No. 4723.—August 23, 1878.)
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS
Established A.D. 1841.
OP
DRUGGITE SUNDRIES, NURSERY BAQUI SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENOR PATENT MEDICINE MANUFACTURERS
"OP
"Boda Water, Lemonade, Tanio Water,
Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aorated Waters,
The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Bongkong, June1, 1876.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(SUPPLIED TO Ten "Onixa Mám."} (Per H. E. A. & O. Telegraph Co.'s Line)
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THE CHINA MAIL.
The Indian barque cetico, 646 tons, has taken the berth for San Francisco, and the American barque Benefactor, 506 tonn, will load for Now York,
| of life that must have taken place among | the donors and its designer. It is valued 'same time the trap door at the head of the shortly as Native charterors must soon the almost unknown and innocessible the masses of suffering people away in at $500.
stairs was dropped; defendant then tried to come on the market for tonnage for the escape but was arrested by s lokong, It Northern Forte. The Southern Rice Ports regions of Shansi, Hopan, Chihli and On the nights of Monday and Wednesday was found impracticable to force open the are utterly neglected: employment for Shantung.
last an attack by an armed gang of thieves trap door, which was provided with a steamers is difficult to find and then only
spring lock and a bar placed right across at exceedingly low freights. was antlofpated at Sande' Slip Belcher's Bay; it; baaides these precautions, a bamboo was the Pollos having received timely warning made to stand upright between the roof and the trap door which the moment the door took every possible precaution to prevent a closed fell into its position. The sound
prise. It appears so far as we can learn of men oscaping on the roof could he The British barque Per Ardua, 787 tons, that Mr Cooke, the parintendent, had distinctly heard, and when an entry was at left for Valparaiso under orders from length effected, there was every evidence home. The French barque Marie Louise, a large sum of money in his house, that gambling had been going on. A fantan 484 tons, left for Chefoo, the Getman brig LONDON, 21st August, 1878.
and this fact had got abread. Whether or square, 87 cents, 1100 cash, and throa Captain Sir George Nares has been ap-not the fears of an attack ware well founded tables, one of which was covered with a pointed to the command of B. M. S. Art is fikely to remain a mystery, as none was in much disorder as though hurriedly left. mat, were discovered, everything being | in a scientific Cruise to the South Pacific.
However that may bo, too. The defendant was the only man arrested,
the house, by the informer,
attempted.
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Re-reels have been in good request, sal all grades have been booked, under contrast, at former rates, settlements are 700 bozes the quality lately of the lower olaszos of Cumohuck and Lacklow appears to be
somowbat deficient.
Stock is computed at 2.500 balen Trakles, 100 bales Kowkong, 150 bales Camchuck and Lucklow, and about 300 bales of inferior
sorts.
Waste Settlements 800 bales. Export of Silk-Export to date --To: London, 1465 bales; to Continent, 1625 balen; to Amerlos, 802 boxes; to Bombay Rebecco, 266 tons, for Takao, the British 394 picais-total, 3090 balen, 802 boxes barque Queen of the Seas, 443-bona, for and 891 picula. Of Waste, 1725 baten and Cooper, 1,868 tods, cleared for Vancouver's Singapore, and the American ship Alice D. Fiorood Cocoons 93 bales for Europe.
'Beeking." The British barque Tastlee,... Island
The Lazls have refused to surrender much praise cannot be afforded the police and clearly idenified as the watchman of Glamorganshire, 771 tons, will load at Kobe
Batorim.
The Porta inafata decisively upon the unreserved execution of the Treaty."
For the last paragraph of the Political Tulegram issued to-day and dated London, 21st August, read-
LOGAL AND GENERAL
مجھے
on this occasion for the very com plota presautions they took to catch any ono daring enough to have attempted it. A party of Europeans had assembled at Mr Cooke's house, armed police wore post ed along the sides of the hills in the neigh bourhood, the Government Steam-Janush with police boats in tow was stationed un-
rumour
The British and French Ambassadors at The publication of this issue commenced Constantinople have arged the Porte to
der Green Island, signals having besa pro- 7.80 p.m.
insist decisively upon the unreserved exepu-viously agreed upon which should direct tion of the Treaty.
those on-abors or vice vers what to do. The attack it appears was expected to bo [Correated through a repetition of two made by boat. All these preparations, words.]
