No. 6644÷÷July 15, 1984,
The Saigonnais of the 10th inst.slatós that it is informed, ort good authority that on account of the heavy rains and the bad stated of the roads the march on Langson com- menced by tioneral Negrier, had been stop pod, and that the cluain placed under his
A new building belonging to Messrs Schriever & Co, was demolished, and the promises of Messrs Imbort nud Chesney, Madame Carbonnel and others sustained more or less damage.
On the river and creek much lase
was
THE CHINA MAIL.
orders would return, about the 5th inst, to aleo sustained. The wind during the tons, 760-kore power, commissioned for tremity of the Lis-tung Promently in /pés judged by the absence of their colours į and we could not stendy her. The engines correct ono, and you must not try to here.
Hanoi.
Tus following important cricket matches canie by mail yesterday: Kent boat Derbyshiro by 62. The principal scorer in the match was Lord Harris (3 and 84.) Oxford University beat, the M. C. C. and Ground by 4 wickets. The Dark Bluey
destroyed.
It is impossible at present to estimate either the amount of losies sustained or the number of lives lost, as it in probable inueh damage has been done to house and ship ping properly in the interior, of which na intelligence has yet reached Haiphong.
No further information is to bind con-
We hear from Newchwang that the country in that neighbourhood is very dry, and the natives long for rain. The weather, how ever,
The two
· Lieu- |·
THE FRANCO CHINESE EMBRØOLIC,
that
out of your trouble, if you are in ono, by saying the chart is an moorrect one. The chart is a correct one; it was corrected. only two years ago, a
FINDING
We find the British steamer Marlborough,
Hainan.)
We are of opinion that the lows of this ship is due to the enrolese navigation of tho master, Max Kunsth
We hereby direct that the certificate of: competency, No. 567 of Singapore, of Max
this dato..
ate. We recommend timt Max Kunath be suspended for one year from
it certificate.
Kunath be provided with a first mate's
Given under our hands at Hongkong this 15th day of July, 1884
Captain H. G. TOMNETT, Stipendiary Magistrate
GROEGE KRIGWIN, Navigating Licut, EN. THOMAS, ÜLIGG;) Masters ofthu A. D. MAZAVISI
Mercantile SAMUEL BARON; Marino.
War's Alarms,
to rush homo and make immediate pre- I had been to Hoihow. When the pilot they were in or out of the water ; sa long 12th inst, and will reach London to-morrow
parations for flight, without even calling by took charge a mile from Hainan Head, he as they were on the chart. The fast of Engineering reports that the Osnabruck evening, two days early.
EXCITEMENT IN PEKING; the way relieve the anxiety of the excited ordered the helm to be ported. The vessel their being on the chart, notified you of the Steel Works Company has received an orilor
Pekin, July 8-The wildest remours are
crowd congregated in the sanctum of the would not pay off, pa there was a strong lide danger, and it was your duty to steer clear
of them." The President-Did she not pay off at from the Chinese Government for a quan- in circulation here about the situation. It Shen-gao, for, as the editor says, susponse at the Head
Captain Konsthat I saw some other tity at Harmar rails.,
is worse than reality. The whole of the in said that an indefinite number of French foreign nations having Consulates at Shang all?
de tarot rocks inside which I took to be the ones The Wanderer, 4, scrow composite gunmen-of-war are rendezvousing at Chofen hai must have declared war with China, if Witness After a short time, she sud- imarked, pe A veel, Commander Orford Churchill, 925 and at Li-shun Kou, a place at the ox- the special var correspondent of the Shen-denly took a sheer to starboard of B points The President: The chart is a perfectly servico on the China station, was removed
Our Chefoo Correspondent course of the evening shifted round to all from the steam basin, Sheerness, on the formed us that the Chinese fest at Chefeo on the Consular Bagstafs yesterday. But were going about 8 knots, and the tide was
It must have been, a great relief, whom he running against us about e knots left port during the night. It appears that No information has yet reached either points of the compass and it was impossible 11th inst, and will proceed in a few days.
What happened next? We staadied the Work at the Chiness Court of the Inter-the order for their departure was so press discovered the reason way, that the flags Saigon or Haiphong regarding the fate of to a secure place of refuge. A marine national Health Exhibition being pushading that it was scarcely an hour from the
are generally hauled deam when the wind is ship, and immediately afterwards she struck
In answer to the President, the chief tho delactinent of French troops under tre engine, with a row of five met drifted on a rapidly se possible, and eates of ex-time the order to nail was given, till the blowing at the rate of twenty miles an on the resf. (Witness after some delibera
hout Shanghai Courier. - -.
tion and apparent. bisitaney, marked the | officaz said when the pilot signed the order. port. Colonel Dugene, but presuming the stato from its moorings nul disappeared, and sohibits are arriving and being unpacked vessels had loft.
position on the chart, close to Hainan Hend.) to port the pilot did not speak-the daily. The amount of work that has to bo Ne fower than twenty French men-of-war
Did she go down at once-She struck captain and the pilot were standing on the mont of the Suigumais to be correct it is information and boen received as to its fate date is, however, still very great, and it is are expected to rendezvous in the waters of Tax Shepao this uning gives what le very improbable that General Negrior would up to the doparture of the Nanies. The not likely that the Court will be ready North China shortly.
purportal, and which it belivres to be the forward below on the starboard side, early stationed side of the bridge
This was all the ovifionce, and the Court The Franch franclad Bayard, 6,000 tons true vorsion of the affair at Liang-shan, and aidships. I stopped the engines, shat have started upon a roturn march to Hanoismall stoomer Shad a narrow cscape before the beginning of next month.
