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No. 4343.-JUNa 2, 1877.]

London, May 16.-The British ironclad squadron has arrived at Port Said. The Turkish iron glad squadron bus bombarded Souhkoum Esloh and landed troops there. The Russians are massing troops near Kars. No news from the seat of war in the Dobrudscha,

TRESPASS.

THE CHATE NUISANCE.

"OUTTER WAGEE.".

the

rushed

character.

THE CHINA MAIL.

IRONCLADS.

A TRIP FROM SWATOW TO CANTON..| Ephesian Christians felt when they fell'on | dred-eyed tail until by chance it ontobes a at war. Russia has twenty-four ironclads, AN INDIAN ARMY FOR EGYPT,

Leong Tsong Yip, a fishmonger, was

(Continued.)

Paul's neck and hissed him that we should glimpse of the hideous fost below, when with armour plates of from 4 to 18 inches We are informed that full and detailed

In the afternoon we took our usual walk, see his face no more.

Buddenly down fall all its beautiful feathers thick and funished with guns of the follow- instructions have come from the Home Go-charged by Acting Inspector Quincey with

26th. At length, after's weary succession in humbled vexation of spirit,so will the ing weighta:-6 of 40 tons, 12 of 85 tons, vornment of India to send a force from this selling fish in No. 20 Stall, Central Market, but it was short and not of an eventful

We came across a notios warning of interminable rapida, wa arrived within joy of our traveller be changed into sadness 12 of 20 tons, 34 of 17 tons, 16 of 9 tons, country to occupy Egypt in the event of which stall had not been let to any one and

was consequently Governmont property. people to abstain from cutting down bam- sight of the city of Kis-ying Chott. The when he turns his gaze to the shore and and 4 of of tous. The Turkish ironolads certain contingencies arising. What those

Fined $1.-

boos in the neighbourhood at the risk of incar first thing to greet oth byes was of course finds that he is really moving at the rate of are differently classified according to the weight of shot used by the guna.. Accord- contingencies are, it is not difficult to guess,

ring the wrath and vengeance of the alan the usual pagoda, which was one of the about a mile per hour. and judging from Mr Secretary Cross's

Along the bank we notice a few dripping ing to this classification her twenty fron the rightful owners. And farther on plainest of its kind we had ever seen. We speech in the House of Commons the other night, we may be nearer to thom than is with obstructing the approach to

Low Achouk, a chair-coolie, was charged at the door of a road-side tea-shop, we saw their passed a creek leading to another part pedestrians, all barefooted, as is the univer- alads carry 169 guns, of which 24 are 18- of the town, and noticed some way up a fine sal custom among the Hakkus, but many of ton Armstrongs with a shot of 400 lbs., 8 pasted up the following "infallible prescrip- stone bridge of four large arches. When them carrying those little hand-stoves oon- generally imagined. The army for Egypt Hongkong Club, in that ho

at 800 lbs. shot, 19 of 250 lba, 70 of 150 would doubtless be made up from each of the Presidencies, and it is not unlikely that up to a gontleman as the latter was tion" which was stated to be a certain within about quarter of a mile from the taining lighted charcoal which are morobe, 12 of 120 lbs., 2 of 40 lbs., 2 of 82 Ibs;··

coming out. The defendant had been remedy for all kinds of sudden and violent Sir Neville Chamberlain would be offered locked up. The defendant said he carried complaints such as cholera and like diseases. landing place we could see that the mad usually seen in the north. Our buatmen, 12 of 2) lbs., and 10 which are put down. the command of the expedition.-- Madras

the gentleman to the Club and got paid. "Take six mace weight of soap-stone: wash ay was ons dense mass of moving bluo. however, do not seem to know the meaning as of 3 inch bore. It would require the The news of our arrival had preceded the of cold any more than the boy Nelson know professional knowledge of a practised Mail, May 10.

