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1889.

INTIMATIONS.

NOW READY. THE

1889.

CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

For 1880,

With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY. ¿TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL ISSUE), COMPLETE, WITH APPENDIE, PLANS, &o, &c. SWALLER EDITION, Royal vo, p.p. 920...$3.00 THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY haa boon thoroughly revised and brought up to date, and again much increased in bulk.

Royal 8vo, p.p. 1,216......$5.00.

HONGKONG......Messrs. The Hall & Holts Co. HONGKONG...Messrs. Kelly & Walsh.

HONGKONG......Messrs. A. 8. Watson & Co.

MACAO....... Bwarow

AMOY

Mr. F. A. da Crun.

Mosgra. Quelch & Co.

Mr. J. G. Götz.

FORMOSA......Mr. J. G. Gātz. TOOCHOW........Messrs. Hedge & Co. SHANGHAI......Hall & Holtz Co-operative Co. SHANGHAI......Mesars. Kolly & Walsh.

NORTH2&N & Hall & Holts Co-operative Co. RIVER Ports and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai. NAGASAK... Mosers. The C. &.3. I'vading Co.

-Hour-Osaka Moura F Walsh & Co..........

YOKOHAMA... Mosers. Kolly &Walsh. MANILA Messrs. Diaz Puertas & Co. HANGI.Mr. P. Mainfroy, HAIPHONG...Air. O. Gavala SAXON..........Mr. Aug. Bock.

BANGKOK.Messrs. Hemsay & Co. SINGAPORE...Messrs, Kelly & Walch. PENANG Messrs. Maynard &e. COLONIK.Messrs. A. M. & J. Fergus. CALCUTTA... Messrs. Newman & Co. SYDNEY......... Messrs. Gordon & Gotch.

TES DAILÍ PRINE, SATURDAY, MAY 11zs, 1889.

the proportion considerably higher even then have been considered and disposed of in a this, if they and their familles are to be as calm and common see manner. all decantly lodged. And concurrently with The inorcass of rent persons with fixed in The condition of the water from Pokfolum comes find that what they have laff after has of late been such as to reuder it almost paying rent duea not go nearly to for an unfit for household use. We have always it did some years ago. It is trus that looked for a little muddiness after heavy the cost of market provisions has not been rains, but the water has never before bear increased, but the cost of almost everything No thick as since the raina commenced this elas: has. If it wore the condition of the year. The cause of the increased impurity labouring classes that was being considered is that permission, bas been given to deposit the price of provisions would" be the most in- on the hillside abore the reservoir the earth

The steamer Felt loft Shanghai on the 4th The Japan Gasette says --For some time, the tust for Tionisin, and a few hours afterwards piled Chinese of Kobe have been engaged manufactur ap on a bank in the North Channel, some distance ing matches within the Settlement limita. At to the northward of the western point of Drink. Arst, the Local tiovéramentoffloinle did not inke water bank and about two and a half miles from coguisance of this, but they have now commuai. the bacon, The Daily News says she was baily catoil with the Ubinase Consul requesting that ashore and on hows being received In Shanghai, the business shall be discontinued." a tug boat was sent to her assistanos. The tag returned for lighters to discharge a portion of the marge of the stranded steamer.

In reference to the Yellow River the Chinese

Timer asys We judgo, though the communion then reported to vel rather indefinite, that a considers the breach reparations at Chong Chou complete, and is about to direct his attention to other places on the Hesug-ho banks. Wasa a very active man, and may stave off for a while

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. LAPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PLEM"--

* LONDON, 8th May. THE BRITISH NAVAL DEFENCES.

The House of Commons har road a second Lime the Bill for the Naval defences, which

The following items are 'frous the London and passed by a majority of 141 votai China Express of the 5th April

At a Cabinet Connoil in Paris on the 2nd inst. it was resolved that a narrow gange rallway should be constructed in Tonquin, so as to carry provisions, &o, to the troops. A project, to carry this resolution out, will be immediately prepared.

The trial trip of the new steamer built for the

[FROM "ETRACTS TIME"]

LONDON, 1st May,

inal bara

In this piese Him Carvalho, certainly im-- praved on anything she has given before. and the dificult trills in the were exceptionally well roadered. Mr. C. Lam- mert is always well worth listening to, and his pleasing toner voice was beard to adiantage in Love the Pilgrim." Mr. Lammert although he did well. was not quite sa successful in the duet From Faust," hiu rolce not being powerful enough to do ful justice to the part in a room of the size of the no's Concert Hall. Mr. THE PARNELL COMMISSION. Bachrach continues to improve, but his selection Mr. Parnell has been examined before the Thursday evening was not a particularly Commission. He said that he has tover belong happy one. His sole from "Les Hognenote," a bass, voice of for greater power than Mr. Bachrach's to gire" to advantage. Mr Bachrach was, however, of great assistance in Bevar concertad pieces. It can always be taken an assured foot when one sees Mr. Grace's name on a programme that one will. bare frat class performance and his rendering of

The following appointments have bean made at the Admiralty: Staff Surgeons C. E. Geog' hegan to the Sreere; and A. L. Christin to the THE CHINA SHIPPERS MUTUAL

STEAM NAVIGATION COM- Cozazele, re-appointed on promotion, both to date

PANY, LIMITED. March 31. Lieut. Jahn U. Walser, to the Con stance; Liont. Arthur J. Hanniker, to the Fire- brand, both to date April 1.