Mr Everett Frazer has been appointed and 14 guns, arrived outside the Red Buoy it shows clearly that both sides are to blame the suices and sounded the wells, and was cleared. On reassembling, the Presid until he had found the broken and decim. of foundering and a nuraber of janks and Consul General to the United States, to re at Woosing Fosterday (July 8th). She was This version is embodied in a letter from found 10 feet of water in the forehold. Ient of the Court read the fading as fol ald detachment which, he wont to succour, mmpans came to grief. The telegraph line side at Now York, for his Majesty the accompanied by the Arpie, canboat, which a correspondent in Kvang-Si. The letter gava orders to lower the life boats. The star lows:-- and rescued his comrades from their pain between Hanoi and Haiphong was also King of Korea, and the exertenfor of Prampe up to the Settlement in the afternoon, states that at the time Pan Ting Hein, board lite boats were launched, and one of
sident Arthur confirming this has been
the port boats. The port lifeboat could not This vowel is now moored off the French arrived at Kuang-Si to Lake place as ful and perilous position.
granted. Mr Frazat, who is an old resid-Concession on the Poetung side of the river. Fu-ti of that province, he wrote a despatch he launched, as there was too heavy a kot, oficial No. 76,185, of Singapore, 1178 ant in the Far Fast, holds the first foreign Another French gunboat, the Zjaz, ar to the Tsung-li Yemen to the effect that the the ship lying on her starboard beam. Isent tons was wrecked about 120 p.m. on the places beyond the boundaries were ex- my Chinees passangers, about 190 in num- 12th June, 1884, on a roof off Hainan Korean och app irenela corvottes re-fived of Shanghai, yesterday (July 10th) Pescing, dificult to nuta. On receipt of ber, on board some funke, which came up. Hoad (North: extrans of the island of cently built by the Vuloan Company at ant part in the late operations there, and this the Tsing-li Yamen represented the by means of the life boats
When did you strike f-about 1.20 p.m. Stettin are to leave that port at the end of still has her fighting top up on all three matter to the Dowager Euspross, who there
The passengers were then taken on shore, June. Probably the Ting Ten and Chen
en masto.
upon became wroth and said What does Yuen will previously be dorked at Kiel, én- The ultimatum poached the French Min-
ho show
ericen's fear even before he has yani and all the crow remained on the the Baltic. The enginours and their orewister from Paris on Wednesday afternoon, gone beyond the boundaries? A Decree ship until 4.30, when wo all landed at Hai- are already on board, while the conmen are and yesterday (July 10th) the Pillars left was dish immediately forwarded to Pan Ban Head. I tried to return to the ship at daily uzpocted. The Ting Yum is to be commended by a Cermati captain, Herr the port with sealed orders. She only pa- Ting Hein, who at the time ho received six o'clock, when the tide turned, but the
ecoded aliort way down the river, how. it happened to meet the Freuel, who told current was running too strong, 10 Voss, but the master of the other vessel is out yet nominated. The crews are fiorer, dored off Gough Island, above him to retire, but he, fasting test a should had to return to the shore. I saw them
the Woosung forts The Bayard is about be blamed for cowardice, referad to do was no elianes of getting the ship of as man, and they will sail under the Genunn as far below the fort as tho Filinaw is above so, whereupon the French tired a blank had filled with water. We rigged up tente dag. They have been awaiting this solution
it.
charge to warn him eff, sud to show that for the craw and passengers, where we slept of the Franco Chinese difficulty, and now
night. The Chinoge
gunboats have all loft Woo should be still refuse to retire, shotted guna that matters are arranged they can leave,
How is it you could not save them sung and most of them have gone to the would be fired at in. Upon the firing of The United Service Gazette 803 Arnal. There were at least seven Chinese the blank charge by the French, the Chinese persThe steen went down at once, hard case happened lately of an officer war vessels thore yesterday afternoon (July officials not understanding what was meant and at high water the ship was covered being put to much expono through what 106.-N.-C. D. Neus.
and believing that the French had com- with water up to the foot of the main must. menged the fight, bent to quarters which he was lying at an angle of about 30 de- not at all hot compared with what the War Offico authorities considered the
reenlted in bottle, and a number of men grees. I sent messengers to Heibow to ask for boats to assist.. No boats care. it is in the south, the thermometer ranging intake of a general otticar a bread. between CO and So".--. D. Neurs. tenant D'Aeth, of the Rafts, bationed at The Anhwei regiments have been rein- on both sides were killed and wounded.
