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Hornzove, NOTEMETH 27TH, 1880."

The Portuguese gunboat Maidevi, Commandering. Vinons, loft era ref Mass yesterday morning

A cricket match will be played to-day, com mencing 11 o'clock, Officers of the Army and dary Civilians,

We absorve test the buildings lately sccupied as the Oriental Hotel. in. Wellington-street, are being demolished, with the intention of erenting two blocks of dwalling houses, that facing Wynd ham-street for the accommodation of Europeans, and the one in Wellington street for Clingss,

It is not accurate to say that Flogging has seldom or ever (sic) been inflicted in this colony save in casos of orices of brabad violeno." The alfindet which fogging was latterly more frequently inflicted than for almost any other was kidnapping, an offence certainly calling for such a punishment, though it can ally be called one of brutal violanen.

the purpose.

THE THEATRE ROYAL

On Thursday night Signor Cagli's Italian Opera Company gave their first picformance of the reason at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, before a well filled house. His Excellency the Govorent, and Lady Honnessy, and Mr. Donovan, and His Excellen Senor Ozionez, Spanish Minister to China, and Sanera Ordennox wore among those present.

Yerif's opera "Il Trovatoro wangelected for representation on the opening night, and it was most ancesssfully produced. Tain favourite opera sounds in lughly dramatic situation and im passioned music, giving plenty of woops for the display both of histrionic talent and rocal power, The part of Leonora was taken by Sizaora Gene Bin, and was sustained with sil her well-known ability. Heracting was most finished and highly realistic, while ber vocalisation was nearly perfect ber rendering of the solos heing full of passion and feeling. Her appeal to the Count de Tana

THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, 1880.

I don't know why it did not sink in the water. My daughter was in the same part of the toat the denessed when it capsized,

Inspector Cameron said he thought it would; be advisable to adjoure the inquiry now, na ko had not been able to get an interprobar who spoke the dialect of the prisoners, and they might wish to put some questions to the witness. There might also be some chamos of finding the other! body in the meantimo.

Adjourned until Mouday, at three o'clock, at the Magistracy.

THE LOSS OF THE""DOUGLAS." The chief offloat of the steamship Douglas who arrived hora yesterday in the Company's stastrer Namba, has supplied us with the folloy.

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The steamship. Douglas left Añoy for Fo2. show at 9.40 p.t. of Saturday 13th November,

LATEST TELEGRAMS,

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CHINA TELEOBATH COMPANY'S LINE.]

LONDON, November 2441. THE CESSION OF DULCIGNO. Hostilities have coumenoot is Dalolgao, THE KURDISH IRRUPTION IN PERSIA, The Kurds have committed terrible missaems in Parsis., THE REIGN OF TERROR IN IRELAND. Banguinary Eghts bova talian place between the poliad and people in Ireland............. THE BASUTO WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. Fifteen hundred Colonial troops and zelunters

SUPREME COURT..

2611. November.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE ME. JUSTICE SNOWDEN.

POLACE COURT,

20th November.

The prisoner having been duly cantioned, looted Lo reserve her defenos and was committed for trial at the naxt Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court, bail being socopted in three aureties of $250 each...

OHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.. Lf Shin E, quartermaster, Kong King Choi, Ching Alo, and 13 Ashok, seamen, all belonging ty the Chinese Rorenze Crifiser Ling Feng, ware sharged with causing the death of two children agad respectároly firs and three years, at Hang Har on the 25th Inst.

Inspector Cameron proferred the charge against the four prisoners and applied fox romand as it was the intention of the Coroner to hold an ingust on the bodisa

handel her over to an anot. That ennis evening £625. No 2 £160, and No 3 £103. They were bar sunt mold her to the first defendant's father for bought by last year's lessee, and brought £90 the sum of $125; for the purpose of becoming a pro- more than last year.

The steamer Meeth arrived on the 201) and stituts. She did not wish to become a prostitute and made her escape from the house and com-left on the 22nd for the south, having funded 250 plained to a district watchaian that she ind been tons cargo into lighters.

Telegraphio advices have bean razpired in Liduapped. The first defendant was then takvi into custody and handled over to Taspentor Rivers Sydroy that the E, and A. Dail by Jem. at No. 2 Station. The Eocond defendant after-pany are constructing a no stramer for the words came and claimed the girl sa bordaughter China and Australia trude, capable of carrying and was also looked up. Efforts have been made 5,000 tons of cargo and to ho 300 feet long. The to arrest the first defendant's father, was paid stoantars Normanhy and Somerest have both been the purchase money for the girl, but without weld at Bingapore, and will be replaced by success. On eomplainant boing again placed in steamers the we as the Mamuir, the witness box yesterday sho said the second Fefendant was her mother. The first fofendant's The case was Beqordingly remanded till the Father parobased ber for a daughter-in-law, but 3rd proximo, the prisonere being simitted to bail afterwards wanted to insta ber a prostitute. She in two muraliss each of $250.

admitted that he had not told the truth when BREACH OF THE BUGISTRATION ORDINAWOK.she said that Zer mother brought her to this Tang Hing, a contmotor, appeated su a sum-Coloay. She said some bist people kiduapped mone at the Instance of the Acting Registrar bur bosanse she was frightened. General, charged with unlawfully neglecting to Remanded till the 3rd proximo. Cornish ortain information required by Ordin aue No. 7 of 1876, in repact of certain pro- perties owned by him in Station-street.

There were altogether five scutits charged against defendant, to one of which, a broask of section VII, pleatod guilty.

Mr. Demund, from the Oftes of the Registrar General, said that under the circumstances ho would not procend with the other charges. He wished however to say that defondant had been Warned Barocal tims to comply with has Ordin- ance tafore these proceedings were instituted.

Fined 25 coats esok, in default, ons month's

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Hɔ Akwai, a married woman, was charged with attempting to commit enloide on the 24th instant by drowning.

P.C. John Lyona, said that he was on duty in

4.O. LIGHT. OR PARS A batch of twenty-four Chinese of varions profuncions, comprising farmors, cooks, chair solius, harters, & were changed with being abroad in the publio streste at a late hour on Thursday evening without either lights or passes. Defendants admitted their valpability and were sich fined twenty-five cents, with the alternative of twenty-four hours' imprisonment with hard labour.

