No. 8964-MARCH 11, 1876.] -
mon who have kindly promised to assist
.will attend.
Te following is the order of Service of St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, 2nd Sunday in Lont, 12th March, 1876,
friends came on board to receive him.
THE CHINA MAIL.
VISIT TO THE JAPANESE CORVETTE TSUKUBA.
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with stealing a box from Yil Tik Cheung, Confucius, and beating the characters of an emigrant who had returned from Cali- the Chow Dynasty. There has been that forain in the Great Republic which arrival a rash of people to visit the excavations in bore yesterday. The complainant had some the yang mountain, and we lill be in luggage with him, amongst which was a tomated in bearing of any further discoveries box containing dollars, gold piecosp a gold that may be made. Upcountry excursion ring, a revolver, and clothing, to the total ints might certainly make passing cull Morning Prayer, Litany and Sermon at raha of over $200. As the steamer arrived, there with advantage.Shanghai Courier. 11-Reader, The Colonial 'Chaplain; Preacher, The Rov. W. H. Baynos; First He handed over to them all his luggage ex- A Lesson, Genesis, xxvii. to verse 41; Second cept a box which he kept by his side. Lesson, Mark, from verse 32; Venite, tint time the 1st prisoner came up and
presented several letters to the complai No. 6 Mercer; Të Daum, No. 7 Moroor
Bant and asked him whom they were for Benedictus, No. 108 Monk; First Lyman thus diverting his attention, meanwhile "Oh for a closer walk with God," No. 14, the box beside him was carried away. One (St. Agnes); Socond. Hymn, "My God, the of the complainant's friends returned im Spring of all my joys," No. 310 Mercer.
mediately and apprised him of the fact of Evening Prayer and Sermon at 4-his box being put into a boat. Puravit Reader, The Colonial Chaplain; Preacher, was thon given, and the box was found in The Rev. O. J. Corfe; First Leason, the bost in which the prisoners were. The in good trim and looking fresh and warlike. Genesis, xxviii.; Second Leason, 1 Corin last two prisoners were the owners of the thians, iv. from verse 18 and v.; Psalms, boat. The case was remanded till the 13th 63 Monk; Service, Wesley in F.; Anthom, inst.
Call to remembrance, O Lord," Farrant, No. 17; Hymn after Sermon, "All praise to Thee, my God, this night," No."^13 in Mercer.
Macao.
We are sorry to note that the Journal de Masao, in its last issue, says that there is every probability of its retiring from the journalistio arena next week, owing to the withdrawal of its publisher's legal responst bility on account of his departure for Shanghat The Journal has done some good service to Macao, and is a powerful check to the uncontrolled conduct of the Independente.
A telegram has been received at Masao, announcing the departure of the transport India from Lisbon to Macne with troops."
The Governor of Macao has directed that the Barra Fort be repaired at once.
The Chinese policeman, who received serious injuries while, arresting come
CORRESPONDENCE.
OPIUM. QUOTATIONS. To the Editor of the CHINA Mail ** Hongkong, March 11, 1876. SIR,You and your contemporaries give the quotations of Bengal drug daily; but permit me to inform you they do not serve the same end now-a-days as they used to do in days gone by. Indeed, the rato quoted now for Patas or Benares is as faulty as the value put on an untasted chop was looked upon as a sort of Government of tea. Formuriy, a chest of Bengal drug paper; there was no inspecting of the balls; no shaking of the chest no smelling of the gunny wrapper; ne choice of ambere, &. But now the trade fa conducted differently there is one rate for "select chest
till for what are called, in market parlance, another for "choosee number: another
**bottom side; and a still another for "new cargo." Iesunot complete the catalogue of specialities unless land, that there is still another rate for "good cargo." Thus you will observe the new phase the trade has assumed; and when our energetic
they have been moving for years, and more he able to some in and run them cloas in Western districts this grievance was fell over to is a wonderful fact that the cupidity competition as sellers on the home markets, even more than at Maryborough, for there of these people have not led them to adopt thought drawing their bills at higher Kenckas were being employed in avery an it. If only on account of its superiority in exchange. At the present time home prices pasity, and the European actually driven weight and uniformity in manufacture and must be the standard of all export opera from the colony. But the difficulty was to appearance. But even if the Chineso de- tions with Chin. They form the basie, find a remedy. To repeal the not would mund did not fall off, and remained up to as mach with the well-informed Chins simply mean to allow the traffic to be carried its regular standard, the heavy production dealers as with th foreign merchants, and on unrestricted, and it was contrary to the of burnifries would have sooner or later all apparent advantages in lowness of freight Imperial constitution to prohibit any for unser a glat in the market, and the same or exchange are simply details u the cal-signers from coming into the colony. He disturbed state of affairs, which now exist, culation, whose effects can only be of a promised to bring the points submitted un- Many theories are advanced for a solution of transitory and temporary obaracter. dor the attention of the Cabinet, (Alta California.)
