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No. 1014. APRIL 7, 1879.)

Tum now which reached town anent the loss of the A. S. N. Co.'s steamer Ocean, appears to be very indefinite, and it is therefore a yet premature to suppose her lost. The agents here have not been in formed of her loss, nôr.baya ang of the Insurance Offices, and the telegram which reached bis-on Saturday to the Chinese Shippers would appear to refer more par, ticularly to the cargo,

Two inquests were held this afternoon at the Civil Hospital, before the Curuner, C. V. Creagh, Haq., and a Jury comprising Messrs G. G. Robinson, J. M. Robertson, and J. G. dos Remedies. The first was on the body of a Chinoman, named Tong Akok, aged 26 years, who died from the effects of opium poisoning. A verdict of suicide whilst in an unsound state of mind was zeturned,

The ssond inquest was on the body of a female child aged two years and older monthe, named Arack. Mah, who was ac oldentally killed by the fall of a grating. The decsued was daughter of Indian con- stablo No. 628 who is attached to the Har bour Master's Office, and lives on the pre- missa The child was playing about in the ⚫bout-boues, and a grating which was lying against the wall fell upon her, atriktag hor bead; abe died about two hours later, The Jury returned a verdiot of accidental death.

office.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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ing saloon was charged with detaining two young women, who desired to quit his service. A few years ago, it was a common practice to employ young women as at tendants at opium shops, bat the evils became so great that it was interdicted. The accused is also called on to answer dis obedience of that command.

indeed, to assist the general community, so rabbits down managed also to save a half far as is in his power. This is a very eatle bottle of brandy, which they proceeded at factory feature in a lending official, as I once to dispose of. Capt. Denne, as soon regret to be obliged to state most of the as he saw how some of those men were be Government gentlemen here look upon having, ordered a striot watch to be kept, trade as a valgar calling, and its emissaries and one of the blue jackets wan marsh as a class of common people whom it is noted off with a bottle under his shirt. the "correct" thing to acknowledge, or, if The adjoining houses were never in danger so, only to admit to the charmed circle in a thanks to the plentiful supply of water and

(N.-6. Daily News.) Passive sort of way. Mr Douglas was a the rain. We believe that the stock was good Colonial Secretary in many ways; he insured in the Imperial Fire office and We hear that a meeting of British sub- was ever courteous and fall of promise. Me the block, which belongs to Wo Hang, is joots of Chinese descent, was held on Sunday Ocell Smith, while meeting every one fairly also insured, but we have not heard in what at the Fong-hing-hong, to consider their promises little, bat performa a great deal.

position in reference to the question of their He is an excellent dobator, too, a fluent

registration by H. M. Consuls, without the speaker, and, I should say, altogether a A correspondent writes:—I don't know adoption of European dress. The question the we understand was fully discussed, and that man of the world and of sound common whether it struck every one sense, who will assuredly make his mark in same light, but the fire yesterday had, it was decided to raise funds to text the point the solonial effical world. Why Mr Pope to me something grand and novel in a Court of Law. About Tla. 2,500 were Bonnessy, who certainly does possess some about it. The roar of the flames and the subscribed in the room, and applications, It of the proscience of genius, did not admire crackling of burning timbers, the plash of is enid, are to be made to the Dutports for Mr Smith's qualifications for official work I the rain, the dense masses of black clouds further support. fail to see; probably the energetic governor rolling in, portending an approaching felt that in Hong Kong, Hke Brentford, one severe squall, the hurrying to and fro of excited and half drowned human beings, king was sufficient at a time.

their cries and cheers, the orders and counter orders, the click of the pumpa, and BOOKED FOR HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI the steady puff of the steam engines, com Per M. M. Sindh, from Marseilles, March prised a soone rarely witnessed here. Add 9:--Mr Dubois, Mr A. Bickling, Mr W.J. to all this the ships lying in the Harbour Robinson, Mr Silverlock, jun.for Hongkong-and the hills all around being gradually M. ML. R. MacKellar, har Rowley Miller, enveloped in gloom as the squall approached, Mr W. G. Gordon, Mr Brand, Mr R. H. the cenasional flashes of lightning followed Percival, Mr Nool Smith, Mr F. Evans, by the roar of Heaven's artillery, and you Mr R. Kukl, Mr W. Turner, Mr F. Share & soene of solemnity and ove Descon, Mr Buissonnett, Mr Debick, Mr Kissola, for Shanghai.

