No. 6797-MAY 11, 1885.] Meams Adamson, Bell & Co. inform us that the Gordon Castle, from London, will leave Singapore for this port to-morrow, As will be sten in another column, the
*Pooples' Concert Commitico" whose curts
Magistrate of Polica, who imposod a fine of Bob, and in addition $3 per head for each of the 48 essengers in excess of the bum her allowed by the local law. The total fines amounted to $194.
THE CHINA MAIL.
river flotilla, Thy must word, as Mr Scott freshness and vigour which can only be im-roads, supposed to be infested with the parted to a personal narrative. As stated in numy, and beyond the assistance of the his preface, however, the author has not rg saya, embarked for Santai without any frained from making use of the best infor- hitch at all, het the state of things at the
ing at the 12th
was anything but perfect; object. in fact, the greatest state of confusion The Chinaso authorities, having laid tormation obtainable from the latest French disharkatian of the troops on the even- pedoes off some of the ports, are now in a and other works relating to the French Eubank of the bai, wat n the right
The plaintiff was not behind with me webap land Lot 884-mont
trast was taken from this man was that Mr used in the filing in or thei and witness had no fault to and with him. He could only day the reason why the con-
object, Sharp wished it, and the defendant did not
HiR
ital, suffering from a severo paustored d on the right side, and will not be appear at the Police Court at leas until the 18il instant, to which dato thi onse was remanded,
·PIRACY.
well deserved apport in the Temperance quandary, as they cannot find thou again, pire in the Far East. The book is very reigned supremo, the Admirat himself, while Lordship said the plaintiff said he sait smugglers, charged with picating the pinion of counsel at hoino on that case,”
to entertain the public met with so much
Hall, advertise that they will give a concert in the City fall. This will be the final effort of the Committee for the season, and, now getting although the weather in rather warm for holding publia enter ara anre the programme tainments, 3 will be such a to draw out a large
umber of the Community. Their Excel Standard, in a loading article on the Incies the Govornus, and Major-General Franco-China war, now happily concluded, Cainerion have expressed their intention to puta the case vory pithily thas: The at bag led France on, slap by step, untit sliú has attend. As the announcement states, the tempt to carry out aggression on the cheap performers will consist of several well-summitted every available mitt to this way, known amatoure as well si those who met has donnded Algeria of many of its most trust worthy troops, has lost by lighting, with success at the Temperance Hall. By and still more by disease, a very consider permission of Col. Graves and the Officerale number of men, and now finds herself, of the 'Buffs' the band of the Regiment will for all practical purp sus, little better
than she was in the earlier stages of the also attend. We may stute that the con- struggle. eerl is to be given in aid of the funds of the Temperance Hall.
reached
which
Poles were cartel to variou
it in to
+F
Mr. Bir mid the plaintiff did not object cancellation was that it was desired to alter
Mr. To Cheuk, clork to to him. ile believed one reason of the the shape of the cutting, Bird, was called It appeared he had been in court while His Lordship said that would not add to Mr. Master said he thought the witness the value of his evidence. was out of court; his evidence, however, the previous evidence was being talen
was only as to the cancellation of the contract.
(Before Beth Magistrale. Į
STRALING BALKİNGS”-
ing along Lasear Road, on the 8th inetant
the aorming party, through the heart. nceupied as long, and as he had an engage-earings from a woman, while she was walk- Will each bilet le brought down his mument for the afternoon he shuld journ and when the Legien broke through he was the case to foulay. In the meantime ha Burgasted that Mr Master should consider baronsted with his finger on the triger. the
his client's position in the face of the
measured the amount of earth which had been filled. but the amount which had evidenes which had been given by Mir Bird. That gentleman had stated that he had not
The
ten.
Thore is a sheat to which I wilt to draw four attention, and it is with referencs to ho case which Mr. Taylor brought against he Company before proceeding to propose the adoption of the Report and Accounta my state, with reference to the enquires which were made by some shareholders at our last meeting, that we have taken the and although on many of the points raised are wrist, generally, that an appeal at the boating it is in our favour, and we would be arguable, still, as on one point counsel ars of opinion that the balance of have thought it advisable not to carry the All vse further, and we have submitted to the chances of success would be against us, we
decizion of the Supreme Court here, our costs in the auit aro provided for in the accounts now before you, and it may be satisfactory to you to know that, in the opinion of the eminent lawyers wo have consultod, the Revision Clausos. in our Articles of Association are perfectly valid, and there is no reason to apprehead any fore I put the resolution to the meeting, asking the shareholders to pass the ropert, similer difficulty on future occasions.--Ble
I shall be glad to answer any questions you may have
out to me.
Messrs FH. Ball, W. Brand, H. R. Hearn, E. H. Lavers, W. Walter, A. C. Westnil and A. G. Wood were slected as the Directors of the company; and Mosers Agustus White and Peter Marleau ns All- Altura,
for the current year. This concluded the business of the or dinary meesing.
