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No. 5182.-FEBRUARY 18, 1880.]

Grosor Augustus Sala was in Philadelphia on the day of Grant's reception. He sys there have been only two procodone which can be compared to it. Une is the glitter. ing pageant when the remains of the First Napoleon were borne through Paris, la 1840, to their roating place on the banks of the Seine, and the other is the demonstra tion in London, in 1938, in honor of the coronation of Queen Victoria. THE Foochi Herald of the Feb. 5th,

HONGKONG & WHANPOA DOCK CO. The following is the Report of the Biard of Directors of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company, Limited, to be presented to the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders, to be held at the Offices of the Company, Club Chambers, on Saturday next-

The Directors have the pleasure to lay before you their Report with a Statement of Accounts for the half-year ending. December last.

31st

As stated at the last half-yearly meeting, the two Slips and the properties atlashed thereto were purchased from the Exonitors of the late G. U. Sands for the sum of $150,000. Three Steam Launches have likewise been purchased for $6,600, and the of Stock-in-trade at the estimated cost at $44,150.0%; paymede

Poor Governor Honney of Hongkong is again in het water. His Excelleray Bes, It would appear, given mighty offer.ce to the high-toned inhabitants of that intensely respectable garrison town, by appointing a Chinaman, Mr Ng-Achoy, to a seat in the Le islative Council. This 'prentice legals tor is one of that numerous fraternity playfully doignated the devil's own.

is said; and will He is harmless enough, have about at much opportunity of working misatief to the British Constitution in his now sphere of public life as any of the other honorables who are said to represent

THE CHINA MAIL.

Be also admitted a previous conviction of Felony on the 21st February 1878, for which he was sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labor. The prisoner had also been awarded several shorter terms of imprisonment at the Polloo Court, to exposure in the stocks, and to 11sirokes with a rattan, in July 1874, Sept. 1875, and in August 1877.

The sortones of the Court was now lon

peral sarvitade

ACQUITTED

Chan Apo was next placed at the bar aharged, (1), with breaking and entering a dwelling house and emitting a felony the 20th January 1880. there with zeceiving stolen goods, on

Chao

The premer pleaded not guilty on both counts. Apul, a shopiss in No. 11, West azo-Cheung low Street, asid, about 7 o'clock on the evening of the 20th January last, he Ho zeturaed about half past 8. The door went out of his house and looked the door.

A CIVIL MATTER. In a castle whłob two Chinamɛn con- tended for the ownership of a small plg, and osch charged the other with stealing it, the Mapletrate referred them to the Sum- mary Court

DRUNK AND 1CAFADLE, Wm. Q'Donnell, of U. 3. Richmond, was fined 50 cents for bolig drunk and loospa ble on the 17th, on the public'etroots. Win. Saith, Breman, and Peter Graham and James Doile als fromen, the latter two of the British steamer Castello, were Gued in the same amounts for similar offences

ROGUE AND VAGABOND,

Ohio was wat to jail for w Okia Ashan AA bordo jego, and vagabord. He had bom found in an erapty house fra suppseed unlawful purpose,

contenta at

new army.

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A mail, arrived at Southampton on the th The jury unanimously found the prisoner auffer 14 days' hard labour; the fourth, Amer's service, and could not fulfil both General Roberts on the 18th inst.

ene ball that penalty.

datos. His brother was alected Chief, but Jallalabad letter of yesterday's date states inst. The Massaguies Maritimes steamer has inca died, and the Wardaks look upon that fighting took place are miles from Amazone, with the mail das in London 19th guilty.

Mahomed Jan as their leader. The mist Jalalabad on the 13th instant. The late int, reached Suez at the 6th inst., four

of its due date. Ghazal have also been jolasd Governor having collected large bodies of diya in advance of

The appointment of t the Rov. Horatio Mit by the e-Governor of Jellalabad. This man, constant sitacks were expected. The man, Mahomed Husan Khan, finding his troops were ordered to remifu under arma lutt (1871), as chaplain to the Fictor En- friend, Asmatullah Khan, with his Lug- both day and night and to to ready to turn manuel at Hongkong, ie gazetted.

The Japanese Government bes appointed mauls was coming to grief at Jugdulluk, oat at a moment's notice. No mails from doubted him, and, following by paths the front have been received to-day, in M. Mathabara, who is a present in the Home throngly the bills north of Luitabund, consequence of large bodies of Mahmunda Coe Superintendent of the Japanes Bation of the Fishery Exhibition to be held readed Deh Sabz in safety. He thought being about

Bombay, Jan. 23.The following troops this year at Berlin. This gentleman is ox- the fais too weak to stay with, and passed thence through the Kah-Damau over the have been wamed for immediate service on peated to arrive shortly in Hamburg.

