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INTIMATIONS.

1869, IN PREPARATION. .1889 THE HRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

Fon 1989,

85,00.

debtedneck," Qar Caloutta bowever, has arrived digile those expressed in theau

THS DAILY PERDAY, JANU

NEW YEARS DAY AT THE SAILORS"

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SUPOURT

IN 'ÖRI ISDICTION.

BEFORE 1. RUSSELL,

Hry

189.

would not have given a promissory got opposite the Globe Hotel I heard a cry of "On paning through the above named places Moto on the full $500, upon which he might thief." On going overthe road wo ano marine we found no special distress eristing; the people. haat beph sud at any time. As to the question running very fast. We endeavoured to arrest complained of lack of basinos, as the result of Of commission it was not likely that plaintiff or him and caught him at the corner of Bonham the flood, but the depression was more governi Taug Kwai Tsaag would arrange this loan Strand. There were a camber of marines and than partionlar.

two ago as to the probable future course of

A most enjoyable evening was spent by a the silver market. It was "It is just be of men from the Army, Navy, and mercantile thoroughly representative audiobce composed With which is noorporated

onuse mallera are in this seemingly desperate marine, in the reading room of the Baile Home

without expecting something for their trouble. sailors at the corner.. I was then strook a violent The district covered by water is not nearly THE CHINA DIRECTORY.

Whatever defendant's character might be he blow on the lead with a bottle, and knockod as vast saa year ago the water having in many (TWENTY-85ENTH ANNUAL Inso's);

plight that we adsonato the lattan course on New Year's Day. The room was tastefully

had told his story there straightforwardly, and insonsible. I recovered my soncus and saw a pisses resolved flaslf into wall defined rivar COMPLETE, WITH APPENDIX, PLANS, &, &c., [ezicusive burrowing], and the more so he decorated for the oniongond an able, choir of

it was worthy of every erodents. He stated lot of men standing round roo. The svcond | corses, which may help to scoonut for its having Royal Svo,

that the plaintiff was to hold $1,000 to be prisoner in the man who struck we. I receded on the Eastern side, to the extent of P. SMALLER HITION, Royal 8r0 $30.The Currency Commissioners, without an ex- the long selection of carols in an extremely pleas

|cause we expect now to see them improve, ladise and gentlemen wero present, who rendered No MAN AM LIN TAI..

givon as required to the solicitor, and this him with a bottle and a stick in his band. $10, and.18 6' in somo piresa. statement was supported by the fact that Chas Hadden P.C. 92 wil-Ou the Zud ist. At Chu-sieu-chen we were informed that The hearing of was rented. THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY option, recognise the claims of India to re-ant and effective mannor, with Mex. Burdon as used by fan and Deacon, a Broadly, the whole ease turned upon the faefly direction. We heard cries of this f" called out and mud hals war ornnte man anywhere else as the money had never been asked for hy at 11.30 p.m., I was walking with the last wit- about 30,000 people were receiving government will be thoroughly revised and brought lief, or at last to primary consideration, and accompanist.

The Attorney Hon. B. L. O'Malley), the solicitor, defendant had not appled for it. ness along Queen's Load Central in an easter relief. Largo inclosures with the usual straw to date. and again much increased in bulk.

the Eugliah Government is not leas alive to ceedings in his usual cheery style by wishing kinson, for the f

The Rev. & G. Goldsmith opened tho pro, instructed Caldwell and Woradit? Did he believe this 82,400 was paid or running. I ran after him al arrosted him at the I have soon.

peared for the plad Mr. J. J. Francis, to which set of witness did his Lordship give by some Europeans. I zotiosd 8000hd prisoner much more closely confined than anywhere else Ond is not surprised on looking at $900 only ? That was the only real question in cornor of Bonham Strand. We fall down togethe way the people are huddled together to bear Ng Bou Sao, slaintiff, said he knew the case. 11, however, bis Lordship believed thers. One of the men standing at the corner that the death rate was exceedingly high dur

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- Advorticamente and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a flood period will so Lente:nad t stande.

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TELEPRONS No. 14

1er-

from joint stock companies than were

stone wall,"

7

a

Tong Kwai Tsang dant whether he had the full stapont

therein was 8400,

prisonerstriks last witness with one of the battlos. the ides of the district being poor; though since

Bhon Singh P.C. 546-corroborated.

the flood quite a large hosting trade as spreng Daniel Hall P.S. 9, al corroborateil. up for the transmission of salt, which is obtain Inspector Hennessey stated--At 4.40 p.m. vd near. On having for the branch, the poverty the north the

och of the defendants with assaulting the The defendants appeared to be sabar. They may have been under the influence of drink,

The whole of the defendants denied the charge. defendant was flaed $5, or, in default, fourteen The first and third wore discharged. Second days' imprisonment with hard labour."

SUMMARY OF THE "KWANG-PAO."

1st January-

habitation.

This desolate appearancs conting all thà way to and apparently boycad the brusch. Quo ie not prepared for the stone of activity and life near the breach itself."

