No. 6715,-FEBRUARY 2, 1885,]
Adsistant Breeative Commissioner, to net on behalf of Hongking at thy Colonial and Indian Exhibition.
THE CHINA MAIL
Tue German steamer Els arrived this Ir is notified in this Government Gazette that eming from Haiphong, vitish port stie on Like 19th instant at 8.306,m, the British loft on the 30th ult The nows from Tonernship Hostga struck on some obstacle quin is not startling. The arah to Langaon has not yet been commenced, General Briers du L'Este apparently having decided to await further reinforcements before ad-
best the tonn of the native papers, still con- tinties warlike. It is not thought however that there will be any collision between the tas countries.
One hundred bodies have no fat baru te covered from the houses. The barracks at Los, pravines of Ciranada, are ruined, At Scathiraya, a town not far from Loju, 50- persane perished:
was put on the launch from the ship, and The new blockade was notified on the bith two days after anther pig, both being at Auping, and is from Ty Ka on the north taken to the Coal Sheds and there put into atya. The deterdant was not in the west to South Cape in the extreme south, (whetbur rock or wreck is not known) and launch when the chain was put on born.
thus leaving all the north aliblockadel. By the next steamer the first lintah of Taiwan hearing W. by S., latitude 10 deg. Lieutenant ou board 11. M. S. Pieter -
ink about 5 miles .E from 0. Baku, C.
George Stephen Kuigwin, Navigating
On the 5th two French men-of-war arrived nignuts, to Hawaii will leave, the sternier 25 min. N., longitude 107 d. 34 min. Buch, gave evidence as to making a survey of here towing some four or five junke. One are sail to number about 850,
touching at Honolulu to land them. They NERETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.
· London, 30th December. The Wild Masters of shija led to from Saigua the Naval thres in thu Kowloon Yard in was burnt on the morning of the 7th in sight General Van Buren, U. S. Consal Gen- says Bari Derby will soon resign, the office are advised not to pass inside the Britto Sept. last. He produced the return. of chain
eral in Japan, also leaves hy the same mail, of Secretary of Stato for the Colonial Do rigging: then in store there. This amounted of the port. On the afternoon of the 8th having been obliged to go bune ou sick parts, and will be arpointed Lord I're to 15 fathons of in chain, 1124 of 3 in. they had seized some 6 junks in all, leavo. His departure is viewed with regret probably be appointed Colonial Secretary.
sident of Council. Lord Rusherry' will In view of the approaching Chinese Now and 153 off inch.*
and as a demonstration, well in front by toon of all nationalition, Year it is notified in the Gazette that in the master on board H..S. Victor Emanuel, of the part, the Triomphante coramenced". Edwin Robert Stapleton Sandys, pay-
The weather remains vary cald through- "ont Japan. Districts West of the Cross Roads and of tastified to having auditul the survey vigorous cannazala until all sank, General Oyama and muita resahod here Shing Wong Stroot, the firing of crackers returns of stones at Kowlo At the with the exception of emo large to York, and the now Italian Minister also yesterday (Jan. 25th) in the City of New will be permitted from 4 p.m. on the 14th end of August 1884 there ought to have mastod junk which floatel down, watòr-arrived by the same stornier. until 4 pm on the 16th February. In the been, by ludgor, 149 fathoms of inggod, to our port, and out of which a fair
Two of the transports | Bark.. which arrived with troops from Europe about a month age, aro still at ancher in the river at Haiphong. Two largo sailing vessels have arrived there with egni from Australia and another from Singapore with theber.
AN ENDABAN,' in a latter which ap peared in our issue of Saturday, takes 01 coption to the remarks we made on the anhject of the now big guns for the Lyen-vancing in force. moen Puss. He puts it that the satisfaction which we expramod over the statement that the sum to bo uxponded for ordnanse had Leon doubled, and the azertion that the light guns are to supplement the beavier pieces, ought to be modified. Our correspondent farther states that the heavy gone have been squeezed out of the Home authorities,
intonded to supplement the hobvier guna but to stand alone, and that the grant of the larger aum for Hongkong defences hus been wrenched from the Home Government by the force of public opinion. In a measure we agree with those assertions; but
Ax American contemporary reports that
districts East of the Cross Roads and of clai The survey showed only 112) Shing Wong Street, crackers may be fixed fathoms, chowing a decit of 377 fashouns. only between the hours of 4 pn. of the There was also a deficiency of 1923 fathoment of salvage was
Juiports continuo quiet, but a good taken before busines han again takon plzoo in Silk.
quoted at 110-Jupan Herald.
STONEWALL (COLORADO) MINING
that the bghter pincer wore not originally; the Rev Joseph Cook, the heely philoso-14th and 9 pm. of the lath February, sub-off inotrohain and 113 fathers of inch the authorities sens' out and towed hor. Nativo currency hua improved, and is now were ales presaut Musara, R. EVAL
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NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.
