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Wo hear that the hall of the Chinese tirenuo ashooner Licke has boon found by some Chinese #sherman in twenty fathon of water with her masts gone.

The Mosengarios Maritimes Company's steamèr Anader, with the next ontward French mall. 00 left Saigon at 11 ain, and passed Capo 34 James

4 p.m. on Saturday for this port The American back Amy Turner, Captain Newell, from Honalain, reports having spoken the Aurion ship Malchies, from Nowcastle, N.S.W., to Hongkong, on Saturday last,

The maximum temperature at the Peak during the past wook, as recorded in Saturday's Gazette, was 76.0, the minimum 643); at the Harbour Master's Office, Prays West, the maximum was B4.0 and the misinrum 71.0. ་་་་

DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, PERTUMERS,

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The day of departure of the PM steamer City of Peking bus hea albored frim the 18th: bo the 18th Instant

NOVEMBER 11TH, 1871.

GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF

AFGHANISTANANDA

at Greenwich and Dept. | which is of moconsity exceedingly slow, can hardly

in rebellion rather than support the wrn

msat of the olan he will trollably find you a some hours cannonade,during which tho Afghan his own establishm in his approaching struggle with Enghad.

poe to lodge in for a few days for a very niall Harrisgir was worried by successive alarms in ford, he was able to St up with the rarasite be salojent to produce the intense activity viish a.

oration. There is not auch to shoot at other quasters of the city, Ble John Founsa ati augino power 97 gunboats, That performance is characterites volesnian diatartanom, or the foye CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY This insurrection will, it matters rich a

road" Bha tan-nly a few mrsons, which may took died ftfully away, and all was, for a brief menserable ślinstration, of what the private host by which the very substanes of, the must From an shatenat el rottom by the Collector, if found in the trans near the various villages in space tranquil and sereno. Bat it was only for - workshops of this from country as Aprozylish la moltén. But this is no longer a matter fur For 1879,

crisis necessitating an appeal to sing, won of Stamp Revenue, published in the Gazette, It is neighbourhood, and, andow with various brief spaco. Captain Thomash had done his. When war with its anoromstad requiremente comer doubt or question Mallet Ene showu that las derfully lesean the difficulties of the Uritish appears that the myanné from this boarde for On- spanics of wading birds, may be got, at lure work well and thoroughly.« The powder baga: upon us. The lesson, which it tangat will not than one-fourth of the cortication: solually Indian Government. The rebels would pro toborinal was $11,086.21 Pompared with $9,014,63 les than at some eller places, boostise you had been placed under the Cabul. Gats, and soon be forgotten, abener, and it is ti be hoped taking place would names to recount for thez in the corresponding month of last gain and then walk on the man, which is comparatively Durand - Bozaping the powder with his finger that we may romom Bát it at homa. Altogether ontlen velosdian energy of the earthing bably join any Britial force sont into the total argoune collected up to the lat ultimo wa You may also get a small host and orgag units fired, the powder, which had fails, string the Celmsen War 121 vessels were, ilted It is coteworthy that in the qruptions of our country, and give valuable assistance while 3167,763.41 as against 898.161.31 in the same ose to Pak bokehat, thers. Có lis in wat tot a to ignite in the first application of the post with angloss for or Government by Mr. Panis foloances wond die Laut herhaling anifans tree supposing that they were intercepted from period of 1877, showing an increase of $9,600-20. slot at passing waterfowl. Unless you want think fro With a terrific rour up went the solid Daring his career he male it his biasiness to of tres which must once have severed the whole doing so they would still effect an important Saturday, being the birthday of His Royalti Brahminy kiten sen gilla; and ospreys, supports, and in rashod the English sulibers country but in Balgium, Holland, France, Bon cow taking plans vary slowly must once as specimens it is Lounge shooting at the como, beamB 471 MASSIVO JA6J0nry of the gate and its visit sil the best workshops not only in tale surface of our globe. The process of contrats diversion in favour of the British hay by ghrase the Pros of Wales, the Royal standard which are thers in gross an unus they Tho surprise was oduplete, and our advanced Switserland, and Italy, and Thorster he came on have progressel fax morn-agtivaly. We weg. was hoisted at the varius Government stablakain all mank and inedible at the pelicans, nes oppauses ninde good their outrance into the data excellencs either in the skill of the labouter of mine. Indeed, in such pedesmon of contraction the engaging a considemble number of the anata and the men-of-war in harbour, dress wrth shooting st beingse the skin of so large a works of the cily. After a brát dolny, qaned the ingenuity and effectiveness of his tools bis cause, in other orbs than ours; of an intense de AMBER'S troops It is rumoured that there ship, fncluding the two Americans, German, and bed, ie, maaro or less valuable as a trophy and the by a mistake, the supports pressed on also, add & gratification was extrore,. His own establish, gres of purface heat. It is to ench prosesses are twenty-two Russian officers serving in Spanish, who flew the English enxīgu at the

208in. At Moon Toysi salutes were fired from the upper mandible of the heat makes a capital paper desperate hand-to-hand chocanter book phoe in wonte ses filled with appliences of the most ap that we are to leak for the only valid explatation commands in the Afghan army, but this is Pictor Emanial and the shuro batterye kufe, the pouch may he used to hold tobacco, tho narrow dableź: The Afghans, driven into a proved farm many of term invented regrator of the man's boat. The wan is shrinking, and will only what may be expected. The contest, British stomers Deucalion Archives, and the flesh can be eaten by the natives, who coctor ad fiding their only ereque for beospe by himself, and all designed with special reference gontinge to shrink until he a far greater

steem it a delicacy.

