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It is stated that a great café proprietor on the Bozlovards in Paris, encouraged by the account he has heard of Chinese handmess and niodéra tion in reapeut of wages, is going to set up, on the Arst of May, a staff of ten waiters, engaged at Shanghai, for seven years,
Aleranter HoDougall si that he wax
ful do ust ; a certain animi, to wit, & cat, by scooping out i promising payment in these metal after the war. reahzod. The facts collected by Mr. Magkenzie. serole ball its eyes.
1 1181 two new ferme of paper were end about the important region of the Soalan, will attention to digan and strigas pras 100.
One was frontier,nutes, with whion to buy sup. lateress, moat rasders, and if they sTO GADUS I have had a great deal of experienor amongst monated poligaman, His quarters are at No
plies for the Gemy.These com to have boon times disposed to death the force of his sren-- Bacek and cackle, ance E
that Stations Twenty minuten pat two plook ordesa an the custom houses for dual collected by ments and the fonsibility of big, scheine, they more mpidly yesterday afternoon, he received cone inform them. They were redeemed, also in resists for may be reminded that the writer is no mere Should any, tion, ki ponsequence of, which he wont with Government products, whiob, hi torn, werere, thecrizer, was forms plans in his study with tho give it at any informar, to the road opposite, the Epanish Pro gloomable at the Government stores by the mar hotp of books and maps Aleeady he har ex easingement, curation. There he saw a black ony walking about robanding srecinct. The notes had three varm to piered the north west coast of Afrinn forn the road bleeding from the eyns, and moaning of run In the sound your man might pay half distance of 200 mile ho believes that he has AP
Shonglian Tais, Witness took the cat up, sin an his taxes in these notes. Another kind of paper dienvored a suitable harbour and offera at his examining it, he saw that both the eves had been wore salted bonds, issued nomigally, for deposits perrenal risk to visit the chiefs of Western Sa taken out, Ho, ma le inquiries and he received of money or goods, but, as laces, were nothing harn, and to endeavour to form a base for fatera some further information in consequences of bat bille of credit. These were multiplied Incommerce with that country. The fact that the which he went with his second informant to vast issues, and seem to have become fan pen ief and pouply-ve giran their:consort to is now in court (pointing to Chung Afood) ta, veiling frem. In 1166 the verb. exchanged for forming, tatalim st: Cops Tuby has guanothed the stables of lir. Balilios, where witness asw other notes at 10 cm 100). Then followed tyran, the way for further enterprise-Fall Mal da the prisoner. Wifnoss sakted him how the cht's, bloat Getters" "shout changing and rating, arba,
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HOSOKONG, MAKUR 23RD, 1878:
eyes come to be taken out. The prisoner, who, j'accepting, and refusing, and redeeming and c spanke a little English, said that be had bad deferring the noter, tom namozous, to mention, THE CROWN PRINCE OF AUSTRIA, age and understanding that one's ayes work & In 1209, the benda had been issued in such a
IN ENGLANDULATOR good medicine, he had taken them ont Witness goautition that they did not per arm the functions then put the cat down, when the prisoner took 1 of money at sila New notes vern pristed of
The Crown Prince of Austria Booma to be n up and went away, out of witness's sight, paper miza with satin and saturated with Upon returning the oat was dead. Wilnose be libannt, and issued so one for two be the old very molest and assuming young man, It lived that the cat died of rolling Confidence was now entirely destroyed, and the appears that he is highly offcuded if any one-- The Ludly of the oat was produced in court. inquisitorial proceedings of the Gorocament no matter who ventures to remain roated in his Cheong Afook all that reglerday afternoon encouraging accusations and denmeiators, apre pesmemo And on being invited to dine st Dublin Castle, lie sent word to say that he would The indemnity is to be three hundred millions Le saw & Chireso coolie bring a black cat (the distrust and terror throughent the doramunity, of roubles.
same is now in cent), and throw it down on the Papat menny had long been used in the cone, if it were settled, that he was to lead the Food, He saw that the cat had as oros, it was wontorn provinces as well as in the central pro Danhess of Mariborough to dintor, taking pross- bleedfug and alive, PA NANESEN
vinoes, whose history we have followed. In 1910 dance of the Lord Tanatenant! The amiablo Chow Akow, hecae conue to Mr. Bolilies, mid after the elt bills of the western proviños" had
outh was tall that obiquette would not permit of that the prisoner was a coachman in the some been twin withdrawn, they were so as to the her the arrangement he proposed, and he did het go employ. Yesterday afternoon the prisoner's wife ones, The Tartars. had also borrowed the in. This act Tt is the total gorence of this brought a blank cat to the prisoner. Witness voution, and, last of all, it had been introduced aboned baufour that contributes more than any- saw the prisoner tako a nail and hook the oats into the castorn provincas. The consequence thing to the popularity of our English Frinces. eyes out. After that was finished he fold wit was that in the tuttoenth century the whale The Fringe to wo hour, delighted with his unsa to throw the oat away. The oat was not empire was overwhelmed by tho mischiefs misit to the country. He was to bờmg *a Yesterday, being the birthy of His Imperial
THEFT OF FIREWOOD,
tilled first.
