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Mr, Boyd concludes his article a follows: Trainpress on mide apon my mind by a visitto the canal is a sad one. It seems as :f the aucensa at Saca was to be tarnished by a failure at Panama, and the brilliant reputation earned in the East lost in the Weak The Suez canal has been followed tog dusely for work constructed under vüry dillerent cireunisincas. The dificulties were underrated by the early skurwyors and

is auoriainty and hesitation about the plans the mic of wagua miscalculated. Now there

to be adopted and a urdy atraining after

croniony."

TWIUK. HANGED. (New York Sun.} Thondore Baker, who was hanged at rager, N. L., Dr the nitrder of Frank Unah in Coifax cfty, wishes to be re-

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Three yachts, the Clutha, Thistle and White and Buat Rocks, and placed there i homo contemporary likewise mentiors the an ly be hanefited by the revolutionargsalt water bathing would no longer embered as the one American who was į

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The yachts returned as follows:--

A. 201.

24

C1. 15

37 46 A 42 15

Clut Thistle Aviadas. The Chalis sa the winner of the race, win ning with her handicap of 14 minutes from the Thistle by b4 seconds.

THE JUBILEE AT PAKHOL (Frama Correspondent.)

July 2nd, 1887,

As regards the red light, the Chart by which the Master says he navigated the ship, has the linos of light defined and the wordanro of visibility of the nd light" marked on it. This are is placed about

THE TEA TRADE. Writing in the N. C. Daily News regard to the paragraph about the sale of tux per Magung, a correspondent who sigue

C.. J.' kiya :-

angel twice for single erima. Es cou

REMOTELY AKIN,

Our friends are like the butlercnps

That turn plain fields to gold, With bounty manifolāį""

While Love is Eke the sweet wild rose

Which fills a hidden place With fragrance, colour, grace; Nor yet the dower scorns Of beauty, saving thorns,

And Friendship is a country rich

In moudowe, waters, woods-- A land of quis moods; But Love is like a mountain fair,

Jore, tumall daugers fow

down its aides below, While high againat the skies Its soloan summits rise.

Os, Lord a summer sunrise shines,

Su rich its clouds are ting, So sweat is sougs are sung. And Friendship's bat broad; common day,

With light gh to show Whore fruit with brambles grow $ With warnith enough to feed. The grain of daily voed.

And Love, a royal river, flow

To give, to strongly blen— Or blight, with swift areas; While Friendship us a Inke's repuno z'

A lako that placid lise Feest te placid skive, And holds the heavens a-nigh To soothe the downcast eye.

Or, Leve's a church, dear, beautiful;

Au Friendship in A home Where on for fast any come. Like praying eptris, Love, tas

Has entered in the blog. Midway its clear bells sound, Sweetening the air around, While noises in the atrast, About ite portalo meet -Sydney Mail.

LANULADX Can you tell me what is gend for bedbugs Togg-Seems to mo that fat boarders ought to satisfy 'em.' Detroit Free Preas.

varation with the S correspondent a short time after he had received vozd from

overnor Ross that there was no hope for

It is not the pain that I fear at all. I have been hanged and I know what I ADCL What ails me is that I talking about. don't want to dio, and I don't think I ought to. Probably if you know that is an in- strist you were to be blown to lungness, a that you would experience no suffer- ing whatever, you woul appreciate how I

New Yorker (to Dakota man)- You fecintout it. As for the mode of death, you

have a good deal of snow in Dakota, I app cau By that it is as good as any other, and sitter. Why, when they hanged me first deep that, we can't tell what kind of a it don't need to be too artiation ly duna, pase 1 Dakotan-Ob, no; it never gets dusu here by the railroad track I was day it is by booking out of the chimney apices, and I made up my mind that scared ball to death. They had no modern tope.New York Sun.

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All papers give such firarable acconate / Blacks. The master of the Benedikeard the are homeward bound. These few extracts ja not really on bid an it sened at first, it sua fsk to swim up the canal to they were ging to give me a terrible sirup,

and that the restriction of shipinente must

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mile to the south-westward of the Boat red light reported when talking to the of the moner in which the Queen's Juble Chief cagneer. He went on the bridge. has been crebrated in the varinus Treaty took a bearing of the light, told the second mats (officer on the watch) nol to ccine Ports that I cannot refrain from letting you eastward of his coures, went to the chart- it has room door (ait) apesking to the Chief mate know that also In Fakthoi

on the way, did not go into the chart-room, been celebrated in a Anitable vanner.

but was about to ratarn to the bridge, On arising on Jubilee morning we were with, as he states, the intention of changing his course, when the ship, going 11 knots greenbly surprised hy sesing hugs tying an hour, struck the Boat Rocks and be homeward, they hold equally good, and lity of the crop is not as good as last season, Caunts, and should tho undertaking might hare of death on the gallows. Its

came a wreck.

