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whether they have done so by order of their Government, or not, is uncertain.
The Rising Sun and Nagasaki Express of the 26th ult. says:"Beyond the few dis-
Our friends, the public generally, and adver tisers especially, will be gratified to hear that the Telegraph is daily making glant strides in public favor. Within the past two months the circula-
DEPUTY Inspector General of hospitals and fleets William Lowder Gordon, charged his Chinese servant this morning at the Police: Court, with stealing $6 to his (the complainant's) property,
RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Musetim för the week ended 3rd September, 1882-European 1723 and Chinese 3,449; total 2,621.
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[EROM A CORRESPONDENT.}
August 24th, 1882.
Things are getting quite lively here. The
connected items translated from the native tion of this journal has increased more than and with being concerned with another not in WE.hear that the authorities have decided upon Lekin officials are on the war path. On Sunday Press, and a faint rumour that hostilities twenty per cent, and moreover it is increasing custody in stealing $63 from his master. Dr. sending an armed expedition in search of the last, at 4 a.m., one of the most daring outrages have already commenced-in any of which every day. This fact bears a special significance Gordon is in charge of the Naval hospital at panther, and that it will start to-morrow morning. “As an advertising-medium, the Hongkong Tele-Mount Shadwell. On the 1st instant, at noon, he The nan who brings in the dead body of the
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that has ever occurred in this part took place. A Lekin men on one of our largest opium hongs. man-cater will deserve well of his country, and premeditated armed attack was made by the. The first notice the foreigners of the hong had 'was to hear a great outcry and the crash of their ought to have a special medal struck for him. Or the twelve lieutenants lately selected for pro- premises being broken open. The servants of motion to the Commanders' List, the senior is the long, thinking it was thieves, armed them- Lieutenant 5. A. Johnson, who entered the Navy selves with the usual bamboo hat and spear, but in 1859, and obtained his lieutenancy in-March, on being informed it was the Mandarins, they 1867. Commander Annesley, who stood fifty quickly dropped these and left as fast as they sixth on the list, is a cadet of 1859, and a licut could the Lekin swarm having nought to fear enant of 1868. He has had command of the worked their sweet will at their leisure. Every- of the Princess Charlotte under Commodore was a quantity of opium, money, and other vald Vigilant on the China station, and was licutenant thing of any value was taken, amongst which Shorts. Commander Oldham entered the Ser-able articles, clothes, bedding, and in fact all that vice in 1860, was a midshipman in the New Zealand war, got his lieutenancy in 1868, and is promoted from "first" of the flagship Triumph, Six Thomas. Waile, Her Majesty's Minister to now on her way home from the Pacific. Coual China, arrived here from Shanghai yesterday Frederick Metaxa, seventy-ninth on the list, is a afternoon in the Messageries Maritimes steamer cadet of 1860, and was first lieutenant in the Djennah. As the vessel entered the harbour Euphrates and Serapis troopships. Command the proper salute to an official of the rank of er Arthur Broniley, son of the late Sir Richard H.M. Minister was fired from the Victor Emanuel. Bromley, is also a cadet of 1860, and a lieuten Sir Thomas Wade is accompanied by Lady tant of 1869. He saw service in the Abyssinian Wade. Mr Donald Spence, late H.M. Acting campaign. Commander Annesley will be re Consul at Ichang and afterwards at Chung-king, membered in Hongkong as an enthusiastic horse- and more recently Assistant Chinese Secretary man, and ardent supporter of our annual race of H.M. Legation at l'eking, returns to England meeting. He owned Ariel, the crack subscription with Sir Thomas Wade. Sir Thomas may re-griffin of 1878; and rode Vagabond for Mr. Andre turn to China, as the Chefoo Convention is still in the celebrated dead-heat with Tam O'Shanter incomplete. Sir Thomas Wade has been for in the Valley Stakes, and steered the same pony over forty years in Her Majesty's Consular and to victory in the Nil Desperandum Stakes in Diplomatic service in China. England has 1981. Commander Annesley belongs to a spon rarely had a more faithful servant, or one who ing family, his brother being one of the best has worked harder and more conscientiously to military amateur jockeys in England. promote a good understanding between China and the Western world than the gentleman who is now honoring us with his presence. Doubtless Sir Thomas Wade on his return to England will have high honors paid him in recognition of his long and faithful services to his.country.
