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to draw his knife when the Captain was going to put him freon 47mber

The case was remanded until past 3 o'clock to-morrow (Wednesday), defendant being released on ball,

Marine Court. (Before J. P. McEwen, Esq., Acting Marine Magistrate.) August 6, 1878,

WILFULLY DAMAGING SHIP's PROPERTY. Antonio Spevante and Antonio Bolerino,

surprised that the necessaries of life will be at a premium also. Ang

To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL"

Hongkong, 5th August 1878. SIR, The pugnacious and belligerent Scarcely had the sounds of grief and

THE GHINA MAIL.

sesmen British ship Arabia, were charged Thesplan" is on the war path again, any argument with him, and any sensible

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Yours faithfully,

AN OLD THESPIAN.

A VISITOR'S IMPRESSIONS OF HONGKONG.

CHINKING.

with wilfully and maliciously damaging ship's property while the ship was at sea.

Captain Klaonfoth said that on several occasions the defendants had wilfully and maliciously destroyed and damaged ship's property and stores. They had damaged (by cutting it) a fore-topsail, capsized a Inooled the panels out of the bulwarks and oaak of varnish containing about 16 gallons, thrown a large chafing mat over the side. paper, which otherwise might have been pian" the other night, were made simply made bimself thoroughly néquainted wiza | ally the bost "man" in the boat, and does in the way of the Hanyang's hulk. Who is

It will be remembered that in his former before publishing at unfounded statement (the Chinese marry very young. The only his overturned boat. Captain Hall says surprising thing about It is how they all get that so practical a lesson has convinced letter to you, "K. A, T, E." made, what of auch a damaging character."

that there are such a large him of the danger of attempting to "hitsh" Happy Hongkong Thy days of pedal constitered an altogether unjustable luaisife Editor, permit me to a liking t apority are being revived, under the ad- and somewhat offensive series of references eau the attention of your poute and re- number of the 20-10-20mATION E BABYLO VI Co s tagbent steadings ministration of the much-bombarded Gov-to mo, on the subject of some portion of fined () correspondents to Fuller's sage exocodingly mall. For 10 cents a sampan soren milos an hour. ernor Hennessy, and with the increase of Dr Bilvestor's entertainment. Not having, remarks on the class to which bo avowedly will take you to any part of the harbor; the faro is double at night; and one can be had Ohinese houses in the midst of those of at that time, either seen the performanco belongs (ie, Natural Fools) -

in queation, or written a line regarding it, "Their heads are sometimes so little for the whole day for 70 cents. They A correspondont writes to us from this port, foreign residences.

be to as follows The currant of the Yangtsze Yours d

it is hard to see on what grounds my name that there is no room for wit: sometimes peldom leave their boats, except X. Y. Z. was dragged into the controversy at all, so long, that there is no wit for so much purchase their scanty fare, which can be running so strong as it does hero, it was

The only

anawer I vouchsafed to my room.

got by crossing the praya along which they found impossible for the Hanyang's hulk to assallant was a well-meant word of advice

I am, Sir,

are moored; the boat to them being both a be brought to the Customs jetty to discharge. on his ungrammatical letter. I positively

place of residence and subsistence. The The cargo had therefore to be discharged in women do the hardest portion of the work, open boats and landed on the open band for and it is a common thing to see a woman examination. Ai tho Customs have no abed declined to lower myself by engaging in

pull an car and steer at the same time, here large enough for this sort of work, goods person would have taken the rebuff in the

having an infant strapped on her back, remain nearly all day in the open and in all Pickwlokian spirit in which it was given, lamentation for the departure of our old

The youngster seems quite contented and sorts of weather.. Almost as soon se the and there the matter would have ended. and esteemed friend Carson died away. Not so your belligerent correspondent,

happy in its position, and it is a rare thing Hanyang bad discharged all her cargo on to when in waltzes the "Old Thesplan," however, for he returns to the fray just a The New Zealand Times and the Nee to hear one ory; and yet they get pretty the bund, it came on to rain heavily, and the fresh as the flowers of May, that are so gay, offensively, and almost as ungrammatically Zealand Mail publish some lengthy corres-have also seen them asleep while their damaged. I was a shipper by the Hanyang, well shaken while the woman is rowing. I consequence was that nearly half of it was as around them we play, and with the

as before.

