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who have any sympathy with the old barab, morciless yston of repressing cristale by which al wish for reform Faa affectually crushed out of the criginal's breast, and punishment only served to harden, not fe deter him. The Chinese prisoners in Vic torin Gool may be very callons and indiffer- ent, but we trust that there are many even among them who would prefer to work, rather than steal if they bad the choice, which it is to be feared they do not now alenys get on leaving prison.
ich loft Yokohams for Hongkong on the 2511 The Pacife Mail map City of Pelving, time, has pay back with in Broods shall She will leave Yokolo gain on the 8th
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they have followed (whors they work as many hours a day under the supervision of a sergeant.
The prisoner, in defines,, said he went down the hill for certain purpose He forgot that he
15th An])] 16 is ingresad that the speolas of black mali had the shorel. Haadmitted provióm charge of Iarcany sinst him on the 27th April, 18772 You have had to sommuniostion from ma for, and goraption which the governor practised on His Worship inad the prisoner $20 : la default, a long time, for the chief cows in Peking is the "the prisoners datum from a great many years tan weeks' imprisonment with ward labour, repers from the famine regions, and I have been back, but netlileg decisive bar yoh besu die
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owing to and to the terrible catalogue of covered previous to the arrival in the Rus Lum Yan Shan was onegal by Chậu 'Akau, a woon, conta ned in your curranpuntent's lettori. | Cherche-Midi of a man named Danduɛe who was Rhonnnker living in Ginsa) Bazast, with Actual famtim cui fardly be said to have reached condemnai in 1873 by the coux martial of Roven abouling a pair of shows from the plascouter's the capital, though there is grans mortality to bwa pone Imprisonment, Dankuse supereK shop
Damn get the refugees" and desil boules are to ba ako kack abeop of a weed, family, Tu The case was proved, and the prisoner, plasded often to be seen is the streete, Millet gruel 870 be belonged to the 3rd Regimentof Hussars, guiltys to a previous verriction of larceny on la given put by the authorities in suroral Falling ill during the war he was sont to the the 7th May, 1677, whisa he was contended to six : localities. All comers are supplied with hospital st. Havre, bat bafere in was cured be months hard labour; alan to a previous, nonvle, large bowl full triso, a Jay. Suok incisori- desertal in the night. Nothing moza was heard tion for gambling
minató benevolence la of seuran liable to a base, | of him till two years later, when he was arrested
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dapat offering bowls of the millet at a very zes. a pocket bock full of bank-notes from a frogaan......” Chen Ayen war charged with smailting Ny sonable pries. The Government, is much per.ter of one of the Baulevard tilős." Fowns LONDON, 9th April A Tao, licensed obair coolie,
plexed at the long continged drought and many sentenced to 10 months')impulschmont hy the THI BITUATION IN EUROPE,
~~~ The prosecutar said that on Tuesday evening and various are the devices used to divert the correctional tribunal, and attheexpia ku of thot he was carrying & Enzonean along the Prays in popular indignation, even of the Rumparor's punishment he was handed over to the military. The negotiations for peace still nutively confis chrt, win in scoldsstally mabed the penalty dishes have been ont of Soveral anthorities, andouicused, as staleazbove, totwo tinn
Donor, who Immediately struck him on the breast Priven have been saut ta diferant temples with vare imprisniment for desertion from the army, A Volnatene Aring for sative service is being with liks Ast. Prusecator feil down, and the fastructions to remain there until the rain. He had no sooner arrived at the gool in the Bag" organised: 2009 men have enrolled themesires Tiropas got out from the chair, gaught the falla Boreal showers have recently fallen Cherche Midi than to go on good terms with prisoner, ond gave him into custody with the effort of plearing the air and diminish. Sabianl. He possessed a round arm of money. already.
