No. 5020.-AUGUST 9, 1879.] was going down stafta; the others had, in the meantime, been arrested by the men he posted round the house, There was nothing in the house but five tables, two bed boards, two mats and a clock; under one of the tables was a box containing $1.50 and some cash; stamped papers, said to be lottery tickets were lying about on the tables.
obtaining a warrant for prisoner's apprehen- sion on the 30th July,
Prisoner was committed for trial at the Criminal Sessions and reserved his defence.
Marine Court.
(Before H. G. Thomsett, Esq., R.N.).
Saturday, August 9th.
THE "HT. MARE."
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Tae A Ying, a bricklayer, in the employ of Teo Ping as an informer on gambling houses, stated that he had repeatedly been
Thomas Garola, a seaman of the British to the house where the arrests were made, steamer St. Mark, was charged by William and bought tickets from the first defendant for the Pak Kop Pia lottery. Witness said Knagge, the Chief Officer, with creating
disturbance on board ship, and using threat be gets $10 for some convictions and $6 forening language towards him on Thursday The Captain Superintendent informed the Defendant admitted the charge and sald Court that he could produce evidence to show he was drunk and did not know what he that the same reward was paid for a con- viction whether the manager was convicted Wined U or not.
others.
Hast
was saying.
First and second defendants said they
THE "ADAM M. SIMPSON." only went to the house to look for a friend.
John Bruce, Edward Fibre, Carl Dahl, Third and fourth defendanta denied ever George Smith, Louis Frank, James Suther being in the house and said they were arland, Alexander Nelson, Edward Atkins, rested in the street.
Allan MicFes, Charles Nelson, Tobias Olson, Peter Round, Edward Storman, and Jo- soph Sheridan, seamen of the American ship Adam M. Simpson, were brought up for creating a disturbance on board ship and threatening the life of Albar Call, the Cap. tain, on the 8th Inst.
Defendants were discharged. Captain Deane gave notice of appeal against the decision; and the first defendant was call on to find security in $200 to appear at any time within six months at the Supreme Court to answer the charge.
Beveral other cases of a similar nature are left over waiting the result of the appeal.
RINGING THE CHANGES.
At
THE CHINA MAIL.
the letter to prison, and publio orders have been issued to Sirdar Khan to escort the borders. the Russians back over There is a general belief that the Rus- sians are still there. The Ameer wrote to Ayoob Khan at Herat to take care to watch certain mon residing there whose names are given. Do not," he wrote, "on any account molest them, but do not allow them to get any sort of news." There are two parties in Turkestan,-one for, and one against the Russians; they have lately como info collision and sovoral have been killed. London, July 19. After a twelve hours' sitting the House of Commons has read & third time the Army Discipline Bili, and the House of Lords has read the Bill a first
timo.
The Lords have negatived, without division a motion for an enquiry into the administration and succession of the Chumba Generala Sir Sam Browne, Stewart, Maude, Roborte, Biddulph, and Luna den, have been recommended for the order of Knight Commander of the Bath, In con- sideration of their services in connection with the Afghan War.
Mr P. R. Smith, formerly of the North China Herald, was called to the Bar by the Hon. Society of the Middle Temple on the 25th alt,
Pumps choked and water slushing The annual meeting of the Anglo-Jewish Japan. The vessel could not be kept within room. Association has been beld at the Central Sy-five points of the wind, which was now from through the fire-room with fearful volocity: nagogue-chambere, Charlotte-street, Grost the S.E., and one after another the three Set all hands to work baling with buckets. Portland-street, Baron Henry de Worms, heats on the starboard side were blown away, At 9.30 barometer reached its lowest point,' President, iu the chair. The report was wrenohed glean from their davits, and car- 28.68, ship lying in the trough of the sea adopted, officers ro-olcoted, and vacancies ried further than the eye could discern in and rolling frightfully, riding to sea anchor. The skylights-two over the Let go starboard anchor to try and bring Lost anchor and 150 in the Council filled. Papers on the Je mid air. wish agricultural school at Jaffa, and on houses above the saloon, and one on the ship to the wind.
