No, 4758-OCTOBER 3, 1878.]
CORRESPONDENCE.
SO-CALLED CONVERSION. To the Editor of the "CHINA MATT,” Hongkong, Oct. 3, 1887. SIE-I read with a smile about the so- called conversion to the R. C. Faith of the murderer Tam Atai, as I so well remember the allusion made by Dr. Legge to that matter. That worthy missionary and scholar stated that, in rendering assistance in the eleventh hour to condemned prisoners, the addi- tional promise that the unhappy man would be burled la a ww suit of clothes, while his
mortal remains would rest în "the R. O.
Cemetery, generally decided the matter, and the doomed man joined the B. C. faith in proference to that of the Protestant,
Yours with
NO EXAGGERATIONS,
PROBABLY the beat performance given by the Royal-English Opers is that of last night, when "Satanella" was again"pro- duced. There was a pretty large audience, and the general satisfaction at the perform ance was testifed by a vociferous call for the artistes at the fall of the curtain, In two of her songs Miss May obtained an enthuelatio encore, and certainly to none of the other, Operas performed here by the Company up to the prosent time have her efforts been as successful as in "Satanella." Mr Vernon was not in very good voice, apparently on account of indispoaltion. Miss Stanley as "Lella” did exceptionally well, both in singing and acting. The Mienes Draeger have exhibited a wonderful im- provement in their performances of late, the characters of "Princess Stella" and "Dame Bertha", undertaken by these two
10, SEYMOUR TErbace,
Hongkong, Oot. 3, 1878, demoiselles, befag very well rendered, al SIE," An Old Resident" recently In- though of course the imagination had to be formed the community of Hongkong that exerolged somewhat, despite the get-up," the reports of robberies In this Colony were to enable Mins Agues Draegor to be no es natrue. It has therefore occurred to garbled, grossly exaggerated and in some
cepted as the elderly dame, Karl's song me that a plain unvarnished narration of was exceedingly well sung by Mr J, Roll-house above indicated might be useful and facts referring to my occupation of the inga. The "Pirates" also deserve a word instructive-not to "Old Resident," for of praise. On Saturday next the Company he is past that but to sensible men fu-
terested in the subject; prodaco "Trial by Jury."
HOW IT AFFECTS ME AS A HOUSEHOLDER.
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL,"
THE CHINA MAIL.
who trade peaceably within her borders. If her reputation for good government fails her in any portion of her territory, her trade there must auffer in proportion as the security of property and life decreases,
Yours e,
GEO. MURRAY BAIN.
Police Intelligence. (Before J. F. Francis, Esq.)
3rd October, 1878.
ALLEGED ASSAVET.
The remanded case in which one Thomas Henderson, a clerk unemployed, was charged with assaulting a chair coolie, came on again to-day. The complainant not appear Ing, the cane was dismissed.
LARCENY,
Chen Ying Heung, a caulker, was con- victed of receiving some copper nails, the property of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, and was sentenced to 14 days' bard labour.
TO-DAY'S FINES. Tong Ayin, hawking salt fish outside the market. Fined 35 cents. Achat, a cook, no light or pass. Fined Chan Atanng, house-boy, and Ching 50 cents each. Fined 50 cents.
Li Abo, hawking without a Hoense.
Chan Akew, wife of Mak Ato, No. 8 Tannery Lane, throwing rubbish into the
streets, Fined 50 cents.
coolies, plying for hire without a license. Ching Asung and Chow Asheung, chair ist defendant fined $10 or 18 daga' impri- conment, 2nd fined $1 or 3 days' imprison ment.
Li Aho, a prisoner in the Victoria Gaol, smuggling opiam into the prison. Fixed $1 or 8 days imprisonment.
The latest rate of exchange on Hong- kong at sight is 6 per cent discount, and on Amoy, 4 per sont
3
Shippers or Captains shall be bound to directors of the Cyprus Investment and produce, if required by a government officer Improvement Company are able to tell us the Bill of Lading, Charter Party, and-even" ¦ that "the climate and soil' of this land of the Policy of Insurance if there is one, or promise' aro all that could be desired'? to explain why these documents are not The statements that have been made pub. still in their possession..
lis, that lands and house-property havo been run up to exorbitant prices, must, of course, bo baseless, for the directors look to sales and purchases, leases and transfers of land, as the prime source of proft. Eden, it is plain, was nothing to Cyprus, and there must be an instant rush of Mar tin Chuzzlewits and Mark Tapleys to secaro a first innings in the new land of promise.'
