No. 6913-SEPTEMBER 29, 1885]
Starbombs are invaluable.
The Austrian corvette Saidz left Singapore on the 21st instant for Hongkong.
A FANCY Drusa Ball will take place in the beginning of next year in the Singapore Town Hall Savonty names have already
boer subscribed.
The King of Samoa has written to Sir George Grey expressing a desire that the. Islands should be annexed either to Eng land or New Zealand. There is consider able internal rebellion on the-Islands,
Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements to the effect that Sir Frederick Weld, with his family an 1 suite, will leave England in the Tilun, belonging to the Ocean Steam Ship Company, on the 15th October next.
nese
29th
that
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THE CHINA MAIL.
not doing all they might do
littlo unfair placid waters of the miniature inland sea, news to hear that the visit of the Eepair i
ocean outside with its vant liquid masses of the Cocos Group, as British territory and the furious thunderings of the mighty in any way likely to result in the security breaking grandly into flying foam and cloud from tin attempts of Germany or any other
the grand barrier reef, kam striking and like spray as the giant waves sweep over naval Power-Straits Times. splendid sight. Nowhere do palm trees grow better, and the vegetation generally is very luxuriant and picturesqué
SUPREME COURT. IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Sir G. Phillippo, Chief Justice.)
Tuesday, Sept. 29,
CHO BUK CIO IND OUTERS DI CHO BAI TỔNG AND YIP CUM TIN.
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in three seconds the fire was extinguished. Tas Sourabaya Courant of the of Logation at Madrid, January 23, 1875; walls had, however, In the meantime In the meantime it does seem The experiment was an undoubted success, August, draws attention to the fact where he was Acting Chargé d'Affaires from fallen and the houses originally attacked that foreign merchants in Hongkong should May 28 til Septembar 20, 1876; from May and we only wish that Mr Clack, wibh a good while the police force at Singapore is about 24 till September 27, 1876; and from April had home perfect ruina, but the fire be so taxed for the distressed in the Canton supply of his bombs, had been in Qason's 540 strong, Seurabaya with a for larger 4, 1877, till July 15, 1878 Was promoted was by that time within control, and province, whilst the Chinese themselves are to be Secretary of Embassy at Berlin, May
extension. Road Weat at the time, where a fost worthy population has only about 80 policemen, 6, 1878, shore so, was asting Charge FA the efforts of the brigades were mainly
and gives a lively Sicture of their in-faires from June 17 till October 20, 1879; directed to proventing its further of his steel was afforded a little later on efficiency, corruptaens and generally un- from October 23 till November 24, 1880; By 10 p.m one of the Government engine For use in a house to extinguish an incipient happy lot. It says-From their numeri from May 18 till August 23, 1881; from was able to be dispensed with, and an hour
The exily history of this Colony acords ample material for a stirring romance. It conflagration, we should say the Harden cal weakness, they are so powerless to July 2 to 12, 1882 and from July 10 to
da a bright record of all those grent qualities lator the Insurance Engine returned to proserve order that during the racent September 9, 1982.
which have carried England's flag to so Sabayang Banta there, they were unable
quarters. One of the Government steam,
many distant part of the world. The to keep disorderly crands in shook even
Opecs were, it is s believed, first sighted by with the aid of infantry and cavalry dotach SERIOUS FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD-, engines and the Fireman wera kept at
Captain Keeling of the Honourable East WEST.