Ship in 13 fathome. the visit of an Austrian Jewish traveller to galley-were torn in a similar manner from fathoms of chain. the Jewish colony in Ho-nan, China, are their fastenings. One of thees it required Judged Shawolehan to bear north-west by six men to move, but it was carried away by west 10, and drifting north-west at the rate appended to the report.
the wind, as described by an eye-witness, of 8 knots. Wind bauled to south. Drift like a shuttlecock; while the glazed covering north. At 6.10 a.m. ou the 1st August, ing over the wheel-house, captain's and got steam and found that the ship had officers' cabins was ripped off by one gust in drifted 161 milos to the north-west and a single sheet. These are a few of the north, and having when we started ahead diversions of the wind during the afternoon, 11 fathoms of water. At 3.40 p.m. Sha- At 7.20 anchored inside apart from the erratio motion of the vessel, weishan boro north 6 miles. At 5.10 passed which laboured-and-strained-considerably Amberat Rooks. and was often on her beani onds. Besides, Lightship. The following are the barome there were 200 jars of sulphuric acid on trical readings:--- deck, and about three o'clock in the after- noon the lashings around then gave way, endangering the safety of the vessel by fire as well as by water. The jars were thrown Proceedings of the Royal Geographical overboard as quickly as possible, a danger- Society and Monthly fucord of Geography ous proceeding for those engaged in it, and for this month contains an interesting four or five of the sailors were rather severe- report of the Explorations, in Westernly burnt. But this was only as it were a Tibet by the Trans-Himalayan parties of foretaste of the greater perils which fol- the Indian Trigonometrical Surrey, which lowed. It was feared the vessel was drifting is full of valuable information. Speaking in the direction of the shoals extending out of tea, it is stated that thero in a great from Shaweishau, and when in thirteen prejudice against the Indian produce, and fathoms of water the starboard anchor was this feeling is fostered by the Chinese let go, with the view to bring her head to officiała, who look with a jealous eye on the wind. This had no effect on ber, and the introduction of Indian teas into Tibetan anchor, with 150 fathoms of chain, was markets, as most of the income of the lost. Lhassa Government is derived from ton,
The New York Herald ocrrespondent at Wetnoi telegraphs that the inhabitants of the province of Khotan, lying to north of India and esat of Kasbgar, bordering on Russian possessions, and situated at 800 miles south-east of Kuldja, have revolted against the Chinese and massacred them, News has been received at Wernoi that the Chinese frontier will be elcsed until Kuldja is restored.
Shin Ayat, an unemployed coolie, wishing to buy some fruit yesterday from a licensed-four in the afternoon-the-Captain again provided-tents-comfortably arranged. The steamer Glencoe has made the pas. hawker, threw the money for the same in the hawker's face, and afterwarde sent a brick in the direction of the hawker which
struck him on the back.
Inspector Lindsay was close to the scene of action and arrested the prisoner as he was running away from the hawker's stall.
Frisoner said that the bawker beat him
because he said his fruit was too dear. Fined $2 or ton days' imprisonment
TRUTHFUL JAMES.
Yeong Akin, a house servant, had gone to pay a visit to a friend who was cook in a barber's shop; while his friend was making tea for him he took a fancy to a clock hanging on the wall and walked off with it because, he said, some one told him to de so; he gave the clock to a pock-marked youth, but has no idea where the youth and the clock are at the present time. This slightly involved story having been duly laid before the Magistrate, it was thought well to protect Young Akiu from the evil influences of the clock-fancier, for two months; and he will be kept at hard labour during that time.
Lam Achan, remanded from the 7th inst., on a charge of boiling Opium without the permission of the Opium Farmer and admit- Lied to bail in $100, was brought up to-day and discharged on producing his llecuse from the Opium Farmer.
