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No. 6727.—FEBRUARY 17, 1885. |
We clip the following from a home paper: In the letter, published elsewhere, from *After a six days' trial before the District the pen of Dr. Chalmers, our readers will Court of Nicosia, Cyprus, an action brought and a well-timed explanation of the posi by Captain. E. Croker, hata Sutherland and tion intended to be taken up by the pro- Argyll Highlanders, to recover from Cu- posed now Free Hospital. Dr Chalmers
bo no rivalry?! Ional A. H. A. Gordon, York and Lancaster, maintains that there cutt Rogt., 5,000 for alleged falad and muli- between the roa Hospital and the Go cious libel, kny, we learn, anded in judgvernment Civil Hospital; and, in his de- ment for the plaintiff with 501. damagoa. sire to speak well of the Governinost Civil Colonel Gordon his appeuled "against this Hospital and all that is therein, he says judgment. The Colonel Gordon referred that we have shown a tendensy to reflect to has been appointed the Superintendent unfavourably on the local Government and of Victoria, Gaol. His arrival hare will very on the Hospital as it we boen. Thero
Oar correspondent who aigns himself
THE CHINA MAIL.
H. B. M.'s S. Champion arrived at Nagasaki from Hongkong on the and instant to take up her place on the Japan station.
A LARGE quantity of tributo rico is now at Shanghai. It has arrived in bulk as it al ways does, and for the last fortnight the boats containing it have been minorod all the wharves, more especially on the French Concession, to the annoyance of stoner captains, who require to exercise a great loul of caution wie getting alangaid their puntouny, as the rice boala are in. some casos about thirty abroust. The quantity of rice to be shipped is 1,200,000 pict. It is a question whether this rice does not of the Neutrality Act.-N.U. D. News,
McIver vice-chairman (subject to his re- election).
Auditors. Tho Accounts have been andited by the Honourable Phineas Hyrie and Mr Fullarton Hunderaon; and the
Court recommend this re-election of the gentlemon as Auditors for the year 18 5. A. P. McEwen, Charman. Hongkong, 17th February, 1885.
CRICKET.
CIVILIANS, 1. LAWYERS.
Canton. (Pron our Correspondent.")"
Canton, Feb, 16th.
Su has been ushered in with the usual din The eleventh year of the Emperor Kwong
and karbarig uproar so charțeteristic of a Chinese New Year. The annual Sabbath has brought its temporary cessation from business, and John Chinuman is decked out | in plounge which in a few days will be committed to the custody of pawnbrokere
of an increased mumber of Fronok chips The Attorney General, instructed by
of war at Mataou and their uncertain Messrs Donnys and Mossop, oppeared far movements, the pilot late for the guidance the plaintiffa."
of vessels through the torpedo positions
drawa until further notice. in the Kimpai Pass, will, under instruc tious fran the Viceroy, be entirely withEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN
MAIL Vensela will for the presont and from the The E. and A. ateamer Tannudice, with bolow the Kinipai Pase, and thoroby not the Australian mail, arrived here on Sunday. date of to-morrow, woad and discharge
run into danger."
The following telegrams ard taken from our ̧ CHARLES A. SINCLAIR,
Australian filee:-
I. B. M's Consul.
It is said thint torpedoes are to be laid right
TER ENGLISH CRICKETRUS IN AUSTRALIA. ENGLAND V. NEW SOUTH WALES. Stacy, 25th Jan.-The cricket match
FOR was commenced yesterday on the
and probably not be called into requisition across the channel; but cargo-beats will until another year has told its weary tale. still be able to pass, if steamers continuo English Eleven v. New South Wales Elo-
likely be further delayed by his appeal in must, wo fancy, be ave, confusion here, come under the scope of źlus 10th Section content betwoon Bankers and Brokers errais The spirit of dissipation and holiday-making / to visit us.The Douglas came up to the Association ground. Shrewsbury captained
the abero caso,
Tae annual competition and gun practice of the members of the Hongkong Artillery Volunteers was commenced yesterday mor- ning at the Battery at Belcher's Bay. About twenty-five embora of the Corps were present, and firing at a barrel target was continued from about 10.30 a.m. until nearly p.m., with an hour's interval for luncheon between 1 and 2 p.. The guns used were two 64-pounder muzzle loaders, and practice was made with plugged shell and schrapnel, 60 rounds in all being fired. The practice was considered very satisfastry on the whole. Thu scores, however, will not be pub- lished until after the completion of the season's practice.
A competition, with the 6. 6-in. Howit zera will take plaer on Saturday next at Hel- cher's Bay. Members are requested to: parade at Peddar's. Wharf at 2.30 p.m. on that day.
