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novel, and surely premature assumption that

THE steamer Lusitania arrived here, says the Courier of the 17th, this morning from Swatow. She struck an unknowa rock near Video, one of the islands constituting the Fisherman's Group, and carried away her fore foot. She immediately

necessary repairs.

We are informed by the Agent of the Occidentel and Oriental S. S. Company, that the steamship Oceanic with mails, &c. from San Francisco to the 6th instant, has arrived at Yokohama and will sail for this port to-morrow,

in a matter of this kind the interests of one proceeded to Tungkarioo dock, to undergo the admission to the Great International Fisheries out of the neute between a number of Chin We would caution the public against accepting

country may be taken to be identical with those of another,

Majesty's signature on the 17th day of May, 1882. THE Regulations, and fonts of applications for

Exhibition, which it is proposed to hold in London next year, are published by request of the Earl of Kimberley, in the Government Gazette of Satur- day last.

IT is notified in the Gazette that the Queen's WE are informed by the Agent that the M. M. Exequatur empowering Mr. Léon Déjaxlin to act Company's steamer Fang-is left Saigon this as Consul for France at Hongkong, received Her morning, at 8 am, for this port.

Tus third defendant in the household property smashing case in Jardine's Bazaar, which arose

Chu and Pun-ți men, the particulars of which have been already published by us, was brought up this morning before Captain Thomsett. The Constable who took the warrant of arrest

kicked him and tried to escape. The Magistrate had a good run after the defendant before he came up with him, and when he did, the latter sentenced him to 14 days' bard labor, and to enter into personal security in $10 to behave himself

Wong Asing, felt off the roof of the house, No. ABOUT noon yesterday, a shoemaker named

23, Tank Lane on to the street below, being in stantly killed. His head was badly broken by the fall. The deceased, who was not very well in health, was in the habit of going on the roof, through a trap-door leading from the house, for fresh air, but it is not known, so far as we can ascertain, how he actually fell off. The roof is a sloping one. The body was sent to the Civil

We were certainly prepared to see the Stirling dered for to-morrow afternoon.

Castle put all previous records, from Shanghai

properly for a month.

seemingly good dollars from Chinese, without carefully examining the same. It will be seen from a Police Court case reported in another place, that four spurious dollars have been re-

counterfeits, and although somewhat rough in cently passed by a Chinese lad at the Canteen in Wellington Barracks. We have examined the

the general get-up, they are a very good invitation of a clean Mexican (the date upon them is 1881), and would easily deceive people who had not much experience in the handling of dollars. The ring, of course, would at once expose the fraud, but many do not go to the trouble of applying such a test. The bad dollars are composed of copper, with a

at once disclose the base metal. We hear there are the Colony. We trust the police will hunt up a good many similar spurious coins flying around the relative of the lad who, the latter says, gave him the bad dollars to put off. If they could lay might, perhaps, be rewarded by the discovery of their hands upon that enterprising Celestial, they a coining establishment in full swing, another addition to the industries of the Colony.

ACCORDING to the Shanghai Courier, the steamer The Corean officials are said to have Kursin, with tea, left Hankow on the morning of the 14th, but had not proceeded far down the been most civil and courteous, and ap-river before she was compelled to anchor, some parently ready to make a Treaty with any of her machinery, it is presumed, having broken Foreign power, that is, if the standard down. The Kongewo left her at anchor when Treaty provided be accepted as a basis. | she passed down the same night. The French and Russian Admirals have SAYS the Mercury of the 17th,-H.M.S. gone on to Japan, and will probably follow | Sheldrake arrived here to day from Corea, and suit in due time. The German Minister brought as passengers Mr. W. D. Spence, has returned from Shanghai to Peking, but | H.B.M's Consul at Ichang, and suite. Mr. it is rumoured that Mr. Vox BRANDT Sees no Spence came down from lehang last Sunday, and occasion for such hasty action. Perhaps. stopped only three hours in Shanghai before therefore, we may, expect that a more going on board the Sheldrake, As soon as the Hospital to await an inquest, which has been or- neer on board a certain steamer trading from verythin coating of silver, and a slight puncture will mature treaty will be forthcoming from manding her, as the treaty was already signed. Sheldrake had left, a telegram arrived counter- the enlightened representative of the Mr. Spence paid a visit to Corea two years ago German Empire. Although we deprecate with H.R.H. the Duke of Genoa,

to London, in the shade, and we stated in otr the founding of sanguine expectations on the opening of Corea, we confess that the lars of which we published the other day, the Mer Tungsha Lightship to Gravesend had actually REFERRING to the Ningpo assault case, particu- issue of Saturday last that the passage from the prospects are certainly promising for thecary says:We regret that our information, from been made inside thirty days, which we believe gradual development of a considerable a correspondent in Ningpo, as published in last to be far and away the quickest passage hitherto trade in British manufactured goods, night's paper, was incorrect in respect to the recorded. In this morning's issue of the Dails expecially Cottons.

