No. 4868. FEBRUARY 6, 1879.]
Chinese for its Cutlery). One bank and two caah shops closed at the Chinese New Year, but their place was filled up by an equal
number of now houset.~
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
We understand that the Compradore of Mosers, Nursoy Kessorjas & Co. has been arrested for embezzling the sum of $11,000
THE CHINA MAIL.
breaking away. After some trouble they got off to a very bad start. Mr Bruce rode well, landing the race by about a longth. Time 642.
the foreign community have never yet been. A false start, caused by Lammermuir able to introduce the co-operative principle other in matters compradorie er in regard to household servants generally, is certainly a proof of the tenacity of the combinations existing amongst the Chinese compradores and potty traders generally.
HEDGE & Co.'s Weekly Shipping Report, Pagoda' Anchorage, 1st February, 1879:-
4-HACK STAKES,--No race. 5.-TAMBUT CUP.- mile. 1.-Quinto-ridden by Mr Nomohinoff. 2.-Lammermuir-ridden by Mr E, H. 3.-Satrap-ridden by Mr Hunt.
-Brace,
Mr Nemohinoff broke his stirrup leather Arrivals During the Week.-Jan, 25, the first time round. He rode a difficult THERE will be an open sailing boat race to. Quickstep, from Shanghai; 29, Sheldrake, pony in splendid form, and just landed the from Tamsul; 30, Douglas, from Hong-race by a nose. The second pony fouled him morrow (Friday). These races are becom-kong; B, Europe, from Shanghai; 30, badly. There was great excitement over this race, as it was not thought that" Quinto ing a regular feature of the week's amuse- Crosby, from Shanghai,
could be made to run straight. Time 1.40.
6.-VISITORS' CUP.-2 miles. 1.-Scamp-ridden by Mr Hunt. 3.-Ranscombe-ridden by Mr Baker.
Only two ponies started, and Scamp woz as he liked. Time 4.48.
menta.
Ir is believed that the P. & O. str. Geelong, with the next English mails, left Singapore for this port on Monday afternoon; but there appears to be no authentic telegrain in town to that effect.
THE adjourned inquest on the body of one
Departures During the Week.-Jan. 26, Kwang Tung, for Hongkong; 28, Freya, for Shanghai; 29, Iraze, for Shanghal 20, J. Kremer, for Amoy; 30, Hankwang, for Shanghal,
-
Shipping in Port.-Ling Feng, Quickstep, Sheldrake, Douglas, Europe, Crosby.
SUPREME COURT, IN PROBATE.
Demonio, who was in splendid form, got He won by two off with the lead, and Captain Evans had merely to let him go. lengths. There: was a splendid raou for second plaos, Seud winning it by a hond, and the judge orroneonsly giving it as
dead heat.
6.-CONSOLATION STAKES.- mile. 1-Vagabond-ridden by Mr Namchineff, 2.--Bad Boy-ridden by Mr Brenan.
A very pretty race. Eight started; won by of a length,
7-MAFOO'S RACE. 1.-Rival,
Japan. (Gazette.)
His Excellency Kawajl, Minister of Pa. lice, will leave shortly for Europe. Ho is to take with him nearly one hundred then- and silver dollars for the expenses of his tour, which is to occupy about two year He has been ordered to examine the various prisons of Europe. We expect he will find the new houses of detention and forced industry in Berlin the best.
General Kawaji labours under the serious bis ecuntrymen, and it is believed that during the past summer be has been lu danger of assassination. He has also in surred reproach, probably unmerited, of having been a passive witness of a dreadful Jocurrence. We have always rejected the legend referred to because its reported circumstances are incredible.
