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ignominiose dimittit. We were informed of a case in the city of Canton the other day in which an unfortunate and possibly innocent girl was thas sent back. She was soolded and abused by her disappointed and disgraced parents to such an extent that she died in a few weeks.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(SUPPLIED TO THE "China Mail:"}
THE CHINA MAIL.
INQUEST..
a
and the entire fittings thoroughly overhaul- ed and renovated. The engines, &e. An Inquest was held this afternoon at will also be subjected to extensive repairs, the Tung Wah Hospital, on the body of and when the new boiler, now in course of Chinese male named Wong Afook. O. V. construction at the Dock Company's pre-Creagh, Esq., as Coroner; Mexics O. E. mises at Kowloon, is fixed on heard, it is Page, E. Saporjee and J. Olsen, forming expected that a higher rate of speed-will-be-the Jury,
their meanness was proverbial throughout its original condition. No other planes the whole Earth; he was sure I would feel than those enumerated appear to have convinced of their meanness, when I had suffered simultaneously. The memorialis seen them; and so he wished me good night, supplement the Commissioner's report by saying he would come and meet me in the the statement that the sums employed in the morning. And sure enough at 6 A.. next relief of the sufferers having been raised by morning he came with friend Teb, as I was private subscription, and no public funds moving up towards the upper end of the city. having been used, he does not propose to Yeh helped him (Li) to tell me, that the render an account of the manner in which local Officials were a wretched lot-tho Fu- the money was spont. The invitation to attained. The repairs are being executed Wong Ates, brother of the deceased,
tai was a gouty old man, who had just been contribute met with such ready response under the immediate supervision of Cap- stated-On the 27th ultime, deceased, recalled, for neglect of duty towards. Li that several lacs were raised in a few days. tain Wade and the officers of the Shen-yself and several other coolies were at Yang-chai, and he never was fit to receive He pays a high compliment to the commit-
work atacking yarn in the godowns of chi. The Peng-chao-ho will shortly un- Messrs Batterfield & Swire in Ice Hones any guest at any time: the Fan-tai was a tee of the foundling hospital for the energy gummy old man, of 72, who had just arrived, they displayed, their success being entirely dergo a similar overhaul, but an a more Lane. Deceased was walking up a plank, and he was dull of hearing and as ahort of due to their disregard for toil and trouble. one end of which was on the ground, the memory as a child, and might possibly mis- He has bestowed local distinctions (1) Palmer's vessel are already progressing bales of cotton. He was carrying a bale of Neah-Tai was a Tartar, exceedingly fond he begs to recommend Ch'on Kuei-shit for favorably-towards-completion at Kowloon, yarn of about four hundred pounds weight. of finery but neglectful of his duty; the the bestowal of a distinguished mark of ap- He missed his footing and fell down on the Tao-Tai was only acting ad interim, and under the direct superintendance of Mr W. floor on his face, a distance of about three was so busily occupied in disentangling the proval from His Majesty. By a Resoript Shirkey, foreman, and Mr Dinuen, chief or four feet; the bale fell on top of him. Revenue accounts and providing the sinews appended to the memorial Chen Kuei-shit engineer of the Peng-chao-hai. The Dook He called out when he fell; and myself of war that he really could net sad time is commended to the Board for the bestowal
and some other coolies went to his assist to see anybody, and the wretched condition of the highest mark of approval.
NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL.
The M, M. atsamer Peiho, with London
dates to 27th June, arrived here late this afternoon ¦—
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
From Indian Papera.) London, July 10. The ooart marttal on Lieutenant Carey, of the 98th Foot, who was with the Prince Imperial at the time of his death, has concluded, and he will be sent to England under arrest,
(Per E. E. A. & G. Telegraph Cole Line.) extensive scale; the new boilers for Captain other end resting on the top of some take me for some of his near relations; the upon the officials and notables engaged, but sian Govorument to capture and destroy
LONDON, 2nd, August,
Advices from Natal report the surrender of Dabulmanzi and the principal chiofa. t is not expected that any advance will take increasing dificulties of providing transport, Oxen are dying in large numbers,
place this season in consequence of the Company's varions departments seem to have ance and lifted the bale from off him. Be of the finances; and the falling off of
It is reported that Ekowe is to be reoccupied and that the Naval Brigade will
roturn home.