Ja freights there were very few transac tions to report during the first fortnight of Septembar The British barque Tie Iredale has been chartered for Liverpool at Should any obstacle be made by the £1.2.6 for wot sugar, and £2,2.6 for hemp. Captain to the verification of the cargo, the The British ship Bolton Abbey arrived from transport of the cargo to government ware Bombay under owner's orders to take 1,200 houses, if required, and weighing charges tons wat sugar add 4,000 bales hemp. The shall be at the shipper's expense, Ave his American ship Sonntag arrived at iloilo to recourse against the Captain. take a full cargo of dry sugar to New York. If the rice or paddy exceeds the declara- The Spanish steamer Victoria takes to Litlong, the excess will be charged three times verpool, hemp at £4, sugar at £3, and to the duty, and the person making the false bacco leaves at £3 for 40 cublo feet; and to declaration will be fined 100 to 1,000 francs, Cadiz, sugar at $20, coffee at $28.
ha security for which, the whole cargo may be detained if such excess be more than 1/20th; under that, single duty will be charged, no penalty.
An auction sale of 31 cheats of opium took place on the 14th September, at the Custom Flouse. The highest figure ob- tained por chest was $330, and the lowest 8001; with the exception of 2 chests the remaining 39 were all sold to Chinamen.
It is known by telegraphic advices that the new steamer Diamante, belonging to Mesara, Peole, Hubbell & Co., was to leave Southampton on the 19th September, for Manila,
A person bought some ice-cream from a Chiness hawker and found cocoa-nut juice substituted for para milk in its compoal ken in considerable quantity. tion; the former might produce cholic if ta
To the respectable number of piouls of rice we bave already in port, it must bo added tho 11,000 picals brought by tho Salvadora, and also other shipments that will arrivo soon in the two vessels which ware loading at Hongkong at the departure received several consignments, and all will of the Salvadoras of flour we have also contribute to the cheapness of these articles of first necessity,
In Mr Edward Jackson's Cironlar for the first fortnight of September, common Saigon rice is quoted at 88.2 reales; Siam ditto at $8.24 to $3.8.
Tan daring attempt at robbery by an armed hand of burglars, made upon the house No. 10 Seymour Terrace, clearly shows that the Long-apike men are still on the war-path, and goes far to prove the statement we gave in our last night's issue that the rasoals who made the attack at Winglok Street were snugly housed in the Colony before the stolen-never, to retara. The barglars had affixing a receipt stamp to the receipt as that port on the 18th, having encountered
Government officorn shali have the power to search and examine any vessel, and any reaintance will be punished by a fine of 500 to 1,000 franes and one month's impr.son ment, according to the magnitude and manner of the fence.
Captains of vessels b fore leaving must have a manifest signed at the government office, penalty 600 to 3,000 francs; they will he presumed to be acting fraudulently, if fouad descending the river without having this document in order.
If, after olearing, a Captain receives fur ther cargo, he 'will be fined from 100 to 3,000 francs, the extra rice confiscated and ship held as security.
from the 1st January 1879, and shall be This act is to come la forco provisionally definitive only when approved of by the Secretary of State,
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tions of this enactment will work roughly, It is, we think, apparent that some condi.
if they are not found incompatible with the despatch of steamers; but no doubt, efforts will subsequently be made to render ita working as satisfactory as possible to all parties.
Saigon, 20th September 1878.
China.
CHEFOO.:
Sep. 19.
prise of the 25th ultimo has imbued themometer at 90°) I fancied that all was safe ting the public footway by stacking timber Guimaras. The British shlp Coninaky the 17th and proved most enjoyable. Thero
a
bod-room window,
now-armed, this time, with spears and
Un Shing Ohun, master of the Tean Oheung Shop 67 Bonham Strand, West, obstructing a public thoroughfare. Fined $10, and ordered to enter into his own recognizance in $28 to be of good behaviour for 6 months.
