of sedentary babits, as the majoity of officials are, require a craving for pium that soon becomes insatiable, and the consequence is that much of the intellect of the country is becoming said by this cuervating vice.
COREA.
The lost of the hormitations is now sponsd up to foreign trade and to all the possibilities and capabilities of addera civilization, which stems to me in the end
THE CHINA MAIL.
Tar Agents (Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co) inform us that the 8. 8. Compia icit Batarin for this port yesterday.
Governor of Canton's appointing a'com mission, consisting of District Magis trates, to investigate charges of cruelty and torture in public, prisons. In perial decrees have beon issued abolish. ing, los us hope, for over, inquisitorial A Broom contemporary states that M. torture. The social abuses that re Roque has sold to the French Government, main, however, are legion after all. for $14,000, a small steamer, which he was There is, unfortunately, growing among bringing from Hongkong. It was intended Chiness merchants a laxity in commer cial honour which compares very up- favourably with the old high standard before treaty days. Some bankruptcy ordinance, on the lines of Mr Chamber lain's act, is much required here and at Shanghai. Chinese proprietory clubs, ostensibly for social enjoyment, are really constituted for gambling pur poses.
THE CONCLUSION.
to be need on this Tonquin rivers.
and dingy ward of Chinase town, the paed Shez and will arrive at Thuan-an on well disposed may enjoy the colness of the Bed January." evening, nome daring to make him afraid.
which
LADY
Prisoner naked no questions.
agament to us Wald to ale reture expected in that country about the on cars we have otklon Gold to an encour. [the how British Minister to Japan, may On the motion of phor, a vote of February next, Acompanied by thanks was givan torn by ac Plunkett, lie will leave San Franciscu clamation.E
The meeting them dana,
NEWS BY THE FRENCH
MAIT
Bethe torm.
He is a free man, responsible for his Tass morning, Mak Ping a 'ricksba eolia own actions and these alone, state and agolf offender, was convicted of snatch-
Mr Herbert Fincham, recalled, identified very different from his pusition in the hundreds and tithings of the mainland. ingawach, value $20, from James Dodd,
Prosecutor was a fow more trinkets. Cholera has ravaged his cities, but our Naval Yard Policeman.
The receiving officer of the gaol idon-intelligent pable ally represent the sanitary precautions, such as they are, standing just outside the Seaman's Club bare kept him free from this dreadful with his colt unbuttoned, when the coolisfied the prisoner as having been in gaol once Courel the Colonial Ofice would bare the only to make the struggle for existence pestilence. If he is a criminal he is not snatch the chain, which broke James before. ketuer. P. G. von Molendorf, Inspec tortured, if a debtor there is no cangue-Carroll, inother policeman of the Dook The case was thon remanded until tor Generol of Corcan. Customs, lins In our gnos no uncles are broken, shown a thorough mastory of his posi-thumb dereve bave no place, nor the ex. Yard, sa the theft and pursund the coolie, day, the 5th January, at 10 o'clock. tion and ir asserting the rights of Corea quisite torture of the rack. Tise ratten, who was caught by a policeman. Prisomer
TELEGRAMS,
THE SOTUAN ISTURBANCE
THE FARNELL TESTIMONIAL.
BAKER PASILA. VI, THE MAHDL
darmes, Bedouins and negroes.
UNITED STATES CURBÁNGY.
trabic, on Fob. F.E
Admiral Ito and party have return. Eugland from their trip to the Conte will remain in Löndun for a little Wo understand they have not el
to the various works orders to the var visited.
Hamburg, Nov. 20th: The t river has improved a little during the veut lending to an spyway
tory communication between Hammas the Far Fart, whence only the Beneran barque,
Joegat, has sailed, whereas no cirals are to be reported. As to vessels
berth, can only name the alroad
Washington, Dec., 19.-Resolutions bave been introduced in the House of Sopre sentatives for limiting the silver coinage
and withdrawing the trade dollar.
M. P. FOR IPSWICH.
London, Dec. 13-Mr West, Liberal, his been cleated by a large majority as morbor for Ipswich, defeating Mr Charley,
the Conservativo candidato.
DESERTIONS FROM THE MAIDI,
ITAIAN WAN VESSELS ORDEERN TO HONGKONS.
AHERICAN INTERPOSITION ON BEHAL? OF O'DONNELL.