however, turned out to be only a pro- vention, not a sure,
It is a pity, that the expected rogues, whom dad would number over thirty men, did not turn up, as if they had put an appearance they would have received such a warm reception that they would have had reason to remember for many a long day. Two of the Dock watch- men, mistaking some. waving bushes to be approaching bands of robbers, fired into them, But fortunately only lopped off a few twigs The police on the hill sides might, however, have fared badly by the excessive watchfulness of these watchers.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1878;
THE backslidings of Chinese mandarins, high and low, are so notoriously grievous and frequent that the acts of these official Shylooks are now almost beyond the pale I will be noticed with pleasure that Miss of criticism or censure. Nevertheless a Elcla May bas rejoined the Opera Company case of official rapacity is just reported at present in Hongkong, and will appear as from Tientsin which cannot be permitted the Grand Duchess in a repetition of the to pass unnoticed. A correspondent of Grand-Duchess of Gerolstein" announced our morning contemporary at Shanghai writing from Tientsin under date date of the 5th instant states that a Mr. Budd, one of the volunteer workers in the dis ibution of relief to the famine-stricken
for to-morrow night. The Company ought now to do well, and be able to fulfil the expectations originally formed of them,
oople in the North, had just returned to Inquests wore opened this afternoon at the Tientsin without having completed the Government Civil Hospital, before the distribution of the money with which he had been entrusted. He had found that Corner (O. V. Creagh, Beq.), on the bodies the Chinese officials who were appointed] of a Chinaman named Hi Ayow, who was to assist him, of whom a Mr Shu and a accidently drowned at the Cosmopolitan Mr Shiao were the principal individuals, Dook, and Sardine, a Malay-quarter-master were compelling the people to return one on board the B. 8. Albay. The following fifth of the cash given them. The former of these two rascals ranks, it is said, as a gentlemen comprised the jury:-Mesars. district magistrate, number of persons 4. E. Cope, J. H. Cox, and A. A, Cordeiro, had even been severely beaten to compel After bearing evidence se to the identity of them to return the money, and to enforce the bodies, the enquiry' was adjourned until allence on their part. On establishing to-morrow.
these facts beyond a doubs by inves
On
Police Intelligence, (Before the Hon. O. May.) 23rd August, 1878.
STORICIOUS,
Cheng Aplug, a servent, unemployed, who was charged yesterday with being found under suspicious circumstances, was to-day in the house of Mr Travers, Bank-Buildings, discharged by Mr May, as a man same for ward who substantiated part of his story.
DRUNKENNEKA.
which a large portion of the work of denied that he refused to go on board, hentenged him to 14 days' hard labour.
GALLANTRY ITS OWN BEWARD.
Defendant zaid he wont to the hotine with a friend to got out of the rain. He was a tailor by profession, but had forgot ten the name of the shop at which he was employed. hard labour.
Mr Criagh fined him $20 or 2 months'
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL.”
Hongkong, August 23, 1878. Sin-As a very common Juror I thank Justice" for calling attention to Mr Hayl-
lar'a want of courtesy.
It is not the first time that he has kept
Judge and Jury awaiting his pleasure with- out receiving any reprimand whatever, but then of course it must be remembered that he is a most important "link" or factor in. the case before the Court; and besides what { judge could reprimand ono with manners so bland, deinoangur so modest and soft; and soothed by the subtle influence of bir kly what feelings of annoyance would not be white hand so gracefully "posed" or car easing his frosted, silken beard.
Yours &c.,
A JUROR.
A Contous CUSTOM.-The Spectator, in a regent review of "Robert Raikes, Journalist and Philanthropist," by Alfred Gregory (Hodder and Stoughton), has the following:
for Europe, and the British ship Trow. bridge, 1,287 tonn, la Java, both under The British chartera effected at home. ship The Tweed, 1,745 tons, la ander orders from home to proceed to Singapore. The American barque Ceylon, 681 tons, proceeds to Nagasaki, having been chartered to lead there for. Yokohama.
The disengaged tonnago in port amounta to 31 vessels, reglatering 23,175-tons, steamers not included,
The following are the settlemente:— British ablp Bertie Biglow, 1142, to London, privata.
American barque Lottie Moore, 891, to New York, private.
