THE CHINA MAIL.
acquainted with this steamer to know that she must be unreasonably overt owded with more than 500 passengers on board besides her crew. **
SCRUTATOR.
NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL
January Lord Grauvillo informed. Green that England's friendship was not affected by her (Grocco's) refusal to nocpt the arbitration of the Powers
The debate on the Kandahar question la fixed for the 3rd of March.
General Skobeloft's raturn to Rusin ham Been postponed.
Berlin, has been raised to the Poorage.
Mr Odo Russell, British Ambassador at Advices from Natal stato that a convoy of supplies has reached Sir Geo. Colley's The Morning Post publishes a paragraph
camp.
3
Roberts were well seconded by the courage and perseverance of the oflicers and mon under the command, and thus Afghanistan has again had full experlonce of the loyalty, devotion and gallantry of the army power, of the noon-Empresa of India.
Colonel Malcolm Robert Haig, Bombay Staff Corps, has retired from the service.
Calcutta, Feb. 18-General Mir Ahmed has reached Peshwur from Kabul en a Mission from Amir to the British Gove- ment, and will proceed to Calentta.
It is reported from Kandahar that the Amir's faros of four Regiments Ghazni. This neods confirmation.
Supplies continue to come to Kabul, and roads are open.
No. 5512- MARCH 14, 1881]
The rev. gentleman preached a powerful questions had at all times to be referred to unmarried members of the Service were discourse upon. Paul's entire devoted here to Her Majesty's Government, and especially they called on to contribute to such a fund, questions of Imperial Interest like those of The Governor and that in the Old Iriali Truth and Duty, and by a gradation of Merchant Bhipping, Curroney, Emigration Parliament there was a Bachelors Tax
LONDON TELEGRAMS. illustration furnished from the life and death and Extradition. The Governor of a which was very popular with the ladies
London, Feb. 16-In the Honte of Lords last night, Lord Lytton made an of Boerstes, Paul and Our Saviour, Crown Colony had ample power to deal (Laughter) The question was
very im with local
explanatory statement in which he denied matters as he thought fit, but pertant one, and he would be happy if the ----succeeded in: showing in a most striking when the matter was no affecting Imperial officials themselves would think it over and
Police Intelligence.
that the bridgo of bonts constructed over and masterly manner how the exero Colony, it was the duty of the Colonial be glad if he could see his
intorests
the river India and
other interests outside this bring some scheme before him. He should (Before Hon. M. S. Tonnochy,
1876 was in view, of his Afghan policy, but merely to improve the to His way the Divinely-implanted one of aigh Government to act in accordance with the thing in the direction the hon. member,
do
Monday, March 14.
communication between Pealwar and Kohat, hostile tribes having closed the or and wrong in mau, and the struggle for the wishes of Her Majesty's Government. His Mr Ryrie, had indicated There 210
THE ATTACK, AT FATMEAL right as against the wrong, constituted true predecessors had endeavoured to deal with doubt the presont system was very
dinary road. He absolutely denied it was Yip Atai, 35, gardener, was chaaged on for the purpose of concentrating troops. 22 this raoral beauty. The moral beauty had been subject, but there had always been satisfactory. One widow might be well the fth inst, with others, not in custody,
The Duke of Argyll replied that he was acme dificulty in the way. These diffi-known and have friends to bring her with burglariously breaking and perfected by the Founder of Christianity, cultios had now been, he was happy to
and entering name forward another
case would never get therefrom clothing and Jewellery value in 1876 formed part of Lord Lyfton's is in no danger, but requires rest.
sertion that the operations on the Indus of England, France, and Italy, with Chili. whose life and death had given a definite removed, and the ordinance which he held obscure widow whose case would never get therefore lot al-mua-ti, and stealing sertion evidence to substantiate the as- stating that Peru has invoked the mediation 1,000 Sowura and four ginnt of Infantry
Later bulletins state that Mr Gladstone in his hand would he believod now secure the attention it deserved. In such a paso about $600 on the 9th inni. Evidenco po 18-The Under-Secretary of State mess to all hígh'aimi, ne 'he was full co- the object in view. The ordinance was the award might not be perfectly fair and the morning of the 9th on the hill-side for India, replying to a question, anid that a question in the House of Commons, mairt
ren to show that defendant was arrested given
Feb. 25.-Lord Hartington, replying to virtually a transcript of that which had honourable If some rule could be de- on
ed; his command of langunge was thorough, Governinent to whom he could more safely Fund; it would be well Of courso there be an armed party on some houses there for the occupation of Kandahar and the linetion of Kandahar were framed by advocates the Exoter Literary: Society, by. Mr Charles-
been before the Connell some ten years vined which would secure fairness to all near You-mah,ti village by P.C. Mokay ago. He might say that he knew of no who wore entitled to any benefit from the during the time the attack was being made a competent authority estimated the cost that the estimate of the cost of the occupa were certain dificulties which they might and was suspected to be one of the attack of communication, with a more reduced of the abandonment. Our estimates were
His Lordship virtually Means. tion might be made from the salarios of the expect to find in the way.
force than at A small deducing party
present, at £1,100,000, and below. that
tolul amount would be declared that the decision of the Govern- Leung Ayan, 35, was to-day arrested, and
probably affears to form such a fund as he had say-made second defendant in the case, which $2,000,000 sterling.
ment in respect of Kandahar was irrevod The Daily News publishes a paragraph Lord Hartington in reply to a question
able. geated for they might insure their lives, was remanded till the 16th inst. which was practically the same thing.
stating that the Cabinet is considering a
said the Wali's pension was 5,000 rupees. pence proposal which the Boers have. made and which Sir George Colley has telegraphed monthly and Yakoob got nothing.
