promisses as far of China it copperhed,
-“I have b shrewd groans to the identity,
CSC." of Chiefer, but will refrain from making
about, which is more than an ho said för lög: pony who rush mta print on Chinese topics.
spac
State Infecusla af Russia may meat in friendly | Osborn's conclusions, I cannot say much for kin GRoqurtec. The mutual understanding cannot be brought about in a momkat, it will teko timə, Astucere and real reconciliation—that is to say. She destruction of the causes for animal rib public. Ho certainly knows what he is writing probes and discontent-can only follow the abolition of the present exclasico "special law of the Vistala district. When the ourse, which ans weighed on the Poles for 17 years, and which has long since last its putar d'étra, shall bare heon comoved when, in other words, justice bell be dealt out to the millions of Russian Polish subjects then will panes be secured.
A newly-actablished Payal organ at Rome, the Aurora, Inn published articles upon Ireland, TA onsnding the grant of an independent Parlia- wont to that inland in the boat moons of maintulu- ing respect for authority and religion:","
· LONDON
THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY MARCH 9m, 1840.
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
DESTINATION
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It would appear that the Queen is not to be: An Annident of an extraordinary nature hos Contilons in courtesy by tlie Czur." "The Prince smurred as the thacro, Astan, nar Dişining. of Wales is to be sent to St. Petersbapy shortly bom. The stage wis lighted up two plustrie Es congratulate the Emporer on the twenty-fifth lights, and when the candle are not burning analvoreaty of his uncession. There is to be a two brang connections used for the purpose of Fast gathering of Pringga from all countries on crossing the current ore hang up over the pr- the cortion
chestrus After the performance of tab panto-SAN
me Mr. Brass, the euphonium player: you leaving with the other members of the band when prosumbly, ont of curiosity, Le caught bold of the two brass connections referred to, and reocired the ful shool of the slootria our rnb, generated by the powerful battery which applies the whole of the lamps in the building The sock wederod him insensible, and he died is about forty minutes, h
OUMMERULAL INTELLIGENCE,
MONDAY, Sth Marok. OTIUM
The market for Rengal has baño vosettiml
RUSSIAN MOVEMUSTA IN CENTRAL, ARTA, In rend to the telegrams reporting, fresh Ensaian dateats on the Transonsplan Coast, the --Examiner-asyk? We 'aro able to state thint, apodrding to the must meent advious Cruz Tilis, no alteration as take place in the aspout of affairs at Tohikislar and that the telegrams bear internal oridenge of being simply as changé of the information published in Russia respecting the original repulse at Geok Pope. It is a most inquolibla vizoumstance that Tahikislar,” a fort defended by eighton or twenty cannon; should have been captured by Turkowan horsemen, and as for the statement that the supply of provisions. on the land side bus bcon out off, the eserespondent: apposte to forgot that the inkád région of Tobiistar is a bare desert, producing nothice since the arrival of the steamers. Salce cf.Patha int mud and mosquitoes. Guneral Targon kain at $6124 to 36184; and of Bensrea at 8530 At shifted the expolitionney forms from the Torsotho close both lesoviptions held to higher rates. isan side of the Caspian to the Chocasian const two months ago, because it was easier to find them in the infter region than in the former, and he left a sufficient number of battalions bahind at Fort Tabikiakse, · Port: Bayst Khaj, Fort Tolst, al Fort Donzolonm,to give a poed no- count of hemkeyes in my cónfiot with the enemy. His own'arrival at Tidis is dun to a desire to superintend the arrangements for the forthcoming campaign, and in this respect he Ims only followed the example of General Lomokin and General Lozerbft in previous years." Megasha ArDHANISTAN TROUBLE.
There is a great ory being raised in India, and in smaller one in England against Government. for not declaring its policy with respect to Af ghanistan, it being argued that many of the trihen vonid join us. If they could be sasured of, permanent protection. The argement no doubt ponneskes, mivel forme, but seeing how Ministers have been harassed by Maxcorite, Afghan, and Opposition. I think the complaint against them is unreasonable They have promised not to annex the country and they will not do so if they oan-avoid it, but it must be held until all resist. anoe to cut arms is put down, I suppose it will en be divided into several pacts, but nothing sen be definitely settled until the natives are sabdued, Locaise the men who now isad the movement against as, are the very man who ought to be selected as the future rulers of the country, and targ muat bo well thrashad bafora wa can treat with themi Linolinë.to the belief that an understanding Lue bova made with Roe sia to the effect that if we loare Horat aluno they will also forboat from, attacking More. It is a great pity if this abould turn ont to be the CARD, inashinol, as our coonpation of Hemat would for ever abeck Russian advánica in Central Asia, Bat it is necessary that England should be at pace just how. Har intervention will be soon wantel in Europa.agrin Hor reasures abould bo hastaded and her hauls kept free, to the and that due amphasis y be given to "ber
counsel and advica.
