6314.--Octobre 16, 1883]
Birmingham police gre, says tho Times, King • c which seems to need explanation. Seme days ago an advertise ment appeared in suo of the local papers to the following affectGirl, cheerful, of 17 gr 18, required by a small family going to realde on the Continent, to andat a lady hlady general housework and help to look after two young children. A comfortable and plomant home offered. It is not abso
should have applicants
THE “BUFFS' " AQUATIC SPORTS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
I could not conscientiously persuade thom to do so, under, the circumstances, Be
These sports were behl this aftenoun in sides, as I do not understand Italian, I' profer listening to operas in English, and the Swimming Bath, which had been placed. eqults of compantes visits, to this part of at the disposal of the Regiment by the the world, show that al people in Recreation Club, and, though late in the Hongkong hara similar tastes in this reseason, wore in every way an unqualified apect to myself.
The members of the Hongkong Club oro any providia mituation. Applicants being called upon to decide whether the wind requested, to spply in person of an Club alall continue to be carried on for the addres given in Ladywood. Inquirice made at the address given elicited the in-profit of one or two individuals, or whether that the advertiser, who had it shall be purchased by, and become the
PRONES Only a few, < "staying:
dayay bore the
to his landlady hand, had re- property of, the 217 resident members. presented
that he travelled The leato terminates at the end of this firth of hardware morchants. The advertitement Frought forth a large number year, and the Club buildings and furniture and in the course of theou can be purchased for $140,000, I don't
erratic steering, which took away his cliance, which was a good ons, of winning.
Pie. Smith (R. A.) Builth (Witern odavle Thomas Victor Emad)
CORRESPONDENCE.
man would not do as he was told to tell him from their piratical ancestor, do not to go, and the foreinan informed him that concorn themselves with the anti-poppy pro- THE GUBSCRIPTION IN AID OF TRE | the man said he would not go. Dofondantlamations. In the your 1882, the pro- PROTESTANT CEMETERY then went up to the man (first complains: dection was abord the neomge, and it- is
AT MACAO.
enth and laying his band on his shoulder and that the orp af 1883 will bo 25 per To the Edito of the "CHISA MAIL". said while Hongkong, no wanchee. The tire than this. The quality of the Sun, With your permission, I hog leave man throw down his banibee and laskes stive strug is bad, and in its pure state is pablic perusal the following and putting himself in a ting post is only smoked by the poorest classes in the
agating posi 7.LONG RACE Distance, round the list of subscribers, so far, to the Becae tion called out no fear, d
Hako Linnet, man-of-war, anchored tothe red Cemetery Fund, whose kind liborality is como un" and repeated this two or do not caro tu interfore with the
districte. Although the mandarina hereby gratefully acknowledged. Tao times. Ho then Bold something in Chiness crop3, they nro - continually on the work of restoration is already in hand. and the second complainant, who was to pounce upon and tax the proparud
Lavail myself of this opportunity to thank working some distanie uff, came running up in tramita; but transportation is inde in pick c-are nad held it up: in A all quantities and across a comtry spar with
way defendant, and the dogsely inhabitad, where the few barriers are immediately jumped at the man and got and by say pilot, au that practically the trafis hold of his clothes. Second complainant suffers no
no molestation and para
thirteen of the workmen surrounded de-Brit
British Consal at:
at Ichaug, states that! fentiant, while the foroman and coolio con reported that the growth of the poppy is
bhoy First Prize Second Frize *89; Third Prize #3. For this ovent, the big field of plesom ap
you personally for your courtesy in publish ing my appeal, and otherwise yourself in the cause omain, Sir, faith, fully yours,
LAW. H. MEDHURST. Hongkong, 16th October, 1889.
SJAĦCRIPTION LIZZ
I
罪
. B. Jotarou $150 H. L. Dalrymplestu Jo. Lapaik... 100 W/ Forrest 2. Jackson
50 D. Hattonjes.
Wm. B. Forbes 50 G. S. Coxou.
