No. 6580-May 10, 1881.]
for six hours for gambling in Pound Lane
on the 10th instant,
Lo Ayeung, 14, hawker, was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment, six of them in solitary confinement, and the remainder with hard labour, for using an obstruc-
10th instant.
THE CHINA MAIL
tion by gambling in Found Lane, on the Wasing out the dirt, found gold to the nothing cald be arranged with the Chinese held at noon on Saturday: Hin & Co., for! Brùm Chiel's last year. Brate Chiel covered. But the most noteworthy feature of the displayed at the bow; and, the British Rag
À COWARDLY ANBAULE,
A. S. Williams, 23, seaman, unemployed, was charged with assaalling Li Ahon, a boy of 18 years of age, employed in Villanuevas
Oth instant.
of
The operation of lamuching having been successfully performed under the superin tendence of Mr Rinch, the numerous visitors of Meara Boyd and Co., to drink prosperity to the now ship. The Hon. W. Keswick thon congratulated that gentleman
Warmly
could be easily and cheaply worked, upon The International Exhibition schome is A great feeling of dissatisfaction has Paper Hunt Club found Klaude, which various events, we need only mention that trial trip with take place at an early date, which the authorities took possession of the progressing favourably. Mr Everall, of existed for some time back among steamer carried Lim noross country during last the success of Will hash in the Durby, and as she is expected to go to Haulow in ground portions of the ground had ari the firms of Messrs Hall & Holtz, paid a owners regarding the present system of season, worthy of the confidence le has in the races for the Grand Stand Stakes and about three tools time. She was very dently been worked quietly by the Chinese visit to Peking, and the plan was favourably surveying steamers, more especially their reposed in him. He boat Stipend, Zip, the Chau-shang-kiuk Cup has proved him to gaily decorated for the occasion with flags holders Euryeure. After the dopaturo of Mr entertained by all the Foreign Ministors machinery, and we are informod that a and Gold Bar just as he liked, galloping be the best griffin of the meeting, and we can frem. stom to stern; the Chinese ensign Boated at the foro, and the Stara and Stripes- Malsch the Chinese began prospecting in thu there. Under the circumstances of the meeting of all those interested in the way from them, and the case with which he only attribute his defeat on the first day, hry holes dug under his direction, and on death of the Eastern Empress-Dowager aboutur trade has been called and will be did the last half mile accounts in a measure First Cornet, in the ince for the Grifinst the main; the well-known white St.
the 30th instant, for the difference in his time and that of
Pinto, to
to the uncertainty of the turf. Andrew's cross on the dark blue fold was average value of 9,000 cash or $8 in each authorities. Mr Hart could not therefors at the offices of Mosars Bur picol, or man's
man's carrying loud. If the gold promise anything on his own responsibility,
the purpos
considering what steps the two miles and a half in 5 min. 563 secs, day's sport was Prejudice's victory for the astern. found is exaggerated tenfold it is still very but he expressed himself as very favourably should be taken to obtain some remedy, to whereas Ktaadn't time was 6 min 51 sco. Champion Sweepstakes. He was not hud The race for the Jockey Cup by riders who pressed, winnenally and it is no rich. That it is rich in proved by the fact inclined towards it, and there is every some of their grievaticos.
The British steaner Cleator, which ar had not had a winning mount was one of the exaggeration to leak of him as one ci the of the authorities sonding & alergo force of reason to believe that the Chinese authn- soldiers to stop any one moving the ground, rities are likely to further it. They rivod from Labuan yesterday (27th), brings best contested oventa of the day. There beat of the minny *** buarding house in Bridges Street, on the and they are now building a wall round the have, through the Inspector General of the news that the Sultan of Booloo is dead, wore eight starters, as compared with five run on the Congood ponios that have were invited by Mr P. V. Grant, of the firm
Appended is a return grounds, which is perfectly useless, for the Customs, taken care that China should be and that thenatives had attacked the Spanish twelve months ago, and the three ponies of the various events,
well represented at other International Fort, bat had been repulsed with a loss of most fancied at the post, Triangle, Dunn Defendant is a boarder in the house. country, for hundreds of miles is rich in ghibitions, and they will doubtless wel. 170 killed, It was not known what losses i Brown; and Red Hart, were placed respec.THE GRAND STAND STAKES.-Ono Mile Yesterday evening while having his supper and other valuable minerals, none of which defendant naked the boy for emno ten, and will they allow to be worked. How long as the latter was turning round to go and will this dog in the manger policy lust fetch it defendant caught him by the band Labour and wealth for thousands who are and struck him with his fist in the mouth next to starving lying fallow, and none, and then in the side. The first flow cut through the shortsightedness of the Govern the boy's lip badly, and he had to go to the ment, allowed to use the ground, for it would destroy the Feng-shui. How much Hospital to get it Úreased.
Defendant was sentenced to one e month's longer are the people going to be guiled with imprisonment with hard labour
this childish story? They are getting their officials are helping them, for the Feng-alui does not affect them when they wish to open maines. One thousand Australian or Culi fornian miners would take and hold the joined by the Chinese labourers.
Canton.
May 6th
*..
won
21
st. lbs.
