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No. 6450.-MARch 26, 1884.]

THE CHINA

MAIL.

Own littlo diflculty presents itself in con- the troops under Lord Chelmsford entered sidering the capture of Baculnb and Thai-Zululand on tho 12th of January, 1879. The disaster at Teandula occurred on the nguyon. The garrison can hardly be and 22nd of the same month. Cotawaye urs to juve evacuated those positions, because finally defested and captured at Ulundi in the following July, On January 16, 1883, there was a cortoin amount of fighting he reached his own country after his visit China incurs just as much responsibility in to England, which had extended from the opposing the French advance in this lf. August of 1882. On July 6 he was beaten hostted way as she would have incurred by Oham, and having been captured was

kept a prisoner in the Reservo territory. bad the garrisons, of Bacniali and Thai, nguyon fought to the death. If China Bane isnatory for the Society for Payelical undertakes the defence of Tonquin at alt Resorch. It was told a few days ago by ako might just as well, so far as her lato manager of a Ehendda colliery, who responsibility in concerned, defend this said to be a thoroughly trustworthy men, country with all her strongth, as to march to a Woleh journalist. Sitting ong Sunday har forces sullenly away before the cannoning with three comrades in, the louge and craved permission to address the excessive pressure is the starboard boiler.

a

THE METICAL' HEGISTRATION 'ORDINANCE 1881 Council go into committee to consider this

The Attorney General moved that the water. Ordinance. gown, here rose

Mr Francis, who uppaurad in wig and 'from. one of the Rents provided for the public, and said employed. ho appeared on behalf of Dr. Fisher Council on this Bill before it was further proceeded with.

Mr Kyrie moved, Mr Keswick scended and it was resolved that Mr Francis bo heard.

6-No blame whatever is attached to the Master, John Parkinson 1toyland, num. ber of certificate of competerey 474, Hong- kung

sorento merca.

WOFO

The accounts of the Bacnin affair sup- they reached the open air than a terrible be good, Dr Tisher was an Asserican Deck Company, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart that the Ocurt should take somo notice the ovening, that everything should be Bradang's engagement through Mr.

He held a certificate from a

balls of the French. In making out bills rent at the bottom, istible iipulas for an indemnity the number of killed and suddenly sized by an irresistible inpniae to ascend at once, which impulse he told to wounded in scarcely included among the the other man, who, howuvay, rofumed to items. If China had come to the decision go. While talking, a drop of water from

Mr Francis then addressed the Counsilat to evacuate Bacpiah and Thai-nguyen sho the wall above pas out the lamp of one of the men, obliging him to ascend. When should have done so before the French he returned, the impulse, stronger than considerable length on the Bill. He opposed storming parties wont to the front and war before, again prompted the manager te urge it on the ground, among others, that if it

7 Of those on board at the time of was passed it would injuriously effect

this terrible accident Mr. da Costa, the mated the suspicion that the garrison fled of water falling into the lap again put the Dr. Faber's private intereste, while it their ascent, and again while talking a drop to save theit lives, and not in 'consequence light out. En consternation they gave the was not a Bill that the community go. Secretary of the Steamboat Company, Mogers, Scatt and Pinkur, ongnarz, DIT. of any instructiona recoived from Peking.

signal to be lifted up, and no sooner had nerally dermuded, nor was it for th

3. Frizoll, draughtsman, attached to the explosion took place, slättering the shaft,. citizen.

San Francisco, en-

en-Frosor-Smith, Mr. J. D. Wood, cuginoor plied to us by our special correspondient and Gilling it with debris, which could coly medical college in

him to hurd titling... practise malicina and of the Yeti, the Chinese firemen, and have shown there was one error in the tele-ba resyou after one inths of

labour. This remarkable incident s'ands surgery, be having passed a proper examine allers, hunter unknown, lost their

lives. grams which gave us the earliest infornaby in scans alone, forebodings and dreams Dation, and he also held the honorary

The following observations are appented tion of the capture of Bacninh. Those tole-baring warned the same miner at various degree of doctor of medicine from the

timce of coming danger, Clearly this medical college at Fort Wayne, the capital to the Finding grama conveyed the impression that the hondda manager showed bu elected a life of Indiana, which degree, according to the

•Every well constructed boiler should Chiness troops fed only by the Thai mumber of Professor Barrett'a sosioty.

regulation, was granted only to distin-be fitted with

(1) A Stop or Communication Valve. nguyen rond, which would not lead them much Pall Mall Gazette.

