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THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

Fon 1873 (With which is mccorated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.")

This Comproborsion Work, now in the “SIXTEENTH YEAR af ile existence, hus boon compiled from the Brer and Most RellasLE Sourbes, and no pains have been spared to reader it COMPLETE DF EVERY RESPECT.

It contains ma Tax DIRECTORY FOR HONGKONG. THE DIRECTORY FOR CANTON. THE DİRDOTORY FOR WHAMPOA. THE DIRECTORY FOR MACAO.

Tuz DIRECTORY FOR PAKHÓI

THE.DIRECTORY von HOTHOW:

THE DIRECTORY FOR SWATOW.

THE DIRECTORY POR AMOY.

THE DIRECTORY FOR FORMOSA -! TE DIRECTORY FOR FOOCHOW.

THE DIRECTORY FOR WENCHOW.

THE DIRECTORY FOR NINGPO-$-

*THE DIRECTORY vos SHANGHAL

THE DIRECTORY FOR CHINKIANG. THE DIRECTORY FOR KIUKIANG.

THE DIRECTORY Fox, WUHU.

THE DIRECTORY FOR HANKOW. The DIRECTORY FOR CHEWOO

THE DIRECTORY FOR TAKU

-THR-DIRECTORY-FOL TIENTSIN.

THE DIRECTORY ron NEWCHWANG.

THE DIRECTORY FOR PEKİNG.

THE DIRECTORY FOR TOKIO,

Tus DIRECTORY FOR YOKOHAMA,

THE DIRECTORY POR NIIGÁTA.

Tus DIRECTORY Foz NAGASAKI.

THE DIRECTORY FOR HIOGO..

“THE DIRECTORY FOR HAKODATE.

THE DIRECTORY FOR PHILIPPINES. THE DIRECTORY FOR SAIGON..

TAS DIRBOTORY FOR HAIPHONG.

THE DIRECTORY FOR HANOL THE DIRECTORY FOR PANGKOK

THE DIRECTORY FOR SINGAPORE.

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

pines.

kind.

It is further embellished with a Chromolitho graph of a

PLAN of VICTORIA, HONGKONG,

THEA FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS or .. SHANGHAI: A Chremto-lithograph Pato of the NEW CODE of SIGNALS in uso at the PEAK;

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

and

NOTIONA

THE Undersigned, having bosom LESSEE HONGKONG BANDLERS" and the TSINKes annected therewith, will condust the sams on his own account from this dato

DR. CHATTERTON WILCOX. Daily Press Offico,

Hongkong, Jub January,

18:8.

NOTICE:

A SWATSON AND

FAMILY AND DIETENUING CHEMISTS,

Co.,

VERNOR And his Royal Highness the DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS PERFUNERA,

DRUGGISTS SUNDRYMEN,

THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10th, 1878.

The British sohoozer Rubicot, recently sold by public auction, cleared yesterday for Canten; where she is to be broken up

There was a previous conviction agai fat the pri- soner for accuny. His Warehip now sentenced him to wo months inquirent with hard

**** RISPORE CHAILes May, Esq.

SPEALING A BEDAN CHAJE.

STEEL BOILER3.

War of The Lerented when the new The defendat, said that the complainantlid ag syd there are more perions to engage in and 1:10 ♬ a day; catching up par late afort this public and private interests. Becom the del of father, som er brather bag falon kukin the door and no one in to himmeligt "won how than there, Wo snderstand eventig by reaching Fasting Fa on the fourth cloney in the whight of the Government cash onaned it. The councilman opened it bimenit the the Toking Relief Committee havoc ayMENATA QUE Nonvent by the Government undorfings, sngogod Sumsi, and thoramaluder divided casally he wo intend to take camelt for the hill jou og vilting themselves on the spoil. Third, odel- reaches home? It is pleasant to end of and was going into las defen last) instleroom, moet toe that one fail of the money be real to Un carts are engaged for wai-low Buiar, in legal-coining, stealing the copper, and on brilliant victories and of our troops having He did not strike complicant

Lua Wordlined the defendant $2; in iofault, tool Timitoin and Poking, to be need by there two camels for the ponveyance of Tis. 4,500 and toralfrg the copper with large quantition of whaos angage in rohief work. This poems to 4,000, eight in all, in addition to the mule or less, while offoots a saving of copper, but in covered theraselves with glory, but no vio one day almprisɔizuiant, (^) tory can be achieved wildcut the loss of The defondant Cold lady Worship that he would bogood suggestion, and a fair distribution of osmels we shall requis pairs the durability of the coin,Could these The District Magistrates of the towns through three acunes he rumored a one stroke, the appeal against the decision to the Supreme Court the fande bravo man and widespread suffering among Worship said he conta do so le bo liked. We have bla Baving a series of windy, dusty which we are haped hate sent us he usual sonroe would be amplified and the whole strenta toir families. The triumphe of war are

ESZUBAT, CR DUTY

days, which are trying in the extreme. No min paremonial spread, so that we are wezderfully purified. This is the object proposed in amal seldom worth the est, and while we would Jolin Šlarnete man on the British back, I falleg, and the whone oro is likely to be a well provided for in that respect gamating the production of copper with the Carnestly deprecate the spread of the views Her Lagan, was charged by William Quinn, firit must full takes rau falls vory soon. One thing has struck me on the journey we entrehoy suster,

nator of the vessel, with refused of daty. Orich paulic praying has bou duas, but no rain have made, so-far-vis, fho marked bonds of My treatments of the question has, bên fa

hes come A new feature in those public derson the temple of the god of the land for the fret two from exhuastiveV. C. Daily NOLA of the peace-at-any-prico party we re dered to be sent on boned his ship