7
on the successful completion of the building and-a-half,
of the vessel. He said that the Taiwo was Ten Broock's, grey, Wild Dash 11 10...1 the third vessel that had been built by Daniel's boy, The Symma...10 11...2 Messrs Boyd 102 Co. under Mr Grant's Bill's, roan, Second Cornet......11 7.3 superintendence, and he hoped that abe Time, 3 min 30 socs.
I would not be by any means the last. Mr 3THE GREAT NORTHERN PLATE-Serenetus lind been given to shipbuilding in Grant replied that groat support and in- Furlonge.
Shanghai by the house of Messrs Jardine, Mr Bill's, by, Second Violin,11 11 Matheson, and Co., and he hoped that with
Fungus, dun, Dunn Brown...11 0...2 their continued support the building of: Paula, black, Black Satin,11 4...vessels in Shanghai would increase,
"
eyes opened to this folly, and their own population of China. With the facilities the New Colony, one having gone out via only, indios and Jolly Friar. Jolly. Friar "rime. 1 min. 68 Roca.
for travel to and from this-port, and the thickly populated provinces of which it is the natural outlet, there is no fear of a lack of visitors.
st, Ibs.
Under this head, at the period of the entire plure, and they would be quickly At Tientsin, on the evening of the 27th classes, and appear. strongs to the ultimate interent was taken in the contest for their Broeck's, bay, Earl Harold,...11 3...1
BILANGITAL
(Neta.)
"
THE RETIRING CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR JOHN-SMALE. The Hiogo News of the 22nd April has the following notice of the ceremonies attending the departure of Sir John Smale
Camoens festival last year, I alluded to the inadequacy of the existing tulations of the Lusiads and the indications that the newest rendering, by Aubertin, of which 1 had seen only a few reluct extracts, was also faulty in a too litoral adherence to the form of the text precluding the infusion of sular Service in Chin~Already awartied | Canton lately. We are given to understaud combining the sariter in modo with the noticeable abecutce was Wild Dash, and Larlion' Purae in Shanghni; this was the love of the Court over which he has so long
the spirit of the original into the English
version.
I now find in the Graphic of March, 6th a notice of a fresh rendering of the great Epis into English by Captain Burton, the well-known traveller, who was several years Consul at Santos, and has hade the pecu liarities of diotion in the work of Camoens his study to such purpose and effect that the critio says at onco of his translation that "it bears full evidence of having proceded from the pen of a master." The point of special interest at this memont is, however,
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come one on their own territory. The the Spaniards had suffered.
tively first, acoond, and third. Red Hart important point is an arrangement about The Liberina Steamer La Nouvelle Bre was a bad third, while the finish between Mr Customs Duties; exhibitors will of course tague, one of the fect of the Marquis de Triangle and Dunn Brown was almost as expect their exhibit to outer and be Rays vessels, arrived in port yesterday exciting as that of the previous race. ro-shipped free of duties; those that are from Europe, with another lot of emigrants The time of the rec, 2 minutes 40 This for New Ireland: The Nounds Bretagne in seconds, was half a second better than sold would of course pay tariff ratea. point settled, we may expect exhibitors to a wooden steamer, built in Sweden, and Flicks, the winner at the last spring meet embrace the opportunity of bringing their adapted for passengers and cargo. This ing. In a field of five ponies, the same productions to the notice of the great will be the fourth vessel that has gone to number as started last year, East Wind the Tactai's Cup, defeating the 8. S. Genil and the Second Australia, and two, S. S. India, via Singapore, all under the wou the same race last year in 2 minutes Liberian flag. The migrants are prin- 11 seconds, and now East Wind, though 3.--THE LADIES' PURSE.—One inile-and-a- cipally
quarter. of the artisan and agricultural not hard pressed at the finish, did the dis- healthy, and all tance in 2 minutes 8 seconds. Considerable
ert Ibs, April, there was a rumour amongst the more or less sanguine as Chinese that news had just arrived from succoss of the venture they have set out Racing Stakes. It produced a a fold
held of Paul's, dun Tajmahal,30 11...2 Valiant's, chestnut, Ptarmigan,10 10.3 Peking that the French Cathedral thereupon. The present expedition is under the twolve sturtors, against fifteen last year,
Time,
mis. 50 Beca had ban burut, the mob attributing the command of Captain Henri (a Liberian bat its importance was contained in the fact A brass plate bearing the following in- death of the Inte Empress and the drought subject) who is known to seven residents that it brought together some of the best
To the winning Jockoy, Mr Hutchings, scription has been placed on the Margtry to its
here, and we its bad feng-shirt.
must congratulate the
griffins to Meinoriai" To the
No doubt our readers remember the case quis on the aelection of his commander, almost try conclusione in a distance Mrs Brand presented the Purso. In his ro- from the scene of his long labours here Memory r-of
that for the Griffins' Plate.ply, Mr Hutchings said he had been strug Augustus Raymund Margary, of Her Majesty's Con- of Regina 2. Pago tried by Judge French at who is one of those rarely to be met with, From the startera for the Griflus' Plate a gling hard for sixteen years to wit the the Albort and Royal Humane Society's that Page is about to prosecute Mr How-
fortiter in re.