almost everywhere. Most conspicuous how ever were the British Consulato with four

be

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notations HONGKONG, Judy B. »PIUM-Now Patna, cash,... 502) @ 500

Old

cash,... New Henares, cash,... 477) Old

Cab.. New Malwa, cash...... 625 allowance, Taek.... 16/32 Old Malwa, cash... 550/570 Allowance, Tron 4/32 Persian, Oily, cash ... 470/90 Allowance, Toot...... None to32 Persisu, Paper tied... 490/500 Allowance, Treis...... 32/96

Exchang Hanakose, July G

On London-

No. 74% JULY 6, 1887.) We have received, says the Shangyluci section 5 of sostion 16 of Ordinance 8 of considerable reduction, but hardly free and yet the rito is about double that charg. I forsibly applies to a railway from Taku to cubi yards of material to be moved in this Courier, a few additional particulars with 1870, which statos that each member of the page. Moreover, in the event of the od bythe latter vessels. It is certainly bigh Poking, and the question at one arengut is so bewildering that laymes einnot A. Nelson Boyt, an experienced. English ragard to the wreck of the Russian steamer Court must sign the report of the finding aliping companies who have now com, time that this glaring ody was due whether a ship ortaal would not serve the appiate the statement" Kostrome, which wo reported a short time or report to the Government his rouons for mand of the trafte refraing to come to ari away with, tur, as we have almidy romar's purpass better, and whether ita construction

was on a dissenting I having diasanted from the amiable settinent; the reduced mies ed, the time has paeed when ch Euran would not, equally well as alway, add civil engineer, who necie to write without ago. It apporra that the versl voyage from Wladivostock to Nicolajewsk, other members of the Court made the fol-, could only be obtained by the Assoolion taking a pauze in a coating out in cont the wealth, the strength, the happi the usual prejudios against foreign talexi chartering vessels for their own purpose. nidered a Nats. There are other strikingness of the cmunity. No dat engineer and enterprise, has boun oking over the when she struck, near the latter port, lowing report to the Government :-

I am acable to concur in the enclusion But how could it be arranged that a fixed anomalies noticeable in the rates. While, ng evidence could be obtain to throw Panens roats, no doubt in the employ of roof. The scuident happoned in the fore noon, it beag very foggy at the tie. She the majority of the Comt have cuss to as proportion of the 2,000 subscribers should for instanca the faro fran Shanghai to credit on the project, but experience poaple who have been led into investments an English is a total rock. The loss to the Volan regards no bayne buing attached to the go home each year, what number would Hongkong-82 miles is 235, that to her how that the opponents of cauals by the dazzling fingering of Count Do

ona tíma. how Amoyn, distance of 88 milos, ., 210 especially engineers-have always boon Lassus, and he submits in tuer Floet' is very great, at tlio stoamer master of the Benledi for the low of that be able to all at

miles less-is 841. Again, tho fare from wrong. Morever, the canal has many other engineering paper, sume of his conclusions, had on board a big eargo of stores for the ship. It appears to me a very kupicious many special vessels would have to he

Although there was chartered and at what intervals, and Shanghaito Swatow and Amoy, though the advantages over ble railway China, for which are most discouraging fee the stand- Russian govetament A small part has circamatanan that,

cruit her naval and marine services, and criticizes sharply the methods pursued by bensive, and according to late advices, sample time to save the shiple papers, bg what about the question of eargs in diflorance of distance between these ports instance, is imming with a desire to re- point of cha success of the ut ipiiae. Be

140 miles, is the same. Furthermore, Captais Tchirkoff, her late commander, book, chetin de, no dreamont was pro- the case of such a fluctuating service i some of the officers, nud part of the cras duced to show how this vosas vi- Such questions as those will bave i betongh Saew and Tientsin are situat the sight, on the Peking plains, of some of the French engineers, most of whom were were standing he the ressol, engaged in gated. The avidevou given is therefore anavored baffre the proposed Anglo-Indian at latest the distance firan Shanghai, the the finest models of marinarchitecture, emphyed on the Sacr canal, and snosired Passage Association can hope for the fare to the former port is $14 less than that together with the musical creaking of the their nola experience in canal engineering string opentism. The reminder of the from memory only.

The Benledi left Swate, and at 0.10 support of practical men. That the end into the latter. And yet, a person going to blecke, which a distinguished writer alleges the sands of Egypt l-fated vessa erow arrived here a few days ago, and preceeled home in the p.m. of the 18th June, a departare was a met desirable one everybody will cordial Tientsina in most instances put to a much has done so mach to make milors, a thirst ly agree. It is a ghring anomaly that the greater covenines than if travelling to for unval glory would be induced. And, Russia. Capin Tehirikoff lest, a couple taken from a point about 1 miles worth of of years ago another staaer of the Vo the Cape of Good Hope, with a bright light fare from London to Bombay is £68, while the other port. For it happens often further, the desire of the Empress, to see The the fare from London to Melbourne, either that steamers are forced, un esount of the the soa, the raging main, and a pure salt lateur feet, called the Moshere, the finest on it, shuning a distance of 15 miles. vessel of the Company in question.

