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A SEW DIRECTORY FOR CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE PHILIPPINES, FOR THE YEAR 1882. PRICE TWO DOLLARS.

The above wonk will shortly be published at the office of this Paper, mud will contain a Diet- tury for the Potts in the linge plation of Asia comprised between Penang, in the Straits Settle- ments, and the Wogliera Ports, including For mosa; the Ticary. Puts of ( bina and Japan a the Philippine Islands; the British Colony of Hongkong, and the Partking -- Bodong gl¿Mon The Work will also contain the Princiffäl Theaties between Hopean catatries and the United States anti the countries Fast of the Stairs, together with conditions of Tride, and the frost, Customs, Lim arku, and Ishong Regalations for the Pouts of China stul Japan; anil a description, of the Ports, with the latest Trade Stausties taken from the Reposts of the buperšal Maitiser Customs and other rehalde sontées,

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friends and supporters who honor -him | THE Shanghai Courier learns that the Govern-WE learn upon enquiry at the Civil Hospitaḥ to- THE visitors to the City Hall Mastum for the fur his steadfast loyalty to the principles ment at Peking have despatched to Nanking two day that the steward of the American ship Blue | week ending 5th March :--European, 282; Chi- of Ginvernment he has ever professed and special Commissioners of high rank-one nami | Fricket, whs received a bullet wound in the fare-nese, 3.340; total 3,622. Practise, who respect him for the thur-Lin stu, a member of the Imperial Clan Cont; head from a revolver fired at hits by a seaman oughly conscientious work he has done in and the other named see Yuen shun, a president of the ship in the "Land we live in" tavern, on WI observe from the Jfercary that the eldest of one of the Hoards-- with full authority to in- sunday evening, is progressing favourably, and son of H. E. the Viceroy of Pechibli arrived in almost every department of the public ser-

vestigate the Maw-er-shan case, and if necessary, will probably be in a fit condition to be discharged shangbai on the 1st inst. vice solely for the benefit of the community, to reopen it. These Commissioners will anive by Friday next. who wish him success and prosperity at the ancient capital in a day or two, and great AERATED WATERS, wherever his future may he cast, and who preparations are being male for their reception.

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SOTICES PA CORK STONDENTS, Afromanter askelsen Lolesnih imetiers should be ollessed *** Filig" and those one dowsiness. **) de Manager, orel tamlive beds by name. Die regeloupe are requesel Sony and shivir nude and stems with cosmomongsir ata me ardy altese to the F'dinor, not for pildienion, but as maleness of, genud fach. All leters for poldie tjón Vomit te wyldbeni nad Che side of the perpc junds, and select commentation pan but be returned, Advertisements and bubne ippous whah 1992 not vedere! for a ived periet will be primed untel Comtermakel.

will heartily welcome him should Her Mas jesty's Governnfent sendhim back to Hong.

kung for a second term,

We understand that Ilis Excellency the Governor,

on receiving the news of the attempt made on

Her Majesty's life, took steps to make himself acquainted with the views of the community on the matter, and immediately wired to the Secre- taty of state the feeling of indignation which the intelligence of the attempt had created in every section of society in the Colony, with sincere-con gratulations on Her Majesty's fortunate escape.

Hospital this morning suffering from a badly fractured ankle, the result of a fall in the Aber.

A Coolis was brought to the Government Civil

deen lock,

THE Italian Opera Company will give their first performance on saunday mest, when Verdi's famous Trovatore" will be produced. Full paniculars will be announced to-morrow.

The Chinese Warlike Praparations, like every. thing else in China, were postponed till after China New Year. We think it is quite on the cards that the difficulty with Japan will be bought to a point when the Chinese consider themselves ready. A certain Chinese statesman, celebrated for his bellicose'opinions, is generally believed to be anxious to try the Chinese 'prentice hand on China's stewhat overbeating neigh-Is December last a registered letter containing Awere four o'clock on sunday evening a little girl, bourhood, and say what China can do Shang three 10 notes, addressed to a soldier in the four years of age, daughter of the Provost-sergeant hat Mercury.

garrison, was delivered to and signed for by of the Refs, fell from the verandah in rear of another soldier bearing a somewhat similar name, the Provost Prison on to the stone steps below, a the contents being appropriated to his own use. distance of some 12 or 14 feet. The child was On discovery of the fact, which has only recently | picked up insensible, and continued so for twelve come to light, the man was arrested, and will, we hours, but is now going on well. The poor child's believe, be either tried by count-martial or handed | left shoulder was severely bruised by the fall over to the Civil power to be preceded against by the Post office authorities. It appears he signed the Post office receipt in his own name, thereby saving himself from, a charge of forges the discrepancy between the two names on the receipt being overlooked by the Post office au thorities, who, we should imagine, will, under the

