2.
F.
Intimations.
HUTCHING 8 bega to announce to the Community of Hongkong that he will be able to supply BEEF MUTTON, &04, from 1st October, and trusts that they may grant him their support.
SHOP WELLINGTON STREET, opposite the Cathedral.
.Hongkong, September 20, 1878.
Not Responsible for Debts.
Neithe
Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Fessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
FONTENAYE, British ship, Capt. Geo, B. Taylor.Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
COMMISSARY, British ship, Captain A. Morison. Meyer & Co.
FANEY, French barque, Captain E. M. Gouyo.-Landstein & Co.
S. R. BEARO, American barque, Capt. A. E. Oakes. Russell & Co..
PRINCE ARTHUR, British barque, Capt. R. Wills.Chinese.
MAID OF JUDAH, British barque, Capt. Alfred W. Webb.-Rozario & Co.
PACIFIC, German steamer, Capt. Horn-- sheim-Sfemasen & Co.
PILGRIM, American ship, Capt. Fowlo,- Russell & Co.
!
ALFREDO, Italian barque, Captain S. Pittaluga.-Borneo Co., Limited.
To-day's Advertisements,
FOR SWATOW AND AMOY.
The Steamship
"YESSO,"
Capt..B. ABETON, will be des spatched for the above Poris TO-MORROW, the 21st Instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LÁPRAIK & Co.
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Hongkong, January 20, 1879.
FOR SHANGHAI & YOKOHAMA,
The Steamship
"GLENOROHY,” Captain Hoca, will leave for the above Ports at Noon,
TO-MORROW.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, January 20, 1879, ja21
FOR SHANGHAL The Steamship
"AMOY,"
G. B. DREWER, Master, will bo despatched for the above Port TO-MORROW, the 21st Instant, at 4 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Ön. Hongkong, January 20, 1879. ja21
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES.
-PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS,
The Company's Steamship
YANGTSE," Commandant RATATEL, will be despatched for BBANGHAI shortly after her arrival from Europe.
To-day's Advertisements,
FONGKONG VOLUNTEER!
Ho
ARTILLERY.
*
SHOT AND SHELL PRACTICE AT STANLEY,
ORDERLY ROOM, 20th January, 1870... The SEVEN POUNDER FIELD GUN DETACHMENTS will assemble at MUR- BAY PIER on. WEDNESDAY, the 22nd Instant, at 8 o'clock a.m.
SIDE ARMS and HELMETS.
JA22
A. COXON. Captain-Commandant H. X. V. A
HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
TH
LIMITED.
THE MACAO STEAMER will not run on WEDNESDAY, the 22nd Instant.
By Order,
P. A. DA COSTA, Secretary. Hongkong, January 20, 1879
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For HOIHOW, with a mall for Pakhol-
Per H.M.S. Magpie, at,8 p.m., on Thurs.
'day, the 23rd inst.
MAILS BY THE French Pa051_.--- The French Contract Packet. Iraouaddy will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 26th Instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Balgon, Strate Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India (via Madran), Australia, Now Zealand, Thamania, Fiji, Aden, Bey- chelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Buer, and Alexandria, This is the best | opportunity for forwarding Corre spondence to E. Afrios, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension.
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE CONTRACT MAILS. The following hours are observed in closing Malls, da, by both the British and French Contract Packets
Day before departure,-
52.4-Money Order Office alones; Post Office closes except the NIGHT BOX, which remains open all night.
ja23 Day of departure,~~
Jan. 19, Yesso, British steamer, 559, S, Ashton, Foochow Jan. 16, Amoy 16, and Swatow 18, General-Douglas LAPRAIK & Do
Jan.19, Glenorchy, British steamer, 1775, J. S. Hogg, London Nov. 13, vis porte of call, and Bingapore Jan. 12, General JABDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Jan, 19, 1 p.m., Conquest, British steamer, 317, Scott, Balphong Jan. 14, 6 a.m., and Hofhow 17, 6 s.in., General-KwONG LES YUEN.
Jan 19, Amoy, British steamer, from Canton.
Jan. 19, Marques del Duero, Spanish transport, from Canton.