The proft,

prociation feller and Rasoirs

17,355 10

applause. Signor Cattanon again" "ayted"es" con-- dnator, a fact which was patení to every one.. Daring tha intorsal between the two parts of the programe a very good amateur hand played several aelections.

portant point to take note of, but as we arent from certain excavations which have been the inevitable avi; day which must arrive sooner Swntow Steamship Company by Mossrs. Biomed to any secret society, bas never advocated although rondare in an artistic danger, required Orders may be seat to Daily Prese Offlue, where in the, social scale we find that this item as going on, and every shower washes this loose or lator. Every year the river bed fils up per and Voes, and named the Swatou, took place onsporstics, and has always condemned outrage.. VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO WALES. is published, or to the following Agents-sumus an increasingly smaltor proportion to earth down to be mixed with the water for coptibly, and the banks become tue week or too the 3rd blt. Her nat tonnage is 1,950. The

Her Majorly the Queen will visit North HONGKONG......Messte. F. Blackhead & Co.

the total expenditure, In Hongkong $50 consumption in the town. There is no fil-amali to ocatain the roaring foods A breakage speen contracted for was 98 knots, but she made

on the north side would rain Chihli as surely as 11 knots at her tria.

Wales in August next. HONGKONG......Mr. W. Brawr

a month is probably not very far from the tration, & matter on which we think repre. Honan has been ruined. average market expenditure on necessary sentations might with advantage be made

Drawing attention to the fact that Captain HONGKONG... MASSES. Lane, Crawford & Co. articles of food for a small family. A rise by the Sanitary Board to the Gorsrument. Oghat, who has bon loug left out in

the Toreador's song was one of the best things or fall of twenty per cent. on ach a small Not only is filtration necessary to get rid of the cold shade of undeserved official neglect, has

of the evening. There is always a pleasing freak- amount as this would not attract and at the earth in solution, bat ne a precautionary been noted at the Colonial Offee for early em

playmont, the Whitehall Review says, when this

aons about Mr. Grace's voice, while his style is tension, and could certainly not be urged as measure in view of the possibility of drain-well-earned tara comes it will be good news to

The following is the report of the directors well nigh perfect. Mrs. Humphreys, în șddition Teason for a general readjustment of Age from the numerous bouses about Mount say who knew and appreciated Captain

The Denissko Dampfschiffs Rhederod at Ham subuistad at the seventh annual ordinary general to the doot with Mr. Withers gave a solo from official salaries of substantial amanat, though Gough parcalating into the reservoir. If O'Callaghan as an excellent colonial servant in

W. Rawson Rawson and the late Bir Arthur on the 30th ult., rosolved to increase the paid-up Strest Hotel, London, on the 15th April- dered, Mr. Guoles sang an air from "Lo in a labouring population it would exert its seems a not unreasonable supposition that Sir way when he was in here on the staff of burg at the annual meeting of shareholders, beld meeting of shareholders, held at the Cannen La Ronsambels," which was, fairly wall ren

The directors bare the pleasure to submit the Favorita" in good style, and Mr. Crow gave natural indinence on the rate of wages. But at least some of the great mortality from Kennedy. The lattor, who knew his worth, had capital from 10,000,000 to m.4,500,000. The

frequently recommended Captain O'Callaghan managing director stated that it was necessary genom! balance abast and proat and lon menount for

December, 1888, july auditol. "Oh! Oh! hear the wild wind blow" in a the price of what strictly speaking must be dysentery and diarrhea which took place to the Calosist Offies for employment, and with for the company to have their small and old in your endre lockading the balance and drossing manner, which secured him benety Termed luxurise, although by persons in a last year may have beco due to deterioration such an evident dearth of good man-it-is dificultateamers replaced by large ones on all their lines brought forward from ines-year, and efter moderate position of life they are looked in the water supply, Tho Tytam water is to understand why he has been so long unemployed. The chairman added that in all probability the providing for the general expenses of the steansers would be fully suplayed during the surrent year, direstom" fsca, income tax, upon altnost ne necessities, has ingrossed supplied fairly class, but as a largo nection The Deli Corrant, in noticing the moclis' upcoming rear, both outward and homeward bound, interart, &c., ampanta do 12,210 11

This main it la proposed to apply as lot. considerably. The cost of clothing is also of the population is to continue dependent zase on board the China, deplores the want of specially as the company bad signed contracts greater than it used to be. If there are pou Pokfolum it is important that the sound judgment on the part of the Master in for ios transportation from Japan for the rest pot romaining outside the roadstead at Siu of the year. One drawback is the high price children to be educated in England or re-condition of the latter source of supply gapore. With that stop, so the Courant dooms, of exals to be paid on the Asiatic Coast, but It would have boon easy to signal for help, an attempt will be made to meet this dificulty mittances to be made to friends at home should not be neglected. Filtering beds which the agents could readily have givan. Both by the adoption of triplo expansion ongines for $125 will only go as far as $100 went, when ought to be established without delay. ringleaders and rioters would then have breuil steamiera,

beid in check On arrival in Deli, they would he dollar stood at 43. The older oficiale

have been free to mter into contracts or not. Colonel Sir Charles Warren, K.C.M.G.. was a enjoy the right of remitting at the rate of

The delivery of the French mail was begua at. These coolies, so says that journal, wero made passenger from London ez the 4th inst. in the 4. 2d, but those who have joined the aer 120 p.m. yesterday.

up of carpenters, tin-minera, tailors, shoe-makers, P. tnd O. steamer Hengal for Singapore, to take | With fell sargosa, and some improvement in the Mesars, Julia Haddon & Cavice more recently bave to take the mts of

, and even a priest was among them. Pow of up his new appointment as commandant of the homeward rates of freight during the latter anet of 3 & 4, Bonvarie St., Plest SE,

E.M.S Firebrand molarned to Shangbai on them would have proved serviceable for estate troops in Singapore, Temporary rank of Majors past your, the dirotors are glad to be able to LONDON.. Mesars, Street & Co.30 Cornhill. the day, like other people. But where the

Inboar. The Courant has no doubt that the up- General has been woorded him while se employed.show route which they trust will be considered LONDON... Mesars. Bates, Hondy & Co.

shoe pinches most, perhaps, is in the di- tho 5th inst. from the River Ports.

roar was due to the macbinations of the Hongady Warren has not yet decided whether the theory the shareholders.

