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No. 5310-JULY 17, 1880.

We would direct the attention of Mariners to an advertisement appearing in our adver- tising columns, relating fast to a temporary change of the Kiutoon light-Fetal in the Yangtze River while undergoing repairs, and secondly to a slight change in the position of the same vasel after the repairs have been completed.

A MODERATE gale from E. S. E. to E. has just passed over Hongkong. Brot an early hour last night till shortly after daybreak

of typhoon in this quarter, from local

caner's will be found in the usual column.

Tax United States corvette Swatara left Shanghai on the 12th for Yokohama, Nagasaki and Kube.

id

THE CHINA MAIL.

have reached the valley of the Sir Daria, if the Ring Buccessfully occupy this pass the Chinese will be liable to have their re- treat ont off, or have a force on their flank should they advance along the Sir Daria.

TH 0.8.8. Ashuelot was expected to arrive-Mercury. at Shanghai in the course of a few day" from the date of last advices, which are up

to the 13th instant.

The telegram which we gavo last night from an American source with reference to the rejection by the Portuguess Cortes of the Marques tresty is of considerable im. The following with, reference

Ms Ernest 8stow, the celebrated Japanese scholar, Japanese Secretary to H.M's Le-portance. gation at Tokio, has been honoured by the versity of Marburg with the degree of Doctor Philosophe Honoris Causa.

graph >--

We understand that the Master of the

to that treaty is from a London Letter, dated

The provisional treaty relative to the

June 3rd:

just

Alford.

NUISANCES.

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of the coast trade for the baneft of a Rumin, the execution of hor éx Amban monopolist, the trade of Japan is brought ador would not be a safe way to obtals down to so low an tbb as to threaten that support; on the contrary, it would serious consequences to those engaged to it. Possibly, however, the revision of the stand forth before the world as an illus Four Chines appeared under summons for tariff and a maiorial inerras of imports tration of the weakness of hor civilice permitting accumulation soffilth and rubbish duties may have the effectf impro cuent: tion, and as a had precedent for future to the immediate ricinty of the premises at all a onis that seems more promising negotiations with Chinese Ministern occupied by them, to the annoyance of foot than any scherte which should contempate abroad. Thus China has everything to passengers, and each were fined in the co-abolition of abuses which by limiting gain by the pardon granted to Oh'ung

exportation, will not only put an end to Haw, bat with only sufficient inform the objectionable "balance of trade," but tion to hand to form but a speculative will probably extinguish trade altogether.

idos as to the reasons that have actuated ber to take the step, we doubt whether it is the outcome of an aozious feeling

and the support which would be general if H. E. the Governor, under S-c. 112 of 1865 people had been aroused to tako so taterast for China and Japan. The case to be re- in the undertaking would otherwise be ren-ported forthwith to the Colonial Secretary, dered partial and lukewarm. It is there- foro to bo hoped that other gentlemer, will cous forward and state their opinions with the same freedom and liberality as Mr The objections to the anbemus proposed by Air Alford lie principally in the direction of the great outlay necessary for the construc-minal sum of 20 cents. tion of 5 miles of railway, the number of passengers who would be likely to avail of it being so limited. In my opinion the only Chenng Achan, coal coolie, was charged plan that would command success would be wiib being in unlawinl possession of a place to rau the very shortest course atraight up of wood, on the 16th instant. to the Gap, say along the valley leading up P. O. Charles Bond, arrested the defend-

erry Stables, Livery from the

most improved wind- bir possession, as

as he was lacking about in a

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.

Jardine's Bazar.

menja wore to be made for the pass of su0,009 to $100,000. It would produes sonment with hard labour,

to

FALSE WEIO 876,

CHUNG HOW PARDONED,

We make room for a decree which has to solely appose the wishes of the

and

this morning, the gale prevailed. We have THz Ftest news from Amoy concerning the Portuguese possessions in South Africa, upon one or other of working the trafo ant yesterday afternoon with the wood in been publishod in the Peking Gazette and Government at St. Petersburg, had free rainfalls at intervala during the | Cheang Hock Kian case in brief, aspeolaily | which was signed between that Government ing aystems by mestis of a stationary engine. wat suspicious manner, and when asked 18 translated by the N, C. D. Nous vir- favour the view that it is the result of day. There seems to be no great danger that which comes in a public form. The sad England about this time last year, has The vast strides that have been made in this about the timber, he first said, he got it tually pardoning Chung How. The de- the combined representations made by

for acceptance. It bas hitherto wet with point of perfection that leaves almost no-