which it prolured, autoanting to tabeely and little mixed as to the various factories, bur Majesty the Fraporce of Germany, thoro was 2 Lam Ping Hang was clinrged with resting in May said that this witmos pasar meniel-simost a disciation of society: Adjectiver seem rides public buildings, and forth, which lan ad display of banting at the Garraun Consulate, two bundles of firewood, this property of Towing man to witness an act of such extreme cruelty vague and feeble who used to describi suas abse besno mercilely made to do during tho the Club Germania, and the German hengs, while Alam, on the 9th instant. The tormy General, without trying to prevent it or calling the police, state of things Vissering thus suis ip the last few coats. Bet on ens hjest H.J. bus Witness coutins-Ho then threw it in the picture as presented by the Chinese historians most elear and decided opinion, and that is as the German stoomer Altona (Captain Mailer), instructed by the Crown Solicitor, prosaoated. and the chwoner Louisa (Captain Shierloh) The jurors word Menige, J. P. U. da Silva, Jroad. He did not take the eyes outProvisions rise in prins, trade in paralyzed, to the great bhanty, and obarng of our English dressed shit, and the other German vessel 16 Ledbury A. Wolltors, Arill, J. M. Harian, Prisoner said that that insa took-cut-the-reeds over the fertile felds, false coiners spring gulgazio ha declares beat all crudugntal year
oyen, and was going to eat the ext.
up like clands, the scials practice extortion on women in looks, shape, nail action. This front their snsigne in honour of the occasion. The A. J. da Silva E. Sonza, and R. M. Ross
Mr. Muy do not believe that the witness the people, the posterity of those who were hopes may be well considered high praise; rateran soldier-Emperor completed his foursourPho proseantor ksaps firewood shop. On years yesterday
the day in question he saw the prisoner take up wanted to eat the cat, or else why did he throw in affigence die miserably from want, and aid yo hear that the Prince, when waking this two bundles of wood and ran away with thom. it away
bodies of tens of thousada, mot killed by the stafament, announced bis intention of dancing The prosecutor pursued him and the prisoner Prisoner spiders Indians told him that if sword of the enemy bat storved with hunger, till four in the morning at the two halle at throw away bae handle. He van stopped by a he could get a black cat's eyes and ate them, it cover all the ronds of the empire. He also gives which he will be praca in London. He to constablo with the other handle under his arm, would de his eyes good. So he put them ma the following summary of the work of Wang hiperial plline Las also been greatly on bying: The jury returned a verdict of guilty. There lobe and eat them with magar.
the continuer of Matran linna jame su herself in Northamptonshire, whero, aided by o were va provions convictions against the pri
readed another. Now names were invented to good pics, she has done fan hester over the grass soner-Sentence resorved.
daude the role. Bedemn promises were made than last season. There is only one thing went that boncolortu, the Government wond fullt me to mako Prince Andelf completely happy what it had oargod itself with The wait was for with what Mr. Bright once called in the that again and again old debts were paid by Bouse" the Pitchley Hut that we are afraid incurring new in order to deter the impending is what he will not be allowed to have, bankruptcy of the state
There are still poople and nát badly.informed "In 1200 China was conquared by Gaughis ones other in bach mubters who still tak of Khar: The Mangole, however, coutluted to me the possibilty of a match between HT.FL and naper money, and in time. It ruined thou also our Princess Beatrice Though there may us We have no detalle history of Vissering no truth.in the notion at all, it will at least bu thinks the people did not use it exceptia trausão emitted that if Price Angelfis courting the tiens with the Government. In the middle of Princess; he is somewhat of a larggri în love, the airteenth century, Chins was conquered by having been coon to Osborne since his arrival in. tha Manolite, when paper money was abolished-England. As to the legal dialties in the way The Hindamental reason for the long mistakes of ears marriage, those who believe in it declare of the Chinese in the matter of currsioy seems thom to be by na zaans insuperable. The Act to bave been that they could not devise a good of Settlement forbids quy one in the line of sub- - system of pubis Anges They did not some cassion to the throne marrying with a Roman per money when they had a surplus revenue or Catholic hat this, it is said, could be got ever were at paire or to aid private debtors. In reise by the Princesa renouncing her chinner of sitting in some allies of China. They are under some thirty vas, with a fair prospeot of intresse, stringent obligations to redeem en demand and between H..IL and that throne, this would not Government engages in this business, but undur
