No. 5357.-OCTOBER 15, L850.
The story of Ali Baba and the Forty
THE CHINA MAIL.
Jana
SRAAMAT.
(N) 1. Daily News)
should have a poor opinion of a Governor
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bands of Dungan robbers which infest who made up his mind that every thing the Chinese frontiera. was administered ia the Colony nuurusted The St. Petersburg correspondent of to him in the best praxible way, and that ' The Times writes as follows:— nothing remained for him but to let the
Confirming the intelligence that the machine roll on in the grooves wheroin Marquis Teng has never asked the Rus it had moved under his excellent presiun Coverumand to send its Plenipoten- decessor. If an Amurath always followed tinry to Peking for the purpose of conti an Amurath, and no alterations in the Ruing this epistlatinas in that capital, I adminstrative and legislative musi wow add that the comiort of fur-
various
Tamam bored, but "professional thiores," meetings, and some stops had bun taken took his owɑ medicine. He was ful so bad auerest on for this year, ngaitiɛt a worerios the Spanish Minister at Peking, expired at would stagnata New blool is a meccs, transfered from St. Petersianeta Peking.
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His Excellency Pha Carios-1. de España, ' departments were over made, one oɔiones ! ther negotiations will nevertheless be
half-just tour on the morning of the 1st sity averywhere. 1 inapostolo 19. The Marques Foung came to St. Peters- inst., from the effects of the injuries he avoid a Governor having preconceived be ally instructed and quite prepared received five days previously from fall from a horse. The tuneral took place attics of what the Colony need, not in to treat with the Russian Foreign Office the Missionary Cemetery the following right, but should not at once thrust them the determination of Russia seems all many cases the preconceived ideas are for a revision of the Layadic Treaty, but and was attended by all the forego ministers. rig, laur Majesty's ligas guanodified by along to have her to settle matters, if
the deurs of P. M. O, in this (trigon, lapsing into the Fontoh dinner again, for Tur death at Sea of the Captain of the Luthe organ mest to be looked to in all affairs Police to find out the owner of the property pata, which we reported yesterday, has pertaining to Scotia and he mays that at I-n. This they had been unable to do, the formation of a Permanent Association vice Deputy Surgeon General MacKinnon,
alrcumstances of peculiar Baden attending noter in the soren of lenderottes or para- but 70 previous evictions were proved of Scotchmen auch is existel in Shanghalt. At a Court of Inquiry heid before Mr graphs witch have appeared not in the against the prisoner, and he was now hned c. B., iransferred to Malt
lett ra lens be found one original egges fes pounde, in default to be imprisoned for and in a quiet way does a vast amount of Martin Dohmen, H. B. M.'s Acting Con
Now, the truth is that the only three months with hard labour sul, Benjamin Raven, the mats, deposod:- good work. Tho Chairman, thanking Mr
Soon after we left Antwerp the deceased suggestions thas ever have been made sa
to the celebration for years hack of St. ! thiever" has apparontly been bothering the Smith for agin prossing the matter complained of belag vasble to retain Aures's Day have been in the pages of the editorial mind of our local contemporary. The other forward, mentioned that the advisability food on bis stomach. He continued con-
mind became
Inng interrals. colmar er snder the beading of corres deranged day, wo were told that 80 or 90 professin of forming such a 31. Andrew's Sen tp lind plaining for about ion days and thron his th Pha Mail, either in
I have no doubt that your al thieves" (unt ordinary thieves, be it been brought ny høfere the last two or three I and the atoward attended in, though he potteren.
To hoped the idea, whatever that may meas,) bad come dows with that end in vive
oxcellent one, would be from Canton to ply their vocation lu this which was Colony. The strictest enquiry in quarters brought to a successful issue. Hep which could not but have known of such an highly from personal experience of the The invasion bad it takes place satisfos on that
of the Stanghal Society. The amendment being put to the meeting was the whole story is a pure fabrication. publication of such wild and viciona state- ments is the mat baneful outcome of the Our contemporary had much silly season. rather stick to Yakoob Khan as his big gooseberry," and drag him in by the cuff of the neck whenever matter is scarce, than trifle with the toelings of the community by the publication of the versest visioniuge like the statement we havo just contro-
rorted.