in the path of the current through any par- alarmed at the assembling of this conven- beating of the added resistance, and, there- principally in boate, and it will devote tloular circuit, but this would involve the tion. The proceedings will be carried on fore, a waste of the current for illuminating more time to killing fish than to destroying purposes. Another mode would be to divert theology. Still, a convention of professional a portion of the current passing through the freethinkers, ostensibly assembled to free. glowing platinametrip by Inserting a better think together, must be a curious and tu. conductor across the circuit-short circuit- teresting spectacle. ing the current, as electricians say; but this would throw more current into the othor
BOA CONSTRICTORS IN BATTLE. lights, the brilliancy of which would be pro-
The other day there was an exciting soone portionately increased, a fatal objection to in the house at the Zoological Garden in the practical working of the system. A telegram just received from Mr Edison Cincinnati occupied by the dozen huge bos olears up this point. In answer to inquiry, constrictors recently imported from South Doss altering one affect the other lights on America. Ona of the snakes had crept up the same circuit; he replies Not the the branch of a tree that was occupied by At this the one with the pre- slightest. The importance of this informa- another. tion Hes in the fact that electric lighting empted claim to this resting place seemed thue assumes a more practical aspect inas- to take serious offense, for it suddenly, not an it would appear to be an steady having taken two or three soils around the sad as much under control as gas itself. Hub, arobed ite neck, and with lightning. It is possible that by having many electric like flashes of its tougua shot forth its head lights on one cirenit, as Mr Edison does, and burled one of its fangs in the skin of the extinction by short circulting of one the other about its middle. light may not sensibly affect the others any boa, instead of striking back immediately, more than turning out oue gas jet does not let go its hold on the limb and dropped off, Practically alter the reat, or, less likely, its entire length of nine feet hanging down, some delicate governor may be employed partly in the air and partly on the 4xor. in connexion with the electrio generator. It was held thus by the fangs of the attack. This placed both anakos In a position of pain. The biter's neck was system."? appeals, copfident of the success of his the skin.
Mr Sawyer being interviewed by a New pulled out taut by the weight that it could York reporter on the subject of iris lamps, not shake off, and its jaws were wrenched said he did not claim the incandescence of wide apart. It seemed that it either lacked carbon in a sealed receiver as an idea of bly the instinct to release itself of its coils on own, but had utilized it in the development the limb, or was prevented from so doing The other anako, evidently of other ideas. He claimed a form of con- by the strain. ductor which would radiate the heat pro- suffering from the wounds and the strain duced by the focandescence in such a way on the skin, was writhing in pain, with its that the globe would be heated only at the tail on the floor and les body and neck polat where the light was. He had also squirming in the air. Occasionally it would patented a process for charging the receiver ralse its head as if to strike the other in with pure nitrogen gas and entirely dis the neok, but was not observed to do so, He had At last one of the attendants opened the placing the atmospheric air. patented a means of ao closing the receiver door, and with a stick raised up the lower
The bitten
Fong Apo, a Chinese male, which was found Before the Chief Justice Sir Joan SMALE. Who never tried to win. Mr Baker rode misfortune of very great unpopularity with Whatever method he uses, Mr Edisoning boa, that remained caught in a loop of
floating in the harbour, near the Canton
steamer wharf, at 10 o'clock on the morning
6th February, 1879.
In re THE ESTATE OF LEONG CHE, OTHER- WIBE LEONG CHUL.
of the 90th ultimo, was resumed this aftor-
oon. The death appears to have occurred Mr Sharp applied for letters of admini. through a collision between a fast best andstration on behalf of one Leong Shun Fan. a cargo boat, and the enquiry had been The application was granted.. adjourned in order to get hold of these boats. The jury, comprising Mosara. F.
In re THE ESTATE OF ADDOOL CURAZEN CASSUY JEE, deceased. Mr Sharp applied for letters of admini. C. Dittmer, V. Favre, and A. Blasoker,stration on behalf of one Ismail Pulley after hearing the evidence, which tended to Madar. The applicant is only the brother.
7. CHAA SZE CUP.- mile. 1.Rival-ridden by Mr Baker. 2.-Vagabond-ridden by Mr Nemohinoff, 3.Demoniciddon by Mr Hunt.
Tho botting was about 3 to 1 on Demonio, Rival splendidly, and won the race by, say, one length. Lattle Vagabond, the proved himself a good one, came through the ponies at the last and could probably have beaten Rival had the post been a little further off.
Tima 1,384,
SECOND DAT.
January 17th, 1878. 1.-CONSULAR Cur-mile. 1-Soud-ridden by Mr Baker. 2.--Lammermuir-ridden by Mr Bruca. 3-Vagabond-ridden by Mr Nemebinoff.
Patrician mede the ranning, but as a mile by upwards of a length. Time 65s.
(Japan Mail)
One of the necessities, as it were, of Mr Reed's visit to Japan, was a thorough inspection by him of the complete and excellently organised dookyard and arsenal
shew that the collision was purely acci-in-law of the deccared, and His Lordship was enough for him, Mr Baker won easy of Yokoska. On board one of the vessels of that no atmospheric air could find its way snake in such a way that it managed to
dental, returned a verdict of Accidental Death.
