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panic, and that in the commercial interests
THE DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 2ND, 1881.
IM frenated, dinciona left hora yesterday
The US corvetts Enterprise, Coonmuster Baritor, arrived are 20sterday from Canton."
We are informed by the Agout that the M.M. steuner Djennab, with the nort Frosch mail,
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The rives vivaror Kinliang was to be dooko at Kowloon yesterday. Today, the British stammer Benvinne leaves the Vosmopolitan dock and the British ship Frank Carvill doeke ni
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A tologram in the San Francisco papers, dated from Hertford (Conn.3rd March, ays The Gading Gun Company lux received orders for 10 moro-guns for the Chinese Government, to bo delivered in 60 days.
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nerived at the month of the Black Rivor. Briers burné. Inside the citadel-rootangle built on speculations, which led to his innkruptor, Ind de l'Isla bid extended his au down the right the same lines as that ut Bentay, there were but no other property or assets except his situation. aircumstances ha speculatel of the river from Bat-Bacs as to keep his touch three or four Lonsoa uud the tower remaining. Undar thens
In Bop LONDON, 30th April..
The Royal Pagoda, the rice stores, the powdar Jargerly in Bunk and other shares. with the anond, solama. He had done more. THE WALL IN THE SOUDANHs and established a battery of "piesa de gantro magasinos, this treasury, storything was burnt tomber, 1883, he sold 200 Bank share and Om Pipis centening to advanco obving" the day before on a hillock close to the What this Chinese could not carry off; they burnt 100 China Sugar shares. In November he river and had pitched ahelsinto Hang-Hos from or destroyed. There was not even a lance left. tonght 702 Bank share value $309,430,75, sann
distance of 6,000 yards. This was danommend The spoor hende werd broken off, the trumpery. Even at this time he was hopelesaly itsolvent. THE TWO THOUSAND GUINÉAS.
by every one as premature and as a Mandor, Annamos, swords were snapped across the mid. A fall having taken place, the bankrupt, having The following is the result of the running for But there were more mistakes coming. In the dlo or thrown into the blazing hoems. The ne resources, and beliaring the contacta which meantique we were somewhat astonishing to End a water tanks were black with the powder that had he had entered into ware legal, and could not the Two Tone and Chuigsa
littic post of Chaurien ortabbaked in a small boon thrown in; what rico. there was that had be enforced, repudiated them, and when be Scot Frou
ontrouched barricade right opposite us. There not ben burnt in the sheds was scattered about found that such was not the case, hat that he
•St. Modard.
was a routine! marching up and down in the strust. In the town it was the same stoty.wan liable in them, he sought the protestion of vjow and overy now and then a man would walk Everything on the front by which we advanced the Comt ef Baukraplay. The bankrupt has out of to the bankrud have a shot at w Tie was burnt. A Loop of smouldering abos marked put in a statement: showing, as he niligos, the river,itself wing shont 350 yards in with, as there the line of retreat down to the bridge. On the reasons which induced him to engage in these were bread enabanke on sither side, and we were farther side of the oltadel, the emas, was not speciations. His case, I submit, in too flagrant en a high bank. We therefore looks on trouíta so dismal. All tão better class houses, for any excuse to justify. I do not object to his quilly, Tresently, howeve, an unlucky Tareo Chat is to say, of course, the horse of the paing his last examination suljoot to my right get his loft shoulder.smushed with a bullet, und Chiramen, wore burnt, bat thors still remained to oppose his discharge
Mr Dwone said be liad nothing to add to what then a few volleys of companies were despatched a certain number of the wooden and hamboo
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PARIS, 23rd April: "TRANCE AND PORTUGAL.
A difforores has ating between France and Portugal with reference to Gorco.
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THE WAR IN TONQUIN.
to mato the Celestinta quit. This they did without ahonties of the Antramese and the Pegolas. It was contained in the report, but he wished to ask either delay or loss. Hovbile some junks de- was a very fina retreat and did grobt, oredit to the bankrupt a few questions,
Mr. Woodford was then put into the box, and sigued to make a bridge and conveying anni Cham-Fu, the Chinese General in command.
Meanwhile operations are over for this season.
cause I think I could sell it for $3,000.
The witzen, in answer to further examination,
recollet sosing Mr. MoGregor Smith on the
Did Mr. Smith not ask you if you were 9th November, and I asked him if I might buy 100 shares in his name.
Nor if you could pay if they went down? Nã solvent No.
Do you not think it would be a natural ques
of the community, and of the Banks them.for Showglat. ~ selves, it is better not to incur tho risk. which small notes might entail. If is be thought worth whila to guard against such By Appointment to His Excellency the Goriak in the United Kingdom, it is prosom-Loft Saigou for this port at 5 pin: yesterday,
VERNOR and His Royal dignoss the
ably more so in a settlement in which the mass of the pupulation is alive and ignorant all events of European usages. No one thoroughly acquainted with our local condi. tions would ever have penned such a pass age at this. There are not wanting eminent thinkers in Great Britain who hold the timo las arrived when the Governmen: should abandon its interference with the ¡nane of notes by banks and texts tha
The Agents (Mossra, Russell & Co.) have ro- paper to fal its own level, deoning that nived information that the Union Lise steamor
Galley
of Lorne, from London, Inft. Singapore the ability to command public confidence is for this port on Wednesday aftern, and may
on aid stores came up the Red River. Ann- On the other side of the rivar the village of it answer to questions from Mr. Ewans He said a better guarantee of value than any go-be expected to arrive here on the 0th iust.
drul or so of Aunamco and Chinese mirat there- Ban-Nyayon met with the same fate, sad there in September, 1888, he commenced sharo sporu vernmental regulations. But whatever may The British hark Alice Mary arrived at Vio.
