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on the evening after the Ball, and have a Chinese, 2,725 ; total, 2941. social dinner together. At the last Stew POLICE SERGEANT HANSON's assailant was sen. ards dinner, held on December 1st, 1881. tenced to ten years' penal servitude at the Supreme Court this afternoon.-Ting Ahoi, the cook, who decoyed the girl Sala to Canton, got twelve months' hard labour.
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the subject of establishing a St. Andrew's or Caledonian Society in Hongkong-a project which we had on more occasions than one personally advocated at the public meetings of Scotsmes held in connection with St. Andrew's Day cele brations at the City Hall-was inform- ally brought up by Mr. James Bovn and the Hon. P. RYRIE. and met with general | approval. On December 7th, at another meeting of the Stewards, Mr. Rixiz again brought up the matter, and we learn that 38 gentlemen who were present acquioseed
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in prompt attendance. We hear that the injuries the Maloo received, although very severe, are not likely to terminate fatally
With reference to the murder on the Bubbling Well Road where the body of a young girl was found a few days since, there is a rumour current
l'anity Fair gives the following version of to the effcet that a Chinese has been arrested in dispute which recently occurred at Cairo-Athe city on suspicion of being the murderer of Grenadier Guardsman, dining at the table d'hute the unfortunate girl. The master of the murdered a needy relative of having been concerned. After at Shepheard's Hotel, perpetrated some harmless girl has, since he heard of the tragedy, suspected tomfoolery with a fez. Thereupon a German the murder this relation disappeared for a time; Baron, who held that an Egyptian Prince, his and a day or two since the master of the girl on host, had thus been insulted, demanded of the going into a tea shop saw the missing relative
wearing on
on his
arm one of the bangles which Grenadier either an apology or satisfaction by were missed from the deceased after the murder. arms. The Grenadier explained that he had The suspect has been arrested. So many yum been merely fooling, and very promptly apolu- ours are afloat as to the proceedings taken in gised. In the evening, however, Baron d'Atzel, reference to the murder that it is impossible to
distinguish those that have the necessary founda an Austrian, gratified the Grenadier with the in- tion of fact from those that have not. The story formation that he was a "coward" and a "pol-we have given, however, is confirmed by many troon" for having acted as he had done. Now accounts and has a likelihood of truth.
We are gind to hear that the proposed Shang- the Grenadier's' education, being only such as
hai Electric Company has been most favourably would fit him for the Guards, did not include a received by the public here, the applications for knowledge of French, and he probably therefore shares amounting already to considerably more supposed that the Baron was paying him a than double the number which it is intended to allot. That electricity would sooner or later cially informed Sir Edward Malet (who does un-remote comer of the world, was certain; and it is derstand the foreign lingoes) of what he had almost a reproach to the model settlement that done. Sir Edward thereupon assembled a Court it has not sooner adopted the fashionable mode of illumination. Until within the last year, how-
Tue case of the Scaun-launch Fie Ying, to which | THE German barque Hermann undocked at we alluded in a recent issue, was before Mr. | Aberdeen to-day. The steamship Devonshire Wodehouse at the Police Court this morning, has gone over to Kowloon Docks to undergo Police Sergeant Campbell being the complainant, repairs. and the master of the launch the defendant. The charge was, that on the 12th instant, the defend ant did unlawfully carry passengers' on board the launch without a licence-Sergeant Camp bell deposedthat at about 630 on the 12th, he was on duty at the Canton steamer wharf. Complaints had been made on several occasions by the officers of the night steamer that they could not get rest on account of the continual whistling of the Tue Gun Lastar murderer was not brought up stearn-launches. He saw the indicted launchi at the Police Court to-day, Mr. Wodehouse having alongside the Praya wall on the morning in ques. subsequently remanded the case till Friday, Ation, when she kept up a perpetual whistling verdict of wilful murder was retumed by the He went on board to know what the deuce they Coroner's jury yesterday,
meant by such a row. Thirty or forty passen We are informed by the Superintendent of the gers were on board at the time. He enquired Fire Brigade that a Parade and Inspection of the for the Captain, but he was non est. Failing Government and Volunteer Fire Brigades will that dignitary, he enquired for the engineer, but he was also invisible. He then wens and looked take place at the Central Fire Brigade Station at
at the steam' gauge and found it indicated à pressure of between 85 and 87 pounds. The 4.30 o'clock p.m. on the 25th instant.
