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Yours truly

EDWARD. OSBORNE, A. M. MARSHALL F. MAITLAND

FUNC WA CHUN, WILLIAM HARTIGAN.

J. J. Francis, Esq., Q.C., Chairman, Food

Commission.

THE CHAIRMAN TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.

Hongkong, 20th December, 1920, Sir, have, within the last hour, received from Messrs. Osborne, Marshall, Maitland, Fang Wah Chun, and Hartigan, Members of the Food Supply Commission of which I have the honour to be Chairman, a copy of à report signed by then and sent in to you with a covering letter dated the 18th instant, of which they also sent me a copy. I received from them at the saine time ajoint letter addressed! to myself, of which it appears they have also

sent you a copy.

I have ea nbjèction to make to the report they have sent in to you on the subject-matter of the inquiry. It embodies in brief the conclusions at which we unanimously arrived. I should have had very much pleasure in signing it if they had asked me to do to

I only wish to correct une trifling mistake in the last parapraph which runs as follows

"(12) We desire to state, in conclusion, "that the delay in the publication of "the Food Commission Report has been "duetothe Chairman of the Commission being unable to afford time for the "prosecution of the enquiry and the

preparation of the Report." There was no delay in the prosecution of the inquiry. The members were unable to sit for more than two days in the week for a couple of hours each day and the taking of evidence was proceeded with with all due diligence and was completed in July last. The delay has been in the preparation of the draft report, and I regret to say, that my time was su fully occupied with my own business that I could not get it com- pleted in time to satisfy the impatience of my colleagues. I am unable myself to see that there was any very great urgency.

I was pre- paring a very full and detailed report, two- thirds of which had been completed and, approved by, Mr. Marshall, to whom I sent it a short time ago, with a request that he would, as I was so full of work, finish it for me, he being fully acquainted with my views and concurring in them.

Instead of doing so, a meeting of the other members of the Commission was held, to which I was not summoned, and the report prepared which has been sent you.

I probably ought not to have accepted the appointment as a Member or Chairman of the Commission knowing how fully occupied I am in my profession at all times. If I have put the Government to any inconvenience by 50 doing I apologize to the Government and to the public.

I have the honour to be, Sir,.

Your most obedient servant,

JNO. J. FRANCIS. The Honourable The Colonial Secretary, &c.,

&c., &c

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY TO THE CHAIRMAN.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th December, igob. Sir, In reply to your letter of the 20th inst I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to send you the enclosed report of the Members of the Food Commission and to request that, in accordance with the terms of the Commis sion issued to you, all the evidence taken before the Commission may be forwarded to me by you as its Chairman,

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

J. J. Francis, Esq., O.C.

THE CHAIRMAN TO THE COLONIAL,

SECRETARY

Ilongkong, 2nd January, 1901, Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No. 2319 of the 17th December last, forwarding me.copy report of Members of the Food Commission and request ing me to forward all the evidence taken by the Commission.

I beg to hand you herewith all the papers and correspondence connected with the pro- ceedings of the Food Supply Commission.

1. The Commission.

2. Correspondence,

3. Notes of Evidence.

4. Minutes of Meetings.

5. Draft Report as prepared by me, but not

completed.

1 have also to hand you Mr. Jabez Potts -memo, of fees due him for his services as short- hand writer to the Commission. Will you be so good as to let him have a cheque for the amount $206.80.

have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant,

JNO. J, FRANCIS, The Honourable The Colonial Secretary, &c,

&c., &c.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY TO THE CHAIRMAN,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th January, 1901, Sic-With referrence to your letter of the and instant, forwarding papers and correspond- ence connected with the proceedings of the Food Supply Commission, I am directed to in- form you that what His Excellency requires is a verbatim record of question and answer given in evidence, in accordance with the mandate. of the Commission, without which the Report would be useless,

2. This was directed in the Commission and is what His Excellency asked for. I am to return the draft Report, which is incomplete, as several blanks are left for figures. I pre sume these figures are given in the evidence upon which the report is assumed to be made.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

J. J.Francis, Esq., Q.C. ́.

THE CHAIRMAN TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.

