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TULE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY THONGKONG DAILY
For 1878.
(-{With which te insorporated, “THE CHIRK
DMBOTORY.").
This Comprehensive Work, new-in-the SIXTEENTH YEAR of its existence, has been compiled from the Bar and BysT RELIABLE Soccors, and zo pins have boce spared to ronder it COMPLET in EVERY RESPECT.:
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THE DIRECTORY FOR HONGKONG.
TER DIRECTORY FOR CANTON.
·THE DIRECTORY Pon WHAMPOA.
THE DIRECTORY FOR MAÇÃO,
THE DIRECTORY FOR PATHOL.
THE DIRECTORY #02 HOIHOW
THE DIRECTORY FOR SWATOW.
THE DIRECTORY FOR AMOY.
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THE DIRECTORY FOR NINGPO.
Tag DIRECTORY FOR SHANGHAI, THE DIRECTORY FOR CHUNKIANG. THE DIRECTORY POR KIUKYANG.
THE DIRECTORY FOR WUHU,
Tu DIRECTORY POR-HANSOW
THE DIRECTORY FOR CHEFOO.
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the Bustynse connooted therewith, will conduct the samo on his own doconut fest thie data.
CHATTERTON WILCOX. thaily Prese Dios,
Hongkong, Jet Jazuary, 1878.
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CALORICKET.
MISCELLANEOUS
RUSSTAN TEA DRINKING.
HONGKONG CLUB 7. 7TH HIGHLANDERS.
The Rantan Baldinga na mid to live and fght... A young person advertising for a gituation for wholly upon ten, The Cocks Bays the This match was played on Saturday and the .............. Clob visoổng thể trai hogan të batting The announces her ability to take Glasgow country, Drugnats Circular), often gofry it about in tha the barque Ben first wicket soon fall, Ime Prothero and Sanders England, or abourd jamsinidyner drunk en the and January last, made so long & stand theta change in bowling was Aeratemporary nations its July-readers, shape of bricker rather tiles, which, befo harconing, are soaked in shop's blood and bollo Ir is comparatively, seldom thắt a perike of has beeù arvavad by the Revenus Cruiser Ling deemed necesur uml the fast pacus of Grour when they are dressed in reivat, against miting in milk with the siblition of deur, hotter, and fold-do-ab isnow roburned in England. Whero ng Captain, and its bearings ar to soon effected the wished for separation, Parco den on one bottomed chairs. Brs Fanny salf, so as to contenta a kind of soup. Tho thay waves koud in dar calomas. The danger is and Johnson were the only other socus of any amble pice, when she found such a chair pro psalon of the Rnsing for the beverage in simply →→→ there to the shadow of a doubt jurios almost, in the fairway, of vervale auprosching the Fou merwent and the innings closed for 109 raus, Pzi.vided for bat at one of her readings in the West lahing. In has depth of winter his viit invariably and temporary insanity, and clion centre bucy from the North Yato Reynolds bowling being also very effective turned upon the leading committeman a basiliske empty twaity enpa in sarcassion, at pesély bell. T'hero was Low avery prospect of an exciting glance, and exclained, blan, de ron wish mis tong point, until he perspiros at every pore, and rightly so. Although the theory that self.
The usual fortnightly entertainment will take fin from the amount of batsing talent give my beat voivet gown the amoil for then, in's state of intense excitement, rush out, 9. WATSON AND CO., destruction is in itself a proof of insanity is place at the Tempamure Hall, Stanley street, the ranks of their adversárics the Olub would Three Irishmen who hat dranke pretty freely roll in the grow, get up, and 20 on to the nort
this evening, cowskieneing at 8:30 pm: untenable in ite full extent, it must be ad free The following is the programme.
Imts have preferrede fow more runn. Noter, however of whiskey at a tanco in Dahliu were loud in altalar place of entertaining. So with Kid FAMILY AND DISPENSING
was the glazions uncertainty of cricket more their praise of ità virincs, na thig cooled along my With every gron for orale of tenta unitted that the fact of a man's taking away Overture, Panarom Boiling
fully gremplifet, as the it three hell delivered the banks of the Liffey - One of the ked just travels the invariable ten onntdrozzi, suspended and Viaka
less to the tent, and A. K. Tevard was also than whsh his food/alipped and he fell into the computing how many in a Bollier's pani- within ari non of tepomplishing. The "hat brickmer Thora, Pat" and ode of his friends kin is allel upon a halt. If In Lie det iden. as two wickate tell to two suceeding balls you are fally" provided for, you had meat and Frequently he curries it cold in a compor osoas
NOTICE.
CHEMISTS,
Bipolatmont to His Excellency the Go his own life to a strong presumption the Bough the ups and downs of bf i by. Hŷnes sent three donghty champious sedre, idéolarél that" whiskey wea muest and drink to 4 from a tripod and it would he vain to think of·
VERNOR and his Royal Highness the
· DUKE OF EDINBURGH,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIBTE
PERFUMERS,
PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS.
DRUGOISTE SONDRYMEN.
And
ABRATED WATER MAKERS,
he mag lahymuring under some aberration: Bag sød. Chorus – Tà son go, my lady lover's
Beatapon
of the intellect at the time, and where sur Song Bell Mahboze's roply."
