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No. 5843 August 25, 1880.)

ought not to stay and, fight the enemy, but to go out and attack the trains of Iggage in the rear and worry him on the ronds he come by. By keeping the Chi- nese troops lightly loaded with baggage,

BEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL."

with no guns, they can move two to (Fer B. E. A. & C. Telegraph. Ca's Lius } every one the enemy marches. To-day the Chinese will be before him; to-mor row they will be behind him; the next

day they will be on his left hand, and

so on, till the enemy guts tired and cross

AFFAIRS DETWEEN. RUSSIA AND OHINA- DONJILIATORY KEPORTS,

Losp 8, Aug. 24.

THENG HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE IMPZBOK OF RUSSIA.

LONDON, Aug. 24

THE CHINA MAIL.

Inspector Cameron stated that complain. ant, although having no external mark of injury, stated himwif to be very much hurt Internally and he had been ment to ibe hospital

The case was adjourned till to-morrow at

A SHIRVIND BAWIER,

THE DISASTER ON THE HELMUND.

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America by linging bundles of bia famous crackers into the roadway from the windows. Accidents were very fre- Now, Handolph, tall thy tidings, However sharp they be

quent, police nowhere, lawlessness and Speak though it be of overthrows -

I witnessed one rowdyism rampant. If cannot be disgrace!

ration deliberately fling a bundle of We might almost address the Govern crackers into a passing carriage, which ment in words similar to the above refell into the bosom of a young girl and garding the disaster which havovertaken there explodeds the father in his enger- General Burrows' force on the Helmund, ness to remove the danger from his faint-

steamer B wes in Jane last while on a husband. On June 3rd. I left my hip 24th. Ele bad bear for times in prison, for it seems to ns that tho particulars are child let go the reins, and the

three times in 1877, e-c 1879 'fhe

b.comlag mote amenabl› to discipline, and I am a married wmsa, my husband is called | better order is now proserved.”

Lum Akwong. 1 was married to him in Sacramento, Osiaforala, about 16 yours ago, and we established a tailor's shop in Queen's COMMENTING On the Bowen hasco, the Hoad East, La October last I heard bat my Straits Times 885B : --

husband had taken second wife; and i had a quarrel with him. In the month of †10 a.m. In connection with the E and A. Co's. May last, bie sound wife came and visited steamers it may be noted that the twenty in our place. I was very much annoyed at six pirates who were seized on board the this; I quarrelled with her and with my

bus- Lam Akuo pleaded guily to attempting voyage between this port and Hongkong as band's place and went to house No. 40 to steal an opium pipe value $260, on the being engaged in

in a plot to pirate the st cot, where i resided for about a month. The semi-official dg nee Kusse annen. Je stosmer, have been discharged from custody The defendant often came to the house to fire two conviction were for larceny of purposely being withheld. The folly of frightened horse started off at a gallop with such long walks, and his soldiers that a conciliatory spirit prevails between by the Hongkong magistrata for want. see the landlord of the house. I told the of the the sentences ware 2 and 4 such a course must be patent to all, for down the street, amid the plaudits of the quarrel with their officers and get sick.

it is alleged of evidenco. The Hongkong defendant that i wanted to leave that place The Chinese should make telegraphs Russia and China.

press comment with just severity apon this grosa miacarriage of justice and blame then on the 6th of July defendant took má months' im, risonment. The third convio. it is better that the very worst shoud admiring citizens! Ye manners and ye

bouse 10 to a authorities for their appineness in tha mat- teacher named Lo Wai Chune and his wife labour. The third conviction was met with should be magnified in the what peculiar, Determined not to let iu Wong On Lane, wherein was for being rogue and vagabond be known than that the reverse we have customs of ye San Franciscans are some

ife (treet gambling); fouetoon day bard lar. ter. There was not the least moral doubt | were living. I lived in this house from ceng of a jacket and a pair of aboer, when he minds of people, in all probability beyond the inhabitants overaleep themselves, the Tweng has had an audience of the Em- of the guilt of the prisoners. Some of that time till yesterday, when my husband get for that impriment, first and last their actual proportions, as human nature Committee ordered a salute of a hundred

them were well-known as criminals to the seat for me and returned to him. A faw

to reside in Lo Wai daya in solitary co-furment, the rest with is apt to do when an ominous silence is and que guns to be fired at half-past having boen engaged in an armed attack Oban's house the upon Kowloon city in December 1870, and to me, "Sai Wa" (meaning my basbaud), six hours preriona to his reless from gal. The disaster itself seems to na most un-and militia tolerably well together,

aid near the doors of one of the theatres for for reasons left only to be conjectured. the procession passer some two thou the police had another's photograph as has presented a passion against you for 16 was now seatened to six months Im deporté froin Hongkong. Dar authorities

though the Italian Company of Bersag with evidence in the case, although the prisoners | drawp."

