The mail steamers brought us Hongkong papers to the 13th It is stated that the China is to continue running between ea and Hongkong as an extra Major-General A. H. A. Gordon has been appointed Captuin-Superintendent of Police ut Hongkong.—The Pustal Convention with France places the mail steamers of England and France on an equality in the porte of.the contracting states,—The City of Peking, which made 15.27 knots on her recent official trial trip, ran from San Francisco to Yokohama in her last trip in 19 days, 5 hours, 27 minutes, and from Yoko-ham to Hongkong in 5 days, 10 hours, 13 minutes,—The last rail of the Manila-Daguwan railway was laid on the Ist of April.
he Italian yunbuat Curtatone, 346. 4 guns, exiled from Colomby fur China on the 30th ult,—The disgraceful state of decay in which the Torrington was sent to ava is brought cut in a case in which the crew huve successfully sued for their wages. The Acting Chief Justice seemed to be of opinion that the men were very unfairly imprisoned for. refusal of duty during the adage, when the ship arrived at last in Hongkong.—The Daily Press prints in full the. correspondence as to the applica ade to Admiral Richards to send a man-of-war to look for the Somdetch Phra Nang, tand it pute the Admiral ina very unfavourable light.—-Me. ©, Imbault-Haart, French Consul at Canton, has received the Rus-sin Order of St, Anue.—It la stated, says the Zelegraph, that the China Merchants S..N. Ca. were paid $30,000 to withdraw the Kiangkwan from the' Canton trade.—The Hankow, on her way up to. Canton, having anchored in a fog, was run into by the Kitingehow which was following her, Dut neither vessel was much hurt.—It is rumoured that the Jelebu Mining Ca. will pay 20 per cent—One American missionary Bangkok has got $3,000 vold and costs out of another, for libel.
The Hmpress of China brought us Hongkong papers tu the 15th instant.—Miss Doberck, formerly Government Meteorological Observer in Sligo, has been appointed Assistant Meteorologist in Hongkong.—The chief officer of the steamer Memnon wi arrested on the 14th on a charge of shooting two chinamen with intent, &e. It seems that there was." sort of small mutiny on board in Sandakan harbour. The accused was released on bail of $500.—Mr. A. B. Rodyk, solicitor, died at the Government City Hospital on the 13th at the age of 38, The following interesting paragraph is from the Report for 1891 of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce
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