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articles are some oven or eight feet long, and cannot be removed without a good deal "of naisa and trouble, it is surprising that the depredators are never caught Iron gratings are frequently stolen, and door handlas also; and one begins to wonder what will go next

+

We are informed on the best authority that the Chinese rendering of the Government

filled by "H. F. Gibbons."

THE CHINA MAIL.

in, לחוך

have increased, and the non-residents have diminished considerably.

The 68,080 inhabitants are composed of 28,586 unmarried, 34,289 married, and 5,211 widowers and widows,

stato of the sivil life is as follows:-2,855 In the nou-Chinese population only, the

or

Notification announcing the arrival here of the King of Hawaii is, like much else in the official journal, open to improvement. , though an appropriate term when applied to the protection afforded to foreign travellers by native soldiers in the interior, is scarcely an expression befitting the dig. Point de Gallo advising thom of the de- to this all-important subject a manual of married, be made population thero Peel Street, on the 26th instant.

THE Colonization Scheme of the Marquis de Ray, in New Ireland, appears to be flourishing. We learn by the courtesy of Messrs Drummond, Gaggino. O the agents in Singapore of the now Colony, that they have received a telegram from

nity of a Royal porzonago would Bretagne, which may he looked for here parture of another steamer, La Nouvelle bo better. Again should be about the 28th instant.-Straits Times.

The Chinose language has rich vocabulary of terms specially used to noto the movements of the Imperial family The translation of "was welcomed to the Colony,

in the name of Her Majesty Queen Victoris" is unintel. ligihlo. If it means anything, it implies that the Governor made use of Queen Victoria's card for the purpose. In this

a

We take the following paragraphs from the Petang Gazette of the 18th instant- the death of Captain Murray, R. N., It in with regret indeed, that we learn of H.B.M.' late Resident at Sungio Ujong, No mors efficient officer over hold a com-

Bervice,

and, in mission in Her Majesty's his capacity as

as Polition Officer, ha proved himself, according to popular repuse, to have discharged the duties ontrusted to him with a zealousness and lunasty of purpose which will over ondear hija memory to those with whom he had to deal.

In the Chinese

were 10,200 unmarried, 22,485 married, and 1,380 widowers; and in the female, widows. 9,601 unmarried, 10,604 married, and 3,469

PUBLICE GAMBLING, Chu Ain, 50, and Lot Afuk, 70, hawkers, appeared on remand from the 20th instant,

Mr H. J. Holaus appeared for both charged with public gambling at No. 21,

defendante.

Inspector Cradock arrested the prisoners on the preraises, where some Tax Fa lottery Conting to the heading of Professions, we tickets and various other articles used in find 44 cash-founders, whose occupation lottery agencies were found, ía described as a new industry in 1878 and The second defendant had been before non-existent in 1867, and is said to be convicted of keeping an agency for lotteries, of much value.

Mr Holmes addressed the Court on behalf The principal occupa tions which have increased since 1867 of the defendants, who were, however, con- were: cascatore, rope-manufacturers, tex-victed, the first being fined $100, in default tile-manufacturers, junk-builders; and those for months imprisonment with hard decreased during the same time wore labour, and the second defendant fined domestic servants, chair coolies, prostitutes, $200, in default six months' imprisonment mendicants, barbers, agriculturists, shoe with hard labour. makors, silversmiths, blackamiths, and Fifteen dollars of the fines, if paid, to go

to the poor box.

a

NAUTICAL ASSESSORS.

to be

in the administration of affairs, when dissemination of hygienic knowledge as of

Police Intelligence.

nautical assessors selected from the Mer, an office of such acknowledged im qual, if not greator, importance than

(Before the Ron. M. S. Tennochy),

··("Nautical Magazino. )

chant Service, Lord Sandon and others enrutivo means. In this most important portance goes's bogging in this way. The department of the healing art, neither the

We observe that an attempt has beos deseribed such an armangement as too much Friday, April 20,

madó to disturb. the Arrangements in-care- like a family affair, and urged that the Colonial Office, if not already fully alive "to doûtors of China nor the anthorities have

fully made by Lord Sandon in reference to presence of a Poyal Naval officer on an In- the unhealthy state of the Service brought of contagious ditesses, and to ameliorato taken the first step. To prevent the spread

ENCROACHMENT ON CROWN JANDA,

the appointment of disassons in chipping quiry would, in the interest of the publis, Twenty-one men and wonion, most of casualties investigations. In the case of a chuck the tendency of mercantile assessors about by the presont autocrat of Government the ravages of epidemics, not only is nothing unmarried, or 69.851 por cont; 1,300 mar them being bout people and hawken Mercantile Marine master or officer being to

to be too lenient to the

shortcoinings of House, may und food for reflection in this done, but the utmost apathy and indifferried, or 28.546 per cent.; and 309 widowers sppeared on summonses issued charging on his trial, it is quite reasonable to sup their fellow shipmaaters. It is

s now adducod circumstance. By the way, the Office of ence exists, An instance of the want of and widows, or 8.103 per cent, In the them with

