No. 5098. NOVEMBER 8, 1879.]
The
THE CHINA MAIL.
both by sight, but had never had any bust- news transactions with them,
THE BENEVOLENCE COMMITTEE OF
THE SWATOW GUILD." Daily News on 30th Oct.
Mr Carl T. Kroyer writes to the NO.
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In this instance doubtless means Persia, though the geographer Su makes it Ju. daea), there is a clepsydrs on a terrace near the palace, formed of a balance which contained twelve matailio balle, one of which fell every hour on a bell, and thus struck the hours correctly. It is not impro. bable that this instrument is identical with through the North East Passage, and to ; they must take this box in payment of a bear that Germany la to raise a new loan. bearing the interpretation, "The Central finished. The maid-of-all-work has no teeth,
the celebrated one which the King of Persia sent in the year 907 to Charlemagne.”. Mr Phillips in a recent number of the China Review comes to the conclusion that Fuh- lin is, or was, Constantinople.
The Roman beggars chiefly haunted the bridges, probably on account of the conflux of pedestrians at such points. The beg- gars' bridge at Peking is one of the sights of the Chinese metropolis.
Heretofore brave and skilled navigators of many nations have sought to achieve the great object you have conquered. perils you have triumphed over, and the obstacles you have overcome had up to abortive. The greater therofore is the to-day rendered all such expeditions honour which has been reserved for Sweden and her sons to have pointed the way have brought a hitherto trackless sea within the compass of civilization.
The Balvos of the guns of the Vega, when, after 294 days locked in ice, abe saluted the East Cape of Asia, as she sailed, the pioneer of future Beets from the Atlantic into the Pacific Ocean, will not cease to echo so long as the history of brave deads is written; and henceforth your name and those of the men who accompanied you those great sailors who have shed lustre on must be borne in the very front rank of the annals of maritime exploration. importance, will be the worth of your dis- How great, outside its vast soientific covery who can prediot! Ships in the future going either from the East or West, The Emperor of China occasionally pre-will, we are told, be able to reach every sonte the degree of Provincial Graduate to and thence bear to the markets of the world summer the mouth of the great river Lena, the sons of deceased statesmen, e.g. to the products of the richest Provinces of Siberia, son of, just deceased, a whilom The practical results your expedition bas Minister of the Foreign Board. This same easy to over-estimate,
thus most probably opened up, it is not
degree is occasionally given to licentiates in return for arms or money presented to
the Government.
Those who take an interest in the landed property law of China, a subject whick has been touched upon more than once in these Notes, will do well to refer to an interest- ing article by Mr Meadows in the Chinese Repository for November 1849.
To beat the devil's tattoo with the foot is called in Canton ngan keuh, or hai kuk, lai ngan' cheuk.
It appears that in Rome sulphur matches were hawked about by the broken-glass menders. These matches were called sulphurato, and were probably much the same as the coarse native sulphur matches still used at Peking,
which are ignited by friction.
In conclusion, we heartily wish yourself, Captain PALANDER, Licut, BRUSEWITZ, Lieut. Bove, Lieut. HovdAARD, Lieut. NORDQUIST, Doctora KJELLMAN, STUXBERO, and ALMQUIST, a prosperous and pleasant voyage to that country and those homes which your and their herole exploit has crowned with one more peacefal trophy. We on our part trust soon to forgård you some appropriate token to serve as a ro. chance of your visit to Hongkong, and of our appreciation of a great work done.
We have the honour to be, Sir, Yours obediently,
[Hera follow signatures.]-- Professor NORDENSKIOLD, in reply, spoke
as follows:-
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,-Allow me to. express my sincerest, thanks for the kind and flattering address just presented to me, Capt. Palander.and the officers of the Vega. on the occasion of her safe arrival at Hongkong.
The manner in which the enterprise bas
been appreciated in the first English Colony where the Vega dropped her anchor, will and be one of the most agreable remembrances
of our long voyage,
More than that, I regard it also as a pertain proof that the English nation, who PRESENTATION OF AN ADDRESS tions in the Arctic ses, will not desist from has always done so much for the explora-
TO PROFESSOR NORDENSZIOLD.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING IN THE CITY HALL
TH18 AFTERNOON.
continuing to send out new expeditions un til all the Arctic problems are completely solved. As a Swede I hope that this will not be the last time that our countries moet on the areas of the log regions.
