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THE COLOR 1578

THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

(With which is Incorporated “ Tus China

DIRECTORY.)"

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POLTOE

COURT

23rd March.

* ADRUNKENNINGUL

probibiic The efforts made to put down up the list of captains, inginsaanil winds up by stating that. Shonte | beam twice before convicted, of drankenness food to hungrynninity, Metrise was

The delivery of the "nglah asal was began at 9.55 yesterday morning

The British steamer Marion, Captain Smith, left Bangkok two hours before the illarum for this port

CRICKET

Is a hospitable Tabtai an anomaly P. If 80 90. Wong Ayeung ant Ch And coolies vers have for ants hace ut present, Tao miguata charged, on saepiofon, with stealing home copper who wields the judicial sword gave a dinner to Thomas Howard said he was chist offiper on Canal & geet don me he satected.

the Cusines oficiale and favited the British the British bark Eme. The vessel came from the sten internal chop-sticky symposium, Kohs with 100 packages of copper, sack wenging bats the residence of listinguished foreignet 1781bs, and other dargo To Coppi Chinese employ, he bell a feast aitez Farisian

towed elosa ou ench side of the Relarn and on

Hi Imperial German Majesty's gauboat which ensued after the prisoner had received which has attended them on numerous acongiens botwuhu eleven and twelve o'clock,there were The first steamer from Shanghai for the ess

If rooms the Inhabitants of the Miasted Talamas, opposite Tangchow, and situated about 50 miles from this have been zodneál to the tibi most extremity by the severity of the weather,

hoy arboltedly feher folk, and agriculture_is" CHINESE MODE OF DRESSING KARL

esarealy attended to, only a szparae'mlet fall or Chin-reulera to nate | Sử" TO THE EDITOR OF THE 3. DAILY PRISSUR NË

two being cultivated. The ice prevented tho ow in the rapid promotion of Captain ara, erst-Sun this morning's paper, under the shore

Jongmin da Biles, describe us a seaman, un, people from prosecuting their anal-ocmipation, while sido-de-camy to General

while heading you publish a letter frem a correspondent teod joatead of in command in Hongk

Leaving about swe signing himselfBAP" who makes one of ouployed was sharged by P0.870 with bdng and out off their communication with the mai opium, but it is cortainly doubtful whether years ago, the 7th (Stirlgebire) Regiment, he the most Atible revelations in regard to the drunk and incapable in the Queen's-road Central Legal statistics-note the nuber of don bil;sroommbad to the dire necessity of supplying the provincial governors will long hood the joined the 18th Hussars, and is already half way food supply of this Colony that can roll benton on the and instant: The prisoner had keys and mulos obtainable, as 71 and these hayo e any rompir proof if what I say i can give it at disorderly entrance, and once as a rogue and 310 piral and very few could effort to buy it, As it is customary or regiments going into any time bado warzow dped 81 in default, two days and waratuur Umes sea to have bead very bad the growth of the drug in Ching have never

boon fimprisonment (~ hitherto been incore e-or-sufined, and, active service for omcere asteeled to there, but Now Sir this fubject which, having h

It is ranoured tista Tolga contractor r kolding abaf appointments to be ordered to noted, should to ventilated and EAP wondMALING naturally, have never yet proted apocssful ream, it is kalz this Captain Huskeen, 80th be conferring a formur the community Chow Ating was charge by PC. 102 with It remains to be seen whether the last edler (Stafford Ohranolunteers) gizelt, viil kava tasting it he knows in connection with the Fembling at faufer in ille Remei Hon Crearranged with the Chinese nathorities to com on the subject will have may better effect of vacate bir presunt berth of aido-do-anty to wing of meat in this Colony and the Press the afternoon of the 2nd inetunt Setenced plate the forts now I course of osetion of the Lient Gorend Sir T. Colborne at Hongkong, wont do well to take the matter ap, its unly to fourteen days imprisonment with hard labour rights around the harbour. The fielastinis are

Aver willing to accept the advico nud assistance. than preceding ones,

and proceed to the Chepet a stop to

by expaking auch filthy pmotices that they own bague and vagabond

Chat Ang was charged by PC 687 with of foreignera iu ftors portaining to war bat Latin Babs. a Japanese, 27, pleaded Guilty" Of course I cannot qucation the scentsy gambling with lies in D'Aguilar ettet at one when the theory of turning their spears into to having unlawfully winded Kaisales Manabe 4.F. statement, but I detest him for excicek on the altersson of the 22nd instant praning books in meets they gatshy Famps, so a native of Japan. Mr. Digby Soron, in making it, nevertheless and the sight of a log Fined 21 in defánt, three days imprisonment pollroads and mining apparutas, are ignored for

with hard labor

the gear of Mars addressing the Court in mitigation of punishment, of mullen fils me with loathing, Tonra, do

