SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
H IN A MA I L.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 218r JUNE, 1876.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour. Exclusive of lgte Arrivals and Departures reported to-day,
To facilitate finding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into night Sections, commencing at Green Jaland. Vessels near the Hongkong shore are marked, near the Kowloong ahora k, and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked s., in conjunction with the figures denoting the auctions. Section.
1. From Green Laland to the Gas Works.
2. From Gas Works to the Movelty Iron Works.
3. From Novelty Iron Works to the Barbour Master's Office
4 From Harbour Master's to the P. and O Co.'s Office.
Section
5. From P. and O. Co.'s Office to Peddar's Wharf.
6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.
From Naval Yard to the Pior.
8. From Pier to East Point.
+
Vessel's Name. Captain,
Flag and Rig.
Tons.
Date of Arrival
Consignees or Agents.
Destination.
Remarks
---Stoamners
Adria
5k Breeze
Anadyr
5 Butler.
Belgic
+ Metcalfe
Benledi
4 b Buchanan
Calabar
5 e Hutchison
Cheops.
**bDryden
Croone
Douglas
8bJoy.
6 h Burnie
Brit
str. Brit. etc. Brit. str.
Brit. atr.
Duna
4 Thomson
Brit. str.
Brit -atx. 781 Jané 10 Gibb, Livingston & Co 【Feh... str. 3400 Jane 21 Messageries Maritimes
Brit. atr. 2052 June 183.&.0, 8.-9. Ca. Brit etr 999 June 3 Jardino, Matheson & Co.
872 Jano 19 Chinese
983-May 18 Adamson, Bell & Co. 3208 Jane 10Jardine, Matheson & Co.
961 June 17 Douglas Lapraik & Co. 859 June Jiliman & Co.
S'apore add Penang
Marseilles, &a Y'hanis & S. F'oison London
24th, noon
26th just
Esmeralda
5 Tbeband
Fyen
2 e Form
Glamis Castle
Dickie
Brit. atr. Den, Brit
395 June 2A. McG. Heaton
str
909 June 12 Kin-tya-loong
Coast Ports
Manila Singapore
Today
To-morrow $24th inst.
Java
4. Gollards
Mikado
8 & Moore
Orissa
5k Reeves
Pardo
4 Power
Brit. str.
763 June
Pasig
Pawtuxet
Tanais
Thales
Pernambuco.
Lopez
5 cflyde 4cReynier Doles
Spau. str.
17 May
Amer, str.
str. 1639 May 19 adamson, "Bell & Co. Dat str. 886 June Eduard Schelhass & Co. Brit. str. 3030 May 20 Gilman & Co. Brit. str. 1119 June, 152. &0, S. N. Co.
280 June 18 Aug. Heard & Co...
Landstein & Co.
Saigon
Remedios & Co.
Laid up
Thingvalla
Washi
4 Maurier
hflouter
arit. str. Fch. Brit, ste. Dan.
643 June 10 Molchers & Co,
Sågon
Brit. str.
Yangtsze
5 Schultze
Brit str.
Yottung
Brit. atr.
str. 1726 fage 19 Messageries Maritimes 820 June 3 souglas Lapruit & Co. str. 1577 June 15 Wm. Pustau & Co.
205 June 21 Landatoia-&-Oo- 783 June 21 Stentsaen & Co. 324 Juno Kwok Acheong
Yokohama
26th, 4pm.. Mails Kloong Dock
Haiphong Shanghai
Repairing
Balling Vessels
8 Pattice
Alexander McNeil Alpbington Alva
American Lloyds Anna Bella
Atina Dorothea Anne Hauswedal!
Annie Fish Boneto
British- Crown
Caldow
Carl-
Catherine Mardon Celestial Queen Chas, C. Leary Cheng Soon Christian
Christina A. P. Cingalee Comet Commissary Corinne Cotherstone
2 Cunningham
4 c Souza
4 k Park
4kStephen
8k Schutt
2 Schröder:
3 of Hiffses
4k Wesenberg Andrew
3 kWalter
2 c Thomsen
Marden
1 Watt 18tephen
12 Cheng Bang
3 cStehr
3 Federico
8 Anton
4 cBray
8 b Hunter
18 Gorman.
Amer, sb. 1990 Jane 19 Mesageries Maritimes
326 June 19 Arnhold, Karburg & Co.
Brit. bqe.
Port. sh.
Amer. bgs.
631 June 2 Brandan & Co. 510 May 21 Vogel, Hagedoru & Co.' trit. bye 334 Juno 14 torneo Co. Ger. bije. 330 Juce
Wm. Pustan & Co.
Gor. bas. 36 Juno 16 Aduard Sohelihase & Co. diner. sh. 1496 April 23 Russell & Co,...
Ger. boo. 397 June 21lsiemsson & Co. [drit - bqe 448 April 27Meyer & Co.
Brit. bga] 482 June. 5Arabold, Karborg & Co. Ger. by 216 Fane 18 trnholt, Karborg & Co.
287 June 19. Kiar
Brit.3m..
Brit. gli.
813 Jane Borneo Company
Amer. bqa
Siam, scht Ger. "bge jamer.sch.
Brit, bq Amer.
riz ab
641 April 21 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. 200 April Shiness
281 June 7 Eduard Schelhass & Co.
175 Jan.
BUrder
339 June 180biase
1157 April 23 Russell & Co.
900 April 23 Vogel, Hagedorn & Ob
San FranciscG
San-Francisco-
London.
*London
Manila.