75. J. Rosa Anton
C. P. Chater...
Be on tiisted that no fewer than 80think the members will have auy hasilation entirely absent; and the lively and excellent ence ensued, the men ewung BP. MoEwan 20 H. E, Cool
It contain." The applican
women had an interview within coming to a decision. Let the members
were in formed by their would be employer: that acquire the ownership of the Club by al
the
·
they would be required to go to Spain, that their fare thither would be paid, and
and that they would receive a
salary of 18 and 16 girls were Anbum Between
red by the "Captain," and told that ongaged ho would communicate with them later on as to when and how they would leave Binningham The Captam left his lodgings at Ladywood on Saturday, stating
he was going to Bheffeld,
Miss Wright, whose parents reside at Brighton Grove, Blackpool, has sont a
means
J
succoss. Despite the fact that no alterupti had heen made to qualify the presant forton and dilepitated appearance of the bath-hodes, which is sadly broken down, peared After fair start, Conolly showed bath rapes, of the place this afternoon was ahead, stearing a good courses with a power decidedly anionated; and the lack of buntful side stroke on nearing the buoy, the ing, sto., was made up for by the num effects of the tide became sygarent, and on rous attendance of Buffs, and the excite the ship being rounded, some mon went off ment occasioned by the contests. The to Inoward Conolly stuck to his well. half-heartedness which is apparent in some steered course, followed hard by Witherall of the competitions of the Amateurs was (A. Co,) and Ashoudon (B. Co.). Another
Witherall (A. Co.). given below. The pace was a fast one.
Conolly (C. Co.).. Ashendon (B. Co.};
Prize 85 Second. Prize 83; B.HesusR FROM SPRING BOARD.
Prize $3; Eleron, mon compared. Some of the diy-8. Hancosk ing was of a decidedly calythumpian cha
most of the entrants,
Dra. Reece (C. Co.)....
White (H. Co.) Donnelly (A. 06.)
energetic manner in which the soldiers ontored into the spirit of the thing, put the conduct of our civil com- -
There was abund- Petitors to shame."
no of sunshine to make things bright; and a pleasant brosse blowing. Ferhaps
the breeze was a triffs too sool, to be com
P. Byrics
1
W. S. Youngst
Wo. Rainers
2
F. D. Sassoon
3
C. Stiebel.
Third First
B. R. Belilies
C. D. Bottomlay
B. Layton
Aratheon Beth.. (G) E. Nobla
260. N. Jolinston
26 J. Melville Mateon.
25 J. A. Mosely...
25 A. Johnston
25 H. Wicking
26. Paul Jordan...
25 A. G. Mar.is
26 A8 Watson & Co.
25 S. 3. Lowe
∙15 P. H. C. Ayron.
16. A. H. von der Horok
10
thon called out again in Chinese and the revenue, Mr. Christopher Gardnoty th
tractor came to his assistance. They all
then went to the Police Station together.
The men have since been chacharged from the worke.in
to
extending, both in Szechuan and in Tohang
If so, lo predicts that nativo opium will
become a still more serious rival the In- dinn drug and inay, to a great extent, san.
L Po, the Chinese foreman employed at plant it. The people of
of Ichang are much the works, corroborated defendant's ante-addicted to apia Amoking; nearly 34,000. ment, and after some evidence had been opium langa were imported during lost 10 given by the Police Sergent at the Gap year; but they confing themselves entirely. Station, it was again remanded till the 18th to native opiumi. No Indian opium is in- instant, Mr Palmer, the employer of the parted at Ichung, winle the Szechuan defendant, and Police Sergeant Morrisena opium, cxported through Shaze, is sold alt to be subpoenaed.
empire and competes to hid
event at the open ports on the oast with the fidian drug. Mr G. Jamieson, British consul at Kiukiang reports that the import of opiors shows a large falling-off. The storage number of yeats back bas consumption for an
year it was
10
Hunkow.
There may, perhaps, be some hesitation in deciding how this should be done. Two methods are proposed-one to raise $100,000 by the issue of debentures to the public, and the other to make it fortable for the avigants late in the after an absolute condition of membership that'/ Doon; bilibao long as they did not stand actor, the spring-board being a novelty to J, 6. T. Hassell 10 Chas. J. Gattpo & Co. 10 from this port. The oxcitement produced
about undressed after they came out of the water, no injury could have been demo. The entries to every orant were large; and
esch_member shall take ong debenture,
value 8100, on which per cent. in
terest only shall be paid, which would
*
Douglas Jones...
J. Bell-Irving
1. B. Coughtrie
E. Machisisth
J. Tharbarn
& Symes
J. Bussel
15 3 Nownham Davis
2011. Natchit
10 A. Gulltow
20-J. 5. Cox
10 D. Basles
10
D
10
10th Octobur, 1889, There is very little nows to send you
over tho
such
as
boen about 2,000 clista
The 10 by the recent threatened rebellion of the only 1,662.
it is almost straigal for Malwa 6 members of the White Lily Sooloty has
1 1878 d
demand min subsided, and we now rest peacefully at für Forsian, but it has not bean 5 Win MeGregor Smith 2 night. How long the rebellious gang are sept up. It was used for adulteration of
likely to keep quiet it is not easy to mo
drugs but native o It is cortait,
J. L. S$2
15
(FADE AWAZOW.)
