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which is to be celebrated between Portugal and China, on which treaty the future of Macao much depends. The Minister show of the best disposition to effect the nego tiation and heard with great attention the judicious considerations adduced by Sr. Bearnlchia in this respect.”----Ibid.

THE CHINA MAIL.

of bail and sleet, but not much rain, and continued to increase in violence until noon on Sunday, when it was at its worst,

From reports which have reached us, the storm seems to have been general all over this country, and to have been felt at Shanghai and Vladivostock, where i partook more of the nature of a snow storm, whilst around Kub, it was accompanied by heavy rainfall and light-. ing. Damago to property on shore here was small, being our Goed to a loas of some tiles and shingles from roofs, and a few fences blown down. Most of the ships in harbour dragged their moorings, and had the gale reached its height during the night, considerable damage would probaby have occurred especially to the

tlemen of the Anti-Opium Society through whose humane efforts this movement was set on foot.

When innocence is suffering no honest man should rest satisfied. Let another effort be made on behalf of the poor children, and let China know that each brutalities on ber part will do her a great deal of harm and will serve to estrange all The whole gist of the judgment of H. B. sympathies the nations of the West may M.'s Court for Japan; la Me Pitman's case, entertain towards her in the hour of her -on appeal from a judgment of Der Masfliction, which is not perhaps far off. jesty's Provincial Court at Hlogo, ordering We have received the usual notice from the appellant to pay to the respondents the the I. M. Customs Post Office at Tientsia am of $360 as compensation for the deton-conserning the courier commu leation be- tion of the steamship Galley of Lorne be- tereen the more Northern ports of China yond her saling time-les in this sen- Chinklang, Chefoo, Tientsin, Peking, and was deservedly encored, Several scenes witnesses to call but wished to make a fer made in May or June last year, exhibited coal and other loaded junka,

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Newchwang. Between Tientsin and Peking, and vice versa, dally communication la maintained; and with the other ports the arrangements are as follow:-

and, -ke many | She did not return, and on inquiries being rendered conception; others, we can only regret that we cannot made some boatmen sald that the girl had see the actor supporter by a full company been drowned and that they saw her body in a part which suits him so well. Miss May in the water. She had not soon the girl made an interesting Lady Anne, and under since then till she saw her in the Tung her husband's experienced tuition should Wah Hospital on her arrival in Hongkong, Mr Ng Achoy on behalf of defendant become in time a first-class actress as the already possesses in a high degree the at requested that the cass might be dealt with tributes requisite for a lady to attain a summarily by the Magistrates; no and could be served by remitting the case to high position on the traglo stage.

Misa May was loudly applauded when the Superme Court. The mother of the she appeared to sing one of her favorite girl had left a sick son in her native villago ballads, and it was quite a treat to laten who was looked after by the neighbours and to her fresh young volce. She sang the she was anxious to return to him. Mr Achoy well-known aila from La Favorita, "O mic also pointed out that if the Magistrates Fernando "with exquisite feeling, ber found a true case against defendant they pure sympathetle voice do.ag full justice could award the same punishment as could to the beautiful musto. The fair artiste be given by the Supreme Court. He had no from Hamlet were fairly rendered, but remarks before the Court arrived at a owing to the extreme difficulty of making declaion. disjointed portions of a great play lateresting to a mixed audience, could hardly be deemed a great success. Mr Fairclough's melancholy Dane is of the conventional order, and certainly does not show the actor at his best; but Miss May was espe- cially good as Ophelia, and sang the music in the mad scene with artistle taste.

