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No. 4408.-August 16, 1977] leaned to the public during the present half in the usual way, if nothing unusual year, and we look for a fair profit on the occurred.

Days of continuous and heavy rain with operation. Gentlemen, I will not detain you with day further remarks, but before low barometer are passed at Manila, and it proposing the adoption of the report and is said that for about twenty years rala has accounts, I shall be happy to answer any not fallen with such abundance as this year, question that may be put to me (applause). Most of the roads are inundated and the Mr. KINGSMILI, congratulated the Direc-rivers in some of the provinces have over tors and Shareholders on the prosperous flown. condition of the Bank, which enabled them to present such a satisfactory Report.

No questions being put,

The CHAIRMAN said he had now to pro- pose that the Report as read be adopted, and the Accounts passed.

Mr KINGSMILL said he had great pleasure in seconding the motion. In doing so they would permit him to say that he did believe himself, and he thought the Shareholders generally believed that the present Board of Directors possessed what the old Board did not possess, namely, the confidence of the Shareholders (bear, hear). Then he might add one word of thanks to the Chair- man for having made a speech of his own, and not one supplied by somebody else.

The motion was then put and unani- monely carried

Mr KESWICK proposed that Mr W. II. Forbes and W. Rainers be elected Directors of the Bank, in the place of Mr B. W. Pomeroy, Jun., and Mr Adolf André, both of whom had left the Colony,

ME RUSSELL acconded the motion, which was unanimously carried.

The CHAIRMAN: This is all the business before the meeting, and I thank you for your attendance. The different dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow.

The proceedings then terminated.

Police Intelligence. (Both Magistrates Sitting.) 16th August, 1877.

PUBLIC GAMBLING.

Mak Acbeuk, and four others, were brought up for gambling at house No. 132 Queen's Road West. The charge was proved, and, the ist defendant was fined $200 or six months' hard labour; the others were fined $50 each or three months' hard labour. The implements used in gambling were ordered to be destroyed, and the money found forfeited to the Crown,

Exchange,August 7.-On Hongkong, sight, 1 por cent. dis.; on Amoy, per

cent, dia.

Telegraphic news from Tarlac says:*** Tarlac, Aug. 7-Heavy and incessant rala since the 5th, and fonundates the town. Precautions are being taken to avoid disasters. Line free, although diffi. cult to communicate with other stations. Strong gales and squalls, Irregularity of communication is increasing.

Aug. 8.-Rain and inundation continue.

thom.

China.

WUCHANG

TIESTSIN.

Aug, 2nd.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The chief examiner died during the course of the examination, and country students complained of the additional month they had to wait, ere a successor could come from Peking.-Shanghai Courier.

COREA.

how she felt.

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city, a proclamation ordering all the stu-carriage sa Lady S.) the result of the race, Is the general favourite as a beverage. My dents to the hall on a certain day under and if her horse was beaten, out would attention was called, a few evenings since pain of severe punishment, for that mos- come the pocket handkerchief and back the to a placid-looking man with a grey beard trottoir of the Boulevard Italien. In his sures would be taken to compel them to old girl would win in the brougham to dry who was seated at a little table on the appear, or to punish them. And measures her eyes and prepare for the next racea were taken;-for the "Famén Ti-tu" with painful and humiliating spectacle, and I case he was not quenching thirst with

5, Carrizal, strong body of soldiers patrolled the have often wished I could have sent her to libations of the bock, but was Imbibing the When left. Name. forenoon, till he saw the main portion of bread-and-water and a sound whipping or bler-the French call it "chérie-gobler"- streets from before dawn till well on in, the the House of Correction for a month's liquid of something resembling sherry-cob- Feb. the students safely locked inside the hall, two. Of course the lady of blue blood does through & long straw. "Why," said I,

-Astrea, without possibility of egreas before their not ory-at least in public-but she looks "I think I recognize that face; yes, sure 17, D. McB. Park, papers were finished. Bat the students savage and unwomanly, and that is worse, enough, it is the Emperor of Brazil."

