No. 7333 FEBRUARY 19, 18871
We have hitherto (says the Chinese Tracs) refrained from mentioning the railway solienses which are always in the air, for foar of giving outroney to unfounded ramour or, Tonsibly, of appiling, by pronatura publi eity, any bona fide plan that might happen to be tu incibation. It has been circum- stantially reported lately that the promoter of the line from Poking to Chang-chia-wan. who was mentioned in our tesno of the 11th December, is again in colomanisation with the Viceroy, having us, it is brid, obtained the requisite guarantees for the provision of sufficient native capital for the constraction of the line, which was the only contion. imposed on him by the Viceroy our
ontrons...
The Jupa Meil of the 10th justant thus announces the douth of an old resident of YukohaniaWe regret to announce the
death of Bir Francis Prowna, which took place this morning no his residence, No, 223-9, Bluft. A untive of Birkon hond, Mr Prowse, whose family was intimately con nacted with the shipping interest of Liver pool, came to this country about fifteen years ngo, He was for some line in the em playmart of the Japanese Government la Tokyo, and was intterly attached to the staff of this journal. Mild and unassuming in christer, the de- coated gentleman was muele liked and ro spouted by those with whom he canis in contact Me Prowse was of high standing
That dor Toy Flotilla has been out for an airing once more, which may he an comost of letter things to some in tạo shape of efficient oraft, as it is unrenson able to expect much are disaster in the tube of the Dalry type now used That the New Admiralty Dock and the
Great Bore promise to be open about the same time,
That when the Banitary Board recom-
mands, the Government should at onco
THE CHINA MAIL
THE NEW O. & TREATY WITH CHINA.
content, and if the Board will only play a That failure of the orops in one Province next vook, the draft of a new tranty with tho room. Farallel wis practically ply facts and figures loaving no rom for a white flowing heard and hair was found:
reasonable tune, the taxpayers will be ready enough to dance and pay the pipor afterwards.
That I fear the pecuniary result of lest weak's Fancy Fair will not have con- tributed much, if anything, to the Orgaz Fand for the stendance of Saturday
svoning was oven seattier than that of Friday, and general dulness was even mora porcaptible.
That the fair stall-holders were charming in their praiseworthy solicitations, but the masculine murmers were just a Nudo. embarrassing.
The achonner.
The Hio-saving men built & bonfire on the are becoming more and more frequent the bottom of the stone stairs Testing to complete reform as he suggests can be achieved in any period much short of on
reach and the divlians all wont home. The The North German Gaselts, the National the gallery, where a terribla struggle took ordinary lifetime
The American papere to hand to-day con Cliff House was shut and all went to sloep 3 Gazette, Cologne Gazette, as well as the place between the front of the arowd rush That at the same time tho publication, by
At 1 o'clock the seapore wore thrown Times, Standard and Daily Veica of London, ng from the main door, and the lenders of Chinaman, of and documents, in which tain froquant allusions to the now treaty from their beda by agroat explosion, which all report that Francs la making sinborsta the throng which custod down the gallery the weakness and the strength of their which la reported to be under zgnation made the think that a great earthquake preparations to dispatch to the German stats. The dead lay mostly in two oppos ing rows, the foet of cock row close to those country are digoussed will perfect impar batean the United States and China,nd upheaved the Cliff, or a tidal wavefronter strong re-enforcements of arme
But the other, dae row of leads lying: toe tiality, will go vory for towards bringing
awept up from the Pacife. A great wave
FIREVIVAL OF TRADE. SARMAS about the reforms of which the writors The most defulte statement on the sghicet dashed up and Falted over the Old House New York, January 22 The Star's ward the gallery stairway, the other toward
the opposite side of the hal That as regards Railways in China the first
is made by the New York Suwe Washing building This whole share and eliff file--} Loudun cable of the 21st saya: Lago Lory, Alille lance identified as Eva are, apparently, honestly hopeful
rally tremüled and shook as no earthquake the eminent statistician, John Pendor and duty of the Gazerament should be to into correspondent on the 18th bitimo lins shaken the earth for your Proplo thor authorities, speaking at night's Marks, was foitrid lying at the bottom of troduce such a ayatom throughout theThe message is as follows
were rudely thrown from their beds by the meeting, all agreed that a decided trade the pile of the dead, her lower limbs bare constry as would render the occurrence of Secretary Bayard has completed and forse of the explosion. Furniture and roviral had at luat set in. Reports from the upper part of her dress corn to eerosa famines almost an impossibility will send to the Senate, it is said, early budsteads were tossed and heaped shout the chief seats of cost, tron and textile in-shrods, showing that she fought hard for dustries, almost without an exception, supe Loano Levy, a venerable Hebrow, with is generally concurrent with abundance Chin Briefly, the treaty provides that in others, and the any transit of food the importation of Chinese coolica into this obliterated. Pieces of the wreckage were doubt that a season of sound prosperity has among the dead. He std his wife Word would be a simple means of attaining country shall be stopped by move and pre found as far down as the Pavilion on the commenced, with every prospect of lang regular attendants as the performances and great enda worthy of true slatsmanship, caulfaas to be adopted by both Governments Ocean House road. The life-saving mon continuando. The recovery of general bhs they always eat near the door. It is
body was found, that Levy, instead of fles That the officials should first prove their with sqaul care. No American laborers about the bonfire on the cliff were thrown nese koeps pace with the revival of the thought, from the position in which his
patriotism by the introduction of well are to be allowed to enter Chias, Ameri- down and all wore horribly injured. Thay
ing along when the panic started, res considered sumptumry regalations, and, en merchants and missionaries are to be were taken in the Merchanta Exchange Steat industries.
