No. 6416. FEBRUARY 15, 1884.)
NOTES BY THE WAY."
THE CHINA MAIL.
To peepholes were reclosed. Not the loart of fensive small could be detected. The nother and second wife of the deceased wore cromated when they died.
Residents hore must have bear some
I have been favoured with a copy of the address to bo presented to De Stewart to-
Tas amount of damage done by the fire staddy, from Marsailles, Jan. 20. Mematy Russell & Co.'s godown on Sunday Hongkong: Mr Larson and family. laat, is not likely to ho no largo dis might bọ generally supposed. We hear that it is not expected at present that the loss, which will fall entirely on two of the local offices, and not on home offices as stated by us on marrow by his old scholars in recognition Monday, will anotint to more than $40,000. of his twenty years service at the Central Half of the cases stored in the burned go-School. It is very tastefully and beauti- down are perfectly intact, not even this fully gut up and the wording duos credit to outer or wooden covering being injured cur young Chinose barrister,
While honouring their old master, the old Vory large salvage services ware rendered, however, and the claims on this account scholars are likewise hooking education are, we believe, anticipated to amount by establishing a Scholarship to be aw
ed annually to the scholar in the Central School who has shown this beat knowledge
to
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tion, History, and translation from English into Cúneso and Chinese into English;
about 60 per cent, of the total losa, · We learn that three days bofors the fire in Mesars Russell's godown, the Government, in caveoquence of complaints made to it ré- garding the ropairing of kerosino tis, appointed a Commission to enquiro into The value of the Scholarship is to be the circumstances attending the storage of 8100, tenable for three years, and the fund kerosing throughous tho. Colony. The required is estimated to be at least £5,000. Commission, we believe, consists of Mr. Of this amount $2,000 has already been. and-
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and the chief officer's voice shouting: All hone was not charged; it would not recently, and that there is more probability and offered his hand to one of them, who hands out, bring the baskets out, lo ship it on, and it was gont ashore again. of an agreement on the question being refused it. He then told his Chinese cook is on fire. I ran out in my night duthus, It was tried that night, I believe two Uus-brought to a conclusion than has criated to tell them that it was an Hoglish ship, and called to the chief officer to get the tome pamps were taken off in Mr Monlle's throughout the lengthy negotiations that and that they were Englishmon and to hoso out and start the donkoy ongino. The Lust, one worked well and one was out of liary passed. donker anging had been ataried. The chief order. I could not say what was going on
oak them for assistance at daylight. A officer replied that it was impossible to get forward. I sent the sooond oliver forward steamer City of Tokio has arrived at San Rajah of Fangul. He came with about 50. Telegraphic advices report that the short time after, a chief camo. He was the what startled after dark the other evening the base on account of the Amoke I saw aferson minutes after. I. came back from the on board, having abjectionable traders allowed them to remain on the chan
to take charge there about half-past one, Francisco with only twenty-one Chinamon mon armed with swords and mustats. Ho by the sudden hanging of big guns in the parts in the half-round on the side of the shore. I gave no particular. order to lock certificates. The opposition di tho-United at daylight they were taken into the village.
the funds coming out of several of the oper harbour. It was only the Chinese gun ship, and out of one of the banker hatches the hose up in the store room that night.: States Government has virtually put an end The weasel could be seen from the villago boats saluting their departing ox-Governor. forward under the starboard lifehont. The but the chief officer had orders to lock up to this mothed of introducing the Chinese I suppose they had lended their gene and Tho smoke was so dense that the carpenter stolen. On my provious voyage to Amoy is strauously endeavouring to get the of the following night, Friday, they orore
alloyway was full of emoke and fames everything moveable to prevent then being
the sea was breaking over her. They were As far as we are able to ascertain, Chinnall taken prisoners by this Rajah, and on thought it was better to let them off, although could not get into Lis room for a ne had been dreadfully robbed. it was an hour or two after sunset. There is from 25 to 30 men carrying water from the tish Consular servies, and was at present It is certain that she will leave no stone The next mornier, when the Captain was
When I went out of my cabin there was