Your correspondent states eandidly that pondence from a gentleman, connected with little heads would be jerked backwards and and my goods word rendered unmarketable me, he fills up a column of your priceless his offensive references to "An Old Thes the New Zealand newspapers, who evidently forwards at the imminent risk of having through having to be kept in the open and impassive and cambrous cheek of an army

their necks broken. The woman is goner getting wet by reason of the obstructions put devoted to the Canton Market Report, or with the intention of elicitleg soms in to something light and interesting in the formation respecting the "Entranced Lady," the features and circumstances of this

to pay for such loss P. The steamer cannot. as ho felt sure that my knowledge of things

and in this way British trade on the river is way of freight oironlar, or an account from Mr Rivington of "What I know In general would include Mesmerism and Colony during an excursion here from New

possibly get freight under such circumstances, There are two daily newspapers, the China being interfered with and obstructed. The Spiritualiam." This is a kind of cock and Zealand. His letters occupy many columns about banka.

These might be swallowed and digested; ball declaration which, after referring to of the Wellington papera, and are fully Mail, published in the evening, and the Customs will not allow any vessel to dis- out the sail across the cloth. He had also hospitations have been "K. A. F. E.'s" former letter, I find has descriptive of the Colony, as well as of the Hongkong Preas in the morning. Both are charge any cargo alongside the British Con- woll written and condnoter. Their remarks cession. Now what was the Concession health, whose constitutions have not beou not even the merit of being ingenious, seen defondant going round with an iron weakened by early intemperance, have been moth less truthful. Had thou na he voyage up. We make a few extracts from st present, especially on public affairs granted for, unless to serve the interests of belaying-pin knocking portions of the top

generally, and the education question in merchants and shippers What would the gallant rail overboard, after it had been known to get away with them and livo-states, surely he would have been ashamed them referring to Hongkong:-

but not often.

to own the adoption of such a contemptiblo broken by the sea, and portions of it they

You observe, Mr Editor, how gracefully expedient to obtain information from a

In my last I promised to give your readers particular, aro studied by the European Shanghai folks say if all their goods had to used to make seats in the forecastle. He and easily be slides into his subject. Fle

A description of Hongkong. Now, there Population with great interest. The Go-be openly exposed on the Shanghai band as vernor and. the Catholic biabop come in for each steamer arrived or departed? This is had seen the 2nd defendant throw a mat and to none of his old force sad vigor person with whom he was tirely on in every probability of a steady trade being some hard knocks from them, especially on a matter where our Consuls should step in overboard, which measured 4 feet by 2 feet. He had also seen him on one occasion go during his long and grateful silence. The quainted, and who had made no pretensions

of the treaty ports of China and New Zen Chinese papers, Lasued respectively by the from them by non-progressive individuals. whatsoever!

land, thanks to that very enterprising firm proprietors of the two English journals men- I sincerely hope, on behalf of British frade he had been to the language with which he subduca and

in Wellington, Messrs. W, and G. Tarabullioned, and which are edited and published generally, now that the matter has been so eval-dust and said to bad tarnish was vanquishes his antagonist is something

and Co., to whom the people of New Zea by Obiness. In fact, both the fail and plainly put before the public, that some quite rare in these degenerate days of Eubsequently found to have been capsized.

Molonnal, another A, B., gave corrobora journalism. It is easy to be seen that he though altogether apart from any opinions and, and more especially those in the Press compositors and press hands, with the determined action will be taken by the Con- Wellington province, are indebted for exception of a few Portuguese compositors, eule, if they wish to prevent one British ti Molinmal, another A. Bone night I was graduated in the old school of politeness,

direct shipments of now seaton's tons are Chinese, and their proofs are steamer at least being driven off the river standing under the top gallant forecastle, and wont through the highost classes hands. They bear their own condemnation. which are chosen by some of the best tea generally pretty clean. Their "pisking through unnecessary obstruction to trade.” I was in the dark and ist defendant was in opens fire on thone young and indis

hold necessaries too numerous to particula "setting" from manuscript copy. Reprint clean out on the roof most probably. He

tasters in China, and a host of other house is necessarily vary slow, especially when C. D. News. the light; I saw him pull a piece of the creet correspondents from the beginning

fine. The May has been trading to Hong they set very fairly. The beat Chinese bulwark off. It had been broken before by and makes it very warm for them indeed.