A Battery It. H. A, Two new Glen steamers are building for Surkh Katal until he gained the Ghazni the Kandabar line. road balow Argandeb. Once on the southerna Fisi Hattery, Karrashes. Seventh the Glen Line by the London and Glasgow road, he was safe; and by this time he is Fusiliers, 60th Regiment. It is expoated lagineering and drop Shipbuilding Com- probably aiding Mahomed Jan to get to that other troops will shortly be sent. The pony, Limited,-length 360 ft, broudih 43 Tenasserim salle to-day for Kurraebeet, depth of hold 20 ft.; 3,030 tons guess Ram: 8-Sir Michael Kentoring

the Cza

Charewitch with the 28th register; 530-horse power; speed about 13 nedy arrived here yesterday, and proozeded N. 1, Two Hatieries of Artillery which kaote, this morning en route to Peshawar, lately arrived from with inton trend comported in Brie dier-Grennani lion of going hours by the next trooptute of Patil he bends gablished for overalte Rugh Gough, Colonel Hogge, Major have been unexpectedly stappod, and told Hanna, and Captains Doane and Liddell, to await further orders. It is supposed Sir Charles Waleoley and Colonel B. they will be sent to the front or required Willams have also roturned from Kabul

to take the place of same other Batteries with Sir Michael's

service. The 12th Boazal | selected for party.

Allahabad, Jan. 28-chamed Jan hoe Cassiry arrived here alan yosterday, escort-

the tribes, saying General Daood Shah and some other issued a general urder political prisoners who are proceeding to that February 24th is the day brod to ing on in the bed of the Rhone, near tus General Bright and most of his renew the attack on the British. Seditions Coulovrenidro, many interesting objects, as- stall, with the members of the Court of placards are posted on the city walls.igued by archacologiste to the age of Enquiry, yesterday waited the Daranta Several Sapoys of the Ardal regiments have polished atone, have been brought to for The badies of the Carabineers have been seen at Kabul. Gholam Hyder, the light, the most curious of which is a not been recovered yet search is being Governor of Turkistan, has sent six horses araper of jade, highly finished, and in roads for them. Sir Micbaal Kennedy so present to Mohamed Jan as showings rendition as perlent as when it left the appeared much more satisfied with the bis sympathy with their movements, Armed hands of the workman. The question aries, transport arrangements than on his former mon are ga hering at Kalungar in Logar, and is being warmly discussed by the leached

We e are iuxking a

a small are magazine at the a lacustrine lere, bow this instrument, made visits.

Jalalabad, Fan, 13-Osing to informa. Bala-Bless. Some officers absent from the of a mineral which exists in a natural state mon were once Kabal division on recruiting remount duty aly in Asis, cari hare found its way into the tias received that 47,750.00 house and arrested him. On reaching fenced to death for mismanagement me arossing the river, fifty mon of the bare been ordarod to rejoju by the 15th Ebone gravel at Gelova..

Bis Excellency Mori, the newly-appointed Bridges Street the something on the of the Kuldja negolition. This rumour 1-12 Foot wero again sent to strengthen March. This looks like rented military

Japanese Minister to the Court of St. James's was a passenger by the last inward French mail steamer, and the Legation, which since the departure of Wooyeno has been under a Charge & Affaires, will again be complete

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public opinion in an eminently independent land will be effected that a sale of the was not broken but the padlook was lacno.

community.

We have to hand the initial number of the Californian, a new weston montbly magazine inned for the people of the Pacifio Slope. The platform the new literary venture takes its stand en la ani admirable one. Keonly alive to the fact that there is on their own Goast the elements of a literature is strong, original and cha racteristic as the people themasives, the proprietors of this periodical state that they have warmed it fato life and nursed

It on this lis debut, to stand the expans

of our life sud letters such as they now are and such as they may in time become,”

In the language of its prospectus, and Indicative of its name, **The" Californimo will be thoroughly Western in Ita charsoler, local to this coast in its flavor, represent tive and vigorous In fis style and method of dealing with questions, and edited for a popular rather than a neverely literary con- stituency. It will not be pop review, nor a political pamphlet, nor a It will badget for sentimental weakllage. not be found gasping for breath in the rare fied atmosphere of what the pedantic call othe

upper plateau." It will not strive to please everybody; and it it does, it will be a failure. But it will reach out for-merit in every available direction. It will do in which

faithful prospecting in the range

It is

is located. It will deal largely in com

appro- mon sense discussions, and, while dating the culture of the scholar and the of the poet, its strongest efforts sentiment will be put forth to gradually gather to its Het of contributors those hard-headed and practical business men, who, in the active pursuit of their several professions and callings, bare literally mined material that, if refined a bit in print, la miways valuable, Interesting, and marketable.

The contents of the present number are

the valuation of experts.

et exporter is delay The Plant and Machinery have been zo- moved from MoDonald's Ship, and an now being overhauled and put in thoroughly good order, with a view to being further utilized. It

fair price. at 1 ahonly The Gross Earnings for the six maths to $237,149.30, and the amount amount available for appropriation is $51,864.16 of which the Directors would re- commend the following ditribu- tion, viz.

A Dividend for the half-year of per cent. $440,000.00

Bonusto Contribut ing Shareholdere

Dircetors' fees Auditors' feee...

4,000.00 2,500.00 250.00

Leaving a balance to now ae- count of

$4,104.48

The Docks and Plant are all in exellent

half year are satisfactory.

working order, and prospecte for the current

Directors. In accordatos with Clause 60

On entering the house he missed a brass kettle and a cotton quilt from the place. Halsa aw them about o'clock that oven ing. The quilt was his, the kettle his mister's Lee Asing He then went to the Central Station, and found the stolen stticles sleeady there in possession of the Inspector in the Charge Rom

Chino BOOCHOW (Heralt.)

