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Lord teorge Hulton said it was most un fale to compare the lodias and the British Governments Murders, he said, had been deliberately committed for political purposes, and the natives 1 but her arsed are notecions men, and without don't their arret would give eles enabling the antiexition to anstel the conspiracy do believed that Mr. and had bean murdered because he drov na distinction between poor and rich,

-ME'SHOWNUGGRES ON THE SITUATION IN INDIA

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2,560,860 150 AGENT'S for the above Company or plo T'as British steamer Nata, from Cotard to ACOEPT KINKS agninas FIBE at

SHEWAN, TOMAS & CO. Ports 19th August, had light 3 wind on Current rated

Agenta. fine weather to Amoy From Amey to SHALON

SUD Hongkong, th June, 1897. moderate 8.W. wind and clear wonder. From Swatow to port Light B. W. wind and fine wea thor. In Fecohom-Str. Java. In Amy-str.

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AUSTKAIJA, AND URINA,

İRGOSPURATED BY ROYAL Chautau, 1858.

HAAD UNTİON, LONDON.

CAPITAL PAIN-UP 500,000. RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHABUS

HÖLDED500,000 RESENTE FUSA.

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No. 2, Dmdall Street.

Hongkong, 5th Jane, 1897.

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Hongkong, 21st April, 1897. TORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY OF ́HAMBURG.

DOTRUI (ALIAS LEKIN IN INDIA Now that the Calaute Corporathin are sngs, reating au cotrol, it is very necessary for people to know something about it It was a tax in the South Sans is perfectly tru which originally was luviod at the gates of a scape bonvicts, whose Honda-wopapagal town on every article of food that went into it, every man's, for orery man's hands wees againsts but which has since been extended to other them but they wore but few inKREIS arifeles. The fox hus at all times been this her when compared th the legitimass would the imprensad by the famia espenning aarongiunt from us, from Anoy subject of popaine szorption, and tome ads who had established theme lyga, no the copatraction of railways, and the talatang fluo Beitian stor dairy to years ago, when it was allshed in Gris andreds of Islanda from tiru in the cask to speilit on that against tale was the len 19in August, had modocate is W. to W wind, sels, there wis greas public rejoicing. It the Islanes In the north-west. That nearly renange and a better had rest. When these ampath non med dine alght weather. In Amby existe in Paris and many Large French all of the men werd eerters from the vaut gains and beout realised, he haped the deficit Bus Needwong, Hasan, Taxes, Kigan, nas. towns, but its existence is being threatsmed feet of whaleships thus fra 1904 mp to 1850 would not by match in excess of the estimate with, and bases, idkitar KDE ovorgehere. In Ladis it ante at Bombay we cruised through both Backdog is trio, but they made no she beginning of the year. Ha rejoiced. balore, and in Cawupore, and in almost every ware not le terrible villkezs it was the fashion that the revanus from opinia and hesa stotily large town in the North Western Frostnear to deribe them greater and of diminishing. He spoke in the highest terms sad Ouch and the Panjab, whara to is freely them were simply traders and sold coco-Est of the etiology of the Indiazi Arury, and sured; and many years ago it was notorious vil, pearl shells, and provisions to the whale hoped that the Indina Govorumond would the predatory habits of the that the octrol levied in the rising town of ship, Bone of them made fortunes ollara overcome

their Hattras rained the cotton pressing industry of wordly made a living but a living free from frontier tribesmen by improving that place. The object of it to disguise the the hardships and miseries of life at rea material condition, which he trusted would be barden of taration, se much, as possible, and some there ware who became thorough antivas, lluted by opening the read to Chitral. Ee to shift it from the propertied classes on to the and could not be distinguished from the wild contended that it would be most desirable to: general community, and to sebilitare indirect people among whom they lived and died, increase the Financial Depoatralisation in Indio, Bat let me gire a fow bet sketches of the in regard to which this dicernment were con- for direct taxation. If you have direct taxs tion, taxation is more apparat, and there is a life by both clumes of the old island adventurers sidering what arrangements could be made.

