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No, 1018.-Auguer 7, 1870.1

CAPTAIN the Hon. G., C. Kapler has gone England to advise Her Majesty's Gov- tent the papers say, as to the state of Bffairs eg the Turcoman frontier of North- Sen Afganistan and Persia. Captain Napier Was lately exploring-hot for the first time in the man irtains north of Khorasaan ud about the basin of the Attrek. Most ely he knows better than anyone the chanoss which the Russians have of getting to Mors this season.

if the experiments anewer, there can be no doubt that the prics of Indias silk at home would rise."

Police Intelligence. (Before 0. V. Creagh, Esg.)

روری ہے کہ

A GOOD RIDDANGS.

Topg Achung, a coolie, was charged with being a rogue and vagabond and boing dangerous to the praca of the Colony,

Inspector Corco an atated that the da- fendant was released from gaol this morning, having undergone six months' imprison- ment with hard labour. He charged him with Leing a character dangerous to the ponce of the Colony.

We give in another column an article from *** Standard relating to telegrams received um ita Berlin correspondent to the effect Lint the negotiations for the restoration by Russia to the Chinese of the Kuldja terri tory threaten to produce no result. The trops on both sides the frontier are being moved, and 2 collision is no longer imposel ble. The Golos. publishes a letter from Orenburg stating that the rumoured inter- His Worship discharged the prisoner and tion of the Russian Government to surrender ordered bir prasage to be paid na desired.

aldja had caused great sensation among & CHINESE TEACHER STEALING DISH COVERS. the Tarantelees, who would resist the Chi-

Chan Too Fal, was charged with alcaling nese rule in conjunction with the Kash-six dish-covers from the Hong Hong Hotel gerians.

on the 7th lust.

ed unnoticed,

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE TEA TRADE. The following letter on the above subject has been addressed by "M. T. R, to the Editor of the N."C. D. News:-

Can no remedy be found for stopping the decay of this still fine trade, or are we to remain the victims of a blind infatuation for ever? We pride ourselves in these alightened days upon our intellectual superiority to our forefathers, but our actions hardly tend to prove it, unless there were lunation in those days,

If we were gifted only with the ordinary instinct of the animal, we should soon put period to the present state of affairs. A fowl will not continue to lay eggs if they are not removed. Cannot we sink our superiority for once and act like this very sensible bird.

Even in the worst of the famine stricken | Galle for the China mails. By ignoring the ment. As these irredeemable trade dollars maitses in comparison with the change districts the forced contributions levied much shorter and cheaper overland route via were issued to all who brought to the mints that has been wrought by the appoi from the people and the officials en route Bombay and Calcutta-a route which the just the amount of silver they contained, a fance of China as an element in” the are stated at a thousand and some bundreds trans-Indian railways have made feasible large profit was realised in suspension calculations of civilised Europe. Not of taola per day. To prove the accuracy of and rapid-a double line of mail steamers times by owners of bullion from purchasers only has that vast Empire awakenet his statements Yen Ching Ming hands in has to be maintained in the Indian Ocean, for the China trade, who looked also for a (from its long sleep, not only in it lists of accounts. The Emperor of course the one running between Aden and Bombay, premium, while the Government has been arming itself steadily, but her statemen inveighs strongly against such heartless and the other botween Aden and Galle, by all along eager to give any official aid are informing themselves every day as tr conduct, and says, troly enough, that the routes for some 3,000 miles nearly parallel possible to their circulation, oven to the the relative strength of the countries wi b offence is much aggravated by the circum to each other, and involving, at the mileage proposal designated as not practical by which she may have to deal in a friendly stances of the case. Both of the accused rate of the new contract, an addition to the Minister Seward in bis letter from Peking, or an unfriendly fashion. The Chinere officials are handed over for punishment in subsidy of about £86,000 per annum, which Sept. 22, 1877, to Secretary Evarta, that Ambassadors, who are now making their the stereotyped fashion and language. It could be saved. Were the China mails United States "naval, diplomatic, and appearance in e.ory Court in Europe, do is not an encouraging fact, this one that carried to Bombay and thence by railway to consular officere in Ching be instructed to not fall to take note of what is going on comes to us through the highest Chinese Calcutta, they could be taken on to China receive trade dollars when disposing of around them, and the Chinese Government. official organ, that at the very time the from that port by the local lines of swift Government drafts." At Canton the trade is devo oping a high sense of its own English publia were subscribing liberally trade steamers at a gost which would pre- dollar has never got into circulation; at dignity. Kwo was recalled because it was to relieve an afflicted people these samo bably save much more than this £86,000. Shanghai the feature has been exhibited of wrongly supposed that he made himself Defendant admitted having several pre people were being prayed upon by their A great saving of time would also be effected. its being taken, if taken at all-and this too cheap here in London. His miasi n vious convictions against him and promised own most trusted officials. Still, it is a The double ocean service is maintained, it is without entering into general circulation was not to go to receptions and parties, but to leave the Colony and never return, if hissa infaction that their conduct has not pas contended, so that a monpoly may be kept at its intrinsic value, at the same time that to strengthen the relations of his country passage were paid to San Ui

