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AUGUST 25, 1869.

ST SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

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DEPARTURES,

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ques de la Vistoria, for Manila,

CLEARED.

Whampoa.

Arina, for Singapore.

or Newchwang

for Amoy

bec for Shanghai

of, fer Saigon.

or Tientsin.

CARGUES

Lail steamier Colimblin Lat

for Bhanghai,

for Foechow,

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August 23, 1889.

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Post Office,

July 31, 1868,

notified that, under the pro- of Treasury Warrant dated the Postage on & Letter not lf-an-ounce in weight posted or at any of the Ports in Fapan addressed to Egypt, or pt addreamed to Hongkong or Forta in Uhina and Japan, and the Mails by British. Packet, is Twenty-four Cants to Twelve

exceeding half-an-ounce in her rate of Twelve Cents for ice is chargeable. im

ot of the Postage is compulsory.

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General, Pont Office

July 15, 1868.

DER DESPATCH.

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ments to the comparative discomfort of the

the few who were so moved last night might have found justification had Mr B. and Miss By given them an opportunity That Was a matter, however, perfectly within the artistes, own discretion.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

But lat res

Part of

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH

MAILAN

28th July-In the House of Commons

Arighest Jbl 1889, 1923 exists between Austria and to a sure, amounting to about £50,000, is stored tion of a Light House on the Great Ba

but

4th August-In the House of Cozn mons last night, Mr. Grant Duff, sub- hopeful view of the under mitted the Indian Budget. He took of advocated reduction in the country, and doctor. Sir Stafford

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

ceiving their money on ezit ! We think it made with solid sides and were soldered India. If on her arrival at Bombay it is on board the China sem to have thorough- the columns are open to all who wish to is to be regretted, for Mr Bonnes's sake, on the top so that they might lie quietly in found that the Suez Canal v navigable, the ly enjoyed it. The Hamilla Mitchell is, it aires the public on legitimate grounds, but that he and Miss Raynor did not go through fish pond for some days without injury, will, by taking this passage, be ouabled to appears, wrecked on the S. point of the

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam out hold ourselves responsible for the at least part of their programma; as that Furthermore, on the sth another rabu avoid this long voyage round Cape. During island, and lies, firinly imbedded between opies of our correspondents.

the person who wore present might have was visited by the customs authorities, the stay of the Archduke Frederick at Shang- two rocks, sloping as an angle of about 45 Navigation Company's Sarey Steam-ship All communications addressed to this paper been able to form an opinion of the histrio when it was discovered thist her ribs were hai, the members of the scientific portion degrees, with her fore-foot nearly out of the Columbia, Captain Hyde, from Bombay ads to coconpastel by the name of the mic ability, which, acopeiling to, their printed lined with, stall boxes, which the crew of the ship builpany will arplore Che-water, and the biern indicet ved de far so the wie 16th 19th inst tensaurily for publication, but as list of criticisms, lias mon, for them much said they kept their obey and valuables. Kiang, and all the adjacent provinces, for middle of the davits, at low water? She is the 16th inst., and Singapore 1911 inst rantee of good faith shawn Jujuweloowhere. It must be a very In the present stance they were found to the purpose of gathering information of a listed over on her starbeard bilge to ge- bringing the Europe Mails of the 10-16th striking novelty indeed that moves Bong be filled with opium. Altogether 100,000 geographical, commercial, and scientific ward with a rock through her, and hanga July, arrived this inurning. The following 4 it is particularly requested that kung sagety at 9 o'clock on & summer worth of that article has been seized on this nature refer to the corvette line with the mirent top and after

so far elevated forward that the ans is on a are the latest telegrams, dated London. al communications relating to the general evening, from Airy, Palaces and end fresh pasion, Collatif à0 Danube. It appears that, on her departure tongallant forecastle, its evident the ship at nightsen, kaid he had approved the

f this paper be addressed to the baitor and in no case to individuals by inlaring of a theaire ; but it is possible that by become a faber Much delay and inconvenistice in

Metal: SUPREME COURT H., M.'s ship. Zebras far as Woosung. there 15 generally & heavy well, and great adopting of the metric system of weights Canution of business will thereby be

(Before the ACTING CHIEF JUSTION)?

