WLADIVOSTOCK.
Under date July 20, "Irregular"
thus writes to the N. C. D. New →
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AUSSIA AND CHINA. Nicolaevak is clayey, overlying beds of The Bauperer of Russiu visited Cron-lava and teachyte. The river water is suit the 5th inst., to inspect the impregnated with lime. The grilse had cruter Europe and the two clippers begun in July, and the Gillacks, a It was with general satisfaction that under veders for the Pacific. The cruiser Siberian triks, were hard at work catch the news of Captain Feldansen's promo Brisis left on the 2nd inst. General ing them. The large foll-grown salmon tion to be Admiral and Governor of von Fredemann, as his Chief of the do not appear till Angust. Smoked Wladivostock was received here in the Sta F, Las leit Toshkend to take com- salmon, caviars, and leathor tanned with latter part of June. It is a new armadi Kuldja. The continued des birch bark, imparting to it the well. rangement that Admiral Feldaasen is of Russian troops from Petrovsk known smell of Russia leather, are only Governor of the ports between this neres the Caspian indicates the inten- among the staple products of the place.
The Gillack manufacture very carious connection with and Nicolaievsk, and not of the whole tion of in autumnal campaign. district. The Governor for the district, Acading to the Molen, 1,500 volun-waterproof drosses from the skin of the teens, cficers and men, are going to the salmon, which look like shot silk when Pacife to strengthen the cadres in the new. The Gillacks, Abor district. The steamer Malaga most of the Siberian tribes and the is soon to start for the Pacific with the Ainos, keep caged bears in their villages, the offers families and a detachment over the filling of which there is an of Marines. The Russian Government annual saturnalia. The celebrated con- have decided in the event of an outbreak vict station at Dai in Sagballen is a of way to maintain a very strict blockade place of some interest. The anchorage of the Chinese coast, and enforce with is formed by a gentle curve in the land all possible severity the punishments with a fine hold cape as either extremity
common with
with his seat at Hubarofka, is to be General Tickmenieff, who was sent out bere last year from St. Petersburg to be on the commission for the Port Olga business. He went home again last fall, and bas as yet not taken charge of his new position. The new Admiral hoisted bis flag on board of the Sabol, Captain Boyle, on the 30th of June. He has not yet taken up his quarters at pairs, but he held a reception in the the blockade. At the same time, it is most be a terrible place in a N.W. gale. staff buildings on Sunday, the 18th gerely expected that English vessels The shore is fronted by lofty cliffs of inst., when all the officers of the differenti lugely endeavour to run the block-ironstone and limestone, with weams of branches of military and civil service ad, at the assertion is made that any
List of Public Buildings. Government House, North of Pablic
Gardens. City Hall, Library (8,000 volumes) and
Museum,-Free. Public (iardens, a beautifully picturesque
retreat and of great interest.
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coal, at an angle of about 30 degrees. At present they are working a sear about 400 feet up the cliff, and the coal is sont down to the beach in shoots, and' reduced to powder in the process. The coal seams are visible in the cliffs to the ! southward of Dui for miles. The con- victe are a miserable set of beings to look at; hard work and bardar fare must kill off a number of them in the couree of the year. They gave one the impres sion of men who had bidden farewell to hope. The worst characters worked in chaine, closely guarded by soldiers with fixed bayonets, and none are ever per- mitted to leave the Island. When they serve their sentences out, they receive a grant of land to cultivate, Seventeen desperate characters escaped quite lately, but they have very little chance of getting away, and will be shot down without mercy by the soldiers who are after them. There are Tarks and Buk garians on the Island, who declare they do not know why they were sent there, but all the convicts say that. The Russiaus say they only send criminals to Saghalien; never any political offenders valuable acquisition, in fact, a gold mine if they work it properly. Timber, coal, iron, sou-weed, whales, seals, sables and other fur-bearing animals, with a soil that will grow anything, a territory not to be despised.