work all through the night, and in fast pay, barely ten guilders a pichts, Thoir
to live
This suit arose out of the administration India Company's Service, who, however, die month each, proven so insufficient
One of the most serious and extensive until this afternoon, but all danger of fur they take
advantage of every
himself with approximatoly determining upon that
comes on for further onnaideration. dislionest means of skeing it out, une conflagrations which have occurred in the thor extension of the consagration was over of the estate of Uho Wing Young, and cow not attempt to land there, but contented The Attorney General, the Hon. E. their position. The real discoverer of tho favourite method being, to run in sycos Colong since 1878 took place last evening, by 10 p.m. The limits of the fire were do their own acount for driving about. without lights or carrying more than the About G. 20 the fireball snuded the alarm from Nos. 200 to 221 on the left hand O'Malley, instructed by Dir Ewens, appear group cas Captain James Camila Ross, who for the plaintiff Cho Sum Cho Mr Ho Ki, took possession of the islands in the year legal number of passengers; ownere of for the Western district, and smoke and side of the Queen's Rund going West,also instructed by Me Ewens, appeared for 825, and with whose name the Colony will damaged hack carriages; untives and Chi-fanes were seen to be recending from the and 197 to 215 on the right-hand side. all the testator's childreu except Cho always be nasociated. It will interest Ning: Bauk, Wire,
30 days' sight, 1 af going on alongside nighbourhood.of the Queen's Road Wees. Of these, nineteen houses have been utterly Lai Tong (one of the defendants) and Cho aporeans to know that Captain Ruse was sn Wing (another child), and also for the wife intimate and valued friend of Sir Stamford car mought oubling or cockfighting i
4 months' sight," aignally distinguished their vehicles sit in then negligent A considerable timé elapsed before any of destroyed and two seriously damaged. of the testator; and Mr Bailey, instructed Ron, and that he custodians of empty houses vagrants and act about letting them off for bribes of the engines of the Government Fire Somy four houses at the back of Queen's by Messrs Heangs and Mossop, Appested himself in the capture of Java as Comman Credits,
The defendant Obo Taider of one of the East India Company's Documentary 4 months' sigh
cruisers & Shotlander by birth, Captain India, Wire, even half
guildor for each offense, under Brigade were upon the spot, and by Road, running up towards the Government for Cho Wing
poar in person. Yip Sua Tin, the other "A TELEGRAM -kus now been received by the throat that otherwise they would bring the time they did arrive, four or fivo Civil Hospital, were also more or less Long was not represented, nor did he Roes claimed that thethood of Clan Phot-demand,"
30 day sight, privo them up before the Inspectors.
Naturally
suit was last before the Court both defend had some title to the Chieftainabip of his those ran in pay the tribe demanded rather house were enrclopod in damos, some damaged. Had it not been for the untiring defendant, appeared in person. When the tan coursed through his veins, and also Shanghai, demand, than appear before the magistrate, who on each side of the road. The house exertions of the Wardmaster at the santa were represented by Mr Frands, in- own clan. It is, however, a pisttee of noto Gold Leaf 894 fice... might cut let them off so easily. In this in which the fra originated, No 218 pital, who, with see asistanste, worked the structed by Messrs Sharp, Johnson and riety that all scotchmen in the East gee of Soversigns,
ancient and illustrious lineage, and, more- way a policeman carne 10 to 20 guilders Queen's Road West, was a plus goods and manual stationed at the Hospital, to much Stokes.
1
The Attorney-General was the only over, the ways of this ingenious people with shes shop, known as the Kwong Cheung effect, much more seriona damage would have ansel who spoke; "He explained that this respect to their soultifarious clans are too (Tak at Mesra Falconer & Co.'s Premises,
Queen's Rund S anmind to save the Maumain Advertiser-The, Pull Shop, and front this the fire extended right been done in this direction Another in was a suit for the administration of an utterly bewildering to the ordinary Saxon
be
HONGKONG, September 28," the subject of enlouned
BAROMETER 9 30,105 and heedless comment, Matt Gazette has won the thanks of the and left and across the road, catching the cipiens fire in a house in Now Eastern esate, and the taking of ont account. An
Do.
1.2.M.
30.060 It is much more important to knew that and placed in she cathedral church of Riga.
who found that the defendants (who are the
30.059 Rode was-a Capt.
-Da handsome man, siz fest The instrument measures 3 feet in width, English world by exposing as vile a traffic wooden verandabs of the houses opposite. Street, at the bank of the Queen's Road, account had been taken by the Registrar,
Exacutors appointed under the will of
of the
70 32 foot frum back to front, and is 05 festar human ingenuity could device in Oging to the rogout dry weather the wood-was extinguished by Hupeeter Ras with an
deceased)
had not escured for $118,000 in height, of a fine cominadding presence, high. It contains 6826 pipes, distributed course of depravity only too low to satisfy work of those houses was like touchwood extincteur
all, among 124 sounding stops..
the natural instincts of brutės.
