentary return 'abowa that in the year ended June 30th lost Civil List pansiots were granted to the amount of El233 Amongst them is one to Mrs. Jasbella Samh M'Catohle, inconsideration of the long and valuable services of her late brother, Sir Harry Parkes, £75.

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The Baily

Daily Press.

HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 1889,

Garota Belection Belocioz

"Roes of Castille

The N. C. Daily News pablishes news of the death of Mr. Gorge Ford, who was once well known in Shanghai, and ride himself notorious by an occurrsace which gave the name of Mars dor Flat," to the site of the abortive cotton wills in Hoogkew: He has Infofy been keeping a hotel at Kobe called the Oxford Hanse, which was recently burned down. He was badly bura, ed in the fire, and was taken to the hospital, where he died from the effect of his injuries on the 20th August...

THE Singapora Municipal Commisslopers

The Tientsin Shih-pao says that on the 36th have recently been devoting considerable at- jult, Carrey, a member of the Freach Syndi- tention to the subject of precautions against ale, embarked on the team launch (P) Lêu-mnă, on his way to the Yellow River at Cheng-ohow. fire. Their latout step is the issue of a circular He takes with him a camera for taking photo to the Insurance offices anggesting that the graphe of the river, together with saroying and dangers and risks sttendant upon firas might drawing instrumente, sounding apparatus, eto, with which he intends to get up an exhaustive be considerably diminished, if the owner or report on the oculition of the Yellow River at ocupiera of house property were required to Cheng-chew When this report is finished he

The firm of Mesure Dakin Brothers, of China (Limited), has been registered by Mears. Har wood and Stephenson with a capital of £25,000, in shares of 10 each. The object is to carry on in China and elasthara the business of ohomista, ato;

It is reported from Berlin that the transactions for the foundation ofs German Chinees banking establishment arý still carried on with great vigour, the directors of the Imperial Bank of Germany displaying great interest in the matter. and a number of prominent Berlin backing frus being also engaged. Although there are dif foultice yet to be conquered it te expected that it will soon be founded.. :

No questions bring asked, this CHAIRMAN posed the adoption of the report and accounty

Mr. JACKSON seconded. Carried unanimously.

appeared to have been carefully considered, and her diagrams and debility. 1: gastroenteritis; 2 ;) Mr. Groes proposed that the appointment of thought this senet might have regard to that de cholerate diarchos, 2; dyanatory, 9; ontecífi Mr. Michaelsen to the Board of Directore becision sa dealing with the present question. At choleriforta, 1, derhen-oholeriform, 2; over confirmad.PUNK

the same time he might add that this was hardly of paraloique character (congestiva farm 1:

Ms. KBAMEE seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously,

MT. WEITERBAD proposed the "ro election of the retiring dirvolors, Mesurs, Tharborn and Hopea,

Mr. Sassoon seconded. Carried-nem. com.

a question in his opinion on when an appeal asthmatic esterri, Ly pulmonary tabmontosis, 1,

should have been made to the fall Courtois

The Aoting Chief Justics said he had given fover 2; aut mentioned, 4. every consideration to Mr. Francis'ı arzumente.

Deyond the barrier 199 Chinens were buried. Thera was an old saying which hathenght hadIt is a pity that their diseases are not given in a great deal of weight in this isse,” Possession is nine points of the law." The defendant was in the table. posesion and anybody trying to nast him out H.D. the Gavernor, the officers and heads of must show some sort of right to do so. Here departments have ordered a Requia mass to ba the olaimant osme simply and made said to morrow. mring for the repose of the

"On the "motion of Mr. LOXLEX, 80monded by Mr. MOONEY, Masera Jelries and Arnold were alected auditors for the mrrani year.

TheChAIRWAY notified themesting that thadi-claum, but he did not say that he did, 80° ridend warmants would be ready to day (Tuesday), by virtue of his own right or anyone alse e ; he soul of the Iste Major dos Santos Vaquinhas.

Mr. DANBY proposed a vote of thanks to the simply said to the man who was in possession Some three diva ago a band of robbers made s Directors and the Barslary for the very safia want you to show that yon lars a claim." dowent ago one of the fantat gambitag honges factory report presented.

The pate was carried by acolumation He this lordshipy thought defendant had some st Tartafsiro; and having perpared the eyes of

title, he bolug In possession, and any one wishing

The MAPS and PLANS have been mostly maintain on the premises, so far as lies will mbmit it, together with the required draw. Also that the Lates will be despatebad from Directors were very pleased at the vote just his experior claim.

ro-engraved in a enparlor style and brought up to date. They now consist of

FLAGS OF MERCANTILE HOUSES IN CHINA.

their power, the applianceă necesary for ex- tinction of fire in its initiatory stage and

ings, to H.E. tas Viceroy."