Modical at-
mained to help protect his wife, so the old Madrid, January 11-A fire in the Alca man, brushet down by the rushing crowd, having the set their house in order, folly protected The Chinese Minister rays station in a dying condition. they might then (if need be) turn their that his Government has come to cocog tendanco v samoned, but had not attention to acquiring, what seems to be nize that his countrymen will never adapt resohed the place at 3 o'clock this morning, ar Palace at Toledo, Sunday, resulted in was trampled to death. His wife's body Horace Staith's skill was crushed, his the total destruction of the building The lay opposito A woman in the prime of the arme of civilisation in thin the Nine-themselves to this country and will never tooth Century a vast standing Army assimilate with Americans. Such being shoulders crushed and his legs badly bruis water appliances were very neagra, and the life worn brightly colored clothes and and a Navy of hoge proportions. the case, nothing but hard to both couned. He was taken to the Life-Saving Sta-roman were obliged to allow the fire to quantities of jewelry. Beside her lay That Dougkong Scotchmen will heartily tries on result from thoir constant infox Lion where at 3.30 am, he lay quito take its course and to direct their efforts to little boy, whose knickerbockers and stock-
reciprocate their gaid brither Addishare, and the treaty is ando on the part of sonsoles Little hopes are entertained for prevent the flames from spreading to the ings were fort to shrods.
town, Dating the progress of the firs
A man named Hatria Goldberg says he todes at the Burns dinner i Peking, Chinn with the utmost cheerfulness. his neo Rogers, Another attache of the three officers and seventeen men were in
Charles and, while rejoining that the Thistle is so
The New York Times correspondent says life saving station, al fall over the Cliff injured. some of them seriously. No one was well represented the Ciuced capital,
from that the treaty will not stop emigration
A SPANISH FALACE BURNED.
wont to the gallery of sto hall; accom
dranu called The 5 WAS A Clo-
will next year remember to drink to the Hongkong, which can only be done by the going to the scans of the explosion and killed, The palace was recently, restoredpanied by his wife and family, and they in the Manic budy under whose auspiccaThat there was something wrong some That, I wish Russia joy over the strip assistance of the British Government, broke or sprained his ankla. Ho also was at a cost of 81,000,000, psigo his funeral will be
De conducted,
Tan Oficial Gastle of Japan of the 11th instant cousins the following anoounce- ment With reference to the brawf which ccourred on August 15th between Chinese saan-of-war's men, and Japanese constables at Nagasaki, the Governments of the two Empires despatched Special Commissioners to that place to investigate the circum- stances of the affair. Dat the conferences of the Commissioners were suspended on the 16th of November of the one year. Subsequently, negotiations wore carried on between the Japanese Minister of State for Minister Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Plenipotentiary in Tokyo. Du" the 8th instant, both sides came to an agreement that the trial of the persons concerned in
the brawl should be conducted in the TO. gularly constituted courts of their respective nationalities, according to the laws of each empire, and that on neither side would the Government interfore in any way with these judicial proceedings.
where to account for the entire absence, or nearly so, of any member of the Pares or Chinote communities who con- tributed so materially in swelling the pr. ceeds of the Alice Memorial Fete. That the Burlesque might well have been mado nesessible to the public inde pendently of the Fair, and a richer harvest would vodoubtedly have been
the result.
That the Burlesque was really good, and a repetition of it for the same object might bo given with a certainty of success, That this should be strongly urged upon
the Committee, for it is a grievous pity that so much trouble should have been taken by willing hauds, and so much ex- penas gone to with barely a covering. pecuniary retum.
