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No. 4714.—August 13, 1878.] Shipping Office this morning and reported himself as a deserter, saying he had left his vessel because he had been badly need, and He was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour, or until the return of the Koro, providing she arrives before the expiration of the sentence...

THE British ship Oneida, Captala Olyma, which reached Bamburg from this port on

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table and breaking some crockery vained himself liable to prosecution by his caroless at 50 cents. Fined 50 cents each.

carrying he sham, by the lega whiɑb-were- Li Aying and Lum Ashu, akop coolies,

tied together so tightly that blood flowed from them. Fined 60 cents each.

San Yan and two others, licensed hawkers, Ko. Asam, and two others, barbers, Talk

and Un Akam, jaatiok maker, obstruct Ing the public thoroughfare. Fined 50 dents each.

Leung Aman, carpenter, Wong Ayan and two other shopmen, obstructing the public thoroughfares. Fined $1 each

11684.

Yours,

Liverpool, 40/ have been obtained per ton of 2240 lha, hemp. To New York, 6 for 4 balea hemp, and $6 per ton of 2240 lbs. per ton dry sugar.

The following are the chartera effected up to aug. 7---

Espiegle, Brit. barque, for London, 300 tons dry sugar at £1, and 800 bales hemp at £2/10.

however, dhl not bowl in the first instance, came across me, that this process of seat and the Australians who took the first shifting was very like the March Hare and overs, Allan (left-handed) and Boyle, the Hatter at the tea-party in Alice in

great many English bowlers. In fact, Lucas (Cambridge, Univeralty) and Shuter (the old Winchester Laplata) out them about a good "deal; so the Australian Captain (Gregory) thought it bigh time to play his trump card, and Spofforth took Li-the ball from Allan. It seemed to me that

Spotforth's first ball was a very slow. "Lice," Lucas at once lost his narve. For instance, and, as it proved, not straight; get Lucas did nothing with it. He guarded his wisket

Wont Australian, British barque, for verpool, 400 tons wet sugar at £16.

Umba, Brit. ship, for New York, $8.50 per ton dry sugar, to load at Iloilo.

Ses Toiler, Brit. barque, for the Chan

private terms.

But it was tot witions resBOTENED, WRES Bey had maneuvred to leave the two Generals somewhat to themselves. For Mukhtar Pasha had not come on mere empty coromony. It was evident

had brought Usman some important nowa, The two Genorals lost no time in forms. They put their heads together and remained for some minuten in earnest whispered conver cation. It was pleasant meanwhile to observe the mutual confidence and respect which

the 19th June, after a long and tedions with a number of others not in onstody in | this subject is of interest to the writer of nel, to load sugar and hemp at Cebu, at no doubt; but sa the ball did not threaten the two most aminout of Turkish lenders

passage of over four months and a half, created some interest in Hamburg. All the newspapers there improved the occasion and. descanted on the fact that she is the largest and longest sailing ship that ever entered the port, while her going up the river with- out being lightened she is 2394 tone re- gieter, beit remembered-was looked upon sa quite a feat. Her passage, however, secma to have been somewhat unique as regards contrariness. It is said she didn't sail home, but drifted all the way" and our seafaring readers will doubtless appreciato thin apparent paradox when we add that the Oneido had S. E. and S.S.E. winds down the Sea, had to beat down laside the Para

'se Ashing, & coal-coolie, being concerned beating a man with bricks and carrying poles, and breaking his head. Fined $150

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before Hia. Honor James Russell, Esq., Acting Puisuo Judge,)

August 13, 1878.

was a claim for goods supplied. Defendant Chung Asam v. Fanny Ray, 810-This

did not appear, and judgment was given for plaintiff, with conta,

Lai Amang v Bowler, $10.—This was s claim to recover $10, the amount promined use reward for the finding of two dogs was to be paid as soon as the dogs were tonnd, and if a conviction was obtained to be paid.

which the defendant had lost. The reward

To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL"

August 8, 1878, SIE-In your issue of the lat instant, you have, under the heading Chinese Notes," the following passage:The sub- ject of marriages in the Canton Province is full of interest. Strange mutual-support societies are frequently formed by the maidens, who sometimes, etc., etc. If those notes, he will doubtless bo glad to learn that it is more fully discussed in the Shanghai Courier of the 9th February 1877, in which 1 also gave the translation of an article from the Chinese issue of the Hong. kong Daily tress, and the translation of a forbidding young ladies to belong to those Proclamation by the Prefect of Cantor,

so-called ** Golden Orokid” societies.