The Daily News publishes a telegram home.. ed to the Transvaal, instead of tire Eleventli between Russia and Chin was signed The Seventh Hussars have been order from St. Petersbury stating that a treaty Husara,
yesterday afternoon, The Daily News publishes a telegram
bodiment of Gud himself. The breadth of
view taken by the preacher was most runrk-
and there was an absence of any atraining after effent which on such inaugural osca Aions is frequently noticeable. There is apparently every reason to believe that the selection of Mr Colville will tend le every way to the prosperity of Union Church.
www.
A PLEASANT little seremony took place on water board the M. M. steamer Yangtse to-day shortly before she left the harbour. We
haud criminals over than Fortugal, which remarkable for the leniency with which she country, at home and in her colonies, was dealt with lor criminals. The passing of this crdinance would be another indication Colony to set in entire accord with that of of the desire of the Government of this Maso, and it was a special satisfaction to hint to do so when that Government was administered and presided over by such an enlightened Governor as Sr. Graça. The Bill was read a second time, The House then went into Committee on
one or two verbal alterations
tornay General
the
THE CENSUS ORDINANOR 1881. The Governor proposed the second road. of the Census Ordinance 1881. Ee ing of said the fact was that the ordinance
THE CITY HALL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY.
DECOTING GIRLS FROM THE COLONY.
Wong
was
Feb.
to resist the Russinna
The latest Cape adviena state that Sir position. The Natal Dutchmen are secretly
assisting the Boers
CONTINENTAL TELEGRAMS. Constantinople, Feb. 16A sanguinary
(London & China Express, February 4.); A paper was rend on the 27th ult. before Plondes, on Japanese tyd Charles Some account of the Art and Artists of Old Japan." Profusely illustrated by native drawings, photographs, &c. March 16, before the Indian Section of the 4 paper is announced to be read on Society of Arts, on "The Lonchoo Jalands," Consular Service. by Mr John A. Gubbins, of the Japen
It is probable that the Esk and Taceed, gunboats, will
will be commissioned to ruinforce the China Seu dron,
On the 24th Jan. there was launched
Eamage and Ferruson, Leith, an iron screw steamer, specially designed for trading in
Lericles having capacity, in her holds for the Far East, She has been built to the Leith, for Chinese owners in Singapore, and order of Messrs John Warrack and Co.,
les, and ho would' shop in East Street: is, aame was Wong the meantime General Skobeleff is count-auimus population of Beyrout has taken stowing about 11,000 piculs of ICON.
Italian Chamber of Deputies said that Italy for a himself
Brat
With regard to the vote for the City Hall, la Akam, 33, married wonmu, appeared the Governor remarked that this sum was on remand, from the 12th inst, on the voted before for the year, but under air charge of decoying three female children, cumstances of which the members of the named respect froin the Colony, for Li Aho, Cheung Awa, Council were aware it was never drawn and Wong Kwai It was now re-voted, He hoped before long the purpose of prostitution, on dably have already referred to the departure of 11 Went through the clauses to ask the Council for the vote of 28th Senterbar 188: 49 or about the from Kelat, dated 4th instant, stating that Geo. Culley has reconnoitred the enemy from the shipbuilding yard of Messrs-
for he had very little doubt the views now
Kwan Tai, tho
the younger girl, 25 council of Merv chiefs has bean hold, at Már Panizza, and to the honour done him a being made on the suggestion of the At expressed by Her Majesty's that all that her mother was dead but that her which will be concentrated in order to pro-1
Government years of age, gave evidence to the effect to the last extreraity with their whole force,
they resolved which carried into prarentation made to him by his German
effect, and that ad father was living, and used to keep a tailor's vent the Russian passage to Tojend. In conflict between thus Christian and Me On the Council rasuming, the Bill was
distinctions | öf -creed friends. To-day a presentation was madeead a third time and passed.
be abolished from the to him on board the steamer of a very
then have
en have much
in proposing the Tai Kai. About four or five years ago alating supplies and provisions with the vote in handsome travelling clock in name of the
unity of mentioning what had occurred to whilst she was playing in the street, and
future. He might take tais
woman decoyed witness froia Hongkong intention of marching through Persian tor oppor
place.
htt Choral Society, and in acknowledgment of
him more than once.
Rome, Feb, 16-Signor Cairol in the continuous shadde deck, which affords shelter Ho availed
Thirty olders of took her to Canton and sold her to theory against Tejend.
for a large number of native deck the great assistance that Soalety has re- 8 of 1880, aus ist, under the ruins every largely of the Library of the, City Hall, Lan funity. Witness served there as a ser Mory have gone to Kandahar to soek na had agreed to participate in theo Bimballic while in the prop and deck houses or foived at his hands. Mr T. G. Williamson, and he agreed with him, that it Committas, he was able to consult a great was redeemed or hought by the
but the Attorney General was of and owing to the courtesy of the City Hali vant until September laat year, when shesistance.
