(Continued from page 382.) object of course of obviating th: advantage In exchange which the Deed Settlement otherwise secures to Shareholders in 'England. $100.00. are to be carried to reserve, and $53,000 to Rew account. The profits of courte Would "have permitted a much larger dividend, but the Directors are wisely foing on the principle of building up Bnew 'Reserve' Fund We have received a pamphlet by Mr Gidson 'Nye. of Canton, entitled "The Opium "Question and" the' Northern Campatens. down to the" Treaty of Nanking"
From we "Norni-Curxa _Darty News," or Avcusr 22, 1876, We were surprised to hear, yester= day. a report that 'Sit Thomas' Wade has' advised that' the working of the 'Woosung Railway be stopped. We can only" imagine that' this is a tom= Porary "measure, "designed to" enable him "to start tree. from any question fon this score, in his pending conversa than with It' Mung-chang. It ts. better Perhaps to refrain. from comment until we know Womething of the British Minister's motives: but It ts very. cer: tain that the measure will be viewed with regret, inthe meantime. Another Feport, that the Taku forte are. to be: Fequired as a material guarantee for the fuifliment of the conditions to be: demanded. is of a much more satle= factory nature.
We are glad to learn that the eircula~ Hon of the "Shunpao™ has reached 7,000 copies, dail 'The "Wind Instrument Society announce their usual performance for this evening, in' the Public Garden 'The incoming French. mall. steamer arrived in. Hongkong yesterday" morn ing, nds ikely' to leave tormorrow.
[Prone me" "Nortw-Cusxa Daty News," or Avcust 23, 1876, The "Chung Nexo Sun Po" says the gambling on cricket-Aghting is" very Prevalent "la the Colony just now, Gambling of all kinds, especially that of cricket-fighting, ts strictly profited Canton, and many of the lovers. of this species of gambling, which takes 4 gigantic form at times, have come to Hongkong in order to indulge in.
these facts are true, where are our gambling superintendents, who each Gerive a goodly increase to their calories every month for the suppression of gambling? Surely they cannot be so Nery ilisintormed on matters which are well-known to the Chinese and large number of the police. Tt is a Well-known fact that "thousands. of Persons assemble in diferent houses enjoy" this speck except "on the "principle that none fare so blind og" those who. won't fee. By the way, cannot the indulgers this' kind of gambling be proceeded with for cruelty "to. animals?
From. rue "Norni-Cinwa Datty News," or Aucusr 24, 1876, A letter from the Flying Squadron, now anchored in Odin Cove, Talienvwan Day, says, "Wo are vegetating In this out of the way place, and a we do Rot speak the language. we have not hitherto. gone' much into society. Tos day being. Sunday, we have managed to buy some sheep at the moderate cost Of $250 each. Vegetables there re a few, and apples: but supplies generally are short, and I think any adventurous Briton "who might Tun a cargo over here of food and notions, might make a good thing of It. hope: the "place may" improve on" further: Acquaintance. The weather to-day (August "13)' hasbeen comparatively Owing to yesterday incessant rain and thermometer, which has tood at 87 degrees in my cabin for the weeks, this morning subsided 78 degrees: so visions of getting Into bed: once more come before me.
The frst mob of Grifins of the present season. arrived yesterday, by the "steamer Shantung, from Tiestsin, and were driven to the Horse Bazaar, Frost re "Norrn-Cixa Darcy News," or Avcusr 25, 1876, 'The _slntiksha and wheelbarrow ulsance is fast. increasing. owing to the apparently" illimitable number of Meenses' granted freach Kind vehicle tu the diferent Settlements. fs "said "there "are now. about 3.000 nrikshas and between 4.000 and $000 Wheelbarrows teensed. The annoyance pedestrians and drivers has of course Increased in corresponding ratio Mr. Wade, Her Majesty's Minister at Peking. "has received an intimation from the Viceroy of India, to the effect that four officers of his Exvelleney's Government are about to pass from Burman Into 'China, with 'a. certain number of followers. 'The emeers in question may return by the way they ame, or may proceed by the way of the Great Mlver to Shanghai. This fo request the Governor' General of Yunnan, and the high authorities of any other provinces through which the officers above mentioned may have ass, to give orders to their" subordinates "in charge of the. frontier asses or elsewhere, to treat them with civility. and to assist them on thelt way' with alt speed.
Construction work on the million-dollar Central Hydraulic Laboratory building. reputed to be the most elaborate of its kind in the Far East, was started on August 19 at the foot of Ching Liang Hill. The hall. it is expected. will be completed next spring.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.