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Ir is just possible that the Policofauthorities | temporary absence from the house. The are not apprised of the unusual raid that is prisoner admitted taking two of the pieces of clothing only. His Worship-ontenced at present being carried on against the door him to two months' imprisonment with handles, hell-pulls, and other places of hard labour. Ironmongery generally found outside of

THE NOTED WONG ASAσ, foreign houses. About a dozen or more of This man was charged with returning such complainte have reached us during the from banishment, which offenes he admit last few days, and it is difficult to under-ted. Dis Worship said that he could have dealt with the prisoner himself and given stand where a market dan be found for the him, 12 months' hard labour, bat as he products of such miserable thefts. If the thought there was some mistake in the Banishment Warrant, he would rather send the case to the Superior Court. The prisoner was accordingly committed for trial at the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court.

Police could only catch one or two of those contemptible pilferers, a sound lesson might be afforded them.

AURRESPONDENT in the Courier con-

THE CHINA MAIL.

ing themselves acquainted with the details of the work is maid to be daily increasing. A large quantity (three quarters of a million in) is reported by the Osaka Nippé to have been received in Koba from various districts during the month of January, the above mentioned company contributing seventy per cent. of the whole.

less; and that from Cape Bollman to Hongkong is 476 miles.

on the spot with their engines, as also was the Military from the Fort under Lieut- enants Moyers and Lyall. We regret we It is frightful to contemplate the mor- cannot say the same regarding the occa tality which has occurred in the province pants of the Barracks. Bofore any of of Doilo during the year 1878. The morthla sasiatance could have roached, how- tality in 1876 was something more than ewer, all that could be saved out of the 9,000, and in 1877 't increased to 13,214; building had been got out of it, and burn but during the year 1878, no less than the atracture did thereafter. It went off 29,042 persons died in that province. The like so much tinder, and before 2 a.in., the cause which tended to increase the death roof, ceiling and top gear was a thing of rate in such a large scale is worthy of the past, whilst below the process of de- some attention from the Government, and molition was almost completed by 4 a.m. Immediate steps must be taken prevent Of course there was a good deal of flicker- the recurrence of this sad result. Persuus ing and smouldering thereafter, and it is with great experience of this province have still going on. It was fortunate ladeed assured us that there is already Indications that the out buildings connected with it were that the present year will also prove to tiled and that the house was a detached be a calamitous one, because neither has one, an otherwise, there would have been a the last crop turned out so abundant as fearful conflagration--the neighbouring was expected, nor bave the people enough houses on the town side being mostly at- while at the same time they have not yet mark that for once the Police thoroughly quite recovered from the misery caused by did their duty and the small force of Mili- the calamity of last year.

tary that were presont deserve great praise for the manner in which they exerted them selves under remarkably disadvantageous circumstances,

near Livingstone Terrace. Fortunately, ditions. The number of persons there mak- | the leval of the res, la 420 milos more or there was a good supply of water at hand, and the flamer were extinguished before any material damage had been done.

The English Church Ilission will, we hear, be served with notion of action in the Wu-shih-sban case to-morrow. The defend. ante are, believe, entitled to an interval of twenty-four days between the date of serving notice and the hearing of the cause.

Daring Saturday night last and part of The fong-shal-ites are, we understand, Sunday this port was visited by a sovero gale about to publish another pamphlet arent from the North-west. At the height of the the Wu-shih-shan outmage. We at least blow, which occurred about noon, some hope it will be more trathful than their danger to the shipping was apprehended. former production. But in any case, state. The men of war had prepared for this. monta emanating from this respectable Most of them struck topgallant-masts and enteric of incendiarists should be properly yards, and they and the merchant steamers weighed and gifted. It is well-known that had steam up. No casualty occurred in the official inspirers of these barefaced harbour, however, with the exception of publications have a command of public trifling damage sustained by the little money which they fondly believe will schooner Tori, which dragging her anchors opinion (favourable to their nefarious de- with the English Hatoba. A few palings signs) amongst forelguera, and in this way were blown down in the Settlement and on defeat the ends of justice. In fact, they the Bluff, where also the roofs of some desire to influence the foreign mercantile houses, and a few verandahs suffered. The mind against missionaries; and then-sfter top of one verandah in a very exposed spot they have established a precedent case, was torn off, and carried by the wind across will come the deluge.