The Coreans are a Austrian subject who was in company with the the following attracts our attention: well clothed race, perhaps even more so three American forcha captains. We were in- Telegraphic information has been received here than the Chinese, so that there is a good formed that the Austrian belonged to the A-that the new senson's teas per Stirling Castle prospect for our Manchester industries: sing, but this is not the case, and we gladly were selling in London on the 22nd instant. The Royal Humane Society's medal.

and, considering the climate, we may rea- It is requested that all communications rela-sonably hope that it will not be long be ting to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c., be ad- dressed to the "Manager, Hongkong Telegraph fore the Coreans fully appreciate the wool len manufactures of Great Britain. There Letters on Editorial matters to be sent to "The fore, in recording our satisfaction at the

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make the correction. The captain of the Chinese gunboat was reported a little better when the Klangteen left. We understand that the foreign community generally are not in danger. We hear at the same time that it was the naval captain who committed the offence referred to,

WHAT might have been a serious accident bap pened in the Harbour yesterday. It appears that one of the fair but frail residents of Cage Street, paid a visit to a male friend who is engi- this port, and when taking her leave, after spend excitement, or the strength of the tea she had ing a pleasant afternoon on board ship, owing to been imbibing, managed in some way or other to miss her footing, and fell into the water, nately the junior engineer was a veritable nata The fair handy's lover could not swim, but for tor, and immediately plunged in after the hapless maiden, whom he eventually succeeded in res cuing from a watery grave. The lady was some- what wet on being again dragged on board, but beyond that sustained no material damage. The young engineer is a deserving candidate for the

JAMES DONAGHUE, of Ireland, a scainan on the American barque Olurfee, was charged before Mr. Wodehouse, this morning, with creating a

disturbance in the complainant's house.-Agnes Elizabeth Cox, the complainant, said she was a single woman residing at No: 15, Graham Street. At four p.. yesterday, she was upstairs in her room dressing. She heard footsteps ai cending the stairs, and told her boy in the next

Editar" and not to individual members of the opening of Corea, we must congratulate We are credibly informed that the adherents or curacy of the Daily Press would be superflous. man on board the yacht Pinafore, whom he was room, not to allow any one to come up while she

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TELEGRAMS.

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LONDON, 24th June, 1882. EGYPT.

The Conference sits in secret.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

TELEGRAMS for Bangkok can go forward by mail closing at Singapore at 1 and 3 p.m. to-day, the

26th instant.

We learn through the courtesy of the Secretary of the Hongtong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company, that the Company's new steamer Honem has arrived at Port Said. She will go through the Canal, to-morrow. INFORMATION reached here to-day, says the that the second crop of tea had commenced to arrive, and that three chops had been opened up prior to the evening of the 14th.

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SMITH, Chief Accountant, Hongkong and Shangbai Banking Shanghai Courier of the 17th inst., from Hankowened Government, Portuguese colonists make

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steamer left Hankow at noon on the 28th May," if our contemporary is correct the passage from Mr. THOMAS IDE BOWLER, whose special mission Hankow to London, presuming that the Stirling in this vale of tears would seem to be to keep Castle arrived at Gravesend about noon on the himself well before the Hongkong public, failed 21st, which is a very fair inference, occupied ex- to acore this morning in re the alleged stealing of actly 24 days. Lengthy comment on the inaca copper pail from his house by his late hend.

enthusiast, of whom we have heard so much, to durance vile for a considerable period for Can it be that our morning contemporary is the successful ou a recent occasion in getting sent who backed the Stirling Castle to get home in stealing lead from the yacht-Mr. Wodehouse side 25 days? It really looks like it.

discharged the case. We are bound to admit that if physiognomy, may be taken as an indica- tion of character, the defendant ought to be a rascal of a rare type. A more repulsive, villainous cast of features we have seldom seen. We wonder that T. I. B., whose astuteness and penetration partake of the marvellous, especially where the piling of Mexicans is concerned, should have employed such a man, but there's no ac- counting for tastes. Every one to his taste, as the ostrick said when he bolted" the bushel of tenpenny nails.