Jan. 19, Diamants, British steamer, 514, E. Thebaud, Amoy Jan. 18, General. RUSSELL & Co.
Jan, 20, Maria Lovisa, German barque, Chefco, Beans.-WIELER & Oo.
DEPARTURES.
Jan. 19, Taiwan, for Chefoo.
19, Kwangtung, for Coast Ports. 19, Cassandra, for Saigon.
19, H.M.8. Vigilant, for a crutas.
19, Sun-Kee, Obiness R.U., for a cruise.
19, Crusader, for Honolulu,
19, Ching Too, for Takow,
20, Penedo, for Saigon.
CLEARED,
3. R. Bearse, for New York, Amoy, for Shanghai.
Pernambuco, for Saigon, Tesco, for Swalow and Amoy. Maid of Judah, for Takow, Premier, for Rangoon
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
and 60 Obinere.
Per Glonorovy, from London, Capt. Vin- cent, Mr Lowe, and 376 Chinese.
Fer Conquest, from Boibow, &s, 12 Chi-
Per Diamante, from Amoy, 9 Chinese. DEPARTED,
7-Post Office opens. 10. M.-Regletry of Lettere ceases, Posting of all printed matter and patterns ccases, 11.-Maila alosed, except for Late
Letters.
11,10)—Lettern may be posted with
Late Fee of 18 cents antill 11.80 X.-when the Post Office Closes
entirely,
11.40 AM.-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18 cents until time of departure.
MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PAGBET,— The Australian Contract Packet Normanby, will be despatched from Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 27th instant, with
Mails for Singapore, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tae- mania, New Zealand, Fiji, and Mel- bourno.
Correspondence cannot be Registered after
1.15 p.m.
The Malls will be closed at 1.80. Sapple
mentary mali on board with 18 dents late fes till time of departure. Correspondence for Southern and Western
Australia can be sent by this route if desired, but as a general rule it is better to send it via Galle. Hongkong, Jan. 18, 1870.
ja27
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet Oceanic, will be despatched on TUESDAY,
the 4th February, with Malls for Japan, Ban Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as fol.
---: avu܀
2.15 P.M. Registry of Letters esases.
until the time of departure.
Por Tessa, from Cosat Ports, Mr Cousins, 2.30 P.1. Post-Office clones, but Latters (except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 centa extra Postage Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies (except the Bahamas and Hayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be sent by this route. Hongkong, January 18, 1878.
0.090, L. HENNEQUIN, Actg. Agent.
Hongkong, January 20, 1879.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS,
The Company's Steamship
"TANAIS,"
Commandant De La Marcelle, will be despatched for YOKO. HAMA shortly after the arrival of the next Franch Mall from Europe.
L. HENNEQUIN, Actg. Agent.
Hongkong, January 20, 1879
FOR NEW YORK.
The A1 American Bark
**AGATE,"
PINE, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will
have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, January 20, 1879,
FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.
IRE 8. 8. Glenorchy 'having arrived from
Per Kangtung, for Amoy, Miss Bams, and Mr Wilson; for Foochow, Dr and Mrs Taylor.
Per Penedo, for Saigon, 10 Chinese.
TO DEPART. Per Amoy, for Shanghai, 12 Chinese. Per Yesso, for Coast, 300 Chinese. Per Pernambuco, for Balgon, 32 Chiness,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Fooshow on the 15th, and arrived in Amoy The British cleamer Yesso reports: Left
on the 16th, having fine weather throughout; the passage. Left Amoy the 16th and Swatow on the 18th, having fine weather throughout to port. Passed a steamer bound North off Chelang Point. In Foo- chow: H.M.B, Sheldrake, stra. Europe and Douglas, and German Corvette. In Amoy: stra. Korea, Carisbrooke, and B.M.8. Hart. In Swatow: stro. Tientsin and Karo.