Bay, erecting matamist the judge with their nautical ar are exceptionally lonient, and if so, it would Registrar General is erroneously represent ordinary precaution recently came under table of the Chinose population, the number lands at Causeway Bay, by erection pose, and fair to believe, that those who that, on the contrary, Royal Naval officers

observation which

Missionary of married people exceeds that young od in the Colonial Ofles List for 1880 as travelling in a passage-boat was an aid tion, the contrary is the case. The per the dofondants had already removed their accused was acting or apposod

the un-aheds thereon, having no licenses grating perience should have a practical knowledge appear that the public interest is not re married, while in the non-Chinese popula them the necessary permission. Three of of the conditions of duty under which the presented by then. room a man with small-pox, zot discover it until 24 hours had passed contage of the unmarried people in the huts and were discharged with a caution, acting when the casualty occurred. We Royal Natal assessors is not based on their In reality, however, the objection to

there was There were other cases on board, so that Chinese population is 40.464 and that of and the reuninder wore fined $1 each, in cartainly sympathised with the action taken leniency or otherwise, but solely because sacape from the contagion, married 31,928. The number of Chinese default to be imprisoned for three days with last year, by which it was urged upon Lord as at prosent selected these officers for the and on the 11th day the disease appeared widows and widowers is small compared hard labour.

Sandou that merchant captains were more most part have scarcely any acquaintance Fortunately he passed through it safely, with the Christian non-Chinese. but others who were thus exposed on this

capable of judging of the acts or default of with the subject on which they are called boat may not have been so fortuanta. With lation, 1,478, unmarried, 788 married, and There were in the Christian male popu

their brother masters in connection with to advise the judge, and it is difficult to seu marine casualties than Royal Naval officers, what is the value of the testimonials on this view of calling the attention of the people 71 widowers; and in the female, 1,407 un-

whose experience on board men-of-war is, head, from the very persons who presum married, and 298 widows. preparation, ansi it is to be hoped that

We never hear that merchant captains are in a general way, widely different from that ably themselves require to be instructed on hygienic and sanitary science is in process

of an officer in the Mercantile Murino. the subject.

Thore is no desire on the part of ship. the example of Japan in establishing Medical

called upon to assist in the Courte Martial masters generally to exclude the naval will have an influenco upon the rulers of Schools and fostering Medical education

which follow casualties to H.M. ships. It olement from the inquiries, but it is felt is sufficient to put this converse aspect of that, if it is to he introduced, the assessors China

the case, to show how reanable is the view should be selected from that branch of the Another important point is thus touched

that in Mercantile Marine inquiries mer Royal Navy which has some experience in upon by the worthy Doctor, as follows:-

chant captaina should be preferred as asses maiters which are common to both the sons to Royal Naval officers. The principle Royal and Merchant Services, viz., staff The recent prospect of war with Russin

neted upon in ordinary courts of inw is that commanders or officers who have been brought the subject of Army and Navy

man s

a shall be tried by his poors. This is s

in the

murveying servico. Surgeons before the onthatition, and al-

wholesothe principle which commends itself. There are four hands under which ship- though nothing has been done, the neces-

to Britials instinct, and deserves to be exping casualties for the most part uetur. aity of having aducated Surgeons connected

tended. in

direction in which it can be First, from fanlty navigation; second, from with Military and Naval Forces is becoming

legitimately applied. app

impropor stowage of

third, from carge; apparent to sumo of the high officials, but

A Parliamentary paper recently issued, unseamaalike conduct in handling of the We give publicity to a number of official the first war, when they will see the im- it will doubtless be forced upon. them by

indicates that Lord Sandon's settlement of vessel; and fourth, from faulty condition the matter does not give general satisfaction, of hull, engines, or apparel. Now, on not Indian immigration. We would particularly lives of valuable officers, as well as of men following is taken from the Boletim and papers connected with the question of

portance of having the means of eaving the

As regards the trade of the Colony, the

more especially to

to these gentlemen who, as one of these heads is an officer who has draw attention to Sir Frederick Weld's whose training has cost puuch money. If other official documenta

officers of the Royal Navy, had acted as served exclusively in the combatant branchı Fu Assog, 20, Chung Achun, 38, haw-nautical assessors. From this Parliamentary of the Royal Navy, likely to possess any despatch with reference to

