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THE
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TEU TRONG LONG LATEX PRyss" and Undersigned, having become LESSEE the BUSINESS Conected therewith, will condus the same on his own account from this dato,
E. CHATTERTON WILCOX.
Daily Preas Office,
Haugkong, 1st January, 1978.
A.
NOTICE.
RWATSON AND
FAMILY AND DISPENSINO CHEMISTS
THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY MARCH 26TH, 1878.
We are informed by the Agents (Mosaremations, suit there sante lille doubt that the Jardine Madison amb Co.) that the steamer issue of a British doller would do more to remove. relay, for this port
have over altered her, then all the wars, negotia Memples left Singapore, of Fonday, the 24th Chitespignoranes and prejukno, from which wo
ddon, and treaties of the past half contary Tar Bir Yonti faithfully
GRANVILLE SHARP. Hongkong th March, 1878.
The New Terk Jomial of Commerce gires the total export of American cotton goeds to India and China for 1877 as 04,859 yaokages, as cont pared with 15,652 and 10.017 pookage in 187 and 1825 respectiyaly, ERGON
POLICE COUNT.
25th Maroli
BEFORE CHARLES MAX, Eso
DRONKSNESS. STAND
An inquest was held at the Magistravy yes torday Ecfore Aéting Corner (Mr. C. V. Creagh) and a jury composed of Messts. C. F. Harton, COD. Hubburton, and A. F. de J. Sonces, on the body of Chan Aahang. The deceased was prieonorarving six months' imprisonment
Patrick Fitzgibbons, aring on the tinted with havil labour for hroeny, Hịa ngờ was By Appointment to His Excellency tha do twenty-two years. He was admitted to Hee States corvette Monongahela, wus oharged by VERNOR ad his Royal Highness thepital on the 22nd fustant cozarlaining of short. PC 157 with being drask and inaspebla at
DUKE OF EDINBULGH,
ness of breath. On the night of this 2 inst three colook p.m. on the 4th instant-Ordered WHOLESALE ARD RETAIL DRUGGISTS, he was very it and died about a quarter-past time to sent on board.
o'clock. The decanted was a very delicate man Francis Honry, a cooper on the same assol TRRFUMERS,
and of an enthie diepcaltion. A post-mortem as the Inet prisoner, was charged with being PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS, examination was held upon the deceased. All straggler from his ship.-Ordered to be a
DRUGGISTS' SUNDRYMAN,
the, arguis were found to be tolerably bealthy voyan on board by the police. with the exooption of the heart, which was vary fatty. The cause of death was from a disensed heart. The jury rottuned a verdict of death
And
ARRATED WATER MAKERS,
SHIPS MEDICINE CHESTS REFIFTED.
PANSEROES SHIRS SUPPLIED. Norice. To avoid delay in the execution of Ordurs it is particularly requested that all bitsiness commutestions be addressed to las Firm, A. S. WALSO and Copart
faith
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, Maнon 261, 1873,
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Tain Akwong was obncged by F. 284 with garbling in Gilman-street on the 24th instant at noon-Fined $1; in default, three days im prisonment with hard labor.
́ ́LAROENT 'BY A EUROPEAN, John Toole, & privata in Her Majesty's 74th Highlanders, was charged with stealing 88 and two gold rings..
Barona C. V. Chrach, Esy
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TIENTSIN,
PEXING:
HOME AND CHINA AFFATES
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
THE SITUATION IN EUROPE. Matters have taken the turn indicated in my
Karkhaul, and raised its strength of his army to
of
grafa is stored away than it any previous your of municate to Russia, Princo Gertsalakoff re Our history Before winter sit in the large millet, plied that if it were carried out Russian troops the main staple of our food hers was selling woull enter Constantinoplà to protect the lives have toll upon the height of the satele. Taro too londen for 3,108 100th one out fall to Lord Desby rejoinsd af, the ass were not The recent rame for four zoutus successively in Motikden esh or $2.10 per pieni of and property of Christians generally, to which' amount trip north of T's tabag and Quer sen, I found perhaps two-thirds of that price, de malurous, and that England, objected to snob almost the whole surface of the country overed Bat nama sans of the great dearth and pre pabrause of troops as an infringement, of the with water. One day, the wind blowing in gnats excets of famine in the flier northern provinces, conditions laid down for her neutrality. The too violently for skanes boatto pavigate and (whether instigated from Peking or impolled squad.du, of course, passed the Dardanelles with took a walk of three miles among the folds on a by his own generosity, I know not) the Governors out the firman and anabored near Constantinople. narrow bank tot nince then siz inches above the fenarai tegned a proclamation which has been The cheat was to get the ships at the forte water, the fields conrad to the depth of from one posted far and wide offerings butten af 7th rank or the Russians hail time to copy thom, to the to two feet. The wholt body of water muat fall the scinatory contributor of 16 pioals of ond bar fleet night operate on both sides of two feet to allow cultivation, and where there is millat, one of 6th to him of It, sas of 5th to him the narrow neck of Gallipoli above-mentionel.
