No. 6716. —FEBRUARY 3, 1885,}
mears of information, and to have taken some pains to verify the frets when ad- dressing the throng. But the student has constantly to be on his guard against cepting any on's figures until be has had ments of testing and comparing the with other sources of information. As to
tainly two-thirds come from Likin. The Liang Iwai Likin alone we know nust give oyma two millions: the Szechuan
THE CHINA MAIL.
Mr A.
the time
which was commented upon in your lending
AUTION ON. AN INSURANCE..
POLICY.
is secured, but no equivalent for a con-
traction may be held to be secured.
salt sold in Hakwang yields in Liltin,
Bor's authority and therefore doubtful, tion which has just been given in the Times another two millions; Szechuan itself without a sense of something, like impend
or two of the first works which bo publish-
ho had always taken the greatest interest in geological subjects and had visited many Iris impossible, sage the St James's Castie, of the most intercating of the mistiral it in said, though this also ia oun Cen- to rend the summary of the artillery ques producing countries of Europe. He wrote object of the section Lois Erst objection at the and of October, ho contracted to bayonot. They recoivo no food except that of the late Mr Isac Lutinga, of Sunderland,
down a great deal of what he saw, and one
ther) another million, of which Likin may fed words. Twenty-five years ago breech-him to be regarded in the course of time Brigide Station, and although the house Ile mid he contended in the first instance they are no longer able to work, through suicide; and second, that in his poley p derives from suit (Likin and duty regering disaster. The story may be put into aed waro on geological subjects. This led had been raised to licenses being granted 7,000,000 cartridges at 81.70 per 100,
loading rified crdnance catag in. We im
超越 a kind of authority, on
geological
We have also partly accounted for tillery system. Hundreds of brooch-londing subjects, and the Government made use of the Station, it was aimaar opposite to it, which it had been treated by both parties shot down by the armed guard, who stand Lotinga effected his policy in March, 1883,
fairly count.for three quarters-altogo ther the Likin on salt cannot well be put at less than T. 7,000,000. the Likin on foreign opium in car esti mate of the Customs Returns. The levy mode at all the ports by a special beresu immediately on the opium pass- ing into native bands, though not always termed Likin, would appear to be in- cluded in the Bourd of Revenue's state ment above quoted. There is a still
his services and assisted him to publish many of his reporta. He was also invited by the Government to visit and report on many mineral districts which wore just dis covered, and he might say there were few mineral districts in the whole of Australia which he had not visited. On going on a
further levy of course on such opiumi asing after all. Foreign Powers, which visit to his friet Sir Frederick Weld at the existing license holders was already the risk of having the goods thrown on the French positions on the 10th ultimo, Iston, who statos that he had all day bean: is not consumed at the port of entrys Rotficient series of experiments, long ago / Singapore ho was invited by Sir Hugh Lowesufficiently keenestión from Mr Wode. thent for that in favour of
mediately began to revolutionize our ar
gans were built in feverish haste and at a the new wospone did not answer all the ex- cest of millions. Then it was found that pecialions that had been formed of them. Accordingly, with equal zeal and equal profusion, our authorities roverted to the old type, and spent the nation's money in cuating thousands of muzzle-loaders, But, the brooch-loaders were the right went to work doaborately and after a decided for them; and we are now feably to visit the mineral districts in his part of following suit. Our whole elaborato und
array of canton are practically con- the Peninsula. He accepted the incitation, kept. "This hiter item however would atual upeat & or 7 alionths orplosing in Peruk.
substituted for them-in proces of time. Afterwards he visited Males and Solan In process of fitae, but meanwhile our
only recover lost ground, if at all, by na mately with the mineral producing deposits enormous outlay. For a sintion of shop of the Malay Peninsula. Previous to that he this is pretty well.
namely, that made at the ordinary Likin barriers, of which a separate account is
IN A TYPHOON.
▲ ADIP'S EVENTFUL VOYAGE THOM
KONDRONG. (New York: World, December 20.)
pationt
probable that when the Board speaks of rivals are ahead of me by years, and we can gore, and thus he becamo acquainted inti. tion on the condition that the applicant, which ware.expected to arrive in a certain from Hongkong and at present anchored in Main Dow, which Mrs Lotinga, rộ
duty. We estimated the former levy kacpera, or at least of men of business, bad visited the tiu districts in Sumatra for a license to rotaż liquors at No. 223 sont ono. In that case the contract was in/countered, as her commander, Captain/resing-ro, and into which she had this
10 or 12 Tacks on 10,000 chests, and it is
Likin on opium it means all the internal taxation over and above the treaty in discussing the yield of the native customs as amounting to Tla. 1,000,000, sllowing for peculation and waste. This and the Likin on salt, we as thus de- duct from the total given by the Board of Revenue, viz., Tx. 17,000,000 to 18,000,000, which would leave the total Likin on siscellaneous goods as from aiue to ten million Taels.