Testei buso been well handled, have done LONDON... Dr. W. M.Wills, 151, Cannon St.

kang and Straits colie brakers, and that the will go out to Singapore, and has not accom.their work is a most efloient manner, and no eco PARIS Mr L.H.Rieby Ras Lafayette, minished value of rings. Most oficiale,:

panied Sir Charles at present. The Gazette dent' ct any moment has occurred. BERLIN

G..Hildebrandt, 111, Alexandrinen we presume, look to save something out of

coolies had been deceived by their beadmen. Street:

contains the following notifications-Colonel The new steamer Oana stiled from the Uyda in The Ceylon Observer of the 27th nit, angir C. Warren, G.C.H.G. K.C.B., from bor last, and is or on har Lomowerd voyage

with a satisfactory freight lat. The directora SAN FRANCO.Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants their salaries, in order to make provision for

Exchange.

their families in case of death or to add to We are requoited by the Colonial Chaplain to Wo have stoly heard of valuate cats-eyes and Lieutenant Colonel, Royal Engineers, to bate every reason to believe the will prove a vainabis ad- NEW YORK....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Row. their income from pension when they estate that he intends to hold the usual early splendid sapphires being found in Colon, but a the substantive rank of Coleuel in the Army, dition to the fleet.

Colonel où the Staff to com. The requiremonts of the company's basiness and (Communion) service to-morrow at the Peak 2ndy picked up at Ratnapors a short time ago and to be Daily Press Office, January, 1889.

Tire from the service. At present a man Church at 3 a.m.

beats them all. At prosent Me. I. L. M. Junoormand the troops in the Straits Settlements, &e, the necessity for an improvel sorvies have induced the directora to make contracts, which they have suc Lebbo Matiker is the lucky possessor of this with the temporary rank of Major-General while coeded in doing on favourable terms, for other two DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA. wust work five years to save as much

80 We understand that Mrs. Kerf intends gis. precious stone, which is 26 carats in weight. It

employed

etamors, after the type of the Oanja. Theno vessel in gold as he cold have shred in four jug Concert at the City Hall on the 16 was brought down from Ratnapers some weeks

ars to be mamed the Ping Sury and the Pak Ling, and will be ready for an early in 1890. DENNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA. before the great fall in exchange; if the in- inst. It will be undor the patronage of Lady ago, and a skilful lepidary has been engaged in The matter has been kept vary

The company's flost now cannisto of: erenge of rent be taken into consideration, as Des Voeux, and further partieniars will be an entting it.

quiet, but wo sew hear that an offer of Ra. 45,000 well as the gold value of the dollar, it will avunced later on.

has been made for the raby and refused. It is take him even longer. This aideration

Our readers are reminded of the performance magnificent stone, the colour-crimson-red at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, 10-night of being perfect, Rubies, when flawless are always does not apply to the case of those icials the French Vaudeville and Concert Company.regarded as more valuable thau brilliants and 369,412 for the preceding year. From the ebiefly Portuguese, who have their per- s manent home in the colony or its neighbour.found on our front page.

MELBOURNE...Mesars. Norton, Hargrasa & Co. BRISBANE. Mosers. Gordon & Gotch. LONDON........Mr. F. Algat, Clement's Lane, LONDON....

The best Remedy for Aallity of the Stomach DINNEFOED'S FLUID MAGNESIA.

For Henetbars and Headache For Gout and Indigestion.

DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA.

The beet Mild Aperiont for Delicate Consulta tione, Ladies, Children, and Infants, and for vagulte

A

The departure of the O. and D. steamer Arabic for San Francisco has been postponed until to-morrow at daylight.

The

for it in the European market, He has sent precious stones to England for the last 30 or 40 Laudon in preference to Paris.

The report of the directors of the Norddeute cher Lloyd Stownship Company for 1888, to ba submitted to the shareholders at the general mesting on the 13th inst. shows a gensa balance of income over expenditure of £615,201, against

London, and of Druggists and Storekeepers through retirement in England it te perhaps the inost in the Gymnasium of the Victoria Recreation ears, and this rule will probably find its way to poses sppropriations have been made which ro

nse in Warra Climaten. DINNER & Co., Chemiste, hood, but to these who look forward to a

opt the Worldā.

N.B. Ask for DINNEFORD'S MAGNESIA. Agente A. S. Watson & Co., Hongkong.

S WATSON & Co., LIMITED

WATSON'S

(turaled to £50,000

21a, per abwo; free of inezme tax (boing

Balance to be carried to now account...

in payment of a devides at the rate of & per cont. ou Las called-up capita:)...

11,529.10€

3,495 11 2

€39,810 11

v

+

The steaner House, Captain Hogg, 2,000 tons gros registre

The steamer Danfu, Captain Thomson, 3,065 tons

The

The dancert was organined by a Committee somasting of the following gentlers-Messrs. J. A. de Carvalho, A. das Remedios, E. ; d'Aquino. F. A. Gomes, D. de Noronha, and J.

S. Alves.

POLICE COURT,

10th May.

BEFORE HON. f. E. WODEHOVOR.

CHARGE OF OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE

TRETENCER

Leung Ka was charged with obtaining $156 ander false protonces on the 25th April.

Cheung Sin, boatbuikler, said - the 22n April. a man named Long Sing Hang, who is master of the Hung Chan rios shop, in the Cou- tral district, usked to to proence for him thirty- six men to go to North Borneo as woodent tere. He said he was acting on behalf of lessrs. Pos Lin & Co. On the 24th April, defendant, with whom I am acquainted, me to me im! offered to greater Egito, Captain Castle, 2,353 tous would go to Barneo as the of them.

procure these men for Lie. Ho said he himself I advised The stammer Ching Wo, Captain Macbagh, 2,39 him not to go and refused to ist hira act for me. My He then spoke to my foki, in my presence. tots gross gister.

