No. 4729.—ACGUST 30, 1878.] fore us, only one appears to argue that those advantages for the civilisation and the Convention' is detrimental to the in-happiness of Asiatic Turkey, which will certainly be drawn from it by England. terests of France and ought to be resent Let is first render ourselves capable of ed. Says La Patrie of Paris, in its issue great things, and then complain becatige of the July 12th :-
great things are done by others..
Open your map of Europe, and cast your eye on the magnificent sea lying between Europe, Asia, and Africa; it is the Meditor ranean. Its entrance is guarded by a fortress Gibraltar; English flag, English gans. Further on, towards the middle, where the sea becomes narrower, there is in tha midst of the waves a citadel--Malta.
In the articles from the German papers to hand no very decided expressions of opinion seem to be given with respect to the Convention. The following excerpt from the National Zeitung of Berlin contains the most dedidod one we find :—
THE CHINA HAIL.
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retained his hold of the thief, and pre-Madras for Singapore; 20, Anna Dorothes spirits of wine with a favor of different less than 16 cents applied to Mesars Bust vented his using the pistol, which was for Amoy; 21, Thales for Hongkong.
Shipping in Port-Vidal, Fernambuco afterwards found to be loaded. Assistance and Carisbrooke. having arrived, the would-be murderer was lodged safely in the Police cells, and the wounded Constable, whose bravery is deserving of some commendation, was con- veyed to Hospital, and is now considered out of danger. The thief was taken before the Magistrate to-day and romanded.
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It too bears English guns, and over it floats the British flag. At the Eastern extremity lies another island, which commands the vast basin surrounded by Asia Minor, Turkey in Asia, and the mouths of the Nile with the Suez Canal. It is Cyprus, By virtue of the Convention of the 4th of Juno, this advanced sentinel is to be co- oppiod by English troops and has already hoisted the English flag. While these things were being done, our Government and the Parisians were indulging in de liriona rejoicings, which they called **national! Patriotic shame forbids us to dwell upon it. If we had had real diploma. tiate, this is what would have happened: When the Anglo-Turkish Treaty was an-
The Spanish papers appear to have nounced to the Congress, the French scarcely made up their minds on Plenipotentiaries would have replied: "To the matter; but taken as a whole morrow a French squadron #ill occupy their commenta cannot be regard Tanis, which is only a continuation of oared as unfavourable to the Conven- Algerian possessions. We leave it to Italy-tion. Gibraltar is, however, occasionally to take care of Tripoli." If this haughty and equitable reply had been made, the rather enrionaly mixed up with the Congress would have assented, the prestige question of Cyprus. The Parellon Nu of France would have been raised again, cional, of Madrid, for instance, thinks and the amour propre of our diplomatists that Spain, though as deeply interested would have taken a fine revenge. But this as France and Italy can be in the free reply was not made, and our prestigo and interests have received an irreparable blow: navigation of the Mediterranean, may perhaps seo in the Anglo-Turkish Con- vention a kind of relâchement on the part of England, as regards the necessity and even the desire of that maritime Power to remain in possession of Gibral tar! The Parlamento, of Madrid, draws the lesson from the easy acquisition by England of Cyprus that "nations go verned by representative institutions go on increasing in importance, inspire the most ambitious with respect, and are looked up to for salvation by the vic-private watohmen for themselves; but it time of misfortune."
The treaty which the Porte concluded with England on the 4th of June will bo Five or six burglaries have been committed more fatal for them than the Treaty of San Stefano. The anger of the French during the last few days in this Colony and Itailans at England's selfishness and One of these last night at the house of Mr boldness will svall nothing. The fact J.-J. Francis (Caine Road) was of a most remains to the glory of Lord Beaconsfield that, without drawing the sword, he forced deliberate, bold and impudent kind. It the Russians to give up their most im seems that entrance was effected by the door portant claims in Europe, and, while leaving them an uiraitful and thinly at the South-east corner, nearest Glonealy, populated strip of territory and a harbour, on the first floor, and that the thief proceed- Procured for his own country the hegeed in the coolest manner possible to take a and resources for the inevitable struggle of bamboo from a verandah obair, split it, tie mony in Asia Minor, and gave her arma the future.
door-hook to the end of it, and thereby un bar the venetian door. The verandah-blind rope was used as a sort of ladder as well as to tie up the thief's home-made hook, and piece of glass was neatly cut out of the glass door to enable him to undo the inner belt, Having thus done iris outside work in masterly manner by means of the honso holder's own materials, he ventured upon his more simple operations, of annexing any. thing that came to his hand. In this he was unfortunately but too successful. All the table-knives in the house were taken; and as almost, every room in the building was traversed, booty to the value of over $200 was carried away. Thinge of very small bulk are most in favour with "This successful and strangely long-lived gang: studs, sleeve-links, chains, pencil cases, ladies' jewellers, and, as is almost invati- ably the case, an opera glass, wore stolen,
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Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. U. May.) Angust 30, 1878.
BOBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Tang Achol, a milkman, was charged by Inspector Batten, with stealing certain articles of clothing from a dwelling house at No. 8. Yoong Fang Lan, Ship Street, with resisting his lawful apprehension, and Wanchi, last night. He was further charged cutting and wounding F. C. No. 620 (Mustagh Bingh), by stabbing him in the neck with a fan dagger.
The Inspector asked for a remand, as the wounded man is in Hospital and unable to attend the Court. The osse was accord- ingly remanded until the 3rd September.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Me Francis: What to the flavor t Witness: I cannot tell you as I am not & professionallat. 1 do not mean by pure alchol epirits of wine. Pure alcohol bes no water in it. There is 50 per cent alcohol in pure brandy. The colouring matter in pure. brandy is generally derived from the cask in which it is kept. When first made it is only slightly tinged; perhaps this is due to the still in which it is made being dirty. The essence of cognac is composed of differ ent others; it is the asssues distilled from pure wine.
Plaintiffs, in summing up, stated that Captain Blanchard was not justißed in accepting, through a storekeeper, torma which bad been dealined as coming from his agents. Although they did not wish a abipmaster to pay double commission, they were forged to bring this case. forward, or - it might be thought that storekeepers could do better for a vessel than they could. The commission, as Captain Blanchard was informed, was a secondary matter, and was no compensation for the unbaadness- like manner in which the plaintiffs' had' boon treated,
Japan. (Mail)
which he could discern the differenes Witness hore described the process by
Defendant acknowledged that he had between pure brandy and artificial brandy. rendered himself liable to two commis- He said he did not submit the brandy lesions, and that he had offered to pay the Court (labelled Vieux Cogano) to this $60 to plaintiff, who declined to accept test; it was not necessary the nose was SACO sofliment to discover that it was sparious Judgment was delivered on 16th August, There was fusel oil in every brandy, but it for plaintiffs, with costs. dopended on the quantity of this oil. In 14th August. good brandy the quantity was so small that Axel Rudolph Ekenstgims, a seaman and it could hardly be detected. The witness was then subjected to atve examination native of Sweden, was charged by P. Oregarding chemical analysts and spoke at No. 92 (J. Stewart), with attempting to great length, ranging over a very wide destroy himself by hanging himself in a field, and after about an hour's preamble. police cell at West Point Station. It the Court was very little enlightened.
The ass wan Blaally adjourned until Mon- appears that the defendant had been living at the Sailors' Home for the last four days, day, the 9th proximo, and the remainder of and had boon drinking rather heavily, the bottle of brandy which has been analysed The constable had occasion to arrest a man by Mr Niedhardt was ordered to be given named Muller for being drunk and disor-
over to the Hongkong Dispensary for ana- derly at the Home, and the defendant attempted to rescue him. He was himself lysis on behalf of the defendants. then looked up, and was drunk at the time. tried to This morning, about 5 o'clock, bang himself with his silk scarf, fastening one end to the bars of the cell door, but was cut down almost immediately.
Mr May remanded the case until Monday next, the 2nd proximo.
DRUNKENEENS.~-~
Frank Muller, seaman Sailors' Home, was charged with being habitually drunk and disorderly at the Home. He had been twee previously convicted for drunkennese It is stated (although we can hardly credit and disorderly conduct, and was now sent the statement) that the houses from the to 7 days' imprisonment with hard labour, New Garden gate to the Convent are not in default of a fine of $2. included in any constable's beat, and that o policeman is ever seen near them at night, most of householders have
should be seen to, whether or not this asser-
Owing to the unprecedented frequency of robberies of this netare, we shall be very much indebted to our readers if they will apprise us of all and every occurrence of the ind which may come under their notice. By value of our Police Force and the amount of this means some idee may be formed of the protection we enjoy under the present ad.