as" was fasued on the 28th Juns, and Peking. observations The Manila telegram which | Amoy Gazette, to which we looked for a full been presented to the Corte at Lisbon mode of transit have now brought it to a from a friend at West l'oint, and then at cree, our Shanghai contemporary informa the whole Foreign Diplomatic Body at

the thing to be desired, either in the direction of Da endant said the wood was given bim was communicated to the several Foreign h been kindly placed at our disposal, report of this important and extraordinary considerable opposition, and the result of the fety or comfort. Such a line would be by a man, but he was unable to find bima Legations at Peking on the 3rd instant. MR. C. O. MORENO'S MISSION TO

discussions which are likely to arize in the

is still doubtful. It will be remem- rather less than one mile in length, and I now

It is said to be the result of the deliber- following up that we gave the night before, has only the following short para-Chamber is

that by the provisions of this tresty

believe con

could be

-Fined $2, in default, seven days' impriations of a High Council of State er- completed with an outlay

HONOLULU, last, will be read with interest. It suggests

pressly called to consider the presentative Council at Honolulu on the Int At a meeting of the Hawaiian Legis- the typhoon as probably died about the 3. 8. Cheang Hock Kian was fined yester- | age of English troops, in ones of necessity the same income as Mr Alford's, tananch

political situation, and, according to our some position as formerly noted. The day by the British Consul at this Port and under certain circumstances, through as it appeals to exactly the same supporters,

Kw.k Sblog You, a compradors in correspondent, it is doubtless intended as June last, the following message from readings of the barometer at Meses Fal£5000, or confiscation, for breach of the Fortuguese territory; that a common car though I should here remark that I believe

Chinese Passengers act,

toms tariff

ariff was to be fixed; and that a rail. Mr Alford might safely have doubled the Webster's Bazaar, appeared on a summons a sort of concession to the feelings and the King was read by the President :-- This omission of sil details may arise way was to be constructed from the Transvaal number of Earpeau passengers, whilst I su charged by Inspector Orley with having ia opinions of the several Foreign Ministers

:

"To the Nobles and Representatives bo Lourengo These we have been favoured with from from the Cones)'s Court not having been Bay. A ene, a tore on Melagos sute he would, in practice, have to halve the his possession on the 14th inat., two defea-who protestod last February against the of the people :-

consequence of the treaty being proposed fare.

"In accordance with the 30th article another source:-9 a.m., 29.73; 1 pm, open to the Freas. This closed-door style signed, the trade the disposal of England. other than the carriage of building materials ant's shop on the evening of the 14th and Ch'ung Bow,,

itsalt would

As there could not be any goods tradio Inspector Orley said he visited defend course taken by China in regard to

The statement in the of the Constitution it becomes my duty 29.70; and 4 p.m., 29.67.

be practically at the of transsoting such publio business, If there This has caused the Degociations to be either for Mir Alford's scheme mine, and found two defective balancos in us. They decree that Ch'ung How is to be detain-to recommend to your consideration the has been such here, is greatly to be deviewed in Portugal with disapproval. The as neither could enter into competition with were deficient, against the customers, of 24ed in prison until the Marquis Teng neccanity of further expansion and exten- Ins Prince Pojarsky, Russian steam frigate plored in the interests of the public, and in proposal of defence, hire, tr, by the rate existing means of vote o del venga at the Perted the bus there quite correot when shall have reached Russia, and it shall sion of our commercial intercourse and

materials would have to be delivered at one tested three months ago. now in harbour, will leave here in a few days the interests of the administration of de Carrs, who pleads that Portugal wanted torminus and discharged at the other, both

Defendant, A

batcher in the Central appear how the matters at issue may be trado with the world. During the in- for Yokohama, where she will join the China

justloe. If the case was not heard in the measure to develop the resources of her being out of the way, I propose not to un- Market, paid the balances were formerly adjusted, when a further decres in his torval of the last Legislative Assembly

case will be made known, is 'no doubt a memorial has been presented to my Squadron és a reinforcement. She is an

camera, or if the Consul is willing to place Colony, and that the co-operation of Eng dertake that troublesome branch of the correct, but have now become short,

land will conduce to this important end. ! busiaese.