Rauter's announcement to-day that Prince Han has been appointed Governor Gen eral of the Soudan sny be taken as a con- firmation of the reported death of General Gordon. The hoto of Khartoum was ap pointed Governor General of the Sottan on the 20th January, just a week after he was despatched to Egypt, and he held the
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Lawyers, the former being unable to Old Resident can no doubt speak for The Shanghai Courier publishes the fellow-organise an eleven. The following are the himself; but, apart from the allegationing--A correspondent, for whoso state- that, under existing circumstances, the ments wo are not responsible, sende as the Civil Hospital could not in the fullest sense following from Fintain, under daty 31st be called a free or charitable institution, lord all proof required that the recurt ult. Deanouts have boen seized that we are not conscious of hering ruflected outbreak at Soul was planned in comitanzo unfavourably either upon the Govern with the Japanese authorities, and that the dient or, npon the Ciril Hospital. We rebota were acting, as had been concerted, in Japanose interest... The documente took facts as we found them, and upsized are complets and euclusive, and the face of these wo asserted that a free have given great pain and vexation to the bigs Chiness officials, who also aro mach hospital for the sick poor of Hongkong was surprised. The plot seems to have cscaped still very much wasted, while we strongly the notice of the Chinese fanister at Soul. urged the support of the proposed Hospital as the vory thing to supply that want. Tum blockade remor Whaợn, with four. The worthy Doctor, however, desires it hundred tons of oog) and a large quantity to be placed on record—and ho does of shells and mauiticus of war, left Shang- in his uenal tranchant, honest, Bazen style bai at 11 am, on the 7th instant. Accord- that he has always received every asing to the Customs Returns her destituation sistance from the Medical Oficer of the WAR Fonchow. It might be, says the M.-C.
Daily News, but it was within the bounds i Civil Hospital when poor Chinese patients of probability that the coals wumld be deli-
vered to the Chinese fleet before she reach- ¦ were sent there by him to obtain advice.
et Foochow. On the 12th inst., the Nes ich it hand received This wo are very glad to hear, because it
published a letter which it is a proof that medical mon are ever ready from one of the Chinese men-of-war sia- to help the sick under ahnst any cirout toned at San-tien, to the south of Ningpo.. The writer saya * Owing to our supplies stances, But it is just here that the of fuel having rue short, we have pit in arguincut for wider facilities comes in. here to g When we have taken in And it is just hors also that the usefulness agit, we shall return south without s of the Free Hospital begin to be seen. With largo arrears of public works which may require eight or ten years to overtake, and with a loan in prospect to pay for theso much needed works, it is put
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CORRESPONDENCE.
TE PROPOSED FREE HOSPITAL To the Editor of the URINA MATL.'
Hongkong, Feb. 16th. SIR, Free Hsical is, as you pay,
· be established in Hongkong. Your
The Chinese seem to believe the French will try to fosse their way in again on Thursday or Friday; but it is hard to see What is to be gained by doing so, unless Adminal Courbet chinks that peace will be made, if he thoroughly routs the redoubt ahle Tan.
Adonis contagious, and many of asscom to be Ancturage last night; but both she and holding again our New Year festivities. The the duti, which is here discharging canta, weather is such as to make a cosy room and moved down to-day at daylight. a bright fire enjoyablo, the more so when e fow moro material comforta aro ndiod, such na outer largely into i Britisher's calcula tim of what constitutes creature happiness. The U... Alert is still with us, thanks to the energetic and judicious American Consul Mr Suymour. The Alert was under ordora to leave here to-morrow for Whampoa, at which place she was to wait until another gunboat agrived to relieve her. If gunboats are sent here to protect the foreign settle- mont, then, vulose they are anchored near Shameen, they might as woil be sent to Hindson's Bay. What good on earth can a gunboat anchored at Whampoa do for the
protection of the Canton Community 7
the English, and Garrest the New South Wales. The former won the tose, and went in first
first, and the Englishmen were disposed of for 200 runs. The Features of the day's play were the bowling of Jones for New South Wales, and the
the innings of Eates who made the top score of 68 by splendid cricket, and the bowling and fielding of the New South Wales tea was excellent. The following in the score:--
ENOZA First Innings.--Scotton 16; Shrewsbury 8; Ullyett 11; Barnea 39; Briggs 1; Batos 68 Flowers 10; Pool 11: Attewell 27: Read 16; Hunter, not out 0; Extras 4; Total 20.
The Colonial team then went in, and: when time was called they had two wickets down for 21 runs.
