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THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 7TH, 182

CHIT CHAT,

Althon'sh the Grand Old Baffs were to favered with the best of weather for their sporta,

damp, moist, unpleasant" atmosphere prevailing on both days, the events were dontested with vigour and spirit worthy of a raiment of such

was not inglorious--they were drawn into the ditch, but they wankl pot to pulled out of it. I think, huggever, that the appetitors get the mast fan out of that sraut.

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In addition to making blat on the landscape, thin th.entling is undoubtedly orxse of danger to those who have bungalows in that direction

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a performed by Mr. H. V. IA Wilnot; he noted atoly a portion of the ceiling remained inthet it gary vell considering the difflonit nature of and eloper against the wall, which canblet hor the part, sad bad evidently taken great pains in to crawl boneath it to one of the windows leading studying the words and the requisito eloration; to tho verandah, and by breaking a pane of glass but if we may be permitted to find a little faak in the window shio osoaped. When the colleg

graine ve and that the men wa dolivory was a little too alilled-slightly def knooked back werde, but did not sustain any sori- giant in the gasbiness apportaining to a young: aus injurīne, Mies Hadans at the tire was in gaterone, nebla-hearted, honest.rinded wander the joining room, and fared no worse than his er, combined with añṇah of racklongness and self- fny ocveral with Jast. The stask of willinery. asertion engenderit by a wild life in Mexico; and several elaborate dresses in course of making

We believe

to be sdzairably done, but why, may I sek, are con- tainly had the best draws, we canunt help think cial governments will no doubt offor strong.

traptors allowed to out the earth from the hills ing that the good qualities of their hast, the abjections, for they would thereby lose a

lose to the alde of the road P. This asses & ad Nomb Croena, had something to do with their aver failing succuss. Getting the boats to the considerable source of ravenne, but the

disfigurement, which will remain for a long time, starting pulala and sending them away cosapien might not there on tioun by remitting certain contributions or

six o'clock that the last race was doualed. The order of the events was as follows:- &ortions thereof --which the provinces are

Veterans of compaulas or expected to make to the capital. Whether

10 years' service; six care; ball distanse first prizo, 87; mond. $3.50. of London, and they have os riow, fur Sular not this supposition is correct, ibia at long traditions, I thoir tug-of-war over the and to amorous others who nawittingly use the

The eight companies were all ro wresented, and hot & faultless representation of Broderick Fan were covered by the falling late and plaster and last. certain that the duty on the Indian water with the sergeants, the affisors after the rond. On Sunny last I wont with thres athare or fim, & large askiution of various styles, drug will be fixed at a high rate, possibly good old Britlob fashion would not know when to Fokfainm spot midday and returned in the the bonts gave à good dosi of trouble to start, shasse squiros histrionic talent of no usas or are all more or less spoiled. This is zafrtunate 100 Lacis. This amount is, we think, the they were defeated, and if the position in which evening. We were mech surprised to find in owing to the difficulties, with wind and tide, and for. The part of Er. Fleming, the old and pri- for about half dozen Indian were inving some awkwardaase on the part of the veterans, vileged friend of the family, was admirably suited new dresses made for a private doncite party COTTAGE GRANDS, SHORTORANDS Host the British Government will agree to. they warn loft was not exantly a dignised one it the marig "part of [Kewenk that we had all who, though-probably good soldtars, are not to the veteran motor of Canton, Mr. T, Orphale | that is to take piane nxt works.

tenth of fever, aniil it was nagested that it the whole first rate ancaman. They were at Strong, who lid fair Justice to the author of to that the owner of the property have alcoody pro must have arisen from the disturbed soil so alese tongth got late something like a fairly oven line, piece. Mr. F. B. Ancon as Arthur Mahon, a mlead to make, good the damage done.-Conries, to the road. Surely it would have been seente wees looked together so long is one of the dramatic loadere of Cazion, and bat some of the drifted, together; and two, the gentleman farmer, of course acted well; he

THROUGH SHANSI AND SHENSI. to have had the earth brought from some that the leading boats were a good hundred always nots wall; if he has a fault fel in as-

Dee.6th (sonitnued.)-Suuzi affar restumfog oor yards shend by the time they got clear, and thay samiar to too great a degras an air of mon distance up the hill.

and by chalance, which sometimesnakes to appear to march wo passed a fine stone bridge, spaucior the were hopelessly out of the race. Speaking of outside reads, the only riding and got the host of the start, and led the whole wag paling to the audience when he should be Fon Rivor. It has aiz fins large aruhos, and fore down the course, making good asht of it. Badurosig somebody on the staga. As small ones at the matern end. On the opposite. driving outlet from the town in fast being startad a little bit ahead of the other and held viewers we should, no less than the notors them side is a valley, with a few huslets and villages. daved almost impasasbi owing to the immoner its advantages the whole way, winning by a little selves, remember the minor parte biok help 5 The water here a more rapid, dowing swiftly over crowd of beats and the unmerous ngüstters' huts wer hall a length. The fovin: of some of the much towards the uncoess of a performance; and a rocky bottoms, and a weeping in close to the left which have redeatly been allowed to congregata veterans dartainly afforded some smodeement, therefore we onnclude nur remarks bags weed of ex eastern baisk, it is muddy, and rich as oil. The in and around that dismal swamp" esited time not belag a great ovnsideration with most mendation to the "serraut" whose amazing and loads close at the foot of the risky bluff, est,

vularities were well rendered by Mc. Pessil;

between the mountains and the river; it is strowa Causeway Bay::

The Reenery recoted great ecodit on the about with roaks and boulders fallen from above, artist, Mr. Baptists, and eloitud rauak applause and anything but pleasant for passing arts andi. from the audionas.

other true. The bill slopes ngress the river, are honey-combud kero and there with mare-dwellings and samo of the stono and brick built dwellings

· are urobed over, as in other parts of this province. Wo passed a cuál mina, eloss to the roadside, with piles of good looking coal stacked up ready to ba carriel sway; and lols of carts and pack mules wore leading to carry it to maïket. At nosa we passed through a willed town called Troag Clou Choa, the mare appearing in writing over the gate-way. We root lots of pack mules, with HI,E.