A HARD CASE. Chan Atuk, a bricklayer, who has been five months in the Colony and has done no thing for the last month, being hungry went
The defendants were brought ny to the Court yesterday and ordered to go back to their duty; they got on board and refused to obey the orders of the Captain, who gave them time to think the matter over. saked them to commence work; they were then standing in a body and refused to start work; some of them said "I'll fix you" (meaning the Captain) "before morn- ing," adding that the wats was also to "fixing" operation. The undergo the Captain then thought it was high time to not in the matter, and so sent for the police. James Ryan, the Chief Mato, corroborat ed the Master's statement, adding that the men afterwards had a free fight amongst themselves; be tried to stop it but was un- able to do so..
Defendants were offered an opportunity of returning to their duty without punish ment, and they unanimously refused. They were then aentenced to seven days imprisonment with hard labour.
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL.
The P. & O. Co.'s steamer Cathay, Capt. R. T.. Dundas, with the London Mati of the 4th July, arrived early this morning.
TELEGRAMS.
(Straits Times.}
power to nominate the Ministers.
Khatreddin has resigned, and has been succeeded by Adrific Pacha.
London, July 30.The Bill to amend the law with respect to the liability of banking and other jolat stook companies brought on been read the second time in the House of Commons.
Khedive.
London, July 28-The House of Lords have finally passed the Army Discipline Bill without any amendmen's,
Price, Boustead & Co., army agents, have suspended payment, with liabilities amount ing to form five to six hundred thousand pounds, which are mostly secured.
Daniel.
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Clearing up and sen going down."
about looking for something to eat. Dia by the Chancellor of the Exchequer has by Major July 23rd. 4.10 afternoon.-A steamer Decean, with the beavy portion of the water with buckets. Happily their ef- equalle increased till 3.30. a.m., when the
covering that some fellow bricklayers em- ployed at and sleeping in one of the houses in Beaconsfield Arcade had a large box of rice stored up, to be used up as required, Chat Atuk armed himself with two buckets, and, waiting until midnight, attacked the rice box, broke the padlock and filled his buckets with rice. Being caught in the not he admitted the charge, and will now be employed by Government, for a period of six months; the first and last fortnight of that time will be spent in the seclusion of his own cell,
Li A-ze, a hawker, for being concerned with others in stealing a gold ring from the person of Li A-un, was sentenced to three months' hard labor and to be exposed in the stocks for six hours, as a rogue and vagabond.
The Turkish Ministry, on the demand of the British and French Ambassadors, has conceded to Tewfik Pasha all the privileges hitherto enjoyed by Ismail.
The Eastern Ex eusion Telegraph Com- pany announce the payment of a quarterly dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per
Simia, July 20.-From All Kboyl it in reported that the Afghan officers sent to moot Major Cavagnari were received by detachments, of all arms. On the 19th Kushdil Khan and Badshak Khan arrived in the British camp at Karamktel, as companied by a regiment of cavalry and irregular infantry. As Major Cavagnart left the camp, a mountain battery fired a
Then, shortly after six o'clock in salute of fifteen gune, The Embasay
the evening, a large sea struck the vessel proceeded to. Kasimkbel, where the Ameer
on the starboard side, carrying away the General Roberts accompanied Major Cavag-sage from Woosung to Gravesend in the sliding strutters, bulwarks, and the go by be Ameer's troops. Everything was From Singapore to Suez occupied seventeen engine-room, putting out the fires, chok- narl to the crest of Shutargardan, escorted short time of thirty-seven and a half-days, vering of the paddle-wheel, flooding the done by the Afghan officials to honour the d-ys pine 1 ours, Port Said to Gravesend toning the pumps, and leaving 3 feet of This naturally created considerable consternation on board, British Embasy, which was most cordially days eight hours, and from Gibraltar to water in the firo-room, received, the Ameer inslating upon the Gravesend four days eight hours
Sir H. 8-win-Ibbetson, in reply to Mr but no sooner was the actual position of af- whole party being his guests during the march to Kabul. At each stage tents were Rathbone, in the House of Commone on the fairs ascertained and communicated to the pitched for their use.