When he came out, the defendant thought and pound fine. Add ono mace weight of fact, and the wholt city had turned out to the mearing of fear. They plunge into the artilleryman to measure from these data he wanted the chair again. In considera quorice, also well washed and pounded. catch a sight of the barbarian. It was water up to their middles and wade along the maritime strength of the belligerents: tion of the defendant having been locked Boil these two in a mixture of yin and yang evident that the people of Kia-ying wore the half-immersed banks sometimes for an But ueither is in a position to challenge (male and female, ... hot and cold) water: stir unused to novelties in general and barbarians hour together. When they get on board the naval supremacy of England; and lu "P, he was discharged.

in a little honey, and drink to the very dregs. in particular, for when we landed the uproar they look as if nothing had happened; they the ovent of war with either, the colonies It will then be necessary to leave off beef was something tremendous, and it was as make no attempt to dry themselves but ait would have little to fear, only we must not and dog-flesh, which taken at any aubsequent much as thirty soldiers could manage to down as they are and smoke a quiet pipe. tempt attack by being defenceless. To period will bring the disease bat gain to make a passage for us to the chair and keep Every now and then while towing along the enter into competition with Europe in the The reader was further requested not to

us from being crushed into a jelly when shore they execute a raid upon the vegeta-purobase of these costly ironclads which despiss this prescription because of its sim-

But we present resources of Australia. plicity, but to give it a fair and impartial there, shouts of "Ho is come! He is bles etc. within their reach, and carry off are superseded by newer models slmost sa

moved slowly by at a anail's pace, and every ship.

To be continued.)

oan guard the entrances to our parts by trial. We wonder if any one has yet done cane preceded us along the street as we whele armfuls without reference to owner soon as they are constructed is beyond the modern artillery and torpedoes, and we can 25th-Almost the first thing we saw this time we turned a corner there would be a so, and if it did him good.

organize a suflicient force to work them, of "The barbarian! The barbarian! The water's edge and evidently in search of its Devil The Devil" But it was all in good

and a reserve of citizen soldiers sufkolently morning was a large bird sitting at the general rush of the crowd and mingled cries-Shanghai Courier.

large and well enough trained and dis It has perhaps been too commonly be ciplined to give a good account of any force catch-bird (tiao-yu line) and we take our bill after we arrived at a busy village called meant, and accordingly we did not insist on loved that if a large continental army could that would be likely to cross the sess in being insulted. We shall remain barbarians only land safely on English acil the fate of any poss.ble complication of European quickly and write down cormorant. Shortly his rifled victim to a tree. No offence was Ping is'en shik and siw the first bridge and devile in Chinese eyes for many years. England would be sealed. It would be politice. The vint of the distinguished across the river since we left Chao-chon Fu. to come; for with these simple-minded people only patriotic to refuse credence to such sa British officers now in the colony is But this was only a rickety structure of ill-

or barbarian nation. army within the United Kingdom is small, Wales may be congratulated on shed trestles, and constantly sucumbs, as necessarily to ajan pang bana bolong sumption before trial. The standing exceedingly opportune, and New South we were told, to the swollen stream or an

But it is exceedingly well-equip. seeking advice from home on a mutter so extra heavy gale of wind. In the middle we passed along ng person offered us consisting at prosent of only 139,619 officers promptness to unite with Victoria in was a small plank house, where sat the toll material insult of any kind, there was no and men, taker and his mate, receiving one cash from stone-throwing and no jostling of the chair red, its officers have been scientifically vital to the general welfare, and we trust or other unpleasantness. There was merely trained, its raak and f'e are far more in the will be equally ready to carry out what very passenger. While at some distance off, and before our unusual presence had an extreme anxiety to get a fair view, and telligent, and its reount Achievements prove ever plans the public good may demand. -

in this the sight-seers themselves were the that British courage has not seslined. The yiny Morning Herald,

CAUSES OF CATARRH AND COLDS.