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l'er M, M. steamer Iraouaddy, from Mar- soilles, March 23-Me, Mra and Miss Richardson, Mr Charles Kahu, Mr G. Slade, Mr Young, Mr Munro, for Hong kong. Mr Bretschneider, Mr and Mra W. Welle, for Shanghai.

Per M. M. Tigre, from Marseilles, April 6-Mr Brackenbridge, for Shanghai.

For P. & O. steamer Pera, from Brindisi March 3-Mr H. Beazeley, for Shanghai. Per P. & O steamer Poonah, from GENERAL Grant Brrived at Singapore on Southampton, March 6-Mr T. B. Elliott, the 1st iust, and, prosesding to Shanghai Mr E. O. Stewart, Mr Crocker, Mr Tilley

(from Brindisi), Mr G. M. Byers, Mr. W. by way of Siam, Hongkong, and the coast. Thomson, Mr W. L. Bunter; (from porte, he may be expected here at an Venice), Mr Oliver, Mr F. W. Thomas, for early date. The Governor will probably Mr and Mrs F. Mayor, Mr and Mrs Blair, Hongkong, Mr H. Dale; (from Venice), be absent from the Colony, and Mr Marsh (from Brindisi), Mr R. Anderson, for Shang will discharge the duties and privileges of bal Government House. We have not heard yet of any national or public entertainment to be given in honor of the General, bu it cannot be supposed for a moment that the occsel will be allowed to pass without something being done to mark the vielt of tho illustrious American,the, friend and saviour of his country as statesman and Gonsal, and one likely to occupy again at me distant date the "proudest and highest position the citizen of a free country has ever attained or can attain," a position he previously Alled for several

years,

Southampton, March 20-Mr A. J. Lind

Per P. & O, ateamer Kashgar, from wer, for Hongkong. Mr Hearn, for Shang hal.

ampton, April 3-Mr and Mrs G. Brown, Per P. & O, steamer Decean, from South for Hongkong, bir and Dirs Pirkls, and two children, for Shanghai.

FIRE ON THE PRAYA. Yesterday, Sunday, afternoon, fire broke out about four o'clock at the shipohandler's store on the Prayu, occupied by Messrs T. Anthony & Co. The fire-bell was sung

Police Intelligence.

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Two gambling houses, No. 6 and No. 8 Square Street, were in full swing when the police entered yesterday. The first men- tioned was provided with a strong trap door, which they were unable to force; but entering by way of the roof they were able to arrest fire men. One of these proved to be the keeper of the hell," and to-day he was therefore fined $200, with the alternative of six months' hard labour. At No. 8 twelve were arrested. There was no trap door hers, and the palice were thus enabled to take them unawares. Several, however, escaped, amongst whom was the keeper. One of those arrested was fined $oo for frequenting charged, and the others were fined $2 each, a publia gambling house, two were dis with the usual alternative of imprisonment,

Buergetic steps are being takes to resus cltate the defonet Shanghai Yacht Club.

The Chief Justice, George French, Eaq., will shortly proceed to Faochow, to try the case aising out of the Woo-shib-shan affair. Ramoura are golag about that a split has taken place amongst the promotes of what is known as the native Cotton Mill scheme. The Cantonese merchants and gentry inte. rested in the consern are reported to have sccoded, and have bought the estate known sa Dow's Wharf, on the banks of Hwangpoo, fór Tis. 32,0 0, with a view of starting a Cotton Manufacturing Mill on their own ac count.Native Tes merchants and brokers, assisted by a foreign hong, ary said to be trying to get up the concern.

