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The cloud on the Indian horison, which has for many years the confidence of the trolling people from the host wont in the launch with than four foot or five feet of water bago at ma-kuateze or shöft Jacket, of any wall dessed ablis in their skill, experience, and discretion Witness asked plaintiff her and lost any high water, the tapding is good on an embankment Chfman to recognise the fact that it balongs to for gome sitne leon darkening daily, now to would have stated something that would have thing and he raged that he had only lost an thrown up by the Chinese to keep the water out a riding people. Indeed the very nam botrys it. threatens to burst. The funder of Afghanis beon muro appreciable and déprving of notide ode and soul. The plaintif olan epid a hole of their paddy-delda. Landing in the right hand and anggone its original ass among the Manoku per shar tan, obstinats in his determination to have tau is ontegorical queries It might have had boon knocked in the host's bottom.hanks yet asound you go to Shop Tattoos, tribes. It is in nosenses Chinese institution, any been foolhardiness, in this opinion of your corre- By Me Home The man who swam to the and on the left hand or more us storm and northem more than the shaving of the heal aid oultivation no relations with the British Government, pondent, on the part of the Losang's skipper to launch swam back to the sarge boat after he had bank you can walk through fields of siger date of the grono Therefore one is often tempted has definitely refused to admit the Mission, lave prosecuted, his voyage to Canion; but, por made fast the lines launch was at aan hoe to villagegnt the foot of a range of hills which to wonder whether in the event of any future This Comprobansivo Work, now in the and there now some no hope of averting at me to inform your correspondent, that she when he came. Witness did not know the asparata Mira Bay from Deep Bay and from the change of rate, the Chinese would still bare to SIXTEENTH YEAR of ita existenco, has been war,
Chinoes, who are the most timid people on the man, nor did he know who allot out to the sumit of which hill both wabord can be 3383, the foshian of the past two senterips, or whatbur The Russians have intrigued to face of the sarth, differ from him as foto, They launch in the first instance. He now the but there is not much sport po the road only per every body would with ores gonebat cut off his compiled from the Bayr and MOST RELIABLE Bole purpose in Afghanistan, and no hare ochsequently not: sinos pasferrel the net master of the cargo-bost: He did not say hapa few pigeons or white oranes, as the salpe qugue, shut up the barber's slaps, and revolt be BOUROES, and no pains have been spared to doubt are highly delighted with the sub-run-any-risk steamers to patacost anything about any charge for towing bebanre are all on the other side of the creek and are the flowing sacplices of yote. That the Chinese render it CompiZTE in EVERT Reract.
it with ride) the changYes, No,
be allowed them to malo fast, as a matter of host got at by walking from Castle Task On wonki pongs to share the hind, we think admits cess of their work. The subjugation off
conscience to save life. Bupus were kept on board gerging from the Shap-pat hoang creek a rocky ne question whether the rovalson of feeling The larger Directory contains the different
Hongkong, lat Novembar, 1878..
the launch they were all white hemp, and ropes | irlat will be seen some few miles from the month would extend to the fotoigs drous they wear is Treaties and Conventions made by China and Cabul will be sure to prove a dificult task,
anch as that prodused wore not used for towing of the cook; if at high water this zoek will bo mother matter. And it would be a pity if it Witness recovered the portion of the ropa at surrounded by water, but is the the reces were to. Tho presont costume is noble and be Japan with Pomign countries, together with especially if the Ameer receives the in-
SUPREME COURT: varions Acts, Ordinances, aul, Regolations redirect support from Russia which, thể
tached to the cargo bost which sunk, but having the mud exposed this itlob will be soon coming, and far more adapted to the exigendi did not know what bad become of it.. The rope standing unt conspicuously as a' lazimarka sut of a practical and energetio life, such se me truel lating to Commerce and Shipping, the
produced was the part that romalued attached to | ronuled on every sido by miles of dorp, soft mad the Chinos are now suturing ayon, thảm the the bench He had had no equversation with and beds of large course, orsters, the plot is billowy skirta waick Denicoins was so careful fe. the plaintiff about some ropo.. Even if the rope some twenty foot high by forty to fifty fast at komp ovonly adjusted before and bəllad... It may had not broken be did not think he would have ile base and about twenty feel at its summit;ovou be suggested that were the old robes to come. hoon able to tow the boat all the way.
it to known as Pak-lok-obes, or White Crane in again the effect would dons a good lead in The cash was adjourned.nutil Monday at half. Falet, and do the resort of large flocks of pull- alone, sa wa wa bold that the Superior Person cana, ospreys, cormorants, white and nah çôl- bár a rolosi objention to their being mande" of pust two.
