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they will do well to keep a watchful eye on their property. There are a good many house-speaks prowling about who never min an opportunity to become possessed of other people's goods, whether by day or night; in foot they find the daytime the safest at present owing to the light and pass system belog again in full force. Their favorite hour is about dusk, or between past 5 and past Go'olook in the evening.
CUE contemporaries of Manila seem to have a faculty for the marvellous, and their nowa items are therefore sometimes inter eating. In the Diario of the 16th the following announcement appeare:- Illus. trlour Traveller.Probably in the steamer Diamante, expected here on Thursday next, from China, will arrive at this capital the Governor General of Hongkong, who proposes to visit Manila and probably some
the
THE CHINA MAIL.
LAMOENT.
Loung Aming, a blacksmith, was sont to 6 months' hard labour forʼatuuling a bolt and a piece of copper, the property of Mr Sampson of the Harbour Department. Defendant admitted six previous convic tions, and seked that he might be deported to Shanghai, his native place, after his
release.
have been dispensed with if there had been | Croagh fined the chair coolie 25 cants for a breeze worthy the name, otherwiselt would obstruation, and the Constable $5 for mis-
conduct as a Constable, have completely buried her.
This very amplitude of canvas, however, WAS exactly what Pas requisite for weather to-day, and she walked away from her rivals as though they had bean at anchor. The Lizzie Perry's boat, which at first appeared hopelessly out of the race, was very lucky in rounding the island, where the wlad only came in fitful guats and was very unsteady. She hugged the land, and by so doing had an advantage over those who stood more out in the open in search of a steady breeze. The Lizzie Perry thus not only had loss distance to cover but the puffs from the gulleys forged her ahead, andaho orept into third place. The race was somewhat univterest- ing for lack of wind, and from the first it was evident to nearly everyone that the Ficetwing's boat had it all her own way, un- less a sharp breeze sprang up, and she drift-
Lan Afuk, a hawker, was sent to 4 months' hard labour for being in unlawful possession of a fowl at night, and was fined $10, or two months' further imprisonment for boing out without a light or pass, and to be exposed in the steaks near the doors of one of the theatres for 6 hours. The fowl was afterwards claimed by Mr Taufer.
QUITI TREES.
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. (Strait Times)
ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH regards Egypt. Console yesterday closed | 90 houses) was entirely swept away, and the
at 15, being a rise of one-half.
lattor lost 20 houses. From these two con- MAIL
London, Nov. 6-The Glebs hon publish- tiguous villages, coming west, I could not The M. M. C5's steamer Peiho, Captained a statement to the effect that the true DABA near the river because of the numerous places where the water is still standing over Pasqualini, with the London mail of the story of. Sir Lewis Pelly's Mission to
Peshawar IB as follows-Government the country, having either backed up the 18th October, arrived here this afternoon. demanded to establish British officers at small streams or overflown its banks, but Berat, Kandahar, and Balkh, but le con- I did not learh of any such wholesale do sequence of the Amoor's known objectionstruction of villages. The number of graves to our being represented at Kabul the and trees and acros. of land sown with matter was not pressed as regards that city. wheat which have been carried off is im- New York, Nov. 6.The State Elections In addition to this demand England offered mense. A deep river bed takes their place. and the Congressional Elections have reliance with the Ameer
to conclude an offensive aud defensive at- What I relate above can be seen within a to restore the limit of sixty li. I understand that above sulted in a great accession of strength to the republicans in the Northern and West subsidy granted to his father, and guarantee and below for hundreds of miles the same the succession of Abdulla Jau to the sight is prosented, but I cannot' furnish ora States. The democratic party is vieta throne. The Ameer declined all these statistics. It occurred to mo that the first ricus in the Southern States.
(The above message delayed owing to bad always sided with his enemies, and river, if it came on an errand of mercy to proposals, and complained that England steamboat to enter the waters of the Yellow mutilation in transit.)
furthermore had occupied Quottah. Negocia these suffering people this autumn, might London, Nov. 8.To the Board of tions were then broken off with the Ameer, he the pioneer of peaceful commerce which Trade Returns for October the Exporis and nothing had been received from him would in time make " China's sorrow" (the amount to 965,000,000 and the Imports to since until his reply to our letter asking Yellow river) a highway of prosperity- 265,000,000.
Shanghai Courier.
Kabul.