.

CODE OF SIGNALS IN USK AT VICTORIA PEAR. Wat with a view to the furtherance of this ration Compaar, the wreck of the steamer Lee. 10 par oant prings, and the wal returns.

MAP OF THE FAR EAST.

MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG.

PLAN OF THя CITY OF VICTORIA.

PLAN OF Mountain Distric2, VICTORIA- PLAK OF FOREIGN CONCESSIONS, SZATOHAL, PLAY OF YOKOHAMA,

PEAN OF MANILA.

diroot.

The Ocean Steamship Company, of Liverpool, notify that to mast the requirements of the trade they have arranged for the Prometheus to take the leading berth se an extra stauner for Chins with immediate danpatch. Her advertised de partero of Aug. 15 will be taken by the Animor, to be followed by the Hector, lesing on ång. 22 Glasgow on Sept. i dosing for cargh at Birken head on the 5th Inst. for Straita, Hongkong, and Instrusted by Messrs. Jardins, Matheson and Japaa porta direst (not calling at Shanghai) Co., the agents of the Indo-Chink Stam Navi Proight oa picco gooda, 278. 6d yarns and light goods, 25s, special low ratas for machinery, and most desirable object the Companies should sang was sold by public suotion on the 27 The Ulysses will be despatched from Glasgow declive to accept any risks ar premises in August at the offioes of Meears. Hopkinson Sept. 15, and Birkenhead on the 19th, and Danu & Co. The steamer and cargo were which the owners or occupiers refuse or neglect knocked down for TL 2,250, and the wrecking will be followed by the joe for Japan porta to maintainsuchappliences, these being spasi gor a board sold for Us. 555. -- The porchasər fed as follows For sach godown, Lladder of the two lots was a Chinamen from Chefoo, and

an impression prevailed that ho represented the and 12 bucketa kept filled with water for authorities at Port Arthur, bat whothor this in so PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SIAPORE each private house, I ladder and 4 buckets or not does not avem to be definitely known. The kept filled with water. The Free Pre, we strongest rival bidder was also a Chicaman from

the north.—Shanghai Courier, note with some-surprise, warmly advocates this utopian idea. It might be feasible presses of the ei-Emperor Hsien-feng, known to

It will he remembered that one of the fin

perhaps, in the case of godowns to insist on foreigners as the "Eupras of the Eastern the suggested appliances being provided, in- Palace," died some years ago, sad her renalas surance of this class of properly being pre-places outside the Fa Chang Gate. The Board were temporarily satombed at ese of the country tically universal. With private houses the of Beverne has furnished ten pails of paint, and case is different, and it would be found in a number of peinters have been directed by the Board of Works to have the coilla newly painted, possible to insist on such a condition with and to draw upon it representations of the regard to them. If a householder, in Dragon. Some me daring the seventh moon addition to paying in cash for his insurence, the coffin will be removed, and 500 mon will be were request to comply with retoma con- tu the Imperial Mansolea Shih-res

graceling place ditions of this kind the Tosurance Companies

PEAN OF BAIOON.

PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN, PENANG.

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

ter and Thermometer, Rainfall, &o. A fall. Chronology of remarkable events sincs the advent of foreigners to Gains and span A description of Chinese Festivals, Fanta, &to,

with the days on which they fall," Comparativa Tahlen of Money, Weights, Mo. Beld of Hongkong Stamp Duties. The Hongkong Postal fruide for 1889. Rosles of Commissions and Charges adopted by the Chambers of Commerce of Hongkong Shanghai, Amoy and Newebwang.

The APPENDIX consists of

FOUR HUNDRED Pages

The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, with carried, but he was bound to say that the credit

especially due to their your onorgstic staff.

SUPREME COURT.

3rd-September.

AN APPEAL

to east him mast bring some evidence to prove the watchman, enoteded in chrrying away all avinad, money and broken silver from soms Mr. Francis said he would remind his Lord trays ou the table; aggregating tasum ship that the defendent was not in possession of of $150. The watchman made an attempt the property" It was custodia legis. :

- revalvær, · bat: was knookod His Lordship said it was beld by the Court to fire his certainly, but only by virtue of plant's claim down. The Inmates blow whistles for about a Front the wording of the Ordians it appeared quarter of an hour, but no polico put in sa spi to him that claimant had not to prove his pase pearance negatively, but rather, as the Attomey Goneril bad esið, by bringing positive evidence. HA thought it was for claimant to show that he had Timor

Bishop Medeiros wilt loare here shortly for

got some title either for himalt og far worsenge. It is said that F. E. the verdor.intends BEFORE THE FULL COURA.

