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No. 4965.—JUNE 6, 1879.]

foo, 90 lay days, 82,950 a $2,050 respec- tively.

Henrik Ibsen, 7,200 plouls, Taiwanfoo, Amoy, Tlentein, Nowchwang, Amoy, 82 `lay days, 45 cent piculs.

Francisco, 9,000 piouls, Newchwang and back, 25 lay days, $1,870.

Anna, 8,400 plouls, Chefoo and back, 22 lay days, $1,438.

Hermann, 6,400 piculs, Taiwanfoo, New chwang and Amoy, 25 lay days, 31-cents per picul.

Androklos, 9,500 picule, to Newchwang and back Amoy, 28 Îny days, 21 cents per picul,

Harmonie, 5,200 picule, Taiwanfoo, Tianisin, Nowchwang and Amoy, 30 lay days, $2,660 ; or if to Honkong, 83,SLU."

A CLERGYMAN, formerly of Shangbai, writes as follows, to a Shanghai paper, from Salt Lake City, Utah, March 31st:--

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from sinking when water-logged or leaking, by taking tubes to supply the pump to the ship in distress, and utilizing the water it contains as the means of propulsion, while at the same time, towing the disabled graft. The pipes for the ejection of the water are fixed in a direction parallel to the keel, and when at work in no way interfere with the sation of the rudder, simply moving the vessel on ita course by the resistance the water ejected meets with from the great mass of the surrounding ses.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

A MASTER MARINER,

(Wong Sing Ki), and one Fal Atlm who had tion, monetarily, to carry out the contract; | insurance has nothing whatever to do with known him for three years. The last after that people held off from the scheme, it, and the Government ought to let the witness said that he could identify every. · · Court adjourned for tiffin at ten minutes | Chiness know this. one of the pirates. He had been on board after one o'clock, the junk himself, and scoond defendant said he was going to bay salt to bring here, but when they got to Show-ke-wan he had. not enough money to pay for an snohorage pass. Witness got auspicious and left the junk.

The osso was further remanded-till Thursday next, the 13th June,

THE ASSAULT ON BOARD SHIP AT AMOY.

Fang Abim, oxamination continued, at 2.30 after tifin, said:-I understood that I was to get the building, the machinery, the Hong and the Patent, on paying $20,000 down. I got a letter from Mr. Sharp on Monday night, and on Tuesday I went to his offee. On finding I could not get ad- vice from him, I went to Mr Dennys,

Tre manufacture of silk in France-it is

By Mr Hayllar:I paid the $20,000 by a urged by the Lyons Committee of the Free

Peter Nobson, second officer of the Bri. cheque on the Hongkong and Shanghai Trade Association, who have just issued tish barque Farmenio, who had been com Bank, which I gave to Lo Hak Ping in declaration, signed by the presidents of the mitted for trial on a charge of assaulting a presence of Mr Wetton. The cheque (pro- silk merchants, dyers, colonial wares chemi- nesman named Lan A Sal on board the duced) is dated 28th October; and is pay oals, &c., wines and other trades' societies ship, by striking him with a capstan bar, able to Lo Hok Ping. My clerk wrote the directly and indirectly furnishes, with its was again brought up, the asse being reheque. I took the cheque with me to Mr annual produce of nearly 600,000,000, franes, opened for the evidence of the man who Wotton; I cannot explain how I said I paid two-thirds exported to foreign countries, was assaulted. This evidence was corrobo-it on the 23rd; it may have been the 26th. subsistence, to more than a million persons.rative as regards the nature of the assault, I took the $20,000 in cash to Mr Wotton, but This large and important manufacture but the man said that defendant had always as the agreement was not then ready I took would be the first to be sacrificed by an treated him and the rest of the crew with away the money and paid it into the Hong- anti-economic and retrograde revolution.great kindness. He admitted that he had kong and Shanghai Bank to my own credit. With the silk manufacture are the interests a knife in his hand and another round his on the 26th this cheque was drawn; I signed of the dyers, chemists, and vine-growers, neck, and that as he ran towards defendant it and placed it on Mr. Wotton's table, who all, moreover, seek cheap food for their the hand in which he held the knife was Is your own teal reason for refusing to numerous operatives. The signers of the

upraised.

complete this contract that you have not got declaration demand the continuance of the

the money --No. I am not going to play treaties of commerce with the lowest possi-

with a matter of this kind-$20,000, ble tariffs for the longest possible duration,

was a matter of $170,000.