Li Ang, a stone cutter, said he was on s visit to the last witness when he was naked to look after the house for half an hour. the house and asked for complainant, About 1 o'clock the two defendants came to They were informed he was out and told to wait, They would not wait, but aald debt dus by complainant; when Lan Ahul returned a report was made of the matter, and defendants were arrested, The box had not been opened.
The first defendant stated that he was a rent collector for Mr Granville Sharp who owned the property. Complainant owed $24 rent. Complainant promised to pay during the day, but when he went to get the money he found everything removed to his own house. The second defendant is a except the box in question, which he took friend of his and gave him the Information that complainant was abeconding.
The second defendant stated that he saw the complainant removing his things and gave that information to Mak Ayun. He took no sotive part in removing the box. did not owe any rent. The first defendant Complainant on being reoiled anid he was not the rent collector and never asked him for the rent.
Cheung Akwal, called by first defendant, said he was present whan complainant was asked for the rent, about 9 o'clock on the 4th inst. Complainant dented all indebted Dess
A letter was received by His Worship from Mr Granville Sharp, who was prevented by sickness from attending the Court, to the effect that the first defendant was a watchman employed by him for the double purpose of keeping order and enforcing cleanliness amongst the tenants of his pro- porty at Shek Tong Foul, and also to prevent any who may be in arrear with their rent absconding and removing their belongings. He described the mau as being very respectable and was satisfied that the intention of the whole matter was to do right.
His Worship discharged the two defend auta and fined complainant in the sum of $10 for giving false evidence, in default of Payment four weeks' imprisonment with
hard labour.
LAKCENY OF A RIFLE AND LAMP.
in custody, with the theft of a rifle and Chan Akwal was charged with others not lamp the property of the Government.
On the morning of the 17th alt, an Indian Constable on duty at Kowloon lald his rifle and lamp on the ground for a
and ran to a village. Prisoner was after minute or two, Four mon came a ddenly upon him, snatched up the rifle and lamp wards found trying to sell the rifle and was arrested.
Defendant was sentenced to four montha' Imprisonment with hard labour.
ASSAULT AND LARCENY.
Ling Afo, a servant, was charged with assaulting bin master, Mr J. M. Hanlon, and with stealing $2.
Mr Hanion's statement was that the de fendant had only been to his employ for one month, and he believed him to have been
[In the bath-room there is a small wooden pail, which is the only bath available for all of us. Of course, each of us washer herself, the old maids' duties not lying in
ment that on either side of the Opium Tax breakfast, and we boarders at dinner, two of 27th instant, there is put forward the state-
SmIn a paragraph of your issue of the this direction.
When we and the day-sobolars are at our Office, in the French Concession, a tablet is the slave-girls wait upon ur, and the whole exhibited, the Chinese characters of the one four take their meals as soon as we have Opium Lekin Committee," and of the other and eate by herself. I suppose she must "The Benevolence Committee of the Swatow belong to some religious order, as she Guild" and that from this the olearest invariably eats maigre. Her wages are $1 proof of the connection between that Guild a month and her food, and she informs us and the Opium Lakin establishment" can she bas lived thero as servant for three years. The teacher has taken great paine
GERMANY. RUSSIA AND CHINA. (Shanghai Mercuryj ) just now exciting great interest, and are in The relations of Germany and Russia are a measuro alarming; a bitter enmity exists and a serious rupture is evidently pending between the peoples of the two empleer, between the governments. Germany has made an alliance with Austria, and we also With these faots before us, the threat of Berlin military journs, hurled in the face of the Russian official journal, that Germany would make an allianca with Chins, must be looked at in a more serious light than one would be, disposed to do at be ascertained. the first thought of Teutonic and Celestial allles. But the question as to how a pro-will allow me to correct the basty inference bought for $80 when she was very young. In the cause of fairness, I beg that you in educating one of her slaves, whom she posal for an offensive alliance against of your informant. This Bonevolence Com- She is exceedingly well-educated, and has Russla, with the Amoor for the line of attack, mitte of the two haien districts, Chau-pang got as far as the Book of Ceremonies In shore of Sibaria by Gorman and Obirese made it its duty to furnish the indigent, time ago a Rongkong shopkeeper, a fat and capture of her ports on the eastern and wei-yuen, has, for many years past, fact, her education is finished. A short forces, the question of how this will strike sick, and otherwise unfortunate or infirm young man, 20 years of age, with his front the flovernment of China is a very curious people of those districts, with means to leave teeth