get that petition with- pay we $20

I then went out and raised $20 complainant's shop. by pawning my jewellery. T ambarked from this port

came blok and paid defendant $20. The defendant MR Garfield has invented a new argument hour he came back and showed me a poti. went away, and in abuns a quarter of an agalast Chinese immigration. It will donation. He read the pstation and then baru- leta sarre him la good stead during the ed it. About a week for defendant sams Presidential contest. The widest bonitali

of the Chinese.

presented a petition against you for run- bing away with a fan, two boxes and a bed This is to bo zabjected to the ground that the influx of so much

petition withdraw. I then sald a gold pia servile labour is a social and moral evil This places the quartion on a platformsad paid defendant $10. bout half

percz.

in the country as a rule, to keep the country quiet and free frota false ra- mours, but with the Chinese soldiers in the field they should use sun signals by means of the Heliograph. These are very easy and can do no harm. For this purpose a small school should be made GENERAL ROBERTS REPORTS SATISFACTony in each centre.

Chinese ought not to try torpedoes

LONDON, Aug. 24. which are very difficult to manage. The

Despatches from General Roberts state most simple torpedoes are the best and the cheapest, and their utility is in having that his fores in making satisfactory pro many of them. China can risk sowing grew,

them thickly, for if one of them does go

astray and sink a Chinese junk, the peo-

ple of the junk ought to be glad to die

for their country. If torpedoes are only

knows that he has to look out when

PROGRя.

LOUAL AND GENERAL.

Hongkong police. Cine was rodeguised as days after I baddant camo sad said hard labour and to be exposed in the stocks carefully maintained about any accident four in the morning! At half-past two

here were apparently unable to supply any adults with his property, and if you prisonment with bard la our and six hours accountable, for General Burrows' force, lieri were exceedingly smart and well

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used at certain places, then the enemy The next AMERICAX MAIL may be expected here 17. ha balds, is to be extended to immigrato me again and said, ut Wa has agal

Mail steamer City of Peking.

in the stocks Immediately in front of the

A WAIT AND A STRGY; SOLITARY PUNISH XE-T

Chui Apin, a hawker by 16 years of age, pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of bota (value 70 sati), the property of Sooo Tak bow, taster of the go brat, No 211 on the 21th. It transpired that he was not known to the police. It was stated chat be

he lives with his brother.

on or about the Blst fast., by the Pacifiction, with the exceptio restrictions, on quilt. If you pay me $10 I will get tabas no father lo the Jalaby nor matbor; for his force, recrossed to the Candabar and dirty Artillery also went by, Car-

near those places, but when every place may have torpedoes, he can never feel Tax Coupons of the Chinese Loan of 1977 sleep; he gets ill and dies. The fact

which is

Accused was sentenced to fifteen days'

*** | with solitary confinement. About & week after this, defendant cam

to hour afterwards defendant came and tol.

sale; ho is always anxious; he cannot falling das on the 3lat inst, are payable philosophers. Some of the latter that he had got the peti lon withdrawn. i imprisonment, foarteen of which to by Candabar, where supplies were plentiful, I prancing eircus horses bearing gentlemen

of an enemy living in constant dread of at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on being blown up is much more advanta- and after that date. The Nos of the geous to China than if she blow up one Bonds drawn are advertised elsewhero. of her enemies, for anxiety makes peo-

social

Q=1

is new to politicians, but not so to

have argued that, if a wholesale Immigrs- tion of Chinese takes plo, one of two again and aid 5.1 Wa has agam present- things will happen. Kither the superior

da petition against you and it will be race will not amalgamato with the inferior, 2808sary to gat it withdrawn." 1 asked

done. He said Would QUAL $18.

