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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 1882.

FÖDUHOW II Cabled howarer, to hold their newly The low Kwan Magistrata, Chéng-ontrived to antinually rataen to the. won positions for long, for the robols Bu, hal, on the 6th instant, given over attack largely reinforced in numbers, by out of his offlor to his quoque and again lisp 84939 their alvorsaries, the foring 1 swooping like the hawk on its proy Bra g the

8 list of Exprobrata, Hebat daca oping like a pig in the face of be again, place it, fios, that the dangor This state of things con- must, & 61 Qhinoise talk over matters. (?)d for long period, using great

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some particulars concerning him were It appears that when he entered the ascertained from the prisoners taken. bunting grounds, he had only some twenty followers; he was, however, quickly joined by several athor brigan chiefs, each with his band of followers himself at the bond of something liko at his back, so that in ten days he found

nathorities have.rocently reported that there exists in the neighbourhood in question a formidable band of mounted robbors, who have lately boon committ ing any gots of arson, violent robbery, and foruible abluation of marrial and un narried women. These facts, taken in connection with what has procede 1, illustrate the case with which a man in those parts become a bandit: he be- takes himself to vicious couraos, not ander the pressure of cold or hunger, or because he has been made the dupe of others, but from cheios. Retribu- tion following quiok upon the offence bus hitherto fallel to discourage these marauders, who would be inspired by much greater confidence had they no thing further to apprehend when cap- tured than a punishment that might be indefinitely postpouel. Some of their hauuts, too, aro far distant from Jehole, and chances of escape might prosent themselves on the road thither, or in the prisons in which they would be concludes by stating that, as the outlaws temporarily confined. The Gorecuer

with his pany superiors.misory to the tubabitants of that por-150 mon, armod and mounted. The local

It is reported that HE. the Govornor

tion of the province; till, finally, the Ch'ing gave orders before he started for Imparial trops succeeded in winning Formosa, that all inndarins, from the grade of thy Prefoot dowy to magis

a series of victories over the inaur- trate, are to hul i themselves in reali- gonts, which so severely crippled their ness for a examination, which will take ower that they found it impossible to place as son as he comes back. They attempt an organised resistance any will, as we are informed, be examined however, nocessarily slow, for the longer. The work of reduction was, in the matter of evil administratiu,

banaftor aach defeat, still continue and each Has to write an osmny upon the subject ven. Whoeverbers in the districts into which it was to receive large accessions to its num- fails at sucli shall be ordered to return home, and those who are successful parsuel; but in the end the robois alall have an office given them We

were ontirely, dispersed, and all their. wonder what is to be done with the principal leaders, with the exception of many expeétants who obtained thoiro, en tured or pnt to the sword. title by purchase, as most, of them, not even write a onninon despatch

The first rennion of this season was bold at the Club on Friday evening last and great buccuss it proved The weather was most inclement and several of the ladies were deterred by it from putting in all appearance, but those who were good onɑigh to brave the elements to save the bachelors dertaking resulting in a fiasco, appeared to enjoy themselves thoroughly, and dancing was kept up with the greatest vitality until long past the mystic hour. There wild no attempt at de- coratiou, and the room could not, there fore, be expected to present the artistic aspect it did at the Rico, Bal, but it handed over his soal of office to Li Ho-path. He then proceeds to show from (2) The same officer, roports that ho looked bright and the forniture arnien of the lat of November. range round it, added an air of com- fort. Though following so closely on the more pretentions gathering, it is generally admitted that it did not auffer by comparison....

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ABSTRACT OF "PEKING GAZETTES,”

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Momorialist concludes by asking for special marks of Imperial favour for Chou, whose timely information of the the Department Magistrate of Kuang

existence of the band made it possible to despatch a force ti cope with them before they bid anited thoir force or matured their plans; and for Chiang Kuoi-ti, Brevet Commander-in-chief, and other officers, who contributed in The marks of distinction applied for the success of the lato operations.

Ho-nien, the new Governor of Honay,

re Sanctioned by rescript, and Lito whom he has referred are all despe. is directed to satinus the search

rate characters to whom death suggests no terrors, any modification of the law until the rebel chief still at large is

on the side of leniency would not only captured.

be ill-advised, but would offer au extra faducement to others to follow in their

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Li Sha-ch'ang, euvoy to 'Japan, and audience to receive instructions from His Majesty.

