Joan.
No. 4733,-SEFTEMBER 4, 1878.]
We hear that a robbery was committed on board the 8: 8. Penedo whilst on her pas sage from Japan. Some bozes of treasure were put on board to the order of one of the banke here, and the mata being very busy at the time only gate them a cursory examination, and ordered them to be pat below. On arrival bere it was found that one of the boxen had been neatly opened so if by a chisel and 1,010 gold yen ex- tracted. It is of course dificult to say, under the etrcumstances, whether the robbery was effected before or after the box was put on board, or before or after the vessel loft Japan. The matter, however, is under investigation, but meanwhile it is to be hoped it will serve as a warning to officers of véhsels” never to give a receipt for treasure or other valuable freight, with out making a very clone and careful exs mination of the packages.
to the West of the Lighthouse, and S. 20 W. 15 W.
Green, between 8. W. and. S. 59°
from seaward.
White, between 8. 59° 15′ W. and S. 72 20′ W. opposite Bank of the Wocsung River.
Rety between 8, 72° 20′ W. and the The Bearings are magnetic and taken
find the deepest water by passing from half Vessels of heavy draught will, at present, a cable to a cable, to the northward of the Lightboat, but the Outer Bar is subject to frequent changes.
Peking."
(From a Correspondent.)
year.
THE CHINA MAIL.
in that district for twenty-four hours, the We hear from Wuhe that rain has fallen effect being to bring the Kiver Yantgste up again to within two inches of the highest. Chung How is here, and starts very point it reached during the recent foods, shortly for Russia as Chinese Minister. and the water is still rising. Up to the Questions connected with Central Asia-26th instant, the river had been falling at Kashgar-the newly conquered territory the rate of two or three inches a day. and the mutual boundaries are the burning questions.
KINGPO...
are satisfactory from all quarters, and the grain bas somewhat fallen in price. Prices The reports of the prospects of the harvest
ought all to rise and fall with eliver, but in
hai Courier. a sadden panic such as I have mentioned the prices of food are not affected.-Shang
ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE
RIVER AT SHANGHAL An alarming acuident occurred yesterday (Aug. 29th) on the Whangpoo River. The Norwegten steamer Hakon Adeliten, Captain morning and moored at the China Navige 0. Bergh, arrived from Nagasaki in the
tion is not carried on to any great extent there.
from head to fock, with his dark, sharp, ra soluto face, a black stock and four swords
hontonant. They started on foot with a die of clothes, he looked like a poor navy over his shoulder, enspending a family bon.
few shillings in their pockets, and upon ar They were obliged to write to the Swansea. riving at Bristol found themselves panniless. manager for a loan, which, when it came, expenses they had incurred while waiting for was almost entirely swallowed up by the
these Belgravia.
Quotations.
-New Patna, cash.1612) 616 Hokezone, September 4, 1878.
Old Patus, carb,... 680 a 882) oredity
OPIUM
31
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11
13
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New Henares, cash, --
credit, Nons
Old Benares, each, 577) = 680 oredit
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New Malwa, cash, 765 a 785
Allowance
credit, 770 a 790
Taels, 12 24
Old Malwa, cash,
31
Allowance
Exchange.
anything else to communicate by this op-
Hankow between three and four months, of their grain, the crop of millet, which portunity, if it ever arrives, for business is so dull here that it is very doubtful when
towage, which is no inconsiderable item. harm. Wherever the caterpillars wore loft besides having fncurred the expense of alone suited their taste, received but, slight the "Raj," will got away. There is plenty
we should say it is very doubtful whether destroyed, but at such an early period that only carried on by permission of the abort From the experience of the present year, to their own devices, the crop was wholly occupied by savages, and the production is The camphor trees are all in territory of paddy in the country, but the natives are holding out for prices that, in the face of
saling Vespole will go to Hankow next boans or buck-wheat could still be planted glues in forests lately acquired by Chinese your low and falling market, leave a posl.
