A.
NOTICE.
8. WATSON AND CO.
FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
By Appointiaaf to His Excellency tha. Go- VERSOR and His Royal Highness the DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHARUTALDRUGGISTS
PALFUNERY,
PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS,
Deroorяrs' SONDAYNEN.
And
ERATED WATER MAKERS.
SHIPS' MEDICINECHESTS REFITTED
Pistingna SHIP SUPPLIED.
Norica To avoid delay in the execation of
The Guruzabat Astronomer telegraphy to as the following notification"The typhoon announced yesterday appears to be tesrolling NW"
It is estimated faays the Courier) that over 50 per cent of the people living insite Shanghai i have left for the interior within the last foi dage.
wurning.
THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14Tr, 1884.
THE SALE OF THE C. M, 8. N. CO..
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGÈNOS.
· WEDNESDAY, 13th Augmat.
EXCHANGE.
.39
Bank Bills, on demand LONDON Bank Bills, at 30 days"eight.38€ Bank Bilis, até months' sight Credits, at 4 months' skylt....30 Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
eight.....
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Bank Billa, on demand Cradits, at 10untha' sight76
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NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL supply the French ships with coal, and that the commanders had orders that in the event note be tendered in payment of boat hire.
of auch a contingency, they were to use force. Be then found that all his money was gone, and
As is the case with the majority of human
THE FRANCO-CHINESE IMEROGLIO. Dace before the French ships were on this he sent one of his boys for a constable, and the defendant ware arrested. The boat was search affairs, the aula to Mesars. Bussell & Co of tho
point of opening fire in consequence of a The telegraphic news received on Saturday refusal of this kind, aud hostilities we only ed, but none of the money was found. The rat Crins Merchants' Steam Navigation Compary, defendant, however, had left the host before he look, stock, and barrel, was recolved with mixed ON
from: Branghel is somewhat startling, but it averted by the mandaring sending board. wissed his money. He had that morning received feelings Amoricans wors of conėse delighted
dous not necessarily imply commencement to offer compliance with the French domand. 590 from the Hongkong and Shabad Bank, with the reappearance on the river and coast of the Stars and Stepes, which had become in-
of hostilities herween France and China. It and 30 from a gentleman, and he had paid away visible groopt on men of war and on an occasional
If on this occasion in for China to dagide whether she will con- the coal, and persisted in ancis refusal, it sion they refused to supply $40,30, and he ranst have lost about $53. The
strap the action of France anis casus bell will be unfortunate for China, as she will The Fenung Thues of the 30th July says:last time he saw the money was shortly before kerosine-oil ship. Those of us, and there are
or will continue her eno
efforts to settle the The third ironolad built at Stottin for the Cui-so'nleck, but he felt it in his pocket from time good few of these still left, who remember the
wrong, and Government airshored ontside yesterday and be folt it there while he was in the femidation of the 8. S. N. Co., the enterprise. Or PARI
7 CAM=_ by diplo avalo have put herself in the that Kemer & Co. displayed in starting and
ditionlty between the two pace French uues is on the alert, for any fouz - pas tre
The seizure of Keolang by the
mitted by
bor. Article XXX. of the Franch Artuno Iur, a pupil of the prosecutor's, bon the energy with which they carriedit successfully
to answer a two Treaty with Chips of 1800 provides that to secure to the Erench Acet years of age, said that while Mr. Hanlon was through long coarse of persistent ill-luck, word UN BOMBAT.Bank, 3 days' night 0974
Vessel of a French of war oruising for the ision of the tection of commerce etail ba recited as
possession of bstling he was in the sampan, and saw the-rory glad so as the blue-and-white boss-fag ON CALCUTTA→Bank, 3 ye-sight 227
Bank, eight..
supply of coal by take that a friend and treated as such is all the port. - third defendent overhauling Mr. Hanlon's displayed once more on river and north-coast ON SHANGHAI
1. Chinees Government colliary at -Private, 80 days^eight theory, which has been more or less slopted for clothes: he saw her put her hand in the pookote, steamers. The partisans of Lord Hammond's
and to accentuats the necessity
Rity far the Chi
Chi-China which it shall outers Thean vessola bat he did not see her take anything out.
speedily nese Government Mr. Wotton snbruitted that there was not years by the English Foreign Office, that as soon!
coming to terms. as Chiness got need to our ways of loing busines enough evidence for a gonviction.
somewhat
and victualling of ting His Worship sentenced the third defendant to they would tard us out of China, as the Grooks Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-130 The threat to seize Amer and the Pesca may shore proate the divers articles of refit- six works hard labour, end discharged the rost. have turned English marobants ont of the Levit Union Lusurance Society of Canton, Limitadores, especially the latter, comes
must be somewhat diangpointed to see the load
as a surprise, as
point pairthers and purchaathamstorialanecesar -suggested France- intended to Cheung Aps, kooper of a brothel, was charged ing proof of their theory, to whose scuss they $550 per share
soige as a material guarantee, the ame of for such repair, the whole without the
oft on-least opposition." As war has not
not yet been
The Penany Gazette usy:-The Nizero diffi. cults is being pat ira fair way of sohition: Mr. Maxwell as stiled for Olulloh under confidential instructions from me. We have reason to be lieve, however, that tho intention is that he may post theres fotoh Uficial of egnal rank and con- Jointly they will subait terms to the Rajah.
By the stormer Sentor, which arrived hore, from Livorgeht on Tanday, Inspector Swanston returno from a spell at home on leave, bringing with him sight roruils for the police bog
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SUAKES.
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266 per aliäre; ex div.