Fiood $10, In default of payment three concession to the anti-foreign party, and iron built abip with plates of 9 inches is the depositions in the hands of the Fress It is qui

quite possible that this argument

days' imprisonment; the balances to be intended, perhaps, at the samo time to thickness, her tonnage in 4,150 and she car-

Some carious polots will be

destroyed and half the fiue, il paid, to be act with a certain amount of influence ries a crew of about 450 all told,

on Russia; bas it is difficult to see how jettian on pabilo grounds-we may yat brought out in the investigations regarding

given to complainant.

it will affect Russia's action in the re- armatuent consists of 12 guns of large calibre,

motest degree."

to which there can be no reasonable ob Her

Minister

however,

Then, as to the expenses of working, they would be infinitely reduced from the high rate Mir Alford thinks necessary to tako into his account. By exactly how

I am looking forward to the receipt of trust- worthy data which will enable the at some future time to give you full detalls of my plan.

and she will form a powerful addition to the bare a fuller report in the columns of our South Africa treat their so-called converts. much it is impossible to calculate now, but

Russian feet to these watera. She was lanooked in 1885, and for the last two years has been cruising in the Mediterranean, whence she has come direct to China. It is stated that still further additions may shortly be expected to the naval power of the Czar in the China seas. The Russian Consul, A. André, Esq., paid a visit on board this morn- ing, and was accorded the usual salute on leaving the ship.

P

Tas following is the order of Service at St. Jobu's Cathedral, to-morrow, 8th Sunday after Trinity :-

small, but enterprising Amoy contempo rary. Meantime we hear that the Cheang Lock Kian cleared in the evening and was certified to have 1,003 passangers on board,

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the cruelties with which the missionaries in

I hear that a specimen of the "missionary whip" has been sent to the Colonial office It is fair to add that the representatives of one mitasion have published a reply denging

native bad been executed. the charges, but, I am told, admitting that

T: LEGRAMS.

be did not leave that night, and as the suspicious of the Donal were aroused, she was prevented from leaving next morning. We and, on again going through the Ameri- by H. M. B. Sheldrake, with the commander

can filos and comparing them with our Äle of which the Consul (Mr H. A. Giles) had of telegrame published in these columns, been in communication. On the steamer that there is little or nothing to add to being boarded she was found to haveon board

those we gavs last night. There are two 429 passengers over and above the number

or three telegrams soncerning the proceed she could properly aarry under her certi-Ings of the Conferones, ¿a, which alona we

Sipate.

Meanwhile, as my letter has run to some length, I will conclude in the hope that the discussion may be kept up by others better calculated than myself to judge the goes

lien.

EXCELSIOR.

tive balances.

DRUNK AND INCAPABLE. James Paterson, an engineer, was charged with being drunk and incapable thle mora- ing.

Defendant admitted the charge and was find half-a-dollar, to go to the poor box.

Daniel Waale, a seaman on board the Blackadder, was also finet in a susilar amount for being drank and incapable in the Queen's Road on the 16th fast.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE,

Chin Slo Chik, a widow, was charged with attempting to commit suicide this morning.

P.C. 637. Boola Singh, sald at at 1 o'clock this morning he was on the bosob

The decree in na followa :-

AN IMPERIAL DECREE

Government by Signor Celso Car Moreno, the special agent of the China Merchante Steamship Navigation Com pany, of Shanghai, China, praying that A enbaidy with privileges as extended to other steam lines having intercourse and trade with this Government, be granted to them. The interest of our country demands a further and more permanent

establishment of our commercial inter

course direct with that of China. The opening to as of the great Emporium of

Asia will add a tenfold resource of re- I

His Ex. the Minister of Foreign

at Stanley. Ale heard some doga barking in discussed and that many are of opinion Relations moved that the message be

For this offence the fine of £5,000, think are now worth finding a place for:-that dungere ahead should be pointra floating about eight feet off. The Constable the part of China reflects upon the received and laid on the table to be

Constantinople, June 15.The identical note to the Purte, which was presented on Saturday, states that the Powers recognize that .it end be put to the present difficulties, and fa for the interest of Europe that an points out that Lord Salisbury's communi

favour of appointment of gente al Comair ion to fix the tune. Grook unanswered by the

The note pro

cations

on the water's edge and saw a dark object waded in till the water was up to his chin.

senseless. but on

palled defendant out; she was quite recovered consciousnOIS.

Defendant aid she had a very bad non who would not support her.

Remanded till 23rd instant.

being the design of the Imperial Throne, the way to the station she

BERACH OF THE OPIUM ORDINANCE.

