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steady growth of commerce and interchange of courteries between the two great empires of Anis, to their motosi profit and progrena. Tar meting of the Legislative Council toyesterday afternoon was very brief, but mea sures of tome importance were introduced The announcement that a Bill in to be in 35troduced for the regulation of the harbour 53. will certainly bo bailed with entisfaction by those who suffer from the present state of chaos, for regulations of some hind are urgently required. As the Bill has not yet been printed we are unstile to comment on its provisions. The Bill to provent the sale of spirituous liquors on board ship is also
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A desperate onse of rudolds cccurred at Fort Caming, Singapore, about acon on the 19th instant. It appears that an Artillery-man on guard suddenly sprang up from the guard bed, drew his sword and drove the remainder of the geard from the guard room. He then can outside and stabbed himself in the side, and also out his throat with the book part of his mori (which is liko o saw) indioting a severe wound. After some considerable trouble, the rano was knocked down, disarmed, and taken to hospital, where he died the following evening about 6p.. An inquest was held the following morning, when a verdict of death from delirium trement was returned-Singapore Prea Press.
The Rangoon Times of the 12th instant, after setting forth the disadvantages of Barmah's com
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislativo Conall was held Joetarday afternoon, at which there were presen
His EXCELLENCY THE ACTING GOTZENOE Fon: Sir GEORGE Panaro, Chief Justice. HON. W. H. MARSY, C.M.G.
Hon. F. STEWART, Acting Colonial Secretary, Hon BJ.ACKROYp Acting Attorney-General, Hon A. LATER, Colonial Trosenver. HP. J. M. PRIOR, Surveyor-General. Hon. P. KYRIE,
Hoa. W. KAWIOR. HUG, WONG SHING.
MINUTES.
PINAZON.
The climate as hardly be discussed, as it production of his immigrant papas. The Minis- kus been tested but a couple of years by ler was highly indignant at 2 treatment, but forsignors. Aside from the rainy season, how-aveatually produced the necessary papica He over, it seems to be delightfully dry and equable, has since forwarded a protest to the authorities which has led to its being recommeded seat Washington,
PACIFIC CABLE BCHSME.
much niɛded measure. This also kas pot action with India, makes the following sugges- to mov, sir, that the following vote, rocomménd-the Government have not taken any stapa to. ushered in by the slight thaws of February syndicate has guaranteed £2,000,000 for the dor-
a signal iumph in saving the Manila lottery and offer public lotteries from its speration, the clause dealing with this subject not being included in the new Bill. We could bavo wished that the triomph had been achiered in a better ca253.
Bill, that relating to reformatory schools, will also probably prove a useful measure. It would be well, we think, if the Bille noro all printed before they are introduced, an that as long a time as possible might be allowed for publie disquesion on thom. The Standing Orders require that boy sheald be printed before they are read a first time when possible, but apparently it is never found possible. Where the impossibility lien we are at a loss to know.
The COLOBIAL TREASURŽE Heconded. Varded.
BILLS. INTRODUCED.
BUSINESS POHITONED.
The ACTING ATTORNEY GENERATI bave
When ingresso
get.
The Japanese corrette Tsukuba arrival In | HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. and provided us with good pest. It is inther. able that for the anke of moh a trife tha patile Byney on the morning of the 8th inc
should be condemned to food on bad mont.
I am glad to say thatens of our worthy doctors has decided to attend the unfortunate lepas, of temporary resort for persons anfering from TRE LATE MR, FORSTER'S FUNERAL whom a gani number ind a refuge in the fan throat and lung troubles. The cold weather
LONDON. 8th April. The funeral of the late Hon. W. E. Forster Lesaro Hospital. The Government ought to take begius in September by the nights growing
coclor, by tho bạt of the month fires aro naces took place to-day. The various solonial Agwan- up the matter and see if anything can be done for sary in the evening, while the sidday is quite Goreral wars present at the fansral service, which the unhappy beings by assisting the doctor.hot. It contine in this way, the end of each was held in Westminster Abhay Some of the inmates of the hospital are quite weak a little colder than the end of the preceding young, and have boon sont there at their own week, the change being soareely noticeable from
LONDON, 7th April, requent no se not to spread the disease. Governor of December, whos cold weather may he mid to the colony of New South Wales, who recently day to day, till about the middia er letter part Mr. Bandolph Want, solicitet in London for Roza consented last year to the grant of 311,000 have come in tore. The river is frozen over, progooded with Sir Alexander Stuart to Wash- to rebuild the Church of San Lazaro, which so that large carls loaded with was of goods and tington to ank the United States (tovorawant if The minutes of the last meeting wore road and work is nearing complation, but I think the drawn by two or three bulls way pass over on they would be willing to snhsiilse a cable-be- confirmed.
monay would have bon botter spout on the the ice. From this time the thermometer (a6fwoon Ban Francisco and New Zealand,
Seoul) does not vary much, but remains from Hawaii, now states that the dovernments of medioad aucoout of the poor lepers.