But if wat and cold to the surface of the body is a fruitful source of catarrh, wet feet

influence which so surely produces congestion of the naso-palnionary mucous membrane as wet and cold to the soles of the feet. and there is nothing more easy to avoid. Warm soaks, horsehair soles, goloshes, pro- vide efficient protection against wet ami cold feet. It does not seem to be half enough understood that, although a shoe or a boot may not be wet through, if the sole is damp it will by evaporation most effect ually conduct away the heat from the sole of the foot, and therefore ought never to be

Lee Akum, & gardener, was charged with best, May 16.The Cathy with out-stealing some vegetables from Mr Andrew Millar's Garden, Mr Millar stated that ward mails of 4th May left here for Bombay he had a garden at Kowloong, sud he to-day (15th) afternoon.

Ceylon, Nara Eliya,; 16th May.-Sir engaged the defendant as gardener for the William Hackett, Chief Justice, is at the last three weeks at $6 a month. Since he Government Rest-house, dangerously ill with bad been in the service, vegetables were often miesed, and he threatened the defen. cholera. The other visitors there have re- moved to the Club. A servant belonging to dant as well as some men who were working the Rest-house, died of oholera on Sunday in the premises, that he would cut their breakfast. The boatmen said it was a fish-faith, as the highwayman said when he tied last. Very heavy rain to-day, more than wages If they did not discover who was the six inches since this morning.

thief. From information he subsequently The value of the vegetables stolen was about received, he had the defendant arrested. $5 altogether.-Chan Alol, a coolie engaged at earth-cutting on the premises, said on the 20th May last, he saw the defendant and friend in the garden. The latter took away about 20 catifes of tomatoes; and on the 25th, be also saw the same friend take away another earth-coolie, corroborated this about5 or 6 cattles of best-root.-Low Ahoi, statement so far as seeing the friend remove with the vegetables was concerned, but differed as Nuwara Eliya, favours ns with the following regards the quantity taken. He said be arrested the tide of traffic backwards and only sufferers, as they tumbled about and reserves and Volunteers also are far better expression of opinion:-" I am afraid that law about 20 or 30 catties of tomistons and forwards, wo counted as many as thirty-knocked: each other over in the excitement trained than formerly, and they bring up

Hackett died about three o'clock this Nuwara Eliya, 17th May. Sir William morning, Doctors Moss, Love, and Keith were attending him. Arrangements are being made for his funeral this afternoon. It is still raining heavily; the wind has slightly abated.

Nuwara Eliya, 17th May, 10,55 a.m.- The Lord Chief Justice died at 8 am at Fearful weather yesterday and all night.

the Government rest-house.

A gentleman, well-acquainted

of the bazar people aud coolies who come in from the estates for provisions, da. Sir William Hackett left Colombo on Tuesday

a

men to earn

a

har

week. Probably he went direct to Nuwara prevented the earth-coolios from using his sixteen women to each boat with the boat-bank are mostly of two or three storeys in the matter of chief importance, for if her There is nothing sa universally neglected,

Eliye, if he did, then the cholers which has killed him must have originated in Nuwara Eliya itself. do not remember to have heard of cholera attacking at Muwara Eliya resident or visitor before, Is it not the first case of the kind? No. thing is known of consequent official ar. rangements.".

Sir Wm. Hackett's is probably the first case of a European dying of cholera at Nuwara Eliya; but elsewhere there have been one or two cases in the Island, notably that of a well-known robust Jaffna occoa nut planter, Mr Jas. Young at Kandy some years ago. Still, as compared with India, we are accustomed with some reason to consider Europeans practically exempt from cholers in Ceylon. It behoves the Govern- ment to do all in their power to keep up this reputation.

SUPREME COURT.

IN ADMIRALTY. (Before His Lordship Chlef Justios Sir JOHN SMALE, ) June 2, 1877,

A DRUNKEN PATRICK, Patrick McDonald, Private No. 1114, H. M. 8. 28th Regiment, was charged under the following ciremstances.Chun Aahap, a boatwoman, said last night about 10 o'clock he took several marines on board a man-of-war. As her boat got alongside; the defendant tried to jump in from the the man-of-war, but the marine prevented him. After they had gone up, the de- fendant got in and directed the boat to be palled towards Kowloong. The boatwoman fluence, made an Improper request, and when he was told where he could have his wish satisfied, he struck the old woman with a small stick. She cried out "save life," and a Police boat was attracted to the spot. There were only another woman and several-obildren in the boat. She had no marks from the blows. Sergeant Lai Amoon, No. 445, stated that he was on duty in a Police boat, and heard cries of "Sve life." He went in that direction

did so. The defendant was under the in

IN BE THE "BOBINA," A MOTION TOs and saw the defendant striking the wo-to the thirsty paddle-fields below.