Hongkong, was granted a year's furlougla forced by a thousand recruits, and we learn
Next day, I sent my compradore, and on the third day some cargo boats came. olicor com-that Brigadier General Cheng has ordered general.
down, as well as Chinese goboat and The Directora of the Chinese Sabah Tanit to England by the
manding in China, and when he reported Company have received favourable advices his arrival in London he was informed a large detachment to proceed to Tsion
six war junks, to protect the vessel We bought some provisions and also saved soine
We have already published a very brief nccount of the Eastern and Australian from their representative on their estate that, on account of the war then between Shap and occupy the plac
from the ship. Bir Wallace, the Consul, on the Sunnlaiku. Ho reports that he France and China, he should not have never had seen tobacco growing better than boen grauted the lonva, and was ordered to
the Commissioner of Cnstoms, the Harbour Company's now tumor Guthrie, Tas This tee
Master and Mr Schouburg came down. I
Straits Times says aho is a splendid sicariter, in the ursories under his charge. Fifty return to his regiment at once. thousand plants were plasted ant, the trans-was obliged to do, after bong only a few
forgot to say that immediately after the constructed so na to combine this beat raks ship atrack the Chinese camo on board eager accommodation with the highest car. from junks, and looted the vessel planting was in good time, and they were days in England, at his own expenso; the
gucapacity, and in order to effect this pur progroazing well, the prospects being good. double journey costing nearly £200.
How could they get to the ship? then she was built at Duxford yards at |---C. D. Nacs,
tule was runnius to strong. They could ence of her master, Captain R. Craigs Sunderland under the direct superinten- We hear that Sir Robert Hart started
casily get to the ship during the flood tide, and the stern did not go down for two who for many years occupied an fuppatant on the 8th instant from Tientsin peratcamer
position in the Company's employ in Aus- hours. Wachang for Shanghai. Before his dupar..
How
tralian waters, and is conversat with and was it you could wot sare your S-If at the end of eight days the Chi.ture from Pekin Sir Robert had a very
papers if the stero did not go down for two well known in the Far East: The result nose Government do not come to an agree. long conference with Kung Pei-leh (son
Tours My cabin was right aft on the was turned oat from the dockyard in one ths of his direct supervision is that the rousel starboard side of the saloon, which is under of the quickest times knowe, and sha munt as to the payment of an indemnity to of Prince Ch'un at the end of which he the French, what material guarantee will inmediately prepared to depart for the
CHARGE OF USING BAD LÅNGUAGE. the dock. The ship, inmediately she struck, be taken possession of by the latter as a south. It is. conjectured that Sir Robert's
presents an example of the successful com- Owen Rishard Jones, Naval Yard police went on hur starboard beam, and the ourity for payment? That it will be some departure must be in connection with the
inau No. 3, was sumtioned on a charge of bourd rail weat ander water at once. Tere bination of the qualities just nosace, Tak-
Two territorial seizure there can be no doubt, Franco-Chinese dificulty,
the saloou lirat, it is remarkably com- having thed abusive and offensive language, bous afterwards the whole stern soitled in t but the whereabouts on the seaboard of China that the French will, select for their The Shen pads Tientsin correspondent towards Ng Yuk, an interpretar to an Iu down sad the ship righted herself. I want modious and cool, being replete with every descent is a matter for anxious conjecture.
I could not get into my own cabin as it was Pannelled in oak and toak, the saloon is paper stating that Chou Fu, late Castonis the peace might have been occasioned. There are Hainan, Canton, Swaton jete, telegraphed yesterday (June 9th) to that spector of Nuances, whereby a breach of into the saloon as soou the ship struck, but convenience, and most tastefully fitted op- I saved some clothes which furnished with punkahs worked by steam, a Complainant stafod that while walking full of water. Formuost, Feochow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Tastai of Tientsin, started on the 8th inst..
lect from. At present the French feet vis matters. Thating to Cost To Come to it he saw his friend Weng Pe. Ting quar junke, from which a guard was sent to pro- the fitings thing like filter, Loing of to Coast Dafence: on Sunday, he saw a crowd. Cho going up wore captured by the uen on board the war latest pattern, and the usual minor acces
sories; it is comfortably carpettail, and all Hal Chen and Liao Shou are randesscuing at Chafoo, but I presume
Com vont the ship being looted,
aluminiua. In truth, the whole of the fit- Admiral Courbet would not collect his ves-missioners, and members of the Tsung-liling with defendant's companion.
The Chief Officer having been swom, aals at a port he intends to seize. Chef Tamen, appointed by the Tamne, in plainant intended to ask his friend what was
said he joined the Martorenigk, in Sintings and minor metalling of the ship from stemtoetern are ofalmuminiam, which, sport is a convenient place for the fleet, especial raspones to the prayer of Li Chung Tang the matter, when defendant said:
requesting the appointment of Comrais yon Chinaman with a ringtail; gupore three years ago, He was on the
froa utility, presenta a a very pleasing and Powerful as the French
a minutu tiffin's
Hoihow on the 19th June. He remain- j vze in the pegociations with the French, arrived together yesterday (June 0th) at Tientsin.