deg, to 12 deg. Fahr, for some two months or Hawali, the United States, czd Canada, have - The Acting CoÈCNIAL SECRETARY—I kaya-
The harbour is going from haud to worn, and to months and a half. The 1st March in promired to rapport the schema, and that o to United Barmah should be made into ed by the Finanes Committee, receive the san. yot boon printed, neither has the new Ya. ons Gotemment under its own Viceroy, whosation of this Connoil:-Erection of a mat-shot na
wards preventing its silting up. If the Lisbon becoming more sxtensive strong southwesterly struction of the cable, which offer the constract- gruncy Bill. Ea relation to the lattor it will authority should extend from Bhome to Singan temporary police station at the Peak, 1700. Authorities would forgo the heavy anni con- winds take the place of the north-easters, and ing ourapany has accepted. Mr. Want propaa
por, with a Lieutenant-Governor at Bingapore,
snow and ice begin to disappest, The passage that negotiations be opened with the owners of tribution from Macas, and relieve us of the ex-over the frozen river becomes dangerous, and a the Mackay Bennett cable between New York be remembered that a Bill with the same at Rangoon, and Myingyan, unless it is intruded
panse of keeping that W-fated and 'unprofitable, canal is out through the ice for larry-boats. and England, with a view to working their line title had already passed its second reading, to keep an that horrible den, Mandalay. Tha
Spring-come in, as did aotupo, in a gradual ¦ in conjunction with the proposol new cable It manner. The following Billa wers, ca tius motion of place called Timor atțat, we could easily ind but that Bill has now been dropped and advantage of meh an arrangecasat would te iu
caloulable, Under a streng Viceroy gay, like
The proverbial showers of April is expected that the ratas charged for trans- follow the winds of March is most perfect missiou by the new cable will be 48, 61. per new oneintroduced. Although waharo bad no Sir Riters Thompson, the country could not fail the Acting Attorney General, road a fret the funds for improving the harbour.
Tas current toples of conversation now are, order, after which come two months of very dry word for public messages, and is 3rd. for Prove opportunity of socing this new Bill we under- to prosper. Closer friendship with Chins could the Bill entitled An Ordinance to send sland the oneficial members horo nchiaved / be cultivated and all the ojd trade routes opened (Ordiumos No. 1 of 1684 entitled The Opiùm who is to be our next Governor and who is to be weather, growing hotter each week till in the message.
COLONIAL BANQUET IN LONDON. ont and kept opened. Closer friendship with Orlines, 1884. A Bil entitled An Ordinance our next Deputy? Mateo has had enough military middle of Jame it seems abort as hot as it Siam could be maintained, to the great adient-for granting the old on to quero or Governors, sad we hope that when Governor let the lowers begin, they increa
"LONDON, 8th April. both countries.
A grand banquet was given last night in honour French influcnes in of Spiritous or Fermatol Liquors, and for are of conto e contornested, a great desi- punishing persons hovering about Ships for the Husa retiros a civil Gavarnor will be applied, season is well established, and the water camos of Mr. R. Murray Smith on the occasion of his derstum in itself. Here then is the position. purpose of selling each Liquors, or of conveying with the needful powers to restare prosperity to down very hard and very steadily for two or relinquishing the Agent-Cronealship for Via The people of Burmah should agitate fara em coboard; 4. Bill antitled The Vagrancy the place. Far be it from me to disparage our pre- three days and sights, stops a Bitle, and comes toria. The Earl of Rosobory. Beretary of State
Ordisones, 1886. severance of the union of Burmah with India:
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Thure is sent Governor, however, who has done morogood "gain, but not caite sc heavily. This decreasing for Foreign Affairs, the Earl of Kimberley, seala is kapt up about the 1st September, Secretary of State for India; Earl Granville, The other new hosty support of nearly every person of note in another Bill of which I wish to move the first than all his predecessoos, and has laboured to the whoz fair weather sets in again. During the Secretary of State for the Colonies; Mr. Oghorns
and if they do, they may rest are of the the empire outside, or unconnected with, India" ending I was able lanh track to give notice utmost of his ability to sedure the best in create rainy season allureinage seeus indequate. The Mergat, Under Servtary for Us Colonies, Bir
of it. The Bill is entitled "The Reformatory of the Colony. Bat the same cannot be said for little stream which winds through the city Arthur Blyth, Agoat-General for South A The concert for the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. School Ordianes, 1889 I bug to move that his predecessore, who imetlung for so. So within its bans of masonry and ander the tralia; and Sir Bani Somnak, Agont-General for Berament, (Mise Bella), late of the Maaotte
it ba rad a first time.
wo world Uke a sivil Governor for a charge.roat, sweeping way the masses of Blth that have any other distinguished persons. Earl Gran numerous stone bridges, becomet a raging tor- Now Boath Wales, were present, together with The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY Secondled. Opera Compally, on Tuesday evening, was only Carried.
and see if he could effect any improvement been poured apn its dry sandy bed during the ville made a speach, in which ha eulogized the moderately patronised, and the result will, per-
in the circumstances of the placo.
whole year, and occasionally it carries away one despatch of the New South Wales contingut has, not greatly help those for whom it was got.
Who is to be our next Depoty? The ma- of the large onbankment stoms, whereupon a for Egypt, and said he was in favour of a einser up. As far as the merits of the performance vest, it was very successful, particularly the first part, been informed that this is mail day, and that jority here would undoubtedly vote for Br. Car-huge rent is made by the wash in the sandy soil, allianss between the colonial and Import fornos.
hoa, tenhors will be glad to get away early.
Not a few houses are destroyed in this way. The He expremed a hope that the solonial Govern consisting of a ballad consort. Every item was
I will therefore ask that the motions for the do, but unfortunately the service rules would strests running down to this stroam become ments would co-operate with the Imperial autho enthusiastically received, and nearly all ware - caret. now violinist to Hongkong has been Connel to go into Committee upon the Spirit ut permit him to coms forward as a candidate. themselves swill streams, in which, if one must rities for the protection of King George's Sound, brought forward by the concert in the person of Licence Bill, 1896, the Pesce Preservation Bill, Sr. Scarnichia has been Deputy for Maces for ventare out, it is necessary to wade carefully With refrenas to the proposal suneration of the New Hebrides by France, bis lordship ex Mr. W. H. Whitaker, of HIV.9. Sapphire He 1886, and the Stamp Ordinance, 1885, bo adsteral years, but he is too easy going and good with the water op to the horse's belly.