The Mines and Minerals of the
Malay Peninsula.
Tin was, next to gold, the most important minoral product of Australia. In the first place let him say that so far as he had seen This afternoon a lecture was delivered in Peninsula wore, without exception, the arul road, the tin districts of the Malay the City Hall by the Rev. J. G. Tenison-richest in the world. The form of tin depo. Wooda, M.A., F.G.S., T.LS, on the site there was known as stream tin. The Minca and Minerals of the Malay Pen- tin deposita were not only widely sprend insala. H.E the Governor presided. There but they were inexhaustible: Since he had
dna. S. Lucas, proprietor of the Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle tavern in Queen's transferred to 3. Liberar, Road West, applied to Eays his licenso
application was granted, and this closed The Police not opposing the transfer the the business of the session.
and
have swallowed stud of such
much conflict of opinion), there is but little tralia, but he had not informed them promises would be refused and a now apa day or two after it was made, to a friend ¦ email sampans which are engaged in carry- doubt sites of its fowibility from an that during that time he (the lecturer) plication had been made on the 30th he could, and who saw that the wording firewood, charcost, fish, and pre-article on the following day. engineering point of view, er of the great
(buxor " was not in the contract, and then benefits that it would confer on the district had been a witness of the great efforts that January, for the liceuss to be granted for he went back to Biz Grommann and got him visions from one village to another nut ing this contradiction as prominent a place
I am sure you will are the justico of giv through which it should pass. This lust His Excelloney made on behalf of ovory 11 Bonham Strand Central advantage has been fully understood by the thing that would favour science. In tho
to insert the word. Mr Grossmann did not being spared. Indeed, according to oar as possible in your next issue I am; St Government of the United States; and in
Mr A. P. Stokes, of the firm of Sharp, my to him at that thing he would have to informant, the Franch seem to have begun your obedient sorvat,
London to soo whether or not
FREDBRICE VEUNEY, a bolt of territory BOGATI
of three miles course of his missionary duties he had ex-Juban and Stokes, who appeared on be telegraph
he half of several prosent license holders, op-
could supply boxer cartridges.
to wage a war of extermination against the
English Secretary to the Siamoso the Zikin ag salt, however, we found the in width on either side of the cunt, not plorod a great deal of country that had posed the application, which in the first to . . Jackson alar gase ovidence as Chinees junk and boat people along the
Logation totakyield of both Likin and duty proper only a political object of the first importance over previously boon trodden by the foot place he showas, was not in form, as, ne-
there cartridges nå.
The rows of these scate, S. W., Dec. 22.
Siamese Legation, 23, Ashburn-place, to bbout Tls: 9,500,000 and of this cer-siderable portion of the expense of con- of civilized man, and in his earlier daya Cording to suo III of Ordinance: 11 of 1844, ime it fall through. "The price was $1,35 mostly innocent fishermen ̋or tradors, «TO |
whole coast. 'thie contract was mado and the ten clear days" notice ef.the application was required..
Mr Wodehouse replied that or 31.40 per 100 at the beginning of August, point had been raised before, ami decided and $1.60 on the 6th September. In the either sunk in their boats or they are far- in favour of the applicant as the Police beginning of November it would be about cibly carried off to Keelung to work on the had received due notice, which it was the the same. The very cheapest price to-day batteries, where their fata in nearly as bad. The trial of an action brought against the
would be 82.05 per 100. Mr Stokes stated that
In cross-examination, witness muid that They are forced to work, at the point of the Commercial Union Assurance Coniganly to rocover £2,000-upon a policy on the life- chosen. For a long time past objections apply the to granting the license was the locality
Chinees Government with which they get from the Annamese coulios has torminated, after lasting eight days
The company resisted payment on two. for premiers further east than the
Mr. Wotton then addressed tho Court. who were impressed at Saigon; and when grounds first, that Lotinga had committed Firo proposed was rot actually further oust that that upon the contract itself and the way in exhaustion, they are either bayoneted or posals he had made misstatements as to his habits boing temperate, sober, and active. With regard to the houses licensed in the that the plaintiffs could not now so upon western district, there were no less than it; and that it was a condition that if the over them day and night.