and over the roof, dislodging in its course a number of the tiles. At sunset the storm had subsided to a light breeze.

tradicls the statement lately made by the No. 60 Third Stroot was summoned upon enable them to create an unsound public] was brought for a time into partial collision money to support themselves with case, tap roofed. In conclusion we can only re-

DREAUX OF THE OPIUM ORDINANCE."

Wong Aho, a widow, residing in house the complaint of Kong Ato, an Excise Ulli- cer, for retailing prepared opium without a Heeuse. Sergeant Forry proved the execu- tion of a search warrant. He found in the defendant's house only two baskets of opiumi dross, and certain utensils which had recently contained prepared opium, as also some opiura smoking apparatus. The defendant in her defineu said that the Ex- cise Officer went to her house on the 10th instant and asked for the loan of an opium pipe with which he smoked opium in her houro, and that a man who came with

The Customs collection during February last at Manila, amounted to $80,186:17, against $112,974.30 same time last year, boing less this year by $82,789.22.

N. 0. D. News regarding the proposed Cotton mill, thus:-"Some one has been Boozing the the editor of the N. O. Daily News about the Cotton Co.'s affairs. I happen to know that the site sud premises of the factory have all been settled, and a large sum of money paid on account of machinery required, so that matters are not so desperate; nor are the promoters troubled about any article, however depre- clatory, appearing iu elther the N. C. Daily the Excise Officer began to break her box: illustrated with Bonga, was given in the ying ill in bed his house was broken into of the entertainment being intended for attending the loss of the British steamer

Fres or the Chinese papers."

she remonstrated with him, upon which's quarrel ensued. She denied all knowledge of the baskets of opium dross. The de- fendant could not bring evidence to support THE Shanghal Courier understands that her defence. His Worship inflicted & fino

NINGPO

March 6th. Last night an entertainment consisting of a lecture on "English Vocal Music general office of the Custom House, by Octavius Johnson, Esq., of H.B.M.'s Consular Service. He was supported by two talented ladies who have before render ed excellent service. As Mr Johnson had a great deal of singing to do, Mr Edmund

Japanese newspapers report an outrage committed upon Mr Sutton, R.N., in the employ of the Kaigunsho. While he was upon two occasions by a man masked and armed. As the intruder was disturbed he made away without stealing anything or

over the house to prevent the repetition of doing any injury. A guard has been set such an insult.

In the case J. Ph. Von Hemert es, John

The value of the merchandize subject to export duty exported during February Inst from Manila, amounted to $788,706.

A bull fight was arranged to take place at Cavite on the 9th March, the proceeda

LOSS OF THE “TAIWAN.” » FINDING OF THE COURT OF INQUIRY, A Naval Court was held at the British

Consulate at Amoy on the 6th and 7th March, to inquire into the circumstances charitable institution. Rumours say Taiwan. The Court was composed a that this entertainment will be followed follows:-Chal. Alabastor, H. M. Consul; shortly by another of a similar kiud at W. M. Carey, Lieut. R.N.; F. J. L. Thomas, Lient. RN.; George Simona, master Louise; Manils.

The trade at Loilo during the latter Charles Brown, master Inheritance; W. do half of 1878 has been somewhat brisk, as B. Steward, Clerk of the Court. The fol- can be seen by the return of duties collected

private despatch has been received in of $30 or one month's imprisonment, The Wheatley was requested to read the lecture Grigor, the jury gave a verdict for the by the Customs at that port, during the towing is the finding of the Court:-

Shanghat, announcing that the investiga. sions of the Committee at Was gton fe regard to the affairs of the United States Consulate here, have resulted in the vindica- tion of Mr Seward.