out, came in a chair to inspect her, as problem. The most probable solution would Shanghai and return to their native homes, he was on the lack out for a concubine. bo that the Chinese would have nothing to do with the proposal; it is of no interest tung province. It will interest you to learn teacher addressed him from a distance, in the North-eastern part of the Kuang He sat in the yard with the owner, and the for Chins to quarrel with Russia on the that, to further this really humano object, Tea and betel-ant were served, aad the cripple Russia very severely if the latter China Merchants' Company have agreed to Beck and fest. He bargained to take her northern frontier; if she did so, she might both Messrs Butterfield & Swire and the slave-girl was made to exhibit her arms, had other foes barassing her at the same carry at half fare, on their steamers, such for $480, and deposited $20 earnest-money: time, but the tribes of the Russian territory unfortunate persons as are sent back to the but, after a few days, ble father sent word would of themselves be a match for the port of Swatow at the expense of that Cem- to say that he did not approve of the celestial invaders; China would have no-mittee. That these applicants for relief are purchase, as he could not afford so much, thing to gain, and the risk of losing much. sometimes quite importunate and annoying and so the $20 deposit was forfolted. This China might be willing enough to accept a is a well-known fact, and that, consequent slave no longer studies with us: she confines subsidy from either Russia or Germany, ly, it would be difficult to induce private herself to waiting upon the teacher, hand- and do nothing for it; for she has no army
ing her towels, shoes, da, at her toilet; that could be placed fo the field in case of
pouring out her tea, filling her pipe and so at emergency, and her gunboats are not sufficient for the defence of her own const;
01, The teacher takes off her own shoes, the "raval and military power of China" is more the speculation of home j urualists than anything else. Germany might gain. something by the possession of the porte of the eastern coast of Siberia, but it is hardly likely that in the event of a war with Germany and Russia bat she would extend the war to these Eastern shores of the Russian domain, and the probability of China baine brought into the Eur pean quarrel is very small indeed, The British Government would no doubt be glad to see Germany taking Russia in hand, and readily aid her; Great Britain would be an ally worth haviu?; but China as the ally of Germany, would be of little use, costly, and nt to be depended lehed a few days ago from the Economist is on or trusted. The article which we pub-
erroneous foundations; be has too high an worth studying, but the writer proceeds on opinion of China's military power, and the greatest mistake he makes is the assumption
she desired it." The writer apparently is that it may be taken as cortain that Ger- many could form an alliance with China if under the impression that Germany would have no more to do than to pay a gued round sam of money to the Government of China, and that the latter would then furnish men for an invasion of Russian territory-under the direction of German officers. Although China has had a long quarrel with Russia over the Kuldja territory, that does not warrant the as- Bumption that she would be willing to fight Russia on the fortified Amoor; and, moreover, the writer in the Economist cannot have any very intimate knowledge
individuals from those districts to allow a Benevolence Office of this description to be attached to their hongs or their family man- aions can easily be understood. To save, and bandages and washes h r own fest. I therefore, the expense of renting a honse never saw auch small feet in my life; they specially for this purpose, the Benevolence are certainly not more than two inches Committee applied to the Opium Tax Office, long The toes are all doubled up under in the vicinity of which there is a number the heel, and she walks on her lastep. of large Swatow hongs, and received por- The most painful part of foot-squeezing mission to hang out a signboard, to serve as a guide to those who have occasion to solicita
is when the nails are rotting away, but its aid. This is the tablet" referred to in is no
8 on as they have gone, and there your paragraph, hanging on the left hand of to wear ita lf away.
more "gravy,'
," the pain is said The slave tells me the Opiumi Lekin establishment's gate, for that the teacher has kept this schoot for the removal of which there is no cause eight yours, before whoh time she lived whatever, as it is clearly not the duty of the with her husband, a man named Ow, For Chinese Government to discourage benevo some reason or other, she fled from him, lence. There is really as little organised and I suppose lives at rur school in sec et connection between the Opium Tax Office She has two brothers, who occasionally and the so-called "Benevolence Committee come to see her. One, the elder, lives at of the Swatow Guild" as between a certain ber bative village, and the young, ris study- Relief Ofice, whose signboard has boon The marriageable elave in exceedingly clever, foreign firm in Shanghai and a Fawine ing the barbarian language at flongkong.