5 Geo, Pimin
2 B. Craig
W: Ashmore.... Geo. Pulips.
G. Smith John Lidded... Wm. Peton Bradley & Lo.....
Baron von Seckendorff
8 II, tage
A friend
this
pi
however, that great discontent to more expensive prevails among the vast native population is now used instead. Me Jamieson is inform-
province, not so much with regarded that the ordinary retail pricain the o to furoigners as against their own fficials. divan haa boon reduced some 30 or 10 per The new Vicoroy soems deformined to trace as compared with fornet guara
**** the ramifications of the late conspiracy, but ther the consumption
but accurato.statistica
20
on to why
tatistica aru: ob the whote
This
2it is beyond his power to do so. power increasing is
publ
to think that those who were
The Misos Asfell... 10 ful as he is; he appears to (FRDY CANTON)
by barbarously killing
rice is
raduction in uffect, but all indications
that the this natural
to the con-
lotter in which she records an extra- | raiso 821,700, and that debentures shenki the contest keen; while the amount of ordinary escape whilst staying with the Rev. Mr Barff and family at Ischia, she bossued to the public for the remaining cheering and backing of favourites was
8130,000. Each member such us only British soldiers can display-SWEM UND WATER, First Fri 34, $120,000 or saya, altos, skating, shoy, retired to rent al would have to hold his individual debenture when encouraging on their comrades to vic. Second Prize 82; "Third Prize. 81.N
Entries Donnelly,lae, Shepherd, right When the earthquake occurred. we had va most wonderful escapo. The as long as his membership lasted, and when. The dimmstances made up for Mullins, Clarke, Parker Scott, Barker, ceiling mo right down on our heads, and that ceased the trustees would take it up at any want of form that might have been Wetton, Murray, Resce, Humphrey, Green,
Malloy, MeNare, Brannan noticeable. Considerable' laughter wES 02- it was so heavy that I put up my hands topar, and issue it to a new member.
... The competitor started from the West and support it Miss Mabel was in bod,
|casioned by the shapes" made by some eat between her and a table on which there reated a large atons; and on my bed there had fallen a great place of flag, which If I had been in bad bed covered I should certainly have been onmhed death. Our dressing table fell through the Boor, and the next room to curs, and two others adjoining it, fell through into the rooms below. I suppose the carbonad
I found the following instance of nest lasted 15 seconds, but to Miss Mabel and repartee recorded in an American paper the
who sat in the zoom with the stones on our heads, it seemed much longer.
torrible sight,, and the people's shrieks were dreadful. At first I thought Mabel was killed, until she spoke; and when all was over we crawled out from utider al- ing and ander a
der a table. All was darkness,
I think this second scheme of raising the of the competitors in the diving; and aern end of the Bath, and had to make Thomas Atomas $20 T. J. Evon Pestau ·40 | associated with the leaders he will strike dusion that the domand for indian opin
2
It
for our lamp had fallen off the table and gone ont. Some way or other wo
We
that
to get down into the garden.
money is the better oue, especially as invest ing mombers with a greater interest in the welfare of the Club,
other day. An impertinent youth had been amusing himself by exhibiting the following lines to some ladies
Monacorn to kiss among themselves, And scarce woull kim a brothor; But women want to kiss no bad
They kiss and kiss each other.
British "tar," who was evidently very thoir way againt the tide which was flow. much "ashore, created great fun by tuming pretty strongly in from the East. A bling himself shout in the water in a most number of the men were very poor sieer- reckless manner with all his clothes ouers, and did their best to carry away the Grest amusomont was also caused by the foundations of the bath, among them being barrel race, which was one of the most in Mullins, who, as ha afterwards remarked, "cut his shoulder, and got nothing." in the teresting features in the day's pro- granimo. No comparison can be made of Green, at firat ry, vered the whole the performances of the swimmers, as the length of the bath, keeping well down times were Lot taken, hut, judging by under the water the whole tima. Shepherd appearances, some of the mon are capable of came within two yards of the whole length at his first attempt; but he swam on tha doing good work. The distanco in the long
face for three fourths of the way, mile; and the time taken by the winner to Barker was third, and Donnelly was fourth. These four went over the course again cover it was six minutes, twenty-one
without altering the result of the contest. seconds.
Pto. Green (D, Co
Upon this, a young lady pencilled the race is set down at about a quarter of a
very one was killed except following for the youth's struction
and wa’didn't kos nnyone at first. autas siter words, however, we saw A few minutes
all were safe save Charlie.