The four new Gun-boats built for the Chinese Government have left England.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
the prospect of a very busy time during the
next six months.
Tax members of the Hongkong Humane Society had a practice meeting last night,
There was a very fair turn out, considering
THE CURRENCY QUESTION. The following extract is from the report of Mr Consul Davenport, Shanghai:-
Another difficulty connected with in-
Berlin, July 10.-The North German Gostota a Lazaroff is instructed by the Ras- Gaselle announces from St. Petersburg that
Merv, because it is a don of Tekke raiders. London July 11.-In cǝLaequance of the
obstine:ion of Irish members in the House of Commons, the Speaker delegated au debates. Mr. Parnell violently impugned official to make special minutes of the the conduct of the Speaker, and, to-day, introduced a resolution, condemning his course of action as unprecedented. The Houso nogatived the motion by 431 agalust 29 votes. Sir Stafford Northcote moved, and the Marquis of Bartington seconded a voto of confidence in the Speaker, which after a long and animated discussion was a question, agroad to without a division. The Post- master-Oeneral, replying to tract was £200,000. The Indian share averaged £76,500 Lie suggested that the Indian share of the new contract should be 23-84 per cont. ----
could then walk, and, with our assistance, trade, had so soured his temper, that he managed to walk home. I got some medicine could not be depended upon for civilities and and robbed the place where he was hurt. etiquette; the Kwei-lin-Fah was an ancient On the evening of the 3rd last. I found he individual, native of Shan-tuug, who lived, as every one was aware, up to his knees in the hospital; he died about four o'clock stockings, and up to his cars in debt, and was getting worse and had him taken to the next day. The plank on which he was was her su imbued with filial piety that ternational trade at this port is the want walking was about one food wide,
The Resident Surgeon of the Tung Wahe had resigned his post to go home and at- of a suitable metallic currency. The only tend to the comfort of his ancient Parents who coinage from remote antiquity has been the state of the weather, and also, that Hospital stated :-Deceased was brought are still alive; and lastly, tame bis-humble copper cash, which, in this part of China, said that the annual loss on the postal con. many, who otherwise would have been in here about 9 p.m. on the 3rd inst. His self, Li, troubled with fever and dysentery, are so debased, small, and worn away, that attendance, had been holiday-making dur-stomach was winch swollen, and I found his brought on by the excessive worry he had been at every transfer a critical examination of ing the day. The apparatus was taken bladder much injured, although he felt no subjected to of late, in providing the ex- each particular string becomes necessary. pain. I thought he was seriously injured penses necessary for the instalment of a A great quantity of the smallest dimensious
Bombay, July 10-A telegram to the from the head-quarters in Duddell Street and told his brother so; he died about fresh batch of Officials who were to succsed are surreptitiously fabricated in this district The next ÉNGLISH MAIL may be expected here to the Fraya, near Murray Pier, when 4.30 pm. next day. The injuries were the wretched ones now about to rotire, and for the use of the lower class of money-Times of India from Kandahar of the 10th, likely to have been the result of an accident whose travelling expenses must also be changers, who make large profits by mixing states that Yakob Khan has received a on Friday, the 8th inst., by the P. & 0.the-roll-was called, the members being such as has been described in the evidenca provided for. Then there was my Excellent them with the larger regulation cash coined Latter from the Governor of Herat saying steamer Juthay.
formed up and selected for stations. A given.
self, just arrived, who must be protected by the Provincial Government mints, when Verdict," Accidental death,"
from the unreasonable and malignant po- giving them in exchange for silver. During THE delivery of the French Mail was begun rocket truck was rigged and its working
pulation human nature could not stand it the past year a considerable quantity of at 7.10 this evening.
any longer; he had asked and obtained a these lattor coins were melted down by the few days sick leave, and was going to forgers, which caused such a scarcity that nourish himselt with Gruel and Drugs.
the provincial authorities made a vigorous Thus all the Officials retire from the scene effort to suppress these proceedings, the of action, and leave me to govern this unruly result being the insolvency of banks all population alone! Assuming the powers of over the country, and consequent widely. American barque F. P. Litchfield, tras all Religious societies of whatever creed or and agriculturists.
of the Governor thus thrust upon me, I now invita spread injury to the lower class of traders charged with being drunk and incapable on denomination, to send representatives here. A currency of this kind is naturally an the night of the 4th instant.