ces of a friendly Power to mediate on the handed over to the Bajah of Tonom, who Henry Cockburn said he was in the Bri-question at issue between herself and Franco. had in the meanwhile arrived with 40 mts. no serious objection, I imagine, to allowing gangway to the firs in buckets. After the assistant in the British Consulatu at Amoy. unturned to avert actual war. There would going on board the wreck, he saw 200 mon the Chinese gunboats to amuse themselves donkey engine was started they got the wates He went off to the fire on board the Setem-ba nothing derogatory to the prestige of on the beach with their arms stacked. in this way, only in those threatened war from the pines. I gave orders to blow the brin and rendere i assistance in, passing France in accepting the mediation of any Bo was, however, prevented by the Rajah, times, a fusilade of heavy guns in the harboard lifoount tako fire and I then gave of an hour at the after part of the glory, and it would afford immediate relief sion for some of his inen, accompanied by whistle and ring the bell. I saw the star buckets of water for about three quarters Power, as her troops have done sufficient for but at last succeeded in getting permis. in English Gruner, Composition, Eloenbour after dark is likely to cause some orders to lower both bonts on the starboard ship. One hose was worked with Tary to a strained position, which is hafal in or 6 of the Rajah's man, to go on board. amount of enquiry at the feast. We don't aide into the water to save them. From good effect; and the buckets were very many directions. As far as negotiations are Out of the clothes saved, one suit was given know what may happon-evon to a little out of my cabin, I saw Talot Hauenstein belonging to the Cratons he thought of any attempt at a anttlement, and events abronomictors, clocks and everything of one defective hose, concerned, nothing further has transpired to each of them. The Rajah took the irregular maval engagement in Hongkong come alongside the gangway. I asked him The crew so far as he raw, worked seon to point more to madiation. harbour, and it would be a pity to miss thought it may duty to seek assia- nion that the good has and this buckets darin, Fock, whose name was recently bat-war-not allowed to touch anything,
f he would take me ashore to Ds Meallo's. very steady; and n
value that could be carried off. The Cap was of opi- Hamburg, Jan. 8-The Chinese man-tain was at last allowed to go on board, such a spectacle.--
tanes, and I did not wish to take away were quite sufficient to grapple with the mentioned. ir connection with the laun- the Rajal elming he ship us lis. They any of my crew. Ho volunteered to take fire at the aft end of the ship. Mr Marching of the first Chinese I have a little leisure tiano or my hands me. When I got into the boat I decided-shall, a aurreyor of works from Shanghai, at Kiel, has again visited that port. It is go near the ship again.
corvette were then marched off and told. porer to E. Wadehouse, the Superintendent of the scribed. It is hoped that eventually the this week, that you must excuse the re-to go to a Csincse gunboat before going was also on board, and witness heard that roper ed that Mr. Veck has boom wedered of 3 or 4 days at Pangan, toltor a stag
ashore.
We had not got 20 yards from gentleman express an opinion that there to contract for the building of no fower than Tenom sad kept there & cays as prisoners Government Fire Brigado: Captain Lyall, whole sum will be realized, but time is re-vity of my netos.
the steamer when we met the gunboats gig was no danger of the ship being destroyed. soven corveltos. Mr. Fock, who tulla thu and then taken up the river about 7 miles. R.A., Military Firemaster; Mr E. Bewd-quired, as the old boys are mattered through-
with a pump on board. I shorted to Mr J. J. Howard was also examined, and rank of a Chinese mandarin, is a native of Captain Woodhones a retained there lor, Assistant Surveyor General; Me J. B. out to different trosty ports, some even
the chief other to get this pamp to work, he stated that after going on board the Se-Hamberg, but has been in the Chinasa Bur
send dawn soms of the embria he sent off for a firo ongins sup-vice for many years, and generally reaides persuaded the Rajah to allow him to go on. 41 19: Decomber, when ho at last and also to Coughtrie, Secretary of the China Fire la boing in foreign conntries.
to assist in pumping. I then milled to- ported by subscriptions from Chineas aner in Shanghai, Mr. Fook bas rendered great board the Dutch man-of-war whete Consul Burance Company; and Mr E. E. Dear, of
wards the store. I met Mr Mealle just as he charts.
service to China by the introduction of agri- Kennedy was. the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company.
to his store. I told him. I wanted sonte heard, and the case is adjourned until Tues- mental in the establishing of cloth inanu-in to go on parole, declaring that he would The whole of the evidenco la now born cultural machinery, and has been instige buck, upon which the Rajah allowed was coming off the steps. He returned with
The Captais promised to pumpa. He turned out a small pump he day next, when counsel will address the factories, e-Almost continucus fogs have ell his nephew, who was also a prisoner, head, and opmund a box containing sons Court. now canvas hose. He cut of a large length,
hoen prevailing during the wook, and the if he did not return. Ele was not allowed 60 or 70 foot, I should think, and Iauid
rovements on the river have thus been to take the ship's papers with him. THE That's all right Mr Moalie, I shall use
much heatricted, and very little business is second engineer, who was very ill, and that for the ship, ne my hose is destroyed;
at present on the harbour, notwith- Chinese cook, were permitted to accompany The pump montion
Captain Woodhousó was then taken. charge it to the ship.