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what in rear, While this movement was Mauder puts the case so plainly and quotes being effected, the attack of the enemy anthorities so well entitled to a respectfal became fully developed, and it is described hearing, that, we need not weaken the as resembling a huge borse shoe, rapidly force of his statement and quotations by contracting in size, and drawing in towards any further argumont or array of figures, but the points, so as to take the ultimate form we may remark that, putting aside for the of an oval. My informant does not profese moment considerations of high morality, to be quite clear with regard to the though we value such considerations, and part which was being played by the soldiers are prepared to support them on suitable all this time, but he states that he heard occasions, we lay atress on this outstanding very little artillery discharge, and from the act that English industry is practically shut position where Colonel Durnford made his out from the market which of all others final stand, he saw the rod jackets engaged poems to offer the greatest possibilities of at close quarters with the enemy on the increase and expansion; and this not from high ground to the left of the camp, which any unwillingness on the part of the Gov- had been forced on all sides. First he raw ernment or people of China to receive our the gang taken, then he beard the rally manufactures, bat through the calamitous sounded, and a few moments later there operation of a monopoly which exists for the rushed past the hill upon which he was still sake of bringing in revenue to the Indian holding out, a mingled crowd of red jackets exchequer. The purchasing power of China and aable warriors, the latter wearing a seems paralysed by the Opium trade, whilst zonrlet feather as the sole adornments of the Indian budget rests upon a busis which their persons. Fursuers and pursued had must give way the moment China is strong aliko coat away their guns, and their was enough to assort herself. We take the liberty no noise but the dull tramping of the flying to suggest that your Chamber might with fest, and a piercing shriek whenever the propriety memorialise the Government on aseegal of a Zulu was plunged into the back this grave subject, and urge upon them the of his broked and helpleas foe, In the first necessity of providing for the contingency excitement of the pursuit some of the camp a failure in the opium revenue. The three followers and native auxiliaries, us foet of great Powers in Asin at this mement are foot as the enemy, succeeded in effecting the Goverments of England, Russia, and their engage. A low of the Europeaus who Chins. May it not be well, looking to were well mounted siso broke through, and future contingencies, to strengthen the even one or two of the red jackets, were friendly relations of the first and last named successful in running the gauntlet, amongst Power --J. G. Barclay, F. A. Beyan, John them Lieutenant Smith Dorzien, who was Deacon, R. N. Fowler, E. Brodie Hoare, the champion runner of his University a James E. Mathieson, Henry Sykes Thornton few years ago. The men of the 24th Regt. J. Herbert Tritton, London privata bankers," are said to have literally mowed down the➡L, and C. Exprese. enemy as their ammunition lasted, but, by some fatality or other, they could not get

It has been suggested as an act of inter- national courtesy that some notice should be taken by the foreign residents of Shanghai fresh ammunition, and the Zulus simply THE AFFAIRS OF CHARLES SHAW of the return of His Excellency Kwo to overwhelmed them by shear force of num

AND CO. China. His Excellency during his residence bere. Seeing that the enemy discarded his In pursuance of proceedings instituted in England made many friends by the affegons almost from the very beginning, and by Mr Charles Shaw, of Copthall-court, bility of his disposition, and so far paved came on with nothing but the short stab Throgmorton-street, London, China mer the way for an improvement in the political bing, assegal, the laughter for a few chant (trading in London and Liverpool relations of China and Europe. It is in sgonising moments must have been terrific, the interest of all that our relations should for brave men, especially when desperate, cease to partake of the strained nature into do not resign life without a aupreme effort which events have forced them; and an ex- at self-defencs. What the assualties were tension of such civilities as can be extended upon either side it is yet impossible to say, by the foreign communities of Chins, would but the number of Europeans who escaped which exists for more friendly intercourse,lowers and native auxillaries to the number at all evente tend to show the disposition.nnot have exceeded a score. Camp fol aboat 200 bave since turned up, and, ao cording to the most recent official appro- ximation, the total of the losses was nearly 1800, including 53 officers of all arms, 740 European non-commissioned officers and men, 300 men of the 1st Native Regiment,

foll to plunder, obtaining the 400 oxen, and and 200 drivers, leaders, camp followers. When the camp had been taken the enemy the loss of 102 waggons containing commis. sariat stores, alone amounted to 60,000t, More than this, the colours of the 24th formed a part of the capture, and what is still worse, it is reported that the whole of the rifles, amounting in all to nearly 1300, with about 250,000 rounds of ammunition, have been carried off. I have been unable to discover that the tents were struck by

THE DISASTER AT ISANDULA.

