No. 6680.-DECEMBER 20, 1884.1
Marine Court.
(Before Capt, H. & Thompsett, P.N., Saturday, Dec. 20..
ALLEGRO ASSAULTS ON BOARD SUIT, The case agaitist Thomas Gibson Taylor,
THE CHINA MAIL.
dient was prepared to swear that he had bor by shot. Those are now repaired, and nover struck tho complainant, and Osplain the scaffolding over the building slips is all Maray's evidence wont to confirm this
o deaf ear.
turn
In the House of Commons on Nov. 10th,
required to resist the present power of held that it would have bena impossible for Pao, in company with several of his cord- foreign ships which may attack them, and them to give the sanation to expenditure patriots, smoked a greater quantity of Mr.A. M'Arthur asked the Under-Secretary
nature than was at first contemplated; unless Parliament had been previously in was always closed. The neighbours hatu- for Foreign Affairs whether Her Majesty's,
A summons taken out by Juhusoti against / intact, and the sound of many hammoze in consequently must be of a more formidable which I have now been instructed to convey opien than usual in his apartment, which Doyle for assaulting him on the 26th Oct., distinctly audible in passing up, and down therefore some of the gons have been formed thereupon. In view of the fact that rally objected to the insupportable odour, chosen from the latest pattern of brooch the papers required have sincs boen pre- and after his Casth the proprietor of the Government would lay upon the table any
when leaving Newcastle; had been with the river. Chimneys are spruking and en- loading ordnance, which has greatly in-sented and made fully known, and of the lipuse presented to the hours of the decbasad correspondence which aight have passeit
drayD between them and the Government of China
apparent approval with which the proposals o Bill for fs.1,500 by way of indemnity. His Worship decided that there was not gunes puffing and the works seem in full crease the cost. criminals, or
6. Iam to observe that the Secretary of therein have been received, my Lords feel The Chiroso, however, object to pay m- rolative to the extradition of the judicial practice of torture in connectioner of the British barque Minnie Car suffcient evidence to show that an astull swing despite the bombardment. It is mid with the Mixed Commission, Courts of the michael, for sileged assault opion, seama had been committed by: Captain Taylor; the beat manchinozy was removed and State in strongly of opinion aud desires to themselven justified in sanctioning the no- deropition, to which they
pross upon their Lordships that the mana-cessary expenditure in anticipation of
A certain ring desired. Treaty Toria Lord E. Fitzmaurica: Her named Martin Johnson, adjourned yester he therefore dismissed the summons. His
day, was resumed this morning,
Worship could not however understand why hidden weeks before the fight? There is anotace of the guns and mountings should formal votes of the House of o Majesty's Government have been in corres-
Mr D. Caldwell again appaired for the the summons against Doyle should have small newly erected thres gun battery just be commenced and urged on with all speed, but they think that this latter and that in the proprietor refused to give up without to that the defences of these important reply to which it is written ihould be forth- | bis claim being paid Unfortunately the pondence
with the Caves us arisen, on complainset and Mr Woiton for the defou been withdrawn as there seemed little doubt balow the Foochow Dock, which now con- coaling stations could be completed and with presented to Patisment an ampple-mediation of the President of the Tri- starija timon, as cases have arison, on
that he was the responsible party.
mentary to the correspondense presented at 'bunal of the Seine was not favourable to the subject of the extradition of Chinese
The statement nude by the complainant, fugitives by the Government of the colony hnson, yesterday, was to the effect that which James Doyle, the boatswain of the got on shore higher up and broke her back oberve, in conclusion, that the charge on
Another summons was then heard in tains poor Captain Lo Bauh's venol, which armed within three years.
7. The Marquis of Hartington would the close of last Session.
Ma-Yu-Tohing, who was informed that he I have, &c.
could not take the belongings of Tien-Pao of Tentai and the nudertaking which he and several other members of the crow Minnie Carmichael, was charged with She is only being repaired for look-see pur- Vote 12 will be about 138,000 andilly of Hongkong under Article 21 of the Trenly
onless he deposited the sum of 1.1.200 given against the use of torture. There is of the Minnie Carmichael had joined no errespondence relative in the Mized slap of Melbourne. Several of them deuiting J. Hogglesteen, an able seaman poses, it is said; being unfit for fighting. for the period stated, an amount conside- Court at shé Trosty Porin. Her Majeste/carted when they arrived at Nowcaste, Complainant stated that while at won, on Nerorthelase pour Lo Baubi has heen RON-
Government do not pri to lag my
pers at present.
the
tho Minnie Carmichael
-0.