Chan Akok, a district watchman, said heed on the formatla antil the anchor was and provided with avery convenience, in- saw a crowd in Cochrane Street, and heard secured, when he went on the bridge, deed there is nothing left to be desired,
The captain was on the bridge, and had and some of the 'uutione, if we may defendant speaking. He gave defendant art before him like the one shown. There pardoured using an Americauia, are very proh
was a Chinese pilot on board, who looked genious and comfort-contributing. Fot like a vaan of 40 or 50 yunes of age. Just instance, instead of the usual wash basi as the ship got to Hainan Head, witness sticking out, and diminishing moving room, was watching the steering--there were four water-holder and basin can, after being there, is a simple arrangement whereby the mon at the wheel--and he saw the pilot
have had a capital sasson. They have decerning the fate of the detachment of fested to Australians, Lancashire, and the French troops under Colonel Dugone, who M. C. C. and were only just beaten by the sustained the attack of the Chinese on the Gentlemen of England. They will in all Langoon rundt. probability win the fater University match. Middlesex gained a decisivo victory over Surrey by 8 wickets. For furray Mr Read (25 and 23,) and Mr M. P. Bowden (2 and 40) were top searers. Mr T.-C. O'Brien (4, and it not out,) M: 0.8 Studd (34, and 20 not out) wow the principal contributors for Middlesex. Kont gained a creditable victory over Laricashire by 8 wickets. Lord Harris (63) in the second innings of Kent and Mr E Hapor (65) in the second of Lancashire were the principal scorers in the match. The M. C. C. gained an easy victory over Cobridge University by 8 wickets. The Light Blues scom most un- fortunate this sERSOIL.
Me Dallas lang, says the Stiglact Mercury, received for sale tro griffins evidently in the ling how order, one of which has twu tails. The owner expects that another- company will be formed to ship him to San Francisco and he asks the nodest sum of Tle. 800 for him. I believe the same owner received Tls. 600 for the last one, and in- yostors were wanting both in túla nud
Tur new French possession of Obock, says the Saigomis, is of greater importance than is generally believed; it is not a small district but an extensive department which a recent trenly grants us. The limits of the territory of Obock comprehend a hundred kilometres! in becadth and thirty eight kilometres in depth. The port is azcellent; surrounded licada. by cliffs which protect it almost completely from winds from the West and North, it UWING to the Trage lightship having
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor of the: "CHINA MAIL'
Hongkong, July 15th.
1
REINFORCEMENTS,
MUNITIONS OF WALL,
It is reported that a large number of ground mines, and also a considerable quantity of powder and shot arrived at (Shanghai) which were transported to Nga. Canten on the lat instant from Kiasignar Chow us the same day.
SIR DERT-HAUT","
KEWN FROM TIENTSIZ,
THE DEFENCE AT TORMOSA, GENERAL LAU MING ÜNVAN, the promoter of qulware in China, and who recently ne bach appointed Governor of Formosa is passenger by the s.8. Elaran which left Fiontain for Shanghai this, morning, June 10th. We understand that the new Cover nor will proceed to the island in the Fushun after arrival.
The Italian corvette Christoforo Colomb, crossed Wousing Bar to day June 8th and took up a berth of the settlements
sighni Mercury.
Police Intelligence- Before E. Machées, Esq. Tuesday, July 6th.
THE E. AND A. COMPANY'S NEW
STEAMER 'GUTHRIE,“
offers two distinct anchorages sheltered by i been run into recently by a steamer cranking, Chefoo, and the Pejho River to for La Shan Kou (Port Arthar), to supersulung Cochrane Streat, about claren o'olook ? were floating abmat. Some of the looters handsome sofa revolving chaim of the
ployed on the Shanghai-Canton lino, the Kua-haing with Captain Barton and Mr Warberg, surveyors, on board, left for the lightalup yesterday (July 10th) to ascertain what injuries she has received and whether Shanghai to be doskod. AC. D. Vous.
M. de Conry, recently resident, will at once it is necessary for her to be tared toy while negotiations may be pa sioner of renk and influence to assist him if you don't go away, I will pall your tail forecastle of the stoomer when she leftfective appearance. The sbins are qvol.
banks of coal with a depth of from tem to thirty mètres. We have already said that tho administration of Marine had arranged to establish at Obock small coal depot. be sent to that place, where a French gun boat, the Oriflame, already stationed there, is to be placed at his disposition. He will proesed, among other things, with the orection of a lighthome to light up the entrance of the port. It should be remarked that Aden is n victualling station, where everything excapt coal page inost exor bitant prices. Fresh water is obtained by distillation; there is not a drop to be found in the English district, and there are no vegatables, Obook offers superior resources and many vessels will find the advantage of putting in there, particularly it good means are organised for the shipment of coal.