Ahip is said to have been stoerada coarse direct, or via Bombay, ie than double sallowreas of the Feilo, teacher half way water mirage, as lately roford to in the But the ruins, and passengers oust then mostly, shift lumus of our morning contemporary, and what that means could be aposasel, al al tur like that, without a current, wouldase taken the distance, is only £70 A SAILING TEM took place under the auspices her 64 milersouth of the Boat Rs. No sépted to secure the end east of doubtful for themselves,

And here, by the bye, is a very of the Shanghai Yacht Club on Saturday hearing of the Cape of Good Hope light was ellency, and it is certainly schaue which in saltiently knows to everybody widiycracies of similar herrait-bred per

we would not propose to silouts in the has traveltal in China some twenty miles sonages last. The gramme was as follows taken it fast it is stated taxi it was not

or more on a mulus back or in a samper. important point For the Empress to ace Start at 1.00 p.m. according to aniling re-seen, although the ship ran for separds of Far East to adopt, for it will not work.

cost a vo million taciu, a nice nucleus en gulation 1),from an imaginary line between an hour within its rarigo of light, As the Irdia, with its large numbers of military Tudor the ruling circumstances, it would the men, the Pokring magnatos estimate the

And government aficers, is, of course, he undoubtedly desirable for a four out-

which to start The Emporial Canal Com- the Fenjal Signal Station at Poo ship was steering about E.S. E., «ccasional

to run an opposition to the con tung; all up river tuff round astake-boat bearings of this light would have shown if sanch more profitable field for an underteck sidors

cent in case the idol is carried out. muored about 2 miles up the Seven Mile the ship was experiencing any unusual ing of this description, the difference of farouco steamers, thus forcing the ring to pay of Chin. Our commission is oue por

distance being already a point which con- break up For, though there can be no Reach and rear finishing across the start- North Easterly current.

The Lumocks Rocks are muted by a silorably weighs in the favour of mach a doubt, that the date is not distant, when there are still other and greater advantages ing line. The following was the bandicap:-

We merely refer to the rantter in the days of hay-making for coasting to mumerate. The effect produced uguni Romola

(Fairy14 win white light, showing at a distans of 22 selionie.

steners have passed-wo man whenever the inhabitants of the emiry traversivi, Thistle 14.

wiles. There is also a red light on the order to show that the sensitive is we are Uhis has a nut of enilwego-ho present by a constant supply of fresh as air, with Clutha

sea water, would soon be apparent Lammals, visible from the sea between Asiatic continent are as sensitive as Charm

Ariale.....16 17 Undine

Erald... 34 N. 344 E. and N. 59 E. covering the tea spoedy reform being introduced. A generation of foreiglets the East will

The gring aumaly that exists in the present agent of the ivon-orse. An opposition be a inxury for the rich alone, the co-in Ariadne started for the erent, and they expressly to keep ships of them.

whenever he desired, and there would no night ha tine, as the master was able to charges from the East to England. Speaking leaving as its motto: sisall profits and could take header and bob op serenely croaed the inginary line as follows:---

taku a bearing of the polo star to check his ing of the new Canadian Peille Route, this quick retums' cannot fail but he a suberas, deviation, yet the Cape of Good Hope writer expressed the hope that in the mattor Whning morecver, for themselves the lenger be any necessity for missionuries to Eght was not seen at all, and the Laun-offrages the new onto would bring about lusting good will of the steadily increasing crowd into Chatzo during the scamer

a considerable reduction of rates ruling at numbers of foreign residents in the Fur mouths, as they now de, to the detrimenti Baker said:

of played-out folks from Shanghai. Au- Docks white light (a 32 mile light) waS enly seen at 7.20 p.m. when the ship presunt. For, there was no doubt that the East.

other box would also be afforded to the The

present rate of 8500 from Yokohama to San

people in the matter of their fish supply was only about 16 miles from it.

and more particularly as regards its fresh. Cape of Good Hope and the Jammocka Francisco was about the est exorbitant in white lights overlap each other for a dis- the world. He hoped the Caundian Pacific

withness, it having been ascertained by careful tance of orer & toiles, and cross-bearings of Railway's ideas are, say, about $180, uz

weeks intervenes between capture and con- the two, aminted by an observation of the $100 less than at present, when the through

experiment that when a period of so rate from Hongkong to Londos by this

sumption, thash lose much of that delicacy Polo-Star for latitude, would inve shown

raste will be about $300. It is easily un- the ship's positico very uearly.