N.S.W., but complainant and three other the 6th inst, about dinner time, her was were arrested by the police at Newonatie ordered by Doyle is take a coil of rope leaved to pural servitada for doing his bort and taken on board the ship in icons, two from the poop: forward. He dragged the with the poor material ho had. Ho is a hours before she started on her voyage to Tus statuents that the French wero will Hongkong. The four men were brought rope along to the break in the poep so na very intelligent mau, and the Chinese cart ing to strango forms of pears with Chine aft bolera. the captain and asked if they to be able to pick it up, when defendant ill afort to dispense with such meni on ko
came to him and, staring at him for
up on the bases of the execution of the Tieptain and was released and out forward, the in the face with his fiat, blacking his eye could be much better done without ; unfor would turn to work. One of the agreed not picking it up, struck him three blows at the present time. Mr Chung Ki Lang Convention and the withdrawal of the claim other three, among whom was complain-
tunately La Dauh knows all about his fra du indemnity, are confirmed by the mail ent, rafusod and wore confined in irons, and cutting his month. The captain was
fight, and has 'boun marked for suppress instance, asserts that not only lias M. Pasnt was placed in the lazarette, aft, and news received to-day. The Telegraphe, for in different parts of the ship. Complain- tenotre received instructions to nocept, as ha statea that while ho was there Cap- the bases for the negotiations, tha abantain Taylor come down to the Jazarette donment by France of any claim of in and attacked bin without any provoca demnity, the formal acceptance of the tion, striking him upon the head with a Tiantaia Treaty, an armistice till the doli, piece of irou, thres inches broad and milation of the Tung-King frontier is sighteen inches oder his insonsible. and inflicting various established, and the occupation of Kalung wounds which till that is done, but also that M: Jules Several soars were still to be seen upon Ferry reckons on being able to place the complainant's head. Chamber fuce to face with accomplished
facts when the Tong-King Crodis Bill comes on for debate. The journal alss says that M. Patonotro has warned the Cabinet in vain with regard to the evil effect that the accoplance of such terms by France will entail. It adds that Uno French Minister has oven given it na his opinion that such A peace would have the effect of diminish ing the influence of France in the extreme Fasty and of increasing the pride of the Mandarins.
RIFLE MEETING,
Corcoran, & Bearsti on board the Minnie the deserters who
were
Нован
William Gray and Martin Cercorns, two gentes on board, depased as to seeing the the poop and must have seen it.
BesQuit,
The case was remanded till Monday for the evidence of Captain Taylor, who had left tho Court.
NOTES OF A VISIT TO THE SCENE OF THE FRENCH OPERATIONS
ON THE RIVER MIN.
Nentral, writes to us as follows :- A correspondent, who signe melf
a
sion.
Previous to the bombardment all his ropresentations and requests to be allowed to act na seomod host to hire were ignered and this will be the case to the end of the chapter under the presentsystem. There are foreigners in China who can save Le Bath, and it is to be hoped they will be induced to lay the true state of affairs before His Ex- collency Li Hung Chang and thus preserve to China a man who can do her good ser- vice yet. The Chines must alter their present bloodthirsty and one-sided code if they would be well served by their own pen- pló or others.
Above the Arsenal, at Limpa, the Chi- Beso have auk stone-janks in the w river and are raising piles of stones balvisn them. This has lund the offect of deepen
so that the gunboats can get up or down ing the creek, or cut off, on the right abore,
with ease. There are extensive earthworks being constructed on cach side of the river
here, the largest on the right back abrenat
There ara rifle pits in a grove of pincs on
be found below, and the team repre- plainant but he saw him after he was re- the strong tides. The steamer I went up the left bank, commanding the crossing. not see this assault committed on the com- and were constantly shifting, owing of the creek. I saw no guns of any size,
used with his head bandaged up. Me Wotton aridraneed the Court for the in Just barely room to pass between the defence and called three witnesscS
Higher up there are camps on both sides of
the river, and a mandarin with soldiers:
Carmichael, and on board with complain- Ant, gave evidence as to seeing Johnson in
Foochos, Deo. 16. the lesarette. After leaving Newcastle the
Entoring the river from seaward, steamers boatswain, who acted a mate, came to wit- ness and asked him if he would turn He agreed to do so and was sent to relieve are stopped and boarded by a Chinese the pilot at the wheel. From there ho had Government offeisl, who is supposed to a view of the lazarette and could see Jolm pilot the vessel safely through the torpedo son lying doubled up with his coat over the back of his head and his hands in irons, ground, which extends from a little way below the Oriental Rock, to some dis- His head was covered with blood. Witness spoke to him but could get no answer tance below Salamis Island, known to the Hu afterwards saw Johnson with his head Chinese as Nan-Poi Kwa The channel is The compotition which had been probandaged up after he was released. moted by a number of gentlemen interested the mate, or boatswain, with something on apposed to be marked by boats flying in shooting was opened to-day on the lie hand, he did not know if it was a red flag by day and showing a white fight
knuckle-duster. Police Range at Kowloon. Beren teaus George Bend, soother seamen on board at night, but I was informed by the officers entoral for the competition, but only the Minnie Carmichael gave evidence as to of H.M.S. Sapphire that these boats were what occurred when he and the other three quite noable to maintain their positions, ix have been able to fro. The scorça deserters were brought on board. He did made by the team who have fred will scoting the Police is the only one which
basis and Salamis Telaud, and I could not has yet to firo. Shooting was commenced
James Doyle and that he was at pre- help noticing the great risk a vessel coming after nine o'clock this morning,
boatswain
of the Minnie Carmichael the teams from the Royal Artillery (old but that he had joined the ship out on the load tide would run of hitting
eigh months ago He
He gave the Island, owing to the narrow passage Battery) and K. M. navy firing namate to the men deporting and and the chow-chow water off the lalond, runaways?