Chandler's Shop, 12 Cochrane Street, ob Wong Ayuk, a partner in the Kwan Hop structing a public thoroughfare. Fined $16.
(Before C. V. Creagh, Erg.)
Brd Oct., 1878.
left Iloilo on the 11th September, for New The British ship Sarah-Nicholson, which York, with a cargo of sugar, put back to
boisterous weather outside; she left again on the same day, in tow of the steamer Pasig up the norther point of island of
A grand ball was given at the Club on with rice from Kobe, arrived at Iloilo on the 12th September, and with the news of
were about fifty guests present, including a the Captain's death, which took place dur fair proportion of ladies. It was the largest ing the voyage; the Beard of Health at Party Chefos has seen for a long time, or that port in view of this occurrence ordered probably will see again for a corresponding the vousal to be put in quarantine for two period. The band of the French ironclad days. The Italian barque Figogna left Ho-Armids, by the kind permission of the
officers, supplied the music. to for the Chanel via Cebu, with sugar.
THE EXPORT OF RICE FROM SAIGON.
The following circular has been issued by Mears . G. Hale & Co., of Saigon
For the information of our friends, we issue a résumé of the more important articles of an Act just published in the Official Gazette, concerning an export duty to be imposed upon Rico.
Colony rests almost exclusively upon the production of Rice; that this staple is the only article of produce apon which a duty can be impored sufficient for the purpose,
THE GOVERNOR DECIDES:
-IN these days of dead and dying journais, a good mauy London Editors will see touch truth in the Cincinnati editor's New Kay on Man. It is in one oauto, as follows :-
"Man's a vapour, full of wees;
Starts o paper: busta, and goes.”*
railing, says the Bombay Gazette of the THE great depression in trado now pre-
30th August, in India may be judged of from the fact that there are at present about 150 vessels lying in the port of Calcutta, only six of which have charters for a fresh voyage; the destination of the rest is uncertain, that is, the freights offer- ing are so very low that tho owners or agents are obliged to decline them, A similar state of things exists in Bombay also.
Quotations.
- HONGKONG, October 3, 1878. OPIUM.-New Patna, caah....$600 6024
crodis, Old Patna, caah,... 570 a 572) credit,
*
"
P
17
"
New Benares, cash, 5573 a 660
credit, None
Old Benares, cash, 5421 a 545
H
credit,
New Malta, saab, 775-
"
credit, 780
*Allowance Taela, 16 a 24
Old Malwa, cash,
credit
Allowance Taein, →→
Exchange.
Bank, on demand,
2.
+
30 days' sight,
3/81 3/8 2/03/01
#
222
11
721
72
***
6 months' sight, Credits, Documentary, 6 months' sight, Bombay, demand Rupees, 228) Calcutta, Shanghai, demand, 80 days', Huglich Sovereigns, Australian Sovereignz, Sycee, ... Bar Silver, 17 dwtă. B.,
Mexicans, Gold Leaf, Discount,
Shares.
*** 5.85
5.35
110 nominal
108 55
*
% counted.
27.10
8 to J'p. c.
Hongkong Bank, 77% prem. Union Ins. Somisty of Cauton, $1,700 China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,550 Yanglaze Ins. Assos, Tĺa. 725 "Chinese Insurance Co., $340.
North China Ins. Co., Tis. 1,230 H.K. Fire ins. Co., $940
China Vire Ins. Co., $240 H.K. & W. Dock Co., $26 % prem, H.K. C. & M. S.-boat Co., $13% prem Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tis, 20 Chins Coast St. Nav. Co., Tim. 104 Hongkong Gas Co., $97 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 China Sugar Refining Co., $166 Chinese Imperial Loan, £107
Do.
of 1877, £106
Temperature.
The Sheldraks is leaving shortly for Hongkong. We are sorry to lose her, she has been so long here, and during her stay both officers and men have contributed do Defendant was fined $40, and the opium
largely to our amusement that we shall which had been seized was ordered to be. A duty is put upon Rice and Paddy miss her almost as much as a part of our
exported from the Colony, except to Cam-ed to relieve her.
community. The Moorhen is daily expect- eonfiscated.
bodia by the rivers.
