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THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 1877.

ter is most unfortunate, and much, to beWong Aman, a widow was charged by PC

667 with a similar offonon and was fined 50 cents: regretted. Not only was it an arbitrary Lo Achaung stehen unemployed, was exercise of authority, but it was entirely charged with patting down branches of trees at unnecessary, as the article can have little in Shau-d-wan, at the back of the police station. It Apposes the prisoner was clearing a piooo of grond Go.fluence at such a distance from Europe. The to grow paddy on. He was Rischarged.

Japano must be somewhat astonished to SERVED HIM RIGHT... And that the Fross in some European | conutries is simibely shackled to that of Japan, and that the liberty coveted by native

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Great Britain and the United States We trust that the scion of M. DE GEOFFROY will not have any effect on the conduct of the Japanese Government towards the native newspapers. It was most impolitic of the French Minister thus to lay bare che of the weak features of his government, France bas never been liberal to the Press, and it is probably owing in great measure to this fast that the difficulties of administration

SHANGHAI,

We hear that the sums due for damages sad T. 18,000, were paid into court on the 8th ins costs in the Tuin enso, mounting to nearly

Mr. Babar was to start from Ch'ung.ching on the 8th July to jou M: Gill at Ch'ng tu They would then in company make a tour through the districts of Western Snookaen, the terminat mg, point of their journey, however, not being droided on

The 4 in which Lo Achaz, P.C, 281, and All Alan, P.0. 282, word vhargol by Inspector Rivers with extorsing 200 cash from a master of socatie house in Nullah-lane, and which was Police Court by the Attorney General, and vama lemons, las takan, the offensivo. Ggainst the on again to day,

Ranians, and has already crossed the Balkans, Mr. Francis appeared for the princuers and AN ALEX FOR TURKEY. urged in their defones that at the time of the

Much sickness peovsila among the Russian commission of the not comptains of they were not in uniform anil were not in asting or pre- Azuays in Bulgaria au Ll Dobruja. fossing to act apolice constables. It would have boon much easier for the prossentor, under £lwo circumstances to have gone to the nearest Folion Station to prepare the assistahes he desmeð no- reasury, but instead of that he and his tenants used violence. As a proat that the prisons did not coaster they were doing wrong ene went for a constable in uniform at once. Certainly they ought to have known better than to go into the bone as they had done, but the Most of our rendars will regret (says the V. C. attempt to oxtort money was beyond the question. Daily News) to learn that Rear Admiral William and there was no proof that It was under covor Reynolds, commanding the U.S. Asiatic Bansd of clue. The accuvenience, the fuprison ron, left Yokobains for home by the Guty of mont, &c., the prisoners bad Bodared since the Peking, on the 11th instant, on account of illoase came on, should be taken into consideration, and moreover, their charaters stead good in the hesitti.

police forms, so rich so, that lately, wach had been taften on for another five gents' service.

His Worship Baid that to a grost extent bo took Mr. Franois view, but the prisoners as police constables were amenable to that which outsiders were not and under the most fenient charge brought against them they were

af improper conduct as constables, and he would 206 be doing right if he did not punish them rarely. He would fins the first 350, and the cod $75.A

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times Company and is now completed, will, in all pingsbility, take the plus of the stortents Meikong

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The trat of Maire E. Ribbatino & Co.'s able to a fine of $200. They had been guilty | railway, and the obarocs of its ertension to Sou-reqnesting that these balls may not be disufficiently serious to allow of a large margin for have now disappeared, and that the mix

productive industry need hardly be insisted on

SOME NEW STIMULANTS.

the womm whom the rebels found alive in Sed | THE COST OF RUSSIAN AGGRESSION, Mileir. Chott, of a superficies of 2,600 square show and other aition which theyosure, lost her

miles; the Ehares Chatt of 530 square miles; and, wwestness. This, though it was the result of the A correspondent of the Pall Mall Onsetia the Djerid Chott, of. 3.000 square miles, The licentiousness of the robela, was an insuperable.) 26yx-It will become evident on an examination Melrir, which is entirely on French territory : barrior in the way of the unfortunate woman's of the “Project of the Budget of the Receipte was surveyed in 1874 and 1875 by Captain return to her former lord. So Li wrotą, in ¦ and Expenses of 1878,” sanctlened by the Em-Roudaire, who forad that it was of an average Answer to her loving messages a very bitter peror on December 30, 1975, which is abhshed depth of 75 fast below the level of the Moditor- letter. Among other severe sentence were the in the Almanach de Gotha for the present year, aan. The Rhara Chot at least that por. following questions: Why did you allow you- that a loan o2 even £40,600,000 sterling will gation of it which is on Algeriau territory-wes self to be taken alive when you might have pre- but a small way to meet the unavoidable expenses found to be of the same depta, bat fliers re. ADVANCE OF SULEIMAN RASHA.

vented it, as others did, he sufolde. Why did of the war. The Balget of the Muister of War mained to survey, the other portion of the Intter Later advices from the seat of war annoncen not give highest proof of charity and do for 1876 is taken as 190,000,000 roables. One te wall as the Djerid, the nearest to the Gulf of

Wore than death?!

