No. 6412.—FEBRUARY 11, 1984.].

We learn that up to the commencement

THE CHINA MAIL.

oficer was very wall played, and the employées at the Arsonal at Pagoda An!! (Before-Si__G. Phillippo, Chief Jualice, There were no dows on at the time. There a call at oilo, and thence we proceeded to idea aimed at no less an undertaking than actually tried to murder. hidicolf and the

part of Mary Netley, filled by Miss Victoria Loftus, was also very muccessfully rendered, Mr. F. W. Oakland, whose acting and sing ing have been so universally admired during tho Company's stay, takes his benefit on Saturday evening.

Foochow Herald.

THE following telegrams are taken from Australian papers:—

report that the Marquis of Normanby has ship of Victoria.

assisted by J. G. Thomaett, E, RN, as Nautical AssesADT). Monday, Feb. 11

promovants was called.

Nicholas Monile, sworn, said he was u

Firen."

tia

Inspector Quincey' maio Normanby as Governor of Victoria. The Captain Fowler did not engage him as on the 'tween dçelia; it crossed from side to in the steamer, but lost we might be wrong shortly. The sheet anchor of hope of in-

A REPRESENTATION OF OUTS" was given at the The Chinese Gun-boat Yung Pao arrived at firo be that time being well in laud. Thara Elo wont below sute the "tween decke, and (32 days), 1 and two other deluded pour wretched and with a poverty-stricken look, over the poor follow's month and throw City Hall on Saturday by the Loftus Troupe, the Pegoda Anchorage a few days ago, with two-hosts, plying water on the smoul-engine rocin, and the..viola" of the 'tween and the other an old China “rooster" | Orass from the top of this hill to another hün overboard. aro still, however, thrco tire ongines, each examined undor the amidships house, the people (one of with the assistance of gentleman meatours, bringing about five hundred native soldiers dering mass. Vast crowds visited the sceno dock abaft that. The lewer deck is made anasin) embarked on the above named side you will have shirted the swamp all vessel's hold remained there four days, a gontleman of the legal per-adjoining and by walking down the othe The four men who had cacaped into the for the boneft. of Professor Blakeney. from Wuhti, who have been stationed at of the fre all yesterday. We understand of iron platos half an inch thick. This vessel.:

Quan Tee. We are informed thist the 9.9. that the whole of the property destroyed is dock did not extend all the way fore hotel on the cast, and (as I told bira when one flourishing industry, amely, collins were induced to come out, and the captain Captain Hamlyn runs the best round and observed evidence of at least refusing to come nut. Ultimately they There was fairly good houte All the Leo Fen und two ather of tho China covered by insurance, and that the home and aft. The iron deck torminated at the I formed myself into a deputation on loay- Farther up on an almost inaccessible freight, shot dead the mans Bill" and the carpon ruale ports with the exception of one wore Murchants Steamors are expected to shortly insurance offices will have to bear the iron bulkhead forward at the boiler space. ing the ship) deserved our best thanks fur the Catholic Mision is situated, a leaf tor, the ringleaders in the mutiny aud

buavicat part of the loss.

This balkhead extends from one side of the his rind attention and hearty geniality house in the midst of charred debris, and a murder. The captain appears to have Alled by priatours. It was evident from arriva with more troops-Foochow Herald.

ship to the other, and alio from the spar throughout the voyaga He must have barely negotiable ditch barely separating exercised great coolness in shooting the the first that the actors were unequal to

deck to the ship's botson. SUPREME COURT.

There were known what we were doing, and fortified priest and parish. Have you heard of the inen; making them fall in" and putting tho. task of making the play go well.

two door ways in this bulkhead, one on us accordingly for the calamituna time neheme which, it is reported, was to be to death the two who wore implicated in IN ADMIRALTY.

either side, oponing on to the 'tween decks, were about to have. Our voyage included carried out about this spot? This brillinat Serge Jones, the Non-Commissioned of the China New Year's vacation, the

the second, mate, and who had were no other opedings in this hulkhead Elopura where we arrived 8 days from cutting the hills off and filling up the val- frat mata. chotage were exceedingly busy in 'overy

into the hold that he know of The coal Hongkong.

leys with thora. For some unaccountable After a fow day's suffering and great hard- bankers run along each side of the ship department, His Excellency Ho, the Com-

The town or port of Elopura is situated reason the measure has not yet been even ship in having to watch the three man who maioner of the Arsenal, pushing forward

from this bulkhead to the engine room on the North East of the Company's posses commenced, but my opinion is that it will remained, thus barqno Kafr was signalled, the work, and personally inspecting every WALTER WILSON AND OTHERS. THANSHIP From the angine room bulkliead there were rently, although I have only soon the two long time to do it, more especially as the difficulty hiduced two of his men to come bulkhead; a distanco of from 55 to 60 fock.sions; it has a commodious harbour appa take the Governight staff of night coolies and the captain of that vussul after some, branch of the same. Two new gunboats