Hongkong, 17th January, 1901. Sir, I have the honour to state, for the in- formation of His Excellihey the Governor, in reply to your letter No. 50 of the 9th January, that is impossible for me to supply a verbatim record of question and answer given in evi dence before the Food Supply Commission as that method of taking evidence was not adopted by the Commission.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1901.

FIRES IN HONGKONG.

The Report of the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade for 1900 is published in the Gazette, from which we cull the following:

There were fifty-one fires and seventy-four incipient fires during the year, the Brigade turning out sixty-one times.

On 1st January, 1900, the Nam Pak Hong Fire Brigade was re-organized and placed of the Government Fire Brigade. They now under the immediate supervision of the officers maintain, at their own cost, six trained firemen and two of the Government fire reside in the Station House to be ready to turn out immedi- ately on an alarm being given.

the case of the fire at No. 235 Queen's Road A prosecution for arson is proceeding in West on 20th December last, which resulted partial destruction of another, the damage in the destruction of two buildings and the being estimated at $30,000.

The Brigade possesses live steam fire-engines by hand and Mason, which have seen three, fourteen, nineteen, twenty one and twenty-three years service respectively and as the engines are all in good serviceable condition it speaks well for the makers.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. We have received the following circular from the above company-

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Tokyo, 1st April, 1901.

Hongkong and Japan to Europe, or to other Dear Sirs,To those exporten from Chim, ports via Europe, who, from the 1st May to 31st October next, may have found it to their interest to confine their support and shipments, during that period, to the Nippen Yusen Ka sha Line, we shall be happy to allow a rebate of five per cent. on the freight paid on Tea and General Cargo.

found it to their interest in confine their sup- To those who on the 30th April, 1902, have

months to the said Line, we will allow a further port and shipments during the whole twelve five per cent, on freights contributed up to 31st October, 1901, and five per cent, on those from that date to joth April, 1972.

tension of post offices. 9-Use of silver dol- lars. Besides these. there are many things relating to patents, revenue on printed books,

etc.

with Mails, dc from San Francisco to the 23rd

The P.. M. S. S. Costumer City of Peking" March via Honolulu, has arrived at Yokohama and left for this port this morning, the rgth inst., via Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai.

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THEY ARE STILL AFTER THEM.

America, but not including Russia have handed U.S.S. Isla de Luzana Kowloon Poking stating that ten Powers, including The Sin Wen Pas received a telegram from

in a supplementary list of offenders, Pei Hsu,

Chihli district magistrate; Pao Tsilin, Tao U.S.S. Bernington lai Chou Chihte, Captain, concerned in the US.S. Yorktown.... Chuchou massacre are to be decapitated. Lius *** Shutang, ex-Governor of Cheklang; the ratky..

Taotai, are in be banished forever, Lieutenant- Provincial Judge, Hunan; ex-Governor Yu

Burnstile Governor of Kiangsi Sung Shon, Lungwen Liensan to be imprisoned and executed, Sty

Kweiyang w

total of twenty-five persons. The Plenipotenti Shantung Governor of Maukden, to be cashiered. A Compania de Filipin

Ping Su

aries add that until these men are punished the troops will not be withdrawn, nor will the in- five, there is an additional list of one hundred demnities be discussed.. Besides these twenty- and forty-one men not yet handed in. is presumed that these are minor offenders.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS.

To those who, on the 31st October, 1902, may have found it to their interest to confine their support and shipments during the pre vious eighteen months to the said Line, we-Mercury, will allow an additional five per cent. on freigh's contributed during the six months ending 30th April, 1002.

The following list shows the number of fires Until further notice, shipments made by the for the last ten years with the estimated amount of damage done →→

"P. & O, S. N. Co.,"Occan S: S. Co., Year,

"M. M.N. D. Lloyd's," "Austrian Lloyd's," 1890..

No. of Fires.

Damage.

"Rubattino." "Glen," "Shire," "Ben," Mu- 16 $203,600.00 tual," "Shell," and "Hamburg-American," 32,100.00 Lines, and shipments by direct steamers to 75.550.00 Black Sea ports, will not invalidate claims for z08,210.co the above. 323,650.00

1891

8

1803

..16

1893

.36

1874

:29

1899

.35

1846.

30

1897

.16

No "returns" will be payable on freight 297,950.00 contributed by Rice and Oils from japan, Silk 105,505.00 and Treasure, and the produce of the Eastern 177,150.00 Archipelago transhipped at Hongkong.

