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THE INDIAN MAIL.
The steamer Wingsong, with the Indian mail, arrived yesterday. The following telegrams aro
AN ALARMIST RUNOUR.
LONDON, 19th December. A wild rumour is affant that
Chinese army
ARRIVAL OF THE CHINESE AMBAN AT GNATUNG
GATONG, 21l Disober.
Two, meu per charged at the Folloe Court The following appointment and changes in fer. Plaintiff was paying his address to its Shanghai Totai, paid proper, respect to the Consular Body? We think the high Obi.day with being in possession of prepared H.B.M. Conanlar Service in Chios are notified sister-in-l. and he had been refused.
Cross-ownined by Mr. Wilson-Ho started A meeting of this committee was told on the poxic wilbout a licence on the Gth fast. The in the Gazette of 30th ait: Foreign Ofice, nese officials should have invited the nid of trai defendant was fined £), or, in default, thron Nov. 1.The Queen kas bean grusiquely pleased Isiness as a restaurant keeper, tnt as to 21 instant at Mr. Drunimond's office, at whili
Hoone ko gata it up.
the Shanghai notai, was present. Mr. Dra foreigners, through their Consuls, and nonths' imprisonment, and the end $10, or, in to appoint Thomas Wattor, Eq. now Her was unable to gat
Majesty's Consul at Clustee, to be Her Majesty's When he started business e al capital of mond was elected Clinirinn and Mears: Hillier from Celoutta papóra :--- fancy if they had dones, and the Constile default, one month's imprisonment.
Consul at Nowchwang; Alander Frafer, Esq, about £300 or £100. He did not know, exactly Jen Hai-fèn, foreign and Chinas secretaries of how much. It was his wife's money, and when the Committen. A sam of shout Shanghai had taken the inattor up, the resuls would
This year there were exported to Americs now Her Majesty's Consales Kingshow, to bave been much more satisfactory than it from Japan 20,000 persimmon trees. The Yo Her Majesty's Comet Ningpo Edvard ever he wanted money he went to lor. Plaintif Tiels 15,800 was mbaoribed by the Tantai and will be under existing cirrumstances, Theohama nurserymen are, we Japan Gaasile Lavingtor Ozonham, Bag, now Her Blajesty's paid the bill to Mars. Iana: Crawford and Co. the Commil too at the mesting, and it was romburing 80.000 men is gathered on the Chi-
hear, contemplating the export of this plant to Consul at Chinklang, te be Her Majesty's Con-Witnesa asked him for the bills many times, bat solved to place subscription liste at the banks ness frontier just above Bhano. Chinese officials applied to Mt. DRUMMOND England, but there are doubte as to the feasibilisul at Kiungolow; Benjamin Charles Georgeplaint world not give to him. He was and other establishments in Shanghai and to
PADONO, 21at Dember. for his counsel and assistance in the matter, by of the proposal owing to the variety of ali Boott, Eng, now Her Majesty's Consul stanzinis to gain favour with him na be wanted and tolegrams to Rarope and America asking mates through which the treng would aste to Watu, to be Her Majesty's Cereal at Cheto marry his sister-in-Inw. Witness rofused him for aid. An account will be opened with the
In anconiares with arrangmeats, the. Amlan, ndif Mr. DEMOND formed the Committee,pass. That that-axpert would prevo profitable foo; Colin Macken is Ford, Fing, now Her Mawhon ho proposed for his sister-in-law, Flain Chartored Marcantile Bank for sagipt of the
arrived to-day at Gnatong, where he was to of which he is the President, without first probable, and this may eats some of the jesty's Vice Consulat Pagoda Laland, to-be far-ti then wont to witness's "miasus" and she funds anhaaribel.
Majesty's Conent at Wula; Henry Barnes also refused bin.
There is a doubt that the existing-distress nived with betting coveniany by the. British applying either to the Consular Body, or to diiculties to be surmounted.
Bristow, Dag, to be Her Majesty's Consul at Sarab Palaer, sister to Mrs. Carrombux. said smeuate to a national ostunity for Chius. This ollos,
Mr. Durad and Mr. Maunars-Smith, arrived. We bara to acknowledge › receipt of the Chiakiang; and Charlos Walter Evorari, Esq., she remamabered defendant paging plaintiff Rome Total mentioned at in his owa uative plno") in the camp at Rhousk Ridge this morning..and S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.jach individual. Conent, then, we think, the
Ho foi Faion, and its neighbourhood alous, there general opinior will be that Mr. DavAMOND Janam Directory for 1889, published at the office
money on the 7th December. There was no din path at the tió. Plaintiff did not demand may see now five hundred thousand people who are will stay thov for few days. Captain Trators. has made a mistake, placed the Chinese of thin Japan Gazelle. The list of residents.bas,
further sun. Mrs. Currumbur used to mind Men the brink of starvation; that for a distance of D.A.A.6%, procusdečkitu Guating the day before. we observe, swollso by several pages. Amougat officials, in an unpleasont position, and far and neeful features introduced this year a
"the following is the coalusion of an article Lucia's store when bo went out...
