No. 4822.-DECEMBER 17, 1878.]
read over to the wretched man this morn-soquently appointed to his present past at
Peking. ing, and be appears to have received the
The Messageries Maritimos steamer Djem- Intelligence vory rosignedly; in fact, ho nah, which left Marseilles on the 3rd inst. expressed satisfaction at the fearful as with the last outward mall, went ahora shortly after leaving port, and sustained, such penes which hung over his fate being thus damage as will necessitate her being dooked. removed, and said it was better than re- The mails, passengers, and cargo have been maining in gaol. He appears to be in a transferred to the Sindh, which proceeded on the 7th inst. The jemnah will take quiet state of mind, and believes that God the place of the Sindh in conveying the mail will receive his soul. The Bev, Mr bidd leaving Marseilles on the lat pox.
Five Chinese officers from St. Etienne and and Father Vigane have both been unre Creusot have been admitted to the Sphool of mitting In their attendano›-upon him. Mines in Paris, three others entered the Louisa Lockhardt has been allowed to visit Sohool des Arte et Métiers at Chalons, bim every other day. It is just two weeks after spending one year in factories at St. Chamond. They all belong to the Chinose to-day since the unhappy man was son Educational Mission, and passed very suo tenced,
cessful examinations.
We have been favored with the following report of the British barque Jessie Jamie. zon:-Left Hongkong on the Both alto, bound for Quinton. All went wel till 28th, when wo wore overtaken by a violent go from N.N, W. At midnight, lower fore topsail yard was carried away, and bath topsails split. Hove ship to under lower main topsail with her bead towards the land. At daylight of the 29th, set re-fed furcssil and ran for Buffalo Teland; the wind was now blowing a perfect hurricane, with a mountainòus séa; not being able to carry more sall could not fetch our Port, although # was right ahead. Current at this time
Wo hear that the passage of Admiral Lord Clarence Paget to Japan has been with. drawn, Hie Lordship received an invitation from the Mikado to accompany. Mr. Reed, the Naval Constructor, who goes out on behalf of the Japanese, navy, but has been prevented by private affairs from proceeding,
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor of the "CHINA Mair.”
Hongkong, 17th Dec., 1878. SIK-I am sorry to have raised the
pectations of the public in regard to what might appear in the London Times, but I did not think that we should be dis- appointed just when we were all so anxious to sou what people said about us.
It was too bad to stop the letter to the Times. "So quick bright things come to confusion."
Yours truly,
A. D. 0.
ON THE CITY HALL. (Contributed)
Manila.
THE CHINA MAIL.
3.
him harm. His writing and style are not starts to-day for Tientsin, and the line will foolish for anybody to come here until (Translated from aur Manila Exchanges,) to be surpassed. It is a pity that our poo-be continued weekly under Customs man- payablo gold is an accomplished fast, which, ple will never be in a position to value the agement. The rates of postage charged are We hear that the first steamer leaving abilition of such a man. China is to be high, but this no doubt is due to the ex- the wet 598500,
I think, will not be longer than the end of You must not take any fox Hongkong will convey the wishes of the congratulated on this, as in fact in all her penses incident da starting a new system, notice of anything some of the returned manager of the Teatro Lirico, that the aforeign appointment. Since writing the and it is to be hoped that the Customs in croakers may say about the country, for a tiates at present in that Colo y, who intend above, we learn that Sir T. Wade will not future yours may be able to lower their lot of them have never been twenty milea to come to Manila, may do so without delay arrive here before the spring. Leaving rates without impairing the efficiency of from Port Moresby, The people of New There is an opere company there, and it will England in November, he will visit India their mail service.
