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No. 4581.-MARCH 9, 1875.]

turned out of a seat she had quite a right

effect.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LOGAL AND GENERAL, A

the

OFFICAL NOTIFICATIONS. The following important notifications appear in the Government Cosette of to- day

At a conference held at the Council Chamber on the 25th February, 1878, to consider the question of the teaching of English in the Government Schools, the following gentlemen were present by invita ton of His Excellency the Governor, who presided:-

The Honourable the Colonel Command- ing the Troops (Colonel Bamano, C.B.) (J. Gardiner Austin, C.M.G.)

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary,

The Honourable Phineas Ryrie. The Honourable Henry Lowcook. The Honourable J. MaNelle Frice. The Honourable Francis Balkeley on.

Frederick Stewart, Esquire, Head Master of the Central School,

The Reverend E. J. Eitel, Ph.D. The following resolutions were arrived st:---

1. That the primary object to be borne in view by the Government should be the teaching of English.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE MINT QUESTION.

impotence of the Government has boon clearly manifested. This despotic tyranny has shown itself totally incapable of preserve 15033 To the Editor of the "Omina Mail.”

ing Russia from universal misery and rain. It can neither save the Empire from Hongkong, March 9, 1878, SIE-The discussion in the Chamber of political and financial bankruptcy, nor free, Commerce on the above question was of units population from the vampires who are usual interest and the opinions expressed in sucking our blood." favour of the undertaking will doubtless bo "BERKULE, Sept. 1869.-Gentlemen, 1 thoroughly endorsed by the whole com- feel it a duty I owe to you to express my mercial community. Should the proposed gratitude for the great benefit I have de scheme be carried into effect, could not the rived by taking Norton's Camomile Filla.', necessary funds be found by a loan from the | I applied to your agent Mr Bell, Berkeley, Special Fund ? The unlimited demand for for the above-named Fills, for wind in the small coinage, so ably and feelingly pointed stomach, from which I suffered excrucis- out by Mr Grauville Sharp, would alone ting pain for a length of time, having tried ensure a profit more than sufficient to meet nearly every remedy prescribed, but withs any claims for interest.

out deriving any benefit at all. After The question of a suitable site for the taking two battles of your valuable Pill, I John-new building, will, if the proposal be acted was quite restored to my uiual state of upon, prove somewhat difficult, if the cost health. Please give this publicity for the of land eastward, so lately shown by the benefit of those who may thus be affleted. sale of a space in a comparatively uninha-I am, Sir, yours truly, HawET ALLPARS. bited district, be a fair criterion. Probably-To the Proprietors of NORTON'S CAMO- the Government may be able to resume some MILE PILLS."11828p78. of those lots to the westward, near Belcher's Bay, the condition of which, thanks to the soft heart of Sir Arthur Kennedy and the well-directed tears of interested suppliants, gress of the Colony. Whether the Govern have long remained an obstacle to the pro- ment go East or West to build the Mint, however, it is to be hoped that the Surveyor

any heavy outlay for lanit space and water General will so exercise his shrewdness as to save the Colony as far as possible from frontage. Youre Co.

