No. 0404.-APRIL, 12, 1884.
The only intelligence we have received frola Tanquin by tho S. S. detin, which arrived yesterday from Baiphong, is that the expedition to Hunghoa has bean de, layed owing to the depth of water in the river above Suntai not bɔing sufficient to adinit of the passage of the gunboats.
utilcer of the Legion of Honour.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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box.
Police Intelligence. E. Mackear Bag Acting Magistrate). Saturday, April 19...
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THE CREW OF THE NISERO.' A case was before the Lord Mayor last document sent to the Senior Cunsal by Bir NOTES FROM THE METROPOLIS. fitting subject for an interesting article.
Captain Woodhouse, of the Nisera, camo Thomas Wade. He is a Yorkshireman, born in 1831. Howeok upon which he acted with well timed
After a considerable time it was reported to London on the 5th March from Bander KLEPTOMANIA as a disease is rarely urged
(From our Oorrespondeat).
did not arrive in London with the pro leniency. A poor man was brought before that the Chinose, Govorament hom onderlund, and had an audience with Earl Gran- nowadays in defence of prisoners convicted
Loudon, March 5th. of theft; but it might well have been plead
The Prince of Wales has usado his maiden vorbial four penca half penny, but £8 him for stealing three loaves of bread. It a powerful steam dredger which was menit ville at the Foreign Office in the afternoon. bo onplayed in removing the Woosung The owners of the vessel, Messre. Pinkney, Sous and Clare, have already laid before was clearly shown that the man had long Bar. WEB modest fortune which the ed in the case of Edward Cooke, which was
This action would appear to have been the Foreign Secretary an account of the tried at the Westminster Police Court fast speech in the House of Lords. It was upon was week.. Cooke was accused of stealing gilt a subjost which our future King should have in his pocket, when a little later than 1851 been honest and hard working, but of late nails from the Army and Navy Stores, in at heart-the homes of his people. Ho vi-ho took his firat situation in the metropolis. Ind bean most unfortunate in getting no tacitly accepted by the merchants as a foundering of the Nisern and the cap wore takon to accertain the views of the Rajah of Tenom. Captains Woodhouso the ironmongery department of which hosted two terrible slums nour Bolborn and In 1863 Mr Whiteley, having until then work. A wife and thres children at home reply to their memorial, aa no further steps ture and retortion of the ces by the His wor-Chinese authorities with reference to its gave Earl Gruuvilla somo further parti- eulars with reference to tha erucity to was a cout forman. The assistant house-
In again bringing this mattor before the which the twenty-five seanten were being URNERAL Millet, the Commander-in-Chief keep it at the stores, being asked by the gave his experiences through the medium served in various stations, opened a small without food led to the theft. of the expeditionary fores in Tonquin, has, magistrate why he had suspected the prisoner of the Upper House Notwithstanding the shop in Westbourne Grove upon a very ship allowed the man to leave the court free contents.
so recapitulate statistics and other The consideration of the questions connected with the ransom which is domandad for the says the Saigonis, been nominated grand said shot on the Thursday night "it was vast number of speeches he has to get moderate capital. In two years hia' on- and gave him farther aid from the poor Chamber, it is, of contras, quito umucesary subjected at tho. hands of the natives.
noticed that he was walking with difficulty,
details which are already on record. and so be ordered him to be searched. The through in the course of the year ho showed ployees had jistressed to oighteen. In four
The steam dredger above referred to crew was postponed in a further interview Commandant Coronat and some other to the fading of five dozen and nine considerable nervousness, and his speech years he greatly developed his premises
arrived here on the 10th March, 1883, and at the Foreign Office hold the next day, fancy nails cunconled in the prisoner's
was not remarkable either for langth or very to enlarge his drapery businces. Since then- officers, who distinguished
socks." "No doubt," added tho witness,
he has added house to hopes til the (Before
after much delay in taking it over from the when Captain Woodhouse and Mr David builders, operations on the Bar were begun Pinkney, representing the owners, attendod, the points of the nails worked through dear delivery.
in September of the auto year.
