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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1883.

ant hawker's offence in vending his wares without a license, or in taking down twenty pages of evidence to decide a paltry squabble about chair or jinricksha hire; he uses, judgment and sound sense in all such cases, and by doing so proves magistrate. himself a practical man and an admirable

There can be no doubt that if the acting appointment at present held by Captain THOMSETT were made a permanent one, it

ACCORDING to the Dalto Nippo, a Japanese paper published in Hiogo, two lighthouses are to be erected in the Inland Sea, and officials have already arrived there-to-choose the sites and superintend the worke RECENTLY, published statistics show that during the past twelve years 1,350,coo Germans have left their homes to settle abroad, the majority of the emigrants being between the ages of twenty and forty. Fifty seven per cent were men.will approach 30,000 yen. THE Berlin correspondent of the Morning Post states that the German Government has formally violent procedure as the taking possession of the land at Swatow, and that it has recalled the Consul at that place.

"ACCORDING^to the Saikai Nippo, a telegram from Tokio dated the 14th inst, announces that the Fukushima liberal leaders, numbering fifty. one, have been released, excepting Kawano Hironaka and six others.

A JAPANESE paper says that extensive repairs are being done to the Turnga-mare by Messrs, E. C. Kirby and Co., of the Ono Iron Works, and that the cost to the Mitsu Bishi Company

would give universal satisfaction. It is very notified to China that it disapproves of such Mr. Wodehouse this morning on a charge of up before for trying on the charity dodge.

questionable, however, if that gentleman would care to exchange his present posi- tion as Harbour Master, &c., for that of police magistrate. Unless our memory is greatly at fault, the emoluments of the Harbour Master are considerably in excess

1.

TBN coolies in the employment of the Sugar Refinery at Wanchai, were brought up Before

disorderly conduct and refusal of duty yesterday. The case was remanded till the 3nd proximo at ten o'clock, defendants being allowed out on ball in personal security of $35 each. At a Regular Convocation of United Chapter, No. 1341, held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland

pointed for the ensuing year **** M. E. Z. H, iu* Scribe E.. Scribe N.

NAVY ESTIMATES FOR

A HONGKONG.

192

The following are the votes for the curre year, the figures in parentheses being the sums voted last year

"Emmanuel,"

of those of the occupants of the bench at commercial questions that may arise. He will Street, last night, the following officers were aged it will grow very serious and end in a gener:) # 347 (341) artificers and labourers on the esta

A CENTRAL News telegram states: The Gov- ernment have decided to send to Tong King civil commissioner to arrange the diplomatic and

accompany Captain Riviere, who is in command of the French force now at Hanoi, We regret to observe that the Marquis de Biron, the President of the Paris Jockey Club, died in that city on the 19th ulto, at the advanced age of eighty. He was one of the pages of Louis XVIII, and subsequently became an officer of the Royal Guard. He had been President of the Club since 1851, and was universally esteemed as an accomplished gentleman and thorough

sportsman.

THE Amsterdam Correspondent of the Land C. Express writes on the 21st ultimo. In this city there, have arrived three Chinese gentlemen, viz., Messrs. Tsien Tehpei, Sen Tienchung and Gu- zujeng, respectively secretary, interpreter and

Treasurer P. 3. Steward

janitor...

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J. KEATING.

CHRISTIE

W.GOULBOURN.

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C. BARKLEY.