1,000 li along the valley of the Yangtas, and for yesterday. The farther bencing of the so was adjourn some 500 ti inland, the drought has caused nu
entire failure of the crops while to the North. The Ambau arrived at 2p, and received foreigners will be reinstant in sending tide table for Kobe has been introdmond into the on the Naeth China lusurance Company's re in their subscriptions." Our contemporary salendar, a plas of Koba is also given and in port.fu Fairplay, sad sams to besoken the op-ed till this morning at eleven o'olek.
wards the districtsof Feng-yang, Yingohow, and snute from gasrils of the Goorkhas and Derby the appendix we find an, historic and descriptivo prosohing ond of the struggle. The rest of tha
Sanchow is Aalai-luvs been forlod by the washire Reginoat, the latter being drawn up class adde:- We have no fault to find with the hutch of Japan oooupying sixty-four pugos, article is an endeavour to prove how poor and
tera of the Yellow River and the pepple driven to the pavilion propaved for his recepțiou in 'sa- Committee that has been formed to roliove which will be found useful as a guide by visitors bad the China Companies are; but the state:
from their homes. to Japan. This description is reprinted from ants are not worth refntation: Who thu China from her threatened national calamity, the last edition of the Boyclepada Britannlos, day cares for considering the adrisability, or It is representative enough, and the gentle but bas hoen revised and corrected and brought rather the essity, of abandering the bonusWe do not bid ourselves responsible for the opinion
system, the North China may reasonably by ex- men saleated will no doubt be influential in up to date.
pected to set a part worthy of its high position. their own way, but it does seem remarkably The Shen-pea, in an article on the Tibetan It has not carried the system to the length of THE F. AND AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN,
AND RUDATTINO TRIO. strange, in a matter of this kind, to and question.sage there is no doubt that England, some of its fellow Eastern Companies; it has Mere JARDINE, MATHERON & CO., Mesare pressing for the opening of Thibot to trade probably suffered by their reckless; nad 6 and the placing of Consular agents in that soun-bas more to lose than any of them by the pre- RUSSELL & Co., Messrs. BUTTERFIELD &try has as her ulterior object the trade with wailing rate war. These consideratione, couples SWIDE, Meiers. MELCHERS & Co, the
the province of Szechuan, by way of Tuchen with the fair-mindedness always shown by this Lu, as by the Yangtze Szechuan can only bersa.great company, afford ground for anticipating SASSOONS, the Hongkong and Shanghaibed as far as Ch'nng-king. With the Thibataan that a truce is within menarable distance, and Banking Corporation, apparently standing themselves, a print-riddou and indolent race, that by its well-established influenes with both aloof, and giving place to foreigners in the principally enbsisting on kunyes, not much on sides the North-Chtas will assist aterially in
be expeted in the way of trade. The Chinese the work of passo." employment of the Chinese, and gentlemen Resident, Sheug Chat shan, will probably hard like Mess71, J. J. Buchsenter and W. S. no diffulty in inducing thour to make peace WETHORE." The mere fact of the commit. with India. tee being viewed by the loos! Press with feas than complete approval will be sufficient to seriously dainage the prospect of obtaining subscriptions in Earope and Amerios de well a locally. The best way of setting the matter
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On the ith January, at East Point, Hengkeng, the wife of Mr. A. Ronats, of a daughter.
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Al Barnstugle, N. Dawa, ca the 4th fret., ALE Crcit. BuBD, eldest son of Alfred Karnock, aged twenty-three. (Dy telegram.)
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right would be for the existing committee to call meeting of the foreign residents of Shanghai and let the meeting elect in own committer. Possibly the constitution of the committee might not ha ̈ "very materially altered, but it would then become a properl; Bearedited and representative body and would command that full confidence of the public which is essential to the success of the movement they have not on foot. A augh. a meeting, too, fuller particulars of the nature and extent of the distress supposed Fa exial and of the measures proposed to be taken for its relief could be given this are contained in Mr. HILLIER's couication. The fact that the export of rice from the Yangtze valley to the South is still going
on seems to uecessitate some explanation as
CORRESPONDENDE.
exprnered by our Corre-penitonta.]
د حسن
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cordance with Chinese ouston. Three guns All who live in Shanghai should gladly com wer, Brod from the fort na the Goorkan guarl tribute according to their means to relieve the prosented arts. The Amban was preceded by s bodyguard of Sity Chinese soldiers. pic. mistry and suffering that is almost at our doog. Bron a few dollars will help: towards the total, turusquely dressed, half in red and half in white, will do something in alleviating the distress, and with "Burgo banners of potresponding solenra, will be welcome. There are few waing us who and armed with spares and halberts. The great ennot afford some help, however triting, in an himself travelled in gran sedan chair. cause so argoul,
supported by six hearers, with 32 coalies as3- Histing with drag-ropus,
·
TO THE MUITOR OF THE DAILY PUMN." Bra, The Jour 1889 bus been marked by'u bad beginning for the camercial world, and
On alighting Trozí, his conruganes, ha was co- especially that portion of it that trades between
eved by Mr. Pant, the Political Officer, Major Bombay and Hongkong. Three shipping Com SOME PABSRE STATISTICS.
Maxwell, minauding at Gnaton, and the rai panica, the P. and O., the Austro-Ungarian.