Captain Woodhouse says the position of the socks which would certainly be Preparations for the Health Exhibition prosent vast pile, covering many scron of
the captives is extremely critical, and ke sufficient to account for some awkwardness are rapidly going on. The Board of Trade ground, facing north, south, cast and wont
fears that, ank something is specdily in the thief's gait. The prisoner, who ex-
done to save them, their lives will be prossed his truly surry-which was have certified that the Exhibition is an In-bears proud evidence of single-handed
eacrificed. The climate is almost unbeatable credible under the circumstances-begged tornational Exhibition, and exhibitors there-enterprise and sleepless energy.
for Europeans, and he thinks it very pro- for a fine, as it was his first offence; but,
this succumbed to sickness. The treat- perhaps for lack of someone to set ap aploaf at will, accordingly, participate in the prividoes bis establishment end here.
non thuy received at the hands of the montal disease, he was relentlessly Bontone legea accorded by the Patents, Designs and whole street save three houses is opcupied
bable that some of the men leave before
ed to a month's hard labour. It might have Trade Marks Act of 1883. The buildings by Whiteley's girls, to whose well- been sufficient punishment if the detector of the theft had followed the prisoner about me to be considered as a bonded warehouse being Miss Whiteley devotes much care,
Bajal and people of Tenom was thust orgel. the oraw aro as follows:-A ruson of £12,000 is money, the Banustment of two for a few hours, without allowing him the during the continuance of the Exhibition. Many other homos vdjoining are similarly
The Rajah's conditions for the release of
opportunity of getting rid of the ive dozen Tus eight water companies have resolved
rival rajahs from Sumatra, and the declara- and mine faner nails, his gilded tormentors.to exhibit in a pavilion, which is being
tion of part of Tonon: free from the Dalth. No medieval anchorite could have desired a more effectual means of subduing the erected, their appliances fer últration, &c.,
If these terms are accepted, lo requires
flesh-St. James's Casella,
and they will put up in the grounds a large
guarantee in the name of Que Victorin
fountain which vill bo illuminated at night
that they would be carried out. & G.. Express.
solves during the Breninh, operations, have bee put upon the list for promotion.
We hear that one of the Government tur. pedo boats, known as No. 20, met with at: accident on Thursday last. While return ing from a run outside the harbour to test her speed she got into shoal water and ran agroand. Her crow succeed in getting her afloat again without assistanco, but not without receiving considerable damage to her propeller, not sufficient however to on- tirely disable the boat,
A. F. PETERSOS, who was charged at the Police Court, this morning, with assauking a seaman with a knuckle-dusict my con gratulate himself with having got off very lightly. A fifty cont fine is certainly mild punishment for an assault with a da gerous weapon. The daiendant may has received considerable provecation, but that can scarcely justify the use of a knuckle duster, and as he appears to haro left the
Neither
LARCENY.
Sz Ko, on the 31st ult.
Tho Gtful and ansystematic er in which the dredger was worked, and the on- tiro absence of any skilled superintendence, On Ayuu, coolio, was charged with are matters of notoriety; but so long an One stualing clothing and money to the value of something was being dens which might pro-
havo been premature to interfero.
This ground for inaction no longer exists, 3107, the property of a widow named Loduce a tangible result, it would probably
Complainant gave evidenes to the effect that at 4 p.m. on the list ult. she arrived as the dredger has been withdrawn, ap. had with her a basket containing 77 gestion of preserving and improving the river remains protically as it stood before hers from Canton, by the steaner. She parently for an indeliuito period, and the silver dollars, 823 in notes and come sicth ing nod sundries. Defendant came up and the meurial was transmitted to Peking. I asked her if she wanted a chair. He had a am convinced that the timo has arrived for table with the number of a chair in his renewed and energetic offerts, and I now hand He took the basket and a bundle ask the Chamber to give the subject im- and went on ahead, leaving complainant, modiats attention and to take such stops as who lost sight of his. Complainant made may be considered best for again binging a report to the Polica and on the 7th instit before the Ministers at Peking.
From what has already taken place, it was taken to a house in Taipingshan where of her cluthing, which was found is a cork-Government has in some way promised or she saw and identified deferunt and some seams tore than probable that the Chineso loft inhabited by defendant. The money plodged itself to attempt the removal of
the Bar
Should this semise be correct, it will be was not found.
less difficult for the Foreign Ministers to renew their representations.
Defendant was sentenced to be imprisonad for six weeks' with hard labour.
NEW VESSELS FOR THE U. S. NAVY. Washington, March 2.-The Soilate bas been engaged for the week hi discussing the bill for the construction of cleven vessels. of war for the myy, and on Friday it was passed by a vote of 34 to 18. The panza I glad to be able to inform you, from of this bill and the discussion over it aukea avory decided atop toward the rehabilita tion of
th nary It is probable that the copies of correspondage with which I have bosa favoured, that HM's Government hill, without unturial aondent, will continion to take a practical interest in that removal of the Woesung Bar..
occupied. His stables contain nearly three His Manor Farm at hundred horses. Finchley produces vast quantities of hay, vegetables. flowers, dairy produce and butcher's munt. He employs apwards of five thousand hands. [lix establish- THE Higo New of April 1st gives the follow-by electricity.
