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the Yan-ping river, and sundry other at fluents of the West River, and the trade to be. exposted by development of their resources, as also the creeks and passages of the West and Canton river deltas, and the somewhat better how East river, we propose to take a few remarks in a future issue.
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have come near it at any point to article which appeared in these colomos on A. S. WATSON AND CO. the 19th February last we gave some details of this route, some of which it may be useful here toreprodace with additional information. Mr. MICHAEL Moss, alio, at the expanse of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, under Look an expedition up the West River be-
TUM. doop Daring, Comuandar Ching, a failure ira reported tween the months of April and September, 1870, appears by some unfortunata misrive! horo yostorday from Canton, fconception to have loft the main stream'at
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The O. & C. steamship Arabic, for this pori, the profectural city of Teu-Chan Meft San Francisco on the 9th ultimo. Moes wat in all probability misled by the ustalenients of natives anxious to prevent his btaining any useful information on the SHIPS' MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTED subject of bile inquiry; for, in his report of the oxpedition, dated the 28th October, 1870, addressed to the Hon. P. RTEI as Chair mase of the Committee of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, he speaks of the great river down which comes, the copper, gold, and silver, the musk and other
slid costly merchandize,' as
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chow-fu.". The river up which Mr. Moss and later on the now well known explorer Mr. A. R CoLqrnous travelled, is officially known to the Chinese as Wat-kong, the abdued or melancholy river à bras ta- férieure of M. Roosen, while the mainstream from this point up to its junction with one of its moin affluests, the Pa-pun-kong, in known as the Easg-abai-kong, or red water river M. RocHRE's bras supérieure du fleuse de Danton] The Pa-pun-kong is a stream of considerable size, flowing down through the province of Kwei-chow and join. ing the main stream near the borders of Yunnan. Above this junction the main stream, which is in different parts of it
The F. and O. stamnior Hydaspor, with the next outward English mail, loft Singapore at
on Friday, the 16th instant, for this port. It is notised in the Caretti that Mr. F. A Hazoland has been appointed, provisionally, Mar shall of the Ties Admiralty Court, vice Mr. H. M. Baily, resigned.
FRANCE AND MOROCCO. The French Legation at Hoces has lowered ita Eug
·GOVERNORSHIP OF INDO-CHINA. Yesterday's papers spark offhe nomination of Governor-General of Indo-China; Admival Du- peregand ahigh functionary into Foreign Office
mentioned.
By the atomar Peking, which arrived here storday, H.E. Suf Taostal was a pagar from Nige, ccompanied by lus, fatally and
Apart from the chargo of murder in Kwel Chan, the business before the Police Court on Saturday was light. The most important comes were those at two earring snatchers, and they
ho don't with by two magistrates. were adjournul praially in order that they may
I believe Páterdire in beingsout us Resident to Hnú.
THE FRENCH CHAMBERS. The Chambers will meet anbe 20th,
INSPECTION OF THE POLICE'.
TOBOX.
THE BARBOUR MASTERS REPORT ON THE PIERS AND WHARVES
BILLS.
A MISSIONARY'S HOUSE PULLED
DOWN.
Has not Trind Booisty, beam esneing good deal of trouble in this district I do Do you know what the Traid Society is No. Itoo, a town a short distancs below the port of By Mr. Wottob--T have known the first zi-Iching has been the reamt Remo of mother The Revi mer alone the 18th August, 1863, when he display of Cuinas playfuloom. was arrested on a ebargo of robbery, and taken Andrew Dowslay, B. A of the E and Church of Scotland Mission, hed ronto Te Waibli to Wei Chase
SHANGHAI.
Alcooly this lodge numbers over 60 men- | bors, although it is one of its ralas that hoa associate members-Members of other lodges not know, are carolled. This ledge shiely owed its origin, to the afferta of the indefatigablo Mr. J. Franels, and the progress it has made thus far lans bo vst encouraging. It was named after the late Duke of Albany on the day minate gans
Chn Aki said he was a cook to. Tang Shuing in this suburban tern, which ha kapok, to were being fired bere of 'woont of his death. A pienic was organized by the brothron and eis Chuk, and on the 27th February he was in the rods and open a ohiril for daily phing, Thit panty still continues and further, Jange fore for Saturday, and all the work was carried ep, tolling to, when he heard the noise efense, opposition had been shown along through by a committoe composed of Messrs. the attaat. He say the Best prisoner at the during the negotiations, and the opposition. land Mathews, Francis, Hardy, and W. S. Ewen houd of the altooking party, but he could not been written in Italien by the use of stone! (Chief Templar), and the sisters of the lodge. At identify the sorond prisoner The former was Bz Mr. Dowley recognised the part which one p.m. the members assembled at Dudded on the hack of a white horse, armed with a re-stones oftou play in sigh andurtakings as his, and street, and by stunt two, lad ombarked at the volver and a sword. Pat Tan Shing oure out, all the attention he gave her wom to try and Murray Fix in two large leunohea chartered for and the first priser shot him with his revolver, dodge them. I had this hauts and brought his the obession. The party included nomenatsido and out him tries when lio was on Be ground. family down to try to begin work. Opposition friends, and humoret oloa opon a hundred with his sword. The officer was unarmed. became more titter, provoked us usual by do Passing out by Green Island, the launches con- Witness them became frightono and ran away, saholars, who although they had iecunod that Tanded by sampana, and proceeded to a bungalow brother worn on their way to their hous when distanco did not intail to protien it. Acond noveyed the parry to Stantay, where they were On the 15th October last year witness and his "I was pleasut to have in friard.coms from a used by the ofloors at the time the military en- the first peisenar attacked them: ant his brotheringly on Saturday, April 12th, they samoned totiments were on that side of the island. The with n sword and robbed then. His brothor their friends au pull down the hon. Por- firat business was to linoussa ospital repast, af- had alree recovorul Witness also as the Best tanntaly Mfr. Dowely had withdrawn with his tor which artroll to the cometery and other parts prisoner to 1869, when he was gambling at Wei. family balf an hour before the visit and tho was indulged in Thon this musical intraaaatschau. Ho made complaint of the attack, and "pall" The Indice is in jail, treated as a criminal. The case is now in the hands of the warp. heard playing a polks, and soon inny robbery, -- comptes, riding definer to this beat, woro niably Worg Amen, enhool-roaster, residing at Fake Belfish Care at Hankow, who will probably tripping the light fantastic too. Other, dancos Nau Fa, near Nim Shan, aid he tauglit at Nim adjust it in a satisfactory mannerMercury. followed, all beartily joined in, and at the ip Shirt. He koow the first prison and had proach of darkness the whole party gat ou board known him from his youth, aver 20 years He
There was no lack of their lanehoa again.
