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THE DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, OCTOBER Gr¤, 1888.
The Goran Steamship Co.'s steamer Laertes, from Liverpool, laft Singapore yesterday morn Ing for this port
sotto Opera Company will to-night, at the City Hall Theatre, perform that popular opers "La
Fillo do Madame Angeb"
no operations had been commenced for the re- The Mercury learna. by steamer Ichany, that moval of the barrior at Chinhai up to this time
one of thom loft standing.
The inquiry into the circumstances attending
terns of expenditure aro sant in, and docep
In the course of a description of a voyage in a medical practitioner named For Wing Un, on The charitablbostablishments organised by the man u hamical or a kindrod and fifty tasia, as gantry were daily engaged in rooovering bodies wa happen to know; but that is a detail. The tion is practised upon a scale that randers
sailing barque from Hongkong to Bandatan by the 18th alt. Captain,R. D. Boston, Into, of the Bangal Staff The complainant said the defendant was from the flood, and rumour says that the number point we wish to emphasise is that it is really the Vabaae doportments one of the most fertile
Corps, published in the Melbourne fender bosays: formerly his servant, and on the 28th be came to of the drowned exceeds a myriad, while the nam- Viceroy-If our informant is exact who is to We learn from this Agents (Mesars RasebilWhile lying bosted and auxicosly wishing his honso, and on some pretext woat to the bar of those who have beef carried away by the blame. We know, of couran, that he is subject scurces of waste." That the evil is thus rex Cr) tlmt the Unica Line steamer Vistoria; fer a browser i spring up. I onaast hap think cork house. Finding the wan did not return for waters to escape with their lives is equally large, to sepionage that perhaps he cannot evide, but sognised and uncompromisingly condemned from Landes, loft. Singapore for this part on ing that Greda Inland is the natural site for a some time, ho went to look for him, and DAW The Memorinlist then proceeds to give a list of wo entirely declina to believe that a man this is so far satisfactory, but it will not be up- Sunthy.
battery to defend the western entrance to Hong-hi come running out of the room adjoin the places that hava bean victims to the dienstar, position is necessarily and hopelessly at the kong. A battery carrying modern henry aring into the street. Complainant went into all of which will be found enamorated in the De-marog of his pipe-lightera, or that he carrot rootod by a few decrees, nor, it is to be We would remind our readers that the Mass ferred, within any vary short space of time,
illy placed Eere, and a similar fortifnation the room nad lased 345 in notes and agree of July 29th and states that the distress and keep important documents of Stato ander lock It is too deeply seated in Chinese tubit and
Boat Cutters Teland, two mile to the jacket. On Sunday, from informaties giran, suffering caused by the universal overflow of the ant koy. The meanest clork in his employ end, northward, would, in conjunction with the guns complainant want to a house in Gap-chroot, and embankments or the bronchas made in them if he likes, invest in a Chabbinck and pre- of the fort on the Kowloon Peninsula, most found the prisoner there. The jacket was found waste anything in the experience of the last apore vent his own private opinni-bille from prying custom for that. The Peking Government Both are of the Bal Varieties and the kinds really seems desirous, however, of bring
Brot by this wastorn chaznel" offectively bicsk the entrands of any hostile. by a Jokang
or so of years. The riffaring population "coneyea; and are we to believe that the Viceroy "Tho dafordant was santoseed to six months' gregate in tearful groups," and the prices of is unable to take a slottar simple precaution hard labour. that do bost in China. They are abipped ing about an improvement, and in the case
everything have risen to an extravagant height.that he cannot exorcise the common pre- in a manner that ensures their preservation in
THE ALLEGED TREFT OF BULLOCHS. The account of these misorina gives the Momo-ence without which po
ink, ao house of n-
·transit and in three separata 'parecha. The of opium has placed the collection of the the etsamor loft Ningpo. Tho pilas have be- the death of the toolie Tai Afat, who died from Chan Avaz, coelio, was before the scurt, or rialist a prioking sensation in his nose, and hominess, could be carried on for a single day? avery possible precaution is taken to avoid dis- iskin tax in the hands of the Foreign Caecome displaced, and bafnes long there will be injuries received to the head is his house in romans, on the charge of stealing, iu company would end! 'attention to the fact that the high We have referred to his pipe-lighters and other
Wing Fang Lane on the 7th September, was with four other men not in castody, two ballooks, authorities of the procines karo not yet taken the domestic cormants. Some of fliesy persons a toma, at the same time giving an intima.
The opening performance of the Emelie resumed at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon valge $41, from the Slaughter Hanse premises, step of reporting the calamity or the morsares of always in and out of the room furing the Vice- tion of its intention ultimately to de Melville Opera Company at Shanghar had to be before Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, Corouer, and on the 14th it., and Ho Chan, and Chang Shi alleviation to be adopted, leaving everything to roy's interviews with his guests, offering them the same with respect to other goods, sub. postponed from the 1st to the Srd int. cwing Mears. S. A. Mareal, G. F. Ang Remedios, sad Tang, butchers, wore obarged with having been the charity of the gentry, whose action is made a cigars and pouring out okampagne; while wear ject, of course, to an agreement to that effect to the dificulty of scouring an orchestra. The Sheik Elias Bax, as jury. The avidanea addued unlawfully in possession of about 54a. of the pretext by the locul authorities for evading their the open door, or crowding outside the thin par-
thron principal, pianists of Shanghai, Mausta. was that the docensed was attacked in his stolen beaf on the 14t's ult.