Long for the last five years; but I believe hands get about 15 dois, per month, which the sea, but he broke it more.

Bernhard Anderson, sworn, stated:1 He says, "The signatures attached to those

$45.25,

The damage be estimated to be about Julius Augustin Franklin, an able seaman, said he was on the topsail yard with the 1st defendant; they were ready to pick up the Bail, when defendant took out his knife and

all the pidgia or business, and like her European sisters, does most of the talking

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down the fore hatch and come up all oversimple. purity and high-toned elegance of to have any knowledge of the subicots opened up between that colony and some the education question. There are also two unless they wish to see all power wrested

long experience.

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The four paragraphs devoted by your correspondent to personal abuse of myself, I have ever advanced, or any pretensions have ever assumed, require no notice at my

to question the veracity of my assertion,

When, however, "K. A. T. E." attempt that I had seen the "Entranced Lady" trick thoroughly explained at the Polytechnic, he

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am an able seaman on board the Arabia. charming billots clearly indicate the feeble goo just one step too far. My assertion was she is to be taken off to give place to is remarkably good pay for John. They have seen the defendante destroy the minds of the writers," and "The gentleman coughed.in the following languago :-" As farger vessel which the firm is expecting are also capital bookbindert and ralera, and OPIUM-Now Patna, cash....$5933 4 695

but if the Beautiful Behind Wanchai is a beautifui spot consequently are very handy about a sewn- bulwarks on several occasions, and use the who mistakes his blatant vulgarity for pal. Fot. I have not witnessed the Doctor's per- from England.

paper offlce": broken pieces for making seats. I have ished wit" What could be more quietly, Entranced Lady' is the same trick por named, Happy Valley; on the hills sur-

During our stay in port we witnessed broken pieces for three seats had a wash-smoothly, elegantly, courteously sarcastic formed by the Fakir of Oolu' at the Ox rounding it are some very large and hand-the Chinese New Year festival, which com- board. The washboard was made for the than this: Shakspeare probably could not ford Music Hall, London, a few years ago some private residence. It is a delightful menced on the afternoon of 1st February. comfort of all hands. I have seen the sail have written like it, or even if he could be I know it well in every detail, as I was not walk up the valley, a canal runs up part of At night commenced the season when the only mystified by the Fakir at the Oxford the way for the purpose of draining tons of Ham employ all their energies in ent, but did not see who cut it. The cut didn't. He knew better.

The English people were not acenotomed but had the pleasure of seeing the apparent clumps of trees are planted here and there, exploding crackera and eating poris, and was right across the cloth of the sail, and

to stand much foolishness in these days.. the cloth was new. I heard Spevante say

mystery thoroughly explained at the Poly while the walks and carriage-drive have he had lost his knife. I have seen the 2nd his way he hasn't room to spread himself. Lie direct in this style As far as Old

discharge of crackers was platuly audible, There seems to be one grave difficulty in toohhiic Your correspondent gives me the rows of trees on either side. At the head although we were lying fully & mile from Hongkong, the din made by the continuous prisoner in possession ship's property. The 2nd prisoner told me that he intended

Why not allow him, Mr Editor, four or Thespian's assertion goes that he had the

a place about half large again as the The Chinese new year is also the grand to go down below and capsize a capk of ave columns.every day, and in six or eigen pleasure of seeing the apparent mystery ax. Wellington Basin Reserve; there are two settling day for the twelve monthe-a time varnish, and it was ozpsized. He said he years, if you gave him his head, he might plained at the Polytechnic, I can assure you grand stauts on the grounds, beatdes train- when rates of interest are high, pawnbrokers had a grudge against the ship; there was explain all his views to be, solemnly and on good authority that Dr, Silvester, who ing stables. On the south side of the in great request, robberies frequent, and plenty of varnishing, and painting, and fully, and point out to us where we are is in the Fakir Oolu, never gave an explana- course, and on the side of the hill, stands struggling tradesmen come suddenly to scraping, and he would stop the varnishing. the wrong, and give us the benefit of bission at that building beyond what he gave the cemetery. A stone wall 8 feet high grief. For a week or more before the new He told me he had capsized the varnien-Mr Editor, what doos "Old Thespian