mainder of the Political and vitary Ocers, and the Rabatting, have combined, anil have is Wo tako the following from the Bombay while the guard of honour presented arms end anad a joint circalar over their signataras. Too Gazette
the Amban's and soun 'ed & flourish of barbario aicandobjut of the circalar is the much discus If what is called the “Bocialism of tomorrow" BIO sed question of freight. Up to this, the three over comes to be formolated for practical politics. The interview wlijch (allowed was purely com- On the 1st last the Fairfield Shipbuilding companies worked quito separately. That state wo are inclined to think that the economic couplimentary, and of du expediagly cordial, unturs and Bngineering Company (Limited) launched of things had its own us and good effect. It inn of Parmotoristy will probably suggest a on both aido from their yard on the Clyde a steel screw served to keep up a bealthy competition between model for the solation of the problem. The con- As yut no Tibetan oficials have arrived, but The Taot's of Ningre has, we learn from the steamer of about 5,000 tons, which they have shipping companies. It tended to increase the indition is that of a community small in numbers, they are expented to-morrow or next day. The Shemped, authorised the building of a native built in the short space of 38 days, to the order part of Indias yarn and other articles of mer but strong is conviction that each member of it Amban pays an official visit to Mr. Paul to the by the "Jen Kien and ather activeared the Dresden-in 105 feet long over all, oreans the export of China and Japan. It led to the it is bis privilege to gather in and enjoy the guid ATTACK UP BEREREA HY AA Tou lucifer-match factory and the manufacture of of the North Gormant Lloyd. The new vous chaudise in China and Japan. So didit sorve tein- is bulged by, and laboers for, others, and that if worrow in our camp firms of Tze Ki Uion. Japanese workmen will 4 et 6 inches broad, and 33 fost deep. She development of the cotton and gir industry, things of the morlik so logg us he lives in it, it is
! BOMBAT, 20th Decembor. ployed for a time until the Chinese sognise has been onnstructed in nccordance with the But now a rule shaka has been given to this likewise his duty to think and provide for the Now has just been resital of an attack by the recessary skill. This is quite a now depar, nowest regulations of the Corntanischer Llop, happy state of things: Tho rates lava bawu la ransom-to use the word that was onte Mr. the Ay-ul Fishmed upwa the town of l'erbera, tars and will give Chins a share in the prafts under thar special surrey, and wil be in eroased to abnormally enormous sedes. People Chamberlain's--which ho owes to his neighbours on the Somali cast. (That is the African, const · hitherto monopollasil by foreign importers. The the highest grade of that society. She also have been taken by surprise. There is common and survivors when he goes over to the majority opposite Areas. The Ay-al Haiwed tre au in- factory is to be in a retired place where it sau conforms in every respect to the Board of Trade talk going on among those interested of taking This is the germ idea which sums to permeate dential and powerful, Somali tribe, which at but become a naissace or prejudicial to the regulations. She is built throughout of the soma atringént metres to curtail as much as all the death benefaction of these religionists, of one time owned the town of Barbera, and were health of the townsmen. The inferior Chiame best tough ductile Martin steel, and has two possible the ovil affects of this highly undesic which we have new rathorised racord for one expelled from that port about six months are nuthorities and the Commissioner of Customs watertight steel decks, all fore and aft,& popable combination. It is commonly talked of to rear, namely, that for 1257 of the Yedozerdi era by the British authorities for misconduct in have been duly notified by Tactui dich
bridge-house and topgallant forecasts.
invite some of the other steamship Companies to which terminated in the middle of September | Various ways. 'hereupou they prosded into weather and upper dooks are, of tauk, and open their lines on the Bambay Hongkong lost. The large bouefaction of ten lakhs of the the jangle, and the members of the tribe com- The case of public gambling in which Mr. Hosok-houses are of surt and teak. When on-roala. That is & vary good and certainly Petit family is a rady known, and to it we have moneed a system of losing estivas conting Kai appears for the defence came before bir plate the vessel i have hacommodation for a most leorative fold for ung large Con- to add shother of lia. 44,000 by auntier family from and going to the injurier. Na stops muzo Pollock again yesterday afternoon. The first soont d first-class second-class, and about pany, which would be morally and materially also the death of a membor. and third defenfants were absent, and their bail 2000 third-alase prees, besides officers and hacked up in the competition against this willow belonging to another family had the perpotratore and in conscynotice trade was Parsee taken to prevent these deprecations or to punish was extrested, warrants being issued for their or The whole the cabins and salonus hare trio. There are many lines able enough ta do Bofors this was dons the counsel for the most modern us for comfort. The that the Messageries Maritimes, the Glen Line, according to the torms of the warrant. the defones objected to the arrest as being illegal, Dresden is lighted tamaghont by electricity for the Blue Fannels, and a host of others. Sub- which purpose she has two distinct.enginesandda stantial support to any line se coming out would contantion was that the wartaat authorized plicats dynamas, each furnishing power for shat he only ten liberally given. People oven go so longkong" to break the bonse, and in reality made to guard against tre by suitable anb-chartered, if no other course was opes to check "George Phelps and all astables stationed in 300 incandescent lights. Provision has been far as to elemnly aver that vessels would be Phelps had had nothing to do with executing division of the ship, and by steam injectore and this confederasy. Snush is the fealing prevalent the warrant. Hedited two cases in support of independent water service. She has 10 large just now among those most conesznod. It any guest, but his objection was overrated, lifebossa, beides collapsible boats. Her arrange of those line will not seize this fair chance, and, cage was proceeded with and remandel.
ments for loading and discharging cargo are there are forces at work at. Boubay to respond very efficiend. The propeling machinery onto the feelings of the people, concerned. There passion type, having thras inverted cylinders. solid and sakstantis! support to any of the other sists of surface-condensing engines of the triplaars millionaires in Brinbay sole enough to give The diameters are:-High pressure, 30 inches; lines taking up this routs medium prossuro, 50 inches; and low presure, Thanking you very much to insert these faw inches: each adapted for a piston strake of 4 | lines in your valuable jotreal,--Xouts traig, fset 6 inches. The high prastro vylinder has a-piston valve, and the medium and low pres sure cylinders double partad slide valves, each of
arrast
The following items are from the London and China Express of tho 7th December
The Chinese Minister, novompanied by Sir Halliday Macartooy and the aufte of the Chloese Legation, left London fer París on the 4th inst.
We hear that some little hitch has occurred
to how the distress in this rice exporting country can be no great as represented. That there abould be distresa in particular | and circumscribed districts need eroite n. surprise, bat Mr. BILLIER'S communica tion represents i as being of such dimensions as to constitute it a nastoas) at the railway works in North Formos, and olamity. As there is a relief fund for Shan-that some new engineers have been engaged, and tang and one for the Yellow River districts
are to leave England early next month... already before the public it is important that A. telegram from Rome advises that the the claims made on behalf of the new fund Apostolio Delegate to Chiun will be charged should be thoroughly established, leet relief peror of China dealing with the position of with a mission from the Holy Sae to tb km- be unnecessarily diverted by it from districts de missionaries in the Empire and the where it may be mare urgently required.
sabgeot of diplomatic relations between China and the Vation n. -
There will be a game of Pole at Causeway Bay at 4 p.m. to-day,
at 3.30 p.m. yesterday..
