No. 6450 APRIL 5, 1984.
and those of Mr Labouchera side by side
THE CHINA MAIL.
Then Birs Baldwin prodicted that a Singa- Te Mabarans of Dholpur sings English pare octogenarian would marry a widow and French songer with much taste and ox- with three children. In Hongkong this
of nine-tenths of the amateurs in India. quory was repeated, and the same answer pression, and in a style quite equal to that given as here?”.
He also plays on the cornet woll, and the piano a little. A Calcatta paper ranarks in its surmise that so-called thought that this dogalopment of a taste for Western
No doubt the same journal is right
Police Intelligence. (Before A. G. Wine, Est) Saturday, April 5th.
· KEEPING AN UNLICENSED BROTUBL.
Chak Achi, described as a latrine keeper, was charged with keeping an unlicensi brothel at B5 First Sroet. Jasperter Les
officers were killed:-Stowart Almack, and Montressor of the Naval Brigado.
The London Tin states that the services of Sartorions Pasha have boon dispensed with by the Egyptian Government, and that he has been ordered to return to duty.
London, March 14th-Obituary, Lord Falkland.
St. Peterburg, March 15th-It is off
and dwolt on con amors by old Hongkong also the seat of extensive pottory and residents, seuro of whom were inaking the bronzo manufactures, much of the far- trip to get braced up by the Japanese win- famed Japanese Batsama and bronze ware ter and who woto enthusiastic over the being availablo here. We landed at Kobe theme that no more delightful spot or place in a fall of snow, light moet flakes, which of residence could be desired than Hong centiunod long enough to put a stop to tho kong! To liston, one might be inclined to landing of cargo (sugar from China for Ja believe that if there is a paradise on earth, pan) from our stammer, and which soon it is hore-it is here." But the drawbacks settled on the hill-tops and sides and on
showed a knowledgeup, and roll it readers consider beforehand what ques-music in a nefivo gentleman is probably and a Chinese interpreter gavo ovidence to cially denied that it is the intention of the are ton apparent to be overlooked even by the quaint house-tope of Kobe. The effect.
China Mail, Mar, 13 Truth, June 21, 1883. When the Profos. Again I was chosers sor gave his private by him (Bishop), and stances to the rope. I was roguented to sentatives of the press writo word upon A here, ho cortainly piece of
it on a tiong an audience is likely to ask. aniquu. of questions which table. As I knew the In Hongkong it was most natural that
some one in an audience of several ban-Denisa the quarter ending Dec. 31, 1883, had been secretly trick, I WIS AWATE written sa slips of what would ocsordreds of persons should think about 930 bullocks, 855 cows, 361 calves, 231
and which Mr Bishop abstracted paper, wern carefully foldedig roll for a momo ahures, the height of the Peak, or when up and laid on the replacing it with an he should be going home. A hundred buffaloes, 470 sheep, 896 goats, 18 horses table before the wri-other. Thus he got thoughts will flock through the mind of and ponies, 19 assos, 76 dogs, 17 pigs, and a person in the course of a quarter of (we quote from the Government report) ters. The Professorit into his possession, did not meddle with and read it whilst an hour, and, if the performer la uble to une dunkoy, were destroyed by tigors and now distinction between donkoys and asses carry them to his fore-ing done this, he a them, behold he is a thought reader we fail to understand.-Maoras Mail.
ao will say after this that the Chinaman
prove that several women lived in the lustussian Government to annex territory the passing visitor. The Chinn coast which was more picturesque than the consequent and that it was a sly brothel. Defendant
Defendant
theso papers except to moving about." Hav-pitch upon even na inkling of one of caestals in the Madres Fresidency. Tho RETAILING FROSS OPIUM WITHOUT A LECEKAR, solution of Parliament, the Governmont which they are the only competent pilots. the morning of the 1st found our good ship
If a guess is hazarded which does not meet with any response, the audience may be kept is ignorance of the failure,
Weru. abstracted.
17th Fe
Flo Aling and Li Akwai wore convicted of being in possession of prepared opium without having a valid certificate on the 4th inst. First defendant had a license for last joch, but had not ronewed it.
found to be confiscated.
LARCENY.
Chun Shu Yun, unemployed,
Was
in forehead he, by Bishop been able to minded persons in Hongkong led to by pointing to the fact that the thief had boen into his pocket. Defendant was sitting Osman'a villages, and are now returning to During the night, the first Japanese port-pect to anchor off Yokohama by 11 p.m.,
lowed to lie there until he had, at con- venient moments, made himself & quainted with the Contents
of the
genuine ones,
l
then another ex- change of the slips of paper would be nikdo. Most of us have soen) performers make money appear and dig- appear between their fingers in amysterious way, and we fancy the Professor would have little difficulty in ex- changing the slips of paper.
lieve in the superantural, in a man or woman being etlowed with Gad-like powers, by performances of this nature.
