No. 6481-APRIL 8, 1884,]
Tao-t'ai's yamon. It quite a model publication, with no views of its own, but full of intelligence, and got up in the highest style of journalistic art. D. Nette.
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this
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE CHRISTOFORO COLOMBO' ASHORE,
Tus appropriation accounts 1882-3 for the the programme was excellently well carried Civil Services and Revenue Departments, rough. One of the boys trilled lika a contain a complotravelation of the cirena-scprano from the opera, house, and would stances of the dispute betroen the Trenaury have made the City Hall ring again; while SAYS the Amoy Gazette of the 1st April and Sir T. Shepstono regarding the charges the date-player was admirable and the We hear that the nativo converts aro lying maado by him in connection with his mission gloes were exceedingly good. While on- na speedily as their lega can carry them to the Transvaal in 1877. The expenditure oving my briarful of Hosey Dew, and ashore, account was over £13,000, of which only £3,332 has heen allowed, and £10 disallowed, while £6,846 remains in suspen son, and £1,837 u reserved for separate con- saturation. Among the simas disallowed are payments for a concertine, a criokus bat, a great cost, a hat, and hair brusher. The suspendel amounts consist chielly of alleged duplicato payments, of payments only par fially vouched, and of sums not properly payable out of public funds. Sir R. E. Welby apoulis strongly of the affair in his letter to the Treasury. He says: The direction for the abatement of
in all directions through the road of being mannered by their countrymen in conso- quence of the rumour afloat that the French intend to seiza Amoy. The same paper of the 2nd April says: Information reached He that the inhabitants of Cang-Buoy, Ke- Jan, have risen and attacken those of the neighboring town, called Beng-Sua. The motives which prompted this hostile more ment between the people, wu chuot as yot fathom, but we proauing they are nothing more not less than a clan.fight
sipping my Scok and water, thought of the pleasant evenings in Hongkong, some of them Scotch and carly; and it seemed to mo that similar aranings might be more fraquent with you Eastern folks than they aro. Somo of the performoms were mom-
THE following charlors were effected in drawn salary from Siz T. Sheep China many years ago. Kis namo in C. P. Captain Accinni, from Hongitong to Amoys brutally assaulted by four mea in the
Amoy inring the fortnight puded on the
3rd instant:-
- Albatross, 5,000 pieuls, Taiwanfoo, Chefoe and Amoy, 24 luy days, $1,020,
furt, 5,200 picule, Newchwang to Amos, 18 lay toys, $1,205, (after comple tion of Taiwanfoo-Tientsin charter.
Hedrig, 000 picals, (at Tientsin) Chofu to Amay, 20 lay days, 20 cents.
Johann Carl, 3,200 picule, Taiwanfoo, Chefou and Any. 20 lay days, $1,000.
Hilda Maria, 6,200 picels, Taiwantee to Tiontain, 16 ay days, o cants per basket.
Walter Sigfried, 10,200 picule, Chefon to Amoy, 20 lay days, 82,100
B. Stenkan, 6,200 peals, Taiwofon, Tientsi, Newchwang ani back Amoy, 28 loy days, $1,700.
Dubery, S. S., 27,000 pieus, Raigon, Eongkong, li tents, and Hongkong Saigen and back, 18 cents, 23 lay days.
ou, has donhtless lod him to recognise the gravity of the position in which ho hns Jackson."
himasolf by the disregard of the elementary rules which ordinarily govern ten in their dealings with money other than their own.
NOTES BY THE WAY.
had grounded on the Quemay Bank at high water in a fog. As the evening tice made, Bir W. T. Webb, of the Bengal Educa-ant isho failed to move with her engines tion Service, is the nather of the following, going full speed, preparations were started which I extract from his new book Indian to lighten her; the Folien, at the Italian Fyrics. His treatment of a situation in Comminador's wish, going into Amoy for which many an unfortunate mortal in this lighters. However, the food fide in the
Ottawa, March 4-The Dominion Go, Svakim, March 2nd.-The Britials troops mistress would be pleased to sun me, and yarnmont has forwarded instructions to the entered fokar at noon on Saturday. A showed mo huto the charming apartment Government of Manitoba that if any blood few shots were oxchanged with the gnomy, resorved for Mrs Langtry's especial use. The Douglas Steamship Co.'s stennior shed or disturbance of any kind arise out when the 4,000 rebels who wave holding Here is tho boudoir as it presented it- fokien arrived from the Coast Ports this of the existing discontent in that province, the town fled. Osman Digna is oneand self to the enchantot vision of the writer, eight miles distant from Suskite. A mitle who is pretty apt at wond-painting. It is morning, bringing news that the Italian the local authorities will be to blame.