THE Chinese notion of architecture and comfort in dwellings must be very mash apest bere, and Celestials who have lived
much in the Colony cannot but notice the contrast presented in Hongkong to their na- tive villages. The houses being built here
therefore refused the application, saying he thought it would be boster to allow the
Official Administrator to administer tho Ostata
This was accordingly done,
In re YUNG Won, deceased, This was an application by the Official Administrator. His Lordship, in granting the application, stated that the deceased, who was a passenger on board a steamer, died during the passago.
There was no
2.-CHALLENGE CUP.-1 mile. 1.-Demono-ridden by Mir Haker. 2-Speeridden by Mr Nemchinott, 3.-Gop-ridden by Mr Brenan.
Spec was allowed to lead for the first round, but Demonio passed him as he liked and won hands down by two lengths. Time 2.12. Demonio went very strong indeed, and ridden without spurs proved himself a good up to last year's form.
now are all of a superior class, and are nearly one to apply for probate, and it was the beast. Sper wont fairly well, but was not mander, Captain Peters, in the evening to carbon undorwent was Its purification. Re-
all two-storied, with strong verandahs in front. This type of edifice appears to be gaining in favour. We observe that the new style of verandah is being put up on some rather old dwellings in the Queen's Road West, and when completed they will
cover a deal of ugliness and probably alth. It is perhaps not known to many of our readers that in the Celestial Empire ordin. ary dwellings have seldom more than one storey, and this, we believe, is owing to Fung Shuey, We should imagine that nearly all the Fung Shuey must by this time be dissipated from the minds of the Chinose living here, as they live and appear to thrive in two-storied or even three-storied dwellings. A good many of the old wooden
granted to the Official Administrator. Chi- nose returning from California or the Straits generally returned with fortunes, and yat this man's estate only realized $15. He had frequently had cases of this sort before him, and he thought it was a matter requir ing some investigation. He should make enquiries in the proper quarter.
Police Intelligence. (Before C. V. Creagh, Esq.)
February 6th, 1870.
TRAFFED.
Chun Abing, a coolls, was charged with breaking the lack off the door of one Chan Ashen's house and entering the house for supposed unlawful purpose. The defen- dant stated that he found the door open and entered the house to sleep. He nd- mitted one-previous conviction for larceny Mr Creagh sent him to three months' verandahs are being pulled down and re-hard labour as a rogue and vagabond. placed by neat iron ones,
Ar the Marine Court to day, Ip Awan, master, Tsang Ackung, seaman, and Ho Awong, seaman, of the junk Kwong Shan I were abarged with discharging fire- arms in the Harbour of Yow-mah-t, and with giving false particulars at the Harbour Office,-P. C. 61, James Myers, stated that yesterday he was on duty in the Police boat from Yow-mah-ti at about
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF WORKING TOO HARD. Tran Akwong, arles pounder, was charged with assaulting one Lan Ahing, another rice pounder. It would appear. that the defendant found fault with the complainant for pounding rice too fast, and told him to ease a bit. The complainant took no notice, but as a zalons servant should do continued his exertions and trod away at his pounder if anything faster than before. The lazy workman seeing this got excited, and threw a pail at the complain. ant, cutting his head,
in
My Creagh fined the lazy rascal $5, and default of payment sent him to 21 days
hard labour,
6.30 p.m., when he heard a heavy report as of a gun in the direction of Tal-kok-sui. Ee pulled to where he had heard the The charge of stabbing on board the sound, and boarded the defendant's junk. British barque Sir Lancelot at Yokohama, preferred against two seamen John Lins- He paked the 1st defendant if he had fired tram and Edward Carpe, came on for the gun, and he replied No, that It was bearing again to-day, and was further re- fired by the 2nd defendant. The gun- 6manded till to-morrow.
(Before J. J. Francis, Esq.) OBSTRUCTION,
3.-LEDGER COP.---2 miles.
1-Jambarree-ridden by Mr Brenan. 2-Jorkine-ridden by Mr Baker. 3.-Ranscombe-ridden by Captain Evans.
