No. 4788.-NOVEMBER 1, 1878.]
nesses of the neighbourhood are quite suffi- cient without any additional poste,
very tastefully illuminated on the outside with coloured ell lamps and gas, and over the Club entrance was an illuminated painting on glass of H. M. Louis I., with the letters "V. D. I L" done in oil lamps, There were a large number of ladies present and our Portuguese friends were, as they always on such occasions, most attentive are in their hospitality to members of other nationalities. The audience is said to have been one of the largest which has yet bo- Honoured the Lusitano Club.
THE cases at the Police Court to-day were of no public interest. A few men were charged with having short weights and measures, and they (the weights not the mon) wore ordered to be destroyed. One man was charged with attempting to commit suicide by drowning at the Canton wharf, and he said he was induced to do so, by having lost all his money in trade.
was remanded mutil the 7th instant. ·
Before the beginning of the first plece, the Choral Amatours entg, with much credit to them THE performance of Giroflé-Girojła was re-selves, the Portuguese Anthem, followed peated last night by the Royal English immediately by threb cheers for the King, Opera Company. Owing, doubtless, to proposed by the worthy Elonerary Consul counter attractions elsewhere, and the foot Romano. The first piece prosented was that the opera is not one of the best placed The Hermit of Cabana," an original before the public by the Company, the draina in 3 acts by Mr Francisco Sores "house" was a very thin one. To-morrow Franco, Junior. The Hermit of Cabana night the Company reproduce "Satanella." (r Luiz L. Barretto) secured the beat This and "Maritana" are decidedly the share of applause by his noting and clear two most popular performances with which audible vote, which however was a little too the Company have no far favoured the powerful for the character (an old man of .76)). public; Miss May as "Satanella" a wolf Mr P. M. Alves made a very pretty Auzen worth bearing a third time, and Mr du and was hailed with repeated bursts of Phillips should make a very good "Ari- well-merited applause. The Viscount of 3. manés,"
Thiago found a good exponent in the per son of Mr F. J. Pereira, but he was a littlo too stagoy; we are not disposed to find fault with him on this score however as the part was on the whole well sustained. Pedro Paes (Mr J. A. Harretto) showed to advantage when he expressed his indignation at his daughter's misconduct. The part of Er- mesto, Auzenda's lover, also deserves a meed of praise, but he had very little to
Tara la incomparably fine yachting weather, and we are glad to note that the opening cruise of the Yacht Club takes place to
morrow, the Club yachts having been notl fed to assemble at the Naval Coalbode, Kowloon, at past 1 o'clock. The Naiad, Naomi, Ariel, Dido, and Loiterer, have been duly entered for the season, and good sport is looked for. Last year do Naomi was the only boat that spread
The second piece Mariquinho, or the bron new canvas, but nearly all the others Inu-ksopor," a laughable fares after the are being now bually attended to in style of Offenbach's Operetta "La Rose de Dolan's studio for new suits, so that Saint Flear," but with very little music, "the wings of the wind" will be "spickoreated much merriment. Mr P. M. Alves and span" for the first match, to come off shortly. Improvements have been made, more or less, upon all the boats, and the interest is therefore fully alive As to what results may be produced upon each by the changes. We wish the Olub may have a successful season, and that good salling may not be baulked by
"light winds and calms."
Tas training season commenced at the Kase-course this morning, when some Afteen gentlemen gathered around the coffee at the Stand, about the usual hour. It was a lovely, fresh morning, but of course the training must of necessity com "monce after the ponies arrive., One "moke" was procured for the occasion, and rode round with a native, as an intimation that the object of the season just opened was s pure love of the turf; but the coffee was the principal attraction on this the opening day. We believe that the Conree
THE CHINA MAIL.
