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Hongkong was and is in this respect. Bo- sides, the morning paper had clearly placed itself in the wrong, which made all difference...

No. 5062.-SEPTEMBER 27, 1879.] perform their duties. When all the stud- ente are collected in the Examination Hall, a deputy commences the roll-call, and at the J

same time takes from a hamper at hazard a ticket having written upon it the row and seat to which the student who answers is to betake himself. The thousand characters of the 千字文

are used for this purpose, and each character is subdivided into 10 numbers; each number represents a seat, so that students are effectively prevented from arranging before-hand who shall be their next neighbours. The ticket is now exchanged for the blank paper, armed with which the student betakes himself to his cell.

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A BRISBANE telegram dated 14th August states that the steamer Ocean had arrived at Cooktown from Hongkong, which she left July 20, and Port Darwin August 6. She when she passed through the outer edge of experienced fine weather, except on July 21, a typhoon, but sustained no damage.

We hear that the four new gun-vessels the Epsilon, Eta, Theta and Zeta, belonging to arrive in Shanghai by the 25th instant, and the Obinose Government, are expected to

and are at once to refit for actual service.

À NOTABLE Chinese invention of a cannon The Examination Hall at Canton is now whose projectles were to pass under water, undergoing repair and ombellishment. A torpedo fashion, has been tried at Taku visit to the interior would well repay the with a result not foreseen when the pro- gramme was drawn out for the Viceroy's approval. The cannon burst, all the artil- larymon and spectators near to the gun Officers who ast temporarily, for killed or wounded; the projecte aid not go under water but splashed about in for other are not entitled to any extra an erratic way. salary or allowance. The term "officiating," [], is not used by any acting offers except those above the (temporary) statur

of Prefect.

LOCAL AND GENERAL, The next Farson Mat may be expected here on Tuesday night, or early on Wednesday morning, by the M. M.steamer Fangtré, The next INDIAN MAIL is dus here about the

2nd proz., per the steamer Moray. The next AMERICAN MAL may be expected hare about the 12th proximo by the Oceanic. THE Band will play on Monday evening, when there will be no lanterns, as it will

be then full-moon,

WE are informed that the prisoners before the Supreme Court, in Criminal Sessions will not be sentenced till Wednesday next at 11 o'clock,

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THE CHINA MAIL.

(Before the Hon. O. B. Plunket).

Trickett's share of the receipts from the race has been divided by him. "between the Sydney Infirmary and St. Vincent Hoa pital

THE Shanghai Mercury understands that 21 days' imprisonment, for malicious pro-distinguishing themselves in the south- Lord Normanby will be present at the Mr John Peel has received a telegram from secution and farther to pay a fine of $5 western war, London to the effent that thirteen fox hounds for giving wilful false evidence, in default

opening of the Exhibition. Ho will be have been shipped for Shanghai per Glenart 21 days further imprisonment with hard bars of the Fega expedition were presented and proceed overland. Sir William Jervois Professor Nordenskjöld and all the mem-jained by Governor Weld, from Tasmanis, ney, Glencoe, and Gleneagles, so that cross-labor.

to H. M. the Mikado this afternoon by the will also be present, corompanied by some country riders may look forward to some

Swedish Minister.

members of his family, and will come to excellent sport with the Drag Hounds this coming winter.--Upwards of twenty five

Sydory by the sen route. hounde have been kept over from last season

- A SERIOUS CHARGE BREAKS DOWN.` and these are all in most excellent health

Akop, quarter master of the S. 8. Menmuir, the North, aided by the superior kennel on board that steamer, with stealing a box and condition, sundry trips to Japan and was charged by Pang Ma Chin, boatswain management of Mr John White, V. Ccontaining £25 in gold, one gold ring, one having enabled them successfully to weather brass watch, and 12 pieces of clothing, total this trying summer.

value £20, the property of complainant and others, on board the 6. 8. Menmuir, on the ANENT the Wu-shih-shan compromise, we high seas on the 18th instant. now understand, says the Foochow Herald, that further concessions have been made to the missionaries-in consideration of their agreeing to stay legal proceedings for com- pensation on account of the mission build- ings. There is consequently every probabi- lity of this vered question being settled in a manner which, if not quite equitably, is at least fairly satisfactory under all the air cumstances.

