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ship Sumatra, was charged with boing disorderly af demaglog a brishal-Fined fifty cents, and to pay twenty five cents for damages; in default, one day's fangetsunden,

George Hauly, stoward on the teama Loudont, was charged by PC 609 with being drank end incapsole, Fined 81 ia default two days imprisonment ・・・

LARCENIDB.;

reding at four ports, they will lose little bheould he in any way for the suspicion of fielding the point. The Corshasrare not being able to bruger at suito usg an Amer

OKIBKI) - gquarelli. The appointment of a Chi- partiularly interesting people, their leading rise to a responsible position referred to win characteristics being cowardice and uncleanli immediately use a general feeling of astrust

Chiguro business is, its intricacies and its Bess, while the country itself is not productive methods of ranging and getting over diff No doubt its resources are in à Ferf undere poulties, so little understood by Europeans that a business which is in reality honest enough loped condition, but there is no reason to from a native point of slow, can be by means of bellare that it 18 over lizely to prove in El the exppressio sert and suggestio fate and to Dorado to the mining adventurer - The Co. look positively dishonest from a European stand point. The recent stoppage of an emigrant feans may, therefore, be allowed to remain in slip whoco staros Ised and to be cell by notion AS WATSON CO., that state of ignorance that appears to be to mine) 7 might almost Instanse da a fair

The prisoner shit that he was so poor that he specimen of this backstaire influszos

Chinese gives it as bis opicion that under was obliged to sinal in order to live certain piecungties". Lowenck would not his Woranty sentenced the prisoner to three have lind the Folhas. I question if and the maths imprisonment with hard labour in the had the bellness" to tell that honest gentle some other laukais from a boat at Yow WAME BÜRCHNÍFSANA Chinang would have Vitoria Gnal

The same prisoner was then charged with man so

E. the Governor will doubtless survive. A mah-lee. Chinese panegyric on his world-wide fans, do de bat A Chiuso might well have speed II.B. the satim cuntained in the hat for words of his letter H.E. is certainly being paid by Briliali tapars to reprensas British In porial interests, not as your correspondent truly romarka, as a Chinese reprezentative, or to look - of affairs from a Chinose point of view Yourg, &c., ****

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEUGGISTS

PERFUMERA TAGA PATENT MEDICINE VANDOLS; DRUGOISTS' SIRDETMEN,

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AËRATED WATER MAKERS,

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blise to them. They are not outions, the are noi umbitices, and they are very tiusil Treacherous themecives, they cannot yet her love that the Japanese have no other purpose to serve beyond that of extending their trade by desirlug intercourse with them. In short, the Corenas som densely stupid, and will be a long timo comprehceding that in judg ng others by their own short standard ther are greatly out in their reckoning.

TheAgent of the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company has received telegraphic in. formation that the steamer Belgio, with the next America ratt, will Jagza Yokohama for Hong. bong this afternoon.

NOTICE To avoid delay to the exénotion of Orders it is particularly roquested that all

We have to neknowledge receipt of the Medical business comma-sations be addressed to the Reports of the Imperial Martine Customs for Firm, A. S. WATSON and Co., or

the half-year ended 30th September, 1877; ulso De Ligt of Chinese Túghthouses Light-vessels, Buoys and Deacons for 1878

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Hongkong, February 25th, 1878.

TRUTH

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRES."

SHANGHAL

TOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS

The Peking Castle of the 24th January UFOM OUR OWN COLESTONDENT] - tains the roaros diguissing from the public sor-

TONDON, 18th January ce under sentence of perpetual inclusion, the LANTERN QUESTION, two officials who were in charge of the refuge yard lately burnt down at Tientsin. The superior pected explanation of the policy of the Govern Parliament mot yesterday, when the long or officers nominally responsible, including the moat we made known in message from the Governor General, sie handed over to the Bourqueen and by speeches from the Tailers of both Chon Apo was brought up, on remand, charged of Civil Offoe for the adjudication of a penalty, coses. The result seems to bo oxtromaly satis by T.. 666 with being in unlawful passession which will, of course, he alặc nominal, and

factory to all parties except the Irish Home of three jackote wad elevii pawn tiekata. A mosting of the Committee of the laughs Tilors and the ragand obstrictionists. The The jackets wore now identified as belonging Polytechnic was held on the 12th February to dabate which ensued throws touch light on the to a batwoman of You-mah-taa where this pri- alect a Chain in the atoad of Mr. Glover who pront striation of the Bustern Question, and women fols the junct that he was so po

is about to leave for Europe. It was resolvet te proceed to narrate what sans to due to be it ask Mr. Drummond to assume the office ––Mr.

preolu and logies? position: Rrusha, aguarcing- Sorrays, and Mr. Govor's sudoessor in affice arself the protoctorate of the Grool Church Commissioner of Customs, are to be invited to join the Committgenler, urinus offer in the Ottoman Empire, has perpetually sought to make Turkish misrule a prafumb for carrying exhibition balding sad stook it with exhibits, it two factors in the caro both ropronible, pms to have heen malá from Engisid, to form as those oleme of aggrandiment which the a Company with n capital of £20,000, buvot un Cance, 4 are notoriously herished. There are the Chinese Government wind guarantee 7 per does rooted, and dienlt to deal with one, bent interest, Li Hong-chang has seplied that Russian ambition under a clathey, hypocritical- the Polyteslinie is not a Government affair, and wash the other Furkish, misrule under the par. the Government could not be expected to do any pocual promise of reform and improvement. Thes thing of the kind. Daily News,

