Intimations.
AFONG, PHOTOGRAPHER,
by appointment, to
B. E LE ARTHUR KENNEDY,
GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG ; and to
H. L. H. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS OF RUSSIA, Wyndham Street, formerly ATHLETIO CLUB,
Hollection of Views of Onlus, Phot AB on hand the Targent and Best tographic Albumis, Frames, Cases, &o., of autorted sizes. Ex S S. Tigre, Revolving Standard Albums, Armorial Monograms and Postage Stamp Albums, Russia Leather, Velvet and carved-wood Albums, Cases and Frames, nice Albums for Cabinet Portraita only, Portraits of the Generala of the pre- Bont Russo-Turkish War, Eminent British Btatesinen, the two Ohinese Ambassador, In Cabinet and Carte de Visite aleess Coloured Portraits of English Ladies.
Hongkong, Angust 24, 1877.
K
WONG HING CHEUNG & Co.,
COAL MERCHANTS,
Have always on hand for Sale every description of COAL at Moderate. Prices,"
Mr Anyon has been appointed Manager, and ail Orders addressed to him at 57, Pray, or to Mr Far JA, at 30, Hing Lang Street, will receive immediate atten. Hon.
Hongkong, March 19, 1877. mo19
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR HAIPHONG (DIRECT.) The Steamship
"HOLYROOD,"
J. PETERS, Master, will be de spatched for the above Port on FRIDAY, the 18th Instant, at 8 pm,
For Freight or Pazzage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co.
ja18 Bengkong, January 16, 1878.
Not Responsible for Debts.
Noth
Feither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Oraw of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour :—
FORMOSA, German 8-m. eokoonor, Capt. Babweer.-Melchern & Co.
ANNIE 8. HALL, American barque, Capt. Cha H. Nelson.Captain,
Binker, Belilah ship, Captain W. Rey- polás, Order.
GLENFAVIN, Britlah barque, Capt. Lang. Chiness:
VENTA, German barque, Capt. R. Dirka. -Melobers & Co.
R. C. RIOKMERS, German ship, Captain
O. Stolt,Wm, Pulau & Co. PRASTON, British batque, Captain H. D. W. Behul-Wieler & Co.
ADELINA & MARIANNE, Gorman barque, Captain C. N. Dahl-Wm. Pastan & Co.
WARRIOR, British barque, Capt. William Baumann. Wieler & Co.
QUIOKSTEF, American barque, Captain Barnaby.-Captain.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
MAILS will close-
For HOIHOW AND HAIPHỌNG, with
Mails for Fakhol and Hanol Por Albay, at B.30 p.m.-To-morrow, the 17th inst, instead of as previously notified.
For MANILA.—
Per ship Birker, at 4 p.m. Tomorrow,
the 17th inst
For HAIPHONG AND HANOL.—
THE CHINA MAIL.
Volume Sixth of the junks. A local official had estimated the
"CHINA REVIEW."
Now - Ready.
No. III.-Vol. VI. OF THE
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO TUn “China Mail."} (By Southern Routs,)
THE WAR.
[No. 4587-JANUARY 16, 1878.
lenoy's wish, the Committee thought it ad- visable to convene a public mooting of the whole Chinese Community to discuss the matter to-day. The first thing they should do now was to give an opinion on the character of the letters which would be read and then exhibited for scrutiny. After that the speaker would propose that a ballot of these prosent should be taken; those who believed the letters to be genuine would put their votes into one box, and those who
annual export of sugar from the opposite peninsula of Leichow at 140,000 picuis in a good season, and Mr McKean thinks that in time all the sugar, not only of the opposite peninsula but of the out-
LONDON, 13th Jan., 1878.. ports of the island will leave Hoihow in
The whole of the Mediterranean Squadron steamers to the detriment of the junk trade. Besides sugar there is a very has been ordured to rendezvous at the
with the consequent manufacture of A strong feeling of irritation against ground-nut cake, and ground-nut oil. England exista at. Constantinople among the The island also produces large quantities Massulman population, of betel nuts, sesamum seed, lung-ngans, and hemp. The value of the entire export trade, as done by foreign vessels, is estimated at Tla, 316,499.
*CHINA REVIEW DO extensive cultivation of ground-nute, Levant..