The British steamer Glenorchy reporta: Left Bingapore on Sunday the 13th at 7 am., bad strong N.E. monsoon and heavy sea as far as lat. 7.0 N., and long, 108.12 E., from thence moderate breeze and fine wea ther. Up to lat. 16,0 N., long, 1140 E, from thence had strong breeze and beavy head sea. Arrived off the sap Rock on Saturday, the 18th at 8 p.m., weather thick. with drizzling ralo.
the store l'orte, Couelguves of Cargo Left Haiphong at 6 am. 14th insi., and The British ateamor Conquest reports: Are bereby informed that their Goodearrived at Hoihow at 2 p.m. 15th Left with the exception of plumare being Holhow at 6 a.m. 17th. Throughout the landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and/or from Pasage experienced strang N.E. winds and
thick weather.
the Wharves or Boats delivery may be obtained,
Optional Cargo will he forwarded unless Notice to the contrary' be given before 2 pm, To-day.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 27th Lustart will be subject to rent.
No Fire Lusurance has been effected. · Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co." Hongkong, January 20, 1870. 1837
CHINA NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.
CARGOES.
Per Fwedish barque Alma, for London, exiled 14th January, 1879-800 cases and 200 canks Preserves, 1,831 rolle Mazting, 827 proe. Rattan-ware, 20 boxes arthen ware, 40 bales Feathers, 488 pkgs. Canas, 74 pkgs. Curtos, 223 tubs Camphor, and |324 pkgs. Sundries...~
Per British barque Mordury, sailed 16th January, 1870 For London, 1,968 rolls Matting, 870 bales Waste Bill, 300 cases and 150 caska Preserves, 158 pkg Canes, Chinaware, 100 bales Rattans, 87 pige. Rattanware, 25 bales Rides, 20 cases Palm Lest Fant, and 853 pkga, Sundries,
IN accordance with Ordinance NANKE are; 2) page. Japanese
1876, the intermentioned BANKS will be Closed on WEDNESDAY, the Sind Instant,
For the "Oriental Bank Corporation,"
D. A. J. CROMBIE, ng Manager.
For the Chartered Mərcantile Bank of
India, London and China,"
H. H. NELSON, Manager. For the "Chartered Bank of India, Aue-
tralia and China,"
J. SOMERVILLE, Manager. For the "Comptoir d'Escompte de Porin," E. SCHWEBLIN, Acig, Agent. For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
ing Corporation,
T. JACKSON, Chief Manager, For the National Bank of India, l'ted." R. H. BANDEMAN, Manager. Mougkoop, Jezpery 70, 1879,
POST OFFICE NOTIORS. MAILS will close :- For SWATOW AND AMOY
Per Tesso, at 11:30 am. Tomorrow, the
91st lost.
For SHANGHAI AND YOKOHAMA,--
Fer Glenorchy, at 11.80 m Tosmorte;
the 21st Tatt
For MANILA.-
Per schooner Nieto Constante, stp.to.
ou Tuesday, the 21st. Inst., instead of as previously notified.
For SHANGHAL
Per Amo, at 8.30 p.m. To-monow, the
8200 Insty
Quotations.
HONGKONG, January 20, 1879, OPIUM-New Patna, cash....$567;
credit, - Old Patna, caal-
arediti, Now Benares, cash, 527Į
credit, Old Benares, cash,
T
51
credit,
11
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New Malwa, cash, 765
credit,
Allowance Taels,
17
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Old Malwa, caah, 775
credit
要
Allowance Taels, Exchange,
Telegraphic Transfer, ... Bank, on demand,
3/61
3/7!
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220
8/71 30 days' night, 6 months' night, 3/84 a t Oredita,
... 3/8 Documentary, & months' aight, 5/0 Bombay, demand Rupees, Calcutta,
**320 Shanghai, demand, ...
BO days', Bar Silver, 17 dwts. B., Sycee,
Mexicane,
73
Th
100
1097
114
+1. ***
... £% a Gold Leaf, 90 ne..... 27.00
5.87 English Sovereigns, .....
5.37 Australian Soverelgus,
Shares.
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Hongkong Bank, 48% prom. Union Ios, Society of Canton, @1,600 China Traders' Ins. Co., $1500 Yongtase Ins. Assoc., Tls. 725 Chinese insurance Co., $810 North China Toe. Co., Tis. 1,250 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $800 Ubina Fire Ins. Co., $180 H.K. & W. Dock Co., 5% dis H.K. U. & M. 8.-boat Co., 48 dia. Shangbai Steam Navigation, Tle. 17 China Coast St. Nav. Oo., Tis. 108 Blongkong Gas Co., $80 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 China Bugar Refintog Co., $148 Chinese Imperial LoRD, £109
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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW
Shipping.