The Indian Civil Code wont farther than going to Japan this month, and the Colonia! She should has done in the Interpretation of the

The Austrian commercial journal, Das Han< dele Huevas, ju a recent number davotes a long- article to a discumbn of the trade in hides from Onar Ki Seun. Appellant v. TRANG EON, section pointed out, bensine it stated in the nota stary, Sr. Casts Duerte, will pread home China. These forms the principal artists in the

RESPONDENT.. teade of China with Austria Hungary, and are.

that the person who claims must bring evidence to by the same routa, now that the public coffers The oase arase out of a dreision given fast establish his own title to powesion, and not that are scpty. I am at a loss to know from when the chief cargo of the Austrian Lloyds steamers week by Mr. Justice Leach in Summary of any one else. He thought the commonsense view will come the wherewithal to defray all these were shipped to foreign countries, against 77.785 have an interim attachment, granted by the ads a claim must show some clear title to sust from Hongkong. In 1897 66,269 plonls of hides Jarisdiction in which the plaintiff applied to to be that the person who came into the base and expensas. The public ahost psys every year in the previous year. It was not until 1876 that Churt, to the defendant, dissolved. Au arga the man who was in passion whathas the pro fabulous amounts for pages of public servants, the export to England and America aftained any mont ya ruised between counsel, Mr. Francis, party was setually in his pocassion or in the some of whom think of caburning home having rapidity. The first shipment to the Mediter was in the position of a defendant in the ease and onus of proof lay on the claimant, he must there importance; but is then increased with great who appeared for the claimant, submitting that he custody of the Court, He thought that the hardly come out. ranesu bock place in March, 1881, and this was that it lay with the other side to bagin. The Atfore begin. This appeal would therefore he day among the sick it the Collins lasarette. No ^T bear that two more deaths occurred yester- to Tricate Chinese hides are strong, sun-dried, torney General, who represented the other elde, dismissed. and have short hair. In the earlier rears the contended that the claimant should open his ense Me Juction Lisach concurred. parohaga preparation, packing, cad shipping iret Mr. Justine Laich decided, in favour of

The Attorney-General asked for costs. were all done at Shanghai; the work has gra the Attorney General, but gave leave of apponl The Court granted the costs of the appeal. dually shifted since 1895 to Hanhow. The ship against his domain, and the tese now use on went to Great Briarth Amerion in De Continent of Crin for haring bufore the Fall Court

10 Mr. Prandis, UU., instructed by. KrawSUBDC", German hands. Chire a realy not a hido-pro appeared for the appellant, and the Attornay- ducing country like Jadio, Australia, sud South General (Hou. E. LO'Malley), instructed by and large slaughtering outablishments. In China ·Mr. Francis said this caso came before their a consiguient is elected with care and trouble Lordships by way of appeal against a decision of in small varal villages, frequently in the most re- Mr. Justion Leah's in a matter arising out of moto parts of the Western provinces, and always the issue of an interim attachment in gait 720 by Chinese merchants. They are, therefore, often of 1388, in which Taang Hos was plaintiff and

of dosely printed matter, to which referenca is would soon find their business fall off. A Singapore from Marinilles on the 27th Angast, Amarka, where there are east pastures for herds, Hessra, Doanga and Mossop, for the Jefendant

constantly required by residents and those having commercial or political relations with the Centrice ombrased within the scope of the The Contents ofthe-Appendix are too nutter.

CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY.

The M. M. steamer Volga, which arrived at has been extensively repaired at La Ciotat and will replace the Godovary in the Batavia line. bas Bot yet been decided as to whether the do davery, when returning from Batavis will go to Europe or to Sairon Wa Free Press

one is sick at the Flor

TIENTSIN.

Araraine coon miction by frat less part- senger steamers between this port and Hong. kong and Caatou will soon be opened. Just now some large steamers belonging to the Indo- Chins Company's fine come to our port oo oasionally, but Mrs. Batterfield & Swire are also going to compete for the trade. Their Arab steamer, a vossel like the Tangchow, has already arrived at Hongkong, and will spa upes

POLICE COURT.

3rd September.

BEFORE ME. T. SERCOMBE-SMITH.

