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WE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

For 1878. (With which is incorporated Tas CHIKA

DIRECTORY")

This Comprehensive Work, now ju the SIXTEENTH YEAR of its existence; has host compiled from the Brs and Moer RELIABLE Sources, and no pains love bog spared to render it COMPLETE in EVERY RESPECT,

The larger Directory containe the different Traatios and Conventions niato by China and Japsa with foreign countries, together with various Botas Orliances, and Regulatious re.. lating to Commeres and Shipping.

MACAO

SWATOW

AMOR ****

Fon Hoss

FOOCHOW

NINGPO

SHANGHAI SHANGHAI

PORTR

Moaara, A. A. Is Mello & Co. Mosars, Campbell & Co.

THE DAILY PERSS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15rn, 1878,

We hear that the Gunge affair at Manile has | Leon refurred to tho bomo suthorities, and all the

susigner and agent op de now is to walt tiently for a reply.

The Band and Tipers of the 14th lighlanders will perform on the Parade Ground tonight, commencing at nino pm. The following in the

oogramme D Ovarturs Valeo... Selection

all kinds of bad characters, and they are far nom dangerous to the peace and good order of the Colony than licensed houses conducted us in Many. The Government should not promptly and vigorously in this matter, and leave no stone unturned to trace out the corruption which our informata positively affirm to exist among Chinese polics and other officials. Tat autalantial rewards for information be offered, and there is little doubt that evidence will be forthcoming Galop sufficient to throw a good dent of light upon some very dark doings."

Ora corespondent Wide-Awako" draws attention to an old and painfully familise uuisanco in the tropics, parish dogs, and

elsetion

March

blow upon my boat, then went Tale the neighbouring houses and called dusă lot of other 2 Sonte of them trangled upon my fruit and heat -coolies. All the eight prisoners were there, me Witness could show on murkey upon his body. Y

His Worship-Can you show any marks upon the fruit that was damageda

and then returned itmilbang jaring for 20 TXREATENING ASPECT OF AFFAIRS public deliberations concerning the welfare of Planters, of whom the Marquis of Alava was the damage," "Trafonid to ipke it, when ho gaye m

IN JAPATA"

the country take place.

↑ President, sont a Commissiones to Chinnen Sun- Ilan the dynanty of the Emperor will attain day last to put the Immigration –Trosty-inten YOKOHAMA, 15th July. a high degren of splendour, a long existence to oporation, and probably to bring out the Clo gently mentioned document drawn up by the best be kestowed upon the people.

I squû you herewith a translation of the frescured to the nation, and the greatest happi- Coneal General and "kie. Vive-Conenia; it is murderors of Okabe, and addressed to the Mikado

Toubted hors if those gontlemen will possese QUO If wơ shall have contributed to this and, we woight with the authoritka, but as any unfavour. thingh the nativa Past Offiod I had much will cheerfully doy” “hà

Zablo report from them may stop the immigration, difiquity in prosuring a copy, as it is kept very

We who do not belong to the living any more. I believe that they will prove who wholesome LAND. Biradeln Flotow.

'seorot. As attempt mais same time ago by a we who have exposest the misdeeds of the cul, shacks upon the robbery or ill usage of their "Maritana".

A baske, of fruik was brought hits the court local noweroper to pablish the document, prevod prits, lay this memorial at the fest of HM the fellow countrymen. There is one condition of Morning Biar". Labitoky,

which looked as though it had been walked over, fatal to the paper, which was at ance seized, Tenno and before the eyes of the people that it the Treaty, which might be very much improved *Bootsh"

Cavallim.. By Mr. Denoys-Ild make a comiplant st

There is no doubt that we are advahoing to a gracionaly judgedaccordingly Shanghat the Vice-Consuls are to reside at the different. the Police Station of belug benton and of having coats of complote anarolay the garrisons in the Courier Correspondent.

ports of the island where they would prove quite Fanet my stall damaged. I do not appear here as com interior, sa for instance in Toan, have been reins. JBUCHANAN, Baumantorphinent. I was struck coinotine before the forsed, and saizures of arms and gunpowder among

useless, as Chia has no commerce here; they Thould therefore be stationed at yeincips? towns constable came up. I did not soe TC to Samural ere froquont The Government

in the sugar_diatriots, where thair wantrymen atrook. I saw the tenth prisoner struck by the anepoota that munitions cf war are smuggled

will be employed, who would thins have easy coolies. 1d mat call my friesds welson, the is from Hongkong and Shanghai, how from the

access to them. The Consul General would af fourth prisoner would not pay for the fruit. latter place it is impossible for me to say Sens has forwarded to thə Poreign Offiese report upon cursa live in Havana, in communication with

the supreme authority

Sparlat Tanzan Storm Bil! KARMAN

Fast of Dunmore'a."

Prale d'Caledonia.'s:

Duke of Perth."-

The Cock of the Torta Þral Highlanders)

J. HALU, Pipe Bajor,

CORRESPONDENCE.

Wade rat bold strives responsible for the opinions

‚oxpressed by our Correspondents]:

THE DOG NUISANCE..

against them (ATS)

A SUMATRAN BEVERAGE

...Meners. Wilson. Niekolts & Case may have united to produce such wako.after another by whom their attentions are notRefining Company. On Sunday evening I wae of Kaga, the lmler in the murder of Okabe, and said, non probibited by the Chinese Govern free the berries of which are usually not turn?"

„Masers. Hedço & Uo.

beat.and knocked me about,

Mosers. Kelly & Walsh, Sgt. the mongrel cure which infest the Colony/Party was worried by Leather, and the wholo there, and they etherstaan who was discharged, affairs in our country, we, Ichiro and cliers, and port the hardship of the voyage than women, ingora The decoction of them is very fragrant,

Messrs. Hall & Holta..

SINGAPORE...... Messco. Sayle & Co.

BANGKOK LONDON

Mr. P. Algar, Clement's Lane. LONDON...Mr. Geo. Street, 30, Corulill, LONDON...Mesara.

