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NOTICE

AS WATSON AND CO.

FAMILY AND DISPENSING

CHEMISTS.

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ZRATED WATER MAKERS SHIPS MEDICINECHESTS REFITTED Passeraun SurPS SUPPLIED., NoTron-Touroid delay in the axocation of Orders it in particularly requested that all -mšínor - cùm mominations be address_tu__ the

Firm, A. S. Warsox and Co., or

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The Motana arena.

Ou Christmasters the Catholic Cathedral was. | der ignitud, the junk was blown up, the fame hare bow arty giran fo the Scolety by Cay! Bryrrkt on is country. And the special net al op of Panneoro stavat loi bias breth, to create a damnad for new vessels. If fresh

as aman, overoreviad by the ongregation. The travellal like a flash of lightning from the junk in J. M.-Jo Traa Vol. VIL) A of grane which has mend Chaug Pei-lun-who actally indules in back ont aut Fears, railways are built anywhere, there will be a

midnigi man was celebrated by the Right Nov.

eil, inted October, 2821, together with the reply | bombardment begal at this Pagoda anchorage fish out of wate Of pourra is a strayvar demand for rails, and other articles, ne vell Bishop Raimondi, assistent by three other priests along the path to she mader mill, fed by the Yds to ous of the Shogun's Comm-Bod to the top of a hill miles away as an as the in which they look as arch at rem as an increased employment for shipping, the choir, under the able laudership of Mr. Piute, war on ravizul blow up the mille. Aps therois, are preserved in the correspondence from the Board of Panishaont, was no draht the spatiale of these natol kas gas is s. yet.

When lettore passed procured through the Infinanse of his friends in rather startling, but after a day, or tus by ha

conas quite used to it, and Infinitely a sfora But we canot ospect trade to improve the organist, contributing largely to render that boat and cargo junk ariling pornafully past, between the two Courts.

together with a number of spans and other between the Sheran and tho King of Sia: Peking- Daily Neon..

to tho inartistic and legabrinas atturapts letters also passed bet woon their mindsters until one or both of thinna ohanges have

craft on the river wore shtanltanaansly blown out celating to the wee subjact. These lotter

at droze made by the native touchers and at- occurred. These who know the

The annual pefy given by the Fice Insur3 of the water or upint by the territin force où thu

PORT MORENDY AND THE were anally compinie by 'prasente, and

donts A Now Guinea nativo is quite spoiled Companies was haid yesterday, the bug Pana

PAPUANS.

by dross of any sort. In the Orst phoa it is trada are cl-opinion that in the fulace it cuz aboa forty-ye gustor to Lantas 4 concussion, and at least sixty persane ere txa contained, braidos the ninal terms of respect,

annaturs to him, and rouxoquanti? umemtőek- The moist correspondent of the Bridal, and in the second place it is healthy will be unsafe to rely on such large orders splendid tilla was provided by the Fieriu drowned or killed in the water oo. It hadles for present ressived and somatimor from the United States as word received lotul, and u thoroughly enjoyable afternoon known that somewhere over 200 parsons. fort reposts for certain uatorials such ca.fice or fourier, writing from Port Moresby, Naw and it is likely to break disease as well es dirt.

gna-powder, horas, etc. One series of doen. in 1880 a. d 1581; but there are ploutv? Yup. The Fama roterod to Hongkong their fires in the powder mill besides a tack outs deals with the Binmas Embassy of 1691. Gaines, aftor desorbing the proclamation of the Two diet ornaments are nearly always worn by of other places where from and steel will be re- W. Roswick, Hon. P. Byrie. Class. F. D. Saawn, number of stores injured. In addition taas which was readend by the Shogun with great British protestorats of the eastern sal ek that the ra, which should ant ba left ang ticed.

Another sarios relates to island, thus deribes the plses and proplex. and Megard A. Mofvor, A. P. Mokvan, H. E the forcats of the workmen were domot- seremoniey of statw

Meanwhile, a brief desiption of Port Hess is the piece of bone or shell which is prasil quired in large quantities fre time to time." house, C. D. Bottomley, H. T. Dalrymple, ished and sote of the inmates killed. The houses the cabelling of Cubedia in 1623, in referance by and the nativas mity not be out of placs, through the cartilage of the nose, and the other

to which the King of Sium roquels the Shugin

In the oxframed innry earrings they genrally af It would see that it was the lidera J. 3: Contri, &c. &c. Attor tuba the Hou, and shops in Fatshan at that oud of the town on the Japanean traders to loare the thongh by this time Port Moresby is probabilen nese orzaments are generally formul for irgh-from the United States that pat an W. Koswick proposed the health of the numbers

were slunkon savorely by the explosion, but ad territorios psd by the insurgits, Thafar Utter kuver to the majority of noWOLDOT of the Volunteer Firs Brigada. This was

polish to a point, and serving upwards at nagh emi tathe last period of depression. Is it reaponlel to by Mir. a. Cosan, who also pro- duranga was done thou. The occurrence was 830gnu, repiring in a mant feloudly spirit, raiding Australians then Normanton Barka from the tour of the dugone ground down, from China that the orders are so come to sed the Hongkong and Cains Fire Insurance reported to the Authorities bere qu Tunsilay, recounds the King of Siam to stand ou now, or over. Bawen. The lofty coastland of and. The most relable kind are made from Now Gaines is plainly visible when the same sort of shell, and those the antiva SO THEY fut an end to the present crisis? The in-nganica This was responded to by the Hon, and some officials have bɛon despstaled to Fate ceremony should he had any Japanese aiding here is clear thirty and forty miles out to wes, Jath to part with. rrings are of all sarts; in- troduction of the railway into the Central W. Keswick and Huu. P. Ryrie, who, en boshan to investigate the causes of the catastrophe, Aftar 1629 then soeras to have boon no fur. Ent on approaching the Port Moresby district it dead the principal abject of the Moinans coun

of the respective Compoules, thanked the Velva- figdom cannot much longer be deferred. teers for them artions in the preservation of with, however Iimuzinu, small channs of see-the pficial corespuntenes until 1655, when a is on that the lofty raazos discored at son are

cess, since the parties who were inmediately euu- Samen Earoy arrived at Nagasuld with letters, some distanco inland, and that hills a few han to be to perforate and extend the loks of the ant The mandarins must inave with the tines- property from dostraction by fire.