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H.L. STRINGER. R. GRIMBLE. WOHLTERS. SCOTT.

wages,

SAYS the Nagasaki Express of the zest inst. :— H.B.M.'s gunboat Moorhen arrived from Korea on Monday last, and, in accordance with Ad- miral Willes' orders, after taking in coal, etc, she proceeded to Kobe at noon the following day, to await definite orders to return to England. FOUR worthy mendicants, Mesars, Wong Asam, lishments, 841 (841); retinue of Naval officer

Dockyard.-Naval officer in charge of estab Ho Akai, Chun Amuy, and Ho, Achun, faced in charge of establishments, La85 (212); stuff- Mr. Wodehouse this morning charged with the commander, for service in the yard, 737 (737); offence of “asking a penny from each one they inspector of machinery afloat, for service in steam 841 (803); three engineers, £1,014 meet. His Worship discharged the quartetto

foreman of the yard in charge, (600 of cripples on learning that they had never been

carpenter, 188186); boatswain, Z-55 ago Chaplain,

surgeon of TURKEY is apparently never free from Internal 46 (646) storekeeper, 1,000 1,000);

H.M.S. Victor

adational duties, troubles. We note from papers received by last allowances to the paymaster and navigating mail that the district of Assyr, in Yemen, is in office of Victor Emmanuch for local and revolt, and deadly combats are taking place and ten writers. £3,961 (43245); gas, £100 continuous survey, 100 (100); one clerk daily with the troops, but without decisive results. 19o); allowances in lieu of stationery theficial circles the rising is considered danger. (60); amial expenses, 75 (45); total, sain. qus, and it is believed that if not instantly crash red 9,518

blishment and bired the vote is £9,941 (£19343);, W. HOUGHTON. THE Yapan Mall says that the object of Mr. vice in the yard, 3415 2,668)

revolt of the Arabs of the Ouomas Empire. wages, extra pay, and allowances in lieu of

provisions, &c, to 9 (28) seamen for ser Tong King-sing's journey to Europe is to estab extra pay, and allowance for provisions for lish agencies in the principal commercial centres persons employed for yard service afloat, of the West, to assist the Central Office in6513 (502); wages and clothing of police employ- ed in the yard, 62,996 (3,060). The total for Shanghai is the direct export and import of Hong Kong yard is 26,383 (36,18). The goodsoperations which the CM. S. N. Com following tums for works in the dockyard are to.. pany proposes to commence forthwith. Mz be asked for Boat slip at Kowloon, 4570; cluding the majority of the native itinerant ported, to purchase some large steamers for the maintenance of buildings, 620, total, 1,940 A PROCESSION of the usual orthodox fashion, in- Tong King-sing is also commissioned, it is re: alterations, additions, renewals fittings, &e, for existing buildings, £750; ordinary repairs and musicians and a number of "chow" boxes, was service of the proposed China-European line. parading the principal thoroughfares of the city for four or five hours this morning. Our attention was THE German correspondent of a home paper: attracted to the "show" by the melodious sounds of states that the Commercial Treaty between Ger. the cymbals and clarions as the gaudy cavalcade many and Spain expired on March 15th without approached our augus presence. We were bas having been prolonged, and also without a new

who thinks he has held on long enough, when our Government. The consequence has been that negociations were abruptly smashed by the noisy Germany is on the eve of a fresh Customs war wink as he passed, but we were in no mood for such orders to make use of a clause of the German num out. The clarion blower gave us a knowing with Spain, for the Chancellor has already given a frivolous recognition and totally ignored the regulations which indicates that the Customs salaain of the musicianer, the "Luzon" break-tariff may be raised go per cent. upon all imports from such countries which do not allow German -off-having-slightly-soured-our-naturally-ámiable,

imports to be taxed on the scale of the most favoured nation." As Spain on its part has also given orders to increase the duties on Germany imports the trade between the two countries, which of late had become very extensive, will spon disappear altogether, and will be acquired by London, Antwerp, Havre, &c. Who is to bear the blame for the failure of negotiating ment keeps silent on the subject. new treaty is not known, as the German Govern WHEN the last mail left England, Mount Etna was in a state of eruption. A lava stream a kilometre in breadth, was descending on Nicoles

Victualling Yard-Wages of 24 (24) artificers and labourers on the establishment and hired,.

£964 (1973).