Ip Woog Fat, a farmer, was fined $10,
other ports of the Archipelago. Preparation bead of her rivals; the Spartan's boat for 6 hours in the stocks at Jittle Hoog-officers and soldiers are to be permitted to warmly approves the appointment of Sir-
ed home a winner, a considerable distance or weeke hard labour, and to be exp sad being second, and the Lizzie Perry's third. kong, for cutting young bamboos. changed hands over the tassel. A good deal of money is said to have
are being made to receive this high funs tionsry,"
Mr Hennessy seems fated by Dame Rumour to be sent to several parts
of the globe at one and the same time Such is the penalty of celebrated publio
men.
BEAR-ADHIRAZ Patterson, now in command
:
Manila.
WRECK OF THE STEAMSHIP GEORGIA. A letter from Panama, October 5th, gives the following particulars of the wreck of the steamship Georg
of the U. 9. Asistio squadron, thus writes the birthday of His Majesty the King of domen by the ship's stoward with a table exists any intention to evade the Treaty of Democrats have been victorious; and in the Captain mistook the distance the ship
The shipping, especially the man-of- war, was gay with buuting, but this was (Translated from our Manila Exchanges) not alone owing to the fact of lin being Thanksgiving day, au was evidenced by
On the night of the 14th November, at the Spanish flag being flown from the about 10 o'clock, the Captain of the Ameri- main of the vessels of war. This was as can barque Masonic was stabbed in the ab- an act of courtesy in recognition of to Washington under date of Sept. 2nd salute was also fired from the Battery in Spain, and salutes wore fired in his honor,
The iron-clad Audacious, bearing the flag honor of the Marg is Teeng, who embarked of Vice Admiral C. P. Hillyar, R. N., Conornment steam-launch, en route to Europe. on board the Amazone to-day, in the Gor-
mander-in-Chief of the British naval fores on the China station, sailed for Koko-dadi on the 28th day of August, homeward bound.
When la company with him at. Hongkong be repeatedly offered me the facilities of the Government Dock Yard and Naval Hospl. tal, the latter of which the Ranger has had potasion to avail herself of. Our relations have been of the most friendly and cordial character, and T, as well as the offere
(L. and C. Express, Oct. 18th.) The Curlew, from the China Station, hae arrived at Gibraltar, en route to Spithead but is detained in order to garry out the duties of the Express while that. ship is
dooked at Cadiz.
A telegram from Hongkong dated 16th inst., states that Governor. Hennessey's lance of $740,000.
financial statement shows a favourable ba-
A new man-of-war, the Nayezdnik, is
following morning between 2 and 3 o'clock, knife, and the wounded man died on the
Dr. Ricardo Bukke, from the injury he shortly after the arrival on board of
received. His remains were interred at the demetery on the morning of the 15th. The United States Cousul at this port went on board the Masonic to make the necessary enquiry into the affair and to charge the author of the orimo, who, having confessed his guilt, was sent to the Bilibid gaol. The Masonic put into this port on the 5th of November, on her voyage from New York to Nagasaki, with a cargo of kerosine. The
The Exports show a decrease of 1,000,000 permission for the British mission to go to and the Imports show a decrease of
Galle, Nov. 7, û a.m. -The Merak No. 3 7,000,000.
London, Nov. 9.-The London Times as safely taken into deep water last night, London, Nov. 7A Cabinet Council is that several thousand Russian military summoned to meet to-day. publishes news from Russia to the effect and le now being properly barthed.
The Times volunteer for service la Afghanistan in C883 Samuel Browne to a division in Peshawar from Central American ports, intelligence By the arrival of the steamer Salvador, of hostilities taking place there.
London Nov. 10.-In the course of a Valley, as also the appointment of athor was received of the wreck of the steamship speech at the Banquet in the Guild Hall, Commanders on the frontier, Beaconsfield sald The invasion of India is extending in Bulgaria. Conails yester-The steamer struck about midnight, on the Last advices state that the insurrection this port on the morning of the 28th ult. Georgia, Captain Howard, which sailed from is physically unfeasible, for though it might day closed at 953. embarrass, the precautions taken and our
30th ult., on the coast at a point about policy prevent the fatal appremacy of a the Republicans to the Northern States by southeast shore of the Gulf of Nicoys. To The State elec ions have been carried by eighteen miles south of Puntarenas, on the individual power. I disbelieve that there
large majority; in the Western States account for the disaster, it is supposed that Berlin, but England is determined to
theory England is capable of creating not correspondent at Berlin states that several be a direct one for the anchorage at Pant.. enforce it both in letter and spirit. I am the southern States the Democrats carried had run, owing to currents and other causes, phatically deny the alleged decadence the day by a reduced majority.