Horo Mr. Johuston giros a description of the bronch so similar to that which was sent from your correspondout from Kui fong-fu that we heed not repeat it. Crossing breach to the West side, our friends came South as far as op- pasite Chrosien.chen and found that besides the large river tlal flows past it, there are in addi. tion to wall formed streams, each from 2 to 3 li wide, laring wall-defined banks, and reparats

gaged a boat and went on to Chang-ahi-tsib;

intervening. At Cha-sian-chan the en From eno other,-in ens case 5 li and the other

bent this placa Mr. Johnston says

"We found the government had a few days

were surprised at the comfortable auf well-ched grain, the people received it in abundance. We

appanrance in crowds. Wo made enquiry and and that not only the really peedy, but others took advantage of it"

8. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.The urganer of her anse, No matter what the New Year's joys to all, and, after express-defendant. He bd his getting some that defendsat was not of age when the base, I struck mo with all his force in the eye. The ing the 7th and 8th moons; and that uambere insy be the immediate oulome of the Curing his pleasure at the sight of puod a thin- money from his fa83. Witness copied was executed, bo naked that the bond might be last witness and myself were in plain clothes of the people loft because of the provailing sick. rency Commission's Beport, the prospect of ronghly representative nudience, explained the the ford products draft. He wie: the ultimate settlement of the silver ques. purpass of the sausa in which he is such an school with dyfandt. Joseph'a. College: paid into Court. With saferance to the bond and we got assistance from No. & Police Station. have returned while others are still striving set aside except in so far as regards the amount One Indian Constable present blew his whistle peas. Matters are now better there, and many STALRYSTALLIZED CHERRIES, on by international agreement has boen energetic worker. The benefits of the real Dafundant could ud speak English, the satire onus of proof was absolutely on the Bargeari Hill and the other orastable arrested the larger hway-kisans are tarued for the pro Ivastly improved by its appearance, India ing room and Sibrary wore emphasised, the house in company! On and signed the good faith in advancing this monoy. He asked two bottles in court up his sleeve. The contents people themselves provide the firing, and cook On the 1st Deceadout came to their plaintiff to show that he sated with strict the three prisoners Second prisoner had the sent into centras for distributing grain, at the by no mesa the only lower; the constant ass of these placa that direct loss which the uations of the time and inesas when girth the opportunity. also gave dolendasesory note for 30 The Attorney General said his foarund friend

"Jack" can and will make the right use of his fondout returned interest. Plaintiff and costa. Latin Union, whose anormous silver coinage 418 plodges and heu falou-and und-borne fruits and it. He did not sign-to the question of us, and a store prosod Cross-examined-bed the hond as a wit in the course of his lengthy apesch had referred BOULES DE GOMME & CORAL CANDY I now. virtually token money, mast even-felsowhero in pao notable iustice. 576 latters the promissory notas not asked to co say a few words on that subject before proceed-on the 2nd'inst the defendants and witnesses of the towa, was explained, ng

tually face, in default of a restoration of were known to have been written at the table He was precont whipromissory note was ang farther. He apprehended there could be riu came to the Central Police Station. I was on whole districts only a vast medy barren The monetary status quo, will be appalling. for the a of unltivation ar The evil will not-eunnot, indeed be alright direction. lowed to continue, and to grow in intensityed the Bishop

The rev, spanker now introduc.

this case, and it was a matter of the utmost im- prosiding over the mosting.

portanes to decide which party it' rosted apoa year by year. The future, then, is hopeful, The musical port of the programma contained

This concluded for the plaintif This activa lad been brought upon the bond. nad probably a very few years will see the many pleasant items not the least of which lordship by stating at length, as it was rasted upon the other side to show that they Mr. Frazein aaronld not detain his The band had been proved and the one then Indias Government well rid of ite "Good King Wenceslaus" was well rendered by very fully set out loadings. He would were not liable owing to being induced to sign rible exchange d'ficulty." Mr. BARDER,ly received. Mias de Jermy's Ring out wild

Rov. Mr. and Mr. Goldsmith and enthusiastical call the defendantfter that one or two the bond through feand, or in consequence of

olbar fituesSCH. his note to the Currency Commission's Rebella" deserved and would have received aacure youngest son of To The signatars on regard to the bond there was no doubt that it incapacity to help themselves. The ongs.rested Tam Lin Tai, mt, said he was the entirely upon the defendsat therefore With port shows that every person is England and not the Chairman explained that more "Bella" the bond prodesed He gave the bond was executed by the defendant, and the question who has had his capital invested in silver would "ring" in the following carol. Is an using countries has been losing 2 per cent interval of rest for the choir the Roy, Mr. Moors and promissory n3300. Two or three of a fraudab at conspiracy between the plaintiff, to plaintif on thDecember, 1865. He was had defendant succeeded in showing that roosived $600 in rom him on that date he was induoad to sign this hond in consegnenca Ganually for the last fifteen years, while gave a highly humorous, though nous the loss wooks afterwards gave him 3400 on the Tang Kwai Tang, and Sta Un. Thors WES Al letters for mublication shall be written on one country has found his capital increased toxt

every one who line fareated in a gold using instructive, garmon-spooch with the Sea" for promissory nato, fer received the other not a title of proof that Tang was of stipends to beggars, the leading article of Adverting to the tariff fixed for the payment $100. It was not tran the B1st December was any friend to the pmtiff. He (Conneel) nearly 3 per rent, per anuun during the Sobriety, not the long-faced, phritanical, pisintiff pad him in notes. When he knew nothing of Tong Kwai Thang's character, to-day gives the substance of a Prohibition, same period. The N. C. Daily News sug

á-la-bass-fiddle-string sort, but a sobriety of Kwan, Taug Kwai Sini Ons and himself, it not more likely that he would have look-oper beggars whom he charactori-os as a far previously opened it as a centre for distributing signed the bond thire prozent Ng Man bat asuming that he was dishonest, was The Commissioner of Finance alludes to the conduct marked by abstinence from alcohol. Orders for extra copies of the Daily Press aboak tages which investors in silver using cour

gests that there are compensating såvat. Barnest, all mast be this, aren though read a little Engila od ar to pluck! What possible reason could there whores lot than ordinary mendicants, pollatiar