The final beat of the Senior Soulle for the Banker's Cup will, as before stated, bo rowed this afternoon, and also the Taikoo Fours. The World, the All Comers' Race, &c., commencing at 4.30,
OUTSIDE OPINIONS OF MR POPE
HENNESSY.
the "omega" of impudent dogmatic asser- afterwards by Wintle's for second place, tion on subjects which he evidently knows it was seen that the remaining two stood very little about; for as to his assertion little if any chance. The winners pazaed that the contents of a certain memorial the Mound in 6.373; the second boat in have been published in all the local Chinese 5.41; Clarke's crew finished third, slightly papers, I give it a flat, positive contradic in advance of Dowdall's. tion; nothing of the kind has appeared in either one of the local Chinese papera, as the writer, with the assistance of a Chinese scholar, bas carefully scanned overy paper antorior to the date mentioned, `aud published in the Colony for ten days states positively that it does not appear in either of them. As to the rebellion I am unfortunately unable to speak post- tively, as
having been somewhat in- disposed of late, all my information an boon derived from the public papers; bat there are rumours going about at the West Coast traders, of a serious rising ou the borders of Kwang-si: that much I bave scertained to-day, and (as to the memorial in question, and the agitation against the foreign community) the power of proving of a gentleman of this Colony; and it certain most disgraceful facts is in the hands may perhaps interest your correspondent "A. B. C." to know that at the right time and place these facts will be, or perhaps have been, properly represented to the powers that be.
Yours &o..
China.
SHANGHAI
(News.)
X. Y. 2.
The steamers Glenfinius and Glenartacy are both expected to arrive shortly from Japan. The latter, we understand, is under the command of Captain Auld, late of the Glenearn, Captain Gulland, who so success fully ran her in the tes races, remaining in England to take the command of the new steamer Glencos.
(Courier.)
The long-talked-of Lesa has at last been settled between the Hongkong and Shang hai Bank and Taotai Hoo. The rate of interest is 9 per cent. per annum.
.SHANGHAI REGATTA."
SECOND DAY,
Saturday, 28th October, 1878. " MERCHANT VESSELS Gio's Race,-1 miles. First prizo, $20; Second, $10.
CANON HARRISON
THERMOFTLE"
"NOTUNAHAL
Green
Blue and White. Red White
1
(Japan Mail.)
the Colony, the Chinese and English re-work of preparing a largo map of Japan, to sidents were found arrayed on opposite be published in Germany, Prof. Knipping. sides and the beginning of a Broan Band" has been for several years engaged in sur- of Chinese discontents was inaugurated vogiug, under Government ausploes Nor under the presidency of Mr Ng Choy, a must i omit the name of Mr Ernest Satow," native gentleman whose English education the accomplished Secretary in the Japanese and legal training might have been sup- language to the British Legation, who has posed to fit him for better thfuga. Still if traveled much in the out-of-the-way places a Governor wishes disaffection to show of Japan, and written thereon. in Yezo, inself, and actually holds out an expression American explorers, geologists, and travo of discontent as a recommendation to pre- lers, under government ausploos, have ferment, it is probable that oven the most greatly added to our knowledge of this orderly of communities may become the little known territory.
1t mattero little that In the work of national education, ele- theatre of civil strita, those whom Mr Hennessy originally took mentary and special, first-class private under his protection were the criminal avhools maintain a healthful rivalry with olasses, and that, almost the first rabuff to those established by Government. Some The audacious burglary in Honkong of his policy was administered by the respect of the rather numerous "Schools of Foreign which we gave the particulars in our luas blu-portion of the Chinese community. Language have recently, from motives of isaus has induced the address to our con- Mr Hauneasy is not the man to be startled economy, boon abolished, but the work of temporary, the Hongkong Daily Press, of a by a phenomenon nor deterred from kis vernacular education goos grandly on, and number of letters, evidently from all classes purpose of discovering amidst the outward over 1,900,000 children atloud the public of the community, strongly reprobating Mr calm of public content some real contrast day-schools all over the country, which are Hennessy's recent policy, which has revers- of races. Other Governors in Liongkong taught aftor the general method of American by his predecessors Sir K. MacDonnell and section of the community, but none have schools, rather colleges, under the Depart ed the wholesomely strict control, instituted have had their dilleultics with ono or other schools, with wondern equipments. Special Sir A, Kennedy, over the criminal popula hitherto sought to create a separation of meats of War, Nary, ublic Works, Juatico, tion of Hongkong and the adjacent main-interests between the English and Chiness and Bureau of Agriculture and Coloniza