Conference to be held in Paris during April class passengers and Evropen officers have Mr Parnell, in the Land League ́in opinion,
defondant,
next, and
le expressed his belief that the ample accommodation. The vessel in fitted made the presentation, remarking that the Was bottor to
with steam winchen,
stour
windlass, steam small gift he now had the pleasure of saking aimilar to have this ordinance passed many valuable volutes from the Library, whom she had nover seen beforo. Defend Dublin, urges passivo resistance to coercion, conference would be successful in its ròault with i
Vin England, and to the one
But he found that many of those hooke, aut
ant had brought witness down to Hong- and agrarian agitation of the masses in
St. Petersburg, Feb. 17-Tho Russian apparatus for cooking rice for the pa in Singapore.
Boo of them very valuable books, were, Rong and kept to go out and find her
ini
her in a house for about ten him to accept was selected as a mark of the
England and Scotland.
Government has intimated its lingness sengers, and every appliance that could The Ordinance was read is second time. a very bad stato as regarde binding Some days. She wanted
Feb. 17. The latcat advices from the to participate in the Bi-metallic Conference increase her ethciency has been introduced, high esteem in which he was held by those with whom he had Isboured in the Choral | Bill, and the Dill was gone through clause of certain books; he would be glad to bring the other two girls there. At the end of Parnell's cordial interview with Rochefort: the More Chiefs and General Skobeleff'
The Council went into Committee on the years ago a vote was given for the rebinding father, but defendant would not let her. Cape state that the Armistice granted to to be held in Paris,
On leaving the ways sho was named the Whilst in the house the defendant brought Bastos commences on the 18th instant. before thom a sitaifar vote to allow of
The Catholics are protesting against Mr Khelat dated the 4th instant, respecting will be supplied by Mesas F. Richardson Feb. 18. The Daily Neus tolegrum from Penang by Miss Warrack, of Edinburgh Her engines, of 110-horse power nominal, Bocisty. They regretted very much his by clause without amendment.
On resuming, the Bill was read a third growers many valuable books of refor the other two girls on board
largonumber of the books being now rebound.about ten days,
defendant took witness and departure. They joined in wishing him a time and passed."
The latest advices from Natal state that movements, is setiofficially denied. General steamer
camer Sir Evelyn Wood, with the 60th Rifles, Skobolel is at Krasnovosk and is returning, ence which had not been kept up of late called the Dambe, and another woman 3nd Foot, and 15th Hussars, had crossed to Russia
and Son, West Hartlepool
Latest Mail Advices: Yokohama (cia pleasant voyage` and success in his future
years, although they were completo up to a accompanied them ON board, The sume
San Francisco Dec. 23, Shanghai 24, Foo- Athens, ten days arrived in Sian, where they re-empowering the Speaker to expedite the
Further stringent
ariay have been called out.
raail, with the advices dated as above, from Coutantinople, Fob. 21.The Conference China and the Straits Sottlemotits, was
*
home. Mr. Panizza said he was very much
FINANCE.
|
The Governor atated that cortain votes few years ago, this falling off being probaevening the stoner started and after about the river ingen rules are to be made, Greek Feb, 21The reserves, of the chow 25, Hongkong 20. The P. and 0. obliged to the Society for this mark of their of which the members had cepics in their bly due to the small amount at the disposemained for about a month, and then went business of the House of Cumioons in Com-1 of Ambassadors of the Great Powers on the delivered, via Brindisi, on the 2nd inst,
appreciation of what assistance he had been able to give them. He wished the Choral Society every success, and he had not the slightest doubt that, with the interest tho members now took in all they set them selves to do, success would crown their every effort in the future. The gift made was accompanied by the following letter
"Hongkong, March 14th, 1881. "My dear Panizza-Ihave been doputod by a fow friends whose names appear of posita to present you with a small souvenir of your connection with the Hongkong Choral Society, and of their united regrets that that connection is now being severed, With best wishes in which all combine,
I
am, yours sincerely; G. WILLIAMSON.
Mesdames Coles, Fraser-Smith, Meyer, Stockwell, and Vaucher; Messieurs Alford, Blogg, Danby, Dunnan, Cope, Lyall, March, Noblo, Sangator, Stokes, Williamson.
the Hegister's apparently concluding, if not conclusive, remarks
}
been unanimously passed by the Finance very properly propose to the Council to hende required confirmation; they had of the Committe. He thought he might
Committee:-
vole a sun to complete the series of these
referenes.