The last witiess was went. He could only el upon defendant as a pigros for himself La sent before 11 a., on the day of publicationries hava had, sach as bigher dividends "A."—Amiable, saitois know well the priculare adoratood amf money mentionat man whom there was no evidence to show that he to many rowdy means to actori contributions and that any person might go who cared to,

not posses of the ability to say "through bond. He loked at bn he signed it and be for his introdasing him to the plaintiff, a as they do poople's houses and having ressurse worth of an abs man in a ship, and the sd it to him. Te undd that $1,000 was to by him. This story told by the plaintiff and beggars who go their rounds after dunk from obtainable at home, and higher vents and Marriage with na naiabe lady was suggested as be paid to himt enoto was for lawyer's his witnesses bad not been on bstantially impenek-

biff read and explain- know anything of, in order that he might profit he rigorously forbids then and smother kind of discomfort that a cross-grainer! man produces.. prices for properties. But the greater return cans of acquiring the desired amiability, and titi told him the 301 hold as 31,000 for be would ask his Lordship to take the eviden on tices on pain of being dealt with with all the se-

arperson, and 100 w commission Plain- od from capital invested in silver using countries the audience cold cansele themselves with solicitor's expobos sore it him as required, before them on this point and see what it rority of the law,

With referenes to the question of infancy, continning their illegal and objectionable prac- the hope that, even should they marry a crew, as if he gave it a thewould spend it all is looked for or quite ather grounds ha her zagging would soon render them oblivious the loss of a portion of the principal. If to other folk's sneers and make them the happy I did not know heigued the bond that par lordor by which she remembered it and w

suonated to. Thus lupted mother gave the Cross-examit by Attorney-General-year of his birth but was unable to state any there were no vacation of exchange, and no possonors of & pachydermatona amiability. The he was borrowinblaint money. He did not nuable to remember anything alea stout it, solstice tms had the beneficial result of replo- the Eastern brauch. and found after 20 i the Ings of principal to be looked for from this tried either plan, aud, judging from als Dach FRY $194 to plain ng bast. When be waren the names of defendant's father or mother. nishing all the wells and of reducing the num. river sabdividing into a number of smaller

rav. gentleman did not intimate that he had j cause, investors in China would still expect the necessary amiability soared already here. it was he who lactoney, and he (wit was adopted, but could not tell the year. On the THE report of the Royal Commission basingher return than if this invested their At any rate, his audotos of the ama ness) naked him heated the commission other hand he had put in evidence an adorit who carry off property to the value of 500 tals,

plaintiff's name heissory note he knew The nurse could tell the month only in which ha ber of fires. clearly demonstrated that the existing car-money in Enginud.

In Hati a village is attacked by robbers, Worthy who, returning from "apting," took for if he was load it. Witness made made by defendant's elder brother in another rency arrangements of the world are eminent-

the contents, cf & washing pan in lieu of a disturbance with -asked-him to give sait, and therefore there could be a possible but as the handful of people did not venture to district that..tbe.condition of the people seemed iy-unsatisfactory. Whether bi-meta!!iem

soup left by his loving spouse in the other of the bond, book. Porwards spoke about motive for giving his age falsely, and he there so the alarm tho delinquents had fairly geas į most deplorable. Tie says handruts and haulreds The interesting ceremony of making the pre-ton's mozaméet, becagat down the konse, Ahi for interest the bank notes and 1864. The defence had not established thus fact/batore the rava decenders of the posco came by, but fully standing in the "water; ae that would be a safe remedy is a question on

of the old lady who could see through Wellings your's interest, it took a receipt from stated that defendant was born in Februa sentation to the 58th Regiment will take place ocasional touch of the brogue" and the promissory note. which the Commissioners are divided in five o'clock.

ou the Parade Ground tomorrow afternoon at sortion that "this was a thrue story" was opinion though the general tendency of the report is decidedly in favour of that doctrine. | L. O'Malley, will shortly proceed to England on gaily "being much appreciated. A second sangs trying to go h money from him infant when be ereanted the bond. Tho bond pots on board, which caused serious wounds toe house had fallen the people went elsewhere;

We hear that the Attorney-General, Hen, E.

Kartögethär too mach for the gravity of the self were no longer ja owing to Tang Kwai had not established that this young man was an į pirates, who, as a preludo, throw several atink. I lose halots were entirely deserted Where

audionoo. Cazols now followed, Carol, carol The mono-metallist members do not calearo. Paucar gives the acting appointment torval was filled by an address from the Risko: did not know at 1in he borrowed the cover on it.

and conspiring withboo cheat him. dean bi-metalliam out and out, but they

to Mr. Justice Leach..

who compared the religious status of Jack dwell on the momentopsusters of the chinuge

ashare now and thirty years ago. The Foochow Ecko say that during the last as had been the progress of the past thres one at the time begnede bond. lle re- Gratifying paid out of the estates were being

money that the larg itwould involve and the unknown risk attend-forteight the suspension of three native banks years, there was room to ga forward yet, membered his aga paus the old Chief ing it. Our own opinion in favour of ... has been annoansed; tlui liabilities in ono irstance and ho hailed with jay the association, with Justice," tho" old ma frontly nelsod him

amounting to $150,000..

the Seamen's Chaplain, of lay holper. One his age. strongly agitated by all, was, barid, the absence know defendust. He home pitur for him in groat paint, and ous that could not be teu in Hongkong of that Sunday rot which is a the administration seit Jaan 1886. Trier Daniel Edmund Cwall, iciter, said be physical necessity, a night, and a roligions duty to that Mr. Stephou actingar him-Wit Every effort was being made to bring the move nos su Tang Kwai ang at the matter. ment for securing a day of rest to successful Ho never told Tang Kai That he should

Puleo Hsien is somewhat thickly populated, aud We (Straits Thas hear that the proposal for in leanness of position pleas require 51, before acted defendant. Ting Hing, with attempting to dacey hini.out

it seems to me to be the most noody and urgent. "less resulting to coolies." Would the dog's he would act for defolant, he

ing on the bank they pass through a small kiseo are also surrounded by water, yet they ace on wach quore lofty ground, and the dwol Tung Aling declared-I ep a shopman in vegetable garden belonging to braves staticnedings at least are better. my father's rice shop at Shak Ting. On the 20th at that spot. The bravos endeavour to oust It is not ikely that one would mont with.

