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thore, nearly 14 par cont, were females,

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THE HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT. The falloning Report of the Harbour Master,

Gazette for general information:- fot the year 1875, is published in Saturday's

the year 1875 at pretty strong, for the An old woman (60 years of age) dropped Wess FORICKET N

otherwise barn bean convoyod in matira vennals. Richard Hi, quartermaster on board the THE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURN returna show an increase in the numbers down dond st Week Polas, in Battery Road SORAICH WATCH.

has found is way here in the daily steamers, steamship. Macgregor, said he was inside the The orisket ground already beginning to Macao seffend from two typhoone in two anos prisoner's slap and others were with bi ai. They yesterday morning. She ived in Third street.

OF OFINA monating to no less than 51 per cent, over From all that is known, dath appears to bave brighten up afphe, proqvet fan darly coate-oessivo years losing a large number of Funks, nocidentally cooked down roms boots at the The Pall Mall Gasde, reviewing Professor tion of it labonte, and by dint of the rain which have not been and probably are will be door. The prisoner picked up a thres legged Me Dong las tells to that "the dificul hos of

Douglas's recent work on this subject, anya those of 1874 The discovery of rich goldenlied from natural one.

which it guiped down in the course of the week, replaced, kool, ran out after them and mistaking the holds in North Queensland attracted as many Her Majesty's gunboat Jeria, which left this so of panty more to come, it 15.—Applantfoya buvo heen made to run prossenter for one of the track his with the acquiring a knowledge of Chiness have bitherto ás 8,325 peraoda to Cooktown, many of whom port hust evening for Canon, forme an escort responded to the eff. it was onlled upon to stein-langeles betwant this place and Namtso, stool, held by the abared the exaggeration, which surrounds the have returned with large sums in gold, whilet for Admiral Ryder. The Vigilant will meet the tw clareas to any a gory good game, river, about twenty-seven miles from long into his abop and begaz throwing the clothes better understood, and at this period of the make on Bititrday very olizerfally, and enabled City on thi left or Best bank of the Canton The prismer said ära ar de Europeans game town. It is time that the language was ber at the foot of the river this morning, where Deut. Waller side went in drit, with Mesara Fong. Althagh the proposal bas bice pro into the strich. He went out sud called police, world's history we cannot afford to leave to share, baring down blanks in this lottery the Egnia will remain arising her, Darby and Budges to bal Hir. D. C. Travers minently braight to the notice of the Chiness How the prisoner get out in the head he did lace slang gety of Western tongues, have come buok discontented. The increas

Recommended bowling, and in the wary frat agar Authorbies, in yat partäission to ron a foreign ant krawerantia dilangnitionnig the antiquity in Chinese emigration has not, however, beon A telegram was received in the Colony at 4 disposed of two wickey for no runs. After bailh bosh in a ponovosular Pot bas net Luk Abg said he had the prisoner enlland one which to the solitary median of com confined to Australia. The American P.D. Friday Anuongoing that the Flying making & Inns Mr. Dap was eldanly ought been granted

Squadron of the British feet had left Singapore by Fortamue, and the mospects of the wide

*ing out polines He thereupon went out and manisation between 400,000,000 of our fellow, COLE EMIGRAZION. atsamers conveyed upwards of three thousand that maining for Hongkong and that the candle were loony anang.tunately Mr. Walker 16. There has bean, as inarcanet 51 per great distarbang He can to all a constable, gent reasons wanting to show the import

aw vs Batopoau damen at the abop making. Nor are other and, if possible, more. moro to California than left here for that would siil and nut steam up the China Sen. now come to the front, and with the despairing cat in the migration of Chineas from Hong, and when he was away the prosecutor had been country both for the study of the Chinese asse of providing ingrased facilitina 16 thiá State in the presiding your. There las miso At the Peak the maximum temperatura der energy of a mass, who means to die hard kept kong in 1875over 1674. The discovery of gold struck, been an inorcade of 5,535 in the nunting the past week, as roarded in Saturday's rune when re uncenmhat to an one and outer emigration if Chicess to Coostean, 8,828

his perscastors at bay antil be, bad mado 30 in the North Queensland has led to a large Find 35; in default, 14 days" imprisonment. angago and tie literature to which it is

SUSPECTED GARDENT, LADY IN

the key. There is "geoqua-argumant bar of Chinese emigrants to the Straits Crazetta, was 67.0, the minimum 47.5; as the From Lious Former. The real of the side after persone having gone to that newly established Settlements, and of the total despatched Harbour Master's Office, Fay Westy ze mass this callsped like the Trojans after the doth Port Awe Akew, a widow women si Shok-toug-tool, bering nur easy to satser, when he waya with, Choi Awii, a coal doolit was charged by glanced at by the writer, which fa usithor, dat mata was 70.0, the minimen 55,0. 1.26 inches of Heator, ind the inning closed for Bley-oix-27-Theréting also tigon an inam dosing on ano, with baling tow bar tones two perfect truth that-While the Chinese have *RDS. Any hopes that might hava boas enter the year of 5135 fhinese to the Straits Settle bed quilts sad tuo quilt cocuta, shown themselves fupremely indifférant to all There has been a falling-off in the number From the monthly table of meteorological tained that Mr. Jobson eleven would not mente, and of3.180 Chinese to California. The proacpatrik said abe went out. Booking the world in general; its arta, ita sciences, it of Chiness female emigrants to the United observations taken at the Government Civil make the rankite mumba, of mans vera svon 18 Manyof the Quiness who fell for Cook her door. On her return the door had been opinions, and its friendships, an almost equal Stains, This is due, in all probability, to the Respital by D... Wharey, and published in lid lows when, after M. D. C. Travers bad bow have returned, some of them durontented lifted off I binges, sad the things takon degree of apathy has been delayed by English- partial prohibition placed on their importa for the month of February was only 0.45 inch, Farmer. The coicans héght of Mr. Armhaving been incocasful, and, ne the voyage is an ing loue ele met the prisoner and another which goes back to the time of King David Sacurday's Gazette, it appears the total rainfall been unforamtely as 2b, and Mr. Taylor with the barships which usually company away. Sas reported the matter to the policemen concerning everything connected with had sly made two. Mr. Armatrong joined Mir, the gold digger; while others avions back and weat round the pawnshops. When return. China except her trie. A langungé cut. tion by the Legislature of that country. As compared with 0.53 inch la the corresponding

