J ut was given last week in the between the Chinfaiho and 1. Both vessels were considered to blame, ao that the damage has to be borne by each per'y equally, As the Ngankin's damage is nil, she has to pay $6,000, half the value of the lorcha, We have received the Curreapoudence proposed British Trade Dollar,"
Chamber of Commerce, Singapore. ao of Thursday says that dered x telegraph to be erected Kiungchow to Tu hing, 300 Ni. This is on arca delays in postal communi Hupao states that th Fromier has been delimitated, Accurding to Chinese advices no 3 of the Commission on the Nagasaki riots were held rifter the 15th ultimo, The wished to call furth appears to work the best. The work on the new railway is reported to have pro-grossed very fast, and everything is being done 20 economically that thie i one of the cheapest ever laid, concerned deserve great credit for their careful management of the works and rigid control of expenditure, and Chow Tav-t'ai la to be congratulated on his choice of Mr. Wa Ting-fan for these importantafia 'The flaga at the China Merchants' Central and Lower Wharses were at half mast on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, owing to the death of Mr. Siemasen, the senior partner of the firm of Ca., who are the lessees of the Mr harves, Siemeson was 71 years of age.
Peking left, Hongkong at 6 p.an. yon terday for Shanghai with the mails ex MIN, Cu.'s steamer Melbourne. It is supposed that the Melbowmne will he turned sound at Hongkong and take th in, congo and passengers of the Saghalien, which, wccordto. telegram received yeater. Iny, has been in collision with the Gity of Peking. The Suyhalien was considerably damaged and had to be beached, which wa good The injury to the Saghalien will possibly be confined to the engine room, Everything is kept very secret, but the Chinvse any their repre i are very angry with the Teseems that the A. Rubinson left Shanghai on Saturday for Japan, to defend t Normanton, who slaughter arising out of the recent wreck of in vessel.
The Ilupao advices from Nagasaki yesterday to the effect that it was reported that the enquiry into the distuebances had been broken The Chines residents thought that affsica between their country and Japan were in rather a critical condition, and probably the interruption was anid in Ne Jupanese men-of-war were outside waiting orders and ready for anyth We have made enquiries nnd ascertained that there la no tench 1 the latter part of the report, "The Shen Pao lias, we are glad to seo, taken up. the ce of the Wor 1 lending article of yesterday weceasity of its being deepened It is not often that passengers by P, & O. steamers are without foud for twenty-four hours, but this occurred on the Teheran in the recent typhoon, the galley having been washed out and the store room rendered unapproachable, 'Phe writer of the letter which conveys this information to the Hiogo News, adds that at the time the passengers had' wot much ineliustion for food." The writer of the letter gives eve ry praise to the Captain and officers, and to [the steamer herself, in the dangerous situation in which they were, Tue vessels which arrived yesterday report rough weather outside, The Kiangteen, from Ningpo, was delayed in conse quence of atrong Northerly winds, and did not arrive here till lpm, The Yuenteo, Hankow, experienced a atrony breezd rainy weather. From Taku to the Promontory, the Chungking had an E.N.E, gale with and snow, then to port N. to NW, gale, heavy sew and hail squalls, The Fungching, from Swatow, had moderate and fine North-exaterly wind to South Yit, then moderate NE. gale and high head sea, followed by strong Northerly and North-easterly bre: zo and skull cloudy weather, She anchored at 7.15 p.m. on the 27ch ult., south of Bullock Marquis Tang on wan delayed one day by the French mail steamer being unable to cruss the bar, and will therefore be able to ment experience to the Emperor, and sot the great inconvenience and atate of the river inflicts trade.
Our contemporary in reported in t 1 to purchase steamer for thy use of travelling "long the Chang-ho to the Kueng Ming Lake.
The Chinese Times says of the Kaipieg Extension Railway:—Th" rails bought Mr. Krapp have now arrived, and, as the se tunately a very late one, 1 the canals to prevent their being conveyed quickly and cheaply he cuutract time 15th October, and we nding the rails in good time menns vf conveyance hud been employed. But so much delay has been canned by the attempt to land the at Ku-tang in Mr. Krupp steamer that in an ordinary season th: y too late for work tis the whole, the commercial system of letting the shipowner do shipowner's business proceed, 5.45 am, wing day, she with strong Northerly' and North-westerly breezs and dull cloudy weather till midnight, then to Lightship moderate Northerly gale and high soa, with heavy aqitalis. The Kiangpian, from Wenchow, bad strong NNW. gale the passage. She broke the way up 'T sag, from Amoy, had strong N-E. gales and cloudy wei The Tokio Maru from Tapun, had strong Northerly winds, high sex, and clear weather.
'A aad uccideut uccu: ed on board H.M.S, Champion on Sunday morning. The beata were being manned for the men to go to the Cathedral, when too many men got on to the owinging boom which overhangs the ter, ay that the rope supporting it broke, and they fell into the water. 'They wore rescued with nothing worse than a wetting, but unfortunately, the boon itself fell upon oe of the boats, crushing in ite bows, and so seriously injuring two men who were in it, that hey had to be taken to the General' Hospital.
Captain Gutizeit has purchased the throc" masted schooner Willie for a lorcha, the price being Tls. 2,050.
we Aberdeen, " steam launch, 75 feet long and recently purchased in [Hongkong by the Customs, arrived here on Wednes day night and' is now anchored off th
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