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"THE DAILY FE88 KONUT. PLEMBAH IND,

A lengthy and, frum'ensory glance, later eating letter from Shareholder is necessarily held over.

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The following changes in the Gorman conn

service are notified-Herr von Boholling

has been appointed vise-cananl. at Yokohama, and Herr von Enel is to go to Shanghai.

wharfingers to throw open wharton had engage z mesman makes his port beyond any omens

Thore is, however, a sort of culs of Chater aboarers on terms demanded.

ack in Hongkong, especially among the Chi- bes. Any stook that his bays, they bay; into any enterprise ho starts, they pour their money; when he thakes his head at a project they will not touch it. The other day he left the Colony for a fortaight, during which that memorable term dame and turned the idand upside down, with millions of dollare danges to pay. A tow days afterward I met a worthy did Chinese war- thant, who has lived and prospered hure for a quarter of a century. He wared his hand over the soone of derslation and destruction and said ally, "Mr. Chater galway-wee what happen!" Leck ho certainly has I saw him dear the first and second bores in & Derby Sweepstakes the other day--but I fancy he would say about it, he remembered the parody

off takes place, after which the local legislature an incorporale jast so much of English it may deem necesary

[FROM SINGAPORE PIPERK] in its own legislation. After a long arm

LONDON: 22nd August. of years to make a clean soup of all beni

DISMISSAL OF BOULANGISTS. legislation and adopt Engak law as a whole

One hundred and two Boulangista, offers of up to that time would be a rory hazardous

Horr von Brandt, who bas been staring ate Army, has been cashiered and, etheris experimen. Our correspondent speak of Berlin for some time, has left the capital, and punished.

SEIZURE OF BERING SEA Shanghai and Japan sa being far ahead of intends, mys the Hamburg correspondent of the

SEALERS. Hongkong in enjoying the advantage of London and China Express, to ratom to China

shortly.

A United States batter has mixed two British As an instance of the results of English edu-walers in the fohrling does and lias hoarded recent English legislaton, But in the Treaty Poin English law is applied only location, we Straite Times) nota that & Chiness arshed others

Live boi, British, sulfeste, whereas in lady aetumpanied by her nephew, a pupil of the Hongkong there fa a Inspensties popaivion Auglo Chinese School, has just returned from

trip to London, where they stayed for over six to be governed, and an independent legial weeks. They visited many of the placer of public care i animolute necessity if local la interest in the city, but probably Medame Tus and conditions are to be duly considered. aud's Exhibition was the sight which impressed

them most It is perhaps disgrace in the Goverenent

English hra which are

altogether in

The wholesale adoption of Enigliak lav being, then, out of the question, ware confined to the other, aeratire suggested

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Prate act of chase the name of fok

Is blown the windy was about And yet I hold, wúknut a doubt,

Ho promptés moet when prost pluck."

last in England severst yearlings and put them in training for the Derby, we shall bear of him in more ways than one. But we shall certainly hear of him.

HENEY NORKAN,

POLICE COURT.

31st August. Brost Hos. H. WODEHOUSE,

THE STONEMARONG' STRIKE.

The eleven mon charged, with intimidation in connection with the stoneman's strike we brought up on remand.

Mr. Bobinaon prosecuted:

Chan Ng, contractor, said that on the 26th Angost, lg-bad & number of men working on the Pror. A number of men dame up to them and ordered them with threats to stop working:

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work on are good enough to make such a revision worth nadertaking, I believe a so-called ro vision is over now in progress, hat is it of any oa? Has it shown or will it gyer show any ads. gunta rosicle The recond alternative and per haps the better one is to abolish the loani Or diuances with very few exceptias) in toto and to introduce into this Colony the English law as it at present existe o fer as it can be made applicable. It in of the first importanes that the law here should be cer- tain craseertainable, and unless we can have a respectabis body of kual. Jaw lot as by all mean i have the last as it exists in England.—1 am, sit, your absdient servant,

A LAW STUDENT. Hongkong, 31st August, 1989.

CHEFOO.

The Chinese flow of some filters or, sixteen

same value. Butwo enonet guarantee the crop is "A Law Student," namely, a though now in the test proposal of the Ambau as subtrike, and there are now one thanwand vesse's Company herksted—it looked a risky job.. Fi. went on to the wharf and drove the prisonereti. It is to ge thrigh Shansi. It will be about

vision of the Ordinance and a Gling up of some of the most noticeable gap This is what the 1882 Commission was appointed to

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WE GUARANTEE That all seeds sold by us shall prise to be as represented; to the extent that should they not do so, we will replant them, or send other meds to the

any further than the above offer, as there are many cases which operate unfavoumbly in the germination of ads in a tropical climate, over which we have no control Among the pace of failure may be mentioned anfavorable weather, which is one of the most important. The sui may be in proper condition when the wood is planted, but the weather which follows may be charged and the work corfided to a thongh. too wet, which will cause the surd to tot; or its competent specialist who will priced may be too hot and dry, which des' roys the germ with it sindiý until is completion; It, before it shows itself. The soil may also be up however, the work is to be entrusted in an favourable for the variety of red pleated. And, it would perhaps be advisable to con-

troyed by vermin of various kinds, · Such; osmy:) ronces are beyond the power of man to prevent, and for which we sinnot be responsibla..

Hongkong, 2nd September, 1889.

WATSON'S

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KAVAS TELEGRAMS. Į

Pasis, 24th August, THE SHAK IN AUSTRIA. The Shah of Persia has arrived at Vizuna.

Paris, 26th Augnet. FINANCIAL CRISIS IN ITALY.

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LONDON, 23rd August.: THE MAIL STEAMERS AND THE STRIKE.