Judgment in the case of Pengkes visus Hodgsm was delivered by Hor Majesty's Consul on Monday last (9th), in favor of the plaintif. We understand that the two a sessore diasented from the Judgment. But on a point of law, we understand, that the Consuls decision will be referred to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at Shanghal.

Itiurumonred in ofkial circles at Poking, that Olang How-lalespacial envoy to the Ceart of St. Petersburg has bear degraded

O. 100, Tang Aoheng, said he was on duty on the evening in question in Tal- ping-shian Stroet. He saw the prisoner with a bundle gader bis arm and a kettle in bis hand.

He followed him into a

put his in and

d it, unfortunately, be well-founded

The

which made a jingling poine.gbody suggestire of the Voltairean a party of three hundred men, under

of the

f

his breast and thew ground which Three keys were found, those new produced.is

The padlock of the house having been comment on Admiral Byug's execution: sout for it was found that none of the keys pour courager les aries of fortnightly The jury returned a verdict of not guilty réunion at the Club took place on Monday produced fitted the lock. of the Articles of Association, Messrs. Won either count by a majority of five to last, the 9th instant. Owing to inclemency of the weather there were fewer guests then Keswick and C. D. Bottomley retire by two

all other respects the as- rotation.

offers himself for re- Mr Keswick

but in At the request of MiNg Acboy the pri

proved one at the most saccesefal Board recommend the election of Mr. A. T. election; Mr. Bottomley resigns, and the

of Manger to the vacant seat.

-Mr. J. Bobinson having re-

igned, the Board appointed Mr. H. Smith to fill the vacancy, and in the absence of Mr. T. G. Linstead, Mr. Arnold has, at the invitation of the Board, acted for him. The Directors recommend the election of Hansra H. Smith and T. Arnold as Auditors to tha Company

W. Kawick, Chairman.

SUPREME COURT. IN ADMIRALTY.

(Before his Lordship Sir John Smale)

Wednesday, Fob. 18

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sonor wa saut back to gaol with the view season, 100 arrangements were of the 3rd. Bengal favstry, under the has been decided on.

of another charge being preferred against him by the Police.

Hi Lordsbip sanctioned this, and gave orders for the man to bo brought before

the Magistrate to-morrow.

The Court at this plot was adjourned till ball-paat two o'clock.

one of

Chaa Akam was chargent with stealing from his master, Luk Acheang, on the 18th

LA BUENT BY A SERVANT.

sod the

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ដ The Bulletin Société de Géographie 1879. It contains some interesting facts on general geographical subjects, but only a short letter from Mt 1. M. Muller, of Tosh

and, on Kuldja, appears with relation to principal povi- the Far East. It gives the ions of the Treaty of Cession.

In the course of the excavations now go-

same

ling by the principal purchasing agout of Minister was kind

Bir Julie

January leat, $190 in money, 79 watch, held on the 7th inlant. The following ikasand, when be and Colonel Lowe, remit themands of Rupia to bis

CASE SE

a number of watch. chains and 1 pair of members

of the total value of $925, spostasies,

The prisoner

pleaded guilty to stealing which were found in his corkáln

was snopted. box, which pisa "onsidered this as bad a report an improvement in the affairs of the

Bis Lordship

had been before the Sessions for some time. The prisoner was in constant employment and was du receipt of good He was a tmsted servant, and wages.

In the night time he took a key by Mr Bre- and opened a strong box and took goods

perty and money to the value of some $900. heroin

RE "FUIEW." This was a case in which an action was brought by a junk against the China ateamer Fuyew, for а collision which occurred recently in the Canton river.

A motion was now made Bon. The Act- reton, on behalf of the that all further e Impugnants, s

proposes setting it for a full hand,

will be able to roeive

had acons to the cash boz and other profit on the sale of material would, they aw said to bave bean salled upon to pro- remittel R15,000. He went to Kandshar (day Paris (Gare du Nord) every Satur-

varied and of high excellencs. We have log Quaen's Advocats fratruoted and The Police deserved much credit for having for the use of the Club, which will be renamed among those, who declined the

be stayed until the Promovent had given arrested him.

for costs.

Me Hayllar, qi by Mr

The sentence of the Court was ten years'

spent a fer hours over its pages with great pleasure and bonelit, and can quite under stand that this periodical will soon take a security for Deanys, appeared 19 penal Ervitude. zines America produces. Whether vent and an der was made that

high stand amongst the many good maga

to the heavier articles such as "the Pacific Coast and Geodetlo Survey," or to the light sketches for which Azasıloau Hforature has so great a urine, the conductors show, by this number alone, that they have gathered

for the

reaso

A

coercive measures was inhabitants of the Province of Kars

ex- saing to the Navy List, which has been

at this

Yesterday evening

in the activity Spring post Ali Boghan..