The Acting Consul for Russia (Mr Adolph Andre) writes to as with reference to one para.raph of last night concerning the collision between the S. 8. Albay and B. 1. R. M.'s ship Plastoun, in which we atated that the accident had occurred in consequence of the latter showing no lights. Mr André takes that the Plastoun carried
succes
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Cortes-
The sacrament of extreme ministered on
voted for by the mover and secunder and my personal effects I wish to go to my aisin in China May within the last forteñor Luis the day of the accident advice and untested by experiencs. We possible, as the Chinese ('out, and avoid
зарда
run.
motion
the arrangements for the forthcoming Ball cow agreed on The Chairman stated that of last year's Committee there wore only besides himself, bir Ryrie, Mr Logge, Mr Noble, Mr Mackintosh, and Me Gillies now This motion resident in the Colony.
tet."
ating ther.
alternor the
on the
hope I hate me to that yel. A publicing the pusters on
CUTH-
are afraid that His Excellency the all serious efforts to come to an arranges
The fact that the
at that time sa to cause the to think it was
spirit and
Fume what divided my duty to take the control of an giat my
up the Akciono all the opting sessi out of his bande, but I took care has be
He was on deck evou bly if t was never left alone.
nking it just an Seanout,
it has been the day of his death-about frue honra ductively national as
be fulls seted upon. before he died,-when he appeared one. ither,"
Pros You take passant where does the He said I am going to die.
L'alt Dmient
bis neurre of loaderettes out the charts, take charge of the resal and make the best passage you can. All (baterie Cup may be) and paragraphs
de Agar, Seretary o
of Legation, has taken charge the Embassy until the He seemed to think that his wifeight? A matter of fact there have only has Do one else. The motion for a Ball on the
hech two agraphe and our leading article appointment of another Minister by the nor of lougkang hae erred griev-mens in St. Petersburg through a second only to his mode of procedure. Sir Chinese Envoy. The Russian argument same lines as last year's successful meeting was dead. He never spoke again in my Tho steward of the vesd and presence."
Is this new-hand foot cucugh Spanish Government, who have been then put and carried, nem
another witness corruberated the since to fares that ie attracts more attention to municated with by telegram. Yesterday Pope Hennessy came on the stage has been that there was no guarantee
flags at
at the German, Ameri- of Hongkong politics with an overmaster against the probability of a new or re- hiiii sau air by sharting with Dish at Japanese Consulates were ing, and that was the necessity of rised trouty meeting with the same fate Mr A. MacConachte proposed and Mr of the mat. The fading of the Court was
that Miller Irven, mester of the British such a baretiera porvossion of the truth i ship Lapatu, of London, ufticia: No 70,71, A bu his will be that we aubject our lowered to balt-mast in respect to the elevating the down-trodden native. The ns that which hetell the former one con Robt. Frater-Smith seconded &
of the deceased minister. the effect
that the last year's died at sea on hard that alors on the halves to after speches by the memory of
A correspondent from Cheino writes-glishan in China was like the Saxon clad in Russia. to
in Ireland, a domineering, insolent Marquis Tseng is only a Minister, and walls of Committee. with power to add to their day of June 1889, in ist. 4.55 North, and art alios of the long or some of them falinger, stud above ali a Roten dinner is bad
which wet to you alout last tyrant. The Ubinaman was a powering not a special ambassador of the rank number, be the Committee to tako iu hand. 24 15 West, From Natural enga
Japan Gazette,
has issued a week, the Tuotai has a proclamation and oppressed nert. It was only chang
of Chung How gives still less guarantee unang at the brake dust auftering a reward fut the appretension or ing the scene of iniquity and cruelty. that what he ruby agree to her will be ination as is here frealadused, that we (London China Eepress, Sept. 14)
my safely be duhvered in humbto disclosure of the writer of them. It was a
The self same power that was postically ratified at Peking. Another considera. The question
of the cession, and granting prayer of your a respondeul,
bold step for the Chinaman, whoever he lieved to hang Irishmen and women tion weighing heavily with the Russian COMMON SSE,
was, to take: and we are thankful to the
for "wearing of the green" in Tipperary Government is that some satisfaction of a charter, for a territory in the north of
Tautai for the prompt steps he took to Borneo, bar, we hear, not progressed inch
would doubtless bang Chinese for woating must be given to the country for all the during the Session, owing partly to the
prevent the object io view being attained." pressure of business upon Lord Granvile,
We hear that Mr Gardner, H.M.'s Acting in Hongkong. Oppression and preparation for war, and especially for the and also to a few technical dificulties such
Consul at Cheruo, is shortly expected to go highhandedness were the marks of British assembling of a large fleet in Chinese The question, h
Node on two years' leave of absence. rule everywhere, and therefore a philan-waters, and that if Russia sends her re- hat to be overemar,
be Tsuffer, a sua steamer belonging to thropic man must at once range himself presentative to arrange matters at Pe- evor, will now receive the earnest attention
the1.S.N. Co., went into the Old Dock on the side of the injured native, und king it will look as though the fleet is of the Foreign Secretary, and something
Jester (th) for repairs. When these viudicato in the name of humanity the taking an influential part in the business. definite may be expected before long.