At about 1 pr., after the fire lad Objection was taken to this report, and the whose kindly heart and dauntless courage
matter was then referred back to the Remade him to be loved and respected by
of deep research, Britiah Burms thure exists a worm traffic, and the fames spread from one house
Ast because it is openly countenanced. At the to the other with wonderful rapidity | been to all intents and purposes extingistrac for a further report. His sriended and he was not only a T. M. Scott will be glad to learn of his sp. present moment there is a barque, called Before the Government and Insurance En-guished, an explosion occurred, from the certificate had now been filed, and, after but a profound and original thinks As
the Sultang, from Karrikat, having on
for, was the
Cocca throva amazingly under the wise. pointment to the command of the ironclad board a cargo of men, women and childrongines arrived upon the ground the fire basement floor of No. 200, which brought found that the grous enquiry, he had might have been expected, the colony at of the plain who died the King of his little territory. who and being sold to the highest bidder. had obtained a firm hold, and as a good down three of the party anis, and seat-Over $31,000. The application of the plata and vigorous role of the old gentleman e of Channel squadron Lord Charles visited
The men are tolt for cheap labour, the breeze was then blowing from the N.E. ittered an immense amount of débris alle was now, therefore, that the defendants full of years and honour at the age:
might be ordered to pay to the Receiver in the women for and the children for
dovoted wife.. suit, the sum of $84,159, being the reduced vanty on the same day as his faithful and amount found due by the Registrar's forther
For Bome time previous to his death, hiệ sertificate, filed on the 19th August 1885 right hand man und amanuensis was aver
or, in the alternative
Tong thịt kho མ who was entitled to a share of the estate Captain John D. Ross, who has since be
Borneo trade. Another islander, whose put to his credit, and pay the remainder.orvices to our colony and its shipping in. under the will, should allow his share to become as well known in connection with the Further, that an enquiry should be made a terests should not be forgotten for many to the outstanding debts. Plaintiffs farther
Bazaar, 20
20 First Street, 262 and 264 sager of that most successful concern, prayed that the Receiver might be allowed to a long day to come, is Captain E. DL all houses at Aberdeen, No. 158 Jardino's Smith, for raauy years the very successful tain John D. Ross was the hero of a most Queen's Road West, and 133 Queen's Road the Tanjong Pagar Duck Company. Cap- Central, and
and that he might apply the pro
short d description. 器 small fore-and-aft schooner. incumbencies on the estate. In support which is well worthy of a
which he had bought a pretty little boat
The largest organ in the world has just been completed by Walck, of Ludwigsbury,
Tus namerous friends of Lord Charles
Agincourt, one of the vessels of the
Hongkong some years ago in command of
the Bachant, with the Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales on board. ̈
A ALIO. motion to beon. Thursday, Exchange Rooms, Singapore, 24th instant, at 430, to connder the best manner in which brands scorciate of by the Community to their appreciation of the ability with which His Excellency the Acting Governor (Cecil C. Smith) has ad- ministozed thu aduies of the Dolony us the past 18 months.
month over and above his pay.
Yat in
F
The
cause of the ex-
either one or the other. The traffle in looked as if a grand conflagration was around, fortunately, however, causing a young girle (principally Burmese) has be to take place. When, after a while, the loss of ta
but the present ship-
ment
to
come an institution the demand of the No. 4 Government engine, the first to plosion is believed to have been Cariughee class, who cannot afford the high arrive, took up a position on the Praya, kog of gunpowder stored below the there were no few fireinen present that the shop which was, we believe, a store for prices the fermer luxories can command. Government Ims-interfered of late yours and has done much to sippedas this stave-hose-truck was brought up through Chee arms and ammunition.
The house in which the fire originated, traffic, and paramours are becoming less mi-Lane to Queen's Road, and the hose costly they
Govern- under the, oyes of the Imperial Covers unreeded, by a number of volunteers, No 218 Queen's Road West, was insured mont, the trader who has speculated his consisting of marints from the US. S for some $4000 in a German office. The infamous cargo for a sale in animain has Monocacy and some members of the owner has not you, we behave, shown up, bow for sals thirty women for the Cor-
making the most
tiffe
made the
Settlements, late on the 20th instant, that inghes market, and he is allowent to dispose/Hoyal Artillery. These men not only and there appears to be strong suspicions coeds of such sale in part discharge of the daring and remarkable feat of navigation,
NEWB roached the Government of the Strate
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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
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REGISTERN
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of them to the highest bidders, unreproved started the first hose which was brought of foul play concerning the origin of the
of this part of the application, the He sailed the Flying Cloud, which plies betweas Laasid unpunished. One has only to pro-into operation but rendered valuable as fire. rut and Penang, foundered during heavy osed to Nyabustee to see the effects of this
The fire was without doubt one of the attorney General read an affidavit proof some thirty-six tons capacity, (that is to!