He was engaged for a couple of years between the boiler and engines ia dlosed. guished physicians over 40 years of age. When this raise is shut the communication nearer to the frontier than they wore at

of the large steuners trading between Baoninh. As as matter of fact, a half, if not

Here and Hongkeng, and was inducod When the valva is open, the steam goaerat- some three or four years ago to muttle ed in the boiler passes freely into the more, of the garrisoir fled by the road leading

in practice hore. He was aware that engines. to Langson, which is on the Tonquin and

the Medical Board which it was proposed

*(3) Two Safety valves, viz ---- Kuang ai borders, about eighty or ninety

under this Ordinance to constitute here could oxaning Dr Fisher's qualifications, Safety Valve. This is not auder the control (a) The locked-up or Government miles from Racin. Neither of the two

and, if they pleased, could place his on au of the Engineer of the ship, and cannot be routes was blocked by the French, owing

equal footing with other medical practi- readjusted without the sanction of the apparently to want of energy and desh ou

this Board would to composed of medical place. The valve is automatic in its nation, timers in the Colony in all respects, but as Master, who shfuld keep the key in a secure the part of the officer in charge of this flo-

ting when the weighted pressure is tilla. If the French follow the enemy ang the Langaon road to the borders, the question of peace or war between China, and France might receive a more speedy settlement than it is likely to do over the matter of the pay. ment of an indemnity, because if a French army has to cross the borders in pursuit of defiant enemy, that will be equivalent to a declaration of war between the two cosa-

MEETING OF THE LEGIS- LATIVE COUNCIL À meating of the Legislativo Council was hold this afternoon.

The whole of the members were present.

THE TUDLI WORES COMMISSION.

·

&

prezant session.

the these Chinese clerks in the Surveyor Canton and Macin Stambois Company, observed (1.) That after the completion early hour, but the police did not permit an the second motion; and it was quita Coneral's Office, is inclined to equation Limited, after receitou osteraian pairs of this repairs, an examination of the safety inconvenient number to assemble. The evident that if the Konso went on voting of any complicity in this loci of mitted at the hands of the longkong and Whan valves and their fittings be made by a com- House of Commons was also very crowded, tisallowing motions for ever, bir Bradisugu trust, which has evidently been committed pos Deck Company, left the Docks at putont coginner. (That this engineer and perhaps in deference to the occasion-rould still be one ahead-some thought the by some person in the Department, either Kownon on the 24th Tobruary, 1984, 16 shall adjust the weight on all the safety the inuibor of members at prayers was 2- divisions wore to be continued to the tast of the Surveyor General or Colonial Bo- 12.45 p.m., on a yogags to Macy, where it valvea the first time stem is raised in the usually large. The appeared to be oven syllable of recorded time. It was not, erutary who is well acquainted with tho was int maded that the seal should run beboilers and before the vand proces under curtain venomous fervoir in the responses, tiferefore, proposed that Mr Healy's motion estrent correspondanna. This Convaisiai toren Macao and Canton na a passenger steam. (.) That he examine the boiler and the Lord's Prayer sounded louder and should ins repented, and the tollaly so t atenm guages, with a view to onnuring that more distinct through the House than is last allowed to give the result of the first in of opinion that this improper of a boat.

2-That while on the voyage and they are in good order, placed in a usually the case. It is rarely since the first division,

Thore about 10 p. oz. the starboard boiler explod conspicuous position, and thai thoir pipes days of the present Parliament that the side Bradlangh and 167 for; anal the result was plicial document must have been indacod

Mr against by corrupt influenco,

od, causing the total destruction of the fare connected to the steam space of the galleries have had so many and such dis- ship, which wont down in fathoms boiler. If the boilers are for a vessel for tinguisha ncoupants. Mr. Herlert Ghd amount of cheering from the Conservative received with a certain, but uot a large

repaired, having stood a water test of e0lbs., proper person to perform the duties des hechos mader the gallory, a refuge had to the questions, the many ragarious devin which a Faasonger corticate is required stone had been driven there from the benches. But, menntimo, another influouco 3.That the boiler were eliciently the Government Marine Surveyor is the Treasury Bendl; and similarly, in the was at work. The unexpected long of and were of suficient strength for the uribuu, and he should supply the owners, be found by Mr. Arthur Balfour, who had tiens of the Bradlaugh business, and. service on which the ship was to be agents, or master with a scrtificate to the for the occasion lasa than the usual luck of carried on the work till eight o'clock

oleat that the vessel may proceed under the Fourth party in securing a got out; tine is the very witching tinio of dinner; Tint the explosion occurred through steam,

and by his sido was Mr. Thornhill, who, asand members If those recommendations are carried sort of junior or aubaltern Whip the Conservativo nida-hegan to have the generally especially on the safety valves of that boiler being fixet ble for a boilor to explode from excessive better luck. The demand on the Peers ed walvos. Nobody-friend or foe-could 5.-That this pressure was caused by out, we are satisfied that it will be impossi- for the Conservatives, might have expected looks and to speak in the voices of famish immovably in their sont, and the stop pressure.