Yours truly,

H. A. Q.

To the Editor of the “China Mail."

August 11, 1878. SIR-With all due deforenco to “An Old Thespian," I would beg him to refer ones more to the letter I addressed you on the ance. He would find that I was not therein subject of Dr Silvester's mesmeric perform-

attributed to me that of speaking of mes guilty of the ignorance he has sa obligingly merism and the superatural (the concrete

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Coron, British ship, for San Francisco, sugar at $0 per ton.

Cookermouth, Brit. ship, for New York, $5 for 4 bales hemp.

Sapphire, British ship, for Liverpool, at 12 per ton hemp.

White Rose Brit. ship, for New York, at $5 for 4 bales hemp.

Henry A. Litchfield, Amer. barque, for New York, $450 for 4 bales hemp.

Sarah Nicholson, British ship, for Now York, $8.50 per ton dry sugar, to load at Hoilo,

Figogna, Italian barque, for the Chan net, to load wat sugar at Hollo, private. pore; Emuy, from Hongkong; 29, Eathon Arrivals -July 27, Pansy, from Singa-

de Rivadavia, from Hongkong; Conchita, allen, from New York via Singapore; illa from Hongkong; 30, S. G. Pinkham, from

cela (anchoring nearly every day for hours) against any person, a reward of $25. was and the abstract as "one and the same Cape of Good Hope; Saratoga, from Bom- he is not a real "master," not a maestro. former sent, and our conversation, such la

tbrough Gaspar and across the Java Sea owing to a strong E.S.E. current; while after

leaving Sunday she had calms and light betting winds all the way. Her royals were mat for exactly two months, and there never was wind enough to koop them steadily full all the way to the Western Islands: the clewlines out the royala from olew to centre, and every other clellas and buntline was unrove for not less than six weeks. into the English Channel she had a fair run; but the weather' was thick and dirty, and the lead had to be continually used. Easterly winds and fogs in the North Sea completed the list of adverse conditions of a voyage which, though containing nothing of the perilous, yet· savoure not a little of the wonderful. Fortunately there was plenty of food on board.

The defendant denied liability. Plaintiff said that be overbeard the defendans telling Luxong No. 253 that he would give a reward to any person finding the dogs. He (plaintiff) sturdy afterwards found the dog at the Uivil mospital, and told the defendant where they could be found. Defendant pas him ou from time to time, and then refused to pay the reward.

Defendant dented that he ever promised to pay the plaintiff any reward; the dogs were found at the Civil Hospital without the plainuff's stances. The servants at the hospital used to cause bim (defendant) no little annoyance by feeding his dogs, tuus Bucing them away. He had reason to were to have received part of the $10. believe, that the servants in the-Hospital

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His Lordship dismissed the cas6--------- Mr Bowler asked for expenses. the case.