Per Zamboanga, at 4.80 p.m., on Thurs CONTAINS-
day, the 17th inat.
Imperial Confucianism.
For SWATOW.-
A Visit to the Country of Gentlemen. Per Norna, at 5 p.m. To-morrow, the The Rhymes of the Shi-king.
17th inst.
Brief Sketches from the Life of Kung-ming. The Tang Kou Chi For HAIPHONG & HANOL-~~
Per Washi, at 5 pm. Tomorrow, the Geographical Notes on the Province of
17th inet, lastead of a previously Kiangel. notified.
Translations of Chinese School-books,
The Russians have completely invested Erzurum.
LONDON, 14th Jan., 1878. The only foreign firm established at Hoihow in 1876 was that of Mr E. The troops going homeward in the Indian Herton, a British subject. The Chinese troop-ship Jumaa, and those coming outward Per Holyrood, at 4.30 p.m., on Friday. Short Notions of New Books and Literary merchants, by whom almost all the trade in the Euphrates have been dotained at |
was done, were organised as a body into a kind of Chamber of Commerce, and Native Literature on Chinese Porcelain. met in a large building to settle market.
the 18th inst.
For MANILA,
Per Esmeralda, at 4 p.m., on Saturday,
the 10th inst
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET.-
The English Contract Packet GEELONG will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, do, on THURSDAY, the 17th Instant.
The following will be the hours of closing
the Malls, &c. :- Wednesday, 18th Instant.--
52.1., Money Order Office closes,
!
6 P.M., Post Office closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 17th Instant,-
7 AM, Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Tettors, and Posting of all correspondence.
10 A.M., Post Offics closes except for Late
Letters Registry of Letters cossen.
Intelligence,
Notes and Queries *----
On Silk-worm Oaks.
A Chinese Advertisement,
Stadles of Words.
Distillation in China.
A Chinese Cola,
The Desert of Gobl. Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c.
China Mail Office,
Hongkong, January 14, 1878.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established A.D. 1841,
香港大藥
A. 8. WATSON & 0...
:
prices. In regard to the boat people, and the coolies, Mr MoKean makes the following interesting observations.
THE BOAT PEOPLE.The boats here, then which it would be hard to find vessels better.
Malta.
diabeltered them into another. When that was done, they would discuss the form ofTM Becurity, and the Committee would after- wards draw up a report to the Governor.
The Sobretary to the Hospital then read
the four letters, which were pasted out on
boards.
The Spokesman next put it to the most- Servier Namyk has started for Kesanliking whether any one had any objection to
a ballot being taken on the letters. to treat about the armistice:
Two or three mombors here spoke at oncə, and one was heard to say that any one hearing the letters would be moved by the. sad statements given therein, and allow himself to be carried away by sentiment to ballot in favour of them without taking
LOOAL AND GENERAL.
snited to ply between the town and the an- THE gunboats Fly and Swinger went out chorage, number about 140, and are roughly on a trial trip this morning and returned divisible into three classes, those of about
110 picula, those of about 60 picule and those to the Harbour this afternoon. of about 36 piouls burden respectively. They
are extremely strongly built, are flat-bot. We have to acknowledge receipt of a tomed, and have each a moveable centre-
the trouble to ascertain whether they were genuine or not. He thought a ballot Hiks this was no criterion.
No one, however, actually opposed the ballot, and It was proceeded with. The result was, all those who voted were in
favour of the letters, come declining to
10.15 A.M., Letters may be posted with FAMILY & DISPENSING OHEMISTS, | than a combination to force a turik. I am 1857 to 1877. It is signed "F. T.," which Tote on either side, but none against them.
to
LATR FRE of 18 cents extra Postage til
11 A., when the Post Office Closes
entirely.
(11.30 A.M., Letters (but Letters only)
to
addressed to the United Kingdom
Via Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Panket with Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage, till
11.50 Az., when the Mall in Anally
closed.
jaly
Hongkong, January 7, 1878.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET, The United States Mail Packet City of
Peking will be despatched on SATUR- DAY, the 19th instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows:-
11 A.M. Registry of Letters ceases. 11.30.M. Post-Office closes, but Letters
(oxcept for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cexte extra Pestage until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies (except the Babamas and Hayti), Costa Kios, Honduras, Monte Video, New Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be sent by this route, Hongkong, January 12, 1878. ja19
WHOLESALN AND RETAIL DAUGGISES, IMPORTERS
we presume means Bishop Raimondi.
board, sapable of being lowered two feet pamphlet entitled, **Dates and Events below the bottom of the boat, which not connected with the History of Education ia only enables them to took to perfection in Hongkong. Hongkong: Printed at St. deep water, but by being let down, acts as
Lowls Reformatory, 1877," The sketch an anchor in shoal water.