Ay of ton life, rounding, direumataarop gire strong colour. Bong "Let noch zian learn to know him.
to the preamption, the depensed is claurly ng entitled to the benefit of the doubt. The Violin Solo
Song an dead man is in a manner upon his trial,
Bokig na Churme and although he is beyond the reach of Bentazion. purishment, a verdict of self-murder deprives Sung............
"The Rose of Trelad./2
Hops told a fultering tale. Jaunie a Douro, (na incident,
f of Imeknow.) "The megalit son.”
The drown of Eugene Arany." Shillings. I've spout a few.".
In his first ovat: the telegraph presenting the drink, and now you have washing and lodging a slags upon the warch. unusual apretadle of five wickets down, without Ons very bitter winter some twenty years since
a rue from the bat. This in luck pursued the the late Mr. B. T. Smith organised a daily dle-
FREEDOM OF OPINION IN HOLY
at 746 throughout Choir sonings, Private Henderbution of hot soup at the stage dick of the
son alone getting into double figures, although Thane Theatre. Meeting Hobart Brough, KONCA RUSSIA Cavaklish stayed leg and played steadily for the dramatist, under the colonnade of the theatre, scort The bowling appeared to be wusly) had done the might thing this time" he, coked bin whether he did not think that he good, as the following analysis shows
A lady of high rank at St Petersburg vs. The right thing!" cried Robert My dear when the attack on Turkey was only a process Dmith, you deserve the laurels of Godfrey de of incubation honest and bold enough to stand
BALZS
SHIPS MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTED, him of the right of Christian burial, while The romaing of the Mr. Henrich Lansen, master Over Boutllon sail Marshal Turon ???; (Turer.de)up for the Turks. In every drawing-rooni she
PASHEROES SHIPS SUPPLIED.
NOTICE. To avoid delay in the execution of Order it is particularly requested that all business communications be addressed to the Firai, A. & WATSON and Go, or
HONGKONG DEFENSARY.
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OVERS, MAIDEN BUNS. WICH the disgras adds poignaney to the grief of of the Goon bark Carl Ritter, were interrad on Saturday afternoon. The body was put into his friends. This was the verdict returned the long bost of the ship, at four o'clock, and was The 74th, bolig more than the prescribed number orbita the green flame of bring sind, and the asked, with being frient mess to continn his Trypts 7 song 19 was a M. Granip, according to the Scientific American, vande un secret of her opinion. Her husband was at the inquest on the body of Captation of the ship's crow, to Bowrington, wheth behind the sound venture, Kelham in rat by making a little brush, of sine turnings in his shoulders, and very naturally as that she towed slowly on shore by the gig, pulled by o por followed their innings, and did nel cloud of white oxide-philemophors wool-formed wife to be more discreet. Ho however shrugged LAVSEN, of the Cari Rifter. We are usually hearse was in attendance to receive 16. The beara besiling the score and Groescal. Kaya iso play. Lear and a thick, and fastoning it to the and a woman, Bud, woman like, would have lo loth to question the verdicts of juries, but then moved Cowards the austery, followed by ing well for their runs. The verkot on the first of an iron tod, which he holds in the flame say, Unfortunately the lady did not takatto they are fair subject, for oriticism, and it is nearly all the German cuplat in harbour, the innings, however, could not be uvered ad the obliquely over an iron plate. To abow the com- hint, and one night is she was driving home
| German Consul, Dr. Clouth the representatives fir soruétimes of great importance to the public of Messrs. Siemen and Con, and several other in ware declared the wings on it by férum buction of sadinduru and the cloud of bramy oxide. Erom a party, was erpplied to had her carriage.
This was the first opportunity we have had of the heats the metal in a small poroalaun erncible taking the wrong turning. She put her bead that the grounds on which they were arrived gentlemen, When the procession arrived the seeing tla 74th stood against the Club bowling or the blast latap. Ondwire can be cbtained out of window wid told the coachman of his mis- NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS at should be analysed. Captain Laver gate of the panetery items met by the Ray and although they were not sucessful on this in Benital brilliant crystals by distillation to take. To her curarse she saw a hangs mañ on Communications on Elitorial matters bould be shot himself. It was in evidence that the the Kay, dr. Dann off to the have onusion, there is no doubt they can turn out an hydrogen gus turrents the box, who said, I am nu agent of the secret
Davys offered a prayer, and addroseed "The Elitor," and thoñe on hanizmas 14 ThA
In a recent part of the Complex Rendus is a polios, and I bave the honour of driving madame?” Manager," and not to individuals by name, at that
doccased had been depressed in mind an alequent address on intecuperanon. The Her loves that will require all the talent of the by the fact of his vessel not doing well, that Dr. Eitel, who was also promont, ebeoquently belong to overoute. In Kelham they have a report upon observations which M. Fantra bas The stift Do you know who I am? I am gave a short address in Carcan to those present brilliant held and formidable bateman who can made in French forests to determine the agence Madame and relation of Cegat 1 he had been dink at sen reatly overT
be wall supported by many of his companions of trees on the distribution of rain and swisture, vil kava ron severaly banisted for this outings. reaing, that he had eaten nothing for two
Greer and Parsta. Reynolds: appear to be the Hefinds that forgela receive more main than opan - he onschman took no native sad after a limb most affective bowlers, and the fielding of the plains, and pines more than leafy treas. Pines stepped. The carriage floor was opened, Madamo whole team is good, so that the noble game enramin more than half of the water that falls —— was obliged in dngeend and enter a rusm days before he committed the fatal act,
well supported by our alt friends in the 28th upon them, while Jeafy trees allow 58 per cent to Two women then striped her stark naked, tind that he had slept nearly the whole of the
will not suffer from the advent of the Highreach the ground snon sfter its deposit on the use handy to a ring in the wall, and two man previous day, and had on that same day The following notifcation appesus in this Go.anders. The following is the share:-
tree Pius therefora furnish the best shield entering gåre her thirty strokes with a whip. drunk half a bottle of brandy. Surely these werment Caselle of Saturday
against sudden inundations, and the heat means - The punishment over, the women hathed her circumstances wore sufficient to show that
for giving freshnesa and hamidity to'a olfmate romxle, dressed her with the greatest repent, At a conference hell at the Counsil Clabor fr X
b Gmst like that of Alriora
al saying, "Maise will be more cantions in the man was in a bad state both of body and on the 25th February, 1578, to consider the ques-
At the last meeting of the Russian Ceo. Falzze,” allowed her to enter her varriage und tion of the beaching of English in the Gevern- Prvėto Reynolds, bisnek...... mind, and to justify a presumption of atment Schools, the following gentlemen were print, the magnetics messgamente und bei Smit-which it is alleged would be a happy exchange
Mont: Heups, b K, Ts archbinder
graphical Society, Colonel Tillo road a segrert on | retain home. Is this the sort of civilisation.
