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THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY has been thoughly revised and brought up to date, and again minel increased in bulk.

Orders may becent to Daily Prase Oles, where

it is published, or to the following Agenta:-- HONGKONG......Movers F. Blackhead & Co. HONGKONG... Mr. W. Brewer. HONGKONG......Messrs. The Hall & Holtz Co. HONGKONG... Messrs. Kelly & Walsh. HONGKONG... Mesars. Labo, Crawford & Co. HONGKONG... Mesurs. A. S. Watson & Co. MACAU............Mr. F. A. da. Crum. BWATOW Hemra. Quelch & Co. AMOT.......Mr. J. G. Göta. FORMUBA....Mr. J. G. Götz. FOOCHUW........Mostra, Hedge & Co. SHANGHAI....Hall & Holts Co-operative Co SHANGHAI,Mears. Kelly & Walsh. NOETSEB & Hall & Hole Co-operativo Co. RIVER Ports and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai. NAGABARI Messrs. The C. & J. Trading Co. Kons-OSAXA....Messrs. F. Walsh & Co, YOKOHAMA.Mears. Kelly & Walsh... MANILA..Messrs. Diat Puertas & Co. HANOL. Mr. F. Mainfroy. HAIPHONG...Mr. G. Gavella. BANGKOR... Mesars Ramsey & Co.. SINGAPORE....Messrs. Kelly PENANG........ Mears. Maynard & Co. COLOMBO Messrs. A. M. & J. Ferguson. CAZOUITA... Mostra. Newman & Co. SYDNEY... Mesars; Gordon & Gotoh, MILDOUENS Mesars. Norton, Hargrave & Co.

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Mr. F. Álgur, Clement's Lane. Merry. Joba Hading & Co., 344. Beaverio St.. Float St. LONDON........Messrs. Strest & Co., 30 Cornhill. LONDON.......Mesara. Bates, Hendy & Co. LONDON Mr. W. M. Wille, 151, Cannon St. FAB Nr.L.II. Richy 66,Rue Lafayette. BERLIFG. Hildebrandt, 111, Alexandrizen SAN FRANCO. Mr. L. P. Pahor, 21, Merchants

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and need not at premát

to. The danger of banak with heavy export dulisa thought was equally self-eva

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SÉ DAILY PRANK THUARDAY, MAIOH 118, 189.

FRENCH AND GERMAN MAIL ...

STEAMERS' ORDINANCES.

In reply to a petition from the Incorporated

The following in the petition THE INCORPORATED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

To

· OF LIVERPO01:

SUMMARY OF THE "KWANG-PAO."

Add March. PEKING NOTES.

questions, the Chairman proposed that “The report and accounts as presented be passed."

Mr. FRANCIS Beconded the rezolution, which was carried unanimously.

The following resolutions were carried with- out discussion:

Proposed by Mr. SYLTA and secondeil by Mr. ANDERZON-That Nr. R. Francia be re-ap pointed a Director of the. Company for the present year, the

Proposed by the Chairman and seconded by Mr. SYINA That the re-appointment of Mr. Low as Dirsotor to confirmed."

Proposed by Mr. FRANCIS and seemed ly Mr. SYLVA That Mr. Wingrove be re-lecied Auditer for the year, and that his remuration be fired at Tix. 100."

The CHATEMAN, in reply to Mr. SYLVA, mid that since the date of the Report they hot heard from the manager of the estate, who wrote very The former estimates were based on a return of encouragingly of the prospects for this your

A few days before the ceremony the Board of Works exrried out decorations on a grond sealo ZOO PRIVILEGES OF FOREIGN STEAMERS. EN

starting from the Palace as far as the Ta-ahen Balisbury, K.G.; Prime Minister of the the Most Hrab the Marquess of gate. Bilks and casins were profasely put up and Laited Kingdom, and Her Majesty's Frio-lanterns we ended in large numbers on both 38-piculs per orlong, while it was now return- cipal Secretary of State for Foreign Af. aides, which at night illuminated thestreet à jour.ing 42.60 pients per prlong. fairs.

A deures issued from the Throne, remitted all cenzure and panichaeat to which officials were liable, as a proof of Imperial favour.

To the Right Honourable Viscount Cranbrook, GC.SI. Lord Freddent of Her Majesty's Privy Council.

The PRESIDENT asid with regard to the stato of inland let 705 he thought the matter should be referred to the Government.

Dr. CANTLI asked if the owner of the lot To the Right Honourable Lord Kuntaford, had complied with the terms of the crown lease.C.M., Her Majesty's Principal Beers

tary of State for the Colonies... THE MEMORIAL OF THE INCORPORATED CHAM-

The FALUIDENT said he had not. De CANTIn anggested that the matter be referred to the Government, the shanld call upon the owner of the lot to put it in proper order.

Mr. Ex thought the matter should net ba simply sent to the Government. The Gorarn ment had asked the members of the Board for

BER OF COMMERCE OF LIVERPOOL.. Humbly Sheweth-That your Memorialista has received a series of communication, Fit the Hongkong Gural Chamber of Commerce, and amongst them an Address from that Clain. ber to Her Majesty the Queen, wherein it is

commendations, mentioned it his minale attached

The PREORDERT proposed that Mr. Eds's róstatod to the report, be sent to the Government with the request that they be carried out.

Mr. Low said he undertood that a diferença of a picul per vrlong meant an addition to their incoms of $2,500.

The CHAIRMAN conficed Mr. Lowe's remarks, and observed th: 1 though they did not base their estimates upon a stay of 42.80, the manager' letter was very encouraging,

A voto of thanks 'baving been passed to, the Cheirineu, the mooting separated.-N. C. Daily News

A grand review of troops will take place on the parade ground entside the city walle, at which the Emperor will be prosent in person.