MESSRS HEDGE & Co.'s Weekly Shipping Report, nata Pagoda Anchorage, 20th September, says;-

The complainant and defendant both joined the ship here, one 13 months ago, the other 3 months ago. On the 17th inst. the former missed his box from his cabin. An enquiry was made on the matter being reported to the Chief Officer, but nothing was discovered. He suspected defendant because he knew he was in money difficulties; he had told him so. This suspicion he had not mentioned until the day before the ves sel arrived in Hongkong, when defendant was arrested and his place thoroughly searched. Nothing whatever was found, While he was changing his clothes the Chief Officer noticed something peculiar about his garter, and in it were found five sovereigns. He also said one of the firemen had three mars belonging to him but this the fireman denied. The box had been clothes were found near the galley, but broken up in the owner's cabin; some of the nothing else.

The Chief Officer said he considered the man to be of good character, He had had him in the Normanby and picked him out

Arrivals During the Week-Sept. 12, Kerchalon, from Amoy; 16, Baeting, from ALTHOUGH the company which was being Shanghai 16 Caller Ou, from Shanghai; formed a short time back, under the auspices 16, Hedvig, from Shanghai; 18, Namoa of Baron Lesseps, to construct a caual across

from Hongkong; 18, Sarpedon, from Shang: the Isthmus of Panama, did not succeed in hai; 19, Europe, from Shanghai.

Departures During the Week,-Irazu, for obtaining the requisite capital, the hope of aniting the waters of the Pacific with the Tientsin; Brema, for Tientsin; Kwang, Atlantic is not abandoned. As will be seen Tang, for Hongkong; Cassandra, for Lon by one of our cable messages of this morn-don; Haeting, for Shanghai; Namoa, for ing Ulyases Grant has intimated his will- Hongkong; Nishni Novgorod, for London. ingness to accept the chairmanship of a com- Shipping in Port.-Celia, Lapwing, Kor- pany which it is proposed to form to con-sor, Kerchalon, Caller Ou, Hedwig, Sar-again because he was a good man. struot a canal aoross Nicaragua. The pro- pedon, Europe. posal to establish a water communication from the Port of Brite on the Pacific across the isthmus between the scean and Lake Nicaragua to its outlet, and down the river San Juan to it port in the Atlantic, was originally made some years ago. The length of the canal would be 184 miles. Now it

seems the proposal has been revived, but

Br the mail from Australia to hand by the Menmuir to-day we have a few items of English nowe received thore by cable, but not yet published here:-

brɛeze, and the bar, had fallon to 29,75.

The Suth Australian Gas Company are constructing a million gallon gasholder, and the first and of the ground to be occupied was turned the other day,

A public meeting was held the town-

A strange story, and one wo hope is exag- gerated, is "ourrent in connection with the passage from Hakodate of the Kumamoto Maru which arrived hero on tho 16th inst. Maru were several of the arew of the 4. E. Among the passengers by the Kumamoto Nordenskjöld, lately stranded off Nemoro,

SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Shortly after leaving port the vessel en- David Sutherland, an old colonist, died countered fresh and increasing wind from early in September, aged 77. He was the E.N.E.; during the latter part of the 13th author of "Sutherland's Aot," which pro- instant the wind increased, with furiousvided that one-third of the land fand be N.E. aquella and very heavy orose son; spent on fumigration; but the Ast was barometer, falling and every indication of repeated a few years ago, as it was found to an approaching typhoon. The Kumamoto be inconvenient. Maru is a fine, full-powered steamer, and Captain Drammend has the reputation of being a skilful sennan. It seems, however, that when the gals was at its height the Japanese crew became demoralised, from what cause it is impossible to say, refused hall 18th August to consider the immigra or were unable to work and the assistance of tion policy of the Government, £50 000 the Nordenskjöld's crew had to be invoked being down in this year's estimata for im- to navigate the vessel, and take turns at the migration. A number of speakers addressed wheel. The personal courage of Japanese the meeting, attacking the Government seamen has nover yet been called in ques-policy, and condemning the loactivity of tion, and we hope this story is greatly ex- the city members, All the city members aggerated. That the assistance of hardy present defended themselves by saying that sailors, who are passengers, should be invif they had not yet had an opportunity of od in a time when extra duties have to be speaking on the question. They all ex- performed of nothing extraordinary The prossed themselves opposed to immigration per U. 8. man of war Idaho rendered good labour market. A vote condemnatory of drew of a British vessel who were passengers in the present depressed condition of the

service to that vessel in a typhoon, but no the action of the Government in asking for one doubted the capacity or nerve of the $50,000 for Immigration purposes was un- ship's own company throughout the trying animously carried. hours of their vessels imminent peril; still as the Mitsu Bishi Co.. have made an excel- lent reputation for their vessel's and the munner in which they are handled, it is their interest to let the public know the truth, and to put a stop to stories which are apt, if circulated without contradiction, to reflect upon the whole of the service,

Manila.

The Government have decided to import £25,000 worth of silver coia.

In the Assembly, 27 Aug, Mr Basedow moved for the establishment of an Agrical- tural College and Experimental Farm. The debate was adjourned for a fortnight. The Minister of Education replied to Mr Rees” motion for the establishment of free edu- cation, and the abolition of payment by results. He objected to both propositions, The debate was further adjourned.

In the Assembly, Aug. 14, an altercation arose between Mr Bray and the Treasurer. The former charged the latter with incom- petence as Treasurer, and inattention to business, He was called to order and the

obliged to tie it round my leg. person to see if I had money, I was bis post; this was about 1a.m. He quite subaided Sept. 1. Serious damage

Two men gave evidence of his borrowing money from them which he had not repaid."

Defendant's statement was: We all got THE RECENT GALE.

our pay at Syduer. I won £20 at gambling and Foochow, which arrived here to-day, the way from Fort Darwin I lost £16, and at fan-tan, on shore. I won £23 from the The Douglas (Captain Young), from Amoy boatswain at fan-tan at Fort Darwin. On

gives the following report :-

there remained £7 to come to me. I had September 20th.--During the morning in no box and gave a fireman £5 to keep for We learn from the Agents (Messrs Jardine, whether it will ever be realized will depend weather, bar. at 8 a, m. 29.86; at noon, bar. got it back from bim. I gave another fire- Amoy had light N.E. winds and fue. Two days before I reached ifongkong I

(Translated from Exchanges) Matheson & Co.) that the 8. 8. Moray left upon the ability of the proposed company 29 78, moderate N.E. winds and fine clear wants to ebeat me out of it. There was a ing of the 15th inst.

man £2 to keep for me; he denies it, and A curious incident occurred on the morn- Singapore for this port yesterday,

to raise the necessary capital for the under-weather. At 2 p.m. when the ship left for conspiracy between the boatswain and num-

One of the soatiuels taking.-Sydney Herald.

at the Bilibid Gaol, armed with a Reming- Foochow it was blowing a fresh N.N.Eber 1 fireman, and they had me arrested. Ton rifle, probably labouring under tem-discussion ceased.

Every night the sailors used to search myporary insanity, refused to be relieved from The floods in the Brisbane river have resisted and threatens to shoot any oue was sustained by the farmers in the Oxloy who dared to go near him. By 3 o'clock and Wide Bay districts, and also by the the principal authorities having been Warwick in the afternoon his superior officers and inhabitants in the vicinity of Dalby and collected in the gaol, Lieutenant-Colonel Ayuso, with a true courage, stepped for ward and summoned him to allow himself to be relieved, but the only answer he got was a bullet fired from his rifle, which, fortunately enough, did not take effect. A court-martial was thon at once instituted on the spot, when the soldier was verbally sentenced to death. Lieut-Col. Ayuso took up a rifle and finding that the renticel had A telegram from Hakodate received on the discharged his gun snow, shut him in the 16th, reports that the low parts of the neigh-breast, and thus brought him down upon bourhood have been inundated in consequence few moments.

bis own rife; the man survived only.a of heavy rains, Several villages have been destroyed by the flood.