was blowing off. Another launch was alongside, and as he considered the pressure of steam dangerous, he caused all the passengers to shift safety valve a little, but not sufficiently to allow of stean blowing off. When all the passengers had left a small boy of fourteen or fifteen years old, only remained. He asked the boy where the Captain was. The boy said he had gone home. He sent the boy to hunt him up. After about ten minutes, the boy came back and said the Captain was coming. He waited for some time, but finding that functionary had no present intention of shewing up, he went to
in the proposal to establish a St. Andrew's THE Shanghai Courier learns from private ad. Safety valve was adjusted to go bs. No steam compliment. But then the Baron went and off-supersede gas, as gas superseded oil, even in this
vices that the work at the Kaiping coal mines is progressing must satisfactorily. The canal and basin are both completed, and nearly all the their pivot to the other launch. He eased the offonour, which promptly decided that every ever, the success of the electric light has been
The present out-put of bridges are finished. coal is about 200 tons per diem.
Society, and Mr. A. MacCtrost kindly consented to act as Honorary Secretary pro tem, in order to further preliminary ar- rangements. It was then understood that a public meeting of Scotsmen would be convened if order to establish the pro-Tite Band of the Buffs will play in the Botanic posed national society on a proper basis. Gardens, this afternoon, commencing at 5 pm.
The following is the programine However, no such meeting was ever held, and the first intimation the public receives is Mr. MacC1.YMONT's announcement that a Hongkong St. Andrew's Society has been privately established, and convening a meeting of its members.
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WE have received, “with Mr. G. Minchin's com It would be difficult to find censorious pliments," from Foochow, a small pamplet en language strong enough to apply to the
titled "On the Other Side of the Question," which contains some explanatory remarks concerning gentlemen who, while acting as repres the news given by the Hongkong Telegraph's sentatives of the Scotch community in con-
Foochow correspondent. The pamphlet is signed nection with the St. Andrew's Ball, took it "W, P. Key. As soon as we can spare a few upon themselves to establish national moments to go through this gentleman's explana Whilst the column of the Hongkong Teb- graph will always be open for the fair discussion Society for the furtherance of national ob-tery remarks, they will receive our best attention. by correspondents of all questions affecting pubilejects, and to represent Scottish ideas, un interests, it runs be distinctly understood that the Falitor does not in any way hold himself res- ponsible for opinions thus expressed,
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their own responsibility, without in any way consulting the wishes of the general body of Scotsmen in the Colony. One of the two gentlemen who mooted the idea of starting a society at the STEWARDS' dinner,
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body was either right or could easily be set little more than experimental, but since Mr. right. But the Baron wouldn't be set right. He Brush has perfected his system, it has become a went to a club and there saw the Grenadier. He general commercial success: and to this perfection that the Brush system has attained are due the thereupon pointedly asked the club waiter whe
very favoumble results already gained by the ther he (the waiter) allowed a man who had | Anglo-American company. The rush system been publicly stigmatised as a coward and has been adopted by the Eastern Electric Com a poltroon to sit down in that club. The pany of London, which is about to extend its operation throughout India. In Shanghai we are
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the Tak Ki Le Shop, near No. 5 Station, a shop waiter referred to the rules and didn't know~~ fond of having the best procurable in whatever when the Baron added that all Englismen were we take up: and the promoters of the Electric or were not something or other, and did or did | Company here have done well in making all ar- not do something or other. This time the Grena-rangements with the Company which has already dier-whe had possibly learnt foreign tongues overspread the United States, and is fast diffus meantime-seems to have understood that there ing itself over England and India-Courier. was something wrong, for he is reported to have! said that but for the Court of Honour he would hersewhip the Baron. And now Mr. Oliphant (not Laurence Oliphant, who is elsewhere) came upon the scene. He apparently cares for no Courts of Honour, so he went for the Baron and asked him whether he meant to say that Eng- lishmen in general were cowards. The Baron replied "Yes," whereupon Mr. Oliphant smote the Baron with his fist so that he saw many stars, Then the Baron challenged the Oliphant; but the Oliphant said he would see him somewhere first, and threatened to begin again if he was at
13th May, 1882, The Glenfruin arrived yesterday evening, and the Moskowto-day, We consequently have four tea ships in port, also four river steamers ; the Stirling Castle loads £7.70 and has a steam launch to tow off the cargo. This launch has just taken off the first shipment, and the Hanyang came along at the same time with another steam launch, for the use of the "Glens." £3.0.0 per ton for the Verona, which is the The P. and 0..Co.'s agents here are asking
same rate as the O. S. N. Co. for through cargo. Business will commence in earnest on Monday, The Shanghai yesterday brought about 15,000
Settlements about 100,000 half-chests, on Thursday. Stock-nearly 120,000 half chests.