400,000,000 of our follow-wen, and a literature strung did not appear in prevent him from saay and a quok one they havo eru to spend man carrying her property. She followed them Captain THOSE Temarks, it is perhaps month of 1875,

seoing as far down as the ballly which, however, thair new your holiday, in their nativcoantry. till she met n relative, when the prisoncave bean prased by as though they possessed questionable whether the prohibition may His Brootency the Governor has dirested clia be treated in a gentle, badly manner, that 19.—It is possible to any bow much gold was seized sad the other win got away with ort of interest to wi, who yearly ozchauge not be attended with results still more un publication in Saturday's Getella of the names cared for him the galinde of the bowler, ung been bought from Cooktown, as the one of the bed quilts,

merobaudiae to the amount of 240,000,000 star of the Government Board of Examiners in the who desiata from taking his wiskes until with Chinese keepthe gold in their own possession The prisoner said that a man named Asha ling with the men whose speech as ignore, and satisfactors. One thing at all events, is Ohitseianguage for general information. The the site of Mr. Fartier thirty runs had been pas rather than place it in the hands of the captain gave him the things to pay. The ouse was whose learning wo treat ne boneath our notice certain-the Chinese in California should be Hoard consists of:-Frederick Stewart, Datogaster. Inspired with the zeal that animates and pay a smill freight for its somety, remanded until the end, with a view of findings adde, with equalirala :-Qarstake in Quinn abcouraged to read for their wires and Chaira: the Rev. F. Titel, Ph.D., Director the illustrious company to which they belong, 20Daring a short visit that is paid to Agho.

is larger than that of any other European conn. of Chinese Studies, James Russell, Bag:Mesura, Jolinon and De nostt, after the ra Victoria, New South Wales, and Greensland,

DESTRUCTION...

try, and yet, as far, us the diffusion of a know. Jamilies. It may be objected by the Cali- Wong Shing. Esq.; and alfred Lister, Baqirement of Mr. Farms for a well played aming the las summer, I was greatly interested The reasodad casa in which Mesara, Inglis & ledze of the language a concerned, we are bas forains that they do not wish to tempt Scarem. All saurmantentions to the Board twenty, ut came forward and adok in augue in ascertaining how much or how lille Chinese Co. were stared for plaustion, is that bind both France and Russia. And with the must be addressed to the Scoretury, and, if on tande twenty-two use, while finally Mr. had gained by emigrating.... In Melbourne and they had on one side of the road on the Praya exception of two or three schobre, among whom them to remain; they would prefer to proceeding froin a person in the Government Lyon made lifteen in cier that marke him Sydney, every one admitted the persivering in Bast astern Inonoh, a bort, and a boiler, and Dr. Birob, of the British Museum, and Mr. Beat, have them as flying visitors rather than a service, must pass through the head of als for an important plans in the oricketing ranks dustry and suriety of the Chinese labour, but on the other a steam wizeb, s steamship's pro- the learned transistor of several works ou Chi- permanent residents. But so long as the Departusat.

of his profikon, Sobjutud is the score no on one remned disposed to importit. Trades peller, and other beavy goods, came on again." Rezo Buddhism, are chief, the stady of Chiness

- MR. WALEWS FARVEN. WE JIRAOH'S SESTEN,

antoniam amngst the European brüsans and Chinese population of the States isgonstantly;

P.O. Harnessy said only the steam laupet has been with us entirely confined to those who Just before this departure of the Britlab bark Mr. Jary; c. Falezen, b.

1815......

Volker Duty, bervanta tenis in a great measure to keep had born tomoved the rest of the things were by the nature of their professional duties aro changing there a little prospect of their Portia, for Takao, is snakes feet four inonta Major Budgen, ha Travers.... 1. 1. Treven, Tus cut Chinese Iabair out of the field.

still there

compelled to grapple with the language. On Mr. Jones, b. Tare. Mr. Z social improvement. The question is, how long vocaught on board bat, nafortunatoly Walker, b. pragrag Barly:"8.

21-otarved bnt faw Chinese employed in Mr. Obart, mba appeared to represent the the other band, Fransa, who, as a French ever, one for the consideration of Americans, know that there are two other snakes on board, Colonel Dickens. Johnson,

in capturing it, its bend got taken off. Iter. Travers, Cable junction fith Europeana Chinese were firm, said the things wore within, the verander Consul once said to me, brings to China bar one of which ja much larger the thit which Lewison, Tavers 2 chiefly working on their own account, keeping boundary, in the two corners of the bridge, and ideas, while England imports her intrebandige, and must be left to them to docide.

Las bess killed. They are of the class nenally show, Vaner. Hughes, Travers.....

31. Brainston, Nord, . Furt

shops, cultivsing and selling vegetables; and not in the way. They lind wed these places for can present a long Iss of Sinologuas, among in the towns hey appeared to thriṛe and make years, and never been interfered with.

whom the well-known benes of Julien, found at Bangkoke and a supposed to have. Fatoneum, Travera...

