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No. 5139.-DECEMBER 27, 1879.]

It has reached its derably improve the position or many letter, which, although he has signed his schools and sacrifice nothing in the way name, la inadmissible, of efficiency or satisfactory resulta Not only proper destination in the waste-paper withstanding the seeming fairness of this proposition, and the fact that it was basket. In pity for the young soldier we believed to have been finally set at rest, spare his name publicity.

THE CHINA MAIL.

EXTRAORDINAY COLLISION WITH

AN ICEBERG.

The Daily News is in receipt of New York telegrams of date Nov. 11, containing the following particulars have been received hore of a collision between the Guion steamer Arizona and an iceberg:

the Central Commission by the King of the Belgians is now several hundred miles from the East Cosat on its way to Lake anganyika. The persevering efforts of the German African Exploration Seolety to extend our knowledge of the westera interior of Africa are well known. During

the past summer, Herr Schutt, one of the The Arizona struck the iceberg at 9 or 10 latest of their batid of explorers, has ro

etranded in Tangu point (Cebu), all longing to some of the principal Portuguess The British families In the. Colony. We congratulate all masts gone. The French barque Marie, School 66 young ladles and gentlemen, be masts gone, considered lost. barguo Hopewell disappeared from port, Mr and Mra Hanlon on having once more row are in Cebu, besides numerous cargo. The Victoris School has already given some boats and craft of smaller dimensions lost good proofs of its high character. Some and was lost in Naga Shoal (Cebu), the seen their efforia orowned with saccess. or stranded in the praya of Meetan which is of its pupils are already employed in re- we understand that St. Joseph's College AMOT advices to the 23rd are to hand. full of wreckage. On share, all the tim-sponsible situations, and we hear that a boy will be examined on the basis of 160 an- nual attendances, as that may probably be The entries for the forthcoming Races were ber houses were razed to the ground; houses of a well-known Portuguese family, who o'clock on Friday night, on the great New-turned to Europe, with rich gleanings.from roofs, were also destroyed; the Episcopal there in English, owing to the training he in latitude 47. The longitude is given at Quango and the Kassal Rivers, and has to close that evening. Redstart and Mystic, of better construction, with galvanized iron has gone to Lisbon, won the first prize foundland Bank, 300 miles from St. John's, the little-known region lying between the two Hongkong colebreties, were not to run Palace, which was of tiles, an old standing received in the Victoria School. Mrs Haalon at the meeting. Both pontes had been in house, was severely damaged. The magni- holds diy omas from the Central Model inundated. The residence of the Harbour ferred and such as no other teachers in training, and their abasnse from the turf ficent convent of Santo Niño was completely School in Dublin, the highest that ara osp on Race day was regretted.--Miss Aunile Fir Mastor was also destroyed; he himself China, with the exception of course of Dr might fairly come the charge of not.man, Mr John Jack and Little Miss Lilian esonped with what he stood in, to find shelter Stewart, possent, and it will be a pity if before. She was going at 15 knots when Western Africa a fair measure of success of Messrs 8. Bell & Co., the nearest place. larger scale, inasmuch as we are fuformed from the severity of the weather in the house parents do not avail of her services on a The oldest residents say that they never ex- that her stay in this Colony will not be space of time caused so much destruction. perienced a typhoon which during so short a very long.-Ibid.

the scale upon which its grant will de pend. This appears to be very like playing at government-either on the part of the Executive here or the Co- fonial Office at Home. Next to writing. isolated and non-consecutive despatches

the Japanese Consul to be dealt with for wilful faleshood and prevarication.

News are also received from Manila of a stant at Zamboanga during the procession terrifle fire which took place on the 8th in- of the Immaculate Conception. The fire

right and left. The procession was imme- originated in the house of a Chinese Chris

The firs tian, named Manuel Conling, and soon spread diately dispersed, and there was great con- fusion on the part of the women.

Police Intelligence. (Before 0. F. Oreagh, Esg.) Saturday, Dec. 27th.