Cock o' the North,
land at the month of Tamen-ula River, which she is alleged to have acquired, but that I don't believe yet that our own statesnion have taken leave of their senses That it is to be hoped the hospitable Tarantulas may yet see their way to another dance in March, for the pleasant saccess of last evening made one, like Oliver Twist, ask for more. That's Kerry Dance' is being whispored
about, to shame the Englishers. That naxt week all attention will be centred on the Races, and that the weather is at presoat very promising, That
the part wask has been a very fair one for sharebrokers, and an improve mont has to be noted in Ganks, Sugars, That Banks have advanced from the 145 %
Punjoma, and China Trailers.
ago and the 160 of last saturday to 16-os to-day, and took like being 157 on Monday, owing, it is thought, to short sales; but were all apprehensions of war removed, the stook would quickly recover to the 165, or so, of its estimated merita
PROM
ying at the life saving station without ma Consul Boo, the Chinese Conau! at San dical attendance.
John Wilson was cut and burnt but his Francisco expresses his belief that the Chi- nose Government is quite willing to on-injuries could not be learned dudnitely. ter into any ransonablo treaty with the He was taken up the hill to the Signal sta United States, as the declared policy of tion,
A Japanese, servant, a boy and several the former is averse to the emigration of ita people. He, however, is not certain others ending in the vicinity were cut, that negotiations for the preparation of bruised and ethor wigs injured. such a treaty is in progresa
all sat together, The
Gipar Girl KASRACEE OF CHRISTIANA.".
During the performance Roma, boys, in Rome, January 12.The Propaganda order to obtain a batter view of the stage, has received letters from Catholic mission-climbed up an exposed gaapipe fixed along Aries in Uganda, Africa, in which are rulated this wall. This was strained and started to the story of the massmore of native Chris-lesk. Goldborg placed a handkerchief over tans there The writers say that Kingilie leak, and some one shouted “Tata oll Mounga recently discovered setrant the meter! This shout was raised simul- studying the untechism, and, being greatly taneously with a cry of alarm from one of enraged, caused the muaare of 100 negro the actors on the stages. Than the people în converts: Most of the victims were baru ed stire. Mounga, the missionaries by vows that he will destroy all the Christians in his kingdom.
WARLIKE PREPARATIONS ON TEE BORDERS,
OF INDIA
the gallery rose and rushed headlong down the stairs Goldberg's wife was torn away from him, and trampled to death. His six- year old son jumpell upon the hende of the parked mass and escaped.
The Cliff House presented a scene of Commenting on this information, the Sau wreck which beggata dekoription. Every Francisco Chrusiicle says: There will still wous in the house was, smashed, even be one weak spot left uncovered, even by the frames and cdwork being blown into such a truly as is promised us, and that matchwood. Doors wure lifted of their will be longkong The jurisdiction of the hinges and blown across the room The
New York, January 14-The Star's Lon-FRUSSIA AND THE VATICAN-
Rome, January 19th-This Pope han empira of China does not extond over plastering was torn olf in great sheets. this purt, which is a depoadency of Great The Inrgo balcony at the west side, from don cable special of January 13th my written a letter to Emperor Williata linak Britain, and a treaty with that nation would which visitors looked at the sals, has a Inquiries in Downing street to-night eliciting him for the references in his speech. be asscngary to insure a complete exclusion huge gap in the middle and it was daugeras no confirmation of the reported Russian friendliness of the relations betweed Frus
ed the information that the Government opening the Landstag to the increasing of coolies from the United States. So long aus to ventura che doors, wars twisted off seizure of Afghanistan territory and that thesis and the Vatican The Pope prom sea as Hongkong is left opon no treat with
The heavy front China, on prevent the Chinose in numbere this singes, the bar was a total wreek; reports are utterly discredited. At the to co-eperste with the Emperor in bringing from flocking hero, nor have ve any right the glasses littored the foot, the expensive asine time it is admitted that extended de the negotiations between Prussia and the to ask China to attempt to prevent emigra pictures were scattered among the debris fensivo preparations are going on in India, Vatican to a successful termination.
In fact, the whole building seersed to have explicable only on the theory that military a MALING BISASTER tion from an English port.