sent by invitation of His froellaney, the Co-Prite Ermilerson, e Johtoon, by d vernor, who presided:--
Correspondents are reqnouted to format their came and address will sumunicatione addressed to the háitor, not for publication, but as erichnes of good All lettere for publication should be written on one wds of the paper only:
faith.
DEATH: At Macan, on Wedsanday morning, the 8th instant, MA, the duty beloved wife of August MaHor...
The Daily Press.
HONGTONG, MASON 17TH, 1878.
TRE result of the Conference proposed by His Excellency the Goven on the "ques tion of the teching of English in the Go THE DIRECTORY FOR MAKODATE
vernment Schools of this Colony, as state THE DIRECTORY FOR PHILIPPINES.is Saturday's Gazette, is highly satisfactory
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THE DIRECTOHY FOR SAIGON.
Tas DIRECTORY Foz HAIPHONG.
THE DIRECTORY FOR HANÔI.
THE DIRECTORY FOR BANGKOK
THE DIRECTORY FOR SINGAPORE.
ENGLISH-TEACHING IN GOVERN. MENT SCHOOLS.
Troops (Coisaol Bagano, C.B.)
The Hazourthle the Colonel Commanding the
The Honourable the Colonial Scomplary, (F Gardiner Austin, G.LG.)
The Honourable Kiness Byrio The Honourable Honry Lowcook. The Honourable J. MeNoile Price. The Honourable Franois Bulkeley Jahnson.. tins Central School.
Frederick Stewart, Esquire, Head-Mastor of
The Reverend E. Eital, PH.D.
The following regulations were arrived at view by the Government should be the teaching 1-That the hmary object to be borne in of English
beast temporary insanity; it might even be thought that his depression and his habits of fife had born bringing on treanity for some tims. That he had some times before expressed a wish that he were dead can hardly be taken as evidence of absolute premeditation, as to seems to have struggled, for the sake of his wife and children, against the insane impulse whichatlast, it would seem, proved irresistible, On the morning of his death he asked for and it is to be hoped pats an end for some modicine, showing, as it seema to Lizze to the rexed aducation controversy: that even then he was struggling against his When the Central School was first attacked; mental and bodily ailments and wanted to the most soarching investigation was preserve himself. The Coroner explained to chalenged by ite supporters. The challenge the jury the difference between feio-de-ee and was, however, unnecessary, for altenay a temporary insanity, and the jury, after some most crucial tast had boon commenced.lime spent in consideration, reluced the Pamphlets were lesued to prove that the former verdict. It is one from which we can With brief descriptions of Hongkong and the school did not achieve results commen-not. but dissent. The duties of jurios in such Treaty Ports of Uniña, Japun, sad the Philip-surate with the coat it entailed upon the cases are always unpleasant, and we have no Grant-in-Aid Bohedule, (with the exception of ріпок,
eolony, that the education system under wish to make them more so by captious ori-Goography). It also includes a mass of useful information which it was worked operated unfairly ticism, but in this caso an important issue is in addition to that anally found in works of the against the educational agencies of a certain involved and discussion is, we think, likely The larges Directory contains the different denomination, and that, in short, the work to do good. It is to the credit of two of the Trpatios and Conventions made by China and it was intended to do could be accomplished clergymen of the colony that they were not Japan with foreign countries, together with at less cost and more satisfactorily if the deterred by the verdict from assisting at the Furions Acts, Ordinsuses, and Regulations re-education of the youth of Hongkong were left interment, although the decision of the jury lating to Commeres and Shipping.
in the hands of the deanminations. The forbade the use of the ritual of the Church. It is further embellished ith Chromolithe inquiry called forth by this controversy has
graph of n-
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FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF SHANGHAI: Chrom-lithograph Plate of the NE
CODE of SIGNALS in uso at the PEAK:
Also of the varicus HOUSE FLAGS (Tesigned experly for the Wark);
MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN, e
complate as possible.
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noff in Bussis. These measurements, it is abated from Türkish, bazkariem P—The Fuller. in Naturo,accomplished with the test accuracy.
