+
4
No. 3740 FEBRUARY 12, 1876.]
the poor box and to be lodged in the gael *for one week.
A LIBRI
Three boat people were charged with Creating a disturbance at the Frays. The lat defondant said the 2nd was his wife; and she had a quarrel with the 3d, when he went to separate them. The Bud said the 3rd
defentant posted up a placard in which she was acerised with being anchaste, and the abused him for it. The Sed defendant admitted that he wrote the document, but it was dictated to him by a boatman named Aping. The paper turned out to be an inde- gently worded proclamation accusing the let defendant of being a procurer for his own wife. The 1st and 2nd defendants were discharged. The 3rd was fined $5, in de-
fault 14 days' imprisonment.
B
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.
Wong Akan, a marine hawker, was fined
o for unlawiul possession of- baskot of
old copper nails and copper bolts, in default three months' hard labour...
CORRESPONDENCE..
DANGEROUS OBSTRUCTIONS.
To the Editor of the Caixa Mail.
West.
did so in a comparatively short time. Even the late Judge Ball, notwithstanding bis Impatient habits in some respects, to use homely phrase, "fired off" and when he found longer consideration of the points brought forward was actually necessary that he could then and there afford, it was not many days after that the decision was given..
Ohiza.
SHANGHAI.
(N. O. D. News.) -
We print below a proclamation relating to the opening af coal mines at Kalung, in interest. The announcement that the coal North Formosa, which will be read with to be produced, although under the auspices of the Chinese Government, will be put on the market for sale, is especially noteworthy We learn that the abolition of the mining duties, announced in this document, has already offeated a reduction in the price of
THE CHINA MAIL.-
so successfully planned that very few of the culprits made good their escape. I could not ascertain the exact number of prisoners, but hear it was over forty Some of them looked utter scoundrels, but others had "dupe" written just as plainly on their terror-stricken countenances. Terrer seemed, indeed, to have lent wings.
things around him that is so characteristic of the present day." Mr. Irving complains attention we havaresolved. Iwasalitiladianp af very young children. The quantity was that the charges made are not criticism, and pointed at first with the City of Palaces, therefore reduced to fire sigars a day, and repals in the witness-box the gross accusa-expecting to see nothing but marble studded this child now continues at that number with tions brought against hiin. The case is not with precious stones, disappointed also at the every appearance. good health and bodily concluded.
lack of elephants. I have only soon two aince I have been in Calcutta-two little growth.
dozen
.
·TRIAL OF A GOVERNMENT DREDGER.
Hongkong, February 12, 1878, Bra-I wish you could make some re- marks on the obstruction on the Prays Coming home last night, my foremost chair ocolie, was tripped up and fell flat on his face, and I was thrown on top of him out of the shair. If it had not been for him I dare say that I un a a
fortunate, poor fellow, out his knep severe
ly, and I dare say cannot move to-day,
If you could make some remark on this I shall feel obliged. I must let you know tripped on: just past the Novelty Iron Works, there is a rope stretched across the road from a small steamer lying at the hear legs. I think this rope most dan gerous, especially at night time, I wonder the police have not seen it before this.
Yours, do,
where it was and what it was the coolte
Z. 0. X
ALMANACK 'PROPHECIES. To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."
Hongkong, Feb. 12, 1876. BIRIf any faith can be put in the prog- nostications of astrologers, the year of 1876 will be an eventful one. I subjoin trausls tion of the events prognosticated, which I And inserted in an Ephemeris, printed 125 years ago, in a language, the antiquity of which is claimed from the time Noah's ark
rested on the mount Ararat,
In this year (1876) a foreign ruler shall be very much troubled by his enemies, and may also fall a victim to thele rage, with great bloodshed There shall also be a great war, by which the populaos will be oppressed and dissatisfied with their res spective rulers. Rulers shall always feel apprehensive of danger with disputes, con fusions, and collapse of commerce. Di- seases and smallpox shall prevail whilst pregnant women will look upon the year with suspicion."