FULL DETAILS FROM BYE WITNESSER,

The details which follow appear in the

Leung A-min, a fishmonger, was charged from the person of Mrs Sarah Akew. He on remand with snatching a pair of earrings said that the charge was false and that for personal spite against the accused, Pang nesses to testify against him. This was of Friday, the 28th, and are probably later Alui, the detective, had got the two wit-third edition of the London evening papers

not believed, of contes, and Mr Creagh sen tenced prisoner to six months' imprisonment, or fuller than the reports which have come the first and last two weeks to be in soliste band by the home papera of most of our tary confinement, the rest with hard labour, and further, ordered him to be publicly ex- posed in the stocks for six hours.

readers. They are chiefly extracted from the Cape Argus, the special correspondent of which says:

Isandalwapa, the place to which Lord Che msford advanced his camp after leaving

under the firm of "Charles Shaw and Co.” and at Yokohama under the style of "* Shaw and Cow' and at Shanghai, in copartnership with Alfred Adolphus Krauss, William Woolly King, and Christopher Nicholson, under the firm of "Shaw, Bipley, and Co."), 21at inst. at the offices of Mease Price, a meeting of his creditors was held on the

Waterhouse, and Co., London, Mr Durant (of the arm of Durant and Co.) presiding. The Chairman called upon My Waterhouse, the accountant appointed, by the debtor with the sanction of the principal creditors, to read the statement of affairs.

also that even though the assets were Bo Waterhe use then read the statement of the affairs of Mr Shaw on Jan. 81, 1870, stating small they were of very uncertain value, a large proportion of them consisting of pro perty in China. The following is a sun- mary of the statement Unsecured credi. tore as par list. £43,895; creditors fully se- oured, £19,649, less estimated value of securities, £20,069, leaving a surplus to contra of £519; creditors possibly secured, £117, 888, lose estimated valve of securities,

Mr

We may mention that at Shanghai, been falling all day, at intervals, and was ment, and one bag for family use, he er- within the enemy's country. By those practice; but there appears to be no doubt to the unsecured creditors. Then there

every confidence the general community here would be glad to join in any celebra- ion, but the initiative clearly enough rests either with the Government, as has been recoguised in Singapore, or with the Americans resident here, or the Consul of that country our lustrious visitor so adorna. Considering the number

of American amungat us it will say very little for their patriotism of they do nothing

at this time.

Faox the Army Estimates for the ensuing year, just published, we take the following

Items:-

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* battalica of infantry, 901 of all ranks two companies of a native regiment, 176; 18 of the Army Hospital Corps total, 1,217. (Ab the che of saat year the toral strength in Hongkong was 1,025.) The votes for the Lascars for and Ceylon pre-A bavildar-in jor, 16. 3. per anuum; two havildars, 6s

8d. each; a bugler, 816 14. 7. for naicka, £18 bs. each; 80 privates, £16 14s, id. each; total, annual pay, 1,617 168, 10d, Tro companies at above strength, £8,035 1. 3d

rest with hard labour.

fourteen days in solitary confinement, the There were also the following conviction, for larceny, Chau A-kem and In A-tos

weeks' hard labour.