The Chief Justice reminded him that it so as to assure the international security and permanence indispensable to it.

There is no breaking up or disintegration of Mormonism, as was expected would be the case on the demise of Brigham Young, On the contrary, the body of the people Beem more persistent and fanatical than ever, presenting a solid and compact front toward all aggressions. Polygamy is pro- bably on the increase, and the laxity of views in regard to mantal relations is such that it is already producing a terribly de- moralizing effect upon the community. It seems as impossible to produce any effect upon the adult population by Christian teaching as in China. Our only hope In schools, in training the young people to a sense of a higher and a nobler social life.determined, so far as possible, to lessen the There are now above 1,600 children in the Sunday labour in their Department, but there mission schools in the territory, and in ton years this will have a sensible influence in seems to be some difficulty with regard to leavening the mA0088.

the closing of the English Mail:

THE Postal anthorities at Calcutta are

-Oux Straits contemporary discourses thus arrangement for the conveyance of mails

sensibly on the "chit " system ¡—-

fiends, and, from this circumstance, we can

There has lately been entered into a new

between India and England. One of the conditions of that arrangement is that the mails are still to be delivered in London on each Monday, as heretofore, though the letters are to be accelerated en routs, so as

it.

Dr Ayren gave evidence as to the nature of the wound, which he said was a very dangerous one. It was possible, he said, that the man still suffered pain from the injury, it might wear off in time. The skull had been permanently injured, how ever, and a slight injury in that region might endanger his life.

The case was again committed for trial:

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SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice.) Friday, June 6.

Have you the money or the credit at the present moment of $170,000 P-If we had opened this Company (interrupted).

Japan. (Gazelle.)

The City of Peking is said to have taken four hundred and sixty articles for the Sydney exhibition, valued at 38,174 yen.

We regret to learn that the German brig Otto was wreeked on the coast of Yease on the 22nd instant. The German Consul has received a telegram announcing that all bands were saved.

The British sohooner Orinoco is loading sugar at Takao for this port (20th).

The British barques One, Sir Lancelot, and Wandering Minstrel, are still lying at the outer anchorage, wind-bound (20th).

The American clipper barque, Fred. . Litchfield, Capt. Spalding, will sail for Nagasaki to-morrow, May 30, having been ohartered to load coals at that port for Hongkong.

We learn that the Tategami dry dock at Nagasaki, which has been in sourse of con struction for at least five years, is now completed, and that the formal opening took place on the 21st instant in the prosence of the Minister of Public Works, the local Governor, and other influential persons,

The Hochi Shinbun announces that the German Prince will remain in Tokio for a period of three weeks, during which he is capital, Kamakure.

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[been batablished behind the grounds of the Military Collogo, at Toyama, Tokio, and faces will in future be held twice a year. The ceremony of oponing the course will tako place shortly,

The Military Arsenal of Koishikawa, Tokio, which has been under construction since 1875, has recently been completed. It is said to have cost 860,000 yen.

The Bochi Shimbun of the 23rd says) that about 70 pieces of furniture for the use of General Grant having now been sent. on board the man-of-war Kongo Kan, she will leave for Nagnanki to day.

H.E. Yamao, the Senior Vice Minister, and Mr. Otori, the let Secretary of the Public Works Department, in' company

with Mr Mouneey (9) arrived in the town of Tsuboi, Sakushin on the 8th instant, and on the next morning they proceeded to inspect the coal mines of Hoyoisan. Mr Mounsey, who inspected the cool, reported that it was of bost quality and predicted that the mitos would prova valuable after about one year's working.