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Every
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Orders it is, partionlarly requested that all areal from the Dandes Borong Police Force, by Inspector Leo with kuoping a girl in her pointed with malicious gles, abandoned to the China Trader Ingrrance Company's Shame it bas boost the various points need and if they have suffered damage may-To- business communicatas addressed to the audare men of excellent physigne, fully up to the brathat between the ages of eight and. fiftsön | despised foreigner, and with it the practical dis North Chim Insurance-Tls. 1,400 per ebars.those istanda had not hitherto been mondeclared, Franes with claim that she is navy. Many of us who see unfeignedly glad to Tunglaze Iazurados Association-Tls. 1371 per tiored. The rows of the decisive actioned to this. bepetit of this article, and
Firm, A. SWATSON and Co, or
HONGKONG DISPENSARY
high standard of the Barajan, members of our
Euro
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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Communications on Editorial mastore should be addressed "The Bliter," and theca on businear "The Magor" and xot tā individuals by nina.
Correspondant are regulativt to forward their name and addrass with sagamunionțins address to the E liter, not for saliention. bat na evidenco of good fit.
All Mitbara for publication should be written on one ilo of the pagar unly,
CASE DISMISS RD.
sharo.
DOW taken by France sonflicts in
appocranes of the whele Chinese meantile years, and she was convicted sad fined $25.
Afroman, a cook, and's seaman, lately disane Russell & Co. resuming their old position as charged from the stannier Fortigern, werechargon steamshipowners are a little sorry at the chack Chinos Insurance Company, Limited--$180 par notre both with the late mat of the Now Orioutal Bank Corporation, with unlawful passession of a water cask and two that this salo is sure to give to all Chinese Tat Insursace, Company, Limited-Tie 148 | previous telegram that President Ann Chine refusing to supply coals to be ships
In another column will be found an advertise Limited, annoaacing its formation with a capital of £2,000,000, in 1,000,000 shares of £10 each, to be payable i on syplication, £3 or allotment, and the remainder of such times and in such sums not excording £2 as the directors may determine, and at intervals of not less than ene
from the Oriental Bank Corporation.
The Sn-pa has the following nows, which is cofirmastery of the wegram wo published on the subject-Wo received on the th inst. authentic
asociated onterprise a check whose inkuaros, fra nokta, on the 39th inst
Mr.C. Wested, sound officer of the vessa, coming on the top of the zerent financial troubles said the defondants more pail off on Tuesder will last a long line. If the sale had been merely and after they had taken their things off the a temporary one to presorts the feet and pro. ship, he found them alongside in a boat with a party of the C. M.S. N. Co. from possible capture water cask and two irou buckats belonging to by the French, it would not have been as had Taadho gave them into custody.
tags on board and the cock was called
1
that in
month. Forms of application are obtainable' the ships. They had no busines with them for the Chiness; but being, as "there is not the Ching Fire Insurance Company's Suares-505) happen -ln-connection-with thin imbrogliosorders to that affects but andor-endura-con-
ing tingent on the committal of an unfriendly
some
shire, or die.
and
slightest ressor to denbt it is a bond fits Chinese are little pleased with it
at that he did so nuder the impression that talihi todos0.
statement -in the
committed an unfriendly, act which, medinting between Francs and China justified the risale taken, It this be so per share:
The reduction in the most of the Fideiu-" We do tharo.....
last telegram.
not pretend to recon- Cauitos Insurance Office Limited-$85 par and also with that contained in Boater's will probably further compliate mattery.
and if the Hongkong. Fire. Insurance Conspany's Shares-cile them, indood, it is difficult to predict uitv asked me have basu mate before
actually Keelung was
taken
part 8940 per sharÉ.
from one day to another what is going to
occupied not in consequiones of direct por share, Bales.
The history. the Regotiations is
is one of Shares-58 por con premium
concerning the bare--$35 per share prem, ex div.,
The case was dismissed
BEFORE MR. & MACKEAN.
THE CHALLGR OF HIGHWAY ROHDENY AT VAUMATI
considerabis amount of friction. A large and influential body of sharphokler's is complaining that the managers of the Company kod no orabers of the Company. We have not seen indeed the exists with a docament, but it is Chan Leung, saaman, was brought up, on res very unusual for any such unliraited powera, ta
20 par coat. disɔonut," Chins and Marila Etsamship Company, Limited
$25 per cent. discount......
nominal.
;
Pent
This, however, whe
venient as
share..
The defendyuts unid the ship's cook pat the transfer, we can understiul that many of the Hongkong, and Whampoa Dock Company's rate shunting, bravado, anil po not by the Chinese, it will give France the We know now on the bist authority that the Hongkong, Canton, and Marso Steamboat Co.'s Fries. The reports on take for pay opportunity ef again taraing tho screw on, if nows stating that the President of the United therionged to the prisonera. Thay did not transfer is not being affected, without a very Indo-Chins Steam Navigation Co.'s Sharea meat of the indenuity have been various fabe so desires, and roverting to the indem
MARRIAGE On the 2nd instans, at St. John i Cathedral, Josera | States har telegraphed to the, U. S. Minister at ROMENT GEVAIN IN ELLEN LOUIS HAPTTK, daugh
Poking to the affect that a telegram hed bean 1478 Fr of John Bound Baptists, Portsmouth..
sent to Paris, it re the Franso-Chinese difionty, and that the President of the French Republic had auswered by calfagram that he would give
to the lindant, atp.a., at No. 10, Wyndham btcest, the wife of Ezerice DBADATA, of a 1451
[1474
At the Central Polleo Station, Hongkong, un the Soh-definite answer in seven day. This has l inst., the wife of T. F. GHEY, of a won
Un tie Nth instant, at Hoigke, thu, wife of Dr. ready been telegraphed by the United Statag BENNIE. Fohow, of a son,
antes France intended to
zurantes hut Foochow appeared to have been selected.nity originally asked.
evidently
intended as a
right whatever to sali it without sonsulting the Douglas. Steamship Company, Limited-P. blind, Amoy would no doubt be more con.HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
as a point d'appui for the French, 2 has a large and
a pilot,
CORPORATION.