London, Nov., 8-The Times special of changing his course, which would then so that on passing Point Herradura, instead
sultiora have been permitted to enter the Jasper and Alcatraz istands on the ons losing Empires!"
thousand former Russian officers and arenas, he ran atraight on, and passing
fghan service.--
band, and the Negritas island and Sail vessel now lies. Book, ran straight on the beach where the officer of the deck did not recognise Point Herradura, which must have been passed at about ten o'clock, or about forty-eight hours' run from Panama. The number of houra brought her at least opposite that point at the vessel had steamed, should have
that time, if not to the anchorage of Pun the Czar gives cause for great anxiety, and hours run from Panama, and has frequently St. Petersburg, Nov. 8.-The health oftarenas itself, which is only forty-eight consequently modifications in his ministry been made in much less time. The vessel
of recall. The Russian Government con- returning to London to present his letters principal part of the passengers' baggage, The passengers and crew were saved, and template the establishment of a Consulate also the mails, treasure and a portion of at Bombay. Console 954.
Fienna, Nov. 11.-The Emperor of Ane tria has granted full amnesty to the insur route in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
London Nov. 11.-The latest news from the Transvaal states that the Coffres have Bombay, Nov. 12,--General Biddulph bas arrived at Quetta.
resumed hostilities on the plantations.
All the leading tribes near Dora Ismail and Dera Ghazi Khan on the frontier are exceedingly friendly,
The Ameer has ordered the Revenues of
for the last month amount to £80,000,000 The Board of Trade returns of imperts showing a decrease of seven millions. The stunt to 170006, that zureath amount to $17,250,000, showing a decrease of one million."
State for War and the Firat Lord of the The Himalaya, with the Secretary of Admiralty, has arrived at Cyprus.
It is singular that the
generally of the squadron, have been part shortly to be added to the Russian navy. wife of the Captain was on board when the one hundred Oamel loads of powder and are being postponed, Count Sohou valoff is is a total-wreok; the cargo lost, and the
onlarly indebted to him for many official and social courtosies, which I take great pleasure in bringing to the notice of the department,"
THOUGH much more interested in gas bills than Gas Company shares, we think it would be a wise proceeding financially if the Gas Company were to reduce the price of Gas. If this were done large number: of Chinese would be induced to use gas in proference to vil, The Chinese are fully alive to the superiority of gas over all, bal what they chiefly look to is the price, Which is the most economical, they ask, gas or oll? Let the Gas Company place themselves in a position to answer "Gas,"
She is built clipper-fashion like the Ras-olime was committed, and our readers may boimik, lannohed at St. Petersburg a few judge of her terrible desolation. months ago. The engines are now under News has been received at Manila of a construction at Mesers Penn's factory at typhoon to the northern coast of Luzon Deptford. The length of the Naycadnik is during 14 h, 15th and 16th November, and 214 feet, its breadth 33 feet, depth 143 feet, several diensters to the shipping have al and its displacement 1,334 tons: Three randy been reported; in some cases the 6-inch guns will be placed on a revolving whereabouts of some of the vessels were nu platform on the upper deck, and four known, among these is the steamer Butrian 4-pounder rited guns on each side of the with a large number of passen ers on same deck. The vessel has been designed hoard, by a Russian architect, Captain Bubbotin, he also drew the plans for the Rasbenik The vessel is to be placed on the Pacific station, and will replace one of the ships at Vladivostock.
Kandahar for the present year to be at once realized in cash. He has likewise ordered shot to be sent from Kandahar to Cabul.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 11.-The Emperor of Russia has assured the British Ambas- sader at St. Petersburg that he wishes faithfully to execute the Treaty of Berlin in order to effect pacification.
Madras, Nov. 14-Gold has been dis covered in Wynaad.
St Petersburg, Nov. 14-Russia supports French intervention on behalf of Greece.
London, Nov. 16.---The President of the musát for a band at Shanghai new number the Halifax Award on the 23rd of this The musicians engaged by M. Joan Re-United States has ordered the payment of fourteen. They will shortly leave for their month. The Despatok destination.