His Lordship said he simply dismissed

thing." The gist of my letter was to the bay Aug. 1, Salvadora, from Amoy; Mar- effect that, as an opponent of the super-quea de la Vistoria, from Hongkong; 2, natural, I objected to Dr Silvester's highly Esmeralda, from Hongkong; 6, Aurrera, supernatural trick being regarded as due to from Liverpool, &c.; Kimay, from Amoy; mesmerio influence; in fact, to its being 6, Warwickshire, from Cape of Good Hope. result of the manual and mental effirts of pore, & Leyte, for Hongkong: 80, Jo set down by the audience as a legitimate Departures—July 27, Laos, for Singa Dr Silvester, instead of being recognized as tuo, for London via Uebu; Sarah Nichol- simply a mechanical trick which it would son, for New York via Iloilo 3 Aug. 5, be for the audience to discover if they could. Nuevo Conatante, for Hongkong via La However, in lashing my truly lament-guimants; 7,-Sedan, for London; 8, kindly placed ms on a coign of vantage of raids, for Hongkong, Figogna, for Fal- able" ignorance An Old Thespian" has Henry A. Litchfield, for New York; Bame which I shall not be slow to avait myself, month via Iloilo; Cookermouth, for New He goes on to state that there is not one York; Salvadors, for Singapore, Sea Toiler, edusated, or fairly intelligent porson in for Liverpool via Cebu; Rochelais, for Hongkong who does not believe in the science London. bears his name," which is of course merely which Mesmer immortalised, and which new

a variation of that form of sophism knowɑ as the Fallacia plurium interrogationen, since everybody believes in just so much of the anionee of Mesmerism as falls within the domain of true soiente. When, how- ever, Mesmerism oversteps those bounds and professes, as in Dr Silvester's triak, to re- gard gravitation as an unimportant factor in human affairs, then, I imagine, anyone is justilled in the nas of such a term as the

LONDON "GOSSIP. (Pioneer.)

his wicket, Spofforth's presumption should seemed to feel. It has been stared they Bullion, American ship, for San Francis-not have passed with impunity. The next are jealous of each other; but their manner ball was a full pitch, and came as if from a (if only one could judgo Orientals by their wannow. It was dead for the wicket, but manner) atrongly belie tuis: it betokened Lucas stopped it well. The third ball was both esteem and liking. In my opinion, sent with the same terrific velocity, but Mukhtar Pasha is the inest capable come was short-pitched and whizzed harmlessly mander, if not the only really talented one, but alarmingly near the batsman's head, which this war has brought out on either. Spofforth has acquired the name in England side, and his appearstice contrma hi of the "domon," and I thought to myself character. I saw before me a well-made that the infernal epithet was not injudi- active little man, quite a different type to clously applied. His style of bowling is Osman, Indeed more like an Italian thần furious and, so to say, malignant. Ho an Ottoman, with dappor figure, animated takes a very long run, working himself gesture, and pleroing, but thoughtful, black apparently into a frenzy as he approaches eyes, every movement was full of energy, the wicket, and then with gestures of the After perhaps three minutus' rapid cca. utmost haired and ferocity delivers (it may versation, in which not a acoond had beent. 7 be) the mildest slow "tice" in the world lost in formsities both men manifestly man's thigh-bone like a dry twig or (just as likely), a ball that would break a understanding sach other, Mukhtar with-k

I drew a hurriedly as he had entered, the innings, and came to the oondiston resp.et from Ghazi Usman watched vr Spofforth carefully throughout receiving the samo marks of protound When he had that, riowing orloket as one of the fine acts, gone, I resumed at Osman's invitation my

Nevertheless, he is a wonderini. wicket- it was, was renewed. Un his part, it com taker. He reminded me of Russian general ainted obiefly of questions about Engluth ship, to which bribery and extermination fueling, but no seemed deeply interested are such congenial expedients of strategy, and when I mentioned the enthusiasm Spofforth's balls are not always straight and which his name, as the hero of Pierus, must be very demoralining to the batter. are rather seldom well-pitched; but they always evoked in England, kis gratification was not the less manifest for hin off its to His gesture of delivery is always one and keep it within bounds. Our interv.ew may the same-that of a raging maniae; but the have lasted altogther a little more than hait bowling itself le of three winds full pitches, an hour, when a sign from Tahir Bey balls more or less well pitched (both these indicated that it was time to take our very slowest of slow "tieen." "Nothing military salute, anti rested I am also coming with the pace of lightnlug) or the leave. Wa Accordingly rosa, gave the warned the batsman, until the ball left the to know why the Russiaus have been so bowler's hand, what to prepare for. Spot prompt to release Ghazi Usman, I cannot forth takes just an eager a run, with the think that a soldier, who has shown himself same savago and demoniacal gesticulation, so fearless and devoted, can have contrasted » for the gentlest and most insinuating "tice" any engagement, with them which would that could be given to a girl, as when he tarnish us great name. Probably they hurls a dreadful full-pitch like a cannon. thought that the Sau stofano Treaty would a ball. Mr Lucas and nearly all the Surrey be at oude carried out, and that the fighting men appeared to be somewhat cowed, or at was over. It certainly was magnanimity. None of the papers have given at all an adequate description of the scene at the rato embarrassed and bewildered, by At any rate, should hostilities break out this bowling. Little Bhuler alone seemed again, their calculation, whatever it may Fung Yaen v. Hunt, $2.56-This was