"there 18, Cygnus, were assured of fairplay by having had Worst of all is it that she should be a "Bait Baimy French friend; their "subject" chosen by the Governor- defaulter. The lady in question who owed are probably half-a-dozen kings and em- 22, Birling (s), General. The principal parties in the the £700 was a highly successful puntar at perors at this moment in the boulevards 27, Fortuna (5.), ·

dashed it down with freedom, £200 on this regnant, can indulge in chérie-goblers; the 8, Rota, uproar did not venture in, Yang too being the commencement of last season, and she assuaglog their thirst. Don Pedro, being Apr. absent.

and £200 on that, and sometimes her com- ex-majestles can only afford bocks." And 13, Vega, missioner handed her over large sums. possibly you may think that in wandering 18, Titan, Then came the run of ill-look, and there through these seated, not sated, citizens of May she sat in the royal enclosure last week France one must hear much of public 8, Staghoand, 7, Woodville, might have seen the face of her creditor opinion on the political movements of the 4, James Shepherd, London looking at her through the ratlluga pro day. Not in the least. The conversation bably did see the above named Captain is languid, and turns on the discomfiture of 10, David,

tollettes of that wondrous day, or on the 12, Peravian, A little while since, we published a Jetter equated to leave the lawn; and I wonder Jongleur last Sunday, and the astonishing 11, Naworth,

18, Alstra, Lord Salisbury's allusion to the maps loads last gossip of acandal; but most of all on 18, Chandos, from the Okura Trading Company in Fusan, One stage further has the late sesault Corea. The following is from the same me to the subject of "war-mapa," as they the weather, the first and last word of every.

16, Meteor, case gone in that Mr. Hughes has referred source, and the continuation of the first are called; and so far as those of English imbiber, whether of beer or absinthe, or Meteor, the master to Peking. The same students letter, as published in the Chaya Shinbun manufacture are concerned there is very syrup and leed-water, being: "Dieu ! qu'il 15, Sophla

Lord Cland Hamilton had put a question 19, Melusine, have, I hear, pulled down a shop because The Corean Government oppresses its little to be said in their praise. Like Peter fait chaud!" the owner made opposition to some of subjects so severely that they do not seem to Pindar's razors, they are just made up to their number pilfering his wares, and went have any freedom. The people seem to be sell, not to serve. Perhaps the beat of these on the notice paper of the House to-day as 19, Oneida, to get the aid of the local officials to check perfectly contented with their poor condition, Eagllah war maps is the small one contained to whether the Secretary of State would re- 19, Hesperia (s,),

and have no ambition to become rich; and in the June number of the Geographical move the name of Colonel Dawkins from 26, Martha Jackson, Penarth The locusts have put in an appearance at are seemingly satisfied with the poor food Magazine, but it deals only with the scene the half-pay list in consequence of a pamphlet 26, Alexandra, Hankow, eating the verdure which made which they live upon, as well as with the of war in Asia. Better however, than any issued lately by that officer, in which he 27, Kate Carrie, beautiful the Church-yard of St. John the coarse clothing they wear. But they are as of the English maps is the American one in attributed the basest conduct to the Doke 30, C. B. Bishop, Evangelist, and the neighbouring garden. shy and ennning as monkeys, which is the two parts (Europe and Asia), published by of Cambridge and others of his military 30, Cilurnum,

2, Marco Polo, 4, Molbrek, The Han-yang magistrate, I hear, sent result of the evil administration of political the Topographical Society of New York. auperlore. At Mr Hardy's request, how. June down a thousand ducks to devour the de- affairs. The Corean Government repeatedly Bat the very best war-map of all, whloh I ever, the question was postponed to next

4, Faugh-a-Ballaugh, London vastators. Yesterday for an hour towards extorts large sums of money from rich have been able to discover (and I have taken Thursday for the purpose I boli je, of

4. Rhuddlan Castle, Cuxhaven dusk large numbers were flying over this merchants and farmers, and in return will some trouble), is a German one-Karte des ascertaining the authenticity of the pamphlet

7. F'dinand Brumm, Portsmouth city, but so high up that it did not seem elevate them in rank, which is a similar russisch türkischen Kriegsschauplatzes, pub-before taking any step in the matter. I

9, Elmstone, likely they would alight before crossing the custom to that which prevailed in our own llshed by Mittler and Son, Berlin. The have received a copy of the pamphlet in river, towards which they were flying. country when it was under the reign of the Germans, in fact beat us hollow in map question, which is simply entitled The Duke