being
brought on,
board. He put the men in irons on the authority of the police This was verified a few days after by the oficer who brought them on board. Helom of the well known steamer Kungtung put complainant in the lazarette, and after through the crass ignorance of the man ut they were under weigh he went down to
on beard by the Chinese authorities to pilot Ashiau and asked him if he would tors to.
Great sympathy aguilty of canton destruction of life or Complainant agreed to do an, but after her safely through. witaces had taken off one led-cuff com-felt. in Foochow for her popular Coin property. They came to destroy the fleet plainant nude a rush to get on deck. Wits detained hirn and then the commander, who lost all his property except and did so, but I have the testimony of plainant struck him in the eye. Witness what he stood in, but vod bis 7 Britis. Laval officers that they picked returned the blow and a scule ensued in which Johnson got witness down. He sangers, crew, and a great part of up any of the struggling Chinese out called for help and the captain camo and the treasure on board, owing to the of the water. That they did not sare pulled Johnson off him. Witness than admirable discipline maintained, and the more must be put down to the stern complainant again.
that Britons will be the last to believe that gailent and brace French dessen would so sully the name of their country and fing as to deny any possible succor to a helpless and fallen for...
firat.
These teams enjoyed more fa
sent
evidence as
has taken up his quarters in the Kushau Monastery, possibly to look after future
The general opinion of foreigners here, many of whom were eyewitnesses of the fight, seems to be that the French behaved with great moderation, in no case being
vourable conditions for firing than any other teams which competed during the day, there being no wind, and the light being subdued without haziness. - yet the Artillerymen have nuds the highest total, and one of them (Bon. Walsh) has also made the highest individual score. The verge score for the Artillerymen is 47, and, as they fired with the carbine, they are thus quite independent of the 27 points allowed them from the tiles, the highest total with succeeded in getting the other iron upon good order and efficiency of the hoals, exigencies of the situation, and I trust
this weapon boing nude by the Marines, The team from who only scored 370. the Buff, and that representing the Staff Sergeants and Royal Engineers fired together, the former firing with the ride, and the latter with the carbine. A rather brisk breero, blowing across the range from the night roat, sprang up when they rea ched the second range, and this continued to increase intil firing ceased for tho The Marias rod alone, and day..
Cross examined, this witness first stated that he had no difficulty in handcuffing complainant, but afterwards said that he resisted as much as he could. He denied that complainant had been so much hurt He was suro the as to be unable to regist. captain nover went down the Inzarette after the time when he came and palled Asked about the complainant off him. knuckle-duster, witness said there was one in his cabin, but he never used it.
Gourge Edward Peek, the chief mate of the vessel, had seen the complainant with as it was almost half past thres before his head bound up, but know nothing abweit
Resalt. the they finished, the Police, who should with the Volunteers, re-
have fired we think, the Volunteers †' Was
which have always been a first consideration with the owners of this line of steners, than which there are no better or safer in the Far East.
The Kimpai Forts show signs of rough handling, the ono on the right bank being replaced by a sand bag battery, without any guns except we or two six pounders painted! rexmillion. The embrasures are carefully screened with mats.
A now, wall has been built round the erest
Dodd, of the barque Nanaimo of the hill above with a deep tranch on the fased to fire,
1 in speak as to Captain Taylor's outside; the use of it for military purposes is were very ill advised in cot following their character. He had known him for cight
Before the father had well years and would not think it possible for best known to the constructors thereof. On
him
to commit such a brutal assault as that the upper side of the Pass, on the same side reached the second range, the light was
of the river, a crouelated mud wall for mus defective, and anut have told charged against him,
At the
of the case this continuation greatly against good firing. They, how over, managed to make a very respect morning Mr Watton called, as witnes, ketry has been constructed.