Ruszta embarked on the Crimean War, which -ondod iú her detent and in the Treaty of Paris. That Treaty in peculiar in this respecf-it is not a convention" between the two helligerents but between Exrape on the one part and the two algorita on the other part. It would take too much space to recapitulate the whole terms of the Treaty, but it contained three stipulations

The prisoner admitted the large, and was sentettoed to those months' imprisonment with hard labour to commence of the expiration of the sentence in the former case,

SOOCHOW

thing by which fow we can be ideally Newe

TIENTSIN,

UN Both Tay

dil lettore for publication should be written un que Flowers, ste., which will ennemad la troplest traditions, a copious litedure, and a civilisation was always calling hua nomes and he, bad boen ho horses had been despoiled of all their wood; T maution: tila eirownstance as illusiutive of

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 266я, 1878.

mandarin innences. is too alone

notes.

BEFORE JAMES RUSSELL, ESQ.

18th February George Murray, a seaman the Ardorican-

The foreiga Battlement of Shanghal is not ship Humboldt, we brought up, ou read,

the only place in the East, where science is up. charged with being a straggler,

John Henry Willy, master of the ship, said preciated. This afternoon I saw two boys with that the prisoner was one of his ailors His me an instrument which bhoyimid could tall in this it is ascessary for man to mention--one the we Coorge Mar, and he was a native of France. the inside. Asked if they over and one before, integrity of the Ottoman dominions anothe Sia, I have hund with considerable interest He protood the shipping articles. The prisoner they said. "They could be bought at the City the closing of the Dalanelles to skips of war of the lottor of A Chinese" in your bend of yoster shipped at Newport, atsigual fire articks on the Temple, fual year they were ever wald. The all nations except Tray and the third the day on the above question. The writer 23, 150i Angust. He left the ship when, in this instrument consired of a couple of joints of limitation of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea think, singular among bia acuntrymou here. He harbour on the 16th inst. He Bol to permbaton bamboo (bamboo our), competed by a string and to a pier noost guard sorride. On the war ecour.. has ambitions which are perfectly legitimatto leave the ship. Witness coperted the prisoner covered witk red, popor. The Chinese are said rizy hetween Germany and France, Austrin perfectly natural, and laudable in an intelligent to the Consul an the 18th Instant as a desarter, to be a slow people, but they quickly atilizo kay rould have anxied Franco had not the Czar We learn from Meaara Thomas Watson and and educated Chinaman. For my own part, Witness saw the prisoner on the jetty fast Fri.

doing that in such an event Reisis would Co.'s Ten Report that the quantity of tea exported should have no objection to see a Chinese 31am-

assint Gormany, and well knowing that Eng- from Calentta From the 1st to the 10th January, ber of the Legislative Council, a Chinese Instingay and then gave him into custody whom the prisoner said that he had been aunsod on boară.

a was determined to keep, out of the atrag. this year was 3,215,23be, as compared with of the Pasco, to Tank Chinese gay friends, dat was untrue as far as witness khew. The

gle, he trailed himself of the opportunity of 2,380,910lbs, exported in January last year, entertain them at my dinner table, to socord the neuer had over made a condoint to witnes

the propiation of France to violate the Treaty All the political and socint privilegar blint. I would

of Funs in so for as this late Rasiting his taips We have received a copy of Sutton's Tropical Boord to Bélier zationalities. I have na prejebofurs, aul he was the only man of the whole

A couple of gentlemen, recently returned from in the Binok Sex was concerned. Ba.1. obsarten: sad address with dominniestions addressed to the garden Guide, a price list issned by the cels-dico against them as a race; I recognise in thon grew who has losortod. Editor, not for publication, but as ovidence of good brutal wordsmen Messrs. Sutton and Sons. The as a people mary excellent qualities; I respect had noser seen him struck.

In reply to the prisoner, witwas said that be a tour in the country, given-moet distressing he could aot augment his feet in that ses by list consists entirely of those kinds of vegetables, them us a great and ainut cation with long

nocount of the stata of some portique, through copiling ships through the Dardanelles but Lad The prisonor, in defence, said the good mate which they passed. In many villages, fully half to uild theur on the spot. amantes, and short articles at cultiont both autique and unique. tridently prepared with great care, are given in

struoka.

doors, windows, boams, &c., which had beer sold the intention of Russla' to disregard -and ovnul Bat, Bir, circumstances altor oases. The China- reference to each plant. The guide will be found man who might be eligible for the ofleinl positions Consul, and when to resornod he said that he mud walis standing. In some cases I have heard shoult put itself, and it is on this Treaty that The prisoner was then sent to the American for a more title to procare food, leaving only the the Treaty of Paris whenever an opportunity very useful by those interested in gardening here mentioned above it another and distant Colony was quite willing to go on board again. Husers. Sutton's system of peaking ensures the if naturalised as a subjook

of the beams being sold as fuel at 3 cash for the British Government takes ifs standl. The I for Majesty, and arrival of the seeds in good condition.