Prince Gorlágbakoff seems to have forgotten attle fall and outrent this is a slow proces, flof 43, and so on in arithmetical proportion. And Ithesomas unite sorions in, prospect,
as the Croratoman ploul is only 5 ton, or half that in the torms of the armistios millished by Just utside the Foo-Mon of this city, the the common pitul ve uy, expect the serplay him it is stiprinta that Constantinople shall people are paying the water out or the Bolds stock of lations to go in considerable numbers, not be entered unless the Turks show bad faith, into the paual; the latter is 18 inches above the Bet alas for good intentions. The immediate and yet beounge Eaglend chooses to protect her water Iovel in the folda. At some places the result of that reclamation was that on the next own interest the Tark must suflar, dykes have fallen into deesy so, the people, at day after ita issas, millet solling sit 16 tine pat Part of the six millions voted by Parliament some considerable expenso drive down amonton hounded up to 2.6, and in a day or twe went to being spout in the dockyards, where grout stakes and pat mintting on woh side, and fill in dayond three tino (of 16 ceb), when another activity prevails. Four Juary, frondlade have Abody of beer sout to the Maliterranean art a liczo a with earth. It is done by the country village phase of Chinese life uproared
guild or "Farmer's grange". It is necessary in poor people appearett before the Governor's squadron will be rosiy for the Buitis by the order to save their "poh-dzi" (water-inta) amen asking if they wore to be par- time it is clear of 100.
North-east of T trong-mat. Wang-ching mitad to live, for it was impossible to exist at THE CHINESE INVASION OF KAZEGAR.. town quito zee the Tang-tare, in a little hill the present rate of grain. If they were to be Whileys in Europe have bem looking on with enllod Chou-alan," which has quite a pretty allowed life the only way to save them was to hotrex and amanent at the esenes which have little natural bridge. Ita arch thirty-eight fest bind the grain dealers to a maximum price, been taking place during the last few months in bigb, but not quite so imposing as nature's moon which prayar, in spite of from trade, is quite with Bulgaria, almost equal bloodshed and dorestation In the Supreme Court in Summary Juris
moot in Virginia, USA.-N. C. Daily Nets in the sphere of the Chiness oflloial to grant for havy toen onused by war in a romante region of Correspondeut diution yusterday, before Acting Chief Justies
the life of the peoplo is a right above the rights Central Asia. The Masoom correspoariant of the Snow dea and a special jury consisting of Messrs.
of any prafts ofy number of meu. though the Calogo Cazoite writes Tho risty of the W. Reisers, J. G. T. Hassell, and J. M. Forbes,
right of confiadation for the people's good is Dangapinas on the Chiness frontier is drawing Jalan Phillips a corporal in the same regiment
zevor proposed. It is not therefore the question to an end; sad as In the year 1661 to 1870, the junt, the case of Auburn Ng Yik same on.
12th March, of the rights of property as against the rights of Mahomedans exterinsted all the Chinese bitte The suit was brenghi to recover the sum of ns the prison said his bed was in the same $700, alleged to have been care, on & charter room as the prisure. As about lielf-past six
The oldest inhabitant cannot remember what government to keep the people in life that protone of Siena Kwangu, Ilf, and Bustorn party. It had originally been hurt by Mr. o'clock p.m. on the 2nd instant witness put a 17 Justice Snowden and decided in favour of the parso containing vight one dollar netes and two navigation was suffered to remain so Intensopened is at stake, but it is the rights of that pesporty Turkestan so the Chiuse o dost all the plaiptin. An application by the defondant for gold rings into his pillow one. Ha boliovel then this year. The winter has not been one to unlimited profits as against the crucious of Nabonetaus in Lhose provinces, with their unoom.com Bavarity, and the thermometer has the people; s dietinstion which it would be well property and outtle, Thoy havo also penetrated a new trial, was granted, with a special jury. prisoner was in the barrel room at that time not been so low as in the preceding years. Yet to introduce into western legislation, and nur into Kashgar which since the death of Yaloob Corununication on Elitorial anders should and yesterday was fixed for the hearing. Mr. At about a marter past ten o'clocks the prisoner the cold has han stody, and the jou in the river mucings of which do cometiusos make themselves Bogus bean: desolated by civil war. After a
Tellus my poored for the plaintif and Mr. Harl was found to be abagat, and witness was ordorod
was open at Taku two weeks since, and thoard. But, to return to our proper subject, the conflict between the two profonders to the throne, added "The Eiler," and theseon business bear, QC, Instructed by Mr. Brereton was for to take a pioust and go in search of him, but he is now eight lays since the ice majestically Governor Gozemt did grant the prayer of the Beg Kidi Bog Yakoob's eldest sor, and Aslima Mannger," and not to individuals by name. the defendant. Mr. Toller opened his case to the conld not flax am. Witos returner ut eleven floated away from this reach; yet there are no poorand fred a maximum of 3.8 tias par tou, which Khan Tiara, a descendant of the former rulers
Correspondente art requested to forward their case jury, and the ship Evening Star, of which the o'clock and went to bed. At half.past five and address with communications addressed to the plaintiff is muster, being at prostat in Moaits look the fort ning got in, and those signs of stoners tian there were a month still pour langs profit into the groin dealers of Kashant, the latter was defeated, and parapod Labla body of his nularants in the country. Tho Blites, not for pablication, but as evidence of good nuling for London, he prepcool to put in an found thuit the things he lul placed in bis pillow since. Several sailing vessels have arrived, how hands. Shanghai Courier Carregandant, ocross the frontier jeating, however, a camer Kirghizo of Badskybar, od by Ali Beg, thon" ziklarit made by the pialatile before the British ones had boon taken out of the parsa. The priever, and it is suggested that a contrast, migat
rose against the now Khan, and seized the town soner was not in the barracks at that time. In still be made with some enterprising juak to go All letters for publication should hs written on one. Consul there. Mr. Jayllar objected to the re-
of Sari-Kel while Nias Babir, Governor of coption of the affidavit on the ground that the formation was at once given to the police. From to Shanghai, and retuin with the ovarizo mails. HDM.S. Midge has gone in the cloudy region Aide of the paper only.