Yours faithfully,
TRANSLATOR.
construction of dwellings for the English miners, who are expected to arrive in the course of the present year, under engage ments effected by Mr Tyrack.
The establishment of a proper staff of Chinese officials in North Formosa, au- nounced in the Peking Fasetts of the 18th January, will doubtless have a quod effect in introducing a long-needed element of order and regularity in public affairs in the
Island.
vernment works in Cochin harbour and etse-
Proclamation by Hola, Tuotas of Formosa between fruit of two different species.— amityHe does, we believe, actually claim was tested off Greenook, at Garvel Bank by and applause by the audience, who numbered
and the Picadores.
This speech was amusingly delivered by Mr Mathews, and was received with laughter among them the Viceroy, the performence being under His Excellency's patronage,
Quotations,
Hojakana, Feb. 12, 1875.
OPIUM-Now Patna, cash. 6024
"
"
-
+
11.
D
credit, 607... Old Fatns, cash.... -
credit,
New Benares, cash, 667) credit, 5721
Old Benares, coal, ---
credit,
New Malwa, cash, 585
"
credit, 590 Allowance Taels, 4 a 8
Old Malwa, cash, 590 credit, 595 Allowance Taels," 4' 16"
14 à 15
... 91
A citizen of Lexington has in his possession fellows about the size of pola ponies, who to some of them, and the way they souttled be the 1st, bett. 8th, 59th, 2nd batt. 60th was given to Henry Clay in 1824, with an
In 1880-81 the returning battalions would a quill which has a remarkable history. It were invited to meet the Prince of Wales on his first arrival at Government House, but The contrast between the past and pre- over the tiles, leapt the walls and burstiftes, and 92nd Highlanders Fram India, injunction not to out it until he was elected who grew so very sleepy, that they were sent sent modus operandi is so palpably felt by through the shojis must have astonished and the 28th and 1st from the colonies the President, when he was to write his first home and put to bed before flis Royal High- every one that it needs to enlarging upon even themselves. I saw a specimen or two six taking their place being the 26th, 10th, Message with it. In case he was not electedness made his appearance. I am. Judd that Ong present two judges appear to haves of their agility myself, but am sorry I 41st, Glat, and 78th, and D3rd Highlanders, it was not to be ont until a constitutional elephants are not allowed in the city bat "great deal to do; if so, that remark missed the beginning, Of course one can
President wrote a constitutional Message for fear of their frightening the horses; but made by the Chief Justice to the Special pity the dupes, cajoled out of their money
all the States." After Mr Clay's death it from what I have seen of the native cattla Jurors in the rape case against Choy Sing and bereft of their liberty as well, but for dilas has a great deal to say this week was given to Millard Fillmore, but he was in the streets, I should say they were more. Nam, savoured of an uncharitable spirit. the fleepere no honest man can have any about skating at the new fashioned rinks lewiso unable to use it. During the last likely to frighten the elephants. The grand Unless the merchants have a great deal to sympathy; they knowingly, deded the law, of course, there being no frozen ponds this campaign the qwer determined to give it to parade of seven hundred and fifty at Ban- do there will be but little or nothing to and now will get their deserts. Now that season. The novel ides of dance on Mr Greeley should he be elected. The quill, ipore, with their painted food we be done by the gentlemen of the long robe this business is settled, for I do not sup- wheels, so cleverly initiated by the Boots which is still unout, is over 3 ft. long, and been a magnificent sight, and we are pro- trappings, and gorgeous howdahs, must have and wigs, and no Job-like waiting for judg-pose the other houses of the same stamp, Greys at Brighton, is likely, it appears, soon is as large round as a man's thumb,
mised an introduction to a number of splen-- ments, it is to be hoped that, after having after their lucky but undeserved escape, to hear fruit, for it is said "Bir Albert thus drawn public attention to the judicial will venture to open again, I may say that Bassoon is going to give a fancy-dress ball on
did specimens to-morrow at Barrackpore. alow-coachism, the habit of "adjourning" I am very glad of it. It would indeed be a skaten On such an occasion there will no
I hope we shall not be disappointed. I Fan Aying, a carpenter, was found hay-will be less indalged in hereafter, since the disgrace to Western civilization if Japanese doubt bo a large assemblage of the kings
announced my intention of inaking my re- ing about. De catties of new composition common Jurors get nothing for the time could with impunity thus defy their coun- and queens of history, so that one may ex- nails in his posssion. He was employed they lose in hearing the most insignificant try's laws under the shelter of a foreign flag, pect to hear a good deal of the fall of which has been built to the ortor of the In- could obtain, but I fear, after all, I shak The trial trip of a very powerful dredger, entry into London on one of the largest I at the Commpolitan Dock. Fined £5, and cases, or even such a sensational one as The mystery to me has been how the Na- monarchs, and there will probably bedian Government at Renfrew, took place baroche a bylo garee, I believe it is have to drive up in a native ballook to be exposed for one hour' in the stocks that of Bing Nam's
tivo Authorities could have tolerated so considerable amount of backsliding. The on Thursday week in the presence of Messrs.called. It is true I might present myself in at the scene of offence..