Ho had just gone to bed. If he had been in the drawing roots
was found quite dead have been safeinutes longer he would with his nightdress on, so that he could just have got to bad when it hap-
the pened We stayed out in all night. Its very dark night. for all that we could see dense clouds of dust arising from the fallon houses. Oh, It was a terrible night, for the mountaits were falling through the night, and the people shrieking—it was something awful."
ANOTES BY THE WAY.
Men do not kiss among themselves, And it's well that they refrain; The bitter dose would vex thou so,
They would never kiss again. As sometimes on poor woman's bip
Is applied this usedur lotion, We have to kiss among ourselves
As a counteracting potion,
Among the items in the "Suminary of News" in the Landon Times, received by
the last mail, I read: Mr Gladstone re samed, on Friday, his favourite ovenpatiun of treo folling at Hawarden Felling trees, although no doubt one of the boat So the improvements at the Hongkong methods of exercising all parts of the body, Hotel are to be made as speedily as possi. is not a light occupation for a man of 74. bla It is quite time they were made. The G 0. M. is a living proof of the hear the now lesser will not be able to excellence, as an exercise, of tree-falling, take over the establishment until the next and one might almost have expected it licensing day-the 6th of next month, to become a popular and fashionable when, no doubt, the licenes will be trans-pastime in England. But fashion does not frequently incline in the direction of utility. ferred to him,
According to the Taes Mr Gladstone
Corp Shepherd (H. Co.) Pie. Barker (E. C)... put
After this, the Header from the High Stage, for which the water was by this time
seven entries, as follows: Private Clark
Affairs were very ably managed by the Committee, consisting of Major Harrison," Lt. Heimo, Lt. D'Aeth and Lt. Lloyd, who were casted by Sergt. -Major Gleason, and Colour-Sergeants Giles and Mino. The duties of starter were performed vary efficier, was competed for. There were ently by Lieutenant and Adjutant Somer (A Co.), Lance-Corp). Donnelly (A Co.), Private Dewey, (H Co.), Private Jackson, Co.), Private Conolly (C Co.), Drummer Recco, C. Co), and Private Mullins (HC) Le men all made a beder bend at this than at the running springboard, and some really good diving was done by the winner. The result was mus follows:-
Rot.
At the conclusion of the day's proceed.
ings, Major General Sargent prosented the prizes to the various winners. Three hearty chewer than warded to His Excellent the General, to the Committee, and also to the Committee of the Recreation Club.
Appended are the descriptions, and re- sults of the events:-
Private Dewey (A. Co.)... Erinimer Rees (C. On} Private
Conally (U. Ca).
Alfred Rowe
K-Greg
T. Daved
G. D. Fearon; A
H. F. Den
R. W. 1. Wood Tag R. M. Gray Garicrits & Co. Elemesen & Co.
20 Thro. Sampson ......
10 E. A. RavBU
GK. D. Adsor
15- A. B. Tomkus
10
10 Edward W. Mitchell
- 10
10 F. E. Woodruff
10 Mortimer Murray, (H.
10 B.M.'s Vico-Con-
90 W. H. Melhorst 20 sat, Miasto)
Police Intelligence. (Before Captain A, C, Thomsti, R.N). Tuesday, Oct. 10.
turror into the populace. Only the other in this part of the Empire at least has day ho sent from Wuelang,
--
in &
a box, one
This province" his of the mon who find bean captured, and the riched its max mum. follow was put to a a horrid death outside the
the hitherte kont clear of opium enitivation, 19 Tastal's yainen.
The man was standing Jamieson has no information,
except in the extreme south, and
to show that a cangue-like. 15orest in the cago with
thing round his nook the supports were taken obtainable from Western China by way of
it is spreading but supply is
is readily
apended by the neck in the cage till from under his feet, and his body left obtain death terrainated his agony--about fourteen houra I hear that two others are to be treated in the same way at Wuchung in & few days; but these horrid nights live very little effect on the people. Shanghai Courier.
20
25
the Tung-Ting Lake. Mr II. J. Allen, British Coaaul at Newchwang, statea that there we a a fair yield of untivo this satisfies the majority of smokers in the tive opion, and A cortain number of the province. wealthy southern Chinese, who have been accustomed to smoke Beuires or Patoa opium, retain a taste for it, year. after
yeit, while Malwa is in the same way preferred ATTEMPT TO HEF FIDE TO A STRAMSHIP.
by a few rich Shantung and Chilli men. About the same amount of Indian drug was Fung Chung, a passenger on board the
imported last year as in the previous year, S. S. urine from Melbeume for this port,
and there was an increase of sotme 19 was charged with attempting to set fire to. that vessel on the With September while on
in the Persian drug. T
The
favorago the high sens. James Black Peters, master Parkes at the Tsung-le yanion, whore they however, was 30 taels a picul leas than it to the had very lengthy intersions and discussed was the your buiore. Mr. George Phillips, of the R. S. Farina, gave evde heard is the Cantou and Annam affair, both of which British Consal at Swatow, atatea
effect that defendant cams an
་་
to see what we the matter found that one
BACK Witness
be
Tientsin.