Wen dla Che, Zi, at etapoyou, are coed, she will go to Feochow. Advices from Hammerfort state that Mr Siberiakoff proceeded heres on the 18th and Ling As, 30, gadusun koper, ship Fenice, Captain Dodd, rights of the children of the soil. Tha At the same time it appears that Hussin
Jere pusterday (8th) from only praiminary neglected wore charged with being in postcamon ult. lu bis new pinner, the Oscar hct prepared oplam without a pesuit from the that she passed three discovery of satisfactory evidences of fin surrendering the Kuldja ferritory as Captain Wilson, for the river Yonca i ̧ in-
dismanted barqui
regards the puts objectionab to the off Ockseu.
Chinese. She still claims a slice of ter- The vessel is manned by
We are informed both the first and 11e stowed himself to be deceived by ritory, upon which, it is stated, Russian Yon-eelax.
bula Lottery fell to tick Nordenskjöld tu, his voyage round Asia. The Oscar Dickson has on hord, besites Koots left at Hammerfert last year by the
Τε tator atenter Namuel theen veyod urerland from. Yeneseisk to the Balkal Laske, and that the other is to ply on the Angora, a tributary of the Yoursel A Swedish ouginear computes these
them together. to pur
the leas so, as no investigation of the case
Мт А. was also carried unanimously. Smith proposed a
hearty vote F.
to tha Committee of last of thanks
great success they had year for the the regulation lights, at the time of the organised and carried to completion, which was heartily given and briefly acknowlodg- acollant, and that there is no reason to
the Committee if they could not call pas leat
both sides being insignificant, the Acting utmost to equal it. The mooting wHR
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Police Intelligence. Before the Hon. Ag (hey) Falsy, be 15.
Parunc.
OFILM CANT.
The
throw the blame on the Russian veseri, ad by Mr Mackintosh, who promised that tending, if poletnje, lo reach the town of Up Inspector Perry proved entering Amoy," on the 3rd Bridently making for oppression
Acing
A warrant, and
WIN
the has not in the least adored her conditions
Here the Governor was unfortunate.
has taken place. The injaries sustained on year's celebration would strive to the Swe '08, 99000 sf whem accompanied Dr defendantsanding defendants and two second prizes in the Och drawing of the his feelings There were perhaps some colonisation has been began, and which Conan adds that it has been amicably most genial and enthusiastic, and the other cargo, two small steamers and some apm. He louva a tinter the bad por bai. Ticket number 0.05old in Shang- Faults in the prison discipline of the cuts the Kashgar highway and includes
arranged between the owners of the Albay, Mesere Douglas Lapraik & Co., and the Counulate, that each party shall bear the costs of the repair to the respective vessels.
Scotchmen may look forward to some. thing creditable to their antional in
those of their national stincts, and features for which toy are so well known all over the world, being arranged for, for
that
of
al
Island Colony, but these might have one of the most important passes in the to been corrected without noise, and then country. In any case, it is interesting all that needed reform would have been to know that the intention of transferring
by
United States and Japan. 3
house in Wellington Streat on others in a small rom lying down smoking
prize, and 8,692 the second prins the first tuining about 4 talaf prepared opium.
Mr C. T. Maude, second blacksmith, gave evidance Thang Amek, a
H.M.'s Legation at Peking, arriro on one of these small steamers is to be cut bị that he went to this house on Wednesday Tuesday (ith) of the M.E. Co.'a
Tokio Maru, afterupos and bought ton gents worth lyopiam for which be paid second defendant.
About seven persons were there smoking way of the come from Engler rectiñod. The Chinamau was better off negotiations to Peking is on the side of in Hongkong than in any province or Russia, and not on that of China, as leaves for Tientsin by the C.M... Co city which owns the Emperor's way. erroneously reported. In all probability opiam; people were also buying opium.
Print defendant admitted hung en ponses. steamer l'autuh. We notice that Mr B. The fact that the natives are pouring the Marquis Tseng will, before long,
Bretan, Asting Chinese Secretary to the
solve rule and do not consider thera- The Berlin correspondent of the ports, also goes north on the sains steamer.
clever pressed. There is a story told, | Standard writes: --- the offerented if not strictly time, to was amont when Sir John Henrey Canal, Mrs desired the then Tautal that havempart, to to the
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The
Toms, has been chartered to convey to (both of the Yenose the cost of the gooda bolt at Hammerfest by ramnet
and the schwer in the to berian produce fur la don
By to lost Freue! mail there arrived their Excellencies Fa elim, Japan on Mister se oue, and Nagaoka, dan
loon naked him to bring the pium here i aud give it to a man named Att. Hs had n' permit.