London, March 4th-an important with hita is expected when the British beautiful room, alnost pretty enough corvette Christoforo Colombo had been meeting of British ship-owners was held troops return to Stakio from Tokar. for the fair occupat. The furniture is 1 The following comploto and in- to-day, to consider the proposed legislation The garrison found at Toker numbered veritable Fronch of the First Empice affecting their interests. The sentiment soventy, half-starved. The remainder and period, beautiful alike in form and colour. treating details have been kindly furnished of the meeting was embodied in a resolu-joined the rebels. The bodies of Morice as I looked at her lying on a low Gresk to us from the Fokien-Nearing Amoy on tinn which Baya "The enormous intor Boy, a surgeon, and four other Europeus couch, acress the foot of which was thrown Saturday 5th at noon, in thick, foggy cats involved demand that the proposed killed in the rout of Baker Faolia's army, a cable robe, my mind instan was thrown
bill I be referred to a select committão. were found at Teb and buried.
to the Venno of Canova." This is fine weather, fell in with an Italian man-of-
Liuton, March 5th.-An Irish emigra- All-reports tomachd the stendincas with writing with a vengeance, but nothing to war's boat and craw, bearing tidings that tisu company, with a spital of £260,000, which, the British moved on Tob. The what followera Langtry wore a An Italian man-of-war bnd got ashore some lins be formed with Parnell as Chairman, aquero in which they advanced to battle lovely negligia of pale blus ottoman and Sir Baldwin Leighton, Jass Bright was never broken. Then determination and silk trimmied dorn £10 front and bers of the Club, of course, and capital whore in that vicinity about Ga.m. Arrived and Edmund Dwyer Gray, memors of Junvery of the rebels is shown in the fact arwund the skirt with wan's-down- voices they lind. By the byo, tho account Ausoy, duly reported the same, and at Parliament, are among the Directors.
that when they were charged by the cavalry Her hair was piled up on the top of Paris, March 7th The Clau-na-Gael grout numbers of thom threw themselves her head, evidently for comfort, but with punist (who had a cigar in his mouth most once proceeded to the vessel's assistance.
hag begin operations hero. A man who upon their backs on the ground and spear-a pratty effect. Then this keen observer over-religionsly all the time) was a rendent Facts showed that the Christoforo Columbo, mys he is m Irish-Anorient and led the horses of the troopers as they dashed proceeds to divulge sono secrets about the
closely resetables informer McDernett, over them.
lady's font. "I particularly noticed hor The march to Tokar was neccnplished in fost, which I have been told were large, Pluse du Troms, early dais morning. The four hun frou Teb. The Hussure scoured and which worn on this occasion encased vizlin's voics showed the assailants that the country and kept up udesultory skirmish-in delicate blue silk stockings and kid slip- they had mistaken their man, but they ing with the energy, who retired in disergourers of the saint colour, and are benatifully had refused to prominent to inform the The Arabs lost 1,100 men dead on the Fehl unusually small for an English woman, would nevertheless have killed him if huized masute in the direction of Tamanich, formed, slender, and diagraceful reflection] patien
az Teh, bosies guns and other unitions. Everything about Mrs Langtry's apartment ball her last night, card-playing took place many camels, was takou. The condition of and beautifying touch.
Faria, March 7th.-During a public The whole camp including 375 tenta anin suit to bear the impress of her delicato in room adjacent; the Greek Codul the camp showed that the rebels relied
Her dressing- table is covered with aprotty rifles in silver The Bulgarian on being victorious. Gen. Grudince will and ivory, some of the boxes boing aro by again applying full pressuro
Profect of Police stopped of
the ground that steam to her engines, she glided off into places was illegal.
gams of cinnen in public and destroy the fortifications. He will ta fittle fortunes col. Her writing deal A quarrel ousted and march to Tamaniob, where he will convoke was strewn with pretty bibelots-in fact, 10 fathoms of water without other nasis-the Austrian Vice-Consul juined the Greck the Sheiks of the friendly tribes and thine everything about the room is, as becomes tance. The Christoforo Colombe steamed Bulgarian Government laas asked the Aus to keep open the route from Suskin and ings at the windows and doors aro of pretty Consul in insulting the Prefect. The submitting to him to do arrangements its owner, dalaty and pretty. The hang- Into Amoy and anchored at7 p.m. (Sunday), trian Govenmuent for satisfaction, and it Berber.