The traile and wear were now to break on it is probable the

by sea-going ves-kors, Wong Fat Bang, 68, doctor, and Chan paper we find that Lloyd's Committee (who, represented by Protected Malay States,ition to

but a very superficial know hope that some more will be made in their best nasistants, and doubtless the port, $6,362,401.32; export, $4,007,095.56. remand from the 26th inst., charged with espouse a causs without much inquiry into tion of Navigation, the Admirals and cap-

we that all the Missionary hospitals would lose sela in 1880, is grossly estimated at: im Anum, 40, married woman, appeared on by the way, appear waily induced to

knowledge. On a Naval Court-Martin, if it is a qnes- support of His Execilency's remarks by the sevices of any who had boon about the That represented by Chinese junks is: im- unlawfully detaining a boy, aged years, its morits, are much concerned at the pro-tains forming the Court do not trust them Association The reply of the Secretary of extract a bullet or tie an artory would be The total

export, $7,325,988.84 named Li, Akun, on the 26th ist...

spect of the diminished employment of naval selves to decide on it without having called La Achung, the father of the boy, gave men in the investigations, and call upon the in a navigating officer or staff commander to Stato does not appear to be satisfactory by

at $20,938,961,94. The trade transactions any means, in the face of

of assurances madu

in 1871 were $12,810,847.30 only. While in in a book shop in Canton, where he lived. view to the frequent employment of As an instance of the ignorance of Young by the Governor, that the protection of a

1878 the increase of trade was represented On the 16th instant his son Li Akun went officors of the Royal Navy." cooly in the China in regard to the use of the freedom the Government of the Straits Sottlements the Fombay Gazette, under date 11th Fe- $17,187,261.89. It is therefore evident that ness made search for him and offered ro- letter which appears to be the Deus in the Malay Statos is a matter which Tas London commercial correspondent of by 813,328,983.47, that of 1880 amounted to out to play and did not return home. Wit- Following this simple effusion is the conveyed by British government--if suck is responsible for as much as it is for the

wards for his recovery, but could get no ex machind of the whole business. It when he received a letter from the Police Rear-Admirals, and two Captains, R. N., in Hongkong, in consequence of which he and is addressed to the Board of Trade. came here. At the Police Station he saw The ostensible object of the letter is to ro Any question of discipline or inanoeuvring his son, who immediately recognised him.fute certain allegations said to liave been is so totally different in a merchant ship, Witness know the first defendant; he lived made respoeting nav

naval officera

ora, but really with scarcely lands enough to niat one brace hud laht seen him on the 13th inst. in the same street as himself in Canton; the chief, point is unquestionably contained at a time, and a man-of-war, with ten times their reference to alaust practical the number in crew, that the naval offer Ashang, who was a luawker of ungar. quirics,"

connection it may be asked why does the translator of the Gazette persist in making the Governor style himself True, the Viceroy of the Two Kuang so designates himself, but then he does so in virtue of his titular position as President of the Board of War in Peking. Of what

Inasions.

3,465.70

DETAINING A BOY.

Board is the Governor of Hongkong Pro local Chamber of Commerce or the Penang hospitals long enough to learn how to pr, naactions in 1880 aro estimovidones to the effect that he was employed Board of Trade to make alterations with a advise them on the subject.

sident?

-n

in demand.

Stowage of cargo is a matter which never comes before the notice of naval officera in career. any shape throughout the whole of their

The handling of won-of-war in naroW executed by the staff commanders, who are the pilots of the ships.

can be said to obtain here in Hongkong-safety of life and property of all the subjects brutary, describes as follows the formation the shipping trade hua augmented considerings of him till the 26th of this month, is signed by, Que Vice-Admiral, two waters, or when going into or out of part, í

of a new Telephone Company →→

we may cite the laudable action that has of those states. We find the Secretary of State refuses sanction to a measure which called the Union Debating Society into ex- he acknowledges will materially aid in

A company is about to be launched hors of some interest to people in India. It is istance. This Association is composed, wo developing the resources of those states.

Mr Justico

called the

Oriental Telephone Company, believe, chiefly of Euglish-speaking China-authority, comes up bunsodiately to relove

Wood, we learn, on good Limited," and has a capital of £800,000 in shares. Its object is to establish tele- man, and the greatest latitude is given to the Mr Justico Ford, who goes home a sick phonie communication by oxotanges, private selection of subjects for deinte. Ons of the leave. The Calany will then be left with lines, and otherwise in fudia, Ceylon, Java,

two judges, na wau.. questions recently discussed, we are led to

Zealand, Egypt, Turkey, and Grocco

ably in nine years,

It is well to mention that the figures re- presenting the commercial movemente in 1871 not include the cookie trade, which alone may be estimated at not less than four sailliuzis of dollars. 1875 have tended somewhat to decrease the The destructive typhoons of 1874 and importance of trade in the few subsequent

The

Mr Olutton, the Registrar of the Supreme Newan, South Africa, Austraba,years, as the number of vessels destroyed journey Li Akun stated, that a marchsion of naval officers from these in-accustomed to the latter is utterly unable to

"a reference which scoms to sug-reatise the position of the shipmaster in the

Vzducstand my wholber or not the time) Coust, vacater die office on the 30th instant. und in order to do this it has acquired 1,228 wore cargo and fishing boats, The Canton and thenes to Hongkong.