Now York
18 c Knowles
Sandberg
San Francisco !London
Brit. by:
395. June 16 Wieler & Co.
Deutschland
3
2 Laurenson
Tilmann
srit. byg
373 Juse 19 Order
Ger. bqe.
269 May 18Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
Haiphong
Dora
Emma
eL Zureugo Strau
Span. by
322 May 13 Kiser
opairing
Ger. boe,
340 May 21Wm, Pustau & Co.
Magsar
Evelyn
762 Mayslohers & Co.
Manila
Тавак
290 May 28 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.
Manila
Teresa
201 June 19 Biemssen & Co.
Fetisch
635 June
441 June 4 Eduard Schelihass & Co, Arnold, Karberg & Co.
Touron
Formosa
Dur. sch.
Hammonia
Hongkong
Humboldt
Hylton Castle
282 June 16 Molchera & Co. 480 June 19 Eduard Scbolibass & Co. 398 June 13 Siemasen & Co,
Mow Wah
Fontenaye
Gesiena
Lao
Iphigenia
Joaquina y Anna Johann Carl Kaisow
Kate Tatham Kermalo Kronprindseason. Lord Macaulay Manila IL Marie Alfred
Martha Brokelmann
2 c Cebada
8 k Grief
3k faylor 4-Schwer
4 kalder
3 Weller
2Freudenberg 4k Stoll
4 escolt
4k Banuar
4 c Matzon
4 Man 3kutemaths
ic Gadd
4k Mackersey
3 cRouille 3. c famin
Monkman
4k Günner. def Leclerc
8 eKluth
Brit, bye. Norw. bys. Span. b Gor. bg
Vit. Bh dr. 3.80
Ger. bye. Sism. pl. Ger. bqe.
GEG June
330 June
2Eduard Schellass & Co.
Brit. Eq. 547 June 17 Order
Ger. bqo. Gor. boe. Amor, sch
363 June 13 siomssen & Co.. 464 April 24 Wm. Pustan & Co.
40 May 279. P. Halcoma 357 June 19Wm. Puatau & Co. 795 June 19 Melcbera & Co, 275May 12 Darlowitz & Co.
344 May 23 Eduard Scholllaes & Co.
Ger. bge. Brit, sh Brit. bge
Callso
To-day
toochow
Bah. bqe 207 June
7Order
Daa. bqr.
Ger, bqe.
Brit, bqe 879 May 28 Rozario & Co.
510 June 17 Siemsson & Co.
Fshi Y
Ger, bye
309 May 30Landstein & Co. 486 June 4Siemssen & Co. Brit, boa 464 June
Palanila:
-To-day
Brit, bg,
Arnhold, Kurborg & Oo. 228 June 15Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Brit bqe.
Mount Lebanon
Brit. 3m.se.
316 June 17 Eduard Schellunes & Co. 530 June 20│Rozario & Co.
Pertain
Nautilus
Brit. bqo.
Nearchna
8 Pierce
Nestor
4 c Juquel
sh.
Amer. sh 1257 Juno Fch.
242 May 27 Eduard Sobellhass & Co.
Messageries Maritimes
Foodbow
Notre D. Auxiliatrice
3 kJagoret
12 h Stinson
4 c Thurö
London Nowchwang
To-day
Cos'tan Dock
Memento
Mias nasegg Mons
3 eHowald 8 Finlayson
14ktrifiths, Hall ... Bluckey
Onward
Paradies
Phillip Fitz Patrick 2 Rebecca
Rob Roy
San Lorenzo
Scotland
Siamese Crown
kelan Buudgaard
8 Brown ·
4 kĺPico
4 cttolcomb
2artoph
8 Jones 2dHowes
4k Partridge
Sophio
Swallow
Syringa
Ts Leo
3 cHoffmann
Thoon Kramom
Victory
Villa da Ravadaria Vindex
William Turner
Willard Mudgett
Zoroya
WHAMPOA
Charité
2 h Vorrath
...Whiting
14 CUADERE
4 Parkhouse
3 c Dickey
2 Vandervord
Scarlett
789 June 18 Melchers & Co. Feb. bga. 532 June 15. Degenaor Brit. bys.
501 June 5 Rozario & Co.
Ger. Bog 346 May 29 diemssen & Co. Amer. bqe. 182 June 17 P. M. S. S. Co.
Ger. bga. 408 May 23 Wm Pustan & Co.. Brit bg 400 June 16Order
220 May 14 Remedios & Co.
78 May 27 Captain
Span. bg.
Amer, sch.
Stam. .sli.
510 June 5 Chinese
Brit. tga
477 June 5 Olyphant & Co.
mor: ah. 1239 April 23 Russell & Co. Brit, sch. 248 June 19 iemssen & Co. Ger. bge
312 June 20siemssen & Co. Siam, bqe. 474 June 18 Siemesen &.06. Brit. bg. 255 May. 22 Landstein & Co. pan, bg. 261 June 7 Brandao & Co. Brit. bq 290 May Bussell & Co.
875 May 15 Wing Wo Yuen Brit. beo. 431 June 17 Carlowitz & Co. Brit. bye. 388 May 13 Gilman & Co.
Amer. bqe.
Mauila
Bangkok
New York San Francisco
Cos'tan Dock
Melbourne & Sydney Honoluia
Hervé
Peiho
Veata
CANTON
Fuyew Ningpo
Dirks
Oroad *R39
Feb. bge 255 June Christiansen Ger, bqe. 250 June Ger. bge. 302 Jans
20 Carlowitz & Co.
7Arahold, Karberg & Co.
Mulchers & Co.
Tiontein
Chefoo
Tientain
Chi. str. 909 June. 10C. M. S. N. Co. Brit. atr. 761 June 19siemsson & Co.