JUDGMENT

but in all cases..

a

No. of

worn after exercise is over. Another item Displace on our list is fogs and damp air. There is Iron-No. of Weight Horse mant or but one means of depriving a fog or mist of sinds, gans of grins. power to its injurious properties, and that is a

47. 603 6472 227,264 821,867 52 005

80,240

respirator; and the same may be said of the 11 105

32,300 42,050 changes of temperature, of which I spoke 10. 126

6,100 46,289 just now; a respirator is the only means of 24 84 1538 14,490 67,400 proteating the respiratory passages from the

10,450 ....20 159

effects of transitions of temperature. It 22,150 64,400 would be diffloult to over-estimate the value 740,000. 26,875 | of efficient respirators, as a means of pro- tection against naso-pulmonary catarrhs, if 081,884

persons disposed to these affections would only carry respirators about with them in their pockets, ready to put on if required at a moment's notice. Although it is quite proper to cover the neck lightly, I am. decidedly of the opinion that warm wrappers around the week are objectionable; they mucous membrane, and thus dispose to the produce congestion of the nasal and "faucial very complaints they are supposed to prevent. On what possible grounds people justify the sudden transition from a hot sitting-room to a wretchedly cold bed-room, which may

In fact,

it is impossible to say; but it is quite certain that the absurd neglect of proper warming

in bed-rooms is a fruitful source of all forms

of catarrh. We cannot too much impress! this. upon our patients: It may often, be almost as necessary for a delicate person to put on a respirator en geing up to bed as. when going out of doors, unless proper precautions are take to assimilate the temperature of the sleeping-room with that of the sitting-room.Dr. Dobell.

man. The Sergeant wanted to take him into custody, but he refused to get out of the soft and green, sometimes rugged and brown, leaving their legs and feat bure, and were six years in building. In 1875 the not have had a Hire in it for weeks or months, This was a motion on behalf of the boat. The Sergeant then took the boat in holders, Messrs Adamson, Bell & Co., of a tow to the Police Bulk. As they got near, bottomry bond against the American vessel the defendant nofastened the towing rope. Rosina, for a deores of the Court for the and pushed the old woman overboard. Bale of the vessel under the bond, given in be Police picked her up. A European favour of one Mr Prel in Sydney, who Water Policeman then came and watched endured it over to the present promovents, the defendant, while the Chinese Sergeant The Hon. George Phillippo, the Queen's want to fetch the Inspector.-P. C. No. Advocate, instructed by Mesers sharp, 57, Zwarg, said he was on duty at Peddar'a Toller, and Johnson, appeared for Mesars Wharf in a boat. He heard an outcry Adamson, Bell & Co.

and went to the spot. He saw the defend Mr Kingsmill, instructed by Mr Dennys, ant lying alone in the boat, the inmates of appeared for Capt. C. W. Hansen, the which had transferred themselves into the The Con- mastor of the vessel, to claim prior rights Police boat through fright over the promovant's claim, from the pro- stablo then took him to the Police chop. ceeds of the sale for wager and disburso-The defendant said he know nothing of the ments on account of the ship.

matter; he was drunk-Lieut. Beckham, B. M. 28th Regiment, gave the defendant an indifferent character. Fined $10 or 21. days' hard labour.

