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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 28ra, 1580,
Tatemporary remittance by Imperial Decree of the sentence of decapitation passed upon the luckless Ca'uss How led most people to imagine that the bellicose spirit which hitherto bad Ecen rampant in Peking was or the wane, and that calmer counsels were provalling. It was thought, aut believed,
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ene view of the question thors that we' did in our article on the interview between Governor HEYNZATY and the Volunteera here. It is evident that out in the East the Volunted; rvovenicut' is an erotic which, although it may seem to flourish for a time, it is impossible to thoroughly esta
The Russian corvette Crayever arrived at Singapore on the 19th instant from Adon,
We have been requested to remind jurors sum. monar fer the present Criminal Sessions that their attendance will be required to-day (the 29th)
at 10 a..
The British steamer Esmeralda, Captain Tal- bot, whist arrived hors last night from Amoy, reports having pasaul five barquee steering to wards this port
The Singapore Time states that Signor Cagli's Italian Opera Company will arrive in that port by the French Mail steamier Orus, and intend giving on performances there.
that the more experienced and better ba-1 The British stesnor Amoy, Captain Drawes, lanced judgments of Prinos KUNG and Grand which arrived here geslorday from Shanghai. reports having passed an American three-sted Scoretary Huse-cuare had one more chagner, showing JRCK, about 15 miles norta come appermost that the war party had of ungling, which wisbud to be reported; stau nous apparaat, the use and our hand an American ship, showing JRNE, 20 miles south of Chapel Ishud, which wished to be re- around them by their own rather busty ported all welf. action. The Peking correspondant of our Shanghai morning contemporary, however, does not seem
THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28rn, 1880.
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LONDON, 17th July, THE LATE PRINCE IMPERTAL. The House of Commone has refneed to consent to the creation of a statue to the late Prince Imperial of Franes in Westminster Abbay.
POLICE COURT.
27th July.
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The defculent said that the Hartour, Mastor had tried the case and dismissed it.
His Worship said he would remand the rese
until to-morrow (this day) at ten o'clock, as the sotaplainant vizhod a lawyer to represent him, And, as he and said before, he would recommend the defendant also to engage canusel.
The defendant again thanked his Worship and
etired.
BEFORE THE 3. No City,
AMBLERS.
SINGAPORE,
The steamer Mayflower, bound from Malason. got natore on the morning of the loth instant during the bossy squall, on Pulo Cocob. She succeded to getting off safely and anchored in Singapore Buads on the morning of the 18th inst
THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT AT
SINGAPORE.
Ames, pentitues as follows-
The correspondence, as published in the Straite
MINUTE BY BIN SIJALIENCY THE GOVERNOR,
time.
THE PROPOSED NEW GREEK
FRONTIER.
nlectria“
night-soil in uncovered buckets at all bora of .
diately picked a quarrel witle the Sultan of the day and night and koop open coat-pools
̧•. Acboàn; no vary dildoalt matter to compass, and atongeide of pabijo roadways. They shoot small The étcamor India which is engaged it the sent a foet and an army of 3,000 men to invade birds in the streets, or wander witb guns into ; Afarquis de Bay's colonisation scheme left Burer Achsen, and to capturo tas ospital. In the early Tho Borlia correspondinë of, The Tinor ways the foreign comstery, whore they also pick the long for this port on the 13th fast. She has 35k part of 1879 this force Festoda landing near the hot in a praitios to indicate the "puncias dirao- dewars and destroy the trees. A great many exigroute on board bound for Now Ireland. The spital of Asbian; but tha Duts had underrated tion taken by the latest frontier lino demanded ownerlose doga era always wandering about, and stedmos Chail will love haze on Wednesday the their advorary, and, after some beary Aghting, by the Hellenic Government. It would commones only last, wook a little gic: was dangerously 21st instant for the same destination.
in which the general commanding the expodi on the Ionian Sea, at Point 24. George, follow the hitten by a mad animal. When a deal body is We have just hoord that Birtam, Mr. Logan's Lion was killed, and the troops suffered sorore northern bank of Laka Buirinto, desceud between found on the island of is tarcwn up by the aes, Estate in the north of Province Wallesley, was loss, they roombarked for Java, and whandoned the villages of Mahmud Bay and Neochori, and This Work, the Onex quo of the kid in China blish. In Shanghe, where the conditions THE NEW AMBER OF AFGHANISTAN, there is no official who onu sev to its spear attacked by gang of robbers, on the 11th inst. the enterprise. Sis tenths afterwards they following the heights, paas on shove the hamlets.
ato in many respects different, it appears to. Abdal Haliman has been recognised by the burial, but it must romain, as one did a few days Mr. Duraford, the manager, was bratally sat sont a fresa expedition of 6,000 mou, who suc. of Vagaliates and Vorra, press the mountain of age, lying exposed on the beech all day in and brake, zo maak so that it is more than osoded, after some hard fighting, in capturing Pharmakaronai, gala that of Stagard, and for- have taken root and will no doubt continue Bitish Governmont as Amser of Cabul.
glaring so, with the risk of enusing a peati donbtful it be will survive..