Defendant admitted being drunk, but said that he was quits able to walk straight. Fined fifty cents.
We are requested to state that the Wednea. day evening service in the Cathedral will be discontinued for the present.
THE parade of the Government and Volun- toer Fire Brigade, which was to have taken place this afternoon, was postponed on ac. count of the weather.
THE only case of any public interest in the Summary Jurisdiction Court to-day-an action against the 31. M. Company brought
by a Chinese-was ordered to stand over; and will be heard to-morrow at noon,
The M. M. steamer Peiho brought on to Singapore, from Aden the passengers of the Spanish steamer Victoria bonad from Liver- pool, Cadiz, and Barcelona, to Singapore and
explained very ably and minutely by Fore- mau Wohlters, who le, without doubt, woll Connection was then up in his work. formed by rocket line from the outer end of Murray Pier to the triangle erected on
the Praya, the hawaer was then hauled to the end of the wharf and rove through a snatch block between the triangle, and made tant by means of a Inff tackle, The cradle was sent out to the end of the wharf where the
shipwrecked men were supposed to be, one
Police Intelligence. {Before C. V. Creagh, Esq.), Tuesday, August 6th.
Edward Petersen, a seaman
BREACH OF THE OPIUM ORDINANCE.
passage
You should not have wonde peace with the English. They will throw you over, as they did your father, Shere Ali, whenever they find it convenient. I will not fight against the Porsians, who have treated me so well for a long time past. Anyhow, I The Persian troops hold Herat, not you" have marched to the Afghan bordam at Seistan. The Turcoman troops are plun- dering almost to the gates of Herat.
lay
Rangoon, July 3.All is quiet at Manda- The Ministers delay the presentation
liament.
London, July 14.-In the House of Dom.. mons this evening, the Under Foreign Se retary, replying to a question, said that both the Russian Foreign Minister and the assurances that in the expedition against Russian Ambassador in London had given the Turkomans it is not intended to march
Wong Abang, a shopkeeper, was charged of them being brought ashore in a very with having in bls pezasesion fifty-seven find some of the grandest scenery in the a certain touch or quality. When obtain has been finally voted by the German Par- satisfactory manner. The work could have taels of prepared Opium without a licence been done-muoli bolter and quicker had it from the Upium Farmer. The prisoner not been for the condition of the ground was seen, by au Excise officer, while in a boat off the Wilnor Street where the practice took place, which, on Wharf, passing a small box to n bost woman, account of the improvements going on at and was heard telling her at the same time not to capsize it as it contained opium the Recreation Ground, is in a very untidy The Excise officer at once called for con
upon Merv. After the cradle had been sent to stable, and asked the defendant, in presence reseived us revenue. state, and fro several times, the implements were of the constable, if he had any Upium in the box. Defendant denied having any unshipped and stowed away, the men form.
opiam. On opening the box the fifty seven
at once, and take up the ground, healing impossible medium for the conduct of the of the now treaty to the King, their excoas the sick, educating the ignorant, and re-large mercantile dealings common in this for not doing so botng that the present sea- lieving the most pressing necessities of the part of Chine, which are, therefore, for the son is the Burmese Tent. The Resident's perishing poor, who now live by robbery most part conducted by payments in the reception was favourable. Kinwoon Ming- and plunder Mineralogists, Geologists and form of promissory notes, issued both by yes and others paid Colonel Brown a visit Botanists will find this s splendid field for banks and private firms, promising to pay the day after his arrival.