The atenuer Copack, Captain Jaques, 2,705 tons foki authorized bim to get the men and he took

register.

bim to Messre, Pustan & Co. On the 25th April. The steamer Nagchou, Captain Durdia, 2,703 tone the defendant came to my shop and asked for gross register.

The stanmor Ping Bay, building, 1,300 tons gross an adrunge at the rate of $12 per man. He said he had got twelve men to go and that be registers

The ateamer Pak Ling, building, 3,200 kas grose would go himself as the thirteenth. I pair bim register.

$156 and told him to take the men on board A feat cond to none in the carrying trade of China ship. On the 16th April I went on board the Atan Bastard, considering the grant adrange in ship and found neither the ceremant for his eeat of a hip-building, it represents a property in er

sineo till he was arrested. I charge him with a general manager in the East, has been attended pant's books.

The appolatment of Captain Galhadat Shanghai, obisiaing $150 from me under falus pretenace.

The case was remanded. by most Actisfactory resulta.

The following directors retire on this occasion, but, bvive eligible, ofer themselves for re-election:--Me.

interest on loans, and for taxes, dooks, and pier Accounts, depreciation account, and other pur A competition in gymnastics will take place

duce the net surplus to £304,130, against £79.820 for 13-7. A dividend at the rate of 12 Cub this afternoon at half-past five. Isus important of alt in connection with the prizes will be two medals, a gold and a silvor A meeting of gentlemen was hold yesterday per cent, against 5 per cent. for 1887, is recom. mebled, and an appropriation has been made to tion of exchange and salaries. The abolition one, pressated by Hen A. P. MacEwen. afternoon at the Hongkong Club to consider the the repair and ranowala necount and the insur of the system of fizing salaries in sterling was On Sunday morning, between and 10,80 question of forming a self Club. There were anne faud. The reserve fund, repair and re- & step in the right direction. We are not ad- o'clock, the stenta launch carrying the Bathal prest-Messrs. W: Tochiru, AS. Aval fund, insurance fund, and insurance vocaling a return to that system, bat we think flag will call alongside any reasel hoisting code Sandford, John Andrew, S. E. Douglas, A.S.B. reserto fund hare ziow rozched the aggregato | ccan of the value at which the whipa stand in the oammen fuero. I have soc nothing of defendant

J.Campbell, A.S.H.; W. Legge, D. Gillies, E. P. ponnant C. to convey men ashore to 11 am. ser- novertheless that the request of the Civil Servies at St. Peter's (Seamen's) Church, returning Captain Ramgoy, and Capi Cellings. Mr. Andrew marks, and it is mow Intended to ingrouss if to Kirk, A.SH; R. Baird, ter W. Jennings, out of 20,000, being 47 per cent of the ehare capital. The latter artoants to 30.000.000 vanté for sú incremas in the rate of sularies about 12.30.

was called to the chair. Captain Ramsar pra- on account of the fall in the rate of exchange is fully justified. If the value of silver went ship-was-played or Thursday afternoon and red and the motion was carried unicosly. It

The "Hal" in the Lowe Tounis Champion-paced that a Club be formed, to be all the 40,000,000 marks.

Hongkong Golf Club. Captain Collings second- A. S. W. & Co, beg to call attention to their on declinlog to the vanishing poiu: it is evi-resulted in the victory of E. J. Cozou, the score was proposed by Mr. Gillies and secanded by Mr. Fars rather significantly to the financial position. NEW PATENT DRYING BOTTLES, which have deal that salaries would have to be readjust heen especially designed by and manufactureded before they fall to zero. The question is whether a fall of twenty-five per

for them.

PATENT DESSICATING

OR

DRYING BOTTLES:

found invaluable.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong. 5th April. 1839..

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Correspondants are requested to forward their name and address with communicatione addressed to the Editor, not for publication, but as aridones of gend

sith.

All fattere for publication should be written on eas side of the paper only.

now

of wealth, and if from any cause the capacity

boing

E. J. Cozan

C.E.C. Platt...

6 6 0

403

A private letter received from Shanghai ro-H. D. Stewart ned M. W. M. Strachan.

for re-election.

The retiring suditors, Moara. Bator and Rudder. forth, and Mr. Jamieson Elize also offer themselves It is proponed that the dividend phill he made pay- able on the 26th April to all shareholders on the fo don Register, and that waranta he posted the Batue day to these on the Shanghai and Hoogkong Regia

-ALBEST DEACON, Chairuna. Loudon, ft April, 1589.

BALAKOR met 70 31er D'ECLARER, 1865, Dr.

. d. Capital-

di4 sunres fally paid-up... 13,680 0 0. 125 chores, an which 15

For thoshon pad 1,823 00

10,011 shares on which $13 per phare has been

alled cp... 10,790 ha.co

option

.130,100

resario-

SUMMARY OF THE

KWANG-PAO."

All Tay. The question of the Tientsia bridge is dealt with in today's article. After a fall and detail, ed description of the strastare the writer ex- plains that the boat people have petitioned for its demolition on decenat of its interference with the shipping, and that Li Hong-chang, maok a he would like to prevent this reckless destruc tior, will probably-and-it-diffenlt to hold ki own and to have his way-

Next follows a short paragraph on bamba shoots, the bust of which it is said are procurabl −145,038 o ofin summer. ................. 75,099 14 2 A man dresses in as a woman and engage

To insurance fand

3,825 32 7 Tonetreeipts en agaonnt of anoomploted

thes husband, he runs away to Fakien with th 1,720 A 9,194 135 wife and money. To sundry areditore

marria To hala of prolit sad lows account... 32.210 11 4

£301,163' 9

Cr.