Aftor the expiry centre, within the radius of 30 li, food is being

provided and shelter afforded by the government. with him. We wont to the Chin Un boarding of a few days the same passage beat wont by, those who are most neody; but the distribution

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JANUARY 4TH, 1889.

donble standard was formed years ago, and

We are informed by the Superintendent that has been confirmed by all that has transpired the P. & O. steamer Bengal, with this next out since. The N. C. Daily News has gnoarthed ward English mail, left Singapore fer this an article from an off number of the Reong. per: yesterday at .. mist, published in 1856, to show the evili -

NEWS.

The rain that has fallen since the winter

Beturning to Wei-shi-hsien our friends found the threa Eronchas had formed one fist flowing and wide river, equal in appearance to the Yang tae at Wachang this stream continues to the South East of the Esion aboat-50 li sud then divides into two main stres.

Mr. Johnston and his companion want down

itself over the entire land, and it was about that atrooms, until by the time they reached as far South as Pu-kod Esien, but distant from the sity about 2 oastward, the water had spread

of villages might be seen not only surrounded that there was fraud, they had not established to even hear of tho mishap.

those who lived there could scarowly step catala Dr his Lordship but fees and the foot that there was untas infrance; and they-A-passage-boat-from-Sau-buí in attacked by their doors without boats Servoyang-Of-

He therefore stood, and plaintiff was entitled to re-

Etia Lardship reserved judgment.

audor-twenty-

POLICE COURT.

3rd January

BEFORE HON. H. E. WODEHOUSE.

ATTEMPTING TO KIDNAP.

U Asam was charged, on the information of

two men on board. The value of the property robbed.ie as yet uakiovs.

but where the houses were still standing the people who could romain om to have done so. Again quoting Croze his fatter:--

Having called at sovent of these places for squiry, we of course saw as well as hard that the people were poorly circumstanced, yet all seomed fairly wall clad sed had no appearance of having really suffered from hunger.

A row takes place in Fatsban between several men employed in a rico shop; daggers were drawo, and a regular cómmation ensued.

Beveral prisonere under arrest in the Naukai Magistrate's Yamon and who were kopt to un- "No special form of sickness appears to have dergo their trial; managed tri effect their escape. shown itself in the places, many of them are most difionit of access. You will notice that The case was at once reported, but the monthis district to the East and South-East of still main at larga.

A page boat is becalmed and the mon

which, ne is contended, then sprang frou favoured by the diretors of the Singapore Tn.ould be foroialy seen in the absurd plea of When he was asked by The Kwang whether of the aulony for the purpose of procuringaran. Jutip en shers to tow her along. While walk. At the present the villige und towns near Chon-

bi-metallism.

sociation, so that mutil the reserve fund amounts

temporary deprivatios, oven their starvati

required

The article deals, to quotesurance Company is to alter the Artioles of Arbour of ecolisk be allowed to mar quc plea~! world, but that anmeøjer,would that bosom, on the 2nd inst the summary of nur Notbern contemporary,] to $40,000 only 3 per cont, dividend can be pasares, would they not speedily learn that lagi to retain counsel and for prelimina

with the position of the Bank of France while until it rises from that to 8000,000 only routiered not to the votary of pleasure; about $100 would de.[ No mention penses. ult. I came to Hongkong with the defendant the boat people and they come to blows, one of cases of absolute-starmilion, as almost from any

why should it debar the seeker after God costs would be paid out of there is a friend of mine. He told no he would the soldiers being wounded.

far as we can understand its views it holda to the mono-metallist theory, though its article

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the above had not reached the Viceroy in good tims.

At shout 11 o'deck last night a firm broke. out on the grond Koor of No. Rosario-stroet,

the

I

get me work in Hongkong, and so I came here

s hoarding homes after him.

WELLERY SNATCHING,

te those who expect to pass the winter in their

A man places three jars on the top of his

CIOUS METALS IN CHINA,

The M.U. Doily Nerea Baya:-Bir Louis Mallot,

•

place ting weetly condorted in Caroine gaestion of the right of the colonies to a voten Soo etary calling his attention to the necessity evidence as to defondants's ago, his loptaderies. The d'fendur road West. These elder ene running away from her husband- gíres {

Commission on the recent changes in the value

of Silver.

India, and the United States. It is prepared by Mr. Giffen of the Board of Trade, and is ad follows.

Net Imparts Not Exporta

Year,

of Silver.

£

1562

2,506,000

1864

3,080,000

1865

1,131,000

1866

3,180,000

1807

3,967,000

1869

2,403,000

1989

48,000

1870

1,943,000

1871

3,637,000

1872

715,000

1874

.1875

1876 1877

141.000 2,004,00 ,366,000 3,348,000

1978

3,250,000

1573

29,000

1880

199,000

1681

1,561,000

1663

110,000

183

1881.

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and of the French earrency at that time, 10 por cont, can be paid. when siter was disappearing from that. Ws (Englishmen are glad to learn that Mr. Creed and character ran in close and grave gived $100 on the 4th January.