The
Lam Ayau sad Wong Afat, described as Kan Man Shnu trading junk on the 28th Aprü, werethis morning each ordered to find
The statements made by the witnesses for the description of the attuck upon and cup
months. Off Sharp leak, recently, a number of these printed and bound and is provided looking for his men alore, riding almost engines of war bike adrift, and six times with a may, compiled from the latest into the enemy's outer linos. After this,
one surety of 910, or go to guol for six
armed with inaskets and knives, boarded topadots floatud pust the Telsin white that sources of information on the topography tare of the Black Flag stronghold the
the prosecution in the case were to the
account of the struggle yet
effect that prisoners and four other mon. their boat, about midday, on the 28th ult. vessel was loading there for Shanghai. Some of Fronth Indo-China, and suvocal, plaus hardest fight of the campaign probably
Proscentor and bis men were driven below, of theus torpedoes wure picked up, but
Flag sentry, posted at the entrance to others reunained floating about. One passed outained, for the most part, from natire. the best
and romnited there until tizo afterrioon of by the French officers that theso native the outworks of the citadel, gives a vivid
the following day, when prosecutor and two of kin inay were allowed to come up within a few feet of the Yehain--N-G. D. actrees. During the campaigh it was found published. The incident of the Black News,
warriors - The artillery was got lute posi
They were told that if they would brand tion of a little mom a quarter of a milo 0%),hd,
The witness, who was examined in pidgin over 100 tacts they would be sot free. The record of the campaign extends up, and sorride fre was opened to cover sketches of detached districts were remark idea of the s irit and plek of these hardy
Who's of the top of the gateway, kuult of English, stated that he fally explained the Not having ku money, they promised to Hongkong. The thieves consented to the ally accurate and reliable.
There was hardly a quara stond him.
By in Lordship-Lo Ting aid nothing arrangement on condition prosecutor signed and it seems almost a pity for the complete large slabs of conglomerate, was literally whole matter to the plaintiff, who muder pay the amount if they were taken to
font of the fuce that he not its bullet to the capture of Hang-hoa, in April 1881. the advance of the saling party. The
mark. It seemed impossible that any when witness told his Mr Sharp wanted to a bond to the act named. This was done,
No questions being asked, the report and neus of the work that the publication of the blown away.
creature could be there and live, yet when end the contract. He asked witness why, and they all went to Yau-ma Ti. Hero
The following resolution was then adopt- book was not delayed uubi Mr Scott's ac
who had been stationed between the hamlank so that work. Ho tell Lo Ying when where they were invited to sit down and accounts as presented were passad.
raised. While this engaged the police drop-ed, unanimously-That the following di- vidonda for the your 1884 ha declared, viz.: count of the French march to Langson in
hos ad the wall was, at the final guilt, he received the 8807 th that fiuished the partake of a cup of fan until the money was
Intervat on the amount of the Capital paid February last could have reached home and it came to the Gual assault the Black Flag and wituus toid aim- Mr. Bird ro like defendants with preoutor went to a shop,
Tung Apna, and another Chinamanped in upon them, and carried thers off
up at the rate of 10 per cont. per annum ; han incurporated in the work. So far an it goss, however, the story of the campaign found standing faithful to his post, with his pigin.
actige belt rund his waist and his Wiu-
and 20 per cent. Bonus on not premia of -is incat accurate and is told in an onsy hd
chester_repeating rifle charged to the fall.named Afung, in the empley of Bir Sharp,
contributing shareholders. Savs the Straits Times of the dih instant graceful styls which cannot, fail to be ontor. The entera athangth of que arcign Legion give evidence as to the amount of work
was outside, the cranes beating and the done.
Bir. Master sail that concluded lus case.
Ip Awah was sentenced to waire months His Lonship sail he had not anticipated It is reported that a young Jewish gently-taining if not absolutny enthralling,
In the opening chapter, the auther trumpets antuding the charge; but he stood
his ground and fired us
He shot M. if he was
the luler of that the hearing of the case would have hard labour for having snatched a pair of Two inquests were held at the mortuary man who was formerlyn lerk to a well- this afternoon before the Corner, Mr. known firm, but for the past three or four tells the story of the lie ago
when
FRANCE AND CHINA. II. E. Wodehouse, and a jury. In the first months bas been doing business on his own
, and is anxiously awaited of Francis Garnier and Dupuis, two or three days. We suppress his
A handful of sailors case the onquiry was concerning the death account, has not turned up during the past French adventure in Tongain, the days
Chairman-It was intended to hold er of the
In spite of the bravery of the Black Flags
THE PLACE NOGOTIATIONS.
an accordinary general meeting of share- of a Chinese woman who died on Friday by sumo
Says the Shanghai Courier of the 4th last from the effects of opiam piect. Then, as it is possibio he may be still in midshipman and
Singapore, but it is whispered that there is would capture a citadel defended by 'a
touglas with no light hand upon
inetnul-A rumour was cursat this after-holders, and it was announced for this ovidence went to show that the unfortunate sume botter reason than wolucky speculat. thousand Anusites and lay down the law they were obliged to accent to the superior 10 a whole province. Then, as mure re. The mischa the French furce.
likely,
ths proxies of our London shareholders are woman had purposely swallowed an overies in opium for his disappearance.