The following payments were authorized in excess of the estimates of 1880 ——
Colonial Secretary,Temporary clerks at $40 per month each, 3 months, $240; extra copying clork at 5 per month, 6 months,
mittes.
st
Greek
to
question has commenced its sittings, one day in advance of ita due date. The Powers have severally presonted a collective Maritimes abonmer Orse, with the port. Fab, 3-The Ambassadors of the Great Japan advices, via San Francisco, were also the 2nd inst. Messageries ninward mail, left Port Said on the let ult, negotiate in order to bring about an unwo days early. The P. and O. steamor derstanding between Turkey and Greece. Poonah, with the following inward mail, At the same time they have asked Greece to anake further concessions, and have re
left Aden on the 3r inst
We believe that the Government have
on board a steamer for Singapore, but were taken on alione again by the Police, ness did not wish to be taken to Singapore.
months witness and her companions wore sent back to Hongkong, and were taken to the Harbour Master's Office and then to the Tung Wah Hospital
The case was further remanded till the strongly reinforced, and are preparing toquested her to refrain from hostilities pond-not yet come to any decision respecting the 16th March.
The Radicals and Irish members are in- works of so other business before the to los nunds a prostitute. After about three diganti theinforesments have arrived meeting. The Council adjourned sine die.
Newanto (the Cape). Sir George
Colley has held a conference with Sir
Sir Evelyn Wood It is reported that Boers have been concentrate their forces at Langsnek.
Medical Establishment,-Apothecary and Analyst in the Civil Hospital, annual in- THE crease of 896 per annum, from 23rd Sep. tember to 30th November, 1880, $18.13; allowance to Indian Interpreter at the Civil
Huspital, at $2 per month, 4 months, $8.
Fire Brigade Establishment,-2 Chinese Engineers for the two steam fire engines, at $20 each por month, from lat July to 30th November, 3200; 3 Chinese watchmen at clock tower, at $6 each per month,
Revenue Service, -For assistance of two Chiness interpreters and notice writer to the Valatom, 860.
months, 896,
8
CORRESPONDENCE. OVERCROWDING OF PASSEN **--GER STEAMERS.
A VERY IMPORTANT POINT. To the Editor of the "QuNA MATT."
Hongkong, March 14. St-During the past year considerable attention has been drawn to the passenger "traffe on board steamers in the East by snch cases as that of the Jeddah, the Sing pore steamers running to Amoy, and quite Intely that of the S. S. Lissie, a case some thing similar to that of the Jeddah.
Tan Catholic Register has exercised its un- the Praya Roadway and Prays East, damag thara, ed by ed by
'out of
revonstruction of Bow
payment in 1880 for rington Bridge (part constructing a temporary ballboo bridge, removing main pipe), taking down the stones of the bridge, and
8235. Miscellaneous Services, Colonial De- fauces.Honorarium to Assistant Com misary-General Moore, for his services as Secretary to the secret and confidentin committee on the Defence of Hongkong, $499; auuuut paid to the Military Depart ment for work necessary to put the nearly
of
P
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Wan Akai, 20, coulis, appeared on remond from the 7th instant, charged, with another not in custody, with assaulting Chur Ayeung a married woman, and robbing her of one silver bangla and thirty cents, in the Kow- loon City Road, on the 8th instant. Quin- she was returning from Yau-mah-ti to Ma- ovidence to the effact that plainant gave teau-wai at about 3 p.m., on the 2nd instant; with two buckets of pig wash, when the
Sad Qukt
dufoudant and another man
(Before the Hon. Ng Choy.)
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.
at
The British Flying Squadron has arrived the Cape.
ing the result of those negotiations.
proposals of the Japanese Government for
the motion is 130. horses of the 14th Hussars. The work been the case for the Powers to
as much in
We have
in them,
of Commons that he will move a resolution Mr. Pease has given notice in the House on the subject of the Opim trade on the 26th inst...
INDIAN TELEGRAMS.
a revision of the Treaties. They are waiting Feb. 18-In the House of Commons last Allahabad, Feb, 19, The Government for another schedule to arrive, and also night Mr Gladstone gave notice of a motion have hired three steamers at Bombay to wish to have the bonefit of the opinions of to arbitrarily close the Committee on the proceed to Natal. The Chupra will sail on the other Puwars before taking any stepe, Coercion Bill,
the 25th Feb., with officers, 110 men, and it Great opposition to
in unison as possible. threatened. Berlin stating that Ayoub Khan has scott-Harlow will sail on the 17th March with Treaty recently concluded with Siam, Booldana will sail on March 1st with 8
not heard of
any further stops The Standard publishes a telegram from officers, 170 men, and 200 horses. The being taken towards the pied Maimend [1Maiwatid), and has de-10 officers, 175 men, and 210
ratification
flared war on the Amear Abdul Rahman.
of the
horses. The
which, our readers will remember, was The British Consul at Amoy seeins to bush at the side of the road, and seized turned to Windsor Castle from Osborne.
trial of Col. Malcolmson will take conditional that the other Powers also London, Feb. 18.-The Queen has re- place at Bombay Mr Skrefstruder, a also reach us of differences on the matter in Works and Buildings,Rebuilding the have received but little thanks or enour-her by the hand and one of the men pulled
on 1st March
accepted the same provisions. Rumoura 8. Mortuary Chapel at the Protestant Cnagement for his
for meritorious effort to
prevent tary, 81,000.