Washington, Dec. 9.The President, iu reply to a depntation of Congress yesterday, promised to tako mestres in favour of
death for the murder of James Caroy. procuring a commutation of the sentence passed on O'Donnell now ander sentence of
satisfaction, the Chinese fately have declar od themselves willing to pay the sum of $40,000, of which um $30,000 have been
i already! paid
The transport Mythe sailed from Toulon
men and between 800 and
BOO Th troops on board, mostly Marines Petit Marseillais paThis transport con- 1 veys also 1,200,000 estridges, two ter pedoca, gun cotton, and a gras quantity of material of, all lands, for the various Cochin Chinese, Tong-Kingest, and Indo
that
Chinese services. The passage of such ships as the Micke Lisuugh the Brez Caunl adds considerably to the company's re- renue; a ship of 300hs paying for its 1,000
PINGULU-C76, at the rate of 10 per. two tirneys (60,000; and if it carries
· passonger, 000 more for them; to that
makes company two journey of a transport. This m | £.800,000 60% 68 1
however, anny paseonigers retura as go out. It in estimated that the journg ant to Cochin China and back of a French transport costs about £800,000 4 without reckoning way and tear. The Mytho, arrived at Algiers ou the 2hà
ofoors, fifty men, and sixty horses belong. the Chasseurs ing to the 1st Regiment d'Afrique. Admiral Courbet has tõlg- graphic intelligence of the arrival on the makes Bo demand for fut th and 11th inst. of the reinforcemente las sent out. Hu ther reinforestonta. The troops in readi ness to leave will, therefore, only be dea patched if required, in which case toneral Millet take command
Would
of the
Jand forces in Tong-King.
Kinz, with General Negrier acting under him. Tho Vihing and An
No. 6319-ANUARY 2, 1584.]
fow words upon the subject of the ecension bourhood we give as the exceptin that
Tux Ballarat ce says that about 20 China- I thought they would agree with him shat a proves the rule, though our rendors would
mon wors to be naturalised in Hollarat, which brought them together would not be number of them intend going to Queensland out of place. He felt sure they would con- remember that Canton lins an ev. repu-
to take sip land for the purpose of growing ene with the coromittee in thinking that tation among the officials throghout Obina for its turbulance. In Yanan,
tereats they might be now said to rapre tula sa called nati foreign feolig cal
tobacco and sugar cane, and by becoming the thunks of the Chamber, and not only of sland ports without paying poll--tat:·
east, wore due to Hin Excoltonoy Sir George minated in the massacre of seres of
raised they can of course enter Queen the Chamber, but of all those whose in- Bowen, for the wise initiative which he find ativa Catholic Christians, among whom the French priest, Pers hrrase.
Accourse to the New York Herald. taken in anticipating the pressure of public
The M. M. steamer Djerithera General Batlor has in his posssanion a piece opinion and in obtaining for themi messure As the Chinese always identify Comann
It would, perhaps, of leather made by great manufacturing be in Caticism with France, and as annan
their recoltection that early Just resterday afternoon, bringing plnila in
at the last general meeting of the up to the 23rd November, is more directly interested in th Ton-
Chumber of Cemnmores, he ventured to quin business, the riots and murdes way
The French transport Mytho, from Toulon, company, with which he is at law, front year
letter from the company requiring him to say that the time had arrived for the people be explained by political causes The
with about 1,000 men for Tonquin, arrived human skin. The General, in anaker to s citles on balls aides of the Yangtse have
at Singapore on the 22nd December and was hand over to them the property of which he of the Colony to demand some moastre
London, Dec. 12 Hor Majesty's unb given the officials much anxiety during
to leave for Saigon the following morning has contrived surreptitiously to gain posses of control arue their own affairs; and the year from the prevalence d'secret
after scaling. The Straits Times states that sion, write saying that the human remains, he suggested that the approaching ar-Ranger is throwing rockets over Sakmarted atosiners of the German Steemi among the troops for Tonquin there is half a they claim from him will, when they rival of a new Governor presented a it to scare the hillmon' who are threatening Gmos r, Percufa, to sail Nov: 39 PLUS,
e served his purpose is a court of law,ting opportunity to their claims.
prose socletins, whose avowed object iɛ' over
to Ivo Dec. 30, and Iphigenia, to leave throw the present dynasty and abvert
thought it was a subject of vary great con-
Jan The Canteradda having sailed, | squadron of cavalry, ocnsisting of 3 vicers, to decently interred. R the Government. One of those jongjiž.