Beware of tonting circulars offering min-ment consists of sixty different depart ing account of the doings at Kobe of a foreign burglar, who is said to hail, from Hong-ing shares at a low price. Threo penca per cats, through which can be secur- kong-Kobe can boast a foreign burglar share for a Batter in a wino in fulled every article unde by the hands of mau and has the further satisfaction of kuowing working order, ou the chance of its turning and every product coming from the earth, that the gentleman is fast by the heels, and up trumps seems worth the venture. So the sex and the air. It is well said that without power of accomplishing more mis Mr Croits, a drar in Devonshire, sremel nuither Ceasar, Hannibal, Napoleon nor chief. We are informed that the enterpris to think, but he unfortunately neglected to Moltke has shown more far reaching ing individual question-whoso cards are inscribed "Joseph Portell, Travelling Mer assortain whether the calls had all be powers of organisation than this mas in the stommer Lydia, and took up his happy prosessor of 100 shares for £1.5.6 he two hemispheres. Mr Whiteley's maxim complainant and gouu inside the hotel to chant"-arrived int week from Hongkong -mada, and a few days after he became the trade mark is appropriate enough, the Hotel, Queen's Road West, appeared on a get the weapon he canot plead that lie abode in the Temperance Hall After was served with a notice to pay 76 per is to sell at the inwest privo and never to 10ch inst,
examination of the field of upera judicious exacto his first say in dapan lay share. The broker paid the call, as Mfr be undersold. You can purchase anything phendering a house near the cupied by a foreigner, of a quantity of Crafts declined to do so, and auct him for from him, from a pin to an elephant,
band or Punch and Judy Show. jewellery. On Sunday night he walkeal the amonat, and the jury found for the fulf cradle to a cutin. He will provido a brass feliberately up stairs at No. 18, and took amount ared for.
3 of. away a Talion containing some a ticles
General Booth has carried his convictions even been whispered he will provide from clothing, a gold watch and several trinkets.
At least as far as his pocket is con- his young men presentable partners for One of the servants saw him, but at first too far. spoke British bark St. Hinda, of Liverpool. concluded it was all right, the ass hoing a foreigner. Un second thought, however, and tried to run into 13, through the pation reached the police. In a very few i tempting as it was in the times of yore, but and guests to til an unwelcome void. It the worse for liquor, Evidenco was also point out that the Chinese Garment The bill requires that the work shall be He ran down on us, would this lie told his master, and thus early inform
used it in self defence.
The American ship. Leri C. Wade, which acrived at this port a day or two ago, fur nishes a rather remarkable reper. She left Cardiff on the 30th November :--
Dec. 31st, lat. 10.20 S., long 32.25 W.
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ABABET WITH A KNOCKLE-AUSTER, A. F. Peterson, barman at the National change of assaulting Patrick Stonsen, a Heaan, with an iron knuckle duster on the Complainant deposed that on the after- moon of the 10th he was outside the National Hotel and asked the defendant to and a difference arose, each man shoving lake hands with: bin. Defendant refused the other about. Defendant then wont its doors and got a knuckle duster and Thomas O'Donnell, who accompanied kicked complainant iuscnsible. Complainant, corroborated his statement, and added that the complainant was a little gison by H. A. Wibon, who was also out. sits the hotel at the time of the frasas.
the face and tried to throw him down defendant and he thought he struck him in
Defondant had a black eye and swelleu one thing has Mr Whitely been
He need one of his nu
Defendant wastined 50 contr or two days' fortunate in. hands some time back and was lately hard labour.
His straight, deter- A pearl is about to be placed in the Art divorced from ker. Exhibition at Cardiff. Two years ago amined mouth, his keen, expressive eyes and
cursed. Up and down the City Road, in und out the Eagle' may not now be so
hostage short of dancing men. He has been known to provide a wife and a husband
the destroying of the value of the Eagle as is stated that William Whiteley has never
pass the Hutse. I provides for the Two steel The action of Tso in removing the following sets, as recommended by the 4ding from Woosung indicates that the last Naval Advisory Board; Provincial Authorities will do nothinguulees raisers of 4,500 and 3.000 tons cach, mo, under very strong pressure from Peking
dispatch vessel of 1,500 tons, be heavily- amed gunbota of 1,500 tons each and two 11. E. Sir Harry Farkua is shortly eight gunboats of 753 tons aach ; alsu, nav. pected in Shanghai, and a special "Patel ram, as reintrended by the Naval portunity night then bo affurled for bring Advisory Board of 1891, and one cruising With regard to what has already been torpedo boat and two river torpedo hata, as reconhealed ley Law Board in 1882, the subject under his notice. done in the matter of procuring a dredger All these ressels were recommended in an attempting to begin the work <if
Secretary Chandler's annual repart, and are to cost when completed $4,000,000. ralius, it appears to no highly desirable to have, far, given few indications of bel corsanced on all the ships three months roally in earnest. And they been so, I
hory is little oubt that the work in after the contracte fur their construction aro signed, and all are to be completed in foreigo Custons, which already possesses a department specially qualified to under
Dead Letters. should then, at all events, have had the
Annoly, A., satisfaction of knowing that the efforts to Plunthe, Dr. P.