plaintiff's evidenco ought to have been taken by information received he went to the Central described as outside, to throw overboard surplus
Kot naked the Chinese commahdor-in-chief commission, when them would have been an op- Police Station, where in anw the prisonst in ammunition. The German gas vessel. Cyclop
at Tarfan to send him a Chinese garrison, as tho for eter omminatic. The court pas gold Lornos, Felznáry loth
ia£abātsată, of Khatan had decided to subinis lo which he identited as those stolen from him. The Chinese havo beon earnestly praying for
the Chinose. Government. Heg Kalt Beg, who lowed the objpotion and the case was adjourned The prisoner had beon two years in the regiment. min, but not a drop bea fallon. In the interior,ast no predlachy that I have really very little to
had in the mantine marched from Kashgar to Inspector Lindsay said he had a communica
35,000 men, now proceeded to Khotan, but bathing Author inquest was subsequently held by the ion made to him respecting the robbery, in con- toward the south, a recent fall of snow is re-write about
Chanti zadet in respecting the solo in thal, ported, which in some districts will be of great It must be understood that since the equistion that the Chinese had taken Utah-Turina, bis ded Coronar all this same jury on the body Auli, acoolie. Pak Akum, u soglic, said that be where he found the peisever, who was waaring value, although in others it was hat brifing and terius of peace secretly concluded between to the Bussing anterities at Kacakel Acc
The Tientsin distilleries wore recently closed Russia and Turkey, the military situation has ding to the last now the Chinese occupied rod in Gilmor's Bassst. He butt some cooltes the two gold rings claimed by the last witness. discharging sugar from the steamer Peart on the The prisonce also bad tour one dollur notes in hir by premation, but a Inter odiot rettere entirely changed, to the immense advantage of Kashgar on the 17th of Desember." 26th ulting. Witnose was there himself and coat pocket, and a girl gave up nuother one dollar Prohibition, steel so far as the trussia. The rosnit is not only the utter collapse STETSONLAS WATE
recently founded establishments. The amount the decayed. Some of the coolies were on dost, note.
of grain consumed in the autoture of spirits of the Ottocaan Power, hat such a subservience Esseby The Tintes that Sir Thom. Wado, whe and seme in the main hold. Dronised was in The prisoner bad nothing to say.
on the part of the Sultan as to render his resourses has noted na Her Majesty's Representative at the fore-hold. Witness could see bin with o
His Worelip sontomced him to three months aguely estimated us thus par cent, of the
whois, and the drain on the resources of the more or less available to the carrying out of Pebig for soms yours, has new, his five years Russian aggrasston. Previous to this collapse form of office having expired, boen ze nominated country is af one endmous number of other men. About sasen o'clock the imprisonment with hard labour. same orering he heard a noise and some OLG
The District Magistrate has recently forbidden Rasela vas dependent upon her supplies by seans British Mirister in China, and his accopted the of the Straits Settlements, Hongkong, dried out, "Get away." He then saw a bag of
of her communiontian, through Boumanta noross appointment. I pessume that this re-appoint. Buddhist priests to procure money to rebuild old the Danube and than through Bulgaria andment is an expressing of appearal of Sir Thomss's China. It is only untural, however, that our sugar fall from the slings into the bold upon the
temples, by the various means so familiar to resi- Singapore contemporary should consider that doessed's leg. Witress immediately went to
Food William Stratford, samman on the Brit. dents of Chins, on the ground, not of hoslogy, over the Balkans-the. Turks, be it observed, diplomacy, and that the Chiefs Convention will dovonard's assistance. His Jog was found to be
Russia was in the palm of Austria's hand, which that famous agreement. but I suppose that the port as the best place for the location of the brakan. The captain gave orders for him to be isk steamer Marcia, was charged with stealing bat of political economy. A descent was rovertly having command of the sea. Consequently shortly bo ratified. I have Leded nothing shout made on certain Contanese woman who had been Power could not only stop the Muscovite som present European nesis bas prevented the THE DIRECTORY FOR PHILIPPINES Mint. The Finca Bays on this head taken to the Man Hing hong. The deccased w
John Henry Broker ssi--I sin master of the buying up girls for disreputabla purposes, and munications at plessure but could operate on Ministers from giving it theu sitenzion there ordered to be taken to the Tang Wah Dos Whether it should be established in Hong-pital Witness asslated to take the deed to the steamer Marcin. Batroun the hour of ten o'clock the girls were taken from thora
THE FAMINE IN NORTH CHINA) the invading flank in Bulgaria. The sudden. Steamers hovorival.-Shanghai Courier Cordash of the Russings at Austnoplo, the entting Now that the fend for the mile of the sufferers kong or Singapore is a matter of opinion, hospital. One of the doutors there sait that the.. on the 24th instant, and five o'clock am, ou
of the telegrapble wires, and the scores, ef, the from famine in India is closed our philanthropists. and must be left to the enterprise of the two deceased was very ill and could not be cured, the 25th the fish-tuokle falls that are on each spendent.