The Journal dee Debata takes a much more moderate and philosophical view of the matter. It argues that the object of England was to check Russian encroson ments in Asia, and, to render the pro tectorate she has established over Asiatic Turkey for that purpose effectual, aho needed a military station further East and larger than Malta. France prefers an English to a Russian protes torate over the Sultan's dominions, and one or the other was almost inevitable. "We have already sat forth," says our On the whole, we do not think Eng-tion be correct. contemporary, the many reasons that lishmen have any reason to be dissatis. induced us to incline towards England, fied with the way in which their sudden our saturally ally-our next of kin as and unexpected acquisition of Cyprus has regarde manners and customs, ideas been received by the overwhelming majo- liberal principles, and matters of trade. rity of the papers in France, Italy, Ger- We have known quite well that many, Spain, and, we may add, Austria at sea England is stronger than we are, There has naturally been a certain amount and we have long been reconciled to that of irritation at a fresh addition to ministration. superiority. For colonisation, for England's possessions in the Mediter the management and education of semi-ranean, but considering the fact that such barbarons races, the English have qualian acquisition on the part of any other ties which we do not possess. But in country would assuredly not have been spite of our disasters and our present tolerated for one moment by the Powers weakness we have in the clearness of generally of Europe, we think John Bull our intellect and our language, in the can well afford to forgive and forget any foros of propagande which is innate, harsh criticisms that have been bestowed strength which no one can diminish or de- upon him in regard to the Anglo-Turkish teriorate but ourselves; and the surest Convention. way of doing so is to yield to the delu- sive mirage of false ideas-to the impal see of ill temper and petty spite. Lat us get rid of these evil penchants of our character, and be convinced that we shall remain a great people unless we try to destroy our greatness with our own hands. Le Temps writes in much the same strain-
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO THE "CHING MALL"]
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(Per E. E. A. & D. Telegraph Co's Line)
LONDON, 27th August, 1878. The Bosnians have renewed their attacks on the Austrian Army of occupation, but after nine hours' continuous fighting they were defeated and compelled to fall back.
The evacuation of Batoum has been past
LONDON, 28th Aug., 1878,
The P. & O. S. N. Co.'a Tender for carrying Her Majesty's Maile has been ac- cepted for eight years.
Attempts are made to excite publlo opinion in France against England; the pro- tests of some o: our papera against the treaty of the 4th of June are noted with pleasure, and it is evident that the Germans would delight to see the cordial relations existing poned. between the two nations replaced by dis- trust and mutual animosity. The National Zeitung has particularly distinguished itself In this line. They go further than this in Ressis. The Russian diplomatists have found means of causing to be inserted in the columns of the Times the news of an approaching Franco-Russian alliance, Imme. diately dented, it is true, by the same journal.
England is not a conquering nor an Tus delivery of the American Mall was aggressive nation. Her action to exercised begun at 8 05 this morning, only in the interest of peace, commerce, public liberty, and civilisation. But we will go further, and say that the English alliance, which we have always regarded as the natural alliance of France, has never been so necessary, so called for by circumstances, Be it is now. It is not at a time when
the bonds that unite the three Empires have been drawn closer by the settlement of the Turkish question that we should exhibit
much beedless touchiness towards a nation whose aid we need as she needs cure, 4from whom we have much to expect and
nothing to fear...
LOOAL AND GENERAL.
THE O. & 0. Steamer Gaelic, Captain Kidley, which left this port on 4th July, reached San Francisco on the morning of the 29th. Her run from Yokohama to San Francisco coupled 15 days, 21 hours. She was 24 days between Hongkong and San Francisco, including 4 days' stay at Yoko
hama.
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Tue Japan Herald says:-The following para rapa appears in the Alta California of the 50th July. If there be any trub in it we shall be somewhat curious to accertain by what means the breaking of a crank-pin can be converted into a case of general
average :-
"The Pacific Mail Company have mad a general average in the case of the City of Tokio, which recently arrived from Ohias It is claimed that about $30,000 worth of machinery had to be destroyed to repair the remainder, and enable the vessel to reach port; hence the average.”
RETURN of Visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 28th August, 1878:---
DARING BOBBERY,
Kwan Aluk, a coolie, was charged with stealing a woman'a sarings from her ears at about 7 p.m. last night, as she was passing along the Queen's Road, near the old Hospital. He was apprehended by a lokong, and the earrings were found on the him. Six months' hard ground near labour...