His Worship sent him to his shit in obargeatties. La the Chi Chow district, doarcely any Katter Dund, whatever else it as havearranged, Butholently educated, is utterly disqualified Fors.

of the police.

animals are to be when, and many of the villages, as doubt played fast and loose with this treaty, Two inquests were held at the Magistracy yes.euse in the firet place it is doubtfal weather THE ATTACH OF THE POLICE AT APPLUHOW

How are half deserted; indeed, in some villages it was she conduct of Austen in the matter being dis- terday afternoon by Mr. Russell, corner, aud's he would have the confidous of his countrymen.

Fr Apo and to othara wore charged with said that "mare the half the people had gone graceful. When the Czar viclated the clanss re try, commoned of Mosets. F. Sivart, F. O. Ditt and because he would, more or lost, be open to attacking two policemen at. Applichow on the away, and if those left, according to the local fatira to his Block Sox feet Bagland pro-

Hongkong, Mr. Editor,

1st inaiset.

constables statements, and in villages of 60 to enstod in coujnualign with Austria, and à We are glad to see that it is proposed to, and H. Kiar, on the bodies of Lam Aful

ind Chuu Asam, two prioners who were sorvsu

the mainland, too antjach to the Inspentor Lindsay mid that on the night of 80 families, she remainder wors bei decrossed onvention was notRally then concluded and- pass an Ordinance for the survey and rezu. their term of imprisonment in Victoria Gool Chinese officials in Kwangtung, to allow of the

the 1st instant no attack was made-un a horseat by death at the rats of one daily. The district signed between Austria, France, and England iation of ateamships in and leaving this and he died in the Gael Hospital on the 24tatives here being admitted to any poet whom Applichow by a large party of Chinese Two Bill is likely to be almost rains by the time crops each binding the other to interpose by faree

instant. After hearing the exhines of Captain they would be placed in possesion of information Constables, Nus: 007 and $41, worn stationed at come again.

KOKO WA of arts in the event of further violation of the Colony, having in part the prevention Dompstor proving the admission of the deceased or power that might be din anunturi Aberdeen, but at the time of the attack they wore following welled of relig. It was Honnoldeed

The Magistrate of Chi Chow adopted the Treaty of Paris hy Russia: of such entastrophes as that which re- the gool, and that of Dr. Ayres, the jury the Colony generally. I know there are men of these and louis rifles were taken away baab-grain would be sold in the city at half-pribe the lordess manlity of the Pashans, and farefu to the community at large and the interests of on duty in Applishow. The police were attacked

What has really held the Rand of England. is cently occurred on board the steamet ip bured a verdict of death from natural causes.

probity among the Chiness residents here who From information received about eight o'olook

It was aoki, however, in very limited quantities, lies Russia's defence, The sorgid ntion on which TESSO with such disastrous results, We At two o'clock yesterday morning loud eries tight be used to act fadily and uprightly, but

oa Saturday night witness went to Sheung-fung and only on every third day, and the business Turkey obtained tas privileges which the Treaty have before insisted upon the importance of help" were heard on board of toe British. Lime might come when they would find the fare. Sergeant Tony was with liss and P.C. was done so slowly that may had to go away of Paris sounced to her was the promise of reform lack Hurbanay. Captain Petts, from the disores so applied by the mandus that they 190. Witmas Enderstood thad ops of the riflesuserved and even this sale was stopped about and the audioration of her Christian subjects. of this incosure, but peccosity is the motion of the British stoner Golden Hurs would be either compelled to do that which was

was in a homo No. 20, Eheung-fung-Inno. He 18 days ago. The grand defect of this plan is Despite all the remonstrarices, entreaties, and mother of invention," and it is doubtful The captain of the back was aroused by the cries, not right or resign their posts. In fact, I gues.

gare P.C. 100 to give an informer to buy the that it does not mase the one of the great un protests, the Porte broke its promises and jorrod and he ordered the gig to be lowered uud soutien whether there are at Chinamen in the

rifle, and to watch that he went into No. 2) jority of the people; they have no money to bay at the credulity of those who over believed them, whether, imperfect as it appears to us in the second oficer to ascertain the cause. When Colony who covet the ofles mentioned by your witress did not approach the place. He stood with Many persons who farm 10 to 100 mow after, however, borrowing on the strength of tham some particulare, we should have heard of the boat had got about 400 yards from ha gorrospondent,

The Steamship Survey and Regulation Or- Markaway, a European was seen floating in the Thon with regard to his statement that his with Sorgeant Toomey about thirty yards away of and, and have been well-to-do farmors, have some 2200,000,000, sterling which has all. Ben Witness saw the infuriner out of the home, not a cash with which to help themselves repainted as well as the promises. So, for them. water. He was at ones taken into the boat, countrymen are no statas in European society but without the ride, he said he was afraid