La Nourelle Brdagne, after though he has been once beaten by First Medals for his conspicuous gallantry in lett, the British Consul at Canton, and that filling up with stores, provisions, &e., will Carnet, he is not to be despised for the at time he had had that honour. anving the crown of three vessels wrecked the cneu is to be tried at Shanghai. The proceed to her ultimate destination. The Derby. First Cornet was a strong favourite, 4.-THE CHAU-SHANG-KUK CUT-One mile st, 16, during a typhona at Tamsui in Formosa, same Counsels on both sides have been latest accounts in the Australia: papers of and he ran splendidly, winning quite he was chosen in 1874 by Hor Majesty's retained.
the Marquis de Rays' novel attempt at within himself, hard held, Storm Wind be- Mr Ten Broek's, grey, Wild Dash,11 4...1 colonisation give rather a cheering view of ing second, and Presumption third. Minister to cross China alone to meet and
Bille, dun, Arst Cornet...11 1...3
prosent an unusually large gathering aide an expolition having foe we vlast its object
the future prospects of the Colony, and
We append the ponies placed in the
Do. roan, Second Cornet...11 0.3 barristers, aulicitors, officials of the Court "Time, 2min. 174aecs
and others, many of the outside publle being seem to promiso success. trade route the opening of
attracted by the fact that the de probably nad Burmah. country
After anfcly pecum-
various events:-
THE KIANG-SU PLATE.-One mile-and-cision was to be then given which effectually plisiting this journey he was murdered on
1.-Tux CHU-KA-ZA CUP.--Half-a-milo, three-quarters
st. lbs.
the project of John Pinnan, extinguished his return near Manwyne, in Yunnan, ou
Mr Paul's, dun, Tajmahal.....10 11...1 Caquiro, to rehabilitate his social status in the 21st February, 1875, aged 29. This
Mr Paul's, black, Black Satin,10 111 Major Bagstock's, grey, Zip10 11...2 Hongkong through the medium of the monument is erected by foreign residents
Chouflour's, grey, Flick,11 0.2 Mr Fernando's, grey, Ellerslie......11 0...3 Court. After judgment was delivered, the in Chiren as a token of their esteoni for
olus, bay, Bust Wind.11 0...3
-Time, 4min. 9 secs. Time, 591 8808. the friend whom they have lost, and of the services which he rendered."
The first session of the third annual meeting of the Chinese Religious Tract
TIENTBEN,
The correspondent of the ferry, writ- ing April 28th, gives the following strange piece of history:
the Mar
A Gazette Extraordinary was issued yes. torday, containing the following notification in mourning
Official intimation having been received of the death of His Majesty the fute Czar of Russia, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct that on Thursday, the 28th instant, Flags on all Government Buildings are to be Bown half-innst, and minute guns are to be fired from Fort
Bt. lbs.
the comparison tande between his version Society was held yesterday afternoon (lat) the officials, headed by the Cuetums Tautai, Canni dance with the above notification Mai, Bagstook's, groy, Strathaird,..10 11...31
at
Ja
11
On the 8th of April instant, the Chief
Justics of Hongkong, Sir John Smale, touk
presided. The China Mail contains full account of the proceedings on the occasion, and from it wa Isun that, ar was only natural under the circumstances, there was
Attorney General addressed His valuable
THE CONSOLATION UUF-Once Round. aud briefly reviewed his long and
at. lbs. laboura in the East. In 1861 Sir John 2-THE CRITERION STAKES.—One mile.
st. lha. Mr Fungus, grey, Prejudice,.10 8...1 lus, mach, dorm Wind 10 13.3 torney General of Hongkong,
Major Bagstock'e, groy, Strathaird 10 5...1 Smalo entered the public service as At
and five Paul's, dun, Tajmahal, 10 11 2. Mr Daniel's, bay, The Symma.....10 11...8 years afterwards took his sent on the Bench
Time, 2 min. 49 seca.
s Chief Justice. Thus for twenty years Time, 2 min 7 secs,
His Lordship has been actively engaged in 7.--THE CHAMPION SWEEPSTAKES. One the service of the colony. It would be
Mile-and-a-Quarter,
st. lbs. 3.-THE GRIFFINS' PLATE--Threo-quarters-
of-a-mile.
futile to assert that during this lengthened period Sir John Smalo has committed no dvomi ught to justifiably arouse such claim would adverse oriticism infer the possession of superhuman virtues. But
st. lbs.
Mr Bill's, dun, First Coriet, 11 0 1 Broeck's, grey, Wild Dosh,....11 3...2 A. Veitch's, chestnut, Bonus,.11 0...3 "Time, 1 min. 30 secs.
