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No. 4991.-JULY 7, 1879.3

By important recommendation is made he subject of clothing by Deputy ton-General Franklys, namely, that zes of flannel shirts by all troops should mindo compulsory, "This," say the Army Sanitary Commission, "is an old sub- fect, and has been often dealt with, but the recommendation still requires to be made, pparently. There is no doubt that the Odst of ineflloieney oooamioned by absence of o simple a means of protecting health vastly ontweighs any possible outlay required to upply Bannel for the troops."

to put up this monopoly to the highest bidder, solloiting tenders for it. The pay: ment that would be then exacted from all the people of Hongkong would be partiou- larly hard upon the poor people; because of the 100,000 or more Chinese people here large majority are poor people. Many of them are beggars and most of thom are people with only a few dollars; and these classes between them represent three fourths of the community. These men are hard at work every day, and when they come to their supper at night they are bound to take some drink with it; they Tax following notes as to the present con- could not do without it They have to pay rent, and on the whole they only get 20 dition of the sites of the great scene of the cents or 30 cents a day; it would be hard Exhibition in Paris last year, have not ap-on them to increase the price of their preared in any of the English newspapers liquor. Some of them, besides, have familles depending on them; if the price we have seen, and may be interesting to of the liquor they require is to be increased, many of our readers:-

there will be less to go to their families: and then what would become of them; why should they suffer?

THE CHINA MAIL.

tainly preferable to quantity, where sub Iloilo, June 22.-The provinco is literally marine works are concerned; at least ex inundated with locusts, which though small are quite enough to destroy the young trees; perience leads me to this belief. My asser- tion may be toated by any one in the there is scarcely a day without one or two following manner: get two boxes without bands of these Insects passing over this top or bottom, mix the concrete the way it distriat; the other day, while a large num- is done on the Praya; afterwards mix the ber of them were approaching as from the concrete with calcined soorkey, put each neighbouring province of Negros, they were fato separate boxes, and let them stand fill overset by a heavy shower of rain and pre- thoroughly dry; then immerse in salt ofpitated into the sea, where nearly all water, letting the blocks stand for about a perished, to the immense joy of the peo twelvemonth. After taking them out you ple. The weather is good; for four or five will find the blook made with calcined days now we have had N. wind, with cool sourkey as hard as flint, while the other mornings and ovenluge, but it is still warm block will have been acted on by the sea during the day. The American nhip Cash water, and erosion will have set in. This mere, of 1161 tons, arrived from Samarang la Pips why and because," and he in ballast; the American ship Freeman, of challenges the best engineers in Hongkong 1474 tons, arrived from Hongkong in bal- to refute what he here seta forth. Just last. The American barquemie W. another word ore 1 part from this theme. Weston, of 740 tona, arrived from Hong- The foundation for the new portion of the kong, in ballast. The span. brig Conchita Frays Wall that is being constructed should, left for Tayabas. Superior sugar is quoted in my humble opinion, undergo a course of at $3.5 reales per pioul, common at $3.99 piling, (perhaps there are new ways of Salgon rice is quoted at $3.6 per pioul, and engineering now, which I am not ao-sapanwood at $1 por picul. The buying quainted with,) If only to keep the and selling are affected on a large scale; the foreshore from bulging up and allpping stock is large, and market animated. into deep water a ta the Amcy Bund; lot'o, June 24-The American. "ship

was Memnon arrived from Hongkong to-day. where so much engineering skill displayed of a very crude and rudimentary nature. However, I trust that the Prays Wall will not be like the house in the parable, that came down by the run when want of a little knowledge of Sub-marine Engineering.

EXPEDITIONS TO TIBET.

In 1874 the census of the Maori popula- tlon showed a total of 46,016. In 1878, when the last census was taken, and of which the returns have only recently been published, the total Maori population had decreased to 42,189.

has now been established some nine years, and the paid up capital is about £150,000. The fact of the other banks paying the notes of the Australian and European Bank went a great way towards allaying the exaltement. The immediate cause of the

The main causes, apart from other reasons stoppage is ascribed to withdrawals since the fallure of the Suburban and Provincial that may be advanced for the decline of Bank, and the changing of notes for gold the Native race, are their low social habits, at the branches. The director, who are the weakness of the females, the inequality all men well off, offered to give the Union of the sexes in a directly inverse order to Bank their joint and several promissory that obtaining amongst the population of notes for £50,000 as collateral security on other countries in a healthy condition, and their bills, with a promise of £50,000 more; the great paucity of births, together with a and it was thought that this would be high rate of mortality. All these influences socepted. The number of shares in the tend to show that, so long as so many and Australian and European Back in 60,000 such powerful cauzes adverse to the increase and tho share Hat contains a large number of population exist, any result except of good names. If a call of £1 per share be decrease is impossible. responded to, the back will be able to carry No on, but this is not thought probable. call is required to meet present Babilities.