Individual obligations. It may be added that tition of the Visoroy's library, are many others. being arrived at with the Treaty powers. Sapriet. Foutam, and Vels are at present shente hond with a stool. The medical evi-ing of the 14th, having been stolen in the night by the inposition
own house by three men, and strook over The cattle were missed early on the morn-ovory ccension of disaster by food is followed all intent on haring every word thus pasaca. IE heavy pressure for the we are assurot that it is not possible for Li at before sual an agreement can be from that port.
donoo was to the effect that death aron by being driven through a breach in the enrin- payment of land tax and Customs dues, which Chang tang to shut the door of his own brought about, the Peking Government
The numerous friends of Mr. H. N. Mody will from injuries to the brad naused by a fall or a
are applied to making good previous peculations privato sitting-room, and that it is an absolute will have to give evidence of its ability to be pleased to learn that he has been unanimous blow. The jury returned a verdict to the effect are wall caised by recent floods.
Mak Y Sum, codie, said that on the evening of on the part of the collectors.
hocassity for him to have envesdroppers effectively control the Provincial authorities led by the Parso conuity & Trustee that the deceased tod from injuries to the head the 13th ult. the second and third defensanta ozzie
Heavy taxation for purpose of maritime hanging round his chair when talking_to to the Parsse Charity Fuod, in room of the late sustained by a fall or a blow.
to him and asked him to steal bullocks at Shek defence has of late years placed burdena upan | foreign visitors, we hava no more to say. Bat and sapprose all illegal eractions. That lamented Mr. D. Rattonjes, a distinction no-
Tong Tani Ha went to the shops interested to the poople to the utmost limit of andumoss, and the proposition is too extraordinary to command power it possesses to only very limited canded to the representative members of the
give information, but could get no one to believe, how, it may be asked, ars the people to exist qualified acceptance: and if as has boon .community. extant at present; the were necessity of
him, and he could not get a constable.
under the weight of the present catastrophe ? asserted, His Excellency is really vickimised to The third defondant said he did not know the It is then reflections that induced the Ma- the extpat represented by being under th The United States gunboat Palos arrived at publishing sceh a doores as that from which wo have just quoted is in itself suficient Shanghai or the afternoon of the 30th alt. THE CZAR AND THE BULGARIANS. witness; he was ouraged by the first defendant to morialist to entreat His Majesty to issue string constant anrveilance of spies who unts and 10-
from Foochow, where she had been for some
ent orders to the provincial high authorities to put all thoy hear, we can only say that the ro The Czar he declined to ressive a depatationary the mest to the Central Market.
The mastor of the On Ki shop garó eridence, instituts conscientious onqui-y, and, as the case medy is in his own hande. And that some ro proof of this assertion. The question then time past. She has gone to Shanghai for ux-
of Bulgariana.
to having been warned by the witness of an st may be, either furnish roller to the sufferers or form should be inaugurated in this respect is arisen how the Central Government can con- tensive repairs. The Palas was detained three days under the les of Tung Ying on acecant of solidate and increase its power in the pre-strong winds and heary see from the north east
toupí to steal his bullocks, which he refused to sumpsed or remit taxation. They swuld not only due to his foreign visitors. It is not agro- believe, as no one had boon missed since the mar-rely upon the charitable establishments of the able to think that avery word one say is being kot was built. vinces. The frat step in this direction muet
gentry to do their work and.mako light of the carefully listened to and justel down by the ser- The question "Is it desirable to tax gambling
The test defendant raid be tought the meat distress of the people.
want who is lighting the Viceroy's pips, and wili be the abandonment of the practice of in the Straits Settlements was to engage the
from the second defendant.
probably be communicated in an outageously The first defendant was discharged and the
An Imperial Doorco of the 29th July acknow-contorted form to some ignorant and youal- squeezing the high officials themselves. If attention of the Singapors Debating Socisty at
other two were committed for trial at the Su-ledges the receipt of the above memorial, and foreigner, who immediately proccoda lo mandarin, after holding office for some last noting. This Soniety can hardly fail
states that memorials had also been received on mako public through soms dirty channel of to have an important Influence in the formation years, is expected when he goes to Peking of public opinion in the neighbouring colony.
ths enbject from Chaug. Chih-tung and his col bis own. The precautions wo advocate ara for audience to tako in his hand a largo pre- We would be glad to see a similar sopisty estab
leagues reporting the foods, agreeing in the not of an extraordinary or dificul nature, main with that of Long Tool's. They had but such. 29
regarded in other sent, it may be of some hundreds of thouisbed here.
bron commanded to isso volief to tan distressed parts of the world na a matter of coursa: people, and to repair the embankments that have their omission, indeed, would elsewhere be cou be washed away in order to protect the land sidered a scandal. There is one other point we from futurs iuundation.
have to touch upon, but only very briedy. It is not only Chinese documents in the Viceroy`s
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HONGKONA, OCTOBER 6TH, 1985.
One of the greatest obstacles which China will encounter is the career of progress on which the Empire snema at last to be enter. ing is tho deep seated corruption which pro- rails throughout all ranks of officialdom. This is a subject which has a special interest for the foreign mercantila comianity, not only on account of the sympathy naturally entertained with reference to any forward movement in China, båt also because of the
shadow of eating changes in the mode of collecting the taxation on foreign trade. The Foreign Customa were established on ae. count of the uncertainty of the taxation while goder purely native control, more than on an eaunt of ita smount. The catiro officials
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SHANGRAI. IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
We are informed that the opium belonging to sands of table, it is quise certain that the hero on Sunday from Cardiff, reports that on the
Esrces Ma. Jusrter AcknOYD. The American ship Centinaial, which arrived
Mr. Brun seized by Lekin Hunnersia the French amount must be got together by squeezing 24th August while sending before a strong gale,
CHOY CHUNE V. P. M. Avas, $620.
Settlement a short time ago, was returned on
the people. If the stream is to be rendered with squally weather and a very bad sea, one the defendant.
Mr. Caldwell for the plaintif, Mr. Ewens for the 30th it to the owner, the conte forad carry ing boing discharged. Mr. Bran was informed of the crow, a soaman named Alexander Johnson, pure the corruption at the fountain beadas Luther Hainey, of New York, was washed admitted by the defendant, who sought for tima not recognise the right of the Lekia Tax Office
The claim was for money lent, and it was by the Assessor that the French authorities did 4 HORSEWHIPPING AT SHANGHAI. Tamen that have been tampered with, but pri- vate foreign letters en rouse for members of his overboard and drownad, it being impossiblou-to pay the amount. Be toade an offer to pay to ley lekin duty in the Fronel Bertlemoat. Mx F. Essox, the editor of the Cathay Port, Excellency's staff. We have details of one in- der the circumsinaces to rescue him.