VERITAS ODIUM PARIT” described the caso a boing-ead and distressing

Hongkong, 23rd March, 1678. and elated that the prisoner was a member of a distinguished family at Japan, and on intimate The Agents (Masry Adamson, Bell and Co.) torme of grlandship with the prosecutor,in inform us that the steamship Brusunur. Castle hose company he had come to Bagland, that left Singapore for this port on Saturday, law and scienta. He was pressed of consider

together they might prosecute their studies innovÖXONG GLÜB P. THE GARRISON,

This match was played on Saturday list, and The United States serow steara frigate Ten-able attainments and wes the nathor of a Japanese cren the lo man who remembers the grom the top at that was a lege quantity of rice in fashion, las vlands and cor footier keing wuster-. nece, Captain Jonathan Young, arrived at Sings- gewanner of some repnia. The offenes had been in the Ming dyanity, says he never any a more bags. The wine was discharged and the copper pieces, from the bands of o colebinted cuisiner. pore from Hongkong on the 13th instant committed without any premeditation, in a sonic stating Balah: The Club, with the good fortune beams glable on the morning of the art inst,

5th March 17trous loft Bulgaars wads ou EES-14the inatust great revocation, and on this account, as well this season, won the toys and soul in the Ecoretary, intilnefros los tinders ho owedoen a son was tho Chefeo on the 11th inst, and the

as because the prisoner was in rather a critical and Prothero to resist the attanss of Saunders elarging the cergo; and about ten obalies under Uret from fantan is the Humag to day... for the Ubun station, but intended calling taste of health. Mir Sayucur asked that he and Greet. It was goon apparent that it was as charge of the agouts, Messen. Butterfield Arooute from the North relative to the Fa- Labasa en roule,

* might be dealt with as lecion-ly as was consistont batsmen's day, the bowling being very severely Swire. The latter coolisk had trought on board, miris, any fall of korrox. 'The babitants ef The British steamer Peris, Captain J. W with justice. It was hin intention to leave the treated by the two operators with the paddle about 400 empty bags, in which to pay away Lunan foo on the optines of Shamsi wera ro Tinton, reports basing spotten H.M.S. Juno, in country as soon as possible. Fosses, on be who were in grost hitting form, and the score the rice that had fallen out of the fall bars, Atticed to much straits that a shop was actually

half of the prosecution, sokaewicaged that the antal with unspel varidity, antal Metallum what fire o clock B, it was discovered that opened for the sale of human flesh. Could any lat. 28 N. long. 126 E on the 20th instant knife had been used in a moment of passion came on at the Eastern minket and quickly found Percion of the copper and been stolen, about thing selle ander tale The establishment, steering B.N.E

without premeditation andstrongly recommended the bust wok, as recentes in: Saturday Guzelle, Cast The Assistant Judge allowed tain pri for three agures on the telegraph before a wisset ensure of what were required, and those bags Yad preth mbento na death mats in limbilistezet The maximum temperature at the Peak during the prisoner to the mesoffel aonsideration of the big way to Prothora's lég núning with it foll the pures mouls and a bait, vales abous $195 after onepunging sannibalism for two days, was hopes of those partisane of the Club who wished Thacker it upty logs in closed by order at the mandarin, and the pro was least, that toll-talo only registering 87 often thrown up from the hold and were lying on The Province of Siantang, as yet, is exempt"

is ordinated at. 70 per cent!- was 610, the minima 49.0 at the Harbour-soner to go out, upon the Japanese Cansul Master's Choe, Prayn West, the mum wunotering into a surety in the star of 250 to which the retiring batsman claimed 23. One of the deck Witness was melting some ingairies From the fate of its neighboms, but unless wo 603 and the minimum 65.5. Only 00 inch of being him up for judgment when olled upon, those extraordinary changes so common in orbet about the copper that was missing and was not rain soon, the young wheat will suffer rain fell during the week.

now came o'er the spirit of the dream, MeCallam using the abovedore of knowing something alunt We are requested to state that correspondence The Chince Minister, Kuo Sung Tao, has nown, and, althouga Hynes continned to hit away copper showing through one of the empty bags. for New Zealand sail Tasmania may be forwunlod addressed the subjoined letter to The Tikes — with great vigour, none of his comrades could slay. That piece witness took gud new produced it by any steamer that calls at Sydney, or even if a day or two ago I observed in the papers a letter with him, and he was eventually not out for weighed about 251be. He could not any at the desired, by these that all at Cooktown or Mel-written by Eir Thomas Wade, and also talagrant freely hit 122, or within 4 of the largest innings present time who throw up the amply baga or to bourne only, the ratas heing 24 or 12 cols accord forwarded by Mr. Davenport, British Consul at ever Jamie on the ground. We only observed the deck; The stesodore's mon first scoured the ing to wholler the verse is under contract of Shanghai, addressed to Bir Rutherford Alsask, ten chances giros, one at inil of when he kod sound prisoner, who was thantied up by his angus

formerly British Minister in China Bosh Sir sero 5, and a very hot one to cover point when to a stanchion, the first prisoner araiting Wo (N. C. Daily News) are informed that, in Thomas Wade a lotter and Mr. Davonport's tele. within two of the cantary MoCallam's boring. Afterwards the fret prisoner was also suspected compliance with a memorial from the Taungli gram solicited contributions on bobal of the was exceeding sucessful, his analysis showing Witness detained both prisoners irons at

ompany the paperor has conferred an all Cont-poor now suffering so seremy by the famine the fine result of 9 wickets for a rubs. The the captain buio on board at nine o'clock um. missioners ct Oustom the third rank in the raging in China. I have resived a latter from folding of the Garrison, train, was not as brilliant The prisoners were then handed over to the police. He would like the case to be romaning for more THE accounts of the famine in North China Civil Servies, and on Acting Commissioners the the Rev. Mr. Stubbs, inferning me that that as we have seen it.