the difficult problem, but they are so greatly Looking at the subject generally, there THE SODA FOUNTAIN.He was rinsing the The Japanese corrette Taukuba, Captain at variance with each other that they only is little probability of any return to high glasses when the old lady entered the store. Ito commanding, returned a day or two ainus multe "confusion worse confounded." It is rates of Exchange in China. from a friendly trip of inspection to Mare, a lamentable mistake under which our peo- sent moment the value of all silver coins looked so tempting that she conquered her At the pre Itwas hot weather, and the soda fountain Island, where the Naval officers connected pla labor, believing themselves all finanolers, bas become greatly depreciated by the dis avariue and walked over and told the boy with the Yard bestowed much attention and capable of a solution of the difficulties placement of that metal consequent upon that she would take a glass, Do you upon their visitors. On returning to this under which the whole country is now rest- the introduction of the new coinage into wish for a fly in it? he inquired in port, the corvette anchored of Mission Bay the resumption of spesie payment did our permanent, though it is generally anticipa.plied, a look of disgust on her face." Just ing. More progress would be made toward Germany. This effeot may possibly not be whisper. A dy? Grashus, Do!" aho - The Japanese Consult this port, Samre halls of legislation contain fower alf-elected ted that it will be; but, under any cirsmas you say, madam," he went on as he drew Takaki, determined upon an official visit with the rules of finance has been obtained as above observed, the equalising effects tastes, you know. Some object to flies, and finanotors, and more whose acquaintance stances, It must be of long duration, and some syrup. "People are so different in the corvette, and invited a party of personal. friends to accompany him. The steamer by close study and practical knowledge. which are produced by the telegraph, com some don't. I'll mix some pine-apple syrup When Congress passed the law ordering the bined with rapid steamer interoommu with this lemon; and now will you have a James F. Ilartley took the party on board at about 12 o'clock. As the steamer neared coining, of the Trade Dollar, it was be-rication, render inoperative these local great deal of gas and a little water, or a the curvette, the critical eyes of the old salts lieved that the inducement held out of canses which in former days gratified the great deal of water and a little guys I'm among the visitors took in the exterior ap- would prevent its affliction with a heavy and even 76. 2d for a taol of Shanghai sy- you want more water than gas; and there making the intrinsie value of the coin $1. 02 sellers of imports with an exchange of 78. purty thursty, she said. Well, then, pearance of the craft. Aloft, everything was neat, "ship-shape and man-o-war discount, and that it would always main-ces and the oquivalent for the Mexican won't be so mudi danger of an explosion p fashion," yards squared by lifts and braces,
ain its par value; but to-day it rates dollar. Large funds can now be laid down" Explosion P" she queried. That was the no loose ropes or slovenly appearance about a discount of 4 to 6 pur cent, with at any commercial entro in much less than word, madam. We have had but few exch the top hamper. Along the hammock-net-possibility of this rate lessening, and half the time formerly required, and a pro- Residents this summer, and I truly hope that tings, the stowage showed care and regu that a still further advance is imminent So demand for xports or any upon like cause blow up folks? That depends on the
with the contrary feeling strongly existing, mium for money consequent upon a sudden we may have no more." larity. Alongside the ship the big guns
frowned defiance from their open thronte. great are the present productions of our can exist but a very short time, and in a state of their health. Some people could The side was piped in "man-o-war style," silver mines (and which products are, by greatly modified form. These two elements stand here and drink all day, while others ped down the companion-ladder and held before the end of the year) it is evident that great advange under the most favourable boom i they'd go," Bust "Yes'm; fy and two smart young Japanese sailors ship apponances, apt to be increased several fold unfortunately preclude the chance of any might get the glass tipped up this way, and the man-ropes to their visitors with all there iust look to new quarters to work off the circumstances upon the normal rates, and into a thousand pieces. You never saw style of one "to the manor born." Eager surplus of this metal which now threatens the latter being dependent upon the price human being explode, did you p and ourious faces were peering at the strange.