Shanghai
Shanghai
Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.
6 b British
-Vessel's Name.
Anchor-
адво
Flag.
Clars.
Fiamer Fly
7 h British aux. naval hospital
Tons.
Guns.
·H. P
Dile of Arrival,
Commander,
gun vesel
464
Hornet
Kearsarge Kestrel
6 h British
American
British
gud vessel
401
6:0
Corvetta
638
t
gut veure!
462
Meeabee Mosquito
@ British
military hospital
2691
$.c
British
gunboat
420
460
Victor Emanuel
6 k British
Commodore's lag ship 3067
Vineta
K. Dk. German Corvette
1800
SHANGHAI SHIPPING IN HARBOUR. ↑ Poking
June 17, 1876.
Shanse
MERCHANT STEAMERS.
Swatow
British American British
*Anadyr,
French
Szochueq
American
Atalanta
Germian
Szechnen
Batrak
Russian
Taku
British
Lady Elizabeth
Chinkiang
British
Thibet
British
Lily
Deucalion
for London,
Tunsin
British
M.A. Dixon,
Flamingo
for London
Tung Ting
Chinese
Maid of Judah
Flintshire
British
Fusiyama
American
Genkai Maru
Japanese
Aouis Braginton
Genca
British
Ariol
Hiroshima Mara
Japanese
Black Adder
Honan
American
Ceres
Karo
for London, &a.
Coldstream
Klangan
Nanking
American
American
* Since left port, or arrived at Hongkong.
MEKOHANT SÁTLINÓ VESSELS, Adelina Marianne German barque
Conder Diamant
Duart Bay Ellen
for London for New York British barque-
German brig German barque British ship British barque
Rita
Rose
St. Joseph St. Thomas Undine Windhover
Britsh schooner French barqua Swedish barque for London for London
120
120
June 2 May 16:
June
500 April 20 100
June 11
400 May 31
Ellen Browse Glaam
Hermann
Jumaa
Juao
D. M. Insp Gen. Morgan John Bruce
Hippisley
F. V. McNair
C. B. Theobald
Capt. Becker
R. H. Pinl
Commodore-Watson Count Monts
British barque
British barque Garman bacque
British brig
German barque
British barque
Spanish ach oner- British ship
British barque
Marie
German barque
Mary Blair
British barque
British barque
British barque
Minatitlan
British brig...
Britisk barque,
Rifleman
British barque
Spanish barque
Daos
No. 4050-JUNE 21, 1876.1
was going into the Tung Hing Theatre | amount of small and big talk that was when she felt some one touching her jacket. Sho turned round and saw the prisoner's hand just leaving her dress. Sho called out and the prisoner was arrested. The defendant was proved to have been in gol once before. Six months' hard labour and to give security thereafter in $25 for three months.
A FALSE CHARGE,
The highway robbery case was further postponed till the 23rd inst.-
TIENTSIN.
THE CHINA MAIL.
June 6th.
a
prove Buddhism the truest and best reli- an alliance with Europeans. It seems fair
OPIUM SMUGGLING. gion, if voluntary and avoidable sufforing to infer, however, from his preferring to
The Customs authorities made an im- carried on. Now and again thero was a discharge of rhetorical fireworks, when some We can only tell you the oft-told tale of had anything to do with the truth of the euter into a Treaty with Japan rather than portant seizure on last Tuesday evening, at unfortunate celestial endeavoured to balance hot, dry, windy, dusty days. We thought form of religion sanctioning or demanding incur the miseries of war for his kingdom, the Carnac Bunder, of a considerable on his toes the whole weight of some other the spell was broken days and days ago, it.
that it would not be necessary to use much quantity of opium of the value of about In the afternoon of Saturday, 3rd June, forse to obtain what the Japanese have got Rs. 15,000, while the duty payable amounts eager celestial. The fair sex mustered (and and hailed each now,sign as an indication powdered to, for the matter of that) in that the refreshing showers were at hand, a curious brown cloud surcharged with almost without any demonstration. There to thirty or forty thousand rupees, smuggled great force, and kept up a continual clatter but another three weeks have dragged their electricity was blown eastwards over the is no desire whatover to fight. Peage is all into Bombay ovidently for exportation as for three hours. About, one this morning weary days along, and not a drop of rain has city. One mass of fire burst at our sides, that is wanted, and so long as he can preserve dubbers of mustard of booked from the sight-seers were rewarded by the appear fallen. And this is not only true of this and a sharp load crack, as of a cannon shot his people from evil without disgrace to his Ahmedabad B. B. and C. I. Railway Station ance of the long-wished-for and anxiously-locality; it extends avor this and the ad- at one's ear, followed. The cloud, just kingship, he is quite ready to trast. That for Bombay. It appears the information Lum Ance, an unemployed servant, was expected procession. Then was night made joining province of Shantung, and probably high enough to pass clear of the city gates, demands will be granted at ones, must not was given to the Commissioner of Chun- Station Master of the charged by one Leung Awai with stealing bideous, with the beating of drums and through the greater part of Shaust and Shen- went eastward, thundering and flashing on be thought possible with Asiaties. There toms by the
must be plenty of diplomacy, and it will be Great Kuad Station from an information $6 from his jacket pocket, a pair of trousers gonge innumerable, and the clashing of si. The writer has recently made a trip up its way,
About an hour after manset while I was necessary to conciliate all parties, whereas at which he received through a policeman his station, On the And a pair of shoes. The prisoner after gymbals. Chinese flates and similar instru. the Grand Canal, a distance of 600 li; and wards gave him the pawn-tickets for the ments of torture were greatly in demand, except in one small tract about 60 by 100 entirely pre-ocoupled in writing, the pre-prosent there is the possiblity of Tai-ouen doing duty at articles. Iturned out, however, that the and each of the performers, mustians and in extent, near Teh Chow, there has not oeding calm was enddenly broken by the koun getting up a rebellion. He is ready Commissioner of Customs receiving this complainant gave the things to the prisoner noise-makers endeavoured to ontvin the been rain anough since last September to western window shaking as if by a strong for anything, and might in a fit of temper do information he immediately issued an to pawn. The prisoner was consequently other in the quantum of discordangs he met the ground to the depth of inch. gust of wind. In a few seconds the shaking much mischief. If it were not that there order to the Preventive Officer stationed at discharged, while the complainant was fined could produce. The procession looked best Through the winter, no snow foll; and the greatly increased the house trembled, and is great respect for the King and his Carnac Bunder to make a seizure of certain from a distance; in fact distance lent constant high winds of the spring have car thore was a rumbling noise, which from authority generally, a rebellion might have dubbors of mustard oil that arrived at the $5 on one month's hard labour.