dwelling-house or steamer, and no longer | which European ladies have against all disguises his astonishment at the various Chinamen without reservation. Bat physical refinements with which EuroEnglishmen sometimes forget the chiH. M. S. Audacious and H. M. & Curlew, peans surround their daily life even in valry of their forefathers, as we ourselves the remotest corners of the Far East. witnessed only the other day on the Growler, Swinger and Magpie, will go out But he has nothing to show in his turn Grand Stand of the Hongkrong race-side for target practice on Monday morn which the ordir try foreigner appreciates course, when a Chinese lady was publicing nest, returning to port late in the in the slightest degree The curiously treated with shameful rudeness, and evening or on Tuesday morning, beliefs and ceremonics of the Chinese, their law, customs, literature, social sad to occupy (unless there is a system of We have to acknowledge receipt of political organisations, religion, folk-lore, reserved places) as any European lady on etc., ato, might as well be at the bottom the ground. It is a question, we allow, Rev. J. Chalmers Concise Dictionary of of the sen for all that it would matter to whether her friends were wise in send- Chinese on the basis of K'ang-hi, just issued, nine-tenths of the foreign residents in ing her there in the present unsettled Sinologues and students of Chinese generally China;, but were these last to lay them state of one social relationships; and she will be glad to learn that this addition to selves out a little more to cultivate even herself committed an error, in sheer ig- their aids has been completed. a superficial knowledge of the marvel-norance of foreign prejudices, when she lous people in whose midst they often allowed herself to be accompanied by an pass so many years, we cannot but think amah who wore neither shoes nor stook- NOTIOs are posted at all the outlying that a practically beneficial result would ings; but nothing can justify the rude villages onlling upon the inhabitants to moat infallibly ensue. On the other and almost violent treatment to which refrain from destroying or cutting trees and hand, there are certain bars to the ad- she was there subjected. Let us quote shrubs, and offering a reward of $3 to any mission of Chinese into European society a few lines from Mark Twain's Innocents which only the Chinese themselves can at Home, where, after some ten lines of person giring information which will lead remove. Personal cleanliness is with unealogistic reference to the Chinese, he to a conviction for an infringment of this a sine qua non; and until the Chinese goes on to say, "No Californian gentis law. Persons guilty of this offence are can raise themselves to the European man or lady ever abuses or oppresses a liable to one month's imprisonment. We standard in this respect, it is idle to Chinaman, under any circumstances... expect that they will be received upon Only the scum of the population do it these notices will have a deterrent equal terma The fow refined Chingso they and their children; they and, gentlemen who have visited Europe or naturally and consistently, the policeman Tax funeral of the late Capt. Lauren, America and have learnt what those and politicians, likewise, for these are nations consider as indispensable even the dust-licking pimps and slaves of the N. G. Barque Carl Ritter, took place this from their own countrymen, bear no conm, there as well as elsewhere in Ame-afternoon. The body was brought ashore proportion whatever to the large num rica.". From which unpleasant theme in the long-boat of the vessel, towed by bers of Chinese gentlemen who are we will now off at a tangent to the gig manned by the ship's crew. brought into contact with foreigners in certain Chinese municipal customs and here was in attendance at Bowrington to China, but fail to see the necessity of regulations, many of which may possi this concession to what is at any rate a bly be unknown and perhaps interressive the body, which was followed to very estimable prejudice. "Dirt," as we esting to our readers, forming as they the grave by nearly all the German Captains all know, la but matter in the wrong do one of the chief causes why the in Port, and by the Head of Mes place" however as long as the Chinese wealthy Chinese of Hongkong do not Stemmen & Co.'s house and several other persist in exhibiting grimy hands and take up their residence permanently on nails, in scratching their heads, blowing | the island, but seem rather to prefer gentlemen. The body was recalved at the without, a division, with the exception of Takee and gave it to defendant in 1875, as their noses on their fingers, and com- returning to China or establishing them-Gate of the Protestant Cemetery by the mitting many other acts condemned by selves at Macao. It is impossible to Rev. Mr Davys, who conducted the body the statutes of European social life, they believe that the Chinese do not appreciate to the grave, where a very short prayer was can hardly expect that those very Euro-the luxury of broad and well-kept streets said, but an excellent extemporary sermon peans, cepecially the more narrow-mind as compared with the narrow alleys or ed, will admit them freely to their filthy roadways of Canton and Peking.

given, especially on the subject of Intem- society Few Consular officials in Chins Yet with this advantage comes a great peace; after which, by kind permission will risk inviting the highest Mandarin, deal of municipal restraint to which they of the Clergyman, the Rev. Dr. Eital road say a Viceroy, to sit down in his drawere unaccustomed in their own cities, as some prayera in German and also gave ing-room; not that he in any way well as a total subversion of all their short exhortation to the people present. despises a functionary so far above him pre-conceived notions of street etiquette. There were about 50 who attended the in the official scale, but only that he is They are not permitted to fling their anxious about his carpet or nicely-polish- garbage out at their own front doors, to

paper in

funeral,

give more time to English and less time to 2. That to enable the Central School to Chinese studies, without materially dini ninding the amount of Chinese knowledge Chinese knowledge, be raised in the case of on the part of the scholars on leaving the Schools, the preliminary requirements in all each candidates for admission as do not already speak English fairly well to the the Grand-in-Aid Schedule, (with the excep requirements of Standard IV. of Class I. of

(except Saturday) to English, and 21 hours Ation of Geography).

