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A Broughty Ferry correspondent of the Dewise Advertiser gives the following story, of the boat which was engaged in the cacounter whitt be obtained from James Rose, the skipper
few days ago, somewhere between nine aud ten o'clock in the forenoon, the eos com- paretively calm and the Bell Rock bearing week north-west and about six miles distant; the orem, seven in number, we engaged hauling their haddock lines, when a bute monster, kaorn amongst fishermon paketring.bog," come up to blow. It was quite close, being only a few yards distant from them on the star-board side of the bont. As near as they could garsa, its head, which was of a rourdish form, wonlá measure est least sic feet long by, about four feat broad, and wasof a very onrions descrip tian. It seemed to be full of elita or holes, and reminded the fishermen of a grating such as are hid in strands, and it had nye resembling those of an ox, but wach larger. Its skin was blast and apparently rongby-changing into a tight bus towards the belly. It had a broad tail, which would were about air Feat from lip to tip. They judged that the monster mast tace been of groat age, from the fiet slet ita bead sad tuil were overed with large white: barnioles, mongering about three inches long. One of its fins aleo hppeared to be partially entoe away, ns if by deny. They saw the whole boat, which la 45 feet heels They all now it quite distinotly taking several budducks off the no and it passed close in towards Hie beel of the boat and broke the line they were hauling, The raw grew frightened, thinking the monster would strike the test or at Further destroy their lines, and five of them armed themselves with stones (the ballet lying in the bottom of the boat) and threw them at it to drive it away, One of the stones, at least, sirock the bag, end it plunged, flinging up its tal and raging the water bail. It re-appeared on the surface at a greater distance, about 60 yards from the boat, and gavo a great muru "booing sonad. The uters etute that it belongs to the whale spacice, that it is never seen in company, always keeping by itself, and that it is oftenest seen in the herring, fiabing soison following shoals of herrings, on which it evidently leads, and
hence its zame.
THE DAILY PRES, THURSDAY, MARCH 29rn, 1876,
Vessels Advertised as Leading.
DESTINATION
VESSEL'S NAMN
CAPTAIN
Haze
LONDON via SUEZ CANAL Diodysw.)... NEW YORK. SAN FRANCISCO via Y'AMA Belgio (str.)..
Do
Da Má atuameras. Dol
Quang Be (stravi Do
Lethley Rish Do
Sydenham PORTLAND (OREGON) Samasi G. Recd; SINGAPOR& BRISBANE, &c. Queensland (str.) SAIGON, SINGAPORE, Bo....... Tigra (str.)... SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, &... Teheran (str.).............. MANILA............................. Gonga (at) ILOILO við MANILA............inédi
Union inte YOROHA MA...................................... Tansia (str.
Data Souda (str.)... SHANGHAL....
Nestor (etc.).. Mongolia (atr.) SWATOW, AMOY & FOOÚHO VYesso (str)..
Do.
*SLANG."
The New York Trild has Intely been giving | ite opinions on the subject, which, coming from
White Orig Bragėl
Gardeat Monicaealrevarja, Rey
Fanchard
London.—
ORIUM
Fon Fanxart. ÄFELT T
TO BE DEPATORE)
Butterfold & Swire.... Longkong Vogel, Hagedora & Co......
gkongj0. & 0.8.06..
P. M. S. & O
Jardine, Mathes & O Fogel, Hagodora &.00. Vogel, Hagedorn & Co..... og Vogel, Hagodóra & Co. Hongkong Qibb, Livingston & Co., Hongkong Measgories Maritimes..
Remedios & Co.... dongkong Remedios & Co.. Hongkong Messageries Karitimes.. Kungkuni 1. & 0:5, N. Cu..
kong Butterfield & Swire.. ................ P. & 0.9, N. Cou...... Hongkong Douglas Lapraik & Co.
*EXOHANOS,"
Private, 30 days sight
SHARES
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Share -2
par aint premium. Union Insurance Society of Oanton-8850 per
On Dith foo
Quick despatche
Jon Int prox, at 3p.M
On 15th prot, at 3 P.. On 12th pron, ul2 P.M. Qalak despatch. Quick despatch. Quick despatch, Ou 25th ine, at noon.. To-day, at noon.
On. 30th inakut'noon,
On or about 25th inst. juisic despatch.
Quick desputśli. 2 fuck doapolei ** Ile-day, at noon. Quick despatch. Un 28th inst,daylight,
Vessels on the Bath.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMFANT,
FOR SHANGHAI
Cargo and lasengers at through rates for HANKOW, MINGPO, and PORTS in
JAPAN. ↑ THE Company's Steamebip T
FESTOR"
will be despatched at 12 o'clock Noon DAY: the 23rd inst
Vessels on the Berth.
NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES -
MARVEIMES PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STHAM FOR {HAIGON,SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT} DE GALLE, AUEN SUEZ, ISMALIA, FORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES:
ALSO, NE BOMBAY, ST, DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS.
N THURSDAY, the 23rd Mar, 1876,
Post-Office Notifications.
A mati will clos
For Shanghai-er Nestor, to-day, the 23rd inst, at 11.90 M.
For Singapore, Someraet, Caoktown, Clove laud Bay, Boxen, Kappel Bay, Brisbane, Syds 205, Tasmania, and Melbourne-Per Quorne land, on Saturday, the 25th inst. 11.30 AM...
For Swaicu, Amay, and Focchio-Per Teano, on Saturday, the 25th inst., at 5 F..
For Yokohama and San Fransison--Per | Quang Se, on Wednesday, the 12th proximo, at'
1.80 P.M.
openys Steemship wil
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PAØKET, The Fronah Contract Packet TIGEE, despatxbed on THURSDAY. the 29. #LIGRE! "Jomesndant Brunst. with stunt, with Mails to and through the United MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAD- Kingdom uid Mareilles; to Europe, Saigor, Go, will levothis Port for the shove places, Singapore, Gallo, Australio, New Zealand, Ougo and Specie will be registered for Londen, Segoballes, Ronnign, Mauritius, daez, don as well as for Marseilles, and gocepted in and Alexandria. transit through Mageilles for the pracipal The following will be the hours of sloping the placa of Europe.
Mile, &o.:
Wanceday, 22nd instant,
Bhipping Orders will be granted till noon, Cargo will be 'rossived on board until 4 P.M., Specia and Parools incil 3 P.M. on the 22nd Marsh, 1976. (Parola are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office) Contents and value of Packages are required.
For further partialare, apply at the Com- pany's Office.
* G. DE ÖĦAMPEAUX,
Acting Agent. Hongkong, 15th March, 1878.
NILAM. POR BINGAPORE, FENANG, POINT DE
GALLE. ADEN, SUEZ, XALTA, A BRINDISI, ANTONA, VENICE, MEDI- AM TERHANDAN PORTS,
SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON: TO-BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA
For Freight or Fussage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & WIRE Agent 348 Hengkong, Bod March, 1871..
"UÇBAN STEINSHIP QOMPANY.
FOR LONDON, við SUEZ JANAL, ME Company's Steamship.
"DIOMED "
will be despatched on the 24th instant." For Fraight or Pasage, apply to
The ball-yearly general meeting of the Bas tera Toleamph Company (Limited) was held Janeary 37b at the City Terminus Hotel; Mr. J. Pender, M.P., the chairman, presiding. The Report, mas taken ña read. The chairman, în moving the adoption of the flsport and accounti maid the gross receipts for the sis montbe ending the 30th of September, 1875, had been £185,251 as compared with £200,080, the receipts for the half-year ending on the 31st of March previ ously. The difference between theas amounts might in zona measure be accounted for by the brew kage of the Lisbon Caule. The expenses for the last ex months amatisted to £48,500, as compared with £25,706 in the previous six months. The extraordinary exponses bad boun something like £13,400, na compared with | $12,831 in: the previous half-year. These extraordinary expenses, vera principally as ounted for by the repairs to their Lisbon and Vigo cables. Other iteria in this account were for instruments, the expense of the St. Peteca- burg Conference, and the general exposes in London, advartiaing, de; but the principal item was £10,000 for repain. He was afraid in the present six mouths the expences in this respect would not show any decrease, but rather inoreno. They bad had a breakage in their Red Sen cable; they immediately reas the Chalaf its body, which appeared to be as long at the
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. to the spot, but owing to the bad weather which provided at the time and a most en
SAM WEDNEIDAY, 22nd Marok. fortunate dubination of arcumstances it was
so high an authority, are parajs worthy of Nothing has beớn đơn to-day in Bengal three weeks before the abip sould grapple for
consideration, Our trapantlantic jontemporary, drug, and quotations runsin nomially the the cable. It we found and booyed, but owing
considera slang always "pithy andamuang, its same as hose last given. Sales of New Malwa to the bad weather tho hrogs were carried away
one bas introduced worde and pirsees mong at $685. nd 891, with allowance of twenty-Taking to a considerable distance. Ultimately, how
us which, from king great favorites, have four to tranty-six trela.. ever, the original break was repaired, but that
become household words.” On this point we had warnely been done when they had another
fear we canob agite, nor do we admit that “in break, and be believed the ship was at that
Ragland a certain form of slang derived from On moment on the spot repiring the second
the barack or the lanting-field is very popular." Bank Bills, on demand.......... 3/9 The writer probably has never heard of the Bank dills, at 30 days' night 32€ fracture of the cable. Let July when he spoke of the dumbility of the cll be drew attention
imputation conveyed in the term "barrack Bank Bills, at 6-months' sight S/IV
Gredita, at 6 months' siglat... 3/10) to the Report of their engineer, who stated that
mangra," and beyond the scientiae terms of
Doonwentary Bills,atmentba' so for us they could gather from past experience
the bunting-field," are not amura of any they had great confidence in the life of the
partionlar elang seanceted with it A cockney sight
8/10 ebles." Their engineer had reported that, with
riding over hogude would probably be" slanged" Or BOMBAT.-Bank, sight, one exception, the cables showed no signs of
by the water, but in this case the word refers On CALOITTA–Bank, eight
223 deterioration. Almost ali had ingresood in
to
atrong
language, and not to that ON SMAHAL - insulation, and these longest laid had generally
form of speeck which Webster: defines Bank, tighteni improved the in ost, and the account of the cable:
as, rulgar, unauthorised." We regret which Ead been taken up very much confirmed
THE FRENOIT IN EGYPT.