Leworthy and George Capel, the first two Daniel Shay, Thomas Yater, William seamen and the last two marinos H. M. 8. Sheldrake, stragglers, ordered to be sent on

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were other liabilities as shown by the list, amounting to £815; and there was also dus

Quotations. HONGKONG, April 7, 1879. OPIUM.-New Patna, osah........$557)

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cash,... Now Benares, cash, 635 Old

cash, →→→ New Malwa, credit, 760

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Old Malwa, oredit,

Chung Ayan, a lahonger, was convict od of swindling. He had apparently gone about his work in a rather clumsy way. "Enter ing the rice shop of a man at Seringpoon, and

dered thrce bags of rice; of these two were who know the locality, confirmed by one of that the enemy, having pillaged the waggons sent by coolies to a boat to which a friend the aurvivors of the recent battle, the

of the whole of the portable contents, loaded where he cannot be expected for something then falling very heavily, few people seemed like a month yet, a public mesting has to think that either the slushy state of the of accused's accompanied them, whilst encampment is said to have been formed up the remainder, tento and all, eet the to creditors for rent, rates, and wages. already bun held at the Lyceum Theatre to roads or the severity of the weather should Chung A-yau, led the way to his family at a most unsuitable epot, in a valley 80 entire train alight, and then disappeared in (deducted from assets), £248, and Habilities mansion, there to deposit the other bag and confined se to limit the full range of the various directions, some going towards the on bills discounted, which were not expected consider the arrangements for his reception prevent them from witnessing what pro as he said, pay for the sum total of his pur-rifles, and presenting insuperable obstacles King's Kraal, others down the river, and to rank against the estate for dividend, and entertainment, while he is there, the mised to be a considerable conflagration, base. Before the house was reached, how-to the murements of cavalry. It is further the remainder taking the road to Rorke's £658. There were also the Hablities to guest of haul-General Bailey, We have The signal of the fire-bell, and the dense ever, if there was any house to go to, he gave stated that the waggons were not drawn up Drift, where they made a persisent attackereditors, eo far as ascertained, of Shaw, the ocolie leg-bail. He was pursued and with a view to defence, but ranged anyhow on the encampment of the 1-24h Regiment, Ripley, and Co. Shaughat, as a partner fo volumes of smoko, guided the people to the caught, and taken to the station house, where under a big hill, behind whic were two of which Lieut. Bromhead was in command. in that firm, £9,161, making the total Canton wharf, where a large crowd collected hesaid he had already given$5 for therice, and dominating ridges, all to the left of the Determination was here of no avail, for the amount of the debts £83,285. With regard in a m ramulously short space of time. In was willing to pay the balance. At the Court waggon rond, the tents being principally defenders had entrouched their position, and to the asssts, the stock in trade, consisting less than twenty minutes from the time of to-day he changed his tactics, and said that pitched to the right, or south side of the when the compound was forced they retired for the most part of hills of lading of ovu

the man who took charge of the other rive road. I have it upon the same authority to the house, which bad been so carefully signment of ailk, was all in the bands of the fire being reported the engines were set

fortified that every ancoessive assault was creditora sa security for debta. The total to work, and several good streams of water was responsible for payment: he would be that the waggons were not "lasgorce" brought to bear on the flames. Un the door hard to find, however, as he went out in a drawn up so close as to make it difficult to repaised. In the morning Llout. Bromhead asaete amenated to £5,123. After sume His Worship sentensed him to six force the camp, but left with distances equal found that he had sustained a loss of twelve little discussion by creditors and reprosenta of the store being forced open, it was junk,

the length of the epan between each. It men, including five who had been massacred tives of creditors to the amount of about found that the fire, which had broken out in months' imprisonment, the first and last the upper part of the building, was gradually

be proved incorrect, for if they be true, the the enclosure. More than a hundred Zulus of Sutton and Elliott) took pars on behalf ls to be hoped that these allegations may in the hospital, which presumably in £50,000, in which Mr Elliott (of the firm making its way to the ground floor; a

facts will carry with them their own signi- were foutid lying dead around the position of a large number of Manchester creditore, spiral staircase wh ch led from the store

Meanwhile the General bad retraced his the following regolution was passed: water was at once made to bear on it,coolies, stealing a silk jacket and trustres have been sent out by Lord Chelmsforil for intelligenes reached him of the disastrous shall be liquidated by arrangement and not to the first floor was burning, but a stream

toance.