The following is the thirty-eighth report of
the city
city.is while
On the ith August, at No. 1.-West Terra Hougnatica to the French Minister. The Shen-pas others in robbing a hawker panid Wong Hung any Tho aggrieved stook-holders are accord-China Sugar-Refining Company, Límited-115 | hou. Gevap in archipelago caneyearly general rating of elsroholders to bu
2430
[1514
The Daily Press.
The regulation as to stray dogs found about working on the Prays Central yesterday morning
"Hovorova. Apocenldra: 1884.
share.
per share or div.
shere.
Sellars.
held at the City Hall on Monday next, the 25th- went on another. The Pescadores or
of Angust, at 3.p.m.- twenty-one uttall islands which are inhabited, To ike Propcintors of the They extend
Hongoing & Singhal Banking Corporation. frami
GENTLEMEN, The directors have now to submit to lat. 23
rpio, to and from
to 1T9
Rnd
on 60,000 shares will absorb 3:33,133,23. Che differ
Lirou
ho broad. Then be another good
five miles long and threa-and-s
kung standa
– Four of thé men were commitled for trial ajal, and gave him no right to dispar of the Chinose Imperial Loan of 18811 per cent pm. iho inlet and has a fort and walls with om- succesfully escrying ont bbaiaerense of the Banke
the Chinees, who followed up the lobang und as the Supreme Court, The rest were further re- prisoner in a large crowd. The palico have seisadmanded for a week. à good number of dogs within the past day or tro, and unclaimed ones are executed.
THE FRENCH-
shareholders. properly without their consent,
Charmes BeFECTKI,
The following settlements are taken from Mesra: BrEIL & LA's Freight Circular:
Papa-Gemmon bark, 741 tons, to Harre and burg, private boring,
dividios is teclared and 8, the current rats of the day amante to $113,857.5. torre fand, which will then stand at $4,400. 3 ad The dienators propose placing $45,080.49 to the re- has auffernt depth of water for vessels adding $100,000 to the rare for equalization of
dividens out, bringing this fund up to $100,0 if large draught. The town of Ma-The bolange $51 443 69 to be brought forward to the
tho
north
side of credit of now profit and loss agunt.
Tho directora tava to nongestälate the shareholders Brasures. The principal value of the PCB Capital which is stands at 57,80,000. The rallabia cadores would be the two good harbours en inily paid up, and the mes prouiem on the pow notorious sa pirates and probably they are they possess. The inhabitants were formerly share, avonnting to 88, R., has been pinni to The socdants have been quited by the Ecolie not yet altogether weaned from
that pursait
A. P. JEWS, China. What the French want with the Pescadoros. Thinus Ryrie and Mr. F. Hondarson however, we
Hougtong, 11th August, 183 we cannot quite understand, un- lose it be as a threat to South Formosa. The possession of Keelung will give verz tangible advantages, not only on secount of the cost mines there, but also because it
the credit of the reserve fund“.
AUDITORI
the articles of association of the Company, if Hongkong 'Gas Company's Sharon-394 por: le without convenient barbour [1893 Minister to Gearral Stahel Leroy who has giren mand, or the ebarge of being concerned with be given to the direstors of a joint-stook com Hongkong Hotel-Company'■-Shares-$143-per-1-but-ou-one island, and the Foreign Sai tho Court of Direstora to the ordinary hill- kung, the wife of Captain LTALL, RA, of a daughter, also cars that the Tening Yamien have with ridlence, of a string of cash and a silkingly demanding explorations from Memes. per cent. preniz, er div.
Tore King-sing and Cha Yn-chee, the former China Sugar Refining Compaży (Debenturest sidesgarri moke islets. They min. N.. you a general atment of the affairs of the Bank, and O et iustare, at Albany, the Wife of Mr. L. notified H. E. Tsong Kuo-cars on the mutterischet zeer To Ken Wan, on the 10th inst
Tuapscior Thomson said that when the pris aangera Those two gentler refor them to dominal. POEWYNCKER, of a Daughter.
The not probe for that wil, including $57,665.33 the streets without sollars could be seen in full came to the Station he said he recoivodi Hungchang and Ms Kion-glang, Li's proLusen Sugar Raining Company, Laited-889 tione 119 den dag. nr. 40 balance sheet for thy half year ending 34th Jane last.:
the jacket, found on his person which complain-tige, by whom the actual male was effected. at identified, from a man whom he did not The Bareholders paint to Tong King-sing's
deducting futari paid and dno, nii making about a thres quarters grown pup, and as he had unt showed signs of rough treatment when be King-sing replies that if he signed the deed of Hongkong and China Bakery Company Limited raber, lis near the centre of the groap, fur bal aad doorful debts, amount to A lekang po rated upon some hapless China eur. khow, and could not point out. The complain- alleged aghaire point to Tong King Sing Hongkong Yes Company's Sharos-$14 per min. E. The two largest islands, Pong-bou braucht forwart from L4 punt, after paying all
and between
y them is an
an excellent barbour, no collar bearing the nine of his over, came to the Station,
eale, he did it ander virtes compalsion, and
$100 per share.
The land gene
generally is flat, and no part of the 5955,118.52, of which, after cucing out rebate on Bills ant yet due and romeration to directors, theri pa- nor any badge of ownership whatever, the The prisoner was committed for trial at the that A Hung-guur is the man to whom the Pexels in Mining and Smalting Company group is 300 feet above the level of the sea, mine for approbat direal-recomm zealous effoer of the co arrestad the next Criming. Sessions at the Supreme Court. bareholders must lock. The shareholders
-$70 par abare.