Judah T. Maroy, master of the American
example.
very
able score. The Polios will fire on Monday,
His Excellency Tao was expected to make his entry here yesterday, but so far I have heard nothing of it.
All the treasure except one box has heen recovered from the wreck of the Kiungtung and I hear the divers consider it practicable to raise the vessel. The Douglas, proceeds
to Keelung to tow the as, Lore Telly across
for Shanghai. to Amoy. The Monocasy leaves on the 19th
The Races went off very well in perfect |
weather, bat a gloom was cast over the prom Half the battery on the loft bank seedings on the third day, by an unfortunate accident to a popular local rider whose pony
and bags. I heard that throo of the beary salt of a broken leg. Ha ja doing well, I The Race Ball was s am glad to record. great success, thanks to the energetic stow- considered to terwards at Newcastle. The Minnie Carmi. are to be mounted there..
ards and our naval friends. days before wings left. Wincon as
men are busy repairing the damage with
The natives are very quiet and civil now.
portrending at $30, They should win. bargne Furnes Abbey, which arrived herabeen destroyed; the other half is intact and took the rails, and threw him, with the re-
Their average for the Isnt feir
has been Blades & Nesterday from Newcastle N.S.W,
Captain Mnroy gavo uvidence to the effect that he was at Melbourne when the Minnie great deal of shootits for the interest they have taken Carmichael left there. Hes
The Committee deserve the thanks i
rifigs was, however, capping of the Captain Taylor while at Melbourno and af. tuus recovered from the sunken gantcats i
in their work. The
heavy.
following be too healiniton full in Grethe, mas Lieut. Casement, K.N. Capt. Buth Host Casino Burly. He Air Hlest. Vysyan,
Fort Adj.; Lisut Knight, The Bulls Capt. Dempster, Adjt, H.K.P.; Capt. Francis H.K. V
Annexed are the scores
chad left Newcastle on the 25th Oot, The Forts at the entrance of the Min-gan board her just before her departure from pass show much less damage than one would Newcastle. He saw the four men who had hars supposed from published counts FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE HE deserted on board. They were brought-aft There are a trambor of felt proses in position and three of them refused to work; une consented to do daty and was sant forward. the right bank, but I saw no heary guns. Large bodies of men are repairing the da Corcoran was the man who retorned to duly. He recognised Johnson and Gray as mage with sard bags and the subterranean
the men who refused. They were two of TT temoved to different parts of the
fort on the right bank appeared to be patched ebip. Caps, Matura 24934 17 34348 1748415 19:31 The pilot's boatman was at the wheel at up for look-see. Half the concrete battery Lieut. Connolly, 33318 24 24 18 260204 at the time. He heard a noise as of some Batu, J. Wihid
93145 17 44348 18.99944 17
wati.....
200 Th.
ROYAL ANTILLEry, Old Battzny
rably excess of that which will fall on the Works Vote, und which cannot be pro-“ vided without a large addition to the ordinary annual estimates as sanctioned in recent years.
I have, e.
(Signed) ARTHUR D. HAYTES.
ÅLLGEMENT, OF. PROVINED EXTENDITURE OF DEFENCE OF FORSIGN COALING STATIONS, WHEN SPREAD OVER THREE YEARS. STATEMENT A.--Worke.
£46.300
Total
19,250
Total -
149,000 20,000 | 139,550
!!
(Trisomie) -
St. Helena Sierra Leono Caps (Simon's Bay)
ODD 22.
www
*7,132
70,000
55,025
Statica
(Signed) LEONARD COULTNEY.
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL.
~
The P.&O. steamer Feshatur arrived hors ently this morning bringing Landon mails up to Nov. 14th
TELEGRAMS,
The special correspondent of the leaps in Tong-King writes that the Expeditionary Corps has now plenty of work. Tong King has been invaded by about 30,000 Chine troops, who extend from the sea to the Larg-son road. He also
advico also gives some to merchants. The expenses of transpart where any little business is being dete, are oxorbitant. From Haiphong to Hanoi 43 por ton is charged Hundi offers better fa- Frecilities, however, than. Haiphong
immediate commencement must be re- comesencing are very large, and those acte membered, however, that the expenses of should be borno in mind by intending smi grants from France.
Berlia, 20th Nov.-Perfect harraony vails at the Congo Conference and an misly sotalement is exported.