May 16th 1882. The Stirling Castle is advertised to clear to- morrow (Wednesday) her rate of freight 7-7. was too high to fill her lenfruin and Massalia NO this morning it was reduced to £6.10. The are both loading, the former having commenced yesterday. The Massalia has had to haul off the hulk, there not being sufficient water alung-
than TR o'timer,so as not to retard the informs us that he was in total ignorance ing, when an attractive programme will be gone had no licence, the old licence having expired a worried or in want of exercise. Then a cry packages of tea, and the Kung-we about 4,000, that anything definite had been arranged be available for this evening's performance. The i powered her to carry fifty-five passengers. Carl went up to, the gods of war and diplomacy. I believe. The Stirling Castle wants to get away
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Although a prime mover in the proposal, he had heard nothing whatever personally of the matter since February, but he was informed that a set of draft rules had been' circulated amongst the gentlemen who had expressed their willingness to become members, sometime ago. Still he was
clegraph under the impression that nothing definite
Hongkong, Tersday, May 23, 1882.
had been settled.
Owing to the impropitious state of the clements the performance announced to take place last night at Chiarini's Royal Italian Circus and Menagerie, was unavoidably postponed. The company will, however, make their second ap pearance before a Hongkong audience this even-
through. Tickets purchased for last night's, will public are reminded that tickets may be secured daily from till 4 at Mr. Moore's office, Hongkong Hotel, and after 4 at the entrance to the circus, WE are very glad to hear that the Freemasons of Foochow have determined to build a Masonic Hall, and that all preliminaries have already been settled. Our friends in the Fokien pro-
viser must certainly be congratslated on their
guage
K.C.M.G., and Money, and Dicey, and Smart Gregory, P.C., and Goldsmid, C.B., and Colvin, assembled in their majesty and consulted and decided. First they decided that Oliphant had intervened in an affair that didn't concern him, and had committed on the person of Baron d'Atzel acts of violence of the gravest character thai Oliphant was without excuse; that the Baron
had conducted himself like a perfect gentleman; side it. The Glencoe arived on Sunday after-
and that, as Oliphant had refused the reparation demanded, the Baron's honour was not in the least affecteti. Then they decided that no insult had been offered to Englishmen in general; and then they declared that the assertion that a Then they sent it all to the newspapers.
We do not dispute the right of a party of gentlemen to combine in forming any kind of society or institution, so long as such netion is not an infringement on na tional prerogatives. In this case, we do Foochow, a kind of animal we are sadly lacking tube door and fre door being both closed, and no thrashing was given to the Baron was false.
not dislike the principles of the institution, but merely disapprove of the manner in
enterprise and energy. A new Recreation Ground and Race-course, two race meetings per annum, and the preliminaries of a Freemason's Hall, all arranged within the space of a few months, speak volumes. They have evidently some men in in this official ridden nest of cant, humbug, and hypocrisy.
