No. 8702.-Match 30, 1886.).
LOCAL AND GENERAL. PAKED SURZ CANAL-King's Gruss, Fat,
23. The next AMERICAN MAIL, For the P. M. B. S. Co.'s steamer City of fir de Ja. naro, left Yokoliana on Monday, the 23rd inst., at daylight, and may be expected here on or about Sunday,
Tura programane of the Royal Artillery Athletic Sports, which are to be held on the Cricket Ground, on Thursday next, has et been issued. There are seventeen ovents, besides the tags-of-war, of which thera are three--one of China Gün Las- casa Sikhs Police, one Officers of the Gar- rison v. Member of the Hongkong Club, and a third open to all comers. There will The 8. S. Glamorganshire left Singapore for again be what is called a Volunteers Raso;
this port this morning, the 26th feat.
this 29th instant.
pork on the 25th ist.
Docx MOVEMENTS:--
THE CHINA MAIL
To balenca the employment of Germans in the Chinego military and Laval services, saya the Courier German steamers are now being employed to coal the French floots in
at Chinhal Keeling and at
FROM Chino sources we (Courier) learn that the French are now fortifying Keshing as if with a view to permanent occupation, If the hartian wore Inager and bolter pro- tocted from the monsoons, Keelung would make an excellent place of arms.
a
The S. S. Joson lolt Singapore for this a more appropriate my would be, drill Tuze Klangai guild at Bankov was totaily of A Miracle in our Midst regarding tioned, But in Octobor last, the present found peace with God by simply taking the thousand men of all arms undermanned,"
-competition. In this event, last year the competitors came forward in squads of sovon The Fentura loft Kowloon Dock to-day.each, with gun and waggon. Having got The Sardenye will leave the Aberdean into marching order, they raced a distance of 60 yards, halted, and fred one found; then diamanted and remounted their guns, fired another round, and then raced home amin. Presumably fur the French troops. The said one of the speakers on Saturday Club has been the success of the Season.
Dock to-morrow..
THE French corvette Primagnet lolt hare
for Keelung yesterday.
Du Dobarek's Weather Report for 1834 appears in Saturday's Government Guzette,
The squad which accomplished these evalu- tions correctly in the shortest time won the
priza. A Champion Cup, presented by the aubers of the Hongkong Club, wil: he We have received a letter from another given to the competitor who obtains the publication to-night; it will appear to Procedings will commence at 10.30,
SOLDIERS. a lost man, but he thanked God that if H. I. R. M's corvette Razboinick arrived at on the same principle as that adopted at soul on Sunday night he would have been EARL DUFFERIN DEMANDS MORE Nagasaki from Shanghai on the 17th inst, Home by what are called Smoking his soul were required that (Monday) night From an authoritativo source we have and H.B.M.'s corrotto Sapphire arrived from sical Clubs, for the practice and perforia- he was a saved one, for lie had that day revived information that Erl Duforia, as Shanghai on the 21st instant. Several more ance of vocal and instrumental music. The found salvation. He trusted that nome pro Vicomy of India, has sent a demand to sent would over spand such an unhappy le ho Government for the despatel of Russian mon-of-war are shortly excepted musical evenings at East Point, organised night as he had spent on Sunday night twenty thousand British troops ca Ludis Since the suppression of there, and the U.S.S. Ossipee may be look od for from Coroa during the ensuing week, by a present member of the Committee, He could not sleep, and in the morning he without delay.
clergyman,
u, A missivasry, whit was then has been allowed to dwindle gradually as the Alert has been ordered to relieve her, which are fresh in the recollection of those had been to see a friend of hie, a brother the Indian Mutiny the European gurrison
Rising Sun
down to a nominal establishment of about who had the pleasure to attend them, were
sitting in the audionoo. They had had a
thousand nien of all
all arms.