American barque Albert Russell, 762, to New York, private.
American ship Sumuer R. Mead, 1117, to New York, private,
British barque Athens, 606, to New York, private,
Britlab barque Sarah Bell, 812, to Ban Francisco, private.
show to Sydney, 4725 in full.
British barque Kate Tatham, 275, Foo-
QUOTATIONS.
..Curlo, $490 ...No.1, 8440
2, $420
· 8. $405
" 4, $390
............... Cumehnok Lucklow, $410 Ee-realod Cumchuck" }
Best $525
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Lucklow
No. 1, $500
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2, $480
9, 8460
Cote-ng-9WD, " 1, $800
Waste Silk...
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2, $560 .No. 1, $81 2, $ 71 Cocoons Fierced,....,. 1, $.82
BETTLEMENTS FOR THE FORTNIGRE.
1878-79.
For Earope, 400 bls.
United States, doy Re-reels,.. 700 bxx. Bombay,
1877-76.
670 bla
180 bx.
50 pla
70 pls.... &SO bis.
& 16 bl.
DRUGE AND SPICS-Cassia Lignes, t quoted at $8.70 a $8.80 in mats, and $10.00 4 $10.10 in bozes. Sales: 1,800 plants.
British barque Hawthorne, 206, Wham-Stock: 6,000 piouls. Cassia Bude, $19.60 pos to Tientsin and back to Hongkong via per picnl. Sales all Stock 100 picula. Star Newchwang, 42 cents per picul, 80 lay days. Aniseed, no stock. Rhabarb, no stook. German barque Marco Polo, 608, Wham | Alum, $1.50 a $1.60 per ploul. Camphor, poa to Tientsin and back to Hongkong via $18.00 a $18.50 per picul, packed. Newubwang, 42 couts per ploul, 38 lay days.
SUNDRIES-Fire Crackers, 6b a 72 conta Tientsin and back to Hongkong via New- Vermilion: $88.00 a $88.00 per box. Mat German barque Carl, 215, Whampoa to por box, for Gowqua's No. 1, gold chop. chwang, 45 cents per pical, 33 lay days. ting: Fine contract, White 4/4, 10 couts, Tientsin and back to Hongkong via New-yard; Hed Check, 4/4, 113 cente, 6/4 German brig Sophie, 300, Whampoa to 5/4, 12 cents, 6/4, 14 cents per ahwang, 45 cents per ploul, 34 lay days. the last century it was the custom at Man- German barque Papa, 391, to Chefoo and chester for the chief magistrate of the town, back, 17 cents per picul; if back via New. attended by the churchwarden and police-cheang, 22 cents per pioul, 80 lay days. officers, to go out of the church while the first lesson was being read, and to compel all persons found in the streets to come into the church or pay a fee, which in the case of persons of the lower class was fixed at
We notice, as a curious instance of changed manners, that towards the glose of
one shilling, and for those of higher rank at half-a-crown."
A ORINESE SUICIDE.—A Chinaman named
Ah
Ah Tack is reported by the Ballarat Courier to have committed suicide last Wednesday under very singular drcumstances. Tack was a hawhor, residing at Steiglite, and thinking a short time ago of returning tenaye, was fined 50 cents for the abortions with a countryman named Hoy Hine
· William Bratt, seaman Britlah ship Fonto the flowery land," he opened negotia. oftence.
for the purchase of his effects and business. Hoy Hus went about with Ah Tack in weeks, but at the end of that time the wily order to learn his rounds for nearly six
Hey Hue declined to proceed further in the matter, and demanded 10s. per day for the time he had spent with Ah Tack, who very naturally refused his modest request, Hoy Hue, however, brought the matter decided that Ah Tack should pay bim £ö, before a select committee of Oelestials, who and informed Mr Ah Tack that in default he would have no luck in business, that his house would be burned down, and that the first time the devil met him in the bush he would certainly hang him. Ah Tack there- apon, rather than pay the penalty imposed, yesterday, when in Mr. Hollander's shop, served himself with a large helping of worth of that drug. Mr Hollander observ Ing him immediately sent for the police, Ab Tack; for, fearing that he had not who, on arrival, were obliged to handcuff swallowed enough poison, he kept sucking his fingers to get off any that might be on them. He was taken to the hospital, where the stomach pump was tried, bat, owing to the sticky nature of the poison, it proved of no avail, and he died about ten minutes after he was admitted. Ah Tack pay the 55, for he is known to be the had no reason to fear poverty should he possessor of a house, £300 in cash, and bank deposits to the extent of £1000.