SAYS the Denver Tribune:—Mr. August F. Schmidt of this city, who has spent many years of his life on the Southern Coast, tells a remark able story of one of his adventures while out hunting one day in the swamps of Southern Louisiana. Having tramped for many hours through the bags without finding game which he sought, he seated himself upon a log to take a rest before turning his steps homeward. A few minutes after he was seated he looked upon the ground around him and was startled by the appearance of a large alligator, which was lying upon its belly only a few feet distant with its mouth wide open and its eyes closed. At first impulse he sprang to his feet and started to change his resting place to a safer distance. But

she heard him say. "You cannot come up. was dressing. The boy went down-stairs, and Mistress is not in." She then heard a great row as of struggling going on, and directly afterwards the defendant burst open her door and came înto the room She told him he must not come in there, as she was not dressed, when he made use of very bad language, and said be would smash her head if she dared to interfere with him, at the same timepicking up the walking stick produced in Court, which was lying on a box in her room, brandishing it at her, and threatening to strike her with it. She called out for help and sent her boy for a policeman. The

Macaense are vowing vengeance against us, because, in reply to a query from that estimable and highly cultured print as to our reasons for comparing the Holy City to ancient Sodom, we expressed the belief that Macao did not contain the number of righteous men which, we are told, would have saved Sodom from destruction. Our contemporary rather coarsely asked us and also Troops are constructing earthworks along the its readers, the other day, whether we were igne

rant or wicked. We may be both; but we plead guilty to neither. We are, however, at any rate, so far as the righteousness of Macao is con- cerned-perfectly sincere and fearlessly honest. Macao is rotten to the core, solely owing to

defendant said that he was an Irishman and did the faults of her government. The corruption

not care for the police. He left the bed-room, of the place is notorious. Who can dispute

THE following appears in Harper's Weekly of and stood at the door of the room, again making that the Macaenses, when away from their

May 6th: The marriage on April 26th of our native place, display many praiseworthy, even

new Minister. to China, the Hon. John Russell violent until a constable came. She was very use of very bad language, and continued to be noble qualities! Is it not a fact that there are

Young, to Miss Julia E. Coleman, grand-daughter much frightened. Defendant was under the in- hundreds of natives of Macaò in this Colony,

of Mrs. Pliny Jewell and niece of ex-Governor fluence of alcohol. She had never set eyes on him and at the Coast Ports, holding positions of trust, he observed that the animal remained motion-Jewell, brought together not only the effte of before. Her door was fastened with a hook on the ening an honorable and independent livelihood, less, as though he had not observed his sudden Hartford, but persons of distinction from other inside, and he burst it open. He did not actually cities. Among the latter came the Minister's strike her, but he pushed her.-Constable Kemp and making themselves respected as merchants, movement. Mr. Schmidt says he at once sur- clerks, artisans, &c.? Under a free and enlight-mised that the alligator must be asleep, and re-

staunch friend ex-President Grant, Colonel and solved to have some fun with him. After beat Mrs. Fred. Grant, General Roger A. Pryor, and

said he arrested the defendant, who gave himself model citizens; they are peaceful, orderly and in ing about the bushes in order to reassure him- Miss Pryor, Hon. John B. Hashin, Judge Sherid stated in his defence that he and three shipmates up quietly and offered no resistance-Donaghue every way attentive to their civil duties. The self that the animal was really unconscious, he an, Commodore Ferguson of Philadelphia, etc., were standing under the complainant's verandah energetic class decline to stay in Macao; the stealthily crept up by the side of the immense etc. The ceremony took place at the residence yesterday, when one of the girls in the house threw Tus Annaniese steamer Lre Tar undocked at stifling political atmosphere of the place is un- jaws and poured a horn full of powder into his of Mrs. Jewell. The rooms, filled with the

a pot of dirty water over them. He went upstairs, Aberdeen, and the Chinese revenue cruiser Zunbearable to men whose ideas of freedom and mouth. Then taking a number of percussion choicest flowers from the conservatories of ex-

and saw one girl standing at the top of the stairs che at Sam-shui-po this morning. The Canton

caps from his box, he placed them in opposite Governor Jewell and Mrs. Pliny Jewell, were

with a stick in her hand, and two girls laughing. steamer Kinking was docked at Kowloon on

positions on the ends of his teeth. And the noticeable for beauty and fragance, and imparted fe asked who threw the water. He never en- alligator continued to doze with his mouth wide peculiar brightness to the festival. After the tered anyone's bed room or broke any doors, but Saturday night, and will probably undock to-