21st Augant. In consequence of the strike the departure of

Woare baving delightful weather hero, al- the F. & D. staraca Khedive and Marsilia which were to bass left London yesterday and Faw men's Lock is so much pluck as Chater's. The eighth and ninth prisoners were rang the though the days are warm the nights are card He is ready at any moment to go heart and soulou who used threats. An European foreman that so liuls of recent English law shoulder Flistairs took place at noon on the 24th has been postpaced indefinitely,

The Frac Press says that the sale of the stes-to-day for Calonita and Australia wapectively, into any enterprise, no matter of whant naturs, who we present drove the rien away. His ad plots. The hotels are full, and visitors from Shanghai and other porta era to bo that recommends itself to his judgment. Last (witasie's) men bad rot joined the strike.

William Bigwood, overeser of works, Publie enjoying the Chefoe uir and Boa-bathing.

We have the French foot here, sonsisting have been adopted in this solong, bne on the ultimo, in Mara. Powell & Co.'s Auollon Rockas, ORDERS FROM ONE PERNON OVRE SÚ ALLOW. | other hand there are my recently passed Singapore. There were not bunny bidlers, the THR ADMINISTRATION OF LABUAN. year the captain of a new ship of a thousand Works Departurent, said that he was superin-

The British Goverment haaked the British tous, the Ardgay, got two hundred miles ont of original price fixed being rather too high. A bid of 260,000 was made by Mr. Les Keng Lont, North Borned Company to undertake the admi- bis course while bound from Hongkong to Sin-tending the work on Section A of the Reclans of tire ossels, the Sacra. Villan, Chasseur applicable to the circumstances here. The of Man. Keng Yang Bros., raised to 361,000 nistration of Labuan, which however will rousingapore sed raait fail speed in the middle of the tion scheme. On the 26th inst. they had thirty: Vipère, and Aspic The Turenne is expected

night on a sardy beach on the cost of Aunem fie man at work. About 5.30 pm. bis attention to arriva shortly.

two standing on, tho favi that our local legislature has its tort. by an eatsider and at this prios the biddings Crown Colony, and is not to be coded to the Thors she lay, highs and dry, and Lloyd's agent was uned to the mere the gth and ships is at Wel hai mei. We are expeting thin

hrung fire. Finally Captain Darko, on behalf of

sold her at auction. Of course Mr. Clater inth prisoners. Ore of the men was calling here next wesk besides war-vessels of other cominge is no sufficient argument for in-Messrs Mansfeld & Co., offered $82,000, at which Company.

LONDON, 24th August bought hoe he would have bought her if she proving itous of existence.

price, after a conference with the inurlanges;

I have so isparlant news to tell you bad beer high and dry in the root-and the out the names of the aim who were working alionalities. EXTENSION OF THE LONDON the vessel was knocked down. It is not yet

Baked the Dock Company whether they would and the other was writing them down. The STRIKE. known in what trade she will be ongaged.

undertake the job of heating beraud getting horen who were at work bigan to get orditod at about telegraph lines. The Chinese are going Four thousand lighterwer have joined classed agrid as Al at Lloyd's The Dook this and some of them stopped work. Witness to build a grignotic line from Pao-ting-too to The Times of Indin waya :-There is nothing

1,500 miles long. Mr. Christinen with a party nally they wid, Yea, for $60,000.

away. The stonemasons then resurood work.

Ng Kam Sing, first interpreter to the Ms. of mandarine and eldiers are just about to start mech," Mr. Clater. "Well, for $55,000," mitted by Mr. Hort. The claim of Chinoso lying idle in the port of Londen. suzerainty over Sikkim is still porsevered in

to make a survey of lira. The Chinese baya A uiuuater procession of 10,000 sirikora il giro jen $60,000 "No." "All right, gistracy, said he had transated the beoka, docu- with the ingenions suggestion that it might ha recognised as merely zeminal. There is no paraded the City on Friday. The men were I'll do it myself. So he hired a couple of en-monts, do in this case. The first book was re-engaged a Christiansan, who will have the likelihood of this haing almitied, and the argo orderly, but aétrong body of foot and suvantod Fingers, bought tools and intlaita sand-bags, and rout, bosk with entries referring to the floor of aangement of it. When this fine is finished phartered a ship to send them to Ann. 1 house in the suur Is Fong, rapted as the the Chinese telegraph. Jine will have threč do, and in which they hare made so listsprotistions will probably be closed forthwith, as their police escorted the proosssion.

have seen the dragay in her ustrerdan on thatting place of the Stonymasons Guild. The connections with the Karaian frontier, counting far-off beach, and I am strongly of opinion that next document was a pirotlar from a commities the one to Vladivostock Arrangements hare not gress. If any estisfactory progress is to hemade continuance is useless, The future policy of the

she will come off all right. Taon Mr. Crater of stonemasons to their fellow-workpier, inform-yet been settled with Russie, but by what I can we think the Commission will have to be disGoeraucht of India will be simply the excla sion of Thibetan infance from Sikkim. Mr.