The shareholder at their first meeting resolved to reopen the Bank; and to make a call of one pound per share. The very best feeling prevailed at the meeting and the shareholders separated with cheers.

The Bank re-opened on the 12th, and was to resume paying out apecle on the -16th-

The only buildings still entire in the rounds around the Palace are those of the Btate Manufactures, the Ministry of Public

The Governor's idea is, he has said, to Works, the Creusot Pavilion, and the prevent the sale of adulterated spirits, from beautiful Monaco Pavilion. On the Troondera which, he says, the sailors suffer so much; de are the Algerian and Chinese Pari. it being the case that they are not harmed Hons, and the picturesque-wooden-building so much by good as by bad adulterated which was put up by the Department of spirits. But, we answer, the bad and Woods and Forests. The charming Persian adulterated spirits are not made here. Al building, at whose entrance ao formidable though some merchants from reasons of tail was always waiting for admission, self-interest sell bad liquors cheap to the Vi like so many others, a mero heap of sailors, that evil is surely not to be provided the winds blew and the foods came, for German of Dr. Petermann's Mitheilungen mously resolved that Lord Harris's letter-

rains, the materials of which are being gradually carted away. Of the athers not yet pulled down, the windows are gone, the aner partitions and floorings have been removed, and most of them, being anreofed, are open to wind and rain. The beautiful gardens are mere uneven earth, deprived of all trees and flowers. The destination of The site of the late Show is still uncertain, the probability being that the Ecole Militaire will again take possession of the Champ de Mars as its drilling ground, and it a public garden will perpetuate the mory of the marvels of the Trocadero.

The proposal of the late Minister of Agriculture and Commerce to preserve the Palace of the Champ de Mars, and to instal therein an Ethnographic and Industrial Exhibition, is entirely abandoned, the council of Ministers having recently decided against it. The buildings are to be demo. Ished, and the pavilion of the city of Paris will consequently be removed, and will probably be converted into a museumi, in which will be displayed all the objects appertaining to the municipal service of the capital which were collected at the Exhibition last year. It is also believed that the facade of the main building in the Champ de Mare will be transported to the Tuileries, and established between the Favillon de Marson and Pavillon de Flors; where it will be converted into a winter garden,

In

against by a bill of this kind, for taxing the spirite; the difficulty is to be met by giving the police authority and orders to thoroughly search for any case of the kind, and by making certain provision for the puufshment of the asiler. this way the people who do the wrong would be frightened, and would give over selling such deleterious stuff. But on the other hand is the lessee of the Spirit farm likely to prevent in any degree the evil complained of 1

Police Intelligence. (Before OF. Creagh, Beq.). Monday, July 7th.

Advocates of total abstinence will thus find striking examples to strengthen their arguments in the melancholy fate of the noble savage who, brought within the palo of civilization, has adopted ita vlose and repelled its moralities. The instincts of the Maori are those of slothful sensuality: having money he will not work, even for his own comfort. His lands afford him means of Indulgence in all that is debasing, and bla-vioos are- qulakly. bringing him to the grave. Among the young of the Native rage better habits are being instilled, and education yet may save them from the fate of their progonitora,

NEW SOUTH WALES, At a large and influential meeting of the The following extract translation from the Cricket Association June 5 it was unani- containing information regarding the expedito the London papers regarding the late tions of Count Szechenyi and Colonel fracas is inaccurate and ungenerous, and PIPS.

THE Carson Tribune spoxks of a "sooth- Frjhevalski is sent by the Indian. Press suppresses- certain important facts. Subing ocean of fire." Its editor has a way commissioner, to the newspapers for general scriptions are being collected for the pur- of looking into the future. information:--

the letter.

pse of sending a reply by cablegram to A motion has been introduced into the Legislative Assembly to abolish the penalty of death in certain cases..

