- No. 6871,- August 5, 1885]-
Tas concesion of the Cosmor's inquat yesterday upon the European who was found with a bullet wound in the head in the caffée-shop in Cochrane Street was in every way unsatisfactory, and we cannot but think that had farther evidence bean callod samo further light might have been thrown upon the mysterious and fatal owarranco, soit Ionat as to have established the identity of the deceased. The evidence of the keeper of the coffee house was anything but sale factory and his statement that he had not giver the deceased leave to sleep in the cockloft, of his shop was in direct opposition
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CHINA'S MILITARY FORCES,
•{Fram, Chie: Correspondent:)
•
THE CHINA MAIL
Tientsin, 21st July, I have the following: notes, taken by observera, from the French point of view, which are worthy of attention.
The Chinese, soldiers of Yunuan and
CORRESPONDENCE.
cente given to the constable to go to the ad Court a useful, powerful, and effective poor box.
A coalie, named Lou Awa, was sent to three weeks hard labour for stealing two dollars' worth of salt fah from a chopkeeper in Salt Fish Lane on the 4th inst
Tientsin
July 23rd, 1885. Admiral Enomotto's visit has not boon entirely in vafti; he ins succeeded with la Hung-chang in getting the conditions of the Supplementary Treaty of the 18th April carried out, viz: that in which H. H. the father of the King of Korea, Dat In Kun, pormitted to return to Koran
institution; be has been ably seconded by his superior i in offfes; and his reward for alf this is disunisani, at the belost of the Tao-tai and in oonesquence of the hopeless incompetency of the Charge d'Affaires in Peking. It appears to us, therekre, that a duty, prompted alike by considerations, of gratitude as well as of private and public interest, devolves upon all foreigners here, of whatever nacionality they may be. A atrong Protest against the action of Mr O'Conor should be drawn up, and signed by every man fra who acknowledgos the fact that it was in defending public liberties that the late British Assessor in- carved his dismissal from office. We wish to put the raattor phinly, and harsh as the word dismissal may sound it is that and nothing less that has taken place. Tho
to that of the woman La. Alni, who distinctly The Commander-in-chief left Halpheng on dirty, and sometimes had no food for days thorough change, and if the war had gons because mens exists; but if there be anyTherefore Shiu Taoli, formerly Aoling cane against Mr O'darior in ao trong that
stanes, un on a former occasion, made the
mame jury do duty on the distinct en- quiries, that of the Chinons boy who killed by a-fall down-stairs, the homicido en board the Marquis of Lerne and the
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SUPREME COURT. IN ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION. Before His Honour B. J. Achroyd, Pune Judge.).
JUDGMENT.
Wednesday, August 5.
CHEONU PO :
''CRUSARER,' } CRUSADER . OKLONG PO. Í These cares, which arose out of a collision which occurred at wear the Kuong Tye Fung junk, of which Chaong Po is the mas- ter, and the British steaner Crusader, voro heard by his Lordship, mainted by Liest à E. McMurdo, Firat Littenant of H.D.M. receiving ship Victor Emanuel, is Asussur,
From the 8th July considerable inquie-
the dolonsive. At Bac-nink the Chines soldiers ran away, and neither they nor tode was manifested at Saigon, where most
their officers could do brought to faca tho To the Editor of the CHINA MA contradictory reports and staring rumon
formouting fire of skirmishers in front of
Aug. 5. wereputin chenlation concerning the oventa
the attaking French columns. Then it NIB-I observe that at the special occurring at the Capital of Annem, founded
was found that the Chinese learned to sessions of the licensing Justices hold in stand rifle fire, and made pits, abitis, and the Police Court, not the Justice's Room at upon a private telegram received from Bee
other protections with skill and quickness the Magistracy, yesterday, Mr Wodubouse and couched in the Jaconic terms Hud
so that to dislodge then it was necessary to presided. It has been the invariable cus use strong machine-gun fire. The Chinese tom at such meetings for the sitting Magis taken, I am fe. Some days after, the M. Kwang, who wore in Tonquin, were found ways of noakralizing the effect of texte of thoday to take the gluais. M. 9. S. Suljon brought up same further exceedingly ill equipped-in fact, their Gatlings, and 9lbs. rided cannon had the informed that bir Mackenn was the prasid- intelligence, and, at the same time, made general equipment was lacking in almost to clear the way with abells at long ranges, ing Magistrate yesterday, but, though At last the Chinese casod to dread the can present at the mosting, he did not asine known the departure of General Courcy for all essentials. The clothing and head-dress non, they had become accustomed to attack his proper position. Can pon tell me why End, and shoescort which accompanied him, were bad, the men were, ill strod, and more of riffes and machine guns, and instead of this was thisly i
Yours, &o, and which appeared to give to thooxpedition often than not barefooted, there was no awaiting noenult they, nesaulted the French with grist energy and detoriniuation. The
ENQUIRER the character of a military demonstration. camp furniture, the men were distressingly conditions, at the inst, bad undergone a [Thaco can be no question of precadence,
on, the French forces must have been very thing in what our correspondent states, stated on both occasions on which she wan the 1st July, accompanied by his chief together. It surprised the Freach ofcers largely incrassed, and the continual leasss then all we can say by way of explanation Admits of the Northern Squadron, now we as convinced that such a memorial as examined, that her master had given dè of the Staff, Lient Col. Cretin, the to and that under auch circumstances the would have been a dreadful and before is this: My Mackean doubtless knows his Acting Tsotai of To Ming Foo, and one of we propose, taken together with the firm consed permission to sleep there on the first second officer of bis stall, and Captain Chinese troops and irregulars had any long-as insupportable drain upon the reposition, and if not for himself, then for the Li Hung-chang's nominees for the Customs official protests that are being sent home to
sources of France,
sake of M: Wiso, he ought to insist upon Totaiship of Tientsin, was dispatched by the Foreign Ofico, will certainly have good night of his arrival: Doccased had not Baumont, commander of the Bouilla. Į cohesion whatever.