MARINE COURT.

26th November.

BEFORE H. G. TAOMSETT. Esq.

REFUSAL OF DUTY:S J. Berry, J. Mallon, R. Davis, J. Smith, Bod

polise boat at a late hear on Wednesday night J. Young, four seamen serving on buaid the when he heard cries prosading from near the British baryna Desing, appasrod on a charge of be found the defendant in the water and quite ship on the 24th instant, while in the tarbear of Canton steamer wharf. On revobing the place refusing to perform their duty on hard the said insensible. He took her out and had herson- Victoria. veyed to the hospital.

Defondant exil it was her birthday and she went to the what to chin.obin-jos. She saw a fish in the water and tried to astok it, but fell in instead.

When at the hospital she admitted Earing thrown berrolf into the water.

Ordered to find two saratice of $10 each to he et good behaviour for six months.

STEALING AN ANOROR, Leang Alnk, a cook, Tau Aping, a coolie, and Cheung Asan, a boatman, were charged with stealing an anskor on the 26th instant, valued

The third prisoner was discharged, as he had only been engaged by the others to carry the The rs and second defendants were each anokop in his boat. fined $10, in default, three months' Imprison meat with hard 1stonr.

LARCENY OF CLOTHING,

Captain G. Sonit, master of the Danine, mid the defendants were barns on the articles of the ship. On Wednesday last they refusal duty.o Berry said he refund duty as the ship was board without giving say resson. loaty. They bad to pump the vessel osatinually when she was in bad weather.

The master, an being moalled, said the ship was pumped out during bad weather for an hour in each watch...

POET EARWIN.

Mr. Charles Levi reports that the whole of the amilable cano is planted and is looking well. They cual plant stout seventy meres mora, were one natting arailable. They love and flae rains since planling.

Baefness is reported as being brisk in South port, and testers are doing well The Chinesa are anding out that carrying their goode ap în the old "bamboo plan" don't pay, And-ure giving their leading to the regular carriers.

Among the various packages shipped by the Thales, for the Bleiboarne Exhibition, was a cus of gold specimens, in quartz from Olaf Jansen's. elaim, on Plue Creek, which will create, some little ergitament, and draw attention to the rich.. Bess of dar gold deposits.

Tharo is not much change of the Edtopsats making any stand on the immediate Margaret rush this season. The Chinese hare now meno. policed the whɔto ground. Lastwest flos tried the rages on both sides of the flat, but without secoens. There is a good deal of booking just now, and the bosses are looking anxiously for

more Tain.

The E. and A Co's steamer Menmuir, an-

harbour befors 3 p.m. Rather, quick cospatch. chored at 10.30 am, on the 14th October, landet About £30 was coflooted from Chinese passengers 427 Chinese and ego, and was steaming out of for dutlable goods, A Chinaman yra diaposted hear the collentoi jaleadmaking an example of trying to smaggle teu pounds of opium. Wa the culprit.Northern Territory Tlice.

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The shipwrecked oraw of the German steamer in arrived at Batavia in H. N. M.'s steamer Madzra ġu the 29th October.

Tas present year's Jars coffee crop is eati Mr. R. Frost, the chief officer, said he kept

Ia trade there reely anything doing. the ship's Ing. Shortly after leaving Baogkok mated at about half of that of last year. the ship was pamped out every evening during the last dog watch for eight or nine days. The Chiness second-hand traders take almost nothing. wen pamped for about three quarters of an hour, because the tires are partially impoverished by and during the heaviest part of the weather the arising therefrom, and at Batavis ar gambing When in bad weather the ship made more water. deaths of cattle from disease and by other Inse pamps wate worked or two hours during onch away half theit esenings. Hence the import watch. He believed tha lesk was in the port bow, trade is very stagnant and the export one but The copper had been stripped off there, and the little better.

Oe the 24th Septembar the whole of the Chinn caulking made good where it was defective, and the ship has not been pumped now for sight Cap at Moosdo (Celobes) excepting a templo and she contioned to Toak antil the fourteen foot two hours by a firs breaking out at 4pm. The days. The ship arrived here on the 3rd instant, and fourteen other house, was laid in asba in mark was ont of the water. She is now drawing immense gaantities of powder, gin, arrack, sheets of copper were taken off anol side down rooling of the house, made it impossible to ex- nice fect six ineber and does not leak. Three patroleum, tax, or there, and the atlap. to the fourteen foot mark and now ste is water, bingnish the fire, the further sprand of which Leong Akit, a servant, was charged with kid- tight and he was not afraid of any mers inakage, was only prevented by palling houses down, and Barry Dow said he was willing to go to his the comparative shance of wind. The damage mapping a female child mmad Kwok Sing duty, but if the ship leaked when she was loaded done is estiuated at two millions of guilders

be would make another complalut. The other several European frus suffering beavily, oro of The case was simply called in Court and re- eight years of age, on the 25th instant.

enlamity more than 8,000 persone have become she went into deek. toanded till this moralay. defendant haing ad- foar defendanta refused to rejoin the ship unless them to the amount of 60,000 guilders. By this The first defendant was discharged, the re-homeless and are boroft of everything, thoy hav mitted to bail in two sureties of $250 each.

mainder to be imprisoned with hard labour foring time culy to save their lives. No human lives were lost, bat bases and many pigs were barnt to death. As is ufter the case, the conso of the fire was znknown-Straits Times, one month at the order of the captain.

Wong Ageung, & cosmat, appeared on remand, charged with stealing a quantity of clothing and Ordered to find security in two sureties of E5 an nisbrells, valued at $5,on the 23rd instant.

in default, to be committed for fourteen daya each to be of good behaviour for three months,

KIDNAPPING.

DECOYING A GIRL:

THE USE OF KEROSTNE OIL IN CHINA.

