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THE DAILY FERSS, TUESDAY, JULY 21st, 1881.

The British stesmor Devonshire camo round from the Akordeon dooks yesterday and the Spanish stastnar Don Juan went over to the Kow. loon docks.

The Chong Wa, the steamer just built for fas China Shippers MatralS. N. Co., arrived hors from home yesterday. She is a vensol of 1,556 tous, of a somewhat similar appearance to tho Oopack and the Ning Choc, The stormer is commanded by Capt. P. M. Machugh.

The Japan Mail translates from a native papor the following details of the loss of the Osaka Merchants Shipping Company steamer Thurumaki Marn, It appears that the steamer had left Kashiwazaki on the sening of the 3rd instant, and was near Mito, Niigata, about 10 o'clock am, when a gale wax experienced. Several heats were dispatched from the shore to assist her, but were prevented from approaching her in consequence of tho via- lont wind. Crios for help word heard on shorờ About half-port are o'clock the boiler orploded, and the voyset we entirely broken ap. Her crow and passengera, numbering twenty-three, were

drowned

The Jiji Simpo gives an account of a curions watoh, originally in possession of n Vive-Admiral in the Russian Navy. It was loat at a raee mosting kuld in Russin the year before last, and striot searah was made for it. It was discovered afterwards that the watak was in the hands of an English pear, to whom the Admiral wrote asking him where and how he bal get it. Tha from whom he had bought the time pics formor referred the Admiral to a Japanese officer Japanese four was asked a similar question, and he replied that he had parehased it from a American merchant. The Jiji Chémpo says cor. respondence is now passing between the Adroival and the American merchant in question.

A CASE FOR ‘A CIVIL COURT. Kwang Ting Man, shopnun, of 74, Wing Lok-strout, was brought before the court, on a charge of living atolon 21,500, the property of Jai Afan, on or about the 18th inst.

Mr. Wotton

BEFORE MR. MACRLÁN.

annditions and borrowed strength frota grafts of ] boste forced them to myjuro. Ons bant had pre- a return in thia zuspart to the conditions under alien stook. There appears, however, to le viously been abandoned and another had been so which our gailors went into action behind nar

great difficulty in winning the allegion of the damaged that she had to be left in the lower wooden walls of old.

Further protestían în obtained from tlo itis-

tion.

fair sex to any scheme of drow reform. After j vivor. Portanately the party wore able to meet five-and-twenty years of foreign interesano, we the dißenlty by satting another out of a tree position of the coal banks along the sides of plainant, Mr. Borer for the def of the can find a society formed. new ide the first time, which occupind 3 mou for 6 days. It was 27 Ft, the shin, so that when filled they oppose a thick- Tonnys defendant. with the object of Introducing Western mudas long 3 ft. wide and a phak va vach bida raises ness of about Bit- of eval to the passage of shot. Mr. Wotton aid he had examined into of hair dressing for Japanese women. That it the site 7 inclues above the water. Three mou Between those and the outer skin of the ship the case since the charge was laid, har- is a society of males need not surprise suyono slept and lived in thin frail craft.

are wing passages Bit, wide, and along the inner ing only boon instrmotor that morning, and who remembers how complete is the subjection In the waters of the upper river, say above the | wall-on the öntor alãos of the coil bunkers, be found that the case was not one for a criminal of the weaker nox in Japan. The women of this Padong Hill, the body of gravel at every fall that is to say--will lang volaminone folds of In justice to the Chinese people, we must

court, the remedy being a sivil one. He there country may be trusted not to inaugurats way yielded gold, but yo alluvial beds worn fond in thick canvas, which, if the sides wera ponstrated,

benge affecting their appearinos unies they the bands of the river until just abero the Pa- would be pressed against the hole and an redad not omit to noža that the existence of the

fore desired to withdraw the charge

Hi Worship desired to know the nature of are well assured beforehand of It acceptability done Hills on the right bank where a long bol the inrush of waster. Coal bankers 218, wiża crime is generally duplored by the better

the case.

to their lords and meators. Wero it other of rod gurch exists lordoned almost into congle are also carried across the ends of the citadel clasges. We have seen several proclamations

saw of money which the prosscuter had paid to ful to fashions which balong to the days of

Mr. Wotton said the matter score out of a wise, they would not long have repsinal faith-morate which contains gold.

line fore and aft, and on the lowak dock, in front Astow the Parang Hills, which are of granite, of the horizontal water chambor (introdnojd to Issued at various times by kind hearted and

the defendant to obtain passenger tickets queues and half-shavnd pall... For oven after | in a semi-decepposed state, and through which shook the rolling of the ship by the movohents benevolent officials denouncing the practice,

for coolios

eunt Ibanas. The tickets had not been re-

for Mering by the steamer every allowance is made for the cffest of oustom the river runs in a auousssion of deep pools, no of a large weight of water freely flowing from in moulding taste. it is hard to see how the look payable gold was found in the river itself, side to side), there are four drop waterdigh and calling upon the people to avoid it.

coived by the complaimat, bat tho steamer was ing glass of a Japanese lady can mistet her in thongh rawoly was it quito absent, but on the tanka, of 15ft. in longth, to hold the ship's Among the moral tracts issued in China

not yet gone, her departare having been post- this matter. If the cons of any reognised banks on each side of old geaval of a cables. The two barbati sok estor & spaen against rice and crime, too, Dr. Maart

the defendant coming out of his house early modale for the coiffur's imitation, there might waters were found containing gold of a raddar 606, in length, the hass in plan buiu, roughly poned from tima to time. Complainant bed matort prescribed durab-balls or too-pot handles as different formaation to the gravels in the upper on the app desk about 45ft. in width by informs us that a causpionens plzen is filled

that morning; a quarrd and fight osal, and be something to say for a fashion whicht builds cobar, and some of them proved to be of great speaking, pear-shapet, to allow room for toning by a class called "Dissuasives from Drowning

the complainant gare the defendant into custody, and plasters hair into suck similitudes. Yet, extent. One of these was followed for half a the guns. They are covered with steel-furel The mattor, however, was entirely onc for a after all, it is presumptions to and any arga mail inlaud, and the depth, at least in one place armour of a normal thickness of Min. on the ox- Daughters" Foundling bcapitale kavo ales

il court.