Mr Farnell was prosent in the House of Missionary in Sonthalistan, senda an 2 Siam, but we trust that there is no truth and stop the notoriously flagrant and in- the silver bangle from her left hand while Commons this avoning
count of the disturbande st. Kattr.kund, Roads, Streets and Bridges, Repairs to quitous violation of the Emigration Laws the other, with a knife cut off the parse
London, Feb. 20. The further stringent 12 miles north-east of Doomka, on January The Foreign Relations Committee of the thara, The doubted right to reply, a follows. As and $1,459.43; ropairs to Road were of entire community of that port from her girdle. Defendant and his "com-vales introduced by the Speaker for ex-28th, which shows that the additional m. United States Senate have reported in favour
tons mind with the Consul in con-
panion then ran away, and witness want to there is nothing for us to reply to, we give storm. 81.876 Victoria, damaged by teamers, a disgrace to the fag under which the bangle was afterwards found in a pawn/nittee, have been modified
A crowd of the ratification of the treaties recently sidering the
pon the Yan-mah-ti Station and made a report. pediting the business of the House in Comlitary precautions were needed. the Singapore proceedinga
of men abused the loosi magistrate, rescued concluded with China they were allowed to be carried on, but at shop. Witnase was sie that prisoner was maintained that the military preparations as a ringlealer, provented the magistrate In the House of Lords the Duke of Argyll a man who had been arrested on the spot. one of the men. the same time they disapproved of the
The case was further made by Lard Lytton in 1876, without doubt riding away by seizing his horse, and forced arbitrary inner in which the Consul seems remanded till the 18th just.
pointed to the invasion of Afghanistan,
•to vindicate
the official to write a cancelment of the to luva considered it necessary to
Lord Lawrence was also of the same cenzus order. The magistrate ordered his the Law. However this
Signor Moreno, Foreign Minister of the be, and may ting aside the men question of right and
opinion.
gun to be brought according to Mr Skref. King of the Sandwich Islands, is revisiting. fairness to those truders who are willing
Lord Lytton repeated his dents of the struder, and warned of the mob. Eight his native country for the purpose of placing and wish to comply with the Evigration
charges brought against him, which he of the ringleaders were arrested the same tharea of the King's nephews in an Italian Laws, the Consul at Amoy sortainly deserves
upon private communications. were not substantiated and were based night by a detachment of troops from college to be educated, and to select some" the thanke of the commonity for at least
Boomka,
officers to drill the King's soldiers. He is mitigating, for the time being, a glaring
Lord Beaconsfield warmly supported Lord Bangalore, Feb. 12-Intelligence has the bearer of letters, from his Sovereign to Lytton.
reached Bangalore of daring dacoities in
Kinerdi.
Humbert, General Garibaldi, and Sig- China Mail may claim the noble mission of
Feb. 20. The secret correspondence the Shemejah district on the 6th instant. nor "consistently and uncompromisingly pro-
Ching Fau, 22, coolie, was fined 95, in found at Kabul, has now been officially Eight power under the migration Ordinance default to be imprisoned for fourteen days published, and includes letters that passed rapees of Government treasure were at ship Tyne, which is now on her way to sepoys conveying eighteen thousand The World saysThe store and troop testing against any attempt to break through the ralos laid down by the English Govern in excess of the estimates of 1881-
The following payments were authorised over ahips of whatever nationality leaving with hard labour, for being in unlawful between General Kaufmann and Yakobb tacked by upwards of one hundred dacoits China, was unfortunate in her experiences ment for aiding denominational education,'
port with omigrants Consequently possession of a pair of trousers on the 12th Khan. With reference to the correspond- who robbed the treasure and killed one previous to sailing. Dirty wester detained but nobody will accord it the
Harbor Master's Department,-Increase alike, but at the outports they can only bo sara because he had no money to purchase all passenger ships come under the laws inst. Prisoner admitted stealing the trou- right.
the Russian Government alleges that, sepoy. One robber was killed.
her at Sheerness several days, and in steam. “ of salary making false assertions about other
head Boatman af 82 per month, controlled by their own Consuls.
to an incorrect translation,
the word
Calcutta, Feb. 15.-A telegram from ing to
ing to Portsmouth she failed to part com- people's
from 1st December, 1880, 821 increase of
Hence opium.
Was frequently substituted for Kandahar dated the 14th February, states pany with a gas acts..A great many things are said and
After reaching Spithead believed, about people, which are not trus,
salary to coxswain of steam lunch at $1 it is that at the outports only is seen the
anomaly of
On the 5th October, 1880, that the Maiwand column returned to roadstead sho ought not to have gone into a steuer under the British
riendship. sad so long as the China Mail bases its per month, from 1st December, 1880, 812.