was witnoy'a clausrxan, and also wont by the
Owing to soms. From maa-of-war sailors zuio, a variety of fastenments and much talent name of Weng Ping. Fai Hs also new the bulag present, and the way to and from Stanley second prisoner, whose name was Chan Akit, and having assaulted seme of the attendants of a was made most plosnat Murray Pier was Jind known him about five months. Early on mendarin last week, Aluit Lopes has ordered renshol again at about nine o'clock; and a most the morning of the 27th, about daybreak, he was that no further loweshall be allowed the soilcis pleasant dy's outing then forminatod.
at his school. He saw the attack lod by the first on shore, N. C. Boil Nesse defendant as described, and he also at the second! On the morning of Testiny, the BE instant, a defendant and Li Aba. Ho porroborated to Chinaman who was nook on board Cho Gorman previous witnesses as to what took place in the barque G. H. Farts was drowned under sare attack, adding that he saw the second prisoner what peculiar sircumstances; there had been shoot in offer, while Li Atu ought another son trouble on bed between the gook and the officer, Chu Akwai, whom he took away, and no- rest of the creva receding to our version of the The following is the Report by the Harbour thing more ves son of him afterwards. He saw story, the cook, while in the not of leaving the Master on the private Dils epabling Mr. the courrones from the windows of his senol, sale, fell into bag water instead of getting into Bulkeley Johnson and Mr. Chater respectively Witness had never heard of the Triad. Sucists, ampan; another version, for which the rol
and did not know such a society oxisted. The first tims of the decent are uponible, is that lo Sebany, the sloop of war Nayendu 10 graus, The Russian gar-bout Ahwel, Cocinandor
defendant carried the nom of a doctor, but he had been ill-kroated by one of the officers of the His Excellency the Covocor inspooted the to sonefruct piers and wharves
The private Bille recently introduced for the was a regular zohbor. Witness did not know alap, and that he wishes or palend ovare Commandar Kolugezas al corvette Resort, Police Foren on Saturday, 17th May, at thỏ 12 guns, Comunder Hillebrand, wore at Nuga-
Central Police Station. Any of the men consideration of the Legislative Conncil to whether he was a member of the Triad Society.. beard. The body of the coat was picked up on legalizo the construction of Piers and Wharves Mr. Woltou anid that concluded his evidence.the Pontung side of the river on Sunday, the saki on the Sth instant, waiting the arrival of
on the Western side of the City of Victorin; and The first defendant intioned that he had five 11th instant; 5 rope was pat tand the body, Admiral and Russian Minister to proceed to as could be spared from theirtatios were ma Koran and make a treaty with that country. tored in the compound, forcing a body about 800 the West wide of the Kowloon Peninsula, will, or six witnesses to call, and the second that heard it was tor by nome basson across the river and up the Scochor Creek to the Honan, The Comercio of the th May saysAuthe-strong. On this occasion to winter uniform in my opinion be of great advantage to thewould osil ono.
trade of the Colary. Tha fasilition, which Piers
Road Bridge and beachad on the Hongkow side just above this brilyo. An inquest was hold. rity has been accorded to the Luzon Sugar was worn, and the man werdenly armed, and alongside which ships can lie, offer can only h
ou the 12th by the Chokeinn, and tho Ko- Relining Company. Lilled, for the commence with their now carbines a helmets, looked properly appreciated by studying the prosent
latives of the downsol were presont and ment a worls to bring cubic metres ofeedingly smart and wipped. The Racunbersome system of employing eliters At water daily from the river. Tulinjan to the Re
created a great disturbance because they were drawn apin donble Rae prosat a vessel enters the part with at times as WÊTE finery at dalatea such conion being made!
the entranta,
not satisfied with the decision given by the boing auch ns 3,000 tons of cargo on board, all of which
has to be transferred to Eghters, take to the We do not hold ourselves rosponsible for the opinion Magistrate. A large crowd of futives lind, of without prejudice to fature disposition of He carried the grouter part the laugh a
the compound. Rnd to Sikhs mado up shorey and stored in gedowns; the goods not
expressed by our Carvependents.]
