From vir "Norri-Cumya Darcy News" or Avcusr 13, 1877
The weather was all that could be desired for the performance by the Amateur Wind Instrument Society, at the Public Garden last evening. There was a tolerably large gathering of both ladies and gentlemen, the music was good, and a pleasurable evening was passed.
The L. & C, Express records the death of Captain Dunlop, whose name may be remembered by some old China residents. In 1837, when the China ports were opened, -he commenced running there, and brought the first cargo of tea from China to Glasgow, ju the Jane Brown. He subsequently commanded the Sappho and Investigator, in the China trade, till 1851, when he obtained the appointment of shipping master to the Sailor's home, London.
The Turkestan Gazette states that the Ameer of Kashgar has been utterly defeated by the Chinese and driven out of Turfan, and that he has sent an-envoy to Tashkend imploring assistance from the Russian Government. We fancy the Gazette is rather premature in saying the Ameer himself has been defeated. The news of the capture of Turfan, which reached us some time ago from Peking, spoke of the garrison as Doonganies, who vacated the place and sought refuge with the Ameer, who was supposed to be encamped within his own frontier. We observe that in the House of Commons, on the Sth ult. Mr. Forsyth gave notice to ask the Under-Secretary of State for India whether it was true that the Chinese invading force had come into collision with the troops of the Ameer of Kashgar, and whether it was the intention of the Secretary of State for India to interpose his good offices, to restore peace, if possible, between China and Kashgar, and thus preserve the independence of the latter territory.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.