PE.. dredge the Bar were at least genuint Silva, L. de, .......
If the riding is to resume operitious at Tatham, C. ( Fecsung it is quite imperative that they be carried an
under officient supervision, an
I dink
tain being drunk or crazy. After obtuents the "Travelling Merchant" found hour of the dangurons work, kept away about. two points from my course. At dark the himself in custoly, and the valivo and its bark was out of sight. Jan. 7th. lat. 22.20 contents were recorotod, A watch stolen a public house has cost the General' se received help or loan from any friend or This witness as complainant shove the question would have been' entrusted to the voral thousand pounds. His devoted fotoapitalist, while when money was beque
8. long. 22 W., had one man fall overboard
and drowned.
the steward of the Temperance Hall in nne. lowers will doubtless subscribe this amounted to him he has refused to accept it. But Complainant had to be taken to hospital. take operations of the kind repaired:
for their lender, and the General' will carry on the temperance crusade with more fervent zoal than ever.
We
two years.
7
inference that he is either drunk or de-a clerical suit-white her disgaiss large quantity of oysters came to Merthyr fine open brow record the steady purine | SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAMBER OF it does not require the skill of an expert to from various places at which the addreases
on the previous occasion has also been die covered. for the fellow handed it over tó If the Captals of one sailing vessel ont of his bill, but the other articles tiket trios during about half an hour to rim at the Baue time are still missing.
An examination of Mr. Portoil's luggage Into another sailing vessel in the piping realled in some rather curious discoveries. lines of peace, it is, we presume, a fair | He had provided himself with a pick lock, lie included-a suit mented: The tale is, however, a most! of sailor's clothes, and
There were also
gautily of business
from Grimsby, consigned to a local fish- and keen perception which has raised the extraordinary one, and is worth the atten. curds inscribed as already stated, and draw. tion of the owners of the St. Bilke. It is gs of office deska, probably useful for re-monger, but as the salo was not rapid obscuro Yorkshire lad to his present prince-
Ference. According to Mr Portel's. within comprehension that a collision he tween sailing vessels may accidentally occur, but a deliberato effort on the part of the Captain of a vessal to run down another
+
account
of himself the United Sates can claim the enough to clear them off while fresh, severally position,
honour of owning hix, and consequently barrels remained on band, which were sold a manure. In the winter the owner of the he will interview Federal Stahel, pro- fessionally," as Sir Joseph Porter would
garden where the manure was used, noticed way.
Portell was maksequently tried a con- something in one of the shells, which evon. Kobe amunicipal gaol.
A Bengalec is translating Lord Lytton's Rienzi' and some of Mr Wilkie Collin's books into his native language, Mr Calling has written to this gentlemari stating that
COMMERCE.
that he meets on the open sea is a story tenced to six maths' imprisonment in the tually was proved to be a pearl valued at he regards the proposal made as one of the Ineed allude to in the various subjects |
requiring considerable effort to swallow. We expect the Captain of the St. Hilda ex- kibited a litle bodemanship, but we cannot baliste ho had any criminal intentions.
Tue value of exciseable goods exported Tora Blaufla during the month of March lust amounted to $1,356,181, the duty on then nas $36,711,
£30,000.
tual faro.
untivo
the
see that i gulated attempts, such the already made dredge the Bar, can produce no satisfactory results.
To point ould the Chamber decide
to ma of special im to take the matter up, I trust it will re- ceive due prominence in any representations they may make to the Foreign Ministers.
portance, and
I have the honour to be, Kir,
Your bedient servant,
ADAM LAND,
Agent.
The above letters have been returzód
cannot be found, or have been refused Ii opened and returned to the writers. not claimed within ton days, they will be
Glenoral Post Oleo, Hongkong, IIth April, 1881.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Station.
REGISTER.
AT 4.M,-10TH APRIL.
Temperature
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Weather,
Kein daring
The annual general masting of the Chan ber of Commerce was held un April 4th. We have already published the report.