3rd July, stated that the net loss to this passengers on board than willing hands were
Since writing the above, we have received Constantinople, July 22.The British country in conveyance of mails to India, offered to do their best to save the vessel and French Ambassadors here bave pre.bins, Australasia, de, had been as fol- and their own lives. But we are told there the following report from the C.C.S.N. Co.'s Konted an identical note to the Sultan de-lows:-For fourteen months, February 1, were exceptions as regards some of the Chi- steamer Appin, Captain Anderson-Left manding the communication of an irede 1866, to March 31, 1868, £200,671; year neae, who lost all heart, stowed themselves Shanghai on the 26th July, at 4.15 a.m., confirming the privileges of the Khedive to March 31 1870, £209,729; year to away below and in the saloon, wherever they arrived in Chefoo on the 27th July, at 11.10. within three days. The Porte wishes to March 31, 1871, £200,506; year to March could hide their heads, some with life belts a.m., landed mails and passengers; loft at 1873, £214,868; year to March 31, 1874, revolvers, daggers, and knives, presumably the 28th July; left at 6.30 a.m. on the interdict the conclusion of treaties by the 31, 1872, £207,486; year to March 31, round their waists and others armed with 12 noon, arrived at Tientsin at 4 p.m. on £208 682; year to March 31, 1875, for the purpose of despatching themselves in 29th. Passed steamship Fungshun in the £206,062; year to March 31, 1876, £208,268. preference to death by drowning, or to at-river and steamship Sin Nanzing in the The accounts for the last three years have tack any person who used pressure on them Gulf. Arrived in Chefou on the 30th July not been completed, owing to a misunder- to take part in the work mutually engaged at 7 a.m.; left at 4 p.m. same day. Ex- standing with the Indian Post Office, in for one another's preservation. Captain perienced fresh southerly wind and heavy Tucker, we are told, was the right man in the rain from the time of leaving Tientsin to the which bas, however, now been removed:
Jules Verne has annouuod a novel in right place; he acted like a true English-Promontory, when the wind moderated a our informant, who little and thick fog set in, which lasted St. Petersburg, July 22-The coag-Le Temps, entitled "Les Tribulations d'an man, to use the words
hillipp Johann von by the way is an American. Mr Denny, the while in the vicinity of the Promontory. ration at Nishni Novgorod was most de Chinois en Chine" structivo, The whole of the bazaar was Strahlenberg och hans karta ofver Aslen. United States Consul at Tientsin, who had a the 31st July, at 4 p.m., wind B.E., burnt, and seventeen lives were lost. --- Teckning of Augurt Stelndberg 2 ppt. 8vo, been confined to his cabin through indisposi-force about 6, with heavy head sea-ba- Simla, Jaly 22-Major Cavagnari reach- pp. 12 and a map, is a valuable brochure tion, left his wife and daughter in the saloon rometer 20.70, falling-air close and oppres- same; the Rev. T. P. Crawford was nobly Took in sails and awnings, and made all snug London July 28.The Sultan bas rofuseded Kusht on the 20th, receiving most hos read at the Geographical Society of Stock-to give a hand; the Rev. Mir Dyer did the sive; at 6 p.m. wind backing to Eastward. Embassy by the Ameer's official at Shutar- Latest Mail Advices:-Yokohama, (via to the fore; while Mr. F. Shorter, one of the for bad weather. At9.30 p.m. violent squalls, to acceds to the demand of the Grand Vizier pitable treatment. The reception of the holm on Feb, 16, Khaired din Pacha that ba abould have the gurdan had a most beneficial effect. All San Francisco), May 16; Shangbai, May knights of the cue now travelling in the barometer falling fast; slowed engines, and the Kurram tribesmen express satisfaction 14; Focobow, May 13; Hongkong, May 20, East, and Mr Winter and Mr Dick rendered put the steamer's head, N.N.E. It being with the conclusion of peace. Zaman Khan, The P. & O. mail, with the advices dated most valuable service, while equal praico is now evident there was a eyolone coming up the newly appointed Governor of Khost, as above, from China and the Straits Settle-due to each and all the officers of the ship, from the southward, at 11 p.m. set a small ments, was, delivered, via Brindisi, on the All the passengers mentioned repaired to the storm main trysail to keep her to. Wind passed through Kurrum a few days ago.
