be thus found the means of farthering the in- Jorest of British trade while at the same time Jovally conforming to the very axtarat and in telligible projadices of the Chinesa Government And while recognizing tho menas by which ibin benefit. has been obtained, the Geternor desiree also to express his regret that any words itsed, or reported to have been used, by him in Council in connection with this ghastion should have been endered as reflecting upon His Excellency Sir John Walsham, Her Majesty's Minister at Peking.
THE DAILY PELBE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 191a, 158.
dashing Night at the Gap Book, the cost of the two Light-houses would be but little, if at all, in exons of that originally contemplated for the
G WILLUK DES Veux
Brethren of the Trinity House, who have, for the same reason, fixed 100 feet as die boat height, for a Light-house in the seas round Great Bri, tain, whore what sailors aptly term "thick wea one-I have ko, thor" is probably not more provalent than here.
On one grounds therefore His Excellency The Right Honourable Lord Kantford,
0.0.M.G. o., do 20 would ask the adquiosesnos of Sir Robert Hart in the proposed siteration. if his grent experience in connection with this subject should mggest CouиSION no objention.
A fixed Light on the Gap Rock, however, would necessitate a flashing light at Cape Nothing in the knowledge of the Governor P'Aguilar on Hongkong Tsland, which is now a has furnished reg ground for sneh riflection; on fred light, and if the present suggestion in res the coatzary ha considers that Sir John Wal-pect of the Gsp Rook should be adopted, the Cape alian deserves, the thanks of the Colony for D'Aguilar light must of course bo altered to s taking the only courte which was at all likely to fishing one. But any proposal for works af at sohieve serves and for thus bringing to a satis-toration at Cape D'Aguilarrais another question. factory termination, a question which has been All experts are, His Excellency believes, agreed the subject of much fatile corrossadena with that Capo D'Agnar is the wrong place for this light, and that the right one is the Chinese In hiapredecessors,
In codusation with this Gap Rook arrange land of Wagine, the erection having been at the nient, the Governor had hoped to be able to former place.simply bosanes the bettor site was ere another improvemset in the lighting of not available: The question to which His Excol- the approaches to Hongkong by the resocal to lensy refers, therefore, in weather this Govern Waglan Island of the Lighthouse now at went with Sir Robert Hart's invaluable assist Capo D'Aguilar. But, though his afforts in this ace could obtain the permission of the Chinese iction hare so far prated peaccesful, be Government to erect a light-Louas at Wagian. does not propose to relinguish them, if such u the same terms as those offered in respect of
the Cap Root. If such permission were obtain dorras be approved by the Connċil.
When the goods were deposited it was understoo that either Ng Lal-kok oranyone to whom he right the money. Witness, himself, was in the babit of soll the matches could take delivery by paying advancing money on goods deposited in the ge- downs Practically Mr. Musso and himself were la partnership. He attended to the whole of tho godown business. Chinese depositing goods in the godown and rengiving money on them world OF CHINESE CUSTO, Kow he dealt with by him. He remembered Wing :LOUN, TO COLONIAL SECRETARY.
Li Youn coming to the godown with $200 to take Custom Honso,
delivery of some of the matches. He would not Kowloon, 8th Angust, 1988. Sir-In reply to your communication of the take them because he said they were not in good condition. The advertisement, produced from 6th July last and with reference to an proposals the Chinese papers was written by hims It was of His Excellenas the Govenor of Hongkong signed Ho Tesin and Masss.
to lighting both Gay, Rock and Wagian, I have now the honour to inform you that have just received a despatch from the Inspector General of Chinese Customs in which he desire
(a) In view of the arrangement strendy ar. me to intimate to you that:
rival at in regard to the Uap Book Light tho Chinese Customs west consider itself fred from responsibility as to the mature and senstruation of any Light peur Govern- !" man may decide to erect on the rook; but, considering the fuportare of the position, the Inspector-General is of opinion that the Taght proposed by the Customs Eagitaor in-Chiefa Group flashing Lightold
certainly be most anitable:
NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPERS.
members approach the enquiry into the authenti- city of bialetters witharanking sense of la justice. AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN QUEEN VICTORIA AND EMPEROR WILLIAM.
An interview botrasu Queen Viatoria of Eng and and the Emperor William II, of Germany: has been arranged to take place at Badon on Soptambor 80ti
OLLA PODRIDA..
Arthur Stanley, who claims to have leaped from the Clifton suspension bridgò in Ingland. with a paradhato, ie anxious to perform the same feat at Niagara Falls.
Emperor Froderiol's dream, it is said, was to try an experiment in giving Alsace-Lorraize virtual bene rale, with Prince Alexander of Buttenberg. As Governor.
The gentlemen seat to the Unitol State to anguire into the batite and ecetom of the Americans are apparently in diffeatties. Their interpreters although vary willing do not appear to possess the ery qualities for their pests and the state of thair Buancas pretibits
THE PAN-ANGLICAN STNUD ON DIVORCE. the engaging of others. The cheapest rate at which they can find board and lodging in 34 The Fan Anglican Synod has decided that Americani a day, equal to about Tla, 3.70 and, it will not admit any ground for divorce except
In cate way or another they'work of civilising the Shin-pas saya, however high the ability that of adultery, and that the clergy of the
marriages between persuas who have been the heathen keeps moving on. During the last they may possess without morey they will not Charok of England will not solendaise any be able to put it to much acccant.
The recently appointed Dirseter of the Yallow divorced an other grounds. All peracine who year 849,569 gallons of New Englang run wars Ivor Works, the present Gaversor of Canton, have been divorced on other grounds, sad who sent from Boston to: Afoca Wata-ch'ug is a satire of Sonchow, and began sad their children will be refused the rite of daily expected on bbs way to his new post. marry again, will be looked upon as polygamiais, his official career as a member of the Hamlin. haptism. Prations to being sent to Canton ho was As- sistant Superintendent of Trado at Tientsin. N. O. Daily Netes translations.
The further bearing of the case was adjoutais
ed till this morning..
POLICE COUNT.
48th August,
BEFORE HON, H. E. WODEHOUSE.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION, Wan Ayenng, shopkoper, was ebarged with the nalawful possession of two empty barrels the property of Mr. J. Kook, proprietor of the Stag Hotel, on the 27th instant.
Mr. Webber appared for the stafandub. Thomas John Dickson, assistant bacman at the Stag Hotel, said that on the 23rd instant, ahaut one p.m., he missed come barrel from the street at the side of the Hotel. It was the only one there at the time. On the 27th instant, at
TIENTSIN.