Of the Chinese oficers the French do not filling it.-E». C.M.]
Li Hong-olang to Po Ting Foo to con-results. From every point of view the only slept in the house for two tights but He took with him third bat-
duct Di I Kun here, for which place occurance ie most disastrous, and if over As regards transport of food and military speak well; the strength and goodnces of
Shin Total left on the 13th in the history of the Mixed Court cimes to ba had also had several meals there, and it talion of Zouves, 150 Chassirs of the stores, the deficitocios of the Chinatoworo the nation is in the common man tha economy of the Chinese regiments" the
mediately Shiu arrives at Pao Ting Foo, written the names of two British officials #soms very improbable that the proprietor slaventh battalion, and five guni, the ves-fatut. The country was no muited for French reparts do not descant, as but little
Dai In Kon will 'leave and may therefors will stand out as having bartered away the The exposted here on the 20 or 30th inst rights and privileges committed to their of a restaurant would supply food and sola comprising the squadron being the wheeled carts, but cao-wheeled barrows accurate information would be obtained about Chines
Koren; when there, jointly with his son, delivered To Si-yang ap to the tender He will go here in a man-of-war for care. One will be that of the Aeressor who quarters to a stranger without knowing Augon, the Phawior, the Ne, the could be used in most places, and would the organisation for war of
hordes. But the Chinese commandera wers something about lúm. The witnose, Lo Chasseur and the]Brandon. On his arrival have been most valuable to the Chinese if excellent strategists, and though they nevor
similar to Prince Chon now in China, will mercies of the mandarins: the other, that Pack heard of Cosar, Frederick, Jomini, Napo Alai, stated in her evidence that she heard at Hud he did not meet with the reception provided in adequate sunbers.
rule over Korea; therefore the state of the man who, by lis disastrous blunder ment in the Japan. Mail No doubt and incapacity, sacrificed the only British some say that docessed bed no place to ho had expected; he had offended the horses ought to have been plentiful. Thee, Carnob, Hailor, or Moltke, disposi tions woro rade, fanting movements way
Dai In Kan will not fail to remember Assessor who for years has adequately de- sleep, and that therefore her master bad Court, on the occasion of his presentation soldiers, in most cases, had to carry their planned and carried mut, and surprises wer
the kind set by Japan towards him.
fonded the rights and privileges of English- Li Heng-chang lately inued orders that men sident in Shanghai, given him leave to stop there. These by refusing to submit to certain humiliating own rifles and cartridges, and in addiziona continual that Generale Briera de Lish
and Negrier soon found they bad most
in H.L.'s visitors' book henceforth, Mr people, who apparently know the circumform of etiquette, and aging to the had to hear rice, wilitary stores, ammani watchful, active, and skilful oneruiva la con
Datring will not be outered as Mr Dotring, stances of the deceased, should certainly pride and obstinacy of the Regentation, &c., so that the one quality the tend against. In consequence the French
Commissioner of Customs, or like the THE TRAGEDY ON BOARD THE
"VALETTA.' have been called, as should also the coffein maintaining their proventions, he Chinese troops ought to have possemad expeditous were harassed, mada difficult,
Consuls, Mr So and S, Consul for fo and Sa, but as Dotring Ta Yin, on account of and the fatigue and incessant disquiet word
The following letter frota Bir Abbott, to Tongking ability-was neatralized and lost. The out the invasiers. The way in which the
his appointment as fuperintendent of the referring to the dreadful tragedy on board shop boy, who was on the premises who had decided the fatal shot was fired. Nr Wodehouses for reinforcemente. Then followed the French transport system, bad and insafi-heads of Briere de Lisle's forces were thros on the 6th and 7th July. According to the Northern Squadron, Superintendent of the Faletta, appears in an English paper consideration for the jury, in so summarily attack upon our troops on the 4th and 5th eight as it was, was vastly better this that for four times in succession anveloped by the evidence the collision took place off Sha- Docks, and H.E.'s Ovil and Military nd
Sirly attentica having bean called to Chinese bands won the results of akilful woi-shan in the China Esa, between eron visor, in addition to his Commlesionrrahip your article of the Sth instant, inexpressibly closing a most unsatisfactory enquiry on July. On the 6th, the first Regent, Tong, of the Chinese faves:
plans; and the way in which General Ne and twelve o'clock on the night of the 18th of Oustoms, and he is recominated by painful as it is for me to do so, Imust write readily be understood as he had in this iu-after the defeat of his troops, presented. The Chinese armament was excessively rier, just before he ordered the retreat April 1st. Both parties agreed in the B. E. Li to Her Majesty, far past torvloes upon the subject of the terrible cirium- mixed and bad. After one short fight, in cat, frm the Gate of China, and then, icota night pa dark and were but cleas, but rendered, to be permitted to wear the Bat-stanes of the death of my child, in order.