Totes the 16th Doc.they admittedly killou plaintiff was no bebing with his tract, peace negotiations botirden M. Patenotre to some launderstanding which his arisen, as will be seen from the apponded letter not available for use, and consequently we
have not sufficient number of duse of opinm with the intention of doing
Os the 14th April, the Monkden cor-cently, the Civil representative of the in the cruel work of the Tarcos after they en-
Mr Bird's clerk also said almost the suras
ropresente i to enable us to pass the special away with horseli. The jury returned s
respondent of the N.-C. D. Nincs writes vernment would step in and render null nadrol the town of Soutai, on the night af | been cut away, and he further said that the ngon that a rapture had taken place us the afterucon, but i regret to say that, owing
void the kurvis enterprise of naval officers men, women, and childeen everything and that he had no fault to find with him. and Já Ch'nng-tang. The thing
Tientsin, 29th April, 1885. verdict of feln da es,
follows:-At length,
The same they came across. and pioneers of commerce.
A chapter is given to a description and thing that the contract was cancelled by from our Tientsin correspondent:---
The Viceroy La has received the vinit of Resolution of which notice has been given. The other enquiry was with regard to the to a paper se
than the et sanguine circumstances allen ling the death of a co-indeed sooner
of us anticipated, the telegraph is about chapter contains a very good description vi history of Nam-diah, scarcely as entertain-Mr Sharp simply because he did not like it. rich district of tiff's work had not beets measured and he lis employed at the Takoo Sugar Refinery, unite in with the rest of the world the natural features of the entry, the ing than tuces on Hanoi and Suntai. Nam. It therefere pened to him that the Monsieur Fatenôtre, and his returned it, The extraordinary meating will thorofoxo the delte, and besides being au important had not been paid for what he had done. but negotiations have made no progress; on not take place to-day but will be convened On Saturday last decayed was employed beyond. o the cigʻith story of the largo building places on the road between Newchwanz driver and incuntain systems, &c. Mr Scott dinh is the chief city af
This is considerably below of the flourishing industry of incrustation, enough earth on the Inland lot to fill up the very outset of discussions, and re- July. The object of the meeting, as you or inlaid work in wood and mother-of-pearl, this Marine Lest; it aight be found to be ference has to be made to both Psking and are aware, was to altor clsuge 44 of our Haloading som sugar which was being his place during the winter, and now that estimates the pemlation of Tonquin at agricultural centre, it is the head-quarters They did not low whether there would be the contrary a serious difference arose at for a later date, probably some time in
the thaw is once again anter of the soil, 12,000,000.
rapidly act
from home, it was noticed that they requir onvoyed the apper fur by means of these polos nro doubtles being
As the Viceroy of the Canton provinces, od the first Ravision of the ab re list to take tho hit. The wagon, with a number of up. It will not be at all strange if the fina given or most French anibori-which has reached a high state of excaflearn all stone when it was cut further into, and Paris, Nothing will be done until debat articles of association by striking out the
line is
Carried to the far nath. What is ties, some of whom place it as high as in Tomain. In the immediate neighbour. there was nothing in the contract which tive instructions have heen received, and date. 1886 and substituting therefor the
natives have becil converted by the French where else than this Tuland Lot
the Company commenced busiuose, although wanted now and what will, bags of au gar up it, had
uxpected, come befure very bing, is a rail- 20,000,000, int it is probably nearer the hood of Nan-dinh a large proportion of the boned the man o te take earth from any the delay will he at least six days, perhaps cate 1886. When our now articles arrived tha door upon the level of decuszod was standing to receive it, way to the north, say from Kirin to New-etud amber, as many farmer estinate Missions, and it was principally from these contract was for two distinct things- when suddenly the chain which worked chwang. Such a railway woaki per to were founded upon au average which holds cunso is to the Christian faith that Dr.to eut earth away from Inland Lot 394, the Fatal of Yunnan, and many great offi- place this year, or any two years only after ealtivatim indreds of Chousat of acres good for the districts in the della, but are Harmand, while he was Commissaire Geo-and to fill in the Marine Lot. It seemed nials have protested against any turrus of
-way of amicable discussions for naked to vote for a few wooks hence, will the work done Mr Birdies in the- the patter by which the-wagon is raised, of splendid sal lying untouched in the not applicable to thin, until recently, little and of Fouquin, recruited the native lovies to him that the plaintiff had only been peace that are based on any cession of An- three years after its legal incorporation, and renote northi, as cartage of gen is known and thinly populated provinces of which were enrolled in the corps of Tial paid for what is had cut away, and not for nam-Toughing territory to France, and the the resolution which it was intended to broke, and the end of the heavy chain re
generally is healthy, and Mr Scant at- on the river Da, mit great-distance made his chaigu because he had peace are great. On the other hand, the have the effect of postponing the Revizion After Peking government, and of the Vicaroy members of the Company may be givoa cited with great furto, striking datamist expensive that tillage of anything but the north. The climate of the country leurs Anumites. Luno, which is situated what he had frited-in Wi-the plaintif spirit of the soldiers, is excited the diffient subrait to you today and was intended to
opium does not pay. -
Tributes the fever and dyreatery which from Nam-dinh, is the houd-quarters said it have besn su provaient amongst the Franch at the Frach Roman Cathrite Mission not taken the trouble to measure the wish at the French government, of the until next year, so that all the original That completes the business of the meeting- nboat the body and side and inflicting in-
opposition.