tigation, Mr Budd declined to not AT the Marine Court to-day Antonia Jo- any longer with these officials and reseph, George Stanton, Daniel Read, Wil turned to Tiontein, where he placed the liam Furges, and Christian Williams, seg matter before Her Majesty's Consul, Mr Forrest, who in return made representemen British ship Mary Fraser, were tions on the subject to Li Hung Chang, charged with refusing to returni John Collans, seaman unemployed, was This "squeezing" of poor starving board their vessel after they had come He having been two or three times charged charged with being drunk and incapable. wretches by Mesara Shu and Shiso is, on shore at their own request to see with a similar offence, and being at present we fear, but significant of the way in the Harbour Master. The Ist defendant in receipt of relief from the gaol, Mr May
relief entrusted to native officials is being executed. Writing from the same port was willing to do ao but said he wanted his
Ching Aping, a hawker unemployed, was on the 12th April, a correspondent re-discharge; the others, all persisting in oberged by Inspector Thomson with being ferred to the grievous complaints made their refusal, were sent to three months' found in possession of a fighting iron at of official peculation in connection with hard labour each at order of the Captato,
night, and boing without light or pass. It the grain forwarded into the famino-
appears that the Inspector had received stricken districts, not more than one PUN ARREA; a coolie, má sentenced to information that an old woman at Sheong third of the amount actually sent, it was day to 21 days' hard labour for being founding Lane, Sayingpoon, was about to be said, ever reaching those for whom it in unlawful possession of a spar,
attacked and robbed by several armed men. On The Inspector accordingly kept watch and saw the defendant at the Queen's Road end also formed the subject of several memo- rials and decrees published in the Peking all the property he had about him. He the fighting iron alluded to above was Gazette since the organisation of measures pretended to have done so, and when found on him. of relief by the Chinese Government. stripped his queue was found to be inflated, In October of last year, for instance, a and a piece of prepared opium was found memorial appeared in the Gazette from concealed inside the plaits. Mr Mulgraves, one of the Peking officials stating that
manifest abuses were prevalent, such turnkey of the gaol, said that dafendant as the fabrication of fictitious lists of had been in prison before, and therefore ufferers, the receipt of grants under know that he was committing a breach of false pretences, the production of lists in the regulations. Defendant, with the usual which the same individuals were made astuteness of his race, said in defonce, that to figure over and over again, and the exaction of money payments for the he had forgotten that he had put the opium These memorials in his queue; he always kept his opium entry of names, and complaints show pretty clearly there for convenience sake. Mr May that the ill wind of the famine has fined him $5 or 14 days' further imprison-one month's hard labour, and at the expira blown a very considerable amount of ment, for not having a more retentive good, or rather profit, to some of the Chinese officials, if it has caused an in- memory.
German barque Manila 11., 315, to Shanghai (ocals), $1.70 per ton of 20 out, and Newchwang to Hongkong, 18 cents per pioul, 30 lay days.
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German barque Hermann, 444, New- chang to Hongkong, 21 sente per pleat, 80 lay days.
Newohwang to Hongkong, 17 cents per Siamese barque Thoon Kramom, 474, picui, 85 lay days.
18 dents, 0/4, 10 cents; Double Extra Imperial, white 4/4, 13) cente, 5/4, 16 conta, 6/4, 19 cents; Red Check, 4/4, 16 centă, 5/4, 17 conta, 6/4, 201 cents per yard. Cargo Ginger now, in syrup (Chyloong) $3.70; Mandarin, $4.25) Young Brom, $6.00 per case of 6 fare.—Soy : 84.40 per picul
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IMPORTS.
LEAD-Quotations are unaltered, our market pot having responded to the specula tive advance in Hongkong,
QUIVISILVER, is still quoted $62 a 62,50 per picul.
Gingene.-No alteration to note.