to the public of Hongkong.*** The axoloses it, and a very massive iron gate year the ships and steamers in harbour are and about half an hour afterward the fore hatch was taken off and there was a awe mean by his heading, "Fools rush in absurdity is so apparent that I am surprised is erected in the centre. It is beautifully growded with hawkers of ivory, Japanware, Credits, ・‚·

how an Old Stager, as Old Tharpies laid out, with a large variety of trees; curios, clothes, boots--in fact, all descrip. of varnish. I did not think it my duty to where Angels fear to trend?", Does that wishes to be thought, could have fallen into shrubs, plants, and flowers. Stone steps tions of trade, eager to sell at almost any report to the offlers; in fact, I did not con-refer to the Aged Thespian," or to the the error of making them." Your clever and winding footwalks lead up to the higher-figure, so long as they get the dollar. John sider it safe to do so. I had heard him younger and more inexperienced writers, threaten several times to usd a knife. Heike myself, who will rush into print and gentleman might have stated on equally portions of the grounds, while in the centre will come up to you and say, "Me makes Shanghai, demand, »«°

good authority" that Dr. Silvester never is a very handsome fountain. Below a pretty welly cheap bargin, China new year" I

30 days... performed his trick at the Polytechnic in little church is soon peeping out among the you ask him how much for a certain article, Bar Silver, 17, dwts, B., any fashion.

It is almost superduous for thick foliage. Everything is kept in firat he will probably ask you three times as Sycee, en om me to say that I never stated that I saw the class order not a leaf to be seen on the much as ho very often gets. If he fails in Mexicans, mystery explained at that insitation by rocke, and the shruba do, are kept well driving a bargain he will likely nak you, Gold Leaf, the Fakir of Oolu, so that K. A, T. E.

trimused by a large staff of Chinese. You gotov sovlin, me make changue." English Sovereigns, best way he can. The real tacts of the ex- must get out of his false position in thewhose gardening qualifications are well Gold seems to have a creat fascination for Australian Sovereigns,

known, especially in the colonies. Were them, for if you show one they will hang on Discount, ... planation of the trick referred to by me, it not for the numerous monuments and haggle with you until a purchase is are few and simple, so simple in fact us to and heidstones

shares. one would think made and the sovereign is transferred to be even within your correspondent's limit- ed capacity. When the Fakir was perform man's house, so tastefully is everything Ma makes lose 30 couts," or some other Unton Ina. Society of Canton, $1,350

was a garden attached to a gentle their parse, when he will sigh and say, Boughong Bank, 82% prem ing at the Oxford, he conveyed by his arranged. These monuments, &c., give it amount. John is a good discerner of char-Chian Traders' Ins, Co., 81,125 modus operandi the impression that meemo melancholy yet withal u posceful appearacter, and acts on it. People don't like to have so much know-rians was the basis on which his mystery auce, Acting thus on the mind, one in iu man buy an actiole-for-half the amount Chinese Insurance Co., $210

I have coon one Yangtze Ins, Azzoo., Tle. 665 ledge sprung on them all at once,

was founded. It is well known to all huclined to think "hare could I rest in peace... paid a short time before by another for a. North China Ins. Co., Tis. 1,050 another old friend of his, I suppose.

Who is this Lindley Murray anyhow have fraquoated the Polytechnic, that it is The majority of the monuments have been similar article.

H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $850 China Fire Jar, Co., $240 But this is what the Aged deposes and Raual custom at that institution to exphin erected in memory of the soldiers and sailora so-called mysteries, and the who fell during the siege of Canton and clever. gentlemen there, in this particular ether places in China, by their surviving instance, exploded the mesmeric theory by comrades. Some of the headstones are very substituting for the "Entranced Lady" elegant, and many of the inscriptions on through the same performasies that Dr. ennumbrating the many good qualition of the 6 dummy figare, with which they went thene quaint and original; several, besides

Silvester has recently exhibited at the City Beceased state the line of business he had

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the Old Thespian" get all his information But what bothers ma is, where does from? Who has been telling him that Mesmerism is different from Spiritualism

said be would fight like a Grosk. There notoriety" and against the literary lance was no such thing as fair fighting with much dramatic experience in London, and Old Thespian," and who have never had him. He kicked a boy in the jaw.