Guinea would be very much obliged to Mr not be difficult to find among them suitable and confer doubtless with the Indian Go- Merobants and others at the coast ports, Warden Hauran if he would confine him. elements for our Theatre..
vernisons on tha:opium question, which is | who wish writo to friends at Newchwang self to facta, sud not quote statemente one of the clauses not ratified in the Che. during the winter, must prepay the postage which have no foundation whatever. It is foo Convention, and probably also arrange in Chinose stamps, or their correspondence very annoying to see a lot of lies printed in for the opening up of the new ropte to will be liable to be detained in Shanghai.every paper. The map he (Hanran) sent to Chins by Yunnan.
N. 0. D. News.
the Queenslander office is an imposition, as he was never through the country he presenting tends to have travelled." It will thus be seen that the prospectors entertain very good hopes of the future of the place, and of their plack and enterprise-Cooktown we trust they may ero long reap the reward
Herald.
The General Board of Exchequer, bae confirmed the fine of $60 imposed by the Customs authorities on the Captain of the British barque Coldinghame for presenting his manifest after the stipulated time marked in article 3rd of the Instrucolon."
Mr Julio Haiman and Mr Claudio Lopez have been authorised to act as Vice-Consuls, the former for Russia at Manilk, and the latter for Portugal at Hoilo.
It is ordered to suspend the fine of $50 on the Captain of the Francisco Starace, for not presensing his manifest of cargo within '80 hours after the searching visit,
If there exia sa regia or in which all the me- teorological events of this country are kept, possibly thero cannot be found a year in which thunder has been beard in December, but this occurred to-day (Doc. 11), accompanied by a contiumous rain.
The Manila Races will take place on the 13th, 14th, and 16th March next.
The steamer Salvadora left Manila on the 27th Nov. for Sabic, Sual, San Fernando, Vigao, Curriman, Salomague and Aparri, arrived at Vigan on 31st, all well, leaving again on the lat, but yesterday (6th) a tele- gram was received from the chief judge of locos Norte informing those concerned that that vessel had put into Dirique as it was found impossible to round the Uspe Bojeador owing to the very strong northerly wind prevailing. The vessel had saffered no damage in the bull, but two unfortunate occurrences have to be record ed, the chief engineer and a passenger loat their lives, the first is believed to have been him to be drowned, and the passenger, who washed overboard, as the telegram reported was suffering from lover on leaving Manila, died in a tobacco store in Dirique on the
4th.
Iloilo, Deo. 8th. I forgot to tell you in my last that the British barque Taira left for Boston with 682,500 kil. sugar, and the American schooner Laura left with 94,875,kil, sapanwood for Hongkong. The barque Laurel, unloading a cargo of Japan only vessel now in port is the British
Iloilo, Dea, 10th-By the arrival of the British barque Laurel news has been zes calved of the terrific typhoon which the steamer Butuan had encountered in the China Sea The Captain of the said barque also reports having been caught in the centre of the typhoon in the Valentin Canal, in parallel with Aperr!, and that during his 18 years of sea-faring life, had never met with to fearful and imposing
The Laurel, without any salls, ran to the South for the space of 10 hours She had also lost some rails during the gale.
Storin.
arrived at Manils on Deo. 4th, from Hong The British barque Marine, Capt. Jean, kong.