Yours faithfully,
impudent an evasion so long, for 1 am sare problem as to what is the best material for a Ritherdon and Hyde, Government Inspectors, palanquin, as a more dignified conveyance, UNE OF THE COMMON that no Foreign Consul would support his skating rink is nothing to the battle of the and other gentlemen interested in such work but I should be afraid of being mistaken
JURORS YOR 1876. co-nationals in such a matter. But enough roller-skates. There are at Isnat
of a most disreputable and humiliating varieties of these in the field, all candidates This fine vessel, has been finished in a very for a patient on bis way to the hospital,
haudsome manner. The docks, companions, subject. I hope that all but yesterday's for public favour, and each in its tand other fittings are all of teak, and ample for mich was my impression on first behold- captives have now seen the last of it.-Glad | olaiming to be the skate par excellance,
accommodation is provided by, fore and afting the funereal looking palki-1 believe of any exonse for a holiday, the native
palki' is the correct name. My Hindustani workmen are refusing jobs on the ples of
The Four thinks it is easy now to see in cabins for the officers and crew. The engines not very pure I am aware. I have only keeping up the New Year in the old style. what a critical position we should have been starting expansion valve fitted to high pres-Rabo, Jaldi joo, Ag luo,' and 'Pani lao," are compound surface condensing with steam mastered a few useful phrases, such as The gangs of mochi makers, too, are busy placed had this Malay trouble come upon us
aure cylinder, and all modern improvements. at work steaming the snow-white moshi whilst we were fighting the Burmese or China, The boiler is worked to 60lbs pressure and is and am not quite sure that I know what they that glutinous dough which all true-born Calcutta nor Hongkong could have spared engines and boiler are surmounted with a husbands are designated by the term kuasum tice and then slapping and banging it into or, worse still both combined. Neither fitted with Adam's patent Safety Valve. The really mean. Some words though, I must confess, are significant enough. For instance, Japanese mp sa te theme, bat which have been, amour commodious iron casing with every appliance a term, I fear, sometimes used. by Mem to foreigners appears the very reverse of pulation would have been almost at the for ventilation. The trial consisted of load-Sahibs, without being aware that they are inviting. The Usaks Fu has now received mergy of ite mixed and turbulent population, ing several hopper barges, off Garvel Point, speaking Hindustani. its instalment of foreign fruit trees from Happily we have had our warning, and this Greenock, after which the main gearing was Birt though disappointed at the first sight Toldo for distribution, thus at longth carrying loft defonctions, whatever suested or disconnected and the propellers put in motion, of the City of Palaces, I soon found, on Ing out that which I ventured to urge seven be loft defenceless, whatever our desire for when the vessel steamed down the Frith with driving among its innumerable palatial villas, pleasant appearance to-day the coolie less In the neighbourhood of that port for the manner of our horticultural societies, offer be no difficulty in getting plenty of recruits speed. Altogether the results were very that the epithet was well deserved and quite
premia for the best dishes of fruit of foreign from the Sikhs of Gheorkes, who would, satisfactory. On coming up again, several origin, and, barring apples, peaches and under good officers, be quite a match for pears; of native too. The trees received Malays or any others, and who would this gentlemen were landed at Princes Pior. The appropriate, and if I'may be permitted to
City of Politeness and Hospitality. comprise apple, pear, plum, peach, cherry, greatly lessen our difficulty, whatever the dredger steamed up to Benfrew, where she add another title, I would proclaim it the "Allow me to thank you, Ladies and Estle simond, apricot, fly, gooseberry, currant immediate result of our intervention in the will be fitted out previous to her sailing for and vines. But I hear it has been thought peninsula may be. One plan has been sug. India, where she will be engaged at the Gotlemen, for the support you have given me, a needless trouble to specify the particular rested which, we confess, would seem to go where in noticing the trial trip, the Gree- and for the many kind attentions received by varieties, although to the foreign pomo. long way towards the solution of the pro-nock Advertiser says: The large new twin myself and my 'Mam Sahib,' and to assure logist the gulf between the delicious but blem. The King of Siam is a good neigh-grew combined tug and dredger Alb you, though far away, that we shall never