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were presented to him by their several In your issue of the 31st of May, I observe somo "Notes from Hussion categorically asserts that tele-
Concur- Tartary" by "Caberfeidth.”
advices received from Turkestan ring with your correspondent in all be sataia nothing on which could be based says of Russian Tartary, I must differ the report sent from Indis, and publish- with him when he speaks of the defence in the foreign Press, respecting the less state of Wladivostock. I very much alleged defeats of the Russians by the doubt that Wladivostock may be shelled Chinese. The reports of the victories from three sides, with the men-of-war said to have been gained by the Chinese shelling remaining under shelter. Of are described as more Eastern bazaar course, they may shell away, as a foreigegossip spread in the first instance by artillery officer (not Russian) told me, Kokandian traders. but the great difficulty might be to hit
The Spectator says:-So long as any anything. Again, speaking of the diplomatic effort could avert the war, it peninsula, your correspondent asserts was the duty of Sir Thomas Wade' to that on each side there is a long interene, and the duty, by all accounts, stretch of coast where troops could cetively performed; but if war has easily be landed." I would recommend setuply broken out, there is nothing to Mr Caberfeidth" to take a stroll on be done but to want, and, if possible, to the peninsula and find out where the moderate, its result. We have no wish long stretch of coast is where troops to list the sympathies of our readers A serious may easily be landed. I think I am o que side of the other. right in saying that that particular deed for Hussia would expel ber from peninsula would be the easiest place to onlern Asia, und terminate a work, defend of whole Port May, the constre reduction to order of regions that mostly being lined with heights ratherly she can rench, which, however. 1a Sagbalion they have a very difficult to scale under ordinary crimperfectly or blunderingly performed, cumstances, and not at all more invity yet be of the greatest advantage to ing when bullets are pouring out from manity, the possibilities inherent in the thick and biding brushwood over-man administration being, at all hoad. And even if a landing were ewens, better than any possibilities
a few bent in Chinese administration. effected, it would only take hundred men to effectually bar further the other hand, a serious defeat for
American and English Stores, Books, That 60,000 men should be Chim might mean anarchy thronghant progress. needed to defend Wiadivostock from the that vast Empire, a prospect which we
and specially selected Cigars-Mac dangers that at present can threaten it,
e only regard with horror. But wo
The dispute between the Rev. J. K. EWEN, FRICKEL & Co. is quite ludicrous. A foreign naval word just print out thut a speedy peace
Araerican Newspapers and cheap Re-Dooks & Patterns,
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Postmaster General of Hongkong in officer (decidedly Russian) stated to tho ran only result from Russian victories. Black and Father Foubey over the de
afforde prints, &c., choice Tobacco and gara. writer of this that in his opinion be The Chinese, if successful, will war on ceased Chinaman Ah Suo,
VARIETY STORE,42, Fiji, via Torres Strails, Letters, 12 Remediately the loan was discovered, the Anna Bertha
gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2; Books and envelope being invariably forwarded with would require 6,000 men to enact Ferwenty years; and Russin, unless matter for very curious reflection. Ah-Moon's
Patterns, 4: Via Galle, Letters, 28; Re much application unless it also is lost. tropalowsk over again in Wludivos- she abandous Asin altogether, must go Bue was tried for marder, condemned, Queen's Road.
gistration, 10; Newspapers, 3; Books and tock! In all other respects Mr "Caberon fighting, ut any expenditure, whether and in due course hanged, and his head feidth" has hit the nail on the head: of means or men. She cannot yield was granted to Baron Maclay for the
Patterns, 4. only I may take the ocasion to mildly without retiring, any more than we prosecution of that gentleman's scientific insinuate that Wladivostock has a paval could in the Indian peninsula. and there investigations into the celebral develop band playing Wednesday and Sundays is thort of the Caspian and the Urnment of the various races of waD. in the public garden, and not as stated cling to retire upon. Her dominion Sae died penitent; he had had "Military bands play in the public there behind the world, marvellous benefit of ghostly consolation and counsel 25 is, is based only on the belief in her from the ministers of two denomination, gardens every night."
pomer; and that once shattered, every as well as from a fellow countryman who tale throughout the whole region had embraced the Christian faith, so that a charitable z al had been shown for the weld fight, not for China, but for ite
spiritual welfare of this unfortunate man that most at all events have mitigated the despondency of his last hours, soon as he is dead, bowever, and while the Russian man of science is prosecuting hia ghastly researches in the long room at the old museum, a strange controversy
NOTES FROM NORTHERN
LATITUDES.