to become a drug in this community. We of silver in the European money markets, visitors from the "bridge
"Well, you don't have the leset and the fore are not secustomed to daily fluctuations in must at all events for some time to come, warning. They may be laughing or talking, castle. Once on the deck the party were the value of the money in circulation in our be at a low range.-L &O. Express.
and all at once the store is filled with false Com Fu-ku-mu-ra, the executive officer of changes would cause an inconvenience that severally introduced to Capt. Ito and to midst, and to become familiar with the
hair, monogram garters, bustles, corests; feet, teeth, and rolled plate jewellery. It the ship, who bowed politely and shook we have no desire to be inflicted with. The
makes a great muss around here, and hands as each one was presented. The people in the Eastern States are discussing
we hadn't three of the smartest negroes party were invited into the Captain's cabin, the question of how to get rid of their trac POSTAL CHANGES-Fred, Hart, of the in town to piok up and sweep out we'd haya - where the marine guard presented arms in tional paper qurrency, and obtain a sub- Austin "Reveille," relates the following to shut up the store for a whole afternoon military style.
stitute which will serve the purposes for a While riding up Reese River Valley with after an explosion." He stood with the circulating medium, and which will possess Stubs last week, he pointed his finger across glass in his hand, agitating the syrup and a value based upon intrinsic worth. The the valley and said, "Over yonder is Wash- waiting, and she said-"I didn't suppose
Miscellaneous.
no!".
"Does sodawater
Meroy,
burglars, died the other day of his wounds Reuter'e Agent wires quotations he is furnished and very roumy, occupying metal that will be selected for this purpose ington; it's on this mail rents. There used it was dangerous stu" "Well, as I told
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Police Intelligence.
(Before the Hon. C. May.) 11th March, 1876.
LAHCENY, Two coolies, and two hontwomen, were brought up for stealing six bage of rice from ou board the 8.S. Penguin, the pro
perhaps little aware that they are laughed at by the recipients of the telegrams, whoas private advices give widely different quota tions since Tom sold his cheste of high numbers at one rate; Dick sold his chests of low numbers at another rate; and Harry sold his cheats at still another rate, with a due regard to the "fancy" of the buyer as to the contents of them,
The cabin is neatly and comfortably extreme end of the vessel. Captain Ito spoke but little English, although under standing early all that is said. After a few moments' rest, the party were escorted around the barth-deck on & tour of inspec- tion. The ward-room of the higher officers in roomy and neat, with state rooms at the sidos, The junior officers and cadete are accommodated further forward. As the quarters of the men were reached, the mess
perty of Tang Shun Yee, the muster of the yet been "circularised," I have addressed tables showed neat and clean, and each onefornia and the Consolidated Virginia. It 18 Well, Brutus, dey say you is in love and but little gas, eh?" She made a depre
Yee Tak Hong. A shop coolie and an ac-
As the above-stated specialities have not you in reference to them.