I then seguire habits of brutality and done they will

pawned some of my glothes and paid him tyranny. If they do smalgamate they will $13. Defendant went away and in about suffor the same ktad of degradation as har |

ple ill and cross. Therefore China aught Tax Glencoe went round to Aberdeen this or they will. If they refuse to smalzemet him how much it would ques to get that

CORRESPONDENCE,

NEGLECTED ANIMALS.

allowed to leisurely a leat its own pos tion at Kushki Nakud, and aware, ecset up. The music was decidedly in- cording to a telegram published by us different, the uniforms of the shabbiest yesterday, of Ayub Khan's close proxi- kind; indeed one Tambour Major was a mity, had hardly a right to complain of composite of German, French and Ame being taken by surpris. From the tele rican. A "pickel-baube" on his head, grams published by na, General Burrows full red trousers, an American blue frock on the 17th instant, finding that Girishk, with silver face, and ye gods! a discard- on the Western bank of the Helmund, ed dress gold pouch of the British army was not able to afford sufficient supplies over his shoulders! A battery of socdy side and took up a position further north, riages innumerable, their occupants with at Kushki Nakud, about 60 miles from gorgeous scarfs, and carrying bannera; communication maintained with the in fancy costumes, cars containing to latter piece, and soveral roads, by one of bleaux vivants of General Washington which Ayub woul have to approach, crossing the Delaware, the Goddess of Liberty, by a bold and nude young wo- commanded. On the 23rd it was re To the Editor of the "China Mail."

ported that Ayub had crossed to the man, standing on one leg and holding on Hongkong, August 25,

Eastern side of the Helmund and that by the Stars and Stripes; the various Sm,--Thinking it might be interesting parties of his cavalry, out foraging, had States represented by other young ladies posed in interesting groups well cal- at any rate, are the two alternatives with that he had the position withitwn; of the animals and birds in the Public ties of our own horão and forced to reliro. She was expected to be back again in which some thinkers threaten Palli defendant did not tall ma where e poi Gardens, I venture to state a few fasta It might be asked by some, why, when the Sunny South by a motley group of tions had been lodged. He told me that which I have recently noticed, trusting that there was evory opportunity of prevent the worse for liquor, sitting amongst on with their faces blackened, rather man back charge of all petitions in a box, for Humanity's sike the wretched life of the and that if I wanted a petition to be with

poor imprisoned brates may be made ing Ayub's force from arossing, or of

some tree branches covered with cotton man to get the petition taken vat of the drawo I had to pay Bume money to

to that

attacking portions at least of his army box. He did not tell me the name of the they are fed not more than four or fire was not taken to do so.

From much observation it appears that while in the act of crossing, advantage Wool, and many other merry conceita It is quite promania for advertising was not to be too numerous to mention. The national

or did he tell me in what department the man was employed. Yesterday about a pan. I saw the defendant pass our anop in Queen's load. I called Lim and said to him, *Where and these petitions you spoks of | come from! My husband anys he never deband was present at the time and said, presented

Bay

petition again me.” My You made money in t.at way, i never presented paiton against my wife Defendant was then given into the custody of a policeman.

to have cheap simple torpedoes which chanot get out of order, which are fired macroing to discharge some guns she has by a fuze, not by electricity, and plenty brought out for the Chinese Government,

of them. She ought not to buy expensive They range from 13-ton gana downwarda / Produced the Mexican half-cates. These, quarter of an hour's time returned sed sald) to these in authority to know the condition! been encountered by reconnaissanoo parculated for the display of their charms;

complicated torpedoes.

Mall,

more easy.

the fact that many of tho badgen sout by some interest here to some of our readers, person who had charge of the petition be times in a week, and then with food wh ch bable that with the overweening con- denied, and so the Goddess of Liberty

Ar the Calcutta Small Court the other day a case came on for hearing which may be of

the share market being no unimportant item in Hongkong business. The case we refer to was the care of Khettermanth Moitri va.

Surendronsoth Das.

fidence begatten of constant success, or

China should buy no more big guns harbour this evening, and is circulated to to defend her sea-coast. They cost money. They are a great deal of leave for Shanghai early to-morrow, trouble to keep in order, and the ene my's ships have too thick sides for any The Postmaster General calls attention to gun China can buy to penetrate them,

Chinh olight to defend her sea-coast marcantile beuses to his Office, as author- by very heavy mortars. Thay Costies for coolies to obtain delivery of cor- very little. They are easy to use. They only want a thick parapet in front respondener, are so much defaced as to be and they are fired from a place the aim at or outirely lilegible. Ho requests enemy osanot see, whereas the enemy that where this is the case the badge be re-point raised in it was one of considerable This was an application fors new trial; the can see the holes from which guna are nowed, so as to bear the firm's name in importance to dealers in shar The fired.

bold and distinct characters, English and plaintiff bad, through a broker, sold to the The enemy cannot get safo from a

daloudant fire shares in the ladis General mortar shot. It falls on the deck and Chinese, without which misdeliveries are

Steam Navigation Company, Limited, at there it breaks everything. China can very likely to occur.