Bourse callosted, and they were all more v less excited and ready to take the part of the tions of trade and navigation on that valuermed by Chinose the Nam-pun-kong, or Hazkow on the 9th instant, leaving in port the
JAVA. The Kianghrean, C.M.S.N. Co's steamer, lait the other half of the lines. Tis Chituse luksagsboing consumed here, the same process of
bereaved relatives of the cook. The Cholisien wers drawn up at right angle with them, at the transfer has to be gone through on re-shipment
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."
was surrendel and they would not let him go.: able natural highway, the great West River, southern basin river, and is aid by native stars Fort Phillip, Bathnell Castle, Glenople at this ardore they were inspected. Pims are constricted, Fessele will come in frota western end of the compoundatsc in double lie, for the Court of China and Japan. When the
Gin-Can any of year numerous readers oblige foreign polisman, who was in charge of chain. with its various affluents, tributarias, and traders, the accuracy of whoss information Genety, Beauller, and Goreck, Passed the
ses and at once go alongside them and discharge me giving me any information on the following working on the North Fouan Roc the The Drapeau and Sikhs are all, very he men channels, bare for the time being become of a bare but little reason to doubt, to take Iphigenin at anchurat Yang-lo; the Penrit and presented a striking apparance. Shortly thus og goes into milway trucks, communicating ing points, if I am very axions to visit Java approach to the brites from the Hongkow side, had passed Kinking, Clerfrein at Olyphant after fire o'clock Siz Bingo Bowen, will directly with the godowns. The time saved, the 1.Is there any guide book on Java, and if thought it his duty to try and disperse this dis paramonat interest and importance. Despite its rise, as the name implies, in the great Talard, Reset at anchor in Tanglin Reach Map Ganarat Sargent nd Commodoro rafety from depredations of cargo-boutmon, and so, by whom is it published?.
orderly moh which surrounded the Magistrate 2.--Can one get a goul "route" map of the The result was that the foreign policeman and the labours of the French commissionin 1869, lake system of central Yunnan is the in- Chased at Morton Island, and the Pathan out
Moraut arrivo alteaded by e afficers of their En freedom from wear and tear all tend to show and the travels and works of poor MARGART mediate prosiniity of Yunnan-fu, the capital
sida Wonsang-Courier,
stalls, when the Governor a received with the immense advantage of the proposed system cantry, or any other suitable for a visitor?
the chain-gang be his legs won palted then over the present one, and I Fonturo to think
3-Can one ene the country fairly well (es will stonos by thi moli The palicomon w The inspotion was A South Australian telegram dute from Ada general salute. and of GILL, Durves, BADER, COLOUROUS, and city of the province of Yunnan. Issuing from
ware that der such circumstances, it in the true pecially the interior) in six wooks from date of struck on the hoad by a stone, but the wound lalde, 3rd April, saya:Thren tendera have been proecoded with, after which the man ROCRES, how very meagre our information on this soarce is considerable volume the streamed by the Postal Department for the draiva ap in three sides of aquare, and were policy of the Government to encourage the contending to date of departare; or, if not, what was not serious; some of the chein-gang were templated raformas, for I think the bills would be the last time to do it in without rush it, one of them being crippled with a blow from the subject really is! The Chinese officials
as once becoines navigable for large natireringe of mails to and from Port Darwin. The addressed by Sia Georgs Buy
astone. The prisonera forming the chain-gang ilis snelleady spoke allows-Captain presented to the Council may be lookol on esing it with that selfish exclusiveness which is so
4.Which is the better way to go through the rendered kuo nesistance, we bar, in dispersing craft, and for some bandred milea it skirts tecurors are the Eastern and Australian Steve
The intout Fiera cannot obstract the counter, in from Batavia to Sourabaya, or vics the mod and protecting the Choksien. Tuforma arted a characteristic of the native charac
ship Company, who are the prevent contractors Dempster, Officers, Non-Coriasioned Officers, suci. for the services the Australia. China, Japan, and and mus of the Hongkong Price Fores,-I 25-
This Parade la nusigation of a large a harbour as this oversa, or is it immaterial?
tion was sent to the police wadon, unde squad Is it worth while taking a rifle with one of foreign police wore despatched to quail the Straita Starship Company; and the Chias sare you that my presence
Ide not so that any privasi or pabits tatereaty or are there any difficulties in the way of get disturbance, hat unfore they arrived the meh had Steam Navigation Company The Geverumout afforded ma sincera gratifiction, I am mich in contrary, they will familitate the trade.
transhoy of the Force, all the excellent roars interfered with, and such being the case. I ting permission to shoot in the inferior?
dispersed, the Chebsen having managed to get 6-Ara passports required. and if so is it ad clear of the importants mourners, who, it is will probably arrive at a decision in a few diye. pleased by the bearing, audiomusnour of all
We have received the following special teleports which I sive of r discipline and do not think that any ona here is likely to object gram from Kinkiang, nooding the opening geod conduct from the Actia Superintendent. to such great improvements as the promoters of visable to write for them before leaving for Java, soused, wore clamping for vengeance on the The stoppage or rather, perhaps, more rovince of Kwei-chow. The great river, of the tea market at that port. The telegraph, Asyon sus, I have come to to-day accor- the schemes before the Council intend to or can they in got on arrival without much delay. I. Wappens, crut least a mnomoy compens
7-Is it necessary to take provisions with one tion for their heresemont. Quo of the stone- swollen to a noble stream exceeding half a bus been extended to Kinking just in to torpanied by my gallant friend General Surgent, introdnée.