*F.C. 129 said on Tuesday evening he saw the ing the dust, bab without any infinance on which was increased by the resuitianoss of kis prisoner rauning away from a Buccpósm. He the property of terrest: Cheng fu, the humer, family, but it was all swallowed up by the exco- onaght the prisoner, sin struggled desperately Commander-in-chief in Shên hai was an marry tong of the governor, and when he left that and hucoked him down and broke his whistle will remember condamnad to death several years prison in August, 1875, all that zaminiged of the chain, closing him to less hie whistle. The last ago, bat ho still lives in prison, and the people sorerst thousands of francs be hat on entering The bathing soon was formally opened yaz. witness was ironsible, and being unable to walk boliere that rain will not fall until he has been it was half a Napoleon, Sabinti, it is alleged, tarday aftermon by a forces at the bath. The book him in a chair to the station. bohosded. It is reported, that the Emprosses extracted the money from his in various ways. His Worship Road the prisoner dity cants; in would-willingly meet but to € hang. In the fate. At uno time be promised to interwle for him of events numbered six, and included logg and short i defau't, two day's imprisonment with hard labour, which he indicted on numbers of innocent people, head quarters to obtain his refense; tlín · be radea, headers from the spring board and for the assault; and $1. in defanit, four days but his wife being an aunt of Prince Knop' he granted him, certain fagadra, erntrary to the diving stage, and, a ing of wae Travers nad hard labour, for attempting to escape and is under powerful protection Meantime the game of the gall fally, he allowed him to
damaging government property
Improuser are giving everything they CẦN, BYATO | PASs soms of his avanin gu with his fagrity intend Copo divided the honours for the hostors, and
For the raliot of the suffering people of in his cell. Danduge was transferred from hothabowel remarkably good living. Travers
Hung-chang has proposed to sink. 10,000 wells the Rue Cherubs-Midi to the military, prison of was first in the two short moer, one of which was
in the plans. If Le will adopt foreign ap. St Danis which was under the direction of "pliances" and sink baterion wells the manente Captain Leglaine, who supeste to) hate, hai By El Comercio of April 25th we hear of the handicap, in which being saratok, His swim- total ives of the Italian berque Awrence started, 10g in this rice was sent. In the longer was a rumene in the cattlement on the onld be musí ureful, but aurlene wells would sou gefevamus aguast Commandant Sebisai fad ultimo, that a serious Collision had conserally produce brackish water, and in source One day, the captian found a voluminous Captain Carguile, of 196 tona register, which a race, last year's winner, Cook, basily disposed of rod bobween the Ching Marchants Company's of drought would soon can dry. Thaftse manages which Danéso had let fall on short time age was no longtong consigned to the only oneof the competitors who stayed the steamers Ziepes and Harlewang the Paiko streets of Felling are very vommon, so that the the ground. To was a diary which the prisoner Messrs. Thos. Howard and Co. She left for distance. The tug of war was an impromptu
Voxtors of eatables find a difficulty in carrying on had kept during his cavity. It contained Manila, cooking, and obtained a cargo of 10986 pouls of engar Ehe left on the 14th April for fuffair and, as asual, cased much angement
their business full detatin of tho telanons which but existent Typhus fever is very common, bath in the between Dariénso and tho Babians family. the Cannual for orders. On the 18th she becage The judges ware Bir. Hynes, Dr. Clouth, and
Tarlac and Chinese cities, and the dooth rate is Lughans kept the manuscript secret till the end a total wrook in Balabao Strait, Lumbrican Dad Lit. Greer, 7411. gor No lina ware at Themes were taken HO E-TWO LENGTES OF THE BATH.
Frobably very great. The drains are now being of inst your wlion he went it to head quarters. opened, and the rear's noen mulation of this and an oficial inquiry followed. The ovidence to Manila in the transport Patins,
Ene this there was four entries-Travers,
being poured into the streets, so that we can of Dandose, however, would not be taken for Danman, Capa, and Cavendish The last named
Endly took for any mitigation of the pestilence, several reasons. In March. 1975 h was par did not come in at the dish. Travers won
The natives all cay that the fever is owing to the doned and despatched to Afried, where he was daily; close race between second and third.
drought, and they are probably right should ordered to complete his time in the army. Bet abundant rain come the black mnd in the newere he had hardly arrived at Ops whoh Yo langüel Time, 1 min 10 sen
would at any rate be diluted – Shanghts Courier bimself with twe forgs of counterfelt money,
maan was caught by the satinnd sentenced to franspor.. Correspondent, fayda
On Tuesday night thy Band Amateurs of the [17 | 74th Highlanders repeated the performance
"Robert Macaire" and the Bennie Fishwife at the Garrias Theates becoronetoricdandiance, when it again passed off very successfully.
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The non arrival of the Frosch mail is explained by the following communication received yester day from the Principal Agent of the Massugerios Maritimes here I beg to inform you that oooording to a tologram received from the agent at Saigon tha Cassandra reports having spoker on the 28th April the Company's steamship. Tigre, with the next French nail; the lattor. etoomer had mat with an accident to her maohinery of rather slight importauce, which was being repaired. The commander of the Tigre experts to arrive at Hongkong on Friday morning."
Truvers J'oye
Danmaniii) 3. HEADER FROM DIVING STAGE. This event brought ont only two competitors, Travors and Cope, ach goutleman had thres trials, and both mais very pretty dives.
Traverstad 1 Copenhagen 1- AROST RACE TWO LANGLE OF THE DATI
(HANDICAP),. For this six entered who were kandicapped as fallowe Travers, scratch, Caps & soc. start; Cook and Dunn, os Caroodiah and Georg, 20 sac Travets eram the roa splen- didly and caine in a good winner, with Cope and Darman in s dead heat lose behind. Travers.