Noon. Yesso leaves for Swatow, &c.
Noon-Glenorchy leaves for Shanghal, da 4 p.m.-Aggy Jeageader Shanghal.
Miscellaneous..
Goods per Tigre undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing obarges.
General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, January 22 ;-----
Bank Holiday. Volunteer Shell Practios at Stanley. SATURDAY, January 25 :—-
recent fire, they would be preferable to those with hooks and ropes on the important points of speed and conveni-
ence.
No. 4849,- JANUARY 20, 1879,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAız."] But most of the attempts at
Coy's Line.) blowing up we witnessed on Christmas (Far E. E. A. & C. Telegraph and the following day simply resulted in
LONDON, 17th January, 1879. the reading and smashing of a portion of the interior woodwork and light partitions of the house, and the destruer River Gun-boats for Service on the tion of the doors and windows.
The
The Admiralty have decided to send ont
LOGAL AND GENERAL.
THE sale of the steamer Americo was post- poned until to-morrow at noon.
Tak Spanish barque Ficenta was to leave Manila for this port on the 16th instant."
latter result, as facilitating the admission China Station. of air to fan the fire, was one which it was particularly desirable to avoid, If a house could be blown up with safety so that the whole building would collapse and, in so doing, extinguish the fire in the interior, the use of gunpowder or Noon--French Mail leaves for Ports of dynamite at conflagrations would be a
Call and Europe.
most valuable innovation, but so long as it commonly results in working rain among the interior fittings of a house Tux British barque Omega, from Shanghai, 、 and the windows and doors, we entirely arrived at Manila on the 13th instant. agree with His Excellency that it is desirable to find bettor means for extin- THE German barque Pallas will load tim guishing fires. It should, however, be her at the ports of Califoyag and Luguin remembered that a "Hook and Ladder nos for Hongkong,'
MONDAY, January 27:---
2 p.m. - Normanby leaves for Singa-
pore, da Goods par Glenorchy undelivered after
this date enbjust to rent. TUESDAY, January 23 ;----
2 p.m.-Sale of Effects, &o, at. Mr Brigade is" not likely to prove as useful
Armstrong's Sales Rooms.
WEDNESDAY, January 29 —
3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the H., C. & M. Steamboat Co., Limited, at No. 50 A, Queen's Road TUESDAY, February 4 --
3 p.m.-Ocoldental & Oriental S. 8. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Bin Francisco,
TRE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established A. D. 1841,
香港大藥玥
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
hore as at Shanghai. In Shanghai, if THE Spanish barque Conchita was, on the we are rightly informed, the bulk of the 7th instant, leading Sapan wood at Iloilo for houses are peculiarly constructed with Hongkong," the aid of timbers, and it is one of the easiest matters possible for these buildings to be demolished by the "Hook and Lad- der Brigade." It would be well for the Government to enquire into this matter before organising one of these brigades.
General satisfaction will be felt at the intimation of His Excellency that steps will be taken to increase the fresh water
THE French ironclad Armid, with Rear- Admiral Daburquois on board, arrived at Manila on the 7th instans from Yokohama,
The final oxamination of Mr". Kisor in Bankruptcy, previous to his obtaining his discharge, has been postponed sirio die.
apply. This is a subject of far greater THE watchman who was shot on Friday importance than the building of a new night is still alive, but inflammation has sot prison, breakwater, observatory, or any in, and it is hardly likely he will recover. ather erection that Air Hennessy hus
proposed. Its importance is not greater We are informed by the Agents (Mesire
with respect to the supply of water at Adamson, Bell & Co.) that the steamship
FAMILY & DISPENSING OLEMISTS, üres than in regard to the supply of Gordon Castle, from London, leaves Singa-
WHOLERALE AND RETAIL Dewadists,
IMPORTERS
Of
Daveaists' Sundries, NurseRY REQVT RITES, TOILET Requisites, ENGLISH,
· ÁMBRICAN, and Frexon PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
07
water to the Colony for domestic and
sanitary purposes--a point which we pore to-day (20th) for Hongkong, were glad to see was again warmly al-We are informed by the Agent of the Men luded to by Mr Keswick.