Bombay, July 23-The chief Brahmin 28th ult., two days in advance of dus date. fire-room-Mr Denny being blown down by east, with very heavy squalls and blinding who instigated the dacolts has been arrested The advices from Japan, via San Fran- the wind in his efforts to get there and rain, nasty confused sea running. On the cisc 2, were received on the 21st ult. The worked with an energy and will baling out 1st August barometer continued to fall and London, despatch has been received from Lord the P. & O. mail, arrived at Southampton forts were crowned with success--they saved port outter was washed away and another Chelmsford which states that Clatywayo not this morning, three days early. The Mes their own lives and the ship too. While boat badly damaged. At 3.45 am. wind having complied with the demands made nageries Maritimes steamer Traouaddy, with these operations were going on, the gate veered to south and fell almost calm (ba- upon him, and the Zulus having fired on the next inward mail, arrived at Marseilles reached the zenith of its violence; the cometer 29,52 lowest reading).. Several birds British troops, he (Lord Chelmaford) on yesterday, and the mail will reach London barometer at eight and nine o'clock was alighted in the rigging. At 4 a.m. wiad down to 28.68, the lowest point registered, freshened again-from B. W., veering to London, July 31.-A supplementary army 3rd July ordered a reconnaissance which to-morrow, two days early. vote of £3 000,000 has been asked for on obliged the Zulu forces to show themselves.
while three other boats had been blown from West. The barometer began to rise and account of the Zulu war, thus converting Lord Chelmsford, with Generals Newdigate
their davits on the port side of the ship, and weather to improve from that time. Pat the surplus in the Budget to a defiolt of and Wood and 4,062 European troops, be-
the covering of the port paddle wheel and steamer's head to southward at 4.15.2.. the deak houses near it had also been smash- and at 8 a.. got her on her course again. £1,163,000 which the colonies are to reim-sides 1,103 natives and eight guns, crossed annum. burse.
the Umvolosi river on the morning of the In the House of Commons, on July 4th, ed in. It may be mentioned as an illustra- Wind backed to southward and continued to It is proposed to meet the deficit by the 4th July, and advanced in form of a hollow Mr S. Lloyd asked the Under Secretary tion of the strength of the wind, that one of blow about 5, with thick and rainy weather issue of Treasury Bonds,
square. The Zalu forces, to the number of State for Foreign Affairs whether it was the amidship boats was cut in twain, the bow at intervals, till her arrival in Shanghai on The Japanese steamer Hideyoshi Maru, of 20,000, then advanced and attacked the true (as stated to be probable in a circular part of it still hanging to the davit; three the 2nd August at 6.45 p.m. (India Papers.):
British on every side for two hours. They lately issued by Sir Harry Parkes to the davits were torn entirely away, and nearly Kokelan, thro' Kandahar, July 17.- The probable distribution of our Frontieren wavered and were charged by the 17th consular body in Japan) that the Japanese all the others were bent, while one of the Captain William Cotter, which left Kuchinotz ensued. It is reported that Celywayo was they should now be free to frame their boats carried by the wind over the ship, having experienced the typhoon. At 9.20 Army will be as follows:-There will be Lancers, when a general rout of the Zalas Government have advanced the claim that passengers assures as that he saw two of the at 2 p.m. on the 29th ult., also reports two divisions. The first division will have in command on this occasion. The Zulu own tariff as they please, on a scale not away out of view. Shortly after nine, on the 31st she slowed down and hauled their head-quarters in the cold weather at loss was estimated at 1,000, whilst the exceeding the rates levied by other nations;" o'clock the barometor began to rise, and ship head to sea until 5 a.m. on the lat inst., Peshawar in the summer months at British loss was only 10 killed and 53 wound. whether the Government have reason to when the gladsome news to the passera of when the gale abated, and the course was Shatufzin. The second division will bave ed. Ulundi and all the military kraals in believe that the United States and Russia the buskets in the fire-room was given resumed. She reports that the wind hauled their bead-quarters at Mooltan; brigades the valley of Umvolost have been burned, have declared that they consider this view glass up 210 and head up half a point," THE ALLEGED THEFT OF $1,048, at Landi Kotal. Koorum, and Quotta. In The British troops returned to camp on the of the Japanese Government to be equitable the work of baling was continued with reading of the barometer was 29.00.-N. C.