THE LOSS OF THE "BRAEMAR CASTLE"

The Straite Tones says it has been favoured with the following antheptic sacount of the onl lision batreon the steamer Breconshire and the stomacor Braemar Castle, by which the latter reseal was sunk on the 28th ultimo

"At 440 x 29th October, 1880, the

The Siraits Times of the 16th instant contains having on board, 9 Chinasa saloon and -59 des have repulsed 5:004 Breutos. «

Jikanérizors, draught of water beiny 9 feat 8inotus the following paragraph We have been re-forward and 14 fest 2 inches att Fixpeiseroad quested by Signor A. Purcari to state that Signora Carlotta Patti, owing to a telegram rooved from strong N.E. wind with high head een throngh. The PORTIEEE would be glad if New Comore Calontta, will leave Batavis for. Singapore on the out the night, and did not reh Lan Point until 2 p.m. at Sunday 14th lusfant A‚§ 2.15,in pass or those to whom Prints Forms have set beos 18th instant, as she does not leave Singapore ing throgh the channel konth of Passage Isinad till the next B. I'S N. 06. stormer, it is hor for wanted, would send in their Namer sul Aintention to give a farewell concert in the Town the ship strack, and passed over an unknown Hall Lore, on the 23rd or 24th instaut From ken rock lying in the fairway to Whita dresses.

this it would seam probable that tho celebrated Island and having about 11 Lost of water on it.

CRUNG PO V. MAOCLYMONT, $9.60. bearing E. by N. 4. trus, Ohe Foot Book

This was a claim for alore days' wages as Teras for ADVERTISEMENTS any te dira will not oume on to Hongkong, but is bound Ship at the time was Leading for White Island

for Indis.

bearing N. by E. Sounded wells immediately, learned on application at the Offles.

and, finding ship ranking water very fast, Captain chair coolie. Tao defonse was that the plainti Wa ste requested to state that a handsome oil Ashton at once gave orders to aleat pay the bad left without Latine. It appeared that Me.tmprisonment. Patty Press Office, Novembar 20th, 180.

painting "A view in Haugkang," talen, we he

boats, and beached the ship on the shoal bear Me Cirmont found another msa in plaintiff's love, from the Kennedy road, by a local amateur, the One Foot Beak. Water by this time, ves place, but whether he was a substitate for the will be drawn for on the Art Union principle tha woon drake Aft and rising rapidly in plaintiff or not he could not sag. He paid this the Bth proxime, the proceeds to bo doroted. Bosts were now Tororod into the man for the time he worked, but en plaintiff Lowards the maintanance of the Orphanage at water and passengers at once put into them, but coming for his wages for the eleven days in the 00 Wanchai in charge of the French Sisters, seeing a Uhines, gaabout coming down suport month which he had worked Mr. MacClymonta FAMILY AND Tapensing Tickets (pries one dollar) can be procured at signal of distress was boisted and boats more cafasad to pay bim or the greand that is had

CHEMISTS,

Messrs Love, Crawford & Co where the pig kept stongside. Unfortunately the Chinsas par forfeited his rages by leaving without notics. ture is on view. The che le or omitantly-bost in endeavouring to come to the assistance-ndyment for dolodsuk

ANTONIO V. BARBOB, $6. Appointment to His Excelleney the Goworthy of support, and we hope the drawing of tas Dougira herself struck a rook, and at once

This was a claim for a month's wages as result in a bandsome amount being replised for copt away and prouded round Lan Paint. VERNOR and his Royal Highness, the

Four boats with passengers, in charge of the watchman. The plaintiff said bo was discharged DUKE OF EDINBURGH,

second any third officers, and the stief and third on the 18th of the month without notics. The WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRIGGİST, THE ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY AT ongles were now despatched to the nearest defendant said he had several times found the island, but owing to the strong wind and side plaintiff asleep while on daty and had mentioned PERPOKERS.

and the boats being heavily laden, it was with a hius that if this conrrad sgain he would send great difficulty they reached the hand and looded him away. On the 15th he squin found him pagengers on the Western Passage Island. The leap, and to set him away. Kekad previously water was now rising very rapidly or board, and advanced him $1. and there mined therefore at high water about 9 p.in. the upper deck, as 32dae to bin. Mr. Barros's statement was cor far forward as the funnel, was wompletely weder roborated by plaintiff's fallow watchman. water, and it, and also the whole of the saloon, Jadgment for the plaintiff for 8 without coats.

LECES APING V. SPRATT, $12. Plalatiff was formerly employed at the Cosmo-st $250, very shortly broke up and washed away. The fifth boat, in okorga of the second engineer, cuni taining in all 17 hands, broke adrift from the politan Dack and po saad to recover wages. slip se tried to return for about two hours. He had been convicted of stealing tools and The resect Opora Company inakdan three at Anding it impossible to do so ran before the sentenced by the Pelios Magistrate. On coming members of the former troups who achieved so wind and landed bec ero sad pazsaugers on out of gaol he went for his wage and he stated that Mr. Spratt retaanil to give thom them to him. great a sacoons here this time last year, namely, Lam Tit. Between 11 and 12 o'clock baxts you- Signora Hoss Genolini, and Signora Borganasen taining the chief engineer and vasored and third Mr. Spratt said bo told the plaintiff to go and and Bagagiolo, all of whom were received on Thurs. officers returned to the ship, leaving the third get his cheque from be head suginser and take day with a round of applusse ara wasis of cortis engineer in charge of the panpla en the island, it to the clock to gat his monus. Instead of arqognition on their first appestate. Signor The tide was now falling fast, and Captain doing so he took out a sammens. Me. Spratt Carli has greatly angmmtel his Company and Ashton finding the ship safe, went away & bast also said that to personally had nothing to do muab improved ita pericanch and it may bow in aburge of the secund officer with provisions with the matter, and the summons ought to have NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

truly be said that the Opera Company in the heat for people on the island, also to land malls, bon taken out against the Cosmonolitan Dack Cnications on Editorial matters should be and mast complete that has aver visited the Far &c. keeping the raidainder of the people on Company. Thers was also a differenon of a addressed "The Editor," and thoas on businsen "The East. The sutarprise of the energetic Dimiter hoard and the boats in readiness alongside, for daya as to the time the plaintiff hand ought not to go unrewarded, and we cannot doubt! Daring the sight saveral Chinese boats same worked. His Lordship amended the spous Manager," and not to individuals by name, that the opportunity of searing artists of such near the ship picking up weakage, de, but for the plaintiff by substituting the name of the Alltetters for publication should be written on one anal talent will be isrgely availed of, and full although they were bailed repastedly and offered Company for that of Mr. Spratt and adjourned

houses be the rais,

large sums of money none would come alongside, the esse for a week, Mr. Spratt undertaking to A daylight the chief officer was, but in charge hare paid into your the amount which the books of the gig, containing & Chinese loan sud les hored to be due to the platif. The plaintiff