Mr. E. Davis Mr Chairman, there aro a From Shanghai papers, we observe that in garrisons to the imprudence of the allure. in Tonquin, as Ke-ot, a little abuse amonat the plaintiff had filled in. ternal injuries from which is expired on
The two missions divide the Bird's clerk, His Lordship was not at all or rather let us hops, will overcome all under the operation of the Rosision Clauses.
The military college is now Ermly estab the Spanish satisfied that tho plaintiff was made to un- thela between the way to tlw Civil Hospital, to which beacmad attack was made by about thirty The name of the country, Tongking, or Hai-duong, is that of the Spanish Mis- the evidence which had been given by Mr Li for pace is strong, and may overcome three working years before they can come
capital of the East, was first applied to country
to perform. Mr Baptista, in was at, oncu scat. Another coalie who was Chinese, believed to he soldiers dumissed rupted from Dunk-kinh, mesuing the siou. standing close to deceased at the time of from the Arsenal, on the hotel on the arc, but was aftor warils assumed to de-stations being all to the left of the Sig-derstand the nature of the act bo was being bed hura, nud, perhaps, from the classmen great many shareholders in this Company.
Mr Sont estimates the number of his evidenco, for Banui, simply moana right name the accident also received sono serers in-Yang-tsz Poo Read, known me the Point.' juries about the hoad from the broken owned by a foreigner, why, however, does/gnate the country. The term Ke-no, tui, o Red River, and the French to the called up bad said the plaintiff was paid | or cadets may arise some master of the art who neo connected with the loa trade; and 4 contempt of in former years and have been prevented lone, and his Lordship was not satis. and a well-organised printing work done, capital, and by far the finest native city in there are a lotining cuties and seminary, a afterwards said it was also payment for the Chinese elemental military qualities: Is at Blankow commencing so early- leath; 5 passive obedience; and then from attending this meeting. I should market. The description of Hanoi, the converts in Tonking at 500.000. At Ko-a08007 for breaking the contract, though he of war who will turn to account the live as eircumstances have turned out the sea-
vf 2507 as a som paid him Touquine Annam, with a various quar-fine cathedral t
the 250 fore Lud
I their respective industries, is very presa. The place is charmingly sitnatod fed that the plaintiff did not regard the endurance: 3 stabboro | many have had tis leave here earlier than
men who have already left the Settlement: the head boy to the value of ging picturesquo arul gives a good idea of the on the skirts of a flat lowland country, and payration of the breach of the contract.overrun Asia, and perhaps Europe. China therefore like to propose that, in futura
pted plec and its inhabitants. With regard to immediately opposite, on the other side of
Lieperal Saigo, a subdier of skill and ex who would have liked to be present.
The Chairtoan-It is always tho wish and some of the liqunts, zout wound some ite Annanese sperque, or cash, a miserable the Dai river, rises the abrupt wall of Why, otherwise; shank the plaintiff so is undergoing evolution, and the nation the meeting he held not later than the last in made in Hanoi, the author says:fanatic linustong peaks which forms the easily consent to the canceliation of the must nu be regarded as an actual rather week in April. There are several gentle.
was excessivo; there coolies living in the neighbourland, who
wstere mary of Tongking, and far-contrack! There
charged They are round, a litt'o mater than a
was no complaint against him, and whyperlunce, was groasis astonished when They have tak
as early as pursible; bat yearly meeting as guards, or the had rushed to see what the row was about.
building stone.