Tas discussion on prison discipline at the Legislativo. Count on Monday opens up two or three questions of very great im- portance which call for serious consideration, We will take them in their order. The fires deals with the advisability of employing prisoners on useful industrial hard labour which arrived hem yesterday from Carditt,
The Gorcan ship Regulus, Captain Image, On this point we have always hold very porta haring spoken the American ship Cash decided opinions, it seems to as monstrous mere on the 7th January, in lat. 9.20 3. long. 122.90 E, from Cardiff to Hongkong an Italian that criminale should be such a burden to the baric in lab, 2.59 S. Jong. 198.0 E, on the 2061 community as they are allowed to be in many January, from Cardiff te Hongkong; on the 6th gaols in the United Kingdom. It is not February the German bark Marco Polo, in lat
Cope 2.19 8. and long. 1973 E., feu Bangkok to sufficient, apparently, that their confinement Hongkong; on March 13th, the German hark and punishment should entaila vast expendi-Pallas, in lat. 0.30-9. and long. 12841 E., from turs in large, substantial, and costly edifices, the retention of a small army of gaolers and other officials, but they have actually to be fed at the expanse of the ratepayers. They are well able to do hard labour, and there ought to be no difficulty in making
Croat to Amor, lin days cut on can back Cronstadt 142 out; the same) showing TC, from New York to Shanghai; and on the 21th Marob, a British bark showing YWNH in lat. 18 M. and bag. 12.15 D, from London to Hongkong.
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River. On inquiry we are informed that the chips woro in contact, but little damage resulted
Charles Roberts, formarly an able senzaan on board the U. S. B. Co. atsamer Anchises, was on the 24th ultimo judisted in HB.M.'s Supreme) Court, before Me, G. French and a jury, for having madera James Smith, boatswain on board the game staror. The stormstances of the caso have already bear Inid before our restars The jury found the prisoner guilty of slaughter, and he was sentenced to two years' imprisonmont with buri labour. Se
At the instigation of Cayin Hamlin, the
tation for life in New Caledonis. Neither could, master of the steamer. Having at the time ele
the aridonne of Captain Laglalae be taken he stranded on the 25-Foot Rock of the Mino-tao
committal kutaide. Comtestidant Sabisa, it Group, a Naval Ceart was held on the 25th alt.
The British barque Angla, Wormanransgtunud: apposts, rockoned on his position and the cow. at H.B.M's Consalata, to squire into the or cumstances of the wrote The captain, two cn to Goto Islands during the night of the 11th Bianco he enjoyed at head-qusitare tr hush up matce, ehier and fourth engitems, the quarter und 12th, while on her passage from Shanghai the soundal, but he was deceared. The inquiry master at the wheel, and the look-out man, were to Nagasaki and it was only by the most united was of unbe pushed on, and newrding to the in- Gramined, and their evidence webt to show that and strenuons, efforts of all on board that she dicunt the charges against him ware fully the rock was not soen on account of fog until it was sated and successfully brought into harbour, poufirined. One doy ha bold Dstienas he would was too late to prevent the steamer running oor gost praise cannot be awarded to the crew, do well to offer something to Madans Sabiani to if at fall speed, zamily loves or eleven and a who kepteteanly at the pumps for thirty haars,If I were released, replied the pramer, 1 quarter knots. The Court acquittal all persons while the water was within two foot of her lower should know what to give her, but here in pri- from blame with the exception of the captain, te deck, and though bonte ore lowered and so I can think of nothing. However, there is. whom they attributed the loss of the tossi owing provisioned, never ruined in their efforts to 1,000 Lano noto buy something with it, and to recklose navigation in running through a thick save the ship The water having beene Madame Babinai to apcept what von may fog at so high a rate of epoed. His cartifionte Fazpod on and the extent of the damage choose in my bana" à fow days inter s was suspended for six months, and he was ordered stained, it has been decided to take her on the magnificent piano was brought to the apartment patent elip for repairs. The following is an ex of the governor. On another ocessing the prisoner to pay she costs of the inquiry,
The Shepuo of the 19th, instant pablishes a tract from her log book-Left Sannghai April was allowed by the governor to make his daughter refugees from Shansi and Honn have arrived in winds and thick weather Crossed the barat 6 governor himself scented from him a lisnil. statement to the effect that several hundredth were det not in the river with Essterly a present of a gold watch and chain. The Shanghai, and that arrangements have been made. On the 2th, had variable winde. Hazy, some dagger worth £20. He was also allowed for their commodation putkids tas Southern with thick for at times. At midnight, 11th to buy bugles for the guards of the prison fate of the Chinees pity. The same paper wilde by freckering, Ose Point N. 18 miles, wind Commandant Sabinal denies the elurges breacht that they are said to be the precursor of three South, light breeze; 12.30am thlok fog. About against liim; hut his explanation throw no light 1.15 heard the sound of breakers to leeward. on the cars. He is being very severely examinet. thone and more for whose provision arrange. minta have already been made. The tide of emi. Immediately hore ship in stays, bat before He admits having extunda favours to certain gation from the famine-stripkou, districts ia besho oold gather way on port task the our prisoners bontrag te bka males of the prison, hat in addition to that usually found in works of the can be more profitably engaged than in turn Fraser-Smith, J. de S. Botallic, and AA dos