Yours faithfully,
X. Y. Z.
China,
SHANGHAI.
a
were escorted
If you
will be silver, as nickel, which was tried as to be a post-office over there, but the post-you, it depends on the state of the system. substitute, has failed to meet the expecta- master got killed, and they buried him with if your liver is torpid and your diges tons of its introducers, and, in fact, it may his clothes on. The key of the post-office tion impaired, one glass of sodawater would. be stated to have been only a speculation was in his breeches pocket, and when they blow you higher than Gilderoy's kite, and from the start, into which the Government buried him they buried the whole post the coroner would be lucky to find as much as was inveigled. At the Centennial Exposi- offee, and it is a dead-letter office now.
your spectacles to hold an inquest on. If tion the principal owners of the bonanza mines propose to have on exhibition one LAST night, as a frisky colored youth was your system is all right you might drink a month's product of the two mines-the Call walking up Clay Street, he was accosted by hundred glasses and feel no disastrous effects. a colored Roquaintance, who remarked: Now, then, you'll have a good deal of water was presided over by its appropriate cook.thought that the production will reach the Tiz, Unkle Abra'm-I don't deny the al- catory motion and asked How's the stuff On deck the heavy guns were examined with sum of ten million dollars. This exhibition
leged allegation." considerable antiosity by the lady visitors. is tended to show what our mines are cap-feol, Bratus "You have stuffed your all the process. There's marble dust, acid, "Well, I can't go on and explai "And how does you madef" On reaching the quarter deck, the party able of, and to set forth the fact that the elbow agin a post or something else, afore us, sugar-coated pills, giant powder, Ca
the "bridge" across the Government, if in earnest about resumption gua-deck, where the principal officers were of specie payment soon, need not go out of now, haan't you, Unkie Abra'm Pogne water, and kerosene all mixed together
reokon."
"And you remembers de feelin' and then distilled. The distilled, liquid is collected, while below them on the deck, the United States to buy either gold or
dat runs up your arm ?". her midat
"I does." placed in a retort where a chemical action three buglers were stationed to give the silver, but that she has mines orders by buglo-note at command of Com-that can produce as fast as she wishes to Well, take dat feelin', add a hundred per separates it, and the gas forces it up several under Fu-ku-mu-rt. In looking over the resume, and whose products stie can make cont, mix it wid the nicest ha'r eil. in town. Pipes...
"Kerosene and pills?" she gasped mass of men on deck, in front, one could not arrangements to purchase, which will keep sweeten wid honey, and den you can mag innocent and honest, and 1 hope you won't.
That's what I said, madam. You look fail to note the active and well-knit forms of her free from any of those, entangling al
ine how I feel."-Vicksburg Herald.. the Japanese sailors, who, although under market to buy. This ten millions on ex- A weather-beaten trapper was recently seen and seven fatherless children.
lances which spring up when she enters the ANYTHING TO KEEP THE GAME GOING. say anything about it. I tend this fountain
in order to support a widowed mother: seemed quite equal to their duties. the average height of American seamen,hibition will accomplish, more toward the sauntering along the main street of a western should say anything, I'd be discharged, tire officer, the buglers sounded a shrill the severe and frequent ductuations in our house, he went in and took his seat among You'll have plenty of water, eh? Not At the word of command from the execu-resumption of specie payment and prevent villago, Pausing in front of a little meeting and if discharget, I should commit suicide. blast, and the men, who had been idling silver coin than newspaper arguments or set the congregation. The preacher was dis- sir, I won't, she replied. Do you sup about the forward part of the vessel, sprang but couvincing argument that we possess the wolves," and had evidently been drawing a Not in their erude state, madam, but
speeches of Congressmen. It will be a silent coursing on the text of "the sheep and the pose I'd drink acids and kerosene to their feet and hurried to quarters around the great guns. At another blast relief can be expected from heavy fluctua"We who assemble here from week to process," she soapped; "I wouldn't touch metallic wealth to resume. Hardly any contrast between the two subjects. Ho said this process" "I don't care for the the guns were cast loose, the breeching tackles hooked, the powder-monkeys (active tione in silver coin with the large and in-week, and do our duty, and perform our little monkeys they were, too,) hurried with creusing productions of our mines staring us part, are the sheep.