pared by air Ewens, aclicitor for weather on the 18th lustant, of Pulo Ki-us-Godly traffic, and the punishment will sistance in clearing away some of the most
tongkangs which load our ships in the Manila... 29.8382076 NNE mau, and that the Captain, eight sailors, not fall lightly on the shoulders of those inflammable material from the houses which most disastrous which has been expe- the plaintiffe, which est out among other ny very much smaller than the ordinary Bolinas... and eight passengers furs aaved, and seven who shnt their eyes to the iniquity they had not yet been attacked by the flames. 1 zieuvcd in the Colony for years, and it things that the incumbencies amounted to bay)from the Cocos to Australia-1-Haiphong.” of the crow and twenty-three passengers are virtually countenance. Truly those whose
After the Government and Inaarance in. ia saldora, fortunately, that any cond over 256,000, of which sum $16,000 we this cockboat, with a crow of two men and Hongkong 30.0261.0752s
due to the Supreme Court, that in the missing,
lots fall in pleasant places are to be can- gratulated on the masterly-inactivity"? A CORRESPONDENT, who recently returned that their high official positions entille sincs had arrived on the spot, & consider-gration in the city has obtained such writer's opinion it was desirable to sell the three bays, he sailed thousands of miles, Amos 30.1181.067 E
giving considerable trouble to collect the board the Carelin, and an old silvet watch, stock 29.84 57.0- from an extended trip ials the interior of them, and that they can conveniently close time, a quarter of an hour, or twenty a bold before being coped with by the houses, especially those at Aberdesu, as and experienced some terrible weather of Shag 30.0474067
47 10 AM-NEITAMBER 29, their eyes to national curses on the prin minutes elapsed before they coud get fresh Fire Brigados. Pally three-quarters of being an outlying portion of the estate and the rage. There was no chronometer on Nagas
an hour must have elapsed after the rente, and thoss in First Street and Queen's which did daty for one, had its usefulness. materially impaired by reason of a fall on Japan, writes to the Japan Mail-Isiplel that these who he for have lived) water. This, we believe, was owing to
the fact that the water at Cooper's Tank, start of the fire before any water was play-† Road Central, as the Sanitary Board re the desk which broke the glass and shiver/Mam...
of expenditure a considerable should like to speak of the great politeness in glass houses should not throw stones.
quired the
ca the miante hand to pieces: the Captain Bolino 29.9687 and kindness shown invariably by the
sufficient
EN 200.10 hotal people and others. We four Tax Straits Timer provides a new explana. the top of Centre Street, which supplies ed upon it. This requires looking to. The amount of money for repairs and altersould still however tell the time within Elaiphong. 29.8983.073.
nearly all the hydrants in Queen's Road new acting Superintendent, General Gor- tione; that the Receiver had not travelled without an interpreter or servant
tions; that the property was not likely to remaining hand of the ancient watch should Amoy 30.1479 078 Shanghai 30.1070.080 all summer, and never ball to submit to su
antion of the cause of the massacres on Wast, was-not- turned on. This tank, we don, wes upon the ground, axe, in hand, money to execute the repairs and after sa hour or so always provided that the Hongkong 30: 10 19.074 overcharge or to any discourtesy. Our Annan. From what source it derives its in-understand, is in the hands of the fire bri- among the first, but his orders, if he gave increase in value, and that though the not size this unexampled opportunity to
in Hokkaido was by Mori, Muroran, formation 15. does not say, nor can we
toust the whole of the incumbencies, it end of the voyage, rice and salted boobies Wostock 29.6154.0-81
The barometer has fallen in Tonquin. It Usa, Monbetsu, Kin-Mororan, Chitose Ehetsu, Sapporo, Iwanai; Osananabe. The surmise. It says:-The cause of the made, and should have been turned on any, do not appear to have heen car amount resfied would not be saticient to take liberties with time opportunity to Nagasaki 0.10
in the first instance; but it was not ried out. The Superintendent proper would enable the Receiver to pay off-gated largely on the ship's meat, but in military settlers from Kagoshima are changaoro of the Christians in Annan is, it ap we will not say through whoso fault. op at the Ponk, and came down to view mortgage due to the China Fire Insurance spite of all cuticalties the Captain and his reads highest in Amoy In consequence. also mortgage wife and his gallant crew arrived in ex gradients are rather stoop for N. winda ing the face of the country near Sapporo,pears, dus neither to religious projudice por
to the Supreme Their nuts are all through the woods, with to national hostility. Previous to the arisal But at all events this want of water to the scans of quotation at 1:00 pw to Co. of $10,000, and alte magiso due collent health at Geelung and Melbourne over the Eastern portion of the China Sea patches of vegetables and carosis, mostly of the French in the country the system start operations at the outset of the cou-day, when little good could be done. The
dropped from the clouds. The ate. Fine weather prevails, Tip Sum Tin, stated pori Caroline was loaded with coe snuts, which
W. DOBERCK, buckwheat, around them. A new road of slavery largely prevailed. The rich
Government Astronomer. with easy gradient is half finished between landowners were. In the habit of lending Begration led to lamentable results. The Ansiniaat Stiperintendents, Mehars Groy the Lordship pointed out that ons of where they were gased upon muel na if the toraperature and humility are mudare
crowds who came to see the boat, at six
Hongkong Observatory; deptember 201 Yoichi and I wanai, but it is not all of equal arouoy to the peasantry, and the law of the first hose which was got to pisy upon the and Wagner, and their staff, worked hard tively that he had received no money. Carola
land was that failing, fouile fiamea was attached to the hydrant at and well, but the department was without and also that an Exentor was not liable ere speedily sold to the curious and eager.[ The plaintiff's application, with regard pence a piece, a price which must certainly
1. BAROMETRE, reduced to 92 degress Fahrin- have left one speculator a good wide mar gin for profit. The Caroline was for some bait, and in the level of the sea in inches, tentha Ay announcement in the World that the tho plavos of their creditor until the curver of Chen-mi Lane, and was work-re head. It is time we had our long-tall us momea received by another excenter.
