NOTICE.
THE DAIET PERSS, TUHSDAY, DEORMBER. BUT, 2884.
| bring in: nearly $100,000 more than way ex- | We have to acknowledge receipt from Masars timated at the beginning of the year. If Douglas Lapraik & Co. of seard and sheet Almune for 1885, inted by the Phostix Fire A WATSON AN Oprogress be continued at this rate the colony Insurance Office.
FAMILY AND DISPERSING CHEMISTS,
By Appointment ts His Excellency the C.
ENOL and His Royal Highuser the
DUKE OF EDINBURGH,
will soon eessa to be a burden to the mother country, and seeing how much is being done
apen up the country by means of the rail way, the formation of roads, and the establish- ment-of-steao-communication on the inland waters, the trade and publis revenue, may
• WHOLESALE ANDRETAIL DRUGGISTS reasonably be-ezpected to go on increasing, provided the fatal mistake of imposing a protective tarif be avoided.
PERFUNERS,
PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS,
Drugaters' Sundrymen,
And
ÆRATED WATER MAKERS,
SHIPS' MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTED
PASSENGEE SHIPS SUPPLIED. Noon-To avoid delay in the exeontion of Orders is is particularly requested that, all business communications bo adressel is the Firm, A. S. WATSON and Co., or
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
The French Minister of Maring Ina dosidad; of which are to be in sofiling sentirentinat, 86) lint two terpeda-boats are to be named the added an order for tons applications of the rattan. Boult and Fontaine, after two lantanante filled
LARGENT respectivelyt Focoboy adi Tamaal...
Ng Akwong, opolia was sent to gas for er from a house in the vicinity of the fire in Bon woche for stealing about Si worth of properly ham-Strand on Saturday vozing
With referons to the rent course of events in Wineing-lave the Standard of the 17th inst. published the Allowing
A correspondent weitos from Shanghai to tho London and China Express-When will the British pustal authorities be liberally disposal
Lo Ahing, su employs of the Dook Cómpaar, Duplexennt espatla day by day-fățushidow further was sent to gaol for a month for stanEng half towards rosidants in the East? We are bargai toy canta for enak of our lotters weighing half failares; and, along with them, some hints about a dollar's worth of properly at Hang Ham on an danes or unter, and if it paseos thu half dues strong deblings with dark warrant, collusion Lethe 28th inst. in weight aanther ten cents hits to be added, ting of the securities support to be behiol thos twann merchants sad wharfingars in the toove hand- thanking tapence, just double the suma warrants, and the like, all pointing to appliant ro charged by otlese upustries in the Postal Union antion alotuated to train reach to some extent The Frough, Japanese, and Amariona Post In the satima, privata zrrangements peacond fester aliens only charge five couts, or un cents if over than over-haut a dozen tro mnie to have taken place weight, a fmation less then the English balf in incing-aas alone within a wack-and thous gunso, I baliovo. but just about the proper thing hidden now those all work to bandering of credit The delivery of the Frapuh mail was begun for an ordinary letter. Many residents in a way that in dangoras to the pace of mind of at 9.45 yesterday morning.
Shanghai road off their letters through the British packet for half the price of the letters French Post office, sad they are carried in the raniled at fas British Post-afios forwarded. In the same shiy.
نرمين
The British sloop Fegasus, Commander Back ford, arrived here yesterday from Manila, which port she left on the 24th instant.
In consequence of to-morrow being New Year's Era, the general practice of the Hongkong Choral Society will take place this evening at half past Ave.
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General Torallar, the pressat Captain-oners! of the Philippines will return to Spain next month. It is said that his successór will be General Quesada, the present Minister of War. bab tu ana of Gendral Martinez Camps also mentioned.
During the period from the 1st January to
faslers in money.
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Set Decamer
~th Deonbør, Rain gud wind all over. Bar fell rapidly from When the morning mist cloured away, whe 30.706 33.52. Thermometer in shado, 69. The should we see but our old friend Ea faliano
La Galinsonnière la still on guard French ship, natas anknown, left this morning.ère outside in her usual plans. During tha
night one of the other vaguela mait have do 10th Dasambar parted as there are how only four rostels in aiche, Beautifal spring. Italian sort of weather. At about 3 s.m. we described en Barlish Thermometer, 63. Reports from Wau Wanman-of-war in sight, and at about 10 m. souliza "the" story about the Tronoh killed us to manolyarugs. The wich ALLEGED GUILD INTIMIDATION.