The mail, steamer frim Kobo was detain- ed a long time at Stanoski on account of the gale, only arriving i ore on Monday evening instead of Sunday afternoon, and the S.S. Hideyoshi Maru, coal laden from Kuchinotou to Shanghai, w. a compelled to put in here by areas of weather, she left

galu on Monday night.

integrity of her coasts, for some time at least; and, before long, owing to the great and systematic preparations for war now in progress on the eastern shores of the Celestial Empire, China, will become a formidable, and perhaps aggressive neigh bour to Japan, We heard from China yesterday that the Council of War wil assembla at Peking on the arrival of Chung How. It is believed that only part of the treaty made by him with Prince. Gortecha. koff has been invalget. As it is there sooms to be no doubt that there are and defensive conditions for offensive alliance to provide for certain eventualities The proposed schedule of import duties in the Herald last evening (11th) is but another version in detall of the proposal in the Hamburg Chambor of Commerce and reproduced in this paper in July, 1878, and the tariff referred to in the report of Kobe Chamber of Commerce given in full in the Japan Gazette on the 6th August last, So many tariff schemes have been put for. ward that until the foreign, ministers issue one for public information, no reliance can be placed upon those which find their way into print. There is no reason to suppose that the schedule given in the Herald is not a genuine copy of that submitted to the representatives of the treaty powers, though, so far, no information respecting it has been made public, and, we under to each minister. The changes noticeable between the appendix to the report of th Kobe Chamber of Commerce and the schedule now published, are not very material so far as the great staple imports are concerned, and wo fear that any com- ments that can be made now will involve the repetition of arguments entered into sixteen months ago. Foreigners are to be taxed heavily for the articles in common consumption amongst them, but there is Mr Ng Achoy submitted that what took some consolation to be found for this lo the place at Canton was out of the jurisdiction-prospect of being-relieved, in great measure, of this Court.

from the burden of a residence in Japan The Magistrates expressed themselves as upon aufforance. For the privilege of perfectly satisfied from all the "clroum. living here we shall pay, and so materiallying the statuunt that Mr Fan Yaz Ki atauces brought out in ovidence that the reduce the obligation. child had been brought here for the pur- pose of prostitution and that the defendant had carried out that purpose as speechly as she could. They considered this a very serious caso indeed.

"The Court below has hold in effect that there was an obligation, under the elr cumstances, thrown upon the appellant of verifying the accuracy of the terms of the

Between the 10th of December and 25th mutilated telegram, but I am not aware of suy legal doctrine to support this theory." February, from Tientsin to Chinkiang, The Judge in the Interior Court held three times a week, to be en rate about that no man of the defendant's experience 12 days; between the 25th of November could have believed for a moment that $50 and 10th March, from Tientsin to New Mr. Milne, the Telegraph chwang, once a week, to be en route aboat Superintendent, said that anybody with 8 days; between the 10th of December and half an eye in his head could have seen 25th February, from Tientsin to Chefoo a week, to be en that the telegram was mutilated, The (via Ch'i-na), once defence was that steamers were in the habit route about 10 days; between the 10th of Petruchio of Mr Fairclough has all the could apply. Dofendant told the girl she stand, one copy only was privately presented doet of Cual juuks through which she of carrying governors and other high public functionaries at quite nomfual rates, and often for nothing.

was meant.

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It is now under consideration whether five or six priests shall be sent to Chius to study the religions of that country.

Deasinber and 26th February, from Chin- kiang to Chofoo (vis Ch'i-nan), once a week and to be en route about 12 dage.

The performance concluded with a scone from *Taming the Shrew," which was well received by the audience. Miss May was a spirited Katharine, and we should imagine could play the part well. The strength, although it lacks much of the delicacy, which su strongly marked his lin- personation of the character with Bessie Alleyne at the Globe Theatre some ten Ax Indian contemporary reports that the years ago, when the comedy had the unpre Chinese Government has applled for the cedented run of sixty successive nights. services of Col. Gordon, R.B., now Gordon Probably the tragedian has got rather rusty Pasas and Governor General of the Soudan since be bade farewell to the London under the Khedive, to re-organise the boards; but, be that as it may, we frankly Chinese Army. It is said that China, admit that ti la hardly fair to judge of an It is rumoured that there are some when the stmy is re-organised, as proposed actor's merits from a single scene, especi- persons in Kloto-who-are-at present-buying will be able to put in the field & force of ally when he is supported by such specimens up 5 and 10 sen silver pieces, at a premium only 5,000,000 men. Col. Gordon, it will of the genus actir, as the "scarecrow

“gentleman of 10 sen on the yen.. They are said to be be remembered, commanded the "Ever who, under the guise of a exported to China.

