No.. 6418. FEBRUARY 12, 1884.]
Customs office at Sontai.
We host that one of the 18ton guns which Wards to the Zaliou, is to be placed
North Point and another at Kowloon.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Tas French administration is ostabishing The tremendous power of the sos waves has o'clock the troops lad worked up to within Amoy harbour. Before that time, the the fire in the alleyways had boon drilled, Ponts of Chaussées de Faria, and was only and Russia potzgas several in Eastern seas
been illustrated at Wick on the stroma two hundred metres of the enceinte: they Captain came forward, and asked if tho got two axes and broke through the deck so twenty-five years of age.
A second-class Ironclad may be considered masthead light was burning and if the watch as to get at thoire better. Witness at this The Secretary of the London Chamber to be one carrying armour and backing north-onst coast of Scotland, where a break were aided by the willlery. Shortly after, man was at his post. All was right then. tikio was playing a hose on the midships's of Commercs, Mr. K. B. Murray, has re-equal to about 10 in of iron. This can water was being built. It may give an ides the admiral ordered the battalion of marino: Hin berth was the forward berth on the house dock. He saw Messrs Wilson and celrod a telegram from the Hong Kong not be penetrated at 2,000 yards by a pan at of what wave-power really can do. It was fusiliers to make on asuit. This order starboard side, in the alleyway to wie Jeaking of the top of the house playing Chamber of Commerce, requesting the of loss calibre, than the 10. In ville riuzda Awakened botwcom half past lovon and water on the fire forward, and witnoen naked London Chamber of Commerce to use its loading gun of 18 tons. All the guda or found that stenos of ten tone weight were as was heard by two col paries of the foreign twelve o'clock by hearing the watchman them to play their hose where the water iuffzonce with the Foreign Offico, with the Adon dolentes, necrester, are mounted pebbles to the waves, which have been battalion, who throw themselves in advanco calling out that the larupf room or the lamp coming from their hose would not go in his view to the maintenace of the Davis Con on the open-barbette apatero, and are cort mensared to be fifty-two feet froin the crest Polres Sorgeant Hill of the Hongkong of the breakwater, whore the storm entered the town. The two captains of He met the watchman in the alleyway Witness saw no other strangere than those any other foreign Power" The London parapets of the forts are work, and incapa
to the bottom of the trough. The outer of the marines, dashed over the parapet and was on fre: Witness taped out of his face. There were a number of the crow, oni i vention of 1816,"guaranteekig that thesequently much axposed to theirs of
borth and ran aft towards the lamp room the deck of the house along with him, bland of Chudan shall novor, bo ceded to small-arms and ambobinuguns. The moonry: Police Force died last night from dysentery, after about three months' suffering: to Boats most violently, was bulls of thros these companies, M. M. Conto and Box- coming forward. The lamp room was mentioned.” He could not sco all over the Chamber Eas addressed a letter to Esri ble of resisting tho fra of over the liga
courses of 100 ton stones, laid on the rubble joined to Police force hero seven years foundation; next shove those were three gougnoux, were wounded at the head of Littlo further forward that aft. When he desk at onco, but as he went from place to Granville, urging that thig · Convention and medium guca now mounted in modern icondlade There are parmiared / des courses of large flat stones, and upon these their men, but they divided the honour of the apron, he found the whole place, be must burn son any other strangers should be fully aintained.
of of the lecker, the deck and a case of kero who might have been there. There was a Assistant Commissary General H. Reaves, fences at Adon. It is proposed to remedy. coment and rubble. The end of the break. Daving been tho first to enter tho en visie oil on fire. Theiror combings of the continual ery for water all morning,- WitnessO.B., now at Aldershot, is to relieve As the above defects by largely remodelling a Las of concrete, built on the spot, of
The mon epread themselves deck, and there were door opening from deck of the house. The skylight over the C.B., at the War-office, this oficer having bour, on the principle of a combination of engine room reached above the bridge of the never went to the foremical part of the alstaat-Commissary General R. H. Powell, the three forts, which dominsta the har Costame water was thought to be as immovable as ceints. during the first month of 1884 amounted the natural rock, yet the resident entiucer about the town, killing the Chinese, who the ongino room into both alloyways, Wit- angino room, the chocks of the boat on the boon ordared to Hong Kong, "TARGA the barotte and casumato systems, “The
saw it yield to the force of the wATOS, And to $148,053, against $140,906 during the swing round into the troubled waters inside fled frightened to the citadel: The night ass as soon as hd saw the fire, ran to his aft starboard side, were never scorched. Lient. Arthur M. Farquhar has been present armament is to be supplemented
agu.
Tin dues ecllected at the Manila
Aame month in 1889.
