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NOW READY FOR SALE,

HE OHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

(With which is incorporated “ Tue. CHINA

DIRECTORY.")

This Comprehensive Work; now in the FIFTEENTH YEAR of its existence, Lou been compiled from the Boot and Most RELIABLR Sunda, nad no pasta huyo bren epared to Tender it ComPLETE in EVELY RESPECT.

It containe

"THE DIRECTORY FOR HONGKONG.

THE DIRECTORY FOR CANTON,

`THE DIRECTORY FOR WHAMPOA,

THE DIRECTORY row MAGAO,”

THE DIRECTORY FOR HUILOW.

THE DIRECTORY 202 SWATOW.

Tu DIRECTORY FOR AMOY.

THE DIRECTORY FOR FORMOSA.

THE DIRECTORY roz FOCGROW.

THE DIRECTORY FOR NINGFO."

THE DIRECTORY FOR EHANGHAI.

THE DIRECTORY FOR CHINKYANG."

THE DIRECTORY 201 KJUKIANG. THE DIETUTORY FOR HANKOW, THE DIRECTORY FOR CHEFOO. THE DIRECTORY FOR TAKU THE DIRECTORY гoz-TIENTSIN.

THE DIRECTORY FOR NEWCHWANG.

THE DILGUIVITY FOR PAKING,

THE DIRECTORY FOR JAPAN

THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE Ara, 18772

We are requested to announce that Mrs. LATEST TELEGRAMS away. On the 25th the same friend came and

next, June 6, from 5,15 to 7 pim. Hennessy will be at home," on Wednesday

of Mr. Shaw returning to Indis in the adtan, and being out ne British Resident and Com meraial Agout to Kaabgar",

The maxima temperatare at the Faal day- ing the past week, as recorded in Saturday's Gazelle, was 77,0, the minimum 640 at the Barbour Master's Office, Trays West, the máxi mum was 67.3 and the minimum 75,0, No faiz, fell during the week,

REUTERS TELEGRAMS.

SUPFLIED TO TEI:"DAILY PREÁ,"

(Fiz Southern Zanto)

LONDON, dist May, LUMOURED PEACE NEGOTIATION, Thereare vazue zamative of perco negotiations being opened through the mediation of Gar.

many,

PAMAINLOE AND LOBELING. Alañce and Torraine are being reinforced.

WUHU,

the guild in the viiter. It is now matter of pailed about five or six, esilles of beatroot and In ortor, presumably, to give the new port notoriety, how this infamous aħtompt at diata- carried it away. Tho prisoner was present alla semblance of doing business, cocangoing tion; backed by insolent threats, proved ancovas- the time.. On the 29th the proreenter said his steamers from Flankos lsve to stop at Waba. Ini. Some of the foreign inerclants gaPI WAT. fogynaktan kant-boomtakemuraya ka ndezura shale Gastoma aleamaster Andrewwavobliged befoliam anithogala– to out their wages, and seeing that bis wages paes during the night, as they mnat go on the jis triumphant and ite oxample will no doubt be were going to be out he informed on the opposite side of the river, this mony probably followed by other guilds. The question arias, prisoner.

involve a delay of two or three hours ont moeb, how are foreign marchants to protect themagiera: In reply to the prisoner, witness anid ho did perbapa out of a voyagu to England, but still from the malice of these organizations * - It 305 want to carry away wood and was not pre- annoying to ships eager to be off, family will not do for them to go og mabutiăting to The Wuba Customs, hororor, is hound to red every demand made by the guilds, or they will voted by him from doing 90,

In reply to the Court, witness said the roneon tape practices. Witness the following illustin- eventually be drivan out of China. A stand why he did not let his master know on the 20th. tion! Uma of the river steamers lately took up enght to be made in the Treaty porta tha inter.... and 26th was begges it was no boelness of his, a ak of soda water and a box of medicine fereuse of the forsign Ministers should be in- Be way only coolie, and the prisoner was the Torta gommanity. The tide waiter was asked voked in the Colony of Hongkong that of "the gardener. He did not know what the prisoner's to take them on shore, hat as they were upon Government. The guilds ought to be, pro- friends did with the vegetables. He did not the ships' manifest bie instructions would not secuted on an ebarge of intimidation when they know whother they worcoold in the Yon-nih slow him to do this, it being mecenancy in such seek to rojo & firm in order to sarra, tinir tee Marktos.

gases for an officer of the ship to go, an ahora, purpoin or gratify their site, Sonia action in - Low Aboi, also a joolie employed by Mr. enter the vessel and clear her, and as in this the matter should certainly be taken without Millar, did he saw the prisoner's friend on the case the steamer happened to be late, with a loss of time, for the evil has become a srying 20th May colleal twenty to thirty oattion of ship in tow, this could not be done. So the ono. There is, of course, ens cogent remedy, tomatoes and the prisoner sout him to sell them argo bad to be taken on, and the Commissioner namely, to seat combination with combination, gggg and the community bad to wait till (t could be but the want of, nosnimitý among fareigners al the Yow-mau-tos Market

Mr. Millar, mid it was imposible for 20 to 30 returnal from Kinking: If the things bad renders that impracticable. It is the old story matcles to be pridaned from the plants in his boon peat up anlar cam of the imptait,and no Chinese sonumination and foreign competition put upon the manifest, the caraful tidə-waiter are gradually cutting away the ground from garden,

The witness, continuing eridoane, said on the could bave landed thides in his boat.-N. under the test of the latter. The evidences of 36th May be say the prisonor's friend oarry Daily News.