Tokugawa Government, when wealthy mer-making. Our best atinges, even Black's of Cambridge. It may be described as a 18, Dartmouth, Shanghai Courier.

ekants and farmers were allowed to wear and Keith Johnstone's, are very inferior to prolonged shriek extending over some six- 14, Denbighshire, swords on presenting a certain sum of money the maps constructed at Munich and Berlin. teen pages. No story is told-mercifully 14, Helicon, to the Government. In the case of an ex- This Prussian war-map of which I have enough, for that we know already and the 17, Onolda From all directions, far and near, there tortionate demand being made by the Corean spoken really assists you in comprehending pamphlet is little more than a wild plece of 19, City of Halifax,

authorities and refused, the unfortunate the military movements recorded, while the denunciation, leaving the impression on the 19, Lord of the Inler, London comes the one story. What the locusts have merchant or farmer will be muloted by Euglish ones only make the said movements reader's mind that medical rather than 21, Clara, left, the drought and heat are drying up means of a fine. Thus it is that the poorer inexplicable. Places, mountains and rivers military treatment is what Colonel Dawkins 26, Hesperi (6.), And now I hear of a smaller species of locust class of people are apt to consider that they are, in these sprinkled about at haphazard needs. If it be taken as a fair sample of 26, Stentor (a.),

as if out of a pepper-castor; while in the his mental calibre then, indeed it is an 28, Cabs, or grasshopper in many places, in numbers are in a preferable condition to the rich, and

The fields are exceeding the large ones.

are not so liable to be charged with some German the roads are at any rate rationally unconscious, but quits complete, vindication the picture of desolation. The Kaouliang, or large millet, is striving to head at about criminal not. This induces them to neglect and consistently drawn with respect to the of the Dake for having removed Colonel

3, City of Limerick (s.) Liverpool v. 'don a battalion of the Coldstream Guarda. A The prospect is most their business and rest satisfied with their mountain-ranges, and the water-aheds with Dawkins from the position of commanding half its usual height.

AT SHANGHAI. disheartening. I think all the Geds in the present condition; they do not manifest any regard to the rivers

An elderly gentleman of Calcutta has been few passages may serve to show the charac Chinese pantheon must have been invoked desire to start into any new sphere of by this time, from what I have heard of the business; thus it is that in the course of a fined Rs. 30 for trying to kiss a young ter of the work and how far the writer Mar, No pen can properly and sufficiently her other name-had some vow or other to battalion. He begine by an attack on the Apr. praying for rain." Inside the East gate, hundred years they make no progress at all. Jewess. It seems that Leah-never mind seems fitted for the position of controlling a 24, Wigton, dragon about four feet long is suspended describe the despotism of the Corean Gov-fulfil in the Synagogue. So on the 10th of Lord Chancellor for having in giving judg boad downwards, among some withered branches. A constant stream of water is erament, which literally has no sympathy June she went there along with one Han-ment in the House of Lords, attributed 19, Strathearn,

whatever with the interests or feelings of its nah Joseph, and on their way they were Colonel Dawklas's persistent litigation to 23, Duke of Abercorn, London

2, Goodell, kept flowing from the dragon's mouth, and subjects. Owing to the ravages committed met by the elderly defendant, Bir J. Mosely. revenge. Why," he says, "is it revenge May

u, Abhay Cowper, on poles among the branches are yellow strips by the famine last year, large numbers of He was polite enough to get them the key to summon Lord Hckeby to show grounds of paper, having such inscriptions es should fall a heavy rain. There will people were daily to be met with in the of the Synagogue and let them in. Then, of fact for his malignant statements? Lord certainly be rain."A great rain will streets of every town and village in the remarking that a rupes had been paid for Rokeby, who, with his confederates Forster 12, Edward Barrow, descend." The sickness and mortality in the country in a state of the most abject poverty, the key, the old man suggested that he Paulet, and Stephenson, robbed me of my 19, Norman Court,

4, Hermann, city are very great, and are likely to increase and yet no effort was put forth on the part docerved something for his trouble, and commision on false grounds in revenge for 30, Wylo, very much unless a change comes in the of the authorities to relieve the fearful said that a kiss from Miss Leah would be a my having twice declined his hand several June

9, Birohvale, weather. I think such a season has not been distress; but, on the contrary, the tyrannical suitable recompense. Miss Leak told him, years before-Lord Rokeby, who I knew

8, Navesink, exactions were continued as before. The very properly, that he ought to be ashamed from good authority was considered a sneak known here since foreigners came to the port.people were naturally spiritless and power of himself; whereupon he must needs try in his younger days in the Guards, who

Aug. 6th.