Sydney, 26th Jan.-The cricket match was rernmed to-day, when the Colonial test scored 60 runs.
The New South Wales team had to fol-
THE NEW VEGRIDUS,
Whether the French could come in is hotly debated. Some say they could easily come in at night, dazzling the Chinese gun nors with the electric light; others that they will land and attack the forts in rour, take up the torpedoes (thought whether they will explode is doubted), and sail ir easily while others, again, are ause they will fight their way in, if they come at all, and aro After the riot and nearly half the property confident that they will lose several ships, on Shameen was destroyed, we had three even if they stood in foreing a passage.
Now we have H. MS. What will really happen, it is quite ville stated that lo considera the agreement gunborta bere. Mertin, with scarcely any landing force,sible to say; it would spoil the Chinese seeing she would require nearly all the New Year, if they had to fightien Sunday mon she has got for purpunes of self protoc. next. Perhaps the port will be blockudad tion, and the U. S. diert, which, had it not whos up will go the price of rice and the been (says roport), for toprescutations made by Mr Seymour, would have been anchored at Whampoa If the French come overland from Tonquin and the only remaining ap. prouch to Canton is threatened to be closed
The thirteenth ordinary general meeti! Jending article on this tuoternent was meant by the Chinese lest the French should
city will he iu u turmoil again. I hope that the Chinese people now understand the dif ference between foreign nationalities, and will not make os in Nantai sufer for the sins of the Frouch.
There a rumeur current that Chang Fei
of the above company was held this after to be, and should have been, only externg, simultaneously attack the city by land and lan has been condemned to death, zentonce
London, 16th January.Replying to an Church of Scotland regarding the under- inquiry from the secretary of the Free standing between France and England relative to the New Hebrides, Lord Gran. between the two countries still in foros.
London, 18th Junvary.-La France 35- serta that three-fourths of the Now Hebrides belong to Franco, and it urgen the establish- ment of a French naval station at theso islands.
ACSTRIAN TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA
appointmeus until his death, which is now hilly that the Government will look noon on the pronuses of the General Ma" { mg and helpin. But An Old Resident water, then, I suppose, every boat will to be carried out here at once. It is it Lloyds are about to commence rauning a
with. Lave upon any oxfunion of the angers (Messra Lane, Crawford & Co.)bjects, from what motive I do not know i clear out and love us.
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London, Inth January.--The trade in general merchandise here. Austria and the Australian solentes is assuming orn siderable proportions. During the past few weeks adveral large shipments of Austrian goods have been made for Austra
Londen. 16th January, The AnuİTİAN
only Lan certain.
However, we are possible to feel any pity for the bragatsing of steamers between Trieste and Aas Prince Hasanu is the third son of Ismail Civil Huspifal, or of its stall-uch less There were presos:-Meases D. R. Grow He says, inded, in the Civil Lioepital doing something to defend ourselves. We who rose to power by attacking others, the tralia. The first steamer will leave within
within six months from the present date. institution, and that 1, the ex-Khedive of Egypt, and not the such fun extension as that which wouldford (Chairsmu), T. T. Benning, J. D.
LORD ROSEBERY AND AUSTRALIA. the same wants are already provided for have started a Volunteer Corps. Costs Coward who fled to Kushan at the first shot, present Khedive, who was only married in
London, 15th January, The, Earl of. meet the requirements, so clessly set forth Hutchison, and H. Crawford (Directore) which the Missionary Hospital is proposed and arms are provided by the Municipal the liar who tried to screen himself by
But this is only
is only one side of the
denouncing mon brayer than himgolf. of the Council, and we are being dril'ed by an 1873, and anus only two sons, Abbas and by Dr Chalmers, of the large and neody and W. Legge, à. E. Vancher, G. G. Cox to meet.
Rusubory has cxpressed sympathy with the question.
Your correspondent turns rond
Meantime the Chinese at Pagoda Anrude change that has taken place in the Mehemet Ali. Prince Bassan is the great Chinese population of this Colony. It is and W. E. Clarko.
al states, that there has never officer from II, M. S. Merlin. This is a step
position and prospects of Australia in re- The notion convening the meating having yer really been a Cisil Lospital in Hong in the right direction. There is no doubt churage are in a panic and ate Larrying of gurd to the Pacific annotation questicu. grand-sou of the famous Mehemet Ano disparagement to the Civil Elcapital te! been read, the Chairman said shareholders ? And a woerent before he reaffirmed a few resolute young fellows, well-armed, to £as country from fear of the French re master of Egypt, and is a brother ufay that it is at present wholly unequal to ; bad all had copies of the repert (which has what we have been
always earing.hni that strain; and that is all we have ever area ty been published), but it was so short the provision for the Chinese indigent sick
onld have kept the mob off Shamses ou visiting the Min. he might well read it. Having done so, the Chairman and if any one presunt had is altogether inadequate and that there are Sept. 10, 1883.