AERATED WATER S. the Magistracy, the difference being nearly twenty five per cent. Under such circum- stances it could hardly be expected that Captain THOMSETT would resign a more lucrative office even for the laudable aim THE SHANGHAI PHARMACY, of improving the efficiency of the public service. But is it not possible to in some way or

olher amalgamate the duties of harbour master and police magistrate? The officer just named has filled both the appointments with much acceptance for over a year, which, we should imagine, is a plala proof that he, or any other properly qualified official, is quite capable of satisfactorily It is requested that all communications rela- discharging, the functions of both offices as member of the Chinese Committen for the Exhi- trying to negociate a few "Luzons" for a friend treaty having been drawn up between the two gus, £160 (160); allowances in lieu of a ting to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c., be ad- a permanency. Rules of the service, that dressed to the Manager, Hongkong Telegraph" | is to say red tape, or the necessity of pro- Letters on Editorial matters to be sent to "Theviding a suitable appointment for some Editor" and not to individual members of the helpless incompetent, may be said to stand

Communications intended for publication must

in the way of amalgamating the two be accompanied by the name and address of the offices; but we can safely ignore that writers, not necessarily for publication; but as sham difficulty. The days of barefaced evidence of good faith,

Whilst the colainns of the Hongkong Tele-jobbery in the colonial service of Hong- graph will always be open for the fair discussion by correspondents of all questions affecting public interests, it must be distinctly understood that the Editor does not in any way hold himself res- ponsible for opinions thus expressed.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, Thursday, April 26, 1883.

Bythetranslation of Dr. STEWART to thedirec-

kong are all but dead; we hope to give the system a final kick before we run our last race in the Happy Valley. We say that Captain THOMSETT is the most capable officer in the service for the position of police magistrate, and we trust that Governor Sir GEORGE BOWEN will en deavor, in the interests of the public service, to make some arrangement to

bilion. Their coming here is in connection with the arrival in our harbour of the steamer Stentor from Shanghai, which brings several hundred cases with goods from China for the Exhibition, and also two Chinese junks. The arrival here of the Chinese Minister H.E. Li Fong Fas has been postponed for a few days

states that the documents in the famous Struensco

..

temper. However, there was no help for it, so we made enquiries as to what the procession meant. We learnt that the house bays, cooks, and coolies of the colony had enjoyed a very pros- perous year and were celebrating their good luck by achin-chin joss." Truly, the ways of the heathen Chince are peculiar and unfathom- able.

CHING ANG, a young lad who follows that elastic occupation known in the Far East as coolie, was brought up on remand before Cap tain Thomsett this moming on a charge of

HospitalDeputy inspector general of hospi tals, 881 (4879) two surgeons, £739 (£754): dispenser, 242) writer, £326 (176);

0 0 funerals, boat hire, and other small expenses, 6126 (6130) wares of servants of various classet, (981);

for works, &c., are:-New quarters for dispenser, wages of police, 291 (291) total for the medi cal establishments, £3,659 (13,627)—The votes.

750 alterations additions, renewals, fuings, c., for existing buildings, 100; ordinary re- pairs and maintenance, 2.580.

TP93VR-Wages of three ship's corporals of H.M.S.cz and manuel, £237 (£237).

NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL,

The F. and O. S. N. Co steamer, Sutlaf, Captain A. H. Johnson; with the London mail of the 23rd ulto, arrived in harbour carly this morning. We take the following items of general news from the' London and China Exs

press—

A large fire has occurred at the English factory and warehouses on the south bank orting 245,coop opposite Lisbon. The loss is estimated at

Dr. Alford, late Bishop of Victoria, Hongkong At Brighton on the 13th instant the Very Rev. addressed a meeting in aid of the British and Foreign Bible Society, partic