Here a manifestation of the good will which caution has to be used in getting on board and measures in India. Government have.

Britain or in trying to save the cargo. The tres introduced a Búl for providing the are LEE SING V. KWOK YU CHUEN AND OTHERS. Pas made by the respective. *The plaintiff's" case was continued this tuting and cheering each other in a manner in the after part of the ship, immediately od toll of one half-penny is proposed.

τους

at a cost of $85,000. An increas Vanderstand, that, do- called

morning, what Mr Medler, architect, was as to cause the very welkin to ring, under the poop in a separate compartment are given

He stated that the estimate for

2nd August.The Liverpool Coston On the Srd of July, the Danube reached by itself. Difference of opinion exists as vernor Mac Domell has lately been remit restitution was $550 or 3600 but in cross-the roadsteads of Taku, and the following to the prospects of saving it; but there is Market closed firm. ting home large sums of money, ever and examination he admitted that it would be day the steam-tug Manches came alongside little doubt that 6 large.

portion of the 3rd August. The Treasury has decided. shore, the amounts dug by the colony on seles to prove the present house the stately corvette, with the view of con cargo can, with proper appliances, be re-to withdren at the lud of this year, the THE CHINA MAIL.

its reguler accounts, and we are further back to a godown. The present tenant was reping the Admiral, (who is also Plenipo covered. The Chinese liave already compostage privilege accorded in 1967; to pffy fold that those remittances have lately been a ginseng marchant, and the house as now tentiary) and his suite to Tientsin. At the menced their depredations. The Kwashing cers of the Army stationed in India and POMOHONG, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26, 1969. so in bills drawn by the Comptoir d'arranged was of more convenience to him latter united port, a most, hospitabla pad rescued about 12 tons of cotton and wool- the Colonies. The Bishop of Salisbury is

compte. As Governor Mac Donnal cannot then if altered or reconstituted to its former courteous reception, on the part of the len goods from one larchs which the dead.

British Consof and others, swaited theso caught, near the wreck; and two othera />THE LAST CHINA DEBATE. by bave authority to deal with the restate,

venuse of the colony, except under the Mr Hayllar then addressed the Jury for Austrian officers. Their stay at Tientein, have, we hear, got away to Ningpo. The nominal sanction of the Legislative Council, the defendants. Tuz China debate which took place 91 we infer that the ingney thus gomitted question in the plaintiff's case had been 6th of July, they embarked in six native shortly before the Ching, having been

He said that the great however, as of short duration, for on the Kwashing left on her return to Shanghai brand von Pubs, dhe Leved by the Confucius." The China, only this is despite its most unatia muat be the accumulated gambling licences, that the defendanta had altered the house bosta for Peking to the Impe- brings a few sails, some 35 latter to Northoote took a sanguine view of the

Tik salsa and that his object, in dealing with the by throwing the two houses into one Ambasander, was fastery ronit, of too much importance to French bank was to keep the matter secret. Now, it would have been expected that this sial Capital by his Alde da Uump, Barou the entire rigging and, maate (the be passed over in silence,Colonel Sykes in Hong Kong, When Mir, lounelistated would have been voted in the declaration; | Benko, but the battle of Tisza, believe be saved. Six native baliarmen would come when it would be expedient to

that Davernment, fored to have to any but it had not been mention was made only distinguished himself at the

hatin, who greatly the top gallant taste being iron) can we future of India, and hoped that the time plus gambling fees fimiled, he must less of doors, walls, and chimneys having been and who to this circumstance is, in a mes have been drowned in the hold in their abolish the export duties, which were slike

wrong in principle and injurious to meant that they should be funded here in altered, and no distinct statement of the tray indebted for the position which he atendeavours to get into sargo.