to bear, on the authority of tha what the engineor Hod' stated at that time. The Times curreepsodent, writing from Oniro, erat, that the phrase "in recent English They were wag their best endeavours to lay the January 15th, saya-M. Outray's mission, still orel, too beastly particular shows its diff oubles in thebest positions they could; but, of occupies och attortion bere
He has disso in light literature." After all, it is for course, they bad to take the ocean as they avowed any desire to postpone the working of anatu that the unmeasing vulgarity of alang found it. He hope they we emerging from the nowe tribunals, but has made a more in
is the best protestion we have against its the series of faults which they had lately bad. another and more important direction. Tir
becoming an intermik portion of our language. Roferring to the duplientou of the Red Sea good many years since he was the secrated Nor, the Zereid remarks, are the obstaclea eble, for which wereased expital was recently Agent of France in Bgypt, and being formidable Imagine a foreignir." it says
to attaining perfection in the of slang la Bebed, the said it wna of the greatest possible apparently with the belief she is still the paras in acme opstal difleuity henring the threat importarse that they sizoald not be entirely monos power in this country. I will shortly actorial, als de bar sould teach dependent a cae line of able. Nearly all deoribe his conduct; which will sound atrung him to consider himself a sort of human pia ttciv Mediteraneun eable was duplicated, and, to English ears in 1876. The Khedive, in his when the Hot Sea dubia was duplifted, be effort to reorganize his fusage, is endeavouring At the club he is told that a certain marebant hoped they would avoid the Anctuations which to armage in a purely commercial basis a very rayed to his imagination when i hears the or broker has gone up but what idea is con bad happened. It was most unfortunate that important financial operation. To meet the of a man happiness measured by the they should inve occurred at the present time, liabilities of his floating debt, or to make any altitude of bie goes for owing to the visit of the Prince of Wales to strangement, whatare which will get it
These are indced India they had made arrangements for an in- from arushing the country, bin Highness fa creased traffic. He hoped it a few days they prepared to make great sacrifices. Be is even, would hear that the Red Bea cable was again itatuuce, prepared to surrender the working in working order, and that before he met them of hisrailways for a long terin, and to allow again they would be able to report that the the pronta they may make to pass into the islands for its violetes, has visited ua, writes
Aterrifio whirlwind,,mogusled in these duplication was completed, or nearly so. With bands of those who help him, with the prorico, correspondent at Bermuda, und eye witnesses a considerable break and interruption of the of course, that the first charge of £750,000 for describe its appearance as one of appalling Red Sea cable, however, they were earning the 1870 Loan be repeated. In addition to the raudeur. The couras it took was from south £3,000 per mol, and be no reason why the railways, the Khedive in prepared to put other west to north-esat, being the same direction as dividend they wore then paying abenld not be sourses of revenus in commission. So far the sale of wind which blew un hat evening, amintained. All the other cables were in ean speak with certainty. I avoid further It appronehod in ike form of a cload sa dark no working order except the Lisbon cable, but here detail, an, to speak frankly, the details bare Erebus, surrounded with vivid lightning, one they had the odreage of a doplication. With not yet been finally settled. For the Red dea cable duplicated be thought they duct of this portion on the us porson who was in the vortex desribing if a would be able to command a very large share and French opmpetitors, Sir George Elios exciralod with sparks of fire, tearing along at
Red Pa-50 piedis, at $1.92, by Wu Shun of the Indian trafis. The New Zealand cable represents a group of English bankers, maddening velocity, and dealing destructios stips were about to lay that portion of the line. Paath uppears for the French party. Of course, wherever it struck Houses were unroofed, Ring to tavelling trader. Toy had all but completed their arrangements the English residents were eager for English pletely split in cor, and others torn up by the King Chang to travelling trader.