gored cranes, and other birds To shoot any bl:d pron or purple--which antta the Mancha frasa on this Islet is thought to bring it lick to in well-set, Indaoil, of any approach to rel the shooter and his family or vassel if a junk Above all, we may be thankful that whatever max, but I soss at low tide procured one of the change may or may not be in store, there is not native mad sludges and seersted myself on the the rumotąst chance of the blank-blized race ever Islet with a zifo sad a gun, some fruit, and adopting the stiff and ugly toilet of the West Team-i vu. (Wel halk Husk of wine; the capreys screamed over head bab Shonghi Couriari: world zot alight for a long time, bat they cans at last and I shot tway and when at last the tile came wy, with it see came a fight of the stabdy PERSONNEL OF THE CHINESE EMBAS- palisan, om enormous bird, large as a full grown. STES TO ENGLAND AND RUSSIA. swan, fell to my ride, and my small bout baring way to the lake boot in which I had como forming the sales of tinistora to Riga1 and
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RIVER PORTAS
November 18t
SUMMARY JURISDICTION, BEFORE ME, JuarIOR RUSSELL.
TECHOWY TAX BOONG--$506- This was a claim for the value of a cargo-Uoat alleged to have been lost in consequenos of a breach of content on the part of the defend Mr. Helmes appeared for the plaintiff, and AIM Dennys for the nefondunt.
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mented by Russian emissaries. The insur ruction will be made the pretext for the pro- longed occupation of the country by the Russian troops, and possibly be converton into an excure for the renewal of hostilities with Turkey if favourable opportunity offers. Meantime it is satisfactory to note that in Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, S'hai/connection with Afghanistan the native a certain place and the money was paid in a previous eqnyigtion for Jaroony on the 2nd ult came to taka me off I shot a cormorant on tio, Thè Sín Pas pablishes a list of the officers
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BEFORE ME C. V. CLEAGH,
LARCENT. Leung Ato was sharged with stealing sorde rice, which he was running away with when he was stopped by PC 15
The prisoner admitted the charge, and also when he was sentenced to fourteen days hard
labour:
¡Ayau was charged by Lo Asia, a money-value on the pelican, which with us is inedible.
the Bib October was rather a rough day. The Mr. Holmes said that, as would be remembered, plaintif was the master and owner of cargo-boat No, 18, and the dofondant was the owner of small eteamer named the Wing Sing. On the sorcher a soutract was esterol into between the parties for the stoner to tow the boat from
rance The steamer did actually tow the boat för roopa in India have given proofs of a loyal sonte distance, but shen near the French steamer apirit to the Indian Government and some asaharage, for some cause best known to the de of the native papers urge the annotation of fondant or his agent, ther requested the plaintiff Cabul. Still the war cannot be prosecuted to let go. The plaintiff, of course, siid becond without grant expense and loss of life, and it or sis and they had no means of matinging e to be hoped that some means, many yot be it in deep water. The posple on the steamer found whereby it may be avoided. But aid that anless he lot go they would east the bost off. The plaintiff and his grow got frigh vital to British interests that Cabul should tened at this and asked the defondant to take them to some anchorage or place of safety if be not fall under an influence ao hostile and could not go on with them. This the defendant mischievous as that of Russia, and if no refused to do: and by his own est cast the other alternative prescuts itself, war pust boat of. The bont, being at the mercy of the waves, deified, agamat one of the baoys, had a hole kosken into her, and Bually sement, though he had been in the colony for tou
months. The people on board were saved by a P. exi The regaths is fixed for Monday and Tuesday O. offer and they were landed in safety, but it
His Worship rounded the case until the 7th instant the 23rd and 24th December next.
certainly was a great chanes they did not la tasiz·líves
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We hear that negotiations are in progress for the shipment of a number of coolies from this CD.. port to Domeres.
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(11) Oficial clark, Wang Bi-kong, Assistant departament Magistrate awaiting valestion with dente, a to s or to 3 Bet bez to 6 a button of the 4th grade of official ranks
(12) Ofen clock, Shit Tugis expontact Ressiver of the Sait Department, with a button of 5th grade of official rank.
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At from Hongkong The pelinin bu onlled by the Great Britan, etc, respectively. They arň so His Wowwwtenead the prisoner to natives ho fang-ngo, and its fat is much vained,
Salted of HF. Ch'ong Kung gaga (1) Scorebary of Lagation, Shao Yu-dien. As- its impriment with hard labour in fact, the natives of the district. sets tigher danger will stealing from his stall a glass onse than they do on the proper wild goose, which istant Chist Secretary of the Tungli Ystec containing cigars, value $10.10. Sentenood to they call cheang-keng-ngo or long-arkland & Tantal on the list for imeliate employ
goon, Haring got back on board your vassil, ment, with breret maak of the second grade, a AN ATTEMPTED BUICIDE,
proceed up the larger areak which the Shap pet. (3) Third Secretory of Legalba, Chisug Heă- three months imprisonment with hard, inbent.
charged by F.O. 685 with attempting to commit stream is known as the Samchin Creek, and rank of Assistant Sale Comptroller.