gentleman is about the collect money ahong his With the formidable total of 172 runs against inquiries to be made. fourth rank, a mchance that will facilitate their friends for the same parge Your valuable them, the Garrison now sout forward Private Hi Worship angoribingly remanded the one published in our Blangaa contemporaries intercourse with native affiziale.

journal (The Times), the Morning Post, the Low Dawson and Saunders to face 3. K. Travers and until Wednesday. are saddening and sickening. The Chefon

don and Chinu Express, and Mr. Foster's letter "the late Mr. Grant." The first twe wickets

Врвови. Су. Свелен, Езе correspondent of the Courier mentions the

published in The Times of to-day. have all called fell quickly, but Kalhats and Groos soon re horrible circumstance that in a town called

public attention to the famine, and spoken onvived the drooping spirite of the warriors, a

GAMBLING,NES Al Liwna obargad by 20, 308 with gambling Lunan-fu, on the borders of Shansi, a shop

bohalf of the sufferers I have frequently obthin red line of whom sorrounded the served the gevorous disposition of the Figlish ground and vociferously applauded each vigo. was opened for the sale of human flesh.

people, sud have remarked their wish, habitually tous erasok or stolen rus, the eminent sprinter at the Recreation Ground-Fined 31; indebault, The individual who opened it was, as he de-

too good. I highly admire their liber baing on adopt a thin laat little game. Up Hire days imprispument ality, and in the present onso I feel sincerely mounted the acorn, notwithstanding all the NCAA PARLARCENY ME

Lam Achang was charged by licensed hawker served to be, decapitated and the establish.

The following extmot from the docision of a grateful to them for their bonevolent desire, devices of the onsmy bowler after bowler was neut closed by the anthorities. The e- Cours of Inquiry held at the United States instantaneously expressed, to zalieve the suffer tried and changed from end to end brit still the No 380 with bonding a basket of dried por dent nerves, however, to illustrate, in a Consulate, as to the loss of the American barque ing of a people many thousands of miles distant man at the telegraph who on this cansion wasions on the afternoon of the end instant. striking manner, the extremities to which Fort Bells, Captain Alex. Neyes, is published from them. The dosament of Chies have noomoted with any of the Coulees) kept Worship sentenged the prisoner to three the miserable people are reduced. Then the sette-hat the American barque issued funds from the Imporial Exchequer, have miting you tan," and the fielders saw the antch mouths imprisonment with hard labour

Forcet Bell, while running through the Baches transported sareals to the distressed districts, slipping from their grasp, as, during the excits

Mak Aint was charged by PC. 289 with being Daily News vorrespondent in Shantung Clannel between Little Botet-Tobago and Gad and have, in every way done all in their powerment, many a time and oft did the ball-ths sands a execimen of some "food" procure that, at 2151 N., Jeng 121.34.25 B. however, have proved inndogante to the hardna prying for the healgaexpression on his katuja doon of sing words start. He wood 11 do Reak, was lost on a danger not marked on the mitigate tins evils of the femine. The coffort. Captain was erposed by those ti the test to bycin nalafel-possession of a teapot on the after from a little girl in the street, with the fol- Little Botel Tobago (centre) Hearing N. 9 do thrown upon them, and the people of England, fut at inst the change cams, Groor was sinartly default, six weeks' imprisonment.

as I have observed, have generously come forward caught by Dadlay Travers for a meritorious lowing remarks on its component parts: 45 min. B. by compass, distant 6 miles.

is the husk of knuliang, boiled, and enter Rock bearing 8. 15 deg. 30 min. E. by compass,

distant mil at you see. Wheat straw and dry stalks of a kind of reed, or chess, are cut up flae, eu ground as wheat, and the flour, if such it can be called, is mixed with chaft, and then boiled and eaten. This evening," he adds, "I saw a boy with a basket fall of the out It is further embellished with a Chrome-lithoside husk of the onion, which is dry when

graph of a

the onion is ripe for pulling. This, and last year's elm-tree leaves, sells for 25 cash a catty. You can judge of the distress.2

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It also includes a mass of useful information

In addition to that usually found in works of the Giud,

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SHANGHAI:

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MARCH 25Tа, 1878.

The faurine rugos most severely in Shansi and Homon, but many parts of Shantaing are it will be seen, plunged into direct distress The poor people will sell their land for more trifle to enable them to obtain food, but there are few purchasers: There however, plenty of robbara roady to take advantage of the miseries of their fellow croatures and take by violence what lite The Directory for 1878 contains several news left to them, and the country is reported to

Also of the various HOUSE FLAGS (Designed expreadly for the Work);

nnel.

MAPS or HONGKONG, JAPAN, &c.

not.