The coal mines in Kinoshima Gori, Nagasaki Ken, have been producing daily about 150,000 fan of coal up to the middle of last month. But all the necessary machinery having now been provided, the mines are reported to be daily producing about 1,000 tons of coal.

Mr Iwalioshi, the Director of 44th Na- tional Bank who recently proceeded to Yezo, is said to have arranged the establish ment of a branch Bank at Kelsakoff, Russia, for which parpose, certain members of the

On the Monday after the sale, had you this peoted to visit Yenoshima and the ancient establishment will shortly proceed thither.

money or oredit for it P-No.

Did you not buy this as a sheer specula- tion I was almost aure the Company would be started.

Had you the names down f→The people I spoke to promised, but did not subscribe their names; I had an advance from one of them,

Had you the named written with so much against each name?No.

(Mail.)

It it is that one Sekimidzu Horakichi of Fakuda Mura, Takaza Gori, Saigami, has invented an electric machine by means of We learn that the O. & 0. steamer Gaelic which weǹk silk-worms, trasted to a curi left San Francisco on the 16th instant, and rent, are made strong and healthy. He' may be looked for here about the 8th June. has already experimented with his inven

The Glenorchy and Gordon Castle aretion in Kurami Mura, and finding that it is taking in Tes for New York.

Inst the thing required, has now applied for permission to vend it publicly." No doubt there will be a lively time among the poor worms and cocoons. The science of Electricity is indeed yet in its infancy.

The O. & O..8. S. Co. have chartered the American barque Frank Marion, for San Francisco, and are taking through Teas, to be forwarded by overland Rail to Eastern States, at 24 cents per lb.

Kobe:

The Shato Seki Zeneha (Vaccinating. Society) have lately been presented by the an acknowledgement of their charitable Government with a handsome silver cup as services. During the month of February

Prince is the second son of Prince Frederick into rice fields,

We have often commented in these columns

LO HOK PING. PANG AHIM, AND CRONS- Witness continued:-I went to my lawyer upon the misouievous chit system, and

ACTION.

on account of the letter. I did not go to get suggested how easily it might be abolished

The first two days' proveedings in above up a defence. I first asked Mr Sharp to if the principal hotel proprietors and others to gain a considerable time on the whole named case, and the cross-action have been take care of my interests. He did not under some price of 21,700 gen, she has been re- The Zingra has been sold for the hand- would only combine with that object, transit. This, of course, involves the post-already reported. Lo Hok Ping, compra take that. I left it entirely to Mr Wotton to christened the Shinso Maru and will here- The hotel proprietors themselves say that ponement of the despatch from Caloutte and dore of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, take care of my interests. I could not read after be chiefly employed in carrying they lose hundreds of dollars through other places, so that letters may reach sued Pang Abim, better known as Bling the bill of sale, but a Chinaman (one of Mr timber for the Forest and Woods Bureau. having to give uredit, and they would Bombay for shipment on a latter date than Kee, Commissariat compradore, lessee of Caldwell's men) explained the purport of it

the members of this Society vaccinated no infinitely prefer cash payments; yet the hitherto. The gain on transit is not suff the flongkong Hotel &o, for the specifio to me. In January, before the proceedings on Friday morning. She goes down to

The S. 8. Breconshire left for Yokohama less than 28,719 children in the Capital. evil practice goes on. We have heard a ciently great to admit of the Caloutta mails performance of a contract by which the in bankruptcy were taken, there were not discharge a large boiler for one of the mi-Tsugaru Gori, Mutsu st 10 p.m. on A fire broke out in Jogasei Mura, Kína- well-known hotel manager say that if he being made up on Mondays; and Saturday: latter purchased the premises and plant of any grave doubts as to whether I could Mitsu Bishi steamers; she will also be the 2nd instant. As the wind was blowing only got ready money for all refreshments besides being too near the present day of the Oriental Sugar Refinery of this place, carry out the contract. I did not tell supplied he could afford to make a very despatah, is almost a dies- non in the com- for 8170,000, of which $20,000 had been Lo Hok Ping early in January that I docked, as some repairs to the propeller are strongly, it soon spread in all directions appreciable reduction in his charges,mercial community. In the ordinary course paid. A oross-action was brought for the had doubts about the money, but I told necessary, she will proceed thence to and in about three hours, 150 houses were Elence it is clear that the honest man han of things,- Sunday must be the day for refund of the $20,000, and another $20,000 him that people said I should not get the