hair oiraalation is very limited in aron. The is a very great sacrifice Worl banking rules and got as a political power
The Bus Fransisco Chronicle states that there are fourteen Chibae pawnbrokers in that city, the zioat prosperous of whom claims to make an average of $10,000 a year, and explains his sto. case by mying there is absolutely nothing to prevent bin sharging what mio of interest be files. Their principal transnotions are in goli Jowelry and pipes, the majority of them deriving a large shers of thoir profits from the frailer portion of the foule sex and the thieves of their male members. A quantity of their unredeemed pledges are annually shipped to China
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His Worship-Soalng that yea have bad eyes yourself, one world bollove that you would have "A"TEEMITRY THEST AT THE BACE, COURSE. nomo fooking for a cat. I do not think it is of Chiu Ayau was charged with stealing a pair of muoh nab to say much to a man who has such binocular glisses, the property of Mr. R. Moore, oral and diaguating feelings. All that I have at the racecourse, on the 2nd March. Mr. Moore, to do to such a miserable, unfeeling wretch as with several numbers of his family, attended the you is to punish yon for extreme brutality I races on the day named The glasses were placed shall find you fo; in default you will go to gan on the seat of a carriage, and while unt of the for taree mortha with hard labour. reces was being run the servants w the prisoner Hi Worship (addressing the nonet, which was take thean up, and he was given fate uustody. The crowded-This may bes just bean flood C3, or prisoner admitted having the glasses in his hand, three months' hard abour. Let mas tall you all but sat up the defones that they were given to that if any person is brought up here for cruelty by one of the sorvants as payment of a bet. to animals they will be lost with it like man The jury found the prisoner guilty of an attempt er. to commit s larceny, and he pleaded guilty to two previous convictions Sentenca was re-
served.
DANA - TIIRFT FROM THE PERSON,
ETOGO
I make the transit of grain easy and cheep, and A. Hancock, A. O'D. Gourdin, F. R. Talbot, and a boot from the person of Edward Conrad, to the Provincial Governments, annotinoing that resont time banke of iso have been established an her mother a tirono, As there are at prosen
highly satisfactory; but as ear neighbours in
Chan Achoc pleaded guilty to stealing a hat the 20 February, and to for previous com
victions-Santezos was deferred..
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Tre terrible stuits to which the inhabitants of Shansi and the other faraiue-stricken pro- vinces of North China have been redited haa it would seem, set some of the Chinese think- ing about the facilities for transport afforded.
The agent ordinary meeding of the share by railway. An influential Chinaman hail holders of the ahore Company was beld at the ing from Shaust is reported by a correspon-offeos of the general agents, Messrs. Olyphant dent to have asked-Why do not foreigners and Co, yesterday afternoon. There were pre sent Messra. E. R. Belilios (Chairman), C. Mor build us a railway? They contribute of their land Kerr, W. Reiners, T. Pim Loo Tuck
The Nichi Nichi Shimaban states that on the wealth to feed our starving poor, why not Cheng, Fang Tang, R. I. Harper, H. Smith,
6th nitime's Day we antifesting was lasted E. Vaboler, Tean Yicle, Fock Then Long, Ws. tas save thousands of lives?" The questior. Sing, Tack Leo, Lung Cheang Chan, Kwong
as it had hoon. Cecided to open an Assembly of en, of course, be answered with the great at Luc Fox Chong, Pan Aohon, Wing Yuen Loy Lecny Poo Chi, Poon Se Yuen, Lee Yang, and ase; the Goverment of Paking bars the way J. Bradlos Smith (Secretary).