to the first pars, was therefore altered so Be to read sgainst Cho Lai Tong only
daya one of the sights of Geelong and and hundredths. Melbourne, and, the evidence of the cocos nuts notwithstanding, many pe ple had great difficulty in believing that such a by schooner had run such an enormous
route
excellence.
wounded, debtor and hir
whón de
the debt
By of Fire-captain, somebody who knows his and interest ware defrayed., The peasants ed by the volunteers mentioned. spproscaing visit of the Price and Princess of Annam, being improvident and devoted this time the fames were bursting out business and is willing to do it.
were constantly in want
osure of time, every unmarried Protestant
Truth says The application made recent
incney
of the large landowners to the mission-
Canton...
ronet
His Lordship granted the order asked f
for with regard to the amount found das by the Registrar, but refused to allow any of the property to be sold until he had some evidence on the subject from a professional man'; and until some further reasons were shana why these particular parts of the property should be disposed of.
Police Intelligence (Before B. Mockean, Beg) Tuesday, September 29.
THEM AT THE FIRE.
distance.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in degress, Fahrenheit.
100
8, ROMIDITY, in percentage of saturation, the humidity of air saturated with aroistare being
4 DIRECTION Op Woen, to two points. & FOR OF Wine, according to Beaufort Serie.
6. STATE OF Wɛazar, b blue sky, e dei tachos clouds, a delcaling, rain, f. fog, a gloomy, hali, lightning, a overeant, passing showern, equally, zain, snow, i thauder, visibility, w daw (wal),
1. Rars in inchas trothe and hundred£
It is impossible to write of the Cocos without mentioning Mr Hare. some time of Penang, a wealthy gentleman of des- potio, erratio, and, it is grievans to add, erotic taste. Mr Hare first attempted to found a colony of Malays at the Cape of Good Hope, but was compelled in abandon his scheme, chiefly becauso. tho authorities would not tolerate the. alavery to which he anbjected his people, At 0. During the Are in Queen's Road West this juncture he met Captain James yesterday evening, the thieving fraternity Ross, who was then on his way home in eps-raust have hapa purloined of a vessel which he had built, named the number of men were, however, caught red pony must have been werlined. à Borneo, and who had put in at the Cape
before Mr brought hauled by the Police and others, and Ross somewhat incautiously those days. this morning were ba
who quietly re-shipped Mackoan. Eight mon, charged separately, rejects elatis loche con M
the Curel Ceylon were convicted of unlawful possession of colonists on board of a chartered vessel, clothing and other articles, and fined 824, and made the best of his labour; one man, convicted of stealing or one months imprisonment with hard islands. When Captain use retumed
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DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDERS.
to refit an was unuaj
** Money Orders. 1-Money Orders can be obtained at Hongkong and Shanghai on the following
Azores Is.
confided his * Belgiam.
Bartouds. Canada
way
to
* Cape Colony,
+ (Gibraltar).
*
Gula Coast
Hawaii
*
Holland
* Honduras, (Br.). * Tealand.
India.
* Italy.
Japan.
Madeira Mauritius. Natal Newfoundland
New South Wales. Norway Port Darwin Portugal
Queensland. 8. Beleua. Seychelles. Sierra Leone, South Australis." Straits Settlementa.
* Sweden.
Switzerland
Tamerik United Kingdom, United States
Victoria
Western Australia.