DISORDERLY Countran Horat Singh was charged, on the information their new line. and asmalting him in the execution of his duty

Defendant pleaded guilty. A fine of was imposed, with alternative of 10 days' hard labour.

ous to recapitulate in an Advertisement bat pense with inserance. And it is not only a hear that the dish has been withdrawn from weelce and even menthe bufore they reach the Chu Van defendant. The suit was dommene of Barat Singh, P.C. 568, with disorderly conduct-Lie Ming chuan, Governor of Formass, wit

Totulo-

TREATIES WITH. ÜHINA-

Great Britain, Nanking, 1842 Tiantain, 1959

Chafoe, with Addition Artiolo Opium Convention, 1836. and all others not abrogated.

Franco, Tientsin, 1859

7

Convention, 1869

Tientsin, 1835

Treaty of Commercя,

Convention, 1887. 1886.

United States, Tientain, 1858

Additional, 1869

Fuking, 1980

German, Tientsin, 1861

Paking, 1980

Epasda, Japan, Spain, Brazil, andTM Peru..

TREATZES WITH JAPAN

Great Britain

United Babes

Netherlands

Coren

TREATIES WITH COREA

TREATIES. WITH SIAM

TREATIES WITH ÁRAM

TREATIES WITH ⱭNAMBODIA

CUSTOMS TARIFFS.

Chines

Japanese LEGAL

..Siamese

Corean

Orders in Connel for Government of H.B.M. Subjects in China and Japan, 1985, 1877, 1878, 1881, 1884, 1884, 1888, 1895. Roles of H. B.M. Supreme and other Courts

In China and Japan

Table of Consular Fes

Code of Uivil Procedure, Hongkong

Table of Hongkong Court Fees

Admiralty Rules

Foreign Farisdiction Act

Regulations for the Consular Courts of United

States in China

Balen of Court of Consuls at Shanghwi

Chinese Passenger Act

TRADE. RESULATIONS

Siem

Customs Beisure, Chius

ferent ports of China, Philippines, Siam, &e, Pilotage Regulations HONGKONG

Charter of the Colony

Ezles of Legislative Council Port Regulations

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Moters. C. Gerard & Co.

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"Ah Pan was charged on the information of

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soon establish a regular line of steamers betwee real a fast and powerful ship, will arrive liers Formosa, Chefoo, and Tientsin. The pioneer in a fow daya.

from the mountains and higher levels. The An Immense dedy of water has nome down Yung-ting or Hun ho has broken its banks, and the embankment on the Palha, between Mator The country batweon Ho-si-wa and Tangehow and Eo-hsi-wa. has given way or been overflowed. is as badly flooded. The crops of Lading, no en

who would take the trouble to have buckets of water placed all over his house very night might, not unreasonably, come to las comolation that he could afford to dis

question of trouble, but also of expenses. Take taken by the Caledonien, at present on the Ans son why the market bas largely shifted from 24th July the plaintiff in the case applied for the India, China, and Japan line, her place being port of shipment; and this is doubtless the ros-on the 23rd July, to robrer 8757.95. On the the case of a tenement on which a Company tralia and New Caledonis service. As the Shanghai to Haskow. The different sources and obtained an interim attachment against the carries a risk of $6,000.. As ong-ball per four new steamers now building for the Austra from which a single shipment is derived, and property of the defendant, and on the same day cant. the premium would be $25. a Jear. Salatia, Syzez and Yarra now in the Austra great difficulty which is arperienced in obtaining of a junk or fishing boat, together within the lian Line are completed, the steamere Oseanien, also differences in treatment account for the the bailiff executed the order by actual swisure Now even in Singapore, we believe, the water fan service will be put on the India and Chins like quality. The food which the animal has tsokle and a quantity of goods and timber of is not laid on in all the houses, and to engage

been accustomed to get has naturally the most which the Court still remained in posásszion On Chin Pho, with stealing a rico pan and sim important effect on the quality of the hide. the 26th July the appellant in the present sold iron from the sons of the late Ars in Lynd coolies to carry it from the tanke or bydrints H. H the Sultan of Jehere, sonompanied by Whan the hidee arrive from the interior, they come in a plaintiff in a Summary Jarisdiction bark Tazz on the ad inst would probably not come far short of $25 in the Data Mantil and the Date Amar, bias private are soaked, those which are out or otherwise in case. His claim was put in before judgment Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was fixed 310, or the course of the twelve months, whichy, is at premat on a visit to Pabang. The jured being taken ons for use in the locality; was given in the other case. When the osse in default 14 days' imprisonmont with hard labour Free Prese mays the object of the visit is to Those for export see cleaned, the heads and hoofs game on for argument before M. Justice Leach would be equivalent to doubling the rate of load to a settlement of the difcales at preare cut off, and they are treated with a prepsra- the question was raised as to which side should For the above affanco, Lang Cheung-kin, who insurance. But the weakest point of the sent existing, and we have every hope that with tion, to prevent putrefaction and the ravages of begin, and his Lordehis, thinking the uns, was charged by Yang Abat, Forest Gaard, was scheme is the ides of endeavoring to will be able to fudube the raler of Pabang to show to Tricate is The 12 per ton. Diloul-ense in order that this point right he decided by