The Chinens telegraph line is will pocket $50,000 on the tranmotion, by his ing them that there was a ausstiled difference learn it is only a matter of time. It will not be

between the caters and the stonemasons and it long anyhow. Hart probably returns very shortly to China as

luck or pluck-which is it? alt ides of further negotiations has been defi-

Mr. Chator is very fond of ontertwining his had been decided to stop work on the 12b 4-paying wall. They pay the shareholders 7 per nitely given up.

friends; he is very fond of racing and harnly guet. Should the contractors offer work to any out this year agin, and this is the fourth year Iroad something in your morning contem given it up to become Steward and Judge one, they were to refuse it. The nex document they have paid the same. The new company which is being formed to

because for pars he wou very lbing and his produced was another arealar to the workmen

porary about Li Hong chang's brother getting take ore: Messrs. Mejer Bros. talorous basis A financial crisis has occorred in Italy. A dining-room is a mass of cups; bat he is fondest cantioxing them against breaking the rules of nossen a Shanghai a, says the Daily New, 10

paternal and half lial, and his prida is it any man break the rules there should be remember rightly that paper spoke of Lil's present and faith in its future ste boundless, dirbance or ghting in the street. An ascendency of power. I hear on good authority So I cornered him one day (physicaly, not other ofronlar stated that owing to the dispute that the Marquis Taeng, was the first man that with the masters a Cotauittes and bear formed had to be appointed as Viceroy of the Twe Kwang, cially an put to hit a few of the quas and certain things stranged. If say maann was but the Emperor and the high officials came to tions people are always asking about the colony. Nobody enu answer so well and nobody's an arrested in consequence of the dispate, the Com the anulusion that he knew the auch of forsigt

men remained in gaol, those outside would re everybody who knows where Hongkong is and every day he was in goal. So long as any of the corresponden

fuse to work. If any workman broke any of what it is.

"What do you consider the caussa,” I bagan,

with his tools before the Committee. The guild of the preant remarkabis com inercial and financial prosperity of Hongkong 7",

would then take one half his tools and the man "The same spies that stall prosperity any who strested him the other. Should any fight where else," was the reply. All the local com- panies are doing remarkably well, and this is at occur in consequence of this and any man be once the fact and the explanation of our erriable wounded, the guild undertook to look after position. We have a very large stock market, his and pay him one mase two candareens until and except in one or two instances of conspicuous he abould be cured.

The further hearing of the case was remanded. and undue infation, the quotations are all justi fed. Take a few examples. The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank pays its shareholders 16 por cent the local Marina Itaniumve Companios pay from 15 to 20 per cent; the local Fire In surance Companies pay from 25 to 30; the Hongkong, Canton, And Macao Steamboat Cam- pany pays 15 per osut.; the China and Mouile Steamship Company paya per cent.; the Bopa Manufacturing Company pays 12 per cent.; the Sugar Refinery pays 15, and the lon

lastly, the needs zay be and are frequently des fine it to alidation meelt, leaving asand-hare a nominal ospital of Tln. 300.000, of which predit bank, the Fanque d'Escompte, has closed of all of Hongkong. His sfeation for it is halt the guild, and also warning them that should the Viceroyalty of the Two wang. I I

DRYING BOTTLES.

The

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

A spoons competition at 700 yards, tan shots, Captain Bass, B.N, toppet the list with score of 42 points very popular win. wind was rather tricky for good shooting. The

SCORES. TOTAL

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these vales, he was to be arrested and brought

BANGKOK.

nonte and noorporation of English law be it is proposed, to iam now Thu 275,000 in 5,000 its doors, dealt with separately afterwards. Will the shares of Tha. 50 toh. It will copprise the match factory, soid works, soap frotory, print Ordinances consolidated and printed in. aug and photo-lithographing establishment, and complete edition a good deal of the present the Sherpa Dewspaper, the price settled being Tis. 260.000, of which Tis. 100,00 is taken la ALENT DESSICATING inconvenience would diappear and a clear area by the vendors, who guarantee a dividend took place on Saturday, the 31st August, and worn would command so much respect frommittee would pay him two candareens a day for affairs to par with him from Peking. Mercurs..

field for substantive improvement of the law for the irst year of ten por cout. This leaves would be left. It is drubifu), we ador. anly 3,680 shores of The. 80 each to be issued to We beg to call special attention to sur New stand, whether Mr. O'HALLAT will return to the pable, and the demand for then seems like

ly to he very extended. the colony, and in any caso it is practically

The Nagasaki paper says:—Mr. B. A. Ford. Capt Ramsey, R.N..... settled the the next incumbent of the office

accompanied by Cast: Meyer and a Japaneso M. C. Ford of Attorney-General will not be allowed the crew of six, left Nagasaki on the 17th August, Mr. F. G. Collins.... privileged private practica. Under these in a small steam launch, bound to Wladivostook. Tam, Carlyle BL.A. circumetances, this offer would be able to The leapeh, which has been constracted to order, or Maier Merson, A.

for use in Wladivostok harbour, has boon built Mr. W. D. Bradwood devote more time and stention to his off-by Japscess and engined by the Milan Bishi Mr. E. L. Woolin {cial dutier than has bilberto been the case, Engine Works. She is about 40 ft. long, is deck-D. M. Moleman, C. and the consolidation of the Ordinaried over, bee a swall cabin, sud ie fitted with two Mr. A. Shelton Hooper...... 241920

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On the 31st July, at Mount Annan, Anan, Soot *land, the wife of Joan Exularize, of sau. [1840

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following in the soOTEL

5. Carson, P.0.

Mr. M. Suzuki

a subject is might fairlylo required socire his She took about three tons of goal (sufficient for Mr. F. Anders...... attention to as early sa possible, auch non-about four days stemming), and expected to put *ble Aminance 20 8 becomeury "being of course aforded him, for the work would be by no means light. It is obviously selca to rely upon the Law Revision Com drusion.

into Hirudo, Fusan, and other plors on the way, for fresh supplies. Weather permitting, it was expected she would arrive at bar destination in about ten days.

Referring to the proposal to raise another Volantear force here the Admiralty and Horse Guards Gazette says:-Before vulsing the corps

The deliury of the English mail was begun it would be advisable, we think, to fully cou at 8.05 p.m.yesterday.