trees twisted like corkscrews, some being.com. Mushrooms 20 cases, at 857.00, by Kwong with the Telegraph: Contruction Company for sncome, or sooh an amalgamation as would roots and carried away some distazon from their the new cable. It was provisionally arranged acre English praponderances Calza con original position. Providentially only skirted Chong to travelling trader
Almonis-20 bags, at 25,50, by Kwong Hing before, and was now complete except there. But thero has been thought of intrigue. Bermuda, and as, comparatively speaking, signatures, and, before long the abareholder aquaslar or diplomalis influence, and it has been very limited in its power for evil, as ita track would be invited to antiscribe to the é por cant. taken for granted the highest bidder would win was not more than 100 yards in breadth. Onc preference stures. Sir J. Andersons, the manag- the prize. However, M, Ontray has come upon ing director, having seconnel the adoption of the scenin ne deue ex moching. In the name of house, a wooden one (not toored), was lifted up the Report und notounts, Mr.G. Packer thought Frase, the proceeting Power of the Levant, bewhilst in the air, and the particles scattered fover an old woman's bead, orushed to stoma something: buuld be done check the bas represented to the Khedive that the English several hundred yards away, the woman escaping downward course of the company. He attri. are looking to annexation, and must not be al with only a few brisea. Another house with buted their unfortunate position to the word Icwed to obtain such a bold to the country aystow, and said the company was being
four rooms was lifted completely of the ground worked for the benefit of merchants, and not of the shareholders. Et mas not fair that a merchant should pay the Bu, for s wurd when bis message would cost £. A mnoh larger reserta faad ought to be kopt, for the present amount, £160,000, to replacs 2,000,000 of oable www ridiculous. It rea the rates that the ware suffering from, and he proposed, as an notend- ment, "That in the opinion of this meating the present rates are onremunerative, and that the directors, he requested to increase them or re vise the ende:
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Obing Traders Insurance Company's Shares
$1,700 per share:
per aturo, Chine and Japan Marine Insurance Tis. 58 Chinese Laurence Compa7-8209 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sharas
--- $500 par ehard," China Fice Insurance Company's Share-2151 Victoria Fire Insurance Company's States
per stare.
$70 per share. 27 poser which we do not attempt to explain. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s Hongkong and Whompa Dook Company's
Share-49 per cent, discount.
Share--7 per cent, dispunt..
FEARFUL WINDSTORM AT BERMUDA
a
AND MELBOURNE -
(Calling off SOMERSET, CLEVELAND BAY,
NAVIGATION
ALSO,
THE PENINSULA AND ORIENTAL SOBA
EHERAN Captain A. H. JOHNSON, with Steamship
Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the shore plures on THURSDAY, the th instant, at Noon,
Oago will be received on board until Noon Spoote and Parcels at the ofboe til r.. on the 29th idem',
For Particulars regarding Freight and Pas- sage, apply at the P. & O. S. N. Co.'s, Office, Hongkong: CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. 337 Hongkong, 5th March, 1876.
A Written Declaration of the Contente (FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY; } and Valma of the Packages for the Overlaud Route in required by the gyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Bills of Lading or themselves responsible for any Detention or with Purcels; and to Company do not hold
Prejudice which may happen from the incor- Totness on such daslaration.
Bowan, and Ixpper Bay Wland
Maile and Pusscogere.)
THE Eastern sal Australina Hail Stean
Company's Stower
QUEENSLAND," Captain Craig, will be despatched is above on
For Freight or Pange, apply ig SATURDAY, the 25th inst., at Nou.
GIBB LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents.
114 350 Boðgkng, 15th Marmi, 1876,
„FOR MANILA.
Shanghal Steam Navigation Company-Ts. T
72 per share.
#barc
Bongkong Hotel Company's Shareaper
***GUNGA,"
Shippore of cargo for. Bombay tre réqueated to take note, that Du Steamers having Hong- kong in correspondace with the Australian Steambes from Gallo to Bumbay, may call at Colombo...
Shippers are partienlary requested to nota the bertus and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading.
A. MLVER, Superintendent, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-75 por Garceau, Master, wit be despatobed to Manila Goe Office. Hongkong, 16th March, 1876.
on or boat the 25thiautant
For Freight or Pimage, upply to
REMEDIOS & Ca. 362 Hongkong, Bth March, 1876.
dent, disconn
Chinese Imperial Loja-104
SALES on March 22ND, AS REPORTED UY ÜHINESS.
Grien l'ana-50 pisule, st $2.60, by We Shaz Hing to tavelling trader.
For Sale.