The second defendant admitted that bo kept an opium shop, hat denied that be evir sold opium to the inform
i
(Mercury).
Even if the Chinese Goverument were prepared to concede all that is asked by 1-10, and thus the excuse put forward by Muscovite Chauvinism for territorial
moved, the Russians have taken care, extension at the cost of Chins were re- under cover of interest in the oppressed, to find an occasion for an intervention which could mean nothing less than the seizure of territory whose protended deliverance had afforded the pretext for
WR ouderstand that Commisaary John the 39th November. Tho Patron Saint'anteumers dla, Cauzain Arnesen, from, sion of the opium; a friend of his at Bo Levation, who has been visiting the southern tongkong proves that they value return to his post at Londoa. MacFarlane, for some years second officer Day this year falla on a Tuesday, which is iu command of the Commisariat Depart the English Mail Day, (not Freneb Mail ment in Bongkong, loaves for home today, as was slated by one of the gentlemen morrow, by the steamship Bellerophon present), and this way canse en little Commissary MacFarlane left England for inconvenience, which, however, no one will
irat defendant for trying in prasuasion of this station in December 1876, and having grudge who has, and who in the Colony
piom without a pestoit was hue $20, in completed his term of service, will retire has not at heart a warin desice to see the
dolault one month'e imprisonment; the e. Maister toulland and Belzion. The
and for retailing opious with a licone from the Department on his arrival in Scotch Ball which opens the Season, a bril-
former lauded at Sapler, dar Nagarkilarly tied and nur aus alternativa,
the opiate to go to she Fartuur. England. Mr MacFarlane's rank as Com-liant, happy, and enjoyable gathering came to Marsella... Sameshiga, the missary, raubing as Major, dates back on of Jolu Tamson's bairns" sud tire sent Minister to Belgium, who is now at Blau kenberghe, will return truly on the 15th inst, and rese Me Nagauka will Inttere of recall. At the same time
Mr Samestima, present his credentials, who has been a far urit whenever Brussels, will be mizace.
na Ercantly Conferred on behalf of the Mad, the
it
iar as August 1871, under the old Contro Department, and was conûrmed by the new Regulations In November 1875; his provi one appointment of Deputy Commissary bare date of February 1870. The retire mant of Mr MacFarlano sesma toxs to bo another illustration of the defacts of the now retirement schema; that of Colonel Shervington being also a glaring case of inconsistency. It may weed the Service of
triends.
The following is the Calendlag for the Criminal Sessions waloli open on the 18th
instaut:--
1. Les In Che and Chu Awai lare-ny, 2. 15 Apo, lar any from the pere-im
3. Wong Agan and 8 others; larceny from wirck.
5. Aning and hau Alin, being in pa suasion of counterfais coin.
Lea Kun Che, burglary.
a few broken-down mou, but the bulk of theso retired will he so able fur good work force detaining a child ander the age of
us these left behind.
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7. Wong Ars and Ip Aci, unlawfulig by yuara with the intent to deprive the aesthet of the child of ita pestension.
8. Wong Akiu and Chan Ami, unlaw fully by force taking away a child noder the Wa bave had, to-day, a sample of very | age of 14 yoara, with intent to deprive the threatening if not dangerous weather in father of the child of its possession. Hongkong. A strong E.N.E. wind has
boon blowing from early morning, which atas tullowing passengers were booked dur
dez of the Chrytastionum og hus jeste King Leopold, and of the kising Sun on Muzicur
sieur Frere-Urban, We regret to any bis Excellancy's health has not improve! much and hu le still advised to ab Blain less work. We understand that There is no truth in the remuar which has several times bech circulated repsuty that he was to be relied to Japan to take up the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Latest Mail Advicus, - Yek alainas (vt San Francisco) August 3, Shanghai dil 28, Focehow July 28, and Honghung August | 2. The P. & 0. mail, with dates Shaughai
21, Hungkong 20th July, Singapore 2nd |
was rail, a Brindisi, on the August
tust, ita dao dale The French mall, with the advices dated as
as abue
frum
Chan Ayan, 31, fisherman, was charged it certificate fr on the aptem farmer, with selling prepared opium without a ra
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Pulice Sergeant Jaws visited tho de fonist's buse, No. 6 th Street, and the defendant waking opium, and
Evidence was fud sunkiry laps and opram pipes in the aino siven by Tang Amok proving that the prisoner had sold to band users wall quantities of the drug.
DI.