37
4-THE FARMER'S PLATE. One milo-and-
a-half,
alba,
A foreign firm imported some Japan brisk tea month ag, paid the duty, and forwarded it to the interior under transit When the boat conveying the ten pass got to the lehin station it was detained, and the bantinen hasten so that two are in a very critical state, because the Chineas and dedared it was
it was not Japan, but Chinese, the Roy, Dr Allen's Chapel. This pretty brick tea, and supposed to be Russian. the Russian flag was half-masted at Fort and that of Mr Aubertin, which elucidates little building was well filled with one of the idea that I suggested Inst year nador the uost intelligent andiences of native The other day, Mr Detring, the examiner Canning at daylight to day, and minnte this head, and more fully communicated to Christian that ever assembled in Shanghai who examined the ten, and the agent of the guns fired at 8 o'clock. The Russian mon- Dr Allen presided and conducted the down, proceeded to the lekin station to as-of-war in harbour have also their flags half- Mr Swinburne by letter, in view not only tional exercises, which were followed by certain if the Tea detained was the same rast, but no minute guns were fired from
addrees, which the the
which in they made a declaration that the tea was them, owing to the fact that they bad un appropriate opening of the axiom-that none but a poet tarn was succeeded by speeches from the the same, an that the boatmen beaten already gone through the formalities in trapalato a post-but of certain resem Rev. Y. K. Yen, of St. John's College, and were in the employ of the firm. Therefore China and Japan. blances of figurative construction and even the Rov. Mosers Bau and of poetical idiosynemcles of conception in the Presbyterina and Baptist Paters Yesterday all the Cortsuls had a meeting at Churches, the British Consulate to decide what was to Fron the report of the Secretary, tho bo dono, and to convince the Customs in bis own verae to that of Camoons, that J. M. W. Firnhau, D.D., it appeared that Taocai that he was wrong; but he a SHANGHAI SPRING RACE MEETING, Mr Paul's dun, Tajmahu...10 11... led me to hope the English post, whose lyre thirty-two agents have been appointed in seems determined that he is right and is as fertile of beating an of novelties, different parts of the Empire, and nearly all everybody else wrong. would undertake the desirated translation.
have accepted the trust, taken charge of the proof of his Cantoness determination that publications of the Society, and pledgedhe only is infallible, and all the rest are Of the comparison instituted between the themselves t do all they can to promote its wrong, as in the usein tea. business, in --two new versions, 1 extract portions sufficiatorests: Five auxinary op for the that seven-tentlis are sold to the Mongols
societies have which he thinks he is still able to prove been organised, including one ing to indicate to readers of Portuguese, province of Shansi. 171,150 copies of books and relying on his Yanın oficiala' stato who may not see the Graphic, that a great and tracts have been sent forth, making ment, he thought he had a good opportunity to prove it through this tea detained by his nages an aggregate of 1,988,400 trost is in store for them, and, that for receipts, including donations, amount to underlings, but he will find out that before others the means of more adequately appre- 8615.87, and the expenditure, including long the Yang Kuei-tz's, as he tarma ciating the work of Camoens are already bilis still due for printing and grants in aid foreigners, have more wisdom than his
of the work, ameant to 81,040.16. available in London; the only regret, coupled with the gratification for all of na, being the possible discouragement of Mr Swinburne to undertake still another ver- sion.
The
britis contaiN.
This is another
Stewards-G. W. COUTTS; Es. J. M. RINGBL, Esq., F. D. Hu, Esq., H. OVERBECK, Esq., A. McLyon, Esq., E. G. Low, Esq., J. J. Keswick, Esq., Clerk of the Course---BARNES DALLAS, Esq.
FIRST DAY,
Monday, 2nd May, 1881. (Abridged from the W. C. D. News.) Mr Bill was the most successful owner
of the day, winning three out of the eight events of which the programme con- Bisted-The Griffins Plate, with Find Cornet, in Tren Kwang's time; the Jockey Cup, with Triangle, ridden by Mr Ehlers, - (Hising Sun, April 30th.)
of Meters Melchers and Co.; and the Considering the number of Russian en-
nature.
Japan.
NAGASAKI.
Maj. Hagstock's, grey, Strathai 2.10 6.2 Mr Bill's, roan, Second Cornet.11 0.3
Time, 3 min. 173 secs. 5.THE VANGIZ STAKES.-Two miles
at. lbs. Mr Low's, grey, Ktand... ..11. 0...1
Eolu's, dui, Stiff Wind
10 10. 2 Major Bagstock's, grey, Zip,.....11 1...3
Time, 5 min. 51 secs.
and-a-half.
THE JOCKEY CUP.-Once round.
HL. Ibe
quarter,
at. lbs.
at. lbs..
Mr Fungus, grey, Prejudice.10 8.1 Ten Broeck's, bay, Earl Harold 11 42 grey, Wild Dash 11 3...3 Time, 2 min. 514 508.
17
Do.
PUNISHED,
We take the following from the ̈N. C. Daily News translations of the contents of the l'eking Gazette :-
at the same time it is impossible to question the almost judicial accuracy of
or any portion during;
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LI HUNG CHANG'S ACCUSER TO BE the Attorney General's remarks, when he stated that no one could have looked at His Lordship's career.
these years, without being sensible of the great powers of observation and discrimination, acute understanding, March 21st. (2) A decree. Li Hai.large experience, varied powers of mind and xtonsisu knowledge of Law, und the un- hung, Secretary of the Ollice of Trans-weariod industry which His Lordship had mission, memorialises to the effect that a devoted to thoan cases and matters which high provincial officer is unworthy of had been brought before him." The Attor confidence, and brings a series of indict ments against him. The perusal of thesey General also recalled the exertions made by Sir John Sinale-efforts subsequently charges set forth in this memorial has crowned with success to free the colony Mr Bill'e, dun, Triangle, Mr Ehlers.11 0...1 caused us intense astonishment. If high from the disgrace attaching to a particips. Faugus', dan, Dan Brown, 11 0... officers in the provinces deviate from the tion in the Macao coolie trafio, and referred
Mr Brodie Clarke,...
right course in the transaction of public to the statute book as a proof of His Lord It is rumoured that H.M.'s gunboat
Percy's, chestnut, Red Hurt, 11 0.3 affairs, or are incompetent to perform the ship's zeal in reforming abuses, and abating
Mr Essez,.....