Charing Cross railway station when Lord to take it with indifferanos. He hit it about have been, is likely to prove a mistaken daim for the value of two pairs of boots

Bonannsfield took his departure for Berlin. freely enough, fast or slow just as it me. one I may msution that my friends sad laosa supplied to the defendant, who

could almost fancy from their accounts Altogether, I don't think Mr Spofforth's Tahir Bey, who introduced me on this is a private in sl, M.'s. 74th Regiment,

that none of the papers had had reporters bowling will be so fatal a month henics as it ocession, is half on Englishman, at any rate Defendant denied liability on the ground

sotto. At any rate, their reports give noin now in its first strangeness.

s to his tastes and ways. He speaks that he did not ressive boots but money.

supernatural" and if "An Old Thespian" notion of what was the prevailing charno- I did not soo much of the Australian in- English as well as i do, having boon for The plaintiff having stated when the mesmerio pretentions he will tind super-trae, as the papere any, that tho rrime ninge. The crack hat of the side, C. Ban- some years in India in the Bengal Police

will consult Dr Carpenter's able exposé of teristic of the scene, its gaiety. It is quite goods were supplied,

our Sergi, Daniel Wieler was called. there more than once. Again, et an Old a little grandiloquenes) an ovation, and giving two chances within the first three Commissioner in the Hussian Gamp at Sal human," "an equivalent term, employed Minister received what may be called (with nerman, made, I thought, a poor exhibition, His present appointment is that of Turkish

work for the Company.

The first time he had a very narrow Stefano, and his close official connection de stated:-The plaintiff is authorized to Thespian" says, "To mesmerise & person is that he was cheered again and agalu “with overs.

with the Russians does not seem to havez There just as simple as to deaden the sensee with enthusiasm." Enthusiasm, however, is escape, and the second he did not escape at affairs of the Bank, and Balance sheet for allowed to get boots (elastic side-boots) at chloroform or laughing-gas." Now, sir, rather too solemn and eatnest a word for all. One of the Australians is almost as augmented his affection for them."

$1.25 per pair. They may get boots-or-have myself been under the influence of ohlo perfect accuracy. He was obsered vocife peculiar-as-a batsman aa-Spofforth is 88 keeps a book in which the man puts down Old Thespian" the sum of five hundred Mexi-affectionate chaff. It is observable that the ball quite beyond gravitation; but contenta Fraucis Charles, father of the present im roform, yet 1 will undertake to pay to Arously and cordially, but with a kind of bowler. This is Mr Midwinter, a perfect colossus, who looks capable of hitting the his regimental number, name, and the can dollars ($500) if he will either mesmerise English people, when they get really fond himself with keeping his stumps upright, peror of Austria, was the author of the price agreed on. This is a voucher to me me himself or find anyone else who can. What of a public man, always mix come quizzes and snisking now and then a modest one." winkedeat criticism ever passed. Leopold that the things have been got, chAn Old Thespian means is bigar enough; nover like a statesman immensely, unless Brat, and that he generally comes out last. his Imperial Highness a very brilliant, bus maker brings his book to me, and I check bat a writer who does not distinguish be

with their expressions of attachment. They They say the Australians always put him in de Meyer, the pianist, had played before the items off.: The account thus shown

Lord Palmerston was a truly popular a e calculated 9/11 exchange 10/117.