harred by the English soldiers, fonght wall wad to the gigantic prigonoices of marino-engine condomarty, not only than is has agreat, but thàn America were the only merchant vessels that When walking about the falde near "Bha ton" stabbornly, and rughot ka wild mountain cats striction in these steam ironclad chyp. r. Paan our earth has. When he shrinks more slowly which now appears so immineat, may, how dressed abip The disri alev Bow the Boro it will be goon, that waga saz, ground nuts, and upon one mon But their desperation rested has taken out numerous patenta for improvements tann it resent he will be no longer so hot as ever, yet, ba averted. This rebellion in Ko-fag, which is of pretty design. arcok potatoes are the principal products of the them to little purpose, Chizni ves quis. This in stone-engines, and one of theer, now in naiven now, when he emnet to shrink he will be cold. In histan may, at the eleventh hour, prove the

The Bath iron grow steamer Diamante, datrist. A very large proportion of the arabla great dess cost as only 17 man killed and 165 aluse splly ilustrates his fertility of Fourns Jupiter and Batica the glast planets of the solar means of bringing the fatuated SKERE Coptan Theboud, arrived here on Baturday and around Deep Bay and up the varioua oreeks wounded. The Afghans Lost class on 1000 killed as 6 mschanan. In the early days of soros parem, we mopatra the same process of sink- propulsion no besrings of brass, or other mataling going on, muak less actively, indeed, than Ar to his censea.

morning from Enghn, gid Manila. She left is voted to the growth of the sagar enn, and and wounded, in addition to 1,000. prisoners

could be got to stand the strain of the stern on the sun, but far more sailvely than on que Aberdeen on the 14-h Septorber, and Southamp. of the method of extracting the juice su buling

shaft, and at one moment it seemed the earth. In the moon, on the other hand, ye soe. fon on the 19th, six hours after the English tinto sugar I will write in my next paper, and

Harew must be abandoned and the paddlewheel az orb which-line either erssel to shrink or has The Legislativs Concil meets this afternoon meit, and called at Gibraltar. Malia Suen, Port on Tat-she-han, which also I the best part of the

reverted to." Mr. Pens svival the problem by so bearly ceased that she must be regarded as to at half-past two o'clock.

Buid, &don, and Galle arriving at the latter part, bay for sport and is the plans next westward of

Sha-ten.

using: “lignau vite wood bestinga, vhlah ell intents and purposes deed. It is in the at the same time and at. Singapore two days and a half before, the Doglieh mail The Diamante

On returning to Hongtong in the passago - Afghanistan is about 430 miles from east to labricated by water were found to act without activity of volcanic regions hire those of raich was banit by Mesara. Hall, Essell and Co., of went you will be detained, perlage, a few hours rest, and 400 miles. Jong from south to north. any spprealable wear, and in this simple scono Vesuvius and Etus are the outlets that we and Abordaes, to the order of Messi Poole, Hubbell at the Blockading Station In Cap-abnian and On the north it is bounded by the Onns till mical way the screw has already been able to evidence of our earth's present vitality Wa and Co., Manile, and will run in connection with you will then see that as captain pays the few miles below Kilat, and thence the boundary reach a point of developmans from which to can almost seem to recognize hora the means of the steamier Cameralda. The dimensions of the acnesses levied on a pantry, olga, de, line dividing it from Khivan territory runs east nor calmly look back apen the finstora vielas mensuring out earth's probable duration as Diantare as follows Length 210 feet; and then collect it, as previously col and by south to a point a for miles west of and torres which basit the early lays of ocean planet ft to be the abpló of lile No long as the

adta, 20 fost depth of holdi 21 foot: 809 tons lasted it from the various owners of the pro: Sarzakh On the wash it is bounded by Forli steam carigation

nuclone of the earth has so mnou heat to part gross, and 514 tons register. Her carrying dica. Having passed the Cap-shad-moon you on the south by Khelat From its south Mr. Pena was slestad a member of the Insti- with that a suficient annual shrinking of the capacity in 650 tons dead weight on a dranght will be in sight of Hongkong and your anchorage casternmost extremity the frontier runs in a tation of Civil Engineers in 1828, and a Fellow rust takes place, so long will the eartha of foartera Set of water, and abe lifted with ar tas Harbour office and will probably a world-masterly direction along British territory of the Royal Society in 1859 He was also volesniam forges andel and remodel har erfa eight-inch rolling chocks. On the main dont pling over with Sndignation at sight of the farm Swat. Or the cast it bounded by past, Prasidant of the Scoiaty of Mechanical En in such mort as to counteract the forous otherwise are two large hatches with steam winches, patent per people bewailing, tha se extorted from Swab, Caffriston, and Kehgar. There is a ginere, and he had caived rany mirks of tending to level the face of the earth, and this to windlass, and all the most approved plans for them on apcount of ther for poor eggs, poultry, long narrow promontory as it wors of Afghan distinction from the various foreign Governments, render ber deinhabitable, At Sir John Re facilitating gulok discharge of cargo: the captain or piga; but it appear nothing can be done, al territory which is bounds? vn the south by who had availed themselves of his professional echel has justly romaried, if it had not been for the remololling action of velogues, or rather and offers cabins, and galleys are also on the though by Royal Proclamation the natives were arista, on the bast by Eathgar, and on services. RAVAN