Novober 19th.-(Court Circular)

the sacred books that severity is by no means inconsistent with the character of a virtuous ruler, and that an En peror, to be able to love some of his subjects, must possess the faculty of (1) A Decree, directing Shê Pei-bsüan.being able to hate others.-Rescript: Profeet of Canton, to vacatu his post,,Let the Board of Punishments tuko the duties of which are too onerous for

him in his present eufeebled state of health. The appointment is to be filled by an afficer selected from among the office in Kuangtung. prefects at present holding substantive

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note.

Memorialist has

called upon the local authorities for a report of the extent of the mischief dono in their respective jurisdictions, and has instructed them to devise meana for the relief of the sufferers. Re- script:-We have perused the above memorial. Let orders at once be issued for the relief of the sufferers that they may not be suffered to remain without a home.

An order in the shape of a notifi- cation has been, just issued by a Can- tquese expectant magistrate Chen, who is charged with the work of the so

Cha-kiang, now transferred to Shan- (3) T'ao Chung-lia, Governor of called municipality, in which he cau- tions the people to prepare large tuba

kan, reports that on the 27th of August with water to oftit.guish fire. In the

the coasts of his province were visited notification he says, that every tea (3) Memorial from Chung.chi, Mili-high tide which flooded the low lying houses should furnish a large tab, ia tary Lieutenant-Gavernor of Jehole. lands, causing groat damage and, in by a heavy gate and an exceptionally which a sufficient quantity of water bas Memorialist was some time since direct- to be filled, and also to prepare a quan-ed, in common with all the Governors-

some parts, considerable loss of life. tity of implements quite adequate General, Governors, and Military Go-pened at the time to be at Shan-ching- A captain named Lo Yau-piao hap- for the use of putting out fire, in case it should break out. So fut aubonit to the throne his opinion on a mi veriore throughout, the Empire, to

cha on his way to the prefectural city so good, for the rich, as we can see, contemplated abolition of the law which boat in which he was moored was to take part in a 'review, when the bat he seems to forget how are the gives authority to the Provincial capsized by the fury of the gale, and poorer class to provide such things. rernments to execute criminals of a As the Chinese magistrates are usually certain class at the scene of their Lis men managed to

he was unfortunately drowned, thongh styled the fathers and mothers of the offence, without the necessity of soud- selves by swimming. Shipping of all save them- people, such being the case they insting thon forward to the Provincial kinds suffered sovorely, and great de- take care see that to the poor do not, capital or previously obtaining the vastation was caused on land by the suffer. We can say (with confidence Imperial sanction. that they havo aimple means of making strongly opposed to such a stop; both

Memorialist is wind, which tore up trees by the roots such preparations without calling upon

and demolished temples, yamens, nad on general grounds, and particularly dwelling houses. the people, Herald.

as applied to the region over which he is Governor. He considers that powerful deterrent to the commission of crime would be lost, were a long ia terval of time allowed to elapse between the offenge and its punishments; crimes of violence would show a tendency to multiply, and such a state of things would bo opposed to the graad aim of good government, which is to give peace to the people. Now the region administered by the Government of Jehole is wild and vast, being conter- minous on one side with the Mongolian dependencies. It is inhabited by a nomad population, many of whom have little respect for law; it is insuffi. November 18th. (1) To Tsudy ciently garrisoned, and it is a favourite ying, Governor of Honan, now trans refuge for outlaws and bad characters ferred to Hunan, raports the appro- from the Southern provinces. Two sion of a formidable band of brigands quarters in particular continually suffer that had long been the terror of Ja from the depredations of mounted ning Fu sad Kuang Chou in the first banditti, namely, the district of Chini, named province. The band frst sprang which lies on the borders of Manchuris, into existence in the neighbourhood of and the sub-dopartment of Dolonnor, Cheng yang Hsion and Hsin-tsai Though many inembers of these Isiou, where they encountered a de- bands are from time to time tachment of the Imperial troops God taken and executed, u very cou wore driven away with heavy loss.siderable proportion manages to They reappeared, however, in con-

and bid defianco to the authori. solf. 0503P9: siderable dumbers before the furtica. In the summer of the present year, tified villagea of Chaosobia wei and Tang-chai-ts'un which places they carried by storm, and displaying their flags on the battlements, set the authorities at defiance. The volun- teers and the train, bands of the dis trict commenced operations against them, and were repeatedly successful in driving them out of their strong hold, advancing to the works with great bravery and carrying everything before them. They were never pa

November 17th A large portion of this day's issue is occupied by a deores conferring, rank, or promotion on the Secretaries of the Boards and other minor officials who had duties assigned to them in connection with the late funeral seroiponies. A memorial from Yu-la, Governor of Anhui, reporting a desperate attempt to escape on the part of six condemned criminals con- fined in the prison at Po Chou, is the only other document worth noticing