THE 0, & O. steamer Oceanic left San Fran-

cisco on Saturday, the 13th instant, and may be expected at Yokohama about the 2nd October and here about the 12th. WE learn from the Messageries Agent that the Coy's 9.8. Fangtre has left Saigon for this port to-day (Saturday) at noon; and we are informed by the E. E. A. & C. Telegraph Co. that she passed Cape St. James this evening at 4 o'clock.

London, Aug, 22.-The death is announced Sir Arthur of the tour foton, whose engineering skill irrigation purposes has done so much towards developing the cotton-growing capabilities of India. The deceased gentleman was made Knight-Commander of the Star of India in

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London, Aug. 29.-The remains of Sir Rowland Hill, K.C.B., were buried to-day in Westminster Abbey,

At 5.20 passed Dodd Island; bar, steady, wind increasing, cloudy borizon but clear blowing a frech gale from N. by E. overhead. At 11.30 passed Pyramid Point; midnight bar. had fallen to 29 70, heavy guata of wind with occasional rain.

At

Benjamin McIntyre, a Quarter Master ant had money in his possession; he told on board, said he knew that defend

him he won £12 at Sydney. There was a

His Worship could not see any specitia charge against the defendant. The case was therefore dismissed,

Japan. (Gazette) *

Some addition, it is said, is shortly to he made to the native press laws, by which private or public individuals will be able to claim pecuniary compensation from slanderers,

The James Shepherd, says the Mercantile and Shipping Gazette, from Cebu to Liver- pool, arrived at Anjer with some damages; she having been una rock for two days in the Balabac Straits, and only managed to get out by jettisoning somis fifty tons of sugar and hemp, losing also anchors, chains,

Sunday, 21st Sept.-Gale still increasing, sky occasionally clear overhead great dent of gambling going on amongst passed Lam Polot Finding weather

the crew on board ship. rapidly getting worse, and bar.. 29 61, deemed it advisable to seek an anchorage, At 7 o'clock passed mile N. of White Island, and at 7 15 anchored, 1 mile N.W. of Kerr Island, with 60 fathome chain 01 one anchor and 30 on the other; blowing a hard gals with furious squalls of wind and London, Aug, 26,--The French barque rain and thick glo my weather. At noon Chandernagore has embarked, at Flushing, a bar. 29 47, violent squalls, wind N, N. E., and large party of French, Swiss, and Belgian heavy swell rolling in from 8. At 5 pm. emigrants for New Guinea. They are well gale still increasing, wind N., and bar. THE fame of the Beanty-women of London armed. The French and Belgian Govern 29.36, veered chain to 90 and 60 fathoms ments refused to allow them to embark at At 8 blowing a furious gale with terrisc is spreading for and wide. Mr Hung Qua, Havre or Antwerp. It is stated that the squals of wind and rain from N.E., bar. one of our leading Chinese portrait-painters, vessel will sail under the American flag.

29.32; from this time until 11, the bar. bas just completed a beautiful small paint-swiss, and Belgian emigrants who left veering to eastward,

London, Aug. 30.-The party of French, ranging from 29.32 to 29 87, and wind At 11 a sudden de ing in oil of Mre Langtry, copied from a Flushing recently, by the French barque crease of wind with very heavy rain; at photograph.

Chandernagore, bound to New Guinea, in-midnight bir, had rizen to 29.40, wind S.E., tend founding an ultramontane settlement blowing a fresh gale with heavy squalle. FROM Tamsui we learn that Mr A. Frater, there.

