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ment was illegal, and cannot legally be considered binding If the property Is to be disposed of by the Crown, it must Dairy Farm Company can buy it at he disposed of by public auction; then the NINE out of the ten women injured by the Containiostions intended for publication at be caled the auction, or make their own terms within Tokyo have succumbed to their injuries.
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TELEGRAMS.
(Special to Hongkong Telegraph.) SHANGHAI SPRING RACE
MRETING...
FIRST DAY-MONDAY, MAY 2ND. The HART LEGACY CUP, presented by the late James Hart; volne, Tls, 100; for Chlua Ponies, weight for faches as per scale; entrance, Tit. (4855. Half-a-mile.
At Tsim Tea Taul, on the and inst., the wife of Comdr. W. C. H. HASTINGS, R.N., of daughter.
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Honghong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 3
THE DAIRY FARM.:
1892.
Tux approaching completion of the Dairy Hill affords a favourable opportunity for referring to the meanest fraud ever per-
SI exccutions took place at Peking on the oth April, ore of the unfortunates having been found Burglas robbing RTAVES, and the others being Burglass
H.M.S. Firebrand arrived at Shanghai from Chefoo on April 30th and is under orders to shortly proceed to this port
VISCOUNT AOLI, Japanese Minister to Rerlin, is a passenger by the. Meningeries Maritimes steamer Melbourne His Excellency is accom. panied by the Viscountess and Miss Aoki, THE Mercury later that all the Chinese generals and braves" se hurrying, towards Sanklang to meet the Viceroy of Nanking, who going to hold a grand review of all the troops HONGKONG and Shanghal Bank shares were in the district. This display, our contemporary quoted in Shanghal at as low as go per cent.renusiku, always affords a magnificent opportu premium piter to April 28th, a few shares nity for plunder and "boodle? to the military changing bands at that rate, "
gently.
or robbers,
...
THE Superintendent of the P. & O. 5. N. Co. inform us that the steamship Thamar, with the next English mail, left Singapore for this part at 4 p.m. yesterday, and is expected on the 7th Inst., at 5 p.m.
of the "bliter
IT isprobable that the Moyuna, Pembrokeshire, Priam, Benlawers and one of the "Glena' will take part in the tea-race, from Hankowie Mr. Ring's cb. Fileu, srst, zlb...........London, this year, and that the Mutual" boil. The CRITERION STAXES, a sweepstakes of Tis. will be the first to glide down the Yangisse to cach, with Thi, zoo added; for China Ponies homeward bound with a full cargo of 4,000 tons weight for inches as per scale, second pony to
herb zave his take One mile. Mr. H. Sylva'w dos Majestic, zist. ib... I Mr. Sassoon's sk. Hero, rist. ib.
2 The GRIFFINS' PLATE, value, Tis. 250; for Chien ponies that have never run at any meeting; second pony, The. go; weight for inches as per scale; entrance, s. 5. Three-quarters of a mile.
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OUR Shanghat morning contemporary under- stands that there is no foundation for the alleged. want of unanimity among the Foreign Ministers at Peking. They have abandoned the Audience question altogether for the present; lesving the and are now concentrating their energies on the reopening of it to come from the Chinese officials,
Han. task of obtaining the proper punishment of Chou
HERE is a joke, sad a very good one too, from a Scotch paper, the Piper o Dundee: "An old man was weeping over a tombstone, and a gentleman passing asked with sympathy, "Have man, pointing to an inscription that ead, Hera you lost a dear relative ? No, said the old
wondering how they happened to lay two peor Hes a lawyer and an honest man ; but I was fellows in one gravo.
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Ports in the large portion of Asia between HOT WEATHER DRINK. | Farm Company's bulidings on Pedder's Mr. Buxey's b. Royalist, frst. rlb... Sappho Smith of the Sydney Bulletin, remaks | title farther if he date he would raise and
Penang, in the Straits Settlements, and the
Northern Chinese Ports, including Wladiwostoc),
Won in a canter.