SERGEANT Maclean of the Hongkaw Police Station, deserted his post, anys the Shuanghuai Merenry of two 10th July, last night without giving batics of his intention A few days , we understand, he was find 15 for taing drunk. Sa Maclean on calculating, care to the opinion that if he enjoyed two press eply every month his monthly pay would amount to $20 only. Therefore he thought it the safest to chake the Houg mud off his heels and left for bappigt Tumble without paying extra for his fally. gions, where one can enjoy a midnight.
fleet in
waters undoubtedly is, it will hardly under take the tough job of tackling the defences of the Feiho Idiver. It is also highly im probable that the French will interfere in any way with Shanghai. Foreign interests there are too large, and Ningpo, although a very large and important Chinese city, will hardy attract notice.
Telegrama
from
larga Chipuso aring encamped on the hills
A SCARE AT THE WOOSING FORT.
FEONTIER DEFENCE.
Wong Po Ting said he heard defendant uso bai language towards complainant,
Defendant denied having used the lan- gunge attributed to he
The magialzate discharged him with a caution.
THE LOSS
steamer Zambe i.
Witness-I don't remember.
You
но
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We bave it on good authority that yo terday afternoon (June 9th) at four o'clock the French ironwind Beard steaned passed the Wogsung forts, crossed the bar and anchored behind the fort in a position home have spokon of Foochow a likely to where there happened to be no guns posted, be seized by the French, but this must be and in an admirable place for shelling tha
sign the helm to be ported. The ship diased; be packed against the wall, and the looked upon as a very remote contingency forts, without getting any akets in return.
not pay off for home time; she did not steer pants then approximatess doubla telap. Foochow would be about the most diflicult The movement was oharred by the whole coast: The entrance to the Minsaw a bustle on board the Bayard, imagind spot the French could select along the sentinels ia the forts, who, when they
well when deep. At last she answered sud-hone box. Then there is a small hook lad deply, and came round to starboard. As der attachable to the upper berth, to abviale Hiver is in wider than the Lyeemoon pass, that the French were preparing to bombard
OF THE MARLBUROUGH'
soon as witness saw the ship come round here disagreeable sermbling which and magnificantly fortified. There is a very the place. The troops were beat to quarter's
told the mon at the wheel to steady thungers united to sea have to resort to before holm, as he knew she was a bad storer. reaching their resting place. The bathrooTES MARINE COURT OF ENQUIRY,
The ship still paid off to starboard, and the are wall appointed with necessary requisites, at the entrance to the Min, and a line of but we imagine it was preparatory to a Tuv Ichang correspondent of the Sheer forts extem! up to Pagois Anchorage rather than for resistance, as we are in a retreat out of cargo of the French guns,
A Marine Court of Enquiry into the pilot then told them to steady, and the ship and the same can be said of the cook's The President: How many points didhean constructed to facet the wants of a
which, like the other parts Cof the ship,
baru states that several boat loads of copper where the river bearmos harigable for position to state that extret vries, live circumstances attending the kes of the same round about 1 to 2 points even then, on pantry, and accessory spartidents,
any but the smallest gun boats If the P
The President:You don't know how has accommodation for 36 passengers, and from the new Yuunan copper mines arrived French got their fleet up to Pagoda An- beers transmitted through the Tast'ai to the Brian Strait on the 12th flute, was ela se come round altogether I can't say. warm cliupte TRE S. S. Nauarion, which arrived late last the other day as the port under the charge chorage, they would have to traverse four-Blais, vioinity to offer no resistance to the at the Harbour Master's Oftes today. The many points alie cable round! Here are you we may here romack special attention has The calova part of the ship gunerals cuanmanding the Chinese troops in Hainan was bell evening frour Haiphong, brings us sonte parti- of a Wei-yuan. It is the purpose of the ten miles of the river in boats before they
Court was composed as follows:Captai Thomacit, R. Harbour Master (Pro the ofcor specially in charge of the steer been paid to the ladies' cabíus, which, are culars of the typhoon which raged over the Wei-yuan shortly to convey the copper by reached the city of Foochow, and this French before war has been declared,
stoamer to Hankow. We believe this cop-world be an extremely porilaus under-
sidents:
ing, possessing a master's certifiesto and Louk. O. 5. Kogwin, Navigating been at sos 12 years, and yet you can't say the poop the same attention has been beat excowlingly comfortable and elegant. On greater part of the country on the 8th inef. per will be transported, via Chinking, to taking with the Chinese attacking from the General Huang, formerly commander of Lieutenant of H.9 Victor Emmanuel
how many points she paid off. Details of the damage done to property up enten for the manufacture of enstringe bills on either aide of the river.