Monday, 22ad. By 4 "a.m. wind had H. M. Consul at that port, will shortly go

loss frequent, bar. 29.48

The German man-of-was Prinz Adalbert Feered to S., decreasing rapidly and sequal's

Philipplass. At 5 o'clock finer arrived this morning (17th) from Hakodate bome on leave of absence, and that he will

appearanes of weather with rising bar, after a very rough passage. We have not be succeeded by Mr Ford, from Chinkiang,

commenced heaving up. At 7 wind steady been able to obtain any particulars of her South and blowing moderatoly, bar. trip, as no communication with the ahora There was a terrific storm of wind and rain

29.60, hove up and proceeded through Hai-Fet permitted on account of cholera. at Tamsui on the 20th and 21st, when thea, Pinder, T. Emmett, W. Bates, F. Morley, moderate southerly winds, heavy S. E. awoll bringing it to the knowledge of our re- tan Straits. At 9.30 passed out of straite, All the Consuls have signed a sircular barometer got very low.

It was supposed that there was a typhoon elsewhere. THE Ex-Constable McDougal, who cut his wife and boy with a razor, is progressing favour-

ably, and will, it is now hoped, eventually

recover.

English farmers, each possessing a capital London, Aug. 30-A party of eighty of £500, have started for Texas (United

States).

London, Aug. 30. An English pro- fessional cricketing team, comprising R. Daft (captain), G. Ulgott, E. Lockwood,

and A. Shrewsbury, have sailed for Quebeo, and will play a series of matches in Canada and the United States.

London, Aug. 30, Lord Chelmsford will visit Balmoral on Monday next to receive the distinction of Knight Grand Gross of the

His wife visited him again to-day Bath.

London, Sept. 1.-A Royal Commission

Pagods Anchorago, light S. S. W. winds and fine weather, bar. 29.70.

Heard that at Pagods Anchorage the heaviest part of the gals was from 1 to 2 a.m. on Monday the 22nd, that the wind had been steady at N., and that the barometer had fallen to 29.50, Some damage was done to Chinese houses in harbour dragged their anchors.

From the first appearance of cholera until the 15th ixet. the number of persons attacked throughout Japan was 138,953, and the num- ber of deaths 76,342.

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formed by the Prefect of Kanogawa that the Local Board of Health consider it necessary that the welle and drains of the foreign houses in the Settlement and on the Bluff should be inspected, without delay, by a Committee from the said Board of Health, consisting of a Foreign and a Japanese Physician, an Officer of the Prefecture, and

and from her he took some nourishment in has been appointed to report on the question on Mamoi point, and 1 or 2 sailing vesselsan Assistant of the Laboratory.

the shape of soups, &c. He is still in à pre-of Colonial Defences. It consists of the carious state, but with the care and atten- Earl of Carnarvon (as President), Sir Henry

Luse, &c.

There is a rumour in a Madrid gaper that Señor Primo de Rivera will be ap- pointed to the Governor-Generalship of the

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large and influential depatation waited on the Commissioner of Public Works to day (29 august) to urge the Government to soustruct an outer harbour. They stated that Mr Grainger, the architect, staked big reputation that the necessary works could be done for £104,00, instead of £560,000 as estimated by the Engineer of Harbours, The Commissioner promised favourable cɔn- sideration, admitting that the outer harbour at Marino would secure the delivery of the English mails some three or four hours earlier than at present.

NEW ZEALAND.

The Hon. J. Hall, member for Canter

bury, and a strong opponent of Sir George Grey, bas been returned unopposed.

Since the 27th to the 30th there bas been remarkable reading of the bar meter over the whole colony, ranging between 30-70 The weather is fine, and the wind mostly from the south-east.

and 30-80.

A party of four Europeans, while engaged surveying a black near the Thames, wore attacked by concealed natives. Several the past few days up to the 22nd instant severe'y wounded. No farther particulara The weather experienced at Manila for shots were fired, and one surveyor was was anything but pleasant; the wind was have yet been received. blowing with a strong, force accompanied Minister goes to inquire into the matter The Native with rain, causing some destruction to the to day, (30tb). trees and roofs of some houses; in the bay also the wind was reported to be vory violent.