The same paper says it is stated that, as cons General Krijanosaky succeeds General Kaufmann in the Governorship of Turkestan, Ceutral Asis will be thrown open by the Russian authorities to Euro- peans, and the present prohibition against Englishmen passing beyond Orenburg will be removed.

defendant was unable to pay the fine was committed to Gaol.

GENERAL BUSINESS.

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The other cames before His Woss' tp were of a trivial nature and consisted chiefly of summonses issued at the instanes of the Inspectors of Mulaances for obstruction of Roadway &c.

CORRESPONDE NOE.

plaintif in the amount of $10,611,50, that is the amount claimed less $742.50 for 3 por cent. commission, and $357,00 anticipated legal expenses, without taking into con- sideration the value of the 18 bonds held by the defendant, worth $87.50 each, total $1,676,

above mentioned period:-On Imports, $8,992.72 was collected on Hxports, $26,519,71; on Navigation duty, $4,286,60; Confiscation, $6.40 making a total of $39,786.43 collected during 1878, as against 920,643.37 during the corresponding period

in 1:77.

for him. After a lively introductory speech Mr Whestley commenced the casay, which began by showing that there is a great love of muslo amongst the English people, although many deny that this is the case. Music, as now understood, may be said only to have come into existence in the 15th century, when it first appeared fa The Sunznoura Maru having encountered Italy. The music of the Contiental som-heavy weather, probably last Sunday's gaie, posers being written for the Romish Church,

was dismasted and disabled. The Takai was, on this account, too florid to suit the Mars, which left here last Wednesday, fell simpler tastes of the Protestants. Our in with her and brought har safely into early secular music consists mostly, of Oahimas, to which port the Niigata Mura bellada, of which "The Friar of Orders has been sent from Kobe for the purpose of Grey," was given as a sample. As a speci- towing her to Yokohama. men of a parely pastoral one, "Čome

HE. Kawamura and Mr Reed, M.P., leases and lade" was most admirably given arrived in Koba, on their return from the by lady amateur, followed by the entisenth, on the 16th ultimo. They proceeded

Hearts of Oak," "Jolly Young Water: for the purpose in the grounds of the Mint.wore severely wound d. A portion of the and "Drink to me only with thine eyes." and were entertained in a building provided

of the 14th February on a reet W.N.W. of That the Taiwan was lost on the morning Bird Island, lat, 23.44 N., long, 119.35 E.

usual ast of the onrrent to the Southward in the N. E. montcon not having been ex perienced on this occasion, the course having been shaped to allow for this when a slight ourrent to the Northward was afterwards found.

That the accident was attributable to the

ing greater efforts to ascertain his position That the master is to blame for not mak-. after nearly running his distance to Fisher Island by use of the patont log.

To the Editor of the " CHINA MAIL."

March 19, 1879, Six,- Who was St. Patrick? I was asked to-day by one of my friends, and from peculiar intonation of voice, I may be allowed to say that I have a very strong THE public notices of the new Silver Loan suspicion, that he hails from the Emerald / montal songs, "Once I loved a maiden fair," to Osaks on the afternoon of the same day manner, and six of the miscreante were to save the ship and cargo after the wreck.

have served as a "red mag" to Mr Riving ton of Shanghol, who it seems asserted In his last commercial publication that the translations of the documents had not been ccrtified by any one. The Courier contains a letter from Messrs E. Major and W. D. Spence which flatly contradicts Mr Rivington's assertion, the certificate having been given, after careful comparison of the translation, by the two gentlemen named. A statement also appears, on authority in the same paper, to the effect that the translations referred to by Mr Livington were the very copies certified to by Meters Major and Spence. On this occasion Mr Rivington has evidently scored a rather bad ricochet.