**NELEMBRIA'—$100,000, are now under construction, and wo aro in- forced that, upon their completion, the

Mr J. J. Francis, instructed by Meara o incoronieck. Thampperdeck subsidiead ships in it; to the leften ontoring clerk of the works has just been discharged on to Brisbans in the Natel

**From this out | lines of two more vousels, intandod to be of Sharp, Toller and Johnson, appeared for the made of wood, resting on iườn, hearts, are somo islands, low land, densely wooded on account of them being no work for his all wont wall.

axcopt that part over the bunkers which is and fover hotheds I should imagine; on the or no money to pay him wages with. Well, similar dingusions, will be at ones inid.promovanta; and the Attorney. cted to plated with iron below. The hatches bad-right hand the town (7) is situated nor shal to continue to walk, go down; there is only men who were concerned in the mutiny When the vessel arrived in port the three (the Hon. É. L. O'Malloy) instructed by Messrs Brocton, Wetton and Denoon, reing from the main to the upper A BRUTAL CS of ill-treating a child enino

dock was I soon forget the sickening sensations when one path until you came to the saw mill. were handed over to the Water Polito, win mado of wood. The fore and after past of it first loomed into view. presented defendants.

On the site of If the weather is fine it will he werking brought them to town, whore they wary for- to the notice of the Police yesterday after-

the nerdships house cads were made of the town there is absolutely no more land perhaps, but if, os is the custom here, the mally arrested on the authority of the Swed The third days' proceedings in this engr

The iron bulkliend aft is continue to be seun, only hills and swampa. noun. As Inspector Quincoy was passing

wore resumed this

morning.

in the

In rain just simply tumbles down, you may be fish Consul. of the ship right to the toy of order to made a clearing the jungle has sure the mill will not be running as the centry Adelaide, Jan. 16th-London advices the Attorney General, was made this merne quidslige onse, but at the sides and inern frond, and the half-burned timber, to boiler fires will be washed out. Just above, I named William, J. Tarton, td the other a

The Cross-examination of Mr Götz, by -along Hollywood Road, Le was informed that

One of those who was killed uns Yankas the alleyways the wooden deck is continued.gether with the ofiarrod stamps of trees, if the day is fine and you are early, your Gutrian named J. Peterson, some women had cruelly treated a child,

tondered his resignation of the Governor. 104, aftor which the next witness for tho There was an iron bulkhead at the front of averaging between 3 and & fect high, nos l'humble servant may be seen on his coign | throp years of age, in houso No. 98. He

The mon were brought before the acting the midships house, which was placed about only render the greater part of tho hills im- of vantage, looking for a trade opening. P.M. on Saturday morning and reinanded entered the house, and found matters as they had been described to him. The munt will immediately establish slutions Amoy. Witness had done general business botten of the ship falde the forward breakfast on board we three passengers under the present regime, any movament

It is moured that the Imperial Govern lipuhandler and stevedore reading into foot further forward than the non bulk passable but present a most dismally for If my opinion were asked concerning the until yesterday.

head that runs from the par deck to the for appearance. After a good square look of things generally I should any that, i Papian child, a little girl, bore evident marks of detaide, Jan. 23rd. It is rumoured that to get optain, divided his sons, bulkhead of the antidships honey, there was made a tour of inspection in the no-called made would be a retrogade on not that

for Captain Fogler on several ocassions. the inhuman treatment is ha rencired, Lord Augustus Loftus, protest of Witness piloted the Selebrit into Amoy wood. There was a dezupery wooden halk more painfully poverty stricken wore the affairs is the established untruthfulness of OPIUM-New Patus, cash,...$600

Quotations: | abʊnt ten feet of dock entirely

composed of town, and the more we investigated the the principal reason for the present state of will succeed Marquis of harbour on the afternoon of the 4th Norhead about 12 fect forward of the iron one revelations. It was at first agreed to retura

HONGKONG, February 11. boing one mass of bruises from the head of N.S.W.,

the prospectus with which I propose to deal to the foot.

Jatter proceeds to England.

stevedore or in

thit ather capacity at any Six mon frightfully outinged a young girl fing.

aido. The space between these two bulkheads in obeying the first dictates of common Witnew promised to return later in

vesters here is in the British Government; whilst she was proceeding to l'otorsham, the afternoon, but he did not get on board had evidently been used as a tomponey sense it was settled that we would wait taking the affairs in hand, but it is doubtful- near Sydney. In consequence the author until dark, when he could not see the Cap could have bech passed through the open difcally we managed to get part of a leaf matter. The political importance of Northe

seal bunker, and the coals when watted over one month. With a great deal of nees if they would even ties have put on. 42. extra policemen totain, owing to his being engaged. Witness, spaces mentioned. patrol the Sydney suburbs

