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-SEPTEMBER 10,
MERS Adaaon, Bell & CatKitts and that the Kiodo Unya Kwauks's zoumer Ki Mara, from Glasgow, has sailed from Singapore for this port
Tier pigshaubeen released fromquaruutina-i A rsport was sent in by Inspector Orley on Monday last to the effect that no discaso bad app amongst them, and today on
order was fined to release thiṣm.
Abour two dozen Chinsmen were brought up at the Bolise Court this morning on a charge of piracy on the high one aqvi dence was taken in the caso, however, as the Police applied for a reonud to enable them to further investigate the matter.
Shanghai.
THE CHINA MAIL.
war by the "Customs in | is reported by the Shangha Hu-pas that Westminister. The proposed quoal would ] Il China did not agree to these taranth PUTRAGE ON FOREIGNRES NEAR
a certain High Minister in the Tsung-li be 127 miles in length and would contain in fizo days, force would be resorted to by
SHANGHAL Yamên has made arrangemene with Mr thirty locks. For ships of 1,000 tons the France in order to obtain possession of Archdeacon Moule writes to the N-U Russell Young, U. S. Minister at Poking, cost would be ciglit millions; for ships of Formosa The French was wished to co. News as follows under date of. Sep. for a los al 8 per cent per num; the fund to be devoted to the building of rail 2,500, twelve millions mid for ships of empy Penge Charmhen and Changshen, so th
5,000 and upwards, twenty millions sterling that these places might be governed by ways in China.
If built on this scale the seal would be 200.
tort
The weather, which has beart of threatening sisture throughout the day has not by any moons unproved as we go to press, The Karometer has been falling tescily since the morning, the lowest read- ingat Meurs Falconer & Co.'s establish ment being at about 4 o'clock, when the glass registered 20.10. Since then there has been little change. The Chinces are fully expecting a heavy blows and the harbour is quite clear of cargo boats and spans, not one of the small craft, being viable from the Praya The ateaniere have also made necessary properations for the anti- cipated typhoon, almost all having gọt newly accredited Chines Minister toter in Typhoon Bay, or behind Stone France, Austria, Italy, and Holland,uttara Island. The Kinklang took up arrived Hoes this morning, in company with ponition behind the Island yesterday and his wife and
and child and saite, in the F. & D. the Namoa left the Company's buoy this Co.'s ateamor Thames, en route for Venice. morning to secure a safer position on the oldier side. The wou-of-war in port have sent down their tops and upper yards and Tux privilege so long enjoyed by the ship-in sento cases their heavier spara. The
a
THROUGH the entrance of tlu Peiho river being blooked (by barrier) in Tuesday night, (Sept. 2nd) the SS. titing and Norwegian barque could not proceed to sea; steamors were also delayed found in. It is reported that it is the intention of the entrance every night, removing it in the Chinese to place the barrier across the
morning-Shanghai Courier.
The following telegram, from Admiral by the Shanghai Merry-
feet wide on the surface and 200 feet at the French officials. The Governor General would be affected by a system of towage, tion might be forwarded to the throno bation. The passage through the canal concludes by requesting that this informa-, and it is estimated that the passage of a. ship from Galway Bay to Kingstown would the Teung-li Kamen, in reply, states that occupy botwoon twenty-four and thirty-six after having considered the contents of His houre. An alternative scheme of a ship Excellency's tologram they forwarded the railway, in which the ships would be carried
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The_Duguay Troup, the largest, of the second.class cruisers, wan laid down in 1879
plans of M. Bysand, and was launch ed in 1877. Her dimensions re-length of hall at water line, 200 feet; beam, 42.81 depth, 15.9 mean draught of water, 17 fuos displacomont, 3,189 tous Sir, I am sorry to have to relate the mered surface of midship section, 576. ft. romanos of one of the most cowardly The ordnance mounted on board consist of hot forsiguers over perpetrated in five 15 o/m. or 7 inch guns, of which one this neighbourhood,
fires ahead and four are in unplated half My friend and colleague the Rev. A.
terrats or sponsons projecting beyond the Elwin, from Bangchow is staying here ship's sides, and of five 14 m. or 18 with his family, en routs to England, ou sick pounders, of which one on aire asteriu furlough, by the outgoing English mail.