Wong Atean, described as a confectioner, was boong Creek flows into. This large crook or tan expectant sub-prefent in Houm, with brøvet suicide off the Canton steamer's wharf on Thurs. If you have no plot or person acquainted with (8) Russian Interpretar azid, third Secretary,
by bathe looglity you will:oxperienos, great difficulty. Fing Heia kon, TAN day afternoon in trade, sad had failed to chtain any employ bill, apparently (as seen from near Par
The prisoner said that ha bad lost his money in finding the true channel, which lands behind hok hay) onnonted with the mainland, bat cally divided from it, by this arouk After sailing or stenting some four or five miles up the orcel the sad or either hand will be soon to have giron way to regular embarkminta with Mr. Downys said the defence was that there
well kept sluices to drain away or admit the water. was nie, contract vasfever. The lannah had
to the neighbouring folds. Up this creek between undertaken to tow, about nipe win!) Fobkieneso Chang Aso, seaman on the steamer Bribune, Pak Lok-chan and the part where the drosk
(9) Third olas Interpretes Taka-shih-B, buats, While she was lying off the P. and 0. was brought up, on remand, charged with stankos sigus of the band of man in the form of Senior Secretary of the Board of Works
(10) Tang Shen, Student Interpreter of the wharf the plaintif or someone on his beat calleding a case-box containing the son of £20 in gold uks, &c, I have had splendid sport both with out and asked them to tow him over to Kowloon and silver, some ship's accounts, three tins of duck and reese; curio and plour may also be Russina funguage, with a button of the 8th grade They refusell at first altogether to do so. The preserres, and a tin of mustard frein the steward's cousionally in great numbers on the banks of official rink,
About a mile beyond the first emlaktent on the Fa Lim, Badout Student Interpreter of the plaintif held up his five fogora aul suid some. | room of the said ship. thing about $5, bas they still rofased. Then ona The prisoner again donjol having stolen tho left hand side of the creek as you ascended French language, with a button of the 9 grads of the ten belonging to the cargo boat swam and money, bat admitted taking the tins of pro-wil be seen sluice or a small hillock, of offelal rank, made fast a rope to the staru of the launch. The serve and mustard for his own use. The money and there, if it is the snipe season, launch went on and finally allowed them, after a produced, he said, he had wou gambling the will have a good bag to a nertainty if you deal of troubla, to make fast. When they get keys which were found upon him be picked up are anything of a shot. Later in the season half way scout the harbone the rope broke It on the deck The bus veut piece, whits the planer and earlow may be met with in the rios was the defendant's own rope and it broke in the steward swore was his, he had received in change stamps around this hillook, Haring returned A correspondent writes to us suggesting that middle. Ila was also quito prepared to ality from some of the passengers on beard whon gain to your host ascend the arcek and you will see that it begins to be shaded by troca, út first that the weather was quite sutksiont to prevent | gambling,
His Worship seld that there was no direct by bushes of the wild pine, in which may bescen issued. The committee are no doubt taking them arrying out the contrast, supposing there
evidence as to the prisoner's having stolen the umerous wood pigeons, and then as the creek Ip Ayow, father of the plaintiff, said he was enab-bor, and spon that charge he would le diss and the regions of mud are left behind master of the cargo boat No 107. The plaintiff charged, but for stealing the tins of preserve ke For will sa lahes and other frees and observe had a Exat some tiun ago. On the 8th ult. his would be annvited, and his Worship andared that the rice awarapa have given way to fields of son's boat wax aff the Pand wharf. Seeing him to be twiss privately whipped, te strokes or fae-shua; kundreds of news will now be seen the parent, ti-to or fa-ehang, and sweet potatoe it lying there and the state of the weather hasach time, and to be imprisoned until such whip- bookoned to the steam leanel Wing Sing, which pings have been inflicted, the term not to exceed red with fruit trees prinsipally lyches, but the (4) Attaske. Ta so Chin-yang, Assistant bis
losagingan and wong pi are also common in gistrate awaiting selection was then under way. The lauzol turzel book three months on the whole
asusading, tumorous strange kinds of waterfowl (5) Medical oficer, Tatag Nieu-te, licon- and anchored. He went off to her in a span
mag bulaboty as the grobe, rail, moorhen, and a ↑ tiste of the second class. bird Kike the cool. At last a place will be resched where the crook onlargas suficiency to forat an anchorage for a dozen or more large jtoki akich ply regularly batween this anchorage and Hong kong, Canton, and other places. You will now
market), and distant a few hundred yards from have sextendunt a plaen valled San-kë (ww
the bank of the creek. This market will be found to consist of two painilel walls lined with tag rows of shops on the inner side, having their doors and windows opening inwards and Failing specdiomsume of Inecation in Afton, the four shops at the end, two at each old elephants promine to become important aids to