This wooden balk bungalow, cracted on the top of poles, with Borneo exists only on the Company's pros- aftor being roset, shortly after one o'clock head, so far as witness could judga, was celestial squalor on one side of the partition Queen Victoria's knee, which the injured the morning of the 5th November by entirely new; he did not know how also and a Sulu contingent on the other. Be- Spaniards on the North, both aggressiva, and pectus. With Datch on the South and some months ago, by falling down stairs at

his watchman, who called hire to see the Windsor Castle, is again very troublesome. Sembria, got finto a boat ared proceeded they could have placed coals there without tween the rival cooking alone there has been the bone of contention, a very hollow She can now only stand for a few minutes.

to the steamer. On the way, he met a Eu-whole of the wooden dee's inside the arid- sion on any mind other than a glatton's. Our trouble much over such a bubble. The

retaoring part of the bulk hend. The sufficient matter to make a lifelong impres the British Government are not likely to Bank, Wire, ropean ship's gig. He hailed it, and asked

ships house,

"Demand, a considerable 'portion) Co

30 days' sight if any assistantes was wanted. Some one the docks forward of the house to legal mind unitatisch becute completely whole staff of employées, Governor in

danomalized with the stearine confections in cluded, number seven only, but it is replied, he thought it was Captain Fowler,

4 mcaths' There us

sight only two Europeans in the best. Captain apper part of the engine room and deck and one passeiges left by the Singapore that in Kudat inatters arent natandstill. India, Wire, that they wanted some pumps. There were renowed.

bralge deck.

round the gathering up of goods and chattels, the cemetery are compted. Raport gays Documentary 4 nonths' sight, asked. Captain Fowler if he had steam en a hoard; and Captain Fowler, enid the hose ships house had been taken down, straight for pastures use.

bow on the 1st November fat. Affairs here. Shanghai, demand,.... was burnul. On the way to the shore, she ships deck had been renewed; and one ofthone here of a Hongkong steamer for a month vory shortly. There are no openings for Guld Leaf 193 fine...

oned and put up again, a beam of the naid-

Now being actually established, and with will, it is anticipated, be like Kudat, Captain told witness there was some giu-hipster had en renewed, and one ofthe powder on board the steamer. Witness opened his storo, placed a pump which us and straightened. He was of opinion, or two, I commoned making a series of trade, practically no natives of the soil. Sovereigna

The Chinese, who do all the business there zonnded by any mystery, and its knowledge could throw about 00 gallons of water per julging from what he had seen, that if axearsions into the surrounding country to be one, are downhearted, but will We publish the lengthy letter from North will, no doubt, lead to the devising of such minuto, placed on beard a cargó host and water had not been poured on the fire, it and jungle, for the first few trips talting havo to see the matter through somehow. (Taken at Messra Falconer & Co's Premisia,

tho wonon of the house

20company

him to the Station, and also took the child with him. De Ayres examined the child later, and to-day, stated to the Magistrate, Mr A. G. Wise, that it was covered with bruises and sores; some of which were old and somo recent. Mr Wiro sentenced ono of the women to one month's imprisonment, and ordered the child to be sent to the hospital, and, on its being discharged, to be handed over to the Registrar General,

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT

DOWRINGTON,

One of the most destructive fires that he

consider the

conex

Old

"

-17

New Bonares, cash,... 590 Old 23

cazh,

$15/50

540

MIG

43.

17

the lattirely new less than 24 hours. The consʊprence was further increased to sixteen if the nine in Crodits,

so, it is to he hoped, will place the little occurred in Hongkong during the list Fowler and Pilot Hauenstein. Witness house, galley, forward bulkhead of the and steamer, just rotuning to that port, to seek The Government newspaper undo its fra) |

one in happier aurroundings than that myhich is has just emerged. The little one had apparently been kicked and cuffed

about by every one in the house.

& Co., nt Bonington, Fortunately, the

twelve months took place yesterday in large godown, belonging to Mesers Russell

origin of the fire in this instance is not sur-

sould not have been confined to the mid-5,

W-MurroW, -

Police Intelligence. Before H. E. Wodchovat, Esq.)

Monday, February 11.

A BAD NEIGHBOUR,

ran

mand

ia

for a 15 days' trip and shall give you all particulars. on my foturn.

Your obedient servant,

ALFRED PAWLEY,

Chinkiang,

New Malwa, credit, Allowanoo, Tools.. Old Malwa, sredit, Allowance, Thela...

Exchange

demand.

***T***

30 days' sight, privato.

Temperature.

$27.60 96.41

Queen's Road,) HONGKONG, Fbruary 11

Bi

1 1,35....