The first

terest in 24

525

School was too short; and the decision arrived at was that too little time was de.

He and

Ashang them rights.

have a vested in former

voted to English touching in that institution. Liverpool by the arrival of one of the den absorizing the business of the Anglo- far as represented by shipping, may be apth the first, second and fourth defend-tained, and it cartainly appears to be un-/dence pablished in the Return under con--

There was, novertheless, not a little good sound sense uttered by one or more of the members. But the ignorance shown re- mains to be mentioned. One of the mem

bers is said to have been formally deputed to convey to H.E. the Governor the de

28

"

munication

in Macao and Taipo was 2,152, of which and ground nuts, took him to a house in gast that these

and that Parlia And, lastly, for the condition of the hull, sot apart for teaching English in the Central / No successor has been found for him as yet. all the patents, privileges, and conccesion

of goods and effects destroyed i

in the defendant was the man he knew as Ashang.ment in an.

monient had, by engines, or apparel, the captain of the men Mr FULL particulars of the loss of the fine iron good-will of the business in any of those $1,511,000, not including the value of

granted to

together with the two typhoons is approximately estimated at On arriving in Hongkong, Aslang took him putting some restriction on their top fra- of-war is totally dependent on the dockyard steamer Kingston have been received in countries where it has been established, bo- houses or vessels. The results of trade, as defendant came,

a friend's house, to which the second quent employment, infringed one of the authorities, or on his subordinate warrant

of property.

Such a view is of officers. took witness to the third defondant's house. course too absurd to be seriously enter crew. The Kingston rarf on a reef in the Indian Telephone Company, Limited. The preciated by the following, table which also

Throughout the whole of the correspon- Jalalla Straits, in the Red Sea, shortly be prospectus holds out most brilliant hopes of includes the years 1879 and 1980:- ants came several times to third defend necessary to remind these unval officers sideration, there is not one word suggesting fore midnight on February the 17th, and at success, pointing to the case of the Ame

ant's house. While at that house witness that the Courts of Inquiry were not es that the Courts of Inquiry have suffered in Sea-going Fessels. Chinese Jk wanted to go out to play but was not tablished simply for their benefit. once commenced to fill. Efforts were made rican companies, the principal of which di to get her off, but without success. The vides at the

1871... 120...

The efficiency from the operation of the Act of of rate

per cent, to its paid

allowed to do. BO, crew remained on board until, the

1872 20th,

On the day the four numerous letters appended to this com- 1879, with one exception, that of Mr

had taken defendants were arrested they as the United Telephone Company,

purport to be "opinions" on Rothery, the Wreck Commissioner. It may jettisoning the cargo, but on that day thoy capital, and also to the English company

known as to abandon her, as the which has a capital of £400,000 issned in

witness on to the harbour in a gampan, the subject, and 1874 ... were compelled

the writers are the be that the statement at the conclusion of arong t stern was submerged as far as the bridge, London last June at par, and now at 30 to 40

Fung Kwok Thi, gave evidence as to Wreck Commissioner, five Stipendiary Ma his letter that the Act is

** one of hoving and there were only six

been in the third defendant's houso,gistrates, and numerous Justices of the greatest blows that has been aimed at the water-at-dire

which is a druggiet's shop, on the 24th inst., Peace. To our thinking by far the most independency and efficiency of the Court and having hoard the first and third de-pensible of the commu

communications are. from ...3,960

men about the sale of the boy Lá Akun gentleman who say, they do not think it to wind up a somewhat diffuse letter. But fendants bargaining with two Chin-chew

Li Akun. proper to express an opinion on the matter; if it is more than this, what does it mean? 3,664

The third defendant asked $40 for the boy, overal of the writers have evidently not Is Mr Rothery now left independent of his Comparing these two kinds of vessels we and the Chin-chew men agreed to give it, formed a clear idea as to the significance of assessors since the new Rules came in force, debaters that a Club such as that to which sailing about in their boats from the tangy management of the local humpanies the find that the former hegan to fall off from and paid three dollars at the time to the the questions which have been put to them; and has his Court been thereby rendered

