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Notices to Consignees,

CASTLE LINE OF STEAMERS.

GORDON CASTLE, FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

HIS Steamer having arrived, Consignees To Cargo are hereby informed that

their Goods are being lauded, at their risk, into the Godowns of Mr A. McG. HEATON, whence delivery may be obtained.

Consigneos wishing to reodve their Goods on the Wharf are at Überty to do no

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon To-day.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW. The Steamship

"NAMOA,"

THE CHINA MAIL.

miles of port for the last 10 days, with light winds from N.E. and E...

The British barque Echo reports: Strong SW. aqualls to 17. N., shoe, N.E. winds and fine.

The British brig Hieronimus reports; During the first part of passage fine wes- well and gale from NE, with low Barome ther, then dirty weather with tremendous

ter. From Macclesfield Bank N.E. wind eto arrival,

Capt. PUNGHARD, will be de- spatched for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the 9th Instant, at 3 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 06. Hongkong, June 6, 1877.

FROM SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALOUTTA.

the above Forte, Consignees of Cargo THE 8. S. Japan, having arrived from No Claims will be admitted after the by her are hereby requested to send in their Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for remaining after the 9th Instant will be countersignature, and to take Immediate

delivery of their Goods. subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

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Cargo Impeding her discharge will be at Bill of Lading will be countersigned by once landed and stored at Consignees risk

and expense. ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Agents.

Agents. Hongkong, June 5, 1877.

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GENERAL WEEKLY SALE,

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Hongkong, June 2, 1877.

FROM SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALCUTTA

S. Argyll having arrived from the above Corts, Consignses of Cargo by her are hereby requested to send their Bills of Lading for countersignature to the Undersigned, and to take immediate deli- very of their Goods,

Cargo impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees

risk and expense.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, June 4, 1877.

jell FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

8. 8. Glengyle, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk and stored in the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharf or Boste delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary is given befors 10

a.m. Tomorrow.

Goods remaining undelivered after the 11th Instant will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agente, Hongkong, June 4, 1877. BARQUE HOPE, FROM LONDON. THIS Vessel having arrived, Consigneer

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of Carge are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impoding the discharge of the Yomel will be landed and stored at Con signess' risk and expenss.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & O....,

Agents.

Hongkong, May 28, 1877.

BARQUE CHINAMAN, FROM LONDON.

HIS Vensel having arrived, Consignees Tuf Cargo are requested to send in their

Bill of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods,

Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vercel will be landed and stored at Con- signoca* risk and expense,

DOUGLAS LA PRAIK & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, May 21, 1877.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE BRITISH SHIP CARRICKS, FROM LONDON,

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above

named Vessel are requested-to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take imme- diato delivery of their Goods.

The British barque Palestine reports: Fine weather down the Gulf. Of Pulo Payang fresh monsoon squally and rain to Macalesfield Bank, “Had much rain and s heavy swell from 8.W. (Bar. falling) as the W to N. W.,-sound-by N. to N.E. vessel progressed N, wind, hauling from 31st Bar. fell to 29.60, wind all round the compass, wind from N.. till the Brd, then S.E. to port.

On

The British steamer Yangtze reports: Moderate winds mostly from the South- ward with heavy rains until yesterday, when bad S.W. winds.

The German barque Brema reports: Left Halphong 10th May, and the Light- | house on the 15th, ở In the Gulf had strong Northerly winds first day. South of Hai nan bad light Easterly winda and calma | for 8 days From. 27th to 80th strong

& and last few days by Public Auction, in their Sale light Easterly wind. Room, Praya Central, on

FRIDAY,

the 8th June, 1877, at Noon,- ELECTRO-PLATED TEA SETS, Sardine Boxes, Saivers, Toast Racks, Sets of Table Cutlery in Mahogany Boxes Framed Engravings, Cash Boxes, Cologne Water, Perfumery, Violet Powder, Silk Umbrellas, Condensed Milk, Brandy, Old Tom,

Also,

10 owt White Zino.

Sundry Household Furniture.

TERMS OF SALE-Cash before delivery In Mexican Dollars, weighed at 7.1.7. The Lot or Lots, with all faults and errors of description, at purchaser's risk on the fall of the hammer.