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430.216

THERMOMETER-D

30.316 30.224

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50

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(Wot bulb) 9.54 1..54

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Do. 4.M. 54

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Do. Minimum over night 55

had the cargo boat taken out to the steamer ships house.

t as I never saw a feather, my toru recent explorations live Leon made with

One of tho principal mea told me to-day he Borneo which appears in another column casures se will effectually prevent such a He also took a quantity of spare hose. Bisha contt was then adjourned, and Mr no better means of offenco or defence than intends to clear out alter the New Year. because we like giving persons who beliore catastrophe occurring from the samo cause boat reached the side of the steamer just Brewer's cross-examination will take place which to view the town is the Bill over the landing this part I wish to place on record] BANOMETRE

umbralla. One of the best points from The Last stowner took RWAY £0. In con- again. The godown where the conflagra- after Gerards' but reached it. When he they have a sabatantial grievance a full tion uccurred is situated at Bowringlun, reached it there was also a man-of-war's gigr Francis intimated that Bir Brower

Baw-mill Company's

and from that my opinion that a great moral responsibility hearing. At the same time it should be just behind the godowns belonging to tho alongside with a small pump on board.

place I propose to describe this grant rests with the auther of the letters who noted in fairness to the Company that so time of the outbreak was stored With kero properly at work, he left in a sampen, und

Mengerice Maritimen Coy, and at the After ho saw the pump in the cargo boat was his last witness,

city.

Right ahead of me, looking has reprosonied a state of things which does towards the entrance to the harbour, is anos sxist. With some of them, and the far our correspondent says nothing of the sine oil, part of which had only been hand requested Mr Götz to attend to any orders

heap, having the slightest possible prospectus, as before stated, I jutend to deal might receive from the deck. He then

Just now I am about, to start resources of the country, which, togathered a fox days previously from the American

Projection into the water. Through the shortly. said

mud

I heap a path, about a yard wide, with the elimate, are the chief points to be paal livre. For some time past, it brought his own water boat, which he met lins been the custom for the men employed on the way being towed by his steant launað.

has been continued, serving the double par takon into account in considering the at the godown to solder those tins which she was leaving the ship in search of bis

pose of a thoroughfare and semi-detaching future of North Borneo. Our correspond- have been damaged just outside the godown water beat, he saw the ensturar engine

the mad heap, in the centre of which stands dora; and, on saveral occasions lately, so brought alongside in one of his enrgo-hosts. Chan a Chow was charged by Cha & fagstaff, and hanging shamefacedly on ent has apparently so far seon but little of we are inforated, the tins have wught are He had given orders to have this done. Hu Hing, a bricklayer, with forcibly eating the Union Jack," with note device of North Borneo; he nerdy gives us his during the process of repairing, Inckily, took his water boat alongside the starboard dwelling house No. 1. Fak-On Lane, with of the Company's in the contre. Around Erst impressione of one of the ports, and bowover, the Bames were not allowed to side, and made fast shaft of the aidslips intent to commit a felony, on the 9th inf., part of the heap sine free stamps have

Fob. $tb communicate themselves to the other this house. There were two punts on board at 9 am. Presocutor slated ho left his

been strak in, Robinson Crusoe like, and

Chiakiang was visited with a heavy fall it is not difficult to understand that around.

Yesterday morning, a number of the water boat, one of them being a regular house and went to work at 5 am. leav there as alno pomo, small harlequin spect of snow, which ermmenced on Saturday settlement, mainly made by Chinese in a raon were thus employed in soldering leak-water beat pump. There was hose attached to ing no person in the house and fastened mens of obsolete orduauce, the carriages of night and continued without intermission wild

ing tins, which they had removed from each purap, cach about 60 feet long. Witness the door. He returned at c'cluck and which appear to be of no particular aze; until 11 m. this morning. country, does not present A

Messrs Russell's godown and placed on had a woude, but it was not used. Que pump found the door broken open and prisoner some of them are half burned and the others sequence, the S.S. Shanghai did not renal very attractive spectacle, from an art the road running hetwoon the back of throw about 55 gallons of water a minute,iusido.

charcoal at the best. Two houses made of this until noon to-day. I estimate that the The latter, who lived opposite, opsied leaves, inhabited by niggers, about complete falt of snow has been at least two to three the view taken of it by our correspond-that of their employers.

The bores were passed on to the steamer ent. That the drollings, streets, defon- a bit of coal is said to have dropped from could not say who worked the debate ac gives into custody, Prisoner, who has ben referred to and now you have before you commenced business, consequently every Amy0.3357.058 NE

eight, while this work was going on, somewhere about the amidships house. He missing from the house, bet prosecutor I beg the Company's pardon the draw still in port.

box had been tampered with, prisoner was bridge over the yard of clay cutting already

The native merchants have but as yet Hongkong 30: 2754.001 sive arrangements and sanitary conditions one of the soldering bolts into one of The next endence was

he of Elopura are of a feoble nature in the whole of the tins were in dames, which was read by the Registrar of the Court neighbours for fitting thefts on his the realization of Fort Pryer. Some sket- thing is very dull.-Sungkai Mureury

This in the habit of tins. The tia exploded, and in a few seconds evidence given by Pilot Haucustoin.

ches and place bofom

In

istic point of view-which seems to be the Messageries Maritimes and and the other about 68 pe 60galions a minute, the door and went out. There was nothing the inventory, except the four unsawn logs feet thick, B.B. M.'n corvette Curaçon is

not.

A

past

(Bejore A. G. Wise, Esq.)