London, January 19. The bark Caterina, been wrecked as if by an earthquake. The operations in the Northwest are only a
"CALVIN Priti, las civil engineer comvictedThat the criginal moaïe of the Burlesque in That Sugars haro advensed 3 to 5 per cent with Great Britain looking to this end south pizza lust one portion of its balcony question of a few months, more or less from Cardiff for Aspinwall, has foundered
of forgery for having swindled several banks at of $11,000 by means of false cortication stamps and forged signatureo, appeared for sentence in Department 19, Buperior Cours, San Francisou, on the morning of the 19th ultimo. Prast's lawyer -made a metion for a new trial and filed the affidavits of A l'into and Louis Marks, two of the jurymen who convicted Pratt, The- affidavits set forth that it was by the use of a pair of calipers, introduced into the jury. room when the jury had retired, with which they compared eignatures and which decided their verdiot Judge Murphy. denied the motion and sentenced Pratt to sorve fourteen, years' imprisonment at Folsom. The Court considered Pratt too dangerous a man with pen and ink to be at liberty in a commercial community. Prati showed na signi of oxcitement except to turn deadly pale. Doring the afternoon the Sheriff departed with the prisoner for Folsom. Soon after Pratt's lawyer filed a notice of an appeal to the Supreme Court, both from Jadge Murphy's order and judg-
ment:
In the U.3. Consular Court, Shanghai, on the 11th (instant, before Gen: Kennedy Consul-General, with Captains Roberts and Wells, Associates, constituting aCourt of Ad- miralty, the case of Farkor Whitmore, by his attornog Samuel Morrison, u. the Bain Haguraloon, Capt. Edgett, was heard. The ballants asked for an order from the Court to take over possession of the slip on which they had a mortgage, for which par poss Mr Morrison had come out frum America The ship arrived in Shanghai from New York in a disabled condition in December last. The answer of Capt. Edgett, who defended his case in person, was that he was not aware of any bill of salo, on the vessel, of which he had been appointed master by Mr Hagat. Tho certificate showed that the ship was entered in the manée of Whitmire, Theobald and Libby, and a telegram was road from the Collector of Coatoms at Bath, Maine, the port of registration, to the affect that the Fessel was owned by the parties named in the certificato. Judguent was given favour of plaintiff on the 12th instant
0. D. Neut
in
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That it is to be hoped that the Land Com
mission will succeed in settling many of the vexed questions as to titles and boundaries, while it will at the same time make the transfer of land as easy a the
transfer of a Bank share, That, as to. redemption of Crep rents and the conversion of leaseholds into free holde, it must be remembered that the Laid revenue, it removed, may have to be replaced by some other source of revenue. That it is high time that the Naval and
Military hagglings about the Praya
Extension business crased,
Tha: it has never been doubted by any cus that the Naval Yard ought to have been on the Kewloung ekle, where there is deep water to allow of large ships going
alougeida and taking out and in heary waighis with ease and despatch, That the shears on this side are comparative ly useless, but that they might be made of great use at Klcong, and in wat timo the economy would be very appar- ent to the Government.
p
That this Colony has been befooled by the Home Government in the matter of cho Dafences, and that Lord Caraneron has clinched the one against the Imperia Authorities;
That it might be conakiered whether sft celebration of the Queen's Jables would uot be the payment of rum for a few useful gana scd one or two turpedu-boats. That this might meet the ring of the re sidents who go in for charitable in stitution, as charity begins at home in Hoag ng as elsewhere. Taub, puriously speaking it is to be hoped that some scheme for celebrating Her Majesty's Jubilee will be harmontázsly; arcived at, and that will reflect oradit upon the community of Hongkong as well as be a peridanent good to the Colony and a worthy record of loyalty to our Queen
alone worth hearing again (and yet again),
as it marks well the abilities of its co- poser, Mr Orange.
That the Diorama should also still prove a
source of direct or indirect profit to the Organ Fund, for, it properly advertised and exhibited to the Chinese, curicity would take them to ace it in erowds, That some people say that the latios and children were the finest flowers at the Horticultural Show the other day.
of its pro That, although far behind some
decessors, the Flower, Show was quito as good as the extremely on propitious season for gardening would addît. That the two gardens (the China Sagar Re- finery's and Me Wendin's), did not again carry everything before them this year, and that the prizes have been somewhat more divided, which should serve as ad encouragement to others another scoyon." That amongst the new exhibitors wore to be
welcomed the rares of Mrs Bell-Irving, Colonel Hughes and Me Chea Bro. That all three wore oncouragingly success. ful, particularly so Br Chee Bee, who carried his honours most becomingly-at least he would have done so had ho not, as I hear, been absent from the Colony for the past two months.
and the tendency as the close is to a fur ther 10 improvement on the rumours of a 12 dividend being red, tuge ther with a satisfactory statement of a counts nud a reported abcded upon issue of new shares, pro rata to existing share holders, on particularly favourable terms.
We do not know how far negatiations world be successful here can be no doubt that the shipping of onulis from Hongkong has been amwoneely profitable to somebody, and we may be sure that the commercial spirit of England is as strong that any attempt to reduce tha proûts uf her solerisis, even in so analla colony na
in Bristol channel. Twelva drone person were drowne and wreckage, weighing many pounds, 1039 oF THE STRAMMIR CELTIC MONARCH which had been swept clean over the roof ON THE ATLANTIC.