as during
the middle of a
summer. The ed was put on board a cargoboat and subse
arrival from the Far East is the II. quently taken to the ship. Mr Molle toid Hausustain to show me the Custom House, which is only same 200 yards from Mallo's Mrs Larcina, wife of Joseph Larvina, roaid. store, while he got the pump ready. I went List Terrace, for having to the Custom House, and the officials told assaulted her. It seems that complainant's
servant had been mo the pumps were ready but as they land mattor in a way contrary to the rogulations, carrying so offensivo
I ran back to Mr Moalle, and told him to to the Police station about it. Complainant East. per share ha declared; absorbing $6,000, prosare men and furnish boats on the ship's alleged the costabia assaulted her, but the that $2,000 be written off the real estate account to got this Custom Houze pomp avidence not buing of a satisfactory nature, forward to taw account. secpant, and the balanes, $650.92, carried takon on board, which he did. I then in-
mediately wont back with Haneastsin in his the summons was dismissed. The plant and machinery of the Com- gig, and arrived there as a quarter past one.
When I get
I got back, I was told there was a pamp thoroughly overhauled.
men to work i it alongside Consulting Committee. The consulting the ship. I sent a boat's cro Weedin, J. D. Hutchison, D. Sayle and board when I returned, among H. Crawford retire in accordance with the Blackburn. The Custon House boat came
British tho Consul, Me Howard and Mir articles of association, but they may be ru alongside the ship, abreast of t elected.
the port main Auditar. The accounts have been andi. rigging. I sent four of ray own bed, in the absence of Mr. H. W. Davis, by into that host. I saw those then working in the boat until daylight, after the fre Mr. U. G. Bunker.
was out. I observed that the hose from tint
Somo idea of a club is oven mooted by the promoteça, as a rendezous for mastera
The Corniesion luas kak men or twice, but and scholars and forming a memorial to the so far the meetings have only been preliminate Headmaster. Classes in different sub- jects could be hold, is in thought, at it, and it would take, no doubt, the place of the Chinees Debating Society, now defunct.
ary.
Tra kirod trampert Honkow will leave here for home to-morrow morning with a number of limo-expired and invalided naval and military officers and mon, with their wives and children. The following are the names of the officers and number of men Major Mulloy, L.E.; Captain Davis of the Bus; Surgeon Harris, A,H.C.; Lient. Scott W. A. H. Gray, R.N.; Lisut. Thon, F. O. Dundas, R.N.; Lieut. Hugh St Bar- ton, RN.; Mr James Murphy, Boatswain; 85 rank and file of tho 'Buffs: 11 men of
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HONGKONG AND CHINA BAKERY
'COMPANY, ·LIMITED.
The following is the report of the General Managers to be presented at the twelfth ordinary general meeting of the Company, to be held on Tuesday, the 19th February, at 4.30 o'clock p.m.
The General Managers have the pleasure to submit to the shareholders the usual statement of accounts for the year ending 31st December last.
I was comfortably seated by ray fireside reading a file of home papers when the fro The business of the Company shows ball gave me promise of some excitassent large increase over any previous year, and for a quiet Sunday morning. I soon found profit on working areount is myself trundling down towards the East, a
The balance at credit of profit and loss
$8,438.1L
Police Intelligence. (Before H. R. Wodehouse, Esq.) Friday, Feb. 15.
ang at pan the river is as free from iceth-leh by the Consul. Ha had book.
to
P. Q. Marray, 98. was summoned by Weber, from Hongkong, and hemann, twice to Tonom with two expeditions (1) to
S. been taken up to the mountains. tire reported. In place of the Lydia, S. Stempt to get back the crew, but they had Captain Woodhouse further added that the fond they received was two meals of which had to return here after having callid. ed neat Altona, no other steater has left 1, on the berth no alteration is reported; no after the Dutch lead arranged to pay for it. the Lydia being under repairs. In vessels rice a day, sometimes a fowl and a goat,
pillar of smoke diresting me to Bowringlon, count is 86,050.32 and the General Mana- only four-men thay could not get them out: and the constable wanted complainant tu go smiling vessels having. boon laid on for the The commander of the Pegasus had received
I was well rewarded for gay journey, for it is a long tisso since I have geon a fire of ruch, intensity. The volumes of smoke which rolled up from the flatnes
gore recommend that a dividend of 810
the Royal Artillery; 10 men of the Royal and were carried over the city looked any are in good order, having lately been without font's crow from my
grand, as they surged, up in black nase
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL. The P. & O. steamier Mature arrived here
Corps; 1 Sergeant of the Ordnance Store and writhed in the cold air, twisting Commitico-Mesan T. T. Benning, E. Lship on board. I saw several strangers this morning, bringing London mails op
Engineers; 12 mon of the Army Hospital
Corpo; and about 60 spamen and marines
Besides those the Fankow will take home sixteen wires and thirty-one children. All should embark this'orening.
and twirling about; sweling like great sea bronzers from the centre to the efreamference, then rushing in agais from the circumference to the vortex, from which they were driven again by the up pouring of fresh volumes, all to be afresk wound in gigantic spirals and convoluted
mazes.