the expital, and all the ports along tho vonat, ward, then, between the villages of Longos and to thrive. It is, indeed, under the apecini
In 1874, the Sultan died, and since his death Korsmaphi Thence, following the heights, it lance among the poople. At anch festirals as the Dragon-boat or the 9th of 9th Moun, cruels
there bad hoon no recognised head among the would pass to the north of the Khan Balvimki, circorustances of the place, almost a necessity
of strangers coats over from Amoy and walk
Achsenso, every distrist or village having its leaving on the right the village of Zamvin there. In Hongkong and Singapore, hee
into foreigners' grennda and houses ng if soha
own chief, who is only at one with his follows aud on the left that of Delricaki, then wind evor, it is evident that, except under some
fling se trapass were unknown. Brothels nad
by the necessity of carrying on war to the knife along the uplands, going round the villages of gambling-bouws are. increasing to a slarming
against the Datch invaders. From 1874 to the Visiani and Lachanokastro, and descending to special stimulus such as is not often presert,
extent, diaply because there is no resident off- A lively mosting of the Bingapore Debating present tits, the latter have been engaged in the Khan Kalivaki. Then, berding anaw to the the young man will not give up their time to
cial responsible for the good order of the plass. Scaiety was held on the 15th inst, and when the conquering the country piecemeal, having to north, it would quit the hill ernst in order sut Sing songs ore-hold in the streets and at the minutes of the previous meeting had been read Eght for every fond of ground. The Achemes to separate or out in two the indivisible group the monotong of drill. Says Major GRE
temples aul, contrary to Chinese law, are non- and copilemad the President announced that this are fanation! Musalmans, and have hithurts of villages in the district of Zagoni, all inhabited "From my own experience I am led to the
tinued through the night. Ons temple espe-bong the “impromptu" night he would now held little interconres with foreigners, and they siment exclusively by Goalts, eroas the Voidom. conclusión expressed by some of the old re-
cially, the Hsing Union. Kang, is situated quite auronbon the subject chosen for debate. Two aco Grmly persuadol that death is praforable to mati torrent atriam to the west of Papignon, to Away from any Chinese babitations, in what is or three zubjects had in confidence has named living under the rals of Christians. Every ham gait the hoights by passing to the right of sidents that, short of war, or runtur of war,
BEFORE J. J. FRANOS, ESQ.
more partonlarly the foreign quarter, along-by the Committee and the ous druwa was "That boo amp is converted into a fortress; orers Forion, and then foilurs the bed of the Voyonsss nothing but a militia law would bring forth
sile of a large plot of ground where foreigners the prosont system of compulsory education in Musjid is defended as if the crisis of the war to the top of Cirkoli. Afterwards, it would pass real work and etablish a permanent and re-
SERIOUS CHARGE.
ase in the habit of congregating daily. Conso- Bagland is too extended for the peorar alanes," hung on its fall Tot by pationes, perseverance, round to the north of the Kian of Milia, then; Jobu P. Paterson, mater mariner, captain of quently, whenever this establishment announces liable force."
Lets wars drawn by all the mêmbers to decide i and the employment of superior resouroer, the turning southward, escend the beights of Marro. This passage exactly ex-ths American ship Leonora, was chorgol, on a theatrical entertainmos, several hundreds of who should be the faulers who it fell to Mr. Untel bare now ernshed the Acharness, if not youni, then return to the north, passing Kracovo CO.. prosses the facta of the position.. In a war squamous, by Louis Martin, late earpontor of the the worst characters of Amay rendezvour there. Vaughan to open the dohate; to Mr. MoLean to subdued them. The guerilla warfare still con- till it gained the crest of Mount Chain. The
scare there will over, be any difficulty said ship, for that be on the 7th instant, on board blout the way entirely to traffic, break down the sand and to Mr. Milar and Mr. Verdon to tinues only in that comparatively small part of quitting the crest, it would advance, louring the said ship, in Victoria Harbour, with a cor-wall surrounding the foreign property and other oppose, Masars, Donovan, Birch, Caff, Cargill, the country which has not yet been overran and to the right the village of Siren, noross the in raising a Dumerous and enthusiastic
tain pistol, then and there loaded with power wise misconduct themselves. We have no wish Bend, Davies, Kennedy, and Messum folowed and raged by the Dutch. The independence of streams and over the top of the Voumassa Hill, Go-body of volunteers; when penca seems and bullets, feloniously dil shoot at sud against to interfere in nay way with either the religion the leaders having summed up the motion was Northern Sumatra is a thing of the past. Follow the whole line Mount Cambannia,
well assured and no danger threatens, it in the said Louis Martin with intent thereby then or the amusements of the people; but we do lost by a large majority. The next meeting of
The Dutch have not made such a good thing and pass on to the north of Vide, whenas and there to wein, disfigure, dienble, or to do vantare to point out that for the botime proserra the Scalety will be held in the beginning of out of their conquest as they expected. They would go over tits summit of St. Antoine, rin impossible to maintains the corps except on
some grievens bodily harm to him.
tion of the paars, this Heing-in-Kung might August, and the present meeting haing the last olieved that the war would be finished in one along the Farts Hill, and then, gaining Monat The euphinant applied for an adjousamect fairly be alosed and the worshippers told in dirent, before the recess a cordial vute of thanks was campaign, and that the exploitation of the pop. Flagbare, band away to follow the Orotes, and paper. Experience has proved this in the
on the ground that he had engaged a solicitor their steps elsewhere. It seems out of all reason passed to Mr. J. D. Yaughan, the President, for her and imamon plantations of Sumates would passing on nimre Mavroneri and Koondeuriotiese, past, and reason suppurte its teasing. Mr. Dennys, who was unable to attend that day that they should be allowed to leave their own the great interest he ever evinces in the affnier sply repay the expenses of the conquest. They thus out on the shore of the Algean Sea. This enter on a lavish expenditure on the Volunteer
His Worship asked the defondant if he last quarter where they have other available temples, ofthe Society and his aungessful efforts in having have up to the present time spent a large sum general line of frontier has been sealdnovaly Corps at the present time would simply be any objections to an adjournment.
and seek that particular spot which foreigners made it a prosperons and popolae institution on the war and have caly ruined the country traced by the Greek Government. In the main to throw the money away. We boar that tried immediately. The defondant nad takon
The defendant said, he would like the care possess as their only pisse of resort. It in a well. | Straits Tinza,
Iran which they hoped to derive fresh revenue. it asoorde with the geographical indications in known fact bere that this Uking-Hsien-Kung is
The gardens of Achoon have been laid waste, the 18th Protool. Baiit has boon strained the GOVERNOR has written home in reference some of the crew out of the ship as witnesses and supported almost entirely by prostitutes. Asto
the cottages of the cultivators burnt down. Ia little northwiseds, to imelade the whole of the to the appointment of an officor of the army as bad thus left the ship short-handed.