Ranscombe was done for in the first half
mile, Janbarres took the lead from the first, and kept it. Jorking, well ridden, came up to the leader gallantly, a quarter of a mile from home, but could not quite manage to pass Jambarree, who won by three lengths amidst the cheers of all present. This was a very popular win. Time 4,45,
4.STAND FLATK.→→ mile. 1,-Demonio-ridden by Mr Brenan, 2-Seud-ridden by Mr Baker.
A good rave with Scud, Rient went well 3-ical-ridden by Mr Nemchinoff. but the company was too good for him.
Time 098.
6-BUND Cor (HANDICAP)-1 mile.
1-Braes o Mar-ridden by Mr Baler, 2.-Lammermuir-ridden by MrNemchinoff.
10st. 11lb.
11st. 7lb.
3.-Scandal-ridden by Mr Smith, 10st,
4lbs
..Won by a nose. Time 2,22,
This was a splendid race. Mr Baker won by shoer good riding-as Lammermuir was leading at the top of the course. Had the other weights been heavier, Mr Kemahineff must have won,--but he carried too much lead.
MATCH 1.-Vagabond-ridden by Mr Brenan. 2.Teriot-ridden by Mr Baker,
A very good Race. Teviot never went so fast in his life before, but Vagabond manag- ed to win by half a length, and so landed race that had been talked of and looked for-
ward to for months.
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Quotations. HONGKONG, February 6, 1870. OPIUM-New Patna, cash4560.
aredit
Did Patua, casb,...
his own construction, the Fuse Kwan, and into the interior. The nitragen, he claimed, wriggle off. The other snake then dropped accompanied by his son and Admiral Kawa- would last for ever. Besides, there was a to the door. It appeared to be suffering mura, Mr Inouye, and a number of Japanese substance in the bag at the bottom of the greatly, and there is fear that it may die. officials of rank, the distinguished construc-lamp which would absorb oxygen and The bitten snake does not seem to suffer ter loft the harbour on Tuesday morning, carbonio acid gas. These, he said, were his much and in a short time arrived at the arsenal improvements. One lamp had been in use Here a careful inspection was made of the two or three hours daily for three months works and vessels. The Meiji Muru, light- until a sudden jarring of a door brake it, house tender, happening to be at the dock There bad never been any flaking or change yard, a banquet was given by the coms in the carbons used. The only change the Mr Reed, Admirals Kawamura, Ito, and fore being lit it was a dead black; after Nakamura, and the Captains of the Fuso being incandescent for a time it took on the and Texkubo, Mr Reed slept on board the silver gray colour characteristic of pure Mejji, completed his tour of the works ashore carbon. The subdivision of the light, as on Wednesday morning, returning to Yoko-produced by Mr Sawyer'e system, consiste of branch wires leading from the two main hama the same afternoon.
wires of the engine. Each of these branches is calculated to apply a number of lamps. The extension of the main wires necessi tates an increased heaviness of the wire for auch mile. In lighting New York a radius of only half a mile from each supply station will be actually necessary,
The extent of the authority wielded by the executive of merchant vessels over their arewa, when in barbour, was matter for the consideration of H. B. M. Provincial Court the other day. The chief officer of the British steamer Taitoan was charged by one of the quarter-masters with unlawfully can
Mr John Shields, chairman of the City fining him in irons. It appeared that, while in port, the defendant had directed the of Durham Solence School, writes to the quarter-masters to holystone the decks, an above paper, on "Electrical Phenomena," order with which the complainant refused to as follows "At a recent meeting for the comply. In consequence of his disobedience presentation of prizes to the pupils of the he was ironed and confined by his superior City of Durham Science School, Sir Arthur after, against whom, when released, he Middleton, M.P., made some statements in took out a summons. Mr Rennie ruled that regard to the power of slectricity in the the confinement was illegal, the chief officer's human body which soomed to take the proper course being, when in port, in a ease audience by surprins. In confirmation of of this nature, to bring the delinquent before what he then said, Sir Arthur has been kind the magistrate of his country, who would enough to send me a letter addressed to punish him if the charge wore praved. The bim by Colonel H. C. Fletcher, of the Scots defendant was, consequently, fined five dol Guards, who was some tie military secre lars and ordered to pay the costs of the suit.tary to Lord Dufferin in Cinada, from which He was also cautioned against future un-I extract the folowing I hear that timely exercise of his authority.