The hory masses of smoke' rising from the times produced an effect like night suddenly celipsing day, and a glance into
ong of tho densost of then, as the wind,
wafted it along, scomed like gazing into
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ed to the cole tribe, and some of themore than an ordinary fire MAS are known to the Police as bad characters. The leader of the gang, an old offender,
remainder were each fined $10 or fourteen days' imprisonment.
fire.
stood isolated as it did, with so much open The dull state of the wother to-day pre-ground routed it. This open space Also vented many Europeans from attending formed a fire standing spot for the name
this afternoon. The band of the Audacions
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.,
General MasJQETA. Hongkong, 13th February, 1884.
Canton.
(From a Correspondent.)
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pump worked well and constantly. I BAW Mr Götz in a cargo boat or junk, with The toasty path of the amidship's house. The hose from that boat never threw any water. I had bold of it several times.
I was present when enginone sent the third engineer the chief to see what was the matter. That pump The crew were at work the cannot aprak tee highly of them. None was of no uso. whole of that night. They actou nably of them deserted; it is a base accusation. Not more than half an hour after the fire first broke out, and I went ashore, the
Jan. 11th
TELEGRAMS. QUITUARY,
Temkin, Jan. 23.-Earl Grosvenor.
LORD WOLSELEY ON THE AEMY.
Londra, Jan. 28-Lord Wolseley, speak ing at a banquet of the Artists' Corps of Volunteer Rides, said that the condition of bore than is better than over it was before. Thirty-three thousand recruits of good physique onlisted last year..
REPULSE OF THE SOCUAN REBELS,
a letter frour the second mate stating Us
It is stated on authority that "Chineso chiof officer had beepme inmano and that 12 Gordon" has agreed to give the King of the of the men ware if, and he asked the rou Bolgians the benefit of his services, and son why they were not released, that he will proceed in the course of next Captain Woodhouse opens highly of the month to the Congo, where he will succeed treatinent he received from the Dutch after to the functions and position of Me Stan-his relense. His health has been soverely lay, with full powers to administer the undermined by exposure and ill-treatment. affairs of the International Association, Ho wus à prisoner in the hands of tho which, under the auspices of King Leopold chinese 31 days. 11, has been doing good work in that quarter of Aftion. It in with some ragret The Times learns that our Foreign Offico does not regard General Gordon's docision with the saine approval and sympathy as
ານໄວ້
to evoke among his countrymen, and there is hardly credit, of General Gordon being
possibility, which it ca only able to enter the service of the King of the Belgians by rosigning bis own, the o
On
other hand, the Standard's Calra cor-
Quotations..
HONGKONG, February 15, OPIUM-New Patna, cash,... 2592/974.
enah,... New Bonares, cash,... 587)
cash,...
Old
Old
++
Now Malwa, sredit,... 515/55 Allowance, Thule Old Malwa, credit,... 540 Allowance, Tacle... 0
Exchange
00
Demand, +3
30 days' sight,
respondent hours that "proposals have been made him by the Foreign Office which may induce him to turn his stops to
to Bgypt. Caire, Jan. 28-The expedition which Such an appointment
would
Conorally started last week to remove the obstruction approved, should Gordon accept it. Ge- Bank, Wire," of the Nilo below Daem has returned to robele made a violent attack upon the famed permission to General Gordon to neral Gordon arrival in London on the 7th Khartoum, having failed in its object. The inst. The military authorities having ro- Egyptian troops, but wors repulsed with proceed to the Cango he has been con- heavy loss.
pelled, at great pecuniary sacrifice, resign his commission in the English Army, in order that he may be able to fulfil his
OKEAT BAITLE
Loution and China Express, Jan, 11th.
to
months' sight,
Credits, Documentary 4 months right,
India, Wire,
demand,
Shanghai, demand Gold Leaf 991 fino... Sovereigna
Temperature.
I .....
$27.65
Queen's Fond. J. ME HONGKONG, February 15,
30.170
Do,
30.114
Do.
4P.M..
30.084
TAELKOMETER-M
50
Dr.
199 4 r.....
60
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Do
(Wet bulb) 9 A.St.
Du.
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Do.