Rs. 1,325 per share. The terms of the To defoudaut-You took me to a law-given them just when the Laney seiz.rounded by an overwhelming force before get 500 mortars for the some money,

onntract, which was dated 9th April 1879yer's office to sue Sut Wa, my husband. she gets an 18-ton gun for. If China FROM Ur Macao correspondent's letter it

were black transfer deed standing in any The cate was remanded till Saturday, loses them the loss is little.

delive ed No enemy could get into a port which will be seen that the annual rent obtained before the 8th or Babs of paid for on the 28th inst. The defendant admitted to

1019 81 | bail in $200. is defended by 1500 large mortam and for the Gambling Farm in that city bas buyer's option." he case was tried ty

the learned First Judge, who dismissed plenty of torpedoes which must be very excarded the sum previously paid by on the ground that, as the plaintiff I had

in his posseart.Jo Till ■ day or simple.

$34,700. This increase, we have reason to the chartigth of July, which was the obarged win attemp.ng to cmA MUÍDAČ Steam-launches with a torpedo on a believe, was mainly due to the publicity last day within which delivery was to be

before pole furnish the best form of moveable given to the coeditions of sale and the con-giver, he was not entitled to recover. Bi torpedo.

Honour was of opinion that the plaintiff For the Chinese Fleet small quick equent kroners of competition on the

from should Lavo.

Lave had the shares in his posses vessels with very light draft of water part of several wealthy Chiness

sion immediately after the acceptance of and not any great weight of armoar are tongkang. Those conditions have not the contract, so that be would be in

sition at P at any time between the 9th of of s sares to the defendant

bc abould if

"pply

Bood

1879 as

100

A WOULD-DE SUICIDE,

be was aware of it. As at Imanduls and

is quite unfit for them, being rancid and

quite This morning, one of the fine large birds contempt for an enemy always beaten took under her sheltering wing, carte was lying dead i the oage, evidently to the when fairly pitted against us, Goueral and wagons of the various local trades- Burrowa may have wished Ayub to cross men plentifully covered with flaming discomfort of the others

The ilitle animal kept in the snake-bous over with his whole force in order the advertisements, exposing their wares was in

in distress, having no water, and only more effectually to crash the latter. We to the public gaso. Butcher's meat is a few pieces of patrid raw best in his cage, suppose, however, since our own to but the bleeding carcases of sheep and doubtless very well in a butcher's shop, The bear and the thres surviving have been annihilated and we are left to

poor moukeys and drink.

way for want of food are in a bal

Their usual food is about three conjecture as to the causes, that General swiue to be paraded through the streets of a city to slow music is somewhat pounds of sour balf boiled rice, and nothing Burrows has allowed himself to be sur

trifling with the foolings of even the most indulgent. We are all glad it is the Célestial in charge,

elsewhere we suppose, that weak point over, the fires are all extinguished, and of our Army, the Intelligence department, streets again passable. Yesterday we which ought more properly to be terme are treated to another grand display. Republican Frenchmen must here even blame in the matter. There will, we the Ignorance department, is chiefly to

celebrate the Fall of the Bastille, dating bare no doubt, be the usual party bowls therefrom, with a charming ignoring of and recriminations at home; but, bo that past history, the birth of an unchanged as it may, all parties will, we think, b Republic. And so drummed and pro- agreed on the point that for the sake of Cessioned and beflagged has been this town built on the sand, all the live-long our prestige we cannot now leave Af. ghanistan without the disgmos of this day. To tell of the Zouaves, Swiss and defeat being wiped ont in the most signal others who have been very lugubriously As it is, our situation in Afparading the streets half the day, judg ghanistan has been considerably coming from their countenances, would be promised by this unfortunate affair; and ently on republican institutions. Doubt- to say, that they looked rather despond- it will surprise us greatly if complication less it is prejudice, but the more I see