Hongkong, June 5, 1877.

Not Responsible for Debts.

The Britan ateamer Japon, 1,865 tons, Capt. H. do Smidty reports: loft Calcutta on the 20th May, and Band Heads on 22nd. Arrived at Penang on 27th and left same day. Arrived at Singapore on the 29th and left on 30th. After leaving Singapore experienced moderate 8. W. monsoon and fine weather throughout.

CARGOES.

"Par Beltish bárque Lalla Bookch, sailed 1st June, 1877-For London, 17,547 baga Sugar, 200 bales Hemp, and 886 pkgs. Sundries, rok

Per British barque Leucadia, sailed 1st June, 1877-For London, 13,880 bags Sugar, 1,450 cxees Presacven, 100 casks Freserves, 280 boxes Camphor, 3 cases Essential Oil, 270 bales Matting, 805 pigs,

General Memoranda. THURSDAY, June 7:-

3p.Ocean leaves for Singapore and

Penang.

FRIDAY, June 8

[No. 4845.JUNE 5, 1877.

elocks, fancy glass, tasteful glazed tiles, asserted that, in the fourth year of the parquet floors and other art decorations reign of Hlon-fung, the same phenomenon which combine art with hygiene and at Fatahan heralded the advent of the "red- education," and praying us to "gener haired rebele." Whether or not this was Qualy grant this project the influence of

Noon. General Weekly Sale by Masers our moral support. We are delighted so, we are not in a position to say; but it SATURDAY, June 9

| Lane, Crawford & Co,

to accord our moral support" to the is a curious coincidence, for which pro- undertaking, but of what use our "moral bably some of the native Oracles may give support" will be to Mr Lawrence some explanation, that these natural (or this cocasion is a matter that we are in native eyes supernatural) phenomena content to leave with himself. Does

Noon French Mall leaves for Porta of

Call and Europe. 3p.m.Namea feaves for Coast Porta Goods per Gordon Castle undelivered after

this date subject to rent. SUNDAY, June 10-

not Mr Lawrence think that if the play so persistently into the hands of amount he has paid for postage on letters political agitators. Whether the "bloody to China and probably to other remote rain" of Kwanga will be the prelude of Emuy leaves for Amoy on or about this corners of the earth, asking for moral any natural or extraordinary disturbance

support" of newspapers, had been spent remains to be seen.

data

MONDAY, June 11-

2 p.m.-Sale of Goodwill, Furniture, Fiztures, Liquors, &a, of the "Star Tavern,"

Goods per Glenggle undelivored after this

date subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, June 19:-

11 am-Sale of Sundries at Govt, Store. Feronia leaves for London and Hamburg

on or about this date.

so on for the hospital wards in question, We understand the new letters patent of » in procuring pictures, plate, bronzes and that his project would now have been . E.'s Commission as Governor will be much nearer realisation than it is! We

should also like to be enlightened as to read in the Legislative Council to-morrow, the amount of hygiene there is in a suit June 6th at past 2. H. E, will take the of old armour or a service of antiquated oaths an Governor and Commander-in- china. Our impression is that there chief; and the Naval, Military and Olvil would be far more bygiene in the space Authorities and the public generally may they would occupy than in the articles

be present. 8 p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yoko themselves. The project, however, of

hama and San Francisco,

ornamenting hospital wards and giving SATURDAY, June 16:-

them a more comfortable appearance is Noon-English Mail leaves for Porta a very old, and, no doubt, also, a very

of Call and Europe.

excellent one too, so long as we keep atolear of old chins and suite of old ar-

FRIDAY, June 15:—

2 p.in.-Sale of Household Furniture,

No. 5, Chancery Lane. TUESDAY, June 19:-

3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental §. 8. Co.'■

mour.

After the ceremony from 5 o’dook Mes Hennessy will have a garden party, which we bellere will be attended by the usual visitors at Government House.