The appointment of Don Albino Menoa- rini, Spanish Consul at Singapore, as Con- aul for Hongkong, has been gazet'ed,
A sale of cigars took place on the 18th Nov., and 8938 mils were sold for the total sum of $118,562.42.
The departure of Sir Thomas Wade has been again postponed. Mr Nicolson, who has been for some time Second Secretary at Peking, bas obtained leave and is now on the way home. Mr Faaser, the First decretary, who has been Chargé d'Affaires A slight abook of earthquake was folt at during the absence of Sir Thomas Wade, Manila on the 10th Nov, at 34 a.m., and
early in the ensuing yaar.We understand at 9.27 am.
of the United States.
by reducing its present enormous price to will obtain leave, and may be expected home the same shock was felt at Batangas (Tall probably ascends the Khyber Pass during and it was not till October 22nd that I made by the Pacifie Mail Steamship Com-
22nd November. The Brish barque Brunett left for Sydney on the 11th Nov,
the baggage, such as was not stowed in the baggage-room. The Salvador visited the wreck on the lat instant, and took the GREAT DESTRUCTION OF LIFE
passengers and a portion of the orew, AND PROPERTY NEAR THE mails, treasures, eto,, baols to Puntarenas.
YELLOW RIVER,
A part of the crow remained with the Tai-Nan-Fu, capital of Shantung wreak in order to save what is possible. In Province, North-Chins. Puntarenas the passengers, mails and Nov. 5th, 1878. treasures intended for Central American Having referred, in a previous letter, to ports were transferred to the steamship South............. the Marquis of the alarm caused by the rise of the Yellow Carolina and forwarded to their destination. Salisbury to the United States Secretary for Foreign Affairs, already referred to in river, I may partially satisfy the interest Passengers for California and a number of our telegram of the 14th instant, stated thus cadited by copying the notes taken on the crew will go forward by the steamship that the British Government was prepared a recent tour of twelve days along the Colima on the 9th-instant. The passengers to consider in a friendly spirit any proposals banks of this obstreporous and unprofitable speak very highly of the conduct of the Captain, officers and crew of the Georgia, which might be made by the Governments of the Emperor.
During the first half of the mouth of and of the coolness and good judgment dis October I had intended visiting many of played under the unfortunate circumstances, the country villages in Tsi Yang Lien-a and praise the kindness and courtesy of the district about one handred & north east of Captain and officers of the Salvador. The this city, but the severe rain prevented, Georgia was one of the recent purchases could start, and when I did leave home, Ipany from Mr Clyde.-N. Y. Newe, Oct. was told that there was very little travel 16th.
detours, and as people had been drowned flooded in many places, requiring long in crossing the Yellow river, unless on argent business few came from north of the river. By passing some distance to the cast, sometimes walking and sometimes on donkeys, I reached a point on the river;" 120 it from Tai-nan-fo, called the Dragon Temple. Here saw that since, July 3rd, when I crossed there last, the river had permanently widened its bed, probably two rods on the average. The torror of tho to prevent-war between England and the people for ten or more daya and nights-was- up been reduced to a peace footing.
night. These embankments, made not London, Nov. 2,3 great fire broke out aimply along the river but around the yesterday in Maynooth college, one wing villages and for miles in the interior around being destroyed.
of acres of fine growing wheat. low lands, must have destroyed thousands
(From Indian Papers.) Peshawar, Oct. 80.-The advanced guard the next ten days. The 60th Rifles volen teer to storm Ali Musjid. Fever, in ao
over the Indus is deferred at present.
Simla, Oct. 31.-The Cabinet directs that an ultimatum be sent to Cabul and demands full acquiescence in our conditions or else an invasion will ensus. The Viceroy pro tests against a further letter and postpones his Labore trip to the end of November, when he will probably abandon it.
something reasonable, and there is nothing that the post of Chinese Secretary bas not The British birque John Nicholson arriv- to prevent the consumption being doubled, yet been filled up. On the arrival of Sired from Shanghai on the 14 h, and the The Company will perhaps have us believe Thomas at Peking it is expected that there German barque Pallas from Saigon on the prevalent that the farther crossing of troops in that direction, because the country was
will be several changes in the posts of the Consular staff; bat a complete arrangement, according to the late scheme, cannot be of- fected until the return or resignation of Sir Brooke Robertson and Mr Mongan. Mr Octavius Johnston proceeded by last mail to Shanghai for ordere.