Jarnac Bunder by train from Ahmedabad. enchantment to the view. The lampa of riod away what little dew and moisture my pre-occupation made me think I was on been raised already.
were just then being many colors looked pretty, and gave effect there was in the ground; so that the little train in the old country. But soon the The majority of the Coreans are decidedly The dubbers to some of the gilt work and orasmonta- six-inch ploughs seem to turn up nothing truth flashed upon me that there was an in favor of the alliance with Japan, and unloaded from the waggons, when the earthquake. It moved in the direction of gradually there will be no discontent thereat, seizure was made. On examining the first tion. In this procession, as in most others, but dust. a number of boys were perched up in the In the small traat above referred to, the the former cloud, which seems to me re- The opposition would certainly not be more dubber it was at once found to contain air, and most of thou appeared very sleepy; wheat will yield about half a erop. A markable, as I had believed it would natu- to the idea of opening the country to Euro-mustard oil, and it would have been diff and no wonder, for they had been in the heavy rain fell thero about a month ago,rally follow the main line of mountains, peans, for the mercantile classes wish it very oult to discern that it contained anything else but the oil if the secret bad not been odd position they then occupied nearly the and in consequence, the millet and cotton which I believe is N.N.E. The Chinese much.
More than a year ago, I told you that the divulged. A small dubber was fixed in a whole previous eighteen hours. There were are about two inches high. Throughout say the earthquake "had a little North." two odd looking walki g figures among the the rest of the country, the wheat crop is There are eleven years since the last earth new Admiral (Ryder) would not find it dif- larger one, the inner dubber contained the a failure, not one. field in fifty will yield the quake shook Moukden. throwing down cult at any rate to communicate with Corea, oil and the larger one the opium. The crowd. one representing a giant,with
In multitudes of cases, the thin many house8. It appears the Coreans and that there was a good chance for him opium that was found in each of the dab- false bead and shoulders, tall and thin, and peed. the other a dwarf, with a big head. An hoadless straw was being pastured. The know when and whence these earthquakes then. Was I not right? The Japanese bers weighed in some 70 168, in some 60 image of Tai-ti, fullowed by the inevitable other crops-millet, cotton, Indian corncome, and send despatches to China to give have made a Treaty since. If my hint had tbs., and in some 90 lbs. On an average it were not sown, or, if sown, were not up. information! We would like to see one-been noted upon, the honor of making the might be said that each dubber-contained dragon, lighted up inside, brought up the
Still the people are ploughing in readiness, Shanghai Courier.
first Treaty with the most exclusive King-70 lbs. of opium besides the oil. This rear of the turn-out,Shanghai Courier.
as their only hope, and waiting in patience.
dom in the world would have fallen to Eng-system of smuggling is said to have been Here and there in the widespread desolation,
land, for as I pointed out before, this was the carried out successfully for a length of a well-watered garden or a flourishing patch of irrigated wheat, offer a temporary relief
only nation which had not attacked Corea, time, and probably from some disagreement practised this fraud upon Government the to the eye, feverish and aching with gazing
and there was no necessity to use foroe in amongst the partners of those who have order to open relatione."
The information I have been able to matter has come to the knowledge of the over the interminable stretch of parched and thirsty plain.
And reports of the people, who, in their
gather, this time, bears out most completely Customs Department. The owners of the what I have had the pleasure to communicate property who are suspected to be Alakome other locality, ask every passer-by what he had seen and heard, were, that thus terrible
details with all the more satisfaction.
China
SHANGHAI,
(News:)
It is rumoured, and apparently with some degree of truth, that the lorcha Mandarin has been found, stranded and abandoned, et a place on the Southern coast. The inference therefore is that, as was surmised some months ago, the lorcha has been in the hands of Chinese, trading between non- treaty ports, ever since the murder of her captain and the pirating of her cargo,
HANKOW.
COREA.