was setting to the Bouthward, and musz have been running, at least, at the rate of four miles per hour, Vitor the sireum- stangos we fere obliged to bear,,up for the nearest Port (Vinglom Phuyen Harbour)
The City Hall of Hongkong is placed some for safety of ship, at noon came to a where near the Queen's Road. The poon anchor in the outer roads, being unable to liarity about it is, that it has four walls get further in as the wind' at the time was and a roof. You can see Dent's monument N.W., and blowing with terrific force with a from its steps, and the parade ground, and higlines; veered to 90 fathoms cableat water's
if you have a knack of seeing round corners edge.* At 8 pm, no abatement whatever, you might happen to see the cricket-ground, ship labouring heavily and rolling gunwalesman once told me that It was placed under. At 2 a.m. of the 30th, chain parted where it is, in order to be out of the way at 60 fathoms: at ones lat go the second In case Victoria Peak should fall into the rice... anchor and veered to 80 fathoms, got spare Queen's Road and bury the town; that it anghor over the bows but still no improve-was no valuable that the sitizens could not ment in the weather was perceptible. We afford to part with it; and that the soldiers' now bent our towling to the chain, sad barracks were placed pill further away for zode by it. During the night the equals the same reason, to save the soldiers' lives were furious, and at daylight we found the--but that man was an American, so I took ship had driven a considerable distanos no notion. It is called the City Hall because towards the rocks, the wind by this time no citizens ever go neas it, except to the had shifted to Hart, and was still blowings Opera or St. Andrew's Ball: There are hard; the sea rolling in right on us; wo two other city halls ons opposite the now made an attempt to get our anchor, Court-house and the other by the side of but falled, ship still driving fast towards the the Clock Tower, where the citizens spend rocks: for the safety of life and propery most of their timer The City Hall has a was obliged to slip; which we did at 70 library and a museum and a theatre and an fathoms and ran into the inner harbour of upstairs, but no refreshment bar nor bil Phuyen, where we are now anfe (Dec. 9). Hard table. The museum has a large col
lection of cockroaches, butterflies, pe winkles, and other equally rare animals. There is a very large fleet of ships in the frat compartment which have been captured by Captain Gulliver from the Lilliputiana during the long and sanguinary wars waged with that nation. This compartment also The steamers Vasco da Gama and Fan- contains a profusion of formidable imple- couver, which have been laid up since their ments of war, taken by General R. Crusoe / York on Dec. 7. return from China, have been sold to the from the King of the Cannibal Islands. West India Steamship Company.
His Excellency the Governor has ordered The figures for the awards to the ex-
these to be refurbished and kept in readi hibitors in the Chins Court of the Paris Ex-ness at a moment's notice in the event of hibition have not yet resched us,
another pirátical attack; so that our brave Latent Mail Advices:-Yokohama (viz San defenders may meet the rascals with their Fran.) Sept. 21, Shanghai 22, Foochow 19, own weapons and so be even with them. The Hong Kong 26. The P. and O. mail, from superiority of their arms on the last ooca- Yokohama 11th, Shanghai 15th, Hong Kong sion, was alas too evident, but the scoun- 21st, Singapore 28th Sept., was received; via drel will not again have the advantage Brindisi, on the 2nd inst., two days in of attacking unarmed and defenceless me... advance of its date, and the French mail, We have also heard it darkly whispered cia Marseilles, with a week's later advices,
that the Volunteers have registered a vow from China and the Straits Settlements, as in heaven to avenge the grou inult pat tabulated above, same in on the 4th inst., upon one of their number by poking being seven days early. The Japan advices out one of his eyes, and that the eye via San Francisco reached London on the of the first pirate who landa is not safe. 29th alt.
bave also received sealed orders, which are out to be opened, however, until the Hongkong Club is attacked.
(London if China Express, Nov. 8} The Thistle, gunboat, which is ordered home to Spithead from China, has been de layed at Gibraltar through the giving out of her boilers which have seen ten years Bervice.
a
The American loop Ashuelot arrived at Manila on Dec. 6, from Hongkong. She reports bad weather during the passage and sustained some damage in consequence.
The British barque Gitanilla, Captain Wallace, arrived at Manila from Hongkong
on the 11th Deo.
Manila for London on Dec. 6.
The Belte! Will and the Counakyle left
Dec. 6.
The Ma.onic left Manila for Nagsanki on
The Annie Burr left Manila for Now The German barque Pallas, Capt. Bal- lekr, left Manila for Hongkong via Lagui
manos on Dec. 11.
Ohina.
PEKING.
Nov. 25th.