up and the Australian service carried on by the old Carolus and the Mexican dollars, with England, and to learn a'l that was to one and the same agency. The continuance, well known in the great silk-producing be learnt from those who might again be however, of this roundabout route does a districte adjacent to that port, have been the enemies of China. We can seo from great dis-service to Australia as well as to in demand at a premium ranging as high this that those three or four hundred China, inasmuch as it involves the diver- as 6 per cent. for Mexican, and 6 or 8 for illo is of people have found able leaders gence of the Australian mails out of the Carolus dollars. Even the Mexican and who are capable of taking to heart the direct route followed by the ordinary trading Carolus dollars have never come into uso lessons of the time. No doubt it would be steamers. They go north to Calle instead at the ports opened in 1861 (those of the very easy to exaggerate the power which is of straight to Suez, and thus in two ways Yangtze and north of Shanghai), and the thus represented, but on the other hand it the mail service is unnecessarily clogged and trade dollar had there a far less chance. is also easy to underrate the fighting capa- its expense. increased. What should be The rosson why a proclamation of the value city of the Tartars, and even of the Chinese done is to sectionalise the service, giving of the trade dollar was not sought for at themselves. That they are capable, under portions of it to the companies whose steamers Shanghai, whilst proclamation has been their own generals, of undergoing extra. trade direct with the countries whose mails made at other ports where any kind of ordinary fatigues, and overcoming appar are carried, and making the converging dollars circntato, and where it is accordingly ently hopeless difficulties, recent events point the Suez Canal-not, as is now done receivable for customs dues, was owing to have shown, and every day now is adding with part of it, an obscure, out-of-the-way the hope that it would come to be accepted to their abi ity for defence, bath by land station in the lodian Ocean. By this means, for more than its par or intrinsic value, and sea. Like the Americ 65 after the war as will be easily understood, the cost of the and lest, as at Canton and the South of 1812, they have determined that they mail service might be reduced to perhaps as generally, this value, should proclamation will depend upon themselves alone as soon little as one-third of the proposed subsidy. be made, should become its usual exchange as possible for the means of providing their The contracting companies would live, in value.

own weapons, and oro long, perhaps, their From the amount of tea shipped, we may short, by their commercial position, not by The first instance of Chinamen being own war ships. Already an atlank upon reasonably infer that most of the houses in huge subsidies. With so many excellently shipped homo from this country otherwise China would be a far more formidable China have a large interest already at stake, appointed and swift lines of steamers run- than at their own expense was the despatch enterprise than is fully comprehended. and it is also perfectly clear that the resulting between England and Bombay, between by the steamer China, which sailed for San Whatever may be the outcome of the will be most disastrous if we persist in our Calcutta and Hong Kong or Shanghai, be- Francisco on the 2nd inst., for Hongkong Kuldja business, whether peace come, or a old mad' course. Would it not be far better, tween Plymouth and Sydney or Melbourne, vid Yokohama, of fifteen lepers, who had sort of intermittent hostility, the main facts by stopping supplies at once, to turn what and between this country and Mediterranean been inmates of the county pesthouse, by remain, that in spite of all the troubles looks like a certain loss inte a certain profit, porte, the Government ought to have no order of the supervisors of that institution. which have afflicted the country for the than to go on shipping in the blind hope reusonable ground for maintaining a system

The subsidence of the anti-Chinese foel.last few years, China is now stronger than that the profits on later shipments may which the opening of the Suez Canal alone ing continues, and the miserable, inky, and at any previous period, is rapidly acquiring Dover the losses on the first, whilst by that rendered obsolete and unnecessary, and defacing stream of prejudico and hate is an accurate knowledge of the politics of very notion we are causing the loss which which has long ceased, so far as the Ameri- not likely soon again to swell into a torrent | Europe, and rests ready to take the risk would not otherwise occur?