Choi Atin, a married woman, and Lau Apas, possanger, and 4 of the crap, to soak assistance ked for hosts, whios annat to between 31 and from the nearest Mandarin. They landed on the $2 His Lordship told him he had ammoned the Red Yit, but finding no Mandarin there, put the wrong person, bat asked Mr. Sprattif he thought a widow, who were charged on Wednesday last, the Company would be willing to pay the gesta. the first prisoner with bringing, a girl into the passengers into a native junk to take them to s Chinese guabout which 34 now seen making for Mr. Spratt said the amount was certainly not Colony for an unlawful purpose, and the second the rack, and on leavoured to return in the gig, very larga, bat he hardly theaght the Company with barbouring the said girl with intent to sell

In his report on the trade of Niggo for the Shortly afterwards saw the steamer Amey found ought to pay it, as his time had hean leat by her for an unlawful purpose, were again brought

From the evidence of the girl, ous Wong Aho, year 1979, Mr. Commissioner Dra remarks up boarded her and salad Captain Brewasif he being breaght into cart through the pisintiff's befers the Court yesterday:

14 years of age, it appears that she resided with upon the increased use of kerostne by the Chi- could render Douglas any assistance, Captain onsense-Adjourned for a week Drewes hoisted the signal, "Do you want assist.

her parents in Canton They were in the most nose. He says that 774,000 gallons of this cil, indigent circaesiances, and for the purpose of valued at lik. Tls. 109,912, were imported and to spare the life of Maurico was powerfully demon" but the people on board Douglas bring livered, and her farewell to the lattor was most unblato mule at the signal, coalinot answer

lessening the household expenses, the girl's This is nearly 20 times the import of exquisitely rendered. In the olosing René shit. The dog was also hoarded by the out

mobor on her to this Colasy on the 20th inst.x years bofors, and thrice the import of the al sobieved a brilliant sucoses by her.fne act engineer of the Deuglas about the same time.

with instructions to place the girl in service for preceding years. It is marvellons how rapidly, BEFORE THE HON. NG CHOY: ing. She received several orations during the Owing to the heavy sea, the chief oficer's boat

a mousy consideration, with the intention of with the dearassing out, the use of this fire Brcomar Castle lay monted in Peasng Harbour evening from the audience. Siguem Cobianchi was awamped almost immediately after getting

baring her redeemed at some fature date. On" has spread, like the element from which thein 60 fathoms water. Captain Thompson of the A BATCH OF DEUXIALDS. As having a not very remote bearing on the made her first appearance in the character of the alongside, and as the chief engineer's boat had

James Engham, semanas charged with ber arrival in Hongkong the first prisoner, the Chinese have asced it, from house to bouse and Braemar Castle was called by the steward sad gipay dracena, whom she represented with more got adrift, Captain Drewos lent them a boat to

of the second defendent, who, instead of woking every little shop, throughout Sais ontics region, very close Captain Thompson meat on deck question of the establishment of Cottor Fan ordinary ability and effect. Her persona-pink up their own and proovedad on his voyage| being drank and inospable in the public streets girl's aunt, handed her cror to the tender morains Erom hamlet to hamist, until it is to be found in told that a steamer was stoaming towards them -Spaming and Weaving Mills, in China, wetion of the pipe was really admirable, and her The ohiat officer then put the chief engineer on the 25th instant.

Defendant admitted the airge and expressed employment for the complainant as she had ready to be lefied out from the open tins in imediately, and saw a steamer striks his vessel pole some particulars in the Customs trade re- rendering of the usio nil that could be desired. and his men into a boat belonging to Douglas

offered her for sale. An offer of $150 was quantitian-s for aash worth at a time. No On going forward be found that a hate about turns for the your 1879 rebutive to the import She posses plendid contralto wice of great and endeavoured to return in the Amog's boat his sorrow therefor, and as he had gone quietly beca stirected took her to a brobkel, and there which it stands exposed for sale in the smallest on the starboard side in way of the fere rigging.

richness nul sarength, and her upper, notes as After palling net about noon and making no with the constable be the simply cautioned and

made by the proprietress of this establishment, single article of Famigo Import now represents eighteen lankes wide had been cut in the sido ex- so high an anual valan in our tables, excopt-tending from rail to waterline. He ordered spars of raw cotton mto China. It seems, accord. very clear sa powerful. She wen the good way against wind and en, they ran to La Tit. discharget.

Charler Smith, Beaman, abo pleaded guilty but the girl fatly refused to become an in ing to Mr. NOETZLI's oummary of the entire opinion of the house at once, bolag recalled ani landed about one p... Gading there tho

vico na her mother had intended. She was the karosine is preferred by the Chiness, Orst of all and on examination, found that the cut exion. on her very first apporraton, and inbequvatly sound engineer and all people from his boat. to being drask and inospabls on the 26th instant mate of a brothel and demanded to be put to sering opian, grey shirtings, T-olatha, and finssi's te be got on deck, and quarterbeat lowered, trade for lant rear, that the total import of cecaired signal pura ef fear. No artist has Saw the Chiouse gandras at ancher gear the and was feed in the sum of twenty-five cents, intaken to the house of Mr. Thomas Ide Bowler, bosans of its cheapness as compared with the ded. from rail to bende. Ho thon had a spare foreign ray cotton at the three principal dia.perhaps made a more triemphant débest in Hong Douglas, and afterwards go to Page Irlands default, one day's leprisonment.