October 3rd, 1883. On the 2nd instant, H.I.H. Prince Kung received f.E. M. Tricou and Sir Harry
-Traies.
THE CAD of true love," traced by letters in a breach of procrisostić, ran in
his manner: My dearest Benny" My nwn darling Bonny, My own parent tarling," My own darling love," "By darling Ben," Dear Sir. And all was
over!
Quotations.
vessel at Melbourne as a passenger to are to have a very speady and satisfactory importe of opiuni liave
ve greatly decroused. Hongkong, six
On the 10th I solution.
The value of the Malwa imported was Shanghai.
Sir
Bowen has loft for the Great George September witness heard a row amongst the
304,678
as compared with. tals,
1,108,210 Wall.
wiele in the previous year; of Phina, 777,51IT Chiose passengers forward, and on going
Baron von Wrangul left for Kalgan towels, coinpared with 030,298 tua; of Bonarus, 212,008 tacle, compared with The Chinese have been very insulting to 240,048 tefs. The total duecast in the of the passengers had been stabbed in the nest H.E. Mr Popol and suite.
got the man dock and. found that he was badly winded. On foreigners of late; since the glorious victory spiuni imported last year was 981. 55 picula. making enquiries, witness was told that of the Black Flags over the French. The defendant had inflicted the wound, and the Archers selected a German gentleman and were much afraid of it. Witness told the fixed itself on the pony. This called for other passengers said that he was mad, and his pony for a target ; one of the arrows officers to Becure dola
defendant, who them proteat front the German Consul to La Hung attacked them with an axe Defendant chang. It is surprising to note that soms then went into a cwner of the between few days ago they assumed a quieter tole, docks, ent open sind straw beds and set not frou any proclamations from H.E. Li fire to theni. Witness put the fire out and but from the telegramis from Hongkong, had to frighten defendant before thim which must have reached them earlier, of to drop the ass. He fired a pistol car de the desertion of the entrenchments can the fendant's head but us
us that had no road to Sentay; also the ore yielding and and he still throatened witness with the axe, peaceful disposition of the members of the the latter fired nahot which struck dofendant Grand Council at Poking unding, as you First Prize 23; Second Prize 82; Third 10--BARREL RACK Distence 2 lengths. in the leg; he then dropped the axe and was ear, that neither the iron-clad for the Krupp Witress then examined the gans are to come forward: Shanghai Mer First prize 84; second 82; third 81.
Boured. Wound and extracted the ballet. Defendant ouery. This race brought out as large a fold, ha on his
his goals-on
neck which witness
found
AUSTRALIA AND CALIFORNIA. belonging in a bag and £5,140 in to defondant. matter in Shanghai, but was told by the up between California and Australia, and it Witness reported the A considerable trade bis buon opened
of the starting singo, each with a large this port us he was booked for Hongkong, 900 tons, but recently sailed from, with Consul there to bring the defendant on 16 te steadily growing. The J. G. Pendleton, barrel he had to push or roll before him The official log book containing an in the water. On the word. "go being the occurrence was
to defendant given, a ludicrous sight occurred, each wanaoney
handed over to the Pelice authorities. tumbling in, or rolling his barrel well over himself in trying to get off well. The suc- Lessful method of progress is to push the barrel in front, end on; there were sonis
L-RECRUITS Rang Distance, lengths.
Prize 81. Functually to the moment, six compoti-
tur terned up at the post, and get off at
two hats It was a decidedly comic affair. The competitors were seated on the edge
0 in a porno
It is truc, I believe, that the manage-folled soverni old trees at Hawarden in the a very evan start. It was almost anyoun's Wenty in all, that it had to be taken in not know how ho came by, £75 were
course of a few days. The old gentleman race op to the turn, when Powell and alan woema fond of prowling about at night, Anhenden forged and heat of these,
of the Hotel is to be in the hands of pn of the proprietors of the Grand Hotel" at Yokohama, au establishment which has the repetation of being admirably con duated.
