The Chamber of Deputies has decided to adjourn until the 251h May.
The Hankow Toa Market was opened on Sunday (9ch), when buying was general and a large business was done. The prices paid are said to lay down the tea in London at ten percent, over Inst season's rates, The quality is reported to be good, but the teas are called thin in water."
Settlements 90,000 half-chests up to th 11th, against 50,000 in the sams time last year, and 210,000 in 1884. The Glenogle will leave Hankow on Saturday freighted at £4, and the Kaisow, on Sunday, at £3.10.
The Kiukiang ea Market. was opened Inst week, and fuel prices are stated to be from 10 to 20 per cent higher than in 1885 the quality however is said to be better, and exchange la lower.
The old Li-pa-li property on the Bu including the house in the Kiukiang Rod occupied by Messrs, Dyce & Ca. and Dr. Tamienon, a two houses on the Bund occupied by Richard Rennie and the jon Insurance Sueinty, was sold ut inn on Monday by Messrs, J.P. Bisset Cvs for Ts, 60,000, Mr. Myburgh being the buyer, The former owner paid Vis. 83,000 for the property, and is. ported to have spent some so tha if this male is a fair 0 property has depreciated newly th cent, from the highest point. Th of land in Hongkew, for which Tls. 2 per mow was the only offer at the last auction, wore sold for is, 500, or over is, 100 per mow.
Phe Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in the Shanghai Tugboat wocintion was held at the ces of the Agents on Monday Nhe report and accounts were ensuing year:
a. J. Morris, W. H. Short, and Wheelock.
'A deplorable state of things is reported from South Formosa, The unfortunate merchant, just emerging from the crushing effects of the blockade last your and a short sugar crop this season, is to be taxed by a lekin duty on exports taxation, hitherto unknown in Formosa, is to be collected on the basis of 40 con on white sugar, and will take additional export duty, and Chinese are maki against a system which bring disus'er upon the island, and it i be hoped that the authorities may be i Auced to withdraw the tax. 'There is great excitement in 'Taiwan Fu. All. business ataudstill, nnd it is doubtful if the can' be enforced without a ation occurring. is intended to carry out torpedo experiments this si r, under the direction of Admiral Hamilton Here vou Brandt, the German Minister to Peking, has been promoted to the rank Wirkli i or "Real conferred on an This gives Herr yon the title of His Excellency," which he torta only borne by courtesy.
L. ©. Hopkins charge of th British Consulate at Amoy on the Gth instant.
Mr. B, H. Fraser took charge of H M's Consulate at Fuochow on the 1st instant owing to the departure of Mr. U. A. Sinclair for Europe.
The U.S.S, Afar ivn is due here a day or two from the South. jenhiy is on board of her, and he will proceed to Hankow in her avon after his arrival here.
'A telegram from Port Darwin was received yesterday at the British Consulate-General, announcing that from the eleventh of Ni month a poll tax of ten pounds sterling i charged on the Chinese arriving in the Nortivern Territory of South Australia, The knowledge that our cousins in Australia and in British Columbia are as averse to Chinese immigration us the denizens of to denounce the subject areaorry fusee this farther prouf of prejudice ina country where labour should be welcomed even more heartily than in the United States.
The US. 8. Marion, having on board the Hou. Cilouel Denby, US. Minister, arrived at Amoy on the Sth instant from the South.
Sr Richard Rennie returned to Shang: hai on Monday by the B Durado. he Hon, Sir George Philhppo, Chief Justice of Hongkong, and Lidy Phillipp", arrived at Shanghat on Mondyy by the Rarenna on their way to Japan Mr. Gordon Bennett, of the New York: Herald, way at Aden with hia yacht when the P.' and O. stoner Khedive left that port about the 30th March, and it was believed thit after visiting Bimbay and Colwubo be would eve on to Chins and Japan, Me, Chen Cho-ping, ner of the the Alu Silk Guild, acknowledg: thnks receipt of Tis, 200 from Messrs. Ruias & Ca., on behalf of the Shan ung Famine Fuwd, "We learn from privat+ sources that Mr, William Lee Treuholm, of South Caroline, has been appointed Controller of the Eu rency of the United States, Mr. john is the eldest son of the Into George A. Trouholm, Secretary of the Trossury of the Confederate States of America, during the Civil War. was discovered in " house at the up; of Pavchow Road. the Firemen soon tweed out, and extinguished the func the "Deluge" Engine con pany that was good stream on the burning buildings, flames however being between two fico walls did not spread bey:
about half an hour from of the wlarm bei over.