1871 till 1873, while the latter increased third defendant. Kwoks Atei, & sampan wo but the majority of the lettera appear f to be less efficient the son going began again

man, was engaged by the three first defend simply testimonials of past good behaviour beyond its legitiķuata objpot, viz., that of abandoned, and they then took possession of the share capital of each in consideration while the junk trade decreased; but in the on board a blue funnel steamer, on the 25th furnishing any reasons why their asrvices further change is to be made, it is devoutly pression of their views among themselves, Á GENERAL mooting of the members of the the other half of the shares to he subscribed die of those ten years say 1874 to 1877, instant, Before they got to the steamer, I should be regarded as specially appropriate hoped by all who understand the nature of

foet

of

per

aision which had been come to; and, sup stern.. During the time the vessel was cont premium. Minimum dividends of posing this to be a fact, and taking for stranded the steamor Caledonia endeavoured" per cent, are expected for the new com- granted that His Excellenty would never to get her off, but the efforts were unavail-icipated. It is intended to organise local pany but further sources of profit are an- venture to read his dear young Chinossing. The crew were taken off by the telephone companies in the several Indian friends a lesson, we may tell those rising British India steamer Almors, and landed presidencies, and in the other countries

at Suez. A large number of Arabs kept above

named, on which

giving its member every facility for tho ex-

not to the Govermnant,

and began to ransack hor.

will de

of the transfer of local rights, good-will, &c.

113

1873...

96...

38

1870..

18...

1876

9

...4,993 4,960 (..5,048 4,438 4,213 4.113

1877 1378 1979... 1880

B...

22

4,302 4,027

24... 45

of the

is merely a rhetorical flourish with which

That the present syatons is not perfect

whother connected with shipping or not, can tions, on, which he made some obser- it in half. According to the prospectus, ing between Hongkong, Canton and "Po Leung Kuk, " and P, C, 313 whọ as-terised as "one of the greatest blows that rank, and must put up.

has ever been aimed at the independency value, and not misleading..

-and

in-

A BRITISH SHIPMASTER.

Shipping Intelligence.

the Merchant Service of this country, that. cash on the spot, to provide fur cost of both kinds of navigation decreased, which she had started, and so witness took the de- or necessary at Courts of Inquiry, Royal Asiatic Society was held on March the plant, &c. A sufficient equipment for spenka well for the crisis of these years, fendants back to the wharf. 22nd at the seisty's offices, 22 Albemarle three hundred stations has already been oe, notwithstanding the decadence from 1876

The letter of the Wreak Communer it will be in the direction of the employ Some further Street, Piccadilly. The chair was taken sent to Indis, together with skilled electri- to 1877, it is not so great as that from 1874 the arrest of the defendants by Wong the vigour of it the rest as exceptional in ment na Royal Naval assoasorn of staff com-

vidence was given as to

Bands out from

advocacy of the cause of mandera only. The Courts must be content THE Glamis Castle has at last got away. by Major-Gen. Sir Henry C. Rawlinson, cians, anginters, and line man, to establish to 1876.

Man In, a detective employed by a Chine

a Chinese the naval officers, and its condemnation of to alepense

with the Detained since Tuesday at daylight, ahe the society.

K.C.B.,

dignity conferred on D.C.L, president and director of

Dr. E. W. Bushell exhi- exchanges in Bombay, Calcutts, and Madras,

In the sea-going vessels the steamers Society to detect kidnapping, called the Lord Sardon's Act, the latter being charac- them by distinguished assessors of high and equipment for other cities is now

with men whose leaves this (Friday) afternoon. Any one, bited some curious-dated Chinese inscrip- on the way.

are not included; one of these, the sisted Wong Man In in arresting the de

advice is likely to be of sotae practical believed that India will be in Yotsai, commenced running on alter fendants; and after having been dely con The Rev. Professor Samut

Samuel Beal vations. understand fully what this means in lose reid an exhaustive and interesting paper on exceptionally fruitful fald for the telo nate days, from 1875. Comparing the tinned, the prisoners reserved their defence

Yours, &a, is fairly understood, manifests of her cargoes and those of the and wore committed for trial at the next to the Ownors. The whole proceeding to "Chinese Intercourse with India during as during the hot and rainy, somson great Chinese junks on the same line, we find Sessions of the Supreme Court.

the Seventh Century," which the vessel has been subjectod is por that during the early centuries of the munication, and native messengers cause carried goods in each year equal to 846 Tus Before the Hon. Ng Choy, Acting Police shipmasters, and which Lord Sandon's Act

in which he showed difficulty is experienced in personal com- that this steamer, which is of 117 tons, has Christian era various pilgrims left China both expense and delay. It is further (fast-boate), has characterized the administration of this for India. There existed an account of no stated that the manager in India writes that In 1879 the steamer Tang-Ting com. less than fifty-six of those alano, placed on a sufficient number of subscribers have Colony for many years back. It may not record by a single writer. Professor Beal ocen got for the exchanges in several of the also on alternate days, and the cargoes car- CAUSING AN OBSTRUCTION AND ASHAUETTO be out of place hare to say that in some dealt in detail with various priests andi pil- large cities, and that nu difficulty will be ried by her would employ about 20 Chinese

grins who during the other Colonies, the Governor hins boun helded India from China, by what hestablishing local companies on the basis 1880 there commenced to come to this port, cookies were charged with causing an obe prepared to hear the views of the other

seventh century found in raising the funds required for junks on the line. And about the end of Fung Aching, 41, watchman, and six responsible, personally, in heavy amounts described as the southern and the northern proposed. The private-line business pro- from the West Coast, the steamers Hanan, struction in the public streets, and, also of damages for the detention of vossols in routes; his discourse, which teemed with misce to be much larger than was expected, Conquest, and Ping-on, and according to the assaulting the Police constable in the cx+

interesting

Orton matron, being through it to be magh, gant an independent records in the Harbour Master's Office, theas spation of his morning the defendants and Overland Mat, March 25.

three steamers have carried goods which once. It is expected that arrangements will be made with the telegraphic autho-Chinese junks).

haps one of the most extraordinary that

menced the run between Canton and Biano,

Magistrate).