LABOENYA MARY A

strations, has been introduced by the Bait Com or these days after leaving Tentsin "To-day sincerely hope that an honourable actiemantong atau was changed by Hte All with mission within the het for day which they have amarod as frequently on the poolsa de of the Bastara difficulty many bo forud he By Appointment to His Exeofency the Go chich hostilities will be a vortadstealing so frewol The ente was proved. Indlaaten how important the utter of rain is they do in Humah the

felt to be, viz. the sacridee of several pigs, a dog are at Tao-lag Fu wo five marked evilange

The report My William Parker and My and a gun. I have learned no particulars of of the distress in Chill Thore unst lave boon me led or coremonies only the statement of this some hundre ls of refugee squatted down in rows James Millon, Chiet-Buging Surveyor, and, vedstina from the ordinary method, which forbids three derp on each side of the street just within Engineer of Lloyd's, na Steel Bailors, is an the destruction of life in paying for roin It the Westgate Women and children on one important and carofully prepared document, has to boon lang, ingood, since the slaughter of side and men on the other; and there they spend After a fareful onviberation of the experimenta cf-outtle was prohibited by proclamation, as the night, but the numbers are much smaller made, nud the evideney collected, the conclusion way of serving an answer to the prayers than they ware, "revoral thousands having bonis arrived at bat in the construction of steak nou home though the number supplied with boilers, great car and attention anat be for rain

How we are longing for a good rain, fustoad of food during the severest part of the winter was Arorassol with the workmanship than is required the dry nerve breaking winds and this potreet so great as I thought it would havn hoon- in the cone of iron boilers" tint, although the end to be, much worse. The people are in our tv they may-Il-ly with the care that looking for ram, and it is to the Tien me ye they this material requicos, eventually prová, RE 21,000 was the estimate gavon Chedar Fais carrosion of the steel boilors examined is aros

Curatie as iron boilere, and that it will be a scom to turn➡Yours sincerely,

question whethor's considerable reduction in the Daily News?

fotos of asfety, may not be found compatible with perfect stoty and efferey. It is there CHINESE VIEWS ON MINING fore roommended that a reinetion from the sennings prozoribed by the rules for iron builtes be made in the shell plates and stays to tho extent of 25 for varit,, and in the fat plates; not- subject to the notion of lust, to the extent of 10 per cent, condition that the masterial have an zitimate tensile strength of not less than 26 and not more than 30 tons por agune inch of sections the holes billed, or if padahed, the plates be that a strip ont frobi every date ho tested; that afterwards annealed that all plates, orcopt those in compression, but are dishcil of flanged, ba afterwards ink and that the boilera be tested to not lose than too tatár, working pres sure-froa

PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS,

And AERATED WATER MAKERS,

SLIPS' MEDICINE CILESTS REFITTED,

PASSENGER SHIPS BUITZIED, NOTICE To aroid dolay in the execution of Orders it is particularly roosted that all business communications by grossed to the Firm, A. S. WATSON and Co., or

HONGKONG DISPENSALY.

The Into Treasurer of Hosar, who was dis misso from office some ruonths ago, in een- suppance of over-taxing the people of the pro- vinge, diel recently, we boar, at foouu-fu. He was a native of Fokken.

Chan Along was obarged by You Asum, their odio to Captain Panchad, with stealing a chair for the outside of his mastor's house on the 30th nitimo TooBritish bark Devard, Captain May, reports. The case was proved, and les Werably led the liaring spoken a Gurion ship on the 24th March, Frisonor fi default tras Louths' oprison- in lat: 1 Nug, 129.83 E, showing het nummet with herd Inbour bar QUAL (Commercial Code) bound from Cardiff, to Hongkong 220 days unten d

As will bo Agou on reference to the advertise ment in motivir paga, the slapartaro of the" Ocpimentel and Oriautal Company'e steamer 17 | Gaelic for San Francisco has been postponed until

Saturday, the 13th Just, at three o'clock p...

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It i is notified in the Peking Gazette that the Emperor of China bas granted thren outl

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love to the Governor-General of Kiaugsi and Kiangsu for the purpose of tecruiting his health. During his temporary abzurce his place will be Bled by the Lieutenant Governr.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Conimunications on Editorial aller should addressed "The Editor," and those su business Manager, and not to individuals by name.

Correspondents sic requested to forward thair na and address with commaniostisnu addresend to bac

faith

All lectors for publication ahenkt he written side of the paper.ouls.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONO, APRIL 10TH, 1878.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

RELTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS"

BY SOUTINKE DOUTE.

LONDON, 7th April

famine euro.-N. C. Daily News Correspondent, induct to speak at ita importhors

PEKING.

* 25th March,

ENTERPRISE

DAVID HILL

In regard to tao long continned drought in the Nerth, of China, matters are coming to a crisis. Tho Court has been rooved to ins oriters to hire the administration of the

The following official document undressed Some country overhauled, with the view of detecting in hot risposte Henson is offended and why 30 or 40 years ago by one high effcial to another, on the subject of minbey enterprise in Yunnan, masi e dive panisknout ta motort out to poor is included among the papers composing Gir 1. China. The entire expenses of the Court, are to Wide's Documoniary Course, and may be Le verefully sentijn and the greatest erozomy

bo made, it is to be made, and thin proceeds handelt expresses, at the present day E UNITED STATES GOVRENMENT AND TUM ; wherever the slightest reduction can work with interest, in view of the sonnd views

-COOLIE TRADE. The United States Navy has receivet orders to seize all American movetunt vossels engage in the Coolio Tende. **

THE POLITICAL BITUATION:

Ratssia intends to nogoolate another loom, The Russim Press declare that the dignity of Ratssin forbids compliance with the demands of England.

