Chalmers and Milsom; 49
Shanghai, from Hankow and Ports Mrs. Turner, Mr. and Mrs, Taylor Clefoo, from Swatow—Measre, McKay and Webster. From Amoy—Mra, Love.
Per str. Taku, from Tientsin and Chefoo—Messrs, Marshall, Davidson, and Takao; 54 Chinese in steerage.
Per str. Tunsin, from Hankow—Messrs, Alex. Price, T. Ward, J. li. Pinkvoss, J. Daeth, and'. F. Ballance, Kiangyung, from Chiukiang—Cept, Edward Per str. Nagoya Maru, from Japan—General C. W. Lo Gendre, Messrs. R. M. Brown, J, Morrison, and jin; 1 European, 4 and 34 Chines orage, Waeshin, from Tientsian—Messrs.
Nathan, Clarke, and van der now decrees that it shall be the first to benefit by the scientific appliances of Western civilization. An unknown land up to the time of Koxinga, and deriving very little benefit, save that of being taxed, from its subsequent connection with the Central Government, it has not only, within the last five years, become the special object of Imperial solicitude—reported. upon by Special Commissioners and visited by Governors—but is alone privileged to have mining works, telegraphs, and railways—adyantages which are denied to the rest of the Empire. Nearly eight years have elapsed since the Peking Government undertook, in revising the Treaty of Tientsiv, to open coal mines in two or three places in the South of the Empire, under the super. intendence of foreign engineers and vsing foreign machinery. The Convention fell through, and the Chinese were, of course, too glad to be released from, such a revolutionary proceeding. The curious thing is that, while refraining from the innovation on the mainland they carried it out in Formosa. Kelung alone of the three places named in the Convention La had the advantage of foreign engineering skill; arid not only so, but a tramway has been made from the pits to the waterside to carry the coal, The island is even threatened with Sundry Cases Naiat Court, Hongkong Re Steamer Thales Bxrracrs—The Rebellion in ap: Locusts Review-of indian 'i Tables of Tea, Silk and Cotton Exports, Market Report Exchange Quota Share Quotations Miscellaneous Entelligence.
Peiho, frou Marseill Jolonel Lee
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