No. 8177-Manca 21, 1889,]
Financo
Treneury
TELEGRAMS.
Public Wor
Signor Doda Signer Geolitieant. .Signor Fauli,
!
THE CHINA MAIL
after.
of a careting to pass a resolution to angmont the capital, similar to that passed on 25th Feb., has to be given, and then other three weeks have to elapse before that resolution can be confirmed. I may he wrong in making this statement, but I hope the Chairman will make it clear to
BRUTAL ASSAULT AND RODERRY.
TIN QUEEN, London, March 6, ~The Qason has negly-
wo nocionally slightly startlag afresh. The confirmation of the guilty, the defensa was not proceeded with, is reluctantly abandoned There yet re T'Paradox' Variety Entertainment at beating time
Those and the prisoners were discharged.
mains, however, the faechuating fald of Sulvation Army. resolution cannot be pretpoint. Ruggestive of the
Buddhism. Our young student has read at Biarritz. Bowrington continues to attract large These numbers, however, were not with whe wish the additional capital to bu
The Light of Asia, le has also rent
THE FARNELL COMMISSION. (Hamus Telegrams.)
zariences. The new programme submitted out a good deal of merit, and they ween $400,000, and those who may wish it to
only $900,000 seem than mited Ip Wa was charged with assaulting a discussions on The Number of Buddhists in
Allahabad, 26th Feb A London tolo THE NEW ITALIAN MINISTRY.
lent night afforded great amusement to avory well received. Mussia 8. Cower nudbo
ram the Pioneer states that the evidence 0. H. Lammert, it ought to be menin rofusing to confirm the rea-lution. Portuguess widew nanied Euphemis Al- the World, and he recollents that the gu- Paris, 8th Marol.-A new Italian minis.
aving mario in her dwelling house, and robbing her bor (though more or less indefinite, in spite added during the past week before the crowded tout.
tioned, gave very valuable assistance in The meclang therefore, try has been forma d'under the pro. Mency
these items. As n organ fund is only decided this point, will have to decide of jewellery and money of the value of of the discussion) is very large The Parnell Commission has been of the most investigation of Buddhism has the ad important character, but ferquently' con- a great producer of concerts, we hope. the whether the notaian addition is to be 8100. of Signor Crispt, who taken the portfolio of Tus following will reprosent the Club in a
The Acting Attorney General id the ditional attraction that it must be conduct tradictory. The following pointa have Foreign Affairs. The other ministers are Cricket Matoli on Friday and Saturday, community will be favoured with more $400,000; and whether they slept this or the same us befare, excupt the following - 22nd and 23rd March, ugainst a combinol frequent opportunities than have heruto still stick to the $200,000, ten days' notico primer was charged on the firs. counted through the medium of Sariserit. It transpired. Mr Houston, the agent of the
fors occurred for enjoying musical enter
with robbery with violence, and on the secharming to think of entering an ancient Loya and Patriotic Union, discovering ametis of auch all-round excellence as
cand rount with being armed and commit. field like this, during it too by that Mr Pigott was the author of Parnel ting a robbery in a dwelling house. The dear which takes us back to the cradle of a Comacked, commissioned him to that of last night.
complainant, Mre Almario, lived at No, the races with which our own is connected obtaiu facia against the Paraollites. M
Pigott neserts that he purchased the lettere Bridgas Street, and was on the first floor by all manner of tender linguistic tics. of that heure at half-past one on the 21st But before he has had time to become from the Fonisus, parts of some being February, when two ma came up and on familiar with the mysteries of this found in Byrne's bag when he fed to tared het room. One of the men banded tique tongue, the scudout in compelled Amerion. These letters held to Me hey a letter in Chinese, and upon her ask to repens the discoveries of the previous Houston. Mr Pigott, when hard ing about it abe was pushed down and experiment. All that he has thought of also wrote to Arubbishop Walsh offering struck on the hard with a sword. The exploiting has boca exploited a generation to make ravelatione, siating he could men thon proceeded to gag her and ago Ponderous volumes on various frostrate the plot to discredit Mr.Parnell by turned her face downwards on the floor, pects of Buddhiara (the leaves of which means of forged letters. Mr Pigatt compressed her throat and otherwise not seen to require suiting, and the con- ill-us. d her. Sho could not see what tents of which are apparantly conveyed to No. of was going on afterwards, but she heard the minds of their readers by a kind of opon drawers absorption, similar to that which the spirit points her kaya being used to Name,
handi- by one of the rod,
while the other undergoes when aspiring after Nirvine), capped it upon her. When she got up the men woeapy prominent pattima in the lioraries bar disappeared, taking with them the art of every one who desires to be thought clus mentioned. She afterwards identified abreast of the 1st recent discoveries sad the prisoner as one of the two men. The theorice. True, there does not appear to bu muah usore harmony among the expon- uus-ents of Buddhism, that among the devotees
THE COMPTOIR L'ESCOMFTE. Paris, 9th March.The shares of the Comptoir d'Estopte have fullen to 380. (They were formerly about 1100.)
team of the Nary and Army:-De Atkinson, C. S. Bard, E. F. Butt, H. W. Dick, W. G. Groig, Dr Lowson, J. Sample, T. S. Smith (Captain), W. Taylor, and 2 others wero brought before Mr THREE wea Wodehouse to-day, cherged at the instance of Tospecter Benny with keeping public gauthing house in East Street. The DEATH OF A MINISTER.
first prismer was soutenced to six and the Paris, 14th March,Vico-Admiral Jaurès, secord to four months hard labour, the Minister of Marine, died yesterday ovoning.third man, who acted as watchman to the
CHANGES IN THE FRENCH
SERVICE,
club, being sent to prison for six weeks with hard labour.