Justios Clerk to seats within the bar.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 1.A portion of the Russian press protest against any direct assistance being given to the Ameer and advocate a benevolent Russian neutrality; The Galos advises the Russian Government
extreme. Embankments were thrown
that any reduction is impossiblo; but in that case how is it that the two Shanghai Gas Companies can afford to supply it
In our latest Manila files we came across at a cheaper zato per 100. The consump
another case illustrative of the defects in the Customs administration of that country. tion here is greater than in the Model
His Excellenes Kwo, acoompanied by Lit appears that on the British steamer Settlement, and is confined to one Company, Fang Pao-who will shortly take charge of Esme aldo Captain Cullau, reaching Manila Theress in Shanghai the spoils are shared the Chinese Legation at Berlin-is on a tour in one of her voyages from Hongkong, in Scotland, and paid a visit to the Court of several packages of China tobacco and joss by two Ompanies, each of which pays good Session, in Edinburgh. They were con- sticks were found among the passengers' dividends. If the Hongkong Goa Company ducted through the Parliament House by luggages. Those articles were not men. -were-a-local Company, they might see the the Dean of Faculty. While in the secondtioned in the manifest or declaration wisdom of such a step, and the local Ma. division they were invited by the Lord furnished by the Captain of the steamer to Ameer, The Russian army in Armenia has by the villagera, and watched day and the Custom House. The goods on being found were immediately seized, and as a matter of course, a fine of $1063.12, equal to four times the amount of duty on those articles, was imposed on the Captain. Mesars Peele, Hubbell & Co. the agabis of the vessel, very properly appealed to higher authority against this proceeding on the part of the Customs officials, on the plea that the goods found were not among the cargo of the steamer, but formed part of the passengers' luggage, and were therefore beyond bis knowledge; but the result of the appeal was most unfavourable to the old and respectable firm in question. We think it is very hard for the Captains or Agents of vessels to be held responsible for the infraction of the law, or it might be ignor auce, on the part of one or more of the passengers on board their vesals, and to suffer the penalty of a fine. The law, we be lleve, was framed to meet the eases when fraud, orintention to commit fraud, is olearly proved, and not to be carried to extremes
nager would deserve the thanka of the shareholders were he to strongly represent this matter to the home office. Shanghai Jabours under the same disadvantages as Hongkong as regards her supply of cost, and the consumption being smaller one might reasonably infer that the cost of production per thousand foot is greater, Whilst speaking of gas we may notice that the priol- tive method of lighting street lampa is still resorted to hers, viz., the ladder and band- lamp. For years past at home the lamp lighter has been enabled to dispense with the ladder, except to clean the lamps occasional ly. We trust these few remarks may tand to throw a Nitle light on the subject for the benefit of both shareholders and consumers. At present the Hongkong Gas Company is, as it were, standing in its own light, when It might benefit itself, its customers and shareholder, at the same time,
It is announced from St. Petersburg that the Russian Minister of Finance has allotted funds for the immediate construction of fifty-nine telegraph linca in Chinese Siberia and Turkontan. The majority will run from Tashkent in the direction of the various Russian outposts between Fort Petro Alex- androvak in Khiva and the camp of Naryn on the Kashgarian frontier.
We hear that Mr Matsugata is now on a tour through the manufacturing districts of Great Britain, with a view of seeing how the production of staple goods can be inaugurated in Japan.
The New Egyptian Government loan of eight and a half millions has been con- tracted with Roibsobilde. The transport Malabar left Portsmonth yesterday for Bombay.
London, Nov. 3.-The transport Malabar, which had started for Bombay, has been delayed, owing to an accident.
I passed on north of the river after cros sing it, but came back in four days and re- turned to Tai-nan fa by footpaths and bridle Paths as near the river as possible. In one the river having gradually worn into the village three houses had been carried off,
where the houses once stood. bank until vessele paas in deep channel
A difficulty has arisen between England and America concerning the Newfoundland Fisheries. A despatch has been received to the intervening villages, I came to Kao. Further on, not to speak of lesser damage Mr Mowatt will, we understand, receive
from Mr Evarts, the American Secretary kia-kou-t'o, where soventy out of ninety the appointment of Assistant Judge of the
of State, in which he expressen regret at the families were turned out of home by the occurrence being coincident with the settle- river eating into the bank and carrying off'. Supreme Court of China and Japan.