{thin fast ought to be sufficiently apparent to away tan cattios of beet root and the prisoner

make them rezolva to act more wisely, for the sent him to sell them. He came forward and HANKOW.

future, but it must be confessed that the action complained only bicanse bią master threatened A private letter from Hankow says A large of the foreign cotton merchants of Hongkang to out his wages. to out bia wages.old that although a business contienas to be done daily is ton, the favours the supposition that the tauntings of Responsible the love of vegetables, he met feverish state of excitement to buy up all the Trade Hapert, be discharged for want of evidence, first-oron tens ha quickly as possible, on the GREEDY BOARDING HOUSE BUNNBES. ground that there is no feest tea on offer, Bad P.C. smidt alargad Chan aping and twelve the total supplies of that description will bevery

umber of months every year, it is import at that there should be a good reserve fand," so that the Club will not have to lappes) to the public on every emergency A mooting is shortly to be hold to consider the amount of the annual subsaription. Ac cording to the rules it is $20, but when tho bath-house was blown away and members got very ide, comparatively speaking, for their money, it was reduced to 816 Now, how over, the bath-house is again available End thore is no resson for not acting upon tha A notion to mariners, being maxtract froc rules.

If the members are of opinion the report of Captain J. MacDonald of the British stormship Galley of Lorne is published that the eubscription is too high it in the sette as followe:- After having passed. is, of course, open to them to rescind or North Bay Point and steering round Cape Mel ville (Ohark, Australia, East Coast, Breat alter the rule bearing upon the question, XVIII); my reasel touched on a and bank not but it is not a step which should be lightly marked on the abart. Position: Cape Melville takon, for the considerations referred to NW, by W.W, Westerly 4 miles North Bay Point S.B.B. 34 miles. The tide ehbing rapidly, Labore. It is a matter on which the opinion the vessel, remained on the bank, the lowest of tho commities, who have a knowledge of water beiur 13 feet 6 ftohes. Four hours after The ordinary and possible, extraordinary ex-groanding the weasel fotod, not having received any damage. Loebore of the bank the depth of ponditura of the Club, ought to have cat water was from 18 to 20 feet.” weight. The institution is an essentially popular one, and if a smaller subscription can be made to meet the requirements, it will be a matter for congratulation, but a ponny wice and pound foolish policy ought to be carefully guarded agaitant. Turning from this point to be more immediate affair the services of an expart in the working of the pahtie, one in shaw the qualsick-ward the other others, boarding house ranners, with bourding amall; the tease are 20 to 25 per cent cheaper Mail, attacks the system of granting licenses for of the Club, we are glad to notice that boat apparatus frum on board of HMS Victor to represent the use of art in the various kinds the steamship Diorzad, from Singapore, before than last year; they may improveon the page the sale of prepared opiumia force in Hongkong.

Franzel, and he acted es instructor on Saturday to the members, giving them instructions how to bend and at the ropes; lines, cabine, anchor, rocket, and aradie. The membate si appeared very eager to learn and, in lust, some appeared to be yaiy wall vecard in the working.

The momiere of the tongkong Humane So- cisty held a parade on Saturday afternoon last at 5 p.m. at their Central Station in Duddel Sorting of the rocket apparated into the apparatus. Toore a goodly number of members present. Mr. W. Wilson, the General Superintendent, secared

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ing seems to be on the increase, and that an eight-cared beat has made its appontaneo in the Colony. The report expressed a hops that in future eight-cared races would form a feature in the annual regattas, a hope which will be concurred-in-by-all interested in aquatics. The more varied the regattas.

The question of manufacturing a coin for are made the more enjoyable will they be Hongkong, &., is under the ounsideration of conse. Wo tropu tir the regenthe Boxstraat bo ominently successful, and that the Club

The anbjoined items are taken from the London and China Express of the 27th April

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ART IN HOSPITALS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE **DAILY PREBR."% Siz; All who bere any ucquaintance with the interior of one oudos Flowpitals, must have been struck by the excessive drearingas of most of the wards. It in to that this should be. romediod. A little energy on the part of a few philanthropists and artists, aided by sub soriptions from the general public, would suffice to accomplish this inspievement.

I advocate the brightening of the wards and the shoering of their inmates, by the addition of snitable, pictures, plate, bronzes, cervings, bric-a-brse, old armoor, obins, scripture, ozan mental slooks, fancy glass, tasteful glazed tiles, parties ours, and other art decorntone of l sorts that combine art with, bygiene and education.

Later, two models will be exhibited to the

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THE HONGKONG OPIUM FARM. Dr. Dudgeon, in a latter to the N. B. Daily

the thickass of wall, the construction of

she came to her moorings, on Friday after the Foochow market may not open soon, He states that in 1866 an ordinance was passed of hospitele.

Judes time, true that some public pisco (NDON..

The Chinese tounen are said to have made making the sale of grade opiam entirely from The constable raid there were forty boats very good profit from is. 3. to Tls, 10 per and that of prepared opisu a strist monopoly. will be granted for the temporary storing and exhibiting of art contributions, prise to their around the vessel, but he only succeeded in picul, do far, for what they have sold, Tee highest tander offered a $33.965, which capturing two of the boats containing the primintter of fact, the Loisdown Castle and meagles. anceplod. Our Government officers were distribution to the hospitate of London.

As a museus, 1 atribute one hundred covers. They had all been on board and he with 51 million pounds of this season's ten, will in the public paper of that day accused of taklag gulness to the commitee of the Art Fund caught them couring down by their boat hooks, probably arrive in London about the lat Jalys bribes of the Chinese, and it would appoir that in donsequence of P.C. Your having boarded and no doubt a very fair quantity out of their opiam hal poluoued the morality of bath for the Hospitals of London."

