On the 29th ult. ten Chinese, natives of where the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart and the village of Kamtin, in Deep Bay,
party' were insulted on the 20th of August, while engaged in making their survey of the newly-conceded territory, accompanied by the Kowloon Magistrate, arrived with a tition begging to be allowed to apologise the conduct of the said villagers. The Acting Colonial Gooxttary directs the steps of the party to Murray Battery, where they were ranged up in line before a trar General and several other officials, were flying the Union Jack, The Regis! present. The Hon. T. mhe Smith then had the various offenders pointed out, and the petition having been read, he addressed some words of admonition to the deputation, and, pointing to the British fig, bade them Zowlow three times to it The men then sank to their ness and solemnly ow lowed to the flag, which henceforth they will have to acknowledge. This little ceremony will, it is hoped, have good effect in making the people of Ka between this port and Tongking, return ed of the five watchmen at the slaughter houses to port yesterday morning with a broken should be dismissed, as he was confident thrust shaft. The steamer, which left here thet, after years of observation, they were on the 98rd ult. for Hoihow broke her shaft of no service whatever and had been the when about eighty miles off the island of cause of much trouble and corruption. He St. John and drifted into Hulingshan Bay, suggested that a portion of the money so where the engineers maneged to temporarily saved should be divided among the two repair the shaft. The steamer Frejr, which European inspectors and the Inspector of j bad been despatched to look for the missing Markets, and the balance of $40 per month vessel found her in Hulingshan, and towed should revert to thee Treasury. After some out to sea, where finding that the repaired discussion, the Board decided to call for a shaft worked fairly, the Captain declined detailed report of the working of the system further towage an steamed back to Hong-at present carried out. ong for repairs.
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