Berlin, July 12.-The protectivo tariff their scientific researches, and Artists will on certain dates given weights of silver of world to transfer to their canvass. Taking ing payment, the silver is usually marked the population as a whole they are not anti-with an inscription written by the assay foreign; it is only a few would-be notorious matters, appointed by the head men, and characters who lead the mob, otherwise the established in the premises of the Exchange people are better-behaved than in many Hall of the city. Should the silver not other parts. The only silver used is dollars, bear the Exchange officer's inscription, it of all sorts, but principally Mexicans, taken will be necessary for a prudent note-holder in exchange for Cassia, and Aniseed, and either to carry the silver thon to be assayed I went through the before the completion of the transaction, or
Rangoon, July 8.-Mr.St. Barbe, the Political Agent at Bhamo, has returned to city yesterday, and a man ventured to touch to have it weighed before his face, and my helmet; I rebuked him, and the crowd, test its quality us he best can.
In addition to this, the Mexican dollar is Mandalay, a tribe between these plaser be feeling sure that insolence would not be perfectly satisfied that Foreigners may live seaboard; but owing to the large quantity is the exactions of the King's soldiery. of alloy therein contained, and its value Colonel Brown is at present on special ever changing in sympathy with the ever-duty at Mandalay. F. S-Several Graduates and Under-varying supply, it is not much appreciated of China, whose vast hoards are for the graduates have called on me during my by the natives in the interior of this part stay here, and I received them. I returned
most part composed of lamp silver boating their call yesterday at the college called the the assay master's inscriptions, and old Kwer Shan Shu-Yuan, but was not received; Spanish Carolus dollars. indeed I was told that the scholars do not Again, to all the banks and the larger live in the college and merely come there to trading establishments, are attached ape study. When the students came to see me,cialists, called by foreigners schroffs,"
told them that I had heard that the house, who cling to Mexican dollars with the and Indian forces for their gallantry in the in which my countrymen lived last winter, tenacity of the horse-leech, and arbitrarily Afghan war.
Manila, which had to return to that ported up and marched to the end of the pier, taels of opium (produced in Court) were tolerated, sneaked away. I leave to-morrow, slowly forcing its way into use on the ing in rebellion. The cause of the rebellion
Itis Worship imposed a fine of $10; in default of payment, seven days' imprison. ment; the opium and half of the fins (if paid), to go to the Opium Farmer.
where the practice of bringing ashore a sup formed therein. Defendant was then taken posed drowning man was gone through into the police station. a very creditable manner by Messrs P. H. Emanuel and R. Boyd. Lifting bodies from the water by means of the hook and line brought the practice to a clove. Capt." Supt. Deane and Inspector T. Grey were
owing to some accident to her machinery.
THE telegram referring to the Cape War, which appears in another column, does not bear out the roseate report of the 23rd July-message, that "the war was over," and that the troops were awaiting lustruc tions to be sent home. Thla flourish of the Wolseley-Beaconsfield trumpet was evid-present from the commencement of the ently made a little before the time, in order Parade until nearly eleven o'clock, and a fair sprinkling of civilians also appeared on
-TUEFT FROM A SIZANEN“
Leong Akum, an unemployed seaman, was charged with stealing five jackets and four pairs of trousers, value $8 on board the British steamer Moray.
The prisoner went on board the steamer
passage down to Singapore.
here,
I
W. M.
to make good Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's the ground towards the close of the practice. Yesterday, endeav: uring to arrange for a had been demolished; they acknowledged condemn a certain number in each parcel!
promise as to the close of the war. The surrender of Dabulmanzi (Catywayo's brother, who had been hovering upon
surrender for some time) and of the princi- pal chiefs is of course good news; and there can be no doubt that a crushing blow has been dealt to the powerful savage. But the statement that no further advaNCƏ
will take place this season, owing to the cld trouble, lack of transport, shows that the enemy is not entirely overcome. It may be a question whether the occupation of a partially-conquered country is not a serious an undertaking as would be a prosecution of the war.
We note that General Stahel, of the U. S. Consular Service, has arrived here from
Tus Straits Times of the 29th ult, atates that Mr Low, Hesident at Perak, has
obtained a short leave of absence and will arrive from Fenaug, by the P. and D. mail steamer. After making a short stay here Mr Low will proceed to Hongkong.'