Native speculators in rice have busily circulated the report that heavy rains in the Southern provinces have injured the crops, and this, taken in connection with price of rice at Shanghai to rise from 82.50 por shih (180 catties, Shanghai reckoning) to $8.00. As a relief measure for the are aadly in need; as there have only about drought extended for hundreds of li in every Emperor of China with the necessary right tamishing North-west, the likin tax on rice has been abolished in all those provinces whence supplies are expected.
the drought at the North, has caused the propitiate the God who is supposed to eagerness to hear a different story of some arrived a Chinese Ambassador for the pubefore-and I therefore send you these few dans of the Borah caste cannot at present
The steamer Flintshire came up to Shang. hai from Wooeung, on Wednesday evening, and on the recommendation of the surveyors is now discharging all her cargo which is supposed to be damaged, for the inspection of the parties concerned. The report that she had sustained damage which would necessitate her going into dock, seems to have been ill-founded. Her bottom is not injured, and the only damage she appears to have sustained, is the loss of a portion of the deck railing and the aft boat davit, caused by the hawsors attached to the str. Peking in towing her off the bank. It is thought that in a few days she will be able to leave for London, with the satisfaction of having attempted to please everybody here who were likely to be sufferers by her mishap in the river.
KIUKIANG.
direction.
PEKING.
-N. C. D. Newe
PRIZO COREANUS.
BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS. From the Board of Trade Returns for the
month of April we learn that the total value of toa decreased 16 per cent, and the amount entered for home consumption 18 per cent, Coffee incresant 12 per cent. in the total value. In commenting upon these roturns The Times says :--
be discovered, the goods having been book. ed at Ahmedabad under a fictitious name. The Customa authorities are, however, in- stitnting further enquiries into the matter.
Bombay Gazette.
Quotations.
HONGKONG, June 21, 1876.` OPIUM-New Patna, onah.. 585
*
credit, 587
Old Patna, cash,... 626
credit, 6271
**
4
New Benares; cash, 567
19
credit, 570
Old Benares, cash, 587
#1
"
erellt, 590
21
New Malwa, cash, 588
BJ
credit, 660
11
Allowance Taela, 6 a 12 Old Malwa, cash, -*
credit,
-- Allowancs Taola................ -- CAMPHOR, ...
10 QUICKSILVER, ... ... 781 SALTPETRE.
Exchange.
+
Bank, 6 months' sight, ...8/102 Credit, 6 months sight, 3/11 On Calcutta, Bank demand,... 220 Bombay, demand, ...B 229 Shanghat, demand,... Shanghal, 30 days' sight, Bar Silver, 17, dwts. B.,
22
H.
***
73
**1
***
3
*
***
25.90
5.14
5.14
7.0
*
J
Shares.
9th June, 1878. In consequence of the continued dry spell
You may like to have a few details as to the that is at present upon us, the Chinese
latest events in Corea, consequent upon the war with Japan, which by the bye seems to have ended in peace. In the "first China. officials have issued the usual prohibitory proclamation in regard to the slaying of
month of this year (February, Bay) there ballooks, hoping thereby, it is said, to
pose of acknowledging the King of Coren's preside over storms; so that Hankow may
young child as presumptive heir to the throne, and investing him in the name of the again be favoured with rain, of which we two and one-half inobes fallen since May
The people are scattered over the fields, and titles to make him at his father's death came in, while last year, during the same gathering roots and weeds for food. The the legal heir. The Ambassador was received time, there fell eleven inches. There is alm trees are being stripped of their leaves with the greatest pomp, and, being conduct- little danger of a food apprehended as the to add to the contents of the stew-pot: ed into the immense reception hall, he found river is falling, but it is feared that the Articles of food are changing prices two the king in the midst of courtiers, ministers orops may be seriously damaged by this or three times & day. Local insurrections and soldiers. The king presented his child drought.
-bread riots are apprehended in all parts to him, and the Ambassador took the young the thermometer is ranging well up of the country. We heard uncertain ruster, who is about three years old, in his among the nineties and the hot south wind mours of risings two or three hundred arme, caressed him by putting his face near
In nearly all directions the paralysis of is anything but refreshing.
South of Teh Chow. In only one villege him, and then said, "If this child be well There are now two tea-steamers in port, near by, had anything of the sort occurred brought up, he will become a great king, business which set in as early as 1879 is the Lotus and the Russian steamer Toki
The poor people went to the landholders happy." The Queen was not allowed to the chief test of her commercial position, hatchoff, both leading for London. The as yet, a village threa East of Teh Chow, just and Food, and will make his people still apparent. Exports are for England Lotus leaves on or about Tuesday sort and who had grain in store, and demanded food, Aesist at the ceremony, and lay hidden in and in the tables of exports of British pro the Tchihalchef sails on Banday morning. promising to repay all when they had crops. occured was telegraphed to her by means of cent. on the returne of April, 1876. The some distant room, where everything that duoe we find a decline of more than 20 per The Russian guabout Sobol, which has teen They desired nothing else, damaged nothing, servants placed at short distances from one returns of last year showed an improvement lying here since December last, is under but would have taken grain had it not been another. When they told her how the am on the previous year, but this year the re.. orders for Foochow, where she will remalo
given them. about one week and then leave for Chefoo
Immediate raine would yet produce a good basaador acted and spoke, she was nearly sult is below that of either year. On the other hand, a much less important heading and Tiontain. As much as we regret to
The war with Japan seemed at this time a of our commercial returns shows an increase. part with Captain Sokoloff and offleets, we crop of millet. Otherwise the nisin depend-overcome with pleasure,
ence of the majority of the country people cortainty; but the ambassador, when con- The transit trade of this country. is still cannot but congratulate them on their ra
must be vegetables, binok beans, and perhaps sulted, earnestly advised peace and a friend. maintained, and the exports of Foreign and noval to a more endurable clime than this
buckwheat. is likely to be for the next few months.