London, Des. 22.-Mr Pornell in receiving vessel is at present bothed for the gratulation that Sir George Bowen had forestalled any agitation in the Colony-foring at Thiblin a testimonial amounting to a Fast Some time since we reported macies was discovered just in tires, else, During the forty years since the issue 50 men and 50 herson,
THE OUTRAGE ON A EUROPEAN agitation was to be deprecatou, taking the thirty-oight thousand pounds sterling the German steamship Quot a serious rising might have take place of the charter to tho Colony what m
wind out of their sails and getting ahead of bitterly attacked Entl Spancer and Mr Faraburg, which was stranded on the In these secret societies there is much provement has there been in the posi-We see glad to be able to announce that a
Wai Achong, coolie, was this morning thent. He thought it was not surprising Trevelyan. Ha counselled the Irish people land of Leitan, in the China sen, had been that is like Nihilism, though the time of tion of the Chinaman hore? To the native submarine cable will be shortly laid between
that Governor who had administered the to exorcise patience, and said he had every plundered by the natives of that island been wider the Chinese are very different. The ex- merchant, there have tensive cultivation of opium in every avenues to affluence and fortune; to Saigon and Haiphong and from Haiphong charged on remand before Me Wodehouse gairs for so many years of thesu lax deconadence that the independence of Ireland As the German Goverment land demanded place where it can grow is a very se thousands of traders and shopkeepers, to Hongkong. A determined attempt with assaulting Mrs Fincham and stealing mocratic communities in the South Pacibo, would be obtainable.
close political atmosphere of this-Downing Cairo, Dec. 12,The garrisons from Duem Finus point in connection with Chinese the means of earning a livelihood, frea was made in the French Chamber to from her person jewellery, valued at about should have felt somewhat stilled by the
street-ridden Colony. It was scarcely to and Shat (sic) have reached. Khartoumt. proeperity now rising into importance.from the excctions of the hungry offi- make the enterprise entirely a Fronel 8537.
Dr Charles John Wharry enora, stated-be balieved that although they had here a The Mahdi is sending ten thousand mon to Fortunately the free trade, in fcc,cial and of arbitrary taxation, to the one, but port failed and the E. E
Governor well remed in the conduct of and the increase of steam as Chinese poor, the colony has been a A. and C. Foltgraph Company will have the I am duporintendent of the Government highly paid affairs, the departments pre- Darfour. Baker Pasha, will take command row of 350 mus and Tong-30d,
of eight thousand men, composed of gen- | fid) at present supply the-deficiency et stepping store to Sim, Cochin-Chins, food resulting from opium cultivator, California and Austrails and to that working of the line. The steamers carry. Civil Hospital and resido at No. 4 Rich-aided over by men fitted to govern &
the cable are now well on their way out mond Terrace. On the morning of the dominion and all the machinery of but should there be war, and a famine reinalar Chins lying between Capricorn ing
tok able to make the smallest appoint- sulting from droughts or floods or froth and Cancer where rice is unstinted to to the Far East. A telegram published in 15th of December, at about 11 o'clock, in tire and Logislative Councils, they were opinm, the results would we fear be the willing labourer. He has a career, the Saigon Independant of the 20th Decem consequence of a measege aint me, I went ments or vote the smallest sam without most disastrous and horrible to contem Hers his children may not only be bor, addressed to the Governor of Cockin to my house and found Mas Finchers the sanction of the Colonial Office,
or, perhaps, he should rather any of plate. Another point remarked by educated in the venerable lore of
She was suffering vory young gentlenou in a Colonial Department are sad foreigner alike is the large China but may have instruction in china by the Minister of Marine and of the lying down
severaly from a shook Bar face was who desired to show his raison d'etre by number of executive officials whi-English bugunge which unlocks the Colonies at Paris, roads as follows:
severaly bruised all over, and her thront mischievous macdilling with affairs with Paris, Dec. 21st
ykich
no amount of competitive eram could dulge in opian. Men whose employ-fretsuries of science, and by which the in maut takes them out in the open air tellectual achievements of other European
Submarine cable for Tonque adopted by was much scratched and conthead. Both make him acquainted. He regretted that can long withstand the effects of the nations through translations are made the Sende. Company antibunces that the eyelids were blackened and swollen. The the scheme of Sir George Bowen had not
Cairo, Dec. 13.-Spies have brought re better scheme than the one accepted drug, with impunity, but literary men known to the furthest ends of the earth steamer Kangaroo and Sam Calabria have forehead was also bruised and swollen, been carried out in its entirety. That was 'a
Instead of being peut in the vile smelling
She was scarcely conscious when I saw her by the Colonial Office. Ee ventured to ports that wholesale desertions are taking From the nature of the injarias I consider think that what we required in this Colony pince amongst the followers of the Mahdi. it was by the macroat accident that the as-voting power. That would be inappro was not any mechanical or conventional priate to the circumstances of this mixed Rome, Dec. 9-Two Italian war vesaola sault did not have a fatal tormination.