SHIPPING
-German barque Friedrich, 624, Nowch- wang to Swatow, 16 cents per pisul, 80 lay
The rate of Fraight to London, per stastor days. saki to Hongkong (Upala), $1.75 per ton of £1.10/a £1.12/0 per ton of 40 and 50 cubic Italian barque Bianca Pertion, 886, Nagas 48. a £2.7), and per calling vessel,
feet respectively. 20 ort, 20 lay days,
British ship Fontenaye, 685, Nagasald to 20 lay days. Hongkong (Coals), $1.80 per ton of 20 wt.,
British barque Marquis of Argyle, 600, to Haiphong and Touron and back to Hongkong, $2,600 in full, 50 lay daya
British barque Phaeton, 676, Phan-tik Bay (Cochin China) to Hongkong, $1,000 in fall, 40 lay days.
British barque Jessie Jamieson, 504, Quinhots and Coumong, to Hongkong, $2,100 in full, 35 lay days.
German barque Gesine Brons, 402, Quin hon and back, 18 cents per picul, 30 lay days.
was intended. The same matter bus entering the gaol he was asked to give up of the lane, and apprehended him, when opium from a jar containing about 258, gapore and Penang, $3,700 in full.
heard that a man was going to attack ble Defendant stated in defence that he had mistress, who resided in a brothel, and be (datendant) therefore got the iron and went to Sayingpoon, accompanied by a friend, about to interfere with the lady. in order to punish the miscreant, who was
The lady in question appeared and said she was an inmate of a brothel. The her for some years, as had also another defendant had been a very good friend to man, and she had reason to inspect that this other man Intended to give her trouble. The defendant, on hearing this, had promised to assist her.
Defendant was fined $10 or in default
tion of his sentence was ordered to find security in one householder $25 to be of good behaviour for 6 months.
OWNER WANTED.
COMMERCIAL
German barque Malvina, 479, Wanglam to Hongkong, $1,900 in fall, 35 lay days.
British steamer Killarney, 1060, to Sin:
Spanish steamer Zamboanga, 651, to Singapore and Penang, $3,700 in full, 18 lay days.
and Penang, $3,000 in full.
Dutch steamer Java, 883, to Singapore
German steamer Bellona, 789, to Saigon and Manteng and back to Hongkong, $3,000 in full, 14 lay days.
German steamer Quinta, 864, to Saigon and Mantong and back to Hongkong, $8,500 in full, 16 lay days.
MBOSRS DEACON & Co.'s Canton Market Report, dated Canton, 22nd August, saya!—” A fair business still continues in our Tea market Scented Capers again commandłog chief attention.
from Macao shipments of common test have market are reported at former prices, and Congous-A few nettlements on this
been made to some extent,
The rate of Freight to New York, per steamer, is £3.7, and per eslling vess £15 to $1.10 per ton of 40 cable feet.
LOADING AND ON THE BERTH.---At Wham- poa.--For London and New York-Nont
At dongkong.For London.-Sir Harry Parkes, Kenton, Annie Lorway, Moss Glen, Nestor, str., Beniedi, str., Bertie Bigloo.
For New York-Silas Fish, Athens, Lottie Moore, Albert Russell.
For San Francisco. Dir Charles Nopier, Josephus, Barah Belle, Elvatico.
DEPARTURES. From Whampoa→→→ For London and New York-None,
From Hongkong.-For London.-Teucer, str.
For New York.--Chag, L. Peareon (cleared).
For San Francisco,-NoDe:
Quotations.
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Horukone, August 23, 1878. OPLUM.-Now Patna, caah....$582) ɑ 585
credity -- Old Patna, cash,... None
oredit Now Benares, cash, 5624 a 565
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- Now" "Malwa, cash, 785 credit, 790
Tools, 612
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credit, Allowance Taola, -
Bank, on demand,
30 days' sight, 17
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calculable amount of misery and suffering Taz Overland China Mail, for to-morrow's to the people. The wonder is that, with English Mail, contains ;—Editorial Arti- an administration composed perhapcles,-Pubillo and Private Gambling, Divi | was charged with being found in unlawful of less old drug, holders of the present advanos of about one tael has been enta. Bombay, demand Rupees, 224 mainly of officials of this stamp, the
wast Empire of China has stuck to Marriages, The Western Route, Another gether as well as it has done. The Railway in China, The Vicars and the Law, fault is not possibly so much that Emigration from Japan, Chinese in Cuba, of the officials themselves as that Nipped in the Bud.A Shipping Cast, of the system under which they are Current Topics, Chinese Notes, The Wan sppointed, and under which it must be well-nigh beyond the power of a manda shat Marder, The Low of the German rin to preserve his integrity, and at the barque Emma, The Wreck of the Hurlaw same time live comfortably and maintain What a Boats Crew Experienced, The his dignity. There will have to be Straits, List of Canton, Plants, Meetings, mighty zamodelling of the administrative Correspondence, Marine Insurance, Chinese fed-button mandarins down to those of Coinage Dificulties, Alleged Threatening their gold-button confreres, before China Aspoot of Affaire in Japan, Manila, Police dan hope to attain to the high position Intelligence, Supreme Court, Macao, Can- among nations that her population, terton, Freights, Latest, Router's Telegramą, sitary, and buried wealth entitle her to Miscellaneous, Commerciai Summary, and
It is satisfactory to know there is a Shipping Intelligence.