Gallory was an largo that tacir lordships bo heard the howls that drowned the Given under our hands at Hongkong, had to submit to an amount of inconvenience voice of Mr. Lyulph Stanley were not vadyo beng partially closed.

this 26th day of March, 1884.

which must have been sadly trying to their more loud than those which was directed H. G. THOMSENT,"

They trod on each other's against the hapless Mr. Newdegate; and Stipendiary Magistrate. toca. Standing up, they tooked over each finally, things began to ho involved in 'HAREY WILIJANS,

uther's shoulders, after the unceremonial wild Chief Inspector of Machinery, R. N.ninner of the gods of Drury Lanena wild fumalt and the state impatience of Waon Sir Salford Northcote Jas. R. TWENTYMAN,

spooniation was rife as to whether ons of proposed as a consequential motion to his Fivet-olars Engineer Mercantile farine. their number was a prelate in lawn or a peer original proposition that Mr. Bradlangh When the reading of the finding had been with the white scuri Leloved by sporting shond he excluded from the precincts of cumpleted, Mr R. Fraser-Smith suggested mell

the House, Bir. Bright-whose rise was It socaned to be one of the peculinities welcomed heartily-prepesed that Mr. the conduct of the Chinese junk people, who randatud so much valuable assistance littlo tepsy-turvy: Question time, it was Labaehore should be deemed suficient in saving the lives of the people, and bring tumily expretis, would have passed Mr. Gladstone enforced this vice; but the s to the notice of the Government,

briofly and without excitement in viow of Conservative leader, and, still more, his 24 4998 Sown conversation then took place ever she sensation that was approaching; bat hungry followers, ware in no humour to the matter among those present. Captain question time, on the contrary, proved to tolerate such gentilities, and Sir Stafford's Toyland mentioned that the junk people be more prolonged, inors lively, more full motion was pal and earried. Nobody had been paid something by the Stosin buat incident than any of

knew what was going to happen next Company. Captain Thomsett said that the The Irish memhora were delighted at the Would Mr. Bradlaugh resist his occlusion? matter was quite within the coope of aaouncement that the Land Camisand, having done so, would the Speakor the inquiry, but no evidence had come skouers had dismissed eae of their subonti-call' upon the Serjeant-at-Arms to employ Lofore the Curt to show who the junk poates who had joined in the demonstrations forco and would there be those sconos ple wore. It was usual, he said, in cases of in favour of Lord Bussero and the Oon of painful physical violence which had this kind, when representations were ad-servatives were proportionately furried shocked and disgusted the Legislature on drossed to Government to obtain rewards and furious There were the usual number provious occasions. The House was not grant those persons who were to be Admiral Hewett, Sinkat and Khartoum, questions. Mr. Chaplin rose to take a for saving life, or his Department to of questions about Gordon Fasha and left to find the answers to theea perplexing rewarded either a sum of money, or a free which are the constant photomous of thines motion about. Sinkat. It was thon just license, if they applied for one, for life. when

national self-control ટંક demanded, hall

I-past night o'clock, and at half-past a year to the recipient. This licetse was sometimes as good as $20 and silly garruloneness or impatient ranity eight the Speaker almost invariably grea

inaisty

on thrusting itself forward. Mr. to tea. He cried Order which is the The Court then adjourned.

Gladstone, towards the close of this part of form in which he announces his intention the sitting, was subjected to a taerciless to retire, and vauiste before, anybody silatorin of questions, Mr. W. E. Forster, know where he was. Then there wLS among others, jeining in the demand that hearty laughter a wild exodus after the the garrisone should be relieved; but the longpatponet dinner, and Mr. Beadlasgli Prime Minister absolutely and repestolly quietly disappeared. But the House was declined to be drawn beyond the point that reminded of him all the samo, for evec inta he would say what he had to any in debate, the mored recceses where newborn smoke, and not before. This was interpreted to or drink, or dine, taurs cue the echoes: confirm the report that Mr. Gladstone of the cheers with which he was greeted by Ho Atin, bankrupt, came up for his last would follow Sir Stafford Northcote to his mirars in Palzon Yard.Full Mail examination to-day Mr Ackroyd, the mediately after the Conservative leader Gascite. official assignso, read his report. The report proposed his motion. During the prolong- all twelve properties, the value of which went it was noticeable that the Tories were stated that the inskrupt had purchased ined crucifixion which Mr. Gladstone under-

amounted to $631,000. In almost every oxuberant and uproarions, while the Liberals case he had to borrow the bargain money. sat throughout in, a sombre silence that

was rarely and weakly broken. and the receipts as $100,900. He could Mr. Bradlaugh, who had been smiling not tell where he got $30,000 no alleged he with debonair fact on this back benches, had paid for solicitors and brokers free,