residents. Mr Hennessy bus the houour tion, largely attended, thoroughly equip land. Their wise severity had had such a deterrent effect that the jail on Stone of being the first to introduce the very young mon for their special professions. sutters' Laland had been altogether dopopul- suspicion of a divergence of interest, and ated and was standing empty, and the prison he has carried it to the length of not only in Victoria: ilself had so few inhabitants creating a faction, but of providing it with that every prisoner might have had two or leader. It seems imporrible to doubt three cells to himself. Mr Hennessy came that the action of Mr Ng Choy in crowding with a bad character from his last place, the City Hall with a mob of low Chineno to a bigoted altramontane and a humanitarian prevent a meeting of residonta held on the doctrinaire, incapable of assimilating the requisition of the Shoriff, was, if not in experience of other men, if he had been stigated by, tacitly approved of by the willing to hear their advice; and in a fow Governor. Me Henny has before this short months everything is changed in bad experience of similar devices in his Hongkong. The criminal population, well native land, and could therefore have informed of the new Governor's sympathy scarcely been ignorant of the tactics being with them, rapidly flocked back to the purmod, He know moreover that the ex- Colony and recommenced the career in pression of the opinione of the speakers at which his predecessors' wholesome reverities the mosting would reflect unpleasantly on had checked them. The result has been a himself, and these considerations doubtless sories of burglaries, bighway robberies and so far prevailed that bo took no measures murders, sulminating in this daring raid of to prevent the occurrences of the day. The a whole crew of pirates into the heart of legality of the mooting was vouched for by the town. No wonder that the colonists its having been called by the sheriff, and rise in their wrath and danger to denounce Mr Hennessy having so far acceded to the him, that Vigilance Committees are spoken wishes of the respectable inhabitants to of, indignation meetings held, and that in ventilate their grievances, should bage the newspapers of the Colony appear a orop afforded them that protection to which they of letters, part of which have been quoted were entitled. It may seem in the eyen of in our daily papera hore. There is too some people at a distance au evidence of much truth in the writern' attacks upon actually existing discontent that Mr Ng Mr Honrosay's humanitarian folly, and as Choy should have been able to pack a fortunately for the China trade between meeting so effectually, and that his band thirty and forty Member of Parliament are should so implicity have followed his com interested in it as was shown when, by mauds. A little consideration of the peal their intervention, Sir Rutherford Aloook's tion of Hongkong with regard to the Convention of 1869 was prevented from 10ainland of China will, howevor, readily being ratified-so, similar pressure brought afford an explanation. The population of to bear on the Foreign Office now, would Hwangtung la well known as the most no doubt procure Mr Hennessy's recall turbulent in China, and one whorein the from a post which his peculiar notions dangorous classes have always exhibited a totally unfit him to fill. We have had, not bolilness and organisation unknown olse long ago, occasion to commend him for his where in the Kapire. The repression of
The mineral re-
In spite of the recent drain on the re- sources of her treasury, in putting down the Satsuma rebellion, Japan is carrying forward many coaly public works. There are now two railways in operation, one from Yokohama to Takio, the other from Liogo to Kioto. Telegraph lines connect Hakodato, with Nagasaki, the Dan and Bectahaba of Japan. sources are being developed, not as they ought to be, but on a larger scale, and with better methods than buforo; while it may truly be said that never bofore was more attention paid to the soil and husbandry of the country. The costs are now lighted by 34 light-houses, 3 light ships, 16 buoys, and 5 beacons (Uff Report, 1877). Japan- ese steamers ply between the evaporte of Japan and to Chius, Corea, the luu Ku Islande, and oven make au acensional trip to England, The most remarkable evid ence of real progr098, and a good index of the literary, auial and commercial character of the people, is furnished by the Post
aater-GeneraPa Report for 1877- Letters, ordinary (mailed)....
registered... Postal Garda Newspapers Booke, patterns, &c.