Banks, Cook, Travor. Cope, and Duatan prosinces. Soochow and other large towns in this and of Tsars Island: got hawser and received bribes from Dinense He says he spent The lager Diretory contains the different ing the crank, carrying shot to and fro, pick-Remedios, on the body of Tau Achi i cools, started, but Cuye und Torres both fell out at province are alpady burdened with the support airs ont with all possible dispatch, and the money entrusted to him in paying off Traatios and Conventions made by China and ing oakum, or breaking soft stone, which who was killed by a land slip. Dr. Whorey sail the first learth. The thee was an easy one for of several thousands of these refugees, and we with the aid of a light breeze off the land Daucus's debts, but is kept an account of those the body of the donend was brought to beapital Cook, who won as he liked by more than half the hear thata Srstin taiment of the same class has susooded in ketting off after being on shore syments and had forgatten the details of them. Japan will forsign countries, together with costs as much for removal as it would that moming at sluvou o'clock, I was that of length of the bath. Thers was a good race be reached Ningpa. The latter city has also been hours. On lusting Cound two feet water in hold. The trial, which is likely to lust some days, various Aala. Ordinances, and Regulations ro
to break it outside. Various objections a male Chinese and recaitly dead. The clothing teen Banka and Dunman to the early part invaded by gangs of raingear from flooded discloud of to 9 Wall Sam and tacked, although creatas grant interest, spesially in military lating to Commerco and Shipping.
have, we know, been raised against giving was covers with earth, a ventased wound was but towards the end of trenint length Dannat trists in the Hi Kwang provinces, who appearheadlug East on starboard task Tound the wirsten Commandant Sabant his reen 37 years current setting so strong to N.E that had to of service, has fought in 34 campaigns, rasoived. on the front of the right leg and another on tho ho had a slight lead of the time, gure up to be moving in large numbers and rooting ro It is farther embellished with a Chromo-litho-risoners useful employment. It has been right side of the boat. There were no other Cook made the first length and back in 1 min linf in the most determined manner. Some han stand off again for two hours before weathering four woude, and bean orted for his gallantry in the Islands, all this time pamps constantly going several zenatalogdora-Standard Correspondent. urged that prison productions are thus marks on the body. Death appeared to have so, but after this lowered his speed and dred or more of them, we are informed by a dur
respondent at Ningpo, made ar apón a Obinone and water increasing. Had sails under the bot brought into competition with honest labour resulted from fonation. Chan Adock said he took 9 min. 50 ses, for the whole distance.
house in the tiers Settlement of Bebecaying when we lost At Lam Inh worinng ist, ample of all Fadobored Fontulis Papenburgh wind and re There outside, to the detriment of the act with dosasson to gather to loose str
the money and moveables they could find Daily for tbollss te retors the mer I also said that the emulation caused
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now being 3 feet water in hold, and crew.com. pletely exhausted, horing boom pumping and bal among the workown in the gaol and the consciousness of being usefully engaged takes the sting out of the punishment of convicts But these abjections, though they may have some force in England, would have loss here. As the Hoa. P. RYRIE pointed out, it would be a real and intense mortification to a Chinathan in prison to know that he would not reap the fruits of his labour, but that they would go toward the defrayal of the [We do not hold draivog rosponsible for the opinione cost of his maintenance. The work should
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An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the Government Civil Hospital, by the Coroner,
Daumon BUNNING HEADER FROM THE SPRING BOARD. Cope, and Danman. The contest lay sitogether For this four entered, Travura, Cavendish, between Cope and Travers, the other two cam- petitors beiter quite out of it. Cope made thres capital banders, and was closely pressed by Travers, who was also very good.
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with their misst the foot of an embankment Kennedy-road, when the earth fell down and completely cavored the deceased. Witness ob. tained assistans, and got the deceased out. He was then quits dead-Tru Aching, street ecclie, said deceased was his brother and hod been in the colony for a number of years, Wit, ness was at work when he heard that his brother had bees killed by s and slip-A verdict of accidental death was returned.
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at the same time, however, be of a laborious "ENGLAND AND THE FRESENT CRISIS character and not calculated to engage the in terest of the prisoner. This would doubtless be rather difficult to provide inside the walls of the gaol, bas we baleva it could be done.