EVELY effort is being made by the French authorities to construct a telegraph line from Haiphong to Hanoi, According to Saigon
pamod quietly,
1
the pier. It gave my not in fragments, but in one mass, as if it were a monolith In the small hoare of the morning ca The displaced mass in estimintod to weigh patrol advanord, close to the Wearena gate, about 1,850 tons. A Few weeks ago the rockets in Woolwich and saw that the place was evacuated. The Chinese had fed by the South gate andor
their treasure, their provisions, and consi- derable quantities of munitions of war.
Tho two days fighting cost us 70 killed, of whom 4 wera oficers; and 23 oficera rounded and 262 rank and file. Thorntire
was burned
- "Indépendant, of the 26th Jan, a line had / Arsonal, "Lired of the humdrum life they cover of the night, abandoning their horses, aft, gave orders to have water passed along to eh supports the colonass, and which is utanmor, Ferons has damaged har propoller ad by manual labour."A" dominating pon
been carried from Haiphong to the Bamboo Canal, which is about half way between Haiphong and Hangi. Bamboo posts wore used.
were leading, and repairing of seeing active mervice, woat on a big "burat." Thor flow in all directions, and then flew to pieces. Through conservatories, shipping, and oven school houses they tore, but
"What gave ries
To no Little surpris
Few people seemed a penny tie worse," auxilincies had from 30 to 40 put àers de of tho ship, while a brunek was carriel over house were the same as before, the aft ones Canal in a tug. They will arrivo in London likewise to be protected by: fight':
GENERAL Millot, commander-in-chief in Tunquin, and Gonerals Beióre do l'Isle and
In fact, but two hurt. And this bringa us Négrior, with their staff officers, and Misce to face with the further fact that, in Paul Bonnetsin, editor of the Paris Figaro, spite of the efforts of the Age and the DT, arrived in Saigon, by the M, M. S. Anadyr. We are still over so far behind our English
combat,
SUPREME COURT.
It will be romambored that they wore on / Journalistic kinsmen in catering for the Before Sir. G. Phillippo, Chief Justice. turned out prompt. The hose was kept in fora bullhead of the house was charred; but the chief officer and four men being
public. This is how the Echo (London) re-
board the transport Vinhlory when she ports (in big type) the Woolwich busi-
broke down and zeturned to Colombo.
CAPTAIN Vincent of the Spartan wat with
a rather serious mishap the other day. Ho
**FRIOTIFUL EXMONION AT WOOLWICH
ARSENAY-ROCKET STORES ON FIRE GREAT LAWS Or Lure-TeaninĻE DE. STRUCTION OF PROFENTY.
gund
Dead Letters Atlas Parcel Expresar Agent of Hong-
kong,.... Bath, Mr. J-15. Ashton Bombay, Camar, Mndame A-Calentia, J. Lamb, Mr., dalton, Hong-
kang Parkyo, T. R. Moulmaia, ...) McDonald, Capt, sia, dengton, Bombay, 1
Hongkong,
was drawing the cartridges from a revolver roohet factory; Woolwich Arsonal, this Sharp, Toller and Johnson, appeared for the out of the alleyway, and was unable to obthorning. He gavo order to take off the construction of two new steamers for the Sovawright, Capt., Darque Minstrel,:
when the weapon exploded, and the bullet lodged in his loft arm-pit. It was shortly afterwards extracted, and the Capisin is not expected to sufer very much from the effects of the sccident.
berth to got the
powder magazine There was a little paint on the port obworks appointed dag lieutenant, and Paymastar by a proportion of the new breechloating sad the keys of the store room, and gave aft burned, but the wood was over charred. William J. C. Rotr Secretary to Vico 104 i guna of 36 tons. This new gun is order to call all hands. The powder ma. The aft wooden bunker hatches on the roof Admiral Sir William M. Dowell, the new
a most formidable weapon and as an gazine was a small copper ong, with six or of the india house were gerar Commander-in-Chief on the China Station armour-piercar is stated to be superior 26 soven pounds of powder m it,—twelve scorched. They had an iron plating below. The appointment in notified of Captain the 120 in. muzzle-loading gan of Stora charges which were used for firing signals. The two forward ones were. No part of the Hugo Lewis-Paurson to the Audacious. It is intended to place the one t The smoko was so thick that witness was roof of the cheat house was inped; & flagship of the China Squadron, vico enpalas protected by light armote, which unable to get into his cabin Ho returned small portion of the bridge on each side Richard Edward Tracey.