DANGERS AÐRAÐ,

To the Editor of the "Quira Maik"

Hongkong, July 17. SIA,The tempestuous weather that wo may usually expest at this season of the year is always more or less an anxions time to the floating population, and it is well

whenever they are noticed. Matina-Venite, No. 1 Monk; Pasime, in lieu of confiscation of the vessel, was in-

that the Harbour Master's Department is in Nos. 0 and 99; Te Deum, Moak in a fic'ed by the Consal, anting under the ase Jubilata, No. 108 Monk Anthemtions of the Merchant Shipping Act dealing

some theasars responsible for the general Lerd most holy" (Ab); yrie, Wesley with this offence. We hear that there was

that the Government appoint an independ supervision of the harbour, 1 would ask Hywo, No. 260.

ent person to examine the state of the Pier Evensong.-Psalms, Nos. 102 and 108 no evidence connecting the Captain or any

low water. In the of Mock; calitate, No. 74 Monk: Deus Mi- of the officers of the vessel with this breach

tical men, this passive construation, should seriatur No. 56 Mouk; Hymn, No. 177 of the law, the matter of seeing to the frontier ze, remain erlin has, there- ried away, parting from the main structure we have a typhoon, would certainly be car- (2nd June); Bymo, No. 168

Ubiñese passengers being our coming moro Ports. The Conference at been decided upon,

at low water mark. A large portion of this within the province of the supercargo than to be call attention to the Montenegrin areation, so carried

cooda

morate without a so do incalenlable prepared opiam this mor

from the Opium Farmer. permit be may ад duties. There will of course be an appeal directing the attention of the Porte to the damage et auch a time.

Defendant admitted having the substance to the Chief Justice, at Shanghal; and gravity of the responsibility & wo ideatze have therefore been reluctant to bring the prodused in Court in bis poesession, but

leaving the execution of the Treaty of

la already, we understand, Mr T. C. Hagliar, Berlin

matter to public notice; but as grave feare said, it was not opinn but only medicine.

Remanded for a week, the defendant to be Omman Fash Minions

of War, recom- are entertained by competent porena sa to increase of territory toward Herzegovina,

the tin and horn box in Court to the mean at the expense of the distriat occupied by

time to be examined by the Government Austria. Intelligence received at Monastir states that Mukhtar Pasha recommends similar mode of compensation. Coun Dhibaky, Austro-Hongarian Ambassador to Turkey, rigorously opposes the propost- tion.

Pang Chiu Kong, a

ong, a banker, was abanged!

THE following is the Calendar for the within the enbject matter of their special and Armenian questions, and conolades by down the harb away, might be driven with being in possession of a quality of mandate, acting as Our Minister, without chants Steam Navigation Company. A

Criminal Sessions which open on Monday

next:-

Any

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and

This

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Received 26th June, 1880. As Chang How, sent as Our Earoy to Russia, violated his instractions and exceeded his power, and because the treaty made by him contained many stipulations which were impracticable, vone and profit to our country. Our High Ministers of State in Council therefore deem it important and worthy deliberated upon his offences and decided in recommending to your consideration that he should be decapitated after the the memorial which will be presented to autumn assises as a punishment befitting your Honorable Body by my Minister of the Interior at the earliest oppor. bis guilt. But now we hear from with- out (outside the Palsos), that this matter

tunity,"

that the punishment of Oh'ong How on dignity of Russia. This is very far from considered with the memorial to which

it refers Carried: China has been upon a footing of amity

[The memorial appeared, in substanos, with Russia for more than two bandred in the columns of the Ching Mail, soma

time ago.] years, and it is assuredly Our desire that

On the 2nd ult, we read that in the this way continue to the end of time, house, the memorial from Calso Cesar and that the auícable relations of friendly States may not be destroyed,

Moreno was handed in, praying that a Ch'ung How, in obedience to Oar subsidy be granted to the China Mer- deliberate and careful negotiations with reply to Mr Moreno, from 8. G. Wilder, Russia, recklessly gave assant to stipula. Minister of the Interior, dated January tiona which China cannot fulfit. He has 6, 1580, was also read to the House, brought his punishment upon himself. The following was the substance of the The Throne deals with him according to Bame:

"flia Majesty in Cabinet Council have acting the laws of China deal with a carefully considere your Memorial, and Minister of China and that Russin in are ready and willing to extend to the not affected in any way.