It would, of course, be a simple matter, comparatively speaking, to find work for
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The Moosing Advertiser :-"Lord Napier ing without intermission for twenty-eight hours of Magdala and Bir Gurmet Wolseley have only
The kiln-fying festival at Kempin passed off mzah in the usual way; and an interreting fine
two prestank odass mirred together. Ther 16th April. The frantic exertions of the officials to inaces day favoured the holiday-makers, who medot for the first time it the rebaf of Lucknow, during the Indian Mutiny, and were both present in a heap and so leaving themselves no room rity are totally ineffective. Not drog has thoroughly to enjoy the outing, while the full at the defence of the Alambagh, Eerd Napier for the struggle while the other side spread fallen this spring, and there is no prospect that in the weather avoided any postponement. baing than Chief of the Staff General Quizam, themselves chat in line, and, working well together, any will it is natural that the failure of the way the Japanese tart that it is always while to future captor of Cocassis who serving pasily pulled their opposats soross the mark.. so mach defotion, should excite a remotion: One fine on kite flying day, and nestrally whatever
of the odioials arrested the God of the Winda a superstition may be attached to the forival in as a youthfail captain with the 90th Light In fautry-Sir Garnet Wolseley in these deya bod she be ags and bed him shained my in his that respect would seem to have gained far bardly putapleted five years service, and was temple, in revenge for his sending one of the this last occasion, as the past waak was one sucaiready decorated with the Bermos medal, the worst dont-storms known for many years ation of wet weather with the exception of
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IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTIÓN., A
BEFORE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTION Hos.
SNOWDEN AND A SERIAL JURY:
No MUN KAN F. HO TAT SANG AND OTHERS,
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Legion of Honour and the Medjice, and the A time when was particularly superfinous Friday. There were the customary betoher of mean modal and clasp, the Orders of the This storm seeing have beau very violent pionie parties, the troops of joyous combatants Tarkly war medal. Two years letter Lora all over North Chias, and darkened the air both young and old and the inevitable barn out of Napier and Sir Garnet Wolseley met again in IN EUROPE.
much in my places dilate the beggars, win takethis opportunity to hold grand China the former doing then in command of TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY TRESS."
Flighting of candles daring the greater part of fold.day and arhibit that varied deformities the 2nd Dirifica of our peditionary Furon, 818-Ità conrrad to me that in the pre.
the day One of the worst consequences of this with unahated perseverance If the late con sent orisis of affairs Reglishmen in all parts of
of age, was serving on the Quartermaster Genc- Ill timed tempest is that of burying a large part tinued rain has proved disagreable and uncom Welle Sir Garnet, aliafonszt-osional at 27 years the Empire who are masters of their own time
of the best especially in sandy regions where it fortable in many respects, the gardens and Bel's Staff puder that iamanted officer, the labo or have no settled occupation should do their
bus totally disappeared. It is also sometimes shuning grateful appreciation of the humid Colors! Keneth Mackenzie two generals duty by volunteering for motive service. The Mr. Hayllar, C., instructed by Messze, blown up by the routs and whirled away. If zo warm atmosphere, and it is refreshing after such whose names are now on overholy's lips live Canadians have, with a patriotic loyalty which Sharp, Toler, and Jobsson, appeared for the rain falls there will be no wheat herveet at the long pario of arched poking ground, to see since than not been brought together profession Odors for Copies may be sont to the Daily the convicts outside the limits of the does them infinite erotik, placed ten thousand plaintiff, and the Attorney-General, and with end of the four mouth, and in that cass the plante, tree, and grass bursting with new fe Press, where it is published; or to the Gol The reconstruction of the Prage, for foreign sorvizo, but the Australian colonies appeared for two of the defendants. The jurors for wozas even than at present, and must cujus now a refreshing and for the discomfort men at the disposal of the Home Gevermaet bim - Ng Chor, instrated by Mr. Brereton; famine in this province and Shantung will be do gardan full of saleas and other flowers is following Agents
the construction of the contemplated har. have so fat do nothing. They are too far of were Mesas. G. Emory F. D. Sassoon, Hassume the aspect of that in Bhav, from which that it greatly compensates for the discomfort
of prolonged wet weather. Biring Bann boar of refuge, and the quarrying of haps, to end troops to Europe, but they G. Erdmann, W. Reiners, P. A. da Costa, H. it now differs only in degree.
might, in the event of var being declared, easily
The river craft on all the streams which con „Moairs, Wilson, Nicholls & Cn. grauite would afford them employment for raise a force of 5,000 ton for service in India Dickie, and H. Smith, concluded en vorge at this port, are orowded to their uiziost” Maurs. Wilson, Nichels & Co. some time to come. We would strongly country for Buropese service. The West In defaults non seated to judgment, for the plair even were the people who are most in need able thus setting free that rumber of troops in that Tuesday. On coming into court today the capacity carrying grain into the interior, bat Mears. Kelly & Walsh, Sghai. deprecate, however, thete being engaged dias Jelands might also supply, the same qua. tiff, and judgment with posts was accordingly to by the supply must be only's fraction of what railway from Janka to Kioto, 257 of whomard to boilers, which, when bought second SHANGHAL Mestra. Hall & Holtz.
