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unscrupulous style of tactles, it might be worth while that the whole question be explained to the more respectable Chinese

A violin solo by Miss Clara Stan- ly obtained for the fair performer an oathusiastic encore. For Saturday the Company advertise the performance of merchants. **Martha."

THE CHINA BAILA

Police Intelligence. (Before J. J. Franois, Esqi)

11th Oct, 1878. ALLKOND ATTEMPTED LAGGENY FROM THE

PERSON,

terrible Sovereign gat in, requesting the Persian Commissioner to see that police man's head removed from his shoulders before the sun went down. No one ever sees a Persian--at least in Paris--without a head of meat unearthly blackness.

Covent Gardon flower-market is. I for

doubtless liquidate. We propose a first retura to contributors for 1877 of 20 per cent., and a first dividend per share of 3252.20. We shall then oarry forward a balance of $86,311.63, the greater por tion of which I hope in March we shall have divided amongst shareholders. There Pour cards, according to the Indian prose are very fow outstandinge, and we do not are to be Introduced into India on the let think there will be any further call on that April next, and evidently the ladies foamount. There is an open statement also Oftes expects to do a brisk business in in the accounts of 1678. The gross amount them, for an order has gone home for no of income collected for the corresponding less than 40 millions of cards for Inland period of 1877 was larger than in 1878, purposes, bearing an embossed stamp of but I am happy to say the loss this year one quarter of an anna, and for one million has so far been moderate, and we have now cards for Overland-use, stamped one auna $840,064 standing at credit, after allowing all parts of the civilized world, except Eng- these remarks I have pleasure in proposing and a half each. These latter will carry to for all known or anticipated losses. land via Brindisi and countries served by that the report and accounts as published be that route; post cards by that route must passed and agreed to. their share of the cost of the express mail- tion, which was carried unanimously. bear an additional half anne ordinary stamp, The Hon. H. Lowcock seconded the mo- train through the continent. We would Mr Ryale proposed and Dir. JACKSON commend this to the attention of our Post-seconded that a first dividend of $262.20 manter-General, Captain Ord, for, as this per share, and a first return on contributions to-day. All these vessals left here with colony has joined the Postal Union, thereof 20 per cent be paid, and, that $60,000 be what be wanted to do; I will judge that. I theatre. I confoes that I myself learned hundred pots without looking at them.

does not seem to be any reason why postpassed to the reserve fund-all on account cards should not be introduced here so well of Office 1877. sa in India. --Straits Times,

No lean than three vessels put back here ince last evening totally demasted; the German barque Varuna, Dutch barque Trio and German schooner Nicolaus. The Belilah barque Northern Star has also put back with mizen top maat gone. There was a report olroulated this morning that a British ship, with all three waste gone, 7 seen 50 miles outside, but this report apponca to have referred to the Farm which was towed in by two steam-launches. The Trio, was also towed into port early

the last two weeks, and have had to rua biok; their Newchwang trip will have to Bo undertaken by other vessels If at all, as

the N.E. monsoon may be said to have

now fairly set in, and veszala leaving this --for the far distaut ports of Newohwang and Tientaln will have all their work before them to reach their destinations before the cold weather sets in. The reports of the vassols which put back to-day will be found

In another column.

Arnoros of the reputed inefficiency of the polloo, it has just occurred to us that

Macao.

3

NOTWITHSTANDING assertions to the con- trary, there seems to be no doubt that the island of Socotra has been added to British

A correspondent writes:A great scandal here cccurred yesterday between the Gover nor and the Chief Justice, the particulars of which are so discreditable to the Fortu many years, but the recipient of the pen

lution was one that had been proposed for custody. (It appeared to be rather diffente did not at all agree with her, although I guess good name, that I must refrain from sion to which it referred was deceased, and giving them. Suffice it to say that many very indifferent circumstances. The mattor his widow, he was sorry to say, was left in prisoners, several of whom were innocently had been laid before the Consulting Com- accused, were taken back to the gaol untried mittee, and they, with the General Managers, in consequence of this scandal. It is ex-hud considered it would be well, as the lady was very advanced in years, that the pen- be continued to her that was that an annual vote should be given to her amounting to $1,200. He had pleasure in proposing that the annual pension of $1,200 hitherto paid to the late Captain Rickett be scntinued to his widow.