$100, and the rest in the following manner for Azpuste, which was lately sold by public auction, mission of violence. The Shanghai Courier that the Colony has been committed repastedy We understand that the distestad barguentiae has provoked a Shanghai resident to the constance in which this has occurred, and are feld
for the week ending 4th October, 1885-
Return of visitors to the City Hall Musena the ensuing twelve months at the rate of 20 prix to be turned into a three-masted fore and aft gives the following account of the affengaudavon systematically. Bat now that the mouth, and after that at the rate of $40 per schooner, and that as such she is intended to be Shortly after eloron o'clock on the morning of offender has ban. detected it is reasonable to
The plaintiff said the defendant had deceived hick by momoring from his tense and setting his fariture by auction.
must be removed.
September states that cholora was decreasing in A telegram roonived as Manils on the 28th
Spain.
The Governor-General of Netherlands Tudie has granted leave to Chiarini's circus to travel i sheat for six months in Java:
A severe thunderstorm paseal over Manila and the neighbourhood on the 26th September. At Columba two man were killed by lightning.
Fang Tao-tai, who was sent by His Excellency Li Hang-chang to enquire into the working of the Chafoo Filanda, returned to Tiontain on the 20th alt to make his report.
composition, the
In acticing Captain Lightwood's pleasing
Fragrant Streams Waltz yesterday, we omitted to state that Masera. Kelly and Walsh are the coal publishers.
Monday..... Tuesday, Wednesday Thaesday Friday Saturday Sunday
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OLLA PODRIDA.
run between Shanghai and Hankow. Although the 29th September M. Malherbe, of the firm hope that his malpractices will be honseforward we don't recollect a vessel of this kind ever hav- of Messrs. Lovet Brothers, committed an assant stopped.-N. C. Daily News. ing been employed on the Yangtze trade, weapon Mr. Proderick Essex, editor of the Cathay see no reason why such a rig should not fully Post. So far as we have been able to ascertain, Mr. Malherbe walked into the Courier offies nud answer its purpose. in the matter of a complaint against palive Mr. Essex was sitting with his back to the door. Mr. Lo evinced s tendency to ubstrzotiveness proceeded to one of upstairs offices, in which
Dos Esserts, an neter at, the Hague, having brought before him on the 20th all. by Mr. M. Malherbe from his own windows can see in been caught poaching on the proeorses of the Howea, Inspector of Nuisances. It was on tae to this ooo. Without speaking, Mr. Malherbe Staitholder, availed himself dored by Mr. Lo's predecessor to he abstad, hat flew cuff end was afterwards picked an somna yarts capting in the garb of royalty, asked him by abject of a very bad naisenos existing in. Man- struck Mr. Esox on the head with the thick his profession to get out of the enrape. A game- daria Alloy, Hongkow. This ruisance was or- md of a rising whip, the silvored knob of which keeper, who had never noun the tragedina er
the sourens al
Mr. Ewels ould that as his client's family was removing to Macao, Mr. Alves sold part of his property at an auctioneer's calo rooms in this eclony. They realised about 3150, and it was ont of this amount that he proposed to pay the $300 down. The defendant had now obtained uning part in the rioting on the 22nd September Company at a salary of $50 a month, and this Wong Kwan, one of the men convicted of employment in the face of the Hangkong Gas
was waissed, from custody yesterday afternoon was as much as to could do. by Mr. Mackenn. On the prisoner's behalf His Lordship naked what the plaintiff had to the Chinaman did protially nothing in this from where the conflict commenced. The blowbat right he came there to shoot. Des Esaris, Mr. Mossop applied to his Worship to say to this; he did not gas that more could be direction. On the 29th it, his Worship gare stunned Mr. Esser for the moment and blood with an air and tone of the most hercio haughti rebear the case, and be produced sidedos to get out of the defendant nader the circumstannpression to the rather strange view, that na dropped on to the papers on his desk, and risings, replied Ank you, by what right? By show tant on this date the man was executing The plaintiff thought Le could see how more the man bad inherited the proporty from his in his obair Mr. Malherbe seized him and a rough that great right the vast and towering wind Ha an orcand for his master when he found himself old be got, as he had a lot of I.).IJ. on his forefathers. who had hem in possession of it for and tambla fight eamed. No other foreigner wanurer the grovelling instinct of the ralgar!" involved in a riotous crowd. He ran to ascape, person.
over a hundred years, long before the Settle present at the commencement of the fight. Mr.These lines, uttered with a tragio and theatrical. and was arrested. It was further stated on his His Lordship said he would not allow the meat was ceded to foreigners, he did not think Thirkall was fetched from one of the downstairs air, go panic-struck the poor gamekooper, that Kan win, but he hailed from Nam Hoi- ant in prison. He should make an ordor in so- or ask him to remove the reservoir, although it is ting together, but his presence put a stop to coarse I should not have interfered!".
Later on Mr. Essex went over It would be well if all dressmaker: were as cordsure with the defendant's offer for payment the focus for the propagation of indescribable filth further violence. of $100 down, $20 per month for a year, and $10 and stenches about the nighbourhood. No to Mr. Malherbe's house, apparently with the candid as M. Worth, of Paris. He says that por month afterwards with interest on the wonder that so many cases of cholera break out intention of continuing hostilities, but we balises his trade in Paris loses by ashes and frauds orary amount at 8 per cent. per annum.
from time to time in Hourke. The health of nothing farther transpired as the parties did not your from 7,000,000 £ to 10,000.090 f., and ho de- the community is ovidently a matter of small vet."
clares that, "I sometimes find myself a couple Ty BANKRUPTCY
wore always ready to compound the dues, the new lighthonse on the largest island of the behalf that he was neither a Sz Tsp nor a Tung phait.tiff to usalaisjudgment to prt the defend the Municipal Council had any right to interferoj ofFces and on bir arrival the pair were wrest be azelaimed, "Oh, if 1 had known that, of
and thus an advantage ovar honest mer ebants was secured by those most adept in the art of bribery. The high authorię tisa of the Empire are now manifesting
the
The Manila Garelle pablishen partionare of Siete Pecados, near Iloilo, which showed its
light for the first time on the 1st September.