may be mawillingly and with lagging steps, We are requested by. Mr. Colquhonn tó stato and Lavo ali hoon.blows to fragments. The lanving the report that the Japanese residents drei fent in hsikkí oftastually blook zay inbyn may choose to put in it from a string of beady

in Sian bad bang murdarel, and requesting the prospect After passing through the Barrier but more they must. The force of cireult Holb Hallet after consultation with one of the explosion presents a fearful epocatablishment of the oft-commercial relations by Reof by Basilisk Passage (named after one of ring of coconutshell. The ear, too, is often Mr. Colquhour concerning the further explora, tacle of ruin and death the mutilated porticus twon the countries The Evoy was informed her Majesty of that ums Thich-ins a barkut. froquitly when they carry 23 stanees is too strong to be resistext. If China tien and arvug of Siam and the Slon country, of human bodies being scattered all about the of the edict of 1633, forbidding Japanese to leave 1873, uniter Captafa Moresby, made a rug holding the fabanco in the aperture in the lobs of is to nocupy that place in the comity of has left China for Baugkek in erder there to wreck of the powder mills sad the vicinity, the chantey and so making impossible all trading way of los 25 miles of this post the mid- thi sar. These are muta fra ham. EA AND PEREINA SAUCE vations to which her importance entities her hold an interview with the King of Si on the while in the water numbers of bodies and limbs with other nations. There were allowed to sion-house and buildings are easily soon on a boo stems from Pet, to 3ft in both

subject. He will tlunce proceed to Rangoon and

The water'is doop and the anchorngs good ir, all The Original and Goäuipa. she mast open her doors to all modern in-¦ Cutoutts, to report to the Chief Commissionar were stil Boating about at last reports. It is land, dispose of part of the cargo, and purchase salt elevation just above the wutiva village and left open, and a small hola drillat near The peacias fate of the Jae sidents in Wathers. Moresby Harbour itself rans for the other mv. To the seall hole to plac a cylindrically collat Tarf filled with tolvo, and FORCESTERSHTRA SAUCE bera provements; she has already adopted ther of Burrant and to the Vieroy of India. Framboisered that the number of persons killed will

the nutograpia signature a telegraph, and the railway will assuredly Caloutta Mr-fallort will go to donosulnit prove to or much greater than or at rst e-Binhom the set of 15 prevented from about three miles almost dus north, and tura-lightbysskingin the bucco kendaraa

his reports to us Royal Geographical Socisty ported

ovor returning to their own load, is not surely to the west other mtel fonása Lettured by the follow. may, of course, evcit yet be de- and to the leading Chambers of Cuminerce, whisk

bol. Sold wholesale

Some poranna, infuocard no doubt by the leaps known hair dan tuxist in the inlso harbour rather smaller la sizo. draught at the end of the bambob, which fand-apulying_thair.maath to the litlks-hals, in-- Proprie ora, Worcester; and ferred for a time, but proscut-indications ara lave supported the exploration survey. Any ex

'on certain poikalie ncessions Than 18 00 truse, visited by Haropas vals, ne, though the warhais as men of the tabaran as they able in Croke & Blackch, London

in favour of a speedy movement in the ipferation on the southern frontier of China wach that the want of money would induce the man-antry and spil recently wore Japanese costumi This ta ostled Fairfax Herbaar, and is seldom oft on for the ramova the twisted leaf,

as was intended to be included, and for which darins to Isaid a favourable car to their proposals. However, of the Japanese language among iso dep and the anchorage Apture, what LEA AT PERRINS SAUCE in indiented. It is true the empire Hongkong enoribed. is for the present out of applied the other day to the Government for the Bacarding this point thus alber hoped to be triding there is is oarried on at Aurat pa viroross whiff into their humes. The smoke 2. Avať repland, wal khu bau-be handed to an- Of Grocers and Oilerin straitened cireuurstances £nancially, and the question, owing to the united condition rivitoge of farming the monopoly of the Fan-elle span to give the Socistiller information headquarters of the missieaaris suil the capital is a throng the mouth and astrils,

of the frantior regions. The faud abscribed.

That pronous hearty voto af of the powertat Motu tribe. There are several is not in a position to enter unaided on the by Hongkong wall therefore bu fetarast. The tax and Tazefs forms of gambling, working is thanks to the Satow, for this intent of the maar villages around the head of Fairfax Harbor who reads the remouy, andl se on natil construction of railways on such a scule a continuation of the explanations in Siam and beral offers for the same. It would am, how-vansble contributions which he had made to the mostly inhabited by the Koitapn tribe. Those obscen is st

villages for the most part are small, and dearly rally courty, where has NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

the Shan country dopeus on the result of ver, that the troushry is not so low as tho Society's Transactions. Comrauientions on toriai matters, short be would exercise such influence or the iran

all hare buts constructed in the branches of soivon then babe Habancal for their babae Tarting thye sdickened-Japan Mail. Mr. Hallott's visit to Siam and Inilia A would-be monopoliata haped, for all they got for tre-se it, and those on businessThe market at home, but foreign capital would preliminary report has been drawn up by their pains a sharp reprimand and an in-

lofty rou. These buts they fly to for rofage the invariably ofar hin the first whiff I who sailed by an soon.7 more powerful than tried it several timas mygalf, and eat answer for Corresponenia are requested to forward shirten

Mesara Cosalone ad Hallett dealing with at less with communications dicased to the of large trunk lines if the Peking Govorn- the first season's operations, which will be tination that they must not rerew such propo- THE PUNISHMENT OF MANDARINS. thomsalvas, drawing the ladders by which to it that to the armarra Barobrn the hazy has

published on Mr Hallstt's arrival in England. sitions.