$1,000 Witness explained at the country and being exported to India and J. E. D. Ezra has been chosen as mocessor to nection, and Sauday, the only day on which theng Alm, despite the employ Chino Is that terrlfed all the mones Dr. Mahendrels Stroar in the office of Sherif majority ever think af God, should to the day of aid she was in that emplay beforalam house. He told me he would get work for me and the brares fell on the people and took their of a few-thousand taels would be of geoat valas theoriats. The position was therefore in popular. for Mr. Ezra has taken a promisent of the father and his dying bequests to his three Choi fourth wife. She remembered hi When a man aboard bekt me the facts of the pa

of Calmatta The choice, wo before, will be very rat for sailous spocally. In a beautiful allegory aut rus barn. He was the adopted son hd fat Sirgapore at $20 per month. I was willing rengeance. The matter has assumed such a sori- some respects the opposite of that which park in all recent public wavemmis, and his sons, and also in the touching legend concerning adopted. He was one month old at the I jumped overboard, a constable resoned ma, inquiry.

to go and work 'sboard the steamer with him. ony aspect that it is to be the subject of andesiato iurana,” some perspus and all bi-metalliats say we

fiberality has bonefted u wide variety of objecta.

Another party of our misionaries boring made the inspired plan for the Strasburg Cathedral, She einid not, remember what year that and took 100 back to the boarding house. Be

a tour of exploration in mother direction brings have experienced for years past and are still

the speaker indicated this true basis of all Chris He was about 24 years of age, reckoning Charrasted defendant

A'story' told of a womati who took uni ber-back very similar tidings to the above. The Foochons Echo sara:-Report reaches natin affort, Faith." The choir gare the fashion at the present time.

self six husbands. The fifth and third fucked 'enduring; viz., ton little gold for the wunds from a privato, source (zativo: that the Visero the wishes of the season, Mr. Crawford gras fendant as her adoptal son. He was adopteßingaporo. I saw complainant picked up out fr. but paroviving that she had married for the | IMPORT AND EXPORT OF THE PRE-

carol, and after a few words from Mr. Tarn ozi

Aa Pan, detectiva, declared-On the 21 lust. up unexpectedly and placed hor in an awkward. of the world. About 1850 it was held by about Kuliang, as a rather pusty wire has reach fully fondered the tharks of himself and seafar by her in the 14th day, 4th moon, of the libe the water by a bostwoman. I arrested the sixth time they willingly give up their claims.

will not now dare to make any more trouble

Tan Fang Tue, widow of Tam Choi, said at 1.30 p... I was aboard a staster bound for come doctrinaires that there was too sucbd him from hitung-chang on the subjoig friends to the ludios oud gentlemen on the rear of Tang Chi, (11th March 186) Ha wasisoner afterwards when complainant took me gold and too little silver.". Our contem-out his sanction sad that His Excellencs withe Benodiotion ended a "red letter "day in the

telling him not to meddle in foreign affairs with platform. A voter of thanks to the Bishop and 24 years old this year by Chinese reckoning, porary goes on to show that god many hold him responsišlé if any trouble arises. The sunale of Missions to Seamen, in Hongkong. mado in onoilor suit in which the older brothers colony for a long time; we are friends, we/among the neighbours are attributed to the after signing Part 111. of ten pages of the Royal things have changed since then," and so houses at Kuliang would bave been destroyed if Communicated.

The Attamey-General put in an aflitavit the prisoner stated. Complainant has been rest, and three deaths that have taken plaes of the defendant stated that defendant was bornan agreement together by which I was to hameful influence exercised by these jars on the in February, 184,

Mr. Francis said the claim, made against do-

I said for this. He was to go

to Singapore. The boarding house fengshui

of the previous metals, aida a supplementary is more of an historical summary than an ex-

on bourd THE SANITARY BOARD.

fendant was for $2.990 and $261.68 for interest.

2nd Jasuary,

explanation in what be modestly calls a Note, uf pression of opinion. Itconcludesas follows:cooupied by Mr. J. J. Spooner of the Opium

Plaintiff stated that he had advanced to deford-

Hot kidnap him or attempt to do so.

aae was dismissed.

The paper gives a continuation of the dia- twenty-four pages. Part III. did not adequately *The exports of alvor to Chint in 1856 were Farm. The flame sized on the woodwork yesterday afternoon. There were present-purposes. Ho stated that he advanced 31.500 was cled by Laspector Swanston with being would ensue from the introduction and en- and among them we find one showing the importa

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was holdim 32,400, but he kapt back 8000 for other. unt: $2,300. It was intended to have advanced

logus on the subjugation of the savage tribes in represent the ransous which led him to sign it. WDRUSE AND DISORDERLY. to pay for a large silk drop at high prices, in the building very quickly, and as oving Dr. Ayres, President Hon. J. M. Price, Suze in bunk notas, and at the same time gave drunk disorderly and assaulting the police forcement of the tithing system. The ex- and exports of silver into and froir Chins, in bis South. A.B. of H. M. 8. 2mperieuse, Formom and goes on to orpess the benefit that He gives a large number of tables of statistive, and the difference between the position of the sea level the Brigades had great difficulty gistrar General: Hen Wong Shing,

to the great height of the street abere veyor-General; Mr. J. Stewart-Lockhart, Re-a promissory noto for $500. The first defance in the eation of their duty on the 2nd inafant ponent fees convinced that peace and quint trade with the United Kingdom, France, British eilter at that time and now is represented in getting to work, they spread rapidly antlie, Mr. N. J. Bdo, and Mr. W. E. Grow, Slet Decomber, and which defendant admitur, is ult, fourteen days' imprisonment.