35,001.74 $29,814.00 The estimated damage done by the seventy- 130.599-73 four incipient fires during 1900 amounted to 5720.10.

1898. 1899.

1900.........

AT THE MAGISTRACY.

À LICENCE COSTS LESS.

On Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Marr, restaurant

Exporters applying for the "returns," which will be payable in London on and after the 151 January and 1st Just, 1992, and 1st January, 1903, respectively, must fill up and sign forins which can be obtained from the agents.

Yours truly,

Nippon Yusen Kaisha,

R. KONDO, Managing Director.

keepers, 17 Queen's Road, appeared before Mr. NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPERS Kemp for keepinga restaurant without a licence. Mr. Reece defended. The arrests were inade by a party of police under Sergeant Garred and Inspector Collett. The defendants were find $50 each.

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A $3 BLOW.

An overseer of the Public Works Depart- ment was fined $3 and bound over in a personal security of S25 to keep the peace for three months, for hitting a Chinaman.

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OPIUM CASES.

U Tsung was fined $14 for having in his possession seven mace of prepared opium without a valid cenificate.

Lam Hing Po had in his possession, one tael and five mace of prepared apium and was given one months hard labour by Mr. Hazeland.

Cheung Fuk was fined $3 for being the opiten without a valid certificate, and appeared possessor of two and a half mace of prepared later on the charge of having three taels and a half of raw opium, for which he was given one month's hard labour.

A seaman, Chan Sing, had four mace of prepared opium in his possession and Mr. Hazeland gave him fourteen days.

Yung Tong was given one month for possessing ten taels of opium dross without a certificate.

TOO PUGNACIOUS!

S.S. Coromandel, got eighteen days, for Reginald Swather, a steward or board the assaulting a Chinese harber and damaging property at Kowloon and also for striking the Chinese policeman who arrested him.

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THE EVERLASTING DRUNKS! INCAPABLE.

William Janies Hubbs, engineer on the S.5. capable on Bank Wharf. Chelydra, was fined $z. for being drunk and in

fined $. for being drunk and incapable, and Edward Revier of U. S. S. Isla de Luzon was Jerry Lyons of the U. S. S. Forktown was fined $2. for the same offence.

NOTANDA.

CALENDAR.

APRIL.

Meteorological means dased on ten years' ébservations to 1593.

Barometer Thermometer

Humidity Rainfall

...30059 G20 ...:85,0

4.08

TO-DAY.

WEATHER REPORT.

17

Ondals at One t

23.

Barometer...... Temperature Humidity Rainfall

29 96

75

87

30 56 78 76

001

-TO-DAY.

It

Monday, 15th April, 1901. Chinese-77th of, and meon of 27th year of

Kwang-sti, Sun-Rises

Sets...

m 5hr, 41min. 6h, 15min, High water-Aorning......... óhr. zzmin. Afternoon Shr. 55min. Low water-Morning ....... ohr. 49min. Afternoon ... ohromin, ANNIVERSARIES.

1895-Peace arranged between Japan and

yu-shan first opened.

China. 1898-The lease of Kwang Chau-wan to France

Confirmed.

SHANGHAI, April toth. "ROUSING A SENSE OF SHAME IN MEN" is the title of the Shen Pao's leader. Every- body says China is weak and poor but the general answer to the question how to change this is unsatisfactory. It is said that China should drill her trumpsand introduce machinery 1952-St Francis Xavier left Goa for China so that there might be internal peace and free-1888-Tamchow Co.'s smelting works at Tai- dom from foreign oppressison, build railways and open mines. Or more important stifl, she should establish schools everywhere for the nurture of able men. The writer thinks that this does not touch the root of the trouble. These things, though not as universally tried as they should be, have yet been tried, and yet China is troubled within and without, proving that drilling and nation's ills. Nor have the hundred and odd machinery are not to be relied on to cure a schools established by the officials produced men of ability. So that even education fails to save China. Why? Because men have not a proper sense of shame." Tane the officials, Though there are a few virtuous ones, yet the without shame. majority are corrupt and utterly selfish and

TO-MORROW.