Glen-1 can call spirits from the rasty
doop. Lut-Why, ao can I,'or so can any man; But will diey come when you do cali
them?
That's the rub. Thought ronding has been uptly described as the art of seeing through those who are not sharp enough to see through you.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
PASSED CANAL:-Gordon Castle Fob 19; chefordshire March 7; Aganum Mat, 15; Gicingle March 14; Pyhrnnis Mar. 17; Genogle, Ass, and Utek March 25.
The next Fresca MA, por the M. M. S. 8. Yangiz, passed Cape St. Jasues for Hongkong on the Sed in, t. 2 p.16., uni inay be expected to arrive lure on or about Sunday, the Old inat,
The
Profcesur Baldwin stated here that 331- shop was his pupil for about two years. We should repeat that when we wrote the portion of the article quoted above weThe were unaware that Mr Lebouchere had given an explanation of the trick refer- red to-au explanation which agrees exactly with our own. If Bishop per- formed the trick in a bungling name Professor Baldwin did not do so, nadi an audience would certainly not have detected his method of operating. It was during the seance at which this trick was performed thint the editor of this journal had the pleasure of an in- terview with the spirit of the late Earl Beaconsfield, and learnt, with some amount of satisfaction, that His Lordship was getting an gaily in the other world, although so terribly busy at the time of the interview ne aot to be able to favour us with any details of the social life of the spirits, and the general appearance of their abode.
next AMERICAN MAT, por the O. & 0.
'SAIN the Goat' and the other convicts who wore sentenced to various tornes of penal servitude for the part they took in the Phoenix Park murders, have arrived st Chatham, the Coverament having fixed apon Chathani Convict Prison for their detention. They were brought round from Dublin in the Veterans, the vessel being engaged for the express purpose. The con- vists, whit were chained together in two. looked very careworn as they carne ashore, and on their being landed a procession was formed, every couple of convicts having a policeman on each side, while a strong body of police brought up the rear. The day tance from the landing place to the prison is less than a mile, the wilo distance being within the walls of the Dockyard. For one time to come the men will not he allowed out upon the public works upon which the other convicts are employed.
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Cairo, 16th March.Admiral Henett and General Graham, after conferring with the Sheika, bave jasad a proclanution offering a reward for Coman Digna alive or Cairo, Uli March.-General Graham has
dond.
a force
bat
steater Oceanic, left Yokolumus on EVERY year large additions aro made to the that he went with the bailiff of the Supromo cd to Admiral Hewett for further explana- from the water's edge, while ones/pared with the sharp towering form of our
Tuesday, the 1st Maruk, at daylight, and may be expected here on or about Monday, the 7th instans.
next ENGLISH MAIL, per the T. &O, S. 8. Nepal, loft Singapore on Satur- day, the 5th instant, a 2pm, and inay is expected here on or about Fri day, the 11th inst.
The S. S. Cardiganshire left Singapore for
this part on the 1st April.
The . S. Glenfin lelt Singapore for this
port on the 4th April.
Massue Jardine, Matheson and Co., the Agents, infora as that the S.S. Glenfin left Singapore for this port yesturday.
extensive railway system aloudy in opera tion in India, as the following statement, taken from the Madrus Mail, will show
In the beginning of the financial year 1883-84 fare were 10,364 miles of line open in India and 2,246 miles under con- struction or sanctioned for commencement, making a total of work either completed er in hand of 12,010 miles. During the year the commencement of 1,172 miles of new lines bus been sanctioned, and 422 miles opened a public traffic. The position at the commencement of the financial year 1684- 8h will be as follows-10,780 miles will be opened to traffic, and 2,067 either under construction or sanctioned for commence. inert during the year, being a total advance on the previous year of 1,143 mites. It is expected that 1.103 miles of unfinished line will be completed during 1984-85 having 1,804 to be finished during 1885-80. or
ASSAULT ON A CLERK Abbas, P.0. 100, appeared en a sum- mons charging him with using abusive and insulting language and with assaulting Ng Tak Shang a clerk, on the 3rd April. Couplainant gave evidence to the effect Court, on April 3rd, to serve a writ of execution ou delerdant's su Defendant said that the furniture bolunged to him and told complainant and sho babiff to go out, using bad language and striking complain ant. This evidence was corroborated by K. Howell, bailiff of the Supreme Court, who stuwed his warrant to the defendant The latter denied that the warrant was ever produced. He was bound over la per soal scoprity in the sum of $10 to keep the peace for three months.