by Chinese soldiers or cosidants of Wan Wan left for her and we believe that she brought a Chi Afuk, ragiling in Lower Lagoır Row, an- patred on ramand be a sammans, güveg him whilst foraging after bullocks. Rumour states for lettern on board for the Camut, at the with koviny nalled a tailer named Clan In that the Branch Admiral, hearing of this, wrote | community segn to have heen left out in the Koe, rosiding in Square-street, on the 14th instto Lin. telling him that it was not the pro-dark again. Stores are maid to have arrived
Mr. Walton appisted for the complainant. The complaints story was that on the thing to kill his mom whilst feraging for again for the Cockchafer, but not for us poor morning of the lith his shop was cloied by a
food, especially as pesso negotiations were then teady, blokaded merchants. The Champion will At a meeting of the General Produce Brokers combination of whom the defendant was the going on up North Chiness beliers suck be turned rooted in an hour or two, giving but. as probeat attention was drawn to the abere not to work for him, and the consequenso kelihood of page at an early date... Another friends,
little as to any of us to write to sur beloved Association, at which a large number of members fouler. His men wore threatened and ordered stories implicitly sad many think that there in
mark, and pretest was drawn up and was, that he could get no work done ramone arrived soon after the last of quite a A. report was erroat this moeping that a signal by thirty-three members of the Gomeral went that evening to the house of front iture that the French hat pushoi on village in Mason, Bay, some ten miles to tas Profugo Brokers' Association, the Cotton Leg Wo Kos in Square-street. the head
rotors Asociation, and other independent quarters of the combination, to inquira why is through "Cascade Pan" over the hills in rear west of Kalutir, had been taken this meeting. brokers. This donement ways
had been treated in this manner, and he was of Kalung oily and hul planted some muchins Twenty French bra wid to have boon iciliod. The undersigned fairs to state that thor has no told that it was because he had not complied
These rules had bonus on large wooden supports overlooking Wan Tho isme distant rambling sounds were head at mowledge of the mudrons private arrangements ro with the use rales, ferred to, or to the sageted dollusion between mor started by the defandvat, who was the loader in Waa and the neighbouring country, and that about 7am. sud lastet till past 9.am. Franch giants and wharfazare og regards warranta. Inslags the whole matter. There were a lot of men in the offer in oharga of Chinese troops, chiefly ships seem to be congregating in the mightoạ
one of this staro, whick bare approd from time the house at the time, including the defendant, tooal militia, had writton to Lin Mine-chan hood of Tammi, and if re-inforcements ava ad *
time in your columus, undefiaçd and unsubstantiatod as they are, might have projudicial effect on the and they all assaulted him beating him, and for more soldiers to be mant up to that neighbour.Kelnag, wo saght to, san Tomasaj takon before
ourse of küsindes generally.
throwing wood at him. He could show-no
hood.
the year is out---We-shall-have-to-bu-av-maery- marks, but he said he was hurt all over. He At the tasting of the Royal Asiatic Socisty Attention is being drawn to the pretensions had not been able to get any work done rinos,
At half past 10 poi, a fáw discharges of as we can un Clicistarts at New Year's dati, on the 17ta in Sir Thomse F. Wade war of Russia to use the traits of the Bosphorus kis msn botur still intimidated by the clique. elected a member of the Council
aschine gues woro baurd on the band, as that the stoppage of our mails-again-is-the-bit- and the Dardanelles as military high reads for The defendant alleged that the complainant lights were soon movine sboat'not far from the tarost pill we have at present to swallow. the despatch of Russian troops to Eustaza Atio.ame into the bone the worse for drink, and fallalissonnière, the capture of a blokade ratusy The Marquis Teng Chinese Minister in This practice is a clear breach of the treaty. down and act himall England, visited Earl Granville at the Foreign-by which the straits are closed for all military office on the 17th and 18th inst.
Inspector Perry was instraated to make in- was drobably being reda. The night was very purposes. Under cover of the merchant flag. quiries into the cash, and after a wook's romand rourable for syok enterorisas, but the sharp Tho Tonquin Credits Committee has held large chips, which are plactially war transports, be reported that if the matter was then settled
China Express of the flat altime
The following there from the London and
A German Consul-General will shortly be ap pointed for Kom, with a salary of m.45,000 (£2,200),
A military governor is to be appointed at Saghalion, the garrison of which place is to he considerably reinforcad
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J. D.
FIANGCHOW. All latters for publication should be written an as the 21st November last tho export of rios and further sittings during the week, and the report/have been passing down the Bosphorus from there was likely to ba a disturbanon. He there of the witch on board tha Guisinièrs
17th December. Thero are two prominent buildings undergoing 3099729 picats, which is the largest export for. It is of a lakewarm nature, but is useful as with Nihilists and other enviets, guarded be ease was remmed from day to day until yester paddy from Saigon had reached the figuro. of has been presented and read to the Chamber time to time during the last two years; nominally fore asked to have it further tamsadol, and the cannot easily be blinded.
11th Daosale.
construction in Hungchow at this time. ✡ is similar poried on record. The shipments for
tó ba, a hospital, the other ar serial. One is Philippines alone amounted to 1,456,910 summary of the question. The credits are soldiers the soldiers being described as reoraits day, when Mr. Watton appeared for the cam- Bathw cloudy marding.-Themometar 59 >
intended to sare men's lives, the other to dna. pisala..
approved
sent to fill gapa in the garrisons on the Siberian plainant.
in the shade. Th coasts caused by sickness and death. The Porte
troy them-man tho, arsomal ha called, as His Worship informed Mr. Wotton that no
Last night thean izaki bind to run the Krupp calls Lis be ens, a pasca-anker. T The Dutch alegor Celeben was discharged at a statutory, mouting of the New Distal at the beginning questioned the right of those taitors were required in this ease; he had outs. from the Kowloon Rock and the British steamer Bank Corporation the Chairman stated that voels to pass, bat on receiving explanationa remanded it in consequence of the report of the tickets. Ons got put the Pilst village and as
recent memorial in the Throne, an aminand Chi. Airlie went ever thero yesterday. The Amer. business in bees commenced under satisfzetary allowed them to oroored. Now the Russian pelanco
water as the bit, whom she waschanagho-ho-the-go aleformerend the contineban car barque Bardh S, Bidgway raven that look spices that of shares slotted inving Goverment, with the evident view of increasing Mr. Wotton said that was a matter for his French Ars. The other two wees first into bying "there must be war before there can be to-day, the British stenar Greyind taking her been 31,390, representing subscriptions for rather is naval and military foress in the East, has client and himself to judge. His client goal-Chinese ridaan stationed sear the White Fort promten to throw great credit au the superinter. pasce": However this may be, the two buildings place, and the Gerraan barque Daniel gaas reand over £300,000,
iatiosted to the Porte its intention of despatch Aared that he did zoquire the assistance of a se- and wars msds to tura biok, the optared dents who harecharge of the work. The arsenalia to the Aberdan docks to-day.
ing some of these largo transports poriodically licitor, and he was of the samo opinion. Ho Mr. Ashmoud-Barbett has put the following to the same destinatum. The matter would be the depositivas that there 1901 serucal astinak is burtide the lisamare. What is under the supervision of Mr. Kuhn, who camehere Adlark In the Saigon Treasury, wamedastics on the paper of the Home of Commons seem to be important to British interests in the tors which had not come out, and which ended done with all the inks takin an ane knows great distance, and towa high abova erory Last summer. One ball chimney is visible froth a Folguend. has bon sentenced to ten years for this esoning-To all attention to the net, since, the Suez Canal being as much open soms assistance to bring them out.