Fray genersonly grant this project the in- the vowel on the other sidestep Dargues will be offered at public auction with Obine and Europeana. In 1861 ike zarazne tence of your moral support,~~

P.O. Young asid that, ne he wout ag the stereout reserve," and knook down the market 2d, or Tour suggestions, as to the most effutive board side, the razors, about thirty, went over 3d, before any important prolie sales can be from opiam reached £12,412. In 1869 01- way to execute this woheme, will be gratefully the port side. He know all the prisoners to be made. The dearly bought experience of last faded to the license were clauses regulating runners. These people create a great disturbance year seams to be entirely forgotten, and people chimney breasts, and the formation of koode of mantred by Yours obediently,

1. LAWERNUE HISTORUNU board of it to more eccles from Finane late azia burying to buy in a few weeks aglam erbla matanial in the aniam forgicos,

and Singapore, and in fact on board of all vessels, whole crop which takes months to 2011, 104 and boiling-houses. In this year the retenue Lanaingia wikangaumber of bameno parsengwe L5555sterop weak to tenbandant, and if prism.

on board. They go on beard in great crowds and continue to be remunerative, there will be no reached $109,150, and the Registrar-lose:

ramarka, "Alarga business has been done in commence pulling the passagers boxes about short supply of naaand-crap.

Another letter waye Tea e cheaper than California reaching an aggregate of boat. Tis. prepared opium, the export to Australia and the deck and ighting amongst themselves. The disturbance is often so great that it impedes it has been for some years, if teat price is any 2,564,000 in weight, amounting in value to the carrying out of the captain's orders in the guide, the only thing to be feared in the effect1950,000, In Hongkong about Te, 648,000: mooring of the vessel. There were about forty of the first crop being forwarded at quickly as weight was pursband. In 1873 Commission beats banging on to the Diomed, and esusing last year. 160,000 chaste have been asccted to was appointed to inquire into the working of date. The Tartar and Glenartsy will be away monopoly. The object in view was apparently on Sunday."--N. C. Daily News,

Yakoob Beg, of Esabigat, in reported to be, Gloucester Tatrace Hyde Park, London W. "may be spared any damage during the pre-adverting as dry or the Hugo apkrand

TER DIRECTORY FOR PHILIPPINES,ant typbook sväroll.

THE DIRECTORY FOR SAIGON.

THE DIRECTORY roz HAIPHONG,

THE DIRECTORY FOR HANOI Tas DIRECTORY FOR SINGÅFORE. THE DIRECTORY FOR BANGKOK,"

With brief descriptions of Hongkong the Treaty Parts of China, Japan, and the Philip

ines.

It also includes a mass of useful information in addition to that vánally found in works of the Kind.

frontier. Thirty-four gnus have hoon sent. Fo Turkestan from Orenburg. Strong infantry reinforcements are on the road.

Thetroopship Orontes, Captain E, H. Seymour, the 10th Regiment and a number of military. arrived at Portsmouth on the 24th April with invalids and side-expired men from the Straite Sectlensate, Singapore, the Mauritius, and-- Natal."

Owing to favourable wiode on the 24th April no fewer than fifty-two ships from India, Chien, and Australia figured on the books of the rusalem" Subscription Room as having arrived, the number being for one day the largest en record.

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SUPREME COURT. June 2nd.

IN ADMIRALTY:

BEFORE THE HON. CHIEF JUSTICE Sie

JOHN SMALE. JE

IN RE THE "TOSINA."--MOTION FOR THE SIGNING OF A DECRER FOR THR.

• SALE OF THE-TESSÉL,

an obatraction.

revenno.

Inspector Grimes maid that Goes ware-of no

aimply to ascertain whelber a sufficient amount use, they were always paid at once and the

was paid by the monopolies towards the oslonial runner immediately go and commit the same

CHEFOO.

„The Commissioner, ware, however, offence again, showing that great profits aro

26th May, unable to amertafa the precise amount of opium hate and the dues iuilisted are not headed. This morning, the citisone, ôf Chatoo, ware based, consumed in Hongkong and exported The case was reminded until Monday, and bowed in grief se they assembled to take the from the island, but they suggest that the Co- the pleoners were admitted in ball in $10 each. last farewell of the remains of the late Dr. J. Evernmont take the inonopoly into its own hand Two more runners and two boat people ware Oermiobael. It seems almost impossible that and one or more boiling establishments, or that charged by P.C. Yeang, the first and third with the Dossor, in the price of life, and until only they extend the monopoly for periods of taree boarding the steamship Diomed, and the second a few days since one of the most active and use years, or that it be put up ke public' suo and fourth with obernating the verael by hangfal in our raidat, shall be with us no longer. tion

At the present time the spatial, re-

We notice by a minute published in Satur day's Gazette, His Excellency the GOVERNOR has decided that, as a general rule, pointments at his disposal in the Civil Service of this Colony, shall be given by a system of competitive examinations_similar to that

The Attorney-General, instructed by Messrs. which is established for the Civil Service in

| Sharp, Toler, and Joabaon, appeared for the the United Kingdom by Order in Council on

promovanta, Mosers. Adamson, Bell & Co., the the 4th Jure, 1870. Any young men in the

holders of a bottom bond andpraed over to tham by Mr. Prell, of Sydney, in whose favvor it Colony, if of good character and possessing

was given by the master, Captain Hansen, for the requisite knowledge and ability to dis

whom Mr. Kingamill, instructed by Mr. Done charge the Anties of the post to which be

Captain J. R. Kellock, at present the P. and now appeared intervening.

The Attorney-General continued his arguing on. They were also remandad until Monday For some time, in addition to his foreign provozue $125,500, and there are seventy. mpires, can compoto for such appointment. O. Company's agent at Singapore, has been apment in reply to that of Mr. Kingsmill He and adultted to bail in the sum of $5 each tice, the Doctor has opent homeint each day eight-luenced shops. Dr. Dadgeon, concluden The larger Directory contains the different Thisisn stap which will be generally approved place of the late Captain Henry, Captain Black; arose in the case, itat the captain had perehouse runnera, were charged by P.0. Young sufering and save the lives of the friendless and of bursa benson of civilisation to the pointed to the Superintendency at Bombay, in contended that no queation of American law Chúa, Kwai and six others, boarding the Fever Hospital, doing his utmost to alleviate his latters follows This todel nolony Trostics and Conventions made by China and The system of competitive examination bae who is now on a tour of inspective in Cbies, sanally bound himself to pay the bolders of with attempting to board the atamship Douglas helpless Chinese who have fled here from the benighted Chloess, only distant from the main Japan with foreign countries, together with worked well at home, and has avery recom-do, will abortly return to his post in London. the band, not only to the extent of what her arrival from Swatow. The constable famine districts. Nothing seemed to give him land of Obing about a rifte shot and destined to varidus Acts, Ordinances, and Engulations re-mondation in its favour. The best and We note that Comte de Ruchechouart, who might be due to him from tbs ship, bat

said their hosts naused a great abstraction and more joy than the foot that he had the daily give proof of our immense superiority, recognised lating to Commerce and Shipping.