He started for Woosung yesterday after and har estimated speed in sixteen knots. The engines develope 3,740 home-power, She can carry 430 tons of cost. The two. 3 years, and by Mies Macah, wishing to see lust additions to the Chinese Fleet, built at embarking on Saturday. The strong at atraction and armament, the Thames and call on the Captain before Kiel, are ships very much like har in eux- wind delayed the boat all the way to the Point; and as it was getting late when they similar vessels, rating a second-class The Folts and I'Estaing are somewhat neared Woosang, they decided to start cruisers in the French navy. hóminward at onco on the first of the flood,
The Pillars, a smaller sized accoud-class Here
again, t the wind being d deed aloud,
artisor, was designed by M. Sebattier. The a late arrival in Shanghai, they landed, follows:Length at water line, 240 feet; meaning to walk to the Point, where ahsan, 37′ 11′′; depth, 153"; mean dranght carriage was waiting for them. A man of water 13. 7; displacement, guided them some distance, and then left immersed surface of
st, 2,268 tous to thomscles. Suon, somno boys are feet. The armanant is composed of section 448.0 volunteered their help; but they were six 16 era or 190 pounder guns and ning of which one is
in cradles, high could be constructed for stue to the Throne. The cassion of territory ccompanied by his little girl, aged duration of the passage through the island mitted, nor must the territory be in any ten millions, is proposed, by which the to the French could on no account be per
would be reduced to twelve hours. An Imniense aqueduct would have to be con-way entered by the French. To do as the structed to carry the canal over the Shannon French desire would invelys China in ond at Banogno, and would be over three miles las trombic. in length, being one of the most difficult
undertaking.
Hrs Excellency Heft Ching Cheng, the up steam and several have sought shel.Courbet, dated August 30th, is published and costly works in connection with the We give the above for what it is worth, their progress was very slow; and, fearing hall is of wood, Her dimensions are as
Destroyed all the Batteries of the River Min. The guns have all bein destroyed with gun-coton. All our hips left the liver in yesterday,
Our loss since the comawenient of operations up to this day are 10 killed and 13 wounded...
masters frequenting the port of Manila to house boats generally found along the arrived at Shanghai, anys the Counter, on mako use, from pí charge, of the
tower to county, their dagatahes ashore, semaphoric such as Require cargo boat for discharge, de, will, in faire, be charged for at the rate of $1 for the first 20 words, and 50
thoir davits and safely stowed alongside the Praya wall have all bean romered froze houses, out of the probable reach of these, and both Praya and harbour have quite a desorted appearance.
ADMIRAL Là Yu Ngo of the langtze fleet
Yin in the Nan-shen; he was accompanied the morning of the 5th Sept., from Klang
by the Nan-shri, both fierman-built stoel rama. An hour afterwards the Cheng Ching arrived from the same place with a battalion of 50 man for the Woosung forte. Sixtoan from Chinking, and will sit in the defence of the forts!
and mainly to show the nature of the in formation supplied to the Chinese in regard to the political situation.
Canton
(From any Correspondent.)
September, 8.
avidently bent on rischiof, and our friends 14 cm or 48 plant forecastle and
furthur wandered and further inland, hav-mounted on the top ing by this time track. It WAS
Canton is as quiet as one may expect in was shining by missed the one in the stern gratings. The engines,
ment.
these times. The authorities are very anxious to maintain the peace, and so far seem to be succeeding fairly well. It is natural there should be more or long osoite
Some ifteen refugees have come to Can
few shops of Christians looted. The saddest Baptist Mission has been destroyed and a
case, perhaps, of the lot is that of a Bible woman whose daughter has been stolen
Thos
taken
though the moon made it Indrot, indicate 2,500 horse power, Men began to and her speed is 18 knots, with a goal gather and follow, alamouring
ring for money, as this was not forthcoming, the mob in pocity of 400 tons.