upon came down the loft bank of the Sung-cai had been some attout made to blow up the for-lation, his first dosling being with Mr. Sopros. the 31st Marslı fenia be said with reference to the general ques- torin, British Columbia,
and commencet ville fire at about 1,300 yards titloations, but without any very great success. The transantion was the sale of a number of Hongkong, from whence she sailed the 11th of
er B. Finding the ineffectual they got out A small mm fort, Phu-Lam-Tao, tilt the last Bank stars on time, 100 for Ostober, 100 for tion, there cua ba” no doubt that in Hong Juary last. She experienced a very rough 123 kong she refusal of the Government to per- passage. She lost her enlls, hir quarter boat. The following see the results of the third gingal, but bad only fired three shots, what fortnight or so a station of the Black Flags, as November and 100 far Desember. He could. the Belair came up and sent them to the also committed to the flames, as the Chinese paas not say to whom he sold them, but ho sold them mit the further issue of one dollar notes is was carried away, and other damage de
day's running
right about with more runds from her. Inteed through, and anndry other villages on their in the name of Mr. Basa, of the City of Manila entirely unnecessary. The security for the We have received from Messrs. E. R. Durkee FAREWELL CUP, 1 mile, Mr. Ton Bronck's Grit.. iss guns, Manwhile the big guns were get no of march were treated in the same way. sigur store. The rosen bodid this was because ting into position on a little pire-crowned They marched twolve hours without & halt sad he told Mr. Soares ha did not with his name to repymout of the notes is ample, the& Co., of Water-strust, New York life NORTHERN PLATE, furlonge, hillock behind the vilure of Trang Ba, where effectually placed themselves beyond all obance appear, and Mr. Soares escommended him to
brochure on cookery, called a "Enetical Cuck public minong whom they circalate is par-Bock." It contains two hundred and afty asuful
Mr. Bill's Allegro, we had halted. Betaroon eight and aine polock of pursuit, more especially as they had cut these tast name. On the sale of the shares for fectly aware of this fact, and a panic with and economical recipes. Meers. Daricoc & Co.
of "pieces of eighty ordinary European would have boon well if the second column hen he lost $200 Ou the lot he cold for December referener to the notes-is of all things the are outerprising purveyors, and have patented MANCHU STAKES, 13 mila... Mr. J. S. Feszon's roumenced their fire. There was a lottery bridge. If it was only to save the bridge it Ontoher he lost $600, nad on those for November
DUBORGIA Baucot and condiments.
Fandango. horse artillery, and battery of logo gens passed under cover of the artillery fire. They be claimet $1,875, and on the strangth of it he "pieces of ninety-five," the regular field artil possibly might have failed to save the firing of paid Mr. Soares &100 ne broker in the transaction. most improbable. The Treasury in the
lory of the French army. The six field gura tho torn, but at any rate, they might have Bosides those shares he sold 25 of the Hongkong sume dispatch (611 October, 1878) further land, Grogon, 28 March, says The Amari
"A telegram in the Alta California, Aated Part- CHAU SHANG KIR CUP, 1 mile,
Mr. Newhoy's Tyres fred on the bamboo bridge which the Chiasman harassed the Chinese retroat, probably edited Canton, and Maeso Steamboat Company, bab say: A reform.cf the coinage is the pro-out bask Alden Beare has just arrived here from
had built over the Song-co. The rangs was some tresors, and they would almost, certainly that transetion was canoslied. At this time he Advorticomeats and Saberiptions which to otpor remedy for uvils resulting from deteris-Houging with a full curge of Chinese mor- YANGESZE STAIRS, 2 miles. Mr. Chvalour's about 5,000 yards. The other battery aimed have prevented the gatting of the bridga: As it was saring a salary of 8500 per month as no Staooter 500 yards farther, at the tower of Houz-Hos was the Chinson-were safe as they had been countant ut the Bank, and he was not in debt ordered for a fixed period, will be continual tilration of orint, and my Lords think that at-chandise. The captain states that in all his fifty Fears' experionco as a sailor bo nevor stw rợnghor
Meanwhile the first culuman, for which we had including a sun ka hal borrowed to pay his loss Erasa its background of dark foliaged trees. Ordars for oxts, copies of the Daily Fress small toalion should Inve been directed to that weather than that encountered on this voyage.
Mr. Pallet's which could be buil, out with some fleulty the day before their osseristes xcept for shont $9,500 on vadous wants, and La Bose. Briro de l'Isle's battery, a little farther up the waited, was a day lato. The General had used on shares In September, when he commenced be sout before I am on the day of publication.point in the first instanco rather than to the The firet Siteon days out the decks wore con- stantly washed and flooded, and nothing but the
river and retired somewhat more feam its banks. the bed bill-track which was intended for him to speculate in sharos, he did not dream of losing. After that hour the supply is limitedì.
adoption of a palliative of a doubtful effi- lightness of his wa9901 and the seamanship of his
devoted its attention to the nearest of the ouily and taken a worke one which led him up and down and he was then indebted to the extent of about ciency." Now attention has been directed crow anvil them from perishing,"
Dash.ing forts, a low earthwork on a swelling groned hillside like the roof of a houss. However, he $1,000. He was possessed at this time of a gar a couple of miles from us. Its front was defend learnt of the cepture of Hung Hon in time and thou at Wong Noi Chong, which he valued at to the point here indicated, but it cannot be
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od by a long shallow lake with paddy Ralds on dotached a coletan to attack Dong Vong a hill 83,000, and the house he lived in at Spring Gar said that much assistance has been derived of the 21st March says:-A new line of first-
the near sila, and it would have beenan nwkfort to the south-west of Hung-Hoa, whither a dens. The house was mortgaged for $2,100, and from the Treasury in its consideration. The as hoc inaugurated to run between Liverpool, clava stoamships, known as tus Hawaiian lize,
ward exugh place to attack, if it had had gune portion of the garrison was supposed to have fled as garden for 31,000, but he calculated that his THE HUNG-HOA FLASCO. Bnt apparatly it had not, or only of very small Marg execrable reads led Colonel Coronnat to could olear $2,000 or 83,000 more than the mort this plays. It was comparatively new and was gages on thom if he told them. He had hean position takon up by that office soms to be Honolulu; and this part, calling at the Azores for
[From our SeRCIAL, CORBESPONDENT] carrying power.