of flavour which causes it to be so carstood that if lucernuuts were thus

Sir,-In these days of over-production highly esteemed by epicurse as an article of given to passengers, the Canadian Pacific-1 route would come juto favour: especially and keen competition we have to be con- fond. It is therefore part of the scheme for onial of the kind we have des. vill a cool weather route be an inducement tented with very little, but was with sowu, ever the Red Ses. to these who are just surprise that I gathered from four leaderette cribe to train turbot, cod, mackerel, passed through a hot trying summer, and this morning that the tea neve from home amli aud all other delicios, and favour will sufficiently how that i vaționa

react favorably on the heme markets. In ment for the foreign Ministers in Pekings of it, but it was nothing of the act. quarters the question of rates bar bren

pale like they would a lug, and then one ur moved, with, we trust, a favourable result speaking of the results of the shipments par to favone and push forward the scheme. the Thorob swung me off from a telegraph in the near future. On the other hand, Moynus, we must bear in mind the excep- sole right of shing in the waters of the it cannot be denied that there has finally favourable circumstances under cual, within the precinch of Peking prawo of them pulled my legs. That isn't su

might think it would. last decade which her cargo was placed on the London per, might be conceded then, provided of lighty nice, but still it don't hurt

I must live cùng when place, during tho

marked reduction in the market, that is to may, she is a week ahead coarse that their rods and tackle did not or two, mtes of passages, however ut sufficient to of any other steamer and the export to affect the mire to be applied to the Emre ten or fifteen minutes before this orees. Foreign railway ayndicates having Sheriff and his poses found me and cat me down. Of coat by that time I was an- failed to touch John Chinuan, it might be unsciens, but I remembered enough of moet the present state of affairs, and Loudon, to date is by far the sonallest that these remarks apply to the passage ratea has been known for many years. The qua

well to hit him on his own anft what occurred to banish any fear that I more so, with respect to the fares charged bnt in the opinion of many of our best ex- The red light is purposely and pro-by coating steameru. It will be here not perts it va oray suited to the London carried out, success would be so immediate porly described in the Admiralty charts, mt of place to est a retrospective glanes trade, in Eat it possessed greater strength that one of the first steps, after cutting the dent in whatever form it comes that I aon gu by the rupe as by the ballot, and I Union Jacks and the well-devorated flag-sa confuing it to a narrow compass to rattat the state of shipping twenty years ago, than last season's teas. In spite of all this first sod, should be to give the order to the object to. If I have got to go I had just as

the Loader sales show the lowest range of printers for Iwenty per cent dividend war-

But should no dividend over bed a god dost rather go by the rope than of Messrs Horton & Co. In one thing, tion navigators seeing it that they are which at the same time will show how the however, so were disappointed, viz., in natin immediate danger, and anyune accident-red to and from the East has become ro- prices ever witnessed for first arrivals. Thats

With the extraordinarily surull supply of earned the promoters will have had the by the snife or by poison. You can say ally bringingit is a ghtand imagining himself volutionized during the past two decades. seeing a curtain statue, the unveiling of farther from it that so describel, in my In 1867 the only regular lines of steamers Guest teas the pricus puid sa not equal to satisfaction of constructing a runsterpiece this much for the information and com- hare to awing when. I am gone. Tell which, we understood, was to take place on opinion names an unreasonable and dan-running from Europe to the East wore the what might have been expected, and if we of engineering skill; they will have given fort of all the poor fellow who will P. & 6. Compar, the M. M. Company, look at the quotations for common twis, of lucrativo omloyment to many restless intiem to brace up and tako it uasy. They gorous responsibility. The master of the this day: re suppose the artis: has been Beledi when the red light was reported, Funnel Lins. Whilst the two former End much ground for hope or consolation, breezes and civilising methods to many a Enths of the fat ok judges who sentence

and the then recently inaugurated Blue, which the crop chiefly consists, we shall not tallenta; they will have brought healthful

am going to dia easier deaths than thrus- instead of at onco altering his elip's "corso

The opening prices for the past five years home; and they will are written a new them and wiw expest to die in their beds. Pacit→→

inspiring and glorious chapter in the history There has beeu altogether 100 much writ- to lose sight of that light, lost very valuable companion had twelve hoats each on the line (thons of the P. & Com-

1885 1884

of this groat Empire. --Shanghai Courier. 1883

ing and talking on the subject of the bar- time and with it his ship.

Fortunately in this case the weather was any aggregating no more than 20,000. Alfred Holt's buata numbered tone), fine and there was no dificulty it rescuing three only. The P. & 0.

brity of the gallows. I'm a favor of sho- Company 6 810d. 81324 3j4, 1140. Pl.

big capital punishment myself, but if a the passengers and grow.

besides had some nine vessels running on In 884 the home brokers remarked that

man must die, what's the use of being too H. G. TROMSETT, RN.