WHAT WILL CLEVELAND DO, On Sunday incraing, the 19th Jan. signals
New York, December 23-The World, were shown for a man-of-war South. About' in
a double-lunded editorial foreenating 10.30, I-weat up to the Consular Hill. 7 Cleveland's action under the civil nervion
rales, declares-ovidently by authority- rasol, drone and muro partisan, whom the pernicious Republican methods have fuston- adapon the
pirblic
service, he will make on account of Itepublicanism, providor no clean sweep of mere petty subordinates they are capable, honest and experienced, and huva not beon vilo partsasa.
AND MILLING COMPANY, holders in this Company was held at Shang-
An adjourned ordinary meeting of shares.
bai on.Jan. 27th at the Officd of Mossa, Fruzar & Co., Gongral Agents Mr. W. S. Wetmore (Chairman) prosilad, and there wright and F. N. May. The meating phas originally called for the 20th January, and, there being then no quorum present, was adjourned till yesterday, The Chara now explained that under the Deed of Settlement they could proceed with the business nt this mooting without a quorum. The report and acounts were presonted, as follow:---
REPORT.
plier of the unknowable, made an attempt ject to the following stipulations (a) The total value of these deficits was about away. She had opin, four and other goods the other day to thrash a sleeping car porter Crackers shall not be fired within two £21. una Western railway. Brother, Cook's hundred yards of the Roman Catholic Tho casu was then renunded till the fchon bord. I have heard her eprgo estimated general apparanee after the controversy Cathedral, Wellington Struct, between 7.30 instant, buil boing twitted in two mureties al from 10,000 to 15,000 picule when she proved that the effort was the greatest, and 9.30 a.a. on the 15th February.
of $500 each.
was fully laden. failure of his life.
(.) Crackers shall not be fired within 200 yards of St. John's Cathedral or the Union
LARCENY FROM THE PERSON. Tro: Nagasaki Express says:-The French Chapel between 10.40 am, and 12.30 p.m.
Au Atak, à clar cookie, was convicted of in this Crown Colony of Hongkong we are cruiser Dielefont took her departure un
on the 15th. (4) Crackors shall not be fired stealing, with another not in custody a fado thankful for small mercios. There can be the 20th Jan,, with a full supply of coal between 5 p.m. and G.:10 p.m. on the bih. agad three yuate wito was playing in the could just make on a three-masted steamer that while he will drive fren office every pany was fully explained in the Directors'
within 200 yards of St. Peter's Chapolstone and silver bangle from a litle girl littlo doubt, however, that the Colonial and piovisions on boar A few days
street. Flo was sentenced to six months' Government, and indeed every authority previous to hor kaving it was reported that
imprisonment with hard labour... -worthy of notics here, are at one with the he was bound to Korea, but we think it far more probable that she has gone to hon, member- (Mr T. Jackson) who has Formosa. drawn public attention to the inadequacy of the defeness of the Taland. Having achieved some succuss in this direction, there is rouson to hope that, as An Englishman suggests, we may obtain even more marked concessions. Now that the big guns are to be placed, it may reasonably ho asked who
(Before A. G. Wise, Bag)
A SUSTRIOUS DEARACTER.
quent news overfand showed she had bem- barded some earthworks south of Tang-bang, and fire one or two junks.
FEARFUL OUTRAGES DY BRIGANDA.
Loud, 28th December. The recent outrages by brigands at Costellos, in Gallacia, were terrible. They surrounded the village church and parsonage and order. collected for the poor of the parish was ed the priest to tell where the money
furnace with straw, lighted it, and thrust
The situation of the affairs of the "Com-
report of the 30th of September Inst, and has not undergone any churzo since that date. The call of $5 pur share anthorized was duly advertis.d, but has been only at the meeting on the 7th of October last, partially responded to, any of the shares being held by Chiners; sufficient has, how- evor, been raised to provide for the current expenses of the Company, and M. J.-H. Ernest Wators has boon requested, in ac cordance with the resolution passed at the Extraordinary Meeting hold on the above
Bleck and Mary Maohor
nated
is to mani thom; and, in view of the expe trihnted anongst the other three camps. - į gold chain ami gobi bukse Cress, the entering a godown in Winglok Street, with on the fort. There is now, I think, Ettle kopt. He refused. They then filled his on dato, ix visit and report on the
close in shoro near Tang-yang. About an The Grenach Jerald of the 20th Decaber
hour after the stormer wont out to sea, Lo åshing, no wificensed hawker, forcoming nearer Lambao,and Saracen. Hand, say:The many friends of our townsman, Mr John Lancaster, who left Greenock over snatching a dollar from the hand of Ng She steamerslowly away about 10 miles ont. three years ago to superintend the erection As, an ana, while slip was bargainin We hear that Prince Mis, the person first of the Taiko Sugar Bolinery near Hutgata street stall, wad sent up for six wooks She was then flying the French Lag. Subso attacked at the dinther in Seoul on the 4th kong,, will be glad to lent of Mr Ia hard labour.