Quotations

BONGKONG, June 2, 1877 OPIUM,Now Patna, celu...$572k

people on the bridge of the river for drinking purposes, and Mr Millar said there were not. 20 catties of pour in tot a day of rapid with all in vain for any remarkable monument which dom to 354,447 force sufficiently power know that besides the scavenging of the tomatoes, even if he had his whole garden was in fact a day of rapids with us-of conmight attract the eye. With the exception ful, with the help of a complete notwork of which means wet atid cold feet-is a still bazar the river is polluted by the dejections planted with that vegetable, nor could there diderable power and extent, and by its side of a few common-place josahouses there was railwaya, to make the conquest of England more prolific source. There is no external be 10 cattles of best rost oither. The de- were waiting large numbers of Hakka Wo-positively nothing but long dirty streets of no easy matter, even if an invading army some twenty eash a piece dirty shops, evidencing the poverty of the were able to land. To the colonies of Groat fendant in his defence urged that the barge by helping to haul us up. It took about inhabitants. The house which skirt the Britain, however, her naval supremacy is was falee; it was brought because he had

men poling as hard as they could all the master's fire-wood, and they got offended, time, and even then it was as much as they height, with a small verandah to each storey sets were driven from the sess there would overlooking the river. Altogether Kia-ying be an end to our security, and possibly that the two witnesses ought to have been sould manage. Every now and again one Chou is not a city worth visiting for its own even our independence. At the present

-Discharged, the Magistrate remarking

of the pant-poles would slip off a stone at charged as well, because they did not say the bottom of the river and the boatman sale, as we found out in a very short time, time some information respecting the iron anything about the theft until their wages lose his hold, or the torrent would eatoh the hurrying off next morning at day-break an olads of the leading nations may be accept

route for Chang it.

able to our readers, and this we propose to bow at an advantage and whirl it round were threatened to be cut.

so as nearly to throw all the women on their 27th.-For an hour or two in the early supply. The particulars for a me States are backs. The shrieke of the boatmen during morning we had e fair wind, and hoisted the not complete, and there is much diversity the whole performance were perfectly great sails which when fully spread out give of classification, but they may be summariz deafening, and it was an auricular relief to the appearance of an open fan. These boats ed as follows And ourselves safely at the top. We next are flat-bottomed and of very light draught, saw how the streams which rush down from so that they can make no pretence to mall on the hills to feed the river are not allowed to a wind. But running free they will show England.. waste their kinetic energy. Just above the as much as 300 square feet of canvas, which Fra junction there is generally one or more huge carries them along even against the stream Germany wheels, say thirty-five feet in diameter, at a very fair pace. Our happiness, however, Austria

11 · 127 steamer. Transversely across what would began to fall in torrents, and we were soon Turkey looking exactly like the paddie-wheel of a was of miserably short duration. Rain Russis

79. be the tire of an ordinary wheel, are secured at anchor, with nothing left us but to wonder Italy joints of bamboo at about three feet apart, how long the flimey bamboo awning would United States 27

Total 203 1888 not horizontally, but nearly at an angle of keep the water out. Luckily we were not

The first thing to be noticer is that the 46 These joints are open at one end destined to the horrors of a leaking boat; only, and when they go under water with rain, and heavy rain fell for many hours. the wheel turned by the stream, the open without causing any discomfort in that number of ironclads possessed by any State The river rose rapidly and was is no criterion for judging of its maritime end ie uppermost. They are thus filled with respect.

For instance, Fran o appears to water, and so conveyed up to the highest soon a broad stream, rushing past at about power. point of the wheel, after which the barabos five miles an hour, and if we had only been have more ironclade, and more gua mount has its inclination directly reversed and going down stream instead of up, we shoulded in them, thon England. But she has the water is shot out of the open end into have travelled as fast as we could have only six vessels in her whole ironclad navy The Redoubt trough arranged to receive and carry it down wished. But the boatmen are unable to pole that are not converted wooden ships of