1 Mr. Berry, c. Badge REBELLIONS are almost chronic in the Cen-gat on board there. It is tot at all ungest lor. Woollat, Armstrong, b.

Mr. Nunn, not sat...

A. May said if the things were ou pablic Klaproth, Remusal, and Factbier, alnim the money ù, 3, 4, Busine

Aviall to Bolorat, Orawiec, Clones, and ground they had an rìght is be there; there pre-eminence, who never trod the soil of China, a! Kingdom. No sooner is one crashed find snob'scakes on board of Siamoes vessels,

their neighbouring gold feids, enabled me to unst be a distinction betwien, påhlio ground but who, basing devoted themselven to the They are harmless, unless tormented, and the than intelligence of a rising intothor pro-crews of ansive veensis refuse to allow them to

see the patince of the Chinese to its fullest and private mound. Now the circumstances study of Chineas from a trás scholarly instinct, extent, I found these people working in gangs i had been brongbi to bis mothe, the law inust be have left behind them for one benefit a rich viuce is roccived, and the work of the Man-be killed, through superstition, 27-

of four or five, digging, waching, all at hard, carried out, and the things be removed. Ho inheritance of knowledge. At the present tims chu Government in repressing these mani-

solid labour, working while it was daylight and would allow till Monday for this to be done, there are three professional chaim of Ubinete. festations of disloyalty is really cover done.

beving nothing but the coat, miserable but ¦ Mr. Chart said some of the things were very in Paris, and a goodly mrray of students attend either wind nor water tight to retirs to for the beavy and could not be moral in the time; he csob leotare room. In: Landon there are two It is not so very long since the robber bands which infested the province of Shingking

night. The earnings of these men areared would therefore.tek to be allowed the privilege chairs, one of which has been empty for some about three panda atorling a month ach. The of doing the sorner of the bridge against his time, and which, vhm filled, disappointed its were routed and dispersed, and were sort of so be held at the office of the General Agents at N

fields on wish they are allowed to seek for feaning

founders by leaving its occupant undisturbed gold have generally been worked over twice or Mr. May mid it was not in lia power to grant in the enjoyment of the full diapoes), of his time," security to life and property gained for the Hongkong on Friday, tie 24th instant, st.—The grand total of si vesela, foreign and ; three tipe and have ultimutily been it. It was the public who complained of ab. As yet Chinese bus bei entirely unroptereated more peaceable partion of the population. It three o'clock pa

pred Obinese, wriving in Bong kong during the deserted by European diggers, and it in the structions to bosses and canlages. He wouldnt syth Oxford and Cambridge ; but I am glad The directors have now to submit to the year under review bas bien 587 vessels and latter's refus that Chicas are quitent however, remand the caso di Wednesday. is now reported that a rebellion is brokon, shareholders their Report upon the Company's 412,672 raglitered tana i ozears of the arrivals to take ainuse would be moh better out in Shanse, and that a petty madarin in besite for the year endog' 31st December in 1874. Ta is a more satisfactory condition paid, housed and fed ne farm laborers, but

1875. | the province of Chekiang, formerly connected

of thinge.than I was able to give in my last many of them seemed to prefer the chance It will be azon from the annexed accouato Annual Report, which aboved a large falling off of finding whething good and booming rich | with the Taiping rising, ie endearouring to that the premis received during 1875 amounted of tonnnages sompared with the year 1578. more quickly, than a labourer'a swinga will create disaffection there. Finally, a corre- to $24047,89, showing on itcrease on the pre- This increas of vessels isilades the junk tiada, permit of

vious year's basines and that, though the but as that trade will be dealt with under ite spondent of a Shanghai contemporary & locnog bare been heavy, thero remuine (after proper heading, the redske inder the hand amount of amos attends the diggers labour, BEFORE CRIES JUSTION SP JOHN SMAL,

2. Tu pely discovered gold felds, a greater Kuei-yang writes word that all lower Awe-paying the usual interest of 12 per cent, on the shipping will refor only to oargoes carried in but even then the Olinuman is not allowed to 'DISE OFRAT SHOPMAN, chow is in open revolt, and that several cities paid up capital) a handsome surplus on the European and American bailt vessels, includ come near wlan the Baropean this be will on the frentiers of Hunan and Ewong-si Year'a yarking: nufortnitely, however, the ing the trade in suoh veih as are owned by i got golà, The Obinaman's scoret of success with stealing three pieces of prapa and: one be observes, M. Julian brought to his task great

Tik Achew was charged e: Cour indlistments are in the hands of the rebels, while many aequently to the wave of the last. Report and

Tosses for 1874 angmented very greatly sab the Obiges Morchants Chapasy, a Patience and preseverance combined with the piece of silk, the property of Poon Aobeong,

5.Of the arrivals at this port in oropean strictest sobrety. Cooktown, which has sprang his employer

and exceptional aptitude for the acquisition of of the troops set against them have gone largely socaded the amant estimated sud and Amerðan built ships, ateant ne well as into existenoruines the discovery of golă în its over to the insurgent camp with their arms derided forward to meet that, yousoquently the suiting, there is a total areas of 418 vessels neighbourhos, in all a town of Food and Crown Solinox presented. Prisoner moating biz shartly after his translation of the The Attorney-General, metroated by the uggages. The present writer remembers deficiency has had to be made good from the and 418,500 tuns. Of this increase. 08,55 per caurea. He the Chinaman is seen to great undefended

travels of Haen-teang-to India and to every and equipments. This last insurrection seras earnings of 1875; this has absorbed so large a cent. of veils and 76.6 per cent, of tons is due perfection. He owns some of the propul aboca likely to prove a serious one, and may not insum that the directors an able to farther to vessele cider the Brits Bags 11 per cent in the place pad by bis attention to tainees N. Hody. E. E. Oxley, Dagenberg. Finding himself en barrassed by the frequens The gendemes on the joy were Mesars. H. pot rendered sacred by be presence of Buddra, probably be predictive not only etconsider to courtiers au plan to matus, tore of role and a port of tons to vessels and care of h money when he has usde it, he Freire, W. K. Hughes, P. 3. Doral, bud C. F. reference to Chinese fendering of Sanskrit

to contributors at present. The directors, bow-uudes the Progch flag: 3 per cent, of vessels is amongst the most westby in the place. W. Petersen.

