No. 8447 DECEMBER 24, 1880]
boook of a man were found in the island said to be those of the second mate, but no in- telligence of all the others was givs”, nave that this Malay was the only survivor of the wreck.
A CURIOUS old song preserved in the Bar- letan Manuscripts in the British Museum, sets forth that it was considered peculiarly onlucky when Christmas-day fell on Saturday, whloh it does this year. The other alx days are, for the most part, oharacterised by a happy uniformity of propi·lous augury. The versification is of the rudest and most rugged description, bat as an interesting specimen of medieval fölk-lore, we subjoin It ---
It Christmas on the Saturday fallo, That wynlar ya to be dredden alle, Byt shalbe so ful's of grote tempesta That hyt shall sle bothe man and beste, Frute sed corns shal fayle grote won, And olde folke dyer many on Whate woman that day of el gide travayle They shalba borus in grote pere le ; And abyldren that be burne that day, Within half yere they shall dye par fay,. The summer then shall waże ryghte ylle If thou awght stale, být thel the spylle; Thou dyest, yf sokones take the. We may nolavo ourselves, however, that we are entering, in a week more, on a year": which assording to the same authority la singularly lucky one-
Lordinges I warne yon al beforne, Yof that day that Crysts was borne, Falle appon a Sunday;
That wyntor shall be good par fay, But greto wynder alofte shalbe, The Bamar shall be lagro and drye; By
kyode
skylle, wythowtyn lesse,
Throw all loides shelbe peas. And good tyme all thynge to doo,
Whate cbylde that day borne be; A great lord ho shelbe. HEDGE & Co.'s Weekly Shipping Report, Pagoda Anchorage, 18th December
Arrivals During the Wook-Deo. 11, Magpie, from Amor; 12, Folien, from Hongkong; 12, Bae dan, from Shanghai;
SCATTER YOUR CRUMBS.
BY ALFARD UPWQUILL. Amidst the freezing sleet and snow,
be timidotin comes;
In pity drive him not away,
Bat scatter out your crumbs, And leave your door upon the latch
For whoever comes; The poorer they, more welcome give,
And scatter out your crumbs. All have to spate, none are too poor,"
When want with winter comes; The loaf is never all your own, Then scatter out the crumbi, Soon winter falls upon pour H'a,
The day of reckoning comes: Against your alas, by high decree,
Are weighed those scattered crumbs.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The. British barque Nourmahal, Capt. Frederick Taylor, arrived at Manila on the 10th instant, ten days from Hongkong.
The German barque Fesor, Captain Belb- inors, arrived at Manils on the 10th instant, nine days from Hongkong,
of himself and colleagues.
mer. On the death of Chief-Justice Jervis, his father will be severely dealt with. The Woodstock yesterday, said the Tory men had hitherto been denied him of leading dark, having proved successful in twelvs at the closs of 1856, Sir Alexander Cockburn press advocates a more sensible way of to-bers will oppose. the policy of conscation them against the enemy. The Viceroy, in countion, the plan is to be extended to the was created Chief Justice of the Common ing away with the nuisance by prohibiting of landed property in Ireland. He ridien led a second speech, expressed his high appreci whole of the United Kingdom, The ted the idea of a proprietory peasantry, and stion of the great efforts under difficulties santlen contain loss than a tenth of the Pleas, sed was advanced to the high office the sale of those articles. of Lord Chief-Justice of England on the The festivities of the Immaculate Concep said it would be necessary in the first place which it was difionit to overestimate, that entire population, bas daring the seven elevation of the late Lord Campbell to the tion were celebrated at Manila on the 8th vigorously to onforce the law before resort were made by General Phayre, and the weeks in which the experiment has been in troops under his command. There senti-peration more than 14,000 forms have wcoleack in 1859. His charge to the Grand instant in the Cathedral; the Archbishop of ing to remedial measurer,
Des 2.-A reinforcement of 500 marinos ments had been expremed in the den been received at the Post-office, and more Jury at the Central Criminal Court, London, Manila pontificated, and at the end gave the
patches of his Government to the Secretary the 7,000 new accounte opened through delivered April 10, 1887, in the cause of papal blessing to the people who congregated has been ordered to Ireland.
Dec. 3.-Owing to the early meeting of of Siate. The 66th has arrived. It was their agency, Gen. Nelson and Lent. Brand, prosecuted in immense numbers.
Parliament Mr Parnell has made applica played in by the Military and Volunteer by the Jamaica Defence Committee, is a masterly performance, and contains a most
tion to Government to postpone the trial bands, amid enthusiastle cheers, elaborate exposition of martial law and of the manner in which it has been applied in various periods of aur history. In Sept. 1871, we was appointed to be the arbitrator on the part of Great Britain, under the stipulations of the Washington Treaty relat- na claims. ing to the settlement of the Alabama o He presided over the protracted trial of The Queen v. Castro in the Court of Queen's Beneh in 1873-4. His charge to the jury in that remarkable case was printed, under his own editorial, supervision, fn vola., 1876. He was chairman of the Cam- We have been requested to publishbridge University Commission, 1877-78. the following letters in connection withi
We also find room, in noting the loss of the Nordenskiold Testimonial, which we this great and good judge, for the following gladly do on nccount of the interest st-reference to His Lordship, made some years taching thereto -
TUE NORDENSKIOLD TESTIMO NIAL
Hongkong, 23rd August, 1880. To Professor Baron A, E. NORDENS-
KIOLD, etc., etc., etc.,
Academy of Sciences,
Stockholm. Sin-On the occasion of the Public Welcome given to yourself and your gallant comrades of the Vega, by the residents of this City, on the 3rd. No vember last, you were informed that the admiration felt for the great deed you bal accomplished, was taking another and more enduring fares than that which was embodied in the panegyrics and
cheers of the moment.