public places, where there would be the bar of black troops. The Cape Colonies have entered for the phinfilt on the following terms is nooded,
their own troubles to attend to, and cannot be ovation stayed for three days to allow of SHANGHAL Messrs. Kelly & Walsh. HANUS and? Messrs. Hall & Holte and Kolly tightest chance of any communication with exparted to contributo assistance. The smaller secarity balls, siren, and a month to be allowed
& Walsh. Shanghai their friends or acquaintances. Moreover, colonies shonli be prapiend to get their garrisons CHEFOO sud Mesars, Hall & Holtz and Kelly the spectacle of a gang of ruffins working or a portion thereof froh for foreign service if for payment after the giving of such security
& Walsh, Shanghai. in chains is not altogether an adifying sight believe, it war should unfortunately break out, poonanty. "There will be no lack of soldiers, I TIENTSIS and? Messrs. Hall & Holts and Kelly for the rising race, and it would be better, ou but I should like to soy all parts of the Empire PEKING }
&Walsh, Shanghai. NAGAGANI...... The C. and J. Trading Co. Fallaccounts, that they should be employed as bearing some portion of tho burden and taking HIOGO, OSAKA..The C. sai J. Trading Co.
little in public view as possible. It would an active interest in the national cange. Yours, YOKUTAKA.....Japne Ouzella Ofice. MANILA Messrs. J. do Loyzaga & Co. SAIGON... Mr. J. H. Bloom, SINGAPORE......Messrs. Liddelow and Martin.
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be necessary also that they should, while working, be under the strictest supervision," so that thero could not be a chance of thistr wandering. Chinese convicts have given plenty of proof in past times that they will
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Hongkong, 1st May, 1878.
UPSLLON.
THE CENTRAL SCHOOL
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “PALLY PILESH,"
1. BANKRUPTCY.
IN RE, THE ESTATE OF NG LIRW, WIDOW, A
DUNKRUPT
A sitting was held for the bankrupt to pass har Inst exaration and makapplication for her order
The authorities whose ways are insoratable, hava just opened or rather reopened a relief yard in the Ch'ong-Huang Min, after an interval since the closing of the winter relief-yards of shout two months. Moantime the tens of thou- sands of poor people set adrift by the closing of the yards at the time of the Chinese New Year having nowhere to go have been zaaming about bagging, and fus fandrbed condition Hundreds, if not thousands of them bare lid, and their corpses line the highways and by-ways in Bynes
of discharge. Ms. Wotton appeared for the direction leading to the luterior
An Impression withdy prevails that the pur chase of second-hand articles is an eronomy; On the 3rd instant 2,457 passengers went by This does not hold good, at any rate, with 10- hand, too often sxplode with the most disastropy. bought Exhibition tickets in the stationsulta: The chief engineer of the Natiopal,
A large Chinese merchant, residing in Japan, Insurance Company at Manchester, în his sn.. proposes to buy all the indigo which is produced anal report just issued gives a warning on this in Tajima, Hoki, and Inaba,
point, which it is to be hopet will not" "pass "un- -Mr. Kis, onos chief retainer of the late Hifone led by those whom it convams. “Ha has, he Han, hoe built a large thread manufactory in
says, recently cautioned steam users against the Hirstamus, Inukaangori, Shiga Ken. The ex-murahass of second-hand boilers, until they tưve penditure is said to have been yen 20,000.
been thoroughly examined by some one really compofent to judge of their fitus, Some ex-.. plosions which have soeurtel- uss the great Tish incurred by omission of this precaution. The Spanish barque Vista, which left Cair The original vender of such boilets are not
arrival
MANILA
croditors' assignees, Mr. F 8. Kuffam and Mr.
A bug-headed individual who knows what on the 25th Cotoker last and arrived at Zam-always blarnetess, a firm's rainove boilers after Chan Ays; Mr. Holmes appeared for the doinvestzeits pay about two months since boanga on the 5th ultimo, lost oight mam on the they have been condemned, and in their anxiety....