HANGCHOW.

26th March.

to the poor famishing altitudes. In the mean- A GEITER OF THE COPPER TINES OF THE time, twenty was af taels and sixteen ic of PROVISON OF YUUNAN,

In my last I entered minutely into the ques pionis of rice are ordered for Shanai and Honan. he people at the capital are getting oliemed at ton of the Salt administration, and 1 as the poesistant drought, and I saw toors in the trouble you with a farther communication,

Of all the abases prevailing in the province of even af not a few, as the Gastle was readyunnan, bast connected with the Salt adminis the other day wheroin the Empresses do-

OUR ARMY AND THE CONSCRIPTION"

man. Shantung, and North Chibli, and all won and with many polits salutution, he took tang district Magistrale bas een alle by: Anst. The pooble and Government are at tugman Yuasa for more than half of its supply not be called upon at all, oxept in enso of special

bis leave

SUPREME COURT:

April 9th:

IN SUALY JURISDICTION. REFORE MR. JUSTICE RUSSELL

Tauke Lux v. Rax. $10; WONG ACHAN V.

SHANGHAL

wit's end.

HIOGO.

and it will be found invaluable in ali Tharometer is rapidly rising; the next day's į giving it as 'Wong Aying. On being called apo Northern provinces; but it would be a satisfav-after foreign models is making rapid headway. This is wast makes the miners constantly pllege for the garrisons of Gibraltar and Malta cobl

Mercantiles, and General Offices,

The following is from the Japan Herald, trans- Editor, not for pabliention, but as videos of Goodleted from a native paperTwo or three days ago the Chinese Ambassador palda visi to H. E. and said By reading one of your wes- papors, I observe that subscription has been

All the Great Powers, except England (says o mised among your countrymen luski ofu Fami

alar the sad condition of things nad betration is the worst of all the resources pos wail the terrible calamity. It must indeeded by the province, the production of copter Relief Fund for my countrymen. As I couler it to be the effect of your Exoullsner's wise policy

be lopkommbls when the Court has to forert to is the greatest. In former times, the production daily pontemporary) lay upon themralvos will winching itself to find the ways and mous of ooppar and the coinage of copper mash were ingly the Imran of conscription England-dow that sucli a tribute of friendship is paid to a

Yesterday it almost seemed as if the Emperor's quito distinssysteras in the province of Tidan: zot, and will not overt in onse of grust danger, neighbouring country, I have.reported the wat tor to my Government and I have como porzon-

prayers, which have been very frequent of late, but by s nest Imperial Dooren counds have Tat there sta jisa:17 400.000 man burring arme ware about to be answered, the sky became boon icauad for the amalgamation of the pro-had more or Is tripoil ithin the song which ally to tooder your Excellency my thanke?

Not so," answered.HE."my Govern-

Yesterday and to-day we have had a hory falloudet, the wind was from the South, the air duction of copper and the coinage of copper cash girdle these islands n regular array ready for mont has nothing to do with this; this not of

balmy and a fow drops of rain actually fall into me immon system.

Dive, or six tooths of all the copper in the wly part of the world say 100,000

Militia of about the same number, whiuli jexcept. Tue accounts from the Northern provinces morey is a spontaneone act on the part of the of yellow sand, sating everything at all expaced whep sullenly mest vident barricane res continue to be of a most saddening character. Japanese people." At this, the Chinese Ambas-with cust, and causing us to long for a spring from the North, and settored the blessings which pice is honfulted in Fürtho, obker pro 30,000 men who along to the Militia Rejorve, were to rich the thirsty soil. Today it blows is supplying the remaining fent or Eve and who are bound to join the army in oase of gador was very much surprised, and said: “If it ruin.

The vacancy rande by the mouth of the Tsion furiously, and the air is darkened with the fellow tents. Before the oating of the Southem seasury is only labis to serve at home, both in pesce foroiga brade," when the Empire depanded and war; and about 200.000 Volunteers, the cun Tas distress is most terrible to Shaasi, Ho-be so, we are the more grateful to your contry.

What can be done! The Esperar Kiugsi ma mod Cheö,*: tho efforts to provide relief by the Chinese

We have had the sal throng of pilgrims to prays for rain, and ho gote anthing hat Furious apper, it was found that the supply was equal danger, and then only at Lom From the Militia The inqural on the bodies of the four pas this Inns of Fub, the yuribers rondling their hurricane. Not only will there be no heat to the requirements, and no word was than heard some always in war tires, Volunteer battalions and foreigners prove ittarly inadequate to

Kangurs by the stunner Dowling, supposed to maximum on Friday last, the birthday of Kwa-crop, but the people are likely to be stricker of any lalofncy in the red of ropired for garrison zerrte in the Mediterranean, und reach the past mass of the population. The have been murdered by poisoning, was contiuced in. To lodge at the gent Tien elm temple down with fevers, not a fer are sulfering from Soupply the Government Minta (e., the Minte it is probable that administrative botedious of conuated with the Board of Revenue und Beard Volunteers could he farmed, cyary man of which EMPEROR'e yesterday at the Magistracy, by the Coroner, on the niga of that notable day, is thought to this cause-NO Daily News Carrospondent.

of Works, respectively). But now since the exis. would really soul for nonths at Malta or drought combines and the

Mr. C. V. Creagh, and a jury composed of Mosers. bring good lack through all the year.