A patition has been luiged by a whole numbe of passengers against the owner of a boat fo losses sustained from the hands of pirates. The whole blame is placed on biz, as he anchored hi 433 12 1 boat and did not leave. 200 0 0 A woman and her child were struck by light 7,772 8 8 2,683 2 saing at Shun-te.

Legge that Capt. Pumsey, Capt. Collings, of Chinese bayers of imports, who, it is also Masura. Thorburn, Douglas, G. Stewart, and have been subjected to a serious contraction of John Andrew, with power to add to their numerait by the native banks, and will not be able ber, should act as a provisional committee and to conduct their operations with their usual By the time of the bottles, CIGARS, as

In view of the increased navigation of the elect their own secretary; that the entrance fee freedom during the coming season. It is affirm cant. is not suficient to justify a reads Upper Yangtze by foreign vessels, it is said in (be $3, and that the Committee he authorised to fed that overal importing (European) firms have tors respectively. well as ALL GOODS which are susceptiblement. It is not proposed that the Govern-official circles, according to the Hupae, that the advertise it the newspapers for members, the lost heavily through the quien de place to the destroying inflames of moister can be

jment should assume any responsibility in Taots of Kingshor, fchang, and Shi-nan is annual subscriptios to be fixed by the Committee of native desiers who had contracted to receive

goods from them. The letter refers to “an im-} kept in good and perfect condition.

connection with exchange; the officiala do having a Yamen built for his residence in Whenever or wherever the atmosphere is not ask to be paid in sterling; but they and half at Kingehor

Tchang, intending to pass half the year thero

A Chinese merchant from Fonchow, named Lin, pression, which the writer thinks is growing in surobarged with undisture these bottles will be represent that owing to a particular use-

who had been in business in Japan for over 20 for at home, that the China market for To

English goods-is about to expand quickly and In these stirring times pt speculation it would Years and wes one of the most respected Chi to an important extent. This view is regardext or rather, two causes, rent and exchange bo will that all dealers in shares of any Publicate Chinese Ministor, Su Taotai, in buying the the country is opened up, railways introduced, nssa residents in that country, was agent for the as erroneous, and the writer states that until they are really worse off now than they were Company should know that if shares remain copper for defalcatione in commotion with which and foreign skill applied to the many treacher fifteen years agu. Had the causes produc-in the name of a person in the books of the com- the ex-Envoy la sow arraigned before the High ons waterconeses no material increase can occur ing this reault been entirely different the apicy has the right to claim thoax. So it therefore sent for Mr. Lin from Japan, and he China Jig that time, it is added. Chiness and pany and he becomes bankrupt the assignee in Authorities of Nanking. The Viceroy Tsug in the distribution of Manchester goods in same demand might with equal reason have will bo as well to registar sheras as promptly as returned with Chân. Secretary of Legation, Japanese mills will have been erected in suficionto depreciation foiler and fan04,614 19 him as a arvant, and daring the absence o been preferred. Money is merely a measure possible.

whose avidmce was also required, and took up numbers to prove formidable competitors with his residency with him at the Lac Lien-shing in those of Lancashire. It is announced in the Insalide Rune, the atthe East Pailon, Nanking. On the 16th April of the sure is diminished persons in re official Russian sitary organ, that the Thibet he was judicially examined, appearing then to be

In the Probata, Direres, and Admiralty ceipt of solaries are placed in much the same Exploration Expedition is about to start on its in very bad health; and on the 23rd his death was position no customer in a shop who received to the extent that the expedition will tal, the President of the Court of Enquiry It Brethren, an action hag baon brought by the Its original programme has been reported to the Provincial Treasurer Hu Fun- Division, before Mr. Justice Butt and Trinity abort weight. What the Legislative not advanos as far as Llanasa, but will only explore is said Lin is a partner in a "foreiga horg" at owners of the barque Large Bay aksinat the Council Committee have to ascertaina North-Western Thibet and the Tjanskhan oasia Shanghai, bere he has a son living. The ex-owners of the late steamship Glencoe to recovery smount of purchase avant of dec...200,074 57 whether there has in fact been such a It will be absent about two years.

Minister avows that the whole responsibility for damages for the collision which occurred on Feb. By hills receivable diminution in the case of the salaries of the

bis negotiations in baying the copper for the 4 last, about twelve miles to the southward and By sunday debtors The Shanghai Cotton Cloth Wearing Cam Chinen Gererament in Japan rests on his own westward of Beachy Head Sir Walter Philli By cash at basbora and in hand rany have now completed their building, a soulders, and that his subordinates had nothing more and Dr. Raikes appeared for the plaintiffs Orders for extra copies of the Daily Press shoutà | Hongkong Civil Servants. A regule of their expectations of ten years and the unfalter to do with the affair, New developments Eve Me. Myburgh, Q.C., and Mr. Harnes, Q... for cials who have expenses in England and are ing assistance of Knag Tuotai will, the Shen pao appeared in this interesting cause célèbre, which the defendants. Mr. Justleo Butt, in giving

ways, be soon rewarded. The machinery has ar looking forward to retirement to that counved; it is of 500 horse power, and will be in we shall communicate to our readers when we judgmorit, said that all those who were on board | PROFIT AND LOSB ACCOUNT TO 31ST DECERNER, 1999.

the Glencoe having been drowned, it was neces sary to scruticis very earefully the evidence of To generalexpuse, including rennera- try we think the answer is plain. With re-position before autumn for it will take at least receive acourete information.-Hu-pro. gard to native born officials it may be three months, with foreign assistanca, to sat it up.

The N. C. Daily News saye:From recent the witnesses from the Lergo Day, and if it up. regarded as in seme doubt.