Allahabad, Jan. 30. Tahir Khan le now Nogul Khan, Grossed the river-in rafts at at Ghuzni with Mus Khan, and has sent Sugisaral to Lage of Gindikas and letters to Goueral Roberts saying that the stucked the Ali Bogiae poet at midnight. Ghuzul facilen hava roroised to fight to the

To eminent music composer, After an hour's fighting they were driven death nabeas Yakoob Khan is reinstated as

indebted for Amoer. Grat

Benedict, we are

for arranging for Great uneasiness prevails. off. One man of ours was wounded.

Calcutta, Fo A fores consisting of 200 men each of

Heavy reinforcements the pianoforte the Chinese national air

Kandahar. the 1-12th Foot and 28th Punjab Infantry, are being pushed on

London

Stanley Tucas, Weber, and Co.). It is believed that a march upon Herat Pou te n-lah, or The World's Delicht, is the 25 men of the 45th Biths, and a Squadron

of the

which is dedicated to hia the picoe ALL quiet at Cabul.

Excelleney the Marquis Tseng, Chinesa of the onetomary complete character command of Colonel Walker, of the 12th

Kandahar, Jan. 16-4 gigantic swind Minister to the Court of St. James's, The leaving, in fact, nothing to be desired. The Foot, started to-day to intercept Mogul

enough to communicata first part of the programme comprised ten Khan's party. News has just been rossired

who called inany times while only two were set down for that the enemy recrossed the river and the Commissariat, a Parsee named Cowas the air to dancel,

the whole arrangement was thoroughly the post-supper period of the evening,an fired a few shots at Colonel Walker's force jee, has bom discovered. It is said that at the Legation, fill

Borate.

We believe thint dowazjes romitted R85,000 to India in two was arrangement which appeared to give general as they rounded the hill near Gledikas.

Julius satisfaction to the ladies. We understand General Doran raports that two thousand months. His pay was R250 a month.

Kurracha Jan. 78.-There is great On rassembling, the next case called was that there will be a break in these very five hundred Mohmands crossed the

konours on State casions. enjoyble aasomblies during the present and as there were only four hundred and excitemous among the Parano ozamanity to that his Excellar

of Alty men and two

A be here owing to the arrest at Kandahar guns available

able to

very interesting and instructive article season of Lent.

The Annual General Meeting of Share-set against them from Lundi Kotal, he one Cowajce Rasstanje, a Commissariat appears in the Builder, from the pan of Mir holder in the Foochow Racquet Olab was applied to Peshawar for reinforcements to subordinate He accompanied Major B. G. Altori, C.E., on Chinese Labour,"

him to make wi

atrength of one Staveley's Battory to the front, and it is comparing the cost of it with that of European will attack,

Baid that in short time he managed to labour. were

present, viz-Mesara

to his friends

The Contemporary Reviso for this month Colonel MacGregor Dermer (in the chair), H. G. Phipps, San-

who have been in

in Karrsches. In November last be re contains an interesting article from the pen derson, Nind, Robinson, Harton, and of the 13th Bengal Lancera, Postlethwaite. The Commitee, in their appointed dirastorn of transport let division mitted R14,000, and lately R20,000 to of Frofessor Douglas on the "Riss and Pro-

Shaparjes Hormusjes Sopareewalla, who gress of the Draga in China.” Broty f repost, said they were glad to be able to started for Kabul this morning.

A new post is about to be established stood for him on his employment. The P. and G. Company notify that in would tbo

was rmitted by four consequence of the number of passengers seen by hetween Jellalabad and Gandamak, doing The latter sam Clab since last year, sa

with the They

the Rozabad fort, Major Battye

bundles of R5,000 cash had a

of desirous of availing themselves of the sleep- Payment of the sistement of its position.

of throo.

Collector. Ons Dadabhoy Merwanjes, who they have arranged that a second sleeping-car fair balance in hand, and ons that will amply dividing the journey into two marches those has been stopped by order of the ing-car now ranzing with the Indian Mails, cover the expenses they were now going

Dertalu sufluential merchants of Kabul had not a farthing to his name, has also shalli into, riz: having the courts painted. The

morning. At the meeting of the Geographical Society expected, be larger next year when there dove aix lakhs of rupees as a loan to the from hers en Cowanjen's special invitation. British Government. Syudjan Dadashore. considerable balanca

on the 12th, paper will be read by the fecro- oaghi to bo

hand

HOME AND OTHER TELEGRAMS. Lary on the Grand Canal and Yellow River London, Jan. 24-It fs reported that the of China" and "Hankow to Canton," by G. J quired, as by that time it will be almost proffered investment of 3 per cent, whero-

hint of The upon necesary to lay down now floors.

ayed to coveyed them. W

Whether the money bibit hostile feelings towards the Russiana. the Club being in a better position v

Government Loan

with the new year there are st Jan. 28-The Ceylon than at

the same paiod last year is awing was then forthcoming has not transpired.