There did not seem to be any gaus at all situated in an ideally bad position. In a holow offered $9000 for the garden some time ago, and that of objecting to everything and surgest-passengers. The pioneer vessel of the line is
HUNC-Hoa, 17th April, 1884. ing or approving of nothing. It would the City of Paris, a fast, powafal steamer of
3,086 tous, having unusually fine cabin accom- There were some awkward quarters of on our Hung-Ho, or it may, so feeble that even the surrounded by hille, one might almost have pitched had refused it. His daughter's wedding was in aboat in the mouth of December that decided the issue Chinaman recognized that they could not hops stones on the heads of the garriton from the November, and be incurral considerable expens WHEN SIE ALTHOR KENNEDY granted for seem, however, that the necessity for a dol-modations. She sails from Liverpool on
and he had shown his discretion in getting out tored into those speenlations trusting to the ad mision to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banklar note has at length been demonstrated so the 25th of this month. From here the vessels of the present French mampaign in Torquinto tonoh us. They therefore remained perfeel heights round about. It was a kind of bill chalot with it, as he had then no idea of focurring the wil return via South America or Hongkong and If, when hatwaeu thures and four o'cin on the passive. They were good enough to East the of the Annarasse General, Frinas Hoang-ke-vien, tremendous losses who'd fall upon him. He en- to issue one dollar notes ha performed an clearly that it is practically approved. the Suez Canal, as freight may offer. The afternoon of the 14th December, the Chinese usual inordinate number of Aage of all sorts of act which has revolted in very considerable The only romising question is whether agents horo ars J, D. Spreckels & Tiros, who commenço their grand turning movement from colors from blood-red to terra-cotta. This of It. The place was perfectly empty. ercup vico of a person named Hollander, connected with are rapidly extending their stesship business the East gate of the cater lize of fortifications might have been a kink of thissirio indication to that the wife of one of the Prince's attendants the Hongkong Telegraph, who professed to know convenience and benefit to the colony from they shall be issued by the Government or City of Paria will probably be followed by int Sontay they had displayed a little mura deter the French gaaners where they ought to firant bed been unoccountably left behind. Everything a good deal of the matter; he went into the spe-. His Lordship acked Mr. Ewana what he was that time to the present. His action, al-the Back. The public, so long as it gets its other firef glass stoners, enabling orchants to minetion, Brenings would probably not now by their fire. Perhaps it was a shrewd Machiavel except her house was burnt, and the mud walls culations on the strength of what that person
in French hands and Hug-Ins almost seriau durice to have the shells fred at a plastbes fonds were destroyal. A curious dietold him. He lent $600 to this individual. though not rergraed by the home au cotes, will probably look upon this as a obtain goods from Europa by fast freight.
Mr. Ewen said he was endeavouring to show thorities, met with their disapproval, and point of minor importance. It is, however, Captain Stosam, of the American ship Ner. Lily would not. The tank movement was where there was nobody to kill. Anyhow the covery, however, was made in one of the houses.
almost sucessful. But just when the Frenchmen flags remained Buttoring the greater part of the A soldier in search of loot, cans upon several endeaventing to eluoliste thora Light, will be remembered bare fangs the sonmod heared in between the lines of day all along the line of earthworks, and the pipes of Europeen manufacture of French when the issue bad rinched $226,000 the worthy of some consideration. The Bin Japan Girzettel for the interest he took in the Phaosu aid the river, Ann Chinaasa faltered #kolts were not snccessful in displacing may of manufacture in fact, the pattern known as the that at the time the bankrapt commoned these Bank was informed that no issue of notes of bae, for many yours supplied, far as the
His Lordship asked the robtor if he thought this denomination in excess of that sum Goverment would allow,nch felt up at sea, and for whose boneft he encoded in and foghat well, int they wanted the grit of the wards of 800 shells were fired into the town, at tobacco and some other signs of a white man, greater extent than $1,000.- would be allowed. This was in 1875, and want, and unless there is some very good raising a subscription here to defrag their ex-Black Flags, and the Black Flags were all in the thus bridge, and at the different redoubts. Every notably an old Vermonth case and some empty
ponce home. Since then Captain Slocum rast
Mr. Woodford--Yes, I think so, I was so- since then, as the demand for the notes Ims reason shown to the eontrary we think the been subjected to much trouble in consequence/forts and earthworks of Phuc. An hour later he was asking when the passage of the, Black tins of sondensed milk, racalling the varfridos he could now realise as "wch as $1,500 on his
the tricolour floated our Phaosa. During that River was to be begun. There was abundusce sant upto Santay through Hanoi.. The owner of house and garden.