A MEETING of the Legislative Council will be held to-muFFOW. The following are the
Paris, 12th March.The Cabinet has abandoned the ides of creating a special ministry for the Colonies. The administra-orders of the day :- tion of the Colonies is re-attached to tho coinistry of Commerce,
M. Haussmann has been appointed head
of the cabinet of the Under-Secretary of: State for Comworce and Calonies.
LOCAL SMD GLEIRA).
ASKED SCRA ANA OFTWARD ROUND - Badurorih, February 19, Spindrift, Cyclops, 26; Lancelot, Mar. 1; Iramaddy, Laertes, Palinurus, Wakefield, 5; Niobe, Guy Mannering.
L. Governer's Message.
2. Financial Minutes.
8. Report of the Finaneo Comunition. (No. 3).
1. First reading of a Bill entitled The Reclamation Orduan, 1889.
5. Second reading of the fill for the Incorporation of the Director, in Hongkong of the Bartin Ladies Mission for China.
6. Second reading of the Bill entitled The Prison Auerdment Ordnance, 1889.
7. Committed on the Ball for aucting thus Lass relating to the construction of Biblings in the Colony of Hongkong.
Tax proposal to amalgamala Hyogo with Kobe has awakened land speculation in the Eighbourhood and sales of real estate are very namorans.
If the union is not effected there may be row down Hyoga way.- Japan Güzelle
ARBUTER'e telegenta from Vancouver City caps-Sir Georgo Baden-Powell, who has been travelling aver the roule for sams time, has arrived at the conclusion, after careful examination, that the Canada rail- way route to China ja to he relied upon throughout the winter months'
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THREE is to be a revival of the agitation decimal system of evings. Last Session 12 members of Parliament signed muneril to the Chancellor of the Ex chequer in favor of tat system, ward an association has now been formed to pro- mote its adoption. Sir John Lubbock, Sir H. Eve Mr Samuel Montage, and the Earl of Crawford are amongst its ad- berangs
Tns solidarity of the world receiver mother lastration in the memorial from the Governor of Sheusi. He has been coining copper cash, but the native copper is of auch poor quality that he is obliged to mix it with foreign metal procured in Shanghai. The price of foreign copper has been so high lately that he has been oblig- ed to stop his coitage porations, and hoj
Nantes, & dienslut, Palamed, Mogui. Ir appears that, owing to a remarkable dis-t least, will hear with satisfaction the 12; Iser, Benalder, ib. HOMEWARD BOUND-Yorkshire, Feb. 8;play of masterly inaction on the part of the news of the collapses of the Copper Ring. Chingwo, Glenearn, Patredus, Duke of Colonial Ofice, the new Surveyor Geteral of ware eased by his earthquako in
Par Hedminster, Zambesi, Mar. 5; Merion will not reach this Colony for some time, province in China. -N-C. Daily Nets. nethshire Port Victor, 8; Branschweig, Diomed, Hesperia, Westmeath, 12; the month of June it is aard. Man- Melhenrue, Riverssale, Namyon, 15."
The P. M. Co.'s 8.8. City of Rio de Janeiro, with the AMRICAN MALL of February Elst, left Yokohama an Monday: 18th instant, at 4 p.m., aud way, be expected here on or about Snaday, the 24th inst
The D. D. R. stenuship Lydia left Singa- pore on the 16th instant, and may be expected here on or about the 23rd inst.
The .. Chateau Leorille, frou Nos York, Left Singapore on the 17th instant, and may be expected here on or about the 24th inst
The O. S. 8. Co.'s a. a. Bellerophon, fram Liverpool, left Singapure on the 18th instant, and may be expected here on or about the 20th inst.
The Union Line a, . Sussex, from Hun burg, left Singapore on the 17th inst., and may be expected here on or about the 24th just. The Canadian Pacific 8. S. Co.'s str. Batavia left Vancouver for Japan, &c., on the
19th instant.
The P. & O. extra steamer Teheran, from¦
Bombay, left Singaporo for this port on Tuesday, 10th instant, at 5 p.m., and may he expected hero im or about the
2616 ma
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THE Russian corvette Rozbora arrived at Manila vu the 16th inst,, from Nagasaki. THE Russian frigate Admiral Nachinot, from Batavia, with Vice-Admiral Schmidt on board, arrived at Manila on the 15th inst.