LONDON Me Bates, Hondy & Co.

BULL FIGHTING IN SPAIN

An unsociful attempt has bom mile to

NEW YORK. 9. M. Paingili & Co., which could vary woll ta spared..: "The dog, or keeping a greater mumber of dogs that then the straat and wis now transformed into an who despias the highest, the Tento, sud injure wom gll to leave the country and to return to rooted so much, and that ball-fights could ouly

Exchange.

37. Park Row.

NOTICE.

CHINESE LABOUR IN CUBA. Mr. H. A. Cowper, Consul General in Cake, do not know the just witness.depende The Chroniols and Directory is tho chly

By bls Worship I saw the second prisoner shown by the arrest of Matso, who is accused bjoin the most important passages in this de tom even seem to desert the Imperial cause, as the position of Chinese coolies in Cuba. We publigation of its kind for Chias and Japan,

beat the tenth prisoner.

of laying, endeavoured to induco the Imperial crment, which is fated May 18th, 1878 —– and it will be found invaluable in all Public, suggests the imposition of an aunual license

Captain Trane relied his Worship to discharge troops to go over to the rebels Frost, though Ethnologically, the population of Cuba consists the ninth and tenth prsouars, which his War unsuccessful, atinoks on Ministers continue to of three rages, the European, the Aalatio, and Mercantile, and Gomoral Offices.

*fee, as likely to lessen the number, improve

pship didan kete

The only non-interleating drink in which the It is pablished in two forms Complote at the breed, and augment the revenue. He

Mr. Dennys said he thought ko hind a right our and the genotil ory for a parliament the African, La Amerioso having been entirely Sostran bolières, is ten frami coffee leaves, 'sad' $5: or, with the Lists of Rosits, Port Dirac-draws a harrowing picture of a sleepless night

axes londor and loud gas more and more resented alius exclusively by the @paulands, test hollef is grounded 'spen experienos: Gise to ask for the discharge of the seventh and oighth axes louder and louder.

by the former the that tories, 'Maņa, &o,, at 83.-

prisoners as there lund been no evidence given round, the Government party, who brought the Asiatics by the Chineso. The importation made hideous by canine jealousies and quar TO THE EDITOR OF THE " DAILY: FREN"

• Orders for Copies may be sent to the Daily | mits the adjustment of which did not appter SI-I went to bed last night at 10 p.m., and Captain Deane asked his Worship not to dis not the present stato cf affairs, grows weaker of Chineso apolies commenced in 1847 and ceased and he works core suspensively in the Eell up to Press Offon, where it in published, or to this to come within the province of the guardian was almost immediately afterwards disturbed by charge the two mon nail he had lourd all the by the loss of its best adorants, by murder, or in 1879, during which period 216367 wers actus is 17. scorched by a tropical san or

the angry barking of some dogs at to grent dis. evidence."

dinary death, or rotary withdrawal, and the ally landed in Havanna these would have natur-drenched by tropical rain showers. Hent, cold, following Agents-

of the night, Happily this to a suraewhat tance. The noise evidestly resembled that whisk Mak Achon, one of the men just discharged pawor of the ikado is also declining

ally formed the nucleus for an extension of the moisture e benes patiently and willingly, population by an industrious, sober, and tract for they do him no evil, and he owes his invol exeptional case, and we suspect that other is sometimes caused by suumber of dege running said am a celic in the employ, of the Bugar The Sarusi Slimda Ishire of the province able rase, had not the orporation of women, it is neability to his bolored drink, Near the lice of almost every Sumatran, there, grows a coffee appreciator, and was distinguished by a stores. passing Jarline's Bazaar and saw the fourth two others, send with desprit devotion the follow- Mosers. Wilson. Nigbolte & Co. fulness Who, however, has not been dis- sion of sharp and cudden snaps, only varied coca pronte quarreling with the hawkes, and I asked ing mentorial to H.. tas Tane and to the 35 maut but it is highly probable that the cupidity to account, the looms being however carefully of those engaged in the tree was one, if no gathered and roasted over a moraless fire. turbal sometimes alust past endurader by sionally by a general explosion, when one of the That was the matter. There was a great crowd millions of their countrymen.

the only, cunse of the emigration being con- * Taking into consideration the present state of fined to mes, who could so much better sup- Afterwards they are rubbed to dust with the grap took sides. The altegnate combat ond Chan Ay, the Missrs Kolly Walsh. They mostly sleep during the day, and parsuit was followed in one street, and down was then enled and said-On Sunday evening I that all the laws and regelntions have been issued who would soaredly consume more, and who I ponenses all the properties of the berries and HANKOW and Mosses. Hall & Holts and Kelly at night their activitios begin. As to another over an area of about a quarter was pusin / Tarding & Unzer, and few gnum neither with the will of H.M. our Tento, net by could take dira of themselves: but wanterer the richer in theins. Batavia Handelsblad.

& Walsh, Shanghai.

of a mile; and continued without the slightest ber of people fighting stone was brown the desire of the poople but that they are simply cause, an emigration Intended to theroase the CHRO and Missra. Hall & Holtz and Kelly bond fids watch-dogs, their place is with Internasion from 10 pm on Sunday nights, and cus my head I know nons of the pr the expression of the depotism of some of the labour power of the island, from its very taolpi. NEWCHWAUG. 3

Walsh, Shanghai.in the houses, and not in the streets, till 6. on Monday morning I heard every souers

officials pesuping, high positions.