Tuesday, 16th April, 1901. Chinese-28 of 2nd meen of 27th year of

Kwang-su. Sun-Rises

Shr. gonin. Sets

Ohr. quin. Moon-In Equator zkr. em. High water Morning Thr. omin. Afternoon... 7hr. 3min. Low water-Morning........ ohr. 55min, Afternoon ...... ohr. omin. ANNIVERSARIES.

1746-Battle of Culloden. 1843-The Viceroy Ki-Kung wrote to Sir H.

Pattinger admitting that the two countries were now united in friend- 1872-Sir Arthur Kennedy arrived in Hong-

kong..

ship.

1875-Cape D'Aguilar light first exhibited. 1884-5.5. Mechung sunk by H.M.S. Lapwing

near Ockseu. 1888--The town of San Fernandez, Luzon, al-

1897-Departure for home of Dr.Eitel. most totally destroyed by fire. 1898-U.S. Senate recognize the Republic of 1890-Disturbance in the Hinterland. British

Cuba

anything different? Again look at our soldiers, How can their subjects be drilled and fed for years, yet when there is war they do not stop to received the onset of the foe, but turn tail and run, so that it is said that all their wounds are in their backs! Are they not utterly devoid of a sense of shame at their dis- graceful defeats. Nor are the scholars, the real leaders of the people, a whit better. Their decay is as sure and rapid as the stream of a great, river, always going downwards. They are lazy in their studies, intent on repulation and gain, rot on real knowledge. They are surely without a sense of shame. Confucius said: "If the people are led by laws and uniformity be sought to be given them by pun virtue and uniformity be sought to be given but have he sense of shame. If they be led by ishments, they will try to avoid the punishment,

them by the rules of propriety, they will have the sense of shame and moreover will become good." Mencius said: "All men naturally possess a sense of shame." Unfortunately there is wanting the stimulus to shame, and people to exhort the people, so that they may that there are those-in-office-who-will-perform have this sense of shame. Our only hope is this duty. The foregoing article is a note. worthy confession on the part of a conservative Chinese. The sense of shame, which hep.m.-Opening Performance of the Brough and low, is simply due to the deadness of cun- Cargo ex Inuba Maru subject to rent. acknowledges as lacking in the Chinese high science. But how it is to be aroused the tvriter

Comedy Co., at the Theatre Royal. can not tell, except by the forlorn appeal to that very class, which he says earlier in his feeling!

flag hoisted by General Gascoigne.

AGENDA.

TO-DAY

8 p.m.--Second Performance of the R. E. Variety Club at the Wellington-Bar racks.

TO-MORROW.

WEDNESDAY, 17th,

Henci Ilizos

Hangchow Lung Tsing

U.S.S. Concord Colonies Pırla -Pritiana'

Petrarck Luson

Costropolitan

Aberdeen

Shipping.

Dock.

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Arrivals, COROMANDEL, British steamer, 2,783, F. W. Vibert, R.N.K., 13th April,-Bombay 27th Mar., and Singapore 8th April, Mails and General--P. & Ó. S. N. Co.. HALOONG, British steamer, 783, H: Balurst, 4th April-Haiphong and Hoihuw 13th April, General-Douglas, Lapraik & Co., PRONTO, German steaner, 63, H. Grandt,

14th April-oilo 9th April, General- Siemssen & Co. TASTALUS, British steamer, 281, T. M. Gregory, 14th April,-Shanghai th April, General.-Butterfield & Swire. MARIE JENSEN, Gennan steamer, 1,771, 1. Hemmer, 4th April,-Saigon 9th Apris Rice. Jebsen & Co. HAINAN, Gehnan steamer, 850, Clausen, 14th April, Canton 14th April,General.-E. A Trading Co.

Mrvans, Miss Tattersall, Messrs. P. Mason. Jackson, and Mr. Par and E. P. Ruse. From Brindis-Mr. and Mrs...

From London-

Viadisnersity, child, infant and servant, and.. Mr. J. A, Hawes From Colombo-Mr. J. M. Lopp From Perang Mr. Khoo Chit Foo and servant. From London for Manila-Mr. Cantley. For Yokohama-Miss Harrison. From Singapore-Mr. and Mrs. Noakes:

Per Idomeneus, from Shanghai-13 Chinese. Fer Flandria, from Shanghai-3 Europeans, and 22 Chinese.