Bonwood & Sons.

Hongkong, 3th Meroh, 1883.

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throughout the world.

NOTICE.

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Oli Neptune is not too fond of the sons of Mars, I think. At all events ho did, not smile on their regatta yesterday. The water was lumpy, and, as the rowing was rather in liftorout, the time wade was not very wonderful. As the men videatly enjoyed the fat, however, those Jrawbacks were of slicht importance."

of them.

to

B Company G Company SORELAN ComeANIES' BACE-Between Companies" six care; full distanos; first prize, §ĺ4; cassad, $7.00; third, 99.60.

POLICE COURT..

بشر

§jb April.

BEFORE ME. H. E. WODHOUSE..

for a higher daty would, in the preganes of the competition of the mudivo druk, sorve to practically shut out foreign opiam. Such a Contingency is hardly contemplated by the Chinese Sovernment, who hope to make the foreign drug a source of large revenge, and PIANO3 tuned and fein through it is quite possible as they will, after 696. ropale by an upscience! Tau frontling the ruts of duty on the Tudian, impose higher duties on the native drug or take steps to restrict its production, in order that BEWARK OF IMIZATIONS. this revenue-producing import may not do. AND FEREINS' SAUCE

Iess that some one has robbed me of ex The Original and Fontinueline. At present the competition of the Chi-pressing way thoughts of the danes on bează. the

Recent revelations at the Polier Court have "OROESTERSHIRE SAUCE bears the auto

nese opium is being felt seriously at maay Richapad. Howevov I ought not, I suppose," to graph signature of Lon and Ferrine on a rad Sabel Sold porte. At Nowch wang and Tientsis it ans aleable, partly tocanso it saves me a certain forcibly demonstrated the vecessity of receiving

The same night boats were manned by man af Wholesale by the Proprio most supplanted the Indian oplum, at Slang amount of thinking, and partly also badauso I the evidence of spiam fuformers will great dore, Woranter ; (and Craves

Blackwà, Lendou. hai and some of the river ports it has caused agree with your contributor, whoever he may caution. It is a pity, I think, that the necessity.

each company, end-a guod well fought contest a large decline in the demand for Malwa, and be in his remarks. It is a most enjoyable acists for the employment of euch miserable resulted. B and G companies in the me boats of Siracers and Oilmen in Formosa it is gradually ousting the Perlittle duros, and the only drawback that I could hirelings, who are lavariably greater roguss than that led in the previous race wire the fret to find way that some ladies were absent who might than worst of those they are the aus of con-show in front, and B company were soon in pes. vise drag. It is of course much lover irascoably have boon expasted to ho there. I visting. Novarthol 2002 tools appear in. session of the lead, which they hold all the way! price than the foreign drug, and is roadilyani hoand to udtalt, bowraver, that, the wares dispensable to the proper prstootion of tho, ra. falang and won a good rads by three lengths

bost was third, about two lengths behind G. All snuggled in small quantities from place or not inviting in the sariter part of this venue, and I suppose they must be utilized to the other bals, but £wo, were well up, and a can. 1.3.0. CO..to place, or pays a very light duty. The afternoon, and I know of at least one lady some extent. The atter untrustworthiness of siderable improvement in foros was exhibited by merchants engaged in the trade there- whom thy somewhat overosmo. This unknown those rascals had has made manifant by the late all the bosta oempoting over those in the proced. their companias wore much bettor trained. The fore naturally water, with some anxiety contributor has airuady exfloïently described the exposures of their tramped-op charges against ing, and to doubt the men, who wore the pick of By Appointsat to His Excellency the Oo. the issue of the negotiations now proceeding scan, so I will only add my thanks to the officers respectable merchants, nad the Courta will ia first three boats were very well rowed and they victod of starling enal to the value of $1, from s

came in at a great rate, Privats Macro WOB in London, for the agreement arrived at and repress a wish that we may all mout again consequence requiro strong corroboration of any

saptain of the winning boat, Privato Tillbasis of the soonud, and Sergeant Bart of the third, may materially affect them. Regard for the ander similar circumstanone. Why, certainly information they may lay in the future.

B Company Votarles of Torpsichore may be interested to intereste of India, however, will prevent any

I noticed, a tow weeks since, the appearanc & Company can murió sweeping concession, such as the Anti-Opiquear that the cotillon is very popular la Florenco. agitators desire, from boing made by the At a rooop: ball in that oily given by a Mra of Rome Korean travelors in Hongkang. It is Mattalai, the cotillon "bogen at half-past four, evident now that the Hermit Kingdom is British Government.

and lasted until early eight. About one hun.thrawlor open its doors to the foreignor its dred couples took part in it, and there ware three people are developing a great curiosity to see The French (zatost Lutin, Captain Reuvius, rows of ladies with their partners standing bebomething of the outside world. A Korean Mis- und craiser Villara, Captain Deware, left bare

bind bhu. A hot breakfast at oight refreshed sidu was not long since out to Shanghai, and IE and F companies. There was a good race, yesterday morning for Saigon.

the dauners of the cotillos and the Inokless Roto in the Shanghai journals the announcement but F company had the best of the start. They by allowing his cookhonse to be in a shapatoves who ind besa on duty all night of the arrival of two Korean Printes in that part conla not maintain their lead, however, for Boffensively dirty state on the 5th inst, and he

sompasy steadily overinuled them and got to the was foed 82..

ja coupleret mules to dinw anak of them. The "This was keeping it up with a vongaunce.

on the 28th March. There is nothing like front winging by about two lengths; the third

Wong Pak, of No. 13. Lower Lascar-row, was miserable yaminitas then promised to pay the travel to enlarge a tona's ideas, and I hop the best was about half a dozen lengths bebind wo Koresas will use their oyee to some purpose.

bond, Private Powell was doxswait to Baom. brought up on & obirge of obstracting: pas“ į oxerovi to zo, but.demanded their money at once, same osrters to go another journey. The partorg sengers by setting out a number of oil tabs out to asal rate, that is. 1,580) esah for each sarl pany, and Private Neilly to F campasy,

the footway in front of his house on the thinst, The yamacaites, however, would only give them Company...

and admitting the okar jo, ho was fined $2. 2 Company

atreet Weat, was charged with abatructing pas-damsnded the caets, or fall amount of money at Ip Chun Kai, master of No. 293, Wing Lok-500 on rach-inst a third at the asuul rate. The official then again sent to the yamên sad

A.