WHLT CAME OF GETTING DHUNS

tho

The conse

Shanghai.

unnecessary, but to many of the readers until one d'elook, fra extinguish- | ashore. When he returned ha assisted in span about midnight nhd full stoep and have little of value in the Among the treasure and troops --Shanghai Mercury.

Limo

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

étation

REGISTER

AT 4 7.5.OTH FEBRUARY.

P7 32 12.

Temperature..

Wind.

Manila...30.0683060 W SW

Foochow .30.3850.072 NE Shanghai.30.3930.562 W.SW 2 Nagasaki.80.27 Westock

N4

Weather

Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 11, 1884.

AT 10A.M.-10TH FEBUARY.

30:1731.068 WSW

some time past, was sen-

which I have taken practically a matter of comparatively small traveled with almost lightning rapidity (Mr Ackroyd. He said was an Amoy tenced to four months' iniprisonment with. I will, if I

you. you. Coming towards ma by the lower path you moment, provided the tesources of the along the line of tins into the open godown. Larbour pict. On baing alarmed on the hawk batonr.

One of the coolies, who was working at the morning of the 5th November, ho

went on

would have to pass through the Venice country are good, and the climate a fairly tins, is said to have died from the buns he board the Selembria. He met Captain Fow-

The China. Merchants, having received, like town," of which

va road you may have in

a telograin from Tientsin this morning healthy one; well built towns will, in such received. Another, finding he was unable ler on the gangway, and to latter askedi

letters of the Company-I could give (Feb. 6th) to the effect that the Foiho was caso, spring up in the course of time. A to put out the flames on a clothes by bim if he would take his great coat on board. ral. Witness said he would. He afterwards

an equally approprince title-hut for now gottlemont must be, as a rale, a most about 100 yards off, and threw himself into heard Captain Fowler give orders to the Whampoa, was charged with stealing a

rolling on the ground, rushed to the Canal,

Kwok Tai Fsk, as boutman belonging to hundred yards or so the regulation house front fee, have resolved upon despatch Manila

ing at ones one of their stemmers for Hongkong 30.3454.074 ENE disappointing spectacle to the artistic it, thus efetually extinguishing the flames livers to do the best they could for the watch and chain and silver-mounted stil,

are built on piles, and are inhabited for that port. The SS. 'outh leaves to-night Amuy... 30.34 0.058 NE the most part by Chinese, the others by for Tientsin, hor cargo consisting of Tribute Poochow 30.3144.084 SB 2 and suring himself from immense torture if ship and not go too near the slip, as there the

rickety Rice. We believe that such an early Shanghai, 30.47 $4.0 85 NE2 f. visitor from the East, who thinks perhaps from crual death. The alarm was was gunpowder there. The bridge was thion the British of C. Gramke, 2nd efficer of Dyaks and Sulus. The streets are i

barque Queen of Hulk,

contrivance of bamboos which dangerously despatch for the Northem porta sanile Nagasaki 30.45

stands Wicstocki -- more of the look-see" than the nature soon given, and five minutes after the fire in flames. Ho saw no pomps, nor any hose. of the soil and its productions. To started, the fire engine from East Point There was a donkey engine on board, but officer un board the Queen of Indir. On respondent on

Carl Gramke, sworn, stated I am and asillated in supporting your 12 stone or without a parallel in the annals of Shang-

the only occasion he hai shipping Last season the steamers Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 11, 1864. practical colonists, provided with aufficient Sugar Refinery, which is close by, was ho sair no hosea atached. It was impos- Fub. 7th. in the evening, I went on sliro risked his valuable life there.

Haean, and Fungslums were the first Tse. Takt, on the spot. The next fire engine to ar- sible then to go from the after part of the I had a watch and chain with ano; and the quance of a full would be probable impale steamers to leave for iontain, all three

AT.4 P.M.-10TH FEBRUARY, capital and bant on making the soil yield rive was that belonging to the Hongkong ship to the forward part without going out

Firo araues Companies; and front that of the ship. Witness tonk Captain Fowler stick (in hard). I got drunk. I got into nunt, to say nothing of the certain being cleared on the 4th March. The sanatorial immersion. The stores hers Poor, we hear, will only bring back know nothing more. Next morning, when ing apparatus and Volunteers continued putting out the fire aft. In doing so, he

moet interesting notes made this trip to arrive. Abundance of water could be barnt the scles of his mots in the iron awoke, I fout the watch and chain and

ware fhoes of certain extraordinary Govern stick missing. reported had without difficulty, both from the hars plates, and spoiled the boots,

rtment otices, one stating that tenders. bour and the canal, and as volunteers ware Mr Francis then said he wished to pal in Police. The stick is worth about 70 cents. plentiful and willing, it was not long before the affidavit of John Roberts, a Shanghai February 8th Thang stated :—Do | Would be recaived, for spirit farm." uight of the 6th Jan. in tow of the Rocket. WIostonk 133.20[147]—|||-~|

P.C. No. 308, © Mi Tus Port Darwin Times of the 23th Jan, there was a very powerful fores at work Customs nilot.