One of the Hsion Magistratos, under this same as the Taça are contornod; they have no mora! diusure" had it not been for the accidenting at that time insensible, and takon a board This is true, and for wint reason? What clair witness went bias back again, and in about half Chow city (Tas-hsiang Hsion), adopted a sights shaterer under the Treaty of Paris, above-ruferred to. Bearing in mind that on the bark, where he received overy attention of natives docked thitaer on the foundation hour PC. 103 called witness. He then found forent method. Honungunced that on a ger-¡ and in so far as the Posha element of their two recent occasions certificated Luropean After warning and rubbing the man for half of the Colony? Was it such a class at the rifle prodused with the informer,

taiz day 5 measures of gum would be given to Government is convert they are not entitled engineers have bear placed upon their trinard until about guyon o'clock, when the chief houses and tables? Surely no one would dream dollar nota le gave them in a hurry and distribution, runners vero est to all the villages has now happened is nusidered on their

bur he came to his senses. He was kapt or European merchants could welcome to their

By the Magistrate-He gave the man three each destitute parson Previous to the day of to the mallant sympathyhoither when what": at the bar charged with being the cause of Bloor took him off to the Golden Horn.

of sarting that there were then any number of

meet Ardant partisans arge any hope of their the loss of human life, it would be interesting

The announcament stated that those receiving reformation. Still, Russia has no right to take Chinese in the Colony of, standing or respects did not take the Lambers, but in taking the to scortain who ware really destituto. bility. The native community as inpraved cey out of his pockets before one of the

grain wonld be required to sign an agreement to the law into her own hands. Turkey has nos to know in what way will be interpreted

CORRESPONDENGE.. since they, certainly, and I believe there are

Witress.continuat-As the infermer send repay the grain the coming year. Those who wronged bar, and as she renounced the protes. paragraph c. in Section III. of table B. in

mgmmuneman in duas de masasexul anall nendorius numy the members of

anxious to run away, witness at him to No. 1 posse eran or mow of land were thereby Lovato of the Great Can u the Treaty of Faris the schedule of the Ordinance, which is as We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions the Tang Wah Hospital Committee. But I very

expreased by our correspondente). much question whether there are a doza Chi Station with the two lakungs Witness then Fondamed innligible to the relief. Thus those she has not the vestig of a just pretext of going.

kupokat at the door of Nu. 20 and wont into the he might have some hope of being able to repay to war follows-That the engineer of the vesse

rese in Hongkong who world use to be enter house, and on the ground floor found all the the grain, if their hand produced the wi Much loss, therefore, as she any cluini to possesses a certificate of competency from the THE UN-OFFICIAL MEMBERS AND tained at Ettordan tables, at who have any amb prisoners but the third. The first prisoner season, were debarred the aid they needed by this deprive England of any rights conceded to bor Harbour-master of Hongkong" Now, wo THE PROPOSED CHINESE

tion to Anglinis their inanners. Of seal Chinese was one of the mes charged with the Ska very prospect, while these who had no such pro by the Treaty of Purit, providel England deems gentry there are one in the Colony. The China Chang sebbery, and he was in acetody at the spoot dared not sign such an agreement; con- thow rights essential to her intarasts. The consider that the traditional coach-and-four

INTERPRETER.

man is, I take it: the most ocnservative of the time of this attack. The second prisoner had sequeatly is one woul. It would be interestin lesing of the Dardelles to ships of war and ought not to be permitted to be driver.

apecies huma ho. romuns, no matter what his. Sin-A great deal has been en and written foreign exporines play be, at heart a trus Son the 1 note that was torn upon his person to know if this reffered grain was a Government the possession of Constantinople are two of the through this Ordinance, and the words the holy on the subject of the proposed interpenter of Han, and retains his old babite and manners, witness believed to in the case. Du maceh-so many and so bad that he has becoce a byword England is determined to maintain. Every point All of the other prisonere except the eleventh giant. The eril deeds of this official hare beon rights, and it would scom the only two, which engineer ”—moaning, of course, the chief for is Freellany, the Governor and the Cole though he may be able on ocasions reluctantly ing the honse any her rifle was found, als among his ranple, end, as a matter of isel, has which does not directly concern hor she waives. engineer-simply call for ono, man with pal Sonratory's Department, and, although par to put thom en oup siło

an iron head and handle, sed for break almost ruined his district by his injustico and and it said wem that the plans rogarding the fan not aware how thy Chinose here are im- tomally concerned, I have deemed it prudent to

ing in doors, and twenty twc pawn-tickets, a oppression, integrity of the Ottoman Empire, beyond the a certificate and the remainder (Chinese maintain a strict reticence in the matter, and poved upon, legislated against, or Kept audor,

Some time since, proclamatious were issued possession of Constantinople and its neighbour. possibly) may be made up of men who this policy of non-participation de contro. As a political body they are unknown, it is fane

forbidding the slaughter of cattle, on the ground hood is to us thrown to the winds. that the officials were praying for snow. It was

THE WAR have been a few months in a steam-launchersy I shall adhere to preferring so I do that and should sentinue to be sg so long as the The pabis should judge for the the usan place is not tixir-ho end their chief in. or who have been recruited from the stokeng of my silenceYours truly,

And now for wint has happened. The war The first, third, and eleventh prisoners were privately intimate to the butchers, however, ferists lie. China. Can they expect to be discharged. After having tan svitertes of the that by the payment of a few hundred table they may be said to be ovor. The Lusstang have ap holes of European sea-going vessels, “Such, ONE WHO WAS INTERESTED, citizens of two countries? Do they forget that two constables who wato attacked, his Worshat would not be molested in their business. This paced in such imense forte on the south of

own Government regards the British at all events, is likely to be the course

Hongkong, 25th February, 1873.