It is reported that the A.S.N. Co. intend to reduce the salaries of their offers of all grades shortly.

Ir is said that Henry VIII never popped the question. He married his wives first and axed them afterward. Botton Bullyin

"FLATPONED on account of the wether," as the boy said when the ram chased him out of the orchard.

A BOSTON woman applied at a book-stors for a copy of Homer's Audacity,"

Is Osaka and Kobe, and in all other large towns, the butchers, who do a thriving business during the cold weather, give up the sale of beef on the approach of summer,

"The two expeditions now making for Tibet from exactly opposite directions, hare. started. Count Bela Szechenyi, wth his travelling companions, left Shanghai on the Lo Ataol, was charged by an information 7th December (1876), plying up the Yang- lodged by Chang Abang, with stealing a $1-tee-Kian, as far as Hankow, and along the note, 30 cents and 2000 cash from his box Han river up to Siang-Yang, from whence on the 5th inst. The complainant is a bean- they intend striking across the Tsingling The discussions in Parliament sinos the curd seller, and defendent a hawker of the mountains and the Yellow river (at Lan-date of our last summary have included a same article; the hawker had lived with chow), in order to gain Suchow and Kanau, large number of subjects, but these have him, and when he was asleep had stolen his whick place they hoped to reach by the been chiefly of local concern, and have been money. There were come twenty men

-and turn their attention to ice. This ap sleeping in the same room, and defendant

upon motions for adjournment.

An agitation has been set on foot by pears to be the rule all over the Empire--- was the only one of all these who was win.

teachers la Denominational schools, for ze butcher in winter, los man in summer, ing when the theft was discovered. Prisoner

sidences of house rent in lieu of residences Rather a strange mixture of trades. was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment

at the expense of the State. They bare with hard labour.

their application on the ground that they possess the same qualifications and perform similar work to teachers in Public schools but the Council of Education have held that the law does not empower them to accede to the petition of their Denomina tional staff.

The Governor's motive in introdudag this bill is to increase the revenue, But the amount raised from this Colony is daily increasing, and wore it not so, it is for veral reasons not necessary to increase it by such menas as this. This is a couse quence of reducing taxes before, Police taxes from 12per cent, to 10. The people here are disinclined to what is a new system and style to them, and one they cannot an derstand. They would much rather stick to the old pans they have previously had Nazar Alli, 36, a Bombay man, fireman of paying the Government, than aco.pt this steam-tugSaad, was charged with being drunk Ordinance with its 80 new articles, very few and disorderly. The man had, on Sunday of which they understand. There can be evening in Upper Lascar Row, being drunk, no doubt that if this is made law there will made a great noise in front of the house of be a very large number of transgressora. an Indian Constable, one Partah Singh, The Governor's intention has been to 696, whom he threatened with instant death ensure the prosperity of the Colony; but if be came downstairs. Being warned off that is not to be done, by such a scheme he would not go, and was arrested by the as this; if they really wanted to increase man be threatened. The prisoner admitted the revenue than the proper way was to lú the charge, but said complainant had abused him first, and the quarrel, it appeared, was The Paris Municipality has determined orease the amount paid for a license...

It being not, the sellers bat the con- about an "unfaithful the." Fined 50 cents to purchase the iron framework of the

mabinery gallery of the late Exhibition, for sumers that have to pay the duty, the off-and-bound over in $20 for six months. tie parpose of employing the same in the corn the petitioners point out might come constraction-of-five- large municipal gym...to one's house any time to search it; this nasiums in various parts of Paris, for the pupils of the public schools. The sum of £1800 has been decided on as the price of Alae framework in question. And the cap. Live balloon is shortly to re-appear in the urtyard of the Tuileries, where active preparations are being made for its recep. Lion. The owner, M. Giffard, has invented anew apparatus for the manutscture of his gas at a cheaper rate, and will thus, it is raid, be enabled to reduce the price of a Place in bis erial car. Twenty francs for and twenty minutes above the roofs chimney-pots of Paris is decidedly too high

Ching Asan, (80) of Wanchai, described as would be very wrong and unpleasant; the a farmer, was sent to jail for two months police could come to make enquiries every with hard labour for stealing a silk band week, every day, how much aor one badkerchief from the pocket of a police consta consumet since his last visit, and all this ble (T. Campbell, No. 68) on Saturday after would be an undue interference with every noon. Defendant had whisked the stolen one: The document conclude that the views article up his sleeve; but the moment he of the Chinese Community of Hongkong was selest he dropped it. He was sent to have been thus explained formulated and two months' imprisonment with hard labour, summed up for the assistance and consider. stion of Governor, who they trust, will see their wishes given fair consideration to.