blue and white chinta, looped buck with having apparently sustained little or no inhas promised to punish the profect if il The Egyptian Government, being con-yellow ribbons; the floor, of waxed wood, jury. It is worthy of remark that the Ger- shall he found that ho has exceeded his vinced that Gon. Gordon's mission will is nearly covered with rugs of various kinds fat and that his life is in peril, has offered-Cashmere, Daghislen, Agre, and a bean- mán ́corvette Stewk, Captain Von Nostits, London, March 7th-Chadwick's Park Abd-ol-Kadir Pasha, Minister of War, under tiful Lahore carpet. The walls are co- luft Away with the intention of rendering Mills, en Manchester, were burned. the sunction of Daring, the British Minister, vered with pictures, with bere and there an Two thousand wcurers have struck, the Governorship of Khartoum. Abd-el- Eastern scarf or bit ofantique embroidery nssistanco, but ɔwing to the thickness of the oving to a threatened reduction of wages. Kadir refuses the office uniese Gen. Gordon thrown across one. The mantel is draped fog, aho had made but little progress to-
with beautiful old
entiroly Galeria. wards the scene when nows roached her that
Sir Evelyn Baring, in telegraphing the hiding the evid, duil
Happy nawa of Friday's victory to Gen. Gordon, interviewer! happy hours! Sitting belove the Italian was afloat and proceeding on her
used the Arabic language that the news the brightly burning fire, surrounded by journey,
work spread along the line. Baker Pasha's all these luxuries gathered from the four wound is not serious. It is ulioved that
quarters of the earth, well may be watchi Osmann Dina's power has been broken. with real pleasure the pretty hievement After the battle Baker Pastin mid Admi- of hands and arme de my beautiful vis-a-vis rat Hewitt rotorped to Trinkitat, Tho makes me a cup of tea." What, indeed, į aoldiers cheereil Baker Pusha, who was so coull be more conducive to gossip than
suverely winded, that he was unable to these conditions?
Little wonder, then, The vetens who took part in the that chatterert on for nu hour of two walk. battle say they never met a more rosulute in a delightfully inconsequent way, jump- fou. The enemy's tronchef were completely ng airily from Shakspeare to Laly Teazle, filled up with corpses.
from bric-a-brac to stogu gowns and Ellen Terry as Portia." Mrs Langtry speaks very bitterly of the "attucks sundo ngainat mu last year." Wo quuto serbation
Mia Bernard's dead in London naturally Colony has found himself is very happy, moming canted the ship a like, and participatod in the gas the playing ou send part of the Tokar garrison to Trinkitat examples of ok Dutch repouské, and worth
excited considerable interest among eld Hongkong residents sojourning in the Me- tropolis, and there are more of them than one would estimate without careful calcula-, tion. It may interest some of my readers to know how Mrs Boraard's appearance was advertised in the London dailies. Here in the advertisement cut from the Daily News
OISTIC TOEATEEM. Chippendale will given Special Matines, Saturday, Feb. 23, of The School for Scandal, with an ex- ceptionally strong cast.
Mas PHILIP BERNARD, of Hongkong, will make her appearance at the above Mati -Olympic Theatro.
Lady Tenzie (first time in London),
and tickled mò inuuensely :---
Without my pankal wallab qat; Fall well I knew what he was at, 'T was this:fo pull and yet He tal Methought if only he would stop,
And once his repo completely drop, Then quickly from my couch I'd hop-. Forth from my chamber softly creep, Exultant catch bir sound asleep, And on him wreak my vengeance deep
And still that punkah to and fro, Would gently, and mero gently go, And over hotter did I grow.
I woke warm perspiration, drupt From brow by punkal's breeze unmopt Vici! Eureka It has stopt
Calm, smooth ees, and thick fog all Saturday and Sunday at Amoy.
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.
powers.
THE BRITISH VICTORY AT
TRINKITAT.
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.. The following telegrams are taken from
our American files -
Landes, March 1st.--Unofficial dispat ches from Trinitat state that a battle raged all day yesterday. The rebuia fought the The O. & D. steamer Oconic, Captain perately. Tantuse numbers of them were Metcalfe, arrived here yesterday evening, but down. The British fought in an bringing San Francisco intila up to the schlong square, and the rebels were beaten
al overy point. March
¿le.
maken.
SIR JOHN POPE HENNESSY IN TUE MAURITIUS, The Pall Mall Budjet gives the following as an extract froeia letter lately received in London from an artist. imprisoned in the Seychelles Islands, dated Malu, February
if
XLB
Jangnage and dořivered in a vas redicat at things generally. Mrs Chip creating more commotion and ill-feeling/Provide for the safety of Sunkia, which was louasars acted as scouts, advancing fortunately spread, and quarantino has been to sco I am not such a horriblə crea-
pundele seemed to be a favourite, and may there than the world generally knows. The
will observe a communication in the Pall
The
are after all, and I believe they will finally allow that I really do wish seriously to follow the profession I am so proud of helonging to heur.
At fout the fair actress has no need to
Lieb
was more select than those of London houses the remark: All thris is owing to wiary by the robels. Qaman Digma was not covering the rear upon the left and formed officials while playing as cricket (their only Rirst, a brother of Mrs. Langtry's great.