Mr. Pavu 197728d in 1647. Ellau, daughter of of the faces, for which they serve as the onta main deck, and over the oflcers quarters is the irited to some here to ride or for purposes the north by some minor khanates, MOTA OF bridge with a pilot house and chart room. The do, with freelsen to nome stork go, and any in four anlijent to Khokand and Rokhara At William English, of Eutell himself an agineur, stopal pullet time, enough has elapsed, and saloon is very handsomely Stted up to accomterference with the liberty of the port was to be one point this promontory is only 300 miles and has left four sons and two daughters. In force enough directed to that end has been in. moduse sixteen first-class passengers. The cabine seated by immediate blockade and bombard distant from Cashmere. The main features 1872 he took his two sidest sons into partnership, activity, to have long ago destroyed avery res are well ventitated, having large side scuttles for boat of Canton and the other ports of China. of. Afghanistan are the mountain chaine, and they are now the hus of the firm, which tige of land. The volcano and the earthjuake, that purpose and also for giving light. The An intelligent native friend of the writer has an the general direction of which is met and west empiryr opwards of 2000 hands. Mr. Penn fest fully destructive though they seem han umber of Chinese passengers who is allowed to ginal copy of Luis valicstle document, which but which threw out buttresses to the north and himself retired from business in 1875, after 60 roused to fall activity, are yet virtually among carry is 498. Her steam whistle is on the same be wags his head sadly over, and takes look south. Afghanistan is traversed across the cen-years of work, not more honourable to himself the prescreative phonomens of our earth. fue from east to west by a clain of mountains, than it has been useful to his country and tho. They constitute, as Sir Charles Lyell bus principle as that of the Bemeralda, but is mach at whoever some peculiarly atrocious squeeze

well said, "an essential part of the mechanism fargor. To vessel was built under the imme. the topic of the day amodeat the nativo oom which may be viewed as an off shoot of the world.

by which the integrity of the earth's habi- dinte saporiztondoase of Captain Thelmud, also unaby He puts it by of last with the hero Himalayan system. This shain, called the

FRUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVIUS. table surface is preserved. Through the wader special survey. She was ordered by Galea W-to-un may come out from England Hindoo-Keogh, ar mare properly the Hindoe

Earth's volcaplan energies shore lines change graph, was built in five months, and only saran with a change of policy and times rend again Keb, onda in the Koh-i-Bake, a huge mass

A few days ago (sage The Times of the 27th their position, slowly but continously, the sen matha elapsed from the time of her koel baing for the poor but industrious peasantry of Deep north-west, of and at no great distance from

the city of Cabul: It is opvered with per Septembar) it was antara that Veenvius was advances in one place and ratios in another. The ail til her departure The old China bands Bay-To be continued.

petual snow, and its loftiest peak is nearly showing signs of renewed activity?: Love was earth's surface, which as a garment over growth Sir Thomas Francis Warde. The ses pet the summe fre8000ft high. Thence run two parallel bhaing, pantal to a height of 3,000h, ubora he rim of old fever changed as is a garment. The plastic play, the obire Captain Thebanil, and Mr. Men tiplay, the chief engineer.

one called the Safal Bol the other the the new crater, and those neqnstated with the hand of Nature is constantly at work, medelling southern moet one Siah Kon The Borthow ways of the volcano expresed kui belief that and re-modelling the sarth; and though the pro- range terminates just nu af Harat, and this was but the beginning of an important erupcess seems destructive when considered in detail, the southern range, when it reaches a potuttion. The ass which has since roached us shows when viewed in its general aspect it is seen to be just south of that olts, trends off to the south that this view is likely to be justified by the preservative. But for it the barth would long What amd by south. These munntains ara of no avent. Immend fissures have appeared at the ere this have oceand to ba á fi abode for the ter great halght. :: Practically, almost the whole of bare of the core, from which finmes and lava issue restrial preatures now subsisting on it. Afghanistan is a mass of mountains interspersed intermittently. The drafor is almost full, and with valleys, of which some are of considerably the volcanic activity shows signs of increasing.

The special commissioner of the Daily Tele- size. The chief vers of Afghanistan are the It will be momensbered that twice since April, graph at Constantinople during the tats war---- Marghab, the Hari Food, the Balkh, the Cabul 1972, when the last great outbreak occurred, the who, on account of his having penetrated to LONDON, 7th Novembar and the Helmund. As a whole, it may be said mountain has threatened eroption In Marob, Pierna during the siege, and afterwards, ehortly FRENCH INTERESTS IN EGYPT that Afghanistan is whil waterul The Murghat 1876, Pampat seamed in danger of a second halal store thepitelation of Orman Pasha, at his In consequence of the British occupation of is described as a clear and rapid mountain broom. In June last year showers of cand and sabes were way out through the Rusdan lings with da Of the Cabal River we know that from Taxes carried na far as Rome. In March 1876. Professor patches, is id to have been decorated by the pras, the French Governmgat are asked for the body of General Elphinstone was, at the and Palmieri stated that sminke was insning from the tan with the order of the Medjidio, and to assurancos, respecting Franch interests in Syria of April, sunt down on a raft to Jallalabad mountain with great foron. In the orater on th and Saypt Food, Salisbury, in reply, desired also know that in the same month the Cabel xivor which opated on Decenter 18th, 1865, the frasse regelved allur special marks of favouri Chong chú, a steward on HM.S. Mappie, operation between Frames and Engkind, as wus forded by cavalry with great dilexity op of the interior was no longer visible, immense about to publish a scabal of his dentures

posita Lalpoora, at the Afghan out of the Khy masses of mattor having allen into it. in conse nod Chung Ape, a banker, were charged by In-pecially in Egypt

bay Fass. It is probable, therefore, that the river quence of the downfall of a portion of the orster spestor Button with having nsai the usath of AFFAIRS IN AFGHANISTAN."