A Harmtelegram of the 25th August etates that M. Jean Dapais basaft Marseilles by the M. M. atester Ürus for Indo-China.

The Agata (Meas. Maishara & Co,) infarto a that the Norddeuter Layd's steamer Bayern, ourring the German mail of ús 6th August, 1st Sidgapore Friday at 1 pm, for this port.

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A CITIZEN.

His Majesty the King of Slam returned from the West Coast on the 14th ult, and we are glad to hear that his both is completely restored

The teak wood trado is very brick this season. There are no fewer than fifteen foreign vessels of present loading for Europe with that valamule timber, elever in the river and fear at Kab Si Chang. There are also two Siamese vesscle taking in cargoes of the same, one foBombay and the other for Hengkeng.-Mercantile Gazatíž

We learn from our. French oxchanges that Mousisar André Foutaiune has loon entrosted by the French Government with a scientife mission to Siam and that he will start for Bangkok on the 16th Septeuer. From all accounts the mission is not of sulitical nature, Mous. Fontaines is a youngest well known in the scientifiée world, and is is devoted to DB fatal history.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PERSB," BIE-I see from your isens of this morning that hydrophobia is sprinting in the Straits Set- pays 13 por cent. What more can you ask y

But is the prosperity or is it boom Porte and that there are alt disathe from that

An incident of the trip of J. M. the King "Prosperity, certainly. Take the confidence most frightful of maladies in Singapore last year. and the capital of the public, sua proof. Re la anything being done here ? I judge not from down the vast was the invitation from H. E Prents of grist sently formed limitadability compania have the ramber of mangy ours which soupstone's heels to apt Bush, on the non-ion of the miter's been started here, for coal in Tonquin, fr tip when passing through the villages or maar the birthday, to dine with him. On the laj of April, 1864, young man from and gold in the Straite, for lobague and timber in squatters' hats, which by the way are allowed value were bastored on him, and 31.000 in cash, like Hongkong, the majority have not taloutta Isoded in Hongkong.

Ha had a Boren, representing a paid-ap expital of four to spring up, apparently without Lat or hinderea the Onsen herself showing her especial requisite time to sparo in order to make)

rance, un all the glossantest spole of the island. appreciation of Capt Bush's long and faithfu thoussdres thoroughly efficient, and we would, ole head, a round body and a good heart, bat milion dollars and a market vains of nearly ten therefore, suggest that, as an ineficient force is circumstanou had been less kind to him than millions. And remember specially in this In the Straits they are destroying all the stray reies in like manner. It was an occasion.

dred and ninety one were seized last year. Ou worse than none at all, the terms of engagement nature and he had his fortues to seek. So he necting that the banks do not advance a dollar dogs, and in Shanghei ora theass aight hun ortay of commemoration.-incr.

against these shares." should be thoroughly binding furt, that became a clerk in the Bank of Hindustan at a the force should be aort of Militia rather than salary of sixly dollars a mouth. That was a

"But people talk of a big collapso soms day. either side of us the authorities are doing their

THE CHINESE CALENDAR. "I do not believe it Nothing is so say and duty. They are locally appointed. Here we are a Volunteer force. We recently made some stricture on the condition of one of our In-quarter of a contary ago. Today, the Dank of so cheep as to prophesy disaster. I know there governed from home, and our officials will no dian Volunteers, and we trust that in the pro-Hindustan has long been forgotten, Hongkong are Jeremiahs, but all wo ask of them is to take doubt wake up, an anal, when it is too late Amongst the many things which the early

their money and thescives away There are Yours faithfully,

Arab tradare probably introduced into China was posed Hongkong for more stringent discipline has boon transformed, and that young men has anough optimists among as to accomplish all we

the knowledge of the letonis cyok of nineteen been chiefly instrunjental in transforming it. want: tas posimists may alt safe at a Antano Hongkong, 31st August, 1889.

years, which the Greeks adapted in their advis All letter for publication should be written on one off with l difoulty than had boon antiopatad,

known on the Hongkong stock exchange, passed will be insisted on

atinu ni ile use in rectifying the vietelur calls The Brasilian corrette Almirants Bars The sixty dollès anys crown to millions and the and look on. Our prosperity is based upon facts. side of the paper only..

theGoldon Number.". The Greeks adaptad most of then who were in dilloalties having been Captain José do lelle, arrived here yesterday unknown bank clork has been the Honourable third finest harbour in the world (Bydber and

What take no denying. Wo have a fros parf, tho |

LAW REVISION.

their calendar to Meton's system, and had their able to mak: arrangements for carrying ear. morning from Shanghai, which part she left on C. P. Chades, the most intinentiai counin the com- Rio de Janeir being the other two), we stand at

TO THE EDITOR. OF THE "DAILY PRESS.",

interealary moths like the Chinese; though the the 27th ultimo, and on anchoring salated the The Straits Times says that the Messgeries part and the Commodore, bich saintes were remercial empire of Great Britain in the Far East the door of China and Japan and Indo-Chius SIR-Bolore starting from Lendon soms people of this country lay claim taharediscovered Maritimes seamer Conce, hitherto rauning on furned. The Almirante Barroso is a yesmol of It would be as error in prospective to spook of and the Felippines, var stengere ran to all parts year and half ago to practise law in this the serret of the "Golden Number" long before Order for extra copies of tho Daily Press would the Atlanthi posan line, but recently is the 9.000 tons, 2,200 horse power, and carries 8 guns him as the Kakar of Hongkong, but then is of the world, sud we have any amhant of antar Celony. I requested my law brosulker to Their account of its antiquity, however, are not