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GRI
Ir will he seen from the advertisement on our front page, says the N.-C. D. Nets, of the 3rd instant, that the machinery of the Ico Association is to be sold by auction. We understand that a resoltion was carried by the Shareholders at their last meeting instructing the Directors to wind up the Company. An attempt was then made tu
An amusing error was made lately by a Koll the plant to a Co-up parative Company;
A resident in Hongkong for about a score the attempt failed, and the Secretarios then
number of French papers. A telegram issued a circular to try what support could of yous, new enjoying himself amazingly sent to Paris from Cairo stated that a be depended on should the mashine be run during a lengthened holiday in London, was military presurasiamiento among the Egyp- during the summer. This support has been very freely offered, proving that honee present at the performance and writes tetiaus had broken out there, consequent on holders prefer clean ice made from the ras about as follows-
the departure of the Black Watch.' The Shanghai Water works water to that collect-
'I will give you a faw linea about the Black. Watch was rendered in Frough od from the Blihy pounds round Shanghai. Porhaps the Association asked to ach for treat so had at the Olympic on Saturday Le Garde Noir. Most of the Parisian the machine and this frustrated the attempt afternoon. The Olympic is an old and high-papers jumped to the conclusion that the
Special dispatches to the Daily Telegraph of the movers of the Co-operative Company
The thing that seemed so cruel and so but surely here in Shanghai there are only respectable theatre. Most of the male gallant Forty-twa were a regiment of London, Mar. 3.-A lively scone occurred confirm the report that the British overy- ough people to join together and buy this actors have, I understand, stronger into negroos, and the Débuts commented on the the House of Commons this afternoon. here were victorious in yesterday's but
cowardly was that I alone of all the women Questions were put to the Government re-
my profcenion should be the target for machine at its action vales, and seeuro forrests than those of salary merely in the mattor in this way:It would thus ap-gording the condition of affaira in Egypt, Trinkited, March 1st--Thursday night
every Vulgar allusion or ename story that the community a supply of goud ice.
Gen. Graham's expedition encamped near
could be invented.. I did not come here to thestry, and I was told that generally the pear that the removal of the Gardo Noire which the Government refused to answer,
whereupon great excitement arose.
Furt Baker. The loops were all assembled Mauritius has put us in quarantine, and as a professonal bounty, but to 1. law The vicious old theory that a young mux Jadies who play are retired or amateur lovers is what the organisers of the proneNERO- Sir Wilfred Lawson, Radical, moved the afore sunset, except the Sixty-fifth Re-210 War mhip comes werd te, and the French the curcer I have adoptal in all seriousness. must bow his wild guts before nettling down of the drama. 31s Bernard was put forward miento protestail against; but it is very House ndjourn in order to dinense the giant, which arrived tight on Friday and treats us with contempt, barely stupp-he Unter, lit, beinar unes de le
pleased my audiences aunch to the steady business of lift keema to be as quite a feature, the first appearance in hard to baliere this, since the negro sol Soudan problem. He made a violent attack amning. The forces, about four thousanding to receive and land fine post-bugs one a
upen the Government, charging it with strong, formed in as oblong aquare, the month.
It is our only outlet towards the full of faults as I knew myself tu be. falling into disrepute. A correspondent Louden" boing specially noted in the hills. diers were far from: living in harmony with cowardice, blood guiltiness, butchery and front and rear being longer than the sides world. And all this is chiefly owing to will caue us cu actress. The hard part of it why attended Mrs. Chippendale's benefit Well, the house was very well filled, and the rest of the garrison, and especially with fingiss
of the rogimonts. The 6
a Gordon Highlanders speaches in Mauri is about "busting the was that they should attack my private life, performance of "The School for Scanial' on Saturday last writes as follows: In met several old and some young Hong- the inhabitants of Cair
which is my own particular fair. Why, The Marquis of Hartington said in the forme 1 the nlvance with two gatling guns Sason," &e., &c. Abmit eight months suppose the urities abonid write up with House of Lords that it was not the proper and one gardiner in the right corner and our health officer allowed man to land ther comedy Sir Oliver Surface compares kongites there-dorey, Nelson, James,
time more to indicate the future policy of four gardiners and one galling in the left from a Zanzibar ship so full of different private life of any actress on the stage? different little truth as they did nine the daily. the youth who is fren from follice and vices Blogg, Wingrove and others. Wingrove bad
According to some private advices re-
the Government in Egypt. The main and corner. The Eighty-eighth Regiment for diseases that it was difficult to tell what was to a young treo choked by the parasitic ivy
a part in School for Semite when it was oivat in this Colony from Mauritius the immediate object was to secure the safety the right hand side of the square, the the mater with him, but ho had just ro Every reader of the newspapers would agres and expresses his preference for the mat
Regiment in the rear. The envered from one which the three English
WILE a outrage.. Well--and with a who has had bie ding, This sentiment acted so successfully in Hongkong, and he regime of Sir John Pope Hennessy is of the remaining Egyptian garrisons and Black Watch
of the front was 350 yards.