forget them." unpretending-looking swan-egg and the bour. He has never given us trouble, and querque," recently constructed for the India lordly jargonalle is as great almost as that is disposed to live on even closer terms of Government, by W. Simons & Co., Benfrew, Hiogo News
a portion of the Malayan peninsula at this the Government Inspectors, Messrs Ritherdou moment; and as he is in all probability & Hyde, of London. The vessel soon cut into The hills near Helung are goal producing localities, the export of coal from which
Last Wednesday was the Chinese New strong enough to hold it, we should, at any the bank, and at once filled four hopper has of late years amounted to no less than Year's Day, and consequently the Japanese rate, be spared any difficulty with his new barges at the rate of 500 tons per hour, this several hundred thousand pistila. The festival Old Style." Except the letting own responsibilities by one-bali. Of course was then auspended, and the vessel then frontier line, whilst we would diminish our being double what was expected. Dredging people of these places are, however, so off a quantity of crackers there was little if we abandon the protectorate, there is an lifted simultaneously by steam its four ignorant of the true art of mining that the externally to mark the day, though many end of the affair. But that is not a very coal they extract is too small to be of mucb Japanese made holiday and there was ap likely result of our intervention. So the mooring anchors, at same time elevating its backst girder and transferring its power to use in steamers and the arsenals. There parently a good deal of jollification in
the propellers. It then proceeded under being, too, a growing demand for coal, indoors, out of doors it could hardly be, for King of Siam may prove useful. consequance of the rapid increase in the a more wretched day is seldom experienced
steam down the Clyde, taking tow the number of Chinese steamers, and it being in Kobe. The atmosphere was bazy, rain The death of Lady Chesterfield following Kghters or barges it had just loaded. The quite impossible to procure fron abroad all fell all day, and though only at intervals upon that of Mrs. Childers, under equally party on board having adjourned to the fine the supplies that are needed, it has become heavily, there was a cold wind from the lamentable pireuinstances, has provided the teak cabin, where cake and wine was served matter of the greatest necessity for the North, which made the wet intensely dia medical journals with a text on which to Mr. Simons in the chair-success to the purposes of naval defence that a knowledge, agreeable. Next morning the hills on the hang one of their customary dissertations" auquerque" and its owners was given, of the art of mining should be acquired. opposite coast and the tops of the higher touching on the incautious use of powerful and responded to by Mr. Ritherdon, who ex- H. E. the Imperial Commissioner Shan ones behind the Settlement were white with drugs as alleviators of pain." The cause of pressed the satisfaction Mr. Hyde and he having, consequently, recommended that snow, which has aines melted but slowly, a Lady Chesterfield's death was an overdose of felt at the result of the trial of this novel the Yaman of Foreign Affairs should give cold Northerly wind continuing to prevail, tincture of opium. Mrs. Childers was supposed steamer, The Chairman then gave The orders to the Inspector General of Maritime Of a piece with the warlike preparations to have been suffocated with the fumes of Clyde Lighthouse Trust, thanking them for Customs, Mr. Hart, for the engagement in reported from other quarters, is the in- chloreform; and in both cases the habit allowing the trial of the vessel on their CAMPHOR, England of a mining expert, 1, on the ar- formation that a large number of leather which the sufferers had acquired of keeping to that Trast, replied, and congratulated the QUICKSILVER, .....