DELICIOUS GINGER BRANDF,
$6 per zen," ta SPIRITS of WINE, for Lamps $3 per Dozen Apply w the
HONGKONG DISTILLERY Co. 1209 Hongkong, 6th August, 1875.
BLANCHE CHAMPAGNE TO DE MONTIBELLO CARTE Quar$15 per case (1 duzen.) Juizen.) Pint...$16.
OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANT
FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND NOUHOW, TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES
· AND EUROPE.
Stenmalip
"YESSO,"
Captain Ponchard, will be despatched for to above Parta on SUNDAY, the 20th inst, at daylight
For Freight or Pusage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAK & Co. 78 367 Hoogkong, 20th March, 1878.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSIE FRANÇAIS.
THE Company's Steamship
#TAÑAIS," Captain Reynier, wil be despatched for
YOKOHAMA sortly after the rival of the tert French Mail
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Acting Agent.
UENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD-
IN CONNIOION WITH THE
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
San
THE 8,8. BELQIC will be despatched for Francias, vid Yokábamo, on SATURDAY, the 1 April, at 3 est, taking Garge and Passengus for Jupan, the United States, and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohama with Steamers from Shangazi.
*5 P.M., Money Ordes Odino aloses. Post Office closes agapt the Nfon'T BOX, which remains open all night. Thursday, 23rd indant,
7., Post Office opens for ealo ol stampe, Registry of Letters, and Post- ing of ail correspondrone, 10. Regisy of Letters ceasca. 11 Post Office closes except f
st for Late Letters 11.30 A., Lettofs (hat Letters only) addren-
"
ad to the United Kingdom of to Bings. pore may be posted on payment of a
Iate Fee of 13 cents exten postage," until
*11.30am, when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster-General.
General Post Office,
will
Hongkong, 9tt March, 1876.
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PAUKET.
be despatched with the Mails for Europe, The Boglish Contract Packer TEHERAN,
THURSDAY, the 30th instant, Maila, &o.
The following will be the hours of closing the-
Weursday, 29th instant,
5 P34, Money Order Olico okoses, UP.M., Post Office oloses except the Nigh Box. which remains open all night. Thursday, 30th instant,
7A-M., Poat Oilica opens for sale of Stampa, Registry of Lettere, and Post. ing of all catcspondence.
1 ani, Post Ofice oloses except for Late
Letters. Registry of Letters ceanen. 10.15 A.M., Letters may bo pested on payment
of a LATE FEE of 18 centa eztia Postage, until
11 AM when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely,
11.30 A. Lettes (but Letters only), address. ed to the United Kingdom má Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet on payment of a Late Fee of 18 cents ectra postage. 11,50 A., Posting on Baird consca.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postcoaster-General.
General Pow-Office,
Hongkong, 38th March, 1876,
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES,
PAOKST.
The United States Mail Prokai BELGIC
will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 1st April, with Maile the Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be CLOSED is tolleva
2 P.M. Registry of Letters cansen. 2,30 PM. Post Offee alone.
2,30 PM. Correspondence may be posted" on board the Packet with Late Fee of 12 sente catre Postage, aatil 250 P.M. when the Mail is finally closeă, Correspondence must be specially directed for this route, nud if not fully prepaid will be sent by British Packe
Letters, dc, can be posted for Canada, the West Indies suû other places named below, it uficient American stampa are added to prepay (hem from San Francisco to destination. `Aime-
Froight will be reerived on board until 4 Prican Strips are sold at this Utice.
The charge for Registry is 8 ceata in Hong of the 31st instant. Parcel Packages will be tong Stamps and 10 cepts in U.S. Stampy to received at the Office until Pp. sime day. A home places only the naies of which are print- Farcel Fuckuges skvald be murked to addressed in Italice. To all the other places named io fell value of anma is required.
sorrespondence canot be Ragistared through, Retorn Passage Tickets available for 6 bns only to San Francisco (8 centa), months are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent. The following are the charges on correspon- un regular rates.
dence thus sent. For further information se to. Freight or (Taking Cargo at through rates to bodo and Paige apply to the Agency of the Company,
Praya West..
589 Hongkong, st March, 18:0
"STEAM "TO YOKOHAMA.