Bertin, 30th Nov.-The Conference has decided in favour of free trade on the river Jongo.
London, 30th Nov.-The Governor and public opinion generally at the Capo die approve of the Bechuana settlement.
Londes, 1st December.A partly suc- cessful attempt hoa boen made to blow up a Land Agent's house at Korry with dyna mite the family escaped injury.
Ferry declares that cholera has disappeared Puris, 1st Dec.-A circular issued by M. Relative Ferry declares
from France.
1m-
portance.
First Year.
Secard Year
---ད་----———-་་ Imperial. Cofonial. Imperial Colonial. Imperial Colonia. Caporial Colonia).
STATEMENT B.-Armaments.
Maurilios Janinica-
Bt. Helena -
Et. Lucia
R
1.15,800
9,200
15,800
15,800
9,200
10,250 129,600
12
9,800
9,600
9.600
-
2
nil
nil
20,900
11.000
11.900
11,000
35,700
29,400
47.10
1416,050 | 31,950.
Aden-
:1
2. กด
Slugsporo Ceylon (Trinenmatta) ·
27,000
-
27,300
12.500
12,000
J
14.900
-
20.600
14:000
44,700
200 80
10.250
: 30,250
30 250
・
£
to
*
:
Station
Third
Year.
Total,
Relative
Ini
[portance.
First Year.
Imperial Colonial. Imperial. Colonial. Imperial,
Scand. Year.
Third Year.
Totals
Colanial. Imperial Colonis),
Treasury to War
•Office.
8,
1881
for an
General Eritro do Lielo having to dusted several kilometres of Deceauville read a hundred waggons for the service of pro visioning the forts, this material has bein, shipped by the Comorin..
FRANCE AND CHINA.; Tour packet boats chartered by the Gloss Washington, at Det.-A tesunge from vernment from one of the eroat French the President to the Congress urges the ex- Navigation Companies for couvzying vahi- torsion of neutrality laws in order to pre-forcements and muctions to Tarz King vent plotting and hostile acts in America the Chirim, Craton, Chanikeru fur,
and against friendly nations, and recommenda Chulon are being motively equipped,
and the suspension of silver coining.
will Lundun, Dez. 2nd. In the House of all soon start for Toulon to embark arul-
lery.
victuals, and aruations. They will Cominune Isat night, Mr Gladstone intro then go to Algiers, Philippeville, and fake, duced a Bill for the Redistribution of on board 5,000 man selected from the Seats-Boivughs with a population under Chasseurs d'Afrique, the Algerian Tivil, 16,000 will be merged into the Counties lours, and the Foreign Lng on. The Bir Boroughs with a population of over 15,00 Hon transport will also go to Algiers. and under 50,000, will have single mem emback a portion of the troops destined for bers; larger Berangha will be divided into Tong Lt. Other State transports * wards, each having a single number.
being prepared, and will be sent to Tullon The Motropolis will be increased by 37 later on if necessary. Of these reesels the mambers; Liverpool by. ; Glasgow and Canton was built at Le Seyre, pour Toulon, Biruningham by 4; Manchester by ; City the others been constructed in tive coen- of London will be reduced to mem-try. The s the property of the Ceng bers
twalvu
England gains & members; Scotland nagnia Natiente de Navigation à
Au additional credit of 1.3,400,000 has Ireland and Wales remain unbeen submitted by the Government, to changed.
As soon as the House of Cornmions has Bast immediate reinforcements, some HE
meet the expense of despatching to the read the Kill a second time the House will which are to be sent to Koulung, in the is adjourn until February,
land of Formosa; and also the cost of Br Lonnard Courtney has resigned his material, vietunis, and coal for the troopa appointment in the Mizistry, owing to in Tong-King The President directed minorities not being represented in the that the projet de ud be printed and dis Radistribution Bill-
tributed, and forwarded to the Domuniesion now sitting.
to
London 3rd Des.-The First Lord of the Admiralty made a statement last might concerning the state of the Navy.
England, he said, was determined maintain her supromaoy at sea, and has now 46 ironclads whilst France has 3 The British Government intends to con- struct & ironclads next year, and 2 rama, 5. belted and 10 torpedo cruisers besides 30 torpedo boats, within the next five years, costing, exclusive of ironslads, £3,100,000 plus $1,600,000 for guns, and £325,000 for conling station.
The improvement of defences of har- bours at home and abroad is now under cuaideration of the Secretary of State for War.
The first batch of whate boats with engineers on boarn has arrived at Dongola.
The Egyptian Government having sold 100 Krupp guns by private contract to a Gorman merchant, the French Diplomatis Agent here has objected to their shipment, suspecting that they were intended for the use of the Chinese Coverunt.