Ashendon ( Co.) Powell (Do) McNain (G. Co.)
for the same reliable authority stated that nearly ending in s dend of three, a fresh police officer having been sent resuited as below:- down to Hawarden to look after the safety of Mr Gladstone, and hearing footsteps at midnight in front of the castle, this vigī- lant officer rushed out, sized the trader d-fauaui it was tho Premior himwolf 1
*
3
2-SECET RICE Distance, 2 lengths. First Prize 8 Beton Priza 83; Third Prize 82
Eight competitors faced the starter foraming collisions between the barrels.
1st heat Pie. Clarke (A. C5.).................... this event, which was also capitally con-
Pte. Wotton (a Gọi) c tested. As each one of the eight men
Pte. Malloy H. Co.) ........... gradually showed ahead, he was cheered to
End heat. the echo by his supporters; all finished close together. The first three were
Pto. Wilkin (F. Co.)
Lee. Corp. Trillall (B Co.). Pte. Powell (B.Co). Pte. Broadhurst (C Co.).
did
found Produced and the
Francisco for and Melbourne,
Honakoso, October 10, OPIUM-New Patna, cash,...8080
Old
cash,... 690 New Benares, ons... 600 ON
New Malwa, credit,... 636
Allowance, Tadia.....
Old Malwa, credit,... 575 Allowance, Taels......
Exchange
"
Дожила,
1s
30 days' sight,
4 montha sight,
"I
o cargo, including 600.000 feet of Bank, Wien, -
lumber, doors, mouldings, on California merino sheep on deck. His Worship remanded the case until the The mail steamer Zealandia has also miles
and with Credits, 23rd inst. for an opportunity of putting dewith a full
cargo and
pasachgers fendant under the observation of the 50
merino
dok The Johan Documentary 4 months' sight Colonial Surgeon.
Irgens, CD ton
has also been despatched India, Wire,
with lumber, ,braw-
demand, and
for
10
Д
ARSAULT. Chun di, a carpenter, was fined $2, with the ship the alternative of six days hard labour, for few days subsequently with 1,000,000 fest Gold Leaf 90 fino
saulting a woman named U Sz Mui aud redwood lumber and merghandise. This striking her with a bamboo on the 15th lumber has all been purchased by Messa instant
LABGŻNY FROM THE PERSON,
& car
51
merchandise, and Bhanghai, demand,.
Sparta, 1,200 tons, followed
30 days' sight, private Bovereigus,
$27.70 $5.43
Temperature
Queen's Road, HONDRONG, tobá 16.
IRM 30.164. 4 P...
.30.12%
Do
1. P.M.....
Do
4 P. M...
Du.
Do.
(Wet bulb) 9.73
Do. 1 PM
Da
Do
William Burn & Co., of Sydney, on whose account it was shipped. The velconer danie Larsen has sailed from Puget Sound Taken at disse Falomer & Ox's Premates, Wong Thing, of Sun-on, unemployed, for Nournes, New California, with was charged walls stogling two silk turbans, of Oregon pine, and the following vessels value $1.70 cents, from the person of Fung were at the same time loading in the Sound BAROMETEAM, King, a passenger by one of the stenmors for Sydney
and Melbourne:Jubilce, Pari- was given by one Li Ali as to seeing, ou froing, felroe. Thor carry us less than TREENOMETER A. 370, which has now left Hongkong Evidence fic Slope, J. B. Gilchrist, Irashes, Kate the 13th instant, defendant and two other 4,000,000 feet of pine lumber. mon attack Pang King on the
on the Prays West.
By the way, some of the young bachelors here appear to be exceedingly jubilant over a report that harmaids are again to be instituted in Hongkong. It is said the Hotel is, under this new order of things,
I shall be very glad when the Steam to be garnished with two filles de conyevir
The Laundry commences operations. My ex- ans English and one French flower coolies, at least, should rejoice. In perience of Chinese watermen is that, an Australian paper I was scanning a few while their charges are moderate enough, days ago, I read that barmaids were ex-they destroy clothes very rapidly, urnament sealingly susceptible to postry, and the them most liberally with iron moulds, and following poetical Incubration was offered in half the cases merely make a pretence As being very effective with these Hebes, of washing one's things. The individual
As there had bean some misgaderstand while it can be readily adapted to any who wrote a letter the other day against particular ons
the proposed Laundry Company was clearly VETERANS' RACE. Distance, 2 lengths, ing as to the Calgthumpiaus, the greasy disappointed in not getting shares, nud his First Prize 83, Second Prise 82, Third pole was interpolated to cause a little fun, cffusion was one of the meanest exhibitions
Five voterans started, the distance being and the iden succeeded admirably. There öf malíre and little-mindedness I have seen
the esine as before, and the third good race were elevan ontrice in all, and each man for some time. It is a pity that
persona. who cannot keep their pens from malice of the day took place, with as good & finished three tries to walk out to the end. should be cumbled to pablish their vindic. One competitor gave up, but the other four The frequent failurus elicited shots of tive lucubrations. I do not refer to the reached home, and the race nearly resulted laughter, just as the winner received shants of applause when, on his third trial, he epistlo in question particularly, but I sin a deed heat between first and second, theached the sin of the pole, which had been months' imprisonment with hard labour. that a man who attempts to injure other latter losing by a hand's length. Tine, greased with a very liberal hand.