aru, to be constructed in the, form-of turrets" The lower end of the pole The Tard O. Coupony's Bombay mail with sloping sides, and which can be work and alge to have the donkey engine started One of the engineers had already boon down fixed in front of the chart house, was in the Red Sea. She is exposted to arrive tion for a now high-level battery has also and started the donkey enginn unknown to charred, but the rest was untouched. The at Enez to-day in tow of the steamer St been alioson. This battery will be armed witness Steam happened to be up that number of new platos put in the ship were Bernard, and will be docked, and then pro with light and medium guns for firing down night. The donkey ongino worked the very fow; some of the plates were twisted. ceed through the Canal. The Verona's upon openings in the desks of ships, and pamps, and pipos came from the pumps The ventilatore which rosa from the angine mai will be delayed, having arrived at Suns for disabling their fannels and signalling below and run along almost the whole length room through the deck of the amidship's in the stoner Fege and boon cant through waste. All possible landing-places are Le braigs. There was an opening for were not scorched A portion of the vid on the 8th int
suitably plnend attaching hose about 20 foot abaft the aft wooden deck inside the amidship's house The Nisam, P. and O. ateamer, from balkhead of the amidship's house, one above sit bulkhead was not burned, no part of London, arrived at Malta at xix P... Ber the house, two forward of the house, and the deck outside the bulkhead was touched. 28. She had experienced very heavy one at the extreme end aft. All hands Some portions of the deck forward of the weather, and was struck by a sea off Galota, IN ADMIRALTY.
aesisted by IL. G. Thomeets, Esq., RN,.
the store room in the port alleyway while no Fart was burned through, and no part seriously injured, and the contander and the steamer is in port, at sea it in always of the dock inside the bulkhead, between fourth officer badly braised Pasongura all de Nautical Assessor). Tuesday, Fab, 12.
rept outside at hand. The door of the the plates and the bulbheul, was complete well. store room was locked; it opened outwarda ly burned though. He could not. ieb Wo are informed that the Eastern sud WALTER WILSON AND OTHERS. STEAM it open, but was unable to do so, as he set of the ventilators about six o'clock in orders to s firm in the North of England for into the alleyway. Witness tried force through any park He saw smoke coming Australasia Steamship Company have given SELENDINIA-8100,000. Mr J. J. Francie, instructed by Meers could mut stand the smoke. He was driven the A terrible explosion occurred in the
hatches. That was done by the crew. purposes of their survico. promovants; and the Attorney General tein the hose. By that time, the crew were There were plenty officers and atsa
If will interest gur readers in Hong Kong morning. The rockets fired in continanus the Hon. B. L. O'Malley) instructed by engaged passing the water along in buckets crew went down and took out some tea to know that Mr Woolner, RA, is pro roll, travelling a far as two miles and a Messrs Brereton, Wotten and Descon, re ne fast as they could. The water was taken There was no want of hands for the purpose greasing rapidly with the sketch of the half, and causing fearful destruction
the in the pipes
The tea rested. a wooden bulkhead.status to the memory of Sir Arthur Ken presented defendants. neighbourhood. remonto do seedings in this case the quise. The opening was about two He went down himself, saw the tea rewardedy, which thus community are to greet throughout the town and Many buildings are wrooked. In the
were resumed this morning.
inches and a half in diameter. The water ed, and after some boxca had boon ro in his honour. This sketel" is a worl Arsenal itself some are utterly demolished,
was running strong, the engine going full moved, ho saw the edges of two deals, about of statuette, which will be submitted to John Sherren Brewer, cross-examined, **The Lory of life is very great.
The whole crew were thus em the size of a person's two hands, smoulder- the committee acting on behalf of the com- said there was a strip of wood, four fest, power. Ambulances are bringing in the dead six inches wide, on such side of the bou ployed, just as thick as they could stand. ing. There was a lot of smoke, but no munity before the work is finally carried and injured from all directions.
spar deck in the amidalip'a soction of the As rear as witness could judge, there would fame. Some of the tea bores were chargout. In connection with this, we may Fürthor explosions are feared.
ship. Just shaft of the amidship's house,
be about two dozen buckets employed. ed. None of the crew left the ship with- montion that a stained glass window was Exploration dangerous. Rockets still there was an icon tank fixed in the shocks All the boats, five in number, were then out orders. Witness saw those that were
church near Caltra (the best of the Kou. going off."Sydney Bulletin.
on the spar deck which covered almost the on board. Twe were placed on each sido sft, and also those in the cargo at opened on Christmas Day in the parish the santo breadth as the engine roon this of the amidships' house, and end in the
those who were forward. He saw no dock condenser. It might contain 1,000 on the amidship's house were in chocks, shiring. At first all were ait; lat gallons of water; but he was not able to and there were davits over them. Two teely a number of them weru gant for speak with certainty as to its capacity. The ware light boats, two ware gigs, and the ward along with the second officer. There space from the forward bulkhead to the aft one aft on the davits was n dingy. Witnes wore about half a dozen along with witness, bullhead below the twoen decks and from went on to the house and threw water on incinding the third and fourth officers, the donkeyman, and the engincora. There was side to side was completely covered by the fire. The fire gained quickly, and a deck composed vatirely of iron plates.
or the buckets at any time. The fire was no want of men either to work the hoses If one atood on the spot on the apar deck where the forward bulkhead strikes
at its west at the time of the explosion, the dock, one would be inside the amid
that was as rogards his side of the ship: shipe house, the forward bulkhead of which would be from fourteen feet nine inches to fifteen feet further forward.