London, January 15, The Monarch Line
London, Jonuary 18.The British gun. of the hotel, lies on this pi It was at lis nurth end, which received the on January 2nd for Philadelphia, wasaband host Firm was wracked to-day on the
The kitchen was fearfully demoralized steamer Celta Monarch which left Cardiff WREUK OF A PRITISH GUNBLAT, full force of the shock. The dining room, oned at sea ia ainking condition. The crew Northumberland coast. Nineteen of the
(per, it is maid), considering the present position ould meet with violent op overturned. The plastering covored the which arrived at Liverpool from Now York apparatus of the life-saving service. The
promiun at which the stoel is in open
wicket.
That Punjona have again reached 14 och and 10 for June, and the brokers must be taking moderate fortunes out of the extensive doings in this small-cost stook:
The British merchant or factor in Hongkong cannot be supposed to cara much for our intercute in California, smpared with his profits arising from
fallen down the cliff into the sea, conta deportation and labor contracta
There must be some argument addressed lead than $20,000, while he thought Sutro's.
At Wilkins estimates that his loss is not built at News D
consent that secratory was smashed.
That tho ohenphess of China Traders at 60, to Great Britian which that ration can sp loss would be several thousands, as the conformerly Inspector, General of Fortificas wife, and will not apply to the Court to
to which I drew attention last week;preciate to induce her:
o, was totally wrecked. The tables were were saved by the steamer Lake Superior crew were 927ed by insans of the rocket floors In a word complete reis was ap-to-day Her crew numbered twenty-eight fate of the others is d yet unknown The amon. She carried no pasapligers. The Firm is composite gunboat of 455 tona, parant everywhere.
Had the explosion been a tride moro se. Celtis Monzrch was a screw steamship of and has been used as a tander to the iron vore the building would certainly have 2014 gross tons register and belonged to tatret saip Durastation
the Monarch Line of London. She was END OF THE COIAN CAMPBELL CARE
London, January 18-Lord Colin Camp- INVISIBLE DEFENSES. ball has abandoned his intention to more London, Jav. 13,--Sir Andrew Clarke, for a new trial of his divorce auit against ons, and one of the highest authorities fix a date for a boaring povel system of coast defenses. Instead of alleged invulnerability, his principle is the invisibility of the defenses. He would have each gun socupy a hole in the ground and would raise it for action by a hydraulic contriveaco. After firing it would sink which basiles ines have been thrown is into the pit again to be reloaded, so it given by the finding of a large block of would be exposed only for a few seconds. Food (perhaps two feet long and ghi Thus the locality of the pit could not be broad, by eight inches) not three feet from exactly determined, and the enemy would and will iu the base of the forty-five-foot have practically nothing to aim at, fence around Sutro heights. To have fallen in close to the base of the fence, must have descended almost perpendicular
A NIAGARA GRNSATION,
New York January 1 The Herald sys Our London correspondent informa us that center-board yachts will be allowed to compete in the Jubilee ocean race. The Royal Thames Yacht Club Jus peased a rosolation inviting American yashtemen to enjoy honorary membership of their club curing the coming seaso
HALY'S NEW STRAMSHIF
London, January 20. The price paid by
the Italian Goverrment, for the steamer. America was $635,700. She will he used to marry torpedo boats, of which she can accommodate several on her capacious decks
At the time of the explosion John Hy has been quickly followed by an addongkong shall be included in the pro- rance to 66, but whether they are now visions of the. Chinese treaty. Some modi- worth more depends upon the contigu. frontion of existing treaties of convention top, the marine reporter at Point Lobos, on coast: defenses in England, Euggests B COURTESY TO AMERICAN YAORTKEN.
viewing the wreck through his glasses, ance; or otherwise, and the ultimate might be made which should be advanta and the great concussion shattered the in- effect of the war of rates with the Home guous to England and sufficiently so to strident and wrecked the forniture in the persuade her to aid in preventing the fraile office, bat Mr Hyslop escaped without in Companies That the Directors of the Hongkong in coolies Unless this can be done, we jury.