We understand that the nee Paisse Judge (Hou. Fielding Clarks) is expected to arrive hern in the blue-funnel steamer Bellerophon on Sunday uext.
Tuaches and acts ou a distatit
in Mr Cooper, the Sanitary Surveyor, A Baussets telegram of Fb. 11 atates an inquiry by the German Government will be raised to the dignity of Acting that the Belgian Furleral Council has rephed Suevogar Ganemi, Mr Bowdler hingestive portain Swiss subjects living a shouted en
to the Praya Reclamation Singapore under : crnau protection, thes there exists no objection to the wie in work. We do ust know if Mr Cooper will question entering the corps of local volun- have precedenen of Mr Bowdler, but it tears of non-British nationality, for the maintenance of public under and security. strange that such a young oficial,This foreign corps is excused from taking brought out for a special work, should have the English military oath, but is placed so many Anties entrusted to him and under the command of the respective chiefs shnuki meg in before all the old offeins of of the English eorpe of Voluntours and of
the Singapore police. the portmont
The Hagkong and Shanghai Bank has Taz erection of statuesque memorial com.
memorative of the Declaration of the Con gain got into trouble in Manila. Mesarstitution, haa, needing to the Japan Gose's, Jurado & Co. get from some district judge been definitely decided upon. This rem what the Spanish papers call culbargader of the 11th in to be placed munitable Bite in the capital and will be encircled by a fence. The enclen is to be laid out as a garden, with a pond, fountain, and arti rockery in the centre. The latter, which will reach out elevation of about 200 feet, will form the base on which will be placed a bronze bgure of Bone noted the al
again the Bank, with a view of stopping The Manila papera give no the busin
news since received by particulars, but telegram seems to show that Messrs Joraco obtained something of the nature of a writ
morrow.-Youra,
SHAREHOLDER.
THE RIFLE ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP. The following is the handicap for the Rifle Association Ohallenge Cup
No. of
Name.
Col.-Sergt. Do
ney
points handi-i capped.
M For Sergeant Major
Merso
Mr. L. Woédiu
P.0. w. Robart)
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P.C. A. Wnio Ale D. Wood... Mr Jobs Audrew } PC. J. Curnon... Me F. G. Collins Chast. Cullinen.. P. D. Melen.
P.C. W. G. War
Beck .......... Major Wilkin-
8011, R..... ↑
Mr Walton Jack- P.C. T. Melo-
cald
Mr E. J. Muses
Mr E. binson
10. G. Sinclair Qal. Sergt. Wil-
linos............
Sergant Butlin,
JL.K.P.
Mr H. F. Haylor Mr F. Howell... Sergt. D. McDo
wald, B.K. F...
P.U. F. Lab... Mr C. D. Wilkin-
BOD..............*
Mr A. Shelton Lt. Douglas......
Hooper Major Knight
RE...
Mr W, D. Eraid."
wod
Lt. Baynes, R. N.
Lt. G. T. Pyrne,
Lt. Carlyle, RA.
Ir John Darle... Bir H. J. Holmes Mr C. V. Lalde Mr G. P. Lam-
mert
At night it will be untainted by electric, E. A. Martin,
of foreign attachment for $500,000 againat fight. The sum of Sind is be asked Great indignation prevails far, of which amount $100,000 will be put the Bak among the English and foreign communityanide as a maintenance fund,
R. N.
Tupt Quincey.. Capt. Robinson).
Mr Frud. Shep-
berd
MrC, H. Thomp
On
ward.........
Mr G. C. Hay- Mr W. Mur-
ray.........
on account of the mufair procedura adopted | Tan enjoving over the opening of the Man- against the Bata, in gruating a writ, before dalay milway had apparently beau on a the claim was tried by the Court. Mesra sory extensive scale. The Hanguan Gavite Jurado have had a long-standing quarrel of 4th inst. says ---The special train which with the Manila Agency of the Hongkong arrived here (Rangoon) on the morning of and Shanghai Burk and have generally got the 1st instant, with the guests from Man-Sur-Lieut. Arta- strang, R. N... the worst of it before the Courts. The Bank dalay, was delayed for two hours owing, it
IS said, to the difficulty of getting a guard Lt. E. P. Ashe,
R. bae applied for the protection of the Eng. who had not participated to well in the fish Consul, who, we believe, called on the rejoicings and festivities of the railway, to Capt. Blackburn
take charge of the train. There are some Lt. Boyd
Lt. Brian wel... Captain of the Port and lodged a protest,atausing stories told in this direction. The Messtime the Bank has given security and guard, a little on,' being found in La Mr R. Drury is conturing its business. We may men- Tom, where the guests were refreshing Major-General
Gurda Halk! Br, what are you Lt. Grant ........ We note the return of Mr Herbert A Gitos, tion, while sporking of the Bank's difficul themselves, was caked by one of the milway.