and he died on this 3rd of July following. eleven such beweer, the Hongkong Hotel goods did not arrive within three mouths, This news, it will in noticed, ía ín entira The nature of his illness has not boon clearly and the extreme weat of the town, This the contract was at an end. If the goods"
shown, for while some witnessos described should be aluply suliedent to meet the re- had arrived in time then there might have confirmation of the telegram we published him as being broken down in body and quirements of the Colony. Ele wished also been a question as to whether or not plain-on the 30th ultimo.. Full aonfirmation of mind, others deposed that they could see to bring to their autice that the licensing tiffa could not enforce the contract; but the this is promised by our correspondent, no ailments in him. On the day of his of any more houses would probably neces arrangement which was really entered into
death his wife was absent from home, and sitate extra policó supervision. bir Stokes between the parties was that the vondor The Chinese troops made an attack on he was left to the charge of a Mira Black- also stated that the competition between took
hands if
did not arrive in time
craving for whisky, which by Mrs Lotinga'a wird
Debat were repulsed with heavy loss.
orders was denied him. In the evening Mrs In reply to
plaintifs if the goods did not arrive
Blackston left the room for a few house, ir Huspool stated that the Police in time the contract was of an end. He
and on her retim she found the m did, aut uppose the application; and Mr referred his Lordship to a number of cases
lying hack livid an bis pillow and holding Wodehouse sail that as he did not consider in Benjamin on Sales, second edition, and
an empty wine-glass, out of which he sali cited
he had been drinking whisky he died the tertained, the Jestines granted the applica- vendor had contracted to sell certain articles
The German ship dana, just scrivodame night. After his death Mrs Blackston
under the bed a bottle lab
Iabled who did not spook English, should obtain a barman who understood that language.
His Lordship. said that seemed to him to
the bay, off Bedloo's island, had a variable The application from Fitzpatrick O'Toole be a very diferent sort of cass to the pro- experience during her voyage, having enged as one which had stood in his day before poured some carbolic acid, shin Bchilat, says, about everything a ship on Queen's Road Central was withdrawn.
in and, Here the goods were Atlantic, except being wrecking previously broken uniber bottle in sold in England, and were to arrive at a cerering the Aina tuft Hunghong on realy which this acid land been contained. It is tain tuns. The words null and void in the 4th Isst and roached the Indian ceann drinking carbolic acid, and a coroner's
cams avident that Lotinga lnd diod from contract wore, he thought, for the Eenefit of without accident: We struck a calm the had to consider whether he could
jury the parchaser. Unless there was some
Fossibly ever learned, he took the contract to an I was acquainted with the weather. The decided that there had been amicite, de s rule very different from rerything he had very first thing,' said the Captain,
peculiar sinelt having been in this neighborhood before and taste mistaking it for whisky. The jury that the purchaser gave the vendor three
old saying
& storm months to get the goods.
a calm precedes a If the vander failed to get them within that time, the must have originated from the Indian not denied by some of the plaints wit nesurs that Lotinga drank a little whisky wanther.
There was no sign of a purchaser could go into the market and ocean purchase them at whatever price he slum then; but nevertheless I ordered casionally; but it was argued that he only did this in the course of business. He once- every inch of canvas furled and hardly was told a friend that he never drank except: When Messes Grossman and Co, gave ful tracze sprang up. notice to the plaintiffs on the 21st Augnet
his usual drinks What date was this
this? naked the reporter. that they would not be able to carry vei
and lemon-squash. The the contract, plaintifla were entitled to breeze came up and a tiny speck appeared intimately gave han an unqualified character was saying, gentle Leeds Gront Synagogue, who knew Loting July 25th, and, as rescind the whole agreement at once, and go into the tharket and purchase, and claim it the dead. The homes ou de riet for sobriety, and added that, being himself. moant lashed himself to the wheel. for the difference, or they could say, We A few
a total abstainer, he should not have con- A few Dingles later a typhoon struck us and sented to associat shall not smsider the agreement broken, sent us spinning along, our mate bare of
to associate with a man who could but we will whit until the end of the three sail. The wind blow at the rate of about doctor, in his port to the ad Lotinga's
be as
quaposted of tippling. And mouth, and then if you fail to deliver the ninety miles an hour and the sea foaraud we will consider the contract finished, as