onu of the Governor control was in the short whethal ng progént holds Baron Tatenberg Ebert Frota Hoochow we baar Baar well inform countries Ele cobonded by, stating

the steps to be taken to suppress the was made. But the foot was that nory to the Legation, the Attache, Barone od Uhinaman express doubts respecting he he believed that the Government of Indi vice shall have been arranged evidence was given directly bearing but this Kensonnet and ton Bernat, De Karl ron fumour of Ting Futal's resignation, eh the was in safe hands, both in India and at the great point if the case, and it was clear Scheer the head of the Commercial De ground of another rumour, which they printed : it empower the Indian Council home. The East India Loan Bill has Eben that the plaintiff know positively nothingpartment, Consul General von Calios, and affirio has the best possible foundation. It of the property whatever Again, his would. Me Jas Haas, for some time student inter is stated in: Chiuisse: offéill circles, that to raise in England eight million pounds show that the house was taken by defen- pratar at Canton, were also of the party. when the Governor was at Peking, the sub

four of which are to be devoted to hallway construction. dants as one building, for the lunip hum; Beron Herbert,, who by illness was detain ject was started of sending a large number and the property was never looked upon ased at Hongkong, las doubtless ere this of young men to Europe and America to be two houses at all. The alterations in the joined this diplomatic circle. On the arri- educated, and that Ring was advised to present case, however, were improvements; val of the embassy at Tangchow, they had preparo a memorial on the subject, on his and though the plaintiff refused to assist in a brief interview with Mr Ross Browne, return to Sagshow, for presentation to the their oxecution, he promiseil, not to raise U.B. Minister, who, with his family, was throne, baring an assurance of support the rent, if this defendants carried them out en lith way to Washington At the city of from leading members of the cabinet. This The former tenant (Kwong Man Tai) had Tungehow, carriages and horses, provided ineinorial is believed to be iu oburse of pre- carried out the alterations of making the by the kind consideration of the British paration. It is stated also that not less than two into one, which was looked upon as au Minister, Sir Rutherford Aloop, were two hundred youths are thus: to be aduca provements were taken over hy defendants evening, however, being fur advanced, luge scheme which has-been for $200 Repairs caused by fires and they were not able to leave. Fungohow for There seeing to be no doubt that some the Island. She brings a large amount of typhoons had to be paid by the defendante; Peking until the following morning. On enterprise of this description has been espceis.for transhipment at Galie HRH. house until a tenant could be found, when were lodged at the Llang Kung Fu, and are his activity in promoting it has led to his in New Zealand, left Avokland on 1st June an arrangement could be made for the now, through the able assistance of Mr degradation. It is to be hoped, however, for the Fiji Islands. The new Victorian taking over of the fixtures. The assertion Adkins, seeking to enter into negotiations that this grandi educational proposition has Land Bill has passed the second reading that defendants had left the Colony, the with the youthful occupant of the Dragon merely led those who are opposed to foretu by a majority of 51. Important diamond

influence to get up a report of what they so discoveries have been made on the Cudge learned counsel characterized as utterly throngYours, untrue; they never want or meant to go

much desire,lie abasement of those who gong River in New South Wales A away Why, the fixtures. the defendants

Company with a capital of £50,000 has commenced mining operations, and have bean so successful that another com pany is contemplated. Fighting still con- tinuos in New Zealand.

•Koota"! at

proted himself an injudicious, because friend; Messrs Liddell and Otway okea wan natural on the part of men bus imperfectly informed upon the sub fect of their remarks and Sir C. Dilkers arted that, according to, Sir Rutherford Alcock, the Chinese were willing to grant allet wasirasonable having evidently not spon the despatch, in which the Minis atly anounces the false represents Song bilderto made of Chinese progress, With all these facts we can, however, put tmp" Magna est veritas etanda fresh

Herald

DA, VILLATYA -TO-DAY'S PULIDE, ZAKUJ Mr Russell on the Bench

Mr. A. D'Eça, olerk, appeared to charge a liones coulie with having created a dis. turbance in his house. 16 appears that the house coole had been allowed to avail in self of the privilege of getting his brother to act as proxy for him but the said bro! ther having ran off, the defendant came and demanded his discharge, having created a great row in so doing. Evidence was brought forward to show that defendant, turned away, attempted to unlly the plain tiffs wife in Mr Duga's absence, and wished to get his registration-ticket returned.