The Lyne, Apis, Pipere and Lutis ars creaved, each village yielding a contingent. what the French call station gun-rossels; of has pursued and threatened, the weary the Croodle class. They were intended to travellers wandered on and on, wading in carry much heavier total than they have at many places through pools of water or thick present. Their guns chiefly consist of 14 mud. The mob grew more savage, and Mramor 46 pounder. The Crocalle Elvin asked Miss Marsh to hasten on with
HAY his little girl as fat as possible, while he,
typical vessel. Her dinaan Length of hull at water line, yards behind,
walking thous at bay. They came on fast, however, els engaged at Foochow are by no 24afest ; draught of water, deavoured with great gallantry to koop From this it will be seen that the French and struck at him with long dance and means very powerful ships, a compared to baraboos, most providently more dan some of the new vessel in the Chisons fiest, gerous weapons were not at hand, and all of which mount guns before which tho pelted them all with showers of mud and French ships would have but a very poor
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conta for every additional 10 words or less At a moment like the present, when war junks arrived yesterday (Sept. 6th) the annil thrust forth his head very cautious ton from Tsing Un, where the American some twenty face to the crowd, en5_3"; displacement, 400 tons
transmitted
WITH reference to the cowardly cuinage recently committed upon foreigners near Shanghai, reported at length in another column, it may be noted that the persons upon whom the outrago was inside, the Rev. Mr Elwin and his daughter and Miss Marsh, mtrived here in the mail atesmes Themes this morning,
of the basin. The West Afriena mud-fish
words with his
A WONDER case is on record of a mail which went to sleep on March 25th, 1846, and did not wako up till March 7th, 1950. It seems that this nail was picked up in the Egyptian desert, and as he had retired
shell, he was gummed on a piece of card- to the topmost recesses of the whorle of his
board as though dead, labelled with the
slept unconcernedly for nearly four years, date, and zout to the British Museum. He
when, showing some slight signs of life, the authorities ordered him, a tepid- bath, and at the first touch of the welcome moisture
ly, and then commenced to walk to the top affords another instance of long-continued existened in a stato of torper. This fish known as the Lapidosiren-lives among the shallows of the River Gambin, which are completely dry during the tropical summer- But before the drought comes the mud fish
They then grew bolder, and rushing in how, if properly handled by the Chinese.
Before concluding I may as well correct; is wisp enough to hide deep down in the soft clay at the bottom of the pools, and
20th August, 1884.
front, dodged behind bushes, and spring- ing out saized very roughly Mise Marsh gained ground at this port with reference to
wrong
pression which seeme to have there i sine surrounding mud bardos tige was when the Geratan grat Nauti dresses. The courage and endurance disatorage. There was no Alphabetical
-The only bustle we have for some and the little girl. trying to tear their the Chinese ships sank at Pagoda An gether, while the bardos tus arrived off the Bar yesterday. into a cake. While in this stato the natives
There played by the ladies here must have teen veeral at Foochow; the resale so called ga- dig them up, and prize them as a great die was quite a stir in the forts. Guss were beyond all praise. Mr Elwin meanwhile licacy for the table. That he does not live got ready for action and everything prepared tried to treat the rafflans, like a pack of were boats built for Mr Bidwell by Laird without breathing the inui-fish proves by for fighting, thinking she was a French gur wolves, and threw one thing after another from all accimuts they live to fight again. leasing a small pipe open from his coll lead The two runbonts that are here are the Cher bags
of & Co., of Liverpool, some years ago, ami vesas). The torpedoes are still in the river. ing through the hard mud to the upper Pei and Chen He and there are two at violence, a pocket-book, umbrella, hat, and The rest of the vessels reported sunk are the to them, amiwiches, newspapers, a Imud-Nome of Sir Willians Armstrong's boats
etc.. Aftor a while
a while, with great hase as yet beau engaged with the French, Poitang, the Chen Fian and Chen Nea. Miss Marah's hat also, were all torni away oldest and smallest of the ships built at the The Chire Elui is used as a despatch boat between here and Port Arthur. Of sol- hours of weary Wandering and perilous Yong-woo, shich was looked upon as a friend's strength, after three or four Foochow Arsenal, with the exception of the Our diers none have come to this place since running for life, was well nigh spent ; and the talk of trouble. There are about 10,000 | Mr Elwin feared the very worst, when just sing-ship. All the larger and newer
erozyor's attention is directed to the signs of the weather, it is rather an satisfactory that we have received no no tification from our Government Astro-Tur captain of the Spanish gunboat Homer. We believe that a telegram was Almendares has been arrested at Kingston, forwarded from the Observatory this fore- Jamaica, by a lientext and two matines 2noon to the Central Police Station, to the of the British geaboat Flaminio, by order effect that the typhoon in the Erst, notified of the commodore, at the louse of the on Monday evening, was advancing in this Spanish Consul, for having fed upon the direction, but we hava racaived no notios British vessel, Gotfried The Spaniards, on boarding the Gotfried, ordered the British flag to be lowered. They smacked the boat and departed without sitter ozcuse or apology. The captain of the Alnicndarez admitted haring boarded the toffried, and stated that the vessel was searthed because air. mite for Oubs. The captain was released it was suspected that she contained dyna later on, the Consul giving bond for him.