Fold
prospect of these two Shylocks meeting
Leong Fuk Ei, a seaman unemployed, possession of an anchor, weighing about 60 catties. Remanded until the 28th instant, in order to find the owner,
TO-DAY'S FINES.
Ho Apo, and two others, hawking with. ta licensa Fined 10 cents each. it Acheong, hawking fowls in the public streets. Fined 10 cents.
in the public street. Fined 10 cents.
Wang Amo, hawker, calling out his wares
stealing fruit 5 Stone-cutter's Island.
Ng & Tal and four others, boatwomen,
Fined 20 centa enchi.
Chung Aabang, bawking fowls without Hoense, Flued 25 cents.
Li Aon, hawker, fighting in the public streets. Fined 50 cents.
Miu Chai, shopman, Bonham Strend West, obstructing the footpath, Fined 50 Uht Hi Yan, a coolie, fighting in the public streets. Fined 50 cents.
Chung Asan, and another, barbers, fightë
Denis.
each.
Un Iu, shopman, 76, Prays West, drying cuttlefish on Prays: West to the obstruc tion of passengern. Fined $5.
with the punishment they deserve, for Tas Presentation Cup for the 28th Regiing in the public streets. Fined 50 centa Li Hong-orang, who has busied himself most earnestly in forwarding relief ta theat, which we mentioned last night as sufferera, in net likely to overlook their being on view at Sun Shing's shop, 64 offences Accompanied by Shan Tastal Queen's Road Central, is a very handsome Mr Budd has again set out for the ctens plecs of plates It stands about 2 ft 6 of his operations, and it is quite possible inches high and is in the form of a punch chat summary justice will be dealt out bowl. The bond rests on the hind legs of to Mesars Shu and Shiso by way of three animals remarkable for their ugli- example While on the subject of the
(Before C. 7. Creagh, Esq.) August, 22, 1878.
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Orino, last noted, has since continued.
August 23. The quiet tone of the market for Bengal Patas, however, has been dealt in to pretty fair extant, with but a slight varia-
Scented Teas.-The enquiry for Capers on in the rate for it With the near has been maintained, and a fair amount of Credito, approach of the adval of the first supply transactions have resulted. A further Documentary, 6months' sight, B/10 stock have more readily met buyer blished for all fine tess, and the few parcels Galautts, h latterly, whereby the rate has weakened for the drug. The fuinto course of the to be met with are readily taken medium Shanghal, demand....... market for old stock does not promise well, request, and thess teas must also he quoted Bar Bliver, 17, dwts. B.,
and good medium kinds have also boan in and it is not unlikely a much lower range about half a tael to one-tael doarer than Sy005)... of price will have to be submitted to. A they were a fortnight back. Common tean Mexicans, smaller business has been done in Benares, have not been offered in any quantity, but Gold Lent,
compared with that of the previous a few purchases are reported at full rates,
when quality is taken into consideration.
In Fekoes, business has been done at former quotations for all kinds, but at the alose there is a firmer tenderey for medium long leat" kinda. The stock offering is but moderete, and comprises chiefly teas of indiferent quality.
fortnight, for lose! requirements. The present quotations are 6921 to $888 for Fatas, and $560 to $6634 for Bouaron.