it would not be wise to place too much con- crap is guaranteed to have a larger circulation placed $63 in a box in his bed roem, locking fidence there is an unsatisfactory dearth in Hongkong and the Coast Forts than any the box and placing the key in a drawer in BATH BRUSHES AND GLOVES.
of news as to the progress of affairs. in paper published in the Colony, and the scale of the room. Going to the box on the 4th, he found CARBOLIC DISINFECTANTS. Corea. Active,preparations, however, still charges is much lower than that of either of the Mexicans had "vamoored." The defendani was the only person, except the doctor himself continue; troops are being rapidly-con-its.contemporaries.
who knew-where-the-dollars-wers-kept. A chair E-L TZ O GENES.
'centrated and transported to the probable scene of action in men-of-war and Mitsu THE Rassegna a popular Roman journal, publishes coolic, who has also "made tracks," is suspected an important letter from Berlin severely criticis: by Dr. Gordan of being implicated in the robbery EYE PROTECTORS.
Bishi Co.'s steamers; whilst the Governing Italy's attitude in the concert of the four-The doctor also discovered that the defendant ment have considered il advisable to adopt Powers. The writer says that Italy joined the did not pay the milkman S10 which he gave the temporary precaution of prohibiting concert with an entire programme marked by him at the end of July to hand to the practised the transmission of all local code or secret hostility to England and France, and an excludiluter of the coiv's produce. Defendant had private telegraphic messages. The ma-sive regard for Italin interests. Hence Ger- teen in his employ since the 1st May of list your jority of the people are everywhere mani- many, whose object is not to appease Italy's and was discharged on the 1st instant. The case was remanded until the 11th instant; the milk- festing an undisguised inclination in favour greed, but to preserve peace in Europe, has con
tinually been obliged to dissent from Signor man to be subpruned. of war; but there is every reason to believe Mancini's views. Thus, for instance, Signor the Mikado's Government would gladly Mancini would have liked the four Powers to forego that expensive and disastrous luxury prevent the bombardment of Alexandria, or if a settlement in any way satisfactory to inflict condign punishment on England for it, a themselves can be obtained by overawing course which would have resulted in a European CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS the allied forces of China and Korea with conflagration. The tenor of the whole letter, a timely demonstration of their naval and which is evidently officially inspired, bears out military power. China will undoubtedly what was stalci senic time ago by the Daily present the only abstacle to a peaceful: News of the mederating influence brought to solution, as she is the most prepared of the bear by Pince. Bismarck on Signor Mancini on the occasion of the speech the latter delivered [431 three countries; she also stands to lose but in the Chainber of Deputies, in the course of little, and may consider it a favourable op" which he stated that Italy would not allow portunity of endeavouring to square offher separate action on the part of England and long-standing account against Japan. France. Should the affair eventually be left to the arbitration of war, it matters not with what favourable. result to Japan, it cannot be
steamship Pembrokeshire this morning. We otherwise than disastrous to her in her pre-have interviewed them, and are bound to say sent 'straitened circumstances; whilst, as
that they are a lot of fine, stalwart, good-looking regards China, she may not find her self- fellows, who would be a credit to any furce, and who, we are confident, may be reckoned upon to imposed task so easy as she thinks.