Defendant preferred the disipline of the gaol and was there offered to Mrs. Bowler se do rarions native revetable oils. Again, it affords asil put on the damaged place: a boat then came kong than that of Sigzor Boganini iu the part and Lake passengers from there. In the mean. tributing ports, Cantum, Swatow, and Amoy of Maarico. From the first moment, that, his time three Chinese caloon passengers hot bad to parting with the peioo of a triak in so un.montio servant for the of $120. On this be mach brighter light, thereby enabling the alongside for which he learned that the collid. coming known to Mr. Bowler, he communicated artisan to puraus bis craft advantageously by ing steamer was named the Breconshice. Judging was 18,634 picula as compared with 92,459 bail-like rotor sanded ont from the wings, his landed with the goat engineer, had found a satisfactory & manner as the payment of a fire, the polion, and the two defendanta were ar- aiebt, whiels he could scarcely do before. But from the extent of damage that the ship could picula ativo. cotton in 1878, and 162,895 sedess was seguret, and his first at elicited a Mandarin, who sent a guide requesting everyone and retired to that establishment accordingly.

Gustase Nation, another seaman, also appeared raster. Mr. Bowler gave corroborative erideros it is to be regretted that the Chinese to so large not be kept stost long, Captain Thompson asked stone of applause. An easy and accomplished to go to the Tamon. About 4.90, seeing tho picula foreign as compared will 33,669 pasotor, with a good presence, though somewhat Chicass gunboat return from Passage Ishads on a charge of being drank in the street on that as to the offer cando in lis house, and begged His an extent content themselves with the gheap liste the captain of the Breconshire to tow him into as the first prisoner was concerred, as she badan wick.tabs of the site material and without a Breconshire into position, and when she came natiro in 1879. "It thus appears," add small, he's five from the staginess that too often and again auchor near the Douglas, all peosooded 26th, acoplad with an assault on the polica and Worship to like a lenient view of the cass so far sylindrical lamp of fin, provided with a rere shallow water. It required some time to get the the Statistical Secretary of the Imperial marks the leading toner. His voice is wonder- to the Yamên reaching there about 5.80. The Jaranging a street chair,

It appears that defendant was very drank at infant at the breast and hail in altition several chimney, instead of using a lamp with a chimney,shead the Broswar Castle had torline put on fully clear and pure, and be produces astonishing Mandarin showed them every attention providing Maritime Customs, "that the decrease in botes apparmily withest effort, singing 3 dai than with for no ascomodation to the post of late bear on Thursday night and was creating other young children in Canton haring claims and than getting a perfect combustion, a better hour, and she slipped both soccers. In passing importation of nativo cotton at the above with ease. He earned volden opinions by his his ability. Ou the morning of the 16th the sach a disturbance the attention of European on her paternal care. He also said that from light, and no offensice smell for their money the F. and O. De steamer India, which had ports of 28,790 picals was accompanied splendid.sondering of the mosie. that old fa- Mandarin procured the chief offcar austive junk, constable was attracted towardle bio by the noise persoal experience he knew that, in Canton, Bat eren as it is, the tin lamp with kerosine just came in the Breconshire steered to starboard rourite in Hongkong, Signor Bergamaschi, filled and accompanion by him, the military official and he was king. He was put into a chair and Hongkong was looked upon as a legitimate slave gives less smell and smoke than the old native got broad on the bow, and became nousuage. water boing namely loved with the main look by a more than proportionate increase of the part of the Count de Fund, and both sang soldiers started to the rock. On their way conveyed to the station, but was as violent and mart, and that no proclamation had ever been ick immersed in a bowl of vegetable oil. The abia; the tow line had them to be cast off. The 63,761 piculs in the importation of foreign and noted in the admirable style for which he is they met the ohiof engineer, second offear, and turbulent on the may that he stashed the book issued, nor any steps takes-by the authorities glass lamp with its barner of brase and its glaas Brasmar Castle was then sinking fast, the iden, and that no doubt the wors had asted in aively used is not just what is required to saswer forved. Sasing that it would only endanger cotton, a fact chiefly attributable to the lower four. The part old not have bean better four man in one of the ship's boats; took the of the chair and assaulted two constabies who had there to disabuse the winds of the people of that chimney, often. very brittle, though vary art.

the needs of the poorest class of Chinese. They the lives of his crew to attempt doing anything". alled. He was frequently and heartily up-chief engineer on board and most the second him in charge.

Datanduat admitted being denal: and said he ignorance of the law. price and better quality of the latter, which plauded A Fernando, Signor Bagagiolo had officer on to join the others at Lam Yit. The

Sergeant Flynn, who was in charge of the asss, requies something both cheaper ual more durable. further, Captain Thompson ordered everybody applied that the girl might be sent to the Tang An interesting maiter, into which I and unable to get into the boats, and in about two minutes was sold for Hk. Ts. 10.60 ns against Hk.comparatively little to do, but did that little ablef engineer sta that Captain Ashton had did not know what had har ned, but he was Tls. 11.80. Now if this be the case-and well. The very minor part of Ruis was efloiendly one to Hai Tau Chin in the Chinese gunbeat to sorry for it.

Fined $10, and to pay sixty sents amends to Wah Hospital until snob time as her mother to go at present, is the question of the qualitina his vessel aark, bes foremost, in nias fails of filed by Signor Boontli, of whone capabilities weet assistapos to protect the wreck, as the gun. there is no reason to doubt the accuracy of Mr. have as yet bux us opportuity of aging. buat bad to leave having important despatches the chair coolies, in default, three weeks' im- might be brought from Canton, but to this the and the adulteration of kerosine. Derce's Bril-water, where she saw licu. It seems a pity that girl most stronnonly objected and preferred reliant is the favourite brand, but there are twee the Frenshire did not steer direct for the shore masining in Mr. Bowler's house, where she has priser of this in Ningpo, which seems to suggest instead of taking euol a wid sweep rond the The opera went off smoothly throughout, never for Amy, leaving him and the second officer in prisonment with hard labour. Noerzzi's statement-it necessarily follows

adalteration. drugging for a moment, the great smaller charge, that shortly after the ganboat had left, that the native cotton is dearer than theforsiga,

Pas Apo, a cook, unemployed, again appeared beon for same days past. of the artists proventing the possibility of the ship was anranded by aire janks, and

The farther bearing of the case was remanded The rolosand daos, and that they had been driven from the wreck by the yesterday on reused, from the 22nd charged with till Friday next, the 3rd proximo, the prisoners and a Cotton Spinningand Weaving Company interest Baggine.