NAGASAKI)
an bis operation would give them. The Khe for gazze two or three hundred yards. In this dive, however, was not be joted. His outter, where tas family had retired to rest. perieace of English paltey bus festlyed him to there was one man (the admirale pilot), i bolfare in the honesty of our intentions, and wife, and four children, the eldest being 14 Fraube bad certainly not placed him under any years of age. The man, Daniel Smith, was obligation by any recent excess of kindness safely lodged, with only a few bruises, amidst s The upsteriosa possibilities which fellow dio cluster of oleander trees; his children wer obedienos to the will of a great Power wore fearfully crushed and thrown a hundred yarda next shadowed forth. But the Kladiva was not from where they aid been sleeping, and his wife to be bullied and es, after trying both methods was discovered, caribly angled clinging to
cajolery and bonn M. Ostray bay retired discomfited. I need not add the Khedive. Is some planking in the little bay 8 yarês from where hor boqae had stood. The poor woman Mr. C. Pusker scoonded the more inclined than ever to favour Baglish Dave birth to a still-born child after being amendment Mr. Gadsden could not under-terests. Hia superior discernment and freedom stand why the shares had gone down. Was from prejudice sometimes put him in advance rescued from the water, but expired shortly £28.000 a year eficient to keep in repair and of his country. But, I am glad to gay, he does after, in spite of medical eid. Tas position of practically deprecati a felt that they were not sand alone in tuisfaith in Engined. I asked this bouse was in a delightful deh, tad in Just WASSIAMULL DIUERU ADASS, will leave for the above place shortly after the practically depresíuting the ordinary stook by one of the leading men in Egypt to-day what protection from the strong winds so often ex Han for Eale, Cashmere Shawls, Moring
such a spot as one would bare selected to obtain the isane of $700,000 profurence abates, Had he thought of the question of English csapaperiented in Bernada. The tornado, with Gowns, Rampore and Debi Shawls, Tornous, ther property tú represent the capital? He tion, "Englund," is suid," means wall by to i alse thought there shoult be a wear and tear she will never interfere with till she is forced errat price, appeurs, however, to have fand. The Uhairusan, in reply, auid they put by the site of other Powers. But if Stambol selected such positions for its work of devasta- by a certain amount every year to reserve fand, word to Fallen.""
and they effected repairs oat of income, got out
tion, for it was the slope of bills protected from the wind where the greatest baroo wae done. Its comras fortunately did not lie over either the towns of Hamilton ox St. George, although it just foushed the last end of tho atrer island, and the avoided the varsela in fleet, which is now here, would doubtless have suutsined great druge. With de exception of the death related above there we no los life.-Loring Pod.
INDIAN JUGGLERS BEFORE THE
PRINCE OF WALER AN
an hour of quiet auament in enup, wstoking Dus day, at Parl, bia Royal Highness bad the tracks of some Indian jugglers and enake chaters, which have been described hundred
3% discount on 25 Outca.
BOURBON WHISKET;· $12, per case() dozen) FOR SALE BY
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YOGH, RAGEDOEN & CO. KRUPPS (AST STEEL WORKS,tracted for the sake of the Postage Sumps.
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FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
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ESSEN (GERMANY). SOLE AGENT FOR CÈÍNA,
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OHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA.
It is believed here that M. Oatray in of capital de to submarine telegraph, they this incident bea excouded hia izatrao were only to gathering experierice about it, time, and will not be supported by bio and he could
not Any whether a cable Government. However that may be, hie would fast 10 years or sit years. As re- conduct has given rise to very serious barbour; had it passed over Ireland leland, the garded the table picked up in the Red Sea, pretensions and a very natural desire that they had tourd it was us good as when England may succeed in strengthening bet itabil down, Thuy wrote so much off hold commercially on the country. To put the their abipa very year, and the system they
current opinion somewhat brutalement, it comes carried on was approved by the very first ac- to the-A controlever the Cacul would not countanta in London. Their soconate were man be of much mis if the control of the railways of aped right out of the office, and they did not Egypt were in Frencs hands. It is not the first "cook them in any way. Their capital was time France has interfered in this way. When represented to the fullest extent by the value of it was prop sad in 1888 to Mohomet Ali to con their property and the goodwill of that property, strat & railway from Alexandria to Stez in they were trying to incream to reserva faed, to
order to facilitats our Indian transports, keep down uspese, and to pay what they France interfered and so successfally, that, considered a fair dividend. Telegraphy was though the Pasha had ordered the material, times over, and which never lose their interact tf 1136 Hongkong, 11th May, 1867. becoming more and more a necessity, and he project was abandonod, and no railway was for the spentator. After breakfast o ragged believed they were doing it a great deal toe constructed for 20 yours. But in those days train of fellows leading apes and arrying bags cheap, bat they had to meel competition. A France was all-powerful in the Levant. Now were seen coming up the main street of the to the dividends original promised, if the system alt that is changed, and it would be hard if camp to one of the tents. These ware followed of boucut and fair talography were carried out, Franse were to get hold of the very railway the by ace or eight gly, shapeless clderly women ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, they would be paying per mnt, dividend construction of which she opposed as a political in hrighs drapery, carrying what.ur.considered instead of 5 per cent, They were bound, how danger to herself. There is a farther impression her musical instruments. Tboy all squattel ever, as all telegraph companies were by abroad of a disturbing character, which obtains nuder the shade of the trees in front of one of convention which was in force. It was not the credit in the beat coles here, that Franco is the tente apart-conjurore, apo leviers, singing A word system which bad redneed thete dividenda, appuyde it her pretensions by Easels, and that women. b it only came into operation on the Jet fat, tho to Powers are making common cause in and, so far, they bad bad no reason to Regret its Egypt. Candid friends" of England, who first to show of They were my two-old The jugglers and snake charmers were the adoption. The cost of the one cable would not look into the faturs merely to set the storme chatty fellows, vtose skin buns on their bones preberens, and patios service Frank Bristow Maer will load for the above