tence of commerce with foreign ponatries and the altar Thugostion is, whether and on what prayers for rain remain unanswered. A serA, G. Gordon, N. J. Gomos, and T. L. W. Ginger. A sensation was created a few days since by s

NAGASAKI

importation of thoartide fromabroad, thequantity arms.anch of the two auciliatios, Mitia and respondent of our Shanghas morning con- The three non in custody, used Cheung Ahoi, sene in the house of Wu, the Hangshaw il-

of coppor, instead of being incrassed, has proved volunteers; could be ladaned to plea thomyolve The official opening of the Imperial Govam deficient, the cause being the failnes of the produce top higher on the military ladder of fame. Lemporary says that cartloads of doors and Wok Alsok, and Y Acusa, were present.Dienaire, Sharing the luxury of his home, and

Wherry said: The bodies of the lacasson were dependent of him for spending ones, were a ment T'alegraphs to the public took plnen on the tion of the metal in Tunnon. Now, how did this Could not the Militia be a homo furca in peson, olher house timbers are being sent south to sent to the post mainten room at West. Faist at younger brother and his spouse. Either owing that, in the prosence of L., the Minister Failure neise? From the tinm when Clovernment, but engagalo gire their servizos alwood in case be used as fuel, this last things the miserable about midday on the 27t alting. I saw them to hard sinus, or some other cause. the key of of Public Works and other high offers of Stata establishments for the purchase of copper were of wars and cald, not the Voluntas promise to ¿ople have to sell. Some poor wrotches that afternoon. They were all very melde the rich man's trenstag, was hell in Wont Congratulatory moscages were exchanged with organized in the protinge, thors has been a full them out whenever the prassum if circumstances

composed. I had the bodies of the two females the brother considered a rather parsinionions have even, it is reported, buried their children opened the next morning. From the body of this grast, and aomplaint was unde to this effect. Shanghai and other places. Entertainments ing off in the production of the metal. The obliger the Government to send the Millis on were given to all the officials of the Telegraph system persnel was this. The miner went to foreign service Thors might be some 20đug alive because they were too weak to carry child 1 took the intestines and liver. From the An Alereation followed, in which a few curDepartment at the sovoral stations, throughout the hills in search of copies, and for every 100tion in the numbers of both at first, but it is theus further. It is stated that the Foking women to the disposer of the Hospital, Mr. fully solentat words, nut of tho me out the aystem; in honour of the tomaton. We cou-cattios of copper which he dug, has toosived annohable that new chudi latis would be attragtel

Botelho There was no appearance of any

ker award progress. Since she joined the Postal Government, but when the copper ore had boon till he advantageons. At present the praat Government is in great perplexity what to do Brded to the dispensor of the Hospital, Mr. phinentary kind, were spokor. The dopendcut's to provide relief for le nahappy people, abnormal action, so far as I could judge. wife felt jellod by a sense of honour and gratulate. the country on this one sten more in advance payment of four faels, five mate, from by the chinga, a oven if sot the step, would,

wifely affection to shars in the fight, in the stoma), nf the child was healthy. I could not stul maumar of stamping the feet and wailinion, the greatest satisfaction lens heen given smelted and rufined, twenty catties wore levied difosity is to acer the two forces, and we rear. It also includes a mass of useful information The expenses of the Court have been form any opinion as to what was the cause of ings of distress. The former exorcise proved by the manner in which the postal arrangements in behalf of the Government revenue, while an very badly the nature of English gentlemen if in dition to that usually found in works of the scrutinised, and economy exercised in various death from the appearence of the bodies. Mr. 100 vielent for her little, fest, and the resmit was have been carried on, and doubtless the same extra anunt of thirty catties was added on hun sach alarge would not be very attractive directions, in order that the proceeds may Botello gave oridenes of receiving the tates a fracture of some of the pedal ossiles. This high standard of excellence will be aimed at and being warhed, so that the total quantity [rs to thon The Volantata new agitat tines-At this stage of the proceedings, the accklout quit broke the heart of the loving hus attained in the Telegraph department, which will quited from thd mines was increased from 100 g for moto Government help which might The larger Directory contains the diferont be added over to the sufferers. Fucher inquiry was adjourned until the 10th instant at hot, and be order to show his devotion to his new invam increasing demand on its resources, to 150 eatties. Such was the embarrassment well be giron andes cerisia onditions. The Treaties and Couvations made by China and supplies have been ordered for Shansi and half plata sunt luck p.m.

fair partner and at the same time footaally and a further call for vigilance and offoiency in under which miners who had a capital of thoir stendy growth of the fures in offeisney

the many aflees and positions ocupied by offloads/owy, labored.

Laban most remarkable, and already there Japan with foreign countries, together with Honan, and it would seem that the ability

laku rerenge upon his niggedly brother, her such mechanical departments as those of "But then there was daar manget the miners has been a grant change is the character swallowed a quantity of raw opinn, and slant thrs Test-office, and Tolographs, the Japanese who, instead of receiving the price taveneet by of the men and the military, proficianty of the various Acts. Ordinances, aud Eegulations only is lacking on the part of the Authorities

His last long Bloop. After life was extinct, the thoroughly excel, and much of their ability in Government, proferred to provide the capital ofleas. We should be glad to know what is lating to Commerce and Shipping.