Fogne, bore the seeds of its own decay, and pover THESTON and Messrs. Hall & Belle and Kolly where they may be quickly drugged by an wink of sleep, until I removed to the other side chargo the third, seventh and eighth prisoners. positions, whe pnjoy the full ornicenes of HM thing but a temporary roof for the statalish bull-fighting in Spain, a member of the

one of the 16 balls struck, and had not one! Capisin Deane them asked his Worship to dia- Those persons, who occupy such important would have proved, under the circumstances, any PEKING..}

Walsh, Shangland." NAGASANI.The C. and J. Trading Co. intending thief. We have nothing to any of the house, and gat tuto another bed. 44 His Worship accordingly discharged them.the Tenno as well as of the people, should, before to be sured by it; in all probability there are t HIOGO, OBAKA..The O. and J. Trading Co. ngainst the purely woll-bred dog, often them. I called to the Lulin unstable spex the Mr. Deanys then eammed up theevidence, aut constiering their own interests, keep hofors now 60,000 ovdlies in the island in like hunner Senate baving intradused a bill according to the YOROURMA......Japaa Gazette Ofice, MANILA Mossen. J. de Loyzaga & Co..

object of as much care and solicitude as boat who said "Very bad dog, hat but my business aid he was instructed that the fourth quisoner thair ayes the welfare of the country and its the cusation of the civil war in America, and terms of which the national pastime would have

to catch him."".

bagalogd with the Lowkor for some fruit. people, and shonki endeavour to merit the con, the outbreak of the insurrection horo, caused the bean suppressed within five years. The Minister. SAZON...Mr. JH. Bloom.

child-indoed, a dog to be in good health * I got up a little aller § o'clock with whend, which he would not bar an it was too dear, Iyadance placed in them by faithful service, by an Americans who bad desired to acttle here to of Public Works, who spoke against the bill on during the summer in Hongkong noods al-acht, and whilst looking over a bome newspaper, put the fruit down and we going away again upright mind, and hy justice and equity. ......Mostra. Malherbe, Júllion & Co.

tara to their own country but the most serious behalf of the Government, said that the proposal. The hawker then said, Yon shall pay for it? {my eye caught the following paragraph - mostas much attention-but there is very Dog Lissu.We understand that under the det

But unfortunately anch fa not the casa. Upon sure of the doondence in the population of the was ill-considered and ill-food; for the recent and at the same time called his Pur-ti friends te op examination we find that these persoas counter must be attributed to the inerroetion bull-fights which took place immediataly after large number of half-starved, mangy, and 41 and 43 Visi, a. 16, roomy become law, oraty police fight, but as the ovides showed, the couclables are only for their own interests: they do not itself and the atrocitskis whieli disgraved its com the marriage of King Alphonso have increased neglected animals of the most vicious and calls may har hos oss before is non enim name to the sons lofow ung blows were given. 37 any means, Full this duties of their offce, but menement. Those struck, toirot into the in the repularity of the partime with all classes of sary irisdiction, for recovery of penalty of fra Hasked his Worship to discharge the prisoners, think they do so, when they provide for their hitants, and those who escaped destir in the field, Spaniards. The Minister, while admitting that repulsive character at lunge in the place pounds in the gate of spoon being an anger as the prosecution was first for a disturbanes in welfare: they areouning and greedy people execution at the garotta, or by court-marti civilization, declared that no other pastime at- the amusement was not altogether consistent with buvo tamilaken cut for. - The Inland Revenue officials, ashisted by local inspectore ero rigorously proxecuting assault greatly resemble the dogs at Constantinople, was of unlicensed dogs; 18,000, persona having been His Worship find the fourth auf seventhi pri- country in a hitherto unknown low position, the Jamaica, or the South American Republics and disappear when the aircumstances which favour

the lowout By this conduct they place our Spain, or to seek refuge in the United States, which are of no use to any one and are in fixod during the last three months for neglecting to soners 81, Gfty cents of which was to be consequences of which will be seen for many the tenacity with which the war has been can disappearod." After this somewhat vague declar

take out the requisito Bownes. Now that the ubiquí-handed to the hawker for damage to his frat, in years to come.

them or render them necessary have themselves everybody's way. As in Constantinople, so toas palies.constable, the aspat officer of szeiss,default, four days fuprisonment; the second and

tioned has naturally rained the finances of the ation, the bill was rojected, as have basa coveral CO.,elsewhere, the greater the number of parish and she specially spotted here on Jungos fifth prisounds were fed difty cents enel, and

The ormas of the above-mentioned officials country sad ocassioned an amount of taxation others tending in the same direction, for ne gaged in. putting dows, az iɛtolerable and dangerous.

almost incredible and altogether insupportable. Boga, the more backward the civilization, unience, it may be taken for granted that it will be the sixth prisoner was discharged:

They suppress the voice of the people and adding no additional incentive to depopulation Ministry would face the unpopularity which and the more barbarcus the people. Our cor- Would it not be productive of unifort as well as

offertzy vigorodály and effbiently,

their rights, the administration of public affairs. respondent has not alluded to the most im rereng, and at the same time tend to improve

being of a despotic charter.

My predecessors considered that in 1870 the would certainly result from a massanze of the population did not exceed 1,200.000, and I be kind. The Spaniards, when reproacker with They make law in a frivolous'ruanner, net i love it has devided degreased over since the fondross for this ornal pastime, not unfairly portant consideration in favour of minimis the breed if there were a dog tar in Hongkong?

edcording to their own will, and endeavour alia, however, an undoubted fact that the present eply that whatever tret there may be in the ing the number of dogs in any community

ways to enlarge their power and infinosoe. Yours, &e...

amount of population is entirely inadequate to reproach foreignare enght to be less sparing in within the trapies, viz, the danger of aident

superfinons pithtic works ---They wasta the ravennes by selece and the warts of the country, and unless the rabellion their griticisms, because nearly all of the who !ia specdily suppressed 16 will continue to decrease, reit Spain take the first opportunity of witnes.. The records of the Police Courts abound

-They fear the true and candid patrict, and with it the production and wealth of the sing a bill-light and are not so shaped but that. with summenses for permitting ferocious

keeping auch kosomable men at a distance and, island must decrease, proportionately, for it is they repeat the vlaît. COLquently, eroate internat omnitement and not the armorical deficiency of mantul labenr doga to be abroad, which are continually ob

ievolution.

that has to be contended against bat oven that struoting constables in the execution of their