DISOBEDIENT BOATMEN.
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The U. &0. 9. S. Belgio, Captain Mayer,
with dates from San Francison to Auguet 1, arrived here early this morning—” She does not bring any very important itome of
NOWE.
TELEGRAMS.
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states that General Phillipovich crossed the Vienna, July 29th-A private telegram frontier into Bosnia this morning. He was met by a Turkish Mejor, who presented document, supposed to be a protest, and pressed it upon him, but General Phillapo vich refused to receive it, and the Major ultimately took the paper away. The Aus trians also effected a crossing at Berbir. Genoral Phillapovich instructed his staff to show the inhabitants of Bosnia the greatest civility, but to adopt the most rigorous messures against resistance.
London, July 30th-A telegram from Vienna reports that the Turkish Plenipo tentiary, Mehemet All Pasha, has left Vienna in consequence of differences with his colleague, Carathondori Pasha,
A special from Constantinople announces that the Saltan has ratified the treaty of
received at the Palace, privately, Admiral On the 14th instant H, I. M. the Mikado Hillyar, commanding the British Squadron in those waters, who was presented by H.E. the same time received Captain Paschen of Sir Harry Parkes. His Imperis Majesty the German corvette Lipzig.
The Chinese Ambassador was entertained on Thursday last at a great dinner given in his honour by the Governor of the Tőkið Fu, at Uyene. Yesterday His Excellency weat on board the Audacious, accompanied by Bir Harry Parkes. He was shown over the ship and appeared much pleased with his visit.
The new crop of Silkworm-Egg cards in arriving in Yokohama. On Friday several parools were inspected, comprising 1,100 cards from Bushin, 600 from Jóöshins, 24 Business in Silk and Tea has been fairly from Iwashiro, and 569-from Shinshic. briek during the week, but Imports are dull,
and Exchange kne deplined.
With reference to the fire at Kobe which
we were just able to announce last week, the news reaching us by telegraph, the Hingo News writes:
"With reference to the fire on Saturder
morning last at Messrs. E. C. Kirby & Co., paragraph we published the same, mornings
the extreme rapidity with which the whole thing took place precluding the possibility, almust, of there being any details to report. After the discovery of fire in the godown the smoke was co dense, both in the store and in the dwelling rooms, that to escape with lite only was all that the inmates could de; three of the servants, indeed, having to escape by a ladder from the dining room A telegram from Athens announces that windows. The two foreign engines were on the Cretan National Assembly has applied the spot very shortly after the alarm was for the mediation of the British Consul to given, and three Japanese engines im- obtain the autonomy of Crets
mediately afterwards, the latter in very Bucharest, July 80th-The Russians are good order, the one from the Railway doing evacuating the Dobrudoba and Roumanian tepecial good service. All that the enginen
The conld do, however, was to save the neigbour troops are returning to Bucharest. Roumanian Government is preparing to ing properties, and this they did, occupy the Dobrudehs.
Chan Akan and three others, boatmen to Bir Daganaer, were charged with disobedi-Berlin. ence of orders. They were ordered to have the boat at a certain wharf at 5 o'clock, but ease at past 5 they had not put in an appear Fined $1 each or 3 days' imprison
ment.
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TO HOUSEKEEPERS,
Sung Asaw, a boy 15 years of age, was charged with being found in possession of a pound of ground cofee. He was observed by a Sikh constable, walking along Queen's Kad nast in a suspicious manner.
Defendant said he picked up the coffee, which was doubtless time. Fined $1 or 48 hours' solitary confinement.
TO-DAY'S FINES.
RI Apni, hawking vegetables in the streets. Fined 10 canta.
The Anil, and two others, chair-coolies, brother chair-coolie. Fined assaulting
10 cents each.
Chun Ayan, hawking fish in the Contral European, Chinese. Market, having no stall. Fined 50 cents.
Tang, Achung, a priest, fighting and creating a disturbance in the public streets. Fined 50 cents.
Totals, Grand total, 2,380.
Thursday, Aug. 22ad, 52 Friday,
23rd, 64 Saturday, -24th, 46
25th, Sunday, Monday,
26th, 50 Tuesday,
27th, Wednesday, 29th, 50
970
327
58
59.