It might perhaps be advanced, and with good when travelling in the interior (as in Japan)P throwers was arrested, if the Mixxt Court correctly speaking, the comparative dis
mile in width, renuns navigable to itat tan vason, und wo ucties that this telegram Commanding Her Majesty Furcos on this
8.Which is the best way of travelling, by on the following morning he was sentenced to is numbered " so that it is among the rat Station, and by Commodore staat. Gogoral reason, at the Pier und Godown Company
serve two months in the chain-gang; if he is use, of this reato, has been variously tombouchure into the sea by its various that have come from that port The telegram Sargent authorises me to t you that he isthorised by Ordinance11 of 1871 was a failure. carrige or by riding and are carriages and
chaized to the vars street roller with the follows tributed to the Taiping rebellion, the open mouths from the broadway westwards to
is dated 11th May. 13.15 p., and gives the fol- greatly pleased by your ladjins and soldierly The site at Wintent was badly choses as so ponies easily pronurable P
proud of this after the Pier was built, the silling up is so
Is a guide necessary if travelling by car-
be, throw stones at he will havan livaly time of ing of Hackow to foreign storm navigation,
lowing quotations:-Markot opened. Ningobor bering. You may well.
it-Courier. and to the exactions and rapacity of lekin Ngai-mun, forming a delta of some 2014: Keenum, 315, Waisha, 2027 praise from wa ofiar of Feneral Surgents great that steaxes of large draft were unable ringe, or dess the driver act as guide as well f
10-Is thero any time of the your batter than Scathyl 20,000 chests. Stock, high rank, long experience distinguished go alongside. Then again the principal stero
reputation.
A to Geal remarked huthauses in the large Chinese quarter arasituated another for travelling in JP and other local officials who are located at hundreds of square miles in extent. The Bantam 17.
how to me Fair applies uinds him the West of the City Hal; and for in pablis
11-What would be about the avatare daily many points along the entire course of the river thus described has been necended and 190 chests. Courier river from Yunnan evon up to the very gates surveyed by British men-of-war to the town
A ahoving affray ocetired on board the Amd of that splendid surps, thn Byal Irish Court to go to Wintsni for their goods seemed serpense in the country of two mon travelling to 10th April; mayable on nail after the 10th instant.
Any other inforination which might be unfu! of Canton, eas, and every one of whom de. of Tak-bing, distant but some forty miles rican ship Pactolus, Capicin Bromuara, ut Yoke-sulary. It is certain that thongkong Police, idome method, creating great loss of time gather, exchwire of course of buying suvios, &e.P | good thing of the pending Franco-Chiness dit- Lucas, on the night of the thing, the result of as a unipor forte, fan-logto the Irish Con. However, the ailting as did more to randar that vely igenneens more or less legal or illean from the wealthy and populous trading town which is that a mom is now lying in bosvital stabntury, and not to any inly of civil poliéenterpries a failure that any thing else; and to a perfect etrangor-ia the country I would be fruity; for we noticed in severn] tailor-shops in in the case may be. M. E. Ronse, in biof Wu-cban, in the province of Kwangsi, with two bullets in his body. It appears that Eaglund. It is importat, under the car this is the only diffleulty that the promoters of very glad to receive.
nour the line of its junction with the Kangs of the crew were on shore during the kayanmances of this Colony, fit you should the Bills in question will have to guard against
HG. TRONCETT, R.N.,
Harbour Master, &c. Rving or clue. This man went off to the ship to our civil dution I prate surprized lung provinco. The influential city of Wu- two of the men met un all shipmate who is keep up your millary drills wall as attend about cleven o'clock with his two friends, and that I do not 200 hero to dayay officers of the one troue ensued, during which the captain Volanters, aspacially es festood that some in mud to have fired amongst the crew forward. of them would be present ourse, in the ev two shots taking affect on the visitor, one in the east of sny serions disturb tin Vohra tegry would co-operato with th Polico in maiz bend nd the other in iura-Japan Maz.
In view of the probablo speedy opening to foreign trade of the three southern provinces of Chins, all our available knowledge of the
éxistrug trade routes to Yanoat, and condi-course known by many differout; names, is Majesty's Governmçut.)
tor, have jealously guarded the secrets of their waterways, their trade routes, and means of communication. More particu larly does this romark apply to the old
trade route to Yunnan vid the West Eiver
the bordere of Ewoi-chow and Kwang-si pro vinces, where it is joined by the Pa-pa- koog, aiready mentioned, and some older streams of lesser importance, which have their souroos in the wealthy and importaut
chau, by far the most important on the river, will probably be the terminus of traffic for forsign owned river steamers, provided the proposed opening of the West Eivor to navigation becomes an accomplished fact. Iu view of the very meagre extent of accurate
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دارة
Linos
30th April, 1834.
POLICE COURT. May 17th,
BEFORE MR. A. G.. WISE.
THE CHARGE OF MURDER IN CHINES
TERRITORY.
The ones was further romanded to Tuesday.
CORRESPONDENCE
Thanking yon beforehand for inserting this letter.I am, Sir, your's faithfully,
TRAVELLER. Hongkong, 17th May.
-THE FRANCO CHINESE SETTLEMENT.
Birt's Wharf Company layodeslared an lateria dividender 6 per cent for the half-year ending the A good number of native tailors are making a
Hongkow and the French Concession numbers of persons onployed in ranking uniformas fer Celestial Bravas. To julge by the colours of the clothing, the uniforms as to bo, worn by noliers who have, their tents pitched in the vicinity of the Rifts Butts and out on the Zioca vei Rond.
valuable work on Yunnan, montiene cix ways of communication at pressot open for the transit of traders and their marchandise; of
To illustrate the crodality with which Celes these be says some are long, custly, and dif-
tils secant stories of the most abeard nature, cult, and others impracticable on account
we reproduce the following fictitious yarn, which great number of the lower clars of Chinese of the lekin system; he states that one
ly the United Stabs Ministerial Court,taining her and order; whi, time of war, in
From the news published in the Shanghar believe to be true; and which seems to can ronte only offers navigable water.