The stuff!" "It is Now who are the madam, and the doc" Well, I don't a mild beterage, their leather cartridge boxes, and all was in the face, until the Government steps in wolves?" After a pause the trapper rose to want any. When I go swallering tar, and excitement for a few moments. Another and takes off of our hands this surplus which his feet, and said, "Waal, stranger, rather lard, and kerosene you'll know it? S'posen bugle-note and the cannon were run in, the is constantly increasing over the demands than see the play stopped, I will be the I drank some and exploded!" "Don't mordable activity and accuracy, the discount upon silver range at more than 1 The famous Plain of Marathon has been but there's a constable living right in sight motions of loading gone through with com-
for it in this market. With our large area wolves" The preacher was vanquished. mention it," he whispered. "Don't speak of country to supply at no time should the
RECLAIMING THE PLAIN OF MARATHON. of it!" "I'm sorry for you, young man, run out and caps exploded instead of firing with cartridge. After the exercise at the per cent (outside of speculative corners), drained with complete success by M. Soutzo. of our house; and I think Il" "You'll great guns the crew were called by bugle and when it does a derangement existe in our The Ephemeris takes occasion to remark drive me to a suicide's grave, you mean?? to arm with the bayonet-rifle, and were
affairs not consistent with good financial that this will effect a modification in the She lowered her spectacles, took a long look Lieutenant in good time and order. put through the evolutions by the First government.
topography of Attica. In effect, the exis- at him, and went out without replying.- marines were next put through a drill by RATES OF FXCHANGE IN CHINA. numerous. The Persians, encumbered
tence of the marah explains the defeat of Detroit Free Press.. the Sergeant, and well drilled they were.
the Persian army by one ten times less After this the crew were called upon months' bank bille on Landon is the latest another during the action, were helpless Four shillings and a halfpenny for six with forces which could only binder one- the port quarter, and subsequently the "freepposition to the rale ordinarily applying, Between the ses, and the marsh they were "repel boarders" on the forecastle and quotation by telegram from Hongkong. In when victory was declared for the Athenians. brigade" was called into action, and put out the supposed fire with commendable order a low rate of exchange in China usually completely blocked in, and the retreat soon and promptitude.
means unsatisfactory business-diminished transformed itself into a complete and shroud was also supposed to be carried for produce. The loss invariably falls upon bestares of good land have been gained by The starboard mizzenramittances for imports, increased prices blooky ront. One thousand five hundred away, and the boatswain's gang, at bugie the foreign merchant. Rarely is there any the drainage, and the inhabitants will be call, promptly repaired damages. The crew
The
Quotations.
OPIUM-New Patoa, cash... 620
HONGKONG, March 11, 1876.
13
11
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13
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sredit, 825 Old Patna, cash.... credit,
Now Benares, cash, 588
credit, 599€ Old Benares, cash,
aredit,
New "Malwa, cash, 885 21 credit, 690 Allowance Taela, 16.a 36 Old Malwa, cash, 690 credit, 598 Allowance Taels, 10 24
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countant of the Kam Sing Loong rice shop were also charged with receiving the same, knowing it to have been stolen." This case was reimuded from yesterday and the evi deuce adduced to-day was to the following effect. Chang Shun Yoe stated that he had a cargo of rice ou board the steamer Penguin.