all the troops in the province of Chekiang, Captain T. H. Clegg, masier British atcunier How was the ship's head before the owed on the arrangements, so as to effect Ausog would be about the easiest city and a veteran under To Tung-tsug, has How; Captain A. D. Mootavish, master
the highest degree of comfort possible to be country, at Hanoi, Haiduong, Nandiah, shells, as the 500 picuts lately ordored by
attained under the circumstances: Turn. c., had not reached Haiphong up to the the Viceroy Li from Shansi for the Tientsin along the witels seaboard of China for the bouts ordered by the throne to take from of British steamer acroloon Spear arder to put the helm to port was given i
Kiang arsenal has been in a great part consumed. French to take, and water, although we the Le Tong Telus, and having calist Captain Bason, master of the British How long was it before the ship strecking to this accomodation for second class date of departure of the Namun, on the wgkai Mercury,
river, would offer as defence. If the Kê Tsing, Chinese Government prove contumacious, two more battalions of Human veterans,
24 in comfort, the arrangements are admi 12th, but that port itself appears to havó
Proceelings were opened by the Pre-after the helm was put to port t-About 18 passengers, of which the fahrie can carry the quickest way to bring them to terms now retired to their own homes, and to
sident reading an application from the Cap-
were close to the point when the table, and will be thought highly of in dufored severely. The preliminary indien IN H.B.M.'s Supreme Court at Shanghai would be by the seizure of Canton, next to start with these five battalions immediately tain of the Marlborough, asking that au haim was altered; it would not take you Australis, cepecially by the digger, et hoe
enquiry be hold, and also reporting how and that time-Well, I am not able to say.
yesss way bank it out in the steerage tions of the typhoon were folt at Haiphong on the 10th July, the Assistant Judgo was the actual seizure of Pakling itself. Un. for the Yunnan and Kung-si frontiers. about noon on the 8th, and such propara.cupied in bearing a claim bright by Empire, Canton is at once the great strong doubtedly the most important city in tho
DEFENCE OF FORMOSA
where the steaner was lost. In his letter, Was any one casting the leal at the timet Australian steamers have, generally speak. The Tientsin correspondent of the Mica the Captain also stated a Chinese pilot was -No ngis.
ing, wretched
for steerage accommodation tions as could be made to meet the coming man named Hillel Joseph Abraham agninat hold of the military power (such as it is) of pue states that H. E. Liu Ming-chuan who in charge of the ship at the time, that this What kind of weather was it -Fine Passengers, who have to pat up with the tempest wore made by the boats and ship. Benjamin David Benjamin in respect of South China, and the centre from which was lately appointed to the supreme com pilot had since disappeared, and that though
with squalls coming over the land.ghest of food and sleeping room. Tito ping on the river and creek the steamers blancs of wages, and one month's wages troops have been and would be sent out to mand of the defenens of Formosa, upon his diligent enquiries had been made for him at weather,
If the arnival at Tientsin, from the capital, had a Haihow by the Brities Consal and others Strait lesions that was in 1878, when he Australian take. The sleeping bertia arg Witness once esme through Hainan drie offer a pleasant contrast to the I steerage endering ef steamers in the in port securing the firmest anchorage and in lieu of notice total amount of the claim Franch wers to strike successfully at the conference with Li Chung Tang and de- there he could not be found. getting stean up, whils the cargo-heats and baing Ts. 162.20. Mr. H. S. Wilkinson Uity of Raras, it would huske a quick anfu. parted the same day in a man-of-water When the steamers steels was her dead
make
The President then read the Governor's master of the Danish steamer Huiluted and provided with maitresses sanipais lashed themselves together in the appeared for Plaintiff, and Mr Wainewright more troops and armaments than France correspondent, shows that the Throne held, and then called on Captain Kunnth steady about two minutes before the ably good. positions offering the greatest amount of for Defendant The case occupied the has out here to do this. The islands of aware of the gravity of the situation, wishes give evidence. shelter. The force of the storm gradually Court from 10 am till 130 p.m. The Hainan and Formosa would be very easy to be prepared in case of a rupture with Capizin Max Kunsthi, sworn, said: I struck. She struck very violently, the out-offices attached, and judging from t
Ana pastor mariner I have been 18 book throwing her right on her starboard claborais excking room, the food ought to be good. For Chinare passengers there is A increased, auf shortly after dark reached length of the aftting has so demoralized our deasures for the French, but it is doubtful France.
whether their occupation would bring about
years at ass I possessed a certificate of its climax. The native houses, built of eporter that he ban unly sout as a bare that spoedy solution of the difficulties bo ATAS ALARM AT KIANGNAN ARSENAL
The rumour that the French were about competency as master, granted in Sings first, and then exatad, lur sem going special rauge, but il: Gudrie will not, in ander water up to the deck. When the the face of present regulations, carry inany I obtained bamboo and thatched with paku, were outline of the case, which does not, how-tween France and Chins that is needed.
ship struck, ordera were given to launch of these, atleastin as far as concerns. Qubez unroofed and blown down by the force of torest. Plaintiff, who is a poor Jew, who scene of the French operations. It ranks and seize the Kianguen. Arénat and it in May, 1881, and I joined a sailing ves the life tosta to save the passengers, and land ports. The upper bridge is flanked by
over, zoom to present any feature of in- Nanking seems to me likely to be the to make a midnight arcursion up the river pore; it was lost in the ship.