negotiations are now vasily explained. The Sure toring their attention to China, and although The Hong man then called in another docter,side of the ship wore out, and about forty fathoms
un, forsaken by all the Powers, became truly the ambycriptions up the present only. amount Governments. As a matter of course, we who said that he could be cured The Hong of four sul a half inch ropp removed. The
lerrur stricken and wis mduced by souls means to £550, when the Luble are made more fally think that Singapore would be the beat place man praised that doctor if he was orel value of the rope thing is about $10. In
11th February. to fall into the Buenino vlows, probably through ; aware of the extent of the suffering no doubt a. for a Miat, from its central situation with Allex led days the deceased was taken to the pose of what the chief officer said I sant
An important and by far one of the most promises of personal pretoction and ampla, ul. | fate sun will be raised. Kwon Sing tas has house of Tung-tea-lan, s.doctor living in Queen's-for the police. regard to trade in these latitudos as well as read West Witness visitad decided at List Priser but oanse should I have for cut stringent dicks regarding the oiltration of the lowances. Thore in no deaht of this, for least written to The Tizzes thanking the English Poppy that this Government has ever isemad, two members of the Turkish Ministry havo people for their liberality. He, pour mán, must Witnose-Because you wore cofused any money oppours in the Gustle of the 2nd month 6th day boasted that they will support Russie out of often be deeply moved in roading the sacconte other reasons, but it is all a question of time, hense four times. On the 1st instant he last ting the rope.
on Saturday night.
(March 9th.) Action bas already luen taken on her spits to England for not helping them............ of the distress in his own con try and envy as resolution, and enterprise. If a Mint is saw him alive, whon deczasod told him that he could not opon his mouth, nar could be out.
Chan Alui sat? I am watched on the Marcia. Li Hang-chang'e memorial regarding the stop. Thus the Sultan participated in the plot rapid mede of transit by rail, which had it. established in Singapore, none will be wanted to had koora deceased for two years Tong- in Hongkong and vice versa. This is a 120-lan said that ho was a doctor living at Abont slaven o'clock lust night I was watching, page of the distillation of spirits from villa on of the necrot negotintista, conceding to the existed in the North of Chino would have saved so No. 1, Queen's-road. West. Es was sent for standing on the peop of the vassal. I saw the account of the seszeity of grain. Now the poppy Russians everything they demanded many thonganda livos. The reports of the sensible and fair way of booking at the to go to the Jung Wah Hospital of the prisoner on the storboard side of the ship at the is kong attacked, eslind forth by the dreadful diel summary of the mistice hne hean pub femine, by a natural ecunoction Tutween the question; no doubt the Colony showing the night of the 8th uft. Thors he za denensel fish tackle fall. I saw him lower the fall into ismine that is raging, ohialty in Shane In lished, hut ita tarns are so ague and general two subjoots, direst attention to the absence The Jargor Directory contains the different get vigour and enterprise will get the with Lis left log broken, Witness then set the water. Ha was lying down and pretended regard to this famine wo hear of the roust uariow that they can be made to moan anything railways from China sud the losing of the the leise und dressed the log will: splints and to be asleep. There were no other mon sleeping ing details. It is sulculated that already five The touma of peare, however, are kept a deud unfortunate little Shanghai and Weosung line. Treaties, and Conventions made by China and Mint. For our part, we could advance may gave doecessed some medicine to ease the pain on deck. Insiced him why he threw the rope millions must have suffered in the South of secret. The defenges of Constantinople have The Globe, in a very sensible article on the ant Jain with foreign countries, together with cogent reasons for the establishment of On the 1st iust, deceased asked witness to remove to the water, but be sure no reply. I hauled Shans alone. It is worthy of note that this baen surrendered to the Rassions, and the Tur feet, anys: No such antagonist, to famine 45 it's in the rope. When I spoke about the rope to urges ramber of victims and the earliest victims kish command of the ses has certainly been the railway has ever been discovered, and yet the him. next day be took him various acts. Ordinances, and Regulations rethe Mint in this Colony. It is more cen-hinn heining of the 20th inst, deosex the prisoner I said, "What's mutter, you fall to the famine have been Eles opium-smokers. renounced, which must mean the surrender of the Chinese Government have delilierately sujecteil lating to Cotemurce-and Shipping. It is further embellished with a Chromoli trally situnted for distribution then Stuga told witness that he conid not epos kis moath, dawn tope." After 7 and hauled in the rope I This is what might have loeu expected, not from test. Access to and communication by the sea the help of this powertal increment for im pore, being almost midway between Febing he could not talk or eat. On the 22nd inst be out-uff-The-cook said something to go this lack of funds but trom their offituted constituis freely canceled, so that Sebastopol and Odesto proving the material inilition of their subjools. and the Straits Settlemeuta, the area, in which rumored deceased to the Hospital, but before | morning, in esasequenx of which I looked at tíons and consequent inability to rasist the eaer-haoming the buse of supplies the Bussintis no Upon the Chinesa Government rests, thereforo, vating ellunts of lang-continued deprivation of longer require Roush or the Danubs As the responsibility of the death of hundreds of doing so he reported the case to the Tnspector. the tackles and then saw that they were out.
might be expected, the Czar had snapped his thoussula of Chinose, who must inevitably pariah the British dollar would cikalale. But, as Withras had seen deased list on the 24th inat, Frisoner-Why did you not say anything about food as well as the drag.