these properties was presumed to have boo an grown, the inconvenience and loss to the Bank nught to be allowed a continuance certain charges of crasity brought against night, howena fortare again wasered in the of material for bridge in the stage of huge Amara, on what groanda did not sufficiently ed $3,500 for the garden at one timo, and the im by one of his mates. These propaedings balance. The Black Flags drove the Tarcos bamboo rafts lashed together. There was gnite public resulting from the limited extent of of wastever benefit it has hitherts derived uparently ended in smoke as the following from their position and were within Svo yerds of a little flest of junks. There were half a dozen spear, and it was eanoladed that to bim was due rent of the house would be $40 or 80 a'onth. I the seas rapidly increased and become from the issue. On the other hand it seems paragraph fru the New York Nautinal Gazette the strodes when the Algorians are to little launches with utsam up After the first the credit of the construction of the defences of manse the garden to be worth $2,000 to me, ba excoedingly irksome. It is seancially felt hardly desirable that the Government should stows Aftor ull the fea and splurging, and placed by the Colonial Infantry. Both sides half dozen shells quite enough had been done to Hung Ha
the annoyance, yaxation and costs to Capt. Sie-fired at the fish of the enemy's gans, and the cover the passage. There was always a certain by the employers of labour, to whom the enter on its own account into transactions enta, of the Northern Light. the civil suit for Chinston gained a slight adapźtage by throwing degros of movement over the bridge. It was 6. After some consiltation H was decided not to said that in Octabar he sold 100 China Bugar currency of a note of fixed value in pre-which more property come within the phoro damages brought against him by Slater's counsel fire-sticks. But just when the French were dent that the garrison was getting its breasuro, marok on to Tuyen Kwan. The place is four shares on time, and he should havo mado mongy ference to the uncertainty of the chopped of banking operations. Mr. Lisrse, the Co-has been discontinued. The learned counsel be worn out with foartion hours,inesssant fighting, if not other matters, into safe quarters. Bat days off and the roads would appear to be seme-on them, had he not cancelled it, having been now turned his attention to the bringing saits the Black Fizz horns sounded the "se fra still we remained quiet. Briero had ooamaaced what bad even for Torquin. Mortover, some advised by Mr. Johnston to return all the son dollar is a great boon, when the notes can lonial Treasurer, propounds a scheme by for damages against the leading newspaper of time we recull and they retired the passage at But Bae in the morning. In every hot days have given warning of the sp-tracts. He sold 75% shares of the Heugkong bo obtained; while on the other hand, when which he represents that the revenue of the this city."
at five in the morning. Next day, the 15th, a fatal cordance with the plan it was necessary for him proach of the warm weather. To-day, therefore, and Shanghai Rank which he bought in Novent A very Jurrible story is told by the Jure was made its failing to resist the depleting to get a start. But he lost three men yho were the first detachment of troops marched back to her, some before his daughter's wedding, and will have abondanos of work before them în Mr. Brons-Did you not think that you were payments have to be toade in silver it fre colony would reap substantial advantage. Samt about a notorious Baby Farm" at of the French troops sloug tembankment which drowned in passing and had barely got over by Hanoi.. A strong post will be left here and they Isoms after quently entails loss on
the recipients. This in as fyllows:-" In the course of alasangancho. Kaatzawa. Kaga. It seems that formal the works et Plus When that undown. Chinese police could not endure co
Witness-No, I did not make out my accounta The testimony of the Naval and Military year or two we shall have to raise a loan, walow living at that place and established a present star TE Completed late in the long. Suddenly, at half-past four fire broke ont building themselves barracks. The prospect already heavily indebted at that time F
sort of association, with astoral branch allices, afternoon. Sortay was lost and the fighting in in a dozen places in the town at ones. A far does not more to have hoon palatable to one at af, because I thought shares would go up. I Payroasters and of the large employers of probably of $1,500,000. For this loan we
which, as the Jiya romarks, was little else than onquin was practically over.
tainutes later a flash and huge column of white of the troops for There have been several cas labour in the colony is unanimous in favour shall pay at least four, perhaps five, por court, an Infanties Association". Fatherless children
You will ask that all this has to do with smoke anneazeed that one of the ontar forts had of desertion thangh where the mer have gone of the issue of dollar notes suficient to monet Now there would not be the smallest dif- and orphans were readily revised by the widow Hang-Hos. It has nothing to do with Hang heen blown up. Another and another followed, toonch with his rids, complete kit and a lun- and her solleagues on the reeipt of a small sau lica, but there is nothing zinch to say about it and in tes minutes all virs of the town, except dred and twenty cartridges does not appear. the requirements of the place. One of the Leukty in circulating notes to the extent of of money, which was nominally supposed to do, but are is nothing and toy as to far as the fulaes indicated it, was blotted ont. As sou as the troops return, a battalion will be the way, shorld never have bean given ap; and Military Ollicors reports that "The non. 31,500,000. Of this sum one-third might fray the expense of nursing and clothing. All about Sonta. There can be little doubt The storm over the bridge thickened; the as-sent to occupy Thai Nguyen, s place which, by
the rest will be oceanpied in purging the cuantry I do not recollect it ountinual long line. It um evident that seven commissioned officere and men frequently at once be placed in reservo ogaines the real bildren were not returned to their re- that the French looked forward to the attack on vastenal parties of twenty or thirty became que
| latives, and most of the auraolinys, wero stated Hang-Hos with konis xlgren of anxiety, one HER unresisting: dxperience of sub-fre of pirates and generally pacifying the Isnd.? lose by the silver dollar, the Chinese refusing notes, and the remaining 31,000,090 uzilised. i to have died shortly after addision, the police night ovat say, appresiezsin." The citadeliko more than Chinese stoiciou could stand The The most important column will be one which lion to use a man in, such a casa-No, I am well-
aufe a strict investigation and foam that no cthing, like all the other citadels Tun-
is to march oath from least, though Nam-known, I have been here 28 years, and I have soan. It would cost perhaps & por los than ixty-five children had been murdered quin Indeed it was more feeble than the others, Buftories Livened up; they fired all siz gans st can hardly be considerat less than 'dis- cent., xnd then there would be some profiteithor by bring interred ative or by othof quite for it was within-two hundred yards of the river, ozco in volleys at the brigo, but without any Dinh and Ninh Binh to Thanh-Hos and possi-always been trasted. grace to a civilized Government that it from actes lost and destroyed." According barbaros moans. It is a matter of universal Bat the gabals could art month for attal risible result. The Chinamon declined to break bly on to Hue. It appears that the Hae 02- should place itself in such a position that to Mr. Lasern's idea in colony might geallsaguas have all been arrested. Hanging is work were known to be very strong. Moreover, fire o'clock practically everything was over. The of the expedition to Basninh are notnow Isokodaify him if there was a loss. I had no such oop- empratulation that the infamous widow sud her for thore way nut tongh water, and the out into a run, and tha brige remrainut intot. Dy ways who arrived here just before the departure fontly able to par? No. I said I would indem it is unable pay its own serviats in its loan ander this arrangement at a cost of } for too good for them-Japan Huil
it was supposed that Tan Jung-fu would make Chinamon hat got over to the lit bank and the on with so much favour as when they ate nachversation with him as to tell him that I was per- coin of Sxed valna. Some years ago are per cent, matead of 5 per eynt, or thereabouts.