De ondant denied having sold any opina to witness, but was fined $30, in default to be Imprisoned for one mouth,
THEYT OF JEWELLERY,
The case of Chan Alo, charged with stealing gold ringe te to the value of $25 30, was called and further remanded till Monday, boil as before in to curtion of $25 each.
LABUBNY.
The P. & Co. a few days ago issued an Express enying that as there was no room at the Associated Wharven for the eargu of the mail steamer, the goods were being landed at the Company's godowns. This mast ba
ang-to holth is ahoge and hoped soon eminently gratifying to the shareholders. logging in Houg early abolished To increase the roomlation the Bbung- tai and Hongke Whart Chupany are Chinese official, te The award building a new down. This large areas olemeucy of the Britiskaduiting the business is partly due to Meeste Jardine, curtly that "he for his padicial, replied Methreon & Co.'s new River Steamer line,
on without it in the city, and not get ami prtly no doubt to accumulating stocks
think the Governor would figuet oi Luporta.
f
('morior)
to do so." In fact, a litio sya resort to arms. The goal of Russine Judgment was delivered in the Ningpoi cay of China and the Chinose us | ambition in Asia is at the present mo- have assured Sir John Hennessy tment Kushgier, or, as the Russians love case (abduction of a man) yesterday (h) here was no feeling in the native minciu culi it (after its least known Chinese Dr Lord reviewed the evidence at consider- able length, dealt with some of the points against our rul, and that the Chiness signation), Daidsin, in order to divert rused by the nest sur the defence, and dwellers in the Isle of Sweet Waters conttention of Europe. The following expressed his opinion that the accused was causidered themselves very well off under papeondence in the new Turkestan guilty. The associates one and all disagreed the Queen's protection. The grievances the all sufficiently prove this with Dr Lord, stating that they would write and wrongs of the native residents in governmentrat of the people with the
ut their rulsony, as 190 of them wera ubliged to leave on an important engagement Hongkong were purely imaginary, and their enn Duidsin is increasing; if they had been interrogated they would cruelties and augmented by the that afternoon, The effect of the
finding is that the record of the entire proceedings have been se ignorant of any can for the case of Mahrsion of the Chinese will have to be forwarded to the American complaint against the powers that be as the abduction of Khan of Artush; was Cunning's knife-grinder! We fear, prominent personages,ps of the most- sentence can be currical out; but to Minister at Peking, for his approval, before wah: the record complete, counsel for the however, that the seed of distrust and of Yakoob Khan were at the time prosecution asked that sentence should be discord sown by this unhappy policy will service, to be kept as like military interior towns of Chius, the hg in the pronounced. To this the defendant's counsel bring forth evil fruit. The last thing a
Governor of a Colony should do is to from four to five thousand chipn of immure of Lal Auhe, 1, a ovolie, was charged with objected; and after so little argument,
sot the inhabitants of that Colony at Mahometans (who are larceny from the person yesterday.
Dr Lord sentenced Burnett to 12 months The complainant was Foog Asze, a imprisonment in the U. S. gaal, Shunghui, variance. It is had to set class against special schools), w learn the Chin widow who was not able to day to be pre- and to pay a fine of $500, nothing being class. It is ten thousand times wore to language and military service, and th
said as to costs. Pending the decision of the
be ad-
sot race against race, Had a strong labour to which the poor inhabitants, is to be days early. The advice from Japan vin whose stall the defendant ran against when Minister at Peking, the accused
in the breasts of Engliabmen towards be got, are condemned-all thess and inst. The uext inward P. and O. wat Lim calling, auatch things.
4106 of the Revised Statutes (C.S.) runs arrived at Suez, per P. and V. stoamer Watchman 14 also gave evidence of the as follows: If the Consul and his asso- the Chinese, and had this feeling similar facts have paved the way for the Pekin, on the 8ts lust., three days early. defendant's apprehension.
cialve concur in opinion the dceision shall, manifested itself in acts of irritating insurrection which may now break out It is ready to explodo Case remanded.
in all cases,
in the preceding section, commended Sir John Hennesy for siding at once throughout the whole district of be final. If any of the associates diifer iu with the weak against the strong, and Dshitishar, and if the population still opinion from the Consui, the ouse, without further proceedings, together with the evi- championing the native in every way, holds back it is only thanks to the was no evidence of this feeling existing, yet fully prepared for the struggle with denov and opinions, shall be referred to the but we are prepared to affirm that there leaders, who regard the people as not Minister for his adjudication, either by en- tering up judgment therein, or by remitting and that the Governor magnified trifles their hated oppressors. the same to the Consul with instruations until they became corroborations of a how to proceed therein."