The soil being mostly of clay, or the porous pleised that the French Goremment had"ang- played so admirably that it is to be haped we may journed to this day week,
ER EXCELLENCE I would ask my hon. natured to accomplish much. He has done good granite sand washed down from the mountains, gasted the immedinte bolition of the present hare the pleasure of hearing him again on many future sensions. Es delighted the audience on friends whether Friday would not be better. I to individuals but litte for the solony, and we these deluges of course leave the streats in a system under which convicts are sent to their Taday night, performing some very di- quite willing to change the day if it will suit wants man who will study the prosperity of the very bad condition, as the sand is washed cat settlements in the Picilio. The Governant Some would, he said, braided by the wishes of tho cult selections in thoroughly meterly
port and agitate for measures to attain that end. from the olay, leaving the stones. manner. Signor Dertolini has been known to After some conversation the members signified. Unless Sr. Bearnishia can plodge himself to this people aro kill every your by houses falling colonies in these maltors.
upon their sharing inmates. These bouses are Hongkong audiences before, having been can- their concurrence with this suggestion, and the nasted with the last I'alian Opera Company which business in question was deferred to Friday course, it is useless for him to appeal to us for really thatched hats, however; a tiled hous
election. For my part I have no objection to vote would have a proper foundation. called bere. This lady sang charmingly, and in a orltured and artistin style. Miss Eva Daven-
for him if he will promise to use all his influence port's and Miss F. Seymour's songs were obara- On the motion of the ACTING ATTORNEY- and ability to promote the progress of Macsound ingly sung and loudly engored each time, while GENEGAL the foiloring Bill was taxa third sure the improvement of the Larbour, and not Mim Thorpean's dancoe wore srecated with the maid a Bill entitled An Ordinance werely derpte his time individuals. It oar thenie performances slways are. The only Aucti gratest grass and skill, as that lady's calis-to amend the Law as to Sales of Land by Publle
solicitor 8r. Commendador Antonio Joaquim amitent” performers wero Hr. J. S. Brewer, The STEVEYOR GENERAL Boved the third Bosto, Jun. will allow himself to be nominated and Mr. W. E. Crow, they were both in good reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance for the as candidate. Meoso would soonte a good and sabe and sang well, and gave entire tatis-Insorporation of the Procurator for the Domini- loyal Deputy in him, and one on whose devolion faction. Brokstone's one-set comedy Nan can Missions in the Far East, in Hongkong.
Hon. P. BYRIE seconded.
to Mosso and personal independence they wald the Good-for-nothing", the concluding part of the entertainment, was at one time a well
fully rely. I have only to refer to hia vigorona kawn after piece at English theatres, and is stetch representing the life of a good hearted
articles in his paper the Afzcnenes, fearlessly The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-1 begriticising the carelessness and indifferens of but rather unruly and boydanish girl wilu had to give notice that at the next meeting of the the Government to the welfare of Maces and been befriended by two poor working men, who Connel I shall move the Arst reading of a Bill Timor, in support of my statement concering Mensri, Siamsa & Co., the Agenta, infarmaet na joint fathers to her, until she is conquered to give uathority the Governor to fimo re- head of the Mission, and he will have with ns that the British steamer Huntingdon, from by the little deity, and becomes the promised galations for the better ordering of the harbour. this gentleman: hi Mr. PAUL n Secretary, and Dr. Cox-Loudon and ports of call, left Singapore for this bride of a carpenter, Mr. Tyrrell and Mr. Boott NORAM a Scientific Member and Medical port yeaterday morning.
played the respective parts of Tom Dibble aud Oficer, Colonel II. C. B. TANNEK will pro- We are informed by the Agents (Messrs. Harry Collier, the foster fathers, Mr. Beaumont bably accompany the Mission as Survey D. Battered Swire) that the Ocean Steamship that of Charley, the happy carpenter, Mr. V. E. made the victim of Nan's mischievous propen- for. The party will travel through Bilkim Company's stoateer Hector, from Liverpool, left Crow representing young Mr Simpson, who is
Singapore for this port on Tuesday afternoon.
aitis, vbila the part of the heroine was capitally and vid Shgatze, and will have an escort of
The Singapore tramway is to be opened for sustaland by Miss Stella. An orchestrs from Rove seventy sepoya under the command of public tafile from the Tanjong Fager Docks the Band of the 58th Regiment played during a military officer. It is believed that no Alorgajong Pagar Road and South Bridge the intervala Appended is the miscellaneous serious difficulty will be encountered by the Road as far as Eigin Bridge on the 3rd proxime, programme travellers, as long as they are armed with We are informed that in anticipation of the the open seat of the Imperial Chinese Co-opening the 1890-1897 tea markat a few chois of tea have arrived by the Thales from Foochow verament. The Thibetans are unquestions, as the tem is said to cost Tla. 36 per ably hostile to all foreigners, and they turned pioul, it will lay down at le. 8d. por b in Lonilor. back poor COOPER with scant ceremony. They also obstinately resisted the progress of Colonel PREJEFALERT and big Cosmeka, and succeeded in preventing him from ester ing base. They do not, however, oppose obstacles to the passage through theirterritory of the Napauless Embassies when armed with
On the 14th April, at H.B.M. Logation, Tokyo, by the Rev. A. M. Shaw, RosERT NEWELL, second son afe late Lenten at Genami Robert St. John, to GRATAIDE, sidest daughter of J. H. Brooks, Est, of Yothams.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, ÁPRIL 29TH, 1886
THERE in uów o longer any doubt that the contemplaced British Mision to Thibet will be duly despatched. The Indian papers
The French ganboat Vipère, Commander de Lapeyrite, left Amey on the 31st inst, for Chofoo. The British double-scrow gun-resel Midge, Com reader Roubilliard, arrived hery yesterday evening from Canton.
The Foochow che says:-The Government Coal Mine at Kelang, if we are corsotly in- formed, is to be spated shortly.