The Rio Negro, for France, with invalids and wounded from Tong-King arrived at Suez on 6th inst. Only eight duathe are reported on the voyage,
and the genem state of health is reported to be good
The first of the chartered transports, the Okolin, will be at Stora not inter that the 20th inst She will take a bat ulion of African Infantry to Keelung. The other three transpurts will he at Algiers. batwian the 22nd and 25th inst
The Minister of Marine, bas decided to Bumbay, 25th Nov.-On Saturday even-name two torpedo-boats after Caps Mehl ing, a coasting steamer, named Sastri, and Capt. Cany, the former of whem was, owned by Hajea Kassum, whilst on its way the first captain killed in Tong-King (23, to Babay, collided off Dathow with another the assault on Sontay), sud the latter whe rossel owned by the as firm, named Shit. died of wounds received at the same place. cats. The latter vessel,
which
had aburu The Prefoot of the Propaganda in Rome.
ather
to
Now that
regard to
missionaries
•
Shastri was bound for Bombay, and had un expalled from the provinces of
board
nearly 90
alipa parte after the
of
of the
been
600 passengers on board, after landing about has been of late in unofficial communica sixty pareous et Dabool, which
hich is situated by
option with the Government with the creek, left for the open sea. The night this pesition of Catholic missionaries in was beautifully clear, but there was treme Tong-King and other Chinese pravitors dousses on.
od. As the vessel was making for the The Russian Government, having accepted outer bar, the man on the watch reported the protection of French, subjects and a
starboard and before. red light on the
માવ hand clapind, the Soustri, a tortice, die mot intend to extend this pro many seconda sister ship, ran into Lar amidships. The
930 souls all fold,
When the Quing-Tang and Quang-Li and the Catholia the collision, it
was found churches occupied by Chinese troops, the that a largo hole had been raade in the side Holy Sco does not know where to lous for
Skirsnis,
and that abe was filling protection; Germany refusing protection to feat. With considerable difficulty all the German Jesuits, and Russia declaring that. passengers were got into boats, and had sho hindi namuned the protection of hardly left this vessel when she sank. The Catholic interests, bat of French interests only luss of life reported in an infant which
ia China fell out of its mother's arms into the water
The Tong-King Credits Committee has while the mother was trying to accure a held frequent aitbrigs during the week. On place in tao best. The passengers, with dials the 7th inet au umportant rusting was exception, were all safely landed on shore, hold, which was again attended by the and I many of them were brought into Bura Ministers of War and Marive. They bay to day by a vessel especially despatched intimated that if the coutlet with China for the purpose.
continned Las Government would, befors the end of the year, ank for a credi) of - Treasury Chambers, November
(London and China Express, Nov. 14th) £40,000,000 for the maintenance of the Sir,The Lords Commissioners of Her
Captain Guien has been appointed to the troops during the rat half of 1885, The - LATING TO THE DEFENCE OF
Majesty's Treasury have had before them comand of the Drogacy of the Committee afterwarde vated the sup COLONIAL POSSESSIONS AND
your letter of the 1st instant further on French squadron in China, in place of Cap-plementary credit of 14,000,000 asked for GARRISONS ABROAD,"
the subject of expenditura on fortifications tain Muret de Paguac, who has just been by the Ministers of War and Marino for the War Office to Treasury.
for the defence of British Colonial Fos-promoted Rear Admiral: Captain La Pou despatch of reinforcements to the Tur
Bast, sessions, in accordance with the report of tois, second of the Villars, has been ap and have, therefore, agreed to a total credit November 1, 1884,
of Sir, I am directed by the Secretary of the Royal Commission, Farniching state- pofuted to the Chateau Renaud
The following Admiralty appointments f.17,000,000 The report has not yet been pressated, nor is it decided in what State for War to acknowledge the receiptments showing the propertion of the ex-
Wanter it should deal with the declaration of your letter of the 12th August 1884, on penditure to be borne by Imperial and are announced Lieutenants? CAT 3445 17 83442 16 18333 14.47 ODS moaning and wont to the Inzaretta and the left bank was in ruins, the lower and the subject of expenditure ou fortifications Colonial funds for each year, under the Byre and G. S. Hawker, additional, to the of the Government, and the
the official 2015 BBC saw the boatswain and the complainant intact, and stuck over with Sings Thiere for the defenen of British Culonial Possos supposition that the works are completed Audacious, and Sub-Lientenanta 1. 1. B. Auto submitted to it
iu scordance with the report of the within three years.
Worthington and H. B.