Un-wears the disguise of a sham name and of 14, Adolph, less; and lived calmly under the wicked to take the aforesaid kiss vi et armis, The much needed rain has again fallen. administration, and never thought of up- luckily for him Miss Leah lifted up her a title without the proprietary fact which it 30, Hopewell,

Indeed, asserts, who is now a General, G.C.B., sad Last Saturday, and this afternoon, most re braiding the officials. This sorvility may voice, and utterly routed him. freshing and copious showers came to the relief of the parched ground. The earth be attributed to the fact that the officers are according to her own testimony, she lifted Colonel-in-Chief of the Scots Guards, Mar.

good many witnemes were examined; terpretation of military service to be the 23, C. F., seems now to be thoroughly wet, but the feared as much as tigers, and looked upon up her foot also, and kicked Mr Mosely. A notwithstanding that he showed bis in Chinese say it is too late to affect the growing gode.

The nobility wear a garment resembling amongst other things it came out in eri-service of himself, by illegally arresting me 27, Maxima, crops materially. Ten days sooner, and

our hitatare. The women dress very rauch dence that Leah was betrothed; and upon for saluting without accepting his hand, and the millet yield would have been increased a

It is in time, however, for like the lower class of European women, this a murmur of regret was heard through- who proved bis errer, by submitting to the Mar. ton per mow."

out the whole court-for Leah is fair to self-sought affront on the second occasion,” with the exception of the trousers which are the autumn cabbage the vegetable crop of after the style worn by the Chinese women. look upan. Finally, old Mr Mosely was Evidently envious of Lord Marcus Beres-25, Babylon,

ford's late escape, he says: "Recently it the North.A permanent and valuable bund But we cannot help admiring the exactitude sentenced to a flue of Rs. 30.

has appeared that had I been a lord, and of stone masonry has been made recently at

thrashed the lying Robinson as he deserved, stated on the first page that the paper was the weakest place in the river bank, between with which both the men and women, of "published on every Thursday." Yet, the

dress neatly, and are scrupulously particular paper was not in the hands of the subscrib. the settlement and the city. Last year it even the lowest classes, dress. They always Though winning near the goal-yot, do not Lord Rokeby a commoner, I could have as the practice of lords is, and Middlesex magistrates with congratulations conld compete to pay my fiue, as their practice is (for a lord)." Everything stated against It often happens that the subjects which Colonel Dawkins was a tissue of lies, and are really most talked about are just those some of his enemies are described as "the very rash to opine that the two matters the falsely stating, sheltered toady Monck; most discussed in London at this moment and the outrageous, insanely conceited that is, by men and women separately Rokeby." Regarding the Commander-la- are the Priest in Absolution, and the trial Chief, he says:-"What safety is there for publication of the Fruits of Philosophy, least independent man in the kingdom; of Mrs Besant and Mr Bradlaugh for the officers ander s Royal Duke who is the he compilation and printing (eren for who owes bis vast income to annual votes of Parliament; who last year offered to private circulation) of the former was a perfect miracle of stupidity on the part of barter a Staff appointment for silence in

The allusion to the I have not seen the book; but he can wrongfully injure so many, as he that ultra Ritualist group of clergymon the House of Commons; and, on the other constituting the "Society of the Holy hand, whom so many fear to offend, because Attorney-General's comments, it would, if barter of a Staff appointment is with re- evidently from Lord Redesdale's and the has injured me 1 used (and if not to be used, why was it ference to an offer of such an appointment

of amazing weskeen to Colonel Dawkins, CAMPHOR, ..... .... compiled ?), make the practice of confession made last July by the Duke in a moment as pernicious, even though employed con- clentiously, and as liable to evil use in his case should never again be brought to SALTPETRE, corrupt hande-as it ever was in the Church the notice of the House of Commons, and