Having been appointed Agents of the above maitianons popular demand for coonomy in the gocnina anayey tailor tradare and the Lord George then and it was the policy of the expenditure whores if you have Indirect escaped convicta from Van Diemen's Land or Government to multiply the inducties of the taxation, moro is screwed out of the public, New South Walsa With these latter the out- country, thus rendering the population lees se wilk good. For dan Jose de cua Company we are prepared to accept EUROPEAN though in a low visibly super and with less ting-off of ships was 6 Lavvarite pórsuit ad dependent on the rainfall The Government cases our goods. For USES RISKS at current rates

3 case ilk gouds. "For Comatos

HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO.,

Agents. discontent, but it is spont with leg care in con the capture of the Globe, of Nantucket, sixty did not favor whelole expenditure on Irriga silk goods. For Fuat Areting canos sal

Hengkong titi January, 16vé. sigmente. A ravent American writer on the four years ago, mas a potorista zatano. The tion; but were determined to adhere to an subject of taxation, the Hon. David A. Wells, Globs hy at anchor in Milli Lagoon in the increased outlay on Railway Construction. goods. For Champeriocases my goods.

L'or. Guayaquil who may be said to be one of the greatest Marshall Islande, when an escaped convict and Lost Elgin, be said, had faced the many diff-For Acajutla eso sile goods, for fan- Kiving anthorities on this subject, tells a Portuguese pamod Antonio Gorial, who were

caiter he had ensuntered with judgment, a onaus silk goods, us that in England it has been estimated living on the island, planned with the natives grant sourage, and unbroken sacoss; and had cases eilk goods, 'or Call casus ville / UN INSURANCE OFFIUS, LONDON that for every fifty militias of indirent to capture to ship and masssere the drew all through been well supported by the ical goods. For Banfalds sure silk goods.

New York:80 należ naw silk. taras paid into the Exchequer, venty Thm was enccessfully accomplished, bat, it is Goveramente, the Military, sad the Civil or Philadelphia:-- 350s silk goods. millions are taken frith the consumer and satisfactory to know that Mr. Gomal at leset Servants. M. Yeas Gayet, lato French Minister of Public did not enjoy his pare, for the ship's corper, Mr. MaoNeill, umbor for South Dougal, Worka, a recognised authority on conomical solzing a harpoon, seat it through the Port them maved an amendraut that the House questions has recently shown, by a series of ingal e tody and pinned him to the deck-home. disapproves of the attack on the frustem of the bend of thirteen press in India, and tas imprisonment of British statistical diagrams that the octrol system of Then, a For yeare Iser, indirect taxation in France pois on an average convicts living on Pienient Irlandan eolated subjects without trial, and urged the extension to British subjects in india of the fall privi- twenty per oant to the cost of goods to con- spot in Odeg. 25miu: 8, 162deg. Smit, and steners aver and shows the tax. Tu Now Zoo aided by two hundred natives, cut-off ship leges of the British Constitution. Land, Therettere exist great facilities for calula whose name was never ascertainal, sod far- fioze this kind, an export has ready calon dered every soul on ward. This ship was wall Habed fast for every million snd-a-half collapted arthed and her crew of fifty mon matte a boter through the Customs, the people of the golony minal but hopeless resistant. Sheras then baro mand not few than one million and two plantered sad burnt, and in the hilarious foaris roda is an addition of 14 par ont vities that cuaned on shore Losisbrate, or over and above the thrThe English Fine capture two of the white men, Gond and D'Arsy, cial Reform Association skewed su 1843 that got drunk and shot a chief who claimed more the difference between the not amount paid. in than was considered a fair share of the booty to the Exchequer from indirect taxes and the In an instant a general fight ensued, fice of the gross amunt taken out of the pubha averaged whites were slaughtered by the chief's retino, thirty-seren per ount Mrs Gaget writes and the ramalang ught with their native of the octroi thus It coame incredible that wives, compelled to leave the island ON Frenchmen, astrally spunitive to ridionle. The men were never boord of again, although can quietly submit to be sweated and plucked the Lost was picked as some months later at a negatived in the House of Commons et night, 6. general disonssion ensued, in which Mr. like fowl without arging out against, this lakad a thousand miles to the weetward; in it antiquated method of indirect taxsticu, only so were to rememe of three of the poor on Bownuggroe, replying to Sir W. Wedderburn, long as they are kept blind to the tax. In So much for one class of the old istud advenil it was patent tust, except to a tow perieree Aterion Mr. Opolyke stated in 1867 that the turer

the Fine with unprevented ofiicary. The corinttons of aported article. Are charged Bifty years ago, who's young man of twenty andy, the ludian Government had combated with at least. Afty per cont in addition to the six, one Harry Cherry was hiperealsed onders and credulity of Sir. W. Wedderburn duties dobally received by Gorarament, of, the Carolide Istarus He is still alive, and