TOWN TALK,

(From a Correspondent.)

“

An Irish lad, Richard Bremen, seaman H.M.S. Mosquito, was fined 50 cents for disorderly conduct, and ordered to pay 50 cents to a carpenter, whose property he had damaged and whose umbrella be pied guilty to smashing for-a lark.

middle of March.

The intercolonial sight-oäred race at Sydney, June-2, was won comfortably by the Sydney crew by seven lengths. The Victorians led for the first mile.

Edwards, the pedestrian has succeeded, June 9th, in walking 180 miles in niže minutes under 48 hours.

In the Logislative Council, the bill to. abolish capital punishment la cortain cases has been thrown out on division by 14 to 3 as being inopportune..

The death sentences passed on Metcalfe and Wilkinson, for rape, have been com- muted to imprisonment for life.

QUEENSLAND.

In the assembly 3r MoLean has obtained leave to introduce a bill to enable residents to prohibit the sale of l'quor in towns and oition.

"Regarding the programme of Colonel Pribevalski, who left Bt. Petersburg on the 1st of February, we learn that he will be accompanied by Eneigns Eklon and Robs rofski (the latter to take aketohes), and by two capital shots of the Caspian Regiment, now in garrison at Kronstadt: At Zaisan Colonel Prihevalski is to augment his party by five Cossacks and a dragoman from Kuldja. This dragoman has already accompanied him on former occasions. He is a loyal fellow, to be safely trusted. Colonel Prjhevalaki has taken the anal route via Orenburg, Omsk, and Samipala- tinsk to Zaisan, at which place he will take up his baggage lying there since be last

Edward Batler, Q.U., fell dead in the returned from Central Asia. His caravan, Supreme Court, Sydney, on the 9th June, toe, will be formed at Zaisan, and is oal-upon rising to address the Bench. His enlated to consist of 30 camels and some death is supposed to have been caused by horses. The weight of the baggage amounts disease of the heart to about 150 puds (6,000 pounds). The route to be followed from Zaisan passes through Hami Shachow, the highlands of Kansu, which abound in plants and ani mals: and from thence to Lhassa. Should all go well, the Colonel hopes to reach the Himalayas along the Brahmaputra in Feb. 1880, which river, and the country about it, he intends to explore during the spring and autumn of next year. The collections are route to Crga, ander protection of the then to be sent on by way of the pilgrims' Cossacks; while Colonel Prjhevalski himself will return vid Khotan and Kashgar to Ferghama. Owing to the liborality of both the Government and the Imperial asian Geographical Society, the expedition has been most thoroughly equipped, 20,000 Li Aful, Chan Acheung and Cheung Aon,roubles (about £3,000) having been granted three coolies, were charged with being rogues for the purpose. Hence the members start In the public streets this morning. They geodesical instruments, medicines, &c. outfall sluices which shound on the fore-had been gambling with dice on the Recrea- shore. The arterial poison of this town is tion Ground, and it was stated by the Ohl- deposited along the sea-wall, from the Harbour Office to the Sailors' Home, and indeed to the Slaughter House for that matter. I have passed along this route pretty frequently, and 1 must confess that putrid carrion is atta of resse compared to passant. As a matter of course, the smell is not so perceptible when a large flow of pluvial water forces its way through the drains, and flushes the sewers. But how epidemics of a bad type do not set in and carry off thousands to that "beautiful

Fong Afun (33) was ordered to be sent to shore" where we are supposed to meet

his native village, Toong Koon; be has been Could again, le purely a marvel to me. not the ingenuity of the Powers that beill ever since he come to the Colony, and carry the outfall lnices out into three has been begging all that time.Wong Lan fathoms of water, and allow the tide to do San, a woman with two children, one 14 Its work by carrying the sowage, and ex-years, and the other 6 years of age, who had areta away-at least from the foreshore, been begging on the 5th inst. (had been a where so many thousands of human belogs beggar for 7 or 8 years the Chinese constable are living, and are dally occupied. This 247, said) was ordered to be sent to Canton, would be doing a real good for the town, and her children with her. and a thousand times more appropriate than spending funds on fancy and orna- mental works. Do that which is needful first; the ornamental can be put selde till more fitting time. Does no one study Hygiene on the town's behalf?