pany, stated that the deceased's liver and and hissed about us. We were prepared ed the subject with which the lecturer would Having described the conditions under
norves wore in a perfect condition. But daal was one in which some gentleman which tin was found and its component parte, Mr Dennys stated that his clients had markot and buy. That was what the words
meant
waves swept across the deck from people who declared that Lotings was always hey mean anything. sacond auit. They admitted the debt, but
stem to storn. The atorm passed over ps in this Colony have a practical and financial the lecturer went on to say that plenty of paid into Court the amount claimed in the The 8. 8. Glenfinlus left Singapore for this as well as a puroly scientifle interest. If so minera worked on the plan of saying this they declined to allow the money in be the course of his aridano, Snider car-a breath of wind stirring. We got a
C. F. Grozamani was then called, and in quickly as it came and in a few hours we drinking. One witness spoke to his ow
explained were drifting in a smooth sea, with not Another assorted that are d
suming five or six pints of
of whisky a day. and that place are likely places. Some-Paul on kainuffs, he sait, ween partuces sridges without any stipnission as to the area of whter and boured ahead. We company of five, Tutinga had taken his share
out of Court until the other suit was
was that first
being in a times they were wrong, and sometimes in de Yau Foo arms shop, No. 120 Queen's
class, After broker name to him and told him only then had the regulation calms and squalls; those five in consequence of a bet, and that they were right, and it was only by the Road Central. It seemed that about the
y although the latter wore a little stronger he had been disgracefully intoxicated. The boxer cartridges were wanted. acrest chance they over were right because 10th of Aug at last Messrs Grossmanz the simple rule was lost sight of, that all had an order to purchase some ammunition said he was sot sure if he could get boxer than seal, especially after we reached the jury could not agree, and were discha
from England. They telegraphed home cartridges, but he
without giving a verdict. talagraph to Lon- would don and ask, The broker thereupon nounced fire ahead and we all watched Of one thing he was certain-that they
But not only must they could not only obtain the amount they sidents of the village of Tai Kok Tsui, near
that tho contract be null and void anlees required, namely 1,000,000 boxer Snider they look for water course, but they eachridges, but that they could also obtain
our lookout discovered the florass, and it would got most valuable and accurato
was. Darkness was just setting in wheo Yau-ma-ti, saveral of whom oro well-to- do shopkeepers, were summoned by the information from bis friend, the lecturer, must look for it in places where the about 3,000,000 wore at the same price.
was pitch dark when we could see that som
sight was a large vessel was burning. The Police authorities for enerouching upon whom he had had the pleasure of know-rocks have been composed of a junction They then asked a broker named Tam Yak Tong to try nad find prebasers fur the
beautiful one, bat we thought more of th of the paleozoic with Orown Land by erecting thereon stono and ing for some 25 years, in Australia,
the granita uztra amounts. Amongst others the broker rooke.
possible lives which might be on board, and That could be told generally went to the plaintiffs, and the negotiations
headed our ship directly for the burning wooden houses, without the permission of as an eminent geologist and mineralogist,
resulted in a contract being made, by which the Surveyor Cloneral. The case has been and as the author of, be believed, the best but not always, by the colour of the plaintifs agreed to parehase 200,000 boxer Mr Dennys pointed out that the broker's that there was a small boat alongside, but vessel. We got close enough to her to see remanded from week to week for the past books on the exploration of Australia. The oil, which is of a reddish or yellowish Suider cartridges ut 83.50 per 1,000. The version as to how the word 'boxer' caine
to be inserted into the contract was ver
we could not distinguish her name, nor three monthi, pending instructions on the lecturer had reminded him the other day colour. The paleozoic recką were so full contract was dated, the 6th August, and
could her rig on ascertained, all taste being stipulated that the goods elald be delivered probable than that given by Mr Grossmann.down. She was evidently a sailing vessel, subject from the Surveyor General, until that he was his (the Governor's) guest in of peroxids of iron that their deposit always within from two to three months fun that His Lordship would cherve that the cen- und from the stroke and small I presumed this morning, when the Bún:monies were Queensland about 25-years ago, when he gave rise to a fiery red soil. Then as to the date. $500 burgain money was, paid at the truet was dated the 8th August. On the that she was petroloum laden.'
These were time, and this was admitted. About the 21st 11th. (Sir Georgs Bowen) was the first governor working of the tin deposits.