the great infinewed he has, the Sultan of Johore worms or insects. The freight for hides from tion a matter of some importaces, adjourns the fined $1 or cos week's imprisonment. enforce compliance with a municipal reguls-understand that it is necessary for his country, ties are constantly arising an account of the the full Court. The question aross noensionally. Ng Ayan was charged, on the informistion of tion by firing as a penalty for lie violation if not for his own pesos of mind, that under the tricks of the Chinese dealers, who add substances in the Summary Court, and in that Court and J. S. Lucas, storekeeper, with stealing from him disqualifection for fire insurance, The obias circumstanosa walch inva cocurred lately, there to increase the weight, and hide defects in all in the event of the balance of eridansa bejagten bottles, valued at 90 sents, on the 1st last. French Sidicate, are meeting with consider-

should be a British Easident appointed as has manner of ways, he reminder of the article nearly equal the question as to on whom Ing the

Defendant pleated guilty, sud was sentenced his bindrance. Of the four sides of a basin of the Fire Department in the extinction and been done in the States on the other side of the deals with fries and the like, and Las nothing of onus of proof would be a very important one, to thee week imprisonment with hard labane. prevention of fires in all classes of property Peninsula. It is unnecessary to say that the special interest to Chiis readers.

There was no such thing as an interim attach

FAILING TO REPORT de tres are walled almost completely, wanting only alike, irrespective of whether it be insured mourrence of His Excellency the Governor."

Sultan. has gone to Pahang with the fullest

ment in England, and it seemed to have been Leung Web Kun was charged, on the inning stones, we are told, partially at least, but borrowed here from the Indian Cole. Therefocation of Tuspectie Quinoay, with a branch

on the fourth side there is a quioland, in which or not. From a public point of view the

was no mecedent to which he could refer their of the conditions of Lisonos granted to hor under wall. There will, in consequence, be delay and it is not easy la uhlain simble foundation for tha question of whether the occupant of a house alt, which cams to hand yesterday, that ros We read in the Correio facasic of the Slat

Lordships, and the matter would therefore have to the Prevention of Crimes Ordinance, No trouble in obtaining a proper bassment by piling, should be required to provide a certain pam-Nanoy. Bristol, who is the owner of the pra

depend entirely on their roading of the Ordinance 1887, on the 2nd intoanerite, or other methods of hydranho engi

The Asting Chief Instion, asked Mr. Francia Yi Par PC. 291, «īd--Defendant is under ber of buckets of water nes provision against mines No. 17, Calçada dos Tijolos, which has are possesses just the same importance in boon lately sold at anation by order of the court, having been ordered to deliver the house, not

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Inspector Quinoar, re-called, said I distinctly mont was used, neither was it in the passession of told defendant that on the 18th of ery month zuy person holding it for him. The claimant she had to report herself did not come tears nepesurily to show that the sentence of one month's imprisonment with property attached was his. He was under no hard labour was imposed obligation to do so, though perhaps it might be

the most convenient way of proving that it was de BEFORE HON. HEWODEHOUSE. not defendante. Still be wes not bound to do so

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and millet, which 14 days ago wees promising well, indeed, were said to he the thers men in memory, of man-e in danger of being des stroyed. It is a cost miserable state of things, and the floods this year are quite sa bad sa they were in 1836 und 1857.