Business, &c., is no better than it might Our road works are progressing steadily, and already part of our Broadway, did not belong to Chofoc.News. on the way to the west, is looking as if it (Taken at Merars Falconer & Co.'s Premises
Manila.
(Translated from our Manila Exchanges.) The obsequies of Da. Maria Cristina of Borbon, the Grandmother of King Alfonso XII, was colebrated on the 27th September, in Manila.
This duty shall be 53 centimes (10 cents) for every picul of rice exported.
Paddy shall pay of the duty on rice. All mixture of rice and paddy is to be considered cargo rice.
The debris, broken rice and rice flour, are to be free from duty, but must also be declared.
All mixture of rice and broken rico ahall be considered as rice.
be.
I have ocoupled my present residents a little more than five months. A week or two after I took possession, I had a vialt from thieves, who only failed to rob me because a pane of glass which they were cutting fall on the stair and used an alarm. On the morning of July 4th I got up about seven o'clock to make the pleasing discovery that may bad-room had been quietly ransacked over night and property I-ki abop 50 Prays Weat, receiving payment Fong Ahing, master of the Man Choung to the value of over a hundred dollars of a sum of money exceeding $10 without got in by the upper verandah in order to required by Ord. 12 of 1866. Fined $10. attack was made. However this may be, effect this pleasant surprise. Having spent a Cheung Ahang, a partner in the Tai Yik it is evident that the success of the enter considerable sum in padlocking every door carpenter shop, 34 Stanley Street, obstruc- and window in the house, (with the ther
thereon, Fined $10.- rascaldom of Hongkong and its vicinity with Shortly before twe o'aloak this morning,
Wong Alan, a partner in the Hang Up a firm belief in the usefulness of these however, I was awakened by a report of fire. Tong druggist'e shop, No. 11 Cochrane spears in their nightly prowlings. It is time arma, and a flash of light, just under my Street, abstraction. Fined $15.
On getting up, a clat- that the desperadoes who made the attempt toring of feet was heard and two or three on Beymour Terrace Inst night or rather shots followed. A gang was down upon us this morning did not succeed in securing shooting irons (or horse pistols); and had
Besides the Armide, the Cosmas and Hu any booty, but this was owing to the not a Sikh Countable seen them and fired
gon are making a short stay here, and into them, there is every likelihood that vigilance of the Sikh constable on duty, I should have again had to pay aweatly for
through the courtesy of the Admiral we and the fact of his being armed with a the privilege of residing in this "Gem of the
have been enabled to enjoy the band music indeed generally much indebted to the on shore. The residents and visitors are rifie. Had he only had the regulation China Seas," The Sikh who pluckily fired was slightly cat on the left arm with a spear,
French officers for the opportunities of on- baton and sword the result would have been and it seems a pity that his shot went
joyment offered them. A few days ago, as vory different. The facts of the attempted through my drawing-room door and window
many as were able to go were entertained instead of through the body of the burgla
on-board the armide. The guests were rubbory are, so far as we can learn,rious scoundrel at whom it was aimed. A
conveyed to the Armide, which is anchored simply as follows:—At about a 3 before 2 lokong was soon on the spot, and-diù Leong Atuk, master of the "Chow Sz
The Tax upon Lands, bearing unfairly
near the islands, in boats towed by a steam- o'clock the Sikh on duty was attracted by nothing. After whistling for a quarter of Hop" shop 116 Second Street, was charged sound as of some one moving on the veras Coustables were folued by two or three from the oplam farmer, Mr Denays to pay according to the extent of their racing commenced, and amid this and other an hour from a very feeble whistle the two with preparing opium without a license upon the owners, who have been obligedaunch, and shortly after their arrival boat smasements a very agreeable afternoon dah of No. 10, Seymour Terrace, and on his lokonge. The two or three shots which appeared to watch the case on behalf of Land and not upon the quantity it pro-
was passed. Not the least enjoyable feature approaching the spot and turning on his bull's followed the one which entered into my the defendant, and Mr Wotton (for Mr duced, the Government has reduced this
was the dancing to the music by the band. drawing-room seem to bave been fired after Brereton) for the opium farmer. A quantax very considerably and, (reading from It is rumoured that Admiral Hillyar is eye light, he observed some 9 or 10 men
the fugitives as they disappeared up theity of opium had been seized at the the Aut) considering that the deficit result-coming in the Vigilent, leaving the dag. crouching on the verandah, and at the same till in the darkness. No European Condotendant's house, some days back, but being from this concession must be made ship in Japan.-The French Admiral has moment received a stab in the muscle of the stable appeared until nearly half an hour and all the occupants of the house escaped good, as the Colony requires all its re-boen on a visit to Peking
after the occurrence. Four unused bullets before the police effected an entry. Do- sources; considering that the wealth of the left arm with one of those long speure new and a box of matches, evidently belonging fendant was arrested by leapector Thompson so well known and dreaded by the protestors to the thieves, ware picked up in my ver- to-day. The opium farmer was called to of our slumbers. The constable immediately and ab, together with a few percussion caps, prove that the defendant had no right to
and one of my servants board a stop in the prepare the drug. levelled his rifle and fired, but owing to the court-yard almost immediately before the dense darkness of the night, the shot did first shot was bred. Two spears of Wing not find a resting-place in the body of one mund Sharp's garden, with a handful of Lok type were afterwards found in Mr Ed.