Whether the Mutton wine of the Mor The rigs was sold to di forent, partias in va gola miay be considered one of the Myths of rious quantities; delivery was taken from the Chow Dynasty or not, wo are in- on board, it was weighed by men sent terested to see, from a ship' sent us by from his Hong and put into the boats of correspondent, that the Chinese can boast the respective purchasers. One of the men a similar luxury. Where Huropeans can. employed in this work was Chuan Afoo. only drink wine from the wood, the in- The first prisoner was, the coolie ssually genious natives appear able to distil it from employed by the Hong to do any job of the wood, or at least possess the wonderful loading and discharging. On the 9th inst. material whence can be extracted the veri- Chan Afuo made a report to hire about some table vinous essence. It is here stated, rice. He then went to the Praya and saw a the authority of the authority of the Mur Police beat in charge of P. C. 74, Barker. Hu quis de Villeneuve, that in China thore hailed the boat and went in it to the steamer are four trees, indigenous to the soil, the Penguin, where he asked the lot and 2nd pri- produce of which, roasted and ground to aouers why they stole his rico. To this the lat powder, and afterwards formed into small priacuer replied that he did not steal it, but balls or square blocks, when mixed with that it was the 2nd prisoner who stole it water makes a generous wine, containing The 1st prisoner in answer to a further no injurious properties and possessing enquiry admitted that he had sold it. pulled out of his pocket a packet of silver One of the little blocks is sufficient to make He many of the characteristics of good port which weighed taels 2. 7. 2, equivalent to a quart of liquer, at the cost of about a $3.79. The 1st and 2nd prisoners were penny. In anticipation, says our coniem- then taken on board the Police Hulk, pocary, of the diminished yield of grapes, where Inspector Grimes was made acquaint consequent upon the ravages of the phyl ed with the tacts of the case. The lat and lozera, it is expected that the novel com 2nd prisoners informed the Inspector pound will to a large extent supply the through the interpreter that they could want of the real juice of the grupe, and that point out the boat which took the rice every man will be able by its use to fill in nehore. The 1st prisoner was then sent in cellars independently of the wine merchant charge of Barker ashore. They landed at or the Custom-house. Fine old '48 at a Messrs Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.'s whari, ahilling a dozen seems beyond the imagina- where the Ist prisoner pointed out the tion of the most inveterate wine-bibber; boat belonging to the 3rd and 4th prisoners, and we should suspect, if any of the pre- as being the boat in which the rice was cious decoction found its way into England, Boken ashore. The 3rd and 4th prisoners that it was the result of a dangerous con- (two boatwomen) then pointed to the let spirasy to repay an for some of our short prisoner and said that he was the man who comings in the matter of Grey Shirtinga engaged their boat and that they were to and other Manchester. goods exported towers then dismissed from quarters, and the noticeable augmentation in the price the saved from the fevers that hitherto have receive only 50 cents a day. The boat was China."Shan hut Courier. taken charge of by the. Polica,
guests invited to the cabin, where a generous natives are willing to pay for imports, as The first
periodically attacked them. prisoner then goided Inspector Grimes to
Tanoh was spread, and Captain Ito and Com- they buy and sell in dollars or taels, and the shop to which he had sold the rice. It A carious discovery has, we hear, been under Fu-ku-mau-za dispensed the hospi-are little concerned directly with home ex.Tax Directors of the P. and O. Company was the Kam Sing Loong, 161 Prays West, accidentally made rear Soochow. About talities of the ship assisted by the Consul, change; while they at the present day oo are making reductions in every branch of near Tax Mee lane. The 5th and 6th pri tea li from the city there is a mountain who was quite busy in answering the cupy by far the strongest position, the im- their executive They lately resolved to port market in all its branches having for discontious the allowance of 26 per cent. Boners were there. The 6th prisoner at called the Yangshan, famous for its stone.
numorous questions and explaining every years past been in favour of bayers. While, for the breakage of crockery by causes over thing of interest. first denied that he had bought any rice, but There are extensive quarries, whence a
The Tsukuba is a teak-built corvette of however, so increase in the price of imports which the stowards on board their ships
CAMPHOR, the 1st prisoner was called in to confront species of granite is obtained, which is used twelve guns, and was constructed by the is obtained to counterbalance the loss upon have no control, and no longer to allow to him.
He then admitted the purchase, for monuments, tombstones and such-like English Government in the East Indies and the remittances, a low exchange on Londen thoas servitora the value of any differonte QUICKSILVER,... The 5th prisoner was the man who purposes, and 3 considerable number of was known as the Malacca. She is staunch invariably raises the rates of produce against between the actual breakage and that mar
SALTPETRE weighed the rice. The 6th prisoner werkmen are employed in digging it out. end strong and in good order and used as a
the foreign buyer. John Chinaman in the gin. The stewards are this deprived of a Instię au observation meaning that The other day, as a gang were engaged on be did not know that the ride was stolen, a certain part of the mountain, they notio principal instructor is Mr Austin, a gunner Bank rate or the short exchange on Paare said to have taken umbrage at the Credit, & months' sight,...