dredging ground. Mr Graham, secretary rival in Formosa of Mr. Tyzack, the engi-workers of Osaka are now being employed a supply of the anodyne beside them to peer selected, sent officers with him to ex-in the arsenal there on military accoutre which they could have recourse when pain India Government on the acquisition of such SALTPETRE. amine in succession the various soal produc-ments-There is no other news in the attacked them with intolerable sentences, a powerful vessel, at the same time expres
Exchange. ing-bille in the neighbourhood of Kalung. papers; though they contain several para seems to have been dangerous, to say the sing his regret that his Trustees: had not They reported, as the result of the inspec graphs worth clipping. For instance, a least. It is a truism to say that drugs such a dredger to cut through the Garvel Bank, 6 months' sight, tion, the fitness for mining purposes, from Kieto correspondent of the Minato Shimbun which are poisons should be only handled Point obstruntions to the navigation: Heredit, 6 months sight,... their productiveness, of Lao-liao-k'ông and notes that in that city, the most prosperous with any freedom when the hands are skilled; also congratulated the constructors in thus On Calcutta, Bank demand, ... 227. other places, distant some ten is from thinge are the theatres and other public and when our excellent contemporary, the adding to their wide reputation, as by their Bombay, demand, Kelang, and recommended the purchase of entertainments; the least prosperous ons Lancet, gravely remarks that the indiseri orta and improvements dredging had now
,,Shanghai, demand, the necessary machinery and tools, the is the business of keeping an archery gal-minate practice of self-doctoring generally been brought to a scientific precision former Shanghai, 30 days' sight, formation of a tramway, and the introduclery. The best hotele are those of Mara cannot be too strongly discountenanced, ly unknown, and in comparison to the old Bar Silver, 17, dwts. B.,
· Hongkong, February 12, 1876.
tion of wheeled waggons, to be moved by man, Dairoku, Torashin and Sanokoma. we feel that the opinion has that inevitable type of dredger, the difference might be Sycee, SIR,Most persons will be very glad to pulleys, for the warrying off and shipment The principal things worthy of note are the touch of the professional which may be compared to that between the old Brown Mexicans, ... lesen from your lasue of last night that of the coal produced. They alan proposed bridges, the streets, schools and the road-something of a platitude and even a selfish, Bess musket and breech-loading title. The Gold Leaf, something is at last to be done for that that the workmen should all be Chinese sub side wrinals. The things noted by their one, without ceasing therefore to be useful party from London were then landed at English Sovereigne numerous, and perhaps too little considered fects, and that a certate number of Foreign rarity are robberies, fires, dogs, men with But, after all, can medical science, which, Greenock for the train, and the Albuquerque Australian Sovereigns, class, who, for excellent reasons, walk in artisans should now be engaged to instruct their hair dressed a ta old Japan and foreign we are told in numerous annual Isctures and steamed on to Renfrew to receive masts, Discourt,... stead of riding or driving, and who for the the local miners in the method of extract dressed natives. The things most plentiful at scientific congresses, is always active rigging, and-outat for the voyage to Cochin, Fame reasons do not subscribe to various ing the coal, with a view to successful re- are houses to lot, notices of bankruptcy and and always gaining fresh, triumphs can India.