There is a boat guild, as we call it; it is covers the ground of twenty years, from rather an organization for mutual defenos told that all comers from certain large villages at the eastern end of the Hoibow creek, but no others, have the right to ply this vocation. For the monopoly thus guar- DRUGGISTS' SUNDRINE, NURSERY REQUIanteed the boats can be used for government
work without remuneration. SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ErGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENOK PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS OF
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilin Water, and other Aerated Waters.
The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876. abonneme
THE "CHARTER OAK” AFFAIR. A Kyfong meeting took place to-day in
The organization has a staff of officers, so the Tung Wah Hospital in reference to this to speak, two head boatmen and an account-matter. There were prenant about 100 ant. The head boatmen go about to the
While the ballot was being taken a great deal of conversation took place among those present on the subject of emigration to Honòlalu, some for and some against ib, 2 The security question was then discussed in the midst of the general convexiation. The charterer's agents, the Kwong Sang Tai Hong, were willing to pledge that the $8
various honga to ascertain what employment Chiness of all classes, consisting of some of there is. They exercise a disciplinary fafiu- the present Committee, ex-Committee, and men would be lended free men st Honolulu, ence and wield a power of a certain kind, members of the Hospital, and many of the the men to give a promissory note hers since an appeat made to them will most likely reanit in the stoppage of the misbe- Kylong (the Chinese community generally), for the $45 pamage money, payable in haviour complained of. So far as I can besides 30 or 40 Intending passengers by instalments within six months after arrival; learn there is perfect free trade within the the Charter Oak. The charterer Lum Ping if the men should not be able to find organization. A boat gets what it bargains for and oon take as little as it feels inclined and bis agents the Bhang Wo Tai Hong, employment the limit of six months should be extended to much time as they should be to but the head boatmen get feed on the were also present. carriage of sertain goods, and 3 cash e bag
Mr Wong Kwan Tong acted as spokes. able to pay, and the charterer on no account. The publisation of this iṣrus commenced on all sugar carried is paid into a fund for at 7.50 p.m.
the benefit of the decrepid. There are also, man and opened the meeting by stating would bring preasure to hear on the men by I have been told, six shrines in the boatmen's that last Sunday there was a mesting in suing them; that the charterer should not villages which have to be kept going out of.
force the man to enter into contracts with himself or any other person against their will; and that the security could he only COOLIES These people, who carry cargo. and baggage from boats to hongs and from Intimating that all the horrors of coolie released on the receipt of authentic informa honge to boats, number about 110, and are, slavery were existing there. The letters ton that thess conditions had been comis like the boat people, organized. What one would suppose to be the commonest vocation would be read and would speak for pied with.
rumours were The above is an outline of the business & human being can resort to, requiring no themselven, greater preparedness than a carrying pole adort that emigration to the Sandwich transacted at this meeting, in the course and the strength and trifling skill to wield
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16, 1878,
Tan last but probably, to Hongkong readers, the most interesting report in the bulky volume of trade reports, just issued by order of the Inspector General of Oustome, in that of Mr Edward MoKean, the Acting Commissioner of Customs at Hoihow. We have described the report as the most interesting one to Hongkong readers, because this Colony will no doubt be chiefly con- cerned in the development of the trade
common funds, besides thestrionl perform-reference to the emigration to Honolulu ances at stated periods, and other similar It appeared that four letters had been sent to this Hospital by Chinese In Honolulu, semi-religious celebrations,
1
Meantime
it, is yet at this port a calling not to be Islands was being carried on here. These of which several of the intending emigranta engaged in unless by men of some substance. reached the eart of the Government, and expressed a decided wish to go, notwith-
The coolic MAILS » THE FRENCH PACKET,—- The French Contract Packet TIGRN will
and 000 guild, as we call it, admits, the Hon. O, C. Smith, Registrar General, standing the allegations in the latters
all comers who can pay an be despatched from Hongkong on
entrance fee of $13. The monopoly is sant Lal Shik Kal (the kidnapping detec. which they had heard read, while the THURSDAY, the 24th Inst. with
sanctioned offloially in an indirect way, and tive) to the Hospital to fetch those letters, majority said nothing, and none of the Malls to and through the United of the Island, and so very little has in return the services of the coolies are liable and they were forwarded on to HE the emigrants manifested any disinclination to Kingdom and Europe, vid Mar been made known up to the present to be requisitioned to do government work Governor, who refused to allow the Charter go. Two of them said they had come back sciller; to Saigon, Singapore, Bata- yia, Galle, Australls, New Zea-moment either in regard to what has unpaid.