But We fear China Merchants Steamship Company that as the report of Our action must all the assistance in their gift. His travel to a great distance, and be tran- Majesty's Government are fully alive to smitted from one to another, the real the commercial interest involved, and motives which have prompted the conduct will be pleased to see the line inaugur of China in this business may not be ted; will give it all usual support and perfectly understood, that aversion and will allow the company all the rights distrust may spring from a misapprehen- uuder the law, as described in sections sion of Our motives, and that friendly and 2 of an Act to encourage Steam diatributo the staff of Inspectors of Nuisanese. The We bear that whistling buoy, from the relations will be unavoidably interfered Navigation with Foreign Countries' sp. proved August 1st, 1874. You will see On the firm of Messrs Farnham & Co., of Shangbai, lected the mode best odoulated to punish sing, but notwithstanding the scarcity of night of my family was disturbed by seme instant. The buoy is presumably intended statutes, and as a special mark of grace, His Majesty's Government are not in

tion. The financial difficulties are lacres latest acquisition is

steam-ship Antenor on the 6th We, therefore, asting outside of the that we offer the Company many pri vileges. As regards money subsidy, those really guilty are tochnical points money, constant additions are being made o'clock, my

to make a noise at this part; it is the pro- remit temporarily the sentence of deca to the

esis of the War Office, sup- person knocking at the street door. On en- special shesis of

was found that a.

young Macavess handy and valuable pamphlet in Chinese which will be deba'ad elsewhere, fully, and to be in anticipation of war with 9ry it was i

sincerely trust that it will not disturb the which he lately put together and which has with all the pomp and majesty of pro-recos. It is belleved that Russia is secret and an Indian constable were seeking ad- introls the Chinese Government, but we pitation after the autumn assises passed position to make any promises at pre-

apon Ch'ung. How. Let him, however, mission into my house, and when the natare fengshui of the

the district. it was

be detained in prison until the Marquis been published and is being largely oir-ceedlegs before the Supreme Court toiy inspiring the Sultan with the idea of

I resistance, There can be no hope of Tar- of their research was inquired into,

Notwithstanding the small tricks and dis- discovered that there was some some key accepting the advice of urope white sulated by Mr. Tong Kin-Sieg, the Manager whom it Hes to review the decision. of the C. M. B. N. Coy., any profits that would be pity, if the guilt, can really the infiuenos of deusa Pasha and said smell in the zeighbourhood, disagreeable oreditable evasions of the powers that be, Theng shall have reached Russia, and it that it be laid on the table and be taken we understand, manfully determined to hold may be adjusted, when a further decree there was an amendment that it be referred to a Special Committes The house in the street to discover where by their acerus from its sale being devoted to its be brought home to any person or per Pasha, who are simply Russian inairnments, had made it his business to go into it at the English Church Missionary Society are, shall appear how the matters at inue up with the Appropriation Bill, to which Let the Marquis Toông, upon receipt amendment was carried and the following ange-Inspector continues to and with Mulhouse at Wu-shih-ahan. But the missiona

gentlemen appointed:Mr Kaulukon, deserted by their own su it remains to be seen whether of Russia that the sentence of decapita-

Pilipo triumph. The issue of this dispute will, we temporarily remitted, and let him state fear, be disastrous to British prestige.

1. Chu Aksi, Lau Aming, and Wong Alat, breaking and entering a godown with Q.C., has been retained for the appsilants. mende compensation to Montenegro by an the safety of the Pier in its present cundi. admitted to bail la $100. The contents of the statutes, and maintains that in thus intent to commit a felony therein, and com- mitting a

felony

Ly Aging, brida

3. Leung Akani, larceny:

sace, (2) larocny, (3) receiving.

3. Loung Aping, perjury,

There can be Kitis doubt as to such ove sions of the law as the Cheong Block Kiang

4. Yeung Achung, (1) robbery with viol has been punished for, having been per

cistent, extensive, and systematic; and it is generally believed that this assertion of the law hasnot come a moment toosoan, as it may be of good use in dlacouraging a systematic

ung Ayau, embezzlement.

7. Chan Atim, larceny.

8. Cheung Akit, Wong Asing and Li Asz, ()solawinlly and by fraud bringing fato contravention of the statute which was be this Colony female nam d Wong Atasi

June 17.-Is is stated that the Porte will not openly object to the decisions of the Conference, but will not enforce them.

tion, I think it right to remind the Govern mont Department that they owe to the public, as a duty, a watchful sare in the matter, a

SCRUTATOR.

THE CURE WORSE THAN THE DISEASE.

if not

Analyst.

Uhina.

FOOCHOW.

(Herald, July 8.) Very severe weather was, we understand, experienced outside Sharp Peak towards the close of last week; the wind came from the South-west, and there was every indication

To the Editor of the "Catna M."