LADOENT OF ULOTHING, Sze To Yau, 25, a boilermaker, was

His successor, Dr Buchner, was, tion. when laat heard of, preparing for a journey recently laid before the Geographical Society

Thus in of Berlin maps and a report of his expedi into the country of Lunda.

somewhat overcast, but not at all dark. 63. This is probably a mistake, The sea The ship was in charge of the second officer, was calm, the wind from the north, the sky the Captain having left bridge 10 minutes again in the same place, smashing in about mans; but in the North the adventurous at order among both passengers and crew for a Africa and the Upper Congo from Tripoli, May were enchanting the hearts of the

she struck head on, recoiled, and struck has attended the recent enterprise of the Ger

few moments but the Captain soon restored vid Waday, has at prosent been baffled by the Ay people with a varied entertainment.

15 feet of her bows. There was great cis-tempt of Gerhard Rohifa to reach equatorial quiet. The berg is estimated at from 200 hostility of the tribes of the Kufara Oasis. The "Our Boys" company follows them.

feet to 500 feet in diameter, with three piu- Major Sorpa Pinto, with whose expedition nacles 60 or 70 feet above the water. For you are doubtless familiar, arrived în. Lon- some seconds after the collision there was don after our meetings for the summer were Beron H. B. M's Acting Consul (H. A.

imminent danger that these masses would over, and when it was too late in the season Giles, Esq.) at Amoy on the 22nd, a Japanese

topple over and crush the ship, but only a to summon a special meeting with any pro Beaman, Sinoskl, was sent to prison for six

fow tons fell on the deck, and, the engines spect of a suficient gathering to do him the being reversed, the Arizona speedily got honour which we should have wished. He was kind enough, however, to give an Works with hard labour for refusal of duty

clear. A boat was then launched to ex- and threatening to atab the Chief Officer of the British barque Preito, that morning

damage was thus confined to the forepcak. interested an I was able to gollect. -We on board the ship. Tugi Tchineski, a witness for the accused, was handed over to took such dimensions that no human effort Charged with larceny of a pair of pants from amine the extent of the damage forward. Facocunt of his travels, at my house, to the were equally or even more unfortunato in could be of any service. The flames soona house in Staunton Street on the 26th The bulkhead was found to be intact. The members of the Council and such persons Li Asam, the head diotriot watchman of The violence of the collison was in one way property of Mr. Conling's, which was divided into two, the one occupied by No. 6 District, was in Staunton Street yes fortunate, for much of the crushed iron was the case of the eminent Bohemian traveller, extended to the northern portion, to another instant.

The fire was subsequently was attracted to the defendant, who seemed started aft of the compartment. After con- August, when it is almost as difficult to to be loitering about in a most suspicious sultation with Mr Guion, managing director bring together men of Science in London sa the District Governor, the other being the terday about 6 p.m. Witness's attention broken short off, so that no plates were Dr. Emil Bolub, who arrived in London in on a bamboo outside a door drying. He cided to put back to St. John's, where, the Africa, which he les recently visited. Dr. Holab has brought home many maps and sea continuing smooth and the bulk head got under at 1 o'clock in the morning.

saw the prisoner take the trousers and ruu.

tight, the vessel arrived on Sunday morning. drawings and much valuable information The following are some of the gentlemen manner. A pair of trousers were hanging of the line, who was a passenger, it was de- it would be in the southern part of Central perty-Messrs Manuel Coaling, $349,000; Witnesa paraned him and arrested him. who have suffered the greatest loss of pro-

Defendant's excuse was that he saw them Several of the passengers were thrown down regarding the neighbourhood of the Zambent Laureano Marquis Divas, $32,000; J. Mac

were slightly injured. In the forecastle, he will be able to favour us with an account Crohon Tiana, $28,000; Juan Cabega de Fac3; lying on the ground and he picked them by the shock and bruised. Three of the crew River, above the Victoria Falls, and I hope Valentin Malcampo, $8,500; Tang Tag,

two were scalded. No damage was done to of his travels at our meeting of the 12th Mr

the cargo. The Captain of the Anchor Line of January next. Turning from Africa to steamer Anchoria. passed an ioeberg, sup- Central Asia, we hear that Colonel Proje $9,000; a Chinaman named Sama, $8,000;

posed to be the same, on Wednesday after- valkey, whose great attainmonta are well $3,500; Agin, Bhoemaker, $2,000. whose loss is very considerable, has been