Lot Absoi and Chan-Ag ware charged with her is to report linelf at the capital by the 4th of April. If the Governor of any Eu or Ken stealing a number of things, the property of En with its veto. The fate of the little pioneer The SECRETARY boving read the notice con- Vi Kee, on the 15th Jantar From the Alano, hinis attad in consequence of the failway between Elianghai and Woosung is in the meeting,
Tho OBAIRMAN said Gentlemen, our report the parties were all ataua-cutters and members auce of some of the political malinventa, and torney-General's opening statement it appears sure of a fairs, the Secretary will attend in his stead. This measure will remore one grist not calculated to encourage foreignora to in and accounts for the past year having been in of a guild, under the rules of which the may be of great importance. On the first (ond
FRIDAY, 22nd Murol." vest capital in such undertakings. That rail your hands since the begining of the week, you
Af the before anted rates of $5771 to $580, With brief descriptions of Hongkong and the ways are needed, and that they would pay in will, I prasumo, permit me to take them as rona Property of any workinz stealing the property only oncasion of this Assembly meeting it proved
You will observe that our operations for the other was able to forfeitures,
day. Nothing can be more evidmale" says a god 85474 to $550, sales of Pataa and Benaros. Treaty Ports of China, Japan, and the Philip China, is generally believed; bat it would be! porion bayà resulted in paying shareholders tale prosecutor's properly had been seized by the Itself andorred with a vary satisfactory amosat predominants the Persian Coach from day to i
prisoners, who claimed to be anting under this impossible for foreigners to take any step teper coat on the capital, in carrying a good sax | rule. The prosecutor did not answer to his name
The Kioto Feehe has petitioned the Depart correspondent at Teheran, writing to a Hamburg In Malus nothing further done,
EXPORT CA EGO- It also includes a mass of useful information introduce them without the guarantee of the to the reserva fand, end in making a return when called upon, and the Attorney-General and ment of Foreign Affairs that as a relaxation of newspaper," than that during the last twelvo- of ten par eont. on their emiribations to be would not proceed with the case; it was a
the role that foreigners are obliged to have pass months Eugland has been continually losing
Por steamship Belgier for Tokohama, o in addition to that anally found in works of the chinase Government that they should not be who have given us business. This in ordinary ivory doubtful eun and without the prossenbor ports when they go outside treaty limits all ground in Persis and the invetior of Agin, and For Yekehama 641 bales Tarn; 10; bales Guanios, ·
foreigners in Kobe and Osaka shaŭ be allowed that in nearly all the independent Asiatis State 100. Baste Quicksilver, 20 man Castor Oil, 2,427 The larger Directory Cuntains the different interferd with a well as its sanction for the times would doubtless love bras locked upon as evidence it was impossible to proceed. The jury to visit the Kioto Exhibition without passports English illucave has been far surpassed by that pkgs. Ironwars, 4611 bags Sugar, 445 phys. Troatia and Conventions made by Chins and undertaling. And, as far as we can see at predealing with Ueir contributors have deze better, by direction of the court, zoturaed a verdict of not
and of the Exhibition 200son. The Depart deplore the neglect by which she is of Into sa pkga Merchaga For Hiogo 2 cases Mer- Japan wille forsiga contries. togethia with eat, there is little probability of the Antho the bona sa are now about, to declare might la guilty, and in disolergiar the prisoners the judge for 30 days at the beginning and again at the of Russia England will soon have soension to Saurerad, 60 pkgs Rathaus, Lhage Coo0, told them thatthey left the court without any stain rerion Acts, Urdinances; and Begalation rottes at Peking patronising the iron road. some quarters he taken as not verg ancouraging.apon their horastor, but told them thist of a meat of Foreign Affairs having granted the given unlimited spons to the notion of Russian olnudies For Nagata 10 pkgs. Merchandise. I must, however, Infern you that this has ariton member of their guild committed a larceny the petition, notice has been went to the Riogo diplomacy in Asia generally, and specially in For Now York 1 kg. Merchandise, 25 kg. Parea. It is a mistake to pappose that the Tos, 128 belen Silks For San Francisca 19,551 lating to Comnivres and Shipping,
It will need something more serious thaù a
from two causes, first, our misfortunes, and must not take the law into their own lauds but Kengo and Osaka Fucho (?) It is further embellished with. Chrome-litho famine by which hundreds of thousands are scoond, the establishment of the On Tai Insurance tring the peson accused before the magistrate to
It is ramoured that about 160 policemen are object of the corps of obervation which was has Rios, 37 baga Sago 120. bags Coffee, 113 to be sent to guard the Japanese residents in posted by Perala at Gilan, opposite Bagdad, was bars Bene, 298 pkgs. Tes: 600 boxes Dil, 1,690 graph of a
being carried of a grail portion of which Company, a Chinese institution doing a sira arte punished according to law
kind of business to sareelves. With regard to
Corea. This bows that the rabations between merely to protot tira Persian frontier against the rupty Quicksilver Flasks, 18 bales Cinnamon, PLAN of VICTORIA, HONGKONG,awful mortalityis due to the imperfect means the first cause I can assure you that nothing
............ THEFE TROM, A STAMANG Isi Art and Mint Can Chai ware changed the peoples of the twn countries are not so cordial masaze of armed Terke or Russians. There is
ani 22402 ukr Marabantigo, a FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF · tressed districts to convince the mandarins the management in selecting risks. The on the 18th February. The prosoonier is a sen- have forord upon hire of playing in her turn las Farsin would at once have declared war against
of communication between the coast and dis. 1 his been waating in tact and are on the part of with stealiter 59 the money of Forg Yine Hoi they might be. The necessity which Japaa good reason to believe that, if the Russian Jout/ 200 halás Granny Bags, 53 boxca Propared Uplum,
has brought apon herself or whico ciraninstances required assistancee in the Armenian onmpaign,
SHANGHAI ;
of ometatues, which somewhat voluminous, is
man, and an the day in question was paid off at part which foreign powers had to play towards Turkey and indeed, when things were going the Sailors Homs. After receiving his money Chromolithograph Plate of the NEW who rule at Peking that railways would now on the table for the perusal of any one pro-
CODE of SIGNALS in use at tho
benefit the country. Some of the famie. stat. On inspection you will be convinced that he went to an opiaru shop and there want to her a few yours ago is giving her the beseft of badly with the Rosa sus the Persian army at PEAK:
stricken districts are practically accessible, each of the risks taken, whether on a stanie sleep. The prisoners, it was alloged, took the au experience without which ber education as Gilan was increased to a force of 8,000 ms, and
or on a sailing vessel, has been unerveptionable.