this Work standa mrivalled. All the new Fort, and will are quick deepatob be believed, rxxed. £200 à milo.. The report that may be brewing there, point out what a and accounts were adopted nem.com, the sund. fire the allianco would be if the Euatern some lever" passes," swallowed and spas cut compelled to coin to express the numerous ob-***
as if it more cracked brown paper. They did words which the Chinese have of late years been and the Mr. W. F.Massey, M... Mr. G. G. Nicol, sed had the command of stamboul as well as Toulon, vessel, walked on wooden patsons held on by in sonnet generally, which the rapid advance Lord Alfred Paget-and the retiring auditors Of socrue, the discussion of remote possibilition the action of the feet waking a rasanmin of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are Moners. J. Ball and El. Dever-having been is mast of time in politics, and I werely mention fast, tho withered, viracious old juggler and bis here gives in feud. Tach and every word is vale of thanks to the chairman and dirceturtais altant a power here: On, grain of truth tiger tricks on oder confraternity. Where is fully illustrated and explained, forming ex Ray T, Lowir, Masur, vill land for the above SE re-elected, the proceedings terminated with thie at a test of public opinion Lexo.
ragged old all or exer
THE Al Amerien Suip
Tianes.
is created monetin of falsehood, and he get the cabres which he prodcoad anddenly Both the Court and Pand pronunerations are Port, and will bars quick deapatos. *** away on the result to Europe, To give out of two baskets which lid been turned over, given, the accente being carefully marked on For Freight, apply to fawxamplesA Russian General inspect the inside out, in our presence ? DYMAMITE GOARE AT GIBRALTAR. Egyptian Army, and is known to be on friendly dramping of his triend or the playing on the graphy dapinya the areas of un artizips to It was not the the best principle hitherte at amet. The typo The Gibraltar Chronicle reports that on the relations with the Klodive it is at one stated dry guard which drew the reptiles cut of cover make theChiness and English type correspond 14b Jatruiry, on the paeschters landing from that Rnesia bua Beata Minister of War to
Meanwhile a mango under the dirty clothin the miss of body, thereby affecting a ust the Spanish crew steamer James Haynes fugland roads financiers to report on was growing, and in an interval of enake work economy of space, schieringa learns not Water-port was called to a large and very heavy England has stepped Into the Ministry of a freal bright, green mango tra me sighteen vast margins and racant spaces which have will have quick dosgileb, portauteau brought on shore by one of thero, Fiance and the control of the Egyptian nobelbigh from the ground, where he had appa heretofor characterized Chinese publications. On being questioned the man and it contained Treasury. An Exglish finansier is known to reatly only put ina mangó need. Expressions To ilarate the must wope of the work, the abibing liable to daty, but only clothes, and on bars studied the state of the Khedive's private of wonder followed then the olots was throw following faute aro aubilled for consideration
VOGEL, HAGEDOHN & Co. the weight being pointed out he added that estate it is at once stated, that England over the tree and mother of the famous legend Warmere Vocabularly contains about 16,000
140 Hongkong, lit Fobensry, 1878- there were also nome sample of iron. This not going to buy all the Vicerega property, which ary laserdemain feste was executed. A shallow Chinese characters, and fodharat's Boglish satisfying the revenue offor, the portmanteau
amounts to one-fifth of Egypt An Italian basket about eighteen inches high and three and Ohizese Dictionary about 100,000 whilst THE AL Amorios Sip
̈÷FOR NEW YORK, was opened, and underneath the clothes a tin soul ia kuown to bave come an adviser feet long, with a ver, was placed before the this work contains more than 50,000 English box was found containing dreito composition on Hayphiau commscoobody will believe frince. It was pain there was my deceit. A worde, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charac Wilkinson, Master, will load here and at
HAZE in a large quantity. On being further questioned that he is not home to trust a call there one cut from the group of antives tors. Again, despite all the grape and Whapon, and will have quick despatch as the man produced from bis puoket three on poules as instances 1 night ropas ad infinitum,near at hands ht of twelve, so, slight of other elementery works as yet published, the above For Freight apply to of the same material. He said he had nu word, and, they show how antions one rat be before figurand pleasant of face, with zot an article student of this ditioalt Janguage absolutely re
VOGES, HAGEDORN & Co. bat in a nodrier bag over his shoulders were any statement on Egyptian politics can be son of dress save his loin sloth and dirty turba, queres amples to display the varions appli. found two urge cases of the same copanice ideally advanced. But the Eumo-French Him the old man, obattering the while, cations and equivalents of diferent words which He stated that he was a frenchman, that rapprochement weeks maro doubt that agents of bound hand and loot & la Bretter Anyane have one general meaning. Of these samples theacs articles avere his own invention for mine, and thers is no doubt that agents of in time. Thong enok, made of strong this work contains more than tre tince as ing purposes, and that he was on his way to anusially active here at the present moment lipped it over the lad whom he squeezed downlished.