ALLEGED DEATING A GIRL TO DEATH

Loong Alal, a married woman, was again brought up to answer the charge of causing the death of a girl named Leong Amul The Colonial Surgeon and Dr Wharry were examined on behalf of the prosecution, as also a woman, a hair-dresser, who did not Bar Ng Cher, who appeared uz behalf of give much evidence against the defendant. the defendant, thy went into the defence and called severa. rituesses. The defend- ant was committed for trial, and was admitted to bail in 2750, instead of as before.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL," Hongkong, August 16th, 1877. SIE-It is an herculean tank to convince editors of their anisassertions. that the Gazette is a Sunday publication,

You BBY

and I have, 1 think, shown sufficient reason Permit me to refer to that it is not so. the publication of the China Mail itself, when it was a weekly paper, and a govern ment organ so far as regards government

notifications and other documents. It was

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Bold lover, never, novor, caust thou kiss,

grieve She cannot fade though thou hadst not thy

bliss, For ever wilt thou love and she be fair.

At least we hope so.

We are glad to see so valuable a work done.us; but, like the Chinese, they are very which are nover mentioned." It is not unwarrantable vindictive, savage Newton;

I cannot agree with you as to your comN C. D. Necs.

paring the Loudon Gazette with ours. Many things are done in London which are not done here. If we are to import London into Hongkong, the motion of the earth will most likely undergo a serious change.

Yours faithfully,

X. O. X.

NEWCHWANG,

6, Cores,

10, Bessie Morris,

7, Alcestis,

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was banded with plank and piles, but this in not allowing any part of their arms or legs era before Friday morning. It was ready was continually being undermined. by 10 p.m. on Thursday, and those who of this has now been done with stone; the to be exposed. Our people allow their arms chose to send for it (there were no night-remainder is to be done next year. In pre-and legs to be naked, which affords the

they deem most barbarous. passes then) received their copies. It may vious years, the river has frequently lacked Coreans an opportunity to ridicule a custom be that if any one sends for the Gazette by bnt a very little of breaking at this point.

They are polite in their intercourse with 10 p.m. on Saturday he may get a copy.

immoral; and they are also addicted to wasting their time in idle talk. If a native makes any purchase two or three times from Aug. 4th. us, he considers he has a perfect right to be Tail-cutting has come here at last, and treated as an intimate friend. After the natives are much frightened as it is consi- fourth purchase he considers he is entitled to dered a death warrant to lose a portion ever obtain goods on credit. If we refuse he 50 small, in a mysterious way. The most becomes very angry and complains of our (otherwise) intelligent natives firmly believe ingratitude. It fa also customery for then, in the Paper-man, and that he can be wafted after making a stall purchase, to ask for with a breath on the hand, to go on his road some dinner or something to drink, and in to mischief.-A species of cholera is raging the event of their request being refused, in the native towa, and 100 per diem are said they turn round and abuse us. The lower to fall victims. The Tastai has prohibited classes of men are exceedingly lazy, and the sale of melons (water and other kinds), make the women do all the work in the rice and if he could only eradicate by drainage fields or on the farme.

In our Settlement are found the remains the horrible eflavia so inseparable from young, like our correspondent, we do not Chinese dwellings and etreets, many lives of a Buddhist temple, and also a graveyard in the Church of England as dangeroon condition that he must promise that I QUICKSILVER .........

would be saved.The British barque Adela, where many of the Tsushima islanders are Captain Beattie, went ashore on 27th ult., sleeping-Japan Gazette. about two miles from the outer limits of the port. When she floated and anchored in harbour, she was surveyed and condemned by three surveyors. Last evening, Mr Adkins (H.B.M.'s Consul), with Henry E. Bush (Lloyd's agent), and Captain J. Thomas,

[X. O. X. should consult his dictionary. Instead, however, of using the obnoxious word "publish," we will adopt one of its meanings as given in the dictionary, and say we think it would be more decent on the part of the Government to place in circulation" the official organ of the Colony on a week-day and not on the Sabbath. What wo did when the China Mail wa

correctly remember, but we trust we have grown wiser as we bave grown older.-ED. C. M.J.