Deceased it until the police cas où boarder
The diot net now issued sparks, of the poople fingers at Austriant Ronario Should Austen by farne before the winjer is over. Let us hops foar coulouporary observes, that is a mattor about balf past six, look p..
Witness-I told the munte at six o'clock this as foolish, coveting wealth and forgotful of the attack lim noxale mast dose of Adriaople, and that these tator (unute posple will not die in vain. that will have to be decided by the cuter the whole of his body. He complained of morning.
was then very bad. A perspiration was over
injury that is being done. It is said that hausias for the Romanians the rowed they get is the In a country wheat the population, pressos as Witness continued-The prisoner was sleeping being mountainous, there is barely sufficient demand to surrender the portion of Hessarabia closely upon the mind of subsistence as it does A Chromolithograph Plate of the NEWprise of the Colonies or their Governments. the pain. Death was vansed by look jaw
CODE SIGNÁ DS. În met at the
We are on all-fours so far no regards the Lam chow-fan said that he was a doctor quite close to the tackle; one of his feet was arable land on which to cultivate the rents for which Russin farfeited at the Treaty of Paris in Chins, it is more than ordinarily requisite that at the Tang Wal Hospital. On the evening of resting on the coil e sono us ho slept. I did its own wants. These can therefore be no empar. This demand the Honmannien atoutly resist and means should be employed of relieving the want PEAK;
desirability of having a British mint and the 28th nitino deceased was brought to the duty from six o'clock loof night shtit six o'clock Anous grain which could be stored up against declare they will Sght rather than surrender. of one province by the uporabundancə of another. years of dronight, How much greater meat the Let me attempt to describe the extreme strength therto the Chinogo who migrated from their British coin for the Far East. But it is sin hospital with a broken leg. On the 2nd instant this inorning.
George Tamos Soott said-I am bostemain on dadisimoy be if the peppy be cultivated? There of the newly acquired Russian position. The country have been tuly of the neediast and least cerely to be hoped that the question will be boroborate the evidence of the last witness the Marin. Yesterday afternoon I saw the fore it is hereby enacted that for the future, the approaches to Constantinople are first the Darda inaential plasage. But now we have among us
ho was taken away. This witness continued to warmly taken up by both Governments, as Ile farther said that the deceased died that fish-takio fil ooiled up on deck. I came on deck cultivation of the norious firng must dense. The alles, then the Sea of Marmara, than the Bossom harder a Chinese gentleman of high attain- well as by the various Chambers of Com morning at four o'clock. By the Coroner. The again at olevo selak p.m., when I saw that Goverment calls upon the heads of clans and of phorns, on the last satrance of which atrads the cents and great consideration, with ahlaassistants, The Directory for 1873 .contains" sovecat now morce in the Treaty Ports of China, so that he deceased came to hospital the last witness the coil was not in its usual place. I did not see villages to exert themselves in putting down the city, and thon the Black Sea Now Russia has Diropean and Oriental The Chinese outbassy attended him. Chan Achi, resilea, said that he the prisoner. At half past seven o'clock I saw growth. The responsibility is to be throw on at bar free disposal Constantinople and the Bos Los given sigus of being alive to pablie opinion in the prisonor come down into the fecerostle and their shoulders, and if the people refuse to listen phoras, and of commn the Black Spu. Should this country and of loviring to inmenge it. May features and improvements, and will be found as strong representations may be sont lioma in had a contract to discharge the route i heard him suy Now my work is finished Fl to them, this officials are to be infurmurd and thore be say. so amazingly incredulous as sap. it not be also consteamed a part of the duty of the complete as possibila.
favour of the Mint. It is satisfactory to find had a steam winch using, which was under the
punishment metal art to the offenders. If the pose that Russia will to the full avail herself embassy to influence public opinipu ja China by The Chronicle and Directory is the only the N. C. Daily News taking up the question control of a Malay-A verdict of accidental i have a song,"
Prisoner, in his deferne, said—1. was in the heads of families and headmen of villages wink of the great alvantages whloh she has gone reports on the advantages in the way of locomo death was returned. pallation of its kind for China and Ja,
forecasts all night. I am innocent. I don't re- at its cultivation and fail to give information or straight to nequins, such people must have retien which Europe possossus io, railways and Dember saying what the last witness has just take action, they likewise are to be severely pan-tained sufficient good sunse to make a secret of stem navigation? An
If China were an and it will bo found invaluable in all Public,
stated.
ished. If the local officers show any dereliction their simplicity; there can be no mistake about importer of milyay on the value of optura as a of duty, they are to lose their posts. This edit the matter or a division of opinion about the medium of exchange for Chinese ten and Chinese is issued not only for Shansi but the whole of result. Ressis has Constantinople and the Bosi would be lor, ils price would therefore bo- China.