THE Shaughal Mercury is informed that, the Chinese authorities have decided to decapitate crazy crank Mason. Our contemporary very one of the Chinese "boys" employed by that properly remarks that such an outrage on justice ought to be prevented and we take the liberty of adding by forer if necessary. Our estimable and amusing contemporary, Miss in a recent letter." Governors' spans are not emotion of jealousy. What ordinary married
there himself is Japan? Just fancy the fate of woman, would be pleased and satisfied if hubby packed her off to England per P. and O. and got the middle-class married man who dared t announce, "My dear my ship sails via Chinn on the 4th; yours, direct, on the 20th Instant ONE of the race of Yankee showman, who visit Wouldn't she just put her foot down on his Australia to teach the natives how to ride buck- iparcent little scheme of reviewing, en gardening horses, and who thereupon appear in a
Formosa, the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, † Nos. 23 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.petrated on a colony of helpless slaver The CATRAY CUP, value, Tis, 150; for China liable, it would seem, to the vulgar feminine his glassy leer and his hypocritical smirk, but
Cochin China, the Philippine Islands, Corer,
through the mental aberrations of a very sick man; in the hands of sharp and
Fritish North Borneo, the British Colony of A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. unscrupulous money-makers. The only
Hongkong and the Portuguese Colony of Macao. Tontains the Principal Treaties between ...pean countries and the United States and ⚫e countries Ezst of the Straits, including the
Treaties and Conventions between China and Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, the United States of America, Brazil, Japan, Perii.. Spain, and Portugal; tagether with conditions of Trade, and the Port, Customis, Consular, and Harbour Regulations for the Ports of China and Japan also descriptions of the various Ports,
WINES AND SPIRITS,
Will of which are excellent quality and TE Invite attention to the following Brands, good value for the money.
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by amselves, thus enabling as to supply the beat growth at moderate prices,
In ordering is only necessary to state the and initial letter for quality desired. PORTS. (For Invalids and general us).
redeeming feature in the swindle Is that the eleventh hour is not yet past, there is still time to right the wrong done and to undo one' of the numerous poor failing Governor DES Vaux in this deeds which disgraced the latter days of
from a mens intana in corpore insane, and Colony, and which showed how he suffered how the Colony auffered by his allment. it is fortunate for us that he got just bad enough to realise for himself that he could hold on no longer, and had to go home; otherwise Hongkong would now be a Empire, with a sick and silly ruler goading his subjects to rebel against him. Lord, we thank thee that we are not as the Germana are!
postes; weight for inches as per scale; griffias
Mr. Sassoon's cb, Hohenzollern, 11st. 4lb......
at date of entry allowed yib.; entrance, Tis 5. One mile and a half. The JOCKEY Cur; value, Tis. 100; for Chins ponies that have never won a race; to be Hidden by Jockeys who have never had a win ning mount before this meeting; weight for inches as per scale; entrance, Tis. 3. Once
round,
Yum Yum et Cie un their estive tea-chest 1.?...
The KIANO-SU PLATE; value, Tia. 150; for Mr. Common's gr. Spinaway, 118. 4lb...THE following Interesting application was re-
ceived recently by the manager of a Queensland company. As a commentary on the auditing business it is valuable :-
I
#1 beg to make application to you for employ ment as clerk in the service of your company
THE is the merk and lowly way in which the goes for the rival editor:-"He would goa Western People, an Australian contemporary,
flaunt the poisoned colls which may be seen in " he knows to do that would main his own fall, in the verandah of the building, or on the steps? not cars. We wonder if the Western People scribe has ever been in the Hongkong Club, or It looks like it
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THE PRIVATE RESIDENCES
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save. 18
SHERRIES.
A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner wine, Green Capsule......
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B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule 7.50 C Manzanilla, Pale Natural
Sherry, White Capsule... 10 CC Superior Old Dry
Pale Natural Sherry, Red Scal Capsule ................ 10 D Very Superior Old Pale Dry. choice old Wine, White Seal Captulo
E Extra Superior Old Pale Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old Bos- tlady
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·PEDDER'S HIL, Hondsong. Houckong, a3rd Januáry, 18ga
........ 14. Per Caso.
T dor Quarts.
A Superler Breakfast Claret,
Red Capsule kua$ 4 C St. Jullen, Red Capsule.......