Laugson, was overlapped on both Banks they differed as regards the wind. While ton of the 2nd rank, dark red.
A.E. Taon Yai-ying'e memorial about been rande. The woman whom my wife to correct erroneous statements which have which the Chinese were worsted and driven during the night, was an admirable and the junk people asserted that there was no
wind, and that they won simply dritting railroads, by which China's armies would be the French found on the ground effective piece of etmtegy.
and I engaged in Hongkong sa amah for The irrte and stockades made by the Chi. with the tide, the secont officer of the Crie reduced 300,000 men, is not a trifling item our children on the strength of an Mauser, Soider, Remington, Chassepot, neau were excellentiy well planned, and the sader, Joasthan Beattie, said there was a in its favour. Winchester, oli Fronch smooth, bore count (ctro y lave improved on tuens, and along at the rats of five knots an hour, aru 3,500, are said to gust on a WAI Boting, to be a fellow passenger with us frein Hong- For Wa Taching's seven camps, which residint of Singapore, and who happened breeze blowing sufficient to send the junk
excellent written character from a lady muskets, German needle guns of old could scarcely have pattern, U. 8. maskets, matchlocks, ovalry provided with gardna had been uniformly belin har do tend that he could not as since last year, 1,900,000 taels yearly keng to Singapore was represied to us good files, sound cartridges, explain hes the collision occurred unless On a peace footing Tis. 420,000. Baldiors as being Cantonese, not Japansen. Sho pistols, carbine, all taken from a force and umple supplies of ammunition and food, the junk had been stationary. On behalf and alicers together are estimated to cost never received any reprimand daring the of some 2000 men. The cartridges were tho French would not have carried the de. of the junk it was further asserted that Tls. 106, for all sundries required to main-voyage, either from my wife of de, mather
fance without suffering great loss in time they were barning proper lights, and that tain them; therefore Chinese armies are did she ever give vent to words of of almost every kind known, and more often and men.
saw the steamer four miles of and not as cheap se sut is made to beliovo. in our presence. But long as the diversity of armament burned dare-up light On beluit of 13,500 mon cost yealy Tla 420,0 than not were old, inferior and sometimes
1,000 those On the night of the terrible agedy, Mra fraudulent, inanuch as the powder was regiment of braves is equipped for was with junk's fights were
amongst the Chinese soldiers exists, and the steamer, it was stated that the 300,000 men less would reduce the yearly Abbott, having occasion to leave our calun burning very dim, expenditure of China 36 million of tels. -where our two children were asleep in mixed with word or cool dust. It passed various rifles and musketa, and mixed, ole, that she was not observed until she was Li Hung-charig bas had since the Aunaut different banks-for a few minutes, I re- all understanding to had how the Chinese bad, and often inexplosive cartridges, the within a quarter of a mile of the steamer, affair, ssy for two years, to maintain heremained outside the cabin door while the generala supplied their men with cartridges Chine must remain ineffective in when a collision was inevitable; and that an artsy of 85.000 zien, which must have Chinesa amah the cabin door while the
comparison with their potential forces.