castor's return Boane, having completed flue Desember, is Ekely to recover from the work which he went to the land of the Bre leaving Burious wounds. It is reported that the Celestials to perform.
eam of foreign drilled soldiers, who Hongkong, Mr Lancaster was unhertained sided with the Tiptone, has been diste super by the workmon erected with Lum áfat, a sama, with for previous banded, and that the men have been dis- the raftery, and presented with a massive convicti ne reurde agui ust ho, was caught N.C. D. For
latter bearing suitable inscription The intent to commit a felony, at 7 pm, on the rioca gained by exporinouts at Home nad
Taikoo Sugar Rothery, which is situated 31st pito. Defendant denied the charge by the Fread operations at Foodhow, how The Nagasaki paper regrets to hour, that about five miles outside the city of Hong- but was sent to prison for three months as are the men whe work the guns to be pro- W. G. Aston, H. 8. M. Consul-general is the largest public work in the Chia rogue and vagabout.
ese Empire. The works are one thousand tected. Casowaved batteries are now-a-days in Corea, is suffering from very severe in- fect share, and the foundation is '17 feet ainiost the only kind of defensive works disposition. Mr and Mrs Aston were deep with a breadth on the marface of at which men can work their guns in pre-passengers from Jeu-chung to Kobe by the
The machinery, which is on the Bence of shell-fring; and it would be in-Uni Muru, in company with Count Inouye, improved principle, was sent out and it in sincerely to tested that a short from Greenock by lossis Blako & Bard y, teresting to know whether the batteries now visit to that port will be beneficial to his and is working in every way satisfactory. connection with the works is a jelty.or being prepared for the heavy guns gra- hath ciously granted to the Colony will furnish
Dier, extendige ont into the son 10 feet, with Tend, the a me length. Thy works | turn one about 800 tons of refined suger
to Australia
that protection to the gunners which the
During his absouro, we believe
that Mr W. R. Carles is clergé d'affairs in Seoul, with Mr R. Allen is assistant.
exigency of the times demand, shall The German scelener Louise, Capt. Bola, from an ironclad is said to deal douth which arrived at Nagasaki on the 11th within a radius of thirty yards of the spot fanitary, reports having been stopped and where it dropa, and if, as is generally be suurolod by the Freuch man-of war D'Estu lieved, the battery at the Lysemoon Passing, off the south sad of Formosa, whilst dosa' not provide agniast this possibility, The search, however, proved entirely passage up from Amoy to this part, on the the question where the gunners are to satisfactory to the fleets untrusted with come from may be asked in conjunction the duty, and after an entry to that effect had been made in the ship's log book, the with the other, of where they are to go to vessel was allowed to proqued. during an attack. This is a matter which is or should be of vital importance, and
we trust that someone will be able to
The U. S S. Caiipie arrived at Nagaanki fran Corea on the 2nd January and she
bring pressure to bear apon the Homo sacatured to the sumo country two days later
thorities to have it set at rest.
At the date of her leaving Corts every chio was very quiet and no further trouble Men-of-war of any kind was anticipated.
in urbone wers: British Espoir; German, Illi, Cinem. 12 gun, H, ML, S. Tatrass
left for Shanghai and Clufo on the 16th, and the Espair was ex ected to remain antal sho returned. Gen. Foote, H. S. Minister to Corea, wrived in the Ouipco,-~- ou leave of absence, believe, d'ho is expucted to proceed to Yokohama in the P.
0. 5.8. Thilet-Nagaschi Depres.
11 fort.
weekly, early the windle of which is suit
THE CRIMINAL STATISTICS OF THE COLONY. The returns connected with the apocr and subordinate courts of the colony for the
At the moment of writing she is back again, and thors is as a specimen of her handicraft barning junk drifting down
doubt that she is merchantsaai in con- mission artel with a few small guns.
Now I think I have written youn detailed MORE LARCENY FROM THE TASON. account of all the nows here. I hear this Li Aging, a coolie, was convicted of snatching a alver hairpin from morning that the Catean Benori has bom-
ned Fung Ynt Ying at the Kosking barded a village north of Taiwanfoo. Theatre on the 1st 6. Defendant was The position remaina unchanged. In identition by complaint and sea by spite of these attacks by the French, the P.0, 227 to throw the latin down when Chinese oue and all romaia quiet. pursued. He was sentenced to six montle hard labour.
By the bye, in spite of the very general
Tamsui.
(Prum und Correspunident. )
Jan. 33.