400 247 Sunday 384 406 240
2,004
HEDGE & Co.'s Weekly Shipping Report Pagoda Anchorage, 24th August, 1878--
Arrivals During the Week.-Aug. 18 Douglas, from Hongkong; 18, Brisbane from Hongkong: 19, Willie, from Tientsin 22, Imbat from Hongkong; 22, Youso from Hongkong; 22, Christian, from Kobe
from Shanghal.. 25, Nestor, from Shanghai; 23, Mikado
Departures During the Week.Aug. 11, Hongkong; 19, Swinger, for Cruise; 20, Europa, for Shanghai; 18, Namos, for Hopeful, for Dunedin; 20, J. Kremer, for Newchwang; 20, Douglas, for Hongkongi 22, Has Ting, for Shanghai; 22, Brisbane, Shipping in Port.-Rothad, Nardos, Eme, Argentine, Mary Blair, Lizzle, Wylo, Kjobenhavn, City of Baltimore, Cuba, Willle, Imbat, Yosso, Christian, Nester, Mikado.
for Sydney,
It is rumoured amongst the Chinese in The Italian papers are scarcely as Canton that the city of Ng Chow, on the favourable in tone in regard to the Con- West River, has anffered severely from a vention as those in Paris. The Il Diritto, storm somewhat similar to that which Tax following we take from the Bulletin of the ministerial organ published at Rome, lately desolated the city of Canton, The the Chamber of Commerce, Salgon, dated says the Convention causes it much anxiety, and the opportunity will not be destruction of property in said to have been the 21st instant r wanting for it "to set forth quietly and very great, and, even making allowance at length the grounde of our doubts and for the native habit of exaggeration, it our repugnance in this respect
would appear that the event had assumed
Should Italy alone rise against English | the nature of a great calamity, ambition. Wores advice would not be given
by the bitterest enemy of Italy. Had the
Rine. We have still to report the same state of our market. Business is all as shown by our exportation, which is even more redused this fortnight that can preceding. Although there has been scarcely any demand our rates do not suffer any material declina, sa our stock in insigni.
Chun 4-i, a boatman and three boat women, fighting and creating a disturbance on the Praya. Fined, 1st defendant 50 cants, and others 35 cents each.
Youn Sin Fook, a fishmonger, throwing a stone at a man who asked payment of a debt in the mildest possible manner. Fined $1.
Chan Asing, a shopman, gambling.
Fined $1.
Kan ayan and another, hawkers, assault. ing and beating a cook all about a cat. First defendant fined $1; accond fined $2.
Obun Ayau, & coolie, gambling in the public streets. Fined $2 and ordered to be exposed in the stocks for one hour.
Cheng Ahing, a coolie, assaulting another coolie who had carelessly allowed the assailant's jacket to be stolen, Fined $2.
Wong Ato, a coolie, unlawful possession of some firewood. Fined $2,
Mr May fined him $5 or 14 days” further imprisonment. He had been sent to gaol for one month for stealing potatoes.
London July 90.--Reliable letters from St. Petersburg report that ae Rassian lose
will be issued within the next few months. Vienne, July 80- Turkish agitator has raised an insurrection against the Ottoman authorities at Serajevo, the Capital of Bosnia.
Brod, July 30.-The Turks offered-nom- inal resistance to the Austrian forces which crossed here, refusing to strike their flag or evacuate the guard-house until the Aua- trians threatened to fire.
Vienna, July 30.-The Montenegrins are dissatisfied with the declalons of the Con- grass, and 3,000 have joined the Herzego vinian insurgents,
China, TOOCHOW.
(Herald, Aug. 22od.) HB. M.'s Gunboat Swinger loft Pagoda Anchorage, for a cruise, on the 19th inst.
Thunderstorms have prevailed during the week, and there are evident indications of an early change in the monsoon, The orops are, we hear, in a very backward state, and much more rain than has yet fallen is needed to ensure a good harvest.
H. E. the Acting Governor-Pao Bông paid a farewell visit to the foreign consuls this afternoon. His Excellency leaves for the North to morrow in one of the Arsenal ganboats. Pao Hang has been chiefly remarkable during his term of office in this province for an easy going dis position. In his intercourse with foreign officials he has, we believe, shown an in- variable friendly spirit.
"We have had no authoritative statement of the amount of insurance on the buildings. and contents, but from what we have heard, we think that if we say somewhere about $67,000, we shall not be very wide of the mark."