* terma and Dames of place, M., Julien soi able localtroublə, but also of färtber dificulty every would call the attention of eboreholders to and 6.32 per cent, of tone to vessels ander the Chinese in North Queensland have many greater The Attorney-General, intaling the barge months, as this indicata, accomplished his teak, to work to learn Saskrit, and in a for in relation to the Yunnen affair. The origin the item in working acount of "Salvage oláime" Chinese Bag, & per ceul of vassals and 4 per) advantages than Goropeans. The climate is said this prinoser was clerk, or shopmau In reply to the question how he had found the $36,000-and explain that of this amount cont, of tots to vossels under the Gertann feg better adepted to the former than to the latter, silk meror and foreign gooda deuler, of the rebellion is not distinctly stated, but $16,000 avea already been recovered and the the remaining increase in distributed in small and they osa work throughout the year, while the name of Poor Acheme: Ho was in time, he said, quite simply, by rising two bears YOKOHAMA Mr. O.D. Moss, Japan Gastle it would appear that it was started by the balance-$20,000--is represented by claims for proportion over the veads of other nations. Europeans an unable to do sơ,

bis employ the whole of lat year and no carlier each morning-that is, ut three o'clock anti-foreign party, possibly in retaliation for $4,000, the whole of which they have every Alubtug ats unmbers of vaznela bave 24-Fear emigration to Penang and Sings to Jundary of the proseci, year bay instead of five, bie usus bour. (Of course ench the Peking Government yielding to the sad should their expectations be realized there tonnage is bat slightly more than the tobal in 15, 159 Obits deepalubed Lence to the Straits year-fall upon the 26th January, sid at that squirements, cannot be counmoo; but #alica' reason to post will be recovered at an early day, largely increased, the grand total of inorease in pore has incrcted by 110.69 per cent and out of would remeber, the Cits new year this energy combined within aptitude for linguistis demsade of the British Minister. We should will be considerable mum available for distri crenen of oppage la ferigo bottoms only. Settlements warly 14 por cent, were females.

tise the prosecutor took tock of the goods obfevements sufficienty show that neither long 25-Out & 19,163 emigrants to California, in the shop, Prisoner was way at the tim years of study nor a rezidence in the country is be sorry to think that is bed bean got up by bation, in accordance with the artinien of a This is card by the rected sizes of the junke secret emissaries of the Government itself be immediately done.

scciation, which they recommend abould then which now frequent the Colony.

scarcely pr cent are females. There are The result of the atook taking was that porrlyquired for the eusseasfal cultivation of the 5-The tonninge in vessels under the United varied opinions de to whether the partial pros $500 worth of goods were missing. à cors-language and literature of China. What both in order to serve as an excuse for not proceed the earnings of the Company to dats as com what it was in 1874, is not really so in fact, females into the United States is a politic one, who, in consequence, same down to Hongkong converte, per

The current pene ale marked increase in States flag, although shering a deoresee on hibition pland on the importation of Chinese munication was made to the prisoner at Canton, are capable of yielding Mr. Douglas has shown SAN FRANCISCO Br. L. P. Fisher, 21, Marchaatsing with the inquiry into the circumstances pared with last. yere.

Exchange.

Before light dues were collected, the groso ton- Doubtless the influx of a large number of an ard almitied be bad stolen a number of

80 envincingly that his likely to make many NEW YORK... Mazera. S., Pattingill & Co., of Mr. MARGAEY's aasassination, but such

naga of the Pacific Mail Company's ships were married worn into a ponatry likely to ba articles and pawned them. Among the goods 37., Park Row.

The first part is foveled to an examination of Ata meeting of Ohinese shareholders beld on included in the returns, but signs April last attended by highly immoral results, but with ao anoicen, of by hit were three pieces of the language, with analysis of its constituent things hare en dose before now by Oriental Governments, who see no share in the 17th November last, Tour, Lee Tuck Oheing these ships have the surements of Bagine peuple having an intimate knowledge of the craper and piece of silk which were the parts and leading elameter, and the second to and Mr. Fang Tang were elested directore in room apaces, e, deduous bringing thein or Chinese charter, it is a question whether it is only nitielle was charged with Bieating es rapid review of the literature, showing in resorting to trickery and deception to escape accordance with section of the articles of the same footing an vele of other nations not better at to disturb female emigration they wore the only ones to which any date could what its alba consists, and the reward it offers. from their embarrassments. But whatever ion. Two men hers of the Board, Mr. S. B. with regard to their lights, and this reduced than to probibit it, the reant of the ister being be tificed his would be done by padood to all who bring to its study the necemary