Wo вользу to first fruits of the resolution to form long conversation and had visited the sixty nusion society on tho popolar basis men cemetery where his little one was buried, nominal, because it ie notorious that even and. the result of it all was that he had that reduced catablishment is coms Live Musical Club was formed. The number of Lord Jesus Christ at his word. He pro and that it includes some thousands of members was originally limited to seventy-mised to save those who came to him short-service boys quite unitted to take five, but subsequently it was extended to Bim that conoth anto me I will in no the field for a your or two. Officisle, both wise cast ons were His words, and he civil and military, have been pressing on one hundred, and the roll is full, while could. testify that He was se good as is the home authorities for the laat foute or
word,
thre Smith then went on to give five years absolute necessity for keep. many applications for membership are con-
abriel-akeich of his life. He said hoing the Ludian-European garriann up to
པས 1 tinually being made. In every way the had been brought up by very godly para real strength of eighty thousand men, ents and at tho age of 13 Le was con- and now, at lust, having a statesman for firmed, That was a season of great joy ja Viceroy, that advice han best expported to him: That joy, howovar, passed away and driven home by hie Excellonay's da Afterwards he went to Cambridge and mand for instant compliance in face of the thon one his ordination. He felt a imminent danger to the stability of our kind of solemn joy at that, but it soon role in Indis from traitors within and an passed away, and he knew now that the enemy at our gates. Lord Dufferin, with joy that he had experienced up to that his visual statesmanlike qualification, has of the roount timo was not of the right kind. Then determined that the policy
he continred. His de- Assigned in the Bankrupt Estates of his own strength to work for fled as far as mand is imperative that there shall be no Kwok Yuu Po and Wong Tsuk Lam, he possibly could. Afterwards he went delay in bringing the standing army of and Bo Chung Hing and Sang San. home and was arrived and ho well remem. English troops up to its fall strongth. The And E. J. Ackroyd, as official Assique ofered the night before his marriage-how advance of Russia towards the Afghan the Bankrupt Estates of Kwok Yan he had solemnly knull and asitud God that frontier of India, and the reported alliance P u. Hon P. Ryrie and Ho Chung this might be a new departure in his life. butoon France and Burmah; have
of less weighed heavily with Lord Dafferia Then he came out here and ling and Sang San. Mr Francis and Mr Mackean,
A CORRESPONDENT of the N.-C. D. News writes to that papar, under the heading destroyed by fire at midnight on the 16th Messers Smith, and Studd and their cum- instant. It cost over Tis. 300,000 to build, and its deatruction is looked upon by the pazines. He has observed thros things at Chinesin Hankow as very bad jos.their meetings ----
(1) Bowover proplo muy endeavour to is reported that a large number of black explain the phenomenon, it is no sham, cattle is exported from. Koe hy We have not some here to tell you hies, French ship leaving there for the Chin sea,
whatsyee othors may think of it, to the price has risen and now rules about 25 yen
speakers some of them well known in per head.
comprehensively called 'the world. -guldiers or civilians, distinguished on the declare themselves without boasting but (Before Sir G. Phillippo, Chief Justice,). rivor, or on the cricket-field-for them to without faltering, tastand-out Christians,
real and joyous conlity. is ne delusion, but somehow or other
after sets of torpedo apparatus in England. Tuz Japanese naval department has ordered Many telephonos have been purchased by the department with the object of tatablish department and men-of-war.
13
SUPREME COURT
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
Monday, March 30.
Mr
Old Hand,' but it reached us too late for greatest number of mark in all the events.ng talephone communicatim between the vor They come before as not as broken. Hon P. Ryrie v. E. J. Ackroyd, na official he came out to China and he determined in rogime shall not
INOTTOW,
Messas Jardine, Matheson & Co. inform sin that the Wingsang from Calcuits left Singapore for this port yesterday, the 20th inst. www
By private advices frou Poking, we hear that the Hon. Mr Russell Young, the American Miniator to China, has resigned his post.
The attention of shipmastera is called to an advertisement, published in mother column, regarding rocks in the Whatupo
Channel of the Canton rivor.
A GOVERNMENT Notification, dated the 26th March, published in luat Saturday's Gazette runs as follows:---
It is hereby notiGod for public informa tion that His Excellency the Governor has
Tumar is a report current that the changé d'affairs of Japan at the Hague. has been shot by a woning, and has died from the effects of the wound. The case is likewise a mystory, but surmise points to the existance of an intrigue.Japan Gazette.
them faithfully as he knew”
many
doubt-
received a letter from Her Majesty's Consul | Tokio, early on the morning of the 13 wining stroke to the gallant Ligist Blues. the Hon. E. L. O'Malley), instructed by reason to believe that how; and he time when he is aware of the uscossats
at Pakhoi, stating that the blockade of that Port by the French is in operation.'