DEPORTED FROM NAGÁTÁKI. Manuel Conling, who is at Manila, and

Koh Tek Lock, 39, a broker of Singapore,noon, in lat. 47 6, long, 47 38, 30 miles E. known, bad roached Sunchow, on the the victim of three fires, including this last, in Oct. 1813, in March 1855, when every appeared on deportation from Nagasaki, of the Banks, estimated to bo 100 feet above Chineas frontier, on the 20th of June, thing belonging to him was destroyed. He having been convicted before Her Ma. the water, and 500 feet long. It was 10 a tad by this calamity, property to the jasty's Provincial Court there of having miles distant, but he noticed the difference Isabella, $15,740; Pollock, $80,230; Cot-burial ground, and unlawfully removing following amount,at Sooloo, 883,580; entered an enclosure formerly used as a in the temperature. tabatto, $67,960; Davao, $14,300; to say nothing of the profits of the immense trade that he is carrying on between Singapore and Hongkong.

writing despatches at the time pro- mised; and this latter complaint has, we fear, a good deal to do with the un- certainty and disappointment at present felt. It is to be regretted that any dif- ficulties of a technical or purely office kind should come in the way of education here, as the Colony has had quite enough of other fighting to do in this connection. A glance at the utterances of the present head of the Executive, given forth at various times, will be sufficient to illus trate his peculiarly wavering views on matters educational; bat the retrospect will not, and indeed cannot, explain the halting and hesitant action now dis. played when the approval of all parties BHCOTING matok came off this afternoon Deemed assured.

The treatment received at the handsat Kowloon between ten men of the Hong- of the Executive by St. Joseph's College will now be interesting to the Commu- nity, inasmuch as it will doubtless govern that which may be looked for by the promoters of the new Hongkong Pub- lic School. This consideration may have had something to do with that remark able and mysteriously insincere speech delivered by the Governor at the inau- guration meeting of the last-named school. It will be well, then, if Bishop Burdon and the School Committee are calculating upon Government help in this effort, to be very cautions in their movements, and not to trust to any large measure of assistance until they see the way clearly made known to them and all the conditions of such aid fulfilled to the uttermost. By the time the yearly ex- aminatione come round for 1880, it is possible that some of the new features of the modified scheme will have obtained official Banotion-only it ought also to be remembered that the managers of St. Joseph's School entertained a similar hope at the close of last year.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. (SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL."]

(Por E. E. A. & 0. Telegraph Co.'s Line)

TAK REINFORCEMENTS FOR AFGHANISTAN.

LouDox, Doc. 24. Heavy reinforcements are being sent to Afghanistan.

The Archbishop of Canterbury hanordered prayers to be offered for the troops.

kong Police and a similar number of the Band of the 27th Inniskillings. A fair sprinkling of visitors witnessed the match, which ended in favor of the Police by 114 Points. The conditions were, seven shots each at 200, 500, and 800 yards. The wind was rather shifty, still, some good scoring wae mado, P. S. Toomey beading the list with 69 out of a possible 84; Sergt. Quincey, and Inspector Cameron coming next with 67 each, and Bandeman Denoughy being first on his side with a score of 59. The full scores will be found below.

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bas now, over and above what has been

THE steamer Borussia, to which reference is made in a telegram we publish elsowhere, appears on the register as owned by Mesara Flinu, Main and Montgomery. She is sald to be one of the North German Lloyds' vessels, trading between Sonthampton and

200 yds. 600 yds, 000 jde. Toist. New York. She la belleved to have been on her return from New York at the time of the accident. As to what it is due we have as yet no Intelligence. The Borussia was a screw steamer of a net tonnage of 1320, gross 2075, with engines of 300 H.P., and was built by Memes Caird of Dumbarton-in 1854...... PASSENGERS BOOKED FOR HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI:-

Per P. & O. steamer Poonah, from Southampton, Nov. 13-Miss Wharry, Mrs Craig, Mr Mac Hatte for longkong. Mr Sleeman for Shanghai.