It is now nearly tour mouths since the
The
secounts her with presented call for
the priest into the fire. His screams wcru no especial explanation. If compliance beard all over the village, but the villagers with the terms of the Deed of Sellement were too much frightened to interfere.the resident Directors retire but are eligible The priest was burned to death. The for re-election. brigands then plundered his house and those of several others and disappeared.
DESMARCK'S ORGAN ON THE PADPOSALOL GREAT URTEATS.
fecing here, that it was undesimble for y: European prace is more and there was no particular busin299
! W. S. WETMORE
Chu man. Shanghai, 15th January, 1855. Mr. Wainwright moved, May secunded, and it was resolved man tatis, replying to a recent article in sentet, hu nccepted and passed.
Berlin, 29th December.—The North Ger- That the report and
and accuunts, a pro- the London Daily Necs, on the decision of With regard to the Boned of Directors, the Powers to ignore the proposals of Bug- the Chairman explained that though both land relative to Egyptian dances, and at Mr. Ringer and Mr. Saman were ribsent this decision to the attitude of from Shani, they would rotary shortly, steaza faunelies to mus, especially as the important than the settlement of the Egyp present requiring the presence of directors route opon is not safe, the Seapel suddenly tiun question. Each Pever is obliged to it might be well, therefore to ciest the ran up to Anping. Her object was, it is said, consider whether the acceptance of the asino directors. to raise the blockado,
Inglish proposals would jeopardize its roln ion from the French to go, una bardly scos Francs com ser Powers can be Ringer and J. B. Scaroon be re-elected-ro-
As she had permiss with other Powers. If England and sec-nded, and it was resoleed
That Messrs. W. S. Wetinors, J.-M. with or without her.
the subject
Mr. Wainewright proposed, Mr. May
your 1884 are published in Saturday's on Fronch eommenced operations against this how the blockade will be affected, eitherly obtained, they having less interests insident directors for the ensuing your..
Framed Caseite. The following is the report of the Registrar of the Supreme Court
As the December augsions are now closed I haro the honour to forward herewith the Criminal Starieties for the year 1884.
From the returne it will be seen that the total number of prisoners dealt with last year was
In 1883 the total was........
and in 1883.de page..
101
126
Takow, Jan. 24th 1885. In writing you last on the 12th, I men-
pince, and now they are se fer advanced as when they first started. They still mai tain a rict blockade of the port, and allow to mails, with the exception of Con- sular lutfers, to be landed on any cousidor- ation. So that wo know nothing of what toned a steamer which we supposed to be a increhautinal in commission: she proves is going on in the mainland. The Congol
187 and Cup, of the Cockchafer havo pledged to be the Champlain lately arrived from
the agreement of the casily fgypt to co: surn them in the ovont of the failure of the English
It propala. is to Flaginud's sintervala to indase Germany to accept the propals and bring their united pressure to bear, to induce France to accept
thom.
Germany is too much in snatel the Anglo-Beyptaia chestnuts terested in retaining the guant will of France from the French firo, and attaches to grent value to England's good will to wantonly will
Mr Wainewright proposed, Mr. May so- condod, and it was resolved:
That Mr F. Raid bootected auditor for the ensuing year, and that his remunera tion he left to the discretion of the directors. The Chairman said they had written, to and Blary Mackor miner Mr Waters to utvey the Jemincy Mad
Mr Wainewright said if the owner would for the survey it would be very pay
themeclves no tu diralge any news tu/ home, but her rig and appearance przedlige her through ill feeling, but she satisfawry.
foreigners or Chinese, and hitherto they 2 have kept any news they may have re-
Of those tried in 1884, There Wore convicted........ and the prosecution was abandoned as received vary secret.
Acquitted gards..
were:-
16.
We hear From Chinese sources that 1ely all the Chinese bare left Kuelung, The corresponding number for 1883, They shot 25 min, the Chinese say, a few the French having trouted diem cruelly,
76 days ago, who were suspected of conniving 26 with their countrymun nutside of the place; and burned 5 others in a horse which they set fire to. Of course, tha, like all Chinese
Convicted
Acquitted....... Charges almadoned..
one
26
in the * Runil of the prisoner.
Of other offences against the person there were in 1884 five vasca of shooting or wound-
They (the French) are slowly gathering tops to prosecnto their intended attack on this place. It will most likely be a com
our best anthorities on such mattor hero.
Since the 12th nothing of importance bus decurred: The French have put in a fairly
ular appearance, and I don't think they have been absent for 48 hours at a strötch since the now blockade was announced.
Still arrivals of junka frous the mainland are numorous, and I need hardly say that not only is the blockade ineffective, but it is quite obvious that the French have no in- tention of making it effective, as long as other powera admit that two or perhaps thres ships can blockade the stretch of coast between Ty Ka and South Cape. A day gerons precedent I fancy to establish.