Lisbon.--Oct. 12, the Cilurnum, Cardiff
ment of the Halifax award. The Now their houses. The poor people had gone to Hong Kong, has been towed in with loss
York press advocate non-compliance antil to relatives, where they had thems, or had of fore-topmast, fore-topgallantmust, and
settled (sic).
Count Schonvalo has gone to Livadia, who were on a building were drowned, an erected rude bute in the fields. Three men main-topgallant mast, with yards and sails. Lieutenant Gerald King Harman, of the
and the repert is current that he will be guddenly the ground from beneath gave Mosquita, has been awarded the bronze
appointed Vice Chancellor. The insurrec-way to let the river sweep away every medallion of the Royal Humane Society for in cases of involuntary omission or mistako, tios. is extending in Macedonia. The vestige of that part of the village. What the Woosung River in the effort to sayo a jumping overboard in the strong current of and even less when these very emissions, insurgent forces are well organised.
were on the part of the passengers ; and the London, Nov. 4-The Times deprecates saved grain, others san gather fuel, etc..
will these people do, I asked. "Some have man who had fallen overboard. Lieutenant Captain or the agunta of aves:ol the impatience of India in the fghan ques from the fields before the winter sate in, Stephen Thompson, of the Revenge, has ought pot to be made responsible orion and says that he garrisons will not be and then they must beg." also received the bronze medal for saving a iable in any way, for the fault, as besansupported if the Ameer should prove un- man who was ospsized in a boat in Queens been done in the present instance. This yielding, but the Home Government must Sao Kon, which had been a flourishing On the eastern bank I passed through town Harbour.
state of affairs cannot continue long, decide whether the time has arrived to close village of 200 houses immediately on the and unless better consideration be shown to negotiations with a declaration of war, the parties engage in the shipping trade, There is no truth in the report that Eog-street at right angles to the river had been banks of the river. Sixty-four paces of a We shall soon see a marked absence of land had asked the Powers to assist her la carried away, while a strest parallel with it foreign bottoms in the Philippine waters. enforcing the Treaty of Boriin. Console was entirely gone. I learned in this village The Diario in one of its recent issues ovm- on Saturday closed st 944, being a rise of that in the rise in the 7th month twenty ments on this subject, and severely critic one-quarter, izes the conduct of the authorities, windig up by suggesting & speedy revision of the tereats of both the Government and the existing Customs regulations, in the in mercantile community generally.
Police Intelligetice. (Before C. V. Creagh, "Etg) 25th Nov, 1878.
DESERTION
the U. 8. 8. Alert, aurrendered himself as Peter McRaen, a seaman, belonging to desurter from H. M. S. 28th Regiment in 1871 at Portsmouth. He was committed to gaol pending reference to the Military Authoriti
Quotations.
OPIUM-New Patna, cash....$580
-HoraLÖNG, November 28, 1878
"
oredit,
Old Patna, cash,.., 665 nom.
credit, --
12
+1
New Benares, cash, 550
credit,
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Old Benares, cash, 540 nm.
credit,
New Malwa, osah, 765
12
credit, 770
Allowance Taals, 24
J
13
Old Malwa, can, credit,
**
Allowance Taals, Exchange.
Bank, on demand,
33
**
3/8
30 days sight, 6 months' night, Credits, Documentary, 6 months' sight, 3/82 Bombay, demand Rapees," Caloutta, Shanghat, demand, 80 days', Bax Silver, 17 dwts. B., Sycee, Mexicans,
Bw
+1
**
221 721
724
JJ nom,
10951
+%
*
27.70
5.45 5.45
MA
Gold Leaf, 99 fine ..... -English Sovereign,
Australian Bovereigna,
Shares.
*
Elongkong Bank, 71% prem, Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,600 China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,550 Yangtzze Ins. Assoc., Tis. 720 Chinese Insurance Co., §337+ North China Las, Co., Tie. 1,250 H.K. Fire Ins Co., $9.0 China Fire Ins. Co., 8425 H.K. & W. Dock Co., $17 % preni. H.K. U. & M. S.-boat Co., $12 prem. TO-DAY was Thanksgiving-day amongst our
Shangbal Steam Navigation, Tla. 17 American friends, and set apart as it is to
Onina Coast St. Nav, Co., Tis. 104.
commemorata events of a national cha.