the onginos were then stopped and cry- Bost him 'Tis 20,100,000 to maintain. This bath. On Mrs Abbott's returning to our The Frenah say the Chinese arrive in thing done to avoid a exliainu. His Lart-sum is supposed to be mised from the cabin, I wished her to go with me to the tho aizture and inferiority of the sonuni. Ponquil do not need any study of strategy ship, in giring judgment, reviewed the internal revenue of this province there saloos for a minute or two, which she did, The Chinese strategy was excellent, ani avidence nt length, and, in doing so, he fore if this provians alone has out the after saiding the English nurse af a fellow was made to adapt itself in a flexible way said that be was of oplinen and was so ad. Chinese Government for those two years pausenger whose cabin was close to ours to to meet the Frost more to the good in was not justified in aming, as he had that the army must have coat Chint three coiving her promise to do so. According
methods of war. The vined that the sound ofcor of the steamer Tis. 80,000,000, ong can safely estimate have an eye to our children, and ra the field; but angst them or amongst the done, that there was wind enough to take times this amount. This accounts for the to the English nurse's statempat, im man, as there is so Chinese special enu- the junk dong at five kote su hour, and millions tacis having dwindled to almost mediately upon my wife and I having the Aa regarda anillary the Chinese had both neering stalf, there are most excellent will he was also advised and was of opinion that authing in the Board of Revenue at the vicinity of our cabin for the saloop, our Krepp and mountain guns, but the guns tary ongineers, the perfection of whose clothe second officer, from his elevated post- beginning of 1834. The object gained Chinsa ansh, who must have been in Franch officera, But as leaders the Chines junk before the look-out ran reported China, for the object fought for has sfter cabin, was not seen to come out, sed on our The officers quin them. Having gone through the evidence all been coded to France. These who don't retuming about two minutes afterwards wa NIAGARA should have seen a curious sight Bubject-Tieng, the minister of foreign nothing about their weapons or duties, and officers were not good.
e timorough education, and as they are apt his Lordship said these were the circum- know say it has cat France much, but found ono bunk asphy to-day. A procession of Sfty clergymen in fairs, and our implicable enemy, is now
the French gol little or no damage from puplis, they would acquire the Westem stances under which he was asked to deride Frano got Talus fort. It has out more flannel shirts, kney-breaches and low bitkin our hands. He says he is the doveted the Chinese cannon fire: The Chinese ar science of war without difficulty. The wen that the collision was inevitable. He cited to Chint and she has lost the value
beridos shoes, and riding on bicycles, had agreed to friend of France and gives as proof thereof tillery was in fact a quantité negligeable. require strict and quiform discipline. As several authorities on what inevitable
the men are quick, docile, patient and cident WIN, Dinong others De Lushington, From this your readers will see that Toon start for a 600-mile tour in Canada. The his presence in Hud, when he might have It is folly to give a Krapp. guo, with its strong, the raw material for transformation reported in William Eobinson, page 304 Yni-ying are the other memorialist in pleasure trip has been organised by the followed the example of the King and delicate mechanism, sighting, graduated into Hae soldiers already exists. But hoth Lord Chelmsford, in the case of the favour of railroads, did not slane take into Royd, Sylvanns Stall, of Lancaster, Pon- Thayat. It is to to hoped that we shall charges, projectiles, etc., to coalies. To learn as regards discipline, power of using and Kaye's summing up in his Law for troops from place to place, provisio, &o., officers and mon hare nearly everything to Calcutta, Lie Times, new series, page 169, consideration the faillity of trasporting nsylvania, with the view of encouraging not again allow those protastaticus of friend-Chinese, considering their utter want of
erms, and general eficiency.
Masters and Seamen. He then said he, nt also the national economy as a alerical we of the bicycle. The move is a ship to be entertained, and that prompt artillery training, would have done better if
The Chinese artillery is almost worthless, was advind and was of opinion that the very important fader in their favour. good ons, as well from a spiritual as a
and the French chaarvers are ready to be second ofler ought to have seen the junk Therefore, as they argue, the interest pay- Bodily point of view. Distinctions of doc. justice will be served out to him.
they had had brass smooth-bore field-pieces love the report that batteries of Kropp's at a greater distance, and that had he parted able on capital invested will be saved by trine are so intimately connected with
It appears that among the tremure found † and howitzers, as in most cases of cannon were given to mea who had never when he did ses her the collieton would this large sain yearly-25 million taels differeness of attire, that merely to have
at Hus was a auto of ten millions and a the actions of the war those weapons before seen a steel breech-loader, or coni- not have taken place, and that it cannot be through the reduction of 800,000 man. been all dressed alike for three weeks should go for to reconcile even the ritualist large quantity of silk piece goods.
would have been used with esot at short cal percussion shels. The Chiness arti said to have bad in any way inoritable. Certainly considerable item in the Stato
He therefore held the Crusader alone to Treasury. and anabaptist. How could a divine remin
ranges and in masked or protected posi- lesy at Torquin counted as nothing.