By their improper behaviour towards fo is taxed to supply volunteers, poline, and a vest duty. Sometimes this is not all, or near the

reigners the influence of the country is lost. number of other agents, the creaticos of the war The right of the people is to sustain the power and there are even raments of the system of con worst, but happily cases of hydrophobia are

what might be of use and benefit to their country, such a notion was too wild to have been seriously of the nation. Their voice has to dende as to seription being introduced into the island, but comparatively rare, and consequently not

If the month of the people be closed, this right entertained. The Chinese outmot moroase; and much anxiety a felt on that head. It is, Lowosor, sufficient to witsees one case in a

being thus suppressed, the prosperity of the for soms nezplained, reason the agross do not. NOTICE.--To avoid delay in the exreation of lifetime, and there must be many still among

thoy be despotically imposed, the Emperor Thus the only two races in the island capable of Empire is impeded."

the mortality amongst their chilean being The laws are the chiof support of the country described as fearful and altogether unsccntiatable. Odors it is particularly requested that all us, who remember the poor French Consul

loans his rights of sovereignty, due to him along outdoor lamur are diminishing in numbers business communications be addressed to the and ibe. private soldier who both susumbodThrust profits for that period, inclctting sampons in the river No lose of life has been: The rowone being public property, should be slavery and forced labour are bezeming extinot grimt Mr. Stephen Ryder of the bongo of Firm, A: S.-Watson and Co., or“

red the people are despised and chested.

through natural causes, and at the sans time $11254.72 brought forward from last account, after paying charges, dedccting interest paid

The people from fae distressed dintriole are wasted, the flock and blood of the people is Chinese immigration has ceased for some tires, Esed only where urgently obcesary. If it is through the operation of the Java test, tha and the king provision for bad and doubtful still looking to Canton, and there are now sOTO- zorifical. accounts, and for differense in Brohange between ral hundred of an in the city.

mid the contrasts for these that are here ar the rate of which the Dividend is declared, and

Patriotic man are the boart and soul of the gradually expiring, and, secondly, the Merete Mr. Bulpett, Istoly arrived par Cotopaxi on the current rate of the day, stint to $112,569.11, vsi in the more frequented, thoroughfares, thom. To fear them, therefore, and keep them by this law all children born of slave parents day, the 12th, Mr. Balpott returned to Artqnipi Strast arceny is becoming very provalent, tion; the welters of the country depends upon Law is as surely extinguishing negro slavery tour to the West Coast with a friend. Os Sua. of which, after taking out rabate on bills not yet from the panter news is continually being re at a distance must tend to the decline of the after 17th September, 1868, zat all loves at dloos having mode the assent. He had geze The British steamer Sordon Castle left Amey wains for appropriation $397,020.82.

!due, and renumaration to Directors; there revelred of attacks by a banditti on angle houses country. The power of the country is-its inner-taining sixty years of age were frea; fer corlain or ahead of the other two: He returned the for New York on the 6th instant.

From this sum, the Directors recommend the whole villages. About two o'clock on the most soul- if this is lost rain is inevitable payment of a Dividend of Dae Pound Sterling robbers attacked the hose of a wealthy wklow by which the rights of sovereignity are ignored,

The five points just stated are principally the morning of the 7th instant a hand of about Afty! The Messagerie Maritimeretator Iravuaddy, por share, which will absorb $177,7777.77. with the next outward Freno mail left Singa: The Direotors recommend placing $200,000 to trid Tho oles of the inmates ware heard by fala caufasion

in the village of Ya, u in the Nam Hol dia. the people cheated, and this country itsel brought pore for Saigon and Hongkong on Sunday, the credit of Reserve Tund, which will the the neighbours, who tamed out in considemble

stand at $1,200,000, and carrying forward the umber and a bot fight ensued between them and faults of the păministration is impossible: population, and it is to be hoped that it will to Arequipa without a bridle, which at once To enumerata here the hundred othar crimes to parimit the emigration to Cuba of its rodnindot tied up at about 9,000 feet from the top, returned The Agents of the Pacifs. Mail Company balance to the croit, of 10 and the marauders After a long struggle the great part of them being generally come service under its own responsible agents to pre- and parties immediately want in easrok of the

Profit and Lom account.

aravaed auspicious that something must be wrong. The Dircetors are to congrutaluto the Bhare them about $1,500, One of their number, Low-mitted by the officials in abusing their tigh post vents abuses, and for the Chinese government thesed of that They had taken neither pro- latter wors anccessful, and carried away with may omit noticing the hars. The crimes com service missing pair. For several days nothing was holders upon the continued prosperity of the over, was left in the hands of the villagers, who tions, as shore mentioned, Jure brought the appoint a Consul here to protect their immigrants, visione nor blankets with them. It was evident, Corporation.

have handed him over to the authoritos. A conatry into a state of excitement. The anmer bot from the oppression of Government, but from however, that they had reached the top of the

A.

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FAMILY AND DISPENSING. CHEMISTS,

By Appointment to His Excellency the Go- VERNOR AD his Royal Highnes the

DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, PORFUMEES,

PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS,

Durantara* SUNDRYMEN,

Ant ABRATED WATER MAKERS,

SHITS MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTED,

PASSENGER SHIPS SUPPLIED.

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Communlaation on Editorial sters should be addrosses. The Editor." and thione on bandross The Manger and not to individuals by name.

Correspondents men zagnasted to forward their name mai address, with communicatione addressed to the Editor, not for publication, but an cridence of good

faith.

All lottar for publication should be written on one

eids of the paper only.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, ALGUẬT 19ra, 1878.

to this awful malady a few years since. We | think there would bo little difficulty and Jing the imposition of a lisense fer ef say three dolinys a year for dogs within the Colony.

inform us that the stontier City of Peking, the next. Amorisan mall, loft Yokohama for this port on Bataray, the 10th instans..

The woman Louisa Leokiardt, who was don gerously wountet by Charles Newman, is pro- gresalny Invorably. Although she is not yet oat of danger the doctors catertuin hopes of her recovery.

Yosterday afternoon about a quarter be two a'clock a very heavy squali sprung up som panied with a heary shower of in. Soreral spans more upset, nad two or thros vessels had a part of taoír awnings blown away."