Cairo, 8th March. These sheiks ap porting Usman Digne burned the offer of a reward for Osman Digna, which Admiral
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had admitted to fuspector Lce that he between Rasina Contral Asian possessions wo next skirted for a couple of days is bold, temperatura was pleasant to denizons from It is, only intended rugged and mountainous quito to the water's a tropical, clime. However, wo mado tire rented the house, but ni Court he stated and the Amu Daria. that a woman kept the house and he did not to exactly fix a line of demarcation between edge, indented here and thern hy winding best of it, and then rickshaw uien had Turkestan and Kashgar and the Akhal-Teke crooks, marking the month of a river or in-comfortable rugs to cover their faces from the tricate shallow bay, affording shelter and icy blast. I trust hasten on to say that, London, March 16th. In the course of a safe retreat to the smuggles and pirates caving Kabe on the afternoon of the Stat know if it was only brethu
speech, yesterday, Sir Charles Dülke said with which this coast is infested and who wo passed down the Idzumi Naida," ont was fined 850, with the alternative of one country and Persie.
that if the Opposition insist upon the dis- cannot well be followed into passages for into the Pacific by the Ki Channol, and on. month's imprisonment with hard labour.
will appeal to the country, but the appeal Wou to the steamer or other vessel that steering dao cast across the Galf of Iso for When 150 miles from that wild sut bo nade alone on their Egyptian gets into trouble on this shore, it will Yokola.
only too soon be surrounded and probably at port and about 96 soath-west of the moun hand for an instant, gain changed the ralla
policy.
Algidrid, March 16.-A widespread con tacked and taken by the hordes of these tein, the first glimpse of the famous, moved, botwear his thumb of paper, stated the and feat Anger, for word I had written,
prapinces for the dethronement of King on the watch for suda pray and are obtained. At this great distanco the peak the purpose of divin-nud requested me to
Alphonso, and numerous arrests have been littin or nothing for their country's did not tower so high na I expected, but it ing what was in them.fopen to roll and read as in the Doctor's case here. Where is devoid of temerity, at least whouin search Bath defendants were fined $10, the opiam 1spicy has been discovered hero and in the bold, lawless Chinese who are constantly and now snow-clad top of Fusiyana W
laws or Government. The Khiva an made in connection therewith.
was probably cloud-capped, for it sous dis All of them were fold what I had written out also is the thought reading in selling of plunder The first robbery' of any im- It is not pre-portanca at the Calcutta Exhibition was ok
Tandon, March 15.-On the termination north until the White Dogs" meks and appeared altogether from view. As I write cd up in a square it. The audicuco ap the fature of a man? form, and the Pro-plauded, which air-tended that another medical gian here, the night on Sunday the
Anded to the hills. The British loss is now exporting port of China, wors noted; and Feb. lat, it is penned a day in advance fessor was particular prised ine, for the when he was told he would be murdered Iruary. A glass case, belonging to Messrs charged with stealing a silver watch and a of the battle on Thursday, Osinan Digna the entrance to Fonchow, the greatest ton (for thought I dato tas foregoing Yokoham
Cota ascertained to have been 110 killed and soon after the course was changed to the we are approaching Mikamoto or Rock abort their being change had been made in Australia, was thinking about such Byro and Spottiswoode, of London, was hair guarii, value $13, the property folded exactly in thein bangling a man-
The moruce cases werd plainant gave evidence to the effect that at 150 wounded, while the enemy'slussa still north cant, the volcanic and strangely-shap Island. We are now, as nightfail arrives, way he intimated not, that I thought ita dark foto. Our opinion of the whole opened, and £1,700 worth of jewellery Ling, a seaman, on the 4th inst.
The number killed was 4,360 100 miles from Nagasaki, being sighted on island of Vris, with its eversmoking volcane The presumption isstrange that they had business agrees with that of Mr La-thrown on the floor, and a fow articles left, 1.30 p.m. yesterday he went to the Kore mormous than was proviously re-ed group known as the Sima islands, about entering the Gulf of Yedn, passing the that when he carried not perceived it. Ibenchere; it is the sheerest bumbag, notably a diamond Iracelot, which, though Shing Theatre. While there he took out ported.
he was 12,000. The British troops burned the "Aasce Ears"rocks and Goto lighthouse, can i seen rising in the centre. We ex- thans bits of paper to then loft. Hnd Mr and we should repet seeing any weak- taken out of the case, was left behind, is watch to sue the time and then put it back The author of rebels engaged in the Lattle the evening of 28th January, followed by now now dipped, though the clund of steam
complainant disturbod.
A Chivaman oninitted the wide him. Shortly after
Graham and was idle, and early on Tuesday morning too late to go cahore to-night, orpecially sa sleight of hand, ex-read the letters of this
dist
the 29th January, we had our first view of it is squally and wet with (to our feelings) changed them for word which was in any
robboey, and took refuge at Chandermagore, put his hand into his pocket and found Sunkia whore Generals whore ho was arrested with the stolou pro- his watch was gone. Defendant was just Stoyart have already urised.