the extent of the whole of his personal estate prisoners were in the not of boarding the vessel evidence of being successful both in relieving only very recently the three vices to which the most dosering men obtain the situations, was formerly. First Secretary of the Freuel

been appointed Agent, and Consal General for rights of recovery from the owner. Had he sot day and admitted to bail.

to which he was exposed, and often spoke of it; opium-smoking, and the analal evil. These are officials, and justice is done to all parties. In France at Belgrade.

thus contracted himasif out of it, be would have STEALING FLOWERS FROM THE CEMEZELY, but he did it cheerfully, and continned until be ragulated by our Colonial Government, carried some. departments in former times youthe Comte de Rochechouart will be selected for the of his stains, but not for the whole of it, as he tery, was charged by P. C. Grimble with the days ago, he was stricken down with fever ander Government liseneb, nad all contributing had priority over the bond, tora certain amount: Li Afoo, a gardiner at the Protestant Cemo folla martyr in bia zen to eave others. Temon in houses conspicuously marked as being have, we understand, been allowed to work past of Minister in Chins,

claimed wages for co unconscionable time. The unlawful possession of a basket of plucked yesterday, his spirit departed. He had endeared more or less toward the Colonial revenue. The FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS or

Lind, however, was given in Australia, within dowers from the cemetery.

bimsel to many bearts which are now and at first of the font trio happily now, no longer for a period without remuneration, in consi SHANGHAI)

Menare, Ashton and Co. have issued a cireolar, | Adiziralty jurisdiction, and the los loci, toere- The constable said he had seen the prisoner the thought of having lost a true friend: In exists. Strong pressare from our countrymen deration of which they received the first announcing the discolation of the firm, in con fore, zinat prevail in the decision of this flaim almost daily with a basket of flowers, but he did the most quict manner possible, he was nawza in the colony Telf and Britons in Chins gener Chromo-lithograph Plate of the NEW acancy that ourred, the competitive ex-sequence of the death of Mr. Ellis Jamoa Gil and not the nationality of the vessel.

Mr. Ellis Gilman (305 of the late Mr. E. His Lordship asked the learned Attorney i/ot know where he prosured thoni from. He ried in his efforts to aid, no far us:posible, atially, aucupelled our home Government to aban~ amination system will put an end to the po- J. Gilman), who hat for ante-genre tech thas contention would hold good in ease the and, in disgcise, witnesa watobed at the gate oldest and most respected residente.-N. C. gatue, I believe, still lie at Hongkong, no ne know him to be a gardener at the cemetery that needed help, Chefoo bae lost one of its do this, anusco of revenue. The gambling sibility of such arrangeungate, by which more potuer, will continue the business under ter opotrast were made or board the vcnec), mpable men were sɔinetales kept out. Their of Grim Brothers and Co, at the same The Attorney General said his contantioned the prisoner come out with the baskel-Daily News Correspondent

flowers,He azized blm, and the prisoner Was that it would, as, although vngels carried tried to stab him in the faod with alnep kaite first examination of the kind hers will take offs, Crown-coart, Old Broad-street..

THE TRADE IN HUMAN HAIR. their nationality with them for aertain parposce ba bed open in his band. Ho wrestled with The trade in buman bair continues to intresse The price of Bar Silver has declined, in minte foreign ports, they did not in such a vases him to get the knife from him, and the prisoner at Marseilles, and has now become a staple place on Thursday next for a clerkship in the Magistrar General's office. The aslary is apunee to the receipt of lover exchanges from this. It was only vox-cls-of-war that word regend got bla face grezul. The prisoner and another article of commerce in that only. Six or seven The Chronicle and Directory is the only mail, but there will doubtless be no what old, to 5tid per os. The market is now which they belonged, and in the praneat cars similar offense; but it was not proved against Jears ago the saznal quantity fimportet did not sacred daty on the part of their rulers."".

Inde, sud transnations bare ben offccted at ed is absolutely the territory of the country to man were disrgel a short time agy with a publication of its kind for bina and Japan, candidates. The Right Hev. Bishop BULDON,quiet. Moxican Dollere have also declined in

exceed mixtion tone, but it had hicreased in 1879 to lifty and in 1875 to eighty tons. Is wee and it will be found invaluable in all Public, the Registrar-Grenegal, and Mr. ACEO form value, and a few small mounts resolved during

thought this total would never be exceeded, but the returne for 1876 have already falsified the It is published in two forme-Complete at the Board of Examiners on this occasion.

prediction, sa during the past year ninety-two

t-ie further embellished with a Chromothe Colony escures tho, most complert/Legation and Charge d'Affaires at Peking, bae so far as it would go, and he, of course, bad his wben be arrested Ehems. Rewanded uatil Mon pain and in saving life. He knew the danger Chinese are specially scdioted, viz, gambling..

lithograph of a

PLAN of VICTORIA, HONGKONG;

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CODE of SIGNALS in de tithe

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Ales-of-the-varim BOESE PLAGE (Designed expressly for the Work);

MAPS OF RONGKONG, JAPAN, &o.