St. Halephe Red Capsule... 4.50 D La Rose, Red Capsule... II
Per BOL
$1.00
Early in 1890 Sir W. Dr Vaux was sick unto death, and was attended by Dr, 1.10 CANTLIE. Great credit is due to this able
medico for pulling him through, as he has 1.as pulled many better men through, and we
have particular reason to know and appreciate hit worth. He prescribed a 1.30 milk diet for the alling Governor, which succeeded so well that the patient was convinced it saved his life. He waxed a6c enthusiastic, over milk, and, carefully nursed and humoured he soon became a
75 milky maniac. Now was the philanthropist's
1.00
1.10
chance. Dr. CANTLIE, it should not be forgotten, has been from almost the first a prominent pillar of the Dairy Farm 1.10 Company, Limited. He is no doubt actuated purely by philanthropic and hygienic considerations; not for a moment would we. nor could any one who knows him Imagine that he has any other reason for supporting the Dairy 1.as Farm except the honest conviction that Perit is a great boon to the public, and au Case Invaluable aid to health in this none do too healthy colony. But even the good
Pints
$4.50
Doctor can be too devoled; he cannot see that his hygienic devotion to milk, his milk fever, if we may so call it, is being 1.00 used as a source of profit by the other 250 shareholders In the Dairy Farm Com 12.čo pany, who are bent simply on making money. It is a joint-stock limited liability
MADEIRA, HOCK AND CHAMPAGNES.company formed as a purely commercial
BRANDY.
A Heaney's Old Pale, Red
Capsule
B Superior Very Old Cognac,
Red Capsaloon. If C Very Old Liqueur Cognac,
Red Capsule D Hennessy's Finest Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 1872 Vintage, Red Capsule 30
20
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China pontes; weight for laches as per scale entrance, TIs. 3. One mile and three-quarters. Mr. Buxey's gr. Homegeard, rist, albis "L.). The TRIAL STAXES, a sweepstakes of Tis. 5 exch; subscription griffins only; weight for Inches as per scale. "Three quarters of a mile,
The RACING STAKES, a sweepstakes of Tia, to each for Chian ponies that have never run before 1st January, 1892; grifies at date of entry allowed 5lb.; welgbt for inches as per scale; winners, 5lb, extra. One mile and a quarter.
Mr, Sassoon's ch. Lightning, rost, ralb 1 The ROADSTERS' PLATE, value, Tis, 100; for China ponies (without restriction to height) not otherwise entered at this meeting, and that have never won a race; weight, fost. talb,; entrance, Tis. 5. Once round.
Mr. Ring's gr. Gulding Star, 10st, alb......... The GRAND STAND STAKES, a sweepstakes of The 10 each; for China ponies, being band Ade grifica at date of entry, and which have ar- Tived in Shanghai after 1st February, 18921 weight for inches as per scale, wispers of maco 7lb. extra. One mile.
Mr. Oswald's ch. Au Revoir, tost, glb ................................ I
SECOND DAY,TUESDAY, MAY 3RD.. The Cav-KA-ZA CUF, value, Tis too for China Poples; weight for inches as per scale; winners of one Race since 1st October, 1891, 7lbs. extra two or more Races, roibs extra; Mr. Samoon's Cr. Primrose, 111, 11.... 1.
entrance, Tis, 5.... Half-a-Mile.
The SHANGHAI DERBY, Sweepstakes of is. 15 each, with Tle. 1oo added; for China Ponies, being dons Ada Grifins at date of entry; first pany to receive 75 per cent.; second pony, 15 per cent.; third pony, 10 per rent., weight for Inches as per scale. One Milo and a Hall
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LOCAL AND GENERAL. H.M.S. Porpoise left for Amoy to-day; WOODYEAR'S Circus still doing good business in
Amoy.
Ma. C. SUTTON, stevedore, etc., and a very old resident of Nagasaki, died there, after ten days' illpens, on April 28th.
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have never had much experience in clerical work any more than auditing accounts for pablic Institutions.": enough to audit (for "various public insiliutions,
In other words the applicant was quite good but he bad never been taught book-keeping and knew nothing about that useful science. How many auditors (so-called) to public companies tic! knowledge of the duties they pretend to in Hongkong are equally guiltless of any prac perform?