Victorious Army" which put an end to the amateur," fretted his weary hour on the One of the newspaper boys of the Japan Nienfel Rebellion, and threw up bls com-stage in the part of the old man on Satur Gazette, named Ozawa Heibel, having been mand from disgust at the treachery of Le day night. The performers were called in found guilty of daily stealing a copy of that Hung Chang, at present Governor Greperal front of the curtain at the end of the scene, paper and supplying it to his former of Chibli, who beheaded the rebel Wangs the audience applauding heartily; one of the plandits could have been meant employer, an Englishman, for a dollar or Chlefs after Col. Gordon had given them

for the "stick" above alluded to, although month, for many months, has been sea-quarter. The rebellion referred to was

his innate modesty (1) compelled him to tenced for the above crime to five year's the great Taeping Rebelllou.-ED. C. M.]

gome to the front to bow his thanks-for penal servitude; but, in consideration of

applause which he neither desorved nor the circumstances of the case, the sentence

received. has been reduced to one year's ponal ser- vitude.

Sellers of newspapers are forbidden benca- forth, to shout aloud in the streets the contents of the papers they are selling.

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SCHOOL EXAMINATION. The examination of and presentation of! prizes at Mr Hanlon's Bchool was held this afternoon, Mr and Mrs Hennessy, Mr Justice Francis, Major Palmer and a large number The following is from the Japan Gazelle-of ladies and gentlemen being present. On The Osaka Nippo is the authority for the Governor's arrival, the dux boy of the the following paragraph which, if true, goes School delivered a brief address in name of far to explain the object of the visit, to the scholars. He said :-- Japan of bls Excellency the Governor of Hongkong.

May it please Your Excelleney, Mre Hen- Dessy, Ladies and Gentlemen,-At the end Mr Hennessy, the Governor of Hong-of another year we have the pleasure of kong, when on a visit to Osaka, was very pleased with the Mint, and he promised to send up a quantity of gold and silver bul- lion to be coined for circulation in the colony of Hongkong."

few weeks.

a

The tea damaged by the fire on board the Braemar Castle, and which has just been sold by auction, realised about $34,000. We believe it will be sent to England for sale. Some of it was irretrievably damaged, but some parcels esoaped contact with either fire or water.

greeting Your Excellency in this school; it is a soleron and joyful day for us. During the past year we have endeavoured to apply ourselves diligently to our various studies. This, we feel assured, will be a source of mach gratification to Your Excellency, for we all know that besides our kind teachers

Wishing Miss May and hor busband a live in hopes of seeing them with no again prosperous coagon in the Colonies, we will supported by a powerful company, able to perform both English Opera, and the legi- timate drama.

- Police Intelligence. (Before C. V. Creagh, Esq.) Monday, Dec. 22nd:

DRUNK AND INCAPABLE.

Complainant, Su Lai Kum, re-examined, said she novor told defondant she had been kidnapped, nor did she ever explain how she came to be to the go-between's house Defendant never asked her in Canton. how she came to leave her mother,

Mr Ng Achoy submitted that there was no case made out against the defendant under Seo. 8 of Ord. 2 of 1875. Each section provided for certain circumstances which did not exist in this case. If any offence had been committed it was not done in this Colony, where only the Ordigance purchased her as at adopted daughter and she treated her as such for the first three months. All the circumstances went to show that the girl had not been purchased for purposes of prostitution. She was not made a prostitute at once; this was an after thought, and this section did not apply

Mr Creagh asked, if the defendant had intended to make the girl a prostitute would she have said so at the time of the purchase?