doctors agreed was chicken pox. Iun
sigh)-I think over the newspapers vas couched in
threatened. manner which rarety fails to call down a
Fakin, March 4-Seven hundred men, in a semi-circle 1,000 yards ahead, covering going on for seven matin, during which house, but there was alow hank silence
women and children have arrived here from the front und danks of the main fotou.ighty persons have died frout the disease on Saturday, although the actors did not be said, in a sense, to have divided, the cry of Mauritius for the Mauritians' co-Takat. The rebels mutilated the British. The troops advanced over sand knowle and in a population of 12,100. The whole rann- appear to me to have cause to complain of honours with Mrs Bernard. Of course, Mrs vers quite a little storm: Few particulars dead that fell into their hand. -
scrubs for a mile from Fort Baker along the her of deaths has hardly exceeded the hearty reception in other respects are the
Limat, Lloyd, brother of Clifford Lloyd, Tob read, when the rebels opened are with for the
rige,
higores I give have been madu maxims, Young men will be young men, Bernard's Lady Tedite did not stand out at of the grievances and acts of the anti Hen-
Under Secretary of the Interior at Cairo, Remington rifles. The range was so long large as possible by the native police, complain of her professional success. You can't Ire an old head on yenug the Olympic like it did at the City Hall innessy section get abroad, for the reason that will present Queen Victoria with the that the shots proved ineffective.. The
many of the death being from other calises
By this time Mrs. Langtry began to show boulders, and all the rest of them going
rebels in swarms reached the high ground than this malady, which the crevles may
ecided Rymptons of fatigue-in other the way of much of the stilted sentiment of Hongkong. Her brightness and vivacity, the journals of the island are either owned stradard captured at Tokar
The British burica 2,300 rabel dood
front and
on the flanks of the British
anall-pox. They are now prosecuting ads, Mta. Langtry yawned"-the our forefathers 1t appawo, at any rate, however, and her silvory, contagious, laughy lives, or ander their influence. You
Arcad Tab.
army. They retired slowly as the English Dr. Leper for manslaughter on account of gniligent Sumpter was summoned, and that Mrs. Chippendale's audience on Satur
were pleasantly prominent; and the easc
The British have entered the villages advanced, keeping about twelve Inndred the eighty deaths; they owl at lum round the fortunate gentleman with the lively day did not agree with Sir Oliver's benevolent toleration of the longness of and grace of her asting appeared to give the Mall Budget of the 20th February which near Taker and recovered the rest of the yards from the main body of the English his head and in the streets, and thirty of pon and the vivid anagation took his Tx British cavalry followed, then attacked him and two other English leave. During the course of the sitting youth as a general proposition."---Fall Mellgreatest satisfaction to the audience, which shows how things are going there. Note guns and rifles taken from Baker Pash's forces.
curions circumstances are mentioned Guzette.
present in Friday'a battle,
in three lines, distant 900 yards from ti amusement here), and pocketed the ball, Captain Mason, English agent at Mano main bady of the army. At 1.30 the gun which they refuse to give up. The secretaryval, Mrs. Cornwallis West, is at
at present Avarovon DrCameron and Sir Lyon Play-generally, especially there which assonible speeches in the Mauritius about ousting
wah, is organizing the Abyssinian contingent tant fired from Triskirat, but the shells of the cricket club ieged a complaint with ejere premier of her company in Now fair have intruinedd a Bill for the regulater weeption must have been excuedingly
at the regular performance in the evening, the Saxon," etc.'
und or English officers to operatien Khartoum burst one miles stort of the enemy's post- the asparintantent of polles, who himself York, where his polished manure, good
tion. The cavalry and mounted infantry The following was not written of our locatif El Mahdi continues fighting. tion of cromation, and although it is, no
General Gordon asks further supplies of advanced on the left to temeh the rebels, the man who owned to having pocketed skincing, and handsong face" are attract- the hall. But the palion officer in himself in great attention. Second, the strange be moved obstinatuly, though not m half crece, and he and the lawyers say kuuess between the "Jersey Lily and £4,000 and a water of donations. vom Indian Lyrics' referral tu above-
Neilson Mr. Cahharit's sister." Lowdon, March 5th. The Ports has boon to advance steadily. Two or three times land, they have no right to appeal against
Langtry a halt was made to allow the sailors and thieving, and that in fature Dr. Lopper the Sondau. Germany replied that
must not play on the island i As far as I very interrone, and suggests that Turkey arrange The road toward Teb was studded with cau take out it is a case of simple bullying the matter directly, with England. The indreds of corpses of Baker Pashale fugi- of this poor young man, who seems to me viber powers made similar replies. In view Evos, filling the air with pollution, and axious to do his duty in every way, and of this Musurus Padia, the Ambassader is around which Gwarms
of carrion fios has kept his tempor marvellously hitherto, Londen, has requested Earl Granville to hovered.
After adyeing three miles the earth wife and child beyond his pay (£400 a year He has nothing to live on and support his
In grassy courts he smiles the flying ball;
of England.