It now becomes my pleasing duty, therefore, to inform you that a Silver mer: this day addressed to the British Minister at Stockholm with the request that he will take the earliest oppurtuni- ty of handing it to you on behalf of the Community of Hongkong, and it is their hope that you will be pleased to accept the same.
The following charters were effected at Manila from the 3rd to the 18th instant:
Reina Mercedes, Spanish steamer, for Liverpool, 300 tons suger at £2.10, and 23,000 bales hemp at £3.12,6,
Latest Mail. Advices :-Yokohama (vid San Fran.) Sept. 18, Shanghat 20, Fovehow, 19, Hongkong 25. The French mail, with the advious dated an above, from China !
(L. & "C. Express, Nov. 13.) and the Straits Settlements, was delivered, The Senste of the University of Campia Naples, on the 80th- alt., being four bridge have granted the degree of D.D. days in advanos of its due date.
The (iare dignitatis) to the Bight Rev. Charles advices from Japan,, via San Francisco, were ressived on the ad alt The next theory Scott, Bishop of North China The In *Lath speech. In presenting the degros was presented by the Public Orator Bishop the Orator referred to the Bishop's education at the Charterhouse and Jesus College, and to the fact that he was the great grandson of Thomas Booth, the commentator, and nephew of Dr. Perry, the first Bishop of Melbourne. Allusion was also made to the Bishop's labours during the last six years as a miminary, and to the arduous expedition recently undertaken by him for the purpose of distributing relief to the fatue-stricken population of the interior of North China.“
It is proposed by Irish sympathisera in Americs, to send American lawyera aurom to Dublin to defend the laagnere,
Latest accounts from the west of Ireland The American barque Amethis, Captain Sloctim, arrived at Manila on the 14th in-state that outrages are daily increasing.
Russia ha accepted the prop
proposal made stant, six days from Hongkong.
by the British Governmont respecting international fest, but Antiria has rejected it.
"Dro. 4.--Mr Parnell's application to Government to postpone the trial of the Charles B. Kenny, American barque, for Land Leaguers, has been refused. Boston, 700 tona sugar and 5,000 bales County Leitrim has been gazetted as hemp,
private.
In a disturbed condition. being Gustav, German barque, for London, 600 The combined fleet lately assembled in. the Adriatio, will dispose so-day: the British portion proceeds to Malts.
The Daily News publishes a telegram six thousand Russian troops have arrived at Nakh-chionn on the Persian frontier.
TERRIBLE OUTRAGES IN THE SOUTH FEA ISLANDS.
tons dry sugar at £2.17.6, and 2,600 bales hemp at £3.7.6.
Nourakul, British barque, fpr-London,
ago by Mr Sergeant Sties (afterwards Mr400 tons dry sugar at £2,13 and 83500-bales-from its special correspondent, stating that Justice Shee):-
We like him because we know that
hemp at £3.10.
Water German barque, for Liverpool; 800 tons dry sugar at £2.16 and 3,000 baies beap at £3.5.
Ania, Spanish steamer, for Liverpool, sugar, at £210 and £2.17.6.
The rate of exchange at Manila on the 18th instant on Hongkong and Amoy was 6 and 5 per cent, discount respectively.
a
Singapore.
Sarthe
to all concerned.
và
It angoquced from Siberia that a
tions.
past
theas
The Sikk, a handsome sarew steamer of
and will reach London to-morrow, two dayɛ inward mail left Brindisi on the 10th inst., late. The Mossageries Maritimes atender raonaddy, with the following loward mail, ift Fort Said on the 8th inat, two days in advance of ila due date. The P. and 0. steamer Gwalior, with the mail from Shanghai, Vol. 16, Hongkong, Oct. 20, hft Adeo yesterday, one day early, Russo-Okizens. Commission, composed of ten officers, is engaged examining and re etilplog the Banian frontiers in Mengolis And Semi-patarinak, jo, noordance with the It is onnounced that Mr O. O, Lee, O. Gonvention concluded at Tohugutohak in M.,, the recently-appointed Governor of 1864 The Chinese allege that the Cos he did not arrive at the high position
Labuan, has been fastracted by the Gov-sacks have shifted, the border posts at which he now occupies without having first
erament to afford every facility for the various places, and have proved the so obtained solely by his own endowments
London, Nov. 29.--The commander andpening out of trade in Borneo, and to curacy of their statements at more than at the Bar. We like him, because we know and superior talents-the highest position
six the crew of Her Majesty's gun-boat adopt such measures as he may consider as point along the frontier. The de Sandfly have been murdered at the Solo- best calculated to develop commercial reta limitation is being effected by both sides in that nut merely the honour of the profession,
mon Islands..