Pong-bon is 93 miles in extent and has two on the dictatorerecommend.anpaymast 14reant, and with a piece of cord for
THE CHARGE OF ROBBING A JUNK. toiled roard the offender's nook, proceeded
The elarea Chinose vlag at. Shaukinsotually talk of impeaching LI, whose prra Selangor Tin Mining Company-$275 per abar 5; } fishing villages as its chastern it of a dividend of two pounds sterling per share, which
larity will not stand any severe strain to drag him off. The dog struggled with charged with stealing clothing and other articles. Just at prosent. Thoy allege that the
whare, ď THE account wa pilish lo-day of the taking all his strength against the towing power of the to the valho of $50 from a junk lying on the Viperor has disposed of the Company, which Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Tla. 35 por Fisher Island, which for totha westward ofence in exchange between 4/5, the rate at which tho of Keelung, reproduced from the Shanghai rare his neck began to rt. Sai Wan un the night of the 3rd lust did not in Bay Bass balong to him, in order to Hongkong Hope Manufacturing Company,
rosover the milion tools For more of his own. Courier, gives su intelligible explanation of produce strangulation, when be full on his side. were brought before the court on remand.
mited-$60 per share. This made a difference to the officer she still Since the case was ramanded, the police dis-India which he had deposited with the Co Chinese Imparial Loan of 1874-Nominal the action of the French in that matter. cuatinto.ding the pur along, foolly kicking: covered a few of the stalen articles in a pampany: though this was a simple deposit, nothiness Imperial Loan of 1877-Nominal When The news was first received here some It is probable the wretched creature was strangled shop, and one of the boxes atolen by the roadside in any way covered by a mortgage or bill of Chiness Imperial Loan of 1878--Nomical
That Sai Wan. speenlation was indulged in sa to the im by the cord before it reached its destinatic.
proceeding appearedtoereltegrestiateresismong | mediate incentive to the occupation of the
Li's protagé, Ma Kier-bang, has no claim on port-whether it was becise the Chinese
the Company at all, he is not a eharshelder or a depositor, and what Li bad ne right to do bad refused to supply the French ships with coal; or whether it was simply a high
THE OCCUPATION OF KELLUNG BY himself, ho has a fortiori no right to antiho risa Ma to do. Further, they allege that Mo handed aus on the part of the French, whe
The Shez-pau enys--Wo hear that the King
aids inside to injury by telling them that they of Korea has dobroad that all officials and the
will not get back their capital before the Southern Crass-American skip, 1,087 toss, to New had steamed to the port and uken it without people shall hereafter put on the Chinese costume,
The French ganbout Zutia arrived in Shang orpixy of live years, and thon without any York, private terms.
Lucia-Keitish hark, 6940 tour, to New York, stirato notice, or declaration of war, or the im-with the exception of the hat and shoes. The modiato commission of any unfriendly act Kizy uf Karim hirself was the first one to bai on the evening of the 8th August with the interest, which at once reduces the value of
Contour Cerronn hark, 63 tons, to Honolulu and assume the new garb, and the decreo also pre-news that the French hat bombarded and taken the shares to about Tls. 50 each, or fity per cent. by the Chinese. It eseus that it was neither scribed a peusity for anyone cefusing to conform Keelung. After the expiration of the second count. Li appears to have taken care of him back, gold $4,3K in fall; to lay day.
Half, having stipainted but the first payment of Anna Bertha-German bark, 465 tons, to Tlentele, There was a man, how- of these, "Bas the nation France thought it with the new regalation.
Anne Biben-Gora ATK,
for presentation at the ordinary half-yourly right to take on the expiry of the ultimata, evor, nained Chin Ping-chih, President of the ultimata, on the let Angust, and M. Forry had some milion taels or more from Russell & Co $2,100 in full, 15 luy da. 104 tou, to Newchnang | night be made to command the north of i
Council, the refusal to put on the now sostume refused the application of Li Fong pao for a shoubi go to repay his claim on the Company and back. 2 conta por pinul, 30 isy days.
meeting of shareholders, to be held at the Ten-British bark, 499 tons, Totros to Hongkong,
offices of the Company, No. 14. Praya, Hong Ler demands remained aucouplied and so memorialized against it. The King in furd her respite, five-Prenota men-of-war left and the shareholders are left to whistle for their
$2.25 per tan, 30lay days.
Glenmavis-British steamer, 1,885 tore, to Kaigon, like. If all the statements are trus, as we have
Atthe present stage of the Frauen-Chinese kong, ou Monday not, the 18th August, at with. France had given ons ultimatum reply said that the decres Lad gone forib, and.Faches and went over to Formosa, bomberdadehere of the propees, which they naturally dia.
$1,900 in fail, 7 Lay days. like that of the Modes and Persian, changeth this was extoridad, and the time adet Bat Chin persisted, and toit the King fets at hting, and occupied the place gout reason to believe them to ba, Chinese pros
Alhal British steamer, 929-tons, to Saigon and diffi uttrit may be useful to review the 3.39 o'clock p.m.
shareholders of the dianespad Although was bourn that if hostoxid not stay to the words of walom after 'short engageret. The forts are said. pority in Shanghai hu received another severe back, $9,766 in full, Saigon to Hongkers, redire,090 of events in connection with the nego. To the chord Whampoa Book Company, "Liritud. cations at Stranger as briefly indicated by Character bay to submit to here that this was the case, there was heragnosted the King to chop off his Chin's head, be knocked to pivers, and the powder magazine Liow at the hands of the aran, Li Hang changbenta per poni, 16 try dayes
fadra-British taster, 1,036 tons, Saigon to the telegrams received by us from time to you their report, with a statement of sectiunia or a vague impression abroad that, even if ancestors in his own native costumo, and tell
so that in might appear before the King's blown up. The loss of life on the Chinese sile who was supponad to be most unicas nesist
hit countrymon in their endeavours to adopt Hongkong re-elmerter, 8 cents per pienl is not know, but it is reported to be great foreign ways. It will severely took the
The sotal receipts for the six months aro $72,669.31, Victoria-British steamer, 1,531 tons, to Saigon and time zad more fally disclosed, as to the sarlier half-year ending 30th Tand. the time had not been a second time formally the King's pops and grandpa and the rest of
8 conta per piopl, 17 lay daye.