of the col.

both

that

5th August.Oriental Baik Shares £12, Chartered Mercantile Bank £33, Charteres Bauk of India £16 102. Hongkong Bank

Consula 938 for account. Coiton. Dholioral 10d. Market steady but

quiet Bar Silver 60fd

WALLE TELEGNAM“,, Gulle, 7th August, The Malta with tho Australian Mail of the 17th ultimo, arrived on the morning of the 6th, after a very fair

war, which is daily becoming more in being annoyed et bis proxy having been improvement; and that portion of the im- awaiting the arrival of the Austrians. The ted, that plan taking the abandoned. paskage. Experienced heavy weather off

vitable, will speedily put the neat theories

of Colonel Sykes apponents to flight

Pay will before long have to excl Prisoner. was severely warned, and dis the fixtures were agreed to remain in the their arrival at the Imperial Capital, they tertained by the Futal, but it may be that The Duke of Edinburgh after a long tay

han they find that facts contradict their theories, #so much the worse for the fact, and that will be their only satis.

charge

but left were now used by the plaintiff, and THE NORTH.

the defendants received nothing whatever for those fixtures. If this was the law of

Our Shanghai files extend to the 19th

A Brothel-keeper appeared as complain- ant against a widow, inasmuch as the widow bad detained a female child aged 7 years, with the intent of depriving the complainant of f her possession. The brothel keeper stated that he bought the child for $60, and pie Office, 30 cents, Hongkong, 31/7/69.3 duced a receipt for the same fendant is mother of the child; trot ale and was effected. Plaintiff missed the child on law whatever, and the plaintiff's reasoning Saturday, and on inquiry found her with was hot worth mesting it was a mere the mother (defendant) in a Macan boat. piece gossamer, a figment. The plaintiff Defendant stated, that she sold the child admitted that he knew nothing about the reluctantly at the instance of a son, who got house; and it was a significant fact that the $50; but as the child was ill-used by Sienissen & Co.'s Compradore (the former the complainant. She took her away on owner of the property), never had a plan of the first opportunity. Mr. Russell handed the building at all. The claim, again, for over the child to the mother, and discharged rest for his months was one of the most Court No man of common sense would preposterous claima ever brought into any

shall hereafter reproduce extracts from the others were prezent when the sale pr pledge waste, why there was no common sense inst. We gamot the following paragraphs:

tion as the British tax-payer heartily burses their blind folly in plunging us into another and an expensive war. We

more noticeable portions of the respective peeches not as a matter of news but of record, ale fa, however in 1 disheartening to find so influential a journal as the Pall Mall Gazette taking up the queation in exactly the same spi- Fils has hitherto guided the Foreign Office. In a long article upon, our Chi- nese policy it falls into two grievous the mother from the custody of the Court ernment controls the entire empire in boat Ason, was up for having been

(N. C. D. News)

venture to propose progress of any kind.

***Teto

(Bvening Courier.) There are rumours floating about that the Chippe Government have instructed Mr Hart to stop Mr Burlingame's supplies, It is

is difficult

cult to what importance to the head of a a large body of Maories, A short time ago, two American gentlo attack to this. Mr Burlingame made the threatens the Wanganui district. men made an overland trip from Canton to running" too fast to calenlate, ou carrying Kowan" has for some time harrassed the Kinklang; and the Chind Mail gare pubilari his emussay for more than two years; settlements in North Island. Galonel city to a rumour that they had travelled as and it was believed here, that that was the Whitemore is in pursuit, and will is is English officials, and that all their expenses period for whiels be secured his pay in anti-hoped soon give a good account of him. had been paid by the Mandarins alongsipation. There would be nothing very The rebel chief Tauroa has been captured the route. The gentlemen wrote doux surprising therefore in the closing of the by Major Noakes. Several officers and ing that they had ever represented, then contan at the end of the pressuf your troopers have been kilied and a number suggesting that the frond-if fraud there money in US, ourrency. selves as aught but what they were, and Eighty thousand Trois is a good sum of wounded. ::

[Our own information. was that Mr Hart Whichever way

W.

errors. The first that the Paking Gov-Jona Bromley, seaman of B. B. M. Bappuse for a moment that the plain might be with their linguist bad suggested this step

A trols the Empire of Great Britain, the

of thu

From Hankow we learn that, in cous

GAMBLING IN HONGKONG.

the sense that the London cabinet cont appears that he was taken up to the himself believed that rent was to be paid have heard a full confirmation boen re hrought about, however, the result will be In the House of Commons on July

Station by P. C.