The loss by the Insuranoc offices we have already to be $47,000, which is correct.
The Straits.
(Singapore Daily Times)
A Court of Inquiry has been held at the Master Attendant's Office into the loss of the late British barque Lenore. Mr Picker- ing presided, assisted by Captain Ellis and Captain Smith, as nautical assessors. The Court found that the said ship had been wrecked on a reef not marked in the Chart, near Nongka Island in the Caramata pas-
sage.
The Master's and Mate's Certificates
wero returned, but the former was severely censured for adopting the track he did instead of the safer one through the Carimata passage, and for not having a mast-head look-out while navigating such dangerous waters which were but him. perfectly surveyed.
Quotations. Hongkong, August 30, 1878, OPIUM-New Patna, caah....$582), a 585
credit, Ola Patna, cash,... None
credit,
31
New Benares, cash, 665 « 5574
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27
7
credit,
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Old Benares, cash, None
1
credit,
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35
Now" Malwa, cash, 765 a 785
credit, 770 a 700
Allowance Tael 6 a 16
Exchange.
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The anti-foreign gentry of Wa shih-shan Li Aon, a coolie, was charged by Mr have, we hear, abstained from any further demonstrations of hostility during the past Mulgraves with attempting to smuggle week. It is generally understood that the opium into the gaol. He had it concealed missionaries still decline to waive their about his person in a very ingenious man right to the property in question-not- but unfortunately for him, it was found withstanding the strong efforts made in Bank, on demand, sie
*. 8/31 80 days' sight,
*I* 8/8 when he was undressed.
certain quarters to induce them to yield to
6 months' aight, ... the Fung-shuisites.
... 8/0 a § Prayers for rain were, we understand, Credits, ordered at the Bhuddist Monastery of Documentary, 6months sight. 8/0 Kashan last week. After two days of hard bombay, demand Rupees,
* 2232 CHARGE OF SELLING SPURIOUS BRANDY. The charge against Christian Kooh, for praying the much needed rain came, The Calcutta, selling brandy which is said to have been bouzes, who were of course greatly olated, shanghai, demand, ... 30 days.... thereupon shut up their rattle-trapsj The poisonous, was resumed to-day. Crown Solicitor (Mr E, Sharp) appeared to dulcimers, gonge, drums, and other in. English Sovereigns, condunt the prosecution; Me Wotton to struments of torture, and, we are reliably Discount, ... watch the case on behalf of Messra. Ed. Informed, sent a pares-opening reminder Schellbass & Co., and Mr J. J. Fransis for to the offofals and gentry, the defendant and the other gublicans who
had been summoned,
Jamos Olarke, a lanos-corporal of the
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... 283+
734
* 789 ... 5.89
9 to 0%
Shared. Hongkong Bank, 89 % prem. Union Iss, Bociety of Canton, 61,000 SZWORWANG. United States Court as Newchwans, China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,880 Anglo-Oiteman Convention been brought At the Marine Court to-day, Antonio fant and no grain has yet astived from 74th Highlanders, proved the purchase of before F. F. Knight. Esq., U. 6, Consul, hastas Inattetice Co., 1280 under the consideration of the Congress, | Kilisioita, a seaman belonging to the Bri- the interior.
Bash Brothers v. Wm. Blanchard, master Chinese Insurance the voles of Italy would certainly have tlah barque Lissie Parry, was charged with'
North China in Co., Ti 1,288. As to the next crop it cannot be foretold, the liquor.
Bergeant Toomey was then again called, of American soboguer Almatia -
ti, E, Fire Ins. Co., 1950. boon heard with effect but in present
there having been no rain fallen during the spoke as to the method he adopted
The plaintiffs atted the defendant for $60, sironmstances it must suffice for Ita y that refusal of duty. Defendant said he was fortnight and the newly sprung grain must and received the various bottles an as amount of commission for chartering the China Flas In she has the consolousness of not having obliged to work at the cargo, and the other | surely suffer from the drought.