Stipendiary Magistrate,

the coast, keeping up communication be opening prices were 20. 31. andor' the The following extract from the Lancet particular about the mode so long as you

Hongkong, Swatow, Amoy and usual price for first teas. We now see a will doubtless bread with interest, in view President of the Court,

have got a good enough scheme now?" Japan. There is at that time regular further fall of . par 13, må sug fit is wat of the proment discussion in Hongkong. Baker had several warms friends here who steam communication hutween Shanghai really on bad," Private"alrices to-day ru. as to landlords' rights and Sanitary Iris Jabored earnesty in bis behalf, and who ke and the northern ports of China; pensional port the market weak and prices likely to fation:-Bohn England sunt in Fondland garl his punishment as unjustly severe. steantora were dispatched, but their visits decline.

It is baitig made clear to landlords that theyle wont to the rope unflinchingly, and just were like angols visits, few and far between.

We will now look at prospects and to will be held responsible for letting houses before the trap was sprung, when the at- Shipping being thus restricted to a small understand these it will be necessary frat the drainage of which is in such n state as fendant shifted the knot a little, ho heard number of vessels, it was a natural con- to look at home requirements, The deto induce injury to health amongst the Hakur way:

That's right; I have been in the habit A inceling of supporters of the Amoy gnence, that the charges for usages liveries of China Conger and Souchong for tenants. The letting of a house for human

were extraordinarily high. Yes, must exor the four mouths from February to May ocenpation should necesarily imply that of having it a little higher up." Seatonu's Club was held at the Amy Club bitant if compared with those now prevail-this year amount to 31 millione against 36 the boas is held to be it for occupation, hast Thursday to consider the advisability ing, though they ste still very high. Thus, millions for the same four me the last year, and substantial penalty should be required

O'BRIEN IN NEW YORK, of carrying on the first-named institution.hai tu london by F. & O. steamer cost deliveries for the next Faelze nemis will the contract.

for instance, a salut passage froin Sha and we may safely take thu to indicate that of a landlord who fails to fulfil his part of

In the case of Gurney New York, Juno 2.-K.ir.O'Below ar- After a dal of discnsion and opposition, it $550, and the cabin was occupied by two or how qual falling of ur say 15 millions Stroud, trid the other day before Mrd here this even from Bisou was decided to allow beer and porter to be more passengers; for reservad cabin

s than last year. Thus we arrive at pro- Justion Cave and a common jury, the judge Alter dming is private O'Brien was co- informed the jury that if a house was let duced to the academy of Maic, where a sold there, so as to try and stop the sale of 81,100 had to be paid. The ratio of the Lable consumption, sap-

M. M. Company were still higher; for Deliveries from let nas,

furnished, then there was an implied con- trast enthusiastic reception awaited biz. adulterated drinks which the Chinese have cabin in which twu were berthed, $760 had

1886, to 31st May,

tract by the landlord that it was fit for The auditure was packed to a most been in the habit of selling to the dotri-to be paid y each occupant, whilst the

1587,

113,000,000 lbs. Labitation, and the tenant having shown cipanity. Mayor Hewitt, ex-Mayor Grace ment of Jack's health.

charge for & in le berthed cabin was Less probable falling

that soon after he came into possession bie and other prominent citizens copied scats 31,200. Blue Funnel loon phases

wife and children boomy ill, two of the on the stage, which was decorated with in- For my part, I think that the friends were the lowest, the figure being 8000. Probable consumption,

tutter dying, he was awarder compensation turtined Amicas sad Irish flags: 97,0:0,000 183 -88.KA

to the extent of £175. And in a mewhat son as O Brien, appeared a surm of ap- and supporters of the Seaman's Club have The rates for passages to England, vin San Franciscu, were also excessive, the charge

Our shipments last year from all China similar case which cane before Mr Sheriff plause arose and justxi for several minutes. como to a wise decision, in allowing the being 8560, whilst a fare from Hongkong to London were as nearly as possible Lana at Glasgow, £150 was awarded to a being introduced by the chairman, balo. of her and porter on the promise, to San Francisco cost $300. Forhaps

bable requirements, With the largest first child sight years of age, and for illusas in tons American sympathy which has: passages on this suast or to that of Japan. crop on record from the North of Chine and her gavtubers of his family, owing to the been stirred by the events in Canada. were in the habit of buying bottles of spirits Thus, for instance, was the fare per P. &). a full first crop fruta tas Southern Porta it defective inimage of the hause which he accessful apualle for Ireland and the Irish 'Lansdowne,' he said, ' has been a more &c., and then taking them to the Olub to steamer from Hangkong to Yokohama 8200 is most improbable that we can bring our occupied-Lancet.

and from Shangaal to the latter port Te.export this year down to a proper level; [The larger share of the responsibility for cause than wu would ever be. They would 106. From Shanghai to Nagasaki Tls. 40, especially as we must not ignote the heavy bad beuss drainage in Bangkong rests upon unly tell the tale of his deeds in Ireland, We have had a northerly wind for the and from here to Hongkong Tis. 8. To stock of good consumable Congou and Sou- the Government. No landlord can possibly bas these deeds and Landowne's mobs had last two days, which has lowered the tem- Tientsin Tis. 70, and from Shanghai to chong already in the London warehouses. get rid of house-sewage antil the public told a tain all the world over. The horrible moments spent in Canada by the speaker peraturefrom 89 to 80 in the shade, making 178. 60, rourn licket Tls. 100. se few. If the present erop had bech as fine zadrsing are made efficient; but how about to lightly in his memory when he enumerations will suffice to show the statue last sea's the docicuss in consumption the liability of the Government for such

remembers that thoas incidents have ilus- the weather simply splendid.