THE POLICE.

duty 20th

The following is corrected from the latest and Colonial Papers, &c.!-- VESSELS TO ARRIVE,

of these Courts." The afficiency vidious comparison suggested by the Wruck Commissioner's remarks is, we fear, only likely to re-awaken the angry feeling which found vont last year among mercantile did so much to pacify, and

and it will hardly

ye London surprising if some unpleasant rejoinders are advocacy that opponents are apt to make made. It is the nemesis of too, ardent

imputations and statements of a damaging Left. nature, and the Wreck Commissioner must Sept. side strongly expressed and we fear in a

Having the high for the stairable manner Nov. manner not altogether agreeable.

highest respect for Wreck

much the same way as this, when the guidut listened to with.the grustest atttention. staff for this purpose to be sent out would have employed 122 Tarniões (large some other men were weighing safood in which he deals with the cases brought

ing principle of their action was not the Law as contained in Ordinances of the Colony, but a simple desire to make them selves officions and disagreeable, which

seems to be one of the main character-

istics of the present rule of this Colony,

Ax Irishman addresses the following pithy rities by which the subscribers may be letter from Lahore to the Times of India:

Sir,---I note in your issue of the 4th ult. a propheoy by Lord Falmeraton as to the future of the present Premier, which is

CELY Cana

CORRESPONDENCE.

TRAMWAYS.

To the Editor of the "Ona Marz”,

Yours faithfully,

R. G. ALFORD, Assoe, M. Inst. C.E.

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Honour F. Snowden, Eag

Acting Chief Justice.)

Friday, April 29.

tion,

P.O.

for

Bradment

in East Street, thereby causing an obstru- before him, we venture to remonstrate with and upon being asked to remove, by him upon the tone of his letter, and to 145, they abused him, and the first, respectfully remind him that te we do not Second, third and fourth defendants beat him, the third defendant striking him with a bamboo, and the others called out "Tah Four of the defendants were fined $2 each, in default to be imprisoned for six days. The other defendants were fined 50 cents prisonment

he desires to suppose

insinuate that experienced merchant captains are in. competent to act as nautical assessors, the cause he so strenatinaly supports is only in the Interest of a few navel officers who wish to be more frequently employed on these the class interests of the whole Mercantile Marine, which the intelligent members of the profession will not fail to guard most Fut Aping, of: No.- 107 Shaukivan, was contutands itself to the good sense of all jealously. The arrangement now in force Aned $10, with the alternative of three impartial minds. There is no objection to weeks' imprisonment, for selling pork out a naval officer assisting the judge in certain

whare his services may be of

OBSTRUCTION, AND HELLING FORK DUTAIDA THE MARKET.

AT HONGKONG. Name.

From

3, Wylo,

Octi

London

16, Lizzie Bell,

Xenia

Antwerp

London

7, J. W. Mart,

Cardiff

19,

Star of China,

London

19,. Christine,

Cardiff

19, Senator,

Cardif

Dec.

20, Westerguard,

Hamburg

2,

Therese,

Doner

Hamburg

8, Laura,

Hamburg

Penarth.

Penarth

3, Laurena,

Jone

1, Lacy A. Nickels, 6, Rockhurst, 6, Minerva, 7, Clariana B. Carver, 13, Highlander, 13, H. H. McGilvery, 15, Hilda Maria, 15, Antares (6.)

aide the market at Suukiwan and causing cart this agitation to give naval 47, Creswell

thereby an obstruction in the Street.

STEAMER

value,

31, Huguenot, the pri

• priority or even equality of employment Feb. LALDENY ON A MAK

will be regarded as being unreasonable and Chan Ayau, 24, coolfe, was charged with unfair t

1 Melusine, to the merchant service, and certain 3, F. steating a box, containing three jackets, ly not what might have been expected to

G. Carvill 5, Chusan, a pair of shoes and 70 cents, the property emanate from such officers themselves. of Lo Akwai, on board the S. S. Nizam on