The climate had so far proved healthy Oak to proceed, as there were circumstances from Honolulu and were going there land, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Bey actually been done in the way of trade chelles, Reunion, Mauritius, Suez, there since the port was opened to to the Europeane stationed there, and which seemed to him to be suspicious. The again. There was no sach ill-treatment as and Alexandria. This is the best foreigners, or the commercial prospects the inhabitants-with the exception of intending passengers paid some $85, and that asserted in the letters, at least during opportunity for forwarding Corrs of the place. As the place was only those of one village, whose avocation as others $3 osch as passage money, while the time they ware there, and some of the VELOCITY, British barque, Captain R. spondence to E. Africa, the Cape, opened on the let April in 1876, Mr junkmen was to some extent encroached their tickets stated the sum to be $45.98 men said they were willing to go and Martin-Wm. Pustau & Co.
St. Helena, and Ascension. ABERNYTE, British barque, Captain Letters may also be forwarded to INDIA McKean's report only extends over a upon and imperilled by the foreign
by this Packet but can be paid only period of nine months, to the end of the steamers had on the whole behaved As to the $8 men, they actually paid would pay back the $46 when they received Cougours.-Order.
year. The Acting Commissioner deals with great civility. The women are the no passage whatever, the $8 being only to their wages at Honolulu.
TARTAR, German brig, Captain Kaomena. -Molokers & Co.
MARCIA, British stemmer, Capt. J. H. Broker. Slemissen & Co.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
in the first place with the question of principal labourers everywhere, and Mr pay for their food on board. At the meet-
ing last Sunday, the charterer's agent came forward and explained that $35 was the
The letters, as wo bave said before, are
open to suspicion, and having seen them, we still adhere to that opinion. Two of
Jan. 15, Abernyte, British barque, 728, The following will be the hours of closing to the risks of entering the harbour were company to flight to the abandonment of amount of the passage money be charged, them are supposed to have been sent by
Congours, Liverpool July 13, Coal,
OBDEL.
Jan. 16, G. H. Wuppuus, German ship, from Whampoa.
Jan, 18, Antipodes, British barque, from Whampoa.
DEPARTURES.
Jan. 16, Christine, for Whampoa
16, Tching Tsing, Ohl." g.b., for a
cruise.
16, Bombay, for Yokohama
16, Cyphrens, for Shanghai,
Alexandria, for Chefoo.
CLEARED.
B. O. Rickmers, for Diamond Laland.
Birker, for Meuille.
Taiwan, for Coast Ports.
Wash, for Haiphong.
Casandra, for Saigon.
Samar, for Whampoa
B1. Andresse for San Francisco,
Bephie D., for Iloilo.
PASSENGERS.
*DEPARTED,
Per Bombay, for Yokohama, Mrs Wood and infant, Mesars P. Howard, Lim Poh and Bing Koys,
TO DEPART. Per Geelong, from Shanghai: for South- Ampton, Mr W. A. Paynter. From Toko- Hams for Southampton, Mrs Hartley, 8. children and nat, female servant, and Mrs Banlis for Brindíal, Mr A. Q. Mackay.
as far as Ceylon. The postage to Ceylon must be prepaid. Such let tors should be marked Paid to Calle the accessibility of the harbour, and it McKean mentions that they are possessed only; they will go on from Galle as is satisfactory to learn that the notions with a ridiculous fear of foreigners, the unpaid.
prevailing at the opening of the port. as sight of whom often starts a whole With the exception in the main incorrect. This is what bag and baggage.
of mutton, all kinds of meat are abundant, Mr McKean saya on the point:--
There is no dangor or difficulty in entering good and cheap. The report will, we the port from the west, beyond what may be think, be regarded as a satisfactory one cousioned by a very strong current. From on the whole, the east, however, it would be still premature
the Malls, de, Jan Wednesday, 23rd Inst...