Could you see anything in the small maak, and represented that the word bont ? August the plaintiffs were
boxer had been omitted, and it was then compradore, and after-
inserted, Mr
Wa distinguished what we thought to Grossman for- It was reported in Wolverhampton that a lecturer since in Australia while he (thu ciples, because, as his hearers could under wars by de rannan, that was at Mie Gesso how came to be a ship's chart, also a bag filled with somo- dual with pistols was fought at Newbridge- speaker was Garetuor of New Zouland and stand, the alluvial soil at the utmost was only the cartridges which he had depended upon was not sure whether or not he would be boat was painted white."
the contract could not be carried out, as
he thing, a bucket and a a pair of oars The arente, & secluded spot naar Wolverhamp- then of Victoria Mineralogy, geology and 50 feet thick, rarely so thick and ofton oltaining were hope that date and days before he had signed a contract to nak in existence. Various able to obtain buzer cartridges; and yet two
"There were no men on board? comont of the suit; and, on supply the
No nor anywhere around. Chin.cae
We kept Hongkong 30, 31 56.772 Guvernment the 13th November, in afewer to a letter 1,000,000 boxer Snider cartridges. close to her for several hours in hopes of Anoy...30.3150.005 from his (Mr Dennys') firm calling upon Deanys asked his Lordship if it was likely
her crow in boat somewhere About. Shanghai 30.3690.572 the Mossis Grossimaa to carry out the
TELEGRAMS.
THE WAX IN THE SOUDAN.
LONDON, Fab. 2. Major-General Baller takes command of Colonel Stewart's column.
Metammeh la not yet taken,
The British force holds a good position southwards.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
*port on the 27th uit.
The 86 gsung loft- Singapore for
this port on the 30th ylt. The O. 8. 3. Uo.'s steadier Agamemnon, from Liverpool, left Singapore for this port on the 30th ult
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
was a good attendance, among those pre- beon in Bungkung some persons had asked Before the Hon. J. Russell, Priane Tulge could get them, and then sue for damages. the work completed when a mild, delight on business, and his owa tamuy swore that
sent being Admiral, Dowell, Hon. W. Keswick, Mr Justin Bussell, Hon. A. Lin. tor, Captain Thonsett, R. N., Lieut. Col. Crawford and other prominent member of the community.
him if there was something pevuliar about"
Tuesday, February, 3.
the tin deposits of the Malay Peninsula, ROI HAI VIUNG AND OTHERS. GEOREMANN There was nothing peculiar about them-- they were exactly like other stream Where deposits all over the world.
His Excellency, in introducing the thero was vein tin, there was no atroam
& Co. $900, GROSSMANN & Co. v. HOA ĐẠI XƯƠNG BI OTUSAS-8157.57.
Mr Dennys, of Messrs Dennys and Messop, appeared for plaintiffs in the first action; and Mr Wotton, of Messrs Wotton & Co.
were claret, soda-water, of the minister
lecturer, said that if he was correctly in forug-tin--the two wore not found together and Deacon, represented Messrs Grossinant and void,' and then enter into the for this and no damage was done, although then there was a ines of evidence from?
rok
agreed to
the contract was made the
the
fair
he earnestly hoped they would be rewarded for the funds which they had advanced for the development of tin mining in the Peninsula by a grand financial success and that they would get not only useful On the 5th November last, thirloen re knowledge but profils for thair pockets vial tin could only be fugnd where thero with reference to this, and they found that angested he should put in the words eagerly, as we aped along, to learn what it i
ell dismissed
ton. The combatants are alleged to have boss young and of good position. The challenge emanated from eno who, cen- sidered his honour injured by a skit in
2
was a water course.
He then
the goods be delivered within theon months of date of contract, and he did so,
Mr Wotton then again put forward his former contention, and he also contended that the contret was made 'conditional on defendante being able to procure the boxer kind of cartridges,
of that great enlong, and he had known the bud to be worked ou ordinary mining prin- Mosers Girosamaan's notified thermagh August the broker went to Mr Groas.)
otherscjenger wore no longer considered to be opposed to religion. There was a tires when geology was called the accursed aciones.
Catholic Church about to lecture to them upon geology, and he was surprised that
the
negotiations pased
commencoment
with Mr
Atlantic.'
On November 15th the lookont an
day
con-
of twelve bottles of charapagne drank among
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. AT 4 P.M.-FEBRUARY 2,
Station.
Wind.
Bolinao... Manila.... 50.0670.947 waw taiphong. 30.3250.492 Hongkong 30.31 59,565 28E Amoy....30.3356, VG2 Shanghai. 30.41 37.553 Nagasaki. 30.21 - Wostock 30.07 1.2- NZ
·AT 10 AM-- FEBRUARY ́S Bolinao....EH Manila....30.1377.002 Haiphong.30.3051-488
mah yould sign a contract of this in the present month the dana Nagasaki.80.28
local satirical journal, which gave the ad. Now they had a clergyman of the Roman tha deposit and extract the tin from the de-contract, Messrs Brereton, Wotton and without knowing whether or not be could which all incoming vessels report, but {
antage to a riral in & love affair. Three shots were fired by onch combatant at ten paces apart, when the sounds declared honour-aatisfied. Naither was injured, but the challenger says he will again call out his opponent.