8. That five hours be given every day to Chinese studies, but with the under- standing that all English lessons will be according to the declaration on the part of obligatory, and all Chinese lessons optional, the parents.

The above resolutions were arrived at that portion of the latter which makes the study of Chinese optional on the declaration of the parents. On that point, the voting For making Chinese optional. The Honourable the Colonel Command

the Troop The Honourable the Colonial Secretary

was as follows :--

in

The Honourable J. M. Price, The Honourable F. B. Johnson. The Reverend E. J. Eltal,

For making Chinese compulsory. The Honourable P. Byrio. The Honourable H. Lowcook. At Stewart,

Uhina.

SHANGHAI, (Courier.)

ECONOMY.

Quotations.

Howurons, March 6, 1878. OPIUM-New Patna, osak........$582) a 585

credit, ---

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12

1

D.

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31

Old Patra, cash,....... Nons

credit, -

New Banaros, cash, 5023 a 356 credit,

Ola Benares, cash, None

oredit

Now Malwa, esah, 685 credit, 690

Allowance Teels, 13 a 40

Old Malwa, usah, ****

Allowanes Tuola”.

The case of E. Fajard . J. Maitland was: QUICKSILVER, *** heard before R. A. Mawat, Esq., at H. B. SALTPETRE, Flaintiff claimed the return of a promissory M.'s Supreme Court to-day (Mar. 1st.)

the note about fourteen years ago from note for Taels 30,000. Plaintif obtained Bank, on demand,

"

47

credit,

***m 050

0.30 0.50

Krchange.

***

We

*

11

... 9.60

8.50

26.800

30 days' sight, econo security for debts, after which he left Credits,

8 months' sight Shanghai. He said the debts had been Documentary, 6months' sight. 8/11 paid during his absence; but, failing to Bombay, demand Rupes, ... establish that fact, Mr Mewat said he must Oaloutta, *

Shanghai, demand, give judgment for defendant,

The assurablage at the Grand Stand, on

30 days ***** Training season, was but small; not ex-Sycee, this the opening morning (Mar. 1st) of the Bar 31vor, 17, dwts, B.,

ceeding a dozen merabers in all. There is, Moxidans, of course, no possibility of forming any Gold Lent, opinion yet on the probabilities of the spring English Sovereignt, M meeting the principal attention this mor- Australian Sovereigns, are 4, 8.03 ning being to the excellence of the coffee Discount, and of the farm butter. It is to be hoped

Shares, that a few genial days will take the place of the ground may get into condition, and

close winter.

2016

>ed floor, spittoons being no part of the fire crackers at impossible hours of the Tan usual fortnightly Entertainment will English speaking Masters, and small the moist ones we have bad for so long, that Hongkong Bank, 50 % premi

be held at the Temperance Hall, Stanley

4. That increased socommodation, more classes are essential to the

to 8

Unton Ins. Society of Canton, $1,800

Street, on Monday evening next, commen. of English at the Central Schooler teaching enable the sportsmen to make up for the Ohins Traders' Ins. Co., 1,160

sing as usual at j-past 8.

PROGRAMME,

1-Overture, Piano and Violin, From

Bellini.

2-Song, "The ups and downs of life." 3-Song and Chorus, "Do not go, my

lady love,"

par “himself.”

Realtation, "A lay of real life.” Song, Ball Mahone's reply," 6-Song, "Let each man learn to know 7-Song, "The Rose of Traine." 8--Violin Solo, "Hope told a Battering 9-Song, "Jessie's Dream," (an insident

tale."

at the relief of Lucknow.) 11 Recitation, "The dream of Eugene 10-Song and Chorus, "The moonlit sea,"

12-Song, "Shillings I've spent a few.”