62.M., Money Order Office oloses.
Post
Offics closes except the Nisur Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 24th Inst-
7
7 A.M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, Posting of all correspondence,
10 AM, Regletry of Letters cessON,
and
11 A.M., Post Offico closes except for Late
Letters
[11.10.x, Letters (but Letters only)
to say that access is easy for all kinds of Tur recent telegrams from Europe are Vessels. has been demonstrated that more than one channel, both deep and wide said to have had a very appreciable and well defined, exists, and that the conti effect on the share market here, especially
current, is undoubted, but vessels have gone
It.
Do that so far as he was concerned, the men the Dow Yi Tong at Ronolulu, but they who paid $35 were free passengers who bear no signature nor seal, and are wilt. paid their own passage; as to the $8 men, ten in a rather illiterate style, quite un- they were to give a promissory note for becoming to an institution similar to the $45, payable in six months after arrival: Six Companies at San Francisco. Now that the men would not have to enter into an institution of that Importance must contracts of Honolulu, and that he would be presumed to possess a Secretary give security that the men would be free who should be able at all events to
attous lines of sandbanks which for so long the one stating that the whole of the on landing. And he asked the Commit-write an elegant letter, and it is only. were believed to block up the entrance of Mediterranean Squadron had been or tee to petition the Governor on his behalf reasonable to expect that a communica except thoseto and through Australia, the Hainan Straits on the east do not dered to rendezvous at the Levant. to move His Excellency to allow the ship ton of such grast moment should bear may be posted on payment of a generally exist. That some sandbanks would seem from late mail advices that to Late Fen of 18 canta extra postage, exist, and that there is at times a terrifoeveral vessels of the Squadron nisem to proceed. On the day following, Mr Leo a seal or a signature of the head-men of which BG straight out to sen from Hainan Head bled in Besiks Bay had heen permitted Tuk Cheong and the charterer had an the Low Yu Tong. The letters were, more. without crossing aheale, and have made for to proceed to Malta and elsewhere to interview with the Governor, when over, written on shabby paper the same place in coming to the port without winter, and, if we interpret the telegram His Excellency expressed a wish to see the respectable institution would think of send. incurring what the captains telleved to be rightly, it simply means that, in view of Committee. So accordingly thirteen gen- ing to another respectable institution. As undue risks. There existe, some five miles the passage of the Balkans by the Rustlemen waited on His Excellency yesterday to the other two, one is supposed to have to the north of the Taya Islands, which are, glans, the British Government deem it afternoon. At this interview the Committee been written by one Lam Shan UK, but I understand, very conspicuone, & channel, round-about it is tine, but safe and spadlosis, desirable to have the whole of the fleet
until 11.30, when the Post Office CLosas
entirely. Hongkong, January 10, 1878.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.
Ja24
Daylight.-Taiwan leaves for Ocast Ports,
and as easily found as any route of the kind once more in the Levant to lend in- asked if His Excellency would allow the who he is nobody knows; the other s can be. I am incompetent to describe fluence to Britiah interests at Constan veszel to proceed on the security pro supposed to have been written by 80 Chinese Daylight-day loaves for Hofhow, de bearinge, but I trust that in due time a tinople, stand guard over that city, or posed. His Excellency said his object was passengers who had gone in a vessel before. Noon-English Mall leaves for Ports chart of it, published to detail and by sus prevent by its presence the occurrence the same as that of the Committee, in But whatever may be the Chinese opinion
of Call and Europe..
thority, will be forthcoming for the informa of any fanatical cat-burate against protecting ignorant voolles from being on the letters, the great question is whe Goods per Galatea undelivered after this tion of shipmartoza, vajz
Christians on the part of the Mahomme- data subject to rent.