Mediation I am Bun Pollock 1417-46842 1844284 17 2 struggling, the beatswain underneath trying were largo campe on each side of the river asal Commission, and to forward for the
bon been to Acquaint
you, for the inforni ditional, to the drudis. Somerville, ad
week, but we have little to add to the to defend himself Witness went into the bereabouts,
Her Majesty's ship Bamister, thres gus, information given in our leat inue. Reporte consideration the Lords Commissioners tion of the Marquis of Hartington, thab
of zaratie while the men were struggling. Complainant struck the boatswain with one Within the Paas the town appeared asia of Her Majesty's Trvazury, the company my Lords are, astiated that in the present 374 tony, Seahorse power, abushed to that are now current, that ditest, negotiations W. No 1985 16 34432 15-92303 41 of the band irons. Witness hauled the jured except for some breaches in the old ing statements showing the proportion of development of gun making it will not be Medway Steam Reserve, we commissioned are in progress on the basis f
the expenditure to be borne by Imperial possible to defer all expenditure on on the 11th inst. by Commander the Hon. surrendering the claim who has made to an 37 1835 18-complainant off the boatswait a walls, probably the result of age and neglect. and Coluuial Funds for cach, your, under armament until the works for which the Foley C. Prendergast Vereker for survey indemnity. It is still certain that China
out of the lazarette but the ten men re-
ing service in the China Saue
would not pay, and the acts of France a commenced the struggle. The stain wes Higher up a concrets battery on the left the supposition that the worlds are com armament is intended are completed.
Referring to the state pont in the War Captain Henry Calchospo Somerset, of far have only increased fier sollen resistance. MARA 19032 11 32000 3 Jin his cabin and witness told him thero bank showed signs of the French shella; bat pleted within the yawa also, in the ice letter of the 2nd August last, that the East Kent Regiment (Bus), has bout Haring mala her reprisals France night
££* 1793898 14 93042:11. 19 was trouble in the laza-
15330 33 38532 23 o sakl he would put stop a gond part was intact
second column, the The old wails on Couding Island showed the statious to relative importance of the expenditure needel during the current appointed Aide-de-Camp on the staff of well bo-content with the Tientsin Conven-
be defended but I am to financial year will be but small, and to the Major-General N. Sargo
Sargent, C.B., command-
and-tion, plus, perhaps, some additional trade Witness shortly after left the
privilege. We have heard some French vesaci and went ashore.--The story told by signs of a trial shot or two, but there being bearve that Simon's Bay must be defended allotment of the total proposed expenditure Blancsubé, tho Deputy for Cochin authorities state that this trade extension
Omplainsat was then recapitulated
in order to secure communication with the in the schedule armored to the letter How with, who did not believe Captain Taylor no retreat from this position, it was not da Indian group, and that it is of squal in-under reply, my Lards are ready to sanction China, lies, we are glad to say, completely would be the throwing open of the whole of $94295 15 18855 17 $4893 17 *
mich expenditure as may be necessary to recovered from the effects of the operation China to vominere 33376 16 11889 14 45 was the man to commit such a dastardly fenced. There appear to be some recently portance with the latter.
8. It will be noticed that the total cost wards getting in hand the works and tao ar which had to be performed on his forehead, Wo hear that China is also only willing (02522843, 10 28822 18 32385:14:60 } assault.
constructed earthworks on the Umbrella of the works proposed to be charged to memant necessary therefer at the *24231:16,38434,1659983 14 15
Cruña-examined by Caldwell witness
has been lor a month and a half, He has to send no further zooforcements to Admiral obtained leave and proceeded to visit his Courbet and General Brière de l'ale, pend sroom Taylor was not in the Itzarotte Witness is a good position for works as it commands 463, 175, and that the diff roace between Hongkong, and Simon's Bay.
that amount and the summated in the It would appear that the share to be borne family at Aix, and will leave Marseilles for ing the negotiations, as she fears that could not say whether the boatswain had a two narrow reaches of the gorges and offers tahle on page of the Farliaciontary Paper by the Imperial Government of the whole bit China on the 23al inst knokle-duster on when he was
plugging
again, as happened at Foochow Oppor 2438 16.41 will complainant; he did not sus one. The en onry retreat,
is due to the omission of Uo cast of the cost of works for the first complate year in We near that Miss Gorden. Cuaming is Francs will only staal march on her works at Table Bay and Colombo, which respect of these four stations is 7,000, and working at her two backs on China and caninis are for continuing the work of 1419 boatswain lied blood on his hands and coat Emerging from the upper and of the
have been, or will bro, invited to undertake it is presumed that but a portion of this Japan, but it is not expected that they will intelligout destruction until the Chimers 95215 15 4 be trup tu say that Captain Taylor pulled Foss the river widens and there are no their own works of defence (see Enclosure could be expended before the 1st April be ready before Christams. Mr. Colquhoun, yield.