The negotiations opened on the 28th attimo charges, smounta to crtender, yet pending the attempts at them about tasir saughty boy After thin had while the French did not lose a single man. The Chinese how dangerous itis to allow their oficials back, $5,500 in full. Saigon to Hongkong ro charter,ones, by the Shanghai papers ainos retaivad. at the net archt, after paying interest due and alf
given his pinso of mind, the Kingmused a white Pillar was struck by the Chinese guns, but to have anything whatever to do with their in
Cairngorm-British aleser,1,180 tons, New. The gossip given by our northern contain to whisk has to be added the balabos brought mediation.se bostila menguras would be taken and said, Keep your head on; I shan't give you the pot much damaged. His Excellency-dustries. It will show them that ifter all, dislike ohwang to watow, 17 cento por minal.
foreigners as they mayformignars are more to Vortigern-British aleamer, 873 bcns, montůly obar-
poraries as to what transpired at the meetings he Frange Tao latter, however, as soon as the pleasara af telling tales about maria Hades. Patenaire has sent despatches to His Excellence terasted than their own Govorners. After this tor, I month, $3,500 per month.
we have already published. Franco persisted Tave made up my mind on it," and you have
it bor demand for an indemnity of and from which have to be dednoted- the form up, took decisive sution. In made yours. Wall. I will de as I please and Ting Kya-chuan and the Tantai informing experience with the C. M. S. N. C, how ca
250,000,000 francs, while the Caisse tia- a deing she must be held justifed by in- you can do what varr-blessed obstinate mind the of the French haupation of Kedung. Buy oficial expect to got his countrymon to pat
thined there had been no breach of the Tion. terations 1 lame. It is now for China to say desires." Chin hawad his bead to the dast, and The French assert that it is now for the Chinese their money into railways? We are mirprívod. that the Viceroy of Chibli chould have played
tain Convention on their part, and that the whether the dispute shall be decided by the lamented over the obstinney of his King, bat the to at snec mocne to terms with theus or declare this shatty trick on his commercial friends; it!
Tango affair was the result of a misunder King soon cut thy mutter short by telling Chin,
war. The ironclad La Gatisonniere, flagship was generally, believe that a fooling of pride arbitrabunt of arms, or whether she will to dust, and he dusted. Courier.
of Bar Admiral Lespos, the Villara, Captain wenli provon his aver allowing his favorito
standing on the part of France. A telegrin despatched on the 31st July informed us that Again we Viriella Latte. Couander Debar, and two company to fall into formign banda,
Is that no foreigner can hope to fathom the
the Conference had been suspered. On the otbor French-won-of-war took part is the is an intentions of a Chinese mandarin. We
2nd August we publisheda telegram dated the gugemont, which was quietly neied out by had little doubt that the holders of China. Bondla
which road as follows:-11 pronous
evening. Admiral Lespes, while Admical Courbet was are sure against loss; but such a financial-ope threatening. Foookow, and keeping a large num ration at the sale of the C. M. 8. N. Co. is stated to be, must make these holders a little anxious. debate took place in the Hens of Chamber-of-no-e-of-ar them...
-Courier the subject of afairs in Egypt.
omply with the demands made upon her. The fact that she did not declare war un- | mediately on seiph of the new, mad that | she has done so got, would, if any other Govradient than that of Peking werd Temcornel;="text-to-the-inference that she was mikip strong efforte-to_uffect on A percealls settlement. Nothing on con="
a clearer casus belli than stituto
Ah invasion of territory, and when no attempt is made to drive out the in- vader the nacord presumption is that his Jemands are to be bumpliot with. But what would rule the action of Western. Powers has often no offset 'on China. Wheu in 1874
LATEST TELEGRAMS
LONDON, 12th August EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS
Yr Gladston said it was inexpedient to make a statement at present. Lord Northbrook and received his instractions. The Auglo-French agreement, he declared, does pos now oxist.
FRESH INVASION OF TONQUIN BY THE CHINESE. Intelligence was received from Haiphong yes Cho Japan Tavaded Formos, the Chi-terday that Chiness-trooss-are-pouring into noso Gavarimant regarded it an invasion Tenguin from Kwangwi and Yunnan, and that of a derendeher; the acred soil of the they have stacked and taken one of the French Celestial Empire kad nat, beau profaned;
A large band of Annamšto pirteä kavo joined
frontier,posts.
LATER PARTICVLARE.