ments upon arsitrary principle or non or taste. without getting to the bottom, was proved to be posed parte, whore the slope practically increases been established in many cities of China with

Mr. Dennys said the charge had bein laid by The simple plaits of a Wastoru lady's hair may 12 feet deep.

the thickness of the portion which might be a view to stop the evil, and with a certain

the complainant's solicitor. and it was a mare outage the motions of the Japanase quite as The result of the investigation is, that from struck by direct horizontal fire, and 12 thick amoqul of success. But there is unfortun.

shars charge laid to tutain the defondant until auch as their carious siperstructuros crtle ns. the 30th or oth maite op e river to tas 200th in the rour The working out of the an he could be arrested og noívil warrant. A bailif Moreover, Europe too has pulla and chignons ile gold exists ta xi zor dirt and alluvial iu payments for bringing up the huge projecolile and ately no kw bearing directly on the oil

from the Supreme Court was now waiting in which, in point of absurdity, siid nothing to able qualities and how far it stands furthur large masses of order for the 110-ten gans to the tabe and bamoji of the Japanses. Ourjialaud must be left to conjectaro, Me. Walkor be mounted in the barkolles oould not be pro there is no agatein of registration whereby

court for that purpose

His Worshiji wld be would tear the complain-glass-houses, therefore, vender tous throwing considers that the river hofers receiving thyrosted with, of course, mutil the question of arms. contral can he established and a check kept upon it. These things are left to private

his Worship did call him it would be upon his bo supeeived a more gutafutable or injurious the Sabunow about 20 or 30 miles above the tonically called, covered with rou pl.: 3 in. dangerone. In, ather directions, however, the Sungai Bilang must have trasersed 100 miles of meat was, aftor some lay, flocidad. Au are 201

Mr. Wottou declined to call hits, and said, if grounds of objection are Armor. There minnet distroy. Ils great tibetary from thy South, moured shaft, or ammonition tenak, as it is domestic conveniener, the result tetag that

ora responsibility.

way of dressing the hair than that of the Ja Sungei Bijang is said to contain gold in largo thick, provides for the sıfe lifting of the powder parents are of practical liberty to destroy any

The complainant saiche wished to withdraw paese. It subjects the hair to a perpetual size. The largest piece brought down on this and shot from the magazines below to within ozok infant that they consider undesirable or

the charge.

| strain, and condemns the hond to mas arpillow occision woigła 3 grains.

barbetta. Sliding iron doors which shat au- in their way. In some casoaʻa philan-

The case was diamisad

which is litlis better than an instrument of The production of gold in opprestablo quantity tomatically abon the sage or hit is eend- All letter for publication should be wristan on dre

torture, & drie lady has her hair dresavi tan las cloud much, interest. The natives on the ing or deseouling diamish the danger of himself thropic mandarin will exert ids of the paper only.

times a month and pays tau sen for each opere rivre say that that will search for gold, which mischief from tla cbances of shell Advertisments and Sahsociptions which are not to do something to improve the moral.

People to whom suonong is an objtot, previously they have not done, with the oxoep-bursting within the barbotta. The lift, conveni- mediered for a "fized period will be continued matility of the people, bat infanticida

Laang A 1, beatm was obarged with ston!.ontent themselves with z manipulations, and tion of the one wan Pangeran Kahar, who with antly fitted to racire at top the projectil reigh pay from three to six wa par manipulation, the Halji Diwi · and Suliman announced | ing about 1,89016, and, in two ball cases the bat ing a small boat, valued at $6, on the 19th inst. Throughout the empire there are about nine its existence. The Chiness and Malays of tering charge of 9001h, of powder, is drawn up he fara for extra espion of the Daily From should being ranked as a crime, it always goes

and there was the charge against uin of million women of vor saventosa aul under Bity Salahu'ars bath arranging parties to go up a sol rupe worked by specially dorised hydrants be so before 11 am on the day of publication. punished. The only way in which a stop car

Share the honour, by direction of the Chum stealing 350 lbs. of dig iron; ralon 328.50, the posts of age. If we suppose that, on the average, the river when the fine weather sets in, and wo machinery, and while, the gunners are loving be put to the crime, and China delivered bor of Commates, respectfully to draw the attention property of Masses. Jeline, Matheson & Co., on these women devote twenty sen par panta to test they will be form of experienol msn so the gnu the magazine dataolmont below are get- from its reproach, is for the Cantra of the Gescrement in the working of the Bankruptcy the Rams day.

Ordinance of 1970, which is admitted on all hands to

hair-dressing purposes, the whole expanse this to cantain the fest alament of success. Thating the next round into Goremment to tako up the matter. To do be most unatiefnetory, and to get that the time indel real good, however, they would have base, when, availing itself of al improvemusicarker ramed Yan Ass had left at the Tai rad is folly wants-one million yen annually. next important pin is prover working machines sumanition Later. The toastion at the font of the On Australian Chiasmana is a rectangle of ôft. fin. by 446, is covered by in the now Imperial Bankruptcy Act aut in tan Bank Wong-strant wharf uprotnoted. He rat into Suola igures as these are however, more and tools.

carivas thau umiel. Thay ay ilenge brought a plin of a ersåla which the Commis an armoured kingol scabile, and when this lid either to inaugurate a system of regisruptes Bill now before the Indian bancil, as many be her and paidled off to wears. Jardine, Matheson enthusiasts who found sneisties, but they will siour of Lands sharing mots, but it would be top, as it may be called, ia raised supplies of anx tration of births and deaths and declare in sale of adaptation to the airoumsacos of these Co.'s premises, and ns found by a ratelman

the Government should take up the whole in the net of loading his stolen craft with the visits of hat hair drestor. The promoters from the best souress.

not induce any bodling beauty to curtail well to got the latest information on these points; munition and shot can be expeditionsly lowered Suction and endeavour to frame an fedin-see which

dirast to the magazinea-1 matter of much im IIOON, JOLF 21, 1985. fauticide a capital offence, or they will be will render fandau peeatment of nesets leasesy of pig iron. Thewaschman gate chase,

of the new roform will do will "to dwell Of the existinen of other matals Mr. Walker portanes when such heary weights huva lo be compelled to suite a blow at the root of the sina at pont, and he alkogaber better suital thus bas bus defendant tous entstand aural rather on the charas of simplicity, and on the of upliva te fort no trace, naloys the clomidealt with. Another point worth mention is an the existing law to the ronimoats of Aslatie trade. him. He was caught, bwever, by the owner of incomparably greater comfort cujayed by the al exstination of the spoolmons brought down armugemoet by which the upeast draught for In the journal of the China Branch of the evil, and promulgate an edict against ances

Aucébor and kin red subject which the Chamber the boat, who brought lun back.