Do. 4 P.M. 56
DJ. Maximum
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Do. Minimum over night 58
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Last night, about seven o'clock, Police Inspectora Bremner and Quincey and n party of mon surprised a largo gambling party in the top floor of beise No. 50, Gains Road. A general scrimmage took place on the appearance of the officers, but the Police had planned their arrangements
Canion, Feb. 15th, so well that not one of the inmates escaped,
Southern China," No. 2013 E.D., which was The small but flourishing Lodge "Star of no less than forty persons being arrested. On the house boing searched, ten fighting midnight darkness. They formed a strik first opened for magnis meetings about irom, ten fighting sticks, three clubs, ng contrast to the burning fery furnace November last, was formally consorated dagger, and the dual gambling implements beneath them, which raged and roared, and the W.M. installed and his officers ap-flames broke through the after part of the THE WAN IN THE HOVDAN-EXPECTED were found. Most of the gamblora bolone-800ming to cast out a heat esren times more pointed, lat ovoning. A good number of deck of the amidshine's house. The woUS Chiru, dors Bleaval Gudyrrhus - engagement, with the King of the Belgian 30 days?-night, wrivate...
visitors were up from Hongkong, num-k of the coplas was of the derived at Assonan. General Baker with four He will loure for the Congo in about
American pine, which is highly indam- bering between thirty and forty, The mable. From two to half past twe, the thousand men is expected to advance to fortnight's tirao. One of the principal ob The effect was beautiful in the oxtreme D.D.G.M. W. 8. Adama and other fire was at its worst. After that it began morrow to relievo Toka. Twenty thousand jects of his mission will be the suppression of the slave todǝ in the Niam-Niauf, the was this morning fined $20, or one month when, some of the keronins falling to the,ficers of the Grand Lodge arrived in
| material forward had been banned by that to due away, in fact all the inflammable / Arabs are proparing to oppose the advance. district which the Soudanese slave-Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premise, imprisonment with lard labour, and the ground, the flames followed like a casendo of | Cantón about 2 ́ ́p.ni, and were not by s time. I say ng huse from water boat:
dealers mainly procurn their supplies. He will endeavour to accomplish this by so. few of the members of the Lodge here who belongior to Mr Molle on the board Latest Mail Advices, Yokohama, vid organising and arming the tribes there as It was vory fortunate that the godown had been appointed for that purpose. Being aide aft, I asked him to take his bat San Fran,, Nov. 26, Shanghai Nov. 29, to embio them to make efficient-resistance BaroMETER 9......
forward. I would certainly have seen day Foochow Nor.. 27, Hong Kong Dec. 4, against the mids of the slave-dealera. "pe early, the visitors had a good eppor hose if it had been working thore, bucages The Faruh mail, vid Naples, with the tunity of inspecting our ancient ruins and I was on the after part of the brige advices dated as above, from China and
the whole time and
THE S. 8. NISERO.'. Baw everything the Simits Settlements, was delivered in visiting their friends here. The meating that was going ou About balf past London on the 9th inst, two days late gives the following resume of the recount The Penang Times of the 26th Jan, the Flower Show, but probably about three rous spectators, amongst whom I noticed was called for 8 for 8.30 p.m., and very six, was reported as coming at of the advice from Japan were received, given by Captain Woodhouse of the S. S. hundred Chinose visited it in the course of. E, the Governor as well as the General. shortly after the time mentioned, the busi, the ventilatora forward. We all rashed pic San Francis, on the 31st ult. The Nisaro at the Court of Enquiry hell on the i
forward and book the batches off, and our It was evident from the commencementness of the meeting commencal. The ee who force was nenntraind on that one Nepal, from Shanghai Dec. 6, was da-The Nisure left Sourabaya on 27th Octa-
Dust inward mail, ex P. and O, steanor was present. We have been requested to that the Braunen had a task cut out for reucny of dedication was most impressively fois, if rat taking out the tea, as there was patched from Port Said for Brindisi on the bor hours of Sonrabaya on 27th state that the following prizes were thus them, and they worked away when they goue through by the D. D. G. M., bly tea and 31 foet from it was the next cargo, and will probably rich London on the ther for three days, after which she ea Forward of the 10th inst. por P. and O steamer Bekhara, went through Bali Straits; had fine wen- nothing else to be done, could with a will and determination which assisted by the officers of the Grand curios. The tea went back to the bulkhead. 16th inst., its duo date. was refreshing to witness.
Lodge.
Following ilus, the Worshipful I gave instructions to out holos in the dock.