Joseph Mutter was hang June 9th, for murdering Maris Stoffan at Ravenswood, The convict's bead was completely severed from the body. A long discussion on the sub-

price to be paid by the common run of humanity; at five france the owner of the balloon would undoubtedly make a mash larger profit; while, if he brought the price certainly realize a handsome fortune from and mephitic gases that emanate from the end vagabonds and causing an obstraction with good rifles, and complete sets of ject took place in the Assembly June 10th

of ascension down to s franc he would

his balloon.

Nothing can exceed the melancholy up pearance of the scene that was so full of animation, splendour, and varied interest, a few months ago. The work of pulling down, and of removing materials, goes on but slowly, the labour involved in clearing the site of the Great Gathering being only les formidable than that of getting the whole into order. The accounts for the they show an available balance of 55,805 Tancs. This sum is to be divided into three equal parte, of which one will be for the State, one for the City of Paris, and one for the guaranteeing subscribers.

It is a wonderful thing to me that no one has complained of the disgusting smells,

MAIL.

The A. 8. N. Co.'s Ocean arrived here on Sunday bringing Australian dates as follows: Newcastle, 8th June; Cooktown 17th,

Quotations.

HONGKONG, July 7, 1879. OPIUM,--New Patna, caah....1540

Old

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cash....

New Beoszos, cash, 502) old

caal,*** Now Malwa, oredit, 780 Allowance Taels, 16 Old Malwa, credit, 785 Allowance

Tools, 16

Bank, Wire.....

Exchange.

Demand,

30 days' sight, 4-months' sight,

Credits, 4

3/0 3/01

3/93

3/100 a 3/10

8/10

Documentary, 4 months' sight, 8/10 India, Wife,...n

2352 demand,..... 226 Shanghal, demand,

781

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80 days' sight, 20 74 Gold Leif, 90 fine ... Sovereignas

Shares.

26/30 6.16

Rongkong Bank, 59 % prem, Union Ina. Society of Canton, $1,300 Chiva Traders" Ins. Co., $1,600 North Chins Ing. Co., Tla. 1,260 ex div, Yangtze Ins. Assoc., TIs. 790 Chinese Insurance Co., $290 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $740 "Ching Fire Ins. Co., $175

H.K. & W. Dock Co., 5 % prem. Mr Griffiths asserted that no notice was.K. O, M.-S.-boat Co., $10 dis given to the Press of the execution taking place. The Government contended that

give auch notice.

nese constable who informed against them, NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN there was no obligation on their part to that the first defendant was gambling there He admitted having nearly every day. been previously consleted three times, for larceny and unlawful possession. Second defendant admitted one previous conviction for larceny they had, they said, had no regular work since they came last out of were, as usual, only looking on or waiting a friend. The Magistrate declared them to be rogues and vagabonds, and sent them to a month's, fourteen days', and seven days' Imprisonment respectively.

At a well attended meeting of working men held May 23rd, it was resolved to call a public meeting on a large scale for the purpose of bringing pressure to bear on the Government to retain within the colony

The notion of the Government in accepting the tender of a firm for constructing a dredge was condemned, and an opalon expressed that an effort should be made to erisare that the dredge now under con- alderation should be built here.

"Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tis. 13

China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tls. 95, ex dir. Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co,, $65 China Sugar Refining Co., $140 Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.

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Temperature.

great Show have just been wound up, and the effluvium that greats one's nose ex Jall. They all denied the gambling; they Port Darwin, 25th, From the files to band all public work that can be executed here.Taken at MessrsTM Falconer & Co.'s Premises,

THE CHINESE AND THE SPIRIT-

1 ARM ORDINANCE,

A PUBLIC meeting of Chinese was held yesterday at the Tung Wa Hospital respect. ing the Spirit Farm Ordinance, and we have received a copy of the resolation, the effect of which we have had translated and now find room for :

The petitioners submit that if the im- portation and exportation of all spirituous quor are interfered with and put under the system proposed by this Ordinance, it may have a very bad effect upon the commerce of the Colony.