aughter of the Jankrupt, who claima" to be a
son for their ramural; while some brokom malto Lamed last January, in which more than a thos- SIR-The public is indebted to you for the creditor for a year's house rent; and Mr. Denne erected a lamp post on the site of the relief-yard by eurvy and two more died after her to get a good price oxit candidly to state the rea On the morning of the 14th ult a Chinamanekloss statemonta which matend purchasers, anggestion mide in your article of this morning for Tu Azew, another creditor. c. Watton and persons perished. The object is to render was murdered by a fellow sountryman. The disastrone explosions and loss në lifo "being" too run very grant risks to regain their liberty, that farther inquiry should be made respecting said that aaveral of the claims against the it safe to travel in the evening over the scene of ceased had been stabbed in no loss than thirteen often the result. Concluaring the Frightfal and the more dosporate characters might, if the knowledge of Euglab porseen by the boys Mr. Holmes's rheut, and he asked that a day the ghosts of the deaurted. A kewaing lamp estato were disputed, anorgst them that of this giganti ho.ccaue withent malóstation from
effects cf boiler explosions, it is difficult to con the supervision were to be for a moment xe at the Central Bohol. It is evident the hued for bearing loss claims. The site throws its cheerful maya cres the place sometimes Mariveles was, it is sistal to be sent home by can be unscrupulous enough to nadm. It aff on all The project for the contention of a dock at saive how any orter of a worthless old boiler some great fallsoy lacking in the figures Bis laxed, turn upon the warders with their tools Brosilenes plated before the Chairil on Mon- ting was accordingly aljours and Friday was into the middle of the forenoon, although the the nail of the 17th nitimo for the suproval of
unwary parolaser with as little companetion as most frequent and nest tortuous streets have Gorainment. The estimated cost of the work though it were a bad shilling. The rule of and possibly overpower them. The guarda day, and the sooner it is clanted ap the better fixed for the bearing of the disputed claims.
never been thought wortky such an expenditure64,000 Cavoar.amptor might, at least, he relaxal in EVERY DESCRIPTION would have to be Europeans or Sikha Chi- for all parties concerned. You point out a obvions mistake in thi return as affecting one
It is now reported that a temple is to be erected. Highly successful experiments with the tole, the ongo of second hand boiler, -Pull | Mall nçse would be uecicas., Thero segred to be particukir boy, and ons mistake of this kind
on the spot. The temple fasihaas, however, phone have been made how
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a consenias of opinion among the members of course destroys il faith in the rotura, as it
of the Council on the expedienty of giving the sonvicts istour on the public works of the Colony, and we believe that it would to advantageous by reducing the cost of the ghol
POLICE COURT.
Jet May BEFORE ER HON CHARLES Mar.
KIDNAPPIN
Man Aho, a married woman, Ng Ass,
is not in a flourishing condition. Swarms
An extensive fire egourred on Good Friday in
of idle priests have made their appearance here which sereial valuable houses were destroyed, and drivon from their haupts by famine. Bovies of three person lost their lives.
Garatte
NEW CALEDONIA,
The Moniteur de la Nouvelle Caledonie, în in
Buddhist nine--not summon in this province- On the 21st, 2nd, and 23rd April great re- are also seen bagging through the streets like one wire hold in honour of the muzzingo oferticle apps the present condition of that distant. any other pattera aproves of the borned re- the King of Spain.
lief-yard, it is now reported that the reason why
the gate was not opered was because it was cut-
sidored highly probable that in that case several
packages of the woull be lost in the rush which
EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF A FRENCE PRISON
Frenca colony, states that the population at the insa cf last went was 16,804, and ott, of this total: all but 2,759 formed fart, either as prisonera or Government servant, of the penal settilamant. There were 5,138 conviots undergoing ponal ser-
impossible to say that there may not boj numerous similar mistakes. Indeed, the m ner in which the figures have been collated is in tlf not calculated to inepies, confidence, s tho work has been done by the wrong man Howorozhigh Dr. Eitel's ability may be as an edu
alipankit it is not to be expected that bo should coalie, Wong Asing a trafer, Li Achun, a haw be familiar with the desils of the school register, er, and WA Police Constable No. 217, The suggestion of His Excellancy the and he is therefore vory Tinhle to taska emis were charged with bringing a girl aged ghteen GOVERNOR, which we notice was endorsed by take, whereas had the Acting Head Mestar been years into the oblong, intcuting, to send her to it was thought désirable to avoid as the expense tho Hon. P. Brats, that industrious and wall asked to supply the figured they would pro Singapore for the purpose of prostitution.