The son of Shere Al Khan, chief of the has been subacribed seven times.

moment 131 of Her Majesty's ships arving having found greater favour to the

Hazaras, bas tender his submission to Major General Olifford temporarily suce in various parts of the world, the largest with members during the period between the British authorities at Kabul

eds Sir Garnet Wolseley at the Cape.

the Mediter fleets, as usual, being those upon May, June, July, August, and September

The Mayor of Dublin altooded a lavas ranean and China stations. In China, ander Captain Aloos and Lieutenan's Grant to the price of racques having been raised to $7 sach. The report was adopted and and Sim, of the Royal Engineer, proseeded held by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland the orders of Vice Admiral Coote, there are the foren at Kabul to replace the yesterday, which will probably effect a re-twenty-three, or, if we include the Comus the Treasurer's balance sheet

passed. The

officers who were)

corvette, now on passage to that station, were lost. following proposition was then brought

Jan, 17-Mr. Gribble, O Jan. 30-The Times hints that it would twenty-four craft of one kind and sastber. forward by Mr Phipps, and seconded by Mr Nied

"That members leaving the port dating Post Master-General, Bengal, died be unadvisable to hold Herst and Kandahar, They are, howow, for the most parigan-

shall be

bel liner.

Mr James Fraser, of the firm of Mossre Mr Lapol Griffin arrived hero passes. Asing, and the place is occupied during the same to the Hononry Secretary,

Lieutenant-Colonels Ekios The Duchess of Marlborough yesterday Ireland, Fraser and Co., has joined the board night by s volle

gootle,

Hang su, who sleeps except from anhscriptions fr in the time bis morning. Lleats there. Th

stolen was one bed of their departure but, in the event of and Nutfall, Staf Jorps, have retired, addressed a meeting of the Relief and of directors of the Oriental Bank Corporation, property

by Parnell,

P. The quilt, the property of the coalie, and two their returning to Focehow, they shall be The Law Commission's report is publish Committee, and repudiated aspersions made in place of Mr B. J. Kay, who has resigned.

and 0. steamer Mirzay re sailed to birmaster, bonthe morning of the let Feb. the coolic time of their absenog unlogs their chara wobber, who has been the terror of Southern gukasow has arrived at Tifin with the ob portion of next gutward mail, and in ling

Liabis for the fall subscriptions during the ed in to-day's Gazette.

Mahomed Jan, the notorious highway A Moscow paper staten that General Tur- from Sonth

com Sonthampton yesterday with the beary secreted himself in the neighbourhood and has been sold previously."

Ho saw the two was carried unanimously. premis watahad prisoners

to the dow and do something gantiemen were then re-elected to the comen Thumday by the City Kotwal after a continuing offensive operatione against the £129,000 for go

A wvacely wounded.

Shanghai, all in Mexican dollars. to the lock. They opened the door and mile for 1880. Mesers Dormer, Phipps, desperate resistance, in which he was Tekka Tarkomans, considering the great £21,302 for went in. He followed them and found Nini, Sanderson, and Postlethwaite.

Jalalabad, Jan. 18-A party under Jan. 20.-It is stated that the Home The Eastern Telegraph. Company's traflio for the month of December, 1879, them with the property in their possession, vote of thanks to the Chairman and to the had a bag. He said the first defendant

inga-(Abridged.)

to their homes, in consequence of the and Bremen as members of Parliament on We are informed that the British barque ilure of their supplies. Asmatulla Khan condition that they abstain from attending corresponding period of 1870. The Eastern Extenion Australasia and China Telegraph but the second rushed downstairs and was secured Hang Aau, the master.

Captain Abbott, bound to Tai- sending reports all round the country, Parliament by

Pamento, Ca

St. Petersburg Jan.

Compange 025, and to £22,929, for the for the same mouth The jury,

without waiting for His Lord warfon from Penang and Singapore, went specially amongst the Mohunds, that Ma The following wers the Jurors enpannel!-

pedod

of 1878. ed Messrs B. Goldsmith, J. Albor, J. ship's summing up, unanimously found ashore on the east coast of Formoss on the homed Jan means advancing to Argandeh Agence Busse declares that there is no amounted

15th ultimo, Steep Island bearing East that Gholam Hydor is coming from farids foundation for the statement that Russian corresponding Muirhead, & J. Brandao, L. Kirahman, a prisoner pleaded for light North. The cargo consisted of mangrove in to Charikar; and that Ayab Khan is troops are being concentrated on the Polish J. C. Hughes, and V. Alonso

The evidence was that of the complata. punishment as he had been in gaol before bark, which was al salved by the Mamoi about moving from Herat towards Kabal, frontier, and also state that the Russian trafle receipts in December, 1879, were Armal ganbost Fri Year, then stationed The truth of these reports is not established, Government has not offered to withdraw £16,936. The total receipts from 1st Jan. ant only. He swore that he met the and bid boon il over slace.

to keep up hopes with the troops from that quarter at the desire of to 31st Deo. were in 1879, £207,750; oors The argo was insured, but but the objent defendant on the air with bundle of

the vessel itself is not covered, though hostile tribes, who are disheartened by the German and Austrian Governments, as responding months 1878, 2203,613; do hops are enterained as to nikmately cons

Russian defeat at Tohiklalar getting her off.

ment of the 13th, Mogul Khan's naptor Lies fa the capture a transport train by Kas killed. by a abolk

The

Tekke the enemy were taken n completely by surpriss at the rapidity St.

Jan 80. The Gold with which the guns opened fire from the advocates a reconciliation with the Poles positions selected by Colonel Fryer. Ons and reasserts that negotiations are bellevad hour elapsed between the recoipt of the to have failed for the establishment of an

travelled distance order and the guns coming into aclon, the independent Polish kingdoms. from Jalalabad

for $300 should be given. Au affidavit showing that the Promovent's wife and brother were drowned and that the whole of the Promovent's property, was de stroyed by the collision, was read."