6, Freeman, Bertha,

comected directly with the telegraphio authorities by which the subscribers may be connected directly with the telegraph through the telephonic exchange. The The steater weighed anchor this after-markable if true. It is quoted by "An Old instructed tent out have, however, been

agents already

April 29th. eclaim any intention of per- Oxonian," and is to the effect that Mr forming telegraphic business wherever noon at about 4 o'clock for the Australian Gladstone would "first destry the British clashes with Government or other vested pers which Leent to you respecting Tram- each, with the alternative of two days' in- inquiries, while on the other hand thers are

Sik-In publishing last evening the pa- Colonies. The cenae to leave, with her. Constitution, and then go and."

interests. With

one other extract from the ways in Manila I notice that you omitted 800 Chinose passengers, was obtained to-day, Old Oxonian

says that one half this prospec

prospectus, I will conclude: The natives to give the name of the local Representative and as none of the intending passengers prophecy has been already fulfilled; and use the telegraph little on account of the of the Concessioner. May I tak you to appear to have been struck off the list, it is ging from the accounts which reach us difficulty of translating from their own state that this is Mr A. O. de Lamte, on

of the recent disorderly difficult to discover what has been gained by House of Commons, and proceedings in the tongues into the telegraphic code, and re- behalf of Messrs Bremta and Zobel,

1 the means thought translating the same. The tolephone is of a detention, which has been alike costly to necessary to maintain order. I am not its nature polyglot, and all natives

inclined to dispute the point with him, municate by it in their

CONTA the Owners, and inconveniant in the extreme Bat I think I can can his prophetic illus. I should add that the issue of the pre vernachlars." to the passengers who had taken their pastration by an older prophecy, which inspectus, which was to have taken place this one sense has been wholly, and which evening, in delayed because negotiations are ange by the vessel.

literally has been more than half, fulfilled. on foot to get Sir Richard Temple te join

In Lecky's Leaders Public Opinion in the board. Even without him it is Ir has been generally believed for the last England, I find the following extract of strong, as it includes Mr. Edison himself, very speech of the greatest of Ireland's patriot week or ten days that the revived post of orators, Grattan. Referring to the Eng Registrar General and Protector of Chinesolish he said

You have swept away Our Constitution, Patrick Gamegy, late Commissioner i remembered that we reported this case call a seaman to relieve him on watch, beubject to which we gladly give insertion: , the appointment so persistently

you have destroyed our Parliament; but Oude. threatened with satination by that of Chi we shall have our revenge. We will send William Thomson.

The consulting electrician is Sir briefly of the 22nd when the hearing took heard a noise of something breaking and To the Editor of the Nautical Magasine." 31, Astoria,

John Lawrence The telephone here is nosa Secretary has been offered to the into the ranks of your Parliament and into fast becoming an indispensable institution.alleged to be due on account of work done the box produced, with a chopper. Witness tions Act,

place. It was a

claim for balance of money saw the prisoner attempting to break open on

SIR,The Shipping Casualties Investiga the very heart of your constitution in the city all the leading firms have it, or under contract for the defendant by the called out to him and seized him, when he instance of the dificulty of pleasing every- four licads of departments possessing a hundred of the greatest nooundrels in the are about to have it, and those who have plaintiff in connection with Me Kerfoot struck at witness with the back part of the Those knowledge of Chinese, and has been de-kingdom. alined. As it is currently reported that Dr.

tried it are the most enthusiastic for its Hughes house and grounds. Ireland

103 members to the Bri- extension. sends

contract

se proviskas in it which 6, Hormes,

abolished Eital has elected to fill the position of Rulers. I hope, if any of them should, by tish Parliament, out of whom 63 ard Home

had been made will another man whose copper Witness called the chief inate,

Those and the prisonst was secured to the previous vicious system of selection of coolie-overseer plaintiff was Plaintif L Supervisor of Interpreter-which, by the any chance, see the issue of the Times of

Lo Akwai, the complainant, stated that nautical assessors, established rules intend- THE CENSUS OF MACAO

leged that when the work came to a stand. he still, way, is the appointment which we have all India in which this letter appears, they will

of experience to those poate, which the in-12, by the S. 6. Nem. The

did away with Continuing our review of the 20th in- by the original contractor not paying Peacemaker and came here from od to secure the appointment of shipmasters

prisoner men and their refusing as a consequence was fallow in anticipation by one of their countrymen, stant, of the remarkably able and exhaus to work, defendant made a new contract of the 27th witness want on, dock and saw quiries ware

w passenger. On the morning

the quasi-criminal character

ware supposed to hear, and catablish ed to fil-the diffulty presented by this who earned andying fame in that Login- tive ansilisation of the forutka pothe Census, stating that he only recognised want as the box, which belonged to him, on the bit uude 2 appeal frami

from the decisions. "block" assumes a somewhat serious as lature, which they have done their utmost a compilation reflecting so much credit the original contractor's servant and agent, when he went to sleep the night before, on

only recognised plaintiff as dack, broken. He had t the box with him the Cotus, nil gave

al datisfac pect, as the Protector of Chinese must be to degrade and disgrace.