P. C. 79 (Weall), who promised

mised after they left, and after defendants had guist's iniquities, "A despatch has to call the defendant and send hihi sdrift disolved partnership It was simply ab- caived from the Toungli yomen, through of the "Beak" at. 4.; but as Weall sord and he believed that the other point the Viceroy, sistzug, that the linguist did cry satisfactory if accomplished.-Er. 12th

Colonel Sykes asked the Under-Secretary - (as to waste) was supported by perjury on represent his masters as two English officials

of State for the colonies whether the money on way from Canton throngh Kiu-quence of prevailing rains, the river had arising from the licensing of gambling-

their the side of the plaintiff, an

travelling expenses should be paid. The oor officials paid, but having their doubts

The launch of the new boat Relief, from an ordinary source of revenue in the return of revenue and expenditure for 1868; and referred to their superiors for instructions. Mesars Farnham & Co.'s

whether such appropriation is Tho Tsungli-yamen demands the punists- plielist-most succesfuos yard, was acou

Banctioned evening (14th) by the Secretary of State. inout of the foreigners a request which, at half-past five The threatening appear-

Mr. Monsell said that the money arising We have received; the following intorest will of course be explained to them, 18ance of the weather doubtless deterred a from those houses had been included in the

founded on a misapprehension and the number of spectators, still we were glad to estimates for the ing letter from a correspondent at Canton:- rendition of the obnoxious lingnist, who 880 8

It may, possibly, intereat yourself and will, we sincerely hope, be condigaly pun ladies-Capt. Rennell, Harbour Master, the Secretary of State, but at any rate, st bad been sanctioned by readers to learn a few particulars respecting ished as a warning to his class. Justene O. 6. Bradford, Esq., 3 Clanesc at large would gladly see the last es said he called out to the prisoner when the progress of the Austrian corvettes, tions bave been given to the officials that many others.Na. S. Consulate, and would not be sanctioned for the future Bognor were the shores (hear hear). Earl Grauviile had seus a foreigner away, from her skores, the last he saw one shoe hooked," but priponex the Danube and Archduke Frederich, since they are not to pay travelling expenses, for knoaken away, and a slight prossuro ap- dispatch to the Governor of Hong Kong foreign agency closed, and the valus of the denied having had anything to doy let, Hangkeng on the 14th of a fide officials, in future, but are plied, than the Relief glided cnally into the stating that it was the wish of the Govern

second in asserting that "There on be no real antagonisin between the interests of unfortunately must have got drunk in the China and England. The trade which is interim, the "ip" was not given, and of so muck importance to the latter can Jack slept, initil he was dragged up boforo Kwong Man Tai and other witnesses were kiang to Peking, and demand that all their cien three inches above the point to which horses in Hong Kong has been included as bardly he of less importance to the former, the Magistrate. After a full bour the con-

it had fallen at the date of last report. but as he

was If the Chinese rank among the largest stable was routed out of bed; but

evidently quite dronk, or recovering from customers of Great Britain, Englishmen a heavy" bout," the tar was discharge. held a still more prominent position Cheng Afan, an unemployed horse-cou among the customers of China.". While liv, was placed at the tur, charged with this latter assertion is true in a literal having b a pair of shoes from under

booked a

book

and hes it is utterly untrue in the sense in gate this morning by means of a which the writer would make it appear, rod, at an early hour (5 o'clock). A wit-

the entire trade, import and export, ban thed from her esakoner, if by that means the endld be left in her former isolation We cannot too strongly or too often

reiterate this fact.

journaliste condescend to recognize it.