The French ironclad corrotte Armide, with Rear Admiral. Daburgain on board, was at last advices expected daily at Singapore to meet the ironclad forvette dialante, fagship of Rear Admiral Véron, when the command of the naval quadron in Japan and Chins will be delivered by the latter to the former Admiral.

at

Gnd

We take the following items from the London and China Beproe of the 15th ultimo

February 11th, the Fleeos Castle arrived New York from Chins with shaft broken, It is probable that Vice Admiral Ryder will be offered the post of Naval Commandant st Davonport

The despatch of the Indian Government-in regard to as Chefoo Convention will be pre- sented to Parliament this evening.

The Hannah Low, from Hongkong to Now York, was abandoned January 24th, ninety miles from port: the crew was saved by the Minne hahn, and Lnded at Yarmonth, N.6, on the 28th.

The subscriptions for the "Chics Famine Fond paid into the Agra Bankr now amount to £650, including £100 from Mr. Hanbury. The sum of a 3500 has been transmitted by tole gram to the Shanghai Committee. The London Committeo is not yet announced

Within the past year the douths of Lieut. Colonel

and he was then discharged: 80kr Levered the colours of batsman after batamanof re-it, when witness cheerved & corner of a sub of Thongli the winter, hos boon, sorore, the fall of

to assist in the task. I regret that it should be innings of 36 got at need, and shortly after

- UNLAWIUL EGSZEBBION,

THE ENGLISH MAILA

The P&O stemme Fashgar, Captain E,

Soph bean txsiderable, and now that Spring is come without her ently tears, there is ill soon wall on the crops specially to a very decided hok of moisture in the ground, which hot seaton is expected, if my son Exliove the predictions of the Astronombe Royal for s and Shanghas Counter Corresponcent

COREA

The Janta Herald says & Swiss zontloumu, resting in Yokobanu, who has lately returne out betras Japan and Cores because, since the from. Corsa, has said ---" War will shortly break

treaty of commerce was concluded between the two counties, the Japanese have imported ́a quantity of handsome goods, which tempt tho. Careunia and cause them to lose their former simplicity and besome extravagant. There iî a party which is grieved at this, and is of opinion. that commerce with Japan mast at all hazarle be put of ond to, this opinion ie gaining, cuily in strengtli, but the Japanese insist on their treaty rights, and war will probably be the result.

THE STEAMER RACE FROM SHANG-

WHAT TO TAKU

The rotement manifested for soma" hours for Aloninia, on the manling of the 9th instant bears the turbof the squation, from Shaughed

appears to have been maintained, throughous thes voyage to Take where the mice may be said to torminate, though of course bonours are counted by the steamer which first thrunile the mazes of necessary for China to appeal to the sympathies an alverse decision of the umpire esused of other countries, and F destre publicly through the retirement of Kellam, who had played

the Paiho and nours first alongside the band of the cadium of The Times to give expression to a very fue re of 08: dirvotly those two left,

the duly Settlement of Toutain. The start the gratitude which I fes. I would add that the fast run getting stopped and the conten

morning, named, and although sight steamers that which the English nation is now doing for anoes of the field ceased to resemble a geome. Baker, from Bombay 5th, Gallo 10th fron Shanghai was made at short 5.30 on the a-fer distant country is an act of disinterestedtrical line in respect of haring so much length Penang 15th, and Singapore 18th instant, were antisanone, five only appear to have taken kindness for which the people of China will ever without breadth. The remaining "munade with the English mail of the 15th ultimo ↑ part in the rice và thể CU SA-500, 8 «1 potit, Hatting, and Tate, and the CM.S.N. Co.'s remain ità debtors.

desperate attempts to retrieve the gate, and their kelinens was almost crowned with stogoss arrived lere yesterday morning. The sub- Furgon and Patch The peder in which they joined telegrams are taken from the Straits gotunderweighwas Tali,1,Fungokun,2; Hain- Times Extra-es

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LONDON, Sat Marsh.

Sergeant Carler and Corporal Dempster bit away and ron byes araidat tremendous excitement and load shouts of embourgoment from their con- rades; the farried fold let the hall slip past them

MADRAS, 2nd Marga

Mr. John Miller, Administrator, Grenscal, died wc wildly overthrew it; but at last the gallant this morning of typhoi lovers as the lead sexyonut, forgetting the old Hampshire motto of

citer and turn, over ran bikseit, and before ing member of the bar and District Grand Master

Ang 3 Postah, I and Appin, 5. They stormed along in this order antil reaching the north end of Hash Island, where the Fungeun passed the Take, and off Drinkwataz Point the Parmak took sound plass. The two lealing stommers now seem to have made a mee of it between

he could-though never so fleet of foot-maka of the Freerasons in this Presidder themselves, for no other changes were apprent