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A GOOD-NATUuntas friend in the office of the North China Daily Neter has taken the tromble to send usaundercover, postage paid, an extract from that high class, ryfed, and enlightened journal, the Japan Gazette, which pitches into the Telegraph in right nyal, if somewhat volgar style. We have neither tine or inclination to devote special paragraphs for the purpose of defending our policy fun the coarse attacks of such publications as the Yokohama newspaper named above, Abuse is preferable to praise from critics of the class associated with the Japan Gazette.

SHoPEREPERS in the Colony will have to le on their guard against a gang of swindlers who have lately been very busy obtaining gourds under false pretences by means of forged orders. We were greatly surprised yesterday morning on receiving a note from a weil known Queen's Road) storu, requesting us in the event of our unt requiring the umbrella and boots sent son ageproval, to kindly return the same at our carliest convenience," As we knew nothing either of the “* umbrella or boots“ we podiely solicited further particulars, In reply, the firm refiered to forwarded us an explanatory letter, and a couple of 17 enclosures purporting to be orders for the articles mentioned aboye, and signed with flay game of the Editor of this journal. It appears that a coolic called at the establish ment of Mrs. J. F. Ross,, Queen's Road,

A TELEGRAM from the Hague, to a London con- and presented a chit couched in the follow- ing graceful languge: --

temporary on 26th January, states that the First Hogħor rod Merch 1837. Chamber had that day adopted the Budget of the Dear Mrs. Kirk 1-2 te se give the benter a Larties e da Gende, well and of age to our all. Ministry for Foreign Affairs. In the course of The handwriting of this note is hardly what Colonies, repeated the statement made by him one would look for from a practised pen on a previous occasion, that he had confidence man, in fact it appears as if a spider had in the verbal and written declarations of the | been let loose on a roving commission over English Government, who had assured the Cabi- the dirty sheet of pink paper; while the net that the chatter granted to the North Borneo orthography and composition would hardly Company did not confer the rights of soverignty pass muster as high class editorial produc-upon England. In reply to a proposition of M. | Oriental Steam Navigation Company'stions. However, the head of the firm in

Borsius that a special delimitation ofthe frontiers of Borneo should be made, Baron Goltstein said mastcarer Cathar is leaving the harbour question was derived, and handed over to that the boundaries of the Dutch territory in There is aux space in the compass of an ordi-homeward bound, having on board B.E. the conlie the " Ladies and a gentleman Borneo were well known to England, and were nary advertisement to detail all the information Sir Jous Pore HENSESS7. K.C.M.G., Go- silk umbrella," although we may observe clearly defined. The Second Chamber would on israducid into the work, In it may be fairly

vernor of Hongkong, who goes to England we have never, to the best of our know- the following day continue the discussion of the asserted that no such Pirectory has ever been

on a wolkearned holiday. His Excellenry's ledge, ever seen or spoken to Mrs. Rosk, Treaty of Commerce with France, for which the leave of absence will not extend over six or had any business transactions with the Government has demanded urgency, on the mouths, so that in all human probability establishment over which she presides, so ground that the decision arrived at in Belgium in regard to the French Treaty with that country

The various Governinents and Municipa) Cor- porations have been applied to for information. and all Public Bodes and Companies, Bankers, Merchants, Consols, and Professional, and other Residents, have supplied the necessary matter to ensure correctness upon forms sept for that purpose. The Naval and Military portions have been taken from the latest published official lists and revised an Head-quarters; in fact no pains have freń spotril for make “The HongròșG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIst for me Par EASE” a perfectly reliable vade mecum.

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I will return to the Colony early in that the mode of address used in the furgu will be known before then,

actober. For the past five years tio-order from an entire stranger ought to vernor, Hississy has worked hard and have excited suspicion. conscientiously in the best interests, of this Colony, and notwithstanding the unceasing

Nothing more is heard of the matter until the following day, when the same coolle favors Mrs. Rose's establishment with another visit and hands that lady the following despatch :--

he has had to contend against almost from the date of his arrival here, the undeniable results of his policy con- | closively prove that he has worked sue-

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Hongkong, and March, 188a, Tag Mas, Ran Pese give the beugree veolienata B. F. SMAL

THE ajout sed inquity into the circumstances cornected with the death of William Lapsley, a sugar boiler in the employment of the China

circumstances, make, good the money to the man for when it was intended.