throughout the greater part of the course from of 1873. It was thought that musal effort Cabal to the Indos is navigable for small boste would be required to last a way for the roloans which would have to be crossed by an army goorie, or also to open some new vent, either of OF even in the spring. Concerning the Heland, fres through the amorous Boulation of sand arching from the Bolan to Horat. Captain the summit or on the side of the mountain. But Marab, who passed it at Girishk in the begin although the done, the appearance of which.. ning of May, says that at that season it is 100 usually precedes a great eruption, began to be yards brand and Gift deep It is then at its formed on that occasion, the eruptive force was lowest, ant-apilt up into many small streams not sufficient to overcome the rasistanos of the At the end of May or beginning of June, when great mass of gathered matter. The new fres The Moagarica Maritimes steamer in the ziver is swollen by the melling of the now gradually died out, and no eruption foRowed. ON BOMBA-Bonk, sight. bis beam az abore und will have to be ducked for pita breadch he not puted at about a mile. The In like mount the disturbance of last Jang, OR CALOUTTA, Park, sight. repairs. The stenmor Sindh takes her place.climate and avil of Afghanistas are very variable, which areafened to be serious, gruftally died Ox SHANGRAL

The valley of Cabal is remarkably fertile and out. The cruption whica seems now to have Bank, right me

ghly saltivated at all events oest the city of fairly began will not be the lost active because that name. During the winter, which set in these abortive efforts of the volose to find a about the beginning of Decembery the town in outlet for its fires. So lang sa Veertina obtains regalarly blockaded by the show, which comh relief at frequent intervals than in no great pletely blocks up the strasta, so that bonusas danger in the eruptions of the mountain; but at a standstill

*whenever there is a long continued obstruation the mountain beoemas most dangerous to all who inhabit the surrounding regions. It was after China Traders' Insurance Company's Shires- the longest interval of rub which the main $1,550 per

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The damage done to the Viatoris Raureation Chub bath during the gabe last month is being repaired. A new bridge has been made loading to the bath and now dressing-rooms are being Fut up. "Batting is still kept up...

It is announced on the notios board of the Victoris Bostaation Club that members wishing to row for the Chairman's and Member's ups in the forthcoming regatta, oan new enter. The distance over the course is a mile and a Elf; the entrance fee is $10 for such boat,

The members of the Hongkong Firs Insur- ance Company's Fire Brigade went out for prac | tien on Friday night on the Praya, oppceita Messra, Russell & Coa homeo, with their steam fire engine. There was a good muster present, and everything was found in good working order.

to protect the city of Amay, from the big stly The authorities are taking vigorous cesures

** depredatiqua of thieves. Orders have meatly Correepordents are requisite to forward their name been issued se enforop the rule that no ens is ud address with communications addressed to the be seen 3 the streets withnat a light after the Editar, not for publimation, but as gridesics of good second gua, uador pain of being saminarily, tam-

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The Band Amateurs of the 74sh Highlanders will give a dramatic performance in the Garrison Theatre this evening in aid of charitable objects. The pieces salected for representation are “à Bachelor of Arts," a comedy in two acts, and a farcical extravaganza by Brough and Halliday entitled "The Colleen Bawa softlod at last."

BIRTH.

On the 10th Octaber, at Deo Bank, Leytonstone, Esor, Mrs. E. THEBAT, of a danghter. [1880

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The Amor Chamber of Cammeres Report of the 2nd instant thus refers to the tea market at

POLICE COURT.

9th November.

BORE Ms. J. J. FRAUCIS,

DEUNKENNESS, Datapathy was obarged by P.C. 52 with being Daniol Cookncy, a seamon on the British bark

drunk in the pubile shots. Ordered to pay to cents for chair hire and to be discharged.

NO PASS.

To Aling was charged with being cut before guafire without a light or pass-Fined $1.50; in default, three days' imprisonment.

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SHANGHAI, 816 November ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMER

che Chan Anui, a Chinese female, on the 5th Arobellion has broken out in Kolristan and instant, by heating her with à ratio..

Inspector Batton said-The deceased was the the Governor has beer mardered. Thi Aur that portFormosa Oolongs: The market dar wife of the first prisoner, and daughter-in-law of Afghanistan has sent a fores to restore arder. ing the interval has been fairly active, 12.199 the second prisoner. She was found dead on the Sickness in Peshawar ie abating. I ball-cheels laring found buyers at from 829 torsening of the 8th instant, The case is now. 348 duty pud The demand has ran chiefly upon before the Joroner and stands remanded for one ofta fize and heat grades, which have commanded week. From the appearance of the body it was a further advance of $2 to 83 pee pical Bristly clear that the deceased woman had been severely choice kinds are in very-wall supply Amoy beaten shortly before her death, and there. Oolonga hävs bosa neglorted, the reported settle evidence to show that one dr both of the pri- maataly amounting to 1800 half that mars beat the demanded the face until satur unchanged mates. Amoy Congo The season is finished. .

The chat was this same as on the first occasion.

The United States sloop-of-war Art. 4; Commander F. Boyd, arrived here on Saturday morning. She left Amoy on the 22nd October under orders in search for the rock upon which.

His Worship

for

day next: Bail allowed in two sureties of $100 for each prisoner.

BEFORE MEC. V. URBAGH..

“SLABCENY.

James McKenna, à Bataan, unemployed, was charged by Captain W. Simpson with the larceny of a dog, vidue $30, From his lagings at the British Int.

The cass was fully proved.

The prisoner anid he knew nothing whatever about the mattor us he was drunk. hard labor.