The recing ponior Moon and Tonnessa, which wars sold by auction at Foochow on the 22nd
inst, fathed $190 und $80 respectively.
We leste from the Agents (Mesars. Russell & Co that the E. & A. B. S. Co.'s steamer Guthrie left Syday for this port on the 24th instant.
stala that the Mission will set out from Darjeeling for Lhassa about the end of ext month. Mr. COLMAY MACAULAY, who re- cently passed through lero on his way to Peking to interview the Chinese Government on the subject, and from whom he obtained aaliafactory passports to the Lacus, bassp-day for this port. propriately been selected for the position of
them.
afternoon.
The Ageut informs
Carried. that the Messageries Maritimes steamer Tangled, with the next out- ward Fresch anil, left Saigon at daylight yester
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A telegram has been received here from Mr. Haughton, engineer to the Punjon Gold Mining Company reporting the pattern of the surple shipment of quartz to England for analysis to be oighten penny-weights to the ton, which is considered veryRufisfactory.
From the report of the German steamer Antor); | which agrired hers yesterday morning, it will ba
THIRD-READINGE,
NOTICE OF MOTION,
ADJOURNMENT,
On the motion of the ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY the Council adjourned until Friday afterawi (to-morrow) at four o'clock.
POLICE COURT.
28th April.
Bronz Me, N. G. MITCHELL ÎNNES,
A LOT OF SHOPLIFTERS.
Seru Chinese were before the scurt, on remand, charged with unlawful possession of some clics and three silk umbrellas.
The evidenco was to the effect that the fourth
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
LONDON, 3rd April. A present the crziuage of the city is in a very M. Weddington, Freuck ambassador in Lon- bad condition. When the place was first laid out, dou, asserts that the deportation of récidiviston of fair width, wing from 20 to 200 feet wide.mitted to annex the Now Hebrides. its founders hai good ideas, and left the streets to the Pacific is inevitable valme France is per. along either aids.an open drain was left, with Cardinal Guibert, Archbishop of Paris, bás sufficient fall tallow of the carrying sway of appealed to President Gráry ↳ urga the Be water and filth to the before-mentioned stream; publis to craso barassing religin in France.
LOON, 4 April. which acts as a main sewer. There were also some very large covered stone drains, 3 feet high The Pull Mall Gassile ndreates a schemo of by 4 feet wide, only a fow of which cousin in slowly cheapening the postal sharges hoivoon (good soudition at present. This arrangement: Great Britain and Australia, —
Lovos, 5th April. allowed the proper uiding of the city whenever Nature's food-gates were opened with ssuficient ly heavy rain. At present, however, the streets Colonies, is awaiting Mr. Grith'e despatcher
Barl Granville, Soorotary of State for th are badly ensaubered with thatshed shops placed on the subject of New Guinea before taking any in front of the main line of tild stone houses farther action with regard to the government of These booths mually cover the drain and more that onnntry
or less encroach upon it, and in many places a The Abbé Liszt, the calabrated planlat and bonge with foundations is balit out into the composer, is now in London, and has had a most street, demagicg the appearancs and causing the enthusiastic reception. THE CITY AND ULIMATE OF SEOUL, drain to make bend. In these and many other The wheat harvest in India In an abundsat
KUREA.
ways the seven are obstracted;so that the alth cae. from the house, after being shoved through z
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Low, 6th April. The following is an extract from Dr. H. N. hole in the hom wall, lies and rota, aless eater
Earl Granville has notied to Sir Arthur Allen's report on Seoul, given in the Customs by the dogs or rigs or carried away by the vary Gordon, late Governor of New Zealand, that he
few gardeners who yo about as vaivangerą. Medical Reports
expects an explanation of the attitude asgarded by The wells of the city are placed along the him in connection with the charges made against Seoul, the capital of Korea, is a walled city of streets, probab's in a nook take from two ad- Mr. Bryou, formerly Native Minister of that co- some 150,000 inhabitants, with upwards of the joining onmporada. The drain mane along just same sumber living just outside the walls, in the above and very near, so that it is almost certainly, by Mr. Rudon, and which formed the sab
ject of a recent libel motion. ertensive suburbs. The city is located ia ati-that the water from the overload drain fuds
The laying of a cable from Vanevavor leland tude 37 deg. min. N. longitude 124 deg. 3in. easy siccess to the well. There are springs of to Auckland depends upon the amount of the E. (Paris). It is about 30 miles from the a by good water up the mountain rides, within the Australian subsidies, the gaurantees at present road, end 30 miles by the Han or Soon! River, walls, and mes make a business of supplying being insufficient.
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......... Band, The Silout March" Mr. J. 8. BWST. DaIrish Jig Miss B. Thompso
Fals de la Operata bufa Picio Adany Ca
Signora Bortolini. Viola Sole Mr. W. H. Whitaker, of H... Sapphire, Soor.....Nearost and Dearest Ms F. Seymour. BongThe Look Mr. W. E. Crow. Grande Aria della Opera Traviata del maestro
G. Verdi pea Bignore Bortolini. Violin Sole Seng Harney O'Hey Miss Eva Dareport Dace Mias B. Thsepsen SungThe triah Freigeant". Miss F. Sernour. Accompanyints. R Signer Cattanoo, Mr. Geo. Grimble. A ease was recently decided in the Supreme
ing manner the evils that may arias from the Mr. MacAulay will experiones no difficulties, ing into o going out from this port, in the Te thoughtless praction of residents who wish
sent parcels home requesting homeward bound beyond those which nature interposes, in thong channel betwaen Tamtu and Hongkong friends to take charge of them, and of ourse defendant, in default of paying a fine of $5, want the winter snow. The break in the rides of Krams are takez from Australian files received
The Indian Government has drawn the atton- the converse praction of those at home burden tion of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Laingoutward bound passengers in a similar way ia to the rate of exchange as being the chief The facts of the case are briefly these. A re- source of sudety in Indiar. Snane, and has car. aldent at Singapore requested a friend who was mostly pred on him the necessity of seeking. going to England to take a parcel of books in concert with the Powers of Europe and the home to his wife. The books were unfortunate- United States of America, for a solution of the packed in a hor which had been pre- advor difbolty.-
viously used for importing liquor of some kind and which was so marked. The box, | when it was first placed in the hold of the vessel,
door.