Dr. set up was that the bond given on the The care was admitted, and defendant fined in the roles of exchange corrent here during to two adjoining houses both used as Secretary

and security will be the results of this system. the year. The lowest rate for 6 months water was brought to bar the fire grew less reed and confirmed.

dwellings by Portuguese families. As soon as The minutes of the previous meeting were and entirely invalid as having been given wherong as charged by Lam Akwai with

ted having signed and executed, was wholly

Naws. ---sight-bank bille in 1806 was 64, 4d. and the force and half cu hour after this outbreak the The SECRETARY rend a letter from the othe fallest advantage of the isw with reference at $6.50-en thou instant.

defendant was undergo. They had not taken stooling for person one gold hairpin, valuedis mot by two professional kidnappure, one of LA woman coming to Canton from the country highest 75. 8, per tast. In May bank partially burnt but several articles of furniture by the Board under the provisions of Sub-section required $900 and has indattad tn plaintiff in Chez Aying, dopler per ir Queen's-road West. her as his wife. Her vociferous expostulations top floor of Noa. neabsided. No. 3 was lonial Secretary stating that the by-laws passed to infancy hecansofdefendant admitted he bat Lam Kreis she was the wife of whom with the design of carrying her off olsimk paper was 6s. 8d., in Jane it varied from in it were saved. Nos. 1 and 9 were completely 24 of 2ootion 13 of the Pablic Health Ordia that sam and with laterest thereon, and bad On the 2nd in, at 2 pm she was walking attract a crowd, who save her from the snares ; 7. 18. to 78. 6d., and in September from 78. gutted. The whols of the engines were pro fance bad baan apprared by the Legislative Coen paid that money into sourt. Their ord fendant snatcher hairpin from her head and the iwo men, however, soareded in escaping Gul to 78. Bd..par tuol. The average rate for sent and the marzer in which the hesus were cil and would be published in the Gazette.

in the Queen's ry with a little girl. The do- the your was 7. per tack; 6. 81. from houses was very creditable.

fstehed up the steep inclines to the burning!

acled in that way would relieve his The CHAIRMAN aaid the passing of these by ship of the question as to whether there was January to June and 7s. 41. Croes July to

laws would necessitate the repeal of the orders fraudulent misrepresentation as to age at the him. The pin waith 56. She had not rea wous years back. One of them was brought

ran away. A man after him and caught

Twins, both girls, were given birth to by The following, from the Melbourne Argue, 17th December, 187, regarding small-por.

pablished in the Goversasut Gazelle on the time the bond was signed. With reference to the corered it. December. A good deal of this bigh value would seem to show that the Home Rule party

fact of infancy he had the evidence of both sides of exchange was due to the trade of the is at a discount in Victoria:-The important was decided

up at homa and the other sold. After the ex Tien Kwong Fu On the motion of the SURVEYOR GENERAL i bafuce him. He (Counsel) had put into the at No; & Station. I am Station colle piry of several yours they both marry, but the

address a letter to the Colonial witness box the two persons best able to give I was going alone Quo

2nd inst., at 1.30 p.m., dollari, which were then booming scarce in warmly debated in the Legislative Assembly,

in the election of Governors has been again of repealing thein order. Europe. These were good times for remitiers" and with remarkable result. Sir Thomas of Dr. antlis on the subject of bori-beri, which age in 1886, to the anth of March. At the labear.

The SECRETARY laid on the table the report testimony that he was born in 1865 and came of

nuing away and I rise to considerable excitement. Her husband mother and his purse, and both gave consistent caught him

one day comes sorces the sister of his wife, whose In noting the many things that have chang-protested against the appointment of Sir Henry published with the other reports on the same dant was su expectant heir, one of those persons

Prisoner was sentenced bres wasks hardvery image she is, sal forthwith lays handela M'Ilwraith, Premate of Queensland, having had been circalated, and stated that it would be of the transaction, mortuyor, the defen- ed since 1856 the N. J. Daily News onits all Blake to be Governor of the colony, the Legisla abject.

ENDANGREING PUBLET

on her and claims her as bis wife, and it was only` mention of two of the most important things, that notion, bat it refused Subsequently the walled for from the Sanitary Superintendent or imposed app and appressed. Mr. Francis then of stone and endangering the sa

tive Assembly of Vioto-in was asked to suppert

Tang Hing, contractor, waar god by La aftor fall explanation had hoon satisfactorily whom the Court of Equity always guarded and Yau, P.C. 284 with negligentiating stone given that hoalaadoned his pretensions The SECRETARY read a report which had been looked after as persons poraliarly liable to be in a quarry and thereby project larga pisues the opening of the Suez Canal and thecelablish- Legislative Assembly of New South Wales, at duagham Market, and the repert on being put quoted from Lake on Contrasts and cited several on the highway below,

-**** 1.265,00

2,115,000 mect of telegraphic communication. The the instance of Sir Henry Parkes, agreed upon to the Beard wse scoopted.

A robber in Fatsban assumes the character of

(1863 and 1873 aro omitted.) the 31st orber.

of persons latter event revolutionised exchange has an addrose to Her Majesty, submitting that the

En onstomer and knocke at a late hour at a rice

Appended to this is a noto: "It will be seWA cases. Continuing besail the defendant was clear The Board then acutiated consideration of ly in the position of the porsons in the cases said-On the 31st December I was wag along admit him. eclonial Government concerned should be con-

George Horspool, Chief Inspector Poling, shop, but the shopmen smell a rat and refues to that the direction of the current was terorand 6088. Before that time the value of the sulted before a Governor was appointed. That tien 13 of the Fablic Healdi Ordinance. The the time, and he had bean deprived by the Court saw blasting operations going on. Heard a bat the precantions taken by the people indoors reduced demand for silver elsewhere, all kinest the by-laws made under Sub-section 19 of Sec-quoted; he had no mesna or property whatever at Rosham-road at the foot of. Richmond. I

after 3872; China was losing silver up to 18:3 dollar and tael was dependent on the up-sction esamed to Bir Bryan O'Loglilen to remaining hy-laws were passed with a few verbst of his allowance. He did not know the nature of blast and saw three pieces of granits ply of ballion on the spot, but with the in of this colony to follow the example, sud en

justify him in saking the Legislative Assembly amendments.