iiin rather out of place to have a number pected that the Chief Justice will be sussion which Captain Rickett received should up altogether. I do not understand sugh plied-"Well, I estimate that five o'clock seizing a poaltion of such advantage for

function of porters, you can understand how difficult and dangerous a process admiration is for idlers. As you stand gazing at a waggon piled twenty feet high with spring carrots, a man carrying a huge basket of young potatoes knocks your Probably almost everybody in London is hat off with a caroles:-" By your leave, was charged with attempting to steal a perfectly familiar with the Covent Garden self, another porter hits your shoulder with Shit Tai Hi, master of boat No. 1692, ander the persuasion that he or she is there." Before you have recovered your watch and chata fit the person of Captain flower-market, and yet probably not one that of a flat steal of serious and Walker, a master mariner employed by Loudoner in a hundred knows where the hazardous occupation. And so, fascinating corner groat orange In ir Kwok Acheong, I am a master mariner in Mr Kwok I was indebted for better knowledge to an

Archibald Gillespie Walker, poga stated: one did not, until a week age, and then as the sight of the vegetable market was, Acheong's employ. I am not in any ship American Lady, who had been only three market. There we saw myriads of beautiful

we prossed our way onwards to the flower at present, but am the principal master in weeks in England in her life. Most people flowers, but the total sight was not beaut the Prays; the defendant passed by and With the employ. On the 9th fostant I was on

are under the impression that the broad ful. There was not space enough, large as attempted to steal my watch and chain, where certainly a great number of beautiful the indifference of great flower dealers to central avenue of Covent Garden market, the edifice, is You are jostled out of all pleasure. the feature that truck us was Be pat bis hand on my breast

flowers, both growing in pote, and cut "He Worship: Did he put his hand on

and arranged in bouquets, are always ex the custom of dilettants and occasional' your chain i

posed for sale,most poople, I say, are purchasers. They don't care to deal with. breast and tried to take my chain.

Complainant: He put his hand on my under the impression that this is the lower- a gentleman who fancies one particular His Worship: I don't want to know market. It is no more the Covent Garden plant, but reserve all their deforence for flower-market than it is Covent Garden some nursery-man, who buys a couple of want to know what he did. Did he touch this quite by accident. The fair American, your watch or chain ? Carried unanimously,

in relating her impressions of London, Complainant: Yes, he put his hand on Mr SASSOON proposed, and Mr MCEWEN my chala. I struck him; I would not have had pleased her most was the Covent marriages, " Noose if the weak.”

Ax American uditor heads his list of happened to say that one of the sights that Seconded that the General Agents and Con-done so if he had not made a snatch at my Garden flower-market. As I knew that sulting Committee be authorised to close chain. I would not have struck him.

"FIREWOOD," says a transpacific contem. Office 1877 witbout further raference to the

His Worship: Did he put his hand on in London, each of whom could at any

there were at least a score of puraerymenporary, "goes a long way at this time of ahardholders in general meeting.'

year. A friend of oura know some of his Carried unanimously.

your chain ?..

time exhibit a finer show of plants. than Complaluant I would not have strook is to be seen in Covent Garden market, I

go upwards of two miles oue night,*: The CHAIRMAN said that the fourth reso-him. I would not have given him into

to make complainant understand what he tinned I should like to go there every dishonestly pretended to do so. She con- should or what he bould not say.) day, but I can't say I fancy gotting up so chain?

His Worship: Did he snatch as your early," Now since Covent Gardon market is open till sunset,—and the sun does not Complainant: He pat his hand on my set at this time of year until 8 p.m.,-I was breast."

rather puzzled. So I asked, laughing- His Worship: Answer my question, Sir."Pray what do you call early She re Complainant; I had batter give the case

In the morning is pretty early," It questions. 1 have answered you very was clear, we were at oras purposes; but thing straight forward

after a little more blundering on my are honest, but you must answer my quee and I learned to my surprise and humili.