THE Overland China Mail, for to-morrow's Engilsh Mail (12 pp.), contrios;-

Editorial Articles,--Sir Thomas Wade, K.C.B., The Chamber of Commerce and Trade Routes, The Multiplicity of Mr Hennessy's Schemes, Municipal Matters in Shanghai and Hongkong, Statistics of Crime, The Chamber of Commerce Meet. ing, Depression of Trade, The River Steamers, and Current Topics.

General Articles,-Chinese Notes, Gong- kong Civilian Amateur Athletic Sports, Report on the Police Force and Crime, Another Seizures at Manila; On the Wuh. Shih-Shan Affair, Lights on the Japanese Coats, Meetings, Amoy Beading Room for Chinese, The Chinese Insurance Com- pany Limited, Coroner's Inquest, Manila, Loss of the Taiwan, The Steambost Rave to Tientsin, Latest Reuter's Telegrams, Supreme Court, Polics Intelligence, The Impropriety of Deriding the Chinese Peo- ple, Chinese British subjects, Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-in Liquide tion, Spirit of the Native Press, Macao, Canton, Commercial Summary, Corret pondence, Miscellaneous, Shipping Intelli- ge205.

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Isle, and as I don't, I thought his quation rather strange. Bure, says 1, you know that very simple and elementary Bio- graphical question; and if you don't, you palpin, you deserve to be sent back to

Who came of decent people,

He built a church in Dublin town

5.

And on it put a steeplo

His father was a Gallagher,

His mother was a Brady,

man," and the "British Grenadiers," having been selected as types of the naval rendered in a spiritod and highly effective and military songs of England, were sobool again. 1 told him, however, that

St. Patrick was a gentleman, (a Sooich-parison between the old and modern schools manner. After instituting a short com- man),

of English vocal music, came Arthur Sullivan's lullaby "Birds In the Ni,ht," while the Malateer's Song," from the "Rone of Castile," which was encored, brought the entertainment to a close, Great praise was due to the accomplished lady whose excellent accompaniments gon. evening. A bearty vote of thanks wan tributed so much to the success of the tendered to the ladies and gentlemen who had furnished such an fatellectual treat to our Ningpo community.--Courier,

His aunt was an O'Shaughnessy,

His unclean O'Grady.""

The above quotation I gave from me mory, and therefore may not be quite

correct.

I then referred to the Peerage Burke's (not Edmund's), and could Bud nothing bearing ou the subject..

I found subsequently that there was a good deal of evidence in favour of him being a native of Scotland, baving been. born in a small village on the banks of the Clydo. I am glad that Scotland gave such

a reformer to Ireland,

But Mr ditor, can you enlighten me on the following, Whother is it the birth or death of St. Patriok which I am invited to celebrate at the Reception to be held at Government House on Monday next 2 Had St. Gaurgo or St. Andrew been in the question, I might have been more clear on the subject.

Yours,

China

AMOY.

WHO'S WHO.

It seems that when the German corvette Freya came into port on the 17th Deo. last, she slightly touched a fishing boat, Which was anchored in the fair way and had no one on deck, all handa belog below aslerp, tore some nets, and broke one of the floating spars to which the nets are attached. The fisher sued the Commander for exorbitant damages in the Consulate, but ultimately accepted a spar and a coil of rope, as advised by the Chinese official who inspected the damaged articles.

Japan. (Gazette.)

corvette Tsukuba Kuan, left Shinagawa for Yesterday, the 3rd instant, the Japanese Singapore,

The Japanese war vessel Niishin Kwan is expected to leave Yokohama for Singapore on or about the 10th instant,

A survey between Takasaki of Gumba men and Tokie has been commenced for expenses are estimated at 490,000 yen the purpose of constructing a railway. The

Ramour saya that this cost will be defrayed out of the National Leau.