starling. If the paper ronħle be taken in the Captain Roodsiro was obarged in 1876, by the When she reenived this letter, the prepared a basis of calaalstion, the amounts here given in Minister of Public Instruction, with the music rope, one end of which was fastened to the cross-pounds sterling will have to be reduced by a rate to pursue this investigation, and the results of beam of her house while the other end was tied vorying from 10 por pont, to whatever may to his studios have been now discussed in the Ada in the form of a slip-noose, and sat down and the ultimate depreciation of the Russian paper detay of Salomons. In his report he applies hin coolly wrote a spioy reply to Governor Li's roourrency. About one-third of the debt on the self to proving the identity of the chotts with proachfal spirtle. In this she paid the apis- Graad Livre is payable and bears interest in the Day and Lake Tritonis of the awients; ko tolary dobt in Li's own coin and closed in some metal. So that we may take the ordinary cost gives an estimate of the works to be executed thing like the following Jongings: Why did of the Russian army in poses at £33,200,000 for the abrasion of the basin, describes the you allow yourself to be taken alivo when you sterling per annum. Thọ total number of officers, probabis consequences of the execution of the might have prevented it. as others did, by combatants, and non-combatants in the thred, works, and óramines the objections tlist may ha suicide? Why did you not give the highest divisions of the regular army-namely, those of raised against it,

han suffer a disgrace storse than death P. When on the peace satablishment is €90,619. On the the region, aooord in wimitting that, at como proof of loyalty, and lie by your own band ratuar European Russia, Caucasus, and Asiatic Ruesia Although the traditions of the Inhabitants of this moshes you it will inform you that I have war establishment the figure is raised to 2, 119,973 period anterior, the low-lying district was corared put a violent end to any miserable life, and my man for the same divisions: The irregular army, with water, they have no idea of the precise time dying reqist is that you be consistent and go not comprising the militis and the Opoltshenia, bat bollove that it must have been previous to hang yourself. She then took the fatal leap consisting of 37.079 men in time of peace, ta the birth of the Prophet Cuplaka Roudaics Is with the nose around hornock, and that is the raised to 140,403 men in time of war. To fill up convinod that as recently as the commencement end of my story—Shanghai Courier. Corre- the endros, thọn, and to raise the normal peace of the Christian ora the basin of the photts still We hear that the onishs of a resident taking spondgut.

ostablishment to the numbers of the normal war communicated with the Mediterransan. The establishment, will more than trable, the Budget objection was made that no marine fossiis hara out the children for an uiring, descended from the earringe and strolled into the neighbourhood

of the Minister of War; and will require the aum been discovered ther; but besides the possibility of a village on the Bubbling Well road. The

of £36,400,000 per annum, Irrespective of the of those vestigen being buried beneath the al villagers hooted and peited the party, and bo The undersigned circulates, for tlioinformation additional costs of carriage, parolase of provisionaluvial coil, or to layers of and brought by the hayad so grossly that a retreat had to be pre-of the British mercantile commnuity, the seabroad, consumption of warlike stores, and all wind, M. de Quatrefages, the naturalist, re- oipitately brates and the carriage regained. companying extract from the teanalation of the other extraordinary cost of actual warfare marked that, as the lake communicated with We remarked some tins ago that we feared position, addressed to the Tantai by the Bhauri It may be said that the numbers of men exist the Mediteranean by Burrow passage, Its the congratulatory statements which were going bankers, describing the nature of the drafts it-only on paper. But it is the official paper of the waters jaunt have been in great part re round ragaving the prospects of the Woosany weed by them the valled. Shaxsi bills--and Russian Government and the Agirre owed by streams of fresh walet which chew, were at least pramature; and unless we counted by British marchants.

rion-completion of the ondros. The pavishingture of fresh and salt water is very unfavourable, Italian line of mail stepmors, the Batavia. Captain

are very much mistaken Sie event is likely to (Signed)

T7. HUGHES.

offpot of divarfing so larges number of men from as shown by the example of other inland sex fad L. Crocso, arrived at Tanjong Pagar wharf,

justify the worst apprehensions. The Viceroy

(EXTRACT.) JAN

by rivers, to the development of animal life, and Singapore, on the 4th instant, having left Gonos

is not companiestive on the subjost, but the The practice of issuing and paring dras

especially of mollaos. In any case the geogra on the 1st July, calling at Colombo, She will

tone of whist he does say leaves very little doubt wayoitablished by petitioners and others solely

phical fact remains not the less certain, that (says the Straits Tidy Trotect to Batària and

To Asan, a cook, was charged by Chu Wing that, at the expiation of the guaranteed year for the convenience of officials and of people in

there exists in Algoria and the Kogoney of Tunia load there and will have on her retura voyage to Wan, a trailer, with stealing $160 from his box he purposes closing the line, and proclaiming to general, and of merolauts and tradera. AU

a vaat depression which would be covered by the the Mediterranean urls about the 20th instant on the passage from Singapore to Hongkong on the the world the hopelons inferiority of the Chinese drafts that are issued must bear the names of the Much has been said lately about the 24-

waters of the Mediterranean if the ridge which Hongiore, August 16th, 18771 Owing to the mess of two of the asgine steamship Nestor. It appoured from the evidence to their Japano naghbours. While the latter poreon, or the style of the fim in whose four vigarating properties of the "noon laat, and the separates it from the Gulf of Cales wers, ent drivers on the Wussung railway, the trains lear that the prisoner and his family had quarters are extending railways which they manage with they are drown Tho are different from the remarkable efforts it produces in enating men through Captain Rondaire estimates that the The puro admirable success, making good roads, and striv. notes issued at this fada centre by cash shopk to sustain long-continued exertion without lose quantity of earth that would raquire to be re- The need for a Lengalidation of the local

enter want podeps for a minute and an ring to contact avery important town in the which are made payable to bearer on presentá- of power, and during abstineros from ovilinszy moved to place the chotta in comminication with ing Shanghai at 6am, and at noon, and those bear where prosecutor's box was. Ordinences is made manifest almost daily arily discontinued. Such is the starting on turning found this box broken que ahhh, cho Vardy Ci tron, the thus kory yarpuss of showing them to food the sudden notoriety to which the Mach color tut with the for both for Ch At the present moment it is a matter of the nouncement made by a Shanghai contemporary dollars gone. The prissaor and his family, who Pa-cheng deliberately purposes taking a bank as freely from hand te band. The drafting has sprung has ogused the rivet claims of from 25 to 30 millions of tutio okres, and were asked to wared, ware still to the place is sent, and declaring that. China is as yet altogether issued on vacsipt (by the dower) of the amount other similar agents, to be brought forward. In an iden may be formed of that quantify in The little Chinese line has met with suany ob greatest diflenlty for any ordinary indivistractions, but we sat aware that it bad ever had left them when he want on deck, and he too aneivilised to manage a little railway nine drawn for, but there are alg onses in which the Mexico two beverages known as "Palgas and remembering that the excavations for the draft mined before the actual constpt of tha Mezoal," the products of the same plant the Suez Canal formod a total of 70 millions. dual to ascertain from the Ordinances what is occurred to anyone as possible that the illness of suspected them. The captain searched the pri miles long

ngavė, American for largely naod in van. MM. Danzots and La Maison, Engineers of the the law in the Colony, and even the lawyers are the company's sorraule might knook the whole sonar and Lad the women scarabed, but nothing A general meeting of the subscribers to the money, and the sum drew for is only payable

was found.