On
Under this title "Caberfeldth" writes, der date Aug. 11, to the N. C. Daily
THE CASE OF AR SUE. (Queenslander.)
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arises as to which of the rev, gentlemen who attended him in his last hours can An From Wladivostock north, en roule claim the deceased as a convert. for the Amoor, the track is through the irreverent writer in a contemporary had Straits of Askold, past the island which playfully alluded to the anxiety of gives its name to the Straits, and upon priest and parson to secure a proselyte;
tich is a valuable guld wine worked and, instead of allowing the public to
Stores, Books, &c. General Outfitter, Hosier, Tailor, &c.-T. N. DRISCOLL, 40 and 47, Queen's Road, by special appointment to H.E. the Governor.
Chronometers, Watches, Jewellery, Maps and Churts.-G. FALCONER & CO
Queen's Road Contral.
Watches, Jewellery, Charts, Binocu lars, Optical lustruments, Morduu's Pencil-cases, &-JOHN NOBLE, agent for Negretti & Zambra.
Guns, Rifles, Pistols, Ammunition, and Sportsman's Itequisites of all descrip tions.-W. SCHMIDT & Co., Gub- oakers, Eastern House of Beaconsfield
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Chairs and Ordinary Pullaway Boats. Lalf hour,....10 cts. | Hour,20 cts. Three hours,..50 ota. | Six hours,....70 ota Day (from 5 to 6), One Dollar,
TO VICTORIA PRAR Single Trip.
by machinery. There yo.. diverge more remain satisfied that both denominations Four Cookies,
the north, and skirt the coast of possessed ministers nobly emalous of the Three Coulice, Cassian Tartary, which is bold and good work of solacing the last hours of a Two Coulee, presents a pleasing variety of mountain, miserable fellow creature, the parson at
Theon Cooles,
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Jeturn (direct or by Pok-foo-lum), 1, plain, and valley, for tho most part once rushes into print with a complaint bly wooded, white here and there that the priest had endeavored to out our Coolies,
Mr Black in his letter Two Coolies,... along the beach are dotted the village wit him."
strongly deprecates that miserable appointment to Barracuta Harbour tendency to make a jest of the most
of the sea-weed collectors. From Cape
The last fit-bit of rumour I have to hand is of a Chinese officer who has been caught some ninety miles from bere at a village (Nikolsk), and on him were 0471 hand. found maps of the fortifications of this place and two pude, or about 70 lbs. of strychnine!! The ruups would not be very difficult to carry, but I should fancy that 70 lbs. would be rather a cumbrous ¦ load to cart round the country in one's pockets. Again, seme ten days ago it was reported that the sentries at one of the fortifications here had observed two strangers, dressed like Englishinev (of course), with white solar helmets, one with a red beard and the other with spectacles, in the act of drawing the said fortifications. On soldiers giving chase the said strangers fled and vanished. It is further reported that these interesting white helmets covered the treacherota skulls of some wary Celestials, who had dressed up as English (whatever the Autional dress may be) to divert suspi- cion. If the whole thing is anything but a hous or some fata morgana of an ambitious corporal or soldier I doubt in a long stretch of unknown coast, sacred things as demoralising in itself, To VICTORIA G4r (to level of UMBRELLA very much, but the consequence of this presenting very similar features to the the outcome of which is a feeling too rife day-droaming has been seen and fet coast further south, and devoid of pro- already amongst us of irreverence and
Ourtrica Bay is scoffing at religion," and we have not Seen by the fact that officers on borec. back patrol the environs of Wladivostocks, mbere vousola call to procure a pilot for word to urge against this protest. Sacred and felt by the fact that foreigners and the Amoor. It is rather pretty in things should certainly enjoy, and we Twn Coolies,
gress. trust as far as we are concerned always Beturn (direct or by Fek-foo-lum). others have been suspected as having uner, when everything is
Four Coolies, personified those two mysterious strangers There is a good light on Kloster Camp will enjoy, an immunity from all com-
of being Thres Coolies, in solar helmets. Beware! Ye in-floint and the cape north of it, called ment capable in any way habitants of the sunny south, of appear-Carries Point, is a sheer cliff about 700 construed into ridicule. But is sectarian Two Coolies,...