LOUAL

of

proceeded quietly to "inok" the pair, and

$200.

then examined as to the fauts as put by

defendnuts' counsel.

POGE

The case is still unfinished.

·· THE AUSTRIAN EXPEDITION,

a

even

13

endly muster including several not say whether year he could

wates, and floated on a perfectly oven ke though drawing only 3 foot, from which if ment that the money arising from these houses should be funded and reserved, to displacement of only 22 inches by her was likely to be incurred when a vigorous the 14 inches of keel be deducted, there is meet the extraordinary expenditure that hall. It remains for us only to wish the effort was made to suppress the public ex- Roller all subsess in the useful service for excise of gambling (hear, hear). which she destined.

lalanders are superior in point of physique date of August 1d news from Sas posted up in many prominent places in the

A Hankow correspondent wilter under

101 DEAR Si,The

his letter of July 30th,

The following document was printed and

of Hanyang last week: 1:

Are attached a couple of nozzles, so that by thecomplainant, the motive for at Pation of these islands by the trip in kept a profound secret, but it is for baby's flesh..

Fire-engine, can be simultaneously ejected

thigh a figure as will be the ouse when

The Chinese

thebrask

ing, the four hundred from this. Placards having

...

(Morning Post, July 14th).". The statement respecting the licensed gambling-houses at Hong Kong, made by

were recognised that the

was

polson. After a time, those who have eaten

last, On the 17th of the month in questo examine passports, and if they really with either the shops or the book This, tion, the corvettes already panied ware at however, did not satisfy Mr Bussell; and the Ohnsen group. The scientific members prove officials, they may give assistance iu the prisoner was cut to Gaol for three of the expedition landed for the purpose of much the clover Linguist gut, from both his kind. It would be curious to know how months with hard labor, besides being or exploring the ignals; and their report is mistera and the offlóinla fle must have dered, to find security for three months in to the effect that, the islands, though hilly made a profitable trip.

Bre fu a bigh state of cultivation. -- that the Kowloong Dock, Sergeant Gowan, of brought up six Chinese on a charge of and cleanliness to the Chiness occupying bayang attacked a hopse in Ma, Tau Wai, the southern provinces of this Empire chideu, apoken of low still remains to belo will be remembered that little more Mr. Mosselt in the House of Commons, a Kowloong, at 7 aru. yesterday. There and that an air

general comfort is ob A SEMI-PRIVATE trial which took place were, it appears, a party of about 25 of 28 servable in each of the islands; this tiubstantiated. The Reverend Fathers sta that a month ago a pic-nio party of ladies Ale now/ polonial fire engines at the Dookmobi and they seem, to have tried to drag evident improvement in the condition of foded in Hankot appear to have heard and gentlemen from Blankor were obliged a curious commentary upon the official yard yesterday afforded a most satisfactory the complainant to a sampan in the water the inhabitants of the Chusan group: nothing of the way liavo toadh curiosity and suspiciousness of the natives England. Few people; perhaps, in this although letters to beat a precipitous retreat before the action lately taken against betting-bouses ac doubt (and snol is dated in Szechues early m there can be no awing, indication of their powers. Each engine is But as it was described in the defence to filled with two main delivery branches con recover a sum

ba

merely a demonstration by defendant the opinion of the Austrians),

of money owing

is British; oned them, The Horson for the Vibroy's Whis insisted on examining the stores, etc., country were award that gambling-huudes trolled by stop cocks, to each of which again | e

It is confidently asserted Legislature of Hong two different occaelons. Cadac mamourad in official quarters that enquiry that there was not a

a single pistol sight streama dach about equal to that tack was auch more situple than was

On the evening of the 18th of the same into Missionary troubles is not the chief the party, and that when a second visit measure had been approved by the Home thrown by the present Insurance Steam supposed. - Mr Russell, however, or

month, the corvettes reached Wuosong, object in view. dered two of the attacking party to fine and on the following morning at 11, they

made on the following day by a party of Government. Nor is this to be wondered vour a given point. The engines worked security in $25 to heep the panno fa que anchored in front of the British Navy Yard Boriping outbreak has corred within the the natives who again began to muster in unaware until quite lately that the proceede