about 2 p.ra had heightened almost to Hongkong and shanghai, by the f & (), and listed, via Naples, on the 8th just, live sent. The evidence was taken of a hawker
the Straits Soulement, was
gale, and had ruined a very choppy and nasty sex for small craft in the Barbour. All the cargo-boats, sampans and most of the steam-laanches bad disappeared into some place of safety before noon, some of the steamers from the wharf also changing ther anchorage for greater safety. The Chin kiang and the Namoa anchored near Heng Ham, the Moray, the White Cloud and the Hewan went over to near Yow-mah-ti, w safer mooring ground than was to be found at their usual positions in the barbune. Fain has fallen heavily the whole day and
M. M. steamers
delivered,
From Southampton, Sept. 14, per P. & 0. San Franciscs, were received on the 7th be was running away, the complainant after mitted to bail in the sum of $1,500. Section feeling of contempt and il-will existed out of whom there is nothing more to
Nepal, Rev. Mr and Mrs Campbell, Alias Murray, Lev. Mr Watson, Boy. Mr Thow, dra Brawn and daughter for Hongkong, Mr and Mrs W. Goodfellow for Shanghai.
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE The following in the report to be pro
LARUMSY OF OLUTHER
District
Chao Ati, 30, s shop coolie, was charged with atealing a pair of silk trousers, value 70 cents from Chuu Yam He, an lomate of a house of ill fame, on the night of the 14th inst.
Prisoner appears to have walked out
ALUN
except as of capital offences aud oppression, we should have admired and at any moment.
in
From Marssilles, Sept. 19, par M. M. steamer Avar R. J. Webster, Mr and Mra W. N. Bain, and Mr A. Kopseb, for Hongkong,
From Southampton, Sept. 27, per P. & 0.sented to the Shareholder at the Annual steamer Ceylon, Venice and Brindisi, Oct. 6, General Meeting, to be held at the fleas
of the Company, on Thursday, 28th inst.:
The General Agouta haze pleasure in submitting to the Shareholders the usual of the house with the garment in question
up his sleeves. He was ar rested by P. C. The Crusader, from Hongkong, is expected theory which he bad conceived before be Annual Statement of accounta
Office 1879-after allowing for the 220, for having no pass, and was afterwards at Wusung to-night (6th) and a pilot left set foot in Hongkong. He made the
Rev. J. and Mrs Foss,
From Marseilles, Oct. 3, per M. M. stos- mer Djenuh,Mrs Heswick and four hildren, Miss Churchill, Miss Wilson, Mre Huskimon and two children, Mr Edward and Miss Henderson for Hong- Mr kong
comes down as heartily sa ever as we write Henderson Mrs Arthur Anderson, Mr Interim Dividend of $201.60 per Share and charged by omplainant wită stealing the this afternoon to take her up to Chinklung,ants first and then addressed himself
at a late hear in the afternoon. The fal-
lowing is to-day's (10 o'clock a.m.) weather report from the Harbour Master's office :--
7.
Barometer,............30 02. Thermometer attached....... 79, Wind E.N.E. Force, Weather,.....0.0.R.Q. Rain fallen,..... .......... 0.60. The variations in the Barometer at Mr Noble's establishment, which we havo boen kindly favoured with, were as follows,-
At 9.-29. 97. A1 p.m.,
.20 $1. ..29.88. At 4 p.s So that there has not been a fall of a tenth during the whole day.
From bauthampton, Oct. 6, per P. & 0.
Mir and Mrs Gordon (sia Bombay).
Juis
and
and Mrs Forgasson and two daughters, and Return of 20 per cent on Contributions, pair of traded that the complainant had
where she will load rice for a southern port. with an amazing show of zeal and pre- The Chinese troops, manning the "forts paration to slay them. It is to be Prisoner making a suficient pay. Paid 10 Mr M. G. Lay, for Shanghai
ment to Office
skill at the targeta moored in the river off never spares labour, and who possesses steamer Bokhara, Brindisi, Oct. 18, Rev. claixas, 1880, to meet any further $1.80 belonging to him, for which ho took below Chinkisag, are about to exercise their regretted that a publio servant who
appears as shown by the the trousers.
Sentence was passed of imprisonment for Silver Island, and the Commissioner of Cus- unquestioned ability, should have been attached Statement a balance of $27,218.00
toms at Chinking notifies the public to that induced to take a policy which will, wo available for distribution. This gun the three weeks with burd labour.
val of the General Avants, with the approval
feel certain, produce ominous and bane- Consulting
Committos, propose to apportion
There are all sorts of contradictory rum- by paying a final Dividend of $30 24 pər Ip Alis, 25, a coolie, was fined 25 cents, ours afloat amongst the Chinese as to the ful results in the future. Share and Beturning 8 per vent ou Cou-n default, a day's imprisonment, for cat result of the meeting of the Graud Council
ting earth at Robinson Road,
at Poking last month, but we do not duom tributions.