A

Aram

furniture of an English gentleman's day and night, to burn piles of house Forolgners, again, have an eps dangerous proximity to all kinds of com- cial abhorrence of long and dirty nails; bustibles, to store gunpowder and make whereas the Chinese regard the former fireworks in the heart of a crowded as honourable evidence that the wearer thoroughfare, to indulge in gonging and works with his head rather than with dramaning and many othernuisances which his hands, and the latter are so common Chinamen in Chins may commit at their among both the wealthy and educated own sweet will. They may not, as in alasses, that we must presume the Chi China, refuse to assist drowning people; nem nation to be quite indifferent on nor are they excised from certain duties this score, For these and other similar of interference for the public good which reasons, Europeans generally avoid the occasionally devolve upon individual society of Chinese; for instance, in the citizens. They may not, as in China, case of the Hongkong and Canton river obstruct the streets almost to the verge steamers, the Tchang is preferred (at any of impassibility with costermonger's stalls rate by ladies) to the Kiukiang or Powan, or heavy dangling shop-signs, leaving solely because the saloon of the former just room for two sedau-chairs to pass steamer is reserved for foreigners alone, with about an inch to spare on either while those of the other two are open to side. Beggars are not allowed to mark all alike, and the susceptibilities of the down customers going into shops to make more refined European passengers are purchases, and then to hurry in and constantly shocked by the unpleasant beat a gong or swing about a dead cat behaviour of their Obinese fellow-travel- until the shop-keeper is glad to get rid lers. In his own home, or at a public of his troublesome visitors at the price of CRICKET match was played this afternoon restaurant, the Chiness gentleman a few cash.. Then again Chinese street between the Club and the 74th Highlanders. smokes between the courses of his din etiquette is quite different from our own, The Highlanders wont first to the wickets, ner; and so, indeed, do many Europeans, a fact usually ignored by blustering for-but the excellent fielding of the Club made but not Englishmen, to whom the pre- eigners who march through a Chinese their chances of victory very gloomy, as sant question specially refers. His ser- town as if the place belonged to them, with six wickets down they had only man- vants hands are almost always unplea and not unfrequently complain that santly dirty; they pour back the dregs coolies and others will not get out of aged to make two runs. Private Henderson of wing at the bottom of every cup into their way." Now there is a graduated was then sent in and made a stand, but the common: kettle to be re-heated and scale of Chinese street rights in this was ultimately disposed of by Johnson, but re-distributed among the guests; and particular respect, to which, as being not before he had secured 14 runs, even at the table of a high mandarin we recognised by the Chinese themselves, it have noticed the same objectionable would be advisable for foreigners to pay

greater number were disposed of by form of economy pursued with regard to some attention. In England it has been Hynes, and A. K. Travers, whose bowl tea: Every one puts his obop-sticks into successfully maintained that the roadwaying sent them away in double quick his mouth and then back again into the belongs to all equally, foot-passengers, time. When the Club went to the one dish of which all are supposed to equestriana, and carriage-passengers alike, wiaketa the Highlanders' score stood at partake. Little squares of paper are Each is bound to respect the rights of 28. Their second lanings however told used in the place of napkins, and are the other, and is responsible for any thrown as usual on the floor; and at any accident arising from disregard of this a different tale, and when the stamps were moment of the feast any one of the principle. Not so in China: the ordinary drawn at sundown they had made 120 guests will bid his sorvant bring his foot-passenger is bound to get out of runs with 9 wickets down, against the hubble-bubble, or may be his hand-apit the way" of the lowest coolie who is Club's 108. Below we append the scores — toon, and use either or both as if there carrying a load; that same coolie must