to this effect:
Tus British Government may be placed in
We have been favoured by Captain Riley a rather awkward predicament in regard to
of the S.8. Ajuz, which left Fagoda An- the expedition for the relief af General Gordon at Khartoum. It has apparently cherage on the 8th and arrived here this morning, with some farther information beoo settled that the expedition shall pro concerning the Zephyr incident. The mis- seed up the Nile, partly or wholly in sila fred by the Chinese at the gunboat steamers, instead of warching the relieving force across the desert from Baskin But appears to have been a shell, which ex-
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thera is this dangor, that, after all the cost.ploded on boord and struck one officer, they should read the following paragraph
ly preparations have been made for a river
der is impossible for it to proceed, a greater
age of the cataracts. A telegram despatch-
*The Nite is falling again. Perhaps, after
believed to be Lieutenant Jervoise, one and the Chinose pilot who was comman
Lieutenant was rounded in the leg and it
Berozz the French venture upthe Yangtze
from the Courier Twenty nites from the
Police Intelligence. (Before d: G. Wise, Esp.)
Wednesday, Sept. 10.
to
Taku.
men in the four forts of Taku,
stones.
i
abandoned, in which case a much larver not be required. The wounded officer hunters made some three and some tiro-having sont back the case to-be dealt with flooded, and sampans had to be used. The villagers then procured wheelbarrows, force would fis required to march from been conveyed up to the Settlement, where been well rewarded by Adanica Li Xingo: defence and was now sentented to six Naval Yard was almost swamped, the water this morning our friends, well-nigh worn Left on the stairs by the hired girl,.
Suakim to relieve the General.
Ir in started that the Chinese authorities bayo offered an ample apology for the outrage on the Zephyr, stating that she was
accommodation has been Lindly provided.
for him at one of the Foreign hongs,
The injuries received by the seaman are 7 AM rather surprised, saya a writer in not of serious nature, bar the Chinese pilot Truth, that no purchaser- w-found last was dangerously wounded and is in a pre-week for the island of Borm. It is a pie carious condition.
turesque spot, and one which I should have
ANSAULT.".
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t and wvered with mud but, thanks God uninjured in limb, reached my door. I need not add that the affair has been place in the hands of H.BL.' Consul General, where it can be securely left for prompt and just treatment.
Only a bar of soap
and the old man glides with torrie whirl
Adown the jagged alope.
Quotations. HONGKONG, September 10,
mistaken for a French vessel, and that the It is reporteil that two of the officers who thought many people anxious for territorial i posed that he was cha complainants, de- and filling in between using planke to warn others as to the pesaile temper of OPIUM-New Patua, chalt,....... dio
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Old
Coeb, 500
Now Benares, cash,... 54th Old
boats built at that dock-vard wore net at the critical moment, through God's there.-N. D. Netos: 24th August.
mercy, a light was soon. They made a I send you an account of an extraorChinese chap, notwithstanding the not dash towards it, forced their way into the Wong Ying Tai, a copperatnih, who was dinary high tide we had here posterday.
A bachelor, in a man who has lost the expedition, the falling of the Nile may rod taking the vessel up the river. The entrance of the Yangtze is Chuan Shi, the 29th ult., ou a charge of entering the without any indications
went up for trial at the Supreme Court, où During the afternoon of the 23rd inst.. and the door was shut
wholly unnatural reluctance of the inmates, opportunity of making & woman iniser- where a large fort has been erected. The shop of Chan Afat, a carver, in Hillies thing to cause the tide to come pie gathered in force to protect thebs own
wind or
or any depth of water being required for the pass was at. first believed that it would beer day at target practice with the big Street and stealing a "basket" contain Signal Station at the forts hoisted all it of influence, was in the house at the time, receipts in a book during the past forty
They were now safe, for the villagers able. So says a lady writer, nevertheless it
it kept rising till the
Some people are born to ill luck. “An old gans, each gun was fired five times and a $7.57 and. some broken silver, and also
people. A Christian schoolmaster, a man woman who bas pasted nearly 6,000 medies) ed from London on Monday last stated necessary to amputate the limb, but the gunner hit his mark within a radius of 4 with being armed with a deadly weapon, a could, i. 16 feet, Yot the water came
the medical man who is treating the ease feet, five successive shots. The target was dagger, on the 18th August, was again be-up till it flooded everything round about and after half an hour's shouting and con-years, has never been ill a day in her life,
fusion the ruffians left or were coved, and she is growing discouraged.. The large Military road was also all, the river expertition will have to be has nice given his opinion that this will at a distance of 2,000 yards. The other fore the Court, the Attorney General Taka.