Mediterraan, will most probably be sat on the Indo Chins line to replace the lady Erazil has been seen his harbour

and men. It is some years since the flag of nobody who deserves the expression better. I prise backed by capital. By and by, ton every obtain for me a complete cops at the loal Or by any menus cousineing, and thongh ther usert. steamer that we will anal in our harbour. In dinances. After making as I believe the most that it was in use before the age of Confucius and lost in Aden harbour. The Congo is a hr, or corrolle is on a voyage of oircumnavigation. asked him the other day how he had managed to fact, Hongkong is in its infancy."

careful enquiries at the Colonial Office and clse- Mendins, we do not find it generally adopted ship that the Anadyr, being of 3,600 tons bar She left the barbour of Rio de Janeiro on the do it. Bit by bit." he replied. I cannot trace Is it true that the greater part of the capital where, he informed me that a copy could not to till many centuries after the oumencement of Their explanation of this den and 2400 horas power.

27th October, 1888, and has visited Monte Video, the process, therefore, but I can describe the rein circulation here and the has.uess done is in the obtained in the metropolis, but he assured me the Christiani, oca.

banda of the Chiassof"

that when I reached Hongkong I should be able is that the system foil inte danse after the Singapor (saya the Frog Press) in in a fair way nenes Ayres, Bandy Foint, Valparaiso, Sydney not.

“No, as a ganiecal rale foreigners own fereign to obtain what I required. On my arrival time of Mencius, when they discovered ita to rival Hongkong in the building of stenta Tokohama, Nagusi, and Shanghai.

If you cute Hongkong harbour on some of property and Chinese swe Chinese property, therefore in this Coley I was considerably falling Bat they have. no mention ot annoha, Randes thom turned out by the Hongkong abe will prossed, to Singapore, theno Books, private firms are largely engaged in to Bataria, on to Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Baez, the mail stowwers, you bring up at one of the And most of the Chiness property is mortgaged astonished to find that a copy of the local law Boy Chinese prototype of Callipus whos building the. Messrs. Bisy, Hargreave & Co. Brindis, Venice, Trisig, Genos, Spazzia, Na wharvas to Kopicou, on the mainland, opposite to the Firs and Marine Insurance Companies.coald not be obtained bere for love or money.invention (named after himself) to corroot the Of course the Celestial in much too sharp not and my subsequent experience Inds me error of the Melanie system of chronology AS have now valve on the stocks and lost soath plea, Toulon, Barcelona, Gibraltar, Cadiz, Lis: the city of Victoria, and the teamer cargo india advantages of inreatment under the to the conclusion that I am within the based upon an errooms theory of cilonlation. they launched three, the largest of whic, near-bon, Plymouth, Pertsmouth, Cherbourg, and ly 50 tons, was for the Butan of Kotle and was Brest, returning to Brasil by Tueriffe, and pharged in a day into one of a dozen magniflent British Bag. In Penang for instance, a million mark in believing that there are not a dzen The Metonie system of nineteen years, or Godown Corapay, and a half of dollars ia areated by one wealthy copies in the Colony. Now, sir, as you are well 6,910 days, which it takes for the lanations completing the trip at Bahia. She bag on board warehouses. This Wharf

came day towed up toKoth by theater Barn Beay Guan. His Juperial Highness Prices Tom Augusto covering 350,000 square feet of land, capable of Chinaman.

aware every one is supposed to know the law. of the moon to return to the HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 2HD, 1889.

At Mony on the 18th August, w learn Leopoldo, grandson of the Emperor of Brazil. {èincbarging sight ocaan stamers at the same

"How are the Chinese as co-workers in dusinow but in this enlightened Colony oven the lawyers of the month, no doubt serves its purpeak and finance

Gud ivory dificult to sscertain what the law well unnugh, where the reformad sulendar as from the Courier d'Haiphong, there was or-

Very reliable, very prompt and vary business really is. In England a Queen's Printar's ́ copy not been adopted, but with the growing im The Constance arrived at Devonport on the time and spemmodating 100000 tons of caryo; A CORRESPONDENT ÎN another columu makas sented by the French siterities the mother 15th July, and the Heroine a few days earlier. 83,50 tons of coal, and 3,200 tons of saltpetre, likes. They understand as well as we do the of any Act of Parliament can be obtained for n portance of the foreign trade of China, the A well founded complaint as to the piste of and adopal sous of a pinte chief to what the The dirty of the latter were paid off on the 24th is Mr. Chator's creation. When you land and money walus of good credit. Complaints are for pence: Here some hundreds of dollars will inconvenienos sad absurdity of hue prossut

Chinese him offered an aylam at Tong-lish, the the law in this colony. On the 12th August, neighboung Chinese village, and whose far diss July, and the men of the Constanes ware Ar

in taking up their coatreels for pieve goods and number of Ordinances which have bus passed calary tannha, ate oflen felt, and vacasionally 1889, Commision was appointed "to pre- by the aid of that of the Mandaries, at the pecting to be paid off in the usual coarse, but, and look arosad you, tire out of six of the best being made that the Chinese are very dilatory not purchase a copy of the comparatively small chronologiesl style, with its perplexing later. pare and report upon drafty for a revised me time there were excited a man who had to, the chagrin of both ships companies, they buildings you sen have been built by kim. The such like foon home. But they consider that sinos 1843. Judaed I have been informed on give rise to serious mistakes, while the dif were not to the Royal Naval Barracks at Key development of Kowlood, where some day there they are seting assording to "olo custom," and very empatent authority (and I must confess oultice of eatoulation in matters between Chines edition of the Ordinances, and for amended as gute for pirates and also a woman hem, and from theres they will be distribath will be second langkong, and where will this can be stopped at once by an agreement the suggestion struck me as supremely ridiculban) and foreigners are thereby greatly increased over the several ships of the squadron to make be the terminus of the ning railway from among the foreign rerchants. But the foreign that the only method of obtaining anything ap. It would undoubtedly be a step in the rigi ments of the awe, incorporating the reanlts