Now, when the Government at Poking is reall assalta. It is not to imasaible to cut down often very Gusly ornated

monated up after them, and to fully ristis most certainly an aquiral taste. Eliter. nat for pablinta, batas orideons of geolmeņi would ranotion it. That the inrest-

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The anal castom observed of doling out ouawarding and degrading its provincial oficials the tras or to bare the out, for they are plenti. with various patter that, at the cost of Cita

ment would prove a sound one cannot bo

shaws at the end of every your for the relief of sarding as they a boon opesafui in their fully provided with stones of large sigs, which ranch ting ved vatics, are traced with a doubted as long as the lines were made to

MORRO SERVICES FOR TO-

the hungry crowd of expectant oficials who deals with fia French, we may recall what it they hurl down from aloft on the devoted small firestick The arms of the Matuses on have sometimes done in similar circumstans in herds of those who fain would temper with the sis chieffy of have at arrows. pars and connect coutres of trade and population 1 SAPTER KTMAS DAY, INNOCENTS' always stand clamorous, so to speak, outside the former tits. In 1541 centred the attack on trank which supports tasir forfufios, donarit tus club, a of which are mats by then- where the water communication is imperfect.

yamin gates, waiting their turn for or chance the Dogus forts in the Canton river. The ring to Mr. Chamara hos Kalpatans are the inlant tribes a mate from t

salene. The stone slaba especially come fro of employment, will not be observed this year, forte consisted of thras sturers employed in srppated to have power over wind and

war-the Callisse, Facinth and Irerna pro by tas Motuar on that account. They number kind of grense met with in New Zealand. vernment caused by the Franco-Chinese WAT.

cested up the river and bombarded the fort on about 3.03), and sorral times bin hondent deal of time is armadil în bunavoin On the night of the 21st instant a fatal fire the island of Champs: two steamers wore to by the Motagus against thoir onamiss. Tha and shiping fais peaastane to the required secured fast entails the East Gate of the city. thaw shells into the hill forts and entrenchments, fota canitalnaspata is situated on the pattern, which is generally circular with a A stink pot was throw apto a brutal by som while the Wesley and other large vessels too bandh half in and half out of the water, ex throuz's which fe har haft is el. Th sbargish odga allround and a hole in the middle, a position further up the river. The Bogns forte ding in su irregular line following the sinus fellow who entertained ill will to tho uma consisted of two on Taixas and one on Chunonpets of the beach. Tas hats are all built ou extra ond of the kaft, which we als barand islands, and a few miles above the latter position poles driven down into the beach, and rary in the stems, isuvalle qaily ban szabot with neerata”. the same class of people. Seven of thesedisrepat which there were fortifications on Tigor island, sea contracts of a stronz fram wirk thuthale of and thronzinst the working and able establishments wore burned to the ground, Ali the fortifications were invninable accorl with palm savas or grass both on the roof and handling of castle brinz vakuga. But ngh

ize to Chino notion and to Chinese modes of sides. The rats are high pitched, and easily, those wragousara for from her loss, und six persona lost their lives before the fire wras

warfare as they partisd. As the English throw off the water Era their overhanging onese with either ar or arrow the native will got under

troops advaneal to the attack, the Chinese even in the heaviest shows In the front, and easily transfix our. Both ginds of wor The Chizes are either vary careless in their give them with cheers and waring of flag somastimes at the back of the hat, is a verandah, are hirbed, bats fortunately the use of majon Gring or else their guns are not all of the most ther dia nat long stand against the fire of aften in two parts, that is to say, ons por aknown or at any rate, if it is kn

the sixty-eight pounder of the Queen and in the same lino; the floor and pass Box! wer it is not practisel. For daimsies purposes they trustworthy description, for we hear of frequent the thirty-tre pounder of the Nemesis. Da the higher old is protested by an cara a&ior shtold, mils of touch word, il accidamin and explosions in their forts and hat-finding themaren azpiled by land and watersion of the coof, and here in fins wasther this partly carved with oldilat wick work. Thy teries The other day when u fort near Bosen the Chines in the lower fort retrestat to a hill satiras for the most part liva. At high tids show grad sarity in the way of this shirld. Tigris was engaged in salating a high zandlarin, behind, but were soon ovarens. The British the gas flows underasith all the houses, and road when without it the ant infraq asatly esteb foroos were successful at the other forts, which when the tide is low the water dow not entirely who was passing it one of the guns exploded; they captural with nearly 300 rans, and without sort them, for the basah skeires rapidly, and they came bariling them tho sie, one gunner was killed on the spot, and two others losing a man. It was evident from the first that the rise and fall of the tide is very slight Dat The Moz wnia when your are decidedly were severely wuandled. A good deal of powder the Chinese were overmatahed. Ko-shan, little att is als to ornament their rate glooking, ler in their cars, and is wasted on the river in salates, a master in Tartar, then governor of Kwangtung, was andrelings by the Motaras, all their artistic light and active in their momentu. As a ruls which the Chinese are not a whit bakind Westable, wils and overpala dinlematis who easrgies bring devated to the organunta thay are rate dinini in states, though hait more than ones outwitted Cantal. Elliot. tion of their own parious, but till developed Little finit man be found with eras, the mandatins being as fond of noise as the British Chief Suaarintsabout: and he wasis. of mourning, thay Ronstimss blacken the their figures than in the tasteen sense they La report of these matters to the Emptor. In bars in tho' invids. The floors are made of har no wrist at allhal is to say, their lig this dodatnent he sites that tho den of the gan Sards, oftan of great with, almerally spray botine we not cribbal, enhined, aut con- wna kopt un from eight is the morning until obtained from soms cans which hu sem mned by gorets or any other contrivance of the two o'clock in the afternoon when, the tide vics. Some of those boards ara very wid modern dromiker, and consequently their car- beginning to ebb, the foreigners withdraw to and the timber of which they ara constructed is rings in attoral, and of conesa-gensaful the middle of the stranu, each aid doining nedingly durable. In front of one or two of only grant consists of a grass gilla, bung over low down from what ought to be the waist, their ground. Ke-shan at the best face on the house is suspended a bunch of grass or sou