botb Fowers, accredited and anncoredited, are necting, was produced and the did fellow many, as my other Dictionary hitherto pub Marbella to dispose of them. The Euperinten deat of Police having been communicated with, furianately for England, she has had at pre-on, his hunchees thus he could tie the ourds For practical purposes the arrangement of took the nisu before the French vice-consul, sent the most curdial support from Germany securely over his head and lift him from the the work is so complete, tant a rekreace $15,000 on First olan Kiska, sad bila pisaport, papers, &o, were found correct, in at the doos in Egypt and we English here ground to prove how secure is wae, Hefto its pages ambles a person who under. A Discount uf: Tinty per cent (10 °F) upon. The consul declined sho reponsibility of ba bol thatthe two Tintoaid Power together seemed to nue gist force to pas the lid into stands anglich to communicate of tinely to Current Local Entos of Frews will be al coming asserable for his appearance before cadeaut the world. However, that may he, the tacker and to have great fillealty in with antites who understand nothing bat Chi- lowed upon Lasaranas affected with this Osco. the police magistrate for a: aquiry into, the its fortunate that the Political Agente of the fitting tua lid on the top of him. When that sees. In this respect the work will be found
TG LINSTEAD, case, so he was conveyed, to the station-bonac, two countries are the two members of the win done the asia was renewal by one, ad indispensable to all Europeans realing in The case was fully investigated before Colonel Diplomatic Body most respected, not only by the otherjoggier began to talk to big basket. Chins, and to the zatirs themscives it erv
1365 Hongkong, 16th August, 1874, Mollau, C.B, on the 15th and 17th, when, there too foreign community, but also by the E87 Fragently the lid was agitated, sad the oord plains suljects fully with which very few in manuHESTER FILE ASSULANUA UUM. being to further, gronds for, the detention of tip dovernment. This is a matter of no wall and net-work we jarked out and fall on the deed of them are porfectly sequainted To "PANY OF MINOHESTERANDA the man imetistody, be was sentenced to the inputtance Personal character goed na fer un grogad. Then the juggler ran at the baskat in parties repdent in England and interested in bigbeat pesalty allowed for infringing the Egyptian diplomaoy as personal prowess aid in furs, jumped on the top, orushed the lid, China it cannot has be invaluable ocupally.
rovisions of the Order in Council for arropti batil before the days of cannon and rifle,
utamped on it, took a stick and drove it with It compress upwards of two thousand large tiously introducing prohibited articles into the
maforos, through the wicker work. The basket quarto pare garrison, via, to pay a fine of 50 dollars, or is in the wow yolume of the Racing Calendar was empty. The came a vetores of the lad default undergo three months' imprisonment the reoing colours of the Friand of Wales who had been inside; and, lo !: there was just with hard labour, and to be sent eas of the appear for the first dme. They oro-Purple ench a youth upon one of the fresa. Tas garrison. The dynamite nas taken out into body with gold braid, scarlet stover, and black mange tree, when next vatoverid, appeared the bay and sunk in deep water.
volvit cep with gold fringe,
bung with tiny fruit-Time Correspondent
Sole Agent on the Pacific Coast for Winchester Repeating Arma and Amounition: DuPont's Blasting and Sporting Powder; Inks Superior and Pacifio Fuse Company's Surety Fuse 1y 1028 July 7
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Cadiz, the attention of the inspector: at the Egyptien financit is at once atated that the old fellow dusted at the later and exposed previously attained, and dispensing with those White, Haster, will ind for the whore Port, andHE TOURIST'S GUIDE or 6 ounces, will he found cheaper than the
for Freight, applɛto
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Br FaONCE PACKET. - no Paper has bean Established for nearly Continent of Europe (Franda ex Twenty Kears, and is, as to Editorial Manage.cepted)
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