Per Thales, from Swatow-Mr. and Mrs. Haesloop and 3 children, Miss Gossman, and 116 Chinese.

Per Diamante, from Manila-Messis. Weir, Mersen, Mrs. Devin, Mr. and Mrs. McLeod, Mrs. Fracedon, Messrs. Wheeler, Alexender, Elkins, Mr. and Mrs. Lilea, Mr. and Mrs. Hatter, Mrs. Krunkman, Mr. and Mrs. Latke man, Mrs. Werdman, Mrs, Barker, Messrs. Longales, Leyder, Johnson, and 92 Chinese.

Per Loongaung, from Manik-Dr. and Mrs, Krager, 2 babes and amah, Mr. and Mrs. Hop kins and 3 children, Lieut. C. Hagon, Mr. and. Mrs. Dodge, Messrs. Juan Koch, C. Hall, Lt. Col. Mr. Guiness, Messrs. H. L. Loomis, F. Johnson, J. Donahus, C. Brown, F. Hen declet, W.S. Woods, R. Eremault' and J. S.- Jacks

SHIPPING REPORTS,

Captain A. Mitis, of the steamship Trieste, from Kobe, reports-Hazy weather.

Capt. L. Hinsworth, of the steamship Zwveenal from Saigon, reports-Fine weather through- out the passage.

Capt. A Ramsay, of the steamship Diamante, smooth sea, and N. swell. from Manila, reports-Fine clear weather,,

Capt. Ch. Herfurth, of the steamship Charles Rerier, from Saigon, reports-Fine clear weather and light E. wind.

Capt. H: Bathurst, of the steamship Hailoong, from Haiphong and Hoihow, reports:-Hoihow to Hongkong light to moderate breeze, and thick foggy weather throughout.

Capt. G. S. Weixall, of the steamship Loong. TRIESTE, Austrian steamer, 3,203, A. Mitis, sang, from Manila, ports:-Light N. breeze, 14th April-Kobe 9th April, General-hazy weather and smooth sea, approaching Sander, Wieler & Co.

Waglan experienced foggy weather, DIAMANTE, British steamer, 1,254, A. Rameny, 14th April,-Manila 11th April, Genem Shewan, Tomes & Co. BURNSIDE, American steamer, 1,400, A. H.

Lamin, 14th April,-Manila 11th April, Cable.-Government.

THALES, British steamer, 820, A., J. Robson, 14th April,-Swatow 13th April, General,

Douglas, Lapraik & Co FLANDRIA, Geman steamer, 27,040, Diews, 14th April-Shanghai 11th April, Genemi -Siemssen & Co., IDOMENEUS, British steamer, 4,298, J. Riley, 14th April,-Shanghai 11th April, General.

Butterfield & Swire. CHARLES ROCHER, Belgian steamer, 1,291, C. Herfurth, 4th April,-Saigon 9th April, Rice.-Dodwell & Co., Ld CHINA, German steamer, 1,119, F. Voss, 14th April-Bangkok 8th April, Rice-Harling & Co.

HOHAO, French steamer, 53, Merices, 15

April-Paklol and Hoilov 14th April, General A. R. Marty. SZECHUEN, British steamer, 1,158, A. H. Hall, 15th April,-Wuhu and Chinkiang 10th WOSANG, British sleamer, 1,127, R. Johns, April, GeneralButterfield & Swire. 1th April,Wuhu 5th April, Rice ZWEENA, British steamer, 941, L. Ainsworth,

Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Order.

15th April,-Saigon 11th April, General. JAGUAR, German gunboat, goo, Kinderling, SUEVIA, German steamer, 5,000, Weigener,

igth April,-from Practice.

from Wahu and Chinktang, repens-Light Capt. A. H. Hall, of the steamship Szechuan,

Island, thence to port light airs, calm and foggy. variable winds and smooth set to Chapel,

Swatow, reports -Calm and foggy. Vessels Capt.A. Robson, of the steamship Thales,from in Swatow:-German gunboat Stadler, ss. Pelayo, Pechili, Ningbo, Wuchang, Tamsui,, and Benciutha..