The material and timber necessary for the re- paire to the I Ho Yoan are to be brought up to Peking from Shanghai and other places, and orders have been issued to the various CustomREPORT ON TEA ALDRESSED TO Houses to remit duties on them.

The Commissioner of Finance of the Kwel- 1.That since the year 1880 there has been how province has, it would appear, not remitted anually passed by the Legislativa Conneil of any mocor whatever to the Treasury in Peking Hongkong an Ordinance conferring upon the and a memorial presented to the Throne begs the steamers of the Compagnie des Messageries Emperor to command the Provincial authoriting Maritimes the rights, privileges and fiomonition to maniga reason why the regulations have not of vessels of war, amorigat which, soooeding to been complied with. Chamber, are the following another document issued by the Hongkong

THE TSUNG-LI YAMEN BY

SIR ROBERT HARU, >

Preparations are bor made for the extraor. -Freedom from search in British ports, en-dinary metropolian examination, and the exceived the Yamen's order to instruct the Commi

mizers have already been selected.

**Mt. Eok seconded.

Carcieů, With regard to the ascend grievance, the to whether this could be considered as a unisance. facture of say, a long discussion eqsed as The PRESIDENT Raid that this could not be put down as a nuisshon because injurious to Less sanctioned by the resident representative bealth, although it produced a most disagrerable of the Government to which the vessel belonge smell. In some stages of the process, a person-Nea-liability for arrest in a British port who was unaccustomed to it, getting the benefit at the instance of any civil suit that may be of the smell would, in nite cases out often, empty brought against the vessel his stomach.

(Non application of the "Habeas Corpus

in the ease of any passengers they may carry 2. That in 1886 and 1887 similar privileges. which are stated to be in excess of three asked for by the Imperial German Government, were granted by the same legislative body to the steamers of the Norddentecher Lloyd.

3-That such privileges were first given to

A list of persons suspected of being involved in the robbery committed in the residence of Prince Kung has been submitted to the Board of Penishments

CANTON NEWS.`·

The fishermen all round Macao have had large watches of fish of late, and the overpply of the market has brought down prices onneiderably.

The proposal to fill op a piece of ground out

cent, consists of taxes. However this Stinction. On the earlier occasion the work was suggestion besont to the Government Freach Governoant mail steameruis Brittaide the southern gate and to utilise it, has been this Raport for the Yamén's consideration

AS. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.1be to hold their own againat similar instances wore`different. The original Hue grievance The Board vers of opinion that Convention similar privileges were given by tho with the Inng-aani,

·WATSON'S.

be, it is clear that no country can place an export duty on its products and exorci

products from other ecuntries experien duty free. To reliere China ten of the day it at present pays would not enable it drive Indian tes out of the market, but is

all

Inspectorate General of Customs, Peking, 31st Augnal, 1888. 1-In 1885 and again in 1887 I submitted my views respecting the increndag demand for Indian Tea, the deterioration of Chiness, Tes, and the suggestions that had made regard. Jing preparation and taxation having, re

sionare of Custome at the ports concerned to examins and report, I directed them to do so by ay Cironlar Nez 387 of the 30th August, 158r. The replies of the Commissioners at Haukow, Tiakiang, Weihn, Shanghai, Ning po, Tameni, Forchow, Amoy, and Canton hare arrived; that there are faults of preparation to bo remediad, and that taxation ought to be reconsidered, in the general realt of their inquiries. After a careful examination and expparison of what the Commissioners write from their careral locat standpointe, I have now the bonour to submit --Not only in Chins the native pluos of Tea. but Chinos Tea is superior in favour other Teas; and yet, although the export of Chinese Tea has gone en increasing, a large proportion of the increasily amabor of Tea- China's Black Tena, and in America tako Japan- drinkers in England kake Indies, instead of ese instead of Chinn's Green Tars, The use of this is not that the raw product-the leaf- has deteriorated in ams, but rather because India wud Japan take so much greater painA

Tens Loop without changing, but they can be sold cheaper than Chinese Taza-so well, too, do thois painstaking proineers know how to savo visely China's failure to take the same pains is partly because of the old ressòn-it was always to and partly because falling prices bayo disheartened produceza, old conditions are, in foot, beaten by new methods. Thus the resalt

additional hold on the market; and although is that every new advanos gives competitors en China's export trads has not yet fallen off, it is widely assorted that in tít it wous cease to exist: That other Tex should be sold cheaper is explained in two ways:~

Throw more fler lu the second round of the from the nearest regular Chine and Earopsen THE PRIME MINISTER ON THE S Lawn Tennis Hazdiony wars played on estar dwelling houses and the extant and charactor of any. H. Polta (owing 15) best Captains the nuisance. With regard to grievance B.. the Blackbarn (scratch Game, 6-1 B drying of sugar bags. Mr. Ede Added: from Bird (owing 80) best HP Waldman minate to the effect that the drying CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY the report of the Inspector-Generate (oceiving 115) Grass 3-6;6-3;6-3 E. of sugar bags should be prohibited within

Coron (owing i 40) beat W. Taylor (mceiving certain distanoss of regular donlling hours. Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool on the pri The paper of to-day opens with several items Taung-li Temer we and we are min zen-15) Games, 26 Jones and Hawking With regard to grievance O., the use of liquid vlleges scoured to foreign steamer in British of news from the capital, most of which refer to animal manura, Mr. Ede added a minute that the Colonial porta, a letter has been rosaired from the fastivities that came off at Peking on the Sir Kenner Hart any. While to lighten play today

District Iusgestor: should have orders to suter taxation would be of certain and immediats The West Point Building Company, Limited, the lott Any time, and that phreams be prohl the Promir raying that the question is engaging cocasion of the young Emperor's marriage.