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of
noon. The Glenfrun is taking ten at 4 per tan. It seems doubtful whether the Castle will get away on Thursday, she will have to work day and night if she does. The Tar We arrived this morning so deeply laden with tea that her main deck was only one foot out of water. The B. &. S's, the C. i. S. N. Co.'s and Jardine's leave Shanghai alternately, so that we have a steamer here daily, besides Mclain's steamers, They also bring up teas from Kiukiang This year's teas are all better than those of last season, though the steamers are slow in coming to take them away, there being only five tea boats here
that ran a great many launches. He was told there that the launch belonged to the Hing Li launch, and found the master of the Ring Li shop in Tung Man Lane. He went back to the shop, whose acquaintance he enjoyed, there. He explained to his friend as to how he found the launch, and went back to the wharf, making a report at the Police Station, Carl Wassenius, that gigantic, energetic fire brigade man, arrived previously on the scene, and, being a practical engineer, went down below to take stock of the water in the boiler. He found an engineer there, whom he (witness) left in charge of the launch. He failed to fis his oculars on the captain, whom he now saw for the first time in connection with the case, and whom, he knew, held the aforesaid cxalted position. He could not say who created the disgusting row in the whistle blowing line, but a prompt stop was put to it immediately he went on board. He had known the Fie Ving as a carrier between Hongkong and Kowloon for over six months. At the present time, she on the 26th of last month. The old licence em-
engineer to the Government Fire Brigade. About Wassenius deposed that he was an assistant 7 o'clock on the morning of the ath, he happened to be passing the Praya near the Canton steamer wharf, and saw Sergeant Campbell on the Praya nearthe FiVing. Campbell called him, and told him something which induced him to go on board the launch and examine the water gauge, to see the extent of water in the boiler. The steam indicated pressure nosteam was long in coated, suer of 75gus vas half full, showing there was plenty of water in the boiler. There were four and a half inches in the tube, and two inches would have been perfectly safe Nobody was in charge of the engines and boiler, but a man was asleep down below, who told him he If we are not mistaken it was Pliny who
engineered the machine. The fire was banked, the made use of the famous expression memo
damper on. By "bauked," he meant that a lot mortalium omnibus hwis sapit. Truly enough
of coal dust and ashes had been put on top the fire. The fire itself was burning fiercely. He no one is wise at all hours, and even Soto-
ps himself, the ultra-wise, the incarnation which a number of unauthorised per instant, we learn that the Stirling Castle is full to leave a boiler with the fire not properly FROM Hankow, says the Courier of the 18th did not consider the state of things on board im- mediately dangerous, though it was highly risky of wisdom, was occasionally caught trip-sons have taken upon themselves posi- up with tea at £7.7.0 per ton. She will leave banke, and no one at all to look after it.-John ping. From a worldly standpoint there-tions and resposibilities, very material-night, and may be expected off Woosung on Sherren Brewer, Government Marine Surveyor, fore, it can hardly be regarded as uncom-ly affecting national interests, without Saturday. Thus, the first tea ship will leave deposed that he surveyed the Fie Ving on the 21st mon or marvellous that the local Three the slightest show of authority from the Whang-poo four days carlier than any the result of the survey, Amongst other things, January last and gave the certificate produced as Tailors of Touley Street" whose matchless the members of the Scottish community, steamer of last year. Opinions differ as to he examined the boilers, and fixed the working Chang Shu Sheng, Viceroy of the Canton pro- vinces arrived in Shanghai to-day the 17th inst. impudence in constituting themselves the History repeats itself for this is the story the rate at which the Stirling Castle will pressure at 55s. The launch was tested up to
oots cold water pressure. Since the present by the wai Yuen from Hongkong. His Excel dictators of the representatives of the Sect of the Three Tailors of Tooley Street travel home. The average betting is against 28
affair was reported to him, he bad again examined lency will proceed in the Fungishan to Tientsin tish nation in Hongkong has, within the over again. With our correspondent, we
days, and in favour of thirty, from. Woosung the safety valve, and found that the balance had to officiate as Viceroy of Cliff, during Li Hung: past few days. so effectually roused the should really like to know by whose autho-The possibility of a stoppage in the Suez Canal been altered and screwed down to 75bs. Anyone chang's retirement into mourning for one hundred ***ruddy Bon rampant from his summer rity Mr. A. MacCLYMONT announces the being taken into consideration, twenty-nine days seeing the safety valve as it is at present, days.
is perhaps, as hazardous a bet as any plunger that amount. When adjusting the safety, valve would suppose it had been officially adjusted to siesta, should have sacrificed reason and existence of a Hongkong St. Andrew's would care to lay. The twenty five day gentle he had noticed that it was not a Gevera-panies which have been formed lately. The last Shanghai appears to be full of enterprise, if we are to judge from the number of new com- common some at the shrine of inordinate Society. In the meantime we must de-man is, we hear, feeling as though it would have ment Regulation safety valve. He pointed this
we hear of is a steam tug and lighter company vanity. These few wise men of the East, cline to recognise this gentleman as the been wiser not to have backed his opinion for out at the time to the owner of the Fei Ying, who to be worked on the co-operative principle, A
said to whom we heartily give the credit of representative of Scottish feeling on this anything more valuable than words.
new boiler was being built for the launch, large portion of the capital has already been sub- and that, when completed, a government safety
scribed.