S. WATSON

FAMILE AND DISPENSING CHEMISTS,

TERNOR and his Royal Highnasa tho

DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DOUJGISTS, PERPUNERY,

PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS.

DRUGISTA SUNGEYMAN,

And

ABRATED WATER MAKERS,

STIPS MEDICINE CHESTS REFILTER,

PASSENGER SAIPA SUPPLIED."

Morics.--To avoid delay in the ozeontion of Orters it is particularly requested that all

businose. communications be addressed to tho Firm, A. 3. WATSOs and Co., er

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

NOTICES TO CORRESTONDENTS. Churnaxicatiour ou Editorial matteze bould

be

The Agents (Massra, Dec. R. Sterons & Co.) inform me that the groomer Nelson left Sydney on the 3rd instaut, for Hongkang, viá Quasti. land te and Amboyos, and is due here on or about the 1st proxima.

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I have as doubt there will be a strong master of that vumerous trium, the bachelors, on Tues- Say part, at the City Hall, te receive "A Lesson in Tora

Oely twenty-two days intervened between the last two performances of the Canton Dramatia Amateurs. The isst performatoo, too, was no

· Accustomed as I am to using the long list of nelaimed lotters published weekly in the Gazelle, and much as I have beard of the manner la which corespondence sometituas purenes a man, I never heard of a onze to equal the following, ant from a recently resived home paper -

At Me Elberfeld Post Office a letter was returned

LARCERI.

GOATS IN À HOUSE. Wong Eak Sing, of No. 31, Uppor Station. strast, appeared to s anmmons charging him with keeping a number of goats in his house without the Assistant Besident at Lhassa, in Thibet, ri- ing is a male-litter, with an old lady, and lots of liomas from the Registrar General.

We halted at eat The fondnet nimitted the charge, and he baggage bringing op the rear.

prepared quactors in the pantern suburb of Ling- Baib rien, havia dopo another 25 li of our was fined $6.

Wong Awai and Lam Afak, coelies, mere-coa- journey, being the fifth stage officially,

Official ways are intricate to an extent beyond cargo boat lying of the Praya Rast on the 6th comprehension. Last nicht a military red-bot instaut, and they were sentenced to fourtoonton official, with a suite of over a dozeu persona, called on the Yaradnites to furnish him with four days* Imprisonment esok, 1

sarts and provisions. The latter came, but bad 裴

Li Apin, tarber, was sentenced to a maste's į and insefeiert; and the former vare not ferta. hard labour for entering a house in Hollywooding, altbourt at repeated-appilaations wars At last the good road, with intent to commit a felony on the night always premisal instintel.

aloial get out of patience. Being on duty and wishing to accomplish his journey without delay,

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D Companyemakaomassievem Bucures Rac-Under two years' service; six cars; half Alstaude: Best prize. 87; second,

$3.50.

Two companies were unrepresented in this race, those which mannad boala boing A B C

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ENTERING A MOVIE WITH INTENT,

of the 4th just..

A NUISANCE.

Choi On, of No. 6. West-street, was commoned

by Inspector Clerihaw, on a charge of causing

$24...

OBSTRUCTIONS.

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be sent. for the sixth time to tie yambu for his

carts. At last a compls of dilapidated, or rather

worn-out, parts were pushed into the yard hy

wanted; he wanted four good earts, with ist inent

for mon. Bat this is not what the al

so sa times without radcos", was discaged as footway pour his shop, as he was also feed one. The orderly, charged to go to the yambu Mow Loong, contractor, of No. 79, Walling. well as tired, and did not fail in his mission this FAY reiserable wretch being adrugeot horizon- footway and elde chantiel, and remove the stonos on-street, admitted a charge of blooking up the tins. I heard a souif in the yard, went out, from the channel in Quen's-road West, at the tally, and areoremoniously having his hair.com. 5th inst. He had removed the stones so as to bed, his clothes dusted, and other little attentious mortar for a house be was building, despite of warnings from Inspector Cloriber..

Fined $5.

The Mastodon Minstrels will shortly pay 123 Hongkong a visit, arriving here early in May, The company is a large ons, comprising twenty- siz performer, and according to the relieen of the Australian popore, is as strong in nullity as in numbers. A. majority of the members, under addroured "The Buitar" and the own busive The stand, are real darties to whom burat work is acht task, Byron's comedy "Weak Woman,” Minnagar," and not to individuals by asme.

superdaily.

the plesu repressated, containing sous heavy Correspondente are requested to forward skele mamei A Court Mortis was held on board the Victor parts. Our Canton friends display plenty of and addrees with communicatious addressed to the Emmun yasterday morning to investigate tegy then they have abautaooo of time. Elitos, not for anblication, but as evidence of good charges of largony against a lamp trimmer named I think they should be invited to come down to ho, When to writer of it (a saaman) happoned advsulage all the way along, they won pretty make a large pool of water for the mixing of paid him by the military offione's suite. The full-

Henry Alstou. The first barge ses on a hero and repeat" Weak Woman for our bay with his alug the latter after recrossing stealing ane tiuuet milk, and tas second of tealing a from a neatan's chest. Elston was copvicted and sortoned to eightoon moutheim- prisonment with uned labour, and dismissal from the service

All letters for publiation shonic ba written on one side of the paper saly.