Bank Shares ---
the land of the ioning or rising sun" a bitterly cold wind. others having thosamo mind, he would have
Hi attempted to moving away, but explainant siezel biza.
£10 10. and looked put over mid of the protticat 1 forgat tu mention that from Hangkong perty in his possession. appearance. Those found that they spelt
pieces of landlockod sea water in the world, to Nagasaki w had the Chinos Consul at the counterfeit one Humbug."
stab a police superintendent, but was easily Defendant than othered to givaback to watch Oriental Biale
Chartered Mercantile Bank disarmol. He has been sentenced to two and $ to amplainant if he would let in Chartered Bank
to the picturesque tern of Nagasaki, the latter pert as a passenger, who was received world be placed back
well-known south western part of Japan.in state by his taff on arrival and who on the table and al
years' hard labour.
A woman who was sitting near to eaia Hongkong & Shanghai Bank
Zoulon, March 16.--Lord Harling-Tins inter part of the harbour was dotted bade such of us as wero up in the early plainant-corroborate this evidence and also aw the prisoner pass his hand into the ton in the House of Commons yesterday over with steamers wid ailing vessels, morning a very ceremonial farewell with an complainant's pocket and take not his said that the rebels had cut the telegraph among the former being II. M. 8. Sa elaborate expression of thanks to our Cons- linos between Shendy and Khartoum, and phire, 12 guns, 9,360 tons; from which under and the hope that he would visit buat came off to us at day-break, the com-him from time to time ashore. Author Defendant was sentenced to one month's do that a steamer at Kharton had been
fired on by the enemy, from which he as-mander being doubtless ansions for its passenger is a Chiness merchant for Yoke watch imprisonment with labour.
Bumod that the tribes had risen.
patches. I am not going to give you now hama the characteristically travels first- Lort Fitzmaurice said that General (in the few minutes at my disposal) ny im. class, while his wife (and attendants) are Ho Akang and Heo Afong were charged with stealing a rug, valued at $, the pro-Graham had received instructions riot to pressions of Japan of all that we seen the end saloob. Our lady passengets and noted during this first day ushers in are naturally quite indignant at this re- porty of a hacksmith named Kwok Fing advance on Berber.
Japanese town, with its now and old oral of what ought, to bo; but Chin- on board the S.8. C. 7. Book, this morn
man, ne one says, coen everything upside ing. Complainant was a passenger on the
quarters, its combination of Western and vessel named, on his way ts Singapore.
old world appearances, in the dresa, uninners down! From Nagasaki we bok ell bunett Soon after he got on board he missed the
houses, shorus, temples, tea-housex, occupa the intelligant Russian Consal, dropping tions and manufactures of the people. I couple of Japanese young gentemen whe have not the tine now to say more than had bean ou a tip to Hongkong, so thin rug, which was found in the prisoners possession as they were Landing in a sam- pa, by .C. 398. The defendants were sent a ferou of a thousand men as a demons that it was all mess interesting and one our many has Lea varied gh.
P.S.Fs (properly Fasignada) with sent to gaol for fourteen days' hard labour.tration to near Handouk, at which place, must indeed care little about the beutiful
according to reports receives from apes, who could not cujoy (and recall as a joy its mand of snow kukaa if it lay at the Osman Digua is andeavouring to reassonble for ever" their first experience of Japanese back of Yokohama anal was a hill of 3,000 scenery in the placid, lil-surroundedor 4,000 feet in pics of 13,830 Nover London, 17th Maroht. The Marquis of waters of Nagasaki. I can only find a cum was there such a deception of the eye Hartington in the House of Commons said parisus in taking the valley in which the clear air and snow-covering explain the that Government disapproves of the reward Kandy is situated as the inter harbour, effect, as also its easy along sides a cou offered for Osman Digna and has telegraph the hills rising abruptly at soine
in others own Adam's Poak-Ics on deck this tions.
the narrow strip of land is utilized for morning.
Government dock, extensive iron- Mr. Gladstone bas been confined to his a
the other side, for 2 house for several days... A bulletin issued works, or un
merchants" or the fashion yesterday states that he is suffering from fashionable suburb with tho
mansionsdotting the hillside aftor t laryngeal catarrb, and requires rest.