of a few hundred lives to be sure but the relief An extraordinary trin, which throws much vitude, 2,838 prisoners exempt from penal zek tinsily have beeh unimpugnable. Ons possible After a great deal of cridaneo was taken bis rice was saved! It is said that the hedge wes à light on the prison administration of France, is ritude, and 1,231 verstel convictador police conducted prisoners should have a small aplanation of the assingly slouping, fries Worship sentenced the argt, second, and third: doable pun, with im izterval betwears to prevents can taking place before a court tardis silting singilarins in the island white book ofleas, proportion of their earnings put by from has angered to me. May not the time Droners, cach to six monts imprisonment; the women from passing out food to their hus in Paris, under the presidensy of Genom! Bar-Teramat servants, inclusive of the prison pileitis, wook to wook and handed to them on leaving Fitel giver a sttendance at the Central School with bard aboar. The fourth prisoner was disbands on the extende
the Tho principal prisoner in a Corsican Esmed numbered 3.836. Since the abolition of the At the meeting of Land-Renters on the 15th, Subinni, an unattached ommandant, in the winy, galleys in Fraon all persone santazeed to pena] he time the boys have spout at school alto charged, and the fifth wisquer was invicted of gaol, is an excelent she, and will commend other, only s stall portion of it pregibly in the discombust as a polias congfable, and that $200; Mousis Luer, Debing, Heaterson, Liso, and and late hood, governor of the military prisons servitude au sont cables to Gain or New itself to every philanthropic mind. The Central School Aglause of the register in default, six months' imprisonment with hard Gubbins wore alcoted as molabors of the Mani. of the department of the Beins The other pri- dente; and prisoners secologood to a term of oipal Council. One of the gentleman is agort of sonarja a non-commissioned offlor named Blatge lens than eight years penal earvitude are CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT, abject of punishment should at the same time would of course settle this point. In discussing labour.
this question, however, it must be borne in mind
OMS.N. Co which is now a powerini oor. Beth of them are decorated with the Legion of compelled to retsin in the plane where they be deterrent and reformative. It is not desir that the Central School does not exist sdlety
Beroes.C.Y GREACH, ESQ.
porition hers, an elfukery. A number at plans Honour. Fabiani ja koouted of receiving bribes have, undergone ther sentence for au a able that men should be thrust out of prison for the purpose of teaching English, nor has
a on foot tending to the Improysant of the from the prisoners under hir bhage, of forgery ditional period of the same length. Persons LAPCENY FROM THE NEW FORTUICATIONS. Settlacent, and some important changes and theft and other offences in the excroise ecritanned for periods exceeding sight, years at the expiration of their sentence money this been, I believe, until recently the misat
promiront feature of the institution; indeed, I Fang Akwat was charged with stealing a have recently be made. In the present of his dates. Blatge i oonaed of being his are compelled to remain in the colony, for less and cheracterless, unable to obtain ema-Khink that originally far too little attention shovel
crowded condition of the band, it has been accomplice, Host of your readers have pro the rest of their lives, the guverner not having Chu Anhau eid he was overseer of the fortif found totally improdioable to enforce the Lably heard of the military prison in the Rus the power of allowing them to return to France, ployment, and consequently soon compelled, was mald to it. Nor was the school established,
os 1 understand it, only for the fategic of cations at Kowloon The prisoner was an ourth regulations adopted last autton, in regard de Curele Midi divided into two howovar, good may be their behaviour. The “like the sow that was washed, to return to parting a good Chiseno duration Its main ocolie, osiployed at the perk On Tuesday the removal of merchandise within three parts on one alle is the House of Detention, set amber of conslets who have oven cut at liberty few years bo so much their wallowing in the mire. There are object was to give Western idom and a new afternoon about four o'clock, witness now the days of delivery end the master is postponed for apart for prisoners condemned to terms of im. will in the course of some prisoners of whose reformation little edge of the elementary principles of Western prisoner take the shovel (produced) down the hill, the present. The Union Osipel has been reprisonment not speeding six months; on the greater than that of the ordinary evil population. Roderics, and these of course can be taught Witness watched and saw him conecal it under a cently thoroughly repaired and greatly improved, other in the gel destined for prisoners sen. that the expedieser maintaining the present hope can be entertained, bat on the other through the Chinese language. How much buel, and then sit dows. In a few minuton he be womeil voting a contribution of The 200 tensed to longer terms of imprisonment. Can ystem has been seriously dironsgod; and it has and there are numbers who having has be done in this direction is to some extent returned without the above! Witose asked the toward this object, mandat Enbiani inhabited the latter part with com aggasted that the French Government Indicated by the oneésis of old pupils of the school, prisoner what he had done with it when he ra Letters have been received from T'ai Yin his wife and daughter, agod eleven years should require possession of the New Hebrides, ng guilty of one lapse are only too and also by the great, algo set upon the school by plied that he had no gal Witness fall-aim Fa, andonning the safe arrival of the party who Blatge coupled an office by the side of the which would be deded upon very easy terms by: glad to roturaito honest labour. To such the the native meraunts of the colony, who soo that what he had roos, and peck the prisoner to the went to reinforce Mr. Forhurd, taking with them apartment of Sabian, ander whose orders, he the have theft. The New Hubrden form possession of a small sum of money on leaving a sensies there given is of a highly practical spot pad took got the shovel. He was then taken le 17,000.00 In, Brons, The Tintin Ralint nobod With regard to the regime, the prisoners group of about ronty isina da, and it is thought
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