Burrows and Mr. H. Seymour Geary, retire, in tonnage is inserted in the present retuces. its origin, there is some reason to fear that, rotation, bat being obgible, offer themselves 6.-The only sensible dearense, is in vessels likes to dwellon, t

much ware berrible and disgusting than one the pawnbroker, who would saythat the three qualifications for a time approciation of ite if the rebellion abould spread over Yunus, for ro-cleation:

ander the Feravian and Siamese fag, there RIATRY OF SHIPPING,

pieces of orpe had teen pared at his chop on spirit and scope, US the 11th Nov, 17th Nov., and 17th December, What, then, is the Chinese language? the Chinese Government will at least make

baving been 35 fewer vencls in the former Mr. H. Noaise having retigned the position instance, and 19 fewer reade in the letter in this branch of the Department The British tall them that on the 29th Janary the prisoperage which includes the Thieran, Cochin. 26.The anal average work as been done respectively People at mother shop would the abiet among the fires small olan of it a plan for postponing compliance with of auditor, the directors bera appointed tur. L. instance arrived in 1875 than satered the Registry of Shipping at Shanghai hat mot been pawned one piedo of silk. All those pieces which is usually Bracribed as wusoryllabit. It Chinese, Burmese, Corian, and Chinese, and British demands, if not of ebirting their Hauschill to fill the cany, and they have Dolony in 374

suffisiently log established to affers there would be identified as belonging to bi is a language in its most arobald from. Every fulfilment altogether. Meantime, it is to be confirmed and also the rodeation of Mr. Anthaded inthis return karo arrived, there have

plensare în recommending that his clection, he Of the countries whence the roseste gistry of ship here, y de Van Tür master And it would be for the jury to hoped that Mr. GROSVENOR and his colleagues Molver.

bean entered 26 vessele baving a tonnage of

sicther, on that evidence, prisoner was wond is a root, and every root is a word. It fo without inflection and oron agglutination; ita proved guilty, are secure from molestation. The Chinese

19.894 tome more from the Australian Colonies Authorities are not likely to allow them to

substantives are Inasakumble, and its verba are than came bere in 1974. The trade between

Evidence was then oalled. come to harm it can be helped, for fear of consequences. Moreover, the armed sacort seat to meet than would be able to give

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MARCH 20ex, 1876. ̧

We publish to-day in another column the Harbou-Master's Report for the past year.- Captain TRONSETT's annual Report is always rend with interest, for it invariably contains a large amount of information of is must instructive character. He has for several

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to the filla ordinary testing of shareholders, The following is the Bepit of the Directas

DIRECTORS.CO.

AUDITOM

ADOLF ANDRE, Obairman Hangkong, 17th March, 1878.

19.647 tow

SHIPPING,

MARIE, MAGISTRATE'S COVEZI 27.-Therals an increase in the dogs tried in this Court 1870 over 1874. None of the cares were of serious ontüré..

EXAMINATION FOR THE FORTS OF MASTERS

AND MLTES, UNDER OBDISTANU Z ANS

VAVNO. 17 OF 1860.

SUPREME 00 URT

March 18-

ORIMINAL SESSIONS.

to be able to state that Intely a movement has been set on foot for the catablishment ola Chinese professorship at the older university.

What Mr. Douglas has to tell us as to the. supposed difficulties of acquiring a knowledge of the language will provas grand encourage: ment to many. Stasizžno Julian," he states, year 1825, and in 1865 ha published an excellent bogan the study of Chinese in Paris in the

translation in Latin of the philosophical works: of Monoins, which is sertainly not oau of the easiest books in the aguage. No doubt, a

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this and the coast of Chins and Formons LES

belonging to the shop, but std he did so a the alphabet, and fods ka izpression on paper in Frisoner admitted taking some of the goods not to be conjugated; it in destitute of an largely inchased, 188,874 tone having bean POST OFFICE NORFICATION.

hope of being able to pay for them out of his thousands of distinct sy bola. No wonder, then, estered in 1876, more tim was the onse in the With regard to a Notior issued last year to previous year; and, it bay sably be ex the effect that Correspondence sont from this pected that the intended opening of the port 85 per veut bied ortificat per tant he was told somethings were missing bo stop the roses have no fragance and the women co wages at the end of the year, and that if he was that it has been a osuse of surprise and per- 25,-Of Aft-nine applicanta foreranination, not, bie scotrity, Sam Hing, svald pay. When Peay to many. But in contntry so full of ano- years a great attention to the position of good account of len times their number of forwarded to pinoes beyond the United Stat4iorenge. The trade with Ooshin China has MARINE COUITS, UNDER ORDINANR No. 11 a fist. He den went to Casion, and wes after possicoute where the labourer bas no Sabbath ;'

Colony by the American Asle would not be of Hoi Hovin Haisan will load to a still farther being anaeronlof said he had taken thou and was willing to give

maties and paradozer, where as dooyriter says, the junk trade, carefully noting ita variations, Chinese braves. News from Yuman will, a properly prepaid with American sa wall improved to the extent of 93,568 tons. With con 1860. and, it is to be regretted, usually recording however, be anxiously tooked for, sludeitus Hengkong Stamps, it is now notilled that the Continent of Earog rada bas slightly a decline. The Report for 1875 ia, so far as would be very provoking if, after all the farraugomenta bave been wide to sell Americnaimproved, while tirat with Great Britain shows the year. The Fiting, Official Number 71,662, missing, and that unless they could be found be the satipudes of the bead: where the place of 29Thera.tuve been five Courts bald during given did not contain the whole of the thing where the sign of being puzzled is to scratch wards told by his brother, that the hat he had where the roads have us vehicles and the skipe,

a keela; where the acle paints to the south the general shipping trade of the Colony is fun and bother incident to the journey of those who may wish to put by the Poolfic sin bas morcased by 50 yeagsly and 98,004 Sea, was got of and came to Hongkong. The Hongkong thou, and was aked by sem Hing bonous is on the left and and the seat of in

Stamps at this Office, for the convenience of an increase of 25,691 The trade with grounded on b Bumbay Shoal in we Oblox must bear the burden of the whole. As one to concerned, of a highly satisfactory nature the Commission, it were to turn out & failure. Boots to Canada, the West Indies, and other tour, the areas being waveyed in vessels The Poyong. (vial Number 50,681, lart during wint were the things he had taken from the bat is an insolent gestate, and to wear white The grand total of all vessels, toreign and

places maried below.