being admitted to bail. in Shanghai would thus be placed at a dis most of the concerted pieces were enthusta estives, who had fred four or five shots at them barings entered a dwelling house on the 20th in

tically applanded. The dueAi anstri mouti,' while standing on the top of the wheel-hours, the staut for the purpose of committing a felony

high The only evidence now adduced was that of a advantage in haring to import their raw ma- which was most tellingly rendered by Siguor only part of the ship that was dry Serial or work up the costlier-native-product. Baganini and Signors Cobissebi, wrought down water, so they had samed it advisable to Chinese gonstable and'o coolia who arrested tho

the base, and the trio fu the prison coeave the slip in their boat, when the native defendant or hearing a gry of stop thiet

Defendont now added to bie former atatement

John Smith, a seaman, unemployed, pleaded

A salvage company with all appliances from Even supposing, however, that there are some preroked a perfect furore of applause, and it at ones took possession. The party arrived

said the subject under consideration by tha qualities of Chinese raw cottan obtainable had to be repeated. The nuvil oborus was very near the wreof about one o'clock pa. tide

guilty lo baring boka drunk and incapable in

England is expected daily to arrive in Penang, Soutonos, two months' imprisonment with hard the publio strests on the 25th inst. at a cheaper rate, we have it on the authority well madored, and the sapers generally showed at this time being half ebb. Comted 24 jauks

Ordered to bater into a recognisance with two high Boers was the defence of Canton. The sad hopes are entertained that the Braemar Cele STORING REBOSING WITHOUT A LICENSE. suratios in £10 each to be of good behaviour authorities evidently think it their duty to pre will be raised: Shelies some to the shore and of a gentleicau who should know something all finer that landed in no mean degree to round the ship, sad thers must have basa thres labour as a rogus suil vagabond.

promote the gausrabenecois ettsized. The so-handred to fone handred men on board. The

the cargo, which is a general ono and of much Tang Sai Wo proprietor of the Nam Hing honoatorth, in default to be committed for three pare for hostilities. In the city the danger of har funnel can come above water. Meanwhile

war is by no means considered past. of the manufacture that it is impossible to use companiments were very effectively played by mandatia now hoisted his fisg and the chief

peer boat sailed into the midst of them. The Loong shop in the Queen's-road, appeared on days.

The winter season's fruit tribute of the Kang-valns, is being brought up by divers and sold by A COUPLE OF BOQUES AND VAGABONDS. the short native staple without it is mixed Signor Vels and err gard

tung provincs sas Hepatched to Peking on the anotion daily in Penang, and the sums realized. The company will give their encond perform soldiers fired several shots at the pirates who, suumous at the instanou of Inspector Orlay,

A Afuk, a renver, and Chau Asteung, a

lave hitherto closely approached the invoics with foreign cotton. The Shanghai andanes this evening, sea Donizetti's grand opers, assing the audarin, at once decamped. Went charged with Eeeping a quantity of kerodine oil

two on his promises without a license.

chair cool were charged with fighting and 19th instant nader charge of a welynen. on board the Douglas and saw that, in

With the commencement of the cold weather Tribes.

The Penang Gavefic of the 0th November says: Niagpo cotton can be used by the native Lucia di Larmour" will be prodnood.

or three hours the pirates had had possession of Defendant admitted the charge and said he had (orating & sturbance on the 24th inst, and first

defendant, in addition, with barings loaded pistol the wealthy merchants are beginning to display handlooms, but it is practically useless when

bor, they had done a great deal of damage; applied to the Goverment for a license. whistle, belle, ventilators, gaffs, and many other Mr. Orley said the oil was stored in a well which in his possession, he not being the elder of a their liberality by distributieg coston jackets toWe understand that the agent of the Livarpoct the bachara. One man gave away several hou-Salvage Association, Mr. Winhorst, who has used alone with foreign machinery. It would

beed for some time at Aden left there on Tues. District walshman No. 25. proved anding, the dred pieces of clothing a few days ago. eam, therefore, to us that the projectors of An inquest was held at the Civil Hospital things had been stolen, rigging and stays cut was a safe place in which to keep it, but it was night pass,

A proclamation has been issued by the Provincay. Zad instant, for Penang, with a view to yesterday afternoon, by Mr. G. Northcote, and portions of them gone Steam pipe was out not in caparate vessels as required by ordinance.

defendants fighting in Wellington-street on the Fined $5, and the oil found to be forfeited. A morning of the Sith matant: Whon his weat to gial Judge strictly prohibiting gambling of all posting on the possibility of saving the carge sad dicabuse their minds of noy illusion they way. Anthony, T. Sienissen, and H Malchett, on rous, and a scene of destruction averywhere.

near where they were staffing. He did not ex-will beseverely prnished, more particularly yamon sing operations are going on actively by means cberish concerning the cheapness of native the body of a child used Lo Afook, who was Remained by the wreck unillép. when having moiety of tte Ens, if recorared, to be paid to arrest them he found the revolver on the ground descriptions and ging warning that offenders Enil of the Braemar Castle. In the meantime sal LARCENY OF EARRINGS.

amine it to see if it was loaded, but handed it runners who may be found implicated in nay matire direes, and up to data over 300 packages lare bean racovered. Two divers with their produce. Material is not always or ncess drowned at Hung Ham on Thursday night, no provisions on board the jank, were obliged to Inspector Osloy.

Four season of the Chinese revenue craiser go back to Lan Yit for them; after getting

Chan Atan, a boatman, pears on remand over to Inspector Lindsay, and took the defen-offence of the kind

In the Western Sabarb Volunteers are rapidly apparatus belonging to H.M.S. Caracon 'serived sarily to be obtained at a low figure oven in Law Feng are in custody on a charge of having provisions tartalma gan norempanying us for the 22nd instant, charged with seatching a dants, to the station.

started back for the wreck, the msn- China, and it will be as well for the new Com-nead the death.