The son had to perions convictions right, thru by the Japonce who paises the bas

Buropean lady, the nubinds her hair every hout prove the contrary.

the ventilation of the ship passes through th Royal Asiatic Society just published appears tral worship. This latter course is one they desires to press on the attention of Government in the Compaleory Registration of Trading Pulsorships,

Specimens of otel Cinnabar and Tin vwo barbettes so as to help to clear the interior spaos au interesting discussion on "The prevalence are not at all likely to adopt, and it is to heYear by year it becomos zure and more atidont that, eertyd against him, andto wag sentomed to of her tightly festcomed skull ups a little block daily foul when washing, but on etsination as quickly as possiblo of smoke.

if boost traders az nut toi doiraded with impa. mantly her labaar en wel: ebarge.

of wand and paper. For our own part, we arm wera rajoutail na worthless. The party was woll For the arran out of the Benhoe two of our feared they would shrink from the trouble nits, some plan must be found by which the co-part

FUÒNACIOM WABINERS. Micing MeCary, of Americs, and Btopheangallant enough to late that this punased pased of works who had ruined their hoarist cannen, the 110-ton monster Armstrong fullor elucidation of this subject the Council that registration would involve. The spirit are in every firm and expeaintly the embers of Cai

"Long" or shops" may be known hevo act of Ireland, were barged with fighting for will not stop at the bead. We should vine working in Sarawak for Gold, Silver, runs are uploy ad. They are disposal ous in like to ase Japtarse lilies wear clathay that Cinnabar. (Maronryi Tia and Diamonds, but each of the isolafod barbaties formand and alt vi dispute, and prevented from repainting their line- has allowed themsolves to pasa s partners of the day last.

coiling themselves upon mats, and footeow that Drystallized Limestone, Porphyriss, &c., enablosable aright alors the water. The broadside guna. will allow them to walk instead of shafting. Batas to look with hogy to the result of fatnes are 6-inch broschloaders, five on vach side, the The Chamber is well awarntiaat both muljeste pre- sent many difficulties and are not to be disposed of

these are delicate subjects Messrs. Watanabe reverth. When stazioa are forms on the end gas being so manted that they can be without me inquiry and gravo consideration, and

ivor, and as the emctty becomes better known trained to fire through ports in the armour that all the intersets affo-tul are entitled to be fully

and Ishikawe have a wile fold before than

Acres in a foreal af lag motivaly. On gations with more olunca of emonsas. bears batera legislation is attempted. As first step.

and we wish them speedy successFinn Mailprospecting parties will be able to make in-

the spar deck will be aight 6-pounder quick therefore, I am respectfully to ruques that I B. tot

17i tħa whole we say congestulate ourselves firing Hotchkias or Nordenfelt guns with three Governor wankt te plaasod to appoint a Commission

had the drst stop has on takɔɔ in an etter. quarter inch shields for the crows working them, ito mquire and take evidence on the wicie subject, the marcantile communits be etroazis represented. and that on the Commission the legal protoction and

sa which may gently alianos the interossed it is still under omsideration whether four British North Barang, and a cralit is similar guus a not be placed on the apper I have the hour to be, Sir, your most obedient sur

At the sides, near oak corner of rant,

na to Mr. Walker for the parseverance which deck.

coveral semi Alex. fenile,

displayed in discovering the gold under cir- the spar dock, will be

cylindrical projection or tower with a dia managa of considerable dithealty.

mister of 5ft 6in

4-inch fitted with -barrel. Nordenfalt pm and sight Gaednos gens will be ready po ba nenated on the tops of iha armour screnza tra for anok, on the upper

countermundeů.

After that buur the apply islimite

The Daily Press.

of Infanticide in Chin." With a view to the

The following letter from the Singapore Chamber of Commerce to the Straits Goreen- natment will be read with interest by the morean-

tilo community hero

Chamber of Commcrec, Singapore, leth July, 185.

un--

of the Society and invited communications of reform has not yet breathed over Peking,

À DOURLE BE OF THEFT,

The defendant found a small host which a

from residents in varicus parts of China, and wo sadly fear it will be long before its ties on the ground of nou partorship, although thor and creating a disturbare in the street on Satur-will permit them to sit on chairs instead of tho presses of a mach quarta, Serpontiac, i the oitadal, on the apper deck, and at a consider

to which invitation there were seventeen lera Locept the teachings of modern civilizua by habit and repute for many reach. responses, nine pra and eight con. A disa or of the Christian religion.

|

The British gunboat Cockokofor, Commander Boteler, from Fakhoi and Holbow 17th instant, arrived here yesterday.

The United States corvette Marion, Com manitor Miller, Jaff Singapors on the 13th ̈ justant for Hongkong.

Tha M.M.'stenmar Melbourne met in the Sasz

Canal the French gunboat Brac, which it was supposed had been lost in the revout cyclone in the Gulf of Aden.

The Jupni. Mail gays that Mr. Milani, Japan- Consul at Hankow, was released from his

Secretary to the Chamber of Coinmoren. To the Honourable The Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, 18th July. THE AFGHARFRONTIER.

Tae defendants had stand up fight near the Murray Barracks, in th course of which wart knocked McCarty Zorrand violated the rates sticaffs by kicking in while on the ground. A sonstable coming at the time ran them

in

They were auch fine281; or in default then days in gaol.