Nicholas Molle, recalled, said the same pumps as he used at the fire were test
CAPTAIN J. W. Oonnor died yesterday evening, the 11th instant, at 7 o'clock. Bo was 57 years of age, and had spent nearly 24 years of his life in Chin. His systom kad given sign of a general break up, cod THE FIGHTING AT SONTAI
Wu translate from Le Saigonnais of the his state of health was rendered worse by his recent exposure for three days and 27th Jan, the following account of the fight nighta in an open heat in the China Sea,ing in the neighbourhood of Santai. The after the second abandonment of the account is said to have been written by an G. C. Trufant For 19 years Captain officer who took part in the operations. Conner was a pilot on the Peiho river, and On the 10th December, in the evening, afterwards in command of the S. 8. Aden, the troops lying in the citadal at Hanoi, trading to this port Subsequently he composed of the marching regiment -took command of the W. Patton, a from Africa and two batterion of artillery, sailing vessel, of which ho A part received the order to march for Sontal at Since then he commanded the six o'clock on the following morning. This
owner.
A. S. Hainan.
In the Botanic Gardons a great improvement has been made in what was known as The Nursery," near the Fern House. The pro- pagating appliances and young stock plants have been removed to their new and better mited quarters in the new ground, which is being laid out adjoining the upper part of
porintendent.
- contains plants of considerable interest and
December 14th.
of
aft
· The
Slocum, Capt., Barque Northern Light
Yokohama, Williamson, Mr. W. es. Ashington, Bums
bay,: Wong Ashai, Algo
(6) Posted at Shanghai The above letters have been returnça frout various places at which the addresats cannot be found, or have been refined If not claimed within ten days, they will ho
General Post Office, opened and returned to the writers.
was used for receiving the water from the darts aft opposite the port gangway. Those ployed; he could not speak 8. to nedys in County Down), by Sir Arthur's Hongkong, 8th February, 1884.
ad by hir Matheson and Mr Edmonds,
Mr Francis said that was the case for the promovants.
skip
a
As
in a boat,
it, no
he saw the starboard life boat, which was atam whistle was blown. While on deck,
forward, catch fire. The aft boat on that aide was never put into the water and was never burned. It was covered with a canvas cover, which was only slightly burned on one side of the boak 16 was pover moved. He ould not how long it was after he first say the fire before he saw the boat catch fire. When the Captain saw this, he gave
arders to lower the hosts on the port side
ordered me tur some men on-board no
Witness then went off man the pups. the deck,
as just at the moment, a hose from a Chinese man-of-war'e passed up
boat nbaft
the main
thnea
The cross-examination of witness WAS deferred, the case being adjourned until 10.30 to-morrow morning.
NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL.
territory to the French.
daughters, Lady Clanwilliam and Miss Kennedy. It i companion to one already placed in the same church to the memory of Lady Kennedy
Our Saviour walking. on
subject of the former ono i
on the noa with the inscription "It a I, be not afraid," considering the circumstance that Sir and seems to be particularly appropriate, Arthur Kennedy was buried at sea. The community of Tocwoomba (Quesusland) are also going to place a memorial window in their charch, and the same subject has been chosen by Miss Kennedy. Mesars Bell and Beckham are the artists who have carried out the work,⠀
Hamburg, Jan. -Trade on the river, although still very stack at the beginning of the week, has since benefited by the change of weatlier. The Burkar light ship, whosa absencs so much impeded the trade to the Elbo and Weser rivers, has been replaced on its station, and the Fecer lightship will follow in a few days. Bis.ragards our communication with the Far Best no movement has taken place, except the Lydia. a.8., of the German Steamalip which loft Company Thygeson, master,
Black Sea to Altou The Inter steamer. was also severely damaged. Whether the her soyage has not yet been devided. The Bulls (East Kent Regiment)-Lieut.
The subjoined nodification is gnzelted :— Colonel Chapland Graves has been ap pointed to command a Battakon; Major Henry Thomas Halaban to bo Lieutenant Colonel, vice Col. H. Parmel, C.B., placed ou half-pay; Capt. Arthur Charles Jackson to be Major, vice H. T. Halahan Lieut George H. Chippindali to be Captain, vice A... Jackson.
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REGISTER.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL:
AT 4 P.MITH PERLUARY.