The same paper states :—
The daily mental strain of investigating into such a large number of cases in the Police Court has told somewhat upon the
health of Mr Hervey, the Junior Magia. trate, who has applied for a short leave of absence for the purpose of recruiting him- self. Mr Harvey's duties will, during his beance, bo undertaken by Mr Pickering and Dr Dennys.
"
enag A Chim, No 2 fireman, on board the Moray, slated:-1 wont into the fore castle of the steamer yesterday and saw the prisoner there; knowing him to be a stranger I asked him,-"What pidgin?" He did not give me a very satisfactory reply, so I looked closely at bim and found he locked very large about the waist. I li ted up his jacket and found the things now in Court tied round his body. I had hiin taken to the police station.
His Worship found the charge proved, and sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
CORRESPONDENCE.
NOTES FROM KWANGSI,
discount.
it was a fact, and said it was a lot of un- reasonable rustics who did it, that they thems too light to be received except at a selves had no animosity against Foreigners, although they strongly objected to the intro- daotion of Christianity in their city, and the selling of Tracts by counterfeit Foreigners, or counterfeit Chinese. I told them that Christianity was being preached all over the world, and ia every Province in China, even this Province, and it must certainly be preached in this city, sooner or later; many men of great influence had tried to opposo it, but failed; it was impossible for men to fight against God, and win!
London, July 15, Liberal candidate has
deceased member. been elected for Glasgow in the room of the
London, July 18. In the House of Com. mons last night Sir Stafford Northcote, re- plying to a question, said that it was in-- tended by the Government to propose tɔ Parliament that a vote of thanks be passed to the officers and men of both the Firitish
London, July 16.-Walter C. de Souza,
bean created a Knight. vice-Consal for Portugal at Calcutta, has
M. Lesseps announces that the Darien anal, which will connect the Carribean Sea with the Pacific Ocean, will be com- menced immediately. The estimated cost is one milliard francs.
gi
As a remedy for all these difficulties in the transaction of business, application was roade during the past year to the Chinese Government to establish a silver coinage and mint of its own; but the Prince of Kang, with his usual circumspection, con sidered that in the present unsatisfactory
LARRIKINISM is said to prevail to a fright- state of affairs, any step in that direction fol extent in Dunedin the streets being would only tend to produce further com- paraded by a gaug of several hundred boys plications. In his letter to the foreign who amuse themselves by "yelling, hoot- Plenipotentiaries, dated the 19th December,ing, and fighting," besides insulting the his Highness states that he had com W. M.
passers by. municated on the subject with the Ministers Superintendent of Trade for the northern and southern ports (Li Hung-chang and Shen Pag-chôn), desiring them to give their attention to the question of the feasibility of establishing a coinage, and that they, in turn, had consulted with the high authorities of the various Provincial Governments and the Chinese Superintendents of Customs, calling for a careful statement of their municated to the foreign Plenipotentiaries in the following terms:--
THE TORNADO AT CANTON. THE GOVE"NOR-GENERAL'S OFFICIAL BEFORT In the Peking Gazette, July 2, is publish- To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."
Kwei-lin Fuh, capital of Kwang-si.ed the postscript memorial from Liu K'un-yi, Governor-General of the Two Kwang pro- 10th June, 1879. Sm-As you see by this, I have arrived vinces, recalling to His Majesty's recollec- at the Cassia-Grove, where I was not the Custom-house, and moved up here to the Water Police Station, near the East Gate, the next morning, having experienced nothing but reverential civilities from all
Japan, and it is whispered that his visit has regimenta nearly forty years ago, viz., in wanted! I arrived on the 3rd inst., below tien his report of the tornado that visited views upon the case. The result was com
Was the story of Rorke's Drift le still fresh in men's minds, it may not be cut of place to recall a somewhat similar incident which befe one of our Madras native the China war of 1810 41, and in which an equal amount of beroism was displayed by company of the 87th Grenadiers under Lieutenant-Colonel then Captain-Bad field. On the 30th May 1841 a large body I met on the way up; being accompanied of Chinese endeavoured to relieve the city by a gunboat the whole way. The officials of Canton, which was invested by our were made aware of my arrival at each city; take the following summary of the contents troops. On this occasion, during s and I exchanged cards with them, and tremendons thunder-storm the company of landed occasionally.