THE WAR IN ACHEEN.
I hate that the thie war in Surastre is still proceeding. I wonder when the Achinese will bo finally subdued. The work bas boon marvel- lously slow. The Dutch do nothing in n harry. Iraud in the papers that the Dutch Colonial Office bus received from the Governor of Achsen) a despatch, dated Kottu Raja, December 15, and stating that Tengkos Arah, the spiritual chief of the XXVI Makius, and several other" obiaf tains, lave made their submission and taken the goth of allegiance: It is alder that the health of thin Tetch trhope is not in a satisfactory con dition. It is hardly likely that it can be satia factory in such limeto. They should hasten mattare a bit, and take the offensive more vigorously.
THE PARNON DISPUTE. WITH-UNNAN. Thers can be no rozbt, I should say, that the
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"SWATOW, AMOT, & F'CHOW || Namor (str.)-;.
INSURANCES
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANELLEHINA
INSURANCE COMPANY."
INCORPORATED BY BOTAL OHARTER AND SPECIAL ACTS OF PARLIAMENT,
ESTABLISHED 1800.7
CAPITAL—£2000,000/
9/10 nominal.HE Undersigned, Agents alongkong for the ulove Comyny, are prepared to grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 nay Building, or ouorchandise in thp me, at the usual raton, subject to a illacount of Twenty per cent (20%)))
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posHongkene, 7th July 1974
Union Insurance Society of Canton---31,456 per China Traders Insurance Company'e Shares
£1,450 per share
North Chine Insurance Tis. 1,150 por clare, Yangtze Insurance Assosiation-1ls. 730 per
sbary,
Chinose Insurance, Compony $300 per abare Hongkong Fire Indamace Company's Share
9780 per share,
D
Chins Fire Insurance Company's Shates--$203
per share
INTIMATIONS.
David Session, Soni & Co. Gibb, Livingston & Coll Messagories Maritimes Vogel & Co Fogel & Co
Batterfell & Swire ....... Rasiall & Coast
Douglas Laprak & Co....
On or about 11th inst.. On or about 20th-inst Quick doapstab:: Quick despatel Quick:dospatel
Quick despatch.
Quick: despatel Quick despatali, On and inat.. at 1 .. To-morrow, at 11 PE On 13th fat, at 3. pt. Or 16th inst, at 2 P.te Or 17th inss, at Ngon, Quick despatel.. Quick patohi.. On or about 13 inst To-day, at 4 PM. To-morrow, at daylight.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH
FOR LONDON.
TRADERS INSURANCE COM;
PANY LIMITED,
THE Steamship
NOTICE
BAĞLENGYLE".
VESSELS ON THE BERTH
ALBO
BINGAPORE PENANG POINT DE GALLE, ADEN SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDIST ANCONA, VENICE MEDI TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON,
LANÇÀ VỪA BOMBÁT;
MADRAS AND CALCUTTA, ZAHE PERIFIUTAN AND ORIENTAL, STYAM Nätigation COMPANY'S Steamship “THIBET, Cantaîn E. ASHDOWN, will Heave this on WEDNESDAY, the 10th Marob,
at 11 P.-S.
Ton and Ganeral Cargo for London will be conveyed vid, Bombay, and there franabipped, arriving one week later than by dirt roste. Silk and Valables will be transferred to the Calontta sfaämer at Galle.
For further Particulars, apply to
A MOTVEE, Superintendent. Hongkong, 27th February. 1880.
“NOTICE, " COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES..
MARITIMES PAQUEBOYS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLS, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, TSMALIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES BOMBAY, MAHE, ST DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS,
ON WEDNESDAY the 17th March, 1880, at Noon, the Company's Staamskip "AVA.Commandant RozLAND, with MATLS,
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The F. M. steamer City of Peking, with the Der American mail, left Yokohama ou the 4t instant, and may be exported here on, or shout the Stii instaubria
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
***MAIL WILL CLOSE For Hoitow-To-day the 9th instant 7,30 sat
For Amay-Per Diamants, to-day, the 9th instant, at 3.30 pm.