ure a big is the Poucranian g 890 emigrants, arrived at Singapore on the Inspector Bowker and a strong posse suing, with egter hole punched niches the good fathers with abundance of the amount has nothing to show that than as a merely potential milta power
contract without saying a word? He 1st instant, froca Odessa, and was to leave Police, on hearing of the attack, preveded the of sapper, mixed with from thirty toen advantago of this to build a gigantic should the plaintiff agree to the breaking cheld the garrison of Tiont-in. The men intention of the Directors to hold the lif
to the Point' in carriages, but they were too late to capture the robbers, who had forty per cunt, of zinc, but the majority cathedral or the model of the stered of the court shoes that Me Master iussian guards. Well equipped, motiva, this year wo found it impossible to hold it
and simpla edice al è
hornly. The Chiness artillerymen were and our liabilities and outstanding accounts at Saigon, and like it, with far-awayould consider big position hetween thun well drille3, they will rusist attack stok- early. Tus business is excudingly large, made of inc pe
minutes are very hely; and in order to cau THE Russian transport Rostema arrived at ded with their moty. One of the ailes
Aftor visiting Ke-se, Mr Scott want on to and Monday, and see if he could not coro Singapore on Saturday, the 2nd May, from was severely wounded on the head, another Sixiy of them make a Tien ten Tien wako anggestions of Notre Dame. Odessa, with 525 convicts (mostly Filists), was stabbed through the arm, and a third Quan, and when one has the whole aix
string A dog, These are tiet together in with a Mission station, and then to Ninh-Linh, With regard to the interpretation of the notice, and the speed, precision, and excel- jere very and having coaled at the Borneo Co's through the hand, while two or three hundred they are only worth nizopence. Pht-ly, military post not far from the te shina raugement with the plaintif put through their exercises at a few r Wharf, left on the 3rd for the island of others were slightly wounded,
the wonk breed, which had made itself bit of bamboo, which has an unhappy khack the nest southerly post held by the French tanellation of the contract to the plaintiff, tent order also wok General Saigo by our the least possible delay in the payment of Saghalien..
rator objectionable to the intruders, roof breaking, and thos it takes half an hour in Torgking. This place was rendered fa- he was not satisfied the man was made to prins. An invading force, with Peking for dividends, we are now going to pay the in-
who, in 1875 to gather a frame off the door. Ten Quan ons he the exploits of M. Hantafeuille, a understand the nature of the thing. That its objective, at now be very large, well terest on capital as well as the return on ceived a frightful gash from a sword.
esptarel was a matter to which the Chief Justice supported by reserves, and very fortunato, contributions. The recting was originally are tieù up in a bundle like a brick to form
the strong bastionned
country, and we could not have it then.
Mr E. Davis-I know it was the expres on and an Ammes fireman, but was or carefa, in dealing with Chinese, to place resistance even now. In another year, aez holidays came on, and people went up and was to leave for Saigon after couling, A SPECIAL, general meeting of the share-a Chuc, and when one has this it is! French widitadel with live sait. had repeatedly said one eculd not be tuo as Li's army will make a must strenuous fixed for the 28th of laat month; but the
aury to hire a coolie to carry seven and
sion of several who have already left that held this week, preventing them from holders in the Perak Sugar Cultivation penec. Tu addition to this the disread Company was held in the offices of the Co., sapèque in, absurd na may appear, liable
The Chairman-The Directors were more in Nanking Road, Shangil, on the after to the most ex raordinary actuations in
they regretted that the mosting ahuald ba ralus as compared-with silver. Sometimes when it was again taken by a force at Master said that after the suggestions France, great nalty offico has asked | attending noon of the 4th instant. Mr WY. Drans
than usually anxious to have the meeting THE M. M. Go' mail steamer Melbourne,mond presided and thore were shareholders it falle to which left Singapore on the 14th, arrived
present representing 3,867 shares.
only this year and have the tooteaters pre- et Colombo on the 18th April, making the resolutions were passed :-(1) That the
sent. Let they wanted to have a full Mr Hers have not pleasure in pro quorum to alter the articles of association.
dation; (2) expected her Singapore mail will be deli- vered in London under 25 days from there of the Company be and they are hereby to all Europeans in the country throughoat in the ha ande of a Connoittee of the campaign, owing to the scarcity of small S.silver dainage the few ten cunt pieces
and Directors for their very able and anc eessful management of the Company during Wɗ(N-C, D,_Neus) bolieva that at least Bertholders, consisting of Mepera W. S.
The meeting then separated. one of the Russian volunteer cruisers Wetmura, and E. C. Low, with power to which found their way to Haiphong from (Before the Hon. 4. J. Ackroyd, Puispe
posing a vote of thanks to the Chairman
the past year. which have boon at Vladivostock for some liquidate and wind up the Company and to Hongkong and Saigon being the only tent of F the median of exchange between the dollar time, has been ordered by telegraph to enter into an agreement of the assets (Mexican) and the cash, or figature, as the proceed to Hankow to load. This looks Company for the absolute Es if it was thought in Russia that there of the Company to a Company with liability French called the string of sophiques.
Mr. Scott has a very pour opinion of the would be do war. Another resael of this limited by alares (which Op sy is here- flcot, at present at Nagasaki, is expected after to be formed and called The Peral morality of the natives of Hanoi and also aorous in a few days.
Sugar Cultivation Company, Liuited), of their religions zeal. Though the emblem of Messrs Sharp, Johnson and Stokee) ugou such terms and constitions (aving al of the supreme spirit Tao, explained by the represented defondant. THE French Government has chartered vested rights an interests) and for such the following steamers for the conveyance consideration risications as they may of reinforcements to for quit:-Convagnie think fib, and to all such further acts Transatlantique, Carueda, France, and Sel- and things as they any sider somaty vader; Compagnie des Messageries Mari-ur desirable for carrying into offer these times, Amazons and Ara; Compagnie Na-resolutions. tionals, Chandarangor, olombo, and anu- ther; Compagnie Fraissiuot, Thiet and
olaia.