Therefore with these facts before your at daggers drawn with his brother clerical,
tions At any rate the Cinese could have in which the Chinese commanders sollested had contented that no alaing ought to have readers, and which if known to the writer,
Thorare other notes on the practical ways blame. At the trial defendants counsel Over a chauble or consor, when he re-
used the simpla weapon, while themes and disseminated intelligence, how they
heen made against them even supping must also be known to your morning con cognised in him the brother bioyalist who
chanical gun vas, in their hands, kept opet their communications with each they wore to blame, becauso after the solli. held his horse' and lantorn, whilo ho
incomprehensible on a chronometer, would i other, the spead with which they shifted sion, the junk might have boon towed into Cmporary's Tientsin Correspondent, *Octo- i
Dar the Fourth, and yet he writes that screwed up a loose rivet ? There is nothing, we should say, like a thirty thirty mile rida, side by side, án a dusty road, to make all theulogical audities lak out at the -pozes.
quest now referred to.
himself at the Residency, accompanied by a misionary, to acquaint the representative of France of the fight of the King of Annam and the second Regent, the Min. in-stor-of-War Thoyat, whose conduct he soveraly pemured. The Rogant Taong had, it appears, addressed a letter to the General rafting to maintain his relations with the Court, denouncing the plans of his colleague Thuyat, discovering big plans, and indicating the day and hour of the attack. On the strength of this document, which established his loyalty and devotion to the French canso, he received an offer to form, under our direction, a provisions government.
A PRIVATE letter from Tientsin to the N.-O. D. Now, dated 20th, nitirao, says that the Rev. Dr. Martin will in all proba- bility be the new Inspector-General of Cur toma. Messrs. Jampa Bar, Dotring, and McLeavy Browni wote, at that date, comi- dered out of the running.
A Swarow correspondent writes from that port to the Amoy Gazette, under date the 27th ultimo, as follows :-Sir Chinese guo-
beats have arrived within the last few days, bringing home troops from the seat of war (Tonquin ?)
The health of the port is very satisfac tory, no cholera and only a few cases of fever among the European population.
Mr and Mrs Jaques arrived in the Nanoa for the Customs Sorvioo hors.
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According to the revised version of the Old Testament, Job's deuription of the
war-horse roads thus -
Heat thou given the horse his might!
Hart than enthed hu nach with the quirming mansi
Hast thou made him to leap as a Tocust i
The glory of his saorting lo terribl.
He pawefa in the valley and rejoicett, in his strength
He goeth out to meet lho MYRS) TEN;
He mockoth at fenfraud is not dismayed,
Neither turneth hay buck from the word.
The quiver rattleth gainst bien.
The flashing pear and the javelin.
Be vellowèt the protand with Agroenom and rage:
Naither bulleveth he that it is the voice of the trampet.
Á vật as the trumpąt sequeleth i waith, dial
And he smelleth the battle star odl,
The thunder of the explains and the shouting.
KWANGTUNG INUNDATION. FUND.
In consequence of the badness of the guns,
Thon, continues the Suigonomis, the Re- gent Tuong, who was the again of Hieption, and the utter ignorance of the son in hoa, and who has continually issued incen" ali matters regarding sighting, trajectory, diary proclamations against the French, tas range &c., the fit of the Chinese was almost by simple darios effectually secured a rong position and sidded himedf of a dan-
gerous rival,"
..
innocuous.
they
menace
Says L'Unie Indo-Chinoise, on the same ware badly horsed, the artillerymen knew and mothods greatly surprised the 500, ought to have seen the lights of the against this amount is not to the credit of hiding, close by, watching, went into our
Tientsin...
(Frogz enar Correspondent.
THE TONQUIN FRONTIER DIFENUS,
ence.
ac-
be to a monkey.
their camps, their exact topographical know. Shanghat and repaired, and that the Captain Prince Chun had decided against railroads; Hore these matters are arranged boiter. ledge, the way in which they in & fer Tientsin, July 21.
had intended to do so if the junk had not besides he also knows that Li Hung-chang The German officers provent, the sale of hours fortified a position, &c., &c.; but the bean sat fire to, vither wilfully or by neglig. succeeded in bin negotiations with Mr There is no truth in the report to the sham rifles and fraudulent cartridges; and
of the North istes are long, and often technical, so that evidence on this point, and said the lap. VII in the Treaty Lately concluded Rail- although the army
His Lordship also reviewed the Paconére as he did, on account of Article effect that the Viceroy Li will soon visit not yet armel with uniformity, the refrain from giving them to you. Kwangai and Yunnan to arrange, in the diversity is much less serious. Most of the cultiu of Franco were always greatening, that there was any possibility of his towing Treaty in exchanged at Peking.