The delivery of the Eugfish mail was began
contemporary painting out the value of the There is an appreciative letter in a financial
Mania Railway Company's Debentures as an investment: These, as our randers are aware, jare 5 per cent, and at their present pries 761 774 paid) compare most favourably in price with BM.S. Buti rotarned to Shanghai on the similar securities, only they dre aut knowu to the
general public. They urb well worth attention.
A telegram received at Shanghai on the 4th fastant states that the Tiontain River is frozen
OVIT.
The U.3 S. Estez, which arrived bare from Shanghai on the 7th instant, left yesterday for Singapore, hotneward bonud.
Messrs. Caird & Co., shipbuilders and en-
The
which will be worked by the ordinary double eccentri; link motion. The crank shaft is buit. und, together with the propeller shaft, is nada of Viotter-steed. The ungel shafts are of Siemen's-Martin steel. Star is supplied by two double ended hollers and one single ended 15 in mumb, and a corrugated. They work auxiliary boiler made of strel The farasees aro tn 150 1 per square inch. The machinery is ftted with all the latest improvements for coons- mising fuel, including fed water heater, a fresh water producer for the bailera, ka.........
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
FROM BINGAPORE PAPERS. Į
PARIS, 20th Deannbar. THE PANAMA CANAL:
Lospos, 31st December. PERSIA
"The Persing pots as issued is milder than anticipated
LosDon, lat January. ANOTHER MURDER.
A buy of eight years has been found murdered Whitechapel victims.
"CHEEN."
SUMMARY OF THE “KWANG-PAO."
7th January
- NEWB.
the existing distress amounts to a pational/o learn that the Ewe Ebosting Parts, who solncted for the appointment of Deputy Assistat Bradford and worse mutilated than the Several gamblers of that district, autioipating a the proposal in earusst. Bat this matter apart,
appoint
LONDON, 2nd Januszy. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.. Sir Hugh Low has been crouted Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George.
RUSSIA AND PERSIĄ
The Moscow, Gazette suuruses that the Shi
MEXICO:
Threport of the rising in Mexico is stated
golden barrest, opened a good number of gam bling houses, but the Liang olan interfered, and after a serious altercation the honser were palled down. The disturbance was suppressed by the intervention of the gentry.
THE ENGLISH MAIL
The §. & 0, staamer Bengal, with the English
the record we are netleing contains many other
ints of interest for the general render. For mail, arrival pesterday. The following tele- example, the Parsors came to India now more grams are from Ceylon papers than twelve centuries ago. Their present re- cord gives the building of the first Firs Tarple in St. Jako, near Ondwara, in the year of the Pareo or Yezdaoudi era. Yot the data of their Lert Rooke, the onservative cacslidule, bzusa The infinics of good luck is exemplified by rat Tower of Silenen was the year 678 of the been olootori member for Colchester by s major"
ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON, 19th December.
3rd December.
settled on her a trust fund of Rs. 60,000, but on brought almast to a standstil, while, as a further her death doring the year under reward this reenlt of this inetion. tatis fiber in partionlar, amount, together with Ra, 6,000 more, we and the Somalis in general, gaiand the impress devoted by her family towards the establishment sign that the British power was qushle to cope of an abstetric hospital. There is another death with them-To-el-an-ortant did this im
vy of between Rs. 3,000 and Rs. 6,0 each. attack and foot Berbora. affering of Rs. 23260, another of Rs. 12.875, und pression extend that they finally deforming to and arms of between Rs 50 to Rs. 1.50 ars Early on the morning of the 5th of October, common, whale per families are not backward heraforo, a force of sama 1,600 spaarmen and with theic barab or wites; all, inovar, direnting 450 horsemen male a descent up a Berbern: their bonsfactions for the welfare not of their The Assistant, Captain Ashby, immediately own familioi bat of the commanity in general. ordered out the troops under the ermmand of Bombay, but it appears from the record wave fifty on of the 3rd Bombag. Infantry, shans We are associating the Pargues only with Lieutenant Daun. The troops were only about
naticing that a oclouy of them is now toniciled half that pussber of 3 deu trops, and a fów police in Karaclice, and every year the banefactions under chargs of Mr. More nu jauior Political of the Karrackso. Parises, aro swelling the one. Tasiroops was out a soul a mile to volume of Zoroastrian charities Ono family mest the Ay-al llahmed, who were coming for Hongkong, 8th Jondory, 189
there in the past year gave away Rs. 15,000 onward in a long dense lio, with their horsemiss In another columr wo reproduce an appeal
[Our correspond ut, who represents the shippers the death of their broadeteer, and another divided on each site of the pearmen. Ther interesta ia entitled to a hearing, but it is well on a 2,000 on this death of a lady member, troops fred several times and most of the spear published in our Northern contemporaries
nto the juupies at the rest of them by a Famine Relief Committee formed at
known that the rates on the Hongkong and But while the Parsees thus bonour their deal men ran
and the horenien trid tu gut into the native Bombay lino have been unremunerativa fer they are not uamindful of the claims of the
living Wa aecoxlingly find e family giving town by sweeping rant où l&ti giles of the Shanghai. The news of the distress report
Toral years [mst:-IDD,P-3—
away over Rs 28,000, in--various durities, popov Ela police,ho -over-despi-1-rennany- ed to exut in the provinces of Klang zu and
Another one lakh and a lilf for bospital, at bay ou Bia must 'da of the tora, whils Anhui will come somewhat a surprise to
third R.:00 awards the fund of the th Aden troops accompanied by Captain Parsee Orphizesge, « fourth land worth Rs 4,000 Ashly, attacked the begeeran who were moy residents in the South, as indeed it seem to have done to the Shangbai community. The
to the Building Society for the Poor of the g towards the west side of the town. They Parsees. We have already alluded to the Parsera drove thom back with grant loss, and then at Committee commence their appeal by maying!