forsign Doctor was summoned, and importuned, to mitigate the distress. But there was a

with tews, to call back the departed spirit. But, management is dus to the careful instruction and quired for the working expenses of the lac, and their feeling on this subjost. With the Militis. watch aloss on the part of the foreign officers in they fared ac fallows Their copper ore duly little diflenity is to be orneazad. The question lampritable want of fersight on their part

alas! the ego of miracles is past, and so the only the odor, who have in uimast ovory listense emeltoil, they wore Aquired to provide the cost would probably be one of terrasil pay. Dr in making provision for the famine before-

brother of our Cyprus, Plage on I leave your readors to draw their own norni from this tea withily falllled the trust reposed in them of its transport to the movincial capist words and we have suggest, and by demirle and without who such occurrences as that in they were paid by the Government establishments arrangements for the purchase of horses, Bar band. With the perfect means of trans-

question could not have taken place...

at the rate of The 5 for every 150 pounds of oop land could place four Army Corps in this field. port available, it is impossible to place the TO AYU Y, LEE ACH, $11.50.-This was agical story.-N. C. Daily News Correspondent

Dring the past month very many fine vessels par To this breden was added the lose of time perfectlyagainal in every respout and keep them grain within reach of the majority of the slim for balance of account due on a zsle of

Lave been loading in Nagasak among the we entailed in waiting for the payment due, which always to war slength, in addition to troope Japanese fans. Tho original arraul was for.

have noticed several of the old tea-allppers, and was no issed without long pretious delay, destined to guard the munications, The starving multitudes before it is too late to $21.50, of which 310 had been paid. The defen save many of them from dust and all from dant euid the transaction was with his partner,

It is nofiled that Mr. O. F. R. Allon on we regret to too that ships so woll fitted, ac ably Such was the disadvantages to which even core in the field should never be broken up for who is now in Singapore, nad·lio had asked the suffering of the most horrible kind. It is to plaintiff to sit, tull his partner plural in asentaal the antios of his post sa H.M.'s Vice muud, and to admirably adapted to the purpose capitalists engaged in the mining industry were guarding the crimunications. Das of the best be hoped that the lesson will not be lost apon order that he might ses gvhether the account, Consul at Shanghai and Assessor at the Mixol for which they were intended should have been exposed In case they disposed of their copper reials in the German systems, now universally

compelled, through the poverty of the times, to by private arrangement to one another to avoid copied throughout Europe, to the use of lo The Gutte of the March contains a decree carry coal from here to Shanghai. It is, however, the trouble of delay, the transaction was ennstrated troops posted behind the fighting army and the Chinese Government, but that they will was correct as a helieved the fans had been Court

honght parlour for and for MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN, &o.take prezutions against famines in the song by his peted his partner back from: Singa in noser to other memorials regarding the na.. some of congratulation, that vessels of such dared legal, and not only was the copper donlis-ever growing iter to go to the front. The Land.

proves without doubt that the coal trade here is a POWDERS

troops waiting to supply the place of onsalties: future, and do something to improve the parsins fortelgidhi defendant givingsenrily cessity for hocping in order the water supplies calibra are coming to Nagasaki te load, as tested bat the owns was further unleted in a bare bou sa stod, together with young

of the Empire with a view to securing means

Now, the onllay incurred in opening and work the cors In English organization tha Militia The Directory for 1878 contains several new miserable tracks which do duty for roads, for the anal chal. the case was adjourned of absisteurs to the porple. The point is ad of sizient importance to induce them to rea features and improvemsata, and will be found as

THE SAME. $10.86 Those wore suits brought mittet, and Governers-Goneril, Governors, and ckwards and forwards, while waiting for the ing copper ininex in very heavy. There is the end the young soldiers fresh from the home panse of the provisions to be issued to the miners, opt would soonpy than positions admirably. ure outlay for tools, the smelting GTERMA and a short, the use of the Militias wo have sur complete as possible

the cost of transport to the provincial espital, rasted soulil onable every man of the regnat Tho Chinnicka and Directory is the only THE crisis in Europe, still continues. Que against Miss Ray by her boy and anal to others, are called upon in reverent abedience to season. Rising Sun,

making a very heavy aggregate ontlay which the Army to go to the front at first, nad would keep staal in the relation of ninther and son, kat the porate with the local authorities and gentry, lo publication of its kind for China and Japan, any the information lespatched by Router's over wages woman and boy shined to will all despatch to depute high offours to e agoney makes it appear that the political toy appeared to be ignorant of his mother's name, lako ollicient stope to spare the abjob in view.

The edict applies more partienlarly to the According to the iono News, shipwilding Government price does not suffice to fadify supply of trained troops. Thus four Corps to explain this inconsistency the anah aid her san It is published in two forms-Complete at news indicates an aqually sudden fall might have forgotten har namo while the boy' said tion if we might hope that a ray of the Imperial among the Japanese. One ne vessel of 600 or that this necas are exhausted, and that the hills be relieved by Militia regiments, might be at Ifiego, eftar. one abortiva mitenint ut launch olsowhere. The truth all the time is that there at the mammencómut of a war. We had ; or, with the Lists of Residente, Port Diroo. This prolonged uncertainty is very trying, it was a slip of the tengas. The defendant ad care could sintillata upon such an indignitiesal 700 tons has been successfully got into the water are hollowed ont, as a pretext for making off counter upon as the available force of England! On the Sud inst., there was lauched from the ing how in the ordinary way, during which the mines have neither reached a stateel exhaustion,toy an Ashantae war, we have now a Cope war, teries, Maps, o.. at 83.

and it is also exceedingly injurious to trade.mitted owing wages carned from the 11th to the waterogirse as the Hango

27th March. Or the latte day shu scolded the

Now, in each of these we were, sro, or shook The situation at the present moment seems boy. The amsh took his part and they bath left building yard of Mess, S. C. Farm & Co. chacks on the port side gave way and the vessel nor lavs the hills heat hollowed out as repio and we have been peatly close to a Rassing war. Now, if the productions of nature are treated allied with a Fewer mich, inferior to our Orders for Copies may be sunt in the Daily to be more menacing, than it has been for the house sad did not rutaen. The defendant at Old Deck, a nursing intended for the Han solled over or her side Thjaring, it is said, a vented.