Juuks have to pay to Chinese azthorities for other building in the cite ordent the temples on penal servitude and five years' police supervi. naglect of British interests in the China seas by ta assian ships as to those under our own dag, His Worship said he wished to save the dormit to run the bloskyta · Ab sion for having forged public documenter and Her Majesty's present Ministers, and to move a if the practios alluded to be allowed to become plainant Peor the expenes of employing a lawyer, Triomphants arrived and mintal the Fairson shops, etc. urround this chimney, and a rand the city hil. A her of houses, machine embezzled pablia fands to the amount of over resolution.
an established principle we shall have to considora there was no 1900site for it. $70,000 franca M. Frottier, a chevalier of the
The complaint, by the desire of Mr. Watton, are, which left for Kelang. It is in the engines. It will he some month: b-for
foráign house of two storeys stands just ontside At Kial thers have arrived the Chinese Minis-Bussis as possessing a far shorter sex ronte to. charged, but was acquicted. Legion Honour, the Treasurer, was also wr, accompanied by the Second Secretary ofment hare, it is understood, pointed ent to the dead aunties, which bal ben sarved upon bi ponos negotiations are going on no Narth; hence set up. The most that can he said of them now. In in than ourselves. Her Majesty's Govern was recalled and farther examined. He pro that the Chiness offsiòla bold the opinion that the buildings are all finished and rhianry Legation, an attaché, and su interpreter, lo We note, by Mesars. Thos. Watson & Co. order to inspect the new corsettan which are in Forte the possible breach of neutrality thas
zera! Soon romaigs up at Tai-pub-fa with Lia straight, and look very different, in these repeats from anything that the nativo eye has been 33- Ming-chuan Boon was vare ill for a tiras after ustomed to rest upon his successful repulse of the Frenob Landing party on the 8th Ost. When he arrived at Banna the townspeople gam him quite an ova tion.
HONGKONA, DECEMBER MTH, 1394
Iuchess days of artistic perception and reat for hagiane it is to be regretted that when a little more economy than usual heeones ne cessary in the public expenditure the affor-
4.
the
oetation vote should be one of the first se-Tes Report, dated Calcutta, 2nd Dacomber, that course of construction by Messrs. Howaldt for contemplated. The Porte his proposed to the by the guild, and he said his business iras still the present insctivity of the French set..is that the walls are made thick and strong and lected for entting down. In the original és-the export. of Tea from that port to Grest the Chinese Goroćáment, and which are now in Russian authorities an arrangement by which suspended by the notion taken by them.
timates the modest sum of $12,000 was pro-bor last was 55,258,2331be, as enwpared with
the-noner of-these-so-called-ovaviots-anz Britain from tas 1st January to the 80th Novem: the harbour. W
recrnita passing through the etraite shall unt vided for tres planting, and this it is now $2,657.37710x in the same period of last year, a lectura on China and the Chinese was deliver the intended passage shall be given.
At the Royal Victoria Hall, on the 18th instaxceed 1,500 per maum, and precious notion of proposed to reduce by one third. We trust, and 40.215,373 bs. in the corresponding slovan od by William Hancock, FLS, FR.GS. of the however, that the Government may so its Fronths of 1882.
Chinese Imperial Customs sorvico In the al way to getting the money from some other
LATEST TELEGRAMS. saco of Sir Thomas Brasesy, M.P., who was anavoidably detained, the chair was taken by missioner of Customs in China. William Cartwright, Esq F.R.G.S., lato Com
LONDON, 27th December. THE NILE EXPEDITION.
from Korti on Merawoh.
The British troops are preparing to advance
and will withdraw the proposition to reduce this particular vote. For no part of die public expenditure does the colony ob- taia bottor value than for the money sunk
The Courrier de Ard says that, following the ratification by the French Government of the Art Convention between Japan and Frario, drawn up by M. le Comte de Viel-Castel, the Minister of Fine Arts is about to send to Tokic specimnas of various French art mannfaotoros
exchange for these it is expected the Mikado
The following questions are on the notice paper of the House of Commons for this evening
Mr. Gourley-Whether the gamemnon and now under orders for China, are of suffi- ciently
It
The case was farther remandel for a wasek.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold onenoivaa rasponsible for the opinions,
expressed by our respondents.]
THE FRANCO-CHINESE BYBROGLIO."
TO TRE EDITOS OF THE“ DAISY PREBN."
12th Decnaber.
Vazy cold bright day; a wintry crip feeling DEAB BIRTH the House of Commons on the in the air. At half past 3 p. a big French
29th October last, the Under-Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, as mouthuiose of the Goreraus-of-war was soon steering from the south Tent, after consultation with the legal advisers wash. She anchored to the North of the Triom of the Crown, eatd, in robly to a question regard-phants..
in tree planting. How much more agree- I will forward to Paris a series of Japanese debt draught to pass. the Suez Canal corps to reinforce the Ameer of Borbar against France hay undoubtedly tus, right to blockads
it is for the eps to rest on maases of verdura éinthing the bills instead of on arid ridges or graesy slopes, burned brown and reflecting the heat and ziare of the sun, within the ernerience of every oast Evan the score of beauty along, the work of planting-the-island, in which so much pro- gross has already been made, might well be contiunod as rapidly as possible. A much more important aonsideration, however, is that of health. Old residents assert with much confidence that the diaste has hecaroo much more equable since the billadas began to be clothed with trass,
curiosities which will be placed in the Louvre.