with the signboard of the houg itself." hanging for some time past at the hong gate, and can both read and write her own letters. It is very oneral, in this part of China for women to be educated. The slaves do not call me or the other scholars
alone. The teacher is the only one who simply by our name; they add the word Ku, "wiss," to our crdinary names, where as we address them by their private names my tenth year, and I have been off and on calle mo by name. Her slaves gali ber at school in various places, for three years.
t'ai-ku, mistress The maid-of-all-work The greater part of my life I have spent is the first to rise in the morning. We call away from my mother, chiefly with friande er ister Tao, The term we of hers, whose masters are mostly employed boarders is ch'ut po-apparently because away from home, and who consequently do not object to an extra female in the house. The other boarder, whom I have already we bring our own bedding with us. can speak the Mandarin language, the mentioned, belongs to the family called, Shanghai language, and Cantones, but my studies have breu carried on entirely in this killed a man by mistake some years ago. "Levelling Wong," because her father latter language. My mother has, at a great expense to herself-forty dollars a
They are very rich, and are breed- ing up this slave to be the concubine of one of their sons. The day scholars pay six
of a foreigner, who parted from my mother CHINESE FAMILY LIFE. I am the daughter by a Chinese mother directly after I was born.
I
I am now in
nag for
Professor Nordenskiold, the Commander Arctic expeditions have a special claim to of the Swedish Exploring Expedition, was
the immense interest with which they are this afternoon presented with an address embraced in your country, for it is a fact that the first attempt of England to become from the citizens of Hongkong, signed by an ocean-faring nation consisted of equipp- nearly 500 of the leading Inhabitants. ing several shilps for a voyage from Thames to the far Cathay by way of Northern St- The ceremony took place in St. Andrew's boria. It is more than 850 years ago when Hall, in the City Hall buildings, The these ships eft England amidst great fes- entrance from the outside doorway
tivals and in the presence of the Council a constant source of annoyanc8, 88 no less of the disposition of the Chinese, when year-now placed me at a boarding school. | dollars a year, besides presents (a minimum door of the hall where the presenta- Every one was so sure of the success that timo apparently through him. On the be brought into other people'a quarrels, order that I may have a abance of marry. 5th moon, the 15th of the 8th moon, the tion was made, was lined on both aldes with beautiful rows of plants in pols, and the foot-way was covered with red cloth. About half-past two those who desired to have an opportunity of signing
the vessels, for the first time in England, were protected with plates of lead against Aea worms of the tropical sea.
evening of the 6th inst, he discharged him turning a few minutes later $4 still remain and put his wages $6, on the table. On re-
hear of such a thing,
altres us.
core.
I buy
from which they could, by following their ing a gentleman, but her master will not sloof," and would not be unfavourably will become of me own course, hold themselves "high" and
I have no idea what winter festival, and the new year.
my own books, pencils, fok-atands, water- It is true, these ships did not get muched on the table, $2 being missing. He denied affected whatever the result of a war hope to be married to some respectable pots (for the ink). ., . Whenever we
the long run, but ! further than to the North-Cape and the all knowledge of the money and was paid between Germany and Russia might be. half-breed, of whom there are aperto White Sea and that the gallant commander his Register, but before witness wife could be left out of consideration, namely that shenghai and Hongkong. I can never he
his full wages.
are sick, the owner, who is a bit of a doctor, Prisoner then asked for And there is another point which must not desirable matches employed as clerks in zir Hugh Willoughby and most of the crew
At present, 1 am on a holiday, the address, better late than never, began to died of scurvy, but this Erst North-east get it for him, he rushed to a table drawer the Kvidja dispute is settled, and a-treaty the wife of a Chinesa as long as 1 have
on account of sore eyes, which she can't muster at the ball, where apare lists were on voyage gave rise to the immense trade bo and drew out some private papers. He took is made between Russia and China; the large feet. I and one other girl are the by the maid-of-all-work, who is an inde The sick ones always lie in bed until they are well.