Our correspondent says on the 17th Nov. we had a fall of nearly an inch of snow, and the thermometer has been down to 18° Fahr. above zero. This is unusually early. The fall of snow has bean hailed with great satisfaction. We have had a succession of
weather at this season. Our residents are
23rd November,
Apropos of opium, it is understood hora that a memorial from a few of the Protestant Missionaries on the subject was addressed to the newly appointed Minister to England, The E. & Yingching, probably the last Mr Fraser, the British Chargé d'Affaires ateamer of the season, left yesterday, and here, has left the capital to await his Chief to-day the Customa are despatching their in the South, and thereafter to proceed to first courier to Tientsiu. We are to have Europe to join his family.
weekly communication with the outer More snow has since fallen here, and al-world this winter, through the medium of together there is every prospect of a capital to your readers to know that all correspon the Customs mail, and it may be interesting wheat harvest next year.N. C. D. Niusi,
dence addressed to this place from any of the Treaty porte must be propaid in Chinese postage stamps: otherwise it will not be forwarded from Shanghai.
Dec. 2nd, 1878. This region is very destitute of news, as might be expected when there is not single European minister in the city; all the legations are in charge of neoretaries, except the English legation, which has no one in charge at all. It is to be hoped that the Chinese authorities will employ their casual period of repone in mending their ways. cannot say that I see any prospect of this, for Peking and its inhabit ants are more dilapidated now than at any time since the foreign cconpation. The only flourishing business seems to be sell- ing optum, or foreign medicine, or foreign dire as it is generally styled, according as the article is writton down or spoken. Now shops for the retailing of this vegetable poison ara being opened in various parts of the city, there is one new one about 100 yarda from the front gate of the palace, eunuchs with which the palace is said to probably supported by the opiam smoking warm. These shops may be recognized at once by the plate glass windows and their clean and shining appearance. I can not have the slightest sympathy with that "auri saura fames" which leads a foreign government and foreign merchants to pour this deadly drug opium amongst the teem- ing millions of Chips, but I cannot but feel against the foreign producers and vendors the the indignation of Chineas mandarina
of opium is just so much twaddle, when it is openly sold within the precincts of the palace and under the eyes and noses of the mandarins as they go through the city from day to day, but I presume they observe the generally useful maxim hear, son, and say nothing,”--Courier,
TIENTSIN.
Nov. 29,
Our correspondent writes:-The work upon the telegraph line between Tien tsin and Taku has fairly commenced, and should the wire and instrumente arrive before the closing of the river, the line will be in working order next spring. The H.E. Chang Tang, and emanating from following proclamation has been issued by
such a source there is little foar of inter ruption:
Pine'avention
Kwang Su, 4th year, 10th: month, 29th day. Commissioner the Earl Li.
Take notice; by order of the Imperisi
member:
"
Ica appeared yesterday in the river in small quantities, but the Chinese soom in clined to believe the port will not close for some days yet. The Pilot schoonor f. R. Knight has left this port for Shanghai to undergo repairs, and the other pilot vensela are being docked for the winter. The Customs lorch was dricked yesterday, to that the river is quite clear of all kinds of craft.-Courier.
THE REASONS FOR THE AFGHAN WAR.
The Mad Mail of the 22nd November
giving a comparative statement of the nani. PAUPERISH.A return has been published ber of paupers, except lunatio paupers in asylums and vagrante, in receipt of relief, in August, 1877 and 1878. On the last day of the first week of August the numbers were-in 1877, 019,669; în 1878, 668,084--- an increase of 0,516, or 1.5 per cent. In the second wosk the numbers wern-is 1877, 647,715; in 1878, 667,082-an in orease of 9,567, or 1-4 per cent. In the third week the numbers were in 1877, 647,798; in 1878, 656,586-an increase of 8,788, or 14 por cant. In the fourth week the numbers ware-in 1877, 647,006; and in 1878, 668,130-an increase of 9,730, or 14 per cent.
Quotations.