16th August.
From Poking I lear that He Excellency Lui, who was Asting Customs Tantai last year
LORD OLERINGTON'S RETIREMENT. The Right Hon. Lord Carrington, Governor of New South Wales, has signifled his desire to retire from his Governorship before the end of the year.
THE BULU REBELLION, The rebel Dinizuia, Chief of the Unutos, has fied, and the rebellion is virtually crashed.
YOLGANIG ERUPTION.
FATAL PIRE.
The leading journals of Austris condemn the German doctors' report on Emperor Fesdarick's vase as a degradation of micul since. They say it was dictated by low motives and personal hatred.
General Balinger's mother, who is a Walsh woman, is eighty-four gras of age. Bha lives quietly at Ville d'Avary. Her famous son is vory kiud to her and bes always shown her s great deal of attention,
Husband (to wife)-Do you believe in the theory that the greatness of a father often proves stumbling-block to strancement of his son in I am thankful, life Wife-I cortainly do. John, our boy, will never be handicapped in that
a
A fire in a house in New York caused the lass way.
GOODWOOD BACES.
broken through, so that the gap is again over 1,000 feet bread. M. J. Currey, of the French: The German flag has been hoisted at Picasant
An eruption of Stromboli, a volcano on the at this port, and His Excellency Liu Han-fog island of the same name, north of Sicily, and will again resno charge of Port Arthur is near the Italian coast, has taken place, and has Excellener Chow Fa, late Tactal, is still in Po-caused a tremendous destruction of property, The erection of a Light-house at Wagian od His Excellency would deride to put the flas
6 As to the proposal to construct a Light
king and busy there arranging about the Tung attended with a great loss of life. chow and Tienta Bailroad, in-connection with honte on Waglon, the Inspector-General would be far less diffoult taan at Gap Rook; and ing fight at Waglan and a fired light at the Gop it is possible therefore that the Chisan Govery-Rook, moving the D'Aguilar light altogether.
fools that he cannot treat it at the Tanag-li
the French Syadfonte. His Excellency Li Han- Yanien as he did the Gap Rook proposals.
ohang is also in Poking awaiting Her Majesty's of eighteen lives. ment might be more easily induced to undertake Or the other band; if Waglon should not be.. the work with its own staff, te sufficient subsidy avilable, the tasting light would require to be
placed at D'Aguilar.
The Inspector General's moaning evidently
orders.
The water from the Yollow Rivoris Bowing The running at the Goodwood meeting result were promised by this Colony.
Rotarking to the question as to the character is that, as he does not consider the proposal ro. But pending any euch negotiation, the igazo
Cap-Eads, 1; Oaris, 2: Timothy, 3. Stakes of which would of coure be ancartain, of the Light at the Gap Heck, I am to mastien garding a light on Wagina can be just now 130 a.m., la missed unother from the same through Shantung. I bene it has risen to slevened a
-Stoarhead, 1; Clan Chattan, 2: Fealty, J. that His Excellency has not omitted from con-auscessfully bald he fore the Tsung-l Yama, he place. About a quarter of a hour afterwards lost four irechos, and another portion of the
GERMAN ANNEXATION. Gotornar considors that there should be noderation the greater penetrative power of a desirea that the arrangement, as to the Cap he found the missing lorrels in Wing On streat finished work of the gap'at Chen-obow has been delay of the work at the Gap Rock, it the arrange shing light. Ent, apart from the fact that Rock light my be carried out, bat he ibinks outside the door of No. They wars inuried ment resposting it should meet with the approval and the propound alteration of play what is that all responsibility as to the nature of that J. Kook of the Council, and receive the sanction of the lost in this respect in one place will be gained light must now rest with your Government. The sitants having been re-examined by Becrotary of State.
For this reason the proposal ramently made in another, His Excellency is disposed to thick He is of opinion, however, that's flashing light Mr. Webber, the case was maded till the (with a view to sun time in construction for that tals comparative demerit of a red light is would be preferable to a red one in suoli 30th instant ball being allowed in two suretion placing a flashing Light at Wagon and a fixed compensated by the above mentioned consider-position as that of the Gap Book.-I have the of $25 eanh, or money deposit.
honour to bo, Sir, your obedient servant,
T. A. MORGAN, Light at the Gep, will require to ko abandoned; ations in its favor.r.
Lá Asing, farmer, admitted a charge of selling I am to aid that, if any change is woopted it and it is doomed to be an the whole expedient
Commissiour of Customs for prepared opiate withouta permit from the Opkam
Kowloon and District to revert to the original plm of a flashing Light will of course be within the discretion of the
Farmer and a previous convlotion, and was fired at the Gay Placed at the same height there Customs Anthorities to modify or withdraw the seems to to no doubt that a shing Light contribution offered as part of tho terus Moant
825, or, in default, one weak's hard labore. would be much more useful tau a fiel Lighted in my letter No. 23 of the 29th ultim
have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient and apparoutly Sir Robert Hart, whom ez periones ca the subject is entitled to very great servant, weight, is of opinion that the greater height! required for the former, is a disadvantage which Wouldnotbesufficient toontysighthis superiority. The two Light-houses, if we should succeed in obtaining both, would thus be more vestly then would have been the oasa if the Governor's proposal to include them in the same strangeing extracts:———
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Becretary.
F. A. Morgan. Esq., Commissioner of Chinese
Custo, Kowloon.
To tha Honourable F. Stewart, LL.D. Colonis!
Searlurs. &o, &, Hongkong,
KINOTE BT BUATEYOR GENERAL,
OPIUM CLUB.
PUBLIC GAMING. Fourteen Chinese ware brought up by I spoctor Eskor, charged with public gambling in In view of these opinions I would advise thNo. 39, 3quare-atrest. They were fined 25 cash His Excellency suction the construetion of ear fourteen days' hard labour. flashing light at the Gap Rook, and that the Government proceed. forthwith to the constrac tion of soch a light, and that the question of the aland over for futuro consideration.
J. M. PRICE. Hongkong, 10th August, 1868..
UNLAWFUL PONUKSSICY.
Syndicate, who left here the day before vanter Idare, go of the Scarborough Group in the day, en route for the gap, where he had to survey South Pacife. position of affairs, has been detained en asoount and report thereon to the Viceroy of the real of the heary fall of rain, and the gale, about thirty from hers-Mercury Correspondent.