WHAT might have been a very serious accident happened in the Harbour yesterday afternoon. It appears that shortly after five o'clock, a young gentleman well known in the Colony was taking exercise in a sculling boat, and when between the leaner and the French corvette Champlain, he "caught a crab," which caused the skiff to capsize, the sculler of course being thrown into

the water. A number of the French sailors wit- nessed the accident, and two boats were actually manned and in the water at the time; but no at- temp; was made to pick up the sculier, who, for tunately, is a very fair swimmer, and so managed hour, when he was eventually rescued by a pass to keep himself afloat for about a quarter of an ing sampan. We hardly know how, to charac, such conduct is so foreign to the French character terise the inhumanity of the French sailors.

that, on a less authority than that of the gentle

A RUMOUR has reached us that the publication

may be expected shortly of an important work

Carlyle, hitherto quite unknown, describing a

toar in Ireland in 1849. Among the most valu-,

ale additions in the Advocates' Library at Edin burgh during the past year is the collection known as "The Riddell Papers," bequeathed by the late Earl of Crawford. This consists of 129 volumes of historical and genealogical documents and annotated books—Academy.

We hear, says the Shanghai Courier of the 27th ulto, that one of the crew of the Sheldrake, a stoker, was drowaed last evening.

From the information obtained we End that the man in question ar..ved alongside the ship, and through some mishap he fell overboard, and although great exertions were made to rescue the drowning man their efforts were without avail. It appears

that the rescuing paty actually got hold of the man, but he was so exhausted that, being taken him go. The poor fellow was drowned, and no hold of, he simply supplicated his brothers to let

trace of his body has yet been faund.

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attempt to assassinate Her Majesty the Queen is

THE telegram of the and inst. announcing an

man who met with the accident, we would not

hardly so clear in its details as might be desired. have credited the particulars related above.

The reference to the would-be assassin, who is described as "n Londager eferk" is far from ÁMONGST several other of our conte uporaties in satisfactory. One would naturally infer from the the East, we have to thank the Hings News for published text of the message that the dastardly a complimentary notice of the new form in which

attempt had been made by a London clerk; but this journal is now issued. The Kobe paper of on the other hand it might mean that the person the 8th ultimo says:-"As regards appearance was a Londoner, nained Clark, surely in decidedly one of the best, if not the best, news-work at farge, a little care might have beca the Hongkong Telegraph is, if the youngest, telegraphing an event of such great interest to the

paper published in the Far East. An enlarged exercised to prevent confusion, and a few more" sheet and the glories of new type are unequivocal important particulars furnished: signs of either prosperity or confidence, so there scens every reason to believe the proprictor A FIPE, which but for its prompt extinguishment satisfied with the result of his essay in journalism.

something approaching a scrape in connection

close at hand to draw upon, might have been with an article commenting on the verdict in the attended with very serious consequences, there action against John Pitman, Esquire, upon his being a considerable quantity of woodwork in unpaid cheque for $10,000. The Judges of the the interior of the house and of those adjoining, occurred about eleven o'clock this forenoon in Hongkong Court invited the proprietor of the

the upper floor of No. 13. D'Aguilar-street, occu- Telegraph to give them an explanation. This

done was confired to the burning of a mosquito pardes principally concerned-including even we sincerely believe, to the satisfaction of ali

curtain and some bedding, the wood of the com- their Lordships."

partment having also caught in several places. The inmates were unable to say how the fire children were playing with matches, and set fire originated, but it is supposed that some of the

to the mosquito curtain.

should have permitted His Excellency to haulies boots size 6, are accordingly handed the night of the 20th üúltimo, when he wished By-the-by, we notice that the Telegraph was in by the inmates, who had fortunately a hydrant

Wave Murray Wharf this afternoon without mustering in stronger force u wish the departing Governor a safe and pleasant voyage; however, a fair number of Eng- lish residents paid Sir Jos Port HENNESSY

over on the strength of this palpable swindle. We are, of course, unable to understand how any person in business in this Colony could be so egregiously duped by such transparent forgeries as the two

Sugar Refining Company, whose dead body was found underneath the wharf opposite ship street, in Wanchai, on the 21st ultimo, was resumed this afternoon before the coroner, Mr. H. E. Wode house and a jury. The deceased, it will be Hotel in a juricksha shortly after 12 o'clock on remembered, was last seen leaving the Hongkong

Inspector Grey "Good night," and said he was going straight home, or words to that effect, appearing at the time to be quite sober and in excellent splits, and nothing more was heard of him until his dead body was found in the arch of the wharfin Wanchai, where it had evidently been

evidence forthcoming, at the inquiry on the 28th

the respect due to his exalted position, and notes quoted above, the more especially as left by the receding tide. There having been no he accordingly did, and the matter dropped, much, pied by Chinese. As it was, however, the damage.