The mob of Griffins which arrived from this month must be beyond the average; The ploneers engaged in this trade are The amount of rain which has fallen during other by force or by treaty with the savagea. the North, ex a.a. Chintung, was offered for nearly 9 inches fell in 24 hours, and flooded obleky Hak-kes, who have been drafted tive loss to the mill-owners; even at a nominal freight. For instance, the Dale's
exceptionally good looking lot of ponies, the sun which has begun to shine at this sometimes with several hundreds of people, it. They obtained a passage on board » last evening (Aug. 28th). They wore an have also had many other wet days, so that lonizational (?) regulations. A junk arrives salo by public snotion at the Horto Bazsar, the streets to an unprecedented degree. We from South of China to Formoss under co cargo was sold at $3.09 per pioul here, or
and many found buyers at prices, ranging momont, is rather a stranger to us, and will men and women, who have chosen their boat laden with hemp and tar as far as New- $2.28 delivered at Hongkong, leaving 20
from Tin. 105: Th. 120; Th. 159, and The revive the hopes of the husbandman, for the headman: they are immediately sent up port. Thense, again, resumed their weary cents per picul for the steamer. At the
180; but the highest figure was obtained grain is beginning to sprout time of the bargain, or rather 24 hours after,
for Lot No. 11, a very handsome Grey, Since I last wrote there has been a monetary squat on land bordering the forest country. Samaritane, who would not take their the ear. country to the mandarina, and allowed to journey? Sometimes they came upon good" which after some spirited bidding was panic in this city. For the last year silver They squat, and form themselves into a money for the frugal meal they ordered, at the steamer arrived from Singapore with
knocked down at Tls. 360. telegrams, from Hongkong that rice was
has been gradually rising in value, but about small community and for a time are allowed other times they met with brutes, whe re- The Altona arrived yesterday (Aug. 29th) a-month since, it suddenly fall one third, in to aet as they like. There are the people, fused a draught of milk to the poor footsare quoted at $2,10-a cheerful prospect for the
We have had some unusually heavy falised at 11 p.m. on the 18th off Collinson ing the use of inferior cash. The result of tives (aborigines) daily, and who are the not be seized with the pangs of premature from Bankow. She reports that ahe ground consequence of one of the ediete prohibit- who come into contact with the 18- charterer of the Dale, All the mills ans of rain at the Capital, and the fallen walls Island, and was towed off by the Kiangkuan. the sudden fall in the value of silver was the camphor producers, and acquirers of forent maternity. Again we hear of them desti- .woman who scarcely knew an hour she might pended operations at once, and have kept and houses indicate the destructive power her passage to London.
After being surveyed, she will proceed on failure of 20 banks. Lately confidence has landa, and it is with these sort of hardy and tate at Dumfries, anneanding an entertain. closed, until the agents of the "Raj." of the elements. In one night of heavy
boen restored, ie, the counterfeit coin is brave plonoore that foreigners would have ment in a public-house, to a which came one The atoward of the steamer Winchoto gradually creeping into circulation and silver to deal with, if engaged in the Timber trade, sixpenny auditor. Then they trudged on commenced again to buy paddy in order toocaseloss rain, we noted 7 of a ralufall. was drowned on Wednesday night. He is rising in price. In writing of banks, keep the business of the steamer, even at a In the twenty-four hours it amounted alto from the Kin-is-yuen Wharf to go on board this region tenst not think of such buildings range, and the aborigines set no value on It liat, but was persuaded against it by a good- was ashore and wished to take a simpan those of your readers who have never visited camphor tree can be found in almost every became so desperate that he offered to en or else with the savages themselves. The with their two children to York, where he gethor to 8%, the largest rafufall that has his vessel. An altercation took place be- as the Oriental or Hongkong and Shang-at all. occurred here since the 6th or 6th year of tween him and the sampanman as to the hai Banks in your settlement, but of a dingy who do not value their lives, who pass the natured officer. At York, thanks to the
The Hak-ka producers are men Hien-tong.
number of cash he should pay, which shop from 10 to 80 feet frontage on the borderland and are often murdered by the
aid of a benevolent dancing-mastor, who The Crops are looking well, and a splen-supposed he, mistook his footing and fell during the not infrequent intervals of camphor chips. These men with 20 fires entertainment, they obtained sufficient resulted in his leaving the sampan. It is street. Inside this shop the assistants, savages whilst in the act of steaming theve them a five-pound note and interested did harvest is secure, The wheat crop in further was seen or heard of him until his worths of tobacco or betel-nut, and some day, sad their whole earnings amount to
from the Wharf into the river, and nothing money transactions, deal out farthing-can only produce about 5 to 7 catties par money to carry them on to London. Bat himself in procuring patronage for the ear and straw was not up to former years, body was found yesterday morning (Aug. times supply bonighted travelers with a can- barely the amount obtainable by articles before him ere he attained to that mar- but the later crops of millet could not be
20th).