1st defendant denied that he cut the who don't know Mr Stephen Adams from topsail, and said he was working at the topsail the day after it was cut and lost his knife then. He admitted that he took two or thres vicces of the bulwarks which were so much gone that he pulled them of with his hunds. All the men in the ship had apite against him and the 2nd defendant..

2nd defendant denied all knowledge of the varnish; he was seen going down below: he went to get a piece of wood to make a seat; it was only a spiteful charge against him. He acknowledged throwing the mat overboard.

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Captain Klasnfoth said the damage was roughly $13 to the bulwarks and $3.75 for the mat.

Worship ordered 1st defendant (Spe.

vante) to forfeit $15 for the damage done to bulwarks, and $18 for cutting the topsail; and 2nd defendant to fericit $8.75 for the mat, and 5.50 for exprizing the varnish; in addition to which they were sentenced to one month's hard labour esch.

STRANGE CONDUCT.

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Thomas Brown, seaman British barque Glamorganshire, was charged with being drunk and assaulting the chief officer of the British ship asunton on the 4th instant It appears that defendant went on board the Taunton and, walked on to the poop, He held out his hand as if to shake hands with the chief officer and suddenly changing his intention struck the complainant and became very violent The Captain of the Taunton came on board at this time, defendant then attempted to strike him. He was pacified after much difficulty,

Defendant said he knew nothing of what had occurred after he left the shore. Fined

If this be trae, how is it that we were not told something about it before? An important uatter like this should be known and published.

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Now is the time for "your correspon- lift up his voice and lament the best be knowe how, for this certainly does show the densest ignorare that ever appeared in print. I-am surprised at you, Young Thespian." How is it you were not post in this before you rushed into print Mr Dave Cargou, where is your imagination now? You also can lameut, if you feel like it, for remember you were patronized when you wore among us

The Old Thespian says in one of his letters (beginning it with an "I" and, like Tony Weller, ending with a "we", "I patronized Mr Carson." Well, well

Now, Mr Editor, there may be some among us who have never taken as many chances as "Old Thespian," and haven't roamed around London for years, getting acquainted with all the dramatic and liter aty men, and Kings and Emperors, and picked up all sorts of scientific knowledge and mesmerism and spiritualism and things explained, and mud, who would like to have these

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H.K. & W. Dock Co., 17 % prem. Anderson, recalled, said he would posi- tively swear that and defendant said he says, and says it in italics too, so that

H.K. 0. M. B.-bost Co., $7 % prem, had captized the varnish, and he would settles it, "When your correspondent speaks

Shanghai Steam Navigation, Th, 21 (N. O. D. Neos).. positively swear that he had seen 1st de-of mesmerism and the enpernatural as one

Hongkong Gas Co., $90 and the same thing, he displays an amount

The French gunboat Surprise arrived Hongkong Hotel Co., $58 fendant use a belaying pin to knock off of ignorance on a popular theme, which

yesterday (July 29th).

China Sugar Refining Co., $42 % prein.- pieces of the bulwarks.

We are informed that the steamer Glen-Uhinese Imperial Luan, £108,10). Franklin, recalled, said he would positruly lamentable."

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of 1877, $107. tively swear he saw the ist defendent cutdent" to hide his diminished head and all, in conjunction with bis daughter. followed prior to departing this life. Speak- eagles, the winner of this season's toa race, the topsail; he was alongside of him at the

It is not within my provinco to explaining of monuments and beadstones reminds left London for Shanghai, on Saturday anything concerning the apparatus need by

Temperature. time.

me of a couple signboards I saw in the last (July 28th).-

The water of the Ystigtese is still rising (Taken at Mears Falconer & Co.'s Premises the Fakir in his performances, although, as Queen's-road on returning from the cerpo I stated in my last letter, my friends at tory. The following is a verbatlar copy of On the 28th the mark at Haukow was 47

Queen's Road) the Polytechnic were kind enough to ac- what was on some of them: "Mow Hing. feet, having risen nearly six inches in one quaint me with the whole affair; but it my Tombstones engraved. Monuments and day

Horákova, August 6, 1878, interest Dr Silvester (who by the way is headstones erected with perfection." "Sing

The China Merchants' Steam Navigation one of the most polite and gentlemanly Hing Mow, stonemason, &c., erect most Company's steamer Ktangkan, Teports entertainers I have ever mety to know that handsome monuments over the grave of that on her downward pasange. from Han there is a non-commissioned officer in this anyone. I felt inclined to patronise, theow she passed the steamer Hanyang THERMOMETER-9 AK.... Colony, an old assistant of Anderson's, last named tradesman owing to his vary ashore at Collison Island.