14
Free communications
22,053,430 606,354 6,764,272 ... 7,372,536 322,642
Letters despatched to foreign
countries
1
350,687
140,631
The following paragraph will show the estate and growing power of the prese in Japan:
looking quite bewitoblog as Wariquinha. The Band of the 74th Highlanders dissoute- ed some excellent music during the inter- vals, and at the close of the entertainment played the Portuguese National Anthem, at the conclusion of which the audience gave three hearty cheers. The Portaguse Ama- tours, and the Portuguese community generally, are to be congratulated on the 9 the Thermopyla and Nourmahal. The judicious afforestation of the island, and we piracy and the checks placed on the coolio and '100.4 per cent, over the number malled
success of the entertainment, and Portugal way be proud of the loyalty they have dia. played in the celebrating the birthday of
their Sovereign,
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Honor James Russell, Esq., Acting Paisne Judge.)
-Nov. 1, 1878.
This
Ip Chang. Ti v. Tang Hung, $500. was a claim to recover damages for the loss of a cargo-boat, which it was alleged was
of the defendant.
"BLACK-ODEN"
CASTLE
Blue
+
The five boats got away to a very good start, the Canon Harrison leading, followed coxswain of the leading boat, having been over the course the day before, knew exactly where the "grase in the creek lay, and steered his boat over what in an hour afterwards was a mud Aut. The Thermopyle, ignorant of the fact, stoored close also, but, got aground, and for some time was actually pulling through the mud. By the time she bad fairly got afat again, the Cano Harrison had got so far ahead that pursuit was hopeless, and the Noumahal had also passed.” A fine race for sɩ cond place ensued, however, between her and the Thermopgite, ending in favour of the former by a bare half-length.
BANKERS CUP-Presented by the Bankers of Shanghai. Senior Sculls. Distance, 1 tiles. Entrance Foe, $5.
D. Glass
1st Heat.
has been improved, and everything is being lost-owing to a breach of contract on the park 0. M. Wyatt ist. 12 Blucand White Hoops 2
Mr Holmes appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Dennys for the defendant.
ilst 7a 8. Andrew's Crown
2nd Heat.
H. Munster Schultz 19st. lbs. Dk Blue & Light Blus i
1
errors has come now with a vengeance, and unless be devotes his attention to growing the timber of which the gallows is made, and encourages to the necessary extent the growth of hemp, he will certainly not do for Hongkong.
Tae number of domestic newspapera trana. mitted in the muila during 1877 (7,973,556). is an increase of 2,333;141, boiug 46 per cont, over the number transmitted in 1876, in 1875.
required proof of the folly of his policy emigration have deprived the class of many
There are now 8,744 post-offices, 151 re- before we could join our contemporaries of its accustomed methods of gaining a in Hongkong in what appeared to be an livelihood, and the severity with which its colving agencies, 916 stamp agencies, and attack upon a new man before he had members are treated when captured by the 866 street letter-boxes in use and operation, received a fair trial: but the proof of his Chiness authorities bas naturally induced Japan became a meitber of the General them to establish their boadquarters in Postal Union, and hur atarapa are now Hongkong, where unless overt crime is recognized as valid payment of posinge to proved against them, they are permitted other countries of the Union. Postal agente to reside unquestioned. Su long as the and regular-mails to Fusan, Cores, and in punishments in the island were in some seven porta of China, facilitate the Inter- degros in proportion to the amount of course between residents or natives of these criminality, a check was placed on the oc-
three countries. The system of postal currence of open crime, If the punish money orders and postal savings banks has ments on the mainland. were maro severo
been also in successful operation for several than on the island, the risk of detection years, Mr Samual Bryan, 60 American was much less, and orixe ia Hongkong citizen, formerly of the Post Office in accordingly diminished. When, however, Washington, is the efisient foreign superia- the punishment of crimes in the Colony tendent of the Japaneno Postal Bureau, was made a matter of sentiment, a direct ander the auspices of which are also a invitation was held out to the desperadoes Mercantile Marine Training School, and a of the mainland to practise their art in the Marine Board for the examination and island. Such is the class whom Mr Neue of certificates to mastera, mates and Choy has undertaken to load, and such the engineers, both native and foreign. class of men whom Mr Hennessy, with mistaken philanthropy bas taken under his protecting wogis. The situation of the Colony at any moment may become a serious one, for these classes, who have been plundering up to the presunt in a com- paratively small though markedly audamous manner, may at any time invite their con. frares from the mainland to help them in making a demonstration. The real Chines
no cause of complaint with their position į but when discontent is made a matter of other statements are also a little wilde of race, even the wall-behaved may be fed accuracy.—Es. Q. M.]