the lord at other and the entire phes, bo when the fret: hordo will find its way thither Yo no window or doort in their idos, so the future development of this with the in- terior of the dark pontinent, poiding the time as a fortress wall smitet, in the rajasantonta Por sents mason or other this damidstaation of the insotiled distrist in which it situsta of the alopannt has been confined to the Axiatio A walk of gems few milos farther will take you species, which was erroneously opposed to be to the old village of Sam.ohin proper, and the more tractable and more powerful than its cutire country around will be found to be fertilo African cousin, though the latter is the cleverer and well wooded, the principal products being of the two Since the time of the Boman En- pon-nuts, swart potatoes, and other vegetables pire, whon Casar is sajul to have actually Having secn enough of the surronuding country. hrought an African elephant to England, much to but you can if you like wals on to Shok lung, object of man in his dealings wish the African go back to your boot and return to Hongkong, the terror of our aboriginal ancestors, the solo
in the Tung-kua district, and thence by passage, elephant seems to have been its extermination, boat down the Tam-shui-lên, fresh-water riter : The success which has attended Coonal Gordon's (referred to in a previons paper on Chien wan) experiment in turning to practical usa in the DLACK to Uauton or Hongkong as yea may desire. Soudan the Khedise's tame Indian elephants, which have bost eating their head off in filonga so long at Cairo; will no doubt lead hot only to the use of tho Indian elephants in Africa, but also to the training of the native variety to par In whatever ranges foreigner may be uncompanied the Indian etophants in their long ses of commerce. Au Afrioun specimen, which perior to Chinese an general rule, it will, we think, be frankly admitted on all sides that they journey from Cairo to Dati, in eo torial Egypt, is reported na being in good health and sman No people turn their own dress so frosly into that with the assistance of cumpotant Indian are decidedly our superiors in print of disfuns, abla to discipline and there is little doubt ridicala as the English, particularly during the elephants to capture, tome, and teach the African few hot days of which an English summer is rarety, these animals might be made
scally and to soasist. We are thoroughly cin in their native country as the others are ju satisfied with our embrous hats while it wire Asia Three important pointe at least have been rain to search for any elements of the artistio in mered by Colonel Gordon that the Indian ela attenuated trousers or cut-Apay conte Never plant will live and endure hardships and priva parbans was there a costume ixrented which had
Engs the Shanghai Courier:-The long talked of loan has at last been settled between the Longkang and Shanghai Bank and Tastai Hoe, The mass of interest is 91 per cent. per annum,
A correspondent writes from Canton-With respect to the rebellion in Kwangat no alarm souns la axist in Canton. There are various, rumonts on the subject, but that which obtains most general credence is to the offect that the loader Li claims to be the hereditary, ruler of Cochin China, and is leading his forces to secure bis rights in that conatry. It is said that he has desired the High Authorities to memorialize the Thrend for the Imperial sanction to the movement,
The Royal English Open Company gave repetition of their performance of Lecceq's come opora, Girofé-Girofa" on Thursday night at a very good hear. The part was the same as the Theatre Royal, City Hall. There was not before with the exception that Mr. H. Philps took the part of Don Bolero d'Alcarazas, which oboracter to matained with orodit. His makes up was excellent. The performance, as a whole, was a success. The company will repeat Balfe's At Amoy, on the 28th October, the wife of J. Wopers"Entanells, or the Power of Love," this [1607 evening
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and inade a baryain, with thema", tu tuw, his sou's laat over to the Tung Long Chow for 35. The man is charge said he wanted the money first and witness gare him five $1 notos. Witness thou pulled back to the share and called out to his son he had un aged the stearar and he must gat ready. ili ko called out his grew to get under | [PRE RASTERN ESTENSION, AUSTRALASIA AND weigh. Witness did not see them start. This was about eight o'clock.
By Me Domy-The launch was under weigh when witness hailed her, Sop Lad no other boots in tow. He did not go on board thesteam-inneli stell; he paid the money in the sumpan. Ofthe the money. There was only man, wife, and sampan people only Wong Asso saw him par child on the sumpan. Ho lauded the money over the sids
Wing Asco, the sabiran man, was called prova that he saw the money paid.
The plaintiff said that after his father informed
him of the contract he had made in told one of
Tho kanob went on and left them. She
kept the other boats, which ware small, in tow. She wen making way at the time, and had bana doing so all the time. When witness's boat was cast off he gave orders for the anchor tre dropped, but it would not hold, and the deftad down to the Canton wharf and had a hole knocked in her. They tried to bail ber out and continued drifting until they
iliden with a coal boat The P and Ost
CHINÁ TELEGRAPH. COMPANT'S LINK]||
LORDON, 30th October. ENGLAND AND AFGHANISTAN. The reply of as Aucer of Afghanistan is oission or to hars anything to do with the polite, but he distiratly roines to admit the
British. Gerement. No hopa, therefore, entertained of averting war
AAN TURKISH REFORMS.
manded by thegianit.