The death is announced from Germany of Fr. The case in which Mr. Gritton, late usuager John Wilson, well known to all Singaporeans of the Hongkong Glassworks, anes the Gonoral the proprietor of the Carat Worms as
apors La Dives, which left Woosung on tho
DEFORE MA JUSTICE ÁCKBOTH.
IN THE MATTER OF Kwok Thing Sec.
metter.
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a disposition to disponso with the assistance | Managers of that Compary for $1,000 st the Sa-business, the Straits Pixies hears, he disposed of a of foreigners in the collection of the Customs Creme Court will be heard before Mr. Justice short time ago, on his ocming into a large fortune
moment to Mr. Lo, prescriptive right to The N. Daily News is informed that sam. of hundred thousand francs the loser in twoire Ackroyd to-day.
through his father's death. The Indian Plantera" revenue, and the change is one which will no
sugender fall disagens being in his enlightened monses bave been applied for by Mr. Danes, at months. We are often accused of halog extor Gazelle says that by one of the higgest Ankas on The N. C. Daily News states that the Chi-recon! he won that coveted prize among sports. doubt come some day, but it is one which the naval station at. Wei-hai-wel is to be put in
opinion paramount. We had hoped better things the Frenol Conantar Court, against M. de Maltionate, but there is not a single dressmaker in of the way Magistrata, but clearly he is one of barbe and two other Froach gentlemen, for in Paris who makes over 10 per cent. net profit en Treaty Powers and foreign merchants must order again, and the machinery which was THA in the Viceroy's Cap. With flu moderate Satrags. He imported the same year an sapes
2,500 dols, or 3,000 dola Mr. Mossop appeared for the bankrupt. Mr. straight path of duty by the foreign Assessors, him te a dust; and against M. de Malbarbe for this subject You hear of dreaves that cost the old school, and will need to be kept in the aiting to a broach of the pen by elmullonging his ospital. People talk a dead of nonsenso n resist to the utmost until the time arrives moved a auteipation of a visit from the Frenchsive and mixed shipcront of rosera, backs of presented a number of creditors.
I venture to say that whop some measure of confidence can be during the war is being sent back.
genus amas, of which Nulguin is the only one
not four dresses in the city ever cost any such Mr. Mossy said he believed Mr. Ewens, whethe question throng. Mr. Lo's retrograde ulroads well known to the public. placed in the integrity of Chinese officials.
The French craisor Roland and yueboat Deko most of his class, but as good bearind n/represented the majority of the caditors and spectacles, and the matter will be brought-forsi
row in training of any note. A rough diamond,
The Mercury, having written to Mr. Mal. prices putting ince dresses out of the question." M. Worth added, kowever, that "his American This is certainly not the case at present. In-rriced at Wessung the ult. harte for the particulars of the encounter, re-
customers paid their debts, and that he was abost a strangercent, had a proposition to the request of Mr. Finans, furnish with a seired the following: deed, so little contence entertained by 25th, returned in company with the other two, to hear himself called "Honest John Wilson." aoke which if zacepted, would settle the whole stagnant pouls, and also of his own report on the translation of the Municipal by-law relating in
Shanghai, 30th Septembar, 1885,
desirous of retaining them."
The following account of romarkable Ken is the Chinese themselves in the honesty of the having boon ordered back.
Says the Daily News-The natives at Shang-
The account published in last evening's issue mandarins that they do not even trust them
Mr. Ewens said he bad, and he would ask for abject of the naisener-Mercury
of the Shanghai Courter under the sling As given by a correspondent of Ind and Water: His Excelleres Seuar Jasto Martin, Lunas,hai have a practice of closing the eyes of a car- in the distribution of relief in times of public day by the steamer Diamante Benor Lanas and fight with each other two are put into s
sault' gontains several statements which are in- "She is a emas telween a game hen and a Civil Governor of Manila, arrived here on Santain kind of bird in a very curious manner. It an adjournment for week, to
carry out that ar-
Brahma cook, and was sched in May, 1880. appears that the birds are very quarrelsome ragement.
TIENTSIN. Mr. Mowop thought a month would be better. calami. In another colums we publish abas recently, we learn from the Comercio, passor
I did not strike Mr. Esses on the beat with Sho commenced laying in January of the fol Mr. Wotton and Ir Caldwell botá intimated memorial to the Throne by Luang Yo-cau, through a serious illness, and his visit to this fary, their books are powerful. We noticed that no oppisition med be expected from them
jouge together, doing each other considerable in-
the talok end of a riding whip, but with the towing year, and laid 159 eggs within the twelve 91st September. The French gunbonts Sagittaire and Aspic self before Liza. I said: "Mr. Desex, I have an is still laying. I may add that she is quite a thin one. 1 entered his office, and, placing my-months. This year she has laid 166 egys, and a member of the Han-lin Yuan, who makes colony is for change of air.