pronobing to a complete copy was to eat the direction, now that China has adopted telegraphs, The Payung retta mys that a collision co-op their complements. Commenting on this

steamboats, with wining machinery and rai waya of such recent Imperial legislations appears parred in Fang, harbor on Saturday night. Broad Arrow BaysIt is not a polilie course Canton, he is socomplishing almost single merchants prefer to compete rather than to com

in opium locustom" is in the othar direction, This difficulty in obtaining a complete copy to woo extent, which in the near future premis applicable to the circumstances of the Co- the 17th it, at about dgh: 'ooolto realst naval sprice in any way unpopular, handed. The Hongkong Land Investmant bine, and so the Chinaman gate his own way. Bills out of the old Carerament traseltes.

to be ens muok larger sezlə, that she should alw lony, and providing for improved procedure the B. I. mer Ethiopia, which was having more specially at a time when mere stamen and Company, wly just established and already be and the Chinas clear their opium inside of four of the Ordinances was my first surprise with res

pect to the local law. My second was to flud apt the Gregorian calendar which is now la the roads band south, and the German damor stakers are wanted. Some time most inavitginning to show its effects in the development days.” in the administration of Justice." For more amigo, which was lying at anchor. The amigo ably pse era under the present stem of the of Hongkong, is in every detail bis own work. Are there many bankruptcies among the that I had to unlearn all the law that Thad with almost universal use. It is not & matter which in

personnel of the fort, a suflicient amber of lada

soras trouble acquired a knowledge of in Eng-attended with the diffoultios of each a schouce ev than seven year this Commission has been was out to the bulwark near the taffral down have received the training required to qualifs It was to who first believed in the conii

* Up to the present time there have been vary land, and that for the prepose of beginning the romanising her language, and could be easily in existence, and what has it done P We to the corpring board. It is not known whether thens for rating. Stokere might be obtained wealth of Tonquin and adanced most of the few. Now ther seem to be becoming more study of the law here I had to usserlain what managed by the imperial Astrammers in Peking who are intrusted with the compilation of tha the Ethiopis suffered any damage, mas pro with greater rapidity provided the foamsements manag. And not to make the list too long, frequent. But the foreigner does not often lose was the law in England in 1848. However in- cannot say that it has done nothing, forceeded on her way after the colliton. fow Ordinances have been passed on its re-

to leave the compeling mercantile employ were he it is, too, who eveived, elaborated, by Chinese failures, as he is guaranteed by his terastingentiquarian and historical resarch may eaindar. The old and the new system could be The Gaman steamer Gluckeburg, with ar-Sufficiently groat. Such inducoments will and has carried up to the consent of theopradors This personage sithay furnishes he, it is not pleasant for one who is toleraber easily arranged alde by side for same years, commendation consolidating and amending ved at lingspore on the sfemoc' of the 28th suredly not be found in an arrangement which Governor and beyond that to the Secretary of bends or dupsits money as its own garantes abreast with the progress of oontemporary in till the people would becue nocustom the law on particular subjects. Its work, nit. from this, went ashore at half past one on breaksingh thelongstanding tradition of psy State for the Coloniar, the great Prera Reclams all business with the Chines is done through the mother country, to have to go back to the to the reformed stila. At prant the ayetam however, has bean of a very kagmentary that zoordig at Bidili Palut, The engines were ing off and giving leave upon returning fromation Scheme, one of the most suportast reclusa hiw, and even story Chinaman employed about middle of the Dark Ages for the principles and is to giro seves intercalary months in every tion schemes in extent and one of the most the place, down to the paaksh-coolie, is hired the practice of the law in this Colony, nor is it period of nineteen years to make up for the dil and spasmodic character; at the end of immediately put full spod stern and the belt long survice on a distant station.

ingenions in its fluancial arrangement, of this by im. And from evry employee and pleasant to find that aneh old friends an the farenas between the tropisal solar yaar d put hard sstarboard, but it was three o'clock seven years' labour a complaint ske that of before the vessel got of wil just as a bathad The Pootung Dook premises are, at the century. It is a scheme that will make no sporon every tmusaction he takes his parasutage, Conveyancing Acts, the Settled Land Act, the 365 235-540 days, and the time of twelve revolu been lowed to lay out an anchor asters. The 5. C. Daily News of the 26th August, commane wo difference to Hongkong, and Mr. Chater and this is his profit and noome. So that varried Women's Property Acle, the Bank. tions of the moon which is 354 592-940 days, or Free Premadds that the Glucksburg was surveyed ing to show further signs of collaps, and the has been publicly thanked in despatches heme practically no Chinese merchant has the entrée raptor Anta of 1869 and 1885, and the Judica a diference of 10 827-940 days in a year. In- fare. Ants and Ruins bars not yet been introduced deed the ordinary calendars in use amongst the at the present rate of progress mersity years in dry deck on the 22nd sit, and two plates will tales o dorolopments in fact betaren baturley die verk va the mater, the home government guaranteed by tus comprador. If a Chinsman into this verner of the British Empira Shang Chinese at the present day are full of perplexi tales which coming on will probably predves by Bh Willam Des Voeus, for La idea and to a foreign merchant's fine exept such sa ro will not see the end of the work the Com-have to be taken out and straightened.

night and Sunday morning, some of the wales will probably thank him in their own way by and fails, he do not often get back to bis original, hei and Japan are far ahead of us in this ties abenrditios, and misleading calculations, mission was appointed to do.