} Laping is expected here shortly, and that
duties that devolve upon them, there are my of the evils incident Time, 2 min. 40 BUCH.
the peculiar officers spacially charged to speak on these circumstances of such a settlements Hong while she is in port an inquiry will le held into the circumstances of the collision she had with the C.M.S.N. Co.'s steamer
mattors, and it is naturally their duty con- kong. Nor was His Lordship's hat and 7.--THE TAOTAI'S Cur-One mile.
scientiously to
to denounce wrong-doing. Li Hoch, wheroby the latter reasol was
Bolus, bay, East Wind 12 0.1 Hung-chang has long been entrusted with a greatest tack the abolition of domestic ala- After saying, as above quoted, that the unk
the M. B. Co.'s steamer Tabsage of-war that have been stationed here for Racing Stakes, with First Cornet, the Mr Bill's, bay, Second Piolin, 12 0.9 provincial command, and is a mannion who a very within the colony-over-looked in this Sir John Stäale's valedictory address, John Pool's, grey, Jolly Friar, 12 0...3 the utmost reliance can be placed. Although vigorous denunciation of the hateful system work by Captain Burton is evidently from Mur, Chief Justice and Mrs French loft alors whilst on shore have been compara-honours of two races; tho Chu-ka-za Cus many months past, complaints against the Griffina' winner. Mr Paul curried off the
"Time, 2 min. 8 secs.
in the daily conduct of affairs he cannot be has rendered it impossible for so dark a blob the pen of a master, the critic proceeds as yesterday (4th) for Kobe, Mr E. 2. Vouitively few, and nons of a very serious with Black Satin, which makes, we helieve, 8TUR RADING STAKES--One mile-and-a-entirely free from fault, and must of to remain much longer on the fair fame of & follows:- Despite its peculiaritios, for Conseil, left for Yokohama, and Mr J. E. nont, President of the French Municipal
An exception however occurred the thirty-fifth win for this fine old pony,
necessity makes mistakes, the Court has British community, and it will be by his an Sanday afternoon last a sailor and he never went better than on this Mr Bill's, dun, First Cornet,...11 0.1 admonished and cautioned him from time unsparing attacks or
practice which has which the preface emphatically prepares us, Reching, late Consal for Russia at this put, belonging to the St. Petersorg, wo believe occasion; and the Farmer's Plate, with the Aolus, black, Storm Wind... 10 11.2 to time or these mistakes cancel, and he apparently found favour where countenance we have found the style captivating in its
for London.
We hear that the foreign Ministers at the creek, and wmle everal Japanese long
-mad with drink, created a disturbance on long list of victories appended to
well-moel pony Tajmahal, who has alau a Afr Fungus, grey, Presumption,..11 0...3 has never been treated with undue lenience might have best least expected, that His
hia flamo.
even in this slightest degree As Time, 2 nuin. 42 seca. character; nor can we fail to express our Peking are favourably disposed to the
Lordship will be beat remembered in the the various causations brought forward astonishment, on comparing this work with acheme for an International Exhibition at have suffered, being completely covered
native woman especially anumed to Mr Fungus was successful for the Criterion
colony. In acknowledging the address of real Stakes with Prejudice, the Champion pony
the Attorney-Geneml, Sir John referred in that of Mr Aubertin, that twas scholars, Shanghai in 1882, and that they have with blood. Inspector Doel arrived promptly of the last
meeting Bir Low's Etaan,
memorial roquesting the retention of simpla, manly language to the compliment Plast on the scene, and put a stop to his foolish souson's both evidently comprehending their author promised their assistance should it be
hunter, ran away with
Jen Tao-jung in the post of Provincial required. Not only have Messrs Hall and
shortly after whicir he was taken the two mile and a-half race for the Yong-
Treasurer, and the granting of an audi-paid him by the Bar. His Lordship's reply Ein on board, thoroughly, renderinghim faithfully in text Boits, the promoters of the enterprise in to be dealt with by the officer interned the "Bucketing Society," won the day, and the ground was saturated with | fundamental principles of government; important an occasion, and furnishing
rin taze Stakes, and Bolus, otherwise vulgarly Heavy showers fell at intervals the whole enes to him was slave got of tie has the true, genuine ring wanting in mara
formal courtesian, Marking a
it does and feeling, and both adopting the same Shanghai, enlisted the good opinion of the foreign Ministers, but we also hear that motre--happily that of the original-should Mr Robert Hart, Inspector-General of
We regret to record the death of an Farmer's Cup wit
with Bast
Thus the water. Still there was a tolerably good at again, that his menfial in reply to the admirable a guide to persons called upon to Find have been able to produce two such wholly Custoros, ha expressed himself in dl of European at the Jajateau Government honours of the day were pretty fairly divided, tendance and the earnestness of the sports decreu calling for a report on ways and exercise somewhat simit it abordan to men never flagged; there were also good nicans displayed a spirit of contempt for positions elsewhore, we feel no zasitation Hospital. Mr John McNicoll, late 3rd Mr Bill having the lion's sharo; while which In these conveyed the impression that the engineer of the P. O. Co.'s S. S. Afalacca Mr Ten Broeck and Mr Fernando are the fields. To compare the achievements of the ant opposition to the Court, and
was buried in the foreign cometary the are not placed first. The former had a records, would give but an inadequate idea again, that the exaggorated recommenda following day, Deconsed was taken ill good second pouy for the Gridina in Wild of their capabilities. We append those tion of the wet-gtans Huang Hui-ho shortly after leaving Hongkong, and was Dusk, who started, we should say, favourite taking places in the various ovanta :--- brought ashore upon arrival here on Thurs- and he has also trained Major Bagstock'a 1.-THE FLYAWAY PLATZ.---Half-a-mile.