La. Douglas-Ha- ties in Banila, that Mr Townsend was doing here? Well, replied the suber-
milton, R.N... honorably aequitted by the High Court date, not in the least abushed, "if it comesh
to that, what. may I ashk, are you doing La. Henderson...
You are of the absurd chargs of fraud in connection here?
Sir, ejaculated Lt. A. H. Lee,
- Ob B. Ast with the insus of unstsanped cheques; white tue irato ant disgusted superior.
the brake-val, now whatch the use of L. Soutt.... the judge who quwarrantably authorized come. I shoy, responded the guardian of Mr T. La z....... oalling each other frusle ? Later on, het Sutherland... his arrest was suspended.
filled up the cup of ha tiquity by giving it Mr F. W. Walte
1 as his opinion that he did not believe his Dr. R. F. Yeo... superior was in a coadition himself to say Mr A. M. Page
Mr Giles bas been transferred to Ningpo and leaves for his new post by the Preussen
formerly Consul at Tamsui
A NOTIFICATION will be seen in another columa with reference o artillery practice at Stonecutter' lalani, to-morrow and on Monday next.
the 18th instant.
p.m.
authorities:
Mr
ington
1st W. Leggo ... Mr J. McCallna Mr John Moffat Mr. E oble Mr. W. Noble Mr G. T. Rivorn Mr W. Schinid:
Mr Edgar Shop-
Horl
11
Mr. W. Slingsby
Büchell
Mr B. Basch-
mann
Mr H. W. Chand-
Jor
2 Major Dempster MC. W. Dic
Ed
Mr T. B. Dalby Mr J. J. Francis
Q.0.
Mr R. G. Hap
kine
I
M: Isaac Hughes Mr R. K. Kim-
ball
Mr J. M. Laing Mr R K. Leigh Lt. Little
---
Mr W. R. Lox-
ley
...
Mr Walter Poste
Mc J. D. Smith
4. Mr Alf. Woolley)
P. B.Q. Ayus
Mr G..0. Ander-
son
Mr W. M. E.
Arthur
...
Mr G. Burray
Rain...
Mr K. R. Belilios Hon. J. Beli-Irv
ing
Mr D. E. Cald.
i well
---
Lieut. General
Cameron
127
Hom. C. P. Cha
fer
5+2
Mr C. C. Colen ¡Mr J. H. Cox ... Mr G. 0, Ox ... Mr W. H. F.
Darby
Mr F. Dodwell...
Mr N, J. Ede... Mr. Von Ebrea Mr F. G. Figg......... Nie W. Forbes... Ir E. Georg. ... Mr D. Gillies Mr M. Groto.... Mr
JL. Go! ham...
---
Mr John Cranst Mr F. A. Haze-
land
Mr C. Beernann Mr G. T. Hop-
kills r
Me By You... Mr J., Hum-
phroye
Mr Thos. Jack- ક કામ
...
MrG, S. Lai Sua Mr H. C. Mac.
leau... Alr Rt. Markwick Mr Hugh McCal
lum... Mr A. McCly
night... AAA Mr C. Mooney... Honourable E.
L. O'Mulloy... 2 Me W. H. Ray
Com. M. Rumeyy Hon. J. Russell Hu. P. Hyrie... Sir Nowed Sal- BOR, V.C., K.C.B.
Gaskell
10
Mr I. J. Bughos Mr A., H. Mau-
***
Mr Bruce Shep-
berd
***
Mr A. Findlay
Smith
Hoa F. Stewart
Cool Storer,
B.E....
MrA. K. Travera Mr Wai Poi...
...
head...
Mr Wong Wing
Chau
THEE was a vory good attendance at the concert given last night by adiateurs at the
Mr K. McK. Ross Lusitane Club, in aid of the R. C. Cathe-whether he was or was not drank.'
Major V. Chater Messa Adamson, Bell & Co. inform us
THE reply of the Empress Dowager to the Capt. Onllings... that the Canadian Pacifc 8. S. Co.'s etc. dral organ fund. The programme, coraist- Batavia left Vancouver for Japan, &e, oning chiefly of choice se), ctions from classical upfortunate Censor who proposed that she Mr J. M. Furbes
opera, might be considered a somewhat should not entirely abandon the direction Mr W. .
of the government is decided and forcible. Mr E. B. Rupa... ambitious one for amateurs, but it proved the Censor thought that he was paying Mr J. Keiser... E "H.Larts Tas Superintendent of the 1. &. Company to be by no means outside the range of the her Majesty un acceptable compliment, inforens us that the Company's extra steamer performers' abilities. Still, interesting and asking her to dirges that important Mr A. G. Wise...
morials on maiters of state should still be bir . E. Bowi Teheran, from Bombay, left Singapore for admimble as it was, regarded as nu exhia-dressed to and perised by her before beMr E. Burnie
Mr. L Tramiin this port on Tuesday, 19th instant, at 5 bilion of vocal gymnastics, something toes acted on, he was rudely deceived,
and has found it appears by his aune that Blr W. Cross trying to the performers would in all probe is a China-that height a Tor Mr A. Denison
fler Majesty, diates in the Mr B, E. Deuson b THE presentation to the Honorable J. Mtability havo been suore enjoyable to the tar induci
audience.