Altogether the tax show that the dit. taip had not brought any evidence to show ways are shelved for the present till the It strikes capacity of High Commissioner, the troops bave new Mausers. Some battalions and that by degreat, and not slowly, the the junk lato Shanghai, or to show that one forcibly, that October the Fourth is frontier defences for protecting the new live the Lee magazins gin, of which the Chines would haveoverwhelmed the French the damage caused by the collision was not also an important fator in the milrond
Viceroy has bought 12,000, The has the Winchester repeating orbing, in Tonquia and Annam, by numerous, such as to prevent his doing so. It ap- schemos; bo had therefore a special motive which carries 14 shots. Some regiments, and aggressive hosts, whose pressuie peared from the evidence, that the fire to write as he did-urier.
would have been continued, so that France burned from half an hour to three quarters and he did not think consider.
lince of Chinass boundary against French attack. A commission of Chinese officials,
assisted by German officer, will go to the have. Saiders, afew have Chassepota, ant no would have scarasly been able to most the of an hout, that the fre all have done THE MIXED COURT AT SHANGHAI.
frontiers in the coming cool weather, and a defence system will be planned and carried out as quickly as possible. The defences
regiment has more than nan species, so that the service of ammunition is possible. If, in Tonquin, one battalion may be armed with six or eight kinds of rifles, bow an amuuuition be served out in action 1
strong strain in these remote regions. TONQUIN'S COMMERCIAL, VALUE.
uny serious
ing the damage to the junk, more than burned herb
hermest, Baile and sore of f the dest
jeck Foreigners throughout China generally As a sus for extending commerce with works. The only question that remained was, will leam with extron regret that Mr B. A China, Tonquin will fail. will comprise forts and entrerebed camps The artillery of Chikli is the most afficient a thinly-pupulated region, it is rery poor, was so great a to justify the crew in leaving/les, the British Amossor of the Mixed
Yunnan is for whether the damage caused by the collaton
Way
My wife has always been a mat antions and watchful mother, and has ever been epspitious of the fair dealings of Chinese mahs, and this was the reason for the vigilant watch forced to in your artiola, Hoping that in justice to my wife and may this letter in a conspicuous part of your and to the Japanese nation, you will insera paper, I are, yours faithfully,
R. J. Aport. Cashiobary Hous, Ware, Horis, Jana 11.
Quotations HONGBONG, August §. OPIUM--New Patna, cash,... 675
$1
JJ
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Old
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550
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Old Malwa, caah,..... 530 540 Allowance. Taals. 2440. Persian, (ily, cash... 480 @620 Allowance, Taels... 3488 Persian, Paper tied........ 560 Allowance, Taala.
Exchange.
Bank Wire,...
►
Credits,
Domsad,
50 days' sight,
--, 4 months' night,
Indio, Wire, Documentary 4 mouths sight,
demand,
5/07
*** 8.5.53
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
AT 4 P.M-AUGUST 4
Tarim!.
primaris, but of course secondary part of the Vistros's forms, and as regards very sickly, and although some fine main her. He thought there vis not, and defend Court as Shanghai, has been removed from Shanghai, dematid,
equipment,
30 days' sight, discipline, speed, perfectness of roada erat, and a great Chinese soldier, mossares will be taken to complete by bar exercise, leaves but little wanting. The same four hundred years ago, bridged many ate had produced no evidence to show to his positions by E.B.II. Chargé d'Affaires. Gold Leaf 99 fine... riere, by enction of stockade, redoubts, men gallop over smooth and broken ravines and rivers by suspension chains, try The Bait Baird end another. It will be remembered some little time Sowarsigns,
of the Crusader Cheung Po, must there- protecting brilgos, ferries and passes, as it hand, taka up positions, fire, change po this day, it is a difficult opivitry to iraverse.. the Crusdeler, to static, with the usual re-ed to the most insulting treatment by the this day, the instinto practicable to fore be dismissed, and the suit Cheung Po age that Mr. Giles gas recently mbject- aitions, retiro, roform, &c. &c, in is intended that the systems shall be strong, that is admicable, and the quickences and About one-third of funnan is virgin forest. ference to the Registrar to assess dunges, late Magistrate of the Mixod Ceuit, the The relief party consisting of Meters adequate and permanent. The Viceroy securacy of their fire is surprising. Life he is as the buy from and soil to Tar the Reginrar to be assisted by merekanta Simmona, Bone, and Bichon has just re- Li is not eren a member of the somitas for vantage if pitted against the like Russian long time to come, owing to the old ways it is deemed necessary to have an assor compelled for the time to sever his tonase would not be at any great disado are mostly men of Szechoen, and fora if, when the plaintiff's daim has been fled incompetent and vous! Huang, sid was turned to Canton from a visit to the the defence of the South and South. The guns are new pattern Krupps. of trade. Use trade route & Yunnan vi costa to be borne by the Crusader. Shui Distriot. Mr Simmons and his con- Western land boundaries. He is member The last guns aceived have an initial velo be via the Yangtza; and Szechuse,
which
At the trial, Mr Francis, instructed by tion with it pending the result of his re- Frères supplied with rice some 5 villages, of the naval commission for the defence of large powder mill is being built, so monopolise the trade of Yunnan. Kwang but this marning Mr. Baily appeared, Mr trary to the expectations of all foreigners, with full charges, of 350 metres... geographically is the centre of China, will Mr D: Caldwell, appened for Cheung Po, presentations to his chief at Peking Con the littoral, but as regards the measures to tint all the powder required for the si, strange to say, gots much or most of it Francis being at present absent from the Northern army will be made here. As supplies of foreign goods from Haukow
Wotton and Deseon, represented the fru-planted in his office. On what grounds this Bolinio... seder.