Wind.
Station.
strong column of shout 2,000 mon was placed under the orders of Lieut-Colonal
The Attorney General then opened the into the water. This order was carried out
The M. M. S. Anadyr arrived hero early Relin. The Infantry of Maring, forming case for the impugnants; and, in doing so, by the second and fourth officers, assisted three battalions of marine fusiliers, with bo said to was not prepared on behalf of both crew and firenen. The boats were this morning, hringing Landon mails up
his clients to deny that some credit was dropped round the gangway, but as they to the 4th Jan. their artillery, emberked during the nights to Mit Malle, Mr Wilson and others were mostly fitamen in them, and the
TELEGRAMS, on the vessels of the flotilla Colonel who assisted at the fire. Before going into strength of the tide was setting thich away
Berlin, Jan. 18.-Count Herbert Bickot had command of this calmane. The the case which ho, intoaded to set up, he from the ship, it was seractime before they are bas bour appointed Chasers d'a Eires native contingents were distributed beads a few observations on the evidence in got round the gangway. The fint strangers at St. Petersburg,
its prosent state to show that the claims of he saw on board were two lighthouse keep
Landon, Jan. 24-News from Madagas- tween the two columus,
the petitioners in almost every particular or at the same time or very shortly after- the New Garden. In the place of the The movement was made in the followinded more partionlarly to the th
Hawards he saw, two men who represented car states that at the recent coronation of her yesterday for her usual route, butakon at Mesars Palconer & Ca's Premisen, were extravagant and exaggerated,
themselves to bo divers. These men assist the nee Queen, Her Majesty's Promter had to return heavily damaged, having temporary and flinisy plant sheds, which ing order. During the day Ne Aptilta dis | graph of the petition, whore it tood. About an hour, or pushaps a hour declared explicitly, that the Malagasy been in collision near Altona with th were used while the plant collection was embarked on the other side of the Day, that soon after the outbreak of the firo and a half afterwards, he saw a water host Government would not piold one inch of Roglish steamer Milo (Harrison), from the developing, a permanent and very serviceable and on the right bank of the Red River, the greater portion of the crew of the ship's house. He hailed the pouple on the
on the fore part of the port eido of the amid
Paris, Jan, 23 Further reinforcements desorted her, and lay in atructure has been constructed by the Su-ho column under the command of Bichot. with their effects, LED distance of. The boat and he looked astern, and saw the for Tonquin will start ironediately. The Lydia can be repaired in time to tako op
This plant house, while The column undur Belin, after a march of Attorney General thought his Lords get hotween the water beat and the ship of March
attack on Bacninh is not expected until ship's boat and shouted to them to their arrival there at the commencement supplying the requisite stain and shelter about 20 kilometres (a kilometre is jus hoing made against the excw-as serious s would.i that the origin of auch a charge
as the Captain had given orders not to Cairo, Jan. 24.-General Gordon arrived for the promotion of plant growth, at the to 1,098 yards), arrived near the engmy's charge as could prasibly be made against allowing Chinamon on board. The people here this evening, and will proceed tros- samo time displays tho plants to great ad- lutrenchments at Phuss, about the same then-might be traced to Mr Kopp and
and on board the bont replied that it was a vantage and placas thom in moro enitable hour as the other column had disembarked. Mr Schlötke.
regards
the evidenca water beat, and just at that time Captain corted to Ebation via Korosko, which
Lordship to dismiss it as unworthy of cre- positions for iuapoction and study. The Both columns quietly passed the night, fed by the latter, he would ask His Fowler enme sinng in another beat, and the only route left open. long side table on the eastern side of the and on the following day (121), Belin's dence, and with regard to that given by the
(London and China. Express, Jan. 4th) former he would ask him to suspend his house is almost filled with shade-loving archlug column crossed this Day and opinion. The evidence he would bring was a main rigging on the port San Fran, Nov. 26, Sharghal, Nov 22 Latest Mail Advices.-Yokohama, vid
On the 29th it thore was launched plants which Mr Ford collected on the Lo joined Bichot's troops at Link-chien at forward would show that there never wa
front the shipbuilding yard of Mera aide. fan Shan mountaitia, about sixty miles about 2 o'clock in the afterecon. The anything like desertion on the part of any
This hose was carried along outside Fooshor, Nov. 21, Hongkong, Nov. 27.