The prisoner was eentonced to eighteen months imprisonment with hard labor.

CORRESPONDENCE.

The native journals comment on the Loochoo difficulty, but they all seem to think it will be better in the end if China and Japan are allowed to settle their own differences without the mediation of any foreign power. The Kinji Hioron does not doubt for a moment but that the Ameri. can government are thoroughly sincere in their offer of mediation and would give an impartial judgment; but it fears the possibility of that judgment being adverse to Japan to a certain degree, and therefore anticipates that the mediation would not St-We are sure you will be anxinus set le the difficulty. The tone of the Nichi to correct the Inaccuracy In the concluding Nichi Shinbun is a trifle bellicose. At the portion of your remarks on the Inter conclusion of an article in which the whole national Race on Saturday. The Govern-subject is reviewed, the editor asks the ment launch did not encroach on the course, question whether it will not be better to and there was no necessity for the Umpires fight for the honour of Japan than to have to call her off, nor did they do so. She that honour sallied and live in pesco. was on the Kowloong side, and not in ad- vance of either of the boats, and not on

To this Editor of the CHINA MAIL."

Doc. 22.

the same side of the course as the Irish, so could not have given them the heavy

Peter Thomson, 22, a seaman, was charged with being drunk and incapable in the public streets yesterday. Defendant ad-wash you refer to. mitted the charge and was fined $1, in default two days' fraprisonment.

Robert Kernay, 32, fireman on board no one has done so much to encourage Edu- the S. 5. Komas, appeared on a similar cation as Your Excellency. We are deeply charge and was also sentenced to pay grateful to Your Excellenes, and we pray iine of $1 or to suffer two days" imprison the Almighty to preserve you and your ment. family in health and prosperity for many and many years."

There was

BREACH OF THE OPIUM ORDINANUE, Lai Alis, 48, a widow, appeared on a summone, charged with being in pasession of a quantity of prepared opium of the 24th instant without a permit from the opium farmer.

P. C. No. 68, Thomas Campbell, proved the execution of the warrant on the evening of the 20th instant in defendant's house No. 2 Yung Wa Lane. Prisoner at first denied having any opium in the house, but.

Your reporter was mistaken in including her in the large fleet of launches on the outside, (against whose proceedings we certainly remonstrated emphatically,) which, contrary to the request of the Com- wittee, preceded the Umpires and com- petitors and seriously interfered with fair field and no favour."

We have the honor to be,

Your most obedient servants, HAMILTON GEARY, Captain RA, W. HYNES.

Umpires and Starters.

Peiho river.

China.

SHANGHAI.

(News.)

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A brick building for the War Department take two and a half years to complete, has been comme cod but it will probably The estimated cost is 250,000 yen.

The Ship Martha arrived hero on Sun- day whilst the gals was at its height, and, although both anchors were let go, she dragged a considerable distance, and eventually brought up in front of the Pakosta, where she took the ground at

low water, causing some slight damage to a

passed. On being hauled off on Monday,

it was found that the cause of her having ragged so much was owing to one of the cables haring parted, and with the excep tion of the loss of one anchor, she had sustained no damage.

The old Amethyst also arrived here on Sunday, having made a remarkably quick voyage, being only 16 days on the round trip from here to Shanghai and back. Clippers take notice.