Tossession of Hongkong with the utmost auti remanded the cases of the others until the 20thay very properly declined to do. As a conso the Balkans, as to carry everything before them

jastaat.

quence, ne beef is to he had. Our first fall of without enountering any opposition worth s adopted by persons who already employ Chi

pathy, and would fain see overy foreigner ex-

snow came yesterday, about au look dep, Badtioning. Puiflippalfs has boon burned by the i MAPS or HONGKONG, JAPAN, &c.

nese engineerssolely in theirships; and as pue

a gigantic majority here, and if allowed to inter- pellail from it? Do they forgot that they are in

perhaps the strictures may now be removed Turke and oversted: They bava a small army I hear that a lightship is to be placed the somewhere near there under Sulcium which The Directory for 1878. contains several new car only keep one wateb, we ask when

fore in the administration might be expected to

Taka bar, the coming season. This will decrease attoghed Gourke's emigrant a few days ago and features and improvements, and will he found as is the safety to passengers which is supposed he stated opinion that Chinese in not to be

The clipper abip Titania is, we observe, au- the nived of pilots..

was wontent It is retreating on. Adrianople, The weather coutinus cold; but theatmosphere it is likely to be vol off. That city, being complete us possible..

to be gusraalsed by the passing of this Orusted in matters between the Chinese Govern. other foreigners? Do they forget tant though Chatel. We satin tre fast in proof of there is greatly improved by the light show would it quite unirupared for defence, is being evacuated The Curoníels and: Directory in the only dance, which only provides that "the en-meat and the British Colonial Government of large body of resectable, law-abiding, and being sufficient water in the Upper Anchorage might be multipled by twa-N. C. Duity News also. Even before the army at the Schipks Pass publication of its kind for China and Japan, ginger" of the vessel shall possess a certifi-Hongkong, and he strives at the connlnsion that wealthy Chinese merchanta nird traders have for larga escala. For general convenience of Correspondent.

was captured, the Baltan seeran to hova given * Chinese this Colony are despised in established themselves here, there are thousaude shippera and passengers it would undoubtedly he sa it will be found invaluable in all I'ublic, cate?

up all hope and entreated the British G Hvidually, collectively, and sosially.”.

of a most inferior class, which if not absolutely advisable to berth vessels, when practicable,

rernment to intercodo with the Czar for R Mercantile, and General Offices.

This question of qualified engineers Las

Now, in my opinion, this is a very narrow dangerous to the safety of the Colony, render the higher ep the river.

armistica Tory Derky mediated with snoh been, a long-standing grievance to those the writer most feel much grinved to have given diffenity and serious expenso? Clearly your cur graph Commsay, kindly exhibited a small tele on the night of the 8th January, after arought instructions to the Commander-in-chief (his

minded vow, which, on thorough reconsideration, preservation of good-order a matter of infinit Mr. Hennings, of the Great Northern Tele

A fairly satisfactory fall of snow took place affect that the Czar promised to send such shipowners who possess a staff of certificated publicity to, ho altogether ignores that national raspondont forgets that this is a Eritish Colony, phone at the Club on the lith init. The apparatus of fully thron months duration there having brother Nicholas) as would empower him to and highly paid men, inasmuch as they have patriotic feelings are deemed a virtue by givilised I repeat, Sir, in a most amphatic manner that, is of a very simple untore, though capable of heet neither snow nor rain during that time or concludo an artistice irrespective of a Tranty usbions, uni surely he would not desire that China while lentostain so prijadios against the Chinese improvement. There is, it struck us. a want of a heavy fall of snow on the 17th Novermbar, and bass. Un this being communicated to the Sultan Orders for Copies, may be sent to the Daily to compete in the matter of freights with and the Chinese should in this respect be behind and regard them as part of one great family-as elurriess in the sends conveyal, and epmomuni: the bealth of Paking has been muou benefited in the appointed two dolgutes wish single powers Press Office, where, it is published, or to the reasole carrying in some instances, not a brations. Even if he were capable of deay brothermen circunstances render it inexpedient cation is inconvenisatiy bable to interruption by consequence Contrary to the usual experiones to trest with the Grand Duke, who on being following Agents

singla European in the engine-room and as lng his partiality for Chine, would be thereby for us to admit them to posts of trust in the any orditury extranoons roise,

in in the estimation of his British employers? Government of this Colmy, and whoever Ten-

in this respect, the snow has continued to. lis apprised of their coming snid he had received no so many interests are involved-passengers, Should your Chinese correspondent be igne tnrad an sught a step world incur a most serious seal the pilot boat Sea Dog, we are glad to own off the ground; and its gradual absorption was bagged anul fhree Russian armies were senth In reference to the paragraph in our last isans quite thickly for several days, instead of being instructions. By that time the Sehipks Army charterers, insurers-it is a matter for surprise ant of the fact that almost every Chinese of responsibility. Yours, &.