IN ORIMINAL BESSIONS.

DREIKING AND ENTERING A GODOWN.

An ahu, and Cheung Atuk, were next placed at the bar chicged with breaking and entering a godown and commitling s on the 1st February felony therelu," instad.

the

Both prisoners plogled not gulity and

same jury waa ngale sworn. The godown is in the possession of a

game

conciliation.

around them a staff of admirable writers (Before the Hon the Acting Puisns Judge | Chines merahant at West Point, one Lee of Feschow for good, and intimating the this morning of cholera after a few hours and suggests that we should only keep the vessels.

whose work well well support such a me- "gazine. The magazine is capitally got up `and sent oït lu first-class niyle by the A.

Roman Publishing Goy., San Francfeco THE L. & C. Express has the following notice relative to the death of. M. W. von Pustau

We regret to note the death of Ur Win, Pustar, who established the first German house in Canton and Hongkong in 1846,

J. J. Francia, Bog)

The Salous opened to-day, but the Oblef Justice did not. Hou. Ng Choy prosecuted for the Acting Attorney donoray (Hon. J. Russell.) The cases heard to-day are comparatively of minor importance and interest.

LECENY AND PREVIOUS. CONVICTIONS. Ohun Afuk (case Na 4 on the lendes) was charged with the thaft of a bundle of firewood from the house of a busier in West

last.

On

the

This resolution

this

in

specie, indading

231,240 for Singapore,

The following Aghanistan for ten youra, was captured feet of discussing the possibility of Russia amount 8, and £3,000 for

scarcity of camels.

Up to 1880 he personally conducted-a large Lane, on the evening of the 28th January as well as two bags. Each of the prisoners Hen. Secretary terminated the proceedugul Khan is dispersing, and returning Rulers in Mayo will start Mesars Day amounted to £40,701, and to 298.461 in the

and succesful business, when he returned to Hamburg and opened a branch kouse, In 1878 the firm was in difficulties and failed. The crushing defeat was too much for his health, and, we are sorry to add, drove Rta into fanatic arylum, where

ha died on the 5th Inst...!

The Hamburg correspondent of the same paper writes, Jani 6

We have to roport the death of an old, and at least for the last year bis busy life-nahappy friend, fr W. Postad, the chief of the former well-known firm of Wm. Pustan and Oo, at China, whe died yesterday week at Schoeneberg, neat. Berlin, where he had retired to seek relict. Mr. Pastar, who held several offices in the magistracy of Altona, on neighbouring town, was only fifty-nine years of age. Ho well deserves a fiendly remembrance frem all that have known hira in life, · · ·

Prisoner pleaded not gulity; he was only passing by.. ---

wood where no wood should be. He (the householder) had heard a noise sa of a bundle of wood fallug and turning the stair found the man with the bandle of wood produced lying at his feat.

The jury found, the prisoner noi guilty,

ANOTHER CHARGE.

A sscond charge was then preferred against the same prisoner, of haring stolen ons Police uniform Coat, the Property of Her Majesty the Queen, on the 28th Jan. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, Tax following is the brief reference we find 1887,

and the asme jury heard the case. in Men of the Time to the Dia do Gramont,

From Mr Ng. Ohey's opening satament, whose death was to'ographed to India by it appear that the cost had been listed to Router on the 22nd ultimo m Maya Sergeant of Police as a portion of his

fit

The

The second prisoner pleaded for meroy. The sentence of the Court was ten years penal servitude on the first prisoner and three years' on the second.

The first prisoner lift the dock saying be would rather die than suffer such long Imptionment,

LARCENY.

Letng Tal How then charged with (1) Incony, (2) reestring stolen goods, in the harbour of Vlotofa in January last.

The goods stolen were a boat, a quantity of fish and cooking utensils.

at: Kolung.

NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL.

The M. M. Costeamship Ava, Captain Roland, from Masillos with dater to the 11th ultimo, and the London Mall of the 9th January, aired this morning. We

The prisoner pleaded guilty of stealing append our usual tolograms from Indian the best, and a nelle prosequi was entered papers and items from the London and on the second charge

The sentence of the Court was two years' China Expreza :- panel servitude.

to-morrow morning,

The Court then adjourned till 10. o'nlock

The coat was not a career uniform. Gramont, (Doo ́de), Antoine-Agédor and was sent to a Chinese talors shop in Alfred, diplomatist, formerly Dua de Gul Wollington Street On the night of the

The Jurora engaged to-day were inform obe, since the death of his father (March 3, 28th January the cost was mind, and od that they need not attend to-morrow. 1854), Prince de Bidache, born at Paris, shortly afterwarde die prisoner, who was Aug 14, 1819, entered the Polytechnic arrested on another charge, in being Bohool in 1837, bat two years afterwards sourched at the Central Station, was found declined to join the

arving he had beenilers, to blob it the losector. na duty to be in posses

He made sou of the coat, In fact wearing it under ble debus publio life, Doo

in

21852, and two Chinese jackets. A report had shortly Was sent a

Minister Planipotentiary to before been received of the loss of the cont Cassel; to Stuttgard in 1861; to Tax

Turin in

in from the tall

tailor's shop in Wellington April 1853 and as Ambsdor to Rome Brest.

be

Police Intelligence,

Wednesday, Feb. 18.