Old Bailey Street, £7. SIR-It may be matter of inter for the purpose of pros itation, (2) unlaw.coming a glaring public scandal. Whether The Albanians on the Greek border are be of congratulation for yourself and the general fully bringing into this Colony the same the Consul has acted within his authority in ing urged to resist. Larges female with intent to sell her for the par proceeding sa be did, and whether he so- and ammunition have been sent far of arms pablo that one more addition has been made of a typhoon to the southward. pose of prostitution,

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We have received from Dr Maogowan

gratuitoas distribution.

posed

every

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with.

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His Ex. Minister of Interior moved

The booklet is/3008, that nii should escape punishment: Berlin, June 17-The supplementary auch nuisance might be. If this young Nai-ben a tally required title to the native in his case will be made known... divided into two parts, the first dealing with but that is-a-mers common-sense-Argürsen! | Conference agreed to request the Teobnical vigilance, our financial state may be batter-dingt tremendous odds, of this dearce, inform the Government Minister of Interior, Messa Rhodes and

new boundary, which shall be submitted to ed by the reduction of the Inspectorate of the right or mob-law will ultimately tion passed upon Ch'ang How has been

with which the Law has no concern.

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the means to be employed for the reuna- citation of the apparently drewood, (for THE Shen Pao of the 11th instant state which the plates need, which add so much that the two Magistrates of the Chiang-kan to the meaning of the text, are provided by districts in the Yang-show prefecture hava, the Royal National Life-boat Institution), in conjunction with the headmen within and the second on the treatment of opium their jurisdiction, issuade proclamation to poisoning, the popular mode in modern times

the following effecti of suicide, and of opium smoking, Buch pamphlet works sown broad east through the land must be productive of much good. They are to be purchased at the Stores at si per packet of ten.

Book shops are hereby allowed the limit of five days within which to deliver up at our official residence, to be burned, all books haring an immoral tendency. If after that date these instructions are not obeyed,

Commission to meet here and elaborate

there-

ONINA OPACCO,

Police Intelligence. (Before O. V. Creagh, Esg.) Baturday, July 17.

ASSAULT BY A CONSTABLE.

that in this set is to be seen an evidence

The pilot-boat Sea Lion, Captain Randall,

Randall, of the friendly sentiments of China. reports that when lying alone to Matson towards Russia.

Faland

and on the 30th

the weather very ultimo squally from the south-west, a native boat

suddenly capsized within

Quotations. -HongKova, July 17 OPIUM-New Patna, comb....... 6474 a 650

cash,

In the treaty stipulations which he

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the Sea Lion. Captain Eng distance of muat negotiate, let him deal with the

immediate bussiness and reach a satisfactory solu-

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Old

Now Benares, caah, 5824

casb-

Old

Now Mitwa, arodlí, 740 a 780-

Allowance, Taels 13,

Old Malva, credity ----

Exchange.

Bank, Wire

We have been also favoured with an

Demand, ...

39

30 days' eight,

4 months' sight,

Oredita, 4

search will be made and savere punishment Conference gives it, and is bying hard to livlag in the Wanchase in the street that they must have been under "hatohes inspection of another letter received

will be dealt out to defaulters. It is our desire that the minds of upright men should not be corrupted.

Baxs the N. C. Daily News of the 13th

A TALE of peculiar hgrror comes from the Bwatow quarter. The military Mandarin for the Kit Yang district, Pang Tye Jon, who will be remembered as the Mandarin instant: who gave the order for the compradora Ab Fan to love bis head, and was also intimate ly concerned in the Ice Lan Kwai affair, has been distinguishing himself in the

get military assistanos from France.

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Law Natices.

IN THE SUPREME COUNT. OF HONGKONG. Monday, July 19. 19 a 1. CRIMINAL BEASTONS,

11 am. IN BANKRUPTCY,In the matter of Leung

News has arrived from Chaloo-to the effect that it was rumoured that an under- standing had been come to between Russia and China, and a similar report comes to hand from Tientada. In Shanghai we have hesed no

no news of the kind,

How'd pardon, eation.

IN PROBATE. In the goods of George Brice, deceased-Petition for Directions. In the goods of Ladhabboy Chattoobas Petition for letter of Administration,

roughly Chinese fashion. Some small official, that the issuance of CE'ung we fanny Tu and Leung Ching, Petition for Adjudi-

and

frum

Documentary, months' sight, 8/10

India, Wire,

11

demand, Shanghal, demand,

30 days sight, Gold Leaf, 994 ane... Sovereigns,...