Insphotor Lindsay said the pistol was headed enrolling themselves, and will shortly practice this morning from Singapore whe, through the station. have been sat down to report on the Dr. Marques said-The body of deseared was Renohed the wreck about 2 sm of 17th and pair of carriage, valued $20, from the person pany to consider how far the other advan brought to the hospital this morning. It is that found the pirates again on board; drove them off of a female paged Wong Atai, on Sunday last. to bim si the property of the Art defendant, who on the Parade ground; tha expanse-tolog du courtesy of Sepnir Naval Offer on the Straits

The mass was simply called in court and further said "Yo, it belongs to me, I came from Centon frayed by the residents of the suburb,

Farther particulars of the fire In the mstahed nature and extent of the damagos done to the Lages they can command will give them of use child about three years old. Topened the and remained alongside. Shortly after daylight a stari on Earopean and Indian competi-body and found death had resulted fromdreso Captain Ashton returned in the Chinese gunboat romanded till this morning, bail ca bators, two by the atomar last night." He sail be bad theatre at Sai Chow, in the Nam Haj district,

many bad friends in the country and he was ob Fingandsastored tear the Douglas. Reported acretion in $50 each, being renewed.

liged to keep the pistol loaded for his protection. give the number of deaths at 850. Of these 620 tors. Labour is cheap in China certsing, but ing. Thors were no marks of viclence.

Fang He Mui said—I am the wife of Lo Afan, to Captain Ashton what, lisd voovered, and thỏn

Frog Andi. & widor, forty-five years of age, On the revolver boing examined it was found to as women and children. Some 50 bodies were doreument to enquire into the conduct of the is it cheaper than in India? Le it, indeed, Deceased was my son, and was three years of e, want ashore in ajank to bring back the eorund

the former vessel owing to her being ran into tion to bury thess asidentified bodies. when their superior skill and experience are Last night about ten o'clock, say sister-in-law, officer and engineer and pacple that remained on was charged with decaying one Wong Hin Kwai, be loaded and capped, and the first defendant had so burnt as to be unrecogamable by their frisida. officers, of the steamer Braemar Curtle and

dung reand his waist.

by the latter, concluded its investigation at 1 considered, really cheaper than that of the my daughter, five years of age, dochased, and my Laa Yit. The wreck was again visited by the a married wouns, Into the Colony on the 18th a stall magazine of powder and caps in a bag The gentry of the place have raised a subscrip- Breconshire, on the sonasion of the sinking of p.m, ea Thursday, and at 9.40 pm, the President self wara la my bout at Hany Hat. The prisoners matires during the night of the 17th, but they instant, for the parpose of omigration.

The osse bas already formed the subject of First defendant it he was only passing

COOKTOWN...

delivered judgment. The certificates of the Lancashire weavers? There are pertinent esmb to my boat and naked me to take them were driven away by Captain Ashton and the

oficers of both reasole were returned, and the questions worthy of the gravest consideration Ray. They did not tell me at that time where people from the Chinese rapbeat. HMS Swinger investigation at two former sittings of the court, through the street. He denied the avasmbip of

[YROM OUR OWN CURRESPONDENT:]

Court held that the collision was entirely due to they wanted to go to. When the boat was about arcived fento Amoy and suchored near the Douglas when it appeared that coraptafsunt resided with the pistol, and said he was knook it downby swoond

anndred fathoins from the shore I said therabont noon of the 17th. On the morning of the her atopmother in Cauton. Her husband is a defendant who was fighting with no

The steamer Ocean, which left here on the the steamer Breconshire not answering her helm bara they wanted to go to. They said they 19th the company's steamer Namoa arewed from watokeania that city, and one day early in the men. He had so many enemies in his native

The second defealant, who is employed as a 8th intent, took twenty five Chineas parsergers owing to the combined effects of an eddy which wanted to come to Hongkong: I fold them it Amoy, anulaced near by sud matrod as much mouth it was reported to her that he was sick, place that he had to run away from it. was to late to go to Hongkong hat I would take cargo as she possibly could at low water, leaving She expressed a desire to pay bin, a visit, and market, and could not be easily eusted unless then back to shore. I was just otning back for Fooohon tus morning of the 6th and was accompanied by her stepmother for that olie-olie by Mr C. Coben, id be a and 154 bags béobe-de-mer for your port. At rough her on the starboard bow, and a sgnali by costans equal in quality and lower le price. when the first and second prisoners began to taking with her everyone bakuging to the parpass. Instead of taking her to where her number of men gambling ost D'Aguilar street, the time of her leaving black and red fish oud which took her aft and prevented her passaring And how soon would that result be attained? quarrel and fight. They were at one side of the Douglas, with the arception of Captain Ashton, husband was lying sick humoror, ber maternal and on his telling then to desist, the first do at £6, test at £710, and wized at EGi per toner hela or the ought to have. The captain of vorsel was not answering ber helm: but the boat and the other two prisoners went to the game and the chief oflear, and a boat's crow, who were relative took her to a strange Lease and left her fondant turned runud on him and assaulted him. The Ocean has been purchased from the à. 8. the Breconshire was, however, "censured" for

onstle, NB.W.. for £17,000.

the 8th

Court took the opportunity of expressing its Would it be attained at all? We confess side to try to asraralo them. All belig at ane left on board H.M.S. Singer HMS. Sheldrake here; and she remained there somedays. She was He first prisoner also threatened to shoot him N. Cote pany, by Measta. H. A Brows of Now- his not having suchored as soon as be found his

Tis An, another watchiosa, was then called Our new Town Hall was opened on to feeling considerable doght on the subject, aids the boat capsized. Iswam and got on the arrived from Foodbow about Leon of that day afterwards taker on board a steamer and had with pistol. Has the native steamship company, with all bottom of the boat; my sister-in-law and the pri.Twe honte arrived from Fooshow, with Uhimuse over to the defendant, who told her she was going

avers did the ass, and righted the boat. Alta divers onboard, the afternoon of the 21st, and at tos foreign port. On arriving in this Colony she and proved beving seen the two men with a instant with a Fall, which was a great succeenbigh opinion of the professional qualities of the

H.M.B. Conflict arrived on the srening of the other officers of the vessel. 8th, kaving made a remarkably rapid trip: to].'