the 31st, at which time there was Strathaind and Zip, each being plaved, the We learn that a enit will be brought in
first-named twice. the Admiralty Court at Shanghai for the scarcely any hope of his recovery.
Tho torpedo fext
John Peal's, black, Cassowary, 10 11.2 damages caused by the loss of the steamer ont practip art by the Irus Duke whilst Passing on to devote a few words to each Mr Low's, black, Black Cock,....10 11.1 Flick,11. 0...3 Chonfleur's, grey, ind Hochung
opening race of the day was the success of
Time, 1 min, 36008. een that vessel a the accidently fished up from the bottom, about over the most noticeable features in the ginal,' and enumerates the various fignres collision between that vessel and H. B. M.'s five miles outside the lighthouse, by some 1 the handsome black (Black Satin) in a field 2-THE SHANGHAI DERBY,-One mile of the Emperorming the bearing }
gunboat Lamning, and that Commander intive fishermen. It was not charged with of seven starters, the same number as son- Scott of the latter vessel will be directed by the British Vice-Admiral and Commander- wny explosite material, consequently there tested for the honours last spring, and the was no danger to be apprehended from it; defent of Mr Bill's Second Violin, which in Chief to defend the suit. The total but it was of considerable value-we believe was not even placed, Flick and East Wind value of the
of the property lost amounts to about some £500. It was brought into harbour beating him. The time, 593 acconds, was Tls, 160,000.
Most of the members of the Royal Italian British Naval authoritica.
on Monday hust, and handed over to the 14 seconds more than the race was done in last Spring-For the Criterion Stakes, the We believe nothing has as yet been de win of Prejudice was a foregone conclusion, Mr Opera Company left Shanghai some time ngo for Europe. Signora Genoliai after the Unitoly decided about the new Club House, barring accidente. Ho rau quite as well us
he did
!! at the Autumn meeting, beating
different translations.
command.
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SECOND DAY. Tuesday, May 3rd.
scheme had his good wishes and cordial saccumbed to tever on Saturday last, and two mest noteworthy owners whose, ponios Ponies, under auch difficulties, with pasta tant disopproval of this in quoting the concluding portion of His
two productions we have before us, as it support. With those assurances many of were, two pictures of the same subject by the doubts as to the proposed International two entirely different masters; as it might Exhibition at Shanghai fort year becoming
un fait acompli are removed. be, for example, a-picture by Clande and a picture by Salvator Ro
Cap-
tain Burton calls attention to what he barns the linguistic medioy of the ori-
in which Camoons indulges in the Lusinds, which he considers it was essential to re- gard. Among those the hyperbation is (as Captain Burton saya) excessive. without the hyperbation, at all events, Camoens would not be Camoens, and abundant classical gee and lignity are
But
(Courier,)
doy
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very often produced by the naa of it." The imputation of one of her tous, stayed with there being a possibility of shortly being mahal and Strathaird, which were placed
of the “Rimas" and b dissertation on the whole subject by Captain Burton And closes follows: "We wish these two
of the
other starter,
a private family till fully recovered from able to secure & building on the Bned in exitis also announces that an Anthology of the effects of the operation and then left by every way emitable for the purpose without respectively second and third, quite casily.
thu Gus on Saturday. Signor
nor Vela will
the only going Seventy Bonnets of Chamnens in on the ero remain in Shanghai and take charge
to the expense of erecting a new one. Lord of the Isles was The U. S. 8. Swatara, having received but he failed to maintain the reputation he of publication, by Mr Aubertin; the whole Town Band, while Signor and Signora order to proceed to Shanghai to meet the made for himself in Hongkong at the races
Cobianchi will return to Europe shortly, Admiral, left yesterday for that part. The there about two months ago..
Comparing Tzau, to je First Secretary to Marquis Richmond,
and Ashuelot, at Prejudios's time with that of Stratharon's Taing's Mission returned to Shanghai by present in Shanghai, are
months. there expected here in twelve
ayo, ́in a quarter of a the Ores on the 16th of last month. On the conise of a few days, and will probably second difference, and Strutharon had only
two on
one more opponent against him. The un- Treaty between Russia and China.
former will proceed to Yokohamu, and latter to Kobe.
is proverbial, but on this occasion it was more so than usual. There was the large field of nineteen starters—one of the largest, if not the largest, that can be remembered, and we doubt if ever a finer lot of Chinese
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a-half.
Bt. lbs.