And to add to their distress; heavy rainsy treaty. When the Chinese ambassador Colonial merchandise show an increase of left, the King of Corea accompanied him for some extent over those in 1875, and a great Quito a gale of wind, accompanied by Tho Sobol's relief is daily expected from and a recurrence of the floods of a few years about 10 li outside the Capital, in order, as advanco on provine poara, The total, torrents of rain, prevailed in this Settle Shanghai.
ago are apprehended. We can only hope ment during the whole of Tuesday and Li Han chang the Viceroy of the Liang that the rains may come in moderation, and usual, to give honor and respect to the re- however, under this head is very small until early yesterday morning. (June 14th), Hu, took his departure for Peking yoster- that the embankments of the stresins may presentative of the Son of Heaven. All this compared to the export of British goods, putting a stop to uearly all business afloat day, esported a short distance by several be adequate to the increased volume of time, the same advice was given, and and the latter return is important as regards indeed all was done to persuade the King in the state of the country, altogether in and ashore. The M. M. mail stenurer thousand-braves, who made a most formid-water, almost sure to follow so long da and the S.S.N. Co.'s steamer rehable array; accoutred, as they were, with drought. The water in the river is very favor of peace. At last the King replied, dependent of the proportion it bears to the
"I am sure you are right, and I have decid-other trade returna.
In the amount of Sycee, were advertised to sail on Tuesday, but umbrellas, fans, flags and a very fow arms. low. Almost daily there are indications of ed to buvo peace, and shall make a treaty exports of home produce we have an indica: Mexicans owing to the inclemency of the weather it His Excellency proceeds to Chinkiang perrain, but all signs fail,
with Japan. Not only was the King in tion of the demand for labour, and in a full Gold Leaf, was deemed advisable to detain them the steamer, thence to the North by land.
His Excellency Minister Seward is ex- former until this morning ut daylight, and There was a most exciting Billiard match pected by the Shingking at any moment. favor of pesca, but his wife supported him demand for labour we have the best security English Sovereigns, the latter until yesterday afternoon. The at the Club last night Shanghai versus He goes directly on to Peking.-N. C. D. in his views; so did the old Queen Tzo, and for a thoroughly good financial condition of Australian Sovereigns,
the Prime Minister, Heung-in-kour, who is the country. While the people earn good Discount,.... early morning tide yesterday, in the Hankow. After two hours well contested Netta.
also the King's uncle on the father's side, wages we are sure of a general stimulus to Hwangpoo, rose much higher than usual playing the latter won by about forty
Thereupon Tui-ouen-koun (ex-Regent), the frade. It may be that high wages are not and being accompanied by the still violent points, the game being. for three hundred
King's father, went and asked his son often bestowed in the best way, Sometimes wind and rain, considerable damage was p,Shanghai Courier.
5th June, 1876. Well now, how about Japan; what do they are not expended in a way useful to done in places to riverside property. When
The chief topic of conversation is still you purpose doing? And you, what do the artisan, nor accumulated as a store for daylight dawned, the Public Garden em-
the drought. Clouds gather with a pro- you think had better be done replied the less prosperous times; but these cases, bankmont, for 150 feet of its length, from
mising appearance, send down a few drops King. "As to what I think-Have we however numerous, do not affect the general the end of the stonework towards the
The great rush of the tou season appears which seem to thook the thirsty earth, and not, years ago, solemnly sworn never to rule that general employment means in northeast corner, was found to have been to be nearly over hero now, and ch'a-szes then pass away. What little wheat has treat or to have intercourse with foreign creased demand for all articles of commerce, undermined and washed away for a depth will congratulate themselves that they have managed to struggle up is prematurely ripe, nations; but to die rather than submit to and diminishing exports in a country like of about three feet, leaving the seats been able to get through before the hot but he that bindeth up the sheaves will such disgrace ?" "But," answered his son, Great Britain is no alight matter. This standing only a few inches from the brink.
weather comes on. Summer is just begin-certainly not fill his bosom. Fires, the "a nice King I shall be, when not only the kingdom has long supplied the wants of Several Pontoons were damaged by cargo-ning; we have had two or three warm days, usual accompaniment of drought, are fre country is ruined, but perhaps every soul remote parts of the world, and has boats and sampans beating against them, but nothing to be called disagreeably hot quently reported in the outer city, but has perished in battle. It is wiser to have consequently gathered within her tor some of the latter being capsized, though yet. The snipe have left us at last, and our they have not been of any great magnitude. peace and make friends. You will be good ritory a population specially devoted Inckily no lives wore lost, The trees on community has resigned itself to the do-no- The Tartar elty being more sparsely inha- enough, Sir, to retire. The question is for to these occupations. If these occupa the Bubbling Well Road, the Band, and thing state which summer imposes on us.bited is seldom visited by this calamity,
me to settle."