Since we issued the above we have been able to gather further particulars of the engagement. It seems that only three French men-of-war wara ungugod-La Golissonnière, the Villar
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Bth August A preolauation isstrod by H. E. the Thotai, calling upon the people to refrain from molesting forvigners,, would show that our port no esgally devoid of excitement, has become a victize to the und in They arrived at Kaslang ua the war fever. This is especially noticeable at Chin- 4th instant, and took up positions at a distance hal. the Woosung of Ningpo, where the namor of eight hundred yards from the forts Admiral forts display much baiting, and diesordent
During a recent visit to Chinhai was mnohal. 19 Loupes sent a despatch to the Chinese pom-trumpetings may be haard throughout the day.
dors, calling upon them to surrender the stenok with the activity amongst the troops turts rithin twenty-four hours, and that if they antioned there. Batallions of Infantry might didunt de so he should take them by fores be seon marching and countermarching with their, 16
characteristiq zegularity. One movement I noticed that deservoa comment being very fairly The Chluose did not surrender sad at the ox- piration of the twosny-four hours the thres conted.. I allude to a company of skirmishers ergo, they were cut called upon to declare war the Black Flags, who are again threatening the men-of-war oponed fire. It was im that bad been thrown out, the man being wonder In the same way they saxy now perhape de Frenob. cline to treat the scise of Eselung us an act The French trasport Form with one thousand audiately returned, and both the Villars and fully eteady and preserving their drawing by the Torpedoes and piles are in readiness on the of war. Or they may base determined merely troops as board has been despatched from Hai-sonure were serduk by the Chinese cont to stand strictly on the defensive in their phong, it is said for the North, but in view of gaus, the former twice and the latter ones, but bank of the river for laying down, st the own territory, and to allow the French to the weakness of the garrisons in Tonquin, is by cycaredinu material amigo, The Chinges ontbreak of hostilitie
The Tantai has intimated his intention of send- bold ucumlested for the time bring any probably intended to land reinforcements for kept up the fire only a little over a quarter of
Contingent over to the Settlement for the pr positions they may occupy, taking their some post thers threatened by Chiness or Black an hour. If this shart spaos of time the freing guard of 50 man of the okl Anglo-Chinese
Flags. Batisfaction by invading Tonquio, and caus
ing anarchy in that could Soch a state MURDER OF THE KING OF ANNAM of things could net, of course, go on
News has been received at Haiphong by telu
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TIENTSIN. for ever, but time is a master of stageph of the murder of the tow King of Anuara.garines and bluo-juoketa were landed. from account with the Chinese, and they might His Majesty, is mid to have been poisoned by the French men-of-war and finding noj
5th angust. let it go on for a long period, haping-per-member of the anti-Frunch party at fué. It is one to oppose them, ther quietly took poyner-
Though thinge ecsm to be quint here, yat sion of what remained of the forts, and the hapethatsomething would turn up to engage only about sine months since His Majesty's pre-tri-colour was hoisted. There was no attempt to there is every preparation male for, war. On. France elephora and divert her attention decesser King Hiap-bou mot n cimitir fute attack the comparatively.mall number of the by the throne to be used for repairing the Talama
taa Srd inst, a large sum of money was granted Bagong.... from Chiu If, however, France is allowed Anarchy is reported to prevail in
French landing party; the destructive fire of the nipitang Forts. Bronch-loading rifles and to hold Chinos territory for any dragth of CHINERY WAR PREPARATIONS IN Wrench ger struck terror into the hearts of the arraunition are being daily distributed to the time it is not improbable thataba may retain
Chinese soldiers, and they fed in all directions recruits and pider regimente, and all the old weak and Bosoutrements have been reservoll for it-permanently. In the long run Cbiga-will-
To loss on the Chinese side was grout, the dis the Volunteers who are daily, banding in their either have to fight openly, to par, the indem-
We hra, by the Scottish Oriental steamer Fantled fortí containing the bodies of a large names for ourollment. The corps of present nity demanded, or to loses portion of her ter Phra Chala Cham Klao, Captain Lightwood,umber of those who had been killed during the numbers shove 16,000 men, whose arenament
which arrived here yesterday from Bangkok, vt engagement. There were, we believe, four forts, consists principally of "Brown Bessen." It is t ritory. She clearly does not want to fight, she ofhow, learing the laitor port on Tuesday, that and they all blazed away at the French ships reported that the Volunteers will be placed in would be very averse to the loss of territor to Chinsse Anthuriting of Canton har des simultaneously, and they also sensed firing to the eitina and forts to do garrison work, and the gether. One of the forts, had just been corepletad, regulars will be utilized for field work. It is and although the payment of the indemnity patched freis-that post as many 7,000 troops and it was knocked to pieces. At this fort the reported here that fighting will begin in Fulton Hong will evidently be a severa wrench to her it to Hoikow, where they have been used This French-captura-nina new Krupa guns of large by the 7th instant or the day after tomorrow. is her easiest way out of the difficulty. As large body of soldiers has been stationed at Hoi-calibre. The guns in the other forts wore in ea that if it docs tako plaes by the time you a ab dghting, she has a good casus Krupp guns how, Xiungchy, Sc., in case of any attempt bo-good order, and they also fell into the bands of receive this, you will perhaps be already aware tho Franch, Not a single Fronehman received of how rantfors have taken their turn. Though it is true, but they did not stand her in much (ing made by the Franch to take Hainan.
an injury during the sägagement.