For Swatow, Amoy, and Fasolow.-Per Namoa, to-day, the 9th instant, at 5 r.,
For Swatow-To-day, the 9th inst.. at 5 p.. Far Sinstow and Amay-Tu-duy; the 9th instant, né 3 Pɔr
T
HE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY
(LIMITED), CAPITAL TARIS 100,000; EQUAL TO 5939,333.33. RESEPTE FUND...................
$34,152.21
DİRECTORS.
LEE SING, of the Lai Hing Firm. WONG TIK TON, of the Chan Cheong Wing
Leo Tze, of the Yoo On Firm: FONG SONY FURG, of the Tang Bang We Bong. WONG PAR CHEONG, of the San Tys Lee Hong. Kwok-ACHROW, of the Fat Hing Firm-~~- Lo YEOR MOON, of the Kwong Man Cheong
MANAGER-HO AMEI
From this date, and during the absence of plain Quartly, will be despatched as, above PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO. will CURRENT RATES to Australia, Californis,
MW. H. RAY from this Colony, Mr. B GOLDSMITH has been appointed ACFING. BECRETARY to the Company.
H. H. NELSON, Chairisa. Hongkong, 21st February, 1830.51m350
ANGOSTURA BITTERS. TESSRS DA. T. 6. 8. SIEGERT AND SONS, through their Sols Agents, Messes KURNS HENDSCHxz. & Co. London, 1997 barely give notice that they are the Sols Inven- Manufacturers, and Proprietors of the
Celebrated
AERMAN GLOYD MARINE INSURtors,
AKCE COMPANY, LIMITED, SOF-BERLIN.
The Undersigned, having been appointet AGENTS for the abavo Company, ars prepared to GRANT POLICIES on MARINE RISKS 10 all parts of the World.
STEMSSEN &. Co., Agents. Hongkong fith Formary, 1879.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
ANGOSTURA BITTERS,
ad that all Bitters made by them bee their glare and also a facsimile of both sides of the Metal granted at the Vienna arhibition of 1873
All Bittere not made by them and sold Angostara" are sparions, and all parties doni ing therein will be prosecuted with the utmost 27rigour of the law.
AND SUD-AGENTS FOR HONGKONG,
285]
JUSTUS LEMBKI & C
NOTICE.
On Tai Insurance Company Limited-7la, 138HE Undersigned, Agents for tied above Rongkong and Whasapon Dock Company's Company, ars prepared to GRANT TH.
Shares- pór cent. premiam,
SUBANCES at Current Ratex, 1 db Fongkong, Canton, and Micro Steamboat Co.
AMELCHERS & Co., Shora 322 per share piramism.
Agents, Boyal Jusurares Company Shanghai Steam Navigation Company Tls. 10. Hongkong: 27th March, 1874.
[14] per share.
think Casst Stena Navigation Copy-TsPHONIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
110 per share, Pag Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$75 per
share.
Hongkong Hote: Company's Shares--$60
shinre
bins Sugar Retning Company. Tātad÷¬±101.
per skare, ex dividend. Things Imperial Loon of 1874-Nomiual Clinere Imperial Losu of 1877-Norainst
SALEB ERPORTED BY CHINES Dried Lily Florara-5 tego, at $500, by Krong Foong to travelling trader
Waits Sagar-50 baga at $5 40, by Kwong Foong to local trader..
hall643-10 casos, at $27.00, by Yoo Tre to travelling tradoc.
White Wax-3 places, at $58,00, by Yee T to travelling trader,ONE
Red. Datos 50 baga, at Ila 3.2.0, by Tys Foong hun to travelling tralar,
Black Thiss-30 lage, at Tis 400, by Tys Foong Shua to local trader.
CHARTERS EFFECTED.
The following settlements are taken from Mr. French Government vesos business in regard R. STEIL's Freight Cirent
to Auze. The insult affered to the Fronou
FROM this date, until further potico, a dis-
count of Twenty per entit. (20%) upon the Current Local Rates of Premin will be allowed upon Insurances affmoted will this Company.
-DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Va
Logonte. Hongkong, 27th June, 1972. PHENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents to the above Company at this Port, are prepend to grant Palicies artinst Fire to the extent of 800,000, on Buildings or on Ocods stored therein
HUGLAS TAPEAIR
TIS
Hongkong, November, 1888:
COTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE
COMPANY.