no facilities in Elongkong for imparting
It is reported that B. E. the Viceroy is any questious tok, he should be glad to medical knowledge to the Chinese. Tags
informaation he could.”
after all the
Civi Espital is only now
whose prowess in arms made him absolute
Mchured Towfik, the present ruler. He was born in 1853, and married in January
meant to say.
is
1973, almost at the same time as the present. M.S. Zephyr left Shanghai on the 8th give thorny shed what were the prim¦ But wait, that are not provided for. gradually becoming unfit for his post.
Mr Vaucher
not made familiar by your correspond-
It
in and that a cannot be ronred to any ac-
Tientsin. On the 29th January there was an attempt made to mob the French Settlements; bu- wake a French policeman struck a Chinese
the river, to his own tale. The men there beat gongs.
Khedive, Prince Ka-lidjah, grand-daugh-insfunt for Ningpo
pects of the Company in the futuro. He ter of the same illustrious Mehemu Al Lauer, Henry, Adair has been appointed lett they were quod ad laty were last in curs coustication, aut, though retion. He sits and reads or croons over his boy with a cane. He went home arose from which he himself is descended. He to the dwulacións, and Lieut. Archibald was a lieutronut in the first regiment of Pocklington to the Cleopatra. dragoons of the trussian Army.
yonu.
The Chairman said the prospects were
na
ent with what it in going to be, we are to books and then drops off to sleep.
will
Aa a
for a
SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO NEW GUINEA, -- London, 18th January. Me Henry Forbos, who has organised a scientific oxpedition to New Gainoa under the direa- tion of the Royal Geographical Society, anils for New Guines early in February.
THE GERMAN CLAIMS FIJI London, Zist January.The Commission which has been appointed by the British Government to inquire into the claims of 3 general muster. A German subjects in Fiji will meet is Lon-
LATER. The disclosures in regard to the claims of Gorman subjects in Fiji bavo created a sensation in Berlin.
Ir is with deep regret that the Amoy Gazette good as ever, but the shareholders could infer, that whnt ws were assured in a pre-literary character lie has had a fairly suc- crowd of several hundred coolies and five don. learns of the denih of Mr G. Matuling, latut export to run to such large dividends ions paragraph is actually being don vessful career, and there is no doubt he is a
the morning of the Ith instant. Secretary to H. I. G. M.'s Consciato, ou
The Fouchi and Legen luft Chotoo on the
The following extracts from a letter from a gontlounu in Corua, who was in Seoul! during the late outbreak, and hail except inst. for Koren, to bring General W tional moans of knowing the truth songent and his troops to Port Arthug, and Adonirat ing it, asean to confirm the view taken by Tung and his two cruisers. the Chinese newspapers - I daresay you
as Russian croisur Rasteinžek, Captain
done some time by and byo.
brigada mon propared to creas the river. Then the Wei Yuen of the French Settle- ment called out the sailors of the Chinese gunboat and with his own roou dispersed the crowd. Reuter's toicgrams, which they get direct, say nothing about the French
plans of the Plio Hopital now being book-worm. It may be possible that his bill, and the intentions of the Govern literary tastes are proving too much for ment concerning 2: wury be sath as to rehim. One would think that the time of a der it unreascable to urge privato unlię ginais to give money towards a rival Viceroy of the Two Kwangs would be saction at Tung King and Foruions-Mer
catatuichment Now, if your correspond fully occupied just now as to leave little cury. ent had contented himself with putting
overy year.
Mr Vaucher said perhaps the business would be be ter this year.
Mr Legge; Lot oa hope so. The Chairman We cannot expect to Khould bear that in naind. on at this rate, however, and shareholders
ars 12 months ahead,
Mr Legge That has to be seen yet; worth this hat view of the subject, it might time for the pursuit of literary studies or The Chairman:-We will do our best to duing good is a
have been sufficicas tu reply that rivalry in even sleep.
good thing But, there it up.
seeds to be a
pa tendency in some of your cor-
An opinion Seema to be gaining
have heard na much about Corea as you Hildebrandt, bearing the flag of Rear-Ad-ko Lagge -Perhaps, the Chinese bakers respondent's remarks as well as in your own ground here that is the foreign Cun-
want to, but in case you have had to demiral Crown, arrived at Shanghai from
Yokohama en the 8th instant,
Mc
way again try to puls us all, and then we to reflect unfavorably upon the Guvera-sula would only unite, we might suc-
shalt all the work.