Minister as this country has ever had; but, mab) on Monday; and when I left the conc.usion, the artist's brow was pearled The account is presented to each man on

though the people liked him seriously, they ground bo was in still, having survived four with drops of perspiration as big as kidney the last day of the month, sud he signs it.

treated him seriously. Their affection

or five comrades. The match was continued beans, I have heard Toalborg," said the The defendant objected to sign his account, saying he had had no boots, procured

made them familiar, and he was always on Tuesday, but I was unable to see ita Archduke to the pianist, who bowed," and "Old Pam for them. This English habit conclusion as I had hoped. Of course the have heard Liszthore the artist blushed y the shoemaker's book, and shewed the

THE CAT NUISANOL,

of dissembling regard under brusquerie was

Australiane won this matob as they havo all and bowed more deeply" but I must say defendant his signature. He denied the signature, but after being pressed and

To the Editor of the "CHINA Mail."

apparent at Charing Orosa on Saturday. their others, except with Notts, in England. that neither of them"-here a bow with a The crowd was more than cordial, but it The following extract from a private basement and a subcellar-"neither of cross-examined, be admitted to one item

Hongkong, August 13th.

was not ceremonious. The cheering was letter I have just received from a friend them perapired half as much as you do." zor laces of six cente. The shoomakor

BIR,I went to bed on Sunday night at hearty and vociferous, but given just as now at Constantinople may prove Intereat- viz.,ouarged him with taking the book from him 8p.m., and was aroused on hour or two often for "Dizzy' as for Lord Beaconsfield.ing, since it helps to convey a distincter and forcibly and scratching out its name with a afterwards by the screaming, screeching, Then a voice would call out Suck out more personal impression than most of us tead pencil, thus endeavouring to defraud howling, mewing, pwashing and schmwack- for Bessarabia, Dizzy," and another would have of men who have played such import the shoemaker. Unfortunately for himselfing of any number of cats at no great dis-say: And, Dizzy, to money indemnity;" ant parts as Osman and Mukhtar Pashas:- he scratched out bis name for the lauath of tance. The noise resembled that of a pura- and in each case there would be shouts of "On Tuesday, Tahir Boy took me to the June instead of July. Lefendant admitted ber of Chinese females and a couple of laughter. Lord Beaconsfeld's face, mean- Seraakterate (War Office) with the promise scoring out his name. Defendant aub. dozen dranken Billinsgate fishwives quar while, was se impassive as a deal board. sequently admitted getting 70 canta, and relling, & Chinese Musical Festival, a barrel There were two ladies on horseback-a very After waiting a few minutes in an ante- the Captain asked him why he signed for organ and Reuter's telegram all in one, unusual sight in a railway station-who, us room, was admitted to the great man's $1.25, and he then said he had not signed only this noise was something worse, much friends of Lard Beaconsfield, had been official apartment, a large and loits zoom, for boots but for money,

worse, and was distinguished by a succes

admitted to the roadway beside the plat- provided, as usual, with chairs and divans sion of starp and sudden snaps and form. Samuel Hunt, the defendant, sworn, stated-What the Sergeant has said is rwr-pwashs, too, too awful for me these ladies for the greater part of the few Day and I stalked side-by-side into the He was speaking to one or other of stiffly ranged along the four walls. Tabir true.. I scored out my name, but I did with my meagre knowledge of the English minutes before his train started, precisely middle of the room where we stood at at

language (and that fellow who has ‘joined.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATIJN,

Twenty-sixth report of the Court of Di restore to the Urdinary half-yea.ly General Meeting of Shareholders to be held at the City Mall, Hoogkong, on Thursday, the 16th August, 1878, at 3 pm.