phorns, will occupy them, and the whole world como higher, and the consumption would be mined can neither drive her out nor stop hor hecked. Even on this grouul, therafova, it is THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
comunications on the Black Sen with her desirable for Coins to encourage the growth of TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DALLY PRESS.**
Arailway system. Baitho pitamount necessity DEAR SIR, In your leading article of the Yesterday. When I left the forecastie at that cially those relating to opium, innanush as such other t
a come commoude itself to the conscience of The western bank of the Dardanellos is forried of shocking the desolation of whole provinces by Prisonero moting whatevog about it, the people-smokers and cultivators as well as from the isthmus of Gallipoli, a very narrow famine is the great and ralpable argument for 22nd just you write "Mr. Granville Sharp, in as in his bank. his letter of Wednesday last, might be takon to I was in the forecastle all the evening and night, the non-opjam using part of the population strip of budd with its neck at the south of the adopting the mechanical discoveries of Western imply that grater fish and a more jutricats Is Wership Well, if you are any persons The fear is that hers it may end, like so many Sea of Marmora, where the isthmus is but five civilisation. The present famian is not the first design would protect a coin from mntilation, Init
eleven I will hear them?
but. It will be observed, however, that in this the Gulf of Sacos. This isthmus is the position as industrious anch ingenions as tué inhabitants Farther on the passage coours in meaning." Vests. Wilson, Nicholls & Co. the Straits, whowout hail with intense my leftor It would be most desirable that the time.
PrisotThey are very pactionlar as regards, odist, there is a see departure in calling which England selios apen to checkmate Rasia of the United Kingdom as dying of starvation upon the heads of the families and villagers (It is clear that ironclada anchored on both sides in China by hundreds of thousands; and all is Messrs. Hodge & Co. -
篮 Mint being reopened His Worship-I shall ing you £; in default, ghung and chia chang). Those of us who may be of the dock ban command the fathons by their due to the wiful rafusal of their Governinent to antisfaction any plan by which a cleau cud in the ovent, of
inclined to think the Chinesa Government is kot gans, but before suck ships can be auctored on permit the introduction of European methods of reliable rurrency could be insured to them.in ongkong, every effort should be made to ene raonth's imprisonment,
secure in active operation of the Chinese
Prisoners vory heed that. I have to pay £5 sincers and amely issue these moral exists for the there they must pass the forts of the Dar- trade and transit among an eminently receptive There can, indaad, be little divergence of Government to prevent the shopping and mutile for what I an innovant of
the aske of sppesratso, and with no real desire danells which, if the Russians ware allowed to and imitativa population”. His Worship That is a difference of opinion, to put them into action, we should remember 2 take, would be prevented. I need hardly say that opinion on a question in which all are morstion af the dollars, by taking them legal tender for payment only when. aufugared. All the
The prisoner was then removed grumbling. well-known fable and believe that a time may the possession of Gallipoli implies the command or less contraed. The want of a proper shopping of the Mexican dollare has arison from
come and that time possibly the present, when of the Dardapolles, the meanings of which is that this Government will take setion. If it to so. Eassis would be shut out from the Mediterranean currency is not only a constant source of the fit of their inferior mining, hence the case
all philanthropista will acknowledge thai the
It in superfluous fo stare that the insition of The Straits Time trauslates the following from Wotry and annoyance but also of sorione loss with which they are imitated, and the dificulty
Areedful famine which lins called it forth has affaire described cant be tolerated by Anstra, the Javasche Courant te the murcantile community, owing to the of detecting the counterfeit when compared with
the genuine."..
We hear that Liu, the present Acting Tuotai not been an unmised evil. Foreigners at the The Czar know will that Austria could do little
The Governor of Achean telegraphs as follows discount on chopped dollars. We would- Will you allow me to say in reply to your roof Shanghai, hands over charge to his successor capital and at Tientsin used to be alarmed twins of herst, and, like his father, made sure that under date the 19th February 14th February: ou the 24th lustaut and goos to Peking. Chu, or thrice yearly of intended masenares. Theory England would not go to war He has made aFortified cumpong Lovat at Analubu taken by suggest that a menorial should be got up by mark, that, whilst I am entirely at one with the communities in Hongkong and the Straits ass to the difficulty which will here to be the now in Jumbout, was formerly hond of the of well so often, made us think lightly, almost and mistake, Austria and England allied are for troops of the garrison thero. Aohinese Res
cucountered in breaking through the long sta lakin office here.
derisively, of these threatened massacres, when above his watch, because they enn attack him in twenty seven killed and may weapons. On o cains in the A memorial, from the Governor of Shousi i one fae morning, the 1st Jan, 1870, the thing so many places at once. If he be let alone heide them ware vouded one oficer and two Settlements, in which the British and foreign Wished sustem of chopping" Pesidents in Shanghai and the other treaty the Chinese Gorartment; can be dono. It is another phase of the distress caused by the
South of China, yet that this, with the aid of the Peking Guette of the 20th February exhibita actually occurred.