Margary Memorial Fund; was held on the 6th by the drawer after receipt of advies from the at fault sometimes. The volume of Ordinances odd to foreigners customed to the regularity thing on the head, or partially so. It sounds

The onse was ramanded until the 16th instant inst, at the Bhanghai Club There were present drawer, so that should the draftarrive before thosd.us disea, and especially in cans where there Set Canal Company, estimate the cost at from is a loss of vital energy, either through fatigue cr750. to 11. por onbic nastro, or s total sum of from OPLUM BELLEY8

Mosers. E. E. Wainewright and E. Hordorson,rices,it is still noosary to wait till the latter lokness. The former liquid is less potent than 25 to 50 millions of franes. It is, however, mup. published up to1867 is simply a trap for the of trains at home to hear that four trains a day

Cheung Awal a dootor, was charged with pre-members of Committed: W. Chariors. Fion received before making payment. Hans alldraits the latter, and is largely consumed its immediate posed that the work would be reused, after the unvary. Various.clauses of varioue Acts have are to be discontinued owing to the illness of the pering and selling opiam at Kowloon without See, and Treasurer: Measts. Cory, Goodfellor, must be endorsed Payable those or five days offects being similar to those of Alsoholic stimulärst channe had been out, by the enormous

a license. been repealed or amended by subsequent ***

Starkey Campbell, White, Davenport, J. B. sfter sight." quless the draft is made payable at ants; talon in execss it causes drankenmoss, hat dash of water flowing into the basin, and which Inspector Cameron said ho executed the war. Total. Kingsmill Canca, Thompson, A. 7. a certain fized time. In this case, should then moderation it restores the sickly to strength is estimated at 193,000-milons of cubic matres legislation, and it is unsafe for a stranger to

The Shanghai Caprior, in noticing the appoint ment of Mr. W. H. Smith to be First Lol of rant and found 3 tacks of prepared opium, 4 pipes, Little, Tapp, Hickling. Wads, Ashton. &c. payes not he able to wait for payment until the and keeps the bate and hearty in perfect or tons. Captain Rondaire enters at length into take any one Ordinance as his guide, the Admiralty, falbe into cous seriona erats. four lavaps, a guantity of dross, scales, and a pau Mr. A. Dartsport, B.B.M's Acting Comatid, draft comes to maturity before he can, hand it to health. The muscal is less oxolitlar but ko advantages that would be derived from the was-quanimously voted to the obair Thote a third person, he must come to a distinct under more powerful tonic. Ita fisrout is and to he execution of the work The first would be a He must diligently inquire whether its pro-It states among other things, that Mr. Smithto prepare opium in

Rodegas informant, proved the purchase being only a sum of T's 1500 to deal with, and standing, with the drawee as to whether he may exquisite. Taken in small doses is sharpens the favouracle modification of the clinate of the Tisions have not been rendered fugatory began his public lits as a retail bockaller and

the carrybig cat of several of the desires sent | do so or not, and arrange that the money is la te by some Ordinance passed later, and this is eam in a very small way in the Strand, of opiam

This is not the case. Mr. Smith's London.

The prisoner was fined $6.

in for competitios involving the oxycnditure of paid to the person who presents the draft; but Profito, aida digestion, and generally given a region, now too hot and dry. On that point he is. tone to the constitution. Such as last, ara supported by M. de Lesseps, who gives the result hot by any focuus an easy husk even to those father founded the enormous rasiness of which

Le-amon, atone cutter was charged with a larger amounts, this meeting could only deal with even in this case payment would depend upon the virtues of these Mexican products, as de of his experience obtained by the construction of ench of the designs on anzus within the scope of the nature of the advices from the drawer. In scribed by a native gealloman, who has for the Saw Canal Twenty years spy,” ha saya, who have the Ordinanses, so to speak, at the new First Lord is the head, and had made it similar offence, and was died 910

Ian extensive consem batore his eon took any

the funds in the hands of the Hon Transuror this way, the damage arising from loss of the warded samples of the stuff to be examined by it scarcely eror mined in the isthmus, hat, wa their fingers enda. Moreover some of the share in it, though it has naturally been extende

Li Akaa, a cook, charged on romand with A suggestion by Mr. Starkey, that it would be draft) is prevented, and unexpected wishspe the motioni facuity in Paris. The other rival to are now forced to send to France for tiles to Ordinances sadly need revision. Many of great deal throughout the country through the stealing a watch and chain, the property of his better be fix upon the site before selecting the guarded against.Petitioners have establish the "coes" comes from Australia, and is the over our houses, and this year we have had suzu them, are crado and antiquated, and some development of the railway system and the master, Mr. Stevens-foroman boiler maker at the memorial was fast discussed the discussion being, munta in various provinces, all of which observe product of a plant of the order Solanacem It is heavy rains.” Ancient writers, of the period. growth of the Press. M. Both it an Kowloon Decks, on the 18th Septembar, 1876, termiasted by Mr. Wainewright proposing and this outton in their business for many years known by the name of "pitury and is much when the region was submerged, dosorike the untam prisions which are no longer educated gentleman, and has little of the came on again. Sire: Stevous gore evidence and Dr. Henderson seconding, that the memorial be there has been no change in this respect, patronized by the natives of Control Australia. fertility of the parts of Algeria, and Tunis to the Reeded. Exceptional circumstances call for spirit of small shopkooper which the Courier said the prisoner was her cook in August Inst. first selected Mr. White moved as an amend or has thore been any divergence from it. Baron Tardinsad vox Miller, who has been south of the Atlas range; but it is now, with the shopkopes which the Cours. He left suddenly on the 9th September, and atment, that the site his first resolvel on. The Petitioners would feel greatly obliged, therefor long trying to find the origin of stimulant exception of some cases, a barren región, rom- imprites to him. exceptional legislation, and in the early risen from the position of in singgling trades 11 o'clock the missed her husband's watch. The original motion was carried, the only voting by your requesting the British Coneul to live which he know to be so by the inha posed in great part of an alluvial soil, which only for the amendment-Mr.Chalmorathen proposed British merchants not to discount or doal in bitants to invigorate them during their long requires to be watered to become highly produc days of this. Colony laws were required min to that of a Cabina: Minister there would case was further remanded till the 20th fastant.