(Before C. V. Creagh, Eng.)

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

he was nominated Ambasador to Vienna Fores, identified the coat as his. It had Wan Passage boat, at Prays West on the

Alliance

of the Westeres powirs against 2nd or 3rd January, and did not again saevious convictions were Inasis. He was appointed Minister of it till the 28th in the Charge Boom Foreign Affairs in April, 1870, and held

And

four

it April Prisoner in his delenos sald he was walk- gambling in

April 1877,

in the

**ogue

and

rogos and

Pre-

|

icons ant revOPSES,

was

-28 — The com

to

The Great Northera Telograph Company's

Allahabad, Jan 18-During the engage that. The only foundation for 1877, £200,401)

baing about seven

Calcutta, Jan. 1-On the 17th, 500 men under Colonel Brissagon successfully mossed the Kabul river by rafts at Kam Dakka and occupiat Reins. A reconnais. nuco four miles down the river showed the road to Palori Eddy and lovel, AFTALES IN AFGHANISTAN,

No er Merour, Kabul, Jan. 7-The amnesty the country quito deserted,

the 18th Os moving on the ised by Genen! Roberts-immediately could be seen. after the dispersion of Mahomed Jan's Reins was burnt, and the force recrossed to sray is so framed that it should convinos Kam Dakka Audier small party rode straight to Lalpuri Not a a shot was fired sven the most soptical tribesmen that we are anxious to concillate then rather by on the 17th or 16th The memy's less on

15th cannot be Less than fal dealing than by force of arms. Only filled and as many woundeds

about sixty five men are exempted fro

from the pardon

Allahabad, Jan. 19.Afghal Khan has

Matras Jao. 26.A public meeting wa held to-night at the Clab to consider the question of the Irish Distress. General 'Connell presided, but only 11 attended. R. 2,500 was unbcribst in the room, and to the Mayor t was dodded to telegraph to the of Dublin for detailed

Quotations. Bonokosa, February 18. OPLUM.-New Patna, cazh....$695

+3

身

H

Old

12

cash,

Now Benares, cash, 507

Old

» cash,

Ner Malwa, credit, 730

Old Malwa, credit, 790

Exchange.

Demand,

30 days' night,

4 months' night,

OF

***

Credits, 4 Documentary, 4 months' aight India, Wire,

demand, Shangbal, demand,

Bo day nighly wi Gold Loaf, 981 fine... Soreretgua

734

(L. d O. Emprès, Jas. 9.) The appointment of Colonial Chaplain t Hongkang has been conferred on the Eer. W. Jennings, surate of Weaste, near Man- heater, who proceeds by an early mail Februaryougood that the Blamesa. Govorz

are about to improve the

existing communication between China and d in their representatives to our canton-one to Khanjar Ktell, historis in Kemah. Biam, and that now postage stamps for that

The loss which the Kobietanie/The Musa K.hels, who joined his party from purpose will be issued is held in Lon. Hongkong Bisk, 56 % prem. a2 dir

An Open Competition will be other plans offered in the jihad were depacient territory, are all dispersing.

which is freely offered to all tribes who will

and

It is

oanditates will be allowed to choose betwee

enemy were caught orde

that office mutil the downfall of the empire l'ing in the street seeking employment Hein July 1877 rost, 14 days hard labour; } De amasaty are still at large, and are iver's bank and suffered severely. Their

In September following he was

This minde

of Waletemberg, and of that of Balut Maurice

diti

for

Forned,

Are

commosider of the Fapion of Honour, June the ground and put it on. Warrested fology, 21 dawa hard inbpar; ogrom offred to him will make a mental reserve" intrigues continus around Gbaspi, and in i

18574 Grand Cross of Order of Frederick on another charge and searched the cost/ uniarful . OID FACE DAY at Chatai as well as at Kabul. The fire og AMORg the tribes the new absulGeneral for Siam,

and St. Lazaros of. Sardinian. He married

la 1848's daughter of Mr Mackinnon, by whom he has four children.

ibe

for

where excitement and compiled by Mr Lees Ms Des

riously convicted, was sentenced to penal' what he was sent to the Supreme Court," of Chariak 3: Half Bulabs, the Kohistani generally in that direction the feeling of ungdom of Sir William Robinson

Shares.

~5,85,

205

Union Ins. Sodety of O'son, $1,425,buyers. Ohina Trade Ins. Co., $3,451, baystr North Quins Ins. Co., Tia, 1,200,

Assco, Tis. 7 Lusuringo Co. 301 H.K. Fire Ins Co., 1835, sellers, Obina Fire Ins Co., $213, sellers.

& W. Dock Uo,, 10 % prom, buyers

1. M1, 9-boat Co., $12 pm, buz. ez d.

Navigation 10

TlL 9. Nay, Co., Els. 107

China Coast St

Hongkong Gu Go, $75

Hongrong flotel Da, $67 buyers, China Sugar Refining Co., $162, buyers,

- Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal

Do.