of Keerachse. One family thers, whose head has tanked the horsemen, who were on the east. giconsay over Fs, #0,000in various benefactiosa Thiesse niso wore driven away, some towards the that "We bare heard of late that very con siderable distress prevailed in this province
A proclamation isaged by His Excellency in former years, has this year given over Rs.jungles, and some into the sea. Small parties Chang Chih-tung, Viceroy of the Two Kwang, fine is donations to his community alone. Ining the tying horsemen ananares, fired at them, 12.000 towards various objects, nor does be cop- of the Sed Bombay Infantry advanced, and, tak and the neighbouring province of Anhui,
fers the substanco of the leading article in the Hongkong a Parsee who, the record says, with killing a considerable paber, but little has been bitberto known of its
Kwang-pas of to-day. Thestudents of the Kwang holds bis name, hrs given $6,000 for built- The enamy was thas totally defosted and pat extent." The fact seems now to have been
Ya college ara notified that su examination willing water fountains. In Kathiar another to it with the low afabait Hm ki?gt, and a established to the satisfaction of the Com-4th instant from the river ports.
take place on the th instant, that the competi. Perse is Ehan Babalarship, and every wach larger mulier ad d. Some S
signaliser the joyous decasion by giving away The prisoners were taken and prequels, beside mittee that many hundreds of thousands of
At a meeting of the bondholders it wasters should end in their names by a certain date, 4,000 tu different clarities. What if the borang Ous polieca was illed at one the inhabitants of these two provinces are in
gineers, Greebook, launched on the 5th instant resolved that the required capital should be and that on arrival of the day for the competi-thorities were to take a bint from this incident unded on the defining side. While there a condition bordaring on starvation. So
tion they should appear in full dress.
in theau times of francial pison? If a Khanatents were proceeding the bow oapunpło were a large steel screw steamer of 5,500 tons gross, found, interent being waivad until the Canal bo
Bahadarship is worth Rs. 4000. what is taaseen standing in the town armed and evidently grant is the need of the sufferers, that the
named the Oriental, for the Peninsular and opon.
value of a K. C. I. E. or a K. C. S.I. They perfectly rondy to throw in their lot with the Oriental Steamship Company. She is a sister Chinese authorities have been unable to cope
ship to the Peninsular recently launched by tho
A proclamation is isoned by the Intendant of are making their honoritie titles too cheap attacking side had. the lattor gained the tensil with it alone, sad have found themselves
Shao Obing Tang Chiong, and Lo Ting, exhort-by the indiscriminate way in. which they deal advantage. samo tiros for the same cotopany a short time
thom ont. If, auwerer, it were known that As a result of this savoro defeat the offending under the necessity of appealing to the ch
tog the people to avoid litigation,
much distinotions carry their value and scald tribe has been completely-sensbed, and trade is The American Minister to Japan, the Hoare. She provides accommodation for 178 Ant.
In the Ping-chow village in the Narhai dia only be had for a substantial consideration, rapidly raviving. ritable assistanos uot only of their own. D. Habbard, will shortly, says the Jules and second-class passurgare."
trict a temple was erosted by the Liang otary, for payment of income-tax of a cartai countrymon, but of foreigners as well. Gaseils, leave on a trip to China.
Major M Churchill, 2nd Battalion Northamp...
and a theatrical performance for its inaugura weakness of native abarnoter on is particular amunt, we are idolized to suspect that the There is no doubt, the Committed say, that
From the Shanghot Mercury of the 4th inst. tonshire Regiment, now at Hongkong, has been
tion has been fixed for some time in the 1st moonpoint might induce Government to entertain were up-country shooting, dad sånt down 709 ant Adjutant-General at Cuylon, which fully calamity for Obinar The Taotsi mentioned at head of game.
vacant on Jan. I next, on the completion of the preliminary meeting that in his own na-
Major J. A. Fergusson's term of service. Mayer We are informed by the Agents (Mesars Churchill served in the Zula War of 170, re- live place, Ho-fei Hsien, and its neighbourhood Batterfield & Swire) that the Quest Stanship, coicing the medal with claap. He also seered in alone, there are now Eve hundred thousand do's steamer Glausus, frau Liverpool, 14ft Sis-the Boer War of 1681, as Douaty Assistant people who are on the brink of starvation; upore yesterday morning for this port.
Adjutant-Gozorel at the defance of Pratoria. that for a distance of 1,000 li slong the valley
The Jiji Shimpo wys that the sathorities in The following changes in the British Con of the Tang, and for some 500 li inland, the Japan have probibited public sponking by foralar Service in Japan are uetified in the Gasette
a story of a robbery, in which it is shown that
same ers. This was built in Broach, and the ty of 4 9 votes ocer Mr. Gurdou, the Paparatist draught as caused an entire failure of the eigners outside the treaty limits of the foreign of the 30th alt.:-Foreign Ofoe, Oct. The of Persia will visit St. Petersburg in the Spring. kves were thwarted in their schemes bat next ourliest register is of the year 902. Then a candidate, in place of Mr. Trotter, the docensuð
came into some unexpected profits.
Tower was built in.Nowsari by two individarls member. ** crops, while to the northward the districts settlemente. This action was brou zht about by Queen has been graciously pleased
couple of missionarios attempting to deliver James Jongh Bastie, Esq., now Her Majesty's
A wows, inking a good number of ducks into who are named Maga Auss and Obaga Assa, of Feng Yung, Ying Chow and Ssu addresses in a theatre in Nagaoka, Ecbigo.