Mr. E. Clark, Company on Wednesday ni, Vition om the foreshore of the: of the efficacy of the Con which are claimed to be cheapest and most powerful ext fire ever produced." The exp very satisfactory. A hoard ith scantlings was saturated with Kerosene oil and then lighted. The pile was allowed (o been for about two minutes: Lill the whole was a mass of fierce flame. Mr. Clark stepped forward and broke the burning mass, In tant, the fice deserted a large urea; two more were broken, still further re-ight-avera showed thole appreciation of the efficacy of the bombs by a vigorous clapping of hands and cries of " Brave, There were many people present, inclu the Mixed Court Magistrate, with w was Mr. E the United S ates Asse sor, and many tremen.
On Thursday evening Professor Siemens gave his secon and last performance at the Lyceum theatre. The audience was again consisted of four par up by Prof. Siewous in magic and the fourth being @ Cossack Ballet by Madame Breczineka, Professor Siemens performed some astonishing feats, which mere deser-
Ouse trick, with bowls ing gold fish, was very goo, the manner in which he produced bf these from under a handkerchief great applause, 'The trick which wevepted after this one was the g of a haudkerchieé from audiences, and, after fiom; pistol, 'a letter brought envelopes each addressed to on audience, the fk containing the handkerchief, b dressed to' the owner, Some tricks with bena, ducks wud rabbits were aleo very neatly performed, Part three of the programme fell, very flit, A rule which one of the audience charged missed fire three or four times, and. when the Professor caught the ball' the report seemed hardly loud enough ty make peuple believe that it had been properly loaded Madame Broczinaku's ballot did not strike the audivuce very favourable; although her steps Were very geod, hai people probably prefer n ballet with rather ure ladies in it, ove not being enough for them, Prof, Siemens has been very ufortuuate in his visit here; and we hope he will meet with greater succuss elsewhere, cho de Slunghai of yesterday ans ed the fo vg changes in the M_ Vissier europe and MEO, Lubault-Consul at Hankow, takes face as first Luterproter during hia M. Servan de Besaure becomes Consul at Canton and M, Fraudia Vice Consul a Foochow, The Fuochow Daily Echo oxys:—We are info.med that the Imperial Com ner of the Fuochow Arsenal has received an order to establish a Mint for the coinage of copper cash for the use of the Pulkien provines, but, before the cash is placed the market, some samples have to be sen up to Peking fur approval, 'A large number of the foreign residents at Buochow met at the Ewo jetty there on the Ist instant ce take leave of Me, Charles A. Sinclair, UB.M'e Consul, who was going home on his retirement from the service. The Foochow Hecho says that un address to Mr, Smelaie was in course of iguature and woud by forwarded to hin in England. Mr, Sinclair, according to the ved in China 42 years ago 5 years Consul at Fouchow.
velocity of the wind at Si-ca wei at Monday was 43 miles an hour, The following numbers have drawn the first, second and thied prizes respectively in the Manila lottery for May: 11,71 16,410; 6,129.
'S. Pegasus leaves here this moming vek under sealed orders, though it pposed it will be found on the despatch opened that she is ordered ty Cirefoo 1 naval demonstration in honour of Ps ce Chu The eff tts to raise the sunken Rocket, a" far, have been nusuccessfal, and after chains lad been passed under thy Fessol they snapped, and she is uow deeper nuder the water than befure.
The P. & O. Co.'s steamer Lay-nua rai ashore on the Bar on Monday morning ow her way up to Shanghai, and remained fast ill Wednesday morning at twenty minutes past seven v'elock, when having discharged all her cargo, she flatd, She did not come up to Shanghai, but after evalig, proceeded to Banke Ay the Fooksang was going alongside the Associated Wharves on Monday morning she smashed up a native cargo-but, The owner of the boat had been repeatedly told to get out of the way but declined doing a0, hence the accident, he Chinese are now manul transports with foreign captains, officers and engineers, In addition to the Meefoo, Leeynen, Way-lee and Kwong-wei, andiher transport recently arrived here' is being put under the command of foreigners, The
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