How it was that this information, of great and urgent importance to the mercantile community, was not ade known in a distinctly official manner immediately on its receipt, istoad of being kept up for days in the Govoruniont printing office, is more than we can comprehend. It would seen that the Government, so far from
down and disappointed pleasure-seekers, morosely and sullenly trying religion be cause everything else has failed to give them pleasure. No; they were happy and they are much happier. They seem to have stepped from the pleasures of worldli- ess and gaiety, straight into a world of bubbling-avor happiness. That well-koit by Messrs Wotton and Deacon, trusted them were aware he had bean preaching to in his making so imperative a domand, at
through his dronning of
of the English and Mediterranean our aro occurred at Niphonbashi- stalwart frame is able to-day to give the for Hon F. Ryrie; the Attorney General had instant. The fire originated at Sakamoto That eye is an keon as before to watch sa Mr C. Brens, appeared for the in reaching soms had found the way of life garrisons to Krypt. The acceptance of the boon wallting in that way. Having at length been made by the home Government in elto and a strong north-westerly bind to the world, and to quarsial for victory na. Me . Ewens, appered for Ko Chung through the grace of God het okt now for sugmenting the Indian seriegs. The guard, und dofent the divadliest bowling in Assigavu; and Dr He Kai, instructed by and yet all this time he himself had not services of colonial troops has doubtless ing so spread neighbouring All England Hieron." arma Iling and Suro
Lord Jesus at His word had strents and destroyed over 1,200 houses.
are a strong as ever to
Thase cases were concluded to-day. As found pence with Goda peace he never demand made by Lord Duforia is not for flash in air should the charge be for Engaloady stated the suits arose out of the eale had before-and the joy he now felt was one the purpose of merely filling up the weak And for the world and purchase of inland lots Nos. 10 and 18, to which he had hitherto been an entire battalions,, at present some four or firs land and the Queets. of literature or high life, those hearts are which in 1881 the plaintiff in the first suit stranger. He said that the devil had beef thousand wador their establishment, but to
s young, as expahla before.
reed to sell, and the defondants to
trying hard all day to keep him from com bring the army of English soldiers serving brighter and more glorious Sun has risen chase for the sum of $275,000. Frota some ing to make this open confession of Christ, in India up to its proper footing. Where on their pleasure-lit lives. They have felt causo or other the bargain was never com- but, thank God, he had hean holped by the soldiers are to cums from is, of cume, the great expulsiru furve of a new affoepleted, and the plaintiff in the first suit diving power to do it. though, no cus he a mystery. Our reserves are not suficient the
could understand the ordeal it was even wore they all called out and our home
Tuz French man-of-war Kergulen arrived at Yokohama on the 10th instant from Honolulu; she has been on this station provinusly, and is one of the old class type of ressels, Bhe was built in 1873, is of 1,280 tons, and 1,030 hores-power, and Carrica û guns.
make the sabres
But а
another
to pur-
1498
What is it then which has led to thisor. Mr. Ryrie), who had obtained pay conclusion ho stád that may present garrisons taken ever by the militia. IG the 23rd inet., from Hongkong. He was times, the earliest and fullest possible in. 23rd instant) some of the to-shop proprie-ng a clean eat with sin (as one expressver $17,000 on mortgages, brought an low.christians would rejoice with him, would not rprise us were larga drafte
MAJOR C. J. Hamilton, of the Bula (Esat Kent Regiment), arrived at Shanghai on
inspect the Shanghai Volunteers on the 28th-instant.
affording the community, in thisse troublous
Last week (says the NC. D. News of the
7 adorai nul loved,"
of men sent from Canada, so as to being our army back to the condition it was in prior to the tinkering process by which Lord Wolly, Mr Childers, and the L- beral Government have brought it-White-
THE BRITISH NAVE.
action against the Chimene for $76,000 on
some who heard would be incredulous and tors refused to pay the recently based it, bringing down his hand as though it was the ground that the property haul depreci- some acoff. He expected much criticisin, the sword hand in fight)? It is out anated sizee the date of the salo, and was not bat he cared nothing for what than ould formation on all subjects whero doubt tax, and one of them threw hot water over
Let the spakar be now worth more than $204,000. Mr Ack gay or do bim. He was determined to the Municipal shroff Tenof theshopkeepers idou, but a Person.
But let
confess his Lord and Master. representative of two of the royd, as tho orists, prefers to jog along in its own pecu have been ammoned to appear at the Mix-forgotten: his words despised. liarly mothedead manner leaving the com-ed Court in consequence of their refus to
Christ stand out before your eyes, and bed the return of the money paid ad | only be characterised as a most astonishing
purchasers, on the other hand, This is but a brief summary of what can he Retiers. the accurities lodged. The hearing of the and interesting address. Tuz farowell address to H.E. Lieut. Gene-munity to discover for itself the informa-pay the cix.
cases occupied the Court on Wednesday and ral Sargent will be presented on board the tion which it is vital for it to kuo. An
Thursday list, but to day the parties cams Chuson, by the Hon. P. Ryrie, at 3.30 inspired paragraph in the focal column of TSE Mercury says:--The rumours about
to an arrangement whereby Hon. Mr Byrie jast now, would seem to be a movs of
retains $60,000 paid in cash, and re- to-morrow afternoon, His Excellency will daily newspaper can never in any senseiations for peace, that are very current probably leave Murray Wharf shortly after become an official notification, nor can the Chinese diplomacy. The Chinesa may bo insection of a notics in what is nothing anxious hopes upon the Japanese that
turns the Chinese their securities.