Whampoa Dook Company have decided, fear the joint action of our Government An evidenes of the extreme height to after all, upon the lesser dividend of 7% andtlis Chinese empire will prove tueffectual and the dissatisfaction expressed at this, to atop the invasion and that we shall and the strong language indulged in, are still grasp at the shadow and lose the sub- mpat unreasonable, pending the statement stance, uven if Secretary Bayard shall pro of accounts and justification or otherwis poss soopper-fastened, habent corpos proof of the decision of the majority of the Di treaty and it aliali bo ratified. rectors (far it is said that there was a split in the amp, and the reason assigned is peculiar). That the present strained relations between Directors and the public is intolerable and must soon ternitate one way or the ather, either in Directors being again entrusted with shareholders' interests without this constant cavilling at their dividend decisions, or the shareholders (dividend gamblers) taking the compa- nien into their own handi.. Abarba
at 1 20 Its meeting, and it would appear to he becoming a hardy annual, and an Ice- hours to be tienoil it best regolates in, for trouble is again spokon of in connection General Manggers of this, one would with the dividend just proposed by the think, most thankless agency. That of course Directors are only Trustees
Our Contemporary, in ita anxiety to lay the blame on other shoulders than those of is the United States citirons; seems to have
forgotten that the whole of the Chinese pas senger traffic with San Francisco is now cudnoted by Aurerican owned or chartered ateamors, v., the Pacifin Mail and the Occidental & Oriental bonte. So far as we aro aware, the British merchant is not at present concerned with the trails in any shape or form; and whatever standpoint may ha taken by the British Government, it is certain that the British merchant will hats no voice in the matter..
That Mr Chee Bit is probably out and out
the best amateur gardener in the place-That the evil first blossomed forth
though Mr Woodin raus him very clown-- and he ought years ago to have exhibited in his own naine the Plants in Pots? that were specially his own, but it has hitherto been understond that Ao posi- fively declined to do so, and that they were thereupon exhibited Logother with the other flowers and vegetables, That this year it would appear as if he had Hobson's choice which is about as listle choice as he well could have had, and. way he continue to exhibit for many coming seasons to his own glory and to the glory of the Refinery of which he in the well-known compradure.. That the table decorations word-weil--
not much, and might have been mate- rially kuproved upon for a firat prize. That the public allowed their deep interest
"BILBERT AND SULLIVAN'S LATEST WORK,
Chicago, Jan. 15.-The Times' Nagara Falls special of January 13th, sage That ly and consequenlig must have been portion of the ruggul bank tuarurt the thrown much higher than the heights Horseshoe falls, on the Canaca side, and The level of heights is about 300 feet Inkʊown as Upper Table Rock, fall at New York, January 22-Tus Times Lon front and on the carriage drives around the midnight last right with a deafening crash don cable of the 21st says: The final dreea statuary lay a huge piece of iron an inch that was heard and the concussion felt rehearsal of the Intest work of Sir Arthur and one-half in thickness, thirty feet long molles away. Thousands of tons of solid Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert, which is to be and weighs over 100 pounds, It is 800 rook fall into the gorge below and with it made known to the world under the sug feet above the level of the sea and fully 600 hundreds of tons of 100 The exact gongestiva title of Ruddy Gors, or the Wit fust from the wreck. Lying buside it is ation of the broal is between the Prospect ches Cures, took place to-night in the broken ring-hult. All over the heights House and the Great Horecabve falls, just Savoy Theatre. The impression created by were to be found atones and pleco above the old table rook and next to the the robeareal was not over favourable. The of iron weighing from one to four pounds, spiral stairway landing to the path bulit masio not ap to the standard of Sir Ar-
A in the con
Chrankele reputer found in wreck, the sheet of water. The Government's iron the Bullivan. A whole it is largely servitory piece of iron bolting weighing four pounds and about two feet in length. It had fallen through the roof, carrying away portions of the assis
To connection with this subject, tho following paragraph from the Chronicle inay ompleted the fooling of the arrivals and ut be in a propos Consul Ben has just departures of Chinese at this port for the Past year. His record shows that the de
to
to
railing for over ID fect was carried away commonplace Gilbert's dialogue in the It is at this very spot that all visitors stand unst act is here and there very amusing, but get a vies. The formation of the preci in the scound it is slow asd tedious. As pice is now entirely changed. One can spectacle the work is a great success. The now stand on the bank above and see be- costumes are elaborate, rich and varied, the On tas cliff overhanging the scene of the mind the heavy sheet of water into the dark procession of ancestors being specially strik
for the shareholders, and shareholders Partures from this port were 12,821 and explusion are to be found hugs boulders, chasm. The grouteet ouriosity in mani-ing in color and design.RMANEN
difference of
have a perfect right to overrule the acts the arrivals 6,374, leaving el there Trustees if they show good 6,447, representing the net decrease of Chi grounds for doing so, but that the connese population. The Consul complains duct of certain shareholders is to be pro- that the Custom-house reports do not tested against 'as inimical to their own strictly represent the number of Chinese, dimensions 16
in that the figures include the Chinese who enter this part in transit for other destina-
and other people's real interests Thit the pox populi must, however, be the we Lei, and the majority of shareholders will decide the questions at lue-but beware of the proxies 195
BROWNIE.