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Mr. J. P. Kunz, 15 b Rey pokle
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Mr. AQ Alforth, Neywoldi
167.5. F. Jonson, Keymol. Mr. T. it Get, bol nal
Mr. H. Ge Hennage, d Reynolds
and inolinations having been measated at 287 A TREASURE BEKKING EXPEDITION. places, and the former alone at 261. “Al the same mochag the society resolved to enter into The American expedition for the recovery of colatious with different governments in reference the lost treasure of the San Pedro Alonnara to the “eatshilishment of polar meteorological which was noticed a few wooer since, has no stations, and to submit an elaborata scheme in the Giche remarks, been onrticl to mich an ad- connection with that rabject to the next Intervanced stage of preparation that a definite day. national Meteorological Congress
for sailing has bach set. It being the desire of
In a wild part of Scotland a desler in fish used the enterprise to mold as far as possible the an- to drive his cat considerable way inland. On noyance of crowds of acht-rears oariosity one occasion, whan passing a wild savor, where, hunters, and applicants for employment, it was Although there did reside a schoolmaster, the bot deemed udvimbe to state where, at or near knowledge of the inhabitants of affairs in general. New York, their preparations were moking. The was not extensive, he dropped a lobster. Some facts which can be given are, however, of unnsunt children picked it up, and, wondering what the interest. The vessel purchased for the usag hf strange greature would be, took it to the school the expedition is the schooter Peter Mitchell master. The dominie put on his; “ sparticles," She is of about 100 tong, and sailors tell mar.
fully. * Well" af length sold the orsola, “Twenthingas, The Canadian Government hád ken misi o' the wonderfa, animals of creation, lust, coustumeled for the purpose of ebxsing except jest twa; and those twa, I never saw, intrusive Yankee fahing amacks away from They are an elephant and a turtle dove, and no tim Dominion wetera, and it was mid that the this must be ang o′′ tho twa.”
was “ablo to overfinal anything that fluated and
more time to English and less time to Chinese 2That to enable this Cantral Sohon to give studies without materially diminishing the secunt of Chinese knowledge on the part of the THE ANNUAL ORICKET MATCH, HONGKONG and turning it over and over, examined it ence. vellous stories of her ewifiness and see- season leeving the Schul, the proliznizary coquirements in Chinese lawwledge is raised in the case of all such candidates for admission as do not already speak English fairly well is the requiromenta of Standard IV; of Class I of the
8.That five hours, be given every day (ex- Chinese stadice; but with the understanding that capt Saturday) to English, and 24 hours to all English lessons will bo obligatory, and all platation on the part of the parents. Chinese lessons optional, recording to the do
The above resolutions were arrived at without
the latter which makes the study of Chinesc a division, with the exception of that portion of optional or the depletion of the parents. On that point, the voting was as follows-
FOR MAKING CHINESE OPTIONAL,
The Honourably the Colonel Commanding the
Troops.
The Horonrable the Colonial Seeratary. The Honorable J. M. Price, The Honourable T. B. Jaanson.
The Revordind E. J. Eital.
ROL MAKING CHINESE COMPULSORY. The Houcuratie P. Byric. The oceaalis If. Lowconk Mr. Stewart.
1878..
happily only resulted in placing more pro- Tux acting appointments rendered necessary minently before the public the advantages by the departure of Sir JOHN SMALE and Mr. conforted upon the polony by that institution. STEWART pp leave will meet with general and to the Conference invited by His Ex-concurrence. About Mr Brown's appoint cellency the GovERNOE so great and imment not a word is necessary Mr RuSSALL portant did thess advantages appear that has acted as Attorney-Goceral, and will no their immediate extension by doubling the doubt prove himself equally well fitted for teaching staff was recommended. The mom the Poisne Judgeship. He has had a long bers of the Conference also record their sense experience in the Police Court. Mr. CREAGE That increased accommodation, more Fug- of the necessity of increased accommodation, has been trasplanted to a wholly different essential to the proper teaching of English at lish speaking Mosters, and smaller olasses are and coming, as this opinion does, from so sphere from the one in which he has hitherto the Contral School important a body, we trust it will have the mored, and has yet to show whether he pos- English Masters he donbled forthwith.
5. That us a preliminary stop, the staff of The Directors for 1878 contains several new effect of hurrying on the erection of a new sessus special qualifications for the posts of 6-That with regard to the other Government. features and improvements, and will be found a sefolhouse. The recent discussion, carried Polico Magistrate and Coroner; but we are Balioole entirely supported by Government, ar
The Chronicle and Directory is the only on somewhat warmly, but with perfect good sanguine that he will acquit himself credit-the boys English in wit of them.
rangements be made; as soon i possible, to teach publication of its kind for China and Jayat, feeling, has evidently been of the greatest be ably in both capacities. The acceptanes by
J. POPE HENNESSY, Governor. aul wil be found invaluable in all Fablio,nefit to the cause of education in Hongkong. Dr. EITEL of the post of Acting Inspector of
Hand and confirmed this 5th day of Maroh, Mercantile, and General Offices.