W. Wedderbarn had discharged his auty to his "Thots Carlyle, with his usual vehemence, has never left the North-west Pacile, though were, he said, inerentable, and in his opinion bir suggested that legislators who edfonte In-ho has moved about from group te group with green and country in a saner unbefitting a member of the House of Commons. Mr. skew. direct taxation intend that those who are his unións skildren and grandchildren. OK

One station, when, living on Strong's Island, Buggrue then asked why the names of air. not kangry should suppress those who are," We point out thess views and the facts ex he found at a plot existed among some of his chats a correspondents had been withheld so pronged by them, because indirect taxation is followers and reistirns to seize a small whaling andonktely popular, An Englishmaar dis brig that lay anchored in any of the inland har long, and stated that, since their letters were Hes, sidd J. B Mill not so much the pay bones. The ringleader was his own son-in-law, not forthcoming, we were entitled to belfers that

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. ment as the sot of payment. He dislikes, and his murderous dangus word revealed to they were fictions. seeing the face of the tax-polleator, and mrhaps, Cherry by his wife Cherry e daughter) Quickly

London, 6th August. Lou, the money which he is required to pay arming himself, and accompanied by four or

Parliament was prorogued to-day. The Land directly out of his pocket is the only tamtion five of his half-paste some, the trader st exce which he is quite sure he pays at all. But it in boarded the frig, told the captain of the plun Chancellor read the Queen's Speach as fol- mired up with the tax, the fax-payor does not his assistance to mete bat justice. Manning Forsign Powers remains unchanged. The know how much he is paying, and the cost of and arming twa "bekle, they rowed shore, and negotiations for pasce between Turkey and goods is enhanced far beyond the original Cherry calling together the rest of his followry Gross have been protracted, and a formal bardon of the tax. The merobant adile înterest in the villago square, demanded the names of Treaty has not yet been signed, but there is and pit on the tax akn when be sell to the those who had planned the tours of the brig good ground for believing that all the more wholesale dealer, and this predas goes on all Nine were named, among thom his untive son important matters have been adjusted, and that in return for an adequate indemnity the terri down the line till the wavle burden falls on the in-law No attempt was made at denial, d poorer clases when necessition compel them to the unfortunato wretches, together with sixtory conquered by Tarkey will be, with slight bay in small quantities. And yet we are told that Strong's Islanders from another village, were modifications of the frontier, restored to Greece." C. Baumann, eq. an obtrci should be imposel in the interests of marched to the beach and summarily shot. If The Epesch then mentions the donariation of 6.3. Boning, eg, the poorer classen. An octroi has, however, one be the leadise)" been my own son, instead. the Corman and Belgium Commercial Treaties,. B. odwet, Hey great merit, that Use people who wise money of only toy add-in-law, I would have had him which have prevented Her Majesty making with Momy, by it can undertake the most extravagant and shot head when sposing of the tragedy bar Colonies such facal arrangements witüinber unnecessary mesance and fritter away piblio And at this stern old follow was not only Empirea scons expedient. Allusion is then made- money and obtain money to do so without crent respected but loved by his native following to a fresh Anglo Chinese Convention, establish- ing general popular dishontent or exciting an none of whom, not even thom whose lives he ing a more advantageous frontier between Bar- due criticism.