Thomas Bush, of the "Grand Old Buffs," stated writes to a London paper on the subject as fol. to the threatened districts. A correspondent that on the day in question be missed the pants which he had hung out to dry. He had seen the

lows:-Shocks of earthquakeare felt continuously defendant loitering about that morning and in the towns and villages around, comprising in Mr. J. S. Mackintosh, of the North China In later on saw him with a bundle under his The southern side seems most affected, for the writer of the London Assurance Corporation, Mr. area of about twenty miles in circumference.surance Company, has been appointed under arm. The bundle had a leg of the pants hang- ing out, so he went for the youth who bolted rounds of the towns between, Acireale on, theNr. Partiell left Paris yesterday, intending to

A Rucker having resigned.

the bungalow. He knew the lad. was

south-cast and Palermo on the south-west have return to London. He spent an evening with

cm-

was observed near Callinaro and Nicolosi, from

incandescent electric light has been sanctioned The system of illumination by means of the for use on board the trooper Aflator, and a con-

an estimated cost of £18,000,

has been concluded to canyout, the work

tract

at

Commander George A. Gordon Grey, who has been selected to recommission the Fantoine, re placing Commander Karslake, commanded the forquile gunboat on the China Station from October, 1877, until September, 1880

tion of the Registrar General's department, and the departure from the Colony of Mr. C. V. CREAGH to take up the duties of Assistant Resident at Perak, two very important appointments in our local government service have been rendered vacant. The question now arises who are best fitted to succeed Dr. STEWART as police magis- tions been more efficiently filled than by leam, however, from the Diario de Manila, that, WHILE walking along. Queen's Road Central THE honorable members of the House of Com. China squadron, now at Devonport, was paid off.

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On

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reseive on the 15th

The fron Duke, 14, ds, iron armour-plated, Captain Henry C. St. John, late flag-ship of the

days leave, unan ay be granted into the 4th Division of

The crew have be

Tixty-four Commander Arthur G. Fullerton, who has been appointed to the command of HM.S. Algerins, is first cousin to Captain Fulerton, tion. He was promoted to Commander in Decem of the Sapphire, how en route to the China Sta ber 1880, being then in command of the Cherub. We hear that proposals relating to the settle

THE Copenhagen correspondent of a home paper trial, which have lately been drawn from the Royal archives, after being locked up in a box there for more than a hundred years, show that the examination of Count Struensee commenced on Feb. 10, 1772, when he denied all intercourse of a criminal nature with the Queen; no fewer than 218 questions were put to him on this day alone. Next day, when the 339th question was put to him, directly charging him with adultery with the Queen, he burst into tears, declared Arrangements have been made to publish secure his permanent appointment to that "that his passion for women bad overcome the stealing two pairs of uniform trousers, valued at SETT, our learned friend Mr. Tuoss IDE repeating this confession, with details, at the 4

office. Failing Captain his and Mascalucia and the military had been sent BowLER, who in addition to legal and Hiter-examination on the asth. When this confession, ary attainments of a high order, has a duly signed, was shown to the Queen in her perfect knowledge of the Chinese lan-prison at Cronborg Castle, she also signed her guage, the Chinese people and their man- confession. ners and customs, is probably the best SAYS the Japan Mail:-Cholera scares have man in Hongkong for the appointment.

already commenced. When the British steamer Vortigern arrived in this port on the gth instant, So far as Mr. CREAGH'S successor is con-it was reported to the local authorities that three ployed as a punkah coolle at Kellet's place suffered considerably.. Ashes and stones fell | M. Rochefort, in whose paper there yesterday cerned, there can be no doubt whatever of her craw were suffering from that terrible dis. Ching denied having taken the trousers and also thick at Acireale, Zallarana," and Podara. At appeared a violent article against England, that Chief Inspector HORSPOOL is the only ease, and the statement was in a measure the running away from the "Lance Jack," but it ve 'clock yesterday morning as rent in the officer in the Colony capable of adequately endorsed by the fact that the Vortigers had was no use, and he had to retire into the "Hotel "untain, from which flames and smoke issued, performing the duties of deputy super-touched, en route, at Manila where cholera was for a month's hard labor. During the period of where the inhabitants fled. The shocks of earth intendent of police. Mr. HORSFOOL has said to be rift. The Prefect immediately gave his incarceration it is to be hoped the "punkah already temporarily acted both as captain orders that the ship should be medically inspected wallah" will ponder o'er the folly of playing quake were still succeeding each other with, superintendent and as deputy, and it is no but the inspectors found that the alarm was false.. games on the military, and will also come to the great rapidity in Catania, and the inhabitants of false praise to say that never in the history Three sailors, it is true, were on the sick list, but conclusion that, however well he might have the towns closest to Mount Etna are panic struck