Wuhu, reports-Steep Island to Lamocks Cap: Johns, of the steamship Wesang, from light variable winds and cloudy, with occasional min, from Lamocks to Breaker Point dense fog, thence to port light and various airs with bazy, Passed a German cruiser, of Tai-chaus, heading for Tai-chaus, On the 14th instant, passed as. Kwongsang, from Hongkong, bound North, off Pedro Blance

STEAMERS EXPECTED,

Names.

Fron

Empress of India.. Shanghai.... Konig Albert....... Denbighshire.......Manila..

Shanghai... Prinz Heinrich ...Singapore Kasuga Maru...... Manila.. Sanuki Maru.............. Japan .... Gisela Calchas

Singapore

Singapore

Pac

To-morrow To-morrow

To-thorzow

To-morrow

To-morrow

April 17th

Jápril 19th

April 19th

April 20th

JApril 20th

Ceylon.

Singapore 15th April, Hamburg 27th Feb, and Socotra...

Singapore. Singapore 9th April, General-Carlowitt Lightning -& Co.

......... Singapore ........ April zoth Hiroshima Maru... Singapore... April 21st City of Peking... Japan... April 21st Singapore... April 22nd San Francisco... April 26th

Indus Gaelic

ARIAKE MARU, japanese stealner, 2,193, T. Tasaka, 5th April-Kutchinotzu 10th April, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. ANDALUSIA, German steamer, 441, Ehlers, Hongkong Maru... San Francisco... May 7th

15th April,-Wilhelmshaven via Colombo 4th April. LOONGSANG, British steamer, 1,092, G. S.

Weigall, 15th April,Manila 12th April, Sugar. Jardinc, Matheson & Co.

We would reet the attention of shipping foi lo the style in which "Steiners Expect nus Projected Sailings" are now published in these columns, and in en duing respect.

HUMBER, British storeship, 1,610, H. J. Davi- fully urge tat stanagers of shipping firms to give oefers to

-301-15th April-Canton

April.

Clearances at the Harbour Once."

Petrarch, German str, for Manila. Hainan, German str., for Chefoo Ulysses, British sir, for Shanghai. Pacting, British str, for Shanghai. Tantalus, British str., for Shanghai. Diamante, British str., for Manila. Taito Maru, Japanese str., for Takao, Wongkel, German sir, for Yap, Taiyo Maru, Japanese str., for Canton. Wo Ping, Chinese steam-launch, for Wuchow, Flandria, German str. for Cantos. Idomenes, British str., for Singapore. La Rhone, French str., for Canton. Kongnam, British str., for Canton Independent, German str., for Swatow,

A Ceylon cook, Joseph Michaels, was drink article does not itself possess the missing Noon-N. D. L. Co.'s steamer Konig Albert Szechuan, British str, for Canion.

and incapable in Queen's, Road Central and was given eight days.

DISORDERLY.

A MAN WHO KNOWS THIS FEELING

of shame, strangely enough, writes in the same day's Su Pas under the above heading from Peking as follows, "Ever since the Boxer trouble began, the powers look upon us with more contempt than, ever as wild barbarians. In Peking and Tientsin the allies treat Chinese

An American seaman, George Tren, for behaving in a disorderly manner in West Street, was sentenced by Mr. Hazeland to, fourteen days, and James Lavia, a marine on the U. S. S.like dogs, horses, carth-worms and ants, worse Newark was charged with the same offence at the Kowloon eerry Wharf and was fined $3

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MORE OBLIGING CHINAMEN! Lo Chung and Wong Chung, two bortmen, six baskets of coal value $3. When questioned were charged with having in their possession they said they were carrying it for somebody taking it to a launch. Mr. Hazeland fined else, whom they could not identify, and were them $10 each.

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-THEFT.

Only looking at the time. Wong Sun, when arrested for stealing a watch at Quarry Bay said he was only looking at the time. The privilege cost him fourteen

days,

IGNORANCE IS BLISS.

fourteen pounds of sugar from the China Sugar Chan Loi was given three weeks for stealing Refinery. He was carrying it covered over with rice in a basket.