FIKE AND LIFE. INSURANCES against BIRR granted at Car rent Rates. Considerable Radostion in Promia for Lira IkaURANCE in China.
VANAMETER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, Selzinne, 1879.
THE
NORTH HERMAN FIRE INSULANOR COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
Resident is evidently to be mails the pretextosiaan bros matan seaner HAL NEUE Undersigned, Aders for the shore
for the occupation of Tonquin or for some otline | Ceasars by which French infnénce will be ox. tendal in Cochia-Chica. All the French papare
BANGS, 5 tong, Takan to Tokohama and biek to Hongkong vid Newchwang, 20 per pical.
Company, are prepared to GRANT IN 40SURANCES to the extent of $65,000, arst
class risks at current rates. A
er at p MELCHERS &
krats in most unequiancal forms that Admiral German Lark LIVINGSTON, 530 tons, to Chufoe
Daparehas received · Instructions to namipy- Tonguti, and the Priz edils that the Minister of Marine will ask for a credit for the purpose.
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
It is stated in vas of the Isailing. 8t. Peters- burg journals, that the Chinese have sent large reinforcements to the Kuldja frestier, and that twenty Englishmen ora amongst them. Icon.
sider this very likely. I am under the conviction that Chiness, troops, ecmmanded by Baglish or American offers, or above match for Ins.' sisos, mich for, mas, and I inaka the Aotht if Easyin wara ta ezərcise her thirst for aggression.
Hourlong, $7th March 1876. [13
COMPANY OF HAMBURG
19
WM SCHMIERES COMPANY
Established 1565),
GUN AND RIFLE MAKERS, GENERAL MACHINISTA, DEALERS IN "ÅLMA
AMMUNITION, AND REQUISITES; : No. 47. WYNDHAM STREET. Hongkong, 15th Mardh, 1879.
FOR SALE.
en or about the 11th Marol
leave this Port for the above places. For Freight or Passago, apply to
Cargo and Spesie will be registrul for Lon- don as well as for Marseilles, and boopted in JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
1291 teanalt through Marseilles for the principal Hongkong, 26th February, 1980.
places of Europe.
QURAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR SHANGHAI, VA AMOY.. Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates. for HANKOW and Fears on the YANGTSŻE. ARE
Corapany's Steamship
**____*DEUCALION."-
MARINE RIST on Goods, & taken at
Manila, Singapore, Saigon, Penang, and to ali the Treaty Porte of China and Japan.
Head Office, 8 and 9, Praya West Hongkong, 14th October. 1872.
#1499
BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon, and Cargo wil be received on board until 4 M Specie and Parcels until 9 P.. on the 15th 1931, Parcols are not to bo sont on board they must be left at the Agency'epared Once,) Contents and value of Packages are required.
Agents for the above: Company, are pre AHE Undersigned, having been appointed"
to grant Insurances as follows:
MARINE RISKS. Polleice at Current Rates, payable either hers,
Captain B. J. Brown, will be despatched on For further particulara, apply at the Com-in London, or at the primerpal ports of India, or about 13th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, A gente. Hengkong, 5th March, 1880.
pany's Office,
993
FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY,
AND MELBOURNE —— Calling off the usual Coast Porrs and taking through Cargo and Passengers for NEW ZEALAND), NHE Eastern and Australian Mail Steam
Company's Steamer
"BOWEN"
will be despatched as ahova no TUESDAY, the 16th instant, at. 2 P.M.
Fer Freight or Passage, apply to
GTBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
[389 Hongkong, 2nd March, 1880.
QUEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL, THE Company's Steametip
TH
[504
THEOPHILE ROEDERER & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE, awarded the Gold Mədal at the Paris Exhibition.
DRY VERZENAY MOUSSEUX. Quinta Pinta
$17. por Case of 1 Dozen. $18 per Caso of 3 Dezen. MEYER & 06, Agents, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1979.10
(1400 HONGKONG WHARF & GODOWNS.
Gonds received on STORAGE at Moderate Ratas, in First-class Godownunder Eucoporu supervision and VESSELS DISCHARGE along. sule the Whart on Favorable Teens, with 2 despatch/ Also eutire GODOWNS to be LET.
METER & Co.