Sir Horace Darey, Gladstonina liberal L- Comuni at Nognaski, to be Her Majesty's Con.
nemos, which hare disappeared from the race.. Ohow in Anhui have been flouded. by the
val 'at Hyogo and Osaka; Joha Jamos Quin, to be untrue, and the New York papers aro said maricot, Freets a man on the was, who burohashe query naturally arises how did they disposa didate, has been eleptul for Stockton-un Tess, The Japan Gazette of the 29th December Esq. now Her Majesty's Consul at Hakodate to have been hoaxed.
them all from her, but on her return home she of the dead meanwhile? The inference is ob replacing Mr. Dolds who has noticed. Tho waters of the Yellow River and the people saysTas M. steamer Natal, which leaves and Niigata, to be Her Majesty's Consul ot
discovers that the money is talag
vious that baciol was resartel to. Perhaps some Gladstonian majurity at Stockton has now been driven from their homes. - With the dis. to-morrow morning for Europe, takes zway the Nagasaki, and Toko Varey Hall, Eaq,, to be
Two men steal about ten dacks belonging to Parsee antiquarium may think it worth. tis reduced by 700 Totes. largest quantity of silk that has ever be ship Her Majesty's Coal at Hakodate and Niigats,
while to set the question at rest. Judging tress consequent on the Yellow River ped in the vessel from Yokohape
woman in vn aamusing way. One of them went up from the dates of their fire temples the pros She carries disaster ive were familiar, but it is sin. 2.465 bales of silk of an aggregato value of
to bar, and preta, ding to bargain seizes a duck or perity of the Fersees must have bean of The following appointments have been taade gular that the distress in the other districts $1,500,000,--*|||||||-
At the Admirally-Liontenate-Juanos HC
two and ransaray, pursued by the woman. His Inter growth The first building, as we said. The Honourable Artillery Company worn dis- should have been discovered a suddenly The British surveying vessel Myrmidon, Com old W. H. Helby. Artier G. Causton, to the East. William O. Lyue, Henty Thompson, Har-
Leiesd menawhite takes bald-of-the remaining above, is of the year 90; and it was followed armed because they refused to vote the funds of and should never have been alluded to by ander the Hon. Foley C. F. Vereekser, from Rambler (undated). Sub-Leutscauta Arthur
ducks and offels his escapo.
some nine cépteries after by another at Antheir carpe for a military purpose until their po- kleur, the date of which is $39. Homhay dcessition was further defined. It is expected that Manila 2nd instant, arrived here on Munday
A madmar carrying two tablets and a petition not rank high in point of antiquity, for its firat the corps will be reorganised. but not disbanded. Any of the many missionaries who migät be night. She has been engaged surveying North Vans-Agnow, to the Rambler: Judge d'Arcy
LONDON, 21st December. in his head made au attempt to enter the Prefiro temple is only about a century old, and its expected to be familiar with it. The relief Australia during the last year. Her udeers and to the Cockchafer. Paymaster-Beresford C
Mr. Stanhope, in reply to a question in the Sooth, to the Rambler. Boatswain-Actuar
fest's Yamen, but he was turned out by the ger first Tower only double that age. he note movement has been set on foot by the Chi- for weeks. The Myrmiden met the troopship Barnes, to the Enmbier, undated. Assistant Prica, to the Rambler. Surgson-William G nese officials, and of the foreignere who haTe Himalaya outside.
This was a claim for money leat and for goods doner before he had time to penetrate into the appanded to the entry of one fire temple is worth House of Commons said that the Charter of the guoting, as it shows what sneers times we live Honourable Artillery Compasy bad not been been invited to act on the Committes no!
Engineer Gorge P. Wabater, to the Rambler, delivered.
Mr. Wilson appeared for the plaintif, and Mr.
A divorced wife is so incensed at the treat Office temple built in Suat about eighty withdrawa, and that it wonk ouly be necessary A ghastly discovery was made at Shanghai the; undated.
ears age, it is related that it was first impro-tö ratuslal it. ---- one, so far an appears, has uny personal other day. According to the Mercury a Obiza!
Francis, QC instrnoted by Mr. Rodyk often received from her husband that sie im rised as a place of worship ad ritual for the TEE BATTLE OF SUAKIM-OFFICIAL ACCOUN".
LONDON, 20 Preember knowledge of the distress. Distress no doubt man found, in an unoceanied Chinese house on A mission has been nominated to examine air. Wobber's) defended.
plores the joss to punish him. The husband Parsees of Nowsaree when they had to flee from
The official account of the sighting at Suskim... Mr. Wilson said he need not take up his Lord.
there on the approach of Maharatta Pindaresa | the Soocher Creek, the head of a native, in a and report on the effect of the customs tariff in
by promising to take his wife back. which are different from those in France. The of the slain were fully set out in the writ.
tion also gives some vital statistics relating to forces ander General Grafoli attacker the Mr. Francis sail that the defemos was a denial A man has a narrow escape from being buried marriage amongst the Parsees, which will doubt onemy's positions, which the Black Brigade in contemplation it is desirable that state vestigated by the police, but how the head catae Commission is composed of the following inem. monia somewhat fuller than the one we re
to be there is at present a mystary.
vers MM. Boulanger, Cabanes Isso, Kay-of the greater of the items claimed for under the roles of his house. Beong the walls less delight the heart of Mr. Malabari. he stormed most gallantly. The enemy offered the nond, Senators; Etienne, Felix Faure, LaroyHaving referred the Boveral items, in a dilapidated condition and the roof unstable, figares cover the years from 1966 to 1987, most desperate resistance. All their answere produse should be published and that the From Shanghai papers we learn that the Arthur Waddingtou, deputies: Dislare. Cuan Francio admittora had bem cortain ha remates ont of it, and the next day actually being vouched for by the registration department captured, and volleys from the British infantry of the Municipality say be taken to have offiuis assisted by the gone from the ben-of-war in- contrui and manner of distribution of the German Consulate General at Seoul was cillor of State, Pallate, Director General of moneys owing to plaintiff, but there had been a
waight Early marriage cannot mid to be flicted sorore punishment on the enemy. Nono fund should be fired. The
burnt down on Christmas Eva fortunately the Customs; Marie, Director of Foreign Commerce settlement à fow days previously when defen- the building came down with a crash; -, coneti.