Talking of Missionaries troubles, a must only one or twe gentlemen properly armed, at when the Colonial Office was, it seein ad was natural a little stiffty on their first month, and the other four prisoners were at Shangbat. The reception acorded to last few days it Tien zus (P) sothe in force, at sight of the revolver instently of the licences formed an ifum in lus fo

the officers o trial, and the pressure wis not maintained meso sock who stole the

s of the expedition was one of a

skedaddled. Here is a translation of the revente of the island. Such, however, is very hearty nature, In the evening

the fact. Gambling houses at Hong Kong have been under official supervision for they are in practical operation But their or copper pot from Head Quarter House, bands of the corvettes went ashore, and by been posted danouncing Missionaries and precious donnent

all foreigners who sell eatables and enztaotis power was suiciently evident was to-day sent to three taomthe hard labor, the west, strains which they discoutsed their doings, the popninos at Inst sacked drinkables of all kinds are guilty of mixing overal years, and the license money hat The slide valve motion is very peculiar, day was disposed of to-day. As a vordlot

The manslaughter base reported yester greatly delighted the denizens of the so- the Roman Catholic chapels and the dwell-

been expended as ordinary revenue. But being effected by a helical bar working in a pus actal with it are spaand the been returned by the Coroner's Jury, the exquisite taste on the secation, by appears in communication with the authorities, and fall, and in a few doga more toti narys rate were not informed of the use to which connected with the cross-head of the of death by the vintation of God!! called "Model Settlement The Germanings of all the converts in the place: No them up with some hidden, inscrutable the statement of Mr. Monsall went to

ladies, residing at Shanghai, displayed lives were lost. The French Consul ia now of these five coloured beans (confectionary) that the present occupants of office at any brigado may be congratulated upon this case was withdrawn on the part of the ing on the promenade wearing, out of it is said, demands Tis, 20,000 indemnity, swell. Don't allow yourselves on soy ac these receipts were applied. They were evidently astonished and justly annoyed at Aplendi addition to their resources. Hes Police,

low and black coloura at the palatial scene of the disturbance As in the Yang

the "Tun N. B Handelsblad statos The rail residences of Fuatau & Co, Simsion & chew affair, the officials appear to have fellow-Ohiuamen, they have been tested.

appro- priation of annisance. und froin Samarang to Solo was expect Co., Russell & Co., acid of the French remained inactive until too. Intet It is high time instantly to cut short the the immediate discontinuities of the spy A wage was this morning sent to our office ed to be completed by the 10th Aug. Consul, the various members of the expo

A somewhat important case in the Piece respondent from Hankow writes.nary revenue. This was clearly the

A which had been killed by Mr-Blackwood, ist There scems to be no Immediate dition were iuri ed to avail themselves of Goods' trade was heard on the 17th inst.

My Flow tirat erratic yarn about the Priests stop to take under the peculiar dir clark at Police Station; near the bamboos op prospect of the completion of the projectal Oriental hospitality Mr Von Scherzer at H. M. Consulate befors R. J. Forrest originated. I do not know. One of the stances of the Watere may be hard the road just below government house. It telegraphic line, which is, or rather was, to who represents the commercial department Beg, and Chên. No decision has as ye fathers told me he had heard nothing about is much to be arged for and against it.

83 inches in length, and is described as a connect the Java Junes, via Sism, Malacos, of the expedition, was honoured by being been given, and we therefore reserve details the massacre, and that the missionaries in puf" or "hooded" snake, The head and Singapore, with the Indo-European elected a member of the Royal Asiatic for future issue. The claim was inski being entirely crushed-with the stone used liuss. The posts for the wires have been Society and I understand that a tited by Messrs Gundry & Co., against

such a questionable source to the gene on it we are unable to determine whether it set up as far as Padang, but the wires are exhibition of Austrian manufactured arti Chinaman ustred Te-foong for Ti 1,000, vie renarious or not, but the marking, lying coiled up here and there, in place of eles, of a very choice kind, was to be held bargain money on 10,000 pieces of Grey (Recorder.)ral purposes of government is grosty in It distimatly which resembles that of fus tribe, leads us being put on the posts, and fusily the Go-

auspices of the Society in ques Shirtings sold to him. The chief point under

Among the arrivals in our to-day's hat violation of sound principles. to believe that it was barmives.