The US frigate Trastos, farship of Rar desperato stand here, on the verge of the forest guauers sponged out their gans and woat down in the French Concession and regarded the are- fectly able to pay. We had no other convszes- Was not Mr. Kisar prosentP-I do not think amusing conundran appeared in one of the There are, however, certain objections to Admiral Jola Los Davis, arrived on, such and Lill country, the best of any account on the below to the village to listen to the band. All lutions of the baloonists with intelligence. On tion excepting with respect to sonia sagar shares. Coast port papers. The gaustion was simply this course Mr. GARDINEE Araris, the afternoon from Singapors, having on board the Song-coi below Laokai. Further, in wasrepor. night long the horizon to the wost was rod with their return journey to the Annance capital,
provinces, and by a sinister coincidere, shortly Mr. Smith afterwards, and remarked to him that "How to get rid of a thousand dollars "the Colonial Secretary, stated in a despatch Korean Erebussy, consisting of Pringo. May adoravathi ago that the wariks Governor of the glare of hurring Hunt-Hoa and the villages they visited a number of villages in the Southern he was. He know about my spooulations. Imet
Yong Ik, Minister; Soh Kang Pun, Secr. Yunnan had come wonth with six thousand men round about.
und was going to check the French invaders. Next morning the troops crossed the Riviere after their departure there was a massacre of the shares were going down, and ho said they The answer was to pay the money into a in 1875 that, in his opinion the issue of notes fury and Pros Su. Attaché. The Trenton is bank, draw it out, pay it in again, and ec ought to belong to the Governtaunt, and, 272 foot long and 48 feet bear, and her dispiac But shearwerks had no cauuou monated in Noire in jauks and marched slowly on Hang Christians. It is to avenge these martyrs that would be all right by the time which I bought th, Liu Juug fo was any in the hills between Hon. The counter was practically deserted the onlath marches. There is also talk of wome them for, which confirmed my helief that they When did you give the bill of sale on your cannot find on any map, but which I understand on until the loss on shroffago had absorbed without elaborating any such sebamo as Mrment is 3,300 Lots. Her battery consists of tex Tuyen-kwan and Thai-nguyen, waiting for theThere were a few unamese who stocû în the gold minas st a place called Hi-Dus which I would go up.
eight-inch rifled guns and four Hotchkiss machine the whole amount.. Such is the state of LISTER bas done, suggested that the power us. She carries 10 ofBeers, 376 men, 54 money which Ching neglects to send him and fills at a distruse and gaped in foolish fashion, to be near the river Day close to the sea. Those furniture -Whou I obtained an advance from
aitons ne dealt to pay the indemnity which too near to be safe frem a rifle ballet, end too far minus are said to be worked by Chinamon, and things in China, and the Lords of the of issuing the notes might be made available marines, and 16 bandsman 1er oflcers are:--
instead of cling with six thousand men to of their intentions. The first line of out- Winchester repeating rifles. They are to ho Treasury think "That it wili prabalde be to a limited extent in procuring funds for Captain P. L. Phythian; List Commander R. Fra denso Groserar of Yunnan, off to be able to announos the friendliness they maintain their position with the aid of
B. Bradford; Llouts. Asa Walker, W. T. Swin- -for the convenience of the Hongkong wer-public works. Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BRACHT, A. G. Berrt, H. W. Schaefer, C. G. Ual. the defence of feng-Hve, would appear to bare works was reached within three miles from
- ntile .....d in secept, with all its defects, was appareatly inclined to farour this view, Lius, M. Is. Wood, and P. W. Cahn, Endgemarchel all alone ever to the majority, and the he river. There was no saying what the staff mored out of that.
zoot with a surprise hore. The fortifications' Atwater, J. H. Holcombe, E. H Tillea, and T. We carry of the Chinese parts, with and in a despatel to the Treasury, with re. C. Fouls, C. A. GOFO, A Gavez, Nix toneandon were no don't fully explored knew, int it is certain that the army in general But perhaps it would be as well to give some were magnificant. They were constrictal in which the ralony in in such intimate conference to the suggested issue by the Govern-W. Bordon; Chief Enginan. J. Prilley: Medi- bection, and that it will be better not tament of one dobar notes, expressed the Taspocter, E. S. Bogirt; Paymaster, G. A thing like a connected arent of the operations,accordance with all the most recent deas of Lyon; Chaplain, W. O. Helray, Assistant D There was a plan of operations. There was also Europaas military science. It was a regular interfere in this matter [the currency of opinion that it would be legitimate, when ginoars, J. S. D. Borthwick and H. F. Cleproza plan for the confason of the Chinnmen at Plavar in its way. There was an excellent y
Mr. Woodford said Mr. Johnston had asked obopped dollars by further legislative à considerable amount of coin had been Assistant Surgeons N. M. Ferebee and H. 3. Ben Négrier was to do the cutting off thera, constrotol abutts, there wore creates all Scott; Assistant Engineer E. Fresnes not stones:ful, mainly because it was along the line of works, constructed with boavy.