tions between Borneo and Greiro reached Madu to the effect that for some ▲ very amicable spirit. Intelligence has bat the honour and character of every man
Advioms from Noumes to 27th October It is earnestly to be hoped that Mr Loca
time bring newa of the insssacre of a portion of has received full powers to make such ar
the Russian, frontier has who comes before him, are safe in his hands, We like and aduire him because we observa
the crew of the cutter Idalio at the Island of
of rangements be may deem indicions to infosted by Chinese spics, commissioned by (Straits Times Overland, Deo. 15.) every day that the command which he pos-
Santi, in the South Seas The vessel was attain the sud in view the development military mandarina commanding in the dir Besses of all, the treasures and all the beau
Some little discontent and irritation has engaged in labour recruiting at the island. of commerce between Borneo and British riots, to asoortain the exot state of usin ties of our noble language enables him, whomever there is occasion for it, to refute been caused among retail dealers in gun. To cance loads of natives came on board, Pusessions. The Treaty at present exist war preparatibu la Kuldja One of whatever fallacies or sophistries are put powder by a recent regulation of the apparently on a friendly mission. Aftoring contains clauses which evidently tead spics, disguisod Chiness officer of rank, was seized near Vladivostok. In bla por forward before him at the Bar, and to vinayornor in Council forbidding the sale of a boat's crew, manund by Fijians, bad gone rather to restrict the trade than otherwise, diente at the close of every esuse, the in- uy, even the lesst, quantity of ganpoorder athare, the islanders surrounded Captain and these might be altered with advantage session was found correct plan of that
was sitting in WAN
tho vowel
fortress. The Chinese are feported to be are to any one not in possession of a permit from Millan, who Bucece which belongs to those wire the Registrar General's Office. The precies oleasing firearms, and split bis head open We regret to have to announes the making great military preparations in con- But he that stolyth ho shulbe fowndesque; Vase will go forward by the mail sten-reneot him, we love him, for this because object or motive of this new regulation is with a tomabawk, and mutilated him and death, on the 4th izst, of Robert Ibbetson, nection with Kaldja. the equipment of
tried. But most of all we like him, we whenever he has occasion to reprove or to
to not known or
or understood, but it is believed the other men on board, but scios the at the advanced age of 92, at Southses. the troops, however, is ascribed as very. rebuke and no man in his position can be to be due to representations from the Ne-black crew and seven recrnite attacked the His death remails many of the associations inferior, not formidable even with superior and wounding of the very days of the Straits Settlements numbers. There is nothing new to report without having some occasion to reprove and therlands Government, and it is felt to be islanders killing several rebuke-he fakes cara alwaye to temper vexatious and useless restriction on trade, boy. Two untives, who took refuge in the He went to Penang in the memorable year with regard to the diplomatic negolis- authority with gentleness, and to rebuke The established succese of the Steam hold, menaced the murderera with muskets, of 1805, and lived there till 1834, only
Laundry has excited the alarm and ire of sad they then rocked, and all bett, two Dolisto, not once proceeding home during about 2,400 Sona, built to the order of without giving. pain.” -
the usually mild and peaceable dhub, and was afterwards attacked, believe, has led to a weak attempt an bis part to killed. A native, who was in charge, that period. He was a cades in the servico Mesra Geliatly, klankey Sewall, and Co.. terrorise the employés of
of the enterprising plunged into the sex, sad. by swimming of the old East India Company at the time of London and Liverpool, for their Has of proprietor of the Laundry Works. Five of and diving escaped to a distant point of that Sir Stamford Raffles was Secretary teamers trading between London and the hem have been assaulted and more or less land, concealed himself, and when all was to the Government, and Mr Crawford was Far East, was launched on the 8th last, hart by the dhebies when returning beme quiet swam off to the vessel, and with the the doctor. Mr Ibbetson was afterwards by Mosers Alikes and Mangel, Whiteiach, from their work in the evening, and even assistance of thors left on board, weighed many yesta Governor of Singapore, Penang, the Clyde. This vessel is sister-chip to chefghew, built by Messen Aitken and che Europeau manager has been threatened, anchor and sailed away, falling in with the and Malacca. He almost always lived
Penang
In 1856, then an old map, he Mansel for the same owners last year. The Some of the Basilauts are, however, in Lady Belmore, who took the cutter to custody, and will no doubt be summarily Harannal Harbour. The state of affairs at again vislied Penang, to personally look cugines, of 300-horse power Dominal, will
the island is described as lamontablo. The after some dafates he had there. He was a wigow.
be 6tted by Messin James Horden and dealt with by the authorities.