We hear that Mosers. Jardine, Matheson who has publicly given a repromtation of liberal offer, the Entranced Lady," and who I under. The harbor, as I mentioned before, is and Co. have withdrawn their agency at atand has the necessary apparatus. large, and good auchorage is to be found in Wenchow, a fact that would seem to indi- K. A. T.-E.'s application to Dr Silvester any part of it. Ships and steamers anchor cate that the newly-opened port has not yet for his secret, was certainly piece of wherever they can get a good berth, but they some up to the expectations of the mercan." matchless impudence, and a less amiable must not encroach on the man-of-war tile community. The steamers Europe and probably have resented the impertinence by and, and immediately opposite Government alternate trip to Foochow, are, it is said, to person than the worthy Doctor, would station, which is at the east or Wanchai Tahyew instead of each calling there every physically demonstrating the propelling House, and close to the military and naval call about once a month. The Europe, on Shipping Intelligence. power of his dexter foot in assisting the stores and barracks. There are six dooks her last trip, left Winshow with the old The following is corrected from the latest

The largest, 1 hulk Waterwitch in tow, intending to bring passage of our cool friend down the stairs and three patent allps. of the Hongkong Hotel..

believe, are the Cosmopolitan Docks, the her back to Shanghai. But in proceeding London and Colonial Papers, do proprietors of which are W. B. Spratt and down the river, the hulk grounded on a Co., and whose active manager is an old sandbank and began to fill with water. It Auckland man, who did good service for was deemed futile to attempt to get her Jan. New Zealand during the isori was. The off, and the Europe left her. It is said that 27, Earl of Dovqp, depth of water, 24ft. Gin. The largest ship her hull will be sold by anotion, his length of the dook is 500ft, beam, 92ft.; her internal fittings will be saved, and then Mar.

28, Oradlo, taken up was the steamer City of Pebin, as an insignificant Gadfy?

, which is some 6000) tous reglater. Few people will be disposed to quarrel The following statistice, called from the with the nom de "plume of your other cor- latest Government records, which a gentle respondent. He has guaged himself with man in the Registrar-General's office kindly great accuracy, and judging from his few supplied me with, will perhaps be interest disjointed sentences, we rasy allow him to ing as showing the number of persons and wear his cap and bella without protest, places that are orowded into an area The object of his communication, which, somewhat less than that of Wellington 1– In the classic language of "our old by the way is principally made up of o friend" William H. Bhakspeare, in his pione extracts from my former letter, is European and American population 2767 somewhat meritorious play of Midsummer not altogether obviousy but the ways of Chinese population

in villages and at Kowloon 16,280 Ice Cream," "enveloped by tradition in my-Fools" are not like those of other men, sterious attributes, the men of future and we will therefore be indulgent to this

boat population generations will call you God-like, and re-modern Dogberry, whose promised appear-

in employ of English... mote posterity shall see you standing, dimly ance at the Temporange Hall ought to be a 25 pulfo

European, glorious, far up the valley of a hundred

great success.

Indian centuries."

As I have not claimed the possession of any special knowledge of Mesmerism I may British military

naval be excused from declining to support atate Indian military mants for which I am in no way respon Licensed chairs eible. Inever oven alluded to Epiritualiaro,

campanis, cargo bonte, suggested by one of your correspondents,

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Public and private buildings, inclúd.

Ing military naval barracks 8237 been practically admitted by the other..

and

But truly, Mr Editor, don't it strike you as stepping a trife-say fifty or seventy- love miles or so-over the line of polite journalism when he socuses men of blat ant vulgarity" and "lementable ignorance,"

however much they deserve it?

But perhaps they don't know that they do deserve it, or they wouldn't have "rush ofed into print sad notoriety," advice to you, aged Thespian.