HONGLONG, December 17, 1878.
credit. *
contelus the following Summary of the Fro-UPIUM-Now Fatna, nah...$560 clamation from the Governor-General of India to the Ameer of Cahul, his Sirdars,. virtually a declaration of war. It seems to and the people of Afghanistan, which was have been dated the 20th November
We hear that Mr P. J. Hughes, H.B.Mirates, mind your eye! The Volunteers preparing skating rinka, one inside the city depth of 475 feet, passing through six seams coming he was warned by a letter from the
The Viceroy recounts the benefits done by the British Government for Shere All during the past ten years, helping him by money and arms to consolidate his domai alone. He had expressed a wish to most the Viceroy of India, a wish cordially com plied with, and he was courteously receiv when farther reassurances f support and ed and honourably enter ained at Umballa,
further unconditional assistance in arms and money were give him Be gratefully acknowledged these, which materially aided him in securing his position and ex- tending bis authority, Since then be hind received large additional gifts of arms. The British Government had secured for bim a formal recognition by the Emperor of Russia of a fixed boundary betwee Cabal and Bokhara and Kokand, whereby his sovereignty over Wakhan, and Badak shan were admitted, after being disputed by the Russian Government. His sub- facts had been allowed to travel free and trade throughout British India, enjoying every protection: For all these gracious requiting them with active ill-will and acts, Shera Ali had made no return, sav open ciscourtesy,
He forbade a passage through Badakaḥna, to a British officer of rank, returning from a mission to a neigh- bouring State. He has closed the roads between Lódis and Afghanistan to Britfgh subjects and their commerce; he has mai trosted British subjects, and permitted it is ordered that the China Merchants' British trad rs within his jurisdiation to Steam Navigation Company have permission be plundered with impacity. He has used to erect a line of telegraphs from Tientsin cruelly and put to death subjects of his to Takn Forts, for the transaction of official uwD, on the more suspicion that they were business, and to know when the steamers in communication with the British Go- come and go. The work of putting up the vernment. He has openly tried to stir up the wires will be erected; but during the against the Empire of India. poles has commenced, and in due course hatred against the English, and incite war Having ex- progress of the work, is feared some cluded British officers from avary part of stupid people in villages may pull up and his dominion, refused to receive a Bri steal the poles, or secretly break down the tleh Mission, and left unanswered the wires and thus cause trouble.
friendly communication addressed to him Now due notice is given that the soldiers by the Viceroy, he has received and pub- and people, and all of you, should abstain licly entertained at Cabul an embassy for ever from molesting the poles, wires, from Russia, and this at a time when such da, along the high road, for if you do, an ant derived special significance, owing Bevere punishment will surely follow, and to the attitude of England and Russia re- no excuse be accepted.-tive heed and regarding passing events in Europe, and knowing that Russia stande pledged to Signed by HE CHEN, Hakiwan Taolai, regard his territories as completely beyond
H.E. L10, Tientsin Taotaš,
the sphere of Rumian influence. Finally, cloudy days, so unlike our usually clearting on well. The boring has reached a
The soal mining at Kai-ping is get- Cabal, he forcibly repulsed at his outposts when the Russian Embssay was still și
an English Envoy of high rank, of whose
and the other near the racecourse.
of good coal, one seam three feet thick and Viceroy, Auxions to avoid war, the British The Legations still remain comparatively another sight feet. It is proposed to carry Government sent an Ultimatum, bat the empty the Franch and Peruvian Ministers the boring to a depth of 550 feet, .. Amir refused to avail himself of the op- The weather continues nausually mild,portunity and the British Government's best being the only ones at their post. In the spring wo suffered sovere losses by the de: and there is every prospect of the river efforts towards friendly relations have now been met with open Indiguity and defianus. parture of so many of our residents; in the remaining open for another fortnight. the ranks still more; and now, in the autumn, spring and summer, typhus fever thinned
The Proclamation then concludes, by Dea. 2nd."