and Mr. Goodfellow seconded, that Messrs. Kid: their drafts in future. In nenordance with your fout journeys through the deseris, states that tive. With an intsid vos to precurs messs of to meet the exigencies of the occasion. be even more credit: Jus to him. We do not.

Wong Ahing, anamplayed, obarged by Li Yok ner and Cory's Gothic lesign, 36 feet high, at instructions we present this detailed statement he has at last proved it to be the produce of a communication, a more temperate climate, and believe with the Courier that his appointment The necessity for some of that early indicates a dearth of good when on the Govora Ting, with the larceny of some clothing, was cost of Tls. 1,357, he accepted. Mr. Litale pro. Here follow the signatures of twenty-three specics of Dubokain which satires in many parts frequent rains, the plain would become converted

posed, and Mr Tapp soconded, as an amendment, native firms.-N. C. Daily News,

of Australasia. The leaves have a burning, norid into an linense casis fitted for growing cotton gislation, however, does not now exist; neither moat benches, but rather that Mr. Smith has remanded until the 10th instant.

that M. Kingsmill's desigų 'be sovepted. —A

taste, and ors carried iz small bags and one for other culture. The sea would form is there any need for the extraordinary exhibited, aceing his career as Financial Secre

tary to the Treasury, administrative abilities of

design from Alex McDonald. Field & Co. of

casionally chewed, just as the "ca leaves are barrior to the invasion of locusts, which powers long ago conferred on the Governor scharacter qualifying him for a higher position:

Aberdeen, was also proposed. The roonit of the

ned by the natives of South Aueria It is now dovone the orops in Algoria, and would voting was, for Magars, Kidner and Cory, 8; for of Hongkong. In the judgments given by

Wo have been having sexis very rough woather quite possible kaat in the simply maldines of modify the effects of the sirocco, in the dis Mr. Kingmill; &; and Mr. Field. 1-It was lately, the thermometer frequently indicating the untutored blacks of the antipodes we may trict of the Tell, now the greatest Bourge the Chief Justics and Mr. Justice Srowner

further resolved that the three-cornered plot of 100 degreaz, but as it is an exceedingly dry heat, fludo now and important product, yielding thare. The submersion of the chotts would. in the case of REGINA .. CHUN APUK,

laut, at the foot of Garden Bridge, now occupied no one anffare much from it. We live, as most of valuable results in the hands of the allied besides procure for Algeria a large trade with as a numery-garden, should, if available, to fixed your madars know, an unlimited supply of insphysician-Globs.

the Soudan, and would öpen to the French colony TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY FRESS." allusion is made to the powers conferred by

upon as the site. The must complimentary youstored in varicus, spots on the banks of the city.

a direct trade with Rant and Timbretoo, the STRI answer to A. Carl," from Swator, Ordinance 9 of 1857 upon the Governor of this I wast state; in zafatation of The field's vortice,

grant markets of the Sahara. The vases in the Ualony. The Chief Justice says: "This Ordin thattricks scors always before hears. IhavenÓW

ragion are generally at an altittate of 60 feet or nace of 1857 confers the most extraordinary twe books before mo. 1st Short Whist by Major A., 18th edition, published in 1865, in which powers granting away the ordinary rights at page 22 rie 31,1 lays downTricks always of the subject" I ever saw conferred by any score before bonours. So that if one party win the game by tricks, the adversaries are provided enactment anywhere. it was passed in from scoring any humania they may hot in that season of fearful panic, immediately after hund." 2nd. Cavendish, 11th edition, published the taking of Canton, when an attempt at by De la Fue in 1876, states (page 2, rule 5) The penalty for a rovoke takes precedence of general poisoning was in part successful and all other sceres Tricks score next. Honours the Chinese were suspected of conspiracy to last."-1 am; Sir, Back Hongkong. It was a time of war Still the power was exccesivo even then. It uthorised the Gorernor without any cause. whatever to prohibit any person not being anatumal-born ug naturalised. Dritish sub- jezt from residing within the Colony for a period not exceeding five years." The Chief Justice want on to show that even now the Governor can without cause expel every foreigner of whatever nationality from the Colony. It is me that such an Ordinance should be amended or repeated. There is, of couræ. little fear of any Governor taking

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drivers.

A MOOT POINT IN CARD PLAYING:

STEALING A WATCH,

ALLBARD LAROENY,

ATTENTED BURGLARY,

Chan big Wing, a beatman, was charged with entering the home of Les Alsen, a shop koopoe, for an unlawful purpose. He was sentenced to one month's hard labour.

GAMBLINO.

Wong Ahwal, a hawker, was vertenced to one month's hard labour, fax gambling in the streets, this being his fourth offence.

FLOURLESONE CHINESE SERVANTS. Charles Luk, a cook on board the American ship Muicklese, was charged by the captain with desertion.

FEKING.

to the Chairman closed the proceedings-Ledly monk or near the sheet of water in the northern - Niros

city which goes by the grandiloqnent name of !

for the debt.

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EXCAVATIONS AT DODONA.