Madma, March 17-The following are of "Arthur's Seat," Handy, to continus The town proper, with its the mauns of the British offloats wound the parailet. el in the ongagement on Thursday 32,000 people (to about 600 foreigners of Gulouel William Green, Captain Nicholas all nations) lies along an indented sloping W. Patrick Brophy, and Liontenant Norvalloy, my, in the direction of Katu e long winding landera); Major. Macdonald and Major approach you must suppose the Preadoniya man Macleod, Black Watch (Royal High gastota, while to picture the Reginald William Dalguty, York and strath up no far as Gampola or even Lancashire Regiment; and Burgoons H. Nawalapitiya sa under the bluest of water, NEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE R. O. Cross, John Frendergast, and Hor. the walls of mountains receding here an
there to adinit of a fishing village or larger bert, FRENCH MAIL.
town, while the terraces show whore cul- ried on in more genial tivation is
in the depth of winter with the grassy westior. For, remember, so saw all this No news has been received from General patanas which were far up the hills be. Gordon since the 11th instant.
tween the fic or pino woods (they can scarce. Madrid, 18th March. Three Generals ly be called forests) as in Ceylon, a sickis,
** London, March 10.-The Porte has pre- pose to Earl Granville to send Turkish have been arrested who are also charged yellow, withered colour. What the charms troeps to Soudan. To this proposal Lord † with complicity in a plot to overthrow the must be in spring, seminer, ce suturas can Gold Leaf 99 line....
bo the rere readily imagined after seeing next English: Mail, eft Singapore for THE Bavaria Daybladt has the following --
Greville has replied that the Force has throne
Cairo, 19th March-Communicatton is a much beauty oven when clad in its Achoen (From our gum correspondent missed an opportunity of intervention, and Hongkong this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Kuta Anjah 24th Feb.) The events of the he propoas to postpone negotiations until totally interrupted beyond Berber. The barsst, bleakest roos. As for the people, last few days show more than sufficiently tranquillity is restored, but never heless Reins have occupied Habooks cataract, the greatest treat was in scoing the children. that it is high time to proclaim a state of England recognizes the sovereign righis looming a completo stoppage of the Japan has been described as the paradiso (Talon at Alesers Falconer i Co.'s Premises,
The tribes are preparing to attack of children," and I can believe it--elal in warfare here, and at length to break with of the Sultan.
their holy robes, for the Japanese still BAROMETER the miserable peace policy which has brought London, March 11-Further accounts Skundy.
The 19th Bussam and 75th Regiatent are keep the Chinese Now Your, though as a Gra about so much harm in this quarter. To of the battle mar Suskin yesterday give
Several cavalry vermnent adopting our Western rockening begin with, I may mention the significant the following particulars: The British encamped. at Handok. fact that on the lith and 19th February, Indvaucol in five square, which the rubels reconnaissances have been made in Be The little boys and girls looked us BY THERMOMETER-9 A.M............ Troops detached to cauert convoys from
which we are all familiar; the latter all wore tion, on slips of paper lying under the holonging to the Bulls who were on duty in Anagalang to Gie Kambing anffered losses Kreat fiercenes repentedly attacked neighbourhood of Suakini, but no sign of hud walked out of tho pictures withi
and at length succeeded in breaking and the enemy has leer discovered.
Fanton, March 21.-A telegram has been natural or artificial flowers in their labor- amounting to 8 killed and it wounded, all capturing the British gus.
Where such sacrifies have to be Regiment was driven back on the Marines. received from General Graham stating that stoly-made-ttp hair corresponding to the nura Sheika bave submitted, and that right colours on their gents, and as privates. inade to keep up if his wife read thoughts that were uót the Wellington Barracks, and examined and i two outposts? commcnications between The troops then ralied, nul after severe there are exported to do a The health they ran about the wide floor of the
situated not more than 22 fighting utterly defeated the netny, tho
Buddhist temple in front of the great image recorded, our theory must be wrong. In posed by Goneral Sargent. His Excellency hours march apart, peace cannot be said to battle having lasted two hours and a-ha of the British troops in good.
Mr Thornhill, the Conservative candidate, the apot where we saw the largest gather afor-note we attached to the Profes-erwards erected the submarine and prevail. Further, on the 21st and 22nd The 42nd Highlanders sustained he has beenelected Member for Cambridgeshire, Aug of children--laughing, playing ball,
The enemy's loss was quenous, Bor's letter we indicated pretty plainly
extraordinary precautionary meals.
defeating Mr Coota, Liberal, by a large with a comically wiau look on their young faces, they certainly justified all that has our opinion that the trading of unwrit-ining department, the broks belong autos vore taken at Ketta Rajah, mere 3,000 being killed and 6,000 wounded
St. Polarebury, 11th March. Major injority. 20th March,After the over- been sail of the happiness of children in ten thoughts by Mattatae Taldwining to the Engineer and Army Hospital particularly in the outworks hero, from
trustworthy information having comes that Olichanoff has been appointed Governor of
Matras, throw of We sp-Corps, and the kitsand quarters of the munin numerous hostile bands intended to attack Merv
Osman Digns on Thursday, Japan. wae imply guess work.