the Koorum Valley, Gurjal is to be the evening of 4th July,
and satisfactory; whether the Government renewed vigour, amid varied signs of thank- D. News. Cheng Kwong Nang, remanded from yes-
London, July 23.In a despatch from bad instructed Her Majesty's representative fulness; and the danger of drifting on the terday on a charge of stealing $1,048, the principal station, and the garrison is to monies of his employer, on the 7th of last consist of two European, and two native Sir Garnet Wolseley dated 8th July, he in Japan to oppose or agree to this proposal spit had also considerably diminished. At regimente, with two batteries of artillery expresses his belief that the war is over, (if insisted on by that country and agreed midnight the barometer stood at 29.15; the month, was again brought up to-day.
and two regiments of cavalry. General and says he is waiting instructions to send to by the other Powers uamod); whether wind had hauled from S.E. to S.8.W.; and OPIUM Mr Dennys appeared for the prosecution.
Roberts will have both civil and military home the troops He expected to meet Her Majesty's Government were prepared by five o'clock the next morning, the water Prisoner was undefended. Chin Apong, godown coolie to Messrs control Cholera hero is rapidly increas- Cetpwayo 01 18th July, with reference to to lay upon the table any correspondence had all been baled out of the fire-room and A large number of which bad taken place upon this subject; the fires wera relighted. Steam was got up Heuermann Herbst & Co., stated:-I have ing. There have been 117 cases in all up peace negotiations.
and whether they proposed to communicate and a little after six o'clock the vessel was been three years with my present employers; to yesterday, 48 of which were fatal. This Za us are surrendering.
London, July 23-A long and animated to the Houee particulars of any new pro- again under control. It was found that am not acquainted with the prisoner and includes seven cades among Europeans, cannot be quite sure whether I have ever three of which were fatal. Half the Goor debate has taken place in the House in posed treaty arrangements between this during the gale she had drifted 161 miles to khas and one squadron of the 19th Bongal Commons relating to a motion of Sir country and Japan before they were finally the N.W. and N., and that she was then seen him before, but I think he is the man I saw on the 7th of July last when I was cavalry have gone into camp. The ther Charles Dilke's on the non-execution of accepted or declined. Mr Bourke said: only in 11 fathoms of water. At 3.30 p.m. toming down Zetland Street. I had been mometer registers maximum 84, minimum the Treaty of Berlin. Mr Bourke, whilst The Ja anese Government have advanced in the afternoon Shaweishan bore North, to collect some money for my masters, from 78 deg. The native troops want to know admitting the failure on the part of the the claim as atatud. No communication and at 7.20 p.m. she was brought to an aq- a man in the Government Offices, and was why no batta is given as announced in the Porte to exroute the reforms required of on the subject of the views of the Govern chor inside the Tungsha Lightship, where Government order. The Kandahar revenue it, disclaimed the responsibility of the ments of the United States and Russia has she remained for the night, proceeding at returning home, when, about opposite the
of sixteen lakhs, collected by the Sirkar, British Government, which he said was however, reached Her Majesty's Govern- 8.30a.m. on the 2nd, and arriving below the Masonic Hall, I saw four men standing to-
since our army, by beating the enemy at resolved at any cost either by persuasion ment. They have instructed Her Majesty's shipping at Shanghai at noon. I ara gether, outside Bapp's auction rooms.