All our clothes are washed band, and soon the place was comfortably tween England and Russia, which never the register from the bunde and refused territory which China claimed and fought only two boarders in the school, and we
was interrupted before the Crimean war to give it up. That was afterwards got from for, is to be given up to her. It is not both have large feet. The other boarder l and which I hope will yet develop and him, and bir Hanlon was about to write on it known yet what the exact terms of the slave (mui-tsa), who is being educated by a 80, at four p.m., we all wash our feet a fatigable person. When the day-scholars when prisoner said he did not want that. Russo Chinese treaty are, but it is not un-local magnate, and fed up for the marriageways call the teacher sinshang, and so do extend itself to Siberia without a second discharge from the clouds on the polition? He broke three pens, upset an inkbottle and reasonable to suppose that Russia has market. There are over 20 day scholars, | all the soholare, except her own slaves. socond time, and then have dinner. I al horizon.
I must repeat it once more that this un. When the boy was arrested only $6 were will put Germany a day behind the fair, ifranging from four to seventeen years of ghe has a very bad temper, and is always
struck complainant with the penholders, obtained a guarantee from China which successful attempt to find the North-east found on him.
she asks the assistance of China in a war age. All of them are carried on the backsbosting us on the knees with a plece of Prisoner in his defence said Mrs Hanion against Russia. passage was the very firat germ of the sea-
of their nurses both to and from the school bamboo. She has a particular objection to going merchant fleet in England.
was present and could have seen if he took
house. Every one of them has small feet, our peeping out of the blinds into the and a number of them are the daughters of street. There are often rows in the street, the money. When his master was going to write on ble register he tried to prevent
Mandarina of raak and substance. They and we get dreadfully frightened at the yelle often make fun of me on account of the Once two fellows burst in; but a third Never mind, ma'am, they are only a
filled, a considerable number of ladies being present. The Committee met the illustrious Voyagers at the outside door, and the Professor being conducted to the dais by the Hon. W. Keswick and Mr Hayllar, the Captain by Mr Coughtrie and Mir Hopptus, and another of the officers who also attended, by other members of the
The meeting of this day is also in an other respect of the greatest interest to me.
FREIGHTS TO THE FAR EAST.
I am here surrounded by eminent merit. Bis master knocked him down, and he Committee, they were received, as they chants of different nations and the interest may have been struck accidentally with theThe merchants who are opposed to the length of my eye-lanhes, and call me a "bar soothed us, and ejected them, saying:
- passed to the further end of the hall where
they feel in our undertaking seems to me elearly to indicate that the newly-opened
perholder.
combination lately made between the ship-barlau sprout," but I don't care much, for The case was remanded till Monday, de owners, for the maintenance of fixed rates bare feet to walk on, whilst these poor fighting."--Shanghai Courier.
the address was to be read, with three way will soon be employed for commercial fendant being admitted to bail in $10,
hearty cheera given very enthusiastic ally by some five hundred voices. There were
on the platform with the Professor and party, Right Bev. Bishop Burdon, Chief Justice Sir John Smale, Major-General Donovan, Hon. H. W. March (Colonial Secretary), T. C. Hayilar, Eng, Q., Hon. W: Keswick, J. B. Coughtrie, Esq., and the other members of the Committee. The proceedings. com- mended by a short address from Mr Kes- wick.
purposes,
· P
DRUNK AND CREATING A DISTURHANUR,
evening,
I am quite convinced that, as the ârst North-east voyage, 350 years ago, opened the trade between Western Russia and England, so will this voyage open the trade between the borders of the Pacific and Sì. beria, a part of our Globe, the importance of which.and natural resources are yet only appreciated by a very limited number of imprisonment. practical men.
morning the Vega will leave Hongkong. Ladies and Gentlemen,-To-morrow We will carry with us the moat pleasant remembrances of the few days we have en joyed your hospitality. I beg to thank you
once more and to accept my best wishes for the prosperity of the Colony of Hongkong and its residents.
Mr KESWICK sald: Professor Nordenkiöld, Your visit to Hongkong was unexpected, but it was a sincere pleasure to this Colony
A large number of those in the Hall were when your arrival was announced. Your then presented to Professor Nordenskiold, unexpected visit and the shortness of your stay have not enabled the community to and the gathering, which was a most har e show to the full extent that appreciation of monious and enthusiastic ore, began to
the great work you have accomplished that they could have desired to show, disperse.. Before doing so, however, three (Applause.) The appreciation however la hearty cheers were given, at the call of Sir universally felt and it is as sincero as it is John Smale, for Professor Nordenskiold, and universal The navigation of the ses you three followed for "the Captain and other have successfully accomplished now opens up a new road from the Pacific to Europe officers," and lastly for the "Gallant orow." which it is hoped and believed will have a most beneficial effect on the Future. There. was not time to prepare the memorial which It was intended to present you with, but an address has been signed bearing upwards of 420 signatures, which I now liave the pleasure to call upon the Honorary Secre tary to read,
Mr COUGHT & then read the address as follows:
Each of the officersreceived from the Com mittee a copy of the Address presented to their eminent leader as a reminiscence of the event,
Police Intelligence. (Before O. V. Creagh, Eng.)