A few days ago we reprodnéed a telegrama from and whether the guns are mazale or broooh the 2,000 to 3,000 Chiness troops, descending from on board Her Majesty's ship Agamemnum. the Shanghai Mercury stating that a bor of loading: by. Anderson As to pinged discontent the monntains into the plain at the north-east of Chin to get food, were defested and put to Krupp guns by private contract to s Germen The Egratias Government having sold 100 fight with considerable inas by a detaolineut of merchant, the Diplomatic Ageat here has object this telegram was from nu official source. We tended for the use of the Chinese Gororament. the Fronoh garrison. The Mercury stated thated their shipnout suspacting that they were in- find that a telegram in the same terms was ad- It was at first disposed to agres to the ship- dressed by tenoral Brière de Pists to the Go meur, bat rarersing its former decision, the Go- Vahur of Saigon, and is published in the laca! verament has resolved to prohibit the exportation papers.
of the gaus.
lunteers on Saturday next, when the corps will warlike stores are continuing to be shipped to There will be a regular field day for the Vo-Large quantities of gunpowder and other ustur at nou to march out with seven ponndore the Far East. The majority of these shipments,
will be borsed, so there will be nons of the the Chinese Government. to North Point for target practics. The gane amounting to mung aundreds of tons, are for
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We are informa od::
136 Darbar.
is reported that the Mahli has sent severing the blockade of the ports of Formosse
those ports, and the notification of blockade must Early rivers sw that the tops of the North British-advance.”
DISASTER AT SEA.
[FROM THE "BAYONNAIS."} {
PARTS, Doceriber
be taken by neutral powers as a notification of a hill wars covered with a thin covering of snow. slats of war,"
Lowest reading of thermometer "66. Before Notwithstanding this the French Host con-
It will be grent vity if the situation of the buildings proves unfortunata, on wount of the allarial Boil on which they we built. There is some fear that the foundation may give way under the boy pressure of the buildings ori maskinery. They are located inside the city wall on the east, and about three miles from the her. In this respect, they are butter off than
venient for attack bra foreign fee. The reaSÓD some other arsenals, as they are not so co for selecting this sito wes, I suppons. beanse n powder mill has been there for many years, and it mamed natural to put tha naw boildings, for strailar purposes, in the one place. The powder mill has been moveľˇtu a new sitantion a mile distant. This powder mill, malors l (fre-borso-power) cariae and about two hundred
mea-N. D. Daily News Corespondent
SHANGHAI
The steamship Raithy hoa ran ashore on
row and passengers are saved. Analis Point and become a total wreck. The time to goal and raft at Hongkong nad Brands 10m the thermometer marked 53, and at is thereby enabled to carry on an effective blocnoon 59. At 1 p.m. sound of what soomed like The Eaishy arrived here on the 27th Novembar rade of Formosa, which it would probably fad it machine guns was heard, followed closely he from Japan and Chiss porta, and sailed on the impossible to do with the limited flest at its disaonade of heage rangolia, sound, A larra silver ont has been presented to Mr.
posal were it deprived of this privilege and had 28th for New York vid Enez Canal, with &to send its ships to Saigon for the purpossng was sharp and continued for some time sad W. Maitland the Superintendent of the Chiness cargo of tea. Her agents here were Mensre England appars to have in consegnanos laid her.Tery now and then what sounded like broadsides Paper Mills in Hourkow. The cup bears this Afariana, Bell & Co. Azalia Point may bosselt open to a claim for hearty indottalty tenm the ore heard. The wand osmo from the santh, inscription: To commemorate Mr. W. Mait misreading for Azelo, which is near Cape in Government, and after the shave oftoial past Namkan Point-perhaps far as Pakusland' sucess in starting the first Paper Mill in Chios, with Teo Tza-chun's best wishes. Dated interpretation of international law, it is difficult Point-where the Chinese sar a French ship is 2nd December 1884-Daily News Guardafui-Ep. D: P.]
to see on what grounds she could refuse payment
> abors
There in stationed in Li Hongykew a b lion. of it. It is oulikely that the Gladstone Adminis
14th, 13th, and 16th December. Taf antive volunteers, which the 143 tration would hava ustad in liko manner warh Frande af war with a powerful sition, and it a
We are having very fine weathor. No authorities appear to find great dioally to
and according to their own shawing a broad of few days ago, left this morning. The Trian-point of starvation broke into the cook-ahops pers as if they were taking runtage of CEDA's warlike avverronsa“ to report. Thấn. Bolne veeled new part of theto world-
he defonders, not having received any pay for waltners to favour France by an act of injustice, man-of-war zawe aknow which arrived couple of months previously, and being on the international law, the penalty for which tiny in phanto know the only vassal to port. The of that neighbourhood and helped themales tend to disown. Your obed servant
ONLOOKER spirit of Mark Tapley has visital Tamsul during to the extables on which they could in their hands_Complaints wara gubsequentte mida Munila, 24th December, 1894.