saying that Shere All, mistaking forbear- Last Saturday (80th ult.) we had a strong ance for weakness, has deliberately incurred we have lost a number more. The oldest resident here, the venerable Archimandrite northerly wind all day, the result of which the just resentment of the British Gov- of the Greek Charch, has been obliged to was to cause the ponds to freeze over, and ernment, which Government has, however, leave on account of failing health. He is to form a good deal of floating ice in the no quarrel with the people of Afghanistan, one of our most learned sinologues, and the river. The nights are cold, and unless the but wishes to respect their independence, author of numerous works. He has a weather moderates, the ponds will afford and not to injure or interfere with them, Chiness-Russian dictionary in hand and fine skating in a day or two. But the river The British Government, however, will not well forward, but it must stand in abeyance will not close so long as the present fine tolerate any interferance on the part of any for the time. We hope he will be spared for westher continues. many years to come, and perhaps to return is the transfer by the O.M.S.N. Co. of all lity of baring exchanged the friendship other power in the affairs of Afghanistan. The most important news item among us Upon Shere All alone reats the responsibl. Mayers and Palladius Mr Hagen, our ita tug and lightering equipments belong for the hostility of the Empress tesoher of Rossian and Gorman in the Coling here, to the Taka Tag-boat Company, lege, bas also left as for a season, having which transfer was effected on the 28t accompanied H.E. Chunghow to Bussia ult. There consist of the hulk Aden, an- At the last meeting of the Russian Geo me.
NEW GUINEA. graphical Society at St. Petersburg, Colonel
We are not likely to be favoured this winter chored outside the bar, four Iran lighters, Przewalski delivered a lepture on his travols
with either Sir T. Wade or the Inspector and the tage Lee Hong and arrow. An- The cutter Prospect arrived in Port on General. The departure of the new Minis. other small tug is considered useless, and Monday night from Port Moresby, bringing in Central Asia. After, the lecture the
ter to England is another of the losses that is not included in the transfer. The terms nine of the New Guines explorers. The Grand Duke Constantine Nicolaievitch pata taken up with books. It is a mark of great is felt in the family circle of not a few, the use of these vessels, the Taku Company Mr R. Hair by fir Fogsomt, of this town, of agreement are, I understand, that; for following is a copy of a lotter received from few questions as to Bussinn influence in respect shown by the citizens that shene where he was su especial favorite: is to pay yearly Tis. 5,000. all necessary and it explains the present condition of those parts, The Colonel replied that to are kept beautifully white and clean, and affable and agreeable manners, his gentle. restore Kuldja to the Chinese would seri are never soiled by being read. There are manly bearing, and his great scholarship, repairs, whether arising from accident affairs on the Island in a manner corrobo- ously compromise Russian authority in all generally no less than four persona in the made him a companion of whom ons never or from wear and tear, all depreciation in rative of the statements made by the other Central Asia.
The English, of course, library three coolies and the librarian. tired. He did not shine in his English, of value, and the loss of time resulting from passengers October 22nd, 1878-Port would hall such an injudicious proceeding. It is a very extensive one, containing every which he spoke a little, although the acquisis breakage or accident, cessitating repairs, Moresby arrived here last night, after and already contemplated sending a Consul book you could name, except those you ́tion of that little indicated a master spirit are matters for which the Taka Company being out for nearly thras months. to Kuldja immediately upon the return of want to resd. The works at carefully and a capacity for work but he was sis in no way responsible. Moreover, the have had a bard time of it latterly; It rained the Chinese authorities.