All the passage boat owners have decided to altogether a lost art songst the Pass the English officers were tourbed in the en- | occuparte escaped-ustrert, and ay the Gurn the Ministry of Commerce-Lonin, Sab Ddant paid plaintiff $110 tation of the Committas bus vol passed residents had dinod there, they were all on the reator of Foreign Affairs; Laurent, Laspector of James Sorst Lucas, the plaintif a general take precautions to resist the attacks of pirates, but it is something that the ouston sagement. without eritieise at Shanghai. The N. C. spot and helped to save a good deal of the Exuances; Haussmana, of the Ministry of Marine storekeeper, said he bad known defendant since and of one uetorious band in partibular which frowned upon by the social opision of the com Daily New ARJA:-"Little is said in the furniture and personal effects. The fire ori- and Colanies; Guy de Ferrierea, President, 1887. He had had money transactions with him tries to levy blackmail,
ginsted in the over-heating of a stove
Court of Appel, Ladu-CLiss: Bocher, Consol since August, 1887. Witness then proved the communication as to the details of the meet-
at Mong-taza, lute Director of Customs, Tou- varions itomis in his clix, and stated that all the ing of this committee, nor do we leam if
An American exchange saysTheca is to quin; Coqui, Inspector of Indirect Contribu mbey, he had recived from defendant was $110. be great rivalry in Washington this season bo- tions in Indo-China; M1). Francois and Vas Cras examined by Mr. Francis-Defendant DISTRESS IN THE LOWER YANG,the years mentioned above we have 8:0 wales wounded in our attack on the redoubts, is now a there was any reason why no member of the tween the Ministers from Perola, Korsa, China, selle Lave been appointed Secretaries, with con- opened a shop next to wliness's in the Queen'e- Consular body was placed on the committee, and Japan. They are all wealthy men and can sullative vuicas.
read East, and it rommined open for a few months. or if the omission was accidental; but we is the only one among them who has more money afford to entertain, though the Chinem Minister
Witness Ured in E-We-street. He took his
Mr. H. M. Hillier. Hon. Sea. Famine Reller The Tastar left Portemonth on the 3rd inst., monis in the store all the last two or three should have thought that the presence on the that he knows what to do with. The Japaus Laring barly thirteen officers 312, troops, mouths, when he took then with defendant. The Committee, bas forwarded the following to our
A LETTER FROM STANLUT Rsosud, the weaker sex fall off. for between 25 committee of one or more of the foreign re- Minister has one great advantage in that be has inly consisting of a strong draft of the first quarrel ke bad with defendant was on the Shanghal cratemporaries
a charming wife who in fast masking many war 1st Northamptonshire Regiment from Warley, 7th December
LONDON, 21st December.. We have heard of late that very considerable and 30 years 924 bachelors could suit themselves, presentatives, and of a few more well known friends to Washington.
A letter from Stanley reached Stunlay falle forty-one women, add eighty-five children, for Mr. Francis Did you not get very angry distress perailed in this province and the while of the spinsters equally old only 78 old merchants, would have given greater weight.|
Gibraltar, Malta, Alexandria, Cyprus, Ceylon, with defendant because he would not let 7ca neighbouring province of Anhul, but little has find mates. The disparity becomes greater in on the 28th of August when he was at Boualya - to the telegrams making for aid which it is with dertain reforms which are to be introduced naval supernumeraries for the bina Squadron.
***La conuoction." saya the Hochi Shimbun, Singapore, and China. She will also take oat murry his sister-in-law ?—No.
bosn Litherto known. of its extent. The tact the next docado of years, namely, between 30 and on the Arabini, where he arrived on August Did you not propose sad were you not refossil is that inauy hundreds of thousands of the 46-40, at which age 511 males conld and wives but 1 th baring left Emi Pasha eighty-two days proposed to send to Europe and America. next year iste the police administration of the On arrival at Queenstown she will embark 1 d not refuse. (Laughter.)
habitants of these two prorinaos are in som only 11 females could find hands. At boteson previously, perfectly well and with plenty of The great question of the mode of distribution spire, we learn that the indulgenca hitherte drafts amounting to li mon, Tho Tamar is Did not Mrs. Carramhoz refuse to allow you dition bordering on starvation So great is the 40 and 60 the rougher sex could still make con- food. Stanley had returned to bring up his of the money already raised and to be raised about six-ponding vicieners. Instrze will not return to Portsmouth matil March 24, was boo young. I have the letter in my pocket. have beet, unable to cope with it alone, and have fails to and say reciprocity and only draws a days later presumably to rejoin in, thand to foreigners who violate the law is to be tied to arrive at Hongkong on Feb 7 and to marry her sister P-Na; she said her sister need of the sufferers, that the Chinese anthorities quests to the number of 85, at the other sex rear guard and leads, an intended leaving ten is not touched upon is the communication, tiene bave been fasued to the police by the Home The Globe The Tamar is also to tow There was no quarrel with defendant before the found the selves ander the necessity of appealing blank. Altogether the records, we are noticing white men with him were in good health and
to the claritable asistanse, not only of their contains many points of interest, and it is a wanted nothing but we may doubtless liave full confidence in Departizont that when fastances of offenses torpedo mising boat deatined to assist in the 7th December, the rumitiee on.
Several other ritrouser having been called, the orn countryman, but of foreigners as well. pity that such records de not extend to early OMINOUS NEWS OF STANTRY AND EMIN PLOMA, oomanitted by foreigners onour, proofs are to be, úskzeo of Singapore. It.would be more to the
Lowoox, 28th December. this point." The collected and no leniency whatever is to be shown purpose if she were to take out some of the case for the plaintiff elused.