training ship for officers and men. The present day knows the price of shilling mo. former inducement to be careful of the
ey as accurately as oity financiers Luow Company's property, and some of them Bank, 6 months' sight, the let prisoner having told him that theed that their blows sounded hollow and in the English service, who has three years rice was given him by his master. He was in a short time & huge block, of atoue was shown the packet of silver which the 1st suddenly dislodged which fell with a thund-eave of absence for this purpose. The ris and comparing it with the latest quota ohange, and to have ven ed their spleen by prisoner had handed over to the Police, ering noise into the interior of the moun Japaness have thirty-four of these instructions of silks and tos at home, is quick to throwing overboard plate, crockery, and Un Calcutta, Bank demand,... 2200
tors, from Commander to seaman, their enhance his demands the very instant he other things. A couple of stewards of the Bombay, demanit, and be recognised it. He was asked where tain, disclosing a large hollow space The the rice was and he pointed to a heap of workmen proceeded cautiously to investigate service--all English. Mr Austin gives the notes that a fall in exchange will give an Poona, on a recent voyage from England to Shanghai, demand,
Japanese sredit for great aptitude for learn capital is used against ourselves. If the over a basket full of dirty plates and Bar Silver, 17, dwta. B.,
advantage to the buyer. Thus our own Daloutta, were discovered calmly pitching Shanghat, days sight, 78 rice in bulk upstairs. The six mat bags the chasm, and found distinct traces of a were also produced and were refilled subterranean passage, ia #bich were the ing and docility and bravery in action.
foreign merchant holds out against the in dishes, glass, de, and were immediately Syase, by order of the Police with rice from romatos of houses. Further explorations
created rates, the funds in the bank left but into irons. The discovery was made Moricans, ....... the heap. The prisoners and the baga wore then made, and the houses were found
dfe in consequents of the suspension of tone too soon, as may be judged from the Gold Leaf, of rice were then taken on board the Police to contain various articles of domestic
exchange operations are fent to the native circumstance that when the vessel arrived English Sovereigns, balk. The quantity of rice in each bag furniture, among which were some spittoons
dealer at what, compared with the rates at Colombo, the Ceylon Times tells us she Australian Sovereigns,*** Was from 50 to 70 lbs. and the price for of porcelain and brass, of elaborate work The heavy and constantly increasing rates universally ruling amongst the Chinete, had only three soda-water tumblers on Discount, ... Buy quantity not less than 500 piculs was ruanship and great age. They were subse of the discount upon Silver Coin in this is a favourable rate of interest, upon the board for passengers to bless themselves
1.64 per picul. The next witness called quently identified as belonging to the Han community is opening up a question which security of the produce, they intend to tell withal,--Oriental.