entirely destroyed. Eight houses only in---- so pay for the mean swindler who will not closing the mail in Caloutta; and we are at damages alleged to have been caused by patent, and that, if that were so, I should not Maclean, arrived last evening from Hono

H. I. G. M. S. Prins Adalbert, Captain the village oscaped destruction. We have reason to beliere least curious to see how this matter will be the failure of Lo Rok Ping to give a good be able to get the people who had promised lala. She saluted the Port and the French with Mr Takashima, for the purchase, by pay his chita,

Negotiations are said to be in progress that a proprietor who has recently been dealt with. The Chamber of Commerce, the title and carry out the contract.

to become shareholders to come forward; and American Admirals; which complia company, of the inlet of Hiranume (the compelled to put up his shutters has bad Trades Association, and the general public chits to an almost incredible amount on his are concerned in the arrangement; and if of Messrs Sharp Toller and Johnson, ap-say that the Chinese had a great objection Highness Prince Albert William Henry is is proposed to fill up the inlet, by which an Mr Hayllar, instructed by Mr Johnson very likely they would shirk it. I did not ments were duly returned. His Imperial piece of water behind Takashimaoho). It be not too late to meet the public require peared for the plaintiff (La Blok Ping); to having any thing to do with Mr Smith. only infer that there cannot be a proper ments, steps should be taken to minimise the the Acting Attorney General (Mr Russeli), I certainly don't like Mr MacGregor Smith one of the officers on this fine vessel. The extent of 165,700 tsubo could be converted inconvenience as far as possible, or to make instructed by Mr Dennys, appeared for the myself. I don't like the look of him. William Nicholas Carl, Crown Prince of another arrangement that would be more defendant.

am frightened at the very sight of him and the German Empire, and Princess Victoris convenient to the public, and at the same Mr Russell having concluded his speech, Mr Kier. (Laughter). time render possible the relaxation of Sun-which to mainly reported in our last issue, day postal labour which it is desired to (referring principally to cases in the books this up? Had witness a chancery suit within his seventeenth year. As it is customary The Chief Justice: We had better clear Adelaide Mary Louise, Princess Royal of Great British and Ireland. The Prince is inaugursts..

bearing on the points on which he had Mr Smith ? before argued), called the following

in the Imperial household of Germany to evidence for his client, Mr Pong Ahim.

choose the profession of a Prince on his The Chief Justice: That accounts for it. Pang Ahim:-I am generally known AS

tenth birthday, he was entered for the Mr Russell: It never came to anything.

naval profession on the 14th August, 1872, Hing Kee and am a partner in the Hing The Chief Justice: The more reason heat which time he also received his first Kee firm. 1 am the Commissariat com- shouldn't like Mr Smith.

decoration. Having received his educa- pradore, and one of the lessees of the Hong- Mr E. Sharp I am a member of the rion in the Naval Department of the kong Hotel. Some time ago I was taking firm of Sharp, Toller and Johnson. We are College at Cassel, he was appointed to his steps to establish a Sugar Refinery. 1 had solicitors for Lo Hok Ping; and have been ship and having passed the necessary ez- got out plans from. England, and had since October last. Pang Ahim came to amination he was afterwards appointed one bought land (Howard's lots) at West Point, me, and under his instructions hastily of the officers of the Prins dalbert: Hp Japan wants to have a Prefecture of Queen's Road East. The defendant and for $95,000 to establish one there, paying prepared the document "U" (the articles is accompanied by his tutor Baron von bargain-money in September last. The of association); it is stamped January 17th; Seckendorff. The fature movements of plans had gone to England for the machine. I believe the document was prepared on the the prince are not yet determined. The

previous day. row, when Mr Russell will sum up for the would otherwise have no doubt been a very sudden death of his younger brother Prince The Court adjourned till 10 a.m. to-mor- Waldemar, has thrown a gloom over what defendant.