Some considerable concessions liave been raude the son of ton branches. This semis now lift The following interesting ration ars are pub-store abore what would become the level of thes by the Chinese in this matter of the Chefoo Can: mire than a peatlantial misrah. It is very raresh ishod by the Fools Française PAthène, concern. inland: ses, and if some districts would be sack)- Mr. Broroton appeared for the prisoner. vention. We hear that orders have been saat ing on a scorching day to see an ice laden darting the excursions at Dedonis. It seems that red it is estimated that they do not comprise P.C. No. I said that, following instructions, be from the Central Government, that native, in the streets, the blocks shout a yard square Konstantinos Rempazos, a Grask antiquarian, more than seven or eight thousand date trees, went to the ofire of Mr. Braceton, and seeing is, shartered for the conveyance of foreign and half that thick. The card is murrounded had for some yours past made repeated Peyarcha and those are all in localities which are in a state. prisoner in the hall be arrested him.

merchandise on the transit pass, and which by a light cloud of vapour. The price of this in the south western direction "Joammina at rapid decay. An objection raised against the In reply to Mr. Brereton witness said the have hitherto had to pay mast das nad a variety luzury varies from 15 cents per pical at the different spots in the valley of Teara-kobilza scheme is the probability of the son becoming, by of "agneezes, "will," in future, on passing the beginning of the bot weather to 40 or 50 cents which was supposed to be the gifs of the ancient raporation, an immense salt laks; but Captain man was sober and did not deny who he was.

Jcho C. Daris, the mater of the ship, said the atoms barriers, have to pay tonnage is towards the close of the summer,

town Passaron. The evations exentaldering Rondairs replies that the Mediteranean, the prisoter was a native of Chine and cook on the puls

The drought is becoming a very serious matter the search have not only brought to light an Red Sea, and the Bitter Lakes or the Snez Matchless, and joined in Carlift, His wages are We hear that Hu kwan ang the well-known in this region. The very abundant spring wins immense, quantity of valuable religa and soli Canal, are in the same condition, and that THE ONE-EYED INAVE.....

26 por mouth. He had cleared the ship for Now Banker of Hangrhow, has completed the nogo made the earth moist enough to bring on the quities, but have also rolved the topographical no deposit of salt is formed. The Academy of Hongkong, 15th August, 1877. 7.

York and wanted to sail that afternoon. The tatlong with the Hongkong and Blunghi Bauk satuen arops to a curtas paint, but now they question converting the se long distated site of Saiorces hesitated to adopt the sehemus util prisoner desarted. He had permission to go on ing Corporation for the Cláncée lean, which was seem fading. The millet and made are, viry the sacred sity of Dodona, and this wood, famous further evidence had been afforded of the possi shore to see the Consil, int he was to be back to have been advauser by the Japanese. The short in the straw and light in the sex and are for its having been the seat of an oracle of Jability anal utility of the undertaking, and as to HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK

by 12 o'clock last night: He wanted his dis amount is five million Hi-kvan taals, or about hastening on to a premature harvest. The later piter, the most ancient in France, and at regards the favourable effects on the slimate anticipated COMPANY, LIMITED.

charge but witness refused to grant 30. Pri. | £2,600,000. It may be mentioned that the long sown props which mossed the what will be an relebrity and importatos second only to Delphi by the author of the project; and postponed its soner never returned. He got a letter at non unlike the last, is not in silver but in storing atter failure unless the rain soon comes. At the The grute, where the prophetic oak, by which decision til farther inquiries, supported by The following is the Raport of the Board of that day from Mr. Brereton before lie hat reported The rate of interest is ten per cont.por aur sonson the streets of this city and the roads the antros of the orzola wata netietimas znani. soientific experiments, had been made. M. de Tiretors in the ordinary half-yearly meeting of the prisoner. He wanted to have the prisoner The Customs vovenues of Canton, Ningpo, Shang around Bre gaborally full & Water but now Capy fested, zool to stanu, was anelogue, by a wall, and Loops, however, expressed a way fopaobh shareholders to be held at the offices of the comm Foard; as he intended to proceed to sea at hai, and Haukow are hypotented as security are covered with dust with which the slightest measured 110 astres in length, and 105 metres opinion of the scheme, and as I said at the com- paay, Club Chambers, on Wednesday next, the

ones. He had been in port ôli days.

breeze loads the air. We have not yet had in breadth. Inside were several double rows of encement, declared that, from his arperience of dead instant, at 3 o'clock, p.m. ---

In reply to Mr. Brereton, witness said the An inquiry remoted as to-day respecting the ons summer storm worthy the name. The altars, upon which the rich darodonal offerings ar works, he was convinced of the advina- To the Shareholders of the Hongkong and

prisoner claims 8120 as wages. That claim had likeliblad the Wooing Railway being con- price of grain is, vialog above its standard had been deposited all these farming the sides bility, the utility, and the Issibility of filing up Whampoa Dook Company, Timitad been made for the first time through Mr. Brere tinned or closed at the end of the twelvemonths during the searity of last winter. The price of the roads lesting to the sanctuary. Kero this inland ses Gentlemen,The directors have now to submit ton. He talieved the prisoner shipped about the during which it was agreed that it should be of silver in the capital is very high, while was, also, the temple of Aphrodite, recog to you their half-yearly report with a statement end of Janasry Ho sailed on the 18th February: kopt open on trial. We do not insert our vor at Tung-che, distant 15 miles, and in all nised by an inscription found upon a brasa

of ooounte to 30th June last.