denied that she disratssed them. The plaintiffs kow trada. She is 105 foot long has 25 et uber of people. There is another large Prost Office, whore it is published, or to the

some days. A telegrain dated the 5th said they were dismissed without notice and were breadth of heat, 9 fost Lepth of hob, and is of foreign-shaped sailing vessel in the stooks, far as the common property of the human race, the che in almost every teach do far as soldier. following Agents:-

instant announced that it was semi-officially therefore entitled to s mouth's magos. After 175 tops burden, builders measurement. The advanced towards completion, and a small screw benent forived from them is widely died and ship a concertial. The Fantons wore almost MAÇÃO...

Mr. L. A. do Gença.

stated at St. Petersburg that if England hearing the evidence, his Lordship said the boy aristening corey gracefully performed steamer recently commeuved, and the berch looks gros but if made the more requisite of Gossess the Cape colonists are capital material. Messrs. Campbell & Co.

had been guilty of behaviour which would have by Miss then, daughter of Mr. Clarke Blethen, live with men hard at work. The Oaska cor verarent, they beguine limited by such axoluevent trained soldiers The Turks have all Messrs. Wilson, Nicholls & Co. were to make proposals they might be justified the defendant in disfarging him, and who ed the vessel the You-le. The lannel respondent of the News further reports that on striation. If left to the enjoyment of all men, through this struggle suffered from want sugrussed entirely by Government, they become yel Barlish leadership was able to use even the FORNOSA Messrs. Wilson, Nicholle & Co. accepted as the basis of a peaceful he gave a verdict for the plaintiffs without asts was accomplished without the slightest Litob, the banks of the Kidsugars, four ships are being both the State and the people are enrichod: if of leadership both in the higher and lower maks. nciaful to the people and on injury to the State debased Fantons. It would carry the colonista Foochow Mossra. Hedge & Co.

As regards the miners removing lower through any amount of dißenitis, or eran make NINGreMesars, Kelly & Walsh, S'ghai. agreement. Another telegram duted the 7th for the amounts admitted by the defendant, and tho vessel was taken alongside the shears to buit on the European model,

$5.35 in tha case of the boy, and $5.52 in the case receive her maats. She is to be croin riggel,

owing to the alleged exhaustion of the reines, the Turkish armos match for Russian. Thes SHANGHAI Messrs. Hall & Holtz..

instant says that the Russian Pross de- of the woman, who blaited for one or two items aul will be one of the largest vessels of her class

result is a loss to the revenge af the country power of attacking and leading savage or half- SHANGHAI Messrs. Hally. & Walsh.

| Autiziet, and aho will fly the German flag. HANKOW and Mrs. Hall & Holtz and Kelly clare that the dignity of Russia terbids in addition to her wages and which the defendant in theso waters. Her owner is Captain C. B.

A correspondent suggests that, as the new silk The following letter has just come to hand. It frequently happens that an advantage, by be civilised troops is a special gift of Englishmen. RIVEE PONTE

Walsh. Shanghai.compliance with the demands of Eng-

Koss v. Ass, 341.50.--This was a suit to CHEFOO and Messrs. Hall & Holtz and Kelly land. General INATIEFF has returned from recover the balarcs of an account due for goods season is coming on, it is worth while reminding from Mr, Hill and bis party, co their way to is limited in its operations, cences to be an ad- and saglit to be counted on as one of the sonroe NEWCHWANG

& Walsh, Shanghai.. T'TERZEIN and Messrs. Hall & Holtz and Kelly Vienna, his mission there having obviously sold and delivered. The debt was contracted four consignore for Chiness of the importance of Shansi. They appear to have been well-treated vantage at all. On the coession uniter review, of alonal strength in wax, Wo kave ou years ago. The defendant is au anginser on a obtaining from thera written contracts, or at any by the authorities, travelling as they were under the institution of Governriant Minty in the provantage over other Heropan uations in that PEKINGSAŞ A Walah: Shanghai, proved a failure. Germany while willing to stemor and had repeatedly promised to pay, the rate semis memorandom in writing to the effect special escort. But the worst part of their jour- vince in which copper was used, rendered, by the while they cannot find offers enough, we have NAGARI The C. and J. Trading Co.

mediato emphatically declines to become the last time a week age. Indgment for plaintiff that they are plainly aware that the transaction ney was to come, and the armours of serious very ratare of the ease the establishment of superampians of the material of which they is De finished sale, but purely on account and risk trouble in Shansi, suficient to paralyse the Go Government agencies for its purchase an india mode. The samber of candidates for com- Hiodu, OSAGA..The C. and J. Trading Co.

arbiter of Europe, and France remains pas- with costa.