The strike amongst the stokers and from N. W. changing
countered very had weather, with, a
* salo Ono hose was passed doxy the hatch until
W. to N. W. to Master of the Lodge was installed by the we got the holes cut. Holes were cut fur-saics ist durcitos has become much more They were then masking for Galle. On the extensive during the holidays. The num- morning of 7th November, it was decided D.D.G.M. after the usual proceedings ward and abaft the balltead. I don't re- ber on strike at present aunoninte
1.900, to go to Puls Bras, because the coals on of Parliament were present and delivered The newly-installed Master then appointed member seeing Mr Wilson at that time. and is increased on the arrival of every board being very tad, Captain Woodhouse
Bw. Mr Moalle in the hold. Mr Moale did fresh sternor Bost collection of pot herts--1, 1. speeches at an agricultural dinner hald in his officers for the ensuing year, and after assist in getting the tax up. I had recently struck were summoned before tho as it was 500 tales to Galle, and only
Four of the sailora who did not fasl uatified in going on with country town in England sfow weeks ago. that the Lodge was closed as customary enough of my own men to do that. There local Blaritino Tribunal for breach of con- about go to Pale Bes I noticed that ous of the chief toasts was Following the euremonies of dedication and Wera út kosat 30 employed thus, more than track, and sentenced to six days' imprison- bad conis and the bad weather, they could Manila... 20.0685.058 SE
What with the could well got at it. It is very dificult to ment, to be followed by is to eight not get more than five or six knots Or the 6th inat, nine agents of the Eastern Success to Foxhunting. Happy must installation came a suppur, at which every-on tabern. Sprinkled into a hot furnace months' service on board men-of-war of the steamer. The coarse a changed Hongkong 30.03 58.386 E Extension Company left Marseilles on board be the life of an English country gentle one enjoyed the good things provided it will burn. It askes no man, you can Eleven others were acquitted. the Anadyr for the telegraphic service of the mau whose main anxiety a life is the succing supper a large number of toasts or the slightest apprehension from first to last arrived at Portland, from New York, this 48′ N, 3° 40′ E.; this was at noon on the 0.1340 15 523
hardly ever get it to
it to amoulder.
I had not
When the Seu King, an American ship, observations and found themselves in Foochow 30.25 52,070
gale of wind. during a
Next day they had Amoy 30,1467.075 NE 3 new cable, under the direction of a French cassfut pursuit of the brush. My lot drunk and speeches muđe.
Shanghai. 30,2243.065 that there was any danger of the
destruc official, late of the Eastern Extension Tele-has not been so fortunate. I feel more ilke congratulated the W.BI. and membora on tion of the ship. I had made up my raind captain reported that the cook, a Chins day the ship stranded. The course front
Wi'ostock 50.1900.1 N French-The transports dnamite and Pritou have left Toulon for Tonquin, and on why hauts it to death for the sake of a beautiful Hall in so short a time after a fire would end. I refused to have the ship himself in his room, and threatened to kill the bridge. The chief officer had been on Manila, 30.06,78.277 NW 1310
Bongbong Observatory, Feb. 10, 1884. would be burned out, and that there the, and that the crow found it necessary then N.N.E till the ship struck at about a
kill him in self-defence. He locked quarter past eight. The captain was on Ar 10 A.M.-15TH PURUAKY, ware following on the 10th last by the
lodge had been started in Canton. The scuttled on that account, I had secu a anyone who attempted to enter. He fired duty all that watch.
steator burn in
in the same way previously at the chief officer, who wra standing output full-speed astern, but the vessel fell Amoy 30.1255.087 W The engines were Hongkong 30.1557.785 E Hall presented a very pretty appearance, All the cabine in the saloon aft were burned side the window, and struck him in the over on her port eide, and the rea immediata Fuochow This old fashioned toas. seems a little being splendidly decorated in the outside and then the fire ceased. That was op shoulder. exact position in the room ly broks over her. The boats were then Shanghai. 30.174 THE Army and Navy Oazette 3aya/out of place side by side with an account, with lanterns and flowers and, on the in- bout the steamer Clifton, while she was could not be learned; because no one dared immediately put out, but all the port beats Kagasaki. 80.23
740.082 SE 3 ENES good story is told regarding the treaty the form of a cremation. I had no idea rooms, with flowers and over-greens.
in the sus paper, of a heal ceremony in side, along the porchway and in the ante.yg In Bombay last May.
Witness was then cross-examined or M. to vo within rango of the window to learn got smashed. The Nisero was a steamship. Wostock 80. 16 06,6 --|| SW 11
whether his maxia had subsided. A hat of 1,182 tons register and had about 1,845 entored into by Vice Admiral G. 0,
Francis, and said I could not soud one
was held up an a sticks outside the window, tong of sugar on board; drawing 20 feet 4 of my oficers sahore to seek angintence, for and in a moment the Chinaman sent Willes with the Government of Korea, before that English country gentlenen had
ain. When the treaty had to bo signed, it
so far advanced scientifically as to prefer
ever seen in Amoy before, and in the dark brought to bear on the door, but two balleta const
Wacoal. Her general spoed was 9 knots; was discovered that nu ink, except. Korean stenation to gradual decomposition, Yot ink, which is laid on with a brush, was I read the following inferating local para
places. at handap the signature of the treaty
Mir Francis-Not oven with the amist John
The crew were then armed, and sa Ali pected to make the ran to Galio in 19 it being about 2,400 miles distant. still continued firing several They were 10 days out when they decided had to be delayed until the Admiral's graph in a Dorsetshire paper which has
ance of Mr. Bauenstein.
shots were sent through the door from to bear up for Olch-lel. They had been Witness-No, I could not depend on the outside Heavy breathing and burning about 20 tons a day and had only one of the officers to do that; it was not
groans indicated, that they had taken about 60 tona left, The my place to depand on them.