The N. C. Enily News says that Mr. E. G. inquiries we fed that the recent combination of peared that the story told by them was an in the ico-dealurs is aut merely a gentle attempt at credible story to dismiss the action. He had Vouillemont received a telugram from Faris on squeezing by means of a syndicate a sourso for carefully considered the evidence, and had asked the 5th inst., conraying the intelligence that which these knulle traders hare high example the opinion of the Elder Brethren upon it, and the Comptoir woubt be re-opened at home and at home; it is an attempt by the City authori though this story told by the master and male of at its branches abroad with as little delay

ties to fix the foreigners in the settlements. Largo Bay was in certain respects improbable, possible. The pablo generally will be plenaed The head of the now, guild, a man named Chi the Elder Brethren were anable to advise him. to hear that this popular institution is to re-giao-fen, is sume activity probably befors the end of the scend the guild is net got up by the ion with some hesitation, pronounced the enco adopted son of the Uity Mugi. that it was incredible, and in therefore, thengl prassat mouth.

dealers themselves, most of who would will alone to blame. We learn from the Chinos Times that the ingly supply their customers this year at

In do Probato and Divorce Division on the at the Magistracy he was of course speaking brand famine in Faking has been averted, but Yemen, at Me. Chi has had all the ice in the 30th it, before Mr. Justice Batt, the case was

farmer rates, but in the City Magistrate's after the manner of Muscasse, but his the foreign community is threatened with a cohouses measured, has fixed the price at which heard of Wadsworth v. Wadsworth and Pearson By profit called en completed voyages. 37,459 fellow members took him, au grand serieus, trouble is that gooda dostined for sale to Chinese ties, and has arranged for a tax of, wa bolove, the ground of his wife's misconduct with the scarsity of kerosene oil, candles, and sugar. The the doulers us to sell to foreigners under penal. The braband in this case sued for a divorce an And Mr. FRINGE, with the impetuosity are passed under the pretext of being intended two cents a pical or three por gent., to to paid e-respondant Pearson. The accused parties which is often overcomes his discretion, for the foreign community, and the Tientsin

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TELEPHONE No. 12.

MARRIAGES.

On the 9th May, at St. John's Cathedral, Hopy- kong, by the Bay. W. Jennings, Colonial Chaplain, HITON VICKE38, 23rd V. LI. Regiment, India

1977

Blatt Gurja, in WiTErste ICATE, elder daughter of Ar its last meeting the Sanitary Board again the late Wilmot Waleson Holaorthy, D. A. S. S., Mi made itself aupremely ridienious. To be litary Store Stuff

On the Bed April, at St. Mary Abbott's, Kozeing perfectly just, perhaps we ought to my two ton, W. JOHN, older son of J. 5. Swire, Loudan, individual members of the Board did so. EMILY BASIros_Campbell, third "daughter of George J. Kidston, Finlaystone, Roufrewshire, N.B. When General Gondos drew his highly co.

DEATH On the 1st April, at Glenork, Sydenham, DAVID loured picture of the condition of the latrine MACEKN211, lats of Shanghai, fourth son of the late David Mackenzie, Esq., of Erechin, Forfarshire.

The Daily Press.

Taotai is endeavouring to check this abose to the City Magistrato This is a direct inter denied this adultery, but the one was un ference with foreigners that opght not to be defended. The petitioner sued the co-respondent

By office furniture

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Dr.

£901,163 9.8

A young boy while riding a horse met with sorinna accident from s fall he bad; the hore having bolted an unexpected moont

Two labourere come to blows after much altar cation on the subject of a supply of water fo frrigation.

a. d.

tion to directors and auditora, rent, valeriea, income tax, stationery, o.... 4,312 2 2

3,340 1 A thief comes across a well drowed man in 32,210 11

quiet spot and forthwith divasta bim of his cost) 430,985 157 clothes and ran away. The shouts of the viotin attract several military candidates, who pertu the thief and succeed in obtaining the plunder.

Lujan

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balandafrafiastaccount.622,281 19 11

Divided paid April,187,4:09 Amount placed to credit,"

of depreciation and boiler fund.

TOKYO.

11,564 14 5

The Tokyo Electris Light Co. intend to ra $19,435 3.5

a truin, propelled by electricity, in connectio 2,86 10 6 with the National Industrial Exhibition to`b

opened next year. The line will extend fro the Exhibition buildings to Hirokoji.

£35,663 15 7

forthwith proposed that the Sarveyor-Gene- | which is not only unfair to the revenue, but to tolerated for a moment. It has succeeded with for damages. Mr. Pritchard was for the peti. AMATEUR CONCERT AT THE LUSI-80 investors were present. In the absenca -

Geld for taxation out of which they are kept by three years after it. The respondent brought-

this attack.

TANO OLUB.

Mainichi Shimbun says that its enquiries

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YOKOHAMA,

On the 7th April, the shareholders of th Nipper Railway Co. held their anal meetin in the offices of the 15th National Eauk. Abou the President, Mr. Narabara, who is now tourin ral should be prosecnted. The latrina al- the Chinese traders who have no foreign ally to the real dealers, it is now being tried on with tioner. The co-respondent is a marine engines.

in Europe, Mr. One prosided and announced HONGKONG, Mar 31тн, 889.

inded to has been in existenes for many work the imposition for them.

the loomen, and it will be extended if a stand is at Newcastle, and was stated to have been a

dividend of 12 per cent par anmura. Gansite, Another very successful: amateur concert, in Rumours Eve been current for some time the In connection with the bi-metallic con-years past, as long, we suppose, as the Ma-