"bulls. We believe the gmners have summarily.
enable the people to get about;
a deputation of eight or nine men escorted there were
Only a Pansy Blus; Defendant had nothing farther to say in also & feet of water inside the forts: The the party some distance, enral n T 8.10. Commander-in-chief of the Yangteza.!
months' imprisonment with hard labour. being level with the highest parts of the bauding, and from the back, where there are low-lying places, the water was pouring in fast and running into the Dock itself a -Lan Asing and, Li Aping, cooltes, were that in about an hour's time there were charged with assaulting two chair coolien 3 to 4 feet of water in the Dook.
I deem it right to publish this narrativo Quoties tried to stop it with an iren bar on the Sth just,
Chat San, one of the
with coal dust and the villagers though one would fain hop coolie to Inspector med, but did not succeed. were in charge of the fort from which the eggrandizement would have jumped at. Res. At 1p.m. yesterday, after carrying. The water in the village (Tougku) was that it was only an accidental outburst of his master to Queen's Road, se und bis about 4 feet in places and lots of the mud lateness of the hour and the smallness of covetous brutality emboldened by tha Zephyr was fired upon have been brought The great charm of it
course, the foki remained outside the house, when the houses of the natives have suffered a good the party. It before the authorities and a sentence of complete independence The owner for the defendants and a number of others came doal; some tumbled down when the tide than neither thir Elwin nor myself, when is worth recording, however, decapitation executed upon them.
time boing, though he pays a rent to the up-and-beat him. The first defendant ebbed
called out Ta, and had an iron bar, the
sime visiting, The str. Kung pas, drawing 15 feet, one
by day and by
by aight, remote and The looting of the houses at the An- Crown, is as veritable a Boverign as King second defendant wielding a bamboo. A in without any difficulty. She is the bea- shorage, the Arsenal and Dock, has been Stith of Scilly, is independent of Parlia
hifix, few days previously complainant had had viest drafted vessel that has crossed the treatment as Bir sifnir. At the kame time, it must not be soldiers. One of the two Chinese gunbest absolutely for I believe no one can land to the effect that a report was ande yester-man's Village, she took a sheer and ran up proclaimed as neutral and peaceful ground.
and is able to command his own society
When the Kung-pui got to the night in a place almost in sight of this great Rak, Wire, Police Sergeant Morrison Forgotten that this in the thire offence of a commanders who escaped alive from then the island without his permission. For day at No. 3 Station upon which he and a behind it. We nil thought that the Cap P.S.- Elvin Landed quite close to
piet man of middle age, with an infated similar" nature that has occurred at Foo-engagement of the 23rd told Captain Riley sense of his own importance, a disposition front of which he found a large crowd. and save 4 or miles atoacaing, but he could The only pase the name of which he
eatable went to Inspector Rae's honse, in tein was going to take a short cut across chow recently. A cannon bell was thrown that more actual loss hand oooured at the to misanthropy night lastefur boating, Dinetly the complainants get into St. hardly find 15 fost on the Talks plains, had certained was the large village where ho Woosung and was soon guided inland across the bows of the German corvette Dock and Arsenal through the booking of the such a residense might be made a little Street a rush was made on them not a light wind boen blowing, she would took refuge in a shop. This seems to be
paradise. Prins: Adalbert as she was proceeding up soldiers than from the French bonbard-
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by about twenty with bambou Witness most likely have had to he dug out, but marked on the map as Sem Nga Shi, about
hold of first defendant, who was luckily for all, she managed to book of 16 from Shanghai, the Min the day sites the engagement atment. All the delicate machinery and
with first complainset and had aroin all right Foochow and on her bommander stopping tools had been braken up and the brass
two fighting irons in his hand. On tho This tide, I think, ie the highest on re- to enquire what win the matter, he was and copper carried off. He calculated the
way to the station firat defendant said that cord up here; I should say there were be informed that ita taistake. This loss to the Government from the looting of
they wanted to beat the first complainant tween 20 and 22 feat on the Bar yesterday. because ha was followed by some shots being fired at a the works at fully 850,000 to 800,000. Launch in which the British Admiral was Affairs at the Settlement were fairly proceeding to Foochow ~ It is ridiculous to quiet and the French squadron were still entrust the command of a fort in time of anchored off Matson when the Ajax left, hostilities to person who cannot tell an Hnglish or German fagfrors & French opr
matter has boon allowed to drop by the Bri- tish Adminal. Now that China is involved in hostilities with a powerful nation, we sup poss it would be considered mean, if not a httle cowardly, on the part of England to deal with the Chimers Government in a high
Bar.
ever feared or ever experiod.