Lo Atsi, 32, a servant, unemployed, was cannible.

turo

The placard over the cage, "The police have orders to arrest any persons torment- ing the animals," in a grinning mockery, Eng the principal off nder goes u arrested in his orusk course, day by day-starring the poor bruta till they also

If this sbooli meet the eye" of the on the 24 b inst.

humsoe goutlemen who permit the animals 241, as 11.30 pm, he was on nty un

P. G. Hobs, Audersen said that on then be on exhibition, I have no doubt they

will immediately find a remely for the evil bust, in a poliou bast off the ai ore Lips. and visitors will no longer be driven away He heard a spank in the water and prin piy and dia. mat from the pages.

sedoi so the spot He heard the road I shall foul much obliged if you will grant

best. If Chios buys big vessels they been published on former occasions, but we April and the 9th of July to deliver the ios and saw she defendant struggling space in your valuable olumus for what is

cost a great deal and all her eggs are in presume that the prezent result will ensure one basket, namely, she loses all her their publication in future. money at once. For the money of one i large vessel China would get twelve small vessels, China's strength is in the creeks, not in the open sea

Wa have been requested to state that the news-letter from Macao which appeared in these columns on the 23rd inst, with re ference to the Ban-yee case, opium Part nership, lately before the Supreme Court, and the sation which the Attorney General cannot carry out what is here recom- of Macao ban thought it right to take on

Nothing recommended in this paper needs any change in Chinese customs, The army is the same, and China needs oo Europeaus ur Foreigners to help her to carry out this programme. If Chins

to be for them. He took this view of the case on the spority of the judgment of sir Barnes Peacock, delivered on appeal in the suit of Gladstone Wyllie & Co. ti. | Kastorymuli. Altar a guoi dust of argu mout, the Court took a fortnight's time to trial. constier whether it would grant a new

The non-arrival in thens waters of the tusalan Boating battery, Kreme, on her

in the water ab.at 12 yards from the wasri. He Was lating on his back. itness picked uim a, sed task him to the Station 3o. 7. Dutendant mid he did not

en Live

wer in bus world. wah to

Longer in Dy Defe.dsut said toss what the Constable Dad stated was true. the threw himsel auto the water with a view to drawing Limeis. tle was red of this life because its could not get on in than world.

Head Deen employed on board the seamer in shan for six years and for one year woward te juft the ship last year and sad not had any employment since Ho site and badsugutor, who were living the back of the Vegirai Nouosi,

The case was remanded till Wednesday.

written about with

GOOD IN FENT.

MOONLIGHT TRIP TO MAC O. To the Editor of the "China Mail.”

Hongkong, 24th agust. SIS,-I am glad to see upupalanty" has come forward to complain of the nation of the Steamboat Co. in arranging the excumion to Macan without giving proper on.ios; but must say his effusion is of

the mild.at ›rm.

manner.

andreamt of do not arise between our-

solvce and other Afghan leaders, who of Republics and Republicans, the more content am I that I am so far bebind were on the point of coming to term hand as to "ahake hands with myself" with us, but who, unless we adopt very in believing in Crowns, sceptres, stars prompt measures to avert any further

and garters. mischief that might ensue, will now per-

Business here is dull. Stocks are

down; no new mines have been ex

The

mended, then no one else can do so. certain statements therein made by a Chi-] way to reisfures the Pacific Squadron is bad a family sunsisting of his mother, his arranged by the Hongkived the prompt action in the face of the ia agitator Kearney left yesterday for the

Besides the programme is a cheap one.

With respect to the Fleet it is im-written by Baron do Cercal. As it has become in collision wuh the Italian merchant nese witness, (Li Tuk Cheong), was not due, says the Straits Timca, to her having portant to consider that in the employ- ment of Foreigners China can never be

steamer Holland, as will be seen from the

attributed to that gentleman, and he is

ups take heart of grace and try con- clusions once more with us. The gravity I understand the whole matter was of the position need not be exaggerated; ploited, even political clap-trap ex-

cites but passing interest. but it is one to call for strong aud Svocetury and the Macs agent, but only sanotion of the Directors at the eleventh controvertible fact that no Afghan is toast, that is to say, having nurrowly hour. Hence it was impossible for the be trusted further than comports with escaped with his life at a politionl mest change to be circulated and at the general his own particular interesta. Abduring the other day he stated his inten pablo in Hongkong, more than an hone

mountains, where no man, woman or to side with us, may be compelled by the child should see him." Thence he pro- DAVE and no notice whatever was given force of Afghan opinion to take up arms

sure of them in case of a war with the not desirous of taking the credit of its fallowing paragraph from the United Sero. (Before J. J. Francis, Esq, Acting Police before the awer White Cloud should Rahman; even if he were himself inclined tion of interviewing himself "in the

country they belong to, while, on the other hand, if China asks a Foreign Power to lend her officers, then the Foreign Power who leads them will interfere with China. The question is,

anthership, we give publicity to the most readily.