From Nagasaki, we stommed round the ported this pinion by pointing out both corps. The General was accompanied the Chion Camp at Posiajung, and of course Paris, 12th March-At a meeting to-day General Graham withdrew the British a ludicrous blander in the thought read on his tour of inspection by the Military by the way to send a number of bullets into of the shareholders of the Suez Canal Com forces to Suakin, having previously burn coast as the North-west, naver out of sight pany the convention of M. Lesseps with el four villages and exploded past stores of land sill we made the strait of Bin onnaals!, ing. A well known medied man in the
British shipowoors was ratified, although of war material captured from the eueroy shaped like the lettor S, Fwilcs long; and Colony was credited with the question: Secretary, Colonel Barton ; Brígado Major
from some bareho.cers it met with great At the point where the British square was wide, handing into the far-famesh Inland Seu
broken the fighting was of a most des- or Mediterranean of Japan. Here it was in Manila...29.0191.244 ESE 13th March. The battle comperate character, fifteen hundred Arabs 1864 that the allied English and French Heugkong 29.8562 294
The being killed there
Fleets tanght Japanese princes the first Amoy... 20.7060.094 SE 2 menced at daybreak this morning,
The 6th Regiment lost thirty mon, and (and let us hope the last) lesson of the Fachow 20.0554.094 SW enemy has been utterly much British the Black Watch sixty-five, including fun futility of opposing the powerful Western Shaghai. 20.7956,631 W Ele lasted only half-an-hoar. The loss is trifling.
sergeants.
Caire 21st March. Dispatches are nationsor of attempting to shut out foreigners Nagasaki 30.0350.366 SE 2 Landon, 19th March. A dispatch re- i Richardson, William Matshall, W. C. Olarke, ceived from General Gealizio states that been received from General Gordon, dated and their trade. The lesoun has been well Wostock 130,0033.2 SE 18 &
leant, for since then tho aquistion is that
lungkung bermatury, April 5, 1884. Osman Digna's camp was captured this
the 15th instant, stating that Khartoum Japan has opened her doors too mpidly and the rising to the northward have wide to the reception of all that the
AT 10 A.-5TH AFRIX, morning altar severe fighting
Tao Bri- quiet, in los 70 willed and 100 wounded, ing been suppressed,
West has to give and teach her people. Manila... including oficers Lieutenant Aitken and Conservative, har besu elected Momber for and it is not too late to conserve und per- A29.03.080 NE
London, 21st March. Sir Robert Perl, However, the drag is being put on now, Boogkong 29.05.4 97 Captain Ford. The enemy's loss unkown.
Fondon, 14th March.The Listenant Huntingdon, defeating Mr. Vossy, Liberal, petuste much that is valuable in the Fuochow Aitken who was announced to have been by x narrow ranjority.
industries, custorus aud lite of this most Shanghai 20.8852.0 Maurus 2201 March. A special tole intelligent and lively of Asiatic peoplos. Nagasaki-29.7753696 T killed in the action near Suakin turns out
be Major Walker Attkon of the 42nd grain from London, dated 17th, states For the intricate navigation of the Taland Wostock 20.01 97.9
that A majority of the Cabinet desire to
The Barometer is steady and the Tem Highlanders
Gradients indicate principal portions of the mainland of Japan, perature has risen Cientis, 13th March.The services of declare an Egyptian Protectorate for a Sea, winding as it does between two of the Captain F. H. Brown, Exocative Engineer, fixed period. Afr. Gladstore and Lord Derby with hundreds and thousands of pictur-light winds.
W. DOREROS, esque islands and rocky lalets, murrow chan-
·Government Astronomer Nuddea, and E. W. P. Fuster, Executive oppose the proposal; the struggle is acute.
nels and long winding passages, we took Engineer, Arnih Division, have boon plac
Hongkong Observatory, April 5, 1834. Gorernment of
on board a special pilot to convey us as far ed at the disposal of the
OF the Inland Sea and its sur as Kebé. India for service in red letters to the
roundings suffice it to say now that it la the METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. Dr. McLeod has
Mr Fergusson, junior, continues in the landlocked approach to Nagasaki on a more public againat the
Precious On Late | On date Spring the changes which have been ee daily papers warning complished in this country. The Nobles increasing prevalence of small-pox here, Ceylon Observer the sccount of his trip round interesting and varied, because larger, scale, The distant hilla were snowcapped and
day at rose, and the power of the linperial House and pointing out the special sources of dan. the world via Hongkong and Japan
YOROBAMA, 1st Feb: 1884. many of the sloping sides were clothed ir. was restored. The light of knowlege was ger suggesting the precaution to be
After our experience in the South Ching white. In nearly every sheltered, oft taken to prevent the spread of the discose. diffused and the rights of the people rec-Ha strongly urges the necessity for vaccina sea, it was with the anticipation of mach times far-receding bey, a town was marked. Bacter.... cognized.
tion
more than the proverbial "bad quarter of Japanese fishing-boats, junks, or ships and Temperature.. 652 About 8,000 rapecs have been raised an hour" that the little parly from the conating steamers were freely parsed; but Hunndity....... towards the Chunder Sen memorial.- Assam embarked at Hongkong ou the in summer this enchanting maritime pas Di'tion of wind).