Tokia, judgment has been delivered in the of foreign attack, baltu Pelles and the
papers it sooms that the preliminaries of the considerable sonstorustion amongst them. They way right into the province of Tonnan
Van Bure Tripler. The following is the land or wouldartasandil to thegarrison, I have inch plonsors in takahis opportunity
Arrangement betwear. France and China wore say that the only reason for the French men-of. oad unites in itself almost all the desirable information on the subject of Youzeu aadhal paragraph of the inding of the Court:-
lations inaintained by tongkong Palios not The two Chinese charged with murder in bogatinted on the part of Frones by Captain war bairy in larhoor is no other than to take conditions, being short and easy, and conse to West River, we think it highly probable The cast is not so as to justify vindictivor of expressing my satisfecil the cordial re that should it be practicable for bim te du cremplary dangus. No Bridonon was given
rentand
on the 6th May. in the Fangshan, leaving his pressrang in the French Concision. As naar quently offering the advantage of great
alec with the seamon of-of-war, whe 20 Mr. CoLgunora will, in the expedition special damages. I theraforuns the plaintiff'sy with Her Majesty's and sammen, ox Chinos territory, were again brought up, oi Fournier, of the Palla, who arrived at. Tientsin their countrymen, who are caught by a French damagasin the premises at twenty (530) dollars constantly visit this part. Those friendly r Mr. Eress appeared on behalf of the Cuiness ship at Chefoo. Atolegram to the N. C. Daily all the French troops aro killed in Tonquin scotomy of time. This is by way of the
now abour to be undertaken by him, make decree that the defendant. Thomas H. but room the motifs and the Police Government, and Mr. Wetton for Major-General New dated Tong-show, 11th May, saya The they must take to these means of raplenishing Soog-koi or Tongain river. Three of the six
Tung-chaug, thoranghly approving of the shows the French are sending from their ships a routes mentioned are from the Yangtze, and his retura route follow the main branch Tripler, us to the plaintiff. Thomas B. Vaz lave zot always been kept in other garrison Tang, Mr. Wattas, us before, conducting the Empress has replied to the Memorial of Litheir army. Every night, so the Chinees ver therain expressed. Her Majesty only urges gang of disguised men to their Chaossion; with these we are not cow concerned. At.of the West rivor from Younes to W Beroa, the said sum of twenty ($20) deliure, towns, and thor reflect grst credit here on all examination-in-chiaf of tus witnesses.
The following additional evidence was taken. his inungos neseszed as aforesaid, and I do further
presorsed, but if war shouldanhappily break out, Young Ting Chak said on the 27th February hire to have doo regard to the prestige of China, and the French police foilitate the undor- other is the route from Bbame to Tali-fu, chau instead of the less important streat adjudge and decree that said defendant pay the onerred. We all hopeat poses will be
Im contident that the paral, military, and he was in the camp at Nim Shan. The leading and to ward off all dangers or calamities taking. This pressgang is said to be stationed It seeme, bowover, to bo now generally con.ap which to the town of Nau-aing-fu costs of this snit.
About six Shanghai as the tertus of the suttle-there the poor victims are snatched, and taken A correspondent writing to the N. C. Daily civil forven at Hongkarur vite as one man officers were Tung Sai Suck, Pat Yau Shing, from the State" The news vel ut in the vicinity of the Ningpo Jose House, and eeded, that, although the construction of both Mr. Moss and himself have travelled
fall as thut already re-en bowed the vazsels, whoes they are kept in in defence of the wetlity of the Queen, Lo Kon Chonag, and Chu Kwai, railway along this route is not physically on previous occasions. We are strongly of res from Swatun on the 7th instant of this Colony, while at vavo the Cib-delook that morning, the arst defendunt, with men is not 20
ys-A Chinese Volunteer Corps has just impossibla, yet the engineering dificulties inopinion that the most feasible and direct started her. Every hong kas ta conftar and the Malts of gland in the Farabout 200 people, came to the camp. Pat Yan veived here, the N. C. Daily News simply chaina. When a ffident number has beca
the force izv
Fast. And now I call you to give three Sling heard the polye, and came out, when the giving it as follows:Telegrams have been caught, then the vessel will love with them for
cers for the Quot
first prisoner, who had a revolver in his hand,sired in Shanghai to the effect that a Con- Tonquin, where they Ears to fight the Blank the way are so great or to put the project in fact the natural--trade route to the pro-tributo at least one man and
The chrors were mostleartily given. It is fired at him and killed him. When Pat Yvontion Ins boen signed in Tientsin betoon Flags. Some samprumon, passing the French practically out of serious consideration, vince of Yanpaa is this comparatively speak-now dro Eundred streng.
plied with very old-fashioned fireare, pitch- As Mr. COLBORNE Baper saye in bis working unexplored great West Biser, and that forks, and banners, and every sygning after a certain that the drill the Police has beenShing was on the ground, the prisoner en bethe Viosror of Chibi and B. Hornier, and man-of-war at night are said to have hard the spared no the first prisoner. He did not know of his own The Meretry's correspondent at Tientsin gives ridicalous yarn should find believers seus ia: some gossipras to the coures negotiations ware prodible, but nevertheless a fot, and we were on the subject of Western China recently hones Hongkong, vid the great inland towns they are supposal to fire off so many rounds greatly improved by the Acting-Superin-vith his sword Witness world only identify that in it there is no claim for war expenses."ories of these unfortunate reon! That sacha
Thondoat (Capt. Dempster who of blank murtridgé outade their doors.