It is but bare justice to Mr Hennessy, however, to say that great blame is also duo to the Superintendent of Police and his Officers and men. The force is under mauned it is true, and for this, Captain Deano may not be responsible, but all the accounts we have had of the affair appear to show the gang of robbers held possession of the house, strest and neighbouring lanes, for nearly an hour, that they lauded anobserved, that they put out the gas without being checked, and that the police were far too late in coming on the scene of action. Mr Hennessy sent for a Report on the state of the Police force next morning and ordered an tuoresas of it and though this is very like shutting a stable door after the loss of a horse, still to so much credit as is due that precaution, he is entitled.
[*This is an error. Mr Hennessy sent for the Report on the state of the Polios
attack in Wing Lok Street.
got into proper order for the sporting sea- son. Many old sports were feaing this
Mr Holmes said that the plaintiff was the J. Andrew 13st, liits. Red and While... morning, some having frail "old bones",
owner of a cargo-boat (No. 5), and on the These races, which attracted much interest, and others being away from the Colony: 8th October last, it was a very rough day, and led to a great deal of belting as to both a faw of the latter, however, were present and the defendant, who is owner of a steam-heats were started within a few minutes of in spirit (by telegram), thus evincing the launch called the Fing Ching, entered into each other, in order to save time, in the a contract to tow the plaintiff's boat to frst heat Wyatt went away with a slight keen interest they felt in things turfy. Tung Lung Chow (East Point), and be lead, but Glass, pulling a rapid stroke, soon Some of the roads, by the way, down tow. received the money (5) at the time the con- draw alongside him, and went about half- tract was made. The launch towed the length ahead. Wyatt, shortly afterwards, ards the Race-coures require ropairs very boat for some distur.ce, from off the P. & O. unluckily got into Glass'a water, and in a Force two or three weeks before the daring residents in the Oolouy have as yet found
Wharf to near the French Mail buoys, and ho the let the rope go. The defendant palled out let go, but plaintiff did not, and the defendunt then said "If you will not let go I shall cast you off," and he did so, leaving boat drifte down on top of a buoy and a the boat at the mercy of the waves. The hoto was knocked into her, but the crew were saved. The contract was entered into at 8 o'clock in the morning, and the boat was let go about 11 o'clock.
badly.
A CORRESPONDENT Wwrites from Canten, in reply to our enquiries respecting the rebel hosts, which are about to sauibilate that city:-"I have inquired from numerous native passengers fresh from Canton, in- olu ting one petty official, and have found them all absolutely ignorant of such start- ling rumours,
Mr Heimes submitted that the boat was loat through the wilful act of the defendant or his agent, the master of the launch.
Mr Dennys said he was not aware of contract having boing entered into.
Mr Holmes said it was entered into with
the roaster.
"The beat accounts seem to be that Lihus marched into Annam with a force of about 5000 mer, followed by a larga rabble of destitute people, his object being to de-
Mr Dennys submitted that there was no throne the King of Annam, whom he de-contrast whatever. The fact was, he said, olares to be a usurper of his (L's) rightful that the launch was towing about nine For kienese boats, and the plaintiff, whose boat loheritance, and to provide for his nume was off the P. & 0. Wharf, wanted the rous followers.
launch to tow him. The master of the
few seconds the boats became so close that foul was soon to be inevitable. This in a few strokes more took place, and Glass claimed it. It was so palpable that dispute was impossible, but at the suggestion of Wyatt pulled a plucky stern-chase, losing the Umpire the racs was pulled through. only by about a length, in spite of his mishap. Time, including stoppage, 10.82.
The heat between Schultz and Andrew ww wou by the former anyhow, the time given being 10.34, but the winner pulled in at a pleasure stroke.
shbe
BM For108 BE J. Colabeck, 12 0
(Tokio Times.)
Some of the
into seeming acquiescence with a movement which, as individuals, they would unhosi tatingly condemn..
JAPAN GEOGRAPHICAL AND SOCIAL
Br REV. W. E. GRIFFIS, Late of the Imperial Univeralty of Takio, and author of "The Mikado's Empire,"
Ma
(Japan Gazette.)