The Washi and the Eastern Isles seem dan population at the various Levantine badly used in foreign lande, and if the ther the allegations in the lettera mes trus to have been the only vessels that called ports. The Levant is rather a vague Committed ware satisfied that the men or not, and this those who balloted to-day at the port tatil the end of June, but rendesvous, as it includes the ces cast would not be ill-need and made a report seem to have lost sight of, ás no one pas- after that month other and larger from the Dardanelles to Port Said to him to that effect after enquiries and sent could contradict the denial of the two steamers made their way thither. Alto What share a British feet would be able discussion among themselves, he would intending emigrants. Of course they may gether during the nine months there or be permitted to take in the defence
General Memoranda. FRIDAY, January 18:-
&p.m. Holyrood leaves for Haiphong,
From Hoogkong for Suez, Me di LSATURDAY, January 19:-- Phillipe for Southampton, Mr EL Roper/
Noun, American Mall leaves for Yoko for Madras & gun lancar
hama and San Francisco. Foop-Esmeralda leaves for Manila,
Per Faiwan, for Coast Porte, 100 Chie Per Washi, tor Hofhow, 2 Europeana, and 80 Chiasts.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Note.
CARGO. For 8. 9. Geelong, for Lozidon, 3,625 boxes, 101 hali chests and 80 pkgu Tea, 209 bales Raw Silk, 88 bales Waste Bilk, 29 sea Silk Piece Goods, and 150 pigs. Bundries; for Continent, 147 bales Raw Jilk, 8 canes Bilk Piece Goods, 126 bales Docoons, & bales Waste Silk, and 33 pkge Fundries for Boston, 472 boxes, 208 half- Phosts and 21 pkgs Tas,
Monbar, January 21:
Goods por Carenes undelivered after
this date subject to razši
TUESDAY, January 23 ---
entered and cleared 88 steamships of of Constantinople is not very easy to then take the matter into consideration be true, for aught we know; but there was 18,883 tons total capacity. The most conjecture, and remains to be demon. He wished them particularly to ascertain no evidence before the mosting to confirm valuable item in the import trade was strated. The telegram we publish to-day also whether they believed the letters them, and measures ought to have besa opium of which 521 plouls, ware im- stating that two of the Indian troop ships they received were gennine or not, and taken to verify them.
The Commit ported. This commodity pays a total passing Malta are ordered to remain make a report to him taxation of Tia 50 apicul the whole at that port is even more significant to then asked if the 63 men were being levied as soon as the opium in It at least shows that the British
landed. There is no transit duty. The Government entertains some apprehen left out, whether His Excellency would Goods per Mongolia undelivered after value of the opiater imported in estituation that it may become quickly involved allow the $35 men to proceed. His Excel.
this date subject to rank,
FRIDAY, January 25-
pm Meeting of Shareholders of the ., C. & M. Steamboat Co., Limited, at No. 60' A, Queen's Road, 4.Meeting Shareholders the H. K. Hotel Co., Limited, at Hong kong Hotel, FRIDAY, February 1:
Sp.z.Occidental & Oriental 8. 8. Co.
Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Han Traugison,
ed at Tie 105,280; that of other foreign in s struggle with Hassia not many laney replied that that would also be a Imports, chiefly cotton goodie, at hundreds of miles away from Constant matter for consideration. The Committee 108,886) and that of the native imports nople, unless indeed the protection of the asked that in dass of security being given. at Tia. 64,493, making a total valutation Suez Canal is the object in view. We
of Tie, 368,861. The staple of the ex- are however little inclined to balleve by the charteras, what sort of security port trade is sugar, the quantity ex- England will become involved in should it be. His Excellenty replied that ported in foreign vessels during the nine the war. Kesanlik, where a Turkish he would leave that to the Committee, but months having stated to 98,141 Minister has just gone to arrange shit was most important that they should piculs, suntly the whole of which came armistice, is a town at the entrance to give an optaton as to the character of the to Hongkong About 60,000 ploule are the Schipks Pass on the Roumelian adopters. Now in pursuance of His disso, algo estimated to have been exported in of the Balkans.
Police Intelligence. (Both Magistrates Sitting.) Jan. 16, 1877.
- STRALING FOWES.
To Aků, a coolie, was sent to two months?
UNLAWFUL POSAKSALON. hard labour for stealing a fowl.
Edward Jennett, a seaman residing at the fallors' Home, was charged with stealing an opium pipe, the property of the com pradore at the Home. The defendant said he only picked it up to look at it, and then