GENTLEMEN,The Directors have now to suomit to you a general statement of the

the half-year ending 20th June last..

the net profits for that period, including $13,284.72 brought forward from last so count, aster paying all obarges, deducting interest paid and due, making provision for bad, and doastful accouns, aud for differ

shoes, but authing else.

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The shoomaker

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NAPOLEON's brother-in-law, the Archduke

mate of the day, amʊent to $412,569.11, ut against the defendant is $2,56, and this tween a universal affirmative and a parti. they can laugh at him a little, I suppose. He certainly went in first (with Q. Banner- apparently very exhausting piece, for at ita

ORCO IN LICLange between the rate at viniqu the Dividend is declared, and the current

which, after taking out Rebate on Bilis nat yet due, and kemuneration to Directura, there remains for appropriation $897,020.82. From this sum, the Directors recommend the payment of a Dividend of One Pound Sterling per share, which will absorb $177,717.77.

The Directors recommend placing $200,000 to the credit of Reserve rand, whien will then stand at $1,200,000, and carrying forward the Dalance, $19,243.05, to the credit of new Profit and

Loss accuant

The Directors have to congratulate the Shareholders upon the continued prosperity of the Corporation.

Directors,The Court of Directors bave invited air W. S. Young (of the firm of Messrs Gilman & Co.) to a seat at the Board, which that gentleman hun accepted. This election will require to be confirmed by the Shareholders.

Auditors. The accounts have been au- dited by the Honourable Phineas Ryrie, and Mr Hugh Bold Gibb,

F. D. SASSOON, Chairman,

Police Intelligence. (Before 0. V. Oreaghis, Esq.) August 18, 1878.

LARCENY ON BOARD SHIP,

Lak Atun, and Ching Ango, coofies, were charged with stealing some ginas tumblers part of the cargo of the British ship Bertie Biglow. They admitted the charge and said the sumblers dropped into the Ist defend- ant's jacket. They were sentenced to 14 days' hard labour sach.

A HEAVY VINE !

Tang Awo and Tang Asing, coolice, were charged by Mr stephen Richmond Neate, Inspector of Buildings, with cutting earth near the Tung Wah Hospital. There were two other men with the defendants and they had eight baskets and three hoon.

The defendants, who said they did not know they were doing any harm, were fined 5 cents each or 6 hours' imprisonment. --

YOND OF TEULCAN Chin Asing, & cooie, was fined $2 or 10 days' imprisonment for atoaling pears from My Noronha's garden se Yowmanten, an

BRUNKENNEAU.

William Murphy, seaman U.5.8: Ranger was fined 30 penta for being drunk and incapable.

UNLICENSED HAWKERS, DESTRUCTIVES AND

NUISANCES HEAVILY FINED, N Tang Kat bing and U Asick, hawking

ular affirmative should be more obary of loosely imputing ignorance to

A YOUNG THESRIAN,

of an audience of Ghazi Osman Pasha.

not get the boots. I got 70 cents in cash, { the majority) to properly make you under as if he really did not hear either the chafftention, waiting for the Pasha to acknow-

and the balance was interest.

His Lordship gave judgment for the plaintiff, with costs, remarking that he did not believe the defendant's statement; he was only trying to shuffle out of his liability.

Ho Lum and another v. P. Barros, $14.20-This was a claim for goods sold and delivered. Defendant, who is a godown keeper to the Messageries Maritimes, did not appear. Judgment for plaintiffs, with coste.

Chau Amoo . Stetting, $0.10.This was a claim for goods sold and delivered. Defendant, who was carpenter of The Frederick and the plaintiff in the suit Stetting v. Roop, admitted his liability, but said he was unable to pay as he had us money. He had obtained judgment for $370.40 against the Captain of The Frode risk, but had only received $47 from Mix Denups. This 247 had gone to pay aundry bille due at the Sallore Home and alssi where.

Judgment for plaintify but execution stayed, and defendant told to be in attend- ance at the Court to-morrow” as † paab 10. o'clock,

CORRESPONDENCE,

To the Editor of the "Caixa Mail" August 12th, 1878. SIE,I think attention ought to be called to the lack of punctuality to the running of should be taken to prevent such irregularity the Kowloon steam-launch, and some slaps

for the future,

stand.