maut of this
The Chairman:-As there is nothing i upon the Civil Hospital Shed in particular ceed not only in keeping the present
Vauclier
Ms. Gregory, who was recently H. M.'s Consul at Taiwan Fu, arrived at Shanghise, I propise that the report be accepted. a day or two ago on his way up to (chang, Mr seconded, and the motion where he will All dus offima of Consul, ·was carried. Mr W. 1. Spence, formerly Consul at
Legge proposed that the present con- Mr Ichang, is now Consul at Taiwan Fu.
Bulting committee be re-elected, substituting Mr D. McCullocks for Mr Sayle.
Mr Cox secunded.
pand apon the lively imaginations of Shang. hai oditors for facts, I may as well giva you a few. There has bean for some time a party of progresa in Coron, headed by an exceedingly clever and ablo man onlled Kin Ok-Kiun, He and his supporters soon to have had some encouragetoont from Japan, Up to the 10th instant, none of the which led them to believe that, if they were pleasers which had istuly amived at the le raise a tumult, the Japanese force of Shanghai had seen anything of
Aratstrong cruisers, which were report some 180 men, well drilled and armed with od going south From Clemulpe. Snider, would see them through. So the is probable that they have not started yet. Postmaster-General, who was in the conte Ir ia said that the fair haired foreigner who piracy, gave a dinner, part of the menz
was recently killed while fighting against being tohopa à la Nim Yong-ik.' Then the French in Formosa, wass person-weil- they cushed to the Japanese, told them there known in Shanghai. It the report is correct was a serious rising, told the King the he was formerly a member of the Municipal Police, and more recently a rent collector
you
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SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Before Sir G. Phillippo, Chief Justice). Tuesday, Feb. 17.
YUN HO PA AND ANOTHER 19. GROSSMAN AND CO-JUENIMENT.
His Lordship delivered the following judgment to-day :--
In this case the plaintiffs would appear to
THE GOVERNOR OF FIJI. Vaux will return ts England in February
London, 31st January.-Sir Williama Des
and as soon as possible after that date the Administration of the government of Fiji will bo cutrusted to Mr Thurston.
GERMANY AND NEW GUINEA-
London, 21st January-Messrs Carrick and Murray Smith are urging the British Gorerament as nak Germany to surrender her claim to the northern portion of New | Guinea.
THE JAMOAN ISLANDS,
London, 18th January. The settlement arrived at botwoen Great Britain and Ger many in reference to Samoa and Tonga is be the responsible agents of a department considered faal The islands will roman of the Chinuas Government, or of the Gov-unannered, srnment of Canton, and as such, after some preliminary neguliatious, entered into an
FEDERATION AND COLONIAL DEPENCE London, 16th January.-Sir Saul Samei, Agreement with the defendant, through their agent Yiu i Po, on the 11th of August last Agent-General for New South Wales, speak year, for the purchase of 1,000,000 Boxer ing last night at a dinner given by the Em
you allow me to say, then, that no
thought approach to the city open but also get was further from my mind in soliciting the other opened. Such a desideratum sutscriptions for the new institution that that of imputing effici noy to the Ciril
certainly worth a strong effort, even if Hospital! On the other hand I have to such an effort should be put forth at variably home testimony to the civility of Peking. the Medica Officer in charge, and to
to the
A goodly number of cases of ammunition The Chairunnis Mr McCulloch wil-readlines with which he has given advice ling to accept office ?
taone when assistance to poor persons and
I have were landed on Shatoon to-day. A long Ir H. Crawford - don't knew. I sek-
acit to him. I have frequently given notes string of 'coolies, headed by two soldiers It ed him, an
and he sat nothing and I took that Chinos who were not paper, het wand two more bringing up the rear, march. Suider cartridges, it the price of $13,600, piro Club, expressed his opinion that the to mean that he would.
Mr Le
pour to pay a fee, asking medical We are so limited we have got very little cholec.
The notion was then put and carried. The Consulting Committes will now be used of M-BATs F.T. Bonning, E. Ward.in, J. D. Hutchison, H. Cawford, and D. McCulloch.
On the notios of Mr H. Crawford, se.