New South Wales, to six years confinement for cl'cus mounted on an exhausted cab-moke and wonder why the local inhabitant docan't applied, was sentenced the other day at Marrurand, discrepancies in the ownership of a horse. About a cowboy missing from Marrurundi gaol, The an hour after the sentence was passed there was long-haired one had fled over the wall, THE run on the Mercantile Bank of Melbourne ment of a director, by the fact that the Speaker the want of faith in another Melhoume bank, of the Legislative Assembly was chairman. And now deceased, arose from the unfortuna's cir- cumstance that Premier Munta was the moving spirit in it. This influence of "representative not only in Melbourne, be it carefully noted. gentlemen" upon banks is very edifying, and Can Hongkong show a clean balance sheet la unless a wholesale" squaring" takes place. this direction
We doubt and we may see,
THE Newchwang correspondent e f the Mercury writes on the zoth alto. :-It may interest rome of your numerous nautical readers to be informed OWING to continuous heavy rains In Shanghai, that Captains Sloss and Lawrence have been Harmston's circus was unable to give its open. appointed to the vacancies in the pilot service Ing performance on the 28th alto, as advertised. them did not arrive in time: The Commander their debut last Saturday night. The NC There were seven competitors in all but one if It was expected that the company would maks examination. She is to leave today for, the the pavliton at the corner of North Szechuen of the British ganboat Firebrand assisted at thDaily News says that the alte first selected for
south after but a short stay in our out-of-the-way and Boone Roads proved shetitable. The place. We se jogging along in the smooth ground had been comparatively recently filled worn old groove, and our time is anything but in, and the rain had rendered it so soft that banging heavily on our hands now. Country dudng a trial the horses, thought they were at Interior, and we can certainly not complain of about to fall through to New York i Good old produce is continuing to arrive freely from the sea and the elephants concluded they were the want of useful occupation. The weather. Robert Love 1 Eas been very changeable of late, but happily not unhealthy. The buoys and beacons have been all right. in position for some time, and everything so far is
WHAT's this? Listen all ye followers of the "princely house"-alas, how have the mighty fallen-who are interested in the Mexican El Dorado known as Imaris. Under the time- honored signature of Jardine, Matheson & Co. the two local rags which for years have, metaphorically speaking, licked the boots of that puissant firm, publish the following
*Under authority from the Board of Director, Mr, Joha for the registralen and transfer of
ald
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"cats of the
THE Progrès de Saigon, in a review of the policy carried out by the Governor General of Tonkin, says As for the "pacification" of which so much bluster was heard, in sctual fact the country is all the time overted by our SMURAMIRES, LIMITEDA SAA troops-and by pleates, who are followed all Mr. Baxey's b. Royalst, 1st. ib. over, truly, but are never caught. At every Whester No. Too Hour Street has been appointed to act The LADIES PURSE, value, for China Ponieres than theira perhaps, yet never fall to be
meeting they inflict on us losses, which, though has weight for faches as per scale; entrance, Tia appreciable. Tonkin is simply a vast nursery find tint No. 6 Ice House Strect is the address of On referring to the Hongkang Directory wa Mr. Sassoon's ch. Lightning, you 13lb.......... I
5. Ond Mile and a Quarter.
of pirates! And as if it were not enough to Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co., one of the oldest FULL PARTICULARS OF THE VARIOUS BRANDS enterprise, and in lis prospectus the
have these banditti to make the country and most deservedly respected firms in the Far miserable, political wonbles must needs be East, and that bit. John Wheeley is a clerk in IN STOCK ON APPLICATION.
Company's raites d'aire in plainly and
thrown in. The Municipal electicos, Just over, that establishment. What can it all mean? Have Per das. Per baldly said to be."to transact business
have shown the European population in a new Jardine, Matheson and Co. tired of the Trauris Ciae, 25 Bột, || and to earn dividends.” It is not a
phase. Before M. de Lanessan, In his anxiety agency and are relieving themselves of a pretty charitable institution, and that is where Dr.
for popularity, gave the towns of Haiphong and tough obligation at the expense of Gibb, CANTLIX made a mistake. He was so full
unknown here. Now, it has come to inch rats deserting a sinking ship-or what is it? Flanel elective councils, the heat of factions was Livingston and Co.? Is it the $1.20 of medical philanthropy that he could see
pass that the town, is divided into three or four We don't think it will make any material nothing else. So he worked up poor sick
camps, and not content with slanging each difference to anybody in the long run whatever 1.40 Governor DES Vaux, as before remarked,
other, we have come to blown'!