natives are well armed and ridicole the fino specimen of the English race, so idos
Lae Hamburgcserespondent writes, Nov. of punishment following their mi simple, honest, and truthful so calm and
9.—The B3-04log Keyn osse, which will be frou from ali prejudice. His character was deeda
Intelligence has been received from Fijl amiable, and he was univoreally liked. well remembered by many of your rendors, that the brigantina Borealis, seeking labour His death will remove one of the land. at last come to an end, I briefly at Ura, Dear Maita, Solomon Group, was marke of time in our history of the Straits reported recently, the English steamship
The crew attacked by satiresi kod Captain Belements, and will barry go back mot Day, was run down la Feb. 1876, about two back the old Strathclyde, bound from London to Bom- later than the comparatively late days of miles from Dover, in broad daylight, by Ibbetson-to the good old time when the the German within a few years of his death he still wxota a clear, good hand, and to the last retained the fall powers of bis able mind. The funeral took place on 11th inst, INDIAN TELEGRAMS.
The Charybdis, 17, screw-corvette, Captain Allahabad, Nor. 22---A parly of BOWSIN reaching Kandahar from Kabai on the Charles F. Hothan, win paid off at Devon. DEAR SIRI had yesterday the
21st, report that all is quiet. Ayub has port on the 9th Int., under the superlaten. honour of receiving thesilver vase, which
and LONDON TELEGRAMS.
six hundred men, in addition to whom he Royal Adelaids, the ofloora
being Suede you on behalf of the community of
prox. London, Nov. 26-Book Shazeribas only three Herat regiments which re- granted leave until the 28th
have her most various defecte made good, Hongkong sent me in remembrance of from the Uentral Market Wharf, asental Bank Corporation £20, Chartered maised behind. No serious attempt on
and will then navigated out to Oscada Fry's visit to the first British l'ort, on brought up on romand, and havi 898, Back £21-10m., Chartered Mercantile Kandahar lo apprehended this winter. High by new arews for gan-vessels apou the
regret for what done, was Chief Engineer of the ill-fated Brather bomoward route, and as a tukennd promised not to repeat the offsnae, the Bank £20 10s., Hongkong & Shauglat į prices are complained of st Kandahar ou
Nacib Amerionn and West Indian Station mar Castle; he applied for the above past the appreciation of Vega's Periphes by defendant was ordered to find recurity fu
Upon arrival she will be handed over to the time of its belog_advertised,
rtised, and
the Canadian Government as training- A meeting of the Grand Lodge of two curetion of $10 caob, to be of good waited a reasonable time for a reply. Has the Residents of Hongkong.
Please to present to this donors my behaviour for three mouths, in default to 3 per cent. The minimum wa fixed at Punjaub Cavalry, has proceeded, ander ebig, and to form a auolens for a Canadian drosmasons of Scotland has been held in patience became exbausted at last and he took his departure for England by the most hearty thanks for this royal probe committed for seven days.
mented by the Admiralty Navy. Captain Hotbam has been compli- Edinburgh, Sir Michael Shar Stewart,
Grand Master Mason, last mail. A CADDY I
on the throne. It is therefore areale
on the high stato sent a master-piece of artistical teste and one of the former applicants wil and workmanship.
of efficiency and discipline on board, and was greed to renominate Sir Michael as year, and the Ear probably stand a chaose of eaccess. have no wish to disparage any or either of them, but from all I can learn, the Govern
large proportion of the petty officers have; Grand Master for next year, in consequeno, been promoted to higher of Mar and Kalis deputy. ratings. One little incident may be men-
The spirit in which the offering had
16, Anchises, from Shanghai 10, its origin and is now made, is embodied Aytuar, from Swatow; 16, Sie Nan Zing,in the words you will find engraved from Shanghai.
thereon, which are as follow:-
Departures Daring the Week.-Dec. 11, Nowahwang, For Shanghai; 15, Mormuir, for Colonies: 15, Fokion, for Hongkong 16, Has San, for Shanghai; 17, Anchie,
for London.
Shipping in Pork-Walter Siegfried, Magpie, Boojamin Aymar, Sin Naozing.
Tus following items are from letters, of the correspondent of the Straits Timer :---
I have not much to tell you about the Braemar Casila. She still remains in state quo and in like to do so for some time to come. The mail steamer Zambesi, which arrived here on Wednesday last, brought two profeuloanl divers from the Liverpool alvage Association, and a few more are expected by the next mail. Diving, opera- tions are being daily carried on with vary. ing success, and the cargo is being brought to the haminer as fast sa it is raised. The auo.iouser is Mr Muir, of the firm of Messra Crane Brothers, Singapore.
The Government Gazette of the 29th altime notified the appointment of Mr W. 8. Inkpun as Government Engineer and Examiner for Penang. This gentlemans
Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon, M. S. Tunnochy.} Friday, Dea. 24.
ASSAULTING THE POLICE.
A meeting of the shareholders in the Masouie Ball Building Fund was held so Friday last, when a dividend of seven por cout per annum was declared.