On Tuveday morning & force appears to steps. It was late in the afternoon before"That the affair of the said Charles Shaw from a woman in the sirect in broad day- checking the fire considerably. It is for- tumato that this was accomplished, as a light, 1st defendant six months' imprison- the purpose of clearing Matyana's district, attack on Tandhlwana He lost no time in bankruptcy; that Edwin Waterhonse, The of 44, Grasbam-street, London, be appointed large quantity of oil and paint was stored ment, first and last fourteen days in solitary and the General, hearing that the enemy in effecting a retrograde movement.

geo the spot. About half-past five the confinement and the rest with hard labour; were in force in that direction, followed in enemy was still in possession of the camp trustee; that Mesare. Barclay, Bevan, and 2nd defendant four months' imprisonment, the afternoon with reinforcements, leaving when he arrived in the vicinity, but their Co, should be the bankern to the estate; only scene worth much as a spectacular first and last fourteen days in solitary con- the camp in charge of Colonel Fulleine, of strength forbade the risk of an attack, and that Messrs. Freshfields and Williams effect occurred. The flames broke out from finement, rest with hard labour. Chan the 1-24th Regiment. At this time Colonel Before the remaining portion of the columa be entrusted to register the resolution.” The Forces. Provision is to be made for the fore part the building, and spread a battery of Royal Artillery, 139 of all right across the front verandah. Two or A-hoi, a shoemaker, stealing three clothes ruford, with a portion of his native con- could be brought up the Zulus had decamp. The proceeding then borzalnated,

three of those endeavouring to subdue the baskets valued at $1.50, sent to four weeks' tingunt, was stationed at Rorke's Drifted with the spoil, and there was nothing ranke; three officers of Royal Engineers;re were on the verandah holding the hose, hard labour. Leong A-se, a coolie, stealing He had given orders for a foraging party to left for the General but the mournful pri and bad to zanke a very hurried escape, the a street hair, four months hard labour. cross into Natal on the following morning, vilege of descending to the scene of the fames being of such power that they would Defendant was an old gaol bird some six and at four o'clock 40 men, with the com- encampment, where lay friend and foe have been undoubtedly consumed or roaat-

or seven years ago. Mak A-teun, a coolio, mandant at their head, crossed the river in countless in numbers, in one red burial ed alive had they attempted to maintain stealing a 30 cent. pair of trousers, fear pursuance of this arrangement. At about blent."

half-past five he was overtaken by an their position. The rain at this time came

Imagine a bivouac in such a scene. down is torrents; the thunder rolled sul Carrie Wyznan, drunk and incapabio move up with a portion of his force to the it will ever be described to words sufficient. William Smith, seaman American barque express from the (eneral, ordering him to imagine it, for it may be doubted whether lealy in frightful peals, and vivid flashca Fined 50 cents er one day's imprisonment. support of Colonel Pulleine. An hourly expressive to bring before the mind's eye of lightning followed one another rapidly, making the overcast cloudy nature of the

the camp at Isandhlwana with 256 native accumulated within that narrow space. It afterwarde Duraford was upon his way to an adequate reprezentation of all the horrors afternoon only the more visible. The

horse, 250 native Infantry, and a rocket is not known whether the General remalo. brilliant flames from the fire itself barst

battery under Captain Russell Ton waged to bury his dead, but the bioan was from the bulidng, now high, now low.

gons followed under a small escort, but short, for the soldiem were without food or The busy movement of the fire brigades, the

upon nearing the camp It was disco- shelter, and it was neceuary to hold the Works-Vote for the Sanitarium, Hong workman-like anorting of the steam-engine

vered that the enemy was neer; where line of communications to save the punt at. kong, 100. Smaller works on fortifica pumping, the variegated crowd of interested,

upon a troop of horse and a company of the Drift, and prevent any luroad Into the tions and ordnauge store buildings, 278; native and foreign people buddled around,