The Almatia to Shanghai, 800 pionis at 16 H.K, & W. Dock Co., $89 % prom, sacrificed at Berlin in the interentu of perce
cente per pioul. We gleaned from the .K. O. & M. 8.-boat Co., §12 % pram. We quote kies No. 1 $2.10 per plaal to be able to identify them sgain. even ons of these principles which are the did not do so. The other men had
and $105 for No. 2, In White nothing has witness was subjected to a ver o evilende which was laid before the Ootr, Shanghal Steam Navigation, Time40
examination by Mr Francis, who en stronghold of civilized peoples.
paid $6 aplica for a stevedore's gang, and been done.
deavoured to shew that the identity 1-That the plaintiffs had done their best to Chiba Cosas 8t. Nav, Co., Thx. 109 L'Italia, another journal published at he (defondant) was quite willing to do tha Exportation from 1st Jan, Home, speaks in stone equally hostile same. Defendant was sent to 28 days' im-
to 7th Aug., 18788,296.288 pela of the particular bottle which had been pregare a charter as agents for the vessel. Hongkong Gas Oc., 297
analysed could not be traced to any 2-That (as admitted by Capt. Blanchard Bangkong Hotel Uo., 185 from 7th to 21st Aug., 1878 17,049 against the Convention. La Perseueranadprisonment with hard labour, et order of
particular house, as it was not labelled they were distinctly informed in reply to Chica Bagat Refining Co., $160
De of 1877, 8108. the Opposition organ, published at Milan,
Immediately it was received. It appears, their question whether they might close. Ohinose Imperial Loan, £104. | saptain.
8,813,885 pole. however, that the bottles, or the wrappers that evening (9th lost) at 15 cents for takes a more moderate view of the mat
Freight. Noce has been effected. The rather, were marked about 6 minutes after Shanghal" that he (the master) would
Temperature. Mes-
pot accept loss than 18 cents per plout, A DABING thief was caught last night Thales arrived from Hongkong with a cargo they were received at the Sergeant's That within an hour sites expressing (Taken of Masera Falconer à Ools Premisca Many Italian papers expressed astonish.
* Queen's Road) at all rates. The Pernambuco, chartered Mr Niedhardt was then called and eroas. euch determination, Captain Blanchard was ment and indignation at the announcement shortly after midnight by a Bikh constable of Chinese merchandise has received cargo quarters.
Boxazone, August 80, 1878. of the Anglo-Turkish Treaty and some of at Ship Street, Wanchal. The constable by a Chinese merchant, has been offered the examined. He said the bottle of brandy induced by Mezera. F. A. Schultze & Co., them went so far as to publish news which stopped him in the street as he was making same. Freight for Hongkong is very conroe, from the City of Hamburg" was analyzed storekeepers, to sign a charter party for 18 would render as ridiculous on the other side
on the 22nd July. It took only one day cents, as previously offered by the plaintifs
| AM.... of the Alpe, if it got across them. The off with his booty, but the thief had evid. and none for other porta
Arrivals Aug, W, Thales from Hong to analyze it. It was impossible to obtain or rather refused by defendant. The do- occupation of Cyprus by England may ently gone out with a determination not to kong; 18, Iraouaddy from Marseilles ; 14.
a quantitive analysis; good brandy is fendant denied his liability, and in bla evid- appear to us a subject of regret but it is be interfered with. He was armed with a Fearl from Singapore 18, Vidal from Tou- distilled wine or grapes or the residue of use on path stated that in refuring
lon, Pernambuco and Madras, from Hong grapes, but there is an artificial brandy or charter for less than 18 cents from the have been no probability of war sequiring.
certain strength of spirit and ought to have thereby not to accept whetster he chose Departures-Anz. 8, Anadyr for Mar- favor likethegenuine, made from the essencs from anyone else. In reply to plaintiff's and that Italy would have been in no way | dagger, but stabbed the constable twice is safiles; 10, Ernest for Quinhon and Hal of Cognac, but without any heterogananas question, why he desired to place his agents able, in exchange for such an acquisition, to sopass the immense responsibility under the week, todleting severe wounds. The phong: 34, Irscaddy and Guests, for matter or taset vil. Geed brandy consists in a less favourable light than others he taken by England, og din derive from 1s] wounded mea blad profusely, but ho still | Houguang | 10, Pearl for Ringapore (17) of spirit of wins up to 50, per sigh of could only repaal thaëlle refusal to apsept
as well to add at once that there would fan-dagger and a double-barrelled pistol kong : 20, Carlsbrooke from Singapore; 21, 17 made" brandy, that ought to consist of a plaintiffe ko did not intend to be Boatd
it, nor any reason why we should do so. He did not hesitate one moment to use the Pethe from Hongkong.
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