His Worship: I believe your intentions

part, we came to an eclaircissement, tions,

ation that the real flower-market is held in been ignorant, some hundred yards distant a vast building, of whose existence I had from Covent Garden market proper, and that this building is opened every morning at 5 and closed at 9 a.m. The plants and bouquets offered for sale in the central avenue of the fruit and vegetable market are merely a small gelostion from the true flower-market-the modest investment of the sight or ten stor dealers who happen to have shops in that contral avenue. The end of the mattor was that we agreed to make the exploration, and a very plea-A boring for water, conducted on behalf of sant and curious one it was. It is a long the Admiralty authorities by Messrs Doorra time since I have been up and out of doors & Son, at Her Majesty's Dockyard at by five o'clock in the morning, but we Chathain, bas just been carried to a suo managed it on Tuesday, having fortified coreful issue in circumstances of consider. ourselves with a tumbler of rum and milkable scientião interest. The object was to and a biscuit. It was a lovely morning reach the lower greensand, as advised by after the heavy rain of the previous day, Professor Ramsay, the Director-General of and the walk through all the Parks (Hyde, the Geological Survey, who, when consulted Gresa, and St. James') to Spring Gardens on the subjeat by the Admiralty a year was delicious. It wanted a quarter to six ago, strongly recommended that the boring, when we emerged on Trafalgar Square, which was then in the chalks, and yielded their breakfast at the tes and coffee stalls, through the gault, with the expectation all the apparatus looked clean and appo- that the lower groansand would thus be tizing, and if access to any of the stalls. had reached, and a plentiful supply of good been easy, I should have made a point of water obtained. The boring having been for three-half-pence." By-the bye, whca has been reached at a depth of 908 feet

pended from his judicial functions to-day, If we could call public meetings, express freely an opinion, and pass resolutions, thin is a proper time for one to be convened We are not so happily free as you are in Hongkong. We must bow our head in submission and bear our cross.

Qanton.

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seconded that the present auditors, Mestra C. M. Kerr and J. Robinson be re-elected.

Mr RUITONJEE moved and Mr MURDAY

Carried unanimously

territory. The obiefs of this island were taken under British protection nearly two years ago, and the British flag hea now been hoisted there, so that in the event of war a small force may be thrown upon the island to prevent the enemy from

attacking our communications with India. a glance at the map will show the fu portance of the gland to me, In the

might be made the basis of operations in bands of an enemy with a strong pavy it

the Red Sea and tao Indian Ocean,

tion of the island in the track of our Indian Consequently if Socotra was likely to pass to some other Europeau nation, the pesi-

nexation by us. The produce of Sacotra commerce would certainly suggest its an- is not of much value, but the island in regarded as fitted for the growth of coffee. According to the Bombay Gazette the obiaf or oultan of Socotra bears the imposing designation of Allah bin Abdallah bin Sand bin Salim bin Towari hin Afreer.

WATER FROM THE LOWER GREENBAND.

of Europeans and Sikhs told off for duties quite apart from police work. Men so employed should be struck off the strength el the force altogether. It is not police men on paper we wait, but policemen on duty; we might as well have paper police mon Moreover, if men employed at other duties than police duty are allowed jo ro main on the returns, it is misleading. Wo do not in the least object to deserving men

10th October, 1878. baing appointed to other positions, if it be

Your community will hear with a general to their advantage, but others should be regret of the death of Dr Wong; who, after obtained in their stead. Then again we studying for some time under the Rev. And that the lat and 2nd Chinese Consta Dr Brown, now of Japany at Macao and bles receive as much pay to the Sikhs, and Hongkong, was sent to America and we think it would be anything but unwise, afterwards to Edinburgh for the comple if the strength of the former was reduced tion of bis education, at which last named by one half, and Sikhs, eacefully selected, place he graduated as M. D. Returning obtained in thoir stead. The Huropean thence to China, he first practised some contingent should also be strengthened time at Hongkong and conducted a Dis- without further delay; a number of re- pensary in connection with the London traits could be obtained here, at less ex-Missionary Society; and subsequently day, I was much pleseed with the manner into custody. His master strack defendant where crowds of workmen were getting only brackish water, should be carried down pense to the Colony than sending home coming to Canton after the cessation of in which the part of Dogberry was enacted for new men, who are just a liable to hostilities, in 1858, took charge of the by the principal person concerned. But turn out bad as those engaged here, while Kam-ll-fat hospital natil 1860. Since then truth to nature displayed, I noticed some while admitting the admirable fidelity and the men to be found here are more inured he has enjoyed a considerable share of the trifling verbal inaccuracies which somewhat aaid he perfectly woll know what he had tasting the "coffee and alice of plum-bread continued accordingly the lower greep and