I
were too
who
the parchaan money as security for the due course of his speech he also deprecated the and paid on the 19ths Angust 31010, part of idon of federation was a delusion. In the performance on their part of the terms of policy of the Australian colonies in endea defensive the agreement, the defendant undertaking vouring to form local flootes for
to
asme, begged the former to protect, the fox furelgu fein in the Settlements:==22397" | conded by ME Vancker, Mr C. G. Bunker litlu am would be an, influx of above practice appears to be becassing greand that ther dis not atfer to the d. 17th & wotion was made before Mr Justice
latter to allow himself to bo protected. Not Thus the Japanese were allowed to hold
W
divers who for some time past werd one an end. Messrs Boberta and Coleman, the gaged in raising some of the aunken material, returned to Shanghai per 8.8. Nanzing, --- Alercury,
was ro-elected anditor.
The Chairman then announced that share-
morrow.
Mr Legge proposed and Capt Beaning secended, a vote of thanks to the General Managers and the Consulting Committee.
The meeting then tertialed.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION,
men need no longer.
their
own.
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hands in
the custom
Foochow.
· (From our Gyrrespondent)
inenced
are
on
reply.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
advice as a favour, that is as something bed across the Settlement. Why are the yond the ordinary duties of the Onverminout Chinese allowed to land troops and Malical Officer. I may have been mistaken in shat, but of one thing I as assured, that, ammunition on the Foreign Settlement? if the whole class of poor Chinos, amount. Can Slameon not be treated sa neutral to deliver the cartridges in Hongkong in two purposes and stated it as his opinion that three months from the date of payment England ought to undertake the defence of ing to tens of the winds, who reside it this
sent the cost. Colony, bad access to European friends whence allow the Chinese to become lax, and of the bargain money. Through some mis the Australian colonies, the latter defraying sault neile mites for used at the Ciril privileges until we fight for them.
their wo shall never be able to get back our understanding, the defendant says his agent
TU-GI-ORIENTAL-BANK-CORPORATION. 10 London chifcelled a contract he fet er: great ailments treated
The
London, 16th January. On November tered into for Snider cartridges, on the Hospital, the place. The couspirators murdered six Tua diving operations at the Pagoda An-holders would get their dividends
day such na has never patients from day 10-
been seen there hitherio. And not only so,
scription of Boxer Suider cartridges although Chitty for an order directing the official it now appears that they would had to pay the Victorian Government a sum of liquidstor of the Oriental Bank Corporation Ministers who held views opposed to churage par to have bon brought to
but an cutirely new mode of procedure would have to be adopted. The
swered the purposes of the puintiffs. 11+ theirs, and made a Government of their
refer to cannot afford to pay for board a
poor people
received information by telegram on the £488,559 6s. 3d. in oriority to other claims own for a day and a half.. Then the Chinese
Governinens rates. The taxpayers wonbi
informed the plaintiffs through their agent, or, being reserved as to whether the 20th and 21st of August, and thereupon against the bank. His Hunoor decided in favour of the Government; the point, how- announced that they were coming to the
naturally ubject to feuding them, perhaps
Fuochow, February 11th. that he could not perform the contract.
evor, even to giving them medicine. There would i Palace to protect the King too ; and a serious
have to be a Board. like the Boards of Again we are in the midst of ramours of Some correspondence then took place with prerogative of the Crown was barred by the Victorian Crown Remedies and Liabilities to a claim for damages made respect skirmish was the result of their appearance Tuxes. Glenfalur took dat to Shanghai
Guardians or Panchial Barda at home to war. On Sunday fist the community was behalf of the plaintiffs, which terminated on Statute, 1805 To-day Mr Justice Chitty in force. The King, anding himself is an
determine who should have gratuitous belp..
delivered judgment on this Bome hundreds of cases of ammunition for
point in favour uncomfortable position with bullets flying the Chinese, reported to be worth is.