Cairo, March 7th-Kasala ja aarrounded were mounted and the standards were tice. He has appealed to be tried by the Or gosti: here and there with careful handby the enemy and the garrison will soon flying.
Mauritius authorities instead of the furions About his frowns the darkness of the land. ill-fated Sinkul garrison was placed. Collecting various money. Like a wall be in a position similar to that in which the The rebel üre had now almost cousa, ereales here, but I fancy under the present except on the extreme right and left. The role they will bally be better there. We Suckim, March 7th.-Two chiefs of the British stepped forth as if holding pre otherwise perfectly healthy; no one who The removal of the Clock Tower does not Amam tribe, with 120 men and forly ride, the bagpipe playing and the High is really white has had the malady, and the appear to me to be a matter of prossing losses of the rabel forces at Tel amounted til! within 800 yards of the rebel position, of sinsil-pox are wanting. I think it is a Hangkong 20.9177.935 SSK 1 caniels, have arrived. They report the landers joking chocrily. They advanced doctors say many of the known symptoms Manila 29.8888.95 ESE 4 importance, and I should like to know to 6,000 in killed and wounded.
where was an old sngar mill, sartounded by cruel caso about De: Lepper, who may have Amoy 80.0058.088 NE something definite as to where it is to be
Louder, March 7th-Gen. Gordon har lumber huts, and forthwith iwe guns were made a mistake, but no ture. He is only Foochow 30.1254.087 NE re-enacted before endorsing my interference requested that a Brat installment of six placed in position. Here a hait was order-
haug discontent on. The bulk Shanghai 30.1941.092 W hundred Indian troops be dispatched to od and the scouts rejoined the envairy. the peg
of the population is black and a very harm-Nagasaki 20.09 N with it. No doubt it is somewhat in the form the nucleus of an army at Khartoum. Neither forcu scored disposed to open fire. less race. I hope that his report may clear Wi osteck 29.87,33.1 NW 46
At last attention was called, where him from blaine, but all goes through Mau way where it is. The blunder was in put- Cairo, Marsh 7th.--Gen., Gordon tele-
Bunghong Wisereating, April 8, 1884. AT 10 A.-Bru APRIJ ting it in such a cramped site. I object graphs that Slatin Bay, an Austrian olliour in the battle with the British move, sitius, where (people say; they publish
liko. in the Egyptian Array, From Darfour begin with a shell from a Krupp wint they
Seventeen French Manila 30,0380.5,59 SE 2 e The same correspondent further writes: totally, however, to the Clock being done Nabish, has defeated the rebels north of ghn, which passed wide over the square, priests and sisters were landed by last Hongkong 90.1461.087 ESE The sauno evening I enjoyed another sort away with or removed to any comparatively Obeid.
The next shots were aimed with greater EVERY storm brings fresh proof of the of treat which may bo now to many in obscure site, away from the foreign quarter
accuracy, and shells burst close to the aud cow there is a religious war, Aavy...... 30.1155,094 NE Lindon, March 7th Genoral Graham, British wounding overal.
prosonet- wooden image of St. Feuction ratility of oil in assuaging the raging hillows. Hongkong a Smuking Concert. It was of the town. Somewhere in the neighbour with 8,000 men, will advance from Suakim maintained a raiding fusilado with small panlady if a certain sun of motiy in part in Nai 30.04 NNW b
Rogue and his
dog is willing to send off the Slangba 30.27 12.092 NW 3 The lezi whaler Jun Mayen, of Dundee, giver by a trtoreto club, and it thuse bihood of Pedder's Wharf would be a very fares will consist of 120 artillerymen, & lancu surgeons were fully occupied. The have already had a fight over it...
Monday againet Osman Digna. Gralism's s As the shots increased, the ambu its box. The little boy of opposition schools Wostock 129.7430.4 NNE 16 Captain Douclines, arrived at Lerwick on wheat and tri-wheel associations had dous good place for it if it would not be in the seven-pounders, 19 moontain and 4 Krupp English advanced ateadly in aquarus, with an all packed up, and hope this mail susso Barter las risen.
The
Gradients in- February 24th, having been unable to pro- ceed on the voyage to St John's, Newfound nothing else for humanity than encour-way of the traffic.
guns, 62 sailors with 2 ninepounders, out answering the rebel Ere till it passed land, owing a succession of gales. The aged sich general and enjoyable reunions,
Gatling and Gardiner guns, and the Tenth north of the place of the rebel works. At be persuaded to take me hons; but I may
be fare for months to come. I cannot tell
W. DOBERCK, Fun Magen left Dundee on the 4th February they deserve well of their kind. Imagine,
It is very seldom I ears to pay a visit to And Ninoticth Hussars. The retrainder this point a piece of shell wounded Baker The Messagerien agent, M. Cheyron, talką"
Government Astroumer for the Nevitundland seal fishing. She then, a large hall cr meeting room in a
will be infantry and marines Usmon Fasha and twenty men were hit. After an a Hongkong cock in the smoky establish. Digna romains at Handoob ready to accept echelon of a thousand yards a halt was
of going into quantine on Long Island Hongkong Observatory, April 8, 1884. encountered severe weather, and put into
with his daughter and myself, as he taust gu ordered and the cu directed to lie down home, and seeing if that will make thein Long-hope (Orkney) on the 6th. The vessel hotel, in which are seated at tabies ranged mont, over which he presides. The last battle.