GAMALINO is a ries which the Anthorities hero have always found it impossible to sup. press. Great efforts have been made from time to time, and various custres tried to put it down, but at the best they have only succeeded in scotching the evil, and have never dealt it a coup de grace. Some time the Volantes lest the return of Mr. Tonarthy Some apprehension has be outertuined by since when we called attention to the increase to the Gaol would involve the loss of these pepular of gambling, a series of prosecutions followed, Commandant, Captaiz Dompstor. We showing activity on the part of the police, but command watil at all rente, his regiment is Lowever, that Captain Dowpator will retain his latterly little sooms to have been done in this ordered home from Singspora. Buch, we feel direction. The zoal of the gambling detoo. Touro, is the unanimous wish of the corps.

ing to keep it even intermittently existent.

WIDE AWAKE.

Ingkong, 12th August, 1879.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

The following is the twenty-sixth Report of the Court of Dirvet rs to the ordinary half-yearly City Hall, Hongkong, on Thursday next, at general meeting of shareholders to be held at the p.m.

To the proprietors of the Hongkong and

Shanghai Banking Corporation. mit to you a general statement of the affairs of ONNTLEMEN,—The Directors have new towab the bank and balance sheet for the half-year anding 9th Jane last. The W

'THE MURDER AT WANGHAI,

charged with the wilful murde of SYADO Charles Newman was brought up on renaud, Cesar Gatheres, and wiking and wounding a female named Luiss Lockhart, with intent to kill her.

The caso was further remanded until Monday

noxt.

CANTON

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

11th August. During the last week or ton days there have soul neder. Ou ths afternoon of the 2nd bon several heavy rail storms here with ores

instant rain fell in terrouts in the city, and flag-staff at nue of the temples in the Western

over the city and in o Es minutes min foll in afternoon of the 7th a very heavy cloud spread Suburb was destroyed by lighting. On the

enormous quantity followed by a strong wind which it was feared would expoise some of the reported however,

arg

a

A FATAL MOUNTAIN ASCENT IN

PERU.

the following acceant of a fatal cosidont to twe letter from Arequipa to the South Pacific Times Tho Panama Sour and Herald quotes from a

Batlemen who had made tasasent of the Missi

vol of the the volcano about 12,520 fest above the city of Aregnips, in Foru, and 20,230 feet above the

gentlemen started from Arequipa to make the On Saturday the 11th of May, a party of three

fem England as a clock in the same honsa; uude Fletcher and Co, of Arequips; Mr. Rothwell, a young man of nineteen, who only recently arrived

services in the field under the Spanish fag slavese way he went. and having soon nothing of freed by their meters. word freed, and numbers free themselves or are that they had given up the idea of going to the * the others after his first separation, he concluded

The Spanish Government is, I hear, making the 12th, Mr. Ryder's horse, which had been top and gone back to Areqmpa » On Monday, strenuous efforts to indecothe Chinoes one more

public pross, the petitions and memoriale sunt und rob these poor people, and make a harvest

The Court of Directors have invited Mr. Weraber of the villagery were savorely wounded. one deliberations of the people, the tone of thy the miny vasculs who infest Havana, and done:1 | colcano, as they had boisted a flag, which wasTM Young of the Bras of Mears, Gilman & Co.) to a seat at the Board, whish that gentleman has ncoepted. This election will require to be con- firmed by the Sharobsiders.

AUDITORS.

The accounts have been andited by the Hon Phineas Eyrie and Mr. Hugh Bold Gibb.

F. D. SASOON, Chairman. Hongkong, 12th August, 1878.

·POLACE COURT.

12th Angust. BEFORE THE HON, CHALRES MAY.

DRUZKENNE59: Walter Caisy, a seaman unemployed us.

FOOCHOW

in, all baring for their shject the remoral of the out of their ignorause I have never, patil now found fasting in the breeze The prefect of oficials in question show the light in which the I regret to say, kuuwa say arbitrary at unjust Arequipa sent an officer to secur the mountain. policy of the administration is regarded by the not practised upon them by the Goreramont; on and innumerable private search partios folicored country

the contrary, the permission allowed them at 10 pm no the 17th of May news reached coulot, but continuod instead to commit erons Spanish subjects, or to choose a foreign Co. fequd far down a precipice in a sumall recuss. Nevertheless these officials did not alter the the expiation of thefe first contract to naturalise Arequipa thet tas body of Mr. Ryder, had koon Faster wrong, at last they sued penal lama sal, through whom they obtain a ocinia, is an where the Indians could bacilly get to him, evoa which entirely siland public opinion and groast of the greatest humanity and liberality: nor He was found in a sitting posture, with his frek by the help of ampe and at the greatest risk. eribot atrasty.

lo I believe that they are ill-treated upon the Tharapan the most violent agitation avons estates at which they work. Those I have soon jaworded into a small opening. How he got there the patriotic mon of the nation, but the were well fed and clothed. In ons respect they either get down farther nor yeb get up again. is a mystery. It was a point where he could cale still disregard and misrepresent the ite ars worso of than the negro; the absence of It is thought he had been dead above three days Pcial orders, using the imperial troops as toys, females debars them from the enjoyment of every en found: He had taken of his coat, hat. and trosting hout man like convicts.

domestic tie, and in any renewal of Chinose im Worse, however, than all this is their deceitful migration the Celestial Government should insist watch and obain, and placed them with bis We learn from navliable source that the thrus gonduol; teying to put out of the way faithful upon a proportion of woman being win barked with pipe at his foot, Fia panta were torn, pro-

and loyal adherents of the nation. As soon as the men

Au ingust vas hold yesterday at the Govern-charged by Police Sergeant 522 with being dyttention, in causing increased anxiety at the their sandust is' discovered, many lives must be But the liberal akt humane course has been the effort to get his foot free, From the tracea

not be determined. The jury returned an open

verdist.

BEFORE C. V. CERAGE, ESQ.