The performances of the lady inconveniences of a female Ingency which Bir T. Q. fleigh 14.T. W. White-
was only resorted to as a last device,' and Price will take place at the Chamber of
vocalista were especially creditable. Mes declares that her datermination to with Commerce, in the City Hall, to-morrow, al 5.30 p.m. A full attendance is particularly James Humphreys and Guedes, and Misses draw from power was thoroughly consider Carvalho, Leiria and D'Almada a Castro ed, and that she does not intend to stultify herself, and incur the adverse criticism of requested.
were all very successful in their soles forture ager, by chaning her mind now and deserved the cordial applause with and finally she commands that The Jen-shou which their efforts were greeted. Miss Edith Carvalho, who possesses a remark ably clear and Bexible soprano voice, very oven throughout an extensive range, was THE East Street murder case was before Mr enthusiastically applauded for her careful Wedehouse in the Police Court to-day and fio abed rondering of the two solos op- again, but no further evidence was taken, posite her zame; and her singing was a further remand being made for the avid certainly one of the special features of the concert. Miss Leiria's voice was heard to suse of the master of the boarding hours in
best advantage in the aria from Ernani which the prisoner lived.
Miss Souza's piano solos met with very L'Avenir du Toukin returns to the attack emphatic approbation. The Chopin nee un the Tonkiu Coal Mine Company, repeats turne. being taken somewhat too tur- rindly, owing perhaps to nervosaness,
THE Comercio says that the number of those in the Christian population attacked by the cholers in Zamboanga from the end of Jam, in the 9th March was 1119, of
which 520 died.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE PUNJOM MEETING,
cotl
•
SUPREME COURT
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before His Lordship Chief Justice
Russett.) Thursday, March 21.
DRUGOING
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other had not been found
The jury, after hearing the evidence, mimo sly found the prisoner guilty.
Sentence in each case was deferred. The Court adjourned to Saturday, 23rd inet, at 10.30 .10.
THE PERPLEXITIES OF AMBITION
IN CHINA.
also wrote to Mr Forster offering in- formation, and asking for £600 for his ser vices to Government in altering the tone of his newspaper. Mr Forater declined, but himself gave largo enins privately. Mr Pigott further admitted carrying on simulta- neous negotiations with Egan, and sabse quently with Mesars. Labouchero, Lewis, and Parnell, but denied telling them that tho lettors were forgeries. He admited tolling Mr Houston that they might not ha of Reason, each one either antling out genuine. Mr Pigott's admissions, denials, and contradictions have been so frequent his predecessor in a kind footunto, or reducing him to a heap of cinders in a bat-that the publia are beginning to think that furnace. But there does not acom
The Times's caso, as fat as regards the letters, nny territory distinctly uncoupied, so that has collapsed. Several Unionist Jooraals the young an scholarly tastes, who have thrown over Ms Pigott, and have fallen wishes to do something worth the doing, ja back on the case established by Le Caron. once more as much at se he was in the previous sta: os of bie experience.
The number of young men now living in
Scort's EMULSION OF PURE OOD LEVER What advice all wo give to the Jung China who are natives i western lands, in probably greater at the preant time than man whose ambition is to do something, he OR WITK HYTOPHOSPHITES acts both as it has ever been before, and is steadily unknowa not what, in a way he knows not food and medicine. It aut only gives flesh the increase. Most of them have doubtless how, for a purpose which he has not yet and strength by virtue of its own nutritious come to the Celestial Empire with a de dofired to himself? None at all. He properties, but creates an appetite for food finite purpose, the accomplishment of which would not listen to it, if we did. Tis not that builds up the wasted body. Read the is expected to oncopy the main portion of advise of which our lives are scant. It has following: Scott's Emulsion is in my 15 their time and stivegth. But a young may been truly romarked that there is enough opinion an excellent and valuable con- who has the qualities which lend him to good advice lying about loose to suffice for pound. I have given it to consumptive seek for a life-work in China, is not unlike the successfal management of three sech patients and have been delighted with the Therefore we refuse to results obtained. It is pleasant to the taste ly be a yanng msu who has so ambition workle as ours
But to such of our and can be borne by the most sensitive higher than simply to gut through the round offer any advice of dati s to which he is appointed, and whereadora as have no ambitions, and who do stomach.-E. A ROLWAT, M.D., Butter naturally desires to go in" for some not wish to be distingniched, bus only to Knowle, Darlington. Auy Chemist can thing in addition, as the best way to be interested in what they study, we may supply it-Watson & Co. (Limited), agents coltivate his faculties in an all-round way, mention that there ramana one subject off in Hongkong and China. and to keep himself from that intellec. investigation which cannot fail to prove val stagnation, which is well aware
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of interest if it should ever be attempted.
is the preliminary sympton of decay. It is the people of Clans, in their relativne
to one another, to those above as well as
to those below, and to those below nut less than to those above. It is a limitles■ sub-
to as any ambitions of this store, he wilt of course give a certain prop. rtivu of his line to learning seething of the Ian- guage, and if he be a person at ali atadi-ject, a fascinating subject, and, is it not ova habita, it will not be singular if by the vory nearly virgin soil N.-G. Daily News. time he has boen drawn into this mael- strn, the idea has developed itself of oking himself anca a proficient in the supe, that he will take a very frout rank. He cherishes a vague longing to climbs up somewhere, bearing aloft a Bag, on which
NEWS BY THE GERMAN MAIL.