HONOLULU,

(Pacific Commercial Advertiser, Nov. 22)

We were minuformed fast, week in mak-

the Chinese gentleman who arrived here by the Brauer Hochg, had full powers to gotiate a traty between this Kingdom and the Empire of Ubina. (This error, which we ascertained to be such immediate-

after our paper was issued on Saturday morning, the Gazette has blindly followed.) The gentleman named is one of the wealthy stockholders of the Chinese Merchants Honolulu for the purpose of co lecting all Steam Navigation Company, and visits

available information as to the status of his countryman here, and making known the same the authorities on his return to China. It is scarcely necessary to say that his report must be a most favorable ona, for there is no country under the sun that my more appropriately be termed the Chinaman's parlise then these Islands.

it is quite evident however, from what' has appeared in the Hongkong and Shang- author is are disposed to enter into treaty hai papo, that the Chinese government negotiations with the Kingdom of Hawaii,

It is reported is the native papers that and we may expect before long to have the Shizoku residing in Shizuoka ken has proposition made in definite shape. The establishing a horse and cattle fatu,thing but apparent, unless the bjes might formed a company for the uurpe of equity of any treaty with Cuina is Day large piece of ground on the Hakone be to bind this government hot to place any restrictions on Ubino e immigration, application by the promoter of the scheme for otherwise our teade with that country

muntains has been selected; and an

to the Kwano kieku for a lean of 50,000 you to be expended in this undertaking, has been granted.

Can

nover amount to much; and those

among us who have been so strongly in favor of Chi use immigration to supply the labor market, are now, in view of the incoming ani swelling tide, be inning to

The grand quað say, "Hold, enough tion will soon be how to turn the tide now

This is welcome news, for as the Mint la In every respect but one competent to turn out all the "coin necessary for Japan and Hongkong, the only want, bullion, is now likely to be supplied by the thoughtful Botion of Mr Hennessy. We shall took for a notification in the colonial Gazette to the effect that the antrenoy of Hongkong has been changed from a silver to a gold His Excellency having taken some part standard, and that all dollars must be sent in the cxamination of the children, address up to Japan to be recoined fùto you, or exed the School. The experienced and inde- changed for an equivalent in new gold cur-pendent Examiner who had examined the TOBCY.

Sehool had, he said, reported to him that The Choya Shimbun of this date (13th) this year it passed more satisfactorily than states that the coinage of silver for circula-last year. The girls had all passed without tion in Hongkong will be commenced at exception. The Examiner spoke very highly the Osaka Mint early in January. The of their proficiency in all branches. One cause of the "decline in the value of branch of Mra Hanlon's teaching they had

Dr. J. F. Elmore, Peruvian Minister at dollars," is, according to the same journs), proof of that afternoon, music; they had on the constable proceeding to make a Pekin, and his secretary, arrived yesterday the establishment of a Bank with specis proof of how successfully Mrs Hanlon search she admitted having some in the (17b) by the C.0.5.N. Co.'s steamer capital, which will commence business in taught those placed under her. He had the quok-loft. She had about 3 taals of preppin, which, we understand, is to be the pleasure for the first time to-day of present pared opium, a pan of second quality, and last vessel from Tientain this season, ice ing a prize to a young lady for Latin. Dra email bag doncealed in the cock-loft THE following items of news are from the Eitel certified that the examination waS &

U Atsun, an excise «fficer, visited the for several days having appeared in the remarkably good on.

house on the evening of the 19th and saw Singapore Times

great advantage in having a lady in about ten or a dozen coolies there smoking the Colony as a teacher of talent and opium. He saw prisoner receive money not only thoroughly trained in Lon- from the men. don but in Paris in all branches. Those who had young ladies here to be educated would be able to take advantage of the highly trained and competent teacher to be found in Mrs Hanlon. The boys had also The 74th Highlanders, headed by the been particularly good. As they were aware Band of the 3rd Buffe, and the Pipers and there were some schools entirely supported by

We copy a report of naval intelligence Band of their own regiment, marched early Government, but the Government took great Chan Achung, 84, a chair coolie, was

to-day to the effect that H. B. M. S. this morning (8th Dec.) from Tanglin Bur-interest in this middle class school where so obarged with assaulting one Ip Afong, a

In addition to an American, English, Repulse, may come out to those waters to racks and embarked on the troopship Orontes much good education was accomplished at widow, and stealing an earring.