to change of climate than those from home. Our Water Police especially, might, with advantage, be recruited from the sea-faring

elsa...

A HAND-BILL has been circulated to-day amongst the Chiness, bearing the title "Pabllo Advertisement referring to the inequitable discussions of the Publie Meet ing." It is issued by the Medical Guild Ausoolation called Choung Chan, rythmical doggerel or blank verse, and, literally translated, runs as follows:-

it in

The Governor [is full of] benevolence and

righteousness,

Loves [his] people like children, Supports and protects traders resident Increasingly without end. Panishments and rewards [are] just and

·équal

Chinese and foreigners are one body. Buddenly lately a mishap burglary [ocour

red:

[They] Attribute guilt (to the] Governor's

principles.

[They] Erroneously attack stamps and signa-

tures,

Advertisements [to the] public all round

arize,

Maligning and slandering the Head Man. [The] Community [will not submit indeed

[to this], On twelfth day [there was] a Public Mest

ing,

Foreigners [were] selfishly overbearing, Jnsulting towards] us Chiness, Not allowing (us tu] take part in the]

cussion,

patronage of the foreign community in the practice of his profession; bat of late years has suffered an impairment of health that has culminated in a fatal carbundle, causing his death this morning.

The CHAIRMAN said that the dividend warrants would be in the hands of the share holders on Monday next.

The proceedings then terminated.

In answer to defendant:-1 was not in a Mr HASSELL seconded the motion, which chair, I did not call you or speak to you. was carried unanimenaly

The first I saw of you was when you knock Mr MURRAY proposed and Mr NELSON ed against me, and tried to take my watch seconded that the present. Consulting Com

Defendant: I did not attempt to steal mittee, consisting of Messrs Ryrie, Lowoock, your watch. I am not euch a fool se to Dairymple, Sassoon and Manger, be re-stand talking to a man if I have attempted elected."

to steal his watch. I should run away, Carried unanimously.

(Defendant alters his statement and cald the to him.) complainant got out of the chair and spoke Witness continued I do not recollect asking any people about Lane and Crawford's store, if they knew defendant. I was out of temper at the time.

I struck the defend ant and kapoked him down. If I had lost $800 worth it would have been a great loss to me. I am very quick tempered.

Complainant's servant, (a little boy 14 years of age) was next called, and deposed to having seen his master seize hold of the defendant, whom he led along and asked some of the passengers in the street if they knew him. His master gave the defendant the mouth, but did not knock him down His Worship: I think you have made a mistake, Captain Walker.

Complainant rose to leave the Court and been doing: The defondant might be one

trouble of late; he looked like one.

OORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the "Chisa Max.”

October 11, 1878. SIB,Reading the report of the procood- ings le one of the Police Courts the other

X Dogberry--This is your charge; you shall comprehend sil vagron men; you are to bid any man stand in the Prince's name.

of a konve

If

2nd Watch-Bow if a will not stand? Dogberry-Why then, take no note of him, There was a strong out-burst of the but let him go; and prosently sail the rest of Northerly monsoon here on the 8th, the the watch together, and thank God you are rid barometer falling rapidly from 72 to 56'; you may suspect him, by virtue of your bite, t, of your office, to but the wind lesoned its force as its direc-be no true man; and, for such kind of men, the tion changed gradually to the East, and at or you meddle or make with them, why, the

more ia for your honesty, 10 p.m. the baromater stood at 29.78; 2nd Watch-If we knew him to be a thief, Since then there has been a considerable

Dogberry-Fruly by your office, you may, but I think they that touch pitch will be defiled: the most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is to let him show himself what he is, and steal out of your company,

rain-fall, and yesterday and to-day the markings have been 29.80 and 29.90 ' respectively; the thermometer varying from 70 on the 8th to 80 yesterday and 76 to day. You will remember the low graduation of my berometer, as before stated,

Formosa.