It is feared that this disturbance is the prelude of the Colony have these important posi- they were all suffering from complaints bearing looked in military toggery, trouser snatching is no resemblance to the disease in question. We

to a great eruption. : not a paying pidgin. trate and Mr. CREAGH as deputy super- this intelligent, experienced and pains on the 4th of March, cholera of a very virulen intendent of police? With regard to taking official. The Secretary of State, type made its appearane at Trosin, near Albay, yesterday, a Japanese lady, only recently arrived Reuter described in one of his Chinese mona appear to have been highly amused with

the Magistracy, we think there cannot

we believe, suggested the abolition of the in the south of Luzon. News is also to hand of from the land of the Rising Sun, who wore a be two opinions as to the fitness for post of deputy superintendent some time the prevalence of the disease at Bangkok, and in braid chain with a sovereign attached to it, was telegums as "Lady Florence Dixie's affair.

On March 19th Mr. Yorke asked the Premier the position of the worthy official who ago; but we hardly think under all cir-view of these facts we trust that the Local Au suddenly pounced upon by an enterprising whether be had any communication he could Celestial who made a wolf-like dash for the make with respect to the alleged attack on Lady has acted as licum tenens with cumstances that such a step would be thorities will spare no pains to prevent the im

chain and appendage. The lady clutched the Florence Dixie, a question which was received much sound sense and practical ability Justified at present. We have also heard aportation of the epidemie into Japan.

chain and froze on, but the "Golden James "stuck with laughter from various parts of the House. for the past thirteen months. Captain rumour that a junior clerk in one of the THE Hamburg correspondent of the London and to the hands of the thief who immediately cleared. In reply Mr. Gladstone said he had no infcricament of the Oplum Question have been made Thouset, not being a trained lawyer, may government departments who knows as China Express writes on March 20th:-The The lady made no report of her loss, but in some tion that would be of value to the House. by both H.M. Government and the Chinese not bo particularly strong on nice points much about police matters as he knows of "Swatow difficulty" has formed the principal way or other the news of the affair reached the the following day in answer to Mr. O'Shea, the land whin behalf of the Chinese Government),

Minister (on of law, although we cannot remember at Sanscrit and that Is 7-had been recom. tople of public interest during the week under ears of that indefadgable officer, Inspector Home Secretary said the alleged attack upon We believe the moment a single instance in which his mended as a successor to Mr. CREAOH; connection with China is well-known. Accord. The thief was soon run to earth and the "quid" ful inquiry by the police. There was no reason review, especially here at Hamburg, whose close Quincey, who at once started on the war path, Lady Florence Dixie was now undergoing, care. judgment has been at fault; but, notwith-but we are inclined to consider this as a ing to current rumour the official reports have was found in a pawnshop, having been put on for withdrawing the case from Investigation. Mr. standing his lack of legal training, we mere canard. Unless Mr. Hoasroot, le ap-not yet been received at Berlin, but this much the shelf for the sum of $4.50. have no hesitation whatever in asserting pointed, it may be safely assumed-preis known about the matter, that the proceedings thing to be done was to find the owner who had that a reward should be offered to any Labouchere, amid much laughter, suggested —and we do so without fear of contra qurning there are no underhand influences were not undertaken on the authority of the failed to report the affair to the authorities. diction-that he is far and away the most at work-that the suggestion of the Secre- German Consul at Swatow alone, but at the order Quincey again set out and visited the whole