Since writing the above, we hear that do good service in the Colony. Fifteen of the
from the Liverpool Force, and four from A RATHER novel form of attempted suicide War yesterday's Nippe-contradicts the report of men come from the Bristol l'olice Force, six the murder of the King of Korea,”
the Plymouth. Three have brought their better investigated at the Police Court this morning halves with them. They had a good voyage out, Therese de jesus, 31, of Macao, a servant woman, but complain of the food, which, they say, was was up before Mr. Wodehouse on the above not at all up to the mark. This may have been charge. The servant boy at the Coffee Saloon, due to the economical arrangements made No. 23. Aberdeen Street, where the defendant with regard to the passage money, but, from hangs out, said that Therese came into the kit whatever cause arising, steps should be taken to
chen on the 1st instant while he was using his prevent a recurrence of it, as the men are con-chop-sticks, snatched up a bottle of kerosene, and siderably disgusted over it, and, from what we can learn, have reason to feel so, if second class passages were provided by the Government for them, as they were, we understand, entitled to, wie believe, from what we can learn, that they only got
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LONDON, 4th September THE WAR IN EGYPT. Reinforcements have been ordered to Alex- andria to enable General Wood's Brigade to join Sir Garnet Wolseley; the British are entrenching
at Kassassin.
ENERAL
LOCAL AND GENERAL!
A Lonck of Emergency of Victoria, No. 1016, will be held at Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Streety this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock, precisely. Ir appears that, with the consent of the Queen, his Serene Highness the Duke of Teck has ac companied Sir Garnet Wolseley to Egypt 'as one of his staff.
A REGULAR Lodge of United Service, No. 1341,
THE reinforcement for the Hongkong Police Force, numbering twenty-five, arrived by the
third class, and are much annoyed at the treatment to which they were subjected on Board. Only one slight accident occurred during the voyage, one of the peace-preservers falling down a hold to the extent of twenty-five feet, but luckily escaping without injury to life or limb. Upon arrival at the Central Station, their comrades feted the new comers right royally. and the sounds of jollification, and harmony, in the quiet police style, as becomes men who devote
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was worth removing; they then smashed the wooden partitions. After taking their loot to the Lekin cruiser at the jetty, they transferred the loor to a larger cruiser, which one of the Lekin steam launches, that had been steaming up and down before the premises during the attack, towed away, but before the cruiser left, slic turned her large bow-gun round and deliberately fired into the premises. The outrage was as carly as pos sible on Monday reported to H..M. Consul, who will no doubt demand satisfaction for the outrage, for there is no loophole or excuse they can make for landing an armed body of men and robbing a
night. peaceable hong during the small hours of the
Not satisfied with this, during the absence of the Foreigner in charge of the hong while at the Consulate making his complaint, the Lekin men paid another visit to the hong and pasted a num ber of Chinese chops over the premises, at the same time stealing a lot of the servants' clothes that were hanging up to dry. There it is the same gallant official that appropriated Mr. Har man's two steam launches. Surely it is quite time to call this individual to order; unless a serious example is made there is no knowing where his ambition may lead him. At the pre- sent time there is not the slightest chance of ob taining redress from the Chinese officials for wrongs done by the Chinese against British sub jects; we have lost prestige-fercury,
SHANGHAI,
TO THE EDITOR OF "Hunchong Telegraph.", SIR, As an impression-seems-to-prevail- amongst the Portuguese community, both here and in Macao, that the late Mr. J. L. Britto didSecretary leave for the North by the Hae-on. not come to his death in a natural way, but either poisoned himself or was poisoned by others, per mit me, through the columns of your esteemed journal, to say that there is no foundation what ever for such a belief. The late Mr. Britto, as certified by the doctors, died from heart disease, and nothing else. He was too good a Christian to have poisoned himself, and he was too good a man in all the relations of life to have been poisoned by others. As husband, father, and friend he could not well be sur
was so inoffensive in his passed, and he general demeanour towards all, that he could not possibly have had an enemy who would have gone to the extent of destroying him. The idea of his having met his death otherwise than from natural causes is entirely baseless, and I wish to disabuse the minds of all those who think otherwise, as such impressions are calculated to discredit both the living and the dead. The late Mr. Brittos' funeral was largely attended, not
His Excellency the Spanish Minister and Li Hung-chang has been ordered back to his. post as Tientsin, and will leave in the Pautah.
The steamer Pangisse reports having passed: a barque, Aying No. TV K, wishing to be " ported "all well." She also reports that there is a large ship lying at Woesung, which looks as if she had been in a collision.