Advorila nents, and Rahscriptions wideh Des not durat for a period will he couticed antil conatormanded.

Orders for extra capiés,of tha Daily Fres thould by knal furu 1 at one day of patlication. After limus hoar the supply is limitert.

The Baily

Dress

zofit,

I would remind Her Majesty's loyal subjecte that Sir George Bowen will this afternoon held a parade-I meau louca, which they together with all and sundry ars uzpocted to altaod. Some worthy residuats are a little perplexed as

where the son of

N. C. OFFICERS RACK-Half distance; first prise, 9 second, $3.50. All companies were repressoted, the coxswaingers by setting out about 40 bags of res on being as follow:-A, Colr. Sergt. Quina, B. Lance Gorgl. Davia, C. Colt. Borgt. Jansen; D, Bargt.. Burt, D, Sergt. Datiu; F, Sergt. Day; G, Cole.. last week, whose peregrinations are thing recto Sergt. Brown; H: Sergt. Bond. É Company and be put to the box at the same office on July 3. again had the best of the affair, for they took 1870, it destination being Nicolaisisk, in Siboris the lead early in the race, and increasing thair howarcz, the Intter had con easily by about six longtha and holf; atont a

length and half was the distance between Siberia, ralozned in the costs of three years to

and third. The style of rowing was azain not Haberfeld. The seamango father having learned that his sun was thon in Hongkong, redirected to erve. "Intly “first shop," lima being a decidedly lope, and once more, fo Clober 1876, the latter weak point with most of the crown. started on its travela. When it reached China, hom over, ho to whom it was addrasand had left the coun so it followed him aboat from one place to another, always arriving just too late, until, at length, It found ila way back again to the berfeld Fost. Offee, where, with the content of the writer, it is hertoforward to be prescrred with all the respect

The Dotels appear to be dealing vigorously with the felt grosion of frandaleut bank eupler in Java. From the Java Bodz wn learn that by a judgment delivered by the Court of to the meaning of "suitable murning, costumed cusideration ducto such a much-traveled letter. Justien at Samuraue, two Arabs from Pecalongau-Whether to interpret the phrase strictly or have been snutenced to fige georg hand bour not. I inngine that, as on previous occasions, certainly a most devided “kurio," and is rightly sack in chains, for not kooping properly considerable latitude will be allowed, otherwies ranged hooks, and flus preparing to wielend their the attendance would be limited. Belt-toppers ereditors and effect a fraudulent bankruptcy,

in Hongkong are few in number, and for the most

With all the postmarks that Jutter ist beer, it is preserved na sook by the good folk of Elberfeld,

a

A certain Ph. Dr. Dres or, who has written part antiquated in shape; even frock coats are not book on Japan after the enormous experience of in universal waar. Very wide indped was the infear munthe, gravely informs his readers that terpectation pat apen the term on the occasion tha

well known "happy dospatah "

HONAKONG, APET. 72, 1889

We ask the following from a Sydney paper Tar "Reuter's telogram received on the 5th The people of Palmerston (Northern Territory) instant relative to the Opium Queation would allowed to take his out in the Government Socre of Boreruor Hennessy's levic, even sack corte not, as is anally believed, performed by the

phide strongly to the Chiness interprstar being be more interesting were it more fonite.tary's afica, where hu can gather hero infort boing, then worn in one or two instances. It seems that Sir Josura Pasas introduced a We suppose they are afraid that Nike Chunrollar |tion than is pendent or desirable for him là know,”

safcido ripping up his storicoh, but that is only motion into the House of Commone to the

Society in our wos island is shortly to receive made a surefch, and was then behested. A Oxenstisen lus will get to know "with how little effect that in any negotiations with China Wisdom the world is governed." I will nother reinforcement, General Sargent, who gentlemen of twenty years' experience in Japan or the opium question the Chinone Govern.ave to listan vary soutely to learn this up in loft bore on Tuesday in the English mail sten- tells mo that this is "pare nonsensa"; he has

mer for the Straits. to make his customary himself known ones of hara kirs, and one oa annaal inspection of the troops there, will not see it perforal pa Japanese stage. More

apore; they ate now on their way out, and will the stomach." On the learned Pb. Deo analogy, some on from that port with the Gezeral. A banging is so-called because the suicide gets Cathay, will also, I am told, not return alone. gallant Engineer, who likewise went South in tho friend to shoot bim.

ment should be treated as the Government

L'almerston.

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B Company D Company DOTERS' RACE, men of each company to be pinked by Colr-Sorgts of another dompany: six oars; balf distance; frat priza, $i; second, 83,50円

Each of the eight companies had a prew picked. out, and considering they were dukters, the zon did get perform so badly; in fact they seemed to show at least as good form was exlibited in tho praeding race. Company's boat had the | best of the était, nud led for about half the dis. tance, when they were overhauled by the B mea in the invincible Namah Creeza, who shot ahead of them, and won by a good balt diser lengths

Privates Dills, Weldeo, and Fisher were the length and half behind the boat it third place. respectivo cozewains of the thron first beste,

B Companyeres

1 G Company

2

rather easily, flore pony's boat was ahjus a

This brought the Buffs' sports, to a close for

this year, with the exception of the Companies tugs-of-war. The tags postponed from Thurs day were not pulled off yesterday at Brandel Point as arranged, but they will take placs- Ground or the Cricket Ground. The three daya

of an independent State having power to lay the Civil Hospital, Jafore Mr. H. É. Wodehoug, Mrs. Surgent and two of his daughters at Ein-over, the meaning of the words is "to cut opathis morning at eleven either on the Parade

of a steamboat plying on the islands, and tradior poste have been established on the main island, but all labour has to be importad-Straits

·

·menced at six look with a tea, and this was

ood name in the Colony..

but it will be long before the residentă of car

"OPENING A BOAD.