of the miscreants, but, passing through percussion caps similar to those found near the venetians and the drawing-room door, my house.
Of course, for the rest of the night sleep found its billet in the dwelling-house it was murdered, and while reflecting upon was meant to protect. Whilst reloading, the aspect of things in general I could not the brave Sikh received a second stab in the avoid a passing thought on the exceeding left arm and a shot from a revolver whizzed fairness () of the remarks made by An
SEEKING NEW CHANNELS... past him; the thieves then made tracks to-
Old Resident," In my small way, the
Another dividend of 5 per cent. will ba wards the hills. Two shots were sent after expense of residence here has been very
Her Majesty's Ministers, with a shrewd eye to the main chance, have come to the them, but whether or not either of them took sonalderably increased by these incidents distributed to the creditors in the estate of
The duty shall be charged upon the aid of the investor and the speculator. effect is uncertain, although it has been during the last five months not to speak Russell and Sturgia from the 3rd Oct. 1878.
The second officer of the British barque netweight of rios or paddy an stated in a Their high Imperial policy has been com- of the disquiet, the discomfort and the alleged that the rascals were sean holp-horrible feeling of insecurity involved; Blmstone, Mr W. Wood, which vessel declaration which must be made at amended by the Prime Minister to the ing one of their number along. They appear and I suppose the next thing I shall have to arrived here on the 13th Sept., died on the Government Office to be established at each capitalist, at the hour of returning on- to have thrown two of the spears into the do will be to engage a wataliman to prevent voyage from Liverpool to this port. The port of export.
fidence and reviving credit, by the boundless garden of Mr Sharp's house in passing, my family from being attacked or maimed vessel arrived at Anjer, where he was
field they open before his long gaze. as they doubtless encumbered their basty in my own house. In China the robbers attended by some physicians, and on the
new continent' of Asiatic Turkey, sap. retreat. As a matter of course no.lokong levy black-mail, and then there is security: 23rd August last while at sea he succumbed
plemented by our latest acquisition, the was on the scene until the birds had flown, here I am black-mailed to a considerable to heart disease. when one was heard faintly blowing his extent, while the insecurity seems to be
island of Cyprus, open a fresh world, which We learn that an Exchange will be whistle. Mounted trooper McDougal was
England is called upon to go in and poo despatched to the Central to report the come greater. If each householder were opened on the lat October, which will When rice or paddy is packed in double sess. We begin of course with Cyprus, and already the promoter is in the field ecourrence, but was misled as to the locality, to give a plain statement of his ex-ba under the direction of an old resident in bage the tare is to be doubled.