there were some years of strolling still dle and lantern for the consideration of a in more civilized districts. surpassed. The black caterpillars did a Merchants Company's steamer Xiangtung, involves as much chaffering as scours during residing on the cleared ground whichderfully contrast with plotures such as We hear from Hankow that the Chius halfpenny. The business of selling silver composed chiefly of members of families vellous fame and fortune which so won-
-They are good deal of damage, but the Chinese plan below Ichang, and that it was expected the however, the language in the casks shops is territory and Chinese, and who have always late Henan, was badly ashore about 100miles the sale of fish at Billingsgate; as a rule, always marks the boundary between savage of sewing different cereals in small strips, Kiangyung would be sent to tow her off.. as it were, like mossio, not only gives a
According to an advertisement in another tributed to the ladies who deal in fish.
more polite than that which is usually at some ulterior view of taking the neighbour. beautiful and varlegated aspect to the fields training on Monday next. Judging from
great waste. They have seldom any imple. ing forest and land. The made in which column, the Rsce Coarse will be open for and country generally, but acts as a barrier the spirited and numerous purchases of
ments, such an axe or saw, and to save the they fell the trees is disgraceful and causes against these destructive worms. They griffins recently made, there should be a
expense of buying such implements, also attacked patches here and there of the good parade on the opening morning. kutas, but left the glutinous millet, the
the trouble of using them, they sot fire to the trunk of enormous tress and burn them sorghum and Indian corn untouched.
down, thus destroying the most valuable part of the tree. Often in order to clear a whole side of a mountain they fire.it and destroy most valuable timber. No now camphor trees are planted, comsequently course in the course of time, the country every tree used in lost forever, and of will be left without any camphor, trees in it. In addition to the quantity used for Our correspondent, writing on Monday,
deel of osmpher wood is brought down to the purpose of extracting camphor, a great The British Minister Sir T, F. Wade Laya the city of Ningpo is still in an unplestion Company's buoy, off the French Bund. the tresty port of Tamsui for export in the Bank, on demand, Tam long-threatened and willy opposition to expected here in November. He comes of being overrun by a mob of rioters whom he swung to the ebb tide and remained in shape of planks. In fact the camphor tree the erection of the Church-Missionary Boole- | alone, without his family, Mr Fraser, the the authorities will find it difficult to put eleven and twelve o'clock. The food tide and on that account some steps for its pro Documentary, 6months sight, 8/0
sant state of commotion, and in a fair way
the position until the tide changed between is the most important tres in the leland,
30 days" sight, ty's building on Woo-shih-aban, Fooshow, present Chargé d'Affaires, will then return time prevalled in the districts around then came in with a bore, and, striking her teption and transplantation ought to be
Oredits, " has at last culminated in an net of the most home. Mr Hart and family are expected Ningpo in consequence of the vexatious the quarter, carried her athwart the taken by the Government, if the island is Bombay, demand Rupees, waaton kind. Objections have hitherto back from Europe about the same time.
nature of the lekin taxes, from which river, with her term towards the French to remain perpetually a producing country. been made against the erection of the now
nothing apparently is exempt, and this dis- Bund, whon her keel apparently took the In more civilized countries where it formerly Shanghal, demand,...
Caloutts, Typhus fever, which prevailed so exten-satisfaction has recently found a vent in around, and the hawaer, by which he was abounded, such as in Java and Japan, the Church of England School at that portion
district, where the people called the neigh- anchor was immediately lowered, but the become comparatively insignificant.