telloot is in the atomoso; where to fake off your For the present no large quantities of these other than fumes. With regard to the trade a typhoon mar Macao in May hst. The shop. Be said they were sul in the list. He Chinese, arriving in this port during the Txtambiguity which distinguishes somo, and Stampa an be supplict, ut is it undertaken to this and-India, tera is a decrease of Zamberi, Offal Number 63,418, is collision was asked what he bad done with the things, and garments is to put yourself in mourning ve with a Junk. The Dearhound. Offcial Number said that as he could not dispose of them he was hi pot to be astonkhed to End a literature. past year shows an excess of 587 vessels and the carelessness which is observable in other, that every denomination can be kept in band. 412,672 registered tons over the arrivals in telegraphie news items forwarded through ang Stamps and 10 cents in US. Stamps to Busterzi and Australia Nail Steamship Commia, Bust. The fundo, Official Number be had taken thers with the intention of stealing authors in the most priositive language, and The charge for Registry 8 cento in Bong ban maeb iaproved since the steamers of the deg. 41. mins or had Longitude 114 deg. 30 had taken nothing but what was in the list. If grammar." Bere, then write another The trade with the Australasian Colonies 80,508, lost in the Obina Sea in [altode 16 obliged to pin thein to take some money without an alphabet and a lazguage without a 1874. In his Report for 1974, Captain Beuter's agency, form just ground for com those plies only the names of which are print pacy have sig sety stained their line these 54,737, etrucks sunken rook about a mile and thus he wild bave kept apt of the way hat the on, therefore, from which all others have TonsEr was obliged to announce a large plaint. A short time back wo roeiroda correspondence cannot be Registered, through, vessels less this lot, Cooktowa in the beached at Stilon Island, Haitan Straits. The openly intcrding to pay for the me

ed in Italies. To all the other places named

bave been largely supplemented by occaalotiel a belt North of Tornabont Island and was he was out of the shopmost and took the rings sprang falling-of-in tonnage as cotapured with 1878 telegram dated London, 10th March, which but only to San Francisao (8 cents),

The following are the ohuges, on correspon Trade bus certainly revived slightly during ran as follows:-"It is decided that thi

dence thus net the past year. There has been noticeable Queen's title is to be that of Empress of

FEE HAYN OUNCE. iverence in the trade between here and the India." The natural deduction from the

Hongkong US. Australian Colonies, particularly with announcement was that the Queen's Title

Stampe. Stamps. Quoanaland, while the coast sad Formosan Bill had been alloyed to pass the House of trade has abe largely increased. An im. Commons, yet on the 15th instant another. provement is recorded in the trade between message was flashed along the wins to this this Colony and Coobin China and Siam, as well as with the Continent of Europe and Great Britain.. The trade with India, how ever, shows a decrease of more than thirteen thousand tons.

Canada, British Columbia, New Cents, Cante.

Brunarick. Nova Scotia, Prince Edwarda Ilond, Fancomer's 18. Taland Bahamas, Nubano, New Providenc Aspal Bermonda, Bogota.

· Carthagens, Costa Riós, Cr- ba. Con gán, Fiji, Greenland, Jamaica, New Granada, Nian ragas, Panama, West india. Hasil, Now Foundland 8 Guatemala, Mexico, Salvador,

Venencia....

effect: The Marquis of Hartington wil move that, whilst willing to consider an ad ditional title for the QUEEN, it is podient to impair the Royal dignity by the title of Empress. It is desirable that tolegrams of this sort should not be vague, however brief Although an increase in the number of they may be, for they are apt to malead. It jankos frequenting Hooghong from places on orcover a singular fact, that Boutor has Beliss, Greytown, Guianu, on the Coast is to be noted, there has been latterly bad, in mon than one instance, te con. decrease in the tonnage, choring, 48 Captain THOMBAY romarks, that a smaller kind of craft is being used stan farmerly was in requisition. The junk trade with Macao bas sensibly declined, but this is partly acquainted

duras Martinique, Santa More Brozit.

tha, Tuk's Island...

Bolivia, Fouador Chili, Perb Argenting Confederation, Bu-

enou Ayres, Faraguay, Uro-38

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trachot previous sunouncements. Thus, on the linumt, it was telegraphed that Do Cantos had enteral Frauce, and or 8th that that troublesome Pretender had been forbid. don to sat foot on French soil. Again, on the for on the supposition that a good proportion 1st instant came the intelligence that General of the mrgaon that would otherwise bare Schwer wen to remain in London Amer been conveyed in native vessels has found its van Minister, and on the 10th we were way her in the stoanera plying daily be informed that General Dasa wan to succeed Iostmaster-Genem). tween the two porta. Attention is likewise stal SCRENCE in that post. Ar agency General Fost Office, Hongkong. called to the circumstance that Macao lost a like Router's should be careful to send well

Newspapers (Botovoricz.) 2 Books, &, PT 4 02 ATQU 100% or Book Pickets (as silk sarves, jewellery, Any articles found soloint in Newspapers 4) will be detained. ONS

ALFRED LISTER,

15th March, 1876.

Although this has been shown to be a very hitherto comineted by saling vesele, will soon be Northern extreme of Queensland. This trade; Sunda was ultimately brought to Hongkong.

Poon Tapon, meter of the am Hing shop, questionable conclusion, there is no douat that M BEAMEN.