pleasant and interesting stay for him. We feel sure that every one in Yokohama wili sympathise with him in his sad boreve ment.

understanding amongst the various Hotel proprietors. We are sure that the public would gladly put up with the trifling Inconvenience of carrying a few dollars about if they knew that they would be charged a good deal less by paying cash. Saving, too, that the Hotel proprietors of another Eastern port have, by their con- certed action, successfully put a stop to this bad practice, we hope that ere long their example will be followed by th fr brethren in Singapore.

THE Japan correspondent of the Daily News writes as follows on the Police of Japan:

Police Intelligence. (Both Magistrates Sitting.). Friday, June 6th,

FURIOUS DRIVING

DRUNKS,

John Frands, seaman British ship Al- leppo, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in a brothel at East Street, and assaulting P. C. Smith, No. 87, whilst in the execution of his duty. Mr Creagh fined him $3; in defenit 7 days imprison.

ment.

...

DARING HOBBERY.

..-Witness: Yes.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the “CHINA MAIL.”

The railway extension to Oted in pra- gressing quite rapidly. The rails have

running between Kioto and that point. been laid as far as Fakakusa, and since the 14th instant, ballast trains have been

Quotations.

HONGKONG, June 6, 1879. OPIUM.-New Patna, coch....$631

Old

caab,... - New Benares, canh, 495 Old

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$1

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Now Malwa, oredis, 730 Allowanos

„Old-Malka,_credit, 780

Allowance

Bauk, Wire,...

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31

Exchange.

Demand,

30 days' sight,

4 months' sight,

Credits, 6

#

Taola, 24

Tools, 24

3/11/

9/11

3/11

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Documentary, 6 months' sight, 401 India, Wire,... Shanghai, demand,

,,demand,...

288

233

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74

76

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25.80 5.05

80 daye' sight,

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It is announced that Mr Adolphus A. Annesley, lato Vice-Consul at Hiogo, Japan, has gone to take up his appoint-Gold Leaf, 994 fine mexit as Consul at the French colony of Reunion. The importance of this position Sovereigné, is well known and needs no comment from us, we can only hope that the Rennionists will be satisfied at the mark of consideration bestowed upon them.

She

Shares. Hongkong Bank, 50% prsia. Union Ina. Society of Canton, $1,300 erdiv. China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,876 North China Ins. Co., Tla, 1,250 ex div. Yangtoze Ins. Assoc, Tls. 730 or div. Chinese Insurance Co., $280. H.. Fire Ins. Co., $750 China Fire Ins. Co., $180 H.K, & W. Dock Co., 8% prem. B.K, C. & M. S.-boat Co., $7 dis. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tls. 13 ex div. China Const St. Nav. Co., Tis. 95, ex div, Hongkong Gas Co., $70 15 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 Chiness Imperial Loan of 1974, £118 Chins Sugar Refining Co., $130

(Taken

Do.

of 1877, £110 Temperature.

at Mesers Falconer & Co.'s Premises,

Queen's Road).... Horskoxe, June 6, 1879, BAROMETER 9 AM....