in the rain; the poles get wet and slip out antiquated construction, Thence on up numerous rapids and of their hands, and their feet can get no able, Friedland, and Trident are first through much beautiful scenery, sometimes firm hold of the deck. As to the rain and class ships of war; the Culbert and Riche Bold, they don't seem to mind either, always u are bath of moden construction, and frequently letting their wet clothes dry on National assembly resolved that £20,000 "Meet nurse for a poetic child," them. Of their heads they are ever careful, uould be devoted yearly to the construc. even of the Mongolian type of bard. And wrapping them up in tarbans and putting tion of fify new ironcla da, all to be com with such exquisite fields of inspiration at on a large umbralla hat whenever it is coldmenced within five years from that date. their command, we cannot wonder at the or rainy. And this reminds us of a curious But at present France, with vassola of s flow of verse which has for many centuries custom araong the divers on the sea-coast in total horas.power of only 30.24", canno deluged the empire and to a certain extent this part of China. The night before they cope with England, whose rondlads shor continues to do so still. Yet Chinese poetry are going to have a spell of diving they all a total borso-power of 227,204 has but few charms even for the most en- bind up their heads tightly with the usual gland possesses early two-thirds of the thusiastic student. Crowded allusions and cloth turban, and let it remain on all night, horse power indicated for all be States forced conceits are apt to pall upon au ear declaring that, the omission of this pre-given above, and it is no vain boast on the socustomed to the bold fights and generons caution le sure to entail severe headache and part of her naval officers when they contend sentiment of Western song; though upon an an inability to stop under water,

Whether that she is a match for the navies of all the

world. educated Chinaman the effect is all that this may be mere imagination or not, we do Next let us examino the constitution of could be desired. Now and then wo may not venture to say; but we will add one

more short anecdote about which thers can omo of these lists in detail. The first of panse perhaps longer than usual over such a charming couplet as

bo very little doubt, A Chinese literate, British shipa is the Iuflexible. She has newly arriving at Swatow, was asked by a armoar plates varying in thickness from 16 friend to share a prettily-situated little to 24 inches, an indicated horse-power of house on the Kak-chio sido beneath which 8,000, a tonnage of 11,165; mounts four ran a mountain stream. At first he seemed 81-tau guns; can attain a speed averaging Lee Afoo, a gardener, employed at the

very pleased at inding a lodging gratis, and thirteen knots, and store coal to the extent a congenial companion; but in a few weeks of 1,600 tons, or sufficient for a voyage of Protestant Cemetery, was charged with

The Dreadnought, he took his leave, asserting that the water six thousand miles. stealing a quantity of flowers from the plants growing in the Cemetery. P. O.

running underneath the house "carried all Devastation, and Thunderer have the same speed and capacity for storing coal; their Grimble concealed himself on purpose to But as a rule Chinese poetry is hard read-his happiness and good-luck away."

28th-We are seriously thinking that if armour plates are from 12 to 14 inches in watch in consequence of information re-ing, and does not repay the effort. As an peived, and he caught the defendant com- instance, however, of the change that all this rain lasts much longer it will carry thickness, and they each carry four guns ing out with the basket of flowers. He did things sooner or later must undergo, we may most of our happiness away, that happiness of from 38 to 35 tons. It is astonishing not see him pluck them. He had a gar- mention that the celebrated modern poet Ho consisting at present chiefly in tinned soups how soon some of the other monsters, which dener's knife and made a cut at the Consta Shao-chi, who was born in the year 1803, and Château Fomys, both of which faruries were thought almost perfect a few years ble. The defendant said he was employed actually introduced the word "stesmer are disappearing at an alarming rate, consi- ago, have descended to the rate of fifth- In the course of the discussion the Chief in the Cemetery, and he took the flowers into a stanza of his written on the occasion dering that it may possibly rain for a week class vessels in spite of their enormous cost. Altogether the British ironclad feet is Justice asked what was the rate of interest for a friend. They wore common flowers of a voyage down the Yang-tsze some years and so prevent us from moving forward

covered with armour varying in thicknes single yerd. charged and was told that it was 30 per and he thought it was ao harm to take ago. The actual lines are:-

Towards the afternoon there was a slight from 4 to 34 inches, and carries guns of vent per annum, His Lordship remarked them. Re did not intend to out the Con-

improvement in the weather, and the boat the following weights Four of 81 tons, that this was high interest,

stable with the knife.-Fourteen days' im-

men set to work to struggle with the stream aix of as tons, and six of 85 toms, fourteen

30 days which was every moment widening and ins of 25 tons, fifty-eight of 18 tons; one hun-Shangbal, demand,

dred and sixty-eight of 12 tons oighteen greasing in repidity. Ingh by inch they of 9 tons; and three hundred and twenty. Bar Silver, 17, dwta, B.,

Mexicans, death to the overhanging bamboos on the nine of 6 tons. We are not able to give.