Lam Atai, 28, gardener, Chan Ahing, the Russian Government informed Lord Kandahar on Friday last, all well
Portsmouth Harbour without obtaining tatements
Roads, on what people say
Streets and merely
The peremptorily gathering of Alizais at Kalah Igaz special part
permission from the Admiralty, as $1,500; repairs leaving port united to a certain number of unlawful possession of sixty-three tiles on ordered General Kaufmann to abstain from has recovered from the villagers the arms she had on board a considerable quantity of of
Fales assertions. We have making
passengers, while another steamer ander the 18th inst. Evidence was given by any communications with the Amser, and of his Khandara Wharf, 81,069,
so dangerous an explosive as gun-cotton. Miscellaneous Services, Adduced words spoken and facts occu
Another -Gratuity to the
fing, only
half her size and inoom Ling Achemg, undertaker employed at the that even the replies to big ceremonial at different times which the China Ma widow of Mr Ward Prestage, late Clerk of parably inferior in every possible respect, Tung Wah Hospital, to the effect that his letters must be sent through the British five relations and servants of the Thirs take that cannot deny and our Eveating Cuntemporary Works in the the el Department, 82,000 a herring barrel, by the number that can Wan, in the defendant's possession; they the Russian Ambassador in London in cheronsly seized and put to death by the into etooth water. His neglect involved
Survey leaves for the same pure only limited, like found the US tilan in a shed at Lap Sup
precaution is pre- Government. instead of adducing facta contents itself with Librarian and Curator of the Museum, from
On the 14th January, 1881, recently murdered there, were also trea dominating desire being to be stowed away in lier.
had been taken from the graves placed formed Lord Granville that a continuance that the China Mail“relies tha rafies on the
people.
an explanation being demanded by the combined recollection of most of
of those who lat-July, 1879, to 31st December, 1880, S. S left Amoy on the hound for There had been writing on each tile to in the signatare of the Trosty of Borlin, was turned to Kandalar from Kalah Ifatu.
This is no suppositious case. The Spanish there by the Tung Wah Hospital authorities of Russian negotiations with Kabul, after Muhammad Khan Spistani has re- Controllar of the Navy, took & prominent part in the agitation. $1,800. Bot what de those people
Manila with between 500 and 550 Chinese dicate the name and native place of the de sofely due to General Stolietoff being ignor recollect 1. that Another vote was taken of 87,394 for the assengers on board. She reported at the ceased, but it had been rubbed of. The ant that the treaty had been signed. General in the China Afail it has been said more Lock Hospital for 1881, the estimate being Custom House on clearing 513 passengers, les were worth about $1. First defendant Stolietoff took to Europe & draft of the master from the Ainak Chisis of Herat,
We are afraid there is very little reliance to be placed upon the memory of our even- ing contemporary. With all simplicity it advises us to set upon the proverb, "Let sleeping dogs lie" quite forgetting that itself was the first to disturb the "almost un ruffled quiet of the educational atmosphere" with its leader of February 25. We hope
it will
APA BENNE to the right of replying. The finished batteries at this station in ch wTOP Hongkong, the Authorities have
of
state as to be considered safe from rain- £200 at 3/9, 81,164 10.
to
Here,
this
in default to be iraprisoned for ten days, Wong Akwong, 26, coolie, was fined $S, for being in unlawful possession of a water bucket on the 13th inst.
it own imagination, it will always run the tion of Donington Brid Reconstruc.ag complying with the Eanigration Lawe, 34, and Li Akwan, 38, were charged with Granvillo that the Caar had pero
risk
Maymy
to
torily
Further reporte from Zahlah say that. But her Cementary Dates neglected to
Herat has arrived with messages for his
A servant of Atta Uila Khan, Alikozai of Letters from the Flying
him, it was accepted or
lish
With
than once, that the RC. Bishop raised composed of 25,392 salaries, $1,150 hospitals and is said to have laided at Manila 550 said that he had bought the tiles from treaty proposed by the Ameer Shere Ali, help against Ayse they will leave auch of the officers and men as had not objections to the Grant-in-aid scheme for exclusive of establishments, and 8012 rent passengers,-I presume men, women, and boy at the cemetery, and the second and I which the Russian Government categorically wait its arrival, otherwise t school under the supervison of the Govern-dinance N receipts for 1881 under Or-children.
the reason that he did not like to have the The estimated ment; and the Chene Mail has never been able to pram its gratuitous assertion.
Law Notices,
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG
Before the Chief Justice and a Special
IN ORIENTAL JURISDICTION. Faenday, March 15.
10
4.M,
LARCENT FROM THE PERSON,
which are the Princes Albert Victor and George of Walea, in the Bacchante, describe saying that if there is any chance of Eng the ceremonies which were observed in they will willingly crussing the line on the 29th Nov, when 10 of 1867 amounted to $6,000.
third prisoners were employed by him. I rejected. A special account under Ordinance No. 10 port, and is generally conspicuous by her fault to be imprisoned for three months Evelyn Wood has returned to Maritzburg Ayub's rule.
The vessel referred to is well known at this The first defendant was thed 825, já de- The advices from Natal state that Sir the country as they cannot remain under previously crossed the line were subjected of 1967 was also laid on the table.
The messenger also states to the time-honoured ordeal On board WICH regard to the above vote of prepossessing appearance; at the best of with hard labour, and the other two de to expedite further reinforcenonte
that Yalantush Khen, son Iate Khan the Inconstant the first one called for by 31,459 for repairs to the Praya Road. but he must have very envory reputation; fendants were discharged.