NEWOⱭWANG,
19th August, There is some danger of this port being flood. an account of the great inundations which aro within a short distance from this Sottioment. If the wind blows strongly from the North there is a chanos of the tides, which will rise for the next two days, not being so high as aulkolpated. St. Swithin set in with mix, and although there has
if
Alphonze-I am a poor man, Miss De Piak, but I am industrious, honest and ambitions, and you-san-would-Ob, Misa De Pink, Alioë Miss Do Pink-Why, certainly. I haven't much to gire, bat yon are welcome. Here's 10 crets
They were outside the garden wall, "Well," ejnonlated Eve, who, woman-like, gave her alleged husband the greater share of the blame, "I hope you are antisted now." "Wa anght to be, my deat," returned Adam, trying to be hilarious
THE BISHOP OF LANÇÖLS' MAGE. The Privy Council has decided on the appeal from the Court of Arches that the Primate of all England, the Right Hon. and Most Herd, under distresang circunstances: "We're got Edward White Benson, D.D., Arobbishop of the earth." Canterbury, must entertain the petition "which has been odged against the Eight Rord. Edward King, D.D., Bishop of Lincoln, chaug ing him with Ritualistic practices.
AQUATICO.
Gaudaur and Mackay have defeated Teemar and Hamm, in a double sell race. The latter
stond to visit Australia,
THE VEINCH IN THE NEW BEBEIDES, The French Government has refused to re not been a daily downpour, the reputation of the admit the Bevd. W. Jones, the Wesleyan Mia
Louis Kossuth lately sent to a Hungarian dapaty $20 in ald of sufferers by the inandations in Hangary, and in the accompanying letter. oxpressed hineolf with vigour and clearness in be- bait of having the lives of the people protected. from such calamities. He is now nearly eighty- Bis years old.
Mark Twain bag acknowledged the degree of
From the vorrespondonos we make the follow- transfer of Unpo D'Aguilst light to Waging in his pasossica a namber of bank notes of Saint has been well kept up as far as a good (slouúry, into the island of Asro, in the New Haustor of Arts conforted upon him by Yale, and.
mant had met with sucess; but considering THE GOVERNOR TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
→
Government. Fouad," Hongkong, 7th July, 1869.
My Lord-Referring to former correspon
that there now anouslly enter the Port of Vio turia vessels with an aggregate measureinent of nearly six millions and a ball of tens (a tonnage i it mag te remarked which socording to the dence on the subject of the proposed Light published retards is larger than that of the house at Gap Rook, I have the kencur to forward Parts of all the British Possessions on the Co for Your Lordship's consideration some further tinent of America and larger also than that of the communications, telegraphic and otherwise, tatal of the three leading Colonise of Australis) whick bave passed between Sir John Walsham, and considering that the Southern, if any. Her Majesty's Minister at Peking, and myself. thing, the most important of the two approache 2-I also forward copy of a letter which has to the Island, it may be taken as certain that no been received from Mr Morgan, Deputy Com expenst which is at all likely to be incurred ona missioner of Chinese Customsar (Chinese) Kow be otherwise than very taconsiderable by cumloon, together with the reply which I have parison with the atramings gained in the saying caused to be addressed to him after consultation of time alone, and without reference to the loss with the Executive Council.
of reascis directly attributable to the absence of Lighte
The cat which would have boen, enved to the shipping trade, if a Light at the Gap Book bad been provided at the time when the subject was first mooted would new amount to a sum which would probably be only expressed in hundreds of thousands of Pounds; and the Governor trusts therefore he has reason in congratulating the Conncil and the Colony that a waat of such vory great importance is at length to his supplied.
mation of the Yemen.
*
SUPREME COURT,
28th August.
IN STEMAET JURISDICTION.
BEFORE ME. A J. LEACH, Actre
POISNE JUDGE.
v. MT830 8155
USO. . NG. LAT Roz, 507.65. NG L1 Fox 5.--The arrangement which I have accepted. In the first-to-suits-Br-Masso claimed anbject to the sanction of Her Majesty's Govern-07.65 as balance of money lent en à promissory ment, is shortly this:
vote and rent of godown. In the courtor claim Ng Lai Kok claimed 1465 for loan on the sale of certain goods.
The construction and maintenance of the Light house to be under the control of the Hongkong Government, acting in concert with the Kowloon Commissioner of Chinees Custome
Kowloon Customs to contribute the (almost nominal) sums of 7,500 Dollars towards construction, and 750 Dollars per annum towards maintenance. The Hongkong - vernment providing the remainder of the
cost of both.
Mr. Holmes appeared for Mr. Musso, sod Me. Wilkinson for Ng Lai Kok.
promissory nota,
Lal Chan Hing was charged, on remand, on the information of Wong Cho, will lawfully hav the value of $800, lost by complainant, on the 21st August
Mr. Webber appeared for the prosecution.. Mr. Dennys for the defence,
Further evidenco was taken in this case, which was again remanded till the 30th inebant, bail keing allowed as before.
CUTTING AND WOUNDING.
it. It is particularly comforting at this junoture, he says, since Maithaw Arnold has given Ameriona fuzuy men a sharp rebuke. Now Yale has sold the word nadal tur their defense. Sir John Millais says of modern soulpture that se ne is much of the work produced by our "were it ing up from under the oyster shells egotemporaries that hovorily believes that it Bome or out of Atheaian saude. with a stamp would fall straightway iute ecstacy, and give. of partial disinherent about it, all Europe forth their plziutive wail, We can do nothing like that now.
average goss. Anyhow, for the last. fortnight brides Group, although they admit that nothing says the ovent is one of largo sise to him and there hau soaresly been any dry weather, and the has been proved against his character, or that gratifies him quite as much as if be datorved ordinary dwellings of the Chinese, being built farnishas a reason for his exclusion.
OPARING OF THE MELBOURNE SXHIBITION. with mud walls and roofs to matob, are fall-
MELBOURNE, 1st August. ing about like brown. paper. The water in
The Exhibition was opened to-day with a zest the Rower parts of the pountry is from 5 to 20 feet deep, which means drowning or aterration brilliant and imposing ouremony. There was a to thousands of natives. Many poor washed-out grand procession up the avaane of representatives Troi Tak Kwang, ovnservancy boatman, was poople have arrived from the interior in boats of all nations, and the whole display was napce- charged with cutting and wounding one Lam and on foot. The freshets in the river have cedented in Australia. After Governor Fesh Ayeung, on the 28th instant.
canaed ships to swing to the sbb-tide for some dedared the Exhibition open, a cable message P0198 stated that on the 29th instant, at days. and the timber, millet stalks and other was despatched to the Queen and salutes ired 6a.m., in consequence of a report made by the debris which feat out to sea, too clearly denote from the ship in the bay and from the hattaries, omplainant in this case, who was now at the the vast destruction to life and property caused the whole cozclading with the national authem.