Sonteused to six woks imprisonment with

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The proposed reduction if lekia duty or spion mferred to in our lush legs, is, we understand, matponed vino, zie Mexxlime the tax will, wo hear, be formed by an association of Cantonese and the smaller officials will we presume, con tinata letive substantial queses from theory, for

On dil hai Ting Batai bus roseived an Im.. Wo Have to announce the death on September bas lenown state strut Brasbora Ibaly, was 00- North China Laurance-Fig. 1.250 per share laulty. If this report is corroot, thoro my 3rd at the Cedars, Lee, of this eminent engineer, lonlaed by the Greeks that the tremendous Yangiare Insurance Association-tls 20.par be somewhat more chance of a sottioment entie whose name is inseparably asscounted with the eruption of the year 79 took place, when Hareg where fentory to all partied. At all events, Ting Fazai development of steam as a propelling power at latteum and Pompeii, were buried under sbowers On Tai Insurason Company, Limited-Tis is from hisofficial sonk duly qualified te negotiate, and with the changes thus gradually effected of ashes. For it is noteworthy that in that grest 110 to 120.

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Twe report of the Medical Commission polated to consider the modus operandi fogging criminals in Hongkong has not yet been published in the Gazette, although we were led to expect its appearance some weeks ago.

What reason there can be for the delay we are at a loss to imagine, but on Saturday night the Royal Engllah Oposs possibly it may not be the intention of the Company reptated Balfe's opera " Moritanu” at Government to make the report public, since the Theatre Royal before a fairly 6lled homeo. the appointment of the Commission was with the exception that Mirs A. Drooger took never officially notified. From what we can the part of the King of Spain instead of Mr. lawn it would appear that the effect of the addon. She got through this difficult and the entisfactory part with considerable credit, and the roport is that it is impossible to administer third act wes ia consequeno very stressful flogging without inflicting pain! Thi Com. The purformanos altogether passed of tary missionera find that flogging as at presentathly, and the solors, word warmly and

applauded and twice mulled Gotors the laid on lacerates the breach to such a degree curtain. On the close of the third not they word that tho wounds are as long healing as those enthusiastically applauded and a number of

and judging by his past treatment of foreign in the naval power of this and other macitive oruption ne lave flowed from the crater what Chinese Insurance Compasy--83421 per share, affairs is mors likely to view the matter, fairly sentries. Mr. Penn will also long he remembered the volcano flung forth was the matter which Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Slazes- caused by the cathen applied to the back. bouquets are throws upon the stage.

than are any number of lagal advisere" of the one of the chief leaders in stamping on the had so long blocked up ite outlets-lapilli, saug, 3500 per share, They also, we believe, find that tlie Conss.

great Ho Aloy atamp, or even Anglo Chinese in banical workmanship of England that aim olders, and fragments at old levo Chino Fire Insurance Company's Sliares-$230. queneca rosulting from flogging on the back

plisity and elegance of design, just proportion. The prosent condition of the mountain resem-se per share, an have been over estimated, and that if all the

Asaazing that you have now travelled round We ard informed that certain native official Photo with machine shops -bles that which existed before the raption of Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's have not been idle in the matter of supprassing we their world-wide reputation. He was born 22. After the raption of 3793, the great crater

B-17 per cent, premium.c kuots be taken out of the cut and the subject the American bark Forest Belle, Captain Noyes, the Bay as far as the Village of Shek-ha, sad ridence against the ringleaders in tha te rist. in 180% at Gremwish whare his father had had gradually filled up, and instead of a regular Hongkong, Canton, and Madse Stowabout Co.'s of the operation be provided with a leather was alleged to have stenok on the 16th February that you coad on the south shore by visit-This was, of erors, expected by everybody during the close of the last contury established arstershaped opening, there was a rough and t- Shares-814 prom,

The Forret Dalls was beached on the cast of ing all the various villages, as far as Süsp-pa-warne camcitly acquainted with the fearful 4 business as a machinist and agricultural ime even surface stored by great fissures whence Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-11. 17 arrangement so adapted as to leave only that Formosa and after lying there come time was heung, then arcended the large break at the head intimidation and persecution practised on plant masnjacter 7 was thers that simpd encrmojis zaneeds of vapour. The volcano per share, pertion of the back exposed which is intended buent. The Alert arrived at the positie given of the Der to the market town of Sum-okan, Chinese witnesses in cases in which foreigners very early age John Penn sequired that profi struggled for's long time in vein with the prest China Coast Steam Navigation Company -1'ls.

of the rock, on the 24th Octobox, and dragged and, returning, have visited the village (Bhuk-hn) are interested. The song phai ftes and their sienny at the forge, the lathe, and the vice-bang mass which had gathered within the crater. But 109 per share. to be the locale of the punishment, no penuaantil the 4th instant, but failed to find our rook on the north side mirest the head of the bay,ods will as doubt, sudavour to make by which, in after life, he was abled to back at fangth in Dotober, 1832, not only was this Hongkong Gas Company's Sheras-195 per nent ill effects are likely to ensue. Fleggin, at all, Duang the time they were dugging and are now working your way outwards along Lotal out of this, should the unwilliguess of his men the excellence und sorency in wurktean mass flung forth, but so tremendous way the axe it inflicted in this gunner, would, we are in they experienced a very strong anaon, sed for the northern shore of the Bay, the first hinnete witnesses to loss their heads lead to what ship for which the firm benana famous Tet the plosive energy of the araption that the aptre longtong Hotel Company's Sharez--$65 par

three days laid a strong gale, from thencato port of any importance to the westward She only for probable miserings of induce technical skill-sould bave achieved but a very aspect of the mountain's summit was changed. share. clined to think; be lens severe than the pro-light winds and weather were experienced: On ha will be found to be Sheet of Sud It is ruinoared in the Qily that the Provincial anal portion of this results which his novemylists. An immune abyss was formed 1.260 Parders Ching Bugar Refining Company, Limited- aent punishment with the rattan. Of course the serival of this Alert she sent up a ruskos, as hood, called havanse at this place a strip doverument has received orders from the Taung ably clear judgment sad a fine parception of what Vesuvius Had the Ipa of the crater remained Chiness Imperial Loga--E10