A young Indian girl, who had curiously watched He had paid the prisoner £18 as wages, more or repondeat's note, for it seems more in the nature the cities around, it has never been lower. All wheel, darllested to the gondas, the drcular the process of marking barrel-heads lo a flour During the period under review there have lass, but he had not got his accounts with him of a personel inquiry. The only reply we can foreigners who can leave the oily and can find altar need for performing ascrifices in honour mill in Winona, Minnesota, atole in me deg, and boon pure vessels dooked and repaired than in He called on Mr. Brereton after he got his letter give is, that we are doubtful whether the mind a location cutside are in their summer quarters to the daughter of Zeus being still well taking possession of the stencils, ornantented her. the previous six months, the tonnage ammating and was told by hits, he would find means to step of the Chinese offels upon the subject, is We do not find a line torperature at the hills. preserved. Outside this grave the foundation blanket with the words "Ellsworth's Choice" or American residents from Hongkong, but to 99,611 against 80,103. The work has been his wesist or stop himself. He told him (Mr. B. known to any foreigner, with certainty. There but are free from dust and bad smells and can get walls of a large gläse, 145 metres long and and paraded the streets in great delight, but to at the same time such powory, being done at exceedingly low rates however, but still he could have the man arrested us a deserter, is, however, rason for grave doubts. The foreign quiet walks without bearing abusive epithate nearly 14 metres bed, were found, hot to what the disgust of Mr. Ellaworth, who is a bachelor, wholly unnecessary, should be revoked the profit has bosa fair, and the result of the and he went to the Cunsal and made the chargs, į augina-drivers are not:ngaged; no fue as The templos, like most other structures in China. use this had been put a not yet been determined. Faud and made no sinh choice:-

half-year would have bean more satisfactory had He had a Chinese steward from Cardiff whom he can learn and there is a party strongly anti- are continually falling out of repair and are at the More particulars may be expected after anothor an unfortunate clain under the contrast made in had discharged in Hongkong, The prisoner was progressive, opposed to it. As for the extension same time let alone, so that summer quarters are more searching examination and as soon as the May, 1874, for building the steator Lipa not absent without leave since twelve o'clock yester. to Bouchen, that is not likely to be andartakon getting very starse ant the price demanded by exsactions have boon completed. Meantime a been devided against the company; the claim, day: He had no reason to believe tunt procedings. immediately, even should the Wocinng line couts Hoshang is larger sub peer. There is no-considerable quantity of antiquarian relist, auck amounting to 34.44452, and the sum of $1,409.75 were being taken against him until he received tinus to run. We are inclined to the belief that political news of any kind stirring. If the as costly statues of the gods and bas-reliefs in jari cost of a boundary wall and an extension of the note from his (Mr. Breton

this is simply owing te munt of funds, Foreign Foreign Ministors wore to rasticato all the your bronze, have been discovered 24 arthen

WEDNESDAY, 15th August: the boiler shod at Kowloon, have been paid ont

napita they derive to use, although they may roand there would probably be peace, not nous vessels, with inscriptions devoted to Zens, Nalas,

Salas of New Fatna give to-day et 3590, and have any amount they require for the purpose; sarily accompanied by prosperity, all the time. Dione, and Aphrodite, a great number of brass-of selects chests of same at $5914 Of New had their own cellers are the more simply as Shanghai Courter Cor-egondent,

plates with dodiostions, soms representing di Benares enles at 85774 No change in the terms give this, not authoritatively, but as

plomas, beste wing privileges of honour, others for Malwa to nato. Y gearings from sourecs likely to have gooll in-

dots of emansipation Again, over 30 formation. ek kana

plates Lasribed with vows and questions ad- dressed to the orsole, a few of them even con- ON LONDON

advantage of these powers to expel European

of earnings.

The group scope of the bony strangus,711.89 to which has to be added the belanes brought

It is must advisable that the right of the Governor to deport disorderly or dangerous charactors among the native population at a moment's notice, should be prescrvad," "ou Account of the proximity of China, and. the possibility of fature complications with that counter, but it is not necessary that such powera as now exist applying to foreigners should remain in the statute book. Thisis but one of many instances which might be given showing the great desirability of a judicious Trectors fesa revising and consolidation of the Ordinances. Aadio foes. Weappear to have the right man for that tank

to $222,709.20, and the prof.

forewed from last soosunt ........ making available

From which has tubo deducted --- Feras to contributing shareholders 22,000.00 9.500.00

·270:0

In reply to the court, witness said he never refused to pay prisoner the wages owing to him The prisoner never naked for his wagon. He had refused to diselarge in AR *10,744.46

Mr. Brereton urget on bhelf the prisoner that Biswas owing to him, and that the captain, 841,466,36 | simply wanted to avoid the payment of wogea.

míght-be-examined on osth

24164.00 put on board his shipgYZERAJ

$39,700.95

NINGPO.

now in the Government in the person of The directors recommend that no dividend be

the Attorney-General Mr. PELIPPO has

Our renders will parkeps remember that several months ago we told them that the Raitakush; or

THE INSURRECTION IN JAFAN. Centraliatory accounts are given by the Jajan

had some experience in the work in British Fire Insurance Company in rednotion of leatorwined cu ecomoueal reform. He has, he say maru, a barqno of 209 tons; takon as a trat-olas decluris to be a myth" The tuail 8YRAN AFRICAN INLAND BEA

duncusions or intricacy of the undertaking,

Bant will at himself patiently to accomplish

it. He would win thereby the gratitude of the whole colony.

W. Keswicz, Chairman

POLICE COURT.

August 15th.

BEFORE JAMB RUSSELL, ESQ.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

OTIUM.

Para pEXCHANGES

Bank Billa, on dema S101 Bank Billa, at 30 days' night... 9/201 Bank Bills, at 6 months sight. 3/11} Credits, at 6 months sight 511to3/11 Documentary Billast 6 months

sight

8/113/11

On BoaBAT-Bank, sigirt ON CALCUTTA.-Bank, eight.. ON SHANGHAL.---

Bank, sight guy Private: 30 days' alght;

$2,700 per abary.

share!

KHARES.