H. E. Takazaki, Governor of Okayama Ken, established an earthenware manufac tory in the 7th year of Meiji (1876) for the purpose of employing the Bhizoku of that Eed. The business has been more success ful than was expected, owing to the skill of the officers in charge and of the manufas turers. Some of the earthen ware manufac tured in that establishment was sent to the Paris Exhibition, where some places which originally cost seventeen yen were sold for fifty yen. Thus great credit having been gained among foreigners for this ware, Dow many orders are sent by foreign residents at Kobe and Yokohama and the establish. mont is now working to greater advantage

than ever.

The next two days were devoted to showing Mr Beed the lions of Osaka,

was lately presented by the Emperor of The Chinese Minister resident in Japan,

8,000 kwen (or 280 kohu) of rice, in reward Cbins with an annual pension, for life, of for his meritorious services (?)

It is said that the men-of-war Hiyei- Kean and Hongo-Kwan are now making preparations for a voyage to Loochoo. It is rumoured that this is for the purpose of protecting the Japanese on the Islands, until the ultimate reply from the Heno, to Matsuda Michiyati, is received. It is also the message recently delivered to him by reported that half a regiment of the garrison troops, now stationed in Kagoshima, will proceed in the Hiyei,

Kurushima, a nobleman, aged 25, residing at Shin-machi, Shiba, Tokio, was murdered on the night of 23rd ultimo, at his residence by one Bunnosuke, a former servant of his, The murderer afterwards killed the noble- persons. Thinking that he had done about man's mistress and wounded soma three enough mischief for one night he then shot himeslf in the throat and died on the spot.

George Thompson, who wounded Ensign Uyeraura at the Horse rages on the occasion | of the eclebration at the Shokonsha Temple, on the 27th January, has been sentenced to at Tokio. 14 days' imprisonment by the British Consul,

At about 7.30 o'clock on the evening of Wednesday a band of armed thievos en tored, a house, in the parlah of Jolo, occupied by one Agustina Iguacio, where they succeeded in making away with a large sum of money and over $1,000 value in jewellery, The Civil Guard of the place on hearing of the attack hastened to the spot, but the robbere resisted and Gred on the guards. The officers of the pesos returned the compliment in the same brought down, three shot dead and three

stolen property was found on the persons of the prisoners. committed by two boats manned by 17 men A piratical attack is said to have been

Bacoor, on the morning of Friday, between on savan fishing boats, off Paranaque or 2 and 3 o'clock in the morning. The fishermen all escaped with their lives by swimming, save one, who was drowned, having recolved a cut on the head. Tho pirates sunk all the fishing boats.

A letter from Sooloo gays that on the 9th ultimo, a Moro-one of those fanatics who occasionally run amok-armed wih a lance two infantry soldiers, severely wounding went into the market plass, where he killed two others, an engineer, and a corporal of the navy belonging to the war schooner Santa Filomena, who died from the effects of the wound on being taken on board, without having time to receive medion aid; but the murderer almost immediately paid the penalty with his life at the hands of a cosman belonging to the gunboat Paragua. The British barque Maid of Judah arrived at Maulia on the 8th March tromi Takow with a general cargo.

The British barque John Nicholson left Manila for Queensland on the 8th March.

The freight settlements at Manila up to the 8th March are as follow-French barque Madagascar, for Cadiz to order, 400 tons coffee and 160 tone hemp, at pri- The Aikokasha (Patriotic Society) of vate rates. Br. bq. Flying Spur, for Lon. Osaka, it is said, contemplate starting a don, 700 tons dry sugar at E1.10 per ton, newspaper shortly, and parties have arrived and hemp at £2. Brit. ship George in Tokio to purchase the necessary plant, Thompson," for London, 900/1000 tons A special mosting of the Society will be held dry sugar, at. £1 10 per ton, and hemp about the middle of March. Agencies will at $2 a £2.26. Brit, ship Elizabeth be opened in fourteen different kons. The Nicholson, for Liverpool, 860 tons wet number of members now on the roll of the sugar at 1.12.6 per ton, and asks £25 for society is said to be 18,700.

hemp, British barque Maid of Judah, for Sydney, with China sugar, she requires hemp to complete her cargo.