had they not be combined within remark, and extending nearly belf a mile into the heart if asigal to the Ranger, and made knows her of hard and ints out into the mud of the Yden af Poking to sphale the Wa-shih-shar we should not wish to advocate any system samber by burning coloured lights, which signal bay. At Sha-tau two or three moderataly Affair, at once-in accordance with the following was practicable in that brands of mechanics to unchanged, we are told the death of this grest Chiness Imperial Loan of 1877--E108. of punishment which would be open to the the Ranger elinolodged. The police steam large júnks may generally be seen either at an-demands of the British Chargé d'Alisin which bis chief attention in life was derezad, gulf would have been oven greater hat, so ter- stigma of inhumanity, but in dealing with laugh, apon seeing the signal, at once proceedel oker er stick in the and about half a mile from The Missionarios to be compensated for any loss 4 the age of 20 he had fitted this steamers alle was the force of the explosion that the whole SALES ON NOVEMBER Iro as Reporter år the desperate class of criminals for whom the to the Ranger, thinking that some asearance was the villago. Those are passage boats, and in or injury sustained by them through the riotous Ipswich and Sayolk vanning to London along of the upper part of the cone was carried oleen

required.

former days carried on a lucrative trade with proceeding of 30th August. The justigators the cast coast, with team engines, such of 10- sway, and the mounten reduced in height by cat or rattan is chiefly reserved, the punjab-

W Hongkong in sugar, ground pats, bullocks, pigs, of the riot to be punished as well as the actual horse power, and in 1895 four passenger buata nearly one fifth

It will be noticed that the interval between ment must be sufficiently severe to inspirequire into the practice ses procedure respect ped, or at least vor much strangled, by the arranged by the native authorities in concert similarly engined by hini. In 1838 his wall 1822 and the proceding craption of 1798 was

The Commission appointing ortuingeleing peultry, orga, do, do, but how this is all step rioters. The disputed tundaries to be to ran between Greenwich and London were lasting dread of its repetition. While on this ing the receipt. custody, management, and dis-various blockading stations, formed to harrass with L.B.M.'s Consul, the house burnt on known oscillating engines with tubular boils considerably greater than that which has now subject we may notice one very great con-bursement of all moneys on valuable securities the native scaft Eringing provisions into this the 30th Angust to be rabnit by the Provinsial were applied to some of the bosts regning ahtre elapsed sines the last grest eruption of Vanrius: session made to the criminals sises the ques coming into the hands of all offere attached to colony. The writer has seen the most axofbitant Authorities 5A Pmolination to be issued London.bridge. The admirably way in which But it must not be therefore inferred that thie

the Suprous Court, the issue of which was aqresses levied on all the article quumärsted, tion of flogging has been so much disquesad: directed in the Gazette of the 14th September, is the owners of pogitry and eggs especially ender y the Victory warning the poople against us these worked, their nigh, and compactes soon time: ie not got near at hand for an outburst herds of the Admirality were timed to plans pears than last century, madli zoro aotivaduring formerly the usual sentence in serious case published at length in Saturday's Gazele. Mr. inga to a aust-oruel and extortionste stout-fpotition of simílne ricons conduct Herald strategizorul attention, and in 1846 the The mountain has been much more active of fate

T. Jackson's name is substituted for that of Mr. those with whom time is not a great object, or who

thur yacht the Black Bagis in his hands. He the last two centuries than informer times. · · Be was that the prisoner should be three times A, Lind, in consequence, wa prasamo, of the lat.. can spare a few days, I wondraconda trip THE CAPTURE OF GHIZNI, FORTY

replaced her former engines by ooillators of fans the eruption of 1651, for instance, not only publicly flogged, macsiving twenty-five strokes for gentleman approaching departure from the upto Sha tau in, the passage boat. There are only

double their power, with tubular füs bollers, he↑ Vesuvins, but the whole Neapolitan volcanforagion each time; latterly, it has been that he shall polony, and tas commissioners are now the folt plying now and they leave Hongkong abant.

changu being, offccted in the same space and repsined at rost for nearly a century. There had Sir John, Keane with the British army appeared | without any inoreas of weight. The Black Lot bean any violent eraption of Voinvins for be ones privately whipped. Thero is, consetary and Auditor General; Hons G. Phillippo, woodward of the Harbour Master's Office and are lefore the walls of the celebrated foxtress of Bagle, by these and other improvements, from nearly five centarles and many hellered that quently, the greater negessity that the Attorney-General Thomas Jackson, Eaq, and medium sized juuks with two hours on the stern, Chiat on the 91st July, 1899, and there he found being a very slow ship had her speed so incressed Vasaving was becoming an extinct volcano. The Willing Wotton, Eag. The opening paragraph me os esl side. The cattle, pigs, poultry, and Hyder Gholam, Dest Malipped's son, in non, that an immense number of orders followed to fit erstee was five nilos rotut and more tann kalf s of the commission is as follows Whereas in suice of the corge is stowed on deck and the mand, with Afsal Khan in the vicinity in charge | hp, chips on the same principle. Among: tham mile deep; its sides were covered with brushwood consequenas of the conviction of Frederick Sow rest of margo and also the passengers will be if a corps of cavalry. Since the days of Mah we may mention Her Majesty's yacht the and cattle grazed on the plane at the bottom. There are signs of weakness at Cabal. The leg Haffam for the misappropriation of esetain found in the bold. The passengers are generally mond of Ghisal and Mohamed of Ghat this city Fictoria and Albert and the Great Britain is In December, 1631, the mountain blew anny the Azez rules over a motley collection of tribes money radoived by him as Olbial Assignes under packed like sardines in a box and the stench fortress has been fated among the Afghaus. As examples of the swiftness and regularity thas covering of rock and anders. Seren mighty