tel sa master, and then the Marlborough the engines were ordered to be stopped two light houses, which offer special facility very imperfect. English, alleges that about third in importance among the cities Langhwa Powder Works, was rifa anungst the wind, and the very materials of whuntered the service of Defendant in Feof the Middle Kingdom, and is this sent of the Chinese last night, (June Sth), and so in 1882; this was the first steamer I coa-Some of the passengers went to Hoi. for attending to the lamps which are placed they were constructed · were in many in-ry last in the capacity of Godown the government in Central China. Here Wein belonging to the Coast Defence tons. During the two years 1 wag - Some of the crew bakaved very bad.he bridge offers, is exceptionally farONT- much importance was attached to it that amanded The Me Borough was of 1175 how in junks and others were put ashore, therein, and the position for watch, which stances swept away by the waters of the keer at Shaw's Godowns at a monthly are acestials, and thousands of the Board procured a fast horse and galloped past Straits and China; the most northern portaft and other four launched the stuall
mand of her I traded between Java, the lyn. Four of the crew launched the dingy on a par with the
able. The Captain and ofisem rooms To Song-tam-hac cresk which, with the river, salary of Tla. 35, having been introduced to are concentrated at this. the capital of Waste to warn the Arassal authorities of the being 400g. The only paper saved d was with great difficulty they were he following are the dimensions of the had been formed up to several feet above ate a month's wager in lion of ieties ha for the French would interiers comparatively propongovement This is enters the chief mato's log: the official log was in indused to came on board, the ship agains
of the intelligence usual hoight Torrents of rain also accou-ther alleged that he was dismissed from his little with foreigners.
General commanding the troops Three bat the cabin, and wont down at onos. I left These men were Malays, Witness on Guthrie-Length between perpendiculars panied the wind storm. Besides the de-employment became he gave tra evidence
talions of 500 men nachte semble to Hoihow on the 12th June, with two certifi- there wore rocks at the head, but he was 313 foot, breadth of beam 38 feet inches arms and get ready to resist the threatened cated oficers, three engineers, the first and paying more attention to the men at the depth of hold 23 feet 6 in The engines, which are farnished by the builders, are of sedare, but the Brigadier General and his second only poisoning qurtificates, Seal-wheel at the time than to the ship. second in command, innocent of any imfors 18 fromen and stewards, the crew The President to witness-Do you mean the Intest type, and are very powerful,
ho
hares the French in Tonquin.
Defendant by Mr Toeg, and he also oluiras this province. In 'attacking this place
struction wrought auong the native bats and refused to parjure lucself as he was Dafondant in the late prsecution, ngainat many of the more substantial Europeau asked to do. The defendant à evidence buildings suffered severely. The block was slaicat entirely at variance with that of Phaiuti, and the parties frequently, in houses erected at different points along the the course of the proceedings, applied the opithet of liar to one another. Defendant
tho
NEMO.
Canton (From a Correspondent)
Canton, Monday..
in
beam. She went
struck on dock,
the sucks: bow
gig,
Then
there
is 'n bathroom plic
character of the
gonart! character
mediate danger,
come to town to dine consisting of Melsyn, Bangalees and Chinese.
48, home power 800 The result of the with corteju of their friends: This was I hadn general cargo on board for Hongkong tay you took no notice of the rocks: The figures are cylinder 40° and 72", szoke On Friday night Major General P'on rather awkward, for the troops were with, and Sustow, The ship was drawing 18 feet you who were a captain, who saw the pig was a continuous speed of 12 knots par" - boundaries of the Concession, sail at theed that he took Plaintiff into his service Ting Lay Ft Lil 1, who was leading 2,500 out their commander to whom alone hay Hohow at 10 a.m., the weather being fine / rooks were marked on the chart, ad vefur, and the average service speed is 11
they inches forward, and 20 feet Bin, eft.I left passing to close to a danger, who know the extreme end of the native village were more out of charity than anything else, and soldiers to the southern frontiers of Kwrong despatched to find the raising general the newest admiralty sbart for the Hainan could stand there and take no notice of it. har speed, will bo, wu a
lonked for ordere A essenger Waste and clear. The chart I navigated with was understand how man in your position
taking not the least notice of it. I can't knuts, but when she has her alankum propeller fitted on, which will be done here. utterly destroyed, kid the Goverment that he was employes not as Godown-
are
told, considerally store-houses, containing provisions and keeper but as Watchmen, and was disbal, died very suddenly. The ex-Viceroy which was does it Inlf-past seven, at a
register was taken away from mas by the
The Guthrie can carry 3,000 tons of cargo stores for the traps, were aurooted and missed at the end of February by Mr Mon Chong Shi Shing had invited bin to restaurant in Fooclion Rusd. The gallaut Straits; it was lost in toy ship. The ship's It seems to wis to be very strange, when increased, e
your lifa was to some extent at stake that crieff, Defendantia,
Lager. Defendant otherwise damaged, a large proportion of also stated that he had allowed Plaintiffenat at which, report says, the unfortunato / Benami displayed much courage upon the Consul in Huiaow. I lay two miles you should take no notice of it. You could below deck, and, I required, over 500 tous rscrips of the startling hans trauslitted by
land at F Hollow.p The chart the sting messenger, for tentibutes I used was the same as that shown the judge how far you were of the reef which outlock he brings here 3,000 tons of you knew to be there, and you saw the ottaning tho will leave for Bongkong at the for the Borneo Company, and after The military hospital, which is situated by and because he had nowhere else to ga ta. wine and partook freely of watermelon after, having maile his bow to thu,ssembled ok a pilot on board at Hoihow at 8. rooks above the water. asked the wit- beginning of next week, The EA coniany of revelers, he was on his way to their respective commands.