A tablet to the memory of the late Prinos its advantages of Government, support-in-gether it took about an hour to right the boat low water of the 22ud alred about 60 pigs of land. was taken to a house in Seeft lang, and nitimately number of others gambling in the street, after

Both defendants were ordered to be imprisoned Aroma, New Gubies, and back, where, as I wrote cluding many privileges and a subsidy in the I found the deceased in the boat, dead, but my 1.18 Bhaldrake left for Fosshow ea the fere to the Harbour Master's ice. She as hors whist they had a Bght.

daughter is missing. The prischets, my sieter. soon of the Band Daring the evouing of this told by defendant to say she was going to.. ---carriage of the tribute sia been ableto drive in law, and meet all get into the beat und day, hearing the natires at work on board the foreign port to look for her husband. On being for one month with hard labour, and to addition you on my last, she had gone to inquire into tas Alamayn of Abyssitiis will shortly be placed by According to an estimate of the New York foreign steamers from the coasting trade? went back to share. The prisoners all went wreck, Captain Tudor of HMS, Benger Seat youstored, however, by the interpreter of that the end polarver was fined $50 in default, to murder of the Chiness of the biche-de-mer junk. the Queen in St. George's chapel, Windsor, near

not use any edareive measures to get samo. The

Journal of Commerce.the number of Jews in the Has the China Merchants Stean Navigation ep the beach, changed their clothing, and two armed boats and dispersed them. The offer she maid she was unwilling to go with the undergo a further turm of imprisonment of e: She soult to procuro ang Information and did the Debatept of the late Princesa Charlotte.

esme back to my bat again. Soon afterwards a steamer Namos returned fran Foeohow on the prisoner. When she was taken to Scott-lane the mouths with hard labour, and to be exposed in

The E. and A. R. M. steamer Bowen suived world slightly beende seven millions, distri Company fulfilled the sangaive entiopations Ecropean and Chinese constable me to my forenoon of the 23rd sad left for Amay on the prisoner told her she had paid $110 for her, and the asooks at the scene of the offence. The pistol Conflict left here for Sydney on the 16th-

DECOYING A GIRL'

and left on the 10th; she took twenty-nine pas. buted as followsRussia, 2.621,000; à untrin, boat. They took the deadway and took afternoon of the same day. Captain Ashton and that ale meant to take ber to a foreign port to aud smmunition to be forfeited.

at the Harbour-Master's ofis, gavo corrobara- Leang Akit, a girl fifteen years of age, and sengers for Port Darwin and thirty-ons for 1.475,000: Germany, 512,000; Tockey, 300,000 the prisoners to You Mah Too polion station. I the second efficar of the Douglas are reinstalug be a prestitute, He Ushing, noting interprater

Lang Atai, a married womat, appeared on rs-Hongkong.alrosa (raight 646 vis, gold and a box the Netherlands, 70,000; Great Britain, 6,000 Francs 50,000; Italy, 15,000 Spalu and Por -The touglas is lying on the Shoal Patch, about tire arisenso as to what courrod there. Nebout $20 worth of property from my hent. by the wrecks on board the Swinger, No one wont to call the police, but I was crying

Mr, Oinutid, olerk in the Registrar-General's and oharged with another not in custody with human remains. My bust hus uo 800 yards east of the One Foot Book. Bis is quite

The E and A. sthamner Menuir, arziyet o tugal, 4,000; Sweden and Norway, 2,000. There properly managed, and supposing it to be and calling ont "save life."

licence; I only got it about Bse days ago. I do upright, and at low water toe 10 feet of water office, said he was assisting at the Harbour-decoying a girl named Chong Akin into this

landad 120 tons cargo sal left next morning for about 70,000 in New York. En Asia thern free from the shackles of official supervision. not understand the prisoners' disloot, but I under- under the stem and 19 under the store, and the Master's on the 12th instant in passing pa- Colony for the purpose of prostitution, on the the 19th from Hongkong, vib Part Darwin; sha are half-a-million in the United States, of whom ar about 200,000, of whom 20,000 ure in India, From complainant's statement it appears that the South. stood them when they said they wanted to oume water rises to 23 feet. Upper dock and allungare for Singapore. He detailed a convers17th fontant

The less of the Government wharves for and 25,000 in Palestine. Nearly 100,000 reside to Hongkong. My hashand was not in the boats houses' with the exception of the wheel house are tion be had with complainsat, from which it be has gone to aas and is not in the colony. The completely gone, and ship appears to be settling appeared that the prisoner, was not the wouna the resided with her parorta ix village in the deceased mos la the after part of the beat, which down, water sbbing and towing from all compart who had puraheed her, but was only seting ses Taug Kan District, add that she was brought to volve months, was sold in the 16th inst. There in Afties, the bulk of whom are to be found in

udactress for another woman at Canton, this Calony on the 18th inst. by her mother who was considerable competition. Nolahartbrought Algiers. is not covered. It was wrapped up in bed cloth- I ments with each tido.

**** BOẠT ACCIDENT.

MOQUE AND VAGABOND.

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that he had been out of suployment for 2 months

the proposed Cotton Mille at Shangbai should Deputy Gorouer, and a jary compasal of Messrs. i through, windows broken; alt ropes from the deck He did not press for a heavy penalty,

by the projectors of the Shanghai Company

It must also be remembered that the Lavea-

skire goods have command of the Chinese

of the originators? We think not. Neither

are we sure that a Cotton Spiquing and Wear

ing Hill would pay, even if prudently and

The attempt will probably be made, boraver,

since there is a belief in the minds of the

Chinese that an enterprise of this kind would prove successful..

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

BEFORE THE HON. M. B. ToжNOCHT.

DRUNK AND INCAPABLE.

other

CANTON

[FROM_OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

25th November. The Jhinose Admital maid an oficial visit, to the Lieutenant-Governor a the Elat instant, The intervise lasted a very long time. This

28th October,

Todes, as five minutes more would have landed the Braemar Castle in shallow water where she might have been disolzarged and temporarily re paired, in which case she would probably about this time be in the T. P. Company's dook. The Braemar Cuelle having so little way and making by the head could not be expected in anaxer bat halm and keep after this Breconshire..

aull of the aussen vessel.

The Marine Court of Enquiry appointed by