is done or left undone as regards the so-called and got him to do a great favour to this 2.25
limited Hability company, to these specu- LAWYER (sarcastically): "Perhaps, sir, you may Report dated Shanghal, z9th April, 1892, ruua ag
MISINE, WHERLOCK & Co.'s Freight Market a right to tale on matters of public. Interest, and Imuris mines; bat people will talk and they havo latori bent only on getting money. As it have heard of Ananias and Sapphira follows: The fortnight that has elapsed since throughout the colony that, in view of past bitter 2.50 happened, the particular favour asked Witness: "Yis, they were tolary:}"
Very strong feeling of regralis
is prevalent constituted a breach of the law, a transfer As we lotimated some time ago, the Italian mail the business that has passed for both London
our last circular has been devoid of interest, and experiences in an almost similar direction, the of land la violation of the "Crown Lands steamers running to the Far East will shortly sad New York has been on a most limited thing like a capaw in concern which, to say "Gibb hong should have been made some As Ordinance"-In fact, a theft. Also, it make Shanghal their starting point homeward."
scale, Coastwise -- In happens that the theft is not complete. The
demand, rater bew algns the absence of the least of trail certainly not beyond suspicion but of
of being anything but what it ought to be thieves have been caught in the act, and THE Chinese steamer Cort left Shanghal for having heard of no settlements, we do not, alter 075 may be stopped-unless the guardians of the Provincial Treasurer of Formos, who is an of 13 cand. per pieni has been made Siam, with bont Soc tons, of mat xice for the Tientsin on April 28th, having as a passenger quotations, Wahu to Canton. Although we can Tax famous old: British sblo Thermobyla, 918 the law are handsomely remunerated for raxis to Peking
earn of no actual business we understand an tons, Capt. Wlochester, reo days from Hogkok, winking the other eye.
Sir W. DES Vaux promised the Dairy His Excellency the Governor paid a flying vist nothing doing, and rates have declined to $1.25 the roads at Victoria, H. C, on March 30th by Nagasaki to Shanghal-There is absolutely Victoria Rice Mills, Company, was towed into Farm Company & lease of a plot of Crown to Canton in the Hanko yesterday, and f.oo land at the corner of Wyndham Street returned to Hongkong to-day, accompanied by Est of the steamers that are reported in load most fomsestions, one, and the vessel bed to per ton. Hankow to London-We append a the American tai Pioneer. The voyage was a his private accratary and Ice House Lane, opposite St. Paul's
direct from Hankowi-For London-Moyuna battie for every mile she made crossing the Pacific. College and the Hongkong Telegraph
carrying 4,000, Benlawara 3,800, Pembrokeshira A typhoon in the Chinese sea was the 1-10 office. One of the conditions was to be
4.500 Priam: 4,tco For Odessa Savaleg wont of the rough weathers Starcely be e that the Company should spend a certain
carrying 6.400, Petersbure 1,875, Oral 5 500, rue clear of that before heavy gale mst her in amount of money in building on the
Kostroma yoo for Londonas cord Sues was as contingt-ce of this kind of weather all the
Novgorod
the teeth and diove her out of the course. There ground, and when that was done they Inland Mission in Shangbal, and it is believedMyrmidon, 20th Inature of the steamiesz, across the ocean, except ana daž
when vessel had favouring winds and made the re- makably good frunzi 400 miles in the 24 hours. 750 Canvas suffered severely in the gales, many of the smaller mails being blown out of the bolt Topes or tore from their lashings. The sticks and rigging proved staunch, and came through the storms unharmed, Cape Flattery was sighted on the fith Match, but the rough weather compelled the hip to best about unti
SCOTCH WHISKY.
A Thorne's Blend, White Cap- B Watson's Glenorchy, Mellow
Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Marki... 8
C Walton's Abelour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark..........
D Watson's HKD Blend of the Finest "cotch Malt Whiskler, Violet Capsule re E Watson's Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky, Gold IRISH WHISKY.
Capsule Ma
A John Jameson's Old, Green
Capsule
4
B John Jameson's Flue Old,
Green Capsule
0.75
10
20.75
1.00
C John Jameson's Very Fine
Old Green Capsulo"..... 32 Genuine Bourbon Whisky, fine old, Red Capsule," with
should have the lease, This auspicious climax is due in about six weeks. But the to other conditions are the Illegal part of the business lostead of the land being put up to publicu suction, and knocked 100 down to the highest bidder, as provided by the Ordinance, and instead of
tha land vacant as keeping 450 040 breathing-space, under the agreement B Fine Unsweetened, White
Capsule 450 40 made fourteen years ago when Surveyor
GIN.