Cheting Alun was sent to two months' hard labour for stealing an umbrells, the property of a married woman from whom he snatched it while she was paying out | some mon y in a shop.

The Court rose before two o'clock, an unparalleled sud ridiculously early hour, expecially for a Monday's business,

by her we take the following items :---

VICTORIA.

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A petition was presented, May 30th, to the Supreme Court on behalf of the English, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank, praying for the winding-up of the Pro vincial and Suburban Bank, The Judge has appointed the 19th June for the bear- ing.

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Weiberg and Pearce were brought up at the City Court May 30th and remanded a week: Bail was allowed for Pearos in the sum of £1000. Weiberg la charged with stealing 6000 sovereigns from the P. & O. steamer Avoca, and Pearce with barbouring and maintaining Walberg, knowing him to have committed the offence. Detective Edelson, who has returned from Waratah Bay, has recovered a further sum of gold, which he found planted near where Weiberg was captured. He also recovered Welberg's gun, revolver, da, which he found planted in the scrub.

amongst other distinguished personages who will visit Melbourne during the Exbi- bition will be the Duke of Genom

The Ballarat Water Commission trial will cost about £250 a day, or close on 29000 altogether. The verdict is not yet given.

TASMANIA.

The aspect of political affairs is still, June 12th, unsettled. The Government are at present considering the offer from the Council to grant temporary supply uffolent to give ministers time to recon- elder their financial policy.

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NEW ZEALAND. Parliament is summoned for the dispatch of business on the 11th July.

There is nothing new, May 30th, in re- gard to the Maori trespasses. The aspect of affairs in calmer. Fifty constabulary bare been sent to Taranaki; the natives are still ploughing the settlers' grass-paddocks; all the outposts are being rapidly strengthened, and recruiting is active,

Affairs at Taranaki are more assured, June 12. The natives are less aggressivo, and hopes are entertained that hostilities may be averted.

Queen's Roa») BONGKONG, July 7, 1879.

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Shipping Intelligence. The following is dorrected from the latest London and Colonial Fapers, co-

VESSELS TO ARRIVE.

AT HONGKONG « Name.

From.

Left, Feb. 22, Grossfurst Constantine, Hamburg Mar.

14, John A. Briggs, 37, Agnes Muir,

28, Adam M. Simpson, Apr.

8, Leon, 10, Spios, 21, Werra, 20, Triton 26, Twilight 27, Homewood, May

9, Alex Yeats, 6, Alexander 11, Southern Cross, 12, Alex. Newton, 13, Glamorganshire, 20, Menelaus (5.)

Out on the Prayal Bo much landatory

The usual number of no-light-or-pam and comment has been passed upon the re- By the 11th and 12th clauses it is provid making of the Praya Wall that it has wall contravention-of-boat-regulation cases were ed that, although liquor imported and then nigh became fulsome, From a practical disposed of in the customary manner, expored simán us nos tazed, no importation point of view let me say that the manner nor exportation shall take place without the Quay wall is being proceeded with permits first being obtained in each case; appears very like throwing the public

The result of the meeting at Te Kopus on default the liquor is to be forfeited. money into the sea. To the non-practical

may be thus summarized :-Rewi has been Now, this clause is bound to create great eye the Prays looks nice, possibly j and the

Very great excitement was caused on the permanently detached from the King. The confusion and much trouble; and it is one | Inspectors no doubt have done all in their

Manila.

morning of the 8th June by the Australian Kingites say that his apostasy has been so that there would be great difioulty in com. power to do their portion of the work off. plying with The Colony of Hongkong in diently but the principal ingredient to (Translated from our Manila Exchanges) and European Bank closing its doors. A great that he cannot come back. Ho In- exuemely prosperous si pretent but her making the works a succes is lacking.

It is said that the naval department was notice was posted that the directors felt tends surveying and cutting up his land for products are few, nothing it may be said; The new blocks of stone that have been going to buy the steamer Zamboanga to use bound to close, but hoped to reopen short leaking. The disorganisation of the King and all she consumes is imported. The erected appear sufficiently weighty to stand a transport. The ateamer went over to ly. The stoppage has been the cause of party is complete. Rewi carries with bim people are therefore glad that the port is the impetus and shock of sby wave of Cavite for inspection yesterday (28th); we great excitement. The position of other the bulk of the Ngatimsolopotos, his own free cause of the fact that the free breaker that may be thrown against the have not heard whether the purchase was institutions was freely canvassed, and a run recognised tribe, and all the Ngatirukawa. dom of the et favours this place being made Quay wall by the action of a typhoon, affected or not. The vessel left for Saigon, actually took place on the City of Melbourne I may state that he has authorised his su Bauk, which, however, was assisted by the bordinates to lease and pass their lands depot for trade that all merchants Book Tais I accept de facto. But, to be brief, the as anuannoed, yesterday evening (20th). here, and that it in made a place of general backing, or whaling of concrete, is of little The American barque Maronis was put up other banks, and met all demands. It seems through the Native Landa Court.