From early morning the street was thronged Civil Hospital suffering from wounds, he vort by the volume of water with which the districts with visitors, and of las people beat on holiday to a nightspil bont lying of Soyingpoon and for at least twenty mies are covered. Beyond
Mik. Ch Pak, Koreau Ministor at Wash arrested the defendant. Witness charged in the Bar we learn fimt it is even worse than here, making, fully 90 per cent vended their way Er with cutting and wounding Lam Ayaang and and that dead bodies of poor bdman beings, bibition-words. defendant replied that complainant strack him pigs, fowls, oto, are constantly woon. They The weather was fine sud clear, but very sold, Hington-weare a meat remarkable costume when
had probably been washed out of the city of so much so as to be quita distressing to visitors. he goes for a walk in thaas day His dress
Exbibitors complain bitterly of the drunken- white, and on his head towers the steeple-shaped. and be retaliated.
Kai-show and its neighbourhood, where the rains, discending for a baudred miles from high pee of the workmen, which prevented their get. Korean hat. Ofer his white costume he wears mountains, suddenly raised the water in the ting their courts ready in a great measure, a long coal of blus mosquito-notting, with tails that reach the ground. In his hund Pak carries Walled City itself to the height of 20 fest The thus neglecting their work
Arrangements for the ceremony were sc per- eheup ginghaus aubrella. Thus attired a German gunboat itis and other stannara are is dioult for them to communicate with the outside fully balf a million people assembled who tarias. obliged to keep steam up to stain the tide, and it fest that there was no evercrowding inside, but take solvinly along, accompanied by bis Secre shore, or to do any landing or shipping. The witmend tho vice-regal procession, in which
Mlle. Helene Laroche, member of the ballet water came over the Bund at spring tide, and it bands and representatives of every trade or
feared with the full moon the feat will be re- gunisation and benefit society took part, which, corps of the Grand Opers of Paris, not long Doanting to 200,000 francs, the ticket having been bequeathed to her by an aunt. She donut- exted. There are not any hills to take shelter with the military, mosde an imposing spectacle since drow one of the first prizes in a lottery, LONDON, 28th July. ed the entire én to the Paris Orphan Asylum, on in case of an inanilation, and we only hope Mush enthusiasm prevailed. if it must happen, that it will be, when we have
The Pan-Anglican Conference, now sitting.at declaring in the deod of presentation that sho in port, where we shall be free not only from drowning, but from falling walls, chimney pots Lambeth, is favourable to the adoption of the was happy to give to the neaty what she would and wech like nsefal articles, assful when kept recommendation of the committes that the otherwise have aquaufered in frivoleas expendi
Primates in India and the leading coloniss tare. ,-, in their proper place---N. C. Daily News.
should be styled Archbishops.
THE CANADIAN-AUSTRALIAN CABLE BURVÍK.
The case was remanded till the 3rd proximo, bail being allowed in two sureties of $50 each or money deposit.
MORE CUTTING AND WOUNDING.
s dock and in the way.
Lin Aleung, convicted of the larceny of a box of clothing, value $90, and two page tipkets per steamer Batavia for São Francisco, on the 18th instant, way stand to four months hard labour.
THE FOOCHOW TEA MARKET.
"
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COLONIAL ARCHBISHOPƏ.
i.
A FAMILY BOASTED" ALIVE.
and colourless sense of rather," which atymo-
Tho New Magazine Rifle, with which the
Mr. Holmes, in opening his case, said hie client' claimed for money advanced to Ng Lai Kok, to
Chan Sama-sistant cook, was charged with gather with the interest therees and for go down rent, the total sam amounting to $1.055.15 outting and wounding Fok Yau, steeraan, en board the Kowloon ferryboat Morning Star, on Df this Ng Lai Kok had paid $547.50 leaving a balance of $507.85 Mr. 11830 was 1e owner the 27th instant
Complainant, stated that the defendant had From the correspondence we make the follow-
of godowns and received goods into these ga ing extraeis
COMMISSIONER OF CHINEES CUSTOMS, HOW The Gap Rock to remain within Chinese dodowes, upon which be advanced money. In some frewood lying on
LOON, TO COLONIAL SECRETARY.
minies, open' ss before to visits from January, 1897, Ng Lai Kok deposited a quantity. He told him to pat it as one side and defendant Custom House. Chittase territorial Officials; and the Light of cases of matches in Blueso's godowas and took up a bundle and threw it at him. It struck him in the thigh. Defendant then took a life, hip medley on these goods on a Kowloop. 11th June, 1888.
~ dhoirs to be subject to the inspection of Musso ativan These goods were to be held with which he strnok complainant in the arm, as now, three or four good hospitable steamers Bir-I am ia receipt of a communication from
Officials of Chinese Customs. Sir Robert Hart, Inspector-General of Chinese If Hongkong is ever required by China to by eso a sacrity for payment and full power Complainant gave him into custody.
Three onthe hard labour. Castoms, in which he informs me that the Chi. discontinue maintenance of the Light the was given him by a letter of hypothecation to
LARCENY. nese Government ses objections to the thras
Kowloon Customs to provide for mainten-sell those goods if N Lai Kok failed to pay when esiled upon to do go. Fregneat ep-
The English Bang Epithet Bloody," which plans proposed by your Government for the cou
ance and continuod exhibition of Light.
A month ago the natives of Tinglou wate
MELBOURNE, 27th July: is seldom long absent from the conversation of struction and maintenacre of the Gap Rook 4.Thongh this arrangement is a some-plications were made to Ng Lai Kok for Light bat are ready to antherize a plan of the pointa not as satisfactory es might be wished, paymont Eat without arail, and finally notice
daily going in prosessions to the Temple at the Inspector-General's dersing, which I am in- Bir Jubu Waleham has in a privato comunica was given him that the gods would be sold by
back of the Anatomis promises or ohin-chinning Communications have recently passed between the lower class Englishmen is not really synta joas to bring them rain, for the country, for a Mr. Gillies and the Governments of the othar nytapus with "sang aary in its stymological long period, had suffered from drought, and Australasian colonies relative to the garves of origin, though it is only held to be so, bat structed to lay before His Excellency the Gotion satisfied me, that it is the only rucans by publio auction at his risk. The goods were vernar of Hongkong for consideration.
which we are likely to attain the end desired. eventually sold at a loss, and it was for the ba
fears, were entertained that the crops would be the cable route between Australia and Vancouver's
and altogether offensive meaing-from blaidhe This pen is as follows:-
Indeed so strong aro the objections of the anes of his claim that Musso for claimed."