French, Russian and two Chinese gun-reinforce the squadron of Admiral Coots. which was to leave Tanjong Pagar wharf for such a comparatively small cost in the esta

Complainant, who is blind, was singing bouts, we have eight of the Greek alphabet The hepulse in a wooden-ship of 5,700 tons home in the afternoon. Captain Burton-blishment itself. It was with much pleasure in Aberdeen Street yesterday evening, series of gun-vessois here for the winter, and 800 horse power of the same cluse ag Brown, Commandant of the Artillery, and he was here to-day to manifest the interest accompanied by a servant. Some one made If safety depends on guns-we ought to II. M. S. Ocean, but with heavier armour. Mr E. W. Howard, Private Secretary to Bir of the Government in the School. He con-improper remarks to her and assaulted her, feel assured of our safety-14 gunboats. The Repulse is heavily masted, and is a William Robiasos, will also leave for home gratulated the parents and the teachers on Li Apin, who was with the previous witness,

Every one has been on the qui ve of very handsome and efficient ship, but her by the Orontes.

The result of the examination.

are Hanlon disclaimed the credit awarded identified the prisoner as the man who expectation, awaiting the arrival of H. E. armament consisting mostly of eight inch What un-Christian thieves Singapore can

over to the police.

this pleasure will be deferred. H.E. Li is pound projectiles will not enable the vessel impressing carte preparatory to leaving for to face a more powerful adversary like the his winter residence in the Provincial Mikin. The condition of H. B. Majesty's capital.

fleet in these waters neods very much consideration, as the skill of the officers and discipline of the crews would be but of It cannot be disguised that H. M. squadron in those

and worthless vessels, the very dregs of waters is made of old, obsolete, worn out,

the Navy.

A notification has been issued by the Police Department prohibiting the hawking of newspapers for sale in Tokio.

It is said that H. M. S. Sultan, which has been recently refitted with new boilers and is in perfect condition, will probably come out to China to be the flagship of the British fleet in these waters. The doting on these shores. Under these cir

camstances it would be a súcital policy Sultan carries twelve oighteen-tons 40. pounder rifled guns, has nearly fifteen to bind ourselve by treaty to admit the Chinese ad libitum, to ov-riliw the country, kusts speed, and has ten inches of armour on her central battery and wator line bich they would speedy do. Besides, amidships. We have reason to believe view of our tres y with the United tates, it must be remem eied that a very that all tlie lame ducks" of H. B. M.'s squadron are to be withdrawn and be re-strong argument again by a renewal would placed by new and powerful vessels suited be placed in the hauts of the vigila t snemies of reciprocity if they were able to to all the exigencies of modern warfare.

The constraction of the long-talked of point to these Lian is as little else than a new imperial palace has at length been colony of chinens.

As to say encouragement that it may be commenced. The building will cover in ou power to ext-ed toward the eatab, twenty thousand tsubo of ground and halfishnet of the Culuese tra a-Pacific line of it will be in accordance with foreign of steamers, that is another affair, ad oss ideas of architecture and half Japanese.

In defence the prisoner denied having the last to come ap the river, is supposed It is supposed that four years will elapse to which there can of course be no objec

sold the opuim but admitted a previous conviction for a similar offouce,

Fined $100, in default to be imprisoned for three months.

ASSAULT.

12th Dec. The "last" steamer of the season, ie., to be leaving to morrow morning.

The last few days have been delightfully pleasant. A little ice has been flosting in the river not half as much as a week ago, and unless a sudden and sharp changé come, the river, with its volume of water, will not close for some time.