JA CLAN FIGHT,

MANILA.

ont,

Road: besles a large number of smaller placeef Doctor left several gontienen in the colony met Jardine's Bisnar were charged with fighting amounted to $106,287, against $132826 in the assistance to Saigo. But, unfortunately, circum coarse which randers it obnoxians to the charge adil, useless expedition.

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

OPIUM

From a Chinese souren we hear that the mis. sionary trouble at Kien Ning-fn, tạ, which wa referred in our last azoberantines, and that further disturbances are apprehended.

A new pilot-boat, named the Stelle arrived at Pagoda Anchorage from Shanghai a few days ago, in charge of hor car, Mr. Simonsen After fitting up she proceeded to Sharp Peak on" the 274k alt, and is now cruising on the enter pilotage ground. The Stella is a well-built strong vessel, very similar in appearance to the Marie, lately built at the Poochow Duck"" tened attack on the Mission promises at W shikahan, to which we have already drawn at

bably in rolling down, for he must have rolled tives, like the goodness of Ephraim, is of a

a lcog distance, and one boot was off, evidently in Mission. The litorati sre even gone so far es,

forfeited and much raluable property destroyed infringed by a law, of which it is impossible to all stout, the poor, follow must have wandered ment Civil Hospital by the Coroner, Mr. G. and incapable on Sunday night. The prisoner to name a day on which it is, we hear, proposed before the brace of such doings can be wiped speak without indignation, obliging every China about for days, probably at the last raving mad. fleeting character, and needs continual rous Creagh, and a jury exposed of Messrs. E. George, when apprehended became very violent. He was to carry out the work of demolition and we H. M. Bers, and C. A. von Bantivigni, on tho placed in a chair, which be broke. Ho also kicked have oxollut authority for stating that at lost

man, at the expiration of his firat contrast, to It is high time that something should be body of a man fount floating in the harbour near the constable-Fined fifty cents, und ordered to one high Chinese one that giren his out those goals were, afraid to so boldly carry out leave the country Neither the extgenotes of the appliances, out out on the 15th fit or Inran When Seige, Kirino, and othere were living runew if for a fenndd term, or immediately to Another expedition, with ladders, ropes, and all the Praya Weat. Decomposition was so far ad- done in real earnest to grapple with this vaaced that the nationality of the man could pay sixty cents for damages; in default, two to this meditated outraga It is possible that living, they openly commit the most crash and branch of faith; no one will amore-regret it than who found it could not move it..and had to lear's their sohomes now that the former are no longer war der the wast of labour can justify so gross & Meover and bring in Eyder's bely, as the Indian monstrong evil, which is carried on to an ex-

das' imprisonment, tent unsuspected by most people, and is alike

John Morgan, a seaman on the British steamer to take higher gronad in consequence of a short as their toy, oppress the inhabitants, are gabmia Government, for it is probably the chief, if not asafatance. The expidition reached on the these anti-foreign, ocaspirators bave been induced beard of unjust deads. They treat the country those who are the best friends of the Spanish Fit opvered over with stones until he could procure a scandal to the Colony and a disgrace to its M. F. J. G. Wildash, the reprezentative of the to par ten cents for chair hire; in default one of H.B.M.'s Conent, saswd all work on the now that the Imperial dynasty cannot last in this has stopped the emigration; besides so tractabla the "general regrets of both natives and Sunday afternoon-Fined fifty cents and ordered who have, we understand, if the argon troquest the country of it power. There is no doubt rebel ranks, and why the Chinese Government on the 22nd it was buried in: Arequips whilst Government. It is all very well to moralise promoters, of the Queenstaad hibition for 1880, day's imprisonment

will Jenyo heer by the mail steamet Orissa to-day

building to be stopped since Saturday Inst. Now, about gambling at Macao, but we question | far Japan, fork two vionths, tɔur, daring which Glamorgan, was charged by P.C. 192 with being tion and that is, have Englishmen a clear titlings, and thist the empiri mast dieline. 1, Ichim, altogether undeserving of such treatment, for liked for his kindness of heart and gentle. Daniel Corphy, a seaman on the British steiner the mafter nesalves itself into a very simple new way, that the people here to expect groat suffer- poncealle, and industrious a body of won were foreigners, by all of whom poor Byder was greati whether the vice is more prevalent or so time ka will by the project before the Japanese drank and disorderly, and heating people in the to build on ground finaed to them and duly re-the future here represented; had to ory in despest Chinaman bas nut become a vagabond, büt with body of Rothwell had not been found, but from dangerous there se it is in this pork. We and end to obtain thair support for it. street. Fined $1 in default, two days' imprison-gistered at the British Consulate? If they

who had always bafore his eyes and in his heart hitherto, after completing his first samfract, the manly beating. Up to the latest account th› have it on what we believe to be entirely will seek Information and co-operation feem the

He will visit this colony on his return, when be went.

have such right, why ecaid they be expected to go over such a state of thingy.

his national aptitude for business has established traces it is believed that he must have gone over reliable Chinese authority than the meantile vandents.

wairs it in deference to the unreasoning chamont be attributed but to those deceitful officers Piave become rich und proagerome oilizous; as an Ryder met his death from oztrente oslå,"and it-

It revolutions break out to whom are they to himself, ned by industry and frugality many precipice in Brother direction. No doubt Mr. prosent moment there are not less than

of a fanatical anti-foreign-olique Herald." Dr. Silvester and Professor Fay's company

Knowing that if Salgo, Kirino and others wore instance of their progress, I may mention that is too probable that Mr. Bothwell shared the cighty considerable fag-tan houses in varions left here yesterday, for Shanghai, in the Germun Chon Abing and air coolies employed at Jar

boates, the good consof my nativa conntry would they maintain more than one wall-condnoted me sad fate. This opinion is strengthened by parts of Hongkong, some even in Queen's steamer Chias, Captain Aokermann. Before the dine's Sugar Works and three olies living at

be lost, yurbapa, for ever, I intended and It was theatre With my high stunstion of the the fast, as stated above, that the unfortunats The customs revenue for the mouth of July oeitful persons, sind to give, from the distance, I am astonished that it should have sanctioned a

my duty and my right-te qvartarn these da humanity and justion of the Spanish Government party was nxprovided with bleutots and other Docossaries for such a dangerous and, we abight and presented lips with a Malscoa walking atiok aresting disturbance in Jardine's Bazaar. where the game is irregularly, carried on handsomely mounted in gok 630avenir. Mr. Dennys appared for the first dight same unnth of last year, being a decrease of stances rendered the carrying out of any autuation of a renewal of slavery under another name, and There are besides eight other establishments Sevami. Chinges also prefented him with a walk-prisoners.