and resting on the hips. Their orotusats aro the affair, but nevertheless, the Board was other object dangling on a pols, which in urdered to take his conlust into consideration hysterious waar is suposal to act as a charm.ry similar to those of their levis sad masters,

Maangaand ant to inkvidaols by name.

All lesbers for pahlication should be written on una side of the paper only.

Aderrbs and liaberiptions which sea pot orders for, a fixed prict wil ba contioned until

store for extra nogion of the Daily Preat shoult ben befm 11 a an the day of publication. Alp at hone the ampely in limited.

Commi

The Daily Press.

Horasosa, DecoMars 27TH, 1384.

In the Far East we are sccustomed to look apon the revailing depression in trade as being mainly due to the state of bussilities prevailing hetween Frange and China. That the political difficulties have accentuated the depression there can be no question, bot-lead they nerar existed it is but reasonable to sunso that trade in the Far East would nevertheless have suffered to some artent from the contraction and depression whirt

he readily forthcoming for the construction

CHURCH OF ENGLAND

DAY.

CATHETRAT..

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The first railways in China should be gade ..--Parade Servig. Morning Prayer and Sermon, wing to tha sirain on the Frances of the Go- scarerizg the land forcas ashore; three mos-of-weather, and to cartsia extent are responded that is similar in apprcanes to the ter

Rev. J. E. Oct. 11 am-Mucing Prayer, Serineund Ifely Comma

mon, the Colonist Chaplain.. 000 pm, -1den's Sorries, the Colonid Chaphing Bag Prayer and Sermon, the Colonial

to supplement the grand system of water- ways which has done so muchi iù pust. ages for the prosperity of its begining population, The pioneer line, we are told, will bu from Shan Hai Kwan to Chinking, and though this route has been selected primarily as a S., STEPHEN'S CACACE. (All Barrices in Chinese)

Chaplain.

ST. PETER'S CHURCH.

5pm-trening Prayer and Sermba. the Bishop.

which soon set the house in u Mazo, and this com

| simtegie railway, it will also práve a valuable/1am-Morning Prayer. de., Ress J.. Ost and municated to the ndjoining builtings occupied by were the batteries on Anzaghoy, naposite to fight from 9ft. to 10ft. The harms them÷lva fonthera of o ves lens, Bath arrową uni spaars

one commercially. Prince Ca'us has em tracted a luan arowedly for the purpose of constructing this line or some portion of it; we can only hope the money will not, through any cause whatever, be diverted from the original object.

The French corvette Villars, Captrin Vivielle, left-ture on Thursday, the 25th-instart for Kolang.

The Fuon was at Nagasaki-on the 15th inst awaiting orders. It was thought she would ha aut to Korea.

We remind our renders of the distribution of at present prevailinglmost every quarter of the world. England is the heart and centre at rises at St. Joseph's Collere, which will take the conniereal world, and when trule is balaca to-day at thrus cebek p.m.

A telegram

at Singhai on the

there it is not long before the effects are felt effect that Captain Benningsen. in every part. This is the case at present. of the British burque Augla Indien, had boon At home trade is worse than it has been for drawed at. A moy. Inny years, and widespread distross pre- vails amongst the industrial classes. The subject has naturally attracted a good deal of autention, and has been discussed in Par-

The Agent informs us that the Messageries Maritimes steamer Alp, with the usxt oul- ward French mail, passed Que St. James at S

on Thursday for this pr

The German gaubous Iffer left Shanghai on liament, Maug articles have been written the instant for Sora. The foreign rasi- on the question, one of the most sensible oTdents at Soul are now all of Chemipe, and are which is it contributed by a correspond said by the Daily Near to have suffers great

hurdslags. ent to Times. A perusal of this article

The Aganta (Mass. Butterfold & Swire) has suurusted to our mind the idea that perse racired to true tan the haps it may be from China that the wind Ocean Steamship Compuy's Ever Nestor, will come which shall again' shake life into from Liverpool, left Singapore yeste, by meru- the dry bones of commerce.. The Timer coring for this port respondent refers to the donsiegion of thi "The Tiany Nous says that a placard purporting two peints, 1866-70 aut 1874-70, a show-to be signed by the Gineral commanding the Chinese forces at Woung has been posted up jug that the present state of things is far in the French Concession, ordering derrants of from being precedented, and says:-"Even Frenchmen to have their employers, business man who know by experience that. We hear that u Jajaresso offieir) has gone to no really severe depression eror lasts for Korea to meat the Chiesa delegate Wan more than a year or two, might find it difchen, to insestigala to circumstances leading

to tas conflict between Chinese and Japanse troops at Soni on the 5th instant. They both went on the 23rd instant