some of these captive birds on the 29th Septem providing that there was any prospect of the arrived ut this port on Saturday, the latter bear- the baserrion that "Every occasion of
account to sattle with you." That the blow fol- Cockney, having lived on the leads of a public The Daily Nets says that the British ship ber the French Concession. The lower ce rangement doing oaried through. They buthing the dag of Rear Admiral Tapes H. E. the Wallace is now in dock at Shanghai being cault tid kad amen punctured, and a feather which was
however, thought a boath was much too long Viceroy Li came down to give a diuur le the
lowel very rapidly on this short preliminary eflce for the last two years, her ownor being the disaster tydood is followed by the impost-ed and re-coppered. By the time she has had inserted in the holes passed over the top of the an adjournment; endwero, of opinion that in the Admiral, but first called at the French Cou notice I must admit. Had it not been so, hall porter. She is very fond of iring before tion of beavy pressure for the payment of new redder and is fitted up ready for sea, tas re head, thus pulling the oyslids up entirely over stage matter: had wached two or three days ursulate, after which, as E. E. in always saxions aright have failed is the object of my call. As the fire, stretching herself like a dog. At meel land taxes and Castoma duss, which are appairs will have cost from Tls. 20,000 to Tis 23,000. the eyes. Under these circumstances the birds a week muid sethics, as on sigremont had prasto Fee war material, the Adiniral escorted him on it was, I had scarcely time to strike Mr. Essex times a chair is placed for har at the table, her plied to making good preriona defnics.
The claim for towage to Shanghai is Tia 8,000 could not see, and pears and harmony raigned in tially been come to and all that now remained board the depic, which, by the way, wis one of once when he jumped on me, and the extreme food being wasted down with scout Possibly the cage, but dirently the feathers were drawn was to get the formal consent of all the creditors, thosu engaged in the battle of Foodhow. H. Frapidity of his counter-attack showed that hat is the latter, combined with the warmth of tions on the part of the collectors." As Admiral Less returned to Chefoo in the ant the birds began sghting. It appears that which could be easily obtained.
had a look at the machine guns, and who the was not in the least degree 'stuned Tho ter quarters, that has caused her to lay so well. gunboat depic from Tientsin on the 26th Sep. the feathers usually remain a hundred and showing that this idea of
Hia Lerdebip thinght everything might be French Naildogs, of which the tompians were silvared knob of the whip did come off in the The meat curious thing is that a great number ember, and the Frosch squadron has boon dis twenty days in position, after which they are arranged in a fortnight, which would bring thu takon cut and the breach opened for H. E. to struggle, but not berase I made use of it is of the eggs have been laid in the lap of the
porter's wife." appropriation of funds is generally sater. persed, only the flagship La Galisematers, the withdrawn and a piece of cotton passed through amount of time girm the bankrupt up to some-look through, and as the Chinese any the French strike Mr. Erst
"I suppose it is hardly necessary for me to taired it may be noted that it has been Champlain, and tisa dapes remaining at Chefso the holes in the eyelids and tied on the top of the thing lika two months. The easy would stand eau'd reach thera and better their fortz at Kee add that I do not foul proud of my exploit. I thought necessary by the Chinese who have mited to a few days.
Their stay, however, is (says the Daily News) Ii-head, thus keeping them always closed.
aljourned to that day fortnight, at-11 o'clock. lung. their Kropp guns. would not reach the
French ships, but fall far short, so that in all am not onasidered by those who know me as intorested themselves at Shanghai in the col
A horrible occurrence is reported from a The Session of the Hongkong Legislative lage near Chung Kiran Oke, a place on the lection of anbagriptions for the Kangtung Council will be opened to-morros afternoon at Chinesa side of the yeamur Past.
probability they may now dismatinae buying being of particularly pngcious dispition, and the Krupp and go in for some of the French resorted to blows most reluctantly as a very The report inundation relief fund to assure the public, fire 'cinck. It is understood that the Governor's states that a young and recently married woman
gr. H. takes an interest in all forviga uulgent necessity forced upon me by repeated urme, and is always seeking information. The sad insulting allusions to an incident which through the calumos of the N. C. Daily News Sporch will contain (as uszal in all colonies) A struck her husband down in a paddy field, near statement of the financial position of the Colony, their house with some sharp weapon, and while
usual salute was fired in his honour, Bad-aftar aght not to have been savived. That Mr. Een the comparatively Royal etiquette of the "What "abricked that "All the subscriptions are dispensed by of the Loan Bill, the Spirit Farm Bill, and of he was upon the ground hacked him about in a
the inspection of the gunboat H. E. returned to ahud particular reasons for not breaking énage would permit. merchants, and officials have nothing what
the other Hills and gonorat husiness which will terrible manner. Ho was found lying thore
Li Yamda adjoining the French Consulate through see on the subject must, I think, Nicolini, in, high B flat, "ma migauze, you Charles Springshow, Henry Selwart, and where the dinner was served, his Band being in friends. Regardless of those reasons, Mr. Essex tight, and that water will chill your blood. Oh, have been recalled to his memory by two of his know that you are going to sing tomorrow be introduced. aver to do with it.
No os inter-
covered with blood, and no one knew whom to Kobert MoEdwards, wamen, all simitted having attendance.
Then give forance is permitted er attempted, beyond loving stony-A captain of use of our Chinose
The Straits Times gives carranny to the fol- beea wilaess by as a
Scouse of the grime, the affair seems to have been picked up drunk and ineryable in the
On Sunday one of the patty ofheem of the published in the last number of the Cathay Post farbik any water." The man was not street on Saturday night, and they were fund French gaubust went out riding, and getting was calentated to increase the demand for his roared Nicolini in his highest C. "Ma mignonne along article which, as ho himself informs us, taste of wice, pleaded thirsty Patti. Wine P" the loan of soldiers by the Fan-tai to protect steators says that on his way dar a from long dead, however, and having been patched up and Lolí a doller such.
hold of a maks rather hard in the moath, ren the boxes of enin.". The officials not only kong his attation was attracted by two queer when the first thing he did was to point medically treated, ho recovered consciousness,
over Chinaman; the pony, it is said. stamping Paper and bring ridicule upon ms. That he may you are going to sing to-morrow night, and yeu rub the peopky but also the Throne, as ap. looking geese in his goase crop, so he asked bis to his wife. Ha never lived to relute what spar, value 20 cents, fom one Chan Chun, at the mafoo is in jail and the unfortunato potty scar wish, but I think that I am liarily to be blamed cannot permit wina" "Plet's can't I have 13 Asau, coclie, wa charged with stealing a on his face and body and Hilling him: the poor Aave attained the former object is my sicers kuow that wise will heat sour blood. No, I chief steward what the birds were. The steward
cearred, but the woman's guilt was taken Yes Tak timber shop Wanelai, on the Sri inst., placed under arrest.
for trying to defeat the latter. like these in the Tsat Tsa Mut horror us proved by the villagers, who seem, and he was sent to gul for a week.