The Chairman said-Well, gentlemen, the report and accauts have now heon in your hands for sezae days, and I do not know that there is anything particular that mentioned; it would simply be going over highest distinctione of his literary life; it all over again, as everything that las
The Chairman continued-When Sir occurred during the year is mentioned in The following paragrapha, published in the
The Queen's book esmu gut in a first edi. and he lays speelal stress on the ad report. I may say that in the began Harry Parkes comes it will no doubt be the earnest wish and pleasure of the Committee ning thoro 18 a regrettable error in the ro Straits Times, give faller particulars regard-tion of 10,000 copies. These sold at once, vantages which will be gained to
ace from the list of those elected on the Lind has any thing to say on the subject we Hongkong:24,96 13,690 ing the stranding of the stearer Paray-immediately they wore offered. The second readem in these wholesome worke of firport in leaving out Mr J. M. Ringor's to bring this subject before him. If Mr Mail269,341 KE
tion, in place of the enregions, and Committed at the last general weeting. If shall be glad to hear him:
Amoy 9063,084 Mr Lind-I have no formal resolution Fuechow .219902004 SE The Panay, shortly after daybreak on the edition ie now being prepared. 20th Feb,, ons traversing the Calamianes
People who are fond of music should not cleanly rubbish so long their only intellec-you will put it in your reports I shall be
ubliged to you. The meteorological service to make of the subject. I shall be quite Shanghai 29.9550.088 WNW 3:0 passage when she strandot on a rocky ahoal forget the Aurephoto. Song, psalm, or callel Dumrong, lying in the Straits of Durch or dance laid on in your homes.
The great Augustus Hatzis has insued ani, as you know, going on satisfactorily satisfied if the members of the Committer Nagasaki 32
The original amount neked was Tls. 3,000 express themselves willing to bring the Wostock 30.13310 SE 14
Hongkong Obseruatory, Apr 12, 1884. that amo at about six miles from a village
AT 10-11TH Arno I cannot Tux German-invque Fondencia loft Manila bearing the same rate, in the neighbour. The price is 65s, and all extra music, other invitationto the families of carates and those and as that conki not be got we got fla.subject at an early dato hefore Sir Harry
The Chaima- course
13, bb for Boston on the 24th. Marsh. The Bri-ul of the island of Palawan. The disaster than that supplied with the instrument, is of the episcopal denomination who enot 1,500 for the director, Pere Dechevrers, Parkes and the Ministers.
ja ascribed, not to the steamer being out of
atisfaction. This year our subscriptions answer for the new Committes, but I should Manila... 30.07 80.044 E
Hongkong 30.0467.599 Drury Lane Fautemine "Cinderella."
amounted to is. 1,300 but as several say they would do ao. They will take this tish barque Highfleer left Manila for Liver- her urse, but to her being drawn to the sold as I per foot. It is a sort of small afford to pay for places to witness the who managed to work with that to life pool on the 29th March. The Britisk barque danger by the strength of the prevailing hand organ, and is really excollent value.
All the efforts made to float the
This is a little mean, with all its gratuitous large itetes in last year's account will not as a request from the members of the Chan Amoy 36 0264.694 Still Fater loft Manila for New York on currents.
Nanki.39.17) --- satisfactorily with that amount. The in- Sir Harry Parkes when he comes hora, in Shanghai, 30.0957.581 the lot April. The Spanish barque Pepitaressed us the reef proved fruitless
entrado. 11 were the son of a poor curatour again, he thinks he can get along ber that they will bring the subject, boicra how til. N arrived at Manila from Saigon on the 8th The crew and passengers remained on board
Me. Lind-I will put it in form, I WPostock 30.0137.2 85 until it became advisable to abandon lier,
I should not prefer to proclain my poverty atraments ordered have been coming out, as forcible a summer as they can,
Hongkang Obervatory, April 12, 1334, April; 52 days out.