| $20,098.2° fing stick mounted in, silvor. It is the Doctor's

impossible. devoted to gambling in Wai-sing lottery intention upon his return journey to stay at plain olothes in Jardins's Bazaar. The prisoners early on the morning of the 3rd inst. The loci continue their criminal acts, the consequences to biom ANS PARA

P.C. 249 sid-On Sunday evening I was in

thus defeat that which must be the principal Asevere shock of earthquake was felt in Monils If these officials, remain in their positions and object of its desires, a fee and coplaus immigra tickets. It will be asked, no doubt, how it is this elony for short time and give a secies of were all fighting will stones and bricks. The santal movement wasstrongly felt, but the vertical the empire annot be foretold. A company or sousaty le recently been formed possible that such things can be in a Cotmy entertainments at the Lusitans Theatre, with an fifth prisoner and some others were running after movement was insignifiourtyard

We therefors solted to kill those scoutras here under very distinguished auspices, for the entire obings of perforamnca, the ninth prisoner, who was calling out Bavo where gambling is out tolerated, and machi.

The State obsequies in honour of the late Qmen in order to restore the power of the country, to importation of Chinese labourere the geral 3563... nery has been organised to prevent infraction A correspondent writes to a Manila paper from I immediately went to the spot where the word to be held on the 12th just

raise the people from the dust, and to stir up the regulations appear to bo almirable. It is pro- On the 24th nitime, between eight and uins patriotic spirit of the nation. of the law? Weatswer, bribery and corruptured to this port on the evening of the prisoners. The fifth prismer then came up and 'oice in the evening a band of armed Delives I order to be able to ouery this out, long here, so that they would be free to choose their ON LONDON,

Labuan, under date the 5th June The Diete fighting was and arrested the fourth and sixth

pored to bring them without any ongagement tinu suong the Chinese officials. It us! 2nd instant, bring on board His Excellency the unit. Some other constables then came to my mas engaged at the Yongrie sugar refinery. On The chief onlprits who have now to forfeit Chinese Consul appointed (if the Celestial Go

tried to recone the two prischera, wornteling my entered a horse onu ded by two English gentle prepared our shows. first to understood that large profits ara eror of the colony and the British vice-caseistunce, and arrested the other prisoners. I entering, they attacked the scenpants of the their lives are, Kido, Okubo, and Iwakura. Net vernment will do so), to protect thom, but the

of Reandi. Iappears they were only in Malang had no staff on my hand at the time. made by the managers of these fan-tan esta two days, that the Governor want to see the

house, one of whom, wounded in the head, scaped to be saved are Okuma, Ito, Koroda, Kawadii; ralo that they shall not be allowed to change blishments, enabling them to pay heary aums Enltan, that the said Sultan is an imbecile always look I was going on duty

F.C. 269 said On Sunday evening at about six by a window. In the road, however, he encdan with regard to those like Sanjo, and other up theirnationality unleasit be to become Spaniards, Jardine's Bazaar, tered several other mom who attacked him but marous raseals, let us for the present deslat from appears to be arbitrary and useless. Cuba, to ba in hush money. Acording to the inforutu that he cannot be seen by day or night; that the and from what I learnt Tartaro to Jardines to the lionsoftheengineer, Mears Gardinst, and branches and leaves fall by themselves Our commom and extended inmigration, and all its ON CALCUTTA --Bank, sight...

nader the influence of the opium he smoke and I saw the sat witness taking 40 prisoners away from these aise he apeaded in 'escaping. Beran paxishing then. If the root is destroyed, the restored to its former prosperity requires peso, ON BOMBAY Bank, sight tion supplied to us from nativy sources the visit of the Governor was purely me of corotony, ser and saw a roud of people. The tenth on Laforming him what had happened, they wont rooiation being to work in numbers to take well-wisher must hope that it will be successful ON SHANGHAI. ———. managers of these eighty fanan gambling and that the question of Baron Overbook's affner prisoner than painted out to me the other pri with arms to assist the ran who had rezanined of al these people, we resolve that, first of all, in othblahing the whole, and rusetting its Beak, sight rad houser pay as much as nine dollars a day in was never mentioned."

soners and asked me to arrest them for assaulting in the chee. On arriving they found bin Okubo or Kido should fall, A

right to the names of the Pearl of the Antilles The Amoy Chamber of Commario Raport, him. They all went with me to the station with severely wounded in the abdomen and other parts.

- Private, 30 days' sight, Tarious equeezes to the lukongs, detectivos, datort the 7th inst, thus alludes to the tea market off my taking their queues.

Kido, however, unexpectedly succumbed to and the key of the Gulf on more and other officials, while the Wai-sing esta a tent portFormosa Oolonge Summer Brop

The perpetraters of the crime had escaped. One illness, therefore the vegeance of even has

SHARE P.C. 319, who was with the last with on the of them had been wounded and in his tight left already overtaken one of those culprits pro two most indispansuble events for the renewed Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Bhares-3 per

Since writing the foregoing observatkins, the blishments disburse some three thousand teas have hoon dealt in to the extent of 11,10% evening in question, gave corroborative evidence, a talibon, in place of a revolver, a gun, and a Lvidasco line selected me, Ishire, and the others prosperity of the land are in a fair way of com vent premiam.