- The works at Port Arthur, entrusted to the

have been very rainy d The summer season at Port Arthas seems to in it, nome say 9 feet, others-say-12 feet doop

and the death. The strong men are attacked as well as the west, ind fï most cases ruson ish. I thought open to question whether the epidemie now prevalent amongst the Chiness population is Asistio obolers, as some of the dis antive symptoms of that dread malady are lack- ing in the patients now suffering. But as 19- gamla fatality, the disease that has vizited us seems quite as deadly, and is also very brief in its

that the moans which ravaged, Shanghai wat course Dr. Maogovan, somo yoans” ago said

dry cholera, and the Tiantain people was to barn something answering to this phrase apex then VI

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LORDON, 25th August.

if he had seen Grieken's Indian Civil Cods, and polles pervidon. I arrested her 'Banering. In the meantime, owing partly to the THE FISHERIES QUESTION.. referred him to a vase mentioned in a footnote the 2nd inst. in the first floor of No. 8, Kat overflow caused by rains and partly, it is un- the case of an uninsured house as of one only refused to sign the caseyance, but allow the modus vivendi to continue.

pected, by some continued Inskage from the ans, It is believed that Canada and Americs will in that book,

Cheng Lane, by order of Inspector ainees the basin has an inconveniat quastity of water Mr. Franois said he had not seen it, and after W. Quincey said I produce an order" of fully covered. Bot only a smell proportion res sted the suthorities that are WARRINGTON, 25th August, he thought the fading erroneous. The interim was released, on the 18th July last word entered rading over the case pointed oat, remarked that licomes to a convict It is the prisoner's She of the total number of houses in a town the Carreia learns, she insulted the Judge, quace forcibly taken before the court, where,

President Clevoland's message to Congress attachment in this case bed bean imoed under in the register produced. She did not re would be reached by the scheme proposad In face of all this, it will be seen, the regras the rejection of the Fisheries Treaty but the provisions of section 17 of the Summary port herself on the 19th August, and, as she mortality in the villages around Tientsing aloos There has been truch sickness and ponsiderable by the Singapore Commissioners. If the peper sare that her mind was out of order at the same time compels lies to air the Pewors Jurisdiction Ordinance Is of 1873 and, the stain-failed to do so I sve orders for her arrest

After making a great deal of now in the 07-

at Taka. The illnes, which is generally of short ant in this case camo in under sub-section idea is a good one it ought to be carried rider of the Court the Judge ordered har ca. (Fok for power) to retaliate and suggests menus 6 Me Francis, having read the doction rosary to raport myself on my leaving the colony.

Defendant stated only thought it neces-dartinn, bagiza with cramps, collapse susen. cut in much a way as to make its apmoval to the gaol, and that the should be well; whereby the greatest injury will be inflicted on ferred to, pointed out that in this car and of as going to Canton soon I deferred plication universal. This could only be treated. This woman has still in her possession, Canada with the list harm to the interests of the property was not in the possession of the doing it till thank

out of the proceeds of the ssle, come $2,000 moro the United States done by legal eurotoment, and then aor less. It would adds the Correio, be a charit Chius

large, staff of insposters would have to be able šai to give her a room in the hospital of Зарад Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dif-employed to make surprise vizite at every the Baxta Cass da Misericordis (& fondling in-

stitution). bonso at short intervals to see that the baskets were properly filled. That it wo narrates the following Incident Outalde of the would The Shih pao, thannistad by the Chinese Times,

The twenty-woosad ordinary meeting of share be a good thing to have a certain number of Heza Wa Galot Paking there is placeholders of the abova Company was held at the it was quite suficient to show that the property Chu Chl, Choi Kan, and Tong Yus were charged buckeln of water kept in every bones as a known ng the Vegetable, Macket, where Bibs head offline, Queens Road, yesterday afternoon, was not in the possession of defendant or in that of provision against fire of course goes without mingur and other daily expose their goods for for the purpose of receiving the report of the any person holding it for him. If he could prore on the tuformation of Inspector Baker with a saying, but the practics! difficulty at en sale he other day an unknown gentleman who Directors and the statement of accounts. Mr. that the interim attachinent must be thasaires lawfully and maliciously asting fire to No. 86,

Active proparations are being made by Me Orders may be sent to Daily Pream Oleo, where forcing compliance with a law to that feat or seeing a quantity of live carp, bream; eels, and Messrs. St. U. Michaelsen, J. Thurbarn, though there were no pleadings, bris learned friend

had an extraordinarily benevolent disposition: Framnesker presided,, and there were also pro- He put it to their Lordships therefore that al-Hollywood Road, on the morning of the 10th inst

Mr. Stokon prosecuted. Mr. Wottan appeared Pontuan, Mr. de Lande, and their associates, ta must obviously be so great that it is very sty, and accordingly, regardless of expense, Butter, Georg, W. Paclane, W. B. Lozley, tons, and the daimsat was simply lathe position by district ralohmua, Mo Yan, and Lik Kook, now being asked to notify the zauber of light

other fish, exposed for sale, was deeply more JS. Moses, C. ren Bois: (Directoral: E. W. by the afidarits vorn had made certain allega for the defence.