Sun Chen-pang and others offected an entrance into the Impa ial hunting grounds, where, the first pursued the occupation of horse-stealing, and then managed to supply thornsolves secretly with foreign guns, leaving little room for doubt as to the purpose to whiob they intended to apply them. Some volunteer forces it is trup were called out, who saccceded in dispersing the band and putting many of thoir namber to the sword. Their chief escaped, but

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A bachelor, who was asked by a romantic young lady Why he did not secure some fond one's company in his voyage ou the ocean of life," replied "I would, if I were sure such an ocean would be pacific." The scamp know himself too well.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY, Four 2.4.

The principal feature of Stock Exchange After being vainly offered at 116 per out. business to-day in a depression in Bank stool premium, sollars, evidently anxious to do business, expressed their willingness to sell at 110 for cash, without however finding" purchasers. No business, so far as we could learn, had been transacted when we went to press. Hongkong Fires, which led to a few transfers yesterday at 950 per share, are to day on offer at that price without leading to farther business. China Fires have bee negotiated to a considerable extent at 292; Bollers however romain masters of the altua tion, a goodly number of shares being still on the market at the same rate. Dooks have. also depreciated slightly, offers to sell at 43 par cent. premium meeting with no respouse. We have to report a few more sales of Steam. bosts at 27 per share premium, and there is still a steady demand for the stock at that quotation. Bagars have been very quiet in the market for the past few days, offers to sell at 187) failing to attract customers, although we fanoy that at a slightly lower rate, good business might be transacted. Other quotations are merely of a nominal character.

SHARES, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpo

ration-116 per cent. premium, Sellars. Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,600

per share.

China Traders' Insurance Company $1,560

per share,

North-China Insurance Company-Tls. 1,176

per share. Yangtaze Insurance Association-Tha. 876.

per share. Chinese Insurance Company-5285 par

share. Ex, Div. Man On Insurance Company, Limited--$25

per share premium.

On Tal Insurance Company, Limited-Tis.

150 per share.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company---$950 Ohina Fire Insurance Company-8292 per

per share, Sellers.

sbare, Sales and Sellers." Hongkong and Whampoa Doole Company---

45 per cent. premium, Sellers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat

Company-827 per share premium, Sales and Buyers

China Const Steam Navigation Company...

TIA. 163 per share.

Hongkong Gas Company-985 par share. Hongkong Hotel Company-8100 per share.

Nominal.

Li

China Sugar Rodining Company, Limited...

$1871 per share, Sallers. China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)

-3 per cent, premium. Hongkong Loo Company-3130 per share. A Hongkong and China Bakery Company,

Limited $521 par share, Buyers. Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1881 Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1878 ̈ -li per cent. premium, ex interest.

3 per cent. premium.

"EXCHANGE.".

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On LONDON-Bank Hills, T.T..

Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight Bank Bills, at 4 months' aight Oredits, at 4 months' sight... Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight. 8/9) On PARIS-Bank Bills, on demand...... 4.67

Credits, at 4 months sight On BOMBAY-Bauk, 'T.T.'" OR CALCUTTA—Bank, T.T. On SHANGHAI-Bank, T.T.

Private, 33 days' Bigat .................................M TE

king

4,80

Per BlackHallo,, str., from Saigon.-9. Europeans, and Ohinese.

REPORTS.

The British steamship Blackhalls reports left Balgon on the 10th instant, and had

strong N.B. winds and sex from Saigon to

Hongkonga

The British steamship Glencoe reports left Shanghal on 17th January, Foochow on the 14th, and Swatow on the 17th, and had calm and light Easterly'aire from Swatowa!!

MAILS.

The following mails will close :- TO-DAY, 18th January.--

For Singapore, Colombo, and London, pax Glencos, at 4.30 p.m. For Swa- cow, per China, at 5 p.m. For Amoy, per Lorde, at 5 p.m. TO-MORROW, 19th January,

For Swatow, Amoy, and Foochow, por

Thales, at 5 p.m.

On FRIDAY, 20th January,—

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For Amoy, per Esmeralda, at 11.30a.m. For Kahe and Yokohama, per Taka- ango Maru, at 3.30 p.m. For Batavin, Port Darwin, Cooktown, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, por Cassandra, at 3.30 p.m. For Saigon, por Norden, at 4.30 p.m. Chs, J. GAUPP & Co. CHRONOMETER, WATCH, AND CLOCK-MAKERS,

Jewellers, Silver-smiths, and

Opticians.