ore Feb, 17, when there was a large atteinen published by the highcet officials of throu o'clock.
dance of members.
the Admiralty, the policy of the Depart. better than a Government ledger, for all it will be advantageous for them to setle up
suit brought by Mr Ackroyd was dismissed.ordinary meeting of the Statistical Society lish newspaper. Ha proves, from docu- with their huge neighbour, before the hands the public secs of its contents, be deemed of China are free from the imbroglio with
better terms from Japan. sufficient advertiseout of a fact of so much France. So China might be able to get importance as the abore.
WHEN Admiral Dowell left the harbour yesterday afternoon on board the ironclad Agamemnon, the U.S.S. Trenton Admiral
Davis' lagship, turned out a company of marines, who fell in and presented arms,
The Order of the Day' for the next
HONGKONG MUSICAL OLUP CONCERT. The concert given on Saturday evening by the members of the above Club in aid of the funds of the City Hall proved's great success on the whole, the programme being
drew's Hall, however, was not so well filled a very good one on this occasion. St. Au
As was expected from the large number of tickets taken, but the unfavorable weather,
Tur Governor of Yunnan, in reporting the lief that the visitation was the penalty of and, we believe, a few dinoor parties, ac- occurrence of an earthquake, avows his bo-
a courteous salute to the British Admiral/meoling of the Legislative Council, which his own incompolonce and that of his stall.counted for the absence of a good many who
as he left the port.
We hear that two or three accidents of a
is of more than usual importance, is as follows:-
It soms rather hard that such widespread would otherwise have ben present,
should desolation
ce upon a
hare
No costs were allowed on either aids.
Police Intelligence. (Before H. E. Wodehuise, Esq.) Monday, March 30.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
The
of
Si G. J. Beed has contributed a letter on the navy which the St. James' Gazette SIR R. TEMPLE AND CHINA. says in one of the most startling communi Sir Rawson W. Rawson prasided at the cations that have over appeared in an Eng-
century and a half ranged from $30 to 863 citadele is 18 inch the
general
the
central
more or less serions naturo have recently resolution - That in the Opinion of this new one. It appears to have prevailed the string orchestra, the members of which language and was catching bald of respect / population was but a being that the ed French shina carry in three cases 23-inch,
occurred to pursions landing at Murray Pier
owing to one or two of the planks on the wharf being bruken. The police have done their best to have the defect retifica by reporting the matter, but nothing has yet been done to affect the necessary repairs.
Ir was rumoured this afternoon that telegram had been received stating that complications with England had srison in an unlooked-for quarter. Equally startling
ramcurs were alan in sirculation, but we have been unable to verify any of them,
effect of this alteration of their constitution, the opera La Coupe du Roi de Thule'
2011 instant
ALLEGED ARSON.
that
were
Arigour
3. The Attorney General to more that bat the Prince of Wales, in a letter in his (E. Diaz), with violin and violincello ac- Wo, a painter, tenant of 101 Wellingtonly distribution was most unequal of these ten ships that cannot be either
the Council go into Comunistas ou the Bill entitled The Married Women's Disposi tion of Property Ordinance, 1885,
4. The Attorney General to move the cecond reading of a Bill for the Incorpora of Hongkong.
opacity of Grand Master, declared that the Grand Lodge of England held the rorognition of the Deity to be the great landmark of all true sad genuine Masonry
and wo should say that all rumours of thietion of the Romau Catholic Vicar ApostolicTRE Courier says regarding the lead seized
description ought to be received with ox- treme caution,
We observe from the report of the Singa. pore Tramway Co. that Masses Howarth, Erskine & Co., who have obtained the
Te Russian frigate Minia (16), Captain Grenquist, was at Yokohama on the 19th
instant.
9
liant execution, and as an enzorą gavo one etandiag at the staircase close to the cook-up at lerably high average for the whole armour, but they bave persistuntly refasad position. It belongs to the French governo Chopin's Favourite Waltzes. Mozart's house and saw a heap of firewood burning precisely tion of Chins proper was to protect them from rams and torpedoes.
stove.