and books

went down to the bar long before questions etc., and he bait kept no official assigned, under these circumstances, but Mir Laloucheru, who is more leisurely were over; Mir Bart stood by his friend, thought that no practical and would be in his movements, retained his next nutil On the 16th Februars, after the repairs his last examination, as he understood that gation had spent itself. When Mr. Brud served by opposing the bankrupt passing the apparently exhaustless force of interry- of the Polat's Lailers were completed, and when he came up for his discharge his con- laugh advanced to the table, a portion of Bank, Wire, tested with water pressure, in the presence of Me John S. Brawor, the Government duct would be lunked into. dr Ackroyd the House appeared dazed; but the Speaker Marine Surveyor, with & satisfactory rewould then have socis observations to offer stod up and cried Order,' ' Uzder, employed by the Department was 18

" 80 days' sight. good in that employed by the Royal

texting to shore run. The Gevarsment his last examination, and the 15th April and cus or be even hissed, and there was Documentary 4 months' sight, salt, steam was raised for the purpose

The bankrapt was then allowed to pass who had found thaoir tongues yelled loudly, Crodite,

repeatedly; a portion of the Conservatives

4 months sight,... Enginoora, or private persons, the cri-

taken for a

was the date fued for him to come up for a terrible and universal din that vexed the India, Wire, denso showing that the lowest tender

Marine Surveyor was not present, he not having

hia discharge. been

stified of the Duck Com

Company's

general car. In the midst of all this Mr war, as a rule, accepted unless there was a

intention to raise steam. Consequently

Bradlaugh was to be seen, moving his lips Slughai, demand,...

demand, singular circumstance in connection with special reason to the contrary, oh as the

Tas Council read a second timo the Bin the mfety valvos were not adjusted or shishin bankrupt also came up for his apparently repeating the words of the

and a his notorious bel caso. Whilst under

occasion, as they should have been before

oath and shortly after he took out a Tes- Gold Leaf 90 An

30 days' aight, private 73 notorious insolvency or incompetence of for naturalizing Dr. Doberci.

After last examination to-ly. On the Bill for naturalizing Tecang Sz the venal procendet under steam.

$27.60 cross-examination ho was naturally in the person tendering. The evidence on kai asing brought forward for second food-this trial, this Dock Company considered said the bankrupt was adjudicated on when his lips potted to 270 kised i

$6.41 that the ship was no longer under their his own petition on the 7th Decem frequently happened to put his left hand to this point also showed that the con- Keswick said he believed the Council charge.

ber last. According to his schedule Then he took out a stylograph and signod hia lyft eyebrow. On returning home that trastors usually employed were Auth-

he amo toa paper, which he had displayed had not been placed in possession of any In the 19th February, steam was raised, his liabilities were 333,750 and his assets in his hand for a considerable time before. (Taken at Mere Balconer di Cu's Promines, avening he was amazed to discover that the oidably numerous to ensure fair competition. Information respecting Mr Tsung Se-kai,and another trial made. The Government

$16,310. The san of $8,750 represants Than the Speaker called upon Mr. Brad- syebrow bad turund almost sutirely white

laugh to Fige Uw morning. Should Mr Lawes hell the professional witnesses oxamined and he thought they should know son Marino Surveyor was prevent and he ad- money actually lent to him. He kept no

to withdraw; and successful in his appeal I not afraid that the testified to the generally superior ecalitying of the personality of Dainese before justed all the safety valves, axcapt the

ouse and resumed up safety valve, on the starbaard when he had $10,000, which he had re-his place under the gallery. He was not they made them British nabjcota

loched whole of Mr Belts hyacinthine locks will of the work done for the Government, The Attorney General sait ho was sorry builer, which was found to have something cuived from his father, and also 83,000, long in this position, when he had resumed

with the fittings, asume & savvy bus. I recommend the

which he had made on property trau above fact to the attention of the Suciety and only one witness thought the prices he had not the necessary information hefura WE the 22nd February, ateam was again tiona. He had paid $91,000, bargin money: 1 of his friends and enemics. Sir Stafford? THERMOMETER-HAM

composure, and watched the operationa 01 Tile second reading of the BOL was ac-raised and a trial made; when the Marisse forfeited $11,00, and lent to divors per Northcote was wildly cheered sa ha satauti- Surveyor was not present, he not having sons $15,000, making a total of 8106,000 eally denunded whether the leader of the cordingly postponed until next week.

been notified.

pent by m

He failed to give any in: House was not going to take action; but, *On the 24th February, steam was raised formation as to how or whers he obtained

tries. Wo still, however, anticipate a peace

able settlement of the difficulties.

consultations with him, his client naturally Elo to Dr Fisher and refused to hold objected to being placed at the mercy of this Board. Then if he did not adopt this course he could register his matuo his practice without penalty, but he a person practising and continge would be debarred from aning for his fees, and his certificate ne a medical mad

under the control of the Engineer of the (b) The working safety valvo. This is ship as respects lifting the valve before the weighted fresante is roached; but in all valve, lifting automatically when the these respects it is aimilar to the locked-up weighted pressure is exceeded.