Advloes from Orenburg state that the arranged on shelves, ready for use whenever master of all subjects in his native tongue, loss of time is to be made good to the every day up where we have been. We
London is destroyed and Macaulay's Now
succeeded in taking the horses fully seventy: Chinese Governor of Kashgar issued un Zealander stands on the broken arch down exclusively. Few men in the EmpireThis arrangement le made, it is said, be miles from here, and have sen a few miles
and several departments he had made a Taku Co., by the C.M.8.N, Oo. order to the affect that no goods shall be The room is excellently adapted for reading could have written that aplandia epitaph cause the C.M.S.N. Go. cannot make them further with our swags, and have prospected taken by the Chinese to the Russian frontier the visitors making no noise the only which he composed on his late lamented pay, and by this plan they hope to make in a lot of places. We have not found under pensity of imprisonment and the sounds beard during the day being the gun friend Mr Mayers; and no other Chinaman something over and above the cost of re-anything payable yet, but have very fun- confiscation of the property in their postes at noon and the gun at sundown, Lonos alive in his position, and with his name and pairs, depreciation, & sipa. This measure has been adopted so as thought I heard the link of the dollars at prospects, would bave permitted the publica the river, though we hope to have com- into small branches. The ranges and guf. fidence in the future, as the gold is not We look but for a few more steamers up quite so fue, and the river is splitting up to prevent relations being carried on be- the Hongkong and Shanghai Baub, but Ation of it in the Monthly Educator, & maga munication with them at Taku for some lies are all showing a little quarts, On our tween Kashgar emigrants to Russia and the was then reading one of Edgar Allen Poe's zine published at Peking under one or two Kashger Barts. The Governor has also or works and may have been fanciful. A man foreign missionaries. In that epitaph, be time yet. We have already hnd 8 or 8' of return to camp we shall shift a few miles dered all Russian subjects to accept Chinese once told me that he generally retired there sides enlarging upon, Mr Mayers, he enters frost--N: 0. D. Nous, nationality or leave the country within two to recite those touching lines of Alexander into a long history of his connection with
further up the river, so as to try the branches. We are camped on the junction Selkirk's, Oh Solitude, where are the foreigners, and refutes beforehand all the
of the second right-hand branch. We tried Mr. Ernest Godeaux, Consul-General for charms do" but I turned indigeantly away possible objections that might be brought
both branches but could not raise a color France at Shanghai, has been appointed to from him. The coolies in attendance here against hiza by the literată. He manfully Our correspondent writes: The 6.8. of gold bat in the right-hand branch Alexandria. Mr. Godeaux, who is now in been so edited by the great respect and and courageously threw down the gauntlet, Tungching left the port yesterday at noon, where we are camped we can get alot of black Paris, will proceed to Egypt, probably at vast deference Europeans entertain for their and staked his reputation and access in and the ice came down a few hours later sand. The natives are friendly here, and the end of this mouth. It will be remem-book, that they handle them sa tenderly life, upon his connection with foreigners, The Customs loroha and three of the pilot bring yama, bananas, and sugar cans, for bered that Viscount Brenier de Montmorand as an antiquary would a mummy, and it is when his appointment is Minister to Eng boats are docked for the winter, and the which they want salt, beatis or red cloth. I was in tum Courul General at Shanghe; reported, vez touch them without "chinland was considered a probable event, add pilot schooner F. P. Knight is to leave for believe the place will eventually turn out and at Alexandria, when he hoorme Minir, shinai a joss"-but I cannot vouch for this, against the expressed wishes of many of bis bhanghai to undergo some necessary repair, right, but although I am so confident about
H. MAUM: Y Jer, Plesiasentiary to Chili, and maz subs
wurmant friends, who thought it might do The arst overland Center of the season the place proving payable it would be very
Consul at Hankow, is compelled to resign in consequence of ill-health.