can mail service is concerned, to the great bearing down before it all consideration for of fighting that Power which we ourselves Is there a man in China who dare con- benefit of all concerned. A better system national proprieties." Improved times were content to temporise withSuch tradict the stateront that if we stop shipping also prevails in regard to the South African have improved the temper of the working facts as these are worthy of consideration altogether for six weeks or two months the mails. Add to this the fact that Australia classes. The circumstance is likely to have by every thoughtful man in this country. whole of the teas gone forward will not pay pays for none of the service between Galle its influence in checking the negotiations handsomely? Then why, with our boasted and England, but only £80,000 per annum that had been commenced for the limitation

Quotations. intellectuality, can't we do this? The for the service between Australia and Point of immigration. Apparently, the Chinese uneducated Chinaman would do it at once.. de Galle—that is, at the rate of 5s. 8d. per in this country find everywhere work to do. better for have a tacit understanding, and the rate for the remainder of the contract. There are 6,000 of them at work on the Call a public meeting it necessary, but mile only, as compared with 9s. Gd, per mile, Their readiness to migrato aids them, let all the Chaazees stop buying to-morrow There is a third important point well desery- Texas Pacific Railroad, and they will be should accumulate a large stock here which and that is the extent to which huge sub-arrived by the Oceanic, and more are on By this simple expedient weing the attention of those anxious for the in-demand for other important railway ex we should likewise turn to good account.

welfare of our splendid mercantile. navy, tensions. On the 2nd inst, 897 Chinamen This is "a consommation devoutly to be sidies like this enable the company enjoying their way.-L. & U. Express. wished," but scarcely to be hoped for.

them to orush out trade competition. Some Would it not upset the lethargic fatalism remarkable figures are given ou that point, of Brown, who argues, "My dear fellah, and the question is at once opened whether you can't stop the hall when it is once set it would not be wiser, cheaper, and more rolling" and would rather let it roll on and satisfactory to abolish subsidies and long- himself be ruined, than stretch out a hand term contracts altogether. They open the way to an infinity of abuses. Why cannot by all well-appointed trading steamers alike The sailings of such are usually as punctual and regular as those of mail steamers, so-

P. S. William Staunton stated that when REFERRING to the question of the Spectator, he was on duty near Gibb's Wharf, to say whose wandering words of wisdom on the the defendant carrying the things produced Exchange and Opium Questions we found in Court, wrapped in a piece of cloth. He room for in these columns a few weeks ago, asked him what I had got there, when he the Pioneer has a few words of plain solid said he was taking some dish-covers from a common sense. The Spectator asked, schoolmaster in Gilman Stroat to Canton. What would be the effect of send- Witness suspected that he was not telling ing all Indian opium as Government the truth, and made him take him to the property to England every month, and house where he said he had got the things.

ing it here instead of in Caloutta. They went to No. 38 Gilman Street, the by auction for export to China. The com was quite dark; he heard men Tioneer says in reply: One effect would talking inside; defendant called out be a further torrent of abuse from the over something to them about disk-covers good people who object to the opium mono- although he had warned him against saying poly. In the last number of the Contem anything.. One of the man said that the porary Professor Newman, who writes about dist-covers belonged to defendant, Be the barbariams of civilization," is very took the man to the station. On the way indignant about this matter. What will he there he said that a man owed bim some say when he hears of the Spectator's pro- money, which he was unable to pay, and had posal That authority, however, believes left the dishes as payment of the debt. that by the adoption of its proposal "one-Witness then noticed the characters "Hong half at least of the silver difficulty would be Heng" on the dishes and made enquiries ended, and the trade undisturbed." The there. In consequence of what he was told Spectator is just as ready to remedy the there be charged the defendant with steal agrarian distress in India:"We want the ing the dish govers. courts to disallow any bond not signed in Fong Abung, master of the Hong Hang de presence of a registrar, to abolish any cook shop, states that the property produced right of imprisonment for debt, and to

in Court is his. A schoolmaster living at reduce the right of mortgage to the owner's No. 38 Gilman Street ordered a dinner life time. Surely, also, ryots and mensy-frew his establishment yesterday; it was lenders alike should be made to read the sent in, the covers produced being part of Spectator every week; porro unum neces- what was sent; they are worth about $2. 84% 972

Witness bad no knowledge of defendant,

THE Rangoon Gazette of 18th July has the following late news from its correspondent at Mandalay, under date of the 11th July

It was at first believed that the establish- ment of the lottery offices would be, like ething else, bu ttemporary. Cultiva- tors have sold out their farming stock, and

Tao Amau, asalstant in the Hong Hong cook-shop, corroborates the statement of his master, and said lo generally returned for the dishes and other things a day after the aloner had been ordered.

morning.