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| Morenutile, und General Offices,

Ordan for Coples may be sent to the thaly Press Ooo, where it is published, or to the following Agents-

$5; or, with the Lists of Residents, Fort Directeutare-tologram published in another tories, Mapa, &c., at $8.

column states, in connection with the war in Europe, that there are vagun rumours of peace negotiations being opened through the mediation of Germany. These are nothing more than mere rumours, it is to be feared; is very unlikely that Russia is willing to give up yet to the first place Turkey has not been made to feel her weakness, and would not be at all disposed to listen to the forms Russia would be desirous of impos-

BEADA........... Mr. L. A, de Greet. SWATOW..........Messra. Campbnil Co. AMOT.Mosers. Wilsu, Vicholls & Co. FORMOONEETs, Wilson, Nicholle & Co. FOOCHOW.........Hosara. Hedge & Ox-*; NINGPO Meas. Kally & Wslab, S'gbai. SHANDHAT... Marers, Hall & Holtz. ́~ ́ SHANGHAI....Messrs. Kelly & Walsh,

mun.

We trust that in due time

the week from New York-bars boeu placed at 54. per az,, but the price for the close may be considered weaker.

Cauaca.

in this harbour on a foreign vessel.

the bottomey band murit, he looked upon is the prisoner; the other man was fined $1 for un- same tight as a bill of archange would be given lawful pain,

Mr. Thompson, overeer at the cemetery, His Lordship Enid to remembered a case in said he had missed. towars very often from the which the offers of that court had been kicked cemetery and always suspected the prisoner. moreover, it was a Messagerie vessel, which, by pricoter wie sentenced to fourteen days

Rotortunate clause in the treaty, had the status of a man-of-war.

Hover the mika of a vocal jurthie harbour, and.

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UANKOW and Messts. Hall & Holtz and Kolling, and the latter country will not conclude of Rear-Admiral Rowlsy Lambert, Q.B., was at on the subject matter.thecuse he would argue

karð hbour."

PRESPASSING,

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[dating to 2003) The dirtyzmey. The other two evila ura: still under the direct patronage of the Government. Nothing but the most lamentable ignoranoe of the Chinese mind could have led the Colonial authorities to tais direct contradiction of all that the Urinese held to be

KASHGAR,

Ovo cannot prediot the fate of Kashgar, Days' dontemporary without knowing the terms of

sefiles. Formerly all the hair imported into with Engma in July 1876 In 1972, at Yausib We understand that, following the exallest

or were rugstored an having arrived at Marthe "politics! and summereist trentyde precedent set by the Chartered Bank of India,

Marsailles came from Italy, but that country Bog's request, the Governor-General of Terke- Australia, and China in the catablishment of

Mr. J: Bunnel, partner in the firm of Messrs. bar-hen ausble to meet the increasing demand, aton seas an embassy to Kashgar under Captain poravnation fund, a morement has been set The Attorney-General said be rememboxed

and a brisk trade has been opened with the and Baron Kaalbers, and a parely commerojal on foot by other establishments with the Far case of the kind, in which the action, Spratt & Co., alarged a dirty looking coolie extreme Enst, Thus of the ninety-two tour treaty was signed. At Grat Tacoob was inw panel Low Aksi, with trespacing on the pre- Bust with a view to the adoption of a similar brought by a Cajer Jasting to recover for sises of the fire at Wanoli, for supposed as imported last year, forty-thrie es me from Italy ones to prolong the negotiations, but the Ras while Chica supplied thirty,eiz, Turkey five, and sisa Ambassador curtly told him either to sign step. We hope that the plan of establishing damage to bis laggags on a Mesangeris boat.

lawful purpoace. As the prisoner was not Japan three taas, the remainder being made up the treaty at unge or dismiss the embassy. auperannuation fonda will become general His Lordship and it was by a great stretch of exactly found on the promises, and as it was of importations from Egypt, Indis, Germany, Russia then obtained the rights of free entrance. among the India and Chins banks, whose serourtesy on the part of England that the des doubtful whether be was the man soon before, Helgium, and Algeria, The total quantity of for her merchant and transit for ber mer- vents are necessarily exposed to special risk guria boats were to be treated as French peabe was discharge

DRUNKEN hair imported into France Isst years is estimated obaalize, of having store-bouees, and of ap from climate, pressure of work, and other likeal-war.

The Attorney-General postponed citing cases James Gibb, a saman residing at the Eailors' At 13 tona, value £180,000, so that Mamailles, pointing Corala, and besides this, the trade on the point raised by-his Lordship, and said flems, was charged by chair gootle 10 with re-trade in her own birds.

with ninety-two tone, has three-fourth of the dudes were reduced to a uniform rate of 34 per cunt. ud valorem. The results of last year'a The Detached Squadron, under the command that with regard to the bearing of American law fusal to pay abair, hire be being drunk.

mission, far as we known, havo nover boor The priesner was ordered to pay ste bolies

published; bas it is quite possible that aume QUILDE IN ORINA. Amension on March 29th, and left for St. Tio- that the master was not precluded from entering 10 cents, tak cant. Capa de Verdes, on the 1st April, en rante into contracts; asenning this to be a question of John Portar a seaman residing at the Bailors' The obstacles to a free and unrestricted trade arrangement, was made in view of the near ap- to Devonport. On the arrival of the Squadron priority the les leci must prevail; by American Honie wwsinberged by F. 0.3. White with being in China are many and various. The vexations proach of the Chinese army. This belief in inquiry will be held-most probably by law there was no distinction made between drank and incapablo. He was fined $1. and illegal impoate with which the officials supported by the fact that a Russian offer in court-martial into the lamentable estastrophe mater and seamen as regarde alaiming their

IMPUDENT CHINESE SERVANTS manuge to fetter it, the numerous sosem de Kashgar especially to watch the operations, which occurred on board the Netreads while the wages, and it a acamen were personally borad

Ng Apoo and Ng Akes, chair coolics, wara vised by them to shirk treaty obligations, and At the same time it is plear that Tacoob Kosa

is not trusting to the Rossinna 'riqna. Squadron was on ita passage to Singapore from as the master was by this bond be would be in charged by their master, a European gentleman, the selfish, grasping spirit of the native mer despatch of an onroy to the Indian Government Hongkong, when « gallant young officer (Mr." the same position. The learned Attorney sited with refusing to worka

ebante combine to the pations and dimini and to the Porte shows that he is aware of the WingSeld, midshipman) and throo eenen lost con lo sapport of these contentione.