many think that the French will make short work stead at Keelung, nor yet at Bacnith, **The report of tão destly by poikasing of the Udles Ching now comes to torms with France of 14, I am of opinion that it will not bo so, but wifhent delay we may expect to hear that the that the was will drag through very many weary or would they elsewhere no long as King of Aunan had reached Hoihow
Foochow Arsenal has been taken by Admiral months. The Chiness Government, while seam- Courbet.Courier:," they are manned only by mativon The
ing to be anxions for a war with a foreign power, have minol anxiety lest the dienfested course taken by the French with regard
"A Chiloke" writes to the Courier as fol. Take advantage of the crisis to robel. I isarn to Koelung shows that they are
lowaThe Chinese have been reviled for acting thorofore that anonymous placards have been treacherously in the Leagson affair, the parti. handed arvand, presumably written by ournest and prepared to carry out their
pulars of which, if known to the world, would patriots, to lay azido alt row and dyngatio threats, and unless Chins comes tɔ tarma we
show that the Frenela were more guilty in that prejudices for the present and combine with one may expect soon to hear of the seizure of
respent. Talk of treachery! Wore not the haart to fight against the common enemy. seno other place. Theships engaged in the
French guilty of it, and that of the blackest dro, "You are. Chinese says the playard, "the attack on Keelung must have received their
in their unprovoked attack on Koolung Artemy desire to fight China, let us than Aght the French a civilized nation, and upon this up for China, Taying aide all prejnillees, und roaster orders immediately on the expiry of the time,
position, what kind of civilisation have 'they to when we shall have conquered, if wo have any Topta
Humidity allowed by ibe altimatum. As there is no Two bostren and two women were charged attack and kill without a formal declaration of differences Ist as the settle them. There Diacetion of win
Wasthur telegraph. to Formom the Chinese were in with standing about $58, the property of Mr. J. war? Alter this, let there be no more cans will be plenty of time to do so. China is in Faros of wind
M. Hanlon, gohoolmaster, on Taxday last. For surprise if the Chinese aut only to faith danger, resep than your native land from the
fully to the oht maxius of an eye for an eye power of the enemy" So enon the placari, Kain = 110 ignorance that the French were dusting thus"
BIr. Wotton defonded. Mr. Hanlon stated that on Tasuday afternoon and a tooth for a tooth," and mark my words, and it must be curious to see what affects reduced to 83 degrees Fahrenbait and tu rigorously until they received tao news by
he engaged the defendants' sarpan at Lapraik's they will do so too. Whenever foreigners i will barn on the people. The event of ship that the place was taken. Meanwhilethey, and went orer to Korloom with some fare inclined to speak ill of Chinese Suith the Chins Merchants being turned over to were apparently putting their "trust in the his boys to batzo. He did not goeshore to bathe, which I am sorry to see they are only too upt to Messrs. Rossell & Co, orvated quite an excite. good officer of America According to Pre-but he undroamed in the boat, and lift his clothes to it them think of the coadust of the Frenchment wanget the native, but it soon quieted eident ARTHUR's telegram, M. Fennx desired her while he was in the water, about a garter of not only in Keelung, bat in Madagascar, and in down, and I have heard soms Chinese anhour. Atthe time he had about 853 in his pocket fack wherever the light of their presence apgrchants express their satisfaction at the aeven days to consider the offer of mediation. besides a gold ruth, boket, pencil case, uid pear, Chinoso are also human, and as to arr's event, for it must be remembered that Mesra This too will expire today' or to-morrow. two gold coine. After patting his clothes on human, there he many orrore made by them in Russell & Co. ware Tory popular amongst The announcement of the French Premier's did not feel in his pockets for his way, or did the war which will surely follow, and which Chinese shippers before, more so than the ho do so antil after he was on the Prays, when every right-minded Chinese now prays will take Chins Merchants' Co. ever had been during decision will be anxiously awaited.
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in
. POLICE COURT.
August 13th.
BEFORE Mr. A. G. WINE..
"SLARCENY.
Fun Akwai, bricklayer, for-stealing a piece of word from a lui ding in coume of craction on Tuesday evening, was sentenced to fourteen days hard Jabour.
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ROBBING A PASSENGER IN A SAMPAN,
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The typhoon
Then simmered yesterday appear to be moving to „wards NOW!%
W. DORERCK. Hongkong Obaarvatory, 13th August, 1884.
-METEOROLOVICAL. REGISTER...
is rumoured that the questions at issue be
HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY LIMITED:
The following is the report of the directors
forward from last coat
Minanors fear.... Auditors' fees......
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4,351.59
$165,151.68
88,500.00
250.00
3,750,00 leaving available for appropriation SLG1,401,65) The directors recommend that n dividend for the half-year of 6 per cent., or $75,000.00, be paid to the hardholders; that $25,948), 00 he written off the cost of hazaholdum, and a bona ni $15,000.00 to contributing engineering plaatst Kowlocnent Cosmopolitan Decks. and $10,000.95 from the vains of A bardosa Docksiesring balance of $6,401.60 to be carried forward to new 30- bat
The amount erpended on flow Dook to the 30th
tween France and China have been referred June is $154, 180-47. The progress hitherto made has
beon lower than was anticipated, owing to the tedinne puration of diving, but now that the Cofferdam is Bossly completed the diraotarekups that the construe.. tion will proosed mori raplily.
to the American Minister for decision." It was not stated that the dispate had actually been referred to the Americas
The business done by the Company during the six Minister.
Had our correspondent been in a
months under ravier la most catefactory. The tin position to make such a statement he would age docked and the repaire effected are considerably not have telegraphed the words "It is in excess of any former gpar, but the most xaszked inercase in the roanne is that derived from the o07- rumoured." The message was literally actrestion af kv, vesels, o largo nutabar of which have
not only was there such a rumour, but ben built at Kovicon; with the improvements and ewise some foundation for thar
aramour, for, new machinery that are now being introduced for ship hobading parposes and for the recution of the beaviest A will be seen from the Secret Decres put lished lass of forgings, the directors are anguine that non
AN
.:AEDITOR.
ra another column, the Chinese had actually rasts can be cried out by the Company on tarpin
It
would comparing favorably with home rates. accepted American mediation. appear, however, from later advices and the The soconuts have been adited by Meurs. Thos. course of areate, that Fmnce declined it Arnold and F. T. Poros Faster, the latter acting for On the 4th August a published a telegram Mr. R. W. Daris, during his absence from the colony.