Tong Hing, of No. 3, Station-street, was summoned on a obarge of opening the road in Upper Station-street, and pleading guilty, he was flood $5.

CANTON.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

5th April It is notified fa a Viceroy's circular that núm. mer lista are to be worn by the officials a sud after the 18th instant.

lease the eknak ho had hail the temerity to defy. wount of money was soon found in arler to ra the Governor's orders by cheating passing officials And oppressing the cartars. "Périmps he will do better next time.

Deo. 7th-Ling-sbib Hsien is a small city with diluyidated or mathes bling malls, sed three gates only, ach barely the size of a pricato cart-house door. Few carts are woed in. this morntainous district, The city derives its name from au imvisby nerolite, about a ton in welgbt, which has the appearance of almoss para iron, and is in shape somewhat like Buddha's. krone. It stands andora parilion erected es pecially for it, with a commemorative tabletorer it, on which are written the two obaracters Ling-shib," or Holy Stogo-I should say, About 500 Kia-žio graduates from this pro. vinos tavs left for Peking to be present at the rather, spiritual stone, I could not get any one examination for the Tsau Szo degres, which is to too late to hunt for informistion in the swall to bell me anything, about this stow, and it was take place on the 14th instant.

offering a reward of $20 for the arrest of any Auction has baix issued by the Ponyn M. gistrats prohibiting all kinds of gambling sed

Doe disengarding the prohibition...!

Laroonies and burglaries have been Tory pre valent of lato, and but very fow arrests have been

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possibly contain a stone tables revocding the se temple rented over the pavilion. The temple is delictal to the Tasiat Patriaroa Lu Tan, and la eitanted just in the Northern suburb; it may

rival of the celestial stone to these parts. I sent to the magistrato to inquire about is, and sought to buy a copy of the archives of the city, but mande.

The usarly appointed Provincial Treasurer is fact of Ping yang Fu called, and I received him,

failed. His Honour the newly appointed Pre storily expected here from Peking.

SHANGHAI:

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have been a good recreation time for the men,

to thros, is a stop in ško right direction,

AMATEUR DRAMATIO. PERFORM-

ANGE AT CANTON.

On Thursday evening the Canton Amateur

A fire coeurred in the Chehkiang-road, at the

we being old friends. Two is going to take up his post nó choo, and we are thus to travel to getlor 55mo fòw days moro." Tse's avcommoda- tion is not much better than mine.

Wa. Jaff the olty soon aftor 6 o'clock this morning, descending gradunity down the alley

did not attain serious dimensions,

valley. We passed sona caves, than a vilhga of On the 33m ultimo s collision poantred between them, some of the houses being protected from

the P. & O. 6. N. Co.'s mail steamer Ancont and evil by a tiger's load palated over the door. I

the O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Diomed. They were have noticed the same thing in various moun- both coming up the river with about a three knot taisous districts. There are about 5tty fami bido, in the order asmed, abreast of Collier's fer living in the village at the top of the pass, Dook; the Diomed stopped to give the Moris watch in called Han-hon Lin. After leaving the nethakire time and room to take up a barfb.: The village we met long strings of donkeys, carrying Ananna, seeing that she had stopped blow off heavy loads of flour. Most of the donkeys are stesen and stopped also. The Diomed covor lost 20 bigger than these soon about Tientsin, yet

Aa inquest was opened poster lay n♬larusou at what duties it pleased on imported souicio doroner, and jury composed of Masers. C. dition. The negotiatious in completion with Bozsban, G. Pancuso, and, J. B. Elias, on the the Chefoo Convention are being carried on fall to the bottom of the Desk at Kewlon. It hody of a coolis who met his death through a

and though some of their amusements have been op of the Fooohow-rood, between thee and four of a rather rough and tumble order, yet that is a'look p.m. or the 31st March About half in the dark. We soon turned up a valley on the direct between the Foreign Office and the appound that the deceased was amonust a nom.

the sort of thing which is most onloainted to dozen emall Chinage houses were destroyed. The left, then crossed the small steet dowing down Chinese Minister in London, and the Underber of other coolice engaged in hoisting some

The French ovenpation of Tonquin is not make them hardy and enit them for the hard Deluge and Forrest steam fire-ngines were at its sales, and shortly after ascended a stiff in- lege of word which wore vary heavy, no much so

It is somewhat of a orinaidonos that the pro-proving quite such a walk-ayon as our Gallie work of a campaign, and ofter all that is the work, drawing water from the Defence Cresk:olice, zig-zagging on a rooky roc. We saw some Secretary of State very properly opposed that the rope used suddenly care pes, and thent Governor and Chief Justina of this Colony friends imagined. I am very sorry to hear of grest consideration. The man avaried to enjoy jand although a good breeze prevailed the fire east oropping out on the left, sorosa 6. karrow the motion ca the ground that it would pre-deceased lost his balance and fell from beit should both rejoics in an identical Christian the opposition, for it is a pity that there should them most heartily, and therefore this plan of judice those negotiations, and it wae, en di- of sorue foily fast. Tho Coroner thought is ad name, the same foot applying to the previousbe nsolose bkodshed. Ramour says that the longilooing out the sports from ors afternoon vision, lost by a considerable majority in & himself and tus jary night view the scene of and with good reason, that the coincidenanthe oiker day nominally for Canton, is Hei. viable to adjourn the inquiry in for that incumbents of those important ofloce. I trust, true destination of the Kerint, which left hero thin House. So far the telegram is per- the occOFTEZICE. fectly understandable, but the Under

will refill Earther: that while the two Siphong. 16 French Commandant in Toaquin Secretary of State is further reported to have a capita of 2,400,000 guilders, to tara to upcoat Gearges will make for the assises an enduring of the corvette will be welcome bath to him and The Company recently formel in Holland with Johna were eminently anpopular, the two Sir sadly needs rainforcements, and the assistance said that a favourable issue to the the merrill roseurges of the Bachan islands "ucgotiations is expected, togutier with the Saltan of the group, has by last advices been in the Mohrecas, on. 75 years lease granted by