We are informed by Metara. Olano y Larrinaga & Co., that the steamer Victoria, having had her damages repaired, left Aden on the 10th instant, and is expected at Manila on the 30th instant.

The steamer Esmeralda brought, on the 20th Inst., $120,400 in silver.

VICTORIA.

Usar Kalt Reuleaux, special correspon. dont of the official Vienna Gorette and other German papers, has arrived and will write a series of articles on the colonies and the Exhibitions.

The Government have gained a victory on the tariff, but it is that sort of victory majority of only four is very bad when which, if repeated, will ruin them. A pared with the overwhelming numbers month ago. which attested their supremacy a twelve- That their prestige is gons

tion of the Colonial Surgeon it is hoped that Barkley, the Hon. Hugh Childers, Sir Tue British steamer Patterdale, which our respective countrymen will afford to the during the same period were exported may be pronouneed as certain; for, all of

he will eventually be able, with a trip to cry Holland, Sir Lintern Simmons, B.E., England, to recover his health.Cor.

Mr Brassey, and Mr Alexander Milne,

A MEETING of the members of the Volunteer

Franciscs papers under such headings as THE following, which appears in the San

Washington date July 22; it is much fuller than the paragraph we gave the ether

arrived this morning from Nagasaki, ze

The Consuls add-We highly approve of this sanitary measure, and we trust that

their premises, and that they will adopt any said Committee every facility for inspecting reasonable suggestion or recommendation On the 19th instant, left Nagasaki, fine which may be made to them from a sanitary ther and heavy rains succeeded. weather, fresh wind S. W. Unsettled wea-point of view by said Committee.

Their Excellencisa Ureno, Japanese mini-

ports as follows (—-—-—--

On the

Fire Brigade was held at 3.30 this afternoon | « Mosby's Swallow-tail," is to hand under 21st vory strong swell' on the sea from theater to Great Britain, and Awoki, minister 5.E., but not much wind The high- to Germany, have been appointed commis-

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day:-

Daring the first fortnight of September, there were imported into these islanđi 292,719 dollars in Spanish silver coins, and 10,880 dollars' worth of silver in bullien; and 3,381 dollars in Spanish silver coins. 93,358 dollars worth in Spanish gold coins,

timber at Zambales, Mindoro, and Tayabas The American ship Ladoga will load

for New York.

a sadden, they have adopted the suppliant scheme so long as their continuance in office tone, and are professing their readiness to consent to any modification of their Budget

is secured.

months, for salli g tickets. Otsu tunnel, and concludes that because the Colonel Mosby, the Consul at Hongkong,

Police Intelligence. (Before 0. V. Creagh, Esq) Saturday, Sept. 27.

THE ALLEGED BOY ELDNAPPING.

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burned at Melbourne.

Obinase loitories are in full operation azaio, and ten banks are now open. At the City Court, this morning, (20th Aug) three Chinamen were fined £36, or threa

The Amoyne, a large iron weasel, has been

The Commercial Bank at Lancefield has been stuck up, and robbed of over £866 by two armed men. At first it was universally NEW SOUTH WALES.

believed that the place had been visited by The London correspondent of one of the the Kelly gaus, but later and fuller pare Melbourne journals states it as a certainty ticulars tend to show that the robbery that Prince Leopold will visit the Sydney had been committed by persons who are International in lieu of the Prince of Wales, now in custody, both being young men. nounces that Mr George Augustus Sala will

A London telegram of Augus: 80th an. They have been committed. shortly leave for Sydney, to represent the Daily Telegraph at the Exhibitlen.

QUEENSLAND,

A talegram from Maytown Sept. 1, states

The estimated population of the colony that the river is within sight fest of its on the 30th June was 712,090. The in-highest flood mark, and that there is great crease during the half-year was 8,276. The distress amongst the farmers, near the A Chinaman was drowned while deaths 6,420. birthe during the same period 12,822, the river.

attempting to reacue his property, and the Brisbane River. much damage has been done to farmers on

An attempt has been discovered at

in the Justice's Room at the Magistracy, presided over by Mr Parker, olerk of the

were under weigh again under the low-

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. pressure platou smashed. After six hours, sioners of Treaty Revision Bureau.