Mr. Wilkinson said they admitted kaving
enough to look at; the men and children form-in the work, but Mr. Gillies bas just been rather ethea Dan Srift wrote to e. friend entirely spoilt. These processions were amusing Island. At present only the Egeria is employed proceeds from & British root of quito o different "The Commissioner in charge of the Kowloon Chinese (vernment not merely to the cession,
notion that payment Wis ret Customs, in whose district the Gap Rock is but also to the lease of territory to a Foreign received
Massey Phipps, Phipps & Co. with from ing them each carrying a green willew branch informed that the Admiralty bar consented to in England that it was "bloody hot in Dublin," situated is to be inateneted to take the mat Foxer, that we should in all probability have male and if the goods were not romerod
aud dragging along with them, carried over employ a second veal. Even than the work ter in hand, and his first, a ep is to be to bad to wait for a Light on the Gap Rock until by a cortain day they would be end, bet enmmunicate with the Hongkong Covery sack indefinits time 28 it might sait, the con- subsequently they received a notice which Fonchs uator date of 3rd Jana to the fracers their Louis, & hideous figure of the water dragon, could not be completed for two years, and the ho simply meant in Irish-tastic phrase that it they sometimes subsiilata blooming would mant acil stale that, having been authorised venience of China to place one thers, Lut for the practically cancelled it. In the meantime his Gazelle as follows:-Our tes market was opened hat although foreigners could see the Indierons Premier is, therefore, anxious to employ a third was rather hat. But the English lower classes, by the Inspector-General to mase arrange somewhat ingenions solution of the difficulty slicent bad sold these goods for three times on the 8th May, and the madness displayed by nature of the basires, with the natives it was vessel Berbes repeived an estimate of the cost, who employ the word so frequently, though roents for the exhibition and maintenance which bae been offered and was probably arig the amount they walked when sokd by auction buyers was something insevellous. Prives pain road artesinees. Since then, of course in which is large, but he does not hesitate to promise not, perhaps, interlard their talk with it so per
Mr. Musso was informed of this on the day average, masidering quality, 20 to 30 por sent. of lights in the waters of the Kowloon Cas-nated, by Sir Robert Hart,
5-As it is important to begin preparations | previous to that fixed for the aalo by suction overlastyest, nearly the whole of the settlemenita response to their prayers, rain has fallen, and for that Victoria will bose her proportion of the gistently and offensively if they know that no tom'a district, he is prepared to place the
country for miles and miles around istinandsted Anatralasian colonics: consternation of a light-house and exhibition for the work at the earliest possible...date, I and they sent him s'portion of the money dus consisting of good media to finest tona. It the last ten days in such quantities that the cost with Great Hritain, Canada, and the, ouer greater forme attached to it than the very ineek”.
LONDON, 24th July. sad maintenance of a light on the Gap should be ranck chiged if Your Lordship would to his, and requested to be allowed to remove a will be remembered that last year the supply of and whole towns and villages have been washed PRESIDENT OF THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE. legically belongs to it.
The Rev. Joseph Bush bas been appointed "Seren" being the average size of a Rock in the bands of whatever person, agcommunicate by telegraph the sauction of or portion of the goods. He refused to give them do good tea here and in Hsakow was short, but away, cansing the greatest distress among the livery, sed with knowledge that they had slowly thin season it is just the reverse, averwhelming people. Teamsdistuly around es affairs are bad the Surveyor General or Harbour Master, disapproval of Her Majesty's Government. the Hongkong Gurorament may nominate
pears that 'out of fourteen distinguished persona 6.-1 append copy of another latter which 1 sold these goods had them wold by public sao quantities of filas Fockean and Paklum ate go-anaugh. There is scarcely a hoss that has not president of the Wesleyan Conference for the man's lead as measured by his hat, it ap
IMPERIAL DEFENCE PROPOSALS.
ages, two (Lord Chelmsford and Dean Stanley) subject to the following sederstanding have caused to be addressed to the Kowloon tion, without giving them any fariter notice. ing forward directly. Socmoos, which are 2dlat in the water copiously; ohimneys have dome ensuing year.
LONDON, 25th July.
were below, while two others Lord Beaconsfield (a.)-The Gap Bucks and remains Chinese Commissioner, suggesting for the reasons given They-therefore not claimed 455 the difference and $d. per lb. wores taas, have sold from 5 to 8 down, crashing through roots and foorlog below, tarritory.
that the Light at the Gap Rock should be a between the amount realised by the sala hy teals over last year. The bulk of the setile and in one instance the whole south side of a
The remainder of the resolutions embodying and the Prince of Wales) wore exactly up to the monte from this district we value at Bid, to 10d-drawing-room wall fell bodily into the room. 8 (b)The Gay Bock is not to be red for any fixed instead of a flashing is one of the latter amotion and that realised by their private sale. other purpose-
description being placed either (1) at Capo D. Iusso said that in January, 1887, he stared Ooling, Congone, and Pelluge are, if possible
Macanias. Gladstone, and Thackeray 74, Lords (6.)-The Kowloon Casters to contribute D'Aguilar, on Hongkong Lalatid, instead of the a quastity of matches for Ng Lai-kok in his go-wores than last year. Bary ones haregood leaf, but veral houses are quite uninhabitable and people the proposals of the Goremment with reference average. Of the others, Dickons, Selborne, and Philippo 74 inches, and the Archbishop of York such discomfort the wretched Chinese have been. seven thousand five hundred dollars towards present fixed ono, or (2) ini new Light-house lewis and advanced higa sonoy on a promissory in water are worth 74. to 2d. They have been are sleeping with tarpaulins and sails siver thair to Imparial defouces, were passed in the House Bright required 74, Earl Russell 24. Lord ROXA (Queensland), 23rd July. 8 full of twentythree distinguished' men simply ruined. Their mud houses, under the the pit cast of bu lirit and sever hundred on the Island of Wagian (Chiness territory) if note. Ng Lai-kok gave him a letter of hypothe-sold ip to 30. tsole. Souchongs are very info-bols to keep the rain off. But whilst we suffer of Commons last night and fifty dollars anually towards ita usin- the same terms could be conseded as in cuspect rationdated 2nd January, 1887. When the goods rior.