The Band of the 28th Regiment will perform the following programme at the Government House, tomorrow, (Wednes

Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San WE are very sorry to hear of the stop" day), from 5:15 to 7.00 p.m.m

Francisco.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

page, through financial embarrassments, of the Rangoon Daily Newe. The paper Overture. Die Pflegekinder, Landpainter. wes started about six months ago, Valse,... Manola... Waldtenful. Potpourri, Deutsche Inederhalle... Kuhner. doubtedly at considerable expense. Since Aris,..........Conte Di Bonifacio, Verdi. then it has been ably edited, and at the Selection,. Genevieve di Brabant,. Offenbach. 2.50 p.m.-festing of the Legislative outward appearances at least, in a pro-

time of its decease, was, judging from Gallop....Bart of Chester,......Koszzell.

Counci

Meeting.

THE

Canos, 120 asses Chinaware, 796 pieces HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hides, and 1,148 pkgs. Sundries. je8

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Voresta, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

ROSINA, American 3-m. schooner, Capt. C. W. Hansen.Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

TULLOURGORUM, British 8-m. schooner, Captain Mason.-Wieler & Co.

HANNAR LAW, British ship, Captain R Grelg.-P. & 0. ́s, N. Co.

VESTA, German barque, Captain R Dirks,Melchers & Co,

HANNAH & MARY, British barque, Capt. A. Smith,Order.

Fossos German barque, Captalo Sohweer-Melchers & Co.

BARBARA TAYLOR, British schooner, Captain John Taylor-McEwen, Frickel & Üo.

HIERONIMUS, British brig, Capt. T. A. Koch, Laudate that do.

Echo, British barque, Captain Tozer.--- Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS:

June 4, Panola, American 8-m. schooner, 597, Lunt, Bangkok May 13, Rice and General.-KIN TYE LOONG,

June 6, Diamant, German barque, 296, Ackemann, Bangkok May 20, Wood. and | Paddy.-W. PUSEAU & Co.

June 6, Echo, British barque, 369, Tozer, Bangkok May 22, General,WM, PUSTAU & Co.

June 5, Hieronimus, British brig, 232, T. A. Kooh, Bangkok May 18, General LANDETEIN & CO.

June 5, Palestine, British barque, 598, Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Scoweroff, Bangkok May 17, Rice and Vessel will be landed and stored at Con-Timber.MELCHERS & Co. signees' risk and expense

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, May 10, 1877.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

GERMAN BARQUE IRIS, FROM HAMBURG,

JONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Vessel are hereby requested to sand In their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned

June 5, Brennero, Italian barque, 784, Bozzolini, Bangkok May 20,ˆ Ríše.-- MEYER & Co.

June 6, Fangtare, British steamer, 788, E. Schulize, Saigon May 81, Rice.---ŠIENS- BEN & Co.

June 8, Brama, German barque, 350, K. Timpe, Haiphong May 16, Rica and General.-WILLER & Co.

June 5, Japan, British steamer, 1865, H. de Smidt, Calcutta May 20, Sand Heads 22, Penang 27, and Singapore 30. 1,240 chests Oplum, 3,947 bales Cotton, 387 bags

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POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will close ----

For SINGAPORE AND PENANG,-

Per PEARL, at 1.30 p.m., on Wednes.

day, the 8th inst

For

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, --- For GLAUOUS, at 5 pm To-mOTTOW,

the 6th inst

For BANGKOK,

Per DANURE, at 8 pm, To-morrow,

the 6th lusts, instead of as previous ly notified.

MAILS BY THE FRENO PAOKE- The French Contract Packet APA,

Bstablished A. D. 1841.

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A. S. WATSON & Co... FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTE, IMPORTERS

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DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NUBBERT Requz BITES, TOILET KEQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINEK MANUFACTURERS

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated WaterD. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

will be despatched from Hongkong on SATURDAY, the 9th June, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Marseilles; to Saigon, Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Australia, New Zo8* land, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Soy- chelles, Reunion, Mauritius, Suez, and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corre- | at 7.15 p.m. spondence to E, Africa, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension.

**The publication of this lasus commenced

Letters may also be forwarded to INDIA THE CHINA MAIL.

by this Packeti

The following will be the hours of closing

the Malin, doi :- Friday, June 8th, ***

6 r.., Money Order Office alosan. Post Office closes except the Nieur Box, which remains open all night, Saturday, June 9th..