Manila.

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of Rome. Nobody supposes that Ritualistic that he was to express regret for the trouble

30 days' sight, olergymen are systematic corrupters of in- he had given. Upon his declaring this he Bank, on demand,

6 months' sight, On the contrary, they are gener was told that he need never more expect ally among the most self-denying and military employment. Upon this point London, July 4th. devoted of men. Again, nobody questions Colonel Dawkins has indeed a severe bit at Credits, There was an unplestant circumstance on the veraolty of the very High-Church ladies the Duke: more so than he seems to think, Documentary, 6months' sight,.. 3/11 B. B. Fouchot, held a Court to enquire into the Cup Day. Lord Hardwicke ordered a who write to papers that they have practised and more so than when he alleges that Bombay, demand Rapses, the cause of the loss. The Court's verdict gentleman formerly holding a commission confession" for years, and never heard a His Royal Highness sanctioned his being Calcutta, was to the effect that the pilot had been over-anxious to get to the Anchorage and had a cavalry regiment out of the royal word or hint that could sally the most swindled" out of thousands, and that he Shanghai, demand, not taken sufficient care, and that the vessel's enclosure. It was said the gentleman was spotless modesty. But the acceptance of "inflicted plunder and rain" upon him,

Captain Beattie, and a defaulter on the turf, and had been these facts only makes the compilation of and even than when be wlads up by Bar Silver, 17, data, B., loss is due to him. of Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan, A large oss under him did all that was necessary adjudicated a bankrupt. I saw a poble an odious manual which was not wanted, saying "I challenge my oppressors to Mexicans, Earl and noble Baron, who were also in and seems not to be used, the more wauton show these statement untrue. If they do Gold Leal, number of people was gathered to witness to get the ship off, &c." The vessel was the same boat (the noble Baron paid, if 1 and stupendous folly. As to the Bradlaugh not dare to meet this test, I claim that it English Sovereigna,

She is very narrow in the remember rightly, 10d. in the pound) atrol and Benant case, there can be no doubt shall be publicly held that having been thus Australian Sovereigns,***

that, as the Lord Chief Justice said, theprived of my commission by the Duke Discount,... the entrance of those unfortunates, of whom originally a Danish man-of-war, and is now Tangead with sixty other were sent to San- 24 years old.

bilge, and came to grief on getting ashore ling about as if the place belonged to them

dishonourable means, in outrageous de- Hongkong Bank, 43% prem tiago and the rest to the Bilibid gaol when a flatter vessel would not have suffered a bookmaker almost howled with rage at prosecution was a terrible mistake. It has of Cambridge, I have been groundlessly Some of them came in carts, but the greater at all. The pilot said it was her own faultseeing Lady in pale pinks, calm, sool, called attention to what might have been robbed and ruined by cowardly, false, and

benches. So help me," said this proared There can be no dispute, I think, number on foot, being preceded (band. for being built so, as vessels often went ineffable, seated upon ons of the rustic neglooted, but cannot be effectually up fanes of Truth, Honour and Justice." Of Union Ins, Bociety of Canton, 1800- cuffed) by Tangoad and his companion ashore at the same place and did not get gentleman (his manner, I am sorry to say, about the Fruits of Philosophy. It la alfar greater effect as against A. R. H. than | Okina Traders' Ins. Co., $2,700.

had not the repose that suits the caste of very well to call it sulance, but its vogue all there violent adjectives, is the plain East Obinese Insurance Op., $240 Vere de Vers), the owes me £700 every depends not on its solence, but on its that the Duke offered to such a musu au Yangtze Ins, Association, Tls, 725 farthing, and I shall never see a penny of obscenity. It is a filthy book, all the more appointment which is usually held to re- North China Ins. Co., Tin. 860 it" It was true and I believe something injurious because it incorporates some quire discretion in the holder, and which H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $800 16th July 1877.

similar might have been said about another truths and exposes powerfully some patent ought to be reserved for the many well. China Fire Int. 06., $156 Some time ago a chief examiner came lady also on the royal lawn, Now, this is evils which it professes to remedy. The qualified offers who seek it on the H.K. & W. Dook Co., 25 % dis.