PAL

27.40 5.32

Shares,

all further action. The Conference, the assembled Ambassadors preliminary to Nuisances by a couple of men or so. fore, will not meet again probably

until next week, so as to allow the engineers and geographers to work out the problem,

Viand

June 18-The Greek Minister of War has issued orders summoning the officers and soldiers on furlougreek to join their regiments immediately. men-of-war are being semed and torpedass sink at various points on the coasts,

ly ordered out the pilot-boat sampans,-the tion in accordance with Our will as George Grafve, a Constable In the Police crews of which, after running great personal already expressed to him. Paris, June 17.-The Athens Govern. Fores, was aharge with ssaulting one Man risk, happily susceeded in rescuing twelve Bespect this

men who were found elinging to the bottom is quite alive to the fact that it will Ahang, on the 15th iomant

Writing on the above state paper the dave to fight for whatever territory the Man Abang said, he was a head conlle, of the boat. It was afterwards discovered

Boad. About 9 pm.

that four of the shipwrecked crew were un-N. C. D. Nous says:--

as it was conjectured accounted

for, and the 15th, he heard a

patalde, he saw defendant that they од going brating a number of coolles who were sleep when the boat turned over, another trip was from Peking on Saturday, dated the ing utalic. The Constable was drank at the made to the wreck, and after much labour, 4th inat., which says that an edist time, and

hair and no fuconsiderable risk-owing to the had been issued by the Emperor to the the witness caught and beat him on the head and face with his high sea and the slippery stato of the boat's affect that Chiang How was to be released

bottom-the four men were dragged staff, and took him to the Blation.

stata of semi-consciousness, and for the present, as His Majesty had been In reply to defendent, witness said:- below, ta don't know whether there was a crowd,

taken on board the pilat-boat. After ad given to understand that the Russian was not in a crowd. You did not tell me to ministering restoratives to the sixteen mep, Government felt insulted at the way in go away. I did not catch you by the bait and supplying them with clothing, Captain which he was being treated, and that no and throw

Randall returned to

to Sharp Peak and landed desire was felt by the Government at throw you on the ground,

the distressed mariners of the village of. He Inspector Rivers, who is in charge of the Reang. This le, we are informed, the third Peking to offend that Power." From this it Wanchai

aid that defendant went

Hongkong Bank, 69 % prom, sales. en daty at

on the 16th Instant, and / occasion on which Captain Randall bas been would seem that Ch'ung How has been

Union Ins. Soo, of 'ton, $1,400 pers., sales, about 9.30 p.m.

witness instrumental in saving life during his career pardoned solely because the treatment he be brought the

Chian Traders Ins. Co., $1,500 to the Station. The complainant was

as a pilot at this port, in which time he has, received had not pleased the authorities

North China Ins. Co., Tia 1,076 Per share bleeding profusely at the nose. Defendant we understand, resqund forty-four Chiness at St. Petersburg. If this be true it would

Yangtose Ips, AIBOB, The Per share. had been drinking, but was not drunk. He from watery graves.

Chinese Ins appear that the war party in Peking do not

2021 per

share, buyers. now exercise the same degree of infiuence

H. K. Fire Ins. Co., $837 per share, sellers. China Fire fat. Co., $250 per share, antes, in the management of the affairs of the

&

W. Dook Co.,3% prem, sellers. Empire that they did a few months ago, H.K. 0. M. S.-boat Co., $28 prem, which would portend a probable settle-

Shangbal Stenut Navigation, Ti 5 per ment of the dispute arising out of the

China Conat St. Nav. Co., Tis. 100 par did, so with a completeness we rarely une who, it was said, had stay in Shanghai question of railway sccommodation between and making a great noise, and they refused } ol⋅k trade, «nd” the small dewvad in Yoko arms

a number of other men sitting on the street that in consequence of stagnation in the Livadia treaty without resorting to Hongkong Gas Co., $80 por share,

That the peace party are in Hongbong Hotel Co., 660 per share, squalind. He first secured the services of a the purpose. ME, Hurt. In a

bama, notwithstanding the offers of the the ascendancy would seem to be the case

Ohian Sugar Rofuing Co., $150 per share. gunboat to protect or cover his retreat, the few days he will-proceed to Peking to talk j bepoma a prominent one; and having given to go away when he told them to do so.

Inspector Rivers said, defendant had ni ducers to ace pt lower prices, fucd of if Chang Chih-t'ong's memorial echoed

Do, Debentures, po, prem. place where the inhabitants had done as we over the state of political affairs with the some thought to the project of a passenger bean with him for some months, and was all optin is getting dester, rios remaining the sentiments of the war party, as it Obirese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.

high officials there, and he expects to be in line to the Gap, whilst temporarily residing well-behaved man. Ho had never been saat 10.75 to 11 yen por kok

beans, bave stated being within reach of the gune Chics not longer than a couple of months.