Keelung, Sept. 23, The mining operations are going on slowly, there being difficulties about the supply of a sufficient number of men to carry on the work, but it is expected that a rush will be made this winter, and from 900 to 1200 tons of coal be produced per dis-week, as the officials have promised to

All fredents here] ect as trading-people 1 How distinguish thos from this native from

forsigu]. [They now] Wish to add oppression and

Blight Jealously afraid of mercy and benevolence. [Yor] Oppressive Government the day has

come

Not having bottom or end

:.

Appearances show] what it must come to. 40 we Chinees m

provide sa ample supply of labour during that season.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE. The annual general meeting of share. holders in the above office was held this

in

WILFUL MURDER.

impaired the full effect of the scene, you may not think me too hypercritical,

I append the original speech in order that of the desperadoes who had caused so much we returned three-quarters of an hour later, from, the surface, and the water han rizen at half-past six, all these stalls had dis- so as to overflow the lower greensand at His Worship: Perhaps so, but there is appeared. We had no sooner turned out Calorham, but as the boring was very small no evidence to shew that he is.

of the strand to the left, than perplexity, it was continually choked by the sand. Case diamissed.

which had always bothered mo, was at once The subject in interesting geologically, and removed. While recognizing the consider will also be viewed in relation to the water able extent of Covent Garden market, 1 supply of the latropolia. A well at The charge of wilful murder against had always been haunted by a misgiving Loughton in Epping Forest, has also Charles Newman was proceeded with this that after all it was but a small plaas to be yielded an ample supply of water from the morning. The defondant appeared in the the great vegetable mart for Central, lower greanaand at a depth of 1,092 fest, dook hetween two constables and behaved Western, and North-Western London. 1 the locality being about four miles south in a rather strange manner, spitting at the now, however, saw the Covent Garden east of Waltham. Chiuses behind him and continually chew. markot bears about the proportion to the ing at something which he had in his true vegetable market that a spider does to Every street convorging on mouth. He picked the pocket of Constable his web. No. 25. He sat down in the dock daring Covent Garden, for nearly a quarter of the progress of the case, and thus o stables had some difficulty in getting him upon his feet again. As soon as he was lifted up he spat la Inspector Matheson's face, then in the face of P.C. 627 and of 688. Mr Francis called him by name, but he took no notice or pretended not to hear.

Louisa Lockhardt, the woman who was nearly murdered, appeared in Court to give evidence. She spoke only in a whisper, and her words were reposted aloud by Mr. Grim ble, the usher of the Court. Her evidence was almost word for word what she gave

shall we not hands

"FAIRPLAYS" STATEMENT

CONTRADICTED. To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL.”

Hongkong, 11th Dotober, 1878, SIR-In reply to what your correspond. ent Fair-Play" says about the Chinose placard, I have the original document. In my possession, and have this morning. shown it to two competent translators, who have entirely agreed with me in being unable to find any expression which could affix signatures &e, &a The document is pomibly be construed into an invitation to four feet long by two and a half broad, is filled up with Chinese characters, has no margin on which signatures might be affixed and ends with After this there is nothing but date and

signature, which runs

literally this port, shop-doors, all col leotively, the natico.

These placards were not printed but written out, and I think "Fal-Play" may. have seen one which in some slight parti culars may have varied from mine; the coprist may have added the invitation to.

before..

The case was again further adjourned until Monday next, at 3 pm, as the doctor's evidence has yet to be taken.

ALLEGED LARORNY OF A RIFLE, A watchman was charged with stealing a rifle, the property of Her Majesty's 7th Highlanders. There was arrested by the Corporal of the Gaard on suspicion, approaching. Mir Brancis dismissed the case because he ran away when he saw the guard and severely lestured the corporal for tak in upon himself to detain a man on auch laadequate grounds.