will overrun and anner the whole Baliran penin-riveton AMBER
als All that Austria are do is to keep him A detachment of troops, 300 strong with ports of China should be invited to take part, habit which has arisen from the rough, olamay. Fanine. Owing to postponements and remis. asking that a fish dollar may be coined and unfinished character of the Morionn dollars, sions of taration, there is a mast seriens delicit
inside the Quadrilateral and Adrisuople, whilstartlery & under command of Colxual Van Lier we anast her, from Gallipoli and blookalo the as sout, in two stammers, assisted by a man-of- here for circulation in China and the Straits. presenting temptations to forgery from the praft in the provincial revenue. He has bad to er
Busploras, carrying on at the same time war in war, to Loong and the territory of Taku Nja and immanity which attends such orations. the troops in paper, and has been unable to for.
the Baltic and probably, in Center. As The Lampaseh, to check piracy and robbery, to demand Great claboration of design and complicated ward his share of the war subsidies due to Tso
campaign will no doubt last for several years, so the restitution of ethlen property, and the sut excoution hare boen the favourite mus adopted Taung-tang. "Neither is there any prospect of The statements made by our correspondent by the British and Colonial Banks for the pro- the collections improving in the immediate fur
Our wintor is now well advanced and hitherto as to empately erfaust Rissa and compel her reader of the murderers of certain traders. Tho E. A. P. anent the Chinese mode of dress-tection of their notes. This plan is admirable tare. In fact, the provians will have to depend sad away very gently and quietly notwith to surrender the prite she has for generation not column will afterwards proceed to Analstis and proplets foretelling a winter of more than ordi. As for the Conference: I cannot think it will rootkar moraments Stio of health very is moat were of such a nature as to demand hands of the aceta ara te pas through the chially on contributions from other jovines standing the prognostications of our wartber her heart upon struck endeavour amionbly to niet all further lueur.
hards of people where eyea see educated to dis- some inquiry. We have refrained from any criminate between the true and the falso. It is, and on sales of rank.
Pary severity. Our larger freshwater rivers over mest, although Lord Derby last night held favorable The Rajah of Edi. Besar, Jolok It is reported that Lit, the present Chinese were not completely frozen over till the vory odd ont goal hopes that it would: Bussia objects to Besar Padawa Bear and Sunghi Rays, who comment on the subject until we could speak water, thought by many that the Bank of Representative at Berlin, is to be recalled, und ember, and he most strenuous efforts of Vicuns being the place of mesting, suggesting had been visiting Katia Rajah, haro, returned to
England by the simplicity of her design and her his place faker by Li Fang-pus, a mandarin, who utagged to get only a very few degrees some town in Switzerland There will be no the last Coast... Partimler tuntion is given at this Establish, positively, and feel considerable satisfaction inimitable paper has produced a noto which bears accompanied M. Giquet to Europe in chargo of below zero, while the nor-gaster has entirely abjection on this sadze, but the Conference can The Governor of Achsen telegraphs as follows: saost to COMMERCIAL GENREAL. Join now being able to make some reassuring the mil. The watermark paper manufactured by the naval students. The ramcus goos that Linailed to come up to the biting keon-edged wines, never at so long as Rake holds Constantinople under date the 26th February News received
statements to our readers. It appears that ME. N. 3. Portal for printing Bank of England has been rather autaronistic to Kro, and has PLINTING, every description of which is
we have felt penetrating everything snl seaming The only hope of peace lies in the infinoase of frunt Van Lior's column down to 13th February, noushas proveditseltasore deterrent to attempted deprecated the former's frank and truthful re. Bolt executed
out correspondent is quito correct in his imitation than all the fertible catalogue of bqug ports as too favourable to foreigners. This has to lielt away ovary particle of maizture in the Gormary orer Rustik Should the power of stating that the desired stines lug been achieved Ens collapsy in the struggle, ne seems very of Loong withat hostilities: Tho hosil or tax xtatement that it is the Chinese custom to ingay which this previously common crime burally wakened the effect of tao formor's
I imagine there will be few to regret the probabla, Germany would certainly here to don has been collected, the murderers bays been ver blow or late the meat. The practice punished. Simplicity of design, and precise and despatches, and if the remour is tuo wa shall be effeminaoy of the north-east gales, but there front France und Austria without allies. The rendered, nail the column bis Jarded at: Telok
oxset nuiformity are the bases of the principle of and most disgusting one and of course ready and instantaneous recognition which lies glad to bail Lin's recall ride that his in-is d'aniversal complaint against the paucity of Emperor William, a day or two agd zimitting Krut State of health very favourabla
finence is failing. could not be tolerated, if known, for a single at the root of a cessful currency. English The Governor of Human, Wang Wanshao, who our snowfall Wore all that all this seen that the situation was very enties, still hoped In the month of November last, the Resident to fall in one right it would soarosly cover that matters might be arranged; but a nilitary of Tapaoli (wast coast of Sumatra) received in- day. We are informed by Inspector Lexorencigas and American double, Anglas are over was lately sauronet to Peking for audianos, has two inches in depth and he snowfall is despot like the Czar, with the love of plunder information that a beadman in the independent