Do wheat

of 1877 do in that locality some time ago, I venture to ported before,

was supposed to do, for one of the main Cosmopolitan Dock, par, nominal, &o, ia pr. potu v. Fined $, and ordered to pay $1 amende We have always understood from the points of the policy it propounded was

Temperature. liminary Giroslar of Mr Alford printed by prisonment.

Duried on by official monopliste) was the to please the Russians, but to stop (Taken at Maurs Falconer & Cols Pramins, but shall do so in no hostile

ourse of this country, and that to it was to their mouths" The treatment Ch'ung

Quein's Road) supposed to have taken part in the uprising to adempy, must be a telegraphis error for attitude,

be ascribed the din of

>pecie," the

Horakose, July 17: against authority and bad caused the death the Kill Yart Fass. That is a pass about of his project. I learned the partionlars of

John Marray, seaman unemployed, was depreciation of paper currency and the How has resolved at the hands of the half a

and a little to the South, degree West destroyed by the avenging army of Pung Longitude, and about 30.75 North Latitude. In the guastion should feel ladested to thed from Kanagawa to this Colony, on the wilter commodi fent is therefore rather med meet with the approval of their should fool fadebted to the 16th instant, under Watrant of Marile startling to be informed that now the polley reputed future adviser, Colonel Gordon, Tyo Jen in variously estimated from 400 to It is on the summit of the Tien Shan, and author for the obliging way he has made his Dohmen, Acting Judge of the Court of Jahich has so long aimed at the reduction and it must further be remeinbered that TaxaxoMETER--) A‚M..*****

from the muthern slope of the mountains coheme public. Without the views of prac pan, under the provisions of Been: 106 and of forsiga trade having the figure above stated maureis au ample metry-roads lead to Kashgar on the Kast tical en befo the Community to un 107 of the China and dapat Order-In Goan- food of the people if its feat, the all the foreign Ministers at Peking in not-acially dearer, terceded on Chung How's behalf, and salisinotion to even a Mandarin of the blood- and to Andijan on the North, through the lighten it regarding obstacles to

to be met,

oil of 1865.

remains at high press

tries without hope of that not the Russian Charge d'Apres alone. Tamlyk and Palyk Passes, dorn the valley faollities to be availed of, and generally to

bioh The prisoner admitted that lie was the reduction would thirsty character which this man has an of the River åk-hura to Osh. The Chinese encourage an interest in the undertaking, person named in the warrent produced, i brisk demand for Japanese milk It is evident that if China "desired the i

follow & apparen ly quired. Fung Tye Jen same down by the must therefore be very far from having the chances of success when an appeal for and that he is a British subject,

Thanks to the sutadal fully which permite moral support of the Government of any Ponytas, and is now at Canton,

marched to Khokand, and can hardly even capital comes to be made would be retarded, Committed to geol pending the order of the export of silk egge, and to the choking sivilised country in her dispute with

who held the position of tax collector, had been with the expressed desire of the authorities murdered by the people, who, exasperated at Peking to preserve amicable relations with

Russia, having been construed into a con probably by his eternal and extensive eation likely to bring out an understanding, squeezes, considered taking the law into their has given rise to the rumours. own hands to be the only way of getting rid COLONEL Gordon, says the N. C. Daily News, of him. For this daring outrage against came up from Wooeung in the P. and 0. law and order Pung Tye Jen undertook to steamer Ravenna yesterday (12th) morning,

day

indict punishment upon the residents, and

and was received by Mr J. Hart, Commis stoner of Customs, and some Chinese officials,

besinged, and the soldiers killed something

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE BALLWAY TO THE PEAK. To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL"

Hongkong, July 18, some from Peking for

Sin, I see with great pleasure that the

ka. will be the guest

the town and the higher levels is about to

charged complainant with obstructing the sirest, but the Inspector declined to take

the charge, and told complainant he could summon the Constable if he was not entia fled.

Japan.

(Quatis.)

YOKOHAMA

Dafendant said he saw complainant and News from the untry in to the effect

of a man-of-war. The place was the little doubt that the Kirli Ervet, fur before you the conclusions I formed. Like 700, it is said, of the people who were mentioned in Benter's telegram as the planning so I shall have to refer to the Pre-† to compratuant, in default, seven days' im. Japanese preas that foreign trado (unless] Ch'ung How's execution, noh, however,

which General Boobele had sent a column you hotiga i am not able to approve}

his

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