MR Dacar Wilde, speaking at Ulasgow on 'Dress,mid that a Lancashire mili-girl,
N
NW
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30
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bf
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The only only from 15 to 16 feet thick. way to work these deposits was to do as the Chineza do, namely to strip the surface of
to encounter the band winds and mean WPostock 30.11 0.7 wa Bb poslt by monsof washing. If they attempted Deacon wrote saying that as it was provided carry it out, Mr Dennys referred his escaped serious damage. No cold weather in the North. Gradients indicate doen
The barometer is still falling, particularly tosink shatta and galleries and tranels with under the continct, dated the Silk August, aby to Addison on Contracta,' page was encountered until the ships was near winds. The Gradients indicate moderate
that unless the goods arrived within from 540
this port on Thursday afternoon, when the sky is overcast along the Southern Coast. they had not the Bishop of the Tonian persive machinery the venture would re
crew began to suffer. The Yassal. Dow Catholic Church present ready to applaud sult in failure. If they attempted to sink to three months from that date, the His Lordship reservod judgment.
W. DOBERCE, contract should be nal and reid, they
looks almost like an iceberg the water freez
Government Astronomer the lotutar. Bis absenca was probably shafts, they would probably come across failed to see how plaintifa could demand
Folice Intelligence.
ing on her sides almost one-quarter of an delivery of the cartridges.
Honghang Observat ry, February & oging to accidental circumstances. They large boulders, and as it was impossible to
His
inch thick and her spars and ropes are (Before A. G. Wise, Esq.)
covered with snow. would all recollect that some three centuries use dynamito in doing this, they would
Tuesday, February 3,
two
Lordship asked Mr Wotton what was meant by this.
with a shawl over her shoulders and ago Celilna, the creator-of--experimental! have to work rodad these rocks and prabs 25 The goods clid not arrive, and
west
ing clogs, knew more about dress than fashionable London luy race by se casa from Paris, because in the former caso there was comfort, while in the latter there
newspapers that such and such a colour was
science, was persecuted because "he con- tended that the earth goca round the san and got the sun round the earth. Is those days geulogy was considered to be a
bly leave a lot of valuable tin in doing so.
Hs then advocated the adoption of the tri- bute ayatom for the working of minsa in Perak, and gave an instance of the success
Wottan said to contract was one to arrive. there was an end to the contract.
Hin Lordship waid that if the goods did pot arrivo, phim lad a right to re- that the other side could pudiate the contract, but it did not follow
LAEDENY BE A SEEVANT.
was discomfort. He was sad to as in dangerous science. This feeling was not of this system at a mine in Tort Philip novor make them arrive Say: We will stolen foar bottles of wine and spirits, become active in the upper valley of the
Bir Wotton aid the contract was
an
FRANCE AND SIAM, Li Ting, a bar boy employed at the
In speaking of the presort relations of Hongkong Hutch, was charged by Chen. Franco and Sism The Tunes observes:It is Bond, asist. manager of tla Hotel, with hav. impossible that French intervention should
the property of the Hotel Co., inat. From Mr Bunda evidence it appeared us with the King of Burwool, a potentate on the 3rd Mokong, ut present under the dominion of Stam, without a serious dangor of complica- that defendant was in charge of the bar of witness came into the bar and noticed that Government have for song times been
tremely critical. Siam ia a neighbour with whot Burnah maintains a tranquil modes vivendi, but France would be a neighbour
1. BAROMETEL, reduced to 82 degrees Fahren teit, and to the level of the san in inchis, tenths and hundredther
3. TEMPERATORE, in the shade in degrees, and tenths, Fahrmlisit.
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturation, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being
4. Dmzorion CP WIND, to two points. Ŏ. Foxes or WIND, according to Beaufort 6. STATS OF WEAIDEE. & tire sky, a de
Sødte.