The day before the marriage the three Princes lisadvantage to revenue, to do so would be whose shares have recently been quoted on the bited from keeping a stook of this menure the attention of Her Majesty's Government and at best of but uncertain-advantage to trade, took market, is a new company formed to take With regard to the burning of rabbish at that a farther communication on the subject will wore depated by His Majesty to offer oblations

over the property of a syudionte all the shazos Tapapwan and the, prection of allowing it to

in the Temples calicated to Heaton and to In the ese of the Tedian sempetition, for having been privately salaribed for. The capital remain at the depot in Pokfudum Head, Mr. Ede shortly be addrossed to the Chamber.

Earth and in Ancestral Temple, consists of $625,000, divided into 12,500 shares aid ho believed this grievance no longer existed. example, Indien tea can be sold in England, of 350 each, of which 140 is paid up. The There was a minute to the report, sided by and at a profit, for about 6d. & pound, where property is the valuable block on the stern: Dr. Cantle, oxpressing a hope that moms avienos is China tea cannot even be sold at a preft side of the Sailors Home in front of whisk bearing on complaints "A. B. C. D., should bo for 9d.; therefore, apposing the tax on Chi- the Government is now reclaiming a site for the obtained before the holding of the meeting hese tea, vir, about 2d. a pound, entirely pose of building thereon the New Western There also a minute on the report from Merket, and contalus about 102,000 sjusto frat. Mr. Francis asking that the Sanitary Superin abolished, Indian tea would still undersell it. The Godowns on it are at present let to the teudent be requested to lay before the Board Id. 4 pound, I am therefore of opinion Henghong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown a detailed account, not of opinions on, but of

Company for $3,00 por mugth, and their lease facts regarding thess complainte. that it is nasfees to tonch either export duty will expire in June, 1890. The purobats maney or lekin. If penned by a native born man is 3500,000, being the actual price at which the property was purchased two years ago from the darin this passage might be dismissed with Wharf Company, and the $125.000, balenon of amila at its peculiarly Chinese reasoning the capital, it is proposed to devote to the do caming from Sir ROBERT HAT, usually so velopment of the property. Arrangements olear-headed and enlightened, it cannot fall have been made with the Hongkong Land In

vestment and Agency Company for the man- to strike the reader with astonishment. · Al- agement of the Company's business at a re: though Indian tea boa shot ahead of muneration af & per sent, on the not returns, and there will therefore be no office expenses China leaf in the English market China The Hon. J. Bell-Irving, Hon. U. F. Chiater, and stil supplies more than a third of the con- Mr. J. B. Moses form the Board of director enggestions. anmption. Granting that it is bought for The following is from the Chinesa es its quality, not for price, as would seem to summary of the Peking Garcia-Last year the be the Inspector-General's view, it stands to Viceroy at Canton reported to the Emperor the progrein that was being made in the cons reason that if it could be laid down 28. per raotion of telegraph lines in the provinces pound abeaper consumers whose means onder his jurisdiction, and requested that, when compel them to consider price, but who in the work might be rewarded similarly wish the linen wors completed, the officers concerned 083 s mediam quality ten, would be those who had erected the earlier lines in the able to indulge in the Chinese instead of provinces. The new lines in question, which the Indian article. But correspondent of have now been entirely finished, ran from Na

ning to Pó-ai: in Yunnan, from Wh-chou to our Shanghai morning contemporary Antly Kwei-lin, from water to Chao-ohon, and from contradicts the statement that China tex Caston via Shao-chou and Non-hiang to the cannot be sold as a profit for 94. & poned. Kiangui. There have also been now lines oE SE Taling Hills, where scnnection is made with

Dr. CARTLIB said that ander the Ordinance The comboneet kind of China tee, he says, teasions in Hainan and Chin Chon. The Emperor

nohome, noxious or untealthy."" costa on's about 544, a pound hid down in at first acceded to the Viceroy's request, but later trade was deemed annisance which was England, and ordinary sound common about the proposed scale of rewards. It held that the

the Board at Peking protested succesfullyngaiust Mr. HOWPEETH Cald the Board could not be 602 to 244. of which, or asy 40 per officers were entitled only to ordinary end not too careful in interfering with way trade not

health as before to special recompense or marios of dis notually detrimental

Dr. CANTIN proposed that the following undertaken for the first time, while on the latter at the Sanitary Board consider the com it was merely in extension or continuation of plairt as to the manufacture of Hoy, a real what had already been dene. Secondly, the

the manufacture should be considered one of¦ was specially required at the moment for the transmission of military intellicence, while there noisome and voxi už nature," to the later ones. The Viceroy combats this rior

The PRESIDENT seconded, and the motion was nothing of pressing importance with regard was carried unanimously.

With regard to the drying of sugar bags. Mr. with great animation. With regard to itme-Ent proposed the following resolution for the diate importance, he holds that the new lines consideration of the Government The Board

plying the increase in consumption

the Haman aborigines - and another for the Warts, guaranteed to contain 21 per cent. of heat is exemplified in Bir HOBERT HAST's roof which cases, moreover, they materially con

The familfer saying that Brat thoughts are transmission of instructions at the time of the danger of streams becoming polluted thereby,

be prohibited are demarkation of the Tonquin Boundary in both

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Tang-li Yavien dated 30h July, 1887, he ato consideration, they will be found greater fontil the draft Ordinaceo now in preparation be achieved. Or if dangers and difficulties be taken it was agreed that any decassion be held over MEDIUM. Rose CoLove, gaaraatsed to contain 10 por rote: To & Government, its people's in the later case. In He can sisty officials died of before the Board for consideration.