21 19 18

FROX a copy of a "Provisional Prospectus of the Hongkong Public School," received EMIGRANT VESSEL FOUNDERED IN THE AT-to-day, we are glad to see that the scheme bas now assumed as definite a shape as pre- LANTIŊ: TWO HUNDEED LIVES LOST. The Brussia has foundered in the

sent circumstances will allow. The leaflet Autio; 200 persons drowned.

bears the name of the Right Rev. Bishop Burdon as Visitor of the School, and also there of the Committee. The Masters (pro

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The next ENGLISH MAIL may be expected to

Per M. M. steamer Iraouaddy, from Mar- Mr Tronchlo, Mr Sullin, and Mr Grainger ceilles, Nov. 80Mr F. and Miss Ponte, for Shanghai.

Per P. & O. steamer Poonah, from Senthamptom, Des. 11:-Mr and Mrs T. Marsh Brown and infant, Mr W. M. Knight Hartigan, and Mr A. Parotval for Hongkong. Mr Butler and child for Shanghai From

"Sentenced to four weeks Imprisonment with hard labor.

human remalna.

:

P.C. 13, J. McMullen, proved receiving the prisoner from the Master of the steara- ahip Consolation yesterday evening...

Defendant admits he is the man named fu

the warrant.

The case stands remanded for a week, for H... the Governor's information and orders.

ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.

The opening meeting of the Royal Geo- graphical Society for the session of 1879-80 was held on the 10th ult., in the theatre of the London University, Burlington gardens. The chair was occupied by the President, the Earl of Northbrook, who delivered the inaugural address.

three months after he left the Siberian

A Hungarian traveller, Count Széchényi, in correspondence with the Geographical frontier of Russia, on his way to Lhassa.

Society of Berlin, has also been for many months engaged on an exploratory journey to Mongolia and Thibet, but making China his starting point. Additions to our geo- graphical knowledge have been made by the surveying officers who accompanied the different columas during the recent cam- paign in Afghanistan. The results will, no doubt, be in due course made known in try, by General Walkor; meantime, it may form of a revised general map of the coun be recorded that descriptive papers of much interest and value have been received by us from Captain Holdish and Lieutenant R. C. Temple, relating to the Thal-Chotlali Kuram Valley; from Captain R. Beavan, route; from Captain Gerald Martin on the

coast in the summer of 1878, his exploring Campbell, and Major Malcolm Rogers on coolie house at vessel, the Vega, was overtaken by winter various districts in Southern Afghanistan.

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

LARCENT OF CLOTHING,

After some preliminary observations, the President said :-The most important geographical achievement during our recess has been, without doubt, the completion of the North Eastern Passage by the Swedish Professor Nordenskjöld. After a success- Arctic Expedition, under the direction of

In Mi Yau identified a jacket and waist-ful and rapid voyazo along the Siberian Lieutenant St. George C. Gore, Major

near Behring Straits, on the 25th of Sept.

Wong Akum, 24, a coolie, was charged with steallug two pieces of clothing, valued at $1.80 on the 25th lustant coat produced as his property. He lost them some time ago in Hong Bam.

Chan Akai, the accountant in a pawn-She was released from the ies on the 18th the course of which he read lengthy broker's shop at Yow-mah-ti, remembered the articles of clothing being pawned by a man like the prisoner on the 19th instant.

Cheung Aahek, a barber, sald on the 20th instant, defendant offered for sale the ticket relating to the pledging of the jacket and waistcoat.

His Worship sentenced defendant to thres mouths imprisonment with hard labor.

LATEST NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA.

By the British steamer Thales, Captain Peters, which arrived here yesterday from

The President concluded bis address-in extracts from reports received from Mr. homson, the auccessor of Mr. Keith of July last, and arrived at Yokohama on the 2nd Sept. I bastened, in the name of the Society, to offer to Professor Nordens-Jolinston as leader of the expedition to kjold our hearty congratulations on his Lake Nyassa--by referring to the expedi success, and to express our hope that he tion of Mr. Wilfrid Blunt, who was would be able to visit England and to give accompanied by his wife, Lady Anne Blunt, us an account of his voyage. I have heard in the deserts of Arabis; s paper on which from Mr Osoar Dickson, of Gothenburg subject would be read in the course of the the munificent promoter of this great session. Subesqueatly a paper by Professor andertaking, that he is not expected to Vath was read on "The Dutch Expedition return to Sweden before the end of March; to Central Sumatra," which had been sent but that he will no doubt avail himself of by the Dutch Geographical Society of our invitation. I have every confidence, Amsterdam. It gave some exceedingly therefore, that we may be able in the course interesting details and Information con- of the Spring to give them a hearty welcome cerning hitherto unexplored, or almost in the hall. The cruise of Captain Albert unexplored, country. The success of the Markham, in the Norwegian cutter Isbjorny mission was greatly enhanced by the of only forty tons, and that of Captain Do assistance that it received from the Govern