CRICKET MATCH. SHINGHAI PAST AND PRESENT. THE CLUB. A mintch was played this afternoon be-
in matters horticultural by assembling twon these two teams. For the Shangbai Friday in a handful, but that the Ball of tear the highest scores were made by W. the previous night had possibly tired Bruce-Robertson with 13, E. Dawson with many a foot too much to permit the 33 and E. J. Gozon with 31. At Arst requisits standing thout to sxaining the did not stem that the Cluby were to make up with their rivals, but Sawyer and Smith
exhibits s
That the aid of the Northamptons Band, however, would have alone repaid the entrance fen, while the beautiful Panties, Prímules, Petunias, and Fem would have proved most attractive to every lover of Howen,
That the Superintendent of the Fire Dri- gada has been addressing the Firuzen on the best means of extinguishing fires with the minimum expenditure of watar
it
tious, but who do na step here, The Con sul's record of thess in trabai: arrivals are 28 follows: Honolulu, 1654; Panama, 655; Vietaris, 132; Havens, 26. The Vonn states that are August, 1832, when the Restriction Act went into effect, the surplus of departures over stivale excode 32,000.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF GUN. POWDER
weighing 500 pound in some instances, fented by villagers and tourists and throngs PAILURE OF ANSHIP MANAGERS,
the spot. A mass New York, January 21-Word was fo which have been liftou to a perpendicular of people are moving height from 10 to 200 feet. There were of fitnestone and slate 100 feet in length by seived in this city of the failure of Jo also beama 69 feet long and 12x12 inches in about 60 foot in width and 170 foot deep is Patton, Jr., & Co. of Londen, managers of piled in a heaping mass, below. The sup- the Monarch Lane Baroor de Go, loog! There were quite a unibar of eye posed cause of the rock giving way in low agents of the Monarch Line, way they ro witceras, more than at first supposed, and water, steady freezing weather for the past ceived no notification of the assignment of the account of the affair by as different three weeks and the teayy onss is of striking interest as illustrative mulated in, and the beavy weight of acqu- this house, but amato that it can have no the terribis foros of the explosion of the ABRIRISH STEAMER WRECKED-tie Monarch Occupany, how to progres, antien of the terriblo foros of the explosion. American ship Commodore that reached steamer Wilsden, for Now Drlenus from this port yesterday from. Departure Day, Rouen, is wrecked bore. The arew were laden with 3,000 tons of spal. At the time saved
of the explosion the Commodure was about
DELIVING OUT THE CUINESR. 5
infinence upon the reorganization of the under
tars & Co., formosely local agente of the line, dissolved by mutual consent January 4th, and are not concerned in the affairs of Jolin Patton, Jr., & Co. of London,
DEATH OF LORD CHESTERFIELD. London, January 31-Lord Chesterfield is dead, He wsa Go yours of age,
The Earl of Chesteräuld (George Phillip
ago
four miles outside the whistling buoy, per Victoria, January 14. The citizens of haps fificen miles from the wreck and the Vancouver have takes practie 3 steps to explain happened to be on deck sighting drive the Chinamon from that town, and landward just as the explosion occurred. ulready 100 have been compelled to leave. The Ban Francisco papers contain details The might, he says, was one of the clearest Among the prominent citizens on the Com-Stanbopo), was born November 29, 1881, of a terrific explosion of gunpowder which and brightest in his experience, very little mittes who took an active part in the and for many years served as an officer it was on board a schonner that had gone on wind, heavy swelle running, and the non proceedings are Mayor MacLean, several the army. He belonged to another branch
is opnsured neory good citizen for his Chesterfield of a century and a half there off Point Lobos. The name of the just rising from behind Mount Tamalpais, Alderman and Knights of Labor. MacLean of Que family than is celebrand Bord ressel was the Parallt, Captain Miller being promenting thoroughly romantic scene. the manter in charge. She was a vessel of Suddenly be noticed a dull fast from s loca setion. Suits have been entered by the that nobleman having died without issue.