What was really wanted have been ordered to Hongkong to co-operats cerumunity
as the control of Govoriment. Iness-in the protection of Europeans at that portinet, and sailed for Tong-King with thres ree by a free and independent assembly which would
opinion of the place, all knew that in the reconstructed They command of a majority of votes and could Saturnow what could be done in any represon influence them as it liked, but they also tative body by an active and intelligent minority. Itromained therefore for them
London, Dec. 10-The troopship Ma and the other constituent body which had been created to send up to the Council menabur hen returned to Spithead with her who would not only represent their general machinery brokon down. Linterests but would know bow to fight tlicir
battles and win them. The battle was A numerously attended moeting of the te he fought out by a single effort, but stor members of tas Hunghong Chamber of by step mud by slow degrees, ut sight to
taxation and all ricipal reserving to itself a veto over all measures Settlements, was delivered in London on in the Legislative Chiuncil. Those present Licipal expenditure, the Colonial Office dinted as above, from China and the Straits Admiral Leapes will leave on airing
interests, and the power th
the 21st inst., its due date. The advices from will arrive in Chinese waters about the beginning of January A number of max); the Hon. P. Rytie, (Vice-Chairman); to intervention before the Colony & the 9th inst. The next inward muil, o 26 to ouable, Admiral Courbet 194
za · and Ade? Messin T. Itekeon, E. Mackintosh, W. Smagni
magnificent future of prosperity, and that Messageries Maritimes steamer Amazone, mimi Muyer to watch the coals. Young, H. L. Dalrymple, F. D. Bassoon, A. that prosperity could he increases and from aghal, 19, and China and Tong King. A brigade of Char hastened forward if the management of Naples yesterday, and will reach London seurs d'Afrique in lowing being got read Gultzow W.H. Forbes, W. M. Morgah, O.D. their affairs were in their own hands, for the on the 25th inst., one day in advance of ifs and will start to reinforce the French Bottomley, W. H. Darby, M. Grote, Frantsimple reason that those whose interests das date.
Více-Admiral Sir W, M. Dowell, who has peditionary force as soon as it is deemed jee H. Arjans, H. Foss, F. D. Sussoon, were affected had always a very lively ap J. Thurber, P. Chater, A. Melvar,preciation of what was wanted. Un the other been appointed to the command of the hand in the future as in the past their China Squadrons, was present as midahipuzian. 3 For Raman To Bed Wore to rough hands of of the Druid and Blenheim at the bombard minimised. Under Kiaug, capture of Woo H. Whitehead, J. M. Mation, O. Erdmann, thens circumstances he conceived a great sung, Chinking, and the bombardment of McEwen, F. P. P. Foster, La Possecker, T. Could be stared and sight the property up the Vanglet Klots, the expon responsibility rested upon theis in the Nankin, in 1810-12 (China medal and clasp. and E. George, (Secretary);
from the The Chairman opened to proceedings selecting the best men to represent them He landed with the Naval Brigada!
As lieutenant of the Agamemnon in the The Chairman then indicated the form Black Sea ho was promoted for services the correspondence which was virtually the notice calling the meeting, and then themselves equal to their opportunities.. their entumision from the busincas of the the proceedings would take. Any member, gahastopol (in and fit the age of he said, wishing to propose another member
clasp, Knight of the Legion. meeting.
instructions sent by the Colonial Benetary pics of paper, and hand it to the Scre- the Naval Brigade at the captus of Canton ment calling the meeting, and next the the name of the proposer and seconder on a mander bo served in the third division of the nomination of a members to the Legis- would take the opinion of the meeting by ad
medal, Canton clasp). He was captain.
Tuta is in Paris a female rag-ploker, lative Council. (These instructions were rosolation and show of hands, but if more mad was promoted for his services (China published in car issue of the 21st altiino). than one, a ballot would be taken.
Only one namo was sitimnitted, that of the Baross in the Straits of Simonoseki in Reid to have been one of the fashionable The Secretary then read the following reply
proposing the gentiane September, 1864, the vessel being one of beaution who astonished the citizens with the Advanced Squadron. Captain Dowell their splendour and magnificence when named, Mr Dalrymple said: Gentlemen, had charge of the embarkation of the Charles X. zat on the throne of the Baue sent by the Chamber of Commerce to the Mr Jackson. In
every pleasant duty has been deputed to captured guns, and was specially mentioned buns. Sho tells those who haten to bor
ir members to a for his services, for which an obtained by her been attributed to the Revolution me of nominative Council of this HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMENCE,
how she lived, and age and misfortune have Hongkong, 28th December,1883. The Honourable
or Nov, 90, 1864, and was promoted by tony, I feel sure that the name I propose to be Officer of the Legion of Honour to Judy. When the battle was raging in the W. H. MARKH, C.M.G.,
will be generally approved of and accepted by was appointed second in command, Channel streets of Paris a dozen years ago the was Colonial Secretary,
the monitors present. I don't think that a Squadron, May, 1877, to May, 1878; A.D.C. buayamong the combatants. She had on flags Sir,I have the honor to acknowledge more
representative can be shown than
red unitfona of the soldier, and of the Cizaznel
the Squadran: temprarily gold-Ince sodon
equuletten of the officer were torn by Fer
long lean claws from the In this Egyptian war, 1892. Ha diping. Her wicker basket wins brought with blood-stained shreds of clothing and medal, Khedive a bronze at r, 2nd class).