Chinese passports, and it is to be hoped that seen that a magtless junk is drifting level with Coert at Singapore which illustrates in a strik found pawning three of the umbrellas, and the ridge, where the wali comes down to the begin
the water dangorously in the way of vasols com-
The Rangoon Times of the 9th insi, saya ————
BEFORE MB. E. MACKEAN.
LACJENTRS.
the south mountain.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
The Privy Council have decided in favour of the Legislative Assembly in the case submitted to them by the Queensland Legislature as to whether the Legislative Counel had the right to send money bills.
Princess Louiss and the Marquis of Lorne have privately visited the Colonial and Indian Exbibition, and bare exposed themselves de lighted with the exhibits, and specially with tho Victorian timber trophy.
The following late and very interesting tola-ciently defined.
A dificulty bas sviar owing to the stains of Mr. Bosisto, the Victorian Commissioner for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, not bʊing salti.
The Marquis of Salisbury, after having cor Ferred with the Marquis of Hartington, Mr. Goshen, and Sir Henry James, has summoned Im sonference of the Tory leaders.
Lowson, 7th April The honour of knighthood has boen offered to Mr. R. Murray Smith, late Agent-General for Viatoris, but he has declined it
The demolition of Lord Carrington's house in London has been coramenced.
Matterson has isnod a challange for a match to be rowed on the Thames,
The elections in Spain have resulted in farsur of the Liberal party,
Bimbia, on the west coast of Africa, near the
Casteroone, has been bombardaiby the Germans.
Royal Hampton Highland Chief...... Lomaly
Mr. Chesson, on behalf of the Aborigines Pro-
ear which it is situated and with which it is water, supposed to be from those springs, to aspected by some Smiles of subarbs.
sbsir custoraara Samples have, however, been The river is navigable by schooners up to the sent to me, tagathar with other samples from defendant and four other men went into a shop Secul landing wapo. The tide is folt up to this the nearest well; it is hardly essary to say while the fonth examined an umbrella ho held the highest tides. Mr. W. H. Whisker. on the pretence of boring me umbrellas, and place, and the wafer there in a little brackish at that I found them identically the same. Formiga ora nga largely water taken from wells within companions out from his view. Shortly after ad by a high mennisin on the north and one on heiling and filtering the water,
The city is built in a well-drained basin form their own commands, and great care is used in it open in front of the shopman so as to shut his this they left, and directly afterwards a bundle the south, these being connected by high ridges, of six ambrellas was raised from a case near the along the top of which the city wall is built. The Afth defendant was afterwards The city gaton are located in breaks in this first three and soventh had some onlios. All level. The city side of the sent momtala is covered with pinos and is a refreshing resort for were of ons gang.
The sixth defendant was discharged, the first a hot day, while its gruan shows well through entering the mysterious land of the Dalai
to gu for a month, the second, third, fourth, hills on the south-west side of the city allons fall yesterday evening :-*- Lama. The Canton correspondent of our
al 2th, were sentenced to six months hard step to the prevailing winds, and an the ma- ME. GLADSTONE'S IRISH POLICY.
LONDON, 8th April. Shanghai morning contemporary, it is true,
later, and the seventh was bound over in one jority of the foreigners live near the wall on this
alde, they are constantly supplied with pare The Houses Coamous wat crowded early credite Teax Turina, the Viceroy of the
aurety of $5 te koop the peace for six months
ountry air. So far the foreigners live in native this morning is anticipation of the Premier Ten-kwei, with the ability and the dis
bouses altered to suit their taste, and in fact delivering his speech on the Irish policy of the they make very pretty homes, with their large Government Mr. Gladstone, when, on his way position to stay the march of the British
zoidled compounds and abundance of trees, bushes to the House, received an option from the Mission to Thibat. We do not think there
and flowery terraces. The Japanese Legation crowds assemblat in Whitehall Chaa Ayn, stone catter, was convicted of building, which was becued last winter during
LATER. is auch cause to fear such interference from Mr.J. G. Scott, (Shway Tos) formarly head mas- was not marked with the paengore name, but stealing & pillow bar containing clothing to the the émeute. would have shown very well in a Mr. Gledatour announced in the House of the Viceroy of the You-wei. In the first tor of St. John's, arrived in Rangoon het Satur. in the course of the voyage that gentleman get value of $5 from a man in the street, and he was foreign city; it was a dus modern building in Commons today the Irish policy of the Clover place this Mission will not pass through any day by the mail steamer; and proceeded on Man- it rp, had it daly marked and repload it in the antenned to three months' hard labour.
every detall. A similar building on a mach mont. His spooch lasted thros kours and a-bali, day evening vid Prone to Mandalay, for ordera boll. When the vessel arrived of its destination Wong Akwai, bost builder, was sentenced to salier scale is now bing erected for the as of and was received with intense enthusiasm. The part of Yuncan, and thus will not be likely as to where he is to be stationed. Ha lust re-phebox was found to be amissing, and although six weeks hard labour and three hours in the the Japanese representatives at their new site on scheme proponeder by the Premier provides to attract, Tsar's attention like Colonel ceived an assistant commissionarship, and all who the passenger made a personal searob for it and looks for larwny of wood.