Canton on the 11th April last year, and reporting the result of what he has done under the decree in reply directing him to ascertain the extent of the disaster and take measures for the relief of the sufferers. We
"The Yamen has to observe that a
On my arrival at of the document from the N. C. D. Newstions received from the Ministers Super-
1
Locality,
West of the Can-
tou city
Chin-li township, Nan-hai dis-
trict
Buildings People Boats Feople destroyed. killed. lost. drowned.
2,800 1,400 200 300
difference exists between the monetary system by law established in China and in other countries, and that the nature of the case is such as to preclude the idea of uniformity. On a further consideration of the question, based upon the communica- intendent of Trado, it now remains to be stated that the establishment of a mint on a coinage by the Chinese Government, the foreign system for the introduction of which would be tantamount to inducing the host to adapt himself to the convenience of his guest, would bo productive, there is serious reason to believe, of abuses of so
manifold & Bature, and the obstacles and dificulties that would present themselves are of such magnitude, that the introdue tion of such a coinage cannot be an dortaken."
something to do with the alleged "unsatis- factory condition" of the Consulate here, which Colonel Mosby any "has been managed in a most discreditable manner to the Govern- ment." Following upon the resuscitation in Congress of the Seward prosecution, this visit of Consul Stahel may have important results, if our surmise be correct. There is the 37th Regiment M. N. L, commanded Tah-shu, a town about 20 miles below this, abstract of Peking Gazettes:-
by Captain Hadfield, was cut off from the I was met by an old friend, who is a Magis--
On receipt of the Emperor's decree he set a very general impression abroad that there rest of the free and surrounded by several trate in this Province, and who had been is a wide field for the exercise of Investi- thousands of Chinese troops, but notwith specially sent down by the Governor, a contribution on foot, and delivered the standing the rain prevented the sepoys meet me, and to beg me not to venture inte proceeds to Ch'ên Kuei-shib, expectant gating Commissioners to be found in many from discharging their muskets, they re- the Sacred Precincts of the Cassia-Grove, Chotai, Superintendent of the foundling of the Consulates of the U. S. A. in the palsed every attack made upon them until Kwei-lin, as the Literati were a bad lot, and hospital, and others, for distribution. An East. It may be that this feeling is parti- an hour or two after dusk, when they were had demolished the house in which two official report has now been received from ally explainable by the great tension at extricated from their perilous position by a English Missionaries (Brownton and Came- the two Provinsial Commissioners giving
body of Royal Marines armed with perous ron, of the China Inland Mission) had lived the following casualty returns :----- which political partizanship is maintained sion fire-arms." For this affair Captain a day or two last winter, and the authorities in the States, but ugly stories will leak out Hadfield was mentioned in despatches, were very much atraid that the unreason- received the brevet rank of major, and was able Kwei-linites might venture to insult regarding the doings of those whose action appolated honorary aide-de-samp to the me, and cause me much annoyance. is almost irresponsible. If, upon the clear Viceroy (Lord Ellenborough); every native answered my friend that I had come 20 grounds of right and wrong, apart from officer, non-commissioned officer and private daye journey out of my regular route to see belonging to his company was admitted to Kwei-lin, and I must see it, and the officials political bias, there are abuses to redress in the advantage of the order of merit, and must do their duty and protect me. this connection, we shall only be too-de-when Parliament voted their thanks to the then returned to Kwei-lin, to report my army and navy engaged in this war, special determination to enter the city, and that 1 lighted to see justice done. If the wrongs mention was made of his gallant conduct was close behind; so I was The same are imaginary, the officers suspected will and that of his company by the Duke of evening I reached the lower Custom houss, also gain by an honest investigation.