MTRA
To MARY
STRAN
[AN THE CASE MAY BE]
Tis night High in the heavens shine The moonbeams-like the divine!.
And, while they glean on land and sea,
Myta
0 Mary,
love, I think of thes
Fair is the orb, fair in the land Bat not so fair as thy dear band! Soft in the breeze, bright are the skies į:
But not so bright as thy brown eyes!
grey
I see them, as though by a charm, Thy pink est resting on thy arm;* While persoba by the sweetly sing, And angels round are hovering A
Bo fait, so loved '—0 moculit ses,
Just armor-Will she s'er love o
A correspondent asks me, "Cattle,
if
respondent in avide
by malicias insinuations or statements 'in the papers is a greater rascal and a greater criminal than a man who creeps up behind your back and gives you a atab, from which you may reoúvor in a month or two, This man injures you temporarily, with some amount of risk to himself; the other injures you more or less pervadently, without any
risk to himself.
SCUTTLE
Drummer White (H. Co.)........... ....... 2 La Corporal Trillfall (B. Co.)
Pizza $1.
Im. 60des
Lance Corporal Johnson (C. Co.),...., I Private Thilbrook (G. Co.), Band Sergeant Kelly (B. Co.),
3
4,--Nox-COMMISSIONED Officers' race. Die-
tanco, 2 lengths First Prize 83 Second Prize 82; Third Prize 81- Eight entries word made for the fourth item on the programa. Bernett looked like
winning, but Wilkins collared him near the springboard, and won in fine style, Else being well up for third place.
Lanc. Cop. Wilkins (F. Co) Corp. Bennett (C. Go} Corp Else (B. Ca).
5.—The Header from the stage was not
·GREASY FOLE.
Private Clarke (2.00.) nyamu Drummer Reece (G.Co.) .... Les. Corporal Bennett (C Co.)
BARIKL RAGE (Final heat).
The final hext of the barrel race was very close affair and resulted as below, Lanos Corporal Trilfali (B. Co.)..... Private Powell (B. Co.). Private Malloy (H. Co.).
CALYTHUMPIANS”.
Ons of the man pushed the man's head down
while defendant took the turbans cff
.....
INDIAN OFIUM IN CHINA:
Da Du
30.210
74 Do. 4.M. 73. Maximum......
Do. Minimum over purht 77
Shipping Intelligence
Some significant statements regarding this head and ran away with them. Evi
also given by P.0. 20: arrested the prisoner and accompanied the position and prospects of the opiulu the complainant, since gone away by his trade in China appear in the various Coh stetmer, to the Police Station, to charge sular reports which have just been issued as Parliamentary papers. Mr R. J. For- defendant.
The defendant war sentenced to three rest, British Consul ut Amoy, reports that the demand for Patna opium is drisg away, the Persian taking its
place.
In its the chief feature of the spect trade in the last year has been the steady decline in prices during the greater part of April 19, Brambletye,
26, Archos,
(Before H. F. Wodehouse, Esq.):
'ASSLUIT.
Marcos Prebn, an overseer employed at the Peak, appeared on repand, in answer
to two summonses charging him with
as
value of
VESSELS TO ARRIVE.
AT HONGKONG, Nams
the period, to the detriment of all bond fide traders whose atocks constantly more June 8, 8nchem, than
of the da and to the ruin of the many speculators for a rise Parsian drug has
a sabiting two coolies, lamed L On and been
were
market value the current
op of the
Persian was
From
Penarth
Sunderland Cardiff
Penarth Now York Cardiff Cardiff
Autwerp New Yorke Cardiff
21; Ice Maru (8.),
21, Theodore Ruger
27.