person who would come forward with evid, efficient magistrate that has sat on the lary of State to abolish the post of deputy of the German Minister at Peking, Herr Von of the houses, as he thought, where Japs" most Lady Florence does not seem to have taken the ence to show who were the guilty parties. bench since Mr. CHARLES MAY retired from superintendent of police will be carried Brandt. If the facts as reported are accurate do congregate, but the owner of the sovereign humourous proceedings of our worthy legislators no blame can be laid either upon the German was a sealed book to the energetic Inspector.at all kindly, and has accordingly published A active duty, to die on his journey to Eng-out.

Minister, the Consul, or the commander of the After about three hours' hunting amongst the statement in which she says I am extremely land. To the administration of justice in the police court Captain Tиoxserr brings

TELEGRAMS.

corvette Elianbeth, the fault being solely upon Japanese community, Quincey turned his weary. the part of the Mandarin whose high-handed steps towards the Central Station in despair, surprised and annoyed at the disbelief and dis qualities which, for this particular posi-

LONDON, April 15th.

proceedings caused the difficulty. It, therefore, The "missing link was wanting in the chain credit which has been given to my statements tlon, are worth all the legal know-

'NEWMARKET RACES.

is beyond doubt that the proceedings of Herr of evidence he intended producing before, the staternent to which I adhere in every particular ledge in the world. Possessed of sound

RESULT OF THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.

Von Brandt will meet with the full approval of magistrate; the boy who pawnedrike sovereign. I cannot, of course, be responsible for the Bumer practical common-sense, with a special

said it had been given to him by another ous contradictory statements that have been put Run at Newmarket, Wednesday, April agth,

the Emperor and Prince Blamark, for although.. with whom he was unacquainted, and

party faculty for quickly grasping matters of

the German policy is of a decidedly peaceful he had pawned the coin for the myster-into my mouth by correspondente THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES, a sub- detail, he has a keen insight into affairs scription of 100 sovs. each, half forfeit, for three character any attempt to violate a German sub- ous personage and had handed him the aired their own imaginations. I think it a most money obtained from “uncle.”. Quincey well monstrous thing that doubt fa cast upon my worldly, and, from long experience in year olds; colls, 9st.; fillies 8st, glb; the ownerject's rights must be promptly suppressed.

knew that the "other man" was a mere myth, word of honour simply because Hongkong, thoroughly understands every the stakes, and the third to save his stake. among our translations from the native papers stupid people who get robbed and do not report add that when Lord Frederick Cave

of the second horse to receive zoo sors, out of SAYS the Hiogo News:-It will be noticed but how to identify the pawner as the snatcher officials should have been unable for three phase of Chinese life and character. From Rowley mile-101 subs.

was his difficulty. Breathing prayers for the to trace the perpetrators of the attempte his naval training Captain ThousETT is at Lord Falmouth's br. c. Galliard, by Galopin

that a foreign resident of Kawaguchi is credited their losses to the police, Quincey left the sinks: times inclined to be dictatorial, and it out of Mavis.....(F. Archer) 1

with the intention of opening a Specie Exchange, of the Central Market behind him and sul- Mr. Burke lost their lives, althou must be admitted he is not always the Lord Cadogan'a br. c. Goldfield, by Springfield

so as to enable Japanese speculators to defy lenly worked his passage along the Fraya was every chance of following with impunity the rules made by the Gover towards the Clock Tower By the time-such as a car dashing mad mirror of courtesy and politeness; how

..................(Watts) 2

Fotunger. Street His ment for the conduct of these establishments.