W. H. FORBES,*Chsirian. †dated from Shanghai the prapious afterdono, that China offered to pay Tis.
stating
500,000,
or, 48 an alternative, to negotiate.
THE MISHAP TO THE "TANAIS."
treaty leaving the indemnity to be fixed We are glad to learn from the local Agent of hy arbitration; and that M. PATENGFEE the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes that refumed
to accept either proposal. This on the 4th inst. he received a telegram from elegram in no way discredits the accurses Tokohtum starting tinst-this-eteosen Zanais hari
Yokosuka be the price one. We take the fact to a filly floated and she was then in
China wase waiting the decision
The Japan Mail gives the following account Prance us to
to arbitration sho laide another of the mishap The Messageries Maritimes affer with a view to bringing about a settle-sil stammer Fanais, Captain Panl, has had ment. Our next telegram was dated the the misfortuna to get grenad on Orbita
no-Idzu (Vries Inlandi. The Tancie, which 7th
arrival of Mr. 1
and stated that the negotiatione eft Hongkong on the 16th July, brought a
tugas the i
YOUNG, the
the American Minister, who was quantity of oarge for Kebe, and after having expected the following day, à telegrain discharged at that port was on the way to Yokohas when the sonilout happened. The dated the best day stated Presiden! Tasais experienced a douse fogona appronching Arthur is mediating, ned bas wired Vries Island, and appears to have been carried to Peking [that] France desires seven off her curso by the current, and, having pro- days to aneven" Bat little intelligone was bably slowed down owing to the thick weather, equired to construs these telegrama correct she was on that account considerably affected by China was aarious to avail herself of the not of the tide and get aground at one o'clock p.n. on the 25th July. The Mensalah left hana American mediation, and Mr. MUSSELL YOUNG PUB. On the team, on the 25th July to go was naturally the officer with whom Chius the esistanoo of the stranded steamer, bat failed world communicate, as he is the accredited to get her off Minister of the United States to Peking. But Mr. BOSSELL YOUNG not be in
to telegraph
position to
to the
French Government, di- 4ion might be accepted; the
official and astional stignette
a eck
lajo samount of circumioecies al
THE FRANCO-CHINESE.
DIFFICULTY.
THE NEGOTIATIONS.
The Viceroy of the Two Klang arrived at the
and Mr. Kiangnan Aranal early on the morning of the
to Pres
President 25th ult. in-an-ordinary, sedan chair like an
RVEBYLY YOUNG teled to Paris, ordinary Chinese gentleman He was not ex-~~-
AETHJE, wito again
and wired to Peking the reply received. It e torbad uay display er aring of gaus, but pasted fill the evening or the following morning. would now appear that. France has
decided not to avail hergolf simply announced his arrival and took up his quarters withott hardly so much as making his on for on Saturday we pub-prasazza falt He attended by only a fow proffered mediation--| linked a telogram that Keeling had of his trusty followers, who also mudo no display
by the b-30 taken b Pescadores would
7, etating audio, oth their atendants Also a swarm of telegram received on Monday, amount of indemnity demanded by France boss. The whole of the portion called the hasz redneed to 80,000,000 francs and together with the schools for English has b
An immediate and that failing H.E. Chen Pao-chen isrived soon after daylight
and the on the 25th in the same unceremonious miner. Amoy also be seized. A Reuters The Arsenal wasall alive with cinta of all rauke that thead sizon, coming and going in otairs and steam-
making no mention of mediation, saame also and French interpreters, appears to be given up to cosirm this view. The reduction by to these offoisks and their attendante. Ma 30. Franes of the amount of the indemnity de- Kien chung, who aisted Li Hung-chang in the
8.66minded by her might possibly, standing temporary Trsaty, is aur staying of or the
Previous day,
Der date On data
220.66
271
858
211
82
6.8. W
1
4.
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1.80
the level of the sky inches, Logike Kau baustroėško,
-TEKOLLATʊze in the shade in dogroen end tomake Fahrenheit.
-Huberer al percentage of gatuaration, the. bumidity af air lamed with slature boimin
UIBUTION Or En Wird to two pulata,
ketaren Wird seconding to kerutert Keels. Adracs of thin ¿VELEREN; E. bluseks thetanhed souls, crizaling rain; og gloomy, B. b); L light- ∙nings O. ontrenat i di
quxdy; H, zataji.
low theader, Vietn
7-armin inches, tetiba and dankzędzia.
-W; DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 19th August, 1884.
alone
be takon B-indicative of a
senat, together with a of
undation""of the difficulty, for it way Tony-wau College, » Tariar named Fa-li. Thoes
the
Interpreters have been sent to aid the Viceroy segasd, why should she reduce the unless she had reason to believe the smaker in his task of negotiating the moss and permanent
Treaty, ba sum would prid. It is stated also, in
The negotiations betien HE Tseng Kuo news from the North, that LI HUNG-CHANG chna, B.E. Chen Pro-chon, and Sir Robert was agroad it is said the UaUIRE Prezoh Minister, on the part of France, began able to the payment of a small in Hart, on the part of Chias, and M. Patenôtre, demmts, though
да
would not entertain the propoast, A. diffe at 9 o'clock am. on the 28th July, at the Canton rent feeling may now prevail however. As Guild, in Niagra Boul. The plonipotentiaries to the affair at Keelung, the port may have on the part of China were assisted by Bhaʊ, Liu. and Olon Talais, and on the part of Franse by. been taken by the Fronch simply an a. Legzire, Consul-General, and M. Frandon,. spur to the Chinese to accept the better Chancaller of the Franch Consulate Geporal. terms offered them... On the other hand,The proceedings were mere, and nothing is it may be that the Chinose refused to kapwa na to what has been done on either side,