Toamen hers and in Hankow are making for-continous ralu, bave dissolved like lamps of su
A report was received by the palice yesterday whose motusl brain-weights are known, four, in- were deposited Ng Lai-kok said the matches were tenance whatever other mouegs are requir- of the Gap Rock
7-A fixed light at Gap Rook might be worth $15 per case, and be advanced the money tunes, and are more than omazed that bayers gar, and those more substantially built have fal to the effect that a family had been burnt to eluding the late Professor Hnghez Bennat and od for the light over and above these skais
per cent, over last year. Crops from len as if made of a pack of cards, and blown down death at Muckadilla, twenty miles from here. Hormann, the philologist, were distinctly below to be provided by Hongkong
place in a House of much lose haight than on the faith of that statement. The promisery Pay (The dates for the emancement of would be required for a flashing Light. Accord note was made payable on demand. He demand Chius promise to be enormnens. High tal prices by a puff of wind, numerous deaths have been so Partiendure to hand this morning substantiate the average, showing that a well-constituted the work and for the fint exhibition of the ing to the opinion of Commander Moure, who is the money from Ng Lai-kok several times mean very large exports. At present very little ported from the oa It is mut here, however, the report. Et appears that Jolu Brandot. He bruin of small diniensions way he capable of light to bred by the Hongkong Govern regarded by his own profession as well as otters. On the 7th May be wrote to him the letter pro.comman tes has come foss from the country that the suffering, and devastation has been war, his wife, and child, Ferenco, retired to doing retal better work than many a larger
und in connection with the Kowloon Com ass high anthority on such a subject, the losses duded, telling him that if the rhy was not paid Steamers will have arrived from China in Lon issioner, and to be reported on by the lat-altitude would be an advantage rather than his matches would be self.. Of the 18th May don by the end of July sarrying 88,000,000 be. Besteet; but sway to the north-east, up the bed early on Banday morning. Howard was organ whose internal constitution is, from one
water and whole towns. submerged. Yesterday Cortets, Howard's employer, about 12 o'cloak on ter to the Inspector Geasmal for the infor- otherwis, as rendering the fight more fresa again wrote to lins saying that no notion had of Congor, and supply for June and Jaly (with river, where acres ugon acres of grain are under last seen alive by Mr. Carroll, & publican, and ease or other, defective.
quently visible in these sos; where "thick wen heen taken of his last letter, and that the mat.eld stock) is 60,000,000 ; taking delivery at the current in the river was ronning with a Saturday night, when he was perfectly saber. -The Kowloon Commissioner, engineer-thor is the rale; and as the smaller Light-house ches would be sold by anetion if the msney 16,068,000bs for June and July. The stock of eight knot speed, and on its surface, forted boat 2 o'clock Carroll coticed Howard's build. British troops will soon be armed, is the inter- ing on fire, and us going over to the place, which tion of a Canadian, Mr. James P. Lee, formerly. in chief, and cosat Inspector, or such other would oort very much less, thees appears to be was not paid within 18 hours, and any loss on the Cougon will be 50,000,000 lbs. oa 1st August tables and chairs, window and door frames, me
On the 30thnert, sgainst 36,750,000 s last year. Nestly lons, encumbers, onions and other field products, was only about 100 yards from Carrote, be found a resident of Calt, but who has for some yeara Cuetonis' Omoisls as the Inspector General every reason in its favour. Bach a change would ssle recovered in a court of law may designate, to be at liberty to risit and necessitats a fashing light being placed in the May be roto again to a similar effect. On the sl the supply of new stuff will be good and fine dead dogs and chickens, and the millet atalk, roofs the henee almost burned to the gronad. No past lived at Utica, N.Y., where he has been ear inspect the light st plasture, and the islet Light-house next ia order of proximity to this 2nd Jely he wrote another letter refering to a te, and importers will have test dioulty in of houses-all and messengers, spending their races could be found of the inmates until San-plored in the arma foundry of the Remingtas. itself to remain open to the Chinese torri.port, which is at present that at Caps D'Agui promise which Ng Lal-kok had made to begin seltag except at the priose dealers choose to pay way to the ocean of terrible disasters above. day, morning, when nothing but the charred Me Le has incental many patterns of both torial Otheials to visit and deal with a fer. All authorities are, however, agreed that to take delivery and which had not boon fatfilled. The prises of Soumons and Fockons were kepi Theasands are reported drowned, tous of thon skulls remained as aridence of the fearful de military and sporting rifles, but the British zúa-
tbin site is immeasurably inferior to that on the Two farther letters were sent one on the 11th up last your by-st, the moderate sapplies;
banger. There is no way of getting at them from out yesterday to investigate the matter, and the of it was perfected while he was on a visit to his (S)-To the event of cirocrastauces ever ne- Chinese island of Waglan; which latter would, July and one on the 28ed, the latter one in 2nd, that comparative export was 25,000,000 The studs must be homeless and perhaps perishing of sident that had taken place. The police went gazine rille is his 1stost product, and the outline cessitating China to require Hongkong to I understand, have unquestionably been selected, fimating to Ng Lai-kok that the matches bed short; and, 3rd, that holders were consequently this at present, for nothing could go up against skalz were buried in the demistery at Madla. Friends in Galt a fow years ago. The London dicantiana the rasintenance of the light, had it been available at the time when the been sold at a loss and that there remained about firm. This season supplies of goed and fine tea the orrent, which has ench force that the German The fire is tapposed to have been caused by the Echo says the build of the Lee ribe is stronger $550 das to Musso, which if not paid at case are enormous, Export is crushing, and holders gunboat Fitis, lying off the settlement, has had defootive construction of the fireplace, the sixhs than any other pattern of its olase hitherto the Kowloon Customs to provide for its D'Aguilar Light-house was erected. caintenance and rontluned exhibition..