The prisoner said he was given the basket and thought it contained rice,

A QUEER GARMENT! Leung King Lun appeared before Mr. Haze

than African negroes or Hindoos. But 1. lately heard that Sir Robert Hart has said to a certain Minister that the Chinese, are very intelligent and more patient than the people of any other continent. In 20

used by Bismarck and Lord Chas. Beresford. years time they will overrun the earth, said Sir Robert. This language has also been But to the present time the Chinese are stupid flattery or ridicule. Would that China's four and weak, so that these words are merely huadred millions might hear these words and justify the fattery or shame their ridicule and not be entirely without the feeling of shame." Liu K'un-yi in the Edict of another column cashiers a man for this shamelessness.

leaves for Southampton.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,

MAILS DUE

Capadian (Empress of India) to-morrow: German (Prins Helurich) to-morrow. German (König Albert) to-morroW, English' (Sabracn) 20th instant. Indian (Lightning) 20th instant. American (City of Peking) 211t instant French (Indus) 22nd instant. "American (Garlic) 26th instant. American (Hongkong Maru) 7\li prox.

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Singapore for this port on the 13th ingr, at 5pm. The P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s steamer Ceylon, left

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The P. & O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Spentra, left Singapore for this port yesterday, the 14th inst. at, 6 a.m.

Calcutta left Singapore for this port on the The D. S. S. Co's steamer Lightning from afternoon of the 13th inst.

due in Hongkong on Friday, the 19th inst. pare at noon yesterday, the 14th inst, and is The Q. S. 5. Co's-steamer Calckas left Singa-

THE "UNIVERSAL GAZETTE?" IS ANGRY with foreign nations and claims their allude on the Russian question is not friendly to China. It fears that though the signing of the treaty has been postponed it will be signed, sooner or later, the evil day cannot be post- to do as an excuse for forever postponing the pored very long, Jang, Ju's leg is not going signing. The writer uses a capital illustration. The bird called the oystercatcher secs an oyster on the shore, puts his bill into it and the The Shire Line steamer Denbighshire from comes along and seeing both of them in a 13th inst., and is due here to-morrow morning oyster closes, so he, is caught. The fisherman Middlesbro and London left Manila on the difficulty at one swoop sweeps them both into his basker. So while the nations disagree, Russia will be sure to be the gainer.

via Saigon.

The M. M. Co's steamer Indus, with the next outward French Mail, left Singapore this morning at 5 am, the rgth inst, for this port

THE PROGRAMME OF RIPORN

Departures.

April 14, Hatching, British str., for Swatow, April 14, Wongkoi, German str, for Yap April 14, Charterhouse, British str, far Amoy. April 14, Clara, Gelman str., för Haihow, April 14, Daijin Maru, Jap. str., for Swatow. April 14, Taichiow, German str., for Swatow,

April 15, Gollak, British battleship, for S'hai. April 15, Coromandel, British str., for Shanghai. April 15, Benlarig, Brish str., for watow. April 15, Lalboora, British str., for Amoy. April 15, Aristea, Austrian str., fór Moji. April 15, Idomeness, Brusk str., for Singapore. April 15, Efeard, British gunboat, for Canton, April 15, Flandria, German str., for Canton. April 15, Tatyn Maru, Jap. str. for Canton. April 15, Wosang, British str., for Canton.

Passenger-Arrived,

Per Pronto, from Iloilo-14 Chinese. Per farie Jebsen, from Saigon-Mr. Baner, and 102 Cuinese.

thair clerks to furnish this office, on the forms already supa plied gratis with the latest mugishta Information are day.

PROJECTED BAILINGS.

Ship.

Agamemnon

London.....

Ajax ..........London America Maru... San Francisco,

Destination.

Datz.

April 19th

April 30th

&c. April 23rd

April 24th

London.

May 4th

New York

May 4th

Shanghaj.....

April 27th

Straits, &c.

July 25th

April 18th

May 18th

Anping Maru...Foochow Antenor........

Asturia

Ballarat

Bayern

Condía

Canton

Ceylon

+24

...................... London........

London........

Shanghai, &c. April zoth ChelydraSingapore, &c..... ChinaSan Finncisco, &e May 25th ...April 18th City of Peking...San Francisco, &c. April 30th- Coptic

San Francisco, &c. June 27th Doric..............San Francisco, &.fuse 1st. Duke of Fife......Victoria, B.C... May 7th. Emp. China Vancouver, &c.. Emp. India.

June 9th Emp, Japan.