*West Indies (Britiah,
Danish, and Dutch),
of Waims to Sweden is connected with the tone usesqueully no small proportion from several houses on both sides of marciaga batween the Princess Lotion of of the rural population becams, in time, the road, and, fed by a fair breczu,
(From Our Correspondent). Wales and the Duke of Suderinania, who is slaves of the landed proprietors, whose spread with lightning rapidity. By the time
were therefore worked at au 01- estates
CANTON, 20th: Sept. 1865. second son of the King of Sweden, tremely low cost. The missionaries, upon that the Government and Insurance. en
The other day several hundred beggars purely speculative, being indeed merely their arrival, set to work to counteract this gines were fairly at work some fifteen or reproduction of game loose gussip which has state of things, and by paying the debts and sixteen houses were in fames. By this time came to a gambling den near Canal Road latbly buen flying about Cowes, and which interest freed all the peasants who em is as entirely untrustworthy as some former braced Christianity, their wives and children the manuale of the Chinese Hongs were for the fos that is usually gail them at the statements of the same kind in connection being also freed by the operation. They also upon the spot and got to work, as well Autumnal Equinox as well as at other feasts with Prince
Albert Viator and the Prince then established centres of cultivation, Victoria Pock. By the way, tignan of whore the converts working under their in as the marine engine, the Fireman, which during the year. The custom has been to the Princess Louise of Wales has already struction and supervision rapidly became had been sent over from Toim Ass Tauigivo 200 cash to each man. Some game
the been coupled with those respectively of
a and well to-do. This course of Station as 2006 as the fire was noticed. The two or three times to receive payment, say- prosperous Duke of Augustenberg and the Prince proceeding explains at once the large num Leupolil ni Hohenzollern, and no doubt, in of Christians in Auram, and the hustli- fire had now attained, however, large ing they had not yet received their money. Prince in Europe will be betralkod to her arles balons, the outbreak of the late reportions, and for some time the ampla A quarrel ensued and the man engaged. by by the getemonches -Truth
trouble French influence at Bus was streams of water which were poured upon the gambling dons brought out their guns, to secure the issue of the burning houses had little effeat. Some The beggars thereupon geampered away: suficiently strong stringent orders by the native Government of the buildings apposted to be stored with Near the place of distribution is a stone
these missionary stations, which were ly to Mr Justice Chitty on behalf of the under the protection of France, should not combustible materials, and from one at last, bridge leading over a creek. Lo the excite
† (Constantinople), English widow of the Iste Nawab Nizam of be interfered with; but immediately the known to be a store for arms and ammoniment and Burry a number of men were Benge, conveys a lesson which may well be power of the central Government dissolved, tion, several explosions occurred. Explo- pushed into the creek and therap men were
1 ambrellas, was sentenced to one months with his wife and family from England Openi in consequence of the troubles, the land-
great was his surprise and annoyance to
Denmark. Egypt taken to heart by may fair compatriots who owners took the opportunity of revenging ding cartridges were heard, from this shop, drowned. The next day rons of the gambling
and a
danother, arrested by Mr Robert J. White, settled on one of his lalands. Here, for a + Fa kland Is
* Garabis are dazzled by the rank and wealth of East themselves upon their late slaves and the rattling against the woodwork, and a spent dens in the western suburbs dared to open imprisonment, without the option of a fine, and his old friend Mr Hare comfortably clerk, was sentenced to thres weeks im-sime, this gentleman brought his system to orn potentates. I am not concerned with misionaries by inciting the people to revolver caritidge struck Inspectar Lindsay their doors, and the torpses were lying in the
sonas degree of perfection; not only did he Germany. the merits of the caso, which related to the general maxACE.
on the chest. About 7.30 the fire was at its street salting the arrival of the mandarin to prisonment.
arrive with a number of young women guardianship of four of the late Nawah's
stoved in the 'tween decks of bris ship sa- Leung Ah Yan, a servant employed by cient to estonisha Tark, bat he farther eventy-six children; tait what I desire to Be John Walsham, about whom, according height. Flames burst out from some twenty hold an inquest. The mandarin came and point dy married according to the 1
to our Tientsia correspondent, some signs burning houses and met across the road, decided that several thousand cash should
disobedience of orders, and was fined 87, the fair sex from every island in the East-
From the ern".
Bat
if he errod like hommedan lew at the date of his English have been given that he may receive the rendering any communication between the be paid for each man drowned and several Captain John Mooney, was convicted of surished his collection with specimens of
For one month's hard labour,
Archipelago in appointment of British Minister to China, firemen stationed at each end of the fire hundred, to those who were wounded.