I hear a proclamation has been issued by
not allow this to interfere with the policy of peace with France observed since the war. The dificulty lies in the value tance of each Power to decide before the others accept or reject the proposals.
BARTHQUAKES IN EVEGTE. Fienna, 29th DecA severe earthquato abock was experienced in Caticla, in Austro-ungary, to-day. Considerable damage was done to many buildings. An earthquake shook was felt at Tarvis on Sunday night. Violent shocks at intervalk of an hour were also felt in the vicinity. The inimbitants are greatly alarmed.
Ludon, 30th December-An aarthquake was felt in Wales to-day. Many houses were injured.
Madrid 28th December-An official res part shows that 206 persons were killed by the recent carthagunke. The population in the provinces of Mulags and Granada
The Chairman said they were trying to niluce the owners to do so, but if they would not, this company would have to guarantee the amount.
FREIGHTS:
Mr J. Lamke's Freight Circular for he mail of Tuesday, 3rd February, 1885,
заув
The sightly firmer-tons of the freight- market, notel last fortnight, has been main- tained, especially as regards steamers on the coast. Rates, however, are still-far from being antisfactory but some farther change for the better may be looket fer,
Homewards, there exists aoine onquiry for vessels to load here for two ports, masters not feeling inclined to entertwin United Kingdon and Continent,
but ship business on the basis of last actiefronts,
ing with intent to murder, and three cases bined unu,—a march overland from Keelung, the Tualai epraewhat to this effect and post: ¦ of Granada is still encamped in the squares, chartera kavo transpired and ireighters will
of wounding with incent to do grievous and an attack froin the ships off the part, bedily harm.
The nettlement of some means for dealing with the finances of Egypt continues to be the subject of an itame amout of diplo matic negotiation in Europe. We are now informed that the Great Powers have RC- cepted the British proposale as a basis for further negotiation on this matter. To ob: tain an idea of the axisting position, this telegram must be read side by side with the The N. C. Daily News of Jan. 29th say&;~~ previous one referring to the same subject. While steaming throgh Shelpos. Roads,
In the year under review thero were more It stated The British Government au-
the stentnor Mecfoo observed five Chinese gass of uliencos against the parau than in nounces the acceptance of the counter then-of-war. These must be the vessels 103, but fewer offences against property. yarns, must be taken with the customary proposals of the Continental Pomors as a
which luft Woosung last week to attempt to In 1884 there was one case of water ingrain of sult. raies the blockade of Formos. Four of which the two scoured were acquitted, ami basis for further negotiations on the subject thu Fussels were at uacher and the other.
baaslaughter which also ended List of Egyptian affairs, offore to guaranico & was proceeding southwards, probably with loas, but rojosts the proposal of a mal- the intentions of ascertaining whether there were any French man-of-wat about. 1 sho tiple control. It sy be informed, kept on she would probably fall into the therefore, that the Great Powers are clutches of the Frenchmans who was waiting agreeable to the guaranteeing of a
off Matson on the 26th January. Shaipoo Roads are about fifty miles below Chus In 1883 there was Dan czas of marder, but when it is to commu ud, none of ho loan by England, which is not the least so the fest bad au got very far when one of mannlaughter, no casu of attengst to know. We hear that Admiral Courbet aurprising, and will allow the British Gov- ocen by the Menfoo. According to the arder, and three only of wounding with has left for Saigon and will not be back for ernment to remain supremne in Ugypt, which the 7th January. The Mersurg
Shea-po
the fleet arrived off Foochos ou intent to do grievous bodily barra.
of the There wer
Wer no CABO of arson, kidnapping, sotuv time. is no doubt the importast point for which 28th says:dding to the pasttaling or selling children, or of purchasing In the meantime, the Chinese
telegram was the Chinese veneritur of the night by or staining women for the purpose of making bruzy preparations to receive the Forts, announcing the sale arrival of the into the colony for the purpose of pros and have fortified the vicinity of Tamsui in Chinese warships Wanshin, Nausiui, Yue titution resulted in the acquittal of the a very formidable although primitive man. It is rather strange that they managed to gat Yuen, Chin Hat, and Ching King at Fonction. two accused.
Of the various forms of larceny there ner. The S. S. Waverley manager on two time without being autrect by the Frough were twenty-four cases in 1884, compared occasions to evade the bucketers, and
squadron which was at Matson on the 25th with fifty-two in 1883.
Janded a considerable quantity of mali instant.