Wo understand that the now Chinese
The Museum also contains a merman,
minister to London and Paris, Teeng Ta-jen, of Japanese birth I am told, a rather anti may be expected to arrive about the end of quated looking individual, who, without December, and will be accompanied by a hia accompanying mermaida, looks just French interpreter bekaging to the Lega- like a fish out of water. It is evidently tion for France at Peking, probably Mr some time since no performed his ablutions, Frandin It is also stated by telegram that or used the historical hair comb, but strange Chung How, the minister for St. Peters- to say the longer be has been kept from burg, will leave about the same time for his native element, the more decidedly Paris, and not for Biberia, as originally fishy looking has he become, so that he is intended. Li Fong-pao left London for now altogether a fishy-looking character Berlin via Calais, and not H. E. Kwo, on especially about his lower extremity. The the lat inst., to take charge of the Legation, museum, also possesses a doll shop, with vice Lin Ta-jen, recalled. Li Shu-shang, specimens enough, of the female persuasion, First Secretary to the Legation in London, to make a London toy vendor's teeth has gone to Paris for a short time, One of water, the only apparent fault about the the Attaches to the Chinese Legation in collection being, that they all seem to have Paris named Ma has passed his examination a terribly squinting cast in their eyes, for the degree of Bachelor of Letters. lusus nature which somewhat surprised As a medical man I would recom- mend the use of dark spectacles, if not to care at least to conceal the defect
The Library in the City Hall is chiefly
weeks.
to us. We can ill afford to lose men like
NEWORWANG,
Nov. 23.
India,
Old Patna, cash,... 850
credit,
31
个
New Benares, caili, 580
credit,
predit,
17
"
Old Benares, cash,
Now Malwa, onah, 750
kredit,
Allowance Taels, 87 Old Malwa, osal, ma
arodit,
Allowance Taolo, --
Exchange.
Bank, on demand,
30 days' sight, 6 months' sight, Credita, "
35
Documentary, 8 months' sight, 3/8 Bombay, demand Rupees, Caloutts,
词条齿
Shanghat, demand, 80 days', Bar Silver, 17 dwts. B., Brood, *** Mexicana,
***
yes ***
Gold Leaf, 99 £ins English Sovereigns, Australian Sovereigns,
by....
Shares.
781
THU nos
109
1% a 27.70
5.65 6.65
Hongkong Bank, 61 % premi Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,600 China Tradere Ins. Co., $1,500 Yangtage Ins. Assco, Tls. 725 Chinese Insurance Co., $930 North Chius Ins. Co., Tia, 1,250 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $880 China Fire Ins. Co., $210 H.K. & W. Dock Co., $8 % prem, H.K. O, & M. S.-boat Co., 35% prem. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tls. 17 China Coast St. Nav: Co., Ts. 102 Hongkong Gas Co., $95 Hongkong Hotel Co., $68 China Sugar Refining Co., 46 Chinese Imperial Loan, £109
Do.
of 1877, £108 Temperature.
(Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Fremises, Queen's 'Road) Honexona, December 17, 1878. BAROMETER 9 AM, ..B0860
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30:240
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48
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Shipping Intelligence, The followingly corrected from the laton, London and Colonial Papare, &aj
When Left. Mar.
VESSELS TO ARRIVE, AT HONGKONG, Name.
28, Oracle, 30, Bristollau,
June
26. Underwriter,
July
18, Annie Bow, 10, Lorimer, 18, Sydenham, 21, Stant, 27, Pilgrim,
29, Abbey Cooper,
30, Sumarlide,
31, Charmer, Aug,
From
Liverpool Antwerp
Fortress MonrÖG
Nowosstle (x.W.) Newroadile (.SV.) London Antwerp Cardiff Antwerp
Hamburg
Cardiff
1, Bury St. Edmunds, Penarth 7, Alfredo,.
Cardif
9, Urania,
Penarth
We
10, Corea, 11, Lota 10, Friedrich, Sept. 15, Rxcalzine,
17. Ciluraum,
London
Cardif
Cardiff
17, James Shepherd,
Londoa Hamburg
22, Coloma,
Oct, 18, Jacobina, 19, Hermannj 24, Burmese (s 20, Steutor (6), 29, Glengyle (6), Noo.
Liverpool (de Odli San Francisco
Liverpool
Bremen London Liverpool
London
Masstals
8, Jan Peter, LOADING FOR UHINA AND JATAR PORĒL, At Zondon-Steamers vía Buca Onnal, Glenorchy.
Radnorshing.
Bestor (.)
Tanger ( Nestor (5)
At Liverpool.