A letter recently received from Kioto says, that a building in the temple ground of Kon-via-ji hus been elegantly fitted up for the accommodation of Mr Reed and his son.

The Nichi Nichi Shimbun has issued the first number of a monthly market review for

the use of merchants. It is called the Soba Küter Getsupi.

ment, we learn that from July 1877 to June From the returns of the Telegraph Depart- 1878, there were despatched over the wires 1,046,442 message in all, for which was From received $343,017.44.

A raid on a Chinese gambling house was made a few nights ago, resulting in the capture of seventy-one persons. what we can learn it appears the Japanese detective foros received Information that a large meeting of gamblers was to take place

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Singapore.

The Colonial schooner Horsburg is, the Times regrets to learn, a complete wreck,

will be successful. How a schooner, whose efforts which are being made to raise her little hope being entertained that the

We learn that the Chinese authorities

captain should be quite cognisant of the Hapon & Co.'s Weekly Shipping Report, were, in consequence of this occurrence, asked to fasuo orders to the fishermen for

existence of all the dangers which threaten Fagoda Anchorage, 8th March, 1879 :—

bidding them

Tessela around the harbour, should have lay their nets or anchor in

The following has been extracted from come to grief on the "Cyrene" Shoal is a Arrivals During the Week-March 1, the fair way of steamers, and ordering them

the report of the Customs Bureau of the mystery; the official inquiry which doubt- Winlow, from Amoy 1, Herman, from to exhibit flags or other marke, wherever

Finance Department, giving the total Im-less will be held into the circumstances of Amoy; 1, Douglas, from Hongkong else they might place their fishing stakes on a certain night; and a large force of porta and Exports, at all the open ports her stranding may probably thre some

and boats, so that the fishermen would constables was stationed at the various from 1st July to 31st December, 1878. plainly understand, that no daims for approaches to the house. Tan detectives Value of Imports

Ught on the matter, Yen 15,562,439.86

The Pinang Gazette of the 28th instant damages by collisions would be allowed coptrived to gain admission into the room,

Exports.. 37 unless these preosn fons bad heen adopted where about two hundred persons were

,, 14,560,616,32 gives the following account of the fire in by them.

Pinanz on the 26th ultimo which destroyed assembled. The detectives' prosence Boon Excess of Imports over

·Sane Bousi :---- became known, and a precipitate retreat of

Exporte

Yen 1,001,924.34 The slumbers of the inhabitants of Pe the gamblers was the result. As they

nang were disturbed at about 1245 am. rusted out of the house they fell into the Total amount of Customs hands of the constables.

yesterday by the alarming cry of "fro," revenue received Seventy-one were arrested in this way. As a constable Amount of Gold and Sil-

1,280,843.92 and one required no information as to the direction of the conflagration, for the was leaving the house a large basket was in

ver Coin and Bullion his way he gave it a kick, knocked it

greater portion of the town was illumipated exported

Fon 8,082,702.05 by the glare from it, so people had only to over, and up jumped a Chinaman, who was

do. imported Yen 1,367,161.28

steer a direct course in the direction of Communication between the central Police Northam Road to fetch the scene, which quickly secured,

Btation in Sakaicho, the Prison in Tobe, and turned out to be "Sans Souci," the real Kanagawa, has already been made complete Bank, and by the time the earliest appeared the Police stations in Takashimacho and denos of the Manager of the Chartered by means of the Telephone. It is now on the basne it was evident that all hopes rumoured that communication, by the name of saving the building itself were at an end. the Bluff, Negishi and Matenkagecho

Manila,

Tah Yew, from shaghal; 3, Vale of Nith, from Shanghal; &, Europe, from Shanghat; 6, Kwangtung, from Hongkong.