7 M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.

10 A.H., Registry of Letters ceases. 11 M

Post Office closes except for Late Letters. (11.10 M., Letters (but Letters only) except those to and through Aus- tralia; may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 cents extra portage, until 11.80, when the Post Office CzCES

entirely, Hongkong, May 26, 1877.

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MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. *** The English Contract Packet KASHGAR will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, &o, on SATURDAY, the

10th June.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1877.

sperous condition. Its talegraphic ad- Tan subscriptions at Canton by both the vices were especially full and valuable, foreign and Chinese community there to and we have often extracted them for the Shantung Famine Tand, of which Mr republication in this journal. The fact R. E. Bredon was the Chairman of Com of the matter was that our contemporary mittee, aggregated 83,795.45, and the made the very common mistake of pro-

..$200.67

ducing a better paper than the town was whole sam has been duly transmitted to able to support. In Caloutta, Melbourne, the order of Mr George Jamieson at Che and other places with large European | too. The following are the particulars of Populations newspaper enterprise may be the subscriptions developed with advantage, but Rangoon Collected and subscribed among the is probably less able to support a first Missionary Body, class paper, with special correspondents Subscribed by Foreign Community

generally, and expensive telegraphic advices than Hongkong, and any such efforts must Collected by Mr R, E. Bredon :-

Foreign Customs Staff,...$180.20 inevitably, sooner or later, and in failure. We trust to see the News revived, for

Chinese Officials, (Viceroy, it must at least have gained a reputation for itself.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO THE "ORINA MALL"] (Via Southern Route.)

THE WARN

Loxnon, 3rd June, 1877.

·

Tartar General, Salt Com- missioner and others),.. Native employés of the Custom House and their friends, through Mr Wong Wai, Principal Chinese Clerk,

604.18

348,00

248.40

980.78

Collected by Mr A, A. Lind,.

Do. by Mr F. R. Talbot, Do by Mr Ernest Deason,

Total,

$2,726,45 The last three collections were made

406.00

587.00

354.00

The Danube is falling rapidly. Active operations are going on round chiefly among the Chinese Merchants.

Kart,

Greece is doubling her army, and cum»

A DISASTROUS fire, attended with fatăl re- moning the reseITAK, '«

sults, occurred in Canton on the night of The rumours of the conclusion of peace the 1st inst. About midnight an alarm of

continue.

LONDON, 3rd June, 1877. The Russians have completely invested Kars, and the news of the recapture of Ardahan is declared to be erroneous..

Ahmed Muktar Pasha is reported to be in a critical position.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

fire was raised, and it was soon discovered that the scene of conflagration was Tsing Tuen Street, a place in close proximity to the Canton Steamer Wharf and to the pre- mises of Messrs Russell & Co, The Chinese firemen turned out as usual, and in the great bustle and confusion that generally DIED.-H. N. M. the Queen of Holland. ensues in such a scene, the men worked at suppression well and heartily with their tiny ongines. The roughs turned out as usual in great numbers for the purpose of looting, and vigorous efforts were made to affent, an entrance into the house of Messrs Russell & Co., so that the econ pants had to barricade it from inside. The Chinese soldiers were also turned out to maintain order, but it appeared ther

through the roughs being in great force were almost impotent to effect their purpose.

Nevertheless, three men were caught in the

Tax Government here have stated some time ago, in reply to representations from the bankers in the Colony and the Cham ber of Commerce, that the question of a British coinage for the Far East had been referred to the Home Government for consideration, and one naturally arrives at the conclusion that the matter has been or is being considered in Downing Street. We presume that these circum stances account for the statement in the Landon & China Express that the Home Ar the Marine Court to day John Mathews, Government has the question under con- a fireman belonging to the 8. B. Macgregor, sideration. It would certainly be rather was charged by Mr Robert Sadler, the chief remarkable conduct on the part of Lord engineer, with having been Insolent and Carnarvon and his colleagues if, on an refusing to do his duty. The fourth engi important colonial question being refer

Dear was called, and corroborated Mr Sadler's red to them for examination, no atten

tion was accorded to it.

statement. The defondant was ordered to forfeit two days' pay..