May 3rd, 1882. meaning well, would appear, in their ex subject, until the whole question has been As peace makers we are inexpressibly happy, but valve in addition to the ordinary one, would be
The application list of the Shanghai Electric
A very sad accident happened at this port on traordinary course of action, to, have for publicly discussert at a meeting in which the as journalists we are, we must confess, sonic-
put on. As the valve of the old boiler was much Company closed to-day at 4 pm. We hear that the night of the 25th of March, which resulted in gotton national interests and national tra- whole of the Scotchmen in the Colony are what disappointed at the finale of what we the point of an additional valve, as it was
larger than required by the regulations, he waived close upon 7,000 shares have been applied for at the death of Mr. John Mann, and Engineer of the General Secretary's office, whilst the number the steamship Tientsin. The unfortunate young ditions, the clannish shoulder to shoulder invited to take part., We have lately had a thought was going to be a big thing. This only for three months.
After adjusting a
to be allotted, according to the terms of the pro- man whe returning to his ship in a sampan, in principles which invariably, and very pro-geori dual too much of this bed-chamber morning the intrepid afrs. Freeman of the Buffs, Government valve, the case containing it is spectus, is limited to goo. The Chinese, we hear, the company of a ship-mate. On getting along- form at least a moiety of the applicants. Shares side the Tientsin Mr. Mann sprang on the ladder perly, characterise the Scot abroad, in all kind of diplomacy in public matters in accompanied by two staunch lady supporters, him, thus making it impossible to tamper with it, locked, and the key handed to the captain by
are already quoted at se per cent premium.
and by some means slipped and fell into the undertakings of a national character, for Hongkong. All public questions are open and the assault case against Color Sergeant captain. The new boiler was not yet put in the for China at Washington has hauled down his heavily clothed, and a strong ebb tide was run-
and her husband, appeared at the Police Court unless with the connivance and consent of the A telegram has been received that the Minister
water. He instantly disappeared na he was reasons which we are quite unable to for public discussion, and as a St. Andrew's Meredith, the latter being "dead on to Mrs. lautich. It is ready and properly fitted with the flag. This, we presume, is in consequence of the ning at the time. His body was not recovered fathom, and which morcover we do not Society, cannot be anything but a na- F., by way of cross summons, for disfiguring Government safety valve. The safety valve in action of the United States authorities in regard till this morning (May 3rd), when
was found care to know, It is our duty however, as tional institution, in which public interests the bridge of his rather well shaped pro- the old boiler was not encased, and could therefore to the Chinese immigration question. The fact lying on the river bank, within a short distance a Scot, and as a representative of Scottish
boscis. Color Sergeant Meredith was also ac be readily tampered with. The effect of increas of the Minister hauling down his flag is one of of the scene of the accident. Information was are strongly represented, Scotsmen have companied by his friends and supporters, Sering the pressure was to obtain increased speed. moment, as it indicates that he will leave the
Mr. Allen, H.B.M.'s Consul, and and the action may be taken as a sign conveyed of any particular clique, and to demand to any the case being called, promptly entered the was six-monthly, and the owners of the boats were and the United States,
intricate case of appeal. Mrs. Freeman, tampered with. The inspection efsteam launches of
tenment. The funeral took place at 6 pm. The witness box, and represented to Captain Them supposed to apply for a renewal of their licence Owing to the heavy gale which raged last the Union Jack, was met at the entrance of the
body resting on a gun-carriage and covered sett that her legal adviser, to whom she had en- laste have apparently far exceeded their affairs, as we are ready to admit that the that she had no doubt he would quickly put destead when thus registered can be easily which has been overhauling the moorings of steamships Chefoe and Forchow, which were on these self-appointed arbiters of Scottish trusted her fate, had not as yet shewn up, b at the proper time. Licences are recorded in his night an accident happened to the pile-driver cemetery by the engineers and officers of the
ter, but a thoroughly national grievance, national institution' are beyond all praise. when there is anything on the board, was already ing for hire without a licence, or without being have not heard if there are any lives lost, but departed comrade, by bearing the corpse to the
SHANGHAL
Mr. Allen left last evening, the 17th inst. for Nanking, to formally hand over to the Viceroy 190 Tsung Tang the despatch boat Chuenho, on the 25th of April last. which made her trial trip down the Whang-poo
now.