The Nichi Nichi Shimbun announces the Brigade, to elect is foreman vice P. H.

By the S. 6. Menmuir, Captain Darke, Emanuel, who was appointed recently by

pressure engine. At night we had still successful termination of the boring of the which arrived to-day we have full files heavy rains and squally, a very heavy workmen from either end met at the same. She brings dates from Sydney Sept. 2, the Saperintendent (C. V. Creagh, Esq.) to China, has been heard from at last with next day strong wind and rain from the place that they manage works of this kind Cooktown Sept. 9, Port Darwin Sept.

sea continued and gale from the S.E. that post but who resigned the appoint-reference to the statement so widely pub- W. S. W. with cross ses. On the 23rd the much better in Japan than they do in west- ment on account of certain dissatisfaction lished that he had violated the proprieties of wind changed to the West, with heavy ern countries.

diplomatie life by wearing a long-tailed rainy squalls filling all the sails. To this

The newly-appointed consul to Wladiwos- strongly expressed by some members and coat instead of a swallow-tail to the Govera-fine weather succeeded, and since we got took is Mr Matsudaira Taro, who will shortly represented by them to be the almost ment House to dinner. Mosby, in a letter into the Straits have had little wind.

take his departure for that port. unanimous feeling of

to his brother, says he was invited by the the Brigade, Governor-General to dinner, but declined,

Professor Nordenskjöld and his staff are a dissatisfaction lending to the resigna- telling the Governor that he had not a dress

meeting with a cordial reception at the hands of the Imperial Government. tion of one or more of the members, suit. The next day he ordered one, and

The Hochi Shinbun informs its readers The ballot of the majority of those present He says that Consul-General Bradford tried after that he was enabled to appear au fail.

that the Chinese envoy at the Russian Court this afternoon was in favour of Mr Emanuel, to dictate what clothes he should wear, but

has addressed a note to his Government, suggesting that an army should be sent to who after resigning his appointment had he resented it. Mosby said he had just Keung Chiu On, master of the San Hing Japan for the purpose of wiping out the "solicited the suffrages" of his fellows and him it would not do; that the English and Ahang, a widow, complainant, with having the Loochoo island.

bought a new alouch hat, and Bradford told Lung passage boat, was charged by Ng insult offered to Chine by the annexation of expressed his intention of accepting the pesi- others would laugh at him. Mosby on a certain day in the month of April this We regret to hear that General Kawaji, tion if elected,

answered that he should dress the same as year at Victoris, feloniously and unlawfully who is travelling through Europe, will be he did in Washington; that the English by fraud did take away and detain one To compelled to return to Japan earlier than he panted by their secretary and a Japanese The Japanese commissioners, accom "INQUIRER."The last epistle from the pen he had stolen anything, which was a good fourteen (10 years of age) with intent to malady he is suffering from is consumption. at Nepean Towers, the other day. They ex might laugh at him, but they could not say Ying Tin, then a child under the age of intended in consequence of ill-health. The exhibitor, visited Dr. Jenkin's residence, of "Max O'Leary" is so strongly condemna hit at Bradford, to say the least. Mosby deprive the mother of the child of the The sale by auction of 200 piculs clean amined everything, particularly the Kvo tory of late proceedings in the Supreme devotes much space in his lottor resonating possession of the same.