"Then," said Mr. Schmidt, "I walked to wedding, Mr. and Mrs. Young took a special car merely wanted to find out who threw the dirty his other end, and after preparing myself for for New York, accompanied by a few old friends, water, and why. When the constable came he emergency I just stuck a pin in his tail. Instantly and afterwards left for San Francisco, whence

was standing at the top of the stairs, beyond the great jaws went down with a crash, which they will sail for the field of Mr. Young's new which he had not gone. and from the volume of smoke which enveloped WE have received from Messrs, Kelly and Walsh

He caught hold was followed by an explosion and a flash of fire, and important dutics."

of the stick which was in one of the girl's hands, fest she might attempt to strike him. They all the head, I saw pieces of flesh and jawbone Ayn copy of "The Typhoons of the Chinese Seas in

denied having thrown the dirty water. He re-

forwarded against a tree. Then it foundered study we will review this most useful publication. never threatened anybody with the stick, nor recoiled from the terrible force and then bounded

tor of the Zi-ka-wei Observatory. After careful what for, and then they sent for a constable. He about in the most terrific convulsions, beating We note that M. Dechevrens finds occasion to made any noise. Some of the dirty water fell down small saplings and tearing up the ground. came down with sledge hammer force on the Thus it continued for a quarter of an hour, and pretentious ignorance, and vulgar levity of our ceived the major portion. The girls were laugh- on his hat and clothes, but his shipmates re- then, at last, it became still. Then there was evening contemporary the China Mfait, with re- ing when he looked up to the verandah after the one lash of the tall, a quiver through the frame,lation to the threatened typhoon of the 29th of June water was thrown. He had had some fire-water, and my alligator was dead."

laat. We will let M. Dechevrenstellhis own story was not quito "Q. T."-The constable recalled, THERE is a report, the Army and Navy Gazette | A Telegram sent from Manila to Hongkong on said he examined defendant, upon his telling that the one concluded by Admiral WILLES

to sixty days per annum. Such a measure, con- belated, and was not received before July ad tit is only a preliminary one, and certainly

no signs of wet on his clothes or hat. The other considerations justify this conclusion.

mottoes of a procession interprct correctly the sen- dismay, and we not know of any step which

tinues our contemporary, would be received with gave notice of a violent Typhoon having passed door was broken, having been knocked off its It is generally understood that it requires

timents of the people, and these, in the Philadel would cause more discontent. British officers towards the West-north-west. The course in-head of the stairs were knocked in. The com- over Manila the day before and of its running hinges, and three boards of the partition at the special powers to conclude a Treaty. But whatever authority Admiral WILLEs had

does not seem to have been any party in the tends to promote the efficiency of the service. track of the Typhoon and particularly its situation statements and said the defendant seized hold of must presumably have been received by no performance, to-night. The Cricket Match the day to vote comes round again, the bulk of privilege being withdrawn from them without may well wonder at the levity of the Hongkong | plainant's evidence had not a scintilla of truth in meeting, but the presumption is fair that when They do, however, object to a time-honoured on July 21, when the telegram was received, one his jacket and tore it.-Defendant said the com- telegraph, which is a novelty in itself, and the Yacht Club race were also postponed on those present will vote with the party which any valid reason. They are in the habit of say paper China Mail in commenting upon it-it. He never broke any door or brandished a

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1882.

LAST week's advices from the north brought us the satisfactory intelligence that a British Treaty has been concluded with Coren. It would seem that the English Admiral has followed close at the heels of the American

morrow evening.

We note the arrival from Yokohama, per steam- ship Tanais, of H. I. H. Prince Arisugawa, cousin to the Mikado of Japan. His Imperial Highness, who is the special Ambassador appainted by the Japanese Government to re-

progress are in accordance with the advanced age we live in. We fancy that in Macao it must always be a case of evil communications corrupt ing good manners. We intend paying a visit to the Holy City one of these days; when we shall not fail to gave the fire-caters of O Macáence due notice of our arrival.