aution would have been incomplete, and the re- preparations ware made for crossing the frontier Also of the various HOUSE FLAGS owing to the miserable tracita called roads With reference to the second case, I regret to money out of his pocket while he wen asleep all of which will no doubt bsa motitisation of the It was only because Russin was fully aware of,radita.st & wonths sight
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using only adapted for foot traffic. The say that the competition of the On Tul, which, majority of fons, to thredict of not guilty by views held by a section of the people and their fann- the inefficiency of the Persian froeps that the
tionladmirera,as to certain passages of her own only declined to 375 herself of their support and sight as you are aware, has almost the same constituents four to
COUNTERZBIT. OOTH.- proverb “While the grass grows the steed as this company, has told seriously en our
intercouse with foreigners; dissotly the Chah was formed of this he ordered Ox BOMBAY Bank, sight... Wong Achang was charged with altering a This Osake Nippo saya in Saikio the teacherne corps of cheervation at Gilan to be disbanded. ON CALCUITA Bank, sight. may starte" is peculiarly applicable in resources, but it is a matter for congratsion counterfeit collar on the 8th instant. The pri- of the small schools, who have hitherto dressed and the troops of which it was composed to be Dr Banda this case. The provisions have all to be that this now institution has not affected
would. This is a proof that the habit of from the country and did not know it was bad.
deral to dress in the former, The same paper is still on the mist friendly terms with Passia. The jury returned a verdion of railty on all say that Naoys, a daughter of Dr. See, living When the news of the fall of Plevna renched insuring is bing developed amongst the natives three counts,
at the North end of Bathokubashi, Yodobori, was Teteran the Shak immediately sent a long tele of this mighty empire, and that the fatara of this association may still be a pre convictions--Sentence reserved.
The prisoner pleaded guilty to two previous professing Christian, and has just ciod at the gram to the Char, warmly congratulating him on ons ons. It is not in the nature of things that
age of turenty-one. On the 25th alt, her funeral is-àncrees, and expressing a hope that the Eas DURGLARY, we should continue to experience misfortunes
Chan Atio was charged with booking into was celebrated according to Christian rites, and sian army would push on to Constantinople."Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,300 per
Chira Traders, Insurance Company's Shares of communication, but there are no organs of hitherto dane. We can therefors only hope to 14th Maree and stealing therefrom four bags of sides some foreigners-Hiogo News.
und to incum losses so incessantly as we have the godown of one Fug Ying Blun, on the was attended by some hundreds of Japanese, be- Pall Mall Gazette: htt public opinion in the Central Kingdom and meet our contelbating friends years to dome
Yangtaas asurance Association---Tls. 625 per few channels by which the publie can make with a larger bonus that we have this year beanie, one blanket, one guilt, one pillow box and
able to do. I have no farther remarks to make, pillow, and one pair of trousers.
The prisoner placed guilty. He also pleaded
Cinese Insurance Compan-8250 per aliare. their ideas and wishes known to, much Jese bit will be glad to answer any questions.-Therailty to three prorions convictions.-Seatenot From a new book by W. Vissuring, LL.D., first glance more-like the dream of a post than Hongkong Fire Inanmance Company's Sharəsi
2620 per share reserved... impress them upon, the other mind. he being noquestions I beg to propose that the re-
Chira Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$170 wans of a public Press is much felt in China, port and accounts as now submitted to adapted.
por share, and there seems scarcely the faintest prospect. of any advenes being made in this direction. On the motion of Mr. KRED seconded by Mr. TALROT, the election of Mr. Reiners to the Bourt If the Chinese commercial classes could give of Directors, in piano of Mr. Andee, who has left. Messrs. Wilson, Nicholls & Coexpression to their opinions, we imagine there the colony, was confirmed, and Mr, Belilios, wie matting noedle, one knife, and a bunch of keys. consisted of coefficates of deposit called "Hying our communication, with some of the most Im Charghai, Steam Navigation Company-Tis. 22
might be some hope of various much needed retired by rotation, was ro-elested a director.