30 days.** small place named Si Wu, in the Fungwha made fast to the buoy, gave way. of the city of Fooshow, and as the Foochow
bouring villagers to their aid and restated tide carried her towards the Bund. Her
An trade in camphor and camphor wood has English Sovereigns,
Discount, Herald alleged, the hostility was winked at by at least one of the Mandarins, We are
the levy of taxes they considered oppres the steamer Wenchow, which was moored specimens in all have been obtained of Mexican
In addition to camphor tree there are Bar Silver, 17, dwta, B., stern came in collision with the quarter of many other most valuable trees, some 70 370,- sive. The dispute was settled locally, but now informed, by advicca per the Namoa,
the people of the neighbouring districts, alongside one of the China Navigation Formosan timber, and some are most Gold Leaf, that the building was burnt down on the
ones aroused, were not to be quieted with Company's pontoons-the third one from valuable and suitable for all sorts of & reform affecting one particular station, Hukon Adelsten was broadside on an un proximity to the tributaries of the Tamsui the Kin-le-yuen wharf and then the pros. Many of the forests are in close right of the 30th ulto, between the honra
pur and came to Nagpo in large numbers to usually high and strong flood tide, and River, and it is chiefly down these stream of 6 and 9 o'clock, by the Boochow mob,
demand redress of their grievances. A The ridionlous ground on which the hosti.
collision that occurred between them and batug about 250 feet long and drawing 20 that camphor and other planks are bought Hty has been conveniently based in that
the soldiers, on Saturday last aggravated feet, the pressure against her to force her down. the discontent, and the dissatisfied villagers described. Her stern scraped along the within 9 hours walk from Kapsulau, the up the river can be better imagined than the Fang Shuey of the district was dis.
have now been joined by thousands of
At Sose Bay on the North East Coast turbad
The English Consul, with no less
who deem this a fiting opportunity to Kangway ladder and davit, the awning sra large forcats, and it was hers that a saw than fifteen mandarins, and followers, were The wounded man who was now out of rednotion of the lekin taxes. The whole and then clearing the Wenshow she track The difficultles between the timber cutters LK. & W. Dock Co., $34 % prem,
frighten the authorities into a wholesale stanchions, and the bolts over the ports mill was started in 1866 by foreigners. ofty is now in a state of siege; not a shop the next pontoon, which was a small one, and the savages put a stop to the enter. is open, and so much sympathy is felt for and so bulged in the front that it sank, and prise and foreigners withdraw from the the mob, that it is quite possible the
the bridges connecting it with the other undertaking with great loan. they proceed to acts of violence. Several sunken pontoon was a large iron one, which renew operations in the same direction, but soldiers will not attack the rioters should pontoons also gave away. Next to the Afterwards, a German merchant tried to tax stations have been burnt or pulled the steamer also forced from its position, the troubles with natives and the dificulty down, and many more are threatened, and against the Kin-lee-yeen Wharf, at which and work too, caused another collapse, and and then bumped with great violence of obtaining labourers, who, had to fight the mob went so far on Sunday as to amash the Tagtal's chair and handle him were moored the China Merchants' Com- finally this attempt failed also. The diffi protty roughly, There seems every pros- pany's river ateamers Kiangching and calty in establishing a timber trade will be part of a big row and considerable loss of diangkuan, the former being nearer the the mods of transls from the forest to the (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premisse
drifting steamer. The tremendous force water's edge.
Queen's Road.) On the East coast of the faland where the Another correspondent, also writing on
wharf la evidenced by the damage dona. sides of the mountains are steep and run
HomeKors, September 4, 1878, the 26th inst, says :-The disturbances are The end which she struck was considerably down to the sea, there will be no difficulty BAROMETER... looking hourly more and more serious damaged and two of the large pontoons on that score, but if the timber felling is Yesterday there were seven fires burning all the connecting bridges were rent asundor or ways arranged, the trees will remain wore displaced, nearly turned round, while extended inland, and there is no tramway at once, outside of the South, North and and fell into the river. She then drifted where they fall, for coolles are unable to West gates. The Yu-yow men are coming up alongside the Kangching, emanning the move over rough ground or ovor hill and down now, and things are making the latter's stom in two or three places and dale any weight over 2 or at must 3 tons. Total "feel his oata." All arises from forcing her stern back avainst the pontoon In the neighbourhood of Soao Bay are hills lekin taxation. The men say now,
* Down
and the stern of the Kiangkwan. The containing coal, and many of the hills are with all the present lot of Mandarins," and
latter vessel received the blow remarkably composed of fine laminated slate suitable well, it only bulging in one or two of the for roofs of foreign houses, sal
In the in- planks of her bulwarks, while the Kiang- nor hills and streams it is known there is thing had a portion of her bulwarka knocked gold, and the savages of this district are away entirely. The Hakon ddel.ton re almost harmless, if only dealt fairly with. the afternoon until the turn of the tide, Obiners Government agents and savages mained alongside the Klangching daring The cause of all troubles here between when she was again moored at one of the has been the treachery of the former, whe have in many instances invited the navages some small native boats at the pontoons when under the influence of drink, or when Besides the damage already mentioned, to meet them and have murdered them
could not be ascertained. It was generally and the few rocks in the harbour are well 25, G. B. S... came to grief, but what number or the in their company as guests. Boao Bay has extent of the damage done in this respect been visited by steamers for many years, De
unable to restrain the unruly mob-it would seem they had been far too late in their endeavours to do so, as the movement ought to have been stamped out weeks ago. Fortunately no lives were lost,
We are requested to publish the following letter from the master of the Carisbrooke, in explanation of the delay of the mail
sively and fatally at least among Europeses, has altogether disappeared. Lasterly it had saaumed a much milder type.