for the establishment of a Govrtment in Ira- Great irritation has been caused in both HORACE BROWNE's mission through Bathknow him congratulate him heartily, and wish made ovary enquiry about it, the palusly bag Chan Fan, coolls, was similarly sentenced for The native hora i kallt by laying Inclubed land similar to that of the colonies. The Le Canada and the United States through the dis-
| him every mocess-
could not be found. The probability is that wing stealing 40 cents' worth of iran from Messrs. foundations of pounded stone, in which asset gislature is to consist of two Chambers, an Upper pale with regard to the fisherics. in 1875 did. Of course it might be possible! According to Mestre. Thos. Wetson & Co.'s to the bar being marked ass liquor case, some of Jardino, Mathison & Co.'s godown on Tuesday.
argo stone uprights. These occur at every 8 House of 100 members, and a Lower House for His Excellency Tan to excite some of the Tes report, the total export of tea from Calcutta sat finding that it contained not liquor but books, from the foot of a child in the Theatre at Aber framework of necessarily large timbers is then is regnired for members of the Upper Chamber day with the following result
the sailors on board the vessel fud abstracted it,
The race for the City and Suburban Handi- Tang Akwang coulis, for stealing an anklat feet--the unit of masure in building. The of 206 members. A high property qualification cap was ran at the Epsom Spring Meating to- Thibetans on the borders of Tunaan by to the United Kingdom from 1st January to they, in utter disgust, and to avoid discovery, doen, was sentenced to six months bend labour.built up upon these several foundations and The present system by which Irish members of murepresentations, but it is most unlikely 31st March was 8,801,562 lbs. as compared with had heaved the whole concern, box and books, There were two pesions oanvictions recorded the tie roof is pet on much as in Chins. The the Houses of bords and Commons attend the that he can exeren zur influence on the 8919.115lbs. ta the same period last year, and oreboard. We can fancy the unsorpalons agaird him.
9,587,299 ha. in the corresponding three months and rackles thieves mying like the castaway
Inmework of the sides of the houses, alter Imperial Parliment will be abolished. Mr. OPIUM CASE. Chineas Resident in Thibel, who ranks on 1881. The export to Australia and Now sailor who found a similar case containing lin
bing divided into divisions 4 feet square is Gludstone said bo hoped that the bill, which an equality with him, and who will be bound Zealand for the first three months of this year. Luis-turbend of liquor, "eberry I think, brandy sinna popad opian, without a parm, a from this is plastered over first, with wind and staring thin scheme would prove to be the Magnatection Sosiaty, has conrayed the thanks of the
Atung, trader, was fined $5 for posses-filled in with a network of sticks tied together; the Government intended to introduce embody. Harg was 309,9231ba, as against 615,435 tba, in the like fo carry out the Imperial mandates. The period last year, and 108,490 lbs. in same time in first the custodian of the box considered himself
High Com- I hope after opening) tracts! by jingo!" At the farmer,
wards with mortar. If it is to be a atons house, Charta of Trased. stones are Had in this mud to the network with Veeroy of the Yun-kwei is not even in direct 1884.
Under the new scheme sunced by Mr.ilner of the Western Paoife. for his secrices liable to replace the boolas so lost, and would
having the south side out; files nicely Gladstone the cflce of Viceroy will be retained, in the canse of humanity in the islands of the communication with the Chinese Resident
probably have done so out of good nature in any A Mamy dwarf who was a elave in the service, has some trifling diaputs having taken
ent are used in nahing up the work and but it will be of non-political character, The Pollo.
LONDON, 8th April. in Thibet, for the latter has his chief res of a Hajah in Dutch territory managed to es place between bitself and the owner, te ro
when the interstices aro nil filled in with white Irish Farliament is not to be permitted to endow mortar the effect is very good. The house is religion The Imperial Government will retait It is generally understood that Sir Charles lations with the Viceroy of Szechuan, with cape recently, and a servant of the Rajab, who stred to stand upon his legal rights. Hence the whom be corresponds or lonias of equality, in charge at the Bochors Police Station. The his ease, stated that the books ware lent to the happened to meet him in Singapore, gave him unfortunate action. The plaintiff, te strengthen
built around e court, with perhaps another set of the control of the armed fores of the country Mitchell, late member of the Council of Fiji, buildings, entirely secluded, for the female and its foreign relations, but allimately the pou will sooned Sir William Des Voeux as Glevensor azd upon whose exchequer he draws for the Police sathorities communicated with the Con-
members of the family. The living rooms which trol of the polise force will be placed in the of that colony. delandent to read during the voyaga, but m thay
are to be hosted, are amally & fest square, with hands of the Irish Government. Ireland is to Mr. Todd, Fostmaster-Geral of South costs of the Residency. There is an Aseul Goal for the Netherlands who, the Bing happened to be thirty volumes of Carlyle's works, apore Free Prees bears, does not intend to take
dding doors, so that several rooms ay be contributo one-ffteenth of the total amount of Australia, has signed an agreement for the ostabishiaunt of a parcels post batween England George Barnes, dreams of the steamer Benrown into one. The large reception reme, Imperial expenses. no officials, together with a Chinese gar- little shise three foot in height and is now at
The Parnette party have announced their and that colony.
Earl Granville, Secretary of State for the rin of the nominal strength of 1,500, liberty,
tiff's wife, and that the isfendant had takan derly conduct on board that rossel, and with floors of a neat pattern, well oiled, and have intention to apt the propoed solems with
It is doubtful, however, banquet to Mr. Murray Smith last night. ad.` dawn from the provincial forces of Sacchuen. It wit be remetabered that over a treath ago ficiently rasammable and proper care of them. hoving assaltod Edward Le Fontillier, the mas windows over the wady of one side so that they some amounts.
can be thrown up and the room rande pou whether it will be passed by Parliament. vocated the establishment of an Australian The plainant staled that Barnes had been to the court.