INSOBIETY.

John Prazer, watclam, was £ned $1, or gissa the option of speeding two days in gaol for draakraness, riotous cadust, and rofasing to pay jinriskshu biro daerom him on Saturday

last,

HIGO.

THE LATE STEAMER • MAGNETA.”

The Straits Taas learns from the General Manager of the Esator Extension Telegraph Co. at Singapors that no official enquire into the loss of the Company's steamer Mayela w held by the Wreck Commissions, assed by nautical experts, on the 3rd and 4th Jnno

THE ARMOUR-CLAD “BENBOW."

Evidence was furnished that the Magusia was built by Napier and Sons, Glasgow, this year. for £42,000 that she had, the cortiloatus of Lloyds and Board of Trade Saevavors, held the bath ship Bebe, which, according to present ballots. In addition to this formidable arms- With the launch of the steel armour-clad bar i deck, to repel board with their streams of highest class 100 A 1, and was reported to lie t very officient vesel in every respect. She was zzrangementa, is in a christened by Mrs. Glad nont at guns the Geno i icted with five loaded with cable, cable store and machtury for fated (se of thesis 19.s of the dial in the stam-frun which Whitson torpodoas stone on Monday, the 15th Jane, there will have torpedo.ports-iwo on nithan brandvite and ons Singapore, and when in the Thanat siling class, whose pengoti so merits and do merits have picted by compressed air my he ischarged the Plimsoll mark was just rash." Sabam dedi with so saunativ-ly in the controversy from the impulse tabos clear of the water. all well, and had not sises her hard d

The ship, with es ble, and stone

loro can be said with pet until the rage, almost ready to take the water, a varr ment of an actual engagement shell have shows tralunt appearance, board, was call at £18000, and was incur assof stars of the tied to autor For the protestion of the ofloors navigating for £51.500.

The Wrook Commisianër, in delivering judgin which the Thames Trou and Shipbuilding Con conniar tower, corored with idia. armour and the chances of war's tough gaan. Of the manner the ship and thosteoreman there is a rectangular

cussion ensured upon the question at the meeting of the Society on the 14th May last, when a resolation was passed to the effect "that it was the opinion of the meating " "that" " The French ceniser Villare was to houve Saigon infanticide does provail in China, for reasons on the 11th instant, and will be put out of com and to a degres vet recognized in other ruission at Cherbourg- countries. On one point thero semed to bos consensus of opinion—that there was hit tle or to male infanticide; the victitas being in almost all cases the female offspring. With regard to the degree in which iufan.

We havo hoes spp with the following zicide prevails there were of course many

partioairs of the rise otto prisoners sont from differences of opinion, arising out of the fart

Mingo to the Miyagi Pitentiary on their way to their destination. le prisoners, twe ben that the various speakers gave the results of

The Journal de St. Petersburg publisher erred in war, wads or suspicions more their own observations and inquiries in the post on the 8th inst. and appointed. Concal at acticlo stating that the movements of Russian unts for Hair depruce, but they embarked

Hongkong-

IronEs (on the Afgbar trontier are with hazard Ühe Segui Ia without any mishap, Passod Portland in the morning of 19th Marek'arrel on in The Tials a dewhors that pro- poworful ram gives the slip, as she lies on the portions of the entry in which they re-

Faure, was res sick mat and the warders, who sided. Thus we find it stated that the crime!

ungbered twenty-four, tated him with mash tenderness. When the teamer was off Son is common in Choklang, Kiangsi, Bapeh, and

FROM SAIGON PAPERS]

ha asked a warder for wer, and the latter while other provinces, and that it is more commou

PA 13th July,

cising a cupfull to the ck prisoner prevental in some oitice thas others owing to varions

THE TIENTSIN TREATY.—— suolher prisoner from riking before lite. This ment, said the evidours proved he was in all re causes, chiefly poverty. Thus Mr. C. F. E. the 5th instant, bringing troops from PermoSS. The transport Tonguin arrived at Saigon on

The Committee appointed by the Sannte is elicited a lond ery fromthe ouraged prisoner pests a first class yes, and that when she lotta

that a warder prevent him from drinking London. so far as the owners were ranearned, h ALLEN, British Consul at Pakhoi, says that She was to leave again on the lith with troopsfor favourable to the mtitication of the Treaty of water, and immediatelyis two hundred com

was in chorobie good and seaworthy col2 is that port and district, a poor but by no

Reunion and Madagascar.

endes ross. They thretory objeet within the tin. reach of their hands at w warder, and throat- The only possible suggestion which the court carrier of heavy artillery into action a favour all parts of the sixip are anclosed. For propalling means populous section of. Kwangtung,

The Agent informas as that tuo Pacifo Mail General Carey has been instenotad to main. eurd to throw him overrat The warders trial could make as to the disappearance of the 3fzaldietion may be drawn frota the trials of power reliance is placed entirely on the steam The gas and barbetto guns of line pïonser of angive working thatwin scross, the unlitary pole female lalaticích in practically unknown, 8.9 Cistoance City of Poking, wille mails, otain his actions within the limits of a protectorate, to pacis the mod, but save the latter asing foot was that she sheanntered a wrera gals in the nip the Collaged. It is with regard to or military mastering neroly forsignalling and but this be feurs must be ascribed tn hut Yokohama sad sailed for this part on Sunday ful to parish the guilty parties in the late at creased violence thoy as the appor deck, fol. the Bay of Biseny, which store in the deck srus tho q estion of the salficiency of the protective to carry a small Nord vifelt gun in the top. De

dered by the rintars, who,ailing to make their tips and doors, and that so she foundered. way to the appar deck, tad to set fire to the The court expresso diapproval of oping amploged to secura in effects safe the spar Beck, in addition to seran or linary ship's Tal. The warders pouri water into the hold in the sides of the deck houses for seals icy

abominable castoa of selling young girls

Sir Richard T. Ronie, Chief Justice of the British Court at Shanghai, returned to Tokio from Hakone on the 1st inst, and proosodod to Ikao and Nitko.

importance.

Tientsin.