Tso Teung-tang memorialized the Throne.on the 4th July about the distress prevailing in the Two Kiang Provinces. People generally thought that things were flourishing hereabouts. Look at the new companies whose shares are taken up by the Chinese here 1
Another New Company has been started by Mr. Drummond, who probably gets a swingeing sum for promotion money. It is for cultivating sugar in Perak. Mr. Daly curiously does not incntion sugar as being produced in Ferak in his recent report.
J.
said she was going to kill herself Before she could drink the kerosene, he took the bottle away from her, when she went downstairs crying. He had no idea why she should wish to shuffle off her mortal coil.-In her defence, Therese said that after having had her dinner on Saturday she had a tumbler of porter and a glass of "Old Tom, which made her feel so giddy and playful, that she went down to the kitchen, and in fun told the boy that she was going to drink the keroserie, without, however, intending to do anything so particularly stupid. She admitted having been under the influence of liquor; the "Old Tom," combined with the porter, forming a mixture which completely upset Therese off upon her binding herself over in $te strangers, and I-repeat that-a-better-and-a-more-Teung-tang, he imprisoned and squeezed bankers personal security to abstain from kerosene for esteemed, inoffensive gentleman did not exist in for employing their money to the best advantage. the period of six weeks, confining herself strictly the Colony. As a friend of the deceased I de- Bullion has consequently fled the place and money
is very tight. to Old Tom" and Guinness's stout, but not insire to pay this humble tribute to his memory. combination.
Regulescal in pace.
Yours, &c.,
A PORTUGUESE Hongkong, 5th September, 1882.
The Taotai of Shanghal, we hear from Chinese sources, is about to be changed. Taotai Shao is said to be going to Japan on a diplomatic mission. His absence will be halled with delight by all business men, his eccentricities in the money market being most prejudicial. In order to render
Reckat news from Korea is of a most-will.be held at Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, their lives to the preservation of order, could be her feeble upper storey. Mr. Wodehouse let only by his friends and acquaintances but by money cheap for Hoo Sing-an, the banker of Tso
on Friday evening next, the 8th instant, at 7.30
for 8 o'clock sharp.
We observe from the Shanghai papers that Li- Hung-Chang left Nanking for Shanghai at 2 p.m. on. the 30th ulto. His Excellency left for Tient- sin by the steamer Fantah the following day.
We observe from home papers that it is generally understood that Lord Kimberley temporarily holds the office of Chancellor to the Duchy of Lancaster, lately resigned by Mr. John Bright,
puzzling and unsatisfactory character. The only thing which appears undoubted is. that, notwithstanding the various reports as to the certainly of a pacific solution of the difficulties being arrived at, both China and Japan are preparing for war with the utmost despatch. From Shanghai we learn that Li HyNG-CHANG has been sum- moned from his retirement, and has already arrivedat Tientsin, where he will, no doubt, direct whatever operations may be decided--without-salary upon by the Chinese Government. It may be accepted as a matter of fact, that the WE notice the arrival by the French mail from services of-the-great-Viceroy-of-Chihli Shanghai of the Chevalier Hofer de Hoffenfels, would not have been requisitioned in Austro-Hungarian Minister to the Court of Peking such het haste, considering that his We understand that His Excellency proceeds period of mourning for his mother has not yet expired, and that his popularity with the Court party at the capital is more than doubtful, unless for a great emergency, That emergency is the dangerous proba- bility of a war with Japan in connection with the recent troubles in Korea.
home for a short holiday,
THE Mercury repons a collision which took place in the Feiho between the steamers Waverley and Fungthun. Both vessels were going up the tiver, and the Fungshan is re- ported to have sustained serious damage.