Shares, 'institutions designed to provide exercise sults. The foregoing report having been jinrikshes. The whole city is suffering it do no more than tell people maddened
Jongkong Bank, 7 per cent. prem. and amusement. The paucity of available submitted, I was subsequently informed from depression of trade.--A man who with pain that they run a serious
1. Fire Ins. Co., $850 walke bere, more especially in summer that the proposals, which were forwarded found a paper containing 120 you in some
China Fire Ins. Co., $145 when it is one requisita of a walk to be to the Throne in a memorial jointly present-shirts he had bought at a store, returned tolerably level, ami another to be out ofed by II. E. the Imperial Commissioner, the money to the storekeeper. A mother
K&W, Dock Co., 38% dia, Victoria Fire Ips. Uo., $70 the sun, has long made residence in this the Governor-General, and the Governor in-law, agod. 50 years, who is fond of liquor
China Traders' Ins. Co., $1525 Colony needlessly tedious.
of Tukkien, had obtained the Imperial and very turbulent in her sups, played ghost It has probably occurred to many pedes sanction.
Union ins. Society of Canton, 4800 the other night in order to frighten her
Uhinese Insuraneo Co., $220- trians how pleasant a path might be made As it is to be feared, notwithstanding, inson-in-law into lending her 80 yen. He not not discovered any really now anodyne be in Calcutta, and having nothing better North China Ins. Co., Tis: 850 by continuing the existing read past Scan view of the novelty of the undertaking, that only did not make the advance, but caused which may be perfectly safe whether the to do, I thought I would take a farewell O. & J. Marine ins. On., Th. 107 dal Paint. At present this is one of the all members of the trading classes, both at a the noisy lady, when she commenced to stopper capes from a phial or not, and bonent and taking a farewell benefit, I Yangtare Ins. Association, Tls. 605 must pleasing walks in the Colony, but it is distance and in the neighbourhood, may not suggest suicide and to break things, to whether or not the trembling hand of the thought it necessary, according to custom, K, O. B. Short Co., & d ridiculously short, and on arrival at the be fully informed with regard to the matter, be incarcerated in the nearest jail sufferer convulsed with pain lets fall a few to say a few words before parting. I have Union 3. Navigation Co., Tia, Victozia Barracks there is nothing for it I think it right to embody the Information Kitakazo, of Hiogo, and Kanklo, of Arima, extra drops of the tincture or the ether. nothing very original to remark; and if I Shanghai Steanu N. Co., Tla yo but to turn back or to plunge into the heat in a public notice. This notification is have just received bronze medale from the Yet, inasmuch as we cannot always have a had I have lived in such a whirl since my Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 die. and smells of Queen's Road and the Praya. therefore leaned for the information of the Austrian Exhibition the former for au doutor at our elbows to measure out the dose arrival here, that I have not had time to Chinese Imperial Loan, £101, 10) The Military authorities would doubtless gentry, traders, and soal proprietors in the exhibit of vinegar and the latter for one of with mathematical and cold-blooded preci collost my scattered thoughts. My eyes permit an extension of the road, and if half places referred to. Yo are to know, then, Arima bamboo-ware. Ideumi, of Nishino sion, some such revelation of science is what have been dazed with diamonds, pearls,
Temperature, a mile ware made each year till the Happy that the proposed scheme of mindag at Taomiya, has received a certificate for an wo want, rather than barren lectures on emeralds, and elutir of gold; with rujahs, Valley was reached, the expense would Hao-kéng in one undertaken and paid for by exhibition of saki, This recognition of caution. Surely the pumerous experiments maharajahe, and babus, balls, dinners,
BoxOzone, Feb. 12, 1876, never be felt..