The proscopter said he engaged the coolica as the profts of foreigners engaged in commercination in Eastern Europe. Oriental diplo their lives by drowning, Captain Francis A: The further hearing was then adjourned until 15 per month. This morning they refused to in Chine. But of all the diflonlties with which many is so intricate, however, that one carnos work, alleging that they had been ill-treated. the foreign morchiant out here has to could hope to understand Enccob's real hopes anð Home 1865), of the Tramortalite, will be tried half-past ten to-day. by court-martial upon nertala grave courges

Yesterdag was mail day, and he had oneaton to there le none more formidable to him than that intentions. He has a hard part to play just with which his name has been assoniated. The

go eat in a hurry to effect an insurance. The afforded by the native guilds. "These powerful now; and not even be himself, mould say with trial will take plass at Devonport

prisoners went along a slow, stupid pace. On and most tyrannieni organisations are to be coming out of the office again be fock one by found in every branch of trade in every dentre certainly what the next move will be. Times of

India of commerce in the Central Kingdom. They the arm and asked him why be was so stupid.

The prisoners said they were assaulted, the exeroide an arbitrary influeties user the native second by a blow in the side. They would go to dealers, and are able, în most cases, to enforce their work again on the condition that her their diets upon forsiga merchants. In some A correspondent of the Standard, writes as were not ill-need

places they are able to bring considerable pres follows:-In Asia shere are at the present The prozesator denied that he struck either are to bear upon, the authorities and this moment three prominent individuals known se of the prisoners-Ro did not consider he did accounts for many of the concessions which the Yakoob Khan, so that when a sontemporary- O escuro the ssaent of England to the chang with a week's lator datsemas, above-game in from the Government Wharf to a man of war, asking them why they were so slow and stupid, foreigners have been placed at a disadvantage the Prince of Kashgar, was ooming to England, The bostwoman said she took six marines any wrong by placing his hand on the arm and native mercbaota hare phlained, by which announced the other day that "Yakob Beg, in the map of Europe it could be notified to

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& Walsh, Shanghai. CHRPOC and Messrs. Holi & Holts and Kelly a peace, unless compelled by circumstances, NEWCHWANG f

Walab, Shanghai, without receiving some compensation for the FIERTBEN and 1 Hestra Hallik Holtraud Karly:

PEKINGS.

&Walalt, Shanghai,

expenses of the war, Prince Bisex is NAGABAKI The C. and J, Trading. Ca. generally believed to be antious for peace, HIOGO, CARA.The Grand J. Trading Co. and no doubt if opportunity offers will on TOHOHAMA... Japan Gavello Off. MANITA. Menare, J. de Loyzaga & 06, deavour to mediate between the belligerents. SATUON.Mr. J. E. Bloom.

A writer in Truth makes a rather shrewd guess SINGAPORE...Messrs. Liddulow and Martin. BANGO Hosts. Malheres, Jullien & Co. at the basis on which peace may eventually LONDON... Mr. F. Algar, Olement's Lane.be concluded. Ho siya that it will be proposed LONDON... Mr. Geo. Street, 30, Cornhül.

that Bulgaria be annexed to Roumania, in TONDOR Mensre, Rates, Body & Oc. SAN FRANCISCO Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Morahanta consideration of which Mollavia would be

-Exchange.

ceded to Russia. The Prince of Montenegro New Yoak...... Messre, S. M. Poffugil & Co would receive a considerable accession of ter

ritory and Bossin would be offered to Austria. In Asia the Persians would obtain a rectifica tion of frontier at the expense of Turkey.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE,

23 Trans.

BEFORE JAMES RUSSELL, Esq.

FREAKS OF A BOLDIER.

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Patrick McDonald, a private in H.M. 23th Regiment, was abarged with drankenness and disorderly conduct and with assaulting a boat- woman named Achig

SHANGHAI

YAKOOE KHAN,

The

the 99th Apr The Japon advices by both and the prisoner being drunk, wanted to go up int st time he wanted them is to be quick and some shoes over but out of all participas those who were not aware who the individual · mails have been anticipated by those received, leo, but the marines refused to allow bim., The When he came out of the insurune 8 58 Son in the inland trafic. One of the guilds up named wag mo Exve supposed that it was the ROZAVEU of Egypt, the Continental Towers id Son Frauciser on the 17th April The prisoner then told her to take him to Kowloon, before he had spoken rebuked them in any north for idetanze farmed the right to isene relor of Kauger himself in person. As this next inward (P. and O.) mail, bringing dates | and having got a little distance he made a regnent way, they were lounging on a door step some transit passer, and then refused to grant them point should be made, oltur, cupcctully so we would make no opposition. It is asserted that Fokohama 20th, Shanghai 33rd, Hongkong sao conld not comply with, and told him to go on distance away smoking their long pipes. When to any but native fosfora La nugerous insuli in all probability be bearing a great deal this schemo o pacification finds considerable 29th March, Bingapore 5th April, which was shore for what he wanted. He thereupon set they saw him, they made no burry to come to stances have these monopolising and domineer of thege Lord Jaenbe" for the next few years, Tavor with formatalan. It would bene, vid Brindisi on the 7th May, left Galleon to beating her with a stick. She called out, him, bet osme at their leisure, and resting boldling bodies gained privileges for their members it may be as well to atste clearly who they are.

the 13th April, one day early.

and a police-bont une to ber-assistance of the obair they re-aged to give it the usual tilt and managed to exclude foreign merchants Firstly, there is Yakoul Khan, fue eldest son of Palios Sargeant Lai Amoon said, hearing the to enable him to get in. He could not no why from any share in the trade with the interior. Shere All of Alghenistan, who bes for wony satisfactory to then, of course, to have an at-

Business with the Far Eat, says the Depress"a cry of save life, he went in the direction and they should act as a that the only time he These Uhinese guilde liave acquired a giant's years been at fend with his father Donate bo tonomous State,ruled by a Gorman Prince, co-

Hamborg correspundeat in consequence of the found the priander beating the last witness had used the chair all 4By, and that was only strength and they do not hesitate to use it like had been supplanted in that potentate's affec vering both banks of the Danube and securing threatened war in the East of Europe, is at with a stick, He told the prisoner to our for a few minutes. He did not ears to take a giant. Should any one be so bold as to dare tions by a not younger half-brother. At the to tosiet their decisions, or to attempt to die-present moment he is in honourable oonine, free navigation of the river. Whether Eng-present much restricted, and the experts are into bis boat, but he refused, and would not be them hook after this behavour.