theft, were we to mention a tithe of the caros in
some instances the Acheenose bave fire to district of Zrgeni, containing 46 villages and His Worship-When are you going to koal which-forelgaars hava lest valuable articles of
their own towns, rather thau auffer them to be 2,000 inhabitants, exolnaively of Grook nation permanent and paid commandant, but in
Defeadart My lay days are up on Saturday, personal property, never to see them again, we The Governor of the Straits Settlements, bav- occupied by the Dutch. The latter parsas their ality and faith, view of the present state of the corps and His Worship and he did not ask when the lay should be enoriaching ton much or Your Ex-ing bean asked to become Honorary Colonel of own interests in a calm phlegmatic kind of way. the palpable impossibility of maintaining it days were ru Sat when the ship was going to sea callenoy's valuable time. The isointed character
In the ously part of the war, they sdopted from; DR. SIBHENS NEWEST ELECTRICAL deliberate motives of policy, much the sune line
RESULTS. at anything like a useable standard uitberasal might not go to for els rectus' after of the place, known as it is to in left without the Volnateer Force, asked for information as
Ler bay, days were compleLoth-
official protection, commends it favourably to the to bow the Honorary Colonel was appointed of conduct towards their enemies which we now of numbers or efficiency, we cannot think Defendant I am in hopes of getting away by burglar class, But the worst and most serious and the effectivo strength of the Vclanters at the guraus in Afghanistan. Every Acheenese pris A paper was read the other day before either the Legislative Cuunal or the Autho-the thest of next week.
part of all is when the people of this island present time. Major Gray, the Commandant, inouers taken was set fres with the present of a crowded meeting of the society of Telegraph En- H's Worship asked the defendant what he had sows to blow with the resident foroiguses his reply refers to the precedents as to the former dollar to carry him on his way rejoicing. This gineste by Fr. Siemens, F.R.S., upon "Bacant rities in Downing-street would sanction the to say. Was he guilty or not?
or their sorverts. Several cases of this ind part of the question, and as to the latter states that heaping of coals of fire on the heads of their ad. Application of the Dynamo-Electric Currant to expenditure such as appointment would in- The defendant admitted fring a pistol on the have happened stely. Mr. Puselag and Mr. the Company has seventy-five members. The versaries, was son discovered by the thrifty Metallurgy, finctiguitare, and the Transmission 6th or 7th instant, in eonfaquason, ha said, of the Andersen, both German subjecta, have been at Governor then calls for further information as to Dutchmen to beby no means a paying speculation, of Pows The seabor Brat referred to the in- volve. The question of the formation of defendant using thentang bangiare, which he tacked in the straps, and only lately a man the efloinney of the force and the attendance at for it only superadded to the contempt with angura wide which he had given before the militia force is one to which we may refer on had done on saversi occasious tofore.
nate Hung Pi-now organized an attack by drita. Major Gy thereapon forwards certain which the Achseness regarded thera. They society of his ofection to his 3000 prosidonos, a futuro occasion.
His Worship Did you fire the pistol in the some 30 rowdies on a party of work on employed returns shooting that from the 1st November, therefore substituted a considerably more drastic whereis he draw attention to the applicability of harbour?
by Messis. Elles & Co., storing them and beat 1879, to the 30th April, 180, there were thirtygitau, resting the country with fire aul the dynamo-electric current to purpes beyond The defendant replied that he did, but said it ing them sovorely. On that occasion we had the three drills with an average attendance of six word; all villages which barbour a patriot are the rangs of what electricity bad beretofore been was not at the defonilant or Ady person.
near to jointly address the Tuotai on the sub members only, and that from the first to the 28t1 barned, and no quarter is given to an enemy in employed in eftesting. On the present recasino His Worship told the defendant that in his ject and ask him to punish Huang Pi-town May there had been sight drills with an average arms. The Dutch say that the treatment is he ouroborated bis statements by a reference to ou interest he ought to employ a solicitor. The forkaustely, the accused was auf soft cleat attendance of ride members. In his covering nccessful; it is certainly less expensive in the recent esperimental results of his on. The fret fondant would allow him (bis Worship to adrina meas Your Excellenes will adopt charge was a very corions nuo indeed. If the do
mesus to be able to escape bis deserts. What better the Commandant gives certain explanations fret outlay, but as it has all but depopulated the part of the paper had raforence him, he would strongly recommend him to ooh-lives and properties of forsiguers on this island, dante,of loug experience in the Straits, and whoso in the long run; and the fact that the war has means a kilograme of mild steal was melted secure the and ounolutos by saying "Some of the resi country, it may be found to be less remunerative furusco, which was fully deurbed, nad by which
sult a solicitor before he said any more.
it is for Your Exosltancy to decide. We may, opinions are deserving of consideration, rofased continned for five years since the laauguration before the aulins, the first time in a gang- The defondant thanked his worships, and said perhaps, be allowed to suggest that the Harp-ta join the Voinated when I was reorganising of this rigorous polly, seems to east a duulter of ar hene-and-the-sacent time in sight that he made a report of the circumstances to chieb of Amoy he instructed to take an bis the Company, saying, that the Volunteers would upon its raupted efficacy. By the latest advices, wirates. These and other brilliant successes of the Harbour Master immcdistaly after the nabobe, at any rate temporails, on this island; aver last in Singapore, that they would gladly large reinforcements were proceeding to Achean the new apparatus were hailed with ringing curever, and the same osso was heard by the that some organized system of day and night answer the call to compulsory enrolment, and from Javs, and the Datch were about to carry cheers. In the second portion of the paper, United States Consul.
police be forthwith adopted; that a new Tipso that they felt assured the steps rocassary to pro- their operations into the hitherto untouched referring to electro-horticuitaro, the author ex- His Worship Where?
he appointed without delay, that the Haior vido for such a measure would meet with little interior of the country. Its total subjugation, plained the experiments by means of which he The defendant Before the United States Con-Hsion-Kung ho closed; and that it may be made opposition."
lilea that of Algoria by the French, or of the has comes to the conclusion that slectric light sul in Hongkong.
quite clear to the people generally that their His Worship asid the United States Cousul previous lawless and unrestrained beharlour upon
Canodes by Ruests, can only be question of produces the colouring matter chlorophyll in
the leaves of larta, that it aide theif growth," had no power on earth to try the case-no mere Koylangen will not be tolerated in future."