AFFAIRS IN ANNAM.

from Sea Braneises to the 27th ult., has strived

tack on the Bosidonvy.

The Governor of Saigon has received from

M. BOUREE.

for immoral purposes so prevalent there.the Minister of Marine orders to maintain in A female child, he adds, of 7 or 8 years old commission for the locs atation one of the two will readily fetch about 180 strings of cash, Torpedo bucha sent by Admiral Legés to Saigee That the practice is very common in many,

to be put out of commission.

parts of the Celestial Empire is abundantly prared, and the raison d'etre of the discussion was more to ascertain the extent and causes of the crime than the fact of its existence, This fact is only too well known to foreigners resident in China, and is generally admitted

by the natives themselves,

1. Bourée has bun appointed Minister Plani potentiary at Copenhagen. THE TREATY OF COMMERCE WITH

M. Cogordan will go to China to negotiate

CHINA!

The French Government transport Finklong. and Cochin Chinn, arrived at Singapore on the the treaty of cum nervé. with varal and military invalids from Tonquit

10th instant, not having cooled at the Bornec Co.'s wharf. left on the 13th for Toulon.

We onld remind our readers of the racal and natal concert to be given at the Theatro | Royal, City Hall, this evening by Signora Mar- chetti, assisted by goalomanamalsues. This con cert is given auder the patronage of His Eve ency Major-General Cameron.

The causes for this revolting and cruel custom are not far to seek. From the evidence before as it is tolerably apparent The French cruiser D'Estaing, Captain Con that poverty is one leading and strang in lombeau loft Saigon on the 9t instant, heas

woed bound, and arrived at Singapore on the 13th, ceative to the crime. Bat this alone, unless when she was immediately deckud at Tanjong Cho Colnese ↑are au exceptionally cold-Pugar, The Egtning is one of the ships that blooded and unnatural race, would be insula good deal of hard work to perform in the

ilate Franco Chinese war.

cient, we thigh, to account for the frequency

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with which is is committed. When distressing acquired half the shares in the steamer Bu

Certain Chinese merchants of Sandakan bay zooriakegu distfici" The ervne becomes tootelist, that vessel bas bova registered as a Britisk common, while itistare in places where parents North Borneo vessel and is the first as going steamer which has Down the British North Bornea rad ensign will continus to trade between Sazdakan, Palawan, and Labuan, sed- possibly also to Salu ports and in Darvel Bay. British North Borach Herald,

meteo.

an afford to eat their offspring of both Thus in Shangbai infanticide is al most unknown, and in this. Celony it is very uncoratgen, in spite of Mr. KınasıILL'S state- -ment that there was some reason to be-

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The British North Borneo Herald states that the Furige Ofies has couxouted to the aqua.

love that it is practised to some errent in Hongkong." Isolated-eaves do secur-un tween British North Borges and Serawak, the

partition of the disputed Brunel territory br former being permittal to asuire the Padas.

THE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERERS

BY THE WANGTUNG FLOODS.

The following further subscriptions have boun received

THE ITANGTUNG MYNDATION FUND. Amount previously acknowledged ... Catanco T. Romervilla-

L. Haussaild

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10

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Engloyé-of-the-Lee You-Sugar Bakuery

Thang King

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John Brown

John Gaibrath....

John Patterndu

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The Oleare, The Enfa

POLICE COURT.

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BRYORK MR. H. E. WODZнOLSE.

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are performed their part of the contract in measuring inside Bit by 5ft. Sin., placed at the de construction of the ship exportssprskin farmerar of the forward barbaita, where the steam praise, nul of some of the qualifications steering gourd means of communication by which may look for in the Benbow as a swift mechanical contei vandud speaking tubes with

by a gong, whoren prisoners began to to encounter bad weather, but they were not dight mtid brake all pets othe vessel with iron posed to blame the owners or hildars in this

and vathing træente. One of the cuso..

then borrowed a ptol from the captain, and fired it, every shot thig effort. The mat then shaded, and prayedor pardon. Of the Six prisoners wounded twcubsequently died.— Nichi Nichi Shimbun.

JAPANESE LADIE AND THEIR ΕΛΙ.

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LABOR, 29th Jane,

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THE NAVAL POWER OF FRANCE, --------------- -- -

hand the beca/sida battorios against a raking The ovent which has just boog accomplished fire, and by putting armoured breast works round in the south of France doseres to be marked es to big gand the safety of the leading sppli- the most important and menacing fact which has aces bug further secured by those fixed poly-for a long tims presented itself to the considerac

-The torpedo-hout, No. 68, which passed

doubtedly; bodies of infants are now and Kalios District (Dent Province) and the latter charged with stealing a coat belonging to atema" hid bome a siga of con.) which no regular rainy season alleviates it into tlu parpasses just mentioned it was decided to Elliot, K.C.B., there is a passage which will

goable platform for the artillery in a boats, the Bendar will curry a secmal-class terpe that the most important differences of da bost, a 49ft. stown picket boat, a 37it, steam have arissa aming both aval officers piznaes, and a 4ft. lazuch. The engines by and naval architects. Babwean the axoreme osrs. Annuslay. Sons, and Viold nửa to give course adopted in the earlier class of irealads, 7,500 Indicated borsa pamer with astural draught. like the Warrior, of protecting the 'le and with forced draughs it is expected they will LATE TOLEGRAMS.

the ship by armour and that all develop over 9,990-horsepower and a speed of in the Italia. of simply covering the engens usarer 17 than the 18 kruti ottimated for. The (FROM THE "PANGOON FAZER PR

and pangasinus by a thick steet denk beine the coal complemoat is 957 tous, bat the faol asrry- PAR 96th June. water-line, with aruacur only for the gas stations, ing capasity is really batwien 1,103 und 1,200 M. Harmand has been appointed Crusul pilot-tower, and communications with the maga tons The principal dimensions of the chip ure General for Franco in Calcutta.