April 74th Gaelic

May 15th San Francisco, &c. May 7th Gisela ...... Yokohama, &c...... April oth Guthrie. Sydney, &c. May 9th Straits, &c. ....... June 13th ..April 16th Hiroshima Mau Moji, &c. q... ....April 23rd Hongkong Mar San Francisco, &e May 16th

Foochow Idomeneus. London.... Idzumi Maru...Victoria, B.C. Kagoshima Maru Bombay Kasuga Maru

Japan Kiautechou... Straits, &c. König Albert Straits, &c." Loongsang Manila Maidzuru Maru. Tamsui Nippon Maru Olympia Cussen

Hailoong Haiphong.... Hamburg

Hunan

April igth

Aptil 16th

April 19th-.

JApril 26th

April 19th

July 12th

April 17th ******* April 19th San Frandaco, &c. fune 11th April 21st Victoria, B.C....... April 26th Straits, &c. May 29th

May 15th

May.Ist

May 15th

Per Hallsong, from Haiphong, &-Messrs. Tower, Lawless, Francois, and, 54 Chinese.

Per Coromandel, for Hongkong from Bombay Lieut. Dayley Frain Marseilles-Misses Bell, Brodie, Messrs Inglis, McEwen, Rev. Open, Mr. Ralli Kaberison, Mrs. Phasey and Richmond Castle New York and Mrs. Phillips, and Miss Cison. From in Heinrich... Straits, &d London-Messrs. J. C, Valpy, A. King, Comdr. Prinzess Irene... Straits, &c. Pyrrhus Liverpool, 3 children, Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Chater, child and infant, Rank and File (9) Mrs Bur Sachsen, Straits, &c.

April 20th nett and infant, Sergt. and Mrs. Hawkins and Shinano Maru, Kobe & Yokohama April 26th June 27th infant, Messrs. Tunstale Moore, Talbot Hill Sobraon... Marseilles, &c...... April 17th Samuki Maru Hi Marseilles &c...... April 19th Sir R. T. and Lady Leech and Miss Leech From Gibraltar Mr. AW. Bolton. From Strathgyle... San Diego &c. Colombo-Mr. A. J. Leech, Corp. J. Davis Tacoma...... Victoria, B.C. May 12th. and Comd J. Hope From Penang Mr. G.

Stuttgart Strails, &e ................. Aug. 8thi

servant; Ir, and Mrs. Closky and servant, and, Mr. Morland and servant From Segapore

Jays, Mr. Gditeres and Chinees assistant Messrs. H. Francis, HF Reynold, Van Tricate Mandijk, PC. Dearoche, Mr. and Mrs. Find-

Tsipan

April zoth

The evidence inken was recorded in the land for stealing three pieces of canvass and Lasual fashion in which it is taken by all Judges, two pieces of twine, the property of the Hong is forestiadowed in the Universal Gazette, and Magistrates, and in legal proceedings kong and Whampoa Dock Co. He was seen The Southem Viceroys, it hears, have agreed generally, and no special instructions were given me, or are contained in the Commission going out of the gate with the stolen property in general that foreign plans must be selected requining the evidence to be taken down by round his waist. He was sentenced to 14 question, and answers, hig

The N. Y. K's steamer Kasuga Mart, in order to supplement Chinese plans. The (American Line) left Maulla for this part yes details are given under nine headings, terday, the 14th inst, and is due to arrive here. Bailey and servant, Ilon. Egerton and Taito Marui Takao. April 5th Princes and lefty, officials, must travel 2— There must be travelling schools in every

on Tuciday, the 16th inst. A must be changed 4More schools must foreign country. 3 The examinations for M.

All the evidence taken has been forwarded

to you.

I have the honour to be, Sirda

-Your most obedient servant... To the Honourable; the Colonial Secretary

FRANCIS

days' hard labour.

ANOTHER GAMBLING RAID] Inspector Hanson made a successful raid on a gaining house at No. 168 Hollywood Road. sentenced to a fine of $15 and a weeks hard Chs Shui and Tsan Lok, the proprietors, were

6Special official must have long terms of and may be expected be established. Foreign military drill used. Aber left Shanghai on Saturday at 3 pm, The Imperial German Mail steamer Kenig

Tantalus Thales

Liverpool, Swatow, &c. Singapore; Main Port Dafwin

15hanghai, &o,

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