They bound, the ser The enquiry was adjourned till atresia in the persisen, on the ring
of the 2nd instacat
ants quil some of the work-people glasping Thursday next at the Magistracy for the
contained £3, stile property attendance of ons of engineers from the ou the premises, rothed the bill, which only Refinery to give evidence as to the cause of the accident
The Russian transport & Fetersburg, with
for Vladivostock after cooling.
THE French gunboat Leon, from Cherbourg, arrived at Singapore on the 4th instant,
Another Fraich nan-of-war passed through Singapore the same afternoon from the westward.
Two
the old
B
the middle. The best of them are
Line
a
песен.
Ота
-
deed by the Frunch, civil authorities to evacuate the post, which contained in the hauds of the Anamnese till September, 1683
its
is thirty Fronch zobliers. . own intrinsic value, which is dassunt beyond the power of human lang
But
age, even of Anamese languere
about the unfortunate phys
passage in a little over 4 days, and it is Company be and it is hereby put in liquid it was a source of sore inconvenience
another.
day,
That the airs and seacts
Review.
011
FRANCE AND TONGKING.*
(To be continued.}
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
Judge). Monday, May 11.
10 YING C. GRANVILLE SHARY,-8930 65.
Mr C. Even appeared for the plaintiff and Mr G. O. C. Mactor (From the office
In this он
philosopher Lac-tsu, is seen inscribed the doors of the jong-houses, the gables of onses and elsewhere, the people appear to vo tile idea of its menuing, ruch religion as there is being a kind of Shamanism."
An interesting description is given of native wedding in Han, but the ceremony differs little from the Chines
which occurred on the 16th
F
a
таго
numbers and
any heprovement in the present race of offices is possible-an open and much de bated question sucessful invasion of
ns they are. Chihli wight over-pass the resources of
The case was then adjourned until this himmalt begend all chance of suspicion
The Chinese th case being called this morning,
Capi, Lang, R. N.. to rotoru, as ke expressed by his Irdship on Saturday ha saw his chient with regard thing would attempt to supersede British naval drill by and he thought the whole have beon sottled. There was, however, Gera naval drill has utterly failed As a question as to rosvipt still unsettled the British aard drill, whether goud or between plaintiff and defendant, and thora-tad, has been in fores since 1867, it was
naked that the care should be grass error to try to uproot it and discard it fore he He thought that in all probability the that the officers and men who had served Captains Tracy, Luxmore, and Lang, did matter would be settled further adjourned until he saw his client, at a day's notice, and it is not surprising netako kindly to the too sudden, and radical changes which Captain Sobalin tried to enforce, with, perhaps, exceRSIVE changes real; he should have made Kradually, and by conciliatory methods.
In reply to the Court, Mr Ewens said his instructions were to give a receipt for the full amount of the claim with costs.
Mr Master and Mr. Sharp wanted to Mr Ewen said he would give a receipt Lava a receipt for a certain Egize,,
His Lordship-In full satisfaction of all foll discharge of the claim in the aution. chains?
a contractor, sues defendant for bitt, who isecit will he raisembered plain-in payment of work done in connection with The case was again before the Court both on Saturday and this morning. filling in certans ground on defendant's lots.
We had to look into mat
Mr 3. G. Bird (uf Messrs Bird and they aros before or after the Chineno New Michaelson, W. Howie, C. Cromis, E. Bur- of ground between two public roads; alto-
TELEGRAMS. The following telezrams are taken from the Rangoon Bastle:--
--It Mandalay thro' Thayelmy, April 17. THE NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE
is reported that the robber band which took COMPANY, LIMITED. The second only gerd meeting of Bhao has then captured by Chinese troopa in Younan and that the Chinese Govern- Mr Zwens I don't know of any other the shorebalders this Company was held
et tite Shanglu Club, nad os at the effices ment are about to dospitch an Embassy to claims my client has go
His Lordship mean on this contrast of the Company, using to thead being in Bhamo and to demand payment of tribute
the brids of worksen, on the afternoon of due to the Emperor.
pril 19.-A tremendous fire Bombay, April Mr Master said Mr. Sharp wanted a ro- On Saturday, Father Vigano, recalled, produced the memorandum he had prepared ceipt in full discharge of all claims for work the Bih instant. Mr. H. Lavers (Chair-
Mears F. H. Bell, W. Brand. H. B. Henn day destroying a large quantity of hay A ride out from Bangi along the as to the amount of work done by plaintiff done either before or after the last Chinese man) prosided, and there were also prosent has been raging all day yesterday and to-
He estiraated, from measurements, that this New Your.