• ÜALCUTTA, 3rd March. up the distance lost by this prosseding, the

Yesterday evening a public meating wat held the other three vaal mintaining their posi ball accurately thrown in by a fielder who

tions. Tha Futyahan homers, had to yield the just the had a lusid interval, was in the the Town Hall under the spices of the lens of victory to lie Puth, which vessel British India Association, for the purpose of non- THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN WEUPE-MINI- aands of the Long 'n" the wrisket wracked, sidering the propriety of s petition to Parla. Arrived at Takn bar on the afternoon of the 11th and the match won by the Club by three mint on the subjent of Indian expenditure and instant, a haro quarter of an hour in advance of Lord Derby has stated that England has not fer, wn the racing on say, the Club, the Garrison

junk. Seldom have we seen greater exciteman xalue. About: 700 persons were presenter The Taku arrived next, 24 hours after tho demanded the admission of Greeve to the pre-and Time, worn all coming down the straight nearly all natives. Tessulations were passed, de-gar the Huizing followed, 4 hours after the Taku and the App 21 hours after the meuting all necessary Haming. It will thus be seen that the race of

STEETAL EXPLANATIONA

slaring the possibility

trenokraents and economical administration.

shaw word lying light, each drawing only tea

posed: European Congrees on an equal Footing ngether, and the Judge's verdict was, "the The mortality among the officers of the Sith with the duanntering Parers, but has only as by 's nose, Tiune a good think." The Club State fussine exvadibre by jadicions ro- 730 sales was pretty closely contested, but it features and improvements, and will be found as be in a very disturbed condition. Meantime, wemlow and: Major Rowland following nok replied rospecting the peace conditions. het. caster falling off in their fielding, which charges and outlay on reblic works were feet, whereas the Taku drew 13 feet 3 inches,, Regiment stationed at Natal is very gratasted that she shall live a asaring. Russia hewling was not up to unel standard, and that without further taxation. The home inflitary should be mautoned that the Paziah and Fungs

nearly cost the match, as

The following is the score, which shows a cially condemned. It war resolved to petition the pre and Hausing being, correspondingly publication of its kind for Chinn and Japan, Authorities in Peking have, it is stated, recorded, and now Ideutenant Cole, who served would be fur hotter that the Congroes should not cricket curiosity, 259 runs scored by four natives was appointed to carry out the remold Contrary to expectation, the woathor at Taka

complots as possible.

The Chronicle and Directory is the only while the famine is severe in Shantung, the soon after that of Colonel Smith-have been unless she submits them to the Congress if

with his rogiment in the Pacale campaign, has to

will romember this officer as one of the most ergotio of cricketers and captain of the military teamy.

and it will be found invaluable in all Publie, given orders for "the immotiate transporte-be noted to the list. Eezidents in Hongkong Morcantile, and General Office. tion to Stausi of 80,000 fan of tribute grain It is published in two forms-Complete at in store in this district (in Shantung), while 85 or, with the Lists of Residents, Port Directhe balance in store, 70,000 tar, is to be fer- tories. Maps, &, at $3 pe

warded to Peking to soon as possible. The Orders for Copies may be sent to the Daily vect of transportation is a great that this Pread Office, where it is published, or to the means practically starving two here to save ona in Shansi, which may be an economical way of decreasing the population, but does not strike one favourably as a preservative mesure. But such seems to be the dece, and the grain has already begun to move." The same writer goes on to absorve:--"Half the 150,000 law of tribute grain in store in

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meet.

TREE PLANTING IN HONGKONG.

We understand that, under the auspices of Yokoliams Jan. let, Manila 2nd, Shanghai 4th,

The latest mail advices received home wore His Excellency the Governor, who has taken Foochow 6th, Hongkong 10th, Batavis 19th, native personal interest in the matter, the work Singapore 17th, Galis 23rd. The P. and 0. mail, of preparation of tres mrseries for future plan. from Yokoliama 25th, Shanghai 28th Deo., Hong- tations on the billsides of the island and Kow- koug 3rd, Singaporo 20th Jani, was repelved vig Brindisi, on the 11th Feb, the the hory portion on has just ham hrought to a satisfactory would reach Southampton, per P. and O. steamer closs, after three months of arduous labour and Hindoelan, on the 16th. The Frenob mail, vi in spite of a somewhat unpropitious season: The Marselies, with a weara later dates, as above, seeda sown are principally those of the ordinary. came in on the 16th. No lafer Jaran advices Chinn fr (pus sinensis), swamp oals (crauarina pill San Fransisco have ranched London.

eguisetifolia) canonut mms, coffee, Morecambe

We take the following from Mesece. Page and Day shazut, cryptomeria japonica, and various this district would, I think, if wisely admini Gwythor's summary of the export of bullion to other hardy species in minor quantities. Nine the East during the year 1877 :--" Avcording to stered, save nearly all the people of the late reliable statistics with which we have boss nurseries have been established in the localities district. If it is all sent away it will favoured, we sit enabled to give the following given in the following table, which also gives the take the district a your to recover itsel" short summary of the export, of geld and silver quantity of good sown and the estimated number With a geniune intention to relieve the from San Francisco to Chino and Japan during of plants arpeted to be rand, dus allowance $41,000 may 200,000 being rondo for losses by failure of seed, bad 8331,000 say 1,310,000 weather, birds, insects, sto, but not by typhoon,

LOCALITY OF AREA. MESU KETIKATED

BOWN. NO OFTRRES. NURSEMY

ACIEL Kowloon Penisanla:8400 pints 8,400,000 Borrington

1208020 parla..... 2,100,000. 900 pints... 8,200,000 Art Shadwell Valley 1 120 pints 4,100,000 New hir Gazione pinta.. 200,000 Albuoy

62 piut 1,400,000 2190 pita... 3,100,000

Bay Siver

1877' series of its subjects, the Chinese Govorn-Gold ment displays a lamentable want of judg Dollar (Mexican and Trade) 11,240,000 BY 2,250,000 went and forethought. It was well known To

$16,44,000 £3,650,000 Messrs. Liddelow and Mortia.

months back that this famine was impend of this only about $600,000, or my £120,000, Mesirs. Halborbs, Jallien & Co. | ing, but no odoquate provision was attempted was for Japan, chiefly with the option of for

to meet it and the result. is that hundreds of warding to China.

Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane) LONDON Mr. Géo. Strest, 30; Cornhill. LONDON Messrs. Batos. Fently & Co. SANFRANCISCO Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants

Erohangé.. NEW YORK YUSsrs. S. M. Pettingit & Co.,

:37, Park Row:

NOTICE.

Particular attention is given at this Establish ment to COMMERCIAL and GENERAL Jon PRINTING; every toweription of which is

executed M

thousands have perished and are perisang The Comptoir d'Esosurite has held its annual because relief supplies cannot be transported to them in time to save them from horrors of a lingering and painful death.

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SUPREME COURT

23rd March. CRIMINAL SESIONS. BEFORE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE SNOWDEN

"AN UNRULY APPERNTICE.

both Houses of Parliament. A potraitites of

deep ROME, Brd Marsh was found to be ungemonably warm and the Owing to strong representations from the Peibo clear of ise to appears that about a meals Catholic Porrera, Cardinal Simcon las resigned before the arrival of the sandran, the cold and Cardinal Franchi has been appointed Penti. showed signs of giving, and this, coupled with Boel Secretary of Stata in his place...

one or two high tides; so broke up the foe that it was nearly all swept away in one night, leaving the river open to navigation at a much earlier period than is usually the case. Indeed, it is said that shok an early and sudden break-np had noves before cucurred within the memory of tho oldest foreign resident at Takn or navigator of the Pilot de

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MARCANDALONDON, 4th March. Barl Codegen haa boon appoint ad Under Sears tary of State for the Colonial Department and Vistonat Bary Under-Beoretary of State for War Fico Earl Cadogan.

The port of Salonion is not comprised in the new Belgation State, but Kustendje, Varsa, so Bourgzi, (quary Burgas) are compr The inderarty of forty million pannas sterling in bonds is reduced to twelve millions

The Pentah and Pingentes, therefore, drawing. ght, ware at onen entbled to cring the lar, end proceed on to Tantein Stearing up the Feilu, INDOS, 6th March the Putah, it is said, vollide) with and sunk a The idea of a European Congress, instead of a junk, doing some damays to her own bow. The Conference, 1 again, dominau, sa being Lure gaur was Le first steamer to arrive at Tian- Hikely to lead to a commun accord. The treaty tai

Leather three stentnere crossed the bar

of peace aftpalates that the ratifications sal be on the next tide, made at St. Petersburg before the expiration of a fortnight.

The 610 millions of roubles, balance of 1,410 millions demanded by Bassin in the revised peaca conditious, &ter allowing 1,100 millions for the

The CN Co's steamers Fuscous, Chifor, and Now kwany, although started at nearly the same timong the fiva, above-named, do not appear to bure taken part in the race.

On the return vorage to Shanglini, the ang

ression of territory in Armenia, are payable to us started, some hours before the Taku, but the Russian Government in cash. The occupation was detained on the bar, which allowed the latter- of Erzeroun and Trebizondo is not mentioned in to come up with her. She crossed at about eight the conditions, bat the Ruskien trop when on the 19th, and the Take hulf-an-hour recursing from Armenia, are to szubergst Tre later. The Tek passed the Fangahun Sity miles - birende. As regards Bulgaria, the terms are the southwart of the SE. promontory- and Tam Achong, a buy about seventeen years of same na pratiously stated namely, that a Ras gradually increased her lead until the arrived at ago, was charged with unlawfully wounding with an Commission shall superinterid the new trihangas, which port the rosaned at 4.15 on intent to murder Tam Acheron the 21st Featory State for two year, whilst 50,000 Hessian Saturday morning the Fungukih reling Short Huning were also to have left Tentsin on the bruary; also with wounding with intent to da troops conpy it for the satte period. The three quarters of a hour later The Pattah and griovous: hodily harm, and with malicunly three months; and Asiale Turkey in six months, not leave Tientsin till I am on the Russians are to evacuate European Turkey 13th but they had to mad at Chefoo The wounding.