have the oil-gas plant ready, and at work here in Some further unimportant evidents was given the coming spring, and the foreign residents are improbable any legislature would pass much purgussed them all, and engaged man to carry H. Harms, G. F. Potts, Hen, P. Ryrie, T. of having to traverse these allegations. Ma would un enactment, The Singapore Commi them to a place outside the Chieng Y Gate, Whitehead, P. Jordan, T. Jackson, A. Woolley, not have to make any allegation himself bat contractor.! MAP they will esquire in their houses. We shall wol- sinners, bava nat ventured to propose to the where the river is ore fleen fathoms deep. E. Burnie, Maitland, 8. J. Danby, D. E. morety to deny those of the defendant. The doors from where the Kut. Faag shop was. I list, if only to get rid of the ratious pecals Obad Yung,, widow, said—I raide two or three coms the light, which is said to be pars and bril. There he had the labor emptied into the river, Bamoon, V. A. Hawkins, D. A. Gubbay, T. Ordinauos gave their Lordiips power to NINEPO... Mesera. Kelly & Walsh, Schal Legislature of the Straits Settlements to do and as the water was exceedingly, deep and How Kramer, J. 1. B. Whittall f. 8. Bila 3. dead with this question as though the claimant went there to buy rios ad the Batmday before tons of servanta who pillage (he fins of kero- SHANGHAI......Hall & Hoits Co-operative Co.

so; their idon that they may arrive at the ing la torrants, no one dared to attempt to ontoh Mooney, 8. B. Maxous, and A. Garlit (Secretary) were the original defendant in the guit- Sap the fre. I wanted to purchase » dolls a worth pane without, merov -Chinand Tirsa BHANGHAI......Mermes. Kelly & "Walsh. NORMIERY&Hall & Holis Cospicativa Came end by the assistance of the Insurance them. The liberated dishes appeared to sp- The CHAINAN mid-Gonflamen, the reposing they had ordered, or hair Lordship in the and the man the counter could not let me RIVER Poris and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai. Companies is absurd. We note, however, for as mon na put in the river they leaped and and. we will; with your permission, fake it as should he prepared, the claimant being in the has difionty in removing it and that was provinte like unexpected change of their fate, port hna now heen is your hands for two works Summary Court ad directed that plandaged hard it Hemis "You had better takilty seats

worth )- pertape there will bon Dre and, you will "STEAM COMMUNICATION WIR NAGARAK Meets. The C. & J. Trading Co. that they are proceeding actively in other gambolled about in evident gles at their good read When last 1 had the honour of addreaming. position of the defendant in the mit, could note only got ally, conta worth of the KOSE-OSAKA...Mosers. F. Walsh & Cô. and more sensible directions. In their els fartame, and in manifestation of their gratitude en mentioned that the competition is our possibly be directed to file a pitition or partiyalar kind I wanted. There were some The British North Bornos Herald wara-Al YOKOHAMA...Mossrs Kelly &Walsh.

toward their TOUTES KANILA.........Mears. Dias Faertus & Co. solar to the Insurance Companies they say:

business was exceptionally severe and the dif. | Hie come rosted entirely on the provisions of the

i thongh negotiations have for some months been The Fire Commissioners Cuervover fallen-ho, known more generally to foreigners as petition still continice, and thara is, as far as we their lordships would not call upon him to pat from where the Kub Fung was. We dealt with direct steam communication from our local porta

The Chinese times hears that the stresin L. As most of you are probably aware, this com- was the onus of proof. As a defes lant

foulty of profitably working it much increased Ordiance. The question raised we on whom other kinda there

Fang. Pul, acountant in the druggist's shop in progread betwens the Government and two ... Gardès HANOI EN

96, Hollywood Road, mid-Our shop la five doors rival Singapore firme with a view to securing Mr.F. Maintroy.

recognise their responsibilities in respect to the Block River, which rises amongst the foreet can see, no immediate prospect of a change for in the first pleadings in the case. It then They did a much bigger bailness in the to Hongkong we have refrained from pablishing HAIPHONG......Mr. G. Garelle.

the maintenance of an efficient Brigade and covered mountairs of Yonnax and ends its course the better. We are managing, however, to hold wore successful in the case it left them in the

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equipment, and have siready sugaged the by dowing into the Red River, has been partialy our own, and it is very gratifying to as to be same parition me before It ad not prove old pratates than in the now. The stock was what, han from time to time resobed us on the BINGAFOX.....Messra. Kally & Walsh.

services of a permanent sta£ of firewer, arveyed, and, as the most verlow rocky ahoel able to again place before yeti a report that must) their nisima. It wasply took the hand of the law tokin was dimisished since Aptilise Corse Fed the intervats of the parties concerned or larger in the old premises. The number of subject. Jest by doing so we might have prejedlo FNANG.........Messrs. Mayuned & Co.

that chatruoted the course at a point not far be considered highly satisfactory. Tarning to of the property and stated that a mistake ha By the Coat the shop on the 18th at hampared the action of Government We nee now, COLOMBO.. Messrs, A. M. &. J. Ferguson.