vernut-General has been informed by the tion. During the stay of the corvettes at raised was whether the hinatan was fisti (1911) De leed the anons of the lays the Government open to the charge of

Minister for Colonies that Shanghai, B. E, the Taolai of that city fed in throwing. 146 entertainmention for last Dutch Mint for posted on the budget for gold a visit of ceramour to Admiral vou found that the well known Eagle shop of in day, and made the pronge from tions the utter (Alboness of this ia contract on the Dhollerah, which has come up from Sydney encouraging gambling for selfish con

faseness charge Petz On the departure of the higli Chi Mesirs G. & R. Dewhurst had been renter London via Melbourne and Sydney in 140 avening, at the Club Lusitano, was not pre- 1860, for the Sumatra telegraph.” ented, At about 20 minutes past 9, when

bere official, the Chinese flag was hoisted ed less saleable than formerly by the addi- days. there were betwon 30 and 40 persons is TOWARDS the close of June, a pratiti at to the main, and received a saluto of 18 tion of a new trade mark which that firmWe learn that Me Brown, chief oficer of Administration to direct that the objection-

thisatre, Mr Bennes came before the chored in the outer roads of Joans, in the ghine,

Its been fit to plase on late shipments of surtain, and expressed his disappointment Residency of Japara, the suspicious move- On the 26th June, the Danube left for Gods, Several prominent importers were the new Chinese gunboat, has been ag-able practice should be discontinued. The

having travelled 15,000 miles to be met ments of which attracted the attention of Tientsin, her consort, the Archute Fre called as witnesses by H. B. M. Vice Carepointed to sticceed the late Captain Cooper aohs scanty audience in Hongkong the polles; more particularly as they had derick, remaining behind. The orders are, cul, and some technical evidence thereby in the command of that vessel. Under the circumstances, he and Miss long before had notice that she hail 8 so I am given to nuderstand, for the two alioited. Raynor really had no heart to go on, and piculs of opium on board, and they вует

Excelley the Governor was present at the open de Lashes the compliment to the Austriais, Bahts of yel Troops have already left this for the count to eat any of them, Believe me, my vary and live already ordered

trial,

D

f the money

Fin question as

as ordi-

case. Whatever said

Szechuen appear to be alive, judging from there can be a doubt at all, that the

the regularity with which they draw their application of the funds derived from

himself beneath his ability, his children according to his ability, and his wife above his ability.

corvettes to meet, later in the season, at We hear that the pleasure-seekers who A Jews Anaga Let a man clothe there would be no performance that oven named the owner. In order to evade the Yokoliania. The ultimate destination is availed themselves of the opportunity afford ing. He hoped to see more persons present Folice, the prahu streured of Westward, Shanghat, at which port she will remained by the visit of the China to the wreck of on the next occasion (which we see is silver. On a close search, there were found in & until ber relief, the screw corvette of the Humilla Mitchell were amply rowarded ed for Monday next.) Mr. B., who was Beh pond 6 large tin boxes, which bad some Dandalo, arrives. She will then leave a quick trip to the Leuconia islands and character costume, then bowed himself resemblance to tea boxes, containing 80 for Europe, visiting en route Manila, back, in fine weather, with a fresh breeze, the stage, and the audience retired, re calife prepared oplum They had been Labuan, Batavia, Australia, Singapore, and is not to be obtained every day and those

considera-

and

matter of principle it was incumbent on the

funds derived from the licences should manifestly be applied to purposes In harmony with the designs of the Legis Iature. The intention boing to control what could not be suppressed, the money should devoted to the inspection of the houses,

be

and to defrag the expenses Incidental, in

the endeavour to restrain the vice within

A GENTLEMAN who has recently loss an eye bags to intimate that he has now a has been ordered and it was the only

caney for s pupil.

the narrowest possible limits. This is what course that could legitimataly be pursued,