to the foreign residents' in. Haiphong. To my the aholition of transit dus." Regarding the i uefortunato at the outset. Juling from parkeowing the late Mr. Justiso Sucarion socially, attemp the occupation or auntsation which. of the season, and in the very pretty little come full speed ebead, in order to pass bofors approach of the drivers are exceedingly ergal to their neo- As one who had the privilege and pleasure of wind it anyours, strongly of fool-hardiness to Thontions Bociety gave their fifth performangshadway the decoqa shortly afterwarde went they sorry leads of about 200 lbs. of four. Some words we have italicised there is considerable ticala e furnished, by the Sonrabaya Courant, they would pay to his mactory in these few lince a ever is intended-of a considerable territory lika dy entitled "Weak Woman", they fully sustain- Ancora gotting her malamast as for as the Dio. which in a temple of Kuan Ti with two immenso ing the shipping; and they had in close rass; the fol little snimasis, Wa crossed a small valley in | managers of the company at the islands began obscurity. Did the speaker intend to convey operations on too great and ambitious a goale, in fast tribute of respect. No bumaan salogium Tonquin, containing a population variously easied their reputation as spirited and painstaking med'e stam: The Ancona found her water shoal. trou claymores at the door. The weather is do that the transit dues on all foreign imports arrod wedlessly lessy expenses, besides alionut could wild to the footing of affention which in-mated at from ten to eighteen millions, with lase netars. The picon opens with a love scene being from 53 to 43 fathoms. At this point beth fightful. Furs are unnecessary; mine are sh were to be abolished, and one uniform taxing the natives by overhearing aardvat, nnti sensibly dominated the minds of all who cars than two thousand tevops of all arms. It is, of twen Arthur Medays and Falias Gaythorns, ships saw that the bulk Lectah had to be pleared: seinal bardes,

complaints became so load that the company had

the Ascona went ahead til speed, bein A large, corored cart, with a fine young lady levied at port of entry, or did he mean that to miss them, and direct the adoption of a mere into contact with him. Of angularly hind and course, say enough to storm and anry the in the widet of which bar onasin Helen Gay-hard-a-starboned, the Diomed at the same time inside, and a fins young man outside, has kept the transit dues on foreign opium only were thrifty sad pradout management of affairs in entle disposition, he won without effort the different sitadels-The intrepid Gardier did this thorne appears, and after expressing her approval gut he helm hard-s-starboard and her starboard pretty close to us all day. The young lady, to be abolished, loving, bobszer, the Chi fataro. Damage and so will henceforth be goodwill of our little community, and lived a life in the winter of 1979 with the merest handful of the match, explains that a descared bande had bow struck the Ancona's port quartor. The though married, is more like a fat over-proWE

the products dealt in. Coffee growing with

Wer tenderly po- nene Government at liberty to impose any han he chief to grow iterally without fone and without reproach. of men--but it is another matter to hell the left all his fortune to one of these two cousins, Arbitrators, Captain E. Melucon and Captain bady that a married woman. duty they please on the drug when imported marine produco ata obtained in bacter by means There is no one hers who could not but be sous-country it the face of a hostile fares of Anauraites but with the provies that it was to be kept secret 2. B. Drage decided that both were to blame, lebot, youthful conatoninos, looks as if she waO and the case falls andor the seemed of Lord Sto. in danger of being roughaned by some onlḍ Between the two things there is a vast differ

thing the botter for looking on his kindly face, and with a poighbone like Chius, which, to say which of the two was the legates, till both were well's well-known possibilities "horo both par morning wind. The road was very rough, and married. This condition being generally known, tisa are to blame." Each steamor bar to pay riding in a big cart amongst a lot of baggage was ence. At first sight the abolition of all

and listening to bis kindly voice. The face is the loset of it, looks with so unfriendly ars on veated from ns for aver-the role in silent now, transit dues ou foreign goods might appear Times

French movements in Cochig-China.

much speculation arises in the minds of. Captain its own damages. We suppose the nose was not what one might call a pleasant way of spend

to blame for going too fast, and the Domed foring a honeymoon. So the young lady probably Ginger, of the Militia, and Mr. Poolab, m pro- a great concession, to be made, perhaps, as a

not making room for the Queen's zzznil

thought, for ebe oalled out that she was arconi- One of the most successful gatherings that small home forget the memory of one who, as If the Chiness, Government had but the sour.vinbind awell, as to which of the ladies is the set-off against the sight accorded to the Ubi-bave over been held by the feetotal seation of the Attorney-General se truly stated, "everage to dare, what they secretly desire, to do, miary embermsasient. The hero of tas comedy as the body of James Flass, late secost mate of wers, nicely bound in red silk hastages, fastonet An inquest was held at the mortuary of the fortable, sad popped out a pair of the nontost most eligible to be the wife of a man it peas- Seamen's Church, Pootang on the Slut Marsh, little foet one may ever hope to ase. There they: nese Government of lerging any tax they our sorammalty took place at the Tempuran said sa unkind word of anyone and never har-the position of the French in Tonquin would be a Frederick Fansite, a discarded nephew of the steam dredger da ing, who was fontid drowned with well chashed silver buokles, and onclosed abink St ou opium, and in the case of Hallo Thursday evening. Provoodiya con-bound on takind thought."

perilous in the extreme. The Viceroy of a man who made the strange will; at the request Assistant Judge, ociated sa Coroner, and the little tsesole, and jingling bella on other in the Hwang poo, Mr. B. A. Mowat, H.B.M'e in the nicest imaginable red-satin shoes, with a civilized Government on whose good faith followed by a vacial entertainment. the scurte