As to the minor points in the report of Schools leaves Mr. FALCON free to devote It is published is two forms-Complete at the Conference, they will be generally no his entire energies to the work of the Head
H. E. WODENGUSK: $; or with the List of Resident, Port Diroo-cepted by the public with approval. "That Mastership of the Central School, which
Clerk of Councils.
tories, Maps, &c., at $3.
the primary object to be borne in view by is quite sufficient to engage the wholo the Government should be the teaching of time and attention of one mau. His Freel English," has always been recognised, allency could not have made a better selection though hitherto no practicable scheme has for the Inspectorate. The rov. doctor is at been matured for carrying out this view once one of the most eminent sinologues in Mcasts. Campbell & Co.
the village schools. The Conference China, and one of the best authorities on Messrs. Wilson, Nickolls & Co. Meases, Wilson, Nicholls & Co.comnend that arrangements be made as education. Altogether the acting appoint FOOCHOW Moeurs. Hedge & Co.
soon as possible to teach the hors English mants are inch as cannot fail to give satis- MISOPO Mesure Kally & Walth. Sghai. in all of them. If this can be done it will faction to the community generally, SHANGHAI ... Mosara. Hall & Hels. SHANGHAI ... Messys, Kolly & Walsh.
be a long step in the right direction, and the HANKOW. and Messre. Hall & Hells and Kelly expense it will entail will be well repaid by The steamer Glenartney left Singapore RIVER PORTY}
& Walsh, Shanghai the advantage to bo dorived by the colony this port yesterday morning. CHEROC and Mesars Holl & Holts and Kelly from a widely disseminated knowledge of
& Walsh, Shanghai.. TIENTSIN and Messrs. Hall & Hella and Kelly English among the native population. As & Walsh, Shanghai to making the study of Chinese in the Cen NAGASAKI The C. and J. Trading Co...
iral School optional, according to the declara BroGo, ÚBAKA..The C. and J. Trading Co. YOKOHAMA....dapan Gazelle Office.
tion of the parents of the boys, a difference MAWILA Messrs. J. As Loyzaga & Co. BAMON ME J. H. Blooja.
of opinion may very well arise, but on the SINGAPORE...... Messra. Luddelow and Martin. whole, we are inclined to agres, with the
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SUFFSTED TO The Daily PRESA."
BY SOUTHEEY ROUTE.]
LoxpoN, 7th Marsh. - THE TAL 'TEDEMNITY. The war indemnity asked by Ruasta is 1,410,000,000 ronbles. Of this amount the ter- lory in Armenis la to represent 1,100,000,000 forbles and the money payment $10,000,000
nonbles.
Her Majesty's gunboat Businger, Lieutenant- Commander . Tudor, will leave hore lo-day for Haizan.
we learn that the Chinese steamship Huai Yues By the steamship Yasao, Captain 9. Ashton arrived at Amoy in tow of the steamer Tientan, she hating lost, her paupeller off Nos Rock.
The Ocean Steametrip Company's steamer An- chises Captain C. Jackson, arrived hare on Satur day morning with a great quantity of rice. · She
EUROPEAN CONGRESS AT BERLIN.
It is expected that a European Congress wil be hold at Berlin under the presidency of Finvo
Conference which was to be held at Baden- Bismarck, izstand of the proposed Europaso
Baden.
LONDON, 8th Marchi
Conference, who voted, that it should not be left here yesterday at noon for Whampoa to disirds upon the Treaty of Paris of 1830
compulsory. Iau place like Hongkong fiskarys, BANFRANCISCO Mr. L. P. Fisher, 51, Morskanttelligent parents are not likely to lat NEW YORK Messrs. 9. M. Pattingill & Co., their children grow up without being able boats in harbour, with the exception of thas to read and write their own language, about nine o'clock, and will pressed outside for and the raising of the standard of the preliminary requirements in Chinogo know- PRINTING OF VERY DESCRIPTION ledge on the part of candidates for admission
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Her Majesty's ship. Audacious and the gau Swinger, will leave the harbour this morning target practics, returning again this evening..
The maximum temperature at the Peak during
the past week, as recorded in Baturday's Gazette,
to the school will be aguamctee that the boys was 67.0, the minimum 45.0 at the Harbour
Master's Office, Frays West, the maximum was
on leaving shall be fairly well Loquainted 686 and the minimum 59.0.2.02 inches of rain with the written language of their country fell during the week.
if the were found to by not a sufficient
On Friday afternoon a raid was made by the guarantee it would be neccesary to make the polio ou a gambling-house in Gilman-street stody of Chinese compulsory upon all. Hit The gamblers all escaped with the arception of cue, who jumped out of this first floor window, and
DEBATE ON THE TRAIT OF PARIJ, There Is been a long debate in the House of
Lord Derby kaid that although in 1871 it penned to exist, nevertheless it was binding until Europo sanotioned a substitute; he hoped that the proposed Conference would effect & European, not a Bussian, settlement of the question, but the tank was difficult and the issue nuvertail.
POLICE COURT
9th March.
BEFORE CHABLES MAT, ES
A DARING THEF
V. AMOT, 1876.
Unto. Victoria's well know town The Const porta seat a challenge down, Enying they would likes to druh
The whole colonial orickat olul Hongkong then cont a donghty toum To lower the Coust ports' all-esta And did it too, on my Sam, The Coasters couldn't play a 1
The Hongkongites were led by Hyman, Who salerno, strength, and skill combinin
Eo mesh was hean isinning bont That beadlong back into the toat
He drove the Counters with be “porkers' é une the devil drove the porkera. All thoro wao do hard hitting like Admired the scooping slogs of Pike.