orders from the In. A copy of the official document wil The steamer left here on the 2nd instant

reach you by the Bext mail. The Attorney General objected to the spuator tu look for boat No. 1598, I found patice in, forms, the public that Mr Choa while off the Amherat Rocks on the same?

for Nagasaki, but broke her main shaft Aunther says: We see that tonders aro ngain boings. Tapid as were the movements of ufidavit on the ground that some notice endeavouring to subdue the devouring called for the conveyanco of mails between the firerten, however, before they can should have been given, so that he might out how the stick got there and kesto pork farm, and allowing hiur the right and Captain Harat put his vessel under sail Hongkong 30.3066.187 ENE 30.20

Fortunately the wind was fair Manila did not know anything Tau Cheng has been granted the sole right after Port Adelaide and Fort Darwin, with liberty merced to work, the firu had obtained have had an opportunity of cross-examining nothing of the watch and chain. He vi to charge 24 cents par To, for the (to Chand was able to make for Shanghai She Anoy30.3552.080, NE to proceed to Hongkong or Batavia (calling contents na made it evident that it would

the godown and its Mr Roberts.

His Lordship disallowed the objection, on hard labour for anlawful possession.

sentenced i7 days' imprisonment with ther directs that pork raisers and others was take in tow by the Rocket on Monday Shanghai 30.64 93.595 NNE 2

wees) indispensable swisie. The notice fur anchored near The Kiuton lightship and Feochows at this port both ways) for a period of ti

entire tha

that affidavits were admissible ground years, to commence from July 1st, 1884 be impossible to prevent the

may not charge the pork farmer more than afternoon. As there is no dock vacant, Nagasaki.30.54_NI_10.02 in the steamers to stay at Fort Adelaide not destruction of the kerosine, in fact to lave 1 cases heard it Admiralty.

$14 per picnt for large nor more than $16 the Fechili will have to he tipped while Wostok 29.9300.7-b water into the burning ass, would when en route for South, not less than 24 / have bees amply adding fuel to the bro, for of the Jaan Maria, Mr. James rican bugas Lawnout, was charged, Ly/inje în log-haired Confucian deciples con- tion will probably take two or three days, clully in the North; but has fallen in Icra than two clear days, nud ut Port Darwin.

poured

Affidavits by Captain E. Tepuis, INNA- James McDonald, a seamat of the Arte per picu. for small porkers. This proceed the repairs are being effected. The

The Barometer luns risen slightly, espe which was therefore allowed to hold undis- Edmonds, chief engineer of 11. M.B. ClearP.C. 38 Murray with being a straggler

-N.-C. D. Neues. pated sway in the quarters it occupied, fra, who surrayed the whole of Pump Defendant was ordered to be taken in Every effort was made to save thandjoining

Messrs Thomas Bays Blackwo billings, which consisted of the Message, and Fardvig Andrews Anderson, who sur board is ship.

up its riches, our remarks are perhaps

of our correspondent's letter in the Far East they may afford a timely cantion.

hours.

A Few days ago, the Chinese corretta Yang

Woo went out from Pagoda Anchorage for the purpose of guo practice. Ricochst-fir

such a koht on

ries godowns on the North and his Hughes' veyul the daingad dargo, verifying their godowna va the West, Adjoining the latter reports, ware then read.

ch casó to the

il and recovered the stick in t

Prisoner stated

60120

A STRAĠOLER.

A PANOTROVŠ PRACTIVE,"

а

deman in a breatis, and only three

days

41

The Pechili returned to Shanghai on the

afternoon.

opora

MUTINY AND MURDER ON THE

HIGH SEAS. A

The following extraordinary scoount of

of thirteen or furtour natives, had sheAt the same time that these operations effect, upon exploding, of killing nine of the were being talang to prevent the fire braid, 697-packages of tea and the two cases stroyed and was ordered to bo de 10 per cent. per mengum or -120 par cent, the Water Police, and the sapiain reported

number on the apot, and slightly injuring two others.Foochow Berald.

Siemesen

of strawbrid were found to be damaged and

The

buried.

Manila...30 07 81.000 ESE 121 Hongkong 50.2257.476 ENE Amoy... 30.3004174 NE || Fooclaw. 30.4345.084 RE Shanghai,30.48$7,071 ENE 4.0 Noki.30.43 X 13

Tonglong Observatory, Feb. 11, 1884

AT 10A.M.LTH FEBRUARY.

اسية

QT33

Hongkong. Gradients indicate E. winds, The Temperature remains either low here and has fallen in the North. Rain has Fallen at must stations

W. DOBERCK, Government Astronomer. Honkong Observatory 11th Feb, 1884,

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 10.

Precious On state On date

day

ut.: jat 4pm 10am 4p, m

Station

Force

pp

Rain

มิ

30.27

30.34 30.22

·64.6.