Name 20
A Fine Old Tom, White Cap.
8.
C Fine A. V. H. Geneva ...... $35 ago PRICE was king instead of doing
RUM.
Finest Old Jamaica, Violet
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elther of these things, the land was to be quietly sneaked by the Company, 100 for a nominal price of about 8100 cash Good Leeward Island.....$1.50 per Galion, down, and 8416 per annum Crown rent, LIQUEURS.
for 3548 square feet of the best land in the Benedictine Maraschino
heart of the city. That was to be the rent, Curaco Heering's Cherry Cordial Chartreuse Dr. Siegerty
as long as nothing but the milk business Angostars was to be done; but if the land were used Bitteri, &e. * PRICES ON "APPLICATION,
for anything else, or rented by anybody lele "the rent:swouldube"some. $150-per ansum” more. This private transfer of
A: S: WATSON & CO., LD, public land was to be made as soon as
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY"
MOTUL BUTARLARNED: A:D.1865.
Hongkong, 4th Februsy, 1892;-
the Company bidit its offic permission was givenŭ ÞJA "Sgisament": "Now, therefore, this Bar
THE N. C. Daily News correspondent writes from Pacting that rumours were current thers of the murder of some China Inland missionaries in Nothing such occurrents at the headgearters of the China
that the rumours are unfounded.
ONCE there was a Sailor man Of the Queen's NATCE, Who navigated on a ship When she went to sea. Sometimen of West Africa, Jamaica, New South Wales, Off Hantings too, he took a ship All safe through Channel gates. Aluck-a-day ba chucked the ses And anchored in this post, Became a junfor Magistrate, A ruler at the Court,
God fer d'un from his judgments i Frz.has not Justice Ciarka? "Already spoken p'aloly 7.
"Your Yedict's wide the mark" And only just a day or so 1. - What do you think, John X~~~? Abest your babe umieglstered, Did you softly matter H---- The colony has gained a judge, “Mais cela va sans dire, sadlos +For Hastings a sea-lawyer drudge
Has been through his career, ge
Canal Bince
weakness
we have bad up vessels on the berik beyond the malls. The peam ship Danfa is due in a low days, and wili wall and pros, to be followed by the P&D extra steamship Malacca about 11th Idem For New Yoric tia Suez Canal The mailing of tha Port Adelaide from Japan having been posts pound for few days, we have no steamer in ports she however is due in about wack, and has already secured a fair amount of
sho
the
Via the Cape.There is still a small enquirithe Pioneer tookaboard the bawser, and
brought the Zharmopyla vicly to her anchors but there are no vessels available. Departure are TuThe fill request made from the for London use the usual ports of call and Suas ship to the lug war for provisions's for Canal
Pasateamabip Myrmidies 20th instant rhteen days the crew had been living on ries, Departure for New York via the usual ports of which is rail or ethereal dist for braway se call and Liner Canalsteamship Moray via who are expected to heave and haul at all hours Hongkong 74th Instant. Qu'allons remale The Pioneerent aboard all the provisions unchanged, with the exception of Nagasaki to the bad. The uneasiness caused by the Sbangbal as above. Quotations are Shanghat delay in the ship's arrival was thus 10 London, 15, per ton for tea and general cargo plly dispelled and congratulations were freel through to New York, Asr, ca for tea and passed around, the gallant captain and general cargo, Shanghai to New York by hardy crow receiving many compliments direct steamer 455. Nagasaki to Shanghal $1.25 apen bating through such weather The for stoarser and all Newchwang to Amay hull of the ship showswary plainly the rough 23 cents per picul Newchwang to Swatow as biage to which it has been subjected; the paint cents per picnic Newch wang to Canton 24 cents 130 gene in bugs fakes and there are maSY per, picules Newcrkwang to Shanghai y cents other evidences of the sportive ocean's boisterous For picul Newsawang to Kobe: 19 cents per play The Thermopyla will be sepainted d pical. No seulements during the fortnight. No other we prevel in spicaranċa belure, agals Misengaged vessels in port