74TH HIGHLANDER-1st Innings. were no one present but himself. All make way, even at great inconvenience these ara, of course, more trivialities, to himself, for a sedan chair; an empty mere matters of detail, which should not chair yields the way to a chair with be allowed to interfere with the mutual somebody inside; a chair, inasmuch as feeling of respect that should exist be baing more manageable, gate out of the tween the two races, but one Inevitable way of a horse; and horse, obair, coolie, consequence will be the social separation and foot-passenger, all clear the road for of whisk "A Chinese complains It a wedding or other procession, or for the is only the more Highly educated secretinue of a mandarin, Occasionally tions of the several European nations there is a bump or a jam, always scoom. that on mingle freely in social life. panied by a considerable flow of bad The ordinary Frenchman regards the language on both sides, but never getting ordinary Englishman as an unpolished as far as blows for the happy, good. bear, because the latter does not take off tempered disposition of the working- his hat at meeting a male acquaintance classes in China is proverbial, and a or on entering a public billiard-zoomi marked contrast to what we see in our while the Englishman is equally offend ed when the Frenchman offers his left hand instead of the right or indulges in

Pt, Dawson, t, Hynes........... Lt. Greer, b. Hynes..........

Lt. Esiham, 1bw, b. Hynes

The

:0

0

Ft. Reynolds, b. Hynes .................... Lt. Henenge, h. A. K. Travers ........... ut. Kaya, b. A. K. Traversojuma. ↑ Hondemon, o. Johnson, b. A. K

Travers

Lt. Cavendish, s. 1. B. Grant, b. A. K.

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0

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Extrae, rasizes

Total......... 26]

6. That as a preliminary step, the staff of English Masters be doubled forthwith,

of them.

6. That with regard to the other Govern- ment Schools entirely supported by Go vernment, drrangements be made, as acon as possible, to teach the boys English in all

J. POPE HEESST, Governor. Read and confirmed this 5th day of March, 1978.

H. E. WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councila

Miscellaneous.

Chinese Insuranes Co., §245 Yangisso Ins, Amron., Tls, 616 North China Ina, Oố., Thu, 660 HX. Fire Ins. Co., $680: China Fire Ins. Co., $170; % HK. W. Dock Co., 1% dis, ELKO, M. 8.-boat Co., $14 dis. Shanghal Steam Navigation, Tia. 28 Bongkong Hotel On, 155 Hongkong Gas Co., 876 China Sugar Refining Do., $13 prem, Chinese imperial: Loan, £106.10),

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Temperature, you are at Mera Falconer & Co.'s Promdar z lng

Queen's Bond.) Horexons, March 9, 1878.

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THE contracts for tho 100 torpedo-boats recently ordered by the Russian Government have beau taken by the two leading abip- to be exact copies of the torpedo-boats bailt building firms at St. Petersburg. They are last year by Mosers. Yarrow and Co., which Neva a speed of twenty-two statute miles attained during their trials on the River

an hour. Fifty of these boats are to be His Excellency the Governor in Connell completed within six months, and to ensure having been pleased, subject in all respects the utmost despatch the orders for the Taken to the approval of the Right Honourable machinery have been distributed among a onthe leave on balf salary, to the Chief, and the other a cash boy, and as they halted the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to large number of firms. grant Two months vacation leave and Ten COMPARISO NOTES.-One was a parool boy Justice the Honourable Sir John Smale, under an awning for a minute, the parcel Knight, the following provisional appoint- boy asked: "Do you get the same old wages TREBIOMETER 60 ments have been made by His Excel-yet "Yos, just the same." "Haven't you been presented with a watch or a sane lengy

as a token of esteem P* "No--not a thing," "Don't the boss ever ask you up to a Sunday "Never comes dinner?"Not a one." around and asks your advice about the a daughter to fall in love with you, and sui- markets?" "Never." "And he hasn't got

cide if she can't marry you?" "No." Well, I don't see how you stay there. It must be awful humiliating to a boy of your temperament." "Bo it is it's just awful on me, but I'm banging on in hopes of finding London sud Colonial Papers :- a five dollar bill on the floor and buying all the rock-candy I can eat, Seems as if I could taste it now-good-bye. Few people When left. Name. know how we boys suffer day after day."- Detroit Free Press.

Judge, to be Acting Chief Justice.