Javit and William Henderson, Partick, individual icember, that all were at their
The P. and 0. mail, with the advices dated and taken inside. Wit- rigging. north-east of Canton, while on a botanizing troops again cucumped for the night.
posta during their duty irore beginning to ond,
ness had the hose in his hand, and com- as above, from China and the Stmits Settlo-PERT Glasgow, a handsome iron screw steamer, which has been constructed by expedition last summer. This collection
Ho a
o apprehended that if the case which: the mensed to play water into the after part of ments, and the overdue mail, or Messageries that firm to the order of the China Ship During the morning the flotila bombard promovants' vitnesses had endeavoured to the house into the starboard alleyway. The Maritimes sleumer Teibo, were delivered many new species, several of which will be od without cessation the works at Phun take out wore proval, is would go to make ship's hands were still passing along water in London, rio Brindisi, on the 2nd inst. Pers' Mutual Steam: Navigation Company serions cisima. They had endearuured in buckets. Witness got inside the door. The Japaar advices were received, tia San (Limited). The vessel is 2,700 tons gross nequisitions to the class of plants which find and the entrenchments erested on the banks to prove a very great fire, 4 ship Why with the hose, and he was relieved Francisco, on the 31st uit, The Messageries register, is of the following dimensiona
inches, and depth, nulled, 26 at 6 Manila 30.0680065 E 41 4 favour, on account of their showy bioasers of the river both in front and in the roar of entirely desected by ils crest, a ship sometimes by a lighthouse keeper, some Maritimuen steamer Trackly, with the viz-Longth 350. feet, breadth 41 feet á
with no water appliances in
by a diver, and sometimes by one next inward mail-from Shanghai 20th Nov, or ornamental barrios foliage, with Phuse.
inches. The engines, which are also con Hongkong 10.1854981 ENE 4b. đ The troops then advanced, and
mesha whatever to battle with the D of the general cultivators who do not take much Belin's columu mot, the enemy for the firal fire, a large quantity of powder on beard, as he's officer, auch remaining es loug Hongkong 4th, Singapore 11th Dec.leftted in the workshops of Messrs Hot Away 30,3357.058 NEac
could stand, the heat. He saw no said on the 2nd inst, one day late,
inches, Shanghai. 30.30 30.550 W 8W2 b time at the village of Thion-xuan, which prompt assistance, and oficient paups et bose parsed from the water bost forward. having been detained in the Suez Canal dorson, are of the usual compound pricciple, Foochow 30.4446,084 NBS
ciently worked, personal services rendered By and bye, some te sung there was since the 30th ult. The P. and O. stearner having cylinders of 3 inches and was taken by the advance guard composed at extreme personal risk and danger, and another water boat alongside ou the port Maritimes stemmer Pello, from Shanghai to propel the vessel ob a speed of 12 Wostock 30,11,124,-| E|-||
Khefies, with the passengers ex Messageries and a stroke of 6 fest, and are estimated Nagasaki 30.27 Says an English journal, alluding to the of the Annanibo tirailleurs. The forsign the inevitable destruction of the ship but didu. Witness ordered them to pass up Nov. 10, arrived at Morsels Jan. 1. The kuols when fully laden. The now ship Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 12, 1864,
for the good work rendered by the savors: the hose at once, this was done. It was 4 House of Lords An irresponsible ́battalion formed the head of Belin's column Then there was a description of the mischief canvas lose. He sent zo men on board/ Leiho reached Suez in tow of the Iruowaday,ait, for water ballsst, on the brackets Manila 80.11 81.058 ESE]5[ ́à ̧_).
the forward boat, because it was not along. Dec. 30. Chamber is a relis of absolutism and barby and the third battalion of Turcos that of done, which seemed to prova a more turribled then, He called out to the prupis 30h ult. with GOD nien of the African/pecial survey to fulfil the qualifications Hongkong 30.17 55.403 ENE 30, 0.11 rism. It is a ribble-heap into which in Bichot. At about half-past 4 pm. the conflagration then really took place.
The Attorney General was then proceed the second boat to pump, but there was no convenient dust may be shut, but which one columns reached the enemy's works at Phu- ing to comment on the evidence given by i valor came, for a long time. When he Legion; under the command of Colonel / the highest class at Lloyds, and is. Amoy.....30.3460.058 NE 1c
also entered on the Admiralty transport day will ho carted away by rude and inons, which were attacked vigorously in front the promovants witnesses, when his Lord found scro was no water the the second regiment of General Nogrior's should her services be required, besides Nagasaki 30.45 NW 30.03
Dutliche. This body of troops will fora list as suitable for Government purposes, Shanghai 30.47 $4.035 NE 2 siderate hands. In the meantime, in the
ship suggested that be should reserve his was the matter. They said it was all right, words of Pascal, 'It is a lerrible thing to by the Aunits tirailleurs and the foreign criticistas until the whole of oyideas and but still no water came. He then asked brigade. The despite of reinforcements having a Board of Trade certificate for pas Wustock 30.0911.6 NW 1} • — raffect on the effects of rank. It gives a battalion, and ou the flank by the battalion been heard and in the meantime confine what size thaie
and -coupling was,
equipped with all child newly-born a degree of consideration of Tureos and some Annamito tirailleurs,himeelf to opening
The Barometer has fallen at all stations hit
to hand it also asked thơm
been ordered, the Saint Germain, to start engers. The vessel is which half a century of labour and ririsa cannot procuro!"