Ng Asaw, a coolie, was charged by the Captain Superintendent of Police with furiously driving a stone-truok along the Police according to the French model. other men set up a bowl, and dragged the Eight police magistrates have been sent from truck along as fast as they could, frighten- the Far East to study the Prefecture now ing complainant's horse. The truck was and I had engaged one Mr Mauro, to directed by the most thorough Frenchman also on the wrong side of the road. De for superintending the preparation of the whom I have been paying $100 a month. in mind, intellect, and manners, M. Louis fendant was fined 50 cents for disorderly machinery, and its shipment, I have Andrieux, M. Caubet, the successor of M. coaduct. Ansart, as Chef de la Police Municipale,

already paid $1000, and there is more due, and M. Naudin, whose experience in police

Early in October last Ng Chee Um, who is the manager of the Shang Tal Bank and affairs is great and varied, took them

manager of Lo, Hok Ping's business came through the offices, depots, and the building in which the secret agents of a low class are

to me, and after conversation with him we went to Lo Hok Ping. En El Un came

Hongkong, June 6. in waiting day and night, and ready to

to see me several times after this. He is

SIR,Looking to the facts elicited in the sesume any disguise which may facilitate

one of the managers of the Wing Tong Marine Court, the other day, in the case of the missions they are directed by their chiefs to accomplish. The Far Eastern

Hing; Lo Hok Ping is master there; Ng Captain Walker (late of the 8, 8. Norne) who emissaries were very curious to penetrate

Chok Chee was connected with it. Our charged several of his craw for mutinous con- the mysteries of the most mysterious depart-

pegotiations led me to give up the idea of duct, in my mind, and in the minds of many ment of the French Civil Service. As they Samnet Williams, and Richard Boyce, carrying out my own works and agree ship-masters, there rests not the shadow of came in the name of a friendly Government, firemen British steamer Egean, were fined 1ng to take over the Oriental Sugar a doubt that the crew did disobey orders,

We regret to hear of the loss of the and backed by diplomatie recommendations, 50 cents each for being drunk and refusing Refinery for $170,000; the whole value and were in a matinous state when the their curiosity was satisfied, though I sus- to pay obsir hire, and were further ordered was $10,000 more; but that difference was Vessel was on abore at Hainan. However, steamer Great Republic, formerly on the pect the Isis was not unveiled enthroned in to pay thirty cents amends to the chair to stand against the Swatow branch, I Captain Walker has brought much of the China and Japan line and lately owned in the Prefect's cabinet, where great person-coolies....

consulted my partner. They pressing me trouble on himself; as he used to make San Francisco. We hear she grounded on ages often make auricular denunciations.

for $20,000 as an advance, I told them I confidants of the several men he charged Sand Island, in the Columbia River, on It would be curious if Japan bereafter pro-

was getting up shares, and mentioned seve with mutinous condnet, as in the natural the night of 19th April, while on her duced a tribe of Fouchés, Canters, Vidocqs,

ral eub criters' names, I agreed to pay that course of events, when everything was not passage to Astoria. Every effort was made UA Kit, a coolie, was charged with steal sum. Lo Bok Ping, Wong Chee Him, and going pleasant they rounded on him, think- to get her off, bat without avail. Piétria, and Lagranges. One of the visitors was asked why he and his colleagues did ng purs ontaining $4.31 from the Yu Li Un went with us to Mr Wotton. I ing, of course, they were indispensable and finally broke up, thirteen lives being re person of Airs Call, wife of Captain Call. told Mr Wotton, through Ya Li Un, what had a right to have a say in the condust of ported as lost by the accident. The wreck not go to Germany to study Prines Bis- Complainant stated that she was in the I wanted. He, Ll Un, had with him, write the ship, because their owner is a Chinese. was sold at Portland, Oregon, on the 20th mark's police. He replied, "Mon Dieu; Ching Cheung Jeweller's shop, Queen's ton in English, the basis of an agreement. It is well-known that a Chinese ship-owner April, for $1,280. The cargo went for wherever Parisian fashions penetrate French Road, and had a purae containing about. It was agreed that this should be drawn up would not employ a European in any of his $2,500 to the same purchaser. There is idea.come along with them, -I never heard of anybody wearing a German bonnet. in her pocket. She had occasion to re- and signed three days afterwards. I saw Mr vessels but for two things, viz: (1) that some talk of an investigation into the cause more it to get at a ring which was also in Toller in the interval, and Ya Li Un speak the English law compels him to carry a of her grounding. It seems the pilot re At Tokio the Japanese magistrates dress the purse, and she laid it on the counter, ing to him, Asking U they were talking certificated master and officers; and (2) the fused to go in her at first, and although like French citizens." The Japanese were sharmed with the amenity and wit of M. the shop, and as she had been robbed ones they were. This was in the outer office; passengers nor give him an ounce of cargo of foul play in the matter. We have not There was a crowd of men standing outside about the Sugar Refinery, they said knowledge that Chinese would neither go as he consented afterwards there is a suspicion Andrieux, who in conversation has the inci- before of a pocket book, she replaced the I went into the Inner office and A unless he had an European in command, heard whether any active steps have bean sive style of Hookefort, without any of his parse and retained hold of her dress pocket Mr Sharp; and then I left, I signed the Much, then, of the out-crop of this row on taken or not in the matter. The steamer gall or Bohemianism. · í