I wouldn't. A word of non-professional Go it while you're old, and the world will

HETUSAL OF DUTY. James Robertson, seaman British barque Bertie Biglow, was charged with refusal duty, and was ordered to be taken on board his ship.

CORRESPONDENCE,

-Ta the Bltor of the “ÜHINA MAIL."

Longkong, 6th August Sin-Every thing appears to be as a Premium now-a-days in our little Colony, dome of the stocks of our local enter prise" are indeed at a high premium, and I think we are once more, approaching the days of Premchund Roychund's epesulation; but the stock of one unfortunate company Hongkong Rotel--is still at a discount, and at a large one too. Idke a clerk's income, the resources of the institution sppear to be circumscribed. Poor Hotel! where are thy gromoters ?"

yet hear more of you.

Yours, o..

AN OLD PEDESTRIAN.

I am much obliged to "R. A. T. E," for his concluding remarks, especially for the valuable information that he has not spared strike our illiterate opponent, that his pany attempts to make as believe him to be a Wasp, have ended in showing himself up

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Early yesterday morning (July 29th) | 39, Bristolian (8.), Lebanon, and his chief officer, narrowly 6, Maritime Velon, escaped drowning in the Hwangpoo. The 11, Hamburg, vessel is lying in the lower limits, and at 16, lassie Parry, six o'clock they took a dampan from one of 15, Dartmouth, the Hongkew Jetties to go on board. They 18, Invincible, hed proceeded a considerable distatice down 22, India, the river, when they wore overtaken by a 23 Rosie Welt, tugboat towing the barque John Potts. | May Captain Hall having occasion to speak to Ada Melmore, Captain MoPherson, commander of the 2, Melrose, barque, s line was thrown to the sampan 2, Cosmo, with the intention of bringing it alongside 6, Imperatrice Elisabetta, Liverpaal the tugboat; but the sudder strain on the 6, Strathearn, Cardig sampan overset it, and the three occupants 6, Challenge, were plunged into the water. Fortunately, the men on board other ships near, saw

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ing himself for some little time by clinging 14, Emily Chaplin,

To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL." Hongkong, August 8th, 1876, Sie,-It is with great reluctance that In addition to the suggestions I made crave permission to refer briefly to the two the other day, I have also to suggest the letters in your last avaning's paper, signed quotation, in your daily issues of shopped respectively K. A. T. E." and "Another to have stuck to the truth in his remarks, Besides the licensed chairs, there are a large to the sampan, he was taken on board one 20, Glamorgan (e) dolls These were 209 as a large dis- Fool" The subject cannot be a partion he might have run riot in his folly until number of private ones) avery mercantile of the boats; but the chief officer remained 22, Commissary, count, but are now at a premium! How farly interesting one to your readers, Doomsday without eliciting a single ob-house has three or four, and I believe nearly so long under water, that it was feared he 22, Ajax (6), has this been brought about? I should bontinuous harping on a well-worn string servation from me in return but when he every private house possesses at least one, was drowned. However, he game up at 20, Galates (4), . pabllo meetings has to say regarding this, and had your correspondants contented those who differed from me "ribald be far short of 1000. Looking at the Ohis dreadful condition, his head and face At London-Steamers via Bues Danah like to know what the great speaker at our naturally enough getting monotonous states that in my previous effusions I called so that the total number of chairs will not last, when nearly all hope was gune, in

conmoves by simply abusing me, silent by coas he is guilty of uttering a delibe- nese boat population, and the number of being covered with blood, which had oozed Strathmore contempt would have been a sufficient rate falsehood, against which I raise an boats, it will be seen that there is an from ears, to nose, and mouth. Captain Rouse rents are already as a premium to reply but when natruthful assertions are indignant protest. A reference to the average of nearly 6 persons to each boat. Hell himself gripped the drowning man, thubs who pupire to no bighar position then publicly made, the only remedies are letter in which the expression ribald noticed as many as three generations in one and prevented him again sinking. The Moltset. tal of stribes and I could not be es ell publie exposure and publis contradiction, hufioon" was used might have busu mody beat; but this is not et all pricing, sampun seolie saved himacii by slinging to ocen

mean the gentleman who is sharp-witted, and has a flow of high sentiment.

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