Friday, Nov. 7th.
Defendant admitted the charge and was fined $2, in defauit, to suffer seven days'
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of freight, have given a practical example creatures are obliged to stagger along, be of their intention to support independent sides occasionally suffering great pin. A The Consolution, a steamer of great deal of "gravy" comes out of their fact, Thomas Johnson, 24, a reaman, anem-ranteed a fall cargo at an average of 40s. every day they do not smell badly. We OPIUM
about 1,500 tons capacity, has been gus but, as they wash them very carefully ployed, was charged with being drunk and all round. riotous la a boarding house yesterday vessel on the berth, the managers of Holt's taces, cleanse our mouths, and brush our On the appearance of this rise at about half past six and wash our hair. At about seven o'clock i go down to Line issued the following notice:-- steamers only for China and Japan can
"All shippers who support Conference the school room sud say over my lessons.
At eight o'clock the day schlara come in," send an average shipment of Manchester
one by one, and we all say four lessons and Yorkshire goods per Antenor steam (ms); that is, we stand up with ou ship, from Liverpool, on the 8th of October,
asks to the teacher and repeat them off by at 30s. per ton reduction off printed rates. heart. At ab ut ning we are each of us verpool on the 29th September, to have repeating until between ten and eleren, "Shippers per Patrocitis, sailing for Li-taught our new ta ks, which we go on the first refusal of an equal amount of ton- voices. At about eleven we have our each ous of us, howling at the top of cur breakfast, which consists of rice, with pork, fish, or greens. The teacher gets duok occasionally, but that is a luxury denied to After breakfast we go on studying and repeating in the same way until tour odluck when school is over. At about five
LAROENY.
convicted of larceny of a jacket from one of Li Tung Mai, 29, a married woman, was her lodgerr, a seaman, unemployed, and was sent to gaol for twenty-one days with hard labor.
BREACH OF THE BUILDING ORDINANCE
Kwong Ashing, who was summoned on Wednesday last for om'tting to build proper Water Closet accommodation to a house above Ro inson load, again ap peared, but as he had now complied with the Ordinance, the case was dismissed.
Japan
(Gazette, Oct. 29.) The examination of Fujita and his alleged accomplices for forgery commenced in the Tokio police court yesterday, before judges Inudzuka and Iwal. No persons but those in charge of the prisoners or connected with the court are allowed to be present during the trial.
Godai, the president of the Osaka Cham- ber of Commerce, has arrived in Tokio with a paper on the revision of the treaties, which he intends bringing before the notice of the Government.
nage per Antenor.
"London, Sept. 23, 1879."
As the Consolation is secured fall through her brokers, Messrs. Robertson and Co., and Messrs. Killick, Martin, and Co., it is difficult to see how this action san have any other result than certain loss to them selves. It is, however, the first step in the opposition, which was inevitable, and will be watched with interest by all concerned. The Tima prints the following letter from Mosars. Robertson and Co.:-
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Quotations.
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cash. --- Now Malwa, credit, 715 a 720- Allowance Taols,
Old Malwa, credit, 765 a 770 Allowance Taola,
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Shares. Hongkong Bank, 58 % premi Union Ine, Society of Cton, $1,350, sales. China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,325, sales, North China Ins. Co., Tls, 1.135, buyers, Yangtare Ins. Assoc., Tls, 725, bayers. Chinese Insurance Co., $510, sales. H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $800, sales China Fire Ins. Co., $205, buyers. HI.K. & W. Dock Co., 14% prem. H.K. O. M. 8, boat Co., 311 prem, sales, Shanghal Steam Navigation, Tla 11 Gongkong Gas Co., $700 China Coast St. Nav: Co., Tis. 95 Hongkong Hotel Co., $66, sales, Obins Sugar Refining Co., $150. Ohirese imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.