of things with reger i to passage rates in the might have been arrested, but as the qua neglect -ED. C. M.).

trated the true characteristic of Lansdownisin Erst twenty years ago. If wo new turn our Hity has already been condemned by homin attention to the same enbject in the present buyers, I do not think I am taking a pes

and the cruelty of evictions as now being condition, the result will still be anything simist view of thing when I anticipate the

perpetrated in Ireland, Lansdowne has DISCOURAGING PROSPECTS but entisfactory, and in order to meognisu sallest consulation for many years, and

aid everything he can through the press, {hy, May 20. special dispatch and O'Brien believed the bitter par- at a single gate, the glating anomalies the lowest range of prices ever known in which exist, we liave compiled the subjoined the annals of the China Tea Trado. from Washington says: The venerable ad- dana dare nutstud up and say Lansdowne table, which gives the names of the prin

miral Ammed and other Nicaragua Canal has denied the charge. Referring to John cipal steamship companies trading to and in

people are again showing signs of activity. Bright's lotter, readia Birmingham, O'Brien CANALS VERSUS RAILWAYS IN

The recent great back-aat to the Panam CHINA. the East, the varions distances, the passage rates (in Mexican dollars) cto, which figures

Chian boaste of her Caual system and enterprise it, of course, encouraging to the I regret that his life is ending in bitter Grant Britair of hor railway. Acarding American projectors in proportion to the winter, rather than in the glorious sunset

discouragement it curris to the French, in which Mr Gladstone i ascending. Bright Manila..... 29.85-87 westera idona the latter see preferable, and powerful Syndicatee have come to the tum propusos noc to rest until the Nie- disapproves of my mission in the sale Haiphong. 29.72 88 Be sve it is breath in which he calls Gladstone a traitor. Hongkong 170 80 East from England, Germany, Belgium, aragua Canal 15. a succos Destiny Dist- Prango France; Amer os, etc., ara, backed by the scheme which can securs to this (Cries of Shane! I am not sorry to be iu Amoy 29.83, 84

Foocho.29.80 86 7 country the prestige were entitled to on noch cogany. Land applause... millions of dollars, with the a'ject of the isthmus and in the southern part of the Landoown said the speaker, Shanghai.. 29.84 73 93 83 parausding the Peking secument to in- trodusenilways and thatiota fere with, if it. Toe dad has ads the satisfied with being dataned as a laudlord, Nagasaki

The has added to fis guilt that of an instigator Wostoak, 29.82 39 not altogether abolish, the traffic on the Nicaragua scheme almost a lifework.

JULY 6.AT 10A.M. Casals, white in Englued, at the present others ussuciated with him are financiers, crime and outrage. He ispired those carried out his outages, and time, capitalists are agitated by a loverial and man who, of course, place dollars stove who anxiety to make canals. The bianchester the sentiment which is expected to put they were the men who faked them. Boligsod.

Manila..... 20.03 85 76 the Nicaragua scheine upon a working balvos like jackasses to Ship Casal proposal did not met with thesis before many months,

He knew the extrage was to he perpetrated Haiphong. Still a Londen. 13,8D

it

puchapa derved.

Offici 1 accounts have now reached Wash-by some gentlemen' volunteers who be Hongkong 29.82 Distian Breasts-

acbene has been proprnodet to unite Falcon. Nagasaki Wh

ington from naval sotmes corming the bavud so gullastry at the battle of Ridge-moy 29.85 Birughan with the sea, and a pra- Yokohama 1,133 Hurkey

limicary prospectus sets forth the dispatch of May 16th ir Panama, de way. (Laughur. Four hundred of these, Shanghai 20.70 73 Tientsin. 700

vantages of the canal, in language that failing the great cave-in on the De Lesseps with their side arms on, wers of the mob Nagasaki..

V1ostock.29,37) Chefoo

canal. The ship was caused by under who tried in the dark, at Kingston, to Zoodlew.

ja 407 80

not merely at once convincing

Murder us. ground grants of water which had been

I chargo Lansdowne, here, The barometer is steady over Luzon, Ningpo. 199 10

but it sounds the death knell of the railfoturbed and diverted by the canal ex-night, with that crime. Ha auswered but is falling along the must of Chire. Aby

6:40 41 Bwetow.KDƏ SAY way on in the west, and the Blocking of

It is believed by naval people sur demand for free speech with ropulver Gradient for 8. W. winds are moderate. Hongkong. 220, 35 syadicals to China with their rails and iron cava in

behind-hand in executing it.