learn that the district magistrate at Ping Hai into the soil is considered very favourable for the of the Balkans in fall ery on Adrianople. On that this state of things has been allowed to standing in this Colony, every compmdore, is a

Bay rendered every assistance to the crew of the prospects of the spring erop, which had almost Lord Trhy requesting our ambassador of St. Chitose mandarin or dignitary He might one

distressed vessel and provented the natives from been despaired of proviously. The drought in Petersburg to express his extonishment at the go on so long; but perhaps the last class,lay and that he is suspected, soused of bigk

looting. The disabled craft was brought late this province is, however, vory partial-NC Grand Duke's answer, Prince Gortsolinkoff insurers, do not count. At all events, it redu by one or the other side, and not sreen.

port by the Arsenal ganboat Ching Hai which Daily News, ie within our knowledge that a steam onally because he is a Chinaze. The same

happerind to be arnising in the neighbourhood. sequences would ensue if a Porzugnose, a

The commander of the Ching Hai volunteered ship has brought into this port over six Spaniard, a Dutchman, a Frenchman, a Germ

to tow the pilot-boat tu Pagods Anchorage, and hundred passangers, the engineers (so-called) American were employed to act as interpreter

we are informed belavet most kindly to the crew At Zamanga, on the 14th, a diver lost his absolutely refused to negotiate excapt on terms of which vessel have been all Chinese, and the British Government.Yours, &e

in a matter between his own native Government

rad to Mr. Light-keeper Groet, who was a pas lite in the barbour which engaged in his võrk.(of a permatiput peas--that is to say, he insisted not skilled men either, but working for littlá

senger on board the Se Dog from Oeknou. It is not known what had led to Lis dath, but on a Rnesia, and Turkey, conleding a peace ben P. W.

The following truthfal avondote of Chinese the body being recovered at the Eving dress tween blaum without roforone to the other. more than coolie hire. Nur is this by any

Hongkong, February 25th, 1978.

sovini file may faterest and use our readers removed blood was fiind ssuing from the Europeim Powers. On this Austria protestoŭ, means a solitary instance of the kind. Who-

A Fooshow ourpenter who has been in foreign month.

declaring she would dieregard any unch treaty. employ for several years, discovered recently correspondent writing from Iloilo on, the Lord-Darby demanded a entegorical axenc tuerengineers in the ships in which we have

that he had saved enough money to indulge in 15th says that operations in the sugar market from Prines Gertechakoff to the effect that the the luxury of matrimony Thongh 88 yours of continue one very small scale. The cut turn of Russians would not, procecal bayoni Adrianopile. age, his choice fell on a daselbaroly turned 14, the crop is not expected to amount to more than This assurance was absolutely wrung from the and for this tendee little more the moderate two-thirds of the average. The droughts which Russian Chancellor tatters were coking serf- eum of $450 was asked as a dorry. Before the have boon oziment during the last four on The British Admiral left Malta with event was celebrated, the young lady's own months and foests invo caused the failure, andthras ironclads to join his deat, sud probed to with true feminine nation, employed a middle the young plants for the post szop are now kept Gallipoli, three of our large transports to and mas to inspect the bridegroom. The latter, to back by the mmo causes, and are in danger of from India wom stopped in the Molitteranean, make sure of not being rejected, persuaded his boing destroyed; brother, who is at least 10 years younger than himselt, to appear fór birn, and so passod muster. On the wedding day dhe elder brother, wore a falenquennd carried off his prize. We are told that the little girl is already tired of married life, and waste to go home to bor me marrie

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A MERCHANT.

Hongkong, February 25th, 1878.

"LOSS OF THE GERMAN BARK

CERES."

We regret to havo tó anmounds the loss of another vassal. The German bark Ceres, Ouplain Specht, left Hongkong on the 19th January for Chefoo, with a general cargo. She has been kost at Chitoo in drifting Jes. The whole of the ore were saved, but the chip and cargo aro a total loss. The Cores was a vessel of 421 tons register, Messrs. W. Fustan and O. are the agents in Hongkong.

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February 25th.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

BEFORE THE FULL COURT.

IN DÈ FOUNG MING QÙEONG, A 'KANKRUPY,

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This was & motion made by the Aftomer tenoral, instructed by Mr. Brereton, on behalf of Long Cho Kun, for the payment off of court

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replied the metter wea so important that he could. not send it by telegram and had despatched Dourier, which would cause a delay of five days Ou the srrival of the pourier, the Grand Duke

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS.” BIE," A. Chinese" using through the no- to make passages are natives of China or Uus of your cans come to the front with his Peru, or any other country, ie of little ma-pinions on certain remarks which full from see ment, but that they should be properly chants of Hongkong in the Tragislative Conucit, l the gentlemen who so well represent tho mer- qualidel sud certificated man is ablutely kindly allow me also te make a few remarks on Mx Clev. Stre), 90, Cornhill. Lonnor Messrs. Bates. Hendy & Co. SANFRANCISCO Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants shown. To our thinking, however, "The despisodo, that they receive indiguity at tha

necessary, as recent events have convincingly the same subject.