Bombay, March 13.-The Government of 24th ultimo on the guod (240) steamer sago is alive with vessels of all sizes and Force
The officers, one degrees, and the land of hills and valleys, of Weather.. Bombay, in a résolation, approve the held Kinz, Capt. Harris ing of an International Exhibition here in and all, declared strong head-winds and a lakes and rushing streams along a course Rain... the ould season of 1995, and remit the bisterous sea on the voyage to Japan to be of 240 miles (10 to 30 miles wide) in Been, a consideration of the matter to the local reasonable, while in was bound to grow its best Fasting out by a passage that re- Nothing is mindude to Sidney Harbour, we found the Straits of Gibraltar, or of committee of the Calcutta Exhibition. The colder and colder every day. To the Editor of the "CHINA MALL.
unexpooted." the entrance ao certains, however, as the Government will not undertake the risk p April 5th.
Kote, the central approaching
1. BAROMETER, placed to 33 degrees Fahren Six--In your inane of Thursday, a letter the principal cost, but offer assistance in The Khis slipped up from Hongkong plasolves sppeared over the signature of Messze various ways. It is suggested that a guar-along the China coat facing Formosa part of Japan, about 100 miles from the Pasi-heit, zad to the level of the arc in inchez, feasha
Ocean; but approachable by a wide and hundredths, speed)
and across to Japan, раззаде
It will be remembered that the Pro- fessor wrote a long letter to this journal THE Superintendent of the P. & 0. Com-later, dealing with cur article on his perpany informs us that the Nepal, with the formances. The only do in dit acti- cle he pointed out was that it did not take into accoust the fact that Madame Baldwin read thoughts which were not Our theory was recorded on paper.
H Excellency Lieut-General Sargont that thoughts written down were read has completart the annesil inspection of the by the Professor with the aid of the in- troops onder his charge in the Colony pressions left on the pad used, or, where This morning, the Royal Engineer Cory the pad was not brought inte requisi-the Ariay Hospital Corpe and those nien
This operation ones written upon. wight be facilitated by the use of the Garrison when the Regiment was in chemicals. The Professor argued that, spected on Wednesday, were drawn up at
and Mill..
our excampment,
The following telegrams are taken from Ceylon and Indian popora brought on to Singapore by the incoming French Mail steamer Yangizé--
'Shall I be married, and in roply he Cochrane, and Lieut. Porter, nide de cunipThe Mai Nichi Shimbun contains a par opposition. was informed that he will marry a The officers of the Royal Engineers present widow with three children. Now it were Colonel Walker (olar commanding), graph of unusual interest. Mr Kurokawa, of Tournini, the proprietor of the ground happened that this medical gentleman Majors Lloyd and Ward and Lieute Druitt where the attack was made by the retainers had not attended one of the Professor's entertainments, and at the time Ma- dame Baldwin wus stating he was putting this question to her he was diging with some friends half a mile away from the hall.ee us in
stance, however, the audience was in ignorance, and thes applandes mightily this clever item in the thought reading. Those downstairs thoughs the Ductor was upstairs, and those in the dress- circle thought he was in the stalls, and so the fun went on.
Our article on the Professor appears to Inve attracted some attention the
Straits, where the Profisser gave a series of performances, for somebody at Singapore has sent to us a copy of the Stra a Intelligence of March 9th, in which our nrticle is referred to and the following interesting information add- ed →→
*It will interest our ronders to know that many of the pastions mentally it by per sons in the au suce at Hongkong and read and answered by Mrs Baldwin are the sno as those which have beau noted in Rangoon and Singapore. We only mention these places because we have evidence of the fact. For instance a gentleman in Singapore mentally asked concorcing bis future and fortune.
hfra Baldwin replied that ha would do well in the speculation he was -engaged in, and would make munay, and become wealthy; bat would hare his throat cut in a Mexican inn by two men who de
mired his money in 1800. We forget the exact date; but the prediction given would
ba sccomplished some time towards the close of the century. Now in Hongkong
the same question was thought of by Dr
Finker; Mrs Baldwin in the sume
sa
The following is the Order of the day for the next meeting of the Legislative Council,
to
of the Daimio of Satsuma on Messrs C. L
and Mie Borradaile on the 14th Septonsber 1862, has, aider by others, erected a mom ment of the spot where Mr Richardson fell he hull on Wednesday, the 9th inat mortally wounded, and whore he soon after
1. The Attorney General to prosent the Report of the law Committee on the Bill outitled The Stamp Ordinance,
1884.