(3) A Steam Gozgo. This should be

SUPREME COURT.

IN BANKRUPTOY. (Before Sir G. Phillippo, Chief Fustier.} Wednesday, March 26.

KO ATIM.

Among other documents laid on the table was a volume of 260 pages, (volacap size, practitioners in the Colony who were hosting containing the report of, and the ovidence taken by, the Commission appointed to enquire into the tenth of certain charges publicly made against the officers of the Public Worts Department. The merahorn of the commissions were the Hons. E. L. O'Malley, A. Lister. and F. Bulkeley Juhn-would not be good in law. He would placed in a conspicuona position, and lave son. The commission sat 18 times, and during be pointed out as a man who was disquali-its pipe connected with the steam space of that time examined Major Mulloy, R. E, fees, and he would suffer considerable in

Sed by law from suing and recovering his the boiler. Mr Flemming, R. E., nearly the whole jars. Only the median practitioners in this pressure of boilers in, gutterally speaking, Referring to paragraph 2, the barsting ata of the Public Works Department, as Colony demanded this Bill, and it was a from 4 to 6 times the working steam

more oxhibition of well as officers connected with the Colonial their part. The public did not want the pressure, varying according to the ag His schedule alowed a dobit of 6202,502,

spite and

jealousy on

and I condition of the boilers. Therefore, if the safety valves are the correct size, well fitted and the woights, or springs, properly adjusted, it is considered impossible that any boiler can explode from creussive pres- sure, oven supposing the stop valve to be closed."

After speaking a considerable time, Mr Francis concluded by saking the The Attorney General said that perhaps members of the Council might wish to have further time to consider the Bill, and he moved that the Council go into Committeo

a it this day week.

Council to throw out the Bill,

Dr. Canicron has secured April 30 for the Secretary's, Treasurer's and Audit Depart-measure. rocond reading of his bill regulating erca-mests and most of the Chinese coutractors tiona. The bill, which also beats the name employed by Government. The coramcia- of Sir Lyou Playfair, who gave evidence tion, at the outset, found considerable diffi- before the Royal Commission on intermurai barials, has for its object the strict super-culty in ascertaining the preciso nature of vision and regulation of all prematoriutus, the charges made against the Department. publie ac private, which may be established The evidence taken, however, enabled in the country.. At presunt cremations may take place as they are not forbidden her to find positively that the patem by law, but they are not under the careful supervision which Dr Cazarron's bill will

propose to extend to them.

Ma Beur told a friend of mine a truly

state of oxtrume nervous tension and ho

for Paychical Research, or some kindred paid were five per cent in oxcess of that Lssociation for minding other people's business. If any one doubts the truth o paid by private firma, the rest thinking the prices just and reasonable. No evidence

the statoment I can only refer him to Mr Belt himself.--Truth.

This motion was agreed to.

THE OPIUM ORDINANCE 1884. The Attorney General moved the second stated it did not involve any now principle randing of the Opium Ordinance 1884, and The Council read the Bill a second time, went into committee on it and finally passed

it

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NATURALIZATION BILLS.

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LEGISTER.

Mr Wang Shing asked whether it was and the vessel proceeded on a trip to Macao this suu. If he had only $13.000 with this little thrust givon, he went been accepted by an officer of the Pablis ie, this session, overnment to bring to resume bar duties on the Canton and must havo borrowed the remainder. Posietly and temperately to move the, old

was forthcoming of a single bribe kaying

secouns of in detection of the use of marked

conco, that of Mr Bowdler. All tus con-

the intention of the

ho

for the more stringent À FASHIONABLS club in the Rno Royals at Werks Department during the administra repression of publié gambling. He Paris is in a great state excitement on tion of the Hon. J. M. Price, ur, in, kis b. that the gamot deal of mischief; they and it is our opinion that the etop valve un

Lotsus in this Duluny wore the haunts of thieves and rogues, and ware doing a groat

oards. During the game of "quinze" one rastors positively dony having given bribes ho believed they were the cause of half the check the priming, and was not objection to the bankrupt passing his last were brought on. But Labouchere was not

crime in the Colony. of the cards were marked. "The supposition they admit the practice of sanding sanual intention of the the gambling ordinances using way to the excess of tha! examination, and the 16th April was also he made a spool which was so ronfistically