"To Professor Adolf Erie Nordons kiold, the Discoverer of the North-East
Thomas Carlor, 62, a carpentor employed Passage. In Romembrance of his visit at the Cosmopolitan Dock, appeared on re to this the first British. Port on themand from yesterday, charged with assault. Homeward Route of the Vey, Novering the Police in the execution of their ber, 1879. This Vase is presented as a duty on the 22nd inst. A difference ap. Token of their Appreciation of his Great peared to have arisen between defendant Enterprise, by the Residents of Hong-
and a jinrickala coolle with regard to his fare, and 1.0.650 wanted to take de kong"
fendant to the Station, on which the latterTM
existed and committed the assault with NEWS BY THE FREN which he was charged. Defendant was Gned $1.
If only remains for me to express a wish that you may live long and happily in add fresh lustre to Science and Pro-
ress.
J-romain, Sir, your obedient servant,
JAS. B. CouaNTUIE,
Hon. Secretary, "Nordenskiold Testimonial."
To J. B. CouGHTRIE, Esq.
It was enterprising English sechar taj who more than three hundred years ago their stereotyped first drew the attention of the civilised mment by adhering to nanti siggit policy, have lost a good man world on the north-east passage, and since then u nation has done so mach by the departure of Mr Lakpen.
The Penang paper of the 11th he then the English for the exploration of the following later news on the same subject icy regions of the far north.
Diving operations are going on very suc
The enthusiastic reception of the Feya
|
STRAGOLER FROM A SHIP.
John Butler, 40, seamen, a straggler from the ship Falpúraiso, was ordered to be put on board his ship by the police.
(Before the Hon. Ng Choy.)
THE ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUTOLDE,
Ng Ayeung, a cook, wao was charged en the 22nd inst., with attempting to commit suicide, by throwing himself into the water
of
BOGUES AND VAGABONDE.. Chan Ayau, 40, coolie, and Ho Ayan,
59, wood-dealer, were charged with gemb. the Two Hospital at den book Tung Wa Hospital. First defendant was fined $4, in default to be imprisoned for von days with hard labour, Boond defendant was fined $2 in default five days' imprisonment with tard labur.
OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE PREFE TOES,
we hear, have been reoired for raising the of the Fegir expedition attest the moulinot pay, but represented himself to be the 90 patties of rice, for which he did
closed with up to date
CRICKET.
not
The M. M. Uo's. steamship Anadyr, Captain Hernandez, from Marseilles 14th ultimo, with the London mail of the 12th November, arrived this forenoonL We take the following usual abstract of news from the Indian papers and from the London and China Ezprus:-
Bank £89.
28.
ember 7th.
M'Kenzia and the Government agent, "with
Three "parada tres" was fourishing. Up to Strathclyde foamship Branconia.
a boat'a crow, were pabore at the time, and pallod 4 miles to procure assistance. other vessels returned and recaptured the
Tessel.
dance of
The
within tea minates
and thirty-five persona perished. Captain Kaga, the commander of the Franconia, did not rescue a single life from the other steamer, but steamed off at full spoed to the Downs and thease to London, where he was found guilty of manslaughter bus Was not sentenced on account of the Cours declaring itself without jurisdiction. After was tried here Hamburg on the ISO Accusation of manslaughter, the proceedings ccupying two days. To-day the verdies was pronounced, and to the greatest an tunishment of
every experianded me spisin Kayn was wholly noquitted,
returned from Herat with a small force of of Osplain William B. Grant, of the nose of early five years Captain Keyn
scoount Nov. 30,-The Indian Government loan hint of the exorbitant raten paid at
and Quetta. has been issued for $4 millions sterling st November 25,-Sargona J. Duke, 9rd The subscription list plomes on De- orders from the Government of ludis, to join Colonel Turner who was sent to Mr G. Shaw Lefevre, Secretary to the accompany Cashmere troops to Gilgit for Admiralty, has been appointed Chief Com- the relief of Major Biddulph. Lord Aber- of Works. Mr Trevelyan, M.P., tromby will be fellow-passanger of Me has been appointed Secretary to the AdW. P. Adata from Suez to Bombay. miralty.
The news from Gilgit is satisfactory. Advices from Lisbon announce the death Major Biddulph is no longer in danger. of the › Archbishop of Goa,
The Palbwan Bahadur, who was leading Dec. 1.- pourparler is taking place the invaders at Gilgit, has decamped beti Amo. 15, France and Germany, Colonel Tanner has reached Seinagens relative to the employment of the stock of thousand three hundred Cashmere troops silver heid by those countries.
It has been decided to abolish the api-
Kandahar, Nav. 38.-à desorter from
bel
are
tioned in connection with the Charybdie. way, directong of the North Brithi Bale
Ayub's
masa of
vic Astor,
army has arrived. Amongst the
D
fair
plans for the resturation of
The now warrant lôr naval "mediont'
sweaty years' avion, together wish an inorasse of pay in the various rankai
Quotations. Hongkong, December 24. PIUM-Now Patna, onah........ 897) « 640
sub...