The N. D. L. steamor Pressen arrived
Ceylon and Indian Exchanges :-
ANOTHER SENTENCE UNDER THE CRIMES ACT, London, 6th March. The Rord. Father Stephens has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment under the Crimes Act, and has appealed against the sentence.
THE DON. ARTILLERY COMPANY. London, 5th March The Honorable Artillery Company has been reorganized, and by royal warrant is now liable for ser- vies like the militia.
CAPT. WISMANN'S EXPEDITION. London, 6th March-In the House of Commons last night Sir James Fergusson, replying to a question, said that Sir Evelyn Baring reports that the Egyptian Gavarn ment would in no way hinder Captain Wiss man from enlisting black volunteers in Egypt for his expedition.
all be inscribed Excelsior! The Radi-to-day with the German moil of 19th Feb. cals are u good deal of a damper on this We take the following telegrams from initial enthusiasm, especially as the general Lestimony of others anites with his own experience, in auggesting to him after he ha (apparently) mastered them, the remark of the Charity Boy in Pickwick, that it is a pily to go ao far to get so little, But even the study of the Chinese language has its features of amelioration, and its dark ways are often lit up with sume lines of natural beauty, which are all the more appreciated becue of the general sterility of the region travureed. By and by comes the inevitable suggestion, that the particular held in which be the ambitivas young may uxcel, is to found not in the colloquial, but in gather ing into a masa theresults of his own labours, as well as those of others, and, yes, and mang Diction ry. There are many things which he has come across, which every one ought to know, but which are not to be found in any dictionary that he bas access to
So he makes notes, and in- cessantly collects his data, uctil he £nde that he has a large mass of material. He has not breathed his secret purpose to any mortal, but by and by he is dismayed to learn in the most incidental way that au idea similar to his own has occurred to several other persons. all of wh m hare their little pilos of notes and manus cripts of meakoranda, and one of them, itis Bail, threatens to publish very sou, Than he hours of the formidable work left by the lamented Persian Patriarch, which is |paragon of therunghoons, only that it is ini a language that nobody knows, and thers the are two others, also said to be just thing so long needed. So the dictionary project is
given up, and the next blank his son Prince Alexander, who is only books which cust several taels, and which twelve years old. Pending his coming of are all conveniently lettered, are suffered M. Ristica and two Generals have been
ngu
I to act as Regents.
Quotations
Hosonona, March, 21. OPIUM-Now Patna, cash,.4 650
Ola
cart, New Hoiatus, cash, 525 Old S cabl
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Now Malwa, cash,. 680 Allowance, Taub... 24/40 Old Mais, cash,... 600/010 Allowance, fol. 8/10 Persian, Vily, cash 500 Allowance, Teela... 24/48 Persian, Papor tied 600 Allowance. Tuois... 24/48
Exchange.
HORORONG, March 21.
On London,
Bank, Wire,
2,117
On deman-1,
37
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3.88
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On New York-
On domand,
Orodite, 60 days” sight, Ou Botobag--
Wire, On demand,
On Calcutta.
On demand,
Pire,
On Shanga-
On deman 1.
30 daga sight private, Gold Leai, Tón fue :.. Sovereigus.
120
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114
72
$1.50
$6.58
THE RIGHT OF PUBLIC MEETING IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE. London, 6th March. In the Fionne of Commons Mr Pickersgill moved an amend ment claiming the right of the public to hold meetings in Trafalgar Square, which was rejected by a majority of 80 votes.
Temperature. London, 6th March.-kerdunce regarding (Taken at Mess Falconer & Co.'s Fremisas, bogcutting and outrages was resumed yes.
Queen' Kaal., serday before the Parnell Commission.
THE PARNELL COMMISSION.
THE QUEEN.
London, 9th March.--The Queen has started for Biarritz.
ABLIGATION OF HING MILAM--UNKARINERS
IN BÜROPEAN CAPITALS. Belgrade, 6th March. King Milun he's Favor of abdicated the thrums of Servia.
to reposo on his b.ok-sbelros. He is actor Jens, 6th March-King Milan has
wards very glad that he had the resolution
to give up this task, for some time later the assured Austria that notwithstanding his Oracle of the Orient has a double-leaded abdication the policy of Servis remains un- article on the need of a new dictionary, and changed. The situation in Servia uever- nominates a committed composed of a large theless is exciting uneasiness in different proportion of the distinguished foreignore European capitals,
in the cupire (among whom, however, the young man's own name is not to be found) all of whom are said to be teady for the cosmopolitan undertaking.