The Magistrate remarked that now coolies pate the rules by which they seek to government, and his name, la seldom muntioned; but land would care to assume the suzerainty of awall,altough the Deutube Damptzabita Rhe arrested, so he told the woman to make foot her Egypt is another matter. It is certato, how dered in on the eve of despatching two stormere, cost to his sad he would tow it to the Police would purkaus be worse, and as they were wil trade, hals at once marked out for vengesat.considering his stilities and the unsettled stato One at the end of this, and the other on the 10b Chop, ke bad not got far before the prisonering to return to duty, he would recommand fast autou a French silk merobautat Canton of: Amistic polizce it would be prematura to was unfortunate enough to inour the dieplan uppose that he has disappeared altogether from ever, that she intends to protect her intorcets of neat, month. But this may not be regarded get hold of the women and threw her into the complainant to try them for a week.

Tab prisoners were then told that they would sure of the silk guild, and forthwith all native the scene of Afghan Affaires His friend as a sign of liveliness, bat the company, having water. He immediately tarned round and was lin that country, and the Suez Canal is of day are of its boste in or near Kprope, only intendajast in time to save ter. This was near the togba romanded until the 8th instant, to sea buweitk dealers were forbidden, under heavy penal, ship to the English cause is also another roABÓN - ties, to baro transnotions with the offanding why..wa should think of bim with commisèra: increasing rate and importance to her. There

to have them a lizzie better distributed, and stooper Fame. The rest of the inmates of the they would bobare themselves.

Gand, who wear that prevented from operating tion. The second of this name, bed the greatest a strong feeling growing up in favour of ready to make use of the fates of freighs in beat the game into his bow, leaving the prisoner the step, and we should not be surprised if it Tadia and China, which, by the last reports from elana in the sampau. The captain of the Fan Wong Aon, a carpenter at the Aberdeen Docks in the market. He wisely took his onse to the is Mabomed Yakoob Khan, or Beg, sa ho de came to pass some day. At the same timetengkong, are on the red. In our port care told him to make the sampan fast to bie reage, wan charged by Thos, Bastain, a watchman, with French Consul, who laid it before the local now, styled, the Basis of Kashgar. He is the is scarce, rates of freight are quite nominal, and sad at once go for sesistance. Ele went for stealing five large copper alleand aemall picce sathorities, wherengen they seed a proclama, hast known, too, in Europe, while in the syes of tion deglaring such a combination to be on Asiatlon he is their greatest representative it wust be admitted that the assumption of to doubt the best sailing tonnage would be pro Inspetor. Orice, who came, but on returning of sheet sopper ralued at 35 cente

enrable at 20. par ton. Steam to In accordance, found the prisoner in thoeustody of P.O. Zorg He was sont need to fourteen days hard trary to the treaty and ordering the members throughout the Khanates of either Turkestan and, although 10. in full is the nominal fate, P.O. Zwarg said that in palling near the labour.

Share of the guilt to resume basiness with the Bome years ago be was awarded for his ka oltention was drawn to the prisoner aloze in still goods are shipped at woh cheaper rates.

French marchant. But it is seldom that orthodoxy as a Musulmon the title of Attalit the heap by the exptain. He took him into

foreignern, come off visterions in their atrag Gbazi, and for some years he was genatally Rear-Admiral Joba Corbett, C., who has sustody, The Inspector then

Thirty or farty bales of new wescon's with glon with the guilds, frequently in Banghong known as such; bat bjs old name has agala rez been selected for the command of the Baat The saptain of the prisoner's domyamy gave (Mycatala Chop) arrived on the 28th blime the latter make their weight felt in a most se rigel, and he is now usually spoken of es Tadles Station, entered the navy in 1890-Aries very indifferent sharmotor.

it is said to poula Els, 470 to 480. The owner pleasant manter. If a native merchant has a Yakoob Bég, The Laird is Beyyid Yakoob Khan, Midshipman be served in the Gargsfort through. The prisoner said he was drunt, and did not does not intend to offer it st present or this grievance, real or fausted, he can generally gut nephew of the Emir of Kashgar, and his mont markat-On the 2nd Jane, last year, the usinguild to sepoude bis quarrel and suspend bael trusted emissary. It was of this highly in At the Marino Magistrato's Court, on Satur-out the operations of 1840 on the coast of Syria, know what he was doing.

The Magistrace told the primer that through chop was sold a 148. 113-against about 22 mess with the foreigner until the claim to settled. telligent and genial Auntie that the telegraph is dny, Captain Wood, of the steamship Cyphrenes,inoluding the bombardcasat of Bt Joan d'A¢re was fined $1 for irving no riding-light.and the blockade of Alexandria, for which he biedronkenos be had very nearly committed cost price this year

This meds of procedure is only-too-common, merge made mention; for he was sent to received the war meist with blasp and the Tarmandleughtery, lidmaterik

We pro requested to soknowledge 3500 from and it la a great pity come means, onnot be Constantinople by his taster to congratulate St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Chapel was kiab medal. Passing his examination is Jane, He was fined $10, in the fault, twenty-one the Fung Bing Hong, and $100 from the em found by foreigners to resist the dictation of the recent Saitan on his accession to power; at..

ploves of the same hong, for the Shantung the guilde convert though we cannot doubt that, like the skilled opened for service yesterday morning, but with 1842, he was appointed in 1843 to the Queen, days Lord labour. A

DISHONEST SERVÄNTS.