zine, there is the middle, course of forming an-Lougth, 330ft.; breadih (extreme). 8. Gin.; LAHORE, 27th Juzo. ermofred citadal. It has been sought to carry draught, forward 28. So, 24 27. Sia., dis Latest reports from Tarat say that fortificant this syston of partial pestation in ships of placement, 10,050 tons. The Benbow will carry tions are proceeding rapidly that the Ameer is the damiri alase by placing a bolt of armour at à crow of 450 officers and men.-Times, A Society has been ferud in Tokyo with the really heat on doing his duty in ditenes of the the water-fine a widships, by covering the engines ubject of bringing about form in the method city. In addition to the arrival of Kandahar and the magazines with shell-proof decks, by of dressing ladies' hair, principal founders troops, news has been received of the glupe of putting armour bulkheads qui screens across the £7,451.10 appear to be dr. Watanab whose name is well coinforcements from Kabul dirset fareughout of the cibulel thrs formed in order to

known in connection with e Sanitary Associa Hazara country. The rearreo of martini at tion Bethai, and Mr. Likawa, editor of the munition given by the Indian Goformal also Tokyo Economist (Keizaiasshi). The sugges being sent on rapidly by this route. Tha rifles tion that a change in thelyle of hair-dressing with asal complement of cartridges hemy al- is desirable, was made a meeting of this Saus ready bon passed-forward.Reports from Cabi tary Association, on the th of Jean, and was state that the insurrection against Siria al tours with sloping facts on the apportion of the advocates of Eagland's ward supre revived with immediatsapproval. We have dallah Kher was get up by Ian Khan wol his Tax bail lor of a skip, it will be remembered, up the mouth of the Seito a compls at weeks ago, not been able to learn tharguments employed Russian allies that 1sa Kute's son has gous to thumut lika the builder of a hunts, increase to has completed its inland voyage and stared the on that occasion, but it isney to conceive them. Khannabad and seized treasure valued at one ang orient be pleases the strength and salidity waters of the Mediterrans The aaral passer Within a very short list of this country's million stor belonging to the Ameer Aldal of the stranture he has to produce, and, in fact. of France, as regarda the most formidablu arm missing to forviga interarse, the masonline Rahman.

the equivalent of the total weight of water to baf of the unval warfare of the future, has been sanso of the nation breamlive to the absurdity

splaced by the vessel once decided, he must I doubled at a blow. The dangers of a sea voyage $7,615.10 | of a man submitting hisend daily to the bur The number of persons from Central Asin strictly apportion so masa for weight of the guns of Gibraltar, ara no longer to be reckon (bar's hauds and having | hair tied in a knot passing through Péskawar ts Moose is unusually hull and ariaar, so much for weight of anginas led in the path of France's torpedo dotillas. Al-

whlah was neither useful ornaments. Even large this year.

and soul, so much for stores and water, and a ready the deadly craft can pass in safety and by so long ago as 1870, whertudents of Japanese The Boundary Commission on Eth excumped much for guns and ancmanition. In the Colling- land between the Northern and Southern aras, and was still stadying the sloguos of Gaaroku | thirteen miles up the Sinjas stream. The 0th | pound the limit, was pot at a displacast of 9,140 from the British Channel to the mouths of the and Seisate, and half of foreignors residing Cavalry five miles on Khushk Rob. Oz 19th us; the figures save raised to 9.700 tons for hous, or from the months of the Rhone to the here imagined that their ctstens were doggeli thay marched to Khurrath. being on With at the Body and Hoes, and further ineroosad to British Channel. The bearing of this revolution and every action of theirtes etosoly observed, Dashchkh. The health of the members of the 19.000 ton for the Camperdown, dsson, not is almost incalculable. In the treatise on "Futuro by oficiul spios even inhose early days, the Commission-is reported-sxeulent--The best-|-Benbow. Binosin fleapportionment of the weight-naval-battles," recently published Sir Goorga James Wilson, unemployed seafran.. Was

bigotry, jus a the "sangic ureaming. Typhoid fever is provalent at Herat carry the belt of side armour at the water-line serve to impress upon the country the signifi- again found in the barbour, but the the Trusan and Labang Districts, it being unshar senaan onwed James Castro.

ng alans" was regard as an indication and it is reported also to have appearal among Dong rather less than half, or coly fire oloveaths cases of the nohievement which has been recom

Doubtlese percentage of the crine is small in relation to vnderstand that this consent is subject to the! The complaizart lodges at the Bailors' Homs, of progressive liberali

this the Raasian troops at Penjdah Lamour state of the length of the ship, provision had to be plished. "In the event of a war with France the numbers of the Chiuse popa Gen. Batesons to either party being voluntarily made and on the ith he was asloop in his roga, the change of fashion was soorated by conomical that Yenlatan, Governor of Penidal jadalnie to keep har afloat and upright and to pre-alone," sage Adairal Ellist, in the prasant

by the Branei authorities.

door being open. The prisoner, who was not considerations. In gem the adoption of this has not, however, bien confirmed. The erve her steuning and steering powers in the condition of our navy' and 'const defences, and in other parts the crime is practised on a large

staying at the Home, slipped into the corn, and fordigy customa coals may, but here was a way virulent form of the favur proved vary faful event of the wurmoured ands being penetrated after strangthoning our squadrons ahead, the and coldblooded scale. Miss Frezus, in her The question of the competition of Govern- stole the sleeping man's cant from the top of a of taking one's place at oa in the ranks of to among the Jamshidis Dostor Oxon will take by shot or of the under-water parts being injur- whole fest of England would be required for by forpado or run: These objects the de- { the defence of the Chancel, and any ides of recent book entled "Pagodar Shadows" ment with privato trade by means of jail labour chest near the bed. Just as he was going out form, not only without arutley, bat over with an early opportunity of diaguesiaz 14.

has lately been raised at Mauriting, whas a do. of the room with it the complainant woke up considerable saving. To wonder that the

|igners have sought to soare by sub-dividing commanding the Mediterranean waters must be devotes a whole ebapter to the subject, putation of prictors recently waited upon the and saw him, and Wilsen was pursued and ap "sangiri no atem i A in favour. The

tha hull beth shova and below the load-line into abandoned. On this point I have consulted Japanese are necnaed ca lack of earnest

anmorous, vrtainly not fower than 100, water-many naval officers and havo rosivos and her conclusions and experiences are Gorerung, Sir John Pope Hennessy, to repretared with the coat still in his possession.

sout the injury done to their trade by the amount The defendant had no defence to offer, Hsness by some foreign •ities-and-it cannot – Tha result to date of they gulit wasting or the ↑ sight aut distinct comportarents not editalart but one answer-gamely, that to divide the float answerable.