fact

Gazette:-

TEE faneral of the late Mr Ward Preslage took place yesterday afternoon (24th) and

From Information we have received it sewn that the ollision of the floating bat- tery Kreme with the Italian merchant staa- mer Holland was das to the man-of-war not obeying the rudder. The Italian vessel crashed with such fores into the bow of the

Magistrate).

NO PARK.

Cham Kum Yoas was charged with belog at large in the streets of Victoria on the 26th last, about 2am., without a pass and without having any reasonable ex-d

Defendant admitted the charge

In Maga

I understand there was an noceual against us, tempted also perhaps by the poses to emerge, "liko a giant re- number of ficat alaus passengers, inciling hope of getting hack Kandahar, which reslied," ani drive the long-tails into the Pacific. Nous verrons. "John" several season-ticket" mulders wib teu

we have alienated from his Kingdom. knows how to take care of himself, and friauda, anxious to leave at the usual hour. A second Igandula in Afghanistan in un- 2 p.m., to arrive in time to dius with their doubtedly high pries to pay for Hibernian rabble who bring a curse to is more than a match for the miserable but families and friends; and complaints from

excepted.

1. Is it better for China to get off was very largely attended. There were Krems that, according to the captus stated that he was on his way home from these, and Chloeso passengera, were lond satisfactory losson in the proper manage every land they inhabit, their own not

cers here and there, and run the risk of these officers not being trustworthy, or

present the Very Rev. J, Borghignoli, Pro

of 40

report, "is areated an orifice having

Lehis are fous,"

over the outside, and a number of ham.

The water

2. Is it better for China to think Vicar Apostolio; the Very Bev. Fr. Baine, superficial rushing, in with Temple, what nation there is who would be Procurator of the Dominican Alizsions ; the great violence, but a few tarpaulins slaps song was open by special loave of the G likely to be good friends with China in Very Rev. E. Lemonnier, French Proorok placed against the look inside, Vernor, and it was kept on the date man- and cadenie, bat by the ordinary pears to us that the whole conduet of the good weather and in bad weather, and tor; the Hon. J. M. Price; Mr A. de enabled the vassal to keep aflost and then for China to ask that nation to lend China the officers she wants for her Silveira, President of the Conference of St. proceed after awhile to Sveaborg. Com.

modore Shofroff, Fleet

Vincent de Paul; Dr. O'Brien, Mr J. As one of the best Russian officers afloat, commander of the Krems, I think No. 2 is the safest and best de Carvalho, Mr A. F. Alves, Mr S. R.

and general commiseration is

is expressed at for China.

▾

Remember, with this programme, China wants no big officer from Foreign Powers; I say big officer because I am a big officer in Chine.

If I stayed in China it would be bad

the sing-song in front of the Man-me and vigorous,

ment of a campaign; but there is no Unpopularity's" letter of 22nd inst. denying the fact that we very much inspector Lindsay stated that the sing does not at all convey the indignation falt needed something of the sort, for it ap

not only by

Sameday-to-Monday visitors to

war dieplayed a want of back-bone, the Maca, at

at the want of courtesy shown by sonsequence being that our operations the Hongkong Secretary, and the Macao

ware of a desultory and disjointed char- agents, iu not giving proper notice of the altsuges; and every one agreed that if they acter instead of being, as it were, the had not time to give due notion, the concerted movements of a single plan

weak.

Since writing the above we are glad to find that there is a likelihood of Sir

toned till 2 am

The defendant was discharged.