Of robbery with violence there were syven casus in 1864 and only one in 1859. cost from ter to sfteen millions sterling ber, appears in the American papera:- The following despatch, daled 28th Decem-
The other cases cull for no special non-machine guns. The most of this has found tion. Somareturn is required for that money, and Marquia Taeng has warned Earl Granville
its way up hero, and now this Chinese feel The returas of the Police Magistrate's pretty confident of holding their own it is not an opportune momsat to nekog that the palo to France of seven vessels of Cut show that the number of cases which against the French. Unfortunately they land to vacate the control of affairs in Egypt; the Castle and Blonsrsh lines now trading before the court was 14,05, and the have no heavy gens, but they have one
wore males and 1,118 fcandes. These figarus
England has to sing. The fact is that England has toon spanding too much money in Egypt during the last year or two to warrant the weakening of her hold upen that country just at prosma Apart from tho millions spent in the campaign in lower Egypt, it has been estimated that the expedition to resque General Gordon wil
ed
up in the city of Taiwanfoo, that whereas the richer classes lodging in carriages along chas one ➖➖➖➖➖ a foreigner (ho is a well-known trade. The facade of the Cathe probably have to raiss their ideas in order
dral
1 in seriously damaged. Many houses to obtain tonnage. Regarding the Philip- ember of our community) had humbly po; wore destroyed in Jimans, and a whole pines the trade for the United Kingdom has ioned his (the Tautal) to be allowed to by a falling chinney. Uver half the in-
family was killed in the village of Cajar Deen exceedingly slow and mo
monatanus, but for the United States there has been an train a band of young men, in the use of the habitants of Athuaneless were killed. A increasing enquiry at a slight advanov on heliogmaps, so he now appealed to the young hapa is mostly in ruins. The provines of last rates. Quotations men of Taiwanfon to come forward and enlist Malaga, cuifford erqually ass noch dans of sugar and 40ti uns are11, 25, per tou as did Granada. Commerce a paralyzed. Kingdom an Gold 87 all angar to United under the command of the foreigner official. Two hundred houses at Alfuretejo were States. From Barmah poris no vessel-
Certainly this is a grim joke. Can the damaged. The panic is subsiding.
The found
employment and more tonnage might, official foreigner have bece (to use a vulga shock was not felt in the northern and be placed in that direction.
northwest provinces. The Government has
Coast wise, chartering of sailing vessels riem) pulling the Tautaita lagi..
grator $5,000-from-the-nasional calamity
for the Northern-
orthern-ports has comment fait firuck · for the relief of
In the meantime I hear that the specula-
| arms and ̃ùmmunition, and I belivre à few for, who on sooing the proclamation, bought fired afrers in the opening rates have been very low without
all the lanting glosses in the place under the impression they were heliographs, is at
his wit's end.
hate money I think the real article, bought However, if you would like to make a
advices state that 300 lives wero lost at Albama, and 760 bous and the church were destroyed. Thirty persone were killed at Poroiraus, and the town hall and many houses damaged at Torrox. now estimated that 600 porsons were killed The inhabitants fiel panic-stricken. It is
and to hand it over to the Great Powers between Engbud and the Cape of Good pumber of prisoners 15,935, of whom 14,01 | great advantage over their opponents, they choardy, would be a good investinent, as a the province of Malaga, including those
rot
~in other words, to a Multiple Control. He, for the purpose of traning One of the original British proposals was French tecops to China, is a breach of neutrality. The English Governmuut ad that certain lands should be allotted to En-vised the owners of the vessels that no gland by way of security for the loan ske evasion of the foreign culistment act will he permitted. The semi-sticial denial of proposed to guarantee. It is probable that the purchase by the French Government i
bellevél. M. Cediot, the brother-in- on this point England has made some cou.
lar of M. Rouvier, the Minister of Con cessions.
had charge of the negotiations for the purchase of the vessels. The Intrussige ant charges that the transaction was a piece Ferry
recalled by
M. Patenotre, the French Miniator to him, and that the
Inbree
The following is the table of contents of the Overland China Mail to be published at of official jobbery. It is reported that M.
11 a'clock to-morrow morning
QUOTATIONS, EXCHANOR, &%,.
SUMMARY OF NEW
AFFAIRS IN FORMUŠA,........
TAKOW,
TAMBUL
HONGKONG,
.EDITORIAL ARTICLES,~
The Revenue of China,
EDITORIAL NOTES...........
CORRESPONDENCE;~~~
The Sanitary State of the Celony,....
The Teat Tas Mui Horror,...
Defences of Hongkong...
POLIE INTELLIGENCE,
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES AT THE DIOCE
BAN HOME,******
33 Franeh Consul at Tientsin has Beer order.
181 in 1883.
A
but I am not sure.
killed at Alhama.
prospect of advancing. For Saigon, somewhat more business has been done st improved rates and the market closes fir
cents per picul
at
Con
The British 3. schooner Spincicur left For Singapore, and the British bark Isabel proceeds to Japan with original cargo of: The discugaged tonnage in port amounts to 31 vessels, registering. 20,737, tons, steamers not included.