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Nordship's remarks.
JJ
Quotations,
and othere was false and calculated to deceive. These and the like charges are clothed in strong language, but a widely
HONDRONG, May 10. Tho accusation that Li Heng-chang does not quit himself OPIUM-Now Fatus, cash,...9577! like 1 servant of
of the State, and la opinion-
Old +1 caslay remote from the truth.
New Benares, cash,... 677 ated and refractory,
cash, New Malwa, credit Allowance, Taols... Old Malwa, oredity Allowance, Taels:
Exchange.
himself
also the
far.
fetched talk
talk and indecorous language with Mr Ton Broeck's, grey, Wild Dash, 11 0.1 which his memorial is filled with, the wild
ear
to
Ok
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at. Iba, Low's, grey Klaad 10 10 2 ids of compassing the ruin and
of his Daniel's, bay, The Bama,10 10.8 of eneury, are still more delusive, "Time, 3min. Haeca
and stupid. The Court, both in the 3.THE SPRING CUP-Three-quarters-of-a employment of its agenta, and in giving
the words of its counsellors, Bauk, Wire, adbores strictly unrestrained calumny of this description
what is to
just, and cannot but he visited with punishment. Lat Lu Hei-hung be handed over to the proper Board for the determination of a severe form of penalty.
A
mile.
it, lbs. Teu Brouck's bay, Earl Harold,113... John Peel's, black, Cassowary, 10 11...2 Bill's, bay, Second Violin,12 63 Time, 1min. 38secs.
RAGE OZUB CUP.--Two miles.
gt, lbs. can Frols, grey, Jolly Friar, 11.3.2 Major Bagabook's, grey, Zip, bl. 2...1
Time, min, secs.
Wight's, chestnut, Fantasia,...11 0...3 5-THE SHANGHAI STATES. Once Round.
st. lbs.
LAUNCH OF THE S. S. "TAIWO,"
The third stemor built by Messrs Boyd Co. in their ship-building yard at Foo- tung für Messrs Jardine, Matheson, & Co.'s
gentlcaien a much success in their corning Friday, he left for Peking with the new stay about one week, after which thee certainty of the race for the Grifing' Plate Mr Fungus, groy, Prejudice, 10 8.1 Yangtze trade was, says the Shanghai |
(Mercury).
The 13. Customs Statistical Department have just issued a most elaborate monograph on Silk. Enquiries have been made by Mr Natalia Rondat, President at one of the
translations as we have felt able to accede to them in their past; and if suca be the issue, surely they will have jointly con. tributed, sa none before have dono, to make the name and the works of Luiz de Juries of the Paris Exhibition. according Canouns known and appreciated in English
literature."
China. YOGCHOW.
fillersury Correspondent).
Great ezaitement here
April 80.
Singapore.
tators in the Grand Bland enclosure it
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Demintid
30 days' sight, Credits,
4 months sight Documentary, 4 months' sigh India, Wire,
demand, Shanghai, demand,
So daya' sight, private Sovereigna, Guld Leaf, 99 fine
Shares.
48 730
60
85.38
Ten Break's, bay, Earl Harold,11 3...2 News, successfully launched on Saturday Hongkong Bank, 94 % prem, Paul's, dun, Tajmahal, 10.11.3 afternoon, 30th April She is named the Union Ins. Rec. of Cton, 31,850 p.share. Taive, and her dimensions are as follows: China Traders' Ins. Co., £1,650 p. share. Time, 2 min 482 seca
---length batween perpendiculars: 240 feet; North China Ins. Co., Tha. 1,100 por obase, 6,-TEN CONCORDIA CUP.--One Mile and beam, 27 feet; depth of hold, 11 ft. Sia Yangtze Ins. Asso Tis. 700 p. atare,
height of tween-decks 7 ft. 6 in.; draught, Chinese Ins. Co., 305 per sh
share. Bill's, roan, Second Cornet 11 11 3.7 in. forward, a la diameter, and 10 China Fire Ins. Co., $316 parah, seller.
the HK Fire Ins. Co., $1,025. Minor's, resmi, Karl Tostig.11 0.3 boilers fitted with Fox's corrugated H.K. & W. Dock, 49% prem
per sh., in Efte Wights, chotaut, Fontan Wight's, chestnut, Fantaris,..11 0.8 ft. 9 in. long, firmer as single-compound LC: M. B-boat Co., 850 g
furnaces. inverted horse-power nominal,
Mr
good
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Are
with 105 The of 3 and 48 in. 7
sellers.
prom sales. direct acting, 92 S'hai Steam Nav., Tha 3 pers. nominal
to 550 offer Obins Cosat St. Nay, Co. Tis: 160 p. share.
in
Valiant's, chestnut, farmigan 11 with a stroke of ? veter Hongkong Gas Co., 982 per share Wight's, dun, Fandango11 23 the servimony of clirdatening the tins Sugar Ret. Cap 8188 are
Hongkong Hotel Co., 180 per share.
Time, 2 min. 18 seca.