FKAST OF ALL-BOVIA,

Tan or To achu, and Uhun Atai were

that

Neate, Mr J. M. d'Almada a Castro, Pri- bis mishap. The Kreme, after returning to charged with fighting and eresting a dia oursion should have been abandoned for direct d by one master-mind. vate Secretary to H. E. the Governor (who Cronstadt to be docked and repaired, will

be placed agalo

the list of the Baltic

wax especially requested by H. E, to Fleet, its place in the Pacife being taken attend), Mr. B. Machado, Mr A. Danen by the clipper Jamichong, the sister ship of borg, and several other gentlemen, repre- the Kreutzer, and reputedly, a very poor

for China, because it would vex the renting all branches of the public Service. American, French, and Germs Govern Mr J. J. de Souza being the nearest rela ments who would want to send their officers. Besides I am

tive of Mrs Frentage (née de Souza) was not wanted.

On Saturday next the chief mourner.

#ailer.

Macao.

August 25.

|

there will be swolemo Requiem Mass at the Cathedral, commencing at 7.80.x,m.

The Gambling Farm at Mação (Fan-tax) Hi, was knocked down yesterday for the very

戈登

China can do what I recommend herself, If she cannot, I could do no good.

C. G. Gonnor. (Signed)

Canton, 7th July 1880.

P.8-As long as Peking is the centre

Lordship the Bishop will give the benedio handsome sum of $104,300 for the next tlon.--Cor.

Now I, as a Shareholder, should like to

unt of this exonsion, whon all the chi taken have been oratully shruffed; and whether the profit will make up for the supoyang exused to the regular supporters of the White Cloud,

SHAREHOLDER.

turbance in the paalis streets on the 24th. August

Defendants admitted the charge of quar. enqure what profit the Company makes Garust Wolseley, coming out, with re- long and shared one another with attempting to seal

lospector Lincasy, who took the chargo, said that ueither party then said anything about any attempted theft.

Sente.ded to two hours in the stocks each, in front of the Mau-mo Temple.

LARGENY.

*..

To the Editor of the "China Mail."

Hongkong, 25th Aug, Li A.uk was charged, with stealing a tin Sin-What was the matter with your pal,

and about $2.30 in money, the pro- correspondent** Unpopularity" on Sunday year, pontmenalog some time next month.png of Che Alun a hawker, on the 24th test, that he knew nothing of the chan The purchasers are said to be the prezent { lost

Defendant was found with the many Lie was co-rig-od and was sent to gaol for six montes, with hard labzür,

have made`a good profit, to pay Dow

FHERE Are Some points of interest and Im.olders of the Hoente, so that they must and the an i. bis passion, of the Government of China, China can never afford to go to war with any first-portance in the Singapore Medica: Reports #34,750 over last year's rate. class Power. It is too near the sas. recently published by the Straits Govern

H. Governor Grags deservas great

bad, but application has been made to Go-

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Oral,- Now Malwa, oredly, 780 770 Allowance, Taals ... 8 z 52

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inforcements from home, to assume the Bank, Wire... command of the forces in Afghanistan ; we may then look for decided and satisfactory results-Rangoon Gazette, July 30.

THE "GOLDEN CITY.". (From an Occasional Correspondent.)

SAN FRANCISCO, July 15, The "Glorious Fourth" has come and of the boar of duparit e of the s. S. While one. I was somewhat curious to wit ness this national celebration, though at loud consequent on the excursion trip to and fram sinasa on saturday and Monday first sight what this former Spanish last respectively? He says that no due colony had to do with the revolt of the patios was given to slippers do." He also thirteen original States is not very maui- omplains of the unpleasant hour for travel feat. Well, the streets for days before ling to Hongkong Did na overleep him. were festooned with Stars and Stripes, self that he thus complatus ?

In justion to the Secretary of the Com with here and there medallions adorned

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"ongkong Bank, 50 % prem, talas. raion fas. Boc. of O'ton, $1,400 pers., males Chins Traders' Ina. Co., $1,403 p. x, ez d North China Ins. Co., Tim, 1 1,075 perekare, Yabytero los Assoc.,: Tis, 720 pershare. .K. Fire Ins. Co., $850 per share, sales. Chinese Ins. Co., $300 sales, China Fire Ins. Co., $240 par sh., salos. ELK. & W, Dock Co., % dia, ex div, FLE, C. M. S.-boat Co., 928 prem, alak Sʻual Steam Nev., The 9 para numinal. Obina Coast Nav. Co., The 100 per a.

Gas Co., $80 per share, Bongatel Co., 568 per share, zalos, Obins Sugar Redning Co., $185 per the n

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Debentüter, 3p.. prem Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal

do of 1877, Cosmop-litan Dock, pary nominal,

Temperature.