In connection with the operations of the Dutch countoracks the efforts of night frost, and pro- than a opolio out in the street.
The following auswor (translation) to thambore
It would seem from the drill report that only in Achoen we may mention that the Dutch East motes the setting and riposing of frait in the " has been returned by H.B. Ho, Goremer Gopers the ahadow of a working force exists. Were I Indian Army consists of local vorps of Europass open-air. Th-appears-fortior, that, at all events** of Fobkien, dated July 7th
for certain short periods, plants do ict roguire a to order a parade and general inspection, bow and of nativas, The Europeans are not con If the matters complained of a year som many effective and disciplined mon could and scripta, but engage voluntarily for the service period of rest daring the 24 hours, but make in- munication do in fact exist, the Laws of Ollaawonla tarn out, or he somally apnilable for and in consequence not one-half of then can be orased and vigorous progross if subjected during have also boot infringed. I have therefore service? I have had a good doel to do with ratend in Holland. The majority are Prouch, daytime to sunlight and to clastric light at night. directed the Commissioners constituting the militis and volunteer defence questions, and have Belgians, Germans, and Swiss. It is noteworthy These observations on combined sun and eletric 'chklan Board of Foreign Affairs, forster with strongly supported sneh movements, but to be that Dutch officers consider the Goronos to be light agree with those made by Dr. Schübeler, of Tob, the Asting Judicial Commissioner, to lose a reality they must have strong support from hair best soldiers, and the French their worst. Christianis, who found as the result of continued We are by the Straits Times that the British
no time is requesting the Intenint of tae the tablic and must be taken up in a spirit of The solliers an engaged for six years, with the experiment in the north of Europe daring an steamer Carton, Captai Jaques, left Singapore
Haing skilang your cirit to take into mature for and real work; otherwise the State is option of realising, and race a ponsion after Arctic kamnar that plaats, when thus conting on the 16th instout for Hongkong. The Cafton, vory hopeful of which is a new vess; has now therefore been
eansileration the best mode of appointing an wiss if it requires service to rely upon a militia relve years gervice. The battalion has sinsly growing, develop mors brilliant were and cific solution of the dispute between waive days coming up. It is to be hoped that
officer to reside permanently on the island, and law, or to give extra military training and companies; it is affloored by one Field Officer, larger and more aromatic fruit than when ander Russia and China. He says: The Go-po accident has befallen her. Captain Jaques is
Ling and ton others were charged by I have somused of a police force for the preserva-special advantages to a zelest body of Police, usually a Major, one Adjutant, and a Captain the alternating influonos of light and darkness. tion gond order; to ascertain when the Hsing Win the Captain-Commanding asoortedo what wish two Subalterns to each company. The As Dr. Siemens has found that ander the influence, vernment are in a very divided' stato with an experienced mariter and is well acquainted specter Thomson with gambling.
Haing-Kung was erected, to what Divinity it is
ohance there is of the matter being taken up inaptive troops are organized in the same way of electric light plants can sustain increased storE: Inspector Thomson said be executed the war dedicated, and whether it would be advisable to earnest, and the Foluntoor movement being maâs they are divided into Field and Garrison batta. heat without collapsing, he is of opinion that............. with the China Sea. regard to the Russian affair, and won't take
rant upon house No. 8, Iu On-lave, and in a room Bny advice." The Courier also states that The Shanghai Courier of the 23rd instant on the first floor be found a mat spread upon the close it in the interests of the mutual good feel reality of, in which I am anxious to give it my lons, the latter being about one-third of the fording may be offooted in ay electric stove or CHANG CHIN-TUNG. the writer of tas famous within the last few days twenty or thirty ma
Say It is rumoured among the Chinone that door with gambling implemente apon it for the ing between Chiasso and Foreigners; and to re-est pessible co-operatium Zf not, then it army. The are also raised, it would appear, by enclosit containing an aleotre light, and that
me of po-tre. The prisoners were thing
port-të-ka Cofmissiounes the result of his dă-
would be latter to abstitute a Ride Ansociation, voluntary enlistment, they are of widely diffrent hortine?tarists may thus grow fruit of excellent Froorations.
which I should be happy also to support memorial on the Treaty of Livadia, has been morials lave lean ensested to their scapo hole. A coole, residing in Sacond.
racer and creeds. soms of the hattalinas boing aroun and flowers of great brilliancy without 8th June, 1880.
FRED. A. WELD.
class battalinas like our own Silkhand Georkla immediate solar aid. To test what can be done Instruction, aud regards his promotion as osling for his removal. It is net knows on
ing complaints against Li Hoog-ohaug, and street, proved having plavod po-tzo in the hones
regiments, aibers being mixed battalions, made practically, the author has put down & SÖÖLI no turo occasions, and recognised the frat pri
MAJOR GEET TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARI-up of all the different races in the Archipelaga, engine and boiler at his country residence nesr rather ominous for the malakance of what the complainta ses based; but it is saldsoner as the ecofuntor of the game, and the
The last United States il brought oar "I do not think that more than 45 or 50 would The best native troops employed in the war Tunbridge Wells, and intends to test she přín- peace. And at first aght, tas ciruum- that the Emprese Dowager dislikes Li, aus is | sscued prisoner as banker; the with prisoner American friends of the M. E. Mission the wel barn out for any parade or ganers, inspection. were a battalion of negross raised at Elmina ciplas fuvolved upon a working scale Juring the
inclined to lead a willing ear to them.. stance does not look very reassuring; but,
| he saw gambling on both coonsions.
come news of a contemplated visit from the senior About one third of the Europeans who were on the West Coast of Afries. They proved ex. winter. The steam engine which drives the His Worship fired the first and second pri. Bishop of their church this autumn. He was
amilable two years ago have left the Settlement sellent troops, and were looked on as equal to dynamo-electric mochine during the night for from adrices received from the North, we1sa extract From 1s Hongkong papers regarding out with hard latar, the pith priscret was visiting the misst as of his church in Japan, stand new-comers have not diled their places.