METEOROLOGICAL RECISTER. sailed again on the 14th, the wind being on either side and down the middle, nearly occasion on which I visited a kitchon bere
London, March 4.-The treaty with For It was now noon, the day was clear and take us by next nail I think these favourable. Before she had procected a hundred gentlemen of all ages-some very I was armed with a revolver, with which I tugal, appointing an Anglo-Portuguese and winda dispersed the smoke of the robel | islands should be governed by a sailor
Previous On date On date on the voyage & saccession of terrifio gales
Commission to regulate trade and narigare, disclosing the rebel's movements.
good ship to hack him, quite despot, with Then the British opened fire and the depondently of Mauritius. It is no lovely
day was experienced the wind being from well dressed and others in the bicycle tight- intended to slay a large rat that was mak- tion on the Congo River, is approved by a
at 4.m. 10.m. 4 p. S.S.W. ✨W.N.W. On Monday the 18th, the vessel had proceeded as far as 400 miles fiting costumes so common now-a-daya, ang merry among the cooking utensils. On majority of the Liberal and a number of rubel's tire rapidly slackened. An advare and healthy and perfect for ships t Conservative Members of Parliament. It was at once ordered. The troups roso a water so good, and the soil so productive. westward of Shetland, wher she was caught while most were in their regal everyday sighting the intruder I doow the trigger.in reported that France is determined to appreached the rebel works. The rebels It only wants a few people with money und in a terrific hurricane. The sea washed habiliments. As you entered, the first The rat was not damaged, but a large num-resist recognition of the sovereignty of Por were in no military order, but held their good government. completely over her for several minutes,
I cannot con.tugal on the mouth of the Congo, and also position desperately. Thiaro were two and she was entirely engulehed, the cabin thing that was impressed upon your scases ber of pats and pans were.
the sides of the square. on the Commission. represented flooded, the binusdle smashcil, two con was the strong aroma of the weed which clude my notes viliout reproducing another to insist upon the right of France to be thousand of them in front and hundreds on pusses carried away, a portion of her bulwarks has solnced so inny since and before the bit of poetry from Indian Lyrics,' dealing
As the British advanced, firm, the rebels London, March 5.-Waddington, French stove in, and maintopanil blown to ribbons.
within 100 yards, then rushed head- John Davlin, line manager, was at the wheel days of Sir Walter Raleigh.. Pesting with an Eastern kitchen and am Eastura Ambassador, has been anmmoned to Paris Jong with their spears upon the British line. {
to confer with Premier Forry, in regard to They fell dead, right and left. Nono of pular in with bar nuocesas in oook:- four windowe opon, let the ladies he in Io distant cook room ho abides, like oud
doubt, desirablo that Parliament should era gratifying to herself, as the audience must Chaplain; it is merely another selection money. The treasury at Cain has sent disposed to fight: The infantry continand I that, use English officials do not own Mrs. Neilson is darker than Mrs.
long deal with the subject, there is Ettle or have been inclined to judge her solely on anthing to show that at present there is in her merits.
She was frequently called Placed in this land with no soul-mastori souniling the Powers regard would not artillery ma dragging the gilles a rest.
this country may considerable body of poo- before the curtain and intily cheered, and ple who are really maxious that their remains after death: shall be buried. In America, however, na we learn from the fast report of do Únited States Cremation Society, the case is different. In addition to anme thirty thousand advocates of cre-
you will bellave me when I say that, as an old Hongkongite, 1 scented somewhat to alturo in the applause with a self-antisfied. sort of fecting.. "Of course I told you
aim,
Feeding a Block that little beads his care and want of purpose.