The Viceroy some time ago tofnsed to al-evidence given in this case it appears the Solomon in this respect, he was determined. marriage, rendered the latter a valid
socording to our law,
notwithstanding is at present Storotary of the Embassy in impossible, except by the streets leading
evidence in the case in which minions. All his unfortumats man were that polygamy is permissible among ME hommedans. This is by no means the first Paris, which position. he has held for the down to the Prayo, where the ongines were low the German Consul to go a trip into the defendan: had come forward voluntarily to strike a good average of virtue in his do them, luxuries that were sternly denied to
2-Orders on the Countries marked aro. d of at Englishwoman, past three years. The following sketch of stationed. A great mistake was made in country in a steam launch. I understand and given
chair coolien for assault. instance on record married in due form in this country to an his official career is given in the Foreign the direction of the efforts of the Fire Bri- the Consul only wished to go 300 li Be Captain Mooney yesterday prosecuted his celibates; sweet hearts and wives were Lago
He then refused to go back to his duty, so that the poor fellow had a very bad time forwarded through the London Post Office, gade by conduoting all the hoses from the asked the Vicaroy a second time, stating that
Put it indeed. Oriental, discovering subsequently that she
and are paid less a small discount of about Office List
Two chair is not legally married after all.
coolies in the employ of Mr Mr flare's people being thus condemned 22, in the £1, for which the remitter should Walsham, Siz John, Bart., is en M.A. of various engines up one narrow street, Choo- it had been allowed formerly. The Viceroy
art be expressed Trinity College, Cambridge Is Deputy mi lane, from the Praya to the Queen's replied that it was contrary to the Treaty C, O. Malach, Public Valaator, were fined to a slavish life, aggravated by all the hor allow. All such orders must be Post Office Tas sharing city of Nimes has passed Lieutenant of Radnorabire. Was Boing
that desertions were frequent to the Buss The Hongkong Post Bottlement, where free labour, and a lean orders on Shanghai, and vics · Berak. hur disgraceful year, 1863, with s more time in the Audit Office before he was apudd, thus enabling them to operate at one and if other Viceroya had done wrong that 81, or three days' hard labour, for absenting ram of bachalorhood, it is not astonishing in British ourrenos
pointed to a Clerkship in the Foreign
extreme of the firs only, and that the one was no reason why he should. Surely it is themelves from duty without lesve.
4-The commission artificial state of society existed. Finally,
commission charged is as follows atmocions bill-fight than ever took place at Office, October 1, 1864 Was teinporarily to windward. Afterwards, upon the arrival high time such contemptible exclusiveness
the entire group passed into the hands of It only differed from that of attached to the Location at Mexico, Ur- of Assistant Superintendent Grey, who ap should cease. Any Chinaman may have the
family, and Mr Hare left the sccording to the currency The return of H.M.S. Espoir from the the Bablished himself on t cember 3, 1857 Wan Acting Consul at Spain's by not having a religions overture. Mexico from Jane 20 till October 20, 18), ipsari to have observed the mistake, the tun of Germany, America or England under Cocos Las awakened a considerable interest CLICO)
Since then the history of But then the Third Republic is weular. Up to £3, or 310, er R
greatly intensifed if it were more generally No less than six balls, and a dozen horses January 1, 1860, and 1st Attache Marek 12 Praya and a hose from her led up Bat Wooo trip of a paltry 330 1. Both natives and known what an immense value this isolated been a peaceful and aneren fal one. Ma
station for
for the chinery has been imported for the manu were stabbed, and disembowelled, to make 1861 Acted for some time as Secretary of
oil Tranol holiday to amuse 20,000 spec Legation in Mexico, in 1881 and 1683; was Lang, just above the Western extremity of foreigners will rejoice when Chang Chi pot possessed as a
British Naphical position of the group at facture of events nak at andro, los or Mr tators, all in fall-dress costume, and on appointed a 2ud Secretary, Detober 1, 1862 the conflagration. Before, however, any Tung bids as farewell.