Another attempt is made to rob another shop and after that year she began to import it. The abanga appears to indicate the effect both of this troduction of telegraphic remittances it com- Wednesday evening he proposed a resolation to of the by-laws as a whole, and recommended that

On the motion of Mr. Ene, the Board approved he (counsel) was aware, made.

the order onde, but no provision was, so far, as the air. They fell on the road near Wire I baffle the designs of the thieves.

increased production." Now, as for all business menced to follow much more closely the that effect The Hozso was full, and, not they be transmitted to the Government for appointed!

was standing. People were passing aloughe His Lordship Was there no guardian spread at the tima. The stones dropped quite day on board the Hongkong stower.

Three robbers arrested the day before yastar purposes Hongkong must be counted as part of course of the money market in Europe.

withstanding all the hon. gentleman's disclaimers, proval

the China trade, and sa-no- records emst of the the large majority of members persisted in

hundred yards from the blast. Thedrain of silver from France, to which the regarding the movement as one directed against meetings having been fit for Thursday, it was all megbers of the family was stopped in order

moremants of baltion into and freen the colony, The CHAIRMAN suid that owing to the Council one. He was instructed that the allowance t

Mr. Francis said that he had never heard of! Defendant mada no deferee, and was fined Sh A good woman given to release birds that are the want of these makes the above table in our Economiat refers, may have caused temporary the maintenance of the ouansetion between necessary to alter the day of the meetings of the to put pressure on them and ind noe them to come 191, with stealing four pieses of copper and soxisome hack to her daily, thus necessitating the forais, probably ever since the discovery is dis

LARCENT.

keptia confinement, finds to her intense burprise, opinion alueless. A great quantity of silver- inconvenience, bat, as appears frou: the state O'Loghinn is a House Baler, and it is well

Australia and Great Britain. Sir Bryan Beard..

Chan Kwan was charged by Tong Lam, P.CAthat the birds instead of accepting their liberty and gold has come to Hongkong from (ali- ments of the N. "O, Daily News, uiattere acon-understood that the only objection to the ap- first of the standing orders, which provides that against hit, taken any steps to set aside the

On the wotion of the BEGISTA GENERAL the fondant bad not, fill this action was bronglit Dock Company, on the 2nd instant.

to settlement between themselves. That de-copper nails, valued at the property of the lay on her part of soms 'money to Law them precious metals in that Beste. It is mostly dia. righted themselves again. It must be borne once a magistrate in Ireland, and was successful amended to read that the Boad should meet was ill in the same position.

pointment

tributed from Hoogkong to- Canton, Siam, the Sir Henry Blake ta that he was the Board mest on each alternate Thursday was bond was se argument against him, because he at 9.30 pui. he saw the prisoner land at Peddar's The constable stated that on the 2nd instant, in mind, too, that no part of that demand in asking the disturbing element in the p-on such day sud sach time in each alternate

ports to the north of the Colony, the Straits, India ind other places, while a part remains and ferme for silvor could be mot from the currency palation respect the law. The members of the wosk as shall be fired by the Board,

Wharf from the Kowloon laurob. ilia pooket. His Lordship-But he has some allowance now. looked suspiciously bulky and witness searched

portion of the local currency. Other places also of Great Britain, and the burden was there were determined that they should not be made intention to move the following resolutions at family were allowed to bid, the price being de

Aeserably connected the dironstances, sud

Mr. Francis-I am directed, my lord, that some him and found on his person the goods produced.

THE YELLOW RIVER DISTRICT's.

send silver to Hongkong. Unless therefore wo The SURVEYOR GENERAL gavo notice of his property was sold and that the members of the They were wrapped up in a pince of cloth:

know what the movements of silver in Hong- fore thrown on Continental countries instead use of by Heine Erlers. When the time caso the next moeting:1. That the executive bited against them and that they now recaire fined $10 for "unlawful possession, or in default follows: As your csadors are aware, the distressed † sûvor coming to or gcing from this country in The JW.Storenson, of the China Inland Kong have been, we are nisble to form, even a of being evenly distributed. So long is the for a dirisisa, there were but three supporters branch of the Sanitary Board be requested to the rents.

Defendant had nothing By, and was Mission Shangbai, writes to the Daily News à moderately correct opinion on amount of currencies of the various commercial nations the enthusiasm of the moment the majority burst zatrpations for the guidance of its officers are not in a state of destitution now.

of the resolution and fifty-nine against it end, in prepare for the cousideration of the Board draft

fourteen days' hard labour. of the world are uninterchangeable at a re-futo chests, and with deep forvour sang the first 2-That the committen appointed to consider

His Lordship That is what I meant. Thar

people in Chao-kia-k'eo distrist bave been any year or over & series of years. At time receiving lief through Mr. Coulthard and bis the export of ayese and silver dollars from the sognised ratio, so long will inappreniences atanas of the National Anthem. The scene at the by-laws under Sub-Section 0 of Sontion 13 fendant was in that position. He was absolutely some pawn tickets from him on the set instant. Prossing distrijs

Loy Acheung was plunged by Shek Kam companions Other districta have been from solony to India are very large. These shipments impressive, and the fact that the resolution bad be discharged, and the Frontive branch of the without means Probably to batt ved very

Mr. Franois said that so, but in 1885 do. with stealing one tin box containing 87.50 and fime to time visited to ascertain if there was are in payment of opium, cotton, and yarns, and, while they may appear in the Indian returna, consideration of the Board a set of draft by-lawa, which a more pradent man would not have done, labour.