RUSSIA AND CHINA.

Lai Yuk Shang, a Chinese schoolmaster, stated-I was wel acquainted with tho Prisoner some two or three years ago; ho was then a teacher of Chisees. He came to etermined to win a prize in the State my house a few days ago. I allowed him 38. There are no sellers or buyers in rket place, and if one chances to miss placo to go to.

to live there as he and he had uo other

He ordered & dinner yes dor a servant he is sure to meet him terday with my permission, which was in one or other of the lottery offices. brought to the house and eaten. That of ten or twenty people are allowed night the prisoner went to bed as usual and er together and so subscribe their said nothing about going away this morn And would it not subvert the cut-throat mails be carried like ordinary merchandise that the Border tribes will be pacified

nd buy up tickets. Besides entering. I did not know he had left the house and providing visitors at the differ-until he was brought back this morning by ery offices with leppet, betel and the Sergeant.

some of the offices are returning a

to save himself?

I

policy of Jones? As be reads this letter,

ey I see that ferret eye winked knowingly that eye, which he has deigned to cast

(The Standard.)

Now that the Afghan war is happily at an ond, and there is good reason to hope

will be given to the operations of the Rua without great difficulty, more attention signs and Chinese in Central Asia. The

Defondant stated that last witness told over the works of Tyndall and Huxley, and called, and if they fulfilled a certain question of the restoration of Kuldja, which

he villagers have turned upon the covers belonged to him; he took them this braius to such an extent that he almost be required. The maintenance of a huge give back to the Chinese, has become an i

t tax collectors, wounded many few. They flatly refused to he troops were sent up yesterday Government officials. What a will make of the place. The Surmetge of the Mixed Court, the Well-known Myotha Woondoak, was dis-

ed on the 9th July and incarcerated, being suspected of connivance with the British. Whatever may have been arranged with reference to the new treaty between thie Kinwoon Mengree and the British Besident, King Theebaw will never, it is feared, ratify it. His Majesty has already hinted that there exist in the present minis- try two high officials who entertain a dread of the English, and threatens to have them changed. The Myotha is of course one, as his present punishment will show, but who can the other be; surely not the Kinwoonyee, who is honored with the title of Mangyee Thetawahay, which exempts him from any unishment. The title fiterally gives pro- tection to his life only, and not his post. The Mugway Woongyes is still on the staff, doing nothing at home.

morning with the intention of pawning them. with hard labour.

Sentenced to ton weeks' impriso' ment

A WICKED EYE.

Put Alum, a chair coolie, was charged with stealing two water buckets, the proper ty of a stovedora residing on the Fraya. at the buckets when he was given in charze Defendant stated that he was only looking

make the man keep his eyes off buckets in Four weeks' hard labour will probably the future.

AN UNGRATEFUL LODGER.

fancies he is his own creator. "I see it all," he says, "this is just a dodge of Robinson & Co. to get teas kept back so that their heavy shipments may pay.

Clever dog, Robinson! But I'll be equal with him yet. We shall never do any good till Robinson & Co. are out of the trade. I shall just go in and bust Robinson & Co."

My only encouragement is derived from many idiotic things this season, that the the doctrine of chances. We have done so

beforo long, just to strike an average. chances are we shall do something sensible We have shipped seven months' consump. tion on four months bills, and advised our Wong Atsoi, a bricklayer, was charged We have wired a probable short second crop, friends not to hold on any consideration. with stealing an umbrella, a quantity of and then paid the teamen profits, ranging clothing and bricklayer's tools, from a man from 2 to 8 Taels per pical, by way of in- named Fan Aping, an old friend of his, inducing them to keep the leaf back. whose house he had been putting up for the firat night after bis return to the Colony.

We give fifteen per cent. bigher tael cost

tenced to two months' hard labour.