I
CHAN YAN LEUNG, a lunatic who was confined A vast deal of uncertainty exists in Ja in the Tung Wah Hospital, escaped from that in pan as to what has actually taken place institution yesterday, and is supposed to have com- Korea. A letter from Shimonoseki dated mitted suicide by drowning. His body was found the 17th ulto,, to the Soikar Nippo, a Naga in the harbour at four o'clock this morning, and -saki native journal, says that the rebels was sent to the Civil Hospital to await an inquest, have poisoned the Korean King, and the ordered for this afternoon," forces of Tai In Kun are very rigorous. For being drunk and refusing to pay ricksha Tal in Kun is also credited with having hire yesterday, John Richard Brown, described executed more than goo of the rebels who as a medico, a native of the "Emerald Isle," was attacked the Japanese Legation. A tele-this morning fined $: or seven days' hard labor. gram rucuived from the same place on the The Gine was paid.-James Lindsay, an une 20th states that 1,300 soldiers have been ployed seaman, was fined $5 or seven days hard despatched to Jinsen by the Takachiho Afaru labor for being drunk and incapable in Queen's
Road.yesterday. and Shario Maru.
Another messago,
cart citating from the police quotespit the seems to be a considerable amount of esprit de corps amongst our gallaut peace and property
preservers.
under
Scanda)" with Mr. Arnold as Sir Peter was a
" fetched "
V. R. C. AQUATIC SPORTS. The first day's events of the V. R. C. Aquatic
able weather. There were very few spectator, posts came off yesterday in anything but agree and those who weren't there didn't miss much, for a poorer exhibition never before took place in
the VR. C. Bath-house. Dr. Clouth, Mr. Tripp: Mr. Hynes and Lieut. Holme acted as Umpires
The following are the events:→
H. Sampson... Cups. DIVING FOR OBJECTS-Twelve Cups each man."
2
C. G. Dunkor 4 do SHORT RACE→→Two lengths, open.
Angler......-time,69 sec. 3-5ths.. Sampson 2 This was the only event worthy of notice, the winner coming in first by a hand, in fairly good HEADER FROM STAGE.
time."
C. G. Bunker uden Davis
Training has been going on on, the training course hul frere has been no feature of interest to nole; noibing has been put into strong work of course. Thonpening of the Grand Stand, with the extra coffee fist, has been appreciated by a fair number of members; it is a very pleasant early morning resort. There are a good number of ponies on the course, about 100,PSV
Taotht Shau is not going to Korea. He left last night (August 31st) for Woosung, where he is going to meet Li Hung-chang who is expected mormw, having accepted an invitation to visit the French men-of-war in port on Friday after. there to light. He will be back in Shanghai to
The body of Captain Jack, who was drowned
through the collision of the Paking and tugboat (August 30th), and conveyed to the mortuary at the Pootung Church. The inquest was formally. Ewo, was recovered by the diver yesterday,
opened yesterday, and the body identified. The funeral took place this afternoon at 4.30 o'clock; and was attended by many friends and acquaint ances of the deceased.
The French Consul-General entertained the Mandarins at dinner yesterday evening. There, were eight Mandarins in all; amongst them the Total of Shanghai the Maritime Prefect, the Chehsien, Magistrate Chên: and the Magistrate
of the French Mixed Court Mr. E. G. Vouille mont, President of the French Municipal Coun cil, the officers of the French mog-of-war in port, and the Consular staff comprised the rest of the party. W LONG RACE, (round the red buoy and back), only The Chinese Mission to Korca-Shao Taotal
twa.entored.