2. The Attorney General to present the Repact of the Law Committee on the proposed Standing Caders and Rules and to move a resolution.
3. The Attorney General to move the first reading of the following Dills;
(1) A Bill outitled The Criminal Pro- onlure Ammendment Ordinenes, 1881. (2) A Bil ontitled An Ordinance to
amend Ordinance 3 of 1881
(3) A Bill entitled An Ordinance to
amend Ordinance 3 of 1871.
(4) A Bill entitled The Merchant Ship
ping Ordinance, 1879, ducelent Ordinance, 1834. (5) A Bill entitled An Ordinance to foci- "libate the business of Swings Banke
4 The Attorney General to present the Report of the Law Committee and to more that the Council go into Com mittee on the following Dilla
(1) A Bill entitled The Dangerous Ugoda Ordinance, Amendment Ordinance, 1881.
(2) A Bill entitled The Preservation of
Ordinance, 1660m
Birds Ordinance, 1870, Ameniment
wards died. The inscription, written by Mr Nakamura. Kein, to the following effect, but its beauty and simplicity of ex- pression are lost in this necessarily literal translation -
Upon this spot of earth, che property of Kurokawa of Turumi,
The life of an Englishman named RICHARDSON
was sacrificed
his blood running in a river to the sea.
From that source
The victim's name Has been raade imperishable in the History of the World. Dedicated to one who rests in Heaven.
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· Hongkong Obserwatory, April 5, 1884,
The Honourable.W, Keswick to mová Brereton, Wittop and Desaca, in which it antwa fund be raised, and a paid Secretary (where the current occasionally run with safe that not even a pilot is į 3. TENEBRATUR,, in the shade in degrana, for papera atid correspondence on the way stated that the man Cheong Yat Cho appointed. The materials should be designer, for this time of year, most favour required Again, the hills with their fand tentle, Fahrenhait,
tional manner described how the questant would do well with the shares 10 Was greculating in, would amass wealth; but BATAVIAN papers say that the outlay on the
extraordinary
with a view to utilisation afterwards &
their
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subject of the imues of one dollar notes was our assistant compradora.
In reply, we have simply to say that portion might hereafter be used as an Artable and exceptional circumstances. It termoes, firwoods and willerud pataras ith Colony by the Hongkongwe have no suployee with that tame and Museum. A site near the School of Art, has, in fact, been quite pleasure trip in come close to the town whieh, indeed, hamility at nie naturaled wilk misistare being
suburban 1-100,
4 DIRECTION OF Wish, to two points, Shanghai Banking Corporation.
are ate loss to understand how she mistake opposite the new railway terminus, is all hat the cold-especially the keen cutting rous up
wind from the Siberian ur. Arctic region, diricions. Alongside at Robd, which
5. FORCE OF BD, acceding to Beaufort recommended, on Civickshank Road. ocurreal.
Hambay, March 13th.-4 necting of the which we occasionally faced Lasbogtawork is of modern erection, lies the mor Sale Thanking you for the publication of this Chamber of Commerce is cuaresed for the we exchanged a temperature of 62 for uno purely Japanese town of Hiego, and
Lare lotter,
25th instant to consider the Government of 35 degrees, or two above freezing point, we have the headquarters of a good deal of tached clouds, it diseling rain, flog, s gloomy, proposal for an Exhibition, and to decide and this with snow falling and kean or the national shipping enterprize, white hail, Lightning, overcast, p passing elioware,
· GUEDES & Cə,
therly breeze, nade tally cold in javing there on the year in which it shuni be held..
railway communication for sumo y squally, r ralli, a mom, i thunder, a visibility [Perhaps Meers Brereton, Wotton and Madras, March 14th-Two thousand along the snow-clad rauges of central data, 50 miles along the cast and up the interior dew (wel),The letters are repeated to indi, was no joke. Ou leaving Victoria Bar through ten and silk producing districts. ale aay increase over the average of their Deacon will kindly caplain, so that this in-rubels were killed. The British army is teresting correspondence may continúa returning to Suakin. In addition to Cap bour, its beautica and those if the city and lu Kobo are quite a number of tea Ering signification Ep. GM.]
tain Ford and Major. Aitken the following neighbourhood were once again printed vat and preparing establishuguts, while it in 7. Farx, in inches, fenths and hundredthr
be murdered in the bush in Australia by burial of corpses and other measures in the two men for his money. Our readers will recollect that a lady hore naked when she interest of hygiene, consequent on the would return home, and the reply was volcanic outburst on the island of Krakatau, somewhere in March next year. The same amounted sithogether, in Bantam, to 24,205 question was thought of in Hongkong by a guilders in the Anjer destrict, and to 84,000 British tar, and the sang mawor cats guilders in the Cheringin district."
We are, etc.,