04.0

57.4

.61

676

ENE ENE

3

37.4

a basket of sall pork on the whaaf-becaus the subject of an animated debate. The catch as catch can rules regulated the, discussion,

Saosequently the man whose is Mr Gordon's engineering workshop Mr Edmonds' report supported the state-

and

Wan & Shi, a batcher in the Central pork the argument had not improved ap ing appears, upon the present occasion, to dwelling house, and in order to be prepared mouts made by the various wilneasca pes-Market, was fine five dollars or 7 days to court, but the fork farmer carried mutiny and murder appears in a Brisbane

hard labour for slaughtering a pig other

the resolution. Then comes a notice to the have been the description of instruction for the worst, the fattor gentleman had his viously examined regarding the capacity of and some shells robounding from the water furniture and part of his working na the pumpa used by promovants at the fire. wise than in the Slaughter House. In- odeet that the Government are prepared to weekly paper of Jan. Etli :---

rective tonders for the

"pawn and gam.

The Swedish schoner Natal, Gapfain osto a small island, where there was a crowd torial removed to

Place of safety. Mr Anderson's report stated that out of spector Quinny stated that the pig av

100% packages of tou and two cases for safering from itch and was nawhole bling farms. The operations of the former Eustroin, from Boston, arrived in the Bar

however are

rare in sotne measure restricted last night week. Sho was boorded by Preading to the adjoining buildings, im-

per annon being the maximum legal aut that mutiny and murder had occurred on meass oforts were being made to prevent recommended these to be sold at once, the

thorization. One of the leading Chinese the vessel on the way out. The vessel was it c

extending to the eastern half of fesses balance of tea being in good i rder.

ALONG HECORD.

storo-keepere, in advancing his opinion on towed up to town on Saturday morning Russell's godown, which is divided by a Captain

ain Tenuis affidavit was to the effect

Yong Akau was sent to gool for three THE Japanese steamer Konohara Mari, strong brick wall. A Inego stuff of coolies that he went on board the steamer, and months with hard labour as a rogue and a things in general and Farmas in particular, The particulars of the whole shir are Barometer....

Messra

Temperature,. It is reported at Nagasaki, struck on a rook Messha Meyer & Co. worked most ussid with buckets. Ha anked the mate if he could for gambling and one for larceny. He had could have made batter efforts than this by having a foarful blow from a broad are Washup

employed by

vagabond for street gambling. Defendant suggested farm of another characters follow & Co. and saw the crow throwing water on the fire omitted eleven previous convictions, 10 One would have thought that the "just On the morning of the 26th November, Humidity...... off the coast of Hakita, about 5 p.m. 5ocaly in removing this korosine cases; and be of any assistance. The mate said to also been convicted of obstruction, which

lumate and enlightened Government" at about 2 a, ., the captain was awakened Di'tionof wind! the 20th Jan., whilst on the voyage from with as much colority as possible a number him he thought it was no us as the ahip made up the dozen of o

af heses were brought into play on the roof would soon go. He also heard shouts to

Passing cut, of Nagasaki to Koba, with a cargo of 2,000 and walls of the uninfared portion. For a clear out, as there was powder on board,

gout of this quarter, to which dia- down the side of his face; he jumped tanro leads a valubrious distinction, and and found that it was the carpenter of the baga of rice, part of which was destroyed, long bat no lives were lost. The Krbo native ng time the struggle was very sanguine. and he then several of the crew leave CORRESPONDENCE.

getting bang for the most part play but) ship with the za uplifted for a second Anna-being

Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 11-. The flantes from the burning godown the ship, taking with them their clothes. He

mixed blow the axe in talling struck the beam journals, however, state taller cane rose frequently to the height of 200 feet wasof osition that the ship would have had

with 13 ia. of rain (for an averago la 24 overhead, and the handle struck the Barenste...... rock she sank, and that all her cargo from the ground, while the heat was most completely destroyed to asatzes had

NORTH BORNEO,

hours, not

30.22 30.30 bad record during our so for captain's ann but is received a severe Temperature will be lost. The Konohara Marbor intense. For hours there was little apwy been received from thouins brought des

To the Editor of the “China-MAIL.”. stay of 10 days) on a raing piece of clay blow, fuflicting a cut on the temple; no to Mr. Ikai, of Osaka, and operations to

along

Elopura, 97th Jun, 1884 we view the scene of recent danger, and of the sailors at the same ilme had stackad Di'tion of wind ENE

Humidity....! 76. 87 raian ber are reported to have been already ciable diminution in the extent of the fire. side, as the crew had noting 201

Sat-Some months ago my attention realiza for probably the first time in life the chief mate, who was asleep in his berths, Force Ultimately the mensures taken to check it Dominenced.--Nagasais Express.

John Sherzan Brewer end he was Govor was attracted by the were successful, Too minch praise cannot ment Maritse Surveyor for Hongkong. Hitish North Borncles of the Br. the ideal of abiect valor. Now you got with a revolver; the sailor fired and the Weather..