The Western Mercury of the 5th ultimo says: "Orders have been received from the Adini. rulty that they desire that the fieindzer, 4 screw gun-vessel, shuil be rasdy for son in about a mosta. The Bondeer will be a pomander's com and fand will pred to China".

felt to keep on their spirite ŝu “bad times, if ther were not kometimas reminded by on- lookers of periods when the prospect looked hopelessly black and yet was not realte go, as events proved. Most people are natural ly prone to be over despondent in adversity, just as they are inclined to be over sanguins in prosperity. The nun who now go about. gloomily declaring that the price of iron will considerably above the average this year quite at never again as above 45. a ton talked in i lagenumber of strainersund sailing reasclàbeive

The show of Christmas decorations adoat vas

Eleven of the "Hongkong Cricket Club" will play a return match against 14 Non-Compria- ionad Officers and Men of the Gurrbon" to-day, commencing at 11 a sharp. The following is

Fans Yat Sau.

6.50 pn-Evening Prayer and Seron, Reva J. 3.

Otand Fru Ya 8.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Spuntat PrLEBRAN TO “Darty Pansy.”)

SHANGHAI, 25th December. THE DISTURBANCE IN KOREA. The Japanese Government despatched a body of troops on the morning of the 23rd instant, to Korea. Number unknown.

LONDON, 24th December. THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES AND THE GERMAN ANNEXATIONS IN POLYNESIA

The Colonial Treasurer of Vistoria has invited

the Australian Colonies collectively to protest against the annexation by Germany of the South Paville Islands.

TRO BORES IN SOUTH AFRICA. An officer of the Transvaal Presidency has been

the Tassaire of the Boers.

CRICKET MATCH.

LAWYERS V. BANKERS AND BROKERS.

A match was playol yesterday between aleven of the Legal Festasion and Eleven Bankers and Brokers, reuniting in a very decisive victory to the Lawyers, oning principally to the absence ovori of fhe best bats on the other side.

Masery Wilson and Wood were a hort in themselves in both batting and bowling for the Lawyers, walls Mr. Wallace made the best stand for the Bankers with 20 and 36, not out, in both ipuiege.

The following is the score:-

LA WYKES.

F. 1.0 Wilcz, run out......

J, J. Francis, 1 Gerir. .................

Hedworthy, Hawkins -

C. 1. U want, & Rawling

5. R., Gardave, Skine...

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Occidental officials.

in the Bust

WENCHOW

CHINKIANG.

17th December, The British steam-torcha Wa-an arrived Lure restoday at noon. She is to take a batch of bears to Feochow. The steamer Any passed through for Wabs this morning to load rion for Cunton. The stoner Hoslyn Jelt to-day at 5.30 p.m., for Ganton, with a full curge of zico fand beans. -------

the paars nl arrows of th sir quamias in the

Their

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOP.

Quotations are c

THURSDAY, 26th December.

UPIUM

Halwa Now...$30 per picul, alles. of 1 cnity. Malwa (2years Old) $54) per pical, alleo. of 1 to 2 cattiva Malwa (3

31 GOGA 16 C083 per cheat.

..} 550

18th December, Mrs. Stolt and Misa Littlejohn taft Shanghai for Ningpo and Wanchor on the 16th inst. The work of rebuilong is progresing very favour ably. Aste of matting has berested upon desparched to the frontier in order to prevent he site of the former canel, whezo. services are still the diretion of the fares to drive away These Maturus are a very clonaty race, and bring shiny consist of various kinta of tooth held each Lord's Day. The services are very fordiquers was left in his hands. Some aftor contrary to the practice of many of the Now and pushed anklets Grizs ar ulaki ara nom- well attended by the nativo concorts. Wo are wards the morial of ghen, in which Gaines tribas, do not go about rocking with man round the arm ahora the elbow and their glad to say that notwithstanding the grout trial more of the truth was told reached the odoriferons, of rather ranoil oil. The gausal dies are profusely tattosd both before and ba ad parsecution, all the Christians have proved Emperor, and thraw him into a rage impression conveyed to an outsider is that they hind. The whole of the domstis work is done faithful with the exception of two. This is a K-bon was sont in chains to the Capital carry out in ita integrity the touching concaged by the worn who also make pottery, draw very eurouraging fixture and a proof of the lift to starrs in prison ardered to by be the old sathit cleanliness is next to wats, their gardens, and gather firewood. soundness of the work done at Weuchout out into small pieces for the foris of the air, and godliness. It is unfortunately true that they Tha que cagation the men seem to indulge in

all his property was consertad. A Chinese book have soma casting which militate consilerably is to hunt, or wars the children. afterwards gave an inventory of the real and against this idea, but these are probably opatoma personal estate of Ke-shen, which contained, bobanted dows from father to son and viswol sides a quality of valuably articles of fatory rather in the light of obligations than otherwise. | and capplies of such thing as ginseng, dears Prominent among thess is the habit when a horas, sriom thumb-ringa made of the feathers of man is slain of his nearest relations smearing the fai-tsav biet, furs, silks and cloths, the fol- themselves all over with his blood Indead. loving only store-$70.00) aels weight of in some of the inland tribus variations of this gold, 3.1995/90 tanks wight of syse: 2,000,000 customs are carried to a length that is most tanis weight at foreirn money 9,900 wow of rorolling to olvilised ears. For instance, in ons land, 6 pawnshops-in different places 84 bank of the inland tribes it is the custom when a ling or money changing shora; anmbers of pearls: man has been killed for his wife or acurest The Chinkiang Ice House, situated at the at other pracions stones and 165 female alaves relative to watch beside the body until his gar Patna (Nast),