Such a line, if t ere the edifice is completed; and the tion raised by us. estimated cost is four million yen. The becomes permanent, will decidedly interfere imperial palace at Kioto, which was built with the monopoly now enjoyed by the by the Tokugawe government, cost the P. M., S. Com any, sum of three million yen.

boast of, On Friday night, we are told, to her by the Governor for the music teach committed the assault; she handed him Chang How, but as he is coming overland, nine ton guns for one hundred and eighty |

the Scotch Kirk was entered by some unholying; Mr Danenberg was the teacher.

people who sacrilegiously appropriated "to their own use" a pair of duplex lamps- and, mention not in Gath-the Minister's

This concluded the proceedings. [The prize-list will appear to-morrow.]

gown. The Trustees of the Kirk, of course,

Defendant said he was a chair coolie to Dr Young. He was standing outside his door and on asking last witness what was the matter, he was given into custody.

Defendant was convicted of the assault, amends to complainant, in default ten Miss Elois May and Mr Boothroyd Fair-days' imprisonment, and also to enter into adjunct to the strength of the staff, and, slough gave their farewell entertainment his personal recognisance in $25 to be of

good behaviour for twelve months.

never for a moment dreamt that the wildest MUSIC AND THE DRAMA AT 200 fined $2, and ordered to pay 50 cents will be a ornament to our foreign Settle- little avaif in ease of war.

unbeliever, on evil bent, would ever dream

of passing the sacred portals of a Kirk, hence

a watchman was not deemed a necessary

"

Is mentioning that the sentence of mati- lation passed by the Chinese tribunals on the children of Yacoub Beg, ex King of

CITY HALL.

SNATCHING.

KIDNAPPING AT SINGAPORE.

The

The new club house is rapidly approach- ing completion. It is a fine building, and ment, and seems well planned to meet the and physical. wants of the community, both intellectual

Japan.

From a notice posted at the telegraph office to-day, we regret to learn that a large portion of the town of Hakodate was de- stroyed by fire Jest night (7th). The flames were first observed at 8 o'clock in the evening and burnt with great fury till 4 a.m., consuming the houses in twenty. one streets, numbering about two thousand three hundred. The telegraph office was barnt, and one life lost.

The recently manufactured paper money is announced by the Japanese papers as most likely to be put in circulation in January.

NAGASAKI

Quotations,

onure, December 22, New Patna, oiah....1565

Old *

Now Binares, cash, 5171

Exchange.

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pash,... 536

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New Maiwa, uredi,-700

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Old Malwa, credit, 750

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4 months' sight, Credits, 4 Documentary, 4 months' sight, 8/10 India, Wira,...

demand, ... ... 225 Shanghai, demand,

734 80 days' sight, ***. 71 Gold Leaf, 99 fine... 27.10 Sovereigns,

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Shares Hongkong Bank, 67% prem. sellers. Union Ins. Society of C'ton, $1,376, sales. China Fraders' Ins. Co., $1,325, sales, North China Ins. Co., Tis. I. 125, buyers. Yaugtsze Ins. A:800., Tls. 780, sales. Chinese Insurance Co., $311, sellers, A.K, Fire na. Co., $820, sales. China Vire Ins. Co., $22), sellors, H.K. & W, Dock Co., 10% nominal, prem, H.K. C. v, S.-boat Co., $20 prem. sales, Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tis: 11 China Coast St, Nav. Co., Tls. 109 Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $66. China Sugar Refining Co., $157, sules. Obirens Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal,

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consequently the unfortunate result we have in Hongkong at the City Hall on Saturday mentioned. We can well understand that the lampe, which formed a portion of the night to a small bat highly appreciative

Kwong Apun, 21, a coolie, was charged An unfortunate evening was with snatching a cap valued at $1, from the booty, may find a purchaser in some materi- audience. alistic disciple of Confucius, but how will it undoubtedly salasted for the performance, person of one Pang But Blo, an amah, be found possible to dispose of the gown, as few people cared to come out after the Complainant in preferring the charge unless some High Church Parson will secure fatiguing two days at the Regatta; however anid she expected to have another man it as an addition to the drapery of his study, we are glad to hear that the majority of the arrested who was also implicated and re- There, it might be found useful as being seata were taken, so that financially the quested a remand for that purpose. fraught with recollections, and might act as affair was a fairly successful one. Those Case remanded till the 26th instant.