The population of Japan, by official
To summariza: Japan, though no longer astonishing the world by brilliant aur prises, still pursues the path of progress and development, both at homa and abroad. As she wax one of the first to be at Phila delphia, so is the one of the first at Paris, at the Congrean of Nations,
Ar an art exhibition in a city gallery, not long since, a critic stopped up so close, to the work of a particularly sensitivo artist that the latter was led to exclaim, with considerablo petulanes: "Oh, stick your noso right out and smell it?" The ocitle, not at all non-plussed, did as re- quested, and tursing to the spectators with Bod of his head, coolly remarked : "Yenр it sells like a painting!"
Shipping Intelligence,
The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, doi-
VESSELS TO ARRIVE,
AT. HONGKONG,
When Name.
left.
From
Mar,
28, Oracle,
Liverpool
30, Brietolian (s.), Apr.
Antwerp
16, Invincible, May
9, Napier,
Penarth
Cardiff
Ourdi
Fortrose Monron Loudon
in the hue and cry raised by Hongkong The Japan Mail feels called upon to join
and does so with an indecency of invective newspapers against Governor Hennessy, characteristic of its present editorial ma nagement. Nothing that we have seen in above.
The result go far of the final heat le given the attacks of writers on the spot equals THE CHAARE CUP.-Presented by the Tes the Mail's outrageous assertion that the Inspectors of Shanghai. Challenge 8-Uared criminal population, well informed of the Race in Shanghai 8's. Veterans (10 years new governor's sympathy with them, fock- and over in China) v. Grifins (8 years and ed back to the colony and recommenced the under in China being bead fide griffins at
career in which his predecessor's wholesome severities had checked them." And the consus of 1873, is somewhat over thirty. date of miry.) Entrance Fee, $40 per boat. puliens of Billingsgats would have to be three millions, and the area of the empire Distance, 1 mile.
ransacked to find a parallel to the vulgarity is variously estimated from 150,000 to 1-YING 3.-Green, 3-VETERANS 8-Grey,
at.lbs.
with which the Mail's tirade closes 200,000 square miles. The surface of the launch refused, when one of the men belong, W. Buchanan...10 1 2-6. L Sheds... attention to growing the timber of whigh taing oil valleys, Over 3,300 islands are Box-C. R. Feller910 Bow-PK.Juuresti "Unless he (the Governor) devotes his country is almost wholly made up of xaonn- Meanwhile the Imperial Authorities are ing to the cargo-boat jumped overboard, and G. W. Noël....10 10 8-0. Schuffeshwar.13 the gallows is made, and encourages to the enumerated as constituting the archipelago. taking every precaution to prevent L's swam to the launch with a rope and made it V. Wintle ..10 | ¿mA. D. Wertall.. 18 12 move from creating disturbances on the fast to the launch. The defendant then W. Williamsonil s - Mackenzie 14 necessary extent the growth of hemp, he The Riu Kiu (Loo Choo) islands on the allowed him to make fast. When they got -C.. Badgeon. 10 on Some if it will certainly not do for Hongkong. This south, and the Kuriles on the north (ceded frontier. As for the rebels threatening about half-way across the Harbour the rope, Etroke-Wansccntil stress-B. A. Clarks11 is the style of Reynolds Miscellany, and by Russia in exchango for the southern Canton, they would as soon think of which belonged to the plaintiff, broke. Cox-0, Dowdail94 Cox-C.. Ashley 10 strikes the eye strangely in a paper which half of Saghallo), belong also to Japaz, For purposes of administration, the country Mr Dennys submitted that there was no At the start betting was somewhat lu pretends to be respectable and to sit in threatentag tiongkong. Even in the old
contract to tow, and if His Lordship should favour of the oldaters, and the good opinion Judgment upon the actions of ati experienced le divided into thirty-four "kons," of pro- times, when the whole country between think there was an implied contract, he was enhanced by their winning the toss and upright public official, distinguished facts. The Imperial Government consiste Canton and Hongkong was in their hands, should set up a defence that stress of and taking inside plass. The start was alike for the justice, breadth and tolerance of His Majesty the Mikado, the Dai Jo pretty even, the juveniles, however, not of bis views, and for the vigor and purity can, or Supreme Council of the Govern thoy never ventureil seriously to attack the weather prevented its fulfilment.