monkey was the police were unable to follo up, and be tacked dead on for the Central for many months afterwards. ever, these are but trivial drawbacks, Prince Soltykoff's b. The Prince, by Balfe

out of Lady Sophie.........(Rossiter) 3

It is to be hoped the statement like Station. Among the many garments hung out there are dark marks upon my right shoulder which are lost sight of in the generally

10 many

other startling announcements of the upper floor windows of that fashionable and arm which are now beginning admirable manner in which his magister- '%

-FRANCE AND TONQUIN,

made by the vernacular papers, without street clept Pottinger, the keen eyed Inspector strongly, and which cannot be ial duties are performed. On the bench 1,500 troops to Tonquin and will ask a vote of one admits, untenable as an abstract theory, second that he wondered, for in the winking of an care not to discuss this matter The French Government bar decided to send any foundation. Exterritoriality is, every dered who could be the owner. It was only for a gle, as I have had no other fall

noticed a Japanese jacket, and immediately won- counted for than as being the result he recognises no class distinctions; the credit for 5,000,000 francs. humblest chair coolle is as certain "to re-

although in actual practice the system is essential eye he was upstairs and into the top room. gentlemen who laugh in the House ceive justice and fair play as the head of

for the due protection of foreign residents seemed furthest away Seated in the mort, formation are certainly not solicitou Success had at last crowned his efforts when it and the correspondents who cireu China, Japan and other heathen countries with bewailing her loss, was the almond-eyed beauty honor. As most of our readers theprincely house" himself. Another

out any satisfactory justiciary. But it is plainly a sliedding tears of regret for the departed queen, noteworthy qualification which the sturdy

wanton perversion of the obiect of exterritoriality After a brief explanation Quincey yanked the that has recently distingabled

Aware, Lady Florence Dixie's belőn old sallor possesses, and one which can

when a foreigner makes himself a mere cover fair dame up to the Central and had the pawner tricity,Her brother, the har hardly be over-estimated in a court where

for Japanese who desire to infringe the lawa en Chinkles of all sorts and sizes. The laby being Hongkong residents

of the sovereign placed among six or seven other berry, who will doubtless be the cases are heard dally by the dozen, is the

scted by their Govemment. Every resident en asked to take a quiet observation of the crowd midshipman In Sir joying the benefit of the much-abused system immediately pointed out as Quincey

such disreputable schemes, and hail

bis infiuence to put a stop

had tried to relieve her prising youth was up before Mr. morning for his Unie cape

out of Crucible.

LOCAL AND GENERAL Tue U. S. S. Monocacy is now in Nagasaki, where she is expected to remain for some time.

we

steamers Massalia, Hoxam and Fakten went over to the Kowloon Docks this morning

facility he has for the speedy despatch.pk The Caracsa Kuo, Amdliria" undocked from should examin

all forms of business. Captain ThoMITT the Cosmopollian and Kowloon Docks this fore

does not see the necessity of wasting half moon. The Garlic will go over to the Cosmo-bation any regulation on the subject pro a day discussing the enormity of an itiner-politan Dock to-morrow,

by the Foreign Minister

six months' spell of hard

The next

dish and

maymay

- under consideration.

are building at the

We hear that the China Navigation Company

"early" settlement of the question may be looked for his epifopulta de a

Catsdyke Greenode a new river steamer to re yard of Messrs Scott & Co.

She will be a large vessel of 3,000 tons and dou place the Www, recently lost on the Yangtze,

next, and will then leave immediately for ble screws. She is sobe completed in August

The Cockchafer, gunboat, Lieut-O Shanghalaya Henry W. Hill, which left Devonport on the 10th

mander Gamble, which left Devonport January, for the China Station) left 15th instant.The. Espo gunboat, Lieutá lot finery, for the China Station, amive Port Said on the 18th Instant and proce next day, The Sapphin Corvette, Fullerton, which walled from Devonp 24k ultimo, 16f the China Station, of Good Hope, to relieve the Encou at St. Vincent Cape, dar Ve instant, and continued her voya

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