TIGHTING IN ZANZIDAD-THE ARABS ZOUTED
TIL GERMANE.
Zanzibar, 6th March. The Arab chief Bushiri having attacked the Germans dear
He congratulates himself on his parrow Bagamoyo, a force of German azilors was
cape From a ridiculous competition with the foremost intellegis of the East, sud relapses
it consamplation.
landed and routed the Arabe with heavy loss. Bushiri was wounded during the engagement,
From the unhappy reverie ho gradually
THE DEFENCES OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE -- mous himself months later, with the
7 NEW WARSHIPS TO, JE BUILT, AN
THE ARMY TO BE INCREASED, thought that there may be a field for the power of which he is becoming daily more
London, 8th March.In the House of conscious, in the examination and illewin Commons last night Lord George Hamilton stion of the Chinese Classics, with which announced that Government proposed to
Bat
o build 50 ships, which would comprise 10 ho is as yet ut very familiar. inquiry he is sorry to hear that the Classics ironclads. 42 cruiser, and 18 gunboats;
Mr Goechas explained that the payment of ten millions would be spread equally over seven years, and the rest would be added to the Naval Eatinaten
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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
AT 4 PM, 70-DAY, Baromoter
Temperature Damp Bulb Direction of Wind
Forca
Weather
20.86.
BA B0
Hongkong Observatory, March 21, 1889.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Ytaliju.
REGISTER MARCH 20.--AT 4 Ž.M.
Wiad
Tokia 20.88 Nagasaki, 30.07 Shanghai..30.18) 59 Amoy..... 30.07 66 Hongkong 30.03 64 Haiphong.30.0478 75 NE Bolinao.... 29.01 8472 Manila 29,1 8852 Maron 21-AZ
A momorandum from Me Stanhope, Secre tary of State for War, states that the Army Estimates amount to £17,930,00, and that Wostook. 20.98 31 the intense is due to the new magazine Tokio...... 20.16 sills which is to replace the weapon our Nagasaki.-30.16 troops are at present armed with, and also Shanghai. 29.99 61 75 to the strength of the army being increased day...... by 2,600 men, in order to provide sa in- Hongking 20.99 64 82 grease in our colonial garrison.
Haiphong 29.82 68 91 BANQUET TO EARL SPENDER AND ME PANNELL Bolina 29.96 54-72)
Meals.... 28.08, ai | 12 www]
have all been translated already, are of the building of 52 of this Best to be com he required to vaate his office of Conar, that to be handed over to the Rard for
theo several times, and while he finds menced this year, and the whole 70 to be Wostock 29.32 25 Dr Legge's translation
ofien
damned oom
pompleted by the year 1894 The cost, determination of a penalty, and that hig
with faint praise,' he does not hear of including armament, is put down at 21) memorial be ung back to him. This
if it ex-. idea,
any better one, nor does he find anyone millions sterling. decree ought to dispose of the
of the need of ista, that the Express Dowager's exprotsed The Criminal Sessions were resumed to who has a strong sense desire to retiro and end her days in peace day. The following were the jury any other. A learned acquaintance whes was only from the lip She has governed Masses A. Door, C. W. Dioken, pinion he values informs him that the as well, however, that were glad to know Lewis, E. P. Res rio, P., Drade, F. A. Book of Changes is the work of which on as good authority as that of the writer of Ozorio, and W. S. Bamsey.
rovised rondering is most indispensable, AND TOERERE.
but while he is looking up the matter, Ir the accuunt of The Imperial Marriage' in our columns yesterday, that the young Lai Yi and Chi Lun were charged with Leggee new translation is sued, and Emperor. ia exes of difficulty or important administering a stupefying drug to one Tai the reying of the same which soon after subjects of great concern, will continue to Lan Sing and robbing him of twenty sover appear, convince the young man thatitis for ask her advice.-N.-C. Daily News. signs. The prisoners, who pledad not finite for him that he had not set his heart
guilty, ware defended by Mr Robinson, in on distinguishing himself in this line of effort structed by Mr Deurys
Finding that the field of Chinese Liters Attorney Gener-1 (Hog. A, ture as a whole does not seem to be very The card the complagant, & cook who attractive, our ambitious student conceive J. Leach) that not a ton of coal has been extracted lacked somelbing of its touching effect
had recently returned from Queensland, that his forte may be in connection with
AT THE EIGHTY CLUB, which Andalusian dARCO from the Hougay mines, and says that no but in the
was on the 8th Feb. last walking along one of the leading religions of Chins London 9th March-A banquet was To the Editor of the CHINA MAI
Queen's Read Centre, who he met a man, the effect of which are so many millions given laat right by the Eighty Cub, structure of any importance, no real what followed as Sousa played with bril-
March 2.0 liant execution and a thoroughly artistic and no sign of exploitation, existe.