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On the motion of Mr. REINERS, onded by Mr. Fuse TANG, Mr. L. Hauschild and Mr. H. Smith voro re-elected anditors.
gentlemen, before the meeting, and we have to The GHAIBMAN This is all the business, thank you for your attendance.
Mr. HARPER-Gentlemes, besore separating I think you will all join with me in a vote of thanks to the directors and general agents. The figures before us shew that great dare has been talion by the directors, seeing the diflanlties re- ferred to by the Chairman. I would therefore propose a vote of thanks to the directors and general agants.
The motion was carried by scolastion. The CHAIRMAN-Gonilomois, we are very much cliliged to you and to Mr. Harper for the kind munner in which our forts have been ze
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**THE FLOODING OF THE SAHARA"
Mr. Mackenzie's tatliset project ban been now for some tige before she world It seems at tho published at Leyden, on Chinese Currency, the fire scheme of a man a businesa; but Me Moo following information is extracted, which will be kennis in no vixionery enthusiast, and his argu- Wong Aahas was charged with attempting to rund with interest as showing what the experimen's ure. forcible enough to demand general break into the dwelling house of one Wong ence of Chis has been with respect to an altention The last twenty yours her added Bongsong and Wharapon Dock Commuy's Achir at half-past four o'clock am on the 16th deemable paper currency immensely to our knowledge of the past spati Share I per cent premium, March; and with being in unlawful possession at the end of the eighth century we find the most of Africa, but for praction purposes this Hongkong Canton, and Mavino Stramboat Co.'s of some housebreaking implements, to wit, one first mention of paper money of any form. It knowledge is étill, as it were, in its infuuoy, and Sharos-816 per share discount AWA
SUTTERING COUNTREFEIT OOCN
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The jury found the prisoner guilty or both money issued for coin deposited by merchants portaat territorios of Africa is carried or in a per share and re
to avoid the risk and trouble of carrying the primitive fashion. Truly toos the writer sey Honghong Gas Company Shares-975 per The prisoner pleaded guilty to noe previous heavy ecipe in sao. It was soon abolished-wo that " Africa still remine opened and whelinahane ka conviction, and said that in November, 1876, are not informed for what reason. In 809 it was feed. He vast resources lost to the commercial Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares on par he was sentenced to six months imprisonment proposed to reintroduce flying money, and to world, its inhabitants victims to the slave trade China Bugar Refining Company, Limited-Par En received a conditional parden which he broke isao it either for money or merchandise dopo and to every kind of tyranny and vice that followe
antenes reserved. He was then sent to gool to finiali his time-sitod, charging a pramium on this notes of in the wake of ignorance kut superstition Chaincée Imperial Lose Bier, Er 4. 1.
100 cash on every 1,000 string (string of 1,000 extreme difonlty of reaching the interior of the Chinese Imperial Iama of 1877-198 15s
None accepted this invitation, and the country is the chief barrier to progress, and the
SALES ON MARON ZOND, AS REPORTED BY premium was abolished. The paper, however, did endeavour to reach Central Africa from the west not come into me, A coast has proved a miserable and fatal MORINESE
"At the end of the eleventh century a plan of Maskaazie proposed to bring Sandu with China Root-15 packsges, at 39.00, by Xue advances of capital to peor man, to enable them 38,000,000 of tannhitant into communication we loang to traveling trailer. to cultivate the fields, was triad. Through the with England by craning diot intercourse dishonesty of offcials the interest and the repay-from Cape Juby on the north-west coast, a wests were not collected by the Government, mat distant only about 1,500 miles from *diatrans and impoverishment taking the place, England. At present the people, tescire their on the art of the state, vist suns wore the Subarn from the perle of Moroges, "Algeria of the expected advantages to the people, hue, supply of Europe torchandise astres the
varably lost
Tunis, and Tripol The caravans by this route.
Wong Aloi was charged with wilfully attering a counterfeit de llar on the 28th February last to us. Chun Ayee, and at the same time of attering the said coin as had another in his pos- Session, be well knowing the said coin to be counterfeit.
The jury found the prisoner guilty on both charges. Sentence reserved...
RECEIVING TOLEN GOODS.