One hundred bad sixty of printing done in the jail. The Governor ad- had been in gaol for a goath before for dogect be denied that the donnair element of Sogame River (says the British North Borneo pass. The danble haiton is carried beyond we possess, which is only numerically equal to Chinese women bad destroyed one bun-mith but the jails ought to contine themselves ing from his ship, and he was contenced to their character is scently sarked to Heraldi may be consider as fully extubliding the citadel bulkheads in both diredious, but that of Franes, bhasan the Moditarradeth and dred and fifty-eight infant daughters; but to Government werk, and that any other work three months' imprisonment with hard labour. suggest this infersace Bat they showed the foot that it will yield a profit to those who inrther projection is afforded against injury the Channel, would be to invite cartain defeat.”

done was an unfair interference with private on-

themselves very much carnest about the may dosise to follow the worob.

from below by a water-tight platform over the The prospect broome alarming in the highest they bad brought up six hundred and thicky.terprise-He promised to consider the matter-John Cameron, weman of the American-ship-reation of abolishing he queue In the When Mr. Walker, the Compissioner of or thrombout An outiya bugth of the ship, degroo in view of the enormous tueresse of the eight sons. Another writer who has been in all its bearings..

Adam W. Spicy, was charged with drankenness familiar parlance of the ple, su otoko no mye Lands, returned he left behind him a party con- an i batween this and the underwater shell-proof offensive power of the French. Navy which results 22 years in China says be was personally |

and disorderly conduct on board his ship in the is said to be as rare now u out's tail. As for sisting of two boats and six men who had co desk are the hollers, engine, and magazines of from the discovery of the cuqusity of torpedo Those interested in folk lone may perhaps be harbour on the 12th inst. He had no defence to the economical possibility of the change, they operated with lize in his larostications. These the big ruus. In foot, the method of subdi- vessels for being carried inland from one ses to acquainted with a woman who killed or ac glad to read the following legend as to the origh offer, and he was committed to gaol for 1th were pushed to their liu Men wore not con-men worked in the bod of the river until theraine vision is such that from the bold right up to the other. A foot of fire hundred torpedo vos quiesced in the killing of five or six uhildren of the Russians found by Colonel Pejeniaky to daya hard labour in default of paying a fine of tent with movely cattingeir hair, but they cat eased such a rise that they were forced to gia the main dock there are practically three skins sels, divided between the Bay of Blacay, the Bri-

access:rely born to her, one after another, Zaids, and pablished in the Raashi Invalids:

be current among the Mongol inhabitants of $

it in such a way as to ponse' with the no. up. The last day the water was braast high Protection against shot and shell is provided tisk Chunal, and the Mediterranean, would be John Jones, seaman of the same ship, met with cerity of buying bensi and comba Lord and poh time the men dipped to fill their little for in the first phos. by a strip of steel-faced capable of concentration inany cumber upon either until she gave birth to a sou Burning, former times there lived in a thre, far similar punishment for drunkenness and fight. Welseley's cluiching it might have been scoop (a socoanut shell) they disapperral bodily compound armour in thick and about 150ft. coast, and an enemy's fant would be liable to ba however, to the question of cause, Dr. Man-away from all. people, a good hermit lamn, or ing in Quion's-real Coutral on the same day. applied to the beads a majority of the in the water! The total gold for six days' work in length, so placed as to cover the sides amid sudocaly and sourativ osrwhelmed by accessiona TIM, of Feking, appears to us to satis up uf rounds, consthig of an aged mother and her priest who passed his life iz praying. A pair

male population, with for years after ing vas say 3 os..0 døt. 4ges. :Tha best day's ships to a depth of 5ft. below the loud-line, and to the French local fores which no blockade and Lo Afv, unemployed, was fund $10 for pre- the opening of the entry. Dress roform work was di grs, to the one pan. The highest to a height of t. Bluebora the water. Over no previous superiority at sea would hinder from pratty, accurately in the following four para-daughter happened se go that way, and the paring and calling opium without a permit at was los easy. We he not yet entirely return to one pan in enu day previously roworded the part of the vessel so defended against hori- arriving. It is admitted that the voyage of graphs ---

daughter, while tending cattle, came upon the Stanley.

emerged from the transit stage. "Many spirit had been 45 gr, and this had been taken from contil fire there is also surried sa armont dack, “Terpilleur 68" was undo nuder dificulties as wing but parse-woakrogressionists, strug near the same place, viz., below Pula Kawd, but bufit up of two thinknesses of half-inch plating it was essentially uzpecimvatul, and this cbstacles The constitution of the Chiness, family, in case of the holy lame, who was at that time which the off-elanota, bunjan-like, talne reat in the ifi. The corepassionate annidem offered him some Kwan Alin, bricklayer, pleaded guilty to arling below the level of sare, are still limited Mr. Walker in of opinion that a greater weight and one layer of two inales thick, ranking three which imposed a certain delay upon its progess sades of the pecean Blem, instead of exparutiny and sour milk. but he did not like to taste it. At charge of having entered the premises of a to the luxury of drawer We are sure that was probably get when river working for two inches in ol. At the sides and at the ends of need not be expected to exist when the imitators establishing nów ountres of life and activity.