The Glenogles has not shown up yet. If she does not look out the Curatie will get away before she reaches this port. Some folks are so certain that the Stirling Castle will not get away on Thursday, that they are offering to bet a month's 'screw" she won't. The Carmarthenshire, due here on Friday, is advertised to load at £3 per lon. At 5 pm. the Stirling had something over 10,000 packages on board. Her third matc overboard to-day while getting into the launch, but being a good swimmer he was rescued little the worse for the accident. The Moscow dragged her anchors to-day, and had to be remoored.- Courier.
NEWCHWANG.
interests, to repudiate as a national institu- a perfect right to protest against the action geant Major Gleeson being present to decide The certificate, kept by the captain, had not been countryvely strained relations between China Preparations were immediately made for his in
tion, any society organised and established in hole-and-corner fashion by a few private Individuals, whose presumption and bad
common sense. This is no personal mat-
affecting all classes of Scotsmen alike.
Onthe 19th inst. a correspondent directed our attention to an advertisement in the local papers, headed, Hongkong St. An- drew's Society, and intimating that "In compliance with provisions of Rule 2, a special meeting of the members is hereby convened to be holden in the City Hall, on Friday evening, the 26th instant, at six o'clock, and Inquired if we were in a posi- tion to give him any reliable information about this society, which appeared to have sprung up mushroom-like, and of the existence of which the majority of Scotsmen
be heard. We do not wish to be ton severe
for
We
with
vice was conducted by the Rev. J. Carson and altogether was a most impressive ceremony. A
Courier Correspondent. plain granite tomb is to be erected to his memory.
TIENTSIN.
8th May, 1882.
office,
with, intentions of the promoters of the new.
if there is any delay in applying for Messrs. Butterfield and Swire opposite the Asso- in an appearance. Meredith's lawyer, Mr. Mos new ones. So far as his duties are concerned, ciated Wharves. The vessel was capsized, and lying in the harbour at the time, and who hald the last tribute of respect to the memory of their sop, a Dublin man, who is genemlly about there is nothing to prevent a steam launch ply she now lies in mid-stream on her side. We have no doubt the worthy gentleman, whose name figures at the bottom of the tones, Coke on Lyttleton and other eminent plied to him. In case of renewal of licences, it quite sufficient to prove the intensity of the storm, notice convening the meeting, and who freeman's lawyer, should be expose any vulner- newal and accompanying survey is not made of-war Starch, Commander Blane, which was legal fuminaries, and fully prepared to go for Mrs. generally happened that the application for re- During the gate last night the German man- appears on his own responsibility to have able point in his legal armour. Some twenty made immediately upon the expiration of the moored at Messrs. Jardine's buoy, opposite the taken the most prominent part in the busi-peared on the scene, evidently not prepared to laid up for two or three weeks for repairs, and
minutes had elapsed, when Mr. Stephens ap licence, because steam-launches, as a rule, are Old Dock, dragged fier moorings and fouled the Indo-China Company's steamer Ful-wo, lying ness, wishes himself well out of the affair. light, but rather, if he could see his way clear, to his survey was not completed until after the alongside Heard's Wharf, and carried away some love cornicula risum furtivis nudata coloribus, throw oil upon the troubled waters. Mr. Stephens execution of the repairs. In the present parti. of her bulwarks. The Filius was on the point
wore a very mild, subdued expression, and we could cular condition of things, he should call the state of of leaving Hankow, and the damage done was I send you a short account of our three days
her sce at ance that he was open to a compromise, affairs disclosed as risky, and very irregular, but not sufficient to delay
pasta
races. It will probably prove of interest to your TELEGRAM S. and were fully prepared to hear of an amicable not immediately dangerous, as it appeared Mr. Warburg, Surveyor to North China Shanghai readers to compare the time in which the various distances are done here, with those anding to fine compr. Stephens, after that from the time when Sergeant Campbell Insurance Styling Cars Voluntowe d