His Honour Franule Snowden, Pulane

Jamas Bussoll, Esquire, Police Magistrate, to be Acting Paine Judge, Superintendent of Police, to be Acting C. V. Creagh, Esquire, Acting Captain Police Magistrate,

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office,"

J. GARDINEE AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary,

Hongkong, 7th March, 1878.

Police Intelligence. (Both Magistrates Sitting.) March 9, 1878.

ZARGENT,

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Shipping Intelligence.

The following is corrected from the latest

June

* VESSELS TO ARRIVE

AT HONGKONG.

Frotin Remarka

Flushing Roads Liverpool

Cuxhaven

Hamburg

San Francisco London

Antwerp. Liverpool

3, Johane Smidt, London 2. Minna, V London

3, Elizabeth Shields, Hamburg 20, Jetci,

Cardiff

Flashlag

Hamburg

London

Cardiff

N'castle (...)

2, Otto,

His Excellency the Governor in Connall having granted Twelve months leave of absence on balf-pay to Frederick Stewart, Master of the Central School, the Reverend Esquire, Inspector of Schools and Head Ernest John Eltol, Ph.D., has been good Been with great regret that we are threatened July

"GAVE" writes to us as follows-"I have 18, Henry Lippett, Now York enough, at the request of His Excellency with a renewal of the clamour for opening 2, Northampton, Baltimore Acting Inspector of Schools and Head of evening, for the benefit of the working 14 Regulus, the doverner, to undertake the duties of the British Museum Reading Room in the 4ug

Cardiff the Educational Department and the classes. A writer who is clearly jawake to Sept. following provisional appointments have the great danger to our national library in- 9, Andreas,

made by Bis Excellency in the Central volved in such proposal thinks that such 33, Victoria (s.), School

Mr. A. Falconer to be Acting Head subterranean ohambers now existing between

danger might be avoided by turning certain Oct.

9, Anna Bertha, Mauter,

the official residences and the Museum into 10, Oscar Mr. W. M. B. Arthur to be Acting 2ad reading-rooms for the accommodation of 25, Benedicta, 2 Master.

evening visitors. When this question was 30, Lodore, J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Seorstary.versation on the subject with the late dis-

By Command,

agitated some twenty years ago I had a con- Nov.

1, Elizabeth Ortle, Colonial Secretary's Office,

tinguished keeper of the HBS,, Sir Frederic

2) Cadiz (8.), Hongkong, 7th Marob, 1878.

Madden, in the course of which he told me that Mr. Braidwood (than whom no one could speak with greater authority on such matters) was strongly opposed to the proposal; on the ground that, from the construction of the Dec. building, he was quite sure that if it mes 1, Glengaber, caught Äre nothing could save it from becom-

4, Davana ing a heap of ruins, It took six months to burn the Alexandrian Library in the baths 18, Sir Harry Parkes, London of that city but the Omer who indirectly 19, Sedan, sets fire to the British Museum by intro 19, Forward, during lights into it at night would probably 28, J. R. Worcester, London accomplish the destruction of that rival 25, G. B. Si,

Liverpool library in as many hours,”

Jan A LETTER from Odessa in the Hamburg 11, Eliasbeth Childe, Sunderland

Penarth 8. Korso, Correspondent says that the police in that 11, Prins Friedrich Carl (Londen

Sarah Nicholson, 'onstis. (...) revolutionary pamphlet which has been 17, Hylton Castle, think that American girls can enjoy chew, how divergent in many ways are

circulated, by "soine means not yet dis "little dinnera" with young men of Chinese and European modes of thought,

covered, through the agency of a society 22, Belle of Oregon, Liverpool

21, Glenflulas (8), London their own age, and without the presence and certainly more than sufficient to

The Society of National calling itself of the Kateful chaperon; but the same moure for ourselves the maledictions

Emancipation." The pamphlet is entitled, prudery can afford to laugh at what is the ignorant and prejudiced of both

An Appeal from the Society of National considers a false modesty on the part of parties. For the latter we shall care

Emancipation to all Honourable Men in

Bopt. American ladies, namely the tabouing of but little, if we can only subcred in

Russia, and it begins as follows The Carl Wilhelm,

Dok hour of national resurrection, of a publia' turtain good old English words; and we persuading the more intelligent on each sil shortle over the story of the Yankes side that to this divergents in matters of W. Hynes, a Henderson, b. Reynolds... amitted for trial on a charge of uttering we ndier is approaching. The chains of

Ows-14 Inningar s

rising of the masses, and of a radical 4 Oscar Mooyet, change of the state of things under which Noo. précisuss who, when asked what pleas of form, ceremony, dustam, and law, must. Prothero, b. Greer......