Quotations

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credit, 790

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Taels, 4 x 8

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or the cheers of which he was the object. ledge our presence by looking towards us. To increase my agony, just at Anybody else in his place would have ex- As soon as we caught his eye, wo gare at this moment, a blue-bottle lit on my aggersted nonchalanos in the force effort to the same moment the military salute, which mose, a cockroach whizzed across the room show how easy he was: but Lord Bessons consists in first placing your hand on your and a mosquito "pinged" into my ears, field's manner was perfectly simple, com-heart and then on your forehead, Ghazi The noise overhead (it was from the roof fortable and quiet, as if he was absolutely Osman returned our salute, but without the sounds proceeded) ceased for one without consciousness in the matter. It rising, and uttering the word Olur (alt instant, but only for one instant, to be was only at the very last moment, just down), motioned me to take the next-seat- renewed with redoubled fury on the neigh, before getting into his carriage, and after but-one to him while Tabir Bey took the Credits,

6 months' night, bouring tiles. Th. alternate combat and shaking hands with his immediate friends, one beyond. parsait was continued from 11 p.m. on that he turned round, and, taking off his thought that the courtesy of this reception Bombay, demand Rupena,

I might, perhaps, have Documentary, 6montha'sight, 8/0 Sunday night or thereabouts, (I had not the nerve to sote the exact hons) until 3 bat, bowed smilingly to acknowledgment left something to be desired; but Tahir Calautis

of the nordial cheers of the crowd.

Bey afterwarde corrected this misapprehen. Shanghai, demand, am, on Monday morning. I removed to the other side of the house and got into the 20th, was the victim of a very disgrace. General and a Brigadier, who were both in Bar Sliver, 17, dwts. Bi,

An old soldier, Colonel Adams, Ists of sien by reminding me that a Turkish Mejor. somebody else's bed, but all to no purposeful outrage at the Raleigh Club last week the room at the time, had remained standing Sycee, So I drew on my unmentionables, made a He bad gone into the Club as the guest of during the whole of our interview. Turkish Moxiesos, cocktail and smoked my pips. This settled my nerves a little, and as soon as I was a member, and, because he rather resented etiquette requires you to keep your face Gold Last, able to collect my scattered denses a lucky some rough and vulgar chaff, he was kicked constantly turned towards your host. I English Sovorsigue, thought spurred to me, and I hasten to out of the place. The offender was a had, therefore, evors opportunity for an Australian Sovereigns, *** give you the benefit of my ruminations, younger brother of Lord Lonsdale, but not, ning Comen's festuren, and must pronounce Discount, i vis, Would it not be productivo of.com The Raleigh has become rather too well little of the heroit about them, but paritally I am glad to cay, an officer of the Army, them decidedly of the Calmuck type, with

fort as well as revenue, and at the same time tend to improve the breed, if there was a Cat-Tax in this Colony

Yours &c.,

SLEEPY READ

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knows of late as a plase in which the redeemed from coarseness by putting dongkong beak, 60 % prem juventic roughs of the upper and middle though small, bi als eyes. He did not chew

Union Inu, Bociety of Wanton, $1,360 classes may play theit pranke with it. the qaua! solemnity of Turkish Pashasj on punity and the fact that the committee the contrary, his face was beaming with | Chius Tenders' Ins, Qoy $1,425° visited Mr Lowther's offence with no higher | smiles į and there, was oven a Want of self- Xengtasy Inn, Amson,, Th, 680 punishment than a year's suspension from possession in his mantier, wherein Turks Chinese Insuzencs Co., §3202 the privileges of membership will not are seldom defiebat. At least, he adgeted North China Ins. Co., Tis. 1,050 Manila,

improve its reputation among the more with his hands as if thy or Ferrous Za kr 1LE. Fire Ins. Co., 1926 (Translated from our Manila Enchanges.) orderly members of society,