him if he could live on $150 a month, and he Botion." This opinion was expressed in aceasulated as reserve against the Captain H. A. Ratlett, U. S. M. C., Lieut. impossible, certainly impossible when the other loge of wood with earth piled over there. There
said it would be very hard for him, but Mr. 1878, and Sir MICHAEL HY-BEACH, the notes, to remit a certain proportion to Karmany, E. S. M. C. and 12 Naval Chalets forces did not march sa anison. Accordingly were parallels everywhere, nonnecting the diffor
His Indship-How did Mr. Smith came to then Secretary of State, said he was dispored England for investment in echiols, leaving She is lighted throughout with the Taison light Brie de isle was deputad to cut off the out positions and altogether doing away with ery Mr. Caldwell appeared for the bankraps, whe Johnston said he must do his haat.
avilings which the perversity of ation of the apparent steadiness of the Chinese The Registrar (Mr. Ackroyd) said none of the lose this 35,000. A suficient quantity to meet all probable dead has two bloatric search lights of 20,00020reat this time. He was to marck up to funger fa fuak fire. Here was the explan came up for his dust examinations. to agree with the Lords Commissionera
Witness-It was through the 100 shares candle-power. On arrival the usual salutes ware map drawers plaas half a dozen miles in under a heavy fire. Hero was also the explazoreditors opposed the bankrupt passing this ex- As things stand at present it would be maude; should there at any time bo an ex-exolanged.
land, but which is really hard up against the ation of the statement, received with derision amination. Mr. Dennys, noting for one of the purchased in his name; he paid that. The Alta California gives the following ac-
Mr. Emons-I believe you had subsequent impossible to interfere with the circulation traordinary and unexpected run upon the count of the murder of a Chinaman in Lis hands of the Rivière Noite. There he was to that morning, that there had only boon four men preditora had oppased, hat did not now ager.
frumsactions in your own name. of the chopped dollar, as the Go-Treasury for redemption of the notes, the Connry Jail, San Jose, California-Across the river, match by h till track and take killed with all the long day's fine Greuoral Mila Asocial assignes he had prepared a report.
Witness-Tee, I bought a number of shares The report was real and stated that the the Chinamen in the rer. Négrier was to lot had no doubt failed to inflict a blow on tho vorniment has no better coin to offer in ite Government would well bills on the Crova e'clock pm or the 18th March Ah Tong, a match up to the contures of the Rivière Noire easy, but at any rate he had saved ranch ranch hankrupt had had a long and chequered, but an. through Mr. Essex, the broker.
The Registrar-When you wont on buying stead. The Obambor of Commerce. Tas at Agonte against the investment, which would prisoner at the County Jail, was murdered by with the Fleure Rouge. There-ho was to oross blood. The lines of Kaur Hoa, wore infinitely succosul osrser in business. In February Isat
William Baxter, another prisoner. The China- various times made reprosentations on the at the same time be realised. The Deputy man had been arrested for robhory, and arrived and march straight on the town, detaching more formidable than. Pass, which cost so he had been obliged to file his petition, having these shares did you ever think of what the Mr. Woodford-It never entered into my subject, and failing the coining of British Master of the Mint, in reply to this, the at the just o'clock and was pat lun call battalion of infantry, all the cavalry, and a bat dearly. The only thing was thus there were bean detained in prison at the request of one of amount amo ta?
and his asrets were given as 82,409, but they were dollar, Lave recommended the proclamation mattor having been referred to him, suid:th Bartor, who is serving out a thirty days bey of cullery, which waste aross the Song-sparently no cannon. The Chinatown had no theeretitors His abilities namounted to 84,950,
sentence for petty larceny. When the China and seize the north and of the bridge which the doubt carried off every thing, but there more come-
He commenced business in It never entered into your head that you would of the Japanese yen as legal tender. As yet, I aay perhaps vontoro to point out the man was put in Baxter expressed his dislike of Chinamon lul constructed. Thng there was to paratively for embrasures, and to low carriages all inrecoverabla,
to start with, and bad failed st that; he had And you simply went into the spooniation to however, nothing has been done to danger that if a part of the amount of silver an opium pipe the former was smoking and ass be a route left open for the garrison to retreat that retained belifnd were those of small brass matou 25 years ago an a trader with Thu, 2000
Reemed averas to the Chinamar's company. The capt the road to Laokai, and toy ware to pieces, tidy enough little things no doubt, but supersede the chopped Mexican, steep by received for notes were disposed of, and the cells were locked at & o'clock, and in less izan bo very severely pounded before they suade good altogether neable to cope with even mountain afterwards entered into other businesses in con-
guns At first it seed singular that the junction with other people, but with the same the shares had gone up you would have the very limited issue of one dollar notes by proceeds invested in console, and it became fro minutes afterwards a Chung, who occupies their escape that way,
General Briere de Tale with four thousand snemy should have abundud such works without regulir. The reason of his failure was stated to pocketed the profit PYen.