After the emere of Canton and the oproederar has paid the penalty of his crime by death. Patas (Oli south-west quarter of the settlement, was totally dostroyed by fire last night; supposed to be the tions of the British in the fine Kiang pro- or at any rate until one of the tribe has bean, Benaces (Non) work of an incendiary Fortatutely-o-vesires the Tranty of-Nanking was signed Onisin in revenge, for the law of blood for blood"" Trene lost.

of the Chinese plozipotentiscios was Kaving is recognised by all and stringently carried out 19th December. This diplomatist reappeared when Lord Elgin in New Guinon. Months sometimes elapse bo Ox LONDON. The steuner Waverley strived how to-leg at was conducting his negotiations after the capture fare adequate vengeance has been exacted for 2.30 p.m., and care toanelor of the north shore of the Taka forts in 1859. He was then an old the wader of a zimn by one of another tribe- Weather very cold, and blowing hard from the can, and apparently sinking into dotage, and it and during all that to his unfortunate widow N. W.-Mercury Correspondent.

was difficult for the English Ambassador to see has to watch by Lis corpse and remain in the want the object of the Paking Government was in same hut with the dead body. But this chastly seiling Keving in an independent capacity custom carrias with it still more atrocious obser- to assist in the settlement of the barbarian pancos in its tenia, ons of which was described It was considerad probable that the old to mo by an old resident of New Guinea, who The Siers Advertise on the 9th November affairs.

programme of ike cuttainments man owed his dangerous position to the intrigues had personally been a witness of the disg Provided by II. M. the King to Prince Osear of of enemies who wishes to rais bim finally a sorsmens fa the osse referred to the corps of 17 vedea, which extended over five days, most of his presence with them during the negotiations the murdered man had been lying in the hat for

these being visits to the Royal palaces and was distasteful to the Chiurse Commissioners. many days and had become a mase of loatheoneux temples, with visits of ceremony between the Ho sou showed that he was endeavouring to putrescenes. His widow, in presence of a number Princa and Second Ring, and other tigh neutralize the action of the Commissioners, and of natives, and also before the white man I have dignitaries and vice versa. The Royal claphants 2 Lord Firin had lu his possession a Meucris alluded to, dippad her hands into the putrid were marched out with all their regalias for the written be Keying, in which his mothed of matter and-refully besmeared the whole of her Prince's delectation, and there was on one day a douling with foreigners was explained to the body with it. Again, at the village of Tapisilas. game of battledore and shittirenek, played with Emperor it was determined to read it uta mesta bay, while in the water, was attacked and saten the foot, and also sword and club exercises, for ing of the Carnissioner. This was done to by an alligator & for months back. His relations kis amisonment. He had a elephant rin, after their rost discomfitura: for Kwoi-ling and afterwards dired to see if they could find any of la visit to one the Royal temples, and on the washana did ant relish hearing foreigners the remains of the poor lad. They discovered described as "blindly unintelligent in the in the clear water only s part of his breast and Gfth day-dined with the King. In case you have not already board of the A telegram from Pakam, at the mouth of hearing of the Euros of a nation with whom his heart, which were taken hote and solanly frightful explosion near Fatskan I send the the Chow Phya viver, to the Advertiser, status they were endeavouring to make a treaty of estan by his father and mother.

that a large firs occurred there on the 27th peace. This discloure probably hastened tho following particalers of that terrible calamity. On November during which the tera market was the 22nd inest, an explosion Lunk placo ata powder entirely consament

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Fies decked out with bacting and evengeons. The the sune strain in 1879, in the winter of Fe as she lay alongside Mears. Douglas which year the quotation touched 70s. Not Lagruik and Co.'s wharf." gave quite a holiday a few of them, on the other hand, confident tone to the Praya Central, as her decoration. ly predicted in 1873 that iron would never wers of an extensivo el very effective cleruter again go below 100s, being at that time in- fluenced by the phenomenon of a market which showeđa Físing tandancy even at 120s." The writer lige some stress on the fact that alternate periods of depression and prosperity are the pormal concomitants of the orgini. zation of modern society, and that we are wow passing through an ordinary period af depression, which bas followed on a period of prosperity, and will itself he followed by

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FROM A CONEESIONDENT]

35th December.

BANGKOK,

THE MOTỪANG,

$75 to $771 605 to 607

BXCHANGE.

Bank Bill, on demand. “Biak Bill, at 30 days" sight

16 Bank Billa, at 4 months' sight... Creditas 4 months sight.... 3/7+ Docetsutary Bills. at 4 months'

sight

13,7% ON PAMI

Bank Bib, on demand Credits at 4 months' sight Oy Hour Bank, 3 days sight. CATTA Bank, 3 days sight. SHARORAT

Bunk, sight

Private, 30 days sight. SHARES.

4.49

4.56

724

731

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par cont. prominum.

Unisa Insuranca Society of Canton. Limited-

3400 per churɔ, ex div.

(luna Traders' Insurance Company's Shares-

--864 por share.

North China Insurance Tha. 285 per share, Yangtaze Insuranas Association--Tis. 1351 per

Biurë, binese Insurance Company, Limited-$175 per

share, ex liv.

share,

In Dorgian Stoaniship Company. Läuited-Par,

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per share, Sollers.