223

mousure did not pass without opposition, this onal and timber of Yesgo. She is consigue amount to four thousand more, so that fully "aixious or more escale through the ridge which new Chlua Fire Insurance Comany's Shares--$135

that pirang, would be sure to revive, and that steamers could pot copa with it because the sight of their smoke-warned the pirates to escape. “Do you mean them," said tãs Governorj-that

SOOCHOW

Mr. Broroton further applied that the pro Colonization and Agricultural Department inpers of the progress of the war. The Tekibi taining the answers demanded. The ancient The magistrate ordered that the prisoner be Japan, was encouraging the building of ships in ee ays the Gloverzntent look upon the site town of Dodona with ite sacred ones was totally the island of Youso, of Japanese autorials, often in the Bouth-west no longer as a seriously destroyed by the Aetoliars in the year 29 2.0, coared by Japanese artisans, but in foreign style disturbing element in public affairs Irregular daring the war balwers King Philip of Sinodon and advancing money to those who quired it to skirmishes may yet be frequent, and the in and the united Aetolian league, Dorinohts enter into this business. It is with pullar urgents may find was to concentrate for a burnt down tus auciet town, destroyed the declared, but that $25,000 lo paid the Hongkong The new Tuini of Chekeang is said to be de gartification that we welcome to Shanghai one of final desperate conflict or a larger scale, but the templos and daystional offerings, and pulled down

the first fruste of this enterprise, The Jofu and has been assured for any weeks past. the sacred adifices, and the balance, $14,76635, carried forward to

The attempted compromise the same journal her instructed to reduce expenses, and he pur- Columbid, and would therefore find less dif- now account.

poses doing so. One important step has been to risk by a foreign Marine Insurance Company, Jadging from report in native papers flus The sum of $40,000 has been received from the do away with the flout of soaping innke which from which we infer that she is pussal by Lloyd 3 Imperial troops are gaining nothing bata A correspondent of the Shipping and Mercan healty in it than most people, though doubt Chiesa Government on account of the Whama pos

Burveyor's Al, has arrived will coal from the s the Ordinances of Hongkong are in a for Docks, and they bare still $40,000 to pay. The have been bithet masunod for the apps Iwand blue in Yesso. She is commanded by accession of victories, and the Sales forces le Gaanile writing from Faris under dabe

sion of piracy in the Clusan Archipelago, more complicated state this those of British mount received and the 816,000 appropriated at why," saced His Expollenes have we but Japanseregularly certificated captain and officers, to retreat as fast on their antagonists Jeno 23th cave The French Academy of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Akatos-13 per Jolumbia eror wore. The job is so formidable last meeting have loon paid in reduction of an expensive steamers at Fonchant, if we are to keep and her fall complement of offers and men is 23 approach. It may be zo, but was shall be very Sciences had under discution, in one of the set cent premium

and the debt now stands at $85,000, but wil? that it has been shirked by his predecessorashortly be reduced to 320,000, be the balues up these sailing ship in addition "And, ac all Japanese, The eral, it is stated, is superior much surprised to learn that the kind of victories sittings, a report lesen up by Captain Rondaire Union Insurance Society of Cantor 8800 per auch to the disadvantage of the community due frate the Chinese Govermont and if the cordingly, the junks have received notion that to Takasium and hourly bral to Anitralian: but reported are likely to bring the war to a spony on a mission with whica he was charged last share

their services will na lenger be required after theit ir sent here experimentally. These altogether termination. This kind of strife may be orrial year by the Minister of Public Instruction, Chien Tridors Insuraner Company's Shires in general. We must, however, that Mr. appropriation of $25,000 out of present profta ka - clons of the enterent month. They are now lying the.custion of mere talk, and show practical to the insurgents while the drain upon the geographers and ezeanta, namely, the former Yangtze Insurance. Association-Tis, 725 por

are most interesting facts, beennes they point to on for years, eating bat little comparative loss a subject which has attrasted, the attention. If actioned by the shareholders..

to the number of six or severi, ¡âlove, the Bridge

Imperialist resores is frightful. The battles of existence of an inland ses in Afrios between PHILLIPPG will not be frightened by the

of Feats; mid will, it is aid, be abertly sent to results. We shall be very glad to see the Jo July stone show a loss to the latter of over two Algeria and the Regency of Tunis, and the Chinese Insurance Company. $340 per share, Canton from whence they originally came. The mare followed by many of her kindred, and doing thousand killed and peristaly wounded while desert of Sabars and the possibility and a Hongkong Fire Lusarques Company's Sharon

a flourishing trade in all parts of these seas in there suffering from lighter wounds and illness vantages of flooding this desert afresh by cutting

3600 par share. "Thotai, whose income and infumer will be

thousand men have been incapsulated during lost soparates it from the Mediterraneat. The per share, bu affected by the canags, strongly objented, urging to Meese. Bryar & Horfes--Courier.

month-The guerilla tactics of the insurgenta sobome if very, warmly supported by de Hongkong and Whanipos Dook Company's protect them from any such loss, and while they | Lesseps, who has declared himself convinced of Shares-25 por vent, discount WHILST the native journals in Japan are

way-bo-unmble to held their own in the op feid, the fansbillty, and the utility of executing the Hongkong, Canton, and Mass Stethost. Co s 6th August?

they are strong enough to be able to carry on fire, work. Inths province of Constantine, în Algeria,

Sharoe-10 per cent. diboonot, t Glamouring for more freedom, and the fo

the stormers are welces, and they should|bo|| I have beɛad recently a story about Ti Enng. present style of fighting indefnitals Certumly in the disosion of the Sabara, to a series of Shanghai Stan Navigation Company--Tla, 30 reign Press a lab country are urging the

William Condol, sesaman, unemployed, reziding sold? Both cannot be required! This boats cling which I give us a pince of the teal02 commanders such a Yamagata and the best three fast depressions, running from east per share Government of the MIKADO to relax some of at the Sailors Home was charged with drum- belong, I believe, to Chan Teo.kwan, the Ad. gosip of this city. When i was governor of informed among the Japanese do not look for a to west for a distance of hastly 250 Hongkong Gas Company's Bharos $75 por

kenness and refusal to pay ohair hirs. Ile was miral of there water, und use lessed by him de Bocchew, just after the Tai-ping rebellion, his speedy terminution, nalosa the attempted con- mitos-and-which camereing at 30 miles to share. The restrictions supposed upon their cative-fied Brents and urdered to pay 16 caste to the the Prarkicial Gevarumont Beroral of the affairs were naturally the subject of amant promise-ruuld be a grevesfalf

youth of Biebaline to the Hergzong Hotel Umpany «- Slares57 are fine boate, substantially built after the throughout the city, and this story has fived in The Gaulle has the following." In striking Gulf of Cabos, în Funis.. The grumad in those