Caldweller
Tied
A SINGAPORE correspondent sends us, the heading "Notes behind the Scenes," an Arthe Legislative Council Meeting beld this after- account of an entertainment given at the Town noon a bill. was introduced and passed giving Hall of that city on the rath ulto, by the great wider powers in dealing with quarantine matters, Bandmann. The entertainment was what is His Excellency said the incasure was rendered professionally known as a "variety show," and necessary, as the present laws on the subject of included, to quote the programme, "Comedy, quarantine were not sufficiently extensive -pot-pourtic, and Farce." The fiend and patron to meet the existing state of affairs in dealing of "the poor devil Zhakspero" had evidently for with infected ports. A temporary lazarette was gotten all the rubbish he wrote to the Daily to be established at Stone Cutters Island, and Press about the legitimate drama; at all events would be ready in a day or two. Dr. Marques he found it convenient to stick Shakespere and with a competent staff would be prepared to tragedy on the slicif, and go in for the comic, proceed there at a moment's notice. At present and "leg business he (on paper) despises so the Ordinance did not prevent passengers from
-The Attorney-General said the present laws much. The screen scene from the "School for infected ports landing at Stone Cutters Island. splendid piece of farcical acting which in regard to quarantine were not sufficient, the audience in grand style, and that they must use all possible means to pro- vent the importation of cholera into the Colony, After the comedy, Miss Louise Beaudet is set down as the heroine of a "Musical Melange" "As by setting apart, suitable places for quarantine and preventing passengers landing. The Hon. Pretty as a Picture," which she has sung and danced over goo times. What a fall was there! P. Ryrie said that quarantine was a matter of Juliet and Ophelia descending to the obscene very grave consideration to owners of the vulgarities of the lowest class of music hall busi- lines of steamers running on the Swatow, Amoy, ness. This "Musical Melange" is an offensive and Foochow route, and that it caused an im- music hall song and dance which a young lady mense stoppage to traffic. He expressed a hope with remarkably long legs performed at the City that His Excellency would consider the interests Hall with Hudson's Surprise Party a couple of of trade between this and the southern ports. years ago, Our correspondent says that Band-The Administrator said he had information that mann came forward to read "Eugene Aram," and quarantine was enforced at Amoy; and referred to after ignominiously breaking down, apologised the fact of 200 passengers having been landed to the audience, excusing himself on the ground there from Manila from a vessel in which 15 that the cockroaches had eaten the leaves of his had died on the passage. The Hon. P. Ryrie asked book." He then ranted "Brutus and Cassius." that the quarantine might be made as light as pos After a local celebrity "Thic Colonel" had sibic, with due regard to safety, and that that was charmed the house with the sentimental Ballad his reason for speaking on the subject. The second "Run for the Doctor, Charlie," (this ballad will not reading of the Supreme Court Vacation Ordinance be found either in Midsummer Night's Dream was then moved by the Attorney-General and or "As You Like it Ophella Juliet Beaudet passed, the object of the Ordinance being to
a dark chestnut, much resembling Montezuma, shone in Bandmann's (7) side-splitting farce leave the arrangement of the vacation to
secured by Mr. Henry for Tis 200; No. 39, a big gray purchased by Mr. St. Andrew for T the Chief Justice, and thus prevent business being
185. No. 1, a spotted griffin sold for Tis. 52; impeded, as it is under the present rules. The
No. 6, a chestnut for Tis: 65; No, 7, a gray Tls Attorney-General introduced an Ordinance en titled the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank H. Sampson refused to enter, as be considered Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1883, dealing the handicapping unequal he would have had roo; No.-8, a dun Tis 853: No. 9, a gmy Tls, with the issue of hills and notes. The Registrar to concede grimble 15, Barff and Davis 5 and 80; No. 13, a gray Tls 50, No. 10, a gray Tis. General followed with a bill for the regulationseca, respectively. Sampson may be right, 40, No. 12, a dun Ts5 No. 31, gray Tie "but certainly in our estimation it is not sport to 100 No. 12, a okestail 115-30; No. 19-a gtay of chairs and vehicles, said that as the cavit ar the handicapping Tis: Bo. Some others were sold after the auction, offers of from Tis. so to Bo having been mada- To-day's programme is —1at--Swim under law now stood there were no means of limiting the number, and that complaints were water. 2nd-Short race, 2 lengths, handicap, Mercury
5th-Running header from centre spring board," rife on all sides as to chair and ricksha 3rd Plunge, 4th Race in clothes, a lengths. Norm by the ct borde til aftemoon, Septem nuisances, rendering it absolutely necessary to oth-Consolation, 2 lengths, handicap, take legislative action in the matter. Mr. Marsh informed the Council that he had received a
back communication from the Secretary of State stat." My dearest Maria," wrote a recently mar- “Dearest, let me correct either your grammar Ing that His Lordship was unable to give hissed husband to his wife She
or your morals. You addressed me, My dearest assent to the Tramway Ordinance In its present form. This concluded the business of the meet Maria Am I to suppose you have other dear ing.