Elwin
Inst.
handed manners in-regard to this serious most effectually carried out by the Chinese/ent, the tax-collector, and the police, two persons convicted of assa videnoo village known' ss Ya Chia-pu or Fiaber Rettlement, and in a region recently.
THE annual aquatin sports of the Victoria
If the Chinese high officials commit such Recreation Club are fixed to ear off this absurdities they should he held sponsible year on Friday and Saturday text. The for their acts.
following in the programme of events :-
Tas Portaester General announces that
FIRST DAY
Friday, 12th September, 1834.
THE Board of Trade have decided to pro ceed at ones to revoke no fewer than twenty-five of the provisional orders which were granted by them last yes, and subse quently confirmed by Parliament, for the eletric lighting of London and its suburba, Of this number twenty-thres are orders which were obtained by the Metropolitan Brush Electric Light and Forer Company, which has since gone into liquidation. So far as London in concerned, the result
therefore of the numerous electric lighting order which have been granted during the past two years is that only sight now 9- main in force. Of these eight orders five have aircely had that time
extended
had
he had got some men convicted-Temperance Union - before. There were ories of Te, and P.C. 331 was struck with a stone on the head.
First defendant was set fugal for thre weeks and the second for two weeks hard labour, and both to find two sureties of 825 in default to be comsuitted for six weske, each to keep the peace for three months; dating from to-day.
(Before B. Mucken, Esq.)
LANCENY."
Tang Akau, a hawker, was convicted of stealing a pair of trousers from a sompatress,
THE FRENCH FLEET, (From a correspondent,).
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New Matwe, uredit, 520/ Allowance, Taols...... 00 Old Malws, credit,... 560/ Allowance, Taels, Exchange
Demand,
30 days' night, Credits,
-4 months night,... Documentary 4 mouths sight, Indis, Wire,
domand, Shanghai, demand,
30 days' night, private Gold Leaf 191 Au Sovereigns,
Temperature.
Spizen's Font.)
Chefoo
While there is a full in the proceedings (Taken at Mestry Falconer & Co.'s Premises, of the French, it any 'not be out of the way to say a few words concerning the ships employed under the orders of Admiral 26th August, 1834. Courbet to carry out this semi-naval war- and Nayeminit arrived on the 14th from--will start with the Triomphante. She
The Russian men-of-war Minis, Shobelej, fare.
Nagasaki and are still here.
is a typical vessel of the less recent class TarascoMETER 9.
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mails for Europe, etc., will be closed as 14.00 p.m., DIVING for Osisc within which to comply with the provisions who was seated in Hollywood Road mend anything. like it. It is too. BOOn yet to tery dook; casing of wood. The bat-
follow-
The next English Mail on Friday, 12th instant, at 3-p..
The French Mail on Thursday, 18
-instant, at 11 am
The English Mail on Wrantay, 26th inst,
The French Mail on Thursday, October 2nd, at 11 am langua
Tav English Mail on Tuesday, October 14th, at 3 pm
Afterward, prury Tuesday till further
noting.
terprize, value $10; 2nd prize, value #o. 1.-4.15 pm, Running HEADER FROM OROSE BRAING BOARD; let prize, value 810; 2nd prize, valos Kir 3–131 pm, Boys" Rauz. (2 Toigths),
(Handicap); 1st prize, value 810; 2nd priča, value 85,
of the order, and unless these provisions
are complied with before the 15th Octobering the garment in question. He was reait next the powers will be lost unless a further to geol for six weeks hard labour. extension of time is granted."
M
Thx following extraordinary choular, which
The French and Formosa.
This morning one of the native apwa-
Maximana
Do Minimum over night 81
Money Orders.
South Australia. Straits Settlements. Tagomania
The unsettled state of affairs between of around chip of the second rate in France and Chine has a dis strous effect on the French asty. She was built business here: suveral sailing vessels are in Rocheford in 1870 from plans by M.. port, but charters are not obtainable.