19
01
Old
New Bonarea, caah, 640 u 612) Old New Halwa, oredis, 715 Allowance, Tanis
—
The captain's galley is sold to have besten the Tay-bridge wote aprovod. The now everything she came across on the China scheme provides for a double line of ralis. sto The piers are to be of brick throughout, on, sa tine of the fact Supardon and the structure is to be lowered einven the coxswain Admiral dent's galley at Daronport, whist as feet, & strong fron parapes will also be nocepted, and the matola-stakes £8 a side orooted along exdh side of the bridge confully at the wreck at present, and, as in the first English port in which sh Chang chung, 33, was charged with
soured, was from the came off. The suurte la fione, lying servics is ready for usne, and has received the two European divers sent out by the uncured after having accomplished the I obtaining $2 worth of rice under false pre-pointments of Chief Justice of the Highf information obtained from him I start was made, and although the probably oume intu fores by April nekt, ́ Liverpool Salvage Asscolation hourly orpoot north-east passage, will therefore remain tences from the complainant, Lo Aslin, Court of Exchequer.
Hamoazo, off Wilcore, and back. A the approval of the authorities." "It will & couple more to assist them, the process one of the most splendid reminiscences sop keeper, on the 23rd inst. Defendant Dec. 2.-The City of London Corpora- give the following, sa confirmed from ather
pulling of the of bringing up the cargo will of course be of her voyage, and the Hongkong | went to complainant's shop, with a comtion has resolved to present General sources, Ayab bas stopped the export of Admiral Sur Charybdis's was good, the A good retiring. pension is granted after considerably accelerated. Several tinders, testimonial plate will to all the friends panion zamad Wong Ki Cheung and Roberts with the Freedom of the City and gradu and ghes towards Kandahar, his
galley came in saword of homont
officials being on the road as far as Rub several boats' lengths ihead. hall of the vessel, but none have been ner in which the Residents of Hongkong master of a sais junk called Kam Wan Tai the Powers whose ships formed part of the
The Zephyr, 4, Baray composite gunboat, The British Government has proposed to Bud Daulatabad,
438 (308) Two guns and some infantry have been Lieutenant-Commander Follard, which left tons. 594 (60)-horse power, know to appreciate the peaceful and un- and promised if the rice was sans down to blouily conquests on the field of dis the wharf for him, to get the money and the feet should not yet be dispersed, and threatened by the Turcomans.
navel demonstration before Dulolgao this sent from Berat to Ghorian, which was
Plymouth on the 301b alt, arrived at Gibral covery and science.
Hant pay the man
with the rice, that the European concert should be Batsallah Khan commands the Kabalar on the 8th and left on the 9th inat, for
Malta, en routs for the China Station, A match was begun to-day, between the future be reserved for your young com
May a prosperous, great and glorious meanwhile leaving his companion la maintained in order that the remaining and Kandahar troops. Herst, and
complainant'e shop. After getting the rice
***The del
defenceless gondition of the princips! mercantile port of the United
Kingdom flongkong Club and the Hongkong Garmunity, which by her most favourable down to the wharf, defendant sent the stipulations of the treaty of Berlin should Mahomed Jan, Baraokeye, the Beraters.
Colonel St. John reports that the Herat to be made the subject of inquiry by a Catried coolie away, promising to call at the shop rison, The first innings of each team was position for commerce, her pleasing cli- and pay for it, but had tent done so.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 1.-The Bussian Go. troope defeated at Kandahar bars refused verument bas under consideration the con- to serve again, and have dispersed to their Committee of Naval and Military Officers, played out, much to the advantage of the iuate, her picturesque situation, and
The case was remanded till next Tues
version of Batourn into a free port.
that the three regiments which who will report to the Government the best Club, an will be seen by the apper ded most of all by the energy and public day, the 28th inst.
remained in Herat are slit hond the means to be adopted for adding to the Dec. 2-The negotiations which bave scores. The Garrison were very unlucky, spirit of her inhabitants seems to be
been entered on respecting Kaldja have two others are forming from Kandahar and security of these important places.
All Russian Conante abroad have received failed to remove the difficulty in connec. Kabulae fugitives. This confirms previous instructions from the Foreign Office to send many of their best men who usually are destined soon to become the Quesn town
Manila. of the Pacific.
tion therewith, and further concessions information supplied by me. Worth a lot of runs being got rid of quite
(Translated from our Manila Exchanges.) will be ngossary either on the part of easily; the bowling of Teavers was mainly
China The expedition of the Governor General mesia in order to enau e a peace instrumental in this result and appeared
to the northern provinces of Luzon has seful settlement of the question at issue.
Constantinople, Nov. -Mr Goschen exceed logly difficult to play. For the
far been very successful, and telegrams are
will leave here for London at the com- Club, Forbes and Newington played two
daily received and published in the local messment of December and rotura in
January fina innings. The second innings of the
papers as to the progress of his voyage.
The Porto has decided to solicit the Garrison was commenced this evening, and
In almost every district he visited he has mediation of the Great Powers in sattle- Is to be continued to-morrow afternoon,
|been received with the dignity of a King, ment of the Greek frontier question.