Defendant admitted the charge, and was any of them worthy of publication.
pay the fiue. being examin- unable
From Southampton, Oct. 21, via Brindisi, Nov. 8, Mr and Mrs Linstead, and two daughters, and Mr and Mrs Hugh Smith, for Elengkong.
From Marseilles, per MM. steamer Amazone, Mr and Mrs Simpson for Shang- hai.
The following extract from an officer at Kandahar to his brother in this Colony, bas been kindly placed at our disposal for publication:-
I suppose you had seen by the paper that we arrived here on the 31st August, and what we gave Ayub for breakfast on the following morning. We had hard marebing from Kabul Reveille at 1a.m.; march at
The result of the year's business shows a total profit of $205,656.00 distributed as followa
1st Dividend paid in July, $201.60 per Share.......
lat Return paid in July, 20
per cent...NDELTEMATIKONANE 2nd Dividend now payable $30.24 per Share........ 2nd Hetura now payabla 3
per cent...smaradanand
$60,180.00
$120,960,00
$9,072,00 $18,144,00
$208,650 00 Office 1880.-The Open Statemaut atowa for every known and anticipated loss.
JALBINE, MATHESON & Co. General Agents, Canton Insurance Offics.
A MEETING was held In St. Andrew's all, City Hall, this afternoon, of Scotchmen in terested in the celebration of the forth-2; and sometimes it was 4 p.m. before the coming St. Andrew's Anniversary, at which ruse guard was la coup. No time for bak- $294,702.66 nt credit after allowing in full there was a small, but representative ing bread, and sometimes water very scaros. We knew three marches out that we were a gathering of some twenty gentlemen. On long way ahead of General Phoyre's column the motion of Mr Legge, Mr John Mac and that Ayub had not bolted, so the long and the want of sleep were sandy roads Gregor was called to the chair. The forgotten. Ou our arrival here we pitched CORRESPONDENCE. Chairman having stated the purpose of the camp between the city and Agub's pinition,
ST. ANDREW'S DAY. meeting and explained the reason why Same of the enemy's shells buret
front of our advance gaard, On the morn but night.com.
To the Editor of the "China MAIL,”. they had been called together this yearing ou, they stopped
Hongkong, Oct. 15, by advertisement instead of the usual ing of the 1st after having some foot, we
Bm--Some unwite fellow who pretonda course being adopted in organising a walled garden. We then fell in.
struck camp and moved everything luto &
Out of to be a Soctobman and yet makes Robbie Committee, Invited proposals and opi- about 10 of us only three men were sick, Burns speak nonsense, luss been address.
We were
were about an hour in getting into ing the Press on the best mode of celebrat
the show and then
communeed. ing the Scotch Anniversary, and imagines he They
in
A LEPER.
ad by the "Doctor, he was found to be saf fering from leprosy, and could not be re- ceived by the Gaol authorities, so wAX COD- sequently discharged.
ASSAULT.
DAMAGING TREES,
Li Aklu, a widow, and two other women, woze charged with outting branches of some trova at Stous Cutter's Island, on the 14th inst., and wore fund 50 cents gaat, in default, to be imprisoned for two days.
effect.
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
M. de Butsoff, the Russian Minister at Peking, left St. Petersburg on the AN IMPARTIAL CRITIC ON GO 3rd inst., en route to his post. He will
VERNOR HENNESSY AND
HIS POLICY.
(N. C. Daily News.)
Quotations.
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Shares. Hongkong Bank, 62% pret. Union Ins. Soo, of O'ton, $1,550 per s. sales. China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,400 per share. North Chips Ins. Co., Tia, 1,075 per share,
prem
Chinese Ins. Co., $300 per share, salon. Yangtare Ins. Assoc., Tl. 720 per share. H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $895 por elaro. China Fire Ins. Co., $250 pershare. II.K. & W. Dock, 5 % prom.
nominal. Cosmopolitan Dook, par, H.K. Ú. M. S.-bont Co., $24 S'bal Storm Nav., Tla. 9 per s. nominal, China Const St, Nav. Co., Tis. 100, Hongkong Hotel Co., $68 per share,
(Gas) Co., $80 por share.