He is described by those who have most to Mexica When the great General that and was Chares d'Affaires at Banday. America is just magnificently interred, January 17, 1863 till February 4, 1865, behefit could be obtained by the new tactics Band for whose loss and sufferings the world Was transferred, as 2nd Secretary, to Mia the main hoso of the Fireman burst, and do with him as not over-cleanly in his perseora that these coral inlets were caled Gorge Bow, the eldest son of the old
he refused
purpose than to form a Hak in the ohnin audrid, lame 26 1860, where he was Act no head of water could be obtained where it wonal appearance, lazy in his habits and from the depth of the Sea for no other captio
November 18 too much ing see a bullfight; he loved
Chired
inted a most needed. Shortly afterwards, how. mean and contemptible in his dealings with high binds together our magnifcent here in a rumour whion seems to be the same payee, by the same mail. the noble animal the horse, to take airy till December 2, 1867 Was appointed,
British
Mrate police the Hongkong Postal pleasure in witnessing it being spard you
a French press takes the barbarity as a - sioners to adjudicate on the cling the No. 4 Government Strain Engine ather Be is denounced in anonymous handeed mallow from Java (the) allow the Clocos to be placed under the by means of Postal Notes, as to which pow
May, 21, 1838, one of the
was moved so se to operate in this direc
nearest land) and (welve hundred miles served wel ter
7-Sims not exweding: 850 may be re- watter of course. The Government cannot by the owners of the schooner Mermaid,
from Singapore (the nearest British pos- served their country well by keeping the be too strongly sondemned for sanctioning Dartmouth, alleged to have been sent by tion, and a hose was taken up to the top of won an outrage on manners » It is to be shot firid from the batteries of Ceuta, Oda house at the corupt of Sai-Woo Lang. The distress in the province seems to be session) the Cocos lie in ■ direct-line - plaos free irons foreign interforinco dotted between tho Ports of China by
sessing a Ang harbour, easily to be fortified ment will never allow such a dunster hoped that illustration
were kuisted on the islands by the oe Money Orders can be granted at Hong- ht be introduced into Annan or the Cadiz frownsferred to 8t. Petersbig, who were upon the roof of the house, to North, North Wesi, and the lower portions against attack, and being moreover amply Ovintake them. It is true that the British cage of one per cent for cashing them
· of civilisation will tober 16, 1804 which Commission and was worked by a party of US marines, / mostly, confined to the districts near the between Colombo, and Australja Pos-, and it la to be hoped that our Govern- ona of Postage Stamps, subject to a
Oeplain Congo, The Orientals best us in kindnss 18091870, but did not proceed. Was great advantage, assisting considerably to [ of the West river. There is very little inappilled with fresh water, the desirability colour EL MEN. Jit in 1859, but this long or Shanghal on Porta where there are to animals. The
be sacient Egyptians sursed January
not well be questioned.
fach they not
from
seining them and the have to-day caeus, wards for Maranoyed for some months in the Foreige limit the spread of the fire in that direction, the districts of Sou-Vi, Ban Ning and Shel of such a splendist base of operations can- | Pa
and transferred to The Hague,
The Coces form at almost eirentar chain live Gyms be enough to deter the acqui- Agencies of the Hongkong Post Other Only no Chitus Fer and heatherfies for August 10, 1870 War promoted to be By about 8 pm. the copious streams of Han. Nothing is now heard of the sufferers.
there is only one really navigable entrance ship. There should be to doubi permitted storks and cranes and Indl ha hospitale Secretary of Legation at Pekin, October 16, water poured upon the burning bodess had from the Chinese. The Rev. 1: Pearce is in of alete enclosing a broad lagoon, to which usual apologies and protestadens of friend- for many poster ore ustural history 1879, hat did not proceed Resigned, When hurt if Nangsom dustle Paris April 16, 1871 Bangseded 2 Baronet, produced s marked effect and the spread of the country on a tour of inspection, so we The whole phos y exceedingly beautiful, where a stistesical point of such import places by means of Postal Nolese res
August 10, 1974 Was appointed Secretary the Hauss mas stayed. Several of the party shall hear something definite in a few days, and the contrast between ins silll-and age is opscerned, and fo would be welcome motion or the Postal Cius
Madrid.
It only
Brain
tu
Bisk rate and mico, and their successors
Was
บ
*
at
June 9, 1889, till March 20,
7
placards that are posted on the walls of his own Taman
The Cocos Islands.
once demonstrates this it would really
В
of the island has
£6, or 825, or
£7,
2 or 83, or
ingles.
the Order is
or K 70,060
R150,$100.
€10, or 850, or B1000.60
No must exceed £10 or 350
(edema da order Tidite, when 2180 is $40 limit), nor will more than two such Orasm
by issued to the same person, is favour of
Money Orders on the United King
£5. are granted
bare worth mentioning, so incredible dass State It neem, that there in some intention to
dom
for
for aume not exceeding
to
General Post Office, fu Hongkudg, April 1st 1888.
+ Sma) remitiasms can he made in them