as she left the shop. As she left the shop agreement in Mr Brereton's office on the board the Norna has arisen through their was running in opposition to the Pacife ake felt a hand come in contact with hers, 20th October I had paid the $20,000 to not having an European engineer on board Coast Steamship Co. and the defendant immediately ran of Mr. Wotton on the 23rd same mouth. Ths but only a Chinese fitter, as I take it,

As Australia produces a large quantity She followed, calling out tulet, and her money was made up in this way, $1,000 What authority has the Harbour Master to of hiden, and there are many skillful wOT husband joined in the chase, A

from Shul Shang, L. Kum and Wing allow a steamer, of 800 tons-register, to men in leather manufacture there, certain Captain Frank William Call gave corro Su a subscription to the Company: Leave Hongkong for a foreign port, (Saigon), employes of the Leather factory of feekaten, horative evidence. He caught the defen $2,000 from Canton subscriber, $4,000 with a Chinese liter in charge of a pair of proceeded thither in company with the dant in a Parses's shop at Peel Street, of my own, and the other $10,000 by direc. engines of 200 H.F., and with from 80 to people connected with the Sydney Exhi The parse was found by the abop-keeper tion of Ke Hak Ping from the Bun Cheong 50 souls on board. In Singapore, Penang, bilion, in order to study the art of tanning. thrown under a bed in the shop.

The authorities are said to be now eng Bank Wong Obos Him told me I could Rangoon, Calcutta, and Bombay every Defendant admitted the charge, stating have that money, and the money was steamer of less than 60 E.P. carries one aged in making estimates of expenses for that he was induced to commit the brought a quarter of an hour afterwardes certificated engineer, and those of 60 to 100 construoting a brick building 10,000 truc offence by another man.

I gave a promissory note for the money; HP two certificated engineers, Captain in extent, and a wooden building 7,000 Mr Usagh out him to six months by that i am stil bound. It was then Ellis, Master Attendant of Singapore, I ass, taubo, inside the castle in Tokio. What imprisonment, the first and last fourteen understood that 19 per cent interest was to acts up to the letter of the law in com these buildings are intended for is not at days in solitary confinement, the rest with be charged, but 15 per cent is now being pelling the ship owner to comply with the present known. hard labour, and, further to be exposed in charged. On returning from Canton, Provisions of the Ordinance. How comes it It is said that the authorities of the The craft is of the dimensious and form of the stocks for six hours on the day previous where I had been on a viale, I, ten dags that so much latitude, and leniency in Educational Department are about to ed an ordinary tugboat, and is worked by to his release from gaola:

before the sale, saw the advertisement of it. Storded to Chinese-ship owners at Hong dress a memorandum to the Council of means of a steam-pump of 16 horse-power,

A week or eight days before the nale date kong! Why is the difference so marked State, respecting the resent order pro

When with a horizontal tubular boiler. The

I saw Lo Hok Ping. On my saking why it this little out-of-the-way Colony hibiting Government officials from giving

Loft the pump is of enormous power, and draws in Ip Ayan and six other men were charged the Refinery was to be put up to auction, There must be something rotten in the lectures