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With regard to grievanco D., the burning of TRANSPARENT,

retonge; and I would therefore advies that line to Tinnan was carried through mountains rubbish at Lapsapwan, the Fresident said this

and wildernesses, noinhabited and must unhealthy had never been removed. tates beremitted in order that industries may from misma. There were dangers from wild

M HUMPHREYS asked if there were any ROSE COLOUR, guaranteed to contain 5 per cent. te preserved: think for the people nad forage beasts and from rubber gangs. Regions were rabbish still romaining at Lapsipwan.

traversed where it was dimenit to protect the

The PRESIDENT having consulted Mr. Crow, revenue! In generel Lerma, export duties party from the suspicions aborigines who had

LEADING ARTICLE. ought to be light, in order that the surplas never lose such things sa telegraphs For who was prosent, said there was still a little re-

maining there.

The first part of an organent on the great Mr. HUMPHREYS said it should be at once It is therefore the opinion of your Mempr production af a people may go for zale else.the go, on which he enlarges at great

length theery bag that his original request destroyed. He remembered when the rubbishialists that such privileges, not being allowed importance attached to ability by the present where, and latterly countries have followed may bol approSanctioned by Rescript was often thrown into the harbour instead of by the law of the land, should be withdrawn; dynasty appears in the papor of to-day. Then this principle, and their people's wealth in-

being taken outside its limits, that it used to be and farthermore, that if it is necessary to grant writer shows that withoutability, no government oreases accordingly." This is a lesson Chin THF AMY SHERWIN COMPANY AT the case Kowloon was a pathole for fever.

washed up on the Kowloon shore, and while that any exemptions to vessels belonging to a foreign is possible, and that in order to promote this managed by one head from first to last, but it is

nation, they should be such alace as are un- has to learn, and it is with regret we

THE THEATRE ROYAL.

Dr. CANTEIE id be thought that these ques avoidable on account of political exigencies, and ability the present dynasty has established col-not go in China Ten growers on the hill side! find the Inspector-General now appear Correspondents are requested to forward their naming se

tions with regard to the drying of sugar bugs they should not be of a character to give any leges in Peking and elsewhere for the study of own only a few shrubs each, the piokers sell to the exponent of a

the colleoloratha collectors to Chinese traders,: The Amy Sherwin Company garo ancther and the manufacture of a should be settled undue stiga or freedom to foreign vogels to foreign languages and sciences, and has sent and the latter, again, to Foreign outle and addrem with şomunisations addressed to the

doctrine. Other specions explanati may performance at the Theatre Royal on Tuesauce and for all, and therefore he thought that the prejudice - British vessels and the interests arge number of men abroad to get an insight thus, expenses are groster, and Tea therefore - Editor, not for pabilostion, but sa evidence of gone

the subject should be brought up again for die of their owners. aith,

day evening. The how was again a full one, cussion, may, in a month..

dearer. All lotters for publicaties should be written on ove

amongst those present being H. E. the Governor. Mr. HUMPHREYS said he was of opinion that side of the paper only.

and Lady des Ver. The programme consisted the less we interfered with the trades of the Advertisements and Selection which are not

colony, which were not actually infarious to by a short concert. Meners. Stockwell-and and everyone in it. Sir ROBERT HART says, "bars taken place Sherwin cheted the performance, with a deat in the trade; for instance the Russians used for the singing of which both were re-called, to buy in London and now bay in Hankow, Miss Fischer Bang Banbury Cross" in an and the result of the opening up of a ses effective manner, and for the encore which this route is not only that tos goes to Russia lady is now always certain cf securing, gave direct, instead of through London, bur" On the banks of Alan Water," which sho Dr. CANELIE, in aboordmuse with notice given Russian buyers competing for ton bare rendered so successfully on the eparing moved that a letter be addressed to the Govern

mant containing the recommendations of the night. Mr. Banry Stockwell again appear Board on the subject of an epidemio Lospital, raised prices at Hankow, and, disappearinged and gave Balfe's Good night, boloved" and making proposals as to the site of the from competition, bare brought down prices and in response to the re-oal ang "When building. The first question he would sak the in London." Allof which is no doubt true, but other lips and other hearts in well-nigh per president was whether any steps had been taken the decline is due also to an actual falling of foot atylu. Mr. Lemmone's playing on the fute regarding the site of an epidemic hospital. HONGKONG, MARCH 38тa, 1889.

to the consumption of Chins ton in Great Brigiven before, good as bis work has been, and on

was almost, we think, batter than what he has. The PRESIDENT asid be know nothing da. fioite of the matter. The Surveyor-General, *TE▲, 1888," is the title of the latest of the in, where it is being rapidly replaced by Tuesday evening no artist was more loudly ap. Dr. Ateinaon, the Anitary Siregar, and he Indian tem. It is inevitable that the same plauded. Mr. Clutsam gase another of Lists himself had prospecial site. That was in very valuable Special Series Reports_issued. from the Press of the Imperial Maritime process should-be repeated in other parts of can also deserves praise for the manner in which a suitable one; he thought, but there were quas marok, which was well received, and this mus Sandy Bay banaath Bienes Villa The place was Customs at Shanghai. It contains reports the world if Obine porsiete in bandicapping be accompanied throughout the evening. Notation, as to approaches, de, to be discussed. from the various parts on the past and pre-her product with a heavy export duty. To little of the smocess of the entertainment is due Dr. CABTLIE said he supposed then there was saut position of the China tea trade, reports abolish the duty would involve a serious lose to his skill in this department. In this scenes nothing definite settled at present.

pródnoed from ""' Maritans' the whole of the The PRESIDENT sind he had heard nothing. in which the subject in approched from at.to the revende, but Sir HORST HARE, hae Company were beard to advantage. Only sole deficite about it. This site was a very good

tions would, of course, bs given from the opora, ose, bat there were other questions to be son.. most every conceivabin. paint of view, The pointed out how this could be made up but nearly all the principal numbers had) sidered. It was very long distance b'wer for teau Leoriily, was charged with being drank and directing the examinatious, à subetilute was starting-pont of any effective attempt:

bean rata oed, and although Maritana" has one thing.

home portsin virtue of a Postal Convention made rejected by the gentry and literati, who explain by Graaf Britsin with. Franca in 1856, by which that any change or reclamatious will interfere

French Glovernment British Goverment usil steamers in French and Algerian poris.