Charts and Books. Nautical Instruments. Sole Agents

for Louis Audemars' Watches; awarded the highest Prizes at every Exhibition;

and for Voigtländer and Sohn's Celebrated, OPERA GLASSES, MARINE GLASSES, and SPYGLASSES No. 38, Queen's-road Central. AND R. TENNENT'S ALE and

PORTER

J

DAVID CORSAR & SONS'

Merchant Navy

Navy Boiled

Long Flax

Crown

CANVAS.

AFNHOLD KARBERG & Co.. Hongkong, 15th Jane, 1881,

HONGKONG TIMBER YARD, WANCHAI.

REGON PINE SPARS

AND LUMBER always on hand,

L. MALLORY, Proprietor.

Hongkong, 24th June, 1881.

319 Afong, Photographer,

73

73生

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

(TAKEN AT MESSUS, FALCONER" AND CO,'A REGISTFE, QUEEN'S-ROAD).

...........................130.180

....65. .....GJ.

Hongkong, 17th & 18th January 1892. BAROMETER-1 P.1

Do. 4 P.XL THERMOMSTER-1 P.J.

Do. Do.. Do. BAROMETER

4 F......

1 P.M. (Wet bulb)...60. 4 P.M.

Do. ,60, .....30.320 THERMOMETER-9 A‚M, ...........................62.. }

Do. Do. -Do.

9 AM. (Wet Bulb)...00. Maximum...............................56. Minimum (ovor night) 55.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE,

ARRIVALS.***· Jan. 17, Tiltin Bass, Amer, bark, 719,

J. H. Boynton, Newcastle, N.S.W 17th November, Coal-Arnhold, Kar 'berg & Co. Jan. 18, Gunnoos, British steamer, 1,001,

Galland, Shanghai 10th Jan., Foo obow 1ith, and Swatow 17th, Ter;' &c. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Jan. 18, ATALANTA, German steamer, 787, E. G.. Plaff, Saigon. 11th January, General.-Biomsson & Co.

A gentleman ooming to an inn, and seeing the hostler expert and tractable about horses, asked how long he had lived there, and what countryman he Was. "I'm a Yorkshireman," said the fellow, "and have lived sixtoon years here." "I wonder," replied the gentleman, "that in so long a time so clever a fellow as you seem to be has Jan, not come to be master of the inn your.

Ay," auswered the pstler, "but. the landlord is Yorkshire too."

Here is another example of a possible misconstruction of language."I fear," said a country curate to his flook, "when I explained to you in my last charity sermon that philanthropy was the love of our species, you must have misunderstood me to say "specie," which may nocount for the smallness of the collection. You will prove, I hope, by your present contribution that you are no longer labouring under the same mistake."

Jan.

18, Swarow, British atcamer, 703, Hutchison, Canton 17th Jan, General

Butterfield & Swire,

18, BLAGECALLS, British: str.,725, Grainger, Saigon 10th January, Rios, -D. Musso & Co.

DEPARTURES, Jan. 17, Hoinaw, British steamer, for

Shanghai.

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Jan 17, HENRIK IGEN, Norwegian bark, Jan. 18, GESYHOUND, British steamer, for

for Chefoo

Hoihow, &o. Jan, 18, Albatross, British gunboat for

oruise.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Per Glencoe, str., from Shanghai, &o.- Mr. Saunders and family, Messrs. Harvey and Munroe, and 450 Chiness,

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HAS LARGE COLLECTION of

VIEWS than any other in

CHINA. Miniatures Painted on Ivory from $7. Oil Paintings on Canvas from $5. Cartes de Visite, Oabinet, and all other Styles of Portraits at equally moderate prices executed rader the supervision and management of

· D. K. GRIFFITHS,

Studio 8. Queen's-road. William Schmidt & Co.

GUNMAKERS, & BEACONSFIELD ARCADE,

Arms, Ammunitions, and Roquisites of every description.

Arms Repaired, Cleaned, or Converted

aat moderato obarges. Sporting Guns and Ammunition. - always pa band.

FOR SALE.

THE RACING PONIDS-

WILD. SCUD. TOO.TOO. REVERSE.

All WINNER at the late Foochow Meeting. Quiet and Sound.

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The Boron of the Hongkong Telegraph, Hongkong 4th December, 1881.

ALGAR AND COMPANY.

· HOUSE AND ESTATE TREBAGENTS.

RENTS COLLECTED.

BROWN, JONES & Co., UNDERTAKERS. "MOURNING STATIONERY, &c. MONUMENTA ERECTED.

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