Feb. considerable quantities of water, which by the with being found in public gambling he said it would be dificult for me to get Harbour Master's Department, some laxity in

Kobayashi, a Shizoku of Yamaguchi Ken8, Vale o* Doon, farge with which it is expelled against the aes house No. 288, Queen's Bond West The the shareholders to come in. He further carrying out the Law, that requires to be and another of Jabikawa Han, who were ar- 12, South American, at the stern, sends the vessel forward. The defendants made the menal excurve to ao said "I don't know how it 1.3. I went looked into. The present state of things rested in December last year for attempting 13, Vigilant,

count for their presence there. First to see him again on the morning of sale days should not be allowed to continue. There to assassinate HB. Iwaktura, the Vice 22, Grusefaret Constantine, Hamburg the one scting at the stern and the other at defendant was fined $200 j in cefault, adź bas on my sending up a message he sour se k score (to take it mildly) of engineers Prime Minister, were, on the Sad instant, 23, Monte Rosa, the bow. During the ordinary progress of months hard labour fixth defendant she word that he had no time to see me, unemployed here. They have spent time, deprived of the ranks of Shizokus, and non- 23, G. G. Trufant, the best those in front are closed by stop or three months hard labour others one After the sale, 1 mes on the street Mr and money by compulsion; to put themselves taneed to five years' imprisonment. books, but if occasion arises for making the dollar of seven days' hard labour,

Johnson, who sled me why I did not into a legal position to earn their living. As the powder magasins in Itabashi, be- Steamer retrogradej the after tubes. are

go to the auction. I aked who bought they are compelled to pass two examinations longing to the Military Department, is closed, and the others are opened. The

It He said Nobody. You must have and to pay each time. These men are being small and insufficient for the requirements, water to supply the pamp is taken from the

The remanded case in which Tang Ying bought Yn LA Un came to me unjustly treated if the law is evaded, and whilst that in Meguro, belonging to the wen alongside, but that communication can San and two others were charged with being next day and said "Now, consider it Chinese fitters are, as Chief Engineers, put Naval Department, being destitute of water with water is provided in the hold to supply Kum U Hlog trading junk came on again people would like it" My last remark was conversion of all sound principle sad law is jointly by the two Departments

B, Leon, also be closed, and a system of barrels filled concerned in piratfoal attack upon the yours. I aid you in it so 1 many into the billete that trained man should supply, it is intended to establish a large 28, Adam M, simpson,

legitimately hold. If this direct con powder magazine in Joshin, to be used | Apr. 3 the pump in case of any emergency. With to-day before Me Flunket. The evidence | sareestlo. He said my auswet was too this invention, it is said that no vibration in adduced to-day FM roty Bonalusive sa bitter, took a eng of tax and went away, to be allowed on the part of the Chinesa, Eti- The man of war Tukawe Kan, which had 10, Spics, produced, and the machine can easily be pointing to the defendants as the right (Bir Hayllar suggested as the proper Inter. spesa bwners may be excused (although we sailed for Koren some time ago, is reported 17, Steptor (".) we transformed into a fire engine by the addisimon. This was especially as with regard | pretation of the biter answer, ont vulgar have heard of no oses of the kind) li thay to be now surveying the sea coast of that 21, Warra,

Mion of a onitable supply of hows. Moreover, it to the argand defendant. He was pointed muff Don't you wish you way gak 15 #) Up attempt to evade the law on the some pro- 40rnisy, t

22, Tras (B. M. 6) pas readily be need to prevent sumber viel out by the passenger on board the junk te tine Nase of the auction. A was in a posk

The mettes of insurano) or non- 13 so said that a publie rose course has 35, Wuhu,

TRIALS are being conducted at Marseilles, and will afterwards he repeated on the Bhons, of a steam vessel on an entirely new a principal, propelled without either sore or paddle-wheels, the peculiar utility of which, if it answers expectations, in for River work, The invention is said. to be that of an American engineer, and the steamer is

· ́alesady reported to have made ten knots an hour. The following account is from Ga. Kignani's Messenger fami

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