At the time of the attack the this at the time he wrote. Ent no mention is told that Chiness ars shaming to peg the published under the auspices of the Royal of Wu-chau and the broadway, will be, when makes the plaesquite livals. Each man received exertions to teach them in use of the carbines owledge whether anyone else was killed or Geographical Society, by piercing half the river is opened up to navigation, the one hundred eash on enrolment, but a further and sword bayonets whichare her lately pro-takon prisoner dozen Mout Cenis tunnels and sreeting a terminus and principal extrepôt of its trade. pay, and they have to fad their own rice. The oured for them from Eund by the Governor, troops were only just about to get up, and their mads of the opening up of the three provinces, neighbourhood of the Ningpo Joss House at
arms. It is understood it the Hue Gorsen-fret prisoner, and arrested him on the 18th Kwangtung. The letter is as follows--
TEENTIN, 6th May. few Meni bridges the road from Burmah to RocKee recommends the constraction of men take to it good humouredly enough. The replace the former alud useless and obsolete naskets were all put on one side. He know the but simply of a part in Yunnan and one night-Mercury.
ment Lave anthuriand theppointment of Capt. August, 1883. A number of us on with the
According to my last H.E. L Fang-pau de- Yunnan-fe could doubtless be much im. Ja railway from Man-hao, the head of maviems a thorough hatred of the French here.
The regulations for Government scholasting Dempeter as Military Atent to the Police, on prisoner fired aushels at the time he fired.
His Worship Why did those people attask clined to go to Paris. The day before yesterday the return from leave the Superintendent
he telegraphed that he had consulted with a mem proved." Mr. COLQUHOUN's route by Zimné gation on the Songkoi, to Yuuusi-fu, the
for thestudy of law, medicine, · civil engineering
· Witagis
They are my
to
HANKOW.
10th May, 1881.
has lately, been brought forward, but has route for which be anys is feasible. Helsin Great Britain are published in Satnerny's GMr. Duane), The Aquit will receive pay at your Bootse we were sent there to stop bor of the Foreign Office, who said he should go market yesterday, and the market opened to-day
still to be explored.
...
Musters of about 100 shops.vore placed on the
the rate of only £800 pjmum; whereas the M. EMIL ROCHERBA it would be easy to construct a line zette. The subjects in which caldatos o to Ciel Desity Superiniat, whose office has the robberies, and the prisoner and his we did but required credentials and a bests on which to by the purchase of the chops. Konna ten by also mentions the route by the Canton from Yanman-fu to Peb-Shik, the head of be examined tre history, literature, rerraphy been abolished, received at £950 per auriam not want to be presented from robbing, so they neinte. Yesterday the reply was sent to him Mossra. Erans. Pagh and Cat Tis. 32 and 34. River vid Nam-ning-fu, has it is signifi-navigation on the lower arm of the Wost arithmetic, algebra, Inelid, Latin, andchoristry. Thus greater economy ungreater offisiouey will atfickau da. The first prisoner was mounted on to go: credentials and basis would be sent to him: Subsequently some 20 chops wore settled, but
His Excellency the Governor has been please be secured.
a white horse on this occasion. I arrostel the immediately. Last night the basis to propose to the buying gonerally is considered languid us lest prisoner in August last year, for theft. France was to secapt the Bours Convertion and compared with previous years, and it is not es- cant that no mention whatever is made River. Further exploration will probably to direct that for the examination to be bad in
tock bite to Kwai Shin, where he was tried, and noclaire forindemnity will be recognized by Caian pooted that prices, which are now fully on a lovel of the West River roate by means of show that easier of construction than either Desember next the epoch in history shall be
the early history of England to the Conquest; THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF
after he had been thare some time his mother Yesterday Captain Fournier, of the French erai with last year's rates, will be long maintained. COOD TAPLARS.
sent an application for his divolarge.
ser Volta, arrived per Fungthunfrom Chefoo with Messrs. Maitland and Co, are thus far the largest which Mr. Basse says that foreign muno-jof those lines would be one connecting the the hand beck ou English literaturs, Stopford
Have you ever heard of society called the Mr. Detring, in a stenan Janne from Taku tobera buyers, and the new Shippers' Matual stes- factures can be conveyed to Yuu-un-fu, so capital of the province with some town on Brooke's Primer: the play of Shakespeare, Thas
ENTERTAINMEN AND PICNIC.
Triad Soviety ?--Yes.
To-day Captain Fournier, Mr. Frandin, Acting mer, tao. Depack, has a fuir ahance of being far as the physical obstacles of the country the upper arm of the West River. With Tempest, Latin, Casar, beck L, chemistry, non- metalle aleinents and their vorupounds. (Bos
TLC, Good Toplared their usual quarterly Did you ever hear that. Wong, Kuni Ou wa French Consul, and Mr. Detring visited H.D. made frat steater-our old friends the Stirling are concerned, with ease and rapidity from reference to Mr. COLQUHOUN's propused coc's Elaments recommended); Euclit, book 1.
tos and entertainment atha Touperence Haller charged with being a member of that scLi Hung-obang and had it long interview. Our and Loudoun Castle baing "conspicuous by their Friday night, when ith the assistanco of eiety - I could not say. I only know there is Chinese frionda say that the result of the inter absence," the former sok and the lattor laid up. vas that France will not damand any in- The quality of the crop in decidedly superior, view Canton. It is true that the routs mentioned route by way of Zioné, it will be plainly
We have received from Mt. Travers, the Gerlady residents, a pijepart was provided. to such a society. by M. ROCHER rid Nam-ning is on the perceived that however valuable from Bean Consul of Catrion, the prospectus of an inter which justice was dorsy about 150 persons. Do you consider the members of the Trind city from China, but that Chinn is to open to that of last year, the weather having proved lower part of its course by the West River, graphical or even Imperial point of view the nationaleshibition of gold and silver seiths work. As a prorions occnsiengene of the returra Bolety to be lives and robbers? I do not two ports in Yunnan and Kwangtang. China overything to be desired: heavy snow in Fe but the affluent or fender of this great opening up of Yunnan by a railway from jewellery, and bronzes, to be held in Nuremburg had lavishly boatowe i labour and skill on know anything about it, I only know there is waires all rights over Apasm, and songnizes mary and almost continum sanshine since. the Treaty entered into by France and Aubam; Nothing is looking int care in the manipulation, atream (West River) which is alluded to the westward may appear to be, this route during the summer of next year under the putro the decoration of the which was made to such e society.