could not have been and by my renk, it China Fire Ins. Co., ABDU Monday was a mash moze satisfactory can only have best my quality of foreigner A sintor of charity, superiors of one of day; indeed a very pleasant one We which lightly discomposed him. He, of the educational establishments here, 40 went, a rather large party of us, from the course, asked me what was the popular companied by lady, were lately seep going Club to Kensington Oval to see the match feeling in England. regarding the Turkish from house to house imploring pecuniary between those wonderful Australian crick Question. In reply, I described to him the assistance to alleviate the sufferings of the eters and Surrey. Nothing within myyde Park demonstrations, of which, as lamino-stricken population of China, memory has made such a sunsation in the you know, I had been a witness; and he A correspondent writes from Labuan cricket way as the extraordinary Australian was as full of gles as a school-boy, when I under date of 8th June, the following victory over Marylebone at Lord's on the told him that Mr Gladstone's windows bad Last Saturday afternoon some half dozen, The Ourlee returned to the island on the 2ith lay. Fancy an unusually strong basm broken by the mob. By the byo, or more, of us had to wait over half an evening of the 2nd instant, having on board Marylebone Rievon, including WG. Oran bere mentioned that the Russians (Taken at Menori Falconer & Do's Prestas, *** hour to get ferried across from the opposite the Acting Governor of this island and the Grace, Wabbe, Hornby and Shaw, being had so cordially naturalized Me Gladstone shore to Hongkong. The Time-table In British Vice-Consul of Brunei. It appears put out in the first innings for 33 and in among them as to Russianise his game,

Queen's Road): formed as that a launch would leave at 5 that they only stayed there two days, that the second for 19. On Thursday, the He is always spoken of as Gladstonef pm, but for some unknown reason, the the Governor went on horse-back to see Australians boat Yorkshire not so hopelessly While he was chuckling over this, Mukh BABOMEZ 9 L

Borakone, August 18, 1878,15. Leong Akwai, bostwoman, mooring estern individual in charge had taken upon him- the Sultan, and the Vice.Consul scoom but yet decisively enough to show that their tar Pasha entered the room, whereupon of a Hakka boat which was made fast self to leave 8 minutes before his time, and panted him on foot, that the Sultan is a triumph at Lord's was not a flake; but Gheet Ostian rose to his feet, saluted him astorn of a ship. Cautioned and discharged. we were forced to wait for the next trip. imbecil and a stupid who is always drunk due to sterling cricket qualifications. Ac respectfully, took him by the hand and TERJUULIZE=-9 AM.....

Ho Aling Ting Ayan, and Ho Achung, This was anything but pleasant in a pouring from the effects of the large quantity of cordingly the interest felt, is the match placed him on the seat, which had been left cooltas, Agnting in the streets, fined 10 cents rain, and ought not to have occurred oplam he smokes, and who cannot be seen with Burryf which we were lucky enough vacant, next to himself. Tahir Bay at this

surely if the Fublis can abide by the Time by day but by night, that the visit was to witness.

moment motioned to me to move down to Wong And and Ng Ahing, chair coolles, table, the ferry ought to be able to do so, purely of ceremony, and that nothing was weatings die urbanse and fighting, Fined and not ignore it in such a reckless manner. mentioned regarding Baron von Overbeck's the miraculous Australian boyler, Spot to leave a rest Tagant between myself. What we had come especially to see was the chair in which he had been tested, so 20 cents eachrg Dee Ve

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forth and so it was matter of congratula and Mukhtar Fasha, while Tahir Bey

on that Surrey, having won the tear, hitelf took a seat one plaas lower stifi. decided to take the dui indige. Beeforth; could hardly bely emilingy on the thought

without a license, fined 10 centa esch,

Tong Ali and Chung Asoe, married wo men, and Cho Kishan, shopman, burning jose paper in the public streets, fined 10

dents each.

2 Aki, Lay Bing Trung, and Chan Achi, Ashmongers, wilfully boocking over

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