Ordinance 13 of 18% of certain bankrupt states, from theo is abominable, but when a passenger Kays puts it, its strength was their boast, and socured, t

lava-streams flowed forth. Resins was entirely and moss, who are never easily restrained, I have considered it desicable in the intert of who can afford to pay one dollar patronises the Post Molowed anticipato, that the force of the But if Mr. Penn's quocess was great with his | destroyed,,, and a fearful loss of life ensued. and athere togather only as long as self-in the public ervice of this colony, of the suitors Shatan passage boot one, of the Lidio roame javacion would be broken before its impregnable desiliating top of engines, it was still more re- Thirty-ire year the pagod beforu » great terest unites them. It is very unlikely that in the Supreme Court, and of the pubiis generally, before described raised above the stern can be valle. On the other hand, our Commandermarkable with the trank engine, designed to eruption occurred; but since the eruption of

Thernomatne-dli that inquiries should be mad as to withs, or had. The captain clears his opium tray, lamp, disposed to consider that the ropptation of Glizni the propulsion of fighting slips by sore, and 1656, the mountain has seldom been as cost more, all the clans and feudatories who acknowledge.net groster precautions may be adopted for the and ripes, pillow, regs and other rubbish out was undeserted, and he bad bogordingly advanced capable of being placed so far below the water than ten years together. It would seem as though SREER AL as their chief approve of his insecurity and due appropriation or distribution of of a room in a most courteous manner and against it with only his field guns, and with line sa to be safe frou an antsy's shot. In 1947 the increased, activity of Vegazine ware Goda licy in defying England and courting Russia, ezers, gule, and hattels, or valuable mari. the passager on then make himself really int any zamiar train But a glance at the he was commissioned to it Her Majesty ships eioned by the cloning up of outlets by which the ties, which are paid into, or dusited with the comfortable, but the mised stern jumps about walls of Chizni showon our Como sader that arrogent and Encounter on this system, and be mountains free had formerly foux vent. The Afghans are very strict if not absolutely Supreme Court of this Colony, or are wllected and goes up and down in a most unplea it did not belie its reputation, and that it groented these orders in a marker so satisfactory Briesian talla us that during the sutures when fanatical Mahometans, aut it is quite ineonor raseived by or deposited with, persone holding int resoner if the water is at all rough was a place of great strengil: both by nature that as a result he has applied trunk ongines to Veturina hart been comparatively imetire, there ceivable that they should all be blind to the

winch so that any bit a very sacient and by art. Yet was an English army to no less thinn 230 vazzola, varying in pewar from had been listarhangs in various parts of the Bay pficial sppointments in spanection thenrith,"

marizer would soon he redaoul to extremities, be turnul azido in its quru, svou ly the the stall guolitat of 20-korze power to wash of Naples, once, „át iques, in avery 200 years. We have reusivel an extract from the log of Assuming that you have got through all these formidable ramparts of this stronghold, and its shipa as the Eullan, giving an indicated powerufi Solfatarn bad heen in erpation in the 12th cen danger of an allians with their natural the British slug Arabia, Captain Kisstfuth, tronbles and arrived safely at your port of dos sólato garrison auder the King's son The 3,029 horses, and the Nerture (late Judenerulencia), ray Isonin in the 14th, Monts Nuevo in the enemy and the uncompromising foe of the which left org a short time ago for Callao, and tination, the junk comes lu an anchor ad in Biglish Gopomal resolved that it should not, and, giving upwards of 8,800 indicated horne power, 16th is not certain, indeed, that the region Gapiră.” The Bultan of TUEKET has more was totally diamosted in a typhoon: “Yonday, luumediately surrounded. by small boats, just in the absence of his battering train, formed his Tires, we believe, are the largest amounts of i of which Yesuvius is one of the vents may not than once warned the Anges of the folly of 6th September: This day bas set in with a brisk reply as the steamers are when they arrive in plans for its capture by aan To bar ally, power hitherto realized whh one pair of engines be far wider than the Neapolitan Tolodnad ze

gale from the N.N.W Barometer, 29.40, Ist 29. Hongkong. You deposit all the impediment in Shah Shuja, it was incomprehensible how we sines the use of steam for marine propulsion begion, and incluie Etos, the Lipart Islande, and hawing sny relation with the Russians, and 15 N. long, 13.58 E. Midnight, heory Equalis, one of these boats and got as new to lura firma intonded to break into the iron-git fortrom, gan and when we recollect that such astonish-ren the Grecian olsamen. Certain it is that the wild, fierce chieftains of Afghanistan, who reefed the foresail, Tuesday, 17th-Wind E, by as the best will go, the watershoaling so gradually, While the Afghan prince was troubled with the ing results have been developed within the le on morg Han one vocarion Eina has shown a N-, a heavy typhoon blowing, and the ship lay- that you cazinot quite get to dry ground, no kúpossibility of Breaching the walls, Sir John, time of the subject of this notice, and to a large singular sympathy with the lesser, though searsa still retain a great deal of religious, respecting to under lawer top gaila, sight o'clock p.20, you must made an shore or put up with the Kasne and his engineers were busy rocking which extent by his genius and skill as a mechanician, loss onbegatie volcano. The double eruption of Thera for the Leader of the Faithful, are not all wind northerly eleven o'clock, wind featherly altorastive of being carried by the boatman, gate should be blown in A nephew of Dest it must be felt that 12. Ponn taken prominent Mount us in November and December, 1868, likely to have turned a deaf ear to this after on hear's salm; barometer 28.55, daylight, Immediately on leading you will observ's a high dahomed, Abdul Rashid Khan, but decorted the piss among the great works of this so coomed manifestly ornnested with the eruption the ship on hot beam ende; noon, cousa NE, ridge of sand with a line of drifted reads, weeds, Baruókave onusp, and it was from him that our ned country, Up to the mesent time he and hra of; Veanvius in progress vken Eina banke forth. warning voice. The vaning of the Crosegut wind 5.3.E. and more moderate; squared away wood, and other material which usinity markobard Jenynt that all the gates had been walled firm here fitted 735 vessels with engines, having Very soon after the first outburst of Eins (on Dry Torto may be visible enough to them, and they may and run: Lt. 22.28 N. long. 128:18 E. Wadhes- the ligh water level. This was thrown up by up with the exception of the Labul Gate Theati aggregate actual power of more than 500,000 Novemba 28), Vesuvian beran to grow quieter, we rogard with a certain amount of owe the day, 18th-Came N.N_W. typhoon blowing the grast typhoon of 1874, which wrought foar Cabol Gate way the one weak point in the armour horses.” “A completa liệu đi thứ gulps in which as thongh, the notion of the Sicilian vant fed bad