MANINGAR FOR SALE AF Recent MINKING AS FOR SALE, & Recent CURIOS, LAQUERED WARE, FINE PORCELAINS SERJEMA. WARE, CALINA SILK EMBROIDERY SHAWLS,{ IVORY WALE, CHINA WALE, &o, &e.
PRICKS MODERATE.
No, 49, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG.
ALGAB AND COMPANY, HOUSE p ESTATE AGENTS,
BAN'T COLLECTEDN BROWN, JONES & CO., UNDERTAKERS,
MOURNING STATIONERY, &
MONUMENTS ERECTED.
8. HOLLYWOOD ROAD, FON G
PHOTOGRAPHER,
By Appointment to HE Sir ARTHUR KEN- NEDY, LE Adreiral RYDH and HIH. The
ad back to Hongkong vis Nowo awang, 50 renta per pical, 35 lny day, TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE Fronch bark OHATEAUBRIAND. 997 teas, Whami
poatɔ
to Tiontsia and back to Hongkong vid Newchwaug, 74 cents per piani, 35 luy days. 1073 Undersigned, having been appointed British brig VICTORY, 25 tons, Whampoa ty
Agents for fe above, Company, are pre- Tigotain 2 and back to Hongkong mid New.pared to secept Risks against Eire at Current
Rates, subject lệ wlonus of 20 per cent. ohwang, 774 cents per picni, 35 lay days.
31EMSSEN & Co.. British sohooner. JAMET, 211 tons, Wapato
Agante.) Tientsin and book to Hongkong vid Now •
Datenramilan, Ukihi Novambar. 1870 ohwang,
ang, 70 esate por pion, 35 lay days, stemmer Cameron, 186
burned from his tour to Paking and the Northern dents per pleni, ka
The Undersignal baving been appointed Forts, has now the satisfaction to offer ley days in all.
Acer to the above Company at this Port, are LABORA, CHOICER, and more COMPLETE COL propared to GRANT POLICIES against FIRE LECTION of VIEWS, than any other in the to the extent of $10,000 on Buildings or on Empire. Amongst the sorerst places of great interest he has, it considerable cost and trouble, Goods stored thereis Discount. 2014-
added what has hitherto been an nuapprownbable mystery,THE DRAGON TERUNE," ond 125 oltott en inspection.
British
on Chines territory, that the British Governong, two trips, 2 Salgan to] CXTANDARD FIRE OFFICE, LONDON. GRAND DORI ALEXIS OF RUSSIA, kaving re
nient would be glad to "lead" the mandarins Bucli advine and assistance, as it would ragales British steamer ULSTELAND. 795 tons, to, Sai on, $1.600 in full, and Saigon to Hong
bali a dozen Grand Dukas to enunteract
British steamer ATHULL 741 tons. Saigon le
Hongkong, Erivate.teras.
In connection with this sobivot. Fobaarte in l kang, 20 conta por piout. the Pall Mall Casette of the 21th inst. Istter over the algnature "C. G. ant dated Chofoo, November 29th, which is worthy of attention, British steaser Bacconies, 1,310 tons, Sai and as such I reprednou it in extenso :-
gon to Hongkong, 30 esat per pieni.
Hong *In an article in the Contemporary Ravións of October list, written by Coloual Osburn, are the Germania steamer HESTESIA, R80 tons, Stiron to following statements:-
Hongkong, 90 seats par piɔal, 9 tav days. Jutvo Levar suppused Rasio to have ouy amator British termes OMINKING, 799 tons. Saigon design na India. After much reading, I have failed ̈ to Hongkong, 30 cents per picil, 7lay days. to discover any prout of such designs. Those who British stoner BEXARTY, 1119 tons, Sairea yanquet Rooska obtain their evidenco by a very shuplo „procenu they majcosas incredihis thoabjosto nesigned
by this Bussian Government uz guding its policy?
and substituto their or East ptononsentions in place
of them. I believe that neither Russia nor any other
VOGEL & CO Fruchong, let Marek. 1978, İLIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLUEE INSURANCE COMPANY.
ROM this date, antil further notice, a dis-
Foment of dainty bur sont (20) on the many other places
to Sonrabum. 15 seats por picat, 14lay daysapon Iranzanons fantail with this Company.