THE only difference between the working people East and the working people on this coast on the

орел,

Commodore, and has succeeded in opening the Forbidden land" to British trade present the Mikado at the coronation of the Czar question of Chinese immigration, observes the ing about among the trees. The great body first the year 1881" by Marc Dechevrens, S. J. Direc. fused to leave until he knew who threw it, and

and enterprise. No details of the Treaty have yet been made public, and there- fore we are thrown back on conjecture as to what has actually taken place, and whether it is a preliminary one, or not. Shanghai advices state that Sir Thomas WADE has de- spatched Mr. Maunu, one of the Secretaries of Legation, to Corea, with another com-

of Russia, is accompanied by a numerous suite. exposure. The Pacific Coast stands between the Morning Call, is the difference in the degree of Prince Arisugawa is a prominent member of the Dai-Jo-Kwan, or Supreme Council of State. We people of the East and the Chinese invaders, and understand that the Prince will be the guest of consequently bears the shock of the onset. It His Excellency the Administrator at Government

was some time before our Eastern friends could House until the departure of the French mail.

were they from the scene of the conflict. But

believe that a fight was in progress, so remote

the echoes of the contest have reached their cars at last, and now there is no lack of sympathy, Ten thousand thoughtful, hard-working American to the Zimes, the spirit pervading it was much the

plote Treaty. This wouki rather Indicate incessant and very heavy down-pour of rain; the citizensassembled in Philadelphia, and, according ĺ says, that the leave of the army is to be cut down June 29th 1th. com. a.. was unaccountably. him about the water thrown on him, and saw

same as that prevailing in San Francisco. The

DURING the last twenty-four hours, observes the fercury of the 17th inst., we have had an almost fall was especially very heavy from eight to twelve o'clock last night. This was particularly un fortunate for Signor Chiarini, as the performance last night had to be postponed. The ground was so much damaged by the rain that the afternoon phia meeting, were pithy and to the point. There never grudge any amount of work If that work dicated was wrong. But on considering the true | plainant's Chinese boy corroborated his mistress's performance which was to have taken place to day had also to be postponed; and there will be

would, moreover, be very exceptional for a account of the bad weather.

naval officer to be employed in the matter, especially one who is without previous dip. tomatic training or experience. Proba bly little importanca is now attached

makes the best record on the Chinese question.ing that the right system of giving leave is first The weather here is anything but typhoonish stick at anyone-Inspector Hennessy said he A CORRESPONDENT writes from Ningpo to the If the Republican Party goes to pieces on that of all to insist on duty being thoroughly done in its character. In the first place, the wind is also examined defendant in the Charge Room, Shanghai Mercury, on the 17th instant issue, it will be the fault of its leaders. The rank and then to allow as many as can be spared to blowing free from the S.W."what is to be paid but his clothes were quite dry-Donaghue ob gunboat is really wanted here. The U.S. Consul and file are true to the principles of reasonable go away. It would be difficult to prove that they particular attention to is not what wind is blowserved that a sailor's word, he knew, did not go would be mighty, glad of one. Lee and Mac protection to American labor. If the leaders of are wrong in their ideas on the subject, and cer.ing, but how it gradually varies.-"Then there for much, but he would give his word he never by the English Government to the opening kenzie have been removed to the British fail. the Republican Party are not true to their princi- į tainly the most efficient and happy regiments have been heavy falls of rain, and thunder bas! 'broke open any door or raised a stick to allying of Corea. We are not surprised at this, as

Fuller has been defying the U.S. Consul all the pics, it is time for them to go. That party came have been those of which the commanding been heard frequently and loudly the whole soul. If people could "best" him with these Japanese investigations during recent years afternoon. At 3.30 he bolted down the band, into power as the representative of the dignity of officers have acted on this principle. Moreover, day long. No typhoon gun has been fired hands, well and good, but he would use no have clearly shown that the condition and with an immense crowd after him. He wouldn't American labor. It came in on the bold declara-

as the British officer is very badly paid, he - most reliable Indication Indeed!"Those stick-The Magistrate told defendant that. resources of the country have been very go to the British jail, and there was no holding tionthat there was an irrepressible conflict between naturally expects some compensating privileges, interested in the shipping at the present at present the evidence was dead égalmat much exaggerated. From the report of him at the U.S. jail, which was only a big room. free labor and slave labor. Many of the Republi- | and of these the most cherished is a reason? moment in harbour do not appear to have him, but that if he could help him (defens

Fuller was armed and ready to fight, but at 3.33 the mission of Admiral WILLES, we gather he was caught and put in irons. Lee and Mac- ciple. They are trying to substitute a slavery reforms say that officers should devote more time precautions appear to have been taken as are.