wish spent bullets. Mours Caird and Co., of Greenock, A COMMUNICATION, said to be from tho launched on the 19th inst. from their ship-ate Rev. Jolin Trennan, now hi "Spirit
ilding yard a
vessel of 5,000 land, appeared in a recent isue of the
equally against China and Japat which are both wrangling for influence in the peninsula. Prospectors are now all over the peninsula to see what truth there is in the assertions of Pore Dallet as to the immense mineral wealth of the country. satisfactory in many respects. Corea is kept for the Coreans, and Russia is thwarted in any desire ale may have
was sented by Mr Wise to eighton months' hard labour.
the bemba and the whip are not resort ed to to elicit confession. In our courts where justice is administered in unsnal- lied purity, he stands equal before the FURTE evidence was taken at the ad- law, Bribery being unknown, nor is a journed aquest on the bodies of the three verdict bought and gold. Is he sick or a tiled by falling from the verandah of appliances the aid that his countrymen
MEETTIO OF CHAMBER OF COM MERCE NOMINATION OF REPRE
SENTATIVE TO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
havo
control over; all
a
stop
hau
TAK TROOPSHIP "NALADIZ."
nesite are ordered to be in readiness, at Toulon in case of moed,
The Daily News says that the flagship of Admiral Lospes who enodoeds Admiral (Landon and China Express, Nov. 23rd.)
Latest Mail Advicen-Yokohama, vid Mayer, will be La Galismère, an ironclad Sali Frau, Det. 5, Shanglimi, Oct. 11, Fou-i hu second slats, mosted it out chow, Oct. 13, Hongkong, Oct. 16. The 7-ton and four 5-ton guns. La Galisson
The Corea being at last opened up is injured, hospitals supplement by foreign gambling honse in Queen'e Road West, Commerce was held this afternoon, for theained that which they mary muP. and Q. mail, nia Venice, with the advices kiore was the Hagskip at the taking of Stax
Ono parpose of nominating a member to a seat
in healtlly rivalry have established for at the Magistracy this afternoon. themselves at the Tung Wa Hospital. Chinese itaass, who had seen the
had to add it to her already overgrown Let us note other, differancos. A n- whole occurrence from a verandah on the were:-The Hon. F. B. Johnson, (Chair affecting Inpostruzdinary sccasions. Japan were received, sa San Francisco, en
dominions for the sake of having an open port all the year round, in the
Pacific.
JAPAN.
mane Society for saving life during typolto me of the street, mid the fall of phions gives the deuh blow to the low the men was enused by the giving waga est of Chinese superstitions and teaches Lo callous race the sacredne's of bumar picca of wooden railing on the veran The hopelessness of the commercial lif. A reformatory for Chinese at Wst The case was lately adjourned by and financial position of the country has Foint practically enforces the politul Corner, pending the result of the invest been the prevailing theme of the freign aims of the Chinese themselves congation of the criminal charge made against press in Japan throughout the year. crning tho v qof education as pre-Sergeant Butlin and Mr Clerihew, Nar has the sense of despair been conventive of ch
while the Malulen efinedra Ngozi hranola, pure so that stenlamas
AB
LOVEBISTY.
ACRED
25 and
ady Bohemian prosents
deeming an elaborate map, anya himself before. a company of capitalists,
Gentlemen, this is a of a diamond field
in Africa which I have discovered and wish.