3-A special commusion bas been about two o'clock, and at its conclusion a exander Cookbarn, who has since 1869 been and the warning given by him beforeband
appointed by the Tukieb Govertoont, Football malak between the Club and the Lord Chief Justice of England, is given by that his reception should be moderately composed of the Grand Visier, the Minister able to watch our column as it moved along post, although he was unable to say from demonstrated seemed to have only inoressed of the interior, the Minister for Foreign Cockburn, The Right Hon. Sir Alexander the enthusiasm in the hearts of the people. Affairs, and the Minister of War, to devise James Edmund, Bart., G.C.B, born in 1802. | According to the telegrams many cutive rigorous mai urea against the Kurdish in-ho are friendly towards us profess to be the Pacifio 8tates "Dear Sir,- The
surrectionists. son of Mr Alexander Cockburn, formerly tribes have already submitted to him, and
The Albanian league has been dissolved, Taheran, Nov. 29, eik Abdullah, the English minister in Columbia; succeeded, the expedition is considered as an event
| tion, has returned to Persian territory. among
Inniskillings will be played.
I remain, Sir,
Your most thankful, and
obedient Servant, A. E. NORDENSKIOLD. Stockholm, 2nd Nov, 1880.
THE LATE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE COCKBURN.
The following notice of the late Sir Al-
ootin try.
A camp follower who was taken prisoner 1 next year trade reports identical in every at Maiwand has come lu. He says he has respect with thons which are yearly publish ed in a Blge-book form by the British bean to Herat, but his statements upon that point are confused. He says Maho Foreign Ofos under the title of "Consular Reports of the Manufactures and Commerce med Hushim bass regiment and six game of Foreign Countries. These will be pre- on the other side of the Helmund, and that sented free to every public library in the the Pathaus with whom he lived expected hostilities to be resumed in two months.
The investigation into the forgery of This man affirms that on General Dau- General Garfield's letter advocating Chi beay's column marching to Maiwand the villagera hid their arme and took refoge in nese labour still continues. The proprietor of the nowspaper which first published the the hills. He accompanied them, and was letter has declared that is reached him by the valley below,
Facsimile copies of In Kandahar the Pathans and Morale whom it come.
letter were distributed to every alector lo lieve that Ayoub cannot possibly assume the offensive without assistance under eller, which was dated from the House of year. Be that as it may, the strong feel-aid to have been addressed to a MF H. L. Representatives in January this year, WAS his favour which has been awakened Morey, of the Employers' Union, in Lean, Oceldullah, the Kurdich lender, is barıq vince is shopty beyond question do not there ever bee York. Having been educated at Trinity The movement of the precious metals 67 Hall, Cambridge, where he graduated LL.. during the first fortnight in December inning the town of Urumish on the Kurdistan ware to withdraw from Kandahar, I do not
would in Lynn. 15 in 1820, Mr. Cockburn was called to the bar these islands was only $186,441 in Spaniel frontier. Three colemas of the Partian myself believe that Abdul Rahman
An address has been issued by the troops have been dispatched to operate maintain bin
at Kabul for more portion at 5 at the Middle Temple and went the Wes- silver coins impor another new steamer against hlm.
than a nouple of month.--Bombay Gasella Republican National Committee congratu
aaantry upon the ladisputable lating the 30-01 Saturday night
| General Garfield as Frealdant by Broala Club gave
election of dinner to the The goenka fuoluded Sir James 219 lectors rotes, and declaring ba
HÒNGHONG CRICKET CLUB,
1st Innings.
B. de C. Forbes, e Dunning, & Charley,...51
J. C. Jolmston, e Lane, b Clarisy,
W. Dunman, e Reynolds, b Charley,
Man of the Time :-.
H, H. Taylor, b Charley, in 1868, to the baronotey of his naale, the which will secure a brilliant future for the principal leader of tha Kurdish ineuire the Pathan population of this pro No Mr Morey can be discovered, nor bus
F. Newington, not out........
W. Hyoan, b Bildge,
A. R. Blandy, b Bridges,.....
G. T. Veitch, b Bridges.....
A. K. Travem, o Regnoids, b
-H. F. Whyte, b Charley...........
W, M. Deane, b. Charley
Byes 7, log byes 8, wider 3.
Grand Totalsrgin
HONGKONG GARRISON, 1st Tunings
W. P. Bridger, a J'own, b Trstom,
W. B. Laue, Newlog on, b Travers,
Corpi. Hutchinson, Johnston, b Forbes,
F. Olarke, Lb. w. b Travers,.............
J. J. Charley, o Deane, b
ne, b Travers,
A
P. Fell, b Traverty
satisfi
Gonner Danning, b Forbes, K
3. J. Purdon, o Desne, ♬ Travers,
A. J. Bennett, b Travers, in
Sergh Reynold, not out
A. L. Armitage, b Travera,
Widen 1.
Grand Total
14 late Rev. Bir William Cockburn, dean of country.
34 tera eirenit. In 1841 he became C.,
On the 28th ultimo
was launched in England, named Arpana, during the railway manis of 1840 he had will come to augment our already
the good fortune to obtain a large share of the Parliamentary prastics whielt arore out numerous fleet of coasting steamers,
A ball is being prepared to oelebrate the
ejected the friendly conveel of the Great tho
Nov. 80,-The Greek Government has Bombay Nov.