Wellington in the House of Lords and and soon received a visit from the Ling- Lord Stanley in the House of Commons. kwei Shien, a sprightly young man, native Of this gallant company Colorol Hadfield of Cheb-kiang, overflowing with dignified
The total of persons injured is estimated THE Superintendent of Chinese Customs, with still survives and resides at Ootacamund, politeness and flattery; he had long heard
THE French post offices now collect bills a view to more effectually maintaining the and we see in the Army List the names of of my Excellent Brilliancy, bat had never at five or six thousand, and these rendered Blockade of Hongkong, appears to be deter fourteen men of the 37th Grenadiers who expected to be illuminated by it, as he was homeless in the neighbourhood to the west for persons; they do more, they receive, as received the order of marit in 1843, at present; he was exceedingly sorry he of the city at several thousand. The Com- in Germany, subscriptions for newspapers mined to keep up the efficiency of the fleet
could not offer me the hospitalities due to missioners, with the assistance of the local and periodicals in France. Another facility my rank, inside the Cassia-Grove, but he authorities and the gentry forming the Com- is the cheap telegram-card, sent like light of Revenue cruisers at the highest possible
We regret to hear of the death of Mr J. would endeavour to make me comfortable mittee of the foundling hospital working ning through tubes across the city, and point. Arrangements have been made with O'B. Saundars, for many years proprietor outside the city as long as my Excellency under their orders, have relieved those delivered within an hour; a telegram is i the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company of the Calcutta Englishman. Mr Saunders would be pleased to stay. I thanked him amosget the sufferers from destruction of dearer, and apparently takes twice the for an almost complete renovation of the two was a well-known member of Auglo-Indian and told him I intended to stay here 5 er houses, loss of boats, or injury to life, who time to be delivered. France has quite a Society; and his death will be a loss to a days and to call ou focal Officials, including are not in a position to repair their losses. or multitude of ameliorations in hand, and largest cruisers on our. Boast, the Peng-large circle of Indian and home friends. Lis Bonourable Self; at this he winced, and bury their dead, and have dispensed me- generally adde's something to the ideas she chao-hoi and the Shen-chs. The last named Our contemporary given a chore obituary said he was afraid I should find the place so disine to those who have suffered bodily borrows. At the rate the country is pro- vessel has already been placed on the East notice, which is reprinted elsewhere. Bir wretched and miserable, that I would not be hurt. The unemployed poor have been gressing it will be a wonder of the world in Saunders represented a family or fi able to stay so long; the people were ignor housed and fed, and during the past few the course of ten years, the period axed by Point Slip, where nearly the whole of her which had possessed factories in the Northant and selfish, and not at all accustomed to months they have all returned to work, and the French themselves for the mirgelo to
wee such distinguished guests as I was, and the neighbourhood is gradually resuming | be agcomplished, timbers will be renewed, a new deck laid, | Wont ever since the end of last century,
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200
60
100
90
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ship.... Shih- ming Ho
and Han-fang, Tsun in Pan- yü district.... · 100 River below these
places.....
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boat.)
Ir may be worth while to recall-perhaps for the last time-that Edward Bunting, who collected from the old Irish harpera the airs to which Moore wrote the words of the irish Melodies,' was organist of a church in Rosemary street in Belfast; that his organ ta still in use, and has his name writton somewhere on it; and that it is the instrument which ones belonged to George III., and was played on by him at Windsor.
Quotations. HONGEONS, August 5, 1879. OPIUM-New Patna, osch... $587)
Old
caabi... *** New Benare, cash, 502) Old
cash, - New Malwa, credit, 750
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Exchange.
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+
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... 3/78
4 months' night,... 88 Crodite, 4
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80 days' sight, Gold Leaf, 99 fine ... Shanghai, demand,...
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Hongkong Bank, 53 % pro m, Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,300 China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,400 North China Ins. Co., Tla 1,250 Yangtze Ins. Arfoc., Tis. 710 Chinese Insurance.Co., $270 H. K. Fire Ins. Co., $735 China Fire Ins. Co., $180. H.K. & W. Dock Co., 4% prom. H.K. C. & M. S.-boat Co., $5 dis. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tia 11 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tla. 93 Blongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $85 China Sugar Refining Co., $1871 Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal,
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