His Lordship said be thought if a settle. W. Walter, 4. C. Westall and A. G. Word purchased by a ring in anticipation of or Nad to Sentai gives the author
whole work done amounted to 8,295) cable fight in which
disputes arising out of the contract, who berwald, J. F. Cheatham, MeDault, St. The bay had been stacked on a large plot THOUSANDS of bunts leave Ningpo at this Trustworthy information upon the sub- opportunity to describe the ground upon wards, and allowing 2 sonis par cubic yard tient was marle it should be of all claims of (Directors) J. J. Buchh istor, O. Rude-urs from the Commissariat Department.
which was fought the
asister, M. W. E. Burmeister, J. Walter, gether there were waarly seventy great time of the year to engage in cuttle-fish- ing, but as the French ships L Galianière, jet of the recent French campaigns in the adventurous Garnier was killed, and the amount due to plaintiff was $2,673.75.
Mr Evens zaid that after what had fallen L. Pila, W. White, P. G. Hibbs, H. Evans, stacks, not one of which was saved in half The loss is R. Francis, J. the stacks became involved. Estaing, and Neilly, are off La Kong, Tonquin and the progress of French cole where, afterwards, Riviers and many
R the boatmen have been afraid to go cut. nial enterprise in Further India generally men with him fell before the prowess of Talwer was-sisa called on Saturday, for Year.
Chinaxe
D. Starkey, and Forster, tur occasion the French last eighty-seven yards of work to be done under the from his Lordship he would ask the case. Gebhardt, A. Tibert, H. Hertz, E. Davis, an hour after discovery of the fames, all Under these circumstances the authorities under flag of trace have been must of necessity be of considerable in the redoubtable Black Flags. On the lat the defence. He said there were 56,000
The Churaisa asid-Gentlemen, with and the fire is suspected to be the work of communicating with the French comman-terest to the trading community of Hong-killed and wounded out of a force al four contract for $7,500, which would gire to be adjourned, until he could see bin. E. Tavlor, H. Gipper Kenyard estimated at between four and five lakhs of
your permission we will take the micutes incendiaries
Simia, April 22-The Government of der on the subject-N.-C. D. News.
kong, situated as the Colony is in close rela hundred, and Hanoi was within an ace of rate of 10 cents per cubic yard for cutting client
of the last general meeting and the Report little garrison massacred. The same disfied in the contract that plaintiff way to cut day.
uf the Directors as read. We have moooh India has decided to sell not more than Says the N-C. D. News of the ith in- tions with the now French possessions is being wrested from the French and the cut, carrying and alling in. It was speel. The case was then adjourned until Fri Dasis (ecretary), representing 1,575 votes. Rurson. There was no insurance effected
Police Intelligence As French writers on the trict was the scene of General Bouet's first away the earth he required to fill in from
pleasure in subuisting to you the Directors 54,000 chests of Bengal Opium during the stant The last trip of the Ingo was a Indo-China.
serious engagemout with the Black Flags on lot No. 83 Witness had afterwards to Witness found that the
(Before &. Maskean, Bog.)
Report and statement of accounts for the calendar year 1886 The exact quantity with rapid one, and is worthy of mention. She
rubbish.
Monday, May 11.
Half Year ended 31st December last. They and the proportions in which Patus and left Shanghai at 5 am. on the let instant subject hard for some time been parsis the 15th August 1883, which terminated speak to plaintiff about filling up the lots
have hoes in your possession for some ti Bazares Opium will be old will be an
think you amonnted to 2,175 yards, which, at 15 cents for Nagasaki and returned at 5 p.m. yeater-tently endeavouring to point out, Hong by both parties having to suspend open earth which plaintiff had cut from lat No. 634
nounced hereafter. arade
the amount due to plainti
and speak for themselves, and I THEFT FROM THE STEAK "LAUNDRY.
Lendos, April 23,-- The statement that thus making the round trip in four kong should benent more than any other tions on account of the disastrous floods
that they shos vory. Batisfactory Til agre the aesort which follows, of the
Innerancio França Rozario, who is al- days twelve houm. At Nagasaki sha took in 900 tons of coal as cargo, and 50 tons for port in the Far East from the opening up
operation which took sight to commercial enterprise of the rich and attack and capture of Sentai by the Freach $407.23. B-siles this amount, plaintiff
watel belonging to MH M Ho he received 87.25. The amount the
The re
Prquiums ogrned are con-off's latements regarding the Panjden with Mr Scott in De particular.