CHU-A-ON V. DE CRUE, $86.20-This was of the Chinese sender. "It may be argued," he vernment and to cause grave niety. We hope, pensable rogalt still, though it were necessary missions enormously exceeds the number of sive and neutral. What is to be the next claim against a bailiff to recover the valine of continues that so doleg would drive away out however, that our friends Laro ere this arrived to establish.agsholes for the purchase of copper, Rennes at ena emmitationeming therajented Other parts of the country are in a desperate it is to be parolased. Were it practicable to te Many of these would glad to be attached more? No one Power lies to use the goods alleged to have been wrongfully seised and tomers, and that if A requires Chiname to take safely at their destination, there is no necessity for fixing the reto at which are many we have us enough to lead sie

converted. Mr. Denays appeared for the de-written emtricts they will give all their trade- BANGKOK Moxers: Malherbo, Jullian & Co. responsibility of a great war, and yet things Pendant. The defendant was replayed by Chun to B: but my pasion is that, if Chinese are condition from the famine, and the only crops us a notification inviting the people to open to rejiments at Louie and abroad for a few years, LONDON Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane buvo arrived at such point that the pro- Tai Yow, the landlady of the house. No: 11, Cock required to put their uns to paper, thor will be have been utterly destroyed from want of rain. and work mines wherever they liked, provided and thus becure it to lead nativa troops, or even LONDON Mr. Doo. Stroot, 30, Cornhill

servation of peace must be difficult. Threo rano-straat, occupiat by the Cheng Fat oarpen- mors esations, and less swindles will take place The consequences are of tho saddest and both they did not enurosok upon the lands, gardens, wits and Volunteers, in which they might LONDON... Mesars. Bates, Hondy & Co.

tor's shop, of which Leong Akwad was the master, that orearred last year. Vlowing the focblonoesnt present and in prospect. A unmber of Mitredenees, or demeteries of private lividuals afterwards receive commissions. Thus would to SANFRANCISCO Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21. Merchants great Powert England, Austria, and Bus to distrait for rent. He went to the shop tlic of the Mixed Court in such matters, it is absurdaries are engaged in the work of ralist in under the condition of obtaining the market formed a body of trained oficers holding junior. by the Shanghai Committee. We notice various people took with emulation wherever gain is to silver in ponce by war when called upon. Ther sia have taken up their positious-on this day after he received thy warrant and saw tho for foreigners to expose themselve to such con varions directions, by means of the fande sont price for their copper, it would he found that ank, and always ready to give their survicos NEW YORK... Messrs, B. M. Pettingill & Co., Eastern Question, and all of them appear! master, who, aftor speaking to him, want, out, tingencies." "H

The case in which Charles Rabat peman of lige same have been raised in different places, red, and the result would be that the total pay might be nomial; for if in curious how suying he was going to see the landlady, and. determined to maintain it. If peace is to be doftalant fad not spoti hins site. Everything the tearher suchen, is charged with feloniously which have not got been sent forward, and it output of the mains would be gorerst time greater le attempt has been made to use the services. ment, the officials and the people would thereby and partly for excitement, as they now push into maintained one must yield Which it to in the house was sold and realient about 519. stabbing and killing Janos Smith, the boatswain would be a kindness were they remitted as soon than the ordinary amount. Both the Govern Englishmon who would fight partly for honour.

Pao-ting Fu, 22nd March. be hanefited

the wildest territories almost alone, for the sake bo? It soera to us that the weaker Power The rent due was 345, After the male the plain-of the same vessel was concluded before Mr. as possible:

My dear Mr. Muirhead opportunity affec

The Government would have a soare to rely of sport. It is post mistake to suppose that tift and another man, who has also commenced T. A. Mowat, at the Police Court on the 441 must give way, if any ons doos. England nu action, claimed that the goods which had iustant; and accused was committal for trial,

purposes, and the due maintenance of the coinsge front design. On the contrary, it is hard and Austria are ovidently in close alliance, bean sold belonged to them. The plaintiff before a jury, on the charge of murder. The foo mailing letters; a line to inform you of our upon for the supply of coppor need in muting this paucity of aloers in foreign armica, occurs We left Tientsin on Tuesday last, Marok 19th, system would be furthered while fly neroaso nonesty, of which they never cease to complain. and are supporting Boumania Russia sald be was a wood Barrer and worked in the case has boun before the Court un four differous progress.

Chong Fat shop, bat entirely on his own soconut, conciona au in all oven witson baya Loc deponds upon which party is in the as-deration of his koking after the shop when the on board the steamer, and a noteworthy feature sport ecusists of a Woignon, Mr. Tsen, six proportional increase in the amount of duty paid. many actualy broaks down a consiicmlle zum master was out. He also and he piatal was that they were att, with one exception, all soldiers, and a private atent, all Ngah-hwal and so enlarge the revenue of the ponty Asher of the wohallans. It bocasiona confusion coulant. No doubt, also, a good deal hinges out the tools, etc., for which he was now chaita- to sight the depositions in egible waling, a ren and counbeted somehow with the Viceroy rogards the people, this suffering sad destituta in the attack and is probably one of the upon the secret alliance Intoly concluded with Rug, as his before they were sold but was notarkable contrast to what is in be found in ths We have mine cartiin ult, two males to sach, among them would to the ring and receivingressus why both in 1857 and 18:0.71 the the Turks. If the Czar feels ho can rely allowed to take them away. This was denied colliery and manufacturing districts in the North and a mounted «scort of two men from Bhich to pay for thy copper they got they would derive a Gordas fall in parecing defeated demine upon the Perte, he will take the card of by the defendant, and the defence set up was a of England, where the signature of a cross, in Balen, so that altogether wo from rather an subsistence from the spontaneous pescaress of with suficient vigour so strongly we this. of only four companies to a battalion, Insisted on legal right to distrain because die goods word cases of this description, is the rule and not the tapes proposion. Under the 'olecumstances natura Snoh are the beats that would score folt that the French, while stopting the system. the die, and throw down the glove to Engen the promises, whether they wore the plaintiff's oxception. It was understood that the wituosice perhaps the best thing for Tls. 17,000 without to the people. FAVOURABLE COMPARISON and and Austria, if he imagines that the or not, and that they did not ocize within day of wore to remain in Shanghai until the trial, which an escort would be a strong temptation in 'n Again, owing to the Increase in the production retaining the old number of offers. It has lea the proeptions to the law of distraint. The is expected to take place on the 2203 instant country like this. The plan our Wel-you ban of copper, the Government officials sheryed with fertile ouros, of difficulty to the Hassians in Turks are likely to go over to his opponents, hearing of the case was put concluded and was this will necessitate le captain ohjaining an adopted is to reach some strict town before its management would escape being fined for any the present war, and is regarded by thoma as a oller tow for the passage to watow Mr. Jask, place the synas in the handle of the District deflciegoy in this amount zotnrned. Such would serious ovil which they cannot remedy because bo will yet como to, torma after as adjourned until this afternoons."