Government, and that the Foreign workmen their merite will probably stimulate Japanese of the last thirty years might have taught garden parties, races, regattas, steeple (Taken at åfesers, Palconer di Co.'s Pramiset, It is always a mistake to begla these whose services are to be engaged are to show to enter micre fally into competition at us something more of the "mystery of pain chases, polo matches tont-pagging, il-
Queen's Road,) things in the grand style. The desolate the local miners the proper method of coal these world's gatherings. —Netta,
and the means of assuaging it.
luminations, fireworks, receptions, levées," TRISCOMET¬? A. Mos Robinson Road at Kowloon, two hundred mining, to the end that the supplies of
presentations, installations. All sorts of
Do,
12.x.j feet wide or so, has never afforded one essential importance for the use of steamers
excitements have succeeded each other in teeth of the pleasure or been one-twentieth may be obtained that, as an encourage-
Do Maximum, such bot haste, that it has been really hard
Do. Milním, over night," of the use that may be looked for from the ment to the undertaking, both Chinese and
work to follow, and hopeless to describe excellent paths lately made or making on Foreign merchants will be allowed to buy,
BAROMST, Àà Meg A Distinguished Member of the Humane them. Luckily, however, that is unneces- that pentusula. A tolerably level path from and ship the coal that, as an not of con the Public Gaedene-to-the Bappy Valley, alderation for personal interests, the “pit
The use of tobacco in the nursery is not newest elected Fellow of the Royal Geogre as 1 The only labour you have been spared Society," by giving us the portrait of the sery, as you have all witnessed them as well and another from the corner by the Victoria duties." and other miscellaneous charges at Generally recommended by the medical phical Society, Mabel, as a companion pis has been the fatigue of daily rehearsals Barranks to the same, but on a lower level, present levied on coal are, without exception, profession, but from the details given by a pure. Mabel belongs to that fine breed of consequent upon an slmost daily change of will require neither polies, gas-lamps, nor abolished and that at such pits as are correspondent of the Cincinnati Guzette of dogs, the English bullterrier, and is the peformates In London the work much expense, and their usefulness will already opened elsewhere, which are not in the case of an infant smoker in Ohio, it seems property of Lieut. Murphy, of the
Royal light after two or three weeks of dare. the way of the places taken for the erection that tobacco may be consumed with adran Artillery. She accompanied her gallant ful rehearsal, a successful new piece has a I am do
of the machinery, all coal proprietors and age in the oracle, and that the pipe or oigar owner (who will be recollected by those of run of two or three hundred nights, giving SOLVITUR AMBULANDO,
Degasionally proves en admirable substitute Hoers who went through the Abyssinian a man breathing time, while here the autors others may contiste their operations for the wet nures. A baby in Bradford War, or were in garrison at Aden within the have to shovel in the words like voaling a Deo, 28, Stad Amsterdam (str), from Li heretoford,
Let not the above cause you to harbour Junction was weaned with considerable diff past ten years), on hi axpedition in search stearist, discharging them again next day, verpool to Shanghai and Tokobama. feelings of auspicion. Let each take imenity at the age of two years. All the usual of Livingstone in company with Cameron, and taking in another cargo. It is, there- Des. 27, Nestor, from London to Hang.
substitutes provided to barbosie cables in into to make allowance for any ot plicit heed. Do not disobey, A Special Proclamation.
such cases were indignantly rejected by the man but one remains to opt out the min little shortcomings, and give Mrs. English Dec, 29, Rots, from Cardiff to Hongkong, child, food was refused, and, what with hun slon of explorer one succumbed to climate, uredit for her courage under very end and Dec, BU, Diomed (str.), from Liverpool ta October 1875,
ger and constant fretting, his health failed to a second committed mind, while under the trying circumstances, and her dompany for such a degres as to cause serious alarm to his indence of painful lines, and Lieut Murs their unremitting brain worki
Shanghal parente. Worn out by watching and phy broke down in heath and had to return hatWhen I first name out, I contemplated a Deo, 81; Oxfordables (str,), from London to anxiety his father, for the purpose of after mikroh of 1,000 miles from Zauribus utay of some two or three months, having Chlon. temporarily pacifying him, one day withdrew to Unyanyembe and back. In this way been assured that to play more than once or Dee, 81, Belted Will, for Hongkong (affer | a cigar from his own mouth and played it in trudge through regions of pestilence, under twice a week would be out of the question, that of the child, who, eagerly grasping it, a blitering sumy tire stokoneeted islehman at the heat would be to excessive that i puffed away at it in silence and with evident was followed by his faithful friend, the should have to lie on my back, prostrated delight. The experiment was thenceforward English dog. The Times of India states between the performances, and breathe only repeated daily with the most marvellous and that Mabel was Livingstone's companion) by the aid of a punkshi Instead of which, gratifying resulta. The bed symptoms but that is, a mistake; unless it is to be I have found the clintate so enjoyable, that I pestify disappeared, the child recovered his understood in the sense that she followed his bave been able to play nightly without appetite and gained considerably in flesh remains to the coast
inconvenience, this bridging my stay, sad But tho desire for smoking increased even
bringing my engagement to an end in half the mots rupidly than for food. Nothing would
time anticipated. Indeed, our securn here quiet the child but tobacco, and, beginning
has bebas sert and to full of delightfu atk one digar a day, in a twelvementhe
and novel excitement that on our return home it will appear like a pleasant dream, and we affill scaredly be able to rediisel; Bent
THE NEW ROAD.