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we have duber, which a just the same as breakfast. We never under any circumstan ees take any exercse, and we boarders never. even cross the street; in fact, we are flogged even if we peep through the blinds, Weall "5, Newman's court, Cornhill, Sept. 23.except the teacher, go to bed at the second. "Sir,-Referring to the circular of the wa ob (9 p.m.), and between dinner and China Steam Combination, and the expla- bed time I employ myself with saying oror natory letter of Messrs. John Swire and my lessons, for which I get good marka. Son, which appeared in The Times of the The teacher does not go to bed till the 1st inst., we beg to band for your information fourth watch (1 a.m.), as she considers it the accompanying "Notice to Shippers," her duty to sit up and watch for robbers distributed to our principal merchants until that time. She secures a fair amount to-day. Although no signature appears to of sleep, however, for she never gets up this notion, from the steamers therein men until about 8 am The Inmates of the tioned it evidently emanates from the establishment consist of the female owner above-mentioned gentlemen as agents for of the house, together with four small the Ocean Steamship Company. This footed adult females, who live there and announcement has been personally oirou assist; then there in the teacher who is: A resident of Yamanashi ken has applied lated to most of our China merchants engaged by the owner an old maid-of-all- for permission to establish a woollen manu hostile to the combination by the active work; two slavegirls belonging to the Mak syus, 39, a watchman, and Lam factory How be intends to keep it going, and energetic representative of the P. and owner, and two slave girls belonging to the Acheung, 26, a stone cutter, were charged should it be constructed, is not made public. O: Company in this city. The immediate teacher, The upper storey consists of one by ons Ian Abui, with the larceny of a Yesterday two hundred and seven police- Ever in the forefront an England herself other articles used in smoking opium, worth for having distinguished themselves during loading for the China ports, on merchant's a bed to myself, and they have two beds
box containing a quantity of pipes and men were decorated with the order of merit appearance of her announcment is the room, about 10 feet square, and is occupied (Taken at Mers Falconer & Co.'s Premises,
appearance of a small private steamer, by me and the four adult females, I bave
Queen's Road}" has been in scientific naval adventure and about $8.
the Kagoshima insurrection in 1877,
HONGKONG, November 8. Aretle exploration, the expedition con
own account. The animus of the compa- between the four all the beds have moB BAROMETER 9 M Complainant in his evidence said that As the Duke of Genoa is expected to ar-nies and parties forming the combination quito curtains. The ground floor consiste dusted by you has inevitably been to her ssboat 12.80 p.m. on the 4th instant he left rive in the course of a few days, prepara will be at once apparent by this attempt of the school room, a small kitchen, and subject of the deepest and most wide-spread his house in Shek-tong-taal in charge of tions are being made at the Enriokwan for on their part to crash independent mer small bath room, and two other small FERMOMETER
4P. M. interest. It is fitting therefore that we, another man. The box was then in bis his reception. A man-of-war will proceed chants and owners ont of the trade by apartments. who occupy this her farthest outpost in the house, but on his return at 3 p.m. was to Cape Idzu for the purpose of escorting reducing the rate of freight to a lower the house sleep below. The old maid-of-
All the other occupants of •Do.. IP: Mie Fastern Seas, should be the first to offer missing. From what was told him by the the Pettor Pisani into harbour..
scale than was current before the forms all work (a-shem), has one bed; the owner on her soil, and on her sad our own behalf, man left in charge be reported the matter The Akebono Shinbus states that 8,000 tion of the "ring" and it remains to be and the teacher steep together in a second; the congratulatory homage due to a task to the police, and the two defendants were copper tokens are minted daily at Osaka, shown by legal opinion how far these and the four slaves sleep on the school Accomplished and a victory won in the twin arrested. They said witness owed them 6,000 being two son and 3,000 ore sen gentlemen lay themselves operi to the tables, or on the bamboo shelves. They have Names of Bolense and Commeres,
rent ƒ this witness denied. He knew them | plecorę
charge of conspiracy by this proceeding," mosquito curtains rigged up for them there,
To Professor ADOLPH ERIC NORDEN. #KIOLD, Ph.D., de, &c.
IB-We, the Undersigned Residents of Hongkong, have assembled here to-day to offer to you and to your gallant comrades of the Pego our most cordial welcome..
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