Balattier, and launched in 1877. Sho is On Saturday; the
fiot, and whole country : the line, the immersed part of this belt rain, fico she and we had a great sumoured from end to end at the mater
oldest inhalitant does not remember is covered
is not armoured, bat only plated estimate the dataage done, but it is within with sheet-iron throughout its length. bounds to say that hundreds of people have The powder-magazines are placed under the been washed out of bouse.-Temperance stoke-hole and engine room. The
rudder Union.
of wowd, with metal braces. Her dimen 1-Money Orders are exianged with Bions are as follows: Length of hull at the following countries— load water line, 233 feet 7 inches beam, Cavion. 45 feet 3 inchina; dit in.; displace Japan 41.16 p.in, Soar Harz (longths) has recently been saned at St. Petersburg papers in the Colony, the Chun Wan Yat
23 feet 6 inches Tientsin...
J. India tusan draught of valer (Handicap); 1st prize, valne 810; 2nd by the Department of Roads and Commu Po, issued an extra giving what pur
.....August 25th. 1884. ment, 4,140 tons; immered surface of New South Wales prize, valus Ri
The British ganboat here, the Eepoir, midship section, 306 sq. ft. The thickness 5.-6.11 p., HAVBE FROM STAVE: Letnications, curionaly illness the river- ported to be the substance of two scrret has struck her topmasts and rigged in her of the armer at the water line is 16
Queensland, prise, valus 810; 2nd prize, value 34.
or 6, and at the battery ence with which the Car and all his telegrams that had passed between high jibboom and appears to be on the war path, or too mamont is composed of air
Western Australia, Lose Back (Round the Rod 6-8.30
2-The Hongkong Post Office also issues 24 c/ or 9.4" guns of 12.2 tons. Four orders on Shanghai, and pice seras. The strength of a Chinese battalion or Buoy and back) (Handicap): Lat prize, belongings are regarded by a good Ras Chinese officiala with reference to French or at least preparing for possible fighting. *** value $10 ; 2nd prize, value 80.
sians-The owners of passenger starmers designs in regard to Formoss. In view of *camp' is 500 men; these men are divided of these are in the central battery, sed two 8The commission is as follows-(se-- Ist prite value 310 2nd prize, rains who have been granted permaision to name the recent telegram from London stating into five companies of a hundred men each, is burbette turrets on the sides. Before cording to the currency the order is drawn
collent order and repair. If, however translation of this extra will be read that out of 6506 men there are 50 no-cout quantity of coal carried is 500 tona powerfal their vessels in the names of the Imperial that the French intend to occupy Formosach To each tent is attached a Boo forecastle and there are six smaller zum Up to £ 2, or 810, or R 20,0.20 cents-
which again is divided into ten tenta the funnel, ons 19 e/m, or 7.8 inch gun of 7.8 tons is mounted under the top gallant family are bound to keep their boats in as the material guarantes, the following banner, and the Colonel of the battalion on the forecastle and quarterdeck. Her has ten fags for his special delectation, a trial trip speed was 12.76 knots; the
7.-6.00p.m., HURDLE Race (Handicap).
It may prove a tisefal caution to shippers & 4.16 p.m., DUCK HOT at
and steamship owners hers to state that - $10, -2
the Customs at Shanghas appear to be seiz
ing contraband of war on board foreignCOND DAY.
a
upon
such named steamor,, consequent commercial operations, should be employed with interest
take the e out of the above instructions difficult, the
in any manner
ECENT MILITARY TELEGRAMS.
batante or banner beerore This is curely
the men of a battalion get their
a grest waste of fighting strength in s large
pay
12
orari
United Kingdom,
cari
£5, or $25, or R 50,0.40 £7, or $35, p. 70, 0.60 *£10, or $50, or R100,...........0,80- B150, 81.00,
No Order must exceed £10 or 850
the limit), nor will more than two such orders
with a single screw and a powerful owners are hereby notified that they must Lau, by brevet Provincial Governor, and Army! As to pay under a good. Colonel, Bird was designed by M. Lebelin (nless drawn on India, whan R150 is the V
The of The. The steamship sting arrived here veten price, valua 10; 2nd prize, valus kā rename the vessel and declare this changu canmandingmallitary operations in Formosa, 4.20 për lunar month in full. Other offoam de Diomae, ab eminent constructor the be sued to the same person, in favour of
despat heda telegram to the Taung-li-Yamen count $5 days to ainoath. Out of this The Triomphante la that she is a twin screw the same payee, by the same mail.