A UZLESTIAL VISITOR Bfelbourne, January 14 fall of a got together and brought up the score 143 tons burden. The drew took to the fity where he thought the Cliff Housa ought Chinese Against the Mayor and others for
sequently picked up by the steamer Scelto the air a thousand feet a tremendous cloud remain, and an endeavour will be made to somet of the fires magnitude was visiblo quickly. They were helped a good deal, beats before the real struck and were sub- to be, and the next matant there shot into dames for $5,000 About ninety Chinese however, by the rather indifferent fielding and laadod in San Francisco. The explos of nuke. He could not imagine what had and these nut also: There was no violenes, froni here last evening of the Shanghal team, some very good sien was felt one hundred miles inland, the happened. He dossribes the scene as reasm and had the Mayor and Council not pander
The Club finally general impression being that it was an bling what one.imagines the breaking oated to the floating panulation the event | BY WATER, TANQUERAY & Co. (Inte watches being miser
earthquake. The crew deserted the vessel of terrible vulcano to be, and et fint would not have taken place. han piaca
BYWATER, Pzthy & Co) are agents for when she drifted towards the cocks through thought it to be more dynamite exploded
London, January 18-A frightful so in every part of the world, Goods fear of an explosion. Some idea of the in- by the car mon. An instant after the bank AODENT IN A LONDON TEXATRE. Residents abroad. Missionaries, Utaplain terest felt in the fate of the schooner by the of smoke ruse came a terrible report and dont happened in the city the evening. and Outfits supplied at Wholesale prices. cilizons of San Francisco may be gained concussion. It was so over that it The Hebrew Dramatic Club gave an eater Shipping and passages arranged. Banking when it is stated that it is estimated thated to bake up the whole vessel, and the fully 50,000 people in the cam, in vehiclsa, portion of the satch that had just retired taiment at a theatre in Princess strest, in all its branches Full descriptare Cat which was attended by about slogue post feed. Offices 179,- Quest: En hoes back suck on foot, visited the aboris below saize rushing out deck, supposing orson, gel y Jews, Socge ono in Victoris, Streats, London: 2,000 References of the disaster the morning alter its other had gone aground. Tito souls
occurrence could not, of worse, be 1000 ed for until the intelligence was brought board by the tug that towed the vessel t
came off victorious with 62 runs more than their opponents. The following are the scores
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W. C. Murray, Wilson.
ve. H. Baker, rua putopisa
E. 3. Cozun, Dixon, Haith
That he might perhaps lave gone farther E. A Probit, b Wism
in the way of instruction by axpressing
hie vieng on the best mode of abilising the maximum of inexperience in grap pling with the fiery element." That altogether the most competent judges, now that they have seen how CBG,& attempt to pat out fires, do not think too highly of the process; and they any that alittia maro pold water thrown on the buruing house, and a little as on the hard-working veterans of the Volunteer Fire Brigade, would to the work better. That the Marquis Taeng'a' manifesto, and the comments of your errespondent Bi- mensis, on the same, are two remarkable docamente, Tust auch a topon of'tae freecon of psech would not very many you age, probably have placed the heads of both writers in Jeopardy.
That Sinensis' must have very
ery ochaïdorable. faith in the possible speedy regeneration. of Chinese officials if he thinks, such
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The following reports of eye-witness appear 393 o'clock last ovaning (Jan. 18th) John Hyslop, the marine reporter, caw the Parallel come ashore at the point of rooke forming the ouve at the north of the Clif Bruk kuns. 'n Wa Rides Houte. All sails were sot and both lights. woru burning. Ho immediately gave the slarm, and hastoned down to the cove,
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the gallery, doubtless for a joke, shouted Fire The gas was immediately turned off at the metre and a terrible panic ensued. The people rushed in solid mase for the doors and numbers were trodden under foot. When the pants had subsided it was found that twelve grown persons and fra youth had been trampled to death in the rush to scape and many others injured.
London January 19-The police have boss iting nutuber of contradictory stories about the cause of the patio at the On Hebrew entertainment last night,... One statement is that thisres, started the ery of
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J.M. Wilkins, of the Ciff Houss hastane Pekings Captain, Dearborn, arrived here this down to the little cove where his Sutor morning from San Francisco, with Ameri- bailding his aquarium. They threw ropes on dates to the 22nd ulto. The following out to the vessel under the idea that the telegrams are taken from our exchanges fies for the purpose getite an oppor. ores were on board, but the roper failed to page and
A Lunity to despoil the many tich Jewessen reach ber Wilkins then took a buggy and
in the ball of the mostly jewel they bore Lorton, January 18-A1 meeting at their persons. The hails to-day resea-On drove down to the life-saving station
The life-saving man know nothing of the Olaban the Mayor presiding, a motion led discarded suction room, braken wreck. He woke them and they brought to ignore the Queen's jubilee was carried, furniture, crushed toys children's hats, On deinard, ent their apparacion With the aid of his whereupon the Mayor said that there were broken buities, orange peel, actors wigs On Caloura horse the life-aving apparatus was hauled enough paint in favor of the celebration and shreds of clothes als scattered over the up the bill and down to the cova. By that in urane his going on with the prepare door. There are many blood spots at this time Hyslop had found ont that no one was to for the event Area Uproar sa Wide aboard. It was one hour and sen minates rued to Mayor being roundly hissed and
from the time the wreck was discovered hosted
donand
books of chairs and the door. Here and On Shoe there ghastly knots of hair gra dinging to On dema
the furniture Several super were mado, 30 days until the live-saving drey reached the ABCORNY OUTLOOK
through windows, most of which wees bad. Gold Lea London, January 24-Rumors of yarly smashed, Several bodies were found by katarelkos
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