An Laporial Trade grants the reformes de
THE BUSSIAN PRESS ON THE AF GHANISTAN QUARREL
The Russian Frees is animons in advising indirect help to the Amser of Afghanistan
INSURRECTION IN ROUMELĪA.
Au innrrectionary worement has occurred in Bonnels and Macalonia, the insurgents demand
OBITUARY Cardinal Callon is desc
SHANGHAI RACES.
The following is the result of the First Days Bages received høre by telegraph yesterday :— The MALOO PLATE (Hall Mile)Stallgrat · The CELEBRION BAKES (One Mile Black
Satin (easy).
the Wing Sing that morning was after his for The RacrNG STAKES (Mile and a Quarter
By Mr Demus-The first time witness saw The HACK STAKES (Cace Round) - Strathearn, ter came to his. The Chinchew boats were not near her at that time. The ugromont was to
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Toleration
BOURHOOD.
that when lae^ massive, dopra of the market
be continued.
CHINESE COSTUME.
(0) Frotob Interpreter, Lisu Sug Becretary- of the Gimai Seoretariat.
(7) Official clerk,. Li Ping-lin, Magistrató awaiting selection wrik brevet rank of magistrate of an iidependent department Courier.
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having received their FIRST DELIVERY or GOODS. for tho
AUTUMN SEASON, Solicit an Inspection of the following. RICK BLACK GROSGRAIN SILK 3. from the Best Makers
COLOURED CHOSGRAIN and FANCY SILKS
TRIMMING PLAIN FANCY JAPANESE SILES
TRIMMING SILKS and SATINS.
A SENDID ASSOMTRENT OF
FANCY DRESS MATERIALS
including the
REAL SNOWFLAKE,"
·WOOL SEEGES,
WOOL POPLINS,
WOOL FLAIDS,
FRENCI MERINOS,
DIAGONAL REPS.
and COLOURED SIL VELVETS
and VELVETEENS
"VARIOUS WASHING FABRICS.
suitable for Autumn Wee.
SHAWLS, MANTLES
#JACKETS, SKIRTS.
UNDERCLOTHING, BAHY LINEN SPECTAL SWAN BILL' and FRENCH
CORSETS.
CHILDEEN'S COSTUMES; PELISSES, and FROCKS.
INFANTS CASHMEER HOODS, - BONNETS; and HATS:
BIBBONS.
FEATHERS, FLOWERS, LACES, and LAGE GOODS.
s little about it resily imposing, or which land tone in the most, trying parts of Afrios, sud 46 little grace to the buman figure. But theivers and orossing deserts with equal facility, with unaccustodied kinds of food swimming Chinese dress is full of dignity Whether we grass cloth which is worn in summer, or the native Afiore can be taught to send and drive take the simple and alegant white robe of silk or that the African variety can be tamod and NEW RIBBONS SASHER, and SASH ridaer garmente of purple satin trimmed with their enormous cliatges as well as the Ind fur which are so appropriate to the saling old trainers Awo important features in connection of winter, the wall-Bressed and handsomely with the emplaymont og elephants in Africa àre which gritos perhaps may wonder at, but which detected tretze By, which neither, horses for overybody must admire. It is much the custom cattle can endure, and the batires so far, at to say that the Chinese dross admit as vicis lenat, as our prezent experience goes-des at the citades of fashion and certainly when we approach of the great creatures quietly aviron by pare the bobtails I coats which used to be worn in sasted on their hasdy G in London ten years ago with the puritaniai longth of skirt and closely-buttoned collar of the
of the bay that the stasz launch or large native presont season, we must admit that the différencé
TRIMMINGSPLA
A LARGE AND VARIED STOCK.OF NEW HOSIERY.
KID GLOVES will be OPENED SHORTLY.
FELT, STRAW, and FLUSH HATS,
BONNETS
lás men to swim to the launch will a small rope. In yesterday's issue we noticed the celebration fast to lau bost. It was the laagh's hawser. After To this ropa a hawser was attached and made of the birthday of His Majesty the King of his boat was mais fast a number of small bonte Portugal by a religions solemnity in the morning made fast. He pajected, but the hunch people and a dramatic performance in the evening. And No fear. When opposite the Fresh eye-witness has since favoured os with some steamer anchorage some one on the launch called partionlars of the event. It appears that the re-out You will have to cash off." He called out ligious coloration was a failure the tortuguese that he could natas. 50. 83 it was too deep-ruder THE journal of the British Oficer, in the munty having mands themselves conspicuous thors for him to anchor. They called out that ing anion with Bulgaris.