French service. She differs from
sacromanot that it must not be profaned by the effect list after the defeat and rice per month, Tií. 0.80 ; & uniform jacket Her displacement is 5,881 ton; length 3.--Sume not expoeding 50 may be res Yoxd, 29 MAR, Armour Dammitted between the Ports of China by entered that part and there anchoredwoldior gets more than a 0.50 ready "Sang zimilar to the before-mentioned or Money Orders can be granted on Porta
etesimers. The Shaughat Courier of the Saturday, 13th September, 1884.
In Sept. saya
14.00 p., SWIX UNDER Warranty
of name to the Inspector of Marine.
2-10 p.m., SHORT RAUK 12 lengths)
(Handlong); 1st prize, vales 810; 2nd prim, valus She
810; 2nd peise, value 85.
15 p., SMALL BOYS Bach (Under
prise, value 80.
day from Hongkong, The Custome made monges on board I of her to-day consisting of two bundles of Snider rifles and
otre case of revolvers; snother eps of home pistols, and four cases of pocomocions ceps. Is i believed thank there are still some more of these con
fra banda of war on board of the day, end
the amjigglers were Chinese
The Imperial name, it would setIN, în sa
4.90, the soldier has to pay for five fosa of
retrest of the French at Keshing thisy (the 10.60, besides he is charged for his French) sent several vessels of war which turban, bat, trousers, shoes, to do so
that on pay day the chancea are small if
S.-1.50 9. PLUNGE↑ 1st prime, value being prefixed to a dirty cargo boat.
Shanghe Courier.
water
· of
water, 24 feet; a
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61 mans of Postage Stamps, subject to a artament charge of one per cent for cashing they
-14 years): Irt prips, valve 8lik; 2nd Tun Dublin Fremon's Joumel, giris par- Then had since, however, boon to hosili money, to spend with his friendin Thit ship. The battery deck in this ship is where thore Are Agencies of the Liongkows
ural faroughout The Bayard's coal Post Office ticulars of a project for constracting a alipties, but the French had sont mesanges to the general rule anget most of the amoure tons These could only be intended for 55.13 p.m.; Hats Haiti canal across Ireland, which ares ita Lan, the Provincial Governor, demanding atthrigh there are not a few stoptions,
military officials who commend regiments capacity is 100
another second-rate iron- MIDDLE | 10% prižu, value esdern has been warmly espoused by fats the two prefectures of Taiwati andunt this very exception proves the rule, clad of the
Victorieuse Bla
| construe
No orders on Japan are issued at the Britisk Chinea, and it is a singular position of prise, value 80.77
tion and internal arrangements she is like Fort Office, Shanghal.“ sffairs to and those who are virtually the (—5.30 p.CALLY HUMPIAxa'; Int fluential people in England Elaborate Tai-pak (Horth and South Formosa) be
the latter named ship, but like the Bayard employós of the Chinese Government seİZ prize, value $10; 2nd prize, value 85, plans and surreps have been made at con-asvered from the Empire, and handed over
she is a twin screw. This her guns at a height content is 4,150 tons
of seren feet above the LOGAN AT DANTON that appeared in THE REPORT or TE TRIAL OF thom. ↑ In the absence of a declaration 7.-8.00 pine, Consolation Race (2 siderable expense, and have ben submitted to Patenôtre. The French Minister was to
sonia –to as that official notice
lengtha) (Handicap); prize, raksa $10. by Captain Eades, the gro American be the rules of Formoes, but the island and play the 6 16 y m, Bors' Ham - (Orarii 'years”! boàn, given that, seins found of age) (3 ingtha (Handicap): 1st engineer. The plans were prepared by Mr was to he still tributary to China
prise, value 810 ↑ End prints, valne 65, 1. A. Walker, of Great George-street, and was never to become Freach territory.
↑ boned foreign vessels would be trusted as
ANAN OLAN OPEKA REVDED. Things are seldom what they seem Skim milk masquerades un úrvals Lard and soap we eat for cheese Butter is but atto-grease,
water line; her
carries
her symonument consists of 24 cm; or 3d tho Chẳng Mail has been printed in. PAM- inch, or 14.2 ton gans in centra battery Price, 30 Canta
PHIET FORME, and is now on Sale-
and harbette. Her span was 13 knets,
| süd her soul-capacity la 000 kunsi
Hongkong, October 3, 1889,