The following in the Twenty-Ninth Re- When the Government of this Colany has startled by the news that pilot Wilkinson, the 24th September, when a suit was com extended its admirable syntera of freo edaan retuming to Pagoda Anchorage on
by the plaintiff's agent against the of the Victorian Government without call- about, determined to go to the Chinese 500,000. The feary saya the next steamer port of the Court of Directors of the Hong-cation till every eliki in the Colony is sent Saturday afternoon, had reported seven case, Mr Mackesn, counsel for the defend-
At the close of the plaintiffs'ing upon their counse]
London, 17th January. It is not likely Camp, whore his mother already w
Que from Hongkong is said to to have korg and Shanghai Bank Corporation to to school, and when it has enacted and The also on board a large quantity of contraband
put Japanese Minister, left with nothing bet-goods. The Albany brought over to the Ordinary Bat-Yearly General Meeting in furcu a Poor Law, such that Chrases, Far French ships at Matson with Admiral aut, objected that the plaintifs had no right that Mr Welton, the official liquidator of mees, Portugues, Englishman, and Scotl Courbet in the Bayard. Mr Wilkinson was to matitute the stit, that it should have the Oriental Bank Corporation, will appeal ter to protect, went back to his Logation to Shaughai one hundred cases of rißes for the of Shareholders, to be held at the City Hall, ir pocketa lu give private relief to their signalled to hourd one of the vessels and and that at least some authority from the}
boen instituted by the Chinese Government, against the decision of Mr Justice Chitty. Chinese from Japan. protect that Meantime u nouber of
Hongkong, on Saturday, the 28th February, its ruled, thon may the Government detained about two hours. He was question Chinese Government to the plaintiffs for tho
London, 17th January.--Portugal insists peaceful Japanese traders and the like, Taz members of the Shanghai Silk Guild at 11.30 a. m. 1----
stitution of the suit should be proved upon the possession of the territory at the proceed
provide healing 10
ealing for all the sicked us to the guns and other defences of the This objection was reserved by me. Sabjent mouth of the Congo River, in West Africa. variously estimated at 17 and 33, were have been liberally supplying Harisha To the Proprietors of the Hoogkong and poor. It must be remembered, Entrever, Riser Min, but destined tr answer. on the the objectivu, I consider that the plaintiffs London, 17th January-An offer has been murdered in Seoul The Japanese Minis-coolies with warm wadded jackets this win-
Shanghai Banking Corporation,
that aven in London at the present day, tar, graff, and guard went off to Chantipo, ter, and between 2,000 and 300 of the submit to you a General Statement of the of all denominations anitially for Hospitals, that there had been a mutiny on board the the date of the breaking off of negotiations was recently liberated from prison, to take Gentlemen-The Directors have now to voluntary collections roads in Churches ground that he was a neutral. He heard entitled to receive the disterence between made to Barnum, the American showman, the contract prica and the market price at on behalf of the Tichborne claimant, who 25 miles away, and things quieted down. seasonable garments have been supplied affair of the Bank, and Balance Sheet for and it would bo zoo much to expect the Bugar and that twelve men had been shut between the parties, namely, at the date over the cisimant for public exhibition.
They are made of blue cotton cloth wish the halfyear ending 31st December lust. Government of Hongkong te Three of the Europeans spent the nights of cotton wadding, and coat eight hundred
provi. the 5th and 7th December watching in the eshte vores Silk Guild.'-N.-G.D. count, after paying all charges, deducting to render all notes of
The net profite for that period, including sion anor for all the siek roar of this Colony. Some of the French officers seemed to con- the institution of the suit; and the evidence Barnum, however, refuses to entertain the On both sleeves are marked in $61,143.60 brought forward from last no There is no favidicus rivalry. We propose sider the closing of Hongkong an unueces-that Mr Jackson could have procured the given, which was not contradicted, showed
proposal.
Lon ion, 17th January, The publication U, S. Legation, armed with Winchester News,
of introduction unneces interest paid and due, and making provi- aary by simply throwing upen the door and sary act of hostility on the part of England. cartridges at that time in London, and would of the new journal, to be called the Anglo- sion for bad and doubtful debts, amount. to inviting by advertisment the sick to come A Clones pilot was seized and detained by $18,000, and that he could
have supplied them to the plaintifs for Australia, is announced.
i have pre- London, 17th January. The Dublin sad and Cores were naturally easy, as Curea had A LARGx attended meeting of the crow $752,81
2,810.61, of which, after taking out in. We propose to give to all who can ho Froach. Later in the afternoon it was ented them cheaper in Hongkong. No Holyhead packet sank after being in collision of II.M.8. Alb trees took place un shore at rebate on Bills not yet due, and runner afford to do so the opportunity of cooking said that the French ships bad, gose north claim was made for special damages by rea- with another vessel in the Irish Ohannel, Chefoo on the 30th January at the invitation to Directors, there remains for ap- ur laving cooked their own bowl of rico and
propriation $730,217.19.
ang, sabject of course to medical advice. to Sausal Bay, where the Chinese feet from son of delay. I think, therefore, that, sub and 22 lives were lok
ject to the decision of the Court upon the It is feared that rioting is imminent THE following letter published in the tion of the residents. After a substantial this sun, the Directors recommend For anything beyond this as to feeding we Shanghai papors explains itself
ten, at: entertainmont consisting of rooila the paymont of a Dividend of Two Pounde shall look by and by to the free-will offer the North was lying. This rusacur seems point reserved if the question is sgain raised, amongst the populace at Alexandria.