can leaders to-day, it seems, are false to that prin- able amount of leave. The so-called army paid much attention to the warning, as no such dant) in any way to prove his statements, he would gladly do so. At this stage Mr. Wode- ter in what may be described as a "slap in the jail. Things are serious, but if we had a results from law. The one is nearly as bad as and the instruction of their men. We agree with belleve that there is a storm of any moment plainant and defendant with him to Graham house directed the constable to take both com- kenzie had terrible scuffle with Fuller last night which reaults from conditions for a slavery which than at present to the study of their profession readily enough made when there is any reason to dash" sallor style. The British Consul at gunboat here, we should have none of this com- the other, for the poor inan, who is bound to regard to the first part of this assertion, and con- brewing (). We may have a big blow to-night Street and examine the door. After being away

that the Admiral carried through the mat-

or to-morrow, another swish of the tail of a Typhoon, as these occurrences have with more force than elegance come to be called, but that we are on the eve of any great disturbance of the elements is not at all within the calculations of those best versed in such matters (1). The glass

some time, the trio retumed-The constable said he had examined the door of the complain ant's bed room in presence of the defendant and the complainant, anal that the wood in which the hook was fastened appeared to have been re- cently broken-Being asked by the Magistrate if he wished to call any of his shipmates,

Kobe, Mr. Asros, who is well versed motion. in the Corean language, had been appointed

poverty by a system which permits him to save sider that no officer who is inefficient and ignor only enough to procure the bare necessities of ant should be allowed any leave at all. As to interpreter to the Mission; but the Admi- We learn from Yokohama that Senhor Graça, life, is physically little better off than a slave. the second part, very absurd ideas prevail. He ral, after waiting about a week, became Governor of Macao, with the members of the He lias, it is true, the inspiring consciousness that cause German officers drill recruits, it is main impationt, and signed a Treaty, it is said,embassy, will return by the steamship Oceanic, his soul is free, but he knows also that the contained that English officers should do likewise. identical with that made by Commodore in Japan His Excellency has been the guest of Chinese invasion, if not checked, will reduce desirable, that English officers should be turned is low, but steady zgin.70, which is not at all a expected here about July 4th. During his stay ditions of his being make his body a slave. The It would be impossible, however, even if it were SHUFELDT. We have no reason to doubt the Japanese Government, so that the greater American workingmen to this condition. It is into drill-instructors, for recruits come in by drib threatening reading taken by itself."--An error he said he did not, as they never went upstairs, the accuracy of our information, and we portion of the $35,000, set aside to defray the the condition which prevails in China, and which lets--not as in the German army, by masses again, for on the preceding days the barometer nor did he wish to call them to prove the water think it may be safely assumed that the expenses of the Ambassador and his suite, should such organizations as the Chinese Six Companies and it would be impossible to drill British re- was high but sinking and a variation of o.in.zy in throwing: He could stand punishment, he supi. two Treaties are identical in terms. It is, be returned to the almost empty coffers of poor seek to establish in this country. The working cruits otherwise than regimentally. Another arthree days with the wind by turns from E.N.E., posed, although he did not do anything to merit indeed, difficult to see how they could be Macao. It was at one time rumoured that people, without distinction of locality, will fight gument against a systematic cutting-down of N.E., N., N.W., W. and S.W. with a force be it. His shipmates, he thought, would be able to otherwise, considering that the Admiral Senhor Graça would pay Shanghai a visit before against the introduction of this form of slavery. leave is, that it would render the army distasteful tween 5 and 7 was a clear indication of the approve the water throwing, but he did not care was without a proper interpreter, and to have been abandoned. We hear that the to gatherings on this coast. A few more of them taken by members of the lower middle-classes, aiderable depression. There was no attention paid fine of five dollars or 14 days hard inbour-De- returning home; however, that idea would appear The Philadelphia meeting was a fitting response to gentlemen, and would cause their places to be proach, passage and moving away of a not incon about calling them. Mr. Wodehouse inflicted a

who, as a ruic, are not popular with the men,

to it. In fact the Typhoon passed very close to fenilant asked to be allowed to go on board his, and have no such status in the profession as that Hongkong, precisely on the morning of that day ship with a constable to get the Mexicans, which which the possession of a good name gives. July 2nd.

the Magistrate acceded to. The fine was paid.

would necessarily find it difficult to carry influential Portuguese residents here, are arrang. on any kind of negotiations. This is ing to give His Excellency a loyal reception on certainly Treaty making made easy, but his return frons tho “Land of the Rising Sun,"

will convince such intelligent observers of the signs of the times as the Times of that city that there

is something in the Chinese question after all.