Bome doubt has been thrown on my story
to you respecting the strength of electricity in
Kawaji's trip to Europe, to extend over
Canadian winter. I can only sy twelve months, is for the purpose of study ing police organization in foreign countries, that I have often witnessed at Government It is expected that after his return, many House at Ottawa the jets of gas kindled by changes are likely to be made in the police the finger of persons who, having trailed system of Japan. Meanwhile the relations their feet along the carpet, have filled between the police and the army have lately themselves with electricity, and then sp- undergone some changes, and, such as they plied the finger exactly over the artice of are, coincide with our lato suggestions and the pipe. It was a common ambient arguments as to the higher importance which with us during one winter, and is a fact should be given to the police of Japan-and that was witnessed by many people. I we should be pleased to see actual measures have lit the gas myself by holding a knitt taken for a larger reduction in the standing ing-needle over the pipe, and frequently It is now announced that for all aw it done by the fuger. You can refer army, internal purposes, such as riots, disturbances
I am not aware that this curious phenomenon
6.--THE MAA CHIN CUP.4 mile, Allor may be rebellion-the police only will any one who doubts the story to me.' As Gridos. Winners excluded. 1.-Satrap-ridden by Mr Baker. 2,--Lincluden--ridden by Mr Brenan. Eatrap won by a good length.
1.49.
or 7 pounder-was quite warm. The goo
7.-COAST CUP.--14 miles. 1-Quinto-ridden by Mr Nemchinoff, and the defendanta were taken to the
Chan Nam, master of the Lam Hug 1.--Soump-ridden by Mr Baker. Station. The gun was not entered on the shop, No. 37, Fraps West, was fined $103.--Bad Boy-ridden by Mr Brenan. clearance, while the junk was loaded with for obstruating & publio thoroughfare by salt, and was, in witness" opinton, a smug.packing rice on the footpath. gler. He concluded that such was the case, as the bad a very large crew and a large quantity of arous; while there were no women or children on board. The 2nd de fendant admitted having fired the gun, and said he did so to see if it was fit for use, he having only lately purchased it.-Flued $10.
A DISTRESSED? housekeeper writes to us to ask if something cannot be done to prevent one servants from squeezing on. He says that he has had one boy after another, and finds them all alike in fast, to use his own words, if there is any difference, the one is worns than the other." If he sends
Time
This was the raos of the day. Scamp got splendid start, and Quinto was kept back. Bad Boy was disposed of first time round, A 'DEAR TEN-DENTS' WORTH.
Scamp still leading. Quinto, who was kept Tam Aon, a coolie, was charged with well in hand, managed to take the rais being found in the unlawful possession of from Scamp at the top of the straight. some iron, valued at 10 cants, the property Scanp was half a length in front at the of the Patent Blip and Dock Company stables, but Quinto came up again and, The casa had been remanded, as the defen- being splendidly ridden, won the race by dant said he could produce a witness who half a length. Time 3.33. would certify that he came honestly by the iron. The witness appeared, and being declared said, be knew nothing whatever about the defendant, who was sucordingly fined $24 or three monthe hard labour,
DRUKKENNE:J.
Thomas King, marine, H.M.8, Modests,
was fined 5 shillings for the above offence, and had to pay 15 cents amends to one Lo Me Lin, a chair-svelis, whom he had assaulted.
AMOY BACES. (Facchowo Herald)
FIRST DAY.
16th January, 1879..
A outrespondent has kindly favored us with the following account of the late Rass Meeting at Amoy
1.-GRIFFIN PLATE-1 mile.
cno fellow out for ten cents' worth of oil, he will bring back bias cents' worth, and when remonstrated with, will say "ofl-is rin,” ́ words to that effect. Everything in the same. The shopkeepers, who are equally bad, work with the "bhoya," and should the poor housekeeper try to buy, the boy is before him, and collusion is established; so that Local News-ridden by Mr.Baker.