by their absunge on the occasion, only about Kinta district of Porak, which has been pub forty individuals, being present and the Consaler boy would eat the hawser, sed at last they did hshed in our clumas, shows plainly that body being represented only by the French Con sul besides Mr. Barretta, The dramatic perform. prosperous future awaits Peruk if the country ance, on the contrary, was a complete success remains under British rule. The coffee The house was crosdel, and on the rise of the plantore of Ceylon bare for some time, been surtain nine Gottloman Amatours sang the ortuguese national authen, after w ich. My looking for fresh fields for the great staple Romano, the President of the Lusitazo Club, industry of that Colony-coffee planting, called for sheers for the King, which were They have turned their attention both to the warmly given by the ancio de Cabana
formed were "Ú Hermitía de
landish, gome off, and saved them'ând, the bost Malag peninsula and Bornes as likely noun in three sets, and Mariquinhas A Hatalajadeira" The rains of the best and and all har tries for the purpose, and parts of bath have a farce. In the former, Mr. Luiz Barretto, in
tackle, otd., was 445. The remainder of The MAIDEN STAKES (Three-quarters of a Mile) the character of the hervell, and Mr. F. G. bean pronounced suitable. In Fornes 11 Persica, in that of Viscound of James, acted aul $50 for damage. There were soren men in The Cops Our (Two Miles--Infatuation
claim of $500 was made up of thaland received
grim Probable that so soon as the nonmaton made with much ability and originalit and were way the boat (including birasalf) and one woman and The JOCKEY CUP (One Milk) Bad Hoy to Baron de OVERSEE by the SULTAN of and deservedly applauded. The other parts wer
four children. | tolerably wall played mid the store receives noma Beurer has been formally recognised by the appiansa. In the farve, the autora, Messrs. British Government coffee planting will be M. Alves, J. F. Barretto, and J. Barretto started there. The soil in some parts of tile their paris suussfully, and all three surned
applause. The Band of the 74th Highlanders take the boat to Tang Loong show. They were Pemt appears admirably adapted for the played some choice selections in the intervals. obliged to go out towards the other side of the SPOTS OF INTEREST IN THE NEIGH pointed Chinese gentleman presents a gare that the aginal is proof against the attacks of Tho NEW RACKLE and other FEATHER same purpose. The gentlemer from Ceylon, In his pren in reply to the address presented barbour on account of the wind. The inwes who accompanied the author of the journal to him by the Municipal Corporations of Ontario, was out in two on board the steam-much... Wit
She had MOUTH SIDE OF THE DEEP BAY AND SAM-CHUX boys mentioned, were very much pleased Tarks on Irish mes as Guterius Aliudior to been towed to You-mak tae but she was ander. In visiting Deep Bay it is very important to
Lord Dufferin unde sorae amusing and happy re- nese's boat had not been raised since. with the soil, of the Kinta district of Perak, the appointment of Lord Lorna as his surgeur, ator. He did not tell the captain of the lunch by provider with a fine bottoned best, because and declared it was eminently fitted for the he said, after a nagyris on the insrquis that he had only lost oua oar. The boat would growth of cafea. There is little doubt, "Lord Lerno has, as I have said, a multitude of be of no use after boing repaired, because every. the water, is so very shallow towards the edges
The Journal des Dabais publiskoš an article in therefore, that an effort will be made to merite, but oven spots will be discovered on the thing tad been broken and werkstad.
san, and, unfortunately, sa irreparable and, as I By His Landsaip The taps which was at or other vessel in which you have pere could not between ourselves and the Chinese in this respect which it says “If England horself undertakes introduce the industry into the peninsula may call it, a congenital defect attaches to this fached to the cargs boat was taken away by the at any place get within half a mile of the shore, is striking. But it is incorrect to say that share the administration of the Asiatic provinces of At present Parat and most of the Malayan Crest leaghter.) It is not his fault-be did the mah-t. The rope produced is not the to launch, you proceed as for Castlepeak, Bayy by year. The present fashionable hon is a sert Minor on an upright and bonestito, the Eng- SPECIAL AGENTS for THE LITTLE
appointment. Lord, Lorne is not an Irishman- launch people whan she was bowed over the Yow.
are rover any modifications permitted in the Turkey she will glide saraly into animeration.” It, Assuming that you have left Hongkong in Chinese druge. Colours, for instance, vary year however, the Porte were left ta govern Asia PARIS TRIMMED HATS and BONNETS. States are for the greater part mere bast he could for himself (Renewed laughter.) which parted, tit jungles. Their apathetic rulers have no Ho samo as now the right thing un posible by Two of the searen on the cargo bout wore after passing which plove, the Island of Ling of greenish yellow, and le mushaffected by dressylish protectorate would be on the lais effisan
ting, or the Lonely One, becomes visible. Some youths and middle-aged men of wealth. The pious, and would require zeither great expendl energy and no enterprise. They never dreaming borna Celtic Highlander. (Continnst called to give corroborative evidence.