nago of the King of Bavaria The purpose of leak very bright and pray large paremtage When you were sent down to Nin Shan were such nt Inast. Is the gossip tonight among in which the Chinamen have apparently made up by M. BocиER ja that
taking its does not in any way specially concern us this exhibition is to set forth the present condi af these present was oposed the men of the you not sent down to look after the Trind ntial Chinese, and they utibute the wil their minds it is no longer worth their while to course from Pab-sik acar the frontier of hers in Hongkong. The reverse of this, tieu of gold and silver withs' work, jewellery, Biffs, and Col. Graves hired his appreciation Society-Not to look after that vioty, but to lingness of France to negotiate on these terms expend the demand being, with for exceptions, to the late victory by Governor Han, with Tau for joies entirely. The teas are fresh ad South-eastern Tunnan and thenow by the however, in the case with the old trade and tranzes in the different countries: to call of the excellent worldbe Order is effooting arrest the ilde ves
Have you not heard that the Triad Society Yin fa, the leader of the Binet Flug, at Hwa Lavoury with an anneally tie eran buttara, attention to the artistic and technical progroasamug the man of the giment by being pro central and mid-castern their town of Nam-wing-faiz Kwong-si, ultimately ing route to
those of the Peace party dur't believe in the settlements will be rouzrked a new district 'debouebing into the West River at Tsun-Yuanan by way of the West River on production; to gàre oxhibitors an oppor seut and taking a heat interest in the pro-aused a groub deal of trouble there this year ching over the Fronek. But many, namely, but, some say, thin in the cup. Among foo:
of extending their present and opening coatings. Attas oogen of the tea, the tables-No,
Do you know of any other one for the defeat of the French troops These bast in Wing-fung." This is a superior kind of Shin- upper branch, the Hung-shui-kong up now fields of coumption; and to promote were cleared sway, anthe root was arraged
formed seem to say that France and Chinu are tam, pretty curled leaf, tippy, light in the hand, chau-fu, a departmental eity in the t
emalation and advance by exhibition of the for the outertainment, programme of which socinty No.
Yip Kno, said he was a corporal of the Chi fading osch other's palse; at least they think with every thin favoury Equor Ningchers,
indging by the number of musters placed ou satue province, distant, following the course or Bras Suprieur of M. RocHER; is newest machines, tools apparatus, and ruwstoffe, bas been already panel in these oblans. of the river, some seventy miles or more thorough exploration of this route we are Our native jewellers would probably find it to The chair was takenpy Mr. 6. G. Baahor, researmy, al was under the commail of Pat You that Li Kung chang doing it.
Commenting on this later the Mercury the market this afternoon, will be in full supply. beir interest to avail themselves of the advan- a prominent member afe Order in this clony, Shing vofore the latter was killed by the rabbers. The territory. above the large trading centre of Wu Obau- immediately interested.
tages offered by this exhibition,
who opened the anteront with an address Io was killed by the first prisonor, and wife says:The farms aim better for France than notwithstanding the diminished number of honge setting forth the wwhich the Order had saw it done. It was on the morning of the 27th the Boutée Convention; that is, that Chins by operating Ju that district this year. Arrivala fu, and does not in any way communicate through which a considerable portion of the
On Friday two Sikh constables at British Teen doing locally and all parts of the world. February, after six o'clock; at Nira Shan, at the opening a port in Yunan, say Hung Hoa, which thus far, da rourented by austers on the market. with central or even mid-eastern Yunuan, river takes its course, is, however, said by ano mpon a party of 17 Chinese, four The naisical programmas than pranentoil with, camp. The first prisoner was followed by i is the dimif of navigation of the Rot River, will amonut to 150,000 packages But that a galo but merely touches a point near the southern Chinese traders from Yunnan, whom we have woon wipe uprood with old musterte, and a 2l wasamast unmista kay enjoyed by all presint number of us, and he cars to the camp. Pat to oposing PP. 3. churael for the trade to the of wird which has been blowing those last two frontier of that province at the town of lately interviewed on the subject, to have afth with a revolver. They wore splashed with Pianoforte duts wore got by the Misses Ken Yau Ghing hoppaned to meet him whop Sinth of China by the Songkoi, which was the days has arrested the tea junks, the arrivals Peh-Shit, which, so far as the Wat-Kong, the been since the disastrous Taiping rébellion mud from heal to heal and bore all the appear-ndy Edwards, and Mes Lainment and Grimble, he caure, and the prisoner fired two shots at him object of the French colony of Cochin Chins, would have been far uero namorous than they stream mentioned, or as Mr. BockEx terms to a considerable extent occupied by Shang see of having done a rapid run across country, songs by Mesdames W, Irors, and Sosiphe, from a revolver and killed his. The secaud and was the prinniting cause of the jealousy in are--Shanghai Courier Correspondent.