decision has been arrived at by Mr O'Conor Mauila.... 29.78 34,0,77 it is difficult to imagine; certainly there are Hongkong 30.60 76.007
Haiphong, 29.55 81085 KË none apparent, and in throwing & portion Amoy... 29.6 85.079 of the diagrace, which should have fallen Shanghai. 29.06.85,083: exclusively on the late Magistrate, on to Mr Watock 29,62 €7.0
Nagunki: 29.79. ——
Giles, Mr O'Conor has committed a blunder
the population of which amounts to about
A
13,082 inhabitants, and also distributed be taken för the protection of the ovesta of willow trees are abundant, and sulphur and The lekin and barrier faxes at Cantou en Colony. Mr Leach, intructed, by Meira Mr Giles has been most unjustifiably sup.
THE CAPTURE OF HUE BY THE
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Police Intelligence. (Before 11. B. Wakhouse Esg). Wednesday, August 5.
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$77 among the most needy of the sufferers the Lisng-Kwang his post is merely humor-altpatre of good quality can be had from Pakhoi-the port of Kwangsi-are so ex- In the above villages no less than 1829
Mongolia the powder will be good and cessive that Hankor is the principal food- bouses have fallen down, ind very few of
cheap. The Chinese naturally get bad caring market for the region
Actually the people have an yet commenced to re-
But he is generalissimo for the North, of the squeezes latied, thay more often than at Hongkong, shipped to Shanghai, tran
tridges and Inexplosiva powder: on secount Boetius happens that goods are bought pair or rebuild their dwellings. Mr Sim and to hit will fall the leadership, and. di- not deal with dureputable foreigners. And slipped there for Hankow, and by the net mons reports that the auferers were very reation of the posts to defead the coast the Chinese official pays but firepence work of lakes, rivas, crooks, and water grateful for the relief given to them, and from the North bank of the Yangtze to the costs in England about one shilling per at the objective at a cheaper rate than
lb. for pebble powder, which, if good, ways, brought to Kwangai, and delivered states that most of them us at work. If Northern territory of China on the Yellowpound, it is not surprising to find that the carriage was made from Canton
Lum Achi, a marine hawker, and Tong the affects of which will seriouzly hamper Manila (29.6483.077 they can only hud enough to keep them : 802. He has also to provide for the de- french ships were not damaged by the Min West River, or, what is better and more Ahong, arpantar, were charged with the not only the actions of the future Amossors Belimo, from starving for the next two months, fence of the line of the Amur, Manchoris, 17 the veracular papera of Hongkong Pakhal
direct, trenght by ses from Hongkong in unlawful possession of eighteen iron bat, but materially injure the reputation of Hongkong 20.31 30.001 and Ningpo Forts
Haiphong. 29.6682.093 The jealousies of the foreign worth about 82, on the 3rd inst when they will begin to gather their crops and Korea. Mongulu. Ili, and Kailigar would take note of these few tacts, drawn ministers in Peking, and to some extent, Wan Atif, P.C. 231, saw the first de Mr Glief. Ita effects may be felt eren for- Amoy 27381.087 of rios and poznata, they can do without come under diferent leadershirë.
as they are from French sources, some res the dispute with France, has prevented dus inndant carrying the iron bars, alous ther, but these are quite sufficient in them-Shanghai 29.69 83.487 ¿ fort might be made, and a digraceful trade atentia to this stage fact, but it will be Wellington Street. He could give no: further kid.
Nagaki 29.78 WHAT CHINESE TROOPS MAY DO...
might in course of time be effectually good fren in concert to deal with the dhom and so the constable arrested him, the decision of the Charge & Affaird, who The barometer has risen along the coast,
for all concerned if some steps are account of how he came into possession of salves to call for an instant revocation of Wodoo 29:03 06.08 I over should lead the conquering
Hopped.