upon which they safely renchoi land and
on the house tops. I suppose the great There has been some delay in that owing to
the manner in which they were shipped, and move:-"That the members of the Cliam-
AT & R.M. -11TH APLIC found accommodation at Danirang. The
caterer has seen the wisdom of getting the come have ecine in rather bad urder, bat ber hereby request that the incoming Con As an instance of unamálly quick despatch, mails were also salved. The mail bags in
Two to three years back to go on the church on his side and this is only one we hope that will be rectified. The aub-tittee shall again bring the question of Manila...120.0688.840 SE says the Nagasaki papor of April ôth, we charge of the mate of the Pay, were put ́on bosid the guabost Filipine, which had
they received them. After this report was hat, especially the Woosung Bar, before the Amay20.90 68.000 may quote the loading of the S. S. De Bay, been despatched thither by the Governor of stock exchange was popularly supposed more of his "puff" advertisements. I was scribers have paid for the instrumentans improving the River Approaches to Shang Hongkon: 29.97 69.695
ESE 2 Nagasaki, 30.12 which vessel arrived at Nagasaki from Palawan on reiving information of the to be a short cut to fortune, No postion at the pantomime last night. It was the issued a communication was received from Foreign Ministore at Poking, and also to the Foochow 30.07 62.004 NE WI'stock 20.95 88.8- SE Hongkong ai 10 a. on Thursday last, dianaler, and which, from her starting for of the youth of the metespells was so in hulredth representation and bouquets the Gruvars Exchange in New York asiting special notice of Sir Harry Parkes, shortly Shanghai 30.04 65.581 ESE
Mr. Chapal secondled the motion. the 4th March, may be expected
details of our ten murket
Hongkong Observatory, April 12, 1884. and inside of 27 hours, without working Manila on
it was not Tho CHAINAN-Gentlenen, the Cont avertinus, 2,200 tons of Takasira cord were hare today or to-morrow. The cargo of the enely gilded, aune drove such handsome were hardal round to every huly in slats, to adopt a system of telegraphing to expected in Shanghai.
AT 10 A.31. 12TH APRIL Whilst all this advisable to do it. It would have
21 b harbour.
vessel is regarded by the underwriters as a expensively na the Capel Courtiers The very lavishly distributed.
agreat deal of trouble and expense, and it J. Holliday, P. G. Hubbe, C. Iwatzen,
Hongkong 0.0665.695 WBW orit 1.22 conveyed to Palawan by another
gunbunt,
The British investor, the gallery were very much out of it and regard to foochow telegrams, you have all J. M. Einger, E. 6. Vouillement and J. Amoy 20.93 61.689 NE where they embarked for Masila on board retired worsted.
Shanghai.10.15 53.0 Su asking for their support if the line between has any other business to foward. Hankow is being rapkly pastival forward the fear if her births, furtu padel, no af bitten all round by Indian gold minca, by creo a sonorous voice from the lights actin che notice sent found to monitors h. Song, tu net knowledge anyone Perchow 2018-04-01
Wrestock 29.87 36.5 NW i confined to the lots of a vessel which had electric companies and other El Dorados, exdained in touching tonen 'Don't forget hore and Hankow is orenai. We have got The Committee have nothing else to bring Nagasaki.30.18
ough support for that if the line is open before members. fornied part of our merchant navy since las obstinately refused to listen to the the poor." 1873, and had almost alwage beon plying voice of the charmer. The last eix months Notwithstanding the visit of the White
and Manits.
Haolan has started for Sydney, but if in anything like his visual form neither Loy enek nor any other Australian, oven on their own water, has a chance of lovering his victorious colours.
very many
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put on board, and she steamed out of the Pruen is damaged beyond rectory, and the carts and cattle, none lived so hard nor boxes and firet drcas circlo. Crackers were horo; but the Committee involved mitteo elected are:-Messra W, Brand, C.,
total loss. The crew and passengers we dream bas changed and many a vessel has was going on below the unfortunate godsin was really but necessary to du i with J. Keswick, E. L. Lavern, J. G. Purdas Manila 30.06,80.964 W
The telegraph line between Chinking and
Mr C. C. Bojesen, the engineer of the
Chinese Telegraph Company, was to leave Shanghai by the Kiengung, taking with
laying at the cable, across the Yunglaze, as
ウ
the land line has been put up for some
aorviec.N.-U. D. Neros,
cident to life or and tho disaster is
Manila,
a fathan and a half of
showed she had
l; the Hankow Chamber express their Mr Young: I should like to know willingness to aid in meeting, be expense; wither it is the feeling of the members
to propose
1g, and had to be caulked much time has not seen since the South Sea manis is wanild he his immediate successor. Gipsy bon, what the Heport d Accounts for the might confine ourselves more to statistica.
13 b
0.02
20.11
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The barometer is nearly stationary. Gia
ture and lumidity have decreased.
W. DOBERCE, Genament Adronomer Hong kong Observatory, April 12, 1884.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
Previous | On dute | On deto
at 1 day jat 4pm. 10 am. (4 p.m.