The Straits Times has the following: The soners $30 each, in defanit six weeks' imprison to mail from San Francisco about the 13th inst., through the changes that are so frequent horn, the Europeans. They used to asil themselves toe purpose of giving light is to be employed are inclined to take a more sanguine view, the French expedition to Tonquin in Seper final, iu default to days' imprisonment with Peking, and Kiultinag, and hoping to open the
"Black Dotch man," "The report before 78 78: doring the day in transmitting power through Paradies might be taken up if a prize for almot — These Africans hare stablished such a an sinotria conduster to-the farm for the pur. then our Shanghai conten ponaries do of next it was stated threin that longkong will be band labour, and the other pricners wore tinadonshow Conference about October 28th.
made the head quarters for the supply of provi- $3 each, in default seven days' imprisonmont last three years have condescended to receive terest would again subside.
ing, or some such inducement were offered, but wholsame dread by their slan and ferocity that pose of carrying on small farming operations, the political situation. There may be a
sions and storms; we selcod why not Singapore. with bard labour..
Four of the Chinese naval endats, who for the fear that when the contest was over the in the Achseness foar them even more than they sanh as turnip, chaff, and wood cutting, oz,
do the white face!"We should take note of Another interesting question which De Stories good many rocks and shcals ahead yet. We are informed on good suthority that owing
instruction on board fler Tributary" Majesty's From my own experience. I am led to the con- this, for it is always important to us to have re- has set himself to answer, is to determine which but, from what we lear, there is apice to its close proximity to their Colony the Franol
Government have always admitted Singapore in. reason to believe that the Asiteritios at the advastagon of the contract as well as Hong-
ships. returned to the arms of a paternal Goalusion expressed by some of the old residents, oruiting grounds from whence to draw soldier portion of the raps, constituting white light is varntient a far cays ago, and are now, we hear, that, short of war, or ramour of war, nothing but to supplement the amall numbers of ear Ea-efflsacious in producing chlorophyll, and woody -Peking are not blind to the dangers of kong and Saigon, sad as a proof of this theinssot by the feesign Consuls at Amoy to His Chiasso seterprise known to "oater nations" establish a persanent and reliable forde.
The following is the entstanes of a latter ad. located at that tremendous oestre of Fianos a militia law would bring forth real work, and ropean array. And in the prosent day, when fibre, and which in effecting the ripening of India saamu to be failing na as a radeniting | fruit. For this purpose arrangomsits are in war with Russia, and that the noisy French Government has already paid this year Excellency the Viceroy of Fobkien on the sub. the Mamoi Aramaal. Great results are, wo no- 16th June, 18:0.
W. R. GRET. ground, the West Coast of Airtoa might furnish preparation to distribute the spectrum of a anti-foreign faction hended by Prince CH'UN the Straits Times had taken the trouble to pro langsu
$240,000 for pruvision taken at Singapore." If foot of the unsatisfactcry unadition of Kupferstand, expected to follow this appalling adoos.
as with solders superior to any that we can raise powerful aleotris light in a jarkoned chamber. sion to the staff of the "Lafant Navy"-advant-
MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENGY THE GOVERNOR,
bere. The Recrniting Sergeant might take the over a series of similar plant's exposed meriolim and General Tao Teuno-rane will yet see perly and bongsily acknowledge the source of
More than thirty years ago, when the Pertes including, it is almost needless to nad. the Colonis! Soorotary-This corresponderes place of the slave-dealer, and the civilization of to the notirio, light-giving, and thermal por. the necessity of banding to the blust or hardly hate reproduced in its into of the 20th of Amoy was first thrown open to free dun.auibilation of the Mascovita Reat, and the al- might with advantage be published in order to Afrina go hand in glore with the angmentation tiosis of the spectrum. Some experiments have resigning the direction of Foreign Affairs instant lave ingress of the 20th restricted interieurse with foreign and as the wale extripation of all the "barbarian" firesships, instant basis probably sumvically ladi od of our army. The best trait of the African is bea munds with solar light in his direction, sumber of foreign residents was coraparatively Warlike preparations everywhere necessitate instant. I have soiently indicated that he identifies himmill thoroughly with his but ne very eneinsive results could be ob to abler and wore temperato hands. If originally appeared in the Daily Press of the small, and they resided for the most part noen an increased expenditure of tioney, and of course my lows regarding a Volunteer. Foros, audit service, olaims to boleag to the astion under fained, because the short periods of time during Bassia is prepared to concede erar so little, June last.