THE CONDITIÖNS OF TRADE 17777 | the demonstrations by the representatives attempts of a similar character are known

of the Chinese commercial and general | to have been made within the past week ultimo, beyond some crude theories, as to how romníunity must have been esperially or two, on other shopkeepers in Hong-the deceased get into the water, and the police gratifying.

having stated that they had failed to discover the jinricksha coolie who took Lapsley from the Hotel, the Coreper, not satisfied with the meagre Information laid before him, adjourned the inquiry for a week in order that further efforts might be

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Governor of a type quite common in our local history; no quiet, harmless gentleman whose greatest desire was to be left at peace to draw his salary and leave his work in the hands of his subordinates; but a thoroughly earnest and conscientious legis. lator, who, brought a varied experience acquired in many lands to the performance

some light on what appears to be a rather mysteri- made to find the jinricksha coolie, and so throw

ous occurrence. Upon the inquiry being. re sumed this afternoon, Inspector Corcoran said that both the Registrar-Ceneral and himself had made every endeavour to find the jinricksha coolie who took the deceased from the Hongkong Hotel but without effect. Notices in Chinese were also Fosted up in the places most frequented by jin- certained. The jury returned a verdict of " Found ricksba coolies, but nothing further could be as

dead."

A CHINESE Police Constable was this morning committed for trial to the Supreme Court by Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, on the charge of attempting to extort 200 cash, under color of his office, from a Chinese carpenter at Causeway Bay. The com-

IN the Japan Daily Mail we find the following: The Hainichi mentions that of late the Peking Government makes considerable purchases of arms in Japan, and that several officials on board the Chinese man-of-war Fu Yure.at, Yokohama are now buying in Tokio such weapons as have native merchants-On the same subject the fa- been disposed of by the War Department to an Gazette remarks There is a funny report

plainants' evidence was to the effect that he and pondeat of the Shanghai Mercury, to the effect current, which we recommend to the war cosreO-

three others were playing dominoes in a matshed that some of the officers of the Chinese man-of- at Causeway Bay, when the defendant came in war Yu Yune have been despatched to Tokio in plain clothes and pleked up three dice and and are there busily enagaged in the purchase of some cash that were lying on the hatch cover a large quantity of arms condemned and sold upon which they were playing, anying, "You by the war department to native marine store must give me zoo cash, because you are gambling," and upon the complainant replying dealers. Chinese preparations for war are on an imposing scale according to the news from China; that he had no cash to give him, the defendent said "Then I shall arrest you,"thereupon seizing and this purchase, of damaged arms seems to confirm the reports which reach us in intensified complainant by the queue and taking him to The Japan the Police station, where he charged him with form by every Buccessive mail. Herald translates the Maluichi as saying-gambling. Japanese swords are being exported to China, and the officers of the Chinese man-of-war, now here, are purchasing large quantfiles.

whose absurd claims, as matters of pre- REFERRING to the forthcoming meeting of the A LETTER appears in this morning's Daily Press, seriptive right sanctioned by social status and shanghai Paper Hunt Clubs, the Mercury says: in which a correspondent signing himself old custom. to certain exclusive commercial-As the ent:les are very large and there seems "American" makes a statement which we say is |privileges and advantages, were ignored every prospects of large fields, we would like to simply a glaring untruth. The writer takes

in the interests of Her Majesty's Govern-

see as much pains taken as possible to bring fit exception to the terms in which the morning ponies to face the starter on the 4th March. paper commented on the attempt upon Her ment and the general public, and caused what is worth doing at all is with doing well, so Majestys life, when stating its belief that the a bitter feeling to be engendered against pray good cross country sports bring out your would-be assassin had been demoralised, pes.