to be the fashion. Odtour was viewed by confinet to the Church of Rome only. He which was about to be closed beforethe system ordinary contracs to arrive. If the goods the Blotal from & this morning until 9. when with whom the relations of the Indian sched clonds, d drizzling, rain, ƒ tog, é gloomys
а
of the other that made beauty. What
an artist as a piano by masinian. It was recollected raading in the wurke of one of was adoptest. Let the Chinese who knew did not arrive within the time, the par-
combination of the one and the harmony the most noted Bishops of the Church of how to work the mines, be the tributaries, chaser was not bound to take them. On defendant looked rather balky. would people say if a musical paper stated England, who, writing about the end of the ander the supervision of aq few. Huropeans as in time, the seller was liable to have the by anuther boy, witness searched him and of a different character. No, again, can
the other hand if the goods did not arrive At 10 am, when defendant was relieved that B flat was to be the fashionable note last century, said that geology deserved possible; and let those Europasna be goods left on his hands. next winter?
ridioule rather than hatred, and they paid well, as the climate was ona Flis Lordship said he understood the letter champagne tied rund his waist. There we pretend to think that the relations of Ir is stated, on authority, that it hall knew that ridicule was often a more of the most trying that Europeans could be to mean that because the goods did not had been a number of bottles of wine stolen seriously strained if, the kingdom of Siam
arrive, the defendante were exculpated from recoutly delivery in dangerous weapon than hatred.
n every way, Mr Wotton wid the contract should have
This exposed to. In conclusion, the lecturer said
found two bottles of brandy and two of of a
Snider rides now in the hands of the shop argued that for a man grawling on what he had said of mines of Ferak way been performed within two months from us to mix weeke' bard labour.
been decided to replace the whole of the
volunteer infantry by Martini-Henrys.' Se
the face of the earth as he put it to deal applicable to the mines in the rest of the the Sta Angust. with the things which were going on in the Malay Peninsula. They vera rich, indeed,
enco
His Lordship-Therefore beauties it was
bound in anything?
» in a way, ita 'guɛbority's right. For
admitted that the Snider is obsoleta for that he knew what was going on in the required care in their administration an military purposes. The auxiliary forces bowels of the animal. But they had pro Tlie lecturer was loudly applauded on at have been unreraonable enough to. express some discontent at the delay, in equipping gressed since then, and here at the close of ting down, them. But they may take comfort now. the 19th century they had the lecturer Mr E. J. Ackroyd then proposed a voto The issue of the Marlinia is to commence about to tell them what was going on in the of thanks to the lecturer, which was warmly
vary shortly; and no doubt the volunteer re-armament will be quite complete within bowels of the Malay. Peninsula. There was acorded by acclamation; and a vote of the next ten years. By the end of that time nothing more remarkable than the progress thanks to His Excellency for presiding was possibly the Martini-Henry will was have became obsolete, and every army in Europa geology had made during the last 50 years moved by the lecturer.
A
they
tried to
Defcudent admitted the offeuve and was
LARCENY OF YOARD SEIF.
Affairs in Formosa,
tion
England
and
hail, I lightning, & overcast, passing showers qually, rain, strow, i thander, visibility w dow (wet)
7. Rain, in inches'tenths and hundredths.
Quotations. HONGKONG, February 3.
OPIUM-New Patna, ob,... 6171/20
JJ cash... 570 New Benares, cash.... 610/12)
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very different light from Bank,
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST THE that in which wo
FRENCH.
adven-
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Wire
Malwa, credit, 540 Allowance, Teals
3. 24/44. Old Malwa, credit,... 650 Allowance: Taois
4. 30/44 Fersian, Oily, 525/35 Allowance, Tacis... 14 Feralan, Paper tied.... 626/30 Allowance, Tuels
Exchange.
Demand, 30 days' eight,
A months' sight,
4 vnths' sight; ̈
England and France would be other than
were absorbed by the intter and the two Powers were conterminous along the whole frontier of Tonasserim. That, however, is a remote contingency at present, though it the Times and we can only hope that, for interior was as absurd as a gaat sitting on and afforded opportunities for the employ./201 performmt, do you say you are not stealing a quantity of brass from the third Gouran, the notion of a French begamony Wong Apo, a coolie, was convicted of should not be entirely overlooked Of some ten years past it has been generally the shoulder of an elephant and protonding ment of British capital, but they Br Wotton We say the contract is at Ching Hoch Kian on the 3rd ins 10 peninsula is merely the romantis dream of engineer's room on board the staarner extending over the wholo Trans-Changete bras ware was worth $ and was the pro-forgot in his ecstasy that a considerakla Fronch colonial journalist, who probably cerned the contract was at an end on the
His Lordship-So far as you are con-perty of the rassel's owners.