Debentures, Fan Doy
prent glided grepsfully and stooothly into Chinese Imperial Loan of 1871, nomknal, 8.THE ROADSTER'S FLAYZ-Ongeround, the river at 2.54 pm. was performed
Devika of 1877,
MrPaul's, chestnut, Say Hereward 11 31 by boss any Keswick. A considerable H.K. Ice Co.'s shares, #1274 per share,
number of ladies and gentlemen were pras ,, Minor's, chestnut, Bart Erid. 10 0,2
sent We noticed MW. Keswick, Mi
Temperature........ Churchy
the Missos Koswick, the Hot Kosken of Moray Jardine,
ponics assembled under the auspices (Straits Times.),
the Shanghai Race Club. There was ab Yesterday morning (29th) there sailed of to Mr Hart, bet Mr Rondat refers to the
Exhibition as the origin of the into harbour the Yacht Astered, having on solutely no decided favourite. After Vigases, hard race, conifal finish, SUCCESS Chamber of Commcres of Lyons. The enter, who is accompanied by two friends. First Cornet was the winner.
auggested by that Chamber relate to Mr Latiledate and Mr Descon. The 4s was hailed with delight by the German spec7--THE TRAILER COF-Ona mile.
While the production and Manufacture of Silks in tereid left Liverpool in Auguet last, at
Varions Commissioners have re-
affords proof of China.
the sopir of the Mr Fungus, dun, Duns Broom.11 12...1
Fairs have re-cams though the Suez Canal on her way ported thereupon in response to the In- out, and will leave for Java and Australia owner. The time, I min 30 secs, was the spector General's circular, Reports come in a
same as Teen Kwang's in 1875, which bes a day or two.
besten, Strathapon having from nineteen Treaty Forts. The moet Imperial Russian Majesty's clipper only been pace
of these reports at the first glance Craysser; Captain Nasimos, from Japan via done the distance on flying course in the Chinese owing to the finding of very mob in Bir Klara waoh ber a at Chinking, which is stygsang, taivut, or the Borneo Com- I min. 30 sot, in
in 1878-The Farmer's gold Belds about twenty miles up the river accompanied by thirty-two coloured plates, pany's wharf this morning (C0th). She will Cup brought mit a fuld of Sve ponies, from the foreign settlement. It has been giving illustrations of each age or greater leave for Cronstadt via Batavia para of Robin, a pony which has in the past
probably
including the plucky chestnut
Red Телчев by foreigners for years that the and manufacture, from the mulberry Well known by
On Monday, The Crayer in greater portion of the movince was very rich in various stages to the worms and cocoons, 1,834 tous, 8 gurm, and has complement been the admired of all admirers, and In mineral wealth, ospecially in copper and and the locas. We purpose to return on a of 197 men. The rest of the Russian particularin zo in his tussies down the fron, also ouals of the very best quality, e future occasion to this interesting work or squadron will leave next week for short Straight to the winning port. But be daniel calions of which will the Govern- sericulture, which appears on a cursory cruise ohrning to Singapore for further was how easily beaten by Tajmahal, Strath Wednesday, 4th May, 1881.
Senior partner of the house heres Com ment allow to be worked. Notwithstanding view to be very complete. The reason Betructions from Europe.
in the order in which we have Though the sky was cloudy, no rain fell, mander Oution of the US. corvette Mo Kimberley valute Kleinwächter has an opportunity of writing o this, these artisic and other of equal fatal so long a report on the pits indulity there has ruled this the soon-mell of Poet placed them. The finish between. Tufnadal and 20 wether d
are glad to hear
them. The finish between Tafmahal and the weather was a decided improvement nocacy, alid davural of his pticers. Mr F. 8. There was a good at. Deason, Mr W Handyside Tapp, H. M.'s 16 bocaise, as big saya, in 1851 **the local master-General, whilst hold by Mr Trotter, th quantities
the view of aertaining the value of authorities fostered it, distributing free of may be placed in the 2nd class of Official the day they raced neck-and-neck down tendance of spaciabots, a larger jember of Registrar of Shipping for China and Japan the iron ore, M 0.0 Malsch.
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has cost young, mulberry, shoota," do The Precedence, and thst the apparent slight the Straight, and at the rails Strathaindalies being present than on either of the at this part, Desain Bolton, Captain J. P. THEMONSTREAM
had an de local authorities" were the former Tantei put on a deserving officer has thus been an advantage of
The turf on the Course was Roberts, and many other gentlemen in- Ent | previone days half length, been engaged to examine and report upon
up by Tuesday's race, that fo-day terested in shipping. them. This gentleman left the settlement Shen, who was afterwards Tootal of Shangs removed. It would seem that His Lord Tajmahal bounded past him in the last hurt so cut on the Ath instand owing to the incle hai, and in 1873 granted a concession for ship, in settling this question, adopted the dozun strides and won by a length-For the it was muddy and sticky, and very hard The Teive resembles her forerunners the wenoy of the weather returned on the 11th, allroad to Woosung. An enlightened suggestion made by the Hon Mr Bond in Yangtze Stakes there was the small field going for the pores, more so even than onungi and Fuhica in appearance, but is
Good time, therefore, larger than either of them. She has accom mad I am informed only examined one place, Mandarin was Shen, and a benefactor to Connell, during the debate on the subject of font starters, an against nine at the the previous day.
Regarding the last Epting Messing The Master of the could not be urpoated.
modation for 180 Chineno passongere "which he pronounced very rich, and that it his country
30th December last
aint and Second Cornet, these three ponies
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