arrive here on or about the 29th inst., bytem.) aro-Mr A. J. May, of the Guvern. Brindisi Dr Henderson, and from Yenice,Port Darwin, we have late Australian papers Bruyno, in the little Dutch exploring vessel, ment and its agents in Java and Sumatra,

the P. & O. ateamer Bokhara, which left ment Central School (by permission of EL Singapore for this port at 9 o'clock on the, the Governor), and Mr Piercy, of the morning of the 23rd.

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Diocesan Home (by the permission of the Committee of that fostitution). With the simple remark that the programme of la. struction to be given is fairly complete, the foe very low, and the arrangement regard |ing books and material unusually liberal, we append the body of the prospectus, which will speak for itself:--

The instruction will comprise the subjects usually taught in a Publio elementary School, viz: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, English, rammar, Geography, History, and Scripture.

Mr Adam Lind; for Shangbai.

Per M. M. steamer Yangtse, from Mar-

for Hongkong. reilles, Dec. 28.—Mr and Mrs R, G. Alford

from which we take the following:--

N. S. WALES. Moonlite and the other Wantabadgerie Bushrangers are now being tried on a THE following telegrams are from the charge of wounding constable Bowen with intent to murder, with his murder, and Straits Times

London, Deo. 17.-The Houses of Par-on several charges of robbery. Constable lament have been summoned to meet for Bowen died early on Sunday morning, 23rd, the despatch of business on the 6th Fo- after a restless night. At the inquest a verdict of wilful murder was entered against A quarrel has taken place between the the four surviving bushrangers, bruary. Czar and the Czarewitch; the latter de- manding constitutional government, which the Czar refuses.

Tus following telegrams are from late Indian papers

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the Willem Barents, during last summer, The journal of the Society's proceedings yield some new and interesting information will be anxiously looked for for the full ac about Nova Zambia, the Barents and Kara count of the proceedings. Mr. Wallace, whose Seas, and Franz Joseph Land. Captain explorations as a naturalist in the Malay our next meeting. In the wide field of Archipelago are so well known, gave some "interesting remarks on his own experiences Markham's paper will, we hope, be road at

nearly concerns ourselves is the lamented African discovery, the event which most of the island in 1861. death, on the 28th of June, of Mr Keith Johnston, the leader of the expedition to explore the route from Darkos Salaam, Bonth of Zanzibar, to Lake Ngassa, under The Sydney City Council has passed a

the auspices of the Society. You will, I vote of thanks to the Police. Government are know, join with the Council in lamenting also taking steps to recognize the conduct of the premature death of this distinguished the police. A meeting has been held to young geographer and explorer. He was form a fund for rewarding the police taking eminently qualified by his training, by lile part in the fight, the idea being that sub-travels, and by his apparently robust con- St. Petersburg, Deo. 3.-As the Czar was suriptions be collected over all the colony atitation for the task he had undertaken. on his way yesterday to Moscow, the bag A considerable amount of money is already The expedition had made about 100 miles into the interior when Mr Keith Johnston Fee, $3 per month, payable in advance.

The command devolved upon Mr A special parade of the police was held on died. Books and materials will be suppiled free,gage carriages of the train in which he was but all damages must be made good.

Hours, 10 to 12.30 am., and 2 to 4 p.m.carriages entirely smashed. The CZAY the afternoon of the 22nd, when a letter Thomson, who was chosen as second to Mr subsequently receiving a deputation, thank was read from the Government to the In- Keith Johnston on account of his qualifica- Applications for admission to be made to ed God for his escape, and appealed to his spector-General, commending the bravery tion as a geologist and naturalist. (for the present) the Rev. W. L. Groves, St. Paul's College.-] subjects to aid him in extirpating sedition. and judgment of the police engaged in the lately received, by the coartesy of Lord

Mirski, who was sentenced to death, bas

It has transpired that Moonlite was Salisbury, some interesting news of the The School will open on Monday, Jan.