Banic appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Mégistrate to be deposited for the night in his be the advantages derived by the offeral officers are not to be had, or at least foeph-after Another result would be that the extra quzn- they are educated. The small size of the English leng delay as possible. The announcement

Hanner defended prisoner. Vaily Newstronaury, weighing the boxes on their ingresk

and ogress. It is strange to note how the scales tity of silver required to purchase the increased Army and the immense number of young men in that Russia intends to negotiate another

vary. Ena bez gelyking in the morning 185 prodaction of copper would still remain in the aromataroor fhroughout the country.give Sebe "Azorit

estion being down the sole at above 200 by province, and persons unenloyou would voz a great advantage over foreign nation in this night, he helped in gaining a livelihood will evil-disrespect and instead of copying the weaknessCH BEFORE C. V. GRBAGH, Esq.

30th March The plan wo go on la to leave the matter posed and turbulent baráters world fook to of other armies, we may well develop this immesso Governor I returned from Fasting-fu to this entirely in the Wolfum bonds, until it is the mines, sod making man of their earnings to source of strength, recognising the truth of the 655AD7/T.. Thomus Ide Bowler, broker, was suronal place on Thursday Bat- our has beannnded over to Mr. Rioned in Talynen Fu, provide themselves with food and clothes, they old saying akah an army of sheep led by a lion is

Bobbers would become gater, bu saits and EASIL by Clan Ale; a blackemith, or assaulting and allost the last day or two that all the grale in which I do trust it will be in fall weight, though would loam to cherish a feeling of self spot. better than an army of liom led by a sheep,

transit for the interier is toũng stopped by the bors again we are rather at won, through neglect. eating him on the 8th ingtaat. .****

The complainout mid he was master of the people st a short distance from Teatein. They in to get the not weight of the boxes in imprisonments would die out, publie morals and p

Wake the wimbistration of Government would alike Afamous Roman echte was, making his should never be sought except as the very Yu Loong-hardward slop in Wellington-stroos. say, "We must have food; we'll repay if we have entai Last resource. It is all very fine for politi-C Monday morning af about ball jest tu a otop; take us to the yamon ifyon will, but In futora, the best plan would be to have the reap the results. An advantage enjoyed by all pericdiesi tour of Inspection in the Dublin Sea. cians to blaster and threaten, and journalists look he went to the defendant's house and food wo mast and will have If this in true it botes curafully weighed in the Tintain Con- map pessarily reaches all quartoes, and if bi, day schools, Kato Moliny sail he to an ins krooked-at-the-book-coor. The door was opened is-to-ba-hoped that on Flooroy may be able to echte, hand-over the senten, enterorbruhove the officers sufriulad with texarking to telligunt looking girl." explain the meshing of ta talls of the honour of silio country aids les men and withers into the passage do something fur these post props, and he tomoni in need into the herds of the Foreigner. I was every effort to attain this object. Was the holy bacownent of Thirionyranny HE LATEST TELEGRAM. maintained, but was on paper and in When the defendant saw him he seized him und forward transportation to turn-obarge, and then entering thear to the ge Now, the producton of supper is the release, yor honour ideal state of exis bost him with Lis list, kicked him (shrod marke It a question whst proportion of foreign' Tacial's scurt leste, then in lue kans unet from which the cringy eyeti pritur the tonos before eu trag purgatory. Go to the together with the hits terrible reality are very different this, and thou peabed hind out. The de contributions should be sent to Shaysi, when so they reach Tal-funn Powers with the Very coinage system is the sunal which gives alien bottom of the class, you ignorant girl, che Lie pupil at the archbishop klopped him. POLITICAL AND GENERAL NEWSYS

of the Fortnight. But Huin, slaughter, and domy mark the blight-fordant, da not tell withces to go eat befoto ko mary am perishing right of cor very doors me salon the weights could be properly tested. latten to the compert The fountain opened up, ont he loal clergyman, very much saltamed of

Donutlass the rautlosen who hare go there to Our secrt Mr Team and his soldiers, are very ta raian streems cally become Impure

bero pro hp abused connected with the Not so fet, Father Patrick, not so but. The The Trade Reports a large circulation ing bourse of the demon of war, and who can trok him.

By defendant-The mark upon witness's Bager distrita should be kept reppiled with deamiary, attentive and antions to pan the matter through. in Hongkong, the Forts of China and Jeras, paint the agony of expectation of those whose whs made by defendant's pubing him against the funds, if possible. Bat there is stuest or quite satisfactorily. He calls na un ourly in the coinage system in KinnauFirst, illegal soins Ines may be right, after all. What do you or I

day grant distress in Chihli and Northern Basa morning, and we have been doing some 119, 120ing, whiba, con riarted, is detrimental both to know about 1 the Philipplaes, Stralis Bettlemanis too.

nearest Kinamon are engaged in the war or dobr Hongkong, 3rd Dotober, 1877,

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