6. Cathazine, a chicken the preferred, replied with be ascribed the absence of a friendly. Saunders, b. Greer.............17 `counterfeit cola, becoming blushes that she would take social intercourse between Chinese and W. Danman, b, Greer,.................................................................... O

the part for the trouser Again, the Foreigners, and not to any feelings of J. F. Pearce, a.., b. Reynolds.........20 A DESPATCH from Berlin states that the worn out that it only requires one energetic perparation of the sexes in China has mutual disrespect, still lease of mutual A. K. Travers, o. Henderson, b. Reynolds. Ensains Government is at present engaged effort on our part to shatter theth to pieces restar

Glenartney diven rise to many unfounded statements contempt.

H. H. Darby, b. Reynolds....

1 in framing a regular plan for sonatrusting a The events of last summer at the Best of

Viking HA, G.

B. G. Alford, b. Reynolds... ................................ 0 Black Sea flest many vessels and soar and the state of our army have 0.5. Johnson, ....................15 much tonnage every year, as is provided in thoroughly dissipated the Mission of the Madra D. B. Grant, not out. the German Flottengründungsplan, which timid and the weak. Until now they might H. B. Gibb, c. Heneage, b. Reynolds..... 1 has proved so successful The work is to be yet have believed in the strength and Fer Ardua,

Batria, dineriesintisizmi. 7 taken in hand so quos, & mustderable vete pildity of the Government which oppresses

appropriated to the purpose is to be lauluded. But now this ballef must have fled | Aurrera (6,) Fatakummun198) in sale pour's evilmateer

without hope of return, for the absolute | Dragalion (a)

and Inmings,

Wan Anung, & rice-pounder, was sent to 7 days' hard labour for stealing a apar

Tang Atsal, a rattan maker, was sent to 14 days' hard labour for a similar offence,

Lum Apul, a akopman, was charged on math. And on the 18th Feb So too, English prudery is shooked to have written quite enough perhaps to Heneage, b, Saunders namunje 0] The owner of the umbrella having now been have scited a great number of copies of a 17, Agamemnon (s), Liverpool

Lt. Kays, ran out.................................1 fannd, the defendant was sentenced to Pt. Henderson, b. By....... 1 months hard labour

Cavendish, Traverse 3

of the ill-treatment and the low social

status of Chinese women. It is true that

the casual observer has apparently good

own country; and a cursing-botit with Pt. Dawson, b. Grant ........................ 0' them, provided slways there is no alla L. Greer, b. Grant.......................17. sion to ancestors, has by no meats the L Kelham, o. Travera, b. Travers

ACCORDING to the official Russian report,

rounds for believing in such a state of the number of prisoners taken at Schiphs hings and to this feet may possibly be Faas was 82,000, and ninety-three guns and stributed a part of the violent prejudiso | ten colours were captures.

b.

de

Lt. Edwards, b. His & Pt. Gladstone, not outi Bergt. Carter, not out soseminarán

6

FOCKET PIOKING,

Ohan All, a carpenter, was sent to six months' hard labour for picking the poohet Extra ..........................................21 of one Chan Atso, the Captain of a junk,

and stealing $2.

Total..........120

TZEBRING COUNTERFEIT COIN. Wong Acheung, a bricklayer, was cut

our slavery of many hundred years, gre beginning to rust, and they are already so.

Greenock

AT AMORI

Cardle

Newport Cardiff

ZOLDING FOR UNINA" AND "FARAN FORES).

Quamers

via Bum Canalı

Gleneagles

Egeris

Oxfordshire

Sailing Festala.

Penrith

At Elverpool

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