The Peking correspondent of our Shanghai morning contemperary mentions a circam stance of some little general interest, and which is worthy of note as a proof that the [most conservative of all Eastern, peoples are BANGKOK
in some particulars willing to learn from Eu LOSDON
Mr. F. Algas, Clement's Lane. LONDON
Mr. 090. Street, 30, Cornhill ropeans. The Corean Hantasy, with the as LONDON: .....Messrs. Bates, Hendy & Co.
nual tribute from the King of that country, SANFRANCISCO Mr. L. P. Fisher, 33, Marchants'
Exchange.
is now in Peking, and there are, it seems, New York Mesra. 8.M. Pettingill & Co., two medical men attached to the Embassy.
37. Pack Bow.
These practitioners had evidently heard of the superiority of Western medical science from We do not hold care sa responsible for the opinions
expressed by ver corrapondente). the Chinese, for they have applied to Dr.. DEDGEON to be allowed to attend bis aos pital during their stay in Poking. They are "reposted-le speak in disparaging terms of BIR-You srs quite right in your retarky
about the warsatile and the urrency question.evidanos. their own mediafoe, which is somewhat ante- have good authority for stating that the foreign nishing, be it is not the habit of Coroane unamuity ate all very anxious to see a proper to deary then own institutions. The fact carry in the Colony and will support say shows, however, that they were deeply be the introduction of a British Bollar or tité were having that object in view, whotharit impressed with what they saw, and that they the revival of the Mint an presturely closed. felt, in presence of European science, that But ze you currently infor in your issue of to day.
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the
their own medical system was mero quackery The acknowledgment is much to the credit
I
TELE CURRENCY QUESTION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS,*
we have not time to get up muh agitation on the subject, as our own basinais pretty well manopo liser war attention. Still, I fand if capital is re-
of their intelligence and will certainly prove gaired for the establishment ofs Mint by a private
company there will be ne grest dillonity in the
Cuttlefish-bags, at $18.00, by Yae-wo-loons. to trevalling trian
Washrooms –10 cases, at $40,00, by Tus vo song to travelling trailer, lang to trivelling trader
Vermicelli-10 bags at 36.60, by Ino-mo-
Driedly Flowers 10 packagan, at 80.80, by Green Fees 200 bags, at $2.15, by Cann
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER
PONTESTEADAYS TELEGRAMS"
March Elit
SHAND
NAGA
"ANOY,
Chun Aches and Chaz Ayun were sharged with receiving stolen goods, knowing them to be
**In 960 paper money appears again. In the make one joumey in the year, troveraing about Chun chong to travelling frader It appeared that on the 1st February at two Western provinces it was issued by a beak or thousand miles, of mountainous and Tillsalt Sikh constables who were at Ap-li-chow, were yalion to of wealthy families against a deposit of country before the nearest market of Sondan iz jehong ta travelling trader. attacked by a number of Chinese and both of coin. The Government, adopting the plan, opozol reaphed * The annual vaing of the trade carried their rifles are stolen Inspector Lindsay had office in the trossary at the capital, at one of en by this diffent and wearige me ones, amounts mande cearching inquiries and had found the rifle which deposita might be made and at the other, to £4,000,000. The rento Mr. Mockanzig kro- în a bonas coonplad by a number of Chinese. The notes obtained.. à premium of two per cent, was poses to open would make the road shertor by whole of the occupants of that house were taken charged for the latter. These notes were like 1,200 miles, the distance from Cape Jthy to Tum. before the magistrates but they were all die warehouse roosipts, and were issued for marbuotoo heing about 800 miles of almost level noune barged, with the exception of the the prisoners chandige as well as for meuey. In 1011, bills of try; and, in the line is plentifully supplied with now in the dock, through waut of sufficient exchange were first issued. They soon displayed water, Mr. Mankeusionsserts that caravans genid e jury found a verdict of guilty against never provided for The bills were drawn for a oase than one by the prosent made, and that dins the former notes. Conversion on demand was make tarne journays a year by it witdi greater both prisoners by a majority of six to one. term of sixty five years, and every three yeate an araual trads of £12,000,000 would soon ba The court was then sajourned until this day there was to be an opportunity for demanding established. “To attain this objast all that is (Saturday).
their redemption specto. The hexis depo- novosaɛry is to farm boomn ervizi station al Port sited when the first issue was made, was three- St. Bartholomew, Cara Juby, where the climate. sevenths of itr amount. At irst the foene was le equal to timt of Medora and Canery; obtain this strictly limited in amount. It is easy to see what protection of the Berber chicts of Western Sahara, grant advantages these notes ofcrid. At the mider whose protection the prevent trada in mir staf prescribed periods few demands for redetaption ried on, and plane areata in the temalpal towns wers made The zogarve fund was therefore on the road to Timbaston. The road to Central neglected, and finally used for other purposes, Afrion would then be practically opened to com- In 1676, when the term expired, the notes could merco throughs hanltky county and frome point not be redeemed, but in anticipation of this within nine days, sail of our own shores.