Now that the Pallio Trafie Ordinance has Two Kwang could easily sand a naval expedition of Doctor Fleming, wh old friend of the family, Jurors were Messes, A. B. Bayael, W. C, and thro. She wore a pair of broad, red frou- wo could depend it would unquestionably was under the auspices of the Royal Naval Tem come into force, it may be well to remind owders to Haiphong and out off the French retreat he returns from Mexico to serve as steward to the Yorke, and J. H.P. Parker, Mr. Huay, Super-sors and a shining green jacket of some rare be a decided gain. Unfortunately, how this nost useful society: Wigs Weston, was the

perance Soiety, and a portrait of the founder of of private chair that its provisions apply to altogether, placing the latter in a veritable cut state of his your lady opusins. Love, Jestoday, intendent of the Sailors Home, identified the antering; and bar fine head of hair was adorned ever, our credulity has been imposed most prominent feature of the very effective de them as much as to wheeled vehicles. They de ead. Lappily for the French troops in Tou-on? misunderstandings consus, in the midst of risk soment officer of the loan deed for on wire springs, which allowed them to swing body as that of James Flok, who came out to with a couple of actioal butterfies, mounted up in the past and foroiga morotants sorations which adorned the Hall. The tea was have to keep the near, that is the left, side of quin, however, the Chinese fear the after con- which a new will turns up, which makes the retired Thing. He last sur decessed on the 19th about amongst the flowers. Two chased bair know too well what reliance is to he lobyanoberfladies in the oslony, who pater the road; and if they do otherwise without god aoquences of any open display of hostility; thoyed Moxiosa sole heir to the state. Everything Marah about 5 pm, and he was then sober.pina kept her hair tilly, and a single ring adorned

in a most liberal way, so that the repost was placed on the pledges of the Peking Govern-of a character which surpassed any previous ones censon, they are able to be proceeded against, will content themselves with stirring up the ends happily, two pairs of lovers are engaged to He reported at Hoaghew Police Station on the har perfect hands. It is a pily she is so fat for ment. If the transit dues were to be abo- of the name kind. There was a large attendance, I am bound to say it was high time to take sotie Annamites to resist the occupation, in the hope be married, and the pecuniarily embarrased Bist that Flock was missing from the Sailors har 3gs; the young man is rather laan, so that ished some new tax would ere long be in.and won the good things had resolvedfall justice aleps to 'rognlate the traffle in the streets, whiol of disgusting the French and indosing them to Captain Ginger finds rediet by forming a matri. / Home-bepector Howell, of the Rirez Polion, may cunterbalance the other extrains in the

the tables were cleared away for the entertain

Fail he received a report this morning that the lady sidionaly introduced, not at first directly, but ment. The Chair rus takon by the Ri,ke It was carriol on without the Isset systom or order, retire from their enterprise.

monist alliance with Mrs. Guns, who has a little body of a foreigner was lying near Monara. Bal Tatasco appears to be the principal cargo de contrived us to pass unnoticed until the Biebep Burlon, and the following toLsts were I notice with satisfaction that the resort

mavasy, but is not, as ke bad supposed her to ba, terfight and Swire's Wharf, he went there and onerled by carts hope, whilst males and donkeye this heiress of the aetate under the now will. fond the body now shown to the jury. Hesarey flour, wheat, and datas. All kinds of merchant began to find it pressing on the iven and drank lu the oup that oberi bat does activity of the police in bringing forward offend not inskristo. The Queen, the President of the ing jinrickebo opolies is already bearing good native buyer, and checking the deraand. The United States, Miss Agnes E. Weston, the trait: the trafle in Queen's Road is beglazing"

judged that the body had been in the water from gents, I am told, grow shout bore, but the prin THE BUFFS, REGATTA.

The comio part of the play was very obly 32sive to six days-Thomas Fawcett, late steward nipsl orops are of milles, or yellow rice. Cakes announcement concerning the transit de ladies, -nd especially thoes to whom the company to secure the aspect of two parallel streams

tained by Mrs, Guan and the two fortuna-ban of the an Thing, and now staying at the Sailors" of various kinds are always ready to appaces the ware indebted for their pountiful tea. The health

The third day of the Baffe' sports was again ters. frs. Gunn is a widow of considerable Home, atated that he had tea with the desossad hanger of the traveller at the villages, and fruit, may, however, rofer morely to opism, Theof Mr. James Francis, the organising agent and ranging in opposite directions mabead of the not very favourable with regard to the weather, age, and is by no means attractive either in mason the 19th, shout 5.30 p.m. Docessed went out such as amall peralmmons, and card pears, Feling Government are disposed, as our seamen's friend, was ise heartily drunk. The contaion worse coufonuded Cost formerly prothore baing a blustering wind, and as the sporto nor or appearsnes; but although she is said to him since, Tuneased was study aan on board, als; the latter, being very jaioy, way slake the shortly afterwards, and wibucas had not seen shaped like taraips, arp generally obtainably readers may be aware; to agrou te u plan dreat on Teciperance, He was pleased to see so

Bisher commenced the entertainment with an vafled.

yesterday took the farm of a regatte, the heavy be fifty-five years of age, she is jugpeunt but would get dipak when on facra, he had seen thirst, although they are not a good flavour. 1. for, amalgamating the Zekin and the tariff wony scilors und aktier at noir a gathering, In England one is not, generally speaking,

ass on the harbone, was bad for rowing. With ly unconscious of having pean the bloom bim drank on shore. Ha knew denested was a In the afternoon we halted in the city of Han duty on opium and its collection by the which would have been impossible some years unpleasantly reminded of the advent of spring. such a high wind and rengh water, aided by a of youth, and the final love scene between her widower, and left three of a family grown op hou. The quarters prepared for us, though. Imperial Maritime Castoma staff, but ago. Among the upper classes, this vice of drinktu those loathen parts things as evidently some strong tide, it was a meat diffoulé matter to and Captain Ginger exalted roars of laughter. The Lugusat was adjourned-Mercury. oki, were large and convenient, and the raticns