plaintiff then claimel, $3,000, was absurd, pared Tila transport service was on course, provided that the trade of the
were embarked and landed without a high presented. Witosa should say it would Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, was charged unde
to any that so far as can be satining, announces that the negotiations be of claims settled towards a settlement and that Eng Governments are not ten- THR N.-C. D. News hears from Fecehow country bo not fettered by the intposition this occasion extremely good. The men and Lu caly laughed when the account was Bavia, Acting Chief Accountant of the the Company under its dew constitution is nake further enquiry into General Kenar opmumissariat were quite perfect; a state of Vigns to be able to tell the now work haring stolen a pair of trousers from the rear of the Company's latency, and I am Daily News, in a loading article this mor
Tapucses from the statement le band outstanding to that Tao Tsung-t'eug is on his last legs of prohibitive or proferential duties and any kind, and the arrangements of the be quite impossible for the Rev. Father this morning by Inspector Hinnaton, with eiderably larger than during spy previous affair has not yet been conarmed; but the
in company
closed Consola yesterday compares not unfavourably witli past years. Inspector Swanston that he, Plaintif by
the defendant's day before, and all the business of the
A comparison can scarcely be drawn betract was fully explained to carpe has to be transacted by trusty sub-information upon tas physical features of arrangements for the march on Bacninh. this was not. The cancellation of the eon-
but as I have said, the accout louka vory Lohors, April 29.-The Viceroy en ar- Afterwards ha came to witnona and Lisandry Co., rust to Litt Pere ordinates. It is said that when sows of the impending pease was conveyed to him the country now added to the Breugh tween the transport arrangements for the witness's Chinese clerk, and he understood with Mr Hurley, the manager of the There are of course a number of risks yot much
In the case of the entirely different
tinued in the Report, including the transfer sembled at noon of the 21st. The mat. the old man rose from his coach in delight dominions; its natural products; some in- two expeditions, as the circumstances asked him if Mr Sharp was going with house, Prayu hast There they opened de- to run off, and average claims to be paid, at 900
teresting the chervance on Sontal by far the larger number and found in a pair of well and we consider it safe to recommend rival at Simla lost no time to call together pravity and importance. of exceptional Reserve Fund. You will observe raster and habits of the natives, as well of troops were embarked on the gunboats bo should be able to get the job le also famisi rosora, the property of Mr Shop-
The case was remanded for further of substantial sun to form the cominence tera deit with are believed to have beets
ment of a Darth on the cute lot was just as imperant
froza the Report that we have written off 20 There is no truth, in the statement that in per cent. for loss on cur claim on the case of war an income tax of from free to
will be imprsed; nothing The German steamer Fidelio, Captain as a graphic account of the French and numerous junks towed by thun, and asked witness whether the worlt woull be herd, of Bussra Batterfield and Swire. The the interia appropriation of profits men gether, the Executive Conncil, which us
miles up the Song. and lauded at
objcated to the plaintifalling in with Broeks, arrived at Singapore ou the 1st int. campaign of 1894. Mr. Scott writes with had simply to be transported about twenty onder his supervision. This cuting of the trousers were stolen on the 16th April..
Uriental Bank Corporation in Liquidation, eight per cent. from Hongkong, having a license from the
as explained in the Heport, the Dires the kind is yet contemplated by the author. and, Government here to carry 473 passengers, the pen of a ready writer, and as most of airy point selected under cover of the guns as the filling in of this other and he should cngstries
Colonel Fergus Grahnur kas taken over but having on board only 420. On arrival the incidents of the campaign recorded the small division which went overland have
thrungh & conntry already in the postas pleted.
By His slip-The reason witness
cover any loss on that account. Since the thers, having noSingapore license, the vessel urred before his praefes whilst he was marching along a comparatively good road anything elsu bature the cutting was com was boarded by an officer of the Master At-
It appears the men had had a dispute Balance Sheet was printed, we have reseived charge of the dution of Military Secretary tandants department, and on her being mea, the country in the capacity of a special won of the Frenok. In the advan on
Briere de L'Isla's force, after orca creasing of that whiçit was filled in was because the sured the Captain was told he had 48 are orrespondcut, his descriptions boer the Bagninh, on the other hand, of Ceneral measured the amount of earth cut instead
tors believe that this will be suficient to ties concerned,
by the el passengers then was allowed
Narative of the Campaign of 1984 und the on the river, the transport department had to contract was to cut froin the one lot to fill Passenger Bhips ordinator On the fol lowing morning, Captain Brock was sumaru of Fartal: Today Janam Gore Bottoway provide for a march of some thirty miles into the other. Witness could not say that about money maltors, and the slagger was from the Liquidator a dividen of 50 per to the Viceroy, succeeding Lord William, moned before R. 8. O'Connor Ras Senior Tondon: User Unwin, se Poterant | Chrough a country of paddy fields, without the earth available for the purpose on I brought in to settle is. Complaint is in cent on our pisica-bout Tls. 23,000 Beresford, proceeding home next week.
ship'
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hours and gave employment to 700 peo populous provinces of Tonquin; always, of under Adrairal Courbet, we must differ † was to receive $100, making the fall ready andər remnand on a charge of inring: results so fursa the first year's working of the Russian Government has refused to
ple,
His memory is so bad that he cannot rotates. member une day what was told him the
able to go home
and rest.
says:
concerned.
tween the
Mr. Scatt's book contains a fund of things which was in marked contrast to the from the old unless it was staked out, which | preniess if the Hongkong Steam Lanndry, the percent moderata and diagrance will not bo extended:
the
AVS STABBING SALE. Tso Awing a bricklager, was charged with having eat and wounded Keang 10th instant, S Acheung, a boatman, with a dagger, on the
of