The Retur: Fare embraces a trip of not ing in this free and enlightened settleet in height, the home of numerous jealousy a sacred subject? And, although There are awe might bave hesitated to olass the
more than three hours. ment with white solar helmots, especial-angles and other birds,
For every hour or part of an hour above. ly if you, with this criminal proceeding, the log-houses, almost in raina, in which zealous rivalry of the two ministers who
strove to win Ali Sue for their respective three hours, each Quolis will be entitled to should combine red beard or specs. One few Russian soldiers exist; and Hibernian gentleman, well-known in military road runs across the isthmus, churches under this head, Mr Black's an additional payment of 6 cents. Shanghai, who was taking his solitary communicating with the principal branch subsequent letter leaves us no option, Day Trip Peak...4075 each Coolie. morning walk over the hills the other of the Amoor, some 40 miles distant. and we are constrained to the reflection (12 hours) Gap,$0.60 esech Coulis, day, and committing no other treasu2, Twenty miles north of Cartries Point that such acrimonious wrangles are more but may have been heaving a gentle sigb be intricate navigation begina. The discrediting to the cause of religion than or two for the Emerald Island in the Fur channel is fairly buoyed and marked for the toisarahte tendency to jeat that so west, found himself suddenly surroundal | (bout 65 milce, but great care is requisite offende Mr Black. After all, it can be by the argus-eyed military, and it was the buoys are very small and difficult a matter of no very great moment only by the interference of an officer o pick up if there is any sea. From whether Ah Sus died a member of the that the said gentleman was allowed to Cape Borsakof, the channel is admirably Anglican or Roman Church, and the return to his anxiously waiting house marked by conspicuous triangular bea distinction to a newly-convected heathen hold.
sons, without which it would be a most would certainly be too fine to cause any
zinent landwarks.
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For those anxious about the 70 lbs.arduous task to get a vessel up to Nico of that mental vacillation between the
plenis, per Day, it is, the channels are rival creeds that would have interfered 1st Class Cargo Bost of 8 or 906 of strychnine above mentioned in eco-laevak; as nection with our wells, I thing it is with constantly changing, owing to the debris with the comfort he probably derived lat Class Carge Boat of 8 or 900 pleasure they will hear the nows of car carried down by the strong current of from the ministrations of the respective new brewery commencing to sell beerinthe Amoor. The river is said (3) to be representatives of each. Had Mr Black about another month. It is to be hoped barred for anything over 6 feet draft of simply rejoiced that a benighted fellow for the new proprietors, that they willwater, about 200 miles above Nicolaevsk.ereature should have known in his last have better success than attended the The Russians have decided to remove hours some of the consolations of the the settlement about one thousand versts Christian faith, instead of seeking to brewery under its former owner,
farther up the river, probably owing to proslaim "that after all Bue did not die A SETTLER in the Far West giving to inclement climate caused by its a member of the Church of Rome," he | 3rd Class Cargo Boal or Ha-kau Best of 800 little dinner party invited thereto ao proximity to the Sea of Okhotsk with its would have had our sympathy. As it is, half-pivlilaed Indians who displayed masses of ice. Nicolaevsk was once on the whole affair bus too much the spect important military station, abandoned in of Codlin's your friend not Short" to
desire to go through" the bill of fare
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Sampana,
A young chief after eyeing the must favour of Wladivostook. The enormous escape stimulating that "feeling too rife eurlaualy for some time, helped biroself to barracks and hospital are still to be seen already amongst us of irreverence and or Pallaway Bosta, par Days...