the joignent must
The Morning Post tions, songs, and addrcases was given. Dr Sterling per Sher, which will alsortings of the charitable. Our Hospital uakes to have been without foundation.
advocates the substit forsnes
between the contract
the tion
of Hatim Pasha for Toxik Pazha as I hereby offer to Mr G. G. Hopkins this Reid delivered a lecture oo Temperance and 8533,333.53.
no provision in
in the first instance for desti- On the 6th instant the British Consul expression of my sincere regret for having Christianity.
amount for which the
cou'd have Khedive of Egypt. cartridge A role of thanks to the The difference in Exchange between 4/6, tates. The Government should provide for
elected
Berne, 20th January, -A Heavy fall of Landsortently allowed the publication in the ladies and gentlemen as proposed and car the rate at which the Dividend is declared such. But our door will be gloss against issued a notification that he had been been purchased when the plaintif Star in the East of the 16th January, 1885, sied by the bina-jaskets in thoir Bacal and 3/64, the current rate of the day, no one in need of healing, and only persons instructed by Sir Harry Parker to inform to sue upon the agreement. There seems anne has blocked the entrance to Mont of an article which I quite consider he was hearty style.-N.-C. D. News.
atnounia to $144,378.73.
with dangerous diseases for whom the Gov.
British subjacts at this port that Frener to be some doubt as to whether or not the Genis Tunnel and completely stopped the
Sue, De plaintiffs were the proper parties to but entitled to treat as libellona. Agreeing in
traffic. The Balance 801,870.14 to be brought eramant also provides a place, will be re
Rome, 22nd January. Intelligenes has that view and understanding that the it. Rumours were circulated in the Shanglog froward to the credit of new Profit and fused socommodation. We put no compul naval commanders have been instructed ir tiraman, as it seems to me, is clearly petation of malice on my part is now with-
Lǝba Account.
sory tax on any one, but aplicit aid from all to enforce strict belligerent rights, in liable to some one for damages for declining, been received from Piedmont, reporting that drawn. I beg him to accept this apology Settlements on the 10th inst. that Admiral
Directors. Mr. A. McIver and Mr. W. who are willing to give it Bulwern auch
or being unable, to perform the agreement several avalanches of snow have fallen with which I
I anreservedly make. I admit that
red into, and per- disastrous effect in soveral villages which through my carelessness a wrong has been to intorc was sending some of his shipa north H. Forbes retire in rotation, and being an institution and the Civil Hospital there cluding search of neutral vessels on the he had deliberately entered
haps it
it would be in the interest of all parties were destroyed. The loss of life is not as- to intercept any steamers that may be en- eligible for re-election offer themselves acahoald be no invidioua rivalry. If An high seas. committed, and I am willing to omphasis gaged in conveying the tribute rice. It ourdingly..
Old Resident is afraid of being asked for a Yesterday another consular notification
certained. arrived at. this admission by the payment of Tle. 100 must be remembered however that the nor Mr. M. E. Sassoon resigns. his appoint subscription he should send me his name. to be devoted to a local charity, and by thern trade does not re-open for nearly a ment on leaving the Colony and Mr. EE. If others who follow not with him aro i consenting to defray Mr Hopkins cost of months, and consequently the Admiral has Sustoon has buen asked to fill his place: clined to do something in the way proceding against me in this matter.
this appointment requires confirmation of indicated, surely it is reasonable to say to
him 'Forbid them not. the meeting.
Tours,
ridas etc. The negotiations between Japan
to accept whatever Japan would offer.'
Seventy (Signed) J. D. CLARE, Shanghai, Feb. 9th, 1885.
Lite Publisher of The Star vs East,
plenty of time. It is more than hely that
he is after the Chinese fout, and, if so, we
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ought soon to receive information on the subject.-N-C. D. Neos
The Honourable F. D. Sussoon has beer appointed chairman for 1886 and Mr A
to make
I have
,
John UHLIXXES,
was issued as follows ---
British Consulate. Fohowtoo, 10th February, 1885. The Taotai has notified to me, for the information of the British mereutile community that, owing to the appearance
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for $ice and the
the di
if some compromise of the matter could be Mr Wotton asked for a stay of execution to enable him to consider the matter.
Natt, 22nd January-Tantraal news states that Mr Kruger made a speech to the. Goshemites in which he declared the Boer Hia Lordship said the point was reserved, Government would severely repress any at and therefore no execution would issue. It tempt at disorder. In reply the Gosh sites seerned to him, subject to any arguments he protested that they had no deatre to creste might hear, that there was a good deal in it,disturbanoça,