That these privilege confer a prestige in the eyes of the Chinesa upon the Foreign Lines named, and facilitate the business of the lines to an extent injurious to the interests of Bribe shipowners and carriers of cargo competing with

in French porte.

A young bride displays a will of her own by ra fasing to marry the elder brother, explaining that she had been led to think that the younger brother was to be her husband. Flatly refusing to shonge her mind and throstaning as she did

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: NOTICĖ TO CORRESPONDENTS,

Communications on Editorial matters should...in addressed "The Editor," and those an business "The Manager, and not to individuals by mama.

Contrary

That, for these and other reasons given in the address of-the-Hongkong Chamber to Her Majesty such privileges bestowed at Hong kong elsewhere, should be withdrawn or mech curtalled.

It is moreover stated in a letter from Lord Rosebery, to Count Hatzfeldt, dested April 28th, 1988, that a Postal Convention, similar to that made with France in 1856, was made with Belgium in 1876. and that in a case brought before the British Courte in which privileges of the Convention were pleadol, judgment was given adverse to the terms of the Convention, on the ground that shoh Convention was not legal unless authorised by Parliament.

or ho

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A bonze who was onlled in to read s ro quiem service for a departed husband. falls u love with the widow, who is induced after a little pressure to become his wife. But a few years later a man in maroh of a nuitable party to-wed falls in love with the bunso's partner, and selling the two shildren and packeting the proceeds, he slopes with her,

A Ch'n Kaos. Gra broke out in sugar factory, consuming the whole catablishment.

25th March.

by advanced, but the 2d. export on China toa hes andoubtedly been one of the chief factors in bringing about the growth in ordered for Ized-period-will-be continued the consumption of Indian tea," "Change of scenes from Wallace's "Moritana," preceded health, the better it would bo for the colony should not enjoy any privileges in British portagemoo and steadiness, of purpose.

countermardeŭ,

Úrders for extra oppies of the Daily Press should be sent before il a.m. en the day of publication

After hat hour the supply is limited,

TELEPHONE NO. 12.

The Daily Press.

Mr. EDB proposed that when the recommends tion of the Board were sent to the Gorernment the report of the Acting Sanitary Superintend

at be sent with it.

Dr. CANFLIE seconded, and the motion was carried.

*NEW*

The Council of the Chamber baye manimousin to foreign sppliances. The duty therefore de- fly adopted the following realution, víz.:- volver upon all government officials to exeroine That foreign vessels engaged in trade, whetheir talents in a proper channel with due dili ther subsidised or not by their. Governments,

which are not accorded to British vesele." Your Memoriallets therefore humbly pray that On the 3rd of this month, the Viceroy pre

your Lordships will be pleased to advise that! the Ordinnnous No. 18 and No. 19 of 1888. sided in the Governor's yaten at an examination passed by the Legislative Council of Hong, open to all comers as a test of their reading and kong on the 28th day of August, 15, and style. The succesful competitors were awarded objected to by the floogkong Chamber may be prizes in money. disallowed, along with other Ordinances of a sunila preferential kind passed in other British Crown Colonies.

.....

And your Memorialists will ever prey. porated Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool

Given nader the Common Seal of the Incor

this 10th day of January, 1989.

HENRY COKE, President, Thomas H. BAERER, Secretary,

POLICE COURT.

27th March

BEFORE ME. H. E. POLLOCK

A DISORDEELT BAILOR.

A donation of 84,000 Ans been given by the United States towards the relief of the sufferers in the Shantung famize.

a

"(aj China's Teas are mora harmity tazen-** Although all Teas pay the seine Import Duty at their destination, they are diffemntly taxed on departure; eg, waile Japanses Teasar only fourth of what Chinase pay, Indiau Tess pay

Erport Duty whatever.

(0) Indo's Town are more stosomically prepared. In India the work of a large plantation is

3.The merchants' recommendations are that taration ought to be reconsidered and defents remedied, but they are not all in accord rospec- ting tation. Some assert baik Tikia and kentive are not entirely ropouléd, tan. Tes trade wil be destroyed; while staves are of opizion that to lighton taxation will be of no advantage to trade. A comparison of these views shows that while to lighten tantjon would be of certain and humedate disadvantage to revenue,, to do so would be at best, of but uncertain advantage to trado la the care of the Indian competition, for example, Indian Ten car has sold in England; and at a profit, for about 6d. a pound, whereas Chingga Te cannot even be sold at a profit for

chow assumed other, a large number of the Indian Tea would still underall it id. a pound. On the day in which the Chih-chow of Lien-d; therefore, supposing the tax on Chinese Tas, viz; about 2d a pound, entirely abolished,

savages from the neighbouring tribes thronged I am therefore of opinion it is useless to touch together in the oncourse. The Chih-ohow either Export Duty or ordinary List. But the parceiving their presetica, and in order to prevent tax, named the Shan-, or hill tax," collected Hankow Com sgioner anggests that a certain any outbreak, siged them to return to their from the orners of the Tos plants, might be re- bomes promising to investigate their grievances, mitted with advantage; it amounts to 760 carb, if they had any, bster on.

oy T. 04.6.0 a pical, and its remoral would un-

ro.