Tai-ouen koun left in anger. tions cease, considerable distress must ra. other thoroughfares, suffered severely by The river has not risen at all high, and You will see the death of Won Siang in the Houng-in-koun, on being asked as to salt to the multitudes who have made these being denuded of their small branches and indeed has shewn signs of falling for the Gazette, together with the Imperial tributo what was the best course, gave it as his pursuits their calling, and though econo leaves, which strewed the ground in all last two or three days. The prosumable of praiap to his memory, which in this case opinion that the most advantageous pro- mists will console us with the reflection that directions. Two or more dine trees in the first-mentioned road were uprooted, and cause of this is want of rain in the interior, is more than usually well deserved. Wêu ceeding would be to have peace. "That is the labour thus found superfluons will, if (Taken at Messrs, Falconer & Co.'s Premiser, but we have not heard of the crops suffering Siang, though for many years in possession right," said the King, "my sentiments are sufficiently instructed, soon find a market one of the larger limbs of a willow in the from this, on the contrary all about this of the highest offices, is generally believed the same." Tai-onen-konn did all in his in other parts of the world, we know that Cathedral Compound was broken short off part, there is every prospect of an abundant to have been poor. Be certainly lived in a power to oppose the peace party. He tried these economic results are not appreciated Some roofs also suffered, but not to any
amall house for which he paid a monthly to make the Porter Association rise up, hav-by the people themselves, or by those great extent. Much damage was also done
The steamer Tunsin, which has been lying rental of about three dollars. His equipageing been their high master. This is one of engaged in supplying their wants, with such to gardens both within and without the here for some time past in order to take tea in the streets was always much loss preten the most powerful societies in the country, precision as to prevent much fruitless effort Bettlement, in some cases both soil and flowers being washed away by the incessant up to Hankow, left yesterday for Shanghai, tious than that of many men of lower but the coolies refused to listen to him, and and grievous suffering. It is only undor ao in rage he determined to kill Henng-in-snch conditions, it is tras, that economie to resume her turn in the regular traffio. The Nanking, which has also been lying. Rumours of troubles in Kan-suh are rife Koun, the Prime Minister. Having got laws are thoroughly worked out, but the here for a similar purpose, is expected to among the people, but there can be hold of two nobles, to whom he gave his or prospect of such a struggle is not the less leave in a few days.-Shanghai Courier. little probability of Yakoob Beg being ders, they hit upon the plan of blowing up painful because we may anticipate from it
anywhere near the border of the Celestial the minister's palace and burning everyone a spread of just economic ideas. Empire. I have not heard of any remit. and everything with it. The idea got wind The following is an extrach from these tance of treasure from Peking to Kan-suh; as before, the two nobles were arrested and Returns of the figures which refer to our M Kwei-yang Fub, 9th May, 1876.
the nearer provinces are probably mulated put to death. Still Tai-cuen-koun did not export trade with China and the Far Sindery last we have had rain nearly in order to pay the Imperial hordes who admit himself beaten. Relying on his pri- | East every night and sometimes in the day-time, have made the north-west a desert by way vileges as King's father, who cannot be con- so the rainy season may now be said to be of pacifying it. There can be no doubt demned under any circumstances, he formed fairly set in. The price of rice, which had that the stream of silver has been diverted an allianos with Tohor Tkisani once his risen before the rain commenced, has been from Reking, for the precious metal is great enemy, In fact, this is the very no lowered, and is now-E. 1.80 per piqul of rapidly rising in price. The dollar is now bleman who some years ago complained to Letters from Feking and Tientsin say
It appears that a band of rebele have worth the same number of cash as the tsel the King of his father's government-
not be forgotten that was ten years ago, Silver does not repre- and it must that the greater part of the crops have been managed to escape to Suv-kung Shan, a rent in bread and meat more than it it was mainly through him the Regent China and lbs. destroyed by drought, and the distressful famous mountain near. Tan-kiang Ting, in
The prospect of famins was upset, and all authority became E'kong formerly did.
4,874,000 state of the miserable population of Chili is Lower Kwoi-chow, and all the troops in that probably helps to keep silver up. The rested in the King-Tobor Thienni was Japan aggravated by a plague of locusts which are part of the Province have been ordered to Imperial power seems to have much faith induced by Tal-ousa-konn to try his. devouring the few cultivated fielde near the desist in the overhauling of the mountain, in the efficacy of its prayers for rain, for hand at another petition, and addressed river banke. The fruit harvest of the pro- under the orders of Soh Yein-eu, the Acting besides thoroughly repairing some of the the King to the effect that it would be vince will also fail. In many part of the Tu-puin Fuh, who is to be relieved for the old sewers, it has actually oxused new ones shameful to have dealings with the foreig-China and jde. country there are no stooks of food left from purpose,whilst the Ti-t'ai, who ought to to be made; but whether they have any ners, that they must fight, &c. &c. On long past years. We are pained to have to say have done this, quietly stays here olamour mouths or not I have not heard. As I reading the composition, the author was we fear matters are now past remedy and a ing for promotion for himself and his pro write heavy dropa are falling, but I fear simply exiled, and the King did not head
teges, who, it appears were the real cause of they are not the prelude to an abundant the advice. the late insurrection. Major-General Chang, rain. Shanghai Courier. the T-tre near relation, has sent a detach- ment of the troops under his command to sack and destroy the Yab-mun of the Kwei show Haien, who happened to have, as Ma
downpour.
(Courier.)
From Chinese reports we learn that the Viceroy of Chihli has lately-called in troops, The Chinese army found Tientsin and in Taku, Shin-cheng and the coast camps is now considerable, but our informant gives no estimate of the numbers. He exgresses some alarm, as there is reason to fear dis- turbances in parts of the province amongst the famine-stricken people.
famine cannot be averted.
F
harvest.
210 catties,
KWEI-CHOW.
let June.
rank.
MOUKDEN.
5th June, 1878.
Undoubtedly the Ring's intentions are good he feels that peace is best for his people; he does not desire the evils of war, nor does he seem at all of a warlike
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DEPARTURER
Jan. 13, Antipodes, from Cardlf to Hong-
kong.
To
1874
1875
lbs.
Japan
To
787,000 1,870,800 402,400
COTTON YARN. For the Month ended B0th April.
1876
Feb. 6, Scotia, from London to Hongkong.. China and
lbs.
its, B'kong
701,000 March 2, Mary L. Stone, from Cardiff to 1,767,500 1,123,600 Hongkong. For the Four Months ended 80th April,
March 10, Min, from London to Hongkong, 1874 1876 1876
- lbs.