Mas called by prisoner and sad the latter language possessing saoh characteristics as wholly in the kaade of barnship owners, the 30-6,651 omen were shipped, and 6.741 dered him the st of the artities he had taken bave been chocerated affords a tempting field navigation of the passges to and from were dischared in 1875, being an excess of before he want to Canton...

for the compăratīva philologist,” We boliave Australia 205, offering my impediments to 18.1 per cent. in the fires, and 14.2 per cent. in

thern bus been no better devription of ita their safety.

the latter ladence of the shipping and dis-and was entenced to two year" imprisonmeje uguage of womeyllabic roots, which..

Preuzer was found guilty in all four counts general features than the following:Hare charging of samen in 1974,

Of the 3,543,774 ton of shipping entered in the books of this Officdaring the year, 45.2 I have the honour to bs, Į per cena arrived in junki, 457 par comb, în steamers and 11.1 per cent in Enrowan and American bollt sailing vede, WA KO Excluding the junkade it will be found

Four most obedien: Servanty. H&G_THOMSEN, EN.

Lisrbour Manter, dze that 1,951,585 tonsofregistered shipping arrived The Honomalie J. Gardiner Austin,

Colonial Serotary, Hongkong,

in vessel other ban Obizen bril, 79.81 per cent of which was brought by slaan vegasle and. the remaining 20.16 persent by sailing vessel of all nation. Of this large percentage of steam over iniling ships 1177 per cent is due to Brizieb Shipping, 9.80 per cent to Fionob 231 per cent to German, and the remainder to resed la under other fuga. AND MATE

11 Large ne the proportion of steam ehip. ping is over alling shipping, it is much greater in fact, as the steamalip) of the present day. qury, zu muih 'more weightthantbeir registered

POLIO

INTELLIGENCE,

March 18th.

Belor JAMES KUSEL, Eq

with carrying a business without a linense. They were finst 50 cente euch, da

SAMPATMAWYUL POSSESSION,

ROBBERY OF THE GEZIT REFUstad?

with hard labour

an regards the written obaracter has been · Sa Abon and Wong Asz were charged with ta meet ancient form by the curly oCERİY

ohecked in its growth and orystallized in stealing, on the 10th Junery, on the Graaf 2006 of a period of great literary antivity, Republic, one bo certain money, a revolver of which the nation is proud, and to the pro- and certain articles of clothing, the property of duetions of which every hinaman even of the one Tee Oh Cheong. The first prisoner also

pleaded guilty to having been convicted at the Present day looks back as containing the trus Police-courtin January, 1871, of attempting to standards of literary easilence commit a lawsoy on board the Great Republie. And the deductions drawn by the author from Su Abow was sentenced to Ave youre and thees premios wo boliers to be equally sound. Work Aar to three years peni servitude. If, then, from a langage such as Banskrit, His Lordship, in passing satenco sald he had with its overgrowth of glutinations and in- to doubt that prisenare bad made a trade of robs, flexions, such great readily as bave of late years. Au Ashna md another hawker ware charged sent who practised theme, trade would not be expected from a hnguage in so simple a bery, and he hoped the Chinamen pre-been wade known as be obtained, what may learn by this sentence that it did not pay form a Okinase P. Curupace will not allow us Two Contromen, whose buat the prisoners to follow the author in the rapid review of the Ng Ahing, baker, was charged with the Magistrate, but against ban the Attorneys the Quisse bugunge, from the legend which bad used, and who had bear committed by the ceraive steps of progres and development of General had preferred no indictment, were attributes the first invention of writing to Fak- Bevorely bessured by the Court, his Lordsbig bé 5200 2.0, who is abe said to have instituted 19. On the 16th April 1876, the light ve Cape d'Aguilar de frou it is a first order Baght hawkes, charged by six til anstables to thieves by such personis röblieries in the providing for the inteilatual, moral, and phy

remarking but if it were not for the aid given marriage and to have introduosd olothing, tag'

Hornet at i distance al twenty-three milescente cob. tell and sees from the deal of RMS, its davking without a licence, were fired 50 barbour would be less frequent His/Lordship sical wants of his pespk. At this same time; üf

of this Depatmont were enabled to verify the was charged with asianlting Harpean, in by the hosping authority, He also remarkedter to the marks obsered on the tortoise's Through the kindness of Commodore Parish, IABCIBLE SHOPEERINE drew Capt. Deane's attention to the fast that the other legend that makes Tang Ee, who RN the furveyor Gere and the Ofoers Chun Alung smotren dealer, in Latar Row, that their conduct should be taken notice of trades the original idea of the written obaraos the woman held boat licencs, and sogrested lived 9700 Bc., the Cadmus of China, and

diatamoes of which Caps i'Aquilar and olan ficling's seres out on the forebeat that the harf to which the robbers were back, and from that to the more fruitiol one of Green Island lights could be won, the latter is George Pempiepth, seansa og board the

tonange, give them credi fort while sailing vessels do not carry much ergo over and above their registered tonnage.

uninful posesion of s proking cash

• The prisone was fued five shillings

WAS MORE TALIANSKE HAWEBL

large number of juuks in the two last ty-authenticated now; it is superfluous and The bidges of the Italian Ministry of Finance distance of eleven miler, Many supraine 17th instant, if 8 pm, he was passing along/ail Company, where there mus no policeman inexhaustible mine of symbolic signs. There

lis nafloient evidence, whatever be the uncar.