upon Mr Corte Real and the other mem count of the work done were ally paid in Defentiant was sentenced to te imprison- Glass of objectors, loudly protestin age 22, Oyalopa (13)

and that the sums of moner ha paid so hut when he got up it was gone.

however, that there is yet a 21, Atchison (8.) an officer fairly well acquainted with their Dr Kart's Report of the Medical Mishers of the Commission, we now come order that the men should receive their payed for three months with hard labour, Chinese langungo. In view of this unaionary Society's Hospital in Canton for to the number of houses and families regularly. These payments were made with

pare Jooked for state of affairs, the fact that Mr

0000pring them. There were at the the contractor's approval The work w

The nausiest motor chosen from the Wodehouse was not booked as Registrar which attention has not as yet been d

Last year, one or two points are not to date fetusited, 7,944 houses occupied willing to have the work measured up and the proposition that everything in the world ending half-a-dorch, have, by making the Glenfalloch. not yet completed. Defendant was quite Tas late Dr Ghobie was once maintaining Royal Nory, although in timber t ex Euphrates Gratisral rather than Police Magistrala ap Referring to the sauni list of use, he and 1,645 empty ones. The total number pay for the same to whoever was proreti k had its use and was adott ni its plács A tuestioN A CIBAU Parliamentary

contrived to pegra to be even more surprising than it did

of families was 13,245; of the 2,1g wire the Court to be entitled to it

galainant present, knowing that the good inconsiderable outery, and s at first. Indeed, Mr Falconer (Acting

His Lordship yow gave judgemont Gostar was a firm testataller, asked his Return has been lately published on The history of many of these incat the families forming the floating population the plaintiff, the autoont he has to pay to how he would apply that to whisky rabies containing for the must paste lang

the Clara Head Master of the Central School) seems cases would show that the diseases which in the parts of Macau, Taipe and Colowan; be deducted by the defendant, from the Way said he, here is nothing like list of letters from the Wreck Commissioner Glaucus (8.) to be the only officer now available poisons resulted to disastrously were preventable, of the 18,240 families, 840 were non-mount due to uk Mow-

whisky for preserving at whom he is and variou magistester more or less land- Glentina the special qualification required, and may have been owing either to ignor Chinese, and 12,405 Chistese,

Mr Mossop applied for costs, which were dead; but, on the other hand, it is one of story of the Royal Naval element. ance or neglect, or the absence of

ordered to be paid by the defendant the worst things in the world for preserving The curious part of these documentals Glenavon (8)

It was agreed that upon payment of goste a live man, I kills the living and keeps that the one qualification which has here! execution should be stayed for a fortnight, the deal. The only treable i tat many tofore been hout lo he thể mượn Lim of Daniel Bare the plaintiff in the meantime to satisfy him of the living don't understand this distino Royal Naval assentors at all is steled dis

as to what amount was done to Tak tion, and we whisky at the wrong time, tinctly not to be preserved by

theat

Don Quixote. Mow by the defendant, i

They should wait till they are dead. "

When it was proposed to have noze but i Landseer

along maintained he was originally intend

the compliment which was paid them relish

writes

drawn

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Cardiff

New York

New York Penarth

Swanson Cardiff Liverpool

Carditi

Cardiff Penarth London

L'pool v. Cardiff

the inventor and patentes, Mr Graham Bell, Mr John Pender, the Honourable Robert Bourke, Sir Jalius Vogel, and bir

the 27th inst. Moosdeen Suttar, a searuan

on the

14, O. F. Sargont, Since the above was in type we have re- 8. 8.

8. Nizam, stated that about three caicod the following communication on the 15, Invincible, HO SUN v. DANDY, $101.91.-It may be days ago, while st sen, on going

forward

Liverpool

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Penarth

Cardiff

to

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Cardif

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Falmouth

Cardif

1879,

Appears to be a notable

March

3, Indie,

London

Cardiff-

11 Abbie Carvers

8 Afghan (8) 10, hämtchatka (p.) 113 Elwell, 11 Wycliffe (.)

Dover

London

Cardiff

York

of

Glenlon ( Menelaus (6.) North

London

Liverpool

American

17,

10, Escambia (1)

Liverpool

Cardfir

Nowoorde

we except Mr Lockhart, who seams sanitary regulations as are of the most Although the number of people in 1878 have won his spurs in Chineso in obvious importance. In Wealara ocuntries, was smaller than in 1867, the number of promising manner, There must be the attention of the Profession and of families was larger by nd less than 933.

Govornzuents has been directed to the in- athing sssentially and radically wrong station of hygienic measures, and the This tends to show that the fixed residents

the.

al-

&

its operation, so far as it affects their par- Hlentar interests,

London Liverpool London

LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN POETS.

Laurel.

via Buta Čanak Radnorshire.

Salling Vessels.

John O. Munro. Sumatra Bestor At Liverpool.

India