Plane for the erection of a Central. Firs from the Red River has been blown up by the report itself you will notice the cali in hand been made in attaching property which was not. There were very few goods in it then, and only however, in position to give our reader CALCUTTA Mesura. Newman & Co.

dynamite, the stream has been pronounced figuros for $103, 169.37, a much larger som han is the defondant's. It was an extraordinary pro SYDNEY... Memars. Gordon & Gotoh.

Station with the usual appurtenances navights for cargo and. mwongor statmare of. visual, or that, wo ander ordinary circumstanies | ceeding to giro a plalutill title to attach a small number of fokis.

brief history of these negotiations and to congra-' MEZLBODENS...Messrs. Norton, Hargrave & Co. now is course of preparation, and the work fair size for some disianos into Tinman. A hold. The explanation is that we were no property on marvely any evidence at all, and

At this stage the case was romanded til this tulate the pablic on the soilsfactory, musuner in BREDANK... Masɛrm. Gordon & Gatch.

will, is autioipssed, shortly be put is farther survey has been ordered, and the party getinting to loan • large mum on mortgage when, this title was challenged marely it was only after

which they have terminated. In Maylast proposals LONDON..............Ar. F. Algur, Olement's Lane,

salooted for the duty will, Feasible, explore and were oummalaking funds for that puc- | just that plaintiff should be made to skow olmay

roze rencived from Muara, Behn. Meyer & Co LONDON.Mounts, Street & Co., 30 Cornhill. hand. It is much to be desired that the the river to the locality in which it rises. As pose. The item of property famed beed that he had stigh sig hawa was as such pre Amperor William II, is the first Russian of Singapore to run to stomien regularly bo LONDON........Mesars. Bates, Hondy & Co. Hongkong Government would, like the Sin the country in Yannan, which is watered by the has disappeared from amongst one amete, vision in any enda so home, and as it existed here spanking King of Promin, Fringe Bismarck tires Sandakan, Kudat, Hongkong, and Blag LONDON... M=W.M.Wills, 151 Cannon St. gapore Commissioners, recognise ita respon- Black Fever, is mostly exposed of virgin forest, and in its plhos you will and a very ratlefactory it should be carefully guarded from abuse, and peaks Rustion Enanti aku kaster sure for a fixed subsidy for a period not ground. PARIS DK Mr L.H.Bicby 68, Ene Latayette. BEELING. HOdabrandt, 111, Alexandrinum sibilities. With fire dry engines and a fairly very unhealthy and scantily peopled, the value of item at credit of working account, vis, $33,530, the only way to so guard it was to throw the new German Emperor's favourite piece is ding two years. The proposals after being the now artery, as regards its uses for promoting profit realised on the sale of it. The Company, upon the plaintif the responsibility of proring, Hore Baron" German Catilo Mule" in which arefully songdered by the Governments were en Bracklist oficiant stad of drivers and soolian, there trade between. Tuanan and Tonetin is doubt and boon farming the properly for some year, when challenged that he had wright and military beads imitats the port of cogines are entrusted to our late Acting Goreras Mr. BAM PRAN (0.3£r in F. Flober 31, Merchants are at prrent only some doren froman. ful, but the stroomi may prove of great value to but although is geve good zebarn on the The Acting Chief Justice said with regard to ing the Prubedar artise to the frontiers bugle Crocker, who was then returning Eng

thus new Fredek ponton in meeting kater original loan the Deustors deemed it advisable. Mt. Frausia's remarks about, the attachments, palla, in stiillary dusk, and the return of the land, to be- ruboithad to the Cours lat Mr.Wlud, 2), Pack Bow,

What can domibly be ezpened of a Brigade, nomen fordone and the development of local, to take advantage of the latë rise în land and re- those warrants for attaching property and for Brandenburg buslar to hij Zaithiol fran, er Diréativa. On arriving in Bingapore Mr. Dally:Price Omne, January, 1888.

2 miss it. All em mortgage as thoroughly the wrivety of parsous shoird to run away wars franisio, ne tits case may be.

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