Station
Sarpinotar.....
believe the sals has fallen off considerably Hamidity...... the report might gain favour then. I Tamperature.. in recent years, and that partly accounts Di'tion of wind for the unfavourable condition of the funds. Force I
at
20.96
$0.04
29.97
63.6
37.5
69.5
96
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him a quantity of cable to experialud the between March 12.—We laro blained has been a very reverse pictaro for jobbers | Lady, in spite, also of his great ogs, thed we will get Foothow telegrams up re- that we should have a weekly market report dients indicate. light winds. The tempera- the following further particulars regarding and brokers. Time has hang heavy on German Emperor has entirely recovered gularly during the season. I do not know instead of a formightly une, modifying the miles abovo Wuhu, The cable is to crees
the wreck of the steamer Panay, That res their hands, office expenses have barely from his late attack. It is reported that a that there is anything mora. Unfortunate- presant form and giving statistics moro ly the accounts are not in a very flourishing frequently. I think it may be convenient the river and be landed at Nganking The sel sank stora fcrecrust, observations made been paid or not at all. But clear the gipsy was called in at the time of the upstate; there is a great deal mora expond to live weekly statistics issued by the En bug is alm too employed on this shortly after geo of water in her hold. course, make way for the coming boca.posed spectral visitation. She predicted ture than there is income I do not know Chamber. I do not wish to make a resoln.. that can be helped, unless we get more tin, but I wish to suggest it in order to get Salving the vessel wax then foomed impos- The immediate revival is said to be close dint the old King would live to be 100 years eubers. If mcabers can get merchants at the feeling of the members of the Cham- There are generally a number at ber. sible
overy information we can gather since.
No un repetitions of quotations which are more or The following telegrains a taken from on the subject bearing out this conclusion. at hand, and the wave is to come from the old, that the Prince Royal would not reign, here who are bot mombors to become mem-
On getting the best ready, their acams were Transvaal. A gamble such as the world but that his eldest son, Prince William, bers, it will help our secount.
recosary expense has been incurred. I uninteresting-duties charged on differ- Indian papers -
ent kinds of goods, and sou-and we. Landia, March 22.-Mr. Cladstone in found to be opening from excessive shrink- slowly rucovaring
Cuire, March-Further despatches being spout in this operation. It took seid to be shortly coming. The engineer prophecies ore this have truly been carried
and passed. from General Gordon, dated March 15th, several hours to reach the reightouring of one of the Companies has promised to but, and the Emperor's recovery is attribut-vegrending 31st Deceraber, 1883, be adopted Mr F. D. Hitchi acconded the motion state that he has rescued the garrison at coast and every now and then the water, Halfych, and that he was preparing to firiding its way into the beats, and to ship £1,000 a day in thirty days after the ed in a great degree to his renewed spirits
The Chairman-I will read a commani- attack the Arabs outside Khartoum on the bailed out. The latter, which left machinery is on the ground. That meat the thought of another fifteen years of which was put to the meeting and carried.
this life being his portion.
cation which I have recoived to-day from Dairy, March 23-Spies report that the Puncy utan, did not arrive on chinery has left D'Urben..
Mr Lind, Agent of the P. & 0..5.. Co. Usman Digna is still is the ueighbourhood the shore until next morning. The coast
PENINSULA AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
Shanghai, 3rd April, 1883. G. PUERON, Esq., Chairman of the Shanghai General
Chamber of Commerce Sir, In view of the approaching general have deemed it advisable to address yon meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, I with reference to the present position of
of Suakim. The British troops will advance at last spot was overgrown with thick
Malta.
American skaters have always boca looked
The writ has been served on Lord Gar.
Weather......
It might improve the exchequer.
Mr Howie do not think the effect of Raia............
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weekly circular would be to improve the Hongkong Observatory, April 11. exchequer. It would cost a great deal
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more, and I think perhaps a number of Barometer...... subscribers would discontinuo it.
cost.
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Temporstara.. The Chairman-Undoubtedly there is Humidity....... that difficulty. It would almost double the Dition of wind
Me Young-Well, I suppose it would Weather....... increase the cost. The question is whether Rain.....
for Chairman-We should like to have members would not be willing to pay more
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Hongking Observatory, April 12, 1884,
1. HLLOMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahren.
on Wednesday and attempt to surround mangrove forests, and proved so swamgyupon as facile princeps in the art, but amoyle and his name is being baudied about him. The cavalry have reconnaitred for that the feet of the slipwrecked persons Norwegian skater habeaten them into a town with any numbers of stories scarcely many miles round Snatim and found all continually sank into it. The passengers
were carried in by some of the sailors for cocket hat. In a grand ton mile race at Wa- creditable attached. The struggle for sent J. the triber peaceably disposed.