-Non é ver-ridden by Mr Hunt, the poor housekeeper finds that he has to Master Masonridden by Captain
Evana. pay dearer, and is thus supposed to be
Quinte made all the running, was two blinded into the belief that he has got a
longths ahead, but, running easily, when bo "Jawal" for a servant. This state of awerved badly at the stand, throw his ridet, things, growls housekeeper, should not be and of course lost the race, Time 2.19. allowed ; we are all treated alike, soche in SOUTZIA CUF.----14 mile, a worno degree, and we should therefore or Sud-ridden by Mr Baker, Ramiss a combination, form a gulidesiherkinridden by Captain Evan
8Critkuplin-ridden by ir Nemohinoff. Chiness are fond of guilds and thus spoil Brud started favopsite, was very well the sque sing proposition of domestles, ridden by air Baker, who won a good race
in splendid forth. Time 8.84, He says he would be glad to receive sug-
8.-CLARET CUP-mile.
Bruce.
gestions, as to how this can best be done, 1.- Lammermutridden by Mr R.
through our solyan, and proposes that a
Meisty should be formed called the For-Patrician-ridden by Mr Baker, Hipburn' Wants Fivicsben Bovisty. What Do Yogakond-ridden by 241 Nomshindi,
THIRD DAY. 1.-SIEWARDS' Curile, 1-Patrician-ridden by Mr Baker. Toviot-ridden by Mr Hunt. BSpecridden by Mr Nemohinoff,
This was Spec's race, but he fouled Patrician, and was thus thrown out of it altogether. Mr Hunt had a spill off Tebiet after passing the post. Cumshaw also throw his rider. Time 68.
LADIES' PURSE-Once zound and diatarusi 1-Brass & Mat-ridden by Mr Baker, 2-Rical-ridden by Mr Brenan,
Quinto ridden by Mr Nemohina
A Held of eight-Brass Mar got start, kept the lead, and wozeselly:
3-BAI KWAN CUP.-One mile and quarter.
-Seampridden by Mr Baket: 1.—Quinto-ridden by Mr Brennn, Bi-öpec-ridden by Mr Nemohitof.
4-THE ST. ANDREWS' CEP:-2 inilen presented by Mr F. D. Boyd, Owners Upr 1-Crickuplin-ridden by Mr Harknessi 2-Lammermuir-ridden by Mr Bruse,
be employed in any part of the country; and has ever been publicly noticed, you may, that the military will not be called upon to perhaps, thlak it of sufficient interest to
act except as a dernier ressort. A better give it a place in your columns. regulation could not be made it requires
only to be followed up by other measures of the same purport.
...
The Straits.
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FREE THINKERS,
Writing on a proposal to hold a conven-
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Allowance Tasla, 8
Old Malwa, canh, 800
: credit, - Allowance Trein, Exchange.
Bank, Telegraphio,
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30 days sight, 6 monthe' night, Credita, 22 Documentary, | months' sight;
27
India, Telegraphic,
demand Shanghal, demand, Bar Silver, 17 dute. B., Sycee, ... Mexicans,
60 days' sight,
Gold Leaf, 99 fine ... Sovereigns, ...
Shares.
1004 109
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6.50
Hongkong Bank, 54 % prem.. Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,600. China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,500 Yangtze Ins. Asoc., Tis, 725 Chinese Insurance Co., $300 North China Ins. Co., T. 1,500 H. K. Fire Ins. Co., $800 China Fire fus. Co., $175 H.K. & W. Dock Co., par. H.K. C. & M. S.-boat Co., par. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tis, 17 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tla. 102 Bongkong Gas Co., $85 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 China Sugar Refining Co., $140 Chinese Imperial Loan, £109
of 1877, £108/10. Temperature.
Do.
(Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises,
Queen's Road.)
HomeRoxa, February 6, 1879.
Do.
tion of freethinkers, the New York Times thus speculates on the subject "It will BAROMETER naturally be thought that the members of
Do... the convention exercise themselves on The following items of news are translated public freethinking. Bat however delight-TAKRMOMETER- A. M from the N. I. Journals for the Straitsful it may be to freethink, no man can alt down with the deliberate intention of Times →→
(Singapore Daily Timer.)
Very
A correspondent writes to us as follows steadily freethinking for three consecutive from Anjer-The British ship Brunette, days without many malagivings. Dow, from Manila to Sydney, left North likely the convention will enjoy itself for Island for Batavia on the 16th Dec, 1878, the first two
three hours. As successive
9 AM....
200
1 P.M....
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4 F.M...
30.200
62
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66 149
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58
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Shipping Intelligence.