He admitted the charge, and was sen-ago, and indulge in the belief of a short ex- for common congon than we did two seasons port. And then we go to the Club and say

Really those people at home are not fit to Li Aoboung, trader, and Chun Aming, a cheapest teas ever shipped, and still they sell guano; here have we sent them the married woman, were charged with being can only sell at a loss. But this sort of possession of two tubs of pickled vegething can't continue long, Mr Editor can same region, an Indian Iaper, whose in-able value. $50, the property of Kwok-it? Perhaps some people will say that this

Sam Kwai, a morchant.

effusion is a proof that we have not come to mind their chaif, Mr Editor; do we ? the end of our tother yet; but we don't

.

WITH regard to the state of affairs in the

formation is seldom wrong, says :—

The Burmese Government is said to be very nervous about Colonel Horace Browne having been selected to go up to Mandalay as the British Resident. A little while ago there was a rumour to the effect that he was being sent with an ultimatum. This story was altogether groundless, as it turned ont; though told at Rangeon-with the object apparently of stirring up discord wo Gircumstantially that it was generally helyed at the time. We may anticipate the resible revival of the old canard, and perhaps scothe apprehensions at Mandalay, where, strange to say, English newspapers are read, we hear, with avidity,-by stating positively that Colonel Browne's selection Gas no hostile significance.

FOND OF VEGETABLES,

subsidised "mail service" may do great injury to independent enterprise, and has undoubtedly given other nations a handle with which to attack our mercantile supre- macy. They say that they are forced to impose heavy restrictions on English shipping in order to countervail" the effects of the huge bounties by means of which England has driven their ships from the high seaa. of many independent English lines of trading That is a reproach which the great success

steamers should give us courage to remove. We trust, therefore, that on many grounde the important discussion raised in this paruphlet will not be permitted to go to sleep.

negotiations which have long been going important point in Asiatto politics. The

have led to no definite arrangement Though the Chinese Embassy was received at St. Petersburg with great honour, there seems as little likelihood of a settlement now as when the demand for the return of

the province was first made. For Russia

to surrender Kuldja after her retreat from

matter; but the Chinese Euroys are not

Honorowa, August 7, 1879. OPIUM,-Yow Patna, cash........$5371

Old

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Allowance Tsels, 6/12

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cost

New Malwa, credit, 750

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Old Malwa credit, 775 Allowance

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4 months' sight,

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Gold Lenf, 99 Gae Sovereigns, ...

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Hongkong Bank, 63% prom. Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,300 China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,400 North China Inn, Co., Tls 1,250 Yangtsze Ins. Assoc., Tis, 710 Chinese Insurance Co., $270 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $735 China Fire Ins. Co., $180 H.K. & W. Dock Co., 4% prem. B.K. C. & M. S.-boat Co., $5 dis. Shanghai Stest Navigation, Tl. 11. Chlos Coast St. Nav. Co., Tls. 93 Blongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 China Sugar Refining Co., $137 Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal,

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Queen's Road.) Bonorons, August 7, 1879,,

ikely to be much moved on that account. Afghanistan is, as all can see, no easy

Oar Berlin correspondent informed us that Matters are indeed worse than they were.

the negotiations at St. Petersburg may not improbably be broken off altogether, and that a collision between the troops of the two powers is quite possible. Other reports speak of constant raids by the Chinese sol- diery across the Kuldja frontier, and of the determination of the Chinese Com. mander to support his men against the unless some change takes place shortly in Russian attempts to chastise them. Thus, (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Qol's Premisu, the attitude of one side or the other, serious news may be looked for from this quarter. remain where they are the Chinese can It should not be forgotten that in order to scarcely avoid insisting upon their demand. selves beyond recall to obtain has lie Even if they had not already pledged them- province, they could not get their supplies from any other quarter. As it is, they are fed to a large extent from Russian terri- tory; and although their forces are not so numerous as was at one time supposed, and have to deal with rising in their recently conquered territory, these facts will only drive teir Commanders to take bold steps before the enemy are enabled to obtain

UNITED STATES. ---(From our pun Correspondent.)