Ships (other than native vessels) are to watchful for his opportunity, and ecoured the Queen's Road and the Perience during the last four or five the islands, and dedicated to the trade. It Praya, making hasty enquiries of the consta-month-taking particular care neither to will be a centre, where all the news regard. be allowed to load at Saigon only; penalty before as the prospectus of the Cyprus Investment and Improvement Company bles he met. He subsequently returned to garble, exaggerate, nor toll fibs-an idea o fag the maritime commerce can be obtained, for infringement 100 to 1,000 francs.
the present state of the Colony might be for instance, the freights, prices of the prin-
At Saigon, all Shippers, before com. (Limited), which appeals to the public, No. 9 Station, and by this time Sergeant obtained sufficient to make the most self- cipal products of the country, the rate of mancing any shipment, must make a de. with foad confidence in the resources of our Mackie had gone up Mr Bain's house, No. 10 Seymour Terrace, and examined the complacent administrator in the universe exchange, arrivals and departures of vessels, claration stating the weight of rice or paddy new accession, for a capital of 1,000,000, premises and locality. A large number of pause and bethink himself, to discover both from the high seas and the coasta, they propose shipping, the name, nationalfeterling, in 100,000 shares of 101. each; the lokongs were by this time eager to shew their whether or not there be anything left un and everything concerning the maritime tunnage and Captain of the ship, and issue being modestly confined to 500,000. Annexed to the establishment, a the plaos whither the oargo is bound; inin 50,000 shares of 10 each, Tho in zeal, and a strict search was made in the done that he ought to have done, and trade. neighbourhood, but no trace of the rascals whether or not he has done anything which reading room will be opened, where periodi default, a penalty of 500 to 1,00 francs.
restor tempted by a glowing description The duty must be paid, or same penalty, of the richness of the soil and its abundant could be found. We are happy to say that he had better bavo left undone. A list of oals in the Spanish, French, German and the Sikh, who, by the way, deserves much offences would that be collated, which would English languages will be found in consider upon the weight declared, before shipment facilities for the cultivation of the vine and commendation for his ready action, is not never appear in statistics of Police or Court, able numbers. The idea of the promoters of is commenced.
of tobacco while in distant prospect he After the accomplishment of these forma catches a view of 'abandant returns' from for the simple reason that they remain the establishment is to provide it with every much hurt. These rascale are no fools, and unpunished. I have been fifteen years a possible comfort, and if it find favour with
wealth-producing mines. The mines are are well aware that the attention of the resident here, and I can honestly say that the public, the reading room will be en
not pressed on the investor's notice in the Folice is at present principally directed to I have never known life and property to be larged, and care will be taken to make the which must be presented, before shipment, meantime, but are thrown in merely inci. the Praye part of the town, and act at less secure during all that time than it is at place as attractive as possible, not only to to the officer on board when he applies for dentally. What is to be mainly rolled upon cordingly.
the present moment. The wretchedness the merchants, but to all classes of the cult on pit stall mention the items of ice, beans, wheat, barley, olives, raisins, Is the onltivation of the soil, which yields thur caused, especially to ladies, is becoming tured codety. This is what we have board, This permit TRE Telegraph steamer Edinburgh (says the really unbearable; and the state of ner and that Me M. L. Barnard will be at the declaration and the payment of the locust beans, cotton, hemp, wool, silk, bess Stralis Times), which got ashore on One Youanem thereby produced is decidedly in the head of the establishment.
wax, honey, modder, beetroot,' besides the Three Inland on Saturday night last, was jarious to health. I do not aspire to be su The value of articles subject to exporte- Shipments shall not take place before grapes and tobanco. Here is a suflsient Buccessfully got afoat yesterday (Sept. 24th) alarmisty but 1 certainly believe that, tion duty exported from Manile during the sunrise or after sunset, nor upon Sundays liet to choose from, and though it is a and at once returned to the New Harbour unless some very strong measures be taken, month of August last amounted to $848, 218, or holidays, without special permission light damper to be told that both the Dock, alongside which she now Ben. We and that soon, this Colony will soon become. Very bad news has received from Hollo, from the government office, or same pensity agricultural and the mineral woaith have have been favoured with the following es the most notoriously uneate spot in the The mortality amongst the natives is ex. will be inflicted upon Captalus as well as inin dorment for ages, after being assured In the esntsace immediately preceding that tending to all the villages in an alarming shippers, bount of her floating off The Telegraph British Empire. steamer Edinburgh, was got off last night, This, Sir, is necessarily a somewhat ego. manner, and even in the northern districts, The shippers shall always be represented these multitudinous good things are oz at 9 o'clock, contrary to expectation. The tistical production but a handful of fast is where they bad beat escaped from the crisis on board during the loading; in the absence tensively cultivated and exported, we arg previous day and night had been occupied better than a bushel of theory, and the the death-rate augmenting daily especial of such representative, the work will be comforted by the encouraging dasaranus that capital will at once revivify the alam- in shifting cables and other things aft, and importance of imparting a few well-ascerly in Patotan, Barotac and Dunmangas. It stopped.