"A Chinoso" stator that bis countryinen are Exchange.

our War Minister summoned all his satellites, NEW YORK... Mesars. S. f. Pettingill & Co., Steamship Survey and Regulation Ordinance bands of the police, do. Now the latter of these

and had not Prinos Gortechskoff yielded, matters sertions Chinese" must know to be grossly

would probably have placed our relations with leaves it-opon for rousels of a certain class to mire, he tunst constantly see his countrymen

Rnweis on their trigger, Thus matter stond carry one European engineer, the remainder ab to the Police Court aut Summary Jurisdic-

on the opening of Farliament yesterday. Enssis belonging to the great unpaid and unskilled. on Court with the most trivial of onses, display

The Fatadaver Zeitung, remarks the Globe dus carefully concealed the terms she means to de- supplies with an amazing instance of female mand and donskruently Ministoraweronotable to PRINTING OF EYEEF DESCRIPTION This is not satisfactory, and if the proposed an amant of litigiousuess which would

(svarvaly be courfeguucât în & European →→

of a certain sum of money, åbent $15,000, paid in We have boon furnished with the following intrepidity, ingenuity, and perhaps we may add. state what course events might take. Nothing can 2nd-En European aboiety no skatus, &n. by the defendants in the case of Hofam, offefal additional particulars of the mutiny on board female impertinence. On Sunday afternoon last bo plainer of more straightforward than the fan. Now what status bare Bacoreas in Chinese assignee in the state of Foong Ming Cheong, the B. Aymar, The Chinese crew were engaged engine-diver.on to Potsdam Railway, at one of tho addrosa on this point. It runs mendimit, we may one fine day be startleddety If Chinese had given ap the practica in the your 1874 borrowed at varicus times 322, 500 Philipinas and back. They shipped at Shang three well-dressed ladies atarding on the love, neither of the belligerents tms intrigod the eati enkrupt, v. Spratt, and others. The bankrupt for months voyage from Shanghai to the short distance frous Staghts, suddenly pervared Hibberte, se far as thewarbas proocuted, by hearing of some shocking disaster in of spouking both of and to Europeans in the con- from Loong Cha Knu to carry on the works at han in use lash to phat their term of service and making urgent gestionations in the direction difions on which my nenerality is founded, and F. Rent to COMMERCIAL GENERAL JOS which hundreds of Chinese passengers have emptuous and inside way in which they now the Cosmopolitan Docks and in April, 1875, luas board and expired. This veel bad, as pres of the train in order to compel it to come to a willingly believe that both parties are desirous PAINTING, every devotiption of which is been swept into eternity. Then, baing wissen, sapling, in it is, the rice is to executed in assignment of a portion: 922,800, of Mongly stated, moonuforod by rowther in the talt. Two of them were actually standing upon te respect them, so-far as it may be in their

complaint; as reverse the anda. oxecuted

after the event, we should haster, to passss Folitical body 73, are nutnown, Tust the debt dls to bin by Messrs. Spratt & Co. China Sea on the return trip; and, meeting with the rails. He at once made use of the whistle power. So long sa thess conditions sro not in- another Ordinance; but it would surely be sextion is open to gestion. What does Ming Cheong subseqntly become the Locidant already recordea, was compelled to but to his horror the ladies stond Grmly in the fringed, my attitude will continue the some Bat more sensible to make full provision so far Chiusa mean by totally ignoring the com- barkada suit was instituted by the of break the vurage and put into this port. Cu hor sama fearful position, and kept up their vigorens Ietunet conser fram myself that should horti mittee of the Tung Wab Hospital which, as assigned to rusver a certain sum of money due arrival at Pagoda Anchorage she was making a pantomime. He saw that if he dashed onward heitles be unfortunately prolonged, some anex 8 legiilation can doute 11 For the safety of potted body, is unfortunately a good dual boo by Meets Spratt and Go to the state. The counderable amunt of water, and it therefore risk infallibly slaughter that, it was obliged rested ourroned my runder it Incumbensm case was referred to the nebitrament of the Hơn became necessary-to-use the pumps frequently is to bring his train to a standstill. As soon as the me to adopt measures of precaution. Such FAVOURABLE COMPARISON life on board stepships before the need for abors of the Legislation or mounties. M. Prioc, who found ikut about $15,000 was order to keep der stort. It was while she way halt was officeter the garing ladies upine up messeres could not be affectunliy tatou without it is brought bome 'to us, in such a melan Councils. If A Chinese wenld, as he says, das, which amount was daly paid into court. this condition that the crew, immediately after redding and smiling, rushed to one of the car adequate preparation, and I trust to the überality choly manner.

