of some, artistic merit. The journal is well printed on toned paper.
Id Ah-hong, a Chinese cook who had deserted from the, British brig Emily at tientain, and who. waa brought before RB, A; Mowat, Esq., Acting Ohiof Justice, Ni sitting as. Police Magistrate, a week ago, was brought up on remand at the Court yosterdey. He was further remanded for another, week, owing to the continued absence of the Emily from Shanghai, but Inter in the day he was released on bail.
'A shook of earthquake, says the Daily Press, of sufficient intensity to be alarming, although not to do any damage to property, occurred in the island of Luzon on Sunday, the 16th ult, It happened between seven and eight o'clock in the morning, when the churches wore thronged. A panic seized the congregations and a rush was made for the door-in all the churches. In Manila itself no accident occurred, but at Laguma woman and, child were unfortunately killed in the crush, The Duily- Poser saya that the German gunboat Iltis, Commander Claus, left Hongkong on the 24th May to cruise in search of the pirates who recently made an attack on the German barque Occident. She returned, however, on the 26th, without having found any traces of the robbers, The Loudoun Castle loft Hankow at 3 a.m, on Friday last, and passed Woosung shortly before noon'on the:29th May.
The Germati steamer Feronia, Captain Schult, left Hankow at 6.40 p.m. on the 25th May, and passed Woosung, en rowe to Odessa, at 3: p.m. ou'the 27th.
Messrs, McGregor, Gow & Co,'s steamer Glencoe, Captain Gulland, which first steamer t6 leave: Hankow with season's tous, arrived at, Singapore at pim) on the Sist May, and proceeded on hor voyage at'4:45 a.m; the following day.
The British steamer Triumph, Captain Gould, left Hankow at 5.20 a.m. on Sunday, the 29th May, and left the Kiutoan Lightship early on Tuesday morning, bound for London. Captain Popp acted as pilot from Hankow. Hor dimensions are as follows length, 340 ft.; beam 97 ft, 2 in.; depth of hold,-27 ft. Lin.; her cylinders are 43 in, and' 80 in: respectively, in diameter, with stroke of 54in., with 80 lbs. of steam. Her engines are of 400 horse-power, and the gross tonnage is 2,749. She has two ion dicks and five bulkheads, was built at Middlesborough, in 1880, by Messrs. Dixon and C6.,'and is'classed 100 Al at Lloyd's, Messrs. McGrogor, Gow & Co.'s teal steamer Glenfruin, Captain Hogg, left Haukow at 4.20 a.m. on Saturday, the 28th 'May, and anchored at Hon Point at 8.30 p.m. She left there at 4a, m. on Sunday, and anchored at Kaugying at 9 p.m, Anchor was weighed' at 4 a.m. on Monday, and the eteamier arrived at the Red Buoy at ¢'p.m., where she was detained: waiting for tide till midnight, when she' proceeded on her voyage to London. Mr. Pike brought her down, and he speaks in the highest terms of hor handiness and speed, as also of the ease with which she obeys her helm and passes through the water. She had a cargo of about 4,500 tons of tea on board. The Glenlyon and the Russia were expected to leave Hankow on the 3ist May. The Glenfruin met the Glenorchy at Fitzroy Island.
According to a telegram, dated St. Petersburg, Ist May, the Russian ship Noord, [1 Novgorod] with 350 exiled ts on board, had passed the Bosphorus, en route for Saghalien.
The O: N. Co.'s steamer Tientsin, in coming up the river on Sunday morning, ran aground near Gough's Island. Cargo-boats were sent down to her, and after a quantity of cargo, we hear 200 tons, had been discharged, she came up to Shanghai yesterday morning.
'A telogeam was received at San Francisco on the 29th April, stating that the British ship Thurland Castle, from Shanghai, was ashore at the mouth of the Columbia River, and should the weather come on bad the prospects were that she would be a total loss. The Thurland Castle is a fine iron ship of 1,301 tons register, built at Belfast in 1876, and was owned by the Lancaster Shipownors' Company, of Lancaster.