The Attorney General said it was not the

of the Government wo Bill to amend

of the players thought he noticed that some to the odicers of the Department, although

proved well founded; on careful exauzina- presents of no great value is a mancava aad iion all the court caris and tives were found

just yet, but the Government would bu at any time very glad to receive suggestions on this, or any other matter, from Mr. Wong Shing, and would take action upon

to be pricked with a needle at each corner, one The Cozamission ars of opinion, the fives having a mark in the centre as from statements runde hy witnesses, that Well. To srsure the marks being recognized there can be no doubt that presents, rot by

the sonse of touch, the needle had been only of jewellery and valuable articles, bieber if it was thought desirable to do so. dipped in a solution of

of gum arabic An immediate inquiry by the members took also of money, are not unfrequently offered and on the servants' rooms being hy nativo contractors and others to persons carefully searched a box containing about £4,000 worth of bonds payable to Learer, appointed to superintend both public and

similarly merkod, was found under the

place

Mr Wong Shing might place his suggestions before the Law Comunities, or las might

Council,

that the steam

In this case also Mr Ackroyd offered neu would be very glad if no such mation

prepared to

to allow this pacifio mode of escans. oltapoken sto

Macao li

resolution, refusing to Mr. Bradlaugh Bursoror and others were on board.

The Government Marins sessing only that small sum, he bought right to take the oth. Mr. Gladstone was

property to the extent of $316,500 of which

somewhat feeblo in replying; and, while The boilers primed soon after starting not furnish figures relative to his to Mr. Bradlaugh, more than hinted that. be paid $91,000. He either would not or he would not rote for a motoin favourable the starboard boiler was partially dosed to affairs. posed, the effect being: generated in the boiler was

and gradually fixed as the day for his discharge, This in itself would not coumulated have caused the barsting of the boilor

Police Intelligence. semuch as the safety valves should have lifted, and relieved it of any exces of pres

(Before A. G. Wix, Esq.) site.

Wednesday, March 20 Undor the impression that the spring

And

LARCENY,

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to produce wild diemny among the Liberals, and a rage among the

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the Conner- vativus thant at first inarticulate, at list found vent in aging and continuous inter- ruption, One after another Conservative Manila

AT. 4 T.M.25TH MARCH.

Temper-ture

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together with a umobor of muckes of cards i prírate works; but the professional gentle would alwaya. be must ready to con- Maring approval of the Government Whampoa Dock Company, at Hugband Mr. Fred the cause of his client, WPustock 20.7630.9 E

bed

nity.

THE EXPORT OF ARMS.

MB Andersen's Bill to amend the Cruelty to ruption than that commonly applied reading of the Bill to amend ordinance 3 of by hand, and proved to be efficient and victed of stealing a fowl, the property of st that exclusion to Mr. Brad. Foncluw

The Com-

in motion.

MD, CHATER'N BILL.

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was broken, and to prevent the stean birw- state them in a motion brought before the starboard boiler, which had not been pre- of stealing a piece of copper, valued at 23 ral feeling, however, was, when he sat down, Neuraki, 30.11 3W 3

ing off, the Gorerminent safety valve of the Chan Afo, a carpenter, admitted & charge calmly and quinbly on his way. The His Excellency said the Goverment vicusly adjusted, was shored down, with the cents, the property of the Hongkong and that he lud injured

with the grave air of

Herghong Observatory, March 20, 1884. Surveyor, shortly after which this Dock, on the 20th inst. Prisoner also ad offended piety, russ to declare that he would of one of the footman. The man was at man examined did not consider the Gover-sider any suggestions made by the hot boiler exploded.

mitted two previous convictions for similar vote for Mr. Labouchers in spite of Mt

Ar 10 A.M.-2üru Mäven. once arrested, but obstinately refared to ment system of supervising works was murecher on behalf of the Chinese commu

If it was considered advisable to shore offences and was now seat to gaul for one Labouchere's speech. Before a division Manila 30.03 78.8,02 WNW[2|| 6 answer any question as to his accomplices,

down the locked up safety valve, the work month with hard about.