We feel
An inquest was held this afternoon at the Temporary Civil Hospital, on the body of
convinced that unless something is angeries Maritimes that the French mail done to improve the sanitary condition steamer Yangtze, with the mails of Decem of the Colony, not only with regard to ber 14th, left Saigon for this port at noon the water supply, but with respect to to-day (2011), and passed Cape St. James the drainage, and the overcrowded and
at 5.10 p.m. filthy state in which the bulk of the Chinese live here, that same day an epidemio will break out in the Colony, compared with which the horrors of the great conflagration of 1878 will be but a chair coolle named Chong Akün, om- a trifle. Evidence was brought before ployed by Mesars Carlowitz & Co., who died the Legislative Council a few months from opium polsoning. After hearing the ago, and published in this journal, which evidence, which conclusively proved the ought to be sufficient to satisfy any cause of death to have been from the effects ozlightened administration as to the
of opium poisoning, the inquest was ad- The publication of this Izzue sommenced necessity for investigating and improving 8.00p.m.
the sanitary condition of this Colony, journed for one week in order that further while if further evidence on the same enquiries might be instituted. subject is needed it can be readily obtained by a walk through our native quartiers.
Boda Water, Lemonade, Tonto Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters, The Manufactory is under direct and continuous Buropean Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JAN, 20, 1879,
!
dire.
THE French barque Julie, Captain Launay, on her voyage from Turane to this port, has put into Maulla, after having been d1 days at 1r might perhaps have been anticipated ACCORDING to the most reliable advices es, on the 10th instant, for fresh provisions that the great fire of Christmas Day from Haiphong, the redoubtable Li and to repair her rigging. She reports would have been followed by a small Yang-tsoi is gradually gaining & foothold that on the 27th December, one of the crew conflagration in the Legislative Council. in Tonquin, the northern province of died at sea from searvy, while the vessel. The reports of the proceedings of our Anam, Having captured the town of was in lat. 17.56 N., long, 115.47 E. Her local legislature on Saturday scarcely Thai Nguyen, about forty miles to the represent the warmth of feeling mani- north-east of Hanoi, he had threatened cargo consisted of salt and other moechans fested during the debate with reference the more important position of Bak to the fire. Beyond a less lavish use Ninh, where there resides a Governor of SHORT-SENTENCE prisonera continue to be than usual of the word "honourable," some ability. From our latest letters, released on completing two-thirds of their which commonly forms an important however, it appears that Li has effected a part of the remarks in the Council; a retrograde movement from Bak Ninh, sentence. A batch was so dealt with this total difference" in one instance with and his intentions are not very clearly evening. On this principle it would only an honourable member; and a certain apparent. Bek Ninh, however, is not be fair to release prisoners sentenced to one curtness about the sentences generally, more than fifteen miles from Hanoi; day's imprisonment when they have been there is little, in the records of the dis while Hai Dong (the head-quarters of the detained 16 hours. The Magistrates should cussion which closed the meeting of the Governor General) is about thirty miles Council or Saturday to show that the proceedings had at any point departed from the suave and accommodating utter. auces, which usually distinguishes them. But His Excellency the Governor spoke very warmly in referring to Mr Kes wick's allogation that "gross mismanage ment" was exhibited at the late fire while Mr Keswick displayed an equal amount of warmth in return. We doubt if His Excellency has thrown so much fealing into his remarks at the Council as he did on Saturday since he unfolded the horrible tale of the priest and the damsel in Wellington Street, and went full tilt for the iniquities both of that neighbourhood and of Wanchai,
to the south-east in the direction of treble the sentences they deem sufficientˆ Haiphong. The Governor General. at to meet the requirements of the case, and Hai Dong is alleged to be by no means the culprit will then about serve the full easy in his mind at the progress made by term of the punishment they (the Magia.