Hongkong Gas Co., $95 Hongkong Hotel Co., 485 raster, it has a strong attraction to all Amer
Obina Sugar Reüning Co., $55 prom. tians, even to those who are exiled in
Chinese Imperial Loan, £109 Hongkong and elsewhere. "Totkey Day"
Da. Ultar, Nov. 8.-The Pioneer states it is houses had been carried off, and on the 19t
of 1877, £108 In the States in by no means forgotten out
of the 9th month thirty more. Several oid rumoured that Afghan troops have arrived or sickly men and women had died of fright:
Temperature. At Kandabar from Herst, The Ameer him there from braises. of the Union by those who look to the
self is at Jefalabad, determined to attack terror was, that the enemy did not content
What added to the (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Frontera,
Queen's Road) Useat Republic for their original hearth-
the British at the Koyber Pars and Quettah itself with converting sixty-four paces of The Vicary demands a reply to his ultima the front of the village into a deep river BABOKETN
Boxerusu, Notember 28, 1878, stone. In order to give the day some sort
tum by Notember 20th.. of holiday appearance à rass was got up for
bed, but made a flank movement, and, by Home Nov. 4-The Diretto announces overflowing its banks above came tearing that France has made proposals to the great down through the heart of the village in Baling ships boss, the entrance fee being
Powers to mediate on behalf of Greece, and spite of the barriers of earth, stalks and fixed at $5. Five. boats entered, vi., the
that Italy and Germany have consented. Monesti, Liuiis Perry, Spartan, Flestwing, by P. C. No. 688 (Abmed) with obstruoting day (Nov. 22nd), reports having passed the for War, in a speech at Abingdon, stated mentioned.
The atestahlp Swatow, which arrived to: London, Nov. 5The Financial Secretary Wood to resist it. The houses thus wrecked Bre not numbered among the fifty-above and Hotspur. They started from abreast oad. Defendants-id it was another man's steamer Glentarn at anchor off Olam Island that England's ultimatum to the Ameer river broke its banks and spread mand and
the footpath nest the Club as Queen's
Just below the village the the Naval Coal Sheds at Kowloong, and chait, not his i he told the constable this, on the 18th furtant. It is believed that the informa aim that be must dismiss the Rusatbris over an immense tract of land, a ma had to run twice round Stone-Qutter's but he did not understand him and took machinery of the latter vessel had met with sisus from Afghanistan and preserve his who showed me the ruins of the place said.
neutrality. him in charge, Wong Ngoh Chi, shroff of some accident,
that the land destroyed was reckoned at two Island and in, drishing off at a buoy a little the Wa Fong shop, Queen's Road, said heWe learn that Her Majesty's Secretary of London, Nov. 6Diplomuatio correspond thousand ch'ing of acres. A sh'ing is 100 to the eastward of the Coal Sheds. There eat the defendaus arrested, and the con. State for Foreign Affairs has authorised the ease between Mi Waddlogton and the Chinese acres. This place was in La Ch'ang was a moderate sailing breede on this side stable treated him very roughly by treading parohars of a number of copies of Mr. Giles Marquis of Balisbury in reply to Lord Hien, the county in which Tai-nan-tu is of the Bay, but on the other side the wind on his bare feet and thrusting his staff into Glossary of Reference on subjects connected Salisbury's annouursment of the occupation situated. He said the officials had been in
defendant's side-Complxidant stated that toith the Far East Lot the public sarvices
We learn that a shock of earth quake was ed. M. Waddington requires that fügland but there was no responde. Still farther of Cyprus by the English has been publisk formed of the devastation and help asked, was very light, and as a natural conse defendant was restating, so he (complainant)-
best kim,Inspector Gradock said he saw experienced at Amoy at 8 30 the morning should give deficits assurances respecting this way, coming south-West, were twe the defendant feing brought to the station, (Nov. 28rd), lasting from 80 to 40 seconds. French interests in Syria and Egypt. Lord and the Constable illasing him. The de it was in the direction E.NE. to W. Wi, Sallsbury, in his reply, desires cordial collages, one Meng Kia K'uan and Tain Kle Teo K'on the former place (consisting of fandent was going quietly along Mr the motion being horisontal and uniform, | epantion with Froste, and especially se
quence the boats required very careful handling. The Fleetwing's boat was a mess → pl canvas, a prost" portion of which must
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