to place in your hands. The diamonds in
people. Until an heroic eft is made cast and the Billen; and the fondling Haiphong, which port she left on the 29th native press, and their constitute Charity keeps an open door for the out-Tur Crusader arrived bore yesterday from to redeem the Government paper, now hospitals corablished by the charitable Dacomber. No movements of any insport sadly depreciated, by a stricter of various rationalities afford homies and anes had occurred since the date of our last ence, to legitimate finance and buy the shelter to the new born wails of advice from Banni; and it seems clear that by stating that the Secretary would now read and he could only trust they would prove Eagle at Colonia and Monte Vider, Josef night one are estimated by experts to be severest economy in all public departmanity, and educate and train those ments, particularly in that was there that would otherwise have perished Admiral Courbet ie waiting until reinforce is little hope that the depres now into useful bere of society, Girls meuts arrive before undertaking any fur existing will be speedily moved. schools, established by Government and ther operations. The Adusiral's flagship, the Among much tunt is dark it cant by, rarions missionary bodies, teath Bayard, was at Saigon on the 18th Decem to note the advance made in to me again practically the worth and dignityber. She was to proceed, we understand, to Bioration of the condition of ven and of womanhood; and free schoofd in
attainment of many social roles every part of the town uphold in honour Hao, to restore order there, and to afford to the Chairman of the Chamber regarding incy. If oaty ne name was submitted, in Decomber, 1857, where he was wounded jewels to equip yourself with a new suit
with
The Secretary then read the advertise for nomination. to the Council would write (Crimean and Turkisk medals, my associates when I say that we should
Colonial Secretary ---
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worth a hundred and fifty millora, y dear sir," says the chairman, mildly, believe that I only voies the sentiments of not have concured you if before presenting averted to your personal use enough of the 8 with your minificent gift you had
hoots moladed Fronch Paper
no preferences;
Lespes, who had git France in the Gals the receipt of the letter dated the 20thinst Mr.Thomas Jackson, of the Hongkong and to the Queen, 1879-75; J.P. for Dovon; sonnière, to rolioré Admiral Moyer on the in which you inform me that, on the recom: Ahanghai Bank; and I have great picaanrece-adıniral and senior officer in ocmand munist, the and the bloase of the Com-
which have been advocate the native that English policy which proclains protection to the small Froch garrison left The new King at press and by travelled Jos that, in so far as Ragland is concerned, to guard the legation. now the native press would Alytur throughout her wide world possessions Bus hid, it will be remembered, been itself by suppressing all the objecto man need be ignorant!
These are a few of the results that haze poisoned, and the party hostile to the tionable to public mornis in bir own
olumus, one other great refor, would been achieved in this small island, which Franch, having got the control of affairs be achieved and there own influence, was required some forty years ago for there, matters had drifted into a state some- usefulness, and dignity gready extended the parpose of careening und refitting what threatening to the French. Accord-
ships!
ing to the Saigon Indépendant, Admiral THE PHILIPPINES "The abolition of the "tobece mona- poly on the 1st January is a earnest of ather reforras, particulady in Boston House regulations regarding the import of specie and merchandize. These régu lations by their harshness and eminent unreasonableness have made Manila and other Philippine ports a bye fel among seafaring men and merchan for every thing verations. The Philippines iso during the yent have been feavily visit- ed by cholera the active principle of dirt. In most places the poor were
TELEGRAMS (Salgon Independant.)
Paars, Dec. 11th The Tonquin credits ware voted yester day by a great majority. A vae of con- idence supporting the Chamber in sccept ing wat with China, if necessary, was also
phased.
The Minister asks for new credits of vestre, chief administrator of native affairs
those chiede attackeit, of whera, tu stane twenty millions. They are aortain to be mstances, SU per cent. sumbed voted. The projected reinforcements num Typhapons, where choleraber six thousand men, with General Millos, must be desmed blessing it dis nie, and of these the Philippies had a fair Negrier, and Briero. General: Bonet re- share, and to add to the run earth-turns to Salgon, quake of more than ordery force visi- ted the islands,
Hi
the Chamber of Commerce to the Legisland Kis K.0.B. for this service home again and again filled with spoil,
tive Council of this Colony," - (Applauso.}, Mr A. P. MeEwen :—I have much plea-: sure in reconding the notion.
The motion you put to the meeting, and carried unanimously,
The Chairman: The members present
China station, received at Port Said orders mendation of the Governor, Her Majesty in nominating him as the representative of attached to the Mediterranean Flest, and
Chain to wait for the formation of a res naval has been plessed to confer upon this
nominating for ber the privilege of nami division to reinforce the French fleet in Excellency's approval, one member to a reat these and Indo-China waters Vico-Ad-in the Legislative Council of the Colony.
Yun farther
make the notes. request me tö aniral Baron Duperró would be nominated
sury arrangetsents in accordance will the to take the command-in-chief of the French Rules of Chamber to convene a meeting anvel forces in the Far East M. Har of the racaubers, and to invite thein to elect PARIS, Dec. 10th. mand had also been recalled, and M. Svi-umber whose name is to be returned to) with perhaps excuse me for offering a few ions for the P, and 0.8.N. Company. This Harbing* f light, and is pronounced, by
you for submission to Die Excellency.