The anoracement of the output of Rawang und caps at the upper side of the entrance to the by. In a word, the Restaustion Boheme pushes position as with us, bat generally becomes respect. They have the existing English law leaving out of oursideration altogether the more As to remedies for the existing chaotic contin (saya the Straits Times of the 23rd it.) has dock mace fractured, the side being bent over and out into deep water the entire marice frontage runner for some other firm."

so far as it is applicable, and they uro not purely astrological portion, which deals solely with "What effect would a war in which England aimpelled to go back half a century for lusky and unlucky days, and uninsky hours of each dition of the local law, "A Li Student been reeded unfavourshly by the market chiefly forced downwards. The upper pior heed hus of the City of Victoria for s distance of 250 feet.

because it is much under the amount wih Mr.gena twarde towards the rivar, sbont en inch,orer a length of two mik, thus giving an was engagel with a Power represented in the their son nud their precedents. Modern Jaw pastíonlar day, and the names of unfavourable says there are only two alternadres. The Kuir is stood to hare said that the mines while there is a hole, but very deep, however, average depth of 20 feet of water along the Pacific have upon Hongkong t

books are not there, as they are hore. prio-winds, eto. Werotioud recently that some Chi- first is to thoroughly revise the Ordinancer ware producing. The price of the shares has just where the alde and head of the dock unite. quays. The Government is to do the work, "Fiancially, it would be a fearful business" tioully useless exospt to make the lagel dark-nese frias here who print almanacs, give the "Have you any other Iosal schemes on hard?" mesa cible. We hate not bere what at least foreign calendar in one side and the Übiness on and to fill up some of the most noticeable fallen to $5, at which price business has been There are no less than seventeen cracks is the piece by pien, octupleting it in 1892, and the

done today. As the market closes then are no ground on the upper end of the premises; and - marino lot owners are to pay for it. Out of its "Yes, I are various others, one of which I we orght to have by way of consolation for the the other, and every day the natives of the open g*p*. The initial step towards thie, be buyers abere $16, and while there may be no one of them is inside the bulkhead, another is own lot the Government will make a profit of shape to be able to place before the public in law that we have lost, simely, a compact and in-pirts, at least, we reconizing more clearly the mays, would seem to be to have a com-maller at that rate there are selling crera out inside the line of the ison, apparently en million and a half of dollars and separo besides mediately. It is a Patent Ship Company. Our talligible body of local law. When the Crown disadvantage of th ir present system of chronology. plate edition of the. Ordinancn at large, for a number of holders, and brokers are unane dangering the dock itself, for it is only abort an extra permanent revenue of 185,000. Ofecal Dook Company, na immense cossern in its granted us a local lagiastare it was so doubt All Chinese calendars are supposed to be con

cessfully trying to get offers

ten fost distant from the corner of the desk. coares the fortunate let-awtors will also profit way, has hitherto had the monopoly for years supposed that this colonists would be Eort able to piled according to the Imperial Almanac, the sis ‚ and a useful revision would then requira

The original tiek pilen are considerably at largely. No less than 59 mres will be added to past of the dooking, ., of steamers and has judge of their own requirements and to Ingialate Heen Shoo, which in turn is largely dependent considerable amount of diligent" and|

The following notification, dated 30th August, posed and letning outwards to the bed of the the basiness part of the Galony, of which 27 had at times suck a pressure of work that vessels accordingly, but what is the result? The local upon the Book of Rites for its miscellaneous was inand in a Gazells ExtraordinaryIt is river, while the tie rods that had been attached ares will be reserved for struts and open spaces have been obliged to avail themselves of the laws are neither compact, nor intellgible, nor infonoation. A low specimens of this may skial work. He suggests the question, hereby willed that the Honourable Iredarisk to them are bent downwards and broken. On The remaining 27 aores will give room for 19:0 dooks at Shanghai and Slagapocs. The wish systematic, nor even consistent. There is a read with interest as affording an example of bowever, whether the materials to work on Stewart Colonial Secretary, has this day, in ag the brer side of the dock-head, there are several tonement keuses, accommodating 39,000 people, to keep all the work here he suggested to me it here sud a bit there of English law or the Chinese knowledge of the sons and their are good enough to make us a revision cordance with the provisions of the Letters Fat-place where the grand bas sank. Two of these which is maivalent to 5 years' influx at the the floating of the abose, for the site of which tended or incorporated, there is fesquently some quer mingling of the practical with the al- worth undertaking. The second alternative, Kingdes, constituting tas Offee of tovernor facing the river, while there are a number of presents the most serious oinnini problem, the detail other Coupacies forming in prospective, sodas, but the whole is a confnsed medley. East wind breaks at the torpil state. ent pas under the Grant Seal of the United are beside the dockhead, and there are others present rate. As the overcrowding of Hunghong I have obtained a Bus property. I will not suge reference to English practice or pro- persiltions. In the first mouth, it says, the which our correspondent considers perhaps sad Commander-in-Chiat of the Colony of Hong small racks, one of them being some 80 foot from importance of this relief cannot be oxaggerated.although there, is one other scheme brought a hash a chaos, in which it is aloest impos- and animals begin to loava thoir torpid state the better one, is to abolist the local Or- kong andite Dependences, dated the 18 Janu- the str, and against the extra tia-piles to which This acheme was conceived by Mr. Chater, it before me by my Chinese friends, vis: a railible to find out what the law or the praction grasses, shrubs, and trees bad, sad blie oftar dinances (with very few exceptions) in toto, T. 1888, taken the endemary Oaths Ocer the tie-rods for the 70 feet piles are fastened; in was elaborted by him in conference with the way between auton and Kowloon. I hare really is. English law and pasetics processorifices to the grost ancestor of otters the frit Adminiuring the Govorament, during the tom-front of this crack the ground in spousy. There Governor the one hand and the lot-owners en boon consulted in this matter: needless to say daze have been improved immensely since 1843. which his tabes. In the second won/lı and introducejate thin colony theEnglish law (porary absence of His Excellency the invernor. are two capstans on this pises of the ground and the other, and it received its final approwl at should it can to a head, it will mean the making The hw, the praction, the procedure of Hong come thunder and lightning, the peach puts in front of one of them we NEW: S bostman' az interrier in Downing street last year bet of British Kowloon, and thereby further greatly kong have fallen into almost hopeless confusion, forth its blossoms, the swallows arrive, and the as it at present exists a fax as it can be made