The following are the settlements. American barque J. S. Stone, 674, Cobu Boston, private.
America ship Traperial, 1288, kilo to
York or Boston, private.
show an urrease on those for 1983, when are acting on the defensive, and are num faney there norar has been one in Formose,
Madrid, 29th December. The telegraph Finos in Andalusia are usslers on accoun the total umber of cases was 10,653, andrically very much stronger than the French, the unmber of
of the earthquake. In Maings the loss e- of persons 12,104. The Coroner's returns show that there and a Chinaman with a breech-loading rifle
I am extremely sorry to ace the remarks ceeds $500,000. Two hundred and twenty-to were 144 Coroner's cases lost your us against under cover, is just as formidable as
tule in one of your northern contempo-seven houses were damaged more or less. foreigner in the upen.
raries, by a correspondent dating at Takow, After the earthquake there was a religious New
procassion headed by a Bishop, who implor. with reference to Captain Hope of H.M.S.ed Divine Meray. 25th. A gunboat has arrived. I do not
There were renewed shouks in various rate." Fly. As our community is too small, I know her name, only that she is British, and feel it due to myself to state, that I am not Cordova. The inhabitants ace in a state
places
to-day and further damage ut
the correspondeat in question.
Police Intelligence. (Before H. E. Wodehouse, Evj.) „Monday, Fol. 2.
THE ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT OF GOVERN. MENT STORE.
William Henry Fontes,.storeman in
ed to Shanghai The latter's departure. M. Naval Yard, Kowloon, appeared or
33 from Tientsin secera all French oficial re-
lations with him.
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remand charged with embezzling Govern ment stores irum. H. M. Naval Yard at KosloOD.
Mr A. B. Johnson, Crown Solicitor, ap-
for the prosecution.
83 I will be matter of regret to the public of Pham. Evana, leading stoker in the
龋
Yokohama generally to learn that General
service
of the Admiralty, said he was em
Van Buros, the U. S. Consul General, is ployed on the No. 2 stean launch which
obliged to proceed bomo on sick leave. He was engaged in Duck Tani work. Withese
will leave here in three hours time."
The Chinese report the French slowly advancing on this place, they have been re- paled on two occasions. The Chinese c
as to a loss of 180 men—a considerable amber in a bush fight.
Takow.
-{From our Correspondent.)
January 12th 1885.
5 had previously to his recent trip to Hongroineaubered a care of coal being discharg-tain Vincent and the dozen foreigners who
Japan.
of panie.
of
British barque
Philippines to New York of Boston, pri- American ship Set Witch, 1233, 1 port
port Philippines to Montreal, optional
Minnie Carmichael,
Ref, 902, New York or Boston, private.
American ship Importer, 1207, Elephant Point fo, to load at 1 puri Burma, tas Channel f. 1/10 per ton, 30 lay days,
to
British 'brfy Rachel 282, Whampoz Tiantain and back to Hongkong via New- chwang, do cents per picul, 35 lay days
German brig Else, 257, Nagasan to Tientsin and back to Hongkong vin Now- Britzah harque Guiding Star, 312, to Tientsin
and back, 83,000
Madrid, December 30-Fresh details At the moment of writing there are two received from the district in which the late Frenchmen of the port, and I think one at earthquake shark was the surarest. add Aoping.
now burror to the great calamity. At Nür- ja, a town of 3,000 people, in the province of Malaga, the earthquake was followed by & hurricane. This finished the destruction ronny houses, which had already been Grants, amounting in the aggregate to brought to the brink of ruin by the pre-awang, 40 cents per picul, 35 lay days. nearly a million and a quarter you, have tions shocks. The inhabitants Bed in ter- been made to those Ministers who were or from the houses and camped outside eroated mobles in acknowledgement of their the town. Much suffering was caused by days. able to sustain their new dignities. services, in daler that they may ho batter the scarcity of provisons.
Malaga is now subsitling, and affairs will Tientsin, Return postal cards have been issued by soon reaime the ordinary course.
At Granada today the Te Doum was and back, $4,750 in full, 16 lay days
Geraan steamer Iphigenia, 1039 to Sai- British steamer Harter, 196,
My last was dated December 22nd. Cap
the Japanese Postal Depatmeal.
35 kong written to the Department of State ed from a merchant ship in the harbour arrived with hits have again left, leaving
fer leave of absence, in the event of his about eight or nine months ago.