This suggestion was acted upon by the so that he could try it on their own for Algiers and take up troops. Two other the latest recognised improvements, includ
at Hongkong, where Rain has fallen, viar powerful. winches,
discharge of cargo A QURIOUS some was witnessed in Dublin lion and the Turcos, sided by Belin art twelve o'clock at night in one of the cabins engineer sent the third engineer into the the troup of the third marching regiment, the rossol left the ways she was named the Oopack" by Miss Isabel A Cuthbert, in the amidekins' house, that it spread so bost, and for a considerable time after that undor General Negrier. It is almost at midnight, Dec 31 When the bells wero lory.
entirely composed of volunteers, who am When water cams
did eume, rapidly that the hose, which was stored in
draghter of Le Hugh Outhbert of Ardbeg, ringing in the New Year, following a du At Bo'clock the light began to fail, and one of the cabins, could rat he got out on the quality was very small Somatinces 10 arriving at Toulon from different Kilmin, and Edinburgh, one of the share-
of the Bauges and sminke, that no account tom for some years in vogue, all the organ- the Admiral ordered a gateral assault,
no water camo, and more than once the garrisons
The ironclad La Galissonnière, flagship of will be the pioneer Vaasel of the now com holders in the company. The "Copack" effective assistance was rendered from the chief engineer held the how over the grinders in the city assembled, and welcomed The third Turcos advanced against the shore until about two o'clock; that by that side to show them there was 00
Rear Admiral Leapes, who takes command patt and will leave in about 'eir weeks'
pally, the New Year by a combined performance, fort on the right, and the Aunamite tirati time the greater and dangerous part of the water coming. A cargo hunt afterwards of the French Squadron in Chinese waters, time for the usual route to the Far East. Over a dozu organs werɔ wheeled into the tours on the front, where the connie confiagration, was over, and that the really came alongside the port side of the ship just Gaissonnière was launche l in 1878, and has stocks in the yard of the same buides
sailed on the 2nd inst. from · L'Orient. Fa Another vowl, the "Ningthew," is on the thoroughfare, and as twelve dock struck
a little abaft of the main rigging. Inside serious part was practically over befors the men began to grind many different was inundated. At a quarter to the in-saivors rendered any assistance. The At the boat was the Customs maqual en Ginches of armavur. She carries six 9 inch aira Other performers joipid in, a acura trencaments woro captured The opera torney General next detailed the steps takengine. As witness did not think they won and four, é inch guna, and has a speed from whence she will be lauched on 16th
Word of 13 bnote.
prox. Both ressols will arriva in China- Fin time for the new season's teas, and will Barometer.... Vice-Admiral Sir W, M. Dowall, K. C. los direct homewards, immediately after Temperature.. 049 and a variety of other instruments eine i tions wero dificult, for the embankment weef to put the fire out, boomyoing to the impug he sent a number of his men. The linsa, hoisted his feg ba board the Carabrise, the opening of the market One steamer Humidity on
od. A must hideous concert was kept defended at nearly every step by bamba to the-point of personal was passed up from this boit, it was mad at Plymouth on the Srd it, Com-will be placed on the berth at Hinkow, and Dition of wind) ENE ENE op for over nu hour, the street being black defences and feet-traps. From behind this risk and danger incurred by the salvers, he board the carga boat, balping at the pumps mander-in-Chief of China Squadron, in suche at Koochor, and both, it in antiorpatces ed with people, bat beyond much haughter and amusement there was no disorder temporary defence the enemy fired on our fears Wilson and Jenkins, who raight until the fire was over. This hose The Cambridge saluted the Commander-in-where, as also in the Bar Bast, their per- Baiu...
cession to Vice-Adinical G. O. Willes, O. B
will make rapid passages to this country Weather troops, killing and wounding numbers of have rendered personal services, which by the third ofhear, fourth officer and others ief's day with seventeen gas, and formances will no doubt be locked forward
good stream of water. It was held posed than to a certain amount of risk and
Nicholle and Kopp and others being in side of the deck hooas. By
scientific interest in plants.
of concertipas, equal number of tddles,
cate,
Up
The transport Chen loft Oman on the
hastened. Another steamer has
is
Stted with double bottom fore and
tepi. She has been-constructed under
Bochow
AT 10AM-12TH TEUREAEN.