took, would have thought e questioning his insh and China, and opening up the West River PRA to Easopesu Commores. The prosones of re- anthontwaak d Yesterday we spoke of how the cotrid tax Many of these mon lived in great style. They presentatives of the Colories and India at the works. Ontrol, as it existed to India pro-Brit were generally estute enough to marry a yo Jubilee ceremonies has tended to strengthon sah times, was called choonges, literally a pach, man of chiefly rank, and therely increase thair the bond of union in all parts of the Empire. that is to say, when the producer or masofacturer own sites and Influence with the natives. The Alfading to the Famine in India, Hor Majesty brought his guede to market, the tar-gatherer, fateries of these mer in the South Bone if told gladly acknowledge the energy and self-sacri- per took a pinch of the stuff for the King. Octroi, would read like the wildest romanes. Notably fice of the officers of all ranks, beth European as we administer it, is quite another thing, and this was the case in the olden days in the Carom native, and say private persons, who, has ruined many industries in Upper India's line Nie Marshall groupe and in the northern with nighg weal and anxious desire to avoid It opens the door to hribery, corruption, extor rusterial islands me to 1840 In Pope one giving offonco to native fooling, laboured to tion, and every other form of illegal gratifica sack man in 1820 maintained force of iva are life and relieve suffering. The improve. As an engine of oppression It is quite hundred man, all of whom were armed with mens regarding the plague, Her Majesty says, splendid. Let us suppose that a tradestaan in makete and cutless. He had origically been is mainly due to the energetis ad judicione dents for certain goods The Octroi Superinthe master of London whaling and trading steps taken by the local Governments to prevent tendent has a schedule of charges for the various vel, had also out in for a little quod prl als preusing. Her Majesty then sistes chat artioles of trade, and befors delivery is niede, vafeering during 1815-20. Chased away from the the bus felt great pleure la saustioning the the importer must submit his invoice for the East Indies by English and Dutch men-ofiwer arrangement for enlarging the harbours of inspection of the Octori Saperintendent. The bo wes sailing eastward to try his luck against Dover-end Gibraltar. With regard to the lattor may feal disposer and generally is the Spaniards on the South American coast, Military Mouceurres Bill, Her Majesty ex- disposed--he doubt the accurgoy the in when he lost his ship at Pousps, in the Westera pecte it will conduce to the greater oficiency of voice, and being empowered to open any case, Cazolines. Out of his chon of thirty men, the Artay. In conclusion, Her Majesty states may do so at any time. If a private individual twenty milet for China in a small schooner that she has celded a treaty of commerce imports aloties or any other necesy article built from the wreck while lur and the remain and friendship with. King Menslik for purely private aes, the Cerai Experisten dar accepted the invitation of the chief of the Jasdits distrot to remam on the island and. dent con detain the parcel and call upon the importer to declare its contents sad-pay the mist hem in his warlike expeditions. Choy notrei tax according to the schedule, and hera | veut to work with a wil and in six months it is that the door to bribery and corruption the whole of the three districts of Ponape worn is last open. If an importer refuges to tribe under the sway of the chief who had scoured the outro offolk, it is in the power of the their services Four estronndes faken from the latter to make it exceedingly purpleant for Wrecked veel and manned by the white men, him, and by verions overt acte can dance him did such nocution among his enemies timit they serious lose without putting his within were glad 16 make place a might have been the clutches of the law Ad have known expected, however, mesh of the adventurers met case where this off stated an outing with violent deathe, till there were but too bjections to an outro leff-the captain and two seamen. These latter photographie tinc,- Thé tam, are 85, inany and so great that nu pae in were well provided for by the dative ruleras bis seher should help jla introduction inte but the captain becsmé rich and powerful, and the and Although thair the city. It has the effect of paralysing trade lived on the fat Fant in theme days of keen trade competitor, the English names are forgotten the memory of delays incidental to the working of the cotra their dings has not yet died away la the tax would so serion losses, and hamper trade Western Carolines. The soaptain eventually to an enormous ortent. It is a sale of bar married daughters of the lure landing chief, barism. We may add that the Cetin Singarine and choosing the south end of the laid for his tendant of an Upper Tndia town' usally, wildren - domain, lived there in late. Wherever po with a fortune in five years-N-G-2aily News went he was attended by his dissiplined body

Liguori, and be eracted a tribule of oil and pearl. THE ISLAND TRADER AS HE IS from his abjects, and exported 11 to Chms for sale. His away songed to use been AND AS HE USED TO BE mild but Brm, and when in his old age he was car of things in the islands of theet by an accident at as he was muurned by e vnat mumber light-coloured people of whom he North Bual Booth Pasifig is phenging rapidly, the rugpuitor, Love Brent in West-