Queen's Road).

The Emperor (Queen Bee) must be in ment, in addition to those to which credit for the manner in which he inter-ais the centre of the hive.-

No iron-clads or iron goa-boots can have already called attention. We read, bineli In every branch of administration | Wyndham Street, was charge on a cum- ¦ pany, 4 may state that dus 'notice was with paintings of former. Presidents, help China tilt she has a place to keep for instange that "in the Pauper Hospita and for the improvements already made us with assaulting and beating the com- giver bera by him to the public. As to who by the bye, had been depicted with them in. But China can have no place the number of patients was large and it is re- (Asylum) to keep them till she has an mar ed that the number has been doubled Able and yet storn, when accesary, 1. plainant, a native fomnio servant, on the idea, I presume your correspandens was a hectic bicom on their cheeks, doubtless Army,Palmdoned grea pe te since 1875. The po contage of deaths. Was continues to merit the galdan opinion Defendant admitted that he pulled the the uely one who pretends to be ignorant of under the inspiration of the national re

China cantot have an army when 117 and the water supply was pronounced of all the fahabitants.

complainant out of the hours by her sare. Sluggards do not certaluly care to riso so and amongst others Bunker Hill' and the anange and put forward the complaint, juicing. Names of battles also appeared, dhe was a servant to a lady living in that early as 5 oclook in the morning. bouss and was uulty. She was ordered by

Being well acquainted with the facts of Long Island. Now this is genuine the defendant to leave the house and the case I must correct the statement year disinterestedness, for both were British service, and, not golug instantly, was turned correspondent mated that the Hecrutary victories, the latter so complete that his

of the Company, saling upon the saggestion torings say that but for the apathy of The socused was convicted and sentenced correspondent to the Daily Press, Sir William Howe in following up his to pay as compensation to the complala kept back the steamer White Caddo, victory, it is possible then that he could (Taken at Moerre Falconer & Cola Prikiana and and was finaŭ 83.

Is was by general, request of the sequens have put an end to the war. As doubt here that the hour of departure was alterelem your readers are well aware, the £1 § à 10,, aud'it was very rightly.

The tota

Generals keep 2,000 men and draw pay vernment for a rapply from the Water for 5,000. Those Generals ought to works, which will no doubt be granted. have their heads cut.

total bumber of patients treated. du- So het (Signed). CG.G. ring the year was 8.40

1,183 or which

Dr Hongkong, 23rd August 1880. 35 39 por oant came from Jehore

Rowell

in his general remarks, does full Justine to the liberality with which Mir Tan deng Swee and the Chinese community generally answered the appeal made to them last year for maxistance towards the mupport of this mesful and necessary in-

Barths of Visitgen to the City Hall Museum for the week ending August 22: Chines 2 Buropean.

Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. Ng Choy) August 18, 1880.

out.

* REMINISCENCES OF CHINESE LIFE AND-

CHARACTER." This might be the title, in imitation of

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stitution. His Highness the Marshalab of the immortal Dean Ramsay's work of a drunk and incapable in the tests of mulation of passengers (say about 300) had many instances both roadway and pave- Jalioto also recoguines by his liberal contri-volume of trifies about the social life of Victoris on the 24th Augusty was fined $5,

bation the claims of this Hospitale is which was unfolded to day before the Chi. with the alternative of three days' Im. / the change not taken place for the conveni- - ment. To allow fireworks of every | THERMONDYER? AMode

the Chinese, one Interesting chapter of The working of the O.D. Ordi stated in theme reports to he gradually nese Magistrale. Improvlog in Blogapore and the other two Lang Aman, described na S BEZIGN, WAS Settlements; but still much remains to be charged with obtalsing money ander false

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done......... A marked improvement is already | protenoos from Laung Akwały a married Ho Awah was charged with assaulting and beating the complainant at Yau-mab-ti mit to any new order, but. In the patients The story complainant fold was this: Il on the 24th..

Da enes of the very padodgect who had to be description to be exposed on open stalls here at nine to attend the rail.

in the streets is to court" disaster. V. B. &.

Small boys with pistols kept up a run- correspondence must now dense, This aules the Secretary of the Companying fire, very trying to the nerves of desires to address us over his own name passers by, whilst at various corners the ED. C. M.]

Heathen Chineo" delighted Young

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