It is also Li during the last few weeks,
alleged that, while the Chinese inhabit-trates) at first lotended to lofliot. ants favour the new leader, the French Ir is an easy matter to raise a scare in this look with no disfavour upon the displace Colony now-a-days, and it is not to be ment of the native authorities, and aro
even supposed by the Chiness to secretly wondered at that the report of a couple of approve of Li's forward movements The rifle shots last night put everybody on the invading force, it is supposed, will sooner qui viw. That there was little occasion for or later endeavour tond its way to uneasiness will be soon by the account of Hue, the Anamese Capital (which was the incident which we give under the fortified many years ago by French offi
cera), at which place the final settlement bead of Marine Court Intelligence; but of this so-called rebellion will possibly be what with the rifle shots and the arrival" His Excellency is probably quite right arrived at, o fer sa the Anamese and of the steamers from Chotou, the in denying that "gross mismanagement
the invaders ark conserved. After Li Harbour was pretty lively last night. Ins- ➤ was displayed in the fight with the flames has arranged mattere at Hus, it is just pector Grimes manned and armed four on Christmas and the following day. To possible we may hear of him elsewhere bosts, the junk people all turned out, the our minds the fault lay in the absence than in Anem. But that is of course
of any management at all, worthy of the mere speculation. One thing, however, there police rushed about wildly, sleepers name. Instead of organised attempts is signideant. Li is said to pay for all wors aroused from their slumbers and being made to arrest the progress of the his unpplies obtained on the march, and clutoted the revolvers they always keep flames at particalar localities the fire we are uncharitable enough to assume under their pillows, and to jers were aud men seemed to do much as they pleased that such unusual honesty has a definite denly sobered, as they wonded their way without reference to what was being purpose and alm, which usy or may not
done by their sonfires, and the result be an invitation to the people to look along the now dangerous roads of Bong- was that in most instances they struggled on this picture, and on this the other kong, fully expecting another raid on the madly with the conflagration at places picture being their own fauine-stricken Colony, and as fully determined to sell where was hopeless to endeavour to or erally equed condition. Be this their lives dearly. Such is the state of stop it, and neglected spots, until too as it may, La at present seems to be en terrorism in which we live that the sound Inte, where there was a chance of the pro tering on his Now Year with favourable of the chimes of our torn clock are cross gress of the conflagration being arrested prospeo's. It should be remembered, in
Although His Excelleney denies that considering the attitude of the French sionally mistaken for an alarm calling all "gross mismanagement" was evinced Government in this matter, that Hanoi good citizens to arms,
on the occasion, he practically admits and Haiphong are the only two towns
that the management was defective open to the French, and that their force We have had another instance of the desa by the haste he has displayed in his consista of not more than say a hundred peradoes to be found on the other side of endeavours to secure the service of a men at each of those two places. Be. the water. Last night a man went on professional leading fireman and to in sides, the French have little or no
orease the staff of the permanent paid interests to protect, even were the board a junk lying lose inshore at Yows all inclined mah-ti, armed with a clumsy looking knife firemen If the fire brigadea were invading General at managed an they ought to have been on to interfere with or rub against anyor degger, He was quite naked, or at all this docssion, why put the Colony to the foreign interest whatever. So that, from events was to when arrested, probably in expense of engaging a leading fireman, all we can gather, it would appear that
at probably a large aalary, and of increas the presence of the French will rather order to avoid his being caught hold of, ing the number of permanent paid fire favour than retard the advance of Li The people on board the junk all zan Yang-teci apon the Anamese capital. below hatobes as soon as they observed the men in the Colony
We must confess that we scarcely see So far Haiphong has been entirely clear rudian, who was brandishing the kulfe about, why blowing up hotsen with gunpowder from direct contact with the combatante) in a manner which gave unmistakeable or dynamite is more barbarous then and as the road to Hue is fully fifty evidence of bis intention. The junkmen, palling them down with the appliances miles clear of the ecast at the month of
of a "Hook and Ladder Brigade, If the the Sankoi River (where Haiphong although driven below, shouted loudly for operations with explosives were more standa) that port is certain to remain assistance, and the thief made off. P.C
Fisher, who was attracted by the pries of alcative then they proved to be at the andet