New York, June 17. The first consignment of the new Japan two days since, having arrived. at San crop to the Eastern markets reached here Francisco on the 1st inst., per steamer Oceanic, twenty-six days from Hongkong, hama. Mail samples and express samples, and sixteen days seven hours from Yoko the former arriving two days in advance of the latter, had previously come-to-hand. The date of the clearance of the teas from Yokohama, May 16, was twelve-days later than that of last season's first supplies. The teas are better than for several years past, but, notwithstanding this, and that the market was bare, have been laid down here at 10 to 15 per cent. lower than those by the first steamer last year. They grade finest, choice, and choicest, laid down here examine his shop. I did so and found my Mr Edward Stanford en "Government Sub-anticipated in the quotations. The Eastern reinforcements or to organise a regular

A pamphlet has just been published by 38 to 45 cents per pound. No decline is two jars concealed under some old wood in

Kwok Sam Kwai stated :-About 10 a.m. yesterday I found that two jars of pickled vegetables were missing from my godown on the Praya. I made a report at the po lion station, and went with Sergeant Sam Akam to the Shing Hop Shop, having heard that may jare had been taken there. I told the first defendant that I wanted to

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THE POSTAL SERVICE WITH CHINA. &c. (The Times.)

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Shipping Intelligence,

The following is corrected from the latest

VESSELS TO ARRIVE,

AT HONGKONG, Nams.

Left.

Feb,

Frothe

22, Grossinest Constantine, Hamburg Apr.

8, Leon, 10, Spica, 21 Werra, 26, Triton, 26, Twilight 27, Homewood,

2, Alox Yeats, 8. Alexander 11, Southern Crows, 18, Glamorganshire, 29, Joseph Hayden, 91, Newcastle, 81, Guy Mannering, June.

S, Adolph,

Liverpool Cardlit

London

Hamburg

New York

Penarth

Cardiff

Penarth New York Cardiff Cardiff Antwerp Liverpool

the cook house. I left the Sergeant in sidies and the Postal Services with India, tea brought by the Oceanic consisted of campaign. The opinion of Europeans in London and Colonial Papers, dai-- charge of the tubs while I want to get a China, and Australia." It has been written 18,503 packages, of which 17,798 have been China is that the whole expedition- is, a warrant and returned with an Inspector; son, and Co. and Messrs. F. Green and thus made ap: Yokohama, 12,688 packages so distant a province must import at the request of Messrs. Anderson, Ander-forwarded here. This latter amount is great mistake; that the attempt to retain who arrested both defendants The Fer- geant was in plain clothes but told the first joint managers of the Orient Steam (811,019 lbs.); Hiogo, 8,328 packages almost unendurable strain upon an Empire defendant that he was a policeman. The Navigation Company. This is one of the (194,404 lbs.): Kobe, 1, 52 packages impoverished by famine and long-continued two tubs are worth about $60; there was a best appointed and most enterprising of the (62,804 lbs.) Hongkong, 582 packages maladministration in many parts, and that, padlock on the godown door; the staple bad younger lines of steamers that have come (62,804 lbs.); Amoy. 140 packages (6,838 in any contest with Russia, Chine will b Tux Assam Government is interesting itself been drawn out,

into being since the Suez Canal was opened, Ika.); Shanghai, 3 packages (163 lbs.): evitably receive a shock which might bring in schemes for the development of silk li Achung, the first defendant, stated and as such its managers naturally hoped to total, 17,793 packages (1,103,880 lbs.). about her disintegration.

receive at least the liberty to tender for the

That this would be a correct judgmont nufactures. Now that great improve- that the jars were left in his shop by a

The exports of treasure from San dents have been made in the art of winding trader whose name be does not know, who mail service to Australia. Owing presumably Francisco to China, per steamer Chine, of under ordinary circumstances the circums Taar cocoons and dyeing this kind of silk, said he would return for them.

to some mistake or misapprehension on the the 2nd inst., consisted of silver bars, stances, say, of five or ten years ago—is results have been obtained with it which The second defendant stated :-Bly hue- part of the authorities, this liberty was prac- $214,622 97c.; Mexican dollars, $33,214 quite possible. But great changes have equal those of European silk farms. The band is now in Canton. I believe he is in fically withheld. The Orient Company has, trade dollars, $10,205; gold coin, $11,376 taken place in that short time in both Enay. Assam Government, therefore, is of opinion, partnership with Lachung I was upstairs therefore, had drawn up a statement of its 50c.; gold dust, $103: total, $269,818 476. pires. Rusela has upon her bands more

read, that the produce of Tasar and wheu arrested, and know nothing about the

own on the whole question of the Eastern Of this amount Charles de Guipe shipped than she can very well manage in several er silkworms of India may eventually two tabs.