Tientsin, July 34. monatus abuse. If Pakhol had fair play, On the way to the statim the second de-
The temperature is rather low. The bordes of China to European Hasia, he will The French commanders in Tonquin are
it would quigkly broome a very
as his, and the constable arrested kita also. petency and forbleness in the matter On along the coast. Thunderstories were last jealousy Csaton 12
is brought into action to suppress The Saiyonnais of the 80th July on
The second defondant could give no the 3ist ultimo, the N-0. D. Nah, in night reported from Luzon, residence. It is in the Kremlin, called the wined fact that the Chinese people, as a
people, are estowed with eminent mili-a probable rival, Pakhoi should be re better, account of how he obtained the iron
W. DOBENOR; Esine the following porticuares of the recent Kitaisky Gorod, signifying Chinese patary qualition, and that by the processes of lieved from the arbitrary, irregular, and, bars, but said he had sold them to the first strong, forcible langnage, put the situation
Government AsEJMOMAR. evolution, quis or slow but now in I hold illegal taxation that auffocated the defendant. The first defendant was dis- very clearly. It said --- rupture between the Frend and Annsuite labial city cent
operation, the nation will become a for. port, A great market would rise of the charged and the second was fined in the fixed Court; sad his pisos is to boy HROMETEN, reduced to 8 degrees Fahren-
or Mt. Giles has now sat for the last time
Hongkong Observatory, August 5. forces at Hud: The citadel of End wan There ha mula fitly receive the homage male military power, the chiefent in West Coast. Sugar, anise, caesis, minerals, fourteen days hard labour, completely nocupied by our troops on the of the great Russian familie of Tartar. Adams
soode and seed oily, some kinds of candy
be taken by oldiery
Mr. O. M. Flayfair, under clean, and to the level of the sea in inches, tenths ery were found to be strong, woods, many drugs and madivinal roots ATTEMPT TO FRQUE 4 SHE CONSTABLE;"
cametanses
which avery foreigner in Shang- and bodredthr. 5th July. The King of Annum had taken origin, kinsman therefore of the grant Chi-To
bardy, most oudaring, patient under the rive end other grains, fruits, would b Keung Ayeung, farmer, was clayed hat must greviously deplore. The mi flight, accompanied by his Minister-of-War, san by thod and allied docent. The painful and oft-resuring conditions of hot brought to the market in vast abundanse, with amiawful passosajos of a quantity of carriage of justice is litle less than sands. Fatrazha
2. Ixuramazure, in Ue shade in degrésill, Gortschackova. Pashkotty, Autchiner, Anun, cold nights drenching rain, bad ennig ready for export, and in return the mast copper nails and also with
ince his arrival in Shanghal has been hurridly of air saturated with moliture being okos, Dolgeroakows, Surrows, Orang, had atas, insuflelunt and, bad food would absorb great quantities of cotton and constable on the 4th insing the long Bere is a Cuneglar oder was, ever
long arrears of pay, and frequent confist woollen tissue, silfe, won, lead, cotton, Far Singh, P.U. 19, arrested the de- fighting the battle of equity d justice 100 lote, Dolgeroakys, and hundreds of with the disciplined men of Branco, who kerosine, cheap wood, d., subsidiary trade fouduct with the bundle of mails in his against sublushing vanality and option. Dazuzion or Wine, to two polite, Charge & Affaires of France in Annam, a' provisional government. Book was the princely and noble familles, all of Turanian had good tillas, machine guns, far-reshing would spring up, steamboats would appen: possession. When asks
origin, would treat Ld as a relative, be on and dynamite. The Chinese troops on the epasts and in the rivers, and the where he got them from be collable At the very moment when he was stuck by how Wix accordlug is beaufort
could give no the Chinese rasgistrate, he was ezertig him. Selec Intelligence which
6. Hats of WEATHER, & bite (ky, &- das made had become so confident that their one of the mast buy and prosperous dis cents to let him go.
ciples afecting our position here baith hai,lightning, merest, a peuralny showers, Anwhel, which is perhaps the oldest settled old ways wool lave to be ebanged. If the tricts of China. But wudor the tresent. Defendant stated in Court that he bought violability of the foreign Settlements with a squily, r rain, so, home a
war had gone on, the Chinese, would have conditions the place is stiffed, and the nails from some coolles. He was food regard to likin runners; he ham throughout sched on the cfpnsive, and the French on
PANURGE #3, or fourteen days hari labour. The 30 done all that in him lay to render the Mix- ne słów (ret);
fnd in Moxow a suitable building for his strongly impressed with the well-ascer. port, mnd to some extent portant fendant met, them and claimed the has undoubtedly shown must glaring scam humidity is high. Overcast weather prevails
FRENCH
Thuyet. The first Regent, Nguyen Thamg.
has constituted, tinder the direction of the
momentous
Baigon
and which
9. Hvam, in percentage of saturation, the
eding proceëlings at Fotomes from the oldest Chinese stock ofvod every day, and when pence was placa would be the commercial centre of explanation but offered the constable 90 | naif in defence of one of the most vit p| tuchéidouds, d drizzliny, rain, ƒ fog, gloomy,"
reproduced in the Armver de Toném.
Chinose prorinos
Rits, in Inches teaths and hundredthe