the past week, and has resulted in Billised and at the Police Station by the keepers of the Lawn Tennis handicaps to be followed by sports establishments in question, with the real EVENTS IN NORTH FORMOSA and a rowing match between hong gigs and the that our local authorities remonstrated with boats of H38: Cockchafer. Our chief snxiety the Testai, who promised to lank into the is about Christmass store. All well at Tamani, matter; and, apparently, he has nes by ordering a military tax to be levied on the wo 18th December. sidents of Li Hongkow. However, the antires Nothing occurred during the morning. At2 do zot, says to agree about this squeeze, nail al p.m. a French ship-af-was nerived, and svchored the Mixed Court a large number of them charged the tipno of that district and two of his randers to the north of the Triomphante. La tennis with unlawfully ferring the tax. which in all
momtad to about 70,000 ¢Ash
That appeared
BODIA
and in particular they affirm that the sum agus that has been experienced by the mer an that on one or two occasions the French author: THE FRENCH TREATY WITH CAM mer nights are cooler than they used way. If a goficient master turns out, a carbine outward-bound vessels. It is reedless to say some former ocmsions in dragging them all the ties have ndeavourst to get the manifests of to be. This is ascrihod to the planting havsquad will also be formed. Cloth-uniform and that theas haver elways bega polused: ing reduced the radiation of heat from the helmets are to be worn, and the earblue delack-
The Parliamentary Commission, has unanio- rocka and formerly barren sloper. Boahters hoped for, as many of the men have how rather with the Chamberof Deputies, and was relegated tien M. Jates Ferry has declared the attitude ment will wear side arms. A good master is The Treaty-with-Combodia has been deposited onsly resolved to ratify the Cambodia conven- canersily satisfy themselves as to the effect is slack in attendances at trill.. this direction. After a bright day in sam
to the mmmitten who wero investigating the assumed by the Governor to be correct and in Treaty of Hué. The committee has decided to ter, when the sun has been pouring down gives the following now as to the movements for explanations ba certain passages of the ez-
L'aide Indo Chinoise of the 19th instant question the Fresident of the Council, M. Ferry conformity with instruction from Faria. his fieres rays from early moro, mainter. of French met-of-war: The transport Vinh-pass des motifs, which make allusion to the diffi cepted by a single cloud, it is saficient to tang, at present at anchor in Halong Bay has onlties which may happen in working the Pro-
received telegraphic orders to proceed to Kelaug tectorate, which the treaty is to obrinte. placo one's hand oe a exposed rock, to bring away the sick and wounded who have osen long after sunset, to gain an idea
beon ordered back to France. The Cholon brings M. Edonard Lebov, director of the Agence of the amount of heat it has absorbed. This is given off again at night and so the temperature is maintained at
a greater
are intercepted by trees. In the latter case, Admiral Courtot. we have instead of reflected beat a delight-
not only from missma, or from the direct heat
POLICE COURT.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT, Į
Tamsvi, 2nd December. Bad weather: looks as if we were in for a spell- of Tamsci north-east monsoon wind and rain.
A "courier scrived overland trem Taivaatee with a mail brought on by the Champion from handicap in the afternoon. Amoy. It turned out to be the London mail of 10th of October. We had previously received
17th December.
Fine weather, Another French man of war
18th December.
29th December. at trengs from Finnes for Formosa as this Haris, feeling aggrieved at an article in the vestal has to means of defence she will be con- nt of Ordra rastive to the despatch of his
BEFORE Mr. A. G. WINS.
voyed to Kolung by the Degusy-Treuin. The agency which inhonnced the occupation of Tam-
CHARGE OF LAKCENY.
also the commander of that body of braves, and Willam Winshort and John Limford, firemen Comito, now on her way from France, will soi, sent a ballenge to M. A. Gainey, the author of the British ateater Mount Lebanons, were
he took great interest in the proceedings. Mr. shortly arrive at Saigon. She will immediately of the article. A dus with sword took place.
Giles was the foreign assessor, and Captain baight than it is when the rays of the sun proceed to Eongkong to await the orders of At the fourth encounter M. Baissy received a barged with stealing some old iron, valued at the mail of the 3rd of October from La Galiz arrived early; she looks like a ortiser.
Superintendent Mekwen took a seat on the wound in the hand, which pat an end to the shout 75 cats, on the 28th inst
bench, on behalf of the Municipality. A long affair, and the seconds agreed that honour had Iver, the chief officer, passing some old iron over tember) by the Wanderer, which came on after Cockchafer aree and community. The match Magistrate, the latter declaring exphatically
The defendants were seen by Mr. W. S. Mosonmbre, whereas the missing mail (of 26th Sep
A cloudy, cold day. Cricket match between dispute arose between Afr. Gites and the Arting The Naval and Military Gazelle states:-Hays been satisfied. ful senso of coolness-and-freshness. This Saki, a soutenant in the Japanese Navy, who is
the ship's side latos bumboat, and he called the warde was handed orge to Admiral Lespán, and as present in Englund studying his professina cannot fall to exercise an influence on the and the English laur anus blamed the Mr. Ashmeat. B of for more on the code are. The iron belonged to the proprietors of the ship. Caurbet vil himself, been kept hacks from us
In the House of Commons on the 20th instant attention of Mr. Craig, the second officer, to it. hse for some reason, best known to admiral was won by the formar, by twelve runs. After that the tip was fully justated in levying th
the match, a meeting was bold, and it was protar As this view of the matter was not shared health of the colony. Again, the močic sanction of the Admiralty to visit Dorontort tary for Foreign Affairs whether any steps ware
The iron was chiefly composed of old farmace
essa should be referred by the Magopal Coun- facules tell us that favor may be contractod Dockyard when he desires in furtherance of his being taken by Her Majesty's Ministers to bring bars, and the defendants alleged that it was the Bizteen pages of foolecap would not afford spaos posod and carried that thore should be a Regatta, by the formiga sarnaser it was decided that the
who displays considerable abilities in the service Repablis and Cains in the interests of British professional training. The galbant foreigner, about a enguansion of the war between the French custom for the fireman to tako them.
enough to contain the expression of our wrath. A voxxittee was elected accordingly. A lot of oil to the Court of Conals, and that no taxes The chief engineer, Mr. MoMellan, said the fal sentiments on the subject of the transfer of soldiers came to look on at the cricket. Every shoald be levied in the meanwhile. The tipag of the sun, but als from excessive glaceutrik which he has adopted, will, it is inderstood, commeres, which was seriously afooted.Lord old ires was usually sold for the owners, and it H.M's mail bags by the Commander of HM's thing passed off quietly and satisfactorily. and his runners were released on bail.-Meray, Shortly after, four o'clock pm on the 24th ing on the eyes. Lasting fever out of the remain in England until the geabout fotills, B. Fitzmaurice: Her Majesty' Government was not the ouston for the mon to take it,..