And if they went down, you had not a farth- the Bank, which has gone far to assisteerssary in times of emergency to realise all adjoining, heard Ab Tong gives shrill ory. men loft Hanoi on the 5th April to march over a struggle. They extended over quite free that the honest he dealt with doslined ros
He called out to him in the Chinese language bouseholders, soldiers, sailors, and servants, considerable autos in specie, the bills drawn but received no answer. The trustion heard the land to Soutty and thonos to Bat-Bas General miles, and enormous labour-no doubt that of the ponsibility, and made him responsible for the Ing to pay No, I did not think they would go down, on the strength of what I was told. I Mr. Caldwell explained that the differeuse thought I could pay if they went down a littla. to whom, as Sir Grones Bowen pours out for that purpose might probably command noise and gave the alarm to the inflor, who, on Negrior followed him tho jext day, and true to wretched Tonquinese inhabitants--must have castomers whom he procured.
his name of Mac-lem, which the soldiers have been expended on them. The garrison might
How could you pay By borrowing, par- in his despatch to the Earl of DERBY, a large premium, and that the same paid as extoring Baxter's cell, found Al Tog give him, finished the march to Sentay, which have remained for a mouth insido las autos between the liabilities and assets was caused by
ovo side of the banks with the back of his head published yesterday, the present state of premium might well exceed tue interest re-exusbella and blood paterol all over the wall. had taken Brière's latente best part of three and parallels under a bell Are such as that of the bankrupt, as broker, soaring to the foreign baps $500, 3600, o $1,000, and by selling the Could you get more than 32,500 for your pro- the dollar currency is a constant sourceceived from the investment." The Treasury, The weapon used was a heary wooden sloset days, by mit-day on the Ed. Mao-lom means the day before, med yet have experienced no sellers of cargo the selvsacr of Chinese burora; property lind.
"hurry up," or "ha quick cad is the uniforia serious loss. But there were several reasons for the latter did not pay, and the consequence w both of serious inconvenience and of positive in communicating the Deputy Master of the evor, which was covered with her. Beste ary of the soldiers who guard the horgage train the retreat. One was that: the twe French that the bankrupt bocanis indebted to the femig party--I do not know, I never tried.
refused to make any statement and unde The convoy of each coluna nanihers about a columns numbered at the lowest computation at allees; he did not regard the parchasers 23
But you had no apare cash whateverk-No. And you never thought of what you were ks, although in the transactions of the Mist's observations to the Colonial Office, desperate resistance when taken out of the cell.
thomal poolies and extents over a matter of a least doable the, Chinose. Thire were 8000 indebted to himself, and heres the differencs be larger firms, which transact their said: "It is most important that the Go- A Washington talogram in the San Francisco mile in bugth on Tonquiri-roade, so that the Preichen, and the staff announcement was tween the liabilities and the figures given for buying-No; brokers vere running, after me business through their compradores, the rerment of Hongkong should understand Chronicle, dated 28th March, suysThe suit refratu becomes sufidently monotonous. The that the Haug Hoa garrison amounted to 3,600 seets. He was indebted because the antlers like leonhas.
Did you know that your purchases amounted to over half a million-No, I never reckonod present state of things may not be very that they are to manage such issue, not as a commened at Cincinnati against David H. General cries avant le officers inuulats Several Annamese maintained steadfastly that would not treat the buyers, but made him res.
ponsible. -seriously felt,
The matter was adjourned for a week in order up the amount of my transactions. source of profit, but solely as a means for Bailey, of Wilmington, Q., ex United States orez, and the baggage sard echoes Maslam. there were not more than 500 Chinamten al- Canal to Hongkong, China, under a charge of That is the support train of thought. It is together, but this must have been a misapprehen
What was the most yep could have borrowed. The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, resupplying the inhabitants tha Colony misappropriating money belonging to this United enough, however, without oing so logical, toeion. There may have been that number of that were farther explanations might be unles
or raised å‚bɔut $3,000. **How could you borrow ?-From money landers, cognising the fact that by issuing a dollar with a paper currency, convertible in all States which cane into is possession as Causal, say that Négrier always makes heavy marches, pare-blooded sons of Han Chinees regulars the bankrupt with regard to certain transactions
· Mr. Galdwell for the bankrupty
By Mr. Caldwell Wheu Mr. Johnston ar note they would be at, once supplying emergencies into silver, and becoming there-calls attention to the fact that the diplomantic that he hurries from one sad of the column and the balance may have been made up of the usd Canlar service of this Government in that (800 yards long) to the other, all through the chaven-headed danamese followers of the Prince
Mr. Even appeared on behalf of Mr. Me ranged to advance mo the money. I arranged to A public want and creating & scure fore the shadow of the silver which it repre- part of the world has been marked by any day, and at the end of the parol, when every Hoang-ka-vion. In any case I should not be in- of profit for the Bank, made application to sents," The Earl of Deant, in the latest charges of irregalurities. Colonel Mosby, who body else in contout to a tranquilly in his elised to place the figure higher than 2,000. I Gregor Smith, as of the sreditors, to oppose give him the bill of sale as seenrity besides my anco, but at diferent times; I had a credit note, the Government, according to the provisions despatch on the subject, dated the 20th on at Hongkong and who, Inter, was billet goed ont propssting the surroundings almost certain that the nabor of Lon who the bankrupt prasing this, his third examination, salary, I did not got the whole $9,500 t
made Conaal-Geroral to Shanghai, reported to country. Wall may the Probel hope for mash passed the bridge during the day did not his claim being for $5,012
Mosers. A. F. Scares and M. S. Cohen, two and it was because I did not draw it all at once of the Bank's Ordinance, for permission to March last, saya the issue by Government of the State Department that Bailey.mad abort in from his energy and lot up him as the "com expoed thabnumber, and a counterable proportion
is accounts. The amount of this claim against ing general." Coming for the, all the world of these were of coures coolice. The rest my other creditors, also opposed, whilat Mr. F. D. that the bill of sale was not given until after mske auch issue, and fir Astava KENNEDT, one dollar notes, based or a specia reserve, it is 872,411.09, the same being based on charges toys.
have caenped by different rouds. Another reason Goden, after some hontation, intimsted that he wards. When I was offered $3,000 for my Negriors oiy maroh did not, however, senduse for the evacuation was the dank march of General would not oppose.