Feb 21-News from the Gold Coast Agha Janishidi, had joined the Saruk Neptune's secretary AS
Prince Louis of way and Prays East damaged by storm, agination who can conceive her state he must have a peculiarly gifted im-
wistes that on the 10th instant the Ashouters Turkomans in a raid on his own tribe and Battenberg. Having been blindfolded the Governor said that it had been abse with, to give her the benefit of the doubt,
were within three days' march of Elmia, that Hashim Khan and Abdulle Khan, Bon below the Prince was presented in due lutely necessary to sanetion the expenditure, say 500 Chinese passengers. on board, of stealing a silver gilt bair ornament from state that Sir Evelyn
Choang Lain, 24, coulis, was convicted The latest advices from the Transvaal of Sultan Jan whom he met at Farrah, are form to Neptuno; who directed his doctor Jury,sioned to the Praya Wall which was built
but inasmuch as the destruction was occa-besides her croy
Wood, with a squadron much displeased with Ayub's execution of to macertain the state of his serene highness's the person of Leung Along, a married of Hussars, has made a successful reconania Behbud Khan and the other sons of Yar health. The official accordingly adminia- The voyage from Amoy to Manila ooo woman, on the 12th just. Complainant
without encountering any of the enemy.
by created a serious feud between the after which he was transferred to Neptune a coolies find their own food, but the ship is Theatre at about 6 p.m., in company of An enthintastic mesting was held yes Calcutta, Feb. 15. Messrs Roberts, edge of the platform with his back towards
and Barakzais.
barber, who placed him in a chair on at which Mr Parnell made Taddress, Witness and the to the Land Long
d Longue
gaged! Statesman programme Premier, replying to a question in the the and the hair House of
steps to bring about as satisfactory settlement with the Transvaal, in order to of Burdwan is about to pay a visit to Ting-rized into the avoid bloodshed, as was conistent with the land, leaving Bombay by the steamer of the y drenched by the bears sud honour of the Crown, but he declined to 7th instant, of t first steamer in March. He was next turned over to give particulars. A
ver to Neptune's ser He
on board the Bacchauts were authorised the British troops to troops to
some old very The Dowager Mahamance and
zuidshipmen, Prince Basutoland:
advisers the raj, are stengir opposed to Albert
talding their turn in the Advices from Natal state that Bir Geo, the journey considering the sharajah too shaving and
with the rest of the
Princes
only last year he had caused enquiries to be pies about four days, and the Chincas was on her way home from the ance to within ten miles of Wakkerstroom Muhammed, because they say he has there-tered the saent-bottle and gave him a pl
Suit No. 7, Graham. O'Keefe Hearing.
made as to the cause of the damage.
ZIFE INSURANCE V. GRATUITIES AND
PENSIONS.
in
the
supposed to find them water, and I have it another women and a girl, when some one terday orting his hearers to adhere Morgan and Co, on behalf of certain mort the bath, in which position he was woll
Càri
Thu
on reliable authority that it is impossible | From behind anatched the ornament from With regard to the item of 62,000 to the for this steamer under ordinary circum her head and ran
ran away. stance to carry water suficiens for this girl widow of Mr Prentage, acactly a number of pulsengers for oven four days, after stopped by 83
girl pursued the and he Was 8000 The Governor said it was LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | gratulty in the ordinary meaning of the without considering the not improbable pin found in his pocket. Defendant was had Como, said the Government
To
atchman/
word it was really a payment made to occurrence A meeting of the Legislative Counail was widow of this officer a remuneration the detaimene of her breaking down, or being sentenced to be imprisoned for four months hold this afternoon (14th), H. H. the Go- to him at the time of his death for extra steamer of the class, refrered to refect on a with hard labour and to be exposed in the loaded with stocks for two hours at the scene of the vernor presiding, when there were present: during the 18 months previous to his death cult, is painful; hut
work he had performed for the Department, human beings in bulk, in ordinary difß. offence.
consider her s the Chief Justice, Sir John Smale; the He was very able to pay him the possible worse than either, being in colli
sorry this officer had died 1
foundering, or what is it be getting ashore, money He was glad to say that through sion, in certainly something for the thought Leong Cheung Lai, 38 boatman, and
fore-ha
Attorney General, Hoa. E. L. O'Malley fore
the Acting Treasurer, Hon. M. 6. Tonna
had
ALLEGED LARCENY FROM FARMUR MAIL
and
ask for offers for the purchase of lathered, every device being at the same Agriculturist" time tried to induce him to open hir mouth their plant, good will defor the Prince was then
of the brush, After being Feb. 15. The young Maharajah roughly
te bath, where he was thorough
aasistenta.
thas Mr Miller het by his Secretary, ants, who dried him with wet swabs. The
The Orange Fron State's Volk.