Shipper must send a boat-note with each baring civilization: There *Bower anchor, with 500 fathoms of wire talbed facts may at the present crisis be a appears that the epidemis consists in the
has been cable, capable of standing a strain of 38 sulcient exouse. I know that my indiei inflammation of the abdomen coupled with boat, Bigged and certified, of the number nothing to quito equal this since Martin tonn, was got ont nearly its full length dual experience is not a whit harder then surenah is two Peas no attacked and the name of the ship the boat is bounty huzzlewit and Mark Tapley were tempted astern. All being ready at 8.80 p.m., a many others, or so hard perhaps as some succumb in two or three days after the
boat is bound by the slumbering civilization of Eden. nearly breaking strain was turned on the but far be it from me to give a garbled first symptoms.
Doubtless the promoters of the Cyprus On the 27ad Bopt a slight shock of
Thess partial declarations must be in Investment Company have made sure of Cable, and at 8,46, high water, the En account of any other's hardships Lepeak of gines were turned on full speed astern, what I know, not what I have heard, and earthquake was experienced at Vigan which French, without erasures or change of their facts; but we are somewhat startled when the vessel suddenly started on What is to be done to remedy this state of Letters from London say that there was afe to be given to the government officer on after the statements made in Parliament
would suggest that others do the same. continued for abouté seconds, D
wording, or addition, interlining etc, these by their assurance that timber is plentiful, and was hove out to the anchor. The greatest credit is due to Captain Burrows, things it is not for me in this letter to say placed at that market a kind of sugar board or in his sbtends to the Captain, that the island is very bare of trees, and the pilot engaged, Captain Worsley and the but I think that a clean sweep ought to be from Pers denominated Chasasa which is These partial declarations abotid, upon that her Majesty's Ministers rely upon the offers, for getting off this large and heavy made of every low-class Chinaman in the identical to that of Taal, and is offered at the completion of lading, be in accordance effects of planting them for the ameliers tion of the condition of the climate. Clea with the original declaration. Temel before the high tides came on, and it place who cannot give a reasonable excuse Bd. obeaper than those from these islands. was fortunate that the vetsel was poscessed for his residence here certainly all the It is said that two Italian artistes, a tendr
Shippers may modly or alter their ly, however, her Majesty's Ministers are of such powerful masne for heating her off. known thistes in the Celery ought to be and a bate, lof Milan for Maille, on the original declaration up to the moment the far behind the promoters of this company The Roof is nearly perpendlotlar, and is taken up, and, failing decurity, should be 11th September last, who in conjunction government offer arrives on board to in their information. Why should they walt for the result of Sir Garnet Wolso composed of soft clay and coral on the top, Imprisoned. If this cannot be done, then with Miss Ferretti, Miles Capozzi, andas verify the shipment. and the vessel had out into it up to the ordinance ought at anseo to be passed to pupils of the Capozzi cobeol at Manila
the quantity found at the verification Ley's investigations when they could ascer foremast. There is no danger done to the make it posible, England's Colonisi re give a series of performances in the Tondo in less than that stated to the declaration, fala all about the new possession by apply Tessel, except the loss of some paint, and putation seats upon her good government, theatre during November, December, and the extra duties shall be paid back, or Ing to Messrs. H. S, King & Co. in Corne wo understand the left at 2. this afternoon the boasts of providing perfect security na Fazuary nest, after which they propose to lodged at a department arranged for such bill? Why should there be any augiety for FOBARKI
oply for her own subjects but for all aliens | viilt Boeckong and other ports of Chlos purpose,
| about the healik" of our tranpa when the
Tare of bags shall be computed at: 1 per cent. for gunnies of rice. 14 per cent, mat bags of do. 14 per cent.gunnies of paddy. 2 per cent. mat bags of do,
litles and the payment of the duty shipping permit shall be given to the shipper
duty.
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