Chat Atsat, tailor was sentenced to three in this colony, to have constituted themselves weeks' bard labour or stealing a jacket value ber tritual and her punishora. She was seized $6.50, the property da tailer named Tesi Aloe, and tied to a stake and offered some poison to living at 45, First groot on the With Augnak! Par atostor Koushing the Japanese Ministen, save her from the agonies which would other last. He went to the house on a visit, and wh susue upon their further proceedings. She slipped oct with the jacket,
fused to take the poison, and then a fire whe like many religious murtyrs have been. lighted around her, and she was burned to death The Daily News We have received
paars from an Imperial decree recently pub-reptil.Ho zo bleng sit down 80030, lished, in which it is stated that "False re-bloug by goosey." It was evident that the turns of disaster and applications for remia
Colestial meant they were wild geese.. sion of taration have become the rule, while
The Comercio says arrivals from Hongkong are
at once proceeded to the quarantine ground
KOLEE COURT. —
Sh October.
BEFORE ME. H. E. WODEHоres.
DRINKENNESS.
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LETTY THEFTS.
KOURBREAKING.
H.E. Li has been kind enough to petition, the Emperor, to zetath 100,000 bags of the tribute rice here to be distributed among the sufferers by the recent floods in the surrounding distrists,
"R. DE MALICEBE.”
THE GREAT VICEROY AND HIS PIPE-LIGHTERS.
The following story of Mdme. Patti'a libations is told as an insauce of the delights of being a Frits donna. It is related that once when she returned from her daily drive sho was exebed- ingly thirsty, and asked M. Nicolini to request one of their long retinue to cause a gins
of water to be brought to har by as quick staga
magzerla
something wet " begged Patti, with trembling Ep as her palstu oliske dryly in her throas. Nicolini pondered long and deeply, and at length with his own hands, carefully prepared for tho great singor a soothing draught of dissolved A correspondent of the Hupar states that in formation has bean rocited from Paking to the the taxation on the productive lands over affect that the Council of War, Tsung-li Yauen,
Vice Admiral Enoxette and family, go to your
~The Vagdeburger Steitung is noxions that zz- remmés ita acessed amount," the plain in-
A correspondent at Ticutain has really advantage should be taken of the present "restora and effcors of the Six Boards have in contempla
pork en route for Japan, owing to his family be dressed us at considerable length upon the rails tion of the famous Schloss-Kirche at Wittou- ference being that the difference between this fiets the addition of another Boari, namair, that
ing sick. He will, however, return, to take up made by unscrupulons persons on the secret arborg to settle the disputed question convening assossed amount and the amount remitted thing that pertains to marine affairs. It will
Woo Abing an U Ashing, fishmongers, his post at Peking. though he may be absent for olivos of high officials, and the extreme eage with Luthor's grave. According to the widely-received of Marine, under whose control will come or
wore charged with bring enterod the house of some two months, and in all probability return which docupisats of the most confidential nature logond, which is illustrated by Teich's noble pic goes into the pockets of the mandarins. The hara Viceroy Li as Prosidont with Musgris
Wong Awab, builder with intent to commit a cveriand said he arrive at Taka late in the can be obtained. There need be no boubt that hetero in the church, Duke Alva, at the capitula decree we refer to appears amongst the Tang and ex-Minister Li Tan-you as Vice-
falony, on the 4th int. a communication from Foochow relative to the
20rson. The completuant Ires at 13. New Eat-atmant,
is wall within the truth when ho says that do- tion of Wittenberg in 1547, deseocated the tomb N. C. Daily News" translations from the
prasidents.
part of our correspondent's letter pablished on and early on Sundaymorning, before daybrook,
22nd September. cuments of importance to the State at critical of the Reformer, When Emperor Charles V., Peking Gazelle, and it entitled, "A Decree
Admiral Lespos gave a dinner to pigat to ti..timos bare boen taken out of his [the Viceroy's] after the capitulation, visited Luther's grave. The steamer Arabic arrived at Manils on the to dock the fifoo. The managers of the Dock sales atside the dot of the house, and he wout Band playing some cxoelent music. Their Ex- the mode of perloining is so cren that property of Luther's corpse dag up, burned, and the shor the 14th September which refers to the failure lokang saw one of the prisoners doing some Li, the Fientain and Customs Tootsis, the French cabinet, copied, and sent to exonics," and that Aiva petitioned the monarch to allow him to hav calling the attention of provincial high an. 30th September. dying the yellow fag, and she thorities in emphatic terme to the prevalence
Company offered, we are told, to uscepta roond ap and arrested him He then found that one callencies aust, have enjoyed themselves vary this description iaboldly foreale to individuals who thrown into the Elbe. It was then that the samo of $2,80, not Tis 2,800, for the special of the bars in the dorway bad been removed, mnoh, as between the intervals of the Band rasteragardnas likely pachasers. Our corespond Emperor made his memorable reply, "I du uut of corruption and abuses in every depart. now granted fres pratique: como sitoess murt entruot; the Captain agreed to this, and so did and be entered with his prisoner, and aroused ing we could hear the piano going sal the sweetent is justilahiy savore upon those who practise wage war with the dead, but with the living." mant of the Government administration," therefore have scarred on the corags te ac-held his consent.