Dr Kirk to Lord Salisbury, dated Zanzibar, 5th, 1880, and it is earnestly requested been reprieved. It is stated semi officially that all parents who intend to send their that in the event of Prince Gortschakor plotting for the organisation of a gang of progress of the expedition in a letter from Hongkong; she left the following day for soan will see that, they attend on that day, resigning, his probable successor will be desperados to proceed by the mail steamer September 15, which gives also some fresh India, Wire,...

In order to avoid interruption of the his assistant, M, De Giers.

London, Dec. 3.-The Queen is recover work of the School, scholars will be admit- Falmouth vis Cebu.

The Standard pablishes a paragraph month only. THE American barque Miriam, and theted after the above date on the first of each ing from her severe cold.

stating that the British Government princes of India, tende distributing rewards to local native

Taz Spanish brig Filla de Rivadavia left Iloilo on the 16th instant for Hongkong. HM.S. Egeria, 4, Commander A. L. Dou- glas, leaves this evening for Singapore, there to relieve the Fly, which is shortly expected to arrive in Hongkong,

THE German barque Friedrich, arrived at Manila on the 17th instant, & days from

Italian barque Brenero, from Hongkong, have arrived at iloilo; the German barque Foter and the Swedish barque Manchen, from Swatow, have also arrived at Ilollo. THE Armide, flagship of the French squad ron on the China station, left this morning

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The Prospectus is lasted provisionally, pending the arrival of the Master who has been engaged in England, and who, It is believed, will shortly be on his way here. On his arrival it is hoped that the gurrica- lum of the School will be established on a

firmer basis, and a more complete pro gramme drawn up...

promised. travelling were blown up and one of the

The Dominion Government of Canada is about to appoint a Minister in London.

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We have seen the prospectus of a weekly paper, which our friend Mr A. da Silva Telles intends to publish at Macao. The believe it will not be at a very distant date, day of publication is not yet tized, but we

Wantabadgerie affair.

VICTORIA.

The Hon. J. Woods offers, if the Assembly will give him £30,000, to bring coal from Kilonada and Cape Patterson at the rate of 60,000 tons per annum at Sydney prices.

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as passengers and afterwards get possession information respecting the navigation of of the vessel and compel the Lascars to land the Lufiji Rivor, which has been navigated them with the valuables.

At a meeting prosided over by the Go-as far as a place called Pangani, about 120 At Pangani there are rapids which pre- in-vernor, Deo. 2nd, steps were taken for the ailes from its mouth in a direct line, by an

the Blind.

vented further progress, but it is thought

Hongkong Bank, t0 % prem. sellers. that in flood they may be got over.

Union Ins. Society of O'ton, $1,375, sales. formation of an Industrial Institution for Arab despatched by the Sultan of Zanzibar,

ascent of Pangani occupied twenty-four

China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,325, sales, days, but the descent was accomplished in

North China Ins. Co., s. 1,125, buyers. fiya Pangani is reported to be not far from the confluence of the Ruaba and Utranga Yangtaze Ins. Asoa, Tls. 780, sales, Chinese Insurance Co., $310, sellers. rivers, the former of which is reported to

A.K. Fire Ins. Co., $820, salon. The Clermont escort arrived at Rookhamp-be full of rocke, bat the latter to be navig

China Fire Ins. Co., $220, sellers. H.K., & W. Dock Co., 10% nominal, prem H.K. O. M. S.-boat Co., 823 prem, sales. for Saigon en route for Europe. On passing NEws received to-day by the Emeralds

The Attorney-General has given the the loss of two members of their party, to

Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tls. 11 ́⠀ through the man-of-war anchorage the ve- fully confirm the statement we made a few as the want of a paper of the kind is much ton on Wednesday (25th) with 2,918 ounces able for any days west. The London

China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tls. 109 wonder at is that so enlightened a people as rious crews of HM. ships in harbour ex-days ago as to a destructive typhoon having felt by our Portuguese friends. What we of gold, being the largest escort since 1876. Missionary Society have had, in addition to

Hongkong Gas Co., $70 changed farewell sheers with the crew of awept over Cebn on the 11th and 12th inst. the Maoscese could have lived so long opinion that the totalisator is legal in this deplore the loss of Dr Maliens, their foreign

Hongkong Hotel Co., $68. The news was received at Manila by the without an organ in which to discuss their colony. [The totalisator is a kind of record-secretary, an eminent traveller, who was

Obina Sugar Refining Co., $154, sellers. the French vessel.