Depasitors may atisfer at their option balances of $100 br mare to the HONGKONG AND“ HANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED For the HonGKONG AND SHANGHAI

. ́ ́BANKING CORPORATION, LEPOSIT 64 PER CENT, per annirim.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, let Angust, 19513

ING CORPORATION.

far-Ur CAPITAL

pure delusion. The price of goods being to see the vessel and kit all bunds, and asked low-"The cordiality of my relations withONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK-

tion:

The

ere another score of years cenassed the minster Baunet last one of the old style of traders will have de

appeared. The new style of tracer la merely abus shopkeepar, para und not simple, for he buys

and sells over a sbuntur, and keeps books, and

Torriss an umbrella, and only for his surround

ings might be taken for n rasger alle barban

THE ENGLISH MAIL

& Olsteamer Bohilly with the Enge

groter in London. Of course, however, if you lish wal the 23rd Jes ved yesterday

sail away koy and the usual treat of the zigʻular he follow

trading vase) of tu dây gou will come to places

where & scanty few of the old byla of men stilosion

telegrams and from the Times of

orist in their issaiten." But those are men vi har 2 » ALMANTANO RAIDING THE SLEVIAN have made money in the elder days. They lisver JOERONTIERY pushed out in digest from the civilised and

crowded group of Eastern Polymeria,

London, Int. Angast.

THE PARLIAMENTARY AUTU MN-SESSION. London, 7th August. Parliament will re-assemble on the 23rd Uctober..

BT M. HICKS REACH OF THE PROPOSED NIMETALLIC CONFERENCE.

London, 7th August. Bir Michinol Bicke Banch, replying to the Amarion proposed for a Bimetallis Conference. skys that such an important subject requires oopperation, and that morecver he must consult the Indian Government.

THE KING OF HAM'S, VISIT.

London, 7th August, The King of Siam has concluded his official eat to London, and has gone to visit Taplow Court.

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THE SHEFFIELD RYB-KLECTION.

London, 7th August. Mr. Maddison; Radical, has bean.olected at Shefeld (Brightside Division) in place of the

Conservative, by 183 votes. The polling was: late Mr. Mundelle, defeating fr. Hope, the Mt. Maddison, 4,2); Mr. Hope, 4,105.

NEWS VIA AUSTRALIA,

EEVA FUND

13. $10,000,000 SERVE LIABILITY OF PHOT TORS 10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTOSA - ST. C.. MICHAELSEN, Baq-Chairman. Hon. J. J. BALL-IRTING--Deputy Uksciami. ¡A. J. Raymord, Esq. th. Kichardan, mag. 1. Sheran, Eag N. A. Bieb, hay Gerald Blade, Esq. CIMET MANAGEE: Hongkong-T. JACKSON, ES

"MANAGED ( Shanghal-J. P. WADE GARDNER, ESQ LONDON BANKEER-LONDON & COUNTY BANK

avid Gabboy, Log.

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ING COMPANY, LIMITED.

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALIKIWED. On Current Account at the rate of 2 per Cent

Anuum on the daily balance.

Ox Fixed DEPOSITS. For 3 months, i per Cait, por Annum. For 6 months, Sá per Cafit. per Annum. For 12 months, 4 per Cent. per Annum.

E. JAUKSON,

Chiot Alanager. | 12 Hongkong, 16th August, 1897.

LIMITED. THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA

ÁUTHORIZED CAPITAL SUBSCRIBD.

£1,000,000. 500,000

..

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.

COURT OF DIÄKOTONS. » D. GTELIES, Esq. J. T. LAUTS, Reg.

| Oman Err Smán, BIG,

CHOWTURG SHANG, Eng.

Acting Chief Maangur,

The Cudersigned AGENTS of the above Company are PREPARED TO Acdeer Firet Class Foreign and Chinese Hiske at Current Rates.

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 29th May, 18н6. #ARANSATLANTIC FIREINSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

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The Undersigned, having been appointed to ACCEPT RISKS against FIEE at Current AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared

STEMSSEN & CO.

Arente.

Rates.