When says the Japan Gazette) we reported not made by the foreign authorities. The Uity former lover of the respondent's. He was in troversy it has been shown most conclusively gistracy itself, and had it constituted any the decision to construct u harbour at Yokohama officials naturally look with longing eyes on the Japan at the tires of the marriage, but round aid of the Organ fond of the Roman Catholic the Authorities have it in contoraplation to han that the purchasing value of silver in silver thing like the nuisanco described by General wa stated, that it was agreed the $1,500,000 of the quasi-independence of the setilcments, and him to the hours sourary to her husband's Cathedral, was given at the Lusitano Club on or the Government Hailways to the Fifteent the Shimonoseki indemníty zoturned by the this new ice-guild is another attempt to breakinjauctions. After the co-respandent's return Thursday evening. The programme was well&tional Bank, that is, the Nobles' Bank. Th using countries is as great now as it was be. I GORDON 1 Would doubtless have been com- United States Government should be used for

down one of the fences that protect us. The the petitioner found several letters addressed by curried out from beginning to end, there being not sapport this assortion. There is, indeed. fore the great disturbance in the relative plained of by the Hou. W. M. DEANE, who the work and the balance required mat from Consuls and the Councils are the watolumen of him to his wife, which aroused his suspicions scarcely a weak performance in the whole. An idon of transferring these important pablia wor

other senross of Government royonne. The values of silver and gold. This is certainly formerly occupied the quarters into which Koron says that it has been decided to our liberties, and we look to them to frustrate Ho caused his wife to be watched, sad in other point which was noticeable, and which to private hands, but the proposed plan is

tomber of last year she was traced to Durhari General Gonsog 19 about to move, by the reciprocate America'a sotion by purchasing from

with the co-respondent, and was found to havs might with advantage bo opied at smilar form a large compsay, among the members

which the Fitteenth National Bank will be on true of Hongkong so far as the ordinary ne-

America the iron work and other materiala re.

"Orient" wriles to the Manchester Guardian stayed with bit at an hotel. The petition was entertainments, was the abstention from taking unit, and to transfer to it the whole of the S cansaries of life are concerned. Market pro- Magistrates, or by the First Clerk, who re.

The Indian Budget allows the British Go then filed. Witnesses were called who proved scores, and as a result, the programme, though verament roads. The Tokaido Hailway, fro visions are if anything cheaper now than sides at the Magistracy. It is in a very un.quired in the construction of the Harber.

The Straits Times gays: As there seems Forament to draw about £14,000,000), which, at the respondert's adultery with the co-respondent, they were ten years ago. Rants have in-suitable position, it is true, being in a con creased enormously, but that is due, not to fined space, where there is little enculation te be some vague belief that most of thetin-land the rate of Is 4d: per rupte, would give Rx and under the direction of the Judge the jury somewhat long one, was buished at a reason Tokyo to Koba, a length of about 990 miles, in Telstra is taken up, it may be proper to say 210,000,00. At the old rate of 2a. the Govern. found a verdict for the petitioner, assessing the able hour. The time of the year is hardly the virtually the entire property in question. Ti thing like forty millions of yen, but we ha a decline in the value of silver, but to an in. of air, and it would be an advantage perhaps that the whole amount disposed of ls 5,000 mares. ment could have drawn £21,000,000. Which damages against the co-respondent at £550 best for such entertainments, but despite capital of the company would have to be som creased value of land consequent upon prea- if it were removed, but to any that there is The area of the State is 500 square miles, and country loses now the 27,000,000-England or The Judge pronouneed a deorse nisi with costs, this the Hall was well filled. H. B. the very little doubt that the money would be quie we are informed by ous who has excellent op India? I think England If no stop is put to and ordered the damages to be paid to the Governer and Lady der Voux wore amongly subscribed. The road from Kobe to Tor sure of population in a circumscribed ares, no attempt roads at disinfecting the place, portunities for knowing that there is much good the depreciation of silver by international agree petitioner within a fortnight

those present. The programme open.d with aid Kyote ought to be a very paying propert It is not the ment, silver is likely to go lower, and the loss The committee of the Legislative Council that it required great gallantry to enter it, tiu-mining land still available.

The prospectus is pablished of the Darrel well excented chorus from "Lucrezia Borgia Japan Mail -appointed-to-report, upon the purebasing and that the clerk of works was afraid to case that the Government has agreed to grant under this heading will probably be £100,000,000

any loan to Jelebu, but it is the case that they for the next ten years, as the British Govern- Bay Bornse) Tobaco Plantations Company Mr. Mailand then followed with a fairly good power of the dollar now and is former times, approach within ten, yards of it is all will be urged to land a anat to provide for the mout will have to draw about £14,000,000 on (Limited), with a capital of £250,000 in 50,000 rendering of a solo from "Il Trovatore." Mr. in connection with the proposed increase of absurd exaggeration, The place receives stalling of the road which has been made on India annually. Would not this £160,000,000 be shares of £5 esah. The present issue is of Maitland possesses a baritone voice quite up to

money borrowed from a bank. In four years the very welcome to taxpayers in England or 42,000 shares, of which 14,000 will bo inred to official salaries, will, however, have to consider the same attention as other places of a likervennes of Jelebu have risen from 8200 to India? The tale of experts from Lancashire and the vendor es fully paid-up: 10,000 have been the average, but his phrasing and style leave The general meeting of the Japan Engino older things besides the pics of provision and kind in Government buildings, and is regular-334,000, and they are rapidly increasing. Yorkeline to the following ports during 18-8 applied for by the directors and their friends good deal to be desired. Later in the evening ing Co. was beki on the 25th instant, but t has been To Celentia £14,000,000; Bombay, and will be laged in full, and the balance of Mr. Maitland sang a dust in conjunction with rerious matters were discursed in private. T the price of rent. The case for an increasely cleaned every morning. The General,

Tho N. C. Daily News translates the follow 210,700.000: Madras, £2,800,000 Rangoon, 18,000 shares is offered to the public. The Miss Edith Carvalho. Blies d'Almada Castro rato of dividend is eminently satisfactory-equ