the are brightest Miss Sherwin substi trece en the far side of the Racecoures, which Directly after leaving that port defendant began On the 2nd, as the Viceroy was stepping out to as much as 34 per cont valorem ; and they rendering of which mised quite a storms The PRESIDENT wil that in slecting say he was "mad. Witness saw defendant with a of his yamên, three old men fell on their knees add that if the Chines duty were made some- well, noted well, and nang well. The more should be quaily sucemible by land and soa The Superintendant informe a that the P. & of applause. As Lasarillo, Miss Fischer looked site they must have regard to the foot that it knife in his aud on the 17th inst. about 9:15 and implored his help H. E. read their petithing like the Japanese, or, say, about 71 per

am. He was on deck as the time. He threat." praise ja due to her for her singing as Lazurillo Mr. Eng mid the site on Mount Davis badened caracal of the crew, and witgess had him antion and promised them redress:

FERAK SUGAR QULTIVATION.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

asnt. ad valorem the Chinese green team boy refer to would be sold in great quantities. The marchants are presumably anite right in their statieties; bat as to the chango they propose in the duty, I think the consideration of it may be deferred without danger, although F do not deny that it might result in lange, tales.

4-Aa regards what merchants allage respect-

The annual general meeting of this Company

· as" stanolion, and used threatas Afterwards he was

A passenger bost near Shao-ching was cap.courage peasant growers and help them to sized on the 22nd by a sudden gust of wind. take more care of their plante. I think it would be well to give effect to this suggestion: national It is not yet know whether any loss of life en revenue will not feel the loss, and the abolition яoed.

of the tax will encourage that enreťalmena in B. Julisa, fireman on board the steamer Cha-

On the 22nd, while the Pan Yn magistrate tending the plant which is demanded at the very decline of the China tea trade is a cry which imposing a tax on native opium.

disorderly and threatening to take life on the detected and put under arrest.

moye defects. has been heard pretty loudly of late years;

been produced here quite recently, so well wAS Dr. CANTLIE said the sita might be a very good 17th inst, on the bigh sess

The opinion just expressed about taxation re- It is in contemplation, we learn from the the opers played by the Company that the interone, but he trusted that they should have something.

Defendant said he was drank at the time and A young servant girl after receiving a oefers mainly to the black toss which go to Eng- bat what is meant is really the decline of only Comercio, to establish a paper manufactory atest was maintained throughout. As Maritana, drzite before them as to whether they were to know nothing of what took place.

vero flogging from her master, swallowed a large land. As regards the green teas which go to one branch of the trade, namely, that with Manila with a capital of 880,000.

Miss Amy Sherwin repeated her proviona suc have an spidemio hospital or not. It seemed to William Richardson, master of the steamer, dose of opium, intending to take her life, but her American, the Amoy merchants point out that Great Britain. In 1836 the total expert of The Agents (Mesere. D. Sasanon, Sona, & Co.) trying ordeal of having to repeat almost every he did not know whether it was possible

casars, and had again undergo the somewhat him that nature had made ous spot in Borgkong said they bed come from New York. Dafondantter was drives to sach despair by this suicidal ring the last ten years, though Chinese Was a fromnu on board, and was shipped or New

rean teng have not gene for in loss quan- the leat from Chiot was larger than it had inform us that the steamer Japan, from Calcutta ulo that fell to her. Her singing of " Of Fairy get it now-as peotally intended for the building York: That was the first witzines knew of him. attempt that be van about shouting for help tity, there has heen zo inor. bile on the ever been before, the figures given in the left Singapore yesterday for this port.

wand had I the power, and of her dusts in the of an epidemic hospital, and that was Morrison They had been about two months coming from when a masser by came up to him and gave him a other hand, Japanese teas have increased dur Customs Returns being 2,217,295 pieuls. The public are requested to attend at the third act with. Du Cursar was moal Hill Falling their being able to obtain this New York Defendant was a Frenchwan. He powder, which acted as an antisla and brought ing the same period from 25,000,000 Ist to 48,000,000 lba.he Japanese duty on tea, they During ten years it bad almost doubled. In office of Messrs. Wotton and Deaoch during treat. In response to au encore for "Boones there was a spur of ground, covered now with gave no treable till after learing Singapore. the girl round.

say, is only $1 a pical, while the Chinese amounts 1887, however, there was a falling off, and this day to sign the Address to Ligatan at

General Cameron

tuted Little bird so sweetly singing her would be suitable.“

shehaving in a wild manner. He-behaved as though Although the figures for last year have not yet been published, it is known that they O, steamer Nizam, with the next outward Eng. will show a further serious decline, though lah mail, left disgapore at 6 pm. on the 25th

is a contralto part, but nevertheless Misy Flicher had a cemetary close to it for a very long. time. ¦ in irona. Defondani also threatened to gommit probably not a large as to bring the quantity inst. for this port. de gest

gave a very satisfactory account of the different and he did not think it could be healthy. It was auicide: Hawes kept in irons under the awning balow what it was ten years ago. In the The new telegraph Line which will connect numbers, and was scored for her rendering of moreover one of the hottest places in the island on the fore part of the deck. For the first four