LONDON, 8th Maroli

14th and arrived at Shanghai yesterday morning, “But by a strange revecant of the usual course having and the van in 60 hours, of stents on the reopening of the Tientsin trade,

the passage up the Peito vas on this cocasion

John Davey, belonging to Mr. Nile Mollo (ho

weting of stuwaholders. In which on account of

9, 138 piste. 2,050,000 Aberdeng

10 pizde... 700,000 thestions in 1877 vos rend The general wash terneter amounted to &,000 brillions against | 4,585 millions in 1876; but there was a diminution

Totals 1,338 pinta. 21,050,000, These narserier are designed as centres of sup The Attorney-General, instructed by the Renter's special correspondent at Constantinople of sixty-eight millions in the discounts, Trovi 1,479 millions to 1,409, which is explained by the ply to the mountain districts in their neighbour Grown Solicitor presented. The jurors were states that the Forte anstions the Bus THE interdiet imposed a short time book by stagnation of business and the couroity of bills hoods, but it is not infonded to transfer the Messrs. D. MaAllister. L. J. Lopes 0, 4.3. mong remizing at Sau Stefanos while the

Bows, Za March JA BloggMDUTO PRINTING AT THE

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION the Government of Paking on the cultiva The parchaser and sales of Stock Exchange young seedlings to the hillsides until they are Etho, Dennom, H Sheppard, V. Favre, and British Squadron is in the Son of Marmor

securities for clients increased from 441 millions two years old or at least eighteen inchas high..

The prosecutor is the master of the Tuon The Italia Legislature was opened Cothey by Eon of the poppy in China has been reposted, to 1,200 millions. While the bhainese in the In addition to the foregoing, a belt of four Bing carpenter shop, Wellington-wirees On the the King in purson. ↑ „His Majesty, in his speech fret made by tice mlung vessel Hedvig Captain. "DAILY PRESS OFFICE

Telay beingaungle moored at 1ontain thras on the, imemorial of the high authorities of agonies in Franco exhibits a fair development thousand young coconut palms obtained from

apprantire, to make a box, bep the prisoner did unity

daye before the stators started from Shanghai.. the province of Stansi. The memorialists that in the branches abroad fell froin 2300 Manila will be shortly planted along the northern 12th February Le told the prisoner, who was his from the thrane, promised to uphold Italian millions to 1:720 millions, and the profits in them shore of Storsentters Island, and as an experi- the work so badly that he reprimanded him for

The Hedvig is, followed by others of Mr state that half of Shansi consists of poor from 1,600,000f. to 8,140,0001 The Comptoir ment, omne bastels of the real liave been stored it and told him to take it to plocos and make it General Iguatleff and Boouf Pasha start to Muller's enige, che That of which priced on the soil, and that grain. has been raised in in- has, in consequenos, closed its branches in Brns. road cast on the slopes of the hills above the over again. This seems to have offended the morrow for St, Petersburg 16 le genrally 9th inst, the day the steamers.com dood their voyage, Bat Captain Davey shall tell his story.. sufficient quantities because the people have sels Hongkong, and Trikohama On the other Pokfulam Bead along the Rueof the new duit prisener, and on the 13th he left the house and Load that the Cast will rusko further conden

The whols of this interesting work has, wo land, it has established one at Colerato, sad has

in his own words

over saw the last sign of any foe daring IN THE BEST STYLE found it more renumerativo to: produce sent an agent to Fan Finalsco, to operate in the understand, been ably carried out under the berwas not seen there again until the 21st Da that ions in the conditions of peace:

spium. When, therefore, faming visits the market for gold and silver. The net profi sonal supervision of Mr. J. Cervo, a Frozehntor, who was a bed, was swoles by a blow on

OF FOO

the passage. When we arrived at the bar the the prisoner running away, for the year amounted to 6319,000, against Tardens hd forester of considerable attain hond, and he

de was two feet thick in the river hot the wou country, starvation follows as a matter of 6417,000, in 1970, and o dividend of 10 or 3 manis, lately in the service of the French Lega: The prisoner was arrested on the following day

~ lìth March, ther was very warm during the day,, nuri cu the me, and it i Decessary when such is the per cent was declared, the came as at the pre- tion in Peking, and wines temporary and provi. Deyes gave aridence that she wound inoted

Never within the memory.of foreigners, hra 4th inst. the commenced to break upat Tients sional services the resumes we are on the presenter, although ↳ sárere, ons was caso to adopt more stringent measures than aling year ya mapen

enough to be able to avoure some months agnet dangerous The jury returned a verdict ofhere been sach a prolonged spos, of quist frost viz Ou the 6th the wasthar, being fury line,

As we have experienced this winter. For two of souras I was angions to be at Muntain fixat hitherts. If the ground were only properly Mr. George French, the new Judge of the pendling the arrival of Mr. Ford, who returns to amployed, the oils of famine might be pro Supreme Court of China and Japau left for the solony in Tone next. The bulk of the fir guilty on the second count, Sentence was months the bay was over free of toe, which and thinking it too much risk to and the Hilda acasionally extended fer at the eye could rese into the river made up my mind to chance it. Shanghai by the P and O. stevne Felta troncones were picked from the trees in the islatu served rided against. The Memorialists state that Southampton on the 7th inst. Mr. Fruch was and from the scanty forests in the neighbouring

Loong Afasic and Ta Aws were charged with sad was so strong in the harbour that the Chinese with the Redoany lined the bown with pistes, they have issued proclamations to this effect, educated at Caius College, Cambridge, and took Islands; the latter, with the approval of the Vice stealing billow box, wataining thirty-twe walked to thoir junke at far out the steamer and havidy the towbook head me slavior.

the naual degrees of B.A and MA. st that Uni roy at Canton, who was addressed through Bic TENA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT, and the topaus and other are called upon veraity, Mr. French, was called, to the Burst Brooke Robertson and who jasued or lers to all els fire man of silver, an opram piço, a bottle buoy Dating the Interyal, viac from 1st Jano-Four surpina thuca, war very btls on in the river,

and at

SUCH PRICES":

will Bear

FAVOURABLE COMPARISON

with bu

ANY IN THE EASE.