23, Comot,
28 Elisabeth,
30, Metapodin (a),
24
ta
·30, Zebina
Gonday,
19
21, Okola, 30, ORAKA,
Willy, Fotomi Mari (8.), in Wilhelm Homeyer, London "14, Laban 1(8.),
18, Marie Louise, Ajax (, ),ITA
Caxbater Autwerp
Liverpud
31, Calinsmuir (*),
1,
Le Dakota,
31, Glenfrun (9)},"
Murssilles London London
Liverpool
30. Stambol (s).
markot broadcast, and Sham Hing, and suffering unused and in this kind the decline has been heaviest. ferocions dog to be at large,
Baid the dog The
The increase in
chiefly due t having bitten
ten the second complainant, on its chaapuess as compared with Benares, July 13, Jupiter, the lith inst. When the case was before and also to the fact that owing to the im the Court on the 13th instant the second position of an increased lihin tax in
Ju 8 complainant gave evidends to the effust that low, certain districts where Persian is non- Au Tae music master sya very affabiy:
defendant, who was in charge of the work nimed, formerly supplied from Swatow, Now, on nee, children, in a march wa siways have four beats to a measure, to ao-
Three of this honourable society present going on at in George Philippe's house at now draw their supplier from Amos In the Peak, struck hing with his fiat on the weeks, the neighbourlund of amoy, and excopt call one of my items a outlet. My our 'commodate the step.
; for I don't know any
ed themselves for their national event, two and that the dog then jumped on him and b
aniong the pooter populations of the tea thing that has thred fest, except perhaps &
being in grotesque sage servast costume, him and tore his jacket. Both complainants districts,
Persian
opium is not used alone, milking-stool." OF
adde a bright
giti in the back row
the other in a highly-asthotic blue-and-employed on the works Ling Kay, a but is luized with Benares just as the
coglie employed und
under the defendant, o drag is. Mr Forzust states that like about The temperature ass remained so high, 10 the difficulties which boset naval warfare in/ taken now, owing to the low stats of the tid, i white. Japaniass gown. The trio started 50-day mated that at 3 p.m. -on the
PEOPLE CAD talk as innoh as they li
pared ppium la retailed
I'as pura inst the evenings of late that perhaps it was the old days of wooden hulle, but with the at the time, but the next event on the pro- from the high stage, entering the water fast and on and the second do a summon question of the suspicious buyer Sept.
wore digging earth at the works at '* Any Ferajan in this stas ?" to which just as well the "Leimus Troupe post introduction of ironclads, the real hardships gratums, the Strangers Enco, was proceed feat furst: next they turned somersaults Sir George Philippo's house. Deletdant the virtuous aller auswers an indignant poned their return to Hongkong for a of the navy began.ed with.
from the apring beard, and finally played ; called to them to some down sed work a “No," and if he happens to have adulterat INQUIRING Stranger to steamboat month. It should be agreeably cool weThat is Black Mountain, is it? Pilot:
the fool generally, As the entrion, wares fendant slapped: Ann and 2nd complainant enrobably apeake the ruthy of Alugare
little lower and on their coming down deed it with the trative ther when they open here on the 3rd of "Yes, sir; h highest mountain about here.
fow, owing to the reason already given, is on the mouth with his opens haad
of native opium hear meri month... I see that an Italian opera with that mountain Pilot: "Yes, lots of
Stranger ***Any story or legsad connected STRANGERS' Race Distance, lengths, fow,
First Prize 85; Second Price $7 was determined to divide the prizes equally dog jumped up and bit the latter and the not. The growth of
Amoy is
entirely conned to the districts company is performing in Singapore, batom One of the most harrowing in about
Third Prize $1
between the three, who were Privates Wote Lafendant stated that his Chinese fors- west of Amoy in the vicinity of Tung an. Bosing that the Lottus Company will be two lovers who went up that side of the Four competiton entered for this race. ton, Jackson, and Barker, all of E. Couto, had vecasium, on the 11th inst. to The anthorities regularly post proclamations
Com tell Aon several times what to do. The order interdicting the productions, but de here in about a fortnight, and will probably montain and never came down again." A good start was affected, and the artillery pay
was to carry the earth to a curtain place. (probably daro nul) support their edicta Stranger ↑ “ Indeed ? What became of them?
the front. The un stay. I suppose the Italian Pilot They went down on the other man quickly got to i
Defendant noticed that the men did not with any prohibitory action; and the Tuns-- Andromeda. This concluded a very successful day's obey the order, and asked the forem why an population, being of sa independent Hongkong ( mide."
placed man created much diversion by his use
the order was not obeyed, and said if the and more or less lawless character, derived. Lucia
pilot:
fendent
320
aru's
from
LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN TOKES.
Brecquire Googles,
At London-Steamers via Sver Canal,
Pslonachina.
Al Bellerophon (a)
Kremlin (6)
Liverpool.
"BLOXLOT (5.)
At Glasjon
At Cardif * Charlotté.
Owari Meru (8.)