Shares, was Chun Afoo, the head-coolie employed Dynasty those of earthenware were crushed will puzzis the brains of our most astute as the liigher rates and in course of time Tus employment of Kanakas as general Hongkong Bank, 3 per cent, prom, as the weighing by the long. He received by the falling stone, but the metal ones financiers to solve China, which has acted the buyer is forced to give in to the de- labourers instead of mere field hands is 1.K. Fire Ins. Co., $400 some, information in reference to the theft have been preserved. It appears at first as a reservoir for this class of coin metal,mands made upon him. of some rice. He came aahere ina bost, and sight curious to find houses in the middle and oftentimes produced a scarcity which denied that the position of the foreign mering men of Maryborough, Queensland. The Victoria Fire Ins. Co., $70
It is not to be causing quite an agitation amongst the work China Fire Ins. Co., $145 walked along the Prays towards the tactic of a mountatu; but our Chinese informant compelled the payment of a premium for it chant is a very difficult one, and that in Working Men's Protection League of that K. & W. Dock Co., 60 % dis, ex div. Mail Company, when he saw the 3rd and reminds us that ancient Himperata of China here, apparently has its coffers full, and the the present day there hardly reaalne a town had an interview with the Minister for China Traders' Ins. Co., $1078 Ath prisoners boat. He hailed it, pre were wont to make these extensive excan great extent to which our shipments have single source of profit in whish the hs Works on January 6, and pointed out to him Unton Ins. Boolety of Canton, $800 tending that he wanted a boat. Be a tions in mountain sides, and to construot fallen off indicates that she has a surfeit of tive trader is unable to compete with the desirability of ropealing the act permit Chinese Insurance Co., $220 the 1st and 2nd prisoners in it and they dwelling places for themselves, or rather our Trade Dollars, which were at first so him, with all the advantages which the ting the introduction of Polynesians into North Ohlan Ins. Oo, Tis, 850 seemed to recognise him. He then taxed for their corpses, after their decease. It is enticing to our celestial customers. In Chi Chinees necessarily possess for conducting Queensland. It was argued that if the O. & J. Marine Ins, Co., Tas 87 them with stealing a quantity of rice, but hoped that in the reft now made in then the two large cities of Hongkong and business of a variety of descriptions grievance was not remedied, the result would Yangtera Inn, Association, Tia, 623 they persisted in their denial. At last, nide of the Yang mountain they will Foothow have adopted them in preference to front which the European is excluded. be that white men would be driven to other B.K. OM. S.-boat Oo.. dia. witness told them as much that they need discover some antique coffins. The houses the Mexican Dollar, whose coinage is so ir-sell it in well to ware buyers against colonies, where they would not have to com- Union N. Navigation Go,, Tle. not conceal, he only wanted a share of thewe use the word for want of a better regular as to compel here before shipment the over sanguine idea that by buying pete with Kannkas in the labour market. Shanghat Bteam N. Co., Tx. 74 tmoney, and damanded $2. To this the lat are of course in an advanced state of decay, the employment of experts to segregate when excbauge is low they stand in it was also alleged that there was reason to Hongkong Rotel Co., $82) dừ prisoner said they only gut about two taels, but the golden mails which still rivet the those which do not come up to the this botter position than otherwise on account believe that the Kanakas were not, honestly Chinese Imperial Loan, £104. And that it was monstrous to expect $3 of rotten planka together bint at the riches nese standard of clearness and weight. But of the likelihood of the higher range of obtained, and that the conditions of the them. They all then left for the Pingutin. which may yet be found. Bodie years ago, Shanghai still prefere the rough, ugly Mexi- prices for exports in Chins which is brought det under which they were procured were in Witness subsequently came ashore and we hear, & similar discovery was inade at a Can Dollar, and the largest portion of these shout being maintained when exchange has most instances violated by those engaged in informed his taster, and it resulted in the place called Welting in the osme neigh shipments go to that port: Could we but risen again to a normal figure. In the the trade. It was further suggested that arrest of all the prisoners. Inspector Grimes, bourhood, when some must elaborate stone remove the prejudices the people of this first place, the ression itself is extremely the Polynesians and Chinese had introtseed(Taken P. Barker and Bergeant Interpreter coffing were unearthed, shrined in subterza place huve in favor of the Mexican coin, an problematical in these days of rapid inter. many of the diseases which had of late proved Wong Auhing were examined, but their nean structures of richly-carved wood other large avente could be opened up for commofcation and telegraphic informa- so fatal. The Marysbrough Chronicle reports evidence was to the same effect. The covered with scarlet la quer. These, the reception of our Trade Dollar The fion and in the second place, they will that the Minister of Works said he thorough- indeed, were of much more ancient date feeling of the Shanghai people may be over usually find that the advance in produce ly sympathised with the deputation, because prisoners were committed for trial.
than those recently laid bare, the inscrip come in the course of time, but it is heary originally induced by the fail in exchange there was no doubt that Kannkas were being tions being nearly three thousand years up-hill work to remove any class of the will be lest sesin should the rate in employed for purposes that were never con old, thus bug hook to the times of Chinese from the regular groove in which London rien, and the later buyere will thus, templated when the est was framed. In the {
(Before d'amil Russell, Esq.}.
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