The Fesort. There is no Customs duty and so or no use it is not made of the right for sale to-day (27th), and there was no likely that the Australian and European Ministry are said to plame themselves on Bank will also meet all demands, sapedally the failure of the Kingites' acceptance of Ball engaged in Commerse consider this material; the concrete should not have offer made for her,

fortunate good place for their business. been made with unsaloined clay, but with

they have a large uncalled capital. In the iste Sir Donald M'Lean's terms, ratified the meantime "the notes of the "bank are at Hikurangi, and confirmed at this meet. But if the cules provided by this proposed calcined. When the sea water percolates

being paid by the Asociated Banks. The ing at Te Kopus. They consider the (new Urdinazos are carried out, if they have through the fissures of the stones of the In condueing their business to comply sea wall; the salt will deposit itself on the

Australian and European Bank has lent a colony will be the gainer, by such a gouins large amount of money, and was unable to { of actión, of a large sum of money. Bwith thes ringent laws, then they will surfaces, ridges or such places as it can bite Ist July.

The census taken in March last gives Consider ti Hongkong is not a good place and take hole of, altimately permeating We have seen a latter, written on board get it in. Then the run commenced, and and will be nduced to remove their bual. the whole mass by degrees it will crumble the bergus Dalid one of the vessels the Directors considered it the most prudent authoritative data. It will be seen (ays boss elsewbare; those who would otherwise away to dust like an ant-hill then ruta employed for raising the steamer Mactan course to aloes the doors of the institution. the N. Z. Herald) that the race in gradually some here will be induced to go to other and holes will appear in the road, warning it is dated Si'ange, June 25, and says for some time past money had been geting decaying under inexorable natural laws, places. So, although the prosperity of the initiated that the patty concrete bas" The steamer Creu, which is the carrier of rather tight with the bank, and they applied which neither civilisation nor religion will dongkong is due now to Heaven, who has collapsed, and is dying of consumption. If this letter from this small fosting commu to the Union Bank, with which they banked, avail to avert. The Maoris are decreasing given to her remarkable advantages, if her the calcined sooskey lo found to be exnity, was detained in these waters for about for an advance of £80,000. The Bank said, at the rate of 800 per annum, and if this trade is interfered with by Ordinanae rules pensive, it would have been better to have one hour on her way from Iloilo to if it would do them any good the advance continues for two generations more, the such as these, the responsibility of ita fai-dons half the work well and lastingly, in Manila. The weather is very unseasonable would be made; and the Australian and Maoria, like the blackfellows of Australis, fure will be tipon the Administration one year, than to have done it badly a N. E, wind is blowing, and while this European Bank then asked for £50,000, will be but a scattered remnant of the tribes Spirits are in daily uso among the whole in the time it has taken up to date. Believe wind prevails, it is imposible to attempt which the Union Bank declined. A come erstwhile strong enough to resist, and not babule overybody requires and user some me, that Quay Wall in the course of ten to raise the Maston, which is quite prepared mittee of the Associated Banks having in ingloriously, England's might, and who 17and if à lâx is to be paid upon tula article : years, will have to be made de nosd, just for being removed from her pragat position vestigated masters found it most prudent eyin now, in their dealings with Colonial Adolph, his will sanes poor people to become, all of through nstag rotten and inappropriate when the weather improves. I have grast not to make su sirenis, is it would aus Midiatete, obtain concessions which are in-

| prove of permanent advantage. The bank i effect peremptory commands, Jupm, more poet, The Government menu | material. Quality in werkmanship la een Į köpes of aussena."

The American ship Zouas, Capt. Means, arrived from Hongkong on the 30th.

The American barque Martha Dasis, Capt, Baxiaon, arrived from Hongkong on

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