British steamer CLATERHOUSE, 783 tons, Saigon
to Sonralaya, the 50 cents per pioul, 10lay days
power would accept of fadis as a free gift. I carob British steal 103, 1.271 tous, Saiyan
imagine a ratiom! statoman cavating för. bis country
Sonralmyn, 50 pouts par pioul
to
current less rate of Premis will be allowed
*"DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co
.........". Agents, Unurkong:27th June, 1872, QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
f17
Photographs of the following places are also on view-CANTON, THE NORTH RIVER, HONG- RONG, MACAO, SWATOWANY. FOODROW FORMOSA, CHEFOO, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN, and
D. K. GRIFFITH holde anthority, to SIGN.
STUDIO, QUEEN'S ROAD, Narly opposita tha Hongkong Hotel NOW ON SALE
IDES BRIÁL QUARTO,
an burdensome and knprofitano a reponthills. Bnt German steamer BELLONA, 730 jous, Saigon to HE Undersigns are prepared to . N ENGL DICTIONARY,
that a Bussian Govertinent chould arge attempt the invasion and couquoat of Indie is to, mo bayond the power af bafint. Wast Me Cobden rate in 1935 ap. Fors to me as convincing, at this day as it was ther **Cainh," he wrote, "affords the basi ausweetothdue who argue that. Kneis mediates höstila viswi to- warda sar India passsssione?” Chiun is soparated from Russia by an imaginary bangdary only; nad that country le universally supposed to contain a vast deposit of rinhas well worthy of the spoiler a nation. Besides, it has not enjoyed the beacüb of bring alvi. lized by English or other Christian enquerors. additiouni resson for oxpecting to fluid a wealthy pagan community, writing, like anwenght minna, tho Inbours of some. Rosakati Warren Bustinga.. Why, then, dons not the Czar invade the Chinese Expira, which ia bie pest neiglibong and contains daanraviged soil, rather than seatowplats, as the alarmist writers and speakers prudiet he aloen,, marking 2,000 mileg over barning donerte und ranges of anowy modaties to Hindostan, where he would find that Clive and Wollowing had pressed bin?
Soutebapa, 55.vents par pigul. 8 lay days. Dutou steamer FAVI. 887 tons, monthly charter,
thras to twelve months, $3,000 per month.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE:
......
Exerc.v...
PARODOS). V, 3. Then, MD
-Parasuneters Wet lonfish.
raavia-
CHINA COAST, METEOROLOGICAL
"The ignorange Mr. Coblou displayed in 1635 seems very ramekabla in 1879,-. The boundaries -dfeldier Basin from Chios were, anything but Imaginary, uses one is disposed to relegate tie. Urtak Txu, the Ala Tai the... Sallinsk, the Nortolipsk. did the Tallonat Mountaina to the realian of the imagination. Chins indeed uni- versally believed now, as then, to contain a vast deposit of richos well worthy the attention theepoiler; but these riches are mostly contained in the southeast of the eighteen provluces, and, -hewater well worthy the attention, were in 1835 vite
quite out of the reach of Kassia dospris. „bether burcing or not), unowy mountains, and thoumuda of mitos interycued. "The Runningja ja 1835 mo doubt kuow, thong Mr. Qoblen, did not, that Chius proper did not wait like an unwrought mine the labours of some Bassian - Warren- Hastings, In China proper all the empire' no knowledged oxe chist. China was not split upper into summerous States governed by proces eter. nally jealous of und at war with each other re Thero being no French in Chim in those dayer there waru no French to uzpeč
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REGISTER.
TESTELAYS PRISEBAMS,
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force en su ruches, laney and kidat ERKETELS KAI degree DILECTION OF WIRD In Fazer STAFF. NN.R., MR, RENT
KORCH ON Wrand calma, 7, 1. 3 Digit brente," a la E
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Nevertheless what Mr. Olden write In 1835 Yet Thermometer. spposra to Colonel Osborn as convincing at this weather duy salt was then. As since 18.15 the Car has “involed Vie Chinese Empiro, and has annoxed that portion of the Heilung-king province between the Yablonci Mountaind and the Arsur very 250,000 square miles, has teizal: the unravered, soil of Kirin from the son to the Raver Usuri-ay, 66 019 square miles, and has, after conquering Kokand and Eakhara, by which the imaginary boundary' became less tušterial, taken the whole of Ili except the small portion' to east of the river Twis to say nothing of the slices who bas taken from arlund, &o, I quite "agros with: Colonel Osbarn, that Mr. Cobden's words ghould beás conrincing now as they ought to have been in 1895. The only question is, köw fat ought they to naayings thon of much reading."
Ylistaron may be the soundersa of Calopal
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