words of congratulation. I feel quite ressol, which has been named the Fuleta, the clitor to have a ganine ringthout I take notion that this Esturn should be sure that the experience Bir Jackson is exposted, to be the fastest, na well as one it. The disembodied party ohnerves and chef de beta ton of marino infantry, was accompanied by the following documents, had had, especially in contation with the of the most completely arranged, ahips in nive observed the avocations of spirits, and prosperous institution which he so ably the company's fleet. For engines, which can declare to you that many of them are named as his successor. M. Sylvestre was
power, have A copy of the notice convening the meet manages and white is identified with the will indicate about 5,500-horse
deculelly of a manual nature. I have evan expected to go to Hué.
interests of this, Colony, will be of very bean constructed by Mossra, Churd, and are
это видеть ing; a list of the members present at the rest advantage to all in the Legislative of the double-cylinder type, with cylinders spicing Busting stones out of their meating; a list of the candidates, with the Council (Bear bear and Applause.) names of their proposers and seconders; a
of 56 and 105 inches in diameter respective way, clearing away rubbish, just as do
the common labourornin list of roters; a statement of the members, Bir Jackson, on rising, was greeted with 3, and with a stroke of 8 ft. In the general labour is brought to these spirits and they rorain your streets The no desire to encourage the manufacture and votes given for onch candidate. applause Gentlemen, I feel deeply grate arrangement, the Valetta resembles the are obliged to accomplish it, for the sub-
In reply, I beg to inform you that in fal for the honour you have conferred on Balisarat and Paramotte, which were added bish which they facowi
asite is what the of scares," proceeds to "deprecase the compliance with your request a special us. I can only assure you that whether in to the company's fect last year. The Fales have
2nd January,
and will have sumpturus aconui- free and open. I our southerntemporaries" in a manner for Wednesday the
who Hongkong (Applause)
on for 150 first and fifty second-clas
occupying pleasant bemes, pkts of will be noninsted thereal will be returned O. & O steamer Arabic, with the next calculated to send panie to the heart of in due time the name of the member the Hays on ing best for the interests of
for nearly AMERICAN MALL, left Yokohama ou every Queentiander who is as ignorant of to you, together with the papers asked for. After a patise, Mr Jackson proposed that mudation abs will have Mace or accom and raising beautiful flowers.
early have observed spirits weaving garments for and may be expected hera,un er about has a scheme for the captureof the Australian/excopting only the fourth one, viz. t the thanks of this Chamber be accorded to | 4,000 tons measurement cargo. The bunch the 158 of others. You empot vnderstand Saturday, the 29th, Dark, at daylight.
His Excellency the Governor Sir George was most completely coful. The how this work is performed; but I can tell Friday, the 4th January,
capitals, which pantence and patriotiam Chamber to keep a record of the members Bowen for his subcuseful efforts in, ob Massilia, a sister ship in all respects to the you that it corresponds, in a degros, to taining for the Colony a measure should have But the best Sountry, bises, and con- The P. & O. sicamer Brindi, with the in, and even now I hesitate to give it the into the names of members who,' although popular, representation in the Legislativo the same yard, and is expected to i
Valette, is rapidly approaching complction amo kind of employment in the morial have prevented him from publish present at any ballot, but not to enquire next ENGLISH MAIL loft Singapore, 'on
life.?? Sunday, the 30th inst., at 6-4.1. and French War Minister, or Bismarck, or Caty-
wkler circulation of those columns, lest the present, may decline to vote at all.
I assume that it is intended the person may be expected here on or about
wayo, should hear of it and overwhelm nominated shall be a member of the Chan- Saturday, the 5th January,
Hat I may just hint that it is proposed to fit ber.. On this point your letter is not
THE ATRAITS AND
NEO.
In these places little happened bo interest China render the Straits, the Chinese acem to proatrik
gly than even in Hong. They
have the finest carriage ride the best
horses, possess the best baziness sites.
trol what is probably the sunroof of all
this grandear, viz, the pe goods and produce markets. With British Ne
Burned we leve hind red stem com- Annication during the ye
A NORTHERN editor in Australia who has
Paws, Doc. 19th.
Credits and cables voted.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The
blustering confidence exhibited by some of meeting of the Chamber has been convoked; the Legislative Conneil or out of it I shall to measures 20 ft. in length, 45ivos heaped up, and they can
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things in general as that same editor. Ho
of the Totem. It is the practice of
of the
Council,
Már Darby soconded. Carried unanimously,
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until
the ro
road har tean mace
Bean other
nt
roady in three months' time. In addition
time Messrs Cried and Co. have on
agu,
to these ten vessels, es we announced sons
the
Temperature-
Again, I
the
the Chairman said-I should like to pany, which are to be named the Tasmania
As the meeting was about to disease, stocks two fino atostore for the same com- (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises,
THE delivery of the French Mail was begun a vessel out at Brest or Toulon të come out }.pu Committee requests that you will say a few words about another matter, and Chiwan. These vessels will be of unly
SIGNE OF PROGI 19.