8Under these aroumstances, it has appear legal proceedings would be taken to recover. Up will take care to " get out "" at the best price ther to stear foll speed up to her anchors to prevent at the lack and sides not being protected against constracted. The bore is small aud the traject Australia will probably take 5,000,000 being drified sway. The day before yesterday the flame. It is supposed that the fre got a ory low, and if necessary forty shots can be fired "If the Hongkong Government scouple the ed to me desirable, before incurring further as to the 23rd July Ng Lai-kok never paid him.
the Taiwan broke adrift, but happily grounded good kold, and the sleepers were rendered in-in minute. The ride tus also been adopted by undertaking coupled with the understand genso in respect of the Cape D'Aguilar Light snything. After the letter of the 15th May. Less than last year from Fonebow.
en the north shore, whence she soon floated off susible by the smoke and literally roasted alive the Governmente of China, Spain, Denmark and ing tana set forth, the work on bo proceed.house, to smartain whether the Wagian aito Ng Lai-kok came to him and promised to might not be now attainable on the seas torms the money, but he did 200 do 2 to ed with at ones."
never told him he had sold the matokes. In the above soḥama endevour hus been as those offered in reepoot of Qay Rook. made to retain all the essential points of Hong, 3.Tho mercantile community are so ba G. R. Lammert, auctioneer, said that on tho kong's frat and third proposals and it is hoped pressed with the expedieboy of having the beat 23rd July, 1897, bo seld 120 cases of Japanese
from macio lovers in this country. Of course it LONDON, 27th July. is neki in the atores here, and yon occasionally it may prove acceptable to your Government passable lighting of the route to this Purt, that mitokes ander instructions from Mr. MuESP. I do not apprehend the digblast difficulty in The reason of the agunt of proceeds being so
The Australian Eleven commenced a match hear it in a minstrel show, but not ene man in obtaining the approved of the Legislative Council ansll was that 37usen wera spoiled. The other
against a Yorkshire teams at Huddersfield to-deya hundred knows anything about it, I have of a vole for the two Light-houses instead of ass were not of the best quality.
The Englishmen went first to the wriokota, and heard it played in Italy, and the music from a In answer to Nr. Wilkinson, witness said that one, and for the imposition of the necessary tax
were all disposed of for 107 rans. The principal quartet of the instruments is exquisite. Its the sale was firet advertised for the 16th July on the Shipping to cover it
soorer was Ulyett, who played a dashing innings range is limited, but the quality of its one when 10-Your Lordship will observe that Sir John and then postponed for a week. He sent autice
for 48. Trott took five wickets for 23 rans, skillfully played is pars and queer. It has s Walshaw's communications at macked Con of the uale to all the match-dealers in the Colony, their arrival in the port and robbing the mason-
Ferris three wickets for 46, and Warrall two for pastoral flavoar, remanding one of piping shop- fidential Though there is probably no longer Ho Nin, a shruff in the employ of Mr. Musao, gore. This has been going on for a long time, |
herds, and a classical environment.. The nearina auy reason for scorsoy with regard to some of mid he want setgral times during Jane and Jaly bat through the timidity of the Tuotai and his
The Australians then went in, but with the is very simple. In shape it is something like a small guard: It is made of baked clay. them, it is not so with all; and I mention this into Ng Laikok to tell him to take delivery of underlinga their daring in getting beyond all
axception of Tratt, who scored 23, none of the phar LIVERPOOL? order that special care may be taken on this the goods, or they would be sold by evotion. Ngooxtrol. This morning one of those rasn was LOKAUKORGE. WAMILTON ON THE CAPTURE OF
batamen maite any stand, and the innings closed Its range is about twolee totos. No instrumat. ADELAIDE, 10th August. Bir-Referring to previous correspondence point, in, the event of its being decided to publish Tal-kok said "Let them be sold by anction. I saught red-handed thieving the steamer will send some one to bay them back and canse Peling, and was at oboe confined by the officers
itself whex as hos castered the scale, and thera on the subject of the proposed Light-hoose at the any of the correspondence. Gap Rock, directed by the Governor to the fard Light as at Cape D'Aguilar your master to lose more meaey." Witnes was of the steamer; his comrades, after trying to At the bangust given by the Lord Mayor of for the poor total of 49 runs. M'Donnell got hurt. can be more easily learned, for it almost plays
resove him in vain, went on shore and with the London, Polydors de Karior; to the Ministers and was unable to bat.. Cross-examined by Mr. Wilkien,
constantly in the fields, and when you hear oUS ties require it, this Government will, of cepce, Rock, v., the supply of a lens to fill the are of
LONDON, 25th July, of their peculiar molodies from a practiced quar- erest at the place in questien a Light-house ez-the circle which is baw left dark, I mention this shl, be knew the scmpradore's handwriting port, way laid and attacked the second after and the Rt. Hon. Lord George Hamillon, said that at the close of the day's play had lost six wicketsbarrass one. The North Italian passants use it. actly in accordare with the description ostain for fear that it might offerwise be supposed that The latters produced were in his banderiting quartermaster of the steamer, as they were pro- the success of Admiral Tryon's attacking squa- for 12 rans
The match between the Australians and York tot you wonder sath simple sans as produce He did not take these letters to Ng Lai-kok. ceding to the Custom House to clear hor. The dron in connection with the recent naval ed in His Excellancy's letter to Big John Wal. this fact had been forgotten.
mesond officer defended himself bravely, and bav-manoeuvres showed that the old method of British
skire was resumed to-day. The Englishmen corso basatiful result. sham, specifying the alternative proposal, the 12.For further elucidation of some of the They were sent by a coolie
Ho Team, seil be rented godowns from Musso ing wrenched à aword from the hands of one of warfare was unreliable.
score to 49 with nine wickets down, when rain pot A first-class Oxford fora bllad man! Th Light-pass in fact which the Castors hud in points tonehed in this Despatch, I anoises nopisa.
BULGARIAN QUESTION. contemplation in offering the terms accepted in of two pages, extracted from a letter dated & Co Ng Lai-kok stored matches in the go- his assailants, kept them at bay although badly JORD BALISBURT OF BRITISH CREDIT AND THE tinued their second innings, and increased Lasir
Ford Salisbury, in his liveranes, said that stop to the play, and the mantel was abandoned, splendid resnit has just been achieved by Mr. 21 August, 1897, of Costtuander More, H.N. on down in January, 1887. He charged godownwounded on the head and band. It might bare
LONDON, 1st July." John Puleston Jones, of Ballol College. Mr. muy letter dated the 29th ultimo.