An attempted advance of the enemy againat Attorney General. Ho said he would abov pipe, The hoso was passed up, but there ships, the Sévole and Poitou, of the Trans.ng steam steensg goar, steam windlass cept in the extreme North, and most the left was repulsed by the foreign batta that the fire broke out between cleven and was no coupling on either end. The chief atlantique Company, will as in conveying rapid loading and appliances for the Gradients for Easterly winda are now les
THE nrgent insistance of Messra Brennan thems and Quong Ext, that special prohibitive
measures 15 amppress Uhhus guolis
December 15th.
the
TO
sufficient men in the host to inan the pumps
With reference to
of canvas. Wi
Witness say the men he sent ou
Esid thors might be some credit due to
in any
very
with thirteen.
AE.
Caited States Frizate Trenton, having
B
steep.
W, DOBERCE, Government Astronomer. Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 12, 1884
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 12,
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W. DOBERCK,
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 82 dagrosa Fahren- halt, and to the level of the sea in inches, truths and hnodredthr
and tenths, Fahrenhout,
1 TEMPERATURE in the shade in degract,
3. HUMIDITY, in preoutage odabration, this mollity of air saturated with cistule being
During the night the Black Mags advanie danger 1 but ho ridiculed the idea of Mossain taras. It was played from the elarboard Moyal Adelaide dag was struck, and he to by all who are interested in the trade. legislation thall be provided to check the ed and threatened an attack, but they wers dunger Thai services were confined, he were quite a number of in time, theresat the Admiral's i
along on board Pooded on short leave of absence.:
ADEN TO BE A FIRST-CLASS. sale of opium, has a flavour of satire. So kept off, and their fire coated about 5 clock said, to the very arduous work of keep hop an the British Corsal, who had on noned the Korean Ambassadors, who are THE FORTRESS, also has the recommendation of these oum-
in the morning,
ing words carlies employed at the pumps them, he saw
on their way to Marseilles, whence they The Army and Navy Gazette contrros He held that the fro which was discovereden board a number of buckets belonging intend proceeding to soine European capitale, the announcement made some months missioners that the Legislature shall take
in the hold among the tea tras communicate to the Consulate, na did the Customs people arrived a dibraltar on the 501
since that Aden is to be converted into The man of-war's engine was changed to When one contrasts the injury done to the
Trado Congress, held at Toronto, has first-class fortress. The works in pon The troops rested in their positions, and d to the bulkhead by the boat generated in
Vita988 heard any actual contact with faines I also from the starboard side. warught by apatah, and the prevalence of retired to the shelter of the outer dofonces curred at a time when the crew were per the Captain, who was standing on the after Government to prohibit the sumployment of provoment of the prosont forts, and for the
Chinese labour.
bosstruction of now works, at an estimated of gambling with that of of this town. In the night, however, then called with is thensc!TON:
fectly able to
starboard side of the amidship's house,
We regret to hear from Paris of the coal of £94,000 The heaviest gun nov boat on the starboard side, and John Farrall, awork, said he was chief tell Mr Molle to haul up his hose a little death, on the 28th alt, of a promising Chi 200unted at Aden are the 9 in. rifle coumila officer of the steamer Scembri, in Novem forther, as it was of Morvice nese student, one of the membera of the loading guns of 12 tons. These guns are faced clouds, & descuing rain, flog, a gloosiy ber last, when she was lying in Apoy there. At that time, Me Moallo had no Educational Mission, whose studies are scarcale ft to cope with franciads of the hail, lightning, overcast,pening showers squally, rain, sex, shunder, visibility, A67 o'clock in the morning the attack and ten o'clock on the night of the 4th the divers did particularly good service Biggel. The deceased a "narned Osang bu made secure from the attack of ironcladeal any increase over the average of their harbour. He retired to rest between nine hose on board, so far as witness saw. One of superintended by the Chinese Mininter at third class. Yet there can bu to doubt as dew (wet), he letters are repeatedly
Berlin, L Fong-pao, and 11. Prosper that so important a place as Aden should- upon Phanhi was commenced By 2 November, the date of the ship's arrival in Mr Fenuing, of the Customs service, after King-touan, was a slent of Eye der of the second chas, of which both France in leches, leaths and audredila,
signification
Community: by strong drink with that were not, molested by the enemy, wh the bunkers from the hot plates and notfromthe port side. There was no engine played ised a resolution requesting the Canadian templation include a schems for the im | 100, 125R MIRADA, MARA
Faropean forms of Chines
games of chance, it cannot hub appear a 101t of invitation to write ourselves burnt the village extending from: Paus to
December 16.
down hypocrites when an urgent invitation: the enceinte. to suppress the Chinese vices is pressed,
although our own viccs, a tremendously
more prevalent and destructive, are in fail
swing-Sydney Bulletin,
a
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.
& FORCE OF WIND, scorcing to Beaufort
6. Bezra of Waibles sky, a do