Gold Lest, bank, and now scrambling ashore with a line the weights in other cases but probably,

English Sovereigns, Australian Sovorsigns, ... to tow the boat round a difficult corner, as in horse-power and in tourage, ao in Sometimes when the river took a wide bend regard to the total weight of artillery, Eng.

Discount, we would creep up as far as possible against land is stronger than all Europe combined.

Shares. Seung Aming and three others were

the extra rush of water, and then suddenly It would be surprising if the country which charged with a sitillar offence in reference

letting go everything make a dash; as if for supplies there now engines of destruction Hongkong Bank, 27 a 28 to the steatner Diomed. They were like In the afternoon, while passing a small dear life, to get to the other side where the for the rest of the world were to leave her Union Ins, Society of Canton, 1780 wise remanded and admitted to bail.

cluster of houses on the hill-side, we were current was less boisterous and the bank self unprotected against the weapons which China Traders Ins. Co., $2,400 Chan Ping Kut and eleven others were

Yangtare Ins. Association, Tis, 700 Mr Kingsmill said it was 6 per cent, on charged. with obstructing the fairway of startled at hearing a voire, dail out from one more adapted for towing. The slightest her own citizens are putting into the hands Chinese Insurance Co., 220

of them Sir! Sir are your English "We relaxation on the part of the boatmen and of foreign Powers.

There is, however, one State which has H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $645t the amount, but wou'd riot be 6 per cent. the Diomed. Some of the defendants were locked round and saw a smart. Chinathan away we would go down stream, losing in

boatmen and some boarding house runners After a taputation, bis Lordship said it They were hovering about the steamer i smiling all over his face sind coming down one minute the toll perhaps of half an hour, two vessels already, and is building more China Fire Ins. Co., $145

He then explained, in fair It was a most exciting scene to watch of the same class, said to be superior even H.K. W. Dock Co., 324 % dis. *** was 24 per sent, at least even if the draft their boste, sotrie of which, had got fastened English; that he had been some time in enlivened by the shrieks of the sailors as to the prince of British ironcladate 8.K. O. M. S.-boat Co., 6%

was accepted. However, the rate of inter- to the ateamer with boat hooks. *Ro.

Calcutta, whither he was going to return at they charged a long pole for a short one or Infisxible Italy has just built for hersell

Hongkong Gas Co., $78 eat was beside the question, and the argumanded till the 4th and admitted to bail the end of the three months. He said his snatched up a boat-hook to make a forlorn-at Castellamare the two itondlade, Duilio Shanghal Steam Navigation, Tis. 30 ́

In $10.

name was in Ahayso, and that he was hope grab at the receding shore. Onde only and Dandolo, each armed with Sheffield in the employ of a tailor, Harman & we noticed the bow of the best get too far plates of 22 inches thickness, sad furnished Hongkong Borel V., $82), sales,

·Temperature......... the bottomry bond in which the master bed Bing Apo and Hung Aker, two chair. C. which he spelt out very creditably away from the shots, and the current was just with four 100 ton Armstrong gune. They Catena Imperial Loam, £104

-HỊ &, n, m, an. We asked him if catching it to whirl it round with irresistible are sorew steamers of Y60 hurse power giten bis personal security, having been coolies, were charged by their marter (he sbuld speak Hindustani to which he force when one of the men seized a huge ost, each, and capable of an average speed of