Hongkong 2018 64290 open to abuse, or lent itself more readily to

could come, however, there was an unexpert- The Aftorney General moved the seconding valvo should previously bare been tried

Wong Ape, a tinith by trade, was co-ed incursion of the Irish members, who Am 29.92, 62.059, the inspection of private works, except 1862, under which proclamations are issued working freely in its seat.

oas Laung Tai, on the 25th just. There is no evidence to show that this modus operandi of the defendant appeared themselves; and, therefore, wanted him to stock 29.77 20.000

The laugh should mean the same as uxelasiun to Shanghai 29.98 18.093 NE Animals Acts provides that any person who in one particular. It is mainly upen the prohibiting the export of

Nagasaki.10.13 — — $ arina. The Go shall wither in any place kept or used for reports of the

was tions. Pornment wished to have power, while ench

to be that of enticing fowls within his reach leave the House altogether, insted of remain overscars that work is a proclamation was in force, to issue special justify the shoring down of a safety valve, up the victin and bolting with it. No leas another and a more important wine

But we are of opinion that nothing can by an offering of rice, and then snatching ing on the back benches. To this pubat

The barometer has risen a little in Manila the purpose, or elsewhere, shoot at any bird passed and payments are unde; and on permits for the export of arms. This they

was and fallen along the Coast, where the tom. Eberated for the purpose, from a trap or them frequently devalve the ratsuting of could not do under the law as it at present that is, fixing the valve immovably in its than five previous convictions were proved attached. It was generally understand that peraturo and humidity have risen. Gradi any other contrivance, or from the land, piece work, and checking, approving, and of complainta had been received from the broken, the following was the proper course

stood, and the result was that a number seat.

against the prisoner, who was now sen. Mr Bradlough meant to vote, that he countents indicato gentle winda. or who shall in any taraner encourage, aul, settling the unants of bills sent in for pay commitnity recently when the law was sut

On the sumption that the spring was tenced to six months' hard labour, ed on being prosecuted for this voto, and

W. DUBERCK, or assist at such shooting, ahall; on couric meat. The Commission recommends that

that he exprated that the decision of the

Government Astronomer. to parade: tion, forfeit and pay a penalty not oxoceding a special officer, or officers, thoroughly

court of bw, then appealed to, would be Honkong Observatory, March 28, 1884. £5 for ovary such office. And any person qualified, and of assured charecter and saf

The Bill was read a second time, consi-

(2) A wright pat on the vertical rod on Li Ayong, who has been before the Court pronounced in his favour. To prevent; who shall keep, or use, or ac in the man- ficiently paid, be appointed to perform this dered in committee and passed.

the valre to lep it in its seat; the weight several times on scharge of causing the death Mr. Bradlaugh voting, then, to be such as to allow the valve to lift before of Chan Akit and Chan Amui, father and one of the capital questions of

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. agement of ally plate for the purpose of duty, thus removing the temptation which such shooting, or shall permit or saller any the everzoers are exposed to.

the normal weighted pressure was exceed daughter, was again brought up. Inspecter night. BL the Irish

amendroert, Mr C. P. Chator's private Bill for cons-ed, or

Previous On dals | On date Flace to be so used, shall be liable to a mission also recommends that the acceptance tructing wharves etc. at Rovicon was con-

Grey stated that ho had caused enquiries asking for his exclusion, was found not to

day at (b) A rough lover of wood might bave to be made and was quite unable to get do this, and was withdrawn; and when

at Fenalty not exceeding £5 for every day he of presents by officers of the Department, sidered in committes and passed. shall so keep or use, or act in the manage excepting by express permission of His Ex-

at 4 p.m. ́10 4. m. bean arranged, fixed at one end, and so ung further evidones. The complainant, the division came. Mr Bradlaugh voted. The Council adjourned until Wednesday weighted at the other as to cause the valve Lo Ton Yow, had disappeared and it was Then another attaspt was made to nullify Barometer..... ment of any such place, or permit or eques collency, should be absolutely prohibited. afternoon uost. any place to be used as aforanid, provided It draws the attention of His Excelency

to act as described in the preceding para found impossible to find her.

this proceeding, and taunts were freely Tenperatura. 64.9 always that any person who shall receive the Governor to the utter haregard of

graph, or

The magistrato to-day decided that as levelled at the Government that their gene Humility.......

prisoner.

enable him, fret, to take on Force augh-to action, and than to initiate that action in a Weather.. NO LIGHTS CEPASSIA,

Friendly-or să it was put, in a bogus Rain. About a score of shopmen, buatmen, fire-spirit; and so to enable the member for men, cooks and hawkers were brought up Northampton to get a judicial decision in The finding of the Marine Court of In- the Colonial Secretary's Offee or in that of quiry which investigated the circumstances aider that the Government Marine Surveyor without lights or passes, and haing unable views, proposed that r

these the Surveyor General. The Commission attending the lamentable szpideen on made a very grate error of judgment in ap to give a gou nocent of themselves, were should be disallowed. The tallers of the rejects as untenable the suggestion made boud the river stoarner Pedati, was deli-proving of the shoring down of the fiorera- fined 25 cents each, with the alternative of division on Sir Stafford Northcote's pro by Mr. Goulbourn, the shark who copied vered by Captain Thomself, the President wont safety valve. Ho doubtless depended one day's hard labour in Victoria Claul posal bad all this time been standing at the and took some of the native medicine. At letter in question, that such draft was Ofice this forenoon. The other monburs lloving any excess of pressure. But we see

and had charge of Mr. Priss's draft of the of the Court, at the Harbour Master's on the working asfoty valve lifting, and re

table, not having been yet allowed to de- 3. TEMPERATURE, in this alinde in degrees, Boon he was walking outside the brand casually reni by doup one of the many of the Court were present, ez also Captain of opinion that this ralve was also fixed in

elare the numbers. Mr Labouchoro, who and tonthe, Farenheit. was one of the number, went back to ta While he was lying on his bed a little later Officers who make use of the room in the Hoyland, and Mr W. Wotton, who repre- its ecat, because