foot were sent back for the purpose of colony, which the Zulus might be disposed ordinary and current repairs, £208. Sinallor all served to make the scene one of inteuse A very sad case of suicide occurred here bringing them in. It is not clear whether to attempt. Probably the mover ant was works in barracks, £1,626; ourrent and dramatic beauty, and pictureaque effet. on the last day of March. Mr James Wilson any interview took place between the two quickened by reports of firing in the direc- erdinary repairs £2,613; allowance in lieu Not the least besutiful feature in the highly Shepherd, formerly a clerk in the employ colonels; bat Daraford detached two troops of the Drift. But, anyhow, the retreating of servais, fuel, and light, travelling & coloured and smsational picture was the ment of Messre. Jardine Matheson & Co., of the Sikali bore to clear from the first column was at the river before five o'clock, and on account of the extra cost of profi. disinterested, ricky, and vainable work per who has been out of employment for a month, ridge behind the hill to the left of the camp seeing which the Zulus raised their siege of sion, £4,000. To be recovered from the formed so well by the members of the fire shot himself with a Martini Henry rifle a body of the chemy seen to be posted the improvised little fort apon the other Foreign office, for clothing for Legation Brigade, who, volunteer and official alike, belonging to the Volunteer Company No. 1, there. The Eulos, showing some dispost-gide, and made off rapidly downstream. Guard in China and Japan, 6111.-L. and performed their duties la an admirable and of which he was a member. The poor fellow tion to retire, Durnford endeavoured to Q. Expray

priceworthy manner. In less than an was much troubled about being discharged intercept their retreat by two troops of na- Whilen vote of £4,800 is included for the hour the fire was got well in hand, and by from his late employ, and by people worry- tive horse, which he led in person, to the LONDON BANKÈRS OF THE OPIUM defences of Singapore, total estimate for six o'clock there was nothing but a stenting ing him for small bills he owed them. He farther end of the ridge on which the enemy

TRADE AND COMMERCIAL mass of black brieur, mortar, and rubbish, was not very much in debt, but there were was posted. The rocket battery and native

DEPRESSION. the work £21,800 y-and a vole for Trin. The contenta (atores) of the lower part of some pressing claime, such as the rent and infantry received orders to follow. Before

Copies of the following memorial, bearing comater, Galle and Colombo dafended of the premises, where there had not been his boy's wages, His boarded at the Shang encountering the enemy, & message from the signatures of nine London Bankers, have

much fire all through, were of course the hai Club. When he was discharged from an infantry picket of Colonel Palleine's is been sent to the sixty-five Chambers of Com £79,000, total estimate for the works roughly drenched, and rendered almost Jardine Matheson & Co.'s, he had not a said to have apprized Durnford that the merce of Great Britain and Ireland. The 601,700, no sózzeaponding vote appears for completely ustlers. The fire is raid to cent to bless himself with. The jury who Zulus were threatening the camp in large memorial enclosed a letter by Mr S. S. Mau- Hongkow, whose works however will no have originated in the servants' room, held an inquest on the body unanimously numbers. He did not retire upon this der, of Wolverhampton, which is one of

which is situated on the first floor. The returned a verdict that the deceased shot information, but extended his men; and series reprinted in a pamphlet under the doubt goon successfully and be admirably servants were having their meals at the himself while in an unsound state of mind, waited for the advance of the enemy title of Our Opium Trade with China

· completed all the same. The threadbare time in the cook house, which is down be- He had reated the butt end of the rifle on This was not long delayed, the Zulas published by Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. remark will no doubt apply-It is merely a lamp burning in the room, as the after His forehead was driven in and his brains preserving e formation of about 80 deep, and Kuo Sung-tan, the late Minister iu low, and it is thought they must have left the foot, and pulled the trigger with his tos. coming on in perfect ellence sud order, and correspondence between Mr Edmonds

a matter of mesouit,

noon was dull. Just at the time when Mr blown out at the root of the skull. De the ranki batug opened with a distance London, which was printed in China's Mils Anthony, who was entertaining company ceased was a native of Aberdeenshire, of about four feet between fles. Fire one. The memorial reads as follows- upstairs, remarked that he fandled there