15 4 and two marks on his face, It would not
thatswain at least more defences between this and the An. No. 4 Farliamentary rents of the sta- that the expenditure at Aden will, in the gaged on a work on Tong King, Annam, next, and it is to be remarked, moreover, who is now, we believe, at Shanghai, is en- 100s was ou board the resulchorage.
4. As regards the armaments By Me Wotton Witness believed that head might complainant
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Flockton
88222-12
189
STAFF ASH-BOTAL EggspreK, FEATURE
42415 25 20245 13 62208 7
234 34 17 39219 18 51
to the
alous,
The statencat
ing the Britien troops in China
M..
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docu-
White 128984 16 43632 17 00820 565 said that while he was on board 'Captain Tres ridge not visible coming up river; this Imperial and Colonial foods amonate to stations:-Adeu, Trinconaive, and has left the Maison de Smit, where ho to submit to mediation it.M. Ferry: agress
Sept
43452
while
leted
be manned by the crew of the Dryod, border, crust, and the two); wita Tou repetitips The enterprising
tions in question, the final ertmate of the first place, be undertaken by the Indian Go-Cambodia and Eastern Slam which when Tes Salvation Army has attracted har at Dicas to Fiat Island is the wreck of a gun coat has been made by the Director of A. verament. The expenditure in respect of completed will the of Anetic tention of late, but its proceetings are me the wounds the beams in the roof boot with one mast and stern above water. dillary subsequent to the publication of the armament for these four stations during the
the lens peculiar," not to say protone. For $438 15 have been made by the
The Kingfisher, siz guna has of the suspector fieneral of Fortifica first complete year world reach larger pros report
instangs, the Wer try advertices The Nor 24 of the lesáretta -
She is on a rock, The Forts on Losing fiant, which was driven op on the proposals portione, bat in Lords are tiet informed missioned: st: Sheerness by Cormantier Salvation Army Quit which is in white Tu the Court
Witness kaft the ship just 12 43011 10 before the pilot the beateWait was then an island are tolerably well extinguished as of the Royal Commission, and the sum thus how much would be expended in the current John Raizer, to reinforce the British Beet and red, crest in centre, and four mottoess
exceeda the
estimate of the Inspector year. They have reason to believe tha: it on tho East India Station. The Kingfisher Alo New Salvation Army
30,000
arop which was
will be
the 2241.31 191/13 24 36 - gond into the insrette without witness is destruction in any of the villages above, total amounting to £40,300 which la pared to sanoțiun
this
was recently
uult for text is in suoa infaniously bad taste that it 385 sin are in quén hith at any time while he was one below, the Arenal. The latter however reducible to 415,230, cosa imita
at Tone I will not bear teno
General hins also opened a doct and shoo Mr Walton addrested the Court for the scema very little damaged; there is a quence of the Indian Government paying a
B. At the time the curler (Parlamen Department of the 12th August last, that Chinees are engaged in hvatilitios. Chi promptitude and despatch all orders with 883241440 complainant had received come woahls on
Tipe 20 the heal, but he contended that there was of the large slip has sustained some tory) ostinate was framed, it was intended it was absolutely necessary to present to naman nampe King Tahang, botter known, which all soldiers and friends may favor 231111 to no aridades except the omplainant's state- damage, which was being repaired to provide wrought-iron guns as posing Parliament, before the close of the then however, by the name of Tieur Pou, recently the new bmuch of the business. The pub seient power for as work they would current sensint, a paper explaining the died in Paris, having passed the last few lit has not yet become aware of the fact 18ment in show that these had been indicted. The large shoots are mainjured. The ressel bikely to be called upon to perfors whole scheme, and the manner in which it days of his life reclining in a long obair that the Salvation Army is ons of the most
by the Captain. They had probealy been 10 w ronived in the stringgle with Doyle. His on the slip has had a few holos knocked in. The ornaments of the furta, however, are was proposed to provide the cost, as they. To asiat him to endure his suforings Tien gigantic business concerns of the age.
44944 28 98443 14 dock The Captoth could fol pulsibly have defences, but there is no siga of any VERLOFeneral of Fortlications by:116,3004, the fould not exon site is King and Formoan that the French and department, and is prepared to execute with
My Lords reall the oexpresion of
(1828434 1704 defence at boce, length, wiwitting that the all chimsby gone and the lower and moiety of the Aden amount, opinion ontained in the letter froma tais i
farther
It appears that it is
it is not only at Torg