Departures During the Week.-Marok 4. Douglas, for Hongkong; B, Hermann, for Newchwang 1 6, Tah Yew, for Shang- A proclamation containing the rules bat

naked for was issued on the 8th day of the Shipping in Port.-Ling Fong, Shel-12th moon (81st December,) but as the Brake, Anton Gunther, Willie, Window, captains reporting themselves at the Con. Hermann, Vale of Nith, Europe, Kwang sulato had never seen any of those signale nor had found the fair way lesa obstructed than formerly, the authorities have again been communicated with, and have promised that the owners of fish shops shall be in structed to explain to the fishermen with whom they bare dealings, what is required The blow on Saturday night and Sonday of them, and fresh proclamations or the morning was, we believe, the strongest ever subject will be posted.

Captains could greatly assist the efforts experienced at this time of the year in ping, if they reported each saze of non- not great, belog confined for the most part compliance with the above regulations, that to injury to fencor and platter work. The Protestant Church probably suffered the most, the injuries to the roof being so seri

Police Intelligence. (Before C. V. Creagh, Esq.) 14th March, 1879.

LAROKKÍBA,

Yen

U Aha, a coolie, was convicted of stealing made to remote this obsárnation to shin Kobo, The damage done was fortunately means, is to be extended to the stationa on Bow the fire originated can only be con

home fish value for about 100 cash, from Labeat on the beach at Tow-ms-ti, early

on the morning of the 13th instant. When comes to their notke, to their respective arrested, prisoner was found to have had s Consulates, -Gasettel

FOQUROW

(Herald, Marok 6th.)

That further care ahould have been taken to save the passengers' baggage. Taiwan was very slackly attended to..

That the heaving of the log on board the

That the captain rande every endeavour

The Court reprimands the master- unds

returns him bla cortificate.

No blame appears to attach to the other officers or crew.

of the Court and the nautical assessors be

· The Court further orders that the Clerk

allowed the usual fees.

HB.M. Consulate, Amoy, 7th March, 1879.

COMMERCIAL. ---

March 14. Sabesquent to the dispatch of last mail the rates for Bengal Opium stiffened and advanced, by the concentration of the stocks. supply lower rates were accepted, and sub- Upon the receipt, however, of the month'n' sequently both descriptions have been dealt in on still easier terms, The bulk of the fortnight's business has been done singo the arrival of the steamers. The present quota- tions are $575 $8774 for Patun, and $5173 to $500 for Benures.

The receipts for the month, so far, show an aggregate of 3,761 chests, against 3,974 chests to the corresponding date last year.. During the interval noder notice some 900 besta have been taken by the local bon- sumers, against a similar quantity at the

responding period last year. This, with the exportations, leaves the available supply computed at 2,000 chests, against 4,600 cheste same time last year, "Of this, last quantity 1,100 chests were Benares, of which Find the present stook comprises 800 chests.

Quotations.

HONGKONG, March 14, 1879. OPIUM-New Patna, cash....$575

credit,

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Old Patza, cash,...

credit,-

New Banaren, cash, D50

credit,

credit,

Old Benares, cash,

"

New Malwa, cash, 800

oredit, Allowance Tools, Old Malwa, cash,

oredit, 800 Allowance Task, Exchange.

Bank, Wire, ...

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30 days' sight, 6 months' sight, Credits, Documentary, 6 months' sight, India, Wire

demand,... Shanghat, demand,

80 days" sight,

254

8/61 8/09

3/7 a 3/7

726

73

Bar Silver, 17 dwts. B., Syoce,

300

109

Mexicana,

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내 줄있다

28.80

45.59

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Gold Leaf, 09h touch. Sovereigns,

Shares.