This glosed the case for the plajuliff, ianghtor.) There is no doubt the world in best of doing anything to encourage either agri, administered by Irishmon Bear, hear.) Things Pang Aliug ba ho was this master of the five or six miles beyond Castlepeak you will ploware patterns, thus are woven into the ture nor a display of military fores
mis yanzy wilk, of which the obang.shang, or culture or macufactures; all they are con- neror went better with us either at home or steam-unel Big Shing, belonging to Tanger getting point of rock, after pasing lang robe, is cosupresi, obinge ones in every five abroad that when Lord Palmaraton raled Grant Foon. On the 8th October about garter-past which a deep indentation in the coast line may be years when frosin designs are forthcoming from cerned about is the collection of the taxes Britain cheers)--Lord Mayo governed India Dine, Ayev, a compradom, ngaged the launch to Been The month of this inlet will be found the lcome. The Chinese are very fond of hand- from the people. Vast trasta of bighly for (cheers) Lord Monok directed the destitics of ge on board the Lord Marauley, lying off West inside the blend spoken ons Ling ting. Beam some colours in their dress, and blend numerous vile country am given up entirely to beasts CaLada (cheers) and the Robinsons, the Ken. Point. They got back about half past ning ing into the entrance a low island with a saudy tinte, conflicting in themselves, with a bod- nedys, the LsEans, the Callaghans, the Geres, the Near the P. and O. wharf-size Chinchew boots bouch will be soon, near the farther shore, koopness which would make a Parisian solisto of prey, sud no attempt is made, except by Hennesys, administered the affairs of our Aus requosted witness to tow them to Taim-tea-tsoi, the launch in the middle of the passage mutil shudder. Rich pazpłe or deap brows, however, a few industriosa Chinese satilers, to work tralian colonies and West Indian possessions. It was blowing a strong northerly wind the Bay is seen opening cut to the Northward well trimmed, with soft whito fut, forms by the mines, which ought to be a great source (Applass.) Have znt, even the French of lust at the time. They offered $1 each and this part of the bay is the mouth of the Tai no moins en nnplmeant nontreat to a
made the mine diacovery in the person of Marshal witness accepted it. They got all their aha-lion or great Nandy Biver which forms of pale bright bina, or ovan, to those delicate Bank Bills; on demand...ASIT of wealth. Tea and chinchons might be sus-MucMahon Laughter sad upplatias.) The ropas fastened to the stern of the lannet, and fertile salts on which are grown large qusalities likes and exquisite pinkish manves which pao so. Bank Bills, ot;30 days' sight..
* Bank Bills, at 6 months sigh cessfully cultivated as wall as coffee, and ice, in a Inding article on the speech, whon after this had been done a man on the wharf of the pes nots or fashang so commonly sold often goes. Ezok of those briliant lines enjoys
Credits, as 6 months' sight the peninsula generally might be converted reforcing to this portion of it, says There is called onto the arch to take a cargo boat in in the strests of Hongkong these pes nuts are its turn of favour, but are sompeli simired as
og elgast of sober truth in Lord Defforio' to Witness the k his head, as he had eigh, known in the patols of the distriót a t-to or frequently to to worn without regard to the pre Dopununtry Bills, at into a regular garden, and made to almost emosing argument that no other people canke. A man from the cargo boat sem alongside ground peach, and of this part of the Fay vailing mode. Some years ago, sleaves were tight rival Java. But this cannot be effected such admirable Constitutional ralers as Iriaameo. with a rope. He helped himself along by the Chiu I will write on another occasion. After the worn almost as tightly fiting as those of a ON BOMBA-Jank sight.
When Irishmen can be found who to sound aoned, chew boats. The luck we then about truly Bay is seen opening out as I have seld stoor European cont; now, se we all know, they are. On ChỉMUTTáz-Haza; sight. under native rulo. If the Malayan penin-large information, and liberal views, add richards from the wharf. The man geten board with a little towards the north for some four miles long and full, and of no suis convenience to the OR SHANGHAL aula te aver to be rendered the pro-haniour, failing good tempor, and i frank kind, his line and said You can take it or bir cargo the keep near the riddle of the Bay some wester in the way of pockets. The riding-tunic Bank, sight
✅ Private, 30 days sight... ductive country it might become, it must lines of manner, there are acne botter Otted to boste when it is blowing fresh, and surely you villagos will be seen on the south side and or mis-kusts, which every Chinose wears over can take us now." He drew in the line himself in the bamboo tunkes around the villageslis longer, rube, has lately beeg considomlly pass under British rule, or else British ahead a nation with a silken zein.
until the lawer resched the steamer and then wood pigeons are very tumorons. In lalag | ugthened, formerly it just, reached his hips.