from the 8.3. bargiųstas 28.30; midnight, coarse ful havor in the boy, in many instances the food of Strizni, and it was denided to sflest an entrance this amount of machine forta kas boun distributed a relieving effect. But after that first sruption' Wether colossal Power whose legions have worsted southerly, wind oast, the ship lying i under washing humises and all before it. Crossing this at that portion of their Sortisontion Early in would basupy too much smes, but we iar quote of Els had reaard Vesuvius became more the armies of the SULTAN and wrested a lower main-top-anil; daylight, the main-top.sall sundy ridge and sumie sterile ground beyond it the morning of the 23rd July, 1889, the storm a samples the Orlasico, Howe, Bellenphon, In nettro, and it was not fill the second and more groat portion of his "European dominions blow away; necu, ship on the port tact, the lee you will see what at frat sight would be taken ing party and its supports consisting of the constant, Northamptnu, diaz, Agantemtun, Zer-ferriide eruption of Etna, on the night of De-ranty fallen.

mail under water. Lat. 23.23 N. long 128,80. B. for a large house. It is a quadrangular erection, four English regiment, - vis,, the 2nd, 13:1, and cules Sultan, Warrior, Black Prince, dehülze, | gambar 8.3, that Vuensius sank into reponse from his feeble grasp, but mingled with this barometer 23.16 Thursday 19th. Coure S. Wach wal about twenty foot bigh, sud three of 17th of the Line, and the Company a Buropean firstoty, and Nordamberland. In 1854 at the We understand somewhat botter now than- ht feeling there may naturally be bitter recent wind 8.E. typhoot atlil blowing; "3.30 o'clook the wall have no gatɔ, winduw, or broak of any Regiment, followed the Engineers: sail-Sappers; qutamencement of the Crinest War, when Ad. qựng thự osary and the significence of valeenio ment, deep distruat, and religious bate. It, the ship on use boat ende; the fore to bind in them except loop holes for mussoley, he had on about to explode: The wine, Bacol maral Napier found self powerless in the inurbances. The rearphin of Dana Mallet, mast-backstay gave way, and the fore must went At each oerner in the usual square tower some it the foot of the Cabal Gate. The night was Baltio for want of gutboste, it becams imputaties and others haya shown that nearly all ào vol- is no doubt, owing to SHEEK ALA's porting over the side taking everything with it. The ten feet higher then the rest of the wall. On stormy and the early duwa, was darks and dreary, to have 120 of thems, with 60-horse expires on varias energie of the earth ar deg, not to the cious hostility to the British Indian Garere. - mast breki ölcse to the deck zat 5:30 p.m. got all entering the only gate of the fortalice you will weather pre-eminently suited for such salood as board, ready for mach spring, sud at first the gradual contraction of the orust upon the nuclona | | -539 ment that the rebellion in Kohistan has the wreck cleared away after its humping heavily and yourself thene of the fortilled village so cote that winiels lay betero Colonels Dannie and selo means for earning ont so large an ametint of a mom oner papposed, but to the, genital con against the side, midnight, barometa 28.00., men in the districts to the north of flies Bay, And in the middle of the night Sir John Keone, work ta so short a tine puzzled the "Admiralty | traștion of the auolema and its consequent with. broken out. Afghanistan is not unanimous course wertorly, wind southerly; „daylight, ship but as a rule the Doon Bay villages äîn bulli un maila e Remonstration with all his field-picose But Mr Fenn pointed out, and himself get in drawal from the ornet. This shrinking of the in ite Russian leanings; the hardy clans of rolling, baik mills undor water; noon dileen to fortited in the ordinary super. The village gainst the western end southern sides of the practice, an easy solution of the mechanical uusleus leaves the brunt apported, and under lindrate any faces over the mone

wards the Loo Choo Islands; barometer. 29.10.**ı yan have entered containa semis seventy to uttress. To the north; whaes the English Sap-- diffoulty By calling to his assistanon the best, the dotion of gravity. in 5 drawh down to the the highlands will have no part in the league The vezal afterwards ran for Amor, where she sightyhouses, within the walls, sad if you rank pors, under Captain Thoumon where bany with workshops in the country, in duplickling parts, ausleus, trasktes up as it they closes ini. Te with the spoiler of the Caling, and haye riseg | kan besa sondemned, and will be sold by section. I politaly to the village ackout-mater or to the the real work of the night, all was quiet. - Afters and by a full use of the stulable e sopress of, may wem to the quaistes that this prooms,

ping should be a very severe one.

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