THE most important item in today's war Av inquest was held at the old Government aot of looting, and are now in the bands of telegrams is that Greece is doubling her Civil Hospital by Mr J. Bussell, Coroner, the Nam-hoi Magistrate for trial. Some army and summoning her reserves. This

to-day, with a jury composed of Mesara S,

have ascribed the fire to an act of incendi

for countersignature, and to take immediate Saltpetro, and 3,500 pkgu. Sundries. The following will be the hours of slowing step, although it may not result in Hancock, J. S. Edger, and J. Quinn, on/arism, but it is beyond doubt that it was an

delivery of their Goods,

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vetal will be lauded and stored at Con- signeos' risk and expense.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, May 19, 1877.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES,

·E, 6. AMAZONE.

NOTICE.

CONSIGNIES of Cargo per 8, 8. ts, from London, are hereby in formed that their Goods are being landed And stored at their risk at the Company': Godowns, whenco delivery may be obtained iminodiately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Con signees, balore Torta, the 80th Inst., at Noon, rognosting it to be landed here,

Bill of Ladlug will be mountscaigued by the Undersigned.

Goods romsluing unclaimed after Mus. WAV, the dih Juno, at Noon, will be subjust to rent and landlug akarges.

No Firs Insurance has been effected.

E. DU POVEY, Agers.

Hongkong, May 30, 1877.

of the British Ship "FifeSHIRE,' will no longer be Responsible for Debts Incurred by Captain Ntse, late Master, and that all Persous supplying Goods or making Advances to him do so at their own risk.

Partionlars of all Claims outstanding aft to be forwarded to Robert Greig, Master of the Britisir Ship Hannah Law.

ROBT. GREIG,

DAVID SASSOON, BONE & Co.

June 6, Caribou, British barque, 699, Lindsay, Cardiff Dec. 8, Coal-ORDER.

DEPARTURES. Jane 5, Cyphrenes, for Saigon.

b, Norna, for Swatow.

5, Glamis, for Shinagawa (Japan). 5, Douglas, for Onsat Ports,

CLEARED.

Fresto, for Mauno. Hydra, for Callao, Mecca, for Balgon, Rhoda, for Foodbow, Livingstons, for Amoy, Fanedo, for Bothow.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED,

Per Japan, from Calonita, &o,y Biru. Fanizea, Mrs Mitchell, Mrs Sassoon, Menara D. Saul and J. Aaron; and 398 Chinese,

Fer Hieronimus, from Bangkok, Natives

For Falestine, from Bangkok, 8 Chinase. Per Tangise, from Saigon, Chiness.

Per Brema, from Haiphong, 1 Eurppers and 4 Chinese,

DEPARTED. Per Douglas, for Foodbow, Mrs. Hume phreyn, and Me Williams j. for Amoy,” Mr and Mrs Bun Hing chan, and Mr Reynol for Swatow, Mr Snell, mx.; for Const Parts, 800 Chinese.

Per Cyphrenes, for Saigon, 100 Chinese: Per Norna, for Swatow, 178 Chinese.

TO DEPARS. Per Hydra, for Callao, & Chinese, Per Mecca, for Saigon, 45 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS. The American 8-masted shooter Panola

the Malls, dia

Friday, 15th Juna-

5 z.M., Money Order Office closes,

6.P.M., Post Office closes except the Nroar

Box, which remains open all night, Saturday, 16th June.—

7. Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.

10 A.m., Port Office closes except for Laste Letters. Registry of Letters ceases. 10.15 M, Letters may be posted with Lare Fas of 18 cents extra "Postage til

to

11 AM when the Post Office Cross

• entirely. (11.30 AM, Letters (but Letters only, addressed to the United Kingdom Via Brindisi or to Singapore, be posted on board the Facket with Late Fee of 45 cents extra postage, 11.60 AM, when the Mall is Anally

closed. Hongkong, June 4, 1877,

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MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PAUKEE, The United States Mail Packet BELGIO will be despatched on 1URSDAY, the 10th June, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, and London, which will be closed an followa 3-m

2r.

Roglatry of Leiters conses. 2.80 r. Post-Offlos closes, 2.30... Correspondence for Japan or the United States only may be posted on board the Packet with Lats fee of 12 conta extra Postage antil

1:50 2.m. when the Mail is finally closed.