good spoonful and swallowed it. Becais slowly crumbling away; altogether the cooling." nothing to betray his astonishment; despite himself, the tears strament place wears a deserted aspect. It has
dewa
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4. That the Postmaster General is satis fied that the loss occurred whilst the corros pondence was in the custody of the British Postal administration in China, that it was wonder, by destruction by firo, or shipwreck, Ceres not caused by any fault on the part of the Cegue nor by the disho esty or negligenes of any Ceylon
Cingalee person not in the employment of the ChinamAZ Hongkong Post Office.
-No compensation can be paid for mara damage to fragile articles such se portraits, watcher, handsomely bound books, &o, which reach their destination, although in
a broken or deteriorated condition,
Money Order Begulations.
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Doctor Pelaranna 1
Queen Mary:
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Emma
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B. Robinson Raplam
Fabine
Rooz Genova
Fantanay
1
Rio Loge
1
Sadobria
1
Sanvener
1
1
Smartou
Spartan
1
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Vain of Nith
L-Money Orders are exobanged with Feronis, s... the United Kingdoms, New South Wales, Firth of Tay Queensland, South Australia and Port Flathara Darwin, the Straits Settlements, Western Florence Night- | Australia, and foxcept at Shanghai) with the Japanese Empire. Hongkong also Frank Pendleton 1 issues orders on Shangbat, and vice versa.
2-Small sums may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Stamps, subject to a charge of one per cent: for cashing them.
8-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Porta in this way. An application for an order* is filled up, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, and unsealed I envelope to the Postmaster at James Gardust 1 the nearest istuing ofios. The application James Horilt
amount Janet Ferguson
must be accompanied with the foll
(including commission) in cheque, postage. stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a little margin should be left for Tariations of exchange. The Postmaster iser
issues the
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by
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Glamorganshire. 1 Harm.oxa Helen Mazion Helens Heptarchy, au. 1 1 Highmoor Hing Sasy Sking 1 Hotspur H. W. Dadlay $ J. A. Thompson 1 James Bayley
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Wachusetta
West Glea
W. Minstrel
Win. Dickinson sá, 1
Iregd. Wm. H. Connor 1 ragð.
1 Wm. Turner
For Men-of-War, &o,"
sends it on in the envelope. Ansall, Sydney, E. first returns the change, if for the letter, if it Ching, Opt. Lawrence
appor with a receipt
order,
tunity,
were to be registered, as it always should Cleveland, Capt bo. Care should be taken to send these Crooks, Esq.
Iron Duke
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applications in time, as the Money Order Hershett Offices close some hours before the depar Hume, A. tures of the mails,
Kellett, D. Madge, Theetos Teniend, H. AN Bimble, U. M. same person, in favour of the same payer Bobinson, Lieut. W. M. Moorhen
4.-No order must exceed £10, or $50, or include any fraction of a penny, nor will the more than two such orders be issued to
by the same mail.. Orders will be drawn
at the current rate of the dayt and paid at the rate of the day when the advice arrived.
The commission is as follows :-).
Orders on the United Kingdom:
Up to £2.
18 cante. 80 54
£5.
£7
29
€10
Locs! and Intercolonial: Orders.
Up to $25 or £......25 couts..
1-$50 or £10.50 **
Sander, E.
jab Sheldraké
Whitley, A. W. Pegasus
Books, etc. without Covers.
Aberdeen Journal.
Allgemeine Zeitung.
Bombay Jam-E-Jame Journal.
Christian Beraki. - ·
Contaon.
Daily Review.