shopped. The trade dollar is simply chopped from been placed in office at the capital au as acting that he put a stop to the practice some tour habil, without any doubt of its genuineness; as Vice-President of the Board of War, and be supposed to be altogether inadequate as a pen his breast, a victorious army at his back and Ballak sountry had given a large sum of money. to the yen, it may perhaps be nersidered each a male & member of the Grand Couillonparation for spring eropa, for spring rains are balf a degen Grand-Delos at bis elhew all thirst to a octain Panglima Sompene in order, it was rajat of a district along the Tobak lake, who was years since, and that neither in the Goverdays for Japan to furnish China with a currency probation" Beme ter pr twelve years ago, this i always very light. The Chiness of this provinosing. For estraps, le Title Bikely to listen to the said, with the same, sta enist Archinese for the
cut slaughter houses nor in the markets i or vice verad. Probably neither country is disanotionary hald oilico as Trotai at Haukuw, He hayes saying, doubtless fended on their long voies of reason, TE
experience, to the effect that no snow within My own foaling is text thern certainly will be at rar with another opiat. Fertiwith the aid can it be done at the present time. The posed to trust the flanel strangements of the is smogested in the governorship of Funen by the three nines indicates a spring Bosson of war large portion of the Conservative me chief offeini frustlosely made sure tende bou
Wai Yung-kwang, now Lieutenant-Governor of meat is now slaughtered under European
The danger of imitation to which a really wall Chebriarg; and the vacancy ouused by the progareity; the "three nines are the 27 days jority utterly condomon Lord Derby's pelor asanlistment Panglima Seregno had already been supervision, and there is no possibility of ented dolar is exposed is that of slicing, which motion of ticis last named official is filled by the of greatest cold, the third sine of which is now timid, corvone, shufling, and vacillating. This at Trumon, and from there had left for John with such an abuse occaping undetected. If by has been adoptext pretty snecesfully with the nomination of Jen Two-jong, Judicial dem running, So serious is the out-look for next powerful party tave more than once remonstrated a munter of Achinese, During the next month year by the absoner of moistening snow that the privately with Lard Bedoonsfeld and Bit Stafford intelligence was received the the aforesaid Achi Pablished at the Omes of the Honghing Dally any chance meat so slaughtered is intro-Hongkong dollar sa-i ly the other missioner of Klang, as his successor The Governor-General, who usually rousi to, bemy Is Northen add the feeling generally against nées were playing a Babarn with Singa Manga- carefully excavated, leaving only the other side Jadiolai Commiselooss of Kwangtung, Kwoh, proxy, want to the temple of Loong Wang, Bassin le so intense that Lard Derby, de ani rajan, the Bate priestly hood, he latter Press on the Morning of the Departure duced from the mainland into the markets and the milled rim This is then filled with Ying, is transforzed is Kinngai, and Ch'ng Fu who, as the god of sin, is naturally helloved to peace mau in the Cabinet, mnat yield to the force Intended, an ho, had universally made known in
of the Englub Mail...
it is sized and the owner pauished ( was baso Total and the side of another dollar appointed a few months ago as Salt Comptroller have control of the snow. But the result of his of restages and the conseils of his oel Poh and Hillandong, to make war upon and kill contains the
the case the other day)..by fine or imprison placed over it. This le very hard of delsglaon § at Canton, is provioted to the ensuing vacancy progress is a joke in this unladieving uly, and lesgues Lord Beaconsfold will have his pon the missionarice and the Christian natives,
when well oriented, but the fraud would be rado |--Dails News.
in the next opposita parallelism which cannot way after all, had he has proclaimed that way order somewhat to put in a state of defenor tho ment. The greatest care is taken, we are mask mere dilleult by botli the abrera, and
but he thoroughly familiar to those who hays from the honsotaps more than once people of Siliudong, who were badly arized, a assured, to prevent the introduction of meatroreso sidoa boing brenght out into somewhat
stronger relief, and a small portion of the de General Grant anil rather a good thing when learned to spear Chinese as the Chinese spesk by What has actually happoned since my laat number of muskets and several key of gun. into the markets langstered on the main pression being made to reach well nigh through he was in office: On one occasion he was pestered he went to pray for snow and recolved wind, amounts to thig. Our Government, soring that powder were supplied thom. Other mes mes by's place hantor Do you know Spanish for it blew for several days after the prayers the Russiang meant to go to Constantinople, were not considered nopessary for the present. and The community may, therefore, eat the coin.
I firmly believe that the days of chopping" asked the Generale, General "Ah, that were zande to Loong-wang. Our excollect Goordchod beat Falle Mediterranen Gest Soon, however, matters assured such a threaten- their mutton and beaf in peace, resting as dollers will be numbered, when the Chinese are a pity. Six months later the plasman came wernor-General, has been successful in another to Constantinople on the alleged protest of ing sppearenas, that rigatons OS TOD of the Fortnight.
sured that the market adthorities will not supplied with a dollar which they can instantly again, thinking there was a diplomatic mission to instance Uraleing the wind for others if not protection to British ife and propert On Cemed begessary wherefore, the 9th Ja
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Spain in stem for him hays learnt Spanish, for himself. For be as laid a tempting bait to applying to the Salt for a Birman, was auary, 75 soldiers and moriar were despatched The "Trade Report" bas à larga eironlation suffer the native butchers to adopt any rain there.daya when contention of a most seri. General""Then go stid read: Dei, Quixote all men naibitions to wear a button, and, lo refused on the ground that if it were to Siboghs in order, f need be, to march up to.
the Ratzinus would ester Costantinople indong On the 1st February the troops Hongkong, the Ports of China and Japan,flfly expedient for improving the appearance que barseler is imminent, no opportunity should in the original it is said to be much more in- Chibs who is rotf. The past hayrest was so gros the Philippines, State Settlements & bo
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