In vain shout Crux tried varies styles," Still Piko would commit the Castrima tiles. For eleganos the ladios baj
The most pre-dinirent was Gray.
The young'un,” though, so tall and thin, Was most pleasant on the shiu,
At any mio we were glad “To wear upon`each'leg a pad.
His brother, who ne seionée Lacke -
·Is not a'on proof guint lus attacks, Sa. like the blokes in ancient fable, They sat tas parts of Chin'and Abel. - Nicat geuorcua-to Amoy-war Samzay; Whos digers wers a trillo jazzy', Or, as I heard his Captain amutton,
Her dainty hagd is caked with butter." Baanders Ceftly hapt the wicket Autowed eilitary drinket. Fohind a Releigh took his stand And stopped the balls with either hand, White Williamson, the deadly pot," At Lug was always on the spok" The two Long One," Riękurd sud Coker, The last & most iavatorate anio, To swell the glorious team corabine That licked the Coast by wiekate nine,
A with Hongkong I've now got through The Coasters I will next rochow... Of their thora's not zoh to be said For, though à Best vite lint 76 Hood," Kisplay but bitek did avail -Agull the rest were-naught but tail..
Ho Horales MacIver standa Atal with alive wets his hands, Or would havo, wonki ha.but forget The main strict of etiquatto z Dis waistcoat caz, though t'in rat To strip in public waza best form. 3. Croix, in workmanike saj. Quito failed to make hie bowling pay, And as for scoring with the bat You never sá að round u fint,* - Muxt fochle was the Mohawk Sweater: And Young and Spenney weren't much bettár, While loud and jooring were flie hoole a At easy patchonimissed by Toots. Our Swatex Longtop bore the pain Any Ixom. He luked se cin, You'd no'er have though he'd played at Poker All the provious night with Coke Prothora of the apple joint, a And Bird, who licked well at Point, Both played an uphill game with plack, Hat Pooble Graham nede » Dock. -Waflen'a 1fi-monthly, Gia Macist,
AMOY
The dish of foreign commissioners for the mu, wert by wind.” In the days of that service she sical department of the forthcoming Paris Exhi. carried guns, and was he bright and pretty bition Eas just hoon published. The appoint. thing as a sailor would desire to see. When she ments: so far as they are yet made, are the was no longer required to drive off fishermen, ahe following: Great Britain. Dr. Arthur Sullivan, was sold to parties who put her into the West Belgium, the Nethorhads, "Switzerland, and the India fruit trade-a trufio for which she was Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, M. Legeph Dupont, especially fitted by her speed, and after a short Professor at the Conservatoire, of Brussels term in that sortico ele was purchased for her. Italy Simor Sigbicolli. Spain Portugal, and present 134. She bag two cabins, one for Captai
| Gresso, M. "Avalina Valent, Austria and Han- 1. 3. Folingsby, ermmandant of the expedition. cody. Dr. Eduard Haasjak; Turkog, Egypt, &o,, is elérk, the Veneruolan, officer, who will go M. Oscar de Tunis, Swedan and Norway, Herrabosed at Iin Gunysa, and another gentleman. Ever Hallstroom. Russia has not yet hand her the other aft. for the sailing master, mate, and representativa.—Acadamy.
Engineer, "The forecastia will accommodate
A spider in Jaya, saya the Gazelle de Franco, : twelve men
where all the insects are enormous, has a body The principal delay in getting ready has been as large as a sparrow's. As a rule it feeds upon casted by the diflenkkies encounterad in-procur, the mousfor ants which inhabit the free fenoks ing suitable drodges, Thise in prdinary use on in myriads But sometimes it attempts nobler museows non usoles for working at such a depth proy. A sportamsu muently aan ons which had as the operations about the San Pedro dicandera seized and was deveuring & young pacoquet, have will require, and are in other respects unsuited a duel with its other that was for a while for this service. Consequently others, the in- doubtful. It fact, the bird at first was almost ; voution of Captain Fulingsby, rodds of simpl- overcome, but by a lucky stroke it pierced the gity and offectiveness, have had to be built. The body of its miversary, and both fell to the round weight of each strefce is only half a ton, and 15. together, the spider still clasping its victim is capable of bringing up easily two tons of The lookerson released the parogust be crushing material. Two of those powerful moulinos will the spider with the batt-end of his rifle. | be taken along, but only one will be operated at
The scheme for telegraphing without wires, a time, Even lifs of the dreigy will be ruado by means of aerial currents of electricity, has, in four or five minutes, and will olsar ampace of oke -Nee-York Tribons states, been revived by fatlost twenty square feet, When operations weS- Professor Loomia. He has met with szccess in began, the Peter Mishel will bestpadust in place by aving kitos for this purpose, a copper wira bōing | four anchors. Her coarse and tas ground she has substituted for the uspel kite string, Sigvals; gone over will be carefully marked out by brogs, wora tronuitted thus between kites ton miles of whion twenty, painted in diferent colours and spart. His new experiments are made in the numbers, are provided. A enbmaring, armour mountainous regions of West Virginia, botwoon, suit air pamp, sal tubing will be takon along Tafty peaks Continuoue afrial currents are among the many things provided to impet possible Sound at the altitudes, wirich will serve the contingencies, and Captain: Folingsby, should purpose of tho telegraph, except when rarely occasion arien, will be quite competent to visit interrupted by violent disturbances of the at the bottom of the sea, us by is an old experienced mosphere. A scheme is now on foot to test the diver, but he deas not anticipate those thinge merits of serial telegraphy in the Alps...