ing was vastly less than it was years ago, and

A Rovigner on the Slet March adopted a for nisa and horn wees at hand. Unfortunately the point of divergence between them and this resalt had mainly been brought about by times different, owing, no doubt, to as nakind obtain anything like an even slack, for the boats The renowned kaders of the Coutes Dramatic novel method of stopping fight between two the dinner intended for me was not properly Bir THOMAS WADE was the rate at which the public opinion which had been formed by jose. Two days age on rasching my office-1 driftad forward and up against each other, so corps, Tabelmi and Jack, represantad Captors poolibs. They were lying on the ground, and looked after, and was devoured by the dogs at they wanted to fix the duty, which the Bri. tom perabos ancistics. The same public opiniou um aos independent, and have to slave for my that in sach event there were several boats which Ginger and 15. Gunn respectively, and perform tearing each other's tails out. There was hand. The yamenite prased my man not to men-

was nanded umong woldiere and wailors, and this. bal, Minister considered excessive. Bearing clans from which they were enlisted, and it was living-I saw opposite the door a centipede of Toro put out of the room by unfortunate starts, ed their parts admirably. Although acting sorowd of Chinese looking on, and one or two nation the little dimoulty, and went off to refil the tiven wom trying to separate the combatants. empty dishes with anything good that he could this fact in mind, it seems most probable flieretem to be hoped that ovary nerber of soms 5 inches in length. I assidored that the The state of the water was certainly against buy altor park, praise is also due to Mr. Foley in This foreigner went into a shop and get a bucket geh Coal is sold here at one-and-a-half cash a that the proposal now being considered by this society ronid est nau terperugo missionary laws of politeness were sufficiently met by arhibition of good form in rowing, and exempting the character of Toolal; our Canton friends, we of water and threw it over the costos, who very satty. It is mined in the mountaice, soms-55 li

among sis comindes. Bishop Cardonably show-raising my hat, waking after his health, and a the Companies Enon, the polling was more are happy to see, do not neglect the wiser pacts soxa**aleared."

east of this, at a place called To-kon. The Fên the Foroigu Othics and the Marquis Tansol the advantages of temperzoo. Teotsteliam passing, somewhat hexriedly, in a forward diree one after the other than altogether. The attend- of a play, which is too often done by amateurs. On the Blat Maron a semewhat socions so. river flows by the west of the city, and the bills ja ihst one duty should ba lerisŭ un opium, and those who did at so yield to drink shoullition, My coolies also asked after his health, bat auos of soldiers and anilors at the Wellington

was the only vomady for the intemperate drinker,

As to the more seriaus parts of the play, which plant accurred in the pid Comranial Baak behind that are not far off, I noticed, just ba. Balldings, belonging to Mesers. David Sassoon fore entering the city an iron or, crouching, and to be collected by, the Imperial Maritime consider whether they ought not to take tas in a slightly-were-feroible way than I had done. Farranks, the fishing point, was pretty large, in some places aro abealutoly pathutin, we cos-and Bont, in the Klangse Road. The upper looking steadfastly at the river, as if to entrent Costuins; and that the drug should then be pledge for the sake of others. The Boring --

and a few ladios wore present, including the sider that rory- great price is also duo, Helen rooms at the southern end of the block or is it not to venture in bis direction. The ox is free to go to any part of the Cagical. In various ladies and gentlemen, we were all loadly daty to the beat of his ability, I tops I may not in the afternoon and droya them away. The mast, and Seulonay was admirable, and her long are being made to the roof of the property. The oftener mot with in use for the shot verum of musio, do, was then rendered although every oflial is expected to do his Miesos Bower, but a drizatia main set to Ister Gaythorne's personification of love, disappoint the occupation of Mierce Boblight and often used in China as a profsation gatust in Madans, milliners and dress-eakers, and repairs ? undations, but the rhinoogres, or S-nin, in wuch don. This would simplify mats for the applanded, and several Items or exceeds becoused of over-luding our energetto Surray courses for the various events were from conversations were conducted faultlessly and with roof over their rooms has been partially removed.

The distance tosky is called & handrod 14, but. Chinese immensely, would do away with Larboard Watch; song, The Midshipmite; sang,

The Captive Greek Girl; poitation, The Jack.ox General by calling attouties to cua very great Kollet's Tained to the Barracks, and for half spirit throughout. Lilian Gagthorne, the musk and the workmen were proceeding with their la I make it altogether only 64. I way be wit amuggling to a very large extent, and last, daw of Rheims song, Ehrie an the thing; and much needed improvement which is now in that distanon No strangers put in an bppear and gentle awalbeart of Arthur Medwyn, note boars when shortly after sweetro o'olask the oil saken, but I do not think so. I reckon 875 on but not least, would greatly enrich the Im-song, The Choristor; song. The Danth of Neingu; programa: I spark of tho relaying of this Paicance to row for the price cared them, and her past to perfection, and, at her lover's desire, ing of the room ated by Miss Schlichtmans and hear on the bad road in the rims, and tires, perial Treasury. Frouably, if the truth were brie, The Craxidian Boat Song song, Tar's Fate futurs road, which tas now progressed nearly as consequently that a fell through. In ovary snubbed his supposed rival in manner which fell en meer Mike Ballitohmann was in the baring walked more than half of the distan

Mian Malaus for the purpose of their basinuse the good parts. At any rate I am pretty wall; salostinn. On the Fairy Bella; song, Kerry sold, this is the principal consideration Hanen; duet, The Sailer Bighs; sung, Down by fat ne Mount Dovis, Considering the radiont event the row sepresenting E Company pulled might indeed have made her feel scarlet. The room at the time, and she had in meat narrow all the worse parts-just to save the animals i with the Central Gororament. The provide the Sony poor. Haney Lee.

of the road and other diffoulfles, the work sepunoff Grat hopeute, and though spingtimes they per part of Fanshawe the central hero of the pleas, pendps of being covered by the debris, Ferton, N, O, Daily News Correspondant,

BANIAN.