Sir Richard Tomple, G..S.I., read a ment; and he shows, conclusively to what
th puger пре population statistics of that policy must load. Displacement in the
hina. He said the population of China test of power elected by
the Admiralty had, for its vastness, long been among the Director of Naval Construction; and, judged marvels of the civilised world, and its by that test, the last ton ships added to the numbers had been bebored to exceed those English navy are weaker by eleven per cent. any other people, ancient and modern. than the last ten ships added to the French Helen Melaire, widow, was charged by As scientific inquiry had in recent times masy. All the French ships, moreover, ara All the English ships penetrated into the Chinese regions, doubts completely armoured i Johu Boy, C. 95, with disorderly con
ure ubarmoured
except in arose as to the real numbers of the goople, uro duct on the 28th inst, The constable ber of inussent people because their chief The programme opened with Suppe's over deposed that the defendant was drunk iu The official numbers had within the last citadel. The thickest armour oven in the
the completely armour 1. The Honourable Thoa. Jackson, pur magistrate was deficient in ability. But ture to the Foot atat Pensant, played by the Queen's Road at 8.30 p.m. on the 28th suant to notice, to propose the following the theory embodied in the belief in net a
inst. She was making use of indecent millions, the
400 millions. It was in
in vo X&BCA 174-inch, and in two esses. India 15-inch
throughout romarkable that the two countries, India
tho Briefly Conncil, there ought to be direct Telegramang the Israelites in the reign of David. have distinguished themselves ou formuerably Europeans who were passing.
and China proper (exclusive of the Central result is this; the newest English men-of- phie Cominunication between Hongkong-N-G. D. Neus.
cennions. The overture was rather un- Defendant admitted the charge of dis-
Platonu), ware about the same, that was, war can be riddled in a few minutes by and Singapore, the nearest British Settle-
orderly conduct, as also several previous
1 million of squire sailes; in both
merc machine-guns. Water
the about
gets in went, and that immediate stapa ba takca FTTER correspondence has taken place steady in time and the flute lightly sharp, convictions, but nevertheless the case was
countries there were ong basing watered by
down ahip geta by the nose; she will not to supplenient tire defences of Hongkong, between the Grand Orient of France and otherwise the piezo wout fairly well. The sounded for a week.
great rivers, fertile deltas, broad plains, steer; she cannot stand; and she is thrown by obtaining with the least presible delay a
and numerous mountain chains, sit the
the out altogether. That is the recorded till of Torpedo Launches fully equip the Grand Lodge of England in referones to other instrumental selection from the Hu- ped.
Fung Kang Po, a painter, 40 years of offshoots of which there were branching opinion of Rear-Admiral Wilson, the Super- 2. The Attorney Goneral to move that elinination by the former of the afficinguenots was a great improvement and went tion of the oxistance of the Deity. The the Council resume the consideration, in Francut Frogmasous prozested that their capitally without a hitch. Mous. Arvin,er,ngo, was charged with attempting to set fire valleys, and on the whole many tracts that intendent. of Devonport Dockyard. Bir inhabited, In both self to the assertion that there is not one Commitee, of the Bill entitled: The Bills English brethren had misunderstood the who san; for Mr Dear, gave a nulo from tu house No: 101 Wellington Street on the were thickly, together with many tracts E. J. Reed goes further, and pledges him-
countries tho Evidouce was given by Cheung Kwok of Exchange Ordinance, 1885.
India, the capsized and sunk, or amk without Rospecting mind, considering the
the existence of capsizing, without
any that or shell what- Street, to the effect that the defendant had popular companiment, arranged we believe by Mons bom living in his house for two years. At teething million, which was a fact, imagined ever being directed against those parts of
are unrionred." Firon, the whole effect of the song and p.nl. on the 29th witness west to bed on that the country was for the most part the ship which
But even this is not all. Not only have obligate accompaniment being very plows this second floor, and at about 11. p.in. bu The truth was that the country was for the the Admiralty wilfully exposed cur newest
thickly populated, which was not the fact. was aroused by smoke coming into his room the loss or dial uptige to through a window which communicated with anort part thinly population, the media does antio, to all rond, even the mallest
even in tame provinces, the popela destruction by guns, even the solo chosen. Bons Saavlat played a the epokhouse. He got up and went into on the Glenroy:This celebrated parcel fantasin on Dinorals with his anal bril. the passage, where he saw the defendant tion was dense, su duas indeed as to make in existence, by stripping them of their of contraband is now in a very curious
ared. The hones door. Wiless entered the cook-
Both countries were Here, too, their Director of Naval Con-
In both there was is" reckon on the skill and vigilan mont, the Glenray having been allowed to Concerto in E flat next followed, and the upon the floor. Thure was no fire in the under similar conditions, physical, ethical struction bes explained their policy. It is,
climatic, geographical proceed on condition of her agents' holding members forming the Quintetto played the
as a defence, and THE British gunboat Merlin arrived at
Choang Yee Chak, another portrait pains strong tendency to multiplication of the the seaman as a Wooapag from Swatow on the 22nd instant, this lead to the order of Admiral Courbet.