Iba, March 18, Benefactor, from New York to 4,058,800 4,318,000 Hongkong, 2,578,400 5,744,000 4,190,600
1876 rde.
March 21, Moss Glen, from London to
Hongkong.
To
Jepan
To
DOTTON MANUFACTURES, For the Month ended 80th April.
1874
1876 rds. 29,481,200 39,726,700 81,034,800 889,500 8,581,800 8,100,600 For the Four Months ended B0th April. 1874 ~ "1878
• Chins and
rds.
Jds. 'kong 164,487,540 184,620,100 147,887,200 0,802,600 18,259,200 10,316,800
WORSTED STUŽTI. For the Month ended 80th April.
1874
Japan
To
For the
Ching end
H'rong
The fact that Sir Thomas Wade's trip to Shanghai has been indefinitely postponed, arwe announced yesterday, is a favourable Bugury; showing, we most sincerely trust; that our spirited Flenipotentiary has brought gistrate of his city, seized some of Chang'a
Passing through the street the other day dispositione is a dever man, and Prince Kung to book. Had Sir Thomas soldiers and thrown them into prison for we saw a sight which, if self-inflicted priva-perhaps he acknowledges to himself that Ohio and
there would not be much change for Cores, | H'king come on, it would have been in order that theft or something of the sort,and to retion and torture could prove a religion or a without arms or army, to struggle against a Japan he might be in telegraphic communisation lease some of their comrades who were in form of it to be true, would go a long way with Downing Street. As it is, it would prison. He cleared out for Lower Kwei- to show that Buddhism is far ahoad of powerful nation.
o- "The natives are not all of the samis opinion. Beom that further reference home is unneces show with his men, but the offiulale demand Christianity. A young, Intelligent, good. sary, We shall refrain from szpressing ed satisfaction for this offair from the Ti-looking priest was half standing in a narrow though "Here we had any trouble in satisfaction until we are assured that-Gir tai, who being pressed, sacrificed and be cags in the hot sun. From the sides of beating the French and Americans," say Japer Thomas has uncompromisingly insisted on headed a Lieutenant-Colonel, who it is said the cage all round were long sharp pointed they, what is the use of giving in before we fight? And naturally. their pride in the fulfilment of all his demande,
was not guilty, being sick at the time The spikica of tron, pointing to and within a news of which having reached Chang and fraction of an inch of his head and body, considerably touched, and more or lest his men, they revolted at once and com. He rested his left hand against two spikes discontent prevailed. Over 1,000 volunteers, Chida and morsed by sacking towns and villages and which were prevented from cutting into his most of them hunters-tiger and pheasant Hong taking Yuin-chan leien, the Civil Magis skin, by a thin handkerchief. When I rhote, bred in the northern provinces,bad Japan trate being one of the Ti-tsi's adopted sons, went up be opened his eyes and turned marched to the Capital, armed with their them, for he could not turn or move his fowling-pieces. Poor fellows! They fully. Shanghai Courier.
head without coming into collision with the expected employment, and to gain more or sharp iron points. His hands were almost less distinction, Peace having been decided equally powerless, He remains there day, the volunteers were not even received, and night till he gets money sufficient to but had to return without a meal, poorer I cannes of course tell you what the repair or build his temple, and is fed from than when they left their home outside tale cage: Other forms of self King's own los este aus akances inflicted torture even more painful would
NIKOPO,
OBETOO.
10th Jane, 1876. Abotit ten o'clock fast evening the natives began to collect in large numbers in the main street of the settlement, for the pur pose of witheadlog a procession in honour of T'ai-ti, the Chiness God of War, the A game of chess, which has lasted about Buniversary of whose death took place two years, and which was played by corro yesterday. The heathen Chines on the spondence between Shanghai and Chefou, average appeared to be considerably jubilant has just won brought to a close in favour on the pasion, if ons may judge from the of the fatter,
TO
yde.
*
1976
rds.
1878
March 20, Gustav and Marle, from Elam..
burg to Hongkong.
March 21, Hoogley, from Boston to Bali
vis and tongkong.
March 28, Oiluroum, from Cardiff to Hong.
koug.
March 28, J. C. Munro, from London to
Hongkong.
March 29, Oregon, from 'Cardiff to Hong.
kong.
1876 729,100 1,201,600 711,600 April 7, Corea, from Liverpool to Hang-
98,750 569,000 119,800 kong. Feur Months ended 30th April. April 8, James Shepherd, from Cardiff so
-1874- 1878
For the Month ended-80th Aptif. 1874. · 1875- -yda *80,180*
Hongkong. April 11, Melbrok, from London to Hang.
Boug.
April 18, Importer, from Cardiff to Hong-
kong
1876 ydo,
yda 8,872,800 4,578,000 6,081,400 416,280 2,276,200 607,000 WOOLLEN AND WORIZED CLOTHE
To
'kong
Japan
For the four
do 18a,800 9,400 - For the Four Sionths ended 30 April
1876 1675 1874 vde.
de. ydar Chine and
282,090 582,600 908,000
12,430
98,900- LEAD TO CHINA AND MONOKUNG.
tote For the month 1,488
1676. ris. 261,000 200
April 13, Alice Buck, from Cardif...të
Flongkong. April 24, Golden Spur, from Cardiff tơ
Hongkong.
*26,900
006
428
3,740
1,699
May 3, Lucia, from London to Hongkong, May 3, St. Anns, from Cardiff to Chafoo May 4, Joseph Haydon, from Cardiff to se
Hongkong, May 11, Prin (str., from Liverpool 48
Shanghai,
Cage 4
Tage 4