With this object in view H.E. the Shanghai times of native society, as they would have.
reached Zanzibar that Stanley with Courier :-"From what wa have in dealing with them."" What particular class hussy moderu guus te rõount in the forts, Charles Careumbus, defondant, was then call-Tactal, the Manager of the Shaoghal. Arsenal, proved a mius of information in those inquiring News has chod Zaived at Watsal on the beard, we think it is doubtful whether of of sugas does this allude to, we wonder. proniised so long ago. It is really shameful theed. The denied that plaintiff had over lent him Nick Chi-kvei, and Jen Hai-fon, an official in themes.
20th January in an exhausted condition. Shouting outside treaty limits, perhaps. At way in which we have brokon faith with the money or had given him gouda to sell. Plaintiff servion of the Viceroy at Nanking, with the consente
A fortnight later, Emin Pacha received a mes the foreign ministers, consum, and the the moment we can think of nothing site, nor polonies in this respect all wonder if, as had supplied hit with vast and vegetables for of the Viceroy, addressed a letter to Mr. Drum-
General Harrison is a great smoker, the sage from the Mahdi stating that he intended to foreign public generally, will approve of do we know that the edition under which Queensland bus just done, they show a little the past six months, but in return for that his mond asking for his comset and assistanon in
their shooting licences are held are often visited previth temper now and again about other (witness'e) wife tenked after plaintiff's shop. He obtaining eaberiptions from foreigners both in Washington correspondent of the Figare, who subdan the country and reminding Kain to ur the way in which the arrangements have by foreigners. If such instructions have been matters. Turd Brassey, writing of Slugopore sever arranged with plaintiff to pay hum 830 Chinn and is their own countries. It was sog professes to know him intimately, tells us, and a reuder the Wadedki province to him and promin been made. A national calamity threatens issued, however, it is evident that there must be exsollys ye syo, stye:"The forts sro of the por monta for provisions. He had had settle gested by Lir. Drummond that a committed of total abstainer also. Bat he is so teraperands ng Emin his life and good treatment if he com- Chine, one of the most powerful Viceroys in some reason for them, and we can only hope that most approved plans and of considerable extent, mente with him in zagant to a sam of $181.80 sight for igners and right, Chinese elenld be fanatio; he hasn ways a good glass of wine to plied with the demand
Emin, however, refused to comply. the police may not find cocasion to abandon their It is disppointing to sa Englishman to soe in which plaintiff paid. Mease: Labo, Crawford & Co. formed to ocosider the matter, and the follow-offer his friends and gucata; while Mrs. Har
The news arrived at Wadelai in April that the Empire applies for foreign assistance, hitherto stare demeanour. On the other hand, this, as in other stances, that while those for hits. The settlement took place ou the 7th ing goat men were invited and kindly concentrison is noted for her skill in the concoction of but not through the official representatives if my formiguers travelling in the interior abuse preparations for defence for which colonial feads December in the presence of hie (witness's) wifeed to serve on the nominittee Mesara F.C.clarat-punch," and there is no fear that the the Maldi's troops were approaching and Stan of foreigners, bai through a foreign lawyer, their privileges and bring their nation into disBre liable are completed or far advanced, the and sister-in-law. Witnes paid him 3110 and Bishop, M: 3. Bredon, J. J. Enchbeister, W. V.new President will follow Mr. Bayus'a example, lay vainly urged in to return with him.
repute. it will be the wish of all zmpectable guns for which the Imperial Government are plaintiff then left. There was no quarrel or Drambnost, H. M. Hillier, B. G. Vouillemont, who during his four years at the White House Is this a should be? Has the Vicerylle that their vagation, should be sanmarily Esponsible are not yet delivered. And now, a dispute between them: Hait an hour afterwards W. 8. Wutore A. G. Wood, Nich Chi-kuci, usver auffered any beverage stronger than iced of Nouking, or his representative, or the chooked and pauished-Japan Maft.
year later, they "are not yet delivered." witness received a lawyer's letter about the mat. Jên Hai tên Up Tang the, Tong Moa-ohas, water to appear on the Presidentină dinnar-table:
orew will be transferred to H.M.8. Rambler in a
SUPREME COURT.
-3th January,"
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE MR. A. J. DRÁCH. ACTENO.
POISSE JUDGE
LUCAS . CARRUMADX, $704.
inner courts.
THE DISAINING OF THE HONOURABLE ARTILLEET COMPANY.
LONDON, 20th December.
exists, and relief is needed, but in starting Lower prob. He called the attention of a native Indo-China; particularly às concerns products ship's time with may statement as the particplomataling dangerously i had to pacify the sad take chelter in. Surat. The record in ques states that at seron o'clock this morning the
a relief Fund of the magnitude of the one policeman to it and the affair has since been in
www.
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12E PROVINCES.
munity. The age for the male considered favour
FURTHER DETAILS.
SVAKIM, 21st Decrinber,
able for wädlock is between 20 and 25, while for The 20th Hussars parauel the dervishes close the gentler sex, west ventoon "appens to be up to Hendoub. The enemy's fight has been mostly in vogue Thus in the period between completo; Osman Digna's nephew, who was and 2,961 femalea, marrying between the agra prisoner in Saskin.
Our troops are bivouacked in the captured of 10 and 151,654 males and 2,263 females marrying between the ages of 15 and 20--and trenches and will probably maroh to Handoah. Official returns of the enemy's loss put the 2.359 males and 663 females marrying when between 20 and 5 years old. At the age number down at 400 men,
ANOTHER SPRECH BY THE PRENIER.
LONDON, 21st Locember.
In a speeck made by Lord Salisbury at Scar