from
will
the
ups, dan oo YOU 20des rar, dan even thises, appészet, on fejnard from E) Coffer has held & Yew of the reinforce
young
kid inexperienced to derive any gunroom foku
DELTH OF RIP KICHARD MACDONNELL,
to the business of the day he had to express known
been
s
best
Ahipa
astracts
His deep regref with witich he had revived. | State was of syahip, the Secretary of contents the Emileration Tooteple seaman and ozgo tally-man on board says that the alliance between Mr Farnell the General Order issued by his Excellency Berlon to proceed to one of the large wild as was sure the members of Counainat Pinion that that system was staamare of his flag are bound that is pre-Hongkong from Marseilles. They had on Iriah pertay of the confidence of the the march of his farve from | ed i entpounding, so as to qualify them
watches, and
able to at the Finance Committee for salt of either of those occurrences happen at instant, on suspicion of stealing goods ments that went from India He expressed benefit therefrom
heartily into the "chy; and the following zon-oficial mem- Tota to pay the money to his widow. ing would in all probability be the loss of to the value of Bib on the 16th offimo, the highest admiration of their excellent A letter from the Secretary of State to The discovery
bers,Hou. F. Ryrie, W, Koswick, said later on His Excellency sold he had received the over of course would be saved, to a man tion, and Mr Holmes for the first prisoner. F
of a thief among the sto The Council coming back to this subject the majority if not all of the passengers, Mr Wotton again appeared for the prosecu condition.
the Government of India, published in the of the Chinese Embassy at Berlin hea Gruary 22-The Archbishop of Dublin Gusette, expresses the entire concurrence of Ng Choy
Tary stringent in to
instructions from Her Me- if any one was; and upon whom would the Evidenca, was given by Antonio Felix, an has issued a pastoral letter, in which to Her M
of awakened great surprise. Two Chinese * Majesty's Government in the terms of attachés Were ordered by the Legation at jesty's Government not to give gratuities to
fall responsibility * The Governor said that before proceeding widows. For some reason which was The Spanish Consal at Amoy c
And the
steamship Fangles, to the effect that on M Rochefort in impious, and that Per Council on General Roberts's despatch yards at Stettin by which the the 24th February
the vessel arrived in nell
shipbuild on the Oder to people
Kabul to Kandahar, and Colonial Governors rumlag pa a civilised power they have board, at that time, several boxes similar to
and the oceanful not subsequently as foremen in their own February 23-Advices from Natal state angagamant of 1st September. Her Ma country. One of these Chinese bean bad received, the news which had reached were given to understand that they were Bangration Law, and he is an official of the one produced at the Folios Station that a large convoy of supplies accompaules desty Government fully recognise the detected in the act of
has the Colony by a recent mail of the death not to rire prat
pratuities without special autho no secondary importance, but in Commit they bore a mark ons of 215/thiest and most duergetio of sisation, thes Her Majesty: Government Genazal for Chine, and spon hire primarily, and the tangle weak with a number in by a strong, column of troops has reached shivalrous spirit which animated Sir Donald shope of Statin, so stealing the in the
Schaina Hoogte unopposed
Stewart and led him at a alla persoasaray Sir Richard Graves Mac. disspproved of gratulles wat file. This would fail the onus and responsibility of There wero en similarly marked boxee
as he had said was a pegulise osas. It was allowing the ship to leave part in such a shipped on board, and lines saw this one stating that a runpowder magazine at Cork parting with a large proportion of his
The Daily News publishes a paragraph weaken the army under his compare to other slimiar articles, and the police found
command by his residence rather considerable
of such valuable nat a gratuity in the proper meaning of the overarowded state, in
KIKİSİDE in question leave the hold of the steamer has been robbed.
best troops. The march from Kabul, to from time to time been missed by shop
had wordt win money due for work done for Gain ou be and is the only motive, sa for transhipment to the Tundis. It was The Duke of Cambridge in distributing Kandahar reflect the Teva Governor moved the sound reading the Departmens. It had struck him more ignorange, la the only EZCULO, 2014 such than in good-order and condition the prizen alkoolwich winrely cenadred. General Babetta - any hest credit on keepers. The
TA BIDEA they weromallisuure the manŃ DO WII Was Nome Fan-paklo peglect of the duty which he pweɛ witness was cross-examined by Mr Homed, the idleness and laxity of discipline among the fores the moidity with which the long he is to be claimed as a Chinese, sabject or
thief officers and custody, and the oven taken into
Das be thes had the very long time for many such system Filopted here was nomisk to humanity is general Probably he has and on the application of Mr Wotton the the Woolwich cadela
soldiers, British and nat
and native, composing the resolution of the Embassy as to whether bender the considerations of these in the Barbadoes, that was a Fund for never realised the enormous responsibility case was further remanded tilt the 21th February France has prohibited the march was under trying circumstances, left to be dealt with by our law. In tan o Governments, and the question might eating pensions to the widows of officers, he inouts by this neglect, in the event of instant, the second and fifth prisoners being exportation of arma to Greece. hewed how it was that an Extradition Me Ryne thought tamo provision should an accident by knowingly permitting an admitted to bail in two sureties of 810 each, Official despatches have bean published efficiency discipline and spirit of the troops country to be tried there but in th
accomplished, evidences the perseverance, former cars he will be sent to the Milivo Ordinance had not long since boo be wide for married civil servanta nably overcrowded assemer to pro and the other prisoner on serao bail as be- relative to the Great Frontier question at Kandabar the professional ability event Gertian criminal couLER
The fact was that curtain pressing insuring their Hves, it would be hard an reed to ses, for he must be saliciently well fore
from which it appears that on the 10th of foresight and skill duplayed by Gnawal sbly send him for a tak racak