WHY THE FREXun Flag Wan HAULED DOWN
to
the contents being destroyed by water remain at the Godowns out of kindness Major General imbibed freely of Shan Sal
ed by Judgments altimately entered for
tha river-side, was flooded by the rising Plataff for Th 22.20, Plaintiff to pay his lichi, &c. He was bruther to the Governor waters, the unfortunate patients having town Court feen that Mercury evacuate the building for safer qüarters,
the ON
Τ day I left. The Cuemissioner of
took
and
kept no lead
BIWAN
The only other question:
Customos my Chinese agents, whose neco was as to where the second officer was Company have obtained, the mail contract of the Kwong St province.
I forget, sent kim on board. I was at the time the ship struck, Witness ra- for the South Australian Government, and not obliged to take a pilot, but orerybody
undertake & monthly service boteau Port This movement of troupe may or may tid
THERE must have been great excitement told me that it was very dangerous and all plied that the second officer was at fillo.
The President then asked Captain Kunsth Darwin and Adelaide, calling, of upureo, as A large brick building, the property of Mrs following items are from the London mean that Chios intends to fight
Intermediate ports. Is the thin-pus effice over the news which abips
a pilot I
Destined for the A. Marty, which has been in course of China Express of June 18th
Yesterday, (Sunday) klienes Viouroy took the witor says he received yesterday I navigated the ship myself une if he bad any other witness to call,
Australien and Chins trade, the Getris Captain Kunstha said there were the quar- aroction for some fine past, and was nearly Intast Mall Advices-Yokohama, wd over the coals of office. In consequence the forneum (June 7th) froin a person employed about male from Hainan Head Before termasters who were at the helia There will this trip run from Hongleng to. Port and will in Roure Consulate to the efect that we reached this place, the plut he finished, was almost destroyed, the wind San Francisco April 27, Shanghai April 20-Viceroy hɛa-removed from the Yace to echared. war against Chim, and that would take charge here as this was there were four of thers; and perhaps sʊmo of Darwin, and theres to
Foochow April 23, Hongkong May The
mails between theo two latter prints, getting inside the structure by cans of the Franchi mail, ed Naplos, with the advices the Salt Kachange.
this was the general inprosion anzigst gerous part. I had the court on the brage. the night bo able to my whether they saw over the South Australian Government. To concludo, groat- mitention has been unfinished windows and doors. An Aura, dated as above, from China and the Straits The present Viceroy is a member of the thus fariguers bern. The editor of the When we renohed the Head the weather wasuything or not. He did Len the rocks. You canla
to the ventilating and sanitary strange. Settlements, was delivered in London on Hanlin College of Doctors, being thiri in upao immediately sent a special requally over the land, and I could not so nut ste the rocka you knew they were there;
tnents throughout the vessel, and with her Mite MPER BIYerely injured by the falling the 5th inat, forces werd zooved, the first list or what is called a T'an Hwa. Conmlats to see welor, sie dng had been the middle chaunel, but I was afraid they are on the chest. 20 extensive carrying capacity and excellent Captain Kunsth--But the rocks were pauenger accommodation, the Luthrie is on the 30th it. The the las served as Literary Chancellor in henied down. Wo cari fantoy the fril thewould lose sight of the tuarks and the ponder water, and I thought those markod prontoanced tu be the pride of the many vessels of the Cominy which have taken Thy Fresident Never mind whether 3 their names from Forfardhira parishes,
days in advance of ita
material, and it is feared that sous others | duo date. The Japan were buried under the debria, Bir Merry ext inward nail, of P. and 0. stemmer
vd San Francisco, reckons his loss through the destruction of Nepast, from Shanghas 3d, Hongkong Sch Sz Chin sad afterwards as Governor of
May, was despateled from Brindisi on the Shan
this house at 89000.
porter to the vicinity of the French clearly, I at first intended myself to take
· The Pres dent:-But even it
special reporter had, when he observed uld be would take the Southern chantiel. at la teath there was no wi-colonic on th 1 flowed him to do I hid nu lead gou the chart were further in. Engstaff! His first impulse, perhaps, was og all this time. This was this lipet tinxo,
paid