In the afternoon the greater part of the Community assembled at Mr Heron's, upon that gentleman's cordial invitations, to join him in drinking to Her Majesty's Health.

At 8 p.m. the 6its of our small communi- ty, consisting of G Englishmen sad another' foreigner, repaired to dinner at the British Consulate: the remaindorof the community however, were not naked; some say on account of a deficient number of knivos and forks, others again say that the ixrita- tions had been mislaid.

The diver itself is said to have been a success in the culinary ert. After dieper the gueals went into the garden to ansit the lighting of the fireworks.

The reminder of the community drank Her Majesty's health at the constable's expense, wizoss house was much better illuminated than the Cousalate, although they had hoisted a couple dozen of lanterns on the flagstaff,

The firmorka of which I have already spoken wete let off at last, and consisted of

30th June, 1987.

Amoy. (From our och Correspondent. }

4th July 1887.

tween

bare

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13,0 0.000 ..

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LIABILITIES.

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On Calcutta-

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Temperature.

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8 squibs and 4 Chiuose ruckata; after seeing a formerly the seamen visiting the Port still more excrbitant ware the charges f417.00.0,600 lbs or 20 millions over pro parent as compensation for the loss of a Brien spoelingly of the extra Edinary |

this magnificont display, we repaired home sadder if not wigor men.

THE LOSS OF THE BENLEDI

FINDING OF THE MARINE COURT OF

ENQUIRY,

congame.

The finding of the Marine Court of En- quiry as to the loss of the steamer Bentedź Also bringing down the Newchwing foot. was read at the Harbour Master's Office this The saling vessola, Claro Babuyan, Belgia, afternoon by the Hon. H. G Thomsett, Francisci, Gulveston, Louise and fe Aves R.N., Harbour Master. It is as follows:-uire, arrived this morning, and more vessels 1. That the British S. §. Benlegi 1,000 are in sight. Everything is very quiet here tops burden, oficial number 65,767, of otherwi Leith, of which James Lawson Riddock,

No artificate of compoluncy 06,200,

Vessels in Port.Steamers Namos, Sun.

was master. luft Swatow at 4.40 p.m. on tow, Zafiro, Amigo; sailing vesels, Oscar we give them a round numbere-will be the 18th June, with about 3000 "bage 91 | Mooyer, Johanna Kremer, Bygia, Fran- of interest, we believe, to our readers, sugar, temd for Chefoc, and was

wrecked on the Heat Rocks to the Southweat of the ciscu, Galveston, Louis, Clare Babuyan and Hera is the

ship, the evidenco na to the course azecrod

and distance run is entirely from memory.

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Hate.

Lammocks Lighthouse at ubrut-8 p.m. óf | La Avvenire. the same day.

2. In the absence of any logs or charte good by the wastor in the pavigation of the

PASSAGE RATES IN THE EAST

(From the Shanghai Comter.)

Покращу P.&O.E.N.C.

TABLE OF PASSAGE RATES OCCAN STELBES.

Nasa.

tion

2nd Class

In various quarters of the East the attan M. Class. tion of the public has of late been drawn to

iSaloon. Lolo 1,6% 490

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4:59

55

Sterage.

160

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400

and Class.

Smerigo. Faloon.

147

2:0

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300

BUCOUSS 420

50

&.

3. The master according to his recollection the heavy charge of passage ra'es, and this Norddeutscher stared a course to take him, allowing 34 | unsatisfactory akate of things seems t Lord miles for current, about 3 miles to the only to be confined to the costs of Chinu Blen Line South of the Best Rocks; and on the red and Japan, but in India also has the public. M. 6. B. C. light of the Lammocis being seen he voice busu rased, aud schemos have been U. &Q, 8. §. C. thought himself to the Southward and gear brought forward to amend matters, so as to

Nippon Yu of the rocks,

somewhat curtail travelling expenses, which, Taisha under the present regime, mike it, for the

& majority of Europeans residing abroad, and in farther. Asia especially, alhing of the sweetly limpossible to pay outs and a while a visit to the shores of dear home. Thns: we

4. Four marabors of the Court agreed that no blame is to be attached to the master for the loss of the ship.

D. All the members of the Couth are unanimously of opinion that the master left the ship too horriedly. The weather was

fine and there appeara to have been emple

haste.

find it stated, for instance, that a scheme

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as an analogous case, we may

THE PANAMA CANAL.

about Lansdowns and crime.'

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carriage.

Do. Minimum over nigh 79

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

AT À P.M. TO-DAY, Barometer

Temperature

29.77 80

Fluidity

Direction of Wind. Weather

0

Faroo

Hongkong, Observatory, July 6, 1887.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Station.

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REGISTER

JULY 5-AT Á PON-

Barometer red

to kan level

Temperature.

Ilusmidlig.

Wind".

2

Forte.

Weather.

Goremment dstronomer.

W. DOLENCK,

Hongkong Observatory, Judy 6.