The Chaplain's life dregs on in weariness So smaller dalies elain him; schools are
planned, pall,
ination as the best method of disposing 20; we in Hongkong kuow it all along," Or tombs repaired, or when such labours assist the Sultari in enforcing the coalition | zeka of the rebels came in sight. Guns I beliore), and any not take private prac-
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dead bodies, there are noross the Atlautic
were the sort of remarka wo indulged in. 5,000 people who are formally pledged to do their ntrast to ensure that their own Thers were a few contrefains; the scenery corpses shall be cremated. These reformers generally was poor and the minuet was left am now building a luxurious creraatorium, which will contain not only a furnace, but out. I thought Farron's Sir Peter was very also a cold collar for the prezervation of | good, but, though different, not superior, bodies until the arrival of mournors from a as a whole, to your Mr Atwell's. Sir Olirer distanco a zoom which aay be used na a chapel; and a chamber in which, with a Surfect was exccedingly effective, which view to the possibility of Hving persons can barily he said of the other characters
will be applied to pvery body that is brought
being burned by mislake, scientiae tests I have not mentioned. Lady Tele's dress for stemnation. The new building will be was unusually handsome; so was Mrs. the second public crem totinu i thu | Candoer's." United States. In Europe there are Already three one at Gotha, one at Milan, and one at Reme.-St. James's Gazelle.
far
at the time, and was washed overboard and through the smoke (there wore three or drowned. The Jan Mayess was
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msition for some time, the crow formed !) you could see that glasses and That douth good by stealth and is not ves; Congo, and also in regard to Sir Evelyn British attacked Fort Burnaby, and carried on the excellent authority of a journalist heit, and to the laval of the sea in fuches, enthr
would
on her beat unds, and remained in this porilons
And save the witness of our meals, I ween, ruatch-boxes, pipes, and tobacco-punches, Proof of his being, other there are none. exposting avery minute that the ship wou founder. The wind was blowing with
For in these sultry regions of the sun with great fury, and the sea was raising manizing or altered pretty freely on the green No housewife dath to kitchen duties lean. higle and breaking over the ship. As r. last baize-covered tables; and at the further Spot unexplored and lateful. Whenon I resort to save the vessel, Captain Deuchars end of the hall a raised platform gavo room to be sights and smells that all
glean, resolved to nuka z trial of the oil experi ment Three bags were obtained, and for a fine plauo and space for the perfor-
men ahun;
day
filled with oakum saturated with oil-one here. Frois the printeil programme I en-Yet as his trade no shiftless wight is he
hung over the weather buy, augther close you will see that the music was of a Once when I journeyed through the livelong 9, and a third on the quarter. To! this experiment the captain attributes the class somewhat different from what you and pitched my camp steve, my Bawarchi, safety of the vessel The pil spread to might expect at such a free-and-exsy unter-With stant supplies and crudest gear, I saw windward, and in a short time the vortainment; and when I tell you that Cook a lazuricus.mos! My thoughts again musand to break over the ship, and sky aut
stray regained her proper position. The oil lasted most of the talent was professional, en-To them that fashioned bricks, though reft until the sea had run down,
gaged for the occasion, you will guess that of straw.
the proposed Anglo-Portuguese Treaty, them bolted, but fall back ucidenly. relating to trade and navigation on the
Heving cleared the in front, the "Peril." The world will be glad to loarn,
1. Kanoveren, reduced to 32 degrees Fahren Baring's scheme for financial reform in
they turned Egypt,
is, after a desperate fight, and the
fresh from a visit to her boudoir, that she and hundredths two Krupp guns against the enemy, but is "still as beautiful as dream," and London, March 4-A Madrid despatch the Arabs contented every inch, The has no intention of making her home say: Speculators have subscribed £120,000 British then stormed the brick building, permanently in the United States." It up. to rabs a revolutionary movement sinuilar and at ten o'clock the rebels bolted, the pears that she talks and plans constantly to that of August, 1881. The Government Gatling guns and Martin rides renting what she shall do when she has *pur-190. is fully informed in regard to the plot. great havoc aming them.
chased and furnished a house in Londi a, Ottawa, March 4-A private letter from Trinitat give the following information: sent she resides in an
London, March Lat. Later advices from as is her purpose on her return. At pre
anpretentius
states that Norquay hus revolved to form a
2. TrBRATURE, in the shade in degrees, and tenthy, F'abreulteit.
8. Hunity, in percontigs of saturation, the humidity of air odarsted with moisture bring
4. DIRECTIONS OF Wian; to two peista. U. FORCE OF WED, becording to Beaufort Bealo.
6. STATE OF WEITERN. † bloe sky, a des tached drizzling gloomy hail, f lighting overgant, i gang winery,
a member of the Manitoboyed to form The rebale ware found in fates with two dwelling in Thirteenth-street, New York, coalition with the Ministry hy taking in guns mounted at an old fort, three miles which, after a parley with the magnib two opposition members, and then dissolve from Fort Baker, Firing opened on both cent butler, than whom nothing more over- the Legislature. The conccasions of the sides that lasted a long time. The rebels powering in the way of a dunkey can be ally, in a snow, a kanader, visibility- ta dew (wet).The letters are repeated to indi, Federal Government have not allayed the were finally repulsed after 1,000 of theur conceived of," a daring and shauled into any fucrease over the average of their excitement the Northwest, but have a been killed. The British Josses, 100 tergiever was able to penetrate. This cigaification. tended to aggravate the difficulties,
killed and 40 wounded.
majestic creatura "informed me that his 7. Ras, in inches, tenth and hundrediks,