the Amor side in or near their boness, of business. & responding inoruuse of taxation. In Chien will be for the Community to decide whether it whos benner he enlists and is always a faithful, which the solar spectrum can be maintained China abould not hesitate in her course, but The slender lexroy, which enesel want ashore Koolanges was then almost a barren island, in the financial axigencies of the State ace to a sarpadiant that the Force should be aortioned a
steadily in the same place are so short that the as It exists at present. At the same time I on a mud bank betwep South Fait and Tan habited only by a few fishermen who coupled a great extent met by a system of foresd coatri
The next best troops to the Afriosas were a effects produced upon vegetation have not been advance to meet her. Some succes, either Jon Stopah, near Singapore, on the lath instant, cluster of hats on its north-west shore. Ily and hatiess from repatedly weilttig individuals. A should be clad to know whether more public battalion of native Christians from the island of of a sufficiently decided character; whereas, with sentimental or material, will necessarily bave got off withval asisture and without repiting and by, however, foreigners, Snding life on the frequent mode of procedure in these cases is to infrost would not be taken in maintaining a Amboyua; they are said much to resetable out the aid of electric light, the same spectrum may to be made if an understanding is to be suy injury, and was despatched front Singapore Amoy side unsuited to their tastes, gradually trump op some charge against the intended e Association. My own opinion is that a Goorkaa. The rest of the troops were Javanese, be kept on steadily for a series of days without arrived, at in connection with the Kuldja Times gives the following account of the mishap: Build houses, and ivetall themselves ibère with this odions syeiors we have boon furnished resting form of Valuntour Corps is a Field A- | pelago, who seem to be good, docile troops in the lamp which he designed for this purpose, on the morning of the other. The brace began to anaite plots of ground upon isoblangsu, victim ar against a member of his family. Of possibly very useful and certainly a most inte- Sundanese, and other various races of the Arabi intermission. The author referred shortly to There is little doubt that,It seems that at about two o'clock am. their families. Gardens wore forced new roads with a brilliant example within the last few tillery Corps with very light guns, the men quarters, like own sapoya, but not very reliable having a founs unchangeable in space, and with
in the field. The Acheeness relied very little out obstruction to the rays of light falling down- while war would be disastrous to Russia. the 15th instant some fault in the machinery time the whole aspect of the place was changed. Years ago a certain accusation was brought eflsient sorps of that natare in Western Ans. arked nut and old ones improved, and in a short daya; and it is really worth toting. Many ako armed with carbines. There was a very
on fire arms, having nothing bat matahlooks of ward. There is no clockwork; the carbons aro involving as it would a costly outlay, victory stopped sad the accuse let down in the belief These foreigners were of cours scompanied by against the brother of a leading Froehow Tostralia when I was Governor there. It will be the rudest description, but they use whatever pressed forward either by their own weight or would ultimately rest with ker, and China that the required repairs would not take mora their establishments of satire servants, and man; sentanes of capital punishment was to satisfactory, at any rate, to ventilate the subject they could get to charge desperately award in by the fares of springs, the motion being hand, like the Afghan Gbasis, to end amuck. in checked by an abutment against which the car- would then have to pay very dearly for than half au bour to effect. The time really before long it boost worth the while of a grast vordad, but in the meantime his wealthy relatice before anything further is dena.
oreapien, however, was easidersbly greater and raber of Chinese, such as costermongers, stopped in and contributed" & very handsome
fact, regardless of any odds or any abutsoles. ban presses at the junction of its sylindrical ber summary rejection of the treaty ne the steamar gradually dragged on to the mind at chair-coolies, bastmon,
the provincial exokaquor. In coh- 7th July, 1820 pattyshop-keepēra,
The cinse zatuce, of the country, fali of groves, with its conical portion. This is at a distance of gotiated by Ca's How. It is quite in the extreme end of Tanjong Siarah Shool, taking milk man, and phers, to follow the fossignarssideration of this money pay rent the prisoner.
gardens, and hedges, favoured their ambabes, 1.3in, to fin, from the are ceaire, when the heat possible to say to what extent the Ceutral the grout at early lead lor water. Here sha to their new home. I the train of those as pardoned and itimately liberated. At THE DUTCH CONQUEST OF ACHEEN. And these sword attacks sometimes infrated the is sufficient to cause the gradual decore position
lay for a few hours until the food made, when last, we regret to say, gaus koopers of opiam or two ago tho perdoned nao was again arrested
Dutch troops, especially the natives, with panic, of the turbon, without being bigh enough to fuso Kingdom might not suffer as the conso- she fleated off without Injury and without: say dous, gamiting houses, and brothels, prostitutes on the old charge, and his affluent brother is nam
The last comber of the journal of the United The Datos offiests sont found that extended or injere the metal abutment. In the thirk quence of defeat. Her new gunboats would assist inca. The Glenggic, on her way to China, thieves, receivers of stolen goods. fepers, and led upon to most another little bill, failing Service Institution of Tudis contains an in-order could not be used, as the troops when in portion of the paper the auther refers to the ap probably be captured, her forts destroyed, lay off the Shoal on the chance of help being other objectionable pharacters. This email is for it is renour sorts, fare ill with histeresting account of the operations of the Dutch that span formation could not defend themselves plication of electricity as a means of meobunios-
required, but secing de Glopraj float off avin- land now contains no less than 300 foreigners unfortunate relative. Hawili. har territory reduced, her power over tribu-jured she procandal un her voyaga."