Tus topresentatives of the Aurican press, ereiserally and truly the saviora of bitself and

1. BAMETER, reduced to 8 degrees Fahran trampled them to death had it not been for

ind hundredths. this powerful sheet of protection.

3.Taxrenato, in the shade in degrees. Mr. O'Brien devoted some time to su ex-Fahrerheit.

has beat started in India, hiring for its From the shove it will be seen that whilst horses can, after this, be readily undurstood.here have given the subj et attention aluts. I yeature to think that we shal: The temperature and the humidity are tive for the master, ellers sad crew to object the forging of the various regular the rate per mailsby any of the snail steamers Their stoupation at home bus gone. It is that the land clip of the Pauma Usual is not hear for sina time to coau froin Lou-high and overcast weather prevails.

nissant rban thus French engineers dos about Pamolliam and enne, and, by havo saved their own effects, the passengers' ascamship companies nove trailing to that is about four cents per que in the saloon pointed out that the england districts of affect to think, as it indicat-naratum of the way, I abill have something to any effecta and ship's papers, loga, &c.

country, to reduce their high rates for two and-a-hali is second class, and one and England, (and, We consider the muster is to blame for passeges between India and England and one-third in Etserage, the rats by counting add the foreign residents of Peking), lava gravel which will fix a time serve u

channel for the subterranean waters, the Fot remaining by the ship longer than he vice versa. is the intention of the pro-stunmers-the Japan line and the passage, to

strong remonstrance, and with did, but the Court is net dispused to deal | jectsma of the movement to form a cum-Hongkong excopted, whore it is also four great muss, against the disadvantago andox effect of which sipon the future of the he said, wrly. The mub would have sait, and to the loyal of the saw in inchus, tarihs wich his certificate for this unnecessary pany, to be called the Angle Indian canta-amounts to about 7 cents, which rate which they labour consequent on the high waterway is bulle.

The report on the subject intimates that Passenger Association, whose aim it will has been kept up for a good number of rate of freight exacted from them by the the great hand alip has appalled the experis

companies. Especially has the

enced and courageous Froach ongincers. bere, who paying Rs. 8 ur B 10longer the pockets of the public in general:

complaint

8. But, in parentage of laration, the month, will provide in the near future for the celas auta in the East line vanished, brought to their districts from foreign ports sfond, eLabling the Association to and the silver age-if not the copper one on which the freight charged has been on to repair the damage. The work had, ato., and was followed by Kilbride humidity of air samnites with moisture hedg Staff Commander, Victor Emmanuel. sand home and ring out free, at least thres has settled dows on these shores. Of course much, is than the amount extorted for a new stands about where it did before & and others. Lettore of regres were. Podaly | 100:

4. DxOrion OF WIND, to two pointa, carriage on the rail-deful of material was moved. The cuted and read iron ox-Senator Conkling, ex- hundred passengers every year," first class the thres above-named companies, who

is filled in solidly for a long distance with Governor Hundtoy, Governer Hill and 5. Epson or Wow, conting $ Socfort

Sokle. of course.

We have italicised the word monopolise the coasting passanger trade, ways at the end of the journey, while it earth and rook, the latter in great mossos.

Archuialup Conizan. Tree, for its explanation is somewhat di would have been unable to keep their can be easily proved that a few miles more

The sugineers are preparing to begin A resolution was adopted denouncing intached alanda, a driveline, rain, fing, #gloom, vult. If a member of the Asciation on gruand, had they not formed a tug by less, of inland rigation of its to work on the Culebra out, the grusteet und freible terms Lord Lansdowne and the C&G tributes to the fand Rs. 30 month and which means they are able to keep up the the length of severance, mal the most difficult on the route, which is is sadadian outrages against O'Brien They do goes bute, say, once every ix years, he rates. Accommodation on coasting reassle the freight or marine insurance, and the will pay Rs. 720 for the durble journey, in certainly not superior, ay, in most in-charges now levied for dook dues, porter.lated cut becas plished in less care the sympathy of the entire people with these terms conferring on him, certainly, stances, inferior to that found in ocean liners age, et, would be entirely saved. This than six year. The number of millions of fealand in the struggle for home rale.

Given under our band at Hongkong the be to solist some two themind me years peat, and which certainly suita no rail been made that guads have bret Nevertheless, preparatione, are: actively go- position of the condition of afairs in Ire

30th day of June 1887.

J. BUCKNER, R.N.,

J. F. Eta, Commanding British S. B, Airlie

W. D. MUDIS, Commanding British 5. §. Taibet

AKATOS,

Commanding British S, S. Heipong, Captly Thomsett, continuing,' wid

In accordance with the provisions of sub-

miles B

6. SKATE OF FRASSEN, & des sky, a dec

hair; 2 Hightofag seven, as, pandud goon, ragain, mow, thunder, visibilty,

dewat).

7. Bam, tù inches, tenths and handgeklus