LONDON, 9th April.
military college. The administration of the Government in Mr. Woolley, of the P. and D. Company, insti Judgment was therefore given for the defendant. ter, on the 27th inrt.
The small rooms are warmed by the very tated sume proceedings against the owners of It is impossible to question the soundness of this
Me. Gladstone's speech; in nanouncing the
LONDON, 9th April Thibet is placed in the bands of the Dalaitwe Chinese forty launchos, charging them with Jigment. A man who takes sharge of another's shore on Taday, and he returned to the ship
The liquidators of the Oriental Bank have de- and Panskan Larose sided by a Council causing suisance by persistent sind uncalled for property at the request of the latter, and with under the induouve of liquor. He wanted to ingenious and fual-saving kang. This is rado Irish policy of the Government is regarded as of four laymen; Ministers of State, under blowing of the whistles of their craft while lying out fee or reward, ie only bound to take ordinary see winess, but as the man was not sober wit-by building a system of shallow foes where the the finest he has ever delivered. The demeanour sred a dividend of Rs. 6d. in the pound.
The bill relating to international copyright tka direction-in-chief of the two Imperial case was remanded from time to time, and was at
at their whart, near the P. and O. offen. The care of it. He does not inour the ability of a neas declined to go to him. The defendant then for is to he. Thass flues begla at a large of the loase, lowever, was gold, except on th
emman carrier. But the lesson to be drawn made a of language and threatened to place, and end in a deep trench at the other part of the Patellite members Mr. Gladstone road a second time in the House of Commons
strike the captain. He was ordered to go far-end of the house, into which the soot falls. admitted that the Irish would eventually have night Chamissioners or Residents. It will thus be length concluded yesterday, when Mr. Maokean frun this unfortunate case is never tu burden a
In the debate which follows the Premier's RICH GOLDFIELDS IN WESTERN seen that the control of the Chinese Gorern-bound the defendants over to be of good befriend going home or coming out with parcela. Ward, and he refused to go. On the 21st also This trench is connected with a chimney, which control of the police forco.
The custom was always objectionable. Informer the defendant was drunk and riotous, and he may be in tile running up the wall, a band
trough, or a handsoms tall chimney of froolfal- speech, Mr. Trelyan advocated that the Con-
AUSTRALIA ment over Thibet is not nominal but ontua),
days, when there were no etesters, and voyages was forgiven on that cocasion
FREEH, 7th April. The defendant bai nothing to say, and he was y cat brick, sitastei semo 10 feet from the tral Government should restore order in Ireland. and that its representatives there are not in the Free Press, for Pain Ubin to take in a perhaps excusable, bat in these days, with fast fined $5.
A Longkang left Singapore on the 29th witmo, was langthy and freights expensive, it was
house sad cenzusted with the bang by adon- and allow the imal bodies to control education asy way subordinate to an intriguing pzo-cargo of granite and has not since loen hoard samare, parcel expresses, and latiorly, the
tinuation underground of the above-mentioned and develop lonl resoarees. trench. The fläes are covered with large Bat vincial strap such ne Teas FO-RING is re- uf. A few days ago a report was made at the pacale post, there is no excuse for burdening presented to be by the Canton correspondent tated ant it has been found that the beat never event of loss of the parcel, the matter is vary Marine Police Station and an inquiry was insti- vas'a friends in this manner. Moreover, in the
of the NC. Daily News. The Viceroy reached he destination. A Chinaman who hired unplantant for both parties, and may, as la of the Fun-kwei may be La disloyal the tongkang has since beon.arrested in Binga. the case before us, lead to the raptom of a ---and ne untrustworthy-at he has-been ropre and tinst three mon-wore drowned, but as no relaysuit-Straits Times.
pore and states that the vessel has foundered long established friendship and to a pitiful
sinted, and it might is a good stroke of policy to relieve bim of kis post in that case, it may be another case of piracy.
the Court declined to take this view of the ease,
MARINE COURT.
28th April.
Broen Commander R. M. RukSET, R.N.
MISCONDUCT OF BOARD SHIF.
ailant Resident and a number of lesser any steps in the matter. The little man is and found that they were given to the defendant arty, as charged with drunkenaues and disor- which are not expected to be warmed, hare ward
haviour for twelve months.
port was made of the affair it is supposed that
but we do not beliera the Peking Authori We would call attention to the ohango of pro- gramme at Chiarini's Circus this oraring, s notified in another column. The bill of fare is
for the parpoee af being taken home to the plain.
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
MACAO.
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that there is
The Governor of Western Australia has 12- Mr. Partell disagreed with that portion of the paved a telegram stating that favourable report slabs of limestone from 2 to 4 inches in thick scheme which gave the Imperial Parliamen Tivo prospecting parties have gone down bring have been received from the Kimberley goldfields. ns. These are in turn evenly covered aver control over the Customs, said he considered it [ÝKOM QÇİ CORRESPONDENT.)
with mortar, apon which is placed the ery unfair that Ireland should have to pay the police ing alluvial gold. A big rush is expected. The 23th April. superior oiled paper, which forme a good bunless the Irish Government had the control of fold is extensive, but difficult to work.