Shanghal Steam Navigation, Tiz. 80 On the arrival of the steamer Mariveles

Since I wrote the foregoing, Mr Hardy Hongkong Gas Co., 875 on the 4th August at Manila, and just after to Moukden to hold the literary exanimuch to be de lored. Leaving alone the Jury have acquitted Mr Bradlaugh and legitimate grounds of meritorious service H.K, C, M. 8. boat Co., 10% dia, the Health Officer's visit, a quarantine nations. Some parts were already over, fact that the ex-dragoon might complain of Mr. Besnt of any corrupt intention in the and professional fitness, order was given ber to move to a distanco when one morning a cry got up in the unequal justice, the scandal of women of three miles off the more distant vessel examination hall,Out: Out! we are betting and not paying is unbearable. I loation nevertheless unnecessary for its has requested Lord Claud Hamilton to Hongkong Hotel Co., $57 anchored in the bay, for five days. The sold! Yang-has sold us," and more than have before written on this subject in these possible good effects, and very potent for postpone until yesterday bis question as to Ohiners Imperial Loan, £104 Mariveles which came from Amoy bringing three hundred students rushed to the door, columns-the inoresas of gambling, not bad. It may be true that some continental what the authorities proposed to do zespec

Queen's Road.) what the Fruits of Philosophy only recom.phlet upon the Duke of Cambridge, of (Taken at Mistri Faleonar & Oo,'s Premisal 307 Chiness, was flying the yellow flag for to the street, and gradually stole away to only among women in the highest position, people, as the French, largely set apon ting Colonel Dawkins and his recent pam having unhealthy papers.

Horazors, August 16, 1877. The Harbour their homes and lodgings. Monkden was but even in upper-middle-class life-and Master has given orders to supply the in an uproar,the sindents doggedly re-saw some examples of it at Ascot. Gambl-mends; but, as Cast once showed and which I gave you some characteristic parti Mariveles with fresh water and provisions fusing to go near the examination hall. It ing hardens a women, unsexes her, makes said, it is often easier to do than speak, and culars, his object being to satisfy himself during the quarantine. The malls landed was afterwards known over all the city that her greedy, sours her temper-in fact, there are some things which it le less of the authenticity of the pubilostion in by the Mariveles were tent to the Harbour the uproar was not without cause, for a makes her a very unpleasant being. She objectionable even to practise tacitly than question. It would appear, however, that

A Master's Office, where a Post Office officer student named Yang, whose father is a is in raptures when she wins ritsorable openly to inculcate. On the whole, any after firing his shot Colonel Dawkins exe- was sent to famigate them, and thus mandarin, bribed a servant of the examiner's when she loses. I have seen a woman dry body who glances at it will, I think, at once outed a strategic retreat. He has gone, I

Do. (Wet bulb) 9 à,M, preventing the least danger of spreading to procure him the "text." When there bitterly over a fiver. There was an old feel that, potelthstanding its pratensions believe, to the West Indies, where he has THERMOMETER-A

Do, any sickness to the community. The cor fore he went into the hall he had his paper girl used to come to Newmarket, and deen to a patriotic and philanthropic fospitation, some estates, and if so, of course no reply up his mind to remove him from the half. respondence received were all impregnated already written and up his sleeve, but he still, 1 think. She was a humble com the Fruits of Philosophy is a disgusting from him can be received for several weeks.

betted, so did the old girl: One of Lord sensuality by substituting lauriousness. with vinegar. A medical officer is appoint did not manage cleverly enough to put it pauton to Lady 8, and as Her Ladyship publication, which would only regulate I fancy, however, that Mr Hardy has made Paris is becoming almost as beer drinking pay list, and among military men here ed by the Ayuntamiento to remain on board on the table.

It was some time before the authorities. B,'s footmen did her commissions, and she the steamer during the five days of quaran. tine to observe the state of health on board, decided what to do. But at last there and to watch from the window of her city as Berlin and brewers must be there is not a second opinion of the pro after which term the vessel will be admitted appeared on Avery pets and tower of the brougham (she did not ride in the same making repid fortunes. The lost "bock" | pristy of sfies a step.

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this place from the 30th July last.

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