DAILY PRESS *** OFFICE,

HONGKONG

the

COMMERCIAL JOURWAX før CHINA, JAPAN,

Tablinked at the Office of the Hongkong Daily

Press on the Morning of the Departure"

of the English Mail, oooutsins the

„LATEST AND FULLEST TRADE

INTELLIGENCE,

REPOETS OF MEETINGS or COMPANIES, THE LATEST TELEGRAMS.

My bagsiker with the POLITICAL AND GENERAL NEWS of the Fortnight.

TheTrade Report" has a large oironlation

a Hongkong the Ports of Chins and

Hongking yelled October, 1877.

the Philippines Straits Battlemouts, dc., de

not stonded to, the authorities aro desired

to eattle the watter summarily or they thom.

about half-pant éleven o'clock, the proes.

DSEREGKIVING STOLEN YROPRIATE

of medicine, and a pair of spectacles the preamh, only one steamor visited na hring, and what there was bed allgitified on to the to pluck up the forbidden plant, that the Livonian in June 1841. In 1867 he was the local mandarins to give the Hongkong party of Ching Bum, an log at táo Kothing was imponable to make commencement dhe that with not run a seratab on the copper ing us such a quantity at reading material that banks, and we strired asfely, m Tientsin on the soil may be devoted to the cultivation of appointed Chief Juriosol Sierra Leone, and also forestore every asciatores in their power in the Thesis, un the 21st Februa7 alp with Business naturally is at rstanatioyandlog The Tels came in on the 811, and the Hilda the

held ake offcos there of Judge of the Vice-Aid: collection of Brod COME the same. The jury found, both pri more useful products. If this mandate

mirally Court and of the Mixed Court for the We are glad to learn that outlay-ol sood- appearion of the Blava Trade In 1971-5 bo gatherine and open the thousands to soner gullty of moniving stolen propa The the out of the winter bila tood the le ore ass das Ba Charley arrived on the 9th all Pengaj; famine in this province this year, and even on her off the Promontory but ten dollars will adminetored the Government of the West Afriss turned out so mnch bags that arig hall ceased first pricinos pleaded guilty to two previous pected this spong. Fortunately there la norail, szept, the falu, a just having on into

its borders the distress la reduced to a minimum. repete all damage. – Daily News belves will be condomasd, -Clopid the mt frement of Mr. Birkelor, now Governor of the contemplates extending the sin of 110.opars-

Saltlaments during the interval betres the s. by the Furteyor-General that the Government nonvictions.Sentence was reserved.

Wong Afook was convicted of stealing a ploes in reports from the North, gistusten presume to use taxes on the Looward Islands, and the appointment of Irtions very oddsiderably next year, so that the of weed, the property of Bo Aso, on 16th March are to more he

Kortright now Governor of British Guiapa long talked of wooding of the island bids Tale to Epium growth, as they have done, De Upon the rednotion of the Judicial Establish become a reality sooner that was exposed. ugy and ha planded guilty to three previous senvis, we fødes terribee Bumm SAYALA

tions. Sentence was deferred will be deprived of office and degraded.- ment it Sierra Leone, in conaequence of the im. The satinated pamber of trees reared and The ersions were adjonmo motil Today

poverished state of the fussipes at that set le planted out in past year has boon short fifteen y

as Chief Justice, we placed upon a pension, lions this year, a somewhat startling Emp ment, Mr. Franet, after eight yea orice thousand per sub as against twenty one mil

Mr. Hanket And that with feeble currents the which we may add, now censes We think that car which will not be lang in produsing its magno e power of nickle is equal to that This new prohibition of the onltivation of the the Foreign Offlge lias 'made a wise selection in erect, and in respect of raristy, too, we think a iren; but with strong enfrenta i poppy is a wise and puud measure, but this spoolutment, and are less that Mr. benchmarked improvement has been made in the ea treble. The megaytle power of

fiftoryptomers of strong sull. Fésblè currents, wil nhú the duties connected with his past to be fensive adoption

Jarana and the geootel sui feathery canvarina. of nickel and soft

The odiet goes on to comatand the Author

as throughout, the Empire to forbid continuance of the practice of growing opium,

an summary.hhblogs h the day

Ampoverished sistricts:

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In the city of Wontrose a hen laid an egg, and the inthe yolks of the egg was found a silver four- the goat pennypiece. Great was the wonderment of Men- that solive tross at this very stranga phenomenoli, Doctors eviste i vero consulbod nonné it, but as tepal, they haly locked wite and differo Luterly an old hly the asked her lawyer what he thought about the so matter. The lawyer, Ake the doners, also looked Tory barned And said. Well, un'am, after giving the matter.my zaost Pärnast eunadderation, can only come to lopë. Donaldson, and that is