Captain feared effect, and when the door was burst in the with this quantity, which was Chinaman was found to have boon struck he could not reach Galle.
vory, bali They
awarded:--
ferm-1, E L, Woodin; 2, D. Now
rojoo. 25 potator-1, H. Dickic; 2, E. L.
Wood'n.
2 radinkan, E. L. Woodin; 2; H.
N. Mudz.
Dickie; 3, H. N. Mody.
***
One real live Lord and several members
The D.D.G.M
not
get tea
Dat
#raph Company, the other eight being the nafod fox than the noble sports their success in building und furnishing auch † from the first that the begs of tha kure, amed Ali John, had gone mad at noon was ... by N, † N till 6.30 p.m. and }
St. Germain, all taking out, reinforce
menta.
exercise.
Becretary could return to the Lagship, many been sent to me miles distant, and procure some of the
*
The remains of the late Captain Barnabas zight sort of finid The treaty thus signed Tnham, who died last week, were created is in most of its cladecs similar to the one at Mainston, near Stanster Newton, previously entered into with the American Derect, on Tuesday night. The fumaco, Government, but the latter have the best of or cremator" built close to the deceased's the bargain, and meat to have it at all times, house, was on the banks of the River Stour. if we may judge from the manner in which The coffin was deposited four or five
Γεσέ the Americana are flattering the Koreans.
from the base of the brick work. It rested on fire brick bars ten inches thick and kine
His
Station,
REGISTER
AT 4 P. M.-14TH FEBRUARY.
Barometerred.
૫n ahe te
Temperature.
Wind
Iluvidity.
Cfrection.
Weather."
.b
0
0.5.
Rain during
The Baronster is falling slowly except in the extreme North Gradients for NE
The following a list of the officers of the reason that I had ro oficer who had bullet through it. A battering ram was. They left Sourabaya with 260 tons of winds are moderate, The Humidity re
the Lodge for the ensuing year→→
W. M......... D: Claristie,
S. WR, W. H. Wood. WC. H; Palmer. Treasurer & Sco. N E. Bryant.
T. D. Burrows. LA. Byworth. .D. Roid.
G. H. Brunt. ..J. Strom.
SD 3. D D. C.,
Steward, S. G.,
No Tyler was appointed.
The following passengera have been booked and a half apart, These bars had sloping(Before
SUPREME COURT,
IN ADMIRALTY.
Sir G. Philippo, Chief Justice,
sisted
by HG. Thomsett, Est, RN,
da Nautical Assessor), Friday, Feb. 15.
WALTER WILSON AND OTHERS 1. STRANSHIP BELEMBRIA-$100,000.
they would not have been able to find tho from the inɛde warned the men to desist, donsumption 14 tons a day. The master Mains great and the sky is over east at all.'
Me FrancisDid you think it was quite the correct thing to leave the ship
under such circumstances'
Witmuss I did. The chief ofleor was perfietly competent to take charge of the those circumstances, in fact, he was
ship all the works.
next day.
stationa.
W. Dostack, Government Astronomer.. Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 16, 18
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 16.
that
hal
had not
Station.
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nt
at 4 pim. 10 cm.
30.05
30.16
30.04
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57.7
58.2
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85
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Paid
W. DOBENCE, Government Astronomer.
Witness-It never struck mo at the built of the best quality of Gorman with the sights taken on the Thursday:
Fores
>
1. Banorsten, refarod te 53 degrees Fabron
by no less than seven bulle. He died seen land after clearing Bait Straits. The second of the two corvettes which to the bad coals, they could only get The engines worked perfectly, but owing are being tollbet Kiel at the whart of Mr. heif speed out of her. When sights George Howald has been launched. The were taken above the companses were Barometer...... vessel was named the Nin-Shup, which corrected. No sights for four days pre-Temperatare.. Mir Francis-Did it over strike you that
signifies The Blessing of the South," viously. The ship had been worked by Humidity sides down which the ashes and romatus
a Marine Cours of Inquiry would take a The Nin-Shuin is, like her sister the Vin dead reskoning, which, being compared Dition of wind at Home for the Far East
different fell on the fire brick plates or pockets. In
view of the matter? Per P. and O. steamer Tanjare, from the rock were three apertures leaving a
atect, and is divided by auven bulkheads showed a distance of about 30 miles more Weather..... Brindisi, Jan. 21-To Hongkong: Mr.chamber from which the smoke excaped.
time. There was a Naval Court held at into seven watertight compartments. Five to the westward. Good reliable sights Kain........... John M. Forbea
into a low square chimney. There were
cy, and a willing to go to another of the bulkheads reach to the upper deck, were takes both at 8 and 12 o'clock Fer P. and O. steamer Siam, from Lon- four poop-holes ranged at regular intervals
Court of Inquiry
and tip only to the main decka. The No surf was heard before land was seen. don, Jan. 16.-To Hongkong : Lieut. O. R. | sound the recess so that the medical man Mr J. J. Francis, itatructed by Measra scuttle the ship?