climb up a treat taal institution (the "Tung- Mr. Haylar, iustane by Messrs. Stephons arrival in port, densamlad their discharge, which ringes, out of bith an all gentleman stopped of my Farliament to supply the means whink Wals") he might perhaps find a moreantile and Halaiss, for the official aigose, opposed the captain destined to grant until he had con- down, whom they greeted as Papa. It ap may be required for that purpeso.” compratore who, although not at present a J.Pthe nation the ground that the secret forred with the Lusted States Consal. The captain pears that papa's vilu lay a mile mid a half on And the kernel of the whole affair amounts to À RUMOUR 18 CURTEnt in Japan to the effect or member of the Essentire, yat parhips in vou-without consideration, asmuch left his ship in the earning for the Consulate, and the near side of Blegbiz and that his ingenions this if Russia will keep slese of Leustantinople. that the Corean Government is about to dete both these praiticns, and I believe that is it was only given after the whole of the $12,500 returned in the afternoon, with the intention of doughters had resorted to the dating scheme in and abandon her demand for the passage of the

MIKADO the expediency of entering into an ) antaally dread the fuluence which they

no way represented by the committee

arrangement by which Japanese residents in think a certain clique of compraierer van bring Corea may be excluded from the capital. A Chinese draws certain most unfair in-

to bead on the Colonial Goveryment.

This, if true, shows that the Coreans have in ferences from Mr Lowcock's most truthful re no way abated their opposition to and die mark at the Legislative Council, that it would helenit dangerona. for a Chinese to hold the

tha peace-at-any-price party. The result is tha lio of foreigners. They have been Com confidential position of Interpreter to HE the

taipad a revolver and threated to host the In a most wartly object, the good City of the polity of the Gorerämont Tang, affirmed by pelled to admit the Japanese to trade at cer- Governor," Had that gentionon gone farther Wilham Smith, o stoker on HMB Lapwing, first man that featured aft.. Nast morning, the Edinburgh has dooitedly falon the land if London both houses can now be carried out with coun- and wind quilo dangosone at can sṣarcely be i was charged by PC, 11 with bung a struggle Castors Police were eslied in on the matiners and other great sition of the Unit Kingdan disana makine, scoesaty, ates for horny nice. tain ports, but they intend, it would seem, utter of doubt that the Chinese merelante from his chip. The prischior, who was drunk, were arrested and convejail to Foochow for ex At the Tazingstone Montorial Barer held the intely relied on The course of diplomacy will to shut them out of the rest of the country would almost to a man have andered his opi was given in custody by an offer of bis ahip, analnation before the United States Consel the sum reid in three days was £3,690, doubtless to this. The Soltan will yield every- if posende. If they are ec extremely desirous sien. The lengths to which a Chinaman will ge, He was ordered to be conveyed on board by the Hare, they were adjudged guilty, and the ring. An Oxford geuliste advertiens in local paper thing that he can yield without consulting the er stanced to as months impriment for an assistsut teacher to teach the General Powers, Why then esity on the war? Tho of keeping alcor from the rest of the world, the stratagems to whist he will resort, to ceas police.

injury to his opponent, and the elonth-hormó William Rishardeen, a seamas belonging the uzal a fine, while the others wcrafted one most English subjects: zalary £30 6 year, with in devastation is terrible, the foring appalling. it will perhaps be as well for the Japanese ke pertinacity with which he watches his every sme slip as the last prisoner was charged by Jay and costs of court. These men, with, the struction in shassles. Bealls don't he wish he the misery awful a

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granting a discharge to auch of the crew as obose order to spite him the time and tremble of t long. Bardanelles she may treat pretty much as she

tu-asull of it, and in the meanwhile to engage walk or the expense of a caringe The guard's likes, otherwise she must expect as in the field coolies to pop the ship. During his absence, indignation was stronger than his gallantry, and against her. In the Hse of Lords the address. haeover, the crew had strnok work, and had as Eo not only compelled papa to remount, bat made posed without a division. In the Commons the saulted one of the rates. When Captain Laphame the three Indies follow hit, and carried them onder of the Opposition (the Marquis, of Har get on board he ordered the nor to works at the to Steghts, where they have to give account for tington) admitted that the Goverment wore pumpa, but this they positively declined to do, their condurt, and will probably be mulcted of now bound to carry ont, the policy they had in

digate, which puts an end to all the dreams of arming themselves with capstan bars and other many months' pin money, wagons. He thereupon west to Yis oshini ol

to respect the whim. There is little to business and ooners in order that he may cause PC being recents que hire; in sound in the United States Consular jail, have, wo or that this General English Subjecte in place, and the Fromber fulfilled, his duly

583 with drank and fucapablo-Fined aception of the leading culprit, who is impri-imky get one. But I ass rather surlens to know The Earl of Derby is too ill to appear in his..

The "Trade Report" has a large circulation the Philippines, Straite Settlements to be obtained by providing inland, and an eat by the squithe me to rekter 18 xxonte suale delnut, one day's impendiente understand, since antarned to duty Fooshte ekule and at what rate be values his role ines- dissensions there may have been in the

Hongkong. In October 1877

long as the Japanese possess the privilege of lärable to have a person near H.B. the Governor Fliward Tol Ros, esman on the American: Hórald;

dé

struction is classics”

Cabinet thers le perfect unanimity' now,

The