Company, and scarcely into the respectable part of the torn on the ball struck the inate on the side of the Rai be awarded to the members of the Govern had been contrated with engineering and the loss by the many glowing accounts of its bill The Government house lins the tost oss the male then seized the revolver The Governor of Maurities and, thờ late! went and Voluntoor Fire Brigades, some cuistraation of iron stormera for more than a seguired territory, published in the prominent position, but it barely, if at all, wad rushed into holy, the whole

of whom, in the early part of the fire 20 years. He had been employed sinco

ths captain's cabin. He Admiral Pierre, who conducted the French especially, worked with an energy- and 1979-12 marino surveyor by the Board of consideration, I decided to go to the above made of leaves tied together. Of this place mattress boing anburated

and other newspapers, and, after due deserves the comparative adjective. It is found the captain courage that antitles them to every credit. Trude at home. He was well acquainted named place, which was described as the also my friend and I

exciton quisitoly humorous letters to each other. The notions of several other vilunteers, with the details of the construction of iron mest flourishing and wealthy of the porta negatives und in due con you shall have mate hot on deck, the captain and heit, and to the laval of the so, in fachés, tenth

not members of the brigade, were alan steamers and had surveyed hundreds of In course of time I arrived at Bir J. Pope Hennessy, in a letter to the unireatly praiseworthy. During the ford iron vessels of different constructions. He prosecution of the journey, when my faith Post, Land, and the Resident's office 6 men), who were armed with handspikes.

ongkong in them. The Gorements

tulaces, fs. Customs,

ཐ་ the crow (five and hadrodths Admiral, dated July 4, wrote "Having noon, necistason was sent in the shape of had had several opportunities of bleerring received shock number one by learning every confidence in your Excellency's demen and fire engines, fret from the French the affect of firs on iron vessels. He wens the Company had withdrawn the steals better class house than ile neighbour mate had the revolver which he took from. Huatorre, in percentage of an

2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in dogroes wooden building now being erected and is The captein that

derriml a shut

and the sire to respect the interests and wishes of men-of-war, and afterwards, from H... on board the Seenbria shortly after her subsidy, and that consequently there was The Rost Hrana is a better looking place, the cullor. A serrage ensned, and the fility of nir einrated with moistars Being saturatin, Ung British residents in Magistar a senti Andacions, the Italian corvetts Crisfare arrival here, while she was in dook, but no regular communication with North Tor but the pelin for building must be given to revolver Was knocked from the mate's hand 105. ment of which gen have given distinguished Combe, the Bug Cruiser proof in the hucente paid to the remains of Lad the German corvettes Stoech mid broked at her damaged parts, hat as the was that steams Communication was reported a low niebo lear hource on stilts, focluding of the gas, and four of their riN BREY SHEG

not for the purpose of examining her. He noo. The only aton of comfort procurable the Chinese house fast above it. Then cursos szerboard. The crow were ovidently afraid 4. DIRECTION OF WARD, to two pomi), the late Mr. Consul Patenbain, I have," Leipzig All worked with a will, and a Dook Compary had had the vessel in band to exist between Singapore and Kudat, but the Hospital (the worst) the Dispensary the old flu vessel, the captain keeping &n. The Admiral saw the point at once, terially assisted in overcoming the late for a few days and taken the damaged instead of sucking another disappointiasat (ant so had as tho Hospital) and's couple ons of them on deck, and, in his reply, said it was his desire to His Excellency Major-General Sargent, parts to pisces, he could not state the extent at the former place, I resolved to wait in of Goretament officials resulances, which be useful to all the subjects of Her Admiral Mayor, among others, visited the of Armaga He went on beard the vernal Hongkong and trust that our cuisida for runcis phiined further on are his son, the second niste of the vessel, who The captain then leamt of the death of Britannic Majesty. Those letters were in fire during the furon. The grolagala un the flu instant, and made a to steamer night advertise for my port. After empty Opposits them are a low prize had been cut down while washing his written, not only subsequent to the Pakon was extremely well hop! by a detacfiueat of rough examination of her construction, and waiting a month, it become known that the shanties Between the former and the clothes in the moonlight by a sean ac y incase over the av rage of their ham affair, but after the Shaw affair, and Policu. Atcut five o'clock the engines and internal fittings and also the repairs, so that P... Dumpast had chartered the Amd latter path runs leading up to the highered Bill The cisn began to all ent, sirmiteating other similar incidents. Australasiasu. parties commenced to tease the ground, the he conflexvelly state whit hade sonropair kl. 19 for a trip, and after logo kou; deferred illa with houses souttered here and thoreal when one of the mutineers put his hand, la trobes, foutha ud hauadib.

operations at Madagascar, wrote some ex

two or three hands

30.18

ENE

ENE

3:

0

od

0,26

blood

All

Rain measured at 10 p...

W, DOBBROK, Government Astronomer.

midat much

confusion and

1. Banom, reduced to 2 degrees Fahren

went

gun,

J. FORCE OF W, acording to Boanfert

Seale

6. STATE OF WHATHU. bine sly, do- tached clouds, drizzling ratin, / Log, a gloomy, A hall, lightning, o overcast,pping showers, quiza, e suo, under, ability, to dow (wet)The letters repute to indi

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