gardens, the house was not built; it cost $1,000 axercising the wise discretion with which he appears to be the only way open to meet the that he received money for disabled seamen, re
shipped the discharged gamon and reosired other to the comfort of the troops. Nobody in Santay Brière de 1Jale. He would have taken the
The Registrat, as Official Assigace, said in to build,
Mr. Caldwells it not a role of our was so largely endowed, at once granted it present difficulties. The question of being runt fend, of which he remiered no account expicto him and there we do room for his in the raai, where there were only tire fits this case the liabilities was very hairy, and the on his own responsibility. For this he got axtisfied with a baller reserve of specie than Wher the matters were brought to the etten troops, so he had to stay optrile, and the wretched and there was the want of cannon. It would assets were almost nil. The only things they among speculators that it you cannot take up a" wigging" from home, but the course of the full pontinal value of the antes, ho says, tion of the State Department by Colonal Mosby villagers who had thegid and the plunder appear that the attack on Hung-Hos was not had been able to recover wore a few small me your cartracta, you throw them up at onco events ever since has borne testimony to the might be considered at a future date, but it Bailey was remorad from the Consul Generaling baggage coolies settled amid had pected to come off ee soon. There are some counts owing to the Wansteal Club, which had His Lordship said it was evident that Mr. ship at Shanghal. The latter Consulate has still more solid reasons for regret. However, works on the luft bank of the Red River which been carried on by the debtor 4 great many of Johnston folt that the bankrupt, Laing an offlser wisdom of his action. It may be exide is essential ibnt, in the first instance, if the teen peonliarly aufortunate in being connected nant day Briere wront off to Bat-Bao and reached ware inccraplate and had all the appearance of the asste put down in the schedule had been of the Bank, it was comprainising the Bank for vernment note would have beer preferible, scheme is adopted, the isayo should be made with diplomatis scandals. Bailey's producosser there in two days, and on the afternout of his having been commenced after the taking of Bas denied, and the smount they had been able to him to continue in, those speculations, and but it may be taken us a certainty that if in the way pointed out by the Lords of the was Saward, who was romed bacase of larges entry Wegrier was joined by the Commander ink, esactly a mont before the entry of the oelloot was very small indeed. He had prepared headrised him to return the contracts. He A march was made up the thought that the attack would be deferred for a who was adjudicated on his own petition on the going into rockless speculation to the extent the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank had not Treasury. If the principle be established/of misconduct. Bailey was also removed, though in-Chief, the Grand Ducha is the davamiese troops into Hang-on.Probably the Chinese report, which was as follows-The bankrupt was quite right seeing that Mr. Woodford was
Le attempt to prosecute him was made until the call him.
In antwor to farther questions from Mr. issued, their dollar notes the question of that the enlouy to make no profit out of preal time. Bailey's successor, O. T. Denny, bankment following the river the next day, couple of mouths till the rising of the river on 7th February 1984, was and still in au noceantant of 3500,000.
Oregu, has just signed the plans on so he troops castened within thres miks of abled the gunboats to mount. In the mantime in the Hongtong and Shanghai Banking Corpora insuing a Government note of that value, if the issus of tho notes, it appears to as the act of an crdor by the State Department the Black River. There they had to wait Hung-Hou might have raised some curcu tips. The bankrengst had, in March, 1531, entored Caldwell, witness said besides the event be it had ever been raised at all, would have matter might as well be left in the hands of compelling him to live, in a high-priced house day for the hay guns; the plecag of 80 However that may be is certain that the place into an arrangement or partnership with Mr. estimated he would have been able to rain, he been a far from enletion as it is at the pre- the Baul, which is anxious to meet the belonging to Reward and for which more rent wad of 95 bed on birkad i juuks and was taken very cheaply, The Black Flags, who Edmund Sharp for the purchase and sale of had his farmitare in September, and in addition was changed than Donny wanted to pay. The they all got grannd with who accord across the wore expected to be in such unibere and the landad property, sad the bankrupt states that if to the arvenses he had incurred with regard to sent moment. One of the objections urged public convenienes in this respect. Which Ist offcial to claim atlantion in that part of mouth of the vibre Clair. They were got so desperate, we not there at all, or if they the property they hold had been sat at the price the marrings of his daughter, he had some ex- by the Treasury to the issue of the notes ever way this may be decided, however, it the world far alleged irregalarities is Chester off and towed up a mile or two ki thon got were, did not unfurl a single barrier. The whole efforod then, he would have realised a consider panse with his son, who got into trouble several
able.com. The property was not sald, und when times. The second line of earthworks was as strong accounts wore settled between them on the do|| His LordshipYou say you acted the was the following: It is generally accepted bebeves the Government to settle the matter Holson, Buoretary of Leration and interpréter agraud again and finally the men had to be dis affair was simply big gun practice.
fill this took time and it was in the grey light or stronger than the first and then came the parture of Mr. Sharp, there was no profit to vion of Mr. Hollander of the Telegraph that such notes must be held by the classes as soon as possible and put an end to the Peking, Chien. It looks as though there is embarked and taken overload
something in the atmosphere of Chine that I least educated, and therefore most liable to present discreditable state of affaire. breale trouble in the diplomatis servies." of a rainy Good Friday morning that the troops: town. It was a dismal sight. Everything was divide. The bankrupt, at the time he began his The bankrupt-Yoo.
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SUPREME COURT.
May lat.
IN BANKRUPTCY. BEFORE THE HON. J. RUSSELL ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE.
IN RE JEUNG SRAT BHAN.
IN RE JAMES DANIEL WOODFORD.
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Did you not tell Mr. Smith you, were per
the Bank through Mr. Johnston; I then told him
would give a bill of made on my furniture; it was
my own idea, and I did it voluntarily. I reveived the adrance of the bank, $3,500 on the 30th No- vember.
And the bill of sale is dated Jancary Tes Have you received any money since you became bankrupt I have received $150 a month sings December.
Mr. Ewen I ask you Lordship to make some order as to salary; more alivall be paid to the Official Assignee.
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