The Shanghai Steam Navigation Co., pay was opened by the enemy st about 700

To the Secretary of theChamber was a sinell of fre, ons of the boys called an eighth return of capital at the rate of 4 yards, and Darnford waited until the range

of Commerce, out, and on going to their room. it was taels per share on the 9th April.

was decreased by nearly one half before

"Sir,-In these days of failing or Over- replying. He then retired slowly towards found to be in fames, Cept, Love, whose room was next to the sozvante', was nearly

the camp, exchanging shots all the way, stocked foreign markets, with the com- (Taken al Mesra Falconer & Co.'s Premte,

Queen's Road) suffocated through storing, after he know

When the line of skirmishers came up with petition of other countries helping to depress Mr Call 0. Smith, our new Colonial the piece was ou Are, to secure his tratab

their supports the rocket battery was our great manufacturing interests, it is in-

Bonexoxe, April 7, 1879, Begrotary, is an fair a specimen of an oblig. Mr Anthony had fortunately taken two

brought into action ; but only one shot had cumbent on those who have at heart the ang ofichi as we have had the good fortune or three of his books upstairs on the

best discharged when Captain Hussell was present and prospective well-being of our BABOMETLE 9 K...

1. m 30,000 to meet here. E ergetic, affable, and not Saturnight, and these he saved; but

wounded about 100 yards in front of working classes and the maintenance of our

4 P.M..

29.860 bursting with rec tepeism, na bide fair to everything else was made a pray to the In a single day lately at Yabgehau, three the camp zan a deep sluit, in which Durn commercial position in the world, to consider

THERMOMETERO A.M.......... secure as much popularity as ke undoubted proverbial good servant and bad master, banking establidamente became bankrupt, ford's forte sought oorer together with some well the onuses of existing dulness in trade,

Do,

1. P.M.... ly pujoyed in wong Kong. While asting No life was fou even the Bockatoo was

Eash of which beld large sums of Govern rolunteets and polite, who had come up to and to endeavour to remove hindrances to the

Do. fairly, justly, but still strictly towards his recued from the flammed by soms sailors, ments money. Is is in this way that the the support of the natives. A well-directed increase of our exports. In this spirit and subordausten, he has the commion noose to and later on a couple of live rabbits and a effects of the famine are shown with the fire kept the enemy at bay for few minutes men of business interested in the pro- kw that bus son, as and development of the enzy were naved. The men-of-war's men well-to-do classes,

but the appearance of large and increasing sperity of English Commerce, we venture to solony lidi its commerce, and he has dis rendered good service, but some of them. Much of the time of the Mixed Court has numbers upon both fanks compelled Dara call the attention of your Chamber to the #piyed a laudable disputition to thrów no ambrised the opportunity of ŝcing a little been coupled with the investigation of a ford to fall back, and he took up a new 10companying printed correspondence o Pomade in the somersial wag, rainer, Avong The we men who brought the qese wherein the keeper of an opium smoke position on a hill to the right, but nose, I the ribject of our trade with Chine," "My

The Singapore correspondent of the Ld O. Express ber the following reference, in his Last letter, to Mr Cecil C, Smith and Mr Hennenty --

board.

China. SHANGHAI.

(Courter)

Ex Minister wo has made calls at the various. Consulates, where he seemed to conveg the impression that foreign travel had qualified him for official teefulness at homer

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demand,... 220 Shanghal, demand,... 7244

80 days' night, 73 Gold Leaf, 99 fine... Sovereigns,...

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25.56

Hongkong Bank, 85% prem Union Ins. Society of Canton, 33,450 North China Ias. Co., Tls. 1,25) China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,800 Yangtze Ins. Asson, Fla. 700 Chiness Insurance Co., $270 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $710 China Fire Ins. Co., $178

LK. & W. Dook Co., pat B.K, U. & M. S.-boat Co., $10 dis, Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tis. 17 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tls. 95, er div, Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., 865 Obia Sugar Redning Co., $130 Obinesa Imperial Losn, £110

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