I recollect in the Spring of Deosmber the alarm of fire was sounded in the being built for the Japanese Government in the avo been in confidential communication with the question as being perhaps somewhat doght- North of England, ia completed, when he will Governments of both France and China, but as stated that the old furnace bare wore usually Admiral. Was over any neutral fortiga Com
The defendants called three other firamen, who steamer Wanderor into the hands of the French tempora, O mores?
1859-I think it was, when playing in a matal; Leuss district. The locals was a block of Chi... ful, there can be no doubt that great glare assume the grame command of the reasala on yet without any practical result. I am not able thrown overboard with the dirt.
munity so unforterately placed ? Why wise the on the Heightain Canton city, between the Hongness property between the Chefoo and Paling ie a fruitful cause of bílious headaches. Ro. their way to Jepun.
at present to make any further statement,on the His Worship convicted the defendants and mails entrusted to such new ship as the Wen kong Cricket Club and an eleven picked out of roads, immediately opposite the end of Lower turning, then, to the point from which we When the British gumboat Espoir left Che
subject.
nonfadd them to ten days' imprisonment with derer; you might be sure that something would the military offers stationed at Canton that Kangaroad, and the fire originated in a small starled we would again urge the Govern. mulpo on the 30th inst the following men-of- The Latest mail advious rossived home were
happen. Why also wore our letters put into a
we were sooried to the feld and back on the dwelling house up an alleyway landing from the Poking mad Marriage testivities were in full DRUIKENNESS, ETC.. meat to reconsider its proposal with regard Trenton; and two Japanese correttes.
war were at anchor:-British, Albatross, U.S.S., Yokohama vid San Francisco, 9th October, Augusten Holmgrini, z. Russies, and John French pillar bar off the cast of Formos, when alle of Canton by a guard of soldiers. Nentrals swing, and it is said that an old women was On the Shanghai 9th. Forchow 9th. Manila 10th, Bata Reis an English seamen, were charged with the English post office, through which the letters than would not, we think, has been allowed by smoking opizm when her lamp turned over and bygienic aad esthetic grounds. The sum Extraordinary and waito..
serived from Kobe with a Japanese Ambassador gapore 20th The P. & G. mail, via Brindisi,ing the police..
origin of the fire is that it occurred through the One more Japanses with the advicen dated as abovo, from Chine and
19th Donember.
magieat of the enok who was preparing the inon proposed to be saved, 84,000, is not large, sorrette or gunboat was expected from Japan, the Straits Settlements, was delivered in London ride on Sunday, and they declined to pay the grumbling and growling about sagh matters?
The defondante had been having a jinrickeha post. What in the use of any one here feet in sight.
for the marriage guests-a very frugal maal it and too much time was lost before the work and three Oldusse mon-of war were reported to on the 18th inat, one day early. The advices fare. A lekang interfered to get the coolie his We are not worth a thought, otherwise our maile
Nothing han occurred to-day.
'mast have been for the inhabitants are the poor 20 20th December. of afforestation was commenced.
be in Massanpo (about fiflesn miles to, the from Japan were received, tuf San Francisco, dres, and the defendants assaulted him, Assis would now have has in our possession 235, and
class of Chinese and the houses old shrutios tast southward of Chemaipo), with troops on board. on the lath inst. The next inward mail, from tanos was obtained, and they were arrested.
One of the ships outside disappeared and snow required robailing. The flames quickly sprend Eight more Chinesa men-of-war with more troops Shanghai 16tb, Hongkong lat, Singapore 28th Fined $1 each, and in default committed for Coneal, Mr. Frater, should have their letters bow. & Chinese report has been going the arrived with hose reels thrsa bous facing the our stores too! Why the Cockchafer and H.M.vessel drrived; he looks like a cruiser with and though the various fire sarpanies turned are expected, but it in stated that the comman. October, per Messageries Maritimes etoamor four days imprisonment
ent with commendable promptitude, when they' unless the Japanese are landing troops. It seems 17th inst., one day in advance of its due date. ders have strict arders not to land any uldian Ozus, was despatched from Port Said on the
delivered by the kind parmiston of the French rounds that the French aru down at Boch bay Chefon nail and about half a dozen at the back that so für the Chinese authorities hare voted
Chang Akong, flower soller, was charged with Admiral, and no protest on the part of our on the East Coast, in shout, N. lat. 245 degrees wore all ahlase. The firemen son had the which had been stolen from the Government our behalf is a tastier beyond our very limited top of the hills in rear, the outline of the shore poured on the buildings. The Chinese living in ulawful possession of quantity of flower British protestors, Naval and Cirih, beade on Sooh harbour is of a circular shape. From the flames under control a plentiful supper af water with great promptitude and remarkable dis oration-Mercury
Gardens on the 29th inst.
being in the hydrants, and six stresma vara
been sue among the Bowers in the Government under ruch circumstances.