Chun Ayow said-I am an engineer employed watch which his companions had stolou. These the instruments to put the other me out of plotion; indeed, the surrender of the rebel Chist Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,350 por dollars a year in bribes. Nor are the Chinese balf-cheste ut frem 2009 to $38 duty paid The "officials the only parties who make a puree satisfactors, many of the chops having bean strengers to me. On Sunday evening I was in aéreat of the thieves

so may be accepted as the final end of the share Buch was leaves will for panishing out of the gambling. It is exceedingly pro-hastily prepared. The market class quiet and side my house in Jardine's Bazaar, when I heard On the 17th July the powder magazing at - With brandisking sword, I and the others, the Baugration Treaty recently concluded be $1,415 per share, fitable to bouse-owners. Not only do they lower rates are looked for. Amoy Colongs-anoice in the street. I wont to son what was the Wan exploded. There wpro 80lbs of birdor new strengthened by heaven's will, and by the tween Spain and China, a copy of which I left Tangtare Insurance Amouiation--Tls: 680 per

Bettlements during the interval avant to 8,991 watter and I eat the first and fourth prisoners In the magazine at the time. No lives wore lost. wish of the people, will kill the second greatest at the Foreign Oos when in England, will share, AK charge nearly double the ordinary rent to half-chests, chiedy common to good earge grades, having a quarrel with a hawker about some fruits The Coregidor has led on order against of the surviving wrong-doers withdraw the barriers to a copious food of immi Usiness Instrates Company-5320 per share. gambling inaagers, but they demand it inet prices ehoring no clunge, Amoy Congous Some of the Chip-con men then came up and overcrowding smongst the Chinces, and in future.

The market had been all bat cleared by the settle. called ent Ta. A inkeng mame up before zuy A space of forty feet riist he allowed for such that as soon as as our dood in accomplished the need The question remains, how will thess $925 per share,

Concerning the others Iwakurs killed, I think grants, of which the country is in such urgent, Hongkong Fike Insurance Uompany's Sharee advance monthly, together with a depositment of 1,400 half cheats at rither lower props. blows took place and the men were going to peen in say house beaupipa by Chineno

whole country will ring and tallow our example, opportunities be handled by the Government? China kire Tüntrance Company's Shares $250 varying from fifty to two hundred dollars to

The time is therefore not distant whim all these W freer matitutions, anfcient to contant the "per share, N secure them against any contingencies. The clothes, commenced yesterday this perio, against the last twoprisons, and asked Inspector was an eccentric and enthasinatie army physician

The Chinese festival of Shan-1, or burning His Worship said that these was no evidents Burgom A, L. Cox, who died at Chattanooga onlprits will meet their end.

Cabana without outraging the feelings of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dosk Company's Lossos are few owing to the complete manner which lasts toon days, clothes made of various Batten why he had put them upon the charge in the late war One day, soon after the Battle this state of affair, wish to be the first to ssori: be fairly treated and their contracts, respected? Hongkong, Cauten, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s

and the others, ausble to hear any longer Spaniards, be introduced Will the immigrants

Share20 per cent. premiem. in which the native employés of the Govern coloured papers are burst, that they may au bass sheet. In fact he (Mr. Creagh) thought that of Antietam, ha assayed to amputate the mangled floo our lives for our country,

o the lavisible world for the benefit of deceased blasy were more like witness in the case, limb of Onfederate soldier, and became co

VAS If we could snewer bath quastions in tunaflienis. Shares—30 frem. ment have been gained over. A new and relatives. Prayers also are recited and food Captain Deans said it was like a cross su such absorbed in his delikate task that Le li promete the prosperity of the Empire they will between the Spaniards and Cubans, and the great per share

Concerning future reforms, anet se alone can, tivi, à fraternal feeling, might yet be renewed Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Tia: 20 more affectual crusade against this national offered, clictly for those who have been drowned, mans Dase, -

not notice that the man was dying. As he be have to be inftiated by the Emperor, after inflar of immigrants would speedily deal the Hongkong Gas Company'e Shares-800 per vice of the Chinose is necessary in Hongseo. This festival is mios observed by the Inspector Batten said that his Worship gan sering up the store hospital stoward mature deliberation, aided by the free voice of deaths how to large Then, and not til then. people on the mainland. of China and especially walls the ether prisoners would tell something chanced along and said Doctar, there's no use the people are koug, unless the Government is content to in the Folkien province. We understani sum about the two last prisoners, going on, the man'a dasd The surgach locked We hope moreover, in order to stop the arhi handled, but if the questions can only be subaru.

cap the filmncial difficulties be successfully, Hongkong Hotal. Company's Elaras--$58 per sit down quietly and sco its power defied monses have boen issued by the police sezinst Chung Atung, licensed hawker No. 1418 said up in enrprise, and then said: "I am sorry that trary management of government affairs, that swered regatively, poses and immigration are China Sagar Befining Company, Limited-59 and its reputation Tragged through the mire.eral pious observers of the deremony, Charg was in Jardins Basin ip Sandey grobing the your fellow is dead, but there is one noucle arcoding to the oath of HM the Tauno, gi va delusions words only, and the faland will continus par cont, prem ing them with, causing a maisance by breaing and had a dispute with the fourth prisoner shant tion about the matter he has gone to hearen in the dih moon of the Eth your of Midji, a per-Its course to ruin, These al gambling dens are the haunts of phoir jous papers in the street s

the price of some fruit He damaged my fruit with a flip that he gay be proud of amantery representation will be afted and Thabor mentioned Company Soroty of Chinese Imports Toon of 1877-107,

Chizono Imperial Loan -8109 101

| own, work polo per cent, are to be women, and a

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MONDAY, 12th August.

Of Patza sales at $585, and of Benares

EXCHANGE

Bank Billa, on demasia

Bank Bills, at 30 daya: night...8/2.

Credits, at 6 months' sight. Bank Bille, at 6 months' sight 3/91 Documentary Bills, at Goutha

sight

gigs

quality of some of the late resints is not vore in-Jardine's Los Hodso. To prisoners are authorities-are-dving their best to rent the the way tooth insurrechen, and the restoration of peace and China Traders' Insurance Company's Shares