(Rising Sun, Drs. 18.) an incentive, and a silent monitor on a who stayed away missed a rare treat, as our

The Japan Mail received by last steamer Saturday afternoon during the time the old favorite Miss May was in excellent

Announces the retirement of Mr Henry Sunday's sermon is being prepared.

voice, while Mr Fairclough showed to much

Ko Awan, 54, a hawker, and Ching

The late fire in Hakodate was of very se- Gribble from the Editorship of that perio- advantage in several of his well-known Asam, 51, his wife, were arrested on receipt Shakesperian impersonations. The wooing of a telegram from the Colonial Secretary, rious extent, and we regret to learn that dical and its subsidiary issues.

We are informed that the Dutch ship soene from Richard III. was admirably Singapore, charged with kidnapping a the British Consulate was totally destroyed. interpreted by Mr Fairclough a the wily girl under 18 years of age from the Straite H. B. M. &. Swinger will be despatched Auguste which loade I coals here for Sing- Gloster, and Aliss May as Lady Anne. As Settlements on the 10th instant,

with stores and supplies for the dis-spore arrived at that port after a lengthy the performers had no assistance what necessary warrant and other documented foreign householders, for we fear and tedious passage of 72 days. We also ever from stage effects, they had solely will be forwarded from Singapore; in the that all, or nearly all the buildings occupied hear that the Oceanic, which left this port to rely on their individual efforts to meantime both defendants have been ad. by the few foreign residents of that place, on the 10th October last, arrived in London (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises

on the 4th instant; all well secore success. We have seen Mr Fair-mitted to bail in $200 each, and the case have enffered very coosiserably if they have

not been wholly destroved,

Mr Moussey's excellent "work upon the To those who know what a Chinese pri-clough an Richard in better days, and his is remanded till the 27th instant.

The Russian papers received to-day Satsuma Rebellion is in course of translation gou is, this supposed act of clemency, ou, interpretation of Shakespere's grand con-

(12th) speak very openly of a distinct alli into Danlah by Me Julius Petersen of the the part of the Emperor of China, will not ception has changed but little since he "star-

sace between Rusia and China, which will Great Northern Telegraph Company's office leaga a bit the horror and indignation red" the character on the London boards, which was also felt throughout the civilized The devilish subtlety and semi-aavage HE CHARGE OF BRINGING A YOUNG art, tak an active form if hostilities occur of this port. The book, which offers so between China and Japan. It seems that concise and correct a view of late events. world since this outrage on the poor na ferocity veiled by sanctimonious hypocrisy

OF PROSTITUTION,

an agreement or treaty has been made by in Japan, is well worthy of this honour. fortunate Innocente atzed ont. To emar (the leading characteristics of Shakespere's

One of the heaviest gales experienced This case in which Ho Yan Uhol, a kept Chung How, aud that in consequence of onlate some children, incapable yet of Kishard in the first two sota) were skilfully committing crimes, for the faults of their handled by the tragedian, the different woman, was charged with the above offence the pact the Russian feet in these waters in this neighbourhood for some time, will be reinforced by the powerful iron-occurred on Saturday and Sunday last. It father, is horrible enough; but to cast phases of the character being clearly shown, was again before the Court to-day.

The mother of the girl now appeared and clad Minin, and several smaller vessels for commenced at 10 o'clock on Saturday to them into prison, lastead, and call this an and not a single point was missed: Mr act of clemency is certainly an insult to Fairclongh's facial expressions were tho sald that in February last her daughter cruising purposes. The neve is very im blow from South and gradually veered to civilisation, and to the feelings of the genroughly in keeping with, bis admirably I had been sent to the river to draw water, portant, and will asture Chins of the West and North-west, with heavy equalls

Kashgar, lias been commuted to "imprison ment in a distant province," the Catholic Register any m

(Both Magistrates Sitting.)

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