B-Ltats of Money Order Offices in the Elmshorner Nachrichten. United Kingdom may be consulted at Buglish Mochanic and World of Salence.
Express. Hongkong and Shanghai,
Names must be given in full (except Ferfar Herald, &io.
when there is more than one Christian Geschichte und Entwickelung.
lare, Dividend Wartants, lusitations, Carde name) but the name of the Payes need not Hampshire Telegraph and Bussez Chronicle.
2.66 &o,, all of the same weight, to addresses In Hongkong, Bangkok, er the Forts of China 1.78 and Japan, may deliver them to the Post Office anatamped, the postage being then Each 1.60 charged to the sender's sooount. batch must consist of at least
1,00
50
$1.00
the
be given if the order be croused (es obeques Handelsblatt are crossed). It can then be paid only
Iron... through ́s Bank, and may afterwards bestrated London News.
Iron Trade Foumal. specially aroused to any Bank,
*—No order can be paid till the Parse Kemp's Mercantile Usnetle,
ten.
has aigned it in the proper placsán Tanterna. Botholders may alse send Patterns order can be transferred to another offles
Printed Circulars may
Parch
If the order be not presented within 16 Passle."
Ame places in the ease way. En-on payment of an additional commission Liverpool Weakly Albion, velopes containing Fatterns may be wholly in case of loss of an order, nec malty for Müller and Faites Ciroplat alosed if the nature of the contents be first stopping payment, or the like, application Now York Herald. exhibited or stated to the Postmaster should be made to the nearest Money Pot Bareliais, General, as he coralder necessary, and Order Office for Instructions.
by him. Rein ausk One Hoor, ... Hall-an-Hour,
10 he tested in such Pattern Packers six months an additional commission will Raft (eng)
be charged if not within twelve months, Heport of Brial Congregation. After €2,10 cents sutra.
PARCELS. The publis
ubila in reminded that, the money will be forfeited. When the Benaine Beligieuse. Nothing in this Scale prevente privato agree there is no such thing Parool Foss order is once paid no further claim can be glasteblad van 1880.
to Europe, do. Much trouble and disap
entertained,
Ten Lor Sale (circular) polutment are catred by pasistent attemple
§-No older can be paid until the advies through the to send small valuable trides Post. Tans, Curios Arleles of Brees, relative to it has been received. Fauoy Work, and similar presents are con tinually being refused, the sonders having often spent moro in Poetsgo than would No have paid the freight by seamer. refund can be made on such parcels of the Nothing in the abora Scale to affect private value of Stampe obliterated before the
nature of the contenta was discovered.
bis cheeks. An aged chief sitting oppoutts been a strong place, but now is not worth asked what he was crying about, and was defending, Forests extend as far as the gravely informed he was thinking of beye can reach on either side of the river, poor old father who died a short time in containing many unknown treasures for Fresently the old fellow took a dip from the botanist and naturaliat. The bram We are pleased to learn that Me Vang- the mustard-pot, and his eyen hk proved too weak or too strong for his will. bie, wild raspberries, cranberries, black- han Jones succeeded in taking the three Ons Day...... Then his young friend, in a sympathien berries and crowberries were observed, first and highest awards one marked Halt Day...... Special," at the Sydney Exhibition, for Three Hours, tone, inquired the cause of his grief. Ball also veritable red currants, growing wild, celebrated Standard Spirits and One Haur,.... the beguiled one : I was thinking it was besides many well-known British plants, Cordials, which have a large commumption A pity you didn't dis when your old father together with many that were strungo, amongst the highest circles and In Radis did-Chambers Journal.
at least to the writer. The sail round and our Colonies.
TREET COOLIES,
Beals of Hire for Street Coolies.
38 cents.
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Half Hou
agreements.
Made out on a printed form which is supplied
gratis,
Local Orders on Shanghai ere drawd at 3 per
cent, premiam in all casen. A cod dol lar rate for drawing on the United King dom is in force na Blaoghal.
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