POLICE COURT.
2nd March,
BEFORE CHARLES MAY, Esq.
UNLAWFUL POFBESSION.
ba
the first step towards the acquirement of way of getting it. I should like best to see the valuable information, since by laying pre- Hongkong Mint revived by the Incal Gorers- judico Leide the path to knowledge is made mert, but let us have a Mint whether or no, itennessy with being in untiful possession of u We can only soury the estetion of the home comparatively smooth for them. They are, authorities.Yours, do, a
ONE OF THE BUSY ONES. as the Chinese have proved, greatly interested
Hongkong, 2nd March, 1878.
in vacination, and bave expressed & wish to jeho p
COMMERCIAL JOURNAL for. CHINA, JAPAN introduce it into their own country. IHINESE MODE OF DRESSING MEAT with idling veal of su indifferent character, what it hod boan In-1023, and their value hat mako sjenessy from thence by the Wanan, Avots:
--&o., o..
Published at the Offen of the Hongkong Daily will be a great blessing if they can succeed in.
Press on the Morning of the Departure-
of the English Mala contains the
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A team of the Fortnight
The "Trade Report" has a large nirenlerden
in Beugkong, the Porte of China and Japa
the Philippines, Straite Bettiomente, je, ka
Hongkong Brd October, 1877;
Li Aink was charged by Police Bergeant
Isus bed been made in 1972, for twenty-five Makenzie's view with worsed to futuro action quantity of rice, of which he could not gure leries of redemption of three years each. The not very clearly expressed, hint we gather from his satisfactory account-Fined £2 in default, one old issue was racemed with these if at all address to our Chambers of Commerce that if month's imprisonment, with buri labour. In 1107 the bills of exchange of one province moderate gums of money be placed at his dispose). ming, HAD HEAT
were obanged into irredeemable bills of credit, he would pegaood to Cape Juby in Wat Ayon was chargal by Inspector Orley The circulation of bills was now twenty timer stablish a stations at Fort Be Barthelamer The prisoner, who looked old and decrepit, asid depreciated. Few had boon redeemed. Notes of to Timbuctos, and invite the chiefs of Washery
•TO THE EDITOS OF THE DAILY FREES that he bought the most from ammed the new are wors worth one for fear of the old Sahara to enter into a treaty for opening their object, but it remains to be seen was- 812. Allow me to call attention to a Althy Chun Chin Chu, He was told that hoouukt zal The bank for the issue of bills of exchange dodeli Bender, and also fer thor the Corsan people will welcome the an- and gusting mode of dressing mest practised it in the market we now changed to the bank for the last of the slave trade between Western Sandan and
by Chinese batchers, viny that of blowing by His Worship to prisoner You are a laxy, hills of credit, and netje was made for Morocco Me Machame side and I shall ovation. They have evah stupid and ob month to give its plump appearance Heaven worthless man. Er one looks, I on vee that forty-three terms of one sweat each, to being the make an exploration at the bal stinato prejudices against everything of only know what althy daan, the man may be you are an inveterate opium smoker & man two former issues to Around magia the channel which empurated
enforing from, and I sek is it putting side the who would polion himself ritli opiam would trate's report shows that a depredation riad Open! HEgrund projeck foreign origin that it is doubtful whether thiness of the practice-wholescine to have to have to feeling galit poisoning any other by which a note issued for, 1,000 cash was worth the great basin of fl they would not regard the operation without permented by a tonl sa imparegas generated person with stinking meat. However, I shall 100; won after it was only worth 10 force Aflautic Apppose. suspicion. The Corean Ambassador to from the breath of a dirty and perhaps sickly fug you $10 in default, you will go to priannulation the bills the Chvernment decided asli) coroneros, bet
for one month with hard labour, where you will to pay out only bills, or, if it paid out cash to saves who are Peking will be able, perhaps, to do someo England it is orizizal to trest meet so, get no opium to smoka; and: 1. wesld advise you deduct one or two tenths
visiting their Donnigy thing towards dispersing the conseless.nati and why bond snobes prable betolerated here when you come out of gaul to give up smoking About 1125-7-16 Tartare vaded the Empire. TERVI how do keep up the war against them unlimited paper day ha patky to foreigners entertained by their Perisps some of your medical readers will kindly opium forever,
Stell us the roots on the stomach of meat Ho countrymen, bus jugug
Japanese. Jetzt), "If there be any bratk in the germ Shalk Caber All cohaus to Mr. Belilios, to give thếm experiences at Fusan it will take a very theory, what a catalogue of ile we subject our was charged with wantonly and cruelly abusing Ing the name of
Chinamen
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