Evidence was palled on both sides, and getting way on their boat in the first few of his administration in other parts of the ment, and the subordinate mintators of capital; and now, with Chinese and foreign the case was then adjourned until Monday. stroken, fell behied but they soon pisked world. Fortunately Mr Bennessy a courage Foreign Asire, Imperial Household, Howe, gunboats running up and down every day, { com
up, and, putting on a slashing but very is not infurior to his capacity; and there Treasury, Army, Navy, Eduestion, Pablis stooth stroke, went ahead, and were never is little fear that he will be diverted from Work, Justice, and the sub-department of again approached, winning a good race by the course he has honorably marked out for Colonization (of Yezo and the Kuriles.} about three lengths. Time, 8.14,
After seven weeks spent in Tokio, I took Aug. himselt by the hostility of champlons of in. CLUE Font.Brokers Cup Presented bumanity or advocates of opium smuggling. the steamers of the Pacific Mail Steamship by the Brokers of the Settlement. Entrance The sounding brass of the colonial press Company to Kobe, though at present (1878) the natives have the steam coasting and Tee, $10 por boat. 1 mile.
will probably affect him as little as the tiny North Ohins trade in their own hands. I tinkling cymbal which keeps time to it in spent three days in Osaka, and inspected the old castle of Taiko, and the Mint, at which over $70,093,000 worth of milled and stamped (but unperforated) pieces, ranging
auch a venture would be evan more hope- leap/ Dre well-planted shell would scatter the rebel host to the winds."
"Another correspondent writes Your atticla in yesterday's paper is very much to the point. Il Yang trails probably a
CORRESPONDENCE.
A. B. C' STATEMENTS CON
TRADICTED:
1-ECLIPOK" To the Editor of the "China Mait,”
Back: Hongkong, Novi, 1, 1878. How-R. P. Hunter,
PM Fers. Siz,—People volubtesting or, in other C. J. Diquzon.
Cox-3. Hall
thorn in the old Viceroy's pillow at pwords, pressing their rubbleby verbiage on trake Burrows sent, but he is, as far as I know, still on the public in the shape of letters addressed
a the Anna frontier, and causes no appre to the public papate, ought at løset to
Rod hensions at Cantor,"
"know something of the matter about - Joseph,
BC; Johnsto which they write; they "ought at least is Wm. Johnston. to make some inquiries about matters upon Baoke, M Corp. which they wish to enlighten the public; Cox- A Clerke
bus your correspondent A. B. C., while
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(X. U, D. News.)
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It is soldom that the opportunity is twice presented to the same individual of setting at variance two races whom it was bla para. 181.
Here let me call attention to the fact that mount interest as well as duty to keep together, aud probably unexampled that the most correct map of Japan ever made
foreigner, is that of Mr Henry Bran Tax performance at the Lusitano Theatre
the position of the individual should in by This was without doubt the prettiest race both cases be that of Chief Magistrats in a tod, an English, engineer who was for last night was an exceedingly good one, thus laying down the law as to what others of the Regatta-the falls boats getting of British Colony. The opportunity has, several years employed in the service of the The actors evinged great spirit and vivacity ought or ought not to do, evidently does well together and the coxswains atouring however, been presented to Mr Pope Hen. Japanese Government, and who was a dili throughout the performance, and judging not consider himself bound by any such to evealy that from the Arst it was felt nessy in his appointment to the Governor. gent traveler in the empire. 1 in a fine, from the plaudits of the spectators, all were troublesome "oughts to do." Although he there was no fear of a foul. The race, ship of Hongkong, and his success is well large wall mag, full of detailed information, has not arrived farther than the A, B, C, in in fast, was so good for some distance that exhibited in the report of the public meet Prof. Ernest Enipping, a German gentle. aliks satisfied with their evening'e amuse the alphabet of Businesslike Accuracy foot description fe ponible, and when Hell's ing held at Hongkong on the 7th instant, man, and one of my colleagues in the parat. The Club and the Theatre-ders to say gandour), he has evidently got to grew drew gradually in front, followed soon when, for the Bret time in the history of Imperial University, & also engaged in the
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