as the scls defence, against the most in the shop, heard a noise in. race. In both the population lored to con
deadly contrast for laying down the lines, were After taking in coals the proceeded to Cute-It is therefore now French Government Allegro and Audantine through in excellent the copless at 8 pm, and on going to graguta in favoured, districts, to settle down marina weapons invented by modern
cookhcare bound to begin work to day, the 30th laff, to guard the telegraph atation. property, and yet has been quietly brought form; the tenor was perhaps a little weak, the cookhouse saw the defondant there and multiply there till the land could solange What would Mr. Chamberlain
into a Chinese port by ar. Euglish steamer instant, and to progress at the rate of 50A,
and in held by an English Erm on Chinese specially noticeable in the Allegro; but taking firewood from off the heap where scarcely mataia the growing multitudes, say of shipowners who sent crews to sea in yards completed for every working day per
scil for the French eaptors. The Chinese with two such perfect bowers in the first and it was piled. He did not think anything and to leave the less favoured districte wills unsound ships, reckoning on their skill being so, they might fairly reckon what their own confession, is what Ministers now Lavoices for 269,000 worth of panics have raised the passage money to have hitherto shawn much more respost second. violina, perhaps a little more vich of it-nd-the time and went to bed, but was scruty though, hardy population. Thiti and, vigilanes for safely ... Yet that, by
rouson by hearing the crackling of burning.
sing which are wood at 11 o'clock. Ou getting up and aceding to the Indian averages, Chinese do They are sending men anprotected going into the passage he sair defendant population was likely to be. The average to destruction ju ships
the square mile, which, if the average were to engage the succeeded
French ships, in putting the fire out
corresponding
all, or to be Afu, P.C. 223, was on duty in Wel applied to China, would give a population
retained on the
of armored
armoured ships. French, government property which they the second portion of the programms Herr
253,911,309. The last Chinese officiul ve And this after all the warnings and all the Bud ox Chiness, soil or has it been put Von Wille distinguished himself, as that Hington Strout, at 22.35 30th, ol 282,191,000 souls, that of India being to outer the lins of battle at
And haard
of fira' From No. 101. He | 203,911, criss is the enstody of the Russian Consul!
After promises of the autumn! Lers North gentleman always does in the sales allotted entered the hosee and assisted in putting turn gave a population 349,889,786. After and his colleagues have taken their A FIVE-MILES walking handicap took place to him. The Barcarols (Spohr) and Lar out the fire in the conkhouse He noticed Computing the population of each provinen brook
a smell of kerosing in the wood which was of China serinti by the ladim average, grant For the rest, they have examined burning. He thought this snpicious and Sir Richard Temple said the general con- plans and discussed their policy. But at Higgo on Saturday, the 14th inst. There ghetto (Schubert) were both played in was a large attendance of potatura, nativo elegant style, the characteristic of this re-made enquiries which led him to arrest declusion he came to was that the latest Chi- they have done apparently nothing; and mase returns, though probably in excess of this when an overwhelming navel superiori and foreign, and nearly all the ladies of complished young artiste; and his solos fundnut
P.O. Lyon, we entered the house at theble on the
the reality,
did not seem extravagatit ority muy any day become assential to our Kobe graced the scene with their presence, were loudly applauded, the audience neo-12.30 a.m. also found signs of kemst Indian avarages
whale,
ale, il tested by the very existence as a nation! With regard
Cen THR s.s. Sia Nanring, which had the mis- The match was for a gold medal presented
the fortune to injure her bottom by resting on by a visitor, and there were also second ing hardly satisfied when Herr von Wille The defendant's slooves smelt very strongly Enn var in reted to the en
The result was as simply howed his acknowledgements, the of the oil. Some of the embers of wood tral
made by explorera i her anchor in the Priho, has, the Mercury and third prizes."
geographers was to had been steeped in kerosine..
the effect that tho rule of the Club baing against encores
the population right amount learns, been temporarily repaired, and is under-
Inspector Quincey examined the defend to fifteen militons, which would give a OPIUM-New Patna, cash, 587/0 now beached in the river in a safe position.
49m. 30.-1
generally. Mr Whittall sang Fair is my ant when he was brought to the Charge grand total for the whole Chinese empiro of 40m. 36--2
Love (flation) in excellent voice and with Room. His hands and eloovas snuit strong 297 millions of souls. The examination of 50m. 30s.--3
ly of kerosine 57. 00.-4
good expression, which is generally notice was from his attempting to extinguish the Chineas population statistics would become 57m. 238.---5
ablo with this favourits singer. Major fire. Wiknes sxsinined the house but could interesting to many respects, but mere par- And ua kerosine. There was, however, a ticularly in regard to the prevalent opinion Retired Cochrane contributed an item in the braken clutty in the cookhouse which had that China was much the most populous shape of a song called 'Two Spoons recently contained kerosine and several of expire in the world, and that the followers (Caldicott), which he sang remarkably well the charred pieces of wood smelt strongly of Buddhisms greatly outnumbered those of any other religion. If the estimate pre- sentod in the paper were at all near the and in capital voice, the audience testifying their appreciation of it in the most enthu
truth, ther the population of the Chines
Biastic manner.