The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, &im
VESSELS TO ARRIVE, AT HONGEONO,
From
for various negesseries, but returned again members rise up and remark that there is to North inland on the 22nd Dec., she having no God, some little enthusiasm must be had then a 41 days' voyage from Manile. Kindled, and when some particularly elo. The British ship Salamie, Philip, from quent freethinker proceeds to demonstrate Shanghai to Melbourne was on the 18th Dea. that there is no life beyond the grave, and off the Current rock"; on the 17th the the only immortality which man can have worked up to near Jara's 4th point, the will consist in the indestructibility of his wind being S. W. and the weather stormy component carbon, nitrogen,, and phos The current was towards the N. E so that phorus, so sheering and sustaining a dce-
When Name
Loft. the vessel just got away from thwart trine cannot but be received with joy.
Mar. the way and Current rock," and after Still, after a little, this sort of thing will wards returned to her former anchorage. A become monotonous. The nineteenth man
28, Orsale, third British vessel, the Glamorganshire, who announces that there is no God will
80, Bristollan, from Foochow anchored on the 1st Des be regarded as tedious, and the twenty-fifth close to the Samatra shore in Sunde Straits demonstration that man is a brute will be June and lost several topmasts"-Bataria Han tiresome as the testimony before the Potter, Underwriter, delsblad, 3rd January,
committee. Freethinking as a recreation is
Aug, "We have been authorised to contradict all very well, but three days of freethinking
9. Granla, the statement made in the Gerland China as a business would be inexpressibly de.
Sept Mail some time ago and copied therefrom by pressing. In point of fact, there will be thes, that a rebellion had broken out in very little public freethinking done by the 18, Excelelor,
17, James Shepherd, London Portugures Timor, and that the Dutch dag ansembled freethinkera, Watkins Glen la had been hoisted. A rajah on that island a beautiful place, and in its neighborhood 17, Cilurnum, had a dispute with a Government official are abundant facilities for boating, fishing, and killed him. The murderer ded into the &o.; as may be ascertained by reference to interior in the hope of escaping in some the advertisments of the local hotals. way, but every measure had been taken to The freethinkers wul devote their time to
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THE ELECTRIC LIGHT. (The Timet.)
Oct
Liverpool
Antoorp
Fortress Monro:
Penarth
Hamburg
Liverpool fria Cala
Liverpool Bremen
B, Jan Peter,
Maasinfe
21, Fulda, 29, Roraire,
Hamburg
Cardiff
10, Blenheim,
Antwerp
11, Gianous (5.);
Liverpool
18, Blenheim,
Flushing
10, Hesperia (1),
Hamburg
18, Jacobine,
19, Hermann, Not.
This was a fast race, and was won by a prevent his further fight. It is hoped that boating, fishing, &c., the latter sport belog, he has by this time been captured or killed, as it is enimised, practised with the aid of length and a half, Time 2.4945
His property has been destroyed.-Botavia a female freethinker and a moonlight Handelsblad, Brd Jan.
plazen. Of course, as they note the lavish beauty of labe, and gish, and stream, they Dec will outely thank the munificent law of development which has provided all these beauties and will feel a momentary sad- Bad Boy-ridden by Mr Dreamz.
ness as they remember that many men are Mr Barkness rode a waiting race, but the other two made the pass very hot, and
A cortespadent writes Bome addiau besotted as to believe that there is a came up to Crickuplin (late Torchlight); who donal intelligence of considerable prestical Law-givet who has made all natural laws. really finished very well indeed, winning by important as to the Edison electric light They will revel in fah and green corn, and
■ lengthi
has been received. It has already been wallow-to a proper and Innocent extent mentioned in the Mail that we had received in peaches, and will have all the pleasured the direct confirmation from Mr Edison of of a plenic #ith the additional Best of think. Demons (late Roller), ridden by Capa the fact that is his system of electrio lights Ing that the Christian world is watching
6-CHANTIDE STAKES.--1'mis.
tain Evans. Sous-ridden by Mr Baker. 2-Quinto-ridden by Mr Komghimoth
17, Radnorabire (a.), London)
LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN VERÍN, 41 London.--Steamers via Buss Canal Teviot
Bootlands Bailing. Fenstl
Bt. Matka,
Carricks,
ing the brilliancy of each light can be ad them, and trembling in its shoes ist the justed at pleasure, This might be atom convention should utterly and for ster plaked by inserting an addillonal resistance | demolich Christianity: No one need to Ulgunos (1)
At Lherpesh.