Japan rice held by Mr F. A. Cope this morn- stook, with curiosity. his dinner invitations, but the chef d'œuvre Court here that it would not be either is the following letter from the Governor- as a messenger for the Ban Hing Loong per piaul, so that it is very probable further Trickett and Laycock, for the championship

Keung Num Chiu said:-I am employed ing (17th) resulted in a mean price of $3.42 The long-talked-of boat race between and a saucepan containing tar was found a advisable or fair to republish it in this General, which he encloses. This letter passage boat. I have known the defend- and larger quantities will soon be offered in Colony. We therefore decline to do so. ought to settle the matter:-

ant since his childhood. I have been acting the same manner, Seven hundred piouls There is, of course, much wholesome truth

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, captain of the junk for the last two years. have since been sold at $3,45, and good spirit in the Incubration, with a

Hongkong, May 31, 1879. The captain is in Koo Long Soo, and never It is now nearly two months since the My dear Col. Mosby, I have read with comes on board. The defendant has never last fire occurred in Yokohama, but the dash of dignity judiciously thrown in. But astonishment a paragraph from an American had any occupation on board. His father Mainstreet is still almost impassable in con- "Max" goes too far: there is not a particle of newspaper about your costume at Govern- has a share in the junk. I know the sequence of the debris being allowed to en-

ment House, etc., and hasten to nesure you complainant. I was o ptsin in charge of camber the pathway. appositeness in the analogy which he has tried that as far as I know the paragraph is the junk on 2nd April and ceased to be An enquiry into the cause of the loss of to show exists between Judge Jeffery and a without the slightest foundation. You have osptain on 11th of the present month. I the s. s. 4. E. Nordenskjold is being held certain respected bewigged gentleman of often done me the honor of being a guest at sair complainant's son come on board the at the Russian Consulate. We are given to my table, and I need hardly say there is no junk on 2nd April. Defendant was not on credit and renown. Here is where this cor- one in this country whose social qualities respondent's waggish, Twainish style comes and high character I more fully appreciate. in, and it has a tendency, with all its faithfully,

Believe me, my dear Colonel, always yours umour, to be unfair. The "old ordinance" referred to is, we contend, a wholesome measure for the prevention of piracy, and ought to have ended without all this corres- This is a silly business throughout, and it we have said so from a knowledge of what ponderos.

J. POPF HENESSY, Governor-General,

Copperfield to set fire to the town. The piles under Winter and Baz's noused store were smeared with Kerosene and tar,

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

The Council is still sitting; but progress is slow. It has been shown, after all, that the policy of the Government during the past year was not reckless or extravagant Es regards the publio revenue, and the House is now working more harmoniously,

short distance away. The store contained of the world and $200 a side, came off on a 1-owt, case of gunpowder. the Parramatta River on the 28th August afternoon, in the presence of an immense number of spectatora. The race resulted in an easy victory for Trickett, who, after the first mile, had it all bis own way, and won by eight or ten lengths, Time 22 minutes 89) seconds. Hanlan's challenge had been telegraphed to The result of the meeting bete regardiaz Toronto, and the agent is awaiting fastras understand that it is Mr. Pelikan's intentiontions to enable him to make a match. to visit the wreek.

A despatch of the Secretary of State for to the prevention of the spread of cholera. Michael Hicks-Beagh lutimated that he has General Grant left 300 yen to be applied the Colonies to the Governor, in which Sir This sum has been sent to the local office by again been unable to submit for her Maolaiming attention. the ex-committee of reception.

jesty's assent the bill passed a second time It is proposed to continue acolle immigra- Yesterday (10th) decorations of various by the Parliament of this colony, to amend tion from China, Magistrate discharged the defendant, and on one hundred captains, lieutenants and causes, has been published for general las repairs throughout the colony under th

After hearing the above evidence the classes of the orders of merit were bestowed the law relating to divorce and matrimonial ordered the complainant to pay 35 orsuffer sub-lieutenants, socording to the awards for ! formation,

gow loan,

board.

Keung Atenen, declared, stated:-I am a 89aman in laat witness's junk. He has been over a year on board and is acting captain. On 2nd April Keung Ching On was captain.

The Legislature has voted the payment of 12 10. to volunteers for five years service, in lieu of a laud grant.

The season continues highly propitious for the crops.

Sanitary improvem nis in Perth are sgain

Tenders are called for extensive road