of the recent tades at your port. The weather.. to his Worship for the unneccessary went on board, to when Wasseniut went there, survey the Stirling Castle. We learn that on A London telegram of the 22nd instant, ann- delay he had occasioned the Court by not, shew there was a considerable decrease of pressure her voyage out the new ship caught fire in her
was very ounces that the United Squadrons of France and ing up at the appointed time, proceeded to suggest The water in the boiler was quite suffi bunkers, and it is to ascertain the amount of in-south west wind that blew steadily the first two fine and the course might be called a. flying one. The only drawback was a strong Britain have arrived at Alexandria. Admiral | a tacitlement of the business, and after some cient, though what Mr. Wassenius described jury the Stirling Castle has received, that a sur Seytnour has been placed in supreme command. palaver retired with his lady client to an inner room as banking it appeared to him to have been; a veyer has bit is more than probable that Cap faces; that is for anything over three quarters been sent to report upon her prosent days, which told severely in the long distance in the Colony knew nothing. Wo were
pregnable female fortress would surrender. Mr. ought to have been open, or the damper closed in Marshall's ship will be first away from Han of a mile, the ponies having to run right in the quite as much in the dark as our corre-
LOCAL AND GENERAL. Stephens quickly re-entered the Court, and said and no properly banked fire could have produced kow. She will take no more than 4,000 tons of face of the wind for over half a mile, otherwise the time the races were done in would have been his fair cilent was willing to withdraw the sum so great a pressure of steam, as eighty five pounds, tea, but the freight will rule at least as high as spondent; and but for the notice being A MEETING of Lodge Victoria, No. 1026, will be and withdraw his cross summons. The Dublin sulting upon
mons,
would take a similar course
much better. unless immediately re- 7.10 and possibly 6 per ton. seventy the
panking ni
"At ten o'clock on the moming of the 17th, as signed by Mr.'A. MacCLYMONT, a gentle-held in Freemason's Hall, Zetland Street, this man, we mean Mr. Mossop, after consultation with a certificate, a launch had no right to run until one of the Municipal watering carts was waiting time, for out of sixteen stables ten of them owned
On the expiration of
The wins have been pretty well divided a man who has for several years acted as evening, at 9 o'clock precisely.
his client, acceded to the terms, and finally both supplied with a new one. No new certificate by the Ewo jetty to draw water from the river, winners. The whole of the community tumed Secretary at the annual bails given by the
suramanses were withdrawn, it being understood ball been given to the lie Vine ar bad applies the pony suddenly bolted but the mafoo stuck out on each day of the races, and the stand was Scottish,
community on St. Andrew's Day,MORROW being the anniversary of the Queen's that, in the future, Mrs. Freeman was not to ation been made for one.-Defendant stated they pluckily to his head until a sudden swerve of the graced by the presence or que a large numb we should have looked upon the affair as Birthday, and a holiday in the Government offices, interfere with the regular contour of Meredith's had already ordered new boilers and land pro-animal threw him to the ground and one of the of ladies for so small a port as Tientsin. H.E the amax. However, we promised our correonly, when all mails advertised will be closed, the lady's occiput. The lawyers, as usual, have them.-At this stage, the case was remanded till of life appearing he was conveyed in à ricksha Bigel played a charming selection of music that proboscis, he on his part guaranteeing not; tomised the Surveyor to have them in within three wheels passed over his shoulder and head. The Viceroy very kindly scat his hand on the last two the l'ost Office will be open from 7.30 to 9 a.m. Bring his pace stick in unpleasant, contact with months. The slip, however, had not completed Mafoo was picked up for dead, but on symptoms days, and under the able directorship. of Me, spondent that we would investigate the should the English mall not arrive.
Thursday,
to the Chinese Hospital where Dr. Johnston was greatly enhanced the pleasure of the meeting.: 1-
arrange the terms upon which the hitherto im very
if Meredith
had the best of the business,
or even