the Arsenal anthorities, but the Viceroy with the leasehold. Afte that the secund prisoner voice of Madam Bezur. The company broke up the theft and those who rosive the stolen goods, It is now questioned whether the famous specch We are assured that the sOLDO was discovered under the stairs, hiding. They st shot 830 pm. when the Viceroy was the first and neither party would probably attempt to de has any historical varacity, for it is not recorded While it is not denied that there are some Lad been received at the time of the publicctioned as considerably under what it would had apparently had time to steal anything, to leave, being followed by the other Taotsis.
count for the vessel's netica. No parttealers
ainee zething was used. amongst the high officials who apply been of the paper, and it was not known whether there been acording to the regular charges of
The roads are in splendid condition now from rality. There are considerations, however, which bean most likely to record had they know of it. fend the transaction apen grounds of high mo- by either of the contemporaries who would have selves conscientiously to the performance of quarantino weeld be long or short: the dock, and thosu. of fee. Shanghai-docks.The first prisoner had three previous varic-tho soitlement to the Cits, and all are about com- our correspondent does not torch upon, hat which Lather's best friend, Bergenbagen, or the co- The supposed reason for the Fioeroy's refusal tions recorded againt him, for the last of which, pleted, so that .E. the Customs Taote does not nevertheless should not be altogether overlooked smentions ohrenior Mens. But the legend has their dutics," there are others who have not charged with assaulting the keeper of a fish stalling gone to Foochow hy order of the Jata so servitude at the Supreme Court.
The once against PC. Tamail, the constable to sunction the charge is that the Meifen har burglary, he was setend to fra years' penal ist grass grow under his foot. Ant in regard to In the first place, there is probably zo Legation been further developed by the assertion that Alva succeeded in purging themselves from the in the Central Market on the cecasion of the Tsung-tang, the present oficials did not wish Committed for tril at the Criminal Sessions sent Commissioner of Customa, Mr. Deiring, who not acail itself of oneh illicit monus of iaiona the corpse
all this there fa also grout credit due to the pre- or diplomatic office in the whole world which does a spite of the Emperer's prohibition, ordered trint of porfabetoriness." The army of the recent disturbance there, was before Mr. Mac to disburse any money for her repairs, and there of the Supreme Court.
be dug up There is now an op takes great pains to promota.all and everything tion as money will proots. A system known as portunity, such as will art soon again, to ex- Green Standard, the decreo goes on to say, kean, or remand. yesterday caleravon Mr. Cald for ordered her to Shanghai. Our correspon bas long been in an effete and useless con- for the defence. Mir Mossop recalled the com
wolluppeared for thecomplainant, and 31r. Mossop dont uppoure to have been misinformed as to the
Beroes ir. E. MACKMAN,
that in any way texas to the improvement of the gedret service" erista every#lipre, and funds are amino the grave, and settle for all time whether facts he communicated to pz, and it is a matter
naighbourhood-Courier Correspondent.
set aside for the express purpose of parohading the body of Luther was infamously "translated." „dition, and so the numbers of irregulars that plainant and some of the witnesses, and cross of regret to us that it should have been so, The
JETH LAROBNY---
privately that which cannot be obtained openly. At about midnight on July 20th a remarkablo Choang Tron occl, was convicted of stealing are enlisted go towards the maintenance of examined them with a risw of abowing that the reasonableness or otherwise of the charges wan
Will our correspondent maintain the thesis that phenomenon was seen at Joaköping (Sweden). food belonging to a caulkor cumplainant first of all attacked the constable known to us, and we published our correspon- tan cents' worth a useless force. Pay and ralions, too, are for serving apos Lima summons to appear and out's leitor as it reached us."As we represent to gul for 14 dys.
no secret memorial, decree, or state paper of any over Lake Wettern. A strong luminosity was nama Chan Sing, of the 4th inst, and he was
description, intended to be confidential, and pro-suddenly seen in the north, whore soms vorg wasted, and in every proviuse more men are answer a charge of obstraction. The case was dazed the statement to which the above rafers,
The N. J. Daily News translates the follow-cured through yamên clerks or secretarias by the peculiar clouds looking like iberge-wpro returned then are actually enrolled. Unlesá further rotandel
it is only fair to publish the correction.
OFUM CASES. Thau Atsoi, stone catter, was charged with ing memorial from the Feling Gazette of the 10th Private expenditure of secret-service money, is to som almost to tonch the water. From these be found in any forsign Legation in Peking clouds electrical discharges continually proceeded, the army te purified from these abuse, how, The Mercury says-A short time since, dur An Imperial Decree was issued on the 27th having been is possesion of ons and a half taola Angust-
If so, his faith in the purity of diplomatic imparting to them a blach phosphorescent light, it is asked, is it possible to obtain an ing lar. Ko's inenmbency of the oice of Shang-September enumerating the various achievements of prepared opium wihout a pormit on tha 29th A Memorial from Liang Yo-ch'ã, a member of monile is robuster a good deal than oura Our somewhat ruddy near the water and intensely
Mixad Court Magistrate, £ve destitute of Tao Tang-tang and expressing profound alt
the Ifan-Jin Yuan.
belie is different, and we will go so far sa yallow at their siden. It seemed like a gonstant efficient and well drilled army? The must Jerusalemites ware.deported by him to Hong, regret for his demise. Tha Daily News sys He was convicted and fined $5, nad some opiumbe Memorialist venturos tocall His Majesty's to say that were it not for the practics he so discharge of fireworks from the lake. It was interesting part of this remarkable do kong. The little bill for the passages, amonut. After giving a glowing account of his services preparing utensils buod in his possession were attention to the fact that the water system of the strongly and justly condoons diplomatic business remarkable that the lights is generally the cument, from a foreign point of view, 19 to 350, having been presented to Mr. Lo for to the stato, the following posthumous honoure forfeited.