and about 3,000 Chinese. The foreign-owned
in their congoost cf Achean, which has been against the furious rashes of the Asheenase, and propulsion. He described the sleetris railway were ont np in detail. They therefore re-designed by Dr. Werner Siemens, or Berlin, and tary states impaired, bet treasury emptied. Our readers will amber that among the area as that still owned by Chirose, but it of property does not cover, perhaps, such a large
progressing vory slowly for the past novon gears.verted to this stuse formations and, when they tried at a beal exhibition held in that city. At some respects the Datoh occupation of Achern marched it was in the form of a hollow squars The rails were insulated from the earth by and a bonry load Fasteded round her neck to various points which wars in dispute in May infinitely more valve, as thereon stand a large the Gerarter at Seochow, an the subject of bear. In both warlike and fanatical afussulman Datoh bad deployed lines of infantry to form tia with a slymano-elevisio machine worked by
The Sher-pea prints a proclamation issued by oforas paralel to our occupation of Afghanistan. like the Eagleh at Coomassie and Tundi. The wooden gloopers, and very in electrical_connec hetean His Breslloney Bajor-General number of apacious and substantial buildinge cripple Ler progress and add to the burdens Donures anil. His Exillones the Governor there which Race bran sotud at omsidorable and ing colins unburied. The prezzor ways, that nation bra boon subdued by swall any of the front and rene facts of the square, while steam power at the station. A magnetc-slectris of the people. Clearly Ching has everything was the question of Limutenant Cox being al lay. Lausa uch as the cirquestauces and couill. by custom story serpse should be buried within European soldious and native sasilieries. In the sale faces marrbed in saluan. Hoth the machius on the driving carriage was 20 fixed to gain by "peace, for even if successful in lowel to not as the A.D.C. and the question tious of life apon Koolauges hare of into years three months. Cut-frequently happens that both the overthrow of the settled Government Abhesness and the Afghata have proved that it and connected with the axle of obs pair of prolonging the conflict for some years it is of Colour Hell being ex-officio a member of the wholly changed, with every prospect of continned people who have a little ninney insist on waiting in the invaded country has been followed by as possible for determined men even on fast to wheels as to give motion to the same, the Erasatire Council. These two points have new change in the same direction, it has become mast till a site with good four thui is found, and the rage of anarchy, which it seems impossible to glass with an enemy armed with the breech- driving salo boing severed electrically by tha unlikely that she would be able to resume been dealt with by the Home Authorities. As desirable that, this frland should at once and oula, or sometimes even several of flus, will re-terminate. And in both the preliminary con leader when the latter is not protected by en-introduction of an insalated washer. A current possession of the debateable territory, and regards Lieutenant Cox the case was thie--without delar be placed under proper official wain are ground for years and years. Finally quest and capture of the town has been followed trenchments. The Dutch were obliged to take of electricity is thus passed along one mil all the vast outlay of blood and treasure During the absence of Major-General Donovan supervision. The various foriegn communities perhaps the friends Inse their money and nannot by a cousclees and almost hopeless peorilla war great precautions against night attacks, to which to work the magneto-electric mucling on the in the Straits, Colonel Hall; as the Senior U£ ars of course under the control of their Cousals; bury thews at all. The olious customs of oreton- fare with the inhabitants. The Dutch, however, the Achensees were very partial; they always driving carriage, and back by the les rail would have been squandered for nothing. Goer commanding the Garrison, took the oath as but we must lupress upon Your Exceliazdy the tie and burial in water have also become rifa of sin at the complete congrest and pormingent entrenched their bicopand with ditches, and with to the stationary machine on the ground. The All foreign nations who feel any interest in mombor of the Executive Council and allowed striking fact that the 3,000 Chinese are and future bu leit anburied for a year, and promises difletit and dangerous tack before as of will ments of telegraph wire ware set outside the electric, railway to adita in mines, too muuttees The Governor commands that ne sofie is abjugation of Achen, while we have the more impromptu fenets of prickly pear; entangle author anticipates a large application of the Lieutenant Cox to act as A.D.C. to the Governor, absolutely no control at all, the nearest Chinese the welfare of China are anxious to see nego sakjset to the approva, of the Coramander-in-official wichting any authority whatavor boing at that Loip shall be given in the form of funds or drawing from our position, in Afghanistan, with entrenchments; and large lanbane ware placed as between neighbouring places, and to tunnels. tiations in a fair way for an amicable settle-Chief to whom the oue was referred with the considerable distance sangin Ames with alrend graves in public cematories to those who ste ont compromising one safety and dignity. some distance facing outwards, on all sides of tht In fact, it is seriously contemplated to apply ment of the differences between Pekingand St. observation that Limutenant Cox having less harbour intorvening. The Trotsi doas indeed send rotily a poor as to requiro it. —Courier.. The Dutch have already spent twenty millions bivouno, to prevent the Ashesnese crawling up this system at the St. Gothard tunnel, where Petersburg. We trust, therefory, that before pertinent appointmut This observation was found, who wanted, and in a case of emergency than four years' section was not eligible for the over a Deputy, but this officer is not often tu be
starling on their war in Acheon, sad have reaped unobserved in the darkness. The Achoenese, like the large tarlines are available widol have begu bat little advantage from thoir patlay, for the all untagon, wore themselves very liable to papio, eployed in the boring operations. An entha- the first gun can boom out its deadly morgage aided by Colonel Hill with the knowledge and Ens were than once shown himself absolutely
rish Achsen conntry which they hars conquered and when surprised by the Dutch were easily siastic vote of (bunks to Dr. Siomens for his. from the great war vessois sent out by the Major-General Dauerau, however, Colonel Hall's does not courzand the respect of the people, who the remains of the late Siamese. Princes still semblance of peace, the Datoh have been obliged tries, the Dutoh had little difficulty in surprising sident, seconded by Mr. L. Clark, C.E., and approval of the Gueruor, Ou the return of [gowseless and quite unable to sat, Morenvor, Le We (Straits Timer) learn from Bangkok that has been desolated by the war. To procure the ratted. And as they over posted ploquete or sen- paper was carried on the proposition of the Pre- Russian Government, China will recognise
superiores illegal on the ground that Colonel of Government; while the few policemen at his palace grounds. The cremation i the body will populatios. They may now say, "Order reignsing temporary fortifications to defend their posi. Hall had no right to act as a Member of ouacil disposal are quite inadequate for the requirs. take place next March at the anal plaas for in Acheon," as Paskeiwich said of Warner after tions, making greatneo of prickly pear and bamboo A travelling insurange agent had been ex- during the absence of his chief and that the up- monte of the population, and woubl be naalits to royal exbibitions of that kind, and extensive probe bad bombarded the city, and decimated its untanglements. Another procantion taken by the plaining to a Western pioneer the advantage of time that a termination should be made of pointment of Liesterat Cor ought to have too polies the island affoetually oron were they to porious are already in progress for the grand inhabitants. The Acheesess were always had Dutch against night surprises was to divide their su insurance policy, Pethfinder wased mo- the long continued suspense ordured by the male subject to hisapproval. Major-General make any atlanpt to do so. We may kere men- public ceromogist. The sourse of thees, it is neighbours to the Dutch, and the latter folt whole fores into four reliefs, each of which re-mert in silence, and then said, "See here, mister, natives, which has caused so much loss and Donovan sccordingly reported against Colonel tion at the Tipas is a very old man, perfectly stated, will exseed one hundred thousand pounds that the spectacle of an independent Islay mained unter arma for three hours at a stretch. I bave lived cut in this country now for over
Hall, complainileg of the latter's alleged irregulariqcapacitated by age and fufcity, and that re-storling.