To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL.'
soon be seen.
LEGAL DECISIONS.
Japan.
--OBAKA.
HOME ITEMS.
From papers by the last Mail.)-
|
AT ENGLISH'S..
CHARLES MATHEWS FAREWELL risk in relieving their agonies by the only means available? Since Dr. Simpson in- vented or utilised chloroform, we seem to
At English's Theatre Calcutta on Jan. have stood still; we have not discovered the 12, Mr Charles Mathews addressed the house. mode of rendering it safe in uninstructed as follows - hands, and, what is much worse, we have
Ladies and Gentlemen,Happening to
There is an opportunity for some painter, with a love of the animal creation to emu, late Bir Edwin Landseer's well-known work,
To the Editor of the "CHINA MALL
Hongkong, Feb. 17; 1878. "B"Judgment Reserved" bas bedøme. quite a stereotyped concludon which one reade now a days at the end of suits or trinis heard with or without a jury in our Supreme Court, under its varlour Jurisdic tione. And another characteristio feature Yesterday the native police made a grand is that, when a judgment is delivered, on raid upon one of the nominally foreign kept Gases heard in the augumary Juriediction in Billard or Refreshment Saloons, particular, it is so lengthy that one is situated in the Honden. Tild got bear of atterly at a low to understand the material till it was nearly ever, but saw several points on which the judgment was based batches of the prisonots tied up and match
There was no reserving of Judgatused off to ale dalbaushe. The police, who with the late Chief Justice Adams. Even were in plain clothes, were many of them in the most intricate cases tried, a few more wiriplitige, their sole weapon if wea. hoot were all that were needed to make pon it may be called being thanks of eres bh Lordship master of the facts and the cord. Yet such is the dread of the law and
The flicatrical world has its censation in an The of the Ghế Qug Court records will it oficers Amongst the Japanese, that res
action brought by Mfi Henry Irving against thee how condite and cokoprehensive were distance some seldom to be ventured upon, time he grumed no fewer than twelve Fus les publishing trade addressed to his neolaion; and those who have heard and rescue on the part of the bystanders aigars daily, It was then noticed that be distinguished motor, dealt in him to belain hip: Torankup cummings up, will brar undreamt of The battle came off between audiered in health became errous and a grust mendayo respondary for the disguste, thought 1. Bu oda is her borg vadered metluyong, to the mold guanner in which bed and ('P'alooks (a day afternoon, and was displayed little of that healthy curiosity in ing blood flairro Carr was en line
↑ then agréesble by the extrême kindness and
Do.
3/11
3/114/
...B 227
721
tuk
120
25.60 0.05 5,06 6 a 8
Shipping Intelligence.
HOME SHIPPING..
80.240 80.190
The following is given in the London de China Express, dated December 81 pas
repairing.)
DIPARTUNES.
LOADING FOR CHINĂ AND JAFAR PERTU. At Landon, Steamers við Bust Canal
Bankow Flintshire
Glenorchy
Laibme
Forward Ho Unding. Paul Matic
At Liverpooly Patroclus (str.) Keatonui,
Al Glasgow
Candia (eir)