Bangkok with Penang is fasys the Siam Gosctie)" Alas! those chimes." Mr Stockwell's fios voice priocipal market, however, that of Grost built so far that only a few miles of sea cable was heard to advantage in the part of Dare Omar, send a letter to the Government asking if they man. He tried to knock his head against the Dr. CANTECH said he thought they should hours he was in frous be behaved like i' mad- Britain, Obina ter is being rapidly dis-are required, on ilm west coast, for its completion.his singing of "Let me like a soldier fall” was bad any objection to receiving sturgeationquister, but still threatened to commit suicide if was held at Shanghai on the 18th March, hiring defects to be eradicated. British serohant placed by the Indian product, and, not- The fine passes via Rathburne, Patobabures, cos of the best of the several good things he to a alta. El withstanding Sir EcoERT HART's opinion Banglapas, Champsun, Lathou, and Singers. has already given here, and palled forth some of Mr. Eos mid he thought they might take it Le got free. He used shesive language to the W. S. Wetmors in the chair. There were pre-point out that loss Tow is sold in London than the most hearty applause of the evening. Mr. for granted that the Government would receive framen when he saw them on deck The sent Messrs. E. G. Low, B. Franois (Directors), formerly, and explain that the cause of that is to the contrary, the probability of expansion Two robberies ware comantted at the Hong- Arthur Sherwin doubled the parts of Don Jose suggestions, and that they should forward than, steamer arrived in Honghong on the 23rd March L. Andersen, El. Bilrs, and C. J: Dadgson, deterioration in quality. It does not appear to in other directions suficient to make up for orening and early yesterday morning, which she performance of bath, although owing to Cantlie frit

koag Hotel between nine o'clock Tuesday and the King of Spain, and gare a very erodit without writing the kittor proposed by Dr. at about 5,20 pm. Defendant was in frons nafil Secretary, representing in all 776 shares or 210 me that this explanation can be accepted. this lons does not wem very great, The were apperently both the work of the same lande. health Mr. Sherwin has not yet been seen at his

the arrival of the skip. A police launch same voter

Changes have taken place in the trade; for in- The PRESIDENT said they had not been asked | alonguide on arrival, and defendant was given in The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of stance, the Russians use to buy in London but Inspector-General ways "so many places The thieves entered the rooms copied by bliss best here. As Don Joss le received very hearty to forward suggestions, and he thought they had charge and the report and accounts, mid be regretted very now buy in Hankow, and the result of the open want Chinese ten that no matter what quas. Any Sherwin, and after Zailing in their attempts marks of approval for his rendering of "In better write Året sa suggested by Dr. Cutie Thomas Walker, chief officer of the steamer, much that she hopeful anticipations which were ing up of a ten route is not only that Tes goes to

to break open the boxes, out through a leather happy moments." tity is produced there is bat little fear of its trank and extracted a gold ring and some other

They did not want to send in suggestions and said be baan rumours about the defendant ontertained at the last meeting bart not bean Enama direst, instead of through London, at To-night (Thursday) the company play then have the Government patting them on the belaying in a wild manner between Aden and realised in consequence of a very severs and un- Busan buyers competing for Tea hare raised not finding & market,” But Indian ten bax, articles of jewellery and some money: Ansiker "1] Trovatoro."

head and telling them their suggestions were Singapore. On the 17th inst, he saw defendant precedented drought on the catate. Gr cours prises at Hankow and disappearing from ota- zoom close to these, ocupled by a gentlema

not wanted, it

Standings with a knife in his band threatening the cook, all agricultural enterprises were more or less petition, hare brought down prices in London. Dr. CANTLDS then propused that a lutter Le alan threatened to commit suicide. When dependant upon the rainfall, and it was most and thas English merchants, baying in a rising should be forwarded to the Government asking put in irons, defendant tried to beat out his unfortunate that this year the astoto had been market while they send their Ten to be sold in a them if they would allow the Board to submit brains against the stanobion. They were obliged subjected to a trist in this respoct, which the falling ens, naturally and also that their business to the attention of Indian and Ceylan, plant. A translation into Spanish veme of the Ques The Sanitary Board met yesterday after recommendations to them on the subject of a to pad the stanchion and set a double watch Directors never had any reason to anticipate is not what it was; but this fulling off in quanti over him to prevent him horting himself. De. The cference between their estimate made last ty and its attendant badness of business result cre hoë been devoted almost exclusively to the of Pinder, by the Ista Don Albino Alencarini. noun. There were presentDr. Ayres, Pre site for an epidemio hospital.

bes, we learn from the Comercio, been publisid aident; Major-General Gordon, Vice-President, Mr HUMPERETE seconded, and the motion fendant got his irons adrift on the 1th inst. year end the result was not less than $4000.; not so much from any deterioration in the English market, bai, baving conquered hat, at Barcelona. The publicating has been directed Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, Aulia Registrar was carried.

He held op ble hand and said Byand-by I This has been a great disappointment and quality of Ten on from changes in the trado they are now turning their attention in other by Besora Ida Pierotti, the widow of the trace General; Mr. Wong Shing, Dr. Csatlie, Mr. The Board then adjourned to the 10th April. will Endah you all." After that he was pot.in prevented the Directors carrying ont many Lees Tea arriver-less Tee passes through Eng irons again and a double watch kept over him improvements on the estate, which had now to be land but the cause of that is not that Chines directions and endeavouring to push their ator, as a tribute to his memory. According J D. Buxphreys, Mr. N. J Ede, Mr. H.

night and day until arrival in Hongkong. deferred. He did not know that there was any Ten has deteriorated. And it must be remem to the short biography of Sr. Menoorial prefixed McCallum, Secretary g ware wherever there in n (sa drinking popu to the translation, he devoted himself to a diplo The CHAIRMAN said the report made by the Electricity has suffered certain rode rebuffs of In reply to his Worship, defendant said special reason that this particular tract of coun-bered, too, that althengh a loss quantity passes lating to be found. The trade has reached matic career, and bad flied the offoms of Coneal Sanitary Acting Superintendent on the grie late, but hope springs sterzal in the breast of have nothing to say. Let them kill me Let fry should bo rabject is, visitations of this sort throngh England, the total quantity which it creasing, and can- that stage at which ivis felt the decline in for Spain at Hongkong and Amoy. While re-rance CD mentioned in the report of the practical scientist, and we have the sleetri them out of my head, and then I shall be finish but they hoped for better things from the easu- leaves China has gone

ing year. In the meantime, the extension of not yet be said to be deoresing, turning to Spaid on leave of absones he dies on the Forermission, had been cirenisted eian coming ap smiling with propisals for the. ed. I want to be discharged from the ship. value ban gone so far as is compatible with board the M3. steamer Orse on the 4th Deamon heikers, and the consideration of further development and application of the latest William Bichardson, re-called, mid the steamer the estate had gone on, and they had made su 6.-Quality, however, is a very important

ember, 1888, 1

these was the first basiness.