or otherwits to secure the due execution representative in Japan to receive the pro- quite certain that prisoner was one of the Tuktipul, reduced Kandahar, is far more four. I saw him fall down. One of the than enough to allow a margin for batta, of the reforms stipulated for in the Berlin pasals made to him. Her Majesty's Go-
and they all ask what has become of it i others, dressed in a brown jacket, came
London, July 18.- telegram has been treaty. Ho vladicated the conduct of the vernment are not prepared at present to Government towards Greece, and said it lay papers upon the table. They will follow running towards me, and then turned into the lane leading past Bassoon's godowns received from Sir Garnet Wolseley in had always been that of a friendly Power. the course usually adopted in similar cases, which he expresses his belief in the tormi Mr Gladstone laid stress upon the necas having due regard to precedent and the into Wyndham Street; the other two ran down in the direction of the Queen's Road, ation of war this season.
The House of pean Powers respected. when they had got about twenty feet from in order to test the sincerity of King Cety. aity of making the decisions of the Earo- interests of Eritish commerce. the prisoner he got up and ran after them. wayo's overtures for peace be sent back his Commons agreed to an adjournment of the
TYPHOON ON THE COAST. I heard no shouting of any description. messengers and asked for three of his prin- debate.
The boisterous weather experienced in
It may be added that Captain Conner was By the time I had got to the Queen's Road cipal councillors with whom he would be Lord Chelmsford willing to negotiate.
Shanghai on the 31st ult. led to the general (London and China Express, July 4.) I heard some people talking about a man with his force was to advance on 30th Jure lying down in front of the Lock Hing
His Excellency Phya Bhashakarawongse, impression that a typhoon was blowing at in the typhoon off Nagasaki in August, 1874, shop who said he had been robbed. I did five miles without tents, and it was ex- not go to look at the man while he was pected that he would reach Ulundi on the the Siamese Envoy, was received by the sea, and the reports of vessels that have and experienced that at Hongkong in Sep- lying in the road, but stood at the corner at Joly. A large Zula force is to the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for since arrived show that such was the fact. tember of the same year, and with the Foreign affairs on the 3rd inst., to present But happily, however, only one vessel has Genkat Maru encountered the gale in which of Zetland Street and saw him pass me in a vicinity of Ulundi
Rajahmundry, July 18 --Affairs have he his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary yet arrived that was seriously imperilled, the Tokio Maru was so badly damaged last and after hearing the tale she tells of her September; but he never before experienced chair. I did not see an Inspector of Police or foreign policeman, nor did I see any knife come very serious. Fawcett's party of 17 from his Majuty the King of Siam.
H. E. Sameshima, the Japanese Minister rough experiences, her escape from being a anything like the gale of the 31st July last, lying on the ground. I noticed the features policemen are insufficient. of the prisoner while he was in the chair, it in great force near the mouth of the Sapri in Paris, has had an audience of the Pre- total wreck, with no one to tell the tale, is and to put it in his own simple words he would have hean impossible for me to iden- and have fired on the steamer Shamrock sident of the French Republic, to deliver nothing short of marvellous in the extreme, says no one could imagine the wind could tify the prisoner from having seen him in which they captured and gutted, the crew the Mikado's reply to the letter in which We refer to the Mitsu Bishi Mail Steamship possibly blow so hard, and he often thought The following is the entry of the typhoon, Zetland Street..
escaplug to the steamer Codavery which M. Grevy no fed to his Majesty his Company's steamer Genkai Maru, Captain the vessel could not be saved.