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The
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The alarm in
An outbreak of small-pus has taken place dog and prayer. offered for coibition of
35 Vyaze Bouth not having the desired effect. No launch was engaged in towing the one of their number behind who was no-in this kn, which is now, however, anbaid. the ordova, abocka came while the
Unfortunately, within twenty-four hours of lighter between the ship and the shore, cidentally shot by his friend who was cleaning. 85 his return to Yokohama, the eavers cald re-discharging the coal. On one of the days inga Winchester rillo. Captain Vincoat is
produced the old results, and the ductore they were discharging coals ho remembered
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the De
vices of
British
f 21mily, 290, Whampoa to $2,125 in full, 20 lay days British, taammer Konnect, 1156, to Saigon
in fuli, 50 lay
British
British
Luy
to Saf."
rae, 1095, Saigon to Madras harton's thin, 1400, Sal-
9.dents
9-conta por picul.
por picul.
4t Priege
in the progon and back, $3,400 in full, 20 lay daya.
YAUNT RACE FOR THE DOUGLAS Oral-
The weather throughout Japan has been theatre was crowded with people, and terri and back, $4,700 in fall, 10th to Saigon LENGE CUP,
had 35 duvided that with or without leave, a souing some chain put on board the launch said to represent a gentlenian, now at your heary falla of snow have taken place.
very cold, and in many parts of the country. bis panic fullowed. Many persona funsped
British etmir Propont day STONEWALL (COLORADO) MINING, AND
from the galleries and from windows upangon.and back, $5,000 in full, 17 Lay daya. change of climato was absolutely noses ary from the wharf at the Kowloon Naval Yard, port, who is known principally for his quite bas bean for many years serving in the right, and forty more or lead injured. At Hougkong
Lieut. Hawes, late of the Royal Marines, the urowd below. Two were killed out- Fortunately MILLING COMPANY,
Department was inure. He did not know what chain it waa, or THE STEAMS INSURANCE COMPANY, LE gram zai, and sent out to whom it belonged. Two Naval store disinterested affection for Sir John Pope Japanese Admiraliy, has received the ap. Malaya two
two lofty granting the required leave of ab- Louse coolies put it on r the launch Hennessy, and his attempted cotgs, through pointment of English Consul at Lake fell
chimneys of gas-works 35 sence, which reached here on Saturday by order of the defendant. The launch or with the Japanese Gorerament,
The patients in the hospitals word soon to Horse evening. General Yan Buren has therefore was then taken alongside the coal ship and
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terrified that they forgot their maladies and Gorman steainer Iphigenio, 1058, Əzigen THE CAPTVAÉ-o? Bнaxo; -- 25 decided to avail himself of the fact of the the chain was put oir bond the sip we hear that the Frouch admit that the former Korea, a heavy fall took place in water, all night in the courtyard. Alhama and Eaigon to Hongkong, I cents per picul
g to financial troubles at the eleae fed to the open air. Donvicts in the prisons to Hongkong, re-churter, I cents perpicul You will of course not be surprised to of the year, and the prospoote of a war with refused to enter their cells, and remained
Owing to MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 36PM. S. 8. City of Tolio proceeling,aunch, also remebered the accnsiuni of | blockide had been long ago suspended, On (Jan. 19th) which at one time tuuched 146. Santa Cruz are completely destruyed. Sul!
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Pang Chu, Chinese coxswain on the
MEVE, USA Santriði
THE LOSS OF THE ROSLYN,...
THE EMEUTE IN CAMBODIA,.......
THE HONGKONG, Cintor and Macão
STEAM-BOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.. SUPREME COURT.......
the 27th January to Honolulu, by the
36 southern route, to take passage by her the chain being put on board the launch
36 He purposes to remmin in Honelala atil he and a come put it on board. The application from the 'stazzer to land her the month of April, by which time the sew European coxswain directed them to put men, she was gravely informert 'why ser 30 sou will be suficiently far advanced to the chain on board They took it to the tainly, the blockade does not exist, but -30 enable him, wa tina, to return to the coal ship and the coxswain erdered some
Beanien from the coal ship to take the pleas decopt this notification of a now chain on board. They took it, and pig 090,"
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NEWS
MENELANE BWARE LAST, COCERERCIAL TELMIRAMS, FIFFING INTELLIGENOM,
30 States, and to go East without danger. -
Jepan Herakl
to
They have now, however, improved, and distas are now clearing up the ruins into are quoted at 115,
search of corpses, which are found fo large ful mission to Kores on the 19th January
Codat Inouye retireed from his success arabers, many of them horribly disfigured Nothing has yet transpired as to what negotiations are being carried on with re- ference to China's share in the difficulty
The number of persons killed is unknown. There is fish distress among the survivors, who ask relief."
At Albunueža: 200 persons were injured
Brition steamer Kennett, re-churter, British slcamer
amer Benvertio, 1497, Saigon
German steamer Muurali, 1268, Reugon-
Hongkong, 10 cents per picul.
Hongkong, 10 cents per pical, i-
British atsamer Orizbrooke, 973, Sat- son to Swatow 17 cents per ficu,
German steamer Hover, 388 Bangkok
to Hongkong 12 cents per pickl