8th April. The feasts of Holy Week passed off as quietly stitute for European oil-cloth, and answore its the forco. Ho sao urged that the proposed con- bere ait was possible they could. The Funeral purpose better. The rooms are neatly papered tribution to the Imperial exchequer was tor The bargus Westeria has been placed upon the
inride with white or coloured paper, and when large.
berth at Freemantle to cover passengers to the procesion on Friday afternoon and the Besar perfect na amele should enter the room. The Planket, member for Diblia University, Kimberley gold fields. There is great excite rastion procession on Sunday morning were im replace is a ranged that the family cooking said that the proposed soheme would be certainment throughout the colony,reative to the newe posing sights and wore largely attended by the may be done therson, and the amoke and heat to lead to the sparation of the two sountries of the discovery. The parties who brought the community. ties will allow him to embrail them in a new
from the nonessary cooking fire, made morning The Ulster members hinted that they would not gold to the coast, say they care for provisions, Loxbox, 27th April
I note that Hongkong is suffering froma short that they romsin warn till the time for the art
and evening, heats there large stones will, so obey an Irish Parliament. difficulty with either England or France, one of the most attractive yet offered, in-
looving Afty men at work on the ground. One *The sojournment of the debate was mered by nagget in their possession, weighing 10on, is THE GRECIAN IMBROGIJO.
supply of water. Here, although we have no tre. The beat is dry, and corafortable. In a Mr. Chamberley.
new route to Freemantle. much less to interfere with a frloody Misoladings performance by Bignor Chiarini The Great Powers not being satisfied with reservoir and no huge expense for waterworks properly arranged house there should be n
himself on the English horse Captain; a sham
The Daily Tegraph this morning says that A telegram received from Cessok states the sion to Thibet. Whether the hopes of pre-bit representing the battle of Plezns, in which Greece's general consent to disarm have request-we say on the right side in that respect, having draughts, and the people do not seem to be Mr. Gladstence scheme inteles the greatest geld is very near the sarfece, munerative trade springing up between In there will be an encounter between the cavalry ei precise saxurances.
revalation overproposed by an English Minister. ovary prospect of a rich and extensive field. A plenty of water. When your great Tai-tam greatly troubled with colds.
The foreigners are atoves largely in addition
LOEDON, 10th April. telegram has been ressived from Freemantle dia and Thibet through Sikkim are desined and infantry; and performances by most of the
work is completed you will have the pull of us
the kang. One grst objection to the use of The debate in the Irish proposals was resum stating that two men in one day obtained £oz. to be realised is another question, consern departments. Those who attend the show this other members of the troupe in their respective
The Grand Desi Porselsin Collection at then no doubt.
the latter is the high price of wood, so tiub soal ed in the House of Command last night. Mr. of gold, and that another digger had in his po- Neustrelita, Mecklenbury, contains, according to ing which it will be well not to be too an evening evidently have.s frest in store for them, the Glashutte, the most valuable porcelain service over, we have nothing to host of in the course the natives are not so lavish with their and unfavouratiy eriticised the whole scheme, do which was found in very shallow sinking.
If we have a dir' supply of water," how. from Japan is cheaper than the native fasl. Of Chamberlain explained his reasona for resigning, session Slos, of gold, including a 1905. nugget, gine, but it will be at least a point gained In the case of the Taikos Sugar Refining Co. in existence, which has recently been, valued by
fool as are the foreigners; they use very tall claring it gave no guarantee for the integrity of if Mr. MACAULAY succeeds in opening this against Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co. I will exports at £1,500 to £2,750. It is a dinner ser way of basat supply. The Government permit Home, and makes all fire often of grams or the Empire. He expressed himself in favour of Imperial Federation as a solution of the Irish jealously guarded country to Westera know-be remembered that judgment was given by the vine of the most magnifosat blas samal paint a monopoly of this food, and we have in dried dung.
-COOTAWN, 5th April. Jury in fevont of the plaintiffs. "The defendants Ted with bizde, from old Chelsea porcelain with
The food of the foreign popalation la catly dimivalty. The Marquis of Hartington demana. Jedge and civilization, however slowly they appealed, and obtained a rule niej, and subsa-the gold-anchor mark. Only one other similaronsequence vory bail beef supplied. Indeed it;
la not eatable. Unless the Government inter Imported: beef, fowl fish, garne, rice, bane, sed the scheme is its entirety, and appealed to The lugger Septimus left thiangraing for Fort may make their way into it. The fact that quently & rule abrotute for the pouring of the servies is extant, which is in the possession of fere there is do remedy, and the ocimmunity must in seapon making up the list of what the native holding the integrity of the Empire and the an- party, on a natural history costing sxpedition a very faw inferior regetables, and some fruit the Liberals and Conservative to naita in up. Moresby, with Messra. English Bros. and the China Government no readily granted verdict, and ordering a new trial. The plaintiff Qecon Victoria. Special reference is mode to
Tay have pork, but it is too premsay of the law. Mr. John Morley declared It is expected that the trip will cocopy thres the passports for the Mission is also a natis. therespon appealed to the Fall Court and it the blue enamelling on the edges of the dishes, go on paying good bullion for bad beet It is a market worda
was expected that judgment would bo do. plates, and other pieces. The same collection is case of take it or here it. The present Meatle to eat. One grat objection to the pe of that the only alternative to Gladstone's scheme months. factory proof of their confidence in the good Evered yesterday, but their Lordships dia net rich in valuable specimens of German ceramic Farmor pays $3,600 per annum to the Loof is that a sort of replicemic disease is endo was drastic sosrsion.
The German New Guinea Company's cher mis have among the esftlo, and the dissased and
THE CHINEES -DIFFTOULTY IN AMERICA, tered steamer Truganini leya pert Saturday deliver it, the matter being poetposed to see muntature, amongst which special notice Is and friendly intentions of the British Indian whether some arrange toont could not be come to take of a mi of painted dessert pintos tenu lze Senado (Municipality) for the mompely of the worn-out gnimsis ars taken for food. At times
Lovran, 7th April, with the German solentile exploration expedi Government, We trust this confidenge and between the parties, that course being deemed Berlin factory, with artistic represantailcars of sale of meat, and has limge of three years. The this trouble becomen vialent and rapidly fatal te The port oficials at San Francisco refused to tion, pul ales thiefy Are Chisms for plantation good will may increase and load to the advisable,
Agral effects, still lite, de, of ražo merita eld tester paid $200 or 8500 par los the heart, as also to pan after dating the fab. allow the Chine Minister to land, pending the mak
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