mail service, the routes now chosen, and the 81 silver bars, valued at $112,000, to directions. When the English and Franch ain as firm a position in the European First defondant was sentenced to six subsidies paid. We are bound to say that Shanghai, and the Bank of California 87 armies entered Peking Russia noted the tket as the produce of the mulberry months' imprisonment, the first and last this statement is temperate; and that it bars, valued at $52,522 970., to Hongkong. part of a kindly friend, taking care, an ilkworm. Directions will be issued for fourteen days la solitery confinement, the raises issues of vital interest both for this Yesterday a considerable amount of treasure usual, to be well paid for her services, but collecting specimens of various wild silk rest with bard labour, and also to pay a fine country and its great dependencies there cleared San Francisco for China, but the securing at the same time an amount of Found in Assam, in order that those may be of $50, for receiving stolen property. Se can be not the least doubt. The facts amount has not been telegraphed. The influence far in excess of that obtained by sent home for report. It is conceived that cond defendant discharged.

and figures adduced in support of the con- Oceanic brought, Jane 2, $9,498 from Yo- both the amnquerom together. So it bas some of the might be worth cultivating

clusione advanced are often of a startling kohama, and $2,867 from Hongkong.

since continued, and until recently the Paides the Tasar kind. The worms thrive

character. We can here only in the brief- An article in the Saturday Review of May obance that China, and even Japan, mig t a common jungle trees, and though it is

est way indicate its leading conclusiona. 17, which has only just come to my notice, be found on the side of the great Northeru cult to forecast the expense and profits

These are--firstly, that the new con- states that "it appears that what is called Power in any complication was a possibili y any attempt to cultivate them on a large

tract, while continuing a monopoly alto-fractional, that is, small change and trade that always bad to be taken into consider cale, the local Government is of opinion

A recent decree in the Peking Gazette gether unnecessary and in many ways pre- dollars, or dollars with 15 per cent lessation in Asiatic politics, There is now a that the attention of the Europeans engaged throws some light on the abases connected judicial, obtains no equivalent benefit for silver than the standard, and intended for dolded change, and China in showing a in tes cultivation in Assam might be ad- with official travelling in China. 1ast year the nation. On the contrary, the subsidy the Eastern market, have been coined," do. amount of fair dealing with respect to the vantageously directed to the production of special mission, with two High Officers, to be paid under the new contract is con- Now, the trade dollar, which has returned Chefoo Convention which she certainly silk as well. Already it appears, one silk Ngen Cheng and Tung Hua, at its head, siderably higher, reckoned by the mileage from China to plague retailers (for not never displayed at an earlier period. There

Oxfordshire. was sent to investigate a case of some im-rate, than any heretofore paid, notwith being legalised it is refused by the banks is, indeed, at present no reason why good manufacturer in France, M. David, of St. Etienne, has expressed his willingness to portance in Szehran. Travelling through standing the sheapening of maintenance and Government officials', actually contains relations should not exist, as happily they

hase 2,000 kilogrammes (56 xunds) of Shazzi and Shens they seem, in spite of which has occurred since the Suez Canal 7 more grains, of silver than the standard do exist, between the two countries. Our Douglas Castle.

cocoon at 1 frane per kilogramme for the afflicted state of these provinces, to was opened. This point is of importance dollar, or 420 grains 90 fine, as stated on sympathies in this Kuldje affair periment, and there can be no doubt that bare levied in no stinted measure heavy not only to the Home Government, but to its feas, as against 4124 in the standard therefore naturally enough with the Empire ther manufacturers would be willing to go exactions for the maintenaues of themselves India, whose Post-office Department is now dollar-irreverently termed the buzzard that is carrying out its agreements with us, to similar operations. The price above and their numerous reticus. Ten Ohing. a dead weight upon the finances, mainly dollar, from the family likeness to that and desires only that Russia should do the Mng, the high minded officer who controll. through the heavy subsidy payments Se- creature of the device intended for au same towards her. The Kuldja affair and ed the famine relief measures in those condly, it is shown that the new contract eagle. No lesser trade coins were over the Kashgar re-conquest, important as they parts, has coms fizward as their scouser, I errs in continuing the long sea route pid minted for the Far East by this Govern may be by themselves, are still small

unted would probably not be remunerative.

hting all allowances, it would be equiva

est to about 8 ampas a sour in Assam) but

China.

(Courier.)

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