3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturation, e failed to relleve the boller There is a visible falling it in the potent in order to oppose Mr Holy's pro-liday of air saturated with moisture being be appeared to faict, and water was dashed Public Works Department in which he eita. seated the Hongkong, Canton and lacas of the excessive pressure which caused the pular interest in Mr. Bradlaugh, The psal, and at once there were loud cries 100. on his face, but ho never rallied. He died It is incredible that not only should the Steamboat Company.

expicaion.

crowd that was gathered around Palace- that he had deserted his proper place. Mr 4. DARCTION OF WED, to tue points. of Fatty degeneration of the heart. Ceteray attention of a person not engaged in the Before reading the anding, Captain With a view to preventing in future anyhed on Monday evening was mere akele Laboucliere, however, stack to his post, genie

5. FORCE OF WED, Recording we Beaufort. teocoded to the Zale throne at his father's office have been accidentally drawn to this Thomstt said there were several explana-explosion snol as that which occurred en tan army in comparison with the swollen and was ruled in order by the Speaker. At death in 1872, after killing his brothers, particular letter; but that he should have tions of technical terms given in the fading board the ratsai make the following round the precincts of the House. I was an overwhelming majority against M- Laclied coats, så drizzling rait, ƒ tog, y glumay

battalions that have crowded in former days last the division was taken and again ther year later -ba crowned, and recognized found an opportunity to carefully maku in order to moist the public in understanding recommendations by the British Government. At Sir Bartle nares of it, sud subsequently acquaint him it thoroughly.

That in the case of all newly constructed Parliament, however, the topic still excitos Bradlaugh. But aneantime the ides began Frere's request a regiment and a battery of self with an official namber attached to The following is the finding

bollure, or boilers which have undergone somo interest, espoolally as, coming at the to dawn upon the Conservatives that they artillery were sent out against the King in documents of the land only some time after-Wo tint that the British ateneip repairs, it shall be ompulsory on the present time, it adds are more to the allind beet rather making fools of themselves 1978, and Catewayo having refused to give wards when they ato permanently filed. Yota, 137 tons, 60 hp., official No. 73,450, owners, agents or master of the vessel to ready buge list of ministerial difficulties. They had disallowed Mr Bradlaugh's vote up the leaders of a raid into British territory, The Commission, after an examination of of Hongkong, belonging to the Hongkong, cause the following precautions to be The lobby was crowded at a comparatively on the first motion; but he find voted on

If

monoy for the admission of any other por trath displayed by Mr Kam Chu-Sheer THE EXPLOSION ON BOARD THE the valve as described in paragraphe a and must dischar facie case for a jury He was to facilitate the purpose of Mr Brad-Di'tion of windi

son to any place kept or used for the purpose in giring his evidence. It also finds that the aforesaid may be deemed to be the keeper unauthorised communication to a local paper

thereof.

News has been rocaived from South Africa

of the death of Ceterays on Friday after

noon in his hut in the Reserved territory.

In the forenoon he had complained of cold,

of a letter addressed by the Hon. J. M. Prise

to the Colonial Secretary; maat have been

the deliberato not of some person either in

'YOTSAL"

FINDING OF MARINE COURT OF INQULEY,

it were not practicaldo to weight there was no prima..

b, the Azes in that boiler should have been fawn, the boiler discouoected, and the vessel steamed slowly into port with the re- maining boiler.

(2.) In view of the foregoing, we con- the charge of being out after hours his favour. Mr Healy, laugh's voln

THE CASE OF MR. BRADLAUGH,

ជូនិង ធំ

29,4 29.98

29.87

64.8 69.7

93

90

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W. DOBLINK, Government-Astronomer.

Hongkong Observatory, March 201

hatt, aist to the Isrce of the est in inches, test he 1. BAROMETER reduced to 8 degrees Fahren

and hundredthe..

6. STATE OF WEATRES. blue sky, o de

bail, lightning, o overcast, using showers, daw (we)he letters are rep led to indi, cute any increase over the age of their algnification.

squally, mia, mow, thander, visibility.

7. Ras, in inches, leuths and hundredths

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