ever being required. For the work of recovering
For the purpose of lecture experiments, H. the treasure his appliances for submarine work Kammerer proposes to show the combustibility from the vessel's desk are infinitely more effective of nitrogen-in other words, that nitrogen will than any diver's labours could be, and for pur- unite with oxygen ata afficiantly high terapera poses of exploration of bottom, ia inventive care to form, nítrin tafra-oride, NO, a reddish gouus has provided songtling which leis con- solowrod gas.. Ho takie a half gallon glass ty. Adent will supersode the divers slow and limitel linder fall på mir, and barns bit 12m. or 15in of gropings. Captain Folingely has and a subutarize magnesium ribbon. The hest prodused is suffi. telesoupe odusiructed. 9. in diameter at the sient to produce some of the red gas, which can largest end and 24 ft. long. It's tabes aro of heavy be easily recognised by its colour and interestin, ite joints are closely packed with wicking, and dour. To prove its presence to su salience. heita object-glass is pinin French plate, very heavy.. pate in tho jaz az ostio ncil solution of juride Closed together, it stands a little over 4 ft. high, of potassium and little starch solution, which wnd weight about 30 pounds. Weights may be is bined by the fodino which baa bean -liberated | slung to its lower cond to hoop it down, if neces- by the nitria tefra-naïce. —— Engineer,
vary, and lines, rigged through stationary loops
- The following latter, addressed * To Mr. Pro- on thesbides, will conble the person using it do fessor Docen of the faculty philosophical at the shorton or lengthen it at pleasure. With this University London," was lately delivered by gloss.Captain Felitby sy he will be able to our Post Office to the Decan of the Faculty of ree smallest pebbles or ecins an the bottom of Arts at University College. It seems to imply the ocean et adopth of 60 or 70 foot, as plainly. that the trodo in alphabetical ornamente is at Ger- as if they were upon the deek of the Peter Mi man Universities an extinst branch of industry: chel. Fortunately, the rook of the San Pedro Berlin,Strusso, 18. Honoured Alcantora lies zu an entirely land-looked past- Professor, Highly Honoured Mr. Desantion, where there are never any stoma or reach The most obedient, undersigned begs for kindly ways to interfere with the work Framthemiddle Information respecting the pecuniary and ether of the forenoon until-fone or fre d'elook daily. conditions by which an alderly, cientifically there is a plonsant breate, but the mornings ducated man, can obtain the degree of Dr. of and avonings are so osim that there is soarcely a the Philosophical faculty in sbsentia P Tender | ripata on the water, is plear as crystal and covers ing my thanks beforehand, I am rendy at ones tein bel of shining white sand Conditions more compensate all expenses and beg to avance such favourable for the development of the highest. per Post With the highest regard, year most usef aloess of the captain's submaritie telescope. hedient Borratair Athewould scarcely be imagined. It is expected the The Athaicum records the death of Mr Wm. Feler Mitchel will, with faronroblo windą, sail Evans, of Eton, the excellent landscape artist to La Guayra in ten or twelve days. There the in water colours Professor of Drawing at Elon officer aupointed by the Venezuelan Government. Coilége, who was born December 4th, 1798, at to absorve the dredging operatione and take the Eton, the son of another William Evans Our royalty of 5 per cant. on the tresare, recovered: rahjeet succeeded his father in office so long ago will be taken an: The present Administration Fas 1818, and thus he may have taught hade of Venezuela has shown a most kindly disposition cape drawing to a great number of hereditary to moourage Captain Folingsby's enterprise, logislators. He was elected an Associato Ex-giving him an exeive right to work for the Chas AE a carpenter, was charged with steals *(FROM OURLOWN CORKESPONDENT.)
hibitor of the Society of Painters in Watar recovery of the lost 6000,000 dole of the San ing 92.