fourth order laglit andas datinelly sean at British steamship Tacgreg aldi on the making who captured was that of the Paoife presenting all the objaks around him as an Lphoons, which have not been replened. It is to absurd to send more rumours round the globe, contaiza: home interesting particulars with bars testified to the valse of the two flatta, Lasca: Row in company of a shippite, when The foot were flex eljourned until to-tainty as to the original inventor or the date,

be regretted that this branch of native trade In some cases, it is impossible, of cares, to reference to the lottery (to) which is und when Cape Collinge igit is exbibited, he noticed one European apparently dealing day (Monday) should, year after your, show & decrease, but know that a reprt-apparently mads kingdom. In 1874 the Tremory received an Hongkong will be distinguire all hours disturbance, and suddenly the pricomy rushed

that the first churaotredward simply rade pie. fruithful, source of revenus throughout the which it will be ehortly, the approuches to in an old cothee shop. There was some

tures of the various objects of sebre which were it may fairly be hoped that it will shortly authority is false, but a little re dineri of three lions sterling tan differens speen- and in all weather, Ca Collinson would out of the shop and struck him with camofliog. A head properly constituted an com- urigin of all hieroglyphics Chus, when the present to the eye of the writer, the probable In sotte reasure bo restored. If the British mination in the selection of news might be lutors, of rhinh nearly a thin was contributed bare boen li lung siner, but that through sama ha, did not diving nich what He reived a modate itself to whatever pillows the vicis the Chinese wished to express a mountain be Authorities only firmly insist upon the ads with great advantage to subscribers,

by the Neapolitaze. The Fedmontese and the mismanagemcot a part of the apparatus was blow over his felt eye iüinting • desp ons.tudes of forting any place under it wrote, as did also the ancient Egyptians, a blockade of this port by Chinese Customs

Lombardy furnished nearly half a million each sent to the life of Good Hope, defend The police and and be was catch to the the Sigiline, £400,000; the Treenaa, £380,000 13. It is strafmotory to report that, but one Hospital, when the wound wie seun 12 statistics of postal tráth in 1874-In Great written for the present day by three strokes The Illumirte Zeitung girs the following symbol, yet traceabię na thros peska, which„ie cruisers being discontinued, and the pre-

the Vadeline, 2820,009; the Romans, £250,000 typhoon (ish-mutern olge) passed our the Her Majesty's ship Figilant, with Admiral and the fabitants of the province uf Bari Colony in 1575. This was on the 31st May last, Tavern, and the last witasse same to the and care of porrespondence 1,048,000,000 in writtes language was gradually constitated Heary Man, barkeeper at the Woloome Britani and Ireland there were forwarded letters united at the base. How a comprehensive wout hamasing system of collecting their Ryder on board, wil leave here this morning 300,000 The amount in prizes was and from the sheltered position of the Harbour tavern and sad that he wanted to przalnes Denmark, 10,497.777 in Norway, 6,318,922, from these simple beginnings in act: the revenue changed, the junkowners would ut about. 7. celoos for Canton. She will pro£1,900,000, au that the Treasury derived a profit zory little damage was dous flost. Masao and some eccond-set garments. He agreed to in Sweden, 16,097,690 in Buesia without least useful or incerting the many doubtless feel more secure from the "squeez.bably retard on Thursday.

of more than a million sterling, Joss the com, the Canton her felt the fall love of the storm, show bim when to get them. Het biu to Finland), 35,775,275 in Austro-Hogary, philologiest problems which the student ing" operations which they now have to

tion paid to the person who receive the and there is one and stipereck, that of the Lascar Row and went into one shop They 282,650,683; in Bwizerland, 63,252,884 in of Chinese may solve, and be cold- On Saturday eveging, in consequeone of the investment of the public, Bome provinces jag to reord with the lose of many lives then procvode u little farther and drived at Germany, 591,204,474 in Holland, $1.888.357 early find a better gade than the author for ndergo. At the azine time it is obvious rough weather, i sampar made for Stone were vid fortasate in their speculations than neur Magas another non-hand clothes shop, where be in Euzembourg 2,087.24 in Belgium, beginning The abies with the angles that the junk trade is not likely to again Cutter's Inland for belter. She arrived thero | others; for while the Soiliam won three vat of

JUNE TRADE, como Baupean seamen, abipmates of the 63,058,979 in Frazer, 866,008,169; 1 Ily: Egyptian and Assyriam mittun characters open safely, but on entering a little, buy there, in the four landred thousand ponuda invested, the attain its old proportions, for the steamers some way capsized and is worn (years of Pledmpatto and the Lorabia, who had staked Janks frequenting the Fotfrom plase on the The same out into the street followed 3,399,000, is Bonsisata, 303/29, This gives as on the osse with the Egyptians, found 14-There is an incre, in the number of laat witness, bo were skylarkiör inside. 102,910,600 in Greece, 2463015, in Torkey, another wide fold, for it appears the Uhinese, have to a considerable extent, carried, and age) and her two elddren were drowned. The half a million each, received ek bat £260,000 Coxit, but there is a dece on the tonnage, by the prisone who bad a rull of a cible as it pur head of the population in Great Britain (hat, having exhausted their power of invention. must continue to carry, a good deal of cargoing, it is alleged, but owing to want of the nine hundred and fifty thousand pounds, used The Jak trade with sons has deacensed track the lastriness of the forehead, as he 10.3% in Hongary.; fa, Switserland, 267, in farther development of the obaracters wa woman was washed on thore and you still cob. The Neapolitans won back mix out of choring that a smaller tid of craft is being appeared to kia in his band, and with this he and Ireland 848 letters and carda; iis Austria, in forming hieroglyphis and idiographeus, a which the junks were wont to receive:

aselatanee to remove her from the bob, ase and the Beans more than 50 per cent, of top by £2,889 tops and 102 Tels, Probably a believed, mistaling him for ons of the fsoigners | Germany, 143, in Belgiani, 1241 in France, 200edhary, mody like the subject of the The tide of Chinese omigration has during died there.

quarter of a million which they had invested. goodly propation of the argues that would, who had been in the shop..

10.4; in Italy, 5,8; and in Turkey 0.2.

Pharaobs, they adopted certain abaracters to