TO-DAY'S TINES

afternoon, at the offices of the General signatures and substituted Aghia or passa Fined 50 cents each.

meaning public notice for the

The Good Official Anda it impossible to aat; Agenta, Queen's Road. There were present: People think of returning to their homes i Hongkong from this [is] spoiled;

Hon. W. Keswick (in the Chair), Hon. P. Ryrie, Hou. H. Lowcook, and Messty to which I have referred before. MoEwen, Murrey, Ruttonjee, Nelson, Jack having thas hastily criticised

If so, he will doubtless forl remorse for son, F. D. Sassoon, Hasrall; McGregor and

THOS, IDE HOWLER, Alford,

Vuiterally [are] all [of] one mind, Fupare those stamps [or signatures], Se forth plainly the great (principles of]]

Fightajien

While it would be foolish to take excep.

The Secretary having read the notios conte rebing the meeting,

tion to the Chinese expreaving their opi The CHAIRMAN said; Gentlemen, the

To the Editor of the "CHINA MATE.”

Hongkong, 11th Oct., 1878. SIR,--Please insert the following Having visited the Police Court House to day, I was surprised and astonished to

Mr J. J. Francis. There was ons vase in particular. A Chinaman had attempted in

TO-DAY'S GRATUIrion-

Bum Akwal, a farmer, unemployed, no light or pass, defendant's excuse being that he had no place of abode and was destitute His Worship ordered his dollar from the poor's box,

LONDON GOSSIP. (Pioneer)

a

mile round, and all the ramifications from

Quotations.

HONGKONG, October 11, 1878 er OPIUM-Now Fatua, cash...$500

credit,

Old Patna, cash,... 570

credit, - New Benaros, cash, 650

credit, None

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55

53

yo

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Old Benares, caal, 546

ງາ

*

Her Malwa canh, rêu

11

13

12

credit, -

aredil, 785

Allowance Tasks, 4 a 16

Old Malwa, cash,

11

Allowanon

credit, -

Taels,

Exchange.

those main converging lines were packed and jammed with carts and waggons (from which the horses had been removed), and titese piled up to their full capacity with vegetables. Here was a huge van, which had no doubt required three or four horses. to draw it, containing nothing but millions of red radishes; beyond it another like it with nothing but onions; then two or three with hundreds of thousands of lettuces, or cabbages, or cauliflowers; then others that a waggon contained vegetables of more with potatoes or artichokes, It was seldom

than one species. The carts or waggons era thero by the hundred, perhaps by the thousand, and the vegetables by the hundreds (perhaps thousands) of tons. I Bank, on demand, believe I must have seen a tou weight

30 days' sight, even of so comparatively scarce & vegetable 6 months' sight; as asparagua. And this for only one day's Credito, consumption of one section of London It Documentary, 6 months' sight, 8/9 was a stupendous sight. We had come to Bombay, demand Rupees, see the fower-market, but this vegetable- Calcutta, The drawback was that we could not on- market was the true miracle we witnessed. Shanghai, demand, 30 daya', joy our stupefaction comfortably. A 1 English Sovereigns,... have said, the horses had been taken out Australian Sovereigns, of all these waggons, which, with their Bar Silver, 17 dwts. B., vegetable freight, were consequently - Sycee,... tures and immovable. So far, therefore, Mexicana,

1

11

Shares.

3/74 nominal 3/8 3/83 a 3/9 9/95/9

221

221

72

720

6.58

5.38

J10 nominat

108

Jaf % n . 27.30

-B to 9p. Gr

Henry Harrington, saman H.M.5, 4.as any power of exhibiting their produce Gold Leaf, dacions, drunk and disorderly. Fined $1. to customers was concerned, the market Discount,

Tse àtui and Ng Acho, shair-coolies, no gardeners might as well remain at home,

were it not for the porters. All the busi Chan Akwai, hawker, and another, no ness of the market is done by porterage. oogkong Bunk, 75 % pram.

The bozes and baskets are carried firat us Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,700 lights or passer, Fined $1 each.