The ©.N. Co.'s steamer Hoihow, which arrived on Sundey from. Hongkong, Amoy, and Swatow, reports that on the 25th May, there were lying at Swatow the s.s. Marl. borough, Tamswi, Twnisand Pechili, On the 28th, at Amoy, was the 8.8. Europe, and the Horsguards arrived just as the Hoihow left. On the 25th the Miramar was met, bound to Swatow, and at 8.40 a.m. on the 28th, the O.S.S. Co.'s steamer Stentor was passed south of the Taichow Group.
The O.M.S.N. Co.'s steamer Chintung, Captain' Witisor, which arrived on Sunday from Tientsin, reports meeting "five British men-el-war sailing for Chefoo" at ten o'clock on Thursday morning. It appears that ahé anchored on the afternoon of the 26th ult. about a mile distant from the irandod atoanér Hankwang. That vessel (afloat astern; but ashore forward from a short distance abaft of the forenidst.
As it was at one time feared that the vessel would be totally lost, moat of the machinery, &c., was taken out of her, and put on shore. The Ohintung has brought most of it down to Shanghai. The Mell arrived the scone of the disaster about six o'clock on Friday evening.
The British barque Jourmelane [probably Tamerlane] axrivéd at Manila from Shanghai on the 16th ult. During the voyage bad weather was encountered and the second mate, who was keeping watch at the time, was washed overboard and drowned.
A Marine Court was held on the 23rd ult., at the Harbour-Master's Office, Hongkong, to inquire into the circumstan attending the' stranding of the British steamship Hailoong. The Court was composed: of Captain H. G, Thomsett, R.N., Harbour-Master, Lieutenant Thomas F. Thomas, R.N., Captains H. O'Neill, W. Ellis and E. Burnie, Master Mariners. After hearing the evidence of the master, chief and second officers, third engineer, and two quartermasters, the Court returned. the following finding "We find that the British steamship Hailoong, official number 65,082, was stranded on the south point of the island of Quemoy, near the port of Amoy, on the 2nd April last, at or about 3.15 a.m. The vessel was subsequently floated and towed to Amoy. through the want of proper care and precaution on the part of the master. The uso of, the lead was neglected, and the master most improperly loft the deck at 2.20 a.m., when it was clearly his-ditty; have remained there, "We therefore adjudge that the céitificate of competency No. 34,465 of William' Young Hunter be suspended for six mont from this date, We recommend that first mate's certificate of competency' issued to William Young Hunter during the period of suspension."
The census reports of the United Star show that the returns of silk industries se forth 383 factories, with $18,899,500 capital invested, $22,371,300 materials consumed, $34,410,463 annual manitfactured product, and $9,107,835 annual wages, paid to $4,440 workpeople. Fifteen of the Northern States have silk factories, New Jersey being the chief producer.
the descriptions of the recent expe A correspondent' says that he has reed in. oloctrie lighting-in Londoi, cially of the lamps neat the Mansion House, Ho thinks that if the Company fernied some time since in Shanghai for the purpose of providing the Sottlomont with electric light were to got the permission of our city fathers to clavate a similar lamp over the Band Stand in the Pablic Garden, the experiment would be watched with great interest. It would also form an additional attraction, on, the ins of the evening concerts by the Public, Band. In hig letter he says that he has been told the Company. is "slooping." Wo prefer to think that it is only biding its time, and we hope that it will soon give us practical proof not only of its existence but also of ita fitness to carry out the purpose for which it was formed, The increasing trade, betwoon At and the East induced the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to open special agency in New York last year, and with the growing importance of this trade the move, no doubt, has proved a welcome one to many of our readers. From the last reports of the Bank, noticing the highly satisfactory condition of its affairs, The dividend, which during the previous half year was increased from £1 to £1.5.0, is now again increased to £1.10.0 per share. The deposits, which last issue stood at $17,000,000, uow stand at $24,000,000, and the reserve fund has been, raised from $1,000,000 to §1,800,000. These figures, together with the fact that the quotation for the shares in China by Inst advices was 85% premium, speak for themselves. At the general meeting of shareholders it was proposed and carried that a bonus of 10% on the salary for the year be presented to every member of the staff of the corporation. The above statements show that this corporation, with its large reserve fund, dividends well earned and a satisfactory showing, is in a position of the highest credit, and deserves the confidence of the business community.—New York Shipping Register.
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