Marias 2
received at 1.20 p.m. on the 21st, says SAYS the Nagasaki Express of the 26th ulto the Maji ham returned from Korea I.B.M's despatch-vessel Vigilant arrived from Jast night. Minister HANABUSA and suite Wladivostock on Wednesday, and anchored over had been admitted into the Palace and the mud bank which has accumulated and is fast"The Radical Cure" The most noteworthy in all was quiet. It was also reported-spreading out into the bay between the Custom cident in this choice selection, was caused by that the Koreans are preparing for de- House and No. 4 Hatoba, consequently when one of the "gentlemen amateurs," who had to fence in the neighbourhood of Jinsen, and the wind blew from the southward on Wednesday drink a glass of milk, and whose feelings over also that numbers of people have fled tonight she grounded, and did not float off again came him to such an extent that, as our corre until Thursday afternoon. She left again on spondent puts it, he expectorated the whole of other parts of the country. The young Friday moming, with mails for the Acet the liquid all over the shop," amidst roars of men of Osaka and Tokio, who are skilful
laughter. The house was a fairly good one in fencing, are said to be preparing a re-
Bandmann has sent us a goodly number of letters quest to the Government to take them to
and extracts. pufing himself up since he left Korea as volunteers, in the event of war
Hongkong. Why did he not send us a notice of breaking out. As the natives of Tsu Shima
this extraordinary come down for the only Shake are well acquainted with the geography
sperean actor of the age, the real and original experient of tragic power? Why did not the of Korea, the Japanese Government, have
ed the fact of his being a deserter, and was-ordered--builder-up of Shakespere's reputation further dis engaged soo of them to carry out provi- to be sent to the military authorities to be dealt tinguish himself by singing the ever popular sions, fuel, &c. A rumour was current with. In the meantime to be committed to gaul, comic song "Come, show your preity tootsies, that more than 10,000 Chinese soldiers and to be delivered up when applied for by the dear Louisa?" We shall send this programme have deserted and gone to Korea, but military authorities, within a period of a month. | to the Editor of the Bra
JAMES STEWART O'NEIL, 31, of Canada, a sea man on the British ship Rockhurst, gave him self up yesterday to police constable Beattie as a deserter from the 3rd Hussars, since the 16th Do cember last, from Aldershot. Upon being brought before Captain Thomsett this moming, be one linn
Cordish
RUNNING HEADER FROM CROSS SPRING BOARD, but neither of them made anything like a good Davis, D'Aeth; Dauglish, and Bunker entered, diva. L'Aeth's distance and quick, recovery placed him first, with Dauglish second. A SHORT HANDICAP RACE was got up for boys, for which three entered. Bertie Samp son sacca. 1. H. Arthurand J, Williams scratch second and third respectively. Sampson had the best of it all the way,
Davis 5secs. start G. Grimble tosec, start.
Grimble ...........@.............................. Barff........................
HURDLE RACE, HANDICAP.-Barfi scratch,
is to accompany Li Hung-chang on his mission to Koren, The Chinese gunboat Tran-chang (No. 2 of the Arsenal at Kaou Chang-meau) has gone to Ah-vee hsien, Li Hung-chang's place in River; the Pautfak will go to Woosung a day or two to wait for the Superintendent of Trade Nganhwei, to bring His Excellency down the
and Foreign Allaise and convey him to Tientsin, whence he is to proceed to Korea with Trotai Shao
A fine mob of 34 ponies ex El Dorado was offered by Mesars, Sewfee and Symons on Satur day. There was a very good attendance and 20 ponies were sold. The highest prices were; for
A mob of twenty two griffins arrived from the
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Captain Norman has brought out with him, in splended condition, a pack of eight hounds We may therefore look forward tơ good sport consigned to Messi, Jardine Matheson, & Co during the hunting season.
The Portugiese Company of Volunteers turned out for parade lart night, August 31st, in the Police Compound under the commari
Holiday