Kabel Fond. The tame baa besu, raid to the The difficulty is, in connection with the in, diplomat that be in, he altored his message so ea out the nual deremony of Consecration, the the Mediterranean. He was promoted to Lien-

Mr. Andraw Millus eturged his gardener, Hou. Treasurer May G. Glorer. Also, The, 95.90 jartan combinations and the attempts at into make it gratifying to the present coups at of Sensing Racing taken place privately. The tonaut May 4, 1846 being uext appointed io able institution, and it is untisfactory to and design for the chapel, which is in English Gochio July, 1847, to the Feugenes. After obtaining Lea-Arom, with stealing his vegetables from hare been resolved from Yokohama on the same timidation of the Chinese guilds, to get hold of the Turkish throne. He has now, we learn, necount, as the balance of previone collections anything tangible entire on rod paper are presented a Comment to the Sultan from bis. from the report submitted to the members of the fourteenth century, wat forsished by the his Commander's commission, February, 1852, the garden at Howtoon. en Thursday hot that it is in such a sou Hou JM Price, the works being carried our he served some like As Adiniralty agent on The prosecutor and the prisoner was bir gar, and fls: 300 have been paid in from an anony printed and seat round fo the members, but motor noknowledging his anzercinty to tha one of there are suffered to get into foreign Forte. Not only has Tekoob Khan bàon to Con- by kind permission of Sir Arthur Kennedy, hard a contruct, mail veseel, and while scling dozer; be paid him per month, and he had mens friend. juta dan position financially and that such a lively under the supervision of Mr. Werd Trostage, as arot received mjurice for which te is been with him three weeks. Since he had been The annual meeting at the Shanghai Gasband. Now, and then one doce fell into thetantinople several times before, but he visited interest is taken in ite affairs by the members of the purvayor General's department, The now a rooup of specut peraion. In gith him he wind great quantities of vege- Outpany was held on the 28th all. During possession of foreign merchants, but as a zile E Petersburg as recently in 1875. And it co

building prices a nove seventy feet long by 1554 Commander Corbett was appointed to tables,bectrant, toin Moes, do, and told thecoolicothe your asincroüned Anneniaption of gue was they are kept very close. The guilds delight to not be forgotten that he has had the charge of as was evinced at the annual meeting There thirty feet wife, capable of accommodating 300 the Walterine on the North American and and the prisoner that he would out the value reported, and the net profita bad amounted to stah in the de: their deeds are mean and several missions to India, and that is was in fassarily a paucity of amusements in people, a shampol, a lateral choir with Amail Wst Indian Station, and in July, 1656, to the of the property, stolen out of their wagen, aa fls, 28,917, of which Tis. 18,000 had been dero will not bear the light of day. Perhaps themcal return to one of them that our Garerament Hongkong, and it is essential that care should belfry attached, and two porches. A thing no- Inferible, which he cummanded with distinction cooles, he could wverlook the garden and sex fed to dividend. It was exppatal to lear of daring and successful attempt at coercion by a despatched Bir Douglas Forsyth to Tarkend to usual in Catholic sharebes, the interior appeare in the Canton River against the Chinted in all the prisoner did, gave him some Information, the Gamboldor loan during the current year guild was the action recently taken by the discover the real condition and prospect of the be taken to preserve those which are available to be severely simple, dving no doubt to the 1857, and was promoted to Captain for his grand from what they said he gave the primobor By irregularities at the worke, dating the Min Up Tung, or Cuelon Cotton tulla, newly-consolidated state of Kashgar, It, -te The Clab has now happily recovered from absence of fands, there being no attempt at vines in the war, Bince that time, be has com into costody. The best of the vegetables were hasnos of Mr. Yoo, the company had sustained in ambizing to compel foreign hooga in rumoured, he eluld prossed to this country, be the disastrous effects of the typhoon of 1874, aestation except in the roof, the trusses manded the Scout in the East Indies and Ubins, taken, and id paid the prisoner wages to rear a Ices of Tis, 1530in the coal account and The Bangkong to sept payment for their goods will have travelled more than probably any other 162 in the coke account, through defoianoles in chopped dollars. Circulare ware, it will of compatrióta hen over done, and bo may bo of which are carried on light spandrils of and was lust uurployed in command of the them and bring them to blin and hug a good balance at its batters AnGothia arseers. The entire cost was $5,000, of Britannic, desining ship, from September, 1987, Chua Aloy, a cople, said he was cutting earth in illo quantider delivered, and to meet these he remembered, distributed among the nasul if receiving a very warm reception at our which $1,000 ware contributed by the military to gust, 1571 Boué. Admiral Corbata at the upper part of Mrs Millar'agardon, viidi löasen läs meme kalley cari jadividend is propoundtive cotton deelora commanding them 261 to heños, bota for big ʊwa cheangaloosa moris and- other typhoon, however, might again sweep abborities, and 31600 by the Colonial Govern appointed a Casin Jace, 1869, and was Narat on the 20th May he saw the prisoner and his to be 5 stand of per cout Board G. do business with the foreigners on any other for the respect avory one of us must entertain away its property, and as we are able to eat, the balapos being obtained both here and Aide-de-Camp to Her Mainly from April, 1870, friend in the garden they were collecting Pardon, Foches, and F. G. White wero terms under heavy penaltion and threatening for the abilities and courage of the muster

until promoted to Eng rankeg

tomsteru, and the prisoner's friend book them elected Directors for the ensuing year, rig the foreign honga In case they should oppone† Yakoob Beg yitations of theo phenome for a sortain in Europe by privata subsaripcion,

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