Defendant was sent to prison for fourteen That, however, in a fact which of the peninsula already bolungs to 21st August. If that was so I don't see why days. the Chinese did not take advantage of this
the Indiaa
Govoroment are and then sue for dareges. breach, and try to obtain other cartridges,
not at all likely to forget. It is a fact which negemarily compels us to regard French de- Me • Donnys said that was what was done,
sigtis on Ho would prove that immediately that
we regarded French plaintiffs received notice from defendants
tures in Tong King. We have no sort Fof that the contract could not be performed,
desire for Siam ourselves, which is an ex-
Credits, News of most unpleasant character cellent neighbour, trauquil, unaggressive, obtain other cartridges. He MEETING OF JUSTICES OF THE
would also prove that the price of the cart reaches us from Forinoss, through Amoy.
and incffensive, and we have no
Documentary naworthy ridges near that date was about $1.80 per We give this nows as it reaches us, and we the part of France. But it.
India, Wire, PEACE
of legitimate ocduniad enterprise en jealousy 100, and the measure of damages they were
t it is the more in-
demand Newton on his death hed, after his A Special Sessions of the Justices of the now suing for was the difference between may add that the statements made pro so
stinct of self preservation, the natural desire
dante Shanghai, demand. great discoveries in natural science, said he Peace was hold in the Justices Room at the the price they let ou utracid with defend actauishing that we are compelled to to live tranquilly and at ease with all our Gold Leaf 90) fine
ants to purchase for, and the market price publish them orly felt like a little child who had gathered Magistracy this morning, The Justices of the same goods when the contract was
neighbours, which compel us to look with hesitation, The total length of the route of the proa few shells in the great ocean of knowledge, present were, Messrs E. Wodabouss, broken. He would also prove plaintiffs and should be glad to
ace them poly at certain tendencies of French which, unless wisely controlled, posed Nicarague Caual from the Atlantic The discoveries in geology were like one of (Chairman), A. G. Wise, and A. Foth purchased all quantities at 81.90 and oficially contradicted. It is, however, might easily set the whole Indo-Chinese to the Pacific is 173.67 miles. This is com those great Australian, forests the more Chief Inspector Horapool was also present cartridges were now selling at a const
22.00 Fer 100. He believed that the same
most emphatically asserted by a roliable British frontier, in a blaza not easy to ex- peningula, eastward and hörthward of the posed of 17.27 miles of canal from the trees that were felled, the greater appeared on behalf of the Police,
dorably higher rate Facific, at Brito Harbour to the Lake of the expanse of the wood around.
The first business before the Justices signed the contrist and the brother, Ten guilty of act of saost questionable character Nicaragua, 56,50 miles of lake navigation,
The following latter has been addressed 69.00 roilen of navigation of the River San The Lecturer commented by explaining was an application from Dimitrie Blllides Yak Tong. Their evidence was to the same in carrying out the so-called blokadu. This to the Editor of The Tr
Times: Juan, and 35.90 miles, of canal from this briefly bls qualifications for dealing with for a license to retail. liquors at 11 Bonham effect as the statements made by Mr Dennys was falsed on the 16th December, without
Sir-A telogram: has been received at river to Greytown. The estimated cost of
in his speech. The lattor witness said the
This
Legation from the Siamese Govern- the subject on which he was about dis Brand Central In the original applica pame Sind of cartridges us were contracted notice being served on either noutrals or work is 41,199,839 dols., little more
(ment at Bankok, danying all knowledga har man dollar of capital against one pound course, and the circumstances under which tion the liganse had been ruquested for for were sold yesterday at $2.20 per 100 Chiness. It was renewed on the 5th Jan., whatever of the treatening leiter, elsted the estimate of M. obli for the Fataus he gave the lecture His Excellency had No 14 Queous Road Central, but the ap the order to Mr Grossmoun, be told him he tive craft of every conceivable description Lalogram published by you on the 18th The broker also said that when he first gave and since that date it is affirmed that us by your correspondent at Heng Kong in Ganpl of 461 miles in length, Whatever may be the amount of inter-ccasui trattis informed them that he (the lecturer,) plicant had been informed, Mr Wode wanted boxer curtridges. He could not
inst, to have been sent by the Governor of through the canal (as to which there in had lived a very long time in Aus, house maid, that his application for these read English but he showed the untract, I have been wantonly destroyed, evon the Saigon to the Siamese Government, and
will be armed with repeating rifles. It will The victories gained, however, in that therefore be a great advantage for the science were unthing compared with the victories which were yet to be gained. Sir
volunteers to be once more able to use the discarded weapons of the line; besides be ing a singular economy to the country, James's Gazette.
with some
Mr Dennys then called the plaintiff whorrespondent that the French have been tingu
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