The following is a sumitery of the forte
The resipts for the month, so far, aggre gote 8,318 chests, against 8168 charts to the corresponding date last year. During the been taken by the local consumers, gaizat Interval endet notice some 800 chests have
period last year. This, with the experts. a similar quantity at the corresponding night's business
Congen, 1,400 bozes Ti 13 Bé per ions, leaves the available supply computed picul i Scented Caper, 81,200 boxes at Tls. time last year. Of this last quantity 2018 at 2,700 cheats, against 1,250 chesta name chers were Besaret, of which kind the
present stock comprises 600 chests.
331 **
English Boverstigns, Discount.sea 604
Sharon,
Hongkong Bank, 90% prame Union Ins, Boolety of Cantal, 61,700 China Treders' Las, O., $1,850 fangtas Ine. Amoc, Tie. 710 Übines Insaganos Oo., §320 North Chine Ins. Co., Tie. 1,080 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., 1980 Chias Fire Los Co., $245 H.K. & W. Dock Co., 887% prem. ex div.
28. per ploul; Scented Orange Fekce,
H.K. U. & M. B.-bost uo,, §16 % prem Export of the various descriptions of Shanghal Steam Navigation, Th. 20 4,700 bozes at Tls. 18.2 81 per picul Teas shipped from Canton Waters (Hong China Cosal Bt. Nav. Co., 115, 98 Mzers HEINEMANN & Co.'s Freight Ole to date August 6, 6. S. Hotor Congo Bongkong Hotel Ud., 360
kong, Canton and Macao) to Great Britain Hongkong Gas Co., 897 cular for the Mall of Saturday, 24th August,268,131 lbs., B. Caper 202,778 lbs., 8., Chiza Bugar Refining Co., $188 capa
Pokon 68,048 lbs., total 524,955 lb. Chinese imperial Loan £103,10), Daring the past fortnight business Has Making, with previous shipments, a total
Do. * 1877, 8307, savived a little from the dull state so long for the season of 9,416,618 lbs.sgainst existing, but though there has been a fair 8,758,808 for season 1877-78.
Temperature. demand for tonnage and the number of
6325In the early part of the fortnight (Taken at Mesri Falconer & On's Fremiass disengaged vessels has considerably lecaen there was hardly any demand, bat latterly ed, yet there is no improvement to noties there has been a moderate enquiry for this
Queen's Bond) in the rates of freight paid.
article, resulting in settlement of 450 bales Homewards, demand has been principally of Teatise reel; purchases have been effected fallen in abundance in the North, and in its obaracter is therefore unique. No. 8 Gilman's Batsar.
the prevalence that the prospects of good crops, and a The bandies of the bowl are formed of
reported to be very low, say-18 to 19/ quoted retas. Owing Inspector Grimes deposed to having sterling pse ton of 18 feet to New York, lately of heaty falce bere and in the neigh- esection of the distrem, are encouraging two dragons and the top of the bowl in landed party of men and presseded to the and 26 pet ton of 20 evt. to London. The borhood, arrivals kate bean somlag forward What the loss of life by the recent surmounted by a bird with outstretched rigued by the superintendent of Police, sgain dull. From the Philippines advices regarding the extent of the fourth yield ate honse in question, armed with a wartant berth is now well supplied and Inquiry is more than deally wet sista: Rätheris famines is will haver probably be ever wings having a sospent in its month. The The house is a two-storied, house, When ase dissatisaging plenty of soaking conflating the estimate being variously approximately escertained. Now, how. ever, we know that the mortality canned bird, we may suppers, is emblematical of the Inspector get on to the first door he vessels being avalishis there.
saw the defendant standing at the head of Coastwise, a small business has bosa By the Indian mine was about 1,350,000, the gallant 28th having down away from the stairs. Defendant, the moment he saw done for the Coobin China parte at low pamja ides can be framed of the vent les car midat, The Gap la sliko e credit to | tkr Insposter, selled something, end at the rein het beter grises a leaked as
PUBLIC GAMLING,.
Chung Aping, a tallor, was charged with
famine we may note that rain has latterly |ness an ugliness which being very Chainele being connected with a gambling house at for New York, but the freights paid are at a decline of 26 to $10 per pisul on fast BAROMETER I AM
put si from 3,800 to 8,500 bales.
Long-reals baro not besa much wanted, settlements of Beulam and other serta for the Indian market are sold to be yo pleule
Homukone, August 28, 1878.
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