Hart, the Company's Engineer, attended at the Court and explained that' although it was true that the proprietor of the tea-paid the Company 87, this only entitled jim to receive three services of water a day by the company's coolies, and did not lo him to draw water from the hydrants. He said ho did not wish to press the charge, but the man was nevertheless sentenced to one day imprisonment, mak-with the three days he had been under remand, four days in all.
In addition to the opium that was found on board the Ancona and r ported to be stolen from that vessel, another packet has been found. It' was brought ashore from the vessel and deposi. ted with the boy at a public house in Hongkew. The boy attempted to sell it, but without success. When the proprietor heard of this, he immediately communicated with the Police and handed to opium over in their custody.
A native engineer and a fireman in the employ of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Ca., hoare been several times before thre Mi Court on a charge of having stolen a large quantity of silk from the Grm's factory at Sivas, were on Friday ordered to find bail Fung on cools of the German navy in there waters, The Lydia left here on Sunday morning, and an ale cast off from the buoy, the homeward bound men gave three cheers.
We see by the Hongkong papers that tenders for the purchase of the wreck of the USS. Aehilot, ae she lier at. the Latnmock Rocks, in 17 fathoms of waters hare boon opened and considered on board the U.S.S, Palas. The highest tender was that of Captain 8. Ashton, of the Douglas, the sum being $300, It was accepted. If wreck is worth salvage operations at all, says the Mail, Captain Ashton should have a very good bargain:
6 Daily Press saya Polynesian arrived at Manila on the 24th August from Shanghai with her flag at half-mast and flying the yellow flag. The Captain, Mr. John Peel, had died onthe voyage, on the 19th August, leaving behind him widow and two children, who were on board with him. The body was still on board the vessel on her arrival, Entry was not allowed except in so far a8 as necessary to allow of the interment of the captain in order to avoid further sick ness.
A telegram from Malts, 26th July, states that the Italian barque Achille, from Buengy
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