Ohine Sugar Ref. Co., $176 per share, sales,
Do. Debentures, & po, premi. Ubiness Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal,
proceed to Geneva, and remain there about a month, and then etart for China unless meanwhile the relations between Charles Connall, a private in the 27th It is quite natural that the Governor the two countries undergo a change. Reziment, was oberged with assaulting of a Colony should enter upon his duties The Golos states that the chief object of Chung Ayau, a married woman, on the 18th with an impression that the views of the the Marquis Tseng's mission is to ascer inst., and steiking her with a stick,
Defendant stated that he was at the time colonists are likely to be prejudiced and tain the wish of the Russian Govern- narrow. Ho will not be a good Governor ment respecting the manner and place on sentry duty, and that there being a orowd of Chiuess near the gate of the Bar- if he at once adopts as gospel truth every for the revision of the Livadia Treaty. racks, be tried to drive them away. De statement that is current at the dinner The Russian Foreign Otice consented fendant pualled some of them, and may tables of the subordinates of the civil in principle to negotiate the Kuldja have struck complafuant with a stick in bis servico, or at the mess of the regiment question at Peking, through the me- attempt to scare" them away.
be flads quartered in the Colony. There din of M. de Butsoff, demanding, Defendant was fined $1, and to pay 50aro a large number of local topica which, however, as a preliminary guarantee cents amend to complainaut, in default, to if he is a wise man, he will allow to cool, from the Chinese Government that the be imprisoned for three days.
and be will dispassionately listen to all projected alterations in the treaty should sides of the various burning questions not be rejected in consequence of new that are intruded by ardent partisanship misunderstandings which might ariso. upon his notice. He is sare to find that The new treaty concluded between his predecessor has a party of detractors Russia and China has been drawn in St. and a party of sympathisers, and every Petersburg, though it will be signed in effort will be made to induce him to Peking. The Notoe Tremya endeavours commit himself on one side or the other. to show thas the negotiations which If he is prudent be will ponder these China has lately entered into respecting Chua Akum and Wong Atai, two mar things and hold the balance as evenly as Kuldja have no other object than that that the Celebration of St. Andrew's them before us, and in about two hours we he invited. He must be a new somer or conduct, in quazrolling together in Queen'
we at which both ladies and gentlemen in possession Day this year by the Bootchmen of this through their camp and captured alla orenture with a failing memory. The Boxd yesterday afternoon, Tha dispute he will be praised for caution, and if he Russia.
bem
Intelligence from Tchuguchak states Colony take the form of a Ball, same as they had except their horses which they ides he propounds as his own, has been arose about some money which firat defend is at a later data called a trimmer, he debated over and over again, and invariably last year. Mr Legge, more sa a test of ike monnte, skedaddling for their lives.
of one dollar osoh, iu default two days im- philosophy, and be thankful that he is China are almost suspended. In view, opinion of the meeting, he said, than furorry to say that gar Colonel was killed pronounced by the overwhelming opinion of ant owed to the second. They were fined minst fall back on the consolations of that the trading relations of Russia with BAROMETRE 3
Those who bave any right to speak in the prisonment.
not called anything worse. In time, if however, of the great need felt by the any other reason, propored en amendment rig in the day, also the Capt. of B com- The Capt of company was pany.
wae matter to be utterly impracticable. To my
he has a policy to develope, he will see Chinese for horses for their cavalry and THERMOMETER AM.... that the celebration take the form of a wounded, also the adjutant. We were sur mind it carries its own condemnation ou
the best way to set about developing it, cattle for the purposes of food, mer- (Before the Hon. M. B. Tonnochy)
and the safest hands in whom to confide chants trading in cattle are allowed to Dinner instead of a Bail as proposed. Mr priest at the small number of our men the faos of it. It's worse than the pre- killed and wounded considering the morsposal by the "Man o' the Meares." The
UNLAWFUL POSSESSİON.
bia plans. At all events, the wisdom cross the Chinese frontior. Caravans J. R. McDonald seconded the amendment, ing we had had we halted beyond the correspondent of the Press, no doubt
Wong Ayau, a bricklayer, of Punü, was
merchandise leaving A tuost sensible suggestion was thrown out enemy's camp, and Roberts came up sad with a view to secure the admission of
was loudly cheered. He had a few words his latter, begins with ancer at the charged with being in unlawful possession of seeing how the land lies is so obvious with Russian by Mr Robert Frazor-Smith, in a brief for every regiment. It was a right to be China Mail and the arrespondents who of three fron bara. Prisoner was remanded that it seems incredible an official should Kuldja are placed under a military es-
peech in opposition to the amendment for remembered,
bayo addressed that journal,recognisedly on the 11th inat, to give time for the lever moglect the tentative proocas. We cart for protection from the numerous
Mr T. G. Williamson seconded a motion
A Dinner
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their
guns; we chased..
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