Sorsogon, which steamer was anchored in the own affairs, which cannot properly being or calculating machine used in batting, leading a party to the great Lake Tangan-

Ed. C.M.]

of July, on the route between the East

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal

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of 1877, 5 dö, The total customs revenue of the colony Coast and Lake Tanganyika. Dr Mallens, THE M. M. steamer Peiho has been docked harbour of Cebu at the time of the storm treated in the foreign press, however willing described in these columns some time ago. pika. He died near Mpapwa, on the 10th

and escaped with slight damage. On the they are to open their columns for the pur-

Temperature. at Aberdeen for the purpose of having some afternoon of the 11th, the sky appeared pose. There are at present over two thousand for the month of November amounts to though he had achieved great things as a repairs exeputed on her morew. The dam-threatening and the barometer began to fall, Portuguese living here and in the Treaty £40,462, showing as increase of over £2000 geographer and man of Science, was better

director of missionary enterprises. He had (Taken at Mezara Falsoner & Cola Pramis Ege to be put right is but trifling; it is ex-with a high thermometer; the wind from Ports of China, Japan and Siam who are as compared with that of, November of last known to the world as a missionary and a

N. W. The barometer fell gradually until able to contribute to the now undertaking

Queen's Road.s oooupled for thirteen years the important pected she will be undooked this evening'or the next morning at 6, when it began intellectually or pecuniarily, or both, and

HONGKONG, December 27. under a torrent we hope they will do so with alaority, and

A telegram received from Melbourne states post of foreign secretary to the London to-morrow and will be despatched for Shang- falling rapidly, and

to forego the £2500 asked for in connection other exploring expeditions in the Interior

A.M.... hai on Monday morning. The mails were of rain the wind increased to a cond] that before long we shall see the projected that the Vioterian Government is prepared | Missionary Soalety. With regard to the i of Afrio, there is little to report except derable force. By 10 M. the typhoon publication an accomplished fast.-Catholic taken on yesterday by the Ckinkiang and was at its height; at 10.50 the wind Register.

We are glad to hear that Mr A. G. Ro. with the mail service.

Parliament prorogued to the 25th. The that the usual obstacles of African travel not by the Pitho, as appeared by the ship-veered to N. with increased force; at 11.40

the wind changed to N. E., when the mano's services have been again recognised Governor has sasented to the Northern have interfered with rapid progress, We

-9AM.... barometer began to rise, and by noon the by his Sovereign. The Lisbon Gassile, Territory Land Act Amendment Bill." The hear of the continued, though slow, advance ping lists of both papers.

storm was considered past. The lowest ceived by the last French mail, contains a

two of which are on the way from the East Coast to Lake Tanganyika and the Manyema A GUNNER of the R. A who is not satisfied reading of the barometer was 20.50, The decres from the King of Portugal appoint. "Coolie Immigration Bill" reserved for the of the Belgian International Expeditions

WESTERN AUSTRALIA, with one having given a word of praise where following are some of the disasters that ing Mr Romano Knight of Our Lady of

Bir Archibald Burt, Chief Justios of pountry beyond, and one under Mr Stanley occurred afloat:The American ship Immaculate Conception. Mr Romano is

Western Australis, died, Nov. 21, from is advancing from the west, vid the Congo,

The caravan of Indian elephants given to | we thought it was due 'in regard to the Twilight stranded on the Prays of Man already a Knight of the Order of Christ, --

There are si prosant

in the Victoria erysipelas in his jog, decorations at the Artillery Barracks, has tan, from which plass she managed to Ibid.........

nim by post a silly and impertinent come out and anchored in the Cauli Capalj

year,

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Queen's assent.

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