captured of the natural forces, Besides the was going away that aernoon. There, was addition of over a hundred otlongs to it. There factor, and all that is said about it merits serious On which refers to the in- merament on foot for the private lighting of between £ and £3 duet the defendant. He was nothing elas of special importance connected consideration, Although quality necessarily The temporary stoppage of the business of the sanitary building on inland certain districts of the metropolis, experiments did not wish to keep defensant on board as the with the Report, except with regard to the differs from year to gear and with the produc Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Manik pa lot 785, there was micute by Mr. Eu are in progress with refersues to the employ other men were afraid of him.

Perak Government Loan which was brought to ing loalition, it is nevertheless frus that prepa The case was romsaded till the 2nd April, the nation of the shareholders, at the mocking of ration has much to do with it: care in prepara turally chased considerable inconvenience to the to this effect that the owner should be ment of electricity as the motive power In mercantile commuaily. The Comerico of the onlost upon to remove the huts erected ordinary conveyance; A, solretion of vehicles, defendant to be placed under the observation of the 25th July. The Surveyor's report, which tion may possibly convert indifferent materia 16th March says: Various influential Spanish on the ground, to clear the ground, to have including an electrinal brougham, cab,- van, Dr. Marques in the venutime.

had been made by a very competent expart, had into reasonably good. Tea, but carelessness wil been sufluiendly satisfactory to induce the Parakuredly spoil the very best lest. Comparing `missionaries” “to open up new markets, firma prosented a petition to His Excellesey the proper conorsted open drains laid down. The dray, expres ourt, and waggon, were recent-

Government to make an advance of $30,000 which the Tes of present and formar time, the defect Governor General yesterday, repress the constant soakage of sewage into the wolf would | ly tried at Leyton with satisfactory resulte. What has taken place in England, will, in all commercial crisis produced here by the gooctainly becoms a source of disease. The cow Bhortly speaking they are the present appli

TO THE DEAF-A person oured of deafness had now been paid in, and which put the the merchante complain of are these protability be repented alsewhere, unless laid on the agency of the Hongkong sung and goatsheds would not be objectionable if kept soses of seab kind, minus the horse, which and noisis in the head of 23 Joare standing Company in an easier

position than it (a) Too long an interval is allowed to slaper To show the rions between ploking and Bring; the firing isin hat Bank on aturday last, and propong that lean and if the draiatge was good. With ro will be an unknown' quantity in the new dia by a djuple remedy. will send a description of it would bays been. China tea is placed in a position to meet its immediate atopa be taken to remedy it Ar- gud to the wʊy insonimatories, with all respect pensation. The electricians declare themselves! free to any parson who applies to Nichowon, 21, nalurs of the drought, which the estate zdequate; and while the Tee is deficient i competitors on more equal terms than is the rangements were subsequently made by which to the Sanitary Superintendent disertation on confident that we ate within measurable distance Bedford Bquare, London, W. O, England. 498 had undergone, it was only necessary to say that strength and lows its flavour, it also does not

the busluems of the Bank was continued, the the legal bescine of the matter and his opinions of the day when the borse will disappear from. He was an ingenuous youth, and he began the rainfall during Jute July, and August was keep, p Two me buds bare been suggested to stay mount of Messrs. Jurado and Ca's daim of as to the rights of antives, Mr. Ede thought road and thoroughfare, at the capat in his whistling in the class room during lessen 1 prastinelly nothing as against twenty-two inches (6) Spoiled leaves was not rejected but are

$30,000 being deposited with the Government that the Board should interfere wherever the charlot and the carter in his waggon will did not seem to strike him as in any way im in the previous year. The Directors amongst packed with the good, and the consequence the downward era of Ching tea. One is The Comerein of the rd instant sontale the manufacture was inimical to the public health travel by force which, among other things, proper, pod he kept on whistling until the toother things, mesut to have added a still to their that the good areales damage. Too much Das the improvement of cultivation and manu following It is said the Hongkong and If the Board had met that power then they should may be expected to plearh, and sow, and read, cher called him.

plant, which would have effected a great saving is put in car box, and the whole mometimes olje, Shanghat Bank have been notified of another apply to: Government for it. He thought the and ms and be a farmer boy for a much toorehat are you doing? Whistling in class but this had to be abandoned, though he was further adulterated by the intermixture of the facute; the other, relief from export duties, emberge Zex 5505,000, but it is also said, thus Sanitary. Experintendent should inform the valuable substitute for that fast Tanishlagan. Didge you know gold a sales had tree to and. She poing beats the hopes in th The impartanes of the former in self-evident advices of a settlement are expected,"

board as to the distance of the manufactories agríopituraj satity,

ing heaten Chinose in the English market, from Manila, was also broken into, and a glad thore sarms to be no reason why it should not stone bay containing several small articles car- repest the process in other markete. Hither.id sway.

the retention of a profit by the grower and

ther increase in production without reduc

manufacturer, and in order to allow of for.

tion in price, the Indius and Ceylon planters

are sending out what have been called "ten

case at present..

THE SANITARY BOARD.

their molasses found. There no 1 (r.) which Tas in packed are not