Correspondence must be specially directed for this route, and if not fully prepald will be sent by British Packet.

reports: Left Bangkok May 13th, was? days working down Guli of Slam with light 8. W, wiode. Had #days strong. B, W. Agent for the Owners mensnon; after which hail light variable

jos Finds and calms, Have been within 200 | Hongkong, May 31, 1877.

Hongkong, June 1, 1877,

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is in itself a serious blow to the Turks Perhaps the greatest source of weakness the body of a Chinese coolle who felt acoid.accident, as the occupents of a chandler's of Turkey in the present compaign la entally from the Spanish man-of-war Fotine shop named the Bee Long had set the place that she has to set an army to watch or into the Kowloon Dock, on his head, whilst ablaze by the careless handling of fire in night the whole of her neighbours, From Widdin to Kara, Russians, Roumanians, carrying some iron on board, and was killed, cooking a supper, thus causing destruction Servians, Bosnians, Montenegrins, Greeks The evidence shewed that this was purely to their own and over twenty other shops. tunities for descending on the unfortunate returned a verdict to that effect. and Persians are all waiting their oppor an accident, and the jury accordingly An inmate in one of the shops was asleep Moslem, and the very desperateness of

his position, as well as his gallantry, are Tre S. §, Japon reports that, at 11.45 p.m.

almost sufficient in themselves to awaken

at the time and did not awake until it was

too late; and in another, a woman, too an

xious for her worldly goods, went up to a

loft to remove them, and was burnt to death. far as can be at present known two lives

sympathy on his behalf. Turkey has of the 1st Instant, she passed a large now, it is calculated, some thirty thousand steamer bound South, supposed to be the troops on the Greek frontier, and the Loudoun Castle, and that at 7.80 a.m. of were lost in this catastrophe. doubling of the Greek army and the the 2nd, the passed ons of the Glen line T afternoon an interesting trial was summoning of its reserves will probably also bound South, shewing W... Bi, sap made by Dr. Wells (Deputy Inspector Gen necessitate the increase of the opposing posed to be the Gleneagles. This would eral of Hospitals) of the extincteurs and

Turkish forces. If Austris would sum-

mon up resolution to occupy Bosnia, give the Loudoun Castle a lead of about fire engine supplied to the Naval Hospitals Hercegovina and other adjoming states, 150 miles; and if the officers of the Japan On the hill opposite Mount Shadwell a she would no doubt be conferring a boon are correct in their conjecture, the Glen large pile of wood, well saturated with tar on Turkey, by releasing a portion of her eagles must have been very heavily pressed and other aids to imflammability, had been forces for service against the Russians to have enabled her to reach Singapore so erested. This pile was set an fire, and The statement that Ahmed Mukter Facha, the Turkish commander in Asia, inreported 1000 after her rival as she must have done, when it had arrived at a stage of thos to be in a critical position ought no doubt If, on the other band, the Castle can secure rough combustion, the little huser of the to be received with considerable cantion, a lead of 180 miles in such a short distance, extincteurs, which were mounted in the usual The last we heard of Abmed Muktar there can be little doubt of her winning way on the backs of soolies, were brought Facha was that he occupied an improg the race, barring accidents."

nable position at Hoghalidagh, place

into play. The effect was at once visible," No sooner had the stream of auld from one

which does not appear on any map The Heathen Chinse," with gaping of the instuments struck the burning pile our disposal.

month, will swallow much that to us would than a large black spot appeared in the We have received a long letter from Mr. ses incredible. In a certain district in midst of the flame, and this spot was graa J. Lawrence Hamilton of Gloucester the Kyangat province, it is recorded that dually increased as more acid was poured on Terrace, Hyde Park, London, advocating one day last April was made memorable by the pile from the five selinetours that were the brightening of the wards and cheer rainfall of blood-or, to speak loss figura brought into use, The first effects of the ing of the inmates of the London hospi- tively, fain of a reddish qolour. This is working of the instruments were the most tals by the addition of suitable pic tures, plate, bronges, carvings aid regarded as an omen of approaching rebel, striking, for, although the whole live of armour, chins, sculpture, crasmentelon, and by may al pomeloration || is the salingiaura were emptied on the