Montics in mado in the monthly report, for bamboe pushed into the ground some tour foot when Mr. Obster and Lord Knutsford.

hemafftting Hongkong.”.

and it is extremely diffealt to determine how far faloon taken the shape of the wood-pigson. applicable. This second alternativa iş certain. May, of the Collector and Magistrats of Batang with but slight effort. The whart has sunk a This maker of Hongling" is a strongly Are you a bi-metallist

any English authorities since that date are up. The third mouth sees the Footang tree in ly got the one we should adrecatr. The Padang printed in the. Perak Gernment Kttle in one place. Owing to the danger of baik, mas of about 45, with the whiskera of the "Certainly I am, and I thoroughly believe phossle. It is generally difficult to make them blanc mice are transformed into pigeons, the Gazette of June 21st), al the finding of apphires further landship the capstan on the upper side of City magoste and that indescribable but amis in it, I believe, moreover, bi-metallien will be spplicable at all. A student of law here must Tar whing alights on the mulberry trees, wild laws passed in Hongkong sin 1843 at Chanderiang. The stones have she been the dockhunds is being removed, as there are takeable alf of prosperity which marks. Out the an socomplished fact, at 10 very distant date. Ingia by knowing what the law as the present doves shake their wings, and the rainbow in fest body tho renuku of practical experience of forwards lathe Perak Massum, and the Curator cracks all round it. The boiler and balance weight Crasus amonget ra H kindly face and Even now you see the European Governments anoment sa io England. He will then know seru. In the fourth month, the wheat ripe us toferably well what the law ought to be here and the mole cricket cheers us with his merry reports that he has tested them, and tale that that belonged to the dredging caschine have been hearty laugh make a friend of you on the spot, are hovering around it.” the requirements of the colony. To they harstke ramo bardzsesan undoubtả Ceylon recovered from the bed of the river, but as yet and five minutes' isļk shows you of "And finally, if it is not indiscreet, is it true Ne must then-learn what the law was in obirps; while in the fifth month, the mantis he- them away in the drastic master proposed stones, and their crystalloo form belongs to the ne tror can be obtained of the engine. perfect luodity of mind in all financial matters, that after a while you are coming home with a England in 1949, and then by studying the local give to y, and the butcher bird calls. This is by "A Law Sudent" would involve a serious | hexagonal system, which distinguishes the sap-

and of a foresight so extraordinary ar to remable riew to such political work as may present It Ordinances he will discover how lamentably this the time when the stag sheds his horns. In the Colony has lagged behind in the xarob of legal with month fire-flies are evolved from the de Racrifice, and the legislators would im. phire family. The test for haremos is in the

gift of prophecy. He will look at a piece of self esse of fix tzineral, quite conclusive si to ins

composing grasses, and the winds are warm sl land to-day and tell you within a quarter of ***I am going home," was all the rophy I could progress t mediately have to set about doing a grest identity is it is the hardest embetse known

dollár a yard how much it will be worth five get. Bat I will venture to add that when Mr. A to remedies thers are only two alterna day. With the seventh mouth come cool windr. deal of the work over again. When except the diamond, and therefore mything

youre hende. If any land b suddenly increased Chater does get home kinonrivalled knowledge of tives The first is to thoroughly revise the and the grain ripene under the evening dove. colony is established necessarily the law of which will soratah it must be after a sapphire

in value Kowloon lad will be for ins the practical needs and opportunities of this part Ordinances and to fill up some of the most notice In the eighth month, swallows seek the South or. m dimond ; sapphira being taken to include THE TEA, DEALERS. ASSOCIATION tanos, fefors · long-

found that Mr. warto. His excotly the kind, of man who has seem to be bave a complete edition of the worms close up their worth boler with clar, and must be taken as the basis on which loa! well as the blua stou seusly known by that

Ata meeting of the Tes Deals Association, Chater bought it year ago. What marvellous helped to make the Empire what it is, end there edinanges at large, and a useful revision thunder-storms visit as no more In tire inta It is serious insects Boogme toppid, the mosquito does not law in afterwards built op. There must be tion, and differ only la nalost the och from the it was resolveal ibet, unless the Dock Director lutk that mat last bini expremine you hear fare he is the kind of man who knows in hie wond then require a oragiderable amount of meth, sparrows are transformed fate oysters)

about himdaily in Hoogkmg, but it in the liwe own sphere what it may become a bow it diligent and kiful work. Home point of time at which the brahobing/ other.

'ylald to-day, arrangements will be made with the kind of inst by whton geleral wins a 649 69 should be guided. Es bought when he was quetion, however whether the insterials to bite, and chrianthemums blossom. In the

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