His Excellency the Governor took his departure: the ruler who was neither to be cajoled or cattle and let all see their "fancy",for the satur sibly, by reading the accounts given by the

for England this afternoon. A very large nuria- coerced into sanctioning irregularities and day events. Of course the greatest interest is American Press "with disgusting minute-

ber of residents had assembled at Murray Wharf abuses. Sir Jous Porr HrsNessy was the centred in the big steeplechase (viz for Paper ness," and further the writer states that We have ruceived a letter from a gentleman in to see him embark, including H. E. General very antithesis of his recent predecessors hunting winners), lec salé is the best on his these reports have been substantially repro- the Colony, a well known sportsinan, on the sub- Donovan, who was attended by Major Hamilton, public performances. Casse-Cou did wonderfully duced by the newspapers in Hongkong." In the Ject of our remarks the other day with reference Military Secretary; Colonel Geddes, Major Mur at Government House. He was no holiday well against Bec Bald when they last met. On first place, if "American" thinks he is the only to the "short-nose" decision in the Keechong ray, the whole of the Consular body, a fale num- this occasion the weights will be level, and the person in the Colony who reads The Times, he Cup. Our correspondent cordially endorses the ber of the leading merchants and business men, race between these two must be a good one. makes a great mistake, and as a matter of fact correctness of our views expressed in the para- the majority of the Government officers and civil Gem, with the Venetian Jock up, will fear nothing, not one-tenth in quantity has been produced graph referred to, but suggests that the remark servants, and a vast multitude of European and but the general opinion is in favour of Bec Salé. in that journal relative to the Guiteau trial of the judge that Driving Cloud won by "a short Chinese of all classes. A detachment ofthe Royal spalpeen's entry for the two mile race is rather to of what has appeared in more than half-a- nose" was not his official decision, but merely a Inniskilling Fusiliers was drawn up in line on be deprecated, as the event is not an open one dozen American papers which could be named, private expression of opinion as to the closeness the Cricket Ground to receive His Excellency, now. Nothing is going on in the way of training In receiving newspapers from every part of the of the finish. This would be a very sensible ob the Band of the regiment being also in attend race ponies. There are, in fact, hardly any here civilized globe, during the progress of this trial servation ifit were supported by actual facts. There ance. The road was thickly lined on both sides of his high and important duties. This is to train; the few that there are probably in physic we have remarked that less of the subject has were well understood reasons why we of all others, from the Queen's Road to the Pier. At 4-30 pre after being taken up. Mr. Fungus has bought a been reproduced in the Hongkong papers than should scrupulously avoid the slightest particle of cisely, His Excellency arrived, attended by the not the fitting time to review at length, the mob of zo griffins, some of which were powed in those of any other place. Much to the credit fault-finding in commenting on what was merely an Hon. M.'s. Tonnochy, and escorted by mounted events of Sir Jour POPE HERNESSY'S go this morning; Mr. Ring has a pair of dun griffins, of the Daily Press, that journal has scarcely frregularity, and as a matter of fact had the sub- sikh, policemen. On alighting from his chair "vernership, as, judging from past pre-other owners have little to train. The dealers given, anything of the Guiteau 'trial-certainly ject not been made the theme of general com the soldiers presented arms, the band at the ccdents--in 1872 Sir RICHARD MCDON- are waiting for the racing men to return from none of the “disgusting minuteness"—whilst we ment we should not have made it a point for same moment striking up "The Minstrel Boy" | SELL, returned from leave of absence to Hongkong before offering their mobs. some of have steadily refrained from touching the subject special reference. However, our correspondent, and the R. A. battery saluting. The Go

serve the remaining three months of his the ponies entered in Saturday(?)s' ateeplechase in any shape from the very commencement. whom we cordially thank for his letter, is in error after graciously acknowledging the salutes 1 _term=bis return to complete his full time

How "American" could make such a statement regarding the official decision. We personally present, immediately embarked on the Govern of six years appears almost a matter of

Is scarcely consistent with his recommendation hoard the judge instruct the clerk to enter-his-went-steam-launch, where he held a short recep..... to the morning paper "Know thyself" We are official judgment "won by a short nose," and we tion, receiving the adieux of his personal acquaint- certainty; but we consider it a suitable op-

entirely of the opinion that the Gulteau trial is a afterwards heard one ofthe stewards order. "short inces. The launch then proceeded to the P: & portunity for acknowledging his eminent

disgrace to the American bench, and that the head" to be substituted, with the observation D.S.N. Co.'s steamer Cathay, escorted by several services, and of assuring him that al

ravings of, the miserable wretch interested in the that there was no such thing in racing as "a steam launches laden with Chinese, amidst a though he may have many opponents

result are not worth publication. Those who short nose." The official record will substantiate perfect hurricane of crackers, which was continued in Hongkong, he has also numerous

think otherwise are welcome to the opinion. our statements,

until the steamer left her moorings.

were being exercised. We hear that an ancient jock has been retained for these events by Mr. Monster. Mr. Tell, on Gem, followed by his Chi- nese teacher (we think) on Eclair, with Mallen- dorff's grammar, was studying on the course and falling over unpronounceable words, perhaps even quicker and heavier than he will over the ditches and fences.