Mak Aluk, a coolie, unemployed, no camples by porters to the Covent Garden China Traders' fun. Co., $1,500 Hight or pass at 3 am. Fland 83. market what London calle the market," Yangtare Ine. Assoc., Tis. 720

the arcaded structure on Covent Garden Chinees Insurance Co., 9815. Square. There, if the samples are a North China Ins. Co., Tia. 1,220 proved, a bargain is me it. Then the H.K. Fire ins. Co., $940 from the country, or a portion of its H.K. W. Douk Co., $20% dontents of one of then waggono Chine Fire Ins Co., $235 contents, is transferred by porters to the H.K. C. & M. S. boat Co., $13 prem. cart or carts of the London groen-Shanghai Steam Havigation, T. 20 grocer who has bought it these London China Coast St.. Nav. Co., Tim 101 nions honestly upon the subject at present counts and report have been before you, as the justice dealt one to Europeans by

retail carts being drawn up like an outor Hongkong Gas Co., 3073 fringe round the huge waggons which have Hougtong Hotel Co., $65 agitating the minds of the community, it published, for some days, and I have pleas

come from a distance. The retall carts China Suger Refining Co., $165 is much to be regretted that false and sure in now placing them on the table. You

then drive off to Belgravia, Tyburai, Chinese Imperial Lon, £108 almost loflammatory documents like that will observe that the return on contributions watch and chain from az eld resident in culto of thirty-one rooms at the Grand to the process goes on. The country wag- broad daylight to steal a valuable gold | The Shah of Persia occupies at Paris a Hempstead, or Pimlico, as it may be. And

of 1877, 2107 translated above should be handed about in 1878 amounted to 20 per cent, and a trife the Colony. The attempt seemed to me to Hotel, and has brought, they say, about geas are, as it were the warehouses; the

Temperature without check or contradiction. It over a quarter, 28.38, and that was in addis bo clearly proved to have been made on the forty asses of diamonds with him and two reengrocers' carte, the retail chopo į and would almost appear that some decided tion to the usual dividend, which amounted Fraya buat the Chinaman was allowed to or three hundred thousand pounds of gold Covent Garden market, Is, no to say, only (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premists,

go after a few freiovant questions, while to spend. But he does not the mach the counter where samples are exhibited

Queen's Hood.) kade of enlightening the leading Chinese to $368 a share, and $200 & share placed to the complainant was decus questioned and either of the gold or the diamonds. His Last of all, about 8 o'clock, when the wag.

HONGKONG, October 11, 1878.- examined as if he had been the delinquent. Incognito in a suit of black clothes, a soft geps bave probably disposed of their whole reddents should be adopted by the the reserve fund. The year 1872, the TeThere was another case, also, of a stolen hat and a pair of green spectacles. So freight, the police insist on their departure. BAROMETER~ 9

daten community, in order to remove we have now specialy to deal with, is en rifle, which was dismissed in a like sam dressed and solis, he went on Monday to The horses re-appens-God we whence i the misconceptions which have got abroad, open statement, and I am glad to say there mary manner. To whom are we to look to the Exhibition when every other decent and the outer range of carts telte their de

is represented in it a balance of $878,891 for protection and justice if not to those person went to the steeple-abase of Auteuil, parture. Then the cafts and waggons, to THERMOMETER 9 A.BY.... Bene ustrations of the mess adopted by Your Committes and the General Managers placed in authority over un, or had we better His Majesty was about to enter the Perelan which access is permitted by the departure gentlemen to play the red against recommend that there should be a distribu- not gather together all our valuables and pavilion in the Trocadero when the polles of those by which they had been hemmed and to on until white, in what has been within the last tion now made on behalf of 1877, and that hand them quietly over to a deputation man ba det aldYou can't enter to- on, start, in their tur

$60,000 should be carried to reserve fund from Chinese Thiavedom, and so save the day." Why Because the Shali is by 10 d'alock the approaches to Covent which will bring that and up to $210,000, bobbery" of these hyperuritical trials. coming down and probably would not wish Garden are as clean and unencumbered as the great jokes of the community to-day, leaving balance of $50,000 still das to

to non such a sut of a fellow as you fuade they ever are. Now, Lom what I have. pus in face of this unfortunato And|Ferding, Nathwon & Goy which 1878 wal |

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