Powers to suspend her armaments.
been an "Employers Union
general election of 1847 be was returned, for i roturn, of the. Govedaór-General from his thousand men and gros captured at Urn- | Admiral Sir Michael and the popular majority in the Northern States to
16 of the various lines projected and at the
Southampton in the advanced Liberal in visit to the northern provinces of Luzon.
મહત્વનાં
Old Malwa, oredit, 70 Allowance, Tania si nominal.
Exchange.
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Bauk, Wire,
Demand, 80 days' sight, 4 months' sight," Oredita, 4 Documentary, 4 months' India, Wire
demand, Shanghai, demand, Gold Last, 99] fine...
80 days sight, Sovereigns,
44
6.85
Shares. Hongkong Bank, 70 % premcy salst, Union Ins, 80s. of Oson, $1,500 per share, China Traders' Ins. Co. $1,860, rales. North China Ins. Co., Tia, 1,125 per thRES, „Fangtase Ins. Assos, jTla, 763 por shares Chiness Ins. Co., $800 per share.
·H, K. Fire Ins. Co., $900 per shares China Fire Ins. Co., 1958 per share, salon. HK & W. Dock 18 % PWM, Commopolitan Door, par, nominal.
H. K. U. M. 8.-boat Co., 825 DORTY S'ani Steam Navy Tin: 8 per 1. nominal. Chins Cosat St. Nay.Oo. 113,124 p. share, Hongkong
Co $80 Gan
Hope cond Hotel Cosy 972 per share,
China Bugar Raf. 00,, $188 parcharo, Debentures, apo, prem Da Chinnes Imperial Loss, of 1874,
nomina
The
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bealth
202
terest. He did not take a very prominent position as a debater until he made his me- mizable defenus of Lord Palmerston's foreign ($18,364.81) as compared with the returns poliny, on the Pacifico question, in 1860, ut same time last year.
The Customs collections for the month of November last show again an increase
son of Shatt Abdullaby with several Fergusson, General
will probably consist of 153 Republicans, Justice, preside.f ka opposed the advance of Timopr
and proposed the Bay proceeding so.
so the relief of the town
of the Vloeroy. To his Excellency 198 Demporas, and four Greenbask mom. Do
reply Dra. 1-la consequence of the Persian asid that the experience he had derived in
Two witness for the defends in the nano Government having demanded that the the feat it must be at the mom hd of the forgery of the letter purporting to (Pakan di Mestra Falconer di Cala Pymationss Forte should pupiali Shaik Abdullah, & the magnitude and extent of the work and have been written by General Garfield, fords of Furkish troops has been despatched responsibility of the Viceroy in these days relative to Chloess Imigrante, have ad
Queen's Road) dannot be underrated. Since he came to to the Paraian frontur.
mitted that they parjared: India, he had a fair share Fof thons anxio tier, and responsibilities which had been have been sent for trials
Conmal in M. Pereirs the pa vary great, and he could only submit his of a voyage from conduct to the fair and impartial comidors Goa to Manso, in 1717, to the Boletim da TaĞİRMENA tion of his countrymen. General Warre, Sociedade do Geographia of Lisbon, in
in which responding for the army, sald that, the some interesting lines ooour. mafortunate event which occurred a short
be
$18,000. The House of Representatives
of 1877,
Temperature.
themselves)
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Hoxoxone December 24,
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80.868
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The value of the goods subject to export 3 which was one of the most eloquent and
successful speeches ever delivered in the duty exported from Mantla during the
Deo 4-Now has been received here that the Kurdish Onie! Obeidullah has The German barque Gustav, Captain defeated the Persian troops fuflicting heavy $406,023, 1801, and continued to hold the latter ofles Jorge Raben, in ballast, arrived at Manila loes and capturing Antecal guns, and that 14till the dissolution of Lord John Russell's on the 9th instant, five days from Swatow. he is now thresuning Uramista.
Such had been this frequency of the nui- O ministry in the spring of 1882. On the for-
mation of the Coalition cabinet, be resumed sabue exused by the firing of crackers, his post as Attorney-General, and was, in rockets, &o,, in Manila that the authorities. 1864, appointed Rodorder of Bristol. Whilst have seen fit to put a step to it by pablish Attorney-General he was engaged in the ing a notification completely prohibiting the "Hopwood ease; and displayed consum residents making use of them, and in the 52 mate ability in the prosecution of W. Fal- vront of a guild happening to break the law
10 Houes of Commons. He was soon after month of November last amounted to
wards appointed, Solicitor-General, was pro- 10 moted to be Attorney-General in March,
AFFAIRS IN IRELAND.
time ago, though it cost a great many vala. The experiment of affording faollities for Lam fun, Nov. 30 Oce thousand menable lives, attained the end desired, and the saving of small sums of money by the have joined the Land League at Kildysart, stopped Ayab's advance. He had not lost ise of forms to which twelve postage goldence in Bonbay ep 7 He trusted stamps may be aflred, and the amount County Clara.
Deo. L-Lord Salisbury, in a speech at he unght yet bays an opportunity which thon deposited in the Font Ollos Baringu
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Do. Marlinum
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