last he gave way to her entreaties and took the shopkeeper named Cha Ason, and stealing come Wasterns regard this change with daya abore the Sungei Bilaug,

the citadol this protective dock alopes down to of "Tarpilleur 68" are required to make sour milk everyday until he got well. Eventually, clothing and other things to the value of $14.50 regret, 6nding the Jarese dress much more Mr. Walker's investigatious vero necesarily moot the lower edge of the side armour, the their way from sea to sea, The canal and eat of gratitude for tas care, the lama married early yesterday morning. He had three provicus picturesque and rem foils than the foreign. of a toutative nature, Thyattempt to had work moun depth of this decir balow water being äft. river navigation of Frusse was hardly unna 3rd. The wrirskip of nuvestors, which makes it a the maiden. As soon as the Czar of that country consistions recorded to his name, and he was But the Japanese dress simply a dressing-able beds of gold in the Sungei Bilung, the tri- All the openings can be closed with sliding structed with a view to such uses, and the regions daty for story man, pour or rich, torniso up

heard of this be sent his troops to kill the priest sentenced to six months' imprisonment with gown. It is perfect of as mesas of imbutary of the Serums Brer, where gold was armour cavers of the same thickness as the deck, Frunch naval authorities cau congratulato offspring to offer income on the family altag; an who bad se fugruntly broken bis vowa auïech-j harċ lubuur.

poding wetion. We ate of cours, to the first announced, poured a failure. Tas goll in and all are made watertight except the hatchus themselves upon the good fortune which has 4th firo pornicious ayetera of early and univers mitted the sin of marriage. When the troops

A TROUBLESOME EXRVANT.

dress worn by the mile sud apper classes. that stream is less wors than any gold since ob- of the stakeholds on cugino rooms, these being allowed the rivers and canals to be employed so marriage. For the unhealthy stimulus tha giren te popsation, Mancias is irruly torporrible, be saving approached, the lama gathered a bunch of reeds Ha Akuk, widow, was charged with refusal of For the artizan or labourer, with his tained, and the party found it in the top of con protected by armour gratings and offer-dams, successfully for the initial orporinent in this ro aid down the distan: that of the thrust offences and stok them in the ground round bis tent, duty and with making a disturbance in the shert blonse and confug trousers, western glomerata, but a blasting the rock failed to find within glacis plating. Below this protective markable proceeding. Steps will bo undertaken aguizst úlial proży the greatest is to be childlowe." and then by fords of prayer awal them to be all honso of Mr. P. M. Erabeo, on the 18th ingi fashione coal angeno improvement, it inside. The existenco of quarts in the bed af deck there is placed over the engines and boilers ingediately to utilise the lessons derived from

the Czar. The latter sent a second and a third to do some washing, and she refused Sho was

sacopt an abbreviatio of floors. But the the stream and the fact that some of the gold is a light steel splinter deck, three eighths of the passage, of the torpedo boat, and waterways attached to minute pirous of gasetz, points to an inca thick, to prevent interference with will bo widened and deepened whore ne025967. ence of the Chinese and the humane precepts army, but both were beaten, as the lama ocatimad given the option of obeying the order or learing, gentleman or the tradejna was nothing more that rock as the possible watrix both for the gold | the fored drought upon which the higher effo. There is also a project under consideration for of the Buddhist religion have alike proved to pray and turn into more figirting men the and she chose the latter alternativa. Ehe became thun au evidence of idjass, to be insladed in in the tributary and the main river.

timmons of theiteain ing power deponés Asrass carrying a smaller class of torpedo boats over- the same catagory witths Chinaman's talens On vising to the watershed of the Sungai the onits of thecitadol iré balkheads of 18in, and iner by rail, and competent sögineers express insufficient to deter the Chinese from this broken off by his first created defondore, abusive and insolent before going, and the non-

that the holy lama soon had a great number at plainant endeavoured to make her go out, but and the China'sputed fout. Whether Bilang Mr. Walker found the grey grauite 10 compound annour, and on the upper dook apprehension as to the diLeulty of provid horrible practice," Mes GODOY COMMING troops. After the defeat of his third army the she then decandal her pay. This was refused the Japanese looked beer goess in it then he (Byenito) increasing in the bed of the river and between the sides ad the barbettes are portas ng both tracks and boats mutually fitted Caut left the laws alone in peace, but the latter on eccount of her contumacioustics, and the loals in a cont of Wash out, his adoption of the other rocks gradually disappearing, but the Bin thick. The idea of the ship above the upper for the arrangement. Very powerful tur- the Jatter is a nationgin. More generone absence of gold in the bed of the river and the deck where the broadside batteries are placed tre pedo bosts can be built to any artunt iu com. did not wish to lire any longer on the earth, made a good deal of disturbance. The lama left his wife to rulo the pooflà created The defendant said she had been washing for det, more convenisetid protective clothes, distance from camp ada is advisable to leave the of steel lin. thick, so that practically the gunners partments, capable of being easily carried by this opinion. Dr. Marrs, however, suu13 from the reede, sad from those arose the two days, and when this order was given her har i dwellings of a mary colland senitary character, in rostigation of this part of the country and re they are shielded only against the fire of the rail and united into a single vasal at the point up the case very faig, though he might Rossians. They hare white bodies and their hand was sore and she quuld not do the work. and an infusion of fort blood, in aur turn to the main river. Cu attempting to as smaller machine guns, and, supposing that steel of destination. Tunnels would be the greatest.

hulr.is often, fair, because the stems of the reeds She was bound over in her own recognisances opinion, are the four tiga naded to raise the oond the main stream above Sungei Biang, the of the Bro.quality ized splinters very little, there difoulty, but it is believed that by choosing not perhaps have added that daughters are cop wore of a yellowish colour, and the tops some in the sum of $5 to boup the pass for six Japanese race from its at physical interiority party in one day did not make Umiles parom is, with the bigber penetrating power of cron always the shortest line a roulean be suurest sidered by some, unfeeling and mercenary | what darker.”

to the level of peoples wave lived under hardier owing to lerness of the virar, Dud regard for the comparatively small modern guns, proity nearly free from tuumela, As to the use of the river

2nd.--The disparegement of dughters, na yuilde Lu Lusit the family name, and destined to beeume the virtual property of others

Mr. Aplen renk:-"The moral copaci

says that Ancestor worship lies at the rant

of the practice; and other writers agree in

DUNKENNE88, ko.

OPICN CASE.

LARCENY,

long-skirted, wido-slok Kimono of the turned into soldiers; who defeated the troops of Mr. Franco sail de wife ordered the woman

Imonths.

THE SEGAMA GOLD FIELD.

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