Kwangbang Province consists of twu maja high- |- would be carried on st finitely greater died. | case with an electrical discharge in the atmos payment, his Worship, we understand, flatly re are bostowed. Two is oreated Grand Imperial Kie Atong and Yong-Achsong, masters of ways; the one, which has its source in the Chên vantago even than it is at present-disadvantage phore-did not assume the form of bunches of is the reference to the native Customs fused to have anything to say to it, stating it Preceptor. Three thousand teels are to be drawn the Wing Hop and Ving Tsoi shope respective and Wa risers in Kiangsi and Hunso, is korwa so great as to render many negotiations well- streamers, but at one time fared up intensely and the lehin collectorate:- Customs duties was foreigners business, had nothing to do with from the Provincial Treasury of Fubkion for biely, were charged wit baring heen in possession as the North River; the other, which is fed by nigh impossible to the custodisa of foreign in and at athers formed narrow bands wercas the bim, and let thown who wuted to deport for funeral expenses. He is to be honoured with of proparid opium vitlout & permit on the tnd the waters of Yunnan and Kugiohom, snd the terests. We do not defend the practice, which, elada Above the latter them was a faint are regarded as a rich preserve in which to offers stand the racket." He didn't want to Imperial sacrifices, and a special Minister, Kuiusl
Knei and Ho rivera of Kwaugai, is known as the indeed, is dirty work at the best. But then the bish reflection. The lake lay as calm a3 2 bant, personal gain being all, that is consid. depurt say of those bipods, and there was no Ni-Yin-Pu, is commissioned to perform the The first defendant was flued 50 cents and the West River. Both these rivers flow to the ses exigencies of diplomacy are often sich as to mirror, and though an optical illusion was ered and not the public good. Lekin is a Mixed Court fand available for such purpose. ceremonies. The titles scholarly" and mori- second $1, and the gum and some utensile they in a south-easterly course, and yearly ries and render the employment of low tools a matter of uncommon in those parts, the western skora torious" are given. He is to be worshipped in used for preparing the drug were forfeited overlow, being only kept in shook by the amabear necessity, and necessity is a mother of a soumed close to the town, while the eastern tax which is imposed by the state under the The war in Asheou still drags on fa desultory the temples of Patriotism and Virtao at Peking.
bankments the people have raisel
mack man unpierons and more unsightly off, disppeared in the clouds, Except the electri fashion. The Straits Tunes says: The Hunan and other provinciawhere he had rendered pressure of unavoidable circumstances, and Achinese, by last advices, never lose any vp signal services are, to build Memorial Halls in steamer Named, wa chirged with having from his family from which, and frors enquiries opad plass, it must be ofsar flist a man who walks clear, stars shono, and the full moon was The Memorialise bas just received a letter spring than invention merely. And, in the senity-laden clouds in the north the sky was the abuses which it has created are especia! Fortunity to harass and inflict loss on the Datch his hores. His exploits are to be handed to the studied Wong & I, pok d that vessel, va the inele amolgat vinters to Faking, be leards that through a crowded street with open pockste fall bright. Below the later the sky esemed ly numerous. It is lacked upon as a means farrison at Kotta Rajs. The saccess gouerally Etate Historiographers for compilation- All 3rd inst
in the commencement of the summer there was of loose coin, has ready only himself to thank if { faintly red, compared with intenso electric light. ang tana the belief that they are under the expanged. His remains, in psasting through the called him out of the cooktone and asked him 18th of Juge the waters of the West and North himself acknowledges that the Viroy and in the north-east. Here an intense-glare attending their onslaught has strengthened penalties roonded against his name are to be Thxcomplainant alleged that the defendant an excess of rain in those parts, and that on the he is relieved of some of it. Our correspondent At Katrineholm the same phenomenon whệ 3300 who fatten upon it and sweep pains, into special protection of Tuan Allah or God. One various places on their way to his native Le what was amiss, and aflewarda went into the Rivers suddenly rose simultaneously, attaining Ministers of State aromat disgracefully cam was seen above a alond, assuraing the manner which has attained the favorite plan of theirs is to surprise and out are to be honoured by the local officials along the cookhouse and gave him ablow on the left eye in one night an extra depth of several faflioms loss in their office arrangements. The high appearance of two gigantic lustrous trees, force of cage that cannot be broken through, down beadless pentries for the sake of getting road. Two of his coas ers to have their rank and some other blaut.
The result was that the greater part of the peo-est Chinese officials,” he says, “leave papers which zumnized thus for balf an hour, when it hold of their rides and ammunition. Before any raised, and the youngest is to be given the So, again, with the manufacturing depart attempt of this kind, they spread. unfounded degree of cha-jén and to be permitted to compete him Erst, and he returned the blow.
The defendant' said the complainant strook ple's embankments in all the districts in the up and seals Firewn about rooms in a most reckless changed into a variety of forms. Thom was no ments of the State, where expenditure is in- ramon of intended attacks until the troops in the trioquial metropolitan' examination. The
per water of the rivors were carried away or way." The Viceroy's Tamen in Tiontain" is no noise necompanying the phenomenon, which Case dismissed. curred on an enormous scale, the services of careless, upon which when the rumours are no who should be the proper person, to interit his
burst, and the flood rulled down to the provincial erception to this rulo, and it is well known that lasted in both plans for about one hour. It is wearied out by fruitless watchinimene, saccine Governor-General of Min-ole is to report on to
capital itself, where there were three or four feet important state papers have been taken out of nor probable that the phenomenon could have incompetent agents are employed, false to longer believed, the Achinese strike their blow" titis of Marquis of the 2nd degree.
of water in the suburbs and one or two within the archiver, read, and returned. A few dollars been of auroral nators on sooount of the bright- the walls.
pay for all." The "fon dollars expetimes new ander a full moon.—Naturs.
of landing a helping hand to subordiusten,
their net in
ALLEGED ASSAULT:
William Tora, sedad officer of the British
LARGEST.
Sa Ataik, ook, was harged with having stolen a jacket, valné $41, the property of a
MEMORIAL RESPECTING THE KWANGTUNG INUNDATIONS.