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acgotiations, and it tras fatal to Keying. The Meta men as a tribe are a fine sat, very Ho determined to proad to the Capital, much superior to the aborigines of Australia, but was stoppad on the way and ordered Their features are plansing, and they have an On Tai Insurance Company, Limited--Tle. 148 magazive or mill war that town which resulted The Polica Court was open for the transaction

to return Lo i post. After a time intelligent look, and the impression formed from per share. another such perio. He rces on to say, of business but a short time yesterday morning,

in the death of according to Chinese report-THE RELATIONS BETWEEN JAPAN Decoses apparel in the Peking Curcite by which their personal appearance is not destroyed by Canton Intraneo Ollico, Limited-$573 pa

AND STAM IN THE SEVEN- Further, that. It is, properly speaking, anthe number of loignents who had fo soma ba some hundreds of persons. The victims included

Prince Kung and others were ordered to "ds further acquaintance with them. They har TEENTH CENTURY.

sido and award with equity." Kaying was cos-cloan-shaped limbs, and wall, though not largely, Hongkeng Fire Insurance Company's Shares- ron and shipping trade depression, due to fore the magistrores being unusually sound, while not only those connected with the establishment

victed of loving áztat with stupidity and pre-developed moles. Upright in astrings though $365 per share, Sellers. the existence of an excessive supply of shipa serious character. The exception was a cure of

only one of the larges against them was of a but the passers by in the thoroughfares adjacent.

A general meeting of the Asiatic Society of cipitaner ntul ordered to be strangled; a sen- not large in stature, they are nevertheless well Chiss Fire Insurance Company's Shares--887 Japan was held at Tokise on November 19th, tence afterwards comantited to permission to pat developed, and stom fitted, for great endurante per share, Sellers. and a temporary slackening of railway build-wounding, the parties concerned being two Ma-Thera happened also to be a passage baat paas-

lays. They had row in a boarding house, anding on the river opposite to the powder mill ut at which Mr. E. M. Satowy road his paper on a mud to himself, aut this he afterwards did by either in war or in the chase. The colour of Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's jag in various parts of the world. The said the prisoner stabbed the other in the the time, which was blown to pieces, with all the the Relations between Japan and Sam in the drinking a cup of poison. Tan Ting Siang, one their skins varios from a light to a dark Sharos-52 per cent. prem., Buyers, woolley and worsted trades, the leather stamgh. The complainant is now a patient at

Seventeenth Century.

of the Imporial Commissioners at this time, was chocolate, not at all naplessing, and the texture Hongkong, Canton, and Maco Steamboat Co.'s The author profaced the reading of his paper degraded from his post as Governor-General off their skins is as a culo vary fins. Their hair sies per share premium. trade, and the chemical trade are doing the Civil Hospital, and as he was able to come passenger on board of hor. The real number

of Kres lost will never be kaowa, but there is by soms general remarks upon the boundaries of Chim hadistet to the frontiers of Sibaris is worn in various fashions, but in nearly Indo-China Staan Navigation Co's Shares— pretty well, and the activity of the two latter to the court to give evidence the case was re-

waaded.

good reason to believe there were hundreds of Siam proper and upon the origin of the name. The next irapectant treaty-making was that every onse is luxuriant though woolly, often 30 por ciet. discount. industries always implies the existence of

The Bum Siam in commonly stated to be derived between Chan-bow, on the part of China, and sturing out arset to a length of fin or Sin, China and Manila Staan hip Company, Limited poor creaties killed."-

directly from the Japanes from Siamare; others the Russian Govorament and kuwa na the or mare, activity in a good number of smaller in- The port of Chertong, says & French contem-

-30 per cent discount. They are very particular about In addition to the lamentable loss of life, the again connect it with the Sanskrit Sajaus Treaty of Livadia. The Chinese Envoy was do their air, combing it with great care. porary, has ronived crders to prepare to send to dustries. As regards the potton trade, agsis, hindra of the Far East the craisers Ralond explosion bus ransel great loss to the Chinese (brown; while Sir J. Boring suggests a Malay graded; nominally for leaving his post without several instus they share their heals for nominat. the ferio depression' is wholly inapplicable, and Mugun. The port of Lorient is aiming the Gerernuit, as the Chinese say that thousands origin. The native rame is Many Thai poroission, but really because the Treaty he had an inch or two bagand their forehead giving Hongkong Cas Company's Shpros-890 per -There to a fair volume of business doing in betweiler Therandard of plaale of panpowder bare-been-destroyed Mander into who visited Jaganlik wede with Thisst to the condition of was that the appearance of Northgiary

cotton mufacturos, though no doubt expected at Tonlon, Siltaire, at Rochefort, and The are which caused the explosion is said to uses the name Sortan; and 15 yours later, we not approved at Peking. Aftur degradation he American Indians. The texture of their hair Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares $126 per

at Cherbourg, also destined to rein-

| find the same in Trumozzino's Edision of letters was sentenced to bu cashiered and arrested, pat soems to vary, in some cases being almost straight prices are not what is coiled remuramtive for the naval squadron of Admiral Coarbst have originated in the cook-hours at some dis along with another form, Sinn. The probability to the question, and handed to the Board of with a slight frin in it, and in others being China Sugar Refining Company, Lhoked-194 that is, profits are not high enough to induce. The stoop gurbals Feche und Chamois, but by tanee from the powder, but spread to it. This is that the Europeau form of the same came Punishments for correction. Subsequently havory woolly and similar to that of the ordinary now expital to cater the trade. Even agri-itute untract at Lyona, arrived at Taalon on Chinese Government have other plass for from the Portuguese, who obtained it per was sentenced to be decapitated after incarcar- African negro. As a rule it is exceedingly fine China Sager Refining Company (Debentures)

tas 5th November, and were shipped on teard manufacturing gunpowder, and they have a hups from the Chinese The Chinese form is stien, but was pardoned by a Derres dated the and would doubtless become a valuable com- culture is better off this year than it had been the transport Bienen for Tonquin The Blarge sply of settpetra and sulphur stored at this name is a pzchtem still to be solved. for his escape. The Marquis Tang vacudald prevail on them to get their honds shaved