Hongkong Bank, 41 % prom Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,480 North China Ins. Co., Tls, 1,800- Obina Traders' Ins. Co., $1,400 Yangtze Ins. Asoc., Ths. 715 Chloése Lorazance Co., $290. H, K. Fire Ins. Co., $750 China Fire Ins. Co., $169

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H. K. & W. Dock Co., 8% prota, jectured from the fact that, at about 10.80

H.K. Q, & M. Si-bost Co., 36 dis. p.m. on the 28th, some fireworks were let

Shanghai Steam Navigation, Els. 17 off, viz a fire balloon in front of the house;

Obfua Coast St. Nav, Co., Tls, 146° ous that the building was rendered unsor (Translated from our Manila Exchanges) proached the roof; a rocket was subse It floated away hillwards and never ap

Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Inife in his possumion, which he threw

Ficeable. The usual Sunday services were

Hongkong Botel Co., $65 away. He was identified as having; been

conducted in the Municipal Hall, the piano

The Passita of the 1st March contains quently let off on the seaside of the build-

Chian Sugar Refining Co., $126, es div. convicted in 1870 of having possession of

Chinese Importal Loan, £113, cum int burglarious implements. His Worship zen.

belonging to the Choral Society being called the condition of tenders for the laying ing, which careered high above one corner into requisition, in place of the harmonium

of the building, Some droppings from this

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of 1877, £110, 25 2001 CE tenced him on this occasion to six months?

The Chinese Revenue Cruiser Ling Fing We have no damage to report in the habour down of the submarine telegraph cable to may have fallen on the building but nothing

Temperature Imprisonment, the first and last 34 days of fo at present undergoing extensive repairs, but hear that a vessel was for some time sonnet Manila with Hongkong, which more ever could have reached the zoof which to be in solitary confinement and the under the superintendence of the Foochow in jeopardy from the force of the wind, tendera were to be closed on the 12th ultime About two hours after, however, it was (Taken at Messys Enlooner & Do's Premises, reat with hard labour, and further, on the Dook Company

Queen's Road) although fairly-well ballasted. The Grow

discovered that the North East corner was day previous to bia release from Gaol, to Mr Tong-King Bing the manging were standing by, we are told, ready to cut at Madrid, ond the Bows of the rentals of on fire, and steps were immediately taken

HomeRare, March 14, 1870. be exposed publicly for elx hours in the director of the China Merchant's Steam sway the masts if necessary, but fortunately which will probably reach here in the to extinguish it by the inmates, Mr Ten-

9.80.100 Navigation Company, who lately arrived the occasion did not arise, and the ship Rene Mercedes, expected here on the touring with the small quantity of water naut (one of them) mounting it and endea. Cheung Asam, a coolio, was sent to two here from Shanghal on an official visit, left suffered no damage. Even na we write the second fortnight of the present month, if that could be banded up to him from below months hard labour for stealing 68. Pri per Tah Your yesterday:

weather is far from nettled, and we seem to sober was on a visit to a friend, and taking H. E. Ting Jih-chang, the Imperial Com- have got the equinoctial gales considerably not previously antiofinded by a telegram, to check the progress of the flames. This was

daantage of his friend's absence in the mistioner charged with the settlement of the in advance this year.—Hiogo Netla.

The table is according to the stipulations on found to be a useless task, the roof being kitelem to make tea for him, took the Wa obibahan case, la we regret to hear

an attap one; the furious elementsoon took money which he found on the table,

seriously indisposed. He wal, We under

(Mall, Mar. 1.)

of the tendere, to be laid from the western | charge and defied all attempts to stay its Tam Aisay another coolie, a follow-stand, visited by Doctor Stewart on Tues- The preparation of black tea is being coasts of Luzon (Uspe Bojeador or Cape progress, Mr Marshal, the Accountant Lodger of one Tong Schting, a gardener day lat.

steadily developed in Osaka, where the

of the Bank, gave the alarm at the nearest thought proper to relieve his friend et A fire occurred last evening in the block itent Bassan waisha has a menntastory Bolinse) to Hongkong. Thadistance from Palles station, and it is but fair to say that dya please of clothing during bis fuiend's) of Chineng houses on the Ojstoms Road, I already extenure, but which requires não Capa Bojender to Hongkong, taken from

Bicake.

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