Queen's Readi)" executed in Sydney after the biting of foreigner), with refusing to work They replied that he could, and fired off a sentence and thrusting it down straight into the water, fourteen knots The same Government (Taken at Mierre Palsoner # Us's Pramisse, more cases, the further hearing was ad were engaged by the complainant at $12

with great volubility. We do not know made the side of the boat his faloram and proposes to construti two moje, to be called Furned till Monday nɛat (4th); at 10.80 mouth. This morning, when the com- whether Mesare Harman & Co. havo really by sheer strength brought us back parallel the "Italia" and Vittoria Emanuell,"

plalonut wanted his chair at 10.30, the de- local habitation as well as a name; in any with the bank. Another instant and we with plates 88 inches thick, and with still Bape fendent refused to work. Yesterday the case, it was refreshing to meet a Chinaren should have been hissing down stream, more powerful machinery. Evident tho complainant had occasion to go out and be in these lonely wilde who shewed no great probably to crash into the boat that was contest between artillery and articur plates Was in a great barry, it being a mail day anxiety about the texture of our trousers following us. By looking over the river is not yet decided, and there seeme no limit But the defendants went to work stupidly and shape of our hat, and to whom we side of his boat, the traveller may enjoy to to the range of human inventions - Mukt and slowly, so that he had to rebuke them. Be did not strike them in any way. The appeared as being composed very muli of the full that exquisite sense of the Glory of this waste of the wealth and gentue of the salte elements as himself. We bade Motion. He seems to be putting through nations go on for ever! How farrido, will defendants said they were willing to work him goodbye, promising on our way through the water at terrife speed, and sees and be the shock if these monarche of the dos but they did not want to be Ul-treated. Calented to sell and take a suit of clothes hears the rush of the tide breaking over the should ever meet in battle!

Farhaps it may be well to show the rela They were pulled, about yesterday. Re from the establishment of Messre Harmen bow. But like the puncoch, which struts

saded till the Sthy to see how they would and Co. but we fall at the moment so the about in the meguident pride of its bun. Men naval strength of the twe Powert now bohars (bemelven

The Hon. George Phillippo continued his argument and cited more gases. His con tention was no question of American law arises here, because the master had made himself personally liable, so that he was bound to pay the bend-helder even though he had priority in his claim for wages, and he could take his remedy against the owner. The learned Advocate would admit for the sake of argument, that the master had priority, but this Court being an equit able Court could not allow the master to do an act which was not equitable by enjoying the benefit of his priority when he had made over even his personal

property.

The Queen's Advocate admitted that it prisonment, m was so, but if the owner had accepted the i bill of exchange drawn on him, it would bave been only about 6 per cent.

His Lordship asked what was the amount of the draft,

The Queen's Advocate said it was 1272, the advance being £1,200, and the remain der was interest.

His Lordship asked what rate of interest that would be,

The reply was that it was on 18 days' sight, besides the journey to New York from Sydney.

por annum,

ment proceeded;"

The Queen's Advocate continted his adı dress, contending that Les fori prevalled,

Police Intelligence. (Before James Brussell, Esq.) June 2, 1877.

DRUNK.

John Porteri seaman Unemployed, fined 69 septa for being dryal,

STEALING FLOWERS.

BOARDING HOUEZ RUNNERS, Chan Tai Kwai and air others weza charged with having gone on board the steamer Douglas to get customers before the Health Offloor had boarded her. The case was remanded and defendants were admitted to bail in $5 each..

MISESHAVED BERVANTA. DE

Fu hua yu taew chun chang tsai: Tu yuch tou ten ych teze mning. which may be roughly rendered:- "With wins and flowers we chase the hours in

one eternal spring:

No mocn, no light to cheer the sight-thyself

that say must bring."

"At

Nga chín thì thang hạ huyền chu

Chân trả tăng ở 20 foi thi mien,

Leang ohou yah seaou fei eze ma, Chung kuan ying yil loow ju tr'euen.

Hankow I went for the first time on

steamer

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a

The unise stained me, and the wind and waves

prevented me from eating and sleeping. Two days and one night tre few along like a

horie; Ate Coatom-house on the way I met a good

friend whose wing gushed out like spring,"

to meet us.

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Tools, 12 a 40

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Taels, 33 a 48

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140

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