Hongkong 16th Noveniber, 1872

HENIX FIRE OFFICE

PHO

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The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCE-

gainst FIRE at Current Rates,

120

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & GO,,· Agents for the Phoenix Fire Ofsa. Hongkong, 17th August, 1887. INCOTTISH METROPOLITAN

ASSURANCE CO.

LIFE

The combined ACCIDENT and POLICY is the MOST ADVANTAGEOUS form of INSURANCE.

A yearly premium of £28, 28. (age 30) sotros the following

£2,000 in case of death by accident. £1,000 in case of natural death

£1,000 in ease of permanent tolst disable- mont by accident.

1200 in case of partial total diablement by

La per week in case of temporary disable- ment by accident..

Accidenta incared against for 4 and 18 per annum (23,000 in case of death by weekly payments in ouse of injury.)

For further Particulars apply to

J. V. VERNON,

Agent

Hongkong 8th June, 1896.

Chins Fire -China Traders

Hongkong Fire.............. North-Chines

Straila Jaien

Yangisentan Landal Building-

H. Land Lorescent, Humphreya Eetale...j Kowloon Land & R West Point Building

Lemon Sugar onmanu Mining

Charbonnage.

Great E. & Gdunian,

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Oliver's Mines, Ama

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21 £5, eales & buyers

28 $250, sellers 11 120 21 10, sellem

$20-$8

$100 $142, alters

$5 $82, salo Tls. 300 T 116, sellers

$25 328 76, poliere

$16.142) cum M,

B.I., $14. $50-3, buyers (ales 210 $110, bayers"

38 $9.60 $100 $113, eller

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625 a 300, alca&h.

$20 $174, busem

2008232), buyers

$60 $150, exits

$60 $74, milers $1029 Belles $30 $18, sellera

$40 $22, sellers

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T.015 0.man Duric with the Emariçan mall of this 27th ultimo, loft Yokohama son Monday the 18th Instant, at daylight and máj he expected here on or about Lunday, the 26th instant

The PM teamer, China, with mills, left Ban Francisco for this purk vis: Honolulu, Yokohams Inland Sea, Kobe, Dingwall and Rhangha, on the 6th Instant

The beamer Prins Heinrich, anerying the German maila with dates from Berlin of the 26th ultime, laft Colombo on the 14th,ortant and may be exposted here on ca about Predner." Gay, the 5th festant

THE CANADIAN MAYER The C. F. R. steamer Epress of India arrived at Nagasaki on the 19th inplant,) at 6 an and left at 5pm, same day or Shanghai, where she is expected to arrive at 6am on Saturday, the 21st instant

THE INDIAN NATI The steamer Kutsung, from Calsatts and Straits, laft Singapore for this part on Tass-

day, the 17th instant, at 5 p.m.

MERCHANT #THAMNEN,“ SA TEA N. P. steamer Victoria, from Tavoita for Hongkong, left Shanghai for this part on the 16th instant..

The N. P. stesoor Polisan sailed from Tacoma, Wn, for Japan on the With ultimo

The N. P. stesmer Olympia, sailed from Tacoma, Wn, for this port via Japan, on the 14th instant,

The N. GI teamer Letvabra loft Dombar for this port on the 8th instant, and is due here on or about the 26th instante de SWR

The N. Y. K. steamer Sanuki Mari, Exonu Encope, loft Singapore for this port on the 17th instant, and is expected to arrive here ou the 21st instant.

The O. S. 8. Co.'s steamer Iain, from Liverpool, loft Bingapore on the 17th instant, and may be expected here on or about Monday, the 23rd instad.

The Hickmern" Lino steamer Maris Riet mori, from Antwerp and Hamburg, left Singa poro for this port on the 17th instant, and may be considered due bara en az about the 20 instant.

The N. Y., K, sloamer Izumi Maru, freez Bombay, A. of Singapore for this post en the 17th instant, and is aspected, to arrive here on the 23rd insinut.

The atasmar Sagami Mars, from Melbourne, So, left. Thursday Inland for this part on the 17th instant, and is expected to arrive here on the 29th instant."

The C. Matnal steamer Delong, from Glas gow and Liverpool, push bho Canal on the 17th instant, and may be considered due at Singa pore vn er about the 3rd proze.

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