Mr Francis When was it proposed to vessel is of the following dimmaias: Captain Woodhouse declared that he could Sudlay, Mr J. C. Hughes, Mr David Evans, could, when necessary, watch the process of Sharp, Toller and John, appeared for tho
Length Witness: Two divers, I don't know their 23 feet, displacement 2,200 tons, ongines out of her position, unless there was hot, and to the lovel of the ass in brihta, tenths
277 fear Dapt Preton, Faymastor Row, Liace requis, mistake and hamiltons, in the
fest, beam 38 foot, depth give no ides how the ship was so much ready
and all the aperturos closed, the fires the Hon. E. L. O'Malley) instructed by scattle the ship successfully, and Me How-knote. The riament will be the same as ur the chronometers, of which latter there FP and U. ateamer Cathay, from were lighted at twenty minutes to eight, in Messes Brereton, Wotton and Dacon, re-ard cans and told me. I decidedly refus. the Nin Thing and wil consist of two wars two on board both in the captain's Venice, Jan. 24-Lo Xoxobaina: Hon. Mr the presence of few friends of the deceased. premanted defendants. and Mia Plonkett sad two daughters. To The volume of smoks which followed the The hearing of evidence for the impugn-
twenty-one centimeter guns, and eight charge, but he did not compare them, Thanghal Rev. E. Bryant From Brindisi, lighting of the fire was not soseeded by ants was continued to-day.
In answer to farther questions, witness twelve centimeter guns, 21 of Krupp and had not done so since he left Saura Jan. 28-Tu Yokohama: Mr H. M. Salow.umes from the top of the chimney, sproad- Captain Samuel Fowler, sworn, said: said: The Scembrie was never in Amoy be manufacturo. The two correttes By To Lorgsong; Major A. Cant Mis Ware, time, the thick fire brick slabs in front of the lembria. · Air Moalie, the ship's stevedore, montis Indore to Bombay. Bir Mnalle is corvettea Mavic and Sophie, carrying all 28 on all told. They left the ship. Poza or so, acording to Beanfarkt
Pg a lurid
glaro around. In A very shart are a master of the steamship Se for. She had only been one voyage of three construsted similarly to the Germany The Captain gives his officers 100
good character. The cruw consisted of Capt Fasten, Me A. Grundy
Per P. and 0. steatus Tlones, from cofia chamber were red hat,
At twenty piloted the vessal into Amoy on the 4th iot on the ship's articles as sievedure. He their sens on the upper deck. The varsels about 11.30 at night; it was then impos 6. STATE OF WEATHEe, 6 kino aky, s dy Laidon Jan. 29-To Hongkong: Major De Leach, wEs pronounced ororaation even | il:at afternoon, and I went to bed at 11 | Econ told by the agents, Mesars Russell &auncho3, and will be fired with machine the thin the captain saved tho ship's pa hall, lightning, e overgast, ring showOPK minutes to tea the peopholes were oponed by November last. I did not go ashore is stevedore of the Vaion Lino, I have will each carry ous torpedo Soat nád two zible to atand out deck Befüre leaving tried clouds, it drizzling rain, log, gloomy and Mrs Carz Dyer. To Shanghai: Mr.
then to have been to all practical purposes 'clock. Everything was then in order. Co, that he is the stevedore. He did the guas for warding off attache by torpedo pers. The crew agreed. that the captain completed Nothing of the collin rerasined There was not a breath of wind that night work of stevatore for the Union Line | boats and others,
justified in leaving the ship. N We hear that the negotiations on the thing was saved but the ship's papers, excepting the handles and screws and anali My room is on the starcard, corner of the three years ago, and has done if ever
soon house aft. I had just gone off to since I should say, the stevedore alonld subject of the Revision of the Japanesa On lauding they found the natives on sleep when I heard a commotion ca deck, desiat to putout there. The Treaty have made satisfactory progress the beach, The Captain spoke to then
W. M. Anderson.
Per P. and 0. steamer Balham, from Venics, Feb. 7.-Tu Hongkong: Mr. Tom. kins
Por Messageries Maritimos steamer Ira.
piece of white hot charcoal, but as some
carbon still remained to be consumed, the
ed to do it.
and tenths, Fehremboit.
7. TERRATURE, in the shade in degrees,
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturation, the
hamidity of air situated with moisture rout
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, ta two p duties
Scalo,
qually, raiu, s-sov, 2. leder, e visibility, dew (wol) letters are repeated to india este any lucrouse over the average of their siguilleating.
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