In eengezance of great depredations that have idesach the subfast of Consular and Naval duties takes the shape of the blads of a sickls, only the adjoining hontes unnecessarily removed Gardens, Mr. Ford and Capt. Doane made ar
little more true to the dimensions of a circle; the everything they emitained, piling the forniture If "Bloens offerti!” forbids the dalivary of
hard labour
to the reduction of tree planting beth on 19th inst. the Japanosa, steamer Sagami Mars via 12th, Hongkong 14th, Saigon 14th, and Sio-drunkenwese, disorderly conduct, and with assault-led to pass before delivery was in sight of the the Chinese to wield the willow, with a foreign net are to for bed, while another version of the
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STOLEN FLOWERS,
fioaucial progress of the oolong, and to place Embassy at Berlin are doing their utmost to tury. From the Quarterly Review of April, 1815, rangements that a private mark ahould be put H.D.M.'s mails to HB.M.'s subjects residing at entrance looks'due cant, and 's line of rocks rans up in the strest, and seven houses on the Chefoo
boting them some very encouraging figuros.
BEFORE ME, HE. WODRHOVAR.
ATTEMPTED ROBBIET
northernend of the entrance is open, and there thirteen houses were bornt out, and nine others right opposite the opening to the mouth side; Hoad that were cleared were not reached by the is anchorage for two or three vossals inside. The damaged. It was reported that an old woman Batoos. The returns of the police ware tha:
lage of Soon is on the west side of the bay, ar and a girl ten years out who wera sids were
der the loa of the eavage hilla. Té in a wretched, missing, but it is not believed that they are
HANKOW.
WHILE Hongkong in suffering from a da. Creasing rovonua a very different tale has to be told of the neighbouring French gelony
It is actions to find that no less than seventy of Saigon. At the eponing of the Colonial Council & fortnight ago the Governor was
years ago the present Chinese dynasty was stated to be tottering, and yet since that time it bas, A correspondent of the Globe writes: The amongst other serions troubles had to contend able to congratulate the members on the now and enlarged party of Chinese now at their with the greatest revolution of the present can
popularise themselves. Besides the formal offiwe take the following from an article on non fawers in the gardens, and over et Tamsal, then we must quietly submits at the
ial recoptions granted by the Ambassadors, the. Translation from the Original Chinese, which should have their flowers searched for the mark "The revenue is now axpected to exceed the secretaries and their wives seem to be trying to was printed by order of the Select Committee Tocturday morning's constable saw the defendant trust that in fatare our mal letters will be sent estininte by $754,511, and it is anticipated the make themselves as mob at home as possible, of the East India Company and, pablished at alling flowers in the street, and stoppad him by sensible raseel like the Champion and that credit balance at the end of the year will be sua may be seen bath mixing in society and in Cantos From all that we use Istoly seen He found in bis hasketa sality of Rowers the ruling powers outside the Tameti Bar will places of amusement. Only a few years ago the and heard of this over-grown Empire wo are tearing the private mark which proved them to $1,097,000. This advance does not seem to be appearance of a Chinese lady in the person of the inclined to think that the Tartar dynasty now have been taken from the Gotermnent Gardens rofuse to take charged Her Majesty's mail bag, dirty plug surrounded by a bit of a wall with among the runis-Courier due to any exceptional case, but is a fair out. last ambassador's wife was thought a great on the Three is tottering to its base, and, we come of the commercial progress of the colouyarvel. I well remember people standing as if shall not be in the least surprised if, instead of Yauzati.
The defendant said he bought the flowers at however conscientious the British man-of-war
s gateway looking eastward. There is an ex Ty be. The war betwpan Frases and China, so far Ball, and certainly ele did look very out of place should find u withered Chinese ennush on the ten days.
transfixed before her box at the Opera House a sprig of the Ta-tsing branch, Lord Amherst He was convicted and committed to gand, for
tensive randbank opposite the town, exposed at 3rd December as it exercises any influence on Baigon, would sua weird, nor could she ever feel at home horu. Throne of Kinking, with little twinking oyes-
·The bank of sand that has forged-in-the low water, but over which the tide dishes in Bhring along from north-east; a cloudy, big breakers at high water, rendering the land. Yangtare, opposite the Settlement at Hankow, be likely to
o beneficiat? instead of, as in When in society it was painful to see her taiter, and straggling board, shaking his noddle" like a
dull, diemel, driraly day. No nowe.. *Hongkong, detrimental to trado. We fail German Boors, but now "zona avons changs tout no matter, the splendid presents and the homage ing with assistance and difficulty over the polished porodair mandarin on a chimney-piece. But
4th December.
ing very dangerous if attempted in a regular is about two miles long, half a mile wide, and ale trum the band to the river, and ourgo for to see, however, that the war could exercise cla," and other Eastera faosa besidoa thoau of will do just us well for the ocean for the other having assanited a treder, named Løn Ching, and bar on. La Gulisenstère is riding at anchor bay in the village'of Pak Heng, and at the south or from the steamere has to be carried for this any appreciable influence aither one way or familiar eight in our streets.
the Jews will soon become quite a comniou and A rebellion orarevolution, stirruption of Tartarug to pick his pocket on the 27th inst
Tag Bing Ting, firaban, was charged with Not so much rain, but a very ould wind Big North-easter. At the northern entrance of the ten feet above water. It is now ball a
the other on the sources of revenge in which
hordes or a change of a Chinese family, prodroes
like a rocking home, Nothing has cemized the village of Lam Hong, principally inhabited distance over the bank. The river itself, which is a mile widle in sommer, is now only some 100 The complainant said he was walking along
by: Pepo hans of a trear type than is seen on the incrence is greatest. For instance, the the name of Unite Indo-Chinoise. On tha
A noir paper has been started at Saigon under alteration or the least national improvement.” terenue frem opiner exceeds the amount es- appearance of its second number its editor, M. ahareholders of the Oriental Bank Corporation threw his arms rouad him. Hellering this was on still A Chinese report arrived from Eelus time for any further raferonse to So-ok and the sent level, ocoan ateamers will be able to resums river rises next summer forty feet above its pre- A scheine has been formulated by which the Station, when the defendat came up behind and ha
Queen's-road Central asar the Fire Brigade - The blow is over, but these is a frightful bar/the western side of the island. There is no / feet in width. If the bank remains, and the timsted by $179,547, which shows oither Ternisen, was called upon to Bght a duel. The will, by contributing to the extent of their an- for the purpose of robbing him the complainant to the effect that the Chinese had captured two eigourhood. The village is on the confines their-nstal anchorage; but if the rise should ha bat the Farmers bare eecored good cvrkutsustas leading up to the affair were called liability, that is $25 per share, partly to shouted for the police, and held his hands over or three Frenchinen Aber Wan Wan. The of sarage territory, and only three hours' maroh only thirty feet, there will not be enough water. outside theology, or that the native popu- pablicly insulted M. d'Ancerville, the editor of and partly to the Equidator, and by a certain staklo came up and arrested the defendant.