George Conner. She left Nagasaki late on returned to Rajahmundry. A panic is pre-election to the Presidency,
General W. Raikes Faber, C B., culo el the night of the 29th of July, and had as tersely recorded in the log-Left Naga valling throughout the district and the in- sorrection is spreading. Prompt and der of the 17th Regiment, died on the 24th ult. favourable weather, fresh breezes and pass-aaki at midnight on the 29th July, wind He obtained his first commision in 1826, ing olonds, until the morning of the 31st, south-east, with fine clear weather and pass- cided measures are therefore necessary.
Madras, July 8-The Government in and servei with the 49th Regiment through- when the wind freshened from the East with ing clouds; moderated south-weat swell. Mr Plunket: How is it that you said at the beginning of your evidenes that you sending a wing of the 10th Madras Native out the war in Chins, and was present at the a strong 8.E. swell, but the sun was shining At 8.57 a.m. on 30th, passed Pallas Rocks, were not quite sure that you had ever seen Infantry, under command of Major Mag first and second capture of Chusan, storm with passing clouds only occasionally weather hazy; to poon fresh breezes with (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premists, the prisoner before, and now say you are kenzie, to-morrow by the steamer Cuina and capture of the heights above Canton, About ten o'clock in the forenoon the bur-pussing clouds; to midnight the same. At for Coconads Mr Sullivan, the senior attack and capture of Amoy, occupation fometer began to fall, and the weather end-4a.., on 31st, cloudy with fresh breeze; from 4 to 8 a.m., breeze fresh with heavy. certain he is the man.
Witness: I am certain he is the man be- member of the Board of Revenue, proceeds Niogo and repulse of the night attack, denly changed with every indication of a
attack and capture of the enemy's entrenched typhoon coming up from the southward. south-west swell; at 10 am, strong winds by the same steamer. cause I saw him in the chair.
Bombay, July 18-A special tolegram camp on the heights of Segvan, and Chapoo, The usual preparations were at once made with passing clouds, glass slowly falling; at Inspector John Lindsay was called and
to the Times of India from Kokaran and of Woosung, and investment of Nankin, by securing everything moveable en deck. proved the arrest of prisoner, by virtue of a warrant, on the 30th Jaly. Prisoner when states that an important letter has just a served in the Indian campaign in The vessel was hove to, heading N.E., but urrested said nothing with reference to the come stating that the Ameer had received 1857-58 in command of the 53rd Regiment, the wind was too powerful to keep her in charge, but asked the Inspector's permission official communications from Sirdar Khan, In 1875, in recognition of his military that position, and at noon & veritable typhoon to change his clothes before going to the whose daughter he married, saying that services, he was made a Companion of the was raging, surpassing in violence, during station; when he arrived there he denied the some Russians had crossed the Oxus Order of the Bath. He obtained the rank the afternoon and evening, all the storms charge. The Inspector had been making Inave received and assisted them, and of colonel in 1864, became major-genera! her veteran commander had previously ex angurita about the alleged robbery since it has given-them-skoba a residenos. 1868, Heutenant-general 1871, and general perienced, and this is the fourth typhoon he has been in on the coasts of China and pocurred and only found himself justified in The Amber promptly beat the bearer of on the retired list 1877,
(Before the Hon. C. B, Flunket.)
Mr Plunket, to witness: Did you notice any struggle between the four men you saw
in Zetland Street? Witness: No.
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He states that
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The foreign passengers before leaving the vessel presented an address to Captain Conner and his officers.
The damage the vessel has received' prin- cipally consists of the loss of six boats, three skylights and three davits, the smashing in of the paddle-boxes and the deck house near them, destruction of a portion of the bul warks, and injury to the deck furnishings generally; but the hull of the vessel, we are informed, is not strained in the least.
11 a.m., hove ship to head to north-east; at
from E.8.E. to 8.8.E., and that the lowest
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221
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