August 31st.
Police Intelligence. (Before O. 7. Creagh Esq.,) September 4th, 1878,
CUTTING AND WOUNDING.
down. Great dissatisfaction has for some
Chun Akwai, a hawker, was charged onthers, many of them residents of Ningpo, I side of the Wenchow, carrying away the principal town in the Komolan Ting, there
and wounding a man named Tao Te remand by Inspector Cradook, with cutting
Hospital gave evidence, and it appears that a quarrel arose on account of his having interfered with defendant's brother, who was beating a boy. Defendant, who en- had cut himself, was fined $10 or weeks deavoured to show that the complainant hard labour, and ordered to find security to be of good behaviour for two months and pay $1 amends to the complainant.
SAILORS' ROBBEĖS,
received from that vessel to-day, vla 8w.coolfes, were charged with attempting to life, but the riotara are not likely to trouble with which the flakon Adeisten struck the
tow
8. S. Carisbrooke, Swatow, 3rd Sept., 1878. To the POSTMASTER GENERAL,
Rongkong. SIR,-I have the honor to inform you that the enclosed packet of mails was put on board this vessel during my absence on ahore, at Singapore, and by some mistake which I cannot find out, it was put into a drawer, instead of the usual letter Box, and in consequence has been overcarried. I beg to express my sincere regret for this grave error, and at the same time assure you that I will take such care in future, as will prevent the possibility of such a thing occurring again,
I am, Sir,
Your most obedient Servant, H. WHARTON, Master, B. 8, Carisbrooke,
Hapon & Co.'s Weekly Shipping Report, Pagoda Anchorage, 31st August, 1878 –
Arrivals During the Week-Aug. 24, Entope, from Shanghal; 24, Hiram mery, from Hongkong; 26, Oceanos, from Kobe; 26, Kwang Tang, from Hongkong 1, 29, Hasting, from Shanghai; 50, Namoa, from Hongkong; 30, Nassau, from Wanokowi
Departures During the Week.-Aug. 25, City of Baltimore, for London; 26, Nestor, for London; 25, Yesno, for Hongkong; 27, Mary Blair, for Melbourne ; 26, Eme, for London; 28, Kwang Tang, for Hongkong; 28, Europe, for Shanghai 28, Docsacs, tor Amoy; 29, Nardoo, for Newchwang,
Shipping in Port-Rosebud, Argentine, Lirate, Wylo, Kjabanbara, Cuba, Willie, Imbat, Chrisdan, Mikedo, Biram Emery, Hasting, Samos, Nassau,
Teol Afung and another, licensed chair steal money from the pocket of a seaman named Patterson belonging to the U. S. S. Ranger, Patterson was drunk in do- fendants chair and was sccompanied by two other men named Toppin and McCarthy. The case was remanded until the 7th tu. stant, as the complainant was labouring under the effects of some maddening poison which rendered bim quite helpless.
TO-DAY'S FINES.
Teang Ayun, and another, quarrelling and creating a disturbance in the Central Market. Fined 10 cents each.