briefly as follows:-Å ̈mar named Delzcocr had the New Oriental Bank Corperation (Limited) his pocket, in which ho had over 8100, A con- French soldiers were foraging, it is mill, for to the irinsipal town on the East coast, called for them. It seems incredible that such an enormous bank should have formed in abeni Kap-so-lan. The district is called Kamo-lau three woska-Courier. lation has plenty of money to enable them the Trompetic, by pulling his board and striking further payment, acquire certain valuable nuets, Defendant said the complainant was his friend, bullocke
in the old charts Cabüllen. The town of Kap- to indulge in this- Intury: Probably them, for which he was taken up and fined which it is proposed shall be nursed and realised and he was only akylarklog.
TONQUIN, Ratu again, and a strong wind all day; Tary-lan ia very populous, almost as largo as the
L'Unité Indo-Chinois of the thinstant gives vory Marge, and this of course must bring pins. Thereupon M. Dalpius wout to the Hotel the Court of Chancery, bat, looking to the obmitted to gaol for six months' hard labour.
At about 5 pm, we heard rumbling" sounds not visible for rain sgantis, de l'Univora, where M. Terninisa was dining, vious advantages which will probably be secured
7th Deceraber, coming apparently from the South. If the air the following news from Tanquia
When the last mail laft Haiphong nothing and strack him two blows. A nicoting was then by its there seems little doubt that the proposal Fun A. O, a lad, was charged with having
Wind lons violent, hat still zuining. Ze had felt stifling and heavy clouds were visilde, it very striking was passing. Our troops continue ranged and the parties fought with words, will be autoessfully carrint ect. Within the next pisked the pocket of Mr. Morrison of a parse Galissonniers and another vessel viniblo cutside, might have been taken for distant thunder to occupy the portions taken from the Coinces more than 2,000,000 in excess of that in 1863 vae of the conditions being that the combat few days the more intuential shareholders of containing $1.78 on the 24th inst
should not coase until one of them became the old bank wil we nuderstand, be made ne
In szob weather as we have had lately there is allar sounds have been heard here fat pre-after the afara at Key and Two-han The complainant who is the wife of „„P; B.
It appears that at one point, which is not very and the export for this year will probably unah to hold his weapon. After several passes quainted with the proposal, after which general Morrison, was just stepping out of a jurickeha me excuse for not operating in the shot and one to an earthquake, but then stress of the asurabsly indicated but which is situated on the be much larger, as it had already reached M-slpine recolved a wround above the right meeting the old shareholders will be held in Queen's road Contral whes the defendant shell line.
earth has always followed The sounds co-road to Tages-quang, we have 300 men sar- ey and the witnesses doctored honour satisfied Should the scheme then be approved of the nano-slippot his hand into her pocket. He w
8th December. tinned for over an hour, anữ althẹngh faint and regaded by s Chinese force very much superior 6,008,728 pienis un the 21st November; and and stopped the fight, nctwith ing the pro tion of the shareholders of the New Oriental Just gotting, hoe pures out when she ained his A change in the woother, which is now cold almost indistinct, there was a spams between the in numbers. Two columnes had been sout from it is expected that the export duty will show tests of the wounded party, who wed to go Bank Corporation will be asked and assuming band, and lod him until a constable came up and and dry: Chinese report that a Franch vesed in rumbling paisos which, simast decided, the con- Bapisi sud Hangi to their resane an incrge over the estimate of no less Explanations were then exchanged and the ad that the consent is granted, the scheme will relieved her of the loy
Asorious fire has occurred et Haiphong. It versarios shook hands. In het zruber theu bemli butors the public, who will also thus $440,780. The tax
breake out in a Chinese shop and the whole guar: His Worship considered the Zefendant was on here on Fakss Feink some 20 miles down cidslon that discharges of heavy gans were the on the distil of his paper M. Tornísion withdrew, gata, be lurid to participate in certain advantages on under 18 y vera of age, and in addition to a son the West coast, to the South of Tamees and cause. There were four vessels vetside at a tin was burnt, the last being estimated at ntout lation of rice spirit, alag depaoted to tions by had oust upon M: Delpino
equal terms with the old shareholders,
tance of these weeks in geol, the Arst and last skept ten miles north of Truck-clam
seh one fort maining fer the port, t $90,099. At one time the godeyas of the Mes
Tarnisin pablished an account of the affair in by the means of Assets Companion, as was done
The complainant said be had known the inan
Intter is to some extent the cause, for the rice which he expressed the opinion that Delacour in the cases of the City of Glasgow Bank. This ten years before in Singapore.
5th Droomber.
6th Decemberis
export bath last year and this year bat boện / had been paid to commit the assault by M. Del. Jachers, is, of coures, subject to the sanction of The defendant was convicted, and was com cold and damp sort of weather. French,sblus / town of Banos, altusted on the Tamsul river.
mionog into the pockets of the cultivators, Last year the expost was 8,635,200 picule
A YOUNG PICKPOCKET.
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