Vale of 1877, *** do Temperature.

Cheong Ahf, a onlia, was charged with so heary, that, mixed with the pride of The Slaware have refused up to the pre-don on the 3rd proxime and following day, in 1857, which post be held till 1881 when Samael Baboo, a Sergeant in the Police steing fresh pork vilae $ from the Tein having been able to coop up the British out all orartures of the Mohmands and for ten Student Interpreterships-eight in

feeling

Mollahs to rise. The advands of General Chian, and two in Japa

Japan. The successful aray within Stapur, must be a Wista Tatio, he used his influence to bien issued to him two or three years ago. 7th in which case be was last before the that the temporary victory was dear Doran's fóros from Landi Kotal was delay, the two posts according to their place in booght, and that i repeal it would involved by the great difficulties on the roader of seniority. Tnditions and re- Induor the Bardistade to enter into the He gave it to tailor to alter about the Conr. He was founded against him til farther loss of life. It must not belowever, some of the

s have been in forw on the narrow paill, foiresung Blong the gulations from vagabond and

and forgotten that chers men arrested fr

Mr MoCarthy has resigned the Service. vagabond, four

found supposed to be planning a revival of the losses are supposed to have been about 100.

Calcutta, Jan. There have been o

Mr C. C D. Lees, the newly appointed Ge who ardon casional meetings of t

Consul General not steal the cost but found lying on on the beach with intast to commit a jehid; and doubless overy malick

the

the border pardon the frontier generally 1877, nor me in and accepta

but vernor of rder tribes, but tranquil Aative

by the Y. and ste 1 possesion of pincers, chiash,

from Southampton, on

on the ath was found on too,

tion to Be guided by the course of events PASIM, ATU The Jury returned a verdict of guilty.

and Del 1877, breking into a

Mahomed Jan; Musk Alam, disorder still Prisoner, who had been five times pre and stealing therefrom 121 lb of sugar, lesier

to Bangkok direct from Constantinople. aid to be one of suspense and anxiety. e understand that nothing is yet decided and got three years' pezzal eeritude; that Chief, now dhe Khan

-to the return of of Lgar; and Tahir Khan, son terzi

the serdar kept| "Kban, Calnew committed to the Sessions.

of Mahomed Skiff z

Ing 1x

Latest Mail Advices Lighman hit been dissolved by the DARČEKY WHOM THE FRAGON, D

Shanghai

21: Ip Ahang was ladicted with larseny

Governor, who is supported by due Jelita. Francisco). Nov. 21; tis in our camp with his A. ÇOOLIE'S REVENGE

Hashim Khay, and was gonerally bad top in to Kabul, and have visitd The French mail, with the advices in troops. The sour of the Mastand Foochow Nov. 28: Hongkong, Nov. 9 from the person in having stolen omg. Fast A case was before the Court on the 12th Brother,

from uropean, Chinese, hat from one Wong Awai on the 18th insint, in which Ng Wel Shang, the sor-supposed to be a harmlem youngster.

in

General Roberts General Gough's brigade China and the Straits Ma of January

Starkey, charged an outside be was instrumental The prisoner pleaded not guilty and the chair coolie with esiing a jacket, while Jab, and is actira in keeping alive the is getting comfortably housed in the Hala above, wis delivered, cis Naples, on the 24t sams Jurors were agala aworu.

The complainant was in the Chinese Re, are waiting about the hogae. The dying jchad at Ghazai, he has suddenly flizuar. The deles on the hills above inst., and day early, and the advices from FAZUMOMETER AM

coola got four week' imprisonment. Four boome a personage important enough to are being rapidly eraugthened. An exon Japan, eid San Francisco, on the 27thal. creation Ground on the evening is question mes who were friends of the coolie sent to be severely punished if he incanght, lent bridge was thrown across the Kabul. The next inward P. and O. mail, bringing a TO

watebing a fortune teller, when some one jail file Afu, Mr Harkey's coolie pad three Mahomet Jan is all-powerful salong the river by the 23rd Pioneers on the direct week's later dates, left Brindisi at seven si Sunday. Sunday. trons behind snatched his hat frem off his others) set upon this boy and beat bim for Wardak man, the most restless and Im rond from Sherpur to Siah Sung, and the to-day, and is expected to reach London on head. On turning round the prisoner was the shore he had had in sending their psigons olan nost Kabul Ele would bave construction of rosda in different dienations the 12th inst, its due date. The P. and is progressing antifactorily. The convoy O. Company's stemmer Nepaul, with the ssen running away with the hat in his pos-fund" to prison. The 1st, Fad, and 3rd bean their Chid upon the death of hie of ammnuition and warm clothing readied heavy portion of the last inward P. and 9. 210/15,845

|pripners were now sentenced to pay $5 or i father, but that he was a General in the

RETURT

to the City Hall of Visitors to Idbrary and Museum for the week ending February 18th

MUNUM.

“LIBRARY...

Mon. Feb. 9th, 4

10,

Tues

bun

Fri.

Sat. Sun.

11, 3 Lath, 0 19th, 14th 5 "15th,

Totals Grand total, 15,584

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EX

Holliday,

211.

31 $365 376808 89. 6838

298

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to

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