The Sikhs izlizanted that this band. hul buttera Mesars, Goulbo Scott, Fritz Lumaert, prisoner, was also there, armed with a sword and England of the proceedings of the French. It it Bras Inférieur du fleuve de Cantan is con.fan, wild aborigines, meaning the Mian-taz, osue with them to the Yan Mab Tes Police and Italy, duet blesses. Gonborn and a revolver; he followed the first prisoner, and eat is an improvement on the Bourée Convention, cerned, is the terminus and end of ita traffic, who are not entirely subject to Chines Law Station, and to this the 17 men meckly sulaitted, Haly, and a violin sction by Mr. Selph Lo Kum Chenn. The first prisoner was riding which let nentral sena open, by making the being marched off by their two awathy captora ra. Soott sang both songs vary charmingly, a white here. The two oflere killed had no port Lou Kai which would have dobarred trade
M von Brandt arrived to-day in the as beyond this point the river is said not to and customs, and that the roats ever apart into the presenes of Inspector Thomson, who sud was voo ferously cored, and Mrs Scalpho weapons in their hands. Witness know an off with China by tas Songket, berum there woul be navigable even for boats. On the splendid from the squeezes and actions of the Chi-locked them up, and put them on the charge so nomplied to u hear recall by the audio our munied Cha Akwai, sad he was captured by hare hear enough river pirates and briganda Naming at noon. Ma Kisa-chung called on map of Yarasa which accompanies M.ness officials, which, no doubt, bare done sheet as rogues and vagabonds, carryiur aris Mr. Scull's connie sentras loudly ro-diuarded, the prisoner and others. Witness Dever saw between to keep Chius with a disturbed frontier, him. Mr you Brandt left in the evening for French will be to keep the trade route with Wenchang, to the great surprise of our native friends. ROCHER'S work the West River alluded to much to cause its disase, is now a most dan though not helders of night passes, and dan and Fritz Lammort, afrual, was determinedly him again, and be hound he was killed and out to which was her object. The business of the Paking without calling, it is asid, on Li Hong- It is said that Captain Zombch is the Minister gerous to the peace and good order of the colony, encore Mr. Sealyhoislin aslo was a very piecus. Over 100 soltiors were killud.
The Chinese seen to be setonished at the for Korea by Mr. Banks may be observed crossing the gerous one. If the accounts which have They had a very large quantity of opium, and elever performance, the audience were not By kis Worship-Wong Kum On was arried torn Clins by the Sangitos in order
Pat You Sing, he cut him with his sword.
modaration of the French. They can only To-day mother batch of torpedoes are shipped wack taken by the late ill-fated Mandar income to hand of Chiness methods of dealing were san of the parties engaged in soggling atfel until thut german gave them a second with a revolver and sword, and after he alot
this drug from this colony into the mainland selection.
To the tea and vutorament dealt with above, His Warship-Where were you then Y atributeft tothe victories by lefograph attributed in native cargo boats, about 900 rusty, sad mide, the expedition which cost him his life. This with these unfortunate natives be in any They had get som small distance into Chi
Witness--I was in the camp.
to the Chinees in Tonguin. The Chiness really I suppose Hai Kun Heü Arsonal Mercury And did you stand still and look on while this give away nothing; why they should not have to Correspondent.
6th May, river is there marked as Bras Supérieuse du way correct, they have been treated by theness territory with their entreband store, who wo bare in sad un accoriof another riost suomess toy wera mot by a body of Chinese Revanuo ful velohration under aortices of the same Bens de Canton; bas unfortunately M. Chinese soldiory with the most reinoraelers mall, and a fight casued between the two parties order, beat twelvows sine a new lodge was was going on The soldiers ran away when they pay for the expenses they have put the French
Wu Ta Cheng, Imperial Corrufsfoner to started in scalony, chat are now four raw those shots fired: about 100 soldiers were to they co-not understand. Anna was of no Enonse being probably, and only naturally barbarity, and that they should at times at-antil e sogglers had expended all their ann-
trade; but the brigands in Tongala prevental appointed to ha the subesser of Chang Chih 7 sa too, as a patriotic Frenchman, more im-tempt to make reprisale is no more than unition, when they gave ir bail, and semper. Judge the Hougkung Vigoria Iuriata" klot, but none of the robbers, who were about as to them, and Yunnan was in sore want of Manchuria, and a native of Socches, has been tring in the Fataiship of Shengi. Wa Ta ritory. The Egliting did not appear to have lost numed is the now of un tas formed about
Since we wrote the above another blogrubi cheng is very favourably inclined to foreignera This was written, of souma, some days loftro has been received, it says Chlua resigns all elime in Tongul. The French will ask for no the Imperial Eaint was issued sppointing Wa Th- indormity, hat insist on Tsing, the Ministor to chong to be Assistant Superintnident of Trade fur Paris, being recalled.
madiately caserned with the route through under the circumstances might be expected. od away over the paddy fields loto British ter Buffs and the Duku gAlbiny.” Lodgar. The strong.. pretty cheap victory. Hayo it. Eo France will do Clia a service.
Then they had s
bis own territory of Tonquin, does not ap. With reference to the Kwai-chau, sometimes been of a very sungitangy character, sine one three months ago. It is ue extent an off you ever heard of the Triad Society ?--Yes. pear to have given much attention to this called the casein river, the North River, the the men were wanded. Being brought up boct of the Victoris Lore, at talus a social His WerddpThuy som to have been study at the Police Court on Saturday, the five una line of six own, being formebers of the Begal ing the matter to day; they know of the Trind Bras Supérieur du fieure do Canton as he importance of which has been up to the prewen were fined $5 each, aut their weapons were Artillery, Navy, and iron and the majority Bociety now. Did you over hear that the irst
of the members cousilofun of the R. prisoner was a member of this socioty --No perms it, and his track does not seem to sent time much underrated, the Way Kong, bundated, the rest were discharged.
TIENTSIN.
tt Northern Forts.
7th May.