Cairo, March 23-Admiral Hewett, about two miles, the caudect of the latter shington Park, Brooklyn, on 29th January, will be something enormous. I have heard
Dumarang isa pov- hitherto detained, starta an bis unission to being admirabla.
strickon village cumsprising few houses open to all amateurs, Canadian and Yankee may people say they would rather see this Abyssinia next week.. Abona, Bar 3.Sir Lintorn Siraud was, fraithessly sought for over and skaters were equally surprised to find drama of roai life than a cheen pieces of mon has been appointed Governor of over again by the shipwrecked party, who themselves easily outstripped by the Scan-unreality on the stage, and the life of the
at length fund it behind coconut groven London, March 28-Lord Fitzmaurice, which they had passed several times. For dinavian. After the first 200 yards, Paal- judge will be scarcely worth living for
that you will see fit to embrace the oppor- is that it would not be advisable. There in reply to a question in the House of Condome huara, the passengers and crew of sen, the Norwegians simply left the others weeks before the trial. Miss Fortescue's the Woosung Bar. question, in the hop thu viens of those bere. My own opinion mons, said that the object of the move the Fancy had enten nothing, the only standing still. He won by nearly a mile, photographs, which were withdrawn from tunity of again directing this attention of has been no sudden falling off; it has been heit, and to the level of the son in inches, teaths
gradual. Many peuple have their own and hundredths,
2. TEXPARATURE, in the abade in degrees, ments of Generals Graham's force was to stores salved being several cases of Ver.
Four years have now elapsed since a fireulars. disperso the rebels and ripen the road to mouth. The only supplies available at the bis time being well under 40 min. On the the shop windows during her brief efos- the members to this important matter.
village wera rida, to eke out which they 2nd February he beat all recorded times ation, sme now verywhere. If a prottymemorial was drawn up and forwarded by Mr Young-But there has book a falling and tenths, Falrenheit, Borbee by means of friendly tribes.
had to hort down fawla owing to this ironi ona to 25 miles, completing the full face has influence with juryan, and who the merchants of Shanghai to the Ministers of Cairo, March 23- The British troops
The Chatrumn--Yes. advancing on Tamanib hatu been obliged searity of provisions it was decided up mileage in 1 hour 35 uinutes. He is a shall say it has not, the young actres of Treaty Powers in China, embodying
Mr Young-Thato ter be some reaan ich sararat anillors to the Pa on to despatch to halt midway, owing to four hundred if any more stores could be recovered, short, heavy built man, and is extremely stands overy cluco of obtaining sufficient certain proposals to raian funds, and to
establish a Board of Control and Supervisor that men of the force being quite prustrated to e
Mr Lavers-It is probably owing to the arriving on board they found that
kion, for the through the interss heat felt during the but ou
upproaches to Ebabyliai. number of circulars tested by other people. the vessel had been wholly plandored.. A. march.
The advance will, however, I urge portion of the passengers' luggage was
The principle of that memorial was, I The Chairmiau-Yes. There are a good The great Me Whiteley, the Universal or at any rate be very comfortably if fer of the River appement and conservancy resumed tomorrow. Signe or tetowed away in the boats. The headman of Provider, of Westbaume Grove, has got had the remainder of her days. I hear on good beliero, approred of by the Foreign Bliu-mony her circulas issued pieces have been discovered near Tamanib.
The Chairman then put Mr Lind's motion A cavalry reconnaisance was sent ont Dunstangentinformation of the shipwreck this morning, and had a sharp skirmish by means of a prahu to Palawan, upon which to wait for bis decease to have his history aathority that the case will not be allowed later, who, it is presumed, submitted the goods circulars and silk circulars, and so on. the arrival of two gunboats put an end to written The portrait system introduced to come into epact. This mous that the schema to the Chinese Gorerament, but,
never received. any reply, beyond an adopted. Jost several killed and wounded,
acknowledgement of the receipt of the The exact force of the enemy is not yet wrecked persons found themselves.-Diario
de Manila known,
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5. REMITY, in percentage of sabiration, the humidity of air enturated with moistare being 100.
4. Drerosion de Wixo, to two points,
5. Foxx or Wise, acording to Beaufort Scale.
6. STATE OF WEATHER. & bine aky, v de- tached vinais, d drizzling mix, fog, glormy,
hail. lightning oozercast, passing skenern
squally, min, sunw, houder, r visibility dow (wet)--The letters are reported to judi,
signification.
with a body of the rehole who eventually the distressing situation in which the ship into the Society paper of the present day Cairn's side will have to pay and so far as I am aware, the signatories have to the meeting, and it was minimously at any increase over the average of their
has found in this marvellous organiser
'happy.
This concluded the business,
7. Bass, in inches, tenth and bundredths,