..sliste... contemporaries, an incident has come chair violies

Charles Miley, a seaman on the British bark foreign model, and copporectomad Thur do the Memory of the people for several years. El contrast to the intelligence afloved by the Go-natural baders is ooreel with her sore of Chimpse Imperial Lear- £101 Få is, lid. which in eminently calculated to confirm it Pym, was charged by PC, 536 with being drank supation, however some to be gone, and they lost his wife, so the story goes, during the revement to be published relative to My praefenderstalized alt, which gives to it the appearance in its prosont policy. On the 27th altio and tauspate in the Queen's rood Central. He will have to be atud peamably as trading | bellion; she was carried ou se u prior while of the civil war in the South, and especially in of hear frost. They are called check in Algeria, BALEN ON AUGUST lötu, að Burdered by

vessels, for which some alteration of the internal her husband, after remaining a captive for a short relation to ile zumber of killed súd wounded fun and rebizling la Kunis, sad both words sppear to the Bele din Japon republished an extract was fixed 2 cal.

fittings will of course bo necessary. It is eren thun in the heads of the rebels, ventrired to perialsts, are some striking facts which come £5mily & Boro. Gurreyn undertaken about 40 Pink Sharkyfing á pockages, at 117.50, by Ngheang, a coolie, vos ekerged by Ir-wald that His Excellner is so thoroughly peemaks his sccapo. Mirs Tit and her mother livel the knowledge of the icokers on who are pro years back by Commander. Boblars proved that "Chun-tal to travelling trader. by M. EDMOND Auour against the French Astling & contractor with bioaling squables of suaded of the advantage of steamer, that he in city not far from Socelow for was tiis verbially suppossil to o mare of this game, the Mairir Chett (the largest of them) was below Saigon Cutton-50 bales, at $12.006, by Chun-

brinka from the site of a new Goyarnatant So col pryssea getting a couple of lighter draft for aflix her cuntüre, and whoa hai was governor of "laus, depatches from the seat of war are of bas, the level of the Mexittertandın, and that tai to travelling trader A Administration M. DE GEOFFRY, West Point, which gemplanet is birdfig. 154 - Kudlust, atalare sul veriksit 19:14 Becohost his groupe kind to regain for fertur not giving the numbers of killed and santier, conii, post by local tradition, inmed White Sessanterie 10 bags, at $5.1 by Chan French Ministor in Tokio, thereupon gave The charge was proved, and the prisoner war that the Governor has also called for a return of position as the stator of his joys and sorrows, woanded, on the Government ride, at figures him to bollers that the sea had page covered the txi to travelling trader, notice to the editor of the Echo, through the antenued to seven days hard fabour,

overy mandarin employed is the province; with Bat he felt towards her as u soklier in a foreign vidivljusly low; and, in the pass of the wounded, whole of that part of the country. It was Chamals Hors-1 pmokages, at $19.00, by DESTRUCTION OF TREES.ʼn sköth of his cancer, and why and how ha ob- | land felk towarda bia wife who had, during his are unimous in reporting than "klightly" - supposed that this ragion formed, fhì site of | Kwong-hang tai to trevelling trader Consul at Yokohama, that articles of the Tong A choi, i olie, was charged by Willism tatted his post. I do not know of any other absensu, forgotten her mariage vow This injured. On the other hand, it has come to par Tako Testaxis, mannored by Herodotus and White Fapper 20 ħagy, at $14.20 by Kwong kind must not be reproduced in his columen Esmaels, watched. In the employ of the Surveyor news eat that the cuttle fishery is reported to ¦ solilier had always been very affectionate and knowledge List u number of mer lie belly other Early writers, Mora recully Captam | song-tai le travelling trader. The Eche has sings announced that, in con- General's department with breaking down be a failure this year, and that much distrow is called his dulois saor by pot names which commanded at Nagasaki, and will shortly bebroughs Tendaire, of the French Enginesis, conceived White Angres-300 begay at 37.7%, by Kwong: soquess of this warning (or threat) it will be batom Romedy road He was sinet to likely to ensure the shore doring the blond shortasse with spricas. When 20 theme to Tukio for treat aunt These unfort the idea of introducing the meters of the wing-shing to local trader

Goatsi

winter, in couraquezice. The frequent ram, too, turned from his campaign be found out the frenate men could expone anotaur fallacy, industri Mediterranean (afresh into the region of the Candamons-(mferior), 30 toga, ut $17.90, hy be compelled to exercise more reserve in Wong Aku, a wiow, and Ngai Achui, à gari la catting the peasants noxiety, as the Brst crop state of the cœur und mut her demonstrative only eroulated by the tramelled native prase, chotts, and carrying traile and fertilisation to Kwong-wing-shing to travelling trus

dener, were charged by P.C. 667 with cutting of rice is roudly for outling... I suppose yon know greating with e stern look, and this brief, hút namely, that the insurgents are short of ammusk the heart of the Sahara, by Ariasforming. » Vermicelli 30 bags at 53.80, by Kwong sang- order to escape the penalty of suppression or down the strubers on the hill sidy and trying the rate of the fridge of Beats is complsted, sad ath0 remark Goy Hon, ya ve 3ost Hon. They seem to have plenty of rifles and marshy district, sttidel the dangoras and tal to bravelling tradere of the proprietor's deportation to Saigon.it up in buzills. This first was fined 35 couts that it is now thrown open to tradle-MG your swaste” Now Mia, Ll had, when a certridges, and, to the cost at their opponente, insalubriou Jagoons, futq, a navigable sea The Siam Saranwood---500 pisuk, út 82.30, This action on the part of the French Minis-und the second 92.

Daily News Corgesondeu

captive to the hands of the rebola, like most of i to krow very well how to be there ****

district consists of theos principal, hins, the Woding to travelling træder.

from the 17m Side of Paris, written

·DTUNKINNED

· STEKLING, BRICKS.