The Churas, The Image
empire hardly exceeded that of the British tö empiro: and the Buddhists, according. that view, would not exceed in numbers of the Rosa (Reichardt), seemed to go
the Christians so considerably na was com- rather tamely, the singers not seeming to
monly supposed. I found, as I approached the Court and Chang Kaising. Governor of Yunnan, re-be up in their parts but Mr Dear's ed the grandoon, they aunit so miserably in any ports that an earthquake courted in the pre mirable singing in the Selo part wunds opinion, and came so far short of the
ideas
town of P'q-5th in that province
muntli materials have arrived since Lo 31st December,
Donoso a heavy gale in Yokohama on the 21st instant the Ocenic dragged ashore, but was pulled off on the following morning by
Tun Mergery hears that the steamer
com-
Tioutsin for Europour passengers, from Tts. 30 to Tls. 40.
than the French for noistrals, and so we
preme they will not interfere with this would have been an improvement. Mir French contraband brought here in a neutral Thomaett sang Balfe's Si tu sarais, and THE wife of Hsü, Chiness. Minister to steamer: but surely they have a perfect gave a very fair rendering of the song. In an the not of running up to the cockloft. of the population of Indis was 184 souls to and which they must well krim to be
right,
if they choose, to confiscate any
Germany, Franes, Austria. Italy, and Den- mark, (says the N.-C. D. Neus) is reported to have died on the 19th inst.
H. M. S. Champion. We are informed Tez Hu Fao announcos the issue of an In- that the Oceanic took the ground in soft perial Decree ordering the Chinees Minis- mud, and has not sustained the slightest tors to Great Britain and the United States to retain their respective posts for another injury. We learn from the ngouts of the
year. Q. &0. Co. here that the Oceanic received no damage in touching ground iff Yokohama and left that port for San Francisco on her
due date.
H. B, M.'s ironclad Agamemnon, with; Admiral Lowell on board, and the despatch Maro, 21st March-A steamer with weasel Vigilant left the harbour yesterday black-and-yellow striped fuanel is lying afternoon. Before the vessels had got the near the French men-of-war, and it is mip posed that she has tesu captured by them. length of the Ly-ce Mun Pass, the Vigilant There are now two Frenchmen untside. was recalled by a gun fired from the Fictor N.-C. D. News.)
Emanuel. After receiving further despatus Cuklerwood, an outspoken Scotch ches, etipposed to be telegrams from Lome, the Figilant rejoined the Agameron, and lady, who visited England in 1756, gives her impressions of the English Court of both vessels proceeded.
We underst rad that .. Lieut.-General that day in the following fearless and
Fargent received several telegrams prster-
day from the home authorities Aarugh their contents are, of course, confidential, their tenor shows that matters are as pre- sent sa warlike aa they can be,
graphic language :--
A.M. Delf (scratch)
H. J. Foss (scntch) W. F. Page (scratch) S. G. McKenzie (5m.)... H. Titjon (5m.)...
H. A. C. Bonus (4.) LD. Abrahams (4L)
R. Kirby (4hm.)
J. Hall (scratch)...
F. Walsh (Beratch) The course being just a quarter of a mile round, had to ba negotiated twenty times Hinge News
abstract from the Peking Gazette in trans lated by the N.-U. D. Nes as follows
am
wine and he told witness that this
of kercaine.
Defondant was committed for trial at the Supreme Court; in the meanwhile he was to be placed under the observation of the Colonial Surgeon. A
THE INCUMBENT OF SHANGHAI CATHEDRAL CONVERTED.
Bat.
Quotations.. HONGKONG, March 30.
Old
cash. 6971/600
casli,...
P70/72!
New Benares, cash,... 565/67) Old
New Malwa, credit,... 520
Allowance, Trels..... 32/40 Old Malwa, credit... 80 Allowance, Taela 40/40 Porsian, Oily, 40/55 Allowanco, Taels 16: Persian, Paper tied,... 645 Allowance, Taels... 10/21
Exchange
Bank, Wiro,
3}
Demand,
30 days sight,
4 months' aight,
3/62
The chairman read an extract from An At a meeting held in the Temperance article by Sir Batherford Alcock, in the Credite,
he expressed the opinion that, as India, Wire, ... Hall at Shanghal, on the 2sed lastant at Contemporary Review, December 1880, in Documentary 4 months' aight, The first which addresses were delivered by Mr Stanley Smith, Mr Stadd and their asso.
demand, there were always questions of poll-tax. and cister, Mr Stadd, in closing bis address, conscription concerned in Eastern censasos, Shangba, demand,...