Ng Acaug, a coolie, cutting away the embankment at Kennedy Road. Fined 20 cents.
the peace of the Settlement.
intend to address positions to the Fah-tai for a new lot. This looks like business, and according to Chinese law it can be done. I have not seen such a remon strance for 20 years as the one the Chinose are now making against the greed and zapacity of these Mandarins, They "gut" the Mandarins' stations, but spare the buildings. About 12,000 men have assem An Yeung, a barber, indecent bathing.bled outside of the South gate this morning, and 8,000 Yu-yow and Ban-peh men are look to day, if the Teotal does not come expected down every moment. At 12 to terms, there will be a hot time.
To It Kwong, and another, hawkere, creating a disturbance at Market Street Fined 28 conts each.
Fined 25 cents,
Robert Patterson, seaman U.S.S. Ranger,
drunk and incapable. Flaed 80 cents.
Chan Abo, and two others, allowing their dwellings to be in a filthy condition. Fined 80 cents each.
and Charles Klind, seaman British ship Samuel Kendrick, üreman U. S. 8. Ranger Maritime Union, drunk and incapable, Fined 50 cents, and 20 sente respectively.
Chan Ido, a hawker, obstructing a public thoroughfare. Fined 50 centa
into a drain, thus causing a nuisance, Wan Lok, a barber, throwing fetid water Fined 50 centă.
Tang Ayeung, a fishmonger, selling fish in the Central Market without having a atall. Fined 50 cents.
Chan Akan, a compradore, creating a disturbance in Graham Street, making an indecent gesture to the arresting constable, and saying What you look see, you son
Blood $1.
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at three o'clock this (Monday) afternoo5, an order was given to bring up some gun. more exasperated.-N. 0. D. News. bosts, sad the insurgents are becoming
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H., G. & M. S.-boat Co., $16 % prem. Shanghal Steam Navigation, Tis, 20 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Ts. 103 Hongkong Hotel 00., 165 Hongkong Gas Co., 8971 China Sugar Refining Co., $163 Ohinese Imperiai Loan, £104.
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Shipping Intelligence. London and Colonial Papers, &c.--
The followingle corrected from the latest
When left.
VESSELS TO ARRIVE, AT HONGKONG,
Name
native beatman had his right foot badly rounded by hills covered with forests. It 28, Orade, belleved that no lives were lost, but one known; it is half moon shaped and nur Mar. atiilorushed and his left leg broken.
During the afternoon several foreigners and crowds of natives went to view the scens, and no Hitle astonishment was ex pressed at the damage done.-N. C. D.
News.
1, Ada Melmore, 2. Melrose,
From
Liverpool
Idverpool
Antwerp
Hamburg
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London Liverpool
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London
14 Emily Chaplin, 22, Commissary,
Cardiff
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London
is not a large harbour, but 8 or à vassals of 80, Bristalian (6.), size of Growler could anchor there at the same time. This place would be the port 11, Hamburg,
Apr. of Kapanian, if opened and would assist 16, Invincible, more thas nothing to open out and push g2, India, elvilization down the East coast, for with THE CAMPHOR THEN IN FORMOSA visited, it is the only one of importance,
exception of one or two small stations in May oluding Keelas and Peolau scarcely evar Judging from the following notes on the The forests in rear are known also to con Camphor Trade In Formosa it to be feared that unless some measures be taken A tramway or improved road might easily. Napier,
tain cinnamon and one or two other sploes. 6, Challenge, for the protection of the trees that in a few be made from Eapaulan through the plain 12, Don Quixote, bare of camphor trees so the plain lying porium would be forwarded cheaper than 17 Lord Macaulay, gears the hillsides of Formosa will be sa to Seao, and goods intended for that em 14, Verona, between Amoy and Chang-chow onda noted over the hills of Tamoul and Keelung, 18, Niagara, as a camphor forsst.
Amey Gazelle.