16 22 per cent, of salaries esunot fad any support from the who plumed himself on the gallantry he dining from the Sen-pao-The Shanghai City £1,900,000; Kraoboo, £1,800,000: Ceylon, company has been formed to acquire about was leadly opplande for her solo from The body of que of the seamen (Wilson), w former, while rent, though a very important, played on the occasion referred to, would authorities and the French Mized Court Mn £50,000 total £39,400,000-at 1s. 4, per 20,20 of land comprising the tobuce Robert the Devil" and also for har dust from were drowned while crossing from the Boundi

Had the exchange estates of Baron Adolph Louis you Steie to the majority the most important, point in do well to remember that in a public officer gistrate have lately been taking steps to stop rapes, Rs. 480,000,000. estimating how far salaries will go, is quite sober adherence to plain facis in his public the practice of adulteration of bean oil with been as before, Indis could have bought cituated at Lahat Datu, and on the Segameh "Faust" but although her singing was far be- Biller to the Omaha, was recovered near He cotton-seed oil, which is injurious to the health 249,000,000 of goods for the same amount of River, Darvai Bay, Provines of Mayna, British

bawa.

We learn, from a native paper, chup in com independent of the question of exchange. I statements is an even more valuable quality of the consumer. Cotton-sood all only conts rapeos: The value of exports to the ports in-Nerth Borneo, and to carry on and furthegund what one sally bears at amateur son. moke on the 28th April and brought on to Yol

carts, she hardly reached the bigh standard- tho hasiness and cultivation of Rente have increased within the last ten As for Mr. FRANCI's proposal that the about 2,300 cash a picul. bat bean oil is much dialed below during 1888, las boon-To Sings develop

more expensive, costing lately nearly 100 pore, £3,220,009; Penang, £550,000 Manila, tobacco commenced by the vendor in 1887. which she attained at the previous concert. Mrs, quence of the decision to constreet & barboar yours fully, thirty per cont, and officials who Surreyor-General should be prosecuted, il cuba catty; the profits to the adulterator £1.250,000; Hongkong, £3,000,000 Japan. The land has already been demonstrated to Humphreys and Mr. Withers contributed a dust this port M. Shimizu, a Yokohama contract Kalsha to erect for them godowns, covering are not in receipt of quarter allowance, or can perhaps hardly be called surprising, for are therefore large. The mixture is made £8,500,000, total, £10,500,000 at 8. par dollar, grow telo, se sixty-four fielde hava boon which was on the wholesatisfactorily, though by has received a contract from the Nippon Yus whose quarter allowance bax not been in- we have come to look for extraordinary by boiling them together in a cauldron, 870,000,000. At lue dd rate of is. 6d. per dollar planted and are abiatu ter 000); Dezasaus faultlessly rendered, and Miss de Souza, area of 200 tasche, in the vicinity of the Bu

adding line for alarifying, which is strained these please could have bought £1,750,000 worth which sum the rendor guarantees to the co- creased, are fairly entitled to some increase things from the learned Queen's Counsel, off by passing the oil through cotton bags; of goods for the same amount of dellars. Again, pany. The amount to be paid to the vendor, again showed talent of an unmistakeably high The cost will be about 319,300-Garette.

order as a pianist. At a later stage Miss de Boissonade de Fontarabis left Yokoha in their salaries on this account. Econo- It is unfortunate, however, that the Sanitary it to the sold to the oil-dealers at 4,000 each a to Shanghai, £6,400,000, at 4 per tasi: taels Baron Leonis von Stein, is £110,000, payable as mists tell us that the proportion of ioooms Board should be made a laughing stock for a pical, and they again retail the poisonous mix $2,000,000 At the old rate of a per tael Shang- to £40,000 in cash and £70,000 in fully paid-up Sousa playel a dust with Miss Maria Alves. on the 29th April by the French mail steam ture to the pubile at the price of good bean oil hai could have bought £9,500,000 of goods for shares of the company. This payment will leave Where so many individual efforts were good, 16 to take a well earned holiday of for mont

bis intontion being to return to Japan spent in rent should not exceed one tenth, the community by such an abord discussion may 9,000 cash a plonl. Although it does not the same amount of taels. The totals make £160,000 available for future working capital. A family mae in Hongkong would bave to as that of Wednesday last. Surely each barn very well, still if it were only used in lampe rupees, 486,000,000; dollars, 70,003,000; taels. The sale includes the buildings, consisting of was a somewhat difficult task to make a bit, but November. The past few weeks have been and not for onlinary purposes there would not 82000,000, for which the portamentioned bay now manager's and assistant makager's houses, dry. smenget the Indy performers, at least, Miss M. Boissonado a perpetual series of farewell "possem a very large income for one subject as that introduced by General Gor be mook harm done; but the Chinese eat it, and £49,900,095, worth of goods, whilst at the old ing and formenting sheds, lies' house, shops, Edith Carvalho, on Thursday must be awarded tartainments. Probably no foreigner ever e or received more marked evidences of respe atenth of it to safies for rent. Out of on-if it were considered necessary to init is said to have very bad effects, especially now, rates of oxabange they could have bought hospital, wharf, &c., stores, machinery, tools, the palm. As already mentioned Miss Carvalho plored in Japan has won more gennine affect salary of $250 per month, rent and troduce it at all in the forum selected instead when owing to the weather, so many natives are £1,850,000 worth without any increase of ex implemanta, presses, live and dead stock, plast appeared in a dust with Mr. Maitland, and was Not only to be forgotten was the speels suffering from sore throats. 16,000 cattios of penditure to the countries name. The figures stores, growing and gathered crops, cash in d isses will swallow up fully a guar- of by the regular channel of calling the cotton-ssed ell have been discotared by the represent the value of exports froth Lancashire at Last Date, and effects of every description, heard to advantage, but her best effort was her witnessed on 27th April at the Shimbunki

and: Yerkshire.

we also the messya remited prior to February. singing of a difficult solo from "Ee Travista” minus when the sokolare of the ratióda i ter, while persons with smaller incomes and attention of the Board's officers to it could authorities.

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