WAS YETY much.daya' sight, private -23- of the duty of confessing Christ and he did not think there spoke
Saviour to them to confess him boldly bors. The shairman said he would mill Sovereigns, aged any we had lately found him to be exaggeration in the Chinese official num-Guld Loaf 99f fine before men.
upon a A gentleman who had a personal this appeal (asys the knowledge In response to this
I had conceived, that I was loath to lose upon the 14th of November Inst The amends for what appeared to us a want the grand ideas that I hid of Kings, Princes, shocks lasted over an hour, causing the of practice in the Chorus, Ministore of State, Senatore, & which, I collapse of innumerahlo dwelling honed Chorus, havover, Schafer's Sonntagslied
f had gathered
from Trance in Fortunately the earthquake occurred at the supowo used to l
at the langh at Ir is notified in the hate that nine my
w that the people wars (Kreutzer), was sung with great precision Eng hour of 8 fish fur months' leave of absence has been granted danger in Siste aftales, when there was any able to retreat from their houses, and the and affect, the dust, tenors and second basses
affairs, but
but now I do ezaise loss of life was liited to eight individuals, to Mr Justics Rossell on medical certificate them For we, at a distance, think the aighty or ninety being injured. The walls being very full.
temples, public offloos vis, four months' vacation leave and Ave wisdom of our governours will prevent all of the town,
bat those who know and see and
being
these
things
the For Mercury)
F. R. Smith, M.A..
to
€129
we imagine, and of the most starting ad
of Chin to begin the discussion.
at
14 $28.70 154 $5,60
30.030
1 .....29.906
4. PMI
29.000
Temperature Mesars Schönberger and Sangster acted
Professor Donglas said the Chinese men. ↑ (Taken at Muere Falconer & Co.'s Promises,
Green's Plurich.) Pay untrustworthy, and the only months leave on, half salary. Consequent Ministers every day see that there is noddings were all considerably injoras acompaniats, the latter gentleman con- incumbent of the Cathedral, stopped on i
Howosova, March 31 and this distress amongst the homeless
the platform and delivered what must be of getting the population Was by the on Mr Russell's departure Mr. E. J. Ack wisdom in them, and that they are a parpell and hunger at the Mennialist has accord. It may not be cut of place here to say dresses that have ever been hoard in Shang- little interest in statistics. They did not Da
arch en inclemons season inducting.
comparative method, as Orientals took very BAROMETRA.M of igurant, suntless bodies, who mind soyd, Registrar of the Supreme Court, has nothing but sating sad drinking, and roting ingts sent an officer with fls. 1,000 for word of two abopt the formation of the hai. He said fast many of those pros as understand them. Sir Richard Tott ple's been appointed Acting Puisno Judge Me aboak, and know no more of the country distribution amongst the
who sufferers.
would bastonished at its presence on method, however, would only give an
the districts A G. Wise, Folico Magistrate, to be 4oting or the situation of it, por of the nu has orders to enquire into the actual ex-Mures Club, which is without doubt one that platform and many more would be proximato estimate, as some of the THEKONSTER ENTE
Do. to depopulation , tent at the disaster in concert with the ubers, strength, and circumstances of it, Registrar, Official Trustee, Registrar - they never had bron in There Prefect and to see that the charity provid.of the most successful organisations of the astonished at what he had to day. Though of the country were would have to Companies, and Lnd Officer; and Mr Ein no depending on news in London; there ed roaches those for whom it is intended kind which has ever been formed in this he had been shown by many of them as by farine und ob us,
was a lyo for every day I was there, and The Memorialist lears that the earthquake Colony. A little over a year ago, a few of their mizuster he grieved to say that until be allowed for in any competation. Mackean to be Acting Police Magistrate.
very day be bad never found the Other speakers followed, and the pro- every one of them the Boglish believed, extended to pisces in the vicinity of Pu the musical men of Hongkong conceived pesta and joy that Mr Sindd had spoken vedings terminated with votes of thanks to finding it was agreable; and the Court is no érh Tuo but details have not reached the idea of forming a small association of Had God toquired his (ale Smith's) Bir R. Temple and the chairman
These gentlemen all assumed their
spective duties this morning.
better formed than the vulgar,
yet
that
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