Sometime during the t, killed by the Chinese Gaverament legraph, that
at £50 yesterday evening,
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of age, was this morning gent to gaol tosuje). While they were about if they called for by the rapidly developing and one which they unanimously a boats will be strongly built, and adupled to
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and anahor between Betaria and Port The Darwin. Then this vessels to hook up the covey to the Governor its thanks in the and that is that the committee have, with slightly less carrying capacity than the cable and intercept the messages, being name of the Chamber for the wise initiative, in the last fortnight, received by the Paletti and Massilia, and will be added to BAROMETER
pinion of the Committee,
itse, courtesy and consideration of Sir Harry the company's floss during the coming precious old bumbug andjersistent foc Ma. Allred Gascoyne Wise took his seat in mareful at the same timo to keep up which, in the
with both ends, nard has been taken by His Excellency in having has negotiated with Crea. That treaty bas
Parkes, a copy of naw treaty which he year
the to progress, Fung Shut. B.I.P. Of the vacant Magisterial obair for the first commnication
to send orders to the Admiral on the recommended Her Majesty to anticipate
Some time since we noticed that the ther signs of progress, tie telograph time to-day.
Australian station to go. and punish the the pressure of public opinion by conferring heeu subunitted confidentially to the Com- Japanese Commission, at the head of which between Kowloong and Canton and
untiées at New Britain, or the Balamons upon the Colonists a messure of popular remittes for an expression of its opinion; but is Admiral Itoy had contracted with the Tientsia, are worth geting. It is idle to A CHINESE married woman, shout 30 years or Cannamulla (anything to get him out of presentation which has long been urgently I think I am not violating any confidenes fren of Bir W. G. Armstrong, Mitchell and
when I the ma
say that
is an excellent treaty Oo, for the construction of two ve sela for point out how the tegraph will
comamortis, purposes. We hear that these strengthen the Centralverment and
South Wa
Wales Goverments to spike
of, in point of fact they cannot do reduce the power of thiviveregals eighteen months hard labour for living might just a wall tell the Victorian and terests of the colang
their
wise, because all the elaases which were carry guns, which have been ordered from to: swoop
dówn
objected to by the Chamber in the old the establishment of Herr Krupp, at Eason, treaty have been removed and all their re as they are to passos feat steaming power sommendations have been practically adopt they will be able to be used as armed od. I think, gentlemea, this i is satis cruisers.
result which would have suggested themselves to In reply to the above, the Conis! Se factory in two ways. First, it shows us that Vice Admiral Sir Wm. [* Dowel), K.C. Pera. B. Tang-136, sailed on the 1st the Channel January, 1884-For Continent, 2, 106 bales het office at Cantiphiols may in charged with fring at a Chiness store getting his own talegrims by wire instead Chamber should nominats one of its abls lainistor, who will, st say personal in- Squadron, hap
be extended an supersede the
convenience, do what he san for the interests e-&dmiral George Will, O. B., si cone cases Bilke, 43 half chests and 800 Trate postal houses the Chinese, keeper with intent to do grievous bodily of taking the soissors to them; but that members.
The moral is the same.......... The Chairman said the functions which they that entrusted to his charge; and Commander-in-Chief on the Chius Station, boxen Tea, and 992 plats. Sundries. For die however, considng all things harm came on again before Mr Wise at the Everyport in Queensland should have its were called upon to parfonu to-day were so secondly it shows what & Chamber of Com on the expiration of the lay offer's com London, 1,210 bales Gilk, $5 bales Wante
de fillers vol wonderfully reliaband punctual Police Court this afternoon. The case was battery of
Queens novel to them, and so seldom appefined merce can do. Individuall recu da te,mand in January next.
Silk, casa Silky, 478 am Tea, and ther step in a rigirection is the further remanded.
to a mercantile body such sa theirs, that he' but unitedly we can do ma, and the auc We believe that the Hor F. R. Plan
timetersy
that govern Lamore distant stolen another woman's daughter. It is a Thom the Fresch deet
To facilitatele exchung pit convictions in these cases of child three or four squadrons on the unsuspecting correspondenza : beben --Chineso stocking are so zaro.
citizens of the Australian apitals. ThAYA ambasulori and consul
are some difficulties in this little scheme
all their guns and blow up cil
forts
Sir,
I have the honor, to ba
E. B. Jourso
Your obedient serrant,
Chyman.
Do. Minimum over night 80
CARGO,
broad we believe theris un oficial Taв case in which John Miahianett i had editor had he been'in the habit of ceslary intimated that it was intended the in Sir Harry Parkes we have a vigorous and B, nos ha cmed to succeed Sg 262 bales Waste Silk, 50-bales Co-
fander