SHARES. witness told some of his men to assist in making | take your fiat bottomed boat up one of the while now it descends several good inches below | Hongkong snd Shanghai Bank Sharee-75 par it fast. Nobody guid witness or mayoun ulee to numerous small-creeks running down from them. So we ses tlust even in China obanges in cent, preminu his knowledge for the towing of the boat at that the land; if the tide in ont miles of mud foskien arǝby no meaza unknown; but are al ugat : Union Insurans, Bosioty of Canton--$1,700 per people on the cargo boat did not saying anything soft and deep that walking on or rather in it is as to any longer in Pall Mall: Yellow mare and Chino Traders Insuranco Company's Shureć time nor has anything been paid sinna. The will be seen on either hand and thie mud is so as great a point of solinitude to – Chinese danly share, about wanting to go to Tung Long Cho The quite imparible, tho ti recedes the road mare is a palo skade known as tho ni kin sih, North China Fasamuse-T 1,250 per share.
is of course forbidden at 145 $1,550 por share, cargo boat was behind the Chincher boats, be seen dotted here and thoro rītā uztives in a The hawar was a long bambeo, raps. The state of audity or semi-nally, these peor ossa. | er muddy gold colour—" pinolibick," perhaps Tangtane Insurance Asuovista q-Tlá. 720 per BIR-From the latter of your correspondent rope peodooad wis the portion attached to the tures, obtain a livelihood by antching, the little would be a suitablə, word for it—which, is pat-abare, y p barbarique. The country is highly favoured A Lover of Fair Play" I infer that, although much. When they got out in the harbeur orbs and other fist left by the tide, and the mods mittat, ad, viry often worn but the deeper, Cn Tar Insuraues Company Limited-11 |_________ by Nature, but her prodigality has only in-he declares himself to be a seating of years the wind was gosting worse and worse, and of progresator is by means of a smooth board rahar has is reserved for the Imperial robes, and 110 to 120. duced indolence in the inhabitants. Under axperiance bo ta not fully up in the bistory of when our the French buoy a sen hrôles over the with an opright rest for the body, the save the girdies worn by Princes of the Flood. Chinese Insurance Company-83124 per share,
this Triang's opposition, since it was initiated uno and the beweer broke. It was nut datele on the board with one kado and propala British rule and by the introduction of Bri- over three years ago; otherwise, he would have The people on the cargo bost called out that the his simple alodge and himself avos, the mind and chains in China. The present style of dress, we 3025 per share. (*
Bat there is another sensa in which fashion Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares went to COMMERCIAL, and GENERAL JOU
tish capital a great change could soon be been at no pains to understand the full using rops had brokes, and witness e cielout to them to nose with the other fag. As your small boat will must remeber, is in itself aơ more than a China Firm Insurance Company'a Skaras-$250 vicught in the condition of this fine country clearly alice that he is verily at sea that is, pick them up. They could not turn round at walk sp ass of the numerose little streamlets prevalled now for over two harred years, Itay How Long and Wampos Dons. Company's
of my effusion. His cominding sentence very anchor, and the launch would come book and not be able to land you on firm ground you must fashion, and although it is a fashion which has a per share. and its inhabitants. As a matter of fact, the as regards the change in the days of the Kis once with all the small boats in tor, and witness through the mud the beds of these streams are soms day pass away. The fine and original Charge? er von Gremitas - responsibilities of the British Government kiang and Kinson's running and I would intended to fow them over to Tsim-taa tuoi and fem sand, but if you walk a stop to the Chiasse, dress was a big, long, voluminone and Hong Kong Canton, and Medan Steamboat Co. would be very little increased, while its difi.leave facta to speak for themselves, which will some hook for the curge boat He took the right or left in you go over the kans in tof very shapes robs, with huge banging Shang--312 pru
no doubt in good time brighten up the mind of my small bouts to F'gim-isa tuor and then tried to blacks dirty, mud, and will probably loso elveres, and sutler opou at tha beok,- The want Shanghai Steam Alavigation Copy--T culties would be materially decreased, hy nautical friend to see through without any suzisome back, but the weather had booooo bad your boste, Laying landed at three or four garment worn by Badsbisk priesta is a suryant par-shers. taking the whole of the peninsula under its firy help.”
that he was obliged to seek sholtar. The next villages you will come nó khat to Shop-pat-heung, of the old style, but it is wou to best advantage: China Coast Steem Navigation Company, The. -If “A. Lover of Fair Play" had said a few morning, near the P. and 0, who the plaintin which place on a former cocasion you walked on the Chinees stage, where it is still preste vod 262100 por abare actual rule, since it is even now prastically words as to why and wherefore the last change oiled out witness you had better to our to from Castlepeak Tray; just beyond this place is in all its old insgnificance of embroidery and geld Hongkong Gas Company's Shares 297) por
Lof commanders was made men who have enjoyed broken bost over" - "He did so, and some of the a deep creek up which a leensh not drawing moze brocade Ona Las culy to vact a glance at the absre.
thority must be so established that a just. administration many prevail in all the state. Of the Malay ralors only one, the Maharajah of Jomore, has shown any genuine desire to promote progressive ideas in his dominions, and several of the native chiefs are mere
undes our control.:
CORRESPONDENCE.
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orpresad by our Corraspondents).
THE RIVER STEAMERS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PREAN."
ON
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COMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
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FRIDAY, 1st November Sales of Now Fatus enly to day at 36811.
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