The charge was amitiod, and the prisoner, The report of journey of investigation con- they do not form part of any statistics in the The Board, adjourned to Wednesday, the 15th but he thought bis Lordship could have DO

reached us, and ems extracts from Mr. John-included in the returns of trade at the differ- inst., at 4.15 p.

doubt from the evidence given that his brother-

[ston's loiter may interest your renders; he writes ont ports in this Customs Reports. The Wan Un was fined $10, or în default fourteen from Chou-ki-Lo on 30th November in law, Tong Kwai Tsang, had been a bad friond days' hard labour, for salting one Lok si,

majority of the Hongkong Chamber of Com- to him, had lived on him. and had represented time keeper, on the 2nd-instant-

“Wakave just returned from our journey up meros will not allow any statistics of the trade The following is tald of Princess Bismarck. to him that he would require a considerable

the east side of the fooled district, and as far of the Colony to be made, sud until trastworźby Ju her eagernose to show a loyal interest in the amount of money for legal expenses, but, i

north as the broach and back again. Our object information of the kind is obtainable we contend asw Hamburg Custom-house buildings she has after hearing. Mr. Caldwell's evidence, it was Esno Harms, with entering her house and steal the people. On the whole we had a good resep On the page foliewing that in which the table Luk Aoble, charged on the information of was to collect information as to the condition of that all tables such as the above are misleading. ru into the clutches of the law in a really miti clear these suggestions were made by Tang Kwai ing therefrom one red blanket valued at $3, ention, aut much friendly feeling was manifested, we have quoted is given is another, showing the able manner. She went to Hamburg to make Teang for purposes of his owa. What those the 1st instant, was found guilty and sentenced her customary household parolases, but unforta neposes were it was not very diffenlt to our to six months' imprisonment with hard labour nately molased her train to Friedricharabe, and mice. When his lordship came to compare the

us Tai-kang-haien. The first 30 j. we had to from which it would seem that since 1874 down as there was no other tamix for two hours she told statements of the plaintiff and defendant hemitted by the prisopor,

Two previous convictions for larceny wore ad- we by boat, to got to the East border of the to 1984-85 the average import of silvar suaually The Earl of Kintore has been appointed her coachman to drive her through the district would find that except with reference to the

|flooded district in that direction.

has been about 74 millions sterling, The con the sterling value of the rupee, no amount of Governor of South Austral; Sir Hoary she was stopped by a Custom-house offatal, who agreed entiraly. Another point. was that the Hoper, seamen of H. 1.8. Himalaya, were charge treased. From there we turned more North with what bas occurred in China, and it presents

of the froe part, returning into the town amount of money paid, the two statements mere cheese-paring' will be able to save Blake, Governor of Jamaica.

**At Tai-kung-helen there are tents erected, tinned magnitude of the imports of silver into Joseph Blagge, William Savage, and Edward and Government reliet afforded for the dis. India, Bir Lewis Mallet remarks, is in harmony imposed a duty on every one of the articles she was received in bank notes and the promisory al on the information of Chas. Indden 20-92, West, keeping within short distance of the food warked contrast to the movements of gold in bud purchased for eters of provisions was nore, $1,000, tallied exactly with what defendant and C. Faall FC, 83, with assaulting them in and going up to Uhi-ma-wah and Peh-l-hib Europe. Bat it is quite possible that the ass espoolally large, many extra prenses having stated the arrangement to be, that $1,000 was to the execution of their duty on the 2nd instant. on & seale which would mariously imperil our The Chamber has voted a special military sounge, whose visit was anaoguced at Friedrichs: other $1,000 for legal expanses. If it was the I was coming along. Queen's Road in an easterly about 12 l to the Wost of Yang-kino: These ties of silver in India and Obias to which he

been made for the boneft of a very nagust per be paid and that plaintiff was to keep back this

passing to the West of Tung-hai-baion through certained shipments of silver from Hongkong Chas Paull deplated, stated: On the 2ndlastant Cha-men-ch'en sal on to the breach, which des would disturb the barmony between the statis intention of the plaintiff to keep back $100 as direction accompaned by PC 02, When we placen may be found on the native map.

alludes.

THETT

Into

prevent them from starving.

•

arise from the unstable change. The goal hoon negatived under such extracrdinary circum Sanitary Board be sated upon to submit for the carelessly and wildly and had incurred debts sonlanced to six weeks' imprisonment with hard pying from Suck Dotober to 28th November has China trede, except that a portion of them is

to be aimed at ie a vurrency receivable the stances was promptly telegraphed to the agent world over, and the adoption of bi-metalliangvooral in London, so that he might inform the would be a long stride in that direction. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The ill-effects of the boycotting of silver by Europe are shown inostrikingly in the f nanoia! position of Indi thongh the great- est suffering has been caused to individuals, whether engaged in official service-or in The Englishman says 'It

is

use blinking those that, B0 boak there be a further persistent fall in

the Indian Government from repudiation, Nothing, indeed, could do so, but taxation

LATEST TELEGRAMS,

FROM SINGAPORE PAPEES.]

LONDON, 26th December. PARLIAMENT..

Parliament was prorogued on 24th staat. -COLONIAL GOVERNORSHIPS.

rule, or a bald increase of our external in- 'credit.

BUME, 28th December.

ITALY.

rahe,

ABBAULT,

BURGLARY.

ASSAULTING. THE POLICE.

Our journoy was as far East at the outsals not imports of silver into India siros 1855-56,