conception of the spirit of the compost- SIE--I hope the directors of the Panjom one of the prisoners, who asked him he has often heard spoken of a marvel which Earl Spencer and Mr Parnell were
Lans phenomenon. After a few weeks of the guests of the evening iho Lion. His Souts garu further proof Mining Company will have made up their to go to some shop, On
examination inte the needs of the field,
Lord Spencer doin ACCORDING to the Avenir du Lonkin, in the of her skill as an executant at A Istur stage nind as to what they are to do before con- the man said Oh, here's my family house sad the scope of the same, he learns that said that he released that Mr Parnell had last consignment pl plastres received from of the programme in her performance of ing to the meeting to martew, and that we come up and have a cup of tea. He went
the fantasia on the familiar tasledy of wil not be presented with the spectacle of up to this house and got into a room whore exhaustive articles upon all phasest Tacism vindicated his character sad shown that he France, there was found to be consider The Minstrel Boy.' Mr Crow's rendering a private moeting or conscitation of the di- he saw the two prisoner. He sat down appeared before he was born, in the trans- Phad the qualities of a great leader. able number of defective pieces; soms of of Death or Glory hardly called forth the rectors going on simultaneously with the and had some conversation with them about actions of the Society for the Diffusion of of shareholders. hope Queensland, and he then had a cup of tea, Sawdust throughout the East. El ser trac them on being cut were found to captain | amount of apprutation it deserved, but in pobligiran will take the trouble to which, as he said, made his 200 anys." This | taing thạt tho Tao Tề Ching was Arat trom i ovation, roadrmed that England and and hundredths MA KONZE
the concluding dust be shared with Mr O. also the straw and others were recognised to be falas. Bachrach a warm tribute of prais
Lord Rosebery said that the occasion Fataheit. Mr clearly explain the position of matters in however did not seem to have frightened slated by Mr. A., but some years later his THE Courrier d'Haiphong expressed fear. Bachrach gave a powerful and epirited his opening statement, for if he had done him, and he had another sup which made sendering was attacked and pulverised by historic, and signalized the burying of
Mr of his solo (Don Carlos), and rendering
either been gathered to their fathers, an tuo manifest senses he found his twenty suvereigns have gone out other enterprises, a later that the working of the Kabae coal mines C. Evens's 'Stelia Confidente Tre a fairly the friction a great deduf bim stupid, and when he same to his R. Long aftor, thete authorities have acient national animosity. would suffer from the difficulties into which successful efort. Me EW. Maitland would not have arisen.
the Me Robinson cross-errained the wit ad lurid light he appeared, utterly demo gave an effective and tasteful rendering of can gather, the shareholders wish the Comptoir d'Escompte lind got Our Only once more, although the song Best books of the nompspy, for the saks mainly pesses with the view of showing that the lishing all that Meas A. and H. had estab lished, and aboring that neither of them contemporary has since learned, however, ed commonplace among the crowd of high of the transfer of shares, kept apa complainant had lost his money by gam had the smallest idea what he was writing that the Comptoir only gave its patronage claas compostions. The rendering of the at least to the end of this mantin. This ling with the prisoners.
converted pisoss showed wore spirit sad can only bo nocmplished, I understand, After the evidence for the prosecution about. Thus the investigation of "Homun to the Kebar Company and that the shares vigour that rettement of style, and Mr by the mesting refusing to confirm the ra had been heard, the jury being animously ceases to be an affair of the reason at all, and were subegribed by privato capitalists. Cattured's too demonstrative mander of solution passed on the 28th February and of opinion that the prisoners were not the idea of entering the lists in such a combat
WL
that
As far as I The two prisoners had also disappeared.
M.
which ha
Me Paris, who received perfect
Ireland were indissolubly linked.
DRATE OF JONS KRIM ON,
New York, 8th March. Obi John Ericson, the Swedish Engineer. STRANDINO DJ H. M. M. “GOLT 12," London, Marob 8-Her Majesty's iron- clad Sultan stranded while coming in Malta, March 8.-There are hopes of floating of the Sultan."
to Malta: the crew were saved.
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The barometer is falling and gradients are rather slight for E. winds. Userant, cool and damp wasther prevails.
W. DOBAROK, Gupersazione, daŠTURKINVATA Hongkong Obsenatory, March 18, 1880.
1. BAROMAYEN, redused, so 25 degréni Fikruns belt, sax selerai as she was, in funda, JORDAN
K. EMMERBARUUR, in the shade in damwan
humidity of air saturated with measure being 100%
¿, Dianation ur. Windyta ima posuti,
3. Kuszotry, is piroentage of astarstian, the
* Fomos on Armovacking zu Besafini
3. wrzen or Waarain, 4 kine. Kaya dev sobed alouda, a dzianina, Fein, J. 1984 # gloomy,
• kmik, i ilgbinsky d'atureaat,g pamanguhowANY). q muskiy, v, ruin, s'ance, sakrindor, v rusbilly,
7. Bazn, In frghes, sintha and hundredÁDN