Sium-to (Siam and Leo; but where the Chinese 13th of Angast. 1990; after having paid heavily mercial article if some enterprising arsonistor Luson Sugar Rotring Company, Tämited—$63 ·

por Ezra, Sellers. Wately." One other quotation we will make hot was to leave Teufen on the 20th November

for the China Seas.

elsewhere, but it will take some time for them Siam is governed by a king, and maily high e a Treaty at St. Petersburg which was one of the most highly prized cuments they Hongkong Lou Company's Stares-$142) por from the article:-I now come back to the

manufacture a stock of gunpowder equal to the official called Wangna, who is commonly spoken atisfactory the Trung-li Yamen, and possess for their headdress is the plumage of the

London and Parla cockatoo, whose white wing feather and yellow Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited interesting question already referred to~

The Straits Times says:-"Official advices

funotion of this Wungne, who may be sny rela have been lost grassful, the displeasure of crest platica neatly, fastound to a piece of cane

$110 per share, namely, has the turning point in the business from West Borneo report a defeat of 20 Chinese tity which has thas suddenly been destroyed of by foreigners as asseeuá king. The trust to the

insurgents near Bexkayang on the 12th Novem-with such fatal consequences.

tive of the real king, is not clearly known. The the Emperor bus not yet been made publici are stuck into thpix mass of hair, often projecting Perak Tu Mining and Smelting Company cycle arrived yet, or in it approaching? The ber. with the loss of aine killed and teen

custom is not peculiar to Siana bus is found in on. But the roosat dogradation of Is some fin. in front with a by no means anpleasing Lao and Cambodia.

Hamp-chong, whatorpr fonsons may be given to effect. Round their necks they wear & necklat Selangor Tin Mining Company-$10 por share. question cannot, of course, be answered de-wounded, including their leader. When put to Hight many tried to escape into Sarawak, but

Although the earliest ortant records of writLccount for it, was no doubt inflicted on him sa of pearlsbell, small shelle, kangaroo or native Porak dugar Cultivation Company-Tls. 95 per finitely; all that can be done is to ascertal: had to come back unsuccessful from finding all Intelligence of a frightful disaster at Fatshan ten communication between Japan and Sing the negotiator of the treaty with M. Fournier dogs' tenth, and have armleta made of native

share. what are the elementu-of the present situat passages in that gator guarded by people reached this vity on the 23rd instant. It seems date from 1006, there is erkdence, in the uri on the part of France. The Court of Peking, grass dusteronely woren together; and which Hongkong Ropa Manufacturing Company, Ki

ginal passports grouted to Japanese jonka trad- or tlie party which happens to be in power, has serve them very often in lieu of a pocket, Thoir mited-550 per share: tien, and how that situation will be altered, from Sims Allt wurde bei nurgas agus that on the morning of the 2nd instant a fear in to Su 14, of commercial Intercourse as far after revenged shall an ita Buroys and oficials only other clothing consists of a piece of Chinese Empurial Loan of 1881-à per cent. dis-

assembled to build a fort, in the mountains supposing seŝtata change, mbish are more to Bensayang with the object of harassing fnl explosion took plaws ut a gopowder back as 2. The letter of tall from Shogun for having bon phlined by strass of citou string getrally no thicker than that which or lens probable, occur in those elements, therefrom the well disposed people by robbery fantney in that town. The powder mill is situated Tyeyes to the King of Siam outains a rustances, to make treaties with foreign Powers is ordinacly ased at home for tying up

BONGKONG TEMPERATURĘ, Broadly, the position is that there are too and fry raising and many of the latter wheat one end of the town, a little removed from it, qust for muskets and eagle wood. In 2009 which offended the pride of the dynasty and parools with. This string is fastened round had dad before the bad not raturnot to the ut eureunded by the houses of the workou by despatching sprogs with presents. Proin ever we shall hear of many degradations having all practical purposes, in the eyes of white mou other letters were sect, and Siam apended Chiness prejudices. And before this war is their waist and passed between the legs, and for many ships in existence to carry the present neighbourhood, notwithswuding the wholesome trade of the world. Unless, therefore, that effect of their recent overthrow. Troops bave played and pretty vs to the river side. It this date fi 106, commercial intercourse boca inflicted, and of horrible sentences listing might just as well not be there, though the advanced into Mander, the sent of the radion, appears that the first explosion took place on was carried on uninterruptedly between the been passed on civil and military man-natives, strange to say, do not consider theu- trada increases, or the number of ships sering this insurgents before them, und beard a junk lying alongside and which was contrive. Hundreds of Japanese adventurore darius of every degree. Many of these man selvas decently dressed without it. As a rule. diminishes, the iron trade cannot improve. sening the exptives in their hands. The only being loaded with gunpowder. Soveral hundred settled in Aynthia, fas capital of Sinus; pad, little or nothing; others may be cancelled by the men se bat slightly tattooed, and the Now, the timber of shipul always deereas Chinese still kouping the fire the materske ordut the time being conveyed to this both as traders and as bold and skilful warriors, money or interest as in the case of the brutal tattooing is by no means artisti. The students,

they rem ta hapo rendered he little serving to the and utterly defeated Yol, who would probably teachers, and others connected with ing protts- rypidly, owing to natural causes, the arrest of the insurgen Chests that any and other junks writing to received it. In some rules of the country. The exploits of Yamuin have been restored to power had his life bosa missionary establishment on the hill are usually and this decreasg would, in or so,sufice resistance was met with.

way, probably a careless coolie qucking, the pow. Nagamass, the most fapons of flag aventures, prolonged, notwithstanding the guisme he bad slotbed with a shirt or half a wait of pyjamas,

of-tie Four Finger Society. It was only on

FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.]

Sith December.

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-$25 per share.

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December 24.

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