Great Britain was gradually decreasing bar It has, however, been reprosented to the the subject of Hongkong Light-honnes. Ons of hire for all goods stored in bis godowns, Mr. fared much worse with him had not Captain Grag-
In the cricket match, Australisus vormes Jones, whose name appears in the first-alaus in "Governor that in view of the difficulty of socess these refers to the height desirable for the Musso was in the habit of advanchy money on son and some of his men gone to his sasietano,
The matter was at ones reported to the Bri-dist, and increasing her credit. He also sald to the Gap Rook, the cost and time required for Light-loss at the Gap Rook; the other to the these tatobne. Beveral letters were sent to Ng
quits blind since he was a child two years old. Lohmann 2 the completion of the work weld be considerably expediency of changing to the island of Wagley Lai kok asking for repayment before these tish Cengal by the Company's Agent, at whose the Grest Fewers were beginning to see that Surrey Eleven, the latter scored 135 in their the list published on the 5th July, of those who The Colonial only put together 48, the woe- Ele to a native of Bala, and was educated after lossened if a fixed light were adopted instead of the site of the Light-house now at Cape matches were sold. Witness himself sent. Ha anggestion the steamer was kept until the Tas there is no necessity for them to meddle with first innings, of which number Key made do and obtalied honogts in modern history, has been
Anim to Ng Lai-kok to tell him to take delivery.fal was communicated with, and the case put be- the Bulgarian question. mana flashing light. The latter with its clook-work | D'Aguilar: apparatus.driven by descending weights, would 13-It will be observed that, according to Ng Lai-kok wrote him two letters about these org him. After two or three hours detention
to the Czar urging him to refrain from advancing around innings they soored 33 for the loss of 3 under the Into Dr, Levis Edwards. Kegreatly require a tower of sufficient height to give the Commander Moors, 100 feet is regarded by the itches, one on the 12th July and one on the the Taotai sant of a force of men and the thier Gencel Ignatieff has addressed an exhortation the being dall and the wickets heavy. In their leaving school at the Presbyterian School there, at Bals, proving himself to be the best student prosary dmp to the weights; whereas a fired Trinity Brethren the proper height for 17th July, asking witness to ask his master was taken to the Yauer.
We trust this will have a salutary offoot, and his troops on to his frontiers in Europe, and to wickets, when the watch was abandoned.owing distinguished himself during his college course anoh year. Ile watriculated at Oxford, Mi- light requiring no tower, ite adoption would Light-house in connection with the islands of wait a short time and he would take delivery.
strategical positions on the Trans-Chipino fala pan
Shchaslase, 1884. Mr. Jones, with characteristio grently reduce the diffulties and delays Great Britain and Ireland and that in bisopiulox Ng Lai-kok did say in his first letter that he that this disgraceful state of things will be put turs, their attention towards improving the is the rala, ne attendant on the landing of large quantifies of the reasons for this judgment apply squally to had sold the matouse to different people, Wing an end to..
I may mention that the man who attacked the Ballway: He advises him to leare to Germany Malang
the work necessary for the fual examination, in (thess seas
LiYoua among others. Wing Li Ynen would not boilding materials.
so brilliantly acquitted bimeelt, bat Europe, and smarte that England in no longer Paris Figaro, "of a vainan's romedy for nervous
dobility, physical exhaustion, and premature which Axed Light, without a Tower, would be af »
16-As the Gap Rock is itself 96 feet high, take delivery of than because some of them were ecord ofloor were armed with swords and dag the duty of maintaining the equilibrium of An Important Discovary is annosed in the plack, did not content himself with doing only height of 105 feet above the san-level, the low the Light if a fixed ons might thus be placed on injured. He wrote to Ng Lai-kok and told him gers, and evidently meant serious mísobial.
Our little community is quite upset by this, a leading power in European politica.
decay. The discovery was made by a missionary computed for the Stanhope prics for an English GENERAL SHERIDAN'S SUCCESSOË. elevation, se compared with that of a flashing the roof of the maneustry keeper's house, while that if he had not got all the many he might light upon a tower, being, as His Excellency is fasting Light would require the building of a sand $100 or $200. Mr. Musso did not know, and we should be very plasaed to see s gunboat advised, in advantage rather than otherwise. For tower about 30 feet high for the weights of the anything of this letter. Ng Lal-kek dla pot in the port 1 aasot concinda without express General Sobelefeld has bres appointed to in Old Mexico; it saved him from a mimeable ssssy; and it is an open sears; that be obtained though the higher light would of course be seen necessary revolving apparatus.
Bloomsbury Square, London, WC, will send well known as one of the most promising of the pay anything, as whose propheading on satisfaction at the prompt measures rucosed General Phil Sheridan, (deceased) in his existence and an early grave. We learn that the fourth place in this competition, which is
8th August. 15.-Since writing the above I have ascertain-Cross-examined by My. Wiklunot, the wie taken by our Comal, Y. Massfeld-NO.Daily command in the United States Wer Department. the Rey, Jessph Holmes, Bloomsbury Mansions open to the University. Mr. Jones is already farther in a clear atmosphere, the lower aus
the prescription, free of charge, on receipt of rising preachers of the Welsh Presbyterian
[97 Charsh would be more frequently and more wiitely visible ed from the Surveyor General, that in conse zes mid his did not sell Mr. Ma the contents Nets Correspondent
Mr. C. 8. Parnell, M.P., states that the Irish self addressed stamped envelope." in the average wasther of thess seas, this viewquence of the great ring of cost which would of the two letters written to him by Ng Tal.M.'s gunboat Cookeinfer left Bhauglad for being in accordance with the experience of the be effected by the substitution of a fixed for a lok. A losit, ho did not remember doing so. Wahu'on the ad August.]
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have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant.
FA. MORGAN, Commissioner of Customs for Kowloon and District.
To the Honourabla F. Stowart, LL.D. Colonial
Secretary, &o, &o, Hongkong.
COLONIAL DECRETARY TO COMMISHIONER OF CHINEKE CITOMS, KOWLOON.
Colonial peretary's ice, Hongkong, 6th July, 1888.
ATTACK ON FOREIGNERS AT
WUHU.
a
Wuzu, 21st August. Asariona affray, that might have ended fatally occurred to-day in Wahn. It appears there is very large well organised band of thistes in the part; who seem to set all lag at defiance, and whose principal object is bordicg steamers on
on the rising tide and proceeded on her voyage. The affair caned a profound sensation at Mexico. untur The rain, as I write, is still falling Muokadilla. The police do not deam an inquiry
steadily, and it is more than likely to continue
necessary. The house was a woodlon one roofed
It is a curious thing that the Italian ocarina, tho wane of the moon, in which case we shall with it, and the fire Ineted only half an hour of earth fute, bay not received more attention
An
certainly hara more houses down, flelde will be turned into lakes, roads, fato rivers, and the misery among the natives will be immense. incoming steamer reported the Gulf tall of dead bodies--Mersary Correspondent.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
1PECIALIAN PAPERS.]
21.
CHICKET.
for you that, if the Chinese Customs Authorì- will require some alteration, if moved to Gep sent to Ng Lai-kok by the ecmpradore.witress hope of intimidating the few foreigners"of the, of the Crown, the First Lord of the Admiralty Yorkshire commenced their second innings and | are no keys nor any elaborate fingering to omi
GENIBAL ZINATIEFS MEARS. Y
NB. PARNELL ON THE INQUIRY.