State tresting with them on equal terms had a jen the defences of the birous or camp. They twenty-five years, and I have lacked again wont annoyance by its interruption to trade. Coupressdinge, and the reply has lately been repeated applications have be forwarded to the Somo anxiety a folt (says the Straits Times) | disturbing effoot their own Malay subjects. I used (no lente but butted themselves with of the gamos they're started; but damn mo of I siderable relief would be foli in the markets Ceived to the effect that Colonal Hull's rigw of Tsotsi for the appointment of a fitter person, for the safety of the atester Kongeet, which laft: The Aokosnuse were notorious pirates, and gavo bráñókas, a sourding to the castory of the country, want to play at a gamo where you have to die to
the case of Lieutenant Cox was correct and met bat unfortunately without sobres. The roade Bangkok on the 6th instant, and wai passed be- grat cause of complaint in that way, attacking whenever they needed aboltor. They nag aonly hast the bank. with the approval of the Commander-in-Chief of this island wors made and are kept in proper fose the Bar at the mouth of the Menam river firecraftsailing under the Datah fing; said their transport safirely, the coolies teir convicts: gealleman residing in a suburban town, but As Colonel Hall's view included the ineligibility repair entirely the expers of foreignera. The by the signer Marta Te Kongsse was Seltan professed himself unable to control the numbers of these convicts have been killed in the well-known in busines circles in the city, Ending of Lieutenant Cox for the permanent post of Chinese population do not contribute on cash, das in Singapers on the 10th instant, the Mar- privateers who harboured on his sonets. The sudden attacks of the Acheenosa, as they have that his otherwise woll ordered household was In view of the moribund state of our local A.D.C", the motor will not resume his duty and it would soom only right that they should tubus arrived on the 11th, scd some surprise Dutub also coveted the riceand pepper-producing no arms to defend themselves with -Several without that indispensble article of modern such. Not only by Major-General's. Donc at any rate be compelled to avoid injuring public was expressed that she did not arrive shortly districts of Northern Sumatra. But an old treaty, thousands of these unfortunates are said to have civilisation known as a lemon squeezer, and Volunteers and the absurd and feeble at Far's view of ito caso met with disapproval at works of such importunog to all alike. But not after the Mart chun, Shu lues 241 bou heard of made in the days when we were glad to get any perished in the way by siokus as well as by the buying tried for several days in vain to think to temple now being made to resucitate these, but as he on his recent departure for caly do the Chinese resiiouts frequently destroy since. It is probable she may have experienced ally to stand by us against the world armyod by words of the snomy. The usualtine by death bring caeont with him from town, dnally directed corpa, it is interesting to to informed of Japan, raunwed his endors to Colonel Hall rat the private property of fordiguera, break do ace diffualty in getting over the Bar, and de Napoleon against Great Britain, placed Acheen have sounded 5,000 among the European and bis man to remind him of it the following morn- to taven seat at the Executive Centeil and fur-fences and damage trem. they nilow their rigs hy in loading afterwards. The fact of her being under the agis of England; the Dutch therefore 2,000 aninng the native troops. Graet mambers Lug before his departure for the city. Standing what our neighbours are doing in regard ther enjined him to nesign so won for the and cattle to roam and cooling or tearing up six days behind naturally causes anxiety asp Jaret ont allook it. The Achorzows, however, have also been invalidad, from rounds received on the appretep, after breakfast the next day, to the same subject. In suber column refusal, it is noteworthy that a felegram was ronds which it has ut urge butts to lay down cially a ne vessel trading between Hougkak undagining their own power and prowess to be in action and from slokness. For men dle of and just as he was abral to bid his wife bis we publish wore minuter and correspond-tor Houss from the War Office ordering Colonel garbage into be stronts and beve it to putrify with nay accident as so well known and safe & Arthrities with etsifed insult, and committed gashes, are cleans aword outs filio Achseness torian tones from the region of the barn, the the day before yesterday received at Hund-quar-In addition to this, they throw out fith ced Singapore has afer boen kaowa fa, have met the oause of their Immunity, trasted the English | thoje wounds, so the wounds, though often deep usual affectiounto farewell, he heard, in stou- Les relating to the Singapore volanteurs. Hull immediately to tender bis cut and to and ease disease; thay build out abnatios fatosok. The same paper in a subsequent into piso on British subjut The English Go swords being sus sharp as resurs), and beal readily words, "Egnszer, sir!" Torbans i was woll Que passage - Major Grey's-letter-is-take" his seat a member of the Ezerelive the publie sonda, thus dangorously autroney:-We are glad to learn that the stemor verament therefore washed their hands of them, The African troops were pectionlarly liable to for the faithful domestic that his empleyer hud significant. The Captain Comandant of tions still pending may he rpeted in a few horses, to the great danger of the riders and the heck there owing to leakage in her engine eglio-Askoon as they chose. This warin 1872.
Council. The further denarortent of the quee the thorduzhine; flee crackers and frighten Konyee is safe at Bangkok, having but to put and gave the Dutch svete blanche to sot towards obolers, bot they was impervious to malaria, just time ensugh to catch the train, but it is ——
from which the other trcops suffered mash, needless to add that there is now a lemon-squessor the Singapore Volunteers takes precisely the wooks.
crowds of native ohillren is the street; carry ders
The Dutch Gorunnor-General of Java imima. Į „Madras Mail.
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difficulty.
bow much better is a wise discretion than the
exersise of impulsive valour. It is now quite
by a restoration of cutidouce in the prospects of the future
its information, oarlocal contemporary would
was discovered, and the vessel was thereupon
AMOY.
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FRED. A. WELD, Governor.