26, Banian,
**Aug. 26th, Last week and the week before, we had flooded as the roanit, but no banks have come terrible rains, and the plain is almost broken. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we had our last downpour; it also turned very cool at the same time, and has been pleasant ever since. The great heat is now weather is coming. Now inor rather soon doubtless past, and our pleasant attomin will be the time to visit the North, if you have any ansh desire. From September 10th to October 18th, or even till Novem As the Camphor monopoly is one of the Chang Aping, a hawker, assaulting a ber, is the plesaantest time of the year. chief sources of the revenue of the officials The Acting Engineer-in-Chief of the Im-endeavouring to quell a street brawl. Fined import, good crope! What a mergy that we Government will wake up in time to the peacemaker, and cutting his head whilst Word from all directions is of the same in Formosa it is to be hoped that a Paternal perial Maritime Customs has kened the $8 and to find security is $8 for future are not to have another year of famins dangor, and as protective measures might following notice to mariners, dated the
good behaviour.
Hung Awa, a coolle, hawking salt fish There will be very much suffering, of cours, be mide not only valuable in the future 27th August last ja v
in the public streets contrary to the market co., reached here last Friday. On Batur in the greation of new offices and the im- H.E. Dr Elmore, Fernvian Minister, dro.but profitable to the existing official body ordinance, and being an acknowledged day the Viceroy visited him at the U.S. position of new imports there seems no rogue and vagabond. Fined $2.
Consulate, where he stops. He goes on to ineuperable ressom why they should not be nothing more of the Tientzia and Taku Faking by boat tomorrow. I've heard taken.
Foreigners are not it is true deeply in Railroad, but think it is not unlikely to toreated, for the foreign Camphos Trade in take place,-N, C. D. NUM........
Formosa has never been the source of great profit to those concerned, but in the interest of the Island itself and those who are to August 21st, 1878. dwell there in the age to some it is our duty
transpired in the Capital, ft. of serious im the future. last communication, nothing fupertant has taught us is needed for the prosperity of Though much time has elapsed since my to point out what wider experience has
portance as concerning the rest of the world.
see that you hate noted the scourgest enter the high ranges of fountains in the centre Timber of this description abounds in
The damage caused by these pests is not so tween Long, 121, and 142, and Lat. 24 and pillars which appeared about his weeks ago, and Northeast osast of Formers, say be great as we foured it would be, Where the 29. It is to be found also further South gepple worked hard to aspire the destrapers of Lat, 54, but to seisaction and sublima,
Shanghai District Woostify.
1 Lismore Wreck Light.Notice bereby given that the foundations of the **Lismore Wreck" Screw-pils Lighthouse have been removed, and the Woosung. Lightboat has been shifted 600 feet to the Bouth of its former position and · 9-pies the previous position of the Lighthon.9.
guavad at Stone Cutter's Island and at
Tang Akwan and two others, stealing salting the polles. Fined $10 each,
Chlas SRADIOHAL. (New)
Wooring Buoy The Woosung Buoy (No, 29 in the Chinese Last of "Lights, Buoys and Beacons" for 18:8), painted torday (Aug. 27th) from Hankow, in tow of The tea clipper Cutty Sark arrived yet Red and Black vertical stripes, has been the China Navigation Company's steamer shifted 600 feet to the East of the former Shanghat. She has been less fortunate position.
the river, having, it was represented, Ises that the Windhouer in obtaining cargo up than 200 tons of tea on board for London and to obtain this she hes heen lyling in
3. Woosung Lighthouse.This Light has bout altered so as to thaw La
White, between the Hepk of the Yangters,
PEKING.
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EDMUND KEAN AS A STROL LING PLAYER. The Kembles strolled; so did many other 26, Underwriter, ever tasted the full bitternesss and degra- July famous actors; but none who rose to fame 25, Melbrek, datlon se did Edmund Keen. Once, after 16, annte Bow, walking many miles on his way to an on- 16, Lorimer, gagement at Braintree, in Essex, he found 17, Leucading: himself on the Kentish side of the river, 18, Sydenhars, without a copper to pay the ferry. With 19, Ulysses (.). his whole wardrobe ded up in a pocket-hand A1, Stant, kerchief, slung about his neck, he plunged in and swam across the Thames. Then, dripping wet as he was pursued his journey. at the thestre just in time to dress for Glensstu Without haring eaten or drunk, he arrived Ocean King. "Rolls," which he had to play that night Glenartsy, the scenes, and was laid up with ague and but he fainted away in the middle of one of fever for some time afterwards. Even more
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hem te Swanson with his young wife, jast Priam () sad was a journey he made from Birming about to become a mother. Firevsed ju blus Bons Moresden (o.)
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