Stream on 8th March Colours in 1808, and to the exhibition of this Pedro Alcantara during a term of six years, in Expelloney, in his speech in Council the other fractured his leg. He was arrested by the pollas jak i tarday afternoon he was at the hero this morning from South Farmosa, having drawing of Windsor, with others, of "Lian faces Expedition will be at work raking up the Chart Aveo, cupisin of the Wing Lexy trading The U.S.S. Renger, Captain Manley, arrived sosity in the same year he contributed a no consideration of the royaly stated. The Fol- day, referred to the English-speaking Chinese and taken to hospital, where be now his temple looking at some pictures. He had been to Hwa Liang Bay to protect the wreck of beris tor, Thanes Filemon Bar long lost. Spanish dollars, it is hoped, by the 1842. in Singapore. We believe most of the
The following anting appointments have, it is $2 in bis waistcoat pocket over his upper cent, the American ship Forest Belle, which was beached mouth. From this smo. La was not only a January - The Coloraes, Chinese brought up in Singapore do speak wood in the Gazette, been made in the Whilst standing he felt some one touch his pocket. there as I reported to you in my last successful and popolar artist, but a nearly son. English well, and many of them also read education departments Extent the tee boon ont in it, and the 92 had hoc extracted. last, the captain of the Forest Bell went lu her paisty in 1890, he died on the 31st time, in He put his hand there and found that a bola had On arrival of the fangor there, un Tuesday, stant exhibitor. He was alected a member of the vernor in Council having granted twelve months ...and write it but, if we are not misinformed, leave of absence or half pay to M Frétoriel Flae pakumar war disse to it. The race pro in search of the unknown zvok, upon which is the college where he was born and educated. 2
[comparatively few of them read or write their Stewart, Inspector of Bahools, the Rev. Ernest dused was in his hand Witness seigod hini and claimed to have struck his vessel. After a careful
Writing of the death of Gustave Courbot, tho own language. This is perhaps not very John Bitel, Th.D., has boon, good sough, at tho gave him into custody. Witnes ladzetocovered search nearly all day on Tuesday, and following Atheneum remarks that he had achieved sarda De LONDON, or deed 164-000-
the divostions and the bearings given by Jun, 15 putation for an androlone sort of negility in material in Singapore, but the class of man undertake the duties of Acting Inspector of
request-ce His Excellency the Oversur. to the money
Chan Alwai, Sargeant Interpretor at No. 7was the opinion of those on board that the hisart, and gave a great many persons a great deal we want in Hongkong are those equally con Schools and Head of the Bastional Depart Station, Faid this yesterday after.com he was at Forest Belle had abok om lud? Book, no other of trouble Brguing whether or not the superba versant will both languages. There is much have been made by flie Excellency in the he head ory of Ayuh On looking he saw
ment, and the following provisional appointments the Man me Temple, near the last witness, when rook being discoverable
andace of the pintures produced in 1865 could be Upon the return of the Ranger at midnight to the to a genuine inspiration or to the merest translation to be done here, and for this Central School: Mr. A. Falconer to be dating the prisoner in custody of the last witnees. The Hwa Liang Bay the hall of the Forms Hello charlatanry The storm was tremendous said, af work a native, who cannot and Chinese is Head Master Mr W. M. B. Arthur, to be produced he picked op He saw the was divuvered to je on fire, nud at daylight, jours, nothing came of it, but ourpinly that (25 De BaLX=-Bank, sight-
Aoting 2nd Master.
prisoner drop it of course, of no use at all. It will thus readily
non investigation, was tough to have bean Courbet se croit-il réellement Infaillible," ON CALCUTTA Hans, sight, The prisoner pleaded not guilty, hunt to the water's edge. The cause of the fire bellant dritic of tast day averred. Das of his OF SHANGHAI --- It is nutiled in Baturday's Gazette that is be seen that too great a sacrifice of Chinese Excelency the Governor in Council having been priser had committed the theft Thiere
His Worship said that it was very evident the remains unexplained the bear pictures, the "Combat de Corfi,” Tad cue! Dank, sight
Private, 30 days' tight.IST can be made to the study of English, but pleased, dabjiet in all respects to the approval of generally go about 3 couples. The prisoner Chinos Steam Navigation Compsar, com luta rezolutan he, and a few others of hardly equal A steamer, the Hou Yuen belonging to the of the least audacians. the alleged aim of the the precautions recommanded by the Con the light enourable the fecretary of State had vay oloverly extracted the meaty put bad Amoy harbour ikis morning in tow of the steampowere, drained to affaut in painting was COM ference will no doubt be found in practice for the Colonies, to great two monthat vacation given it to his couraie, who had decempel will eligendi out of her machinery having bisation et sentiment of an ideal girl, with's Forgkong and Shanghai Bank Shares--59 per sufficient to ensure the education department Chief Justice the Honourable Bir John Fable, imprisonment with hard inbour
Love and ten months' leaye on balf misry, to the it." He would restedoo the prisoner to six months' got out of order
bits highly realistio mode of expresman, M. Courbet sent, prommuIR.. Bagainat falling into this error. Already wo Kaight, the following provisional appointments THT OF THE KIUKLANG."
The Amey Drámatio Company will shortly was born in June, 1818, at Organs, Drabe, where Union Lusurance Society of Canton -$1,300 per give their second performance this season at the he jainta much in after. Ilfs | La wäe odnested share g think Thongkong may take scrub credit to itsólf en lees made by in Exellency His Hon. Lam Apin was brought upon remand charged Club Thestraat Ormans and a Berang, sud wad Urigi. Chips Traders' Insurance Company's Sharda-
our Francis Snowden, Pulsne Judge, to be Aoting with stealing an umbrella from ons I Apong" 6 on the score of its educational agencies, and Chist Justice. Mr. James Russell, Police Magi- travelling trader, on the 18th ultimo, when on Great Northern Telegraph Co., leaves this port went to Farles, but all the legal opporintot Tangtane Insurance Association Tie. Gló por
Mr. C. Niclier; the Superintendent of the ally latended for the law. In 1899 1840 be $1,150 per share...). if the recommendations of the Conference, be strato, to be Acting Paiste Judge Mr. C. 7. board the Kiukiang, men to-day for Borope, During his short stay, so he provided for him were neglected for the sake of share acted upon it will ine short time compare very Police, to te Acting. Foline Magistrate nail tensed the prisoner to w months impsonment and wo with him a bon soudge, Mr Henningsen for that he contributed to the sales only four Hongkong Fire Imantasen Company
Ceaagh; "Asting Captain Buperintendent of Thé charge was proved and His Worshly son has won the waspect and arteem of every body, azt, and so solivo were his similes in this direc- Chiners Insurance Company... $245 per share favourably with most other places, so far de Corogat
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